Variety (Oct 1933)

48 VARIETY Tuesday, October 3> 1933 Variety Gills NEXT WEEK (Oct. S) THIS WEEK (Sept. 28) Numerals In eprineotion wjth birts below Ini'-.c^tiB openi show, whether full or split week NEW YORK CITY Fdlace (0) T6rUie &r King (Pour to n\l) (29) i Rhytbm G/rls Stan kavnnnuBh Ventta Ooutd Joe Pcnner Rusjslan ReveU Academy l8t halt- (7-10) (To flU) 2d half (11-13) BernlQ ^ Walker aertrude Nlesen- B6ZO' Synder Eddy-Burslon Orch (One to fill) -,2d half (4-6) 'Ollbert Bros ... Seed & XO'ndon - Oyp'sy Nina CMCINNATI Albee (0>: Maidle As Rar Cookie Bower* Roxy's Gans Block & Sully. Ethel Barrymore (29) ,• 'Strike Me Pink' CLEVKLAND Palace. (7) Graceila & Th'dore Mtchon Brpa. Morton Downey Watson Sia X-Ortons .. . ,.■ DAVENPORT, lA. Keltb'B 2d half (liris) Shuffle Alonf^ DETROIT Downtown (6) Bon Bernie Bd JEAN BUtH and GAIL lieow's • Pnradiso, .N*w York WINNIE and DOLUY rtoew'» State, New York Roth. Placed By LEDDY A SMITH Pops & Loiile Abbott & Blsiand Joe Brbwntntf . Ralph Olsen Co WSH'GTON. D. C ■Vox (6). Weaver Bros .&. E Home, rollca (Two to flU) WARNER ELIZARETH Bltz lat half (7-10) Vunderbilt Boys Radio. Haymakers Virgin la- Leo Co 2d half (11-13) Nate - Busby Co Dancing Fobla ' (One to. fill) PlniADET.PHIA' Ifihrle <0) Mills Bros Don Redman'tr Or Stanley (6) Atmee McPhersbn F & if Britton'8:B Ayrea & Renee (Three to flii) ■: (29) Diamonds : Ray ElKes '& IiaR' l^rahk Pay H'elehe Denlion Olive May Rex Mara . . tVASHINGTON Enrle . (0) Matin" Rdbins'n & fl Red Donahue Co Jay Mills & G Borrah M.inevitch Oracle Barrle . (29) . Stone-. & Vernon Johnny Woods Britt Wood Barbara : Stanwyck Grade Barrle Fanchon & Hareo Variety House Reviews NEW yobq: city Paramount (C») Kthel Merhian Dbrrah Minevltch I^uoky Boys C St J Preisser. R'oeamohd' •'Tco Much Hnrm'y* Koxy (80) (}ua Van Prank Coiivllle Dorothy Crocker.. Ray Hullng & C Dave Schooler. 'Brief Moment' UALTIMORK llippodrome (90) Way burn's Rev 'Lady for Day' ROSTON Metroi»olUaii (S») Vaughn' De • Leath Jliftkory Nuts 4 Baaters Hoover & Camp. Slddle. White Jerry Pranks 'Golden Harvest Orphenm (S0> Ralph Olsen Orch £>ehator Murphy Attbot -& Blsland Aulrey Wycoff . Gautier'fl Co Jimmie Gallagher 'Beauty/tor Sale* State (30 only) Maude EtlcUson Chas Hector Orch Billy Dooloy 'Stage Mother" BVI^AtO Daffalo (20) Thurston '3 Cornered Moon'. Great Xakes (iSO) iSld Marlon... , ■ __ . • ■ Harry J Cbnley Co Iner Studio suggestion. JEle w^S; an- CAPITOL, N. Y. (Cbntinued from page 18) kidnappers takes him off jatrohgly. The same idea; as on. his Cap debut 1 some months .ago, Is the. presenta- tion idea-^a mike and a broadcast Jack. Rnnd«U Irving- Edwards B & T Wonder Rbbbina Family Paul Klrklahd - McOonaild 3 . 'I Xibved Tou W ST. tOUIS . Ambassador (20) Marie Sands. . Johnny Perkins Joe Connors - Gertrude.' Moody j>ubnb & D^anala Mnlson .Boyole Walsh . A Arnold Antobal. Cubans Prank Galasat Ore I 'Marden'a Riviera Central P*k Caatao | J?