Variety (Nov 1930)

44 VARIETY "Wednesday,; Tifeveriiiier 5t^^ 1^ JULES and JOSlE WAi-TON ' ^.•Revue' - ■ ■ • 15,;Mins.; O'iie- artd,.Fufl (Sp : ■.■Eriglewoo'd,- 'Chicago'. ■' • . Hero i-s ^ lip act .With .the .. stigma: '•bf.''CJuciig6,'''bu.t.''A.'«^^^ eleisiint . anU c;lasb>i>acke.d~ turh ■tl.iat..6^^ win stPij- iiito:.the eastcrhvjjiff iea^^ atteivj^tfj :-\ve.$t^?rn •iippr.enticeshlp; -i^ Is morfe!.thian.pr6babl<5 thjj.t th.e priri- :.cii)als wiir. ittraci^ atteritiOn. from- ^proiclUctiipiV .scouts • aJid ■, the ; .mote ."alert .show' podj^le penfeirally; .Irtr • d^ed,. i the WaltoVis irtvite ..fayorable. ■ CGhiparisp-ri ■.. -AVitli.:- tl^iut.v-bther. .■.and .'bctter-^k.ho>yh y brpther .'^.a'rtd.'.- - sister-, toarrti -thfe- Astaires.':. '. .\ ■/■ ■. ..Starting' originally ^ thr.ciugh; ' a- Charroston- ehampipnship back In; . •th4-: shin-kicking baliroo,^'^^^^^ ■ WaJ tons have leaLrned : their' protes -. .•6io~nal ABC'S chiefly i.h' .the', niiddle ., west ,r<hd -. now jarei em . a? .ja . teiam Who dance .Avith thelv;' brainii ■ .as weli: as.. tiieirV'feet.'■> V'.-.- , All-of ■ tlieir . h.ymbers; have Ideals behirid: them; '[ They are;' ibuiit up. fi-pm ', an : InteliiectuaV^ , Notable on this . point .\y£i^" Jules .WAltpn's;.". SPlb ■; "futuristic"' '. dance, .Which ..repres.Qnted -a. hig^ ptder -.of creative imagination. :., This ;.n]um- ■ hsit .wpiiid be . sure^Tfire' in ..an ultra- ;$6.60 «ii,ter.ta'iritrient. •• 'It ■.hiis 'in it. elements of .ybh Grbnb and. e . Webb's: f'Moaining- LpW,".'.although. .. entirely.rdistirtGtive, to Walton atid. in .:.np',,seTis.e -.iThitative;;' - ■.. '■■ ' ': ,■ After. her.l first :stAteiy appearanee . in vpiumiiibus v.lace. '4t: conies as ;• sbmetliing of .a-sui'pti5e;whenvMlss ■ Wilton switches to. fiom-, . edy. :.; In •this department she. haf?,. . the ■hQCGSsar^ feeling, judgment and ■ gGpd 't^iSte,,' to carry thrbugh.:; sUc'-- cesslvply... She .'is- the clbwiivOf the ^te.airii,':- .her ■ brb.tKer.";'not >.essayihg •' humbr; 'in- 'hisl■0^^v'n..^ight;.-• ••■.' •'■ ':'••.': . - . .{That/ |6lusiy.e; tiuiality . sp : dear to. "the,'^ truV :dancSer,.: as.' distingiiishifed- \ from • the: ■ m gymnastic, ' and rkhown^'for. Avant/bt':^ as "abandon"' is ; p,res.<ent. tp ^ a re- . ^arkable . degree \ in tlieWaltons; . Their,; results jare . achieyed .' easily', b.ecausib tjhey> ixave . iri.hereril: rythm: V .tWo. haridspmeiyrgrpbmcd and at-" tractive ypiihg m^^ alternat© witli ■ the WaltPTrts' .in' roiiiidln^ out'.the . time .allbtixifeht.- Ojie piita" over ••.^janads In .-the metrppolitan .ipanner • While the. bther tattbbs a- tune, with .-'cleats'- a,' la--.lSi3'6."-.. ■[■-:y"-'i^ ;-;'.'■'- .; . In ■ sunimary,: it., .jpeach: of ah' act and. a brpther .atid:'slstbr cbhslgned '''td-BrpaLd\Vay,;.';V.:\-''^^^ '^liOTiiCf :■: EDDIE Quii-LAN ; V''' ..' Ta'lk,'Danc.(e,''C.pm'edy.: .;•'.- ': '■ ..- ..■.■to. M'insi;:0'ne--- ■-'■'■ :ft-.K-p,- '.Lbs-■.-'■ Angele.s. . V E^^ Quillaii;. juvenile cpniedtan jfrptn . pictuires, ni4kin£: per^ohar ap-; • pearanccs With ''Big Mone^ ^feature, . ^t this hpuse^i'.stu ,.d;isp> did With thft; same picture'^n ' ■ 'Fri'scb, at tlie Gbiden .Gate^njay br ; may not be relatively new to . the . . stage; . I'rbrti. his wbi*k. his stage 6ir' :peri«n.ce iis liardly. • llk(^ly, -iaitlioiJgh he ieVinces. a natural sense bf yalue.Si 'Rcquitting himself modestly .and ef- :::'£cctively;^'?:;-.- '.-.--';.. '■'.'.■ ' 'vi-'' - Qutiian is a jrelief f rbm the .usual pictu re: playier malting ..pei'Sphal, ap}^ ■ pearanccsi '•sligli'tingv llis cinernatib. . standing .altogether .and gopdr^n^ . dly Idflditig himself ;by stdtlng -iie is at 'ease at the same time .exag-- ,; ^erati riR jhia pseudp- stagefright fPr \;'Iafftrbtur'nsr-■• ■- :••..