Variety (Jan 1941)

S8 HOUSE lUS¥iEWS Wednesday, January. J, 1941 STATE, N. Y. Jay C. FUppen; Six. Honeys, Alice Marble, Dorpthy- Stone, and Charles Collins; Pcgpu Bernier, Rti\)y Zwerl- ivg: Hoiise Orchi 'Thiief of Bagdad' This bill, bridgies . the two .holidays, j so that (;vcn^,if . it isn't,so forte the ' State's ciastoriiers, ■reacting . to the mood of the period, woald >e ex"-: pected tb treat the proceedings ihr dulgently. They did . at. , the pcr- formante cauRht Thiirsday (26), There were few .outbursts'. of . cii- thusiastn. and even Alice Marble, who for the ovcrwhelrfiirig majority: prescft't rniist have represented little; other .than a spor'tspiiBe headline, got away nicely, with her expressionless service of sfeveral ppp times. ..Booked apparently for what was assayed as name value; Miss . lyiarble, who re- cently . alsa turned tennis prbfes- siohal. incurs the ^idmiratibn pf .Athe State's Wimbledon ..set. iirtOre for helf courage in crashing a .new itiediuni than foi* . her aptitude. She's i;e-. vieiyed inorc ext'ensiyely under New. Acts in;Theatires. ; Ji£/ .riippen ringinasters the-.run-; oft in shipshape manner and gets- in: more than brie good lick, at the mid-: sectors. Only time. that he steps out of his m.c. role is during Peggy Bernier's routine,, and the quality and quantity of his antics tend to step, up- the ehterwiniheht ,qf hef act . Iri"a big waj<' ■.-.^'T.- -. ■: Opening .honors - go td the Six Honeys an<f ithisf team of whirlvvihd acrobatsv Xevenly mixed) makes it' exciting throughout,. Their series bf shoulder-to-shoulder jurnps are,., as ever, the sock, climax tb a .hpdg^-; podge of tapping, turhblirig arid.pyra- mid bJilancing items. - Miss Marble fills. the next inning. Her singinig stance is stolid; -. Her voice is. xon- tralto tiit hardly flexible, arid ..:h,cr fair looks and Back Bay accent cbtn- plpte the portrait of a- iiersohality that has stepped f tom the sports sei:- tiori ta the amusement ipage >yithlim- ' ited ciiuse or preparation. Dorothy Stone arid Charles Collins take over next for some rhythmic adagio stepping along , strictly , in terptetative lines. They register Btrongly. : Two numbers that stand out brightly are their 'Lullaby by B r a h m s * arid. 'AU-Americai liomance.V Peggy Bernier's singing shenanigans prove good for a con sistent stream of laughs and despite this the Three Sailors; who follow her, mop up on still a noisier scale The !trio*s brand of slapstick plus Miss Bernier's hoydienish comedy combine to apply a strong finish to an otherwise inamby-pamby bill. The two acts, at least send 'em away laxighing.* \ ■ Odcc. ORPHEUM, MPLS. Minneapolis, Dec. 28. Ccnc'. Krupd Oreh (.16), Howard DuLany,: The Aliens (4), Irene Day^ Paul Remos (3)» Johnny Woods; ':SouthofSuez',{y/B), Bringing 'erii the Krupa* outfit, iSarita; Claus' h^s come through nobly for the local hepcats and jive hounds, The hiot swing fans couldn't have de sired a more a(icej)tabl.e gift. And the fact that it's Krupa's initial trip here makes the present all the more welcortie. The three acts backing up the band are familiar here, but each is; a topnotcher in its line and bears. occasional repetition,' even though routines remain unchanged Krupa himself, of course, rates head and shoiilders above any; of the drummier men who have visited these parts. What's more, his band; is a superior organization ia its field and, with high musical skill and. sterling arangements, it provides syniiopated rhythrii which is ultra in quality. ' , Besides toiling strenuoiisly ort the drums, Krupa proves a polished and striooth emcee and also handles-the baton with assurance, but riot to the degree where the. ctistoriiers become fed up. Arid the;; lively , rhythm, sets .a fast pace for the entirie show. Natiarally,. most: of the arrarige- ments: are: designed to set olt .Kriipa's di:Ummfng; and they: serve Itheir purr; pose admirably.' Vocalist Howard DULany and Irene pay fit in nicely.' . 'Tiger Rag', is a hot starter ; with Krupa'pbunding the druriis.