Variety (Jan 1946)

40 Wftlncsday, January 2. 1946 lliirand.; IV. V. I. o-el Hampton'!> Orel! (20) mlh fl!(i((cliii(' Green; Pops & Lmtiv. Can& f>«fir!s, "San AKtonio," revu'wnl 111 Vadifiv. If cviM'V' uamo b:uid tlint \v()i'K« thtiivaiiii UiatUUm theatre eirouil wcrS i ;l^ Vui'i'^lp '"t SlJigiHK f show as the [ K.«i'<'f Us'ii'-l'tfiA ol'chojitttu .tluMH! ■: w orld 1)1? noi!C Ot\llie current -iiidoci* j liii n iiHioiig, tl'Ose hOLiyc.s over tliO value or such bwWhjjs. .:Playl.us his] si'. iiiHl straight holiday poriocl at thiii j ■liouse. Hampton's ; iialents . atid . h.is w ilc( blrt wflfi.ctertlii orchestra .put on: an fxhibitioil of jazz, rhylllm arid H l-tistry that . actually lias tlic Str:U|'.tl's balyoiry bouncitig; . It's, a better Sliow Ilia n last year's. ■ ■ SlrcnvjieTy: enOiigli, : Haiiipton lias ; alnn-^l equal effect on' both moniin,!; and eveuit'g attdicnees. In th.e a.ni i he packs the lioiisc. \vith yptiiiystevs I and. oil openiii,? day they fafl to btv| curbftcl by cops. That night, much 1 olctcr crowd. got a more coiis,eiyati\c. : but nevertheless licfty kick out of j the band. \ Hi.nipion's five V trumpets, tour troiiibohcs,; five sa.K, five rh.Vthm (hvo bass* open, with a wild item that drives like .mad. Gold audiences, such as' this one . was, at firet, aren't able to stand off I'or long the teirilic beat the band pounds ait them chorus after chorus. Tl^e number goes; on tor live minutes while you can actually feel the house comins alive. From there en in everything and anything thait' amirs on slii;',e is a cineh to hit. Contributins to the effect of the first number is Arnell Cobb and Milton . Bucltner. tenors; Herbie Fields, clarmet, does a real job on,tho succeeding "Begin the Bcguine." whicb. lor good contra.st. varies between latin and sums tempo. While he pours the beat tempo at customers at a hot; pace, Hampton neatl.v breaks the pace midway with two numbei's by vocalist Madeline Greene. In these, the band choruses sofUy behind ''No Can Do" and hums an accompaniment to "It's Been a Lonfi, "Long -Time,": accomplishing neatly tlie in.^erllon ol pop material: in a commercial manner. It adds imoxpeeted lustre to the overall show. ■ \>i for Hampton himself, his great talents, are shown ■.off about two thirds of the way. aggin providing good pacing since it follows the solid "Boogie VVoogie." ■ This involves H^rmplon drumrajng: on the strings of * a b:!ss fingered by the handler.of the in-,ti'ument, in conjunction with trick tapping of , a tympany. Then the lejdci 'ioes into his standard drum duo with the band's drumbeater. He holds the exDocted vibraphone tapping until just before the closiiig "Flying Home," doing a groat 10 nunutes or . so of various Standards and np.odliiisjs that hit hard. There are only two acts with the blind, nicely rounding the whole show oiV. i^ops &; Louie are a pair of clever tapsters who eiid their first routine so abruptly that it takes the aiidience by surprise. Their second combines taps with some really tough full fl'.ps. splits, etc.. all in tempo, i tiiltins thpm . oll at a' sock flash pace. Can field & Lewis, a pair of comfr diah and drum-major baton twirlers al-*o click miiilitily. Thev tee off With }i «ewos of -silly, but immensely efTec; ve gaps then shift to the , baloii.