FULLER'S OPERA HOUSE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17629, 5 December 1922, Page 9

FULLER'S OPERA HOUSE.

Tho present partial dislocation in the shipping service is making difficult icr the Fuiier management to assemble their new companies on the. regular charge-over night. Quite a ga'.aiy of talent was tchedu.od to appeir at the Opera House lasi nigtit, but the transport breakdown made it impossible fcj tho new j:oc;?;e to arrive in tune, and the pro gramma had to be provided by artiata who were her* i*sc wee*. 'fue entertainment, however, waj iresn and well varitu, and was Uwrwugiyy enjeyed by 1~0 audience present, lue lateoi number oi uie rtuierecope, a, wecli?/ budget, ot topical pictures, wtucu opened the programme, contained xi:*:: v sortiing interest, 'ihe conflict, jr. fcetween tho Free State troops ams the irri-con-ciiaoiea was specialty ieatured. i.ho notorious battle of me Four Courts in Dublin was most reaustically depicted. Views v.'eic shown of an eighteen-pounder gun in action shelling the rebel stronghold at a pTacticailV point-b-ank range. The buildings were shown ill an ascending stata of destruction, and linai.y, when an outbreak of firo threatened to devour the whole structure, the white flags were displayed from several of tho windows c. 6 indication of complete surrender. In Sackville street, also, further conflicts were shown and further destruction. An astonishing feature of these street battlea was the large gathering of non-combatants which &&- eemoled to witness all that was going on. A carnival at Brighton, England, on tho lines * the elaborate Continental events, -was reea.eti in a series of pictures, which included a parade of daringly draped lady bathers. Xhe Royal Show, the loading agricultural e%ent in the Empire, possessed considerable interest, mainly by rasson of the very fine displays of Clydesdales and Shorthorns. The famous lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon also provided another splendid set of pictures. Mdlle. Lenglen woa shown playing a singled with Misa KcKone, and one was enabled to gain a very good idee, of her stroke methods when meeting and returning fast drives both to the forehand and buckhand. Henley Roga-tta, another leading aquatic and social event, wae shown in all its magnificence*

I In the vaudevillo progTamino which followed, Golda, the lady wire-walking exponent, went through her difficult act with sureneas and skill, and earned hearty applause. Mr Maurice Sterndale, the jazzing violinist, played several new selections with all the fervour so characteristic of him. Misa Roea Loader and Mr Tom Lancy presented a oomedy musical sketch which included plenty of patter and "business," and which was featured l by several concertina duets, including "The "Bells of St. Mary's," always a popular number. jJiss Loader also tried her hand on tho banjo, and while doing so fan? somo topical songs. Mr Louis W. Bloy played in his most masterly manner some new selections on the .banjo, and was recalled several times. The Andros put on a turn. Tho boy was excellent in his ventriloquin.l work, also in his singing, and the man 1 likewise excelled in comedy effects. Miss Ruth Bucknall, the Australian soprano, was heard in a budget of songs, and her remarkable headi notes made a great impression on the audience. Shipp and Kenny, who wexo added to tho strength late last week, gave a song and patter turn. One of the men haa a pleasing and powerful baritone voice, and the other specialises more in the comedy department. Dolores, tho graceful aeria-ist, again swum# her way into popular favour. To-night when the programme will be considerably chained Signor and Signoro, Mohnari, who sang with erich sucoe's on 'h#ir former visit, will again appear, likewise Mr Kennedy Allen. As the week pass«s_ and as transport permits new artists will join up.