Variety (Oct 1934)

October 30, 1934 r-.y STATE, •N.1f^?|\i;v .•a tu do the do-re-ml honois. th" with''on^'^ofilNff*<Bt con i.iu;.tion^. DeBpIto th© Aljlafeiicp of anytliitiK that miflrht lie elamitfled $ji ii sniixsh Item. It's spruce, en- Kginfi onttMtalninent nil th*' way rcumli- jil t MU:;t' of tlu» ffuture's inordi- nato Ii'ir-;tii. lit) mimitrs, nil rout- ines an* U^ I't <lo\vn to thf nilnlnuiin, Whlf'h i-ii'i lunslnru *^ niM.\ li:iv(> boon lan^olv r<^.;i""i^i''l'' for th«» koo»1 Bhowiu'V aiitl re<"eplioii jho bill rcir- iiiteri'il ;it tlio ciirly l-'riday <>vt>niii.'; ptrfi-ri.■■■">'•''• Turnout :it this cveni ; tliditfiUvJ l'*''^ thiims sliould b; '-It^ky-dory I'lr tin* Ht:ito'.s h.o.. re- ^Mfd\i^ihi>'0i tiio tmF wwkH thjiP pie- JttlW lf«»t ni the t'yflif'H" JU 'M'VAO HijUnrf^s off tiy hav- '^ar ono in.ih> .slnwlo followiii,'; an- .Oti|o.r, ■ I5ol» 'Kip:! to tickle the oyp IfM'fieiliKf of bitluncc with hit! devil dttek« -'a«d^ and t«pn Imviir^ ta 'it«;ki0 the eye and iho it$n0if 0f ;,rWj«l»m with Inipro- irtMitionf Ivories.flUier «itd. fre«l»;-iinil tlie ttiklnfa wfere NirtVnra foii.niA that the ettatdtb^rs Bieft'Wed eh^frln to tt*rUn IMWI his rHbie df^Ua cat•ri^d id; thta taWte In liljoral meft»»ii^f.«r|th the lOid re- VcnlinK that in ad!pt«fi»ni to'technique and siilf •tn?in»hlp he packR fiome- thli!'4 iti tlie Vray of fine Ihterpreta- tlon. Xnvara mi)?hl helo thlnjrs all around by laylnif off the whl.stlinK- W'iiy In' v.-t'.'ives It into his pl.^no tiiiUlin r in ini-linod mor«> to irritate th.m i>i c)ili!i <■> .1 l.uiprli. Nevortholprs his is jin ideal No. 2 turn, whether the .audience ratm^'4'<A«m''<»\.t^iiiir- ■ Tliroo X SiHt«'rs struck it rich With a number tax:>?od 'l{ox the Sound lOffects M.ui,' and <m the rail bark showotl that their llalr for Im- perni>nations was equril to thrlr kn.M'k for mixing rhoiro harmony. Next ti> <l()sintr brou;,'ht the five mcMubt I S of th(> Koy Family. Kddle, Jr., ('li.irlif. livintr. Mary and Made- line, nnd the f|tiintot hit It hi.crh in Iau!.rhN ;uul anplau.'ie with a fa.st aa- soriinciit of downing. KnKpinn, nUmiuK .md danoinw. Trailer which led (>n the .-let showed i<ome homey bits (if liie elder Foy and his youn.t;- Btei s l> le!; In the days when the family sported its flr.>-t Ford. In the fndeout innin>; Rita De- Lfiiio is iKiired with the 12 Arlsto- cnits. It s a crack sli^mple' of en- terl.iinment in either dfivartnient. MI.ss Del.ano drew all th«y had With her pop laments, whil« littked ■Mfpity ensemble unlimhored a waits ipiffio that for preciRton and «rac« •i:Ha; bHlinir:> : v-. • oitec (:': . ..... . —.^^jfejh Oct.. 2G. Batumi to: iROir A;: like •Mttme «t thlji one-time a6wm«hNra it«i^ a the va- tftotlei^. ^^^.S^ of the vaude- M pottjpy. iDifter more than a year v|S '*|trtll#ht sound. bQKan to seep -IMO Iho refftllars, and they w ere out ftorc» a t the openinf? stan/.a to- felwd ,to welcome"TTtapTp atniws back. ..Kvidenee of tlie scan ily of vaiide hewoofuers Is aRain plain, with five of the six acts of the < urrent bill made up of vet.s. And the .solitary youthful act Is living up to the new type by spoilinff a corking good BlnKinK turn with intection of double entendre and near-fllth. Which has no place on the variety ■..itaKe, Maestro Frankenst^iov dean of yaud.' pit leadera, BtnAkt^efl hero^ Icuiiy to make a alk^-pteee combo Bound somethinir like th« Orpheum orehs of days Rone by, but It'a a feeble elTort, at best, (ioo.i opener haa^«ith i^nd tetj^er. pair of athletes M iwi adftirt© tSrpe offerinir> wlih fahtiifa meiftjM^F do- Wg a tai-i«. ahace «f the Ht«l*r^ •tandlnjir. an<l |p»i:ttnK by nicelv. Jack Cayahauiirh;' veteran roper in ttje deuce spot, works hIowIv nhd ^«rini( draKH in spots, partleularly • Where he essays to manipulate •even ropes simultaneously. Ills MUeated doK is Rood for a few laffs. '*«|;I8 unusually well drcssetl. vlassy musical turn has Hetty and Roy Gordon manipulatim,' the Instrument."