Variety (Feb 1931)

'Wciihesiidyfi F^^ 4, 1931 l^ilE HOUSE RCVIEWS^^ VARIETY 53 ■.W/UmiCte-;CHEVAtl^B -■■•^^ i'- z-fibiB^-BncI Talk -V .■ ■•■>18 Mins.t .Twq; :j»itimountj New, York ■ Janride GiievaUey, iritltattoiiij-. pt , wipm have Bav9<l hiany-a- mprtlocre 6lisle*nd.tei3tm fionvflopning at the flnsli dui-lhk the past year, appears . • iuit' now to be.about /th'o most.holt- irl of film names iqv staere. ^pvk art. apueli. Thi'ee-dee'p lilies'.around ■43 street oh a cold Satiirday alter- ■rcn-spoko-this loudest ^ ' ."'he Fr^n'ohman's attVactinB tjual- ■ It-. conies vfroiit "severdl. sources,, / .B<;ldes l>'s talker popularity, he has here, the-nioiit lniitatcd p.error.mci' jnthe country ,for a. year :or more. jiniTO<raU"'Taud6^ ''*''*^*^o'^**''''"'^"^^^^ mor who ■ Is Innocently - press ■ aphtipe; Clievaltei;, .' Even the ble- ''g)3'aniong-.iataff«>actsi do.lti Cpms U who never before sang found ia ■ riiftble flnijsih puncU; lh a Qhcyal.ier lipresslon. • S,ole .necessary, lihple- Mnts were a straw kelly,} a good o bad dlaltet and, a bit of facial "eiliirtioiii feattirlnis a protrudine ■.■.«ln.#-,..'.■ ■; 'All the boostd helping, Chevalier ' IW' caiiaeilty . audiences; at every: ■ . irfoi'iriance. over . the-.Week-end, at ••■'l«f-.parahi6untV:-' . jSrhistiliistUi.ppear(^nc«M>^^^ i,nierlcda stage at . pop. prices, : Chevalier split Rls 16 minutes be-r ;vcen songs (3) and talk.C The lat- waa • descriptive 'of ■■ the-.'Spnga,. ,Iked In Ills-typical and extremely .teablei style. . His purposeful ay .. nconsclous'. slips ' Into a' 'disH' • ot- im 'Ungo mftJe hls chatter; I'cute." ■ Twrp of the' three.-.'songs:. wero.-.,ln- ^cnch^ following the. Krigllah'■ do-' ;rIptionsi' Other was "Love pd- '■;ide/': .opener.; .^In!--ilve closer,..his • andiird ''•Valcfttjne,"- .Maurice' Jgot •- iughty,: • probably: .-nati'glitlerr thian ~"Vy acf^fdacFden pevmttted'.^torget^ V tlils: theatro., fhe song Is.-.a dlsr ' (iivfie-oh ccrtaln vparls of .a yo.ung; ,dy'S. anatbmy;-' ..Easy to get/ In . r'ericlrwlth t'he gestures, b.iit ,made isler by thp. Engllsli explanation 'p ahead.. Chevalier can be a -.I6w' omlic as. well. :,a8 -a pei-aojialUy , .)lger,- 'and tliftt comca'y' aSpcct: leS-- - (jiied :lho naughtliiess «f -.the.'; btz. '■ hat 'shotiia. bring Ne.w Toi'k: even, '.io.sci' to-Parce ior' Clievaller,. UhOcr. J(>ls. salary, and!-percentage -rvangpmcnt. Judging by the Pdr'& ,-cek-eha . business; Chevalier ;;may ' :nd close ;to '♦15,000 In' his. envelope' 'hursday night, .;; . ; ^;- ' - > Sigfi.- (VJl I. C>AK1>...S -■■:::-■.'■".:' ;/ .-'Jongs - ■" ■ ■ .- .-■, ■■;;■.■■..■': » Mins.i One (Full) .. : .:i8tK.■8t.■;-^•^■ ■■.■.V'V vv" :;V' - ■ Will dakiandi' .ori bii^!-oit ;iil«- pe.- . fiodical. trips,, out' of-his tilght «lub :lnto:..vaude. Is .supported : this - time- ^by the.'Grenadier .Qudrtet and Lou :Sprlnger.'«.t the 'pit- plana, all'from bis.cliib...:Oa1(land. still Is the/coun-^ - tetrtehpri - golng. up plenty high: and. , .poking .'.em outi.; - . j. ■ . ■'' :■, Received a solid receptlon/oij en- trance;: aiig^estlngV: air popularity/ ■ Oakland, does, two ; solos, in pno to good retii^nja and-goes to full; i'ntro-^ :dui;lng the boys. . A. flock oX' songs foll'ow, , best- of -which , was a pop: ballad utilizing tlie.'Hoitse orgah .and irBartisty to- swell - musical effect. ,'.; •• Stopped-tho. prp'ce.cdijigs: twice and caitie back wlth.an'out-and-fout plug for;:liis cafe.: do.od shoWrnah; though. Act okay f6rv .the\ metV houses once ;Byoumi^e^ is;-- ■:■;;. : GOMEZ TRIO t3) ; Spanish Dancirig 8-Mins.t Tv»o andr Full (Special) .