Variety (Aug 1934)

VARIEYW HOVSi, MUSIC HALL, N. Y. Gtinodt U;uli<- City Musir Hall ■tlKKf^ pioKonlnlion is fulsonto ivi- «lpnc«^ Ih>\v far n little novelty ami »«)iM<-<ly yoi'H towards bolKtoriiiK what is UHimlly a shtTtconiiriK in tlio Kenerul run of M.ll. rustniin horii tllQuvrcs, The 6,200 capaiiiy ItloM dtollMUldf •omethlQS of^ novel or liuinoi'bu* :«liuii-«o.tor. ot . Bi«ht 9r<>»ati)iofiiu; ffut • -.tW" ■■ «Mii»iii?r . in; rvUh the Hall'M tt|M»p i^MMi^^ CMtnouflagcd itiike «mi|i}lfi4^^ tIkei-e'H no reason why ttuaihle bom* '*ily couldn't likewise rejrister. Ben Dova's standard stooK*' rluwninf;; some effective hotiha vocalixinK }<y Alice Pawn; and ;M<M>re and Kovtl's early return with tKfiir «lowi) tN|)lroamoio{,'y more than .Klgiinttin ihe 'illcb^s for which th«^^ mt^ ArQun4,'- tIMim he^n LeoiOdblrC hiUi toutft f - iftherally ■Mightly' iho»r. emrtidned 'After _„.^...„_ — tpinnfher a yarn. Iftdnlght/ if>t>enine with l4lha Whit- t>i1Mtt6; (E*ke8 time out duii-i»g this thty don't hotht'i ho mw\\ about contlictionH nowadayn. Moio <laruin^ in 1h<- fiflli anO closinK H|tot. l>ut ol an entir.lv dif- ferent sort. This IS Hun>lie«l hy the v»tir;ins, U<.yo and Maye «Ne\v Arts), >\hp lend a iiowerful tinish t i the current bill. Opener 'ahead of the Funoybon^F>f iK Sergo Klaslt. 'H«r!« CoimeR the Navy* (WB) iiB the ptetuN>, and lh<^ comblnaition iwas dnnwihi; in the :l»e«t Fri^ . it|ght.,;; ; JWfff. Current stam potpourri servos ti' intriKluee the Fox's latest ni.e., Hobby Cillette. From what he un- covers on his initial assiKnment it can be deduced that he's at his best when leggini; It to fast thyt^m and strummlng^ a banjo. He' miy; have otiUtr talehta but it's pri&tty eei*tain tl||||-;iMn(M^g them eahnbt be-:if»te<i th« ttiAck for ney and Arthur Mahoney In a ishfpherd terp conceit, backed up the ballet cori>s, Then Hen Dova in wliat approxi- mates 'two' on the mammoth Music IliiU stage, milking 'em with his stGwcrobatics. . Alice isawa and Hobert Hendersbit are prbhoiiient in ; twi^ Hiirleni interlt^it heXt, the la t - Hter a wicked tVor^ itci^^kier while Mi0B i3awjn cYtclt« #ith fcetr Har- :'IfMnajUjft. JM**^^ tiito ohe 6f ^ae thj!i||wa|« eonim^t }U(it to makie It look «■ Wt"dWrerent, socked 'em with their knockabout terps, building into a fast finale by the Hockettes, ballet, et al. Von Suppe's 'JMnue Dame' over- tiue is distin{,-uished by a dual con- sole accompaniment at the Wuilitz- ers by Dick Leibert and Dezso D'Antalffy, while either one of Macstros Erno Hapee, Mischa Violin or Jules yilver put the M. H. symph ork through its sharps and tlats. .U'n 'QiM More Hiver' on screen and leetiiing:' 11^^ 4M> STATE. N,Y. - By what irt«in^^ philosophy do fip^lid^t^ acta deduce tnat the aiiittijt wajr ta vaudeytUa it through Mi* ce mttferial that they xouldn t fiuAiibly get away with In their native fiekl? ii'a getting «om«h<in enough to become QuUe noticeable, tills use on the stage of offensive material by acts whose first lesson in radio is to keep clean, and whose lirst tMNriilili ^andfytile la to get ty. Tliere's just on more example of It at the State on Broadway this week, where the Funnyboners, a ttio fromi the air, are using aad^gust- ing a gag as ever was viiriMilid «itt^ aide of a stag »how. Ulif^tunately for the theatre, the «lie8tS<i«Mrt>l« #Mr can't be cut so -MHiKB^i^^iiim^. ^wdti ■ of :th«' act: 'de^- Ii*w«'# he ** « l»t*ia ■© con :d^ieCod^ him been the dtat<f; tN^d.