Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-06

One Of the most pleasing Of the Arion
entertainments Of the winter, was given
Yesterday afternoon and last evening.
The affair opened with a Kaffee Visite,
in which the usual order Of exercises
was followed. the ladies assembling in
the afternoon and preparing supper for
the gentlemen. The number who par
took of the excellent meal which was
served broke the record for affairs OF
this nature. The commOdious dining
hall was filed four times, and the
menu was excellent, and the service all
that could be desired.
1t was after eight o'clock when the
curtain went up on the ingenious first
part" Of the minstrel entertainment
which was given in the hall by the
Arion TrOubadOurs. The burnt cork
artists were seated in a semi-circle.
The stage setting was attractive. and
the costumes very pleasing. Charles
Bowers was interloCutOr. George H.
Ebeling. Geo. d. Phillips and James
~ Riddle were on the bones end. and
Ed. W. Stifel, Harry Ritter and Ed.
Vaas handled the tambos. The pro-
gramme was interSpersed with jokes
which had the merit of freshness, and
many were original. The audience lib
orally applauded the Sallies of wit and
humor. Later Dave Morgan went on
the bone end, while Geo. w. Boring
looked after the tambo.
The following programme was excel
lently rendered, and received with
many marks of appreciation, several
numbers being persistently encored:
Opening Chorus &c. ...... Company
Ring dem Chimin' Bells .......
90. ...... ......Geo. II. Ebeling
'She Has No Papa Now .........
..-...--.. ....... go. Ed. w. Stlfel
Little Alabama Coon. ........
90. 800. &C.. Master Carl Schmidt
The Pansy' ... ...... H. F. Paul
Looking for Bully" ........
.... go. $500. 80. Geo. D. Phillips
Sunshine of Paradise Alley"
(parody).. ...... Dave Morgan
"She May Have Seen Better Days"
...... $500. $500. Joe Dudley
put Me OFF at Buffalo" Harry Ritter
The Wolf q. o.. d. DR.. o. W. Burdatts
Strange, But True Geo. W. Boring
Midway in the Moon" Jas. II. Riddle
The second part was hardly less
pleasing than the first. the programme
being diversified. and providing many
novel and excellent specialties. Fol-
lowing was the programme:
Money ............ Ed. w. Stifel
Torch Swinging .....Chris. Schambra
Clown Comics Killmeyer Bros.
Banjo Solo ...... Nv. f. Loeffler
"StretS of Cairo Master Carl Schmidt
Refined Comedy, Musical Artists
......... -. Boring and Phillips
Female representation. Our Harry
Burlesque Balance. Morgan and Ritter
The Comedian .... Geo. w. Boring
Then followed a side-Splitting after
piece emitted The Bridegroom Mis-
take or the Coon that Married for
Money" in which the cast of characters
was as follows:
SambO Aires Very EXcitable)....
..... .... ..... Geo. d. Phillips
Ola Glen Snow. DR.. o. w. Burdatts
Billy Boas Very Fresh)....
5000. ...... ........ Dave Morgan
Joe Spruce CA Peace MakeD......
...... ......... Geo. II. Ebeling
Amanda Snow (The Bride).......
...... e.. ...... $50. Harry Ritter
Lucinda BlOckhead ........ ......
$500. ........ Fred Behrens. Jr.
Wedding Guests, neighbors, etc.
Part third of the programme consist
ed of a collection of beautiful and uni
que chrome shadowgraphs, contributed
by prominent member Of the literary
section of the society. Some OF the
views were very handsome. notably the
portraits of President Stifel, of the
Arion. and little Charlie Schmidt 1t
was after eleven o'clock when the cur