The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15
NOAH ON MINSTREL STAGE.
FLUSHING COMMUTERS BUR.
LESQUE VOYAGE or THE ARK.


They Dent Like In 1neir own Com
u,unity--Society In Black Fsce-An Ter
the Profit Of FlushIng Hospital.
A large number Of Flushing folk turned
out last night at a home-talent Biblical
burlesque- and minstrel show which society
people there gave In the League Building
for the benefit OF the Flushing Hospital.
The show was called the 'Antediluvian
Delirium."
The first stage Of the disease consisted
of the minstrel show. In 1t Lawyer joseph
Fitch, William Walker, the artist; Il. Out.
said things about the speed Of Long Island
trains and Of Flushing In general.
The second scene was laid around the
Main street railroad station In Flushing.
Lawyer Fitch was made up as news
boy He sold oopss q The ~ css.S
considering the cost Of groceries and some
other things in the place.
The second stage OF the 'delirium' was
more like the real thing. II was called
the Last Days. Of Noah. and had its Get.
The acton sh n opened With NoeA e. saiyssej
and Methuseioh IN. F. Nelson( and two
of Nodh's wives on deck. NodA was old
and bewhiskered. but dressed In . trim
yachting suit. Methuseidh didnt, have
such modsh outfit ne w We ,ss t tai white ts
growing ali over him. !,
eSYes' said Methpsdleh, since first
chewed the gum OF the gopher tree, I've
seen a hundred generations hutter down
10 the sl2 train and totter back from the
~ go Whereat Noah remarked that Me.
-sdieh was no longer young, but had
taken foolish powder and was talking
Then Noah recalled, incidentally, as
he lodged a couple Of fighting bootbh ckss,
that many days ago we left Thirty, fourth
of Rlsckweli.' Noah; anxiety grew apace
when the pilot informed him that he couldn t
steer the ark because the 'nbble roost
upon the rudder and one by one slide slowly
down the slippery .slope. into the sobbins
sea Amt y sh tSs e.hs Ss'd T. the chorus
I'D came Cam, Sods, Ldmech and his two
wives, Mama and Jabal, JNbdl and Tsbol
who by this time had got most OF the burnt
cork OF their faces. Com lamented that
he was the human limit and that he wa,
aalone, all alone" with his face Ldmeeh
ton Graham Of Flushing, who has the repu-
tstion of being wise beyond his years"
But Lameck remembered all Of a sudden
that he hadn't had drink since he left
the Tenderloin and that he was thirsty
He got the rest Of the crowd TO kneel down
and shout ooh, give us a drink, bartender;
This touched tender spot In NoaMs
heart and he ordered p, some OF doe VII
cox's best flushing punch, with an arsenic
rickey for Methusdleh.
Lollab, Jabors daughter-L,. B, Franklin
appeared from the woman's cabin. She
Was blind. and feared that her father was
getting on the bum Old yabdi told her,
though. that she had better hook up with
.Sadu, as he had had seven lots at Auburn
dale and cows and chickens In many coope
and much mazuma.' But Loiiot declared
she wouldn't chew the rag with him..
The passengers got mixed up generals
and took each others wives before the
ark finally docked at Long Island City
They land ed singing .ThereIn be Ho
Time In the Old Town Tonight.
The show will be given again Tomorrow
night. The scene on the ferry boat 10
burlcsque on a Biblical play which wal
given In Flushing last year.