Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-26

Special Correspondence.
Gallup. n. A., Jan. &--I send YOU
the program and a short account 81 an
entertainment given az the opera house
on the evening Of the ivih. which was
~ FAR the best thing Of the kind ever
presented In the town BY local talent
and fully equal to many given by pro-
fessiouals o. long standing The affair
was gotten up BY the miners OF Gallup
80 raise money IN case % need during
the pending strike They were very
successful. acting $50. The eyent de-
serves special mention. a. well fof SIS
real merits o. for H. bearing 10 marked
a significance Of the state of { Tairs In
Gallup al the present time
The affair was arranged. the program
Tor the stage made ~ and carried out
with but three rehearsala IN trs four
days time Of preparation and with but
awo exceptions. eniireiy by miners
fresh from their underground work
rooms, where for the greater part o.
thelr lives they nave toiled IN dark
mess. dampncss and bad air with dan
ser ever present and death frequent
visitor.
THE mEaia was furnished by the u. #
a.. orchestra. two OF NJ ave members
n. Wyper and j. Watson. are miners
now. -. T.. Russell, the leader. has
been a miner. AZ also W =, Campbell.
who was hindcrcd by sickness from
playing on this occaeiOn.) The remain
ina member W. w. Risdon, spent
eleven years as bookkeeper and ac-
couniant Tor the Gallup and Crescent
coal companies.
Part hEt, as will be seen by refer
ring ~ tho program, consisted of the
customary circle with lts Jokes, wit
ticisms. songs and dances. Tho Jokes
were this years crop the Sitticisns
clever. the hits good natured and f'sa-
ny. the songs VI the better clae1 and
we'll rendered. nothing rude or sugges-
tive Ia the entire program. This part
furnished a moai cOmical number
The Man who Wanted to Tell a Story
Nobody Wanted 10 Hear The circle
vanished one by one. the chairs struck
and sild out OF sight ana even the cur
tain was drawn ON ts9 persistent story
teller, The club swinging by Mr.. Dris-
much admiration was ELECTED by the
smooth and rhymthieal play OF the
clubs IN perfect time with the music
the nlmble feet OF MoNally. the clog
dancer would have scored a triumph
fOr any dancer who ever took the
stage" In GALLUP. The recitations were
well rendered and fun Of fun. The
songs. good old songs. OF up-to-dAte
new ones and rendered sill more ef-
Tectiyc a. Russell and wyper aided In
the accompaniment. Each number was
received with applause. II. &, O'Neil's
song by request" brought down the
house. NJ. Watson's rendition Of an En-
Elish ballad was fine-ln fact all the
numbers were good from the opening
Joke 10 the finish Of the lively farce at
IA O'Clock. when tie nOor WA cleared
Tor the dancing. which continued until
O'Clock la the morning
PART FIRST
Orchestra. A. Gavin. A.
1ernaEco. NJ. Watson, n. a. Carpenter.
J. Adams, a. O'Neill, J Mentally y
Mcsparron. J Lee. II u Harper. Wan
Hhye
PART SECOND.
overture Orchestra
club .singing.-M Driscoll.
Comic song I'cter Mosparron
Irish sonE--A Bernasco.
champion clog dancer 90 the west
Prof. McNally
song by request III O'NeM
Song sentimentsl--R. Gavin.
Song English bailnd--M Watson.
Modern school Vt acting--O'Nein ana
Sharper
Descriptive eong-J. Adams
lTish recitatlon--Peter NIcSparron
Dyerture--Orchestra
The program concluded with the fun
niest % all fares, The Ghost IN a
Pawn shop" Cast-R n. Harper.
Jake Washington n. ~ Carpenter.
-. Lcvi;" A. Gavin, Jimmie. the
Tough" James Lee. Nothing but
Ghost"
IL speaks volumes for the talent and
intelligence % che class % men at Gal
iup. when they can prepare ~ hne an
entertainment IN 10 snort q time. and
in the motive we fnd sufiicie"' nrOof
ofthe close bond OF fratornai feeling
in this union OF working men. and the
presence o. the large attentive and en-
thusiasue audience points 20 the fact
that the generai public are In sympathy
with them. ] understand that the inn
promatu company intend 20 add 20 and
further Improve their program and Wis
% Albuquerque next week. We be-
speak for them, tise liberia patronage
sheir merit and motives demand and
confidently await pleasing verdict
GALLUPrTE.