ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 18 June 1913, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

POLITE VAUDEVILLE

Hqckley, White, Spilkes, aiid Pah-bank supply the very effective- minstrel opening 'performance in Mr Vincent M. Beebe's Polite Vaudeville Com-, pany. These four have retained, in : imprpyed form,;. al^the.best of-the. bones;.and ; tamboi of bygone days, and have added thereto "many clever innovations. Indeed, it. ■is claimed; that tfoey.-; are by . far the sti'ongest' combination of corner men who have ever appeared in Australasia.; Then, for those who enjoy ;.music punc-' tuated Avith catchy; pantomimic comedy' the Musical- Bartletts have ;been en-; gaged. These clever artists are said' to ; play more instruments than aby' other performers •. on the .Vaudeville' stage, and introduce,- in: addition t<? the regular run of wind and string instruments, many American- novelties',' such-as aluminium organ chimes, musical motor carl horns, etc. ' The protean actor, Keilderson, has perfected a ne%V act entitled "The One-man Music Hall," which comprises a series of lightning changes, combining in a twenty^ minute act the best features of a per--1 forma'nce which might be prolonged by a lesS versatile entertainer an hour jor: hour and a half. The acrobatic •Arteensy John and Edithj are English performers, who give much ?r-grace and dexterity to an acrobatic turn,. : replete iil feats ; that almost border .on 'the marvellous: The Rollicking Rockleys, singing and dancing sketch 'artists, are tlife'originators of'every''item, in theif extensive repertoire, and produce some of the'most absurd situations with that easy grace.,and manner which distinguish cultured and accomplished "Hrtists. '■'■ ■' Othfer members'of the company include'Mr'Will White, (comedian and dancer), Mr "Wm. Fail-bank'(comedian)]. Miss Edie Leeder (serio), Miss Rubee Raymond (American toe dancer), Mi^s THla Conrad (soprano), and1 Miss Ruby Cox (contralto), vocalists, kll' of whom' are specialty performers with international reputations. 1; The Hawera season will open at the OpeVa Hoiise on Wednesday, June 25! The box plan opens at Cole and Donnelly's on Saturday.