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tlTecliiesday, December 18, 1940 RETIEW8 47 VERSAILiLES, BOSTON ■ ' fllostcm, Dec. 11; ■ ' George McFariand's 0rch Xi2), Renee Viildn, Dolly Mecfiless^'Three: ■ SixirJcs, L^igMon Sisfert (2)> Sylvia 5 Chretien; ,''i"e ..<12)| $1.5.0 The y^ersaUles, ' riee Southland,, Is hardly French Jri decor, but manage^ inent admits that, oncertainty of. Parisian situation is no IriGentiye to go tod strong in that, direction, However, the orange and black com-, bination is clean and liYely. Former ■managemerit played brassy, b'ig-name, colored bands ^ as the chief, attraction; and now the Versailles oflfers a igbod, floor show and a .locallyrknowh • white orch, George McFarland, .When caught, Chet Nelson was cohdiieting and- playing the acts competently.. Dance floor is faitly spiaciqus and has been rSjscd ibput twtf feetv im-. . proving the fibpearance of the room. ■ One. of the most hovel acts seen In this town is Dolly Reckless; ma-; gician-dancer, ia new and charming personality in these parts. Opening with a high-kick dance, Miss Reck- less slides into magic,, all the while ■ in motion. Moving, rhythmicalljr around the floor she. produces a flock- of lighted cigarets.irom som.e- where, a series of Colored: silks from an .'empty' metal box, and, finales neatly by . plucking razor, blades oh a string frbrn her moiith.' .Show- rriarily all the . -way, .:Miss Reckless works at clbse range with - a deft- hess superior to that of .many -fi male ■ hiajji.cian. >•.'. Renee Villon is featured in' a pea- cock dance Which is fairly sustaining : In itself,- but rhni-e a medium for showing off ii shapely- chassis in; a •blue spot. . .;. Sylvia, and .Christian, ballroom team, uncork some distinctive ideas in lifts, featuring, some strong-arm balance stUff. Sylvia is as tall as her partner, making some of the lifts all the more interesting. • She balances by one foot on. one of . Christian's hands, and this : is. surefire for plaudits. : . Three Sparks; doubling here, frdih the 'Hi, Yst, Gentlemen' musical, open with conventional rhythm taps - and • finish with a whirlwind of challenge, Jitterbug, etc. Boys go over. . L^lgh- , ton Sisters, vocalists, come herie from a run at the Cocoanut Grove, nearby. Do a nice, job- on 'You've Got Me This Way' .and 'Down ' Airgehtine .Way,' harmonizing weir and not over-selling the s.a. department. Also . ling with , the band. Linegirls are lookers and capable dancers, doing thi^'ee routliiesj nied'- luni-fast opener- to 'Swamp Fire;' :. a slinky, one and a zippy cowgirl number for the fihish._ Guy- Guar- ;lno; vocalist from the. orchestra, was', pjnch-hitting as ni.c. when caught. Rates a hod for introducing the acts simply, with poise and dic- tion that actually perniits . .the; lisr tener to catch the nannies of the per- ; .formers.-. Downstairs bar, galled 'Melody- Lounge, features: Dionne -Parish at the piano for ditties and pop re- .quests. Al Taxier manages the Ver-. •allies. • ■ ' -.Fox. NIXON CAFE, PITT Pittsburgh, Dec. 12. Al Marsic'o Orph, UfaHc Austin, woods and Bray, Bob Carter, Betty Lane. Tom BaU Girls (S). Pre-holiday show up to local highs In floor entertainment Tony Conforti has been peddling at his downstairs spot, still town's . No. 1 money-maker, smce beginning of season. There's . even a line of girls, something Nixon has been without for months, or ever Smce. state liquor board banned mix-; . ing of performers, particularly the chorines, with, the guests. .But mah- - agemeht has wiisely .recognized th6 need for some leg ,art, mixing-oc no, lor the ringsiders and Tom Ball girls nil the bill nicely, both; in looks .and routiries. -. ' - ■' ■ - Marie Austin is featured In- cur- rent layout.. .She's the littlfe : blues- : snouter; . something of a diminutive .crossv between: Martha Raye and Frances;Faye, who'-has been the hit of Benny iDavis 'Stardust'.revue for last two seasons. . Spending a couple; of .weeksv