THEATRE ROYAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1736, 29 April 1913, Page 8

THEATRE ROYAL.

This week's programme docs not descend a whit from tho excellent standard which has of Into been set by the 1 uller-Bren--11 nil management at tho llieatre liojat. Chief among tho ncwcomerp last cvcnnur wero tho Iferaldos, whose ainaziue performances have not been the bit cs.» nggerated: by advance notice?, lliey are acrobats of tho highest order, and : do their daring work with a speed and precision which catches tho breath and vets the blood tingling in'tho veins. lheir pyramid acts are the best seen in Wcltincion for many a long day. and tho diversity of 1 heir aerial somersaulting, straight and twisted, is something to be remembered. Tho climax of tho net was hfiii>rnisnig in its intrepidity. One acrobat took Ins stand upon tho lowered end of a suuuL seesaw, whilst another sealed himself on his shoulders. A third stood three feet behind tho two. and a fourth mounted a pedestal directly above the reverse eml of tho see-saw. Then at n preconcerted signal tho njan on the pedestal .lumped on to tho raised end of the see-saw jerking the other two high into the air, where iliey pomcrsaulted, and came down lieully on tho shoulders' of the waiting athlete, landing in a three-nian-high pyramid, from which the top man turned a "munttwisted somersault to the stage. The act. evoked a storm of applause and ensured a great reception to the visiters during the rest of their slay in Wellington. Another new performer last evening was Carl jlnrlyu, who induced plenty of laughter. by his ludicrous acts. If there be any trade unio namongst conjurers, .Merlyn is surely a black-le£, and is likely to be dono to death in some way, for as soon as ho performed a iru'le he, with humorous nonchalance, allowed Ihe audience to "see through it." The Airlies. the Losses. and the Clardy boys, and the Harmonious Hu.xhatns all acceptably to the programme, and tho "Sercnadors provided a capital first part. In (his section of tho entertainment Miss Elsie Barber sang "SpooniniT in tho Moonlight," which was illustrated by some excellent comedy snap-shots; Mr. Murk Phillips sang "A Woman's Way," and Sir. Norman Leslie told the "Story of a Tin Tack." Hiss Edith Uuxhnm. who is a great favourite sang the specialty son? "Cigarette" with choral trimmings, and Mr. Sam lo Mert whistled "II Bacio" tunefully. Tho Huxhani Trio were particularly good ill an adaptation of Pieealomini's sone "Ora Pro Nobis."- Willi such a lull the Koval should be well ualronited this week.