The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-01
THE ELKS, MINSTRELS.
An Enormous Audience Displays Great
Enthusiasm at tho Annual Entertain

An Enormous Audience Displays Gren'
Enthusiasm at tho Annual Entertain
ment.
The annual benefit entertainment OF
The Benevolent and Protective ORDER OIL
Elks took place at the Hyperion theater
last evening. The audience was the
usual aggregation that always ATTENDS
the annual performance Of this bene-
ficent organization. The programme
was especially fine this year and -much
enthusiasm was displayed. The length
of the programme made it necessary Tor
performers to decline more than one en-
core, but every one of the participants
was well received and had it not been
for this rule, the programme never
would have come to an end. AS 1T was,
there was almost a ,superfluity OF good
things, for the programme was not over
until after twelve o'clock. The fact
that the audience remained quietly
seated until the very conclusion is suf-
fcient testimony to the worth of the
talent employed.
The first part of the programme was
arranged by George L. Atwater, jr., the
musical director of the show. After the
Introduction and opening chorus, which
was sung by the entire circle" e. G.
Spang sang "Remus Takes the Cake"
AS every performer was encored it will
not be necessary to make this state
ment again. Next Milton We'll sang
my Ann Ellzer," followed by Edward
b. Martindale of New York, who sang
ST Am King Ger Land and Sea- Mr..
70 Io1 Of prplt
ance and sings very artistically. Next
came Charles Larom in "Just One Jag,
a parody and then Charles O'Connell
sang ballad entitled Just as the Sun
Went Down." Charles MacGilvray sang
next in order 81 Wonder What is That
Coon's Came" and this was followed by
a baritone solo by Joseph Criddle,
Light Of My Life" Milton Machol
sang ooh, Ebenezer," after which Jo-
seph Mccarthy, the well known tenor,
formerly of this city and now of New
York, sang my Mary Dear" Then
Thomas Ahern sang 81 Guess I'll Have
to Telegraph My Baby" which made
such a hit that the house insisted on his
singing two encores. Next Messrs. Nc
earthly and Martindale sang duet from
Strauss "Love and War;" and the solos
came 10 an emu Will Liz IeoS-tilii
Dance" sung by Edward B. Sparks. The
grand finale introduced the Rough
Riders which was a clever idea and
was unanimously received.
Part III began with the Uncle Remus'
march, which was composed by e. j.
Hogben. Next A. w. B. Lincoln gave
his series of rapid character sketches in
charcoal and chalk. Then came the
especially imported feature of the pro-
gramme, Bob Rackett's Pajamas,"
played by Harry Lacy, assisted by Ida
van Sicklen and Carl st. Aubyn. Mr.
Lacy is well known in this city and the
controversy between Mrs. Jane Marlin
and Mr.. Lacy had served to stimulate
curiosity in the affair. 1t proved to be
an amusing and well-constructed twen-
ty-minute sketch and it was capitally
played by Mr. Lacy and Miss Van Sick
len.
Then came Walter Blakeslee with his
pickaninnies in coon songs. The pro-
gramme concluded with a bright one
act piece by Charles Wylie of this city
entitled zone Evening After Dinner"
which was acted by Miss Isabelle
Feuchtwanger and Miss Marion Feucht-
wanger and Frank A. Conner Miss
Feuchtwanger is known as one of the
cleverest amateurs in town and she gave
an admirable performance of the prin-
cipal role. Mr.. Conner and Miss Marion
Feuchtwanger did well with the other
roles