-;68th"8t.:-; . ■: :Euv9peah impovtatlon.-^ihat - may find-:the.feoing pVer here-tough ber cau^ef Of the' fiamcness .of routines; ;-«nd: '..ivnfamlliarity . of -American audlcfL(ib3 : to : this' particular . sort •f. Spanish.dancing; , ■ '':. . .:, -Thefc; trio : b!f 'two '.irien and a; wcinrtn, . dressed In the jiatlve cosr tuincs, '- plaly; -a. '"short - number Pri* ■guitars . and- the woman sings'Jn . 'Spanish. Then .-to; full- stage with ,<lrpp .iaeriipting a-"Spanisli mbuhtain ;Sccne :for a series of :fast. routines : composed, of .ft nervous ' Series -' of stepisf,, accompanl'Sd castanets and tho house orcb. ' . .' Woman-alternated •wlt'h each; man . 'but everything -looked the, ■ same; ' The aet is.'very fast in. tempo;- whicli. partially 'compensates-.for the ei- -;t);en»ely.:fQ)'ergn atmosphere.,, •■ FREDOIE plaiANb artd CO. (2) , . J^Holdinfl Up Traffic*' (Comedy) . , .-11 .MIns.;'Tw(6:-':'-■ ■ '.', ■';.■■;' -. %■. .H'amilton. ■■■;■ '■ \:, In til is; c'omody .turn Pls^ino gets -.awajr :from: all former Sn-pp hoko .filyli?; Natiii;© .o^.oxchaiig'o is along. .fcr)nr/r .liyic.s, -i)ut .given, a- better . liulld-ut) ,hif i;o, by :^thb cop straight; . tNi|iip. lipiit .))6io and a woman, ; who- ■£> 1.--e,afei>-s 1));: f 6i'■ a .cl'iarigc. of verbal .:r>;iro., \'r-'. .■ l "-. . ..-:;: -■; • ",■'>';; , ' : > ■ ' iilfiity <j^:I;).'\lgl)^?; wltiv -risaho. i':in-Hi'j :<'!-:!'K iif'-lii.-i .choppfld '-nn^rr. V'-"'' >'i^V'.~>'i''ri« .ovw-. - -Tljo "(iop"' ''^.ly.- ■•lM^'s^;Sll(nc^vf^Iil'etri^^i> his:- llrat- ■■:.^il:>.J-iiMn'KjW«.'Viilpl.-iusp'at ;thb llain* '; >.V irniwliof-n Vlth:d^f- ; .-.I -.; :.:--t:)Vir.-.-;;-;. ' •■l-.ut. - Ills- present. ..' i -.- ; '^')•■:li(-st hiy im'.s-yct staged -.;-'.-■ --.X'.-L- is.cr":-;!!). - ,- Affflrft. • - MOONBEAMS (7) $ong9, Ihstruniehtar^ . , > lO 'Mi.ns;'! One and'Th'rjse •. ■ v Proetpr's, - Newark; - . .;. ' • '■ -:./ ■ N6'ir(vrk,'Ja>i.;3ii .i . -This ; rAdio- "act; -' whicii. .-hafl - riui seven nights: a. wecic for 14 monthsi at .. WOB,- ^suctjocd.s. admirably In cai-ryiiysf .'over to:: the stage .'the ci'lariri it;.- possesses- on . the olr. .Ppe'nlhg; - with': an : i'ahnoinwei;:. In ';b.ne,". the^;curta^il'- discloses . tlie^ three ; WO|heii.'a)i<V ' tlirc<>:.-musicians in; -blue light behind a'.scrim;- . ..- A rathdr still .'niopn shines in bl.iie sky Willi flno cloiid?■ pa-ssihs over.. yS'liXx. ,ijOi,'-n),'' .01)0)1: and lights - I'aised,; sot is-a tapestried.:>-ooMi .with curved i[>B&iri-hg-~rev'eaiing~t1i6^^^^^ ■ 'The- women 'Vara -./'dreSsed. :ln . colorful period c.vcning iEOwiis':with bPufiCarit skirts ' and "jvcar .wigs,:-■ They ■ sing. sov<;ral . numbers: esauisitely and the, Viojluist .playS Pnc'e. -with. t-lr-. tuoisity,, - ■ The Anhouncpn". rccite.s; -ohco .fls Pn' the'.ahv : Act'has'fi sti-on'g. radio.: draw. In. the inet. 'di^tric't, but may ^app'eal only tb: the hlishrclass. ..Large JiouSe; hcrP- ■vviiis-breathlessly :sil6"nt ,during, jot and 'g.i.vb cordial 'lipplaiifse. -' • • -.; Irving. -;i.'ate3 brought-the air turn: to vay'de,. -■ - . ..'il'ustiM. RlMAC'S ORCHESTRA (12) Orch^strai SbngV Dahee» .