!, and Rose Marie Carter InJeotinR some acrobatic contor- tions that are well enough executed. Oordon femme displays quite a lit- tle proficiency with variou.s music.-il inslrurnentM, inchidlnR ac<-ordion, clarin(>t nmi sax, and does a bit of walt>;inK Willie pl.aylnf? that rep- Isterg. l>on liarclay is getting by strictly on nerve, although given tof»ilne billing. Comlc'a act cottslsta en- tirely In commohttnir, with Wtec- craeks. Oh a mm of anfitoftt Vin- tage, with, the old-atylt fearcUy comedy entirely miaiilng^i It wa«l n dlstinet disanpdjhtttient' ttt ""nn*e pojnic ■ tollowera. ««tter Ahd Wtoy, wa*-bler«, and mm» eomady dialog, reveal food Vditfea, with Iflaa Heiier hav- mg a mtrtlcularly high ranpe. which •he know* how to handle. I'n- &W'"fl^tely, -some of the Ka^s bv .J^iwy were tnore of the b.uroom •22^ suitable for mixed audl- rwifl^w, find should be eliinin.ntcd im- nn*«W:itely for the «ood of the act. J'loHink spot has the Pour, Fan- — [:9!m^itHmn ::tli«l.. luHt about mop.s with the honors. Two male m:>nr>!erM anil younger <iif the fomnies ai e all atrong jaw es:- j)onentli, wiUi the more «ld<>>'ly of I he f ealmoii doing thi' iotmiount^i \york oh the Invert^ hiar)€. A double hang frcint P!ei>cli« wiln. iniiiil.& holding i younger: ■.t«wUim tojir tetitih wihtte twiriihiir, a,nd iMkNiNid l^y. li trtpla of the a^me nattufv. faalTy to»». Vountter femnW eleotriilea by V TO midair aommertiaiilts while su.'^- pended by one arm. Pinal Ima th? three aeriallsta twiirllhig from motiith^ holds from a J!ramewoH( in hands of the tppmounter. Hiz on Upti-end today, with lowe floor eupacity and uprlnkUng in bal- cony for initial show. Screen ha • •Ix>.st I.aily' (\VB)» IJintVt Newd au.l Louney Tune. ' ■'■■[r:^''/- ^^K/ct- Saturday's (27) stafjt! assonnient contained a couple W interiudes thht jpHTOved ai Httie too'stlbdiied fo^ the Academy clientele, but there was enou};l» hoke. blare and roiiKli- and-ready iiiKiedients elsewiier*' on the bill to make it a fairly « xcttinj; :<pan between sho w iii;;s of Mudj-^e I'rie.sf (Fox). Headline honors wer(> .simred, liy Kstelle-Taylor fUul' the Uitz Hro>^. While the forniei- screen player was treated with un;ininu)US decorum and inter -st. it look the lUtz trio to lift the run..IT out of the slouprh and f^ive the 14th Stroeter what it take; to tie things up here for a solid fun.'-tbce-weli. Business at the Satinday matinee was good. Whirlwind stepping and tapping of Mulroy, McXiece and UidRe pro- vided a noisy and crack sendoff fur the bill. During the next two turns this introductory pace and punch came in for a sharp letdown. L« Paul took the deuce slot: to tantaliasc the eye wttli auaVe bits of card shuffling and conjuring and. with the aid .of t^fee stoones, he uncorked an encore that left 'em smiling and aatlallM. Batelljll Tay^ lor, in a chic white gown and pre- senting a figure, face and; hia'nner rare to the ^<!aderny. did nicely with a t>op regtertoire Ihitt leaned exchiiiive)y toward the torch ^md sehtttnent^l gfhrea. , Hera ta • voice, Btyle and roitt^:.that aheuld clldk smwrtly