The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-01
GO AND SEE THEM
AND ENJOY AN EVENING OF IN
NOCENT AMUSEMENT.
The Cadet Minstrels Will Be at the
Academy of Music Tomorrow
Evening.


Evening.
The fun lovers and general public
of Orangeburg will be greeted by the
famous Cadet Minstrels on Friday,
July 9. Orangeburg being one of the
towns stopped at in the tour of the
principal towns of the State. Man
.agcr Rigby has worked hard to make
this appearance of his Troupe even
more successful than that of last
April in Charleston, and with num-
Der of added features which are to
be used between parts, it will be a
continuous entertainment Of a high
class with no long pauses between
acts, as interesting specialties will be
put on.
While some may think this is an
unusual season of the year for a
troup to be on the road it ought to
be greeted by an even larger attend
ance than during the busy season,
for people are generally anxious for
some sort of entertainment to break
the monotony of the hot summer
months. 1t is proven fact that
this high class minstrel will fill this
long felt want. There will be- no
chance of unfinished work on the
part of the amateur minstrelsy, since
practically the same cadets are to
take the parts that they carried
through so faultlessly at the pre-
vious engagement in Charleston. In
addition to this at least two hours
practice is being held every morn
ing in the Gymnasium of the Army
Post on Sullivan's Island where the
young soldiers are on their annual
encampment, and when their duties
permit even longer rehearsals are
made.
A slight idea Of the barrel of fun
in store for everyone that attends is
gained by glance at the following
rough draft Of the program as al
ready made out: Part one will set
the crowd going with an opening
chorus Of unusual merit by the en-
tire company. Original gags and end
songs by the sweet singers of the
troupe will have nothing usual about
them, except their place on the pro-
gram. Then will follow the special
ties, coon songs, buck dancing, ETC.,
which are guaranteed to hold the
attention of the spectators during the
stage preparation for Part Two.
This will be an Olio, opened with the
rendering of the Jedburg Concert
Band, and including two brand new
features in the show. The spectacu-
lar silent drill and the drill of the
Awkward Squad by the sons of Ham.
The specialties sandwiched be-
tween the second and third acts will
include the most amusing musical
novelties by the deservedly popular
Chicago Baritone, Mr.. Don H. Ges-
terfield, the musical director of the
company. The Grand Final will be
the lll-Treated Trovators which re-
ceived such a side-splitting welcome
before in Charleston.
1t is confidently said by those who
have seen the rehearsals that the new
Awkward Squad Drill will equal in
every respect the Marion Square
Dance, which was the big hit of the
previous show, and which will Itself
be repeated. Immediately after
showing in Charleston the Troupe
will take the road for two or three
weeks trip, having booked twelve Of
the larger towns of the interior.
where the same big show will be re-
peated in each case.
The schedule of performances in
Characterization July 1st; o.
angeburg, End; Camden, Saturday,
3rd; Columbia. Monday, 5th; New
berry, 9Th; Abbeville, 7th; Anderson,
Sth; Greenville, 9th; Union, 10th;
Spartanburg. Monday, 18th; Gaff-
ney, 18th; Rock Hill, 14th; Ches-
ter, 18th; with possibly show at
Lancaster and a few other places.
From the reputation for putting up
the real article in this line that the
cadets have already made, it is an
ticipated that a packed house will
greet the performance for each en-
gagement, while the interest that
every true South Carolinian, takes
in the West Point of the South. y
should be guarantee of liberal
support.