Variety (Sep 1945)

We<lMcs<lay, St'pleiiibcr 12, 1945 HOUSE REVIEWS 51 l*ai*«iiiOHnf, IV. Y. Avdteu-s Sis (3), Vit SOioen Orch (21), Tim Herlyert, Foy W^lhng's ft ale IS of Puiplf Sage (4), Almno I Ptgmeat") Markbam, Charleb Lfrfl/ifoii; "Diifli/'s Tavern" iPar) lemeved in "Vanety" Aug. 22, '45. PciidmoiiiU'!. majiagemenl piobaWy ii,i\'t Uvmg to wean its juve patron- age lioni the steady diet ot alligator meat it's been feeding them these nifiiiy years, but it appeals that's become the ease with the house's last two staseshows The alfalfa lavont of the Andrews Sisters' Nash- Kelvinatoi ansliow. Fight to the Bar Ranch," fSUows immediately after the Phil Spitalnv layout Pai's next pit-bSiidei had betlei indicate to the bobbv-.soxers that it am t so. Aside frOni ^Uch staples that play the Pat. as the Aiidiews bisleis and Tnn Heibeit stager is stiictly on the maize side, with Vic Sclioen s orch and rest of the perlormers wealing western i (g As i^ the in- diMdiial atls get sonje vippees out of 'the. audience, but enlue layout seem.s too radical a departure from-usual Pal amount pioccdute Because -of the personnel m this pastiche the Andrews Sisteis aie placed in the ludicrous position of having to open the .show; otherwise it could never get started.. They do one number and Patti Andrews takes over as emcee, • handling lines and situations well and. in general. Kpaikpluggmg the show. Also does bits with the Riders of the Purple Sage (New. Acts) and AlamoCPig-! meat") Markham. Negro ■ comic who.se gab wMlh Miss Andrews and terps need more than four minutes lo gel acro.ss. Herbert, only genuine dude in -the layout, does Ins usual grade A lob. He smore to the liking of the house than most of the others on the bill. Comedy terps, impressions and gab " are dicko. The Andrews trio, still tops har- monically, aren t contributing any new nmnbers on this recit^il; Their recorded hits, ■■Atchi.son, Topekaand Santa Fe," ' Rum and Coke" and a medley ot iheir lukcbojc faves send them out solidly. Charles Leightpn (New. ActR)i har- monica virtuo.so, completes the bill. Schoen s orch. musical mainstay of the Andrews recording sessions, is confined to one number, ' Polonaise." a workmanlike but unexciting ren- " ditinn.. :■ • . • ■ ■ .. Full hou.se when caught. Jose. i:Meniin, €lii Chicnvo, Sep! 8 Lurry . ./Idler. Carol Kivg, Jackie Green, Rence & Russell. Lou Breese Orch flf>) mail Rvdy Waqiier; "Wheie Do We Go From Here" (20(fl) Current bill, headed by Larry Ad- len who is making his hi'.st appear- ance since returning two weeks ago fioiti the ETO spaikles fioni istait to fin.i.sli; ,';■■■,■■■*,■ Adler, holdings down . the clo.sing frame, of course is in a class by him- self as a harmonica virtuoso. With • David LeWinter at the piano he does ' Holiday-foi Stiings,' Gavotte by Bach, LiK/.ts "Second Hungarian Rhapsody": and 'St. Louis. Blues," .gtvini! the last-named number a low- down boogie-woogie treatment that has the customers keepins time with their brogans. .Solid hit. Jackie Green has 'em with him all the way with clever routine that in- cludes stone!!, vocals of ''Harrigan," "If I Didn't Care'' and '•Whoopee." with impre.ssions of the Ink Spots and Eddie Cantor on the latter, for boff results. Russell and Renee click with nifty ti ampoline work. Renee s split land- ing on the bouncing canvas and the rope-skippmg .stmts, and Russells clowning and twists through a hoop in mid-air are outstanding. Carol Knig does exouisitc ballet numbers , to Chopm s "Neptune and the ' Ro- senk.">valier" waltz by Strauus for appreciative response. Lou Breese and orch open show with ' rendition of Chopm s Polo- naise' leaturing the brilliant key- boatding of Rudv Wagnci foi solid returns. Morg. Apollo^'. IV.. V. BiHy Edtsniie-Or*Ji ilT* Depp Rii'<'r Boi/.s (.5), Atiiie