elaerwhere. It was for the ihoat part- a wiiated booking as tar aa the Academy waa concerned. For the Rtls Bvoe. .It waa a steady streaini ait wttsha Aiid hand patter. The boya socked 'em har<| with the 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr, Hyde* burlesque and, by the time they got tlmnigh with their stepping buftooniery« the trio had the mob tied up in all directions. In the final turhv Fats WiUler and the Charles Turner band lived up to all Harlem tradi- tiona and deal It out to them in all shades of the hot and blue. All In the act fared well with the cus- tomers, nnd that included t^o plrl warbler and :-t|><t ;l|«y ;|eaiin of nednl ROXY, N.^^ Htnge' irtioW i» wi y this week, witli but two lony ;;ains intermixed. These are deliv- ered by the opening nqivqlty. ; Three oloalfMI-:; tHami^: :iMkd'vtltt|ioliif';:'jiar- l?inltea, p^pi and Sioula.: toto. It's a poorly booked Andi what's niftre, noorly staged, preaentation. , iicadiining, but probatiiiy too l^te iihcr the baseball seasflii^ for' the thiintre to cash in. are the w.k. St. T.,ouis pitchors. Dizzy iiml l>affy <.Jerome and Faul) Dean <n a acts). 'I'licy're in for $:J..'>0(i, cDiiplcd with a holdover picture, i.itllc )l'"ricti(i' Hi-ll). ('o-lK!adliner to the Deans is Fttrd .;und. N'llC si)orts anuouni t r, who's in .'IS m.c. and to interview the dininess bojs. lie does one bit, .•rter tellint; a couple of basebalj : torics, Willi foui- «hoi us Kirls, \yliiidi portrays how the liot in De-. troit came at^uut wlicn Medwick, of ilie I'.iidinals, tried to spike Owen, lliird-basenian ior petroit. It's so weak tltat a few peoi>lt in the audi- ence applauded when Rond stated that tj^ineafter he would stick to iinnoinichiig.-. . Jh,ekBon. Brolhera' iLhesse In their preelaion hiind-baianclij^ to estcml- lent ' ihuslcal accuitapahimeut got them a strong reception, which was not duplicated by the audletiee until I'ops and I.iOUis completed their nov- eliy vocalizing and hoofing miich later on. Rest of the show com- prises David and Hilda Murray, ballroomers; Emmett Daly, tenor, and the 24 fl.ae Foster nir\n. Daly's Hibernian sinning is fair, while tiie Murray.s look well only in their impersonations of the ball- room dan<in(j in various foreit^n countries. However, liefore again attempting the 'C'ariocii' they'd bet- ter grab a. gander at lesser-known teams whtt ^Mip^-l^^^'rH/iitOf::' l>etter. , / ' ' The show proper Is run off with little cohesion, and less regard for proper spotting of the talent. Foster slrls are concerned. Uie^^ ndthfhg fhat'a <mt4l^»dthi; M -'drewild ■#rti.v : -,V.■ •■■[.■■ Bla Friday ieyetling was good. Mcho. twisters. Odce. Py the standards of the current d.iy vaiide, which ;irc not very dis- tiiutive as to quality or very lii^h nthcrwise, the (H't»h layout could be considered .a motlerate .amusement program. The sliow h.is a little color, a little comedy and n. little gymnastic offering. There is a touch of vocalizing, part of which is not good .and part of which is fair. The fairish voice comes from a lad In th(> Virginia Racon flash, which finales. He's a goo»l-looking boy who uses his voice rhythmic illy enough, but sotnehf)W not iiiiitc toni-y enough. Miss Itaeon neoils no further jir.iiso than already appears in the files. She lends the chann to the Orph program tod.ay. and her act provides the onl.v real c(dor, also. There iir some other kind of ctdor. Cornea friflin Charles.?