Variety (Mar 1931)

'A I : ''':' y^in(>h:lyB; M»vch IC'.' ■. . AB/tlip: llniiio ■of Ttsas. Ciiiiiiun s ^ net.lioro last niplii. vho ijirl r1i,;il£ or nn, ndafe'la ti'nrii drtijc-pil. wHIi j "irv liv('8sts: Ct'li.ii. sanvo 'ldea .\v:ia 6pri- srclerod ■ • ■ st'ijsaUona)' •.undrbssiritf whoii- itv ^liufapct rovuc ,a .Xo\v yciii's iHrfli. ^>.>\v-ii',s l)l'ul'a>''.v::c^ll)i- ■' ni'nn'ikliri'c \v-l.lli' in'osiTitvcl.'i.v Ijur- . jii>i;i(iic: aiiillt't;'. ■•;';; ■] '.■':■■ ■.:'' . It IsVa^iiiiiUor oCiotiinliiii wlioMnri; ' h brii.xsic; . less dari'-liiff :pIrJ' IvrlounM . oil ttic: ■VffC of ■ a dclux-i" vjiicuiri' . hiliisp,; v. ^ili; the i nigst Jiiipbi tiijit. opinldii i iU of. tlif aliiliohi-p. T)>oy.; . Kuspbd - r t. firsi hei'c ami, tlipn llit- woihcn. <-.>TiViijojieed to wallf. TDo.v ■ tliilt for, flit-.Idctuvc,- Uld , Tiot, tipiy'-ud/^ ; 'A': . • - V Tex -Ci Hi nay's act; wltliout'■'.the iu-cast « orksi flnlSli (.'pntains notlil.nK ' of' note. ■■ I'-'ew. tiil'ivs. riinnliih' nioro' tlian ii liair l\our. have evet'tenanteii; a llrst ■ Ki'acJe' theatre staEC Vvith so little talent'. ■\Vhut Tex does in the ' theati-j, as.ln th^i nlglit <iliib.8, fs to reljr-on' a fjcah display of-her little : :and apparently younB t'lrls;; .a'ltere's ■ quite aVdlliC^renpe .between theatre and .'cafe audlenfces,. with .ri'o; istiws • lii. the tlieatre.:. .Not .stewed, audi-. eri?,« ln a theatre prefer talent,. V Ev6n: ?»t'that It's Surprising Iio^j' niuch Tiace and. lustre. Mi'ss Guinan •herself can lend a hoilf.liour qr.iri'ore- ■of pi-actieally' nblhlnff. She^worlced, • ■ ih' front of the stage on Hie plt. platr ■'form',-tossing out Crackers Detweeiv cracka. .,Both\were plenlli^ul.: 'I'o re- ceive and' set' ;Tei's giags,'. two 'iiieh . were, lii thei. audience. , .One' was' ■^'Kalph. Cookie,'in'.; c, in a .fux: and. '; lilKh' Mr, going fifom tlie .btage^-tb ■ the orchicst'ra floor, and; the. other . ju9t ; oi 'plant' who .steps upafter ,a\yhlle-io.r a'lobse..leg;^M ' „ Tex •sh.ows' oft Ker -littlS glrJs-'.ln ^ihat.-is called e '"rlyer" number. :Each- UttIe. girr'WitH Just:.eribugh joh ; ' tOvget .by- ,in the: cloaerupsr appears . individiiiillyi representing sbkne rtvdr bl" bther.' .'When eitjier' bf'the pilarits- , .'."guesses'V the: river after some bulld'r ■ u>,"the ,tlttl<i girl bh exhibition, steps ; ~'ijl>stage,; ' Their; tron^iparcrit ';bras- .; sleres . helped , absorb some; of'the ■. finale: shock delivered by the Tittle- 'girl -whb.:dldn|.t: wear any; at;.alL;: - :besldeB the body- flashing,: fo\ir of ;^^e. little girls have' ddiibe spcclal- •Ttleft , ;One. didn't need the-stHpplhg.- ■■; The av'dlence plant-sdld he sligiit'ly kne^v:th*( girl, just-having a hodding acquaintance. : - "Yea',!'' ; returned ; TexajBi vnbdding dplnB;''^ ^ ; ' Stiiee band backgrbu'nda the ailal'r,- . with i;rying Sewitt conducting^' .; JTho'- Guihan 'turrj la. the: .^cbnd ' section of-the Fox'a currient-two-ply stagfe- T)resentafibn; . Earlier - is : tlie' .,'Fanchon; &; Mnr?b,' Vlibll Pollles" Idea. , ;:Average P. &' -M; ;producfion ; ;routined; 'tor , Bpisied Nrpbsesv nhd^ ;landlng-.'vvith; nioderate .effect, All " dancing, and tiihibling'un.til entrance ; 'Of; Doyle, and'; :Dbnnelly,' tworman coinody team under the fliiale. s ; . Opening; garden' Bcene 'sets' oft a polite^waltz adagio; when the Idea gbeis to- 'fone'r for. a bby'a hobflng Eiolb.v .LaSalle and Hack grabbed the .fl.rBt:Tlse:with ■their ditilcult comedy tumbling. ' Followed a mixed team ' 'combining both .the dancliig and aq. ; robatics :of the two preceding turns, V-this ■ seeming a handicap - at' first. :, S.onio; unusual bending by the -girl of the-team' manages: to flnaliy'register .etrohg.:',-'.