Biilfcc. Pita & Pitf.sv Viisidii- Tiiii & Crackshol, C'ciiiit, (.j), 'Fin.eii G/iosl' iV) The Billy Eckstine combo is loud and occa.sioiially. livelv, but it only makes tor mediocre music. The b^a^s section niislaktiiily sactirn.rs feeling foi force With that weak beginning, and with only one other solid act 1111 this uptown bill, an ' bttiervvi.se dull show, i.s lifted by Eck- stiiic's pJen.sing voice and personable niatinoi. Billed as "Hailems Hcait Thiob." his lecoids aie cuiionlly keeping uptown lukebox owners happy. ■, : : . ' ; Band opens with ' Blow the Blues Away," and its anybody's gut ss as to whethei the band luins the oi- thestiation oi the oithcstiation kills Ihp band Pills and Pitfs air a bov- gnl tap team wiitten m at the last minute. Fellow knocks himself out, but wins stiong applause His pait- nei sings. 'Take Hit A Tiam' with band background, and also docs solo tap, Obviously without much pro- fessional experiencei pair neverthe- less has nothing wrone that new cos- tumes and more polished routine wouldn't cure. Anne Bakei vocals 'Happiness, Is Thing Called .foe" and "Gotta Be This or That" Stiong voice, but, like 01 (h she stii\fs too mutli loi blast.- The Gleiiiis are gymna.sts who contub an old but sliU-eiiteitaiiiing routine.. ■ . ' Deep River Bovs deliver five num- beis and v\eie foited to beg o" when caught. They give their usual slick treatment to ''Caldonia" and "Begniniiig to See Light" and ait groovy with "Sentimental .Tourney'' and ' Can't You Read Between Lines ■ Vuiaii Tim and Ciatkshot appeal in a toinedy ^kit not up to then laugh quota Kckstuie has the getiTlvay spot and from audience reaction, he's the sepia Sinatia Shirs 'A Cottage for Sale," TheiesNoYou" Lonesome Lovers Blues' and "I Want to Talk About You" His vocaling knocks them over He is onstage thiough- out the show, but has the liappv fac- ulty of making him.self the focal point only when he dcsire.s it, and thus not lessening chances of the; othei at Is S<a<e, X. Y. Ed Sidhimii & '■Harnest Moon Ball" eonlest winners HO). Sue Ryoii. Kennii Bowerit, Jntlc Caitei Helame iaroxc;- "Blood on-the Sun ' (UA) State comes up with the aniuuil presentation of Ed Sullivan and the lUnvest Moon Ball.' contest win- ner.s. a layout which generally has enough advance exploitation to war- rant a two-week run. given a good pic, natch This yeai s shindig, de- spite the wartime manpower short- age, has unearthed a fairly good crop of terpers who display a nice brand of parlor dancing in the tango. Viennese wait!!. ■ rhuinba. titterbug and foxliot divisions Latter were all-around winners. . Rest of the hill includes turns that merit and get good returns but con- tain little balance; three of the four act have comedy as their baste in- gredient. Another factor is the slowness of presentation. Sullivan has emceed, shows in more rapid fashion. In this iiLstance he tould slice the gab. ^ High spot IS by Sue Ryan, whose superioi'' showman-ship and excellent song mateiial aie showstops Sulli- van had to promise that she d be back before the house, relented. Kenny Bowers (New Acts! hits it oflF nicely wi|th his comedy dancing and clarinetmg. Another comic. Jack Carter, provides a preview of the World War If crop of Johnny Burkes. Recently discharged from the service, a large part of his stay IS devoted to cracks about the Army and some spleen against second looeys. Its engagingly done, but rest of his stay is a satirization of films. He still needs some polish before he can realize full potential- ities. , •/ .■ .