TENUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5047, 10 June 1895, Page 3

TENUI NOTES.

From our own Correspondent. % At last! The great Minstrel entertainment took place last Wednesday, ; and much to the surprise of everyone, it turned out a big success. Arriving at the Hall about a quarter to eight, \v6 waited patiently for leu .. • minutes, when all at once we heard /' a bell, followed by the strains of a beautiful waltz. After the music stopped, up went the curtain and displayed to our view, a row of eleven would-be niggers, who opened up by singing " John Brown." After sundry ' corrundulums' and witty sayings, Mr W. Owen sang, " Little Sister's Gone to Sleep," for which he received a hearty encore, Hie next song being "Poor Old Joe," by Mr F._ Nicholls, who responded to a noisy encore, by singing the last verse again, Songs were also sung by-Mr A. Rose, "Two Little Girls in Blue;" Mr H, Owen, " Gold in the Mountains;" Mi B. Owen, " Climb up, Chillun Climb;" all of which received hearty encores, I, must not forget to mention " Jimmy " Owen's song, " Razors in tit." The house fairly creaked with Two noise of the encore. After bavin" sung the last verse again, then the .audience were not satisfied; I think they wanted the whole of it over again. A "Watch and Chain" was then presented to Mr Joseph Phillips, for the best local conundrum. It ran as follows: - " What is the difference between the proposer of this conundrum, and an eager hawk?" Answer—" The proposer is praying for the 'Watch,' and the hawk is watching for the prey." The second part was opened by Mr B. Davcy singing, " I'm the Father of a Little Black Coon." The next item on the programme, being the whistling ventriloquist, Mr Maxwell, but owing to Mr Maxwell's non arrival, one of our friends baying lately acquired the art, thought he would show the public his power in that line. He was jtfored. Mr Schofield gave a recitaiJri, followed by the song " Teaching McFadden to Dance," by Mr F. Nicholls, for which be was heartily encored, responding by singing the last verse again, Mr A, Rose then Bang "It Was Close." He responded to an encore by singing the last verse. A rather amusing thiug, which Beemed to take with the audience, " Ten Minutes in a Chemist's Shop," was the next on the programme, carried out by Messrs Johnston, Owen and Collerton. The clog dance by MrDavey was encored two or three times. The entertainment wound up with the farce, '■ Cnupht . in his own trap," in which everyone carried out their part very well, Miss Maxwell acting as" Flora Flyaway," and Miss Oliver as" Jane the housemaid," .The Hall was then cleaved for dancing, which was kept up with spirit till about live in the morning, Qjuryone thoroughly enjoying it,