■; : ■'■■;■; Doyle and Dbhn6Uy,-.;frbm v&ude :TlIle, liad hbout'elght minutes bctote tlie band: for talk ..and two sbngs Ebtli youthful and di'cssfed stralglit. ^Vlth the rbutihe inaklngr: it a. ques- -t<on who's the. itraljjht. man and never dehnltely, settled. TTsually tlic question .with talking acts at the big Pbx ii's whb.'a the -c.biriddljan. This tearti gbf som^ laughs with .their hokum and did .nicely for- themselves and for; .the" .utilt • at;.the;:next-to-: closing point.;: , . ';:.;;: ,; ^ • Novci:cIbslng: dnncC'by the mix'cd line .of gix'boys and alxirirls. All on :siirliiKs aiid: tn •cbstUmes: wlth' '(w9 frontii, bl.icRfa'ce mask.s .on the bdoks of-.tholr: heads cbhtributlntr most of tlie .libyclty, ;■ The loot'spi-iiigs; pcr- , inltted cbm^cal/bbunainK.. ; ■ ; Kbu and-Don's cbmody lyrics to r.Qp tun'esi missed; Monday night;and the ' organs tnam couldn't aroxts*; the. . a.'udleiice. Only; when one jiumliec ■was pT'iVPd; aa written,', and as- tht; c'ustoriiers appareiitly knoW: ll,^. did tlVey-shig.:, a; plugROi^ (loUvercil ''ai- gbloV. t'lu-ough a~ lighted'meg-for the llnisih..-",'' '.-: ■: ■'■„ . ■Pox's- "p.oii'f ljGt bii;'\Y6in;cn'.' foa¥ ' ;turc. ■ S>catter.cd . main; floor, aid .libt attest -to.; tbC' dr'awing;, PoSvcr '<>f nuk.od l.'idie^ In :a; valhor:'f;iiniry-IlUe' ■ dbw hlowii 'Urbbklyn ilc luxOf:' . ■ v'•;•'■';■■'-'-■';v--^ ■ ■■■. ■■■'■'•.-■■ snic, splrll pf lii-nKy nild spi-od... Flrnt hUl' at iht, (ioUU-n OiilP' nndor; thi^ now- olgh.i-ai-t policy lioppert. skipped aiid: Jiiniboi'ocd -'through 'hi ■::tl.)out live same- tlihP It;\vould' ha;v.i; taken ibroc or four ;icls In the; old d.-iy." Tli'ti'd. wajj"no lost n«>tlbh., iio wa.-i.lvd. tiii'uV and afbtnl absence of .diilUvosiv Kvon !i . mediocre ai't lias; a ch.'invo' (o pli-asi!. un(.((-i\ tJris..iiiiranfininc'tit liri-aii.so bcftii'o.- it ciui; wurti-y- .llL-i ovi'i- ;ijul ilic n('.\t I.i iiiidoi' Sva'.v. T)>i' aiiiliciico.' hardly; getsj a. :('lianOp;:;to liifiKo lij; its;inlnit al«,mt -iho liidlvl--; duiil olj'.'rlii^'.'!; but Kiics :ou't :carryr liiK .nh linprLvs.slon of a .speedy wliblu. ; il\"t.he bpeiiipK d.iy's. niidlenoo Jiiay lco;t!iico(i a*|:('.rltorro'n,.Kl>t).lia» runj; lire lipll.:; Tlie Gate, wn.s:jammed,.all diiy,, UeJ"i)rc one; in; tlie iftei'nbbn tlicy Wci-c holdinK tiif'm out- and .the liikc'-.w^iij; head .Juid slibiildi.'VS over previous, fi(?uresr .; AMdlonce. catight .•jolmcthlng bl', the speed b^ tli'e.bill, seohilngly on Its' toea to .get evbry-:; fiyine.and: Udle Its applause;.' ; ; l{lc!iirdp.. and ' Asliford, ' aerobata; wb1-.e ;bpfene*s. ''bflfei-lng a- pleasing routine,.-;, Hlddlc and Al, tap. flancersl followed:; with, .sbin'e. nifty fibbflng and got the dudlence'^ harida into ..action. Rert Nelson' wilh'his' trained llo.ness,:"l'i-;iiicess:^X'at;" occupied No.' 3 and put; ,tlVe big cat tbrbugh Jier: paces.,Act -was interestiiig but 'mll'd. ^t. drew: that 8p)?.t of'applAuse..-:. •liane' and Harper l,n a jSlngJng'and talking' skit': were-•next. ■ They re-' ■vealed . pleasant persbnaTities, fair voices and a comedy- . novelty bit that: wbn o. ;'nlce hind.'