LEE TCHONG FOO

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3287, 5 March 1926, Page 3

LEE TCHONG FOO

Lee Tchung Foo and his troupe of I vaudeville entertainers made their first appearance at the Opera House last evening l , when they presented a diversified and enjoyable programme. |The company is comprised of seven i artists, each of whom is a specialist in som ( . particular line. | Lee Tchung Foo himself was, of course, the principal performer, and his work showed him to be an enter- . tainer of no mean ability. Among his conjuring and magical tricks were so\ oral which have rarely, if ever, been seen before. With the aid of his assistants h e succeeded in mystifying and amazing his audience right i through the programme. Tchung Foo is not, however, merely a magician and a conjurer; he is also an athlete and acrobat of more than ordinary ability. One of the most striking of his performances was to light by brin -ing into contact with the sole of his boot a match held easily eight or nine feet abov e the stage. His exhibition of jumping over various obstacles in rapid succession without a series of preliminary runs was also I most effective. Lue Che Quor.g, a nuggety, muscular little Chinese, delighted the audience with his neat exhibitions of Chinese boxing and short-sword play. Mile. Regnicr, a dainty Parisienne, lato of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., scored several successes with hor quaint continental character songs and saxaphone playing. Her explanations, in jbroken English, of the tfirns performed by the other artists, proved delightfully amusing. , A lightning calculator who, with the aid of charts, succeeded in telling the ages ‘of thos e present, Jlng Wee Quong came in for a full measure of success. The work of Lillian and Pence, two pretty little dancers and tumblers, was one of tlie features of the performance. Mention must also be made of the plate-spinning and other acts in which the whole company took part. The entertainment, which is under th e direction of Mr James Teddy, will be staged again this evening.