GRAND OPERA HOUSE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12406, 27 March 1926, Page 7

GRAND OPERA HOUSE

“THE DIGGERS” SEASON ENDS TO-NIGHT. brtoh 0 * V »n^ gal Dig S er \ led by the Bright and breezy .rat Hanna, will give their final ' performance at the Grand Opera House to-night. The current programme is excellent in every PeCt - „A ftw the cheery openfng Master Brian Lawrence, I youth with a goou voice, gave a fine rendering«°f the popular song, “Don’t Bring Lm.’ In this he assisted by the Shapely and vivacious ballet, which is a feature of tho show. Iza Crossley, Stan Lawson, Jim Foran, and Joe alh are all heard to advantage in Mime good sketches. A novel turn is that presented by Mr Hanna and Bert g,ve a marionette specialy. Jock Thomson, Isa Crossley and Jim Doran display their good and well-, trained voices to the best of advanAccording to plan an original IW.U o! T*u tl1 ? ,? rst half - Rolette i owell and the ballet are well worth seeing, and the Diggers quartette are heard m a series of tuneful numbers, both .serious and /comic. Stan Lawson , and Vera Carew are heard in pleasing iWS, r numbers, while a sketch entitled Drama in Three Styles” appeals greatly to the humorists in the “iii- 6 ?? 6 ' r Tha B,lo w closes with Blighty Leave,” a sketch that will make the dullest member of the audience laugh. Joe Valli and Pat Hanna are tho comedians. a U/Jn ■ lB . Wit r ■ neatest regret that Wellington bids farewell to this talented company to-night.