Variety (Mar 1941)

Wednesday, March 19, 1941 HOUSE REVIEWS 47 STATE, N. Y. ■ vFTdday Ddncert (6), Ftayi,klyn lyAmne and Co. (2), Ronio Vincent,. Dick (Stinkyy Rogers' orch; with Dale Jones arid Bobbin Eng^l, Ruby ■Zwerling's pit orch.; 'Arizona' (G61). Romo, Vincent, the roly jjoly irom tlie niteries, and Jranklyn D'Amore,r- iDiig. staiidaril in . Vaudeville, .are niost bi'the weight and substance of this show. -Opening act,, the Fraday Cancers (New- Acts), is' weak;"while the new Dick (Stinky) Rogers clps- irig:. orch unit is : hardly, equipped with the best . arrangements., It's, iut-ther covered under New Act& in' 'Theatres;- . . Considiering the four-act :niakeup. pf l^he layout , and the pairtial laclc'of quality, it's more than merely over- board at. "70. minutes. Ah (earnest ef- iSrt was xhaide tp achieve variety via the dancing, noveltyi comeay and band running order; but the dancing Is mediocre arid the; band far from ■ -a- 'sock 'stsiige. act. .■.'. : D'Aihore.i.his cute. femnie partner and the strong-arm acrobatics; plus . Viftc^ht,' Iniipediateiy fallowing,; are ; a bulwark' of strength in their re- spective .spots. D'Amore, pei- usual, makes his entrance, as a drunk in misfits, carrying . his partner.; in, a sack. From this they go into the sock hahd-to-hand, during, which the girl : sheds the m^Ie garb, with the striking hand-to-hand lift Irom a chair backbend for the finale.. Vincent only recently started to ' play theatres and he's as forte, a personality-on th<Ei rostrum as he is oh ", a .nitery floor; . He's mostly comedy-singing hiere, doing 'Blow;. Gabriel, Blow,' 'If I Only Had a Brain,' 'I Gotta Keep RblUn' aind finally his sbhg-talk takebfl on the Lone Ranger.. Fat' lneh are usually Infectiously ingratiating and Vincent Is .all of that, utilizing hia heft to cbhiedy advantage. He got a strong reception here nnd begged, off by in- troducing the closing band act, Attendance was .only fair openinjg^ night (Thursday). ■ . .Scho. STATE, HARTFORD Hartford, March. 16. Cob Calloviay Qrph : wUh Avis Andrews, Cook and Brown, Anise and Aland;. Chu Berfv, ; Cozy GoVe. Six Cotton Club Bays, Cab Jivers. Sam Kaplan Pit Bdndi^.'Flying Wild* (M<»}o). Cab Calloway is playing his second date- at this house in. about six months. Show this trip is not. much different than that of the. last one, again being full of bounce and class^ sepia talent. . Stick-sWisher still splits Ws tinfie between waving the baton and vocal- • Ing.. His -two top specialists; "■ebzy Cole, traps, and Chu Berry, tenor saic. ; are nifty in their partrculaf. fields. Former Is white-lighted in an extended, skin-beating sesh of. 'Para- diddle,' while Berry, spotted a couple of time^, also won « hefty responsie. at this .catching. . On hand are a flvesome,. Cab Jlvers,' from the band. Small swing combo, consisting of tenor sax, Vibra- harp, drums, guitar - and bullfiddle, . dish out torrid music for those who are extra-bounce conscious. .With the exception of Avis An- drews, outside acts are all in the legmania .field, none of the same type. Anise and Aland, youthful mixed duo, are the first hoofers on. Get by neaUy with acroterping. Cook and Brown do smash knock- about dancing. Six-Cotton Club Boys are neat-appearing precision dancers. .. Miss Ahdriews* semi-concert vocal- ling stands out' and trademarks- her sbpranoihg as being among the tops. Does 'Yours Is My; Heart Alone' and 'Night and Day.' Band numbers with heat arrangements are 'St. Jahies ' Infirmary Blues,' 'Some of These Days.'. 'Minifile the' Moocher,' it.S" tradehiark, but still a. sure bet fbr good audience'^r.eactioh.: Biz\pkay. • : Eck. StATjE.L>^CE, CHI ^ ' . , • 'C . Joe Heichnion Orch, George Jessel, Pat Henning and Co. (2), Mation • 5Kaw, Mairine Bros; and Bobbtie; 'Dr. K Kildarc's .,Crisis' (M-G) , . State-Lake cbines up with real en- tertaihiheht: currently and consid- - erable boxbffice bower. Topping the >bjll Is George Jessel, who is still George Vessel, with or without Lois Andre'Ws, whb, by the way,-. ;was billed to appear but -was forced out '.by-illness. .'