*?..?.!::!?! Pancho Ore nounced as having a 10,000;000 au dience thrice weekly over a large CBS network. If so. tha^t-s the best, answer , to his. booking for-purposes of b.o. Herb ~Williams with his sure-flre low comedy, lionspnse, which h.e has developed into a rostrum ' laffi classic, with his trick planps,. Little Jackie Heii'r geared holsts. breakaway props, an- Charlca Poy Co I noysome Stooges and Self-sympa- thetic reproichings, milked..'em and left 'em grinning.. Them bells, wiser guy, Vladimir Verry Smutty, the Bulgarian pianist, and. all the rest of the. book went for a hea,lthy score. . Hale girls are oh for thrjee op-: portUnlMes and make tiie most of 'em. A startling effect is that turn- around showing them in . almost sheer rear-coverage. A finale With the centrlfug;ally whirling tapes , is a colorful cohcluslon. Abel.. Ruth Petty Too Much Jlafm'y* Si. Coolii (20) Buster Reaton Paul small . Harry Keaton Jerome Lee ' Joe Rampoiie. GUs Edward's.,.. •One ^Mah'a J'rn'y* BihU Coleman Ore Mayfalr b-wlght. piske •gil • Tlmblln Chas Ahearn Co .. . BBOOKI.YN Albee. (0) Sahami .& Michl (Three to mi) . (29) Bno Tr Roy' Smeck Welst & Stantpn,. Al Uoodhart • Prospect . -■■■^ 1st halt (T-10) Lamberttl (Three to fill) 2d half (1.1-13) Gilbert Bros Keller . Sis & Lyncfi Bert Walton (Two to fill) 2d half (4-ft) Dlai! Sis & Powers Wells & Gilmore A & M Havel Rome. & Gaut Wallace 31s BOSTON Boston (6> Ted Lewis Orch (29) Paul Whlteman ■ Or, Keith's (6) Mr & Mrs Crawf'rd (29) Mr & Mrs Crawf rd O'D'R B'PIDS,. lA. Keith's Ist half (7-10) Shuffle Along CmpAGO Palace (6) tclke M<f Pink'. (29) Matdle & Ray Joe :aVong: Lew-'^Pollock Cft_ June Knight. IjOU Holtz . State-Lake (1) Sammy Cohri. Doris Roche 4 O'Connors Nash & Pately Karre LeBaron Co Bob & -Mao Johnny Mason Co Jackie Heller (29) Thom as 6 . C6okle^bwera~' William Demarest Ethel Batryrtiore linUPSTEAD. X.. I. BiToIl (7) Gauthier's Co Jack Major M Montgomery 3 Rachetcheera Grace Edler Go (30) _ Dobas . Tyrell Sc .Fawcett Murray liane Co Hlltoh & Oaron Wallace Sis Rev MINNEAPOLIS Orphenm (SO) Shuffle. Along ^ PATEBSON Keith's Ist half (7-10) Gilbert Bros Arren (t Broderick Honey Boys Frank Gaby Alex Hyde Orch 2d half (11-13) Bno Tr Johnny Woods A & M Havel 3 Sailors Hackett :& Carthay PROVIDENCE Keith's («) . Paul Whlteman Or ROOHERTEB. KeltU'B (6) Duncan Sis (29) Currolfs Vohltles 8YRA0.USE Keith's (SO) Duncan Sis TRENTON, N. J. Cnpltol let half (7-10) Bomby .Co . (Others to nil) 2d half .(4-C) Chan. Melson Romero & DuClay (Two to fill) NEW YOBK CITY Boxy (0) James MeltOD 4 iPlushers. . (Others to All) CHICAGO Cidcaso (20) P«t Rooney Co Sally Rand . F & H Seaman llaymbitd 'Batfd' 'Penthouae' BROOKLYN Paramoant Nick Lucas Sig Page Co F & J Hubert Plcchlanl - Tr Itaiy Sax BOS'TON Bfeirpppman (0> Joe Tjaurle's Co . s-ir . i^otis St. Xouls (0) Sophie Tucker West & Chain (Others to All) Geo Murphy Ann Oreenway Qothes. & Wlinona Coffee .'Qllffs- Art Kaha Orch li'estra La Monte Isabel Brown - Cottoa Club Mills Biue .R Bdi Glen Island Ciuino | Rachel Carlez Jos Szlgetl azarda~ Gray Orch {SSlga Bela London Week of Oct. 2 OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A. DR. JULIAN SIEtiEL 1000 Broadway Tbit W«tki Clark and Vllltnl; (Sinos and Btll Loew Doralnlbn. Mexano Bd ' Lorn a Germalne Antony Bevata. Drury te Raymond Kit Kat Best. Ladd Grace C Mary Sc Erik . New Victoria Atonarcbs of M'm'y Palladlam Mohselgneur. Bd' Mickey King Hower & Rutherf'd Billy Bennett Garner Wolf & H Co, as booked DAIySTON Picture Honse Mexano Bd Antony Bevan EAST BAM ■ Premier Barclay & Day Johnnie Nit BDOEWARE BD. Grand CampoU Orch unSbvry pAbk Empire Teddy Brown Win Hay Co Nina M McJCinney Max Miller 4 Bonnoa Helen Raymond. Co. as booked nOIJBORN Empire Bro.okins & Van Howard Rogers' Claude Lester Bobby May Chilton iSe Thomas B' &. E "Newell ILFOBB Super Barclay & Day Johnnie Mlt iMaiireir & Cordova Walter. O'Nolir. Ore Paradise N T S . Rev Buddy. Kennedy kilbdrn Grange CampoU Orch liEWISHAM palace Fay Pawn Pox -ft Evans Mary ft Erik NEW CROSS Empire •Here We Go R'nd' George Clark KINEMA Tounkman- Bd 'PECKHAM Palace Tounkman Bd Tower Olive Jenkitxs Bonnereill PEN(iiE Empire 2d Crazy Show Jlmnty James Ayr ft Leslie Low ft Webster Sven 'ft' Kelga . 6'Henry ft Petro Maria Terry Sis ft D'sm'd 16 ^razy Steppers Bulgar '4 SHEPH'DS BUSH Pavilion Monarchs of H'm'y STRATFORD Empire 'Nlte of the Garfr* Jack Williams Norman Grlffln . STREATHAM Palace Olive . Jenkins Bonnereill woocmcH Hippodrome Fox ft Evans Honada--T1iury- Kapoly Nyaray 1 Clilco Don Alberto Ore Pilar Areas Lorenzo' Herrera Jernima Vlllerlna Adellna Duran Las Ogedas EmitaBey F.tfael Merman Yaeht Club Boys De Marco BOb Grant Governor Clinton Enoch Light Ore' Ha-Ha CInb Danay Healy Jack White Sheila Barrett. Jerry Bergan Jerry Btanchard. Lillian FItegerald Roth-Andrews Orcl<. Harbor Inn Ous Van Eye Dears* Rot Oennlker-KIng Ore H'iyw'd Restaurant Jerry .Lester Pletro Gentile Florence Valarez Rita White Kay Katye ft K <41rl Friend Gary ft Dixon Alice Kellerman Marlon .-Martin' Harriett Myroae Katharine Specter Charlie Davis Orch Hotel Lexington Ernie Hoist Ore .Hotel Blontclalr Wm Scbttl Oro Mario ft Bulalle Hotel New Yorker Barney. RaPP Orch Bert Lbwn' Ore ' Pavilion Royal pick .Gasparr£ OjA ProTincial NEW YORK CITY Capitol (0) . J!ohh Fogarty ^ Al Trahan —iPAsquall Bros Barlea ft Novello Boalevard Ist half (6-9) Parker ft Clifford Lillian Dawson Co Joe Phillips Co .' R chard ft Rome Wallace Sis Rev 2d half (10-12) Joe Peanuts . Jiiles Nathanson Ous Robey Co Demarest ft Sibley Clinrias Orpheum . 