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ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE ROYAL TOGOS. A SENSATIONAL PERFORMANCE. The appearance of the Royal Togos at the Empire Theatre provided an entertainment of an entirely novel and stupendously sensational character, with thrill enough in it to satisfy the most , reckless and daredevil spirit in the audience. The programme was opened by Uno Togo, who proved himself one of the cleverest jugglers ever seen on the stage. His first display with a tennis racquet and two balls was sufficient to demonstrate the cunning of h'l3 hands and the unfailing accuracy of his eye, but this was a mere baby game compared with his later work. He nejet produced a fan, and with it he fairly mesmerised the two balls. He then opened up a big j Japanese umbrella and spun it lound, and successively balanced on the top of it and spun them round, first a tin lid, then | a penny, and lastly an egg. The latter he also threw about the stage with the skill of a wizard, catching it in his hand, 1 and 011 a plate, and at the end breaking it to show the audience that he was juggling with no "make-believe." stunt in the opening item was a sensational display of juggling with three lighted- torches, which lie threw about in the darkness with amassing effect. At the conclusion of the item, he received tremendous applause. In the second part of the programme he appeared with his brother George in a series of juggling displays and balancing feats, any one of which the average trickster would feci prou3 to master. Finally, Uno gave a display with six sticks in the air at one time, a feat which is said to have been accomplished by 110 other juggler in the world. The sensation of the evening, however, was provided by George Togo, who walked up a steel wire suspended between the roof of the building, from just in front of the dress circle, on cne tide of the theatre, to a point on the floor near the corner of the stage on the opposite side. The walk up waj thrilling, but the slide down backwards was something to catch the breath, especially when this was repeated while the performer was blindfold and had his head in a bag. The offer to carry any young lady 011 his back up the wire and down again did not find anyone Trilling to accept. He was given quite an ovation on completing the act.

In support of the Togos, Louis Alsace proved a wizard on the violin. He played a number of selections, and on being encored played some 'cello solos. .In response to an insistent recall he introduced to the audience a new instrument of his own invention, called the Alsacephone, which looked like half violin, half gramophone. It, was played like a violin, and produced an effect remarkably like a human voice. Miss Wendy Dale and Mr Alphonse appeared in a number of comedy sketches, which found much acceptance, and Miss Lalla Knight (soprano), who is new to local theatre-goers, sang several songs, for which she was heartily encored. The accompaniments were played by Miss 0. Hana Mitsu, who also played the overtures to each part of the programme. The Royal Togos give their final performance in Yew Plymouth to-night.

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Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 8

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ENTERTAINMENTS. Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS. Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 8

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