Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-24
TALnA MINISTRIES.
Splendid Psriormancs Given Bsfess
 An Immsnse Audience.

placed on the box office in Polls the. ater last night prior to the presenta- ton of the third annual minstrel per formancc of the Talma club of this city. Every seat in the house was filled and every box was crowded to overfowing. There were hundreds standing besides, and from a financial point right at the start off the show was q decided success. It was n bril-. liant audience also and among those who witnessed the entertainment were many who were made the targets for fun and jokes by the comedians on the stage.
 The opening chorus disclosed the whole company with the exception of the premier endmeh, seated in regula. minstrel fashion and surrounded by $ pretty setting of red. Dr Thomas J.. kilmartin was the interlocutor of the evening. The chorus was well COT ceived hy the musical director. J. A. bert Browne. and was one of the bes' balanced choruses heard on the loca. stage in many days. Robert S. Stone and Fred Charters were the first speak ing endmen and they had as compan- ions on the ends J. c. Altman and L. Middleton Parsons. The introductory overture consisted of selections from 'The Ameer.''
 Charters was asked if he had read Harry Durant's last story. and he re- piled II hope so.' He also thought the happiest day in Jack McD0nald's life was the day Billy Rigney won the $l, , GOO at the Elks' fair. Wilson H. Pierce is tailor because he makes the srloon keepers clothes on Sunday. He thought there would be no difference between the Naugatuck river and the lost soul if the Nangatuck Valley Co secure their charter for they would both be damned.
 Robert Stone thought seeing was be lieving, but he saw Lawyer Cassid! every day, but to believe lawyer. he guessed not. He also assured every body that a chicken coop he was carry ing through the center short time ago was mistaken for the Highland station by one of our keen policemen.
 Endman Stone, assisted by the chorus, then sang very humorously Lucy Linda Lady" John B. Moran sang ill good voice a song composed for him by Musical Director Browne entitled "I Bear You No III Feeling. A very well rendered end song was the next one by Fred Charters called There's a Dark Man Coming With q Bundle" Dr John D. Freney sang a baritone solo, another composition of the musical director, entitled When I'm Man Like Dad" It was very well rendered.
 Then came one of the novel and pret. ty features of the evening. the intro duction of the premier endmen, Dr Moriartt and Martin MtEvoy. It was an entrance so we'll conceived that pro- fessional companies could gain q few pointers if they witnessed it. The se- lection sung on their entrance was Hail to the Kings" The makeup of the two stars was the best of the kind seen in any minstrel show. They both began operations at once and kept the audience in good humor with their new jokes and stories and their warm repartee to each other.
 McEvoy started a good laugh by an nouncing he picked up $50 easy during tho afternoon; he held W. J. Schelegel's horse. He wanted to know why the Carrie Melton fountain was like the Waterbury club and gave as a reason because no one ever thinks of getting drink there. Endman Moriarty asked if he didn't mean the BrOokside home. He thought the tallest building in Wa. terbury was the Odd Fellows build. ing, but that the Bronson library had the most stories. He also thought that the present board of finance attended | were interested in figures The rcw hat he purchased in Jones X Morgans necessitated his getting his Knox. Dr MOriarty sang topical song ell. titled What's the Answer:" but which was really copy of II Cant Do That Sum-" This gave the comedian doctor the chance of his life, for he rapped everybody right and left and spared not even his friends. The doctor made few remarks. and one which took down the house was as follows: At. ! tOrney O'Neill was discovered viewing i the inscription on tombstone in a cemetery. Asked what he was doing
 there, he said he was puzzled after ItuulHS tuc AhStllDtiuu Nultu
 Here lies lawyer and an honest
 man, and he wondered how the two
 could get in the same grave. The aud!. cree seemed to take to this song and
 called for more until the supply was
 exhausted.
 Mir McEvOy sang also topical song [ and he took occasion to touch up som,
 of the politicians and others. This
 song also met with the hearty ap
 proval of all. The "Armorer's Song , was well rendered by Burton \. Black
 and the first part closed with an Oper.
 atic melange in which the solo part was
 taken by Albert A. Adams.
 In the oliO after the orchestral selec
 ton. John c. Altman and Michael Cur
 ley gave very clever exhibition OI coon singing and some excellent dane ing. Their act was loudly applaude,l
 What was called "A Bit of Tin Sol
 jiery' followed, and the hand of Ser geant Tom Lawlor could he seen ir
 this skit. For fifteen minutes this ac,
 held forth, and the scene at camp wa. very realistic. even to the tossing il the blanket. The Talma quartet sans
 several selections during the scene. tn.
 quartet consisting of William T
 Hughes. Albert X. Adams. Dr John D l Freney and F.. l.. Futile.