Variety (Dec 1934)

VARIETY >ARICTV H6II§E Tuesday^ December 25* 1934 koxy-Mattlbti^tim, Phila. Philadelphia, Deo. 23. Roxy (9; 1/. Rothai:el)i la nb (ftraneer^ to. PhlTadelphiia, btit Sun- day ntght (23) he assumed a new . role, iiot that -ot a, Nevir TorH Im- presario over tot a brief - engage- , ment' but as a :Phnadelphla .thea^^^ and -amuseinent nii^n,; ^ ■;Phllly hasn't had a turn-pvit such; as waa: present, ;on Invitation strict- ly, at- the Roxy^Mastbaum/theatre last ev-eiilng In many mooiis 'and there isn't the slightest' doubt tha.t both the muggs V and, the. class bunch were much impressed; "Theirp Is lio question; either,: about the buslnPss the relighted aind retltled Mastbaum will do for a couple. of weelcs. ■ it will be plenty big, but then "tho test Vvill come., , This. show Impressed as en;- tlrcly co'mparablo to ::the ayerag'e Tuh. of lloxiy's NcW. Yovk pi'osentar tldriS, perhaps not as strikingly liPVel as sPme of the best but cer- tainly -up to s averago. Th«, Invi- tatioh audience was .indubitably. -Impressed, although lilte "most, such- audlPtices: here In Phjlly it. was not wildly demohstrati\-c:, Show; scheduled -for 8:45, didn t start until .'a few mlhutes after 9, ahd picture, 'Sweet Adeline,', Wasn't pyer until midnight. That's pretly iPiii going and It nrtst;be adrr.ilted .tlieve'"^vPi% some: rliiir momcii(S\ In . fact, tliia. cHticlsm of :.'too heavy iwaa I'eai-d iiulto it lot i/i the Irbby. Qn^ ihe other - hand, Rpxy's show had: a personality and' ^" character thai the 'Tklistbiiiixi's stage show;s' nfevier usPd td have,-Ji persouuilty' ~ that made the big *,BOO-seAlcr>seemi a Jittle l'e»ii ht/ge. Gnfe. fea^tove th'at fito'od "'OMt' tiu-tfui^hotttr thci ;*v'Viilrig,. and oil which everybody concuiVed, was ■ the ■ lighting; ' Phllly - bunch --agreed: that -theyia.:riev.(ai;:..secn its. .-equalU;.' \...::.'■..'• •Krtxy*. chose iict to 6n*'lcy- the . o'byii't».s Idea- of ni?irchlrig up: ^£>weet " iwiellro Witii-a Cay Nineties ishoA: Show opens with 'A Ghristmas Pageant,' with the orchestra still down below, and a aeries of striding ' tableaux" repi*ejsentlrig thp. birth of the Chrlstrchlld. Membei'i of the Roxy Glee did the vocal work, and, no - questlonihg. : Its artistry. The lighting her.e was 8uperbV;:the pro- gram: mentioiilng that thife' num- ber presented a -new technique Ih sttige effects, with ' patent applied for.' Tableau < wore all short and huinber didn't last Pver 10 minutes. Nd. 2 Introduced the full rittength of the dih'cing chorus Jn- the fa- miliar' but ■still well ' liked 'Parade • pf the Wopdeii Spldlers.' Lighting aigalh, was • bu^standlng..'.: ' ■ ■ At t^i'la pplnt a news i)lctprlal was BtUcji' in, 'aA ldea lnot generally seen' in Philiy KiJuse^ with /itage; shows; ■ 'Theii came th'p;overture, tvlth-the '■ tfrchiestra' comlhg , Up to play "Pot . pbjurri Co%moj?61itan:' AdolphelCttrn- sp'aji.' directed; IJe is onb' of the- three ti'oi'y -'Mastbaum coriductPrs,' PthiSi-a being' Tasch'a Bunchuk.. and >tieoh teoriardi.. Meyer Uavis la the Prchestna /manager. ' The Glee' club appeqiired with tho orchestra here; and Viclc Phase arid Herb KIngsley,' later .plaholng, did a'vocal number that seemed a little hot to come jBo soon aftet the religious pageant; Goniez arid 'Winona, who are known, here quite well, then did a fopetch ballroom waltz specialty. Alrtiee Deldro, although possessing a flne coloratura voice, didn't click 6o well; sipglrig the mad scene from Tiucia.' Next came a ballet, ar- " fariged 'by Vori Qroria, balief mas ter, wlth Lerii Bouvier as'premiere : Prelude was the number; ■ ; v • Lighter number came next, Lillian Morton,; appearing first with- the Glee club arid then solo before the curtain, sang a supr»oseaTly" satiric ballad entitled- 'My Cbuntty 'Tls of Thee."