ALHAMBRA VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue VI, 10 February 1894, Page 138

ALHAMBRA VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.

THE Alhambra Vaudeville Company, which commenced its New Zealand tour in Auckland on Monday, will assuredly have a big season throughout the colony. Of all variety companies we have seen of late years it is incomparably the best, and the taste for the variety form of entertainment is booming everywhere. It is without doubt the right sort of show for summer, when the temperature in the theatre varies from 90deg. to 200 leg. in the shade, in the circle, that is to say. Mr Hamilton is evidently a good unpressario and a capable manager, for the ‘ talent ’ is good and varied, and the entertainment free from the taint of vulgarity which so often mars colonial variety entertainments. The first act, ‘ Neptune’s Retreat,’ is excellently arranged. The songs and comic gags are all good. A few ‘chestnuts ’ there are certainly, but far fewer than usual. The best items on the programme were the parody of the * Bogie Man,’ the imitation operatic singing of ‘ Poor Wandering One,’ a stump speech (really clever),and best of all, the singing and dancing of the sisters Anderson. Miss Wilson also danced very acceptably, but we are somewhat a-weary of the hornpipe as a lady’s dance. Cannot Miss Wilson give a skirt dance —a far more artistic affair and far more popular now-a days ? As we say, Mr Hamilton’s company are bound to do big business till they reach the Bluff.