HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 11 April 1927, Page 5

HUMPHREY BISHOP CO.

TO-NIGHT ONLY!

Tonight at the Olympia Theatre the new English Humphrey Bishop Musical Comedy Company will meet Waimate audience face to face. Included in the first programme—after the new introduction of the artists—-is a delightful duet by Thelma. Trott (soprano) and John Montfort (tenor), Dan Flood in his latest success “Gardening, ’ E.aine Maye and Mark Leslie in a clever terpsichorean specialty, Dor rthy Ryder and Fred Webber in a delightful singing, dancing and mt.bical sketch. Charles Albert (the irrepressible “Dame”) will discourse on “Mrs B.” Allan Kitson and the Girls in a breezy ballet dancing sC-na, then “Stratcher” Ross will introduce his new absurdity, “The Singing Carpenter’’—this is a re'll gem of comedy—after which Walter Iv. rgsley, Thelma Trott, Fred Webber, assisted by the company, will appear in a scene from “Il Trovatore.” This will conclude the first part of the programme. Part 11. commences with a georgeously flocked Eastern scena, “Nila Nights.” Then Marie Landon and John Montfort appear in a neat cross talk and singing duo. After which “Scratcher” Ross and Fred Webber have a laughable sketch, “Hot and Strong,” to offer. Mr Walter Kingsley will sing “Bells of the Sea'' pnd “Just a Cott-xg's Small.” Mark Leslie, assisted by E’.adne Royle, have a clever comedy duo, and the performance will conclude with a. riot of fun. “In Ar cady,” by “Scrateher” Ross and the whole company. The plans are j <vw filling fast at Bettens, Arcidia Tobacconist.