LENOMA

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6543, 13 November 1924, Page 5

LENOMA

bv fc BOV ILLUSIONIST ■>; x;S ■' % -r i, -- i • /•'. * - ' : - : J?‘l%idma,” a boy of 13, gave an efhibrfcipn of his powers as an illusibhist hVftheVTheatre Royal on Monnight,—The artist, it is understood, hasbefore the puhJf<s, professionally before, and tak-ing-this his age into consideration, HT s*ve a very, creditable perform-ancer-His work was clean and the deception complete. In no case were the tricks new and only offered as imitations of performances by men who have gained/much fame as magicians or conjurers. The interest was well maintained, and occasionally there was a little excitement as Lenoma successfully concluded some piece of dexterous work in which he established his claims as an illusionist. While he worked the hoy addressed the audience ,in a clear voice, and there were those little touches of humour which count for so mthih in entertainments of this kind. fTE&audience was keenly appreciative add applauded the youthful performer again ajid again. Lenoma was assisted by an adult as skilled as himself, and two musical items were given by a violinist, a girl of tender years who has received her training at Te Aroha. The second half of the programme was pictorial and was quite as enjoyable as the' first. It 'is regrettable, for Lenonia’s fake, that the audience was so small, for he is a remarkably clever youth and much of his work ranks with the best that has been from men with wide reputations.