DIGGERS REVUE A Good Show

Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 1, 6 October 1942, Page 8

DIGGERS REVUE A Good Show

On the evening of October sth. Triggers Revue paid a welcome visit to Rangiora. The attendance was excellent, and by the.time the curtain went an the Regent Theatre was almost packed by local residents and ”boy” from Rangiroa Camp* The talent was good, and by the way* the show was produced, it was The talent was good, and by the way the show was produced, it wa» easily seen that the artists had put great deal of work into making it a success# The- items were varied,., including humorous sketches, ballets, vocals, duets, and some very.delightful music on the violin* The star ’’clown" of the evening was ’’Spud” Murphy, who was well known to everybody who came from Otago* Ths ballets were composed of ’‘ballerinas” 00 .pleasing to the eye (pcrh&psl .‘“ballerinas” found it difficult to sustain the feminine toush on. occasions, and often raised their legs daintily end kicked the next da;icer ;: in that part of the sady where icki ng is mos tly-directed* “The Awkward Scuad” is *lso worth mentioning, as it served to .bring more laughter from the audience than any. of the other sketches. One of the vocalists had a good bass voice and rendered ”01c- Man River” in a true Paul Robeson style. The Magicians earned a ?. M od deal of praise and gave the audience plenty of food for thought. A good all round evening’s entertainment* * G-B.L. OOuoOO -