«r ' Al Rosen ^o Punnyboners haVe been around, but for a brief enough period to be still classed a« younK- nK^rs at this business. Along with l*ie dirty gag, in the rest of their Btuft they look and work like ama- teurs. Ix^ew's State on Broadway probably is as good a i>lace as any to turn pro, and there's a lesson on the show thl« W««k/If care to take it. Herman Timberg, who is also on this billf has been doing pretty well ■ for 20^ He's still doing aa well as ever, and always a clean ■^oniodian. If the green radio acts would like to loam jhQW to stay . around for a while, lei th^ni take a look at TimlM«l||£ if they cant get tt^lf laticM. iimiirOlMii ccmvbdy. a« ;: Tiinberg does, and tl^y must rie^^^^ to dirt, thfen they cannot aestpeiit to find a place for themselves In vaudeville, even what's left of , vaudeville of today. [ Timbcrg's act at the State this * week, besides a lesson in eleanli- uess, is a less(ai in how lo keep the ; old reliablo structure, yet change the ingredients to make the act look filmost new once more. Among changes is a major operation on the , Mlllng, with Herman Timberg, Jr., now listed on an equal basis with lila |iop, probably to pleasO said pop Aa much as foif any other teasoit. the Audrey I^i'k«(> And the stout gult«Lt<kit arre hoMoyerli froin: Uie old Act. 1««iw addition Is a Hus- :.-:.tiiia^.- dia|ectlcian«stooge. pph Tan- ncn, 'who replaces Qeorg'e Freeman« that tragedian character guy. New- corner is ia ciomica! type, but rather than a replacement he might have been an addition, for Freeman had Ills good points, too. Included among the nt w Timlierg hitf; is an Imitation by himself ami son of the Pat Hooneys, inherited from the Timberg-Rooney unit of last season. It's a very well done • piece of satire and win be appre- «ia]tod .Fhereyor the. Boqneya show to toAs off a 0OUple but they're neither w'ell tbid nor funny. How- ever, the lad ha* the looks, shows off a neat w'ardrobe: and ln;time he should w ear /iircH /liifh . . Fo regulars., ; (Jillette's debut is marked by a fairly stiong collection of viiu«le turns. At the Friday supper show- things cli( ke»l ,ileng nii ely foi- pi ac- tloally every act on the bill. Al Stone and Ann.a I-.ee, slotted next to closing as far as the vaude Items arere concerned, chalked off one hefty r<iund of laughter after an- ottier, ; whlia the Radio Ramblers sho#ff that they like miko name impet'soniitioiia ^v^n If the takeiofrs are fraqiiAfitiy far removed from the x/fiti^i^k^.\i--k»'.:- A. o^emenne- feed of the dumbbell type, the JLee girl leaves nothing wanting. Giving tone ana iriterest to the house production numbers are the acrobatic adagio interludes by the team of Dawn and Darrow. The duo is spliced in for two exhibits, a waltz and a body-tossing design of the gentler Apache school, and both are performed with the acme <'f suavity and grace. As for the house line itself^the chores allotted them couldn't be much more simple, though the staging of the Indian thing revealed that the directorial hand had Improved someM^hat. Yaude bin's opening ipo$- goes u Ftance and LaPlace whoi^apeclaltv la the poir<ch« Woittian nutmber of the twosome. aftOr iinlimhei'lhg A series of handstands and whatnot atop the pole, pollsheCr off the occa- sion with a flock of trapeze revolu- tions. The act registered better than moderi|taiy Ivli^ tUf aupper attendees. In wltli Gillette for