The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-12
HUDSON ELKs' sOIREE.
Delightful Performance by Exceed
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ingly Clever ARTISTS.
Whenever the Hudson III Dramatic
Association announces an entertainment
the residents of the Hudson City section
of the Heights know tina a treat is in
store for them. The organization has
been in existence since 1883 and enjoys q
monopoly of the best amateur and semi
professional dramatic and vocal talent IN
that section of the city. Last night 1t
gave it's eighteenth grand minstrel per-
formance and reception at Prasser's fall,
in Central avenue. The hall was packed
with an audience that greatly appreciated
the show. The Elks were assisted by
many well known professionals.
ever, performed by the Eiks entirely.
The minstrel olio, entitled "A Social SEES
sion of the Senate, Introduced MISS
Grace Greenleaf as the Goddess OF Lid
H. Simerson and Dick Haley as testers,
j. Johnson, G. Sauer, c. Holm, u. DAVIS,
C. Williams, j. Daley, G. Nagel and ".
Radigan as end men. and Thomas JACK
son as the mascot. The company sang as
the opening chorus 1.-THE Star S~pangled
Banner and got enough applause. TO
last the members The entire ve = ns
Dan w. Quinn, George w. tombstone,
Dick Haley, assisted 10y Master zero.
Stille, and Charles Simerson: Thomas
Jackson gave an exhibition of eccentric
buck dancing. The session closed With
the singing of America by the COM
pany.
Then followed a patriotic tableau repre-
senting the United States and Cioa, Mr..
Fred SEMINARS. Jr.. i-mpersonatiag Uncle
Sam and Master FerGi Stille repfeselltiHs
Cub After an overture by Frol- aa 81
tins orchestra part S econd began. Nlth
the exception of Haley ana Sahalorqs
UP to GATE specialists, it was MADE up Of
professionals, including Girard ana EVANS,
burlesque and sketch artists, Dan ".
Quinn. a favorite vocalit; che Anity
Quartette; Charles Silnerson, character
change artist and inlpersonator OF MI.
Albert Chavallier; Hayes ana treaty, e.
Illustrated songs. $780,
All the reception which followed Charles
Holm OBLIGATED as floor m anager, assistga
tee were Messrs. 3. H.. SINE xS 1nalres
Sauer. Charles Grote and VIM. Wilkens-
The reception committee were -4ssss
Bunce and Charles Taylor These genie
men had charge OF the arrangements LOT
the entertainments. l.. Bunce. Cnaries
Sauer. William Wilkens, q. f. Stlle ana
AMONG others at the reception were
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Haley, Mt. ana
Mrs. william Radlgnar rs Ma Ven aaq m the
Misses Maxwell, Mrs. Ohiiaud, Mastel
Ohland, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Eigenraucn'
Benjamin Stiile, Counsellor and MIS-; zee.
Erankenstein. Counsellor and Mrs. lanes
Dougherty, Mrs. Gilroye, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kuntz, Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes, Mr.
and Mrs. j. Salinger. Jr., Nj. and MRS.
man. Mr.. and Mrs. William Locke MISS
Grace Eggers. Miss Sspdie Berthold. Miss
Mary SEMINARS, VIM. Meyer, William
racket. Miss Rosetta Maher, John
Doscher. Miss Lulu Doscher, Miss Addle
Never. Mrs. Ed. Forster. the Misses
Forster. Frank Just, Aaron just, Arthur
Garter, Ed. Forster, Miss Mamie Dekle,
Robert Stanton. Frederick Niles, Ernest
Charles, Nicholas Vidu Itch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Breiten1eid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emile Chziroy, Mr.. and MRS
Charles Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L.
Runce.