The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
entertainment FOR
THE ATHLETIC TEAM
High School Boys viii Have to
Give Their Show Two Nights
to Satisfy the Demand

on Thursday and Friday evenings, a
refined minstrel and vaudeville enter
tainmert will be given in the hall of
the English high school building for
the benefit Of the High School Athletic
association. Although the association
has great demand for money at all
times en- account of the many and va
is represented, yet financial support is
especially necessary at this time of the
year, IS it is now that the training
for the annual indoor interscholastic
meet commences among the young ath-
letes OF the Worcester high school.
Worcester high school has been very
prominent in the winter games at Bos-
ton, and the team this year will make
big bid for the prize shield under
the leadership of Captain Moran, as did
the athletes in the years of "a and '95,
when the shield came to this city
through the efforts of teams under
Captains Bigelow and Roche.
The association has arranged enter
tainments during the winter months for
many years, and it has beeen noted for
the quality of its entertainments, but
the coming show is to excel by far
anything previously undertaken. The
intention of the management at first
was to put on the performance but one
night, Thursday evening, but
so GREAT HAS BEEN THE DE-
MAND
for tickets that it has been decided to
have another performance on Friday
evening for the special benefit of the
1lInni Of tha schools A I,,,,
of admission tickets and reserved seats
have been sold, and the management
desires special notice given that, al
though the general admission tickets
are 'good for either night, the reserved
not be accepted at the second perform
ance.
Rehearsals have been going on for
some time under the direction of Will
liam D. Collins. who has won an en-
viable reputation for the manner in
which he has trained amateur minstrel
troupes in the city. Under his manage
ment the hall of the classical high
school was filled to overlooking at the
minstrel performance given by the Eu-
cleia-Sumner clubs last May
He also brought out the troupe among
the members of the St. Pauls lyceum
which made such a hit in this city last
year.
Much credit is also due to Albert
Gray of the faculty of the English high
school, whom every one knows to be a
great friend of the high school boys,
and who is ever willing to lend a help
ing hand toward anything undertaken
by members of the schools.
The regulation old-time minstrel cir
Gle Is to be the first part of the enter
tainment, of which the soloists are H.
F. Wilson, Frank ]. Healey, Dwight
G. Jordan, Robert Matthews and
Charles Reardon. On the ends are
Bones, John F. Moore and T. r. Larkin;
tambos, Frank Crerie and Frank Chris
tenson. Ralph c. Amidon is interlo-
cutor and Thomas f. Kenney will act
as musical director. In the chorus are
II. G. Rose, G. A. Lumb, e. c. Mulvey,
w. M. Brown, H. e. Pender, T. ]. Nc
Auliffe, G. R. Lynch j. F. CahiH, e. w
Brooks, w. S. Taylor, S. H. Haskiu
g. w. Parmelee, Benjamin Davis, g.
Mason, e. F. Morrissey, A. B. Armi-
tage, H. A. Warner and Henry Bald
win.
In the vaudeville part Of the enter
tainment, of which Mr.. GRAY has
charge and I. H. Fergenson is musical
director, some
REFINED COMEDY SKETCHES
will be introduced. The comedy. sketch
The Tramp and the Swell" will be
acted by Lewis M. Brooks and Paul
Bouchard.
The musical comedy "O'Hoolihan,s
Mistake" will be given by Charles
Henry, Albert Perry, Harry Prendiyille
and Stacy Ford
The Chappies," unique act, COM
pining music and comedy, is in the
hands of Fl. e. Pender, Dwight Jordan.
Benjamin Davis and Thornas u Co1
Inns.
Dot Leetle schuerman Band" by
Herman Schuerman, Robert Dixon r
e McAuliffe, Charles Henry, Samuel
Musehen, Frank Christensen, Harold
MeCauley and Albert Perry is sure to
make a big hit on both nights. The
act introduces Leader Schuerman and
his band of comical Dutchmen, who
play some wonderful selections and set
their audience into Mysteries over their
clever comicalities.
The Tramps and the Kid" has H. C.
Rose and r. G. Mulvey taking the parts
of the knights of the road, and
Midget Freeman, the smallest stu