Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
MINISTRIES ARE
HUGE SUCCESS
Still Talking About the Show
al Old Bridge.
gpeolal . the EYENrNa NEws.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Old Bridge, Feb. 26-Most every
body hereabouts Is still talking
about the Ministries of the Patriotic
Order of the Sons Of America given
last Thursday night. The perform
ance was a scream from beginning
to end. The town hall was filled to
the doors before the show started
and at 8 o'clock the S. r. o. sign
was hung out. The interior of the
hall was PRETTY decorated. The
minstrels lasted an hour, and for an
hour and a half thereafter mono
|logues, sketches, juggling feats,
solos, acrobatic stunts and musical
selections were enjoyed. Local par
odies scored largely.
The opening chorus consisted OF
six popular songs and ragtime pieces.
Interlocutor J.. w. Squire was seat
ed amid d chorus of sixteen. Two
tambos and two end men were IN
black face.
George Baker made the first hit
of the evening with the rendition OF
Beautiful Lady" Burt Treat gave
"Ragtime Violin, in a pleasing man
ner and William Wooten scored
with mis- production of Peggy
Gray" w. S. Tonnlson drew APP
plause by his bass solo entitled Gee,
Amt I Glad I'm Single" William
Brown pleased with a baritone solo
entitled when / Met You Last
Night In Dreamland,n M. B. Car
penter sang what the Engine
Done" to great satisfaction. when
the Stars are Shining Bright" by M.
B. Wilson. pleased we'll. Among the
big hits of the evening were zone
O'clock in the Morning I. Get Lone
some" and Twilight Reminds Me
OF YOU" the latter by III. Rue. Ben
Long brought down the house with
his ''That Hypnotizing Man." The
minstrels closed with Marching
Through Georgia." During the in
Permission George Ct. Slower enter
tanned with humorous sayings.
The first number OF the second
part was the rendition of II Want a
Girl" by the p. o. s.. of A. orches-
ira. BENJAMIN Apologize followed
that with a clever monologue.
Squires and Carpenter In q COM
edy sketch, dutch land Coon"
pleased. w. s. Tonnison, assisted
by Ben Long in his juggling and
acrobatic sketch, displayed some
novel and exciting feats. William
Brown then came In for more
rounds OF applause by rendering
Its a Long Lane that has no Turn
ing A big hit Of this part was a
musical sketch by the members OF
the p. 0. s. Of A. orchestra intro
ducing Lester Eldridge as the fool
boy The following entertained
with musical instruments: s. Ell
bridge, trap drum: Thomas Wooten,
first ~cernet; G.. s~chulmesiter, second
cornet: r. w. Maukowski, first vie-
lin; NJ. s. Appleby, second violin;
H. T. Lowndes, pianist. They gave
some pleasing numbers. The final
number. Summer Days. sent the
audience home in good humor.
Tt certainly was hard to particu-
Iarize In disposing OF the honors.
Everyone taking part was excellent
and scored without a doubt. Those
who participated follow: b. Sylves-
ter, Bert Treat, Ben Apologize, H.
Rue, William Brown, George Baker,
William Wooten, M. b. Wilson. A..
w. Appleby, George Rusher, George
Larsen. George Hunt, Abner Green
and w. s.. Tonnfson. ]. w. Squires
was ~interlocutor; tambos, r. e.
Reid and M. e. Bloodgood; bones,
nj. B. Carpenter and Benjamin Long.
Orchestra, pianist, II. 7. Lowndes;
yiolins, T.. Maukowski and M. S. APP
p1eby; comets, It. Wooten, Sr., and
s.. Schulmeister. trap drums, s. Ell
bridge. Schenck Hendricksen was
the stage manager, George G. Chit
tick the door man, and Alonzo
Green, William Reid. Jr., and Willis
Gordon were the ushers.