New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-21

It was long after 10 o'clock when the audience
was seated, and the entertainment began with the
following prologue. written by John Saunders. and
recited by Of the professionals before the cur
tain:
We all know well that Fishes swim
From little fishes. neat and trim,
TO whales and Walrus grand.
But fishes whOve been always dumb
While the Old Lone Fisherman so gium
For IN his life will speak
For this Lone Fisherman grim
Once met goldfish rare,
Who threw a Golden Spell Ger him,
And caught him fast and fair:
This golden fish. with ways so fine,
Has opened my mouth to-day.
And made me quit my hook and line
To sing and dance so gay.
So now we will the play begin
We hope that it will please
Our minds viii be at ease.
II il shall finish without jars,
And prove all that you wish
We all may thank lucky stars
We met that Golden Fish.
When the curtains were parted the stage was
found 10 be set with very pretty plantation scene,
on the left being cabin occupied by colored man.
wife and children-two pickaninnies who performed
some clever dances. The father begins to read
letter received from his son, who has been to
the Klondike digging for gold. and is interrupted
by hearing a familiar voice singing an old planta-
ton song. The gold hunting soon makes hts
appearance. and after hearty welcome relates
his experiences in the West and particularly IN
New-York.
'.FIow's fishing IN New-York?" queries the old
man. Am pretty good just now" answers the
hopeful There's one man up there-Stuyvesant
Fish-who uses an iron line held down by Fish
plates. and he always pears to have good luck"
II suppose you went out IN society good deal
when you were in New-York?" asked the parent.
"Oh. yes" answered the They have new
kind of a cakewaIk up there, called cotilon."
''Wen. is it hard to dancer" inquired the old man
NO, If you drink the right kind Of wine If you
don't you might just as well go TO your lar"
Old Mani reckon there are fine houses in big
son-oh, yes; but there's a man UP there who
pe5s to Ee n the st43 atte ePaR Win him. Is the
son-No, Silver About Is to | Then. pop.
there's man up there Whitney by pane. name. what
ers. Stop for nobody and no more do his cable
son-POp. can you tell when post is not
IFsather-vyen yes, son; except when it's daisy.
she thinks she is right, and tell her I'm right
Son sonE WE leave it to Mrs oelrichs. She's
Fair.
Then came on the stage a band of circus per-
formers-stranded. After explaining their plight
the unfortunate performers are told 10 put up
their ring And then began a regular circus per-
fornance with clown ringmaster and educated
pony and dog. Then came some Spanish dances
by Hattie Wells. As a finale Miss Carroll BirdsaH
recited Kipling's 1.-THE Absent Minded Beggar' 10
Later supper was served
Some Of the guests were Mrs. William Aston AIr.
and Mrs Stanford White. Mrs Hermann oelricha,
~ 80 NFrs Orrne Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Whitney
Warren Mr. and Mrs Charles Il MarShA4i, =, MF.
and Mrs George B. De Forest MT anq MTs Ih NS
dore Frelinghuysen. Miss Josephine Johnson, Mr:
and Mrs John r. Drexel Mr.. and Mrs, EgeFton
l. winthrop, jr Mr.; and Mrs Elisha Dye, r.
Mr. and Ms p Loriiard Ronaios, MI and MIS-
LANES Brown Lord Mr. and Mrs. George j. Gould,
M and Mrs John E. Cowdin, Mr ana MIS-. j. Lee
Taller Mr. and Mrs. Frank Is. Pendletonr MT
and Mrs L Townsend Burden, Mr., and Mrs Loyd
s. Bryce Mr. and Mrs. Charles IA OelTlcns. MISS
Pomeroy.. Mr. and Mrs W. Starr Miller Mrz.
BSeese Mr.. and Mrs. Victor sorchan MI; and Mrs
Charles Al Childs Mr.. and Mrs. j. DE K Norman
White5onse Mr. and Mrs. Trenor I. Park, Mr..
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mr.. ana Mrs. Elbridge
T Gerry Mr. and Mrs. William Jay, MI and Mrs.
Niiliam r. Trayers Miss Daisy Post. Mrs. Luther
Kountze Mr. and Mrs. Sydney smith, Miss Anna
sands Mrs Levi P Morton. the Misses Morton.
Mr. and Mrs James +. D. LanieT j. henry Smith,
r. Livingston Beekman. James De Wolfe Cutting.
;ngton Whitehousss William coster. Miss Isabel
Cameron, Robert Van Cortlandt LispenaTd Stew
art W RhinelandeF Stewart, Mfsi Earl Dodge,
Stephen n Olin and Mr. and Al aoa harry arr w NC
Vickar. Mrs Fish VIII give dance on SATURDAY.
evening Of this week