here while. Davis is 'af liberty', and she's crocking 'eih with her •.uninhibited - vocalizing. ; Gal gives 'em the pop hits with 'tongue In cheek, beats :herself eight to: the. DOT and Winds up .with the inevitable .Oh, Johnny,'; which she Itids merci-; lessly.' and to jreat returns; oods and Bray, vet Nixori favbrr .lies, are back again and still potent pain) fodder. Call themselves the. . wsinder . dancers' because gal, ah at- tractive blonde, is a deaf mute and rhythm through the fingers, Which she has oh her partner-tbri- ;*tantly. Team's forte is their strong-, arm acrobatic stuff, in which they nave few peers, some of the tricks ^.'ng . little short, of spectactUar. woods and Bray are so ^ell-khown locally that announcement of gal's .aefection9 isn't necessary, but/crowd Knows, and it helps. Couple pre- cedes their physical culturing with sonie; ballrioom ioutlnes, but. they're ivst fair.;. V-.-,,.. ' ■ .. ..Bob Criter continues to ih.c,,- and does a nice Job Jttst by sticking to essentials, ahd gi'abs plenty of ap- plause for himself with his tenoririg of the pash ballads. Tom Bait girls have three rbutines,^ and they're wellrtrained, l; rjlcely-costumed . ahd snow^ to good ; advantage, especially in) the gartie 'departmeint.; One of them, Betty Lane, steps, but for « stoirt-tap specialty as a number in the show arid gets byf. On. the stand, Al Marsico barid, now; in its. second year at Nixon, is still dishing out the type of danSapa- tibn Conforti's staid and - steady cliehtere prefers, arid Is alsb a favft with the.acts, for whom he-.alv/ays puts out i . special ieffort. It's a throwback to his : bid. days as a leader in -a-film j)resentaiion: house, V . ' Cohen. CLUB BALI, PHILLY . .P/Hladelpbi(tj Dec; 11. : ■A Night, in-Havana' uiith Sergio Oria, Marianna, Hector Del Villdr, Moye and. Torres, Virginia Ramos, Line (8), Allen Fielding. Orch: (9), Jmnit'a.Rhu'nvba B(ind. (6); ho couer viiniinum. , ' ■ With: an. eye cocked, toward . New .year's -EX'e, the" Kaliner brothers, operators of the Bali; have booked in a lively; colorftil southrbf-therbbrder show that keeps up a fast pace from Opener to finalci..; Caught on ojiening night, • t)\e revue shb.wed - a' :few rough spots, but nothing, that a little more rehQarj!al:.wori't fix up.; "There is alsb a need for a little coniedy to. round but'the offering. • Sergio Oi'ta,- producer of. this; re- .vue, also m.c.s.'; ' The ' muchachps (iineO do a series Of hip-weaving dances , native to the Caribbean,. rhumbas,r corigaSj sambas . and & voodoo dance. . Latter is nfiade . ef- fective by -the. weird vocaling of Hector Del Villar, .backed by the pounding of native drums by mem- bers of'Juariita's rhumba sextet, who augment the Fielding orch in accom- panying the show; .Lolita Moye and Alberta Torres bring in a Castllian . touch with their three numbers, a tango and a couple of Spanish folk dances; Outstanding is the manner . in which this team expresses its rhythm with a sinuous twisting of the wrists and hands. They're good for a couple of encbres. Virginia ... Ramos, Puerto Rican looker with flashing . orbs, plus a high-calibre, well-traihed soprano, is in the top. rung with her rendition of native songs, both. sqIo and ac- companying the dance routines. Best iri her repertory is a Spanish Ver- sion bf 'Toriight.' Marianne, intro- duced as the gal who taught the Duke bf Windsor how to rhumba, is a bit hefty and plenty swingy.. Orta, a rotund, bespectacled' gent, 'has plenty . of potentialities as a comedian but muffs theni. A few gags would fill iri the lapseis betweeri the acts and would take the pressure off . the gals, ;-which at one; time forced them to come back On stage ,befbre they had sufficient time to. 