Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
TO AID THE HIGH SCHOOL CREW.

Given ut the Columbia Theater.
Boating is the latest branch of athletic
sports engaged in by the boys Of the Cen
trail High School. Several weeks ago call
was issued for candidates for a crew to
represent the school in the national scho-
lastic championship regatta, to be rowed
at Philadelphia July 4. A score of boys
responded to the call, choosing Phillip Bal
lnger, 80, as captain and c. D. Young, '9S,
manager.
The managers of the Columbia Athletic
Club gave the boys the use of the club
gymnasium for preliminary training, and
also the privilege Of practicing in the boat
house tank before going out on the river.
For three weeks the candidates have been
hard at work, under the watchful eye Of
Hickox, captain Of the C. A. c. Boat Club,
south.
In order to secure funds sufficient to de-
fray the expenses of the crew, the Central
Athletic Association will give a matinee
next Friday afternoon at Columbia Thea
ter. The entertainment will begin at 2
o'clock, all the high schools being dis
missed at an hour sufficiently early to al
low the pupils time to reach the theater
before the curtain rises.
The program has been very carefully and
deliberately selected. in order to secure a
maximum of variety with minimum of
fatigue. A committee, consisting of Messrs.
c. d. Young. Ballinger and Mulden, has
been working faithfully for two weeks in
order to secure the very best possible tai
ent AS the leading attraction they an
nOunce the Bohemian Minstrel Troupe, an
organization composed almost entirely of
local people. which has received much
favorable comment in all the large cities Of
this section of the country where perform
ances have been given. In the first act the
members of the trouDle will do a number
of comic song and dialect specialties. Much
of the music is original, and the dialogues
are all very clever. The second act will be
composed entirely of specialties by some
well-hnown performers. not members of the
troupe. Chief among these is Mr.. Harri-
SON. the leading member of the Castle
calls a willie Act a society burlesque
sketch. Mr.. Harrison comes to Washing
ton especially for this matinee. Prof.
Downey of the Carroll Institute, quite a
Granger will "trip the light fantastic"
Royce Hough of the Light Infantry is down
Tor an exhibition of Indian club swinging.
Keith O'Connor will sing several new and
catchy selections. and another attractive
number will be by the Mandrins, a ce1e-
brated mandolin club. Comic sketches by
Edmonds and Rogers and songs by Shipe
and Thayer will follow, and the act will
conclude with thrilling exhibition Of trick
bicycle riding by Prof. Baker. formerly of
Madison Square Garden, New York. AS an
interiude between the second and third
acts there will be a drill by the Central
High School fancy drill team, which is con-
coded to be one Of the best cadet drill
teams I'm the country. The team Is cap
tanned by Major Harry T. Domer and the
other members are J. c. Norwood, ]. H.
Gunnell, H. III. Shuster C. D. Young, Paul
Holman, Began and Black
The concluding part of the program is
one-act farce, "Mr. Johnson's Intelli-
gence Office" one of the most comical lit
tie plays ever put on the stage. in which
the parts are taken by the members Of the
Bohemian Minstrel Troupe