AMUSEMENTS

Evening Star, Issue 16032, 8 February 1916, Page 7

AMUSEMENTS

FULLERS' VAUDEVILLE. The Fullere' new programme of varieties, disclosed initially at the Princess Theatre last night, regiscered pleasantly upon the memories of the large audience assembled to appraise the wares offered. The two new acts were these of Miss Anita Primrose and Mr George Fredo. The former, a character comedienne of repute, disclosed a personality truly protean, and added to the curiosity of the audience by making her changes in a little dressing room up-atage, raited by every eye in the auditorium. Her best impersonations were conveyed in the iceman song, and in the more serious Italian sonn-, •Antonio.' The cornedieune was well received. Mr Fredo 'put over" a diverting melange composed of patter, song, and instrumental interpolations, end won the heartiest payment in coin of laughter This entertainer, like many others, shows touohrng fidelity to the jokes of a decade ago; but, alter all, why think out new ones when the old ones atill win the bi" laugh. The other artiota engaged in the bill have already (with scarce an exoep, tion) won emintnt place in the regard of the Dunedin public, and it may be said without fear of challenge that the new offerings. of Mable and Majfe, the Neapolitans, Ted Stagpoole, and Violet Trevenvon provide an evening of undiluted pleasure. Mabl<? aitd Malfe's new act, varying from amusingly loquacious cross'talk to clever dancing, "caught on" tref mondousjy, and the artists 'took half a dozen "calls" without satifving their admirers. The Neapolitans, too, in a programme of operatic songs and duets worthy of their vocal equipment, were greeted by salvoes of applause. Theirs was' a genuine artistic success. As foiled Stagpoole, his new comedy and tumbling" act was one of the most remarkable expositions of its kind we have seen here. \ lolet Trevenyon, in a new cycle of songs displayed again her deftness'in the art "of bsing "nice." The audienc.fi, as ■usual, werp divided in their demands. Some want the little comedienne- in her " cute" songs, others in songs of the saccharine van ty personified by " I'll make you want me. 5 Both sections win, because the artist is never suffered to retire until she t w ?s e<l at lea ** ha^'a dozen songs. In addition to these pleasant entertainers there are £i pp aH< j £i P py,.. astonishly clever jugglers, and assuredly one of the top-line features of the bill; Miss Lydia Carne, a lively, bouncin.fr comedienne," even 7 TO xu°? e r -r° f her impersonations (notably that of Leonard Nelson) are poor; and Eiois© Taylor, a somewhat strident soprano, whsise phrasing is poor. The company appear this and every evening.