Programme 1900

THEATRE ROYAL.

Wednesday, 22nd August, 1900

IN AID OF THE CHILDREN’S HOME.

Frivolity Minstrels.

First Appearance in Napier of the above Favorites.

Musical Director   MR. C. WILSON
Stage Manager   MR. A. H. ANDREWS
Business Manager   MR. Ed. H. TAYLOR
Hon Secretary   MR. J. A. WILKES

PROGRAMME.

THIS SIDE.
WAT. ALLAN
JIM HOLMES
PERCE SPILLER

INTERLOCUTOR.
ED. H. TAYLOR

THE OTHER SIDE.
HARRY ANDREWS
HERB. BEAR
JIM GILLESPIE

OVERTURE    “Frivolity”
(Arranged by Mr. C. Wilson.)

THE “FRIVOLITY” ORCHESTRA.
OPENING CHORUS…    (Introducing “Big Moon,” “Tell all the Coons,” “ Warm Baby,” and “Rufus.”
THE COMPANY.

BALLAD   “My Heart’s Own Queen ”
MR. J. BENSON.

END SONG   “The Dandy Cull’ud Coon”
MR. W. ALLAN.

PATHETIC SONG   “Break the News to Mother ”
MR. A. W. THOMSON.

COMIC.   “I’m Paint’en ’Em”
MR. H. ANDREWS.

DESCRIPTIVE   “While London Sleeps”
MR. W. FORSYTHE.

THE VERY LATEST   “Ambolina Snow”
MR. H. BEAR.

POPULAR AMERICAN AIR   “Rag Time in the Moon”
MR. W. A. WILKIE.

COON BALLAD   “Miss Malinda Lightfoot Loo”
MR. J. GILLESPIE.

PATRIOTIC   “Boys in Navy Blue”
MR. L. FREEDMAN.

CAKE WALK AND SONG   “Ma Angeline”
MR. P. SPILLER .

LATEST AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS   “Mrs. Gottem”
MR. D. J. GIBSON.

PATRIOTIC CONCLUSION   “What we’ve been waiting for”
THE COMPANY.

TEN MINUTES INTERVAL.

PROGRAMME – CONTINUED.

PART II.

OVERTURE   “Stars and Stripes”
THE “FRIVOLITY ORCHESTRA”

MESSRS. SPILLER & HOLMES
WILL APPEAR IN THEIR
LATEST TOPICAL HITS

BANJO SELECTION   “Sunbeams Waltz”
1st Banjos.
MR. W. STEWART.
MR. J. COLLINS.

2nd Banjos.
MR. F. W. COLLINS.
MR. L. FREEDMAN.

Violin.
MR. H. F. HARFORD.

FIVE MINUTES EXHILARATION WITH
WAT. ALLAN.
Napier’s Greatest and Only IRISH COMEDIAN.

INIMITABLE CHARACTER SKETCH   “ The Bottle”
MR. D. J. GIBSON.

FIRE STICKS   Evolutions Extraordinary
MR. ED. H. TAYLOR.

SONG   “Under the same Old Flag”
MR. L. FREEDMAN.

HARRY ANDREWS,
Our Irrestible, Versatile Artist “Arrives.”

The whole Gigantic Programme to Conclude with
SCREAMING FINALE

“WOODEN WOOD” OR “TURNING THE TABLES.”
SCENE : Any place with a Piano.   OCCASION: The Frivolitys on the “ Friv.”

CHARACTERS BY THE COMPANY.

HAWKE’S BAY HERALD PRINT, NAPIER.

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Napier Frivolity Minstrels

Format of the original

Leaflet

Date published

22 August 1900

People

  • Wat Allan
  • A H Andrews
  • Harry Andrews
  • Herb Bear
  • J Benson
  • F W Collins
  • J Collins
  • W Forsythe
  • L Freedman
  • D J Gibson
  • Jim Gillespie
  • H F Harford
  • Jim Holmes
  • Perce Spiller
  • W Stewart
  • Ed H Taylor
  • A W Thomson
  • J A Wilkes
  • W A Wilkie
  • C Wilson

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448942

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