NEGRO MINSTREL ENTERTAINMENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1871, 3 July 1884, Page 2

NEGRO MINSTREL ENTERTAINMENT.

Favoitred by good weather and an attractive piogramme, the complimentary concert given to Mr T. A. Bell by the musicalanddramaticamatenrs of Hamilton on Tuesday was a complete success. The firstpart of the euter tainment was cle\ oted to the oithodox chair business, and the various songs were loudly applauded, as they deserved to be The corner-men were very good, "Bones" especially being as usual entirely in his element. Hia song, "Cooperative Craze," in the light of icc-jnt events in local eo-opera-tn c hibtory, appeared to fetch the audience m>st thoroughly; an encoio could not be denied, Pompey al*o took advantage of the "craze" in "Johnny tomes Matching Home" with a like result. The local hits and conundrums were mveh above the average, and took immensely with tlu audience. The "Ghost 1 brought the curtain down to shiiekb of laughter from the youngsters. AftertheHbii.il interval, Mr Jake Kass gave a stump speech. The chief feature in this portion of the entei tainment was a song by Mr S. R. Kcesiug, "An English Fiig and au E lgh-sli Ciew." The audience insisted on a repetition. The comic "finale," " Plump for Tompkins," wa3 not by any nuans the least enjoyable item, and had to be lepeated. A most laughable negro faice bi ought the entertainment, to a cose Jake kept the audience in roars ot laughter, while Mrs Adelma P.itti's unique ana fashionable costume excited at once the admuation and emy of the ladies.