ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 113, 6 October 1914, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE MIGHTY MOMUMIS OF MYSTERY. Tha Theatre Royal wa« we ll filled ast night when Leroj, Talma and Boseo produced their marvellous entertainment, the like, of which has mm tjeiorebeen witnessed in New Plymouth. -to use such a conventional term as clever ia connection with the various members of thm company of entertainers would not convey the slightest idea • of the extraordinary talents they possess. Moreover, tha sUuging and accessories' were on a par with tho elegance and finish of each of the turns submitted. Tie opening item was a fiiiccesßion of quick-ehango character impersonations, and though these were of a most varied nature, such aa a villain, /(.elieeman, soldier, courtier, conjuror dViephislo, 'Harry Laurfor «.i:d Fagin, each icprosentaition was perfect both as to costume and elocution, that of in his Last hours before execution rising to the highest pitch of dramatic arc It was a veritable triumph of genius an I versatility, and thoroughly merited the lieart/ji applaus© evoked'. Th c grotesque dancing of IWarncr ami White brought ihe greatest delight to the audience, the artists being again and again recalled. then followed a remarkable exhibition of juggling and balancing feats, eonimenoing with tossing and catching three 'chairs, balancing a lady aloft ou a pedestal and various other inarvc.lloin turns, all of which were executed with an ease and accuracy that elicited ereat applause. This was followed by a performance that fairly aroWrt | the enthusiasm of the audience, riancto fcucchi proved himself a veritable wiaud of the accordeou, and it is safo to say that no such instrument lias ever been seen or heard in New Plymouth. Whether it was a ballad, an' operatic selection orl a patriotic song, tho qfl'ect produccd was astounding, and especially was this tho case with the bugle call and tho tattoo, the latter beiiqg almost. vreird in its fidelity to the natural roll of the drums, but when thc MarseiUais« vas commenced the whole house rose, end enthusiasm rdaehoi the crowning; pitch as the strains of tho-British N«'tonal Axt'uem camve forth majestically froiui the wonderful instrument, most of those present joining their voices in the loiwirur theme, tho ajppkuisie *t tha filoss testifying to the patriottesu of the, people of New Plyinoirtfe lb was a truly memorable ecene. The second pat* of the eniartaiiiment consisted of a series of bewildering illusions in which dome ext'Riordinary c-ailnnot triejesi were •performed, imsnbei-* of the Company appearing} tittd- disappearing ia the mo&d puazjSng uiaiuiM.j,

Some clever oonjariag jurf sJeight-af-fcand tricks also afforded great amusement, especially M Boeco was continually producing rabbits from all sorts of placess, inrfudiug the coats of some of the members of the audience. There was a xivacity and contagious gooVlliumoj- ftmong tha performers that was rttnarkaMy rnfeTOour., ft od both the tricks of Leroy and Mdlit, Talmi W*rC/ if not new, yet certainly highly finished and artistic. The disappearing canary was one of the cleverest tricks that ■hare yet been- shown, and on» of the drollest was putting a rooster and a duck in a. box, from which the duck emerged with the rooster's head, and vice versa. Altogether, the entertainment was the most enijoyolble that has been given here for some time, and thoroughly merited the largo attendance which it attracted.