Programme 1928

PRICE 3d.

HASTINGS
MUNICIPAL THEATRE

MONDAY, 18th
JUNE – 1928

FRIVOLITY
MINSTRELS

THE NAPIER FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS have pleasure in presenting their 29th Annual Performance

Funds to provide Apparatus for Children’s Playground and Nursery at the Hastings Women’s Rest.

Stage Manager: C. H. WILKIE, Esq.

Lovell & Painter, Printers, Hastings.

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Ring 254   WESTERMAN & CO.
For FINEST DRAPERY STOCKS
At – “Famous Low Prices.”

NAPIER FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS (Inaugurated 1898)
Bones: PERCY SPILLER
TOM CROSSE

Tambos : JACK O’DONOGHUE
BILL WILKIE

Interlocutor : E. R. MURPHY

Circle :
W. KEEN, W. IRELAND, T. SKITTRUP, H. BAILLIE, A. McKECHNIE, G. BULL, J. JACKSON, N. GRAY, R. DOIG, J. HAWKE, A. JOHNSTON, D. HAYES.

PROGRAMME

1.   OVERTURE – ”In Coonland”   Friv. Orchestra

2.   OPENING CHORUS – “Down the Old Missouri”   Company

3.   COMIC SONG – “Don’t Do Your Courting”   J. O’Donoghue

4.   BALLAD – “Oh, How I Miss You To-night”   Adam Johnston

5.   END SONG – “On the Sunshine Line”   Bill Wilkie

6.   ENGLISH SUCCESS – “In Between the Showers”   Hector Baillie

7.   SEXTETTE – “Bingo Farm”   Company

8.   MARCH SONG – “All For The Ladies”   E. R. Murphy

9.   COMIC SONG – “It All Comes Out Of The Rates”   Wally Ireland

10.   DUET – “Let’s Grow Old Together”   Tom Skittrup and Will Keen

11.   FINALE   Company

INTERVAL

Get it at Westerman & Co’s.
THE READY MONEY DRAPERS

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Go to WESTERMAN’S FIRST !
THE QUALITY DRAPERS – – HASTINGS

PROGRAMME Continued

12.   The Friv. Orchestra renders the stirring Quickstep – “Ultimatum ”

13.   Adam Johnston, the Scottish Baritone, will sing “A Chip of the Old Block”

14.   Neil Gray, the Vicar of Mirth, makes a few announcements

15.   Messrs. Mclntyre, Cash & Scarfe introduce a haunting refrain on the Hawaiian Guitars.

16.   Special Showing of the latest fashions by arrangement with one of Hastings’ leading business houses.

17.   Hector Baillie sings the International Radio success – ” Just a Girl That Men Forget”

18.   Scena – The Fire Station
3rd Officer Winkle, Wally Ireland
Squirty, the Fireman, Jack O’Donoghue
Miss Print, Bill Wilkie.

19.   Four Gay Young Curates – George Bull, Jack Hawke, Andrew McKechnie, and Joe Jackson, will be heard in a Parson Quartette.

20.   Will Keen renders the English Ballad – ” When God Gave You to Me ”

21.   Recital – “No News”   Ron. Doig

22.   Domestic Interlude: Life Insurance –
Dame – E. R. Murphy
Agent – S. P. Spiller

23.   Tom Skittrup warbles the latest American Success – ” Lay My Head Beneath a Rose”

To conclude with the Keystone Absurdity – “Distractions in the Dispensary.”

GOD SAVE THE KING.

ORCHESTRA:
Piano – J. COLBERT (Director).   Assistant Director – D. PLANK.
Violins:   C. C. BRIASCO, A. YOUNG.   Flutes: C. WHITE, A. CLARKE.
Cellos:   A. GANNAWAY, H. S. COTTRELL.   Clarionet [Clarinet]: R. McKENZIE
Cornet:   T. COLLINS.   Saxophone: C. HILL.
Drums & Effects:   H. MacDONALD.   Trombone: W. HULME.

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LARGEST ASSORTMENTS OF QUALITY DRAPERY STOCKS AT “FAMOUS LOW PRICES”
WESTERMAN & CO.
Phone 254   HASTINGS   P.O. Box 203

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Napier Frivolity Minstrels

Format of the original

Leaflet

Date published

18 June 1928

People

  • Hector Baillie
  • C C Briasco
  • George Bull
  • A Clarke
  • J Colbert
  • T Collins
  • H S Cottrell
  • Tom Crosse
  • Ron Doig
  • A Gannaway
  • Neil Gray
  • D Hayes
  • Jack Hawke
  • C Hill
  • W Hulme
  • Wally Ireland
  • Joe Jackson
  • Adam Johnston
  • Will Keen
  • H MacDonald
  • Andrew McKechnie
  • R McKenzie
  • E R Murphy
  • Jack O'Donoghue
  • D Plank
  • Tom Skittrup
  • Percy Spiller
  • C White
  • C H Wilkie
  • A Young

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448019

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