^ The at- rangernentS; aire interestingly: differ- ent and colorful for. air the. striking bandihuriibers. ; . : The AUeris comprise'two fast step-■ ping hiixed cbuples-HJrldsters and.; youngsters, . The elderly man arid woman again iamaze with their ^clogr; ging, ; jigging ar\,d other dance irbu- tines arid they bririg dowa the house when they join the b6y;,and girl for some real jitterbug stuff, trast of. the modern 'and. old-time iiodflng;lends novelty tb; the offei;ing. 'Ki-iipa goes intp S frenzy of drum- . iriirig during", the primi/lve 'Blue Rhythm Stomp,!. 6 .ripvel and. excit- ing fantasy. Each musician, has a small drum of his own isnd joins in the thuriiping. It's the; band's ;put- standing: nuriiber. Miss; Day is good to look at and listen to attd she scoi;es with such pop vocal nUiribers as 'Thete l. Gp' and 'Drummer Man/ She and Du- Lany combine for two -duets, 'Our T\ou» Affair' ancT 'Call of tHii Can- yon.'; DuLariy also singles earlier with 'For You,' dorie nicely. , " ; Paul Remos once more stops ;the show-here with his personable riiid- gets, constant applause punctuating the balancing feats, turi:ibling and acl"obatics. .- ;. . . ■ Krypa and the.band land heavily <with . 'Airieric£in Bolcrp,', $Wirig; that attains a classical ...tbiich. Johnny ■ Woods, ji local fa:'vprij.e, jumps frorn ;one ..radio" impression ■into another at a brojith^lcss. pace and has the tu.stomers. alternately a'maze'd at the imilntioh.s'. authenlifcity; 'Wire Brush Stomp' is appropriately lively for a band fiiii.sher.;. . A .wcll-liflcd. low.cr floor even at the last show ChVistmas eVe, Reesr. EARLE, PHILLY STRAND, B'KLYN Geofge While's '5ca7idals' tui(h Bch Blue, Billy Rai/es, Ross- Wy-se,; Jr.. and Jjine Mann, Kiin Loo Sisters, Mildred Fenton, Christine Fbrisythe, Margdt Sistfts; 'that Cong! bf Mine' (Mono),. Reviewed in ;this issite of VAniETV. Phjladclphiia, Dec. 27/. ■ Lorry Clinton' Otch .(14).' .with Terty Allen, JiniMy Ctirrie' ond Peggy Mann; Jack Sey'ihour and Kay Picture, Borrhh Minieuttch Hdr- montca RascdU (8); 'Ybtt'U Find.OitV, " .Fare for'the-Jive addicts is ipad-^ ing 4own-th€(.- bill- at the Eair-le^fCTfe: and aft; With eUriton's crew in the. flesh arid ;Kay Kyser s on the screen; the lads and lassies who like their music are getting their money's .worthi - ■ ■ ,,. ;: . " ^ -■ ciintori iarid his boys operied tpday (Friday) after a :hectic .trij) frPm Indianapolis ih .'which their- plane was downed by ;-fog. They ^ arrived h:ere: too late lor rehearsal, missing toe first Show, this riiorning entirely." At this catching the .band shbWed the effects of this kind of existence,; being a bit pffi in its'.timing in ac- companying lacts and vocalists. ■ Band, is hacked by a rich, white satin backdrop which, lights up' vividly tb vari-colored'spots. Gliritbn tn.as the. show iand frflnts-.band nurn- bers;.. playing clarinet, trumpet, and. troinbone iri turri. Standbut/huinber is a medley of Clinton . ^coritpositions, . including 'Reverie,'. "Satan. Takes a . Holiday' and his latest. 'Study iri Surrealism." Jimmy Gurrie clicks with his hoke vocals on 'Night arid Day' and 'Well AUright.' Gurrie's dead-pan clown- ing is guffaw-producing biz. Terry Allen baritones, nicely with 'Down Argentine Way and 'Only Forevet/ while femriie chirper'Peggy Marin is a bouncy, bnmet: looker with riice pipes. She shows her ver- satility on;'OurLove' and the jumpy •Five O'clock Whistle.' ' ;; The.Borrah Minevitch harmonica lads, sans Borrah, are their usually entertaining selves, with the midget and his pantoriiine still copping top honors. - A surprise treat Is the hoofing of. Jack Seymour and Kay Picture; .The male half of .the team is one of ;the smoothest terp-tappers gandered here for some time. The duo have tricky routines, . With the. happy faculty of making their_most difficult steps appiear siriiple. . ; Biz On Friday night was off. Shal. TOWER, K; C. Konsos, City, Dec. 28i Starr dn^ Lee, Lew. Hdffntan, Morid Leslie, Frances and Wally, Lester Hardingi \ D U m i c 6 and Rhoades,' House Line, Herb Six House Orch; 'Melody Ranch' {Rep). ; Long' pri; the . road, Ge6rg6'White's'; teb' 'iScandaLs' unit was specially bopked for the Strand, Brooklyn, by Warner Bros, as a holiday attrac- tion. It Opened Christmas day and remains through New Year's day (1), with house then going back to double iEeatures; Burden of the draw falls, upon, the stage unit since, thie i>iclurc booked in with it;. 