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... and dancing was freely indulged in by the multitude. There were some well contested athletic sports, for which Mr Elliott officiated as handicapper and starter, and Mr F. Bennett as referee. The following is a return of the several competitions:— 150 ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1874
Newspaper: Kent & Sussex Courier
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 690 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... cricket there was an outdoor entertainment upon • platform erected for the occasion. The amusements consisted of singing, clog dancing, jug. clung, and the trapeze; the latter being performed by two of the clowns in • very clever manner ad eliciting great ...

Published: Thursday 12 August 1875
Newspaper: East Kent Times and Mail
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 944 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL NZWB. Seavtems.—Dr. Chalmers will preach two sermons—morning and eveniug—m St. Andrew's Presbyterian ..

... I LI. COMPETITION. The officers of this corps, experiencing great difficulty in getting the members to make themselves more thoroughly acquainted with repository man,' uvrei, decided, some short time ago, to offer an annual priie for competition in this ...

LOCAL NEWS

... Little Binks,” Miss Newman; Serio Comic Song, « Seventy-three,” Mr. S. Jones; Song, ‘‘Jones's Musical party,” Mr. Motton; Clog Dance, Mr. Whiting. An interval of ten minutes. Laughable Farce, *“ Innocence at Seventeen,” Mr. Doyle, Miss Newman, and Mr, Williams ...

CHRISTMAS

... hit was greeted with bursts of applause. Mr. T. H. Lewis's hornpipe met with an enthusiastic reception, as did also a clog dance by Mr. McEvoy, who very cleverly kept time with the band to the tune of Grandfather ' s Clock. The Drum and Fife Band ...

Published: Saturday 20 December 1879
Newspaper: Sheerness Times Guardian
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 1967 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE KENTISH GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY gg, 1878

... stated by his friends that he finds it much easier dance than to walk, the dance costing him far leas muscular strain than would the some amount of walking; and this would seem to be the case, for he danced from noon until five minutes to six o'clock without ...

Published: Tuesday 22 January 1878
Newspaper: Kentish Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 4555 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EXTRA DRY FIRST

... the leading brands. TEN Winrzaa.r. The festive season of Christmas is rapidly approaching, and visions of balls, parties, dances, dtc., float before the mental vision of susceptible young ladies. One feature of these entertainments, and an important one ...

AND KENT AND MS= A

... not ewes off; the the clowns an at the Hall, very largely attended. A great variety of was provided, including singing. clog dancing. sad jaggier,. Oa Saturday a match was played at the grimed of the Dover Club, at Ilseklaad. between eleven of the clowns ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1875
Newspaper: Dover Chronicle
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 3455 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A Street Nymph in Trouble

... mast, both for himself and for his employer, for he could better take his part in the competition of the world, which was daily becoming more and more a competition of intellect. They must not in the new or: schools be content with mere elementary in ...

Published: Saturday 10 October 1874
Newspaper: East Kent Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 3737 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SHEERNESS TIMES AND GENERAL ADVERTISER—SATURbAY, APRIL 13, 1872

... the ship's boats were cleared for action, two cutters, a jolly boat and gig pulled inside the reef, the natives still dancing a war dance and shooting their arrows. Having decided to land, a volley was fired, and we rushed for the beach. Upon touching, two ...

Published: Saturday 13 April 1872
Newspaper: Sheerness Times Guardian
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 4565 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

local intelligence

... their dances and burlesque sketches. Miss Nelly Wilson, too, comes in for a lions share of applause. Her style is sure to please and attract, and her representation of the Lancashire factory lass, in which she introduces the Lancashire clog dance, secures ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1877
Newspaper: Thanet Advertiser
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 4871 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

IMPORTANT

... slack wire, as well as some acrobatic performances, which were highly ap preciated . Mr. E. Whitten was quite an expert at clog dancing, and had to appear three times. Then followed a laughable sketch entitled, Old Brown's parcel, in which Messrs. Cline ...

Published: Saturday 02 November 1872
Newspaper: Sheerness Times Guardian
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 3565 | Page: 4 | Tags: none