RETURN OF LONG TACK SAM.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 78, 1 April 1924, Page 2

RETURN OF LONG TACK SAM.

l^on:;- Tack Sam, the man responsible for the biggest novelty act ever brought to Now Zealand, and who is to appear »i the Grand Opera House'on Friday, throws some interesting sidelights on the arc. The Chinese magician undergoes 10112 and arduous training, for he ben-ins as a small child .to learn the tricks'and intricacies of one of the' oldest tainments of the World, which ' have been handed down from father to son throughout generations. For sheer showmanship Long Tack Sam's act^has probably never been equalled in New Zealand. This does not imply that his "stunts ' and those of his ten assistants need extraneous devices to make them go. In themselves they are wonderfully clean bits of juggling." acrobatics, gymnastics, plate spinning, and all the other thmgs in which the Oriental excels. Capping it all is the extraordinary work of two of them on the horizontal bar. There is a strong supporting company. Mr. Jack Cannot, the well-known comedian, who is still under contract to j C. Williamson, will return to Sydney soon" for a new musical comedy. The Hanlons, pantonimic artists, who, it is said, can get a laugh from the most serious theatregoer. The Two Vagabonds present a musical act described as something out of the ordinary. Dccima and Eddie M'Leaii, whirlwind dancers whosu turn is said to be the acme of dexterity. Miss. Audrey Knight, an English comedienne, _ who will be seen in new numbers, direct from the principal theatres of London. Ths box plan is at The Bristol.