^^- iRather ■.dull.. • •. .' ' The Roxyettes iagairi riext, attvao trvely ; gowned in yellow and black and doing a glorified Floradora.Sex-^ tet. They received more applause than-- the previous tUr^^^ combined;'-. Von- Grona, doing one of those Interpretative dances—Spirit of,.La;- bbr,. with sound effects-^plprity .im- pressed the class burich but hot the' muggs,v and- there was more noise when Alfredo Seville sang the trar dltloniil Kipling ditty; 'Boots,' Use '* oi multtplp acrccns all .flaahing scenes Pf - marching , sajdlefs, and battles was eftective arid new here Show closed, with Ravel's much- played 'Bolero' and it was a fine .finale. .. Here aigaln lighting, was predominant arid . audience broke into spontaneous ; applause , fre- queiitly. Full strength of the corn- pany appeared. Sum total of effect was that £hpvy wa.<3 a little top pretentlpus hut plenty elaborate. In betweeri num- bers, iloxy tickied the local bunch by marching a battalion of his ush- ers Up on the stage to do a- brief drill. •■ ■; : . - V 'Sweet Adeline,' advertised as get- ting its first preseiitation here. tTrst liight was attended by Phila- delphians, but hot so many Broad- way celebs. Goyernbr-elect Earle and others proriiirient in the Demo- cratic party hereabouts werie; there tts were,-local Judges, store heads, etc. - Mastbaum's reopening is fig- ured as a big boom for Phllly busl- .npfls, especially west of City . Plall; the bualness heads thirned out in force.. No,. Hollywood fan»tare at- temiited and everything went smoothly, considering^ that ushers were battling with nuriiber-ed-seat problem.; , Wateta.' A, shpw for fpur days to bridge the gap between the completlPn of a two weeks run of 'Painted 'Veil' and the opening Christmas day (25) of 'Forsaking ^11 Others' with Ted Lewis pri> the stage. Is In here for filler. It serves: about all right as ;sUCh;-':. . ■■:..•■--: y, '■;:'■■■[' Tlie four-day .bill, consists of. 'The Band ■ Plays;. On'• (MG), a foPtball t)icturo on release a little late fot the pigskin; season, and a show on the boards headed by Three Slate Bros, and Johri Fogarty, and includ- ing,an Oriental act (Ching Ling FPo, Jr. and .Co.). together . with Gllve Sibley and Roseriiairy Deerlrig, who, are held over from' a two weeks' bQoking fpr the extra four days. : Show isn't a cheat, every effort having been made tp ;prpvi.dela unit prodiictlori that , entertains. ; ;It achieves that fairly well, aided by nice operiing and closlrig production riuriibcrg. Mi:s yDjeerlng, ballerina, arid Sliss Sibley, iirlnia, work in the opener with the ballet troupe of 32 girls. It'.'s a tastefully done riuriiber, Fogarty fcillows this opening iri one with a piariist, doing a slick yputine pf humbers.r Radio's popular' sing- ing star, whose; voice. Is rich, full arid clear, opisris wltli'Sweet As Yoii Are,' turris to two Jess; reCent- pops Jvrid closes v/lth a niicdley of 'drearii' riurtibers. Fogarty, wastes, no time, <ioes nbt bow. himself tP death- but deUyers. which is What they,'iy^nt. Both •-the Sldte Bros, and the' Ghing, Ling. Foo acts• "could; Prflfifc; Iby that- kind; of showmianshlp. -Slates are pretty welj to the.bone ■in mPiBt- ways but would/ deal oul, fireater; 'snap by .reducing on the -slapstick whlp.b opens their act aiid get down "to <iuick business for the flhiiahirig dance wPrk. The Oriental act starts- tout with 'acrobatics, :V goes' to'soriie 'very clever spopl juggling: .by the two girls, perch work-and then soriie rope Jumping Pn pogo sticks, folr lowed by a brief bit in ■virhlcH the /jiris spin uriibrellas with balls rpll-r Irig around precariously on; -topi; This should clbse themi, the letdoWn- plus- length coming with the work on a bench ^top. a table; including; the inevitable contortion bit, and- the equally as inescapable;-plate: juggling. For pre-Xriias. flavor the closing production number has^ ia. 