Variety (Dec 1939)

^TeJncsday, December 13, 1939 VARIETY 45 victor HiiEO Oro jtliinim Ion Paul & i'liyllls Franh Ciinuo Oro Ulaniil Bocholl* 3 Uol'S Dpi) Uoro9 poreo & "l<l"'y »w Flri-dltle C«f* Amiy Jlussoll Uui'li Cnllioiin 3 Jiiyeilex Jean 'O'Neill Kew I^Hclvr Cnfe Eildl* Jarvls Oro Davie Stolner nrlty Mnora Hone Olllcn Fflgcy I'li.Mnrr Opeii llunr I.eoiinril Co'olie Steplmnle Jc Oralg jjtliel JlHiliT nab." A I'oth Jimmy nossl ilarlo Kilxliulrlrk Vaul f.ynrli Don Anion Ore rcncork flitrdrni fiylvun Ilermnn O Ann Heed rHiDnibd'* nolhnni. Gla Vul Miir Johnny Irfary Herbert DuNler Jerry Dolniar Oro Evelyn UcKan Dime Heck . Itowaril llcynold - O l>on and Juan KernnntI Trio LlnMley Sla liillailelphinn Room Martha Perry Dirk Salierlleld • nosenmry Shawn Eniers & BnrRla I.<e Kuhn Ore Kathrrlne Smith tirclchen IJav'niunn 6 Graces •raasandra Kowall . Alice Anderfori nivie Cluenlln Earl Denny Oro Mildred Znger Hob Flinch rurplr Derliy 'Willie Osborne - Itella Itehnout <;inKer Dunn Mary FitzRCrnld llilly >IUKheB VInIa Klnlaa Ore Jean Lamarr I.yn MarKle Mealy Vh-Ul Parks Rnlntlow Terrnre (.StnilTurd, I'm.) I^n Zollo Oro Mildred noROrs Italph Eastwood Red Lion Ion Polly Pay AI Strelt Oro Kitty Smith Grai-^ OrirrH Frank Dumont' Bonsom llous* nichnrd Bach Joe DotiRheriy nuddy Nugent Bill Donahue RendcBVOD* (Hotel Senator) Bllm Gnlllard f:out]ilRnd Rhythm IVarl Williams Slim Ralllnrd Ore Glbxnn A Gibson Warren & Uodee Roman Grill noh Wilson Kulherlne Martin SlHiloIii'a Doris Stauffer Dniilino StaulTer Uob Ityan Bturli Clob Mary Vnchon Judy t:tinimlnga I'cn naymond Ituddy. Green Margie Siiillli (MilIre. Greon lloni-y I'.itrlck Ore- Alan Gale Bliimir* Cute Murray I'arker Uert LeinlHh Oro 4 cidden Gale Gla l.lllhin Miirlun Itaiiuina Itny AL Moure )erby Wilson Jack & Johnny Silver l.nke inn (CJemelitun) Mickey Fomlliinl Or Shandor and Margu 'Alli'o .Uuc«.>y .N<-v.'miin lirofl .MnrJ.v'n Mayncs 0}*car 'Marie llola CeorKO lli'i'd l.ro l.iiniond Stephanie & Craig 20III Century fllK Conrad .lli Vvouetles Slrannon'-^i Meln— ■ llillle Klinn I Ml Thompson Ore .MId'gle l'>llow8 I'UII Splialny Oro Venice Vrllle Fay nay Sliandor & Marco Tanya Gnrtli Goo .MarchettI Oro rihlDc rnfa niiiy KiMiton Pusilnes' Jimmy Naegra Oro .hinl ^.Knnl JerrJe" Vance Fanchon ."•'erlln Grace O'.llnra WiiKOii Wheel t.orraine Wiley Al Wilson .ine O'.^hca mo Al Uastinn Oro Itarncs Sis Al Adams iVKrwIvk llutel Herb llagenor Oro Wc'lier'a lint Hruo (C'limdrn) Rudy llruiler Jules Klaccu Oro Jack .Moss Syd Golden ICIsle Hart Ted A Julia Itaths'r Kldoradlans Elmer Seltzer Wlison'a Joe Ifongh. nl.o. 8 Guardsmen Marlon Toxns Tommy Jonlon & Grace rlayton .Tohnpon Harry Johnson Ore Geo Hakny Ynclit rinb MIml S'ev.art .Ifinn <.'oraz Carlca .Ivne Rollplle Harry Ituvq Oro MILWAUKEE Atliletlo Club Karl RatKcli's Hal Munro Oro Chet & Marcia lllati ralin Gurden Paul Meeker Ore Lorna Lane CanllnnI Club Jay Uurt Ore ClialCBO Club Btan Jacobson Ore Mag'.ey Gls Joh.nny Puat Thelma Ward liSurene Novell Barney Starr >Iata Monteria y^M\K &..Todd ' Andre & DcU>hlna Clover Club JIng Drynd Oro Faye Iloberla Klary Knye cif!o & nuth S Coeds nick & Snyder