THEATRE ROYAL

NZ Truth, Issue 58, 28 July 1906, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL

If Fullers' Entertainersi

r Despite big opposition Messrs- Fullers' show has been crowded every [night since last we parted on the* shoah — since last we wrote, was 'jneant. Misd. Elsie Bates made her .first appearance on Monday night and made good. She's a really dainty bit of femininity, youne, graceful and shapely of limb, and her. turn proved one of the best of a fine programme, her dancing being particularly good. Ward Lear is funny in his boisterous wav. but his patter about the legs of the ladies seated round is nothing

:short of revoltingly vulgar, and "Truth" does not think it probable that anything an their contract calls for the attention of the audience being thus coarsely called to the. artistes limbs, and their fatness or, leanness. Fred Rosevear's songs are I good and well sung\l .' Dorothy. L'Estrange is deservedly a great popular favorite. She has., a flue dramatic soprano voice and puts point and feeling into her songs. That funny clog, Will Rollow, would do well not to wear a gag,, between himself and a couple of pals in the audience, to rags. It is only, funny to themselves and then only, once. To others it is sickenin'.. The four English Rosebuds -have sung and danced them selves right into the warm, pulsatin.fi; heart of Wellington, and their latest turn, "We never do things like that," is simply not to be beaten. Dressed in exquisite short gowns of French grey, with pink chiffoz}s, and cherry, silk lingerie, they, mince demurely; on with down--cast eyes and a* delightfuWinnocence,-. and sing softly : that vthey.';mever ;.:vi(p;' things like that,:. 'and, .at jfehe same; time' do, them, and>dQ':'them i to beat! the band; too ! Ern-JEnv is a really, i clever ventriloquist,. Haivey and Morris do some good stuffifand some very quisby. in their turn. Madge ■sings well in her solo, and 'James! imitations of :.'- well-lcnqwn performers are Al. Pity c he does not: extend them and cut out his hoop business, at which he is absolutely amateurish. To-night a new musical double, team; ; Monaghan and Sheehan, make their TBrst appearance in New Zealand, at this theatre. They are billed as "the greatest musical • double ever seen in Vaudeville," which is. a large order !