OPERA HOUSE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 949, 14 May 1908, Page 16

OPERA HOUSE.

FULLER’S ENTERTAINERS. An excellent programme is being presented at the Opera House this week by Messrs Fuller, and good audiences continue to be the rule nightly. Tom Burrows, champion club-swinger of the world, gives a clever and unique display of fancy and scientific club swinging, in which he clearly demonstrates he has reached the height of competence in this art. Clubs of various weights are swung in numerous difficult circles, while Mr Burrows shows that he is able to keep four fairly heavy clubs swinging at the same time. By way of showing his wonderful discretion in sword play he places apples on the hand, neck and throat respectively, of his assistant, and with a stroke of the sword slices them in half. This morning (Thursday) the champion commences to assail his world’s club-swinging record of 62 hours 2 minutes made a couple of weeks ago at the Theatre Rcya! Wei

lington. A paid and honorary committee is to be in attendance day and night during the course of this endurance test, and Mr Burrows feels confident he will make a new world’s record. The Vante Is, acrobatic performers, are back again at the Opera House, and the series of feats carried out on the triple horizontal bars are cleverly done and make up an attractive turn. A particular daring feat and one requiring no little elasticity and skill, is that accomplished by Mr. Ernest Vantell. in which he throws a complete romersault from the end bar over the middle bar and catches the other end bar—a distance of 18 feet. Doctor Rowe is se.n in a number of illusive experiments, which mystify as well as amuse the audience His turn is of the most entertaining order, and he carries out his performance in a perfectly able manner. Mr. Jas. Opie has a couple of, excellent songs this week in “Red Wing” and “Gallant Deeds” and the popular baritone renders thsm in good style. The humorous turn provided by Vaude and Varna falls short of the usual high standard of their acts, but the musical items introduced are of a “catch on” order. Miss Lavinia Tyson’s vocal items are bright and. attractive, and meet with due appreciation. Opera House patrons are provided with a musical treat by the Harmonious Huxhams in their thre? part singing entertainment- their rendering of “Montana” being exceedingly pretty. Jack Willis keeps the house in an uproar with his repertoire of humorous Scotch songs whch are delivered in an intensely amusing fashion. Miss Brightie Smith scores heavily with a couple of taking numbers, which she sings in her accustomed vivacious style. The series of b ograph pictures shown include a splendid film of ‘ Winter Sports in Switzerland ” On Monday evening next the Price Sisters, serios and dancers, make their reappearance, while Carl Bras so, a man of gigantic strength, will appear for the first time.