The times., 1898-04-02
MATINEE AT THE COLUMBIA.
High school Boys Give Benefit for
Their Bont Grew.


The Central High School Athletic Asso-
citation gave a benefit for their boat crew
yesterday afternoon at the Columbia
Theater. An audience that made up in
enthusiasm and distinction what it lost
in numbers greeted the boys and made
every effort TO make them feel that they
Were in the hands of their friends. The
proceeds of the entertainment will go to-
ward sending a crew to the regatta at
Philadelphia this year.
a long and varied program. in the main
well given. made up the performance. 1t
began with a regulation Minis rel part
contributed by the Bohemian Minstrel
Troupe. While rather inferior to tho
general run of such entertainments pre-
sented here by other schools the per-
formance was most Creditable and was
frequently applauded. Messrs. Dessez,
Edmonds, Torbert, Tate, Rogers and
Shayer manipulated the bones and tam
borines and told jokes between whiles.
The chorus consisted of Messrs. Birgfield.
EdmOnds, HOughton, Miller Rupp. Scha
der, Shipe, Thayer, Towies, To,ten and
Nandeventer. Music was contributed by
the High School Orchestra, under the di
rectiOn of J. Finckel. The feature of this
portion of the program was the intro
ductory address delivered with his usua!
facility by Col. Ed. Hay.
The specialties We're all excellent and
their arrangement equally so The Ma
dridS played selections from THE Idol s
Eye and other music of the day; Mabel
owen contributed a graceful dance, and
Edmonds and Rogers won an encore.
with afunny sketch. Howard and
Lee, cOntortionists par excellence
twisted and tangled themselves admira-
bly, and Kenneth O'Connor gave a char
acter monologue worthy of professional
effort He also sang two comic songs in
thoroughly pleasing manner. Albin
Quinter played THE Lost Chord" with
considerable expression or the cornet
and "Racycle' Baker did some novel
tricks on a bicycle Marie Howe rendered
characteristic song in good voice
Charles Green appeared as a monoIoguiSt
and Beulah Boernstein. Maiorie Keefe
Mabel Owen and Elouise Kirby danced
/ the "JuSqul la. Royce HOughS club
swinging and a comic turn by j. w. Cum
mings brought the second part to close
''JOhnson's Intelligence Office a regu-
| lation minstrel farce done by some of
| the boys who appeared in the ensemble.
was given and provoked considerable
laughter. George II. O'Connor, A. 7. Sea-
man, Anne Hathaway and Nora Cocker
/ clever members of the Carroll Institute
/ Dramatic Club, presented Alfred Smiths s
/ comedy. His Wife's Proxy" in manner
I that brought out all It's good points
Perhaps the most enjoyable feature of
/ the performance was the exhibition drill
contributed by a picked team of High
! School cadets. They presented neat ap-
pearance and executed the manual of
arms with unanimity and ceerity. Capt
/ Domer and Cadets Norwood Young.
/ Black. Paul, Shuster. Gunnel, Heyman
/ and Began were in the company.
4 The audience was largely composed of
I society people. The patrons and patron
esses of the entertainment were: Senator
/ and Mrs. Cannon, Senator and Mrs.
! Clark, Sena,or and Mrs. Davis, Senator
( and Mrs. Lindsay. Senator and Mrs. Pet
/ tigrew, Senator Proctor, Senator and Mrs.
Teller, Representatives and Mrs Bank
head, Dockery, Dolliver. Grosvenor and
| Hopkins; Commissioner Ross and Com
! missioners and Mrs. Wight and Black
| Minister Wu-Ting-fang Mr.. Chung-NIun-
yew. Gen. and Mrs Hawkins. Cen ana
Mrs. Sypher. Commander and Mrs Dick
ems. Major and Mrs. r. NJ Gale, Major
and Mrs. PieXotto. Major Phillips. Mr..
! and Mrs. Allison Nailor Hon. Seth Shep-
herd, Judge and Mrs. Howry. Prof and
Mrs. Simon Newcomb, DR. and Mrs. e.
NJ. Gallaudet. DIR. and Mrs. Corey. DR.
and Mrs. r. II. Gunnell, Dr. and Mrs
5. ". Began. Mr.. c. J. Stevenson, Libra.
rian and Mrs Russell Young. Mrs. NJ. A,
Ballinger, Mrs. Nelson Dingley. Mrs. A,
G. Draper, Mrs. Z. J. Hill, Mrs Holmes
Mrs. Standley. Mrs. Vance and Mrs T
II. Young