New York Clipper (Jul 1923)

July 4, 1923 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 25 NEW ACTS AND REAPPEARANCES REED AND MAYO Tbeatzt—Jefferson. Style— Singing-dancing. Tiiae— Twelve minutes. Setting—/n one. Two men clad in tuxedo coats, tan colored trousers, doing a fast routine of songs and dances, mostly the former. Their voices are good and delivery fair, but a trifle noisy, being that the qtiality of one of the voices does not harmonize so well with the other. They opened with a comedy song and followed it with a Mammy number. Ah eccentric dance came next. After sing- ing a short verse, one of the duo went into a dance while his partner played the clarinet, winding up that part of the act in speedy fashion. Another song was done and some intricate steps fol- lowed by both, one of them doing some tumbling also. The offering, with a little more work, ought to be as good as the average team of its kind, provided a little more polish is added to the singing end and making more musical. The dancing by itself is not enough to put the act over. M. H. S. BRADY AND MAHONEY TbeaUe—Proctor's SStIt Street. Style— Talk aitd songs. Tim^e— Fifteen minutes. Set^g—Special drop. Brady and Mahoncy are making their reappearance in the local houses in "The Chief and the Fireman," a vehicle tliey used ten years ago. Few, if any, changes . have been made in either the routine or dialogue since this act was first intro- duced by this team. The comedy motif lies in tlie straight as the chief, showing up the shortcominjK of the "hebe" comic as the fireman. The act is the sort of stuff that was a wow in the past decade and may do for a while longer on the small time. Two songs are introduced by the straight and arc countered with*- parodies 1^ the comic. The act was well received in next to closing spot here. If it were brought a bit up to date and a few new gags mter- polated to supplant some of the veiy ancient ones now being employed this would be a fair turn. E. J. B. JOHN SHEEHAN & CO. IhtAtn—Proctor's S8th Street. StylB— Comedy skit. Time— Fifteen minutes. Setting—/n three. Sheehan is assisted by a young woman in this skit, which is called "Information Wanted." The action is -set in a travel bureau. A friend has left Sheehan to pinch hit for him as clerk. The ^rl comes in seeking information regardmg various points of travel and his colossal ignorance furnishes the comedy slant. _ Although not overburdened with bristling or spontaneous wit, the skit can undoubtedly hold its own in the medium houses mainly through the efforts of Sheehan. The idea isn't so bad and could probably be developed to better ad- vantage if "oiled" up with some real gags. E. J. B. No. 8 mCE ONE PER COFV n Mmns tbe fouowin« oit-eke. UP-TO-DATE CeMDV UkJOIAL : 21 tanalit ■•HMm. 12 larlK Ml rvT« 11 M(im /uti far ■•)• ttt FibIl 39 San.FIra ttnUm. tmt VatrllMirt Art. A M-UniH FMh Aft A nralattUfMb Alt. 12 tmUn HIIlM Ftnt-fBlI. A tnmi Blntm nuM. wtf Mi Fivric m rrla MeNAlXri lOUBTDr Kk. I bjibiB* *Uir opr. m «1U tgf lajtiuRDa Mi. r u4 « r» ii.st. «ttk ' ' wm! McMAULY n tat lastk *bmt *tM TM« JOHN CLARK AND CO. Tbtstxt—Proctor's 23rd St. Style—Novelty. Tiine— Ten minutes. Stttinz—Special. This act is contributed by a comedy acrobat, assisted by a young woman, the latter being utilized for "dress." Gark affects an inebriated gent, tum- bles and is tossed all over the place by the yotmg woman. During the proceed- ings he gets in any number of 'clever falls that would have been spine dislo- cators for other than a finished acrobat The falls are worked in a manner to provide comedy and serve the purpose well. He proceeds to stack four or five tables and attempt stunts atop them that provide thrills. This stunt is some- what similar to that of Bert Melrose. The tables stagger from side to side, with Clark finally tumbling and breaking the fall with his hands and doing a clever somersault for a finish. The act is a good opener or closer for any bill. E. J. B. WALTERS AND STERN Theatre—125fA Street. Stylo—Piano. _ Time— Ten minutes. Setting—/n one. Walters and Stem are a team of bard- working and capable singers, who make up in ftp and delivery what they might be lacking in vocal ability. The pianist, in a pair of hom-rimmed glasses, opens by talking to some one off-stage nervous- ly and saying, "I'm through," then going into a verse and chorus of "While You Were MaVing Believe." At the fim'sh, his partner, a stout, good-natured looking man. comes on with a bouquet and acts the female part. Then they do a routine of songs both published and special and finish with an original version of "The Sheik." The act is well constructed and should prove acceptable on any bill. C. C. "BOHEMIAN LIFE" Theatit—Proctor's SSth Street. Style— Dancing. Time— Twelve minutes. Sttting—Full stage (special). Six people, sexes evenly matched, coinprise the cast of "Bohemian Life," which is just one of these fast Russian dance acts with all pantomime and no vocal or instnimental interludes between the dance numbers. The dances are for the most part, ensemble numbers, and included in the routines are also some duo and solo work. From a viewpoint of just dancing, the act might be called a fairly good one, but considering the angles of production, or novelty, it is just a good flash for the small time houses. G. J. H. BIGELOW AND LEE Theatre—iff^enf. Style— Piano. Time— Ten minutes. Setting—/n one. Two