Variety (Mar 1941)

46 HOUSE EEVIEWS W«4ne«day» Miirch. 19, 1941 MUSIC HALLV N.Y. Eureka Quiirtet (Stanley Bonham, of her stufT is a;bit too much on the blue side for -sllch a fariiily. location, but there were apparently plenty of takers in this mob; 'Last Time I Saw Paris,' encore,: is done a bit too let, Singing Eiisemble, .RocJcctte:?, SvmpHony Orch. with Erno Rapee conducting; .'Cheers, iot; ;Miss Bishop" (UA>, TCL'tcii'ed in . Variety van. 15. .Wood. TOWER, K G.^ Current stage show af the mami- ^inoth Rockefeller Center , house 'is below .avOrage„,possibly . because the management ,"was reluctant , to .iork out a major'budget for-a bill likely to have a comparatively brict run; Whatever the explahatioh, the show is sub-par both as ia.production spec- tacle .;and .for straight..entei-tainm^ -ptinch. - ■■. .; • - •' ■• ■. [ Billing labels • this' one as 'Major presentation is titlecl ahd^ follows i Bbwes . 'All-Star .'-Revuey';.'.and the the theme of-'Yesterday,' in line w^lh,'vvbrd^amateur'/lyould be a misnomer - Dcinny t)rdysdn, :Slan Early: Windy Cook. Wavda. Gibson,- Steven' Philr lips. The Ch,ar7Ji5 . (3). .Hrtnnonica Es- rjuircs • . -Brajidt . iSi.ste.rs.. (3), TamTiiy : Riisscll,-- Het^b Six House Orc7i.; 'Barni/ard Fo.Uies'. (flep), . . the nostalgic quality of the 'Cheers •for Miss Bishop' feature, Although: the sets are. more lavish, than atiy other house. wQiild Vffer,: they're reU atively modest for ■ the. Music Hal}. Only one, a rococo mansion back-, ■ground for' a ballet riiimbier, is: ef- fefetive. Some , of the costumes are^ decorative, but others,'.notably those lor the Rockettes, are uhbecbm'ing;. • Gay '9(J's atmosphere is projected at the outset of the show, as Gur Eureka Quartet; apparently recruit-... ed- from the house Glee Cliib,. doeS bai:ber-Shop harmbiiy : as ■ the ; lyrics ' pf old song fav6rit?is. are fikshed. on! the screen. It's fairly divijrtirig, but overlong. .Corps de Ballet, next does; a number, oil :the girl's games rhotif —hop-scotch, hoop-rollirig, rOpfi- skiBpitig;^! • ■ ■ Bil. Baird and Co. (New Acts) fol- low with. a puppet theatre offering, .«. travesty , of the hoke mellers, if that's. possible. Cbuld prbfltaibly be cut to half its present length;; The Trojans, standard acrobatic .act- are on next for a solid few minutes, of handsprings. Three lads dp iipthing but the handsprings, but they do those so ispecUcularly and with . so many- variations that they hold con- tinuous interest. Finale tises ai suf- fraget. theme, with the feminists lug- ging signs of yotes-for-woihen arid similar ..tags, and the Rockettes clos- ing with bne of their customary flash routines. :. Hbb^. STRAND, N Y. Bert Bernt* dnd Orcheitra (14). uiitK Bailey Sitters (.2), Johnny Hyatt, Donald Saxon; Gene Sheldon with: Linda Presion, Ralph Olsen and Lynn Shirley, Al Norman; 'Footsteps in the Dark' '(WB), reutewcfi vln. Variety Morch 5. .. :; FLATBUSH, B'KLYN Ltniia Prima Orchi (13i) iDitfc Lillian Carrol, Connie Clark, .Tack Powers; Dancing Debs (3), Barr ond Estes,' Cass Dalev. Belle Baker; Sh9r(s and Ne.tosreek. Flatbush patrons, known: as.easy, to satisfy, extended themselves on this lineup when caught^ blistering palnis and demanding repeated encores, And with , plenty of reason. Show ran off in sock fashion and can be ranked with the best to pUy the theatre this season. Louis Prinia's band is on a repeat booking , because ■ of a deniahd for him (he was- here last fall; few bands play this house twice a sea son). Outfit and its trunipeting leader contribute neatly on their own and in support of various turns, .Prima ■ is one of those , gravel- throated, effervescent m:c.s and goes a long way toward making things as .acce{>table-as they are. His band has improved considerably from a musical standpoint, contributing ar- rangements and playing that woidd set Well most anywhere. Its most glaring weakness, at the moment Is 1 vocal selling. Lillian Carrol and Connie Clark ■re not strong enough lyrically and neither adds a decorative note. Jack Powers has the means to click stronger, since he has a good voice, but there's a slightly 'superior' im- pression in his manner of delivery Too,; he . tries to get tricky on such tunes as 'It All COmes Back to Me Now' and 'Only Fotever.' Former is. done as a cross between a <rhythm tuiie and ballad instead of . the slbw temoo it demands. Second is dbhe similarly, but it lends itself to such treament better. Prima is : keeping his scKaminj! horn under wrapls here. , Whien he does let it loose it adds tb ishow- manship: .: Hoyevei-, he might play more of that lowtoned sttiff, as he does on the highly rhythmic 'Hello,^ Ma I TDone It Again.' It's ^bod and a change..; ^' Best of the layout isbcks. . Dancing Debs (3) (New. Acts) dick mightily and are followed by Barr and Estes, who keep,'the . click; grobve jvarm. Male half is an eccentric type, his rubber-legged terps setting well with; Brooklyn jitterbugs. and his lihitations of people in various poses make ,for solid laughs,: Dance rou- tine with his partner continues the -giggles...■ . ^ : Cass .Daley; knocks *em out from the opening gun and they rejhaih that' way until ishe forces herself 6ft by: taking a bow in a robe. : Come- dian singer feeds the mob. a medley rie her. .'pickup . In the park; which has been improved /if Anything. Sec^ .orid bit, apparently new with , her, : virhich. pictures her ° as a : laundry wotker, is dkay, but. pale in bomp' arlspn to the medley, of ;parodies, Does several encoires, all strong. Belle Baker was .suffering from, a heavy cold this show, but had ho trouble catching on. She h^ld her audience easily: with ^ string of tunes and crackii in Yiddish. ; S6me applied to any act here. Show .lias some, high slpots and some less ele- vated. iarrVihg nice pace to ruii oft' its- nine, acis in 53 minutes, ., Stan Early , .takes ■. oVer:, the .' m.Ciing Usuaily handled .by Lester Harding of the regular hovise staff, but-music is: from Herb. Six;.and his house cre.w, ■ With Wanda Gibson bf ; the show sitting ifi at another, piano; ' ' Brest bits are the work of-. Danny Draysbn, Three Charms and 'Windy Cook. Draysbn has been caught in soine other shows here: recently and clicks solidly with his comic rhythm taps ahd' clo'wnihg. :. The Charmsitrio mik acrobatic terping with toller^ skate aci-os -to. put. a whirl in the jclosihg. They're a late addition to the show, cftmirig here from Wich- ita. The 11-year-old Windy ~ Cook gets h^aivy' customer approval for. his repertory of vocal sound effects, good enough to fate, him: as a'juve Rufe Davis.". ■ '' '\.'/ Early steps out of nis mVc. role to •turo his Fred Allen a<:ceht on imper-; sbnations, bringing' out.; Charles Boyer and the Dead End Kids for contrasting approval. Music Is pr-bpri-- inently represented, , with Miss .Gib- son tossing Ibff .ah Operatic aria jn good-quiality, soft-vplumed soprano and turning to a pop spng fbr an eri-: core; Brandt Sisters trioing both pPp and npvelty tunes; and by Eddie Geoifge, of the Esquires, doing 'Night and Day.'■'V' • ■■ ■'" .■ ■■•„■• ■■ ,; : . Instrumehtally, Tommy Russell has a novelty imitation of a pipe, or- gan on three clafinents, and /the Harmonica foursome get> over vfith well-done numbers but overly , done affectations. A ballet tap routine is specialty contribution of. Steven Philhps, Althpugh this one 'putranks some recent. Bowes shows here in talent, it rings up the usual allotment of patronage, probably oh the Bpweis. name lure. Variety bill pf this type is .iB natuiral for this family-trade house, and with the screen fare also in the receptive vein, week is hitting its quota. . Qmn, GOLONIAU t>XYTOT ■ Dayton, March 15, —Singing Pouicrs Models, Hal Le- Roiy, Sybil Botuan, The Goudsmiths, Knight Sisters; 'Toll, Dark and Handsome' (2(Hh), : A banjg-up vaudeville bill with ever^ act a winner-. The house orch lis on stage for background and Sybil Bbwran is a snappy m.c. who; refrains from' the usual routine of telling a story or alleged joke ort the least pi'ovocation. Very nifty to look at and cer- tainly good to hear are the three Powers Singing Models, -who jump put of the magazine ads to give the customers an eyeful. Together they sing 'Aloha,^ 'What "the Country Needs Is More Love' (and ho one cah disagfM with the way they put it), plus 'HSiry . Goes 'Round and 'Round.' Separately, Carolyn warbles 'Yes, ,My Darling Daughter* and Kay dpes Well by 'I Give You My Word.' . Hail LeRoy, who hasn't been seen in these parts in a long time.: pro- vides :socko: eiitertairtment with his-: variety of fast tapping. He opens with more or less routine; steps to the tune: of *Exaclly„Like You' but from then on. his program is different. What, he calls a 'Variation in Rhy- ttim,'..with several teriipos, is plenty gpbd,<»but the real tingle cPihes -when, he puts in fancy .W^ork to the tuhe of I 'You're O.K.* : A clever dance as he:: sits on a chair to: the tune of: "Tea for Two' has the ciistPmefs.clamor ihg fbr-mbre. V . Miss Bbwari clings to her familiar: imperspnatiph fputineseen here pre- vipUsly, beginning With Carmen Mi- i-ahda : singing 'Spuse :American Waiy,' but her freshness arid genuine effprts tp please put the stunts Over as if^hey: weire entiriely hew. 'There's the .CPckriey- entry iii the .beauty patade, . the girl .who: smiiles like' GlbrIa..SwansPn; an imperspnatiph Pf Beatrice Lillie singing Npel Cpward's 'I've .Been.tp.a'^MarvelPus Party' and the spmewhal brpaid; but: inpffehsive characterizatipn of . £leanoi:; Rpose^ velt at a girl scout rally ; . The other acts are pit Ibngrtime vintage, but excellent pf their kind: The Twp Gaudsmiths put their three French pPPdles thrbugh their spme- what unc&nny paces ' with perfect timing, and plenty of gopd *humpf. The twp Knight sisters ppen with an exceedingly graceful acrpbatic acti which, tiipugh it Pflers nothing sen- sational, appeals by . its very smart mianner of presentatioh. ; \ ICany. ' Ben Berrite, with pr withput all his lads; and liissies, might well be classified .as: a bit in the British tra- ditibn, ■■ i.e., bnce acceipted almost anything gbesi . Not, lhat the ole maestrb is waxing sloth. Pr. getting careless—he's top - good a showman' for that—but he .dPes pull an; ;pc- basiprial bldie -which,, hbwever, un- der expert shpwmahship arid suayte delivery takes; oh. added ;• values. But, above all* they..; seem to eat-up almost anything.:, Sum total; there^ fore; is a neat.cljck fp^vthe Bernieites on theit periodic, hegira tPVMaln Street^ ript .fprgetting a ptetty good shill for Bernie's. Tuesday, night sponsor, Bromp-Seltzer., ; v .; With . i . bind.'- of:. r4,.. pl^ ■ the- Bailey Sisters (2), and with Donald Saoioh. and .Johnny Ryan yPCally featured;': the faishipriably ..tanned. Befriie js . there froin the gong with, his isniall talk, airy persiflage, idle chatter ?nd , ad lib golf-stance and cPngafhumba mincing. All of which rnakes for a better than average maestrp at the helm^pf his ypuUiful band;:\but theni that's. riP more than tp; be expected frpm;- the seaspried; Beriiie: whpse stage presence lyas. al- \yays dprnihant. ,-: " .. ; 'l^e Bernie' oirchestrai setup (net cp'unting the vpcalists), / which coriT-, prises six brasses, four ree(ds; arid; a rhythm section of piano, drums, guitar and string bass^ is solid with spmie tprrid arrahgementsi but in the main it's thie variety bf talents that retail best/-'.;, ; Fpllpwing the 'Dark Eyes' tieepflj Dbnald Saxbri. a .personable youth, tenors 'Pbrfidia,': while later in the proceedings Jbhh Timothy RyahT-to give him bis fiiU St. Patrick's handle —is heralded as seven weeks over from County Maiyb. The Irish lad, straighted Ijy ' Shamus O'Bernie In an early Lindjr's road \company of an'Irish brogue, dbes a cbme-all-ye: ♦Irish Lullaby; that ties It up for a retake with 'I'll Take You Hohie Again. Kathleen.' in between the twrb Befnie lads Ralph Olseiil and-* Lynn Shirley (New Acts) get over a SPck acrp- dance specialty that's a standPut fpr rostruih and cafe work. Then fol- lows the Bemies' sizzling version of 'Dear .Old. Southland' to precede ybung Ryan's Hibeirnian vocalizing, quite apropos for the period around the March 17 date. Bernie's patter is bright and* everr alert to ' the topical, his: Wheeze about the bus strike. ('It caught me with "two transfers') went pver .splidly, among the .other chatter. . Ai Nprman, added starter, her^ aided as frpm the Txpcadero; Holly- 'Svbod, Is another seasoned stepper with .his. rubberleg- style of,: .leg- niania. The jitterbug essence and the ecceiifr.ic soft-shbe tango make for a brace pf splid-Jackspn' spe- cialties pn tiie. hoof. The -vocalizing Bailey Sisters, with their maestro, manhandle 'Lil Abner,^ a. hbt particiilarly pat pick "The Man Who, Cpmes tp Our House' is likewise open to editing, not . so rnuch because^ It relies upon Inr nuendb for major appeal, as the fact it's a jarring note tor the other- wise smooth Bei-nie. repertbire. not. tp mentlpn it's dated by asspciatipn. With thie- Tpmmy, Tucker band. '. Bernie's 'MeditatlPn from Thais'; violin-splb, done, with a tongiie-inr cheek stance, turns bcit; tp be a legit Instrumental . interlude, and then Gene Sheldbn, subsequently fpiled by. Lindia Preston (a sweater-gal); cbnies pn tp mpp, up with his pan- tPmimlc ;banjOing. Sheldpn. har. been; arpund and imprbving con- stantly,, but somehow he's been overlooked by ; the fllm arid: stage bunch. He's a panto artist pf high calibre, whbse Jimmysavoing is force- fiil and projects wfell without resort- ing. to extraneous -nlugging. ' One day he'll be 'discbvered' ais an.un- usual pantomime, althpugh he's been knpcklng. arpund in the varieties for many; iEl.;seasonv ;:. Bernie signs ; off' with McCby Krupia and 'Wayrie iCing Impres- sions (a rathei^ familiar idea for the Pi* maestrp; tp db; iriCidentally;). befpre the riPw. trademarked adieu ;wllh 'Au Revblf.,: Pleasant Dreams.'- ' -• Abel. last p.a. in flicker hpusei temporarily, as at the end of the current .cngag*- meht Thursday (80) he taklH the band to Hollywood to continue hit threeTa-week net broadcasts for Chesterfield' and preps fbr wbrk in 'Sun Valley,* « flicker in which Sphja Henie -will be stairred. ^ Management, which will next mcnth produce the ainnual jjplice cir-. bust fpr the peliCe peri^ibri fund, gives a quartet'pf : the bluecoats a chance, tp bally their irevenue-getter .and alsb harmPriize:bn a couple bf ditties. Show, begins -ivith Miller and^his lads doing their theri^er; 'Moonlight Ser- eniade/ behind the closed curtains >and firiishirig with the stage, fully ex- posi^d. ; The isax section and Miller, with; bis trPmbPne, are spptlighfed for portipri.i Pf; the ditty. Befpre the customers stopped palm - ppunding the tbPters cpntiritied right pri with 'In The Mppd' ; find. 'Frenesi.', The. Mpdernaireis :{4) rtext present thei.r version' of.' a novelty ri u irt b e r Whatcha ; Kribw Jbe?r .with ,T,e;x Berieke, tenbr sax, contributing some .vocals;/';'.,^ Dorbthy Claire,: tiny Ibpker with the' band, ppss'esses smart pipes and. "socks pver -Perfidia' arid XaCiicar- acha^ With the ;Moderriaire$; :. Paul Regan,-. ;yourig 'un. is a mimic of. well knbwris, .arid when he, exhausts' his repertory of those in the filriis and radio, he imitates F.DJl., Wenr dell Willkie and some of the person- ages heard in 'March ;of Time' re- leases. But for a- tendericy to relate some pff-cblpr gags Regan is p.k. ; Aftei- latter's stint the band scpres with.. 'TuxedP Ju.rictipn' and ; Ray Eberie! barltbrie.v won a nice; hand fi-om the mob with, his 'Nightingale Sang, in Berkeley Square' and 'I Hear A Rhapsody,' -with Moderaires chiming in for the chorus. Ijprrainie: arid Rogrian; a .nu.t arco-tab team, working; in full dress, have plenty on the ball; with the gal. cairrying the major- portibn. Their stunt Pf .dping the IBlue Danube' waUz. in the .cpn- ventipnal bajlrbpm manrier, and then breaking pflf. into spmie neatacro- cbmedy ;stuff, wpn the chair-vvarm- .ersi ' , ■: ',■ After the cpps did: their vpcals, the 53-miriute session wpurid up with the band prfeseriting-the 'Anvil Chorus' :from . :'U Trovatore-'. .the brasses carrying the load. Miller ,m.c,'S and keeps up the speedy tempo. . Sahu. APOLLO, N Y. ; Bill Robinson, Apus and Estrelita,. Amprv Evans, Claudia MdNeil, Leon Warrick, George Wiltshire, Gaines Bros. (3), Freddie: Robt7ison,-.-Linc (16), Showfliirls (6); Shorts. EARLErPHItLY FOX, ST. LOUIS -St-'liouis, March; 14-■•■: Dorothy dlaire, , Ray Eberle^ The Modemaires, Lorraine and Rognan, Paul Regan; St. Louis Policfi Cjuartei Glenn Miller Orch 'Meet The Chump',■■■ After a six-week laybfl bf the vaudfllm piplicy, ; y*anchpr| & Marcb resumed stage preseritatiPris at this 5,000-seater in midtpwri. Despite, the Lenten seaspn lag .elsewheire,:"Glerin Miller and his tbPters are generating plenty .pf biO. Activity.: Chirreht show ranks with the best offered this sear iSPh qnd %i sessipn caught huge first flppr was., brimful. This ; is Miller's ' tieh, ■ Harlem event pf. thi -week Is the appearance at. the Apblip, fpr the first thrib in three years, of B^U Rob; inson;. It's like ' the return of .the prpdigai, ieind chrpme and. pf ay au<di- ences alike are;turning but In gppd- ly nuriibers to applaud the Bpjangles taps and l4ugh at his stories. Un- fortunately trade isn't all, it might be, however, although, that's ho re-, flection bn Robinson. It seems tb be more a reflection on defense indus- tries, which; Harlemites claim, dis^ criminate against /Negro workers with the result that the famed Lenox avenue sectbr is in; a doldrunis in- stead of enjpying the bbpm prpsper- ity supppsedly rpunding the cprrier. Business generally in Harlerii is bad. it is said, and the theatres are; sufv fering along with the. rest.. : Show is strictly Robinsoh's,; with everything else cut dpwn ript only tp conserve the nut (-which Rpbln- spn's appearance naturally pushes: up), but to:give him full play. When he's bn, he sweeps away everything in sight; when he's npt, except fpr a sppt here and there, it's just a stage wait Until he returns. He goes through his stair work with eight gals, spins his yarns, kiots gen- erally arid proves;:again without, a doubt that he's one of show business': greatest personalities.- Robinson brings down witii: hirri from • his:- Mimo Club, in Harlerri- a coupie . of the acts there, whichi in addition, to some Apollo, stock turns and' an acrobatic trio* fill but the bill. Frorii; the Mimo ■ cbnie deep?; throated songstress Cl udia McNeil arid tall terper . and. m.c Amory Eyarts. . Btoth nicely fill their niches. .. Aside ;.from Robinson's, contribu- tion, the comedy—or what Harlerin habitually accepts as . su9h---7is prpr vided by . Freddie Rbbirispn,- Geprge Wiltshire, Apus Brppfcs and hiis wife, Estrelita. All suffer frpm the Usual -lack, pf material, but manage , tb get :l>y. :; .:\;. -v.--..::^;-i^.v - ' : Gaines Brps., (3) are an exceptlpnal acrp act,; although ' their;: stanza is held to a riiiriimum. ■ Trip are un- usually fast—Which makes a nice contrast; agalrist the generally slbw pace pf the show—in tumbling and balancing rputiries. Anbther strPrig entry : Is Lepn Warrick, whp bari- tpnes 'Old Man River' tb fill put the riiusical side bf the .ish.pw.: '. Line pf 16, plus half-dpzeri shbw- .eals, .also , includes some,: dPublers from ."the MimP Cliib,' Rpiitlnes are standard, hypped by- gppd cpstuming' Speaking pf ccstumes, the star's hialf- dpzen changes pf stilts-during the shpw are part of cbnslderable show- m|nship he lends to the presenta ■ : . Jfcrb. ■ ■ Philadelphia, March 15. ■ Orrin tucker Orch with ttonnii Baker; NUcky ffUfola, Wdlly and Yer- ; di/n Staplieton, Walter Dare Wahl Co; (2)> the Bodi/guards, Lou Schroder'* Pit jfand; 'Blonde Impirotion' (M-G) .Orrih Tucker aiid hli: boy« are niaking' a; .belated . appearance in Philly arid the niob is giving th^ih ft: royal welcome. The.crevir is long oh showritanship, with, plerity of novel- ties in niiritibers ; arid presentatipni which makes; it One. pf the bett stag*; bands: appearin'* here in apme time.; Tucicet hiriiself sells himsell .to the pew-holders with, a mPhile Charm.: lacking in rifiany of the wbodeh-faced : band leaders that are wandirig tpp-; flight crews. Music itself. is, a bit • brassy, but. tricky; .antics mpre. than: make, up fpr It. : ,, .., • ; ' - : Girig has brpught the -fancy light-.: ing biz up tb the peak pf develpp4 riient. . Particularly arrestirig is a ; number in whiCh the bari'd irriitates other hari:»e.'trews, using a -blackout effect with illuriiinated -'Jibtes' flash- , irig across the darkened; stage simii'' lating ' various ' iristrumerits;. Also;- plerity' effective is .a number in. which the varicus drinking songs are , played and surig, with the bandsmen holding beer-steins which become miniature spots when opened. The beer-steiri number is used to - intro- duce wee Bonnie Baker,; with irrir. ;descerit; letters on; the . side; of the thugs, spelling out her name. ' Miss Baker has a huge :foll.owing here from her. recordings with Tuck- br's mett/ Her appearance onstage was the signal for a burst: bf; ap^ plause which was repeated /as she . finished each number. She had to , give but with eight times before be-r ing allowed to bbw pff, During, sbme. ' pf them she was backed lip. by the BPdyguards, a auartet of bandsmen- vocalists. Her turies iare 'Nobody's Baby,', 'MaybeJ 'What Are. Little; Girls- Made " Of.* 'Not Yet> Sweet- heart,' 'My Resistance Is Lpw,"Keep ' An Eye on Your Heart.' 'Oh Johnny' and 'Ma,: He's Making Eyes.' . ; ■: Nicola; guitarist; with the bandi; does a couple of solos, best, of therri being a swing version of 'When You and 1 W,ere Yoiihgv Maggie.' ; . ' ' THe Stapletbns arid Walter. Dare Wahl Co. are. the two'outside' acta,: both standard and solid. The for- mer are a-clasSy pair of tappers-withy a varied routine. Best received is their boy-meets- girl pantominc Wahl and his pint-sized stppge ?ot the plaudits' frpm the audience with their; familiar ; reugh-and-t umble: c'pmic acrpbaticis. : ' ; ^■ ' Lou Schraqer's pit band plays the intro arid exit.music. . ^ Biz at Friday night (14) shPw had therri staiidirig: in. the lobby.. Shal. KEITH'S BOSTON Boston, March 14. Woodie and Betty, The Stanley' Dancers (5), Three Freshmen, The Martins (4) , Senator Murp^V, Larfy Flint House Barid; 'Flying Wild* (Mono), ond 'Lt'l Abfief : (RKO). With ' better support frorii the screen this stage fare would be a satisfactory adjunct/'but In the pres- ent environmerit it's supposed io sell most Pf the tickets. It's hpt that gppd. Senatpr Murphy and the Martins are cp-featured in the bill-• ^"I'p say that Murphy is as good as usual j list: about covers the situa- tion. His fans are still chuckling at the simple, sly humor done with, a sure-fire timing. The Martins cbme In cold with little indication that the vaude mob is hep to their radio reputation. However, , this' - cUck quartet of "evenly mixed singers gradually sell their -wares to a peak that demands an encore; • T'wo. gals, are aCe pe.rspnality assets fpr the grpUp, and the ebsttiming pf all fpur is bright arid, refreshing. Their, top tune l is 'In Chi-Chi-Gasteriarigo', from, 'Meet the Pepple, ■ and prie big .reaspri why. they ,get. a Bid:, fpr. an encpre, 'Get Away frbm . It AH-' Start pff . 'with 'Stratitprd-pn-Hudspn' '.and- 'Freriesl.'■■ Three- Freshmen,: In the trey .slet, are pkay;: in- their isnappy cpmedy acrp-risley - turn. Bbys keep ' mpv- ing ;fast' ip a rbutirie . clpsely;.;knlt with ,"; itinny. - flliips and tricky: tumbles. Fpirward spmersault by all three frpni a triple : mpurtt clinches the duke din ,at. the; .flnlsh. Tend' to .'milk the thank-ypu; speech a blt- btlt; finally rnake ttie .grade; with -a heat gag pf imperspnating. a 'plant, taking off. , V .'- • .'•. Opening ;ict,. W.ppdle arid. .Beti^ effers;. very , pleasing sessipn ;6' rpllerskating. Bpy IppkiS a iPt like Mickey Rppney and,spins his femriie partrier in . a :fair as.<;ortrilerit: of :tricks. Gppd shPwmanship in a; cH- riiax pf . whirling the girl \vhlle she lights a , match, held in hei'' teeth,, off the flppr. Larry Flint, hpii.se band leader, m.'c/s this. v,e.ek. An pff-itage; an,- npuncer, . spmctlmes heard here wpuld be a; better bet. Flint lazily churns up the anripuncenients until what; cpmes but pf the ,public ad- dress set Is'a secret between Flint %nd tbo mike,. ■The Stanley. Dancers ! take the CPhga, then a; cari-K:iin, r11 satisfac- deuce and clpsirig sppts,: offering r tpry. • . Fox.