AMUSEMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 14531, 6 December 1910, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

ALEAMBitA VAUDEVILLE. The new bill at the Alhambra Theatre was received by a large audience last night with every expression of lively appreciation. beveral new artists auued strength to the already solid phalanx of vaudeville specialists holding the boards for the Fullers, and there can be no question of the quality of their oilenng. First among the newcomers was Mr J. M. West, a hand balancer and equilibrist extraordinarily daring and skilful. Even the ordinary feats of the equilibrist were done with a diilereuce—the difference that announces superior skifi and the most complete control of poise; while those leais which terminated his act placed him at once in a class far ahead of the performers we have seen previously. Any person with an elementary conception of gymnastics or aerobatics will perceive the dilheulty of sliding on tiie hands, and at anuslength, uowu a brass rod at an angle of oi) degrees; and this is what jrr West achieved both forwards and backwards. Mr Rupert (Ju'thbert, another new performer, won his way to popularity with his first descriptive song, in which he revealed both histrionic power, and a line, clear, ringing baritone voice, in a later effort he lifted the audience to their feet with a declamatory rendering of a good song entitled "it is the Men who Make the Nation." The third newcomer was Miss May Dalilberg, an original and piquant scrio, who gave a really brilliant exposition of eccentric dancing. Unfortunately this clever serio spent herself so utterly in the first part that she collapsed, and was unable to appear in the second part. The audience's impression of her work made this p, genuine disappointment. It was not the only one, for a sudden illness had made such strides upon the English comedian, Nat Clifford, that his doctor forbade him to show. It was unfortunate, o! course, and yet, even without these clever artists, the work of the others was so enthusiastic, that the show went handsomely. The flying JYdros oll'ered another entertaining gymnastic turn on the Roman lungs, the "straight" man achieving a splendid double turn from the rings, and the comedy man pro\ ing excellent in clowning. Th" Scott brothers again displayed their ingenuity in a mosaic of pithy saws, and Mr fieri. Scott's dancing is something worth seeing. The other contributors to the programme were the Gibson Girls, that abroit comedian Tim Howard, Jessie Lee, and Nellie Leslie. This and every evening the company appear, and it is almost certain that Mr Clifford will be able to show to-night. FULLERS' PICTURES. It may be safely presumed thai few people ill Duuedin have witnessed that most exciting of sports a lion hunt. The opportunity is given at the Princess Theatre this week, where a most realistic film is screened, showing the method of finding and killing the King of Beasts in his lair. It would appear that no problem is too difficult for the. cinematograph to solve. Other magnificent films are those showing Sydney and its surroundings, and ' Norway to New York.' The programme, taken all round, is one of outstanding merit. II AY WARD'S PICTURES. Messrs Wayward are presenting at the Burns Hall this week a programme of living pictures that is notable for the variety of subject dealt with and the excellence of the individual films. One showing the Terra Nova leaving Sydney If arbor is very interesting, while a charming study, in a Japanese setting, is that entitled 'The Geisha. 1 There are many other fine films on exhibition.