The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-20
FINAL PERFORMANCE.
Company d Minstrel Troupe Enter
tains People at the Drill Shed.
An Offensive Joke Detracts From the
Show-B. l.. Flnney's Club swing
ing creates a Sensation.

There was a fair sized audience at
! the drill shed Saturday night on the
occasion of the last appearance of the
| Company D Minstrel Troupe in pro-
| gram of songs, funny speeches, take
offs and other entertaining numbers.
The entertainment was a very good
one, barring a certain "castor-oil' joke
which spoiled all that went before it
and made the audience very chary as
to the remainder of the program. In
the previous appearances of the min
strel troupe such ill-chosen and de-
cidedly offensive jokes were left out,
but through. some unknown cause one
of them crept into the last show and
simply spoiled everything. People were
seen to get up in various parts of the
hall and leave for the more wholesome
regions of the outer atmosphere.
Charlie Ramsay's topical song, "She
didn't do thing to him." was a good
hit on a well known young man in
town, and Jack McGuire's "Lindy, does
you love me?" was sung better than
anything he has ever attempted. "The
Ship 1 Love-" bass solo by Ben Jones,
received a hearty encore. only a Lit
tie Yaller Coon" by r. Churchill, was
a pleasing selection. Following THE
Leader of Company D. by Henry Vier-
ra was w. Coelhos Sweetest Song of
ALL ending with the well sung cho-
rus of "Way Down Upon the Suanee
River" Then George Macy with Quin-
tette Club chorus sang "Nuuanu Wal
puma" They were forced to come back
to give the audience just little more.
The finale to the first part of the pro-
gram, Sunday Concert at Makee ISL
and" with w. H. Charlock impersonat-
ing Professor Berger and Henry Vierra
doing the slovenly native boy, was very
good and was appreciated more by Pro-
lessor Berger himself than any one in
the hall.
After an overture by the orchestra,
the second part of the program opened
with Lei POM Moi" by Coelho, Macy,
Jackson, Sherwood and Jones, who
were made to answer to two spirited
encores.
Next came what was really the best
thing on the program, the Indian club
swinging of Mr.. B. L. Finney, who was
at his best. Quicker than the eye could
follow, the clubs swung about in every
conceivable position, in front, behind,
above, below and turning first one way
and then another. 1t was nothing more
than jugglery. Everyone thought that
they had seen the best work with the
clubs ever witnessed, but when Mr..
Finney tied two bandages across his
eyes and then began to swing the sill
ver-mounted clubs there was a stiffness
in the hall broken only by the tap, tap
of the clubs as they dropped into po-
sition in the juggler's hands. Rounds
of applause greeted him after this feat.
The stage was then darkened and Mr..
Finney came out with his clubs tied
about with burning cotton saturated in
alcohol and swung several movements,
making a very pretty effect.
In the song and dance Aunt Mandy"
by Charlock, Mcclure and Churchill,
Mr.. MCGUIRE did some good clog dane
ing.
The Chinese wash house scene by
Vierra and Jackson was very much ap-
preciated, especially by Louis Kenake,
whose washing was very apparent.
The farce, "A Theatrical Managers
Troubles was well done. w. G. King
made typical manager of a daily
newspaper, and the obstreperous Office
boys, Charlock and Finney, made them
selves perfectly at home on the stage.
Churchill as Prof. Sharkey gave good
exhibition with the gloves against Mr..
Charlock. Macy, Jackson and Mcguire
did the musical mokes so we'll that
they were encored. The farce was con-
Guided with march to the front of all
the characters named.
Professor Berger with his orchestra
was indispensable, and has the thanks
of the minstrel boys for his patience in
giving them the training he has since
the performance was decided on.