Variety (Dec 1939)

Wednesday, December 6, 1939 VARIETY 49 Brt** Clllftn Open Door I.eonnril Coolte bleiihanie & Cialg llthel Mador jhuiuy noBHl >lRrl« Flt/.p«Ulfik Vnul Lynrh Dun Anton Oro r<acock GHrdem Sylvan K«rnian O Ann HflctI KnlhlRcn Mnye liarr SIb Mei'bcrt Dexter. Jctry Dniniar Oro Evelyn JteKHn mine Berk ITowartI Heynoid O Johnny I.<?ary J«Rn Starr IJnslcy SiH rblladelphluo Boom WarlliR l»erry ]}|i:k Sfttterneld Kot»«niary .Shawn fiiucrH & BofKlu I^e Kuhh Ore Katherlne Smith <;rccchen HaVmnnn OAHsandra KowrII Alice An(ler:<on DIvIe Cjuentin Earl Denny Ore Mildred Zuger Bob Flinch Purple Dcrliy TVIIlle O.iborne Bella Ilclmont Ueity .Mpaly Mary Klf/Jrernld Billy MuRhes VlAin KIrIbs Oro June Rice I,yn WHrpfle Moaly Vkkl PurkP ■ Hnlnbow Termre (StralTord, Tn.) Jjtn Znllo Oi-o Mildred nnvom Ralph RaatwcMtd Red lAnn Inn Dolly Day >l Stfflt Oro Kitty Smith Friink liunioiit. t^nnnm Hniifie Btchnrd Baoh Joe IJonsherty Buddy Nugent Bill Donahue KcmlfKvoits (Hotel Scnplor) BHiu <iAll1nrd l>uuehlnn<l Hhythin P^nrl WllllaiiiP Slim Galllard Oro <;ibRon A nibpon SV'nrren A. Jlodi*e Roman CarllL Boh WlUon Knlherln« Martin J^'an Snrcent Judy <:uinmlngB Feu Ravnionil Buddy Gr«^ii Mnrcle Smith Jean Starr I.uuitt Arinatrong }|tHU-y I'Hirlck Uro Alan Gale Htiinip'H Cafe Murray Parker lierc Leuil.th Oro 4 tiolden Gale Gla T.llllan Morion ' namnna llay Al Moure Derby Wllflon Jack A Johnny Silver r.ake Ino (Cleiiifltitun) .Mickey Famllant Or GeorRlnnna Lee Alice Lucey Ncv/man Jlros Marly n Mayi^es Oscar ..Marie HnU l^oorKe )let'd T.ce Lnniund Stephanie & Cralt: $OII» Century' PIlIi' Conrad lb yvuhettei« Shaunnn St Meln Ulllle KIton Hal Thnin|i8on Ore Middle FelluwM Phil SpKalny Oro V«Dlce Orille Fay Ray Shando>' A Marifo Tanya Garth Geo Marchettl Oro Vlklfiff Cnfe Billy K«nlon E-itclle Sloan .TInimy Na^Kra Ore JunI ik Kiinl Jcrrle Vance Hobby Bretn S^rlln Grace O'Hwra WiifTon Wlirel T.orrnine Wiley AI VVllHon Joe '0'Sh*'R nie AI liastlan Oro BariiPH SIb ■Al AdRin» IVHrwkk llidel Horb llagenor Ore U'cl»M'« linf Hraa (CiiinJra) Rudy Mruder .lulcM Flacro Oro li AinbaHsiidovN War'ier A X'ali^rle M Wynno Fouisunto Jack MosK Sv<] <iot4li>n i:i:4le lliirl 'IVd St Julia llathp'r Khloradlane Pitt Sulltviin Bhncr Soil/er Wllnon'e .Too Hnneh. m.c. -H Guardsmen Marlon 'i'exaa Tommy Jnrdun ik GrHCe Clayton Johns4in Ha fry Jnh nnon Ore Geo Bakay yniht Club .MIml Sfewart .lonn <.*orH:c CnrltR June Rollflle liarry it4M-n Oro Weber Sla Norman Priest Sid W«r<l GlnRerettPfl C6) Nub Uruwn Ore Club Morocco Harry Jarkcy • fa^arl Bamiuell Ore KIslo JiennlK^n Dtine DarllnifH (6) l.on<lon Chop Houh Jolly Friars Ore Hnverno 4 I'ura Ueyea Itarry Vlncpnt Jo Ann Mayllrt Main Street Club Frank Sidney Ore Mayfair Phil Olnen Ore Duck & <'aniplteli .Mai-^n Wnde Don Washburn .^lorocco r:url Uammell Ore Harry Jiirkey bllHle Hennlgen' Xrtrelle JanK, T<ynl.on & D Joan Hope Ncblolo'a Tarmen dl Giovanni 'I't.i re 2 A T Ray Carlin Oro Nordiwowl Inn. Franlcle Connnra Jack Campbell Ore Modle & Lemaux Clyde Monroe Helene Carol . Oaaiv \ Crahdyll Sis .\loiia Devlne OlKa-Ray Jturke l<i:o Conrry Sjintmy St**rn Ore lludily I.wsler .Pfilm llrnch J Jti' A' Marllh CLEViXAKD Alpltifl VIUhko Otto Thurn Ore Fenwick J(e <*ook Karl Ac Grelchen RosttllamoH Dorothy Frank line JMnricaret Aemmer Herman Plrehnur AtaIod Hy Borron Oro Bank4irf Cannon Murlyn Brliinln Kay Pra-zJH (3) George Everett Hale Thclma Slunn Airway Club Tioy SInKer Ore Judy Black C'<HlHr Covnlry Cluo Shprdlna Walker O CedHr Gnrdpfe* Duke Melvin Oro Johnny Hud^lne Fabian ft Marie T'Ola Deppe MU/J ft S|)li-/J iJlllan Yonnic Mitzl Mitclull Chateau Chick Chalken Ore Rohpt ta ItohiTts Halph T«^vl}i Krma MarKh Del <;rey Mne College Inn Norman Itrlll Ore Diike Fredericks Sill JacoltH Roberta Gr#»en Sammy Iturlie Jockey Wilson .Kd Matheuri EFther Ja^'obn Fmltlle*^ Cafe Tony Kmnia Oro Peter XlKginn i^pecU ft Spilt Mildred ft Maurice Rytler Sl» BUdle Barnes €olden CU\w Paul SImoneui Ore Mary Lou Glady« Delmar Cnmllle Ctoarniet, Club B Roblngon Oro Duncfl lluyn JuleH d« Vurzon Jack Webb Bill r.orkiMfln Wanda Wancn Curlyle irnllnn's Club ■ Fre.a Ileikell Robbitt Collins Huth Parker Carmen JanieMn Hotel Allerton Pat l<y«n AI T.ci nor Hotel Cleveland Rverelt BoaKland Wale Bertfen Ore Hotel Sterling Marty l<Rke Oro (>uyle Gaylord Deane SIh Hotel Hollcndea Sammy . WHtklns O Luba Mallna Plerro ft Chvria* Marilonl ft <'u Itumaiiy Three Hotel StMtler Richard none Oi'c .Milton UoukIhb Grar« ft Nlku Frnncea KroHt Snm Coslello 4m:k A K<1dlr'a T.llllan Koherlifon Uelie BvHus Jonn Dal Ann Starr Sammy | Jppman Arlcne Rice Ore rjndany'e Sky-Club Polflon Gardner Rita Whith I'earl J)« I.ucr Ted. .Mary Tafl l,4''y <*iti-n\voll Hh rry -Ferrlp Ji>Hii)ie SiewHrt ClauUo llunKiuud O Ohio VIIIh Fredd ie Carlonc Or .Mlclicy Kat-^ Sammy WrIhIi Shayne ft Arinslr'g Hnnaton ft Harden r^ylle S(H 8outh«rn Tavern ICmll Velazeo lleU*ne Gniy t'^Hmoufl l>mtr Virginia Forence Jack Kllloii Hpflie Shei-mn n Major A he] - CaOllliic Hotel <Boob CafllDo) Joe Kudy Oro Elaine -ft Barry (Motor klur) KdUJe Fritz ore Bowery Tlvoll flrcuB Black livoH Kenec BRt-tman a *'lown5 •Avmand Delmur Boweryetic!! (l:;) Harvey Stone Johnny KInK ^.'hRH Carlisle Bonny R^sh Ore Uluo Lantern ••ce Waltera Ore :'emple ft Mnrl« i.a ComparnlU DETBOIT Don Sh«rwon<1 E DeRoy Gin CoranMMloro Clnh T.ynn ft MprlHnne O S\V(»»?rhf!lirtM ^5) Four GrantlH Mbby r.angrord Hark Tlioniaa Oro Corbtontn Tavern Karen" Stephnney Orlando Kllen Kav l-^lton ft Klla Phil ft Yvonne f>arry ft FrecklfM C.loria .Miller Dl'-k Havllland k^d'tle Rralton Oro Club Iniperbil Florenxa >Ui/]K AVhIle rntcrnallonnl S Frank KInl Monnle Drake Tip Tup GIh (6) Amod Jacobn Don Pablo Oro Powalan I^w Fuller Ore Galente ft Leonardo Giovanni Rcdford I on Don .Miller Voeallanu Club Royale Danny Demetre Ore Eddie Peabody Alice Dawn Nice. Florin ft A Dorothy Crocker KoyaleiteH Suka curt WInehill Velva Nally Hemnn Pal .Mam (C) Geo Kavanugh Ore Sun Ulego 4 Adorables Jeanette ft Carlo Vul Setz Armand ft Juliana t»co Presnell Al Alexander Oro Stotler Hotel (Termro R^Mim) Xavler Cugat Ore Raul ft Eva Reyes Verne's ^fortey ft Anner Yvonne ft LaMurr Roy ]<o<lon, Jr Golden Gate 3 c!hct Jans Lee Gordon Ore Ulilttler Hotel «aOll1 Cup R4M1>h) Guy Welch JIm Delnnd Harry Jrnkinn Byron Richards lONNEAFOLIS AKS ST. PAUL Aoglcaey Rddle nanue B- (fi) Teiirhon Bros La (iranUeur Sta llowerj .