Variety (Mar 1938)

M0SIC; f^ii; R . Edtoina EustiSi Bcmnie Brddleifi the Daimills, Rob&rt Wetdit the KiTHriSj Clee Club, Rotk^ttes,- M.:-Hi: Si^ phony^ 'Bringing Up^^B^ XRJ<10) . . Thii weiek'^s stagf show is ah. uii-; pretentious. fdUr-psIrt - melange \ o£ singing, dancirig^ sniusit;..ah?i:: dumb acts /.set, ag.ainst.., iEi. 'Winter Cruise', background. ' Producers Leoni lieotiil- dpflt staged in Grecian, Moroecao' and. Italian settings and 9 .ifpurth aboard a -shift/-■ ■ /^■. '/ / ■■ - ■'r' Settings, are rhofe,impressive thairt the' entertalnrhent. The Coli$eum .in. the Moonlight rhd the finale, the: aft deck of ' ai pleasure linet^ with, the orchestra: oh. deckv arii spwtScular.. —LightiB^c^ttdJadeptimedha^ neuVering''also.'aid.- . The . Kirtiris a.erial - act,, in: finale, ; is out. of plaW'. in ..the ihip sbene, where-:a -gala last night is^depicted. They work ph ' revplvihg crane, mPtion of; wi'hich is aided by. ah aif- .plane; propeller. It is a good Set of i ts 'k 1 hd,:. hoA)v(eVer. ; The Rockettes, ■ dances, by ^ Russell ;;.MaTk<er.t, fold th i ngs: with a ephyentiphal precisibn , rouiine.- '•■ •■■ . A special number. 'Greece,' by Miurice Baroh and Albert Stillinan, opens; Edwina Euitis;. cbntralto, is supported in thie number by/, the house's ballet corpi . ; Quiet ind dig- nifted. . '"v/- r / ■ ■^ .■ A street in Morocco icts as back- ground for> -c ubbilled. and /the. Dariwills,: acrobats,: who :fit nicely;/. . On' the. cruise, .Robert Weede: and ^ the ^hbuse gl^e plUb 'en- gage^ ■ - choral; singing against . the sti-iking set: of the Coliseum. They work as peasants, doing folk songs. / Currently,- the; syitiphoiiy orchestra plays arrangement of . George Gersh wi (lumbers.: called' .'Ih Me- morianrii' Rather uriorthPdox, light- ly skippihg/'Rhapsody in Blue.' ; • ■ : Char. • ■ irtdichopoHs, March 6:;- Buddy Rogers- orch,: Joe &■ ■ Jane. McKenna/Frmk Payne, JHcH DouQ' las,' Diane JDeniic, Patsy Marr, Bph Hahn&iir %pve On a.B^ Buddy Rogers'' btd xbtitihe. is/^U right-if vyou've. never; .sera it,, . but this: is his third, trip, to toWn in :two. years and :s6me hewiipateriai w^^ be welcome. - --•:./■:■ Rogers still does his trombone solo, of Xiebestrauhj,' he .ihd-: the band- present *W6rking/Our WayThrough College', with the. same old shopworn miagazine covers, anduas,usuaU fPi" his finale, he- performs his 'custoioary ifiht' of; dashini^^ around : the band-; stand and /playing a few bars; oh various 'instruments. At the first Show Friday (4), he alio/did: his familiar vocal :huihter.with the -girl singer, lisihg 'the varibufe titles of- pop tiines /with: comedy , iiitehtiohs. This- nUrnber; however, was . shelved - laier:;in'the ■da3^ /'. Joe an d Jane ^. McKerina; / Khpck- aboUt, ■ corrtics, ¥h;dL' -Tifahk >. Payne, young impersonator,/sav^ the show. .McKenna and hi%'parthe?.click in the. next-to-closing sppt with their roughr house antics;;: They: build t6 ai hiiari- •ouis/ finish/ with their idagto bUr- lesiqiie. -r-^ '-'/l - ■ ■;///■ - Frank Payne scores strongly with- his . irhpersonatipns /of / notables in show biz. Patsy Marr ;d6es art aver- age acrobatic-dance specialty. : . Bcfe Hannoh coifries trfT the stand to sing. ^'You're a .Sweetheart'- and- They Gallfed . It Ireland.