Variety (Sep 1933)

40 VAltmY y A « b E V11.1! E Taeadrnj, SeptenibeF 12, 1933 Eduardo BIANCO GAUCH08 (16) Ariientine Music 20' Mins.; Full (Drapes) Aeadeniy Billed outside as the sensation o£ fSurope and looking and acting like bona fide Argentinos, this turn com^ under novelty classlflcation. It is easy to believe the boys caxne from Rio de Janeiro rather than St Nicholas avenue because their pace and manner of presentation is too languid and unhurried for' over here, and only foreigners <would fall' to know about this slant. Membership of 16 includes three girls, two on guitars and one on celeste. Full instrumentation is; tw'o pianos, bas violin, drums, ce- leiates, four concertinas, five guitars and'two violins. Bianco himself, or. at least the man doing the conduct- ing, fiddles, but otherwise never as- serts blmself. Of interest is the native costumes worn by the men. This i^iparently Is authentic 'cowboy get-up on the -pampas-. Trousers resemble skirts; Stronger stress on the nationality angle, atmospheric scenery, a trailer or special announcement to precede and explain what it^s all about seeni obvious pointers. Mel Klee mad^ a ' brief Introduction after his own turn, but failed to convey any. infor- mationu If this is real Aigehtine vaudeville then there's a human in- terest-aspect that everyday show- manship-would <iuickly> perceive ajid exploit. Strongest number is a tango. That brings forward the girl at the celeste and one of the jgultarists as rather splffy' exponents of the South American ball bearing cheek-to- cheek slouch. i-More tango as more speed seems in order. Male soloist got fair returns, but lady nlissed fire. About seven number^ are ren- dered. That only two violins with the uncertain push-and-puU boxes' sjpHist carry the full musical load means that it sounds as 4f the music is going to peter out at Intervals.. Maybe nothing can be done about, that, the Instrumentatldn being what It is. Turn did pretty well at the tough Academy and may do proportion- ately better where the sledding is on nicer hills. But meanwhile there's an apa'rtmentful of room for fixing. ■Land, . WELCOME LEWIS (4) Songs 11 Mins.; Two State, New York Welconie Xiewis rates a new act notice only on the strength of her long absence in the radio field. But she hasn't forgotten what ^the good old days taii^t her. Topping the advertising ; and mfddle-bllUng, (foulrth) In tiie show and over pretty solidly. Sticks close to the niike i;or the voice alteration the horns give, to Identify herself with her act, but probably stilt able to bliirt it put without amplification. Sang in vaude in thlB bid days. Stage in drapes in 'two* with two yloHnists and a pianist , to follow, her phrasing. . Oi>ens with a brief bit oftetagei. then ,on to go Into •Pettln' in the Park,' built up with other song ehoriises into a brief ~mu- slcal'monologue.v 'niai's My Mam'-' my^ for second try, which takes the; act to., eight mlnutep and the other three for a second medley, pops. G606. variety In selection, rich and mellow voice. Intelligent phrasing and that certain air ^o many purely mike meggera lack get her over for the unanimous vote. Better Impries-: slon than many bigger names. Chic. MA)C DOLIN (1) Violin, Harp 12 Mins. Ona Downtown, L. A. since playltig a season of - RKO vaude several years ago. Max PoUn. aside from his. ether performances, has been niore or less Inactive with his violin. His new act, with violin rendition and harp accom- paniment by Katharine Thompson, also from the air channel^ Is class all the Way through.. Dolin has , lost none of his tech- nique, and-confines_Jlls three num- bers to the seml-classIcs. Nearest app'roaich to modern music ia his interpretation of UstrelUta,' whlcb he plays with , muted instrument. In. clicking fashion. Miss Thompson's harp solo is a sort of jlg-tyjpe number. In old- fashioned music box style and nicely handled. Pair dress the act with showmanship. ALEX HYDE and ORCH. <14> Girl Orehaatra 22 Mini.; Full (Special) Orpheum, N. Y. Changing; his girl orchestra at-^ traction every now and then, since last nabbed for 'New Acts* designa- tion, Hyde has dropped the Musical Charmers billing, changed numbers around considerably, added Tschalk- owsky^s 'Overture of 1812,* and re- placed Ruth Burns, specialty singer, with Sunny O'Day. A .good showman, Hydis's present production setup and routine is bet- ter than any he haa had in the past, though alwaya being close to ex- cellent; As he goes, along he de- velops his -band of lookers Into bet- ter musicians and his orchestral organization Into a better outfit for. :vaude or picture houses purposes; Hyde is a natural for the picture itouses -with some extra talent lo- cally booked. The girls as a stage- band would 1>e a pleasant relief. ■. Among other things, Hyde's girls are well costumed. Three of the young musicians step dornistage at' one -point - before the mike as. a, hanhony trio, another stands outi for ah accordion bit. Bvelyn .Kay .from the band gets special mention for a couple soUgs, .'liazy. Bones^ and another. 