OPERA HOUSE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 916, 26 September 1907, Page 17

OPERA HOUSE.

FULLER’S ENTERTAINERS There is. never any doubt . about the popularity of the Opera. House as a place of entertainment. This week a really excellent programme is submitted. The Quealys appear in a delightfully humorous sketch entitled “The Burglar and the Mad Actress,” out of which they raise no end of. good fun. Dalbeanie; the man • who climbs air, leaps staircases astride a buggy wheel, and does anything he wants to on a bicycle, is making people fairly gape with wonderment. A favourite amongst favourites with Auckland audiences is Miss Ida Berridge, and her re-appearance at the Opera House on Monday n'ght was the signal for mucn warm-hearted applause. The dainty-little ■serio has lost none of her power to please, and song after song is demanded of her ; the fact that Miss Berridge always responds with such ready charm and grace goes a long way towards entrenching her popularity. Armstrong and Verne always ' have something new. This week they present a sketch entitled “Milford’s Dilemma,” in which they fairly send the house into an uproar. “How I Love You, Marne,” is one of the latest American successes introduced by Mr. Armstrong, and quite takes the audience by storm. The Rose Sisters are capital in a nicely-worked double, “1 Like Your Way.” Their dancing is invariably intricate and artistic. Messrs. Verne and Woodward have hit on the idea of a double turn, into which they introduce

something of a medley, and it works off rather well. Mr. Harry Linden is back again. Opera House patrons are sure to appreciate his return. As a comedian, Mr. Linden is one of the very best we have had in Auckland. Withal his voice is pleasant, and his songs good. His reception has been an emphatic one, and a long run in Auckland is assured. Dunbar and Blake continue to amuse themselves and everybody else with their evolutions, which are accelerated by means of a spring mat. Mr. Ern Delavale still sings song stories in a trag : c kind of way, which appeals to his audience immensely. Though troubled with a heavy cold, the boy songster, Master Norman Mudford, continues to trill delightfully. The long-legged comedian, Mr. Will Gilbert, is back aga : n, and receives a good reception. The bioscope pictures conclude an excellent programme.