•,'> ,': 12 Minis/; vFull: (Special)- ' V 86.th St. nimao Is Drobabjy: the CUo Biixiac ,Who formerly: did a dancing act :a.s rilraac and Ph,olln<j' Co.t" He'd lehd- ing his own naihe to the. orchestra 0:3 well as using tho name pf - the' IPader,' Senabrla;- 'It's fogey and .the act should :itx t\i,e' ,blllhig, "' V, -. With CUbiih . bari'ds • tlie: current pash, this oiitnt is isUre to go slnPc ' lts-.-orche5tral--^Wts-shaije-~nii)-wcll- in'd'are proniotcd by uniisual dance numbeiis; Ciro Bimac and an 'tin* billed girl are the da'iico team. Team do'cs,-'three: dance huinhe'vs,\:Pne; a,- fast i-uniba, - followed' by an eccen- tric collegiate dance, and later the .rum,b«l ■ '"M.-ishlsht." Latter stood ^out'for 'sSvlftness,' whirls and eccen irlcity., V.-- BontI eohsii?ts of 10 iplccss, using native Culf-n/iiistriunents - llk^ '.the' boriiB'b,.-,scrviper,,. gourd, etc/ Xuin,-? bers are mostly Cuban -with- a' :3azz tune- or two" included.- The Cuban bands had better stick to their native jnusit. arid let-jazz alone. : As expected, the much played ",R?''.T!J't-,:.yfiritlor'.' -SVIS- ;<nci'ided In the rep, with.'lUmac. doing the sfiTB- Irig and- throwing small, bags of pea- nuts Into the audience. • It was fli'st .'done on.the'staga ljeve by Aapia'zu's band. .; .•' • - .-'■ ■■■ •'■':.'. '!-i.-:. . HARRY PURNS <4) ■ Comedy ■-■ ■ ..■■"-■ •■ ,■ ■-■:,,: 20 Mips.; One (SpeciaJ) 68tK St. ■ -v.... .■'-■■':. : -,:.-vi;;-: i;Harry-Bmns: Bas in this nc'jv ac.t one that-Should'last as long.; arid- be- as playable as his former, "I think you.'tPuch." ■ Aesljited . by Toney Lucca,' Helen Lockwood arid Doro- thy Sevier, BiVr'as-in this hoke Avop idea, which he bills "Pardon Me," shalfc's laiigli -: after- •laugh;The scene -laid: in Coney. l!ilhnd -hai3 ,ribth'- ingv 'to- do-, .with- the idea. '; It's -.Jufit nutty hbke fr.oih stavt tp: finish.z^. Burns-reaches back for a few old babies; but the .way--he; sells tliem they sound brand new. He works hi the tlght-ntting loud suit;: arid J3b' Lucca: and girls. aVe. aU u.sed as iCplls. No story. : Just bits;' ': ' v,:: Burns shows .his hnowlodgo . of .stagecraft in his: ilhlsh; :whic'lv-tildes hini oft tosplld applau.se. ; This p'uls him one.-up on most n«w comedy acta seen .around, this year lacking flnishes.. • .;'^-. HAL SHERMAN and Co. (1) : . Comedy, Songs; Dances ■ 13 Mins.; One 81st St. . ::'; ■.:.'■■-';■ ■■: ;;■ .strong team that, should have no trpuble selling-this turn, which is packed with- laughs. Shermari- has picked a capable, "company" in Dor- othy Ry.-iri, - who warbles,- is, an ex- cellent sfriilglit ;fOr his gagging and look.') good. ; -, ■■ ,-. Sherman rs a .dimlrititive, .diincing cbmi'c-\Vhb wears senil-trampclbthe.s as contrast-tP the^ciafejj Prh'is taHer partner,' atid. \\ihlIo aU of the busl-. ncss is stronpr, Sherman ■ could spot h'fe 'long Slnglo: routine,' bui'le.sque-s on variPus typns' of d.-incirig -a little earlier for better results.. He .rhlKlit clo^e-Avith hi-s;sliding, whi'clijs >--uve-. fire d'n.y,wlieVe.-'and;"hard: to fpHoAv. - IRENE VERMILLION (6) Dancing, Sbnias - ; .-,; 15 Mins.; Full (Special) . . < 58th St. : '' -y-.r':::^ -''.?'■■■ ■: ,Speed Jias been sacrificed for;cTA>'? In -this. act,, .even-10 the-tlirce fiirls. who sing liarmony of the ppli'lOisil tvpo, aritl; Ilclcii 'Kilb : and viKcrnvit Dart, piiinlst and, vlollrilst. .Tlio sct- 'ting-' Is ta,<itr-fuh - carrying out: the ..■siriartMd'c-a,: and if Is^ iih.'i-ly- coj-;-- tniniid.; >: ■':'';--:v.--. : ' ■ - .1- :- Jli.