THE RICKARDS'S VAUDEVILLE CO. TO-MORROW.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1128, 8 March 1910, Page 2

THE RICKARDS'S VAUDEVILLE CO. TO-MORROW.

, To-morrow night tho people of Feilding are to be offered a raro treat in a visit from the strongest combine of variety artists that has yet performed in this town Then there are the three sisters Trapnell They are the only English lady acrobats at present in -the vaudeville stage, all the other similar performers being either Continental or American. Their strength is said' to be amazing, and admirable is their ability. Seats should be booked caTiy at Mr Walker's to-day and to-morrow morning. As it will be the weekly hall-holiday in the afternoon, seats may bo booked at the Drill Hall after 3 p.m. Intending patrons will need to book seats, lor there will be a crowd to sco Mr and Mrs Bob Fitzsimmons, who will appear in the clever playlet which aroused a good deal of onthusiasin in England and America During this sketch Mr Fitzsimmons will give an exhibition of ball-punch-an d Mrs Fitzsimmons (Miss Julia trittord), who is a brilliant lyric soprano vocalist, will sing a number of new songs. The immense success of Mr franco Piper has already preceded him. This artist, described as the maestro of the spinning, toesing, juggling, aud swinging banjo, is said to be a, wonderful artist. He plays six banjos at the same time while juggling and tossing them about in all manner of ways. Franco Piper prides himself upon the tonal quality of his playing, and produces some wonderful effects upon this instrument. It has taken him a great number of years to bring his present act to perfection. Uiero are others, whose names are written large on tho hoardings and in black typo in our advertisement columns.