Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-04-22
BIG HIT SCORED.
BY YACHTSMEN.
Minstrel Men Win LauTeIs Before
a Large AudienCe in The Ma
estiC Theatre.
THE MAYORS VETO" A SCREAM

A success which exceeded all ex-
pectations was achieved by the Rar-
itan Yacht Club last night at the
Majestic theatre, when minstrelsy
held sway. A fashionable audience
filled the lower floor and large
part of the balcony.
The curtain rose at $50 O'Clock
and exposed the cast seated in tiers,
the stage being decorated in the
clubs colors, red and white. Joseph
Il. Stricken, the interlocutor, read q
telegram from @. G. Baldwin, which
stated that he could not attend as
one of the end men, as he was
mourning the loss of his dog Pete. :"
According to pre-arrangement, Mr..
Strieker. in apparent seriousness, re-
quested Thomas j. Clark, who was
sitting in the right stage box, to fill
the vacant chair on the end. Mr..
Clark said "In a minute" and soon
appeared on the stage, where he was
blackened up in view Of the aud
ience.
The opening overture, which was
a masterpiece, followed, and won
prolonged applause. G. Howard
Smith, who deserves great credit for
the excellent performance, acted as
leader from the orchestra pit and di-
rected the orchestra Of ten pieces.
Goodbye, Sweetheart, Goodbye"
was finely sung by Ernest S. Hills
dorf. who acknowledged the ovation
with an encore. DIR. Frank Crow
ther. however, made one of toe hits
of the show, when he sang q parody
as the second verse of his song,
"Who? Me?' The lines were clever
ly composed and the applause was
so great, that he repeated the Choir
bus several times.
"Ohl Fatherland" by G. r. Tenn
pleton; "Fluff-a-de-Ruff by s. j,
Mason; and General Hard Tack, "
by Peter Olsen were given in fine
style and loudly applauded. THE
Turkeys Song" by G. Lee Straub,
was splendidly sung.
During the opening oveture the
lady who occupied the right-hand
stage box, at the proper cue, gaily
skipped across the stage. and JUST
few recognized the features OF VIII
liam M. Floersch, wearing heavy
veil.
Michael L. Shannon, manager OF
the Majestic theatre, caused plenty
of good laughs as the leader OF 81
lent orchestra of twelve pieces, seat
ed on the stage, back Of the chorus
An Irish costume and a remarkable
headgear cleverly disguised Mr
shannon. and it was several minutes
before he was recognized. HIS pa
ton was. tipped with a large green
electric light.
The end men, Mayor Bollschweli'
er, Thomas j. Clark, H. %. Pickers'
gill, Samuel j. Mason, South X. Far'
rington, Nathaniel Pierce, Jr., Dr
Frank Crowther, and Peter q. OlseI
shot volley after volley OF local Jokes
at the ever ready Joseph Il. Stricker
who could not have been improved
upon as the middleman. Each JOKE
had local application and caused
laugh after laugh.
"The Two Bollschweilers, Willl'
and Albert, scored heavily, the for
mer giving great exhibition O
drumming. The Mayor playes
Evening Star" on a bass horn ant
was given strenuous ovation
lBertie Bollschweiler lead the orches
ira during the act and played pic
colo solo.
"The Harmony Four" compose'
of S. ]. Mason, Arthur Doschei
Thomas Bollerup and Edgar Franci
gave some popular airs. They cam
4 on the stage In Joseph II. Stricken
auto. with Mr.. Stricken and Alex
lander Conquest in charge. A fenc
} at the right of the stage was de
molished by the machine in repre-
! sentation of an accident at NeS
, Brunswick several months ago. TIL
Z quartet sang exceedingly well an
| made much fun with burlesque O
the first part.
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