^.s'^ -VflrinlHion ..does' three :eojo daricps, oho a peach hl(;h kiok, rnod- erii.; jazz arid, a eure-llre' acrobaU-i In vory- short shor.ts ehowU^g Off a nice fiprure; ' , ■■ :■' -',■■- .•:■—• - - -Good 'WipiVoi'tj:Pii«>,IalJy fi'Om' tnc three .- eiri ;'fslnger^ U 'ifclJaUl" opener.' . o^l- . • '■ :;■■:■ JEANETTE HACKETT AND CO^ - (10) : . .■:...--'^' So'ng, Dance Revue 16 Miris.; One and Full (Special) Palace (St. V.) '■■ ■ ■ Beaily a dance production, wUh occaslbnnl nii'mbci's, franicd around ono good number, ."Jezlbel." In' its present shape It.te overloaded with people and production and'the stag-, .i)>g has been ;crudoly riianatrcd. Idea is oapi.ible pf ftla'ss dovel.6|)inpnt,.'bilt hei-o worked oiit- ;as it jniRht'; bo for a., burlesque . troupe, over-staged, over-enlpha'steed arid -o.vcr-acted, ~: '.Opii-ns -with a .trii>ii; introdMi^tlori with ninii'poople lined' ju> 'acro.ss tho jRtaiic- as - tlibiish ; \vatjjhii)g ai: per- formrihvo,'.iiU..ib^' , ho- good pur.ii.o.!je but to .build an cnir.-iiice jor Miss HaolH-M;' Avho, \yhijn . s^lio does ap- jpoal*,. go<»s into, it isorifir Iittroxiuollon .for herself.. :,-' :^.;:'- ', :■■:] '-Liiie Of five ■:d.iu<i?ing;-:Bivlfi <jo a, -cbuplO'-of- mechanical roviil'nes,. and Miss Uu'ckett lias-a'inonwrit of .jran- tpriilnio : with -.a-'comedy .' old -.inari ieadin)?, to' .a; Ayai'tz : bit; :<')in>i aivd •Jliss-jlaokctt in seri'il-rindvess. ' . .' Back into ;'!one': whcrP. ;a/b'ari-. toiio,-. dressbd ivs a : negro preacher,: goes.' into .■'.Jezlbel,'-' .;warniusr . the giddy,, girls,' of'^i-ctritaUloii' for their wickedness;; ?iHs3 ;Hacke(t,-en;te'rli)g into this as tho .scarlet sister' wlio iaugl'tg- • at': the warning. .; QUick th!;inge to 'a. bladk arid tan •JPl.nt., a^^^^^ elaborate'. setting, where n, ■ floor show is in progress \vith sorijp; pret-. ty; stvoris wriggling-. by t he : girls, T)gTiT.1)cl''Vv)een-.u\-o; vvliile^lrls ^Piffa: boy iri a brown m'ask, and the rest ;of the 'whoopeev-iiroceedings, ai.ni'ed for sensational effect-; - ^';:. ;, ';■;• PrcachPr cra.slies tlie .wild- hilar- ity;- continuing, the scene, -whole numhcr building .up to i. fight ,bCr twcen Miss Hackett and oiie of the bther-'iglrls and- ending ■with a'pls-- tbl shtjt and :fhe,.'5far*!! -fall frona the top of a- flight of- steps". ' • : ■ • •; .'Wiiole bii.slncss i.s too labbrlbusly played for ettcct- arid, •all; without aiiy flricsse, .What it needs is quieter handling,—A<s-lt-ls now^lurld idea,; Is defeated by- the osccss of its top triei'getlc-'playinjsv: i-.-: : 'j.JdvsJti : -■ JACK DONNELUY and Co. (6) f Comedy, Songs, Dances'. - 20. Mins.j Full ';; •:■.-'•/-. ■;-:;■;- : .Linebtn Sq. .' ■■ ijacicVEoririeliy hits bb<?n arpnnd. -.Tlila, timij .lie lias :.a : riilxturo pf: iiokum, songs arid dahcos that fl)ial;- 1y -wound up .when caught-With ?iI.rB. Donrielly copping all the applause honors with .her vocal efforts.:. . - Donnelly and-a girl start dancing as' twa -women in ' a ;box; stop - pro- ceedings by. erieaglng In . a --wordy, battle. An -usher quiets them and one of tlVo wb)nen moves to'another- ^aifoTTti^r^yse. only to continue hei^. iremavks wlth-nBeWrdly stage. -. -: ', •-■ . •/;' She's, later -invited- up;: -Ifs^ Mr.<r; Donnelly, and she renders, several pop songs.'.in a voice, that .clicked. .The iiiricolri :Sq. liked her- best: Irt' ihe turn. Standout .was an- acro- .Datic ';epecmty by one.. of; the fcmmesi '.',.-.. :.• • ■ ■. - ■ ■ '■ - ■. - ■ ■ Donnelly dances a little but sings rivore. To the finish applause the wori-ian.ls 'Intrbduped' as Mrs.