Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-08
RAMP kuMFoRT MiNsTRELs
 ENTERTAIN CROWDED HOUSE

] RAMP kuMFoRT MINISTRIES I ENTERTAiN CROWDED HOUSE Y. M. c. A. Boys Give Clever Pro- gramme Which Called for Many En- cores-Local Duetosue by ! W. Me
 kinisy and J. J. Farrell Scored . l Hit.
 The young men of Ramp Kumfort of l the Y. M. c. A. under the direction of
 Boys Secretary J<TI. Ely delighted an audience which ialed the association auditorium to it's capacity, Friday evening, with the presentation of their erediable singing and many Jokes of a local charaster which made a decided hit. The show was given for the ben- eft of the camp to be held next sum mer. J. c. Oyerbagh of the Norwich Free Academy faculty officiated as master of ceremonies.
 The first part of the programme in troduced a wedding party. the newly Weds being MT. and Mrs. J ames John son. diniinutiye colored couple in the persons of George Grove and Kent Ellis. H. GildersIeeve and g. Jackson appeared as the bridesmaids Fluffy Ruffes and Flossit Frail The ushers for the wedding, who were also end men, wereN Charles Coblyn, Edward Bellefieur, John Bowker. Richard Greg son. LeRoy Walker and Franklyn Lord. The end men wore gold coats with
 blue trimmings and blue trousers with gold brain, and were in b1ackface.
 The programme opened with a selec-
 ton by the orchestra, composed of F.
 Austin Linton violin; Miss SybiI
 Christmann, piano; Fred F. flaming
 cornet; LeRoy Whftmarsh, trombone:
 Waldo s. Newbury. drums. The open
 ing selection was given by the entire
 chorus, and LeRoy W. Walker rem
 dered in an entertaining manner a
 f11ty cat1 1r4 T2no Qda Ee1y
 The Rag Time Goblin Man, by Rich
 ard Gregson, was given in a manner
 which won the enthusiastic approval
 of the audience One of the big hits of
 the programme was the original duo logue, A Walk on Main Street by John
 W. Mckinley and John J. Farrell. a product of MT. McKinley's pen The sketch was made up of humorous ings between the postoffice and Wash ington square, with a side trip into Sehtuclset street, and the entertain Ing conversation certainly went big
 Academy ouartette
 Benjamin M. Bruce made a good inn pression with his baritone solo, When the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold, the son, When That Midnight Choo- Cho Leaves for Alaba', made quite as big hit as did his rendering of the solo. Another number which elicited the nnstinted applause of the audience was the rendering of Just a Song at Twilight by the Academy quartette, composed of II. W. White, first tenor; l.. A. Swan, second tenor; D. c. Bliss, first bass. and c. D. Prentice. second bass. The voices were well balanced and the quality of the work was some thing of revelation for amateur tal- ent. For an encore they responded with love song.
 Charles Coblyn had a bright line of oya programme, and pleased with the solo, Business is Business. The interlocutor, J. C. Overbagh, won applause for his rendering of the tenor solo, Home is known as "Billy,'' won app plause far out of proportion 10 his years and inches, which are few, with his dancing, showing a surprising va riety of novel tseps. Two delightful solos were the selections Fucker Up l Your Lips, Miss Lindy, fy John Bow ker, and I'll Sit Right Sn the Moon, by l Edward Bellefeur. both the singers re- spending to encores. The first half Of l the programme closed with a chorus 1 number.
 Part two was devoted to Fun on | Fishers Island a humorous sketch pre- sented by Frank B. Murdock Go, de- picting one of the highly entertaining l incidents of camp life on Fishers Is | and, entitled A Dream at Fishers Is and or Who Blacked up the Cook. The l skit was prepared by MT. Murdock who | officiated in the highly honored po- | sition of cook at Ramp Kurnfort last | summer MT. Murdock was assisted in | presenting the number by Fred and l William Willard Mattrew Byrne. John l Lee, Harry Pierce and Howard Rice, he latter MT. Murdock's assistant at l Fishers Island.
 The programme wa sevidenced throughout with original jokes, many fespecial local significance which ldded much to the pleasure of the en- ertainment, and the whole was punet- lated with frequent applause, which promises to be the experience again to- light when the programme is repeat d.
 The chorus was made up of the fol- owing:
 Matthew E. Byrne, Charles Grove, ia amuel Crowe Neil Finlayson. John tray, Avery Holmes, Philip A. Hen ult, Harold P. Hull, JohE Lee, Everett Fierce, Harry A. Pierce Thomas Sears, William J. Stanley, Benjamin lilly and ]. Lee Young.
 Miss Sybil Christmann accompanied he soloists on the piano in a most ac- eptable manner Clarence ". Sevin 5 business manager of the project and sobert O. Fletcher is stage manager.