PRINCESS THEATRE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3309, 15 August 1917, Page 46

PRINCESS THEATRE.

Two new turns were presented at the Princess Theatre on the 13th, and both of thorn met with the entire approval of the audience. The Royle Trio put on a dashing song and dance turn. In their first effort Miss Royle appeared on tho stage dressed as "Winter," and with her two male partners, attired in evening dress, gave a bright, swinging dance, invested with plenty of verve. The lady then donned evening dress, and the trio onco more pleased the audience with some bright and pretty dancing. Miss Royle will no doubt be seen in dances after tho Gene© type before she concludes her Dunedin season. Rose and Dell, tumblers and trick cycling acrobats, also achieved a success on their first appearanco in Dunedin. The male performer introduced some clever patter into tho turn, and this helped in no small degree to round off a clever performance. The star turn of the evening, however, was given by the Royal Togos,

who were watched with tho greatest interest. Oho of the performers is a particularly clover juggler, and tho other climaxed his act by a wonderful walk up a rope stretched from the stage to the upper circle, and then by an even more wonderful slide down tho rope on his feet to the stage. This feat would have been considered to have been difficult to excel, but the ropewalker repeated bis rope walk and slide down blindfolded. Most of the audience breathed a sigh of relief when the daring Japanese arrived safely back on the stage. Haig and Haig again demonstrated their great physical strength in their turn, and George D'Alma was encored several times for his banjo playing. The second half was taken up by Les Bates's Follies of Pleasure, who appeared in a change of programme, entitled "In Joyland." Tho title has littlo to do with tho actual revue, more than that tho audience were treated to some humorous situations, and showed its appreciation of tho efforts of the company to amuse by hearty laughter.