Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
CANOE CLUBS M|NS1RELS
CROWDED HOUSE GREETS EFF
FORTS OF THE MEMBERS;
ALI the Features of Professional
Show Received With Marked APP
prevail by Audience.

The Washington Canoe Clubs minstrel
show at the Columbia Theater last night
filled every seat in the house with an
audience that expressed it's approval
with round after round of we'll deserved
applause.
In the minds of many the performance
was very nearly up 10 the professional
standard The jokes were new, the solos
we'll sung and the choruses all that could
be desired. Under the stage direction of
Percy Leach the dapcing and marching
ensembles were executed with precision
and vim. T. B. Amiss,< jr.. and Felix
Mahony were the bone artists. while Har-
old Lincoln and w. A. Morsell were
equally amusing with the tambourines.
Arthur Middleton was the interlocutCr.
Ben JudSon vas the musical director
The program opened with Three Little
Maids" impersonated by Messrs. Rod
rick Eberbach and kehoe, followed by
a Forest Song" by Messrs. Stevens,
Reichenbach and Hutchinson. Messrs.
rendered an African '.heel and toe" The
Indian chorus was sprightly and well
pulled eff by Messrs. Barber, Whipp1e,
Pomery, Hammer Bangs, Clabaugh. Ma
dert, Holland. Lea. Searle, Brott, Browne,
La Gorce and Hamilton. Mr. Hammer
The remainder of the olio was as fol-
lows:
1.-TWO Blue Eyes" Messrs Rodrick and
quartet, Messrs. Stevens. Pomeroy, Cla-
baugh: Who? Me?" Mr.. Morsell and
chorus: when the Bell in the Lighthouse
Rings" Mr.. Middleton; Somebody Lied -
Mr. Lincoln and chorus; Sign of the
Stein" Mr.. Rodrick and chorus: Tying
the Leaves" Mr.. Stevens; when the
Hammer on the Anvil Rings" Mr.. Amiss
oh
Just 6. Friend of the Family" Mr.. Ma
hony and chorus; Captain Willie
Brown" Mr.. Hammer and chorus
Some Feats of Legerdemain.
Following the olio came clever feats of
song, with canoe accompaniment, by
Master Pete Becker.
prince Cheesy," illustrating a reception
given to THE Prince in Camp on High
Island" served to introduce more spe-
cialties. The cast was as follows:
Prince Cheesy, Mr.. Brott; prize fighter,
Mr. Amiss; trainer, Mr.. Mahony; Miss
Conversation, Mr.. Lincoln; bomb thrower,
Mr.. Morsell. Guests-Boys: Messrs. Rod
rick. Stevens Madert. Hammer, Clabaugh.
Holland. Brott, Hamilton. O'Brien Camp.
Burrell. Girls: Messrs. Eberbach, Kehoe,
Reichenbach. Hutchinson. Barber. Lee,
Bangs, Searle, Brown, Woodward, Barnes,
Robb, Miller.
The reception opened with the merry
Widow Waltz" by the entire company,
followed by a burlesque by Messrs. Ma
dert Hamilton, Hammer, Rodrick, Ke-
hoe. Hutchinson. Barber and Bangs.
Mr.. Clabaugh and chorus rendered
Cocktails" Mr.. Mahony gave a white
wings SKETCH" with Jonah story. Mr..
Philip Lee Scantling sang "Summertime -
assisted by chorus. A burlesque rendi-
ton of who Do You Love-" was rem
dered by Messrs. Amiss and Morsell, and
the program was brought to close by
Mr.. Mahony with Camp Meeting Time ;"
in which the entire company participated.
Members Of the Troupe.
The troupe was made up. in addition to
the end men and the interlocutor, as
follows: H. H. Whipple, John Barber,
John Madert. David NJ. Lea, Newton T.
Hammer. William Clabaugh, L. F. Eber-
BACH. Roland r. Rodrick. George Kehoe
George w. Hutchinson, F. Harry Stevens,
E. h. Reichenbach. John o. La Gorce,
Edwin II. Browne, n. S. Hamilton, Bob
ert Brott, Roscoe Searle, Dana Holland
Willis Pomeroy, II. c. Bangs, Horace
Wood~ ard. George Barnes. ]. F. Robb.
Pierce Miller. NJ. ]. O'Brien, C. B. Pat
terson, Donald Craig. Harry Lowe, D. M.
Smith. Clyde Palmer, Oswald Camp, w.
w. Burrell, Horace Smthy, Horace Hurl-
butt.
The executive committee for the min
strel show was as follows: T. 3. Amiss,
jr., chairman; l.. +. Eberbach r. Ar
thur Smith, Felix Mahony; BENJAMIN
Judson, musical director