-. ■ ,. Helaine Jarow (New Act.s> is the opener. . Jose. Ori«n«»t, €lii r/iitnt/o Sept_8 _ John Culvert tc Mai/ie Show (9). DnitiHK» Sisters (3), Yncopt? (8); -OiDorcc" (AioiioV; Headed by .It>hii Calvert and his magic cavalcade, current lineup is a queer combination of acts and blows- both hot and cold in the customers' estimation. Most of the time is taken up by Calvert and Ins aggre- gation, and show caught looked like It needed plenly:of routining and re- hearsal. Calvert'sconlnbutions move' slowly until hypnotic demonstra- tions. He opens with a speech warning the audience that he is gonig to tool them. His opening tricks arc the Usiial silks froin cy linders, rabbit out of the. air and other .standartl magi, followed by an illusion iii which a girl disrobes behind a lightr ed screen and when the shade ■ is lifted, put junips one of the niale »ti tendants in female attire. The ic- .stored magazine page; a trick .called VThe Drum That Cannot Be Bcaf: the borrowed lewelry from the au- dience. . later to be tound m the sinaUest, nest of boxes: a Lady c;<)- diva floating out over the ort^hestra pit on an electric-lighted horse, and the (igaietsliom the an sfinl >iie all met with pas.sive interest. Calvert invites several service;-, men upon ■ the, ..stage and puts, tl-ien-i throiigl,!:; liypnoVic, influence to per- 1'o'rni numerous Ifiiigh-provokiiig In-, ciflcnts, ,,'rhis hiis the audience ydl- .■;ingl '.Tops hi.s perfoi'inHnce with a ,Dr.„Jtiky.)l and Mr. Hyde r.outino,, in which a i:ecriiit fronr the auflicn'co is, apparc'ntiy kilTcd.: bcftn'e ^tbe ciist toiners', eyes. l)y having his,-head....cut oil by a buzz .saw. all built lip with plenty of loin and Fianktiistcin ismal'ti;'- .The .Yiicopi. Troiipi'-.i.mikcs a. dfish-^ jug .appearance 'MI -. lavi.sh SpiliiJsh I costuini's.aiid clicks hcas-y' \\>i.th .I(■•.<>.; •terbdard'.-.exptrtnes.s in (hi-.oe .Hii(l four hijihsi'-'the li-iple soniei'.sault: to land ill shoiilfler chaii', and the Iwo- inen . sbiner.stiult' to,.; another ln!^n■^ shoulders. ■. .; Diiinini? Slst.orSi.'jiist.Out. of a lpn,t.' mil at the Panthti Room, haiinoni/c on Bell Bottom Trousci-,' ' Whei is 01 When ' and "Atchison Topekit and Santa Fe" to stop the show Mofg. ' MuKie Hall, N. V. Mksk Hall Svmph Orch tJuJci Silver,, vovdiu-ior; John Dosso and Otto Frohn, assistant coudwilors), Corps de Ballet: Kathriju Eyles: Imoqene Helm, Fila Crabtree, Tip Tup and Toe, ,3 Swijlf, Glee Club Rocketies: "Our Vines. Have Tender Grapes ' (Jlf-G), remeujed tu "Va- nety, ' July 18, '45 ' '"Happy Land ing," new stageshow at the. Music ,Hall, as might be sus- pected, concerns return of American fighters. It IS trained around group 1 etui nmg li om the Southwest Paciht It IS one of the most Coloiful stage piesentations at this mainnmlh the- atre. A bit briefer than some.: it is laster-moving and more in the pop idiom than some Hall shows have been. There s not a cla.ssical dancer, as such, in the layoiit. .while two standaid \aude acts oftei the needeo divcr.sity. Opening IS a picturesque scone, an outstanding one by Bruno Maine, laid in Hawaii at a tarewell party lor the-Yanks.- It naturally rings in the ballet as hula dancers [or vig- orous returns. Its a Leon Leon id otl piodiKtion in his best 1i adit ion Special lighting lor this and other ^tonos aie a tiedit to Eugene Biaun This leads into the appearance of Tip, Tap and Toe, colored tapsters. They work on an elevated platform, scoring a big hit. Clever .scene shows a giant traiispoi't steaming. towards America, with -whole thing done on a ;gi:and . scakv-.and- spontaneously ais- plause-evoking. ■ Next .scene IS aboard .ship with the Glee Club in .sailor garb lor -Middle of May' and -Please No Squeeza aa Banana,' soloed by Bernard.Gril- hn, and-James Bom. Three Swilts. al.so, in sailor outfits, segue into set tor their sparkling Indian club turn. They use the third man of trio as being a recruit troin the ship's sail- ors, and lor the customary laughs as he fits: into the tricks with ease.