The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
CRESCENT CLUB ATHLETES
FORD ATLANTIC OCEAN"
lfavesty on Trip of Peace Ark Tickles Brooklyn Au-
dlences-Hon. Bill M. Campbell Forgets to Re-
member to Remember His Lines.

The only time there ever was any no.
ttccab'c silence aboard the GOO ship
Oscar H., at least after she had been
loaded to the guards with crates Of peace
delegates. was over in brooklyn ycs-
terday afternoon. The Oscar II. got
under way In y skit called "t'ording the
Atlantic. or the High Cost OF F~livvlny,''
ON the stage Of the Brooklyn Academy of
Music at the Crescent Athletic Clubs
annua, minstrel show. whereupon that
eminent athlete and actor the Hon. Bili
-. :,Tmpbell forgot the first five pages
u IS lines.
Silence broke a record all over the
deck OF the good old ship right there.
still another genius named Cobb-this
Cobb's name tx neither lrv nor Ty. but
Rm H.-jumped to the reSrue with a
song called. when ! ,iet Back to the
I. >. w." and the chorus and Biil Cob
released u lut OF close harmony.
Here again was the first time that
harmony ever was smcared over The
decks OF the peace ship. so far a. any
bodys ever noticed. II should he added
incidentally that Bill of the llouse Of
Cobb. who made up as a song and dane"
soubrettc. sings much better than TS.
dances much more chipperly than even
lrv o b can and make up as a much
iNolf Nih~oliitlN tpuutttlsu JiWe ludh
either Ty or Irv ever can hope to. no
matter where Irv or Ty Cobb go for
their frocks and laces.
Can Corps Captures Campbell.
Any stretch Of silence out or the deck
of the oscar H.. when Ell Campbell. as
The captain OF tho oscar. forgot his
lines was made up for the instant he
cainc off the stage. He croucncd down
behind his makeup whiskers and tried
to sneak to his dressing room and bolt
the door with "a bang. but he hadn't got
two feet from the wings when he was
surrounded by u posse loaded down with
tin cans which were about to he tied to
Bill for halling up the whole darn show.
Naturally the most frantic of the
leaders of the party was the gifted
genius who had written a; least five
mlnute~ of Immortality screaming lines.
which Bill had completely mufed the
minute the footligh,s had hi him. SAID
eenius being Lawrence G.arry) A.
Riley. who had picked the dialogue and
lyrics of "Fording the Atlantic" right
OF; OF his head.
After Larry had discussed with Bill
tho alarming increase recently In the
worlds supplies of fatheads Larry and
ali the others asked Bll. who was now
th' v HttlAG W" EIt 49,
theatre, whether or not AS nan to man.
they had not old him time and time
aud time and time and time again.
,loggone II. that stay ing away from
rchea r~als never did no actor no good.
Ed So,hern and Edwin Foy and Jim
itacitcti and all those guys" cried
Amateur l.ibrettis; Larry Riley between
sobs. always attend u; least one re-
hcarsal before opening a show. ] leave
IT. 10 the sang here. Bill--are you a
better actor than Ed Sothern" And
femme tell YOU this. DO: Bon'letd.
Ariz.. wasn't named In honor ~ any
native son from some place away out
west Of the East Nvar. THAI ali 7
have to say TO you. Bill. Now fellers.
somebody tell me where ! car buy n
good gun around here between nov and
'u-uight's shoa.'
Bul Can p1ell could take one great
comfort VI OF the afternoon. however
the biggest matinee audience tina the
crescent Clubs Ministries ever played TO
had turned out to hear Bin forget MS
lines. And tho night audience was. II
possible. even bigger.
Perhaps the most marked OF the 6.JS
differences between amateur and pro-
iesslonal performances Il ID" slow.
dr,ggy way that amateur c~orscpaytons
always seem TO sauntcr along through
their lines. songs and stage business
But George NJ. Coha, himself could not
ask for more pep than was displayed
by the Crescent minstrels at the second