Variety (Sep 1934)

VARiery IL C MUSIC HALL The Hall's tryinR for novt'lty iiu«r«' 4)iu1 Dioro thfsp dayn, which is (<>iii- iuenda')lo. It doesn't nu'ito ju.liiov<' itM purpose this wo* k but it's u pooti try nntl certainly mort' to be l»ri- lerred than those formula ovcrturo- Ipallet-choral-HoxetteH rout incs. Ijcon Loonidofl's 'Littlo Old Now York," in five soclions, hcirks back 10 the gay 90's. boin^ ai>i'><'i>riat<Iy KOt by an overture whioh in proKios- sivc so(i\ienoos from l'J34 to lO-'S to 1020, '15, '10, etc., utilizes a sonjr of the period to set the motif of thr ILmefl. Within recent memory, the 1925 jazz age with 'Yes, Sir! That's My Baby' as its theme song up until tiMB 'Happy Days Are Here Again* of pre-1930, li» a, forceful keynote in ,th« Tin PAn Alley proBressi«)n whl< h nUbnately WeUes into the Family Al^ilrn Ot:tK« im'n. this miirKB. t appearance d| 4lMj liAle IrlfliB <flub, a KQo4 eombi^ of S4. whil« the album uiiHiela retjpll^ma Iphil JU. KDtoit; John I»ew, Ul R»w*l|.,fi|4 the Entplre City Quartet M W«!W of their day. Tastle (.Jardcn Is the background tor Jenny T.ind, and the Hall's now foprano, Mildred Gerber, a highly « ffectivo warliler who handles the «liva's favorite, *I-nst Rose of Sum- mer' in unusual vocal manner. .Too .Ia( lison was an outijtander v illi his trnnip cycling, milking *em and af;ain proving the exaggerated viUue of a hoke or comedy turn for I lie massive Hall where anything of lilts sort, contrasted against the ultra background, takes on extra -worth. IMi J J o n aUu e , billed , . didn't ^■l>ow. George Meyer, the ballet < orps, glee club and Kockettes dove- la iled Into a flash presentation which topped off with the line's re- production of hotcha chorine terp- Jng of the day. The Fountain' (Hardlng-Radlo), feature, and 'La Cucaracha,' Tech- liicolor-Radio short, an exceptional sub-cellulold featurette. Biz big «>4)«jiiug day, Harding getting the tl^de apparently. rvAk lan't U6ti^€rm pdy; l»ttf llffr nred as It's my first day in New "ork, I ought to write something : bottt what happened, even though it inn't Important, and I don't need money. Saw Broadway and it looks Just like the fair grounds, only there's buildings instead of tents and the t^oopto don't seem to spend any- ihiimr except a lot of time. Then r dr4)t>jMi into Irf>e'«ir's iState, where t heiF tlmr modeVlUe and pictures. tnd 'tiutm;mt»'B-mhW»- ittottt d( the (<cal speniMii fd/ for th« iMiM was rack«(d. tify'm showlfiff 'Tresistiire :m(«i^/ and that's why there's so many kids in the house, although by that iim^ in VW^'^i^f^ last asleep." We ain't seen any vaudeville in t'.lucose for a long time and it cer- l.'.inly was a novelty to see some people on the stage for a change, but must say they got a funny way of entertaining in New York. Al- ways thought they liked smart com- edy In tb$. blr clty* but If they do im»^9ht t^Ui M the 4iimby ho|uM^ htmm'.:^: UnA thro* tets certainly dofi't-4k» UUklnV First the Yellow ladiets ^fkfiie On and, Pop, thin Is HurtA biiO VQOd I lancing aot. There's three boys and two girls in this menage, and they (l!) everything, ! tap-dancing, acro- batic dancing and tumbling, and what they do they do fast. That billing comos from their costumes, l)tit It doesn't mean anything. ITp in the second spot there's -ft juggler we've seen in the pitchers a lot of times. You know, W. C. Fidds! Only at Loew s State he's iratUng : blrnself ptan