'change. The gals of the line step out after the finale and take the male custom- ers for a twirl at the conga and rhumba. : Shal. pleasantly;; shakes « niean pair bf maracas,. ahd enlivens the; proceed- ings by. weaving a variety of inter- esting: bunips, .Chantbotsie is - fea- tured both: ih solo' show spot, arid with, Emil Colon's • expert cOhga- rhumba combo.' His tearti of five are slickest boriga-beaters; heard here ih long tiriie. . ■ Lei, CHASE CLUBi S^^ t. ■■■■(McwEi/.ckASE)/:V\'-;..;;- , ^ . - ■; Sf, LoiiiS, Dec. 13. •: .Carriien Castillo', Mignelito Valdez, Adele Mara, Lina Romay, Carlos arid Carito, Xavier . Ciigat: Orch (U). Trtinimii-m $1'.25-$1.75. : ; A. 1QQ% Latiri group features the current floor show at ■-this swialnk west end spot, and -ihdiViduaUy arid collectively they scatter gobs of eh- terlairimerit throughout^ the SO-mln- iite- session.; Cugat/is a big draw locally. and. only last sprihg. played- three weeks here. HeU be here; to play the New Year's Eve -party" in the newly opened Starlight RpofV the first since , the unveiling. Despite bad weathei-, ; swell crowd : wias. oh' de.ck for .show caught; .;. With Cugat doubling as miC ses-' sion: gets -under way with the tooters playing 'Si ^L*- and Liha. Romay; a tiny Songstress, doing the vocals. Then comes Adele Mara, Just 17, and ."Jock. exponent of Spanish dances.. Next tb click is:Lina.Romay, a Mex-: ican: lass; ; who scores with 'Only Forevec,' with' Antonio Lopez,doing plenty of hot sttiff on the;-bongo: - Cugat, first with violin, section and later as aijoloist, ,he -puts.'The.Breeze. and r on the string iristriiment. Next is Carnieri. Castillo, striking bruriet with equally striking gown of beads. She trills. 'Perfldia* and. ia novelty number^T Want My Mama,' with the toothers, joining :the chorus." The customers; wanted; x^ore and she obliged .With 'Frenesi* for an eri- core.; ■■. . .. Carlos- and Carito do two fast, rhumba routines and had to beg off.. MiguelitQ-Valdez winds up show with a slave chant to .the accompanyment of the drum; . Sahu, . Continued ftom page 49. SHEA'S, BUFFALO : .: Jndianapolts, Dec. 13, Ted . Wccms; -Orch tcttJi Perry Como, Elmo Tanner, Red liigle, Mjar- vel Ma:twett,:Orm Downs; Ames aiid Arno,': Mardoni, Rollo' and Verna . Pickett,,Earl-Albertson;' She Couldn't Say No' (WBi).. FIVE O'CLOCK CLUB (MIAMI BEAqn) Miami Bcac/i, Dec. 12. La Playa Dancers^ Milinda, Arthur Warren and Entil Colon Orch; $1.50 minimum. After being shuttered all sumnjer, the latch Mring,-is again off at the Five O'clock Club, ahd. owners Sam and Jbe^arkeri ace beaming, pleas- antly as, they, piit upVthie; ropes early arid "congratulate each other on hav- ing again - teed' off with a brisk, bfisht, thhugh^; comparatively iriex-^, jerisive little revue.. "Latter, provides a diverting coriipleme'rit ;to sipping arid supping" in ..their eyeful class boite;-'-"-- -,.' ' -i -' Although Arthur. Warren will . shortly give way to Pancho's -society .crew, ;maestro .deserves. :credit for setting (in .urbane niusical: pace quite in keeping.with spot's swanky decor, and: satisfying ciiisine; Bowirtg in without ' any ' , advance ■ whobpia; combo impresses as la -versatile giroup whose dariGeable musicblpgy fur- niishes . an unbbtrusive' background Tttiring the. early- hoiirs and removes the wraps later; for some forthright .rhythmpatioh. S^dy Singer's vocal contriblitibns are sockb, likewise his toying "with th«| tymparil in the: solid sets. . :■ '■• ']■.- '- ■;■ '■ ! Hors d'oeuvrcs are supplied by La Playa Dancers, a talented sextet utilizing four femmes arid two male vis-a-vis as rhiimba partners. First seen at Rhumba Casino last season, group, thbiigh 100% American and headed by Grace ind Bob . Contad, offer trio of highly authentic Latin routiries. ;Corbrful costumes serve tb. further embellish Illtisioh. New Ads In Cafes POOPIE CAMPIi:i.O Danciiig El Chicp, Pittsburgh ■ Poopie Campillb calls himself 'the. Cuban Ray- Bblger' and . the tag isn't far -wrong. -. -ge's : a loose-limbed congarumba expert who has strings for legs and a neat sense of comedy. Effects a dead, pan and a battered hat, along with a tux, arid does his Latin-American legmanla with a