PRINCESS THEATRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18509, 21 March 1922, Page 7

PRINCESS THEATRE

There is no better place of amusement than the Princess Theatre on a cold night, and patrons will doubtless find something to please them in the bill of entertainment that is provided this week. Much has been sung of < the fascination of life in Honolulu and its pleasant surroundings, and for this reason the appearance of “ The Honolulu Four ” is of particular interest. Now in their second week, these visitors from other seas, proved last night their ability to warm up rather an indifferent audience to the meet generous applause that they bestowed on any performer. These Hawaiians have stage manners that would put many others of their profession to shame, their music is novel, and their voices soft and pleasant. The girls gave a native dance very nicely, and with their mat dresses and their natural attractiveness made a very pretty picture on the stage. Other performers who are always sure of a warm welcome are Tilton and West. Their business is well known bv tins time, but there is something about their act tliat sets the hall mark of vaudeville, so to speak, upon it. The last performer in the first half of (ho programme is James Teddy, an athlete who performs surprising feats of jumping with the assistance of an array of chairs and tables. At the end of his act, by jumping so as to scrape the soles of his boots on the matches, he sets them alight when fastened as high up as seven, or eight feet, and even when held in the mouth of a fair assistant, who accompanies him. The Kennedy Brothers, two newcomers, appear in tile second half of the programme. Their turn consists of eccentric, dancing, which they carry through without, special feature. Also on the programme was Gilberto, an entertaining juggler, who keeps his mouth shut and his audience amused: Miss Maggie Buckley, a popular singer of music hall songs; George Dixon, a lively jack-in-the-box musician with an acoordeon ; Tubby Stevens, a most amusing clown, whose jokes and quips and antics kept the audience in a simmer of laughter; and Mdlle Nadje, whose acrobatic work is clover. The programme will he strengthened tonight by the addition of Rastus and Banks, two coloured comedians, who oome with the reputation of being most, entertaining and amusing fellows.