Variety (Dec 1944)

S6 VAUDEVILLE P^fHETY WediiQsday, December 20, 1911 Night Club Reviews Cli<v. Rluiinba band alternats with lively ri;insiip;(lioii. with Jiick Hil- loii iuirt Uuc-io Gai'ciu handling vo- cals I'lipably. Miles. I.tiliii l^iiarlor. !V. V. Loi' VVdllprs present? "Cii-c iMc fi Til rill"; oiilire vrocluctioii- eoiiceired cud procliiccd l)y Wnllevs; sKif/ed !>!/ Wnlliy Woii(;ei-,' Aai\cQs h\i J?(irtol))li Kroellci'; rosiiiDie,"; desifliicd I)!/ Janice Wflllnee niid ,Keiiiiii Love: itiorieni f/oiriis. Kiidii i/ii Kiilin. Willi Billiy A'liic. fll(i::oiie fiiid AbboU Dumcrs. Bvn Doro. Glorid Gilln'it, Elljy >lrdeli|'. Lel«. AIooic, Hcirold-.v, LoUi. Pnddi/ ClijfTe. IViiii W/ilsli. Wnlly Wo-.iycr Ensemble, Billi/ Bcniire «iid Julie Forbes. Kroellev Odd Defirborii; Don McGrniie's riiid Josh Pcrc: Onhs; S2-S2.50 DiiiiiiMUiii tcee'.dni/x. S.'?.50 u-eelceiids. l.mis oiu> of llie consisleiu pin- vi'Miis of fntenaiiiiiicnt for the niierv"musses: ton-WTillcrs has conic lip Willi aiiollicr bolY layoiil in Ibis new Laiiii QiKUtcr show. Piotlin.- tioii costuinins, pcrfonncis—they're all lop-drauer. Tins bill is headed by Billy Vine, vho s beiiii; held over from the pro- rioiis show, and there's no fiainsay- ing thai the hefty comedian has gained considerable stature since his Broadway nitcry debut some years ago at the old Hurricane. He^s con-, tiiuiously knocking himself out. and If some of his material smacks of the familiar. Ihal's ol;!iy simo this spol is not lor the iniliaios essoiiliall,\'. I)UI more (ir less lor ilie town's visi- tor.-.. .^lul \'iiie really elieks with llie hiiilerlaiidors. However, for faster company it would be wise for l.in'i to e.xiiand on mal<:rial. It's immh io say the.so days who's bor- lowins from wliom. but there's one .-eqiieiiee ol «a.i;.s. about the bur- .'ioui'd t;l. Ihal's been peddled around ralher thoiounhly in tlic melroijolitan area by at least oiic other comie. The Maz/one and Abbott apache lioupc. with their sock mayhem siuiits. remain one of Ihe great acts of its kind, as does, notably, Ben Dova with his di'unk turn. Other standouts in a show of standouts are Gloria Gilbert with her 'Mniman, lop" on toes. Rlly Ardelty on the liapei-e. Harold aiid Lola with their novelty interpretative dancing, and Lela Moore in her loiigliinc standard "Dance of l.ovc." Wally Wanger has staged the show expertiy, and it s really a long one that could stand some cutting, run- ning an hour and three-quarters when caught. The girls are lookers and they've been dressed tastefully. Don McGrane turns in. a neat job for the show and customer music- making. Kaliii; NOTICE TO AGENTS, BOOKERS AND MANAGERS Tltf iniiliTlal Hiiil tlie nnnif^ "KADIO KO(;l I-IS" Im IfRtillyfOpyrlKlittfil Hitil, rfulslrrrd. An.v itcrsoit or i>nrflnnA lifting (tiinir uiihitiil uiTiulKHlnn of ItM right fitl u\viM'r>« ivMl be IipUI niibjfct to legHl tirlltMi. T(ic Hvl wftrkliig ilie "Kiiillo ICiiKXfh." I'lirmitly itliiyl'tK varliin^t Hpfii* \h not THK OKICINAT. "K.\I»M» ItOiU KS." who Mi<-i-fH>fiill> II PIMM ml Ut "Jlcll/U| t|ijtlii*/* \v(>rt> friiiiirt'il In luiui.T inotloji iilrlurpfi, ami iMM>c:iri-il till iiiiinr outKliuullng nel- work itmicniinii. PVT. EDDIE BARTELL (Ont of iht OrI(|Inal "Radio Roquit" and now In th« armed lervlcM.) TITO GUIZAR MEXICO S GREAlcST StAR XAVIER CUGAT P R f S EN-S DOLORES & ORCHESTRA A'; wayi W-Mtt"" ROBERTS Now lleadlliiljiK at llll*rOI>iRO.MK Til... BAT,T1.>I0KK Wk. lift. Xl, ICelth'a Thentr«, Boaton. •Iiul tlitveil for 10 n-cflm with SIicp riild'a llnnd. .Vio iJitin Unarter, Detroit, Mur. H Nxoil VreKli Blnterlnl?. Then ienri for 0*n FraNli«l'i OrlQinal Enter, ttlnen bulletins cenlalii'. Ina brand new parodie^f eriilnal monologim, banu- nevelilei, freiii laBS. new roulinei. eiclMno Idcat. Five diffaunt luues, SI. I ahe wrlfe material far Individual!. Query me. DON FRANKEL . Oeih V. 3623 Olckeat, CKItaaa, 47 Ciiez 1*arce, €lil Cliicnao, Dec. 15. Joe E. Leu'is. icllli Austin Mack; Rose. Mfirie, Pierre d'Angela St Vfliii/«, Cnrol Kiiip. Gfiu Clnridge Orcli (13). H'i/)i JacI; Hilton, J?