Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-08
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
W. H. A. MINSTREL
COMPLETE SUCCESS

A house crowded to capacity
greeted the minstrel and v pre-
| sented under the auspices of the 4.
| w. III. A. in the Majestic theatre, last
night. AS for the show itself, 1t
| eclipsed all previous efforts of h
organization and established a hish
| standard in amateur theatricals
1t was a night of triumph for
Ben Berse who directed the rehear-
sails for the performances; for Mrs.
Jack Joselson, whose untirinig ef-
forts and clever resourcefulness did
| much toward the success of the
! show and last, but not least for
Mrs. Eta Preminger. chairman OF
arrangements and her committee.
The opening scene, a minstrel set
| ting with Ada Carson, the interloc-
! utor, in a handsome costume OF
| white satin, the soloists in lovely va
ried colored gowns, and for a back
ground the chorus in costumes OF
! yellow and green was indeed pref
ty. After the opening. chorus Gin
Gin Ginny Shore" introducing n
end men who We're so amuslngly
funny in looks and actions, so sang
and danced and TESTED hat they
moved the audience to shouting APP
| prevail of their comicry. The jokes
IdNS tIC IltIil VI
caused no end of laughter.
Misses Marion Mintz. Ida Jaffee
and Bess Slobodien gave their num-
bers in a worthy of profess
SIGNALS. Misses Rebecca and Helen
Miller, two clever children. brought
the house down with their number
Thinking"
Miss Anna Govronsky charmed all
with her rendering of THE Little
Damozel.' "Just Like a Rainbow
and MY Hero" two pretty mber
were pleasingly given by Anna Cut
Ter and Esther Wedeen. Carolina
Rolling Stones given by Rose Sa-
carny and Miller Sisters was n of
the hits Of the evening. Mine,
sung by Annette Young and Love
Will Return in the Spring" sung by
Sarah Fine won the audience with
their excellent voices and the man
ner in which these selections were
given.
Sally Miller singing strut Miss
Lizzie;" Til1ie Wedeen singing
"Dapper Dan" and Blanche Spiegel
singing Brother Low Down." could
not be surpassed. and the audience
recalled them again and again.
Where My Caravan Has Rested"
was pleasantly given by Ruth Jacob
son. I'm Just too Mean to Cry
a song and dance number by Min
ME Isenberg. assisted by Jeanette
Levinson, who impersonated Miss
Isenberg, made a big hit. This con-
cluded the minstrel program. -,
The revue opened with a "Minuet'
by Jeanette Greenspan, Ruth AL
perm, Anna Weiner. Pearl Koch,
| Charlotte Myers and Tina Fass who,
| attired in true colonial costumes
even to the powdered wig, graceful
iy danced this pretty number.
| when Francis Dances With Me-
| declared by all to be the big hit of
the show. vas given by Blanche
Spiegel and Minnie ~Isenberg who
created u%proarious laughter when
| they made their appearance in out
landish costumes. The dance that
followed was a scream n the ap-
! plause was deafening. Ethyl Vein
! blatt entertained with jazz on the
Piano" in her usual charming man
ner. A Russian dance delightfully."-
interpreted by Renee kempner and
| Tillie S. Miller in Russian costumes
was well received.
Love- a musical lecture telling
! of different kinds of love, was one
| of the prettiest numbers of the even
\ ing. and Ruth Jacobson gave 1T in
a delightful manner. Miss Maize
Traeman gave a graceful exhibition
| Of the Spanish dance. The singing
of ELI Eli" by Annette Young was
| also a hit.
The next number was a musical
novelty by the Girl Scouts, Marion
Mintz, impersonating an old lady
with a little girl al each side and
Bella Goldberger singing Granny"
made a very pretty picture. I'm d
Cozy K~itchenette," a popular mum
Der, was also delightfully."- given by
Bella Goldberger. Who'll be the
Next One sung by Martha Bers
and chorus assisted by the band,
was well given.
The concluding number vas All
exhibition of modern dancing given
by Blanche Spiegel and Minnie
Isenberg in their usual fine manner,
The prologue for the revue writ
ten by Elizabeth Doris and Rose
Brody was cleverly given with per-
feet enunciation by Mary Wilmer.
This concluded the entertainment OF
the evening. Although no definite
statement has been made concern
ing financial results. it is known
that a splendid amount has been
raised for the Y. M. H. A. fund.