Variety (Jan 1941)

WcdipeBday; Januairy 15» ,1941 47 STVVNLEYrPITT .PMisiburgh, Jan. 10. Ted Wcems Orch (11), Perri Cpmo, Afofuel Maxibell, Elmo Ton- ; »ior; fled ingle, Orin Doujnifs, Den- nett and Ddej Giene -Sheldon u»ith Lorrfline Fischer, Mardoni; !South of Suez*. (WBX. _____ ••■ ■ Fraiikly, It's a pleasure t<i listen to. a -band again and npt hear ^even .as much as two bars from.'Jeannie With the Light :Browri. .Haii:^' Obviously the cash ciistoiners -feel sanie way . about it, .judging by. the way they exercised both their pirerogatives. and their nalms at the getaway.show this ■ afterpoort. - Of course, fact that they were stage shpw-hurigry may have had something .to do with '.it, too; . Tliis IS Stanley's first show in. about «ix weeks and that comes under the ' heading of an, event locally.. ■ : ■ On the whole, it's pretty evenvband.' .entertainment, ;With . few. dyll spots I that keeps the Weerirls layout in its ] ' entirety from an ionquialifled A rat^ ing.. Maybe it's because Weems' has ■ been content tdb rnuch to'stick' with what he's 'had the boys doing for years.-. Of .course, the hewer tunes . are all in his catalog and he does Okay 'by them, -but somebody should tell A,rmo Tanner arid Red Ingle to, look atourid: for some new material. ■Tanner's ■ beeni whistling, the same ti>hes for so many years people are liable to suspect now that they're in the public (jc^main.: Ingle is like- wise going under the theory that one good comedy gesture deserves, a .dec-.' ftde's run; ; However, mob liked 'em . despite theli* .sameness, . so maybe ; they're: right at. that. ■ -" Anyway, Weiems ; gets a lot. of : musici. And good .music,: tpOf oiit of 11 men. Band looks bigger on the istage because ;hc ;has .it. stretched aciroiis thei platform and keeps. Tan- ner and Cpmo, BJ;I|.')ugh they're not . instruiiientailistSj .in chairs to. round out the picture. Maestro himself is acquiring more and more poise with each passing .jreiar,; a- far cry firom . thos^ days iWhen h • seemed, as un- comfortable out front ais. Fritzi Zivic In tails. Setup comprises three brass,. . four' saxes, guitar, .bass; piano and drums and Weems geis things off fiast. •with his drummer bby doing his ■ilulT. That's followed by .Dennett • and Dae, hoy and girl who are cleanr looking kids and do* some passable 'hoofing accompanied by duet druni- vtickihg across chairs, a la / Jack pbWell. ^TjTJe of tiirn,. however, that looks as if ■ it belongs, in' a Majpr Bowes unit Tannier takes over; vlth his whist- .'ling tuf n> and. band comes up with 8 corking 'Glow .Worm' noveity in lights on a darkened stage^ preceding Maroni. Letter's a magician. He's clever and. his trjicks are okay, par- ticularly those in which he Uses aud- ience stooges, but he heeds, more .nol- ; Ish himself and his chatter could he more.glib. Doesn't use a mike and hollering to make lilmself audible in the 4,000'>seat :house is^as much of . a strain on the audience as It must . be. pn hiiss vocal equipment.' . Red Ingle's comedy stuff follows, ind • Marvel Maxvirell, WeemsV sat- urated femme vocalist, moves in to mop iip with 'Ferryboat: Serenade/: 'Scriib Me Mama With a Boogie Beat' and; 'Rhumbpogie.' Weems had to , say she'd be ba(ik'. later before crowd could let gal get away; That made a perfect, spot fpr Gcric Shel- don and his familiar pantomimic turn with his banjo. : It's an old act but a staple , one and Sheldon keeps adding just enough to give it a. fresh- edge. He's.