Dramatic And Musical

Free Lance, Volume I, Issue 40, 6 April 1901, Page 16

Dramatic And Musical

SOME time before eight o'clock on Saturday night it was a case of ' standing-room only" at Dixs Gaiety. The new programme proved to be brimful of good things, and went down like iced champagne in the torrid zone. Frank Clark was in the chair, as usual, and worked the audience right up to the top notch of hilarity. Uncarßrac" makes a fine opening chorus and Alf Hayden's, Joe Cowans, and Bob Hall's comic songs tickled everyone's risible faculties. Miss Olive Lenton's serio-comic 'Great .Big Wheel" made a great bic sensation, her singing and sprightly dancing being applauded to the echo. Mr Frank Clark also scoied with his fine de&cri P: tive song, "Masks and Faces and pretty ballads were nicely sung by Ida Clarkson and Nora Martin. j^ ■"(■ * The Gonzales Sisters, Lottie Lome, and Johnny Coleman were the ' stars of the second part of a highly diverting programme. Some new and wonderful feats weie introduced by the boneless Gonzales, and Lottie Lorne piled on the fun with "Do as the Romans do, "What oh' She Bounces," and If you want to come in, come in. As tor Johnny Coleman— well, he was Johnny Coleman. What more need be said, except that his specialties on this occasion were "Changed her mind, The Special Scotchman," and "The Undertaker " Frank Clarks sketch, "Kirkcaldie's Dummies," closed the performance with screams of laughter. A host of old favourites reappear on Saturday night, and Arnold Jarvis, rival of the great Cinquevalh, on this occasion makes his debut. Fuller's Vaudeville Company are still busy hauling in the shekels at the Choral Hall. The new weekly programme was received by the usual overflowing house on Saturday night, a considerable portion of the audience being good-humouredly content with room only to stand up in. Denis Carney is on the flowing tide of popularity. His comic songs and grotesque dances shake the house with one tremendous continuous guffaw of laughter. Frank and F.dith Beverley were highly successful with their piquant Society sketch, and Maud Faning, Lilhe Devere, and Jessie Verne were all loudly applauded for their several items. A sacred concert is promised on Good Friday night, and a splendid myriorama of South African views will be given. * * * On Wednesday last, I received the following wire from James Bain, the versatile and inimitable, who is now at Greymouth — "Alive, and doing well , opened here last night, £102." Mr. Fred. Bluett, who farewelled with a benefit at Fuller's A 7 audeville last week, went South in order to be married at Dunedin on Monday last. The ob]ect of his choice is Miss McKechnie, second daughter of Piper McKechnie, of Dunedin.