Grand Theatre nua, Sept 10.
'The "SRE" sign at the Grand Thea tro at 7 pam, fast night In self was Happy indigestion that. Shanghai will welcome the. re-opening of the cinemas and the institution of other forms. of entertainment us % relict rom' the grim tragedy ofthe past four week-but greater sti Was the reaction of a packed howe 10 the one fies, burlesques. and routines of the Augusta Minstrels, 'The "proved, which "must "have topped several thousand' dollars, wit! be devoted 10 the War Refugee Fund "The peculiar ant minstretsy was amply. dem these versatile sailors Levin, West, Yordt, Booth. Hodorossid, Blake, Haines, Kempton, Brookes, 'Simmons,' Robertson, "Hunter, Irwin Stetter, Henderson, Have, Kitty ai Hendrickson were adequate folly for the" end men, Minstrel Kiley' and Ensign' Powers, while the Augusta Melody Crutsers "(Huntley éonduct= ing) contributed accompaniment.
Seldom has "a Shanihal audience rected amateur oF professional talent ae sympathetically ay id. the 2200 Deople who. packed the. theatre last ight and, according 19 the promoters, Conditions permitting, other show Will be" presented next week. "The peculiar patter of the we end men Eept the audience on the alert, white the musical "numbers and" dance routines of "the" coloured. char, Founded out a" well-balanced prot framme: "Each artiste was generous {hn responding to encores, individuals, soloists oF each added a meritorious bit, to want the teneral success of the programme the: musical items. of the Smolfed Gang and the Black Gang. being Unique, Ensign Powers gsf rapi "The "Tattooed Lady.
Drought down the House, "The cast Wish to acknowledge the sistance rendered "by" the "Grand Theatre, Messrs. Gande, Price, Li Messrs. Frank Curren, Cart Hendricks, D. W. Ress and "DW. Smith for" their ce-operat
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