neat mixture - of talent and surprise. .Knows how tb use his eyes; and a look of complete bewilderment comes into them when his limbs start to do tricks that he's supposed to believe they can't be .doing. ; On the straight corigarumba he's a whiz, too. but the comedy stuff is' his forte. ; Later,, he drops into the middle of the house conga line and gets hiniself all miked up with the regulars for a lot of laughs. The antic appirbach has bieeri pretty iiri- comniori so far among .the Latin- American entertainers, but Campillo should start-a trend. '. Cohen, . kOLLETTE ^ DEANE Dancing Nixon Cafe, Pittsburgh TWO girls, blonde, who rate very, well in all phases of their dancing; Femmes are flashy lookers, they know how to costume themselves to the best advantage and stuff is grooved to the ringside belt. They start out in short,: oolka dot peasant dresses with a fast .;polka that's fast and nicely thought but, and then they switch to lonp gowns and whip tip a corkihc adagio-acrobatic tutn; J , ;It's still a nbveltv to see one dame is.tronerarm. arid twirl another 'round and 'round, and Kollette and Dearie have caoitalized satLsfactorilv on the The-v^don't look 'the type .arid .| well enough to assure his -being grabbed off by someV barid. Dick Lee's terioririgs of poi) musicals were heartily-received, arid deservingly so. :. The Pitchmen (3) hit the high spot of the -proceedings with theit-; un-. canny vocal: 'burlesquing of birds, beasts ahd: bands. Boys, "working with, phbriey instrumental props, but assisted largely by their own dis- . tirictive ■ brand. of hokum, whani iacrOss' some; of ;thc~ funniest, imita- tions via sound effects yet heard. Plenty of these acts around the show shops .currently, but nothing quite as outstanding as these brainy :zanlesi The Colstonsy. on early,; kriock - but some excellent comedy steppingi but suffer .by the ribw overrstandardiza-' tiori of Similar hokum ballroom dancirig turns; ;;;;: 'v"^ : . ^ The ;Ben.ne.tts are .onvagain :with' half the band ensemble; doing a fast and ; loud , conga - ro utine to bririg down the curtain.. Burtdn.y .. LYRIC, INDPLS. When the union workers drape the marquee with the,-billing for Ted :Weems: and his band; tre public can expect a:,good shbw as long as the, veteran meriibers; of the troupe are present..; Besides ah orchestra cbn- sistirig of - four, rhythm, three trorri-;^ bones and ..four sax . Sections who do okay; by the current hits of the day; .Weems ha"s with him Red Ingle for cbrriedy, Elriio Tanrier, 'for novelty with his:whistling ahd Perry Coriio to dish out the romance, for the girls who are bai-itone ga-ga. . . , Back again, for itib.aririual appear- ance, the band cairries the burdieri of entei"tainment this week diiririg the 65. riiinutes with three gobd acts. Th^ band opens with an original called. 'Impressions' and through the run of the bill works with; Mairvel Maxwell, a local; gal singing 'Ferry-, boat Serenade' aided by ; the trlQ; 'Scrub Me Mania With a Boogie Beat' and 'Rhumboogie/ Elmo Tan- ner puckers Up to :win a nice hand; With his whistling of 'Ciri Biri Bin,' 'Glow Worm.' with a neat flashlight background by. orch members, and 'Canadian Capers.' Red Ingle Is a surefite mittwinner in his Spot when he works a dummy at the mike with Tanrier singing and whistling off stage. Then Tanner and Ingle join forces doWn front fbr 'The .Wreck of the Old 97.' Ingle dbes "a comedy, fiddle bit fbr a finish. Usies his usiial 'Heebie Jeebies' for .begoff; Perry Como is solid as he sings a quartet of; surefire songs iri- cluding 'Trade Winds.' 