*;, Diane Demse warbles 'Thanks for the Mem- pry'/and /Make Brieve.* :.Jack Boug- las follows with some ,bd«ry cpriiedy talk and goes back to' the statid after siiiiiing 'Mama Don't Allow.' : Theatre only' half filled at opening pertormance. •• Kilei). STANLEY, PITT belter. One of Rapp's bettei-, novel.* I OFW'<? STATE N Y- ties is/a -band pwduclion :number.! i-V'-TV- P P *If., - rif; I;- , built.'around''Snow 'White ahci the;! —i—^..;./... $eveii^Pw^ri:s,' with/pie; cr^^ ning. the Disney beards and;caps and..', .jytyia ftoos. Buck Bubbles, Milt addmg a.lot .of good hoke. to a mod-; Brition Band with Sybil Ka:Se,. and ley of tunes from the film.. \^ , :t Wali:eiy-Pmjiiin;-Ruby ZwefUng's pit Vocalists are the att^-action; ■ ;B.ul)y ' orch; 'Hurricane' ( UA), Wright; flVii^; Rappj and. Eddie.Ho^ land,;, who H"5Q .double's ais one ,df j. On; paper and on: the st^ge; this is Rapp's two. .pianists;; Latter :, . a.!.a ; socko, talehf lineup;' . It. holds ' en- youngster who joined prphestra .just; lief tainimertt atad a good measuire of prior to Pittsburgh e.iigagenlen.t, ac- i b:o'^ .uhquesti6hably> being a booking counting. ;fdr 'his; nervbusrie.<;s', and: foresight to olfset the fact. tha:t 'Hu'r- stage fright;. /Has a isweetovbice and ricane' had ;already played two other .shbuld./be, able'lb'sell Vit with:a .iittle Btpadway..spots/- mbr'b cxp.erierice; ■ ' '-.ifii ; jUst/a. . .:Stat'e,'; l$st/of. .the..full-week New trifle "shakyi:- - ' !;- ■ •/; ; ; . : ' |;York vaUde. houses,/somehow/^^ : diily two .oth^r acts, .giving show ^'^^ ^AP^P^V'^F^^^SY^j^'^ in general a- rather thii\nish;.quality. Allen aiicl Kent^:with .their two un-? -bined^-^Idei^-T-ito-^bbhtrastiiinbde^ arid; olditiitie styles bf hoofing,' always surefire, arid no difterent on cui-re'nt. visit. FourSpiihe forced -t^ beg; off. They have a i>ew closer arid it's sock, a lively .cbmppsite; pf thfr Bii»: Apple .wtih now and then/variatiohs... Next*: to-clbsing : ■ Billy v^'Oilbert:' (New" Aets)j,;screien comic, whb.;is assisted by his /receht. Ijride; Delivers ;a iskit: srnartly:. fashiPned to:.ishpw ;bff, his irasping dialectics arid: his miilioh dol- lar sneeze. .Over big. v '' Dave Biroudy'back-iri the pit again and does 'Poet^aiid Peasant' as his bverture/. -/// r:':''::-; -^vu''["Cohen,: -■ GHieAG0,iCHI //■ v\ChJ<?abbi:.M^ Stib DuPont, Gower .St Jeaiirie, Bolf Goddy, Ruth Petty, Shep Fields orch; 'Tovatich- ,' Shep Fields', - orchestra -is. ^ lipW^' bver frorii. last /^^^ fbrtriigh't . contract. Rest of tiie Show, hbiyfever;;4S ^riew. ;;' , Fields .was in, a tpugh spot •.when asked to .-airrangev - new . §hbiy • for' this; webk, evidently ; having rnade arrangements:' for a ;;.straight hold- over. Hp. did- a good' job,- hbweveh; Essentially '-a ' darice : band, Fields' fine dansapatibn tunes, but? does especially: well. with . novelty fn- /efpretation of. 'The Pliglit. of /the Bumble Bee,' : which*; highlights the' accprdibnist, Entire orchestra also plays. accbrdipns during tune,-.;. Slibw is excellently arranged with load of standard acts/ Fritz -arid Jean Hubert still .rate ariipng the jest . with: (their drunk acrobatics; Bob Du Pont is baick .with his riovr elty comedy juggling to click. ; Gower arid/ Jeanne make a fine appearance and are dependable, :as always, for their sinart..:baLllrPom dances. Good.any where. V Bob Gbday, singesr with Fields or- chestra, warbles twp pop' songs well Ruth piBtty, swing singer established in niteries .arid.cafes ;here;..has plenty of -pep . arid .personality .with clean cUt .style.'■:' ■/■ ■ •/-:■■■ -■/;■-:;■--'; -.;■-■. Business, fair lait; Friday '(^ BALTd . Baltimore, March; iJ: Carl Schietl'i Wdiiderittes, Ray <fe Trent. 41 Allen. ;& Peffffy jF]rbbtjeT. Variety Gdrribols; . 'SnPtb /. White' <RKGK:./.. -.■./■■■•■-■■.-■/..//.:/,; . Pittsburghi March 6; , Barney vJlopp's orch .toith fttibi/ Wfi(/ht... &. Eddie /Holland; Allen . & Kent. Billy Gilbert; 'Every Pay's a Iiolida:y •(Par), With, jfelafe West in the;'b;o; dog-; hoiise, -sb far .as the ' screen; is cbn^ cerneti; . ebmparatively, nameless stage show ^.arid 'Sribw; White* at the Peria less than- a. block away, Iboks likep the Stanl^ ushers wiirget some rest this- week: after the hectic e-vents of the past, fbrtnight. WB dbluxer's five-vveek loth Ahhiversafy celebra- tioiY'enaea' lastThursaay (») arid ' this IS. str ictly' anti-climiaiJc.".: / - Layout's listlessness, due .chiefly to Barney Rapp's . misguided eagetness. Had/riiaestrbj at opener,:. put brakes ' and /realiieiti. • where: arid when to stop,: everything might!have been, all; right. Mdnagemerit tight- ened hirri up 'afterwards ahd/irn- mediate .iriiprovemerit not^d. , Iridibatibri of Rapp^'^S; failings bame wh'(fn,/"witl-i a ci'ack ribvielty bn his hands iri imitaitibns of how varibus nariie bands wpuld'.play'Bei Mir/ he immediately Overdid it . Instead .of stpppirig with three or four, he.went ori-.^hrou^h;several irnore..'. At the end mob wss cothpletely fatigued. . Essentially; however; Rapp-has a . good butfit for .stajge jxirpbseS.. He's versa tiie. has endte^ idieas. arid the persnrir.el to execute thein.- When he learns the secret of ,c6ri;deris^iiibn, i - ; .stead .oT - prpcieedirig by ..the atrial and erroi- systeih, results,shouild> be much :Riinnirig 39 minutes tb, accomrrio- date multiple : showings of -'Snow Whitie'; (RKO), now in; its fourth ■week., cur'rent. setup is; good thrbugh^^ but. Carl Schictl'S Wonderettbs, skill- fully handled maribriette show, pre-, sent a fast rhovirig cobtinental vaude layout in opener. .. .Well -handled. Makes tor strpTig; entree^ "Follpwed in. equally solid .style' by Ray and- Trent {standard hand balancing act good for a sock arid a well earned encore. -' ' ,-.'/ / •^ . AI'Allen and Peggy" Hoover^^-tiiii^d, ,don t quite ■ produce. Using a ■ trick . midget piano. Allen clowns ' accbmpa- mrrients' to .a. fair hoof session ,and Helen Morgan' takeoff . by V'femrrie partner. Song and/ danCe finish has its -mpriients. /Talk .. could stand ■ laujjhsi;-;:.;-;■:///■■ ..•' ' '-.■• /, "Variety Gambbls.; darice and acrb flash/ .made, up: of four boyS arid three girls, are. pleasing, chaser.s. ; . •:.-'•--•■ -..'.;'./';\ ,;:-rBurm.. / STRAND, B'KLYN Will Osborne Band.