'That. Garig of ■Mine' .(Mono) is in the featherweight division.' A ■ better 'film for b.b; pur- poses would have seemed rhore ad- visable.. Ori the other harid. 'Scan- dals' unit slipuld riot disappbintariy- where.:, . ■■ ..^;; ';-;-; Iricideritally, it conies tb Greater N. Y. the week that White debuted his Great White Way, new Broad- 'way^' nitery. • ... ■.. -;■ - - White's unit; iruris a littlie .ow an hour..-AlthpugH,it has played; a.sub? stantiai; nuriiber of k^y , cities frbm <;jpast to Coast, it is scemcaliy about as fresh' as a daisy, this, also going for the costumes. It seemingly has been refurbished. Nicely staged, with the .ri^umbers arid routines woven tpgether'.tor ex- tremely riice-pace arid lirictiprt, the unit achieves a pretty high degree of entertainment. In addition, to a line of 10 girls, there,are three show girls, handsomely costumed, who aidd to-the color.; They are worked into various. Ifrbduction numbers and con^ tribute vocally Vto^ the proceedings. -Twb theme riiiriibers figure through; Qut,;*iAre You Haviri' Any Fun?' arid 'Goodnight. My Beautiful.' Produc tibn consideration is . also .given 'Mexicoriga.v Among other things, the three showgirls work a strip tease gag'that is a fooler;, dummies being, used for chassis. Ben Bluei who,- was Iri the'; last 'Scandals- revue ori Broadway a year ago; tops the cast. He is in and out of the unit frequently land figures in two comedy sketches that get laughs, one that is a bit burlesquey but riot too rough. Another. is built, around Madame' Dti Barry who bests, all ;iovers exqepting Blue.. The comic's burlesque of a Russian dance is .also sockful. : Billy Eayes, ;ione in clrcuiatlon, Works iri one with nis jugglirig, talk arid Iriipressioris; He scores very well.- Ariother malie on the show is Ross Wyse, Jr.; He yocals, singing the lealdmg riuinbers, and aLso works on comedy material with Blue, Wyse also has a jazz-yersus-classical musi<; sequence in which he's fbir Tin Pan Alley, this being with June Mann who solos shortly after the.opening of; the unit: Miss Marin has a nice, catchy voice, something that's also .true of the other single siriger, Mildred Fen- ton, who .figures in .the v'Mexiconga' number "farther down; ; . In the 'Mexicoriga' portion ; Chris tine Forsythe offers a tap: single scoring effectively. The Kim Loo Sisters, four Orientals, are in and out: of . the action from the start, lending color ^vih their singirig. They are cutely costuriied and make nice appearances. Another turn is the Margbt Sisters, doing an acrobatic darice that, is more aero than danc ing but plenty surefire; Chdr; arid while she has some heat 5teps, needs polishing. The third . winriec is Virgil Harris, a Negro lad, and his baritonirig of 'Old Man RiVcr' is brie of the highlights. Youngster riiay go places if he falls into the right hands. Iri the; next slot Osborrie . biatons the lads through a condensed version of a classic and the customers ate it up. -He had a hard time; jstilling the payees to briiig on Peggy Lee,: blonde featured vocalist .with his mob. In a'striking black silk everting gown , with a broad^' gold \vai$t band, the gal trills"Body . and Soul' arid had to. come back to do 'Exactly Like You' before- the customers would cease the.ipalm liQunding. . Beri Beri, coniiedy juggler,, . won heaps of giifTa'ws' with his; funny stuff,. featured by clever /mariipula- tio.ri oif three tanibourines.in addition to the rubber balls arid Indian clubs. Dale J[ories also tenors and with Dick Rogers, stcores with. 'Danriy Boy.'