Variety (January 1944)

S 8 MOUSE REVIEWS Wedlledday, January 19, 1911 Stale, X. W Don Redman Orch (16j U'it/i Dolores Brown, Dick Vance; Heck c . & Ji ve. Holmes : & Jeanne, Und Mae Carlisle, Harris & Hunter.' WUlie , Brumtt;\iNb Tirtieifqr Love^ iPar):, Apollo is ti'ansplanted tp the State this week, Don: Redman's, brehestra, ■fresh from a long run at the ! Cafe , Zahzlbar, ■ ,oh , Broadway,, heads combination of acts thal form an ' oyer-iong :!and ' too ■'heavily.' peopled SfioW that’s long On, singing . and dancing and short ■,on{.entertainment; value.;,,■ '!■, -'■■ ■’;, ■ Redman's group, consisting of six brass, fi ve'Sax,: four xhythrn, has the advantage, of .the; :lead^^^^ o.u.tstand.- ing ‘ arrangements^: but' that,-,, plus a solid,: beatj .is.' all-it has,!'.;.However, for the way it is used ’here, it -is,ade- quate. Redman does two ururnbers in the entire layout in addition to the opener, both! okay because of, the arrangihg;:and does a:capable job of ' accompanying the acts. - .,, Willie' 'Bi'yahti an ApOllo' standby recently ':returnO,d, frorh,,ah: offshore trip for the USO, ;mc’s. . In: Hat lem he’s hot- stup, but ' at the State he's considerably! cooler, doing hothing until near the' finale When a takeoff On a;gai lrayelling,,.:,‘From Brooklyn to the ; BrOnxh and- getting dressed ■ for a date; gets a. few laughs-. Opening laet' is. Heckle!, and. .Jive, pair : of ', tapsters' and! gag' .men.' who 'Waste !a , ! lo;ng time : doing ! nothing, Their bert v cohlrtbutidn ! is rhythm and fast; challenge taps to clo.se. Holmes and Jeanne make a better impression; but the wild accompani- ment by Redman hurts. Holmes (former. Rubberneck Holmes) is now doing a sort of magi act. exhal- ing great gobs of smoke from com- paratively few puffs on a cigaret. His partner i.s on for fast terps, in which he. partakes to, finish. ■- Una Mae Carlisle does cbmpara- . tively little:and makes an okay ini-: pression singing and accompanying ’ 'herself on piano.. She does 'Walking By the River’ and '.See a Million People.’, both of which she wrote. ' Final act brings on HaiTis and Hun- ter. who were split up for awhile, recently reforming. They're okay in a routine of minor gags, piano pounding and terps that .smacks of the Buck and Bubbles act, soon to open at' t-iie ! Capitol theatre. N.' Y., With Lionel Hampton’s orchestra. Dick Vance and Dolores Brown are the band vocalists. Vance, a trumpeter. ..fe' first on. doing ‘Em- braceable You’ in neat fashion though Redman's; background was disturbing. Miss Brown does 'Shoo-. Shoo Baby’ .and 'They're Either Too Young,’ both I’hythm tunes, fairly well. .','! • Biz good. Wood. KKO^ lloslon Boston, Jan. 13. Vaughn Monroe orch (16.), Doro- thy Keller, Git: Maispni Murphy Sis- ter (3); ‘Ghost Skip’ (RKO). . : Each time, Monroe comes back to town, he gains in popularity to judge by the houses he’s drawing here. If.s woll-de.served. as his band is easily one of the top commercial outfits in the country. A hew development here is the recepfipri the leader gets as vocalist. , It ; is evident the Sinatra squeal started a - new trend, for Monroe, singing a half dozen pop tunes in- cluding old baritone war-horses like . ‘Stout Hearted Men.' drew plenty of squeals' throughout. , He takes it in .stride, though, and there’s no pander- ing to the audience to get this phe- nomenal type of kudos. On the con- trary, he has more di.anit.v and pres- ■ ence than rao.st band le.aciors. .; ' Besides hi.s own solos. Monroe ;. .joins Phyllis Lynne in a 'People Will Say.’ duet for big reaction. Miss Lynne, a hep W’arblcr, doe.s ‘Xo Love, No Nothin’ and ‘Shoo-Shoo Baby’ to go over fine,'and the band’s drum- mer does a skin-beating number for a wow. ' ■■;.