-; Roxy: l^a Rocca, harpist, slowed ; the, apeed Somewhat,' .necessarily because -of the nature 'of : his -ofte'ring, but ;-ne p'roved Wrtiself a capable single'iiid injected plenty, of comedy' into' his brief:, 6tay,;; Weir -recelveiL ■:; - w: : Arin S6ymbur; <vitfe Brbther -Harry deserved: her; headline spot. ;Sohga were amusing and-well done; , Two bffe>in?a, the biU gOirie number and bicycle bit were ;,9hbw : stoppers.: •; in next-to-clbsing the; Diamond Boys provided the. real: laUghs with their -roughhouse comedy. .>; Th,ls trlb ;operis like.^a'convehtional-itng- irtg'grou'p but quickly switches to comedy.' .-Hokuni, inost' of - It, and: bordering on acrobatio, but full . of la^lghs; .: ■■■^ ,■:•■ .; ';.;';■- ■■- ;- ; , , Closing;, the Five JewelaV eomb- what - ,hef ty,. but ;' pulchritiidlnoHs darasels in an.:Ihdia'n clUb .swinging turii tliait. waa fast andiflashy.;. • On the'.kbreeh, Coltimbla's "-The ,FlbP;d;''. , ■ ■■ ' Altogether,--lbtfl -of -show, plenty of speed; and looking likely :at tlie box ..office. , Ricardo -and Ashford, Eddie and Al, /''Princess ;i>at" iand lAhe and' Hai^per-^were the 'acta add- ed but here to the; RKd four-act unit'to ■ make the eijjht-acf-bili;; "■ ->' :;. ^':'' ■ .;; '• ' ';.B1ver*.;.-:- , GOLDEN GATE ^•:v. ': ./V s»iV:i'™^<^>'':">> ^Ntat^cjiriT.' r .;. Tlib)<v t'li-l. die-lio;rUs wlu. si'-i'ii, up , a wall •ai .llio: iiassliiK .'it r.bi'inVM' t\yp-(i'-diiy . 6i-iilveunV iviid;' Ifi-iiii.MiU'iV lls"^ (lpniiMe-T-liiovMi,'xlili>. .slni'C ili"V< ; failed' to;'.«iiiii>m-t i;i vv.iiiriiieir.iijiiisiii .■J3,,Voll U.>J -;1 lielv i)i-;i;isi^--,-sh(iilitl' -Iviul HOine niiriisui-c; irC,- .i-o.iftfv.r.i: iii: jlK' J JEFFERSON . .Shp,w; -was bverlong. oh- ruhhlng: tline, -with the fli'st .three acis-:dbing .SO minutes between.-them; ■ :if the tiine can. be 8paced;;'okay; aa-the show:: runs' emoothly./and la Vhlceiy: balanced. .Gus. .''Van, 'headlined, stttndij out abo^ve the. rest'of the show lll<b. the- Eiiipire State: building- does: :Over Fifth avehue. Clpslng:'the shbw and following ia' little bl evcrythlngi - he. started .withia' rccjeptlpn on. hi8;eii- trancc. and spoked bver. a sh'p\v, stbfc that carried no. doubts,'^ Vdn Is' not just 'a good performer;- He'worked bas-lly; ,and. pauked away a .flpck bt apeoiat- turtes in .qiiick time, cncor-; liig .SvUh lils. "Mussolini" and a hew Hebe number.; Ace cntertalnrneht; G.Qb'rga; ii'lsher - and ' Horiey;Hur'st, rcMnlte'd, .' have a' :hod6e-podge of hoke and ; gags, . that landed okay ■\yltlv. thev Jert.mbb. They are back- tb tlie-; bid ■ sub^ft^ay: kiosk-:;lhejpr' brought o\it . in. i02l. ■ Miss Hurst docs. Vimllatloria bf ■ Jack ^bakie, Chevalier (ihd Kutli Chatterton thitt could ea.'illy bo dispenacd -■ivlth,::£ts they bhly.prbloiig thc-act.- .They are using a.stopgn in two bits, an aid in bUlldlMK the>ccnesi: . V-■ -;..jaek i'^lynn-'(Nc;\v ■ Aets) Is ■ using an unbilled'hoy; and^ girl -in this new- on,o,.'. Held the tempo up b't'thc show an(i.:!iid<>d.: ' :■:'-,;; ■ ;•;; DeOnzo, and :Sally .Cb.- Is n'pw- a fanilly afrui):, with ;iwp .(.laughters; ,HO,n, nlptlu-r .njwV d;ia;to,t;pihcP: where formerly' iriuclt- -the. 's.-vme:; act: wa^ done ;by-just ; tlire;c bi: them; Addi- fiou pC: ^lib; r'cst bC the fiiinlly 'h:is'' only'aiUlcd ruiinlnt; tihie;:uHi-tiSnds, tb wear. Thcy/jiimp up and'up bnld :(:'a,n01<,'sl'l< k 'a:fT:\ii-s; and ilnish .with; :i liluli ;kicUliiij ■cohicst,;-,wUh- bi.ic O.Tiii,'hter klcUlnsr ' tw,o - tambour)nch 1 ).'i,r'k ;of 11er ai 1 ii iy.-a'. in front -wiiii• .()>!t tpucliln.i; tlie flObr Avith her feet.