The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-02-25
B. P. o. ELKS
MINSTRELSY
Our Local Talent Gives a
Most Entertaining and Sue
cessful Show.
EVERYBODY WAS DELIGHTED


The minstrel show given by Norris
town Lodge, B. P. 0. E., in Lyceum
Hall last Tuesday evening with a dress
rehearsal in the afternoon was an un-
usually successful event. The seats
were all sold before the hour of the
evening performance and the Chief
Engineer stopped the further sale of
tickets, fearing to block the aisles with
those content with standing room.
The members of the general COM
mittee were w. T. Hartenstine, DR..
f. II. Glazebrook, DR.. r. W. Welch,
G. I'll. Vorholz, George L. Clarke and
Fl. A. Van Glider. They arranged
large and handsome souvenir program
printed by THE JERsEYMAN, in which
a large number of the local merchants
advertised.
Professor Grailey's Orchestra added
much to the success of the occasion by
their music.
The entertainment was given under
the direction of w. f. Hartenstein.
Interlocutor-Dr Ray w. Welch.
Bones-Geo. H. Bullwinkel, Dan
Brennan, ]. Paul Jameson.
Tambos- Geo. T. Allen, Francis Fl.
Glazebrook, James Prost.
Chorus-Fred 9. Reeves, r. H. Bur-
chell, G. A. Voigt, HI. w. Buxton, G.
Stillwell, Geo. f. Cannon, c. Compton,
NJ. Clark, Arthur Allen, j. Gallagher,
Geo. Nixon, j. Owens. Jr, L. B.
Tredway, @. Earles, NJ. Brown, j. j.
A. Owens, S. McVey, r. B. Troxell,
Fl. A Babbitt, j. Gordon, A. Smith,
w. j. Johnson, Geo. Babbitt.
The program was as follows;
Overture-O Orchestra, "Ten Minu-
tes With the Minstrels."
Opening Chorus Entile Company,
When Those Dark Clouds go Pass
ing BY"
Chorus-Company. Introd ucing
First Edition OF End Men, Dan Bren-
nan, Bones; Francis II. Glazebrook,
Tambo.
Solo-"As Long as the World Rolls
On" Geo. Babbitt.
End Song Every Little Bit Added
to What You've Cot" Dan Brennan.
Solo" Dreaming" John Gallagher
End Song" Som ebody's Been
Around Here Since I've Been Gone, "
Francis IL. Glazebrook.
Character Song" Every Day is
Ladies' Day With Me-" Fred Q.
Reeves.
Chorus-Company. Introducing
Second Edition of End Men, Geo. II
Bullwinkle, Bones; Geo. Il. Allen,
Tambo +" Uncle Sammy Boy"
End Song Brother Noah Gave Out
Checks for Rain, !" Geo. II. Bullwinkel.
Solo" The Song of the Anvil W.
j. Johnson.
End Song" Harrigan," Geo. t.
Allen.
Character Song" Mornin' Cy,"
Reuben II. Burchell.
Solo-I'd Live or I'd Die for YOU .
Dr.. Ray w. Welch.
Grand Finale Entire Company,
Yankee Dixie Land"
The choruses were well rendered,
the solos reflected credit on the vocal
lists and the jokes and local hits which
were interspersed, provoked great
laughter.
The olio consisted of Eeknay, ORR
entail Necromancer, who did number
of difficult tricks.
West, Lyons s. Babbitt, sang "Mary
Ann, in their usual good form and
did some fancy buck and wing steps,
A cake walk by Babbitt & McVey
brought this act to close, and they
we're repeadly applauded from time to
time,
q. Fl. Patterson, an old time Morris
town favorite, in comic songs and
stories, kept the audience. in good hui
NOR while he was entertaining them.
James j. Lyons, 1.-THE Man With
the Hats, in his burleSque of a roper
toire company presenting the three
act drama, Its Long Road That
Has No Turn, was the most success
full skit in the olio, judged by his ap-
plause. The especial scenery" and
costumes" were the cause Of much
laughter.
Dan Brennan, Geo. II. Bullwinkel
and Lloyd B. 1redway, as the Get
thehook Trio" were very amusing in
their act MY Fadder vas in the
Army" written by w. r. Harten-
slime, proved a successful curtain
raiser, introducing "I'm The Kid that
built the pyramid "a pipe dreamy by
Geo. II. Bullwinkel, with special seen
cry.