The New York Clipper (February 1919)

.34 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER February 26, 1919 BERNARD TRIO Those Three Nifty Girls PLAYING U. B. O. TIME ANNA VIVIAN & GO. PRESENT "WHAT WOMAN CAN DO" Thm Season's Latest Feminine Novelty gjjgP LOEW CatCUTT DntECnOW-SAM BAEKWITZ I MORO DUO Comedy Ladder Act MAX OBERNDORF WATCH US GROW KERBEKi BOBBY JACK GLASS; REED fit iVf ANHSI " THE LE IV. O N »» JOB WALLIN and LE FAVOR la B Novelty Comedy Sensation DtUCnON—W. S. HBNNBSSY AND a F. BROWN The EDOUARDS COMEDY in SHADOW •JIIVliVlY DUNN Mimic Jut Can* East Sm It GRENO & PLATT An Artistic Comedy Novelty—Alway. Working Direction—Jack Lewis GLADYS ■- WATKINS & WILLIAMS IH THEIR LATEST NOVELTY. "WHEN EAST MEETS WEST* BILLY KNIGHT AND HIS ROOSTERS -BIRDS THAT DO THINGS WORTH CROWING ABOUT' VIOLA GILLETTE In An Exclnsrv Act by J—n Have*. Bart Low at tho Piano LUCILLE CHALFONTE DIRECTION—CLAUDE BOSTOCK COLLETTE - T"" MAISIE BATISTE & L'ESTRANGE CLASStCAI. AND POPULAR MELODIES I Versatile Variety Offering Direction—JACK FLYNN ROSE & ARTHUR BOYLAN In a Sons and la V.udVrai. PAUL F. J-EONvC, WHITEHEAD & FITZGERALD FLATBUSH (Last Half) Belle and Era started the show off' nicely .with their novel trampoline specialty. Both are capable performers in their particular lines and had no difficulty in holding the attention of the audience from the moment they stepped on the stage until they took their final bow. Hazel Muller and company presented- a singing and piano turn of real promise. Miss Muller has a deep contralto singing voice that shows evidences of careful training. Just at present the act needs plenty of work to give it the finish that audiences always look for in acts of this type. Miss Muller will undoubtedly be heard from in the larger houses before many weeks have passed. . Corcoran and Mack, two genuinely funny dancing comiques, struck a soft spot in the program and landed for a big'hit. The boys have an act that they can take into the best of houses without worrying over their reception. • Helen Ray offered a one-act playlet by Tom Barry that contained but a single character. Miss Ray is an actress of ability and her histrionic talents are given ample scope for exploitation in the Barry sketch. Billy - Elliott, a black-faced comedian who sings like a grand opera star and delivers a monologue in an easy, carefree manner, was the applause hit of the.show. Billy is there, and a big musical show seems to be just waiting for him. He has the goods. Bobby O'Neill and company closed the vaudeville section with their musical skit. He' is handling dialogue ever so much better than he did earlier in the season. His dancing scored as usual and the com- edy of the act is now put over for Teal results. H. E. N< AND EPSTCN MAJESTIC (CHICAGO) Reno and his comic Pantomime; Cut- Ups opened the Majestic bill scoring to much laughter. Holmes and Wells presented a neat and' artistic bit of song and dance that seemed to make a decidedly good impression. Their offering is splendidly rendered. James C. Morton, assisted by three others, found that he still had many friends here even if he was not able to! work in old-time form. He seemed to ml-' fer pain from an injury to his leg. Lew Dockstader attired up many a good solid laugh with his political boss char- acter. His remarks were bright and very timely. Mile. Nittajo must be credited with scoring a Mt with her singing in-French and English. On her first appearance here she found Chicago waiting with wide, open' arms. Eddie Leonard and his minstrel troupe were everything in the program. While his present efforts do not compare favor- ably with his former ones,- he is still the prime favorite among minstrels and he must acknowledge that Chicago treats him roy- ally. Wellington Cross offered some new songs and stories that found many patient listeners. . . VICTORIA (Last Half) The principal feature of the ^Dix and Dixie act is the tight-rope work of Dix. Although they also sing and dance, the graceful, sure footed and interesting things done by Dix while he balances on a tight- rope earned the act honest and deserved plaudits. Arnold and Taylor might appear to much better advantage if they eliminated the self-consciousness that pervades their work. This became particularly apparent when Taylor trilled a solo on the piano while Miss Arnold was off-stage. Good pianists rarely resort to the trill fashion of rendering a number, because at best, it is a sop to an audience. Besides, Taylor is not a good pianist. Miss Arnold does know how to sing a song, bnt there's something lacking in her manner of put- ting over a joke. "Married Life"' is a laughable playlet that might more appropriately be called 1 "The Cynic Foiled, because it concerns the attempt of a cynic to prove that the young wife of his friend does not love her husband. There are three players in the cast, and for the most part their acting was poor. However, some of the lines are so pithy and the situations bo funny, that even the poor acting could not prevent the thing from finding favor. '.. ' - Tilyou and Ward, with their Rube talk and singing, dancing and tumbling, worked hard to establish themselves favor- ably, and in the light of the coldness with which the early part of their work was received, their finishing might be termed riotous. Their tumbling work was especi- ally praiseworthy. The Golden Troupe consists of eight male and female Russian singers and dancers. They disport themselves in true Slavonic fashion, wearing expensive cos- tumes that are not inappropriate to the setting. Their work is interesting at all times and stamps them as performers of ability. M. L. A. McVICKER'S . (Chicago) Arondy Brothers opened McVicker's pro- gram with an exceptionally daring assort- ment of aerial ana iron-jaw work which brought instantaneous applause. Bayes and England, with singing, talk- ing and dancing, netted slight returns for their endeavors. Mack and Williams presented fast wooden shoe dancing that found appre- ciative admirers. . ; Jack and Timmy Wier bagged laughs through the earnest work of the black- face comedy. H. Guy Woodward and company pre- sented a comedy playlet that contained a dash of pathos. The skit was one of the. most enjoyable seen. here in. years. The players are artists: " Joe Cook simply took the house by storm with his nutty antics and his many bits of vaudeville oddities. . Riotous ap- plause was his reward. "Quakertown to Broadway" introduced a weak feminine lead that rather damp- ened the prospect of the offering. How- ever, there were many who enjoyed the miniature musical play. PAUL PETCHINGl&g CO. "Musical Flower Gardes.' and Featuring Their Own Original Vampiro Whirlwm*i C F. Brown, Wm. & H essj OSes ELMERE? &J FAY BLACK AND TAN NOVELTY IN ONE m VAUDEVILLE TENNEY A Standard Vandawfllo Writer of Standard Vaudeville Act*. ..:.-•> 1493 Broadway, N*w York Cttjr--••-•