ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17641, 30 November 1920, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

OP"ERA HOUSE. Exceptional skill and agility upon the tight wire was displayed by the Eddy duo. who made their first appearance on the new programme at the- Opera House yesterday. At- ! tired in costumes both artistic and unusual. j the man and his graceful partner exhibited ! a wonderful nerve and balance by skipping. j running, and dancing on the tight wire. To conclude the daring act the man executed ! two back Qomersaults, which were performed j with grace and finish, notwithstanding the obvious difficulty of the feat, Some laughable and pleasing crayon sketches were pre- ! sented by Rix, who, with lightning speed I and dexterous hand, transferred his paper background at will into a comical caricature, a romantic moonlight glimpse, or a battleship m action.* As a ventriloquist. Carlton Max left no doubt with the audience that he was a past master at his art. His little pal, Jerry, who recounted incidents of his leave in Fans and his past loves, was so entertaining that one completely forgot that he ! was merely a ''dummy." A difficult feat was performed by Max in singing several songs in good time and with excellent enunciation, which apparently proceeded from the lips of the little soldier on his knee. Hal Kaie, returned with a budget of songs at the piano, including an amusing imitation of various styles of playing a- popular tune. c j a i -' say. deceiver," Alberto certainly justi- j ted his claim and performed a series of tricks ' and mysterious disappearances with a skill j which was none the less because the "secret" was revealed. The bright melodies played i by De Wilfred on the rich-tcned xylophone , were very pleasing, and combined to form a ' most popular item, well meriting the ap- I plause bestowed upon it. The dexterous I Japanese juggler, faro Ysuda. was again j seen in a series ot" clever tricks and balancing exhibitions, while Hall and Menzies. tne .bnghsh sketch artists, provided an excuse for a heartv laugh. The transformation scene in which the lady " makes up " in full view of the audience and changes from youth to age in a few seconds, was extremely well reteiyd by those who watched with interest the deft work. Ward and Sherman had an inexhaustible fund of humour in an absurdity entitled "The. Flies,"'and Billy Elliot again scored a hit with his competition song. ! Where do Flies Go in the Winter-time?" I 1 lie Brogramme will be repeated every evening this week and at the usual matinees. EVANS-GANGE CONCERT. j The well-known concert artists. Miss Amy tvans and Mr. Fraser Gauge, will give an evening of Scottish son? in the Town Hall I on Saturday evening. The programme should ! prove an entertaining one and added j interest is conferred by the fact that the items selected for encores will be determined , by the wishes of the audience. For this ! purpose requests are invited, the choice to i be made from among the artists' most popu- ! lar selections given at their recent concerts, ! beats may be booked at the Richardson I Piano Company, Queen Street. i CARTER, THE MAGICIAN. j Carter, the magician and illusionist, will give his opening performance in His ' Majesty's Theatre to-morrow evening. Carter has just completed a tour, under the J. C. Williamson, management, of the other cities of the Dominion, where the theatres were i reported to have been booked out nightly. During the last seven years Carter has travelled over 250,000 miles, and is now on his final tour of the world. He has appeared j before audiences in every part of the globe j j for the last 28 years, and among his many | I accomplishments is the ability to speak in ' 112 languages. In the course of his travels J Ihe has had many queer experiences, has j i been, £"« personal friend of many monarchs I and has. in the course of his study of I • .magic and the oocult, mingled with all j | classes of almost every nationality. The | i hug© lion which Carter uses in his illusion, > I " The Lion's Bride," was the property of '(' lex-King Manuel of Portugal, and it was ' I during Carter's visit to that country that ' ; the monarch was deposed and all his effects j

I sold. Carter's season is limited to ten i i nights, and the box plans for the first six j ! nights and r/.atinee are now on view at i Lewis Ej-f Queen Street. j