BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS ]

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12459, 29 May 1926, Page 13

BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS ]

PAVLOVA ARRIVES Anna Pavlova arrived at Auckland (writes our special correspondent). There was a stir in the ranks of the many young girls who crowded the outside railing in the wharf shed when Madame was seen coming down the gangway with her husband and members of her company. At tho foot of tho gangway two tiny girls met her and each presented her with a bouquet. For the rest of their lives they will be able to boast thAt they have been kissed by Pavlova. As she passed slowly through the shed out on to the wharf, where her car was waiting to take her to the Grand Hotel, the dancer was followed by a crowd that had waited for her, She was photographed at least a dozen times in a minute. * m * * OUR OWN THURZA In the Russian ballet there i 9 a dainty little ladv who represents Now Zealand. She is Miss Thurza Rogers, formerly of Wellington, Tiho holds the proud position of premier danseuse witli tho company, ganuitniiucaiiinifiiiimmiiuiimaiimiuiiiiuiiimmiiicaiiiititifiituiii

IMPORTANT CHANGES AT HIS MAJESTY’S Important changes are to take place at His Majesty’s Theatre with the usual change of programme on Monday night. The Nigger Minstrels, who finished their Wellington season on Saturday, are being replaced by four new vaudeville acts. Storey and ,Brooks. two very fine acrobats, present a novelty act that has earned for thorn a good reputation throughout the Fuller circuit. Blondi Robinson, who is..billed as “Just a Fool/’ comes here after a very successful season at the Opera House, Auckland. His comedy offering is said to be very much out of the ordinary. Bert Elliott, the clever English hat juggler, returns for a short season. Maggie Foster is a dainty and Accomplished artist on the violin, and her work is always appreciated by vaudeville audiences. * 4 « • BRILLIANT AMERICAN HUMORIST Blondi Robinson, the brilliant American humorist appearing in Fuller vaudeville, .is a most ingenious young man equipped with talents so diversified that one can expect “Blondi” to entertain highly in anything he elects to present, ills billing title, “Juss h Fool,* gives one a faint idea of his value as a comedian, for under that appellation he dispenses . the most fantastically amusing nonsense imaginable. His facial and body contortions, his weird vocal sounds, and his abnormally funny make-up and costume, are bound to keep an audience busy laughing for his length of time on the stage. Blondi Robinson makes his first appearance in Wellington on Monday evening next. «•. * » A special telegram from Auckland states:—“ln the pouring rain playgoers to the number of 500 formed a queue in Queen street during the early hours of yesterday morning to book seats for the Pavlova season, and during the day all previous records were broken.” o » « * WELLINGTON GIRL ON TOUR Miss Rita McGee, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Nielsen, of Wellington, who is touring the Far East with a London musical comedy company, writes of the wonders of India and its people. Miss McGee has visited building built B-G-. and palaces 300 years old; also the Taj Malta!, one of tho wonders. of the world, built of white, marble, and costing over £18,000,000. It took 30 years to complete. Une’s shoes must be dusted before entering. Miss McGee also saw the place of “Jessie’s Dream,” and the Memorial Well into which the women and children were thrown during the.Mutiliy. Miss McGee has motored through the Khyber Pass, and has been given i a baby bear, but is considering giving it to the Zoo, as it will grow and probably prove an awkward sort of 'pet. This talented young Wellingtcnian has made wonder-