The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-27


Encouraged by the success of their
summer festival of mirth and music,
and in response to the general solicit
tation of their friends, the Liederkranz
boys gave another minstrel entertain
ment last night. AS an the former oc-
casion, Music hall, the scene OF the
entertaining. was crowded to the doors
and the crowd was one that was far
from being slow to see and show its
appreciation of the unending success
sion of good things that were pre-
sented.
Comparisons are sometimes. IL not
always odious. but If one was called
upon to compare the two perform
ances he would have to say that last
nights affair surpassed it's predecessor
in many respects and when he had
that much said he would be saying II
great deal, as those who saw the first
performance will agree.
From the very outset the perform
ance was go" The first part went
with a dash that betokened confidence
born of careful preparation. The SOLO
lists "let themselves loose" to express
it in a pointed, If not elegant way,
and in the chorus work there was a
spirit and harmony that was scarcely
to be expected from amateurs.
There was no end of original features
and chief among them was the "get
up" of the first part. the design Of the
stage manager. J. Nelson Teets. 1t is
something, no doubt, that will be copied
extensively.
THE FIRST PART.
| The scenario was a beautiful ter
raced garden at night, profuse in flow
ers and decorative lanterns. The COM
pany appeared in the latest approved
| summer garb of the really truly up-tO.
date young man, the shirt waist being
the particularly prominent portion OF
the costume. The vocalists who APP
| peared in white face wore shirt waists
with black bow ties, dark leather belts
and dark trousers. The comedians
We're attire. in giddy pink or blue
shirt waists, daintily tinted ties and
white duck trousers. The premier
| interlocutor," Jake Ferber, departed
| from the customary satin make up OF
| the middle man and donned a puffed-
out creation of white and scarlet thai
would put Lew Dockstader to shame.
The tambo ends were Will Emerich.
| Nathan Jacobs, Fred Softley, Victor
| Wenzel, Fred Weinss and Jacob Hills.
Handling the bones were Billy Will
| fiams, Ed. Eisele. George Breig, Char
les Bertne, Gus Weinss and John How
| ley.
| The chorus was comprised of Ed
ward Siebecker, Lewis Sebecker, AL
bert Davis. Frank Becker, f. Albrecht,
Fred Linder, a. Keller Frank Diehl,
Gus Reppert, A. Graf, James Miller,
Charles Wagner, Ernest Gloar, Isidor
Ross, Charles L. Wenzel, Lorenz Hab-
erstroh, Fred Widmayer, Will vock-
roth, John Eiden, Louis Conrad, Fred
Diehl, Louis Stipp, Fred Hays and Phil
| Wagner.
| Lawrence's band and orchestra rem
dered the instrumental music, under
direction of Professor w. c. OFT, who
also had direction of all the vocal mu-
| sic.
! The vocal numbers were especially
commendable. every song being brand
new and exceedingly catchy
The opening chorus was pot pourri
of the popular melodies cleverly az
! ranged and was rendered with spirit
that set a good pace for the whole en-
tertainment. Then followed "No Cake
Comes Too High For Me-" Will Emer-
ich; "The Songs of Long Ago" Gus
Repert: "Just Little Bit Oft the
Top" Charles Bertine; "At the Bot
tom OF the Deep Blue Sea-" Fred
Weinss: THE Luckiest Coon in
Town." BILLY Williams: "She's
Queen" Albert Davis; my Dearest
Pal Is Albert. Prince of Wales" Gus
Weinss; Let By-Gones Be By-Gones,"
Louis Conrad: "The Old Church Door,"
Charles r. Wenzel: "My Susie Anna
from louisiana" Fred Softly: "The
Cake in the Sky" Fred Weinss, Will
limerick and company.
ENCoREs NUMEROUS.
Every number was encored and sew
eral OF them had to repeat more than
once before the audience was content
to let the singers sit down. a dele
cation of Electric City wheelmen oc-
cupying the front seats in the par
Duet helped make things lively and
evoked several laughs by throwing
punches of vegetables tied with gay
ribbons to the performers.
Some of the jokes Were better than
the others. it must be said, but. with
out exception, they evoked loud and
hearty laughter.
Billy Williams made a hit with
"Why are the Electric City Wheelmen
like bananas? Because they always
go in lunches"
Nate Jacobs told o funny one about
Doctor Wehlau being wonderful ply
sician. He was called in to attend a
man who swallowed penny and he
made him cough up two dollars Fred
Softly had one to the effect that he