his hoofing specialties is a pert miss, Shirley Richards, who has all the other angles and curves that it takes to keep the optics out front intent. Gillette and Mile. Richards also give way to warbling, but as long ai they kaeti thia Item down to a V«pfii Oiiw for Biiicb dbj««tto|lvtlf^m ^0 customers. ' AlMOt 8^^ (Fox) li^Jl^i^liiftire*-':; • Odec. Carl l^w M C«.r Jtttt of 1*fmberg in thA three spot, liMdc It quite tough for the HeAdllnA act because of the wealth of eccentric dancing it contains. While not w TigorouR. the younger Timberg's iMOflng l« aloiig similar linos. Con- chloagK Aug. 10. This house has picked Up strongly in the past few months. With an influx, of Fair visitors, who have been stage-starved in their own home towns, the vaudeville thea tres of the loop are finding them selves far on the right side f'f the ledger. Business was exf clUnt liere at the last show Friday. FietuK was 'The Great Fllrt.ition' (Par) which B. & K. did not figure as worth flrst.-run screening. Georire Jessel is the individual feature of this week's show, poub* ling from ChesfVFariee,. he la prac* tically carrying thi: layout. Je««»el remains among thf top notch' en■■ tertalners of the «ayr twini? <Md stuff or new stuff. It Is Jcsael. one of the king pins of Showmanship. There are five other acts on the standard vaudeville bill. (5eorgf D'Ormonde repeating In the lo<ij< after a recent appearance jit the Chicago was highly satisfactory to this audience with his novel mono- cycling. He has a. manner of rid- ing with a peculiar wal)ble that is always funny. No matter how many times he does UjIib cycling wabble dnrp|f ili.i* Upi '^y., Vyr r^TtiiitfriH'%XiOi'^f-'X j?o-culled nr vt lty on thla shoV. Labelled the Bla^k Panther dan<*e. It flg*h*s ««*rely as another meanlnj^lefs: strip: dancer with no ejcciiBC for it In any way Audience yawns an4 rl^fhtly IjO. The dance lacks grace, tncaning, ahd has no specfarular so«k whateVet. It Is neither art nor entertainment. Much iK-tter for a ntvelty dane< were Gary and l^ixon, wh< have ii comedy flair to their hoofing. There are three acts in the v.ame- vlllc half of the show, in the «leue( behind George D'Ormonde <.'im< Grace Doro, doing her st.in<lard pfono and comedy routine. Giffor<i and Pearl mopped up in the trey •pot, their Ifi! minutes of comedy WhicaiiM^ by Wk* ab many seconds. In the'|»N#eiitation half of tht shbW, bealtfeii the socko George Jessel and the floppo Black Panther, were the warbling Andrew ilHiters, And the acrobatic Jean Good tier. 11 all summed up to a highly satistuc- toMr'''' ' PALLADIUM, LONDON liondon, July 31. : ';Hbuse;'.fiaa' 'ro-iMHiiAa'' ^iii^i!^^^ once more, after-'iCi^lHJAfclll;**';;*^^ business. '■./'■-'^ '-"^ ^^Ith W vreeks In hand, manage- ment had plenty of time to line up some novelties f«»r Hs vaude rc- i^litlAn. But oifering as A whole does not look as if they have ylt^-' ftlred far to seek them. " Bill Ai A whole, despite only one new act, prOVed fairly enteftainini; particularly to the new clientele that liaid to see Henry Hall and hla Brit- ish Broadcast i ng Corporation dancip orchestra. Stewart and Olive, here sohie five year.s ago, with Olive obviously a newcomer to the act, give the pro- gram a speedy send-off with their rhythmical footlogy. Surprising how Stewart can still shak*' a h g. iSennett and Williams, in fair lin»' of palter ami couple of phono- liddles, do nicely in