Variety (Sep 1934)

VARIETY CAPITOL KY, There )« iNiaTOh i>« .genyiM>1y kleful to Don AIb«H«n#)it» gi«nd AhMtr^ *i t|i{e,;Oli||ltol tliM ifrcek. ke «taK« «hO«r tcniAain ot two baU tn by tho Michel PoKino Krbiip »4th Albert's ovcHut"ie cCnterlner. Thus Alb<!rt i« allowed to rrficsh the .'ui«Uon<*<'s botwoon -two heavy llMnkH Qf borcdoni, . ■ H.ilkit was at the r*;iiiit<il . Itiree wooke ako and ut thni tinu U wa8 f<tionod w'lethor tlioy woio an aftiartlon as a staKO kIiow. Tho- afro (lid K«^iid business that week with tlie iti'i^e end KettinK coiisid) i-- ablo qf tbe credit. Terhaps that's ■;Artd if 80, perhai)s that makeH •fK^iritinK' 4he«h «>; quickly a gobd Witii a ebiiipliptely new pro- ':.mtm--^tA tr^ v{( coniptetj^y ffeelt ^tiUlp^t. thf^^lmilbt R^ili Mrtt^ at) : iMliiirtpreiBsive note from a isbownian- •1){p Hiandp^At. Only potiHibi^ jlfltb' inK down cdinlnK from tile tlliottifht that ther-o'ft thcnri ai» Hkei"! p<^ft»f aftd there's fheni as likes beans. There's one eertainty—the t)i»atr< will do pood luisiness on the week, but no onb will ever know whether to credit the staKC end or the screen feature, 'Scarlet Empress' (Par). Koth are to an extent likely to ap- pe.al to the same class of audience, although the combination makes for almost three solid ho^rs of heavy music, enough to give lkauc<Mp .jor- dlnaty sinli« in the aticiience :a : Show starta with the ^ Hit Schumanh's %;a^tVal.* The nitiMic If lovely* Then 'the bve'ture, Rtmsky-Kotrsakov's 'eaprlce Es- pagnole,' a pretty difflcult Item ex- pertly handled by Don Albert. Back to the stage for another ballet, •Scheherazade,' again by Rimsky- Kor.sakov. In this last item Foklno is almost acceptable. Costumes are pretty and choreogr.aphy resembles distantly that of the Roxycttes and the Chester Hales. There's some ac- tion and a couple of fine musical 'Crescendoes. ■ New York .is. pretty much fhun- ltt«i ctti^htiy by a wave of hal- •ItHitts. whAt with th« Nljinsky book, me Monte Cart« ballet and sieveral other recent Items having ticked. Capitol trying to cash in 6n Foklhe may seem a gootH idea on the fAce of it because hardly likely that there are many people around who know enough about ballet to distinguish between pood and bad. Fokinc is an early offshoot of the famous Russian ballet that later produced Nijinsky ind other famous and excellent dan- ccrc-. Fokino never could quite make it, but today Is cashing in on the glory that Is suddenly being found by his t>$«rsi, His neo-clas^- teisn) In 'C^ntiral' i* followed by aq aimoat Itwj^MittO mahfterism in 'Rcheheriul|i^£^ Maybe that's his forte. TpmS down Juat a. bit more . and bjfotif^t Ju#t a-Hmite mo^: te- , wafd the-ti;«te a;hd understanding of ibfi avprage huirnan. Pokine might tui n otit to be a No. 2 R<MI|'#;If that moans anything. KtaKO show takes up 75 minutes, and the film ? ^4 minutes, both too BALTO Raltimore, Sept. 14. ; ^To a 'tnoder.'itcly-interested, cas- ual vandc ffin of lialto, with sniat- terinp knowledpc of names and dis- placements of f urrcnt-day prrforrii- ers, this layout woiddn't mctri ji great deal, either on p.'iper or on jwarquce. Theic ate, suhjacently. Arthtn- l>a Fleur, practically unknown lure: Stratford i<c Mayhorry, last around niid-Nov. find then s< arccly vhat poetry-crix call "provocativ«'; IJl- lian Carman; Mc<IIoy and l)iii)rce, solidly enj<iya1)lr; and Little Jack l^ittle: in twi<e within rec« nt datinp an .a Kjngle and migbt have been I'ubi er.'Stainped a« ':»>hh<htg?4iwa»i- - tUy. But—Arthiu I>a Fkur, in 8 mins., treated 'cm to an altopethcr classy Jaw jou.'