HIS MAIESTY'S

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1355, 13 April 1916, Page 34

HIS MAIESTY'S

THE ROYAL STROLLERS.

Amusement lovers will be sorry when the Royal Strollers strike camp and go to fresh fields, so popular has the little merry 1 and of entertainers become during a brief season. Gloom dispellers they are to a ccitainty, and the whole-heartedness with which they enter into the spirit of their own revelry is a treat in itself. They are en rapport with their audiences from the offset. Their easy gaiety, their catchy and tuneful melodies, and singularly happy style would brighten up the most lugubrious. It is a night of merry moments, and the members vie with each other in making time fly pleasantly. There was another change of programme on Monday night, when those present gave repeated signs of keen satisfaction. Mr. Sydney James, as chief Stroller, saw that action yv as kept at its wildest pace, and “Billy,” his mechanical assistant, aided and abetted him in a rush of jokes and quaint sayings. Without Billy, Mr. James has heaps of other talents to amuse and divert, and he always strikes a fresh note in every avenue. Miss Madeline Rossiter adds to a sparkling personality a pair of twinkling feet and a bubbling sense of comedy which go over the footlights with ready acceptance. The embodiment or life and action, she is a genuine delight and charm. Mr. A. Dunn’s piccolo sole was a rare treat and won liberal appreciation. Miss Gwen Lewis and Miss Connie Milne emphasised their talents to captivating degree, and submitted cheerfully to insistent recalls. Mr. Graystone and his deep bass voice macle another effective hit, and Mr. G. W. Desmond was high in favour with his vocal and dancing offerings. The company specialise in concerted pieces, one of the best being a burlesque on an old-time minstrel troupe, which they handled to the accompaniment of uproarious merriment. The Strollers will give another complete change of programme to-night (.Wednesday), when brightness and breeziness will again be the watchword. Their season closes on Saturday night, when a bumper house is assured to say farewell to this enthusiastic coterie of entertainers.