The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-27

piece by the same company. Toe per-
Torrance was much superior to their
previous one. This is the cast:-
Shan, the post John Keenan,
Colonel Bagenal O'Grady ..........T. Z. keenan,
Beamish McCaul.. Michael Doran
Michael Feeney ,.....-M Michael McGlverin
Ma59 q., cSfl ancrsts: :. T. Stat s 4 = N GagSney
Sergeant. .Jonn Mcintyre
Winterbottom. 1880. ,......B Barnard Keenan,
Degney Farrell. sP5ler foley
Langan. James Durns
Patsy. ....-....,......-....Patrick O,Brien
Inn logan =. MORAN
Arrah Melish. ...............M Miss Hannah Cahill
Fanny Power. Miss Anaie Gallagher
Katie Miss Mary kopier
During tue intermission Mr.. p. A. Nc
Govern of st. Bridget's Lyceutn delivered
"Touissant L'Ouverture,n and was en-
cored several times.
Al the Jersey City Athletic Club this
evening there will be held an entertain
ment, to say the least. should be very
amusing and well worth witnessing. 1t
is composed of comedy And minstrelsy,
and includes such artists as MI. and Mrs.
j. Williams Macy q the metropolitan
Quartette." the comedies presented
will be soups and Saucersn and BOX
and Cox"
Tomorrow evening. at Crescent Hall.
'the Fourth regiment Cadet Corps" Will
give an entertainment aud q series of
dOl9daS kA0 bh9 Idh aOL
will be dancing to Cranmer's music.
Tickets for the affair are selling rapidly.
The ArioD Club neld their closing exer-
cises on Tuesday Inst. and the large
audience present enjoyed the perfer-
nance to the end.
The Forensic Dramatic Society will
again present "Heck'ry Farm at the
High School tomorrow night.
President BriakerhoH, In a mastery
way. has piioted the Apollo Dramatic
Society through another gale" OF social
and financial despondencY TO the safe har-
Dor of prosperity.
The 'ApoiIo's" watchword in the fu-
ture should be the historical words Of
Captain Lawrence, "Don't give DIP the
ship"
Surely no society in the city deserves to
prosper as much as this, as all It's enter
some local charity. Their next produc-
ton will be H. J. Byron's three act COM
edy, "Our Boys" at Crescent Hall, June
Z, and the summer outing fund Of the
Home of the Homeless will receive the
proceeds. Following is the cast OF
| Characters
Sir Godfrey Champneys........ Oh aries T. CatIin
Talbot Champneys.......... CIV. 4. Failon
Perkin MIddiewich. ......--.....W w. u. Negus
Charles Mlddlewlc y ID; Taylor, "
Mary MelroSe.. Miss Gertrude Garland
CIarissa Champneys ......M Miss Alice Johnson
4 D0luQds Z. . g. . E. MISS MuuQ6 Jhul6S CuiltO1
Surely with such a cast. which is SUI
perior to t~hree-quarters of The profess
sional road shows, the Apollo's should
have to display the IS r. o." sign on
the night OF the 7Gh.
Charles L. Catlin, of the above cast, Is
a member of the Melpomeues and Will
play with That Organization in Brooklyn
on June 5 in .'London Assurance
The Crescent Thespians'' is the pecu-
liar name adopted by another dramatic
organization on the hill. At present there
are SO many CLUBS in the city thatit is
very difficult to obtain u name that has
not been borne at some time by one of
them. II some Of our Oldest inhabitants
will coddle their brains they may rem EN-
Der an organization called the Crescent
Dramatic Club (now being advertised as
members Of the Associated Dram attic
Clubs, which lived just long enough to
annoy others. and then dropped back
into 'innocuous desuebude." In order to
distinguish themselves from the
above and still have it
known that they were connected
with Crescent Hall, the organization
adopted the anne Thespians. In place of
| the hackneyed dramatic Club, As far
as can be learned their intentions are no.
to revolutionize amateur drama, as was
suggested, but to give as perfect q per-
formauce of the recognized standard as
lies in their power, aud to be careful in
selecting their play TO get one that suits
them. Their last meeting was held at
the residence of President Waddington,
and it was decided not to produce a piece
this season, but to be one OF the first to
omen next and with something entire ely
new.
Thu next affair of prominence takes
place next Monday at Crescent Hall. IL is
the production by The Associated ORA
matte CLUBS of the one-act local comedy.
| MADAM Farant,n George M Bakers
| three-act comedy, "My Brothers Keep
ers." The former piece is from the pen
| of James w. Mccarthy. Everyone who
has seen the former piece, speaks we'll of
| it, and local dramatists are TO be encour-
aged, which Is the only way to do away
with Bakers Amateur Drama. If our
amateurs would stop and think, there
are five hundred good pieces to be had
in New York City, that have been tried
and found to be good drawing attrac-
lions. Why not take soIne OF these
instead of pieces that have no merritt
CaKer wrote about one hundred and
| sixty piays, and non received profess
| sional production. It is impossible In any
of them to ind plot or thread to the story.
| They require twice the aIntnat OF re-
hearsing, with half the results. With the
combined talent OF sixty ~ dramatic
clabs, it seems that the lad. C.'s" might
| have selected a better vehicle TO display
| their ability, while on the subject of the
| above organization here are Two LETTERS
| from dramatic clubs said to be represent
ed in the Amalgamated Society. Mr..
| Scott jackson writes:-
MIR. v. q. Butler writes:
We observe that two Of the participants in a
coming dramatic ami athletic performance are
| advertised as members of the Booth Dramatic
| Club. The publishers of the advertisements
have, doubles. made a mistake as Messrs.
Charles Rollins and Fl. r. G.. Brooks are not
members of this club; and as we know that these
gentlemen would not remain in such q false
position, we take this means Of making public
the fact that they do not in any way represent
us.
We are too young and modest to desire to
share in their prospective thespianic triumph.
Booth Dramatic Club,
v. g. BUTLER,
President.
Can it be possible tina the "a. D.. c."
are trying TO gain standing for their per-
mauce by using other soci cites. laurels?
It i hoped this will soon be explained.
MY attention has been called by several mem
bers of the Entire Nous Circle TO the advertise
ments Of Associated Dramatic Clubs, stating
that some of the cast of their plays which are to
take place on the 29th in st.. were chosen from
our Society. I wish to correct this statement as
there are no members of the E. n. c. in any
way connected with the above performances.