ALEXANDRA. October 16th, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 679, 19 October 1876, Page 3

ALEXANDRA. October 16th, 1876.

The entertainment given here ou lues day evening last, by the Awamutu Dramatic Olub for the b-nefic of the widow of tne late Mr Shaw wm fairly ■uccesful, an I am given to understand that numbon of persons took tickets bu* were unable to attend. At the dance, however, the hall was well fili.d. Doui^la* Jorrold* Drama of the " Kent Day" was th>i piece performer), »■><] the character* ort-ditalily snauine<l by the preformrrs, whob might, however, have been co i -c yubl improved by one or two changes in the caat, the parts beiug hardly suitable to tho3e who sustaioed them. Mr George Cooper who took the n>rt of " Crumb*" had evidently carefully studi.d, snd well at>ntMne>l the character, which some <>/Q tl<e ober perf irmers evidently had not done After the play, teveral of our local ama-uers took part in a concert, Mr* Duffus kindly presiding at the piano with her u*ual ability. Mr Culpan'i iodk " He like a Solnior fell" wa« deserve lly applauded, being snug w ith great tiste and ft cling. Mis) K. Allens song •• F»ve o'clock in the nmrni'ig" ieceiv<d suoh an enthusastio domaud for Rn encore, that to refuse was an imposm bility, anrt in respon ling shu g^ve "Com Jig t'>ro' the K>e" wi'h ojual SJcoets Mr Sp'era Dick, tang *• VN hip poor V\ ill" »nd I' ad also to respond to an encore, when he substituted " Silver Threads." Tins oonoludod tbe entertainment, afld the forms being removed, dancing was commenced, aud kept up with the nsual emr*y until morninp. The proceeds amount JSo.&Lout £9 altogatb^r.

Bi9Mu-8h n n^riHy, \* dull here, f,i rn-ri a-e ' e»r ]y »Ii c»ni(>lhi ing of wai "f -am to s a r t tiir ruf iss Two f .nirat>r k«> pers rr>, I beltt-M coot, mo ,it < : at n,l M , i,^ brancli htor. • at !'»• Aw.tm itn Our c^ckefm,; e'.um has fa'ily c<mh inei)o»d, fhtre ■« .ilways a go d tn >Bt< »b th-mii! S.tuf.'Hj- aft.rnom'o pia. tice.— Own CoßKt.epiiNnKNT.