Concert at Birmingham.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 147, 21 December 1896, Page 2

Concert at Birmingham.

♦ (Frcm Our Own Correspondent.) A concert was held on Saturday evening in tbe Town Hall in aid of the funds of our local Cricket Club. The first part of the programme opened with an overture rendered by Messrs F. and W. Barlow, F. Fanthorpe, and W. Chunn; a glee, " Jingle Bells," was very well rendered by Messrs Baynes, Matheson, Goodbebere, W. Barlow, Mesdames Howie, Fowler, Mcßeth, and Miss Hitch ; song, Miss Laing (encored) ; song, " I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard," May and Bella Laing (encored) ; recitation, •• The Pride of Battery B," Mr H. S. Moss (encored), and in response Mr Moss gave " Equestrian Courtship " ; song, Mr Carty ; glee, " Evening Bells," Mesdames Howie, A. Mcßetb, Fowler, and Messrs Matheson, Baynes, W, Barlow and Goodbehere taking part. The accompaniments were played by Mrs Tompkins, Mrs Fowler and Miss Laing. This concluded tbe first part of the performance. The second part consisted of a minstrel show, F. and W. Barlow being the two corner men, playing their parts very well. The usual conundrums had a local bearing, and were, in most cases, very amusing. Mr H. S. Moss acted as interlocutor. The vocal part was opened by the company. Song, " Some Day I'll Wander Back Again," Mr Matheson; song, "My Southern Snnny Home," Mr Goodbehere; song, "Daisy, My Pretty Daisy," Mr Jenkins; song, "When Nellie was Raking the Hay," Mr Chnnn, who, also, gave " Climb np Children, Climb," ; song, " I'm tbo Father of a Little Black Coon " and " Up Dar in the Sky," Mr F. Barlow. Mr Tompkins, on behalf of the cricketers, thanked the audience for their attendance. The proceedings came to a close by the audience singing " Gad Save Our Queen."