- Rockettes are in for the usual mop- up as they prance and tap in unison to welcome the returning war.ship into the San FrancLsco harbor. Ot cour,se there s the big symph orches- tra to tee oft the whole stage layout, this time playing Franz von Suppe's The Beautiful Gal.ithea" Wear unit of hot players, sounds of! brightly throughout. Best ot num- bers are: blues chants; ' Just, a Whis- key Head" and:"Rock Me, Mama," as played (alto sax ) and sung by Eddie Vincent. Williams growl trumpet. | among the best in the laz;; .school.! continues a knockout. Ralph Brown, a standout tappet contribs nimble hoofing that; scores. ! Coke and Poke did not appear at i opening .show.. Bran. < New Acts . : Ka.nsas Ctiy. Sept. "7. : Yvette Dare. Jai) Arnold. Duke Doirel, i Little Sisteis Toner Ort/i i9) ii'ilh MiKe Caill & Woniin IVeiiie) "BtoiKle Ransom" (U) and I a Tell the Wo, Id lU) Ctuient Towei layout plavs well and adds up to a pleasing 40-minulc stage bill.,. ;": • ■ Band tees off . with a Bris-.sy hew | arrangement of. "Nignt tnui Day. " i with Mike Cai loll liuiit man tiiini-| peting a chorus, and Norma Werner j taking the vocal, . ■ ■ :. ' First act ' bi:bug,hi.,'on by .Jay Ai'^ nbld. Who doubles a.s m.c:. is an aero | routine by the Throe Little Sisters. They give way to Duke Dmiel com- edy violinist who gets plenty of laughs With his take-oil's on longhair string artisLs.. His ■ trick fldillin.g while plaving Pop Goes the Wea- .sel" is solid. . . Arnold IS a standout In the next- to-closing \Mth his okay tenoimg Opening with ' Dear Old Donegal" he follows through with a cavalcade ot faves im hiding Sweet Mystci\ of Life" A Pietfv Giil Is Like a Melody," 'Always and .several Irish tunes.- ';■..:..■■::- .'^ Yvette Dare does a Balinese dance in stiiptease style, aided by a nuilti- coloied macaw which uses it-* bill to unfasten hei costume. Full house foi opening show £(m( KlUKRS Oi' I'llltPLE SAGE (4) SiDguitf-InsU'umental Paramount, N. v. Spaiked by Foy Williftg, singing (I'l.iittt with guitar and accoidioii accompaniment provided by them- ,splves. are vocally sound in the hill- billy I'diom Voices are okay indi- vidually andm group numbers.with:. tlioMr —Clear Water'' a standout. In western garb, tall boys make fine ap- pearances and get over well with thi.s Paramount audience becau.se of their placement with a maize unit. On . their own. they re not lor the do] uxols, efforts being more for the :tainily trade. . ■. They lend them-selvcs nicely to clowning.. .as evidenced by their, work with Patti Andrews- in- "No- boitv.s Darlin' But Mine.' ■ Jose. S^VNS SOUCI DANCERS Interpretative Dancing; X Mins. Cafe Society. Uptown, N. Y. . Sans Souci Dancers, with their , inltipietative dancing cieated by Katherine Dunham, are the type of act that frequently finds its way Into a Barney Jt).seph.son nit«ry, winch thi.< IS. Thev'ie mteiesting but gen- erally (iut ot place in a cafe, though certainlv more in keeping with Cafe - Society than any other place because of Uio type of crowd drawn here. Tlieie aie individual and group performances; including vocals and, bonga-pounding, all of which have only a limited appeal. .. Kalin, 4.3ircl«'. Indpls. ■ Iiidmwnpolis. Sept. 8. C/i«rtic SpiuaJf. Orel). Sibyf Botuuii, Liniii Shirley Coco. Slene It Eddi/; Jimmy Saunders, AlvUi Sfolfer; "T/ie C/(ca(c)'.s" (Rep). ■ •This.town. starved for .stage shows tor the past two month.s. is giving Charlie Spivaks outht.a warm recep-- tion at the Circle this week and the entertainment oflered sends the cust toiners home satisfied. Spivak plays with plenty of bounce to suit the Jive crowd, but keeps his braiss un- tler enough restraint to. please the oldsters who listen lor the melodv. Spivak optms fast with a .solid ar- rangement of -Liza,' then switches to the sweet mood, giving plenty of mellow trumpet in ' Estrelita.' The hepcats are .roused again by