The times., 1897-05-04
TIE MINSTREL ATHLETES
Pleasant Entertainment at the Co.
lumbia Last Night.
Songs 10y the c. a. C. Boys aud
Full Dress Performance of the
Roman Ladder Act.

The c. A c. Eoys gave their minstrels
at the Columbia last night, and they were
entirely modern, up-to-date. gay, pleasing
and creditable TO the projectors and par
ticirators. A big house greeted the per-
formers and cheered them on 10 DO their
best. TIE entertainment was given III two
parts. The first part was given over TO
the. regulation minstrel first part. +. w.
Childs presided with tile grace of Hobart
and the sublinaty of Reed. he was nankeI
by a eoodly rev OF soBgsters, and the
comic buIwarks on the endsinclude,i Joseph
Cullen, r j. Eeail. jr.. C. ID. Winning,
George 0'Connor, j A. Magee, and +. H.
Parsons. The jokes were all fresh and hit
off all the local people and issues. There
was some dodging through the Audience as
shafts struck the heads OF the marks.
Taylor Cronin was greatly admired for
his singing OF Il Lave In tie Heart OF the
Storm" joe Cullen gave ''Old Town new
and good style, J. c. Renex sang Jack s
the Boy with pleasing effect, George
O'Conner caught the house with has comic
capers, vocal and otherwise, in Ma Lii
Lu,' and the quartet covered themselves
with several kinds of glory. They are the
c. a. C.'s pIide, and their roster includes
Messrs. Hensey, Cough, Asmusscn, and
Cronin club medley brought the curtain
down on the first act, and the oolonels of
the orchestra made music while the scene
was shifted.
The second part was devoted to athletics,
and it was the finest display OF amateur
athletic work ever seen in this city. The
numbers were varied and numerous, which
cuTtails Individual mention, but everyone G
connected with this portion of the program
deserves the largest measure of praise. 1t
opened with n wanddTin, under the direction
OF T B. Nolan, jr., by Messrs King, Thomp-
son, P adgett, Miller, Ross, L and j. Deter
Tremmer, CuShman. Collins, Antrim. Barry,
Mann, Hubbard, Fox, j. and + Doran, Bris-
coe, Renshaw, Lpscomb, and Tibbetts.
A ''brother act' was performed by Messrs.
Crosby, Ross and Waters. They were fol-
lowed 10y a ban 10 act by Messrs. Cullen and
Collins, then came a horizontal bar act by
Messrs. Sewall, Stinemetz, Harding, Ross,
Allen, and CrGssley, succeeded hy VIII
Alger, of Baltimore, in a comic monologue
Prof. Garter and 81 B. Moore gave a
sparring exhibition.
Then came the Roman ladder act. which
various figures were presented with a
finish and a promptness which would have
done credit TO the most expert pro-
fcsSonais The act was presented in full
dress and was as attractive ia appearance
as il was finished in execution. Adam
johnson, in mastery manner, performed
the difficult task Of holding the ladders;
with him were: Messrs. Waters, Cabrera.
Ross, Antrim, Allen, Holbrook, Elder and
Maddox. Master J. Hart Cabrera S solo
bicycle act was capital as were Prof.
Crossley and Masters Nolan, Miller, and
Tremmer in acrobatics-
The last portions OF the bill were de-
voted to a clever parallel bar act. original
musical specialties by Will Haley, and
pyramids by eighteen of the club S athletes
The work Of the members in all the attn
Ietic numbers reflected great credit upon
Prof John Crossley's excellent training
and coaching, and the whole performance
was EXPERT and creditable to the diligent
purveyors in every respect