AMUSEMENTS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LI, Issue 8098, 25 September 1922, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS

Waikiki Hawaiian

The famous Waikiki ans ’ a t3lcnte d company appear at the Town Ibn'V’ 1 morrow evening, 'J> O A* portion of the music is n rn ‘" a]or ! >y the Hawaii.in steel . “ Ce<i and NU KcoteCruA on the instrument JV . ept items are mostly concert? 3 ’ S oa«,vi t h ;c BK;n , the mt 'rprehuion is tviPr.l the temperament of t [ le ‘ ~o f whahatau < f the South V d the lady members of pan>b undoubtedly the C °‘ n ' popular is the dancer of? troupe, lua Lilliokal.mi e dat.ces the world-famed 1 10 lull a, bTtor known as the m' 1 huh. Recall follows recall j! typtcal native dance, with i ' sinuous rythmic movements a „5 Ihe K-co:n„,,nin, mls 0 )’ ■ u™cie, and steel gu it =r , t in, srkonslv to the I"’" 1 , *>»«r is almost ex hausted. The company Jv, s u ‘ excellent ranee of soW* a " whom perhaps the most -Af 0t plished is Anne Leata number “ Arabian Moon ”. f with its catching refrain ’ ln uf assistance of two ’ Jnd th <? dancers, at once wins ?? Ce / ul hein, followed by , *&’ Eves. " Miss Lea I a tvilh much effect “Murray A popular item is the m,U dance E Pari Ra, thc sun ß.in Maori, The bo, plan is at elevens Bros, m MA[D S he the musical play. “The Maid of Moun ains was presented by Lionel Walsh and h is talen , e y d company came away well satis. Tied, and the favourable comments were fully merited, the production being undoubtedly the best entertamment given locally f or some considerable time. The play throughout was sustain ed with success by the cast respon suile, and held the entire attention of thc au lienee Horn the commencement, and as the (heme of the piece became manifest, so did the audience become more engrossed, which is the finest compliment a player can expect. As the brigand chief, Mr Lionel Walsh, who is so well known to all, was excellent, demonstrating* that he maintains still at a high standard his histrionic ability, In the lead he was ably supported by Miss Florence Lusk, who very successfully interpreted thc character of “Teresa—the Maidof the Mountains.” Her acting was very fine throughout, a part for difficult emotional efforts,* which she carried through in good styK Miss Lusk is the possessor of considerable vocal ability, her best item perhaps bdng “Love Will Find a Way,” whilst she also gave of her best in the duet, “A Paradise for Two,” with Alex Wright in support. Alex Wright as “Beppo,” was thc mainstay in the vocal work. His item “Love for To day ’’was very fine, as was his effort with Miss Lusk in the duet previously mentioned. As General Malona (the gay and irresponsible Governor of Santo), Mr Perccy Clifton gave an excellent portrayal, his witticisms and bubbling humour keeping the audience in a simmer of laughter throughout the evening. In the comedy portion he was supported by Mr Phil Newstead as “Tonio,” who also kept the audience well amused. His item with Heba Barlow, “Over There and Over Here,” created much amusement. The minor parts were well sustained. Miss Heba Barlow as ‘Viltoria’ (Tonic’s widow) and Miss Lily Clifton, as the Governor’s daughter, were seen to advantage. The scenery and mountings were in keeping with the story of the (day, particularly fine being the scene of the courtyard of th 6 Governor’s palace, whilst the changing sky and cloud scenes in Act I were ing moody arranged.