THEATRE ROYAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13434, 5 November 1907, Page 5

THEATRE ROYAL

FULLER'S VAUDEVILLE COM : PAny. Fuller's Vaudeville Company Jiia.de their first appearance before. a;/ri|JaaMlast evening, wbep tlie .downstairs' portiou of the Theatre. Hva« itill.' A long and varied programme yas presented, and the successful manner iti which it was carried through stwped. ,;t as of the .best, vaudeville give>i. .here. It .is diiticu(t. jay .|iisclv performers were, the best. ga\e ii really masterly expßSi.tipn;. of and in another tjyin, .aßfnWfed by ISfadaime Ctotliilde, lie performed tome astounding conjuring tricjis, one .-of wtyich, ; entitled "Spiritualism Unmasked". eyeii .the gre«t' Maskelyne need not bo ashamed of. Madame and Professor Klae'r; showed in a clever and as&tic entertainment what could be done with animals ,by careful training. Some , dogs, cats and mOnkeys, were put through a/number ■of difficult feats, : 'feuch a« * ?yvailt2it)g, .tight rope walking, and even acting, ai'id these performers receited well-earned applause. Marvellous juggling w|th tennis racquets formed the attraction when Walker and ... Hughes came 011 the .istuge.. . The feats of quickntias and skill shown. by these favourites. were extraordinary, and, if indulged in 011 a tennis court would provoke astonishment. Two' strong men, \yllo made cliild'h play of of equilibrium were the Ahlbcrgs.' Their fonts showed skijl and daringY&nd,: a» was 1o be expected were appreciated. by tile audience as highly as the other items oil the programme.,. "Conjuring, juggling, veu.triloquiisni,: etc.did; not by any mcatai form the " whole prograpime. Lovers, of good singing were Catered for by Miss Millie^'fie'rtoto, a young mezzo-' soprano, with a voice of airpafcsing richness and iDower, and her btkutiful illustrated songs, were warmly applauded' Then again colonists from the Green lisle were reminded of Home by a tjfei'ies <>f pictures entitled ''Living Srela'nd." This •long film included scenes of famous place* ' of historical interest, such as w by. moonlight,'. Sackvillc street, 'Dublin, the river Shannon* the (Giant's Causewajf, • and many otheiß. The miscellaneous filiiis comprised some humorous .• felept ions such as__Jhe " Drunken Mattress," " Tlie Witch's Civve'," and a -boat of others SOO numerous to particularise. All the Alias were of a : high-claas drder, well focussjed on the fcreen and all new Timaru. Ai-« together Meters Fuller and Sons are Jo - bs congratulated' 011 the success of their • venture, and if to-night's programing is as good as that of last night a large blouse i>i ;;c-ftured.