Variety (Oct 1943)

18 HOUSE REVIEWS Wednesday, Oclober 13, 1913 Mui«i«« llfllU A. V. Omer Pelletlcr, Edwin Charles Stvffe,. Marjo'ric WiUiaiDson. Glee Oiib, ■Brillift Corp.-i, Kcii . DaviOsoni Joliii. Scoit, James Jioss, George yonnff, Harold Schtaggi. John J&q^- soii,' Rockctics; Sl/mp)ioiii/ Orch; 'Lassie Comes Home' <M-G), re- vJcR-ed ill •Vnriciy' Vltij/. 18, rbctliction, ralher lhan individual Bt'ls. is Ihe principal ingredient in. thq current stage show at the Music liall., N. Y, There are two outside turns; the famiJiai: badmintbn. ex- hibiiibn of Keii Davidson and 4.ohn. Scott, and Onicr Pelletier's" dislinc-; live ddg, balancing (New Aits). While the production huriibers are all in - the characterisilically- lavish siyle dX this, house, the ballet is the moist ihfiehiously staged. In all; it's ■sn Impressive show:, n)c ballot number opens the Bhow, It. uses ..'a clever reflection elTect; the four lines of dancers per- forming between drops giving the impression of large mirrors and the .girls movirig .411 remaikable .uhisbn td enhance the illusion.. The danc^ , ing itself :i? more...a Iriuniph of tcehniciue .thin inspiration,- but be- cause Of itsi ingenious mode-of pres.- eritation. and skillful exccutiiofl the nuijiber clicks. '.■ The : Glee Cliib's' portion ' of the EliOW;, is ari elaborately staged per- formance of Sigmund, Romberg's •Desert Sorig,'- .with Edwin Charles StcfTc and . Marjorie Williamson singing the solos. The entire;numr ber is introduced as a flashback from a '.story' related in a brief staged- b.it on the apron stage left. "The spcctaculat ■ Anale presents tlve Bock'eltes,- in' costumes, suggesting WACs, doing one of, their precision kick routines to 'the" song. 'Bars bii Her Shoulders, Stars in Her Eyes* (■She's . Giving Heartache ,to Hun-, dreds of jjiiys'), with George.Young, .Harold Schlagel.and John; Jackson,' dressed as Army officers,'>v6calling fi'bm the apron stage' right." .. The DavidsbnrScott'badmintoh ex- hibitfoji is by libw. fairly predictable,- but; still ' lively, and .engrossing. James Ross, describes the'action via the p a.; system. : . . Hobe.- Hugh Cross handles the show nicely as'mrc. and slips in a lirst rate vocal oh 'Don'ti Send Me to Bed imd Ml Be - Good:* Charnctors kno.\vn as Quarantine and Denny Slofdot slip in and put with; comedy bits of rustic flavor that get 'laughs from an audience .that likes corii, .. -The Ha.vmakcvs also . introduce _^_|_5ome corhedy tr.c.atnient ■ fn_ their vocal-instrunjcrital routine. ^Thq quartet'has; a nifty topicarnumber, 'Get a. Horse,', making ;:,;ht of gaso- line .'rationing. -It' inoliitle"??natchcS of everything from 'Aiivil Chorus- up and down. Anblher cruartet, Sons of : th> Pioneers sticks to the cowboy liiit;, with especially nice work on "Rosalinda.' , Zckie' .0)5den registers witl^. his .vodelirig ou '1 Left My Girl on the Mountain' arid •Chime Bells' and Judy Perkins gets a. big hand for her vocal on "Send .a Prayer lb. My ' Daddy Over There.' Bill.' and Evalinai make a hit with 'Pistol Packin'.'Mama; and 'Just Give Me' One Chance.'' Harpb, and Tiny, a violin-guitar comfao, are Avell re- ceived in "I Believe I'm Tied Oh To You.' .•■ ■ ' ■: ::■ \ Biz was gbod 'vvhen caught. GorB. Tower, K. C. -- Kansas City, Oct; 8. ■■ Sid Blolcc. Dciuei/ Sisters (2),-The firilbnnows (2) . Laura Kellogg, Tow- er Orch.ivith Jack Parks & Marilvn' Bttlliiigcr; 'StTange Death of Adblph Hitter' -tG) and 'Arnit/ Surgeon* (RKO). . ^rational, L'Ville ■, ' .' Loiii.?i-ille, Oct. 8. Tiny Hill -Ore:.,' Todd- 'Ho.ii(ird, Ffiley Miller; The Aibins, .6 VVidus. Enrlc Keller's H,oi(.