The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-28
ST. BRIDGET'S LYGEUM SMOKER
Excellent Programme Given Before
a Large Audience last Night.

The Smoker given by the members
of ST. Budgets LYceum, last evening. in
st. Bridget's school hall, No. 1871 Mercer
street, was a huge success. The Enter
tainment Committee, and in fact all the
members of this popular club, may web
feel proud of the success of this affair.
Fine most sanguine expectations of the
members was more than fully realized in
the and the receipts for the
evening. The large hall was well filled
at eight o'clock, when the first number
on the programme appeared. Large dele
cations were present from all of the
Catholic Clubs throughout Hudson eoun-
fy n from the Ajax and Mantle Wheel
men. Delegations were also present from
the Catholic Institute Club of Newark
and from a number of Catholic Clubs out
of town.
The programme which was given by a
number of first class artists, was very
much enjoyed Tom Ballantyne, hui
morist, Kept the audience in rears of
laughter for fully half an hour with a
humber of new stories and songs. A fea-
ture, which was very much enjoyed, was
William Sheehan in his bag punching ex-
hfbition. Mr.. Sheehan has a challenge
out to meet any man in the world at this
game. He showed i lumber of his pref
tiest and quickest movements with the
bag and gloves which was ~applauded to.
the echo. The Acme quartette of Pater-
son, Messrs. Costello, Dunaphy, Laffin and
Ryan, received a rousing reception after
their first song and had to come before.
the audience several times before they
were satisfied. Mr.. Pulins, also of Pater-
son, a song and dance artist, received
even greater applause than his club
matss and was obliged to answer several
encores. The Oriental Musical Trio,
Messrs. McGartlan, Smith and Eekel,
violms, accompanied by banjoists, play
ed some very pretty pieces on the string
ed instruments and received great APP
plause from their numerous friends, of
whom a lumber were present.
Messrs. Stapletan and Campbell, of Pat
erson, ~soloists, sang some very pretty
songs and were generously applauded and
were obliged to respond to. several en-
cores. Cavannah and Sheehan, buck and
wing dancers, introduced a very funny
sketch. and they were kept on the stage
until they were ready to drop from sheer
exhaustion. The three boxing bouts, Com
nell VS.. Roden, Gaffeney VS.. Collahan.
and Wilson VS.. Barry, were thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
This smoker was gotten up chiefly for
the purpose of drawing together in closer
and friendly relations the young
men of Jersey City in general and OF ST.
Bridget's parish in particular. This re-
suit the committee feels confident it has
accomplished, and it is expected thai a
of applicants will send in their
names for membership at the next regu-
lar meeting, which will be held Tuesday
evening October ., at the club rooms on
street
The Entertainment Committee, Messrs.
Kermode. George Sanderson and
William Mulry. who had this affair in
charge, deserve great praise for their
able management OF this smoker They
are now at work making arrangements
for q reception. which is to be held in
the school hall. Wednesday. October 10.
Invitations have been sent out and all
who attend are promised a most enjoy
able evening.