FRANK NEIL REVUE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22198, 15 September 1937, Page 3

FRANK NEIL REVUE

SEASON OPENING ON FRIDAY The Christchurch season of the Musical Variety Revue, under the title of "Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue," will open at the Theatre Royal on Friday next, with matinees on Saturday and Wednesday. The revue will be presented by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in conjunction with Frank Neil, and included in the company are artists o£ international, vaudeville fame. The company comes direct to the Dominion from successful seasons in Sydney and Melbourne. Con Colleano, who is described as "the wizard of the wire," heads the list of performers, together with Irene Vermillion, who, with her famous girl dart trumpeters, will present a novel act. The negro singer, Bob Parrish, who has achieved fame on the radio in the United States, will be heard. The

popular London musical comedy star, Charles Norman, will be assisted in his act by other members of the company, including Bernard McCaffrey, baritone. Chic Arnold, comedian, Sisson and Neale, whistler and harpist, and the Broadway Tappers, novelty dancers. The Harris Sisters will be seen in a remarkable balancing act, and humour will be provided by Jack and Sylvia Kellaway. 1116 revue will be of the continuous type, which has proved so popular overseas. The company’s Auckland season proved a great success. The “Herald” said: “There was warm applause for singers. A very high standard of singing. is reached by those who have charge of this part of the revue. The

coloured singer, Bob Parrish, was brought back three times last night by an enthusiastic audience, and the response to Margaret Grimshaw, a soprano with a fine' voice, and Bernard McCaffrey, was just as heartening.” The box plans are at the D.I.C.