Kayanaufh. Vdu wouldn't think It* OiiiniMl jnggUi m rinilU -l^i^p;.l^t^jtiion jf^n iiiiiiH--Ni-; meiriblir thai tKt plettir* mifililfws fiftep m^iiiUi^ that Fields started aft a jtlggler. And he's funny, too, but lie doesn't say a word, while he inakos throe yellow balls and Indian clubs go places. Maybe I ain't got good taste, old feller, but I could see no reason for this Yasoha Bunchuk in a vaude- ville show. In our homo town they kept a leader in his place, when tliey had leaders, but In New York t|)ey/ sor,i' of invito them around, ovitt jiip Mi:'f|i# iThla Bun^ chiuik iriM jiM lieadier at thf Cap>to> 4whle)t to jM«d on Broadway), but now he*s ft guest aft ibo 0tftfe, which iH a break for the kids ixrho wefe losing some sleep, because a lot of them must have fallen asleep while he spent about eight minutes play- ing on one of those overgrown fiddles. Then the show got a little lively, Hnd also noisy, when Medley and OuPI'ee came on. This is a man iiilMf WOinah. Fop, and they've also frot i^itly iwith them who's dolled up tiki! laiifttir only M io«k«;ii^i^Klp^^rol^ funny ana tho *tw*w>«ii TO howW whon a trick phbno*fi*«ph oxplodea* But «ven in this act there isn't «lJ<h lulklnK. After getting a look at Ina Ray llutton I'm glad, for Mom's sake, thai we haven't had any vaudeville n GlMC-o.-ae. .She's sure easy to look ent from the girl band we had at the Fair last year, becau.so this banil can play. Miss Huttons it blonde and plenty hot, allhuugh I don't understand why they put her In a black costume that inak«s hoi look W dupipy^ i" ovoninj.: gowiw ihO ^Vitli hoi act there's iWk #WPOl>atlo duiu cr which the act d*W«», need, and a swell tfingihir t*«m wh<* ,,c4j» tiifm- sMves the Frit«ee «o«*r«i' * ^!'*<». there's a clarinetist ip;. tHe eomt)o who doesn't do sueH ba<l vo«^llJ!lng This crowd went for Mis* Hutton very strong and the band hrtd In- take plenty of bows after Mr. lUin- chuk led both the men in the pit and the girls through a lot of j;y)>sy songs rolled into one. I guess il.is was to show the audience that tlio girls could play something besides jazs. biit to »• it ipNii';^ t«* music. ■■■ 1 11 close now with iH»|H^i tH4t If ever you see Miss llUtt<«n: W^)'' right alongside of yoU. •*W^> TMttsburgh, Aug. 30. It's hard to reconcile this up-to- date, modern playho\ise with the ramshackle atrocity the St\uberts gave up as a legit site two years ago. Remodelel by the Harris Amusement Compi^nyi *he now op- erators, and the owners. Harvard University, at a cost of more than 1200,000. it's probably one «f the neatest, most attiraotlw ».00»-«««t- ers in the counti^. ■ } What makes it partlcutarty is*' W the impression the spectator gets upon entering. A light, roomy and airy lobby leads into the houses pride and Joy, the grand lounge or promenade, a set-up that's in a class of its own around here. Out- fitted with handsome, comfortable furniture, deep-cushioned carpets and some handsome lighting llx- tures, it's a showplace in itself. The Wallii Are decorated with a mural panarbma depleting the holiday s and playdayO of the year. Auditorium represents a complete change, too. Lighting Is all In- direct, with 5,000 Incandescent bulbs hidden from view, and gone are the old Alvin pillars, bane of many a spectator In the legit days, and the stifling gallery. Instead, there's now only one big balcony extend- ing half wi«r out •♦•^.ihf^^ *^ tra seotloii. ReoBMilnv of AWln makes