@U.n>' Tlmblin. The l«^ia a howl ^ei^;' / t^^^ takes the actual punch of' the; tsii^w. ,He could; get along M lthotit the augges- tive lines, but :tN«y draw lluai^ter, as do the mix^ ^^1r ora^Mifsiants -on the bbW'dUi; We^ddfng scene in ''one.'' ■': Miss Bacon, oiii the other hand, supplies four lUhesome girls besides two talllsh chaps in tails and white etons, for ensemble a-sslstance in modern and seml-classieal numbers. The closing number tapped to the music of 'Dance of the Hours' from 'I..a (iiocond.a' Is .as neat a piece of ensemble precision stuff to be .seen. Ai't is well staged, .also, with con- trasts In lighting and setting to boot, going from 'full' to 'one' .and 'three' as situ.'itlon numbers dcm.-ind. The Lo R.iys open in 'full' with their fairway backdrop for .a fast tr.ipeze routine by this mixc<l i),alr. Dave .Seed has the middle spot. There's a blonde girl with him. Her appear.'inre in .a long black gown, slit widely down one side, Imniedi- ■ately tips off that a cooch sh«tuld follow somewivere down the line an«l that maybe.the girl will so sqine uin« dresa bit. It's that kind of a..per. fbrnnance, and Seed ia aeen In hia ue^ai (soiiacgl itjallatlkenfo to meiitlofl .ilif illoiijtey hltr iihd^ 1^^ hiuiHtf^. ^ th«: giri;'''':' llMf Jeavea only lliite Monte and Nefti (New Acta), aiAiFniii^ .and Instrumental trio, left j^^^^ ' -; The screen has 'Hntretts of tVlm- pole Street* (Mr,) and S'a turd ay matinee biz Indhates a strong draft. The stage end la clocked at 53 ter al)out the boss owing the actors money so they'd have to work for applau.se. l.,ingo is thr(:idl»are .ind starts tli<> a<t off witli two strikes. Despite the spur start, act got going fairish and wound up atroinKi al- thougii punch waa ipieali^ the pinches. Jack I'eppor and his five sto*)ge8 closed. Fepper'H sart«>rial perfec- tion was in too decided contrast to that of his aanles; they all looked pretty tacky ahd ahopworn and the stint wetoi «|**r only ao^so. organ - t^atioh .#liat this number needs: If Jack can'get his merry andrews (they all have funny pans) running hither and yon in seeming confu- sion, but actually accomplishing something funnV, It would put the act over the hump, \ : i Uesides the. feature. oiOy linker sttirtf Svas Pathe newiij«*t■ tothe ^IlnhefK):ta^P'lt|l|^f>l^^ t^f^*/^^'/^!;;'-. '. COLISEUM, N.Y. RKO continiiba tila policy of five acts on first halvea only here to .seemingly excellent buslneaa. Acts go in kiere on a cut. showing for the rest 0f the circuit's time. With the theatra, Wi a result, getting some very good showa iconatderlng its budget of around |7W for tha half This aeniester llnda three •fand- ard acts, one act bil the Way to be- coming standard, and a nOW turn in the layout. Latter la the Three Leslies (new acts). Show funs along nicely, given an especially strong impetus via a very good Hallowe'en overture by the 11-piece ork batonned by Kddle Rurston. Five Klgins, standard juggling, three men and two femmes. open the show. At thi? catching, before a three-qpartcr house composed mainly of kids, their hat and Indian <'lub work went for .a strong recep- tion. On the other end of the bill is Fddie .Youth's colored orck, a. comparatively new aggregation in these parts .and good, too. It's es- sentially a band for enteriainmcnt eight-man combo capably handled by South, mM plays an ex<;fllent violin. Second are the Leslies, while th<! standard novelty dance team of Seller and Wills are in the middle frame. Male's terpsing on a pair of curved skis, and feiiiiiic's swell WigiiiaiK'stiue aero, routine were strongly reei>ived./ , A .Jttale plftnlBt accompanies. r^ewis ,'ind Ames, also standard, are in next to closing for .