Variety (May 1945)

40 ROUSE REVIEWS WeiTjiesday, Miy 9, 1915 . Paris. April 27. Pmil Denial production of. re- vue in two acts . (30 sicoip.o, by Maurive Hennile utssiswil by Jfficliel GiynTmodiy tiWio did the cpslti/iicsi. Staged by Georges- Triel; donees. Miss Bluebell: iniisip. Pierre Lnrririt and il/«r- ccl Lefborfci,- conducted - |/ - Lnrrieu. Opened at Fades Bcr- gere. Paris. April 27. "45. Cusi includes Marcel Lebas. Lyne de Soma. Michelin'e. CineUe Wander, Nico'e- Roy. Piroska. M. Anibcrti. Cizy Vu.rgu, Gerald Cnslii.r. Cnsioii Bri'iyerr.- Lino Cnreniio. Mile. lionk'K: Simone id]/. Dundy. Andy Sil- vio. Mile Irene. Paul Jory. Mathieu. and Les Swing FoUi'x Girls. :> with them, the while the brass sec- tion comes in with some beautiful backing. Maxine Johnson sings "I'm Gonna Sec My Baby," the while four Sailors do a neat dance supporting' routine.- "Little' 1 Jimmy Rushing waddles through "Jimmy's -Blues".', to the Count's expert support. Thr band is also subdued, but strong a.-.sisl io the vandc Uirns and I ni id w t i n< tin |-M'I . Three. I priivciiK'nl over, their lasl appear- uirc in a nimble dam;e turn, willi Music Hall, -X. V, Richard Leibert. Harry Campbell at. organ; Erno Rupee, Jules Si'rer, John Dosso condncting Tschaikou- sky's "Capriccio liulieu"; Leon Legitidbp' production oj "Summer alilv and give a genuine Latin touch to -Ruin and Cola." Dorsey offers his now standard sax arrangement of Dave' Rose's "Holi- day loi Strings.'' always a click, be- lore calling on Teddy Walters, the Idyllr settings. Brnno Maine: cos-! * lo W or ?'«»?«* '"/« vocalists. rnii.es. Wi-la Van and H. Rogue: , iv < M >' gels a rise out of the bobby lighting. Eugene Br'auu:, specidi!;!'/.'.''"'j'";.. his bariloning , tin; drill routine - a standout, their I whole • turn,. however, marred by i band siluptirl too loud for their taps. I .Hay SaV.scores with the self-same ' rmitine-he's liSed the lasl 12 years. . . .■ . ■' , 'from dancing while playing sax. im- Playmg lo socko houses •-fiaeked-; oersonaling Ted Lewis while acre •with CI and other Allied; uniforms. ■ \ yMinsl , in the rope-twirling . stunt the Fohes .Bcrgere- carries -on... in while .plaviiie and dancine. But it s Paris. Paris in the spring: is sill I :, , ^ m goc-d withaL Sam Rauth ha:- terrific .with.. beaucoup : babes and'. 1)( ,„ kl , ri a . nice 'package., for the Bron..' ■ Valley of Decision" (Af-C> i *»>' at , V". j'' 1 '! 10 - .Bund Rivet the rieirrd'-in "Variety." April 11, '45. !^ ow , :l , < <,n !!' , '"'"'V w,t !) Counl ■ j B: sie s One 0 C lock Jump. '"■'" ." Wilson and F.ronchy. I) rsl colored Lconidoff's. "Summer Idyll',' may',acl lo play, the house in a blue moon, nol quite lit the rither cold spi ing i arc Well received in a snappy, dance sCi'son but '..there's nothing iru'slil lonline. Harlem style, mixed with a alxiul its. entertainment values. The Ispolor humor and a vocal of "Sweet four components are a compact i-cvii- ! Georgia 1 .Brown" by Wilson. Ladd cite, replete with variety, running I Lyon, working with his brother who the range from ballet to bikes, and is planted in the audience, gives a batler-iip 'to';fancy diving. : '. Icsmiii . in acrobatics atop a compli flowers, but the Folies 1» just so-so.. The modernistic theatre of the Hue Richer lias a fancy show that clicks with the soldier boys, but the wise- acres on the main: stem wouldn't .■turn handsprings. It's got plenty of flesh, but no flash—plenty of breasl.. but no zest. There are just a few exceptions and. iii their Gallic w;iy. tliev are hilarious. '■„ The sh*IT is ; called "Follies Cock- tail" and it is dished out in two acts and 30 scenes. How about the gals? nice package. "I lorscshoc" lllm's run. Chicago. May 5 BOiiild Crnm-ille.. Wilkey It Dure. Roily' Roth. ' Tommy Tucker Orch ■ 11>i tei.ii Doii- Broini rniri Tiro- T^'erx i:i>: "Srrfliioe Jlliusiou" iPfiC). '■■• Current luyotil with Bonila Gran- ville and Tommy Tucker's Orchestra Well thev Uharing lop honors, supported by two show"llie'standard"equipment but ;excellent- acts, is proving top 'enter- they don't know how to sell it. - lainmenl. There arc a few classy number.