POPULAR REVUE

Evening Star, Issue 21933, 21 January 1935, Page 12

POPULAR REVUE

CLEM DAWE AT HIS MAJESTY'S ‘ Laugh, Town, Laugh,’ is the Current production being staged at His Majesty’s Theatre by the Clem Dawe Revue Company, and it bids fair to outdo its predecessors in popularity. As usual, the show goes with a swing and plenty of vim right from the opening chorus, and the large audience which witnessed the show on Saturday night voiced its appreciation in no indefinite manner. The ringleader in the band of comedy purveyors is, of course, Mr Clem Dawe liimself, and he does a good evening’s work, shouldering successfully a great deal of the work, and appears to like it. So consistently good are his turns that it is difficult to select any one as being better than the others, but ‘‘ The Busy Bees ” is an outstanding piece of foolery, and “ Musical Influenza ” is something out of the usual. In more serious vein Mr Clem Dawe gives a character study of some excellence, entitled “ The Last Cabby,” which is something different from his usual work, and introduces a fine blending of comedy and pathos. Strong support is given by Mi Eric Edgely, and Mr Joe Shriner and Mr Les White also contribute some good work. Miss Dorothy White proves her-, self a comedienne of ability. Two vocalists of no mean ability are Misses Ann Lucianno and Muriel O’Malley, who sing a number of tuneful numbers to the delight of the audience, while the dancing of Haliday and Watson is an exhibition of the terpischorian art in its highest form. Gregory Ivanoff continues to delight the audiences with his masterful violin playing of both popular and more classical numbers, Mr Cliff O’Keeffe also is a good singer, while Mr Ralph Daly also pleases. This production will be produced each night till Friday, with a matinee on Wednesday.