THE FAMOUS DIGGERS NEW REAL GIRL SHOW.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2482, 19 September 1922, Page 3

THE FAMOUS DIGGERS NEW REAL GIRL SHOW.

TOWN HALL, FOXTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th.

The Famous Diggers is one of the few i ravelling companies which have survived the strenuous period we have just passed through and it speaks well for the merit of its performances that this war-born organisation has been able to hold its head up in the hard times. Recognising that better times are ahead, the management decided to produce an all-eclipsing programme which has left all previous efforts far behind. A fine new comedian and dancer, Jimmy Norton, known throughout America as “Tljat London Boy,” has been imported to New Zealand to assist Joe Valii, Tano Fama and Gus Dawson keep the comedy ball rolling. Mademoiselle Claire Gooley, a cantatriee with a delightful soprano voice, is an attractive young singer who adds delicacy and charm of manner to a wonderfully sweet voice. Gus Dawson is responsible for the many dancing features in the entertainment and he has devised some fine ballets for the “Superb Six” Dancing Girls who now grace the show. Broad laughable burlesque and clever satire with smart jokes of the unhoary type characterise the evening’s entertainment, and such side-splitting absurdities as “The Rest Cure,” “The A.B.C. Restaurant” and the quaintly funny “Roof Garden Scene” are calculated to raise a laugh from the most blase theatre-goer. Stan Lawson will be seen in “he man” parts and his histrionic ability stands out greater than ever. Claude Bell, the new baritone, has until recently been singing under Harry Musgrove’s management and was selected in Australia from forty-six applicants. The big Orchestra is still a feature of the show.