<!c Orch; •jBticfc- Skin froJitier' .(PRC); Stage.'.show cbnibines four stand- ard acts,-a 'Discovery Night' winner, and the house orch into 45 iriinutes of entertainment, which ' mostly musical. House, orch tees oft with 'They're. Either Too Young or Top Old,' arid its featiii:ed warbler, petite .Marilyn Ballingier, steps out with ari pkay vocal, Sid Blake, bn later ° . his own ■ act, takes over , as rri.c. and bi'irigs on The' BalbariowS, sirigirig and dancing accordionists. They give out -with 'Jingle. Jangle. Jingle,' Triiise the 'Loird,' et al. For a fin- ish, .they do sonrie fast tapping.:. '• Deuce spot haS the Dewey. Sisters, -who breeze through an acrobatic 'routine that clicks. Laura Kellogg, oh next, is. a blonde sopr'ano. She begins with 'Siboriey.' continuieS with .^Say a Prayer,'".'Italian Street Song.' and encores with a chorus of 'Sunday, Monday or Always.' She has a nice mike , manner, and sells her songs effectively. Gene' Pi.'sciotta. boy tapster, Js 'Discovery Night' winner. He swings out with what appeauB to- be an original combo of standard tap steps House at show caught gave him a nice round of palmwhacking. Closing spot has^ Sid Blake, who begins with a few ga.i;?. and then goes'', into his .'-pecially. He' has an audience-participation sketch ba.sed ort, Amos 'n' A"dy. with four persons called Up-to take the roles of the familiar characters in' the radio skits. Blake reads 1hc lines while the others fit the lip motions Bird actions to the wbrds: Provides plenty of laughs. Biz okay ojjenin and night, . ■ E«r|. 'Vaude bill Is backed by TiOy ill's band til),' arid -the leader does' a showmanly'job; of pacing his- musl- cians, as''well as taking respon- sibility for the, m.c. chores. Hill. has a sblid. musical cbriibo, arid the boys play straight jive without any irimr mings. Band sticiks pie'lty close to the rbstriim. too, letting Hill take 'care of most of the. vocals, assisted by Tbdd Howard, saxophonist. How- ard has ■ ari ingratiatirig crooriing style, and . is okay. . Gets, ove'r'. 'weU' .with 'Good Bye SuCi' 'Sunday, Mori- day' and Melancholy Baby/ Latter caught a nice harid, -and bows, J as Ho'ivard went back to his chair. Tiny 'Hill, abbiit 350 pounds; haia- dles, himself well for a hefty guy. Has" an. audience' .winning smile, and socks over a girbup of vocals includ- ing 'Anybody Seen My Gal,' 'I'm Living on the Fat of the Land.;"An- gry.' and 'Pistol Packin'. Mamma.' Foley Miller, dancer, opens vaude portion of . the'bill, registering -with a; rbutirie of taps,- and gets a nice hand with an, aero routine' which closed her a(;t. Gal is an. attractive blonde',, arid works hard for good re- suits.. The ix Willys, three rmeri and three feriimes, .decked but. in evening garb, next on with a fast routine of Indian clubs. Their precisibn is un- canny, and aside from' a. couple rriisses, impressed with their dexteri- ty. -They also utilize some : hoops, and close tiirri with a maracca toss? Ing number, while one of the men plays a hot -rhumba on the trurripet. .They go over big..' . Closing slot ha.s the Albins,,mlxe<l team whcr.open with a few ballroom, steps..theii; go into a fast rbugn and tumble burlesque' dance. . This pair Is'just a little wilder. than most teams of a similar nature., and the male garners laughs-with takeoff of Boris. Karloff, bearing some resem- bliance to. the screen; menace. - Their exaggeratied da'nce efforts -were just what the matinee patrons liked, and they win a big hand. ■ Fair house at first sifternoori-.show Friday. (8): - Hold. . Keith's. Indpls. fiidi'ofinpoltS. Oct. 9 : :.'