-oldii ioti.il c(uiicdy to that dispensed l>y the Leslies. Mixed team's gags fit this sKow and; the hbUsfe to near perfec- tion. 'Judge Priest* (Fox» on the screen. |*ia S^aturday matinee .iixait thre*-garters; Srhd^- ORPHEUM, ST. PAUL St. I'aul, Oct. 27. 'Gay Divorcee* (Radio) rather overshadows the Vaude here this week. RUiining 80 minutes against the fLve acts' 60—and being admit- tedly superior film fart—it's pr< tt> stiff competi.sh for any flesh stuff, but the bill headed by Jack Pep4H?r and Co. did itself pretty proud at that.' .y'.. ..V. .::'•'■ June Ptirlaii# and Co., four burly, but chariniiiif, femmes and one hiisky male.,dlaported: themselves in di»y aerJal atttjita f<*r the opener. Quintet, garbed in White tights, woirked orlaply aiid ejf pertJj%! , - Wiird; Pinkie and: Tfrry i»howe<iv 'i;l|(^iiielVes.>to;..be -''iuivtfiod ia;'kno(>k;-''. muf^'. «ct M ahJf^ '^MhilvMed het*e.r llrii^ fM Heflrn clothe.s . ltfl!r»round grorimihK/^-Their iduW^-IM and Iptkylvii^ rotttlne lillcked e»j(l0ty ■ a* tf^ ieue here./:' .^''■■' . Rel* and Dunh, of radio, sn^hed through to tremendous aiiplause .to, the middle spot; wArblthg a freaK c»»mblnation Of: song : titles and . a parody c,n 'Love Ih Woortii.V whlc^^^ while it rai.s'd eyebrows, al.«o got /tumult uouo hand-clapplpg. Roys h.ave j>lcnty of wliat if tak*'" to put themselve.s ri' rosvS socko. Lynn Rui-no livvue,. next to clos-; TilAI4S44iX, B'igi,YN A newsreel house for d^whtowh Rrooklyn, third In the Traiif^Lux chain and flifet outside of Mahhat- tan to be launched, was opened Thursday night (25) with a pifo- gr.am m.nle up similarly to those at the Rroa<lway house. That will lie the policy, u.sing I'ar. I'athe, I' and I'ox Movietone reels together wiili shorts, but ex.'ictly same show as at the Iti-oadway stand is not con- templated. There may be Ihooklyn or other clips which would Ixuve local interest and color but n# fpr, New York. , ' T-L addition seats 4'jr,, slightly Larger than the Madi.son house and clo.se to I'le capacity of the I'.road- way-4lHh street operation. It is a handsomely appointed theatre and runs through from BHilton to De- Kalb streets, where the block plot is narn»w. House is a stone's throw from Albee. Paramount and Pox, downtov.n Brooklyn de luxers. and Thursday night at the opening had a long; line of walteea at 9 o'clock, Bbx offlcea and exlta iare located on both iFuiton and DeKalb. With biggest crowda probably to , be handled on Fultpn. a busier tUtff* oughfare. There la no balccmy but appointments Include lobbies, lbung'!< ing. dressing and amOklnff rOoM both upstairs and' doiirh.. furnished in good taste: Seats In the theatre are large and comfortable, located f.'ir apart for leg room and so ar- ranged as to give a clear view of the screen from any part of the house. Russet and slffBr ti tl^; te- terior color scheme. Program will be changed twice weekly, with the tariff SGc. at all times and the house opening at 10 a. m., with show to run around an hour. Initl.al bill consisted of 27 newsreel Items; Charlie Chaplin re- Is.««ue, 'Rehlnd the Screen'; 'Tune Detective.' with Sigmund Spaeth, and .a 'I'oiie.ve' cartoon. There ?.< ft lot of drop-in trade in downtown Brooklyn and the fact that the house l|l l^ the midst, of thf shrippirtg acMie eWiiiiilieea its, nosjfjv . blli|les..\'- •. .^.':,';,'Cfcor.