St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-20
BEST PEOPLE ON EARTH.
MINNEAPOLIS EfKs DEMO S 7RA7E
THEIR EIGHT 10 that TILE.
ROYAL sEND-oFF ron THEM

At the Lyceum Theater Yester.
day Afternoon, the Occasion
Being the sixth Annual Isene.
fit - No. Al Marches to the
Theater in u Bndy-The House
Filled to OVERT wing.
The sixth annual benefit of Mime
appIis Lodge of Elks No. Al. at the
Lyceum theater yesterday afternoon,
was in all respects the most successful
and enjoyable affair ever giv,n under
the ausp:crs IF the lodge.
The audience was eqnaled only by
the capacity of the house, every seat
hsing taken. while many were glad to
iiiid standing room in the spacious
foyer. The high personnel Uf the
audience was matter for comment
also. being composed rs it was Of the
wealth. beauty and brains of the city.
The programme presented was choice
in maHy particulars, as it embraced the
professional and artistic talent Of
The companies now playing in the city.
There were no long waits or tedious
delays and everything went OFF in
Splehdii! shape. the bill being followed
according IN the programme given in
yesterdays issue OF TIL, GLOBE. The
stage presented an attractive appear
ance. being banked on either side with
stately palms and potted plants, and it
may here he said that In nearly every
instance each artist was presented with
basket of choice ti.wers As he or she
concluded their portion of the per-
formance.
A pleasant feature of the day was the
parade of Eiks yesterday afternoon. At
l:30 O'Clock the neinhers of the lodge.
together with the visiting lodge broth
trs (about 25) from ST. Paul. met at the
hall OH WaSninstun avenue south and
First avenue. and marched In body to
the theaier. Nearly $50 Elks were III
line. and they presented very i'm
pressing appearance as they marched
up Nicollet avenue III fours, headed by
the DanZ band.
| theater and all the boxes were taken
long before the hour set for the opening
of the performance.
OF the performance proper much
| could be said, as each feature was a
| gem in itself. IL opened with an over
| ture, the 'Elks' March," by the DanZ
! orchestra, Frank Dahz Jr. director, and
w. Ii. Batchelder. director for the
American Extravaganza company.
| Atkins Lawrence, Of The Ensign''
| COMPANY, then gave recitation which
caught the audience. and showed him 10
| he the trne artist, after which the
charming skit. Two Can Play at That
| Game" was enacted by Maurice Free
| al I - Il
| ley. of the Peoples Thpater company.
Miss Daisy Lowering. of "The Ensign''
company. then gave recitation entitled
"The Cour,in',' VIII ch waS rendered
with delightful naivete.
/ The next feature, all exhibition Of
| physical development by Prof. korten.
| Instructor Of the Con mercial club, was
a revelation to the audience in point oi
| pleasing novelty.
Mlos Louise Royce, of the ''Sinbad'
company, sang "She Told Me | was
| Dreaming" in such manner as TO cal
for an encore, and she responded Will
Annie Laurie"
This was followed with pas de Seul
| by Fraulein Martha Irmler. whose grace
and beauty of motion were the adm!ra-
ton Uf ALL
Mr.. Norman followed with the sBogie
Man." and, OF course, lie received al
| encore.
Z The reception which greeted Eddie
| Foy, who followed. amounted to an Ova
lion. aad he sang several songs Ill his
| we'll known iniuitable and catchy man
| ntr.
NJ. w. Armstrong. of the American
Extravaganza or "Sinbad" company,
then rendered a solo, after which Ada
Deaves, of the same company, rendered
German dialect selection, which PROVED
very taking.
The performance concluded with &
representation OF an Elks' social ses.
sion. in winch songs, dances and spe.
clalty acts were Introduced. Thi
proved one OF the most unique an(
amusing features OF the entertainment
Frank Jurgen acted rs chairman anC
Brothers A. }. Mullen and A. w. pari:
assisted in the honers, to the edificatioI
uf the audience aud tie discontinue u
those summoned befor the chair.
The famous IL O'clock toast was re
sponded to by Weed Munro, after which
tue thanks or tile lodge were returned t,
The audience by Exalted Ruler, footp
who spoke in most feicitous manner
The audience joined IN singing "Ault
Lang Syne," and thus ended a delight
full entertainment. The lodge has ISSUED
| a card of thanks --;t.-y