TEMUKA CRICKET CLUB.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2706, 1 September 1894, Page 3

TEMUKA CRICKET CLUB.

On Thursday evening an entertainment was given by the Alhambra ■ Amateur Chmty Minstrels m aid of the Temuka Cricket Club. It will be remembered that these minstrels are those Geraldine amateurs whose successful inaugural concert at Geraldine was lately reported in these columns. The programme given last Thursday evening was nearly the same as that given at Geraldine, and .we can quite understand ita being appreciated there. .At Temuka the attendance was unfortunately rather small, the cold, dark night, hard times, or want of sympathy with the club causing ' people to neglect to accord that hearty welcome to visitors which is characteristic ef Temuka. Priorto the opening of the entertainment, Mr D. Ferguson stated . that owing to the absence of Messrs Bowkett and B. B. Macdonald several items would be changed. As a consequence,, “ Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,” the bones solo, and the M Kaffir Girl’s Hornpipe” were struck . out. Mr Sngden took Mr Macdonald’s part in “ The Bogey Man,” and the substitution proved very acceptable. The ■ following is the programme gone through: • Opening chorus, “ Jingle Bells,” the troupe; song, “Little Sweetheart,” Master H. Berry; comic song, “Sailing Down dc Golden Stream,” Mr G. Krause; song, “ Hard Times,” Mr A. Brakine; song, “ Silver Moonlight,” Mr P. D, Berdman; song “Where the Willow Makes a. Shade ” Mr. B. Borrows; comic song, “?Tho Higgemoramus Nig,” Mr A. Sngden £> song, “ Save a. Sunny, Smile,” Mr 0. Calder; song, “Put Me in My Little Bedi* Blaster H. Berry; song, “ The Whistling, Coon,” Mr B. Morrison; dueti “ Ariny and Navy,” Messrs Borrows .and Cdlbeirt; song, with chorus of boys and girls, “ The Bogey Man,” Mr Sngden; banjo song, Mr G. Krause; song, “Marguerite,”. Mr Borrows; stump speech, “The Talkiphone,” Mr A. Sngden; song, Mr Berdman; sextette ' from “Patience,” Messrs Borrows, Calder, Colbert, Berdman, Erskine, H. and B. Berry; grand plantation scene, “ We’ll all Skiddaddle,”. the troupe; “ God Save the Queen.” Although the audience seemed a little cold at first, it was soon evident that from a vo«d point of view the troupe were far above the average, the choruses all being sung with much precision, and feeling. As a aolqist Master Berry was a great

■access, and Messrs Sngden and Morrison were encored. Mr Sngden proved a very fanny owner man, and he was ably supported by Mr Krause. The second part was far more lively than the first, •“The Bogey Man” and “The Talkiphone,” and the final scene going with plenty of swing. The costumes in the utter were good, and a lot of fun was Infused into the “ mardh around.” The ballad music, as will be noticed, was well ■elected, and received fair justice from the performers. The jokes were few, but fresh, and none trespassed on the “ loud” ■ide. Mr Fred. Fish proved, as usual, an excellent pianist, and Mr R. H. Pearpoint a good interlocutor. Prior to the closing item, Mr Ferguson called for -a vote of thanks to the performers, which ' was given most cordially. After the performance the visitors were hospitably entertained Mrs Ferguson and the Misses Brown.