Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-05

a utt,." The lad was asked II ne had read "The House of Mirth," and he replied he had not, but he had read Mike Ryan's joke book. He denied the talk that they cut up whisk brooms and served 1t as shreded wheat, or that the hotel sausages bite. Since Manager Judd adopted the rule that men should keep on their coats there.'
 All foods are served with dress ings. Bananas in their skins. pota- toes with their jackets. and the tables are laid with at least two cov- ers.' A girl he saw recently at the hotel looked like the last act of Why Girls Leave Home." and If she was a. | lemon, he should certainly like to work the squeeze play.
 "Kipling's definition of a woman, said MT Cassidy, Ifs rag, a bone and hank of hair while John Hur- ley's definition of man is 'naturali- zation papers, g and vote.' He told of nearby judge who demanded quiet and order in his room and ada ed that he had decided five cases that morning without hearing word of the evidence. He wondered If heavy taxpayers like Jimmie Hynes ought not to be consulted about the meter question.
 He suggested that to make picca- lilli "the hole on the green be filled l with some of Charlie Colley's meter letters, after adding gall to the ! amount of Jimmy Hynes' aspirations, f then roast 1t well in the Sunday Her. aid. Don't Byrne it, as one of our attorneys would. And then put in one of Judge Peasley's decisions. Then we would sweeten it with the dulcet tones of one of the telephone maiden's What number, please and then further flavor 1t with one of the trolley company's pormises of better service Then we take the whole thing and serve it in one of Charlie Commerford's old top hats. What do we get? Why we get something that looks like Brooklyn when John Hen derson gets through with it." l Mayor Thoms was here discovered sitting at the banquet and he came in for few hard knocks. winding up with the warning that if he ran for mayor next time he would get a lemon all right. This skit created no end of amusement and laughter throughout.
 A baritone solo by Robert T. Bay ley, Bye and Bye" was another one of the bright things of the program. It was splendidly sung and MT Bay ley showed himself the possessor of a baritone voice that should be heard more often.
 c. Leslie Dexter next appeared on the scene and Heavens to Betsy" how Will Smith did take him of!
 He observed those two spend- thrifts. Loren R. Carter and Fred Gilmour, getting drink at the Car rie Melton fountain. Several testi- monials addressed to Mir Ambidex- terous. G. Lovely Dexter, etc, afford ed merriment. The awning that shell tered several people in rainstorm should be raised and those taking shelter hereunder be driven into the store to be delightfully."- waited upon" He also tested the telephones and refused to stand upon his head at the earnest solicitation of Dan" Fitzpatrick.
 "A French Street Thro' Down" and "Missus Andrew Jackson, Good Bye" were we'll and catchingly done by Thomas Cannon and Grips. A fine baritone solo came next when Red Feather" was rendered by James Johnston, assisted by the chorus. John Moriarty then delighted his many friends by appearing before them in dissertation on the doings of the times and Will Smith again made hit as an impersonator, so like was his appearance to the genial undertaken in gesture. words and voice.
 On came the minstrels then while the guests sang Hail to the Bunch. 1" It served to introduce Dr John E. Farrell as interlocutor, under the nom de plume of Billy West. George B. Donahue as Neil O'Brien and George DeBeaulieu as George Prim- rose. The following songs were sung in this part of the entertainment: "You Cant Do Business If You Haven't Got Band" by the Talma Club Minstrel band of several pieces, He Walked Right In and Turned Around and Walked Right Out Again" as sung by George Donahue with many local hits. Let It Alone" by George DeBeaulieu. also contain ing some topical hits. Gems from the opera forllowed and the whole concluded with splendid rendition of the Good Night Chorus from