-assisted by stately-lopk- ing Lorrainei Fischer, who is both decorative and . helpful, - and act proves a solid click from the outset. By this time, they're waiting for Comb; whb hails frpm thiese. parts and has quitie a Ipcal fpllpwing. Even withput that;, he'd still have the kind of a vpice, that would set well .any- ,where, civic pride .notwithstanding. Gave 'em 'Trade Winds,' 'Maybe,' •Only Forever,* .'Old Gang of Mine' •rid *We Three,', with those balladeer- ing pipes of his and had 'em bhr . Jng. arid • ah-ihg. A mop-up and' he could have stuck arbuhd forever. As ';it was, -Weems hiad to launch his Anale, 'America, L liove .You,* with a vocal quartet, right In the-middle of Cbrno's still booming applause. '. v":'-' • .--Goheh; * Stacy, pne of the best swing pianists arPund. Scpres with his own 'Burn- ing. Candle At Both Ends.' : Crosby tliien brings on the Three. Deans, . tumblers garbed all-white and billed as from Rlnglihg circus. Specialize in fast flips, l ending in hahd-to-hand catches, nifty stuffs with a npvel. ..climax whereih' all three run . up the side pf a-portable wall for. a rapid se.ries pf:mid-air spins: Boys wOfk at speed and land solidly.; .... .v'-'.... •■.' . ;0and!s ifemme-soloist, Bonnie'kiiigi tiakeii over • to. do 'Last Time 1 Saw Paris' and encored with 'Argehtine Way' for ;,excelleht. results. Band picks up the /Latin . :mbtif'.: with .'Fr.enesi,^ Crosby shaking the-goiirds,- turn being more of a filler.thah any- thing else, . La Foils; acrobatic dance turn, are on next. Little gal takies a terrific tossing;- . .. "■ Orch picks up again with 'South Rampart Street Parade;*.' creation of Ray Bauduc: (drUmis) .and Bob Hagr gart (ba.ss), • aboiit as. slick-Va piece of. sizzling swing as ever: emanated from ; ; band, dressed up-, with', neat splp interpolations. Three Debii- tramps istep down, next to .do a- jgag fan., dahce which lands solidly, due largely . to' the fact .the boy$ . don't carry it too far.. ■•;. • • .■ Crosby himseif vocalizes " '(ihly Fprever' and '.'Forget.: About .. Me,' sailisfactbjy.; -As .an. m;G.,. the- maes.-; tro :pOmes across as 'a-'shy;rretiring personality." ^ ; . ' ..Probably the hottest jive ever cut loose on. the Gate stage follows when the Bobcats, eight-piece cpinbo, as- ..serrible. Clarinet,: trumpet; - guitar, trombone,: bass,: box, piano and . spe- cial .set- of- traps get. into.: a torrid- bedlam; which: is enough'to lift the customers .' but of their , pe wis ;, 'Jttuggsy'; Spanier. dpes. everything but blow his brains out, With 'BaudUc tearing himself to piieces oh percus- sions.-I: -■;••'■>'. Further gag, stuff encores, drums arid bass.-doing, a , goofy version of 'Big Noise'\,arid' .Hagsart staj?ting a weird 'bass sesh . callied 'B: Fl,at.* JIurihy .biz. cliinaxes with song rou.; tines hy Ducky - Young, Whose D,. T. mugging would scare bla.zes out of an.alcOhoUc. : Encores withisoihe top. trumpet .clowning for beg-bff results; Shindig closes' with mass renditior of 'America, I Love You/ during .wmch fluorescent lighting brings but sort of a . Star of Bethlehem, effect: on the mujsic i-acks.- . . • .' . '■', Biz excellisnt at opening.: Wcrn, . . Indianapolis, Ja^n. 10. . Kaymond Scott Orch, Clyde BiiTke, Jimmy Buriis, Al Bemie, MdsiteTs and iiollijis, Mary Pufilewelli Gloria. Hart; 'Michael Shayne, Private t>e-' tecfire' ^WB). ' SHEA'S, BUFFALO T ' . : . Buffalo, Jan::.10^ . Will Bradley Orch (12), Rojc- mary Lane, Qhick and Lee. George Tappsy Ray McKinley, Freddie Slack, Lynn. Gdrdver, Jwmiy Valentine; 'Chad ffanriar <2pth).-. ; ■ For his first istage showing .in Buf- falo, Will Bradley has.whipped up a flashyi' , fa,st,- moving . concootion. dahce by Lily Sandan that goes over. Line comes back: here .for a French canrcan. ...Karin Zozka follows with RUssian'steps for solid applause. 