-■ The supporting' acts click bigger than any in recent weeks, too. Dor- othy Keller, sets a. swift nacc with snappy . terps arid personality^ -. The Murphy Si.sters. new here, click from the take-off with hottish vocal trios, all with .special lyrics, but good. Gil Maison follows with his ■^standard, chimp and pup act to gather in swell hand. As indicated, biz is uppish here and gainin.a. ' . ..." ; . ' •■''■;■ ■ '., ;'':, '!■■■ .'Elte. \ ■''Oriental,..,,CW.,, ■ ■,.. Chicago, Jan. 1,5. D’Arlega All-Girl Orch (20.1 with Betty Lang; Grace McDonald. Wat- son' Sisters (2); 'Crazy House’ ,(U) Current bill is headed by D’Ar- , tega’s .all-girl orch bn its first mid- west appiearanco., Pius two subport- • ing acts. .Grace McDonald, fiin’ starlet, . and'; the veteran Watson ' Sister-s. !., D’Aftega'.s outfit is topnotch fror ' si cm to stern. Girls are well drc.ssp lookers, instrumentation is well b;-' anced and D’Arte.gn makes a shoe manly appearance as' cofiducto Opening wit’h a'service iriedley. thr follow with a clas’sy arrangemer of D’Artega’s original. 'In Bltie r Evening.' which brings out cxc- lence of his string, section. Be' Lang, better than usual band voe- , ■irtth ..'..nice: ' feriditiorik of ‘Pi Arms Around Me Honey' and ‘Err braceable You,’ goes over big. Lo . Marie, iiccoriiim.!.;;, plays and sings ,’Be.gin, the Beguine.’ and husky- voiced Fiorence, drummer, gives a good accoun: of ’oiip of Lip.' Other hand . nuinbers are a ■ .swiiig-synV- phorii'C arran.gc'.ncnt of ’Dark Eyes’ and iinpi-c.ssioMS of Hazel Scott. Fred I.owory, Jimmy Dorsey and Harry Jamosi They closed with 'One O'clock Jump' lo heavy applause when caught, ;■ ; Miss McDonald .should have spent more time in preparing her act. Her .bp'enihg,. jokes:; with D'Artega have long been kicked around. She war- bles ''Ain’t Misbehavin’ and 'What Do They Do WiVir the Infantry.’ A neat tap rd.utine ist.th.e, brightest spot' in the act. Was nicely received. The Watson Sisters slopped the, show With their comedy chatter and antics. One i.s eo.stumed as a WAC and other as AVAVE. and ma- terial . concerning the . services . ik good' foe. plenty of laughs. Do two Bong.s, ‘They’re Making Us Over for the Army' and 'Music’s Whaf ; I Need.’ and topped off with a short tap. - Morg: Circle, Indpis. Indianapolis, Jan; 15. Ina Ray Hutton Orch, with Roger Ellick, Jack Purcell, Stmrt Foster; Kirn Lob Sisters (3), Henny Young- man, 3 Samuels; ‘Never a Dull Moment’ (20th). Ina Ray Hutton returns to the Circle in good company, with Henny Youngman topping a choice set of acts to constitute a , solid siiow. Comic sells himself with fresh, orlg- inai wit heard locally for tl'.e first time. Quips and sallies get plenty of cluickles in a long but, nicely paced monolog that keeps the customers interested. Hestarts \yith his; ra- tioning complaints, takes’ some sharp digs at Sinatvai, and'does, his. fiddling number. ..Miss; Hutton fronts with her usual grace and sleek glamour. ; Her per- sonal contribution; includes a socko vocal on ‘Shoo. Shoo Baby’ and a sinuous dance in which she beats out the rhythm on a jungle drum with in’idescent lighting effects in ‘Dark Eyes.’ $he also has several fetching changes of costume. Kim Loo .Sisters, three Orientals, register smartly with some sharp harmony on ‘Victory Polka,’ ‘Take It Easy'and ‘Pistol Packin' Mama,’ done with plenty of bounce. Stuart Fos- ter's romantic style clicks with the distaff side in ‘Without a Song’ and a medley topped by ’My Ideal’ and ‘How sweet You Are.’ Roger Ellick shines in a trumpet solo in ‘Georgia on My Mind.’ with some snappy sup- port from the drummer, and Jack Purcell gets a pice hand for his work oh the. electric guitar in ‘China Boy.’ Three Samuels round out an enter- taining bill With a crisp and clever military tap routine slicked up with some amusing business and a comedy rookie drill. : Biz Was fair when caught. While no complaints have been heard, peo- nle apparently are slow in respond- ing to the price hike inaugurated- last week. Corb. I¥ali»nal, jlL’vjllc Lou Walters’ Latin Quarter Revue, with Dave Apollon, Bobby Mayt Harris. Claire & Shannon, Arnaiu Bros.. Billy Wells & 4 Fays. Manhat- tan Trio. Mme.: Kamarova Ballet; Earle KeVer’s House Orch (12): ‘Calaboose.' lUAi. This stage bill hits the bullseye with local patrons, including as it does a swell lineup of standard acts, and a line of 12 which gives out with sophisticated routines. Layout has smoothness, and continuity, even without an rn.c. Shortage of singing is made up by profusion of noveltie.s. For music, there’s Dave Appolon's troupe. Who: hold attention for at least 20 minutes. Opener is Billy Wells and the Four Fays, acrobatic novelty. Turn rrioves fast, with Wells leading in the aero stuff. He also doe.s a bit of clowning before the mike, and reaped a swell hand. .,■■;..■■, ;; '.; ' Harris, Claire and Shannon,, novel balroom trio, has the male dancing with two girl partners. Their fig- ures and steps are smoothly done. With the male doing standard lifts and whirls ,while supporting a girl on each arm. They’re on for two numbers, each a click. ,: Manhattan .Trip. ' hand-balancing turn,' had the ' patrons gogeie-eyed'. Men do hgridstands while the slight-, built '.fenime.s.upports them in 'some difficult tricks. Has Rlcnt.y of cla.ss and bowed off tp'ri big hand. Bobby Ma.v juggles Indian clubs, rubber balls and other objects, wind* mg up With manihtilation.s while .standing ,on his head.' He impresses ! 's polished : Performer and chalked . p a tremendous hand. ■ ,!. ' Arnaut Brothers, with violin, trick.s’ -nd love-bird 'routines made a real ri with the audience. Dave Apollon; and throe Filipinos ■re a- solid, hit. Musically, they got '■ne: returns with: Apolion’s mandolin 'laying., and the singing, of-pap tunes y the boys. ■ The bill is one of the best to play - house since inauguratibn of 'ude^film policy. ' House was about .11' full at first show Friday (14). Hold Pittsburgh; Jan. 14. Louis Pfinia.\Ofch (15). Virginia WeMier, 'Walter Dare Wahl, Jeanne 'Blanche,: Lily Ann Carol, Leon Prima,- Jimmy Vincent; ‘Around the World' (RKO): First time for Louis Prima's baud around here and the trumpet ace can come back any time. Co-head- lined. with Virginia Weidler, the flieker;stariet, and surrounded by a couple of other crack acts, Prima's really putting on a show for, the WB deluxer, Guy's a keen student of swing and a tlioroughgoing show- man, and easily qualifies a.s the cuut casian Cab Calloway, with enough individual qualitic,s of his own., how- ever, to eliminate the suggestion of too much similarity. ; ,.. : 'Weidler gal has grown up into a tall, good-looking kid and wraps herself securely around a' singing session, which is partiall.v. auto- bio.graphical inasmucli as her first number tells about Uie trouble she has now with boys who remember her as a; freckled,. pigrtailed.m.QRpet!.! ll'.< a .good start but . she loses mo* menturii by reaciin.g a couple of corny letters supposedly . written Her by service me:;. ., Commerits are, pretty .. .seH’sconsclouS^hit .. is woe- ' fully Weak and. co',;!;; wisel.v bei dis- pensed., with.. Miss Weidler , closes strong,'howover,' y^ith her inapreSsibri of Virginia O’Brien dead-panning a lullaby. . Altogether■ satisfaetor.v ,fb'r a Hollywood personality.-, but act could be even better with sotne edit- in.g. '■■:■ ;■ : Show- opens wit's Jeanne Blan.che. classy stepper who.,! 'is . currontly .doubling from Ni.xon. Cafe a down* ;tb:wn, niter.v-..: .She, turris. in a crack sessi.on; of hoofing ■', ';■ ' : .Other, ■turn -is Walter Dare Wall! who continues to be .one of .the most arnuslhg'', and al.so one of : the most skilled aefobats in .the,..buSiri,e,3S, Has a ■ new. partner, since the la.st tiirie around, arid the unidentified dimir.u- live 'pundie of rubber fits the act like a.glove. . r.; ■; Prima makes every one of the orch numbens count. Outfit, com- PQsed of five trumpets, five saxes. . three trombones, drums, piano and bass, looks like its age average can't be more than a 'sweet 16. Prima’s all over the stage and knocks him- self out!ih every department without ever getting out of line or becoraing tiresome. ' And when lie .picks up his horn and goes to town, the ratt- ers'-rlng,,, He gets off with ‘Limehouse Bi.ues.’ which he sings in that husky New Or’eans-jazz.; style of his, and then switches fast to something more quiet. ‘Tonight We Love.’ with his brother. Leon Prima, taking the trumpet solo. ‘Bluebirds tjver White Cliffs’ is a okey hot novelty arrange- ment in which he arid another horn player ‘talk back’ to each other via the brass. Prima's femme singer. Lily Ann Carol, has plenty on the ball. First time in several weeks that a voice, instead of just a face, has come to the WB deluxer with a band. A dark looker, she stopped the show em at gefaway this'after.- noon (14) with ‘Had the Grazibst Dream.’ ‘Can’t Give You 'Anything; But Love,’ ‘Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good;' ‘My Heart Tells Me’ and ‘Thi.s Love of Mine’ Mob simply wouldn't let her off. '" ; Prima gives Jimmy Vincent, his drummer; and Charlie. Kennedy, sax man, 'each; an inning to 'carr.y the ball, arid they take it over for touch- downs and a' sock , platter Of ‘Sing, Sing, Sing,’ maestro’s own composi- tion, brings the curtain. Cohen. the old hat trick to advantage He. also registers! with vocals bn ‘Say a Prayer for Boys Over There’ arid ‘My Blue Hea'i'en.' Dianna Barry coiribine.s , ail eccentric tap dance with seyeial novelty songs in an act tliat seemed a litlle risque for its setting. Biz good when caught. Corb. Waisli. : Washington, Jan. 13, Patricia: I Morisori, Harrison & Fisher, The Hickory Nuts, Three Welles, Sam Jack Kaufman’s House Orcr, An Brown;‘Cry Havoc' (M-G) Patricia Morisoiv looking smart in, a green-silver gown, confiries her personal appearance to singing. Offers first the number which she clairaecl . sqidiers requested most on her recent USO tour, ‘Begin the Be- guine.’ follows with a medley from ‘Oklahoma.’ For an encore, ’Em- braceable You.’' Starlet would make a better impression if she inter- spersed her numbers with comment, although her reception here at cold first show! was heartening. : Cookie Bowers hasn’t appeared here in four seasons. He can do wonders with his voice and in a satirical iinpression ' of.' a, trip to Colonial Beat'll managiM to ring in all of ins impersonations. Encored with a burlesque of a man getting up in the mofriing,, ,and a middle- aged lad.v taking a swim. : ' Harrison:, and Fi.sl'.or sliow three new. numbers in ,!a ,classical setting by Gene Ford: Best appreciated was a version of ‘Three Cornered Hat,' and ; jitterbugs, doing, the rhumba. The Hickory Nuts arc the first hill- billy act lo play this house in some time. They went 'big with this . jit 7 ,tefbug;au'd!eric.e;.'although;cbmie .'pat- ter .'.about; bathrooms is'.’distinctly vulgar. The Three Wells go through an; alert, and lively aero routine to open the show. Art Br6wn'.s organ- log which accents comedy lyrics, puts the audience in a lively mood. '''' ;■ ''■ Arke. 4 f'lii . Chicago, Jan. 15. , Andrews Sisters (3), Mitch Ayres oreh' .O 5). with Dick- Dyer, Ruth Mc- Cullough. Johnny Bond; Gene Bay- los, Eleanor Tecman; ‘Hostages’ (Par). , ,■ Intipls. Indianapolis, Jan 15. Five. Ahielaks, Johnny Laddie & Dogs, Bozo Harrell: Fisher's Ele- phants, ■ Tommy Tweet, Dianna Berry ,, Wilia. & Pat Levolo; ‘Murder on the Waterfront’ (WBi. Keith’s is clicking with an enter- tainirig program based on the circus idea. ' Acts, include trained dogs and an elephant, clowns, jugglers, acro- bats, slack-wire artists headed by the Five Antelaks, with Tommy Tweet as ringmaster and Dianna Barry in an extra vocal spot. ' Heavy juvenile attendance gets the bi.ggest kick out of Fisher’s baby ele* phant. a lightfooted pachyderm that waltzes, stands on its head, plays drunk and walks a plank thai no .bigger; for. the performer’s sizei.thari a taut wire for a human. The other animal act, Johnn Laddie and Dogs, also .makes .a hit w'ith the kids. For a climax, the well-trained. canines join-:their master in a difficult .climb* *ng and balancing stunt bn. art ,(inr .'•upporled ladder. .;! Pal Levolo also climbs a ladder balanced prccariousiy on the slack wire anci wiiiris. a hoop on one leg W'hile juggling throe Indian ciubs. He also rides a bicycle on the svvay- ,ing-'StVah.d and: docs a nimble dance step with his, partner., The Antelaks '■:c1 a rise out of the hoiise With some spectacular feats of balance iri;their perch act Bozo Harrell unnoals layer alter layer of clolhin;! while balancing as.sorted-heayy objects, on iris chin. He works up to balancing a tabic and three chairs simultane- ously, ;;; ■ Tommy Tweet docs a good job as emcee and offers comedy relief in his own turn. He .gets some Imighs' matchin.g’ headlines arid luves thvee boys up from, the audieiicC; to work Andrew’.s Sisters,- excelieritly backed by Mitch . Ayres’ orch and two supportirig .; acts looks like a winnin.g combination this week. With ' the band’s-, two vocalists and ,the Aiidrew'.s. Sisters':there. is plenty <rt:singihg but othenvi.se the unit is nicely balanced. Ayres has some flashy and inter- esting novelties which leans to. the s.weet side, .although -:inclined,: to be too brassy occasionally. Open.s with ‘Everybody Loves My Baby’ and is followed by Dick Dyer rtng- ing ‘My Heart Tellk'Me’ and ‘Paper Doll’;in, a pleasing voice. ‘My Ideal’ spotlights Several: sections of the band including muted trumpets arid