"LOOK WHO'S HERE."

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1010, 13 November 1917, Page 6

"LOOK WHO'S HERE."

Music, comedy and burlesque, whisked up .smartly, delightfully flavoured, and reived steaming liot, describes in a small wav the clever and brilliant revue presenti d by Mr Jack Waller to a large audience 1 the Opera House last evening. “Look j ■V’ho’s Here’' is a singularly clean and •. •iiolesonm musical innovation of the most j ■ e.sirable variety, and travels along at a j . peed that keeps the audience so busy tak- • .n; r count of a delectable succession ol event.-, .'but there is barely lime to squeeze in the r.pulausc. From its dainty setting and j 1 costuming t.f hlaek .and white, to the last crash chord of its orchestra, “Look W ho s Jlore” departs entirely from the commonplace There is excellent music and song, *omo' hilarious little “potted plays.’’ fine dancing, and burlesque comedy m plenty. Tho performance simply grips the audi ■nee, takes ij. on a merry whirl of enter- ■ iiinmenr, and dumps it down breathless md delighted at. the close' of the show, the coinjiauv is well supported hy a good | orchestra, yvliich opened the programme, with a capiial musical introduction. Some , pretty little vocal melodies by tho com- , jinny served as a preliminary, and the action quickened perceptibly till the burlesque court scene was reached. In this Mr Jack Waller is tho. barrister and Mr j Howard Hall tho judge, whilst tho other members also contribute to what proves i screamingly funny turn. Iho violin , -010 bv Mr G-rcgory Ivanofl. a pretty Hus- j Man composition, showed tho player to be j, gilied violinist, and ids recall was cm Tihlitic. The iioited dramas, boiled down ] to ' the bones, were explosive in effect. , Kadi had its own little sotting, and the development of tho .dramas—being popu- j far skits—in' a minimum of time and ac- , lion was laughable indeed, especially as the final one, in which the performers were •permitted to use ’only one, word in ouch ; 'neech made. Mr Wylie \\ at son is an artist of mtinv parts, versatile and oapab.e. . „\s "tho fireman,'’ his humour was irresistihlt* Hr* is also :i lonor vooalisl of anility . and' a ’eelio player a long way above , average merit.. He was a sutress in each i ol these departments, and with Messes, J Waller ami E. Holland he completed the i trio in tlio continental orchestra, an original turn that, scored well. Mis. Acta ] Smart is a pleasing vocalist, and nas a , pleasant stage presence. She sang meek, j and was joined in the refrain by atm,her j member of the company. An outstanding feature in this eleverly-eyen perlormance was the dancing of the White trio. Jins ws a tine exhibition of cohesive work, with a regular!tv of movement that was . particularly striking. "The ‘dea! trm ; Messrs Ivanolf (violin), Watson (cello). Dennett (piano), played the hnale to the first naif—a varied musical collection, but excellent!v handled by these finished mMrumentalisis. It concluded with the Pilgrim's Chorus from " I amihauser, with the vocal support of .the company Mr Dennett, ihe principal ptamst, was detain-.-,1 in Wellington, hut vyill be present, at this evening’s revue. His place was taken bv Mr Fdmar Hullaud. an accomplished musician, whoso solo, playing led «<> « prompt, recall, and was one of .the evenlurr's successes. His work with the. orchestra, also, did not escape notice. In a programme that, was brimful of comedy the "naughtiokle” scene “on hoard the Pianola” must find a prominent placi. Mi Jack Waller is a passenger-a very sick , mt v_hut this does not prevent him gittin, some humour out of the situation. Mr Watson fits the bill as the handy * tvaul. Mr Hull is skipper. Miss td.-m Hi 1 '< skipper’s wife, and Miss Gold the first, officers’ llaneee. There is fun m every movejnent of this burlesque, with a lev. s.ulois hornpipe steps thrown m for good m, MUO At the close of the performance , Mr Waller, in returning <ha Ijks - a l lo [ u t SS’lSfdtopianof; .1,,-.- cul.l , U procured in ume. but- arraugeinen stk e f i 1 f “ “i , a vvi,o's Here is undoubt- ■ company. Look vvn,.-. i edlv one ol the theatrical mm u .• • j , (1 J f„r its bright, sparkling ehar.mier, j a “look in” is worth while, in spite of tm ....... fix It should be mentioned t! a ” mo 0 f t he members of the company did not reach Palmerston til! after j »clock !;'r ~veilin owing to missing the afteinooii express, and wore compelled to mo or m..,,..,,-). The performance, muh t tln.M ;Si.i- “ii coniincmlabl 1 - 1 -