The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-29
RUSSIANS AT MINSTREL SHOW
HEAR AND APPLAUD 4 SONG
ABOUT PEACE.

" KerePtOyitz and Wllienkin Enjoy the
ID Jokes. while YernaiOn Looks Puzzled
ne 4, --wittc GcttinR Homcsick-DOcsn't
Fl Like Summer Hotel life--Souvenirs.
n PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug, 2s.-The Secre-
taries and attaches Of the Russian Embassy
Y had look tonight at "ten-twenty-thirty'
Y minstrel show that hit town for one night
5sonly. Tho Pooh Bah OF Portsmouth. who
b has hand in two newspapers, the brewery.
~ tho hotel. the theater, and few other things,
INVITED both suites. The Russians accepted,
6 but Komura needed his attaches at the hotel
q and when Komura says no he means no.
All the Russians attended except the two
ENJOYS and Pokoulon They modestly
n refused to sit In box, and took a row in
4 the orchestra. 1t was an oldtime minstrel
& show Of the shouting variety. 1t had a
& middlenan, called conversationalst on
1.-THE bills. mouths painted ike slices Of
watermelon, and jubilee chorus clothed
1 In rough rider uniforms.
Tho Russians took the entertainment
4 variously. Shipof who looks like Swiss
{ yodler. sat In gloomy contemplation aof
the stage and never cracked smile. Gen.
Yermalof looked puzzled and a little panied
1AoIOboNNL anu NlloIhluI OIl lue otHct
hand, laughed uproar iously when the CON-
versationalist paid the end man the two
dollars he had owed him for ten years and
which the latter never expected to see
again. They also applauded when the
! comic drummer Of the ragtime band put
bis foot through the instrument.
The Pooh Bah Of Portsmouth wanted a
Z few local hits He handed in list Of Rus
.lA .-r 4 l.
sure enough negro. with few suggestions
for neat little personal remarks. The
end man read as far as Pokotiloff, Korosto-
/ vitz and Yermaloff, and handed the list
back, saying:
'Not 70 me, Boss. All eloan want to sprain
NAH voice"
4 However. the end man did fix up some
thing which struck him as neat and ap-
propriate. He arranged some verses to
the sdnk entitled Never" and sang them
In the grand oio. Here they are:
The Russians and the Japanese are lighting In the
East
They sent the ENJOYS here to try to make peace.
And now the whole blame thing is left for Roosevelt
to settle.
DO you think It's going to be Job that's going to
M test his mettie,
Never, never.
f Attic close Of this great poem the Russians
realizing that 1t was up to them, appiauded
thunderously.
As compared to yesterday, the Went
worth is rather optimistic tonight. Sum-
day. was the very low tide OF hope 80 far.
But the poetponement Of the meeting
which was slated as the final one, the fact
that the Elder Statesmen are meeting in
Toxic probably for the purpose of framing
. new proposal. and the inevitable re-
action, have brought our spirits back a
: little. Then 1t has been glorious autumn
day. For this Is really autumn in New
Hampshire. although the leaves have not
begun to turn yet.
The air IL like that Of day in early Octo-
bef In Pelham Bay Park little tangy, but
sweet and pleasant. Tonight we are 60
ing about in overcoats, and the fires are high
In the Hobbies. Some OF the wives who
came up with the baokstairs conference
took the statement that 1t is a summer hotel
TOO literally. So tonight many woman
In tho flmiest Of summer clothes. in white
canvas shoes and tulle hat has a fur coat
over her shoulders.
Mr.. Witte has been seen great deal about
tho hotel tn the last day or two. They say
that he Is getting homesick, and that the
summer hotel living Is not to his TASTE
1o-oV purveyor and importer OF Rus
aaan goods set up shop In the billiard ROOM
Hearing Of it, Mr.. Witte came down and
spent nall " noar inspecting laoes and
lingering Russian jewels. As he left the
om no hgneo. Inc members OF the
suite oouent good many articles to give
souvehlrs 10 tne summer people with
MON tney nave made acquaintance.
Inns morning naron fosen had hurry
0n 70 tne teepnone. Ihe teleph hone booth
corner OF inc ioopy' back ofthe news
:sann, ana IN averypupho place II the door