1st half (6-9) M'lroy McN'ce ft R Ward ft Van LeavUt ft Lockw'd pPemarest ft Sibley ^limas 2d half (10-12) ' S Londons Mary Marlowe Jed Dooley Co Les Gcllis Ramon ft Roslta Paradise (6) Homer Rotnaine =a=ft=M=Beck—=r-™ Radio Hayninkers mil Telaak Co 12 Ariatocrats State (0) Olympla Winners Harriett Hutchlns fienator Murphy IngOnuea Jans ft Whalcn . Stone ft Vernon 4 BROOKLYN Gates Ave. Ist half (C-9) Joe Peanuts Hal Young Co Murray ft Maddox Les GclUs Mayfatc Rev 2d halt (10-12) Pcirker ft Ollftord. Lalllan pawa'>n .Co : Week of Oct 2 BIRMINGHAM Empire Leavltt ft Lsckw'd 11st Craiy . Show Kenard & Rome Wallace Sis Rev Metropolitan (0) 6 Elglns Brllt Wbgid Herbert Paye Co D ft 'J O'Gorman Joe Young Allen ft IiaVoIe ' Ernie Gerritrd Syd Railton Ton! Raglan Wni ft Joe Mand.etl Michel ft Arnova Miles ft Kover Rev Archie Obrdon Valencia (6) RObbins'3 Jerbme Maim Mills Gold ft Raye Davi' Apulloh Co BALTIMORE, MU. Centnir (0) Paul Nolan Co Ed Blum ft Sis Barbara Stanwyck Eddie Qarr Ann Prltchard Co ItOSTON Orplieuin (6) Winnie & Dolly Tyler Maspn Millard ft Marlln Brems Fttz Co Roye ft Mayo Rev rOne to fill) =J.?RS.^CIIY,-.Hw_J^| Loew's (O; Serge Plash :vay Hamilton Walter Walters Co Caes Mack ft Oweii Ames 'n' Andy NEWARK State (0). Joe Bell & Sis Paxon Sis Clyde Hagor Nadlne Oay Co Burns ft Allen PR'VrD'NCB, R. . Loew's (C) Helen Carlson Caraon' Sis Crazy Gangstresees BRIGHTON Hippodrome Grade Fields. Jacksbo Qweh Co Metro ft Gpidwyh Olson's Sea Lions Charlie Hlggins. Meivllles Earl ft'Austin 3 Bonos Payne ft Hllllard GLASGOW Empire L'yton ft Johnst'ne Ara ft Zetta Max.JioKtOAR Ohdyo 3 Lucan ft McShane Taps ft Tempo George Harold Wright ft Marlon Horeb.urgH Bros. LEEDS Empire (I S Melvln Maurice Elwl.n .SparkeS Bros Co. as booked SWANSEA Empire Lir.ga-Slngh Co Coram' ' 8 Desmond. Girls Great Gerard Hula .& E Bulck. Guhga Din Sita Devi Tommy Dixon Viennese Waltzes Morris ft Cowley -NEW YORK tSiTY Arrowhead }an Irving Conn Orch Astor Eoof Bch Culler Orch Dai Musette Anita ft Millard Leonard Keller George Mnrchal Nlchulas Hope $ano Marco Walter White Georgette Leon Bedow Blltmore tletel Don Bestor'Orch Iaa.belle Henderson Plorla Armstrong Barry Devlne Minora' Root rown Derby Phlc Farmer MICHIGAN, DETROIT . Detroit, Oct.. .i* One of a series of . semt-produc- tlon Shows that this house, is offer- ing this season. Using a Carla Tor- ney Line with Miss Torhey supply-' Jerry Freeman Ore I ing what production is Used. In Park Centrali Hotel | cases where possible they are using scenery left by previous production depts; ■■ . This Week modest show is used. Only three acts, but the entertain- ment is there for the average thea- tre-goer, tislng the Three Slate Bros., Three .X Sistiers. and "Vivian FayO with the line doing' t^o, rou- tines. With a big plcturie, 'Too Much Harmony' (Par> the scteeh Is expected to carry the burden and this stage show doesn't let. It down at all. Of the talent the Three Slate Bros, do a. nice job., This trio have played- here before, bujt havft Im- proved their act .considerably with, the addition of a burlesque adagio foursome bit that hits a high spot In hilarity. To top it off the boys go into, their dancing that started them off several yeairs a<f6. For the opening of the act the boys resort to Pierre Root Henry King Orch Parlo & piano Roosevelt Reggie Chi ids Husslan Arts Joe Morahtz drcb Renee ft Laura. Nlckolas Hadarlck Barra Blra ' Mlsha .UsanbB Simplon. Club Frances Paye' Clark & Pe LyS Larry Siry's Oroh St.: Merits Hotel Leon Belasco Orch Alfredo's Orch Gypsy Nina Sti^ Begb Hotel Meyer Ddvls Orch Small's Pinradlse 'Black Rhythm' R Nyrai Johnson Meers ft Norton 8 Speed Demons Geo Walker Wm Spellman 3 Palmer Bros Maiy Alex familiar slapstick and benefit by the fact that a slapstick dancing act hasn't been used here for weeks; The Three X Sisters from radio appear to good advantage. Using a mike entirely they do a series of songs and imitations with the latter especially forte. Vivian Faye . stands up as a ciassr act on her own. iFor production Miss Torney does two tasteful num.. hers, both excellent with first Es- pecially due to costum^ing lii severe: red and grey. Lee. Jane Cai'penter Clyde McCoy Oroh icdeewnter Beacb Mark Fisher Esther Todd DeRonda ft Barry Art Carroll Frolic's Al Belasco Orch Chas- Johnson Orch | Irene Park Mary Stone Tatt Grill Geo Hall Orch Tavern, B'klyn Bddle ja'eksoB Jack Murray-Oro Village Bara I Beth . Chains Jphnny Russell Josh Me'dderS Frank Myers Ruth Ullmar Tex Fletcher Barr ft Bates Hillbillies Cecils Blair Mary ft Elliott [.Diane' Quellair Hangar . (Hotel LaSalle) The Carltons . Clyde Lucas Orch Georgle Tappe Helen Kane Pauline Baleau Hl-Hat^Club Anita ft Emanuel Morey Carter Paula Tymes Hotel. Pennsylfanln P''***"*" &. ^'p'^Ic'-^s Margar't Lawrence Phil Harris Orch Leah ' Ray Hotel Roosevelt Marjorle Moffett Reggy ChtldS' Oro Jacluion's Tavern Eddie. Jackson Jack Murray Oro Kings Terrace Gladys Bentley Trlni Orch Gerstern Orch Village Nut Clab Andy Rice- Jr Blanche Lytell Plarin Westoft Cy Landry Red Davies Zara . Lee Barr-BreoD ft W Sootty Conner- WaldorNAstoria Maronl's Ya'Si^Pv?'"' S^^ i. Rojando ft Verdltta O'""'' I Owen Gordon Neecee Shaanoiai Marge, ft Marie Eflle Burton K-ft Chib Geotge Oliver Billy Harrero J'n ft B'bby Lemar Lee Carr Lyle Page Billy Russell Al Benson F ft O Doran Bmy Brannon Johnny Mangum Ted Brbwn :6rcb I« Bastille Maiirlce Shaw Ore Larl Vlere Margo. CHICAGO Bismarck Hotel (WnlnUt Boom) Bob -' Nolan Harry SoSnlck. Ore Boulevard Room (Hotel Stevens) Irving Oagnpn Ruth Broughtoa Chas Agnew Oreo BlackliaWft; Wade Booth Harriet Cruise Peane JanlS Hal Kemp Orch Cafe. DeAlex Irene George Mary Stone Evelyn Hoffman Gnrlcb Clausl Maurle .Sherman O Cbes Paree The PeMarco'a Tacht Club. Boys Vivian Paye S-^ 1Sa-"Tli5ye Prances Lahgford Tom Gcrum Orch Club Leisure Nyra Lou Badall ft Margo Keith Bcecher Or Bill Chandler Cookie Seldel CInb La Masiine Hewitt ft May Don Wise Al Oar^iell Bdna Leonard Edna Mae Buddy Beryl Art West V Biarl Willis^Orch ■ '. ■ w Club Boyale Kellle Nelson Joe Lewis Tiffany 'I'wInS . Tvonne Reauvals Rex Cushlng Donna ft. Parheil Dolly Harris James Hall. Sid Lang Orch College Inn Phil Harris Orch Leah Ray 3 Ambassadors Caperton ft Blddle Paul Fay Chas Collins Gale Glpp ■ ^ . I^'ay Peters Congress Hotel | Perry's Orqh (Joe Urbisn Room) Corey Lynn ,Cnrlos;^MbUna-_ Virginia Buchanan' Bob Wyatt. Maurle