•■■ ■ ■ ' After . a few :mihutes bf this; h© . st^ps piit' of the "herybusl'- char.- , actet*; an.d •-flhows. himself at ease, . xvitliQut oeing; tpp - obyibiis iabput: .'iti;. going into a' libitum comedy dahce routine.. . QulHari 'does : tlxat break- : away ' falilrdoWn'. style . of , coni.cdy.; ; Btebping. which, While; ngitiier . Ma.- ;hbiTey nbr Errol in,,charapter, indi- cates ;uiiusuai. taleiit' as .a boniedy. .hoo'tbr;! • - ■ :\ .Qvi.lHah.- IsiV't,;-. .an . bsp'ecially 1 li- .V ■ minPUs • s.qreeri satollite right, npw, ' ■but lie hriaib^en ground in .p'lctures. . H}g ; (rtbvlous /talents fpi' Mafre. P"^- •^. poses Will. he ;enhciric(!>d. ; an.d; cplp'rcd .by. Wli.ltevcr fsbreen rep he. enjbys. .: .should- 'Quiilan' carb 'tb gb'.t,; it', i.ri vaudeville as a rokular pr^jppsitibn. -ile is.ia ihighiy orLgaKjng bpyish .per- ■ sonftlity diid, withi ifv talentedy : ■ >.-''- " '..•:'■■■^ -•;;-.-'' -;:••'/"" . :: AJjel.. 'SAX0PEALS;:(6>; ;"-':■. >■■' GicPBand •■■^"-' ^y-./" $2 Mins;?; p.he and full V /Mippodrbrhe;'" ;■-:" .'-. '.•'■-:■• ,:..-■•■•■..■;'-■' i'^bmrne band-act rnakirig an eiTprt tp - offer .' sbni.ething; -different;- and missing: in the attenipt.. Bpecia! cbmbdy. matbfial Js.mainl^ bf* light-, weight'^caiifaer ;'ind Itlie.. nntiaic' disr pfe'h'sed .by- thlSi six-piece.,-combo 'is • j uSt pf dinary. Act' needs Iplen t'y" of ilxihff tp - get ;by .in tlie i'riterme- diateSi -'■':;,..'■'.-- -Opening .has the jglrlSj dressed. In Ibhg, /..trailiriff 'skirts;: ^.nd; jpuffe'd sleeyes, plaiying. saxophones. in pne,- the;:; cpmjedy ,blts wbrkeid':'in getting little; in.; the :Way ;pf apprbvaL ,, . d^ tuirtie change hds. them In. pijamas, •on.e/g.etti.ng i-W o.f her 'bustles,..,etCv,. stays behind' .a ..scriiri; for a! siihbu- jbtte.v >;.-■■.. -:- v.-': •..> ■';'•■ >. . SpI.ebidltibB b'y iVarlo^s girls.In: thC: ba,"iid,-nbhe; of Whon^. are ihanied, <;bn>' sist bf .a .toe darice While Iplaying the sax>. a . WMrblirig. slsteir rtfeam ^ and three girls .playing: . .vieliris.. i^irtal cbstume bbange .has the gitla- Wprk-. ihg' behind .'.blaGkfacedv.maskk . In frpht of ;a :.sbiitherri: dtp^) playing a medley bf pop tuneS- ^iBest thing In- the .draggy routine. Is a bomedy: song ;in whiclv. they, use aufbmpbile libtns ;tp■gppd.-eifect.! ■ ;■-':•''•" .BpB'taSAjLLE . ;■' v - ^ . .Tall<.an,d ;.Spng8.--.'-'.■.-'■.'' 1+."Mins;;-Dhe :'^ . ';■';■.--■.';■''■'. 'Statfr.: r- ■;. - ■ ~: Seniiaphpririg^, to, yaudeylllians. at. large.; that ;i.t*s -the bpen season fpr pld gags.. Bpb LaSalle; is digging up plenty:, .of'/.em,' ihcludihg. "the. dpg raised His 4§g -to .kick ;trie;." . And when; .this, draws jnot only a ^eil, but .applause.; .it should tip . bfC :all "comics that isi, good memory Avill get the. desiriei. results right now..;- ... .; Tlierevcan ;be'np aifgunienf against ai act. if ,the. gags are .clicking,, for then: both. the audierice .■ and . the perfbrmbrs . atre rsatisfi^^^ ' BaSa.lle's rbutine is of the;Vintage of '10,. iaritb his; parpdies Set. to medlies of .ipop turies. . ..Thcre\$ a girl Iiii the. 'turn, ;1d ut rnercly walks; .across .the stage fpr one gag. ; ■; ; '• v'-v/.-.' ; ' ,La5alle is. selling what he's gbt to offer very vW.^11. ; .Ahy areruement you may have W'ith his •wares; hpw".^ eyerv must, be influenced by .the ptib-. lie redbtibn to, same; '■ Patrbnis at the. Stdte had hb desire tp argue 'at ali. . They, voted'"Aye", ..and .almoist tinanlihousljr. .: , ,' .Sid,:.: "MAGIC F0UNtAI N REV.UE"; (6) ,S'bni99 arid' -Dances;'' -;-.