^. Janice f - Teddy Ki/ig prGh; «t A>in Anderson; ■'DaredeviV Driver^r (WB): 'Danger, High :;Vplta^e' YWB^:;/.;:;: , / : ' •One' :hour of -live weekend; vaiide/ consisting of tWp sWirig bands against each other,: Teddy King's coming biit bf the. pit to battle; Will Osborne s bri stage.'. Plenty'seemed enthused,: espe- cially . anibng the younger; Element, opening" <4) night -: / . Bands d.ivide stage with a. Swirig- Meter; -between / thern. Osborne's finish'/breaks' .it/;-/'//.^'V •.. .■ ■■' ■'■' 0sbo;rne iritroducies- jarie "I*odd: tb W.iat-tle . arid.' King, parries with AiVri: .Ariderspri.^ a • danc^r.^ Per-sonable band leaders swap gag.s- and -make faces at. each other.• Coijple pf .gags pretl^f- corny.- ■■■- / -:'-.;.■', Audience is pretty swing grpgtjy.' at- finish.: ..Tends to be moriotottbus, despiie fair-showmanship. •.. the' growing shprtagei bf pure-bred v.aifiety. acts. This week's layout' is stri.c tly vau deville,' a punchy combo "which.ovjouJd ha'O'e^dbheyiare'dit^brthe^ pldtime Orpheiirn unit rputp.' It; runs the gamut of high calibred acrobatics, singing, . dancing . arid.:: ppniedy, arid leaves .the ::crowd: asking'for" mbte after: 64 .minutes;. ' Despite : the fact that there , are only four icfs cur-: rently,; probably ■ because ■ of : the; length of the- picture and the Milt Brittori'. zanyisrrii: that fif th - turn isn't .rriissed. ' ':•;.:>•.■ ■'■ ...// ■ /.. ■■' Two; bf ■ the. acts,./thpugh. .staridari for years, have switched their.' rbur tines," but :dpri't /appear tb be going anywhere, with the:: change/ /. For .Sylviai Froos,;6rie';of thein, it's almost :a complete. change bf personality, From a sweet-girl/ typb of singer, which best .fitted her, .shp has gone bVbr to a riiorei sophisticated veneer.. Her. hair ' is. more hlpride. 'how; she's;' spbttirig. a . sun-tari arid/there's a stiibrig dash of vhp.tch'a; in hfer delivr ery. It all doesn't matdh ^p with' hbr own self arid "it certainly suffers -; in cbrriparisbn witli. the yburigst^r :w;h.b a iew: years iago: Seeriried headed ;irbr certain stardonri.' But heir • vbice- is still.:there, sufficiently - to bring her. back for an ericbre/and a curtain -speech. :/ ■ .'■:' -•:^.;/ ' ■ Lita Grey Cihapliri, : originally: slated : ibr • the current st&ge shb-vv,-: pulled but/Feb. 28, dueivtb a nervous ailriient. ; MisS: Froos repiaiced at the last-'miniite.'.-.-.' "The - MiU Brittbri Orchestra is a^T ;other which has, changed, with the result -.: that \ its comedy suffers., Ther0'i vety little nfew, with this ex* ception/'bf; the addition of :straight- .singirig :Sybil Kaye, -who. doesn't■ stack up so well against the fereced-; ing. Miss Froos./ iShiftirig; of the Brittori. .^rpup's - classicsil cbriipbser rputirie from the bperiing bf the act dowti close to the firiale is brie; of the more. riptable ..bad. moveSi . A plenty -okay bit fbrnieirly, it's now slow/arid . unwieldy. . Same goes for the Spotting of the serious: Miss Kayb- iminediately after the band.'s particularly rowdy operiirig. ; :- Britton crew clbseis this shoW,' as it dbes all shoWs, vbecause hbthihg can f bllbW. ; Crowd laughed irifo the picture at show caiiglit Of no Small support is Walter Powell, the nutty trombPhist.■::;-;■'•:. .- /.-.■•-■ -.'.'