Evening star., 1897-05-04
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
Minstrel Performance Was Great Success in
Every WAY.
Artistic and Athletic Features Which
the Audience Enjoyed-Those
Who Took Part,

Did you hear dem bells?' They meio-
diously rang out the glory of the Column
bia Athletic Club last evening at the Co.
lumbia Theater, and added harmony 10
the most successful annual entertainment
in the history of that popular and flourish
ing organization. Preparations for the
event have been in progress for weeks past,
and the friends of the club demonstrated
that they are friends indeed, for they at
tended the entertain mert In legion. La
dies days are feature at the home of
the club, and a survey of tie theater last
eNehing would have warranted one in
reaching the conclusion that a ladies
night has been added to the regular pro-
gram. Vacant chairs. from the orchestra
to the gallery, were as hard to find as was
fault with the performance. which means
that standing room only was to he had
after the curtain arose and disclosed nearly
a score of the most popular members of
the organization ranged in the character
tstic minstrel semi-circle backed by an or
.chestra under the direction of Prof. Will
A. Haley, and rendering the "Raymond'
overture in first-class style.
Frank Childs was the graceful and suave
fnterlocutor, while the ever-popular George
OConner and the talented Joe Cullen were
posted on the extreme ends having as as
sistants Stump" Magee, Frank Parson
DICK Beall and c. ID. Nining. AS a whole
the work of the mnstrels was surprisingly
well performed, and the applause during
this portion of the entertainment was al
most continuous. The witticisms were all
new, and many were at the expense of
prominent members of the club, who were
singled out of the audience and compelled
to bear the brunt of embarrassing remarks
intended as pleasantly and accepted as
such. With his jokes, ard also with his
vocal selection, Ma Lu Lu," George OCon-
ner carried off the honors for the comic
work. being forced to repeat the song un-
ax hnr rfal L. Is..rr-
mind, while Dick Beall displayed creditable
originality in his work. Taylor Cronin's
solo. Il Live in the Heart of the Storm. g"
was followed by action on the part of the
audience that meant more" while the eff
1orts or Messrs. Hensey, Cough, Asmussen
and Cronin as a quartet were exceptionally
pleasing. The first part closed with the
club medley and yell.
The specially work Of the second part
included a banjo duet by Messrs Cullen and
Collins that, as the program anticipated.
WSs extraordinary. William Fl. Alger of
Baltimore proved himself a mimic of rare
apliity, and the fancy bicycle riding of
Master j. Hart Cabrera was a revelation
At the special request of the club Prof
Haley gave his musical speciality, including
the tuneful glasses, sleigh bells and gong
bells, that he has not attempted for several
years.
That the club is not athletic in name only
was shown by an exhibition that would be
hard to surpdss. 1t opened with a wand
Grill by the junior members that sdelighted
every one, after which Prof. Crossley the
athletic instructor, and Messrs. o. III. Ross
and Frank Waters discounted a circus
atTobatic performance. The other athletic
features were work on the horizontal bar.
sparring by Prof. Carter and III. B. Moore
Roman ladders ,acrobatics, parallel bars and
pyramids, the program concluding with the
giving of the club yell while the men were
In pyramid formation. followed by the in
territorial collapse of the pyramid.
The Features.
The juniors in the wand drill were: T. B.
Nolan, jr., lender; H. c. King E. Thomp-
son, E. H. Padeett, D. Miller r. Ross. L.
G. Collins, ]. Antrim, Rand D. Barry. r.
Mann, L. Hubbard, L. Fox ]. III. and T J.
Doran, ]. Biscoe. C. Renshaw. A. Lipscomb
F. Tibbetts, R; McKilden. pianist.
The Roman ladder performers were A. w
johnson, F. L. Waters c. T. Cabrera, o.
H. Ross, ]. A. Antrim. H. Allen, H. F. Hol-
brook. J. r. Elder and 7. Maddox.
The junior acrobats were T. B. Nolan, d.
Miller and III. Tremmer.
Those who performed on the horizontal
bar were: Messrs. E. ID. Sewall, o. H. Ross,
w K Stinemetz. II. Alien, DR.. H. Harding
Prof. CroSSley.
0. II. Ross, W. r. Stinemetz Dr. H. Hard
ing. H. F. Holbrook
In the pyramids were E. d. Sewall o. II.
Ross, A. w; Johnson, H. Allen, H. F. Hol-
u ooh, T: Wdtefs, d A antrim, C. Il.
cabrera. F. c. Franz, w. r. Stinemetz, ID.
J. Walsh. w. c. MacGowan, T. c. Mad
dux, c. w. Hecox, w. p. Ennis. c. M
Reed, c. T. Murphy, Prof. CrossIey.
The executive staff in charge of the en-
tertainment was as follows: Stage man.
ager, A. p. Shaw; assistants, E. O. Asmus-
sen. l.. l.. Korn: business manager Irving
c. Brown: treasurer, II. c. c. Stiles; musi-
cal director, Will A. Haley.
The entertainment was given under the
auspices of the amusement committee of
the club, consisting of Irving c. Brown,
chairman; II. c. c. Stiles, Alex. p. Shaw
LOUIS L. korl, DR.. ]. c. Exner A. W.
johnson, ]. M, Rieman, ]. Taylor Cronin.