The Colorado Minstrels

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 65, 10 November 1885, Page 2

The Colorado Minstrels

This clever company appeared at the Town Hall last night to a fairly good house. Owing to the fireworks display, theperf ermanca was somewhat delayed. The curtain rose at half-past 8 to the usual Negro Minstrel presentation, comprising the entire company, and including the irresistible "corner " men. The company presented a pleasing innovation on the convent - donal Negro Minstrel entertainirieiit, -- 3 out of the 10 artistes befog ladies, , the whole of whom were under flic •• talented leadership of Miss. jAmy .-'• Vaughan, who, as interlocutress, won _*" frequent applause. Pressure, on our^t space prevents our noticing Jthe pro- \^ gramme in detail, but several of the,; items are deserving of a passing i netice. The whole of the laaies are •- :!> vocalists of great merit. Miss Gon-- -• stance Vere, who possesses a beautiful soprano voice, secured twa^ncores for . her capital rendition of "When birds and blossoms," and "Once agai#" Miss Eya Courtayne/who-hatfia street contralto voice', was equally %ticcessful in her rendering of " Qnjy to see her face again," and " Watch for the*." Miss Amy Vaughan in "The little coquette," "Did 'em dti : '%-i ifid "Meet her when the ■un goes 4pf)£" was very effectivje, and 'by b^er ojever vocalisation and grace of aqting-,soon . : established herself as* a firm favojH9 with the audience. Mrß. Deyereux, a fine baritone singer, whose voice w*» : heard to great advantage in the ehoV- .-. uses, was warmly applauded fo¥ : nis song " Coining to ber Kssed." Tfie chorus, by. the whole comj>«iy, : r 'was irresistibly funny, and provoked gnat applause. AsUver slioe dano«,'by the Bros. Norton,, was greatly .aflffiffti. • ; Several eccentric songs aa4* Negro - comicalities foUowebV; whichv kepiUe - audience in roars oflaughtor. jfc side splitting farce, entitled " TheerusnjMl tragedian,' 1 brought the performitnc* to a dose. Apart from the;, novetar afforded by most of artiits bem^ ladies, their clever acting nTi<i'fsjiTtleso vocalisations, there is anotheV : *aA very striking feature of attraction, especially to our fair readers^ naknelt, the costumes of theladie*; whkii w«r« tasteful and superb! The^eQCeriainment> on the whole, was onkfoif .th* most successful everg^ven in/F^ita^s, . and we are sure.^night ; wi^^eal^he Town Hall crowded >^: ; witnesjir fh» clever and versatile GoUn^Miosireiv. -