The Mineral argus., 1885-03-05

The entertainment given 10y TINS
clul. nj the Post the ,tr", last Saturday
evening. for the benefit of the Parr
family, was grand success. both ~ :"
the performance and amount realized
To- the bcneiiciarie-. Several Mameii- I
ties. including an Argus representative.
awaited then.., .es of the oPi"rtu"''y
t. witness the performance. AMI all
came away well LEASED and happily
sui ;,ri-cd. Three plays "r farce- we're
an the Programme for the evening, and
the characters in each were sustained
in - manner that might put to envy
some If the artists who travel the
Country disguised rs "professiO''als.
My Turn Next the first on the
programme, gave Lieut.. Robertson an
o.io,,unity O display considerable
dramatic ability. which he certainly
,r,sseSscs. A. Taraxicum TwIttcr>, u
Village Apo'',,~,ry," who imagins his
wi, = "a vcritahle Lucrezia B,rgia, ana
tina. "his turn next" W., near III Eand'
h. ,,,r, ..rc,. considerable mcrriment.
The remark, so fair, and yet so dhs-
boiical!" brought down the house.
Mrs. Capt Miller. as " Lydia, Twitters
wife," looked 1cw..chingly sweet ami
sustained hc- part with Comm ,nda"le
skill and grace. DIR. Stones makeup
as Tim BOlus," Twit,.rs professional
assistant, was good. The d"ct"r's ca
pac;ty for pie" and his agility Of move
ment when he discovered that he was
not poisoned. was quite surprise to
his friends. Mrs. Bonus, as "Pegg,
Twitter's housckceper," is deserving OF
special m,emtion for her excellent act
ing, Displaying II talent for the drama
which, with proper cultivation, would
have entitled her to u high rnnk in thu
profession.
"a Pair uf Shoes" the second on tin
programme, gave Mrs. Wainwright !
prominent part rs Mrs. Ovens, tn
shoemakers Wife," Her suave am
natural manner. her freedom from EN-
larrass,,ent, added considerable 4
her otherwise intelligent conception
the character. Mrs. Bonus, rs Mr'
Beale," looked charming and done he
part well. The young Lieutenants ]
this cast seemed well suited to the
parts and acted creditabIy. Shanks. d
"Jctf. a colorcd servant" with his SUI
flower bouquet, pleased the 10y
Lieut. Scott as William Balc, with
penchunt for Stocks" sustained II
difficult part in u most acceptab
manner and looked more like ban
cahshicr or broker than the dashi'
lieutenant that he il.
"Huntine the Slipper, or Painle
Dentistry" the last on the programn'
was the most interesting and nughal'
play Of the evening. Lieuts Rol~I
son, Steele and Macdonald, DIR. Sto'
and Mrs. Wainwright, composed u
cast. and all Of their efforts were prai-
worthy. Mrs. Wainwright, rs "Eul'll
mia," WAS charming in appearan'
and n prize well worthy the struggl
Of the young gailants. say n"th'"g
the fortune that went with the Il
lady's hand. DIR. Stone, ~ Peter Pi'
buffle," with very bad case "f s,utt'
ing. was quite Amusing. His defect
speech, when it came to love-mak''
placed him ut u Disadvantages in I
suit for the hand Of the fair Euphe"'
His d.sir. tU have n tsnhh extracted
the p-r--l-a-a-i-n--lessp r'T'
was heart renLing-Lecnlssily 50. vii
his rival,.Javk Cas,lct"n" ( Macedonia
began pulling out all his sound onr'
Tie attendance was large, the recci
amounting to sl35.OO. The orche'
rendered several lively selections. !
new drop curtain (p:'inted by n
Swor,l) adds greatly to the appeara
Of the theatre, and should enco'
more frequent occurrence of tn
entertainments.