LUNA PARK

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 16, 9 April 1927, Page 15

LUNA PARK

A SPLENDID PROGRAMME The performance of Bradley’s Monkey Hippodrome and Jazz Band, now at Luna Park, has been classed as one of the world’s supreme animal acts. This unique combination has drawn great crowds wherever it has appeared in Australia, and it will, doubtless, receive the same appreciation here. The attraction is magnetic. Upon the rising of the curtain the monkey band is seated on a dais elaborately dressed and waiting for the signal from the conductor. One almost hears him say “attention,” then from the first down beat of his baton the band opens with its overture, keeping in perfect time and perfect tune. Should any member show any laxity during the overture the conductor immediately singles out the player and admonishes him in language that is only understood by themselves. These interludes, which occasionally occur during their rendering of a piece are humorous in the extreme and are much enjoyed by the audience. The trainer, Mr. Siloski, who has controlled the act for the past ten years, attributes the great success it is enjoying to kindness and perseverance and the systematic daily training of the animals. A particularly strong vaudeville programme has been arranged, featuring the Prince of Ventriloquists, Mr. Fred Foley and his droll partner. Coster Joe Hong Kong Mysteries, where do the ducks come from, needle swallowing and the sensational bullet catching trick are but a few of the items presented. Pleasant and refresh • ing is the item entitled “15 Minutes in Cartoonland,” in which landscapes, snow scenes, caricatures and local sketches are draWn with lightning-like rapidity. A most novel and entertaining act, “Shadowgraphs,” is included. The “Temple of Illusions” and the great “Twentieth Century Mystery” should not be missed. The whole programme is brimful of merit.