The New York Clipper (January 1920)

32 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER January 21, 1920 BOSTON, MASS. WEEK JAN. 1» LID LIFTERS BURLESQUE Wni HARRY LANG Rave as 7cm will over regular comedian*, yon can wager that Harry Lang always rnns Inside the coin at every start and for real fun, always cops and brings home the bacon In a stroll. Edna Raymond, Tl Penney, Rata Denies and a Ere wire cfaoms of twenty dancing beauts trip in with snow that's the real silk from lid to taps. 1st WEEK OF JAN. 26 ALL JAZZ REVUE It sure will be "Jssa Week** an right with these 'assy j"—■ in town and yoor old gal Lou Powers win bud 70a a cnung of lanshter all right. Uargte CatUn Is always the top favorite In Beantown and the Johns and Wise Willies an waiting at the stags door now. Pearl Hamilton, Radlne Grey, tie aCorette Sisters and a chicken chorus will get yoa strong, bo. BLUE BIRDS WEEK OF FEB. 2 Labelled. "A Bird of s Show"—so yon know It's some high flyer from the start. In this flock yonll pipe Bitty Kelly. Arthur Lanning. Helen Andrews, Dottle Ray, Ruby Wallace, the famoos dolls and a atnooth loosing bird of a eboroa. Yoo.11 want more than "A Bird's Eye View" of the bunch. World Beaters WEEK OF FEB. 9 The "World Beaten" brass* in with a whirlwind of joy that*a the real sugar and will create toe bis atlr In Boston town. YOO.11 know this wise bunch the moment they hike to the Ughtm. Walter Brora, Jack Kinnard, Leona St. Clair, May Hamil- ton and tiie harmony boys look to the pep. SLIDING BILLY WATSON WEEK OF FEB. 16 Bars comes the King of them All—and known wbererer burlesque Is known as the greatest ever—he'll top yon off with a thousand laughs and his wise chatter and a*4r*«i humor will pat yoa on the sunny- side) of "Fas ATenne." All Boston win take a holiday the moment Billy slides In, and If yoa want to bare a merry smile rhsrlnr across year dial all the time, yast lamp this boy. the Telocity comedian of the burlesque world. Always something doing 1 tin 11 it the old. Howard BURLESQUE NEWS (Continued from pare 29) "LONDON BELLES" CHANGED ROUND IS A BETTER SHOW The Rose Sydel "London Belles." as seen at the Casino. Brooklyn, la a far dif- ferent show than the one we caught a few months ago. The show, when we saw It last, was a good one. bat Owner Campbell wanted to improve It. So lie has made a number of changes In the cast. The only principals left are Chester Nelson, George Banks, Steve Paul, the Tasmanian Trio and Lester Miller who works with the Taaman- lan Trio In their specialty. Ail the lady principals are new, as well as Lee Hoyt. The show has been changed around some- what and the comedy has been strengthened considerably by the addition of Hoyt. The musical numbers are also getting better re- sults. Nelson is dividing tne comedy with Hoyt. The former, doing bis well known "rube" character, Is working In his usual clever way. Hoyt is doing an eccentric "Dutch" comedy role. He Is a fast and hard worker. He also has a funny make- up and Is working in mlss-nt clothes. Steve Paul Is handling the characters and be puts each one over very well. George Banks Is still doing the "straight" nicely. Mabel Lorraine is the new prima donna and she is also new to burlesque. She is a tall, stately, young woman of pleasing ap- pearance. She nas a good singing voice and renders her numbers exceptionally well. Her costumes are pretty. Kitty Madison was never seen to better advantage than she Is' In this show. She bubbles over with youth and life in every- thing she attempts. She reads lines Intel- ligently and puts her numbers over with a punch. Her dresses are attractive and pleasing. Baby Lusby is the Ingenue soubrette and one of those girls who Is tight at home in leading; a number and in any scene or bit she is called upon to do. She does nicely and displayed a pretty wardrobe. The Tasmanian Trio, and Miller, simply cleaned up in their specialty. They sing, dance and play musical instruments. Miss Lorraine's single in one was appreciated when she sang a number. Rose Sydel Jr. opened Monday night with the show and Jumped in without a rehears- al. She worked as though she had been in the show business ail her life. Sid. KAHN'S SHOW, LAST WEEK, PLEASED WITH COMEDY AND PEP A crowded house was on hand at Kahn's Union Square Theatre last Wednesday after- noon to see the stock company playing there. A good, fast show won favor and the audi- ence liked the numbers offered. The show was in two parts, the first being called "Home Sweet Home" or "Thanksgiving at Sing Sing," The burlesque followed and was on the programme as "Broadway After Dark." Both were by Joe Kose. The en- sembles and numbers were staged by Solly Fields. The first act offered plenty of comedy bits, staged In a set representing Sing Sing prison. Joe Rose, wearing a chin piece In his "Dutch," and Harry Koler, bis Hebrew, put over the comedy situations to the amusement of the folks out front. Wenn Miller handled the "straight" very well and worked nicely with the comics. Miss Lorraine has returned again after several weeks absence and it seemed good- to see her. Norma Bell wore some attractive gowns and offered "Now's the Time," "Budda. and "You're Only Foolin' Around," very nicely. Helen Adair, looking pretty, sang "Up in the Air," "Ton Ain't Beard Nothing Yet" and "You Said It" in her usual pleasing manner. Her dresses looked well. Grace Howard worked with plenty of pep and, in fact, displayed more speed than at any time we have seen her in the past. In- jecting lots of it Into all her numbers. "Poor Little Butterfly," "Blue Eyed Mary," and "Swanee Shore" an took encores. Miss How- ard's costumes were dainty and pretty. The pick-out number of Miss Howard's, which developed into a Dance of Nations, with the girls of the chorus dressed in native costumes offering the dances, was prettily staged and nicely done. The "False wife" bit went over weB as given by Koler, Rose and Miss Bell. The "Lore** bit pleased as offered by Rose, Koler and Miss Lorraine. The "Wlaning Book" bit was wen taken care of by Rose. Koler, MHler, and the Misses Adair, Ben and Howard. There were many more bits that went over for laughs, with musical numbers sandwiched in between. The girls an worked wen In the chores and the cortrnnes looked well tram the front.—8n> SmiiAN TRYING VAUDEVILLE Sam Sid-man, the burlesque comeSIan, Is going into TSradevillev In an. act. _ writ-ten by Biffie K. Wells, called "Good-By For- ever." The get, whicJ win be known as Sam Sidman and Company, win be han died by Lawrence Schwab. Bridgeport Evening Herald, January 9, 1920. PARK BURLESQUE OUT OF ORDINARY Al Reeve; Beauty Show featuring Dick Fitzgerald and Jack Carroll playing at the Faik Theatre is without question one of the best burlesque shows seen here this winter, possessing an array of talented singers, dancers and comedians. The show held the interest of the audience at all times. Fitzgerald and Carroll pulled a good line of funny original chatter, they worked together .and were at their best in the one-act farce entitled partners. One of the features of the burlesque was the singing of Peggy Moore, who possesses a sweet soprano. voice not usually en- countered in a show of this kind. The dancing- by Ada. .Morse in the Sultan's Throne Room, a one-act farce, is worthy of high praise Before going further we must make mention' of Al Reeves, who appeared personally in the slumming- scene to greet his old Bridgeport friends. Reeves had the house in an uproar for fully twenty minutes. Al has played Bridgeport for over thirty years and is still full of pep and pulled oft-a line of comedy that took big. Reeves closed bis monologue with a tug musical number, "Tell Me," led by Brown and Wilkinson, assisted by the entire company. In this number the orchestra was dropped. Reeves playing the piano for same, making a novel finish to the big slumming scene. Ruhi-ii and Rosa, two pretty girls, did a musical act consisting of a violin and an accordion, also came in for their suare of the applause The chorus of the burlesque is rather better than usual. While the girls are not all Mary Pickfords, they do possess voices which they use with plenty of pep. The dancing by the chorus was excellent. The scenery used in the four one-act farces is fitting and expensive. The cos- tumes, both for the principals and chorus, axe appropriate and handsome. In clos- ing, the work of the Big Four Quartet. including Stanhope, Dairy, Brown and Pickett, which sang: several selections, must be given favorable comment. The quartet possessed excellent voices, which had al- ready favorably impressed Bridgeport theatregoers, when they appeared in vaude- ville here on previous occasions. HARRY MORRISEY JUVENILE BEN WELCH REVUE WM. f. (Billy) HARMS THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES . HOBOKEN, N. J. (Member of T. B. C.) JACK GIBSON DOING STRAIGHT AND GOING STRAIGHT WITH LEW KELLY SHOW THEATRE ATTRACTIONS HUDSON i Theatre. West 44th St. Eves. IX. Mats. Wed. Sat. 120. BOOTH TAR*CINGTON*S CLARENCE r»f TISTsT Theatre, West 42nd St. ELTlWGEi« s - at »& Mat. Wad. A H. WOODS Presents THE GIRL IN THE LIMOUSINE "100 per cent fonnier than "Fair * Wanner/ 1 '—Ev. Mail. "Took the lid off the laagha.**—Ttmaa. F. Broadway * 47th St. Keith's Mat. Daily it 2 P. M. 25. SO and 75c Every Night 25, 50. 75. $1, $1.50 Moaconl Brothers, Four Mara Brothers, AHan Rogers, Dtagan 4 Raymond, Last Night, Mac Claire Forbes, The Brssnts, Brflociair Bros, Kinograms, and Thomas E. Shea. FOtt EVERY ONE t£ HIPPODROME PALACE Happy Days EVERY DAY MATINEE Happy Prices—Seats 8 Weak* Ahesal Theatre, 42d St. W. ol Broadway. Eves., SJO. Hats. Wed. 4 Sat 2J0. REPUBLIC A. H. WOODS Pressure Tne SIGN g DOOR Knickerbocker |« J€?fi sssssskai W. I iilsrss's IV e slm n aaa of VICTOR HERBERTS Bast lisssleal Play "ANGEL FACE 99 With ■ Cast of Ye" LYCEUM West 45th St. •LIS. Mats. Than, tad Sat 2.15. • DAVTD BELASCO rYses-ts . INA CLAIRE r£3&_ THE SOLD Altty HCspVQasWs* BeJ asco DAVID BELASCO W. 44th St. Eves. Sill Mats. Tfanrs. & Sat. 3:15 •IV- LEONORE ULRIC=: In TheSON-DAIJGBTER A plaj of New China by George Scaxborongh and David Betasco OLYMPIC a*«rt* TENIPTERS Next Weak—BEAUTY REVUE Mt. Morris Theatre IMtb St. and Stfa Ave. Plsyin g- American Wheel Shows—This Week Bathing Beauties Neat Week—GROWN UP BABIES BrooklyH Theatres Q np A T> Jay nr. Fulton St. Mat. O 1 ±\ IV Tel. Main 1653. Dafty World Beaters Next Week—SLIDING BOXY WATSON Thursday Eve ahis. WreetUns Lv BsSsssT DlTstCstlOD Oaf Ga?0_ OOULIMI* Every JsasssSJ I Big fisiiss's X Casino Theatre! This weak Abe Reynolds Revue Next Weak BEN WELCH Empire T heat re 25th Century Maids Next Week. .SOCIAL MAIDS GAIETY =*£ STONE&PI1XARD Next Week—TEMPTERS