New York Clipper (Feb 1923)

20 THE YORK CLIPPER February 21, 1923 B. F. Keith's — ORPHEUM^ BROOKLYN — Now itOYAL, Feb. 2fr—BROADWAY, Maich 5—KEITH'S, BOSTON. March 12—ALBEE, PROVIDENCE, March 19— KEITH'S, LOWELL, ManJi 2&-ALHAMBRA, April 2. CLAUDE & MARION "STILL ARGUEVG!" Direction E K. NADEL, PAT CASEY AGENCY BILLY GOULD Tfcftrw Ptvelot's 23rd St. atyit-Soutt aHd tali. Ttmt—FifUm mhmUs. ButOaz—In "ant." Billy Gould, wbo hu in out yean been teamed np widi Valeska Surratt and nmncrous other partners, is now traveling in skgle harness and is offer- jog a iBppy condntatun of songs and ■tofia. Uort of Us ungs are familiar to the haUtnal Acatresocrs, bnt nevcr- tiidcai fane lost none M-thcir magnetism ■o fMT as pKldng a comedy pondi goes. NEW ACTS by Gonld's inimitable d d imj tbcK TCteran nnmbers sold for WBy set tfaio^ ooing wilfa a senu- risqae nomhcr, 'Nobody'* Satisfied." He followed with a comedy namber, 'T. »«iii»iiiK». Her" and went into some talk Mnff that pa^ed a mnober of langfas and nt a*s in great style He wotmd OD with a novelty, "Play Me A George aban Udody," mcorporating cbomses . M^^soog racoesses from the pen of iJio mhmtable George 1£. Goold, despite ne pasting of years, hu loit no ne of M s fioe perso nalis. Ins ncnnr to entertain cr itiwtir . • E. J. B. TIS MAYOS Wtflm—Aeriat novtUy. Tmm—Twitlvt tmmuUs. BttUaS—In 'one' tfteial. While the imlmtaT of the offering is the aerial work of one of the i^ls wUch comes at tiie end of the offenog; carUcr in the act some songs are done at the. piano by one of the-^ria, and a BBjcoirihone solo is done by & oner. Later tlx girl who did the uaophnnr solo was lifted up over Ae pit, on a tfapctt that was sQspcnded from a long ' plnik on a swivd. She did some ex* cdlait woik in the alr,_lcenbig 19 a ~ e toe ai drinking and cigarette smokiiig tricks bnt spealdng with imusually clear enun- ciation and an undoubted Fnglish accent His dnnuny is veiy accomplished, s|^it- tittg and ytwlfinj cigarettes and strilang its own matiica. TThcrc is a-distinct weakness in his early diak^ne. one s;ood laoafa being lost because an American auflence doesn't .knoW' that "coqjurer" is British for "magician.'' The real punch of the act is the excefleit sobbing fmiaTi done with an astoundtngnatnial" ' ness and good comic effects. "^Us puts the act over big and makes it suitable for any house. C C ' REIFF BROTHERS Theatre—Proctor'^ i2Slh St. Style—Comofy a»d Dimeittg. VaaJb—Twelve mhtutet. S0ttinc-/n "mu." The Reiff Brothers are likable chaps, who go better as their act goes along. Their anxiety_ to do comedy is at present their main liability, for at times tfa^ force it in order to get lang^ This is mostly true of the first portion of their act The major part of the offering con- sists of very neat tap-dancing, eccentric bits being injected. Witk less interrup- tions to their dance mtiocs in order to pan gags, and wnririf«pof these dance bits, they^l find tiMir jrMlHr much more effective than it is, Tfaey also offer screral miootes of singing, one doing a comedy nmnber for a sOo bit With the impiov e ui ents made, they should fit into an early spot on the better bills nicely. G. J. H. fering is the' nicety with whichever movement is timed. The girl's hand takes a graceful motion but falls right into position for the next picture. Some- times she appears alone and at other times as one of a group of wliich the others are merely pictures. Miss Summerdyke is beautifully formed and after the final number of the offering appears for a moment to take a bow and recognize the applause. Cl^de Rinaldo is the wizard who is responsible for thb act There are three people in all. There have been several big pc'— acts at the American this season bat j have met with applause apjie uaii on rivalling iL;: one. R. E. R. vising in places, e^ccially in the early portion of the act, will go nicdy in the better honses. Later numbeis in this part of the act would aid materiaUy. The girls' specialty is "blues,'^ and the more of this tjpe of songs they dfi^ the easier, they will find it Their voices aren't any too strong from a uiusiua l Standpoint, but their delivery is effective and makes up for the lade of quality of tone. They'll find the going easy along the three-a-da^ route, and all the more so with the improvements made. G. J. H. HALLEN AND DAY sood line of patter while panistplayed the piano. She cktsed with a 'ttmi dmie m the usnal time and then aa it woold appear if done before a dow-motien camera. This tatter feat was very difficnlt bat well executed. 