The Billboard 1924-03-22: Vol 36 Iss 12 (1924-03-22)

38 The Billboarad MAKCH 22, 1928 vay houses. F ) business. (Incor porated) Telephone Columbus 3500. Open daily 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. (except Saturday Evenings and Sundays. For full information about all courses, ask for Art Booklet “‘T” It’s Free. That report from the manager to “the office” has kept many a worthy act from W peewee J vaudeville’s goal—the Broad Take your problem to NED WAYBURN, who has staged more big Broadway successes than any other man in the show There is a department in NED WAYBURN’S STUDIOS of Stage Dancing devoted exclusively to Vaudeville Acts that need only the proper “doctor” to establish i “THE MAN WHO STAGES THE FOLLIES” shows can make your act right for the “big time.” Ned Wayburn Studios of Stage Dancing 1841 Broadway, (E"%2nce G0th St) NEW YORK CITY = DAVE WHITE AND COMPANY Reviewed Tuesday afternoon, March 11, at Loew's American Theater, New York City. Style—Dancing revue. Setting—Special in three. Time—Fourteen minutes. An entertaining act in which White is assisted by five girls, one of whom does solo steps. It is prettily mounted with brilliant colored drapes and contains an abundance of look at. The act has a lot of pep and doesn't drag for a moment. A good word should be said for the costuming, which is ever colorful and in good taste. An excellent top-line act fo~ the family houses. WILBUR AND DAWSON Reviewed Tuesday afternoon, March them as standard hits. 11, at Loew's American Theater, New Today, See or Write to York. Style—Cycling. Setting—Full. Time—Ten minutes. Tramp cyclist and chubby woman partner who ; “WED WAYB lj RN offer conventional routine of cycling stunts and _ bairncing feats broken by a bit of knockabout 4 acrobatics, The man uses a makeup somewhat similar to that used by Joe Jackson and also pantos. his comedy. His partner appears in abl For a finish be uses a hula dummy attached to the place where the rear wheel should be. This contraption is good for laughs. JEAN LA COST AND BOYS Reviewed Tuesday afternoon, March 11, at the Grand Opera House, New Vork City. Style—Singing, comedy and dancing. Setting—Special i in full. Time —Eighteen minutes. Hefty and thrushlike is the voice of Jean, and her four minstrel boys achieve a remarkable resemblance to harmony. Gleanings from Joe Paramount Banjos Some acts ALMOST get over. They excellent dancing by the principals and enUnriv Thea j seem to have every component part that semble. This act is a superlative testimonia) aled tor Dance, | makes for vaudeville success—yet the to the good work beiug done by the numerous ter and Recording Work i act “just misses”. dancing schools, which have raised the standUsed and endorsed by Is that the sto of YOUR act ard of stepping im vaudeville during the past Mike l’ingitore Harry } ° ry i) ? season to a degree never before approached. Reser, Bill Bowen, Chas, / Perhaps the introduction of a new Whit Pierce and hundred? of : ; nite is an entertaining chap who sings behe . 8: f piece of business, a re-arrangement of other leading _ profes f soutins 0 & ae dance wumber is all tween numbers and dances cleverly once or sionals, Piay a Pauw F you tre a ++ insure it a choic t twiee, and executes a number of different ones Whiteman or Harry Reser Sratyr y dill ©8 to © Spo with no small degree of grace. The ensemble ake. peensgrene in any Dbl does diverting specialties and are not hard to ap — a Paramount banjo. Write for new Illustrated catalog—it's free! yreviated costume and makes several changes. WM I AN j% : : M A one-legged hop in and out of three barrels is -L. GE ‘ind out what’s needed. It’s a moral certainty one of the featured stusts. The woman Geco _ St? &. 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