Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-04
Hon. |. S. Ebright an
Ideal InterIocutor.
Entire Program Carried Out
Without a Break.
Gross Receipts will be Turned Over,
TO Buchtel College.

ployes demonstrated to an Akron au-
dience that they We're at home upon
the stage. Thursday night they main
tanned their reputation and gave Akron
theater. goers an exhibition in minstrel
sy seldom surpassed by professional
| actors.
The minstrel show last night was
success. 1t was given, for the benefit
of Buchtel College, and every cent re-
ceived from the sale of tickets will be
turned over to the proper authorities.
This commendable undertaking upon
the part of the local p. o. force met
with a hearty response from the pub
lie at large and every seat in the
Grand opera house was taken. When
the curtain went up at S:15 O'Clock an
array of burnt cork" talent arranged
upon the stage in regulation style was
revealed. Seated upon a throne decor
ated with the college colors was the
interlocutor, Hon. l.. S. Ebright. The
postmaster was attired in n spotless
suit of white duck and presided with
a fraceful dignity found only in the
| real artist.
The end men We're Mr.. \. +. Limric,
Mr.. G. Harry Miller, Mr.. Warren K.
Snyder, Mr.. Will d. Kittinger, Mr.
Fred w. Work and Mr.. f. A. Cum
| Minis.
The stage was decorated with the
national colors artistically arranged
| The grand Introductory overture adapt
| ed from Robin Hood opera was given
by the orchestra and 10 voices under
the direction of Prof. K. Clark Miller.
Very few old jokes were perpetrated
and the soloists were all received with
applause. The following program Of
solos was given:
81 aint got no happy home to leave"
F, A. Cummins.
MY Lady Lu," A. e. Limric.
81 don't care ii never wake up G..
Harry Miller.
my Anna Lizer," Fred&W Work,
.'The Queen of Charcoal Alley" VIII
p. Kittinger.
To-day" Glenwood White.
"lAfter ALL" Edmund A. Upham.
An encore was demanded of each
singer.
| Part / concluded with an overture
by the orchestra Introducing medley
in which all participated. AS the cnr-
tain dropped the minstrels gave the
College yell.
| Do xr-ac 1,xr al,
one-act comedy sketch. entitled "Her
New Dressmaker." The parts were
taken by Mr.. A. Tresize Saunders and
Miss Carita McEbright. Their work
was greatly enjoyed and heartily ap.
plauded.
| The colonial minuet was danced by
the following young ladies': Mrs. Chas.
Griffith, Misses Stella Peterson, Anna
McFarlin, Bess McFarlin, Lillian Per-
kins, Annie Norton, Jessie Weaver,
Kate Thompson, Jane Sargent. Jessie
Smith Flora Goodwin, Grace Mcneil,
Ella Hershey. Ethel Adam, Nellie
Dngue, Gertrude Mason.
In direct contrast with the above,
the old-tine "Monnie Musk" was dane
ed by s couples attired in the quaint
costume of I'VE olden time" Mr.. c. w.
Lantz furnished the music on a soli-
tary fiddle and the dancers entered
into the pastlme with all the vigor of
youth.
Those who participated were Mrs,
A, c. Voris, Mrs. Asa Hanscom, Mrs.
l. C. Alden, Mrs. Sumner Nash, Mrs.
Jacob Koplin, Miss Abby Alden, Miss
Harriet Scott, Miss Lucy Carr, Mr..
Sumner Nash, Judge Z. L. Marvin, Hon.
HI. G. Sanford, Mr.. W. G.. Robinson,
Mr.. John Wolf, Mr.. j. f. Seiberling,
Mr.. Wells MerriInan and Mr.. Jacob
Koplin.
The famous Werntz- family gave an
excellent performance of ground and
shoulder tumbling. TIL troupe con-
sists of four ladies and four men, all
appearln gin full dress, This act
was loudly applauded and they We're
given a curtain call.
| In the absence of Mr.. A. w. Cogswell
of Cleveland, Mrs. Miriam Ward sang,
Mrs. Ward had short notice, but filed
the vacancy very acceptably.
| The program concluded with laugh.
able after-piece, written expressly for
this occasion by Mr.. F. A. Cummins.
The piece is entitled Ten Minutes in
Coontown," and some excellent buck
and wing dancing is introduced, The
cast follows:
Uncle Ned Johnsng A. e. Limric
Aunt Mandy Johnsing w. r. Snyder
Zeb Skinner, a farmer N
Glenwood White
Sam Johnslng, no good niggar "a
g. Harry Miller
Tommy Did 1t James Lane
| Willie DO 1t Walter Johnson
Pickininniesy
Salvatorla McGinnis, a chicken
| fend w ID. Kittinger
Also uiggers, coons, colored people,
crap shooners, low-down white trash,
no'good niggers, gospel shoutcrs and
dark complcNioned warblers.
| Tho oh l,s