Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
SHOW SUCCESS
At WOODBRIDGE
Large Crowd Attends Minstrel
Show Given by the PreSby-
terrain Church

WOODBRIDGE. Jan. 20.-A ca
pacity house greeted the performers
of the Mems Brotherhood of the
First Presbyterian Church last night
when their much-talked-of minstrel
show was presented. The show had
long been heralded as an amateur
production of the highest class and
those who were fortunate enough to
be present found that the realiza-
ton was as pleasant rs the anticipa-
ton.
Every seat in the auditorium had
been taken when the time for the
show to commence had arrived and
many had to content themselves
with seats in the corridors Or with
standing room. None complained,
however. as the brand of amusement
furnished was of the highest calibre.
The music was catchy, the jokes
unusually clever with a majority of
them of local interest, the songs well
selected and rendered and-one of
the greatest requisites of a success
full show-the audience "a an ap-
preciative one which applauded
loud and long the ~endeavors of the
men to amuse by word, song and
dance.
Owing to the epidemic of sickness
row prevalent, several Of the men,
bers of the cast were unable to
participate, either because of their
own indisposition or that of mem
bers of the family. Others who felt
far from well, presented themselves
at the high school to be made UP at
an early hour last night, and went
through their parts as though they
were in the best physical condition
nnGcth1a Tho fort fhof tho nam
pany was thus handicapped by sick
ness adds still more to their credit
able showing.
1t would be difficult to select the
hit" of the show, as each number
was a hit in itself. Rev. L. V. Bush
mans impersonation of a hard
shell" Baptist negro clergyman con-
Quoting a service, vas cleverly done
and proved to be one of the bright
spots of the nights entertainment.
Howard A. Happen presided is in
terlocutor, the six end men being
Asher Fitz Randolph. John Short,
George Robertson, Herbert Lanham,
John Blair and John E. Brecken-
ridge. Music was furnished by a
trio, consisting of Mrs. A. F. Ran
dolph at the piano, and Messrs.
Roeder and Formadoni on the banjo.
The program was as follows:
Opening Chorus-"Carry Me Back
Introductory Overture - "Way
Down Yonder in New Orleans"
End song-"Happy," J. r. Brock
Instrumental observation-disclosures
doni.
End Song-"Sweet H~ortense,"
George Robertson.
Buck and Wing Dance-Chartes
Bass solo-"Asleep in the Deep
Mark Skidmore.
End Song-"Struttin' at the Strut
ters' Ball" John Short.
End Song-"Cowbells," John Blair
READING. v. Buschman.
BalIad-"It is Then My Heart Will
Forget" Arthur Levi.
End Song-"You Tell Her. I Slut
ter" Asher F. Randolph.
Male Quartet-"Carry Me Back TO
Old Virginia" Wolney. Levi, Ran
dolph, Miller.
Novelty Song-"My High Born
Lady" Wenzel Wolney.
End Song-The NatcheZ and the
Robert E. Lee" Herbert Lang
Closing Chorus-'Those Star Span
gled Nights in Dixieland," Com
pany.
Those who made up the chorus. a
few Of whom were unable to be
present because of illness. were:
William c. Lesson. Wenzel VOL
Iney, Louis E. Potter, Arthur Levi,
Sherman B. Demarest, Leonard v
Buschman, Fred'k Willetts, Albert
H. Bowers, John Richards, Charles
H. Miller, Joseph Copeland, Mark
Skidmore, Irving Reimers, George
Disbrow, William Willsey, Carl Han
sen, Robert Long, Gustav Agreep,
John NJ. Kreger. Charles Schlicken-
meier, Charles kaufman, Fred Bald
win, George Battman. John II. Will
liams, Charles Levi, James Filler.
There is no doubt as to the f.
nancial ucces of the undertaking.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pareu for the show by the commit
tee, consisting of H. A. Tappen, g.
B. Walling. Mrs. l.. v. Buschman
and Miss Grace Huber.
During the two parts of the show
the pickaninny chorus having the
following boys and girls made a hit
with their several selections:
Lillian Richards. Augusta HUI
Der. Harriet Breckenridge, Carol
Martin, Ruth Torch, Eleanor
Koyen, May McAustin, Pearl Filler,
George Happen, James Downing,
Roy Wolney. Clifford Walling, A.
thur Thompson and Junior Hitler.