Club Forrst Virginia Grey Berdlne Dlckaon Helen Ksve - - Vera Welsh Ulckey Goldman Club Madrid Cookie Harding Oi Arluro & K:v(:lyo Rdna Enrico Ellen Knys' Cleo & Kuih Sally Joyce Wally Johl Arnold Siein Kay & Wally Club Terria Cordon Gcnsch Ore Mona ITondersun Ethel Warren Jhll Kestln Dale & Dale •lean Itcnard June Hurley Edith nae Congo Club Randolph & n Christine Maybe-ry Irma Wagner ivonne Hrnadnny Crialana llurkner. Morion Iipown Monard Gay pre Coriiirs Hhip S'" foe Ore "Klph Lewis I.ouls Strecicr Allen Dunn ««trow & Wells Bevlnes Eiiglrs. uit P.""'!!"''* Ore llob Martin "Ob Garrlty Ore oria Gale niek 4 Snyder Mamie's Grotto Cus IJrhley Oro iinlel Rrhnirder I Empire R.mm) su-ve .«w»dlsh Or .f'nee, Selandia irace Drysdale Eddie Kub* Flo Bell Betty Lane Jean JacQues Jack & Jill Tlo Top Tap- Joey Feldstein Ore Ken Leslie Harriet Cross Martin & Marvel Jay Jason Jano .Mathewa Jackie Green Town and Country* Club Benny Skorch Oro Larry Powell Irene Burke Helen Savage Jack Farrcll Eve Even Ray Wencll Gail Parker tVlrth'a Fulnrlstlo Bill Schweitzer Ore Jack l<*exer Vallte Jay Oro .Maureen Ilosay Began A Mann - ' U'lKcunnln Hoot Fran Meekln Oro Clyde Lucas Oro Tom Sheridan Cappy IaswIs Arnold Dupre Maxine rteguette l<ee Lclghiou GLEVELAKB Alpln« Vllluff« lItit(on*fl Club Oito .Thurn Oro I'VnwIcU & Cook Ivur) ^ Grelchen Dorothy Frank line MarRiirct Aeniiner lloimuii Plruhner A Villon (Cy B.'irron Oro ll.-inkorr & Cannon Mnrlyn nrlttnin Kuy PrnvA'a (3) Cfeorpo Everett Hklfr. Thclma Slonn AlnviiT Club Troy SlRRor Oro Juily Ulach Cc4liir Country Cluo Slicrdlna. JVaHteT-O Cediir GitrUrnii Dulto Melvin Oro Johnny Huil^lns Fabinn & Marl« \Mls Ueppe .Mlt/.l &'Spltzl LllUnn Younf? Mlt2l Mitchell Clmteiia Chick ChnDien Ore Koberta Roberta ItnlpU. Ix^wls KrniA Harsh Del Oroy Lln« Colless lun Nornmn Brill Oro Diiko Fredericks Sid Jacobs Itobcrta Creen Sammy Burke Jocltey Wilson VZiX MnthewB -Esther Jacoba Freddle'ff Ciife Tony Emma Oro Velva Nalley Jackie Cornell Kddle Barnes Pearl Mat'lcy Line Golden <«low Paul Slmonettl Ore Mary Lou Gladys Delinar Cainille Gourmet Club B Robinson Oro lilll Lockman Hanna Grille Mona Marll Lenny Colyer Kvelyn Dlet^ Pete Zunia Lounre FIcrr* Sev Olsen Oro Betty LeMar Marigold Ceo Ilurat Oro Minnesoca Terrnce Bob Chester Oro Edna Torrence Dolores O'Neill Johnn Torrence 1 Stuart Murray Dancers Monte Cuthbert roHt Cuf« Ted Ryan Oro rrcsldvnt Al Wchie Ore Tom Allen Sheldon Gray Jny Bennett Tiny Crawford Fred lleihell Robbie Collins lluth Parker Caimen Jameson Iloti-I Allrrton Pat Ryan Al Lerncr Hotel Clevflnntl Everett lloagland Walt UeiKen Uro . Hotel Stcrlliiv Marty I'ake Oro (>uyle Gaylord Uomonn Cosicllo Randolph' Conjurer Hotel llollendcn Sammy Walklns^ O T.Iiba "Mainta"""' IMcrre & trherlse Mnrdnnl ft Co Romany Three Hotel 8tHtler Richard Bone Ore Dorothy Stone Charles Collins Myrua ^ Francos Ernst Sam Costcllo Juck A Edillc'e Lillian Robertson Uotie- Ex-^ns Joan Dal ■ Ann {^tarr Sammy Llppmnn Arlone Rice Ore MiidsiiT** HkyClub Poison Gardner Pita White Harold Simpson AluDiico's Cafe Ted. ^lary Taft T/O.i? Cornwall Harry Ferris Jeanne Stewart Claude HoaKiand