^t that seined pair of bends. Jlis «losinp <apcr, liphtninp whirls that attained vision-distortinp speed, Listed two full mins. and added arir)thor .'uc to list of rapi<lly mounting r»ovcIty .acts this house has had of l.ate. He's assisted l)y femme who doe,*-- ;» brief jaw-hanp lip .alie.ad, and provides costiiiiM - ehiK k break tor him with nii e joint- . dislocation d.iii< e .about midway. Ktratford .and .M;iyberry h;iv»; df- velo|)cd plenty siruc last pliiriinrd h<ie. Kspccially the '.Iiidy O'Cr.adx' lyp«' j^al; '("oloni^l's r.,;idy' clijiract« r is still same: too slow, ti>o stodj^y. too sl.apey. Ilcr st raiKbtinj.; should l)e .vpc(>ded: would h<'lp act. lirr • •p« i.4iiK lines tip .auditors to t> pe she's tiyiiip to iioiti.iy; no netd to stroll with tllt<d rose jirid drawl •';i«h spcci'h she's ii'<nincd lo m;ik« all th e w.' iy tlirouKh: it imitdcs. Alt T7;T« a i'-O M<'<' 1111 il ' ytTfrrt^ - ' ti i ■ w' in.'itci i;i I; net n( w >.';i}.'s liy ,'iiiy slarid.'iid. but while act vvas al out If. Just .'tv w II it took si'inr pood fines 1( it;elf, .ind c hu< Ued the old and le< bit oin s it lorinerly Viiirdened ^r\i vitli. Also, "toii^iliic tyjic' j-ii! h;is b<ltend bei UMiKKinj.', hoi'tinp. w.iibiMif- and b.ii ifionlea-inp. 81u's tif'tnp to pet )/l.aecs iis a rouphhousr I« i.irihciine if she ki f'i>v (t up. Jiisi vow, e\«.ii, tbeic's a'Wide swath frlie t-aii 1 lit in vauile. One anple Ih.il »',!.ii«d and i.au^ed gasps: .-in «'xti.'i- -Viiliii;.! ily vttlpni' i»nd, In a >;eri»nv. ■',f?M Ilei 1 >1 y t*Uhi lA. : lino Av<ls .mout hed >;.-Jt^Ht b< foi-o tinlFhwhen, gala wei.T f4M« conetrncd hMHi of *|r|mmiiig «^ hSt/ Won a |krotnl«t«4' guffaw from male contingent, twesent at «how caught. U ltiii ill pUrpoHely Inlaid in dlalogrrobV ir«|t *. . vlf lOAdvert - ently, Jettllidn Infimedinteiy is thought. Lillian Carman invested 11 lllill^ in the trey tiiuk and stopped show. N.-xturally, alfopether unknown here. SceniH to Work liarUvi than nu st warblers of type, but pirh.aps tjiafu just her manner. Yts, or no, it servos her well. Apparent forte is toreliinp, but wMvcd it with one el- lort up that vocaliHtic alley, and mixed 'cmUp. Nice pesturiup and muppinp, what cooid l>e seen of it. The mike was i^trung up to her Imir and, from this observer's vision, slanting downward from h.alt w.iy up shelf, lower half of her face w.is masked, rrobhbly she was i ntiit ly tucked from View from lower floor pews, ^lilke-hUgker thouph she is, might better . M«p .back, lower in- atrument and IH *em glim hei; .a p'hie like she paeke can easily stand It Medley .and J>upree's botch-poti li of humor held down the fourth spot stronply. Old and known here, it routed 'em from start, and wound up beinp knocked ,down. by the wind of applau«i».;4l|»." Wuat-'-.-'mmp4.'':: atage- ward. ;-■ ■■■ Jack Little and ork closed. Took 'em 25 mins. before the snappy Tuir house supplied, and act fouiid it a frisk. Little always liked here, and mob seenied to think hiii ork en- hances hia work, as does; ' JSice crew backgrounds grilhdly'and re- moves any trace of monotony that might have formerly been 4 ciitl' cisna applied to his quondatn single act. Btlll exacts sparkling re- sponse with hia lU^iiig ic^abe. knuckling, and li#TliSwwith hla hoarse naarmurlngs.ifto iisifi^ has spots, too. and <elt«wWi espe- cially wh«n. :|ravest)e« th« Lorn- bardo styl«.0t ^ahsapatlbn-dispens- ,lng. -tJiri from Missouri' (MtJ) the teattfre. flahkad by 'Takinp Caie ol Baby' tMG>. the Pete Smith oru reeler; Metro news and .m orpaiiio;. by Harvey Hammond. Biz gooU lirtt ^•how.