The New York Clipper (February 1920)

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32 THE NE ORK CLIPPER Feiwnary. A, 1920 B. F. Kahn's Union Square Theatre STOCK BURLESQUE—CAN ALWAYS USE GOOD CHORUS GIRLS Only Good Lookert and good worker* ihould apply. 52 week* a year. New York engagement No Sunday work. Salary, $20.00 Per Week attrmctiv* engagement in ahow btitrnw. Apply in HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL! HAROLD CARR JUVENILE-STRAIGHT WITH MILLION DOULAR DOLLS DOT MORTON MONTE CARLO COILS SOUBRETTE AND 1 l"! A UnDOf AL REEVES ARABIAN DANCER ADAMORSE BIG SHOW Ofform for n&xt St w » £^*lr -gf: T f | l i ■ lf» "A. th. Mmikrin, Acted th* Part JACK. WITTS ^/s^'^ w - ,,a " "■'r- -B03T0NIAN3- , straight WALTER AUSTIN AT M^.S? 0 rf OH! FRENCHT CO' ™?EF? CAIN "Con." Varirty says: Walter Auatin ii a good AFTER straight, dominating all hia lituations, wearing; bis SING Su& w 1 ?;ASSS? Uo « w ""'^ • h *"^ 1 K . JAN. 24th GLADYS "BIJOU WITH SLIDING BILLY WATSON SHOW 77 CARPOS BROS. MUSICAL EQUILIBRISTIC NOVELTY Dine tion E. K. Nadal, Pat Casey Al Swede Knapp Doing Black 'with the International Review rsi JONES <& JONES Southern Levee Types SAM WILSON Ti. only colored Entartaiaar ainging Hebrew aoaga and tailing starts*. KENNEDY & KRAMER ' r - IN DANCING ITEMS, FEATURING MAUDE KRAMER, •- Dm. cHAs. j. nrxpATJuac "THE HIGHFLYERS" •- Theatre— Qreen point. Style—Playlet Tune— Thirty minutes. Setting— Four, hotel room. ■This sketch deals with a "turkey" bur- lesque, show which finds itself stranded in Bevo Falls. The characters are three chorus girls, one of them known as "The Parson" and the other two as the Le Mona Sisters. Naturally enough, they want to get ont of the one horse town and back home. Money Is as scarce aa hens* teeth, however, and there is only one way of getting it and that is by "trimming" the town' cutup, who com- bines furniture selling with undertaking. "Parson? will not allow it, however, for, in order to get the money, the younger of the three girls will have to go with Beardaley the undertaker, on a joy-hunt with the usual results. * The other girl uses an old ruse to get her to go, but, luckily, "Parson" dis- covert! the plot in time to save the un- suspecting girl from the clutches of the he-vampire. A little preachment on the theatre follows, in which "Parson" makes a speech, the portent of which is - "we are not clever, we can't sing, nor dance, and so on, what are we doing on the stage?" "Parson" having relieved herself of the speech then tells the girls that she will take care of them and pro- ceeds to make a quick change. Presto, domino, chango"! We see a Salvation Army lassie. Ah, here Is a puzzle to undo. Easy. "Parson" is a Commander in The Salvation Army, whose work it is to go out with the worst burlesque . shows and bum revues imaginable and save girls from predicaments and con- vert them, if possible. Needless to say, there is a heart stirring speech about the Salvation Army and what the re- turned men think of it Also, needless to say, "Parson" converts.the two girls and then brings them home. The people ■ hi the act do quite well with their assignments, the heaviest part of the work falling, it seems, on "Par- son," who must keep the heart interest going despite the comedy of a red-headed girl and an undertaker who go out Joy- riding in a hearse. The act needs round- ing out. A little more work and it should shape itself into an acceptable offering. Its appeal will be especially strong in houses like the one it was reviewed in, where a family audience ia in the habit of gathering. a. K. NAT JEROME AND CO. :9 '-ftC : Theatre— Jeff ergon. Style— Playlet. Time— twenty-five minute*. Setting— Four, living room. This sketch was equally sprinkled with pathos and-merriment, and, though ■ built along old lines, brought oct many points discussed by families of today. The plot is drawn ■ around Mary, an Irish girl, the wife of Sammy, a Hebrew. ■ They have both agreed upon and signed separation papers and are preparing to go their separate ways when Mrs. Ryan. Mary's mother, enters. ■ She has