Ohio Villa Freddie Carlone Or Mickey Kntz Sammy Walsh Shayne & ArniAtr'K Houston & Harden Lytle Sis Gonthern Tavern Emil Vcla^ieo Uelene Gray Famous Door Vlrfflnln Ference Jack Elliott Beebe sin-rman Major Abel Club CaiMlee .eon Iloyky Oro rvlUK JacobH Northern Klauhes Alary Dorn MadKe I'ayne MurKO & Cunn'ham Club Irving Plorl's Ore Atitolno Jit DuDarry Itunltu eny Dale Rita Delano Grecn\Hcli Village Anton Cotton Ore *JiIda I.py vena Hall Vera Burnett Arlene Gueat Kay Hansen DETEOIT Wllllo Keller Oro Irinu Brahn Lakoln** Bobby Stuart Julllanne D«^Mmond Billy l.amonl Blue Room *3 Mtlflred Seelhy Bernlce' Banis Marie Kei'ky rindy'a Prl8<^llla Tweeds KianieM Parker ^ylv'ter Stambaugh Mliiml Club GreCyln GcNt lloli«'rla Baker I'alsy Italns Kdtlie Curry Helen Kveri-tl I'eKKy Goary (^ene Emerald Johnny Davis Oro Oasis Bert Bailey Oro SnouUs llartiiian Old Heidelberg EiUho 7.1 pp Oro ■ Doima LuPati Nunio Murrlvcin T.ouIji Sireeier BttbMe Itae Toininy ONeal I'aCsy Miuk Saiulrn l.yiin Ray Van Day rinntalloii Club Bert. Bnlley Oro Mary Webb Phinlalluii a Brown .t Lyons Hunky Brown Buitdy Tcniur 3 Jukers Reno niff BlaUe Ore Vivian MolttT HuHiy Banks Ann Crt'KK Alma WIIKams Helen <'lalre .lean Il'imlllnn llnmona llruwiivlli llul. Whllo * 8riiler's Tony Bauer Ore <ieiHwlevc Wodils (lordon Wnllei'u ..lesHle 1^ Viola Blnif Burdltk BoDin (.'nstello Dolores l.niiiar Nuiicy O'Blen ;00 Club Bnhhy Mnynard Or Cab Morvalh Teddy Copp B4'liiviirtz Dodo Ratchman Or Hay Wirk frone (irlt^RS CInudo Parmenlcr 8Ui(e Gardrns Earl nigg Ore Irene Bchrank Anlltt Allen Book-Ciidlllnc irotcl (Hook Ciislno) Joe Sudy Ore Elaine di Unrry (Motor Uar) Eddie Frlt2 Oro llowerj Tullah & yuy Fruni'Ifl Renuult Ben Omar Renee Hartman Julia Oerlia Berdun Jitterbugs Boweryettes (12) "larvcy Stone Johnny King ''has Carllale Benny Resh Ore Maurice & Amire niue l4intcrn Jitterbugs Temple ft Marie I*a (^ompnr.sita Kthcl DeRoy Gl9 I.ee Walters Ore Coninioilore Club Peter HIggins Gregory ft Raymond r^nska Sis r<lbby Langford Hark Thomas Ore Corktown Tiivcrn Steppe ft Carlos Collins & Anita Togo Mary J Chaddock Orlantio Ellen K'ny Di<^k Hnvllnnd Eddie U'raltun Ore Club Imperial GIngerettes Pepper Garrett Norinnn Priest Kid Ward Jean Rus.scll Diana Nub Brown Ore l^ndon Cliflv> House Jolly Fralra Ore Jo Ann Maylln llavcnf^ro -4 I'ura Reyes Carlos Esplno Main SInTt Club Frank Sidney Ore Mayfalr Mayo ft Carr l.uona ft Martin Kay llalrd Vlnce Markee 1 Itinev Vi'Stor Phil OlHcn Ore Slorocoo n Crnndall Sis Anne Lro .frn\n Hope Waiiry JarUcy' Earl BammeM Ore Keblolu's Dl Giovanni Torro 2 and T Phil ft Yvonne Ray Carlin Ore Nortlixvood Inn Spec ft Spot GeraUUne ltop>B Eileen Whitney Gus >roward Jack Campbell Ore OohIs Buddy Letter Four Coqueiles Pallma Ken Conroy Sammy Sitrn Ore Tnlin lieaek Blark Bros Neslle ft Norman Monnle Drake Tip Top GiM a) AmoH J a robs Dun Pablo Oro rowatiin Giovanni Calcnte ft T^onardo Lew Kldlor Ore Kedfnrd Inn Don Miller Ore Vui-allana Club Koyale Eddie Peabody Alice Dawn Domnr ft Denize Dorothy Crooktr Rovaletlos ■ - Danny Demetry Ore t>akn Trudy Cliandler Ijin-y Wyle Mage ft Carr Pol MorH (B) Gcorgo Kavanagh