Capacity House Sees Barton's Follies

Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1949, Page 4

Capacity House Sees Barton's Follies

■ a capacity house last mght Was created 't,o ' two and a half hours'i non-stop, spark ing enteruainment vvhen Barton's Fo des had tha. first mght in Levin. • Variety was1 che keynote wfdi ballet, tap dancing, singing, come'dy sketches1 and clever juggiing and acrobatics Jopping the biu. lt has been some years 'since Levin' has been treated co this . type of flesh and : blOod show, and it was oovious «hat tne arge ahd appreciative audienee was. out .for .a night's enjoyment, ; Most popular with the apdierice was Jandy, the French muslca ,/lown, who thrilled with an oxpert exrpbitjpn using a series of bells. ■He dpmons.rated ,great • versatiiity( md , complete command of hds. iinr dsual "instrument." ®He also playad melbdies on rowis oi bott.es jfit:ed with reeds; but his master performance was most decidedly -the .former, and the crowd was reluctmt tb-let him leave the stage. This;urn was definitely the highlight- of the show.. Another feature of- the evening's entertainment was a first class exhibition of balaneing and jugg'.ing mats by the three Flying Ke roys.. They added a "silent" humour to their performances which was much apprecia/ed by- the crowd in ihe few moments when they wore not holding their breath. . They rich-y deserved the round of applause. No show is comnlete without a comedian and in this capacity Willie Berrigan filled the bilJ. There were chorus girls, too, and the ballet work was of a high standard. Saxophonist John Kennedy captured the imagination of the audience with his mas-terly performance. Tap dancing and clownng were combined to advantage'by Jerry Keogh. Contortionist Clarssa tied herse'f in knots which would have confused the best boy scout. She demonstrated perfect muscle control. >.The master of ceremonies, Buddy Morley, gave polished impersonations of well known celebrities, also ably combining with Willie Berrigan in lomedy sketches. * Mention must be made* of the stage settings and costuming. The final performance • will be staged tonight. * .