“BIRDS OF THE NIGHT”

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 136, 4 March 1936, Page 5

“BIRDS OF THE NIGHT”

Revue at St. James Next Friday Embellished with a variety of unusual acts presented by artists who could hold their own in any company, “Birds of the Aight, a transcription of the Paris production, "Les Oiseaux de Nuit,” will be presented next Friday at the St. James dheatre by the Hart-O’Brian Revue Company. This show ran with tremendous success for over two years in Paris and It was there that Mr. O’Brian bought it. He decided that "Birds of the Night” could be produced without its orignal continental artists, and to uphold his contention it ran for several years in England. Australia enthused over it, and on Friday New Zealand will be given its first glimpse of practically the same show as staggered Paris.

On her last visit to New Zealand a few seasons ago, Janice Hart was purely a .vaudeville artist, but in “Birds of the Night” she has scored an extraordinary success in the part originally played by the famous Josephine Baker, whom she closely resembles. Revue also led Miss Hart to broadcasting work, and she conceived sueh a liking for the microphone that for certain numbers in the stage presentation an amplifying system is used. Air. Hart is principal comedian and pro<l ueer.

Among the highlights of the opening production will be the Rumanian Velescos, who perform extraordinary balancing feats and play musical instruments while in the most dangerous-looking formations; Desiree and Montigue will present a sensational dancing act entitled “Limehouse Nights?,” during which Desiree is dragged about by the hair and generally knocked about; Dave James is apparently afflicted with an irresistible attraction for lighted cigarettes—in the course of his act 40 or more spring mysteriously to his hands; Vic. Sanderson has been called tiie perfect juggler—although he performs such queer things as eating apples while juggling with them he has never been known to drop a trick.