Sixth street tW town** Uioatrical thor- oughfaro. AiM mii iftme lane are the Fulton an4 tan. House marks re-entry of Hiwrtii intorests into downtown soetor. Chalil has been Inactive, ^ve In outlylnc dls since disposing of Itf hold tricts, . _ . ings to Warner Brothers almost five years ago, and Alvln wUl make them a real factor again In deluxe operation. House's getaway policy is straight pictures only, but management ex- pects to swing into stage shows In few Wiftoks. Obvious that Alvln would, IhitO tough time getting aloni'%W . Iwith flickers, since geti <«ly a^ mm MSSK,'^'^^^^}:, verMiV llMlt g ii p t a Utlons will soon bo a etfrtafnty may a1i;io be found in IBaet that wmvenir pro- grams, given out 0 ijpenlilfr. reveals in house's personnel namies of Jerry May hall and Ruth MtHbi't M pro- duction chief and assOfilatO pro- ducer, respectively. Harrises are forerunners of mod- ern motion picture business In this district and long associated with winners. When chain sold to WJi. active head of organization was John H. Harris, who In turn be- came Wairnora cone manager here and alao atrood that he would not return to *«ttt# downtown competi- tion for Jivo fowf* That period ex- pires liext AprUrir^lKllteli.time ris will beeomo iMlpri koAd of the alll4Nl Harrtii InttylMti. Rlchi now^ Jaihes Balm«i* is etfiaiii't igeneraT manager, with George IX TyfiOh M Alvin's managing director. Invitation premiere at $i a throw had house jammed. A 40-minu1e broadcast from lobby via W.I AS found Norman Frcscott and Rosoy Rowswell acting as m.c.'s. Usual inaugural speeches were dispensed with via a talking short, in which Ed Lowry; as irt.C., introduced from the screen Miyor McNaIr; Senator Frank Harjplat Pi^iident of thO Hair- rls AntUseiA^nt idonipanyr and Ed r ward Lee, the tw^toit wko de- signed the hou#t. deliv- ered brief addresses. This was followed by a fashion show staged by one of the Ioc;il de- partment stores, Bernie Armstrvnif-' s organlogue, Fox newsreol, a mu- sical short and feature, 'Baby T.-ike a Bow* (Fox). Among features of new Alvin are a 'tnaglc dooi^ that opens for en- tering patrons and also* clocks iftd- missions; a new 150^000 'Wurlltser; RCA, High Fidelity 4iid;<Pul»ll« 'A4- dteii' Systoma, |t(i4 a aitl^y tlon room- building../'''^:- V-/-;,-,,. Low overhead is figured to be Al- vlnV best chance for success. l*n- dorstood that house can opernto under straight pictures at .1 $4,000 nut, with stage shows oaiiying the ligure to almost doulilc that. No cooling plant yet, although liar- rises expect to InstuU' one Imfore ' iiwI'^jittkMnor* ■.: V9hiM, Palladiuni. LopdoQ rail44|ilin * c^rktoij^; Mil with rteVeral n^^ :i>or gram ruhi* Very BtnootWil* : baioly a dCill nwinenti Halis« of the nu).st al^lwect^tiye^^*^^^ in months. Mitio Trio, Japs, in hand t« foijt balancing, climaxing with douVle tiiangular ladder l)al;incod by one on his foot, with anotlUT kv«>|>lin- perfoct balance ort tOPr makinv ver.v oltoitive tinish. Don t'uiiiniings, in wtond weoU, is into his striilo and works iiiuoli easKr than last woik. Billy Cotton aiitl baiui, popular auKroKation locally, jiikI tjuito well known on the other. Several talented boys among outtit, h»>nio .actually crooning minus the «tornal 'mike,' and all the more t>leasiii). for' that. Stayed on just lonj- enough to leave tliorji waiitiiif; moio. Curlton and Ballew in their lii st appearance here, and will do. A« t is sortiewhat reminiscent of Burns and Allen, particular resemblaiu e in the two womori. Uoth acting dumb, and hoth with cltyer ibat^rtal. it w«ll aikl liho^ld line op plenty of dates here.'