The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-25
REPUBLICANS AS
MINSTRELS
Seventh Ward Club Gave An
Excellent Black Face Show
at Columbia Hall Last
Night
MAYOR s. MRS. FAGAN THERE
ELABORATE PROGRAMME OF
SONGS AND AN EXHIBITION By
THE .FAGANscoPE," FOLLOW
ED BY A DANCE

The L AO AASSOI II, OAA@OU :
ED BY A DANCE
Thc minstrel show ard reception of
The Seventh Ward Republican Club. held
.ast evening at Columbia Hall. drew an
audience that taxed the seating capacity
of the big auditorium A number of
prominent ladies of Greenville took part
N the minstrel performance and render
ed numerous vocal solos and choruses. 1t
was full dress affair. Republican poll
ticians from all parts of the city and from
Bayonne attended Mayor and Mrs Fa
gan occupied prominent seats in the au-
Fence. When the curtain rose on the
minstrel scene nearly sixty of the most
prominent people of Greenyille We're
grouped upon the stage. Only the men
Fad used burnt cork on their faces and
aands. The ladies were arrayed in their
prettiest costumes and the scene was one
hat fairly dazzled the eyes of these who
made up the audience.
Mr.. George o. Crawford. who staged
the show, was the interlocutor. The end
1aen were: Bones, Messrs. Charles Ben
netf, Jr., and William ] Becker; Tam
hos. Herman Amann and Alfred Webb.
These were the soloists: Miss Mary
Gordon, Mrs. Minnie Smith Farrant,
Miss Hattie Musher, Mr.. Daniel Kohl,
Mr. William Bucholz, Miss Carrie Ar
mold, Miss Carrie Smith. Miss Blanche
Gahagen. Mr.. Alfred Webb, Mr.. Her
naa Amman, Mr. G. Bennett Jr.. Mr..
William Becker and Mr.. William Mar
rus. The chorus was made up as fol-
scws: Ladies-Daisy K oder. Alice Hop
per, Helen Lichtold. Arvilla Wilson,
Eta Brown, Christina Maurer, Rose
Brocher, Josephine lie Nal, Minnie
Wickham. Alyarey Fry, Sadie THUS
ton, Hattie Musher, Mary Gordon.
Florence Williams, Meta Lutz, Min
ne Smith Farrant, Carrie Smith,
Blanche Gahagen, Carrie Arnold and
Daisy Bennett: Messrs Abe Schwartz,
:4eorge Brocker, ]. Tylee, W. J. Becker,
Lester Jarvis, John Schmolze, James
White, Jr, Henry BreirogelI, William
Mcdonald Horatio D. Nelson, Herman
Amann, William Bucholz, J. Hennessy,
Charles MarkGs, Charles Bennett, Jr.,
Alfred Webb, G. o. Crawford, Robert
Krug and Nicholas Cuhberly. Miss Fan
rie Deacon presided at the piano. The
orchestral music was furnished by Pro-
fessof Bauchle. The scenic production
Was by Robert Lutz, stage manager.
During the first part the following
programme Of songs were rendered after
the orchestra had rendered an overture:
Goodbye, Sailor Boy by company;
"Daddy's Little Girl;' by William
Bucholz; Moving Day" by Hermann
Amann: Lucinda Lovely" by Minnie
Smith Farrant; Henry Klein" by Car
rie Arnold; Lazy" by Charles Bennett,
Jr.; Keep on the Sunny Side,' by Hat
tie Musher; Yankee Doodle Negro by
William II. Becker; "EiIleen,' by Dan
Kohl; "Have You Seen Ny Henry
Brown" by Carrie Smith; Just One
Word Of Consolation by Blanche Gaha-
An; You're Grand Old Flag by
6harles Markus; "Don't Argify," by AL
fred Webb. As grand finale the COM
pany sang Goodbye, Alice Darling"
This was followed by tableau by Miss
Bessie Hopper
During part second Mrs. Minnie Smith
Farrant recited "Aux Italiennes.. Illus
trated songs were sung by J. Albert
DriscoI and the entertainment closed
with moving pictures by the ,"Fagan-
scope
The committee that arranged the af-
/, fair consisted of Messrs. Charles Pink
uay, chairman; Thomas f. O'Brien,
sseasurers John Dietels, secretary; VIII
,ss:a Z. Rowland and George o. Craw-
sasa.
A most enjoyable dance followed the
entertainment.