■'•. 20 .iyiiris.; .Tw^b and Full '(.Special).:. Jefferson..;;:;'--v : .'.."•.■..;^ . A . flash ' that doesn't arnbiirit to ■much.- . Takes.' a'ibrig' tiriie. Iii; get tin^': started. .Mostly: composed;-of ■ hopflng and of tHeiyiaHety; tised;.'by ifpur but. of five danoirig turrts;'" 'r;wp . t3.11,' girls- ta;k6/. up; mpst of the time ■ but • reniain cold; Mi:C-, a bit of singing with a bit of dancjhg.; TWb boys vie iti .solo. hbbfin 5', one w.itk tap'aGrobatics and ' ths v othbr with soft;-j3hpo ecceritricB.. FprhjeT appeared' to .get the .better, of the duel.'"'.'';: ■ •'; '■.-.' V- :.■■-:-:;■;;■ - .. One 'ilumher had no- trpublei^ getr ting p-ver. : jt w.ias ,a hpkor bailet .dorie;i^y''£fci^buhg cpuplei: ;They at:e Still raw thbugfh and. sometimes; for- got/tliernselveslpsiich an extent i.^ Jppked -seml.rserlpus. -. . . . " . . ' «taN ttY.:^-BROsl'.yai:; ■ Ab'rbbatic- Dances-/ 8 Mins;;. One, :^ ;"-'-': ;■. . ■Jefferson,. '^ ■.-,-.■.':- -■.; ■.:.;,■ , \ in- 1922'.yafiety, caught anpthei: iicrpbatic 'team named' tlie. Stanley Brpthers; , Tli.e Other .duo featured. • lifts and - this.'tedm- dbes.. acrobatic ;dtincin.s:';; It,m;ay be, tiie 'Sanie team, but tbiese tWo lopk like, youngsters. • Boys open 'with acrpbatic -comedy arid. fbllbw. up. With sblo aci'p danc- ing, : All of it • ig. good. : OUe for the .deuce.'.,.:-'-..'■■. ■ ;.;-,-•-■;'■;•;■'•'■'•''.. WAL Wis LEY and KEATING - • ■Comedy-''-■'.'■•.■ ;■ A ;'13rlVl.iHs;;;:Phe': - J-.' -; ^ \ '-:y^ ■] : Engie:wobd,-:Ch.icago.' . ■ This;.act refLpp.ours witli-.-nbvv .md-' ..• terial -and. £t h.eW. style. b.f;. attire far .•rthe/itrijUe'. me ; SGnfial-.derivatipn's cf •.tIje'.laUghtc.v. '. 're'nc)Kin.-:'..-..'a.s'.; -■.'before;'.;, the -'. .heryous-^ twiCGhings and . falsettb ;delivery' ,bf .'. tVje man.'. Tiieir- present turn' is- an ■ .advancp .'bvpr, foi'm.er. rqutine.s and •.should .(ioti.v.er. 'gcnferal Siiti.sfaotlpn ■•■albng..tiiiC• lin,e.;-.; ■ "'-■-■ -.'^ ■■■■■ 'C. .Man .' .ribW :;isi cfai-bcd as a gppf '..-.'messeiiprcr;; oh ^his: - way 'to •vlsjit..- d: ; "ijrcK: ^friend -in ,the: '1'ibspi.ti^l, ; V^ii^:] : "bourit.cr With ; the: Wbman' .for no'ti-^'' 'i. senaical.:'bross-iif'6;. .No wasted • ^'f- .Idvi or; cohy-ersalioni ; Eyqry.thln'i?, is : pbi ntoii tin' laiighs,' ;wpnia,n ..is an experion.ccd .'straight prpvidirig. -the; ; '.te<i li'lsi,t6 . .tiu ppbri.fpr;:' the,^^'; riidn's ;■; .€0111605%■■ /■ '■ :'.'-■' -■ /■■:■.■■'■.;•■'•• V . ; Tienm has been; In retirement fbr, isome" tihie. ■.- T^^ Wbre ; fpi'm.crly staudaVd,/.- arid: ' pattldulai-iy.; W . • :KnoWn ■ In- the. middle west. Laad. ,' ; ('ppntiriubd irom not 'suificlerit to. sitiid- tipn, bther ^periprinaribes; Will be •Stag:.edi''..: -' s ■■ ;'.'-''; ^J; ;'. ■■ ■■'/ ■■:■ ■':':':: ''- .All. :sta.i\s.;:cu'iT'entiy;/iri';'tPwri --at 'tli^e' tln\e of the .shbSy .\yili, i.t is 'expc ■ parti blpa to in • th b. p'er fbr marie is,. ■'. Casey, ..With; the'circuit Iie^^ cpr • pperafiori, vwlil- liandie the slibW: and d'istrib,TitiP.n .. of ' luricis.' thrpugft:' the :fV'.;.'j\t A;'-;Tho' shpiiy-'will'-be'.;ruh 'at .tiib Ibwpst ':-ppssibV6.'.' cost : tlirbngh ■^putributions !by the .ydvtbus ■ icir-.: tipits. -tp^cb'v'.e.r' expensoSr.'.-''.'^^^ .. ,■ ; .' ', ■ , .'Circuit;-head.s or ■ represeritative ipxees;refiuested by ipa^^^^ to attend; .the'^ riieeting .this;'•W^^^ for. sbt'tl^M- rnoht pt: plans;.a are. :tiidse • 'of ; Paii'ajn'ourit'r-;!?^^^^^^ Vox,^ .tibew-s,-^ -Il-K-O: -a 'Brpfl'.;i..,• ■!'