Minstrel Entertainment.
On Thursday evening a concert and minstrel entertainment was given at the Hall in aid of the Foxton Brass Band, which was very well attended/ The first part opened with the nigger business, the cornermen being Messrs Keen and Young, . and the Mr Johnson intercolutor, . Mr McMillan. We were promised local and new jokes and were hardly recompensed for our visit,. The jokes which were local were not too funny and the others had a flavour of age. The songs were given by Messrs Bircb'ty, Enniß, Young; Betty, Eeen, ' and Gerbes. Mr Ennis appeared to advantage. " Near It " obtained an encore, sung by Mr Young. The overture, " Boudour" piano, cornet, and trombone, played by Messrs Wearing, Keen, and * Betty, went very well and was applauded at the finish. The concert proper, was opened as a second part by the overture " Trip, Trip," played by the three performers who opened the Entertainment Miss C. Birchley sang" Little Sweetheart " nicely, and got on very well for a first appearance^ Mr Stanasll sang a song, the name was omitted from the programme and which we failed to catch. Mr Ferris secured an encore for the capital manner he danoed the Sailors hornpipe. Mr ThomAfl Bnwo gave a step danci in '
place of Mr Thomas vho was to have given a Banjo song. He received as usual a vociferous encore. Mr Birchley gave a song in room of Mr Cawston. Miss Williams sang " The Dear Little Shamrock " very prettily and in response to a general demand for another gave " For Ever." The Comic duet by Messrs Walton and Allan went very well, containing as it did allusions to some of the well known public men of the place. Mr Aif Fraser's stump speech on " Temperance " did not go quite so well as it might have done. Miss Cummerfield gave a song, referring to England, Scotland, and Ireland, which was both nicely sung and well received and she had to repeat the last verse. The evening's entertainment finished with a " comical " farce of the " Barber of Several."
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Manawatu Herald, 19 March 1892, Page 2
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344Minstrel Entertainment. Manawatu Herald, 19 March 1892, Page 2
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