OPERA HOUSE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12538, 30 August 1926, Page 9

OPERA HOUSE

TWO 51 ATI NICKS THIS WEKK. The rapt i% at in" vaudeville propramme submitted hv .1. Williamsoii'h International Kntertainers is xitxdmditx’dly one of the host presented in the citv for many a long day. 'Phis xvas again exemplified hv the enthusiastic reception ueeordcd at t ho Grand Opera llous-e on Saturday night. Imito is one of the most remarkable mimics who have ever visited the Dominion, and his bird and animal imitations are realistically lifelike. Elroy, in a unique contortionist act, leaves me wondering whether bones have any part in her anatomy. Katrina and Joan, from the Coliseum, London, provide a dainty scena. ‘ The Romance of a Garden.” The toe dancing of Katrina holds the audience enthralled, while the dancing of Joan is equally delightful. Marie Moore, with songs at the piano, scores an instantaneous hit. Gautier's .Bricklayers, worldfamous canine actors, are almost human and part perfect, and their building work is unique and clever. slaxim Brodi, Russian tenor, and Gil Dech, an Anglo-French pianist, were again tendered an enthusiastic reception. Van Dock, the Italian cartoonist, drew a number of cartoons, all of them masterpieces of expression. Mantees Manikins, in ”Le Petit Cabaret." cause endless laughter, and provide an entire vaudeville entertainment of their own. Peggy Mount, the finalist in the “Aliss Australia” beauty competition, ably demonstrates ‘‘The Charleston.” The orchestra, under the direction of Arthur G. Frost, is a charming feature of the entertainment. There will bo a matinee to-day and to-morrow afternoon, besides the usual evening performances. To-morrow evening is the farewell.