-!. Ore of the pair lias a trick 01 sl(.v,--motjon twirling that make.s If liwk like the baton is hooked .someiiow to his fingers or coat sleeve It J. a good ?»ct. WooiU the loudest racket. More on thei melodious side are "Navajo Trail" and "Send Me aMan, Amen," jaunt: ilv sung by Rosemary Calvin, dressed in n gawcly, crazy gowti \yith .mad ccilor.s. ■■ SOporilic is tlip: \vQrd\ I'o)' Ahii: D.;!lc".s , crooiiing :joH';eriJi.g,s in "It Mishl as 'WelK Bo ■&iiritigi"'ancl; "It Sei'inod to Be," The boy )s a swoonoi'. .Johnny Boi'.d \varblOs a COiiplo of coinic bils^ iitclucfitjg "No Sqiieiaii do Bmiana;" . ■ ;. . Lipnor Kayo.., lab(;lcd"Tho Dnfl'y '.^Hi'tioiioor." is a fugitive from piscn and John.son. He peddles a wcirtt and funny bunch of humor dcnlingv: w Mi giv mg a way assorted stull^ The . ciistOniers roll iii the iiisleii.' • The. -M;nihattan Dtbs. !uo sepia gals, dish .out last taps and go over with P bang. Tlicy're cu(c.' too. ,, Bran, ■ K«4tli'84 liidltlen. fiidi(ni(ipo!is. Dec. 29. I.i'i'iiy Ottlc. 5 Ttp Top Girls, Burr «. i'sics. Nollu TUtv. St. Clair & O'Duii. Nv(i Hai^erly; "Advetitwes of Rusiij" *co/>. '• ; Koillv's fills its liOliclay, spot nicely with a last and well balanced Dill 01 SI .\ acts, each holding up its end of the busihess. There's at least a dush ol coJJnedy in four of the sixi winch plea.ses cu.':tomers here. Lenny Galo, who draws the headline fepot, makes a better-than-average impression as enicee. His line of gab goes over well but the audience gets the .biggcsl kiclt ..out of h:s apt impcrs-onatcons ol Gilderslfcvc, Charl'O iMcCartlij. Lionel Barrymore, Jack Benny, Rochester, Andy Devine, Gabriel. Henttor .and others. His ti.Ue-oH on soap opera is tops. -©utstandtiig novelty is NoUy Tate's troupe of playful pooches, which entertain with a radio variety of smart tricks. They dance on their hind le.stK, j ump over hurdles, add and siibti'aef,: pliiy a comedy ..scene and cross Talc no at every opportunity. Ned Haver] V. . nlackface comedian, gets a good hand for his old-time: vocals,' including a lament, on the trials of matrimony, a slow ragtime step and a line; i'hythntic; shuffte On sand. He brings back some of the fUuor of the Eddie Leonard davs. Barr and Kstes also are okay in the comedy fine, registering plenty with their snappy jitterbugging and funny ljurlesque of a balljoom routine. St. Clair and O'Day start the show with a slick line of tricks on unicycles of all s>.cs. from the kiddiecar va'iety to a skyserapper. They do tlieir stuilwith skill and preci Neimrl:, Dec 27 Lo!(i.v Jordan Tjmipuny Fire (7) Genrye Pamton Orch! n-ith Alan nale. Rosemary C«iri,(. Jolnmy Ft'tvd; Lionel Kaye, with Kathleen Iri-land. manhatton Debs; '-Detmr" 1 his js the way vaudeville should b" conOT-a small group which is a sl..r in its own right, a big commerC!,!l orche:-tia for the lovers of sweet and hot, a smart, up-to-date comedian and dancing that is a ploi'snrc. Tlie new Adams show —SilCtM be a bofl'ola. ' i , , The JorcUm jiVcrii, are .now at^iop fo.ni. j\lore like cliamber music Iji.ui aiivchiiig we can think of. the Tympan.v Five hi.s a broad aopcal in the shek flclivery of its leader I"or easemble fee]iiiev-,there ai-e few oujfit.s like it. For saiid registering ivitfi the customers, npHe. .Saxophonist Jordan is the eehferp:eee. with a tenor horn and a trumpet to add harmony. But his slrongasset is fir.sl-rate .singing, exJ-"mely funny in .such songs as JJoni Won-y About That Mule" Buy;:'. Me. Bu7.7. Me." "Young Man tirv.Pi-e and "Corn and Beans" "hicii .sound.