- ; Roth ;and .Shiiylicom'edy neroba-is,' tiled, sCundiiiK ud; iilitll. theii: tprccit i nebrb' of .a:li'Plt t'ri.Ok; 'Uiid ipraincd i'lib : li'uipli,- v'iilt :'i.tie head in. .the iK-Viiti-' i^d.ii. rSliinilij IrH'ie. opened'^h-" .l^.l'ciuV ot' lll(^,liI^clv spplliiiJi; Gt;ir;e T>iii-e,; l'esl>le.^:'lK'r ;ii.<!i.i.'il 'iiianb 'VyHs* li.'iN added a -: tei>tir ' wlijise - naine sounOc-ti/. liUc- lli'^ljlv ; Avlile.. frpin dbes PALACE. CHICAGO Chicago,. March 14, :■ Comment on the' ciirrent, Palace •hill wbnld nin to modulated ttdjcc- tlveij. ■•:U*.'>i that sprt of n Bhow. .. N'ot li.ad yet hiirdly 'gbod; .In Ju.Mtlee the; chi>r»;e of 'being: lethargic.couia npt i)c illbd. . At the same t.ime' a nbtnblo xii).--ence of either ;punch br. breeze. ■. -"isoutliei'ri Onleties.l'.inash; fo oiiert' and , ll»y • ilosrers, --;nlmblo .nel•l>Il.^^ :viul i fair comedian, dbucliig.-After that, iii: order, .Morris and Campbell, Violet' Ciirlson, and; feienpr .Priiicpe's. .M'li'rimbiVs, •' -;.,,; V>'•''•••' :'. -: ; iMprris ; and:' .-Gimpbeirs vouHne, could Ijc.re.qited llne-ler-JInc by.any. roguTar ; vnude-goer. - presumably' -the iniitlnpe/mbb^ was aware ot the 'answers ,, well,; in; advahoe : for tlie' iauKhs were: semewhat;8Ubdued and- tlio : bows'; iiiilte iJerfunctory; IThls ^ contrasts, with' paet'peirform'unce for this teani,^ long, standard and: j-^piicd: ,up,on to'give the center of the show; stamiiia, ■ Possibly, indeed, tho night shows will be stronger.; Violet .Carl8bh;'was the life of the p'artyJ :■, This ^ccentrte comedienne' has; capabilities in. several directions as; attested by the. occasional: saiti - ■ pies;, btva.rounded and rich soi>rario' pliia ;ah. acrobatic: aisillty' in a hoke Spanish, utmibcr thi.t-was, ftir. from Ijcing.mcrely clowning.'Wlilie there are- points that suggest better: irta- terlal, particularly in the earlier mbi me'nts, Mias^Carlson's turn is. lively, interestliig'and easy to take; ;,; -; Friscoe was ihlselns due to Illness, but his boys- carried.' bn and the act, did nicely .without incltlnsf 'espbcial conirnbtion.. ■■■■-.: " . ' - ''Sea3:ifencatli''i;(Ppx) and Satur;-; day's ;empty rear-rows- suggested a less thin average .'week.' / liaM. ■ I'Va^de 8ectIoii'Tan.qu'ietly> Nbtlii:. -ing' away; from the' beaten, path, de- spite the ptesence 6f:Kbsetta, Dun^, bah (Ncvv Acts) Without her: sister; Vivian-,.;■• :;■■■'.:;.■ : .:.■' '. Seven Qbrdonlans opened. :. The men ■■. In : flashy-: orange ' aiid ■black, biitflts went tlirbugh their custbinir; ary, btrcusy: Tpnti.he. 'wlth ;.Tommy Oordonlah- the standout by -l-iis in--. dlviduar .'vvork' on :the trnmpbllne aha' th©; t^wo-hlfeh: man:;.receiving end. Tommy comes'. clos^. to being, about the whole .wnrka;; even: to the doublb somersaulting; routine. , , . ReynblUa: f^irid tVhlte are doing mubh the :Bame'act. of several.'years ago w|[th; the transition of the: wbmian, AUle -\VhUe; from roWdy, linkenipt. tramp, masculine ma.keup to an evehihg trb.ck and;her regular iself hplding' the ispot -there la the usuaV.rbugh- comedy . and. hidden. c Jc- ploslvies . byv tho hian, but; effective iiiostly for:the:.kld8..;';: -lAnder Brothers stepped': In, for their chatter. aina hbkby- wisccrack- jng In "oheV and then to full, for- the ''Palitt Beach nights" revue whlph- doiibies in the brtthers' bepUlng. ThS ''Nights", add a.'itemlriine tbucli, fbur girls, dotnk: BOijie song and; dance '^specialties; nbthlns excopr tlbriai; with the .Lander, boys ;easlng. m;. and-; out 'for some' «f