Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-21


tambouriues, etc, no one doubted that
the affair would be success And il
was. The entertainment was given for
sweet charity's sake" and the theatre
at which 1T occurred was literally
packed To the doors.
regular old fashioned negro min
strel performance, given by lot of
young women selected particularly on
account of their beauty and talents. is
indeed an end OF the century idea.
heretofore we have had fairs, concerts
and readings for sweet charity's sake
i he first departure from the old beaten
track was made when the Professional
Woman's League some weeks ago gave
their memorial performance OF LAS You
Like IT," This rather inspired the
brooklyn girls, and they at once began
to hunt around for something equally
unique. That they succeeded in their
quest Is now pretty generally con-
coded.
The whole idea with its promise OF
unlimited innocent fun, was received
with enthusiasm, and rehearsals were
begun six weeks ago. After several
days work, however, CONSERVATION
suddenly seized the band OF warblers.
Somebody had whispered to somebody
else that the brother of one OF the girls
had said that they couldn't wash the
black off and that they would all have
TO stay In the house and let it wear off.
That was horrible! A number OF the
prettiest fair faced girls immediately
declared 1t too much OF sacrifice, even
for charity, while others signified their
determination to 90 on to the black
end
burnt cork artist" from New York
was at once engaged to make the young
women's faces up for the evenings
performance, and then the clouds rolled
by.
The eventful night came In due
course OF time. The curtain rose less
than half an hour late and disclosed
bank or black tulips growing out OF
draperies OF orange and scarlet cheese
cloth. The back ground was made nm
OF two parallel aud slightly curvinq
rows OF black beauties. whose ribbons
and slipper rOsettes were yellow
There were 20 girls 10 each OF these
rows. Next was a band OF mingled
scarlet and orange. These minstrels
wore hats with turned up brims and
carried fans, which they flirted coquett-
ishly, and finally nearest the footlights
was last bewldering circle OF dusky
beauties who stared at the audience
with GOODNESS they would never have
that nature gave them.
The lady minstrels began their OMEN
ing chorus az u signal, swaying their
bodies in unison and exhibiting their
pretty little feet and delicate ankles In
way that set the audience wild with
enthusiasm.
Then tho scarlet and yellow girls.
who we're she artists Of the tambou-
rines and bones, advanced 10 the front
and began song and fan dance 10 the
air OF My Pretty Little Yellow Girl"
and 10 had % be repeated.
After this the ladies settled down TO
give tne regulation minstrel show. The
FIVE mbouriuists occupied the right OF
the stage aud the FIVE bone osclllators
the left. They nOurished their instru-
ments o. torture with an abandon that
called forth delighted screams from the
Four Hundred OF Brooklyn.
The interiOcutOr, who appeared on
the programme al Miss Marian Ander-
son, but whose society name ia Miss
DeDslow, occupied q chair upon dias
10 the center Of the group. She was
differentiated from her woolly headed
sisters by white wig. She was simply
fetching. Lew DOckstader never saw
the day he could approach her perfect
self -pOssessiou.
"Miss Rosy" said she, addressing the
young lady who masqueraded under the
name Of Miss Rosy C0gwheel. go looks
solemn tonight What's the matter o.
| 20, my chie2'
"IIo studyin. Mics Marian"
what yo studyin bout Miss Rosv2"
81 like 90 ask 20 Miss Marian. Of 20
| kin tell me why young ladies' is bad
/ Rrammariaus2'
go want 70 know Why young ladies'
| is bad grammarians, Miss Rosy2"
/ ''Tes'm."
"Weii. I'm shore don't know, Miss
/ Rosy. Does yO'2"
why, bless 20. Miss Marian, sell
/ dom finds one what can decline mstri-
mOnv."
This Joke will a. once be recognized
/ az the Identical one with which Mrs.
/ Noah RECALLED her husband on tho day
after their abandonment Of tho ark IL
/ then applied with double force-.a sort
/ Of grim satire-fOr the only women ia
/ the world a. that time were ell married
and members Of the Moan household