The record-union., 1895-03-01
ATHLETIC CLUBS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Mask Ball and Gymnastic Per-
formance a Success.
Two Thousand People Attended the
Affair Last Night-Some of
the Features.

There was great throng of people at
the Athletic Clubs mask ball and enter
tainment given at it's spacious gym
nasium hall in the Pavilion at Sixth and
M streets last evening. Besides the
maskers there were probably 1000 or
1000 persons occupying seats.
The affair was a great success and
credit te the club and the committees that
managed the details. The vast hall was
nicely decorated and made comfortable
and attractive.
Ats o'clock the entertainment opened
with a varied and interesting programme
largely composed of athletic features.
After a selection by the orchestra six
teen small boys were put through very
well-executed wand drill, in which they
proved themselves very proficient and
graceful. Del Lenoir showed himself to
be an excellent contortionist by tying
himself up into all sorts of queer shapes.
The next feature, and very interest
ing one, consisted of selections by the
Ideal Mandolin Club, led by Director G.
q. Stever. The members Of the
club are: Mandolin players, Miss
Pauline Meister, Miss Iva Hughson,
Miss Mabel Lyon, Mrs. G. q. Stever;
Harry Gates, mandolinette; Miss Aggie
Glenn, violin; Edw. Hart, mandola.
They were warmly applauded.
The hall was then darkened while a. w.
york, A. +. Kleinsorge and G. A. Stro-
bel gave an exhibition of Illuminated
club-swinging. They are quite expertand
their manipulation of the clubs elected
repeated applause.
Charles Lang and Ollie Lussier did
some very clever tumbling, which was
followed by two-round lively boxing
tS hatxa RirHS oil md | A
Payen and Henry Mohr and J. +. Davis.
The lads were scientific, and punched
one another stit1ly enough to excite the
audience.
Professor Barr, c. a. Strobel and
Henry Jordan did a parallel bar act, and
Ed Cox, Jr., and l. Morris gave per-
Torrance on the double trapeze that was
equal to the best witnessed by profess
SIGNALS.
A very amusing Italian musical sketch
was given by Emmett Phillips and John
Hanlon, in which the former had scope
for a display of his skill in taking-otf the
Italian dialect. Their acting was equally
as good as the rest of their work.
Professor LAIR was very graceful in his
swinging-rlnC act, and was we'll sup
ported by G. a. Strobel as clown.
The feature of the athletic portion of the
entertainment was Prof. Robert Leando's
work on the double horizontal bars, as
sisted by Messrs. Long, Miller and Lus-
sier of the Acme Club of Oakland, who
kindly volunteered for the occasion. Lee
ando was star performer on the bars
when Barnum ran his great show, but he
was never better nor more graceful than
at the present time.
YHE MASQUERADE.
At 10 o'clock sharp the grand march
was started, the floor managers in ,ne
lead, and dire citing the evolutions of the
column of maskers. There were a few
very handsome and costly costumes seen
among the great body of maskers, and
altogether the spectacle was quite bril-
liant one. After the march was finished
the dancers broke into waltz and the
various groups took their respective
stations.
Among the groups which afforded con-
siderable amusement was one composed
OF Jack Davis, 4. Zemansky, Isidor Nor
ris, William Clark and Joe Nathan, rep
resenting the Bing Hong Tong Society's
band each dressed in a full Chinese cos
tune. They had gorgeous-looking
stand at the north end of the hall where
they rendered the most ear-splitting
music, or what they claimed to be such
Another good group was composed of
F, J. Kent, ID. j. Kent, NJ. b. Kent, j. H.
Kent, Charles Ranodich and Jake Martin,
representing squad from the Italian
Bersaglieri Guard. Martin acted the part
of the vivandiere. He was dressed in
female costume, and those who did not
know him personally were with difficulty
made to believe that he was not really
what he appeared to be-a good natured,
rollicking girl of ample proportions.
J. Maloney was a success as Long
John Vikings" the hanger-on of the
Legislature.
g. Polltz represented Spring" being
attired in a raimsnt of flowers and
smilax. He is not half as verdant as he
looked.
There was also another Chinese orches-
ira, it being designated as the Wing Wo
Orchestra 1t had a characteristic stand
at the northeast end of the hall, and dealt
outm elodious MUSIC to the throng. Ii
was composed of f. w. Schadt, q. A
Hergett. J. +. Hastenfiug. w. j. Morri-
son and r. a. Ochsner.
Phil Hirsch, Miss L. Ewers and G.
Greenwald were successful in burlesquing
the high-hat agitation. Mr.. Hirsch was
attired in a female costume, and his head
gear was of large proportions, bedecked
with pompoms and feathers. Mr.. Green
valid. who is small in stature, sat di-
rectly behind Hirsch and almost dis
iointed himself in his effort to see what
was going on in front.
l.. Parker was success as Spike in
1.-The Plunger."
Nate Liebling presented in creditable
manner a burlesque on Lubin's trans
portation scheme
Len Kidder was good as LIE Blanc, the
peddler.
= c. NJ. Faris and r. H. Van Voorhees,
called themselves mem bers of the Nellie
McHenry troupe.
Mollie Jones represented Hetty Green,
the richest woman in America.
Mrs Charles Schneider of Guthrie's
station presented gentle reminder of
the late strike. She was accompanied by
q small urchin, and both presented
poverty-stricken appearance.
EpllOwipU are some of those who as
sumed the most noticeable characters:
Miss Jespie-Princess Carnival.
Mrs. Fred Yoerk-Turkish Princess.
Mrs. NJ. Dassonville-Fancy costume.
Miss L. Ewers-High theater hat.
Mrs. Egle-Seed girl.
Mrs. Rohman, Ethel Holder and Miss
Richmond-Fancy costumes.
Lizzie Murray-Highland costume.
Mrs. Abbie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mrs. c. A. Bixby-Turkish Princess.
Miss +. Mason-Roman Princess.
Miss Mink-Turkish Princess
Miss y. Duval-Martha Washington.
L. A. Payen-Jonas Spots of Spots
vile.
A. J. Petitdidier-Corsican Nobleman.
Matt karcher and Charles Koening-
Little and Big Casino.
a w. o. Brien-Comical Dan.
Charles Montgomery-Polic
Il. b. Hencourt-A dude.
j. K. Week-A Turkish nobleman.
I. Johnson-Spanish bull-fighter.
Harry demonstrating store dummy.
+. c. Schuler-Little Jim.
II. w. Thompson-A clown,
Joe Zemansk y-Frozen to death.
ii. NJ. Fields-Policeman.
w. +. Derman-Zulu caunibal.