Variety (Aug 1933)

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50 VARIETY Tuesday, August 1, 1933 Variety Oills NEXT WEEK (Aug. 3) THIS WEEK (July 27) Numerals In eenneotlon with .bills below Ind.catiS openCng oay •# show» whether full or split week Pkhire Theatres KfiW YORK CITE Poloco (&) PIcUcns Sia - ' Ocorso .Olvot Hal Lo Roy BWrbara IfcDcMfftld Dorothy Dare Raymond Balrd (29) Russian Art Circus I^QwIs & Moore Xanny Ross Chas. 'Slim' Timblln Kay ISMIs &> La-Rue Abademy fft MqbIo let half; (6-8) Joo Kolno Co ' Brnlo Golden Orch (Three to All) 2d hall (9-11) - Jay C I'Uppen . (28) yirgrlnla O'Brien Sid-Garry J"ggy H'pblns J'yce Milton Berle Madeline Klleen Ceorgle Tapps • DANVII^LK, TVL. • Fischer (5) 'ShuRle Alons^ DECATUR, VLTm Uncoln (9-10) Marcus Show ■ DBS MOINSS. Keltlt's 1st half- (5-8) Tom" Ml* Show . DETROIT „ Downtown (4)' Jack Benny Rev 3 Rr Bros • At T.oew'b .Washington THIS WEEK PRED ZIMBALfST with ILDRED HAMLIN Placed by LEDDY & SMITH Bert liown Orch ' (Three to All) 2a half (2-4) . Gautler's %'oy Shop 3 Miller Bros 'Sid Marlon Will .Oakland Maurice Colleano BROOKIilTN Albee (&) Sammy Krevoft Co ■ Frank Richardson Irene Rich Co Medley & Dupree Iiester Cole-Ens . . . (29). Case Bros & Ma.rte 4 Carlton Bros Pickens Sis Bob Ha41 Hal liO Roy Barbara McDonald Dorothy Dsire Raymond Balrd BOSTON KoltIi'» (9) J & M Mason C & J Prelsser Rex Weber Mi)cs & Slegal (One to All) ■ (29) ICarro Lo Baron Co. Ray & Harrison George divot liita Grey Chaplin Mells Kirk & M CHASfPAIOM, ILX. Vlirelhia (6-8) 'ShufClo Along' cmcAtio Palace (4> Btc&nor Holm W & 13 Howard (Others to nil) Mary.. Livingston Frances ;wi)llams lilurray BlooiU Jans Whalen Benny^s Afterpiece ■ HEMPSTEAD, I.. I. ' Rivoll Ist. half (6-8) 3 Blue Streaks . Wells & Gilmore Che'ste^ Fredericks Eddie White ' < Colby & Murray Rv ICANSAS cm Utolnstreet (99) Tom Mix Show * NEWARK Proctor's . (4) , 6 Buccaneers J & J McICenna Radio Haymaikers Frank Gaby Colby & Murray .Rv (28) Stanley 2 & H'rrls 2 Marirot & L Robin Barney 'Grant Co • Harry HershAleld Will Osborne Oych SIOUX CITT iCelth'B (9-11) Tom Mix- Show- SPRINOFLD,. yiX. Orphenm (6-fli) Mtlt6us ■ Show TRENTON >- C^Itol , 1st halt (6-8) Lull & Joy ■ (Others to. dll) 2d half (2-4) Marilyn Mack Eddie Rio Co. (Three to fill) OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A, DR. JULIAN SIECEL 1560 Broadway ThU Woek-; Josila Crommatt*. Bernlob and Tabor KUZABBTUt Rit!K 1st half' (29'-3l) Jack - .Hedley~ 3 O'Nell -& Manners. . W'shb'd Serenftders Nell Kelly " Ad)«r .&..BrAdtord .. 2d half (2-4) 3 Jiorde'ns Bill 'Arronson C & J Prelsser Jdckson & Gardner Balabanow 6 . PdiII,At»ELPHIA Barle (4)° . Dave Harris Co Leo Carrillo - (Three to All) (28) , Johnny Pastine Aunt Jemima Walter O'Keefe 3 Keys Leavllt & Lockw'd ■ -WASHINOTON Enrle .(4) Jack Gwynne Co' Bolce &-Mai'sh Ralph Olsen. Rev Nick Lucas ■ •(28) 4 .Trojans .a Goss & Barrows Major Sharp & M Ethel- Barrymoii;a FancKon & Marco NEW YORK CITX Rbzy (4) Will O^orn.q,.