*^Kmmy Svvny Ore Gene ft I'at Patton TtuI Brnwii Ja\*hle Starr rollKcum Jack Kane Oro Ciimnimloro Ken Davenport Ore A. MurfHy Dancers Curly'a r<nren AIcNr bb Ore. Jiniiny Bf^gg Thelina Shirley Cleo ft Tlnrold ilcnry Gordlen Golden's Jenn .Snrtell Gulden Boys Oro Happy Hour Gordle Bowen Ore .Madelyn Joyce. Drake ft Mnrche Flying Rollerettes Pearl Fern Co. liOiiage Flerro Rev Olrten Ore Itetty LeMar .Marigold Cec Hurfit Ore MInneiMifn Terraco Bob Chefter Oro Edna Torrenee Dolores O'Neill Johnn Tbrrence AI Stuart A Marray Dancerit Monte Cuthbert Pust Cafe Ted Ryan Oro Preel<1eni Al Wehto Oro . 'J'om Allen .Sheldon Gray Joy Bpnneit Tiny Crawford Silver Tray Oscar-Bellman Ore Sloppy Joe's Red Maddock Ore Dave DeVore Terrace Cnfe Geo King Ore Dud Dowliiig Billy McKay Harry Howard Don Crnnin Stuart 'ft Lee Town A Country C >fy Ackerman Ore Dave Ackerman Craig Bute Zephyr Bob Warner's O (8) Ki hp) Shire Penrl Fern Co Duke KImbnIl Bennle Mllion Plain Cafo Jimmy Peyton Oro Dewey .Moon Clarion Rohrkaste Marion Manon Delmontco ft Rlch'd HIvlera Owen Piener Ore Shy-Vao Fran Elchler Oro t'nloa Grill Art Tagello Frank Natale MtkA Sandretto UVbater Hull MIchele Dertola SYRACUSE Club CMiMlee-^ T.f;on Royky Oro Irving .lacobR Norihern Fhushes Mary Dorn Madge Payne .Marge ft Cunn'ham Club Irving Pleri'H Ore Antoine ft DuBarry Uonita Jerry Dale Rila Delano <ar«eowlcli Vlllago Anion Cotton Oro (Miida l^y Tvena Hall Vera Burnett Arlf>ne iiuent Kay HaiiNen Calherine Brent Kay's Geo Wllman Ore PeKgy Jucubs (Mnrence Marcely (MUckl r.aBelle Gladys Martin Blanoa fJncoln Inn Jack'H Swlng8iei*a I'rlRon Inn Mnl Noble Ore Geo ft. H Gnrden Dan Kellaney Town Club Don .Smith Ore Parisian Divorcee? Tommy Regia Silvia Brown Vera Frnncouer PITTSBUSGH AoiJiorago Mughle Morion Ore .Maynnrd Deane Arlington l^ge Dale Somers- Oro Kalconades Ralph Allen Oro Ulll Green's DUk Barrle Ore BlancliQ I.a Rnw Club CarllHle Red Mitchell Ore Club Carlton Nell Brnnl J>i 4;Hrmo Nlla Norman Club PciHe Piccolo Pete Ore li-t-no Hp.tiley KJ<t Parker Doi'lfl Kennv Kddlft MorrlH (■tcrnle l.iimhert Dave Jerrroya Cork and lloHle J.'ick Goodman Eiifertalncrs Club Danny .Mu8on Ore Evergreen tiardens J no ('oln Ore Don Venture l.cnka Toldl Ifarlem Casino Sunset lloysl Ore. tYnvhlno Jel'lla Smith llalph Brown Madeline Jones Carolyn Wllilnm?' Turner ft Burnelle .Myrtle W(l.<M>n Dewey Taylor Hotel Henry iSllvcr Vrlll) Xelfinn Mnple Ore Itav i.'aliy.une IMIly HH/.o Sam ShomberKcr (Gay SO'K) Dorothy Ne.^bltt lintel Koofevrll Irtl^'ra Hotel firhenlry I Howily Bnum Or» Jean Bohz Buy,-/, A»ton Joe Uilotio H<irel yVm Vrnn . (Cliatterliui) Johnny T.nng Ore Jack Edmnndyun Helen Young (Continental Bar) Billy Catl^coiie I til rry Miiriln .lobnny Fritz Al DiLernIa New Peun AI Wnsel Ore H ft it JohuHon tieiio Xavnrr« Hnrry I.aloy .Maiy I.ou Savage Nlion Cafe Al .MHrsieo Oro Il<ib Carter / .S'ltxa ft RaVel CJaIr K.ny Gin .Margie Noble AngcIO J)l P:ilm;i ituHKe)) ft DuvMl Nut House Ted Blake Ore Boogy-Woogy (.'harlle Go.mell Dave Girrord A I Mercur Jim l^uchantin .rue Klein Dale HarkneNa I'at .McG<T\van Old Sliny Ciurdeni Etzl CovHto Oro Knvhido Okada KUen \*argo Hetty Nylander .Mabel Harolil Dance DarlhiK" Bill Douglas Deiin .Sa> re Dick Smith Orcliard Jimmy Gamble * Jrv r.oring Chuck Miller Fines Ray Bnil!;ht Oic See Same Stars Conliiji^ed from page 1_ House Reviews .Conliniicil from page 47. Playhouse, Winnipeg policies of some studios in trying to use their talent up fast, notably the big stars, is the fact that lo^nouts caii.