Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-18
THE COLUMBIA PARK
BOYS CLUB MAKES
HUGE HIT
Entertainment at Elks' Theater
Last Night Under Auspices OF
Santa Fe Reading Room is
Unqualified Success,

Good singing and tuneful music
, combined with clever acting and
wonderful drilling made the Columbia
Park Boys club performance at Elks'
theater last night one OF the best all
round attractions which has ever
been shown in the local opera house.
Every number was beautifully stag
ed with appropriate cos uming and
each and every one was a success and
worth an admission charge. h the
alter was packed to the doors with an
enthusiastic audience which was most
generous in applause for the boys
who showed careful and systematic
training in their exceedingly clever
work. From the grand entrance
which was a medley of military drill
and music to the roaring farce which
ended proceedings, ii was good, clean
Throughout, and somewhat remarkable
when taking into consideration the
youth Of the participants. The club
, has only returned from a $4,000 mile
tour through the South seas and Aus
tralia, where the same program was
given 1872 times under the personal
direction Of Major Sidney S. PeiXotto,
who conducted last evening. Major
Peixotto is president of the Pacific
Athletic association of the Amateur
Athletic Union, the Public Schools
Athletic League of San Francisco and
the American Boy Scouts, division Of
northern California, and has had full
charge of the Columbia Park Boys
club since their start on the road. The
boys are manly looking specimens of
young manhood. full of the vieor and
health Of youth and enjoy their trav-
,Ifpr and rhow work hugely.
As for the show last evening it's
rather q difficult matter to say which
numbers won the most favor with the
audience, as all were so well received,
but ii is safe to say that Stanley chr
ford and Edwin Conn i'm songs and
duets from the operas were recalled
more repeatedly thar the principals OF
any other number. The H~ighlanders
was a beautiful act and the Scottish
eostumine. dancing and singing made
an instantaneous hit as did the music
al act following. which introduced l..
Burke. w. Prang II. Hastings and
S. Williams i'm vocal selections har-
monica and guitar work.
Harry Hastings Emil Hastings n
George Douglas each had clever sing
ing and dancing specialties which won
much applause. h %acrobatic and
crack military stunts were a good
part of the show.
All in all the performance was a
credit to h opera house and those
missed it viii need to regret a
splendid entertainment. The Santa
Fe Reading Room system has In the
BOYS club a strong drawing card
and an attraction which is first-class
in every way and which up
TO the high standard maintained by
the system.
The program in fun for last night
was as follows:
Prologue-IntroduCtury remarks by
Master George Mann.
l. Grand entrance blythe ColuW-
bia Park Poys' band 81 thirty-five
pieces. introducing The T~hundercr.
bv Sousa. and the columbia PARK
Rows club March. written for the
band by Conrad Horst.
p Harry Hastings. the boy Coon
shouter." sinriug the latest songs
g. Acrobatic Four-Monrce SUIT
ter Edward Burke. Herbert stock
TON and Everett Call ana the funny
clown Louis O'Prien. in "a hish-class
exhibition Of ground and LOFTY tum-
bling.
and dancer. singing ~ hen Highlann /
MARY Danced the Highland Fling.
and .-The Little shirt Ny Mother
FOR Ne"
Military exhibition by a crack
.erm ef twelve beys ~captnined ny 1
Gail. Introducing fancy drill