- Bu^ter' Shaver Olive & Georgpe Herman Hyde Kay Katya-fir Kay Booby. Bixler BOSTON . UettOPoUtan (4)' Teatro >Dei. Piqcoll. (Otherffto AH) ' ' HARTPRD CONN. • Capitol (4). Johnny Marvin (Others to All)' XOSANGEI/ES. Paramoq^t ,(4) Alleen Staii^ley 4 Abbottlers Benny,.Ross,." , Maxine' Stone PHII^ADBLPiEUA' . Fox (4) - James Melton Joe Laurie Jr's Co Dave Geqero < Gus HIU Jo R Johnson W C* Handy Tommy Harris .; : Lizzy Wilson Emma !FraKcls Ann(e Hart Blir Swan*. Tom 'BhIIlipa Maxwell. 8 ' ; Harry Brooks SAN FRANCISCO Jjoext'B 'Warfleld (41f Aby Lyman Orch- . ' ST. li'oUIS. HO. • .Fox (4) Ray Sax Arr^n .& 3roderlck' Jones &'Hull ' (T*o •to All) ••• W'T'RB'BY- CdiNN! ".. PoU (4) - .Arthur Tracy » (Others 'to fill) liBW TOBK OITT ' Paramoont (28^ Fred Warlns Qrch Tom Warlns Evalyn Nalr Lane Sis 3 Smoothies Foley McCIintock Johnny Davis • Stuart Churchill 'Midnight Club' Boxy (28> Tito Ouizar Dave Schooler Gypsy Nina Hernandez Bros Les Ghexzl Alice Kellerman Runaway 4 • 'Phantom B'dcaat* BOSTON HetropoUtan <S8) Molly Picon John Fogarty. Emil. Bor«o Claude 'Hopkins Roseland Ordh - 'Her - Bodygnardf i omoAoo Obiloasro (28) Harriett Hootor Buster Shaver Stan Kavanaugh Eddie South Orch Chernlavaky 'Mama Loves Papa' (4) Fur Show Stoopnasrlo A Bud 'Mldnlto Club' DRTBOnc Fox (28) Benny Davis Jackie Oreen Caron Sis & Wally Bobby- Bernard Jack Sti^rr S^amAUB Fox Dianclng Darlings Don't Bet on Love' ST. I.OUI8 Ambassador (28) MUtpik' Slower. Eddio Waokor "Gold' Diggers'- London Week of July 31 Canterbury. MT. H. 1st half (31-2) 4 Paulettes ' Archie Gl^nn ■ 2d half (3-6) Lucienne & Ashton Jock McKay ' Dominion f Beam's 24 Babes J^anette 6} Scott Peggy Bayfield New .Victoria Ralfinl Bd - Palladiqni Gracid Fields' Clapham- &' Dwyer Tates &, lUiwley Palladium Girls Ted Ray Franlflyn .D'Amore Co as booked FINSBURX PARK Empire' Chevalier. Broq Ru^d Carr Peter Fannan Carlyle Cousins Wfll Somcrs hahmcsShith Palace John Myrddln , HOLBOBN Empire , Louis.' ^Armstrong Peter , FaAn&fi . Raymond Smith 3. Rascals' Co .as booked. ISLINGTON BIoo 'ETall 1st half (31-2) Lucienne & Ashton Jock McKay . 2d half (3-6) 4 iPaulfittes Ar'ch'le Glenn I.EWISHAU Palaco Cotton Bd SHEPH'BDS BUSH Pavilion Ralflni Bd ■ SOUTHEND Palace - John Myrddln " STREATHAItl .Palace Cotton Bd •Eye DeaW Rov DehnikerrKiiiff, Orel Hotel'n«m' Henry Klne. dr« DftrLo & Diana Eritst QharleS Da'rbara BlanS Hollywood Ctardeas Muriel Lee Kay Picture Ronald Brauks Reynard A Stacey F Henderson Ore Earl Carpentler On: H'lyw'd R'stanrant Chas .Davis Orb Chaney A; Fox Frajak Haiz&lrd Blancha BOw Kendall Kapps'^ ^ Capt. L Banrliion Barbara Blitla Marian • Martin . Alice Kellermiain Hotel' I^xlDgtoB Ernie Hoist Oro Rotjel, ontclalr ■ W^ BcottI 'On Mario &' Bnlalls HotM' New .Yorker Barney Rapp Orch ttofel Pennsylvania. Riidy Vallee Ore '. Alice Waif9" Hotel Booseveli Marjorle Hotfott ' Reggy Ohlldd' Ore. ■lAnKoe'TM ';' George. Olseri Ore' Ethel 0hutta - Dfalison Boyale. Walsh Se 'Arnold ° AutObal orch Uarden's' Blvlera Mickey' Alport Gertrude- Nieasea Fritz & S Hubert Kathryn -Rand Me^rtha RajL :. Emit Coleman pre Gonioz &; Winona • Paradise N T O Rov ' Jerry Freeman Qrc Paric^ Central' Hotd Buddy' Kennedy Ruchel .'Garlex Bert Ldwn Oro HEW "VORK CITY Capitol (4) . Joe Pcnnor Hima & Ballcy I'htl Spltalny Orch Robert Montgomery Boulevard. - iHt half (4-7) PI a-,! & Pomers •IjOuIs Dei>pe Francis & Wally Hilton & Garon Buddy Wagrtor Or . ■ 2d half (8'-10) Ooo -W. Moore Co Joy Lynn Joo Bo'sscr Co CoHclto Lyons lies & Kover Rev Orphcum iHl halt .