Mertainment at Waimate.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 5095, 3 October 1891, Page 3

Mertainment at Waimate.

Bost OCR OW>- CO P. K F-SPON DENT.) 'tFerntrce Minstrels gave an cuterant in the Oddfellows' Hall on aday evening List, in aid of the public ifunds. There was a good attendslhe rwing of the curtain disclosed Qtion, the stage beina elaborately seil with femtrces. The opening oentitled "Come. Fairy Moonlight" •ccq put the audience in good humor, 'item being well rendered, and conS.t»t the nest selection of the evening. mj by Mr Hubbard, " The old mill «I," followed, and was nicely given, fA. Phillips was quite afc home with > comic song "I borrowed it," and light dowu the house; while Mr J. feras gave a nice rendering of "Oh, isper that you love me, darling." He s followed by Mr C. Phillips, who came &r a fiur share of applause for the niirsong "Sarah," and " Some day I'll irfer buck again " was pleasingly sung Jfr J. O'Brien. The comic song ®uy Ann " by Mr A. Phillips met with rotation, and after " When you and *er» young, Maggie," had been well «ereii_ by Mr Gawlor, Mr Ridsdale ■5 "■ Right before the missus " in a style 1 took with the audience, and a comic le finished the first part of the proBnme. fie second part of the entertainment Opened by Mr Andrew Phillips, who ®-d a sailor's hornpipe m an evidently s&ctory manner from the round of apwhich he was greeted. " Old and " Enniscorthy " by Messrs ■ffld C. Phillips were well given. Mr ; ™j-hardj, who made his first appearbefore a Waimate audience, gave sit:ng_ for the verdict," which was S fKsived. Mr Ridsdale followed * Yorkshire sketch, "On sale,' an J®ttutedly funny item. The character 'Gabby knows his fare" brought , singing portion of the programme to ose. l*he stump speech by Professor (Mr J. O'Brien) on "Female ■ ncluae" created loud laughter, the local «being exceptionally good. 1 A- 'itt, Chairman of the School i made a short speech, thankL l nstre k for the good cntertainlii >7 S' Ven and the public for •weraliy patronising it. . was brought toaclose 'loiiti rt^"j>rov "^' n S farce, " T'other JV which kept the audience in a !Ce 0 throughout its perform-