ST. JAMES THEATRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 536, 13 December 1928, Page 15

ST. JAMES THEATRE

REVUE ENTERTAINMENT Laugh- provoking sketches are delighting audiences at St. James Theatre where George Ward and the “Whirl of Mirth” Revue Company are showing. The entertainment is particularly bright in short sketches in which George Ward, Charles Sherman and Frank Moran are seen in much humorous work. George Ward’s appearance on the stage is the signal for a burst of merriment, his stage get-up and comical antics giving the audience plenty of opportunity for mirth. The three, together with Vernon Sellars, make a very amusing quartet. Vernon Sellars takes fresh honours in a number of well-executed songs, especially in a duet with Patsy Hill. Colleen Hope is also heard to advantage. Kathleen Ward plays Lizst’s “Liebestraum” in a charming manner. The Charleston Symphonic Six, which is undoubtedly the best jazz band to visit Auckland for some time, is heard in new numbers. Sid Clark and Frank Wilson in solo numbers prove very popular. In concerted jazz numbers the band excels, “All Alone” being a particularly attractive novelty number. The second half of the programme is taken up by a delightfully humorous sketch entitled “Don’t Lie to the Wife.” in which Ward and Sherman take the honours as the husband and friend who have been visiting Coney Island when they were supposed to be in the mountains. Curly Sherwood, as the suspecting wife, gives a good performance. The principals are assisted by a bevy of charming girls who sing and dance in between times.