'In:second prodilclibn.number.- Em,- mct : Ciusey warbles; ; in the : back-, ijrou.hd, 'SOng of India,' setting the jungle scene, and the tiger hunt. -Highlighting. ..are Ihe Three- Marlels arid Mignoh, the Martels dressed as hufilers, .who• bfing: in, (hie.girl .as a .slai'h . Icppard hanging from :%' pole; Girl sheds cbsturiie apd men /toss liier; topped by the highly, palatable Ro^e- abpiit.. with climax; - being a oiVe- '^.^Ty y?"'^- *°]- ? F^senlation that's r hnncted'catch of the::"g';il by ,ohe-:of the. MiirlelS; a tossed: into : San Ftaricisco, Jan:. 8. Bpb Crosby Orch (15) fcotit/rinfli the . Bobrd-LinKs : (4), Bonnie" Kiiig, . .Hay Baudtte, .Bob Hdggart, Miiggsy Spanier,. JesB Stacy, : Eddie Miller, .Ducky Yoiino; the Three Dcdnsi the; .Xa Firns (2): 'Let's. Make Mtt'sit:' .y^jMcp):.::: x. ■-.■ • : iBph. Crosby,-"vilhbise band reciently occupied the Peacock Cburt of Hotel' -Mark Hopkiriir is -back. in town; this week,'this time in stage support of ;hii: flick, 'Let's Make Miisic/- Save for a :cp|4ple pf acts, :;including the Inevitable acres, the Crpsby aggre- gatiPnshpulders.the.whOle load; and: welli too, regular house: band; and Jlnegiris laying off. this: stanza.-'. : Curtains part to thb strains of the Crp'sbythemer,'Summertime.' Leader: ■sends the gang.-directly intb a hpt Vsesh of 'Drummer Bpy,' with the -BpbrO-Links down front on the vo- cals;' .-which puts the customers in a proper lather for things to .come, .first of whibh Is a specially by Jess A new order pf music was ushered ihtp this town \vith;;the initial ap- pearance of Raymond .Scott's or-, chestra, :cpnsisting pf four rhythiri,. three trumpet, four saxpphone and ■ two. trumpets. Before, the-house has played the: entire category, of swing: bands,; find while? Scott caters con- siderably to the yeUthful preference, his music is streamlined in that it is; expertly. aiTanged for melody^ While this audience was probably more familiar with the perfbrmarice of tiie Scott six-man 'quihlet, ■ at- tehdance: at thiis show was tanta^ mount:: to being, witness tO the in- creasing development of . ,a band which the listener rtiust have felt is ■ destined tb bccpnie one ; of ■ the leaders in modern music. While other acts lend lustre to the 68- minute rurtning time, it's the band itself which . Is drawing the patroh- .age, and it won a salvo on almost every tiinie as. it ran through '18th Century Drawing Room' to Open, and before, the final curtain had. played 'St. Louis Blues,' 'Whisperirigi' 'Night and Day,' 'Stardust' and 'War Dance For WObden. Indians.' The present quintet Jb brought, up- stage to do 'Loch Lomond.' With the: band are twd vocalists who. help the general effect. Clyde iBufke bari- tones 'We Three,' 'Bi^rkeley Squarie/ 'Frenesi'- and ,'1; Surrender, pear.' Glbria Hart gives ' personality interpretatipn . tO 'Down Argentine Way,'' 'Beat Me. Daddy', and - 'Ma,' Another cbhtributioh from, the band is 'Tea For two,' done in. modern rhythm by the electric guitarist .Jimmy .Burns; sits with the band uiitil his 'turh; when he step.s down -to go over Vith his eccentric tapping, j'Masters irid : . Rollins, who 'have ! plaj'ed the house often, are back l.agaih with body contoTtiohs by the- • feinme;haif ;of'.the.-tearn, and facial f.grimaccis . by- .thi male member. They're "ah 'iiudiehcie chuckler. ■ Al Bemie Is bne of- the bietfer mimics to .Come, this way. Without the >Use of prop: hats or cigars lispd by the run of the mine; he manages to give a/ creditable • impression' of Charles Bbyerj EdWard G; Rob.insort and James, St^w'art.' -Also does radio ahnouncersvarid finishes with Presi-;^ :dent RobseveTt and. Wlllkie," which, is .solid// ■■ ;'■ ■■.