Publix Opinion (Jan 21, 1928)

6 whose name will soon twinkle in Broadway’s electrics A new idol of. the stage has: risen, PAUL MALL oo Aceording to the high prophets of Broadway the theatrical world | will soon be acclaiming a new star | for a place in the hall jof fame | alongside of Al Jolson, Eddie Can| tor and Ted Lewis and others. His name is Paul Mall. He is twenty | years old and—frankly he is a} “mammy” singer. And also is a! black face comedian. His mannerisms are a combina} tion of reminiscences of. Jolson, Cantor and Lewis and 90% is dis| tinctly a new and convincing per; sonality qn the stage. Boris Petroff’s production of | . “Rainbows” the new Publix stage | show which opens at the | Theatre. | , is offering the ve-| | hicle in which Paul Mall is mak| ing his debut in this city. Mall} rates alongside of Charley Chaplin | vite bad! tio peas Gabe ee ae For Ris spontancoas paetoniinie, ‘singing important roles in several Seven years ago he was a news| Broadway successes, and was starboy. Three years ago he was i ring in “Artists and Models” and breaking into small time vaude“Gay Paree.” STUDY THIS HANDY GUIDE TO PARAMOUNTCHRISTIE COMEDIES SAI MO DME IE TRG IT YORE TTT ONT ROR TE: RT a ee Billy Dooley in ‘Easy Curves,” with Vera Steadman, leased November 12, 1927. : 12. Jimmie Adams in “Ocean Blues,” with Ann Christy, released F November 19, 1927, re fii “a i a Bobby Vernon-in “Short Socks,” with Frances Lee, released Sai August 13, 1927. ie 2. Billy Dooley in “Row Sailor Row,” with Vera Steadman, i : released August 20) 1927. qi 3. Jimmie Adams in “Doctor Quack,” with Ethel Shannon, Hh released August 27, 1927. e Hi 4. Neal Burns in “French Fried,” with Doris Dawson and ey Buddy, released September 3, 1927. if 5. Bobby Vernon in “Crazy to Fly,” with Frances Lee and Sid 4 t Smith, September 17, 1927. ve 6. Billy Dooley in “A Moony Mariner,” with Vera Steadman, F i ; released Sptember 24. 1927, fF ; 7. Jack Duffy in “Hot Papa,” with Lorraine Eddy, Oct. 1.1927. { 8. Jimmie Adams in “Oh Mummy,” with Lorraine Eddy, reHe leased October 8, 1927. Ey. 9. Bobby Vernon in “Wedding Vows,” with Frances Lee, reHee leased October 22, 1927. eat: Ln 10. Anne Cornwall-in “Scared Pink,” with Jack Duffy and Cissy pet Fitzgerald, October 29, 1927. 4 ) 11. 13.. Neal Burns in “Mad Serambles,” with Gail Lloyd, Nov. 26, 1927. 14. Bobby Vernon in “Spiash Yourself,” with Frances Lee, released December 3, 1927: 15. Billy Dooley in “Dizzy Sights,” with Vera Steadman, released December 17, 1927. \ 16. Jack Duffy in “Nifty Nags,” with Gail Lloyd, Dec. 24, 1927, 17. Jimmie Adams in “Swiss Movements,” with Doris Dawson, released December 24, 1927. 1%. Anne Cornwall in “Fighting Penny,” with Jack Duffy, released January 21, 1928, 19. Bobby Vernon in “Save the Pieces,” with Frances Lee, released i January 28, 1928. 20. Billy Dooley in “Water Bugs,” with Vera Steadman, released February 4, 1928. 21.. Jimmie Adams in “Holy Mackerel,” with Lorraine Eddy, released February 11, 1928. ' 22; Neal Burns in “Just the Type” with Doris Dawson, released i February 18, 1928, : 23. Bobby Vernon in “Sweeties,” with Frances Lee, March 10,1928. ap 24. Jack Duffy in “Long Hose,” a small town fireman story, : March 17, 1928, : 25. Jimmie Adams in “Love Shy,” with Lorraine Eddy, teleased March 24; 1928, ‘ 26. , Billy Dooley in “Campus Cuties” with a flock of Christie beauties, April 7 1928, ‘| which is scheduled to o }ary 11th. Also in this “RAINBOWS” PROGRAM “RAINBOWS” « A Publix Production Devised and Staged by Boris Petrof (1) ‘AT DAWNING” Special arrangement played by CHARLIE DAVIS and the Indiana Stage Gxchestra (2) “BROKEN HEARTED | BLUEBIRD” Sung by JEAN GEDDES (3) “HAPPY BLUEBIRD” The Boris Petroff Girls (4) \ AND EDDIE (5) “LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA” Played by CHARLIE DAVIS and the Indiana Stage Orchestra Assisted by The Three Glow-Worms (6) AND FARMAN (7) AFFIE MARTYN and the Boris Petroff Girls FREDDIE LYNDON (8) PAUL MALL (9) Finale “I HAVE FOUND RAINBOW” Entire Company MY Settings by Carmine Vitola Costumes designed by CHARLES Le MArry Exeeuted by Brooks Special music and lyrics by James McHugh and Dorothy Fields General Music Director Nathaniel Finston HIS LOVE DREAM STARTED EARLY Bernadino, California, Velma Farntm. They were mar. mit matrimony they began to throw things at each other, and their battles were all in fun, and they capitalized them for the stage. Thus it is that they are one of the biggest laughing hits in Boris Petroff’s “Rainbows,” the Publix the Theatre, Miss Farnum is constructor for the team. PAD a 6 bw e'> played the role of Harold Lioyd’s