Variety (Aug 1932)

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-56 VARIETY Tuesdaf, August 2^ I932 BROKE ALL TIME ATTENDANCE RECORDS And up to 5 p. m. MONDAY (Variety Press Time) RKO PALACE. NEW THIS WEEK, JULY 30 AND HER SWANEE MUSIC REVUE N. Y. Evening Pott "A yeiair ago Kate Smith was one of the featured t>e>^'£ormerB on the bill that set new -ong run records at the Palace Theatre. She is back again this week and the crowds that gather before the playhouse indl-. cate that she is Just as popular aa, "In addition to singing ah exten- sive list of songs^ old ones and new ones, Miss Smith has branched out Into other roles. She sponsors the entire vaudeville program, which la known as the Swanee Music Revue, acts at times as mlstre'ss of cere- monies and otherwise labors hard to make the LIU a success." H. F. B. iV. y. World-Telegram "There Is a departure from policy at the Palace this week. JFor the current Show might" hardly bo said to be a six-act vaudeville bill. In- stead, it's a miniature musical revue, produced and headed by the war- bling Kate Smith. Miss Smith calls her show the Swance Music Revue." WITH JACK MILLER NAT BRUSILOFF CHERIE and JUNE PREISSER AND CLIFF (Ukelele Ike) EDWARDS N, Y. Herald Tribune "The Palace Theatre la oftering this week for the first time in its history a short revue, produced and headed by Hiss Kate Smith, la place of the regular vaudeville show. The piece is titled, 'Swanee Music Kevue,* and features Cliff Edwards, Jack Miller, Nat Bruslloff and his orchestra and Cherry Blossom and' June Preisser. E'or the first time on a Saturday afternoon the Palace had a lobby full of customers wait- ing to be seated, after the manner of the cinema cathedrals." All this: seems to testify to the popularity of , Miss Smith, who holds the Palace record for length of engagement J' American "Crowds >ontin:ue to fill the Palace Theatre Saturday and Sun- day to see and heat Kate Smith— the same crowd found what they , expected—a happy voiced Miss Smith." Personal ManagementMTED COLLINS