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

4) aa Fan as MPs MARCH 22, 1924 The Billboard 39 Miller’s collection of bon mots, are sprinkled here and there to give it a tang of the past, One can almost see the cobwebs. Miss La Cost's singing of “If the Rest of the World Wants You” stirred the folks to rapturous applause at the time the act was reviewed She not only makes a striking male impersonator, but a decidedly charming svt Iirush off the cobwebs and a nifty act for small and medium time presents itself, B. B. unexpurgated, thruout the turn ibret. LEONARD AND WILLIARD Reviewed Tuesday afternoon, March 11, at the Grand Opera House, New York City. Style—Singing and comedy. Setting—Special in one. Time—Fifteen minutes. “I'm a traveling man. I travel in underwear."’ “‘Do you ever catch cold?” “Bologna is hash ters are the bolog Mull over these with tights on. Frankfur ppies."” gags selected at random from the repertoire of Leonard and Williard, man and woman, and you'll get a general idea of their comedy vis-a-vis, entitled ‘Outside the Inn’. Miss Williard tries hard to entertain and sometimes She is one of those heart-to-heart comediennes, The kind that get . Out almost into the audience ahd tell the na’s pu succeeds. women folks all about her friend Mazie Glutz “dishing the dirt," as she calls it. Miss WilHard sings something about the ‘‘Little Whistle That Wouldn't Whistle’, and her partner, with a perpetual smite wreathing his blond features, carols “A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way" A Spanish burlesque, if it may be called such, was tried out by the team at the finish of the turn, but the response was less than lukewarm. by all. A fairly good time was had B. 3. WALSH, REED AND WALSH eens Vonday evening, March 10, at Proctor 5 125th « Street Theate New York. SinleSinbing, Setting—In one. Time—Fifteen minutes. Walsh, Reed and Walsh, two chaps and a girl, present a singing act of not unusual merit. All of the trio seem to have good voices, but something is lacking in each of the songs. The numbérs fail to get across the way they should, Three Big Radio Hits! SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL FOX-TROT. stra, 25 cents each, Arranged cents. On Victor Band or Orches for Male Quartette, 25 Record 19212. Floatin’ Down the Mississippi (ON THE WAY BACK HOME) Fox-Trot. Orchestra, 25 cents. I've Got the Fox Trot Some’n (BUT IT AIN'T NO BLUES) Novelty Blues Fox-Trot, Orchestra, 25 cents. Denton & Haskins Music Co. NEW YORK. 1531 Broadway, seen ” , BW For Sale Or To Lease Moving Picture business. Suburb Schenectady, N. Y. Complete outfit. Address JAMES LINDSAY, 306 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. A C T SS VAUDEVILLE MATERIAL RITTEN TO ° LAB ACTS™ NIESSE "eceon 4212 East Washington, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Established. Composer 1905. 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On the opening number the some talk apropos of umbrellas and parasols, and the girl does the flirtation cross, all three finally rendering a special number, entitled ‘A Rainy Day". The ‘In the Evening in Dixieland’’ and a medley of many popular numbers cleverly knit together, and the girl solos “A Kiss in the Dark’. ‘“‘Who's Izzy Is He”, an imitation of a cornet playing a jazzy ragtime tune, is also done, and “‘A Smile Will Go a Long, Long Way'’, is rendered on the close. Some sure-fire patter bet number would help the act materially. Comedy is what is needed, The singing is all right, and appearances and personality satisfactory. More snp and livelier delivery in putting the songs ove: would help a great deal. R. C. boys engage in boys sing ween (the LIZZIE WILSON Reviewed Monday night, March 10, at Proctor’s 125th Street ‘Theater, New York. Style—Dutch singing novelty. Setting—In one. Time—Eleven minutes. Lizzie Wilson, who appeared as an oldtimer in Hocky & Green's “Stars of Yesterday’’ last season, is now doing a single. She sings the same Dutch songs and amuses much the same fs she did twenty-five years ago, and judging from the fine reception accorded her when reviewed, she has not lost the earried then. She sings punch she “Mr. with her favorite old number Dingerspiel"", and makes a decided hit it. A quaint Hollandish costume and wooden shoes are worn thruout the act Miss Wilson provides a bit of comedy and laughter with her monolog about Sister Lena, and some Yiddish injected by her special number abont the fiddling boarder who always plays ‘‘Always" She finishes with her Dutch chart round, sbe made famous in the days of variety. JAY C. FLIPPEN Reviewed Monday evening, at Progtor’s 125th Street Theater, New York. StyleBlackface. Setting—In one. Time—Fourteen minutes. Jay C. Flippen, ) color is which R. C. j farch 10, doing a black-face singing and monolog act, is as funny as they come and show when reviewed, taking the house down on bis comedy number, *‘When It's Night Time in Italy". Two encores were necessary before the following act could go on. Fliopen is an escellent bhlack-face comedian. stopped the and, with his derby at a jaunty angle, a black stogie in his fingers and the coon Pom acteristics he so ably interprets, he is every bit a clever artiste. His songs are all of a laughprovoking sort, and the talk sandwiching the numbers, as put over by Flippen, provides no end of ribtickling. It's Flippen’s intimate way of handing out the stuff that makes it so decidedly funny, and his personality, expression and gestures are big assets. He cracks a couple of ‘‘questionable’’ puns, incidentally, which should be softened up. Flippen’s songs include “Maw Plays Mah Jongg ‘“*Hula Lou’, ‘“‘When It’s Night Time in Italy’’ and a couple special numbers. A right good entertainer is Jay, = to please, no matter where he plays. DOWNEY AND CLARIDGE Reviewed Tuesday afternoon, March 11, at the Grand Opera House, New York, Style—Bicycling, comedy, singing and dancing. Setting—Special in full. Time—Fourteen minutes. Downey and Claridge undertake to give a vaudeville show all by themselves and as a result you get one of those indefinable messy affairs that are borne down by their own weight. When the curtain goes up on an exquisite background of stage setting, Miss Claridge shuffles forward in a huge hoopskirt, warbling forth the golden tunes of a canary. The song done Miss Claridge slips out of the ballon skirt, jerks a bicycle suddenly out of the files and off she jaunts astunting. Shapely nether limbs make up whatever may be the innocuousness of the bicycle gamboling. Then Downey, in frightfully funny clown makeup, emerges from the hoopskirt and throws himself into the job of making the folks laugh. The laughter comes in spasms. The tricks are unusually clever, but there's something lacking to touch off the risibilities, Perhaps they're a little too intricate for the audience to solve. Downey's handling of his collapsible bicycle is a fine bit of buffooning. His partner, in a pretty skating outfit, rolls into view and regales the audience with a song and dance that’s just about so-so. Then some mere bicycle comicality on the part of Downey, and the curtain When reviewed the team didn’t get the setoff it deserved. They bad the stuff but the hodge-podge offered was too much to swallow at one time B. B. A giance at the Hotel Directory in this issue mav ssve considerable time and inconveniehce THE LEEDYFRASER PEDAL Note New “Relax’ Footboard. FREE—New 1924 Catalog “M”, Now ready. Many new Novelties. Leedy Manufacturin$ @ bathaneetth Ind.. “Yes, We Have No Bananas” wid t.b09 other BIG HYSS, 1 at + Tome eee s. 49 service. _ EUGENE. 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