PAT HANNA’S “DIGGERS” RETURN

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6943, 24 June 1929, Page 2

PAT HANNA’S “DIGGERS” RETURN

OPERA HOUSE NEXT SATURDAY. Hundreds will hear with pleasure the news that Pat Hanna and his “ Ruinous Diggers” Company of Entertainers are paying a return visit to Palmerston Nofth on Saturday next. Speaking of the final programme in Auckland, the Sun said: And a splendid programme it was too. Full of humour, with much bright dancing and many delightful songs, it was equal to anything the Diggers have yet given us in Auckland. There were Joe Valii and Pat llanna, as large as life and twice as funny; there was the ballet, dancing as gracefully hs ever; and there were the singers, singing songs delightfully new and interesting. . .The chorus is as pretty as ever—no, prettier —and its dancing is the same well-trained, accurate business that it always is. The Dance of the Circus Ponies is a delightful scene, remarkable for the excellence of its performance and for the beauty of the dresses worn by tho dancers. Adele Taylor, Iza Crossley, Jock Thomson and Ernest Kopke all sing attrac-

tively, and one number in particular, a duet by Adclo Taylor and Ernest Kopke, in which the two sing a delightful version of “All God’s Ohißun Got Shoes,” draws rounds of applause from tho audience. Pat Hanna, when ha was in France, must have suffered sorely under his sergeant-major. He gives a wonderfully amusing sketch of an old-fashioned, hard-boiled sergeantmajor drilling a squad of raw recruits. One can almost hear the bad language at times. The Diggers have been hero many times in the past, and they have always been popular. There' can be no doubt that if they continue to put on shows as good as that of last evening, they will' continue to be popular, no matter how often they visit Auckland.