-;//"; ' ^ ^, Oeorgo Clarke, one of the ace of silly aaa e6ml«!«. hM a- Vfery pleas- ing personality. In ooi*KMy sketch •Caravaniiig,' wblcK 10 tome what similar to his previous vohlclc 'Buy- ing a Car.' as both rely to Rood extent on coriiedy manlpulat(bn of small motor car. AWy supported by man and woman but Clarke Is the highlight of the Offering. Cardinl, holdover, scored easily. His amazing feats with cfirdiB and lighted cigarettes can he seen re- peatedly without boring. Second half is opened by The Charladies, act framed by I'aul Murray, and consists of five old- timers, all capable of doing aome- thing. Sprinkled comedy to please. Then came Will Mahoney. Back here after three years, the Mahoney came nm to a reception. Saog a couple of numl>er«; then got into Hla funny dance, lA which he is suprenie. Bvtrjr movement was lapped: up by :tl(*» -Ohtlrc audience. For ain oneOre Mi «ave thein the 'M«hOii«yi^»o' dance. Although this has hMfi plnohfd hora by A »ew acta It la atil) * aontatlon ^hon done by Mahoney. Took houae hy gtorm, and held tip ahow till ho eame along with 'Mahata Ohandl.' and atlll ihey would not let him go. Revived 'She Is My Lily,' and had to beg off With his -4:lasslcal comedy speech. Ma- honey voted about tho heat act from America In years. La Forge Do Grip, consisting of Grip, formerly Florence and Grip, supported by two men and woman, in adagio offering, with men in guise of blacksmiths. Still the same throws, maybe a few extras, but nothing new. Max Miller, held over a second week and still popular. One of those never-boring pwaonallty guys, ^al- ways mumglmf^'^^r^^^ ttiUir^ ested. ^ Mae Wynn Foursome, here after an extensive continental tour, held them despite coming on at 11:30 and in olootns apot,^ Act la good worki.'V,: ': '■ :■ ; Never netted a laugh around here lie^^wlU. It wouldn't "urprlse If tOWll rua0 in revolt next 11 mf Ml p tiiniiridled on Balto stage, v^iiec Murray and Sin.lalr Twiuh c'IwIM tW "Hra-brief 40 mm. irtii'cft. itofPfe « •^'■*'l*' t5len<ly ac0jro<| ^i*** his drunk-on- atiiirs and 3W*l»l>lc-kncod dancing. Twins lerped three brief tflu""es, nil oke. Oi>ehlng rhythin etriit pre- sontod 'em in rather abbreviated l.l.K k lace scantles, then Ml<>wed at intervals roUple 6f acro eottos. An unbilled lass trip pled through ^a trite toe-tap, but o.k.'ly donc. Male aooompanist at piano pulls away from kovs oiuo to slither down to fo<«ts and dt liver himself of some hot < lai inoling \^hlle S. Twins r«>mp thrpugh oi\e *>t t>»elr Bpee«lier sprlntii/■ ■ .''): v^'-'-!>v3: ■■ fALAGE, CHICAGO " " Chicago, Aug. 31. By coincldonce :.iur foresight n variety bill was presenteU to Please an audience Of regular toiwn ttt«de- vllle-goers mixed .WttH/ft grouP up and down sl4|)Hpp l«Mf *>wn yon- »ler Sontherners Ini t0wn tO.eeO jhe fair. The first half bf the bill, striotly talent that yaUde con- noisseurs applauded as real enter- tainment, w ent by cold for the out- of-towners, while the last half of the bill, devoted to I^rry Rich's company of eccentric hokum fube gags, left the first part of the au- dience Indefferent and awoke those who had been cold previously. All in all, it was a mixed audience that a line, of. real talentjjlayed SiL, The actors almost had to break a HIPP, ^ALtlMpRE Figuring a brace of Radio ret leases. 