^«|iw^lig^|^^ PiM-A^E, CHICAGO Chicago, Sept. 14. This week's st.age show 11 dragged out. It keeps the audienciifi'laiir- estcd because it win dri U|> a local favorite, Harry fSoshik^s or- Cfi^tials^^at nttrt gets the audi- ence kifeyed up to expect the un- expected. But till then It s simply a stage show. Hard to tell where Sosnik gets that appeal. He comes out in a tail coat, which means formality, and few laughs expected. He starts symphonic with Ihteriir^tations of •The Doll . pahceUA* it might be written., by Chopin. iy,chmaninoirr, Wagnei< and Souisa. Then he goes into popul.ar things, continually winding in some nonsense and snapping back to the formal. It s like a game, and all the time thi audience gets more enthusiastic, applaudinp for encores that they fail to pet, while Sosnik cuts H short with an announcement of his next specialty. And by the time, be gets through with hl«; |Ant: list Of speetalties. warhienr ,«in«l /solos there's ho. d^pbt that he is a big fav<»ritiB ev(»ll if he dtdh't loosen up with an encore. In addition to bis regular troupe, Sosnik had Helen I'arrish, who .appears in the current flicker, foi a few words and .a song. Opener was the Robbins Trio, ol|«r skat ing, for a stando^i'd goo«l fcw;^niutc$. Thre« ji^'oiisaltii look dcq*© inpiot,:v;T 4;ha,^gi&<| pace from Urarbling Di^'a 9]at« Brothers type of clowning, but not as original IS the originals. Stone and Vernon :?ame on with much music and whip sn.ippinp, which w.as puzzlinp. .'Sec- ond half of the .act broiipht out their skill in body tossinp. They wi lit throiiph the dance with in- tensity and pot appreciation for it. <!eorpc Bc.itty just lounged around with gags . and «Oni(a<r Audience warmed \tp to his ido^^^iWMmiii^^ is of the m,c. braiid; and beeamc infbrihai like himself. His charac- terisations devicloped with the same kind ;of below-the-surface humor. Picture, *Tlier< s Always Tonn r- ow' (U), Uownst.iii s was full for the diniiir^.:«ho,<<v.' ' " ^ ------- t Aft «hnw OMtmntt.: M'tf m mmd: iikliivu-' kmuA PA|L.|JU>iyM, LONDON V- /l^hdon, .Sept., 4 Wtladium of Sept. a, Is practltnlly a ;|ioWoVcr. \V1U Ma- honey In thiro'. "Mreek, with 'RndfO •New York' In J<ecbnd stanza Newco ^ meis ar c Belett .'uid J.arob, newest II. iioporl." an elonp.ited coniidy oiipinal m nse oi tun one ot the hits en llji l>ick llcnilersiti >..il;s, ,a (oupic ol Lets ,-iw.iy to ;i ;.• Will MahoiM ni.'ite lilt ot the lloldinj.: ovei ne* essitateil \, li|>s' opeiiiii).': apeineiit told spt)X him week ■;.V. • I.iiu « r, M itli iUi i al ly, lejt p! ( pi atri. lias s< 'iiK ij< w new sr.fipv ntnl o(;(l lei ei'tl' II js >:til| ibe lipili- ♦ 'Veninp. of iiiost of t be ael s .osl ponini.' ,.1oe I'iii;- lo next week M,in- biiii Ihey «oiild imt noi. bd( liiin iipht tiiia lie l»» |h tot next week, 4u;^ \ ■ '.■ • ■ '' !.■■'■'... Bom» aii«ii|i# fhilwa have hap- pened In antt around the Pulaee, ho perhaps there should not be any too great const ern.'it ion. Kiit the mystery why. In holdinp over a pit - lino, they do not hold ovei the stape show as well, has its onl\ e}(planation for tins |m'iIi,h>s m tlL-it they're runiinip tin v« iis be- hinjd lqi llie belief that it's the vaiide t hii4' dfftisa and not ti»e picttuc. So, at the Palace this weeit *Th« F^ouhtain* <IWdio) te. in for a i«e- ond atiinsa With a neWUve-act lay- out that, when lideded most, does not carry f)0% of the weight last week's bill tot.illed, when it w.as nceiled least. It's typical of the I'alace, thougli. where vaudevilb- hit .