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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1751, 16 March 1874, Page 3

Amusements. H.A.C3.S. p< KEYMOUTH ~BRANCH, No. 17. >&J®r^- A BALL & BANQUET ym ( ry S-JLSZZ& o) under the auspices of \ V^t^wsfjf Y % the above Society, will 4 i w|^ beheidor ' C .^«sa ST. PATRICK'S DATc, At the New TRANSIT SHED, Tainui street. Dancing to commence at 9 p.m. Admission Ticket, double 21s, single 15s, may be obtained from the following members of Committee, viz., T. O'DoDnell, J. T. Fitzgerald, John O'Brien, M. Kennedy, P. Twohill, M. O'Conor, Peter Purcell, and J. A. Green. yOLU NT E E R HALL. ST. PATEICK'S NIGHT, TUESDAY, 17th MAECH, 1874. A GJEt AND ENTERTAINMENT will be given by Lady and Gentlemen Amateurs, in aid of the GREYMOUTH LITERARY SOCIETY. The first part of the programme to consist of SONGS, COMIC and SENTIMENTAL, DUETS, GLEES, and RECITATIONS. To be followed by the Great Sensation Drama in three acts, entitled JOCKISSE, THE JUGGLER. Count De Lespierre ... Mr Elmer Le Vernay (his nephew) ... Mr Raphael • Adolph Demereno(attache to Neapolitan Embassy Mr G. Turner Jocrisse (the juggler) ... Mr W. H. Leach Tobie Touratouraton (his jack-pudding) Mr P. Kyle Francoise (servant to the Count) ... Mr T. Douglass Countess De Lespierre ... Mrs H. Burgett Juliet daughter to juggler) Mrs P.Kyle Peasants, Bailiffs, &c. SYNOPSIS : Act 1. v Fair in the Forest of Montmorency. The Conspiracy. Prestidigitation. Le Vernay as a Fortune-teller. Act 2. Apartments of the Juggler. The Victim. The Discovery. The Leap for Life. Act 3. Reparation. The arrest. Tobie to the rescue. SAVED ! SAVED ! ! SAVED !! ! Front seats, 3s ; Back seats, 2s. Doors open at 7.30, to commence at 8 sharp. A GRA N D BAZA AR, In aid of ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, AHAURA, (Shortly to be given over to the Sisters of Charity), Will be held at the Store recently occupied by Kennedy Brothers, Tainui street, 'to the EVENINGS of WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, 18th, 19th, 20th inst. E. PERTIUS. GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP. A DERBY SWEEP, Of Four Hundred (400) Members, at 10 s each, will be drawn at the RAILWAY TERMINUS HOTEL, On MONDAY, the 16th inst. First Horse ... £10C Second do 40 Third do .. ... ... ... 20 Forty Pounds divided equally amongst starters and non-starters. Ten per cent deducted from all Prizes for expenses. The Drawing to take place under the supervision of a Committee to be appointed by the subscribers on the night of Drawing. , . . Tickets can be obtained at the above Hotei. Should the subscriptions not reach the above amount, the Sweep will be drawn, and prizes in proportion allotted to subscribers. JOHN O'BRIEN. "VTEYr RIVER DISTRICT. • A SWEEPS TAX E ON THE GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, To be Run for on the 17th MARCH, 1874, Will be drawn AT MESSRS HAMILTON and CO,'S, i • ' Maesden. On MONDAY, the 16th MARCH, 1874, At 7 o'clock p.m., Under the supervision of a Committee appointed by the subscribers. Tickets - - £10 0 The number of tickets offered will be UNLIMITED, and to meet this the followng will be the scale of charges to cover expenses, viz.: — £100 10 percent. £150 7£ percent. £200 and upwards... 5 percent. And the balance will be distributed as follows:— r First horse One-half ■ Second horse *. ... ... One-quarte Third horse ... ... ;.. One-twelfth Divided among starters ... One-twelfth Divided among non-starters ... One-twelfth Tickets can be" had on receipt of Post Office order or .draft, with exchange added, payable to J. Hamilton and Co. The Stakes will be paid to the respective winners at Messrs Hamilton and Co.'s, , Marsden, on and after the 18th day of March, 1874, upon the decision of the Judge. JAMES HAMILTON and CO., Treasurers,