(4-7) 4 Trojnna Joy Lynn Waller Walters C9 -Glenn & Jenkins a & TP Magley Rev 2d half (8-10) Grubdr'fl Oddities Oalo & Corson Sybilla Bowon Heller & Rellly (Orio to All) Paradise (4) DnLoni; Sis John Fogarty Joe May & Dotty Ann Prltcha'rd Co Ben Blue State (4> B, Whiteside & A Ann Lester atratfrd '& Mayb'ry •Diamond Boys Jack Ofltoi'iWan • Hal Menken Annette Ames BROOKLYN Gatos Avonuo 1st half (4-7) Lillian St. Leon Co. S/billa Bowhan Joo Befiaer Co Miles & Kovcr Rev 2d half (8-10) Diaz & Powers JyOtiis Dcppo Hilton Sr. Oaron Buddy Warner Or (One to DM) Proyincial Week of July 31 Metropolitan (4) Serge Flash Smith & Hart Saranoff, C & E Rev Harry Rose Prime Camera Valencia (4) 6 Arleys Chaa King Joe. Morris Co Relsa. IfVlng-ft R Doc Baker ^Co BALTIMORE • Century (4) T^ee ? Co Radio Aces. C PrederJclta. Co Senato'r Murphy H Arlen-& Choir . BOSTON Orplieum (4) Redford & Wallace Oalts Bros F.oley'& LaTour Steve Evans Hackett & Carthay Runaway' 4 . JERSEY CITY I.06W'a (4) Duncan Sis (Others to All) NEWARK State (4) Van Cello & Mary Tyler Mason Donia & McNeill Fpod Ardath Co Gracella & I'heod're NEW ORLEANS State (4) ICam Tie 3 Fred Weber Co Harriett Hutchlns Chas Poy Co• PROVIDENCE, R.I. Loew's (4) 3 St. John Bros Bill Telaalc M Montgomery .Jack Powell Sharon De'Vrle.i Co WASHINGTON Fox (4) Milts Bro.<j Don Redmond Orch Red & Struggo Earl r,attlmora Pete Peaches & D Myra Johnson Snowball 12 Lino Girls BRADFOICD ■Alhambra Mrs Jack Hylton B Florence &' Clifton Nosmo King " Tiny. Mite & Eftlf.d Vernon Wats'oii ' AI & Bob HatvOy' ■ . .GLASGOW Empire Tork &'Klnf* Wells &. 4 Fays Randolph. .Sutton'— -Wjer'e' Bros 7 Htndust.ins Jamie Reld Pell & Little Zanfrellas 'n' MANCHESTER Palace First London Palla- dium Crazy Show D & J O'Gorman Joe' Touhg Allen-.& Lavole Grnle Qerrapd' Syd Rallton Tonl Ka£;lan -Mlchel-&—Arnov*. Archie Gordon" Gairson Sis Flsher's' Girls KEW YORK CITY Arrowhead Inn Irving C^onn Orch AstOr Root Ben Cutler Orch Dal Mosctte Anita & Millard Leonard Keller George Marchal Nichulas Hope Sano Marco Walter -White Georgette Leon Bedow BUtmore Hotel Harold Stern Orch Ann Pennington Caperton & BIddle Lalanda)' Barry .DeVlne Hermandcz Bros Janieswdrth Bd Central P'k Canlno Pdncho. Orch De Marcs Coffee Cliffs' Art Kalm.Orch Iicstra La . Monte Isabel Brown Cotton Cluh Bthel Walern G D Wnslilngton Henri Wesnoi Swan Se. I/Ce Anise Boyor Flavlllon Bqyal Pepino Jthoda Qaj Iiombardo Ore Pellutni' Oaidens lAgnOs'Ayres ' Joe CanduUo OrGh Pierre - Bloot Stenry JCIng Orch- Dario -A Diana Bos Fenton Farms Georges Meta'xa Johnson. ft .