Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1905-10-21
YOUNG LADIES GIVE MINSTREL

The Minstrel Show and Musical enter
| tainment given by the young ladies OF
| MiddetoWn in the Opera House Friday
evening, October 18th, was one OF the
best entertainments OF the kind ever given
| here. 1t would be hard to find more tai
ented Young people anywhere than we
| have in Middletown, and to say that We
are proud of them, is putting 1t mildly.
Long before the time for the entertain
| ment to commence, the house was packed
and many who came late, were refused
admission.
About $4,000 was taken in, and Of this,
$4,000 will be clear profit. A meeting
of the members of the troupe was held
this week when it was about decided to
| use the money to put drinking fountain
in the public square, if arrangements can
be made for same.
The entertainment was i'll charge oil
| Miss Carrie McAleer, of Brooklyn, assisted
by Misses Elna and El lie McAeer and
Miss Regina Gale. Of Brooklyn. These
Young ladies are quite talented, and
have had some experience i'll this line,
having given several entertainments OF
the kind in Brooklyn, for the benefit
OF charity.
Oglesbys Orchestra was present and
their music added much to the pleasure
OF the evening.
The members OF the troupe wore white
skirts and jackets, with red vests, while
the lend men" Misses Edna McAleer and
Regina Gale, wore white suits, one
with pink satin jacket, and the other with
lavender satin jackettliss Carrie McAleer
was "middle man."
Miss Regina Gale as Sally Lunn, and
Miss Grace Parvis as Sara Togachlps, with
bones, and Misses Edna and Elsie Nc
Aleer as Mary Landsausage and Virginia
Omlette with tamborines began the mer-
riment OF the evening, and Miss Dora
Price as Miss Cherry Roly Poly the
"Court Strenographer, was able to write
shorthand at tile rate Of hundred miles
per minute.
The Overture by the Troupe
brought down the house. Those hand
ling the musical instruments were Miss
Elsie McAleer with tamborine, Misses
Regina Gale and Grace Paryis with
bones. Miss Julia Lockwood with triangle,
Miss Justine beverley with symbols,
while Mrs. Mabel Schroeder, Mrs. Mary
w. Lewis, Mrs. Helen 2. Armstrong and
Miss Lizzie Price manipulated the sand
paper"
Mrs. Mabel Schrt eder as Ola Newberg
sang "Make Fuss Over Me-; Miss Marie
I. Lockwood as Patty Defoiegros, sang
kiss Me Good Night; and Miss Trace
Parvis as Sara Togachips sang what
you goin' TO do when the rent comes
round"
The violin solo by Miss Carrie McAleer
as Miss Lam, was encored. Miss Elsie
al in ttN l,n'l
there" was charming She danced toe
dance which was very amusing.
Miss Edna McAIeer, as Mary Land
sausage, i'll Nobody" was probably the
hit OF the evening. Nobody" was orlgI-
nal with Miss McAleer, and Nobody
and Nothing" were spared from Jesse
L. Shepherd to Dewey Park. Many hu-
morous little hits we're made over which |
the audience made merry.
Miss Julia Lockwood as WEIGH Rabbit,
sang That's what the Daisy said; Miss
Justine beverley as Queen Olive sang |
"Me and my Old Banjo; Mrs. Mary ".
Lewis as Joe Hannis and Miss Marie I.
Lockwood as Polly Naris sang ''Dearie, F"
all Of which were received with applause.
The chorus Coin away on the Chu
Chu cars by the troupe closed the min
strel entertainment after which Miss
Gunkle, Of Warwick, Md, gave some
music; monologue by Miss Edna McAleer
and a fantana Just my style" by Mrs.
Mabel Schroeder, Misses Julia Lockwood,
Helen Naudain, Grace Parvis, Susie
Foard, Justine beverley and Eliza Green.
At the conclusion Of the entertainment
private dance was given by the troupe
to their friends. The patronesses were:
Mrs. S. A. Perkins, Mrs. George Lock
wood, Mrs. 6. w. Naudain, Mrs. Il. y.
Parvis, Mrs. William Green and Mrs w.
A. Comegys.
Among the guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. |
A. M. Chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b
Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Comegys, DR..
and Mrs. D. w. Lewis, Mrs. George Lock
wood, Misses Marie T. Lockwood, Justine
beverley, BERTHE Cochran, Julia Lock-
wood, Helen Naudian, Grace Parvis,
Martha Heaton, Blanche Lockwood,
Helen Cochran. Dora Price, Eliza Green,
William, James. Harry and George Lock-
wood, Julian Foard, Cecil and Lucian
Green, William and Harry Brady and |
DR.. Edward NJ. Vaughan from Middle
town; Fred Crouch and Joseph P. Com
eggs from Philadelphia; DR.. Galen
Wright from Tenn; W. A. Hyland and |
Andrew McCauiley from Gafena, Nd;
Mrs. Hague and Miss Rose Drennen from
Elkton, Md; Miss Fannie and James |
Woodall from Georgetown; Elias Shall |
cross from Odessa; Miss Anna Cacy from
Massey's; Miss Blanche Wright and |
Charles Crawford from Warwick, Md; |
Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Pool, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Clarence E. Pool and Mr.. and Mrs. |
Frank n. Pool from McDonough; Mrs. |
Harvey Speakman, Miss Eba Wilds, DR.. |
Robert A. Comegvs and Cummins E. |
Speakman from Smyrna; Mrs. 7, III.
Hardcastle from Oakmont, Pa; Miss |
Stevens from Seaford; Mrs. Henry Schroe-
der from Lancaster, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Bunker, Mr. and Mrs Alden Richardson,
Mrs. Tremaine, Miss Priscilla Walker,
Miss Lydia Watson, Herbert James and |
Maxwell Harrington from Dover; Mrs. |
Hugh McAleer, Mrs. Oscar G. Goodhand, |
Misses Daisy, Edna, Carrie and Elsie Nc |
Aleer and Miss Regina Gale, Of New |
York.
The troupe has decided to reproduce
the show in the Elkton Opera House on |
Wednesday evening, October 18th.
TUE GUNNTNG SEASON