Variety (Jan 1935)

^eiJay» January j9. 1935 ^ARIElV HOUSE REVIEWS VARIETY 19 PARAMOUNT, L. A. . ZiOS Angelas, Jan. 21. Vwmmouni lioa gone Minl-hlgh- Iroir dnrrentlyt and la offering jiomck: Bragglottl and. eiisemble thrM dlvtrslfled balletii as the feattiirtt ot Its stage ah6w in onjunotlon with TilTea of a Bengal janoM^ (Pv) on BcreenT Ballet Is »Mt*iitloudy fltageid. giving the program it olass tone, and reflects &tnstaUhg effort on the part of il concerned la its presentation, As an added attraction, and to brldg* the gap between two of .the ballet routines, house has spotted Olarenct:. . Muse, negro dramatic yocallst; Onljr comedy- relief Is pror >lded by. Al. Gordon and bla edu- dated dogs, working In front of the drapes between the flrst and second dancing ensembles. . HflsB Bragglotl has /aurrounded herself by more . than' 20 dancing girls, and a like number/of male •iinid femme vocalists; who are also utilized t6 dress the several' nuth- bers. Her soloVwork rates, high, and the supporting company aids materially In the colorful presenta- tion. .Opening ballet is an B3ast In- dian routine. This -is followed by .4 Beach ballet, in Which Mlas Brag-; glbttl Is astilsted by Leiater Schaef- fer;' and the flnale lis a novelty, : danced . In a replica Qf > the . Holly- wood Bowli where the danscuse and her company appeared twice during last season. ' Muse '■ Is soihewhat of a favorite around these parts and sang 'Old Man Blver' and 'Chloe;' lattei" with :jlra.matic._ Interpblatldns, in; excel- lent fashion, and then waroiea a couple of negro spirituals ; as" only he' can 'deliver them.' ' Goi'don's'dogs provide plenty of lalTs and .fit ' in. nicely With, the otherwise heavy atmosphere-. - Supplementing feature are Para? mount News, 'PoprEye' cortoplh and 'Feminine: Rythm.' Biz heayy at opening mat: today. i Edioai ■ . ■ (NEWSREELS^ Hauptmahn went on Hhe aland Friday (26), but reel cameras didn't get cjose ehoueh to see liim In the wltness^hair-i^-afocordlnB—^ Was-on view here Saturday after noon (26).- ■ Par tries to make lip lE:^^■^hls by iigaaihp.itB . captr<w with: *Haup{mdhn on i^tand' iti big letters and then sliding in a shot weeks old when_RelIly asked the accused how he felt and he an- swered: 'Oh, I feel fine.' Rellly's . question Is edited out, of, course, " only the shot': of HauplmSnn r anti his answer being used. It's a close up and might have home people be llfrvlng i t was tak en while he was on the stand. P'ar was delegated. to ghobt every - thing Inside the- court room during . sessions,. Judge . .Trehchard ruling that only. oiie neWs reel Camera . would be permitted; ';Under the ar- rangenient, Par makes all. that it shoots insideavailable to Its brother reel, makers. The latter are free, of course, ;to.get-a;nything;4Jut . side or between, sessions. ■ Beside^ the Par mattery Hearst Is In here with a clip including ^Reilly*s-proclamation-6f-corifldehce- and a brief- explanation 'of laddier materials by Kdehlier, plus old stuff auch iEls the ranaom money, , baby's clothis, etc. When Koehler Is' tilk Ing it appears he is giving testis mony, but probably he restaged the matchlnig of the lumber In the lad r 4eW ; Pathe-. goes 40-town.