The Portland daily press., 1896-05-20
THE MODERN MINISTRIES.
An Admirable Performance at City Hall
Last Night.

There is probably no city in the United
States of it's size that possesses SO much
amateur talent as the city of Portland.
both from musical and dramatic point
of view series Of performances have
been given here from time to time that
were stronger than the average prof
al entertainments. Such one was that
of The Modern Minstrels who appeared
at City Hall last night under the auspi-
ces of the Catholic Literary and Debating
Society. There was large and appreci-
alive audience but the house should have
been crowded.
When the curtain rose very pretty
stage picture was presented. In the
usual semi-circle in front sat the chorus,
IS strong, all dressed in white, fianked
by the tambos, Messrs. T. Il. Gately, Jr.,
Thomas A. Flaherty and George j. Logue
on the right and by the bones Messrs
James A. Dickson. Charles johnson and
Richard A. Brown on the left, in elegant
scarlet coats, and white trousers. Mr..
j. <. Butler was interlocutor and he
filed the position with great skill. In
the background the orchestra was ar
ranged, their blue gold trimmed uniforms
harmonizing with the costumes of the
minstrels. Colored lights were brought
into play with great effect. Before the
first part was completed MIR. Ed. j. Quinn
also appeared as bones and Mr. Frank
j. Mitchell as tambo.
This was the programmes:
Climb the Golden Fence,
Charles johnson
A Bunch Of VIolets, W. I. A. McGrath
Darby Cavaliers, L. II. Gately, Jr.
Return to the Old Home Boy,
Move On, James A. Dickson
Old Battered Horn, Walter J. Gately
L. A. Flaherty
Ringtail Colored Band, Ed. J. Quinn
G. c. Brooks
Bla OK balled in the Lime Kiln Club,
Frank J. Mitchell
The singing was excellent and we
would especially particularize Mr.. L.
Henry Blacks "Return to the Old
Home" and Mr.. Gately's sOld Battered
Horn" Mr.. Black received beautiful
basket Of flowers and Mr.. johnson would
also have been honored but the usher
was not quite strong enough to lift it.
from the piano to present it. The jokes
were capital and for the most part frehs.
One of the tambossin reply to the in
terlocuor said he heard there was going.
fa hn hJYiI h,,% Eo dp,t
take any stock. Anyway they had got
the (Wright) man in the right place,
for it was coal day when he got left.
The olio displayed the P Portland Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar Club at their best,
some admirable club swinging by Messrs.
Farr. Douglass, Gallagher, Quinn and
Kilfedder in artistic poses, q very effective
recitation by Mr.. Georg Dawson, 1.-The
Church at Kehoe's'', with musical ao-
compartment by the mipstrels; -ory
skillful wire walking by Prof. Ricketts,;
some capital tumbling and other athletic
work of Mr.. Hadzor-Mr. Cleary his part
ner was unable to appear on account Of
illness; Jimmie Dickson in his great bal
let dance, the evening closing with a
grand medley in which the whole COM
pany Joined.
These were the members OF the chorus:
G. W. Dawson, J. E. Butler, T. e. Han
negan. W. j. Gately, G.. ]. Logue, G. G.
Brooks, j. A. Dickson, +. A. Mitchell
T. H. Gately, Jr., Hughy Quinn, T. H.
Black, J. T. Kavanagh, W. 7. A. No
Grath, H. T. owen, B. 7. Callan, e. G.
Baker, T. A. Flaherty, j. A. Thorne,
A. S. johnson, Gus Nolan, Chas. John
son, E. J. Quinn, R. A. Brown, Thos.
M cBrady, J. 2. Douglass,J. j. Gouriyan.
John Hudner, W. II. Latham, W. GULL
yer, W. Culinan, Ed johnson, ]. B.
O'Brien, D. L. Bowen.
The following gentlemen comprise the
officers of the society:
President-James e. Butler.
First Vice President-PercyrR Horton.
Second Vice Presi6ent-George W.
Corresponding Secretary George P.
Driscoll.
Recording Secretary-Joseph W. Dona-
hue
Financial Secretary-Edward j. Quinn.
nreasurer-Martin S. Burke.
Critic-Daniel e. Kerr.
Investigating ommittee-Thomas A.
Flaherty, Joseph A. Douglass, John A.
Hadzor
Literary ommittee-Florence Driscoll
Edward J. Baker, d. Frank Magner.
Auditor-Thomas e. flanagan.
Sergeant t-Arms-J. j. A. Mulhearn.
Company A JnsDected