Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-07-01
WIDE INFLUENCE
|. OF cleft CLUB
New York's Premier Musical Or
ganizatIon Gives Festival
WITNESSED BY GREAT TARoNG

Magnificent minstrel Meian0o Oom- .
posed Of Over \ Hundred Presented
Dazzling and Mirthfui Musical
Maze Symphony Orchestra Con-
Quoted by James Reese Europe.
by CLEVELAND c. ALLEN.
New York.-The Clen club. a mu-
sicaI organization composed of well
known colored composers and .musi-
clans. gave its third semianDual mu-
steal and society event recently at Man
haitian casino. This event, which is look
ed upon as the crowning social and
musical function of the season. is look
ed forward to with delight by music
lovers of the metropolis and has a ma
ton wide influence. Fully 10000 peo-
pie crowded Manhattan casino to wit
ness the event They came from as
far away as Baltimore. Washington
and Boston and represented the best
Afro-American culture.
The Cleff clubs festivity is the one
great event occurring in the social
life of colored New Workers. which
goes beyond any other society event
happening in New York The magnih-
cent array of people presented scene
not easily forgotten.
The Clefr club had arranged unique
program, which consisted of monster
minstrel melange made up Of $50 mem
bers. who presented marvellous and
mirthful musical maze. The appear
ance of the famous Cleff club SYM
phony orchestra of 12S members. u.s.
ing fifty mandolins. ten violins. ten
cellos. twenty-five harp guitars. ten
banjos, two flutes. one organ. Eve bass
violins, two clarinets. three tympant
and drums and ten pianos. was su-
perb.
Special music written for the occa-
sion was introduced by the orchestra
The Glen club symphony orchestra
was conducted by James Reese Eu-
rope The assistant conductors were
william n. Tyers and Will Marion
Cooke. The program began promptly
at s:l5 and ended at II p. m. The
program opened with a grand opening
medley by the entire company. Then
came the following: That Long Lost
Chord" sung by Clarence Bush and
/
by william Parquette and chorus:
mboola. q Samoan Idyt." composed
by Frederick Bryan. played by the
Glen Club Symphony orchestra; Tod
din the Toledo" sung by Paul Sim
mons and chorus.
The sufYragette song by A L. Brown.
Lowe Menu and Smyrna" directed
by the composer. William Il. Tyers
played by the Cie6 Club SYMPHONY
orchestra: danse la ballet g-otesque,
by Henry S. Creamer and Joe Grey.
duet pining song. by Henry Troy and
Harvey White. Porto Rico" composed
by Lord Dnbney. played by Glen Club
Symphony orchestra: Going to Exit"
BY George Henry and chorus; Don't
Wake Me Up. | Am Dreaming" by
Henry Troy and octet; Jubilee" com
posed by Harry T. Burleigh. played
by Glen Club orchestra: song and
wooden shoe dance by Irving Williams;
special features were given by Per
cy Robinson and splendid chorus;
dancing end men. ParQuette. Cream
er. White. Patrick. Christian Bush,
williams. Simmons. Bumford. Ben
nette. Henry and Robinson; minstrel
quartet. Williams. Henry. White and
Bush: minstrel octet, first tenor. Bum
ford. Bennette; second tenor. Williams,
Bush: tirst bass. Robinson. White; sec
ond bass. johnson and Henry: ye pre-
miere twist danseuse. Henry s. Cream
er and Joe Grey in la ballet gro
tesque: Lorrain waltzes. composed by
james Reese Europe. played for the
first time by Cleff Club symphony or
chestra; Grizzly Bear" sung by Tom
Bethel and chorus; 'She's Everything
and Then Some More" by William f
Patrick and Henry s. Dreamer: Lowe
Joe" sung by John Christian and che
rus: The Separate Battalion" compos
ed by James Reese Europe. played for
the first time by the Cletf Club Sym
phony orchestra: closing chorus. Ozark
town ls Out Tonight" composed by
| Will Marion Cooke. played and sung
by the entire company: finale. ''ClefT
Club March," composed by James
Reese Europe. played and sung by the
entire company. The program ended
al ii O'Clock. The big casino was
cleared. and the rest of the evening
was spent in dancing. The dancing
| continued until the wee sma' hours of
the morning The dance music was
furnished by Professor Walter f.
Craig's celebrated orchestra and the
famous Thomas Colored Orchestra OF
| New York.
Promptly at 4 o'clock the last of the
, sweet strains Of the orchestra 6oated
over the assembly. which gave signal
for the close Of the great event The
guests reluctantly wended their way
homeward futi o, fond recollections of
the brilliant evening Of merriment fur