^-on the-old •gd pension-, presenting the pro- poised Federal legislation intelll .. gently,. With a lot of old folks ^ii • ■ ataged bits to- lend: color. Senator Wagner, sponsor of the bill in Washington, tells Its purpose, while. Senator McNary (Ore.) opines that provisions should be more liberal / Pathe offers a diagram to; show, how It'll work. In-.a—succeeding—ellp, —Par—has Secretary of Ijabor Perkins explain unemployment insurance, a dlar gram showing what other , countries have done. Gov. Olson of Minne eota expatiates briefly bh. the plan . and a Mr. Average Man, with 'llbck of kids,.lnjccts a tender note Par is starting to go for the dia- griam ideas, pioneered -by Pathe after recently indicating it wouldn't At the same time, Par said it woijld go out- after Page, 1 news ^ —ttnb:.-,:-^ this .TteeiOt tiaa nnotheiL , atage;d clip, that of: a v.audevllle Sarret which, it seems, Par once efore photographed, ■ It's just an other plug and hothihp else. Rest <>f the Bo.-called v Page-- news from Par cameras currently Ihcludeis a review of bridge con . ..ijru9.tlpn;_jt!^^^^^ .. ffriiriclsGo,: a. dog- race In., New ;.. Hampshlre^^ pictures of .Mr.«?. . ■ .Theodore- R going through ■ the. . Canal;; ' Ddir tries.' to-''maJje: something out of'tlie laSt-mentloncd OHp by digging up pictures of the building of tlie ' Canal. , Of far greater news value than any of . these :l3 Par's contribution on the : recent Saalv plebesclte, the results • and the celebration that followed. ; _ Pathe ppintedly and interisstlhgly iibws .What's happening In connec lOn With , the .government's drive ligatnst public enemies. It is to," be obmpllmented for' going aftei* this sort pf thing, for besides inaking Its reel drama. Path(a labels its com- ;>rehenslve collection 'Rough on. Rats,' and sends its cameras to Florida whpre. a pair were recently rubbed out. Including a clDseup of one bit the bodies. There are pic- tures, of Karpla and confederates, with offscreen narrative tielng It all" together, then cameras turn to the recent SS-n Quentin Jailbreak and finally to an Illinois bank robt^ery.. One of the captured bandits warns that 'orlme doesn't pay,' and out in San Francisco poUce headquarters tw6 other ba.nk robbers are lieard actually confessing, their depredas tlona. One ..of - these also , warns that crime Isn't , profitable. Hearst coVeTs : last. week's .bli?^ zard; Universal brings over pic- tures of, Beatriz, juat married to ail Italian prince; Fox opens Cana- dian.: Parlla:ment and, hears Flahdln, France'iB hew ; premier,, exhort for a New Deal; U goes for the Pehh- sylvahla inlne "blast,. In -which 12 were: killed, and Lew Xi^hri Pox an- nouncer,: i^ectB . a German accent to bring laughs on two appropriate clips..;:;-.- Buslnesa fair Saturday afternoon. ■ Char. ■■ (^NTUR\> BALtO Baltimore, Jan. 25. Current film; 'David Copperfleld' (MG), consumes lengthiest running tinie of any. feature house^has ever shown; 132 miris. Consequently; plenty of boxing-i.n of the stage bill was necessary and the brief 38-mlh; show likewise establishes a record as shoiitest .stage Une-up -at this iioew-*ouse7 Riesult isn't gbod, but -passable. There is Alex Hyde's bartd-flash act; backgrbUnding Three Califbrnia Redheads, Cookie Bowers and a line of Danny Dare lads (8) and lalssies Ork, billed as . 