THE FAMOUS DIGGERS.

Grey River Argus, 12 October 1922, Page 8

THE FAMOUS DIGGERS.

NEW REAL GIRL SHOW OPERA HO UWE. MON. AND TUES. NEXT. There is no doubt about the popularity of the real girl show which the Famous Diggers’ management are now presenting to their New Zealand audiences. When an advertisement was put in the papers for chorus girls, there were 178 applications from the North Island alone, anil from thes-e The Diggers picked six lovely ballet girls, who are now known as “The Super Six.” Already they have danced their way into popularity. Superbly dressed and sumptuously mounted, the show, with its ten beautiful girls, takes on quite a different aspect to that which it Lad when its warrior performers first returned from France. It is of course a far more delectable show and the experience gained during the past three years has stood the management in good stead. Of tiro comedy, one may say that the best sketches and satires of the latest London and American shows are packed into the two and a half hours programme, interspersed, of course, with the very latest from song-land. Miss Claire Goolcy, who is French, nevertheless sings her songs in delightful English. and has been described in Australia as “the Gladys Moncrieff ot Revue.” It is seldom given to the lot of New Zealanders to hear two such line comedians on, one hill as Messrs Joe VaDi and Jimmy Norton. Lily Dalgleish is a glad little person who dispenses cheer whenever she is on the stage. Gus Dawson, who has produced all the ballets of the show, has dug out some excellent material for his own songs and dances. Stan Lawson, who has received a fine offer from America, is going to remain a few months longer with The Diggers, and will he seen in both man and girl parts. Claude is sure to be a great favourite. His voice is as clear and as resonant as his name. Other members of the company are Lois Brierly, Zclda Bayly, Connie Middleton, Diana Tabor, Leah Wilson, and Thelma Barton. The Diggers Orchestra will as usual be a feature of the show.