O San Diego Gardner Gin (4) Billy ft Kitty (.:arol Vnl Setz tieorgo Presnell Al Alexander Ore Staller llot«'l (Trrrnee Kouni) Xavler Cugat Orr Haul ft Evu Rocs Vernt'ti 4 Dt-1 Gray GIs Herb Lclpslg Hctle Dudley Lee Gordon Ore AVItltller Jlolel (Gold Cup Itoiim) •Guv' Wcli'h Jim Deland Harry Jenkins U^run Richards MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL AnglcHey Eddie I.nltue B (() I'earson Bros 3 La Ornndeur Sis iluwery Sammy Swny Oro (■one & I'nl Pallon Ted Urnivn Jauklo Starr CullNcuin Jack Kane Oro Commodore Ken Davenport Ore A. Murray Dancers Curly's Ixircn McXnUh Ore Jhnrny llegK Thelma Shirley (Meo Kl Harold Henry Gordlcn Golden'a Jean Sartpll Uohli'ii Boys Oro Ifiipiiy Hour Oordlo Ilowcn Ore Madelyn Joyce Drake A Marclie Flvlng Hnllerotlea Pearl Fern Co Silver Tray Oscar Bellman Ore Sloppy Juc'a Red Meddock Oro Dave DoVore Terrace Cafe Geo King Oro Bud Dowllntr Itilly McKay Harry Howard Don Cronin Smart & Lee Town ft Country C lly Ackerman Ore. Dave Ackerman Craig Bule Zephyr Boh Warner's O (t) Kdiel Shire Pearl Fern Co Duke Kimball Bonnie Milton S7BAGUSE Catherine Brent Kiiy'i Geo AVIlman Oro Peggy Jacobs Clarence Marcely milckl I.aUclle Gladys Mariln Blanca ' IJnroln Inn Jack's Swinh'siers rrlKon Inn Mnl Noble Ore Geo & 1) Garden Dan Kellaney Town Club Don Smith Ore PhrMan DIvSvoees Tommy Regis Silvia Brown Vera FrancoUer Aocliomge lluglile Morion Ore Maynard Deane Arlington i^tdge Dale Somers Oro pnlronadea Bart Jtodgers Oro Rill Ureen'i Frank Petera Ore June Krln Club Itelmoiit Eddie Si'hnerrer Or Marly Miller lean Martin Edith Morgan Jack Lecke Club Carlisle Red Mllclien Oro Club Cnrlton Nell Urant 01 Ciirmo NIta Norman Club I'ctlle Piccolo Pete Oro Mildred Segal Gloria Lamarr Flo Parker Ed<lle Morris Bernle Lambert Dave JefTreys Cork and Buttle Jack Davis Entertainer* Club Danny Mason Ore Evergreen tinrdens Joe Colo Oro Don Venture I.enka Toldl Eileen Kane Harlem Casino Sunset Royal Oro Froshlne Jellla Smith Ralph Brown "enevleve Glover :arle & Frances Faye & Jimmy Myrllo Wilson Dewey Taylor Hotel Henry (Silver drill) Nelson Maple Ore Kay Catlzone illly lllziso Sam Shomberger (fiay OO'i.) Doroihy Ne:ibitt Iinlel Roosevelt Idlers lintel Sclienley Ilowdy n.'iunl Oro Jean Itoa'z U»y.-i Aston Joe Blloito pirrSBUEGH -Hotel \Vn Penn (Chatterbox) Johnny Long Ore Jack Edmundsun Helen Young (Continental Rar) Billy Catlzone Harry Martin Johnny Frlta Al DlLernla Nen I'enn Al Wasel Ore Gene Navarre Harry Latoy Mary Lou Savage Nixon Ciife AI Maraico Oro Bub Carter NItza & Ravel Clair Ray Gls Margie Noble Angelo Dl I'ulma Russell & DuvHl Nut House Ted Blake Oro Boogy-Woogy Charlie Gosnell Dave Glftord Al Mercur Dale Harkness Pat McGowan Old Sliny Gardens Etzl Covato Oro Kashldo Okada Ellen Vargo Betty Nylander Mabel Harold Dance Darlings Bill Douglas Dean Sayre Dick Smith Orchard Jimmy Gamble Ore Jay I.orlng Chuck Miller PInra Ray Englerl Ore riaza Cute Jimmy Peyton Oro Dewey Moon Marlon Rohrkaste Marlon Mason- Delmonlco & RIch'd RIvlern Owen Plener Oro Sky-Vu« Marty Gregor Ore I'nion Grill Art Vagello Frank Nalale Mike Sandretto Webster Hull Mlchele Dcrlola New