-: Tucker and crew open-show with In the show, some oL them- even an- theme song. "I Love Yoir." as cuckoo^ proaching ballet • proportions. In !clock trailer is thrown on Scrim drop the first'act there are a couole of ; before band. With lights Hp they numl>efs that click;: One is the 'swing into hot version of •'Tabu 1 fol-' "Idvlle Ukraihienne" danced in a Mowed by-the Three-Two Timers, at- very comic mood and tells the slorc ; tractive girl trio, who give out with of the farmer and the farmer's -wire, 'good harmony on • Saturday .Night" also the shepherd's designs on her and "All Things Come to Those Who and the cops threatening atiilude to Wait" for good response. Don Brown, the attempted sriatch. Then there is . baritone or the outfit, wows "cm with a really hor number, ac'ed »nd ; "'Candy."" "What a Difference a Day danced by' Mile. Ginctte Wander. Makes" in which lie kids the swooncr- which is a howling French burlesque crooner and "My' Heart Sings'" the _ "" " L latter with. the aid of the Two The lank act in the, Robin Hood Country Club selling segues into the :iti Roekeltes.' snappy looking in their smart Sherwood;Forest gefups. Aricr a 'counli-y club dunce' opener, the emcee heralds Tony Zukas. fancy, diver., aided by the comedic George Cruniii and Cid Ciinale. the Tdrmer a diininiilive .'ami very funny aquatic clown caled table ayul chair set-up for plenty of laughs. Bi/. was just fair at second iiialince opening dav. Coil). iNnUoniil. l/vllle Loiiisrillf. May 4. Bill Bnido Orcli U2I. Red Foley. i Pansy, the horse: Mary Lee: '■Man .I»si;:prcmlin { s.- the. three^nvret- Wno Walked Atone? \PRC>.. .: tos. as with all sight.acts in the mam iiiolh Hall, gel over for extra values. The lissome blonde na"shes a special- ly attractive'set of. gams and chassis in her abbreviated getup. Group ■does its standard bike buck-and- wings. the tandem stuff in-'unison: and the unicycle Hash With its com- edy variations such. as. the stew rou- litie.'ete'. Incidentally, no dunib act can' fever, hope for a more superb or- chestral assist than the Erno Rapee symphonists. ' ■ Opener is the Chopin Album, fea- turing Ada Kopptz at the piano, as, Leda Anchiilina and William Dollar terp to'-.'Chopin's Mazurka.' Butlcrtly Etude. Larghetto and Polonaise. The ballet pair- are tiptnp in their routines, holding the mammoth Hall's audience solidly despite a .somewhat on the supposed English reserve. . . There is one good tableau number Timers, lo click. Another band nuiri-:,extended routine, The Glee Club in the second act which shows a : her. " Brass Huts" gives full sway to ! thereafter gives it a neat lift with group of thinly—if at all-rdad gals , the brass -section. and Tucker winds its 19lh century bcwhi.skered base- groiiped about a spring. Again the up his portion of the show with his I ball getnp. as Edward Reicherl. Ber- audience looks "down oh and some- aurtienoe participation, gimmick of'l iia.rd Griffin and William Judd lead how It reminds you .of a Maxfield i having four people; selected -from the j the ensemble in some good special lyrics by the Music Hall's own poet laureate. Albert Stillman. who pai> oriies tunes like "One Baseball." etc. Abel..;. Apollo. IS'. V. ■ Ge.orgie Aiild Orch (10) . iciih Putty Powers; Rue i Ray. Manhattan Pniil, Cats a Fiddle (4•.. i'dirdrds Bros. (3), "House'oj Mystery" tV): Parrish painting. ; laudience. sing for their supper, re Another good spot is the risque wards here being tickets for