/'-■ ; Up ahead of .the Brittori bairid; iri wliat; is nominally ' the riext-tbrclbs- irig frarii.e, Btick, and Bubbles< start the laughs/gbing. Among pro .hbbf- ersr- the iatriky-Bubbles is credited ;with bein>{ one of tjie best dancers in the business;!: If he isn't that, ijies's. at least close to it. Np mean factor id the turn: is the:pair'S^^ droll corpedyv They're a very close aplprbach.' albrig thtse lines to the effectiveness of the blackface Mbrari arid Mack;, the Two Black CrbWs,.- who . were interna-^; tional favorites till the: acciderttial death of Charles E. Mack, the origi- nator,, early in'1934./ • - ,./' Show's opener comprises the Keene Twiris and Vic and iaM'arr, an evenly mixed- foursorii.e, 'which starts like ai dance flaSh, but switches into fast acrobatics: arid tumblings They're all ypunfi and: nicely dressed and riiake an effective getaway for' '.vaude. - - ;- ■ -; /.^ , ;Biz.plenty okay operiirig (3) night, despite the low teriip; ; Schd. . EARLEi WASH; rhythm with imitation of Cab Callp- way. her own version of niike ras- sling. thrbwri in; Then Jit's Bestbr's turn, with 'Neil Buckley. :doing ;The One Rose.', winding upi with 'Did "Vour' Mothei^ Cbme from :Ireland'- and encore of 'Night and Day..'. Besr tor follows With 'tike a Fish ^Out of Water-' and Miss Rib is'back with 'Once in ;a While':arid 'Running Wild,' ' Warb on -fbr: .his okaiy -comedy;, tap- ping, but eclipsed \by barid. , Bestbr next gives :'em .Ducky. . Ypntz, tbps: ' With 'Mamrna Don't Allbw,' 'Jithmy- Had a Nickel' and encOre .of nut trumpeting. Miss Rio back . again! for,/ 'l<a :'• Cucaracha/; ia. Which she does slciw tap. slow vocal and; then- flash finish.: /Marcey Bros., "airid Bea-r trice break mbmeritum- iagain tb give more .than they jget in bff-colbr .slapi- sticki although hbbfing .with gal gets f^em-bff-tb-riiceihaiid EARLEi PHILLY Bestbr gets. last crack.' doing vibta phone .medley pf - Let's Make Believe' and- 'Stardust.' . , and smashing: With 'JPSepiiirie.'" Pit barid .. returns and all three brchestras join to rbcfc raft- ers with 'Dipsy Doodle.-^-iBestor, Miss' "Rib; arid housey.maestrb; Jpe Lpmbar^p each batpriirig ia different way..:-Biz':gpbi3.-■;/ ;v/;".' - .CraijBi."' Embasj^y: N<?ivv«rl> N. Y. . . Washington, March 6, ^Don Bestor: Orch^ Neil Buckley Ducky Ypiiizy Rita Rio OfcH; Dick Ware, Olga PhiUips 8i John Kohl, Marcey Bros. Se Beairice, Joe Lom- bardp hotwe prch; 'Lowe, Honor and Behave- iWB): : -: !; I 'House,: which has been- smashing former Straight .;vaude policy -since Harry Anger tobk pvm; production/ Clicks again this week with twb stage bands and th^ regular pit eh- ^mble. under;'BattleL.of .■Swirig^title.; Program builds steadily; only let-Utas being /during nbn-:brGhestra' ■ special- "es. When huge: thermoriieter.- Which. has been cliiribing at riear! of stage .explode?: in nnid-air; it clcses curtains .to; tremeridbus; applabse;: ;. .. Battle-of-sexes idea is :introdUced at ; the outset;with.' Dick : WarS; «*i:*^' '"^^^^"'^'"fi^o" Bbstof arid Rita Rio," Each crew'alternates. Bes- tpr scpring: with straiffhtforward per-- sona:iity. smart musicianship, vocalist Neil Buckley and Ducky .Yontz: Miss Rio deperidirig. chiefly; on' her own watbling: hoofing; arid ■ figurp dis- played in a half dbxeii gbwnS, . ^^M.iss V Rip - takes bver: first /With Twih.Gtht in/; .Tuirkey.V aiid Bestor cpunters with 'Harvest Mobri.' while' she changes dress./ Ware: introes: Ph;illios arid Kohl' .: shag .