Acts ALLAN JONES 10 Mins. Paramount, N. T. Appearing at the N. Y. Par with the playdate of 'Great Victor Her- bert' in which he co-stars, Allan Jones gives his audience, at least oh this particular engagement, a whole lot of his voice, but when caught they could have stood more. Appeal is strongly to the women on per- sonality, besides which he has a voice of good range, clarity and vitality. On a personal, at a theatre like this, where the jitterbugs gather, he need not get hot to register with his audience. He socks through with them just the same. Jones opens with 'All the Things You Are,' later doing the catchy 'Cosi Cosa.' 'Donkey Serenade' which he introduced in 'Firefly' (Metro) two seasons back clicks and for a closer he turns to Victor Herbert's 'Thine Alone.' Giving it different treatment, Jones and Mary Martin open the duet straight, then Miss Martin starts'swinging it while Jones goes along legit with the piece. The result-is:uni(jue; ■ Gliar.' RAMON and LUCINDA Dances 11 Mins. > Queens Terra'ce, Woodside, N. T. This is the regulaition ballroom duo and their two routines follow the usual patterns. They work with assurance and finesse and have a strong closing in some fast spins, the man holding the girl under the waist with one arm. OK for this grade nitery. Both are the Latin type, but taller than average. They demonstrated persuasive personalities when they succeeded in getting nearly 90 diners on the circular dance floor for some mass instruction in la conga. Only one or two rudimentary steps are taught, the customers moving slowly arounti the floor in several hands- on-shoulder queues, but the stunt went over for a strong salvo, when caught. Gtlb, ANTI-GAMBUNG DRIVE CRIMPING CHI NITERIES Chicago, Dec. 12. Continued drive of authorities against gambling in Chicago has now come down to the dice game of bingo as played in the nite spots. Word was shuttled through all the niteries to kill the' bing game for the lime being, with the result that the only dice game left in the joints is the standard 26-game, which ap- parently has oiTicial okay. Anti-gambling drive has hurt the niteries in other ways also, partic- ularly by its effect upon the be."!! customers the niteries have, or had. By closing down the wire service to the horse books, many of the latter have either folded, or laid off a flocl< of help, while .bookmakers them- selves have gone into personal re- trenchment policies, With the book- ies and employees crimped for coin; they are staying away from the nite spots, where they were the 'best' patrons. This has resulted in an abnormal pre-holiday drop ih trade throughout the town's nocturnal hangouts. RITA & ED OEHMAN Singlnp-Dancing 11 Mins.; One Loew's State, N. T. This mixed team has everything in its favor except a good routine, They're- young, good looking, can hoof and the girl has a singing voice, but she's not using it to the best possible advantages and her jitter- bug costuming is sillily smalltimey for one with big-time possibilities. Their opening is a hard-shoe waltz duet with a mixture of acrobatics. It makes 'em look like 100 other filler