'The pterions efforts of the girl at Ifae gisiio wait over good altfaou^ she did not sing nor iday too loudly. In ^ ri^ spot die act onght to get by on most any biH H. S. ARTHUR Tbfin—Rtzent. ttyib—yenlHloipual. Time—T«ii wmmtes. S«ttfBX-/» 'one." Artfanr Aster ASTER IS a of vcutf iloQuIst of tfac TIT*"' water LA GRACIOSA ThiMtn—Anurieam, CKeagp. StyU— Trtmsforwatum and Posmg. Time—furf «<n mbmles. Settfaig—F«n Stage (speeiO). This is a revamping of the fbnner act of the same name wmch pl^ed most of the big houses snocessnilly and was withdrawn recently owing to the death of Mrs. Qyde Riialdo, who was known as "La Gradosa." The act is now offered with Miss Ddta Summerdyke as the central figure and it has been dabotated by some woo- derfnl new effects and by improvements on the ntmibers former^ presented. - The act opens with transtormation ef- fects whidi are beautiful and then de- vdops into a posing novdty in which by method of slides the girl in the center is made to fit into various pictures thrown to view. The beauty of the of- DRISGOLL Aitk'D PERRY Theatre—Proctor'^ 23rd i';. Stylo-^ong*. T hnf Twelve minutes. SMiat—Piano, one. This is the usual "piano act^" done by a mixGd team, with tiie man also doing the acoompanying on the piano. They open off stage singing a chorus of "You Made Me Forget How to Cnr," ooming on at the last line. They duet "Cardina," with the girl going off for a diange, while the man faridsES the wait with "I Certainly Must Be m Love." The girl comes bade for a ballad, "Somebody's Mother," which she dragged for a fare- the-wdl and chonied her lyrics on the hig^ notes with irritating frequency. She has evidently attempted to inject- heavy drama in the rendition of this song. Perhaps if she'd forget her his- trionic gymnastics she would get better results with the song. For a closer, both hannonitcd in a medley of old fashioned airs and coon- tered with several more recent popular J>raelfir's 23rd St. \Mh/^-^-tit amd songs. ■Vtm—Twelve minutes. Settfag—/n "one." The personality of the man and girl doing this act are snffidently magnetic to overshadow the "hoke" contained in ■ thdr vehide, "Reminiscence." The man comes on lamenting on the high cost of loving and vowing he is off the female of the species for good and all. -Jbe girl enters and resolutions go windintfd. In the enAiing cross-fire it devckms Oat both are from the same town^ndiormer sweetbatfts, a condition that continually hajn^ns in vaudeville. Iree. girl renders "Snuner Reminds Me .OT You," which reveals a pleasant slBj^Iflg voice, and is joined by the man oil the scaQd /d>onis. They counter with "Snpe^^iveet Vay," follow along with ^^{Jijpmette" and wind up with '^CtflBu^ Home." It was the songs flg^jgr 4faan thdr feeble comedy whidt get them across. With better talk the act would be big time possibilities. As it stands, it can hold its own on the family time. E. J. B. When the,giH tones down her ballad and pays a httle more attention to lyncs in general, the act ought to make good on Ac pop drcnits. E. J. B. HILTON SISTERS Theatre—Proctor'* 12S»A St. Style-^mgmg. Time— Fourteen minutes. Setting—Tnio (.sfeeial). The regulation sister act appearance is made by the Hilton Sisters, bemg a thin brunette and a heavy blond. They use a very pretty drop, with an awning effect over the piano used in the act Their offering seems to have been framed for the small time, but with a little re- STANLEY AND McNABB T h ea tr e- P roctor's Fifth Ave. Btyi»—^ongs aid talk. Hmo—Fifteen immties. Setth»—/» "one." The action of this offering is set be- for a drop, with piano on stage. The straiglit comes on and sings an intro- ductory bit landing the beauty- and talents of Mabel, his supposed partner. \\ the finish the other chap, doing an Irish comic, comes on and anuounces himsdf as Mabd's father. He tdb him Mabel is indisposed and that she sent him over to take her place. They go into some more or less dever cross-fire and a fairly humorous satire on acting for the movies. The density of the comic in memorizing the instructions of the other man is depended upon for the comedy of this offering. E. J. B. GTT ■ M il ■ ^ In their latest novelty . J^liVLr!^ THE GOLLYWOG ORPISUM, FEB. 19. BUSHWICK, FEB. 26 DR. MARINELU