-, li.ke a homicd-up folk Opening crowd <27) went nuls J'.imihanty with Jordan's platter oil taut was obvious.. . faxton'.s rising band, on for most ot the ,sbow, _ evinces nianv line eharacfeiislic.s. including a flVe-man |.ax combo that sounds like Glenn IJ'iler of the old da.y.s. Oilier good points are cle;«i criso airangemenls. a nicely varied beat and a try pi the cla.ssics wliicli. altnough a failure, shows an enterprising srant. ^'umbcr in oueslion is IJ('bus:;y> -Clair de Lime " featunnfl pii-no and Freni-h horn, but too much doiiblmg on other choi,-s is a set-back, . ■ : A siz;;ling "Jersey Bounce" makes . prt sion and work up a fewlaughs be side^ The 5 Tip Top Girls ring down the curtain with a whirlwind rour.d of acrobatic routines, giving Plenty, iii: both solo and group stunts, Bi2 hefty when caiight; Corb. A|»ttllo. I%\ V. Count Bfliiic OrcU fl7> ifitli Jirnmie R]ishiim. Ann Moore, Shorts. Dnri.s. Dusty Fletcher. 3 Ror;,et,s-; "Gir/s 03 t/ic.]5if/-,Hon.s-e" tCoO. Apollo show this session continues to put the emphasis on solid swing, terpsichore and gag.<i for which the hOU.se s jive addicts lay oiit their dough week after week. Show is emceed by genial Count Basic, whose amazingly agile finger-work at hi.s inaiio gets solid returns from start to hni.sh. S.r.o. sign was up at the Sunday afternoon (30^ .show caught. Despite the next-to-top billing given Dusty Fletcher, the Three flpckets . emerge a.s the best feature of the show. Young tapsters garbed 111 tan green and blue gabardine .suits of the same cut do some outstanding precision dancing, lining up 111 li'oiit of eaeii other to give the impres.sion that U s all one man. Unlike Fletcher, who held the stage much too long, the Rockets do two •shoi t numbers, come back for a fast encore and then bow off to a goodhand. ■ . ■ . ■ ™ Fletcher, an amusing comedian; puts on a good imitation of a drunk but doesn't know when the audience begins to tire of his repeatetl awtics. Act revolves around h'is attempt to get into his homo in his staggering £2n^itliui,^:with'';^asie: acting as straight man. Unable to wallt'fip? right beeauic of th.e load he's carrying. Fletcher tries everything, incfiiding a ladder, to stand up, meanwhile carrying on a monolog. aimed e.snecjal.Iy at his sepian audience, w-ho appreciate the gags. With mo.st of his time spent on the floor, the mike IS lowered for him, with the result the audience cotildn't hear B.isie'.s narl of the act, Jimmie Rushing, rotund blues .sinser. di-Splays a nice .set of pipes \\ith "I iMay Be Wrong" and "Going to Chicago." and had to beg off. Ann Aloore. the orch's femme vocalist, is a Miltiy loojt^r who gets good results with "Jivin Joe Ja(Ason" and I m Gonna Lo\'e Tl^;if Guy." Shorts upvi.s, ako draws repeated bow.s. with. Ill acrobatic tapping, sliding steps .11 o hand-springs. Bi-sie's band is unusual in that it IcHurcs eight brass witVi only five ced.-^-and foui rhythm but the hra.ss I never too blaring and blends well on a ! numbers. Orch gets in some iVt? on four hot numbers, with lihiioi.s^ .lacquet ■shining 'with . some nne; altn sax work on "A Train " Basie himtelf sets the joint iumpinr' with his "Red Bank Boogie" and draws the show to a sock nni-iih with his llieme song. "One O'Clock Juiiits.''' ■ . : flo's.v, IS'... Y. De ftfnreo.'