The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-12
F. |. |. SHOW
A R0USING
SUCCESS


current events and few at the First
Light Infantry Regiment itself the big ag-
gregation OF minstrelmen gave rafting
good show In connection with the Sth
anniversary or the +. l.. !. In Infantry
hall last night. before a large audience In
which local society was well represented
as we'll as a number OF prominent milf
tagy men.
Among the other gags was one In whlch
the patriotism OF the +. l.. !, was pictured
as so great that IL would be the hrst
organization TO march down 10 the boat
and see the volunteers off 'tn their bear
skins" stump speaker announced that
the regiment had an excellent state camp
owating it's occupancy at pine Rldse.
The minstrel circle was introduced as
Special session OF the General assembly
and the state was said 10 be bossed by the
Rhode Island Suburban company and the
Providence Journal"
OF Mr.. Corliss a touching picture was
drawn OF him "hammering one or ms
terky two-steps on a Corliss engine ana
Col ii. Anthony Dyer's hen ranch Was
runC in a few times with success.
At all the exits and stairWays the bril-
liantly uniformed men OF the regiment
were stationed through the show and the
bright full dress of the officers mingled
with the feminine frills and frocks In the
audience frightened up the scene wonder
fully
bright vaudeville show OF five num-
bers and two orchestral selections started
out the program with the proper spirit
and the singing OF the Newman Quartet
and Ben Cooke, Jr s dancing were partic-
ularly well liked although there was not
much difference in the volume OF applause
each OF tho performers being recalled sew
eral times
The first part OF the program follows:
Overture, Second Regiment March,
Reeves; selection by the Newman quartet,
Messrs. Rock. Bennie, Stockwell Harring-
tom banjo selections, Mr.. Arthur Moore;
stump speech. BRO. GARDENERS Dis
course" Mr.. Aylsworth; trombone SOLO,
selected. Miss Edith Swan; eccentric dane
ing. Mr.. b. e Cooke Jr; intermez2o,
col Gross March" Clarke's orchestra.
When the curtain rose on the min
strels there was a chorus of oh's and
abs that amply repaid the committee for
it's work for in the stage setting pro-
Vided by Col. Wendelschaefer was a gor-
geous gathering Of singers that equalled
any ever seen here before
The soloists in the front row were in
white face and wore cream faced dress
coats and wts-e waistcoats excepting the
interlocutor Col Dyer. Back of these
two or three were the duslly Ministries In
dress suits. each having his snowy shirt
bosom rarity hidden by a monstIous red
bow of ribbon for cravat.
MnNsTRELs PROGRAM
At the top there was a file OF infantry
men in red tunics, blue trousers. white
cross belts and bear skin hats, with bull
lion tassels carrying rifles with fixed
bayonets. At the singing of the patriotic
medley the soldier boys presented arms
and went through a number Of evolutions
that were pleasing.
The program follows: Opening medley,
company; Introduction OF end men
Messrs Aylesworth. Hayes. Wiehe. tam
hos: Messrs. Sphinx. Fuller Tucker. bones;
end song What Yer Going to DO When
Yer Loved. CALI" Sphinx. Mr. Fuller, bari
tone solo GOOD Night. Beloved" Oliver,
Mr.. Sweet. end song. What the Brass
Band Played" Morse Mr.. Hayes; tenor
solo. WAS Ever a Maid so Falr?" Can
tor. Mr. Wheelwright; end song, "Bill
Simmons" Sphinx Mr.. Aylsworth; bass
solo ASLEEP in the Deep" Polrie. Mr..
Smithi end song "Oh Won't You Listen
TO the Big Brass Band" Reed. Mr.. Sphinx;
grand finale Medley, company. The
singing OF the Star Spangied Banner
was Joined by the audience, which rose
and sung with the chorus.
THE COMPANY.
Soloists. G. f. wheelwrght. tenor; Ben
jamn Fessenden, baritone w. l.. Sweet.
baritone. +. l.. Smith, bass; Newman
quartet A. r Rock first tenor; NJ. Ben
ME. second tenor; f. l.. Stockwell first
bass: c. Harrington, second bass; end
men. a l.. Aylsworth A. Hayes, q. A.
wiehe. c. A. Sphinx, +. NJ. Fuller, c. A.
Tucker: first tenOTs r. Austin, G.. r.
Leonard c. Adams. J. q Liscomb, E.
Carpenter. j Taylor, +. Capalli, ].
Rooney; second tenor. p. j. Calderone.
L. b. Hebdcn II. c. Daniels, J. l.. Hart.
j. J. Donnelly. c. s. Hood. T.. T. Gross.
+. T.. Page; first bass, f. II. Andrea, f.
]. Doughty f. Mclaughlin. c. II. Bridge,
NJ s Tanning. f. Mariana, j. c Cochran.
B. Gent.lle, L, +. Nicholas; second bass,
G.. Atkinson. II. A. Martin, a. w. Mowry,
H. j. Williams. +. Griffiths, G. A. Man
chester. A. j Porter. NJ. w Wood, w. f
Hogg. W. NJ King, 3. Levin, c. +. Mat
teson. l.. w. Rounds r. L. Spencer
The success Of the affair is largely due
to the efforts OF the following: Executive
committee, Lieut.. Benjamin Fessenden.
chairman: Col Harold j Gross, ex-
officio; Capt Walter J. Comstock. Capt.
George r. Hebden, Capt Henry u.
Knight. Lieut. Howard u. Wilcox. Irving
r. Irons was director Of music. George
A SPHINX director OF stage. Infantry de-
tail was I'm command of Capt Knight,
and Frank Hunter was stage manager