FRANK LINCOLN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2288, 23 November 1889, Page 2

FRANK LINCOLN

Tha crowded houia which greeted Mf Frank Llooolp, 00 the oooialcn of his first' appoaranoa last night before %a Asb-/ burton aadlenoa, was a testimony to the ' reputation which this gentleman hai earned for himself aa a humoriii and m a delineator of the aomio Bide of oharaotcr. The aatlolpatloßß of those who attended of an evening's diversion ; and fun wero nhandaotly realised, and tho large andionoe was from fi»t to last almost oonstnntly oonvalsed wlthi laagbtor, Mr Lincoln conducts hl» entertainment elngle-bandcd, hat hla versatility ia so wonderful thevt there lei no flagging In the hilarity,, which ia» suatilned throughout. The rcprasentatlons of oharaotet were very funny, and the facial control o{ Mx Lincoln, and tha diversity of expression he c»n assuino, enable hlni without any aid suoh as thai aQorded by ooolumo, to hit off to t)b& life the parts he dollneatea, and tbeie ara of the most opposite natarev Snaoiment of publlo orations and of musical '* renderings " were given to the accompaniment off roara of laughter, whioh was m no wii» diminished when the satertainer ahOTrecl his audionca wba.^ the principal psopla whose portra.Ua, appear In tho family portrait ajbnm are like. As a mlmlo Mr 1 Liaaolu. la. without a superior. ThV' loaaglnwy mauufaoture of an A.metl(»Bk whisky cocktail was a most realities p.arformanoo, and the Imitations of the; varJoua Boands whioh disturb the sleep. o£ a sojoutner at a country heuse were: life-like, and several musical lnstrumenti werelmltated with fidelity. At the oonoluslon of the entartalnment, the Mayoe. (Mr D. Thoma.?) mounted the stage, an*, having e'xpreaied the appreoUtlon felt by all ai tlje treat they had experteajoed, on behalf of a a numbei of! oountry paoplo, naked Mr Llooolo. II he> could ccc his way to appear this opening*. Mb Llaooln suitably • expwised hl» gcatlfioatlon at fiudlng that hia efforUioi amuse had been sd' warmly appreolfttsdV^ and agreed to give anofcher enterttlnmtnt, announcing that the. programme would bs entirely dif&vent. The opportunltf afforded, thoaa who did not attend Uai night, of having, a couple of - hoar* genuine fun, is one that should no* be. missed, and there Is no douht that another oronrded honaewlll aiiemble.,