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JANUARY 1, 1921 Palace, Chicago (loviowed Monday Matinee, December $1) ‘A bitter winter day and Bee Palmer, Chicigo fon the program, both served to pack the Gi Paluce Theater early .todey.. Two acts, Sunley 200 Biracs and Joe Morris end Mio Exanbetl, both threatened to stop the show be headlining act was reached. aot tot tis wid bo outstanding feature, oorteen mioutes, In one. ‘Deo Stanley and Al Birves io “After the coh" In two, with a startof of decidedly lane comedy and a windup of wuch excellent dancag that the teem took. two encores and four tows after tea minutes, «The heels could tive beld @e show indesattely, according to ‘Be eodareace of the owners, : Velerle Bergere and (her company. fn “The Ho byikral Keith’s, Cincinnati Q@eviewed Monday Matines, Deoumber $7) rend the opener of the bollday “week show ‘he fateh, honors this afternoon. Brery seat in both the upper and lower boxes ‘snd the entire lower floor was Milled. ‘There were audience. Fern. and Marte seemed ¢ altuation, however, got @owa fo festiets, and tock three bows after fourteen and Mock, tn combination ef comely, danelog. Mack danced. commend ) (Continued on page 02) ook dats, five in. num! “The Billboard 9 B.F. KEITH'S ALAC THEATER NEW YORK (Reviewed Monday Matinee, December 27) K Heavy snowfall last night. with drizzling rain this morning, made the day anything but inviting for theater patronage. Two box-office lines, however, were employed to take care of the customers, who bought ticRets in sufficient number to take.up all the box seats and to finally result in possibly the largest “standing audience” that has favored this house in many, many days. All ‘were in by the end of ‘the fourth act, and they remained giued to thelr positions and seats until the final curtain a few minutes before'the five bell deadline. ‘This phenomenal feat of showmanship. can be attributed. to-Joe “Cook, who doubled with Alexander Brothers and Evelyn in their act, which closed the show. The overture, “The Buffalo News,” by Reeves,’ played ‘by the house musical school, under the direction of ever ready and hardworking Frederick F. Daab, got off on time. Kinograms to “Underneath the Palms,” by. Olman ‘and Golden, failed to show in its position and was not included in the program ‘as & finale, as was expected. Grace Fisher was listed in the early billing to ‘appear in the Harry Carroll act, but did not, being replaced by ‘Fern Rogers, ‘who got @ most pleasing reception and applause at the Minish of the offering. ‘Vaudeville may come and vaudeville may go, but to the novelty acts went the task of opening and closing and holding down third place: No stage waits to mar the oocasion, and it was generally voted one of the’ fastest and greatest ‘applause and laugh-getting performances seen at this house in. moons, possibly due to the holiday.crowd present and general merit of the entire collection of ‘Violations Of the etiquet of: public rostrum deportnient and the lack of knowing the class house in which they showed can be credited to two of tho acts, and they should be severely censured for their near insult to intelligent American ladies and gentlemen. R . 2:08—Mons. and Mme. Alf W. Loyal's canine actors, jugglers and acro took full stage, with special stage-accessories. . The finished for ‘this ‘wonderful and well-known somersaulting dog, “Toque, act. with applause sufficient to entitle it to a featured position on a vaudeville’ DIL This nor ity 1s too well known for further fescription or comment, having appeated here at regular intervals for many seasons. 5 . 2:08—Howard and Craddock; two colored men of light and, heavy shade, took “in one.” They open with a song off stage. ‘The singer, wheeling the Gancéf in @ baby carriage, while he is attited in baby apparel There is no redaon for this or the latter's effeminate: ‘voice and. mannerisms end hip contortions while stepping. One can yodel and the-other is an-exceptionally clever novelty dancer. If they would confine their work to manly displays ‘in evening attire they no doubt could have been called upon. for an early return date here. Leaving it to the audience to decide the merit of: performers in competition for applause has long since been listed in modern vaudeville a8 “done, but not generally accepted as of the day artistry.” 24—Charles O'Donnel! and Ethel Blair, with’ special set and. prop piavo; held full stage as “added attraction." ‘They were here on a previous not forgotten, judging by the applause they ‘@ great conception of acrobatic comedy of the assieted by Miss Blair in their home. wrecking conception, called “The Piano: Tuner.” It's a laugh from opening to the final ‘fall from the top of a stepladder placed on the instrument. Ho is not ‘S2ualed a8/a forward hoad-over-heel acrobatic comedian, Several curtains. _2:34—Bob Hall, ‘tho: extemporaneous song and patter humorist, came on th oneas the “extra added feature.” ‘opened with talking song about the ‘acts ‘on tie pill, and then followed with his usua} routine of singing of atdlence.and current events, making up his verse.by cues taken from thi assembled. They liked him and applauded him as of old, and his hit may be Usted as undoubtedly so. By way of criticism. it is evident he lacks the faculty of knowing the'“fitness of things” or he, would not link a dead gangster with a dead: ex*President, a. living President and the President-elect, for personal gain;;To make a gangster’a hero is vile in its insult to modern society. The! again, take his inferenee' that he would no ‘more parody “Bl, Eli” than-he ‘would the “Star-Spangled’ Banner,” is excruciatingly nauseating to the mental palate of intelligent loyal Americans. Take this stuff off the stage, Mr. Palace Booker. Bob Hall 1s too clever @ chap to be allowed to overstep the bounds in offense. f ‘2:55—Carleton Hoagland presented Harry Carroll and his “Varieties of 1920,” ‘with some changes in cast, business and the most perfectly tuned and speediest, Performance this clever vaudeville writer and showman has yet presented at cored with the afd of several of its own paragraphs and hits from press of ‘the continent, all well selected, J 8 Daniel Kussel offered Franklyn Ardell and ‘cast in what was named a farcical comedy’ of .1950 as “King Solomon, Jr.” as “Feature De Luxe.” Book by Franklyn Ardell and Walter Percival, Ruth Warren, Helen Goodhue and Grace White were the featured principals, with parts by Ma’ Mason, Peggy Bates, Marjorie Clements, Mary Gardner and Marjorie Sheldon. ‘This was a talk-fest with special setting, a prolog and a song finish. A man with seven wives, one for each day in the week, due to the prohibition plague of the date named above, was the plot. Some plot, that looked like it * was going to break in two after the first ten of fifteen sides played. To take Mberties with the sacred theme of marriage is risky business even for satire. ‘Tho house liked tt for some reason or other. ad ‘ . 4:23—Joe Cook, assisted by the Alexander Brothers and Dr. Cook, presented his one-man vaudeville show, in one and two, as.the “extra added attraction,” and he was that by reason of his comedy talents, versatility as a juggler, singer, musician, magiclan, ventriloquist and dancer. ‘This boy has more originality than some half-dozen’ others who would essay the art'of entertaining. _ Scored a solld legitimate vaudeville hit of large proportions as usual. He then jumped in and clowned the act! following by walking a globe, juggling, pantomime, other things. and a sand dance that woke the house up to the fact that Eddie Leonard, Pat Rooney and some more had better look to their laurels. 4:46—Alexander Brothers and Evelyn, reverse: ball. bouncers, took full atage and exampled the highest class artistry: possible extant in this line of ambidexterity. fi 4:56-—"t Want a Little Loving,” exit: march, -by Dugan and Daab—WM. JUDKINS HEWITT. Majestic, Chicago , Boviewed Monday Matinee, December 27) A falrly good, BIN at the MaJestic, bat not very well balasced. Also too long drawn out. Probably a fire next oor wan respoosiile for & plano act taking thirty-four minutes, Little Jewel ‘Faulkser and Company offer 3 miniatore.revue with marionettes that is quite preteatious and admirably bandied, ‘The antics of the puppets pleased a0d gained three cur Gelight of thetr-audience. A well-known and always popular number. ‘Thirteen minutes; in oe ‘Bayoune Whipple and Walter Houston Rave ‘geod, clean sort,-but with « laughing punch 24 ton, 0. 1. Taylor and B. F. Hi real hit af tho-day and stopped. eg I | i E i EB aie $8 fs ag Bs t H i i Bud i : = ER i & pete : i e wu PERFORMERS IN HOSPITAL Among the performers at the American Hosital, Chicago, are Paul Biese, eaxophoaist, re(ConEinued on page 22). :