PRINCESS THEATRE

Evening Star, Issue 18159, 27 December 1922, Page 3

PRINCESS THEATRE

A THRILLING ACT. A good holiday house enjoyed the bill presented at the Princess Theatre last night. It was a<n all-vaudeville bill, the revue company which had for so many weeks provided a full half of the entertainment having departed for Christchurch. The big act was that of the Staig Sisters, who, riding first “push” bicycles and then motor cycles, circled at bewildering speed the inside of a huge steel trellised globe. It is a thrilling sight to see both these young ladies careering around in the confined space, cycles and riders at right angles to' the side walls of the cage, and kept from crashing to,tho bottom only by tho tremendous pace at which they were travelling. They do this sort of thing separately also, and Mr S'taig, too, takes a part in one of tho buzzing, whirling “races.” Finally Miss Btaig, on her motor cycle, “looped the loop”—that is, she circled the inside of the globe from top to bottom. Not once did she do this daring stunt, but, fullv a dozen times, and the thunders of applause that rewarded the feat were thoroughly earned. The act is a thriller. Another fresh act was that of Marzon, and Florence. Marzon is a typical “strong man,” and he balances his slim girl partner in all sorts of positions while the pair occupy a precarious footing on the top of a pedestal. This done, they descend to the stage, and Mari'. 1 i r ■!'i'c- a fad-fle" on Rhoi'H.»r while Florence does tricks thereon. It is all very well done, blnp ami Jxeimy are a male double who sing and dance and gag in the usual manner. While rot climbing to any great heights, they are thoroughly amusing. One of tho pair possesses a very .serviceable baritone voice, which he used effectively in a ballad. Tho other is a “ funny man,” and he told in song of hie preference for the “girls of forty.” Sam Stern remains a firm favorite. Last night he was in parties ilarly good form, and put on some of his best items, notably 1 Juliette,’ * My Great Big Brother, Sylvost,’ and ‘Banana.’ Sam is a real artist; his songs a« well as his patter are full of points, and ho makes these points cleverly. Louis Bloy, tho tall and talented twanger of the banjo, is paying a return visit. His offering was “ m.nstly Scotch,” and it was a spirited and siirmilating one. As a second course h© produced a jazzing medley, and could have gone on responding to demands for encores for a much longer time than was possible. Maurice Sterndale was another of the numerous instrumentalists in the present bill, and his perfect jazz tunes cn the violin are very catching. This artist also had difficulty in convincing 'he audience that there was a limit to the time of each act. Craydon and Mack improved on their last week’s offering. The little lady sang a catchy song, ‘ I Might Learn to Love Him By and By,’ very veil, and their team work in the matter of dancing was excellent. The Andros put over an act somewhat similar to that staged by them last week, the feature of which 1 was the ventriloquism of the hoy partner, "lie songs and gagging of the pair were amusing, though the subject matter was rot particularly new. In a topical gazette which was. screened at the outset of the programme were shown some very interesting events.