Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-26

The Elks' minstrels delighted an
audience which filled the Majestic
theatre last night. The show was
excellent and those in charge and the
performers received many compli-
ments for the way the event was car
ried out.
The curtain rose at 1928 o'clock,
disclosing an attractive setting, with
the interlocutor, DR.. Frank Crowther,
and the orchestra in white face and
powdered wigs, the musicians occupy
ing an elevation In the rear Of the
double circle. G. Howard Smith, the
director, stood in the orchestra pit
and used baton tipped with tiny
electric light. Four of the eight
funny men made their entrance, after
the curtain went UP, in novel man
ner, being let down from the wings on
small seats, with immense parasols
over their heads. DR.. Crowther in
pink tights and velvet coat was a
whole show in himself
The musical numbers were as fol-
lows, with the jokes, mostly local
hits, sandwiched in between in ap-
proved black-face style:
Opening Chorus-"In the Land of
Cotton" Entire Company.
Ballad-"When the Sunbeams Kiss
the Daisies on the HILL" Thomas j.
Dover.
March Song-"She Was Grand
Old Lady" DR.. H. X. Mason.
End Song-"Every Day She Want
ed Something Else" John H. Dona-
hue.
Song-"Won't You be My Honey"
William It Hartmann
Ditty-"In Monkeyland," Dr.
Frank Crowther.
Song-"My Hearts in the Rose
Give to Thee" James W. Rea.
Song Meath the Old Acorn
Tree. Sweet Estelle." James Nicely
mont.
End song-"Ta, Ia Au Revoir,"
T. ]. Clark.
Grand Finale-Entire Company.
DR.. Crowther's song and dance
brought down the house and he re-
sponded to encores until he was out
of breath. The bones were H. P.
Fox, ]. H. Donahue, Henry McCul-
Tough and w. X. Bassford. The
tambos were T. j. Clark, w. G. Weav-
er, A. F. Munoz and J. H. Fritzinger.
In the chorus were Messrs. Hender-
son, Peters, Hornsby, Rose, Jones,
Hanson, Brogger, Peterson, Brown.
Christopherson, Crowell, Floerscn,
Kroeger, Emmons, Ten Broeck, Gro
well, Dayton, Stetson, Cornelison,
Larson and Farrell.
In the olio A. P. Kennedy told
some funny stories and sang I'm
Afraid to Come Home in the Dark"
"Werdan Oslen, a Phenomenal
Blind Pianist" came on the stage in
burnt cork, with the aid of T. J..
Clark and cane. He was recogniz-
ed as Andrew Nielsen, and his play
ing won great applause. H. e. Pick
ersgill's stump speech on "Women's
Rights" was one of the funniest
things on the bill, his makeup as a.
colored man being particularly good.
The program concluded with a
sketch, "The Actor and the Singer"
by H. Mccullough, w. G. Weaver, H.
P. Fox and DR.. Crowther. The two
last named gave topical song on
local subjects.
All in all, Perth Amboy Lodge
No. 7S4 may well feel proud of its
showing.
A unique feature of the chorus of
DR.. Crowther's song was the joining
In of his small son. Sammy, who oc-
cupied seat in the balcony and whose
voice could be plainly heard when his
versatile papa softened his voice on
two or three lines.
The success of the venture was sol
great that suggestion was made
that 1t be repeated, but member of
the committee said today that it
would not be given again unless some
local charity became Interested and
took hold of the busines end.