The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-17
.ELkS' BIG NIGHT.
Splendid Performance in the
Academy of Music
Yesterday.

The phrase, hundreds turned away"
envy Of Music, which applied to the annual
complimentary ladies' social session given
by the Jersey City Lodge, B. P. O.. Elks.
Not long after the doors were opened at
seven o'clock a stream poured in, and
half an hour before the curtain rose there
wasn't a seat vacant, and people stood
three and four deep in the side aisles. The
Elks, always gallant. would occupy no
seats when a lady stood, and even at that
many were compelled to.
AS a p~erformance of its Kind it has GER
tainiy never been surpassed in this city,
and only had one fault, there was a sur
felt of good things. 1t is a distinct mat
ter of congratulation that Lodge No. 2i
could display such a host of talent, and
The majority of it, members Of the. lodge,
In fact, as to the musical end, profession
alism gould scarcely have excelled 1t.
AS the curtain went up the spectators
found Interlocutor Walter C. Smith sur
rounded by the following members of the
lodge with ebony faces, snowy white
waistcoats, and gloves and conventional
spiketail c~oats:-John Glenn, William j.
Forsyth, Joseph Kane, James Hoffer,
Benjamin Anderson, Richard Duff, F.. Lef-
ferts, S. Lunger, Harry Morgan, Charles
f. Pollard, Frank B. Jordan, Charles Fl.
Smith, Phil Heck, C. J. McCabe, Barley
Coyle, John Olney, John L. Compton,
James Burns, w. H. Foley, E. Sullivan,
A. o. Kendig, J. M. Kelly, J. D. Allen,
George Donaldson, Thomas Lane, Hugh
Meehan, Joh Murphy, John McNul.y,
Harry Brinkman, Henry Klinker, w. P.
DAILY, R. A. Flynn, Joseph Madden, Jas
per T. Smith, James Solomon, James Ho-
gan, K. Strohofer, George Williams, Will
lam Cunningham, John Curtis, Frank
Coghfl, Oscar E. Kreig, G.. Scott, James
johnson, James Murray, Herman Taylor,
w. Mckinley, not the President, and
John Moody, were the TAM" n Ed.
Webb and John Kent the bones, and this
~quartette was all that could be. desired il
their funny business.
Then began the first part, consisting CT
jokes-chestnuts were strictly barred,-an
opening chorus we'll sung by the brud-
must go to Charles H. Smith, Frank j.
Jorda and Harry N. Morgan. Each
was in excellent voice and sang admirably
Notwithstanding, the attempt of some lr-
repressible gentlemen of the orchestra,
who wanted to lead and not follow the
s~oloists. But these little idiosyncrasies
served to make the good work stand OFT
more prominently. Phil Heck, Flo Lefferts,
Ed Webb INK Charles F. Pollard also de-
served the generous applause and, lastly,
the company. The voices were we'll bal
anced and showed intelligent work and
training.
The second part consisted of an oiio,
and in this were Mike s. Whallen, the
Three Gardeners and Shayne and Worden
of the Knickerbocker Burlesque company,
who will be at the Bon Ton tn S week, and
gave their services last night by the grace
of Brother Dinkins. 1t is needless to add
that their turns were appreciated; as
also were thoseaof Mccarthy & Madden,
remarkably clever Irish comediansi will
lam A. Quirk, McKigney Sisters and uel-
marc Pignante's mandolinists. 1t was mid
night before the excellent programme
came to an end.
Never did ushers work harder to ac.
commodate that big house than Messrs.
G.. B. Fielder, H. C. McCartin, e. smith,
F. Remington, P. T. Powers, n. L. Rowe
and Col. Fred Agens, and although inn
portuned on all sides for seats fi.ted
about and actually managed to please
George Quinn was in charge
of al squad of firemen keeping entrees and
passageways clear, and that important
work was well done. Net total: a splendid
performance and "bokays" for the Elk
During the performance Messrs. E. A.
Weber and Irving Underhfll photo
graphed the performers (black n white
face) and the audience. Mr.. Weber,
when the fashlight was used, nearly sue
ceeded in blowing off his a Had he
been blowing off a friend he would have
been successful. The three groups taken
will BIO on exhibit for sale in a day or
two in a Montgomery street store.