^champs, who. bounce out iri ''SRpirtcostume and dance / to the /Rib; accompsfnimerit;: It s' sock., and: they 'ericbrie witli sjipi't repeat., IVIiss Rio .continues swing :' . Latest riewsreel- show here; . is alriibst ias dull as . the stbck market It's . a:- little - nipr^ . .eritertaihingi though, ■ because; bf : good: 'editirig, Visit of Alexander Kerensky, .'father of Russian revolution,' vto New Ybrk arid .bis; blasts againSt present Russ regiriie; spbtlight. new. bill ■■ ,:Huiriner> up- is./operiihg of ' giant naval: docks at Si.rigapbre by British/: : Bbth Movietbriie ands News bf Day catch ■ Kerensky. Lpwell . Thomas' clpseup intetview pf Kerensky: is good.: . N, of D- does^ a shilp^:int:er-■ view;: .with several deft ;flashbaCks to cur.rerit;Soyiet regiriie. ■ Neatly./ali reels ', have riaval dis jjlay :at Singajpore; biit Embassy edit ; ors -u-se, Mpvietbrie materiail of Eric May.ell Tlibriisis' wbrd picture helps, Loyalist /capture of. BelChite . .tebel fbrtificatipri, . by. .' ;RKO-Pathe •; - is preaclime'rit .against Wair: as Camera shows cripples limping back .to. rear after:battle. - .;.■ -. -.'/::.' -.'/ \:.;.'; .: ;Spbrls ' derby shows.:. the! :rtatibiial pastime,: with;; 2dthrFox:-; MoVi6torie showing/ Athletics; and Giants liin- bering up in/Louisiana.; Ed: Thpr gerseri, for same-reel, picture's-Can ada. wi'^hirig: arriateur icie hpcKey chatrip: gktrie at: Prague, 'Skiing iri Colbrado Rockies adds a: few thrills,: also; by Movietone, • : . : - / .Cue: wizards .at Vew. 'York-'s Sports mferi's ; tourney: is : neatly photo- graphed by N. of-D. "Aripthe^ fireak- ish. item is Universal's showing six hbavyweight rasslers. in a free-for- all. ;• Flamingo stakes at: Miiami. is top.horserace bf shoW.: Oh this XJni versar does skillful cameraing and adds' a comedy touch at the outset Pathe ruiis, San Arifonio haridicap at :Santa^:. Anita.; y : PararinipUnt'S ..Armj Navy., basketball contest cbritjiins drahiatic,moments. -, / . . Parariiouht tips ' the <, gong' •with original handling of Florida's- deep seia;iqu2iriUm;. Same riewsreel makes a colpirful story^ of visit to New York by three ;sisteifs of King Zbg^ dbve- tailinlf library shots Pf gii*ls back in Albaniai Manha:ttari's:- recent gale; with ■ clPseup . street scenes;;, is alsb seen.'-;■:-;./■ '■/,..-■'-■■''/:;:■■ • , Tip-pff :pn piiblic opiriibri is audi- ence reaction to Herbert HpPver in BelgiUrn./; Heavy hand. Jairies Roosevelt starting, . training trip tp be a naval of fiber,, icaUses not even > ripple/ Death of Gabriele D'An- nunzio noted by Movietone interest- ingly. -■ -. . ■// •■ ■-;.-.■;;/:- ...-^ ^':;.;- :: Lew Lehr .collects a few guffaws with, his word twisting session on kriittirig: but phbtpgraphy::is belbW standard; ; /Publicity subjects shy this staiiza. On the dull side aire thb; paradP pf new at-my- putftts, opening of trout season, the' Npw -/Orleans • Mardi Grasi ,carriivials in Nice/Snd Italy, wPrk'.on lens tor giant California telescope, (that's- been arbundr bei tpre),: Queen Elizabeth at a fashion ?hpw. ciyic.leaders laUrichirig a di-lve -in New; York, bank: alarm' paidget elephant as life guard arid Prince: Michael punching- the time clock.