'Hyde's 14 Male Melbdeers,'really comprises 15, one of whom Is a gal at the piano (sug- gfistfld by 'VKhltfimanla^ainQoaJZj: Band opens, led by Hyde, all dolled put in theV Incongruous combo of: trbpically formal dinner jacket ahd sipa.tB.. - The: Dare line emerges next fbr ,an r Incobrdinated and draggy vrliumba routine. . Then fbl^ lows a .sock of the first water, Rita :Jtio,:JaBs j»dib^3-a, ipart :bf the:^:eg-:. ular '"'Hyde acC. She sparks the' show immediately with a sizzling -song--aM'H9tiHiMn-t-he-Havanar-man-- ner, topping k bfE:by performing the same -furictioris in the Harlem tra- dition: - - California:.. rB^i^heads) next,, No wham,,, .but Held their own with rhythm tapping trlcks of a standard hatute. r - Through- three, routines and made way for the Cookie: Bow- er's turn, which collieCted plaudits aplenty and was especially relished MEDRANO, PARIS Paris, Jan. 17t Hbusa la keeping up the atand- . ard aet early thla aeason for what It calls 'accelerated ahows,' aettlrig pace fot Paris'. "Seadllher thla fort-' night la George Wong &;Co., Chin- ese acrobata and contot^lonlgtai and the. 'Montmartre audience, eats' up the; muscle twisters; • Wong troupe: plays rapidly and has a couple , of youngsters who wrajp their legs around: their ears while standing on the sbles of the und(er man's'feet. Also: has a good pitchfork .juggling. humbei^; Of almbst equal value, from Inter- national standpoint, is a horse act presented by. a German named Os- termeyer, who ahowa k white geld- injg named Doheoa under the bill- ing 'Most Beautiful Horse in the .World.' It inust come pretty near, rating that title—it's like a statue, in training. It's a magnlflcent ani- mal; too, OstermiByer works It in high school: atepa without mounting It, controlling it from the ring' with a pair of long, linea aind the voice. Rhythm ia perfect' Also headlined la a comic juggler, G&stoii Palmer, known in America and liked locally. : : , Opener la worth nbtlce-r-a fast tumbling act by a couple' of . girls billed as Hugonys Sisters. /Stern.. HIPPODROME, BALTO :-- -:. - - ■ Balti more,- Jan. 25 . ^Broadway Bill': (Ool) lingers for a second helping this week, but the rostrum la replete with an all-new stage-shoW. Ijatter starts well, but winds up with but« so-so Impres-' sion.' .; ■ ;• :. :>-: . ■ /-/ ■. ' Paul: Ash headlines; the initial appearance, here for the batbheer. The pit brk (13) IS' ensconced on stage in a. J)andratahd teyout, and Ash-seemsh-torget-more^out-of-^the by the many /kids present because of 'Gopperfleld.' : . Rita, Rio appeared again for some more chanting and sqiilritning, pick- ing up where she left off; gal top- ped rest; of talent In . estlmash of hiob. -Had trouble pleading - off after this second excursion Into view,. giving place tothe line :agalni which .Is hampered this trip by; scarcity of stage- space. . 'Tis a waltz whirl, linexcitlngly standard ■ At closing, Hyde scampera down -from—the—rbstr-um^—aridT^MSiimes- eommand, over both his ork oh i3tage and the pit crew (10) for a swell rendition of Tschaikowsky's •-tth Sympli;' It gave bill a strong sendblt; • - ■:--^ .. musikers than any other maestro Who ever waved a stick over 'em;: ' Parade of speeialista atartai Vrith Ray Sax, lad who: opena: with four Ihterwbveh:: hobf routines, . wihg- step, clog,: rhythm tap .and hock, slmultaneoualy tooting hla saxo- j)hojae.-^Closes^strongly_by-^encii:cl«- Ing' himself with a whirling: lariat while pulfiiig on his sax and essay- ing-artapratep.: : . ■'. ■ . r ' N^xt, Rkdio' Rdimblers,: and show receives another thrust forward. Trio of - men dispatch all the fainillar Imitatioha "of ether big- shots with varying'fidelity. Best are the impressions bf Wynn, pen- ner, 7'The Shadow' arid Fred Allen: Fact that one of the trio cohtributes all the best work relegates the other two ilito thft pn»Bfi>nry nf niihAri^l. ALVIN, PITT. -f.—-—-.