their .fa- mlitaf : comedy. ; Most .eftebtlyo was the wedding biirlesquo.; Cloiing was Miss •Duncan. . Her -"best and :most 'emphatic' effort was Ker familiar: "Tbpsy.": ; blackface. While doing a sihgic/she received spriie first .aid; from; her plahb player, upprogrammed. He earns his nioiiey. On the soireen ai Nit Cirr "Gins- berg''. Hhbrf,new8rccl and the fbr the oppbrtunlty to -"show:" un- dci- favorable ausploQs. ^ :■ Ijocalja are:Pitil Gordon. G Rhythm Girls, Dclro and WllUnms .and Skin- ner,- respectively ace,; ubUIce and fourth^' wltli the last named mUsIng the; first 6hbw becaiiso: ol: an . auto- mobile: aceldent; - "ThOy are. colored -hootcr3;..-relcascd :fi:oin 'Jail later -to make tholr; ehbwe after,-Jhittlnfe' a laborcr;en rotite to..the theatre..; .: Gprdoh (New ActS) ' opened the show Avell. The 6 Rhylhin;-Girls (New Acts) deuced ; .politely; and.- will go better' when tightened up, Alnrriy; and :Alan; were shbw 'Stop-, pers in the trey ;as. the first: regulir^ act ■- with ''their., cbmcdy vno'naenae. The boys woi'ked; hard to please and got tb. the cuBtbmers tbute-de-sufte. . I^cirb, ; vet . iboordibnist, nest spbred, btit not ae <zoomihgly :is Iri the.past Could re-cdlt hla routine tb .suit; -getting in .more, bbhtempor- anebus rumba and tijelbdic stuff and Ifiyirig. ;brT Iseme . of: the ■otherwise tccHnlcfUly okay nurnbera; :;.;. ' Jane .'ind Katlfarihe' Leb: breezed through their sttift <and registered, followed hy Al .K. Hall and .Juiilur with a straight maii ind two vyoriien In support. Of the girls, the: ec- ccntrac stepper; Joan Merton, bp- poaltb Jr. Hail, hithself a. voriatilc perfbrinfer,:;8cored:;hcatly. Hall's a; good' k'np.ckabout type of -acti all to the popular, taste. Mme, Olymplk's dogs closed, •■ Bill ;play!bd': :lh nicb:.'style ; and <il>ould db biz, "The Flood" :(Co!^ umbia), feature, y -:- . ■ ' . J.6e'I..:,, ;;;;';^-;^^:;:;;;St^^ ■; No: kind of ;ace: driw ;on;:.elther' scrceh)pr.stnge'. Six icts, two short sub/epf s, newsreel, and "Orte: Heavr enljr; Night'' '(UA) feature^'Just' even'- eirtertainmentof;, an:: intermey^iate quality^. It's not. 8trbn'ff:fPr.'BroftdV' way.' vFaIr/.flbbr aiidlence; Saturday, supjper shew.'' Jlunniiig ■ tirnic, -.198. minutes,' stagfe;ehd,tiiting-nrbund 75. : - The, better: latighs . bn the; screen end came thrbugli the; short' sub-' j'ects.- One^■waa:! ah' "Our. Gang" comedy,-^'iiittle Daddy" (.Metro), the other a: !Par \vlth -Smith and. Dale. St.'ipe 'Inoluded Herbert,: Geraldlne aha-Viclorln;.Maxihe.I:iew'l8, Prank-- lyh-Ardell, Dijjk. Hendersoii,; Lights and, $hadbw8 ind- Barfo; arid .Minn. .Neiarly/every. turn usedvi: light- spbt with .tfie stng6 .flbbdcd., ; The :feasbh; Is. sttli tb be di'scpvered. . ■; :Mlsa ;Lewis: now; siiota h'er stUft sblp; except accpmpanicd by 'a- mile' piaiilst.; Stlir sumewhit precpclpus but Mias lyewia looked and sounded bctter'on the slow ballads that, gave her an bpportunity to do sbme :sbng- talk, since her 'ri^ge ls limitid and tp: the--low- notes;; -Her receptibn' waa' keen.' Herbert,: Geraldlne and Victbrii opened with thelrl tron jaw stuff;; ■;';'■'-;-:' ■ ■ . :< i'- Vr ;■ Ardeli; who.; tbok.. the. ;trey- siwt, pulls' his real estate skit :bUt oiily: Wltl:i-a girl'helper'and mikes fiit.er time. He play8 In: "three':' with; a special set and .'phoney: eas. stgna on: hi8 biz.; Hla fiat pattbr and stylo piit over- the' routine of. a;■ It. chitter that others might never, fulfill. :Dick Hendiirson in no. 4;.'was .in easy, laugh. .' , ':■, ■; . ■-■■'■ ''■:'■•■' ■'Birto' and; Mann ■with: their falU' Ihg acrobatics, socked .the ^closing to show'gbpd staging :jtiagment;ana left the: audience .