SENSATIONAL ACT.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 10

SENSATIONAL ACT.

i —~»—.————— i ST. MORITZ SKATERS. . ‘AT THE \V‘AIKATO \VINTER SHOW. l Sensational indeed! When a short item. lasting some eight or him: minutes, can hit. the ordinary variety performance: from the rut of the mediocre into something extraordinary, the performers of that item must be of world t'ltlss. This can, \\‘l'lll truth, be said of the St. Moritz Skaters. Professor Uourttiesy, the inventor of the skating act to be seen at the forth—coining \\aikato \\‘inter Show has been skating since he was a tad of four years of age. During his varied career he has managed some of the bestknown skating rinks in the world. such as the Pavilion do Sports Montreaux and the Glion Ice Rink at Les Avantxs. He has. moreover. acted as skating instructor to Royalty, among his past pupils being King Boris of Bulgaria and King Alexander of Serbia. Professor (lourttiesy has also appeared in exhibitions before the late Lizar of Bussia. and the cx—Kaiser of Germany at Potsdam. ‘ Visitors to the Winter Show should

not. fail to see the .\‘t. .\lnrilz Skaters '1‘1193- possc‘ss that period combination of restraint and abandon. 'l‘liry smile um‘onverni'llly in the midst of tho gravrst {lflllLl't’l' \Vllll'tl is t-liarartr‘ristie only of ltn‘ iirsta'lnss artist. Thom: skaters \\‘liirl around at IIIIIIJ speed nu n raisml platform l‘Zlt x 12“,, the edge nt' \\‘liii'li spoils {II‘JIHL 'l‘llu pp" i‘nl‘mnnre or tilt-so illll‘lIlL" bkfllt‘l‘fi will thrill young and Illtl and tlmir (-xhiln. tion should on no account he niisst. 82L}