■-' .: s Mao' Pufflewell is the winner of- the . WFBM Talent Parade, and . though: she- .squirnirs while she .does it. her vocal rendilibn -of .'Now. T ■ Lay Me, D.bwn" .-to Dream' is : well . dbhe^- . : ' ■' ■■ Traffic (s-steady: and at. third sliow opening duy. Fridiay (10) houMe Syaji about thrcc-qiiarter..s filled, KHev distinctly On the. lighter -side. The sound appeal :" all for " the cats-and rug'-cutters.; most ;0f theiinusical of-: ferings being in the' .swing idiom and drawing a vociferous, reception. Likewise, the :u'nderli«it'd talcriti ex- cepting Mi.ss .Lanc. is aimed" at the midriff ; ahi^ .draws the expected re-: 'turns,:.:; ',:: ' ■; '■ .;,.:, Bradley l.s. a presentablie youhg maestrb. displayi ng :a fliair; for stand- ard b.ahd routine's, but. the ;^ general' effectiveness . of the ensemble-, for stage show purposes.;ls somewiiat oh the". ..upbeat.. .Hbwevei;, Ihe: .bajdd's business'suit afte r no o n dressing doesn't help much, being top drab ..for the; Lane and general decor.. Bradleyv cmpibys a. dozen :ihstru-^. niehts .hesides his: own .ti'omb. Using.Vthree - ti^umpefs,- three trombs, ■. four saxes- (tv(:p alternating as claTir- _rtel5i,_gUitar. ba.<!s piarib and drurirts',: ■^e tpnal effect iS fpr the most part typically swing. : The maestro car- ries the band, opening, on; his slide horn and,' foilows: with- a . striking horn. solo, repeating . later with ShuberVs ' S e r e n a d e. ' schmaltzy. Jimmy :'\railehtine is. in foi^'only-one n^at .terib>ing of;"There 1 Go.' .. George TappS is ah oUtside'book- ing and has a biig assignment,-: but comes within reacli .of: tlie biUing, 'America's greatest . -tap ; /dancer.' Cbmbihatipn Pf his nifty Etbn dress- ing iapd precise legmahia is plenty sockp, fellpwed by a Spanish twor step and ah bldtime vaudeville tap, biothvof which rate him topriotch., ,.Lynn Gardner-i a new . addition to. the: Bradley lirtit. chants 'Down Argentine ,Way' . aiid' 'Fresh- as a. Daisy,' 4he latter with vocal as- sistance :,from the ensemble.; .Bbth numbers should be .sharpened up. Chick and Lee break-up the rUn- bff .with their mike travesties and antics. Though the pace Of their .routine is leisurely and their comedy plerity 'c'orny, the payeies didn't seem to mind at^llL The band contributes its best -worit, 'Beat Me Daddy,' which gives sOrne'fine sho.w spots'to Ray McKinley's .druins arid Freddie Slack's piano. .: ' • /Miss Lane, ^dbes several numbers, which 6veh a throaty contralto, due tp a bad cold, was unable to cpih- pletely deglamPrizie. .Last seen here with Fried Waring, she -is again sblidly . back in - the grppve. ; Her present makeup - and . cbstuming, however, are difficult tp : recencile with her mere/popUlaf; screen char- acterizatiphs, and.: her fans wpuld' pirpbably. be less awed, if she stuck niipre closely to her more simple .film likenesses.- 'Only Forever' serves tb intrbdupe . her: In likeable: fashion, after'which she whams across a neat 'If I Could Mdke Ybu Care/ Her •iDanny Boy' in seribu.s: vein was rer Spectfully received, the easy ac- depfahce of this, and .al.so pf some of the' band's pidieis- seeiming to. empha- size that the pUblic is listening again to : this type 'of tune. 'Miss. Lane bejgged off after 'This Can't Be Leve.' plugged for. ai cbmriiunity-sing with only :. indifferent; success, . Some clbwning patter with the maestro could be eliminatedv but her neat and graciPus. curtain speech fur- nishes an effective tag fpr a sweJl eyeful of personal, appearance. Biz opening day. (10) w.is spotty. Burton. the/ail' b.V. the'othe.r two niehibcrs. Steve :Geray . foilows witii several, spckp interprctntions. the ftr.st heihg: an imper.spnatio.h of.:a bi oadca.st of 'a prizefight, ^between an' Etiglishrhan; arid ah Italian^':\vith:Geiay portray- irig: the';Ilalian anriouiicer and Lep- Dold' the Ehgfi.sh annbiincer;../ Coinps iback with iriipersonalioo.s .of Hitler, that -had' this .'audientie' bbolnR hinfi .fi:qrh the stiirt,/ sp: realh^tic Was- bis makeup and manncH.sin, Adagio routine of Deriais and Dur bins' spotlight the 'At the, Bottpm of I ROXY, N Y. .Lalage; The Martins : (4). Th« NjbnehalanU (3); Horris, eioirit. .4 Shan»ion,/Gac Foster Girli, Paul Ash House Orch; 'Hudson's Bay,' re- viexced- in Variety, Dec. 25,'40. . This bill; reflects this management's hvidgetitis,. in view pf its dependence oh; the Paul Muni hame to.draw th« ' rastoiners: for 'Hudsbtfs -. Bay.' but •the- skirhpihg/On the stage .show coin: is :fiQ: disparagement: upon tiie actual ■ iricrit of the acts th.cniiselves; -Thereis - not: a" sihjiVe 'name 'ln'.the;.4d-minul« layout/and the general staging could: be .considerably ihoi-e brisk, - but/the/ -tal.erit is. there^- '^'.-^'^i/^ - is'ettirig t.he...:bill ; pff - on the rijijht / foot is .,/,Lalai{e, / femme; ,.'tiap.ez«- worker. Avho indicaites a - circus pa.*!t.. Her/turn is generajly staivdard, but. wliferi she . caps hei? /: se.ssion ^ with.; hipre than '60 onerarm twists on the . ;.s.lhgle strand .high-up near the prt;s- > ! ccniurii, if? the.: cue, fOr a general / breakout .of ; applause, fi-bih : the ; the Sea' numberr -with ; femme half i '.'' ' ■ ■ - - . ' emergihg from a sea shell garbed in/ ..FqlloM-jing are the evienly nu.xed minimum of •G-.string..--SenOr Wences.' tl""rtct of .The Marlins^ from Fred proves;outstanding hit- of show/ with his. cpnibo ; Ventriloquism and jug- gling-:.'.-'.-;-.;-;;.■;•-;.■•/: ;..;v. Hela- Slavin.tika. leads/the bftllet in Allen's i-'adib program, and : the ra.^ dib 'fuhster serves, to .Ihtio the four via an offstage sound track., It/iets' up their. hapmonl!sinB of novelty, lunesi /;all:. of whic.h ; is. plc.nsant •: i^eVferai: intricate dances-to make way l^T^k -^,;>^^,,;^''^^,i^^.^^^^ for Olofin r.lihprt hin«.H as thl ?.'-"."eh. enhanced . .consioerably. by for Gloria Gilbert, billed -. as the 'human top,' She twirls oh her toes in .the manner of a top,: : Comedy'burden is' carriied by tjie three Weir* Bro.s;,. .who, with their trick hats, violiiis and.;SOrigS, had: to .beg'.pff.' " ''/; - '■.:'■■•■-■ Finale brings entire cast oh; stage with a specialty dahce by Myrtill, For. the/first time during their tour. Of ": Ihtersfate • / houses- ■ throughout Texas, all; the sets have been used. -House .btchestra is::urider the' dii'ep- tioh of musical director of the comv pany,/George Kemarpff, ■; ; ; Third show openihg d^y. When Caught, had a capacity audience./ ' '■ .' "'■ ■ :•-.A7ldV,' /' ORIENTAL, GHI Chicago, Jan. 11; A. B. Mo'TCUS Hieuuc ujith Leoii Miller^ Harold Boyd, and Jigsavis (4), Florieifice Hin Lou;, Jeanne Tttlane, taytons it), Fldgg and Arriold, Sparky Kaye and Roland Romas, Hot Cha Sah, Roberta jonay, Ruth Dor- tell, Bob White; Marcus Ballet (24); •Behind the. Wcujs' . XRcp) Majestic, San Antonio San Antonio, Jon. .8. . Clij^prd C. Fischcrls "Folies Ber- gere'. with . Wicr*- Bros. (3), jSenor Wences: iGloria GitbCTt, Steve Geray, Three Mdriels - and iy^ignon, Denas (ind - Dubins\: Lily . Sdnddn, -. Kdrin Zozka, Evimei'Casey. Nan Morrinian, JVfyrfill. John Leopold, Wela Slauin- ska, Shbu'oiris (28). Jptncst HaTwer's; House Hand: (13) rinder direction of: George KonidTOff;. 'M(ime Was To Lady' m-Gyi ■ ; :. .^■,".; .."^ ;/ /What's iremarkabU about the. A. B, Marcus show is the fact that it car go all over the world and do busi- ness anywhere. In his 33 years in show business MarcUs has built one of the: Strongest: trademarks in any industry. .There; are: few producers any where who have played ss .niany towixs . arid theatres - all over ' the world, has .had as mariy;shows and whp, have played tb ;a5i many people pr gr.bssed as much money. There arie bigger producers than Maircus, more, glamorous prp'ducers, but there is not brie who has .been a fixture in: show business sp ccnslstently. : Currently, the shpw is tagged 'Cori- tinehtal Revue' but'that doesn't mean anything. It's the/Marcus label that cOUnts, and iridicatioris are that the Oriental will have One/ of Jts really walloping money sessions this week.-. Show ;is typically;Marcus.; Which means plenty pf pepple oh the stage,, the most lavish wardrobe and scenery in the unit field today and a pace that scoots the show alorig at ^ great speed.. One thinR that all Mar- cus shows have is riiovement.-from one scene to another in quick, time. : Perforriiers are not permitted to milk. As soon as one act is over, another is on.-. ■; . Oh :the .show are some Marcas /vetcrah.s.' arid of thie.se probably the. best, known is Leon Miller, who dbubles . as .prbductibn a.ssistant Miller."- has been dbirig a histOry-of-: dahcies turn for some tiriie-now: and it Still remains, a wprihwhile audir:: /erice; routine. He. scored neatly here, Harold Boyd and the ;jigsiws (AY haVe' been with Marcus for several' years and they are a standard'cbm^ edy kriPckabbut- act that is surefire. Turn has eriough aption and .move> ment to keep the audience always in- terested' arid the coriiedy is iriter- • That local theatrfegoers want st^ge .Pejated ^Jdll^lly... Sparky -I^ shows is ;>yid.enced by; the capacity:! another Marcus vet and his low com. their fooks and youthful ;sparkl(e. Their- introduction of 'Frenesi' as the top song, on the radio 'Hit Parade* /poirits up the ASCAP-radib'battle, V since the tun^ is from the BMl-fata-. ; log!'With thie riiusic war. bf cours«,;: precluding. the Use. on: the air of any ASCAP turies. ■ . -. / : . : - The Nohchalants are a trip of male, comedy: acrbs, /who: are ;amusing enough wiyi their/prelimiriary. antics and chatter ■ before going into their peak- three-high;- Rpuridlrig but th* , layout of. outside/ bbokihgs are Harr ris. Claire arid Shanrion.v two, .girli and a guy: in a novelty ballroom turn that is distiriRuished by the male's simultanebus ; and neat lifts pf. th* twb gals. . The trip are. given con- siderable backing in this by the Ga# Foster. Girls and sonie uribilled mal* partners whp seguie intp/a rPutine in duplicate: pf that pf the ballroom trio as the toprier of the .latter'i: turn arid the bill's finale.' Biz was jiist fair at the last st»g.t showThursday (9).; ■ Naka.':. GRAND CENTRAL, N Y. . (NEWSBEELS) President Rppsevelt's hi s t.o r 1 e speech (Universal) on. the state of the hatibn before the 7'iith Congriesa highlights this bill in the Grand Cen- tral station's newsrejel theatre.. Close- ly behind is the original handling. Paramount has given 1940 world events, via sinimated drawings of leading newspaper, cartoonist works of the past year. F.D.R.'s pongres-^ sional address gets full treatment by Universal. ; Par uses more than 20 .outstanding cartoons, animating having been done at the Fleischer studios in Flor- ida;. Iricluded in list are: top car- toon stories by Rube Goldberg pf N. Y, Sun, Talburt of N. Y. World- , Telegram. Jensen bf. Chicago Daily ; News. Lute Pease bf Newark. Evening News . arid Fitzpatrick of : St, Louis Pp.st-Dispa.tch. . , . : Shbts from the War fropt and U. S. national defense fill out other por- tions of: program. - News of Day shows big railway guns, shial.i canal . boats, fcridges built to carry tanks and other preparations by Briti.sh that: hint of invasion of the con- tinent this spring. Also' planes em-^ ployed by Great Britain to protect against any Nazi Inv.iasion bf the British; Isles,- Movietone has London hpnbrinf! the Greek victories. -Reel , aj.sp /iricludes clips of King George- inspecting ruins caused by; Nazi, bbmbera and the drive tb collect scrap iron for British muriitioris,- British coritirigents drlvirig through the desert are deftly : covered.; /by/ l^ara.mbunt, .'outstanding . -being air views frpm an. army plane / illU.s- ti-atinx a typical attack pn an Italian airport by a bpmber.; .•Amcricaris in / Lbndohi (Pathe). brings Ben: Lyon and Bepe .Daniels, before : the /cam,- era at a/special war relief show in the :. British- capital. '. . .'(;;hildren'B' Hour;' from/the sariie new.sreeli.;is- supppscd to repre.seftt :Loridori . kid- snows IS eviaencep, oy 'ine capacuy i •: u^^C,^ ill^ir rr^,. v^^i ■ .-.uvFK'i»«»»; w rciircsent ,i.,onaon. ma- crowds that are in attendance at each ; ^^T; ^i^J^lth ^ iT h«r» i r ^''^ relating, a bedtime - stpry Awhile pf.the:foiir.daiIy.petfpriTvaricef^.of,the^^^ Tohes Bergere;' with /even .standing room; being ' at a' premiuin at; some -showings. ' ;■ -. ■'■'.:^.-/. -'. .. ■■; ■■ , .'- ; Presentation/Is a' flashy 6.5-miriute revue, -hejavy :Ph; the cp'medy. arid dancing" side; with a good mUsical sbore, excellent lighlirit and scenery but light.bri 'Vbcal.s.:V.All adds up to Rblarid Romas ain.d. between ; them stacey ' l!?^>,»i^«?*^r,^^"'^ -' ^'^ *^«^°'* l :Am6rican^ recruits In bayonet drill / numbei,, of:.laughs..., • . J (Movietone); arriiy units training oh. One pf' best control workers ln.| .skis'/' (News/ of Day ). :testing of neW vaude is Florence Ilin Low" She's getting to be a big: girl but remains' remarkably Supple and .effective with s.ub.^machijtie- Kuri (U) and the freiik landing of a/ riavy bomber in Texas are be.st U. S: defense items. .'Good her contprtipn bits.. Flagg ;and Arnold r Neighbor'., policy:, is 'represented., by in ffbbd taste,, though. ' I Singers .are Ruth. Dbrj-elhand "Bob the: debut of Alice Marble as pro iTicre are. fpur big production I Wbite, ,who lead a couple,:of prpducr fennis star, latter furnishing the best ri:umbcrs, each iriter.spersied with a '-^'o." ntimber-s, .Hot Cha Satt iii gold human interest/ ' treatriient PUb- .specialty. Opening j.s 'Un Soup6r' paiht: is the s.a,/ dancer,*- Roberta ilicity: plugs include Univfersal's blo'se-: j aux Ariib^p.sadeurs' .('Supper at the'. Jonay: has a; good, toe dance number,[ ups of a reducing studio. S. dog res- Amba.s.sador''). with John Leopold as ! and the Taytons. fill some gopd miri- leaner at Miiami (sarnc reel) and sWim* m.C: .ihtroducing. the ,sh()Wgirls,; whp.'-uf.cs .with ballroom - aancmg. -. .] fans at ~ the same Florida resort r in.-turri parade.arrpss thiti /stage in the ' Marcu.s- llri.e of girl.s./works .hard i 'Movietone).: ./ , latest':fashipn.*.'./ Here al.so Nan- Mor-- throughout.'the shov/and is okay in '; ' ',S1r.'(nt^er "rhan Fictibri'.(UV..:'Diary rim;; ,sjn>';.s :onc of thr .sc-voral vocals a perch r number; ihe opening Ifa-:, nf a Ra.rinfi figcbn' tWB) and -Puss - in - the revue nhjle - the line: terps. i'waiian.aiid closing conga turns. ;. Oet.s ihb Bbpt' (Metro) CPniplete thie Thi.«: • m.nkpsvny. frii- an 'encerjlr.ic' ' \ ' ■ Gold- - bill. ': . / . , ■ ' - Wenr. ;: