The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-29
THE ELKS BENEFIT.
All Arrangements Completed
for Thursday Evening


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tsi ssfsh PLEASURE bt be theater-going
and pleasure loving public. While
the people Of M6rgantown have never
d YET been entertained by this broth
erhood they are looking forward to
Thursday night March Both with pleas
ant anticipation OF good jolly time.
II Is on that night that Morgant wn
Lodge No. All of the B. p. o. Fslks
assisted by talented friends will fur
nish mirth and entertainment for ali
who are fortunate enough to attend
their MINISTRIES. All expect good
time and no one shall be disappointed.
To be brought face to face with our
Hawaiian and Philippine neighbors is
Of itself worth the price of admission
Who is there that is not enough inter
ested in our new possessions In the
placid Pacific to want to see che ma
tives. And on that night you shall
see them clothed in their native cos
TUNES speaking their own language
and singing their own songs. You
should not miss the grand parade
which will take place between eleven
and twelve O'Clock Thursday. Our
imported attractions will arrive on
the 1882 train and will be met by the
members Of the local Lodge and
escorted about town to martial
music amid the thronging crowds.
But 1t is not by the Philippines ard
Hawaiians alone that you shall be en-
tertained when once you are comfor-
tably fixed in your seat at the opera
house.
The justly famed Hartigan Orches-
ira will furnish music for the occas-
ion that will cause thrill of satisfac-
tion and pleasure to sweep through
the throng. And who is it that does
not enjoy songs? For some there will
be catchy and humorous negro melo-
dies and for Others songs more senti-
mental There is not an old song
among them while most Of them have
never been heard here at all. These
songs will be rendered by members of
the company assisted by the Seneca
Quartette composed of Messrs. Lam
caster, Kuhn, Rosenmerkle and Slime
concerning whose ability no encomium
is necessary. You will hear. too the
tripping tinkle of the mandolin, the
tum-tum of the banjo and the soft
vibrations of the guitar responding to
the touch Of such artists as Hayes,
Hatcher, Alexander, Davis, McWhor-
ter and Goodwin. Mr.. Walter Mes
TREAT has kindly consented to delight
the audience with cornet solo. 1t
would be your moneys worth to hear
this alone.
Should there be some to whom the
excellent musical programme does not
appeal they will not fail to enjoy with
the rest the new and up TO date jokes
of the "Manipulators of the Ebony"
and the side plays of the "Wielders of
the Sheepslxin." There will be some
local hits and they will be warm
enough to keep out the cold of a
Klondike winter night Persons who
have not smiled since the death of
their mother's-in- law will be compell-
ed to relax their solemn faces and join
in the general merriment.
Mr.. John L. Hoffman the well
known whistling soloist and bird imi-
tator will on that night outrival the
nightingale itself If you have heard
him you will want to hear him again
and If you have not heard him now is
your opportunity. Be sure to provide
yourself with a safety valve to allow
the surplus merriment to escape when
James Lazier. the inimitable jim,
appears upon the scene In his Mono
logue attended with song and dance
act. Better than quinine for the blues
will this part of the programme be.
Rambling Thoughts from Wander
ing Willie" will make US further ac-
quainted with Mr.. II. Crawford who
needs no Introduction to Morgan
town audience.
From the foregoing cursory glance
the most skeptical cannot but be con-
WINGED that there is a treat in store
for every purchaser of a ticket for the
Elk's minstrel. But the half has not
been told nor can il be. You must be
there, you must hear them sing, you
must see them dance and catch the
witty sayings in all their force to fully
enjoy. Not-the least of the events of
the evening has not yet been mention
ed. When the 'sCake Walk" takes
place you will wish all your friends
were with you to enjoy it. The color
ed folks. the PHILIPPINES, the Ha-
waiians will all be there and they will
be dressed in the height of fashion.
If you want pointers on fashions for
the coming ten years you must be in
at the finish and see the cake walk.
The people of Morgantown are al
ways appreciative of good entertain
ments and there is no doubt that they
will come away from the Opera House
after seeing the Elk's Ministries feeling
that life is yet worth living and hum
ming to themselves bits of the catchy
songs they heard there which will con-
tinue to tickle their ears until the
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