AMUSEMENTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16034, 27 January 1920, Page 10

AMUSEMENTS.

HIS MAJESTY’S,

A very large audience greeted the new change of programme at His Majesty’s Theatre last night. The drawing card was undoubtedly “The Hanging Judge. ” It will he repeated this evening.

THE GRAND,

A large audience was recorded last night at the Grand, when that popular star, William Famum, gave a capital performance in “True Blue.” The programme, from start to finish, is firstclass.

THE KIWIS ARE COMING!

OPERA HORSE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NEXT.

Owing to the exigencies of war—the banning of anything in petticoats from near the lines—a new type of entertainer was evolved in the “female impersonator,” and some wonderful talent in this direction was unearthed. New Zealand is now having an opportunity of seeing some of these clever “Diggers” who, to cheer their comrades, donned skirts and other feminine accoutrements, and appeared as the “sweat young thing” of musical comedy. Perhaps no more natural soldier “girls” have been seen than those who are to appear at the Opera House on Friday and Saturday next, with the Kiwi entertainers. In Messrs Wally Fulford and Wilfrid Thompson, ithe Kiwis possess two brilliant stars in this class of stagecraft. Mr Wally Fulford is graceful feminine lure personnified, his dancing being such as would not disgrace an experienced balleuna. His work is of the highest pantomime order, and he wears his clothes will all feminine care, down to the smallest detail of correct hose and dainty shoes, completing a stage picture as clever as it is a mystery to the audience. Mr Wilfred Thompson, on the other hand, differs entirely from his comrade, inasmuch as his work follows in the footsteps of a “lead” in musical comedy, attired correctly to the part. Mr Thompson possesses a remarkable contralto voice, with a range surprising to a degree, and his musical offerings never fail to win for him the highest approval of his audiences, and always a double recall. Gn© of his numbers new to Wanganui, and immensely popular “over there” is “I’m for ever Blowing Bubbles,” assisted by a full chorus. Other members of the Kims include Mr Ernest Graham, a diverting and orignial comedian; Mr Harold Hill, a tenor singer of the highest merit, and Messrs Cotterill, Skam, North Bane, all of whom take their share in the Kiwi’s famous “Bran Pie” entertainment. The bos plan is at H. I. Jones and Son’s.