PEINCESS THEATRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17825, 6 January 1920, Page 3

PEINCESS THEATRE

Despite oountar attractions, there were very few empty seats at the Princess Theatre last night, when the usual weekly change of programme was instituted. The first artists to appear were two newcomers, Marzon and Florence. The male performer is a "strong" man, who had no difficulty in supporting the weight of his fair partner in the most surprising positions, even at arm's length above his head. The act concluded with quite a sensational feat. The lady, after olimbing.up a ladder which her partner held in position on his shoulder, balanced her body on the top rung, and then made a sudden descent head first to the stage. "Frank, Lank, and Alice " again scored heavily with their clever exhibition of juggling. Clubs are their instruments, and these thay send whirling into, the air, behind their backs, under their legs, and across the stage from one performer to the other, with a rapidity and confidence that is bewildering. A neat turn of comedy makes the performance all the more attractive, and the finish is worthy of what is in many ways tho best act in the programme. Though in the third or fourth week of his season, Louis Bloy easily held tho attention of his auditors, and won their favour per medium of the banjo, and Keely and Aldous met tho popular taste with fresh comic songs, new stories, and burlesque dancing. " Fuzzy-Wuzzy," as the new revuo is strangely called, has oven less about it than usual in the way of story, but as a means of amusement it is just as succcssful as tho preceding pieces were. The scene is Ladv Grafter's villa at Monte Carlo, Lady Grafton (Miss Quecnie Paul) being intent on ridding General Steele (Mr Connors) of some of his superfluous wealth. The_ feature of the revue, however, is a farcical scone, m which our old friend Morris Levi (Mr Jake Mack) starts a bank, after his partner, Ike Cohen (Bert Le Blanc) and the Genefal have explained to him how it should ho conducted. Between them they manage to break the bank, but not till_ they have beguiled away a long time with their foolish jests and' amusing parlance. "IkV' was responsible for many a laugh. Musical numbers nro generously scattered throughout the production. A popular one .was "Dance That Dengozo With Me," sung by Miss Olga Ray and a chorus of_ girls in abbreviated costumes. Miss Qiteenie Paul was also in good voice in " Lonesome Baby," which was repeated several times with comical additions that it would not bo fair to disclose. The revuo ruins for more than an hour, and the fun lasts to the very end. The same programme will be presented again to-night.