New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
MIRTH AT ARLINGTON SQUARE
RAMPONES BAND AND LITTLE KIrrIE
ENTERTAIN A VAST THRONG.
THE CROWD JOINS IN THE CHoRrsEs WITH A
wILI.-"sINKER CHRIS MAKES AN ADDRESS
on "DOIAANDO" WITH TELLING ErFElr

THE CROWD JOINS IN THE CHoRrsEs WITH A
wILIs-"sINKER CHRIS" MAKES An ADDRESS
on "DoI.ANDo" WITH TELLING EFFECT
The last concert OF the season In Abingdon
Square was given by Rampones Old Guard Band
last night Kittic Rampone. tho little daughter OF
the bandmaster. took part in the concert by sing
ing popular songs In which number of other
little girls and the audience Joined in the choruses
Another feature OF the concert was the playing
by the band for the first time Of new waltz
composed by J. Joseph Goodwin. entitled DO
lando"
The concert n great success and the
square was so crowded that apparently no more
people could get into 1t. All the boys and all the
girls OF that part Of the city in which the square
is located had evidently turned out for a good
time. and. altogether. It was a great night for
"Od Greenwich" Every number on the pro-
gramme was received with wild applause. and the
choruses Of ltde Kttic Rampone's songs were
sung by the crowd with go" as probably they
had never been before. When the little girl had
sung the first verse Of Donnie Murphy's Daugh-
ter Nell, young truck driver. who with his best
girl was in the audience. exclaimed: Oats de
song fer me-. and In a igh-ptched tenor voice
he led the chorus. which went as follows
pennie Murphy. daughter Nell waits for me after tea
she KNOWS wei she dare not tell that she's engaged
11t one Of these days when get raise.
ply daughter Nell.
The new waltz. "Dolando." also made a hit 1t
was composed in honor Of the racehorse Doando
the beef and horse OF Park Row fame and big
delegation present to assist in Its first produc-
ton TO the public. The delegation headed by
John T. Meehan, the nephew in the firm Of =
Dolan & Nephew The proprietors OF the restaurant
In Park Row whore "sinkers' are served to all
corners. and funeral expenses cheerfuy paid II
they result fatally There were also in the dclega-
ton Senator Timothy u. Sullivan. Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney McManus. Peter Hickey. treasurer
Of the Exempt Fremen's Association: Moses Bum
garden. James McNey. vice president Of the Let
ter-Carriers' Association Robert G. Westmore
halloween of "Dolando' John Eckhard. Steve
Walsh. the butcher John McGnley Policy Bob
ard William Steel. OF the Dolan restaurant There
was also big crowd of frequenters Of the res
taurant who had proited by Doando running sec
ord i'm his last odds of eight and six to one
In fact. the night took such turn that il was
hard to tell whether tho affair in the park was
public concert a celebration in honor Of DO
lando" The Do,ando crowd made its headquarters
at the Tri.by. hotel facing the music stand at
the square. The hote. profusely decorated
with flags and Chinese lanterns.
AT the close Of the concert "Sinker Girls, the
German orator of the Dolan restaurant. was called
on TO make a speech. and he did SO. He talked on
Doando and although perhaps most OF the crowd
had never heard of Dolando and wondered what 1t
all about. they oheered the speaker TO the echo
e esss Ey AND san s sG da he did, ~ be-
second blaze at Gravesend on SATURDAY undi We r an
lando vas growed ny undt vat We do nit dem
lie also referred in touching manner to R"
second blaze on Saturday by saying: I'VE feel
brey badt walking home from Dat raGe.racS dea9 t
cur money lose like little mems undt We saywjoost
Wait ve vas truep ue sports undt We get dot money
The orator was greeted with prrSsri91s apPauss;e Sc:
h ha and the public concertor Dolando ceebra-
tior-tecame a thing Of the past