The Yale expositor., 1898-03-18
THEY WERE FINE !
The Young Lady Minstrels Drew q
Crowded House and Gave Perfect
Satisfaction.

The evening full of promised unal.
loyed fun and hilarity has passed; the
ministries were on hand and these nine
young ladies who personated the "cul.
lad gals" have been resting in retire
mcnt since Tuesday night to allow the
ruffled feelings of those who fell under
their keen little jokelets time to cool
off, and incidentally trying to get the
black OFF their faces.
Central Hall on this occasion was
packed to sutfocation; the entertain.
ment having been well advertised and
Yale people being in the habit of large
ly patroniZing its own talent, full
house was assured the performers, and
from beginning to finish there was not
a moment to MUNICH candy, peanuts or
gum, ones mouth was spread so wide
to emit the constant laughter and NOISY
appreciation of the audience.
Nellie DePeel, the pianist, did most
effective work throughout the evening
and filled up the short time between
acts with excellent music. A chorus
by the company behind the curtain
opened the program and conversation
and Jokes between the members inter
spersed the following songs:-'In the
MOrnin by the Brightlight" was a
sweet solo by Dinah Dewdrop Beatrice
Springer with chorus by members.
"a Big Hand OUT by Topsy (Lura
McKenna) solo and chorus was also
well liked. "Your Baby is Coming to
Town" by Ophelia (Bernice Kelly was
q cute one. "Honey! Does you Loye
Your Man? by Gloriana (Rada Rapley)
was excellent. "rrabling Back to
Georgia" by Arabella Bertha Beecher)
was another good song and so was
"Only Little Ealler Coon" by Am
bolena in Myrtle Kelley's well known
contralto. The company then Joined
in singing "Ambolena Snow"
In part second "The Warmest Color
ed Gals in Town." aquartette, brought
forth storm of applause and the en-
core brought down the house. The
solo, "On the Banks of the Wabash
sung by Dinah Dewdrop, is one of the
popular tunes just out. Another
quartette "My Black Baby Mine" was
very pretty. A diversion occurred here
in the shape of stump speech by one
of the company, we wont say which
one, for fear she might be called upon
to enter the field. The subject,
"Woman's rights" was forcibly hand
led (O
"Little Dark Brown Lou" song and
dance by Dinah Dewdrop and Topsy
was perfect and was responded to by
an encore.
Part third consisted of farce, called
"The Darktown Bicycle Club Scandal
which fifty ended the enjoyable even
ing.
We are glad to say that the young
ladies did excellently we'll. They had
taken great pains and trouble in prac-
ticing, getting up pappropriate costumes
and the latest music with no little ex-
pense, and by the full house. we are
sure that they must have paid all in
debtedness so that they will be en-
couraged to give us another treat in the
near future. Right here we must say
that to Bert Jardine is due consider
able credit for the success of the enter
tainment. Bert was instructor and
those who attended say that the young
ladies had received excellent training.
Those taking part on Tuesday even
ing we're Nellie DePeel, pianist, Beat
rice Springer, Lillian Hennessy, Ber.
nice Kelly, Rada Rapley, Tena Jardine,
Bertha Beecher, Myrtle Kelly, Anna
Hayes and Lura McKenna.