}idoHer .Barn Dntite,' tfirli Little jiiiiiiil/ Diclccils, H.M((h .Cross, Qtinr ■ iinilne;,. Denny Slo/ool, Harpo & Tiny, Zcke Ogdcii. COu'hoy 'Sam; Sons 0/ the Piotie«r.s- (4), Hnu- jiifllfcrs (4), Bill &' Et;a|iiin; 'Heddin' for Cod's C6wHr\i' tRep). - ' Homcspuri' talent, /i-om " WIBC, Mutual outlet . here, puts on a hill- billy, show: that ' sscts w ell,'- with fancier's of that kind of eritertiiin merit in their 'Hoosicr Barn Dance, now drawing-a large radio fPllpwirig to. Keith's. • The riislit lurie.<:'mlths - and jPkers have spruced up quite, a bit on their stuff since a first ap- ^ pearanqe ; at this spot 'J.ast 'season. Changes iri; 'hiatcrial - and ' routine . BCem to have been for tile better.- Little; Jimmy D.ickeris. 22-vcak'-bld, B4-inch'. 80- pounder is tlie'.life of the party with his zestfui singing of pbpulitr. patriotic ballad.s'in the clos- ing-spot. .He iiells 'We Didn't In vije You Over,'- dedicated: tp . the Japs and Nazi;?, and 'There's ti Star Spangled Banner Waving Spme- 'where'I with pliMify pf authprity. The midget cowboy has-a big voice. >rtiife, X* y. Joe ' Riiies .OrcU ti'ir/i id lecn W'irls. Chick Chandler wilh Clorio M(illK'((rdi, IVolly Boag,, Lulu- Bates, Lee Dnrijt. D('l)oiietlcs (C); 'D«l>rirry Was u Lady' iM-G): Fair- show thisWebk spotlights Joe Rines and his orch oh stage. Bill's wealcness in its playing, may be due to fact there are three male singles ori'the bill; Back from the we.st is Chick Chandler (New Acts) and 'While the screen comedian is working with Gloria Hallward, who was femme lead in Chi(:agb's 'Good. Night'Ladies'-and' with Chandler in the recently defuhct 'Star DuSt,' her appearance i.s mostly decorative. . Stage' shbw - gets, off rather well with 'live .stepping girls billed:as'the Dcboncttcs.'. SiUc stockiriiged girls \fith slick tail coafs arc tap dancers. They. featur.- 'The Machine Age, Wbmeri in Industry,' which sounds' important' but is still tap dancing. Wally Boag, the boy with elon- gated ballbons,. Is. certainly, away fi'om the ordinary. Adroit manner of ; fashioning animals frpm rubber gadgets is amusing - and besides that he is. a good'hoofer. He should have no trouble gettirig. engagements,, but: could be even more solid if acquire ing .a- line of chatter. , : :'nihes; whose :band runs to.brasseis, is u.<:ing 'people Will Think :We're in Love' and if-the :Droducers of 'Okla- hbma' don't watcff out.that tune \'vi\l be worn out, for the melody has also i-eaiched the juke boxes—in a crude edition. Bandsman,: introduces, . a young, thing, loleen Wirts; :who vocalizes 'Nothing at AU' then .doies a fadeway.. Irilrpduced as V ^another house guest,' Lee Davis stiirts off - with They Wanted to Make,Me a- Star/ ■Phbugh a .comedy lyric, the lines got over late Friday (8)'-afternoon with a few giggles. Davis-seerns ,to feel for his gags arid when surer of, his.material he will do better. There; is Sbrinething said about Fi-ank .Sina- tra,' but that's hardly professional jealousy. ; Rines features his WJZ-cbnnectlori in his stage setting. He, is respecting bis good trick with cl'ay. pijpes arid may yet drop the batbh and join the magis. ' ^is finale' riumber is. an- other vni'iati.on of flag waving, band playing the songs identified with the various branches of the service, with rrien in uniform standing up in the audience as each tarie comes but And the plaUdits are automatic. Lulu.Balcs;. also from radio, totes her sturdy pipes -before the micro- phone which, 'she doesn't seem to heed :at'all. The 'Belle of the Blues' let's 'em have' it with' 'Forget Your Troubles.' - : ' She .does 'Stormy; Weather' quite well and the'patriotic medley is. a. haturalT-bits of 'Johnny Got ai 'Zero;'' 'Praise , the Lord' and 'Wing and d Prayer,', She won an encore and. gave 'Either Top. Old, or Too. YbUng,'fair enough. Ibee. Standard vaude ' nicely paced: by P^iil GevrilS as ■sriiooth emcee an'tT" cbntribulbr, of telling .spot' oh his bwn.' Fast getaway is provided'by. the Lipharil./Four, equally divided quartette pf juye acrobats featuring strong h9nd to hand and; pyramid building.' Act has plenty, of apjieal via youth of performers with young- est, a moppet of eight, drawing some laughs as well as providing sbck. to- top tricks: -Barr-& E^stes ifre.in the deuce with coriiedy . hbofery and panto mainly by male .'whO; scores well. - Phil 3rito follows with jiiriart.sold vocals nicely handled. Rep includes 'You'll Never .Knbw,' 'Sunday, ' Mon(iay,' Paper Doll,' 'In My Arms* , and 'Come; Back to - Sorriento.' . Lad has looks : and a pleasant style!' of de- livery which registers for tops.' Gerrits pitches in with his s'rinooth roller skating and' smart 'chatter and' rings the befl to maximum returns. The Hickory ..Nuts follow' and close show. Typical hillbilly quartette of three males and a femme. lifilizirig fiddle,' accordiari, guitar 4nd bull fiddle for accompaniment, they give out .with'most of the familiars. Gal dbes: a vocal and a .bit of harmonica blowing as', well as .some e(:centric. hobfery which grabs lauighs. Biz .Pkay. , . Biirm. Earle, Wash. . .■VVdshiitjjton, Oct. 9. LoUie, Hite & StoiileUi Front. Paris MnTtoiicttes,' tlie Roxyeties, Eileen Rittef,' Jo Lojiibnrdi's House: Orch; 'Lady Takes d Chance' (RKO).' liKO, lloMoii Boston. Ocf. 7. ■ Jbliiiiiy Loiif; Orrh il3); Onniiy Droyson, Wnn Rae & Mrs. W(iter/all; Mnrioii Hiittoii, others; 'Spit/ire' (RKO). ■ Plenty iinprovcnienf . - the Long band's style since iis debul hero last season and .show clicks nicely' de- spite its mere t>vosbme of'vaude acts. . ' ■,.'■'.• ^ Obviously better .known here fol- lowing pix assignments and radiP spots. Long gets a haiid at curtain, and, tor his part; offers a-nicely bal- anced , layoiit of pop ' turies. Band clings to the: straight arid .sweet style, seldom unbuttoning its vest, but the rcsult.is easy to take and..what is more to the.point, goes well with the assembly. Long pbii'rs:but a: couple of juicy fiddle stints: including 'Mighty Lak a pose.' and.they like him'fine.- Thc layout . stresses the vocal aspect .a little too much as three of them push Out a .tptal of 10 tunes:-. . Pcitti Diigari. first time out . with, the band, hasn't quite the security or the 'poise at the hioment. bill she's ■got both voice and style arid after a -few- times around shbuld climb.. She's well liked. Gene Williams- gently exhales 'All . or Nothing at Air among other.';; arid Marion HUt-: tori vocals such wallopers -a.s 'Put Your Arms Around.- Mc.'i 'Pistol- Packin' Mama' and 'Ncw.'jrcor to beg off results,. - , Danny rayson; '.plenty solid hobfer, w;ow.s-with comic' terp- rbu-: tine-:, and - ingratiates himself for good arid all by pulling his pa out of the wings-for a :quick one. Nan Rae arid- Mi'S; Waieriair wham.' as- always, with -the old routine \vhich. while it- never finds -a -verb -Piit pf la.st year's;placc. a|sp never finds the audience unrpceplive..- Biz wasn't loo good at opener! ^Ue..: Adams, Newark Neirarfc; "Oct; 9. Jibe Lyman Band (20)- toifh Fran- kif Connors. Rose Blane. Jack Mar- lon': Bobbie Lline & Edna Ward, Jerry Lester; 'Nobody's Ddrling' ■iRep). Town's due. for a lot of Abe Lyman duririg the coming. - weeks,-. leader checking: out of this indie flagship Wednesday (13) and opening on the 21st at Frank Dailey's "Terrace Room; where he's .set; fpr' a. foUrrweek stand. Band is plen',^ hefty at the.b.o. and should carry its stage click o.ver tp the local nitery terrain. . ' Lyman's current edition ranks w-ith the best of his previous orchS. Out- ni^^feaiures a melange'of rhythm, and melody that's definitely rich iri riiusi- cal texture.and stamps its sender's as., lupflighl. Twenty-piece uriit makes foi' !plenty pf accent; on rh.vihm—with five violins augraent- irig; Ihc standard fbur-nian rhythm seliip—but ddc.'jn't po ov.ertjoard on the sweet stuff, rriaintainirig a happy blending.of strings and brass. -Band is alsb: well stocked in'the vocal depai-tinont. Frankie Connors does a capable job on- the tenor side 'I'People Will. Say' and 'B.egin the Beguinc'); -and.: :Rose . Blane ; is a standout - femme chirper,. FUU- voiced and definitely hep-bn. squeez- ing a sbnig to its last note, she's a cute trick as'well as a solid- phraser. -Whams across 'Sunny Side, of the Street'.' an oldie, arid- comes back -with 'Amen,' a sultry, jumper Mhat had the .-audience keeping . time with their palms. She fades on the last riumbcV but was. able,to beg off prily 'when./She pleaded a sore throat;; ' Jack Marlbw. whose '.'Czardas' viblin solo IS well, received, is In troed by Lyman as Stbkowslti's for-, nici' ' concert - mastei'. which . ari: iibim.ccinent "sits well with the au dicncc/;. ' ■■ .-. .'L.vmhn's firiale.' a Ger-Shw'ri med ley. is well calculated to ^how the band at its' best- arid is a sock finish liumbcr for an asbestos' close.'; Variety portion of the.bill opens .with Lane and Ward; whose acro- dancing is of a superior, order and oH the beaten track. Team, shifts frpm straight Koofology to; mptlvated pantbmime tagged 'Fighting fon the FuhnieF.' involyinff. a dancing tussle for the cbmlcs. -' Stunt is preceded by-a soft-.shoeless dance in their .■:locking feet. Both bits are clev- erly exccotcd and go over big. ' ' . Jerry Lester mopped irp fi(Sin .-Mart to . finish and Mad 'em In the al.tle thibughout. - In rare fettle. comic clicked with everything he- threw, and what he 'was throwing Avas^pleitty-Tgood ; ■ Z any:-rWtts-.-using ricw material for these precincts and. not bnly is if bofi but cleari. At fini.vh, they gave him eyerythirig but the key td the city. Jorta. Hipp, Balto flnltiniore. Oct. 10. Phil Britp, Piatil Ger'Tits, Hicktiry Nuts (i), Bafr ti. Estcs, Lipham Four, Felice : lula find House Orch (12) ; 'Destroyer' tCol). Eileen Rilter is being, built up by production 'manager Harry Anger as a singing single. Rbxyette' spng- bird has gaihed' in assurance, regis- ters sblidly. Lpwe. Hite arld'.Stainley'. are deirig a repeat here because' of 5plid click' three inpriths agp .With burlesque pf And'/.ws Sisters. They are the best' artists. With the pan- tomime to; record playing: ^een here;- and in their'; corny "Bresses were a riot -on opening show.- Trio has. added ari, encore 'which includes lyrical ' take-olf ' bt 'Sonny Boy;' which serids them' off to thunderous applause. Frarik Paris and mai-ibn- ettes fills his eight; minutes with action, best, of his numbers being the skating doll. The Roxyettes are the best danc- ing trpupe .that musical comedy starved Washington can enjoy. Girls- wprk as' thbugh they love .it,»make fine- appearance, and are always niftily costumed. Thiis week they :iai:e spotted fPr three nurhbers; First as, white tie ^nd tails strutters, then in 'Paper Doir 'number; winding up with a Shore-'palrbl routine.' Lights Ing and. production have made these tabloid musicals -a real attracti6n for the Earle stage. . Arke. Embassy, N. V. (NEWaRtELS) A . very interesting newsrecl bill currently oh 'lap here, brie'of the punches coming from Mrs! F. D. R. in the clip which has aroused some official! Washington protest, because of the remarks the First La(iy made. ■ Apparently, Pararriounf has riot been bulldozed into doing anything about it. except that because of the laugh drawn by Mrs. F.D. R.'s crack, T couldn't shout a fellow Re-- publican,' Par. has superimposed the words on the film so that nobody misSes it- The story, told by Mrs. Rpbsevelt,: of! the Jap who was in- structed- tp say 'to Hell with Hirohilo' arid get a Jap; finally beirig ;lPld by the yellow-bellies 'lb Hell with Roosevelt' is already well known: .The Par." clip also includes shots of Mrs;: F. D. R, in Australia. .:■ Shbw. leads olT with Allied . ad-' vance intp Italy,: white shots show- ing ho-iy! Naples Was laid'waSte by the departing Nazis;- but. more in- teresting than this arc the captured Itali'ai) newsreelS photographing of the seuttlirig of the French fleet sbmetime back, with great fires gut- ting the battleships; while others lay on sides .badly. smashcd. ."Additional captured Italo, neVsreels of jiluss'b- lini's rescue by the Germans make it ap parent that the pictures published brnim jn conneclion .with that coup; thotight by many to be phoney, are ori: the tip and up,' :! Meritorious, tlips iJiso" include the .surrender of the Italian fleet, de-. 'Giiulle. and Gii'iiud on' an inspeclibn lour in North, Africa, stirring plea by . Archbishop .Spellmari against spoilage of Rome, ■Allied! aid tb- -Sicilian populatioi^ and . prisoners, MacArthUr invasion moves and-- a parati^Obp attack. U. S. air attack bn Marcus Island,-and a; report ori the flpe job the, U.. S;.S.. South Dakota did. Some sports iteiTis .md an excel- lent short. 'Mountain Fightevs,' pro- duced by Warner Bi'o.s. ih. coopera- tion with the U. ,S.. Ai-mv, are al.sb on. the bill;: .' ' \. char. Stanley, Piu . Pittsbiiro/ij-Oct. 8 '.'pmr-sprra hiy orcu t fe) ,^";,ie- Lorrnitic, Patsy Breu'stcr, £i-elj,n Vivian, ■Viola,. Knt/iryn; 'Sijii/ire' (RKO). :!;■-- ; '"""'^ "There's.always a wcl(:ome here for' Phil Spitalny, the -distaff side's Koussevitzky. Thal'.s. because he has educated the public through the years to expect*from, him not oiily an Hpur of Charm'.-but al.sb ari hour pf- high-class musical entertainment He- doesn't disappoint them this 'sea-^ son. either, for the shpw's hij-h-class fi'.om stent tp st^rn an(l ;i riinsf/^r^ the ear. - ; '. •. .: „' ;, : .;- -., Gals make a pretty picture, drjipcd gracefully acrpss the' big .>!tage in their ftowing'White gown.'!, ;nul tivey make pretty .intisic as well. Spitalny ' liljcwise: knows how to got lUe per- fect lighting job for his fcmincs -.md -. it's highly effective.- IricidontaMy, ' in comi.ng back to the Stanley., he's, ■returning tp. the. house he opened 16 years . agp as musical :cohduclor. - a pbst cUtfehtly held by his-: brother, Maurice Spitalny.. . V : Band's made up of seven fiddles, seven brass, five saxeS, .fife,, drums, bass.: and- harp, .arid in addition . Spitalny cafpies quiptet!-of singers, including "Vivian,: a trio and an un- billed cbntraltb, and two single acts, June Lorraine and Patsy Brewster. The:Lorraine gal Is a mirhic and In a class by herself. Takes blT Lloiiel ■ Barrymore; Charles Laughtori, Belle; Davis arid for a: closer a duet be- ; tween :Jimmy Durante and- Katharine Hepburn: Material's first- rate and her style is "tops.' A new- comer io Hour. Of Charm this season is Patsy Brewster, blpnde .bundle of :energy -who, figures that ;\vh;:t is goPd ! ehpu'gh. fpr Betty Huttoiv also good: enough for Patsy. Brew- ster. She does 'Murder!: He' Says' - and 'Stirip Polka' and Hu!!(oni!;h tq ! the. core- without the laHei''s ;polish, hoWeven! Mob went for licr in a big way but she' was reslriclcd to^ just the two numbers.': Spitalny's repertoire is measured precisely to the times. Got.s- away on the- right footwilh a nibcUcy of. service tunes, interspersed with the Glee (Club's slick; arrangement .oh: 'Keep the Hpme Fires Burning'; then .cprii'es a bang-up job ori 'People Will Say,' ifollbwed. by a slick combo of .Viola, on the! drums . land a ..showy! iskiri-beater she is, loo) and Kalhryn on the trumpet. Choir scores with 'Johnny Got a Zero'! and 'Ave Maria'; fiddling Evelyn slaps the palms into! action with, her 'Begi'u tlic Beguine' and :'Int,ermezzo,' second being backed by violin sextet, and Vivian , rriops up-in hext-to-closing spot with her lush vocalizing of 'Indian Love Call:' That, leads inlo the finale,. 'Stars arid Stripes Fprcycr,'. with the flag corinirig bn a scrim in Ihc backr! ground' at the finish. ' Cohen-. Capitol^ Wash. : . Washinatbti, Oclblirr 8; ■ Dick Bticfclefy ', - Bi(cK'u;<fllcr,'s Marimba Queens, Hyltoii Si.<!(crs: Jini Wong Troupe; Beu Yo.vl-'s- ;Cnpi- talians,. Lynn Atlisbn, Art- Brbirn," Sajn Jacfc Kaujman's House Orch; 'Wintertime'~(20lli). - The stage show! begins in the. orchestra pit this.-week; with Ben Ybst's Capitplians headicd b.S' Fague Spingman; assisting Sam "Jack Kauf- rrian's band, with bravura song.^Lynn Allisbn also contributes vocals and before the" trailers part Art Brbwn. g!Ves out with, his ovgan'alogue. These coitimuhity sings have bccoriie favorites with Capitol audiences,, and the console artist ieaIly gels the :. bathtub tenors to !e,x'erci.sc their tbnsiLs.. Jiiij Wong troupe of Chinese acro- bats perform their routine bcrpi:e. a haridsomely embroidered .setting and win A nice hand. The Hylton sisters bIcnS voices in comedy lyrics, would do better if more ; attchtion were paid to.the significant words. Their 'hillbilly' parbdy is a winner. Dick Buckley sells has pantomime act with good shov/man.shi|i. He gpes. down into the audience and- brings ttD foui: plants, Kyoi in uiii-" form. , Then :hisv Amos and Andy impersonations with hearty applause . greeting- each new character; Buck- waiter's: Mariinba Qu'eeris are pro- ficient ! on the insli'umciils .and chimes. .;Arlce;! No Pre-Holiday Slump Seen 'byiCimst Exliibs Lbs Arig(3les.: Oct.; . Lpcal exhibs are. not worrying abbut the (iustomary pre-tShristmas: bpxoffice: slump, with the, tp\vn .full; bf well-paid airplane workers and service men on turipugn; .;in id"bklllg for places tP spend their'cpiii. '/ , • . Slump ' was hardly np'ticeable in - J942; and this year there is a huge' -iricteaSe in the city's: w^brkirig popu- lation. Brihg On the Gals . ! . - Hpllywpod. Oet.. First castjn.g fpr 'Girls Town' :at- Paramburit is Prod M.acilurr,-iy, who- plays the riiale lead with 'ia fibck of. high salaried - femmes to be ' riouiiced later,! ,, Joseph Sisti'pm, producci'. is IukI- dling with' Harry" tUgend on the screenplay! .