^it0-:'high.'aiid: low. \^y;- Curfeht show la nabe fiftiHp. .iutd none ioo /gbOd: at that. H'a 'noifr Ih^ indivkiuai *<ii;« but the cOhglbniera- tion-aa a whole that misses Arc. Besides lack of entertainment qual- ifies, there is .iKso a decided lack of maniuec strength to aid a fea- ture almost sure of bopginp ilown, .at least ulightly, in its holdover week. Nothing new to Broadway in the talent eithelf,* With the exception of Fats Waller and lloaleJJtreet Boys, colored iBbB^Ml^ whoi have baen iustailttlng oh the air. OrOup'a alhgtng and the dusky composer'a hot ivory-tickling are showing In a Btoadwiay theatre to- get her f or:.-,*l^:-;..t*B*^- i^iM'. ;'rtiOWing up well. Rogers and Wynn*", standard mixed hoofing te.am who ring in 'motber and dad' for some old- fnshlbned Jigging to take tlicm off to a aaliiro, Of^h, Following them the Two |!Miv«ya tnake it t«y<> mixed teams ln a irow» with the male's juggling and running. Are of chatter taking the Palace and its audiences for a nice ribbing. His is a clever routine, although the Knglish speei h mannerisms actually do not need so much cussing. Fact that he can make the pit crew howl after three shows is his best testimonial. Collette Lyons' madcap nonsense foUowp Waller's turn to good re- sponae. B«9i«ead lah't: billing her preiwhi gtralght jqnfiift irhb might do ktmething about his war<$irbbe. They make it three mixed toams ^ut of five acts, which shotild make the Palace booker eligible for any fu- ture vaudevlfle niche in the Smith- sonian Institute. In the closing frame the show really hits its height with I'eppy Taylor and the Kitchen I'irates, ace adagio turn, which has been bounc- ing the Casino de Paree into one BroiafliMy combo house after tb« otheir. Ifg otaty a f«^ !«r««lts ago that -they i>ll»y«d tha <Siipit>6r, *nd shortly before that, the t*«rAmouttt, . doubling froni the Casino. BUt-they cbmprise the type of act that can stand repetition Without lesfiening the thrills they dispense. Biz Friday evening weak. ^(-ho. H1PI^ Baltimore, Sept. 14. This week mgmt. has subordinat- ed the flesh to the flick, and under- standably. 'Night of Love' (Col) had 'era bursting with 'bravo's' on opening day and. if bi« continues cotttparabliiri'Whole iayottt will h,o^ rare occutrenoe itt thit aholpiK: . .rT v The fai« ie framed in pte i^^ prez pattern, an4 «9iNAMt:;«f3eggie Child's 12-pc ork, Arthur «Orttn, The Aristocrats, and fiwanaon ami Byrnes. Runs 45 mlns^ and. by and large, shapes up smartly for results sought: simple satisfaction. J'atri.ns hero aro accustomed to a bit of stape slenderizing when a stronp pic iiriplitens tho booth .and, under con- ditions currently, this rostrum arr.ay easily suflices. Tlicre Isn't any actual (oinedy. Some slight suggestion of it, but none directly thrust; and though mgmt was considering Insertion pf added act 10 bolai^.- lhUitef afte^ opening day, it Wi^.. |ii ' the main., unneccesary, AMSilie audiehbc MX shbw ilghted 4tdnV mlw it, rathetr seeming to think well df liaybut a« stood—and that wih't bb fiiid of ma- jor ity' oi/^i^|i;.;ttiied-up:--«t'- 'Hipp ■■■of late.' ■ Childs' crew b.ackprounds throupb- out Ku.avel.y, tinkling off cpiite a number <)f tunes as own <'ontribii- tion nicely. F'aet that the l>oys played ne.arly consistently from start to stop wasn't at all conducive to monotony; they mixed 'em up adroitly. "Vincent Calendo, band's warbler, piped refrains to qitartet of iionjfp Or in lilandard ether man ner, and Mrii.; ChHda (tihhIIIed, but should h^ e^. it imat nhnounced > cnnio oh |w k frfl^fe ^phnracter ape Byrnes, heaved th'rouph irio of sej restated routines, the f.-iinili.-it rhun t>a. w.'illy. and rl;i\(' <l.lllM ^ N< I part i( iil.irly i)rb-openinp as repaiiU rout iriinj? and deporttnent. ImM plen- ty oke an<l <'x<iiinr In ni.innet tosses lasH ,ir<iin,(l in the 'sl.ive session .-mil in taltei poitum ol the v..lit?, whirl Arthur Boran hoves oh ne.'ir end tiir a series ot Htrlklng' imitasheH that merited; the hffhtf i^l«fice ac ■ft^f*. tKftmiakiii^ ;an4f; hl#' a^iitfl .iif.'^ ;eMRi»rliw:':a pt^tiy long turn. Doea very oko Wynu, Cantor. Durante: a pretty pallid Al Smith, an amMlngly artful L. Bar- i ymoe^i illsTennor la top-hole, but then hie featm^ vialurally ehhatice It. cibeer la liA'-appi^ittiiatft of (•\d.r:'s radio voice. Bbt-an did >t on 'March of Time' ether pCeigram A Htiinninp slant revealedTaii iShow caupht was that mob gave it Ignles of lalu liter. True, Bmaii did over- acicntu.ito s.iLie.iit eJnuJicleristics ot tlioso pi|ies which Herb Bayard Swo|)e described as paeUinp 's.a.,' but that the mob lauplied eanii as aslonlshinp surprise all around. Nifty novelty intro'd midway was quartet billed 'The Aristocrats' Three g.als 'n' guy lilay the 'Three Lii J'igH' a« Disney cartoon con- ceived the hifrihei-y Jingle, Gals garbed a« porkectiii IhoMing en- mrgod false heaifts'^: mah ie togged out aci wolf, Ork pace»,'!iiaing *Wbo's AfiPald Woir score* Ahd^ whole piece is played to music. Tht<ee houcies bedeck stage atid action fblloWH cnrr toon's depiction of the rhyme. Swelled over stronply with mob ah«l personao didn't destroy lltUiionVby dolling m.asks at bows. I'it ork has week off, with a liost of potted plants replacing it. Bathe clips and an Kdpar Kennedy-Flor- ence I-nke 2-:reeler <Iiadlo) complete prccrram. Blx abottnif|b|ir geeend show IMday. ^ i ORPilEUM. ST, Wiyt Still hutihg: th^ esiAQl^^n bail bard, Manager IjOti Gleh^il again goes to town this weeh^he sec- ond—in revival of vaudeVllle Irt St. Paul after a two-year dearth. Of- ferinp n feature lenpth pie, news, comedy and a cartoon short, with 60 minutes of vaude, .all for -tOi- fop, kids a dime anytime, Orph is pl.iy- ing to the mi^st terrilic biz this town has seen in yars an' yars. 'll.arlem Bhapsody' sii|)|)lies tbi- st.ape entertainiiieiit. Oiitst.indinp in thiH colored company of 40—be- sides the smooth orchestr.T. under the baton of Curtis Mosby—is lilor.r niaii THomas« r.. who hoofs it Atp both hc« and slow, in A|) jMntbrtmeht of terpifieh6refl«i tnt^l^uHes which at eVery perform<inei& hete brought down a house>fi}l| Of hahdclappinp. Thomas pere sits at the piahb. and does two solos which, when caught, completely stopped the works, but I'.ap.a Thomas declined encores. Show moves ifHj jtilJi hflW "inli enees love action! Earle Shanks, so-called 'silvei - tonpued tenor,' was a l)it too nas.il to live gr.acefully up to his billinp, but Beatrice Richmond, fat .and cute and dolled up a 1.x Aunt Jemlm.a, rubber-b.alled herself Into the pa- trons' affections as she bounced up and down |n tune with music bot h br^rht aiid doleful; Freddie Crump, hot drummer. Indulged in vai'ic<i ^bntbrttohs and gymnastic which iiipl kkldiea amhsed. at least. T1iMre*i the usual cast ensemble with the old familiar chanting of •That's Why Darkieii 'Were Bbrn'— but an effective spottinp of liphts saved it. Frank ^logers (sans dummy) did .l| ppKliMN^'^^^^ ven- trilo<]uizinp. l-'eature 'H.-it, Coat and fllove' (Radio). Also a ^irady Sutton eom- cikri-^mf^^fta^^ news. ■■■■:■'"■ ■'.■■'''•■■■;'•■''■■. c -.Wwrefcif*. ■ ■. Rmb this week is offeHnig ft T'.atlii dip(>st of the Morro Castle story Althouph most of it has bf.'n in ri - le.a.se for the past week the story is such an absorbing one on the screen th.at it can well bear repeti- dn. An Interview with the act inp captain Is the highlight In more re- cent vibws. Throughout Pathe semt'cloiseupt) his facev His atory Is being rcccivi^d in siiencei . -. A camera view Of'the burning y/recU, flashes of the c^ommercc In- ve^ltgation and of thie oaptain^s remains being brought from the ship give the eameral A fairly late edItlOh of bappehlngs since the fire. There Is nothing about auch aensa- tional witncsaes as the tadlb chief and bthers, bb^ver. Hear«t'a^v|ew» of a n< w pi.mt plane th RuHsla carrying «3 p;is- sengers are sensational. Comp.-u.-i- tivc sizes are illiiMtrated by people and autoes Standing viid«r A Mingle winp. " ' ■ Universal pot two excellent ],e.a<h subjects. One, a view ot hiu-e waves smashinp l'.uin< piers, re- cpjired expert i amera (eehniqiie. The c.'imera seems to ride alonp on the cnsts of s'^ver.al breakers. Othei is in a < omcily vein. It sh<>wy peo))Ie TiiiniiiK foi «,ld coins on ti be.'ii h. and fnidinp money. lOilhet Mis, Sinel.i ii, Lewis si<faks A* L<i.liJlMdlv. <ir else Ihc J'aiai.unir.t sound mail did .-I pool Job. Tlie subject, thcrelore. is worthlesflr' be- eaiisr most ol tliC nuthott's com- ment about Ulf^rmnny is Unlntel- lipibie, ■ ■■;;;■ .;.~^-,.:,„4vV;,/ Kriplish match at ^ftfrrfpi Hills one of lbe.V.,m^Ht;" ■■exciting.-'■repi*-- due tionM Of :*ewii«! bh the t!K!;«!*n. ^' ^ Flock M youngsters ' ahc ; IhtHi view^t^ by Pnlhe about aehof^ktnys and *oniif» of theim provl^ ieal lawfTs, Othem:' Herbert ^Tbover MuMtbUni; fnotbnfl; ra< Itu- v.ichls ^VAngelinr Booth in London: b.ibv .fi.uhm.-irine. Bosh ll.ishonnb tei flc^s; r<Nleo; mint; etc. Wu4y. AUiAAiWA, LONOOlt London, Sept. 3. 8tx American acts; of which four aro st.andiirds, making It the best program since house went vau<U>- vllle. With all that, bill i« badly ! balanced. Three dance acts follow each other and, nithouph some are doublinp, these nets could hava bet»n kept tiiither apart. Willy Woltard opcnv w'^'" ^'^'h^ ■ elevei lia.t and plates mahipi>lntiph%. iiitersperMoU With sunte . comedy*'. Percy and Walsh in cuniedy VehiCl# arc simply acreechingv fOr Cbmed* lines; othevwiso the cbme^ the .pair Is'^funny. -.'■■■■'.^■■•■■'■: M aisle Weldo n 1 n a ser Ich of jtii -,' pi esHions . of tllm stars, some pood and some so-lito; Best in .lessie Matthews t.ike-otl. Senator Murphy gets hist real, laupti of the eveninp. He does not miss a point or sitii.ition. Il,-id i-o ' speech it for eiuore. Sophie Tucker, on to a leiepdou, unleaded Heveral numbers, with quite a sprinklinp of n<>w ones. Had to res|)ond to novel al encores, in- eluding 'Some of These D.'iys,' and " then li.ad to liep off, reniindinp ciis-' tomers this is her second iipjieir- ance here in 10 ye.ars. / j . Stuart and Olive in a splendi4 ghbixy of footoiogy. Including theit* own: version of a challenge danct»;'. RuaseH, ifarcbnt and Jerry hf) v*^' been here so long they can' |)4 . termed locals. Marcohl has: broadr': ened hiarcomcdy and rjpap*;,iMii of li«ih«. Team l«* abbut succeMfiit .b^outfht biire^ > Thi«e .l^llbri here on . setioitdi week ami atUl the laugh