dinner number called "Quelle Mode Pre- ^al lhc Stevens hotel. ' ■ferez—^VousV ("which • fashion do . Bonila (rianville. who has grown you prefer?") One of thr gals from a film juvenile to a young lady walks offstage and drops a little pair ; or beauty-, sing's in a luisky manner, of panties. A suave m.c. walks out opening with "'I'm Beginning to-See and picks up (he dainty little item the Light" and then lelling. in song, and starts to sing and then begins lo the '.story or meeting a soldier -and look for the owner. He comes down what happened, using such tunes as Into the audience and starts- kibitz- ' "Would You Like lo'Take a Walk?" ing a la Lou Holtz,. But this guy ; "N(i Love. No Nolhin':" "Take It starts picking on some of the good- j Easy", and others, the series of songs looking WAC and WAVE officers ■ portraying the whole story. Actress and makes like he's trying; to find I makes a stunning appcariiitce. jmx- oul If they lost it.and insinuates thai ' sesscs plenty of poise and scores sol- they can have the panties if they'll , idly! try them on right there-for size to i Wilkev and Dare almost slop the Ml and no more need be said , see If they fit. The night we were show with their dance steps, knock- Auld's ofay crew, almost a.standby there, there were no takers. iaboiil comedy, double cartwheels and • at this house now. turns in a good 'There, were two really swell com- \ other acrobatics that are socko. 'job. Composed of four trumpets, edy scenes played'by an old hand ! Rollv Rolls, Parisian comedv pi- 1 three trombones, five sax. and three who really knows his stuff—Mon- anisl. rounds out the show doing rhythm bolstered by the leaders sieur Dandy. !Liszt's -"Seeond Hungarian Rhapsody" tenor; alto. and soprano saK-- Oh, yes. before I forget, there's a 'Willi - .coined v trimming's: plavs . a | ing. the band knocks 'em out hot and crack about Brooklyn, when one or j medley ol Clershwiii tunes', on ".the 'sweet and had the house rocking at the comedians struggles wil.h a quip smallest concertina in the world and I this particular show. Auld features about how he has a friend whos a ! winds up ah excellent turn with I neat arrangements, with the accent minor from Brooklyn. It gets, laughs, - - too. ., After beaucoup trouble, Paris tries House goes back lo stage band policy this week, with three acts lo round mil the bill. Bill Bardo's baud, with Jack Hummel, Russ An- drew, and olher specialists Mil the musical port ion of the bill okay. Bardo makes a pleasant m.c. and works hard to give the patrons a show. Leads" his band . 15 sax, 2 Irombone. 3 trumpet, piano, bass.and druiiisi, in a series of novelty ar- rangements -which provide good straight, entertaining.' moments. Opens with "Poor Butterfly,"- then into a drum specially by Jimmy Snow. Orch shows to good ad- vantage in "That's How We Make Music." and. "Blow Those Horiis..-' in which the sidemen are given a brief chance to shovv their ability. Vocalist Jack Hummel .registers with- "Always" and "Don't You Know I Care." Roly-poly Russ Andrc\y docs, rather, uninspired vocal of "Oiic Meal Ball." Red Foley scores with .his sohgs and guitar.Spacing through "Fieight Train Blues. "Old Shep.'.' "Don't Fence Me In" and "Smoke on the W;iler." Hiis .'em with him all the way. - ' • ■ ■ Pansy, the horse, cops a iiice-'quota of laughs. 'With the Mayos working, fore and aft. comic nag gets tangled up in various, grotesque postures which bring guffaws. Hard to de- termine whether customers were more inlerested iii Pansy or the gor- Headed bv C.eorgie- Auld's liol geous femnie trainer, with a nifty band, this stage show isn't a wow bv pair 'of gams- Lass is a looker, and ... . downtown" comparisons, 'but it sal is- mixek in a bit of rhumba movemcnl-' spouse to his strip lease burlesque SljiO, X. V. Joe, Lou and Arline Cails, Paul Dnlrr.. Lfii'riy Douglas, Gttutier'i Bricklayers, Day. Dawn and Dusk tJarry -Snr~oy:Culior&: Dresden, Rti'bn Zicerl/no's f/oiisc Orch; "See My Lawyer" Wt, reviewed in this week's issue oj "Variety." This is one of the'longest bills' ut Ihe Slate.