Smyrna times., 1898-03-23
FUN AND LAUGHTER.
Our fiOme-TaIent White Rose MinstreIs En-
tertains a Crowded House.

Our HOme-TaIent White Rose MinstreIs En-.
tertains a Crowded House.
The Opera House was crowded to the
doors last Thursday night to witness,
for the first time in several years,
home-talent minstrel show. To some,
| possibly, the feature "home TALENT
meant poor success, but they were
agreeably surprised The White Rose
Minstrel show on Thursday night COM
pares favOrably with any well trained,
travelling minstrelsy ever exhibited in
this town. 1t was season of mirth,
Joy and laughter from beginning to
end and ''Our boys" deserve a great
deal of credit for the earnestness and
zeal with which they entered in to
make 1t a success. The evening,
| though prOverbially ''a rainy st. Pat
rlck's Day." was all that one coul
wish fora perfectly clear evening
with the atmosphere as balmy and
mild as a rare day in June. This pos
slbly OccasiOned a larger crowd at the
| Opera House, for every available seat
was taken. And we'll was the treat af-
| forded-a two hours stretch of variety
and incident, unfaging to the end.
When the curtain arose shortly after
eight O'Clock, it was on a semi-circle of
The Lime Kiln Club" with VIM. S.
Dlehl as President and Messrs. John
.. Mannering, Edward Start. P. P.
Jacobs, VIM. H. Brady, Frank Arm
strong and John Tilghman as endmep.
with all the effectiveness that burnt
cork could give them. They made lot
of fun and cracked Jokes new and old.
that greatly amused the people.
What were called the "Club's En-
tertainers, those who interspersed
their humOr with vocal music
were Messrs. J. E. Stevens. J. b
Counselman, G. ID. Brown and Fred
Lang. There was also seated on the
elevation above them the "Club's Or
chestra," composed of Messrs. VIM
Norris, Geo. Sylvester, VIM. Steveo-
son and Geo. NJ. Rose, with four
pieces, violin, cornet, trombone. durms
and etc, and piano. Miss Lolita Smith
was the accOmpanist and did her mart
IN finished manner. The orchestra
was one of the best features of the
show, their harmony and time was
excellent and their variety of pieces
were catchy and inspiring, giving life
to every part of the minstrelsy.
The seml-circle was completed NV
third tier, just above the orchestra.
where sat a row of uniformed music.
ians.
One of the features of the evening
was the handsome stage setting. pree
pared especially by j. G. Mannering
for the occasion. The sides and back
ground were draped in gold and the
three tiers in green cloth. Each chair
was covered with red, white and blue
bunting, and when the minstrels had
occupied their places all blacked and
uniformed, the effect was exceedingly
nne and called forth complimentary
remarks on every hand.
Ihus completed, the company pre-
sented their excellent entertainment.
ana, lnterspersing the jokes and con-
IaDs between the interlocuter and end
men, the following vocal program was
given: 'She is a Belle" by the Com
Pany; My Boy Remember Me-" bv
). u. Stevens; 81 Want Dem Presents
Back, by Frank Armstrong: "The
Church Across the way." nv q ID
Brown; "Climb de Golden Fence .
). =. Mannering; "I Am KING O'er
Land and Sea- by Fred fano.
Enjoy Yourselves" w. II. Brady
The singing both comic and senti-
mental, did credit to the particinants
NOT the II least effective being the Choir
uses. The local hits and take-offs
was leading feature with the au-
dience.
The Lime Kiln Club" finally broke
up IN row between two of the end
men-John q. Mannering and VIM. III.
Brady-the wife of the first named
when they were getting uncomforta-
bly, close to each other, came walking
up the aisle to the stage and helping
her husband therefrom, the curtain
dropping on an animated scene and
before an uproarious audience.
Part second consisted of an over