THEATRE ROYAL.

NZ Truth, Issue 74, 17 November 1906, Page 3

THEATRE ROYAL.

Fullers 1 Entertainers.

Little Clara Keating opened the programme at Fuller's all week and did it m a way that suggested that if she could get a few good songs that would suit her, the lassie would strike out a line for herself. Her dancing is far ahead of the average. May Wallace, who is- a smiling and active 'girleen, did an impromptu on Wednesday night that "took well and gave pleasure to all," as the country reporter says. In ■ springing forward to accede an encore, the pretty dear slipped up and sat down with a thud she would sca-rcely t be suspected of being able to produce. Her confusion was great, but so was her "iturn." Lucy Roberts and Lucy Lavinia were '.both laid up with "flu," and Ruby Maxwell worked a single turn instead of a duo, and' worked it very well indeed. Credge and Gibson J s sketch "Her Other Husband" is attenuated' but e;ood, a-nd was filled out by Maie's graceful and finely-roh-ed skirt dance. But the star of the j week has been Miss Bertha Miller, j society entertainer, who took the house by storm with her "Theatrical Entertainment." She changed considerably on Wednesday night, putting on "A Country Concert," m the course of which she gave— as her own contribution to the said concert, by request, at a moment's notice— what sho said was "something none of y.ou r know." Then she played the introduction to "In the Shade of- the Old Apple Tree," and the bouse began to titter, scenting a joke upon it. It did not titter long, however, for the fair young artiste ran off into a superb series of variations on the theme, thought out and arranged by herself, that mado the air cccruscate with instrumental brilliants that vied with those on her pretty fingers. At the close the papked house 1 fairly rose at the player and she was compelled to bow again and again before she could proceed with her clever imitations of others who assisted at the "country concert." Miss Miller is a distinct acquisition to the Fuller circuit and adds a tone of refinement and art to the evening's entertainment. Val Newton'?, songa (particularly "Off to Philadelphia") are excellent. Miss Roberts was back m the bill Thursday night! but was obviously suffering;. Arthur Tau chert and Harry Linden supply a lot of noisy fun, the latter's painfully noisy. Amy Blackie struggled against a bad cold. Ida Berridge is chic and immensely popular, but why dent she stick to dialect things like "He Kissed I Once." That's her Ions; suit, and she should stand or fall by it. She wouldn't fall. The Driscoll Brothers, Rex, and the Bioscope (one horrible picture of robbery and murder on a train being; repulsively thrilling) go to make U P a irpod programme. Last night several, new artists, including Fred Leonard, equilibrist, Joe Charles, sinking comedian. Florrie Swift, serio, and Master Norman Mudford, soprano balladis-t. joined the company and scored heavily.