The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-05
MUSIC AND DRAMA
THE WHEEL CLUB MINsTRELs.

THE WHEEL CLUB MlNo II NILS.
The first night of the Wheel club min
strels called out an audience that nlled
fhe Jefferson theatre. The performance
was An excellent one and would have
done credit to professionals. The jokes
were for the most part fresh, the singing
good and the specialties well done and
taking. The performance opened in the
regulation way with the interlocutor
and end men and large chorus. Per-
hans the two most taking features of
the part was. the dance of Messrs. Williams
and Ingraham, and the song Lenora by
Master Fred L. Files Much of the con-
versation between the interlocutor and
the end men had bearing upon the
Beard of Aldermen, and especially good
was the dispute as to the kind of rules
that governed the board, the interlocutor
insisting that parliamentary rules were
strictly observed. while the end man in
sisted that parliamentary rules were
not in 1t, but Marquis of Queensbury
rules, clinching his assertion by pointing
out that the proceedings were conducted
by rounds. The soloists in this part
were Mr.. H. E. Waite who sang "Sadle,
My Lady Mr.. Prince, 81 don't care
If you never come back )" Mr.. ToothaKer,
in Georgia Campmseting; Mr.. Swasey'
"Baby Lize,'' and Mr.. Arthur W. Jordan,
"Time Will Tell' All were encored.
The second edition. of this part intro
duoed GA Hot Coon from Memphis, ID
the person of MIR. Lamb, who sang Win
pluch spirit. Harry S. Files rendered
sThe Crimson Chain;" Mr.. Walker was
especially happy in keep A'Inchin.
The Outlaw Song from Prince Ananlas'
BY Mr.. Coombs, was omitted from the
programme, but will be given tonight
The finale was cleverly done CAKE
walk, by Master Mann and Hunt, assisted
nv Mr. Butterfield, whose baton Jug
Cling was well received.
When the curtain went up TOT tne
second part the stage was darkened, the
orchestra played weird and ghostiy ar
and four tall grinning skeletons suddenly
anneared against the lack background
qbese gruesome forms at once took li1e'
and brought down the house with their
skeleton song and dance. The dancers
were Messrs. Small, Lowell, Richardson
snd Stevens.
Next. Mr.. Warren A. T. Hunt, in
grotesque monkey makeup, was sho5 OUT
from trap and led off by chain after
comic dissertation on the missing link.
Messrs. Buxton and Prince in coon
specialties, were pleasing, and were foi-
lowed by Hatch, Skillin and McCoaneli,
who did many laughable things ana
made some good music on strange IN.
struments. Their execution Of popular
airs upon colored glass, tumblers con-
.aining electric lamps was especially at
tractiye.
The grand finale by cluster OF 6o
coons. introduced some good songs, the
hest of which was Prince and Buxton's
Interpretation of the Coal Black Lady.
The choruses were all well sung and
The boys showed the effects OF the tho
rough drilling by Mr.. Callahan, who de-
serves much credit for his able manage,
uent The boy sopranos voices aided
In the choral effects.
WATSON SISTERS BURLESQUE co.
Portland theatre was rather top heavy
last evening, the audience in the balcony
and gallery showing sea of heads, while
there was very good patronage OF the
Drch ,stra and parquette seats. The wat
son Sisters have given some very strong
entertainments In the past, but the pres
ent organization does not compare with
some of their old companies. The great
feature of the entertainment consists
of the wonderful gymnastic act, Til
angul Gicatorio," by the three Watson
sitsrs and Senior Juan de Zamora, during
which they are surrounded by hundreds
of colored electric lights, winding up
With the serpentine descent from the
trapezes.