^ Osborne does a chorus With the pair and then iill of the topterslift therti- selves off their chairs: to: join ' . This ia . followed by; Rogers doing Between 18th and ISth on Chestnut Street,^-V :' -.,;.V :. ' The hand iiext: does - zany inter" pretatibhs ; bt : Well knbWn : bands.; One 6t their best; stiirits conies next when they give, their yeirsibri of .a jazz hand of 2& years; ago; the wind- up. With poor .weather on tap biz was surprisingly good.' Sahu. Title of 'Showboat Follies* sets this one with a stiitable background for-working the various acts into a fairly welUknit 45 minutes, TpWer has a headline act in Mbria Leslie and her strijppirig makes a total of four standard acts instead, of the usual three. With Miss L'eSlie taking a double turn and. three full" num- bers by the line,. the .. time ; is stretched slightly, arid to advantage. Theme is beguri nicely by the line in a polka reminiscent of the river- boat days, and Lester Harding takes over as skipper for the rest of the route. He brings Pn Barney Starr, whO; does, some coriiiic squeezing on the accordion while his giant" stooge,- Miss .Lee, chants the refrains. In; close; order. Lew Hoffman gefis a good share of laughs out of colliec-; tiori of tophats arid several jugglirig. bits.^ ' .-;• -S'V--^- .- :. ; -.-:;':■.■■■ .'Merry Widow* waltz by.the,line is a full number in itself, but seryes to iritroduce the iriitiai bit by Mona. Leslie.: She's On in ;bridal cbsturiie, but soon dpffs the gdwri to exhibit a rieat chassis. .Warding theri covers the frbntstage .arid rings but ; his baritone ^ on 'He's . My uncle* • arid- 'America: 1 - Lbve: Yoli'; f pr a .healthy round of iapplaUs"ev- ^ ; Baton twirling :is attenipted With fair-success by. Dariiipo iana Rhoades,. Ann- winners of;the weekly am.contest. ?t^l VCbmedy ;turh of terp and song is added by Frances and ;Wally, Jjilled as 'Broadway Hillbillies,- riiaking the riibst pf a slapstick rbUmba. Closing line nuriiber is a Cakewalk; in tpphat and tails arid they; give way .tp the final Leslie strip.. . This bne .has a shade of artistry in . the huge satin shawl which she twirls before going to center stage: for the regular flash ending..- ■; : 'Melody Ranch' is more than doing its part at the Voxoffice, and has some extra drawing pOwer locally as. the original story Is.from the pen of jack Mplffitt. Stat critic. Quin. FOX^ St. LOUIS St. Louis, Dec. 27. Dtcfc Rogets, .Peggy Lee, Dale Jones, Beri Beri, Gardner dnd Kane, Virgil Harris- Bemice Whitney, Lilly Garber, Will Osborne Orch (14). 'Chad Hdnno' (20th). 20TH CENTURY. BUF^^ ROXYi N. Y* Maria, and Floria, Maritfh: Beleit and English Bros, i2). Bob Ripa, Richard Finney, Gae Foster Girls, Paul. Ash. and Roxy . Orch; 'Chad : Hd7ina,' <20th) reuteiocd in •'Vabietv Dec. 20. V .■.■■•-.-; ' .. : -.- Butfdloi -Dec. 26. . A. B. Marcus* 'Continental. Reijuc' with Roberta Jondy;.: Spdrkey .Kaye dnd.Rblj^nd Rprnas, Fldgg .and Ariipld, Ruth Durrell,: George : Shreck, ;VfcGowan dnd; DWs, Dorothy. Coudy, Jigsaws, Hin Low, Leon Miller; 'Too Mariy Girls' {RKO). Farichpn Marco is; parceling out the winners ofWie recent eliminatipri contest for native; talenV and the first three, p.lus : thei talent among, WilrOsborne's band.'hypbed by tWo independently booked acts, coristi tutes;, bne^ of the best stage. shows: that.has>heen:presented .at this 5,000: seater in midfown- since the resunip- tiori. of ;the;. vaudfllrii policy.-; two. fribnlhs. ago. .-Mairiageriient valso- has' slashed^ screeri fodder to one feature' iriistead - of the custoriiary pair; SeS- siori that extends through .65 minutes; riibves at a nice pace and- there. is enough variety to please anyone. With the; curtain? closed Osborrie-s' lads.start'.their theirier, .'T'he Gentle- men Awaits.'- The baridv upon.. ex- posure.to view, goes into its second! riumber, 'Millibri Dreariis Ago,' aided, by npvel lighting; ; . . . ". ; ■. . Osborrie m;c.s and Intro duces Gardrier and Karie, an acrb-tap tearii;- During their first rbutirie Miss Gard;> ner 'does Sonie lofty kicking.; After a costume chance she returns fPr a slick too-acro stint that won a strbrig response^ ^^She makes a third charige into, a sturining burgundy red . eve- ning goWn to wind up with Karie in an exhibition of nifty taps; Dale Jones, the biiir fiddler with the band, deserts his perch tp talk his way thi:biigh 'Nobody.' His sPuthern ac- cent arid cracked ypice wpn the mpb. Bemice Whitney, one of the winners in the contest. Is a. tiny gal but pos- sesses powerful' pipes. She socks over 'Five. O'clock Whistle.