■•. - -■ ; ■ ■-,.;.'' :;''''',■..:' ■ '; ',. : The.. commercial; ■ fields . are; ^ itx?mpting;^to'Vrelieve'^ uneniplpynient> and :deipressl.on', ainoijg their . urierii'-; 'ployed.' ■ Gonterition: of .<iasey.- ari;d; the -theatre circuit . heixds .ls'^^^^ t^ through a irionster .berieflt, perform-: ■ftricb., or ;a; series: pf theiri the show, business '. shoiilfi take ;^ -care* 'of;; its owri.;;. -■•-.■-;.:. . -■.;-■..;;■'•-'.■■■•■' ■.■-.■;:.^■i ■.■^ . . jt may; be dangereus. tb Jibid oiye'r for a second w.bek four featu on .;ari. eiglit'-act- bill at. a th«Satr'e' with,; a weekly. change policyr One or/tw'b ,lipldp'vret' acts almpist roguldr. Pccurrence at . the .Palace, Ayliere; an, h.P. .date, .fbr ari act is nsually 'tiiQ femuriera'tion : for'., e^ fourVout bf eiglit„ hardly ever. . : ,t.pu ';Hplt?,' Pat RoO.neyi. Wi.lliain.: Gdxtbn and, Venifa -'-Gbuld-:are. the Stibkets arid. fpundatlpn again fpr. a; Palace; bil.i.;..JKfe^ Rbth. arje-^new^ to this: shp^ -.; iili- is ' a: very ;,gbpd one^; .Couldri't bie; bdd with tli^ llnie^up; VYet the repeatirig'.custom^ ton arid the .Rbphey? arb. seeing the sairib thing; b again, not as ^strong this' ;secoriol; tinie, althbiigh .-iOaxtpri. and' the ■ Ropneys^' .father;.arid , son, are' '\yorth . .'vi'hlle. Jooldng : at riioro than- orice.' With.' iiaxton. it \was .ti,- case of .'holding oVer, .with ari: uri- bhdriged. full;stage sketch.- . That, he r.cha.shes'q'uite.well isia recbmrnerid- atipn .fpi' hiin':p.e.rsprialiy» ' .•::' Whi)e ne'vet lacking In.a'musement as;it ran, .It seenxed .thc show could' have Jiiriprpved .cpnside but; prie ■ switch*"- Mlss;:Rpth did ' nbt fdt^ the.:next-,tP-clbsiris;spot, after all'that preceded, a,rid to se.t Jher theret .Was., placing' a ..Jburdeh bn - her' shoulders, elpsirig the;flrst part \yas her Ipgical position, ■., "the •safest: place-jfbr :mpst single, wbriicn:: ;-M.ur-:' ray Was- the ndtui'al foi: ■.next-tipi'- shiit. He arid Miss. Rbth should ha,;-iire jexchariged. ■;'■.;.;■ :--.'.••'• ^ ■. '■ -• ■;';.::■/ . .iSlIss .Rotlv, pri the stage sincf?; a'; tot, Vjirith -her yburiger sistet as the Rbth Kiddies...riot ;.^o ..loner :agp; ; is n'p'w a pibture: ilame.. ThrbUgh HpI- iyWppd there, is an ;aura about . heV persoij-.^ahd her';salary.; : 'Yet.;nbneV a^but 'her: dbility as a singing single .fpr the yaude stage;.; When ilast .at: the .Palabe; riot two' years .agd,^ it. .Was. No. 2 fbr'.Miss Roth ,si rid then. ;'j;Ust over.' She was mbstly; a pretty girl then,; as she ^ lis ripw. 'The film rep Was; sufBcient to raise her" .to closing part: one at the ■ f^alace and .rip.inbr-?; ■:-'; .V'- .;-. ';.;.;';' ..- . . ;.Ei've -isongs by. Miss fibth. and.^ five, floral, pieces from' the audierice.' CJhe bf her sbngris was from-her former. stage rbxjtlne arid three jfrbrti pic^" tures ; In ...-which. :sho : sang ;therii.; Change Iritb Paris ragaritufliri.'di",ess was made fbr the draraatlb ballad frbiri: *'Vagabbrid: King;" v ; Spriie clpwning; with Hp! tz: at the finish .alriibs't -ce'st; her the- pink lace dress- into which she changed ' fpr the .final- riyiriber. They bpth exited, with; reuge-sriieared Paris..:: : Hbltz Was all- over the shpW, With Miss' Rpth and all, the mother .acts. H.e . cani hpld up a . Paid fellbW, .arid make It look; good when it; ;;starts -looking : bad. ■ .• S^o...:rtiuch from Holtz ■ in; between, the actS) there's: riot-xntich tiriie for hi^ own specialty ih: the. /blbsirig, Hbltz smai-tly , held the iatter: down to a coii'ple.of.miriutesi ; . . .; . :;. Holtz' 'and Gaktpn raifef blip wing Miss . .Gpuld's ..CLibby ' Holniari);: '.'iVloaniri'.; .Xrb\V".' Impressibri 7 this week. With a -satire pri • it, . c'bntain- ing renougli. fun. Iind hilarious play- ing, to ofEset.the dirt.: : \ " : ., The' m.;:*:.:. cotild stair; at thcPalr ace indef: as .alpretty good g.uaran- tee ag-airist .flpp .shbWSi,. -^heri he has somepne! jilst as ipeedy tb'wprk- With, like: Gaxfbri, the best riibriierits are'. 'when Hbltz; is on. •,:..; -; Galenpsi i-. '^ . men, .;.risley zind teeter-board . trbvipfeis-, Short ?■ arid sriappy openjir..: No . 'two-arid-a- half arid a.jerk tb make^ It lopk f ull, but; a cOnipile.te 'triple; by; -tlve. bby intp.. a ;c:hair;,.; -arpstei*;' Pagan, and Gbx> .riiale singing, trip.with the ken Murray; company tb- join - in ^ with Mutraj^-after. fiiiitig their own: spot '(No. 2)i .,accbmplished- custohiary results'\\'ith the pleasant harmpriy a. nd li'rics; . : No. slowness or hea\?i- nc^s .lri:. either the bpener ;oi?:'' deuce, ..maUirig it easy for tlie. feature acts follpiwin'g .arid . necessa:ry for; n'a brie tp;recoycr.:. Holtz had a bit between •the trio .and. ..Gaxtbri vith a Stooge doihg; . cbmbdy,;:Russian• arili some b. iz. at-the .piano, • Punn;y; - i^pilz usual. stopge. ;prphabiy looks and wbrks top much, lilce-iilarray's -Mil- tpnCharlestorivto/sho\v this W-eck. lie had a straight; but as a waiter, and; it .Wa.sri't. hip fault that the scerie/flppped;..-.-'.:' .':''':-,.' .: :..,■ Miss crp"uld;ianded with her iniita tions,; .That:: of.:Gaxtbn, ■ fbiioWiris •Gaxtort himself sp. :quickly, .-.was-^d Avo.w, r.arid, fditlifiu! • ■ : . ■ v - , ' ;- -Murraj'-S: ?8 .mlriutes. With his- compdny - of seyen, ; including tltb trip,: fclosed- the first, half .tp the bi&- gcst anpl'ai^.sb hit.; at '.the '..Palace si rice' Cl.ay ton, Ja cksph ..an d. P;u t-dn to ribsad. in,.- . Next-tb-clbSing wds the. •pi.a(:c.-fpr it.-:\-:-.<•,;: ■"■ ,-''.•:.■: •;.. -.-.:-.' ,.: ■ i;?rh:b.; KPbiiey^;,^.^pat land^^-i'at/ 2d;' .bponed;.a;f.ter iritbfriiis.sion. with thiei'r', dancing Siid; brief, corivbrsadbri d\W .secuVed ' - last. Week'.s :• hit." ali; over- again. . Jrliss.Bent.Was pri.:tor' a bow' ag;airi>-;tobi:''- -:^';. ^::'^'•^-; "': y ■"'<■■ 1\ri.ss;. RbthV: 20;;.mlntites of isphfi' .Were labeled Off;rathbr .autPmaticaliy arid It seenried they liked her betted than, the sprigs themselves or the singlngi -^ut; she: flhbuldri^i have let the .talker; career, make that, she ;orice cioruld; dance. dance finish In shert;wardrbbe of the. sprt that: w0.uljdn't. be . tbb Viilgar for a. picture star/ ivpuld .havb riaade this a ■much better va^Ude apt. ;. After all, '.the Palace la d:..vdude; theatre,, and' Mlss.;Bcth, is back-at: the Pal-' ace.'- .-■ ■[■'■^-y-i.^.-^, ■■ :v"'..;-■'■■ s.- '.Comedy .lyric- is, sung by .a faded .arid boV'^ .bid ':Style.. ,"FbllieS" ' girl Was ; Holtz- final' cbritributiba cbmpretedi. .'the show. :. ■: ■ :. -Bige:'. .'■''(C:he5iter^-^New-York)-.'- .W^eVtbburid; P-Kyp 'Unit, of .the lisua;! four ,acts l:ds enough .diversi'^ lied; entei'talnraerit to ; satisfy-the steady patrons of the hpuses --for which these bills are. franied, ; Even; the oceasioh.al. vaude goer -will - have: little, fault .to find lylth this- lirie-up of tiitris'that: rourid biit a. full hpurj: With- Johnny; Putke; v topping,;arid mojpplng; W'ith his. familiar dbuj^hr, boy nrabnplb&,: taking 25: nilnutes. : vBurke'a'mpriolbg .after; 12 years bf; steady vise 'is;stili-a ^Sut-e-Jire laugh-: gbtter. Bui'ke-s. n'iarratiye about ari idlei" ''stariding bri the cotner- of "the. street,': :.whb, was: drafted into; the army arid ■ what; happeriBd to ■ hiiri, frbrii .;; the. .time' that' he' .'reaphed - a training camp; until he; .:\vda: mU&-:: termed ,;put,' ; i$.- cpri:iiedy :hTiaterial [that has :a universal', appeal., : His high pitched recital.; of. life in the anriy,' his. sbur-fdeed' pan and. his" 'accu- rate timlne bf gags combine tb rnake hirii-. art outstdnder ampnef pt;eseiit.-: day ; nionologlsts;:" He :tfovides: the: comedy sock' so riecesSary fpir this ftirid of bill.: .Thursday, night at. the Chester he: had to beg off after spnie' rieat;, cloWriirig With the i»it;;crew,; whil'e still sticking . to, his sfluaWk- ing dbijghbby bharacterizatibn.; :; ■ Falisy Rbdding a^ . Boyce,' . twb bpyS: arid,,a girl, . o'p.ening. the;show;, are a hboflrig'cpriibb With steps, that g:et' away.frbm the be'ateri trdck .for' pleasing :..resul.ts. "Wilton Sisters; NO/' ?j maintairie'd ::the ; :paca ..AVith their, yocal .harriipriies of- pbp. -arid /prbductipri : nuiribers. The. :Wilt'bri' girls ; register '■ With their .style, bf. sbng 'delivery. . A spebial. arirdnge- ment ;of a pop: .ttine: like . "S-sVirigin' iri. a Hanirtipck'' 'meTits-: the atten- tion of other sister' teariis as an ex-- arii.t)le of .''w.hdt eain be done with , a .pubHshed.■■sbrig.^i:: • ■}■,■/ .'. Harrisbri-Jarvis^iand ..Cb;, ' third,. With a comedy skit,; "Twelve Gal- Ibns bf Gas,'-;have a nicely, rriourited, skit; -but the' cprriedy, drunk char- acterizatibn by Jaryis'and.tlve pblritr less :gags.' arid ■situatiphs emplbyeid .are-.;a ^Jrdwbacki . Dariciripr: .iriiitar. tibns by Harry Jarvis of Bill Rbbin-. sprii : the late .. Jack . Donahue .and other tbpriptchers are alsc bf little value as . wbrked . into this :turn. " '. Sci'een feature. "Night Wbrk.** ; ' ■.-.R-K-Of. Lji»'-.A..■:'; ..-■;:' i.os 'An&eles,. Oct..-.30., V iBbb . Rbbispn,; the ..Ot'lBiri.a.I Fiv^ Hpney Bpys,. Carl Randall 'ari.d Vlr- elrila .Watsbri arid Sandjr i.ang .Cb.,; the-'persprineL pf the ^ecb.rid ;of. the' R-^k-O uriltSi hasn't changed riiiich In the course Of Its. 3,060 .miile. trek aci"bss the country in the. past .tew. .riibnths since:' being- caught at the Madispri , iBrbbklyn).. bredk-in.; It's the sanie seryipeabie; .intact shbW, :plaYing. as. snappily as ever, distin- guished .only ■ by ; Dadd'y; C.imnlng'-^ ham, the ;pseudo>-Palace (N.Y.) stage-dpbrnl.Qri;;: who is .still, .hbbfr. Irig spryiy for. all his years;; and :;fbr all the 'adverse cbmriibnt arburid; New .Ybrlc at the time \yhen iRbbispn intrpduced the a.. k- .as one; of .his stooges. : Hp^yGye^ the original pb- seryatipn ' that the aricibn.t :.hbb.fer ca;h't.'10.st: riiuch' doing; that .sprt^ of fhirig:still.gbe.g, althbtigh• Cuririirik-. ham .seeriis tb liave, heightened the impression lie^s erijoying, :his Wprk arid, .riot pyertaxing;.himself-. physi- .cal-ly.'--'';';-;;■.'■ ■ .'-; '■■-:,-.;■-' ■ ■'S.'- '-'' ' ; ; \Rbblson Works ■;very NVA in Vhis hyper-eriergetic mi,;C.'irig. biit; Seejris to.g'o pkay iri th^ hinterland. Gladys Blake, ;a; cute . jazzlste, contributes beducbup sl ai to. the.turn; arid ollcks- .s'trbngiy;;'; :'.>^; ;.";';• '■..:'.'.;■.'-.•;:''-■ \ Garl Randall: and Vlrgiriia ;Watsori. iriipress a'lievy With .; their; 'pbyipus desire to please' the. cUStpmerS; ex;7: teridirig ' theniselyesi; regardlesis;. of the; paucity pf; att.erida.rice. -^^Earle BroWri accomi>ari'ying' at .the. ivbrlcs; iregiisters. as .strpngly ag before w'ith his,'ori#-.hand;pi^nb solo;-; . ; -The -.Sandy i/an^:; skatirii^ act 'iS: put: -.of .tlje brdlriary . .artd . coriiriieri- dable ipr -its atteriipt at novelty^- dressing. -up the. straight 'rplier Wprk \vith iprpduptipn • inyestiture and triclv';iightinp'.effects; -'- .:,,' ;'/Qrlginal' ..Honey- ; Boj^s, - ;'sta,n.dard hdrnipny Qiixritet, are staple dbuccrs. for .t-hi'.s: ;Speed.'. pf . vaude. •:RaridaU aiid Watsbri iiex,t With Rpbl.s'o'ri ■ bibs- ing;. .tatter overdid it. bri thb bcrid.s, stealing .top .many. :fpr,,himself dnd- milkin:e'e.m fbf;the.a,.Jc. iajid tlie s. a; :'assi5tah'ts^-'.-■■■.'../^''^■'..;■■; ;'::: . ' ':."'■ v"Big Mb'ney-;. .CPathfe) featurev :has Eddie p'uiUan ..iNew Acts).;, making pbrspnal'..appbararices- With the pic- t.vire ;Wherein .he .is.'featured. ' Qull-' lari did ,thli. same:stunt Idst .Week in /ii'r.iscb \yith. the pictutie.. :-The like-, 'able . i'.pu'rigster-. registered. ' . lioiine' is :putting it ;bri sti'orig thi4 .\yeelv-, '' bdiiyhopin^g .;. (Quiilan;.; .jirixV thrpwiri^ in a :Rpclcrie '\"Fpotbair' shprt (Pathe)',. all iri: a .cpnibihed effiPi:t,tb: Offset AniPs 'n'; Aridy at the sister :0rpheum houses plus - .Will Rogers' ;:i>ersbrialappeararice . f or $.12,500 at. iioeW-s State, also :In the same doWritoWn neighborhbbd. '^-'.^v. •;^'-■•'"'-■■ Apei. PALACE, CHICAGO ..- : Chicago^ Nov. 1. ; One .of the lariientdblb. practiees ' at the vP,a,lace : Is: the passing. pV patrons .'dbw'ri 'center aisles.'tp-^reae^^^ glde seats, ;Fpr sbrii6 Chicago rea- son, ;a.row- riibre.than - hjilf filied h'a.s ■. to keeii bbbbing '^up. arid', down ^uriin ' all ::%\i.e: peWs: in the- particular- row are occupied; If: the. Side;: xninw'-^y Were Usied; It .Wbuld saVe the Incbriv yeniencbi. : Pdiaco . patroris are : nbt the;.sbrt to b'ecoirie. peeved (it tliis. In fact, one Wpmari,/after the: fourth• :hbppihg up and/ db.wn,: discp.verjcd . I>ave'-Ap011on. had goldJbobts'bri; . ^-; "Bbn't.-ypu ;iby9 that: ma said; the ^femriie on . hbr/' third . tipWard ' ; j.purney.-."- -';'-:■.':.'.. •-■:.;' '-'■'} : ■ ■ vWhich ■ man?" ;• asked , the girl friend*,. .,; - . y^'-' . y'■ ' ; "TThb man With. theJgo'li boots a " yelyet /pants, on;" - ,• - .•-:.''.;-- ■ • ;''-■''. '; it :will probably biei; nevirs- 't^ Apbllon,: who''blpsed the; bill ' this We.e.k;-.:: with ■;■• his,; troup.b; -Batthig.;; arburid; 106%.,; that he iS:;;dbput,:.to- V acquire' a fdri; ifbllow ing hefeV" Frank : $riiith, mgr.: .pf ;the - PaiaceiN says that every ;tIme-.Da.v6. conies to Ght' ' a- .lot of.; farirtilifir. ferirtme faces, are .. -regularly 'Identified..;:'--.; ■.■V'-'^y'\ ; :. ApGllon.shares honors 'With .F^^"^-' ' : Ric.hardspri^ fresh froht- HPllywbPd. ;and ,who/precedesi^: '^A^ i Wlndup .. RichardsbhV-'slips; irtt the.- Apbllpn. . review and sing:s d feyir tjaovc crbpn- ' ■ihg'sbngS..;.':-'.; -'.^ ' , -';..".-:■;•;.;;'-; Pibture iad,,ta.rined arid .W'ith:Rbbse- velt ivories .iahvays-gleanVi.ng,:;.s'ta^ oft" asv do all; the Holliy w.bpdites .pri > tlieir. first venture , back of-the footr '. lights.;..' ' ■'; ■ ; . "It lis . good again- tb hear the. hu- . rtia'ri .applause.'arid, get 'the--niike.s,.arid''Cambra'B',-''..'•' . Bulv piitside. .of -this /cohyehtlprial:; pperiing;,; Richa.rdspn has a iribst/iri- gratidtirie arid sWeef;crcbnirig -voice; : . Jfie' went b.Ver. big. With the hbu.se: .V : .Kapha;; Stanley :-■ & ;M,ae,;. opened; • the bill dfter "The tdt Creeps": (U)..; ; A little bit of iron-jaw,; neck, swing- . iris, frbm a .swaying .trdpicze,: ahd::< ■ heel hdrig.ing..a.ll riilngled. .with so^t .-. music,; but; gpld in' :riiastcrfril. .and ■. ■■shbwmanly..--niaririer...'..- ,'>''■■;'■.:-'.•■ Jay Burns dn d: Murrdy K i ?sen, on \. second, spread out th'e .pperiing-: spng..: hit a ttifie': too Ibrigi; Baby-niix;-up Son^ . and the .Chlri.a- .riumbeii' . are :; their two . - strbrig. .units ••'iri' .- .this^ •.;• ,, •routlrieJ.