acts. Following - this, the girl steps out on the pit platform lor a straight dialectic delivery of 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' and segues into a swing version of the same tune. The first is dated and the second is a mistake, but not as big an error as her wacky delivery of 'Three Little Fishies,' -not only dated but also ir- revocably stamping her as a panty- waist. Their windup is a duet, on 'Freddie the Freshman' and a clog dance, mixing jitterbuggery with the Hibernian. It doesn't jell. Girl rates smarter dressing and handling—also classier routining for both. What they're doing now isn't going to ever get them out. of the deuce-act class, nor does it rate booking in a first-rate theatre or nitery. Scho. JACK JENNET'S ORCH With Meredith Blake, Frank Bond, Tune Twisters (3), Catherine West* field 20 Mins^; Full (Special) Loew's State, N. Y. Jack Jenney rates as one of the best trombonists in the pop-band field, but he isn't quite ripe as a stage personality. If and when he finds a proper fooUight demeanor and can impress thus as well as he does as a musician, he should find a wide and well-paved road ahead of him. He's got a crew of crackerjatik musicians behind him, in sections of six.brass, four reed and four rhythm, his own tromborie augmenting the brass to seven. So, it's all up to Jenney. Leader acts too much- like a mu- sician fresh oft the bandstand—and too much like a leader who suggests that a maestro' is unnecessary., When he isn't blowing his trombone he merely stands in front of the orch. and just shakes his head slightly to cue the rhythm. When he an- nounces, he seems to try to get it -over with-as quickly as-possible,-with - the result that much of what he has to say is said unintelligibly. Also, he rarely smiles. At this catchin'g the band was held to 20 minutes, which, because it has lour specialty acts, did not' give' it .much time to fully display its musi- cal prowess. What it did play, how- ever, was done very well. Its style is . sweet-swing and very listenable: Previous dates were at the Ritz, Bos- ton,' and the Famous Door, New York, so it also has dance experience. Specialists are Meredith Blake, cute femme singer who gets one in- ning on the chorus of Artie Shaw's •Moon Ray'; Frank Bond, who is of the romantic tenor idiom and sings 'Day In, Day Out'; Catherine West- field, fair puppeteer, and The Tune Twisters, three harmony boys who are given two songs and acquit themselves nicely. Miss Westfleld works three dolls, the first one a takeoff on Cesar Romero doing the rhumba. Romero probably would not like to see himself depicted with such a deeo tan; other dolls include a Negro dancer, which looks whiter than the Romero takeoff, and a Don- ald Duck on roller skates. Three singing specialties with a band act put too much emphasis on the vocal acrobatics. This is one thing Jenney should change. The other, of course, would entail a trade-in of a worried look for a smile. 