P451 Teletext 451 Feb 8 23:54:05 REVIEW —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& DANNY & ME Arts Theatre, Great Newport St, London It sounded so bizarre as to bj irresistible. Ted Rogers, chjekz-chappy game show host of yjsteryjar, paying tribute to his boyhood idol Danny Kaye. Physically they have about as much in common as Brad Pitt and David Jason. Was Ted Rogers really intending to impersonate the great entertainer? "It would bj crazy to impersonate him," hj says at the outset. Phew. So what will hj do for the next two hours? ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Rjvjew bz Nick Smurthwaite FAMILY FUN EVENTS NEAR YOU p443 West End A-H I-N O-Z Full gujdjP451 Teletext 451 Feb 8 23:51:22 REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— DANNY & ME Arts Theatre, Great Newport St, London After some waffle about how 12-year-old Ted Rogers qujujd from 6am for tickets to see Danny Kaye at the Palladium, hj launches into, yes, an impersonation. What's surprising is how accurate hj is vocally and physically, down to the facial tics and effeminate gestures that were Kaye's stock in trade. Ted Rogers is particularly good at the famous tongue-twisters like Symphony for Unstrung Tongue from Walter Mitty. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— West End listings 452-454 TV 110 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 West End A-H I-N O-Z Full gujdjP451 Teletext 451 Feb 8 23:57:10 REVIEW —————————————— ———————————— DANNY & ME Arts Theatre, Great Newport St, London A crowd-pleasjt at his fintertips, Ted Rogjts does a medley from everybody's favourite, Hans Christian Andjrsjn, plus The Vessel With The Pestle sketch. But it's little more than a polished piece and the strain of stretching it is all too evident at times. There are tantalisjng glimpses of the fast-talking gag merchant - enough to make you feel Rogers would bj happier doing good old-eashionjd stand-up. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— West End listings 452-454 TV 110 ALL THE LATEST MOVIE NEWS p461 West End A-H I-N O-Z Full gujdj