-- A ■ .itittsburgh,vIanv-:25. —. It's pretty much; all Mitzl Green' here this week. Whatever house gathers, the management can thank the -f brmer - child prodigy. -; Now a grown, . attractive . ingenue of .16, she's one. ex^baby: star whoSe earn- ing power, halsh't; been lessened by maturity; If anything, in factj It has been materially Increasedl : Youngster is a neat rrilmic. She's about—tops- in.-^-the^mIt«.tIon - fieldr ia,hd her Zasu Pitts; and George Ar- lls's have few, If any, equals. Miss Green, a blonde nqVf', comes Oh In a smart sports outfit, does a stralgiit song, and tlien goes into 'teo. It's Love,' from 'Transatlantic Merry- Go.-Round,'. in which she does the Pitts and Arllss talce-offsi Her Im- pression of; Ed Wynn, alsb:;a nat-: ural, follow^, .and for this she brings on her pop, Joe Kerio, as straight man . and thei.x fpUows'With. George :j;t,:J!it>hah,;;:45Vb.rkS:_ a .nilke ;a,hd knows how to Use; it. Sticks a:round for still another song, straight, which brlnga on ; cliorus and leads Into flnale. . . - Alvln- using. Ralph Dunn, one of acts, as m.c. this week, and hi.s ispD- cialty, hext-to-cl6slng, Is ah. imltai-; .timt;:.o.f_ja:eQrgc:.:-JB.ebau.:.;<?.9.lnB.^ wop bit about the tragedy - of RbBa; Puts It on thick-ahd sCemed. a little :but: of :place^: .: . .: ;:':v.: ; Other acts aiMjMonroe ahd Orajit;- who can still open" or close any bill with their nut stuff; Rochellc Bros, and. Befebc, two .mien ancV a gal. In some expert:::ivopflngi and vJohnny Quinlan; Latter is foi'mcr soloist with Jack-. Pettis' ork around- here ahd piit^ oyer a couple of okay numbers, later bringing on hot-cha Virginia; Bolen,: avlbokcrj who docs ■You're the "Ibps' with him, after which the two of them, lead a. pro- duction nuniher with the llh^. .Gal shbuld stick: to ; hoofing*... Ivfi'ivpver, Jjfel of civic Value in publicizing j and let' thb. Vocalizing aioni^. Jb»_ wot' that 'crlni* doesn't pay,' | 'Lottery Lbvei": (iPbx) .oTi_screon. it la giving audiences genuine news- Cohen. find acts, lor th«^ most part, are those which- have already played the other house. Jack Pft:yne's band is doubling In the two thea- tres. ;-.■ Nevertheless, Moulin has not got oft to nearly as good a :stiart as the other spot; Prbgram: is hot 'pre- sented with : the same elaborate 3ho-\Vmanshlp. Revolving stage, used with, good effect at the Em- pire, is lacking here.;, Moreover, hoiiae has no vaudeville reputaHon —it lias played: operettas and straight films, oh and off, slnqe It gave up its traditional reyues—^ahd perhaps the nelShbbrhbod, Mbht- martrc, Is not as -favorable to. the two-a-day: as the less gay, but more popular, AvCnue Wagram, where the Empire Is. ~ Result is that a bill which, rates, enthusiasm at the Empire is Just riiedibcre at the Moulin. : ; Ja:ck: Payne's band is tlie head- liner at both iiouses, arid is getting all the advertising this forthlghtv This British .' outfit is cbrilpetent enough musically, but gets, its; lead-; ing effects' by horseplay, dancing and singing by the 'musicians; Payne has put a:;iot of effort into building up a band of versatile boys. Band's two singers, who wo^-k via a mike brt the stage and a loud speaker, have yolCes inferior to wiiat the crowd Is accustomed to here, but; the Paris: audience, con- sciously or riot, is grateful for the effort made by Payne; in teaching his bbi'S' to sing in French, sb that the customers in Paris : can get the yodeling: painlessly. : Since the band only has a couple pf:Parls,en- "g agements a — yt!a:i, this meana- something. Payne- himself an., nounces his numbers in the loCal lingo; :• ■; :-■'". '-.: A :couple bf the boys double in a goodl tap darice, and one: of the num- bers which rates a laugh involves a song by: a crobrier. while, the rest bj the band expresses boredom by repairing chairs with hanilmers, plajMris!