New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
YOUNG WOMEN AS MINSTRELS.
THEY GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR
CHARITY
"Rovrs" ..rAMnOEs" END LADIES" And ALL
THE REGULAR FEATURES OF NEGRO MIN

"RovEs, ..rAMBOEs" END LADIES" ANp ALL
THE REGULAR FEATURES OF NEGRO MIN
srRElsy-wHO THE PERFORMERS WERE.
What's the matter with the Nouns LADIES' 'ha'''
mi. Society" oh that's all right, This Puery'
,b,b ,,,s nronond.l instantly receiving the reply
by the me mbers OF the society ut the LADY Minstrel
Performance" which was given last evening AT the
Lexington Avenue opera House apparently No'''u
the opinion OF the $50 people who were esuh'a'cn
to be present. Each number on the programme was
appadel to the echo and the floral tributes al last
hc,r,e .o numerous and weghty that the per
r,rrn,nco was SUSPENDED until the conservatory hnd
been cared for
The society was organized In April 1898. for the
purpose Of aiding the needy and distressed OF ''''
civ irrcspectlve OF race OF religion 10 become
member OF the organizailor q VAS necessary TO be
eighteen years old. unmarried. and OF Hebrew par
on,oge 4 cause in the bylaws made II optional
whether A member who entered tle state OF maOi-
mony should remain In the society Du' 'ne mrs,
member who forsook her companions To JOIN one OF
the opposite sex. found thet club He AZ that peroi
was not a nowcry path o. ease. This society is the
or,v ono of IL kind I'm the city and has member
shin OF over 800 Cases OF distress are personally
investigated and when possible immediate aid Is
rendered The minstrel Performance was given last
wear retting the society sl2a II was repeated asst
last evening by request
The entrance OF the military MINISTRIES was pro-
ductIve OF much enthusiasm, the companies and
II being In black skirts. gray coats and caps white
krapsack supporters and eggngs. and the corporal.
or interlocutor In similar suit Of white. trimmed
with red and gold The grand cntrec OF civilians.
discussed as lend men,. proved 10 he the Bones
and "Tamboes'' In the regulation minstrel apparel.
with the addition Of skirts. After the cracking OF
a fev Jokes which remarkably good on the
whole and In dialect which betokened thorough
practce a song introduced by Miss Lena
Marks followed by a ballad by Miss Estelle Levy.
The entire company did good work In the End
Song" Hear dem Heavenly Bells with
so,o nv Miss " APPEL. After quartet by the
Misses Beck Rogers Codstein and Marks. Miss
Hannah Rogers sang "IAvins Pictures" while the
Misses Lazarus and Shuman impersonated mar
red couple IN three conditions 81 lie: Engaged"
Married. and Ten Years After" 1t quite
evident that the bride twentieth century prod
have submitted meekly to the inevitable and
taken second place. Songs and speciates also were
given by Miss Il. Jacobs Miss j. Kirschner who
aweety sang ballad. and Miss 7. Weiss. The
grand patriotic finale. which included the " ID. A.
Drum Corps. was fl closing OF the successful
programme. \ reception and dance followed the
entertainment.
The officers OF the society are: President Miss NAL
wilma Newman; vice president. Miss Bertha Jacobs:
recording secretary, Miss w Eunklrk: financial sec
rotary. Miss Sadie Wachenheimer, treasurer, Miss
Kate tiO,dstein
The members who took part In the performance
were follows:
End ladies' bones. Miss Mavina Newman Miss
tamboo' Miss Theresa Weiss. Miss Essie Moore.
Miss Della Well and Miss Flo' 'nce Autler; In
terlocutor. Ilss Julia Fest; living pictures. Miss
b. Lazarus and Miss Sophie Shuman; wcnch. Miss