--Don-' nelly. As the frariiO ;S'tands, -hialnjy set up for the neighs, although tho audience l-wranglng- is old stuff;. : : :■■-;•'';■';■■/:' Hark. EDDIE MILLER and Co. (t) ' Sorigsi'-Darites ' 18 Mins.; Two (Special)- '-;- 8l8t St. .■':/--^.vv'V ■-■■■ .';■■-■ ■:-:■■ Theve is one real tbriUi hei'c—Ed- die Miller singliig ^'Ol' . Man Bivcr." As lifs closing'-eorig it .'won a tre-: mendou.<( hand and-he had judgnicnt enough not to' Offer an encore. - ■■ .Tills tune Is the. one that j)lac'ed Miller in the ! limelight severol months ago whon Jie proved a sen- sation- on the ,first; brbadcast-'froriv, mid TOcCaiv aboard' the .VLo-viathan'."-; At .that tlnio-: hOt.:Stopped the-show and had to do an encore, tho first time for any radio arilst.'at tlife in- sistcnt demand of NBC cxec.i. . -. . Eddie hct,s Heririett?-. and Florence kinfesley^-'for.jjuplibrti 'fhey play a piano duet ana -then, sprit for. their real specialties, Henrlctto going into several dances and Florence remain-, ing at the. keyboard for nico. re- sponse after a pianolog.'" :' ; • . Jrillor docs a number from "Pa- gllacci" arid tries, a pop-turio before tJie bii? llnale. His clear and.tone- ■f'ul volc<i. erilianeed by :p6rf*ict enari- cidtl<>n. .<fejt."5: the act for .anywhere.: ■■ MOREENE & JIM MY (2), Oancitig '; •■:■•."..':•-■''.';i;: '--,: ■ 10 Mins.; One .;■,'..■-: - '- ' Hiopo'drorhe - - - ■ -;: .,. : Two' ybuiifr: ltf<l'? d"'"g -d ri:»>ttino of • d.irii'^lriR, l ilt ^fe'iJinK now)ici-o duo to;^W--hat tiioyliave -tp-offori- The bI1-I,; look.s. -ricit: more th-xn ijii arid Una clilc-lty, exlri-me :yQutii; to-sell.- Her ci»nody;:S')n.e is .h'>t criuviriyrig. ,Boy- works. haird, but c>.it h Ik biirs rljjht In, t-wfli in :tho miJdlp of ' one daiio! ,ront;n<?j - rii'alsinff it aifllcult foi'- tho' or.f-h'^.•»tra--to fuilow.. , Xi.t nuito .strong cnouKh t"i il.i an .'f«-:t;; Hl(inc, 'thf.so.. ki<ls'>lifjulil .tit:, adrriji-iiijiy ih:d,-bis- fl'^.sli wiili otiior: >.;(l<-ra -to Iv-li). . ~ ,;. ■ ';';>:;:,^i'- .'.'- < TOM-MURRAY' and ■ :■•'■•': , Hollywood Hill Billies (5) :Song9^ Instrumental -. 16 Mins.; .Three -' ■ Loew's State, L. A. ,V'^^: ; / :'-; . Another dct,tak<n from the nii- cvoiivoae. and booked ;be(;au.'-ip of i i>': PALACE :-/,---'\ (St. Vaude). '■; ' ^; ;.;.;;; As a vaudcyllio bill franip. up, the cbmblnatloiV is- fiill of :hbie^! as d Jolly family It Vgpos through 100"%'; arid liich soriio.-: Result iij in a^largc riioasurbi'duPi'tb the. continuous trolic- oi- II. hi'otli'or act Idolng-'dual pcr- .sonality master of ceromonlos In tli^ p'iri-j!tms i'-)f '.J."Yy .C rjlipperi arid Phil B.iki-r, two enlc-rtulnors with a va,'>t amoiint of poriiedy' ■re>-otli-CP liiid: a ;ftro'at hltrand-rti'n. gystein of. gintJn.ij.:il-aIn"oss'. ■ . - ^ ■ ' ApslSlod 'fro.in-ltlini' 'to ;tiine-'t>y :tho entii'!.-> povspriiVi.'T and various luit-- iibles in tlip, aiidionco'; tlicy' ki'pt. thO; Stnidayl riiVfht :i)er(oii'»i.'»nco riiniiinff at -rallKOad sp^^iid froriv 8,30 tP ■l.J.Sri \'viiho»)t :monient'--i" ..l.'»g.'. -. ljido<>d: thi*y riuitplird ■■ the oiitlro . Ooriiedy elei.norit •- of :^thS. 'proco.edihgar' --Nvhii-h was; twlco: ov\n'board ;ori\.strait?l>t !»I n pi nir-rindH»t-h.ei"r-pbH t-o^pee lirt t-i S!^^ OMtsido -;b£ Bdkt^i" :and Flijipon the, tlii'Oc-riiirii'>S:bri: the. bill aro iJCveKoly Blvalght; runnlngV Helen - Morgiin, clowng Iiitoi-mls-''lQ;n;\ Mpi'tbn.Dowri oy, • opcriliiK ..the; second liaif," and Dora'Mau'Kiian;. next to clo'sinSi all: three'inirius.conicdy' and .twb women singlf.'