!. Pdiif WinclioK, Patil Reiiio.s & 7'ojy Hoiy.s (ll!i. Carl lltwazza. Fox k Koll. ftiirfo(()/i Briidr, Al Fanelli. Ale,r BatUtii, Guc Foster Line; 'Leave fler to /iciireii" t20 )iFo.v) rprii'ircii in thin issue of VAIfil'.'l'V.^. . ■ Roxy's sta!;eshow provides an extremely pleasant .,''coriti"n.st to the heavy character of the film. From the opening Swi^s scene, to the bowout, there's good pacing and excellent talent tg make the current exhibit one of the best bi.s of stagefare its had in some time. Despite general superiority ol this layout, it's not one of the Roxy's more expcn.-'ive item.«, but the money has been spent with good .iudgmont. Topper on the bill is Tony and Sally Do Marco, who here tuithci' demoii.strate that they are probably the best ballroom pair on the vaude circuit todTiy. Open with :-an ethereal rendition of "Moonlight Sonata'' and then an excursion into a faster item. Routines and execution are terrific and need an exit speecli to get tliem olT. They're well presented with the two piano accomp of .M Fanelli and .\le.{v Balkin. Paul Wnichell; with his personable dummy Jerry Mahoney. also warrant top response from the house. Winchell has .some fresh bits of business which get the mob. Paul Remos and his pair of lower case lads have abbreviated their usual acts to fit the time requh-Gments. They're simtlarl.v welt received. , ProducJion is well clone. The opening Swiss scene e.'-tabUslvcri a light and last mood ot llic she t . with the line boys and gals doing a .boll ringing number with Fox and Roll m a brief bit of sliuhiilaetl and Rudolph Brudr gi\ ing out .witt\ atmospheric yodels^ Scene is . exi tremcly . well done;. ■, Ravazza contributes one number. "Liebestraum" and segues into the community sing for the wind-up.' Healthy house when caught . ■. Jose. ,•■ all out on this annual event, -wiWi settings, a local choir directed by Lcs Rhode ami Joan Davis, soprano singing "Ave Maria" with Ray Hamilton of Rhode'.s band attending to vocalistics featuring holiday tunes. Regular layotil is headed h,v Patricia Morison, of pix. who clicks. vvitli her singing and had'' to' beg off Dmmy Dray.son emcees neatly and .scoreii in own slot wtlh hi-J hiiolology in the comedy vain, and garners tair share of laugl's with chattel Vicki Raye projects imitalions of bands via hand and mouth and though nothing sensa'.ional happens, goes oIT to healthy niilling. Fred Siuiboi'ii bOft'h with zany xylophtinory. . Comedy hit wilh L'^.S" Rhode and band had them yockiim. Bin good when eaught. H'l|»|i«»<lri»in«'^' Ualio 4» • Ba!ti'?iiore, Dec. 30. Aiidreics Sisters (2), Keii WliKwier niid House Ovcli (14i; "The Bells of St. JWnri/'s" (RKO). Brief 22 min. layout setup planned for extra grhiding ot screen portion ('. The Bells of St. Mary's" 1 has house orch on stage fronted by Ken Whitmcr openii>g with vari-styled arrangement of "Dixie" and scoring strongly to good audience response. Dancing Andrews Sisters, dUo of' attraclive hooferoos, follow with a Spanish capo number .and tap rouHne. nicely sold and well costumed. Gals go over well and show promise ot more ambitious po.s.sibilitics: Whitmer closes with . his-^ one-man band stud', playing a variety of instruments and gagging rather well Willi adequate niatertal. Impressions of name bands is a highlight and clo-sing bit of "Aiild