* LiUy tia^tier^ -ahother winner, i$'& tapstef; At the current 44c tariff, this IVlar-:: ciis epidernial' display is .a buiriper sock, full of glorified hurley aimed, right between the eyes bf .the jgam- andrgarter trade, an especially smart package ior the 20th Century to .de- liver to; the ppst-Xmas .rush. ; Back in the U;. S. for its .first date after four months in Mexico City and Ha^- vana, where it was offered as a fuU- iengui show at $3 tofi, the. abbrevi- ated version presiented here shapes' up heavy on production and eye ap- peal^ long: on. talent in severalde- Eartments atridMoaded with a .zirigy evy of choristers eye-filling enough to improve; - Latbi-rAirierican rela-: tioni. What with the difficulties; of cut- ting the three-hour show to, an- hour and a quarter, and with the house orch wrangling sourly over the score, opening performances Xmas Day were a nightmare. A good part of the cast as originally billed Was missing (Spfla Alvarez out, with grippe), arid with no announcements or programs available, cvery.*one was" forced to troupe strictly on his own. High content of entertainmerit. value assayed; is a compliment to the. per- sonnel, and for pic houses that can use this particular type of pre- sentation, the.show; offers the tmx} muni," - Roberta Jonay, in sarong, is on for a dance opening. Featured as -Mrs. Roosevelt's protege,' the. girl, on her attractive personality arid' showing, undoubtedly rates the billing. Time econoriiy keeps; her frorii more than a single appearance; Sparkey Kaye and Roland Romas carry the com- edy, assignments laboriously, with most of theiir material and treat ment smacking of burlesque. Their opening mike dialog, the old doc- tor's office bit (this time for draft examination), and the thread-bare poker game are line for line right out of the hurley book. . ; Kaye with : his mute travesty of Cyril Smith's 'SoW Song,' assisted by the gramophone, proves he; is capable, of better comedy. Flagg and Arnold follow' with their nifty near- niJide slow hiption handbalancing stint. An unidentified tenOr disposes of . .'Angel'; In robust;. voice, which segiies. into.the. ;inevitable . ovef- dreissed ■ sho'wgirl parade which fin- ally ' evolves into . a . stylized angel ballet,' featuring Ruth Durrell as darice soloist George ;Shreck is on fpr a flash -.with some; nondescript lowbrow comedy and . Leon' Miller holds dpwn the principal male danc- ing sppts, his specialty dance iriiita^ tions; asisistirig greatly -.in the effeer tiveness of the runpff,;, ;''Your; Lovely Hands,' spottirig Dor- othy Coudy,; is a; peak of. the per- formance. Illusion, of nude girl; weaving about in the - dark while shadow . hands caress various por- tions of her anatomy is socko in ef- fective suggestiveness. McGowan and his Tnree »I^uos, jitterbugs, raise the beat of the show' by their fast arid .furious legmania. Hin Low, . a young Chinese girl, knots up the proceedings With >some. facile cbntoHions :Which: eipproximate the ultimate in the limber-jointed de- partment. The Jigsaws add their slick comedy knockabout to the en- seriible for heavy laugh returns. 'South American Way' by the entire company' delivers a rhythmic, fast-, rinbving and. satisfactory finale. -- House jamined Xmas Day, with overflow* . : . .'Burton.': ■ The novelty In a Gae Foster darice routine, /based On phosphorescent costumes arid lighting, heads.a pleas- irtg. 'Royy . presentation this week, Fpsteretteis are outfitted in cbstumes which make therii appeal: as dancing skeletbns arid the. effect is height- : ehed, Via lighting, by the method of using them; It's eye-^fllling, only fault being . that the unispn wprk was~ a bit sloppy When .caught ,: 'Nightingale Sang in; Berkeley ; Square*, serves to introduce. Marip and Floria with the help of the litie. Pair of ballroomologists step grace- fully to-; 'waltz tempos, executing their sprightly . conceived routines flawlessly. They do several nufn- bets, capping with a turkey trot of 1912. Fpur numbers all told are a bit too long despite the duo!s ex- cellence. ■:'; -.