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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 52.pdf

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we took their seats at the other end of the row. Tjhe concert wasn't bad at all. It was mostly of a vaudeville minstrel show nature, which neither Marj. or I are particularly fond of but still it was good for its class and fairlym decent. Lieutennant Doughty & Shargeant Hawking were blacked up and did a good share of the entertaining. Jock Watt danced a Highland Reel accomopanied by some other fellow and the music for them was furnished by Waddel with a Harmonica or what ever they call these things rhey pull in and out like belows. Jock was dressed in kilts and looked very :cute" especially in some of the twirly whirly parts of his dance. In those actions it mmoight jave been deemed an improvmeent by a few folks if he had had a pair of some sort of pants on but I think it helod the attention of the public better as it was as they didn't want to miss seeing everything The most remarkable performer of the evening was Pte. Glover, the strong man, who I believe comes from Port Rowan and is a private in the 103rd. He would have done very well for a performance at Shea's and ehwne one considers that he comes from so near home and it
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we took their seats at the other end of the row. The concert wasn't bad at all. It was mostly of a vaudeville minstrel show nature, which neither Marj. nor I are particularly fond of but still it was good for its class and fairly decent. Lieutennant Doughty & Sh<s>a</s>rgeant Hawking were blacked up and did a good share of the entertaining. Jock Watt danced a Highland Reel accompanied by some other fellow and the music for them was furnished by Waddel with a Harmonica or what ever they call those things they pull in and out like bellows. Jock was dressed in kilts and looked very "cute" especially in some of the twirly whirl parts of his dance. In those actions it might have been deemed an improvement by a few folks if he had had a pair of some sort of pants on but I think it held the attention of the public better as it was as they didn't want to miss seeing everything The most remarkable performer of the evening was Pte. Glover, the Strong man, who I believe comes from Port Rowan and is a private in the 133rd. He would have done very well for a performance at Shea's and when one considers that he comes from so near home and it

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we took their seats at the other end of the row. The concert wasn't bad at all. It was mostly of a vaudeville minstrel show nature, which neither Marj. nor I are particularly fond of but still it was good for its class and fairly decent. Lieutennant Doughty & Shargeant Hawking were blacked up and did a good share of the entertaining. Jock Watt danced a Highland Reel accompanied by some other fellow and the music for them was furnished by Waddel with a Harmonica or what ever they call those things they pull in and out like bellows. Jock was dressed in kilts and looked very "cute" especially in some of the twirly whirl parts of his dance. In those actions it might have been deemed an improvement by a few folks if he had had a pair of some sort of pants on but I think it held the attention of the public better as it was as they didn't want to miss seeing everything The most remarkable performer of the evening was Pte. Glover, the Strong man, who I believe comes from Port Rowan and is a private in the 133rd. He would have done very well for a performance at Shea's and when one considers that he comes from so near home and it

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