Lang Svne." a seasonifl and nicely selected curtain getter. Biz biggeM in house history. Biirid. Ol.ynipia. ]>li«ml Minniij Dee. 26. J'lifefide. Prolopiie. staged bv Al Wei.v.s nnd Leg Rhode, with Lester Choriis (16), Joan Dovi.s and Rnt/ Hnmilton, Pttfricia MoriiiOii, Dinn'y Drnj/.fon, Vielde Ruye. Fred SavUom, Les Rhode Ilotise Orcit (13>; "Bacfc to Bataan" {RKOy. Xmas siiow here proved a pleasant one, with the annual Yiiletide prologue featured. Management goes DRAm-ADtER GROSS NEAT 25G IN N. Y. Paul Draper and Larry Adler in a one-week stand at the N. Y. City Center ending Mondav (31), gro'--sed an estimated sock ,$2.'>,000 iiPtliejr -fourth appeaiam!fi_.as_a-lcam al-th'us spot. Figure is sufficient to make tije vaude bookef-.s take notice. They're been knoddug themselves out buying attractions at herculean figures on bills that include as many as half-a-dozen acts, bands and^pictures, and along comes a hoofer and a harmonica player, accompanied only by a pianist, to knock off 25Gs. In a •week of Iwd weather, too. Attraction of thi.s dun is by now no I l eak They've been hitting similar ligiires during the previous three appearances at this spot, and have been hitting high takes on their outof-town stands. Adler's harmonislics are truly concert calibre. He has eleviatecl this elementary insti'ument to Carnegie hall status. Even erudite longhair composer.-, such as Ernesto Lecuona, Heitoi' Villa-Lobns are writing compositions for the mouth-oriian. He played Jean Berger's; Caribbean Concerto for Harmonica in florid and vivid style and was also able In elicit top response from a variety ol pieces by Bach, Ravel and Gershwin, Draper's lithe interpretations, in tap ballet, ot clas.sic and contemporary worksarevigorous and often exciting. He has taken tap nut of the hooting clas-s. { Jose. IHHHiliiiliiiHiiMi^^ Ton'cr.'K; 'f Knii.sfi.'! Ci/j'. Dec 23 Riidy Horn, Webber "Sisters (2), -EtJirnrds & '■Latrtoii, Pfit FioidiifMHi. Toxoer Oreh (9) trifli Don Tiff ADi-x-ic Starr; "Don't Fence Me hi" (Rep* ("'d "Sciiorifn front West'' (U). The New Ycar-weely layout at the Tower is last-moving and ple:isos all the way with its balance and di\er -sity,.. ■ .■ Don Tift.and the house orcli , launch; proceedings with a medley ol top hits of lO'lo. Dixie Starr, new vocalist, ciirns heav.v mitting for her vocal of " 'Til the End of Time." Rudy Horn, tcrpcr who. doubles in the emcee spot in smooth fashion, first brings on Edwards & Lawton, dance team, who click with their stepping. Highlight of routine is a modern \'ersio'5t ' of an Old World polka..' ' : The Webber Sisters, harmony duo, register tnjfollpwup with comedy arrangements of "Have LStaycdAwaV Ton Long''"'' and ' "Diiiicing With a Dolly." Deft laugh-gott.-ng touches help them to score. Pat Flannigqn, youthful baritone, follows ' with vocals such as "Without a Song," to garner a nice hand. " . .' Horn is a s'tantlour in flie closing slot with his comedy gab and biz, and his unusually nimble hoofing. His impreshes of a drunk thrown out of an exclusive niterv, and a iilterbuf'ger in zoot suit,' hat and' kuvcham are solid. Off to hefty-palmwhacking, Capacity biz when cauglit. Etir!. RKO. Ilosiiin Bosfo)!, Dec. 28. JEor( Carroll'.'