-Murphy Duchin Orch . , Bosalan. Arts.. Joe l^braptz. Qrcb Re'nee' ft Laura' Nlckolas. Hadarleb. Bi(rt'a Dire. lUaha UaahOS ... 1... . 8init>lon Club Clark'ft De LyS Larry 'Slry's Oreb Chas Johnijjon Orcb Si^. Mfjirlts Hotel Leon' Belaacb Orch A^Itredo'a. Orch Gypsy Nina sk Beds Hotel Meyer Davis Orch .SinalPs .Paradise 'Blacit .Rhythm' R Nyrii Johnson ' Ueers'ft -Norton S gpeed Demons (3eo walker - Wm Slkellman X Palmer Bros Hair' 'Alex' ' ' TnU drm Geo Hall Orch Tavern; B'iklynr Eddie jac]|c8on Jack Hurray Ord Villas^ Baiii' Josh Heddera Eisle Gilbert Hyera ft Prltchard Ruth Delmar BUI Barton Vga B'n HlllblUtes Anthony Trlnl Or.oh Waldorf-Astoria Nina Laogblln . -Jack Denny. Orch Xavler Cugat Orch Margo Variety House Reviews CHICAGO Roy. Atkins Nicholas Bros lieltha Rill Elmer Turner Norman Astwood ■4 - Flash Devlla Necodemus' Alma Smith Little Bits Bobby Sawyer JImmIe Basket.te Mills Mus Playboys El Patio Rosita St Ramon Frances Maddux Tamara Rhys & Owens Arthur- Brown Chas Eckles Orch Glen Island ..Casino Gem Gray.Qrch Gov. Clinton Grill Roger Oustlo Orch Ha-Ha Club Danny -Healy •Jack White Sheila Barrett Jerry Belgan ' Jerry Blanchard Dolores Ferris. Mlllnn -FltZR^rald Rath.-Andrews Orch Ilarhor. Inja aus Van Blackhawk Wade Booth Ruth Pryor Diana ft DeMar Harriet Cruise Define Jania Hal Kemp Qrcb Blsmarok Bob Bohannon Norm Sherr" Verne Buck Orch Cafe DeAlex Irene GeoretS "' Mary Stone Evelyq .Hoffman Gnrlco ClauBl' ■■ E Hortrhan Orch Cafe de' Paree Joe Frisco Billy Carr (^eo Burnfttt^ Orch Ches Paree Helen Morgan Georgie Price Collette SU 4 Albee £ns Rose Deerlbg. , Florence ft Al.varex Tom Gen|n Orch. ' Cafe do La Palx (World^S Fair) Fred Williams Occh Clob DeWltC Do'rothy Harris Sally. Joyce Morey Carter 'Cookie' Stdell Dorothy Ha'nford AI Mandel'a Orch Club LIde Jeneva Washington Hank Gilliam- Bobby Caston Clarence Weema Lola Porter Jlrhmy Nonne Orch Clob Celsare Vivian Brown. TImmy Rogers Freddie Gordon Irene Wilson Orch Clab La Hasane AI Garbell Edna Leonard Edna Mae_ Huddy Beryl Art West Earl Willis Orch Club Boyalo Nancy Kelly Nellie Nelson FIA D'Orsay Julia Gerrlty Marie & Elliott Bennett.ft .Green remap & Duprec EddIo Cobrt Ens . Club Variety Joan Macojr Eoxy, .N, Y.. (Continued from page 13) pleasantly enough but cduld deserve better under other conditions.. The' Gae Booster girls present an unusual number among the tricks they perform currently in- & duelling humben Girls, with capes and sll'- ver leotards beneath,' dance; 'while rhythmizlng a group duel scene with "sabers. Extra s.how girl typeb in gypsy costumes'^are also utilized ■to ' decorate - the * wings.'-" almost throughout. * <. • - . ■ :; Line , nmcnber th.at goea ..pkay , is the idea of the girls in long go'wns doing a ballet .. ' : ^ - So far as observation goes .the old Roxy -ntay be" the Single spot in Bhowdom where tjie s<ft'9en'. ehter- talnpntent. rtins a-conslatei^t. secon^ to.the stage. .One of'those r^vers^ 'angles that's an'exception, but ex-- isting largely oh account' of the Broadway film situation.. Altogether ofCesra a; thought worth considering because,. .of, I'tljie b.