-In huinor' to re- ,celv«s thC'iteatOre benfphiy..':Sha».' : ture,. '''Ten Cents a ;pahce" . (Cb!),: ilarn. ^ , HPme.meuf'iM.'c ■H;.co,iui:v>,i-.i 111: itK'' f .hiaUIn-,- U a l-wo-peoDlc mci, hd'dbe i!e\v 'Viiuth; : .-.piiiioy at v.iive- GeWe'" Kiitit alu; .'. , :. - . ■ - • ■ - ■ ' ■ aiNe;''i«^: ,r\^lj'P^''*^^^^ one li'.^s, liuin ■ in the";dl(l days- -jVdV a jir,(,'Urffpai; heVi)W the ttfi'iner strtni.U : anl-.A ;fu:ll'tentr,fh tcat\iife ilir.rV prir^e . juSt 'nialf ihc" oid.::Orl)houMi '.seide;.:-,-.:--'.-,:'.':-;.■■'■(■,■■:':■; ; ;■■.■. '■' , • •■ . ; ;Tlie full hill _ef vaud.tviUc, is; llVeVc; liut .tlu- stUKO 'manuKemcrrt ;bt; ilu- icrii: Is In, Iccei'ilM^f :\<'ilii .thb inqdcvn (Ne-W' of Ilif« bill' by: ;f;lib'wlil|;: nVoro: tainily .i]V..(Avo i>r'pj-lii;rs.'': .1 iOe.s: ftnd Josio; ili.il i,il<uy. iry tiu-iH.K-ivijM.and U-ff^ilhe i wii .iii;uUi(u-ij :i.o 'siiilJ. .■ . ;;;■,',;;'.. ■ T!ii«ine,ssi ; h(';vvjv ■'■\vlth :tho,:^,rhob iiiic'd; ufi rpui;; ileei> :dViwnstn(rs, ,at il;Hish oi'i /ir.st sjh'bSv;: ■ Picliire,' "Ten Cn^nt.s a lianri;'''' (.(vi). , ~: ■ ,; -- ' C;;:,iv4;^RK0^^1y;A;:V^ : :.: LPs Angelci,;March 12;, After 13,500 in the red twb ;\veeks, ngb, the bpenihg -week of the addir tipnal fpur ;acta at the: RKO : (or eight-acitspt vaude ln all), wbuhd up plenty. In tKe \l)lacic it: Just: under tl-3,pp0. Wlilch tells the thcatre> stpry In colors. . ' . An tinantlclpated grbs's'liimp f rem augnientatlpn of the.: fpur-act Iri- tacts 'by^ fbur;;lpcal .acts, (the iatter bn ■^•■$6b0-t700 budget) cariie frpin the -Saturday ,mat.';ypuhg3tcr3 who .fipcked : in where -adventurb serials: and the like :btt Saturday 'mernlng didn't feet a turhble.; - - ■ .' :■ ' Hpav^ Ipng thi3';wi!l keep'tip is, ;pf' epurjje, .anybody's guess.: althevigh the.npeurne' matlhce^ of the .sdcbud .week , fihowed .an, iriorea^a .'on .the hbur-by.-:iibur tabulatibn. wiilclv isn't, a bad.;sl!;n at all, .- .' ■ : ^ , The :ipculs -and the intacts: 'arb Rci-a'mblexl'up mpre 'tlVah' ever, (Ill's :\vcek:.ever' liist,. ;belbg fjiolted a« best ■ lieil is the:: bill for balaive'e. 'f be uni'ta are quickly,' gbt:tiiis the idea' pf copperatlon arid teamwpi* sons- \ne- that it's all'for, the.'ciUse;: and arc net hlrhatilng;the nddillpns; On the contrary; as,: Olilt; Work ,Riid ii.crn Hernard rcpprt, tip lii :'J''rlscp .ind 0.aUl<<nd-the seaspricd RKO pro- fcKsiuiialsi :'are', coaehin".: il''': locJil :ti(le.nt tp iielp: 'eih; for bcs't i-5>sliliy. 'l'lH>i-oi Is bnb ' liisliiiieo to t.lii^ 'ebu- irai'y bh the local hill, hiit aK..a. gen- eral thing;tlicy'ro all :pitching In :ln an- effbrt'.tb really pop .up 'Vaudeville .(lilt, hero..:■:..'.' ' . ■'-;:.'■ ;, ■ ' V The lbGai;f.our rtpt.i Svili;;nbw.-c:et thi-o.n; .weelw nC; .wi'o'k in , seqticnce, «oiiilnB.;s(iuth i'i.'phj the'Golden :G;ifC|' .S,' !>'< and Orpheiini,..'OakianU; inte. ,l.ho I'ooUl-.llKO.- ; • ',~ ;' :' ; .Rernai-d this, week spent t64(i fbr: the .-fbur acts ; whriJv -Giildb - Metrp drew~'J2iS;: ':ThiK is -an :lUea. hbw' hiuclj'-^oinc pf the Plhers di'a)j;dpwii.' 