<;e conflict on releases'. Because of the considerable amount of loans made, the problem has to some ex- tent gotten put of cont"- )1.. Certain of the stars are believed to realize what is happening and from lime to time have squawked, a notable recent example having been Bettt Davis. When there isn't enough space between pictures of s*..rs like this, operators are of the conviction that the public gets fed up on them 0. will catch two Bet*,e Davis pic- tures a year, missing the rest because tl- iy are so close together. Stewart, Laugtat«n Another instance is James Stew- art. He has two pictures one on top of another and both on release at th« same time, 'Mr. Smith Goes to Wash- ington' and 'Destry Rides Again.' Charles Laughton's fllm, 'Jamaica Irn,' will still be in release when 'Hunchback of Notre Dame,' also with Laughton, goes out Christmas week. Then on top of that and ready for release now is a third Laughton starrer, "Partners of the Night,' made in London and at the disposal of the Rivoli for playing anytime the house wants to ^ove it in. John Wright, Riv's managing director, who made a deal for three 'Laughton pictures, two of which he hap played, has in- tentionally spaced them about six rnonths apart and has been purpose- ly holding back the third' until 'Ja- maica' is well o,ut of the way. He believes that such a policy is liot onl. protection to Laughton but also to his theatre. Ginger Rogers, Alice Fayc In the opinion of others, this same policy should hold true for every personality and star, so far as the spacing could be controlled. Ginger Rogers had two pictures right on top of each other earlier this season, 'Bachelor Mother' arid 'Fifth Ave^ Girl,' both comedies. Another ca.se of close proximity of relea.se is Alice Faye in 'Hollywood Cavalcade,' released Oct. 13, and 'Barricade,' also with this star, which goes on release Dec. 8. Mickey Rooney was in 'Babes in Arms,' re- cently sent on release and in 'Judge Hardy and Son,' whjch is being shoved out Christmas week, with 'some pre-release dates ahead of that. Another^ situation- that is causing considerable concern is the two fea- ture carloon.s. Par's 'Gulliver's Trav- els' and Disney-RKO's 'Pinocchio.' 'Gulliver' is down for Christmas week release, -while the Disney car- toon i.<: now expected around Feb. 15. In the case of many lesser per- son.-ililie.s', as well as series such<as the Chans, Nancy Drews, Jones Fam- ily, etc., plus the Dead End Kids, these films come so often that op- erators are wondering if it isn't about time a halt was called by somebody for their (the theatres) protection, as well as the producers. In the western field, sometimes they are ."o clo.se together as to be con- fusing. During the past week in New 'Vork, for in.stance, twO Univer- sal pictures with Bob Baker were Riven secondary first-run engager i mcntF. An arj<umcnt of the theatre is that many fans have their favorites arid if, for instance, 'Babes in Arms' is presently in a nabe subsequent run against Mickey Rooney in 'Judge Hardy,' on first run, one of the en- gagements is going to suffer, pre- sumably the first-run at higher ad- missions in most cases. Operator.s also point the finger at producer-di.