The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-16
MOZART CLUB GIVES
JOLLY MASQUERADE
Four Hundred Maskers Enjoy
an Evening of BurIesque,
Song and Dance.

A fist fight between Frederick Eue
and Herbert Dreis, involving George
Rodenberg, City Comptroller Louis
Betz and other well known men, took
place shortly after IL o'clock last night
in Franklin street, near Exchange
street. The affair was witnessed by
many members and guests of the Mo-
Fart club who had been dancing at
masquerade ball nearby. Mr.. Dreis was
openly encouraged by Mr.. Betz. Mr.
Rodenberg is said to have refereed"
the encounter, although, according to
his friends, he afterwards acted as
peacemaker. No arrests were made.
The inactivity of the police was ex-
planned by the fact that the event"
was pulled off or the stage Of Mozart
hall. between dances, during the eighth
subscription masquerade ball of the
Mozart club, as a burlesque upon in
ternational complications, Mr. Eue be-
ing costumed as a Jap and Mr. Dreis as
bearded Russian. Mr. Betz, ultra Pa
risian, with his red ribbon of the Lee
gion, his waxed imperial, his fiat
brimmed silk hat, personated France
and the second of Russ. Mr.. Roden-
berg, all red, white and blue as Uncle
Sam, refereed the struggle, and COM
manded peace beneath the star-span-
gled banner when Russia had been
| counted out and all the nations gath
cred about the ring and joined in a free
fight.
Japan's second was John Bull, to-wit,
George Fredericks. Germany was
Adolph Tim; China, Frank Erling:
Turkey, H. Bauer Ciccioli; Italy, Ed
ward Koppenberger; Spain, Edward
| Kanert.
This was but one of several interpo-
lations that made still more diverting
the most successful masquerade that
has yet been arranged by the Mozart
club.
lridescent Dancers Assemble.
The ball proper gathered iridescent
dancers within a great bower of bios
SONS. The columns supporting the gal
lery of the hall were Joined with a lat
tice work arcade against which were
displayed roses, white and red carna-
tons, lilies, chrySanthemums. Fes-
tOons of fairy light hung overhead in
the form of white and red roses, con-
tanning each an incandescent lamp.
Among the 400 masquers inspired by
the Danz orchestra, feathered Indian
| danced with a Red Cross nurse; a
| stately cardinal with a fencing girl,
and held her sword tenderly. A Jew
peddler waltzed with a sailor lass. A
barefoot, rope-belted friar escorted
| a jockey girl, short skirted, with COL
| ored cap and playful whip. A Chinese
mandarin made bias eyes at an Italian
| peasant maid, while men in black DOM
mos ran risk of flirting with their wives
| concealed in red.
The first stage number was the eStein
/ Song of the Heidelburg students from
| 1.-THE Prince of Pilsen." The soloist
| was Charles F'loeser; the choristers
were the male chorus Of the Mozart
| club. The same organization sang, for
| a subsequent number, the Soldiers
| Chorus" from Faust
| Very droll was the burlesque of the
"Florodora" sextette by German peas
| ants, with the yellowest Of yellow hair
and the noisiest Of wooden shoes.
These singers were Mrs. Sumbach, the
| Misses Olga Hilbert, Lulu Heck and
| Clara Affeldt; Messrs. Martin Giesen,
! Adam Heck, Albert Steinhauser and
| Louis Cschau.
The stage and decoration committee
| comprised Martin Giesen, Charles
Ploeser, Albert Steinhauser and Fritz
Eue; the floor committee, Adam Heck,
Henry Bueger and Louis Betz; the
press committee, Louis Betz and Frank
Erling.