The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07
TUXEDO A TRIUMPH
aEFs8'R0P0IGTA% WAS THRDNGED
AND TIE PROGRAMME WAS An
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-Tuxsdl.-- the entertainment given at
t.e ActrapJlitau opera house last night
lar Jhe benefit Of the eleven Allied
Councils of the Royal Arcanum of st.
Paul. viii pass into history as one OF
the best and most successful perform
ances furnished by home talent that
the city can boast of. The entire pro-
gramme. which was extensive, but new
en- tiresCme. was interpreted by local
talent with the exception Of the banjo,
mandolin and either numbers, with
piano accompaniment which were sup
piled by Charles Shibley and Miss Mat
tie Bartholomew. of Minneapolis. 1t is
needless to add that these musical spe-
cialties contributed materially to the
general excellence CT the programme
The interior of the opera house pre-
scented 2 cheerful and gala appearance.
Not an empty chair was 10 be seen.
And what proved a still rarer spectacle,
every one of the eighteen proscenlum
boxes was filed. The top tier on each
side Of the proscenium arch looked sin
gularly bright and sociabIe in strong
contrast to their usual deserted and
fcrsaken appearance. 1t was q most
appreciative and highly gratified audi
ence and well it might be. Not q hitch
marred the programme, not single
omission or mistake occurred TO dis
appoint the people. No explanations
and no apologies were necessary 1t all
"came off" as announced. For all this
the committees having charge of the en-
[
well as the performers themselves.
When the curtain rose on the first
part Of the entertainment, it disclosed
a pretty picture. Grouped about upon
a lawn in front cf a summer hotel at
Tuxedo, England were some two
score ladies ard gentlemen. Those in
the foreground were seated, and ap-
proximately in the center chair. the
brothers and sisters Of the Royal Ar
canum beheId the familiar c0untenance
of Maj. W. ". Cooley, who OBLIGATED
as the interlocutcr OF the occasion. for
there were erd men in this senicircle.
Their features were not so familiar as
Brother COOley's, being somewhat in
the dark but their many friends recOg-
nized Charley Fairchild's insouciance
OF manner, Al FIournoy's bOnhOn1ie
Mr.. Tenney's dignified nlien and ATr.
VOLTS jolly rOtundity. Then the per-
Torrance began
It opened with the rousing soldiers
chorus from -'FausI.' which instantly
revealed that all IIla people on the
stage had business there, 50 round and
full was the tore. The number had
evidently been well rehea-sed. 1t was
followed BY the great sextette from
Lucia which proved the most effect
i've vocal effort Of the evening. Thia
masterpiece Of DCnzZettf was sung BY
! Mrs ; = Harris, Mrs. Creiger. ard
! Gessrs-r Q4IeEsseis-fEe0-ge. Madefra and
I Churchill II Was greeted with storms
! OF applause.
The next number Was contributed BIZ
Al Flournoy to whom St. Paul still
lays claim, even though nc has moved
u Chicago. sIr FIOgIrnoy escheweI
grand opera and sang instead z tune
fUl Ethiopian essence expressive Of the
singers desire 10 have his honey
/ coGZ1e back L vas capitaIIy done and
I greatly enjoyed 5Ir. QuesneI sang
with cOmmendabIe spirit the Drink
ing Song" from --CayaIieria Rustf-
cana" Mr.. ChuTchiIi's mellow voice
gas heard IN Lewis popular ballad,
Boys, She's a Dream" Mr.. George
sang with much taste a tenor ballad
entitled airline" which was composed
/ by Emil ObeThOffer. VINO presided at
the Piano and conducted the orchestra.
The intervals between the solos were
amusingIy occupied by RAJ. Cooley.
{ Il
/ the interchange Of airy, fairy persi-
fage" and badinage, IN which the ger
/ tleIIlan in the middle generally got the
worst OF it.
The Euterpe female quartette sang
the ''Estudiantina. a four part ar
rargement Of the Spanish fantasia. 50
| well as to merit an encore Charley
| Fairchild warbIed "A dftty descriptive
I Of the expert crap throwing abilities
| Of ''CTappy Dan, de Sportin' Man" It
/ WAS likewise demanded again. Master
| MOTTie Jeffreys displayed q sweet 50
| pTanO voice Of uncommon register when
/ he sang CAM Sing Sweet Bird y
| GOldie and Emma Gillette, a pair OF
diminUtiE-e misses who came next were
very cute in their song and dance
The first part concluded with a sDa-
ciaity by those local fayorites, 8lessrs
Tenney and Wolf, VINO sang Tell ali
Dem COons I'm a Comin'''
When the curtain rose for the sec
ond time, the EIks' Banjo club was
discovered. Their playing was another
feature Of the evening. The encore
number was especially pleasing.
Al FIOurnOy contributed funny ard
clever mOnclogue. and the Euterpe
qIartette sang another selection. Mr..
Fairchiid then appeared in evening
dress and Tecited Owen MereditE's in
| tenSely sentimental and dramatic
poem, AUX ItaIiens." It was a credit
able effort. for the poem is mot for all
markets"
Charles SHIRLEY and Miss BarthoIo-
NEW entertained the audience for u
quarter Of an hour or more Mr.. Srfb-
ley first gave the people a taste Of his
quality as a banjOist. His execution
: upon this instrument is faultIess, his
command of it well nigh perfect Mr..
SHIRLEY also gave a mandolin selection.
with piano accompaniment, and then
played d either solo.
Tenrey and Wolf contributed some
Of their comic speciaIties. which pro-
vOked much laughter. The entertain
ment concluded with a feature that
contributed to its variety. 1t consisted
of an eXemplification by a squad from
| Company d, First infantry, of the man
Ual Of arms now in use in the United
States army. The squad was under the
Command Of Capt. E s. Bean, Of Com
pany D.
WAE,RAEEy Is CATcuT