The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-23
CADETS GAVE A FINE SHOW.
Citadel Minstrels Delighted A Big Au-
dience.

The best minstrel show Il the season was
enjoyed al The Academy OF Music last night.
That was the verdict OF all who sAw The 5. L.
M. A. Minstrels make their debut-abd the
house was packed With an audience whose
appreciation was we'll worth counting. II
was the first appearance OF The :cadets before
toe fool-lightt, but they worked with q dash
and an assurhnce that banlBhed the Id q thai
they were amateurs. The show lasted for a
little more than two hours and during the
greater part Of that time the audience shook
with laughter. A pleasing variety marked
the entertainment, and interest was not al
lowed 10 flag for q moment. Manager SID J..
Rigby, Assistant Manager h. a, Wood waru
aud Ma. Ion II. Gesterneld, who through the
couetesy OF The Pastime Amusement Com
pany, directed the production and drilled the
cadets, merit the very HEARTBEAT congratulh-
tions. Except for Mr.. Gesterield, the cadets
ran the whole show. excellent music being
furnished by an orchestra composed Vi
Citadel men.
The entertainment consisted of three parts
The first followed the same general lines
OF ell minstrel shows, and was marked by
bright and snappy TAX between the inter
Iocutor, Mr.. R'goy, AID the various SOILS
OF Ham, by lis we'll sung solos and abnii-
able chorus singing, In which some thirty
five or lorty CADETS toCk part. Naturally
many OF the jrkes we've dlecled against
member OF the faculty at the Citadel. but
this feature was not overdone and nobody
enjoyed the jokes more than the memoers
OF the faculty and their wives who occupied
Tue DtN ~ klC ll6ob VI II cto6c. i IShcpt
in this box also was Col. Coward, for 80
many years the able superintendent OF the
Catadel, and Mrs Coward
AL the songs Were good, and all Of them
deserved the liberal applause they received.
but the hits OF the evening were Feed the
Kitty, sung by Cadet b. A. Wood ward,
(CorQi. Pig OF the Sons Of HaunO which was
indescribably funny and Set the house 10
q gale of laughter; This Rose Brings My
Heart 10 YOU, sung by Cadet j. II Murbock.
who has d superb voice. aud who has II
under excellent c%ontro!;' Consolation, with
which Winsome Gawge. Cadet g. Roger
won uproarious applause as much by his
ridiculous antics as by his very catchy song,
which proved among other things that
Charleston can find consolation in the fact
That thia was the only port big enough to
let Big Bill Taft though on his way 10
Panama, and Bamboo Land, sung by
Booker Crum" (CsGet ]. Steward) and &C
now famous Marion Square Dance, which
made the spectators laugh Till ; hey cried,
In the secoud part, the I'll Treated Trc'
~vatore", WAS put through in a snappS man
were not absent for n m from any
face in the audience while This act was on,
and all the young men did excellent work
The thlld part was q medley, and the
audieoce liked IL from first to last, The sabre
drill was especially interesting, the cadets
mskipg q splendid showing under the dice.
ton OF Cadets Capt. T. H. Rainsfcrd, The
Jedeurg symphony Orchestra. led by Win
some Gage, out, distsuced ali its competition,
in concert work, It's renditian OF the beautiful
ditty. Don't Cry, Little Waste Basket, You'll
be a Spriug Hat Bye and Bye" being -spec
tally popular. The Tumbling of Cadets kleiI
and Thompson wss remarkably good.
But IL is impossible to con vey an adequate
idea of all the mbny good features which
marked the performance last night, or I,
mention by name all who did commepdabl
work. That would amount practically Il
q roli-call OF those taking part In the show
1t may be taken for granted that pressure
will be brought 10 bear upon Manager Rigby
to give another performance, and If he doel
the house shouId be as well filled on the sec
one occasion as IL was last night.