THE TIVOLI FOLLIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14045, 15 July 1916, Page 5

THE TIVOLI FOLLIES.

One of the brightest Shows that visited New. Zealand last yeaa? was the Tivoli Follies, ' under ' the • direction of ,Mr Hugh D. Mclntosh. They are to' Visit- Gisborne -next Friday ;a.t >His" Majesty's Theatre f or > two nights and one matinee, ■ but as a much- bigger fun show than previously. Since' they were m the Dominion twelv.e months ago they have gone on adding performers and items to their now enormous repertoire, and they guarantee their show to be absolutely new from rise to fall of the curtain. Thlfere * will be' no repeat items, even by request, as ythe Follies now number 60 performers, and the whirlwind/pace at which item succeeds item is simply wonderful. The new G^ueen is Mls3 Vera -Eearce, -who ia now billed as 'the Boomerang Girl, and she! is ah. artist who has improved wonderfully, fifer singing 'and dancing. are now theea^uiaJ-of any revue performer m -any p'ai"t of the world. ' A new star to -visit the Doniihiqn 'is !Miss liielma : Riaye, who has had long arid varied. eJcperienbe m musical comedy- both m ' England, . America-, and ' Australia. Jack- Cannot comes with new songs, "new jokes and rtew- 'specialities, while this consistent comedian is afoly aided and abetted 'by three ,of the finest • comediahs On the stage—^Walter Weems (the black-faced humor jst),: George , Welch (Englaaid's "drunk" c6meduys|>and Billy Rego (t^ie quaint paritqminiisC). Fmrilc 'Greene, the modern stage lover with 'the delightful baritone voice, is also returning^ whuV th e clever child dancer' J ean Keith \v?ll be seen m various national dances. The supporting acts- will include th#; first appearance m New Zealand of the; Brussels prchestH'ia, featuring that famous Belgian '." tenor _ Jacques 801- . Ella Caspers, Austiralia's "|irl 'with/the voice of R^ld," will "aj's'p apjDeur. wh'U'e Short and LTttle Will be seen m new .stunts. The box plan will be open at: Miller's corner. ..on MQnday .ajb 10.