LONG TACK SAM

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 111, 12 May 1936, Page 9

LONG TACK SAM

Intense local interest is being mani tested in the forthcoming season of Long Tack Sam and his troupe of 20 Oriental Marvels who commence their Wanganui season of two nights and a matinee on Monday next. The Sydney Morning Herald of 19/10/35 in referring to their opening performance said, “Twenty natives of China whirling through one and a-half hours of a live vaudeville programme in the midst of a most sumptuous Eastern setting, -were the ma’-n feature at the Theatre Royal last night, and the audience (easily the biggest a Sydney Vaudeville Theatre has held for a decade) voiced the keen enjoyment of the many astounding things done by Long Tack Sam and his clever compt'.Gtots who gave an enthralling . Zu-, not only of clever juggling, skilful hand balancing and horizontal bar work, but. even singing ; and tap dancing and musical items. In the latter sphere the acrobatic work o* Miss Nee Sa Long while playing the I violin, was worth a pilgrimage. Long ■ Tack Sam supplied an astounding ex-1 hibition of producing big bulky things from apparently nowhere, and his! merry chatter and “gags" had the j audience in lits_of laughter." The first half of the programme is : devoted to European vaudeville artists, 1 foremost of whoig are the four La I Salle’s from the La Scala Theatre, Berlin, Dora Lindsay, Scottish comedicnur | from Alhambra, Glasgow. IV-l and • Leon, dancers from Colosseum, London, ■

Mascotte and Maurice, ballroom dancers from Follies Borgere, Paris, ‘Jandy,’ the celebrated French musical clown. And “Astor?" regarding whom the management purposely refrain from commenting, preferring to leave the genuine surprise to the audience. A special matinee has been arranged for Tuesday next at 2.30. Box plans for the season are now open and receiving marked attention at D.I.C.