THE BELLRINGERS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2408, 4 December 1880, Page 2

THE BELLRINGERS.

-- —■ — A capital house—the circle being crowded —greeted the re-appearance in Timaru of the Lynch Family of Bellringers. The programme comprised a number of well-rendered vocal and instrumental selections, interspersed with plenty of hand-bell music. Mr Willie Lynch took a prominent part in the entertainment, although he lias but recently risen from a sick bed ; notwithstanding this, however, he performed with considerable spirit. Mr Lyndhurst brought the first part of the programme to a*” conclusion with his ventriloquial entertainment in which the sallies of Mr Snow, Little Joej, and Old George kept the audience in much merriment. The gems of the second part of the programme were the “ Chimes, changes, and joy-bells,” by the Bellringers and the “ hornpipe selections ” on the handbells by Mr W. Lynch. The hand-bell duet “ Home, Sweet Home,” was very nicely rendered by Messrs 11. and K. Lynch, and Messrs W. Lynch and C. Lyndhurst won deserved applause by their graceful dancing of the double nautical hornpipe. Mr Santley wound up the second portion of the entertainment with the motto song “ Don’t Judge a Man by the coat that he Wears.” The amusing farce “ Mr Johnson in want of a Coachman,” in which Messrs Harry Lynch, Willie Lynch, and Alfred Santley appeared, concluded a very pleasant evening’s amusement. Mr W. Lynch, as Jimmy Flapumgafum, the head waiter in search of a place, was very amusing, as was Mr H. Lynch in the role of the employer, but Mr Santley is entitled to the lion’s share of the credit for his really capital impersonation of the Irish coachman, Pat McGriffen. Low comedy is evidently Mr Santlcy’s forte rather than vocalism. The Company appear for the last time this evening, when it is to be hoped that they will have another good house.