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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20076, 24 October 1939, Page 2

OPERA HOUSE NEXT THUR., FRI., SAT. MATINEE SAT. at 2.15 p.m. International Varieties Ltd., in conjunction with Lau Fu Chung present THE GREAT •[NORTH CHINA p "Ifßoval Command Performers)*? ' .< =„V.V.VaV.VAW.W,V.V. This is MOT an advertisement BUT tile opinion of the Auckland Herald of 2/10/39. The North China Troupe of entertainers had a warm tvelcome at the opening of its season at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday afternoon and evening. The capacity evening audience was on many occasions held spellbound by the marvellous feats of acrobatics and balancing carried through flawlessly by different members of the troupe. As many as 15 took part, and when a number of them were on the stage together there was sometimes, more clever work going on at once than the eye or brain could follow. First in the Chinese entertainment came the swift and most graceful sword dance of Chiu-Chiu. The little nine-year-old Herbert Young, who followed, was an instant favourite, as with dignity and selfpossession lie rendered English songs in his rich, clear voice. His choices were “Little Drummer Boy,” “Rose of Tralee’’ and “Goldmine in the Sky,” and the audience was obviously most loth to part with him. Once the main troupe of entertainers took possession there was not a dull moment. Most, of their work was straight out acrobatics and balancing, but there was some juggling and magic and plenty of humour. As a foil to two girls who balanced very cleverly on large moving balls was the clown, who always appeared to have lost control of his ball, but yet never came to grief. These three piloted their balls up one side of a see-saw plank and down the other, and then repeated the process backward. Perhaps the most exciting turn to watch was. that of Wang Yule Chin, who balanced a chair on two bottles and then kept adding chair after chair until he was quite 20ft. up and almost hidden among the scenery. On the summit of this crazy ‘edifice he poised and posed and balanced on two sticks. One of the men proved himself a very clever and, amusing mimic, and his imitation of the calls of birds, the noises of fowls and cats and even the sound of a mosquito caused great merriment. Two of the young girls in the company performed various feats of combined contortion and water balancing. Of a distinctly sensational nature was the turn in which three of the men dived through small hoops set with daggers and surrounded with blazing torches. Another item which will not readily be forgotten was to s'ee one man balance a pole, perhaps 15ft, long, on his forehead, while a companion climbed up it and went through a series of balancing feats at the top. Of a quite different type was the exhibition one gave of sword-swailowing and fireeating. Box Plans for this Mammoth attraction are now open at TATTERSALL & BAYLY'S NIGHT PRICES: 5/-, 4/(Reservations at both prices,) Unreserved; 3/-, 2/-, plus tax.

MATINEE PRICES 3/-, 2/-, Plus tax. Children half price all parts.

Every child attending the Matinee will receive a handsome photograph of Herbert Young, presented personally.

Hear him from 2YH TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW at 5.30 p.m., and from 22M on THURSDAY at 7 p.m. There are also six European Vaudeville Specialists who occupy the first half of the 'programme.

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