-■ - ■.'•• / :'"."-/::/':•'■ '':'/■'-./.:•:- ; -''/^.-^ggr/; OHjO, COLUMBUS /.':- -: •- ■ Columbus, :Mdrch (S! . ; Eddie Whitley My Garland/'Pdra- dise /or Three' (MG) , . ■ / Ohip^has pnly one act on stage this .week. Judy - Garland; . Looks like it's *^V*><?use . needs, to crack records^ ' . It s pure and /simple personal an- Pearance turn, without - any frills ; xpurigster does . four songs;- With ;^iano ac.cpmpaiijjneht only, in frbrit of^curtain,. With her brand .of ;song- •selling:.that's .-all she. needs to woW tnem. ..;■ --- /'..,■. • Opens with ^Shine on Your Shoes' Follpws^ith v^Ypu Made. Me Loye "P^'bl arrangement of Bei.Mir Bist Du SchPen/' wfiich puts oyer wellrwprri tune'like;a:neW one./ Encores with.'Melody Farm''and gets : bff with curtain speech/ ^ / J^^^^^^ ■ ^' at:-Stanlby.. t^ittsburgh,.. came.* , over; with .Mi.ss Garland and; introduced her at Ohio first thi^e days/: White; .was::bri bill with.her at ,thfe.'smoky /town's Stan-: -ley^^--.;- ■.■:;/.;-. : V/'.v';.,/-/;-'•■./•/.;'- Bi(sine.<?s. plenty,Rood bperiirig day,. .:'■-■/ ■ ; --^^ '.^-ous.. '-: V . Philadelphia,, Mdrcli 6 Lou Schtader houie orch, Myrd Johnson, Joe Marti% Cookie BotO' eri, Gheszis, BUtns, Moriarity . & Detl, Fdts Waller orcht^Start Cheer- ihg' i<Jot), . : ;';■; .:;; ./:/■/ •:>. ' With" ; Benny .^Gbod.mah's' sbclio Wbek. behind it arid another .ejcpected b.: Qi ; b'oriahza; cprni.ng .up/Friday; When Tortiririy Dbrsey moves irii house' .. is just coasting this Week. Although acts iare : individually' bke," whole .:• thing seerris. fp. be' marked by draggi- ' ness and offers little ;except for; the Waller-'devptees.-:■:.. ':■• -:-/-■;,: ; ;'.'..■■ '.- ; ; Acts: put on first- to tpries of Liou T; Schrader's ho;Use, barid., iri the' pit, folr ^ . -lowed by W^jler'sj orchestria bri the : stage: .for shpw^.firiar'half. " Acts, usually./interspersed ^ among • band'$" . playing,'Which seems. tb speed things . up;:iriight have pepped entire presbn- tatiph this Week, too. Aribther bet« / JeL-innbyatioh . which i^' be ing pnn- tinued after couple bf weeks'i/experi-. mentatiPri, is short pop/bverture by . hbUse band, with Jbe Martin, fiddler, :dbirig.. vocals.. Has; pleasing , pipes. / Also announces acts.-:. Operier is : Burns, MbriaHty ahd Dell, two giiys and. gal doing.: preci- : siori challerige; tapping, .and some siriiple tossing around ;6f the femme..' Nice ;.Ibokers ;and;: gpt iri: some tpugh. rbutiries in the individual rburidsv ' but: whole thing ■would be better if : trrimed; Ghezzis, tWo male hand-to- ;; hand balancerisi^ are'srribpth; : 'Work: ' slpW ;rinbtipri ■ to: not too. \.W.eil-fitted : .; musiq. : Plerity/shpwmariiy.. .IW s^^ ■ terrific; sturits, arribng- them, 'a :^ingle hand balafice by the light man on the. head; bf .his partnier. : Althbugh sbirietimbs: weak. build,,\ip.;;ni.eejy. to ; hieaiVy .hand-patter.: Encore with Big^ ;:. ;)ple. on their hinds.: Cookie Bow- ers finishes first p.brtipn of bill ;with . iriiitiicry; and ; pantorriiriie; At tiiries:. drpW3y, clpses Strong. ' ; : . ; CCurtairis part bri Waller: crew: be- '■ :: ing Wiirided by band pianist. Leader V in to piaixb -Marie.' ; Good..