'Bones' is very well done, the second song i)ot so good due to poor diction, un- less mike .was ait 'faUlt when caught Thursday night. Miss O'Day is on but once, toward the finish. In a rhythm dance that brings out a free-and-easy style and ; good technique. A valuable addition to the Hyde act. She was formerly In. musicals and has worked witli 'Paul YHiiteman. Arrangement of ^sohalkowsky's Fourth Symphony and overture of '1812,' with Hyde stepping this side of the foots to direct, provides a fitting and stirring close. Char. JACK ARTHUR Baritone . 10 Mina.; One .Academy, New York Arthur Is a regular singing fea- ture on WOR, whi^Jx may enable him; to attract on. the stage around New York to sonie degree. How much Is a question. Sings In the usual radio- fashion and through a mike. Has the knack of dramatizing a tune when neces- sary,- as when singing liazy Bones,' which is an attribute. Otherwise, familiar tyj[>e. Deuced on five-act bill here for okay results. Bhan. DAVE HARRIS and Co. (5) Singino, Danoing, Instrumental. 14 Mfna.; Ona and Two Albae, Brooklyn Dave Harris has been in vaude- ville for many years. Last recorded for Varibtt's I^ew Act files in 1926, he was doing a seven-people revue act foundatloned in general along the same lineQ as his present flash which is smaller by two people, and, among other things. Includes a Stooge. Not as strong as might be desired on comedy^, but okay on in- strumental-slnglng work and danc- ing. No danger of not getting by In houses of the better class. Harris' support In addition, to the oncrtoothed stooge who does some eccentric dancing .sind aids On com- edy, Indludes. a sister team and a single, girl dancer. Women of the act do nicely In their assigmed -rou- tines. ■ Exploiting himself as a one-man band plus the singing trickling through act from him, Harris plays the sax, trumpet, trombone, -guitar, piano and . other Instruments as the, close nears. Spotted No. 2 here and over with- out trouble. . Chat, HARDY BROS. BAND a16) 19 Mins.; FuU (S|keeial) Academy, New York ■■ This colored musical contingent Specializes in loud and brassy music. Provides entertainment for -those that like their music that way, bUft most won't take to It overklndlyv Its outstanding Instrumentail .spe- cialty is a blig trombonist, who slides his trombone chute by pressing it against the floor, holding the in- strument with one hand. Nyas. Berry, stated as from the Berry Brothers act, specializes here also, with dancing, his best being a twirl that lands him on his Jcnees. Valaida Snow waves the baton over yie band and performs in specialty also with a brief cornet solo. Other- wise, she sings, and-fileasant, so long as she doesn't get dramatic. One setting used throughout. Bhan. Nurse Northwest Vaud Seattle, Sept. It! Announced Kelghley & Roscoe are. no longer Fanchon-Marco reps in northwest are. concentrating their attention on their Empire cir- cuit. Chain now extends from Portr land through Washington, Mon- tana, Idaho and into Utah, with prospect of Colorado time. More Ifiddle West Vaad, BM HardinK to FnD Wk, Haison City Back Chicago, Notice came thrbugh yesterday (10) of two more additions to the growing list of yaude time in the mldWest. Balaban & Katz will play the first full Week outside of the loop in more tha:V two years when they send ttie northside Hard- ing to seven days starting Friday (IB). House has been playing Week- end vaude and doing ti^emendous trade. . Understood that following the Harding returh to . vaude ii.&K. will send two more houseis into split weeks, thi9 scuthslde Tower and the northside Belmont, both houses now! playing . weekend vaude. Belmont thils week adds Vaude on Wednes- day also for a showing night in order to give the bookers and agent a chance to eret acquainted with the additional material needed. Harding is being booked by Nan Bllibtt out Of the Morris agency With Miss Elliott also handling ail other -vaude tinie on the B.&K. out- lying circuit which now has eight theatres in the vaude list. Tom Arthur of the Cecily Mason City (loWa) also came through with a n^otiflcatlbn to Miss Elliott to re- instate vaude into that iiouse start-* Ing.this week.-rend. Will piay vaudd on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Arthur's * insistence on vaude Iii Mason .City is likely to" result In additional time In . surrounding Iowa cities. iTab Chain on Paper Canton, ., Sept. Fred Hurley, tab producer, negotiating for the old Grand opera house here, as a unit for an Ohio- chain of theatres he says he Will open with musical comedy—filni grind; Hurley, it is understood, has ac- quired the; Civic In Akron-and. th^ Princess In ToungsteWu: and -ha^ bid for other houses in the state, Orand for thia past two seasons, has been operated co-op by union stagehands. ★ ★ ★ ★ The Red-ltot Mamma Does A Red-Hot Business! ★ ★ ★ TUCKER BROKE ALL EXISTING RECORDS for Both Attendaiice and Gross Receipts at WEEK OF SEPTa 1, 1933! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thanks RKO for the splendid support of Katharine Hepburn's magni- ficent "Morning Glory" to Joe Penner and all the pthers on the bang-up bill . to Frank Smith and his Palace Theater staff. , . . to Abe Lastfdgel for the booking. ' —__„™„™-,_-_.„_ P- S.—Ted Shapiro is still at the piano Personal Direction Wm. Morris Agenty ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★