! "Vanities," irK/i Lee Davh. Park & Clifford, Betty Jane Smi h, Re.v Weber, Grace & Nicco, Alplioii.sc Beryc. others: Larri/ Flint's House Orch; "Then There Were iVo»(e'' (20th I. Fairly drab stulV for a show carrying* the Carroll moniker. Foia ;pradiiction numbers with ra.tbcr la^s than the standard attractiveness among the gals, but the? usual as.sortmenl ol gay cost nine'-:, parading, posing, etc, Tliev do a ' ''an routine to begin with, then a Chinoscy ollapodrida entitled ''Hongkong Blues." then a Mexican bouillabaise as is the cu.'^tom. and inevitably a "Stars and Sirioes Forever'' windup while the audience yawns. . '.■'■..■» Ijee Davis m.c.'s and gets nowhere in particular, and there are standiird acts by Park and Clifford (who click with the balance biz)." Bell \' .Tane Smith (okay tappci'oo). Rex Weber • wild-eyed comedy and singing for kudos), Grace and Nicco (nice comedy dancinyl. and Alnhoii'^e Bergc tlaugb.s with pin-up drc^stss 1. The acis are really okay. It's the" pr(iduction and the general malaise all around that hold the show down, Kite, PliitacJ^ilpli'ia, Dec; 2!). Loiii.v Prima Orch (16) u-ilii Lil;/ Ann Carol, Mike Co/tiji. Geiie Siigana: Pgnl ^Rcqan, _ihe Bamtts iZi f^FoHConrThai Wmnihi " Louis Prima and his band play pretty tor the people and the people lo\ e it, as evidenced by the s.i .0. s,gn that hangs almost perpetually over the Eurle door since he opened Friday afternoon. Prima'S musical bill of fare is virttially a carbon copy ot his appearance last year, even as to numbers, but It .seems to be a winning ticket "Angelina." "Robin Hood." "White Cliffs of Dover" and the other Prima lukebox hits net a ■ sclid'. responre irom the customers, young anci old, witli Pi-ima handling tlie vocals and" tossing in a few Italian ad libs which sent the audience into hysterics. Lily Ann Carol. brimetle .songstress, is a cliclv from the moine'nt .she takes over the mike v.ith "I Want to Get Manied" till siie bows off after a series ot encores with a duet with Mike Cotton. Gal is surefire. Gere Sugano, who doubles on guitar, provides the comedv gimmicks. Only outside acts are Paul Rcg,-m mimic, and the hoofing team of the Barrcti.s. Both fill their Respective spots perfecUy. It all adds un to a swell holiday bill. Slinl. Milt Brittoii Band tcith Al not lay Snzan Carrol; IVoivi Mni/i f.aflirop & Lee, Huntz HtiH .v tiob ,,, Jordan, Monroe & Grant; "\Vec/-.,.nl at the Waldorf" {M-O, " Cuirent bill, while lacking poicnt names for the marquee, is u'eserilin less entertaining all the u;n and latched to "Week-end at the W'll ' dort" on the screen is packim. in; what with influx ol touni,i 'trade 4and school holidays. Monroe and Grant, male duo sfirt things rolling with their fast 'trampoline .sosh. interlarding som,. i-o,,, edy with their legit stunts on the bounding canva.s. Lathrop und Lee ' mixed team, follow with some nifty tapstcving to rate a good hand Hunts', Hall and Bobb',' Jordan ' duo from the t'Dead End' Kids" of the films, intersperse rouglihou«e ctiinedy with a couple of songs tlan^i died byJordan that gets them awav to.n nice hand. Their gab material could stand some bolsteiini;. but' even as is the outfrontei-.s g'n lor 'them. . " .