The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11
THE BELFAST BAND M1NsrREIs.

BAND MlNSIRELS.
Belfast has long been known for its ability
to give first class minstrel show, and when
the curtain went up Tuesday night at the
opening of the new Colonial Theater by the
Belfast Band Minstrels the audience was not
doomed to disappointment. The house was
packed from the orchestra to the back row in
the gallery, and many were standing who
could not obtain seats. As the curtain rose
storm of applause greeted the performers
The stage was set with drawing room scene
and disclosed the performers in circle across
the stage, fifteen in number. j. L. Patterson
occupied the center interlocutor, and was
dressed in white satin dress suit with knee
breeches and white stockings. The four end
men, two on either end of the circle were
dressed in blue satin suits, with long frock
coat, vest and trousers. The end men had
black faces. The rest of the circle wore pink
satin dress suits and white faces. All the
suits were new and were cut and made to
the leadership of L. V. Keyes, occupied a
position in the rear of the stage on raised
platform. The cast of the performers was as
follows:
Interlocutor-J. Lee Patterson
Bones Tambos
Charles Hammons Ding Clifford
| Ross Hammons Elon Gilchrest
| Willis HaZeltine Luther Hammons
Arthur johnson Seldom Hammons
Ralph Morse Earl Talbot
| Harry Coombs A. j. Goodhue
| Nell Dlckey Leon Beckwith
| The performance opened with an overture,
and was medley of songs and Jokes The
program of part first was the
| Opening Overture,
Introducing the Following Musical Numbers:
| Likes You Honey, and Likes You Mighty
Well.
Any Old Place Where the Lights are Low.
In An Auto Car.
Good Old Doctor Long Green.
| Could Care For You.
Let Him Lie, What Do You Care?
| Forgot My Umbrella.
Come Get Under My Parasol
Everybody's Good To Me.
Story of the Flag.
Man Behind the Gun.
Bye-Bye My Sailor Boy.
| Lazy, Ross Hammons
| Where The River Shannon Flows,
Althur johnson
Good Night, Ding Clifford
The Lighthouse By the Sea.
Minstrel Quartette
Lord Have Mercy on Married Man,
Dat Coon,
| Charles Hammons
Any Old Port in Storm, Seldom Hammons
| Oh, Dat Watermelon. Elon Gilchrst
Grand Finale-Good-bye Betty Brown,
By the Entire Company
The music was bright and catchy and the
jokes new and witty.
All the singers received an encore, and
| Charlie Hammons on his recall, sang "Dat
Coon," composed by Mrs. Clarence E. Read
which was enthusiastically received. "Ding'
Clifford had some local verses to his song
"Good might" which brought down the house
AS the curtain was run down at the end o1
part first, the orcht stra took their places .ir
front of the stage and played the "Colonia
Waltzes," composed for the minstrels by Robt
P. Chase, and dedicated to Mrs C. E. Pettee l,
received hearty welcome from the audience
Charlie and Ross Hammons gave a funny
negro sketch entitled you'll Want Me Back
Drinkwater. Cunningham, Sylvester anc
Gillum rendered "Old Black Joe" as from.
bone quartette, which was excellent.
"Ding" Clifford and his dog appeared on
the stage, and "Ding" representing farmer
sang, They've Got to Quit Kicking My Dog
Around" and then reappeared in a dress suit
and gave a very funny monologue, closing
with the song ''Thats ALP with local verses
and "That Isn't Alp with verses by Mrs
Clarence E. Read.
The performance concluded with white
face farce, entitled:
| THE LITTLE RED sCHooLHoUsE
Cast of Cut-Ups.
Heinie Pickleprodt, The German Teache,
Johnny Redd, The Bad Boy
Willie Green. The Nice Boy
| Ikey Goldsilver, The New Scholar
| Patrick Kilcarty,
at Home, Sick With The Measles
The parts were taken by Elon Gilchrist
| Charlie Hammons, Charlie Harmon and ]. Lee
| Patterson.
Great credit is due to Mr.. Patterson for tn.
tireless energy he has shown in engineering
the performance and carrying it to success
full completion.
The performance will be repeated tonigh
and probably Friday. The band is to be con
graduated on its successful entertainment
and will have the satisfaction of adding
handsome sum to its treasury.
Mrs. Clyde Pettee presided at the piano ant
| was valuable addition to the orchestra.
| Belfast is to be congratulated on havinl
. uch beautiful theatre and q Band that