GRAND OPERA HOUSE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 150, 29 June 1925, Page 10

GRAND OPERA HOUSE

> Vaudeville has flourished exceedingly ;i«-Wellington during the last year or so and probably the standard was never higher than it has been, with several ;ot;; the billed during that •time at the Grand Opera House, "under ™? auspices of J. 0. Williamson, Ltd. ; ;Wholly: worthy of its predecessors is the ■ entertainment provided by 'Long' Tack feam and an-excellent company >of artw Sii- ng T"ck Salil > a '-ivourito with .-Wellington-audiences, added to his laurels with, a . superbly skilful troupe and some iresh business-of his own. ■ ' The performance-all "round is exceptionally attractive, including work on the horizontal bar-by -members of the Chinese company,, the equal of which has not '„■!" T n •here; l . There wero abundant examples m other lines of a novel nature, and,.- incidentally, the sta.ge set--ting and costumes were worth-seeino-for themselves. The rest "of the performance: is. a, capital melange of satisfying turns.with artists of high, quality in rtheir own special provinces. Among these . are the .hilarious . hat apinners, Moran.and Wiser; Errol Addison and ■Gertrude Mitrenga, classical dancers supreme;. Chris Gharltoni 'an illusionist o£ a high order, with a, fine flak of humour; and the two Novelle brothers,', musical acrobats, who, as their finale give an'admirable imitation of two loving' birds in. expressive- warbling. Excellent also is Arthur Mayes, a fino bass singer The performance, will be re-' peated -to-night. ■ ••■'.■.