—seven acts-and the idea apparently was lo 1111" otil liinu re- quired because or the shorler-thuii- usuul pic. "See My Lawyer" <fj) It's a typical vaude setup' that looks belter.on paper than it plays, though several of the individual iicls ■ are long-since standard.'...-. It's all "-wcl(-diversified, including hooting to start it off. by Joe, Lou and Arline Caits in the same tvpe of act that used to-employ just *th e CaiLs Bros. Ii's standard, oldtinie stuff, and .when the older Caits brother—who is iiilrodueed ;as the boy-girl's father —- comes on for wooden-shoe tterps. that's particu- larly indicative of the turn's dated- ness though not. by the same token, of the act's la#k of commercial values: Trio look well, and the audi- ence at this catching \sent for them ' big. Paul Duke goes through his stand- ard legerdemain of manipulating as- sorted, smokes, but that business of. withdrawing a string of razor blades from his toiisils is' still nis best- trick.' "Gaiitier's'Bricklayers dog turn, is still among the top acts of its kiiid, while Harry .Savoy, in the-top com-, edy spot, needs, a refurbishing: of material. Cabot and Dresden close ■ the bill with their ballroomology, with the' acrobatics still the buff part of their turn. They're a good-look:- . ing pair who can play the niterics ■ equally as well. : 'Larry Douglas/ baritone, .and Day, Dawn and; Dusk, colored haroibniz-. ing trio, arc reviewed under New Acts.: " . Ruby Zwerlilig's house orch plays a ncal-accomp on stage;. i Ka/in. K4>illiN.-lmlpl«i. Iiidiaiifipo'is. May 5. CJia: Chase. Marilyn Keller & Co., Liltlejolinx. Clinr/ir Eimne.lt, Johnny Patchen. ..Page. Jewctt and Kifei; Missing Juror'- (Coli. y . Keith's winds up activities for the season with one of its lives! bills in weeks; House resumes vaude in Sept. The house will be used dur- ing -.the sumrrier for the Saturday night' WIBC Jamboree, moving- in from Tomlinson Hall, and an occa- sional fit in. 'Chaz. Chase wins plenty of guffaws for his zany antics in headline -spot. His old trick of eating everything handy, including his boulpnniere, shirt front, lighted matches and his cigar, are as funny as ever to-the customers. There also is a hefty re- tied a capacity crowd when caught ! whilst putting the comic plug through it's paces.. Mary Lee: who has been featured in several Republic pics, was billed, but couldn't perform due lo bac^ cold. Dainty miss was iutrocd by Bill Bardo and said a few words Of greeting, promising to appear later again and it's not too bad. As the crowds file out of the theatre, rush- ing to catch the last metro, the con- sensus of opinion among (he GI< | leems to be that maybe: the joint \ could stand a little less "ait" a ,,H ■ more flesh. Cpl. Mi'toii J. Teiger Lady Be Good!" done with vboogie- wo'ogie variations. .Big hit.' Mqry. JIKO, H n oil brass: at this catching his best effort was an original titled, "Taps Miller." Patty Powers is the band's only vocalist, Singing in a distinctly Negrois style, she- gels off "Lover and screwy Russian dance. -The bill impresses fans who like a bit of daz- zle with the unusual juggling act of the ' Lilllejohns in' their- "Jewel Fantasy." Dressed in frosted cos- tumes." they balance themselves. <>n big glittering globes while tossing ~ ■ .