?. ,'" :" -■-■;;--' -'.■-■;: - That'.-i- - ati .lnrioVa'tiP!3:''-:ln bill frnmln.cr, And just tq mdko it ritbi-e rtllUculti .'Ut wprks; .boa-titlfully, .foi- the vea--<bn,tirat .flio ."SlrtmcsP-ni',' c.'s Intci'lard tho busiri?.!is.\yithvO Wealth of running.' coriicdy that ■ flavors th'e whole'ihn> 3. ■ : ' ' ' : '.' ~ Pei'ha ps: the- oddest ifeat.ure; ol the pcca'slbii -was; the high scbro . regisr tijrcd riext'ctb closing Pf a.lPrig bill by M.Iss Maughari;:, just.'.out ot-"irine Alia , Dandy,!'.; remarkable.-"' .fo»" a stralKl>t: s|ii61e' act" depending vHpoii 'riotiiirig. but . the'- wiso-'arid ;subtlp hiinior of what amounts to a mono- log dcliveied in half ■ spoken-^ song lyriijs^.' Tlib'. ,talk, js smai't. ■ drtd shrewd, but it is the riianher,of its delivery tliat ttirris: the trick. ■ Miss Marighaii'jj fresh - youthful:'. faPe. ft'ariied- In '-■ her jauntily bobbed lhatch-rof • gi'tty- hair,—completes: -a- perfect figure: of a : malturod; .ind, thoroughly sophisticated - fem'iriinc "good fellow," a type-that is strik- ingly rar'P pri the .stage; , Punch: of- tho turn is the grand dame typo. flpilUnp::. tririily;-::turn.c'd hnproprieties, some ..of: thoni' nbiirir. idantly: blue,' and ' ripvor -fo.r-.a'.n'io-, ment- losing the feeling that she is still llie, grand dame. At the. riiln- ule,- not another pertprmer comes tb inlnd: -\vlib has the samP''appcaJ; Usually the less than flapper; femmc type rufis tb' low icomedy, '.which', is a different matter entirely. - The Downey offering is a gein for class,,-with Downey hlmsoit in betr tor vocal form than' ho has beori in a Ibrig.tihje' and his'background canriily framed in thb Park .aive- riue- suavity: of his own pelmonlco TrilBii'e'-fCJyi'- - The. affair- is of the siinplcst .sbrtrrBe&npX.'sitting:at the Piano .arid .slnigirig TerfirSSt- Bf ff i tffJ ^ all fariiiliars, with Intefludes -by the. Delmohlco orchestra, led by ono Leon Bclas'cb^ ;:\vhb:- is the, nearest thing to v/hat is known as Con- ticntal/blandriess bri view in Vaude- ville, and ...ils b • w ith several • dances Interpolated -by Barbara Bcoriptt arid Charles Sdb'IriV ■ For smooth, ef- fortless specialty,' .tho combination Is srhart intortainriicnt. . 'vHel^ -AroTi?anv9rass- herself, per- haps . a- ..llitlb -.more emuhatically mclanclioly and with-a bit more .bf tho drobiV to 't'liij -'tno-uth; .singing tOrch :fiongs with: her, own htyJo and mannci',- adding her' eloquent pres- ence to occasional : blackouts de- vised by tho m. c. conspirators and climaxing:, tho .evening' by., singing "Bpdy and fSouI":to accompaniment- of Bakev'.s piano arcordlori. Downey. .TS- bcfUtltig tho cla.ss of his turn, lias, solved the .iudlenco'^ flurry, that acc'pmpan'ics-; the request 'i-biitlnc, by- the .simple, prbce.';.'!: of picking the nuriibi^rs lilmsoie wltli.tlib bi-lbf- e.st kind of .an announfiomerit. lie iiStd half .a dpzcn^ of• the stapdards to prijvbke a riot and then capped It. I.y slntHnK "Irish Eyes Arc Smiling;", the dtibk-sPuplngest thing In tho known world for a top tenor with ,-or without 'a radio rep. ; Thb.s.n thi-ea tulrris about cover thb Hea'/y tyiie bllilng. but: tho foatuS-Q of the ; .Sunday :night wa& outiide the h:illing,;helng made up of th'e- ftayoi-tlngs: of: .Pllpnen and ■ Baker, the iritroduetion ,of familiar natne |)cr.SQnages-.lri'. tho. audience, and the Sunday, night; family spirit the audlimcb brings -with it.