The Shaw's The Thing

NZ Truth, Issue 1209, 31 January 1929, Page 14

The Shaw's The Thing

MORE than a decade ago Dick White, IVi who now gathers the moss that falls to the lot of the successful entrepreneur, deserted his Bow Beds, and with his sister Dorotny and brother L.es. moved smoothly over various Australian "Boards" m a simultaneous dancing act billed' as the "Diek — Dorothy Trio, 1 ' and with the exception of a trip or two away, there he nas beeh ever since.

# * * "r» URLINGTON BERTIE" returns to U Australia some time this year. Ella Snieids brings him back for the Birch — Carroll management.

THE three pioneers of. the White A family have, during the interim, been joined by. their brothers Eric lOdgely, and comedian Clem Dawe, and from them has been evolved "Tiie Midnight Frolics," which have Dorothy, Les., and Clem as chief entertainer.., while Dick and Eric, m association with E. J. and Dan. Carroll, are now presenting a series of 'shows m Sydney, the first of which is "The Family Upstairs," and a j panto ih Brisbane. '

THE property man at J.C.W.'s waxed indignant.

"Give 'em ordinary cigarettes to smoke! Not on your life! There might be three packets of cheap smokes used on the shows yearly, but at ieast 10,000 packets of the more expensive brand are smoked, and as for cigars — half Coronas, nothing less."

TIM HUGHES, the Sergeant Mulone J of "Rose MarieY' plays the quartermaster m "Hit Tne Deck," which is at present being staged m Sydney. Jim used to be one of the pride of the ' old Twali circuit when Harry Riekards was at the helm. Time has not jarred his baritone voice one little bit.