PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 89, 9 January 1926, Page 8

PARAMOUNT THEATRE

SUCCESS OF “THE FUTURISTS.” Surprise and delight were registered at the Paramount Theatre last evening when “The Futurists,” a company of a dozen clever people, with y'outh at the prow, gave a briglit, zippy, and always interesting song, dance, sketch programme that proved excellent entertainment all through. Coming without any special flourish of trumpets the “Futurists,” by their ease and competence, as entertainers, made an. immediate impression, which should ensure a highly successful season in Wellington. Practically the only performer known here was Mr. George Dawson, one of the “Digger” combination of post-war days, a pleasant light comedian of natural poseless manner, and a nimble and graceful dancer. Mr. ttawson made an early- impression in his song “Put Some Ginger In It” with its backing of four shapely dancers, who certainly followed the motto of the song. Then, with Miss Eily Dalgleish, Mr. Dawson gave a singing double dance, the rhythmical patter of which caught immediately. In Mr. George Corelli the company possesses a tenor of real quality, who exercised liis silver voice in an Italian ballad, and, after the prevailing fashion, appended “Finiculi Finicula” as an encore, to the delight of all. Miss Ira Love is a verv lively soubrette, equally at home in song and burlesque. Her .numbers included a jazz version of “Annie Laurie” and “Where the Lazy Daisies Grow,” the latter song being dressed by a glowing box of human daisies, not in the least bit lazy. Mr. G. W. Desmond is a dancing comedian, whose “Cop” song, with its amusing introduction of the district bully, was clevcrlv done. Miss Winnie Edgerton is a fresh-voiced soprano of some culture, who sang the waltz song B’ Edward German’s opera, “Tom Jones,” with sweetness and vivacity. She was also the soloTst in the well-arranged finale, “You’re in Kentucky Sure as You’re Born.” Mr. Barry Ross is s verv presentable baritone, and Mr. Cvril Northcote an out-size in robust comedians. A feature of the programme is the number of clean, clever sketches, each of which is loaded with laughs. “The Inaudible Actors”—two versions of a brief melodrama —was a perfect scream, and “The Wireless Indicator” (for the detection of untruths in unveracious humans) caused ripples and jingles of laughter. “The Dancing Drama” was amusing, but there was more of the past than the future in the curate duct of Messrs. Desmond and Northcote. Miss Eily Dalgleish is also a clever and refined singer and dancer. The programme also includes the First National picture “Fine Clothes,” in which particularly good work is done by Alma Rubens, Percy Manuont, Lewis Stone, and that excellent comedian Raymond Griffith.