^;- PENN, PITT PittsbUrgji. Oct. Za. .Secoml suctieiiisiye atmight vatide bill at this housip, and It wonH work. I'enn tijio biig< almoriit li^OO aoatsi for act* br^^ht on fiail; fending Itself 0ntt^io\p^-0tiiim^ I 'A« it.';«tahd«.!^^ttirli«'.;Kair« "two"' atrlkes agoilnat theni befbre they 8tei» to b.at, and It's tough atruggling to get over. Kn ihtrf>ducti6^h Off acts at all with the entire talent line-up flashed on the screen before the curtains part. It brings home that old-style vaude- ville Is passe; there's no warmth, no intimacy, partU^Olarly • iB' ••. .d<p- Itixer like .this. ' • La>out this weeli leaves plent.v in be d' sircd, wlnde thing being run off ;it .a snair.s i>ace. Not much coiu- lilaint nliout the .acts, as .acts, but ^liej'ie .all of .a leisurely style, ,'ind when you string together five of this sort tin- mortotbny hecon^ea-yiljllto \N ea l isoine. Hill HoMiison Works in n xt-to- closing Hoj.mgles cleaned up. ris he alwn.\.s doe.->. with tapolog.\- that knows few equals. It's Kobinson's first visit here since 'Rjown Rud- dies' .and, within recent memory ,'in\'.v.py. tho first time he's ever pl;i\ed a movif; house locally. How- ever, liis st'.lc is of a lejsurelv n.a- ture, and it's n mistake .-^pottiiii; liirn with turns that work in much the same st.\ie. His stair routine wowed 'eni iind lu' ueiit off Willi his imit.ition of a bass horn player inar. hing dowh f'eri'lifsylvania avenue. Honey Family opens with an okay acrobatic turn in which three femmes di» most of the work. No. two brings on Aiell.s. Kirk and liow- nrti; ynfiUf c^oyneily nod hfiOilng trio. f*wys are .fjih .too long aiid * could I l*ifht*»n eftect IVely^ . pr<?oiedinK tv»Un?«»on cQWtes ehita Ootiltl Avlth h***" "lmltftti<>ij». Mimic is still tops, partiTiuUrly with -her impi'eVs|ort» of Arltsa anfi, I3re*<iler, but pacb ot this turn;: toiiv lit on the weak siiae, whi** didn't helti WO' Jangles, hpy when he followed. <^lOHtiig: -la,; Rartel-ITinst revue, a nic/' if'r>ougli If liardK dl.-«tlno(ivr* jidaui.V tirrri, with ;i ^^ u'ldt-! At , the pi.ino fuid doing n ];< \ ,<,jtril \n\(^t' iu'ile her ween rou»inf'5«. •' .' . ' I'teiure, '.Mrs. Wiy-.'. of ryi;i,,vt'.»., '••atch' j:l'ar)v and l»i/ (it < ; • in,: (NEWaRCCLS) Variety is the keynote of the cur* rent Emlwissy program. Eveii, though there is no sucii red-h'»t news as the King Alexander .as- sassination of last week, wliich upped the box otllce takings conr siderably. the show weighed ia as.a whole as good entertainment. Makeup of the program, is def- initely with a view, to va^iei^tiiTit the character of the newsreel *ft«it©* rial. As « reault. a IlearMt coh- iributioh oi||: l^tmrt^ of Jiiatlo* campaign to. 'mimaf. out crlttia. ttitp-' leal ita « i«c«9M>^:th# l{ltea|; >(i^^ lie Enemy beltwr tabbed out, pr^'tt^ thy Floyd, leilds off the *how: Right on top of It, Fathe NtMva Flashes are run In. grouping Amer- ican Legion convention In Miami; Piccard stratosphere experiment; stunt aeriallst at the Chi fair; shots of llauptmann and wife In a New Jersey courtroon), and other items. One of the laughs is a clip of (ler- trude Stein, writer, while anotiier is a two-year-old kid smoking cigars and drinking beer. The news of the week as covered by the reels Is spread all over the,.; program, latest football games hev ing toward the end. Ip the footliali column the ahow is strong. First, there i.s Path's able coverage bC' the Mlnheabta" Pittsburgh ttaficf!^-- followed by Parainiouat'a iMMitplbu* tion on the coiumbia-li^f: |««)»1^; equally welt Mndled ■■■iHtA. 