a hot "Caldonia'' and^calm down to the haunting strains of "Summertime," Icaturing soft lights and Spivaks tiTOnpet again. The show ends with a sock as the 19-year-old drummer, Alvm Stoller, goes to town on '•Solid Steve,.' The vocalist, .Jimmy Saun- der.s. IS well received by the bobby- .soxers when he .smgg. "You Belong to Mv Heart.' Each item in Sybil Bowan's clever .series of impersonations gets a big reception Irom the audience. She opens with hilarious take-oll on a Swedish prima donna, gets plenty of laughs with her impresh of a volun- teer nur.se. She tops all with nitty take-ofl! of "-Beatrice Lillie singing ' I've; Been lo a Marvelous Party" and Gracie Fields in her audience- I parlicipalioh inimbor, . "Walter." Coco. Steve. & Eddy also aid the comedy side with .some funny acro- batic business... and Lynn Shirley adds a: touch of grace; with her limv ber dancing. Biz ;was fine when caught.. ■■."■"..'■■'..•■ .■:-.■:- Corb Karl«!. I»killy Philadelphia, Sepi B Bob Chester Orch (17) iB'ith Boh Anthony. Margie: Woods. Chari' oleers. Nun Rae & Mrs. Water fall, Renald tc Rudy; "Don Juan Qmli- gan' (20lfi). The Charioteers, stellar harmony quartet, highlight-bill at the Karle. The sopia swing merchants riii!i the bell with their tuneful renditions of pops and spirituals. They click with -'Beginning lo See the Light.- -'Sentimental Journev. ' "Babv Yoil Were So Right.'' Trickv lishting eflcct on hnale: gives act a fhish finish Bob Chestei's band has a nice change t)f: pace mixing up slow and hot tunes Male vocali.st. Bob Anthony, has a pleasing voice but tries too hard- to get that .soulful, swoonv expre.s.sion. A little le.ss mugging would help a lot. Fcmme warbler is Mar,me Woods, whose saucy voice scores with ''I'll Be Here When You Get Back.' - Is You Is' and other.s. Che.s- ter' takes over fairish voice to duel with Mi.ss Wood.s. . Nan Rae and Mrs. Waterfall, vet comedy team, net plenty of laugh.s with their familiar routine. Renald and Rudy, acrobats, get a tremendous hand for their gym- nastics. House well-filled when caught (Sat night), SluLl KENNY BOWERS Comedy .- <l Mins. S.t«te, N. Y. Kennv Bowers, who's appeared in spveial films, is a versatile comedian whose forte IS comedy terping. Hes a plei'sant chap who doesn t particu- larly need the hat with the bent-up brim.; He can hold an audience with either his dances nf daiinet playing He opens in the tong department, but efforts here were lost because of faulty diction and phrasing. Follows with terps, ahd by that time he's set. Jose. ItKO^ R«iii.oii • Bo.?toH. Sept. 7. Clyde Lucas Orch (20). Beatrice K«.]y. Jean LaSalle, Wilhe Shores Tiny Trto, Llojid & Willis, ' Radio Stars Parade" iRKO). JUME GIBSON Sousfs : ■ ■ b Mills; .... :.;;;.,.; Cafe Soi-iety Uptown, N, ¥. .Miss Gib.son IS a looker with a sweet charm, but .she .shows an inexperi- ence in routining and choice of tunes. Voice, loo, IS thin. Of>ened when caught with .'It H.id to Be You," a rhythm tune, but done aJnio'st in ballad tempo, then fol- lowed with a straight ballad, which dion t create enough di.stmction be- tween the two tunes. "Rjp Van Win- kle.' laxt of her three number.s, is more in her metier with its bounce, Kahn Neivark. Sept. 6. Ink Spots i5) f-l/n rit_£/cr«Id. Ccone WilMdiw.v Orc/i 114). Ralph Broian. Coke- & Poke; -"A SporUnt; Chance' iRep): ;'I'hiK' , all-colort'd stage . . show; weigh.sm at top form. Opening biz today hcaw tspocially with Negro trade.; - ■ . PartioiJlar: ,stars are: (he .Ih.k Spots,; .foniing. up With a new roLiiin'e after years of scttletJ pri>.speri,ty with styi- ;izcd liiiih jinks. In .eurrcnt piitterii,; Billy Kentiy IS the .work.s.- He warm.s up to .the inike. and docs mo'st.of the. i:.