VAUDEVILLE AT ITS BEST

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 November 1949, Page 7

VAUDEVILLE AT ITS BEST

“Command Performance” Pleased Last Night’s Audience When a vaudeville company includes four Command performances in its programme it is entitled to be regarded as a first-rate show. Royal commands to appear do not come every performer’s way, but in this programme there are performers who have been commanded to appear on several occasions. The dazzling performance of Ivor Morton and Dave Kaye, who, at their pianos, give a display of dexterity, fun and technical achievement combined with teamwork of an intriguing order ranks this duo as in the top flights of entertainment. But this is no one-turn show and the Colleano family take the stage to make the fun fast and furious. The acrobatics of this team enable them to make their fun in a way that is unusual to say the least. Maurice is a funmaker in a way that is peculiar to himself. He can'raise laughs from those who may not be quite appreciative of the pianoforte duettists and he can keep the fun going all of the time. Then comes Krista and Krastel, the Danish Twins. These youngsters are actually Danes and they are twins. They specialise on trapeze work and they do daring feats which combine both grace and thrills. But variety is the spice of vaudeville as well as of life and so the artistry and quality of the "Romance in Porcelain’’ offers another kind of entertainment. The aim of these performers is not to give a ragtag roaring adagio, but to refine that class of performance to the nth. degree. Why not appeal to the finer senses when dancing is presented? argue the fashioners of this artistic act. This is breathtaking in its beauty. The Ganjou Brothers are skilled dancers in this field and Juanita has merits of her own which endear her to the audience.

When it comes to speed in dancing the Hartnells are there with a turn of speed which seems to be beyond human capacity. But there they are going through their evolutions at a pace that is breathtaking. The blood tingles to witness such action. These are the leading turns, but they are not all of the programme by any means; there are others who contribute colour and tone to the programme. Tod Hilton’s baritone, Joey Porter’s comedy, the Tivoli Ballet which puts some kick into the show all help to make this entertainment one of the best seen in Wanganui.