- Tlip in- troductions- on this occasion -in- eUuli'd ..CharlPH It'irig'v Max Schmbl ^, Ing, Odd- .SCrlntyrP (liecond week). r;race-FJoIrt,'{.:eaeh. of whorii -eariio in for a-hit of Joshing-to contribute, to tho . get-togethcv ,intimacy of the (mrty.; , ritrc," nt'ts fin c.^pt; AViiiio- ■ •liii*. trick ^bl I'iliil. Sydoll .s6in-er.«a,iiitln<^' p,lf-,)ity of hum the early end;' opening wi'tli loop-thOTlriop; ".S'potly,"; -.thf ebylf) to.»f;h rt of poLsf- .aml; .Te-Ynetlo 'II.K;kett-~witli it new dntii: >: .lla.'^h-(Ni-W A.(-(.-<). - : itu.iH. i-a'dlo poptirni'ii:)/. ' T-vjulppr-ii '^<ith twi) .violin.^, Vfll.) •,»,.)■ two «irll.-»'i-H, riib- .',i:'.)JU,'';" v'sf-'-rr-r-il (:<i\\-\it,y iti.l ■ii:i.?(\-.-i,(i.Is i;:iH,tIs-. '•;i■hf■j' l. ,;-::-inf <-.r o,j|f)ty; : I" '• riHls.iiltteiDK .-'in •^l■>'■^jt■^■:■^v•d',in .,'J'?iln :.\I-;i'r:.'"-- iiid -■;i ;.i:ji,' I-.' •. ; I. 11-. - ;. I. .■ ■ 'It-..--.;;. .; .tu-::i . . ■. •■ -. . :: ;.;:^-.,.:-STATE-; . -S.r.b. at thP;'sijooua:;show. Sa-t'><'<*^- • day arid the week should bo heavy;.: Pra'iv attributed to"Faitf'; (M-G)f b^t- the: Pat Kooriey.«!, 2d .and 8d, lii a: two^act. arid' th.eir best teamwprJc ;.; stribb. tlio - kid,-was; old- enough; to : tako:..a boW,.-werb,also respbnsIb;o. ■ - ' : Iiinnaouiate In - whito suit"; th* ; ' no.bivcys-;:iifri,n'-. a--)ri''"laiisb,: of >far-:,-;,' hbafnig and falls", in the- ni--xt-to» - - clo'slnjr,' :' They.:-;iiiv.: the ''liVi^'a ' O'Crraily'' riii'mbeiv fa.ilipv In b.'t'.'ic'^ifi: .son, wif.li ;ro:marljal>Iiv i)roi;i,slou 'ivd. ' could hay.«> cbntlriuoil indcf, V SOiveV,a Brothers operieil wi!l> '■..'il.i.:;:; firic'iiig feats, -'fhoiie hoys ■«eU,,T"-H-ii' pcr.-ronallUcR without ..cfCort \\ ;o . licrConriing -dnngerpus and dUli-.iJlt jjtunts: ■ A:jlrie- diio' of- equllibrij^t.-J, Sblly TOtrd, :tblrd, with hiA ''Ofl-") Mnino"' skctcli on tlVe loss of tii. 1<Ota • - for a dciaycd-yrtcatlori.',^- ■ •- ■ .; ;-Jlryrijit,~Jtalna.jjiridvjro.uri'g;;_<Jii<i^^^ ing, are'a trio of dancers; a.«sis,ted b'y thrcp girl: singers -and; instV'.i- ■ .. riientftU*t.s-; :and a faierited' . femivVo ':- acvb.balXb dancer, -Novelty iher« iS - thitt one man .handles- two girl.«.- -in-- ' w.nltz'. aiii] adagio nuinbers.. .'Well ...-; staged flash with finish that won- a- hand. Doucihg we're Rube J)em-'; arcst and Sylvia Nelson.. Demavest . - Is out bf dato when )ie tries to sell . : himself over his-partner, by;havJriar. ; liel' n'airie ' in, sriiall.cr type- on Old • : eriuriciatb'rs.-v ;Ho didn't strike.:; Wyift i audience ns funny, but Miss Nol* ' ■ - son's voice and looks were .re»:'pori» : ■ T!niJ67Tcirnnakiire^tlitrTiiTro?sT»)ib No. 2.' :':': :'..';"-..; "■--'. ■ V: ■::-/■-;'-/.■;■ ' ■ Hear.st'?fewa completed : ,. '-. :■.' '>IUC-0/Lv^A; ^- ' --•;' '- '. Los Angeles, Jan. 28; Intact urilt this, week has a Jiiiiei ; - niore. entcrtalnriierit than .u'sual bXifc that' doesn't inake ft a- great, bxiy. The .. .Agcrrios,',: Vic Oliver,. - -Iryirig.- '.,: Fisher arid'' Anatole ' Friedlantifs "20th Century Bevuc"- are the four acts-w.mnlng- in -tho.-ordep-nariied; -• - ; Agornos open with an okay - bal-. ancing . act. Both boya havb ap- .: pear-ahcP and work in .ft snappy , fashion. Finish cpuld -be iihprbveu '; If -the . ladder balanclriff - werflj- swUchod from the middle to -clP.