- , -• ,, , „ , shining dunibellk and. sparkling axes in the week when, her cold, had • UiVough the air. Marilyn Keller and cleared up. ■ _ .. I Elmer Cleve augment the comedy in a xylophone- Strip lease routine with a surprise twist. Act, including some nicely paced comedy patter and a snappy dance, registers well. Biz'mild at opening show Friday 1 - ; Hold. Adam*, Newark ■Netrork, May 3. Dnk<> Ellinglon Orch (16i. with Ray Nance. Johnny Hodges. Marie Boston, May 4 , ,,^„ Gnw Loindiiif/o's Royal .Canadian lj&ril?~*^'"&\ywth%at\ 'of""' All"My i A( Hibbler. Kay Davis, Lntcreiice .Orcli t\A).u\ith Frank Vigno, Fred | q \ -airis.'' recorded bv the oullit ro'r I-Brou-ii. Rex Stewart; Bill Bailey: and Krcii;er. Jii/imu Brown. Rose Murie Guild records* and leaves her listen- Conwuy & Parks; "Mickey the LomlKirdo. Ed & Terry ' Wilxon. • ers satisfied, "she's a fair singer. ! Great " (PRC), fislrllr k Leroy. Bob WiII.kiiiis. ond | There's not much lo the rest of Roxy, IN". V Jerry Lester, .Count Basie Orch oilier^ "Rough. Tough and Ready' iColi. . the show except perhaps the Cats 1 The Duke makes "em lake the count and Fiddle, a stringed rhythm group ' in this sizzling semester. Standing at that turn out. "Stomp Stomp," "I : his built-in keyboard before Bn amaz- (17> With Jam'eii R«*Wtiir Ewrlr' 1 : FcaU !' : n K sweet harmony.and gra-- Miss You So" and "Holiday for |i"Kly intricate.bandstand, the genial Warren. M«*i„ e JoU»«o» ' W.: ^^Xv'SX* i'/i ^ <T1 '" Siriiigs." For st,me reason they ! F.llington makes will, some of the Rau Sav die Foster ■ Roruett^i- , • Ke'ling good • ale .-„ 0 t-as effective as they once seasons sweetest and hottest swing. "Diamond Howsho*-' re- ' ™ i! * ,on , f»'.om jive-satiatrd fans. Guy s we re;' even-at .this house. ; It's a smackeroo ror this jive-in- oieteecl in- "Variety:' April 11, '45. : ^ID^Y ^"ed «'.th some new . Rae it Ray. is a colored tap team ^rueled populace. Biz at opening ca songs and decor. opens >m.- a u ,. i Orchcsira opens with The Roxy has another smartly ' packaged stage show, in which diverse turns as jerry Lester -Basie and his orchestra, the ettes and a couple of standard acts, doveUll smoothly for 50 nun- . L„ m lwirdo Trio; Jimmv Brown. Cliff u .es o boff entertainment. The palm. . Grass and Fred lligman.. with song of coiu.se, goes to Lester; who ni a ,.t,„m •'Carouse!. ' "June Is Busting welter of old and new material, the Otil AH Ovei " one as sock as the other, has. the : E d and Terrv Wilson are sweet customers spiraling in .their, scats , in trumpet impressions' of'-orchestra Ii om laughter. . LcSler by now has leaders: I that works fast and hard, and get ' pacity. Humor-. 0V er solidly. Manhattan Paul, blues! Ellington has it over most of the Wood. Circle. Ind|»lN. Indianapolis', Muy 6. Jimmy Dorsey Orch. with. Teddy duction of such virtuosi as Hodges, Stewart. Brown and Nance draws an appreciative round o( handclapping. This 'all-sepia- revue, a trifle, over- long at premiere (75 minutes), starts in a blaze of heal, with "Blue Skies" hit comedian lop brackets; his kid- I iia'rd Time h rccle'niyh^ Zwe^' ^-^1^' j*«n: &o7nwell. r Ma !selling a curiT : cbmbing. Ray Nance ding with the trombone add his RoaVv^n^^ ' : ' ' - * ,n '* ^ m "' ^""^ Scotch routine, while old. have the Lilllc Rhode Island." rich flavor of wine, while the new - In their dsnce number. Estelle aixl ! gags and poems.^and especially the LeRoy amazinglv mix Tico' Tico" ! bariender-«nd-kid routine, riin from a,,(l .straight gar.l 1 ., including tea 5**i s tO'Side-sphllersr. Lester also divss; This is an 'improvement on>. fast and groovey show. The^imisV- worKs JSaSie and hi.s band into hits rather e •of his .comedy to lessen appreciably, ihg. and enteSSnmenr" ^ lW ° ^ ° ( ^il\^Hvmc<' ""^ " , ll,t ' i'S«"li"-'tli«ir 'weicluTii^ «bine- The Count and his court musirian* ; 'b " c Marie' Lombardo anil the Trio 'sp e ^ ' ' J " lo ^l,. ; it. Sp^ialt.es^ by Hodges, Brown give .off in'slick tunes, smartly-pro- run a rncc .