Hit of tbb program. - lib hiitve been aro^ind Ave months now and have;. hnd~ plenty of Imiftttor^. but despite 'hat; are great favol'ltes. This Is their, last appearanfce in Knglaml, as they .ire s.iilinp next week, but letuiii (n December fur Diiiry L.ine tbe.alrc'a Christ m;is 1'antoniinie. Cole Brothers follo^ evet.vthiii^ on t: bill but ni.anage.t(^hf> of the <'iistonuMs. House prossi'd best business siiieo: its 0|)eninp; a s ure n ipn pood bilia Will, attract business. ROXY, N. Y. st.ipi :iet a lid a (<<)> lltiiii;in Side.* No paiiie, but A 70 iiiiiiute minute fe.atiiie, 'The (IT), anil both okay, .satisfactory. F&M stage pbrtioh c04ild ba ; trimmed, .lay Mills, with ijally l a. - v ker st.i'alghting for htm; m;^''H. Miiig la hb iK»Vice aa an m but worjiti ; tritely according to ld34 sfnh«la;rdH* Then, too«: he should get away from those hyper>draniatic talk songn like 'Let'a Call It A Day.' it didn't click. His partner, .^speclnlly when , flashing those niftjrumierpinning*' in abbrcV iated: iidiorts. eeUpaee v completely. Tills unit .ap.iiii piovi s that Jbw •. diclous bookinp <'an br inp new laceii- '• to the rostrum, even uniler <'Mstiiig v.audfilm conditions. K^i M jilw.'iys _ digs up .a couple of new 'iiiis. B.ay ' He.atherton. minor NBC sonpstor, ; while nf>t top-heavy on money and ; not too familiar, constitute:! IhO he.adliner and also somethlnp ot a - radio name. It's a ^uick .repeat f««r Heatherton, and he's ^(b^|%^^ bors' liking acemliigly, *^ ' 9how bpfdhif Ih vmwib'fatifai«>n with the .etcellent i^wo CleaiwnM"^v^h~ their aerial acrbbatics. Tjhey w ham 'em from the gong Aw» root re»: vues and th© Hke, suen "aa ihit for* mer Century Roof, or Zlegfeld Mid-' , night Frolics, were still a current vopiie it's a type of dumb .a« t that'd ruin 'em in a production, A« it ia . they open ■■^Km^'va'ildn^m|»ii»' .ijike-.tt*'".'' Koxy. ' •■ V ; k, -V ; \ '■ Ceorpe and Jai k Dormonde, With their uniiyelirip <()incily, are other ^ oulst.indei s. I'Y.'ink Melino i'o, stretihis it a bit but their pround- ' tumblinp and the dimniitivo Me-fi . lino's downinp pets 'em pronto.-. A zouave military drill is thO ! CJ.ic Fostcriies' terp outstandCf, al-r though Mills mipht havp refrairted' from em|)hasizing th^l tiiey employ the regulation I6^i«;|N^hd musketw In the militiary te«p mahe^vcr(i<; ' guns loolt too white, iight And aitf ' tificial tb mhke that bcile^ahh^ Aii^^ it only militates agalniiit ebmplet*: s.atisfactiOn. Bet^idei^. this unnec^ essji ry emphass isn't required Hifli . view of the l<\)ster line's 0^) ]ii(iUMi«.''' ly capable drilling. Fox .Movietone JOauvs, Walt Dis- " ney Silly .Symph, 'l-'lyinp Moiiso* and 'She's My Lilly' (Will M.i- ' honey), short, round out (he bill. ' U'ist n.iiiied tl id n't show bh the tin.al: frolic l''rid.ay njpht\,^u-, , At)t;\,. The shows .lie .ilway.s about thtll 's.iiiU' here, lollowuif ;i loiitine iii lie.okin!-- anil • I .< I > m li I i np th;it ^'PT^r T.uely i^- or rrttrr^-any n i lit t f. It may be one of the ri.'isoiis why v.aihleville as such, has slid till;OUK^ the ye.its until it bas lo»!t: "'"'^ the favoi it ever hutV Same old acts open abows, «nm*i fype Is sp'dted Hei'omi, vcQihedSK turns seldom dtfCer th/gfinrrhl emi«)*^ acter i\ mi eiosihg /acts: AriR aiwayg Of the coiiyef^tiohal i*ort. Thlf|- week it's one of thbeb (ih«>l^^^ The larto Trbuivc eif bii<>nthf rlfifei^- and jiiggttng «>pens^ Then Miihl Hoiliiis, mound si* oi- seven year« Jipo in Mill . iiK (hate vaiidc TIlOII iCuntinued on page 19)