■'-■. . JesSer gives' this ^ ; a^ its 'mohey's worth in big. portions; He; is oh for a- full v turn and' had this; audience happy with, a string o*.pat- : tef. and .comedy. ./His materiar is fresh and bright, there being no tele- phone or mama bit, which has long . .been standard with. him. He, regis-, tered solidly and this audiehce liked hini.sQ much they even went for his singing.. . . , Joe Reichmanv orchestra indicates fine, popularity in Chicago. Has played the. Palmer House here and . also this. theatre, and bn this repeat here is scoring easily on all counts Reichman has stepped ..up the tempo of the orchestra and outfit works ■diligently throughout. Reichman' himself Is m.c. for the shindig afrid this audience found him likeable and amiable. He .has a touch of clown- about him which the mob went for, and they went to town for hjm when he, started ticklihg the piano on his own.'.. -' -- -: ■ . Maxine: Brb?;. and Bobbie are two men and a do^;. The canine works very hard to keep the act inoVing, but sometimes the act fiimbles dies- pite its efforts: Maribn -Shaw is the Warbler, with the band and possesses appearance and good tonsils,. all of which she uses :to. good advantage, Pat Hehnihg is a standard coihic with Si. run .of. maltetjjal that - is. just about surefire for an iaudiehce ot this type.' .He. ifirid .his...blonde part- ner had this.crpWd in a -fine state.bf enjoyment. ■ While Henning as ^ a turn - 4s - unquestionably gbod, ; .his spotting on the sanie bill with] Jessel is -nibt.'too- Wise. - Business was fine iat the last show Friday (14). '■ -GpM.'. _. : STANLEY, PITT \ -PiftSbureh, March 14.-. . Raymond Scott.- Orch. (13),. Al Bcntie, -Gil- ond ; Bertiicc' Matsbrt, J{W7»ii( B^TOes, .Gloria Hdrt, Art Ryr erson, Clyde Burke, StdnUy . Webb; 'Footsteps in the Dark' (WB). • For the film house crowd, Ray- mond, Scott is • piractically . a hew name, and a new experience.: Music he's dishihg out has few; If any pieers, in the stage band indiistry and it's going to send a lot of people . Put of the Stanley, with their . eyes wide open and their ears hungry for more. Those Scott ' arrangements, which made his original, quintet .the talk of the - trade, have been expanded ^ to fit the current iS-piece outfit and they carry, a. Sock, that few orchs have ever matched, . '.'- ■' - ' ■ ■ ■.. What's more; Scott has a'head oh his shoulders, too. In a theatre, he knows that He's going to. riin -into different classes of listeners at differ- ent times of the day,, so the catalog's^ being.. shuffled to meet the different expectations. ■ FPi" instance, he's lay? ing off most of his o.wh high-class jazz compositions at the flrst show, realizing that:the jitterbugs prcdbm- ihate then, giving ; out chiefly with mblten jive. By late afternoon, he has stuck in 'War Dance of Wooden Indians', and maybe- -Powerhouse,' and at night,, prbgram: is almost en- tirely, of pure. Scott tissue,- That's Using the old bean since most maes- tri are content to ride out the day and evening on the same set, unwilling to bother . about . approximating the tastes bf; the 'shifting customer cur- rents.-' Performance ciaught had band opening with Scott's, crack 'Minuet in Jazz,' then gplng iifito a swell 'St. Louis Blues' that'winds up.Wlth Stiah- ley Webb's magic on the tenor sax. - 'A-- bit of; judicious.. ,editing Would help .on ;'St. Looey'; it's too long. Jimmy Byrnes fblloWs with some :cleYer tapblogy: that's.; dbne with a comic phiz ; ahd ;plehty of comic biz. Until this point, he's sitting in with the band,. apparently a tromb player, and when he steps doWn with a breakaway insti'Ument and goes right into his dance,' crowd's with him before he; turns a toe. From there he works hiihself shaack Into .a smash. Scott's male vocalist; Clyde Burke; a personable lad with great pipes, gives but with 'Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square' and "Frehesi,' With the band moving right Ihto.a. SWeet. melody ; that includes 'Whispering' and 'Night and Day.' Finish brings oh Gil and. Bernice Maisbn With their wow of a dbg act. It's a Solid 10 minutes of laughs and what Mai- soh gets out of his pups is every-; thing. Running gag that's a howl has a tiny jpfionkey sitting Oli a ;chair and every time the boss shouts 'Frank Buck,' the monk goes. Into a rage ;and practically upsets his perch. Later chimp does some acro- batic stuff that's Immense. Art Ryerson finally quieted^ down the hbuse with his topnOtCh electric^" guitaring on Tea for Two' and theri Gloria Hart eaharied.them:into fur-, ther submission ■With "Yes; My Dar- Urig ,Daughter^ and 'Beat .Me Daddy.' She's a little package with plenty of zing and personality and ..sells well If Still just, a 'bit awkwardly. She looks like a comer but needs polish-. ihg.^War' Dance, for Wooden Indians' had Scott in the gi-dpve arid, his Tux- edP JunCtiohi' with its novel silent mu.';ic stuht,_ Is. last word, in newness and arrangement, ■ Al Bernie closes the;■ shbw with his: impersonations, and Ail' mimic Is getting better and better,' .His Wendell Wiilkie is ih-; credibly accurate facially and vo^ cally.:. Bernie, hbWever, could elim- inate one- of his two flag-.wavings, keepirig. It; In fdr- the Willkie flnale but dropping the James - $tev*art speech from i'Mr. Smith Goes. to. Washington,' particularly ...since his Stewart Isn't: s6 ; hot. Finale .was awry khd; sbmethihg ihust hav^e gpnif wrong backstage, ; inasmuplj" as band was out of picture completely and Bernie was but; there in one doing, his RobSevelt-Willkie bit. Half of the house stayed in their seats, wailing for the inevitable band cipsing,;whi.ch never-came,.-' ;:'. - Length of picture,. 'Footsteps in Park' (WB). and stage presentation kept the remainder bf the bill down to trailer and an abbreviated news- reel, Max Adkihs'^ hpuse orch in pit merely fading; in arid out., Biz;: just fair,/ ■■ Cohitn. LYRIC, INbPLS. indianapoiis, Morch iS, . Aay Kinney's Orch, Alfred Apaka, George Kainapau, Aloha. Maids (4), Emerald Sisters .{2), Wdlter Cham- bers. Three pitchrneii; 'The. Great Mr. iffohodi/' (WB). , ;i)uring recent Week^, patrons ; of the LyriC theatre have:: heard the tempos of night cliibs from coast to coast, .presented . by. pop; bands. b£ the nation. This week, the cufrisnt bills spans the .waters;of the Paci- fic tb-biring; inlanders the mUsiC from old Hawaii, faithfully presented by Ray Kinney'is orchestra^ ;. . . .To a .Hoosier ear, Hawaiian music is ;the same as Chinese, music; it's na- M\e : but -unfamiliar, and how -good it;is.' ihust be detei'miried by- more experienced . auditors. ' ' . Kinney's group Consiistis of piano, drums, b.&ss.; two guitars, three saxPphbnes, trum- pet and. trombone'. While an island 'native; might be aistbnished at the presferice of brass, in his little groiip under the palm trees, for stage- ap- • jjearances,'- the ■ added > instruments lend . . Weight , . tb ..V instrume^ which Js Wleasiflg. . I AUred Apaka is the. romance ap'r peai ;. of the 'groupr 'Singing Trade Winds' and 'Moori Over Burma' for the- benefit of the United States trade. Kinney, joins George; Kaina-: paii, the man with two voices, on, •Svireet . Lilani' and 'Beautifui Ka- huana.' The jAjpha. Girls go through' three, native iiances, Cprisisting mostr ly of fihger^waving in. unison; . Mey- mb Holt, (Jaricer^ who-^was bilied, was: not present at show . caught, being confined iri: a Dallas hpspitai. . Added act help the. pace. Emerald Sisters are solid with: knockabout cortiedy. Do some- acrobatic ti-ickis iand: keep selling all tile time. Three Pitchmen won heavy, hand. With their impressions of different .musical, in- struments dorie with mpiith gadgets. Take the Comedy approach for. laughs :in addition to appreciation for theii" riicelydone miriiicry. Walter Chambers is the cvrreht winner of the WFBM Talent Par- ade.' Dbes impression of different characters with tap dances. Has pro- fessional delivery'.. Rill runs a short 47. minutes and seems to move, slow- ly, but that riiiay be blamed on tempo of Hawaiian music.: ' Nut 'is light aiid; fair .business at .third. shoW. Friday (14), opening day, suggests a profit fbr the week. Kileyi EMBASSY, N. Y. (NEWSBEiELS)' ;v- ■ '■ Probably the moat dramatic i and best actual battle material in the present war lifts this program out of . the. usual rieWsreel Imeup. It covers, the battle of Tobruk, other, portions of the Libyan campaign.and sweeping victories . of the ' British over the Italians in Eritrea, the vic- tory march of the Greeks and the results of Italo: bombing of-Salonika. Embassy hoUse editors wisely spotted passage of Bill 1776. and its signing at program's start, with the rush tb expedite aid tb'the Bcitish plus U. S. hoirie defense prepara-. tibns trimly dovetailed Immediately following. . Paramourit handles pass- age:.of the measure in its usually- polished, fashion, with Movietone covering the actual signaturing.' Par then shows speedy work in readying planes for overseas shipments. Uni- Versal's story of Martin plane plant activity at .Baltimore follows. Paul McNutt's plea for skilled laborers to register with state employment bu- reaus was handled neatly by the speaker (U). Same reel does a slick job on Seattle's trial blackout. ' Paramount's stories bh thie To- bruk battle and also its claimed first pictures from the . drive in Eritrea gain strength through personalizing the coverage by two of • reel's own cameramen. ■Movietone seemingly has almost the same ^material on the Tobruk - drive' ■ but .gave it ; merely roUtirie treatment. Universal; also handles the campaign ih tibya, the- atre!s editors, pruriing btit .repetitious material. Awarding mCdals to French cripjples and blihded men from pres-i erit war' gives a glimpse of the rav- ;ages";bf warfare.. _ ■-Remainder bf. show seems, dull, with a feyv. exceptions. Western hemisphere defense, an brigiDal: as- signment arid neatly-tUrried.yarii by Paramount, gives; art adequate' pic- ture of how the .;J. ; S. is lining up hew outer bases in the- AtlaritiCi , Staridout ai'mpng sports events; are the Golden ; Gloves bbUts,' (Uhj.yer- sal) . and. remarkable shots of; tuna- fishing at; Galapagos l)y Mbvietdne. MARCH OiF •niWE ;-.. ■ (-'-Australia; ait .WArr)' .. : ■ .Pfavlfrwcd th Pro3<icllon -fioom.' N. '- ., Marcff H, .'il.-. Rurinli\g..tlme,; 18 Ml>'8.'. The part; the Aiistralians have, p.ayed in Great Britain's' terrific drive in routing, the Italians diit of North Africa-keynotes .this March of- Time short as it debicts Britain's de-^ fense strategy; in thi Pacific and the. burden assumed by the liistyAussies. Terise situation aroUncl Hongkong arid the ..Dutch East Indies, sliown in relation to the irole being taken by the Arizaas, mjikes the subject live boxoffice; Ea-sily the strongest' MOT . release to come along in ' months. '. - Cameraman . Victor; Jyrgens SpCrit -t-hrce m.rtnthv ITivT'. f^nrlcr. rnl'pptr- ing material for the fliins.' Latter^ after, illustrating the vast distariee;of Australia from both Lbndbri and: Washington,: th.en pi^oCeeds to ting in the active Work, done-by Anzac soldiery; in . the drive fpr Bardia, Besides identifying Australia; as one of the.ivast storehouses .for Eriig- larid, the threat jf japariese inyasipri. iri the: Pacific area alsP is pointed up as illustraitirig the gigantic task confronting Australia. :• Wcrtr; Unit Reviews New Acts in Theatres .$2d Street Jamboree (BROADW AY, CH ARLOTTE^ N. C.) Charlotte, March lA, Ernest Hiati, .Joh)uvij JR^a;blri otid DICK:(Stinky) ROGERS ORCU (15) With Bobbi Engel, Dale Jones .. 28'Mins.i.-'Foa -^'■■-■ Sia;|te,"Ni:Yi .- ".^ ;■■---■' 'Dick Rogers is fronting the former Will. Osborne, ctew ' of musician^ _ with - Which Rogers was vbcalisti iSoniewhere in the • trahsitiori from - I OSbbine hirelirigsto 'tvcooris! bf a cb- op band; the tooters and songwriter- , singer Rogers apipear to have, picked up a new; arranger -who likes triiihi :pcts: like."! them well ;enougb; in fact, tb' slick . them iri, full, bl'ait where it will hurt, the listeners'-ears m.Qst. ' ■ Rpgei's as,, a singer and .sonKwriter; w.ij',; okn'y-;-.but. 'he's' •hardly; -strong - :.criough ii.s'a maestro. -He's uiia-^jsiim- ing and; as.a comppsei', .s.hoiild know; especially in :.the .vise of the brass . . .. scctiPnv. .are eccentric.-. ' ■ Caught ort its opening night, .perr ] ;- At .'thiii. cafchirig the orch (played rmahce here. Frank .Taylor's.•.'52iid.. •Anvil Choru.":;'.'The 'La.st Tinie i Saw- root .TamKnvt.B' 'nffoi>c n -fafttimov. I Paris,' .'Begin .the Beguirie.'. .-China-: town.' Franz;Lizst's 'Se'cand Hiihgar ion .19 V^O V\ei-lr1 «r' It^ 't*imrVr\rT n m C K n ^ fbrmarice Street Jarifiboree'.Vbffefs a; fast-mw ing, peppery, revue that should cPn tinue to build as it goes along: Unit was. iormed in Charlotte and caught on its initial performance., : Audience is;, carried dowri '52nd Street,' with peifbrmers loungirig at tables against .a drbp of nitery lane. Ray. Goidori, pinging emcee, picsents acts as ; highlights from .well known spots along 62nd. street. • - Ernest Hiatt, Comic vet;' stops the show with his machine-giiri patter, pijping and .dbuble-talking; : WbrJc- ihg without props, save', a pleasing persbnality, Hiatt had house eating oUt of his harid from his entrance.' He riiade hit, with locals by reeling ibff names Of , numerous . Charlotte streets in rapid-fire ■. fashion.' His: stuflf is islightiy blue, but seems irino". cent enbugh^ due to his frieridly and wholesome type, of delivery. Johnny Rexola .and Co. are pleas- ing in a skating aCt which moves fast, iocluding several'difficult twirls, and is. executed with deft showman- ship. They cPme back later as Free, Easy and'How In an acrp act. Rex- ola and .paHner Contribute their best bit in a .perch turn, while RexOla's sister, got a big hand for her'aero tapping interspersed with: intricate fiipping arid twirling;. .;; Joe Franklin is pleasing in a dbg turn, 'featuring, thriee bialancing ca- nines, a dash, of magic, ; zany patter arid neat showmanship. Franklin keeps act moving fast and holds aud- ience interest with gags and patter Donna Lee, tapper, goies over in two appearances,, as a;' single .arid, in a prodtiction' number.- . "Audrey Suth-. ern, sultry-voice singer, fails to im- press In two tries.: Pipes 'Summer- tiriie- and'South American Way.'; A looker and hard worker, she's never able tb; get into high gear, and her efforts appear forced. Seems to have difficulty working.with band. The Jamborettes are .pleasing in three standard appearances. Costum- ing, all new is eye-catching arid sets line off. Best appearance/is flnale, built. arbUnd 'Sleepy Time Dbwh South,' piped by Gordon. Girls wear flowing dresses which, when, turned up reveal Negro; mammy figures, il- lusion being of mammies daricing. Line also got good retumis for production number In which they Wear daring exotic costumes, and which is featured by Corinie Cella's dance, song by Gordon and a tap by Miss Lee. Full h6u.se ori show caught. . Just. ian Rhapsody' in swing aind 'Shad- rack.'; There was also RoRor.s' nice vbcolizing of "Suriiriicrtimc' and, with Dale Jones,- his own 'Between • 18th and.iSth oh Chestnut Street.' How- ever, Rogers' singirig' of ' 'Dinah*. In various dinlect.s is n.g. . Other vocalist is B,obbi Engel, .a: cute little blonde; with good Voice and delivery, who sings 'The-One; I' Love BclbrigS to Somebody , Else'arid; 'I Fell in Love Again.' Jones. gra'Vel-. ■voiced bass.'player, also does a.coni>-: edy nurtiber as another song coritrlv butioH;' . Osborrie's rep bolstered this band; : without him it's just another bunch pf. m.usiciaris. Scho. ■ RALPH OLS£N A LYNN SHIRLET Acrobatic Daiicin; . 7 Mins,; Band Set Strand, N. Y./ Ralph.OIsen has been arburid with flash acts fpr ; bver a decade : (al- though he's still under 30) but this is a relatively new teamirig. Lynn. Shirley; his partner, is a shade taller femme, equally adept with the cbn- tortive stepping, doing linusual biit- seemingly effortless bends and dips in an engaging manner. Her open- ing costuming^is a simple gown, with parasol, that, makes for a nice stage picture.: When she doffs the skirt for the abbreviated shorts she flashes a swell pair of gams so that, on . sight value, she matches the novelty of her Contortive acro-dancing. For his part, Ol^en does unusual limber- legged splits. Their routine Is. 100% dumb; and : It's a type of turn that would wow 'emi: in a mass-ciapacity auditorium like the. Music Hall or In the Inti- mate confines of a cafe; : Long-range - or closeup, they're; an effective anf differerit team. Abel. CRAZY SHOW OF^ 1941 (BROADWAY, CHARLOTTE, N. C.) Charlotte, N.C., March !. Mason arid Johnson, Gallo, Lewis, and King, Betty Maye and Dave Arthur, Jacfc ond Sally . Taylor, Clydti Jordan Girls (6); Band (5); VRoTnincc of Rio Grande" (20fh).. Here , is an example of bne sock act hayinig tocarfy the entire showi but it can't quite make the grade. Gallo, Lewis and King, male dancers, start \?ithi a nifty, tap turn arid then cPme back tb Wpw; Wjth their aero antiCs. ..Audience yelleil; for more. •' ' Outside bf this act, .the unit is short on talent.. Mason and-Johnsbn^ com- ics, : work hard,. but the results are only sorsp;:: Their streamlined dentist act: goes:.'over fairly, well,' but they're handicapped by mediocre' materialV : Betty-\Maye, bf. Arthur :and:'Maye,; finds the- audience more'receptive to^ her vlolinvplayirig arid: piping than tb her cornicing, with ArthVlr, Who empees. She ;fiddle!j . 'Sweet- Mys- tery of Life' plbasirigly arid ac- cpmponies it with a lilting soprano that's: listenable. . Arthur's-best bit li a;tap turn that pleases.' His gagging goes sour arid when he. begari: work-.' irig with plahtis Iri the audience at this' show, paying meriiliers . bf the house Joined in,' , Jack and Sally Taylor open With a weak mu.scle . act.' that's lacking in shbwmari.ship arid 'ability. Team goes. IhrPugh rputine lifts,.grunts and; bal- ances.' ,■. The Clyde, Jordan girls are out fo.r three.,standard, dance appeariinccs. Houiie dld fair' biz on show caugh* FRADAY DANCERS (B) 7Miiu.; Fult 'Stole, NewTork:-. Crying need for flash acts was evl- deritly the, motivating factor. behind this coriibinatlon of three mixed dance teams, but the execution Was; both careless and unimaginative. The dancing/is only fair at best, with the mechanical routine by the three boys seemingly ^.direct steal, in music at least, from the hetter-knPwn Six Debonairs. In their ballroom .entrance, the three teams are ■ Clumsy; then into unison tap dance that's a little better.. Following . the boys' modernistic copy, there'is a sloW waltz involving the entire sextet and tlfat's the finale. I The, act is not for the topflight theatres right rioW. . 5!cho. DANCING DEBS (3) : 6;MinB.- Flaibush. Theatre, Bropkiyn trio of ' smart looking - dancers clicked .handily here with a . trio. bf heat'routines widely varied; Girls start out in unison Latin tempoed tapsi Imaginatively conceived, then shift tb. the same style of step basfd on rhythmic support. They're car oible dancers with only one fault— " .cbstumes Cduld bb smarter. Finish to.sses the three Into acrb work,.a faSt:routine. in keeping With the speed of the tvirn as a whole.. They fiill flip, high kick, etc.; to. a strong, bowoff. Rated healthy. re-; -spbnse here iri coriipetitipn .with Cass Daley, Belle Baker, jete." -- - Wood, , BIL.'bAIRD ^nd[''COr-.(5);-i .V- Puppets .■ .lO-'Mins. Musjc;.Hail,.'N; "Y*.': - This act . with the oddly-spelled first nanie is not ;tb be cprifu.sed with;: ;thc Bill Baird :and Cb, magician group in vaude.' This troupe does a puppet theatii.e hit;, burlesciuing: the old fa.shioned teriitwerit-thirl mellers. Besides the actor puppets, there are. several in boxes at the sides of this! mriniature staqie, \ A.S :cai.jght here, the turn is .much too long, particularly since the .melo-: drama travesty idea has already been done•..so 'riiuch' in live . shows.'' As the finale of the t"rn.: a drone Is rai.sed to shoW. the fivf puppeteers. Phy.«ical prbductibn Is rather heavv '':"' 'uch presentations.