'biig Sanita setpieoe - fit the back and the gitls as kids -rtlth blocks to ait ind dance ori. The' blocks eventually -spell 'Merry; ..Christmas-to; you all,' pur^ tain; coming down on a scene uj)-; stage In which Santa and hie. eleigh Is being"pulled by two.; .P.orSes pounding hobifs at breakneck speed bh a treadriiUi;: Added holiday, atmosphere Is, pro- vided by: a tableau'.In connectlpn wjth. an' orchestra bvei^ure of .ap-" prbpriate-'music. The tableau 'pi-e- -sentfl-ar-Tnlxed-chorus iiwold-English coatUnies singing Christmas carpls .agairist the background of a quaint English village and falling show. ' Heairst-Metrotbne newsreei re- lease. In ' the nature of: a paxtlia.1 review of 1934 achleyemchts, -fills; out. . ■ ■ ■■;■.• ;;.;; Business ; Was quite bad Friday night. Char. POWNTOWN, L A. ;t:^ . ^Lpg' Angeles;^Dec;-;20.- - Fast, riioving vaude show at the I uowntow.n currently,' ~saffs^^T~br draw names; but picking a load of entertainment, it's one of the best balanced shows house has had, in .sbm'o "riioriths;" ■ Opening has the Three Blue Strfeaks, class' roller skatlrig . turn that starts the bill oiff with a; bang. Three 'V^'alker'. Sisters,.. harhiony warblers, deuce: and do niciely. Tlien ..in old staridby, Bee Ho Gray, versa- itilejiowbgy, withji^ lirie of roping, ; barijP playing and' iril'toduclng" 'tariie coyote that; attertipts tp; sing for a purich finish. . Three Jacffs and a Queen have :a new act since last; seen: here^ .abouts, with orie of the three male- itossei's iri ; .the adagio .completely concealed on the; s'eriil-darkened •s tag e ^rid giving thb .girli Who I s^ . R. e. MySIC HALL •Typical pre-Chrlstriias week busi- ness, Pediculus. A safe mashle shot In half ;a dozen directions with-; out- danger of hlttlpg any- necks Thursday (20) night. On the screen Fox's . ^Bright Eyes,' with Shirley Temple, the : kid star, ■ and on -the stage an, eight-scene faptastlp operetta. . ■;;■.■'"/■'■:; Maurice Baron ; wrote .. prlglhal muslo' lor the . operetta. .it's pleasant. Nobody; would object to It, ;i;yrlcs ■ by J. ..Parker Coombes arid A. Silverman are In English. And again no ; objection; ..There ;are Colorful setUngs by B. " Vlncerite Minnelll arid Imai^lnative costunties by MaroD Moritedoro and H. Rpgge. There's really: a lot of worthy In- gredients, but the result Is not brag- wbrthy. ; It^B ■ slow, tedious, repetl-. tibus..'' ■■ ;;'; . : Arriaut Brothers are used fpr one. scene and fit perfectly. Same act they've done for 15 years. But: It fit Into that -Enchanted Forest' and showed that; paiitPmihlc coriiedy has. a place In tlie MusliiS Hall, where other kinds df comedy are sPldPm ventured. Yet, by; the time tlife; Arnauts came on, It was already scene Jive arid scene; fPur 'was a logical climax. Remarks overheard Thursday •night-; clearly indicated that this was taken as the flnaie by the public;; with the surprise; riot favorable •when it was : discovered that riaorP--a gireoit deal riiore-r^was 'to corned ■'/ " •' .;';' 'Enchanted Forest' disenchantet; its audience; by failure to recpenize the charirts of brevity;.