■ Nora MfU'tin. er.s1wliile sonj'stress of the Eddie Cantor radio iiro';'..iin does nicely in her song stan/a, comorising "It's Been a Long. Long Time," "Can't Help Lo\ in' That iVIan," from "Show Boat," ;ind "S-,viss Love' Song," in which she does .some neat yodeliiii'. Off to solid >aho. Milt Britton and his zany musiekcrs cut up their usual wackv capers,' but also manage to crowd "in some genuine instrumentation Biittoii i leads the parade of funstering with ; the "Unfinished Symphoii v" .still the sock laugh-getter its al\"va\s been, Al Dellay and Su'zan Carrol do okay by the vocals, working solo and in duet.s.. Sidemen also get a field day in spotting specialties and participating in the clowiiantics. E'ddn. <'lii<*n}So. <'lii Chiccyo. Dec. 'Id, T'lla Guizar. Bob Buniis, Lniic Bio.s. (2i, £!)«u.s /'(imi/i/ (4), Loii Breese Orch d.";), ii-ii/i Marshall Gill & J?oit!ijc Cermak; "Stork Club" (Pdi'i, Wrappetl up in the holiday bill at ' the Chicago is a. salute \o the song .; iuts ot '45 (tliei'e may be some coinplaints on that score, iucidentally ), some laugh-gcttmg aero, diiiu-ing'; anti vcnlro turns, a personable singer of pops and .standards m headliner Tito Guiziir. and a wmdup Christmas' , -specially that's done v illi extra goocj taste. Top tunes of tlie year, as pror ; pounded solo and en.sembVe bv Lou; Breese's hoii.se orch in tlie opener, are "Trolley Song," "Till the End of Time," "Bell Bottom Trousers." "HI; Loved You.'' "Tico Tico" and "Dance W^ith tht; Dolly." Evans family (mother, father, sou and daughter) follow with some neat^ hoofing by the youn.g.sters, tatt' jitterbug .and soft shoe by the olit* slers. liigh kicks, spills and whatnot by the gal, fast tap siiiit by lather aiid SOB to "Beyond the Blue Horizon" and a foursome 'finale thai gets 'em off 'loudly, . . Bob Evans should follow: Lane Brotlier.s do iii.stend. and .some of the effectiveness of their unusual gyinnaslics and roperiumping is lost; thereby. Withal, the rope-skipping w'liilc lying flat on the stage, etc., earns them a salvo. Evans' nuips and duets on "Indian, Love Call" and "Write My.el' a Letter" with dummy "Jerry O'Ler iy ' are, as usually.' ^'arralv received, as are Guizar's guilar-and vocali/atioiis of "You Belong to My Heart," "Never; Says Yes," "Rancho Grande" and "Irish Eyes."' His charros costume ; a sequin-sprinkled job^is riahl off the Plaza de la Reforma and eyp-. catching, to say the Icaiit. Marshall Gill comes out of the ; orch to sing "Silent Night." wi>h curtains back of the band breaking to r(;veal a giant c;indle and stained, gla,ss window bot'ore which juVe singer Ronnie Cnrmak, in acolyte costume, stands, joining G ill for a chori's of the carol. M'i,ke. mSsi'Contlnned rroni itage 'I ■ lime there was a 30',' bite on niicry checks. The actual October tax ligures, rcjea.sed last week, weie the second highest on record. Uncle Sam received $36,394,910, bettered only by Ihe boxoffice blitz montli of Sepicmber when the imitiediale ixistwar giddy ru.sh for amusement brought the Revenue Bureau S42,389..'171. The Hgure for October, 1944. "as .S3(),183,454. Broadwiiy" enjoyed a rccorti busier in October, according to returns in the Third Internal Revenue TJisli'iC' of New York, all ot Manhattan above 2;!d street. The direct tax on t'lC" alre tickets was $5.95.'>.809, best on record. Thiis was about Sl.SOO above September, and aimnr,! twice the figure for October. 1944, Broad'.vays niteries p,'»id tli'e t;ix' co'lectoT f-'{)07,667, more than fiO'f Ijeltor tt'an the ijrc'ecdiijg monlfi and .aiu'ios,' tuice the tax for Octolier. H!*-*. I" addition, ticket brokcr.s. tiiriu-d over an additional $'2SI,.147 on ihfiv erige