- Has pice serise-Of ;hunior. Pourteeri-pieCe: band sbrsp;. Ok'ay;; Colored gal: chirper, l Myra, Johnsbni. does .'Nice Work- If' You Can Get It! .and/-I KnpW NpW.' / Big bby firiisheij .up with own -ar- ; : rarigbrrierit :bf' 'St. .Louis Biues,*" in which. barid.srtVen are given .bpnor-*:. .; tunity ori^iiolPs. . /, Herb. .' Detroit Tbetroit, March fi. Gae -Foster Home^ Line, Novak ti Fay, SantOro & Lorraine, Leah Ray, Frank Connors. Sam . Jack Kduf' man's: house orch; 'Sally, Irene anS Mary' (20th). Rather skinnipy lineup ;*;currently, Jut wprks;but okay in the end. Only three: aCtSi besides housb; line, neces-/ sitiating ; , cphsiderablfe: pr.oductiorii work: to; stretch, out show. Staging and laybut, plus spiiTy. work by Ga* Foster /gals, bvercopie: difficulties. - AS. headlihbr, Lcah Ray rinay- hot )e the, best b. b. lure; but hbr effbrtb arb. plerity . /clicko, ' especially her- swingy interpr-etatibrt: of 'Serenade, to aV Wealthy WidbW.* Pipes carry gbbs bf/ vblume' and;/except, for : • laCey- black gbwn, act gets over ntft- iiy/:,'-- ■•/-;::■■■. -.-;■.' /;:"• -v-. Saritbr.O'aind Lbrraine. dancbrs. are/ smooth. ';:Npyafc arid 'Fay; In a slow-i riiptibn; iacrb burlesque; elicit. plenty : bf /applause. Yersatile houSe/. lirie. .Socks.--.; ;/.;..:;.-- ■:'■ ;.■'■ [■:'-■',■-:''.■. ':- Besides wart>lirig a: pop -tune with; the '■ pit barid, Frank Connors vocal-' izes for Santoro and Lorraine's waltz number. Sam- Jack Kaufrrian over-: tui-ed Rbssihi's 'Semiramide.' v ; / / Fair crowd- at: late show .ca;ught ; Friday (4) evenirig. ; Pete, By ;Happy .Benway Toni./Phillips.. rbf 4He/. Biii-lesque; ;': Artists ASspciation, sent: crate; of f ruit to Joe McCarlhy to:be/ hahded;.. .; amonj^ this shbWfblk gang; "Thariks :- Tpm.--:;' :; -/;;"'"■;:;;' •■'"■;/■. "./■■-;■; ■■ ■Margaret ; Elrby.. .got. that- .Pkay. v; / Wiliv try; the big tpwri .fot a lopk- :: see;/. ihbri-:;'the / f pbtl ightsJ;; ..- . Isabbile Rook,/ redupirigRafter bp,/ is checked:;in! / Anbtiter/Dr. Wood- ■Uff.;'success.. ■• '■■-; ; .' ;'■::■■;":.. ;;';•''' : Sylvia; AbbbU- ljack ;to- tiie':Wi:il-": Rpgets -after:4akiiig:;^the/:^ciul•th';and . last. 'stage;;bf 'rib' . ppei-^ation,: ■ Gii'r' doing: I'great. ;.;;-;:.^.//;;/■ ~; '' ;i '.;;.; ./•: 'Rase. Clafk; N: Y^, .is::a: hewcbmer ; ; the WiU- iloger.s;; . She :rccently! :'v was ' w i th t:he Ra d ibe Itbs. as a;: s i nger ;. and';dancer;. . Likes Jt .Jhere; .'' -,.■•.•;-:; .. Among ■ jtiYbse; :, Will ;; Rbgerites/. : . ; dowritbWri jng, these' days ' arC Fred: ; Schraedfcr, . Hei'bert . Carlson.' Hank- ; Heairn.;;Eddie;'' Vo^ti' ■■ ;Rpy Niinleyi ;/ Nice to; sbe^:the/bbys. ;in: town..' ., :T.be' new :rerabdeled -Hudson Cql-t tiige^ managed ;.by.: Mrs; ;Henry H.ud-r ^.. " son, now baters to the Actors Colbriy.:'' ;Dr; Gebrgp'. Wilsbn. has.' bebn ad- : mlttedvto the Good. Samaritan;Club.;'; Fbr b\^er 15 yeairs: he. has given hi.i ../ • time..;tb-;this; Actors'; ^Colony/v ilis : ;• ilEt:me, .rates •>rp;-16- ih ouc- Hall of - ^ ./ Fame;/,.; ■;.; ../-;;;•-;:.,;/>;/..■, Write to .th.QseVypu kiiaW. in: .Sara-: • nac and ; elsewiie^e who are 11L L:' j: