The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
CANOE CLUB MEN
IN MINSTREL SHOW
"At the Sign of the Stein"
Only One of the Songs.
"MISTAH BONES" MAKES HIT
PHddiers, I'm Black Face, Entertain
Select Audience at COIumbia The
Hter with Genuine Good Perform
ance-DecOrations One Of the Fen
tures-B"llet Girls There, Too.

treasures Of aquatic sports were tom
poTarily cast aside last night by members
! OF the Washington Canoe Club. and they
/ presented for the approval OF a large and
select audience a minstrel show which in
the opinion Of many. was one Of the best
productions ever given by an amateur or
ganization in this city.
Resplendent with the red and blue
/ streamers of the club and the banners Of
various boat crews, the Columbia The
ater presented scene not unlike a boat
| house decorated for regatta.
The spirit of the audience was in keen
Ing with the gay scenes presented. and
the applause that greeted the amateur
actors was loud and prolonged.
Dressed in white, with their faces
Slackened. the oarsmen gave a realistic
Southern darky minstrel show. With
popular songs and negro dialect they
earned the plaudits of the onlookers time
and again.
Programme I'm Two Parts.
The programme was divided into two
parts In the first act were sung the
up-to-date music selections. the most
popular OF which was Down at the Sign
Of the Stein" a song dedicated to the
membership OF the Washington Canoe
Club by W. II. Greene and VIII T. Pier
son.
The end men. with their comical antics
and witty jokes, kept the play moving in
a merry style T. 3. Amiss. jr.. and |
Felix Mahoney. as the bones" and W. !
A. Morsell and Harold Lincoln, "tambos." " |
evoked laughter and applause
Il would be difficult TO describe v!vidly
the one-act playlet given during the sec /
ond part OF the show. II was called the /
Prince Cheesy." and dealt with a num- /
Der Of novelties that were introduced in /
rapid succession. According 20 the in /
terlOcutOr, the scene was laid I'm a small 4
island in the Southern Pacific. and the \
young men, dressed as dusky summer
girls, danced about the stage with the 1
ease Of comic opera stars.
Ballet Girls, Too.
There were ballet girls. others with
Merry Widow hats. several prize fighters.
the prince himself in regaIia. part that
OF Russian Cossack and part resembling
the uniform OF Continental soldier.
Lastly, there were presented the Gold
Dust Twins. a pair ot dminutive negroes
mot imitation) who were encored several
times for their buck dancing.
Mr.. Mahoney's speciality, White Wings
that Never Grow Weary" was well re-
ceived. He appeared on the stage COS
tuned as a venerable old negro street
sweeper, wheeling before him a stree,
cleaners cart. When requested by the
other performers to explain the parable
Of Jonah and the whale. he gave
imitation Of an old preacher
and was forced to pause several times
by the hand-clapping
Harold Lincoln. in his presentation,
Miss Conversations Skirt Dance" was
not only recalled. but was the recipient |
IF bouquet OF carnations, dancing all
he while on his toes.
Pete Becker n Singer.
Master Peter Becker pleased the audi
,nce with his singing Of I'm Waiting for
he Summer Time and You" During
he second verse, a canoe was let down
rom the top OF the stage with the flag ,
II the Washington Canoe Club draped
bout the sides. This was the signal for
mother outburst OF applause
Amiss and Morsell gave highly huunor
us skit, entitled why Do You I,ove?" ?
ssisted by Madert. Hamilton. Hammer. &
sodrick, Hutchison, Barber Bangs. and
Sehoe :
Camp Meeting Time" wss the name of 1
be closing song, by the entire company.
a series Of mystifying tricks In Ieger-
emain were given by lie Roy that we're
pprec.ated by all.
The Cast
Those who took part in the production
'ere: r
II. II. WhinIle John Barber John Madert David
l. Lea. Newton T. Hammer William Clabaueb "
+ Eberbach Roland II. Rodrick. George Keboe .
gorge W. Hutchinson. Horace Woodward GEORGE | .
arnes. ]. +. Robb. Pierce Miller. NJ. J O'Rrien -
r. Patterson Donald Craig r. Harry Stevens v
k. Reichenbach. John o. La Gorce Edwin a /
rowne, y. 5. Hamilton Robert Brott Roscoe | {,
earle. Dana Holland. Willis Pomeroy. n a S
angs. Harry Lowe. d. NJ Smith. CLYDE Palmer
swald Camp w W. Burrell. Horace Smith and
GRACE Hurbutt.
The show was given under the direction
Percy +. Leach. Benjamin Judson had Z
large Of the orchestra Of twenty-four
eces.