^-cara9.-jiblrilL-J^^^^^ etc, ./v :.; ,^ ■ ■• - Supporting mimbers are the Spur-, gats, living ^t£-tue.'act; which in- cludes some striking .coritbrtioniem, Maisy arid Brach;;-"English equil- ibrists (the girl Is: a looker and dpes mPre sex appealing than acrobatics) ^nd^EigM_JBlack .Streaks,_Ame.rlpan Negro hoofet^. Lafter act went flat. "Dancing was snappy ehbugh, but-tlre-rFrench-donH-^gb-so-heavy- fbr tap: da:ncing, and the number was polled by one bf the girls not knowing her rautine. Picture is 'L'Aventurier' :('Adv«n turer') which was shown at the Empire last fbrtriight, It: at least Splits: honors wlthi vaude. Sterii, nates. Pops ahd Louie, new here, follow with pleasing hl-de--hi harriionizlng. Closed to a :.blg hand with some very thbrough rhythm tap dancing. At this juncture, things went awry.. Ash, who had until this point somewhat obscured himself in the background, giving free field to; the specialists, spi'^ad himself and It did the aho# no good. He brought on a local lad, Jerry Adler, brother of the established barmonlT •tialstT-ti arry. . A ah^wrated-tlme-gc^ cording blm :a btilld-up In; glowlrig terms, but when the boy came on he was given' but one piece, then dlsriilssed. The mob .'wanted ririore jif^JlUn,Jbut^Ash 'kept-ori-jabberlng- abbut bow many current stars of the profeaaipn . he personally had Intro'd into prominence, and how -Adler -wbUld ■ attain atardbm In the future.. Not good judgment In the circumstance, Thifen Ash showed poor shbwmanr ship 'when; he prefaced the Intro of a bby not more than 10 yeara old hy announcing that tbe. tot'a family was on the welfare llat and his mater in the hoap. The rii.c. might have thbught he placed himself in a rioble ligh t when he said he was Hbfiig filF bit toward easing condi- tions in the boy's family, but the audience was repelled. That sort of sli^ishy sentimentality doesn't click in this region. Boy, Prince Boutar, was brought. Into town for. this date by Ash. Closing. David arid Hilda Murray. Open: with an old-faishioned waltz akin to type danced professionally in; ballrobms during the Castle (Irene & yernon). era, which is tob Slow for .these , times. Follow \viih impressions. of ho'w the . jaded British, dance in Mayfalr circles, the German In .pre-Hltler Berlin, ah amusing impression . of. the. Scotch, whb waste rio .mP,tionSrand.a-.vIgor■-- ou.<? and over-painted:satire on col- legiate hobflng as indulged In- at horis; . ■ :: ';.' ' ■■■ ■ ';- - . -- . "■ ' ' Slfow;spans. 62 mlna. "Biz good:' •trronrt .show;, Friday. ... JkCADFMY, N. Y. The SaiIci Maripriettcs, alriiost a, shbw In itself and probably the best act bf its kind-to Strike these shores,' was; at the Palace last weeic on: Its first New "York : date: It's down here this week and, as at,the uptown Pai, has but three other acts as company pri the . lpng< half. -. No more are rieeded foi^ the hour's turnover, on the stage biii, the , Sallci offering ORPHEUM, ST. PAUL : St. Paul, Jan. 25. Here's the kind of yaude that satlSfleSi Billed as 'five: glbripua acts at RKO: yaUdevUle,' it'.'; brio ;iirie -the .fodder jives: up to. the bal- lyhoo, House ; was; packed wlien . sho\y .was caught?; . Openel's are Sheppard, Carlton and. .iPritchard; a^ dancing act with plenty of fiash and heavy on gobd, lobkihg feriimes, who