Evening star., 1909-04-20
COLLEGE BOYS GIVE A SHOW
CALCIUM CLUBS FIRST EFFORT
A BIG SUCCESS.
Minstrel Act and Musical Comedy
Piece Pleases a Large and Ap-
preciative Audience.

The Calcium Club Of George Washing.
ton University. the new dramatic or
ganization OF the institution. scored 9
big success in its first production at the
Columbia Theater last evening, when q
combination Of minstrelsy and musical
comedy was presented before q crowded
and appreciative audience.
What might be designated as a kind
OF fading crescendo was presented by the
college boys; that Is to say. the program
progressed from q mediocre black-face to
a more original and successful white-face
musical comedy, which formed the second
part. Throughout the entire performance
the boys did unusually good work. especi.
tally for maiden effort, and the show
compared favorably with the productions
which other colleges bring to town.
An old-time conventional minstrel circle
greeted the audience at the rise Of the
curtain. with the rattling OF real bones
the naturalization Of tambourines and q
collection of popular melodies in vocal
unison. A feature of the opening chorus
was the one-minute Salome dance done
incidentally by Grover Hastings. T. H
Sheridan performed in veteran style as
interlocutor.
On the ends the joke producing was
done by Waldo Pearce. ]. C. Merklng.
Roy Carty,- A LIE Mat, e. M. Poole and
y.
thing came in for little knock, after
the fashion Of the minstrel man, from
the pray car to the sheath
skirt.
The song hit of the circle was P. l..
Scantlings singing of my Love Is Like
music OF which were written by Bob
Irby, a member of the club. Mr.. Scant-
ling has good full tenor voice and a
stage presence that speaks Of experience.
Charles Bright scored we'll in a bass solo,
Amy Old Port In a Storm"
AS an entre-act Messrs. Pearce and
Merkling did a rapid-f1re song-and- dance
speciality that took with the audience.
college Days' was the Lame OF the
musical vehicle which was presented as
the second part OF the program, and II
was by far the success OF the perform
ance. It's success must be attributed in
large part to Philip Lee Scantling. who
not only wrote the music, the words and
the lyrics of the piece. but also took the
leading part in excellent fashion. There
was also chorus of both men and
girls who did good backing for the
stars and danced well.
Several OF the songs which Mr.. Scant-
ling has written for the little comedy
that should stick in the mind for future
whistle. The best Of these are ''Wfff
You Lunch With Me?" You'll Drink to
the Girl You Love" and That's Why l
Love the Rose" For finale the entire
company sang in rousing college style a
"Rah. Rah, Rah'' song. The show WI
be repeated this evening.
Following are the officers for the Cal
cium Club: Business manager. Philip Lee
Scantling: assistant manager, Roy New
houser: second assistant manager. Earnest
r. Eaton; stage manager. p. w. Evans:
assistant stage manager, w. T. Coburn:
musical director, Robert Won EzdOrf:
master OF properties, Myron Curtis.
The other members are: Roy Carly.
Waldo Pearce. j. c. Merkling, Charles
Bright, H w. Jaeger, T. H. Sheridan,
Carrie Butman G. Poole, H. H. Saum, T.
R. Saum, r. 8. Hart, B. B. Adams, R. p.
Jones, w. Schmidt, Alfred Bryan, Dun
bar Dodson, F. III. Kramer, E. M. VIII,
P. r. Horn1ng, Robert Irby, w. Birney,
w. r. Hurley. Grover Hastings, Alex
ander Garland, J. H Waters. H. s. john
son. r. B. Blackley. Meade Bolton, w. p.
Wood. II. H. Keats, l. I. Hannah, s. l..
Shanks. T. C. Haller, George Graham, /.
L. Moneyway. P. r. Hooton.