AMUSEMENTS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10685, 12 July 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS

A GREAT ATTRACTION.

Mastertf/n playgoera are. to have an opportunity, of witir.ossiing one of the finest Minstrel 1 " and Vaudeville combinations ever seen in Masterton. Tito English and American Minstrel and Vaudeville Company will open a three night*' season at the Town Hall, commencing on July loth. The Company ha.s just eomploted a very successful seastim of .eight nights at the Opera House, Pa'lmerston North, and no fewer tlmn. 10,500 paid for admission to witness this great entertainmerJt. The Company consists of sixteen English and America,™ artists, including •audi we.ll known, performers as Miss Ada Fields, charming English eerio a'nd dancer fllate Alan Doone Co.); MrCfliarles Archoe, one of America's foremost coloured comedians and ragtime dancers; Miss Belle, dashing isoubirette and cam impersonator; Miss Lena Gambier, ,serib and danger; Mr Pat Reese, America's comedy king and eccentric comedian; Mies Von end ma u. and expert dancer; the Musical Marrn'ons, The Scott Brothers, patter comedians; Reeves and Boaie, 'comedy sketch artists and laughermakers, and many iotlrers. The star ■act is that of Gardiner and Le-Mar, the world's greatest jiu-jitsu experts, Mho.will ■present their great and sensational' 'original novelty act 'entitled "The Hooligan and ,the"Lady." Of this act the New Zealand Times says:

"Much- lias "been heard of this effective menus of seW-defence adopted by the Japanese, and termt'd jitijit>su, bait 'never have its great merits been so clearly demonstrated as in t-h'e ) original turn, given by Gardiner and I Le-Mar. First of a'll Miss Le-Mar, ' a yuppie and graceful young lady, executes a series of 'holds md locks upon Mr Gardiner, who taps the floor as a tok-m of defeat ■when the pains' ■become unbearably-. It is, however, in fhoii' great -act wihere the hooligan attacks the 'lady that the auJicmt-e ar-3 brat nble to obtain a practical idea c'f how a person equipped with 1 a knowledge (of jiu-jitsu can triumph over a much iKtiroiiger opponent. TJw hooli- ! gan attempts to steal the lady's purse, but is immediately overpowered hy a neatly executed jiu-jitsu throw. Attacks uipon th? lady with a chair, a bottle, a f.'tick, a knife, a revolver, and a pistol all fail. The Japanese art of so'if-defcnce is practised by the lady with happy results. By the 'way «f satisfying anyone isn. the audience 'who may be inclined to doubt it-he gcnuincr.ir.sr.' c'f the exi hi.bition, persons are invited 'on th? tstagc, and ione or two* holds put c« them by Miss Le-M;n\ go as to remove any wrong impression. Gardiner and Lc-Mar's act is a. (kvldely unique a,v.'d r?fincd one, and is characterised all through with the utm-rat neatness and grace." The Vaudeville Company will Introduce tire- ever popular minstrel first part, in which th-? whole Company will take part. It \v rjn-t very .often that such a great ccmfiinaticav visits M,asterton, and r.,?ed-o-.s to say there will 'he a crowded house on the .opening night. We adI vise readers to ibook early, to avoid i I disappointment. The -prices are 3<?, 2s . and is. ' '