Deaf Mute Cricket Club Entertainment, 1889
In 1889, the Deaf Mutes Cricket Club in Melbourne held a “Grand Variety Entertainment” to raise funds from the general public – this is the program. Some of the entertainment was provided by hearing people, such as singing, piano playing and reciting poems. Deaf people performed “living statues” and a deaf magician performed lots of conjuring tricks.
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TRANSCRIPT
The Deaf Mute Cricket Club
A Grand Variety Entertainment, Y.M.C.A.’s Upper Hall, Russell Street,
Wednesday evening, Feb. 20, 1889
Accompanist Mr. Fred Frewin
Programme
Part I
1. Piano Duet … Mr. And Mrs. Frewin
2. Solo “Bay of Biscay”. Mr. J Allard
3. Recitation, “Hamlet’s soliloquy on death”. Mr H. Carter
4. Duet “when the wind blows in from the sea”, Mrs. Clifford and Miss Cox
5. Living Statues … Deaf mutes,
6. Recitation “Henry V before Harfleur” Mr. A. G. Stach
Interval of 10 minutes
Part II
Conjuring. Mr. G Fisher, deaf, mute.
1. Disappearance of Gloves.
2. Distribution of Bunches of Flowers.
3. Marvelous displays of a Stick and Hat.
4. Wonderful growth of Flowers and some Fish.
5. Grand display of Lanterns, small Boxes, etc, out of a Gentleman’s Hat.
6. Cigar going in and out from a Bottle.
7. Appearance and Disappearance of Eggs.
8. Wonderful display of Handkerchiefs, etc.
9. Marvelous Trick of the Wrist.
10. Disappearance of a Canary.
Doors open at 7.30.
Commence at 8.
Admission 3/- 2/- & 1/-