'imy- ex- dtlitir.' Then Fog, uitder Ita aports department, clip with announcing by F:d Thorgeaeh, turns back the foot- ball pages. ;FlIes yielded highlight games and runs by famous gridinm stars. This compilation is well made and thrilling. Show closes up with a visit to the Macon dirigible, with explapf^kM *• to how it operates, etc. • \ Picture on the Spanish revolt are shockingly dramatic, with both Paramount and Fox having scenes of dead victims of the uprising in their clips. Both announcements offscreen are effectively done, build- ing up the mental picture of the terror thi«t e«l«ted In Spain. The Bucharlitlc >on«re«a ia tiie moat ploturwNiue unit in tiie ahow. airpf plied by FAramquni. while Hearik coniei through with a^ll that eould be dbhe on the reeent air htce won by Scott and Black. Hearst uses a map of the route, with shots of the various stop.s, Singapore, etc., from files cut in to theatricalize the con- tribution. Funeral of Yug4)slavakia'8 late. King Alexander Is covered by botli Fox and Par. with some repetltion.s occurring. In the narratives go- ing with each, the extent of the mournful occasion is built up to th* point where it la somewhat mauldin. Fox is well represented on the bw« having had aeverai other itemn plucked by the Embassy BhOW* ituiiders thiyii. week. Including tliie fa.shlons depiartment, which - ha^i Louise Vance aa ahBouncer. Thia weekj F^|il*a f^Mtfl*^ diviaioh deala ^wlth';,«#t:U■mi^^^;'Je#*^ T .-V ,5Pi(irb'Shorts .aid in diversifving the layout, a 'Stranger Than Fiction' release by U, and a Magic Carpet txavelti^.. In Old f.;uatemaliL'_ fFuxl^_ Tiusiness unusually good .Saturday afteii noon at 2 p.m., with house close . t(i^'^aNpn^ty oat/that time.'-, ■'J:.0ktf^: ' Capitol, Lancaster ' Opening the vaude,ahow with the V Five (Jay Roj a, vaude bhcf; hlor^ > aided the house to overcome brtd weather and Coml>etlsh ifrom foot- ball. Qay% Have n«'at springboard ; act, with aeyerlM original tricks. Act trnic^y costumed t^d^^^w^ smM^, profeaslonal ikmh^ • 'III :-Cim{-'9km- I9it|r'ha. 'fn''-;iik,' niaslcai 'V.';-' intei^de, iMii act with Ma of com- edy as vi-(?1^:ijfc^^ talent, took sev- eral encoi'elB.': Gota in trick wig, tux and bfg bow tie clowns on xylo- phone until housie is convinced it's straight comedy, then cuts loos'> on * several very diflicult classical num- Ix-rs with action and tt < iinlque whif'li runs pit orchestra ragged. (;.'il in .act does a comedy ruml)a and adds flash In the end with a nice little costume number. Allen. I'Jddie and Dotty doing , 'Com«'iIy Hokeology" use a cute gal . for knockabout, which is lots of fun for the audience. 0al has a way of being in-the: road and Is roughly pushed out of It- countless times. Some good dance r<>utineH..C9.#«d.%-n'fbod:band. Proving theinai|y«[ to be one of the aweeiest eotO|*«d bands in the I>ti8ines8. Hal Jenkbia and ht4 or^ chestif'a. billed aa the *Sieplan Ouy ' I»mbaido,' was a real sensation. Reversing evi-ry tradition of colored bands, the bf>ys plajed not ;i single 'iiof nutnbei- !ind e\en refuseij to . blast 'Ti«er It.ig.' All of their niun- . hi-rs, wliile pop.s. weif' played in a V: Sf>fl, appealing inannei. Vaude is liuihling uii iicre as tie* .•leason pr«igrc.-~seH. with indii"aii>ins' that the rap will be on the map .ijv ■a^bigi,'wrty ,'prese'htly.' ,„.■;•;■'■■'■"■ .,'.■.■' ^ : .vTotjIr^^T^ Again f f :u ort., '::?..'■■,.■.■' . period ■/ ■.in 'fl^oby' Wlnif*...;,-'; ^' .;'•'''if: •;;■>■■■.■.•. :#«V^itifli;ko ■..bipit-* ;'^*fn^y«<«^" ji^'f' :> lie'' J<it.' .; v; ^'..^ ■■'■;-''•/''X . if-