The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-04-06
new play by David Belasco. It is an
nounced that the original cast and
scenery will be seen next week in the:
presentation of "ZaZa. .. 81

new play by David Belasco. It is an
nounced that the original cast and
scenery will be seen next week in the:
presentation of "Zaza."
The Prohibitionists of the Twin
Cities have secured Oliver w. Stewart
OF Chicago, their national chairman,
to address a mass meeting to be held
in the Century Hall, Minneapolis, on
Wednesday evening, April 10th. Mr..
Stewart is a brilliant and magnetic
speaker and, although very young
man, is regarded by the Prohibitions
lists as one of their strongest plat
form men. Admission is free, and all
enemies of saloon are earnestly in
vited to attend. -z.s.E. -.
Led by Misses Ethel and Ollie How
ard on last Saturday about thirty little
people planned surprise for Alma
Porter On her 10th birthday. So we'll
mad they kept their secret that Alma
was at a loss to know where the girls
and boys were going when they rang
the door bell. The afternoon was spent
IN games and merry time was had.
After partaking of refreshments, the
children left, voting the surprise the
]olllest they had seen, and wishing
Alma many returns of the day. s.
The attraction at the Star theatre
for next week will be the leader of
them all, the Gay Masqueraders, en-
body1ng all the clever ideas that have
originated down to date. An ideal
burlesque show, typifying all the word
burlesque implies, namely, tending to
excite laughter. They have comedians
that are humorous: Comely women
that will excite admiration in the mas
culine mind. Musical numbers that
will charm the ear. Such is the Gay
Masqueraders. A superb olio and two
great extravaganzas, ''The Belle of
Frisco and "A Snap Shot," including
the novel $4,000 illusion Of statuesque
poses. IT, X ~ 8, +.
At o'clock tomorrow st. James
Sunday school will present an inter-
esting program. r.-,.,s, - -@--
The Primary Department, under the
direction of Mrs. J. c. Anderson,
Supt., will have suitable exercises.
Mrs. L. Bean and Miss Carrie Doug
lass will appear as soloists; Mrs. II.
H. Lyles will tell how, from little
acorns large trees grow" There will
be recitations, solos and quartettes by
members of the school,. Mrs. J. e.
Porter, Asst. supt., will read the mis-
sionary secretary's letter to the peo-
pie. The church will be appropriate
ly decorated. Singing of the school
under direction of G. M Vassar, Choir
lister; J. p Anderson, sSupt.
The entertainment given by the
Ladies' Aid Club of Pilgrim Baptist
church Tuesday and Wednesday even.
ings, was a great success On Tues
day evening Senator Moses Clapp and
GOV. Van SAINT were present and ex-
cellent addresses by the senator and
the governor were received with
marked enthusiasm. G.. T. Trow-
bridge, colonel of the First South
Carolina Afro-American regiment, told
forcibly and interestingly of the forma-
ton OF this regiment and of the heroic
qualities displayed by certain of it's
members. Col. Trowbridge's farewell
address to his comrades was read by
Fred D. McCracken. In the course of
the colonel's speech Mrs. j. D. Under
wood read an illustrative poem, ''They
Buried Him With His Negro Soldiers
A duet was sung by Mrs. j. Harris
and Mr.. Allen French; trio by Mrs.
Bertha Wilson, Misses Marion French
and Nellie Paterson; a solo by Mrs
Charles Alexander "A solo was played
by Miss Evelyn Hickman, pianist.
The Grand's attraction the coming
week, commencing next Sunday night,
will be the Royal Lilliputians in the
new, up-to-date spectacular and music
al farce-comedy, tThe Merry Tramps, y
which is said to have convulsed audi
ences all over the country to the verge
of laughing fits. The comedy is from
the pen of the author of "McFadden's
Flats the most hilarious farce ever
seen here, and as .The Merry
Tramps" has been pronounced twice
as funny, it's uproarious nature may
be easily Imagined. These Li1lipu-
tians must not be confounded with the
German Lilliputians so popular. a few
years ago, this being a new organiza-
ton of the funniest known American
and English artists, who have been
pronounced the funniest little people
in comedy. They are assisted by real
comedy giants, whose clever farcica1