Opera House

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 134, 10 June 1935, Page 3

Opera House

CLEM DA WE ’ S REVUE COMPANY. The bos plans will bo opened at C'ollinson and Cunningham oh) this morning at 9 o’clock for tho appearance here of the famous and popular comedian, Clem Dawe, and his company of 40 revuo artists, which happens at the Opera House on Thursday next. This trill bo the company’s farewell visit to this city as they sail for England after their Wellington season. Clem Dawe’s Auckland season was extended to no less than 2.1 weeks, and it was only because the theatre had been booked ahead that the company did not Teniain for a much longer period, as large audiences witnessed every .matinee and evening performance. The Clem Dawe Revue comprises everything that is bright in the way of music, song and patter, and in addition to the clever composition of the playettes, and the entertaining and amusing manner of their execution, tho show possesses a range of splendid vocal performers. In the centro of all the fun-making is, of course, tho inimitable Clem Dawe, drollest of comedians, who succeeds less by innuendo than by his exceedingly clover versatility. Still in the realm of revuo a one-man show is never completely satisfying, and it should be made clear that every member of the company brings an acceptable contribution. “They are,” wrote a critic, “a group of pleasant people who revel in their work of cheering those people who come to hear them.” Associated prominently with Clem Dawe in potted plays, burlesques and numerous turns of comedy are Dorothy White, Erie Edgley, Les White, Joe Shriner and Cliff O’Keefe, and in every scene they create roars of genuine laughter. But the comedy is only one phaso of a really outstandingly brilliant entertainment, and big features are the remarkably beautiful ballets and ensembles, the excellent, singing and the acrobatics. Miss Muriel O’Malley and Miss Ann Luciano in songs at the piano became tremendously popular in Auckland, and encore after encore was nightly demanded from them by the delighted audiences. Never beforo have two such remarkably fine adagio dancers appeared in New Zealand as Ilalliday and Watson, whose thrilling aerobatic dances created something like a sensation in Auckland. Lovers of good music will be glad to know that tho company includes Gregory Ivauoff, 'the famous Russian violinist, who on former occasions has dolighted pJa.ygoers. The work of a. team of talented young Australian ballet dancors is a feature of the revue, and other features are the magnificent scenic effects and the gorgeous dresses and costumes. An efficient orchestra under Tom King, a well-known musician, is also a special feature. Intending patrons should book early.