- ' 6V pace of the spot.; Liopks; iilce ari''ofi; week currently,' with' .'JPharttom Broadcast' (Mono) on the-' screen. The hot- weathet isrft-helping busi>> ness," besides* Whem.;caught biz only fair. ■ On.e curious angle, ampng the screen stuff. hejre la. 'the. phowlftjg.'iOf M'^iiey Post's .pictures In the news-i reel.:, 'That's ^a 'direct plug fbc -the J^adio GitV Music Hall.' 'uhlntehtlon-. ally, because .£>ost. is 'xrialcing his first, personal ■ a);>p'earanoe' at Radio; City currently. ; '. S^'dn. . Winter Garden^ Seattle . Seattle^ July 22.. i Midnight vaiide show. her^ " g.ets. b. o. attention. . Pour ^^tandafd acts on' this week's; bill, these' taxiing to the nabors,' Granstda'iii. 'W^Bt Seat- tle, and Arabian; ih "ri'6rth'- end 'of city, before, final aPt>esira,nce; at Winter Garden. Fouc " shows 'night- ly, with plenty .of tinie iapent- in ■taxi. Paul Ii6cke is m. of c, having gone to another John Danz house, the- State, as producer, with closing of productions at R6xy' for the sum- mer. ^ Parra arid Rita, dance team In '.one,' step smoothly, (fefeor^e Xgleyrt, JSawaiian,'. strums gliltar ahd hAhJo' fox .returns.' The 'AeriaIn Four'Use a girl for some nifty casting and catching. Hugfaie Johnson, assisted by Betty Bankey, clever with cards and other legerdemain. :V Don GeddeS' is downtown manager for -the' Danz. houses, sboia .to be augmented by new theatre near Fifth arid :i?ike, bulldihg ribw. That spot -will replace "Wiritfer G}4rden as Dariz'a ace. Trepp. Dave Dunn Wesley Long < Chc^s Engel Orch Clob Sbalimae Ann Ham.mpnd DeRohda & Barry AI lios'lng ■ Buddy -Lake Lk>u, Pearl Qrch College Inn Jackie Heller ° Abbotteera Buddy Rogers Congress Botel (Joe. Urban Room) Vincent Iiopez Robert Royce Coloslmo's Art Buckley Countess Borlska Latoa Barsony . Nicholas Tsdukalas Bobby ■ Danders liurleneg Griffith Tripoli Trio Cola sis The - Marionettes Geo. Dovron Orch CInb Alabaiu LeRoy ft Mack Evelyn Nesblt Don- Barangos' Ore Anibe Hotel Fowler ft Tamara Jane Carpenter Clyde McCoy Orch Bdgewater Beach Mark Fisher Esther Todd DeRonda & Barry Art GaiToIl Hotel Harding (The Tavern) Edna May Morris Mona & Marino Clyde Snyder Phylls. Rae Eddie Meakins Ore Hangar (Hotel LaSalle) Chas. Kaley June McCloy Helen O'Shea Pauline Baleaii Paul DeWeea Aber Twins Johnny Hamp Orcn lU-Hat Club Dick Hughes T..Hoy & Mack Dorothy Norton Bliss &. Ash Effie Burton Jeffery Tavern Sammy Clark 6 Saccootts Babe Payne Ray Parker Orcb ■ K-9 Club George .'Oliver Billy Harroro FOX, IDEtROIt .Detroit, July 31. Benny- Davis' bunch'of kids are up to his usual standards; Playing this house as a. unit .with only the line of local girls added, show has no trouble. No one In the show of outstanding calibre,. but the talent is all good with no let-do'wns. Davis, however. J'n & B'bby Lemar Lee Carr Lyle Page F & G Doran Billy 'Brannon Johnriy Mangum - Domiiilquo Orch Lincoln Tavern T«/d Weehis Orch' Andrea Marsh Elmo Turner Dl<Sk tfunllffe 6 MaxelloS Baron & Blair Sammy Walsh 6 Lucky Girls Haroni'fl