The Child Mimic.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 130, 1 December 1897, Page 2

The Child Mimic.

The anticipations of the Terriers were fully carried out ln.st night as they faced a crowded audience in the Foresters' Hall. The child-mimic Phyllis Perrier who has been yo much talked about fully bore out her reputation, and bursts of laughter were continuous from start to finish. She opened in a laughablie piece how " Miss Edith annoys her sister's .young man." This is set down as a feat of memory. It is more, for it sets the mind of the audience at rest at once as to her undoubted powers of acting. Then followed Mr Perrier's overtures on a row of nine bottles which, unlike most musical artists, he played without any assistance of stands, as mechanical contrivance, and drew a wonderful tune from a bar of soap, which received a loud encore. Phyllis next sang Mrs Enery Awkins with a naive and pretty coster imitation and a capital step dance, and Mr Perrier gave a peculiar imitation with the piano of a side drum, followed by funny stories, the dry humor of which kept the audi ence very merry. Then came tbe hit of the evening in which little Phyllis gave her wonderful portrayal of Johnny ColeEuan in his famous "scare crow" dance, in which she imitates the ridiculous gestures of a "scare crow "stuck iv a potato patch, the while keeping a remarkable exactness in time which is not at first apparent to the observer. It was evident from tbe hearty laughter and applause this was greatly appreciated by tbe audience, but little Gulliver singing " Home Sweet Home " fairly brought down tbe house. The remainder of the programme contained bell-ringing and extremely laughable telephone skit, a very effective duet between Miss Langham and Mr Perrier on tbe cigar box, and quite a number of items we have not room to mention providing a highly pleasing entertainment. As the company open again to night in tbe Foresters' Hall for tbe last night there will, no doubt, be another good house, aud it is announced the prices will be Is 6d, Is, and children half price.