'Maybe,"Only Forever'•: and ; 'We Three.' , For a finish, ;Orm Downs is given a' spbt on the skins with, a tune that starts bff with the melbdy of 'Runriin' Wild.' - Added performers .this week in- clude Rollo and Verria Pickett, who do some nice tap work. They won heavy hand patter whcA they came, out on stilts for some, fast footw&rk. Mardoni dishes but a lot of chatter and some elehientary magic. He's okay for band show; because he gets .some comedy out of people plucked from audience to watch his tricks. Ames and .Arno are spotted next- to closing with aicro aritics, gags and a fari-dance fini.sh which is. still good for chuckles. . Radio's coritributi.bri this week is the winner Of WFBM Talent. Parade, Earl Albertson.,, who IcridS; a lUi^ty vibrtftto to -'Yours Is My Heart Alone.' that kind of persbrialityT^ahd what they, hiight do with a g[ood musical, ^comedy book Is- something-, to think -about. Lew Parker iS eniceeing the show and adds; much to its eliectiyeness. His openujg bit :with the. candy butcher in the aisles was good fpr ai hit-and-run; and established-.: hini; solidly; with' the customers; Danny Dare's Dancers are an eyeful of chbFisters who have sorriething . to: give to ;this kirid of a setup. Their openirig ; nUniber . behind ; C^aroline , Swan's high. stepping is snappy ahd their successive routiries* including; the hoke mind-readihg tiirri from the audience with Parker on stage, as' well as their '10 of the 3 Musketeers- : with its Tapieir and.cbstuhie drill; are- peaks ih: the performance. - - , • ■ ,: Maxihe Conrad; ; working; .straight with Parker as well as in a couple of c6nti:alto;; solos, hits pay dirt; CasSn Oweri and Tbpsy"; two gals and : a- guy, knock but a sock comedy acr-o ;stint arid Sid Gold,^ with Parker's aid, ties, vip the show, with his eccentric; c-bmet^ antics. Darlene Garner arid James -C. Morton, .both billed,' .were not'in evidence when caught,. Final quarter-^hoUr brings bh th« stars, who fouhd high .favbr im- mediately. with this crowd;: After sbme appealing comedy around the mike which establishes them solidly,- they ■ fade back .. iritb . fullstage, for their driver's license, teSt skit., Here Parker,- working straight,' again f lir-. nishes invaluable assistance..; The comics; riin, the •: gamut of their.. familiar,gags, ending up .with' tile messy but ibcko food.and .water tag,. Cradically but of the burley barns, ut:sapolioed; ■ - - ": ■;: For the finale, .their ihanipulatlph of finger bandages,.fruit,, sandwiches, soda ■ crackers arid water; with Laurel- pouring the pitcher into Parker's pantis for the tlimax, prov.ejs . plerily ..uproarious. .These ^ boys have . developed the .-COmedy Slow-tirriing , technique to ari aft, arid in this, asih ; everythirig else they do, they enipha- size their seasoned troupihg. - . ■'; Biirion. AIRLINES, N Y. ■ ': ■-- ;. ■■ ;(NEWSEEELS) ' ' The: war frorit; desultory national preparedness clips arid Yuletide sea^: son publicity blurbs comprise bulk of the clips iat this comparatively new hewsr^eler. Beciause it's next door to the nearly completed N. Y. airlines terriiinal, aviation naturally gets a break in the coverage. Man- agement probably hbpes the theatre operation gets as much of b.o;, bi^eak from the terminal. . The cbverage bn the British cam^ paign against the Italians in Egypt (Paramount) is interesting though gleaned. from library clips taken when' the. Allied forces were train-- ing for such., intensive operations.,, Movietone gives :a gripping picture bf an' Italian sub escaping from a British destroyer near Gibraltar. Par Claims, films ('smuggled out') of , Jajpanese bombing, of Chungking, being graphic recording of disastrous effect of air raid phbtographed; in the China city.- Fury of Nazi; attiack on Coventry receives sweciiing , treatment-, by Pafamoiint.' Movietone, News of; Day arid Universal supply ' further visual, evidence bf how badly London is suffering, from the: German aerial bbmbardriierit. Presence of . the King and Queen on locatibns severely damaged is a cheering touch. Ameri- can ambulances destined for service in Greece (Par) is the only refer-- ence to the Greek victories over the Italo forces. On the home front, U. S. aviators' ipining the Royal dhmadian . Air Force (N. of D.), parachute troops training iri Ahe south' (Pathe); re- cruits in Washington (Movietone) and Na'vy test pilots. (U). make up^ riiost of fpotage. ' Aviatibrj storie.s in- „ elude pilot landing in a Brooklyn Weems is on amiable hi;c; and is.; bay, mercy flight to Chile and plane, wise. .