THE I. O. G. T. ENTERTAINMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 590, 2 March 1876, Page 2

THE I. O. G. T. ENTERTAINMENT.

"Shi, — Muoh dissatisfaction haa been orated by the appearance of the report -of iht lOGT 'Bntertamtnent, m yoar issue of Tuesday, not only among the members of the Older, bbt also -among many of those of the public who attended on that occasion. From the general* tenor of that report, one would be led to beliere that th« writer nad been' sufferittg from a severe biliotn «ttaok, superinduced bj a too free utfe of cnoum- ' ber. If to, let me advise that gentleman to take a blue pill with it» aocompaniment before writTng another effusion. There apdeari 'to be ah opinion that because we are only amateurs, we must accept? the 1 flat of this " Jupiter Tonans '* of the press without demur. It is true, we are onlj amateurs, but we are also human, -and m int.) say with Shylook : If you prick us, do we not bleed ? If you. tickle 'us, do we not laugjh ? 'If you poison us, do we not die ? and if 'you "damn tvs with faint -praise " yata ■ may bet yo«r boot* well growL jU -far aa tha critique on my own humble effort* to amuse it concerned, I can aflbrd to* let it pau without any comment, as my reputation as a low oomedian and oomic linger was made, when your reporter wae feebly endeavouring to sol re the'Caduoean mystery, or in plain English wbvn he wu learning ha alphabet, and 'although I am getting into the " sear and yellow " now, yet, from the kind greeting which I hare tnefc with erery time T hare made my appearance fcfffofe a 'Hamilton audienoe, I feol convinced there is etrouf h oftho ring of the old metal yet to make it pus current, I think that there' is a feeble "attempt *t 'iredft and also a very small quantity, a mere soupcoh of wit in that "immensely funny "pait HtJf thh spirited effusion. I would, beg leave to intimaft to the writer that -irony n by 'no 'meant 4iii " forte," it is a weapon too heaTy'fdrferiy tyrtifka ' old soldier of -the pen to -wield tkilfully . person reading the critique upob'the "TbbHles," would nttorally thiok that tho«oton'h»d forgotten their parts, and were obliged 'to 'read 'them from MS S. This howe>er wu nbt the oate, aa erery word waa clearly enunciated, and 'without that "hesltanoy ~«o painfully apparent in most amatear'pftrlbrtaancte. It'isilsb tbade to readaa 'if thetudience applauded when the acton mad* their exit, beoafiieth'eyWe'rft glad thtt the afiair was orer, at least, taking the general spirit of tho report 'thAt 1» 'the *wiy that most 'pefcplt wouW read it. 'I hare spoken to a great number of people upon the subject, and the only fault which they <*n find in the whole- affiUr itthat ib was too short, and ended too abruptly. Your reporter also statei that the -entertainment would hare been made more liyely by the introduction of a humourous reading or two. How, Sir, this is really too rioh, coming from that quarter, aa the only reading on the programme was to heVe been- given by that gentleman himself, but he backed out at the lait minute leaf ing us to depend upon rolunteers to fill up the gap. I would not hare troubled you with thk, but that I hare been asked by several persons to write you on the subject, and they like myself think that we deserre at least a little fair play at yo\ir hands.— l am, Ac, tai UNWiLtt&e Tfit. TOTALLSB. Hamilton,.Maroh Ist, 1876. [Th« beat fair play we oan show is 'to insert the above letter which we cheerfully do. We are in the hands of our reporter, of course, in such matters. On the occasion of the ext lOGT concert, howerer, if the oommi ttee will only promise to let us go away during the interlude, for the purpose of getting " a nip/ we will attend and report it ourselvw.-^-Eo W T.]