The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-04-27
THE C0LUMBIANs.
They Appeared Before Packed
House Last Night.

We have always been in the hao-
it of writing up the home talent
shows in an optimistic manner, after
taking down a pessimistic pencil,
to keep from offending In the
write-up of the performance last
night, we will make our lead pencil
run as smoothly in the optimistic
groove as we can, without the risk
of being treated to a paralytic
stroke, for fabricating.
To commence, we will say that
everybody in the city wanted to
take the first car out to the park.
This crowded the cars to suffoca-
ton, and those who stood up and
held on to any old thing that offer
ed a hand hold, did not arrive at
the park in the best of humor
The theatre building was not
built for a summer theatre-don't
shoot us please-we make this re-
mark after looking over the build
ing last night for window or air
hole in which to get breath OF
fresh air, though last winter the
audiences that assembled there,
contracted chiIblains and frozen
ears from the cold.
Some enterprising merchant
from the city, seeing a chance,
distributed penny fans over the
house and the breeze these paste
boards stirred up was all the air
mot airs) we were treated to.
Added to this, many of us who
had taken the trouble to peg ouE
seats, found that the other fellow
had beaten us to them, and were
as obstinate to move out as was
Cervera's fleet at Santiago. This
caused some trouble, but then, We
drop the subject on this score.
The curtain went up on the first
part, which was put down on the
program under the high sounding
head of spectacular patriotic frs
part.
1t was in this part that the
chestnuts were cracked, and some
of them were weary and tired anC
in second childhood--the little Rec
Apple joke fer instance, 1--WE hearc
it when boy, forty years ago.
though the "moke" whs sprung il
then, knew the difference betweel
squeeze" and Juice"
In this olio, we had vocal solos
galore. Every man in the charmed
circle, excepting Sam Solinsky
sang a song or did a turn of somt
kind. Some of the songs we're mus
ical, while some were not.
The soloists said the orchestra
played out of time, while the or
chestra-well, we have not in
terviewed them yet, This irs'
part was entirely too long, anc
caused some Of the other numbers
more deserving, to be cut short Of
killed dead altogether,
The Illustrated songs with fire
work effects on the program is still
there. The professor who under
took to manipulate the machine
could not get a focus or range
and he snuffed out the light ant
and let the next set come on t
dance. BY this time the building
was thoroughly hot and the people
got restless and began to leave
and the balance of the program
was carried out on rush orders
from Manager Solinsky,
From a financial point of view
the entertainment was success
aud many features given in th'
show we're well rendered and woulC
have been appreciated more, hat
there been softer seats with ;
dozen or more electric fans in the
building to keep the people cool
and " collected until the SHOW
was over.
We want to say that Mr. Whitley
gave good service with his car,
and no fault can be found will
| him,
The show as an amateur perform
ance was as good as could be, TAX
ing all things into consideration
that a company of this kind mus
meet in getting full turnouts al
rehearsals.
To the management and entire
company, we are indebted auC
grateful for courtesjes extended us
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