just learned the condition of affairs when Sammy's father, played by Nat Jerome, enters. Father and mother then ally themselves in an-effort-to straighten out matters. After much arguing, during which time Mrs. *tyan displays a good deal of Irish wit and temper, the truth is learned. The younger couple, though married five years, have no children. The reason for this is' that the mother wants to 'bring them up in her religion while the father wants to have them take. to his creed. Sammy's father then asks what differ- ence does it. make and Mary's mother asks the same question. It then cames out that the two youngsters, didn't care either but thought their parents did. . Mrs. Ryan then tears the separation papers up and happiness again prevails. Mrs. Ryan and Sammy's father then leave the room together, leaving behind the impression that another mixed mar- ■ riage is not far in the offing. The act is well written and the prin- cipals play their parts well, especially Sammy's father, whose part, as the in- dulgent father to both son and daughter- in-law, is very good. B. O. • JOHNNY SMALL & SISTERS Theatre— AXhambra. Style— Singing and dancing. Time—Fifteen minutes. Setting— In two (special). -When reviewed, this act was very very much handicapped by being placed in a spot too early on the bill and, therefore, did not get the best that could be made ont of tile act Small and the two sisters use a very pretty setting, which makes a dandy impression on the audience before the act itself is started. Attired as kids, the two sisters start the act with a song about a boy and then quarrel as to who shall have him. Small enters, in the midst of this and, later, does a song and dance by him- . self. The girls also sing and dance dur- ing "the act, which includes some patter bits between Small and the girls. The closing number is a very neat finish in which one of the girls takes the part of a bride, the other that of the groom and Small appears as the parson. The act ia pretty from start to fin- ish. The three dance very nicely, de- liver their numbers well and have a number of laughs in their patter. At '. this house they were placed in number two spot, but, in a position lower down on the MB they can give a much better account of themselves. ■ G. J. H. WESTONY AND CORNELL Theatre— Audubon.. Style— Piano and tinging. . - . ,) Time— Sixteen minutes. ' ' ' ' I . I Setting— In one.. The beginning of this offering created a "hokum" impression when reviewed, and if it is done in the same manner in other houses, the audiences there will undoubtedly get the same idea. It took five men on a darkened stage to place a grand piano, alongside of which, on a stand, was an electric fan. When the lights went up, the piano was discovered to be a special one for concert work, owned by the act. - < Westony has been playing in vaude- ville with acts o£ this kind for the last few years.; He starts the offering with a selection which a sign-board, announces to be "Carmen Concert Fantasie." That he has exceptional ability cannot be de- nied. aJss Cornell follows the opening selection with a vocal-solo in which she renders a medley of operatic airs. "The Heroes of 1917" was the title of the next piano selection, which -Westony, using a French accent, announced as his own composition. This number is really an arrangement of allied national airs, played two at a tijne by Westony, which he does by rendering a different air with each hand. The rest of the offering is "ragstime," as i Westony announced. He said he would attempt to play syncopated num- bers, but really played them in classical manner, while Miss'Cornell sang. Whether or not Westony has ever seen France! or whether his. tempera- ment is such that he requires an electric fan to be turned on him while he plays, means nothing. The fact remains that he ia a corking good pianist, 'Miss Cor- nell- a very .pleasing singer, and- that they have a dandy act (1. J. H. '.■I. ,-•-•'. CLOSING PHILLY RUN u - PumjjELraiA, Pa., Jan. 31.—Raymond Httetabdc, in "Hltchy-Koo of 181S," will dose this week at the Forrest Theatre.