Programme 1935 – 38th Annual Entertainment

38th
ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT

BY THE

FRIVOLITY
MINSTRELS

FORESTERS’ HALL, NAPIER,

ON

SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY,
NOV. 30TH, DEC. 2ND. & 3RD. 1935,
AT 8 P.M.

IN AID OF THE CHILDREN’S HOME.

PRICE 3D.

Earney & McKenzie, Printers.

PROGRAMME

INTERLOCUTOR:
CHAS. TIDY

BONES:
PERCY STILLER
VERNON McCUTCHEON

TAMBOS:
JIM HAMILTON
JACK HAWKE

CIRCLE:
WALLY IRELAND, ROY GIRLING, GORDON BAILEY, LEN DADSON, GEORGE BULLIVANT, LES HAWKE, CECIL NEAL, GEOFF WALKER, ERIC POYNTER, FRED WATTS, ANDY BAXTER, JOHNNY CROSS, DERMOD KAVANAGH, ATHOL BELL.

1.   Overture –    “Martial Moments”   – Friv. Orchestra.
2.   Opening Chorus  –   “Sing as We Go”    – Company.
3.   Ballad  –   “When It’s Moonlight down in Lover’s Lane”    – Eric Poynter.
4.   Comic Song  – “That’s Why I Love Her”   – Gordon Bailey.
5.   Ballad –   “We’ll Have a Honeymoon Some Day”   – Fred Watts.
6.   Sextette –   “My Bonnie is Over the Ocean”   – Company.
7.   Comic Song –   ” Have You had a Good Day To-day?”   – Jim Hamilton.
8.   Military –   ” Drums on Parade”   – Chas. Tidy.
9.   Sextette –   ” The Gag Song”   – Happiness Boys.
10.   English Success –   ” My Lucky Day ”   – Roy Girling.
11.   Comic Song –   “No One believes I’m a Mermaid”   – Wally Ireland.
12.   Finale –   ” The Hat Trick”    – Company

INTERVAL.

13.   The Frivolity Orchestra will play the March – ” Down Main Street.”
14.   The Harmony Boys appear in Vocal and Instrumental Numbers.
15.   Roy Girling and Fred Watts harmonise the American Ballad  – “Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains.”
16.   George Bullivant and Company introduce a Song and Dance number entitled –  “The Wedding of the Slum Town Babies.”
17.   Wally Ireland and Percy Spiller appear in a patter turn – “A Lesson in (Courtesy?)”
18.   W. Keen “The “Old Sundowner”
19.   Jim Hamilton and Len Dadson shake their feet in a Double Tap Dance.
20.   Eric Poynter sings the haunting Irish Melody “The Sunshine sailed out of Killarney”.
21.   “The Three Apollos”, Dermod, Gordon and Geoff present an Equilibrist Act.
22.   Cecil, Johnny and Andy, present a Novelty Musical Trio, with Piano-Accordion, Guitar and Banjo.
23.   Chas. Tidy and Roy Girling present an old time number “I love that dear old Home of Mine”
24.   Entracte Orchestra
25.   Farce. Have ready Blue Streak Galop.

[ORCHESTRA]
[Violins:] N. Etheridge, W. P. Mitchell, M. Daily.   Flute: A. Clarke.   Clarinet: F. Lloyd.   Saxophone: R. P. McKenzie.   Sarousaphone: C. White.   Bass: R.W. Knott.   ‘Cello: J. McCarthy.   Cornet: A. Boston.  Trombone: N. Nicholson.   Drums: B. Craig.

During the 38 years of their existence, the “FRIVS” have given performances in the following places :-

Bay View
Cambridge
Clive
Dannevirke
Elsthorpe
Eltham
Eskdale
Featherston
Feilding
Fernhill
Greenmeadows
Greytown
Gisborne
Hamilton
Hastings
Haumoana
Havelock
Meeanee
Martinborough
Masterton
Napier
New Plymouth
Omakere
Onga Onga
Opotiki
Otane
Paki Paki
Palmerston N.
Pakowhai
Papakura
Porangahau
Port Ahuriri
Pukahu
Puketapu
Puketitiri
Rissington
Rotorua
Sherenden
Stratford
Taihape
Taumarunui
Taradale
Taupo
Tauranga
Te Aute
Te Pohue
Tikokino
Wanganui
Waikoau
Waipawa
Waipukurau
Wairoa
Westshore
Whakatane
Whakatu