81ST ST. Brisk trade' Saturday afternoon, leaning heavily tb the juvenile, didn't help class turns .but aiadc ordinary hoke a panic. .''Ten Cents a' Dance" (Col.) on the screen. Phil Copk, from radio, closing,, scpred cleanly in spite .of lighting troubles that kept the audience as weiras himself on edge. He passed it' off neatly in' a curtain epecch. Cook is khpwn on the air and each pf ills dozen impersenati.pns. drew a hand when intreduccd. Dancing flash that needs plenty pf pollsiilng, and is,BettlnEf it,'was: of-' fered by Barbara Newberry and Bill liplbrppk,, centering ; the five-act layout. Individual and tandem huin- bers of the' usual kind seem to hold down this pair, who arc capable of better work. The specl.'il tunes ire fair, but Hblbr.bpk's , English im-.- personitloh left tliem cold;; :,'! . Bruno Welse. Tilo Ppenert with a variety of rlsley and pole tricks. These perfprmb'rs arc w'ctl seasoned and accpmpllsh tholr .ciids smoothly. Finale his Bruno playing a violin while the aerlallist- balances; on his' head atop a ladder.:. Cbnilc pumps an accordion at one side; With much hoke; .Sor GpuUI hiiin- ages to get by on the looks of his femme assistant and the antics bt fiover.-il .^toogcs. ■ Jtb;st .;clnboi''atc number, that probably sounded bet- ter than it •werked, had pho atoo.qre reciting Kipling's. "Ropl.-^." ' JCach tiihe he said "bbPlK,"..hewa's -show- ored wKh them from all sides :ind tl\e;san'ic went fpr;shoes..}i.;itS,' Cbatsv sliirls arid nants. On' hcN'i' to clos- ing, nnd- not so sti'ontr fpr the sfiidt, - ,1'ai-leton aiid- Billow, have one bf those aeiicing' turns in:. ■whjeh : the gl'rl Is. pei-enjally ijppfy; - Mieii Jlal- lew :in;i lurscs. tp' be .'attractive: at'Uhb same vinio and Carletpn; l.<t;fide'pt 'at mujr.tliiK . .-thd' cbincOy ■ line.?. lie .makes a geod atr.Mght fpr the' an- swers, .■;.'•;-r :'":.: ■'■ ■•'. ; - - ' '^ Jules ; X^nzberK's': /.PYcr.tii're ■' bf I^Jtbderh: Iri'Hh:.Sbi.iBs" \voli;;r.'l;(rivcJ ind; with a Pathe News: aiid '"liu- nianettbs''. (^Riidloi,•:rpiih<jed ;eui,.' fALACE (8t, Vaude) , /.:- :'' ,; vA.' Blight improvement, though Hhort .of a real comeback for the Palace, the current bill is chii tiV ' lacking in box office pbwet'i As en- tertainment it gets by.. : J; ilarbiii Murray, boblced tp head- - lino at »2,750, was out Satui-day having been tpssCd by: laryngitia.-A : tenor: witl» laryngitis la; aimbst aa handieitpped as Jack Ostermai) wlili a cold, and Jack hid a coia; S.atur- - dayi HC'^tVent on anyway::and hid . no ttbiible'until going: into a sphk in his own spot at the finish. That waa atter.Ostei'nvin had m. c.'d be- ; t^y^c^n; ind tor the other acts, The : lastt-mlnut'o'replacement for Murray : was Irene Franklin. ;. ' . '. Miss ;Franklin frorii the Palace ■ stage said ehb received the call to go on that-morning, and that previ- ously she had purchased \wo ducats ' tQit. the matineb.'; First time, she ever;:- paid, to see her -o.wn act, she added. That: was another way of felling how hurriedly Miss Franklin ap-- peared. Her-- ensuing .aong, turn showed no lack of preparation. Her ;' act and the special ihiterlal in^ ; ■volved possess a kick. , Two iioral pieces went over tho foots at the :. finish, one of them a plant in n nilhlature -Mack;: truck, but ' Miss' Prariklin omitted' the Sophie Tucker;: imitation. ; Jerrj* Jarnigan. still -at' the piano when not writing Mias ' Franklin's . songs oiT, and sbluing; once during:a change. v .■ - . ." Status of the current conibinatloii ' of acts as $2 Palace fare might have . been mere: doubtful without Osier- : man's: insertions. In two .between- :. thc-acts, bits with Irene Bordpnl ind Blanijhb - Sweet, the ni; ■ c':^ did better fbr the woihen than fur him- ; self later on. 