Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-18
M|DD|ES UP TO DATE
Make Hit at Annual Christmas
Show in Rodgers Bros. Acre
Oplane- Seeing Annapolis"
in a Wheelbarrow.
JOKES OLD AND NEW.
Good Quartette -Ludicrous End Men
But Twenty Eight Gentlemen
in Colonial Costume Compose
ChOrus-Pleasing Program.

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Twenty-eight silk stocking gentle
men, whose calves were more or less
shapely and who were dressed in that
fetching and graceful colonial costume
befitting Colonial Annapolis. " were
on view when the curtain at the Ma
val Academy Auditorium was drawn
Saturday evening on "The Masque-
raiders" in their annual Christmas
| show.
To be sure 1t was somewhere near
| $50, and fer once the navy did not
mark time," but then everything
goes at Christmas Show" and be-
| ginning late gave the late-comers land
their name was legion) an opportunity
to be seated without disturbing the
performers, or that part of the audi
ence already seated.
| Besides silk stockings, of which
| there was knee length display, and
costumes of colonial cut in velvet of
blue, red, maroon, brown and the like.
tn chorus also wore white wigs
which enhanced its beauty, for this
| pinkcheeked chorus was handsome to
a man. 1t was also a well-trained
chorus ana sang melodiously and
rhythmically.
After the opening chorus there was
an awful shock. Suddenly and with
out warning the lights went out, and
the entire auditorium was in outer
Tor rather inner) darkness. There was
terrific crash, tumbling, and the
sound of an explosion. 1t was whis-
pered 'the Santee has blown up" or
probably the Hartford
Someone suggested the financial
depression at Bankrupt Hall had
caused it to cave in, or John Paul
Jones had turned ever in his coffin un-
der the stairway for another nap.
None of these horrible occurrences
proved to be true, and when the lights
were turned on again, they revealed
nothing short of common, everyday
occurrence-that an aviator had fallen
and his aeroplane had been crashed
with him (or two of them) beneath.
This time it was not Lieutenant Rodg-
ers and Ensign Herbster who had dip
ped on a slide, downgrade and got
their pin feathers wet in the Severn,
but it was the so-called Rodgers Bros.
| 1.-TWO end mem who had been sailing
in the air like other bird men of the
navy, and had come to grief, all that
was saved of the airship was a jug of
bitters, and the first words of the
navy aviator as he disentangled him
self from the ruins of his airship
were: Wouldn't it be a calamity if
all the whiskey were at the bottom of
the sea?" His brother birdman quick
ly suggested, in that event all naval
officers would req" submarine
service.
The entrance of the end men was
strictly up-to-date, two having en-
tered by the aeroplane route, two
more proceeded to enter "Seeing An
| napolis." One pushed wheelbarrow
| in which the visitor who was "see-
ing Annapolis" rode. The pusher
pointed ou various points of interest
in Crabtown, especially in the Ma
val Academy, to which there was
usually grind" appreciated only
by the midshipmen. SE
The next appearance Of the last of
the three couples of end men was in
an automobile bearing the large in
tials an. K. M" AS usual the ma
chine broke down, and had to be ad
| justed in regulation style. The COM
| ments caused mirth among the mid
dies, who only understood the jokes.
Mdshipmian D. c. Ramsey was in
terlocutor of the minstrels. In gor-
geous costume of lavender satin and
white lace he presented a handsome
appearance as central figure of the
| group. He introduced the singers and
announced the songs. Midshipman
Zacharias, who made hit, sang THAT
Mysterious Rag" and "I'm Going
Crazy" To both he received numer-
Gus encores, especially the latter Sc
lection in which he gave several i'm
provised stanzas of the song. Mr..
Zacharias, whose name is new with
the Masqueraders, proved himself a
valuable find" He sings well, has a
fetching stage mannerism and dances
we'll. Whoever discovered him
has added good and valuable material
to 1.-The Masquera1ers" coterie.
| Midshipman Elmer sang Every
body's Doing IT. and as an encore
gave several paraphrased "hIts. -
The song You'll Do The Same Thing
| Over" by Midshipman Eldrige, won
applause and he was obIige to re-
pond to an encore. Midshipman
Downes, one of the clever black-face
end men, sang my Little Loving
Honey Man" and was recalled twice.
A voice that showed training and
was sweetly musical, was that of Mid.
shipman Bryant, who sang with great
effect "The Girl of My Dream. .
Midshipman Wick gave that popular
song 20 You Beautiful DOLL" which
was received with approval and ap
plause. Another voice that showed
training and musical skill and tech
nique was that of Midshipman Corn
He sang very sweetly Castles. ,
and was compelled to respond to sew
. eral encores.
The quartette composed of Midship
men Wick, Ramsey, Eldridge and d,