Evening journal., 1918-03-16
UP-TC-NNUTE FUN
NY.M.(.A. NINSTRELS
War Features Add Touch
of Patriotism TO This
Years show
SOLDIER BOYS
FAIL TO APPEAR

At the 1918 show minstrels given by
. the Dramatic and Glee Club of the y.
NJ. C. A.. at the New Century Club last
evening the leading stunts" were
mostly war features. The program was
a distinct palture from the cut-and-
dried minstrel slow.
The scene was laid upon the deck
OF the good snip, K-9," (Canine), and
the forty or more young men repre-
sented officers and crew Of the vessel
Topical songs contained many local
hits and the discourse Of Captain Car
ter. interlocutor. and the six-end men
was filed with amusing allusions 20
things that be in and around Whining
ton.
Two Of the most effective songs
were Indiana" sung by John Gal
laghcr IN the character OF an ems ign
Of the ship, and They Go-Wild Simply
Wild, over Me- sung by Herman Grier,
In the character OF lieutenant Of the
ship.
William d. Longacre, Nelson Fritz.
Clarence Mckay, Pierce II. Dowd'l,
William Greenwood and r. Clement
Alexander were the end men; C. Gray
Carter. interlocutor; Warren ". Frier
William NJ Rowe, GeOrga Diggins and
John Gallagher composed the officers
OF the ship
owing TO the non-appearance Of a
number OF men from Fort Dupont who
were to have, provided the cast for IN
second part. th.s portion Of the show
was omitted.
The program follows:
PART ONE
Opening chorus, entire company; bal
lad. II Called You My Sweetheart,
Lieutenant Bowe: end song, I'm Al
Bound iRound With the Mason Dixor
Line" Captain A. B. Shirton end
song. Long Boys" Captain II. %, y
Tomalee; ballad. Somewhere in France
is the Lily" Lieut. nant Dlggans. cn,
song, somebody's Done Me Wronr
Major Takhoma Kwat; end song. "Lil,
of the Valley" Admiral Heeza Nunl
Tanl: ballad. Indiana" Ensign Gal
lagl pr: end song, My Sweetie," Col
on, VI r. Bean: end song. III YoI
p lt for Your Country Like Yot
Fought az Home" Captain Hooper Upp
ballad, They Go Wild. Simply Wild
over Me-" Lieutenant Grier; CLOSING
chorus, entire company.
PART TWO.
Scene Same as In Part One)
The cast in Part TWO are soldiers nov
stationed at Fort Dupont. tn Sc mel
are assisting the Dramatic Club throurl
the interest Of the Y. VI. C. A. at For
Dupont.
CAST
Composed Of the officers and the crcv
OF one Of Uncle Sans DOGS or WaI
K-9 (Canine.)
Captain Carter, InterlOrJtor, G era
Carter: Lieutenant Grier, Warren W
Grier: Lieutenant Bowe, William
Bowe; Lieutenant Diggins, George Die
sans; Ensign Gallagher, John Gal
ilgher.
END MEN.
Captain a. B. Shirton, William
Longacre: Captain x. o. T. TomaleC
Nelson Fritz: Major Takhoma Kwa
Clarence r. McKaki admiral licez
Yung Tank, Pierce Dowdeli Col
onel NJ. T. Bean, William Greenwood
Captain Hooper Upp, r. Clement Alex
aEder.
SEANiEN.
Charles Morford. Herbert Kirk, PAT
Ward. Clifford Garvine. George Nc
Manus. Huber Kirk. Paul GILES. PAT
Stradley, George Underwood, Fran
plerson. Jr., Durant stroud, Charle
Proctor, Elwood penneito, Edwin AT
derson. Northrup Fletcher Arthur AT
derson. Clark Samuel Albert G-ier, Jr
Carlisle Carpenter, Ralph France, Joh
France, Robert Speer
Executive Stan: J. Frank Huss. dire'
Tor; Leon smith. assistant to the dire
for; W. s. Watson. business manager
Charles =. Green, assistant busine'
manager; Charles F. Morford, stae
manager.