Programme 1922 – Revue Extravaganza

Revue Extravaganza

By Hastings’ Orphans Club.

In Aid of Plunket Society.

Municipal Theatre, Hastings
Friday:   August 4th : 1922

Revue Extravaganza

By Hastings’ Orphans Club.

In Aid of Plunket Society.

Municipal Theatre, Hastings
Friday:   August 4th : 1922

In Aid of Plunket Society.
“Revue Extravaganza”

FIRST SPASM

Orchestra   “Our Miss Gibbs”   Selection
(Orphan Archie Don, Baton Weilder)

Orphans   Opening Chorus
(Welcome to the Chief)

Hail our Chief! Hail our Chief! Hail our Chief!
Hail! Hail! Our Chief! Hail! Hail! Our Chief!

The Orphans we, as you will see,
Indulge in song and snappy recitation;
We are a band, you understand,
We disapprove of moral dissipation –
Where ere we go, the world will know,
From New Zealand’s shores, to the distant Bay of Biscay,
We try to please and put at ease,
Our shows are always merry bright and brisky.
And in the field of modern entertainers, no competitors can stand a show with us.
– Show with us.

In the game of song, there never was, no never were, old songsters that could stand to equal us
– Equal us.

We want you to give your attention,
If you cannot sing then hum this melody.
Of course you could never be like us,
But be as like us as you’re able to be.

Of course you could never be like us,
But be as like us as you’re able to be.

Chief Orphan O’Meara   Opening Address
(Brevity is the soul of wit)

Hastings Orphans Club

Orphan F. S. Thomas   Song
(Not on the Backyard Fence)

Orphan Sandy Robertson   Recitation
(A Drop of Scotch)

Orphans Watson and Waters   Violin Duet
(A Great Mixture)

Orphan D. Crooks   Song
(He Doesn’t Mix With Them)

Orphan Rev. A. Hunt   Recitation
(Ex-Chief Orphan, Wellington)

Orphan J. Young   Song
(A Humorist from the Bluff)

The audience are requested to keep their seats while a scene is arranged for the following item –

Community Singing   “Let’s All Sing”
Directed by Orphan Archie Don

First Spell for a Few Minutes

EXECUTIVE.

Chief Orphan – A. E. O’Meara
Deputy Chief – Geo. L. Cameron   Deputy Chief – T. B. McNeil.
Committee – Orphans T. Clarkson, H. G. Davies, R. Martin, G. H. Roach, E. W. Crook.
Treasurer:   Orphan I. C. Davis.   Hon. Sec. – Orphan T. M. Brennan
Musical Director – Orphan A. Don.   Accompanist – Orphan L. Bryant.

In Aid of Plunket Society
“Revue Extravaganza”

SECOND SPASM

Burlesque Revue of the Plunket Society.
Scene:   Interior of a modern hostel.

Cast in order of entry.

Angelina (the flapper daughter of Peggy O’Neil)   Orphan H. Popplewell [Poppelwell]

Plunket Nurse Peggy O’Neil   Orphan H. G. Davies
(I Love a Car, but oh! that Ford)

A Mother   Orphan Jock Craig
O’wad some pow’r the giftie gie us
To see oorsel’s as ithers see us.

Her Baby, Leslie   Orphan N. H. Beatson
(A Howling Success)

Jacob Cohen   Orphan H. Gilmore-Smith
(Three Guesses, Vot am I?)

Another Mother   Orphan T. Brennan
(The Pride of the Village)

Her Baby, Willie   Orphan Will Cameron
(Give the Kid a Banana)

Bertie   Orphan C. Crooks
(Angelina’s Lover)

Doctor Brody-Hilson   Orphan A. E. O’Meara
(Ether-one Will Do)

Musical Sambo   Orphan W. Knox
(He has the cattarrh badly)

Singing Dinah   Orphan G. L. Cameron
(Just cleaned the kitchen flue)

Hastings Orphans Club

INTRODUCING: – Songs, Recitations, Dance and Musical Numbers.

Song “I’m the Plunket Nurse”   Orphan H. G. Davies
(with apologies to the Plunket Society and all others concerned)

Cohen’s “Phone Conversation to Rosenbaum   Orphan H. Gilmore-Smith

Song “I Said No, I Don’t Like to Do That”   Orphan Will Cameron

Danse De Lux (not washing powder)   Orphans Crooks and Poppelwell

Song “Do You Ever Think of Me”   Orphan H. Poppelwell

“ANGELINA’S DREAM”

Introducing instrumental solo, “Bye Lo”   Orphan W. Knox

Song “Bye Lo”   Orphan G. L. Cameron and Chorus

Peggy O’Neil   Orphan H. G. Davies
(Tells the Story of Love”

Finale   The Orphans’ Club

GOOD NIGHT.

PROPERTY DONATIONS: Pictorial Pictures of Perfect Plunket Babies (drawn by Pat. Hanna, Vice Regals).
Stage Decorations and Signs by Orphan E. W. Crook
Furuishings [Furnishings] by Messrs. J. J. Cassin, A. Christie, A. Room and scores of others.

In Aid of Plunket Society
“Revue Extravaganza”

Community Songs.   “Let’s All Sing”
(Orchestrated by Orphan A. R. Don)

Till the sands of the desert grow cold,
And their infinite numbers are told,
God gave thee to me,
And mine thou shalt be
For ever to have and to hold.
Till the story of judgement is told
And the mysteries of heaven unfold,
I’ll turn, love, to thee,
My shrine thou shalt be
Till the sands of the desert grow cold.

Sure I love the dear silver that shines in your hair,
And the brow that’s all furrowed, and wrinkled with care,
I kiss the dear fingers so toil worn for me;
Oh, God bless and keep you, Mother Machree!

The Bells of St. Mary’s, ah! hear they are calling
The young loves, the true loves, who come from the sea;
And so, my beloved, when red leaves are falling,
The love bells shall ring out, ring out for you and me.

John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave
John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave
John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave
As we go marching along.

Three blind mice, Three blind mice, Three blind mice,
See how they run, See how they run, See how they run;
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
She cut off their tails with a carving knife,
Did you ever see such a sight in your life as –

Hastings Orphans Club

Song, “I’m the Plunket Nurse”
Words by Orphan H. G. Davies.

Doc. Truby King, is a sweet old thing
Anywhere, any time, with the kids;
Now I’ll put you wise how you’ll soon recognise,
This wonderful work of his.

If you see one dressed like me,
That’s the Plunket Nurse
Baby’s pining all the while
Send for Plunket Nurse.
Well attend to them all day and night,
Don’t care whether they are black or white,
Plunket Society look for variety,
I’m the Plunket Nurse.

Plunket Nurses cure all mothers curses,
And a million ladies start on having babies
When they meet our Plunket Nurse.
Nothing slow with Nursie Martin, O!
But still and all I know that she could never stand a show
With our Peggie O’Neil.
Davie Davis said the crows will save us with a simple winning baby smile
Peggy isn’t simple, that is why she has the other nursies beat a mile.
So if you have a babe who’s pining and a dying,
And you feel you want to stop your silly sighing
Send for Plunket Nurse.

Mothers you know like to make a great show,
And they dress up their babies in silk
It’s sad to relate, that they can’t put on weight
Without they have humanised milk.

A. A. GEORGE   The PRINTER
HASTINGS. N.Z.

A. A. GEORGE   The PRINTER
HASTINGS. N.Z.