- It seemed intermlniible. There were; Jhalf a dozen , too mariy/operatic arias; • As the two children,- Hians arid Hilda, sung by/two women, Cella - Branz arid Dorothy MUler, Syanttered through the rriagia. woodlands and ericbuntered .., fables,. hpbgobllns, gnbmes, ■ ■ 'wltcheis,' and'; glrigerbrea.c] ballets, their aimless course ahd. polntles* adventures; were rendered evin ' inore dilatory . by crnnbersoriie, scene shifts, liblsy stage jnanager imerit, actionr;stalllpg solos.. • It Is ■ perhaps, neither lor nor against 'Enchanted Fbreat- . that many ol the fantastic figures are calculated to: scare children. Freaks, riionstrositles, caterpillars, owls; frogSi a witch pitched headlong into an oven to be burnt alive, may only be lalry-book stuff pot .to be taken tod literally. ;Or too seriously .. It ^ould; aeenn; that the Music Hall never heard ol ai spllt-^eqond blackout, has nP respect iPr the tempo: And zip so highly, csteemea in American show business. ; This bperetta seenied.; unconcerned in Its disregard tot the rules of speed, pep tSid Integirated unity. It lurched forward in Jerks like an omnibus runrijrig on its b'Sffeifyi ' ErithQSlaswi for individual bits %as extinguished by the general ;*illne66;' -^- ^J;; ^ ■ ProdiicWon department'e- bie cUck- thls week is a teVlVal of the WoPdem; Soldier parade, done with stunning breclsion, '- variety and halrbreath timing by the Rockettes. These klris hiivA long slnbe called forth the- mostiektiavagantjwaise. An.* agaiui ttrte'raA?<ss.....;::.--"'-";;."'. '-J.' ■■: ^.^r^,^ '■ Errio Raise's oiverture, Ponchlelli'S' blobd-tliigling TJance of the Hours, was another performance ^ plcker- liripe'r. Something went . wrptig Thursday night with the newsreers sound and It went through ■silent. Alter about five mlhutes the organ rushed In. It wasn't until the last Couple of clips that the commentator got started. It Is not iriappropriate to iay that this fluke showed that the Pld silent treiatment had a lot to recommend it. - Not only-was the ■chatter not missed, but, its absence •was^^methln g o f -a- /p leas ure. :, Land, ;■ its" own brand , of novelty material, tt'8 BtUl Warlng'9 Pennsylvanlans. That happens just often enough this week to keep the audience Interest- ed. But Waring took' spme dan- gerous charici s with unsuitable ma- terial durlriff the course ol the per- jformance -anu twice was the direct cause of audience heckling. With waring in the Par" pit are his 20 nvuslolana i^rid/his established air troupe, consTstlnb <« his brother Tom, Pply Cllntlc, .Three ^jnpothies. Johnny Davis, Stuart Churchill and the Lane Sisters. In BabB,;Ryan, bl the Snioblhles, ;.nd., t)xe Lana girls the band has a wealth of good fem- inine looks/ and, on a stage, ■ .the three girls rate more 'Important as lobkers than anything elsfe; Along with the pit show and plc- tufe, currerit Par bill contains the nevirsreel and; an ' Interesting ttailer oh 'Sweet Adeline' ;(WB), which this house gets next Week as .a re- nult of the Strarid flre; Bige, EMBASSY PARAMOUNT, N. Y. To , stkge show or not - to stase «how has been the B'way Para- mount's burning questipn..- This week it reaches a temporary solu- tion by way of a compromise, spot- ting Fred Waring band In the pit and giving 'em a stage show that falls to class as such only on a technlcalltyr—Picture-is Par's 'Here Is My; Heart' (Crosby), and the ■Pennsylvanians appeared to be at- tracting their share of trade also, on .Friday evbrilrig, so it looks like a Jake holiday/week all around. • Waring band Is close to an hour's •recital. Specialty. people, all reg- iiilnr memherB of the Wa-rlncr trbune. . (NEWSREEl-S) Without mdch'fri--the way of spot news to choose 'fi*orii, the Embassy ^Saturday gave--thS 'lead; honbrs to Fox's' review ol the 1934 news pa- rade. ; It's ,-a pat ■ and • smoothly welded link that 'Fbx has/; turned out. / In thlis .gathering together of the" year's high pblrits •there's co- herence, sweepi/'and' hlstorlc^ cpn- terit that spells' df'a;ni'atlc value of a high order. ;.'Thp thing can be accepted as/a mbdel' for story tell- iri'g by newiareel, ',■■-; , ■■ ,Fox agialri sCbres in this week's 7rtelangb./%^h,';thev^cllp shpwlng a refuiree camp of .Hungarians ' de- pbrted frbm; Jugoslavia. Another jarring -note tip tH/e,, bacaphbriy . of European affalri.Js V6o»ii:ib>ited. by iPa:rariiburif. 