«tributors for such in- stances as the relea.se at the same time last summer of 'Dodge City' and "Union Pacific,' plus the release to- gether of three African films earlier this .eea.son, 'Four Feathers,' Stan- le.y and Livingstone' and 'Beau Gesle.' act although Miss Fstes is certainly not to be overlooked for her contri- bution, which includes some inter- esting dancing and being practically a ringer for Loretta Young. Of the many gags worked by Barr possibly the best is the imitation of a street- car patron. Since ventriloquists haven't hit this town for some time, Henry Sie- mon and his Archie'prove somewhat refreshing and entertaining. Material is fairly good, although one or two spots could stand revising for more laughs. One of his most effective glanced over the heads of the cus- tomers at this catching. This is where Siemon repeats the alphabet with Archie cutting in after each letter. Rest of ventro act is slow, though Siemon also presents better- than-average pipes for a ventrilo- quist. The Reddingtons, father, mother and daughter, while presenting an interesting act might appear to bet- ter advantage on a circus lot rather than a vaude stage with their acros Audience participation is part of thie layout. They do some neat flips. Redressing the stage and a new ar- rangemient 'of the band on stage help to make a better impression over last week. Film shorts complete the menu, full length pictures having been dropped last week. Notvi. Wood Finds Film Biz 7-10% Behind Othe ^ Columbu.s, Dec. 5. Study by Pete Wood, secretary of Indepeiident Theatre Owners of dhin, reveals that film theatres are lagging.from 7 to iO'/o behind the increa.sc in general business that is currently being registered by other retail outlets. Woods bases his esti- mate on tax figures issued by the stale tieasuier. Fijuies for weeh of Nov. 25 show STATE, HARTFORD Hartford, Dec. 4. i,arru Clinton OrcJi (15), tuith Ford Leary, Terry Allen, Mary Dugan, Edna Jdnis, Dick, Don & Dinah, Rufv Davis, Beverly Roberts, Everett West, Sam Kaplan Hotise Orch; 'Danaer Flight' (Mono). Bad production, booking and pac- ing make this show suffer consider- ably although individual turns are okay and on paper bill looks strong. Six vocalists and a specialty sim ilar to one that played house last week provide the layout with too much samenes.s. Show ran overtime —95 minutes—oh opening day (Thursday) to hit the setup also. Warblers find it difficult to keep out of each other's hair. Three are with band; others are Everett West, Beverly Roberts and Rufe Davis. Band is on stage throughout, 14 pieces consisting of traps, piano, bass, guitar, three trumpets, three trombones and four saxes. Unit does okay with mae.stro splitting his time between tromboning with the-crew and waving a stick. Might be a good idea for band to introduce a zippy novelty or two. At one junction a quartet of bass, piano, guitar and traps jams out for satisfactory