sectuul stan/.a. Hoys luive boen here •)n several oc- casions, with little change to their act. Klisabeth Welch, iier» on tliird re- turn, can still croon with the best of them. As .'i matter of conjparison, she is well ahead of Nina Mae Mc- Kinney, who is back in Dondon after a year's aligence. Offered three numbers, the best of Which was 'Solomon,' made popular by her in Charles Cochran's 'Nymph Errant.' Lucan and McShane, one of the best teams of local sketch artists around, have A new vehicle compar- ing favorably with their previous effort, same offering was done fk% the Ck>mnMh(il POrfor^tiAi^ lacked Are, duo W.-'i^yxmvi^^ tlons. '' WhIch''^ih0mc'jUiil:.'.b^^ vehlcleii cannot lhi «M>M^|«d^ ^Ith. iltt^A, filmer A^d Artiostrong; with latter formerly of Bender and Ann. strong/ have plenty of slapstick comedy. Boys look funny, take good falls, but talk a little too much. Highlight of act is couple of side .somersaults done by one of the jtart- ners a la Kelo Brothers of 10 years ago. As newcomers they will do. Henry Hall gets the coveted po- sition of closing the first half, lit is undoubtedly popular t^n the air, judging by the fans that showed up to welcome him. As a stage band he has nothing on Hyltt>n. ayne, P'ox t)r Debroy-Somers. Boys are a good bunch of workers, with Les Allen, crooner in < hiei, getting a hand on his own. Kitty Masters, a new Hall discovery from Manchester, can also put over a number. Band occupied stage for 25 minutes, which was good timing. Hall gets $5,000, biggest money paid to any British band, and, with his radio reputation. shOM^, :»»« trouble ^ %$mi>€ 'f»imm:^m^mkii^ agement. ■ -v.-■; ■■ ". ;>. ;■■' ■ Scott Sanders Opowi' ^^ second half; not a happy choice tor A talk- ing act. Sanders still does hta 'OI<| Actor* and 'Knife Grinder;* l»ttt seemingly it proved fttany to4 •Otaid many customers. Again ^ proving that audience did .Hot cOnflat of regular vaude habitue«r. Porsythe* SeAmon And FArreli, here on thOIr Ihirltu^ and glv^ a good spot, «rdir«A IMIa type of act can etand repetition. Tkcy have some new tricks, bttt ir^t niost laughs on the old onea. Omkthe hits of the evening. , v Ted Bay next to ahtit, Aiml one of the fCw Ihiglish singles thAt can hold this spot. Bay works like an American, using mostly American material. Which; he seems to get quicker than anyone around here. HugOby Sisters, acrobatic bal- ancers, obviously continental, make elfectlve closer. House, despite intense heat, was capacity ^tipffiAhra'.^ uvor-IlKhlly, holidnyH.' ' '■■'J': ■ Vera VAn followed And fWMMl W a frisk. In gobd ^olce, piped four pj.ps and had to bAttle her wAy Aff. (!al gestures .'ind muggS Well When warbling, wbi« h Is rare In one schooled in ether-filling foundries. Her light-plot is especially effective, anti some k<'oiI guiding hand has di- rcited her act: it's Bul>tly suited to her best capabilities. Ross A Kdwards trey«'d. A go«id example of how a pair of chatter comics c»n carrv fundamentally in- sipid material and punch it over by clever by-play and stage pers«>nal- ity. They had the mob rollicking when they mocked a Mayfuir accent for five minutes, a stretch that con- tained not a mot. or even a good pun; Sang a duet that condone*! the vicissitudes of 'When the Honevmbon is Over,' ahd thoroughed with It. ! There's A hoofer, Johnny Convey^ who en<rAnces near en«i and. mtaji^ A aalvo witli., a bRcind of «iA|iAI|^ tf^tt #0«M iltett