baby sister in the famous one reel “Lonesome Luke” comedies which gave Lloyd his first big opportunity. Incidentally at the Same time Tom Lyndon’s father owne motion picture theatre where “Lonesome Luke” comedies were shown, and the ten year old boy in the audience fell in love with the ten year old girl on the screen and they are still in love. ‘ In ‘Rainbows’ with Lyndon and Farnum are Paul Mall, singer of amazing charm, Freddie and Eddie, stars of Neil 0’ Brien’s Minstrels, Jean Geddes, blues singer and dancer: The Three Glow Worms, a pretty trio of girl toe dancers, Mi Martyn, acrobatic dancer and con. tortionist and the Boris Petroft’s ensemble of dancing jazz beauties, Casting “Roman Nights” omenmeemaaaneel Rubinoff, popular violinist, will appear in Roman Nights the John Murray Anderson production pen Febru show will be the Lassitter’ Brothers and the tearm of Rita and Teska, e) A year ago Tom Lyndon, chipper young college youth from San | met Miss thus started themselves on the road to fame and fortune — but | d a tiny | blue | Gay Paree and | 88 A ffie | Publix Opinion, Week of January 21st } BLACK FACE COMEDIAN BRIGHTENS “RAINBOWS” 1 Paul Mall hailed by many as star stage production now playing at | | the comedy | When | she was only ten years old she} ;don and Farnum, a most un ried and with the license to com-| } , 1928 SCALES SEVENT Affie Martyn,da Here’s bad news, you ladie Miss Affie Martyn. } daneer and ‘contortionist in “*R ment of one week at the PUBLIX DANCERS The despair of and the wonder icine, are Kddie Wells and his | dancing partner, Freddie Byron They are known to the theatrical | world as Freddie and Eddie, /money steppers and ¢ecentri | dancers. You will laugh and marvel at BUT IT'S. | has been doing a feats since child your daily dozen in the hope of getting ay Miss Martyn is th | produetion for Publix, which on | WERE B’WAY HIT Chiropractors r of men of Medi-| exampleay@ hie Wen Y ' neer & s who ha ainbow$, 2 h ts eee \ Miss Ma nineteen ™a iweigh it | pounds, | parents acrobatiea® fo) ‘art. The -| enjoyed hi culture dur . while ssid ‘“Rainbe 8 eral @ |Freddie and Eddie when you go with thes to the......Theatre during week ments and { OF... to see Boris Petroff’s stage production for Publix, call-|/&ets a half ed “Rainbows.” Of the several) the aud aT units. of entertainment that stop) ance. "\ the show .with thunderous apJ ‘ plause, Freddie and Eddie get Miss L their full share of honors, but it’s raised in@ |\Mddie who does two particular gvrandfather dancing tricks of low comedy and px who carves a niche ical abuse. Eddie, in the course | | of his rhythmic dancing, turns an | famazing somersault landing flat lon the base of his spine with a thud that shakes the theatre, not to mention a few variously des| ignated vertebrae, Freddie and Eddie been }starred successfully 0’ have in Neil Brien’s ‘‘Minstrels,” “Gay Paree,” | “Artists and Models,” roll’s ‘‘Vanities” and Box Revue.”’ Kar! “The Car Music In “Rainbows” with Freddie and Eddie are Paul Mall, blues singer of amazing charm: Miss! Affie Martyn, acrobatic dancer and contortionist extraordinary, Lynique pair of dancing comedians, Jean |Geddes, blue singer and daneer, |The Three Glow Worms, a pretty trio of toe dancers, and the Boris Petroff’s ensemble of dancing jazz | waltzing beauties, Texas Theatre’s Artistic Posters (Cont. from Page 5) unusual colors. Simplicity is the keynote of his perfection, and the hundreds of comments and commendations that he now receives on ‘his work is the result of al masterful acquisition of striking \forcefulness in his display de| signing, Wellington is a firm advocate of press book material for use ag | as on lobby dia. | foundations for ide plays, but he also is ble assed with an originality that isrefreshing, as i8 seen in the many large puintings he uses on various stars in coming Texas pictures, — tees meee. from Volga Boris Petroff, producer of bows,” Director “*Rainis from Saratov, a town on the Volga river in Russia, and the same town in which Chaliapin Spent his early years, He has served as assistant ballet produe. tion manager in Petrograd and Moscow, coming to thig country in 1915, after having suffered severe wounds serving in the Rug» sian army. He has produced many ballets in America, Dorothea Berke Publix show, the Indiana in the hall of fame for his ability to take phys ing cont In the Sh tyn are of amazin a | Farnum, a dancing com Eddie, star Neil O'F do eecent \ Geddes, bla The Three ty trio of g the Boris dancing jaz Dn ' HAS EY | Has she wi | Demure only been Anna He | Her place bows," ment of Theatre, hot” bl dancing, Miss G