Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-24
SEVERN BOAT GLUBSHOW
MINSIRELS AND MUSIC
Local aggregation Take 10 root
lights as Well as to Aquatics.
CLEVER lRINDi 8Y END MFN.
HAIRY Bsks, Tha Wlusom Bait
"G Rw Of julia Etirge-
Coed All-Afouud Perform zee.

That there are other things che
| Severn B0st Club can do besides
! swim and row iour-oared shells was
eyinced last night. when they sp-
Deartd with marked success before
| the iootlights at the Colonial Thea
ire.
The house was crowded, every
seat in the main auditorium was
filled and the gallery also indeed,
at one time Manager Irons thought
he'd have 10 take the Standing
Room Only" Sign out Of moth balls.
No professional attraction could
have drawn such a crowd on such a
stormy night az did the Severn Beat
Club Ministries The house wss
completely sold cut.
Everybody had bought his ticket,
and. having paid his money, wanted
bis moneys worth lie got II. too,
for IL s not often a better show is
given here hy professionals, than
thrse amateurs of the Severn Boat
Club gave. Bot they are amateurs 10
name only, forunlike other amateur
entertainments, the curtain rise on
time The rise of the curtain re-
reslad an attractive and a suggestive
stage setting
Suspended from the flies were two
canoes, the ropes by which they were
suspended being twined with orange
and black, the Clubs colors IN the
rear Of the stage the pretty canoe Of
Mr. g. h. Clemson rested, supported
by two pairs OF oars, and ornamented
with the Severn Boat Club pennants
The circle Of thirty black-face young
men. with the interloculor in the
centre, the only one appearing with
DOT burnt cork make up, was quite
effective. Each man wore white
trousers, black coat with yellow
lopes and yellow cuffs, nsring yell
low necktie, green hose and white
tennis shoes The interlocutor, Mr..
James L. Ring, wore handsome
white satin colonial costume, embroid-
cred m gold. The following we're
those in the circle:
On Right Of Interlocutor R. r.
Thomas, j. 3 Walls, G. A White, }.
A. Wclch, J. M Green, d. J. Thomp-
son. D. Walton, L. A. Craudal,
W. A Clarke, D. } Murphy, A. viii
son. J G. Hyde, G. q. Mullan.
On Left of lnterlocutor- ~. A.
Martin, 3. j Wiegard, L. Thompson,
II g. Rullman, j. r Kaiser, W.
Feldmeyer, H. S. Strange, J. W.
Graham, r. A. II. MILF, r. st. c
Green, G. M Russell, b. 4. Fauble,
G. b Pullman
The end men were w. G. Parlett,
G. c. Parlett, w. A. Strohm, r. 3.
Williams. And such splendid end IA IN
they were, too the two late arri.
walls, Messrs. Carleton Parlett ard y
B. Wilson, came done from above,
making their descent in q canoe from
the flies, one carrying a pair Of
skates, the other a life preserver
Their arrival was altogether unique
and surprising
AS the curtain rose the circle sang
an opening medley Of popular reg
time airs The leader OF the orches-
ira was Mr. Clarence Clemson, who
welded The baton with skill and as a
musical director is a great success.
lie helped the boys wonderfully.
The great surprise is that the boys
can sing go we'll Nobody ever dream
ed IL before. As a chorus they kept
good time, sang in Unison and with
harmony. Many Of them do not
know a note, and never sang be-
ore. but ell did splendidly.
Mr.. Martif's "Swsnee Rose" was
well sung, assisted by Messes. Wells.
Thomas, WiegarJ, Kaiser and Rus
sell. There were many local grinds.
and the end men could not have
been better
Both the Messrs. Parlett were
excellent end men, and Mr.. viii
Strohm and Mr.. Williams can get
a job any day tray ling with a min
strel troupe.
Indeed IL would not surprise ne
any time TO see thirty young men
throw mp their jobs In Annapolis
and take TO the road, with O real
Annapolis minstrel troupe. Some Of
the local grinds were great, and
enjoyed by the audience. Once or
twice, however, the end men made
creeps chase themselves up and dowu
spines Of the audience when they
threatened to "shoot IL you don't stop
breaking that ice
Even The Capital was not spared.
for Will Strohm ~said "dere was q
rumor dat de Even Capital was goin'
to buss up" Why" asked Gordon
Parlett. The reply was "dat III
even paper de Capital. would buss
up If de gauge (Gage) stopped work
in" The song Nobody, By Mr..
George E. Rullman, was one Of che
great hits Of the evening. Ar. Rull-
man made up solendidly as a nsgro
minstrel, and be "shambled' out to
sing In Just that fashion that the
" belo De wah" darkias are wont to.
Salvation Nell' was sung with /.
/ vim by the entire company. End Sir.
Warren Felimeysr sang in good
voice oct On the Peep" Messrs.
/ Gordon Parlett and Williams gave q
character duet in their inimitable
style as end men. singing Wood.
man, Spare that Tree" Mr.. John
Kaiser, whose musical bsss voice is