The Billboard 1923-09-22: Vol 35 Iss 4 (1923-09-22)

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GALEF 75 Chambers Street, NEW YORK CITY. 4 resonant voice that carried to every part of the house, and leading the girls onto the runway gave the patrons just a taste that made them hungry for more. Straight Elilott and Soubret Bedford in a patter brought on Comic-in-Chief Bentley with his big violin case and miniature violin, singing several parodies that went over for repeated encores, whieh he (Bentley) fully merited. May Belle, a slender, stately, blond prima donna, was vocally able and personally attractive in her fash of form in white tights, and on the runway May gave an artistic flash or two and had them calling for more, but ber sumber was well nigh ruined by the offensive ‘‘grind” of two fat and flabby choristers, one a red and the other a black-baired girl who played it up unnecessarily strong. Straight Elilott staged “‘meeting women with theater ticketa’’ for the comics gnd feminine principals, followed by the kissing of girls bit for the comics. Comic Bentley and Prima Belle, in the packing and unpacking dress-suitcase-domesticquarrel bit, put it over great. Scene 2 was a street drop for the comics with a profile prop, ‘“‘women catching auto’’, for Ingenue Lusby and Soubret Bedford to get out, walk and be inveigled back for a ride, in which double entendre was dominant but worked sufficiently clever to be inoffensive. Juvenile Rauth proved his ability to put over a blues song in excellent voice, and interpret a card game in a descriptive manner for a big hand. Scene 3 was a pantomimic sketch in which Straight Elliott entices model-posing Prima Belle into his studio and frustrated by the forcible entry of Belle’s sweetheart, Juvenile Rauth, for a personal conflict with him. It was decidedly realistic, all the more so as the pantomime was maintained until the finish. During the act posing models were seen thru transparent picture frames on either side of the studio. Taking the act as a whole it was something classy for burlesque and made a fitting finale. PART TWO Comic Bentley came out in front of the drep to boost next week's show. Scene 1 was an elaborate Hawaiian Island scene of splendor for Straight Elilott and Ingenue Lusby, in song, to herald an approaching ship from which a gangplank was lowered for the company to disembark for an ensemble number in Hawaiian costumes, led in song by Soubret Bedford, who put over her acrobatic dancing in an admirable manner. There are ‘few soubrets that can put it over with the pep and personality that Soubret Bedford can, which made her offensive grind on the runwey all the more inexplicable. That it was offensive was made manifest by the exit of two women from the audience while Soubret Bedford was ‘falling’ for encores for a few morally degenerated, while the majority of the audience sat in silent disapproval. The comics in the ‘‘dying-to-live and livingto-die’’ dialog went over for laughter and ap plause. Straight Elilott, staging a ‘‘betting-on-boats"’ 450 cambling bit for the comics, was immensely successful. Straight Elliett staged the ‘‘lost pockethook, she won't take it’, for additional laughter and applause, Soubret Bedford, in a pick-out number, redeemed herself, and Gilda Brown, Bobby Fields, Miss Lang and Isabel Savoy made good in their respective turns. Straight Elliott staged the “booze candy” for Comics Bentley and Carlton and Prima Belle worked up a laughing, gown-stripping ‘‘jag’’ exit that was a classic of clean and clever comedy that would bave been spoiled by a less clever actress, A burlesque wedding led up to the closing ensemble. COMMENT The scenery, gowning and costumes are equal to many of the shows on the Columbia Circuit. The book by Tom Howard is a reproduction of the show produced by him for Billy Minsky at the Park Theater, and similar in many respects to the show of Hurtig & Seamon on the Cotumbia Cireuit produced by Joe Rose, formerly producer of Minsky shows at the National Winter Garden. Since reviewing this show we have been advised by the Mutual Burlesque Association that Soubret Bedford had been misinformed as to what was required of her at the Star, and she has eliminated the offensive grind. which was probably as offensive to her as it was to others. This little girl is sufficiently accomplished as a soubret to make good without resorting to such action, and the choristers who persist in doing so should be driven out of burlesque. That goes for principals as well as choristers Double entendre if cleverly handled is permissible, but when it becomes lewd those responsible should be given the gate, independent of who or what they are. 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