The Colored Minstrels

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 106, 1 March 1890, Page 2

The Colored Minstrels

The performance of the American Colored Minstrels in the Assembly Booms last night, was witnessed-by a closely packed audience. Money was refused at the door a few minutes after eight o'clock. There can be no mistake about the fact that this is not only the most amusing, but one of the best picked companies which have yet Visited Feilding. Every member is a . specialist and a clever one at that. The first part was of the usual Christy Minstrel chair business, in which everyone sang remarkably well. The corner men were exceptionally good, and their songs and jokes excited much laughter and applause. Miss Eva Gertnaine sang, " The Cricket on the Hearth" splendidly and was deservedly encored. Mr Wesley's song, *' No one like Mother to. me" was beautifully rendered. The Black Zouaves were put through their drill, and appeared to be well trained. Some novel move^ ments were introduced in the manual exZeroise which would be somewhat difficult of execution with the long rifle. Miss Eva Germain was very clever in her feats as a contortionist, and was heartily ap* plauded at the conclusion of each. The Massipros, Messrs Sayles and Johnson,, were excellent, and their wonderfoll comic singing and dancing caused no end of fun and laughter. The trombone solo by Mr Frank Dupuy, " KiHarriey"- was played with taste, feeling, and execution, and was without doubt the gem of the evening. We must also make spec al note, of the " Jodel " singing by Mr Wesley. The Connor Brothers performed some graceful acrobatic feats for which they earned a large meed of applause. The concluding farce, "What have I struck," was intensely funny and kept the audience in roars of laughter from start to finish. Although all the members of the company are unquestionably clever, yet what is the soul of the whole show ia the 'splendid instrumentaliaation of the orchestra. Their playing is simply fault-, less as far as it is possible for that title to be attained by musioians. We must also congratulate the management on their arrangement in the body of the hall which prevented any unnecessary crowding of the audience and last, but not least, on the prompt check which was put to the first signs of rowdyism on the part ol a few boys at the back. The performance will be repeated to-night with, an entire change of programme, and we would advise those desire to secure seats to roll up early. ' ""•"