Variety was the order of the
night with an excellent performance by eight of our members + close-up at the
tables on intermission
It was a family show with an
emphasis on the children. David Whitson, our president, was first act with a
performance just for the children, making excellent use of the egg bag. An act that has been used for years and
never fails to delight. He finished
with theme of the zoo and ‘find the kangaroo’
Next was seasoned children’s
performer Dennis Norman. One of his
best effects was Rocky the raccoon. A
puppet animal, Rocky went over his chest, up his arm and fell on the
floor. The kids loved it.
Dennis had a few kids up on
stage and made the most of the lights going off all throughout the Club, albeit
only for about 10 seconds!
Andrew Pickard, Warden, was
next with a superb bottle production from a book which was held in full view of
the audience. Bottle after bottle was
produced from the book. The final production was a bottle of red which was
opened, poured into a glass, whereupon he had a few sips. What an act !
Noel Clair came on with
sleight of hand with a jumbo coin and then a rope routine that was second to
none.
One of his favourite tricks is
Rat Face Jack…A trick involving a rabbit trap.
Not for the faint hearted !
He finished with a torn and
restored newspaper which is always popular as it very visual and the audience
can relate to a common newspaper
Intermission was only about 15
minutes. Enough time for the audience
to buy a drink from the bar and use the sandbox. During the recess, a number of our Club
members performed some close-up at the tables.
Special mention goes to Geoff
Clark, our newest member, who entertained both children and adults alike with
cards and ‘special effects’
First after intermission was
Grahame Holstein with a perfect demonstration of memory and recall. Twenty items were randomly selected by the
children and written on a white board.
Grahame achieved a perfect score of recalling every item by number. The children and adults were amazed.
David Blunden came all the way
from Sydney just to perform in the show.
This level of commitment was displayed in his performance involving a
floating balloon and a running gag with a Lota bowl under the guise of a leek
in the roof
Andrew Pickard, Warden, was
the last act with his signature ‘snowstorm in China’. A wonderful effect which delighted all
except the cleaners who had a monumental task sweeping up the ‘snowflakes’ !
All in all, it was a good show
and every child was given to opportunity of a balloon animal or sword if they wished…One
child asked for a bag for his cache of a dozen balloon animals!
