AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1926, Page 9

AMUSEMENTS.

FULLERS' OPERA HOUSE. 1 The members of Con Moreni's SIIH Stocking Revvue < ompany this week sing their various ways through a potted musical story labelled "Caught in Cairo." '( linger I Con Moreni) is seen in Cairo at the termination of the war in company with "Bert" (Marry Mareni) tho champion lead swinger of the Australian Infantry Forces. Bert, an e.vtermelv lethargic fellow, and Ginger, mix with sundry shieka (if there arc any in Cairo), girls of the harem, and "brags hats," and the result is a line burlesque of army days, plus delightful situations which pleased those in front, keeping them in roars of laughter. Nothing could possibly be funnier than the arrival of "Liz" (well played by Miss Dolly Varni), Gingers English bride. who lands in Cairo quite unexpectedly from Blighty and tells her soldier husband to "fondle her." Ginger is not pleased to see her, preferring the veiled women of Egypt, until Liz announces that a near relative has left her £<H)0. Then Ginger tells his better-half that his "walking stick mine" had fallen through and that he had lost all his goannas from the farm. This causes Liz to suggest that they should go out .to "Horstralia" and start an ice cream factory "right out in the bush." This is only one of the numerous slices of burlesque that are served up. "The Shiek" (a very bad lad) is well played by Mr. Cyril James, while Mr. Austin as "Captain Bobby," Dan Weldon as the 0.C., "General Brady," also give excellent characterisations. Some pleasing vocal s .numbers are featured, the best being "Cow Bells," by Miss Dolly Varni, "Bedouin Love Sour" (Mr. Cyril James), "If Winter Comes" (Mr. Gene Carlton and Girls), and "The Girl I Left Behind Mc," by Mr. Con Moreni. The Winsome Six as' "Daughters of the Islam" wear dainty frocks and twist pretty ankles every now and then. The whole revue is bright and entertaining. Halma, billed as "the crazy juggler," made hia first appearance, and had a great hearing. He gives vaudeville customers a turn full of humour and merit. He is a most versatile man, and prefers to depart from the beaten tracks of those jugglers who have preceded him. His wonderful jugglinjr feats are interr spersed with quaint humour and step and eccentric dancing. Swift and Daly, comedy musicians, who squeeze weird melodies out of motor horns of various sizes, again presented their favourite and original actj while the Carthy Brothers commenced upon their fourth week of funmaking. Joe Brcnnan is a great artist. After portraying with much drollness the role of pantomime dame, he made a quick change and reappeared on board a liner as a sailor. In both these little sketches he was ridiculously funny. His turn is concluded this week with'a fine sketch. "Tho Veteran." Mr. Brennan is canably supported by Miss Ida Newton, this week's programme is one that should keep the mice from nesting in the box-office. "GIVE AND TAKE." At His Majesty's Theatre, commencing on Saturday next, for a short season of , seven nights, J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in , conjunction with E. J. Carroll, present the famous Jewish comedian Harry Green in "Give and Take," a three-act i farce comedy, by Aaron Hoffmann, author . of "Welcome Stranger." "Give and Take" i played for a year in London, Chicago : and New York, and again in Sydney - and Melbourne broke all comedy records. > A Sydney critic says: "There is an old 1 proverb which says, 'Many a true word is spoken in jest,' which might aptly apply to the comedy 'Give, and Take.' With much laughter'provok'u? dialogue an industrial dispute is unfolded. The thousand hands of the Bauer Canning Factory demand the job control of the works—and get it. But the proprietor has to meet a bill for 140.000 dollar?, and the change in the management destroys his credit. Tho hands have thriven well in the past, and each has a deposit in the hank, so their united muds are used to meet the bill. Furtheimore, they agree t. 'pay their own wages for' a fortnight.' Quite Utopian in its way, and one may ask in what better ease were the men, for the closing down of the works still confronted them? The dramatist evades the issue by introducing a millionaire capitalist, but the whole situation gives cause for thought in these days." A "Bulletin" writer says: "Judged by the laughter it causes ni°htlv during the phenomenally triumphal seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, Harry Green's 'Give and Take' deservea to be one of the successes of the present season. Almost every line in the play is smart and clever, and in Mr. Green's hands the character of John Bauer is a remarkably finished piece of acting. Those who watch tho grey-headed John Bauer will possibly be surprised to hear that Harry Green will not reach the SO years or so he looks on the stage for another 20. For Mr. Greeu is a young man as comedians go, and to meet him off the stage is to credit him with less I than 30 years. In spite of b_B youth he claims 17 years' stage experience, which I accounts for much in the way of finish lin his impersonation of John Bauer." 'The box plans for the season open on j Thursday at Messrs. Lewis K. Eady and Son, Ltd.

AMUSEMENTS GUIDE. HIB MAJESTY'S THEATRE--" The Sktr* tiame." OPERA HOUSE —Revue and Vaudeville. OONOERT CHAMBER —AeoIian Orchestra, , PIOTURE THEATRES. NATIONAL and LYRIC— " The Mine With the Iron Door" and Marion Davies la " Little Old I*ew York." MAJEBTIC —" So This is Marrfag-c." and Miss Battlle Stuart with her Maori Maids. STRAND —Marie Prevost in " The Dark Swan," and Follies. "Peter Pau" at day sessions. TIVOLI and PRINCESS —FIorence Vidor (n " The Trouble With Wives," and Ambassador Ja?z Band. EVERYBODV'B —CaroI Dempster in " That Royle Girl." , QUEEN'S —" The Pony Express " and "Tracked in the Snow Country.'' , HIPPODROME —Snowy Baker In " The j Sword or Valour," and " Tho Trutfi j About Women." GRAND —Harold Lloyd in " Hot Water." RlALTO —"Graustark" and "A Man of ! iron." . REGENT —" Graustark " and " Helen's j Babh'.-;.-' CAPITOI " Where Was I ? " and " The ' Kins of Wild Horses." ! BRITANNIA —Norman Kerry in " Lorraine or tiie Lions." FORESTERS' (Onehunga) —Jackie Coogan i in " The Uag: Man." WEST END —Vaudeville and Pictures. I