'The Fountain" and the color nim, 'La Curaracha,' of sufficient wlcket-wagglng propensities, the house narrowed the rostrum roll down to four frames this week. And that absent fifth frame is sorely missed. As stands, a defln'^e sock is lacking and. what*#'... l I pW, ■ .'tht layout doean't Jell, ' > r ' OpMMTr ,i nine, of 0fc6rge and Jack Ixnmonde on ihonocyclcs waan't yery iucceanful, principally diie to » rtkwMeif J»J»«y two daya before opening here by the former. He, ace of act» aeemcd stiii rather shaken and In pain and. what stunts weren't waived beoause oi his physical condish, lacked snap and u sual^*HUid Mei6€Mmry^r'-cotp tc abandon. ' ' M.ie Questel deuced and mildly Trading on 'Bett ©oop' alhliatlon as she does, could have been dressed more In keeping with cartoon char acter rather tha,n In the Volumlnou* ilTd un«fttra<jttv^ iifpwii i|*prt- ihir;' tHJ•ctt'''pl•hir':'ffingMf^m.''g^ liiio w0rk, bt)|t hw ctutn^iii'^l'or Miost pttirt character iri veik tn^ht, were overlQiig «tid Kmt M>Tne thing through fact. Closes Mnglhg 'Annie Doesn't LIvjB Here' as 'She thought an Trlfthwiiman, Pitts and West might do it, and though mol fluiokenod to this one l>est, then was nothing signal in the imitashos So many I'itts and Wests have brei vended through vaudc in p.ist ye.ci they're a drug on the m.-ukot. • Bros, treyed. i;«-tt«v than majority of knockabout hooi- ^ra. Sttll uatiig tfmi travesty on adagl<b>, and. hayf even added a couple of i^nhandni bits to it ninec they last tii»c0rked |t Jifre, >iix months hftck, Bilt ovijB^^^ H In ihrlr kit that particularly ofiendR 1*1 the 'iced water-ink' ^ng. Hardly n wee k worms by some a< t isit I eiioaponing itsolt witli it .-ind <oii- dition has beef)me chronir. It " in- excusably vulgar in that it's un- ;i'«dcM»iMil''^t^; :'M 'li.iitmir' ]<« to Kel>Aa Wtteh appreciation as an ordinary net Wially gets at this house. They almost understoop «hbw bualnMi when Ilomay Bailey aacriftced t* atttg after the doctor had ordered her tO lak* eare Of the attack of laryngltl*«l»e »aa suffer- ing from, and when 14iTy Ri«h Joined the Five MaiCeMoe In their foot and air spins. The most ap- plause went to Larry RlCh'a young son for two songs. In sequence this is how the ahOw shaped up: Jay Seller and Frances Wills were on flrst with acro and clever ski dancing. They were liked and applauded. Larry Rich came on while the orchestra sang 'We're Working for Larry Rich.' Collette Lyons followetl with George Snyder in their different brand of chatter and nonsense. They were appreci- ated, too, but not by the full house. Rich, Cherire and Tleklebreches, the stoge, did a Cleopatra scene. Then Rich explained Ilomay Bai- ley's laryngitis, but that she would sing one song. Lee Sims played a piano which was gre€te<l with en- thusiasm. This pair took applause, sharing* honors with Larry Rich, Jr. Larry Rich, Dub Taylor and Tom Long, the stooge, went into their rube pranks. Now the out-o-town- ers began to show some interest, which was noticable because till then they Just looked on. Rich did we Old man character that he played m my Maryland.' It was a fine piece of acting. Rich, Jr., sang a a>uple of flioajli; while proud fa- ther atoOd by* The kid haa atage if and plenty* The Jive MaxeUoa followed With the greateat ahoir of their kind,. a« RtOh piiit It. The Au- dience waa hy now alinoat agreed that the show was