Rolando- ft Verdltta Gwen GordQii Neeeee Shannon Marge ft Mario Virginia Buchanan Bob Wyatt Maurle.Morot Orch Ulnnei Club Frank Sherman Art Buckley Phylls Noble Margaret- Lawrence Joe Buckley Orch Old Heldelbergr (World's Pair) E ICratzlnger Orch Heidelberg'Male 8 Roy Deltrjch Herr Louie Hungry Five Bd Pabst Casino (World's Fair) Ben Bernlo Paul Ash 6 Maxellos Jackie Heller Martin ft Randall Aurlole Craven Carter Fdshion .Sho Palmer Doase Veloz ft Tolonda Sally Sweet Richard Cole. Orch • Paul' Cadieuz ' Richard Bennett Paramount James Hall Babe Kane Sally Rand Anita LaPlcrro "Reo Jackson Peggy Moore Dave Tanhen Sid Lang Orch -Playground Mario Jamen could - sell them just as well if ha were less aggressive. Outstanding; in the Hat la Jackie Green-offering a series of imperaon! ations. This boy tops the usual group of impersonations with auch modern ones aa JJmmle Durante George Givot and Cab Calloway * Also notable Is Jack Starr dolne acrobatic dancing. Davy Crafts of- fers a very well done acrobatic stair dance. "While doing a couple of cute rou- tines, the line' might have better been.-Hmlted,-to the opening routine The' .•,seoond> routine breaking into* the ip^vis .act t^nds to. slow up the prpceeditigs. Ho-yirever, the show MioveS fast otherVtrise.' - For the oVertxire' Sam Jack Kauf.i man did 'Poet arid Peasant' hooked up w4th,,aU. the gag^g ever thought of-for instcumet^ts.' KauJfmari com- ing 6,utt.as .the fo.r0ign, accented my, slcaV^iceqtor and then having trou- ble making., the bb'ys' .play 6t^a^g^^t music. Plenty of ""latughS' and very effective. ■ Franlde Gomrora again Ringing a-:flpp s,ongi and also okay. ■■ Picture, 'Don't Bet on. Love* (U) an<ii biz [very j^ood... ,L$e^ HIPP', BALTIMORE .:r ..'.-.", ;rRa-l.tim.ore, July 29. ■ ilt'f ErV^lyp iBr,Qnt; "week hereiat thOk ^ippodr6me,' arid the , ^ucceas . Qr failure of the session rest^ squarely oh'thati ladyfa' iahoulders. From thja o^enlpg-..,day .Ip^ipatlpris it appears, that 'MiVs'' Brerit-.is in, (Jue In sOin» dg.re^ te trie showrnanly selling'and booking job. This'holise is-adtriittedly having a tough tinie ' at present . securing- vaude'- matetial ..and screen faro., Th^ squeeze Is on from several" an^. gles,'both-'on the .screen artd stage^ and It's .a,,credjt, tp the. operators that 'thS house gets along so -well. ..The'.pictuf'e'is ''World Gorie Mad," a' itajestic ^i'oduction and indie av» erase.' It's hokey meller. Thevaudo show is family time stuff, weaker than the . usual run of b.lg-tlmo vai^de run at:t;l\ls theatre, but .what's here curr^eiilly Is "suited admirably' for -the mbo in iot. the picture. ■ On ■ this Cpiint the Hippodrome rates' as "an "unusual house.' It' can play 'Bin of Divorcement' or 'To- iaze',01":'Animal Kingdom' and clean up with-ittfe -elltet-t-hen-come. rl£ht_ back next Week'. with "World Gone Mad' and 'draw ain' entirely different class. This shift ability rates this spot' as the most flexible house in . town, andifon that reason one of the most, regularly profitable. The family-tlrae vaude bl,Il so WPW suited for the plctur'e. is headlined by- Evelyn Brent, assisted by Harry Foi', asMste'd b-y his-stooge. It's'riot 1>ig"materral, but this audience sig- nified Its enjoyment. For the first few minutes of the, act it's striclty Fox and.