Race Nights’ Attraction.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3611, 18 January 1906, Page 3

Race Nights’ Attraction.

AN enjoyabee evening PROMISED.

The variety programme to be presented at the Public Hall on race-nights promises to be of the first water. Every form of song, joke, and dance appears on the bill-of-fare. The management are going to considerable expense in their efforts to suit the taste of FoxtonianS, and the audience should be pleased. The circle will be, adopted, and a specially rehearsed opening chorus should ind favour. The Andrews Bros, 'formerly of Sydney Music Halls) occupy the first corners, while Faff Cooke and Frank Peat (of Palmerston North) take the second 'orners. These four are calculated to provide laughable jokes. The Andrews Bros, individual first part items are catchy, viz., “My African Queen ’’ and “Hot Cake.*’ Frank Peat sings “ Dancing Round an Apple Tree,’’ with s:arecrow dance, and Taff Cooke “Honey, say that you’ll be mine’’ (coon). The sentimental items have good choruses. Joe Crabtree -"a Palmerston baritone) is billed for “ Remember she’s my sister” ; Miss Ettie Webb ‘ ‘ When you were sweet sixteen ” ; Jimmy Currie, “ My Boronia Belle.” The second part includes a double comedian and contortionist tun* by the Andrews Bros.; that great Irish success “The man that 'truck O’Hara,” introducing Irish Jig, by Frank Peat; “ Out they Come to play ” is Taff Cooke’s second turn ; “ Must you,” by Bob Grace; a double comedian turn by Ted Sutherland and Eu Edwards introduces that catchy bit “At our Mansion by the Sea,” ilso “ The Inquisitive Kiddie.” \ll the above items are bordering an comic. Misses Lizzie Laing ind Ettie Webb introduce “Barney,” a pleasing double turn, while sentimental items will be provided by Miss Cissy Robinson “The Passion Flower,” and Joe Crabtree “ The Song that will live for Ever.”

Exceptionally strong choruses are taking part, whilst the piano accompaniments are in the capable hands of Miss May Eaing and \rchie McMinn.

A change of programme is to be presented on the second night, when the Andrews Brothers nroraise a side splitting sketch, Taff Cooke and Frank Peat a sand-jig, and Mrs Currie that -rreat coon success “ Phoebe,” with cornet accompaniment. Other oopular items' are promised the ■ econd night, when “ Every nation has a Flag ” will be rendered as a mal for the first part, with new drill. The programmes have been fully rehearsed, and are sure to Iraw large houses. We understand the management : ntend opening early doors at a charge of 6d extra, from 7 to 7.30 each evening.

Mr J. A. Starck is in charge of the limelight, specially obtained from Palmerston North.