GRAND SCHERMAN CONCERT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 85, 20 September 1915, Page 3

GRAND SCHERMAN CONCERT.

A correspondent contributes the following amusing skit on a suppositious German entertainment : [Grand Scherman Conceit] If de vedder doebn't rain.- In any Town Hall dat dir Scherman hafn't broke up. —Der proceeds to go towards dst Scherman Nofy Zinking Fund.—Stage Manager, Von Kluck. I>ROGRAMME.-PART I. 1. Overture, "Her Ked, Wbitt and Blue,'' D r Scherman Band. 2. Song, "Dey're After Mr," Der Kaiser. 3. Chorus, "Villie, Ve Hat Missed You,'" Der Aviators; 4. Recitation, "To Paris," Von Kluck. 5. Song, "Britons NefFer Shall be Slafes," D?r Kaiserina. 6. Chotos,"j"Ve Vas Vaiting for Dem Coming," Der Shack Tars. 7. Song, in character, "It's A Long Vay to St. Hebna,' Der Kaiser. Intermission. —Dis is vere dty bombard Scarborough and Devon and murder der babies and mudders; den dey hoist de v"itc flag and der conceit continues. PART 11. ? Overture, "Rule, Brittania," Der Scherman Band. 9. Song, "Der Vatch ain't Mine," Der Kaiser. 10. Ballad, pathetic, "Ve Musn't Play at Zoldiers any More," Von Moltke. 11. Song, "Ve'll Capture Liddle Ens land Ven Der Pigs Begin to Fly," Von Kluck. 12 Comic song, "I'm Der Softest of Der Family," Der Crown Prince. 13. Recitation, "To Der Suez Canal," D;r Sultan of Turkey. 14. Song, "I'm Uetting Very War Sore;'' encore, "1 Vish I'd Stayed in My Own Backyard," Der Kaiser. 16. Song, pathetic, "Close Der Shutters, Viliie's Dead," Der Kaiserina. 17. Chorus, "Following in Father's Footsteps to Der Rear," Dar Kaiser's Sons.

To conclude with- dir Tragedy Sketch: "Der Zukkic of Der Scherman Empire," by Der Prussian Guard.

N.B.—Duriig the brocess of der Tragedy Sketch der audience is requested not to shet tCB-s or become hysterical, as der bombs that go off are only made of Scherman paper.