THE GREAT HENRI FRENCH

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13997, 29 January 1916, Page 7

THE GREAT HENRI FRENCH

The Great Henri French will make a welcome reappearance at the Theatre Royal next Tuesday evening, when he will introduce new items in his bill. As his book of press clippings shows, M. French has" appeared, with conspicuous success, in the leading theatres of Europe, America and Australasia, and the notices he has received are flattering in the extreme. For instance",, a Sydney paper says:—Making his first appearance iji Australia, at the Tivoli yesterday, Henri French showed a crowded audience that there.is something new under the sun —in,vaudeville. French is more oi. a- surprise packet than a sensational performer. Styled on the bill, "The Intoxicated Genius," the man with the big American reputation combined- skill, nerve, and eccentricity in a remarkable, manner,, In the rig-out of a garden party! Johnny, with eyeglass and tall hat; he i&me on while balances himself on tht

detached small wheel of a bicycle. A more difficult performance on a larger wheel followed. - French rounded off his act b,«' giving what ho called a display of roller skating on bicycle wheels. With two skates fixed on two ismall wheels, he glided 7 about like ft graceful skater. The "make-believe" skating was the best part of the act. In additional M. French has given practical, prool f-f his ability as a ,n;irksman, mandolin player, and comedian. ,