>-oiig pitches solo style. Other mem- ! bcrs. paling into the . background. , have less to do than loimei Spots I The ic<eplion was upioaiious, espe- \ cmlly- when Ella Fitzuerald teams ■.w.i.ih the .boy.s for semling with •'.Iitt<i.;foiGh' 'Life. Some Rain. Mui<t Fall'. '- On then' own the Spots war-; ble ."I :n Making Believe.'. ''1 Don t Care Who Knows It ' antl I Lo.se a Fi i< nd Tomoirow " I .Mi.'-.s; Fitiigcrald staclcs 'up a.svreal oppo.si.sh: iii her own .stint., giving bill with ■■A-Tis'krt-:;'-Tiiske(',''. . ."Paper .Moon and scat \ersiun of Lionel Hampton s ■ Flying Home' lor .solid'. hit'.' ;.,...;r--.";v"-'.;.■.'■'.■ Cootie Williams' combo, of lecent foimation but alicady a peppery Featuring new number.s without so much emphasis upon Gay Nineties. Beatrice Kay makes the air tunetul I this week at RKO. She is as viva- I Clous as diminutive,; handles the au- I dience well and uses her-vocalistics I to advantage. I Saloon, one of the new numbers. I goes over big: al.so ' They Stuck Me I With a Bu.stle.' Of course, .she gives out with . I Don t Care and ' l-ake Me Out to the Ball Can e, ju^t to. please oldtimers. The brassy., uninhibited band of Clyde Lucas roars through 'Tico- I ico. -Limehou.se. Blues' and '-St. Louis Blues.' Jean. LaSalle is per- sonable band chirpcr, and the phys- ically . hefty 'Tiny Trip get; ' .some laughs with novelty songs: Willie Shoi'e is;at best when, relying upon his :nini.b.le ' feet.. ■ C£im('ri.V tlancin.s; doe; not seem lo be the foi te of Lloyd Ri Willis, but (htv tiy it as a variation upon their nicely-lurin-d modern and oldtime stepping. .. Dame. . DOROTHY CLAIRE Stfnes'; Copvciihana, N. Y. Dorothy Claire, former singer with name bands, is a cute looker with plenty of.personality and a rocking rhythm voice. She's doing produc- tion numbers and also has solo spot- tinf. ■ . • . ;■■; Mi.ss Claire has potentialities for milsicomedy though she would do best to softrnedal some of. that cute'' stuff; her asides are overdone. Singer has been around for some year.s. though still a youngster, and the Copa spotting can well be her piovmg giouiid Knfin. CHARLES LEIGHTON Harmonivii { Mills. I'aramoiint, N. Y. For the time allotted him Charles I.^ei'.>hton does well with hi.s single number, in which he pulls all .slops out of his chromatic, and gets some : highly colorful effects. ; He d do well in nitenes without his cowboy garb .and with added repertoire, including an intricate cla'-sie Jose Hartford. Sept: ll; The llurtnri s (2) Toiiiiiii/ Hiiil- loii iwrli . Jertii. Lcnorc Roljcrt.s, | Hnnt Hall \ Bobby Joidun Don Zaleyu, Ben Carter ti Man tan More- | land. Sain Kaplan Home Band Divorie' tMono) \ III l>\l\E JAROW A('ro-l>»iice (i Mins. St.tlr, \ V Helaine .J.irow s chief a.s.sct is .some „oc(l build Hit ^ and ti itky .spins, but oliKiv ise tcipiiig "1 still in th» law ■-t. .its Gal, at showing caught, was uii.sure of herself. miiff(;d a trick and .i.ive a goneially tired peiformante. Mt hough vhe did only two numbeis, '.mit tucks were evident in both S'le makes a pleasing appearance. Jose. Tightening and. lealigning of atts, might .iielp- in rriakinS this .bill nivirc i. .Saleable,'; .Otherwise gcnci'ally okay, I Opens vyith Hartnells, personable; tdpeis, in a biacc of hoofing num- beis, Lad does good Russian tl„nte . that gets over noally. Tommy Han- | Ion follows, aided by sisti^r Jean toi i ni(\\ toirfooleiy that j-egisteis^ and kccfis em happy. Lenoro Roberts IS okay with her. ; sona cycle. Youngster has gotwl .-en.'.'e of timing and nice selling abil- itv Hunt/ Hall and Bobby Joidan I E.St S.de Kids" froni films J scoie uith tomedy gab and songs. Film fep made it easy going for (the boys h(i( ' ■ ; Don Zaleya is suave irr his. menOr log and -Still bettor in piano etTorls.; .Shoulddo more of latter. Ben Car- tti niid Mantan Moirland, coloied comic.s. do well with hoke cro.s.sfire, piano and vocals. £clt