-his Stooge who- toss off the regular line,, of repartee. "Then th^ey suddenly reniemberthat .it's Misa Brent who's ' billed.^ and forthwith spotlight h'er, the sjtooge doing walk-acrO£(S' gags arid business while Fox and Miss Brent draw laughs on some weak dialog. Okay for this audience; proving it by getting away with , a .war-We attempt of 'Shuffle Off to Buffalo.' All this in ,'one, after the applause and as a sort of encore. Fox and Miss Brent switch to fujl. stage, tot: k blackout Fpr.w bu6y' working k jig-saw puzzle and wdn*t llstert-to'Miss Brent, who complaining aboilt his lack «f '**!^ tentioris.' Threatens to kill him, anq for ?the .purioh • stoops over, picks :UP a jig-saw piece and says, 'Thls- wo^ like it'll fit there. Move over. , : Phil Rogers opened, and over nicely wijh hiS>ovelty juggling act. Three fted Heads, temme' da'ftcmg act 'In the- deuce, lo6k-nice, wotk easily arid' flriish strong orl tneir challenge routines. Then Miss Brent and Fox. fo»" lowed by Jack Roberts and company for next to closing. Roberta has » stooge in the box for more of tnai 'you're lousy-r-sez you—sez yeah' type of dialog. It was a rioi here. Roberts also carries two Ju^O- nlles. a Tilgh tenor warbler ana » colored hoofer. Fit in excellently arid give the turn -variety and pac<* Farm Fables is a rather wcait comedy act. Business was good at th® nr»'' show Friday. Pathe News and. ^a«» Ellington two-reel short compieiw the screen share. Wons* Commercial . Tony Wons starts on a Johnson Floorwax Out of the ^-Jf^- Chlcago studios Aug. .20. It wm^»" a daytime hookup over 22 statioiw bn .Sunday, Monday and ThuMaay* . Piano team .of Peggy Keenan anu Sandra Phillips will be on the Pf« gram with Wons. Contract stiP." lat^s that the act originate out Chicago for at least the A^^*?" weeks, so that it can he u"^*^*^ close .supervision of the commercia which ha» its plant located m 3ernie Oreen AI Tr^ce Orch Sbntbern Clab Lee Barton Bvana Oladys'"DeFoe ' The Delworths Alice McLauBThl^n. Chas' Craft's' Orch «I. • .*.- Tecrace Gni-dena Benny MerofC Dorothy • ^hoin'aa "Red"; Pepper f^orman Oast . Jack Marshall llie Delia Ted Lewis Orch .... I 1 .Vanity. Fair M^ry Ann .Boyce Cllft Wlnehill -D.on Fer.n.^^ndo. Orcji Via La«o Bebe Sherman Zlta . & Matcelle Jack Housh Wanda Kay AI Handler Bd too Club Muriel Love Irene Duval Florla Vestolt Danny Alvln Orch Billy, Pray Rev 826 Club Sophie Tucker a & G Herbert Joe Lewis Billy Scott • • - Jimmy Roerers J & B Torrence Marlon Kingston Jules Stein Orch Old Mexico (World's Pair) Rosalie Dorlne & Dou'elas Mike Cozzi Orch Mural Room (Rrevoort Hotel) Jaros Sis Paul 5'i^y Oale Gipp Fay Peters Bob Perry's Orch Vo Oldo Tavern Mickey Scott Rev Cal Herbert Violet Crlstlan Lillian Francis , , a. ^ Crane Russell Orch nearby'WLsConsln town.