ENTERTAINMENT AT BLACKS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 805, 21 September 1877, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENT AT BLACKS.

) • - -AS ••••• ■ (From a CoaßMtoNniKT) t .. i Ths entertainment given by our Amateur Christie Minstrels in the old School Boom, in aid of the school funds, on Friday even, •ng list was quite a success, at |enet, ss' far m the performers were concerned, but dur usual luck attends 1 " ns in respect to the

weather,; which was uAfavourable, thp audience but|limited consequently. Still, considerii) t there was a very fair attendance. The (performance certainly was an agreeable surprise to nil. Tho Company not having been long in practice there was not much expected from them, but tho parts that were performed, and the talent displayed gave evidence that they had made good use of ’their time, and evidently they felt deter* mined in making their first bow to the audience that their efforts to please should be a success. Any criticism on tho performances of Amateurs by the Press is not becoming, but on this occasion it rahat be said that everyone’admired the excellent manner in which Mr Kenneth Mclntosh acquitted himself all through the performance as “barber's apprentice:” he brought down mars of laughter. Mr John Ryan made a ‘Bruddor'Sara ” np to nature, and displayed some good skill on his tambourine. Mr W. Hickey was an admirable “BrUdder Bones.” Mr Fitzgerald got through very well as head of tbe Troupe, Although incline I at times to be a little timid. Asa whole they deserved great credit. The dreesee were-quite in character and the parts fairly taken. I bear they contemplate’appearing again for the benefit of the Dunstan Hospital. The object, Slid the’knperior ’accommodation that’ will then be-at ’their’ disposal; namely, our now School room (which, by the way is drawing to a completion) should ensure them a bumper house.