PRINCESS, THEATRE

Evening Star, Issue 17957, 2 May 1922, Page 7

PRINCESS, THEATRE

INFLUX OP NEW ACTS. An influx of now acts brightened up tho bill at the Princess last night. There wore no lower than six of them, three ' making- first appearances. One of these 1 was Harem and bcareni, titled as “a pair lof lively girls.” Well, they wore all that, and then “some more,” Imagine tho tommicst tomboy you have ever known; add a second one; then increase their capacity for mischief tenfold, and you’ve got some idea of those “hard cases,” Harem and Scarem. The way they kick, push, throw, and knock each -other about, and tho antics they get up to in, on, under, and around the spare bed keep the audience convulsed with laughter. It’s a breathless rough and 'tumble spiced with plenty of fun and some clover acrobatics. Elite Followca made a big hit also, film is another Who lives up to her programme description (a difficult, almost impossible, task), for she is indeed* 11 a perfect boy ” a fair-haired, sixteen-year-old boy to thelife. She has a boy’s loud, uncultured voice, Ids fiemi-slouchy walk, and his face and figure. In her grey knickcr suit, with grey cap and stockings, she could go about town and nover be picked for a girl. Elite sings three songs, and sings thorn quite well. flic’s a groat hoy. Frank and Gladys Alber- are a pair who put plenty of energy into their act, the big feature of which is Frank’s tumbling. He’s a clever tumbler, and ono stunt of his we have not seen done before. He turns a back somersault, standing, on a small platfonh placed over tho footlights, and follows it immediately with a front somersault over Air Stokes’s piano and tho orchestra well and clean into the centre aisle of tho auditorium. The singing and dancing part of tho act may'be. generously put down as padding. \Ve have heard Melba, and seen Geneo do better work. A welcome appearance was that of Newman and Wynn, who gave their Cockney sketch, ‘ Arf a Quid.’ These, two are- clever artiste, and the mixture of humor and pathos in the sketch mentioned is admirably portrayed. _ Another reappearance was that of Victor the Great, who was highly amusing in an elaborate vcntriloquial scena. His doll Jack is a. sort of bad boy of tho family, and his rude remarks to hia elders, made in a, shrill voice, appeared to delight the audience. Victor was assisted by his (laughter Gladys, who is a- particularly clever tittle ventriloquist herself. This young lady ako sang, as a separate turn in another part of the bill, but, though not lacking in confidence, sho did not score heavily as a soubrette.

There were three stop-over acts, and nil of them are good enough to bear repilil ion. Hartley and Wright sang and cross-talked in their bright, entertaining style. The lady member of tho duo has a sweet Voice, and she sang ‘Crooning’ very prettily. Her partner also has some good songs in Ibis repertoire. Borcsford and Bonnie are a pair of really good vocalists. He is a light, baritone, and she a soprano, and both sang pleasing numbers : while* their duets were again a feature. Tho Two Nichols’s act consists mainly of contortion work by the young girl, and right well does she- do ii>—so neatly that the, twisting limbs and unnatural movements do not repel as some contortion acts do. On the contrary, it is attractive. A few moments of Fuller-scope opened the bill, the pictures including the one, showing the departure of the Australian footballers for England in 1921.