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The Newtown and Welshpool Express Tuesday February 10th 1874

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Llanidloes

Working Men's Institute. An entertainment in connection with the above institution was given at the Public Rooms. W. A. Davies Esq. mayor in the chair. In every respect it certainly was one of the best committees had ever got up. There was a good attendance with the whole front seats being quite filled. The following programme, An address on Egypt and the Holy Land, illustrated by costumes and manners of the country, also various representations of different objects by Mr. E. R. Cleaton; duet "When the swallow homeward fly" the Misses Ashton; song "Kitty Tyrrel", Mrs Ikin; duet "Music on the waves", the Misses Marshall; song "Let me like a solider fall", Mr. G. Webb; song "Within a mile", Miss M. Ashton; song "Warrier bold", Mr. J. D. Davies; duet "Country courtship", Miss M. E. Ikin and Mr. Ikin; son "I really don't think", Miss Rees; song Mr. J. O. Pugh; duet "The minute gun", Misses Ashton; trio Messrs Pugh, Davies and Hamer. Mr. E. R. Cleaton (who takes deep interest in the welfare of the Institute) is deserving of very great praise for the trouble he took in connection with the lecture of the Holy Land &c. It was delivered in his usual good style, and the costumes, &c, were very magnificant indeed. The address throughout was most instructive and amusing and very unanimous vote of thanks was recorded to him at the close of the meeting. The musical portion of the programme cannot be too highly spoken of and almost everything received an encore, for so well did the performers all acquit themselves.