The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-27
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OF GAY .CDLQRS.
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and students OF the two universities and
friends, all guests Of the Richmond Chap
ter The remainder OF the house was sold
as Usual and was packed unit! not an
right side OF tho house bore Virginia
etlors. The orange and blue Haunted
everywhere but for every festoon Of these
beloved hues. there huttered opposite the
pure white and sky blue OF old Carolina,
Before the curtain rose at $3.50 the
great company bad come in. taken OFF its
hat. gotten seated, gotten comfortable.
and by many a buzz and ripple OF laugh
ter announced itself ready for a Com !
c1y in Three Explosions as the Might
OF the Fourth" Is aptly called. 4.
When the nrst curtain was lifted a
scene was revealed which called forth
burst OF applause and a university yell Il
which every single person Joined and
which we'll nigh raised the roof" There
were the classic and beautiful rotunda OF
the University CT Virginia and the IA
n,ilar TEXTURES OF Thomas Jefferson. the
founder Of virglnias great and we'll
beloved school d s.la
Generous Audience.
Little Mary Marble Little Chip and
Otis Harlan soon established themselves
us favorites with the University boys
But It is hardly farto single out these,
thing were possible Certainly no company
was ever more generously applauded than
the Wells Dunno Harlan Musical Comedy
Company was last night. Their res onses
were as hearty and often as 1t was pos
s,ble for them to be.
Little Chip and Otis Harlan had to do
a bit Of clever work just before the cur
tain went up Those who had arranged
tile programme of songs had assumed. as
70 many did, that the University would
win. The words of the first line were
1--WE have come to see you win-U va
The rest was in keeping with them. The
air to which they were set was Good
Rye. Dolly Gray Little Chip and Mr..
Harlan we're to lead and the entire COM
rany and audience were expected to JOIN
1t. Harlan Ca used considerable merrl-
ment by announcing that the University
OF North Carolina had changed the score
so he and Little Chip had also to change
their score. They had spent the entire
week learning the song, he said, but be-.
fore coming on the stage. had to write
another-which they sang, followed ny
Wells from the Carolina side of the house.
Songs Between Acts.
Retween the second and the third acts
.the University Of Virginia team and stu
dents sang two college songs. One be-
gan: ir--' T
s"God bless dear U. Vat
Make them play ball.to-day; II
ct them be strong."f ~
4 The air, was America! The other other
began: s.-4s NszsF, Y y, -. 2 4
THAT good old song Of Yah hoo-wah;
Well sing it DER and DER . ~.
TO the air Aud Lang syne.
Though h the audience did not know the
words. many carried the tune and the
singing proved delightful feature
North Carolina responded with rousing.
yell and a college song. ~
The musical numbers, which caught the
collegians, and the audience as well. were
...1Vhistltng Riley" by Mr. Harlan and
the company, and "Bidelia.' by Miss
Marble and the chorus.
Again and again did the audience by
shouts Of applause ask to hear the tune
ful songs. Pleasant features OF the
evening. were the passage over the foot
lights Of several handsome bunches OF
.chrysaLnthemums One came to Miss
Henrietta Lee another to Miss Marble
and another to Miss Marie Fanchionetti.
The evening at the theatre closed by
with roof-raising and farewell yen
from each side OF the house. II was the
handshake goodbye Of the two teams
for another year. .7fB,,,
Many. Of the ladies and gentlemen took
carriages at the door and we're rapidiv
driven to the Masonic Temple, where gay
couples were already forming Tor the
University german
Were Wildly Joyful.
+ I The scenes about Murphys Hotel after
the game were wildly joyful. The lobby
was packed until hardly another person
could have squeezed between the swing
ing doors. Outside were scores OF men.
careless OF the freezing weather, waving
the cold white and the sky blue OF Car
DINA, and from time. to time. shouting
and giving the University yell, In the
lobby the enthusiasm broke out IN every
conceivable way. Members Of the team,
those who had made feature plays ana
old fayorites generally. were picked up.
put on broad Carolina shoulders and
showed and pushed about the spacious
but crowded room. ~.
College men stood up In chairs and
spoke, while twenty were cheering and
SCREENING at the top Of the'- 1850 to
one that was making p!etense OF listen
ing. Others were singing and laughing,
until such labyrinth Of manner and
means Of mirth was formed it beggars
description, .lJs1 "a.