'It's: ^;, strip ol flim ideallpg with ijermaJ), realdents of America, who, with all expenses paid by the; Hitler government, are on their way_^bv?rv. to cast their yotes in the .SflLar.pIeblsclte. One bf; them, a, woriiain, tails, oift her re- inarks with - 'I hope we beat those iFrench' to the acpbmpanlnient of a neat study in teeth gritting. when caught, two shots came in for appreciable applause. One was Senator Nye's remarks for Para- mbunt abbut taking the racket put ot war, aAd the;. other was a Fox hit qpncerhli^e'lPlnland's. latest .dpht jpaylrig to .the: United State?; ,. -Week's- inagazine-,,, allotnverit,.. Is j>retty-low Iri hunn'an interest/,ma- terial. Best that the paster-upper ■apparently ,had available -was^'Unl-, iWrsal-S' erjocfiF;; with ;/16 children, a better; wlthia.^ltter-of..1.6 pups, and !thi»- usual atiotr-: of ;reats being fed milk from the original-.sbur.co.- Ipanambuni 4s ire9pbi\j?lble for an e?c- Iclu3ive- ot: the l^pr. Klng ;.Petor of ji^goflla;via a^-pljaj^/ 4-.<-/ y:-"^fftr\ y •'. ICEiTHrBOSl^ Boston,- Dec. 21. ' / ■ Breaking' aTway Ipom the unlt-i -vaude combinatiori, producer George fclbby produces ■ his ^.piwn .uijiiA,. this Iweek : at the >:^Boi)3ton. : Everything there, ibut . the , line ol. gal» jU.sually found- In such units./ -, V i RaJiriy We^ksijarid band open be- hind a scrim:, lor Introductory .bars. The 'Four StepSr colored hoofers, ^start things rolling, with a/ sock routine that immediately puts the show on first base. Opening with a song,. that could be eliminated iwithout Jpss, the . boys swing into a group tap. ;: Patter for breather not BO forte... • This leads Into; some phallarige-'work' that Ijrlngs-the' hoys back in the. running. . -with fl. .rllTir.h np eriin g likift-thia it is safe for Fort-ello's Surprise, dog .act, to take over the, stage. :Unique animal idea of dogs dressed as various movie stars . proves an Ideal deucer. ^Featured, ate one dPg ;in control pose, and, iinpther' in a •cute dance." ' ;•■./■-' '■ \ "Vickie .loyce, playing second "week ias Singer with band, warbles 'Once Too Often,'- wjth ' a-. Sophie Tucker .toiich jEirid 'Be Still My Heart' Pver p.a. pleasingly.. - - -Sterhs and Denri :are-riextTJshercd; .in, both Iri riiale attire, to do / ari lecccntrlc that's oke but their next |blt is the';sock of the act. ThiH Is :a hoke/;ra(11o .drama, with .Sterns taking 11 diffei-erit voice roleis, •tvfillc his pai'tncr .slips Various/character !hatM on and off his head, from be- hind. Although Sterns faila to get REX, PARIS Paris, Deo. 13, . • Not many places remain la Parli. for booking of International vaudm' .- vUle acts.' This spot, with the com*! :'• panlbn Gauinont-Palace c(most act* ;' are billed In both. hPuseq in buc« cesslve •weeks) arb among the le\f!' left.' -Most ol the other places con* - centrate pn purely Frejfich acts, 90^' single Blriglng numbeiiis,' -' '•'-'■ Rex, show this week headline* Bellet and- Lamb, billed as 'Amer- ican eccentrics', and; the Four, . Kcmmys;. an adagio aria.pla^tlc poso ; act. Both iare high grade lor Paris., and are at least equally reeponslbitt with the picture *Votrb, Sourire' ('Tour SmiHe') with Mary Glbiv arid • Victor Boucher, lor a satisfactory week In. this 4,0Q0-seat deluxer. Until recently the Rex wais skldx/ ding last. Then the receivers lojj' Gaumont - Franco - Film - AUbert. which took over the management ox this; , and/ the- other Jac(|ues Haik houses when Halk weut .Hiahkl-upt, i stepped up tho -quality. of the shovr . and cut prices, and since , then thei; showing has been muph ' Improved.