THE ENTERTAINMENT.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 133, 28 May 1872, Page 5

THE ENTERTAINMENT.

I The first amateur entertainment organised d'urlgthe present year for the benefit of the Cromwell t);r;ueum building fund was given at Kidd's [ah on the evening of Her Majesty's Birthday. ■fotwithstaurling the boisterous state of the weather throughout the afternoon and evening, [.'fee ball was well filled ; and we are fully warSuited in saying that had it not been for the Heavy downpour of rain which lasted without tSiUTinission for several hours, the attendance would have been larger than on any previous oeSfidDii of a similar kind. The programme, as Bert.irmed. varied slightly from that advertised Hi (inr last week's issue ; to save time and Ruce, we subjoin it as amended : 13 Overture, by the Hand (Mr Whiter, and Ijlis'CM J. and It. Whetter). CAue Aicake, w&)'h» Lyre.' by the Company. Prologue, ifjui!;eu l>y Mr MacKellar. tllr liaird. Burlesque Seeua, Mr Blair. Song—mtul I llobin Gray, Mrs Matthews. Cornet Solo ■mm lietly)— Donizetti, Master R. Whetter. ■fmnie Song— lt'* nice t>be a Father, Mr Lachfeami. Song— L'iiiy <>■(>, Wild Bells! Mr LoughEfia. f'oniie Song— Have you, Seen the Ghost? Eli'Jolly. Song—.l/// Pretty Jane, Mr < 'ampbell. Br"-'--"" ithin a Mi e of h'dinboro' Town, Mrs Sh'thcws. Song— When other Lips, Mr Ransom. Hcrio-couiic — Ten Little Niggers, Mr Smith. ; PART It. m Sung—/.cf me lib' a Soldier fad, Mr Sansom. H"n,'— Murmur of the SheU, Mrs Matthews. lioli Song, Mr Blair. Song— MacGreyori Ga- [•§■ rin'i. .Mr Campbell. Irish Sketch—" Paudeen ffl'.7'7//l,^ ; y'.? Soy \'o>>a//<>," Mr Fraer. Song [J'r I!' nvl.-r ■■,-, Mi Loughiian. Comic Song, Hen C>:ire;i/i-m, Mr Lachminn. . Duet fi'lrd are the Wild Wares Saying? Mr, Baird «il Mrs Matthews. Comic Song— Ths Note of |4 LUtlr Jac'claw. Mr Jollv. Song— Babylon, [■Hr Smith. Xej;ro Farce— The Nervous Nigger, ; Mr Sinicii and M i Blair. Finale— God Save the s"''■•■l.' Comoauy. p|Mrs P. Smith and Mr Colclough gave valuable .6} I in accompanying the vocalists on the piano. ;Mi' Smith's negro comicilities created intense ;s|iusement, and caused much "side-splitting." ifivcry ite:n in the programme was received by tie audience with marked demonstrations of ;3|proval, all the performers exerting themselves m the utmost of their several abilities in contri- ; jwtm,'to the success of the entertainment. The F|%cuiiiary result of the affair was an addition of . ;«:u-iy £-2) to the -Uhenamm building fund.