re- turns. Band's three vocalists are solid with the mob. They are Terry Al- len, Mary Dugan and Ford Leary. First turn out is Edna Janis, tap dancer, who gets by with two rou- tines to rhumba time. A strong act, Dick, Don and Dinah should never have been booked this week. A comedy aero trio, two boys and a gal, their slow, three-high mount is too similar to that of the Three Ar- nolds on la.st week's bill, to stand up so quickly on the heels of the latter. Act, however, wins a strong hand with difficult stuff. Using a huge rubberball as a springboard, the in- dividual members of the trio also do a series of bouncing flips. Strongest vocalist and top ap- plause^gatherer is Everett West. Tenor from radio wallops with 'South American Way", 'When Irish Eyes Are Srniline' and "Black Eye.s." Following • a short introductory spiel by West, Beverly Roberts comes on stage with pianist-com- poser Al' Siegal, latter piano ac- compihg film actress through a variety: of vocals that start with 'South of Border' and ends with a bit of flag-waving, a travel routine urging see America-keep away from troubled Europe. Begs off and in- troes Siegal as the man responsible for her singing accomplishments, which he i.<!, and has been with a number of other femmes whom he's coached. Next to closing is Rufe Davl.s, who wows 'em with hi.s rube char- acterizations and one-man hillbilly sounds-effects department, Accomp- ing self on guitar, he does a couple of novelty tunes, 'Sawing a Woman in Half and 'M.nma Don't 'I^ow -No Music.. Begs off after a couple of encores. Eck. EMBASSY, N. Y. (NEWSBEELS) Take-home impression from at- tendance at this week's unspooling is that the Queen of Engliand is the best of all her people's representatives and a powerful visual winner of sen- timent. As a gracious personality, well-bred, dignified, unpretentious, her address to the women afleclcd by war is, with the interpolated Paramount newsreel scenes illustrat-. ing her remarks, a masterpiece of heart-tug. She also is seen in a Fox clip at a home for kiddies. Fox, incidentally, brings in some footage showing Hitler at the funeral of victims of the Munich beer-hall explosion. It is perhaps newsworthy that this, iat show caught, did not evoke hissing as invariably the dic- tator's picture, does at the Embassy. Here was once that the advocate of blood and iron seemed like a mem- ber of the htiman race. His greet- ing to some of the widows was ap- parently from down deep. The Embassy was showing Finnish scenes (Par) with a question mark caption that the day's developments (la.st Thursday) had made ironically out of date even while foresighted. As usual, it's apparent how little real news the newsreels can get. from Europe and'how late much of it is. Mostly there are simple, innocuous after-the-event shots. Much ado about the charred remnants of a German plane brought down in a French village (Fox) and talk of the New Zealander (unnamed and un- shown) who did the job. Pathe has .<!ome German routine propaganda on the air-raid drills of the Nazi sol- diers, and Universal submits the launching of a new Italian warship. Then there's Winston Churchill call- ing Hitler a 'cornered maniac' (in the newspapers three weeks agol). 