-, . Bellet and Lamb's eccentric hpof« ; lrig;l3/supplemented by, patter, andi ; they have managed to get it golnjr,/ in very lunny French. Particularly- MissLiamb. , Bellet doesn't say ' much, ;b'pt •what, he says Is sb far, from the French you usually hear' in Paris that it gets i'good laugh. ', Tho French also, appreciate hi« dancing, arid the peculiar-forms into which he can twist his' long anat* omy. This type bf work is known here, as typically American, and !• much liked. .The Kemriiys—three., men and »..;/ wonianr-^re better, than ,average Itt the statue-acrobat Une.i They open their act with a ,bit of adagio work, three .huskies tossing* ; the girl / around, and then the. men alone do ))yramlds, shifting.-position to slow muslo." French like this a lot, too* Act is billed with subtitle ' 'Strength and Beauty', which appeals to local ■:: aesthetic sense, . j/ ;>;: / a;.,. ; Pr'ograrii is filled Puii 1>y ah~over" ture played by 2B-piece orchestra, led by Fred Melp-rr-a rarity in Pari* now—plus a Krazy Cat cai'tpon (Co- lumbia) and compbsite . newsreeL' Also - an educational on an old Frerich town, Aries. ; Siem, LOEWS STATE, N. Y; ■ Either to. put up something of 4 - fight agalixst the opposite draw of St. Nick, or else/bolster ./doubtful picture strength, Loow's/has raised the ante on its - vaude, show hero from -five to six acts. . At the- samo / time,'. the booking office evidently told the acts -to keep their running time down: to a minimum.. Result. Is Sf nicely blended divertissement ,rUnWlng.70 minutes.* '[■: Just about a half house- had their .'eyes aimed at:tho footlights for tho Friday evening showing of the acts ;and 'College Rhythm' (Par). If ap.- jplause returns weren't what/thejf IshPuld have been, It wasn't tho ;faUlt bl the acts. , A dead-pan, 1-show m e' feeling apparently per- ivadi^d - the outironters^ and, when they •were shown, It- stilt. didn't ^ma;ke any difference, ; It. suriis up into the fact that the week beforo .Xmas makes th© following week's layoff; SO; much .more of a holiday for the acts. < Current show starts on the right foot with a smart little: .flash, .'Youthful: Rhythms,' and; rarely falters. , Opener's three girls and two boys debut with a reason iq, front.,of a/small ..bar, with the bar.* ;.. -tender singing - 'Gocktalls--f or ;Two* - While , the others go Into a dance, ^en-lollewrtheip-indlvldual-or-du<: 11 variations in his characters /the general effect Is good, and the hat- changing- flash makes It : a bright .spot. /.■•/, ; .;■■■■'■. Ranny 'Weeks and stage band try to fill iri the next gap "with, two- Htralght ork numbers, sans vocal or soloing by bandmen, and when through they Idavo; a deflnlLc gap. KoH« and Bchrictt follow.'wlth Mis.'f Bennett playing a dumb-Dora. HoHS follows up with a soft shoe that helps mattcr.«j' along then some more patter that Jiist hold.s its own but closing, double eccentric cilcks and gets the team off bullish; Lee Galltt Rcvuo, dance flash, the unit folder-upper, opens in one, a scrim Hcparating them from band. VJtcr . first ;t\yo numbers, a; group routine, based on 'Stop, Look and Listen;' with traillc light prop and rythm tap by one of the girls, scrim flioH. If.H all danclrig after that, clo«lng with ap apache routine. ' • Thia flnalb saves the day. - . 'Wcflt bf /thb Pecori' (Radio) on the Qcrooo,- 'specialties; girl's comic toe daricet i mixed team's buck 'n' winglngt ■aCrp diinclng by pne of tho: girls, and the double solo by the barkeei» jln prie lylth self-acCPriiparilmerit on a guitar, They're all oke arid so'0 thb act as a whole. .'',''; / i Williams arid CharlPs (New Acts) . deuce for one of the t\yo novelty; /acts; on the .prograni. Their trick .musical work in clown getups ,doesn:t /conflict, however,; with tho . excellent teeterboard 'routlries of tho closing Great Yacopi.s ' (9). Scyen men arid two ■women In this, Prte of the latter coming on only foi* a couple of anftoiuicements. Other girl; thoiigh, takes- equal, part In. the:mbrc dimCult s'turits with tho merii Almost nil of thPh- triol.-s wra strong applause getters; tho two- high chair/ catch and throe-high fcet- to-.shoulders landing . being: the standouts. ,,, - ■ : Stuart and Lash start the comedy, /rolling In the trey,' with Jay C. Fllppcn and stooge picking . up where they left off in riext-to-clos- ing, :; Latter act is enhanced soriie- what; by; .sbme new gag.s Flippcn has added, with the silly little stooge helping' : the bushy-haired comic considerably. Mrs.; Mary; L,ash returns from the trey for. a brief, though old, bit with Fllppen's stooge. She's okay In this as well aa her briefer scene with her /hus- band and Stuart. *'fie trey-spot• ters' hoke Is familiar to the State's patrons because of frequent rep^at- I'lig at : this spot, but, with tho ex- ception of one blue special, most everything they did was liked. Show's only applause standout Is Venlta Gould, on In No, 4 - with a neat arrajr' of impersonations.: She's (Continued Pn page 64) ' tossed/ the appearance of being sus- perided; in ;midair without support. It's cleverly /done/ and elicited mer- ited approbation frbtn the bpenlng day. crowd, small as it was. Yacphelll Brothers, /comedy-; mu- sical art ;frcqucritly ■ seen here- abouts, ha,ve the next-to-shut .spot and hold It down oke. Boys are ;tal- ented musicians and their coiriSdy interpolations are always gpod; for howls; •■ .'■/;."■ . .; /■■'■/;, ;■ '-. Closing has Mpnroe and the two Adams Sl.sters ;in ..a classy Juggling routine. Act Is well dressed and trio work with speed and precision. / As an added attraction, house has Howard Hill, featured In Its second screen; feature; (The; Last Wilder- ■ ness,' who gives an exhibition of archery : followlpg each feature presentation; Second and main fea- ture Is .:Whlte Lies' (Col), with Universal News to fill. .: Trade slack at opening mat de- spite hdrdea of holiday phoppers' In . the downtown area, Bdtoa, enter from the right side pf the pit through a masked doorway, having very little room to work in, but none of them dancing; so they don't need much. But they all need the mike, which they have and use'plenty. , A couple ol years on the radio seem responsible for considerable change in the 'Waring organizatlbri. It is no longer the stage band that. Broadway theatre audiences wore accustomed to in the tiast, but Is nbw a radio orchestra pure and simple. That • the transition, . .for /Stage purposes, Is ari improvement is doubtful. in the nearly an hour that; it's liri at the Par, the band concerns Itself with tho. corny stuff that rates as huriibr on the air, but on a Broad- way theatre stage classes only ^as so much/tlnie-waistlng. Nor 1» Fred Waring telling Jokes, an advance- :ment for himself, the band, or oven the - Jokes. ■;.;■. But ybu pan't hold a good . band down all the tlriie, and whcrt this one 'goes to town musically and. with