The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-28
SOMETHING LIKE A BALL.
LAST OF THE DOLANDOS ESCAPED
ABOUT NOON MKT DAT.

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In the Minstrel Show-Circus, Vaudeville
and ragged Thrown In-Sinkers There.
The Dolando Club OF Park row learned that
vaudeville was the proper thing for reception
and after the clubs last meeting II was nn-
nounced that q minstrel performance. n coun-
try circus, a tragedy. n melodramaa and a vaude-
VILE show would DO given at the ball OF the
club held ir the Lexington Avenue Opera
House on Fifty-eighth street last Friday night.
The Harlem millionaire element OF the club
and the Battery contingent got together. az
they say In Park row. and appointed commit
tees 20 Interpret the clubs motto, "Gete oil the
pleasure out Of life that there is In life" The
committee on hail hired the Opera House and
told the proprietor to make provisions for the
accom- notation Of at least 5000 people.
He bought several corned beeves AMI had them
slaughtered. Then he sent orders to various
tradesmen and all day Friday Fitty-eighth
street. from Third avenue to Lexington, was
blocked by wagons owned by caterers. florists
and decorators.
At & o'clock at night the hall was crowded so
that those In charge at the door had to send
for police to keep away the people. who insisted
upon getting into the hail, although there WAS
no room. Sheriff Grell came late, but he had
enough pull 10 ktl III " u SlNc wv M o'u u
Mayors private secretary. Mayor Van Wyck
sent a letter o, regret. Gov. Roosevelt sent .
special Telegram from Albany wishing the
members and their friends q merry time.
II would be a very difficult task to describe
Just what happened a, the bal. While the two
bands u IN usic PLAYED alternately In the main
hail. a third band was kept busy in one ofthe
dining rooms. where many practical Joke were
=. t N4.tnatop,a thnra
was a barrel Of violet perfume sprinklsd about
the room in The center OF which an ordinary
fountain threw up spray, Of clear water. Word
had been passed around that It was the fountain
that threw out the perfume AMI the women ell
bowed each other 10 dip their handkerchiefs
into the basin OF the fountain. Johnny Meehan.
President Of the cub and nephew OF Fat
Dolan. the original Park row coffee
and cake man. laughed loud enough at the
victims Of the col gne fountain 20 convince
every one there that no was getting a great
deal of pIeasure out OF life. But laughing was
not the only thing that he did. He shook hands
with about two thousand persons. One minute
1t was Joe. the Park Row bootblack, who was
in every den, and a minute later 1t was the
Hon. Joseph Murray. supe rint"ndent OF the
state Capitol building a. Albany, hen he
said Hell o. to Peter DeLacy. introduced Mr.:
DeLacy TO United States senator and turned
to grasp the h9nd ~ slippery 81. he butter
pushed asiie BY Magistrate Olmstead who made
way for Jerry. the oystrrman.,
THE curtain gong NJ! The curtains 60
ing upn' was shouted. ana everybody in the
side rooms pushed forward 10 The main hall.
The curtain arose on a scene that vii troba-
by never be- wltne sed AKA II, In New York
city. There were l0j men on the stagp anI 90
women. The programme said that they were
the Dolando mi strels. Their faces had been
blackened with cork. Among them were
policemen. frrmen and school trustees. One
OF the end men WIS a city Official an the nth
man from him was a clergyman, The stage
manager was Sergt, Brennan. who has bean
aevrnth street police station. The minstrel
, show opened with a chorus by the entire COM
pany an! the end men then got In some
Ths audience laughed for an hour and q half
at the minstrel show. Then a "~scote" man
got to work ard threw moving pictures on a
Old and one seven, then, came, en- In costume;
Qua wa. in male attire. They did a',c"on turn"
singing negro songs and winning IN. applause
OF the audience for hal, an hour; A lit 9 girl
! 81 nine, came W.T. and introduced herself as a
soubrette looking for a JOB. She sang. dancei.
did a tumbling act and cracked Jokes
Of the club and went Of the stage 70
'"H Hnsrioa%" One 'o'ths Jack Ia. Who had been
with Deway ut Manila appeared IN the tablcau
! together with on Of tn" mon who fought with
Roosevelt. Rough Riders in Cula, They were
/ IN costume and with sabre and gun they posed
! MAS labelled the Goddess Of Liberty and who
I held a large American flag, While thi. group
was on the stage the audience Of 1000 persons
bands. Al the close Of the national anthem,
some one in the crowd shouted. Three cheers
for the Red. White and Blue" and the crowd
cheered until they we're hoarse.
John A. Hanneberry, who owns several big
fats in Harlem. aud who arranged the pro-
gramme for the stage performance, came out
ana announced that the next play on the stage
would be a tragedy This part of the show
lasted Tor an hour and then came the circus in
Guiding everything that is witnessed at a
riding, Acomsdy in three acts followed and it
nance ended. ~Athorah the progra,nme was
over f"r r i9nr h S1' H IN rs9srn; y ' tcid f them r imG"t tss
hall had been hired for only. q day and q night
and in consequence OF this, the Dolando
crowd woul'i have to be satisfied with the
dancing that was to 10 low.
Baumgaertner. the cruller man. who supplies
cruilers and doughnnts IN the Park row beam.
cry, had been engage m 2 wlpe.onsn,ne con.
New York Pie Baking Company. and the Sinker
man. who hal been acting rs referee, nal the
honor Of being ths ir-' OF ne crowd 70 wave
man gets tipSy. Brown. tina cigar man, was
julged by Supt. Murray to he a good second 10
To every ono who approached, Brown he
said: Il love my VIE; Yes, do and he
proved il by kissing her every time he said II,
and he said It ms often as he could.
There - one thing c%crtaln.'' satl Mr.. Muir
ray. %this racket has proved that Brown loves
The Sinker man forgot AL about lena, Tor he
was explain ing to Joe, the Italian hyottlack,
how Joe might have saved 90 cents by going
further up Third avenue TO hire his dress suit
Only a dollar ! give for mine said SinkrrS,
"und only - cents, Tor my I'ath"T-Taten'
shOea. Dot dress suit To lot ia Just 30 good as
when | buy a full one to.order-made on a tailor
"What-a | care FOR a doll'.," replied the boot.
black. II sp.nd-a so much please. 81 naked
sou acruaint' NY bruI', Hc.a g0ol.a man.
come. hayc-a drink. What.o 1 care for mon
Tonight
Their were others there who cared very littl,
for money. Every man asked every other mar
every lew minutes:
Come. have something on me-
Il love my WIFE" said Brown. a little louder,
when the hands OF the hall clock approached
~ love Johnny Meehan," said a hundred
other Johnnies who were there.
Some OF The guests and club mem hers like
Mr.. Hickey. the Washington Market butcher
and Nav. the milkmaD, Ind to leave the hal
carly. There were others who waited TO stil
for a week or two. The Official time Of tht
ending OF the ball will probably never ~
known. Tho motorman Of u Third avenue ca
said il must have been noon, NJ that hour h,
caused a block on the road ly Stopping sud
car track The tai. thin man had a bunch o
American flags in one hand am. a bouquet o
natural flowers In The other with a dress sui
case under his arm and the Dolando cnlors
red, White and blue pinned on his coat lnpel
He IN insisted on telling the motorman that h