The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27
MAYOR OPENS
 CARMINTIVAL
 THIS EVENING
Big Minstrel Production Chief Feature of Many Pro-
 auctions
Elaborate Preparations of La d.es of Charity Promise to Result in Rich Success

Introduced by City Attorney Thomas
 M Cullinan, Mayor E. T. Bucking-
 ham will formally open the Carmin-
 tival of the Ladies of Charity at the
 Colonial ball room, Fairfield avenue.
 just west of Broad street, at o'clock
 this evening". Mayor Buckingham will
 deliver a brief address. The the Car
 mintival ninstrels, an amateur per-
 formance that is awaited with excep-
 tional interest, will be presented.
 The Carmintival M nstrels. including number of accomplished entertain
 CTS who have taken part in the So-
 rority Minstrels, At Belmont, and oth-
 CT productions, are expected to score
 memorable hit. Rehearsals have been in progress for more than
 month. With the advantages of law ish stage setting, brilliant costumes
 minstrel show is likely to be recorded as among the leading attempts of the sort in the realm of local theatricals. Tomorrow evening will be notable for the monster card carnival The Carmintival minstrels will be seen for one night only. It was predicted to- day that the ball room. spacious as it is, will be hardly adequate for the thrOng that is expected to greet the opening of the big charity undertak- ing. All the proceeds will be de- voted to the furtherance of work among the needy in connection with St. Vincent's hospital.
 The minstrel show. will open with the conventional stage setting. The stage has been erected at the southern
 end of the ball room, and equipped with all the customary appurtenances
 for scenic and lighting effects. The
 first number will be a medley of col
 lege songs, including such old fav- orites as Heres to Good Old Yale" "I Was Seeing Nellie Home," "Mer- rily We Roll Along" Jingle Bells" | There Was an Old Farmer" and oth- CTS. The chorus is exceptionally well Among the solos are Don't You
 Mind It. Honey" Miss French; Bring Me Rose," from the Arcadians. Miss
 Hartigan; "The Garden of My Heart. ' l MT. Hughes; Day Dreams" from
 ''The Spring Maid" Miss Daley; se- ! lected number. MT. Tomlinson; Ida, ''I'm Looking For Nice Young Eel low" Miss Bee. The Carmintival piano quintet, introducing Miss Daley. l Miss Mccarthy, Miss McGuinness and l Miss Sullivan and MT. Finkelstone, | will be one of the star attractions. | Miss Kennedy in the post of inter- 1 locutor will ask for the point of jokes
 with the enthusiasm of the most apt l devotee of George Primrose or Lew 1 Dockstader. The ends will be filled ] by Toomey and Burdick and Miss lief ] fernan and Miss Flynn. The misses at 1 the ends will supply fund of novelty | and mirth. The minstrels abound with
 merry quips dealing with local topics which are expected to get many a l laugh at the expense of local celeb rites. Besides those featured in the
 cast the minstrels include the Misses l Walsh, Kelly, Barkey, McGuinness, l Weldon, Burnes, Barkoy and Burns. Donald of Ansonia will appear. She l is one of the best known violinists in 1 the state.
 Immediately following the minstrels | the hundreds of extra chairs arranged
 in the ball room floor will be cleared away and the dancing program will
 open with the Virginia Reel. Music i for the opening night will be played by the Wheeler & Wilson orchestra.
 Tuesday night Maloney's orchestra
 will play.
 Besides the minstrels the opening
 night will introduce among other at- 1 fractions the Garden of Chance, a l bower of much beauty where each 1 flower on sale will disclose a talisman l by which the purchaser may claim a 1 gift. The display of gifts including a number of much value is expected | to make this department one or the | most popular. In one, of the recep- ] ton rooms connected with the ball room will be erected picturesque we'll where the biblical scene of Re- l becca will be presented. A dozen 1 charming Rebeccas gowned in keep | ing with the novel idea will dispense 1 lemonade.
 1 Ice cream booths, a utility table with many desirable articles for sale. a
 we'll stocked candy booth with neatly | uniformed nurses from St. Vincent's s hospital in charge, and other features l will be seen.
 | The committee in charge of the mon- l ster card carnival of tomorrow night l has made preparations so that it is expected there will be no difficulty in l handling the crowd. no matter how great it may be There is a lavish display of whist prizes. while the | pinochle feature of the card carnival is l also notable for the costly trophies l to be awarded the successful contest 1 ants. Dancing and all the other at- l fractions will be presented Tuesday | evening. The play will begin prompt I ly at 8:30 In order that there may be no delay. the committee has an- | nounced that the players not seated al
 that hour will lose their scores