good, the differ- ent sectlona having applauded as they sajw l|k tOtatlM WhUt they liked. ■ Third mhov/ caught Friday was Jammed. Feature, 'The Life of Vergie Wlnt^ ORPHEUM, N. Y. With 'Treasure Island' (Metro) obviously the cause, there were hds of kids in evidence at the Saturday matinee. Choice of the five acts to go with the lilni was a happy one. Every item wiuared with the juve conception of a good time and tiie run-off developed Into a consistent salvo from both the young and older elements. Business at this performance was hunky-dory. High spot of the occasion was tht clowning and hoofing dished out by the Pat Rooneys. Elder I'at's ap- pearance brought the usual hearty reception from the adults, and it didn't,take long for the youngsters to cotton up to fi|tjh«t and eon's shennanlgkna And |«Ak(6; It, an la) fantliy farffare of 'chtliekles and plaudits. Excitement as far as the kids were concerned started up in the douce spot, when tho tallest of the three Stewart .Sisters unliml»ere^d an impression of .loo Tenner that was not ( nly fimnjor than the oiiginjil lait iiii>i« plias.int. This lass gives ovidt noes of goinj.' places, although tlu act as a whole sums up as Just one ol tlio>«' luco foinmr h.'iinioiiy affairs. Other two girls in the act ' serve-ttin- pjpetiy-'dr^l|ig.- ' ATtnowt ; aij tiqunUr 'irUh the kkls "Went Jack LaVler's monkey «hine« oft the tTAjpisife. j.4iVIer was sandw)«N^ tn:hefWeen the trio and the Rooiieys; and his nktdc one of the three VshowmaWy acrobatic turns oil the 1>'11 l«i the opening slot there's Cnrl Sayt«.n and i'artner, a neafl'y devised <'ombination of r«>n- torlion jind h.inil-to-hand posing wliilo tho la<loout inning aoeonls (Jiiio, Dot^iiiiMey juid l.,ewl'^ an op- 'poitiniity to unlin^bei a bii't, hid >(olidiy funny butleiwtue on the ''ndagio"^routihc. ■■-. ■KOiim ilMiAitV. M. V.) News, conslderablo of it really hot, is <tintrlbuted by all the reolfj to the Kinbassy program this week. Willie it was in the making, I'atho got the t«'xtilo trouble. It hail FranoiM Gorman explain reasoni* f»)r the strike and then ie» oust met- ed his dictation ot the iriess.'igo to textile workers throughout tho' country. There was some appiaiisr tor this and also for Upton Sinolaii. Ttie writer-candidate for Calilorni{i. gu- berfiatorinl honors reiterated his caiinpaign promises to the entir«> country through Plira>niount, and he Is being cordially received. On the applauae docket alao le th^ hemd ol U. S. Relief. He promlaeiM A differ- ent kind .of difCiN^t. Aid for needy , Amerlcai^: ^thjNl;''Winter.' Why the ri^: hiftve^^^ phased up ■ Huey libiig All tl>t» time ipay be dMo to one of thotie thllivs, Howeveri Univers.*!! made A good jo>) of it, getting Long and his enemy th» Mayor to to some explaining about ' the siege of New Orleans. This IHV passing off with trie average au«U<»' enec as unadulterated comedy. I'ar was on hand when the Cu- ban tariff treaty w.as cffeeted, get' ting a flash of the document's seali' an well as. the repiesentatives. The Ainorii'.m Ix'gion Milwaukopi band In Berlin getting a weleoiii« from the N.izi crowds, with swas- tikas Interiuingling with the Antei- ican flag. Is proving a punaiei for some nudlenctta. The result Is that the clip Is being wMthOir^'*^^ apnlAiided.;. ■ '.'[.y .-: .'■ : Hii i tnlwr o f dips deal with atwit AtrWght ^lais; brary. Th*re t^e tWo »in^«f«al sporting evenii. hoVe*er. ; -Patho Shows a big Ie*g«e pltchei beinr knocked out of the bo«,)WhllelMia« a seml-closeup of a [i (en (i Wf| ;.ilt<pl\.'