'March of Time' is on the bill with a $1,000,000 in free publicity for As- sociated Press. In this resume of 1939, Time, by preparing in Novem- ber, jumped the gun on the news- reels which traditionally sum up the yepr just closing some weeks later. Clin with an advertising tinge if the Macy Thanksgiving parade in New York, more or le.ss always the same and always sure of a big break because of its visual values to the news-starved, budget-haunted reels. Aeroplane factories in the United States burst out with a lot of cellu- loid attention. Usual assorted sports clips com- olete the bill, including football, hockey and whatnot, plus a publicity stunt for a radio comedian .involving a crocheting contest between males an<l females. Father Hubbard's Alaskan nioun- tpin climb was an engrossinf" trav- elog. Lnnd. increases over same week in 1938 as follows: Automotive indu.stry, includ- ing .sale of new cars, 45%; furniture, 21%; radios and appliances .14%; jewelry and leather goods, 25','i; in- crease in all retail sales 17%. During the .same period oC time ad- mission lax receipts increa.^ed only 10%. As 7.5% of these receipts ore from picture hou.<!es. Woods points out that busine.<:.<! ix lat'i^infj al len!-t\ 7% behind. TOWER, K. C. Kansas City. Dec. 2. Bornev Grant, Elmer Clene and Co.. McMahon and Adelaide. Johnny Bryant, Novaline Payne. Glamour Girls (House Line), Jack Wendover's House Orch; 'Jeepers Creeper t' tRcp). 'Hits and Mi.sses,' tag for thi.« vaude bill, has more hits than misuses. U.cual 50 minutes are started by gals plunking toy pianos to a snappy ar- rangement of 'Chop Sticks' by the Wendover band. Highly different for the gals and pleases the crowd. Barney Grant m.c.s from here to introduce McMahon and Adelaide. McMahon has numerous punching bags and exhibits unusual skill .sock- ing them. Adelaide inter.<^erses considerable contortional skill be- tween her partner's bits. Each a good performer in own right, but two as combo make an ill-fitting act . Johnny Bryant, whistler, embel- lishes turn by personality, some ex- planation re whistling, and authentic imitation of numerous birds. In right spot as novelty and registers. Line follows for a precision kicking routine. Grant then steps out to do his hill- billy single. Formerly member of Grant Family, but .recently as hill- billy solo, he's a click. Delivery set.>! up his material for good round of laughs and adds piccolo playing and short dance to his routine. Also m.c.s competently! . . ■ 'Summertime' is singing contribu- tion of Novaline Payne, done well to band's special arrangement. It's questionable, though, as to whether the Gershwin tune is appealing to the "Tower-type audience. At this .■show it met with varying response. Decidedly different from Miss Payne'* usual selections. Closing act is Elmer Cleve Co. with Profe.ssor Cheer and Mi.ss Kel- ler. Cleve plays straight and polind.s xylophone. Cheer pantomimes on squeeze box and Miss Keiler dances and works in the cpmedy. Terp of Miss Keller to racy arran.tement of 'William Tell' and a novel|-> Ut with Cleve . hammering out a t)Bc . on Cheer's skull are hits of jhls act. Line winds up in short t»c ^{71.