■ mixing jittef; music ,;;Wi.th.| workers visiting an'ilAF factory in idea. The.'7':don't, look 'the type .arid -i pbrjs.rnass aiidiehce appeal. At.;third ' England, that helhs . theiti .additionally.. . Of, show; opening day, sfandee.s wcrb on ^ r-t.-;^.- fij-st- floor aria a fuH uppei: deck. .- ■.■•;. - ' '■Kiicy.- course, their tricks aren't anything tp write: home about, being of the convcntibrial variety, but when it's femme arid ferrii : that doesn't mat^ te'r much,; AnywayV --they get -'over, , big here" ."arid^^hduld: db "thri^fsmie prr any: nitery-'floor,-:,, Cph'Cft. - YVETlE" DARE. -; Dance^'--:-- . is Mins^ .-:■.-.:■ Club Charles, .Balt>;; . \ A flashyr hbvelty;,Yvette Dare has soriiething ■ fpr, nitery - exploitation arid, possible revue buildup. -- Billed as offering ■ . Baliriese ,.Worship dance, and assisted by her ;'sacred parrot' (a switch on . ftpsita Rpy.ce's doves), she contfibutes a flashy bit of hip weaying;' Utilizing two prop, trees as a background ana- cueing on iJ^ier colorful., birdi a large macaw, ^i^hich; swoops iri oyer the hbads of the - pattbns tb^ her shoulders; her nuniber builds In ■ ollniak • with - the pairfot removing her. .sarorig^ piece- meal.-. Final flash is .all nude and; a quick- blackbut. Bird is timed perfettly and numr bef. taltes on some distinction which: 'lifts it from: the ordinary stripperoo. looks well arid . works ioXH. CENTURY, BUFF Eiuffalo, .Dec.. 13. Chfi.stmas holiday season's ap- pfbach is handled, by Paramount iand News of Day, with former showirig Postriiastef ; General Frank C. Walker urging early itiailihg 6£ parfclS;. N. of D.:- shows rushing N. -.Y- -browds; Par amount bfTers,, original hand- ling of thfe Chicagb Beats 73r0 land-- slide- over the Washiiigtbn RedskiriS, , Laurel and Hardy Remie with Lew | contenting" itself ;. with ,.the crucial Parker; Cass; . Owen and Tppsy, ^- arly-game plays, chief tbuchdowhs Sid Qold,_Maxine Contad, Caroline and-crowd cloieups. Par also salutes imci ciiiuciiisii iiiiMiuii. Dancer - Milinda' is another' Latin from smartly. Musical background helps. Manhattan, who aside from, singingj -• - Swan," Danny ■Dare's . Dancers; ^Strangers on Third Floof dRKO). Laurel arid Hardy revue: :sh'apes , up as an ,but-and-put, though; abbrevi- ated, variety :show. It's a fancy package for picture house trade, hits the: bull's eye. with its comedy, values and, should :coax heavy, wampum" frbmr the -vaude-starved natives. Name; tomics-- wisely refrain from overdosing: thef■ ^ admiring payfcs, holding down the , hextTto-clbsing spbt:,only, but: gathering; tumultuous responses with their familiai:'-sallies fbr which screen familiarity-seems to have bred increased appreciationv The enthusiastic: sal-vos elicited by the perspiring efforts of these filmi .comics is only proper payment for their earnest comedy labors; This de luxe ' barnstbrihirig tour should gain theni new .follbw:er«t They have Toriimy Ha.rmbri, With. Bill Slater, the -Teel.'S .sportsr /narrdtor, shown •awarding this newsreel cbmpariy's trophy to the U. of Michigan ac'e at the :N. Y. Downtown A.. ;C. cere-, ihoriic?. v,'hen :he ;also' got ■ the Heis- man award for being the nation's outstanding college footballer. Pro- vides ictioriful grid .stuff from season, showing Harmon in bc.st: perforrii- aricesi. News Of Day pays tribute to Alice - Marble; America's 'N'b. 1 fenime athlete. Daring extirigui.shing of. gas :well blaze (Pathe), Eleanor; Rooseyelt - testifyirig at a Washirigton committee. hearing (Pathe) and arrival of Duke and Duchess of "Windsor : in Miami (Par) arc best suppleriieritary reels. 'Bovirllng for Strikes' (20th), 'Medl- ' terranean Milestones' (Indie) and 'Billposters,' Disney cartoon, fill out- ;6a-minute biU. . Wear.