men dressed in white flannels doing a routine of published numbers. They open with a special introduction about the kind of numbers they are go- ing to sing, mentioning, incidentally, that they are new. This is not so. "They Use Nevercough," "It Am't Like It Used to Was," "Louisville Lou," and "Fan Tan Girl," "Louisville Lou" be- ing the only new number. However, they put their stuff over well and should make an acceptable act in an early spot on any bill. C. C. B. F. Kell h'* Bmdwa^ and 47tb SL PAL ACjE ""f ^ EVer^ PRE-EMINENT INTERNATIONAI. EMTERTAINHENT ALL STAR PROGRAMME BERNET AND DOWNS TlitMtX9—Proctor's 23rJ Street. Style—Talk and Songs. Time— Fifteen minutes. SettloK—/n one. Two men, one doing a comic of the Don Barclay type, manage to keep things enlivened with a routine of nifty nonsense and a couple of songs. The comic is a bom clowii, and has thera roaring with anything he attempts, while the straight is a clean-cut chap who makes an excellent feeder and dis- plays a pleasant singing voice in the two songs. During the rendition of "Annabdle" by the straight, the comic gets laughs through comedy interruptions and clowns all over the place much to the amusement of the mob. A comedy duet, "Topics of the Day," which seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of choruses, proved a corking closing number for the boys. E. J. B. BURNS AND ALLEN Theatre—Pror/or'j SSth Street. Stylt>—Talking. Time— Fifteen minutes. Setting-/n one. The male member of this combination is Nat Burns, formerly of Bums and Lorraine. The girl is new to us. The two have framed a good talk vehicle, which entertains throughout. Miss Al- len is not only pretty, but has a_ sweet, likeable personality that will hit with any audience. Burns does a "wise-guy" type of character in the act, the sort of chap that gets jewelry from women and who eats meals in their homes. Some of the talk, while not similar in lines, are similar in style to those used by Swift and Kelly. The finish con- sisting of a fox-trot with interniptions for gags, is a bit weak and should be bolstered up. With this done, they'll go nicely in the better houses. G. J. H. LA SOVA AND GILMORE Theatre—125(Ai Street. Stylo—Dancing. Time— Fifteen tmnuttt. SettSng-^pecial. The act opens before a special drop in one, the mafi^ in Tuxedo, singing an introduction about the kind of gin he wants. It then moves to full stage be- fore a special eye bearing out the same idea as the drop, that of a spider's web, which, for some reason, has nothing to do with the act at all. A girl is seated at a piano and plays the accompaniment while La Sova goes through a dance with Gilmore. A piano solo follows and then the two do a very excellent Harlequin dance, the outstanding feature of which is a sensational and altogether novel toe pivot. There is some more double danc- mg, a jazz toe dance by La Sova and for a finish the pair, use "Tomorrov Morning." finishing with a bridal dance. The act is well constructed, the dancing graceful and in many cases unusual and the act a welcome spot on any bill. C C MAR5TON AND MANLEY Tbtatie—Proctor's 23rd Street. Style— Talk and songs. Time— Fifteen minutes. Setting-/« "one." A mixed team, with the man doing an English "fop" for comedy contribute a more or less diverting routine of nifty nonsense threaded together with songs. The act is founded on the familiar flir- tation formula and while not overbur- dened with any scintillating wit, it has about the sort of stuff that the small time audience will take to. The man labors hard with the comedy and regis- ters in most cases, while the girl makes a good appearance and is an excellent "feed." Two songs, "Oh You Girls" and "When I'm In Society" provided ade- quate balance and gave the team an op- portunity to do some neat, if not sen- sational dancing. The act will do for the small time out can hope for nothing better. E. J. B. MURRAY AND ALAN the boya who took New Yoric by storm with their aoni^ 3,000 Years Ago By ALEX GERBER and JACK EAGEN Thanka to the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Ex'ce. Booked SoUd UntU 192S DURING THE NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE m \923:- oly uJy STracosc. Hoi ' lolyolee. Mut. iljjr 12,^ New Londoo. , olj 15,* Hendervon's, Goner lilaad. nJr IB. Horristovn. N- J. air S, Proctor's 23rd St. Goliunbia. Far Roclnway. Glotie. Atlantic City. Yoong's HiUiondoUar Ker, Atlantic City. Auk. 16. Guile. Vooa Beacb, L. L Sept 3, Washington. Sept. 10, FbOadelpliia. Sept. 17, Baltimore. Sept. 24, Fittaburgh. Oct. 1, Colambui- Oct. B, Cindmutt. Oct. 16. IndiaBapolia- Oct. 22, aeveland. Oct- 29, Toledo. Nov. S, Detrait. Nov. 12, Buffaloi. Nov. 19, Nov. 2S, Oed. 3, Dec 10, Dec 17, Dec. 24. Dec. 31. 1924:— Jan. 7. Jan. 14. Jan. 21. 28. 4, II. 18. 25, 3. 10. 17. 24. 31. 7. 14. a, 28. 5. 12. 19. 28. 2. 9. 16. Lawrence Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June TorooMx Moatrcal. Rochester. PAI-ACE. N. Orphenm. Riverside. Providence. Lowell. Portland. Manchcmtcr, Boston. New Bedford & Lawrence. Fall Riwer and Lynn. Haverhill and Fitclibure. Tray and Albany. Amttenlana & Schrncctady. Alhambra. Germanlown. Chester & WtlminEton. Asbnry and Look Branch. Plainfiefd & Wm. Pcnn. Keystone. AUentown and Easton. ReadinfT and Harrtsburfr. FUtbush. Broadway. Syracuse. Royal. Bnshwick. jcffersoo A FrankUo. Coliscimi & Far Rockaway. Dir.—Charles Allen M S. Bentfaam Office