Moret- .Orch . Allnnet Club Prank -' Sherman Phylls Noble Irene' Cornell Sugar Kennedy" Sherida Cpouer Dick Hughes Marge, ft Marie Miramar - - (World's Fair) Henrique, ft Adr'ne Kerb Wellington RlcarAo. ft Slskle Art Schafer Mural Rftom (Brevoort .Hotel) Jaros Sis Old Heidelberg ^(W.orld'sLFatr ), CoIoBl ' Art Buckley Cole Sis Jos E Howard' Rev Irene Duval 3 Simon 61s Geo -Devr'on Oroh Club Alabam Leitoy ft Mack Rvelyn Nesbit Don Barangoa' Ore Drake .Hotel Fowler ft Tamara E K'ratz'lnj^er Orch Heidelberg Male 8 Roy Deltrtch Herr LouJe Hungry Five Bd Pabat Casino (World's Fair) Ben Bernie Geo Nelldollr S Maxellos , Jackie Heller Carter Pashipn She Palmer Bouse Medranb ft Donna Hcrmandez 3 Vivian Vance Mason ft Paye Abbott Girls Richard Cole Orch Paramount Joe Wallace Julia Gerlty Anita La Pierre Eddie Varzoa Jenkin Sis Faith Bacon Playground Lolo Bairtram Marie James Bernie Oreen Al 'Trace"Orch Terrace Gardens Benny Meroff Dorothy ThOmSs "Red" Pepper Norman Oast Jack' Marshall The Berlin Waddy Wadsworth Alexlanne V ft F Vestoff Jack Edwards Vendas 6 Kolya ft. Bert et Hie Delis Guy Lombardo Or Vanity IFtelr Mary'Ann Boyce Cliff WlnehiU Dbn Fernando Orch Via Lago Bebe Sherman. Zita ft Marcelle Jack Housh Wanda Kay Al HaHdier -Bd - 100 Club 3 'kerchief D'nc'irs Ginger Pearson Royce 3 . Marlon Kingston Rae . Bourbon "... .Danny Alvln Orch Bllly.>Oray Rev «25 Club Pahnie Brice' Sammy Walsh O & C Herbert. Sheila Barrett Darlo ft. Diane Jules Stern Orch Old Mejdco (World's Fair) Prltzl Bey Robinson ft Lbueen Hank the Mule Sottdrae Inez Gamble Ruby ' RoBsiana: Irwin Lewis Mike Cozzl Orch ^^W'OidjrTavBwr^n Mickey Scott Rev Cal Herbert Violet Crlstlan Lillian Francis' Crane Russell Orcb Villa Venice Faith Bacon Moore ft Revel- Mildred ft Maurice Wheeler. Twins SIg Oivonla Helen O'Shea Mildred Fentbn Prank Quartell Or PITT . Pittsburgh, Sept. 29| This is the old Shubert legit site and for the last couple of years home of stock. . Now it'is under the ma.hage^neht of .George Shaffer, for- mer Wheeling, W. Va., theatre operator, who has turned it into a. yaudfllm house. It's the only spot .in tOwn, outside .;of- Nixon, legit, and Variety,, burlesque, where^ there's _ flesh, .aiid if'thaf s ail" there was' to it, Pitt would' be a cinch. ■ But. ifs not going to be, and for' a couple of reasons. According to his inaugural bill. Shaffer intends to dish out some- pretty good vaude» and pretty good vaiide is going , tp b^ tough to buy at this scale .:an4 capacity., Pitt, seats f>,round .1,700, but 450 of vthese seats are in .th'ei second gallery, and customers, aren't gbihg to~ be dispatched there. s.p easily. Then there's' the scale of 15c for kids, two-bits until o'clock and 40q. after that. For another thing, house; isn't ex- actly 'amenablei to vaUde's current needs. It's ah old-fashioned legit ispot, with wicker-chair seat boxes, and no Entrance from the outside aisles to the front parts Of the two end sebtions. There's no house space :in the back