WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3764, 4 May 1926, Page 76

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

fßj Parse Pax.} April 29. Dear “ Pasquin,”— Bigger, better, and brighter is the new Aladdin pantomime at the Grand Opera House, and funnier than ever is Gus Bluett, tne clever son of Fred. Bluett, whom older theatregoers will remember for his burlesque comedy work. Gus is the Wishee of the J. C. Williamson company which had its Wellington premier last night before a very large audience. Floie Allen, the dainty Australian girl, gets her -real chance as Aladdin, and sings, talks, and dances delightfully in the role of adventurous boy searching for the lamp. Something new in widows is Mr Bruce Green as Widow Twankey; he wears the smartest of smart frocks with a real flair, and has new comedy stuff, topical allusions, and the like to make his character study stand out. Reg. Roberts, of the Florence Young days, has a big part, and there is a bevy of shapely misses in bare legs and rompers who dance and march and generally enhance the picture. Their act on stout ropes as they swing out over the heads of the audience is sensational, and the El Radiant Company presents a novel luminous act in which strange figures dance and prance about. Irvine Elston is in town preparing the way for the J. C. Williamson Vaudeville Comparfy, headed by the mermaid Niobe. International vaudeville is always relished here, and the approaching season, with Niobe disporting herself under water in a huge tank, surrounded by fishes, should be a pronounced success. Phil. Smith is in his last week at His Majesty’s, and next week’s will see Hermie Ward in his first week with revue direct from Dunedin. Daisy Yates, Bert Le Blanc, and other well-known names in vaudeville figure in the company, also a Wellington girl, Miss Boddam. The “ Primrose ” Company concluded a remarkable season on Saturday night last, when what was a record for the Grand Opera House was achieved. The place was crammed, and the piece went with a verve that a crowded and delighted audience always inspires. The company is now doing the towns in Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu before going south. The Russian Cossack Choir is to sing here in June next under Dan Carroll’s direction. A tremendous success at Adelaide has been notified to Mr Leo Du Chateau, and reports consider the choir even better than the famous Sistine Choir. Christchurch. T iinaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill will be visited some time in June also. A delightful musical treat was given to a large concert chamber audience on Tuesday night by Miss Ava Symons (violin), Mr George Ellwood, late of Christchurch (’cello), and Mr Gordon Short (piano). Brahms, Bach, and Arensky were interpreted, and the trio had a tumultuous reception. It was a brilliant concert by brilliant artists.