^1% "Ol" Brolhe ; Dorsev comes out swinging in '•', bl "^,'r t (cnl0 nstrate the beauty duced throughout from the opening, and Oh Moitlo!" with the 1 iS.el^v jive exerciSe "tlu^ , ca "on Jeii.V' ' '"^e" nSes " rL^'" P /"i 11 ?' rnomenls ^hat show four, bandsmen C.rinei, Lombardb. leading »' c<>»i^'-C;,"^ e«[la 0 Vd?i"ary ^buss i r,.„. M,,n,., i„ ii... i ...i.i" , . y ass ! i Afni/i Morrow, Cliff Jeenidns; Laddy i sl ' l » s ? ncl P'aVf trumpet through ; Lyon. . Wilson k Frenchy; "IV/ioi ff'"°" 0 Makes with a Riff Staccato." , i Blonde" : (RKO)'. Maric tasterully clad in a high yaller gown with bare midriff, wriggles and Jimmy Dorsey. and his ; gang head ^^iX^it^^ -«g,r r i bal.mom ^ danc \<^^^^c7^ ^rc^^^$M nd a seductive West Indian Itween rhythm and rdmantic tunes to '„ S ic erMMv Heirt wl" 2 ■r would have improved, in tor- ;.ft»lwejdal| comers and; the extra acts ^n^ffi Johnny Palcheii, who doubles ac- ceptably' as emcee, gets atlenlion with such oddments as . juggling balls while eating an apple, telling a story while tap dancing, and imper- sonations of Bill Robinson and others. Page. Jewell and Kiki vary the unicycle routine with a bit of music on the side; vocalist warbling "Always in Mv Heart" and "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" while the boys -cavort on wheels. But the best seller in vocal line is Char«i? Emmett. who applies a good bari- lone to "McNamara's Baiid," with dialect. variations. "The Ranger Song'-' and "Der Fuehrer's Face.", with the- usual sound effects. Bi7. was fair at opening. Corb. Chicago,Thl Cliieirioo. May i. Willie Shore, Fontnines t3) .• Af.aii- liMllHii Deb (2), Louis Jordan's Tympany Five. (8), Lou Breese Orfli .. tl5); "Prncticaltv Yours" tP«r). Individually spotlighted against a lo- effect. i Beginning to See the Li"ht"'a'iirf "i '-."iWY tally darkened stage, to the close Bob-Williams clicks wilh his liltle 1 Dream of You" with » charining Bin that finds, the Count/alone ni the while doe. Sonnv. with routine of isouthern accent; Band is spotlighted ' orchestra nit at the piano.while tin' doggone runny (ricks; A really good in a new arrangement or "Lover " ensemble is massed . onstage. .The ■ act. ' • •- ~ ■ •• - ■ band whirls through "I Ain't Mad' At You." "Count Basic Jump." "One O'Clqck Jump" and "Red Bank Eoo- ' Kle." Earl .Warren croons "Dream" ' Lombardo. who has a wickedlv eraccfiil foc-i gliHc in his Ooiiducline. ends up. with "Frankic and Johnny." 1 ''"'■"'. Dame. realuriiig sonic sparkling breaks for Ironibone. ' sux jhuI tr.un)pel. The drummer goes to town in a lively version of "John Silver" before fjil'a Rosa appeals lo flash a vivid person- Bill Bailey ». tap dancing is. a high spu . the husky-fellow making neatly with the feet, while shouting out Jokes lo which everyone in the, audience choruses the eatthlines. Eccentric huiDor and scat singing turn the Con- way and Parks act into a blithe in- terlude. Bran .. Nicely balanced' bill- on tap this week headed by Willie Shore, just out of the Chez Paree. and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. Shore is using a lot of new material at this stand and with a little mote polish- ing should; run a lot smoother than when caught. Coining out in tropical . GI attire to parody on "This Is the Army Mr, Jones" he gags it up a bit and then sings "Oh: My Aching Back,? a tune written overseas by Shore and Fred Aslaire. 1 . Discarding the tinirorni for lux he delves into •soft-shop, routine to "Tea for Two" that really, wakes up the- customers. In the niinntes that fol- low Shore gives 'em everything in the book, quick imitations or Lauuh- lon; Hildcgarde. Ted Lcwis aiid Sonja . H^Die^a panto pr man playing pin- ball machine and sketch where he Plays five characters in a roslauiariL Most of his stuff is. good .but it is his spectacular dunce steps 'mien' as his (Continued ou liugc 42) •