ENGLISH PIERROTS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 284, 25 August 1921, Page 8

ENGLISH PIERROTS

The popularity of the English Pierrots was further enhanced last evening bv the change of programme. which was presented by the company at the Grand Opera House, before a crowded audience. Originality was the keynote of the performance, and nothing dragged; indeed, there was always that newness about the items which makes an entn tainmont of tho kind a period of pleasant relaxation After the company had mndft a breezy entrance in I icrrot“a±’ Miss Joy Rolls and Mr. Leslie Austin delighted those present with a plmnt-astical dance,' following which the company gave "A Light Good Son s , and Miss Rolls, Air. Austin, and company figured in a diverting episode, "Where’s the Girl?” Mr. David Lyles tuneful tenor was heard to pleasing effect in "For You ‘Alone.” for which ho was recalled—indeed, encores were the general order of the evening. Mr. Edmund Warrington made a big hit with tin impressionist ("bit,” .impersonating George Robev, and later Albert Chevalier in "Fallon Star,” which was dramatically interpreted. Miss Iza Crossley. Miss Lillian Colenzo, and Mr. Roy Cooke were associated in a highlyamusing farce, "-Hie Deal, stalling a London fiat, while Miss Colenzo, put on a clever, burlesque, "Oh, Cecil!” A classical Eastern piece, “The Goddess of the Temple,” depicting the five senses, was contributed by Miss Joy Rolls, and it was unite unique in its way. Five members of the talented little company combined in the production of a farcical sketch, “The Sleep Walker” (being the further adventures of Air. and Airs. Gilbert Fethergtone), and the soloists o* the Pierrots were again to the fore with ..acceptable numbers. Numerous other items, grave nnd gay, wore included in the bill-of-faro, including dainty dancing turns, which were greatly appreciated.,- By special request the laughable farce, "A Dud Drcam.” was re peated. in which the chief fun-makers were Edmund Warrington and Charles Lawrence. Alisa Betty Al’Lcod, who played the accompaniments, ami tho orchestra also assisted materially. The last nights of the season are announced.