Barton's Follies

Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1949, Page 2

Barton's Follies

Bright, fast-moving vaudeville is presented by Barton's Fo-llies,.cpm-mg to Oiaki on ^ ' July-l4 andHo1 Levin on J^lv 5 .and -6. j -r, •rvvr; Sensationarspfecialty ttirns, iiiircn humour, Fcieveh'. '..d^ncing1,"1' tpithy sketches and charming scenes provide a programme that,ludgingJ!by the applause : ;that -. foilows .-■•• •each item, is just what an audience enjoys. A particularly pleasing feature is the., exhilaratin^ manner in which thq gShbw • rushes aiphgo with Buddy -MofXey a M^atfte mnfe pere who certainly knows how to keep things mpving. The Kehoys— two •. girls and a man — presenba sensational balahcing and juggling.ac.t that ke epa, the audience \;.Ug^s^ih.g^' Jandy, J:^be Ffbiich clb^ii^ivittf mucn" pop,®aticy with his music., and comecB^, producing melodies f|om a:|l|!w, wine bottles, js/eigh ;^,.Kel%d Clarissa combiri^it : giace- .afid^urf^ canny ability as 'a 'coritortioh'ist. The company possesses several really funny comedians — Buddy Morley, smart and sophisticated, Hal Lennon, a very fuiiny "boy from the bush," and Willie Berrigan— and their quips keep the audience chuckling. Good support comes from Bonnie Barton and Val Jellay, soubrettes; Miss Carolina, trapezist; Vera Dunne, comedienne; Jerry Kepgh, tap dancer; Colin Gerald, dancer; John Kennedy, clarionetist;. a charming b.allet and a snappy little orchestra. On Wednesday afternoon in Levin the pantomime "Cinderella" wiil be staged av 3.30 p.m., probably the first occasion on which many children of Levin will have had an opportunity of seeing a pantomime. All the fascinating lfgredients are there,- backeti by beautiful scenery and clever specialty acts. '• •*.•■' ••• ,