Programme 1936

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NAPIER
FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS
Municipal Theatre   –   Hastings

WEDNESDAY, MARCH I8th, 1936

In aid of Parkvale and Hastings West Schools.

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PROGRAMME

INTERLOCUTOR:
GEORGE BULLIVANT

BONES:
PERCY SPILLER
VERNON McCUTCHEON

TAMBOS:
JIM HAMILTON
JACK HAWKE

CIRCLE:
WALLY IRELAND, ROY GIRLING, GORDON BAILEY, LEN DADSON, GEORGE BULLIVANT, CECIL NEAL, GEOFF WALKER, NEIL GRAY ERIC POYNTER, FRED WATTS, ANDY BAXTER, JOHNNY CROSS, WILL KEEN 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”   Vernon McCutcheon
11   Comic Song – “No One believes I’m a Mermaid”    – Wally Ireland
10   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   Eric Poynter & Vernon McHutcheon [McCutcheon] harmonise the American Ballad – ”Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains”
16   Neil Gray presents a Humorous Monologue
17   George Bullivant and Company introduce a Song and Dance number entitled – “The Wedding of the Slum Town Babies”
18   Wally Ireland and Percy Spiller appear in a patter turn – “A Lesson in Courtesy”
19   George Bullivant and Vernon McHutcheon present an old time number – “I Love that Dear Old Home of Mine.”
20   Cecil, Johnny and Andy present a Novelty Musical Trio, with Piano-Accordion, Guitar and Banjo.
21   Will Keen sings –  “The Old Sundowner”
22   Jim Hamilton and Len Dadson shake their feet in a Double Tap Dance
23   Eric Poynter sings the haunting Irish Melody – “The Sunshine sailed out of Killarney”
24   “The Three Apollos” Dermod, Gordon and Geoff, present an Equilibrist Act
25   The programme to conclude with the screaming farce – “Thumbs Up.”

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ORCHESTRA:
Piano: MRS. BROMLEY HILL (Musical Directress)
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: M. Nicholson.   Drums : B. Craig.

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Napier Frivolity Minstrels

Format of the original

Leaflet

Date published

March 1936

People

  • Gordon Bailey
  • Andy Baxter
  • Athol Bell
  • A Boston
  • Mrs Bromley HIll
  • George Bullivant
  • A Clarke
  • B Craig
  • Johnny Cross
  • Len Dadson
  • M Daily
  • N Etheridge
  • Roy Girling
  • Neil Gray
  • Jim Hamilton
  • Jack Hawke
  • Wally Ireland
  • Dermod Kavangh
  • Will Keen
  • R W Knott
  • F Lloyd
  • J McCarthy
  • Vernon McCutcheon
  • R P McKenzie
  • W P Mitchell
  • N Nicholson
  • Cecil Neal
  • Eric Poynter
  • Percy Spiller
  • Chas Tidy
  • Geoff Walker
  • Fred Watts
  • C White

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449956

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