Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-02-24
THE I0ODrH NIGHT
MODES GIVES SHOW
"masqueraders" Present Annual
Performance at the Naval
Academy.
"a DAY IN THE OLD NAVY
Aud Merry Minstrel MeIange Naval
Cadets CsvOrt Cut Capers and
Delight Audience.

Departing from the custom of years
| to give a Christmas Sh Nv during
that holiday week, the midshipmen
at the Naval Academy established a
precedent Saturday night, and after
the custom Of Yale, Harvard and other
great universities, gave a One Hun
dredth Night Show, or a show the
date of which fell just one hundred
nights plior Ia graduation
The show given by that now ia
nous dramatic organization of mid
shipmen known as "The Masquera-
ders" was held in the Auditorium
now called Trophy Hall. II was prob
ably the first entertainment (except
the officers hop) that has been held in
| Trophy Hall since the old trophy
flags, recently renovated and restor.
ed, have been put in place there
for all time. The ceiling is paneled
with them, and inches in the side
walls. covered with glass. reveal these
old, priceless flags so dear to the pa
| triotic heart.
But to The Masqueraders. The
| Auditorium was filled to overflowiny.
Seats were at a premium and only
the gold lace of high rank were the
privileged first floor auditors, the
lesser lights who did not rate" much
dignity and prestige, being slowed
away in the gallery. 1t was one
vast, brilliant assemblage, all Of
whom were in evening clothes, save a
bare handful Of women in shirtwaist
and skirt costume, and three men in
| business suits.
Everything usually begins On time
in the service, save a "show, " which
must be few minutes late to be- a
regulation show. After the Young
MILDLY whose duty it was to adjust
the spotlight, had ii satisfactorily
manipulated TO throw the spot light on
the left when it was intt nded TO be
in the centre. the curtain parted aud
| revealed the circle of the minstre
show Some twenty-three varieties
of the handsomest, most athletic mid
dies you could find this side of the At
lsntic feet were on view Because
they were "23" was not at all
significant.
The circle was composed of the
following midshipmen: Bryant, Ste
vens, O'Brien, Fem, Corn. Gearing,
Perry, Slingluff, Huntoon, McCor-
mick. Kirby, De Roode, Del Vale,
Miles, Major. Williams, Patterson,
Lawson. Kirkland, Price, Grosskopf,
Steele, Halpine.
Midshipman c. l.. Foultz, was in
terlocutor, and the end men were
Midshipmen G. 7. Hull, o. L. Downes,
Wortherspoon and W. o. Henry. The
circle" were whitetaced gentleme
in evening clothes. only the end
men were blacktace comedians. Mr.
Hull, costumed as an Admiral, was
splendidly cast and his song, IF the
Morning After Were the Night Be-
fore" was well received and worthy
the applause given him.
The ensemble MANDY Lee" by
the circle, was in good voice. well
attuned and pleasingly sung. The
entrance of the end men, to use thea-
tire vernacular. brought down the
house. One was costumed as negro
nanny, wheeling go cart with
crying baby, aud that MILDLY certainly
could bawl some, but then, ball is
NudE lAC VI navy me-
In splendid voice Midshipman H.
K Fem sang 1.-The Big Bass Viol,
which song was one of the gems of
the program. He has magnificent
bass voice, deep, round, full and
clear are his notes, and hs sang with
| telling effect. Midshpman Patterson
also sang very we'll and pleased the
audience.
The second half of the program,
which, by the way. was presented
after an intermission that seemed al
most interminable, was entitled A
Day in the Old Navy" time 1890.
Ii was written by Midshipmen Hull,
| Downes, Fem and Wotherspoon The
| scene represented room at the Ma
val Academy cadets quarters on a
cold morning, with two middies in
their cots The curtain is drawn re-
vealing Salome, Midshipman Z.
X. 0'Brien, a handsome girl" in
fle shcolor tights, with spangled drap-
cry of the transparent gauzy quality.
She" was beautiful maiden, full
Of grace, Of form and feature. and
"she" cavorted as Salome is wont to
| do tbut lot usually IN midshipmen' 5
qusrters). However, this was a dream
and the middies who dreamed it soon
awoke to stern realities of a cold
morning when he 6 80 gun fred and
the bugle busted, and things happen
ed that few other people besides mid
dies undefi TODD
"A Day in the Old Navy" intro
duced )me pleasing features. inclu T.
ing plebe band, who played very
we'll on guitar, mandolin and violin.
and Were obliged to respond to an en-
core. The plebe band consisted Of
the following midshipmen: Cooper,
ViZroli. White, Feineman, Villa ms
Lawrence.
There was an octette ~ upper class
men who sang well TIE following
Medley, Killarney, When johnson s
Quartet Harmonic, Sweet aud Low.
The rrr,ranv~ o4arov~n.v,t- y.o4a34~ .-..-.-.