A^ than sitrdga w^ry lt entbraced In an opening dan<ie mtsh: It's »iml>ly that the t\i'ain comics havA/lald the car- pet of posies for hlfl entrance. At close, Ktlwards snaps his fingers rhythmically In challenge to Con- voy's hoofing, and ne.irly sockoes; th.it gives an idea what the mob tbought about wJ^tetev.iifiM^ safed it. r.orrali Minevitch corralled his crew ot harmonlc.'vists into the ni'xt- to-elose cog, and mopped. Il<'s known hereabouts, as witness tht salvo th.it greete<l him at entraiue. Desinte f.itt show was running ovcrtini<> ho should have encored for 'em. Ins^d^ he took eight bows, While tNfy\:ripped up the chairs for more, pti^s solidly ova- ttoning for what the dollar-biscuit rfeiDTded as three mlh!it«i, plui; into *>»© fur-faahloning. v;ijRMil)ptehtaUy, Rita Bwanh. fashloAr > M of the News-Pd*it, spiels th« ^feacrlpiioh of fufs for the diaplay from the wings into a miko.: And^-thonigh Ifs as- suredly c^orreeUNI how, at show < aught *ihe V An[wo#rtced As being through ^cbUrteiSy of Colonial thea- t re.' The management must hHve winced and squirmed. > r BiiltimOre, Auti. 10. They were swinging from tht lamp Shades ai li;iOijrriday after- noon wlien the firit AtAge bit bowed on. With .^^Z'ireCMju^ (MG) sheening (he Acreen, every gosse and fauntleroy in town was pinned in a pew, and by the time the flesh fai^ ah^wed; their iarynxm Virii^re ho warmed up from rooting aloud for Jim Hawkins, they cheered the a< t.'- through their pao(s in mucli the same mannc r th< y che« r Tom Tyh r to a win «)ver the villain on, Sat. afternoon in the nabes. Fact that the manageme nt h.is but Iniir ;i< t.*^ on display this week an<l is lilling in with a fur fasliion show ;is j. closer di<ln't <lismay the kids tlicj cheered that. to« . The fashion p.iradt , l.istieig nine mins.. In wliieh n tJill girls exhlb- itctl :\ lot.'il of 42 (o.its. was Well handled, and should provt a fi*nmu lure at fbc b.t). Slew of drapes sciit down from the Capitol, N. Y., nicely hung by Bill Saxton, who iiIhp stagod the stunt. And the models pack th( looks of a OamMI er«w. 'Tin a gb«d shot for I^OA^^ AA Wimi entirely pro-' moted;! AMI tll« fur ftrmci Involved kicked In 3iirlin s<>me ads to boot. I^A l^wlns; Rio * Elliott, dance ttemh. bf AbOVe-iaverage ablllt y. iVad off. Consists of sister aero team, gal toe-tapster and two nolo hoofing lads. I'o.Msess neat wardrolM^, and Huflif-iency pf jihowmanHhip to Hiiiacji HIPP, BALTIMORE Baltimore, Aug. 10. Molly *%oh Is toppin* the, bill here this week and, though she isn't sn.'itthing 'cm in off the sidewalks to any marked extent, she'ii deliver- Ing a bigger entertainment parcel than majority of headJiners who do. Nex:t-to-shut, ' "aAii!l7;iA;v;:«Atwra|'v4o frolic through the fancied frame If one ever trooped, she's giving 'em special material exclusively—and how they're wrapping It up! All long chants, her first concerns mul- tiplicity of efforta AxActed In mak- ing a gal> govmi Im is a ti«irAaly M ;^ottii>erAnaental Tilly,' A r fie^ptl, mat; following, her tour dd fordie^ A'Aon^ dApicttng in speech and gMtiire iho rteaidents of a standard N. T. tenement* lA this one she gives 'em the Works, com- parative to top-line legit; and the piece In itself is clever. Finales with a fleetly descriptive outline ct .a day in life of an average working' girl. Thing about Miss I'icon: she has kn.ick of never losing poise no matter what bends or