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104th’s Glee Club Broke

Monotony of Guard Duty

The Glee Club of the 104th Regi-

ment broke the monotony of

guard duty in Carolina City when

it gave its first show in the depot

warehouse.

The announcement of the show

attracted more attention in the

camps than that of a first-class

opera in Philadelphia or New

York.

The room was arranged taste-

fully.  The stage was formed by

laying boards on pork barrels,

while other pork barrels, in two

tiers on end and covered with

shelter tents for drapery, pre-

vented inquisitive eyes from peep-

ing behind the scenes.

A garrison flag was draped

over the stage.  Cracker boxes

placed in rows, with a broad aisle

running through the middle of the

room, were the seats.

The brigade band was the or-

chestra.  The program consisted

of three parts and was made up

of choruses singing comic, senti-

mental and operatic songs.  It was

concluded with a comic after-

piece called, “The Barber.”

At the conclusion of the show,

a collection was taken up for the

performers.  The show netted

$28.

 

 

 

 

Courtesy of the Spruance Library of the Bucks County Historical Society, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa. 18901, (215)345-0210


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