-;.; '^-- '. :■'.-':'-.,'■,-'' '-■C;.-V .:Ffank Davis ;drid .-Adeie pdrttelli - selling a ricw Stttdebaker, aMays . : big .;for laughs. ;; A Wisecracking: : - sketch.- built for the dsiy drid sure • Tire oh ?iny stage; blc: town pr little. All: excellently handled-: ,; ■ ; Business^ Sattirclay aftemopri . bdi ; pacity, > With a . wditirig; llrie; in the Ibbby:. *Ehe vaudc beirip dished .herb ,, ;th©. last few • •w''<ff*Vg .soeriis to ; Jw> • .'clicking. ■• .. ■ .•:■;: . ■■ ■y y 'S'^y.^- .;■:;■;-■t^StA^E,:::N*''yi:^ P'erhaps ithe btiist'aridirig. Item bn ;. the current bill IS' Roy Rogers* bbW. music, the R-KrO ratdib sbrig. In- at Lioew :house that's worth, a .sniile.' N.O' refason. why this circuit should , r^ug the R^K-^^O ether .horifs,; and the ■wireless tans -will certairiiy.spbt.; it immediately. .It can;a,lsb remind ;.. therii to.stay-horiie and listen to this dir. program, thereby ppssibly: keep- . Irig. aWay d:ccrtairi ..number t)f pros-: pective I^bcw custbriiers pn such an ; evening.;;BoiIed 'down,' It Ipoks like 'a. slip by the.. hpuse manii.gehient. Which :might: d.t least .have. a.sked:.; . iRbgers tb chari'ge the ■melody: while- ■;Playing .fQr. tibc'vy.---;' '< :' -•';.■'•;;:• ; -; Drily four: acts on thisl;45th sti'eet spot for the current week, ;prbba,bly . due to "Billy the Kid" (M-G);: long feature, arid Alex Hyde's gltlrband ; : act, which dbes ;30 . niinutbs... And" ; it's easier thdrt tp sit throiipfh fPur ; or' Six turns if the value isn't there. FtS: brevity helps-this Schedule.: : -Ildye's fcmriie .outfit, has 22/girls, ; four of whom, darice and 15 do pnly ; an arinouriced. cppy- of a Chester.. .. Hale routine, it's nice pbphpuse en- > tertalnment, :: winding tipwith;. an ^abbfe-viatcd arriingbinen.t. of "i 812,*'; .' iri Whichthe; ^ jiit niu.'rtci.dn3;rjpiri-. /This, gives, the -instrUinehtdtlbn.. a. ', tbta.i. b.t 40 ;pieces :in a.ctlbn. In' a • picture, house'it Would b'e..;an; over-:; ture..!-ileTe IfS a finn.Tp an'd':rt.;.gbod ;'.: ;onG,'.....'-;..-;;. ' [■■'■■^'^ '■■ ' ' Specialties'.in the act'list one; girl- ;;. doing .ari .acrobatid dancb; ;who le*-:.-.'; •hibits';' eiccellerit cpnti-bl ;arid -prlnci-r . . ;ii5ally-- "clicks . o'n - thati; . ;Remairiipg^ terpsichore Is given .ovbr. tp a hbpf'-. irig; threespriie,; dri'ibnoSt ■w'-hbra one': ; hopfa Very, much like: a :bby and. y starids put . fpr thait reaspri. . ; Girls .Whb'tap like their riiale cbmiJiatripts; are, few. -arid 'far. betvveeri, ^ ;Trib is .-: billed ds Quberi;: .Qii.eeri arid: Queen.; ; ■According^ to Hyde; ^ they're - froiri:- :Pittl5bUrgh,. and thi-t marks' ■ their , v. iVlajihattari.;. .debut. \ 'T.}.idt:s:.-. where ...; -;ktng„ Kiri'g .-.hrid:'- K'ing.r dre- .from.- Funriy ?:.'The :ga;is do. very well fp.^i,. ;;. themselycs,; althbTigh . rbviyirig. thb: ■ .gesture bf tb.ssing the rhj'lhrii to.one.': •anpther :as. bach sblos- for . intricate ; ; steps which '.ii ri a rt i-rii b.-u s.l.y.- .r'un ,. "winigs;" 'Might' db bettp.r;to ,\jari&t&: ; the- type.'by toniri^r down, the mti.sl.C' . ,' tb.;.ii;ti.l6ose' s'bnio yefil •^tdp' .Wpl'K, ••' ■vyhjch |they'irnpr.e.'?s..as..-D cap.abl.e: : •; ■ -\ct is. edrrj/ing' a. big -pi-bduCtlbn, ;; butld>% iricluaing a •full- stage .«ii;fn€ shirt. ; During'this : Hyde singles in. ,, ^'orie'^ on his" ttddie. With a pbP >n<^'il: ; ody. .Otherwise :he 'restricts.'hirii.5e^ :to ari.nouricements. drid led.ding . the a.pplaU3ia ' iri: the . accusto:m»d 'riiiC.,; Act is du<f to sail for GermTiny this . •month..- ;--'-■,■.:-:---,\ :.;:--..-■'•;-■■; :iv"- .[.' . Bob.IiaSdile (NeW ;Acts) was No.* •