<ft,'' an auto dirt track. '' The drought area turne dto mud; Klan activity In the South; the Massachusetts fog eliminator; Chinatown's welcome to a Chinese General; CCC boys fighting a coal region fire—they're aniong^oUier " aubJects. ■:--y-:'.r-;^llMti0^-jJ^ PALACE, N. Y. Falace is not advertising its full show in the newspapers, as was its wont. Probably figures that most <tf Oie acts are not known to Vroad- 'pav. But that doesn't necesHarlly . mean that they're bad shows. Sec- ond Act. Petiet and Douglas, stopped ^ the «how for a bow. Crowd acemed to like the ooinbinatloa ei iIm tail man and the midget and wwMted to> tell them so. Act Is not hard tO < take, and the smallle gets over lA spite of a complacent simpering..'/, Mostly dancing of straight and {,■ comedy type, jind helped plenty hfi t? the absence of chatter. Opener was Renec, Vic and Kniily, /" with Renec doing most of the haid " work on the stage and traps, alter- ' natlng contorlio;tl on the stage with work on Ai^ihgT supportcfl by the Other two wr Ith neck an<j| tpoth boi^d**. / \ Five fast |nihote8'wltJi'A^;i^iiF:i|iii|?;^ inirAtnni.„■•'•,■ > .Vv-Vs-V-.' "■.•■'•-'•.■'. :' R»tnQA*''aund;';liKitt']Rit^ recording aingel's, set Over IS niin^ utes for their turn and AiH>at'^W!H!^v^ ^ do not wear their welcome oiiti ^ Usual piano and mikes for both, with Ramon.'i .'it the piano and hcJpr .a ing as mu< h by her looks as her voice; which is not a sL'tin at her' contralto. Fulton does "F-Jyes VVido Open' and "Kyes for You' and after this optimelrical so.ssion leaven tho stage, with Ramon.a doing a com€«ly song about a m.m who plays by ear , and Beat of My Heart,' the latter giving her an earned run. Tlien Fulton #lth T Never Had a Chance? and *L6vc Is Blind* the's a fall guy for the o{>tic8>j Both are eompari'* ": tivpneweonieiv.^ hut they hAve atiage presence and ieaisy waysv Thjpy'i;^ alumni of the Paul WbltemaA *«iie^ band show and aie 'preisented'' h****©- :' by the m.iostro. i!; Bert Walton was the next to shut *; and knocked 't in for a long dis(iirt< e, ".; Nothing much to his stull, jiihI h© : might be flat without his stooge. Ilut he has a stooge find he known , how to kid and he had them ro<;k- ing In their seats most of the time., , lnci»lentally it might be mentioned . that his only tWo>way g«|r wax a , clean one exot^' tn your own <'vil mind. Bu^ It -^#Cteldn*t be a bad.^ , i<iea for ^attOit to tH»ttd hie silk hnt, out to M '^taiefted' npim and tneiw.-'?^ Rows with his natty e«dt. Closer is Barney Kapp and lt\n--^ New Englanders. Kapp runn o faMt..'; show with Kunny Fuller mopping, ' with her contortion work, Jind a gocKl singer as well as a eiMiple «»1' nimble toincdy dancofn. But it's not tho spo< iaitios nor ytt the pl.'»v- ing. but the showmanly Hmoner in which Rapp keeps things going. H > ripples right along and he Was en^ * ' tirely safe in pretending that tho ' number b<;fore the last wa»» the closer. . Tliey got hiro back without v his havlML to eurtmns hUMseir.* ' Anyhow, ^ erdwd knew It wa^^^^^^^ the finish for the specialists had n<)t rushed on. That's the tipoff, Film feature was 'Rlinil 1>ato* s: (Col), the ineviU'ible Hbirley Tempi© short and t4ie equally Invariable P.Ttho new- i iiniiiiig iin Mhow runs TT) it>itMi<< ; and tlio ... «- bill Is, rlosc to tiuv« hvuray. JplUHktCSM siovv ,