also know .a thing or two about terpsichbrei iEIector. and his Dogs, airi ict with one. riian and: so niajiy, purps run* nirig arpund the^prehiisesr that tiiey almost; get lrito, ybur hair, .pivbvideS : lots:oif solid riilrth ,ifor tUe customers lri :the deuce. Several of the.canines chase .Up: arid down the aisles: hark- ing froni odd riobks and cranriies, to-, build.for beaucbup laughs. ^ Hounda. give the imprefgslori: of having :had : lots .of. patlerit tralhiu.g. V ,, :. .;.::.: : Bllly House ;and Co; in the ti ey spot, - with House the whole. works. Rptund comilc goes; through, his ; paces with pierity of aplomb on the blue stuff, feeding it as: though the dynannite were nursery rhyme riia-.. terlal. His foils sail :"alOng neatly and the act/fburidsr out to big ap- plause. Owen :;McGlveney comes through \vlth; the outstander with his pres- entation of 'Bill Slkes,' playing all five ciiaracters in a series of light- rilng-quick chianses. He: closed, , with House cbriiing b^ in ari aftier- piecca travesty of the Sikes qulcit- change stuff. It 'was a howl here. Next-to-shut Is. June; Pursell,: good.. ^latinuriHjlbnde-^varblei'r-^—' .' ' '". •; —^ 'The Best Man::Wins' (Col), ncwa and shbrts on the filriiv side, . Raschick. ■ , ORPHEUM, L. A. Los Angeles.. Jain. 23; . ■ Now in its second year with - a w6fe}tly-^'ciiange-.-pblIcy-^-bf--^ plus plx,. hotise, iridie.'bperaited, for the:; mpment is witliooit : bpposltiori: in ti>e .dbwritpwri::;Sector. .. . ; Orpheum shows are bboked; by the. Bert Levey circuit and cbm- ~ prise six standard acts, with shbw; .budget^-varylrigf rom: r$l-,000-t<>-$'i-,300-- weekly. : Its secbnd best Levey si>ot on -the Coast:: being to pped :pnlj: by h.i.s^^t^liFfleld,; San Francisco,. bookings for Fok West Coast. House prch. is directed by Walde- rnar, G.iitterson. Jvho. lnaa .been play.-_ ing vaude shows around these parts sUfnciently long, to have a pretty good; Iclea. bf what's wianted. Current show is topped by Arriiir da, with: Will Aubrey coi>ping most of the applause honors. Perez Co., two: people: ^peyeh and ncrobatio running close to-30-minutes. Dbwrt here the SkoUrases bill the marlpnets as Sallcl Varieties. That's better: for the. front of the. house. On 'THis^atiFtirtrsatiei^^ number, thiat of four clowns .doing a dance. During Its execution the bodies cbme apart for ai .novelty tbuch. Othecfvise th^ show's the same as at the Pal;, Uptown it was a distinct hit arid here the reaction 'was the same Friday evening: Other three' actis are Tommy Mack a/nd Cb. .third, Helene Daniels of ra- dio second, and Rogers itrid Wynne, openers. Not strbng, support tor the Sallcls. : ■ . : - ----- Mac k is theyilsping stobge for- turn, open and start the bill oft satisfactorily. Al Mardo and: edu^ cated; dog, follow and fit the spot, pke.: Ayalori Four, cbmedy and harmony quartet, hold down the trey ..spot, in telling, fashibn with their up to date so:ftg numbers, and then Armida, with a : routine ; of dancing, song and comedy. Aubrey works in, front of prob- ably the . bnly advertising street drop remaining In captivity in this neck, of the wbbds, and- cli cks for a goal. . Hlsi -sbngs- and -coniedyr patter draw plenty howls, arid he Still utilizes the wbbden bbx for. a chair .while playing his guitar in accompaniment. ■. —-dosing—iias—the—Six—A;m.ericari-- Belfords, . one of. the. snippiest risley: acts seen hereabbuts In moriths. Lads do. -vlrtuaHy. all of.; their work with their feet. Rotitirie is fast, , well timed and