THE VOKES FAMILY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2675, 27 August 1887, Page 2

THE VOKES FAMILY.

I* willbe'seea by an announcement!,; in another column that the. colpbrabpiv Australian Vokcs Family, will. ajiperX on Monday cvdpiug.next, in conjtirs''' tion with that well«known poplji\v;: favorite Mr John L, Hall, who will" make bis first appearance to a Master '■ t*n autjience on thiit occasion,' 'jp programme, whioh is a mostiittractmj.",-. oup, will consist of a sparkling comedi* etja, "Barney's Courtship,"' with' Mr John Oollinß in the leaSiftgcharactei'. The second part will consist of tho clever performances of the Vokes Family, who, liko their- English namesakes, fairly astonish the audience by their wonderful' contortions, and their strange peculiarity Of- putting their limbs in any place but where the said limbs should be. • Thence Je rwwJ.am, however, will be the popular ;burlesque" Aladdin," with Mr J. L\ •Hall ih his never-to-beforgottea. impersonation of Wjdciw Twankey. ••' This 'Cba'raeteAas mldo'^i!Hall's ram, famous, throughout the Austrian Colpjiieß, and the Maeterton' play, goejfs will no,;'doubt embrace the,'; opportunity of seeing him in.it, Misa ". Laura Roberts, ."a clever young lady, with a fine contralto voice, r plaja the hero, •. and; intrqduc*a; tlje.. beautiful air!/rpm ,f Lurlirie," "Bv?eet: apirithear-myprayer?'- Mrfj.WifiA, the clever :v'violß)cePo' soloist.' '>s§' pianist, who came here with the.Panst Family, is the musical conductor, and one of his solos is alone worth going to-' hear. The evening's entertainment is, * most attractive one, and as there baa been nothing stirring in , matters theatrical lately, we anticipate there will be acrowded how,