■';- ' For comedy there's Marian Belctt and;the English Bros., a trio Which centers. its work around the antics of the girl.; She goes to great lengths to succeed in getting guffaws, .work- ing herself into dQublarjointed pos.^ tures, getting herself slapped arouiid by the two boys and" generally im-; parting . an ierithusiasrii to the . turn . that, dots lifiuch .to. solidify it. Mqn - tap arid lock themselves^n'various aero embraces. It's fast. Bob Ripa starts. his balancing .of . balls ori mouth-held sticks iri the oppriing Foster piece.: . A standard . turn. He runs: through the difficult tricks of balancirig rubber' spheres from all angles with ease. Payoft has .him.- teetering on. brie foot a ball on the iristep of the other, two ori wpoden. supports on forehand and chin and jiiggling a fistful of plates. Another. ; eye-catchirig Fosteretle routine, (closses. ■ It's, a winter scerie, boy's and girls costumed in colorful' red arid white costumes. They're on roUerskates, simulating blades, doing taps and executing military forma- tions-to 'I Aril An American.*, Runoff consumes approximately 40 minutes. - • Wood. GOLDEN GATE, S. F. Sdi* Francisto, Dec, 25. Wancy Welford, George Beatty,; Ravet & Co. (2^., ..Ambassadorettcs (4),; Gilbert ond CorroU,. Phil o»id Dotty Phelpt, Maxine Turner, Peggy O'Neill House Line (12), Charlei Kaley. House Orch (12); 'No, No, Nanette' <RKO). : Novel highlight this week is spot- Ughtlng of Nancy Welford, original. Nanette of the. 1925 Coast production of 'No, No, Nanette,' as.a tie-in with; the current RKO screen version. Pliimp lass, .Who now presides at the jewelry cPunter in a Frisco depart-^ ment store; is still plenty cute and lands solidly iri the deuce spot with a medley of musical, comedy tunes, encPred. by ^Tea For Two.' Operiing aero spot this Week is filled by Phil arid Dotty Phelps with various balances; while the under- starid.er walks* up and dowri five steps. Closer, with, gal perched in .a chair balancetd by two legs bri a bar supported by a pole which the rriale half raises to his skull, is plerity tricky and had :the pewholders on seat-edge. In the trey are' Gilbert and Carroll, making their Western debut, a tall gal, in black and sil- ver, and her partner. They also use a set of steps, but for taps. Band breaks the show at. this point with -a racetrack novelty cooked up by Floyd Robertson, sax player. . "Trick arrarigement oit 'Light Cavalry' paves way for a gag. race with three band members as jockeys and Kaley doubling as a- spprtscaster. Routine wrhere the three horses 'gO into a spring dance had 'em scream- ing. " Idea is a pip and landed de^ spite -first-show roughness.- . At one fjbirit Kaley had to go clear off stage, to get a mike turned on. Four Ambassadbrettes are on next Gals, gowned in red, start biit as a dance tearii but quickly break axvay into a fast and furious exhibition; of turiibling, climaxing with a gag hcvi.' here. Two of the lookers grab a heavy rubber rope and.sriap it back and forth; across the stage at; high speed, trying to trip the ttimblefs; Pace of the bouncing cable "keeps the tempo ever Jricreiasing. As a peppy . flash, -the; femriies are toiJs, winning a terrific' ovation here. v. ' George Beatty is riextTto-closing,- a single who; can .hold his oWn any- where.: With good voice arid {.easy persoriality, he can sell'a gag for the last oujice of giggle and got over big here with his reridition pf- 'Caie- less/ giagging radio coirtriiercials and imitation of a'drunken sailor. En- cored vvith 'I Married a Strip Tease Dancer,' but still had to beg' off. . Riavel, magician, is-the. finalist ana plenty smooth, with stunts, which are hew or haven't been seen here in a .long time.' Borrows ai- dpUar biU from the audience and It shows, up inside a walnut removed froni an egg takert from an orange.-.. Maxine Turner, doing a nifty acro- batic dance routine during the hpuse line's opening numbet, earns spon- taneous applause. ' " " Wem.