5cho. .Mike Levy's Comeback Chicago, Dec. 12. Mike Levy, former vaude agent, is returning to the biz here. I-Ic"ll locate in Al Borde's office and will handle both vaude and nitery bookings. PATSY SHAW Songs 7 Min.1. Queens Terrace, Woodside, N. Y. This auburn-tressed coon-shouter sings two'numbers with fair tonal effort but little attempt at inter- pretation. The first is 'Darktown Strutters Ball' which segues into 'Basin St. Blues.' The first note ex- plodes like a bomb and the volume is maintained throughout. An effort on the second number, 'Jumoin' Jive,' to induce the audi- ence to clap hands brings only mild returns and the act closes to aver- age applause. - This vocalist has sacrificed' loo many elements for volume with the result that after the first blast her listeners lose interest in the din. She could do better with more in- terpretation, saving the fortissimo for the endings, ^he dresses neatly in black velvet. Gilb. EDNA THOMPSON Dances 6 Mins. Queens Terrace, Woodside, N. Y. Inappropriate costuming overem phasizcs the height of this tapper who opens in black chiffon pajamas for a regulation routine, ending with some fast spins and featuring high kicks. A second number, in black velvet overalls and cerise-colored blouse gives her an almost spider-like ap pearance, because of the high waist- line. - This turn is done to 'Ridin' Hif^h' and likewise ends with fast .spins, but done with neat taps in tempo. Gilb. EARLE A FRANCES Dancing R Mins. . Harlem Casino, Pitt. Mixed team of colored hoofers shouldn't have any trouble fitting in neatly wherever they're paged. Team looks class and their tap dancing is in the same key. Boy and girl are both dressed alike, in white top hat and tails, and are half over on ap- pearance before making a move: What they do earns them the other half hands down. They are first-rate hardwood rhythmsters, their unison stuff is eye-filling and they can pound out a tattoo, either individually or col- lectively that has both eye and ear appeal. They make an unusually at- tractive couple. Only suggestion for improvement would be something on the ballroom tap style to contrast the strictly hoofing numbers, with femme wear- ing something feminine for change of ■pace, Cohen. JAI-LETA Dances <i Mins. Queens Terrace, Woodside, N. Y. A routine rhumba is brightened by torrid bumps and some bandana play that waxes sexy, done in an attractive costume of brassiere and flowered skirt, abbreviated in front. The second stanza is an interpre- tation of a deb smoking her first reefer and hits a questionable high in abandon, although a sock sequence . with the crowd when caught. For this number, the tall and shapely blonde wears a form-fitting sequin evening gown and fur jacket. The payoff, after numerous suqgestive gyrations, is a strip to a G-string. Strictly honky-tonk, and 52d in speed. Gilb. Tomasco Makes Good On Rubber Checks Philadelphia, Dec. 12. Lou Tomasco, operator of the Col- lege Inn, was exonerated Saturday (10) by Magistrate George Williams of the charge of giving worthless checks to his performers when he redeemed the paper totalling $100. Charges were .brought by Tom Kelly, biz agent of the United 'Enter- tainers Assn., aiid Charles E. Sharkey, agent of the State Depart- ment of Labor and Industry.