a violin passage; by Ayres: Ruth Mc- Cullough. petite songstress, does ‘No Love. No Nothin* and 'Either Tbo ;YbUrig or Too Old’ to register. A Make Believe Ballroom' .routine in which the band imitates Jimmy Dorsey, Harry Jrimes: Kay Kyser arid others is a highlight of the band entertainment. Eleanor Teeman offers nifty tap routines that incorporate ballet turns and high kicks and Was well re- ceived while Gene Baylos'had mod- erate success with a line Of chatter with a familiar ring, in fact several of his jokes were done here a couple Of 'veeks ago. But fortunately not all his material is old arid he got plenty laughs, ■ . , Sisters stopped the show with ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,’ ‘?to| Packin’ Mamma,’; ‘Shoo Shoo Bah.y, ‘When Shadows; Fall' and a medley-of tunes associated with them throughout the years. A solid hit, Morg. Hip'll,'. Baita''' Baltimore, Jan. 15. Ethel Smithy Norton Sisters (3), Al Fergusom Ross & Bennett, Clay- ious CD, Felice lula and House ?RkW " 2,id wkf*’’ Adequate layout rounds out h.o. of accomnanymg. fllm' portion, ‘Higher and Higoer’ (RKO). Paced by Bob f ergus'pn :swift . working' emcee' -With good, -materia], 'bill* gets .off .do 'mCe' Start via Claytons, mixed hoofing duo v/iio register to supply a brisk getaway. Norton Si.sters. in three- fiart harmonies punch out vocals in' the deuce scoring best with ‘My Ideal’ and‘Shoo ShOo Baby.' . Ferguson - contributes some funny impressions of band leaders and handles a parody to_good effect set- ring the scene for Bennett & ' Ross, mixed comedy duo wlio hang up a Suow'-haUer lyith smart crossfire, and funny business built around a card •'■'ok; Team shows promise. , ■ Ethel Sinitii, at the organ, is good lor a potent niche ;dri any layout. Handles her: instrument in unortho- dox manner, arid has a knack of mvihg;. her arrangements. ,Ren- dition of ‘Who’ is okay and spot, of rhumba also clicks strongly. Clos- ing bit of ‘When You Wore a Tulip’ -which, invites, .a'‘ community sing, is a strong blowoff. : Biz okay for a; h.o Burm. Mouis Jdtdan Tympany Five ‘Hoi LipV Paige Orch : (Id); - Salt & Pepper, Gertrude Saunders, Lerov Watts, LiUle Voe Richardson, Vinian Harris & Thh' Maore; ‘Chance of n Lifetime’ (Col), - Double dose of'jumpin’ jive is be- ing dished but at Harlem spot this! week with the Louis Jordan combo and ‘Hot Liiis’ Paige orch as the solid senders. Two instrumontal groups provide the biggest helping on the bill; with a few specialties in betweeri, Result is a rhythmic rol- licking, show that keeps the place pulsating and; brtrigs the bucks into ! the b.Q. SRO when caught, - Top'sprit bn show is held down by ! .jordan combo (Sax, trumpet, drums briss and pirino), who live. up to their biUirig and only. trianage to gel off stage by going ittto the finale in spite ' rif the crowd. ;Band^ w up with ‘It's Low Down Dirty’ and really; starts' rolling with ‘Shoo, Shoo Baby’ that sets them in a groove which carries right thfriugb till bowing out. Group; :alsri did: ‘Deacon Jones,' ‘That’ll; Just Abriut Knock. Me Out’ and ‘TVe Got XhOsc Nation Blues’ as ' part ;of regular Stint, but threw in' ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ and ’Five Guys Named Moe' as a dividend. : ; The Paige ensemble (five sax, three tromb^es, three, trumpets, drum,' bas's,! piario and; Paige on trumpet), are the! backbone of the layout, backing the other; acts and compe- tently filling their own spots. "They get the show, off to a flying start with 'Air Mail ' Special’ and then carry on with their background chores until spotted with blues and jump tunes which are' solid right through, '' ■. ■ ■ : Specialties are handled by Little- Joe Richardson making’his pro debut (New ; Apts), Leroy; Watts, tapper (New Actsj. Salt. and Pepper, femme tap'team''IN.ew; -Acts), and Gertrude SaurideriS. siriger of suggestive song.s. Latter.;w.a;s',last.'.s'eeri :,around fronting'; a barid.and'h'ash’t chiinged her voca'l ; routine - slrice. ,g'oiri;g single. She !■ .chirps'‘Find; Out; Wpat They Want’ arid ‘Icp Man’ in the necessary sng- gestive manner, but • her lack of ,s.a. dqt.racts'somewhat.; However, lyrics iri themselyes wefe adequate insur- ance for Click 'reaction. from- this audience- House' crimedians, , Tim : Morire and 'Vivian Har.jis, fill in with a hoary' routine rif a cop and his questipnirig girl friend which finally ends up in the old ‘bear chase’ gag. However, this ageless corn sets solid • with Apollo audiences. Biz big at supper show. Ciiayety; Ufontroal Montreal, Jan. 12: James Evans, Don Reid ft Henry • Tobias, Eddie White, June March; 3 phocbiateers, ' Odette AthOs,: . Mc- Nallie : Sisters. (3)> Gaiieflf . Girts (17), Len Howard Orch (8) . Five sock turns plus an emcee who knows how; to warm up a cold mob ■ to ovation proportions,;: wraps up, the current display here. In the beg-off, Calgary James Evans ;.j,uggl:er, Wows the ■'customers with his feet and harid manipulations in speedy routines and builds up to trie-tossing arid twirling a 95-pound bed. He had to beg off. ' Don Reid arid Hpriry' Tobias, song writert, ran him .close, former singT . ihg own ‘Reitteiriber Priatl Harbor’ and ‘Sweet,and Lovely.’ Tobias ribs! the stubholders to work up the act to the hit class. . Eincee Eddie i^hite;: a. hard Worker grit the crowd Heated Up with his stories, 'many:, hew here, and' later ' bis; siriging put him firmly in the ;gfoOVe for a srriackri' finish. Choco- lateers, sepia irisde trio, uncork a stomping, shouting, frenzied rhytlnns jive that, the cHstoiners ate up. The McNallie Sisters,, neat brunets, tee off with songs; and segue into aero taps that went over big. Odette Athos, with a rich contralto, pipes French songs that win audi- ence appeal. June March has what’s needed for strip work. Good looking wardrobes and cute appearance feature the house line in their routines and the Len Howard orch handles all act's deftly. Biz stfoftg at this showing. Lane: Tmver, K. C. Kansas City, Jan. 14. Violet Carlson, Miller & Arline, Dime Wilsoh, Betty Hill. McCready Sisters. \tSj i Tower Orch (9) with - Jack Parks. & Marilyn Ballinger; ‘So This Is Washington’ (RKO) and 'Darling Clementine' (Rep). Comedy themes of the; accompany- ', ing dual screen bill are augmented by slageshovv this week. Runiiin.u time is 42 minute.s, and Iriyout is held together by chain introductions, each a:c.t being brought on by preceding turn. House orch opens with:‘My Heart Tells Me,-' pretty Marilyn Ballinger taking the vocal ?in pleasing manner to'win a nice round of; palm-whack- ing.-,;;'-, First standard turn Is Dime 'Wil- soii. clown balancer. , He tees off with ti.me-tried comedji panto and - for;a finale'Sways, back and forth on a stool perched on small tables' stacked four high, going into a fast somersault as they crash. Kids showered him with lots of applause. The ‘Discovery Night’ winner! (Continued on page 42)