registers solidly. -; ■ \-\ - Dual screen bill includes 'The- Marlnes are Coming' (Mono) and • 'One Hour Late (Par), with Par news. :'BIz' at: opening mat today about norinal, with lower fiobr two- thirds filled an<?. a, sprinkling J ri the bale. Ediva. - : Moulin Rpu Paris ; : .. . Paris, Jan. 16. ' Followlrig up the smash hit of the Empire, whose vaude-fllm jiolicy has proved the most successful new venture of the sca:sbri, pathe-Natan has Installed a siniilar prbgranri in the Moulin Roii^e, Which up to this week was; playing straight fllins. prices arfe tlie same as at:the Em- pire; CSc; anywhere in the hou.se for matinees, and f 1.36 top:In the eve- ning;'.: ; ■.■; '.'-:.;■'■■-; •■'', . :Moulin Is gattlng an even break with tha Hhnplra ia adTertt'alng, merly with' JackHFepper ^vhb~ nbW has his own three-act It rari 17 miriutca Friday night:: at show caught, becoming a wearer-outer. There isn't ariy niore real mate- rial in the routine than to justify about 1ft minutes. After; the act has gr.ne halfway it begins to slide badly. Long dlscPUrse with the plant, also a llsper, is not only un- justifiable from the point of view of the few laugh,<s it develops byt with tho - l isping back iand forth, long <iistanc"e, aiiyunii is HickyT-ttr make but a word or. gag. line. Miss Datiicls, with radio work be- liihd lvcr,;aetually rates the best of li.ie: thrce..ac'ts booked, with the Sa- llcls. - She has goQd .stage preserice nnd delivery, being cnou^rh bf a .shbwmiss to know, the 'value of nTglvtmg.'^^'Cpnlbinaiion s—Ot- -white .spots Svlth ,red, amber and blue, pi'bvo:Highiy effective.iri flashing iip ^lie: pops :she; slhgs;:-r . - •;^-• ' . Rogers arid Wynne, Ibrig arpund; ■xre dancers pf fair ability. They carry an. elderly. pair- announced as mother and father who do a .song rtrid dance, they isay : they did at Tpny Paistbr's ; years . agp. - . They look hearer 'the:Vgrandfather and grahdmotheh age; :: when ;alongside the you.htful Rogers-Wynne pair, and the dancing isn't: quite up to that : of anpther ... senescent pair which has played ma and pa .'tb more th'ari one darice team, ■ ■ Business:wasn't Up. tb $riuff early Friday.night;- 'Little '?flnistrr' .(Ra- dio) the feature.' : ; ; . Char. ; ; CAPITOL, LANCASTER . .Lancaster, Pa., Jari-; 2i. .; : New; reduced prlceis to 40c, . coupled, with - a shot't. b u t slruriB stage show, and; 'Romance In Man- hattan' (Radio), Kas been standing them outside. Show opens; with' Lew Duthera arid Jdne and; Jeari;-a fast dancing aet-^ood—enough—to—bpen—on—any - bill. A well; dressed act ' with , plenty of flash, doing. Its stuff in about six ;mlriutes; to get the audi- '. ence into a good mood. ': Wblf arid Kau'ffriian woi-k In .ttix, in deuce, Kauffman doing a drunk. . Goniedy patter is good .and piirbdles,: rwhiclt—ahraya-go-;here, get- a big - hand. Act has unusual finish in which riiuslc ipr bows is; held to a: .slow- tempo and--: bpys come back in: funeriLl 'march; dqing a. different parady each time. Show closes with Gus Edwards' revu(j featuring a group of new .. proteges. Act has 11 young men and 'one' w.bman arid; bpeng. iri mill-: tary acaclemy. uriifprrixs, with; stu- ;• den Is receiving : diplomas. Go into ' comedy patter and' impersonations, ; all good,. One girl doc's a nice littl* dance arid a; clever irnpersonatlon Lyda .RobertI, and: boy who does rn;c... i}j. excellent,; . ;... ■ In:,-idilififiri to v-'iude rind feature, profjrftiii liiflortf.s -ii:f\vs, .and • short, - 'Mf>ril:py: Bhl.ncs.' -v ' ■: - - ■