grimacing she engages in; she carries a car- load of <'lass captioned In capitjils. Aside from the Rio Bros. In the trey, rest of show is mild . Th e RloH, local repeat witfitn TRrl-e months, had at least three new blts conglutlnated to act, and that fact hyped impresh a deal. They still retain that Hc^tcla^ t>ti>«|iksl^. .d^s not belong In vAttde;: A«M» >.lif^' thaf, ^vei^thing% WfH'ithy^ ciippied the' sloW'^niotlofi dAAce in jjCattfr of a slow>rootlbn fool*|pM briefd raiha and conseqiten^' -4mAet fight that's an improvement Ip that it's funnier; they've toned down the knockabout stuff, which is ok.'iy^ too, because nearly every <ith<'i hoofer in th«' biz has adopted it by this time. The closing bit, new, in which boys slip Into boss getui>s for some comic by-play, should Ix thrust up ahead; miglit g» t a faste r blow-off from their precision hoof- ing, which tiiey'.yo ..'toi^v -ifliieried about midway, John find Alary Mason, skitters, open. .,Tttfti is funny.^ though that sessibjh.i. In - which plants asciPfld; stogC' f ir6tn audience, itnd - arc siven a akiubMr wl^ii'L l>y man, is overly protNKB^.' ^f^^i|^:;;«hI*i'blt».:'l«.■: which g^nt*«iMhk6 ;iov-:hl«-'-^hficlt ■•jrltft., single iinkle wh-fte 1^: iipins,- crfiWhs act c;.pitally. y'^''^ ''- '"■■^ '■ ■ i'ablo, cud and elggie maitipu- lator. d< uees. Ibill his palmittg w.'is within oibit Irom last row Twelv« Ari.vtc (rats < losed, thoiigli jit perlorniaiiee caught only IJ wvn on h.iiid. Act (cnsists line of live girls, tiv*" boys, wlio ti(iU|p(<l willi Johnny I'orUins' unit. 'M( lody .M.ad I'ar.'ide,' last season. Kngage in fair line routine at start.: then scat while an obese, jnWdieinged 'w ap- pears irt 'one' tbjiipo coiipie In oke manner. Then^ne lino: eifwes with A lengthy bft tht^t s^itts as a watta And concrudrs ; ai|» A fust rhythm ■ roiitino, with somr mnst< adagio tossing thrown in Art ti^t nattily attired aiul taj<lefully luujetl. I'icture cucrent in 'Virgie VViiilers' PALACEt N. Y, A<BOor<ttng' iA IhA i^wtapaiior Adai there Are imtlkrAAI^ifi^^^M tliA Ace tMA^^ iMAk. fli|0ii|!cH''1^^ boArds offer five. Mo outstanding names; with Billy llltUMe gettihtc the top. -'t^ut.ii^rji^a i illi ; lm i >:»... s ho w-.-; which plenaesHiA ArAfrd/vfn apite of the fact that adme:«f the'biaek- outs might be A tot hetiijr, Hqumo runs right through the alMWf, WtlOi^«,. Int; with all of the acts And wolr|(i4i|r with them instead of merely using' them to feed him, which rnakes ah 80 minute show seem not tiresnmo. House was at the Brooklyn Albe'e tbe previous week, but the Jict set- up has been changc«l on him, only Sibyl Bowman and J..eHter Col« holding over. There was one other act in Brooklyn; here Violet, Hay and Norman and Lewis and Van help out. Girl in tlie acrobatu aet proves a tower of strength, for sho not only has looks but is able to bat out lines in a fashion whieli suggests that n«robats arc not al- wavs an dumb as tliey look. Slio works in two bltA tO MllAollMlt. ofitf feet. Acr0-ACt' ls the opener. loHowinjar the House introductioA' They work hard and «lo nOt ..^Astc time oa filler trickH, shoving off the show to an eAeellent slurt, ; Just enough p^WtA comedy JO brighten withbut Alow)nK'idM>wi|i''tf»fi Kwbrk.;. ^.■ ,.