'An eairly'hit and nearest to. a sur- - prlab on this bill. was vsunklst". Eddie Nelson in the trey. Nelson used tlib first five minutes biiildlng, up aha during:that: period iiq seem-; ed in danger. ' From that point ho spurted and ,kept in front the' rest of the way; "With Nelspn under ' New Acts; are Mlincho ,Sweet, the fpirmer picture' star in an Kdwin Uurko demesflc sketch, and . Jacic - • McLallcni ..Miss Sweet's skit is pbcr material for. a film player's yaude^ vUle tiY until the climax. 'Two .-jr three lines at the conclusion sell it. The new. McLallen act should send . h{ni;far alohig. He's got something. '. So has Nelson, If Nelsen will lise a;, little Judgment. :.;. ^;,'.":.; Luster . Brothers Iwcre, bf coiirse, reliable starters aiid with cbntprtibn '- wo'rk and' ttimblihg. But for a pace ; changing "magic" bit involving a. milk bottle and a wired spoon, this is the samA turn that has. opened bills fbr years. ■- More of a chance',. taken . : In - spotting Babe Egan's- Hollywopd Redheads,-: gir\ band. In -. the -deuce. . In previous Palace stops this turn; has' always occupied a later :'spot. ■ Ayorige -alNglrl band would slow up the bill and itself No, 2, 'but this 'one Is-riiiich above'aver-.■ age. Most, of tho 12 menit>ers are specialty girle besides- being musi- cians, though' primarily. musicians. ' •Whatever they db outside of music ., is exceptional. .- .' Misses Sweet and Prariklin fol- . lowed Nelson In that order to close the first part Second part wm slightly better. ■; ■::■:■ .■;'- ■ Miss'" Bprdonf, in bare fuli ati^b: with her pianist oft to bne side, •caught them coming in during her first number, but they settled be- fore the. verso ;was over and Miss Ubrdonl^proceeded; to attain;hit re- sults with the balance. She's again doing the'ehcviUer, lihpressionr..an- noiinced as by request, with nobpdy questlbnlng; the llkellhppd of re- quests Cbnling ih; before the -first show. Because of thit, Jtlie fact that evci-y bthdr singer Just now decs a Chevalier Instead of wa.ving : the flag, dpesn't take the steam, put of Miss Bordon'i's impression.'Other-,:, wise she used her customary type pf, spngs and acted them out in hCr own vigorous way. ,. -;: -■ Miss Cordont •was the first of two femnies on thla blU tp sing 'pleach- . liig Fpr the Mpon." And.her Jewelry should force; Peggy .Toyce 'to add . * CPU pie oC cirals when. I'eg playS; tho Palace if Peg wishes tp retain her ch.implonship. ; -' ; ■ , • , : . . bstermnn; -fbilowod McLailch to ■: elosp the bill; dlse follpwihg his own hi. 'C'liig'all-atiernbbh,. Next to imr jrpssiljle .for .Ostbrmah tb-.slrig ■bVbr^: his cpldi BO what, .'he did wasn't. ;exactly .8lnglrig, 'but :.the audience, had. grpwn tb. like, hliri curly and. cbntiiiHcd tp during'.tlie vocal strug- ; tele-. JQsterinan in.- proper shape shpiiUl easily diiplicatb, the feats ot other J^alabe' ni; c.'a of the recent': p.-vst.' Rest estimate pf :hl3;current: Value ceuid be fburid' by imaginlti;?v how, this bill wbuld hivb played. \VIthoiit .-the Intui'veniiig m.; e; sltift:: ;■ -.;■' ,; :: mar- ' ILL AND INJURED ■ Nathan';BnvJ;an,;'ati:brtieyi^ hc:pn (ibitb llli 'ls';rccyperitlng.: : ;:v Roy Gprdpn, Ulah Dean, Ofnar Glover ind.-Jbe: Behnet, 'vaudcVi^ iicters; wli 0 appearod ih • Allen to wn;; Pn., -;1ast: wceTc,- Wcri i^^^ ' *: collision .;sijhday -(15); near Knslon as-thby were- trayel'ing to N,ew-;:yprl5 ; ih 'dprdon's .aiifpih'bblie.• .. ■ '. - i