FULLERS' OPERA HOUSE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18676, 27 April 1926, Page 12

FULLERS' OPERA HOUSE.

SUPER PIERROTS AND OTHERS. The Taylor-Carlton Super Ficrrot Company, a band of entertainers recently constituted in Australia, made tlicir first appearance at the Opera House last night, and presented a lengthy and well-filled first'part. The company comprise performers of sterling worth and high repute. The leaders are Mr J. G. Toylor, a popular and accomplished comedian, well known on the vaudeville stage of the Dominion, and Mr Teddy Carlton, who proved himself to be a powerful singer as well as a very pood comedian. Another leading member of the company is M.r William J. Aspden, an operatic baritone of very considerable attainments. The ladie3 were Mi=s Dorothea Summer?!, comedienne, Miss Dorothy Hoslyn, soubrette, and Miss Beryl Scott, pianist and soprano soloist. Miss Summers has been seen and heard on several previous occasions in association with Mr Taylor in musical sketch studies, and the charm of her singing and general comedy work is as potent as ever. An impressive prologue was sung by Mr Aspden, and tho six pierrots then sang a, chorus of salutation, "Hello Everybody," which was followed by a. concerted comedy number, "What Are the Wild Waves Saying?" with topical quips and allusions. Miss Eoßlyn exercised her mezzo voice in "Oh, How Danny Can Dance," and rounded off her song with a demonstration of stop dancing. Mr Carlton'3 big booming voice was heard in "Mamma's Gone Dancing," a, comedy composition of very widespread application, one fears. A "Cigarctto" song wa3 given by Mr Aspden, whose splendid voice and accomplished manner of singing wero much admired. The full company worked together in a very excellent and entertaining progression song on tho model of "The Houso that Jack Built," entitled "A Littlo Stream." Miss Summers, whoso voice retains a remarkablo freshness, sang "A Simple Melody" to a r.horus accompaniment of singular orchestrated complication. Tho cooperation was good, and the number was most effective. Mr Taylor has improved vastly as a comedian —ho is not overdoing tho stutter —and he was at his best in "That's Another One Gone," n genuine comedy song of ono who neglected Mr Punch's celebrated injunction, and who in tho words of the song rejoiced in a wide assortment of sympathetic epithets such as "Pottr Gink," "Poor Boob," "Poor Simp," "Poor Mutt," ''Poor Fish." Mr Taylor knew how to put tho requisite colour into those important phrases, and his treatment of the song raised him a step or two higher in his advance to tho pinnacle of perfect comedianship. Miss Scott accompanied most artistically, and employed her very fine soprano voice in "Ijovo and Laughter." Mr Aspden, whose voico would bo an acquisition in any company, sang "Tho Yeoman's Wedding Song," also a somewhat bewildering medley of short movements from many compositions. Several comedy sketches were put on. A coster study, "The Last Bus," by Mr Carlton as " 'Arry," Miss Summers as " 'Arriet," and Mr Aspden as a policeman, was lull of good lines. Another sketch, "The Ambitious Policeman," by Mr Taylor and Miss Hoslyn, was strong in comedy. A comedy effort, "Potted Opera," closed the Pierrots' part of tho performance. In tho second part, Bella and Morris presented some new comedy songs, and also danced excellently. Swift and Dalpy, the novelty musicians, extracted melody from new instruments. The male performer tapped out "The Old Bull and Bush" on a battery of bottles more or less filled with water, and caused "Bed Wing" to be blared out from an array of motor-horns. Mr Harold Walden, the Yorkshire star, sang a series of entirely new songs, and also told some new stories. Mr Bert Elliott juggled skilfully with top hats and cigar-boxes, and Florence and Clifton repoated their thrilling acrobatic performances. Mr Bidgood and the orchestra played manfully through a lengthy performance. The programmo will be repeated to-night.