Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-24
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Annual Minstrel Show at Town Hs'i
Success.

Brunswick, Me-, Jan. 3.-(SpeciaD.-The
annual minstrel show given by the stu
dents of Bowdoin for the benefit OF the
Baseball Association took place Satur-
day night in Town hall before large
audience The performance proved sue
cess The overture "in the Far East was
entirely Oriental, motif and hlieu WITH
bright bits of song and abundance OF
opportunity for Bowdoin's soloists to dis
play their talents. Moses B. Alexander,
10. of Houlton, made a great hit IN the
overture as the Zulu chief, while solos
were given by Francis W. Davis, II, OF
Newton. Mass: Arthur d. Welsh, ~, Of
Portland and George A. Tibbetts, IL, or
Brunswick, and quartet consisting of
Alfred w. Stone, ~, of Bangor; FRANK
b. McGlone, 10, of Natick. Mass; George
A. Tibbetts II, and Francis w. Davis.
~, also sang.
The songs after the overture came in
the following order: Cubanola Guide.
Percy W. Mathews, ~, of Lubec; Glow
Work. George A. Tibbetts, ~, of Bruins
wick; Come After Breakfast, Arthur d.
Welsh, ~, of Portland; Sweet Thoughts
of Home. Alfred w. Stone, 10, of Ban
eor: The Preacher and the Bear, James
M Gillin, II, of Bangor; Leave That
Front Door Open, William H. Clifford
IL, of Lewiston: Daisies Won't Tell,
Francis w. Davis, 49, of Newton. Mass.
Zulu Love Song, Stephen c. Perry. Jr.
10, of Portland; Topical Song, Mark W.
Burlinghame, 10, of Winthrop, Mass.
The olio consisted of the following:
Music, Bowdoin College Orchestra, led
by Frank f. Kendrie, 10, Ocean Park;
Hurley and Burly, violin skit, John Law
renee Hurley, 10, Maiden. Mass, and
Mark Wescott Burlinghame, ~, Vim
throp, Mass; reading, Arthur D. Welsh
~, Portland; Masque and Gown presented
the one-act farce BOX and Cox" The
cast of characters was as follows: Johr
Box, a journeyman printer, John l.. Hur.
ley, ~, Maiden, Mass; James Cox, 8
| iourneyman halter, Harry L. MacLaugh
lin, 10, Albany, N. Y; Mrs. Bouncer, a
landlady Loring Pratt ~, Elmira, N. Y
After the show the Bowdoin College Or.
chestra furnished music for an order OF
five dances, lasting until midnight. The
show was under the auspices of the Base.
ball Association, of which the following
officers had charge: Harry L. Wiggin, II
of Boston, Mass, manager; William H
Clifford, II, of Lewiston, captain; and
Edward o. Leigh, 10, of Seattle. Wash
assistant manager.
William P. Newman, 10, Of Bar Har-
Dor was interlocutor. The bones were
Mark w. Burlinghame, ~; Stephen Car.
roll Perry, Jr., ~, and James M. Gillin
~. The tambos We're William H. Cliff
ford, IL; Arthur D. Welsh, ~, and Percy
w. Mathews, 10.
The chorus consisted of H. K Hine, IL
of Dedham, Mass; w. ]. Nixon, 49, OF
E. Rochester, N. H.; F. T. Edwards, 10
of Brunswick; G. A Tibbetts, '12 OF
Brunswick; D. E. Gardner, '13, of Cal
ais; L. d. Lincoln, 10, of Wayne; e. B.
futile. 10, of Freeport; S. F. Dole, '13, of
Portland; G. L. OXnard. IL, of Medford
Mass; H. D. Archer, 10. of Dorchester,
Mass. ]. E. Dunphy, 10, of Portland; w.
c. Lippincott, 10, of Augusta; P. H.
Wood, 10, of Bar Harbor; Leon Dodge,
10, of Newcastle: T. Il. Emery. '13, of
Randolph; f. ]. Fuller, '13, Of Groveland,
Mass; H. D. Gilbert, 49, of Pennington;
E. w. Kent, ~, of Bremen; Leon +.
Jones, 10, of Portland; V. r. Leavitt, 49,
of Wilton; ]. A. Norton 10. of Phillips:
c. o. Page, 10, of Bath; A. f. Parkhurst,
'13, of Pressure Isle; F. S. Wiggin, '13, of
SacO. and several others.