■ with" .Ailnl^uriA. AtAir; iUi4'..tl»en -.Ati^tt''^ mat for taps r; <Jet tliii^ iiiiMiAl^*|K: piause fbi' ;their chaWfewoW' MljAi Howmah, ..im-'^^IMi^-^0in\:IjonAon,-.. does her fa«lrtl»r. A||^hK "f imi>cr- soontions. j«Mh ■immy^m'^^.y dropped out. I* la not mlfsAipdi% Iftw Mac West, one of the, 3.72« Wkner*- donations »)t this wtAr^ Is bhC Of'^hO best. She had all the m1nikini?» W;. an encore but the charocter tO ;|in*^ personate. She does not helpfh<|,' West impersonation any With A stooge, who may have booh w4«ih«ii^^ on her by IIt)use, who frame*! ,tlJ^. slKiw. Not so good .'in her; iii.nig*A;.; bhukout ]).irt. Ilouve perv.ides the show, hut hO works his |i;issaf'c. I..ike inimt masters of ceremonies h»' ilishes IliO dirt with a steam shovel, but they .seemed to want it here and on«' of tbe loudest latighs was evoked with ,a seemingly innoc«'nt lin(\ t>ut whi< h a majiMily of the bouse oaught wlthotit hesitation. II« probjibly would be at least as tunny woiUing- clean, possibly funnn^r, but jI'** easier this way. The owtslaiidin« hit was Cole's turn. Most audi- ences go In a large way for male Choruses, and this is good in its class, though no Texas rangers probably ever wore the divlde<l sklrtA ^A^: think arc Sing- ing Is weft lehearscd and ll* » «PI# looking bnncH of men. Film lajNCrtit is The I-nidy is will- ing' (Colj; A Bhlrley Temple F^ducn- tional conrtAdy* Without which no biii seeniA to bo complete these day», and PAthe Kown. Bntire show runs nearly twy|Mg« Ajjj^ ness gooil vrMiay evoiiinir« „■*'•■■*■. - ^ . Maiion Dollar, L. A* r :v ft;<*PEGGY ANN'—^AB) •■. lx)s Angeles, Aug. It.' "With a limited bankroll at hf» command, Ceorge Cunningiiam h.'is turned out a swell jol with the* first of a series of t.ab miisle.ils that have replaced the vaude-pit policy in effect at this bouse for sever;i1 years. Current show seen>^; par- ticularly well suited for the Mil- lion Dollar clientele, which Ih drawn heavily from the mod«ialo circumstance neighborhoods 'Peggy Ann' is a condenRcd mu-' sical yereion. with music by I.rf»rena pit ■ .or^lwiltA'' \i^itn0:, M itm^^ 49m$^:-: mni liRai^tMi im ■ ibn«>rWg:A LAiArus aiidi VinnliBOf. houae pp* eratM-«. did not stint on stagtnR 'dt: costuming, and eunnihgliani'C di- rect lori is everywhere appalrerit; Musical Is in seven scenes with the locale m fJlens Falls N. Y., and Hc^llywood. the clnein:! l:in«l se«iuences lieing tlie untohling of a drama that is being- enjoye<l in the tipstale New York h.imlet. Principals are Helen VV'iiglit, in- genue prima donna; Jill l)enn«ll. comedienne; Frank Pendleton. .tanO Meredith, Teddy Hart. 1<g^v K.'ul. ford. Ah'x.-inder l>flvvit< li. .Ir., Dorothy <'astelman.i'And FJiUly ,,Al» len.: Book tellt^ a- yarn. And wbllei pnpM, of thrconriedy is A; bit; bewhtitkArOd. it' 'ellckfMl ' fofA^'jfelW:'- lAII'i^i. .^ilBf^pItt/ mob this nft«*rnoon: ■ iJWince are snappy .and ably, ■oxectlle.fl by Ibe ehsembh', ma^le up mostly of showgirl types, . Music.'il nuiiibers f ji II iiioslly Ort sliouldeis «)| MiHs Wnglil .'lOd (lal- laghet, both of Whom have pleas- ing; voMis. Allen arid Miss ('astlc- m;iri .'iir \ve;tl< on v«iiee. I)id ni.'iko up (oi »t -viilh their hooliog Com- edy I" Oividod between Jill Dennett ,'iih1 'redtly M.irt (lattei n i ingt r for Sid Skolsky), with .lane Mere* dilh iilso garnering laf^^ Overture tiy the Slewait 10- pieot^'combo in pit i*< a snappy meiV" i«".v rtl^air sjiin<!ient t** Any/ au<li-fMBjeei/:■■ " ■ ' House polidy calls for :tl^. stAjgA show four timrw.diKtiy. With the fea- iiiro ^jurreiiiiy r)M KA»*liiO«p4 Way' ii'ar),, »cw«eoe»l v live / titaiea