The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-16
ORANGE ELKS
SCORE A BIG HIT
IN MINSTREL SHOW
Generous Appreciation Rewards
Efforts of the Amateurs
in BIack=Face.
SONGS so GOOD THEY
ARE ALL GIVEN ENC0RES
Performance One of the Most
Successful Even Given
in the City.

What was considered one of the finest
Minstrel shows given in this vicinity in
d long time was presented last night b.
members of East Orange Lodge of Elk
IN commonwealth Hall. The perform
ance will be repeated tonight. Though
it was the initial show Of the lodge
men there was nothing lacking, and
me large assemblage in attendance
ahowered the performers with applause.
The stage settings we're elaborate and
lle chorus powerful.
Friedrich O. Lindsey made a good In
t%erlocutor and Lawrence Stanley an eX-
oellent page.
Gustav HOFFMAN opened the show
with the singing of Pm Glad I'm Mar
ried." after the chorus had rendered
some new songs. and he was given an
moore. Albert Campbell. Edgar X.
Smith and Irving Gillette were also in
fine voice. Albert Schober sang a topi-
cal song devoted to prominent members
Of the lodge n he gave the admins
tration of Mayor 'Cardwell a decided
boost.
Hoop song a FavorIte.
Arthur Collins, singing Make a Noise
Like a Hoop" introduced a novel feat
ure.i In the chorus everyone on the
stage carried a hoop n flags were
waved in unison Big applause came
when pictures of Roosevelt and Taft
We're presented. The song received
many encores. John Jay Maloney rem
dered Love Days finely and then
William Wakefield was given the well
come OF the evening. He sang Don't
Take Me Home" and did IL often.
Byron G. Harlan's song, school
mates" also scored a decided hit. AS
he sang, Raymond and Ruth Macksey,
two tots, marched across the stage, and
then came Charles Arcularius and Jo-
seph b. Williams, two veterans, repre-
senting a Confederate and Union sol
dier. arm in arm. The boys Joined Mas
ter Lawrence Stanley in singing dad
dy's Girl" and 1t pleased the audience
immensely. The first part closed with
songs by Arthur B. Porter and w. Stan
ley Grinsted, well-known soloists.
A monologue was given by Joseph
Deyine and the Peerless quartet. COM
posed of Messrs. Campbell, Grinsted.
Porter and Gillette. were encored four
times. There We're banjo selections rem
dered, and the show closed with a COM
edy sketch by Harlan and Collins. in
which many amusing situations were
disclosed.
The Choruses.
In the main chorus were: G. Fl.
| Smith, Edward w. Ogle, Edward L.
Hearsey, Arthur Fleming, Harry w.
Smith. Charles Barber, J.. B. H. Cham
berlain. II. j. Wakefield. jr., George
Nichol. w. l.. Maher, Harry w. Shaw,
Howard Lee. Harry T. Robinson. John
English, George V. Aschenbach. H. J..
Brown, S. A. Rogers, George Ries. H. s.
Wyckoff. Adolph l.. Braun, George w.
Lang. John 7. McManus, r. B. Richay.
William J. Fletcher. Arthur Coull, L. E.
Freeman, Arthur Gunther, Charles l..
Hubbard, Frank c. Weeks. j. Johnson,
jr., K. Crosland, L. Stailey, Charles E.
Wilson. Carl Thiele, John Roberts, Will
lam Dukes. Roy Hilsinger and Joseph
Hector.
Boys chorus. Albert Rich, Daniel Nc
|Grenera, William Gibbons. James Casey.
John Mcxeon, Peter Higgins, Thomas
Arundale. Peter Lassans, John English,
jr, Chares Il. English. Thomas Murray,
Andrew Murray, Harry Fischer, Ed
ward Jones, Frank Tunstead. Ira Ma
loney, John Maloney. Thomas Brothers,
Raymond Purcell and Robert O'Brien-
The, entertainment was given under
direction of Mr.. Harlan. Andrew KEEL
ley was floor manager, and the recep-
ton committee was composed of
George Il. Steets, Henry u. Eberhardt,
Percy NJ. currler. Charles NJ. Dorer and
Ralph Q. l.. Schock.