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 J%)strel pestiVa! 
 
 THE VICTORIA AMATEUR 
 
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 SATURDAY EVENING, MAY i6th, 1896. 
 
 
 
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 BONES, ', ilx^Hl' ' " TAMBOURINES, 
 
 Mr. W. R. Higgins, >^v|*a't:' Mr. Fred Richardson, 
 
 Mr. E. A. Pauline, 
 
 JVIr. H. E. A. Robertson.^ 
 
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 Mr» Geo. E- Powell, 
 Mr. G. Goward. 
 
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 •'Opening Overture," - - - "The Minstrel Kings." 
 •' I Long to Lay My Head on Mother's Knee," - - 
 
 .w^ .,;;ii^ - V Mr. Jas. Pilling 
 
 " Ma Angeline," - - - - 'vt» Mr. Geo. E. Powell 
 " A Soldier and a Man/' - ' -" -; >^ - Mr, H. Kent 
 " When Mother Puts the Little Ones to Bed," , . t^ 
 -t^ ^,- -*;^ - - . - • • j, . - Mr. Geo. Bushby 
 
 6. "The Nigger and the Bee,"^'^' - Mr. W. R. Higgins 
 
 7. ''What D'ye Think of Hoolihan," ... - - 
 
 ' . , - f*.^ - Mr. Fred Richardson 
 
 8. " My Girl, Jean," - - - • Master Robert B. Powell 
 
 Closing with the latest furore (with kind permission 
 of Griffins and Marks) 
 
 '• Polly IVlcGilligan's Band. " 
 
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 The UP-to-datf Picanniny - - - Master Sam Johnson 
 •♦Town Topics" by Mr. Geo. E. PowelL 
 
 OUR QUAltTBTTK, W IN REFLECTIONS. 
 
 Messrs. Geo. G. Hushby, Geo. Henwood, H. Kent and s 
 
 . \ J. Kingham. •-. < ' 
 
 STUMP SPEECH ~fh7 '♦New Wom^7~Mr.'w. R. Higgins. 
 
 : f The Entrancing Delight ,s 
 
 Premiere Danseuse - MissFredrica Richardson, 
 
 Supported by Miles. Georgie Powell, Harriette Austin. 
 Henrietta Howard, Ernestine Brammer, Wil- v; 
 
 hemina Carmichael, and Giddy Goward. * '■': * . 
 
 . The Dainty Conceit, 
 
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 Executed by Masters A. Proctor, H. Proctor, 
 C. J anion, A. J anion. R. Brown, J. Brown 
 
 R. B. Powell, and S. H. Powell. ' ' 
 
 Produced under the peruonal supervision of Mr. W. J. Br. rues. 
 
 The Fascinating Diversion, the Jong and Dance, entitled 
 ' ,j(^-^^^'^Dars Gwine to be a Weddin' Here to-^night." i^- v. ft 
 Executed by Messrs. Fred Richardson, Geo. E. Powell, H. 
 
 Howard and Geo. G. Bushby. . ; 
 
 Concluding with a picture of Plantation Life, entitled 
 
 characters. 
 
 Uncle Rastus, - - -..--.- Mr. F. Wollaston 
 Aunt Liza, his wife, ..,-.. Mr. Alf Greenwood 
 Ferdy, the tough barber, --: ' w'*^^--: - - Mr. Geo. E. Powell 
 Isabella Whatnot, his sweetheart, - - Mr. W. R. Higgins 
 
 Lucy. Mr. Geo. Bushby 
 
 Harold, her young man, - - - - . - - Mr. H. Kent 
 
 Picaninnies by Messrs. F. Richardson, E. A. Pauline. 
 
 H. Howard, H. Austin and G. Goward. 
 
 Introducing the Kentucky Sercnaders — Messrs. W. R. 
 
 Higgins. A. J. Thomas, H. Robertson and F. Sehl. 
 
 Carriages may be ordered for 10:45 o'clock. - u 
 
 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. 
 
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 TpE Victoria MATEu^ii|iN^Ti(EL^ 
 
 Director, n£ John M. Finn. 
 
 FlRSf TENORS, 
 
 Messrs. Thomas, Buyiby, Pilling, Higgins, Bale. 
 
 I SECOWD TENORS, 
 
 Messrs. Hibben, Wilson, IJoward, Austin, Goward, Janion, 
 
 Sherbourne, 
 
 BARITONES, 
 
 ^^esffs. Kent, Vigor, Wilkerson, Robertson and Muir. 
 
 ' ' BASSOS, 
 
 Messrs, Sehl, Henwood, Greenwood, Williams, WoUaston. 
 
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 Mastl&rs of Properties — M^srs. J. Thoburn and H. E. Burnes. 
 '. Electrician — Frank Kelly. 
 
 Master of Transportation — Prof. R. Foster. 
 
 J Stage Managcl*^ — Mr. Frank Higgins. 
 
 Th6 Victoria Amateur Miftstrel Orchestra under the direction 
 
 of Prof. A. Freimuth 
 
 
 Aifyiince Representatives^Messrs. F. B. Gregory and Geo. 
 I- E. Powell.