Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
Tus ExrIRTAsSNlyr LAST
EvENiN0.

Tho grand. mirthful and musical
event Of the season was the debut OF the
Gold Hill Amateur Minstrels last even
ing al Miners Union Hall. in . choice
variety entertainment for the benefit Of
the public schools Of this town. The
spacious hall was well crowded In every
part. even the alley.ways being allied
and every inch Of standing room occu-
pied. The eleven performers on the
stage were young men. principally well
known residents Of Gold Hill. and very
few amateur troupes over achieve such
q triumph at their FIRST entertainment.
Indeed, ve have seen worse perform
ancss given BY regular professionals.
Moreover, our amateurs last evening
did not assums stage names, but were
announced In the programmes by their
real names. They were dressed In the
gsnteel style OF heightened Ethiopian
minstrelsy. and all looked well with
the exception Of Bundy. M Of the
end men, who wore q ridiculous
sort Of q fan sticking straight up from
the top OF his head. a very unnatural
aud distasteful arrangement, which
might have been omitted TO good adj.
vantage. The "frst part consisted Of
the regular conventional programme OF
songs. choruses, music. conundrums,
and general witticisms. The choruses
were we'll given. there being some OK
osllent voices. including the rich basso
baritone OF r. T. Rule, aud ths very
sweet alto Of Oliver Trevillian. Sam
Mitchell played the violin. Ernest Hall
tho double bass. Billy Hoskins the
cornet. and Il. butcher the guitar;
interrogation. ]. Y. Fitzpatrick; tam
BORNE. Tommy Alexander; bones.
Billy Bundy. ''why so Sadf" was
sweetly and tastefully sung by James
Gribble. Billy Bundy's song Of Seen
tsnnial on the Brain created much
mir,h. Other songs, "Silver Moon
light" $50 Down Noses" eileen
Alanah," etc.. were very well given.
with plenty OF fresh jokes and spicy
talk sandwiched In . between. The
..wind.up," entitled "a Trip Around
the World, " introducing songs Of various
nations, concluded with u very pretty
tableux In which Miss Hattie Hall APP
peared as the Goddess Of Liberty with
the American flag and shield. The char.
acter was very t~astefully dressed and
enacted. and tho effect highly pleasing.
In the second part, Billy S%pragus's
"Songs Of the Day" r. whitaeld's
"Banjoisms," T. Langworthy's jig
dancing. and Tommy Ale1ander's song
and dance. all came in for q full sbare
Of merited applause. Adolph Davis dis
tinguishsd himself in a ~rip.tearing old
stump speech, throwing Fred. Douglas
completely In the shade, aud Professor
Sam Mitchell did up a bone solo In u
style not to be eIcelled by Joe Murphy
or any other professional bonsologist.
The amusing little farce Of tho "Rival
Lovers" by Bundy. Davis, Dan. O'Con-
nell aud Fitzpatrick. introducing q pecu-
liarly effective sparring match between
Bundy and Davis. passed of amusingly.
and the popular comedietta Of a "Ghost
In a Pawn Shop" which concluded the
evenings entertainment. was done up
brown. As q whole tho entertainment
was u great success. and with the excep-
ton Of a littlo too much drag In some
points. wa very creditablo indeed, and
such as would DO highly appreciated by
audiences elsewhere as well rs here.