/iU)iibn ■flniid (61 teiili Ltitib Gflrrin. Cliei Pnree Adoiables (12>; S3-$3 50 iiiiiiiiimm. Smart booking, brings Joe E. Lewis and Ro.'Je Marie into the Che/, to cir- eumvenl pre-lioliriay doldriims. sur- rounded, by a neat package. Olivet Bernaid's good-looking Adorables tee oiT with "Frenchy," production number with a Conti- nental air. following which Carol King satisfies the esthetes with .some sock toe-spins, twirling to a good hand. Rose Marie scores with sock, de- livery on "Pig-Foot Pete," "The One I Love." "Don't Be Angry With Me. Sergeant," and "I Don't Want to Love You." Adorable.s' next. "Lili Marlene." starts out cleverly with orie of them "underneath the lamppost by the barracks gate." but gets nowhere be- cause rest of the routine just doesn't go with it. Pierre d'Angclo and Vanya, neat-looking ballroom team, bypass evening clothes for street togs and garner big returns. They encore standard ballroom twirls ("Oklahoma!" niedley."Holiday for Strings." and samba to "Tico Tico") with a two-minute stint without mu- sic that would probably go over Ijig it lengthened and made part of the ;ict, it's that good. Lewis, with Austin Mack at the i keys, builds as usual to a smash cli- max, altho the nonchalant air to start oil with doesn't fool any of the Chez regulars w'ho pack the joint every time he appears here and are right with him from the'beginning. Sock new ditties include one about a guy who's Sagittarius and a gal who's another sign of the Zodiac, and an- other concerning a couple who retire for the night, but miles apart from each other—"she's in 'Virginny and he's in New Guinea." Reprises "I Went to the Catskills," Yiddish ver- sion of "I Went to Havana," and some others equally funny. Adorables wind up with a flash to "Trolley Soiig" and "Corns for My Country." Gay Claridgc and the i'nfo lloii|ii<s l\. 1. ^ (I'KNNSYI-VANIA IIOTKL) Ia's. Btowii Orch. tl9i icitli Doris Duy. Cordoii Drake, "Hutch" i'toiie; )io miIIill! 111,(1. core)' $1 weekdays, $1.50 'irec/.eiid.s-. Les Brown's second shot at the Penn's ace room finds him with a bant! that seems'even to surpass the crack outfit he led here late the past summer. Listening to this band brings back memories of the preci- sion organizations that existed pre- war and' which went out with con- scription. It's, one of the most metic- ulously rehearsed groups available. Brown's only fault imlil the recent settlement of the recording con- troversy, was a lack of records. His band has about everything one could want, fine performance, unusually good arrangements in all speeds, ex- cellent vocals by the shapely and photogenic Doris Day. and 'Gordon Drake, plus socko cpmedy lyrics by "Butch" Stone—.vet it hasn't made the popularity strides i( should have. This was due mostly to' a lack of recordings, a situation that will be ironed out. Columbia Records is go- ing to work on the band in earnest. Beyond the fact that it has had no discs to push it along, no fault can be found with this band, except, perhaps, that Brown himself might play more often (alto sax) and could loosen up a bit on the stand. He's a bit stiff, Otherwise, thiii grouping of five trumpets, four trombones, five sax, four rhythm, is one of Ihe few crack combos on the market, Wood. WhUvuus LOEW BOOK ING AGENCY 0fNf«Ai ixicor/vi omcit LOEW BUIlblNO ANNEX ;IJO W. 44ih It., N.Y,«, • Hyanl t.r(M Jnfk l.ynfliN. Pliillv tllOTKl. WALTON)' P/iilndflpliin. Dec. 15. Miche\i Aii>e>T. i'riior Wcnees. Gi'r«ido.-i ('21. Lee Boliii, Mnrl/in Kifip. /<iidrdr Sisters (2) Powers Courniid, f'i/i/i Areiiiie Model.'! (6), Eddie DcLiirn OrcU (U). Viiieeiil R(;io Orcli Ml;.110 coi'er, $2.50 iiiiti., diiDieis $2 lip. Mickey Alpcrl, who u.ied to be a fixture at- Jack Lynch's old Cafe Marguery, makes his return to Philly^-first time in more than six years, that he has shown in these parts. Alport (former host at the 111- fated Cocoanut Grove in Boston), does a professional job of keeping the almo.st two-hour-long show tnoving at a rapid pace. Show introduces a couple of new faces ill llieie parts. Topper is Martha King, nifty brunette that really knows how to use a talented set of pipes. Specializing on the schmaltz, the gal keeps diners spell bound with tunes like "Make Be lieve." "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra," "Begin the Beguine" and similar tunes. Also making her biglime debut is tiny Lee Bohn. daughter of the comic Marty Bohn. The kid is really clever: could stand a little glamoriz ing. however, in hairdo, gown, etc, A petite blonde with a flair for comedy, she puts lots of zing in chirping tuiics like "Joint Ls Jumpin' Down in Carnegie Hall," "Rocking Horse Ran Away." She also pounds but nice boogie as well as doing some spirited hoof- ing. She should go places. Other hoofology is well-taken care of by the graceful Gerardos, who are rapidly hitting the top as a ballroom team ni these parts, and the blonde Andrew Sisters. Scnor Wence.s Is his asual pol- ished self—which means one of the best ventriloquists for this review- er's money. His amazing faculty of throwing his voice into closed boxes, over telephones, brings down the house. Powers Gouraud, PhiUy radio character, does a hokey nostalgic bit. similar to the stuff which the guy has been peddling over the ether for 15 years. The debonair old codger has quite a following and he's bringing his fans to the Walton ftpof. And that pays off. Mickey Alpert brings the .show to sock finale with gag "bathing beauty" conte.<st 'with lookers in the line picking out males in audience who are put through the beauty parade paces, winners getting mag- •nums of champagne. Eddie DeLuca's orchestra does Its usual high-class stint of accompani- ment and splits the dansapation chores with Vince Rizzo's, boys. Tapes were up when reviewed (Thurs. dinner show). Shal. Pittsburgh about • y«ar ago. ,Now she rat«$ as a iiook singU, particu- larly for this sli* hot«l room. Tall, graceful fenima, she'* particularly strong with her elongated kicks and acrobalio ntmibars. Trim wardrobe and plenty of s.a. h«lp her. Besides a solid ncro iouliiie, ^he encores with a combo oontrol ahd balancing terps offering. Kolma, billed as tha "Magical Mandarin," covers his fcatuies with an Oriental mask to carry out thi.s idea, and does well with fairly standard niagico feats. Wears flow- ing robes that are long-sleeved (ob- viously helping his tricks) but keeps his auditor.s Interested because never dragging them out. Tops his bird cage, rope-cutting, rabbit and s'ti'ing of. flags .stunts, all fairly familiar, with his alarm clock feat. He drags nine alarm clocks. aU running, and two pigeons out of a small hat, Marjorie Knapp, pert, diminutive .songstress, displays remarkably vi- bi'anr pipes for a small person. She is using "Trolley Song." "I'm a Little On Lonely Side Tonight'' and a med- ley of Vincent 'Voiiman tunes with excellent lesults. . Gay Blades threesome adds the i\ostalgic touch, their early '90's garb fitting their vocal eft'orts. Rcpertoire includes "Bicycle Built for Two," "Daisy'' and aboiit every oldie ex- cepting, "I've Been Working On the Railroad." Trio hais good legit voices, though most numbers are corned for their act. A hit here. . Pay son Re's splendid dance band also plays for the show in his usual superb style. ■ Nino's rhiimba combo s in for other patron dancing. Wear. niiK* >lii'ror, jVow'ark Newark. Dec. 10. Afn; Malldii Orch (6), Siriiio Trio, Joe Dorris, Muriel Moore, Sauimy Krniiier, MdTcella Hciidriefcs; $1.50 HiiiiiiiiHin Snliirdnys only. their south of the^ border tunes au- thentio. Iniormatlty of the opening shotv was accentuated by Gui'.(ar's naive and semi-apologetic stage pre.scnce, which starts slowly and winds up with audience beating palms and shouting "del" for practically anv- thing he wants to olter. Modulated, yet with feeling of suppressed power, Guizar chants both Pan-American and U, S, tunes with slick charjn, winding ■with "Irish Eyes Are Smil- ing" for a change of pace. , Dolores' musicrew jumps into breaks, when'Guizer demands more backing than his guitar, but stay pretty much in tite background. When dancing is called for, niuracas swingers pep it up and get plaea jtimping for customers. Dolores war- bles a bit, but ineffectively. NVA's New Year'sWin National Variety Artists Will throw New Year's Eve party Sun- day, Dec. 31, exclusively for mem- bers iVt its clubrooms.' Motif will be a gay '90's setting with old-timer members contributing the stage entertainment. Lou Han- din, prcz of NVA is handling ar- rangements and lining up show. It's all on the 'cuflf. Show is a briefie. put on mostly as a draw for entertainment seekers in competish wilh the more expensive Terrace Room. Dim lights and soft music provide atmosphere that pays ofT, according to hefty Saturday, night crowd. Joe Dorri.s, a riiiger for Ray Bolger, is an iiifectious m.c. who helps considerably to hypo the crowd by looking as though he's having a good time at it. To his' credit that he doesn't milk the mit- ting. First on. in a neat black sequin outfit, is Muriel Moore, usual solo lap turn, but more graceful than most. She's on again in third slot, this time in pink sequins. In between, Sammy Kranier. in tout derby and checked iacket. warbles "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie." "It I Had My Way," and "When Irish Eyes Arc Smiling" in a beer-mug voice. dofDng a nostalgic note towards the large number of older auditors. Marcella Hendricks (New Acts) registers favorably. Dorris wraps it up with four numbei-s. best of which is the pantomime of a fcm- minatra squealer at the N. Y' Para- mount while Allan Pa\il. unfcatured bandsman, sings the part of The Voice. Paul furnishes surprise of evening nifty piping that could take him places oh his own. Strip- tease by Dorris sags, old stuff that's dispensable. Mai Malkin's orch and a string trio alternate for dancing. Coif. C'iro^M., Hiill.vn-wotl Hollyioood, Dec. 15. Dolores and her orchestra (15), Tito Guizar; $1.50 couer weekdays, $2 luee/cciids. Solo turn by Tito Guizar, backed by Dolores' orchestra, is only offer- ing presented at the Sunset Strip nitery, and show is givefi at midiiighf only.- Guizar sell.s-a smooth voice and clever guitar playing to the sam- bugs and rhumbahpunds, who like THe CRITICS CHEER WILLIAM FRANKLIN star of "Porqy and Btss" "IIU volie I* i"\<'i'lli'M(." . N. y. Tlmrn. >'rli. H, lOH "Olllsliilllllniir •'. . evii-llriil liiirlloiir voWe unit Im II iT'HmI in-lttr." OI<liilii>iim, Nor. Ill, .11*11 ", ,' Alio full volro.*' St. I.iiiiIm Sliir-TllilM. l-'i-li. V!. IDII •'. . • viM>ally .trininiilninl , . . Jo.*'- niiHly fffft^i'tlvi'.'-' Sun FriulrlHi-o ('iill-Ulilli'lMi. .\uic. Il><l Wllion Auditorium, Oatrelt (Dee. 18 through 311 Mqt.: DOROTHY DUBLIN 149 Wait Slit St.. New Yorh Circle 6-9400 M»»s Hat, N/Y. (BELMONT-PLAZA HOTEL) Marjorie Kiiapp. Barbara Blaine, Kolma, 3 Gay Blades: Payson Re orch (14), Nino's Rhttnibo band; min., $2.50 weekdays; $3. holidays and holidav evenings. Belmonl-Plaza lias a cri.sp enter- tainment setup for its - hoUaay sea- spn. While a trifle top-heavy on warbling, it ha's an uniiaually strong dance act to overcome this. Song division Is taken care of by Mar- jorie Knapp, eK-"St8r and Qarter" musical show, and Three Gay Blades, latter of the "Gay Ws" mould. But it's the terps skill of Barbara Blaine that scores heaviest. This personable miss, who'< bec;i (t.rouhd a bit, has .Improved nicely since In LAURETTE ond CLYMAS Pantomime Satirists;of the Dance IlABlnnlnff Der. 1-t ' A Kriiirii >:iiKiiRriiiriit (Wltlihi n WHkH) ' TKKKACK KOUM Hotel Mnrllnwrr, Alcmii, flliio Tlinnka to IxinlH Jamrn Miiillli, Mcr. ACTS! COI^IICSt We Writ* for Haadlliiers .It'LRS anil IIKNN'V K L I I N M A N 23'3I-K 30111 Rd., Uni llland City 1, N. V. Free Catalog, of Prepared Material AvalloM* THE CHORDS CHICAGO THEATRE. CHICAGO 3 WEEKS 22nd—Dec. 29th—Jon. 5lh Thank* tot NAT! PLAH, HAMY LEVIN! fartOMi MaMa«amentl IDDII IMITH THE HOT SOPHfSTfOITE TIMMIE ROGERS DOWNTOWN, OHICAOO Turn Vsrisly, Ntv. M vn hu ntiTlhlQf BMeuirr i« iiott! •« M, It » lieliff-iliin- lullibla for cifai >it>I Slen. ■Hi int. MOBBU AOKNOK