*« ing. '-.,-■:>:;"■."-- ' ■'-"",-./■■ '■' ■ Vie Oliver' with- Margaret -FranTr, . Latter unbilled; are. in "the. dc'ueA . Gliver is- satisfactory -while fiddling - ' a;nd playlngUho- piaripjr but -hl's '.gihr-.' '■■ bing.l.s in need of fre'sh'e'rilrig. Miss ;; Frank,' with plenty; looks, contrlb* • utcs two smart tap dances and aldB iri gathering tho returns, :' ; , •;- ;' - Irving Edwards, next-to • sItuV hands out a good line of boke ehat» tcr. Acrobatic bit with' ft- stoogfl . looking on from the aisle p"anickc4. therii. '.■•' : -"■-:'-'.;■ ■' . 20th Century Bfevue, with a nov. ;ty, .opciiirie';^if s'th^;:.-*^ ^^i£StSSid]'iini^:tiyiui! ,Fisher .talklric ■ : Wjout-good old flesh entertainment. Fisher returns to work as m: c, 'after,,, tho .seven line' gU:ls break thrbiigb the .screen.' This bit previously don^ ' herb by. Larry Cpballos when stage. ,;. .<«))ows rctiirned to tho local W»; B. . .houses last.-summciv ' . ': . '::'- As a flash act, the 'Frledland . .. troupe carries more entertalnnient than fnosf. ' Lorbtta' Duncan, \yitl> ;' two tap solos, Una Cooper, at-ro* • batlo; d'ancijr; . j'ypyrl'off,. -Rusijlart ;, -dancer, and Bobby Bernard lake, carp of the spccialtJeSi PerBard Jias___ a good voice but acts too much. He- should let hfs vblcb db'the-'work, ; • •'KcRVHusbands'' (Itadio) l-s tho; ■feature and Pathe news cllps round : oiif.. :the ; serpen . faro', - BusiriciiH ' nothing: to-rave about early Thursi* ' diy evening. ;:■.'; : -. . Viini ': .- -.VTl;- HIPPODROME The' big auditorium was nearly- ''■ filled Saturday and:with wb name - bri tho stage, such aa - latit weeli with : Camera, Picture, "Ueaij Ideal" (Badio). They really, go for an act her© -now -when--it strikbs their fancy. :- They went,;overbpard fbj' tJio "W.ll- ., Bori Brothers. Dutch comics with their police badge.", yodellrig and : ■ "you :g<j; otit,": tied. ui> :procced|riefli and when they encored and pulled the beer .gag,- - nothing could stop • - 'cm. Theso two mpst able come-. ■ dians know - every trick and take, advantage : of everything, Ai'ound - for years and look like- they can go many more. High spot of this show. ■■-:-■ :. .■ .-. Gym ^ Ja-m; Girts.-; (6) worked' Irt , front Pf an Arab ti'iit scene to nI.;o returns, on'feminine acrobatic.-; that ■ would tax riiost men. 'Special men* tipri is. due; brio yOiing lady for Ttii : ' aerohalic .■joio.- ; - ., ; - :, /; ?.■ AT: Moore's .'Navigator.'), Jazz band ,fif ..r<i-j7lcri- ln;aallbr .suit>i pluritvU iii a .Kcene representing .tho deek of a' - ship, ' wej'b. Ju.st 8i)-sp;- Band- a.^ n band (loes.'not. stairid out-miuKirjally, , arid - tho: attcriijit .'dt comedy : ,Svaa. (lUi.to fet-'hle,-: .Spenio- . flnlsh ;-..w'th,^ mihiatiri'^ .'roccaii llrinr .salUiiV h7 -' put the Act over to^ what i-.tiiiruK it got. ■■■ '<; ■'■ ■;;, . - . '■■ - ■■■■■:, ; : Ktcyen.s.: -Bros;.. -and tlielr;. 1K-An "ni({- Hoy," and twr)'. stbogef-, '.did ft .-. s);ii)lii)m- i.it' fi/f ti'ic. i)itrgo.')t'- V'aVt the-Ntdrii; Vvhli;l( linl.'ilied .wj.ih. on^,-. i>f Hlr'.- sfu'riVey and ,St(ivenfl:;\vr<.''it'»;- liji;: -tvKi; .ilLii -ariiriv'ij. B'iai'- pNll.s o£t -,'; ir;;iJ!'.-{M:';mtH ft>r.-TiOllio..laughvUrii-?)!, i;'iV-/ f;',i-<i'iri'---.(Ni-w Acte)' fooled'' -it-i.'iti,'l; to' pood.' r:t-.'iuU9.- .Unbilled , ^ \:Mirmri a^jilsts.- Iiloriio)ip;and Jimmy ' - -':.;■•'';w; A'rts-;!, cpiii)ip pi' yputh.^fi rioj.- . ; . cciontinncd :on pagfe. B5)! •—