St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-15
A NIGHT OF MERRIMEHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AT THE
COMMERCIAL.
THE CLUB As ENTERTAINER.

Good Music-Humorous Addresses
limitations of the Midway
Plaisance in Speech and Music
German. Irish and Negro Dia-
lect Songs-The First Event of
the Kind This Year.
The initial open session Of the COM
mercial club last night was an unqual-
flied success. There were 200 gentle
men present, besides some sixty or sew
enty ladies. TO keep the people in
good humor before the regular pro-
gramme opened. Prof. Swasey and Miss
Mccoy gave an instrumental duet on
the piano and mandolin. Then followed
a brief business session, made necessary
as the meeting was also the regular
monthly one of the club. An amend
ment relating to mem berShip dues was
disposed of, then on motion the secre-
tary was authorized to prepare list of
thirty-fve names to be presented at the
annual meeting on the second Tuesday
III December, at which time president,
several vice presidents and a board of
thirteen directors are to be voted for.
This completed the business session,
after which the regular programme,
varied a little from what had been
arranged for, was carried out.
Prof. MoZarra performed piano Sc
lection, was ehcored, and then followed
one OF the most pleasing numbers on
the programme. Two little st. Paul
misses. Queen Arey and Edna Gooch.
III costume, came bounding i'll like fairy
SprlteS, aud gave an exhibition Of Span-
lSh dances, to the click of castanet5,
which were enthusiastically applauded.
Their graceful evolutionS would do
credit to professionals.
Miss Mccoy followed with en- enloya-
bic mandolin selection, accompanied by
Frof. SwaSey on the piano, eleciting
deserved applause. She was succeeded
by Prot. Benedict, who has recently
come to st. Paul. He has a full, rich.
sweet and powerful baritone. lis vocal
selection was ''Oh, du, mein holder
A6endsterR" from the "Tannhauser"
or Wagner. 70 the encore be respond
ed with another selection, Prof. Swayey
acting as piano accompanist.
An original musical composition entI-
Plaisance," by Prof. Swasey, followed
next in order. President Footner an
nounced that f. l.. Bancroft would act
as interpreter. By way of preface, Mr..
Bancroft said: 81 never know in adj
vance what role my friends expect me
to appear in. Sunday night 1 found
myself unexpectedly full-fledged spir-
ltualist at the Auditorium" Turning
to the subject at hand. MIR. Bancroft.
with his usual versatility, said: "If
you please. we have just eaten our
lunch at the Casino, costing its
weight in gold. We have boarded
the intramural railway for the
Midway Plaisance. Arrived. we
Sea Islanders" AT this point Prof.
Swasey begun with perfect imitation
of the Incompatible jargon of these
people. Mr.. Bancroft: I'VE will now
take a short cut around the Ferris
wheel. and we find ourselves in the
German village" (Here came a sam
Pile CT German music. Mr.. Bancroft:
Into the Japanese village we now 90.
Prof. Swasey meets Jap lady, with
whom he holds conversation" The
professor here gave clever imitation
OF his talk with the Jap woman, which
caused much merriment. Mr.. Bancroft:
. NOW let us go across lOtS through the
streets OF Cairo into the Persian theater
followed by perfect imitaiIons), then to
the Chinese quarters" Prof. Swasey's
limitations of Chinese vocalism and their
monotonous instrumental music were
amusing. Then followed trip through
the Turkish bazaar next to the last
night of the Columbian exposition,
where the cries OF the Turks. anxious
to close out their wares, caused much
amusement. The strange medley closed
with an imitation of d march by the
Pullman band. Now our Journey is
complete" said Mir. Bancroft, land we
will board the intramural for our
homes" This was followed by pro-
longed applause.
Alexander Jacques gave. in an inim-
liable manner, in quick succession,
German, negro and Irish dialect songs,
which met with hearty applause.
Prof. Benedict followed with a bari
tone solo, The Two Grenadlers," sue
ceeded, as an encore. by II Fear No
Foe" The Misses Mccoy closed the
regular programme with mandolin
solo.
An informal session of sociability fol-
lowed, at which the members smoked
their cigars and listened to volunteer
performances OH the piano.