OPERA HOUSE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 894, 25 April 1907, Page 16

OPERA HOUSE.

FULLER’S ENTERTAINERS This week’s programme at the Opera House is even better than usual. As before remarked, Mr Vai Newton has an excellent bass voice. ‘‘ If those lips could only speak” is one of the finest of songs when well sung. In Mr Newton’s hands it loses nothing. Miss-Ivy Carlisle has-re-turned ; there is a perceptible improvement in her singing and dancing. Mr Harry Ahlberg appears in a song and dance ; his voice is not as strong as his biceps, but his turn is acceptable, for all that. “Going There Every Night,” as sung by Miss Pearl Livingstone, amused the audience immensely, and evoked an encore. What the Opera House patrons will do without Harry Linden to amuse them is a ma ter for speculation. A good laugh is the best of tonics, and those who went feeling the need of such were never disappointed in the versatile comedian. A pub’ic requisition to the management to prolong the season of the popular originator of “The Old Brown Hat” was even mooted. For his final run this week Mr Linden is resurrecting some o'd favourites. The Rose Sisters continue to sing and wh ; rl, to the delight of the audience. Their dancing is real'y good, the graceful

evolutions, and pleasing unanimity ot action, making their performance thorougniy appreciable. Mr Will Stevens has a couple of good comic songs, which he drawls out in his own characteristically tunny way; he receives a good hearing. Victor the Great is assisted by Madame Clothilda in executing some rather good illusions, and mystifies the audience with some clever chicanery. The Quealys are the principal draw this week at the Opera House. They appear in a musical comedy sketch entitled “Fun in a Kitchen.” Mr Harry Queaiy as a policeman, makes a friendly call on a lady friend of his whose domain is the kitchen. What follows is made up in the nature of a compound wherein the ingredients are singing and dancing, with a considerable sprinkling of humour. Mr Harry Queaiy will be remembered as a member of the Pollard Opera Co., and later as playing one of the principal parts in Wm. Anderson’s “Sinbad the Sailor” Co. He has lost none of his old-time vivacity, and dances as creditably and fantastically as of yore. Miss Nellie Queaiy also sings, dances, and acts cleverly, so that the sketch is well produced, and merits the approval accordted it. The Ahlbergs continue to perform all sorts of .amazing feats, mostly as exhibitions of strength. Their turn is a genuine one, and they use no accessories, simply depending on their own strength of limb to provide an interesting performance—and they succeed admirably. Miss Ida Berridge says farewell this week. Her season has been a highly successful one, and as a singer she has enjoyed the utmost popularity. Miss Berridge’s contributions were always characteristic of herself —bright and piquant. The dainty little equilibrist, La Petitie Laurie, is also making her final appearance this week, and meets with a flattering reception. A number of new artists make their appearance next Saturday.