either, and if tho occasion 6ver arose for an overflow, there wouldn't be any room to han- dle *em. However, Shaffer knows all these things, aihd it may be that he has Bomethinjg up his sleeve. customers should have no com- plaints with opening line-up. As moderate-priced vaude goes, It'iS an A-1 layout. No names; unless Frank Richiardson, who had a vogue In talkies for a time, can -be consid- ered one. At any rate, he's getting top billing, with Ann and Monica Skelly next. Richardson's is strict- ly a song act, and.although opening show found his voice rather, husky, he got by nicely on personality. The Skelly girls are stlU swell comediennes -and had no trpuble at all getting over. Ethel Parker and Sandlno, as- sisted by a femme trio and a male pianist, have a typical dance act, theii? finish; 'Bolero,' gOing over best. Jones and Rea click with their hoko comedy, and Great Noel JLiester, with a flock of assistants, presents a magical show that combines a fair amount. of showmanship.:. It so happens that the high spot of Les- ter's act hasn't anything to do with nniaglc. This ia when he does a tight-rope bit, at the sanve time ac- complishing a little plain and fancy juggling with some ventriloquism on the side: It's an old-fashionpd turn, but rfeglsterS with an audi- ence that seems to be more enthusi- astic than critlcial. Levah and BOles arid Violet, Ray and Norman round out the bill. Picture, 'Dance, Girl, Dance. a,n indie released through First Dlyi- CoTien. sion. LINCOLN Lincoln, Sept. 28. Playing its second standard' RKO i-act bill, this house shows evidence of piling It. on the nut, but not yet getting enough back. Biz this week is just moderate, ih spite of a headr liner like Alice Joy; House after having a minimum placed on It by the local unions has decided on a pit band of 8 pieces, Ireaded by Art Babich, and booking of transient bands . la dropped. Current stage show opens witn the Five Gblleglaris dOlng flashy dance turn. All the dancing Is good, but two girls try to augment the performance with singing, and do lt.no favor. Mice special set helps.. In the deuee spot come Parker, Wynri and Co., comedy trio, two men and a wonian.- The woman fills in the gaps. While Wynn and his stooge go to town. The stooge scores on every one of his stunts and Wyhn doing the chatter makes a fair job ot it. Next to close is the space te- served for Alice Joy, who works in two with only a mike and a win- dow drop behind her. She's dis- pensed with her piano player. She gives three pop tunes after coming j>n . wlth^ her^old. IIBC theme song, and" encores wltK a "foiir£li."'"If fh®" hand calls for it, she comes back to tell the mob how old she Is—* and the mid-age crowd tonlte loved it. Closing spot is given to Sandy Lang and his skating act. Routine skating stunts with Pattl Lee and dancing in the breaks by the Bmo- ralde Sisters cover the whole turn. Act opens With some neat radium lighting, but it's stretched a Utile and tires. Barnay.