Variety (July 1918)

SHOW REVIEWS V PALACE. EreiT leAt "Mt" with fans Monday nlfht; everj seat was ooonpied and ereiybody, Inwiid- ins Boathpawa, uslns the "armstrong" breesa motora. The boaae aeemed abaoluta oapaoltj with tha extra heaTT draw probably dae to (he pfoaenee of a buncn of favorltea, led br the paired headline tuma—Daile and Anna whea- ton and Harry Carroll. Both acta were the recipients of many bouquets, with the former the winner In the floral display. Boy, Howdy, but there was sure aome Bind- ing. About IS per cent, talk during the per- formance. But, considering the presence of real summer, It was Just as well. That there was no harm done was proren by the cleanup of the Wheaton-Carroll turn, nezt-to-oloalng and flnlafilng at 11.07. They Just about stopped the ahow. Ten minutes preylous they had first bowed oflC but the Insistent "recalls" led the obliging, dainty, clever Mlsa Wheaton to offer another flock of Jingles, after she had made a speech of thanka, when ahe said ahe waa glad to be back In vaudeylUe "with the funny little thing" (meaning Oarroll) after an ab- sence of two years. On directly before them and alao appearing In "one" were Andrew Tombes and Rena Parker (New Acta). Mile. Dasle and company found an admiring welcome, closing Intermission. Her corking toe exhibition seems to show her at the pe^ of her art. "Tango Toes," done with M. Bonnie, caught the first big applause. It Is a Spanish number with Dasle continually on her toea. The finishing number, descrlptlye of an air- plane, with the assistance of her company and flagged ribbons, was the punch. It Is worked out to the music of the airplane num- ber In "Oolng -Up." which helps. Among the half dozen floral pieces sent oyer the foot- lights was a piece holding a miniature biplane. An early hit came from Juliette Dlka. She was glyen the tough No. 2 spot, and for a time It looked like ordinary scoring results. However, after the music for the following act had started, applause grew Insistent and Miss Dlka boosted her average. "Joan of Arc," "Over There." and "Marseillaise," all sung In French, were her trumps. The singing khakl-clad quartet with "Somewhere In France" followed, proving sureflre. The com- edy efforts of the men were successful at all points, providing valuable contrasts. The one serious touch, the recitation. "St. Julien," brought forth a rattling volley of applanae. In equipment the men might add an uncostly addition, and that Is providing four bayonets Instead of two. They are supposed to be ready to go over the top, which calls for flxed bay- onets all around. Charles Ahearn and company in his new act. "At the High Life Cabaret." closed at the late hour. The turn has been slightly modified «lnce opening, with the girl ylolinist out of the act. The turn Is a conglomerate affair and needs a comedy punch worked into it somewhere. Walter Brower had the conversational sec- tion of the bill almost all to himself, dallying for a quarter-hour, on fourth. With the assistance of his pleasant southern drawl he told of his marriage and wife, acquitting him- self well and gathering plenty of laughs. ^Fradkln and Jean Tell, who seemed to be well known, opened intermission (New Acts). Mme. Jewell, billing her manikin act as "Cir- cus Day In Toyland." worked out successful opening act, the antics of the roaring "lions" tickling the house. Jhee. BRIGHTON. The house was better than the show Mon- day niRbt at the Brighton. It was the record Monday evening of The season so far, a season Coney Island Is moaning over. Looks as though the Island Is all through for this summer. Any day now that It is warm it Rtarts to rain around R.80 In Brooklyn, and that kills off the Island for the night. When not raining It has beei; cool. All of the week's show at the Brighton was Jammed Into the second part. All of the show consisted of three acts, Franklin and Oreen, who walked away with it; Shelton Brooks and Ollle Powers (New Acts), opening the second part and nearly stopping the per- formance, and Doyle and Dixon (New Acts), next-to-closlng, a very hard spot in this pro- gram, Franklin and Green appearing Just be- fore them. Doyle and Dixon did but little In the way of applause at the finish, but this was partly through the position, the choice for a closing dance (their most familiar one), and the fact that the house had quite well appre- ciated them earlier. Held over for a second week. Miss Franklin and Mr. Green were the big attraction. Seated around were those who recalled the changes In their repertoire from the previous week. Franklin and Oreen expect to sail shortly overseas, to entertain the soldiers In France, and they certainly have enough songs for all of the army. This week Miss Franklin Is singing six, opening with the dirty-faced child, spoiled somewhat through Miss Franklin refus- ing to make up dirty-face for it. And she Is dancing. Miss Franklin danced twice to the refrain of two songs. This looked new for her, but she was lately in a production and anything can happen there. Her "Passing Through" was a pretty wise number for Brighton Beach. What a bear it would have been at the chorus girls' performance at the Astor Sunday night. A letter song from the other side, sung with a sob by Miss Franklin, held sentiment and a comedy back-kick, while she did "Oh You Sammle" with a Frenchy accent excellently, closing with "The Zlegfeld Girl," another chorus number. Mr. Green played as his star solo on the piano Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys." and Juggled otherwise with the keys while his wife changed gowns. It's quite the stamp of a definite posi- tion in vaudeville for Franklin and Oreen to l>e held orar the seeood weak at tha Brighton and hava tha raoord Moaday alfht hofoaa for the opening of the hold-over term, notwtth- atandlng how much credit may be pasaed out to Doyle and Dixon aa a draw. Cloalng the first part waa "Some Brtde," the muaioal turn John MoOowan opened with aome time ago. It now haa Dudley Douglas in hla place, but with the two same gfrla, Adelaide Maaon and Leata Corder. The trio may be aald to be getting away with some- thing. It's only the hard-working little Mason girl who could make that possible, whether with McGowan or Douglaa In the lead. The aklt starta off with a story, promptly forgotten for a patriotic view. Including song that car- ried a special illuminated drop, and then Mlaa Mason does a alngle song and dance, after which the story picks up again, to let loose the one good song of the turn. Mlsa Maaon weara only short-skirted dresses—very short- skirted. She even goes to church to be wed In a bridal costume that only reachea to the hip. It's some startling auggeatlon and an innovation that might wreck many a marriage If carried beyond the ataga. But Miss Maaon lo nimble-legged, a bright little girl, and ahe keens the act In action whan around. Almoat any Juvenile could take the lead, and Mlaa Corder doea well enough and la likely to ault thoaa who accept the act upon ita looks rather than ita work. The ahow was opened by Frank Shlelda, a roper who talks, bealdea using a revolving globe and balancing ladder. The latter got him the most. The revolving globe is obsolete for the variety stage. Up to now the lariat waa about the only thing it had ever mlaaad. Mr. Shlalda might discard the globe and hold to the ladder. It is ever ao much better, and his turn is a bit too long anyway. He failed to get his talk over at the Brighton. The house was too big for him. No. 2 had OflHoar Vokes and "Don." the "drunk" dog, with a specially made atreet drop. Mr. Vokea told a few stories with an Iriah brogue that got him more or less, some leaa, and then "Don" came on. The act was a hit from that moment, although the finish looks no better finished now than It did when the act first came east. Since then It has been on the Zlegfeld Roof. The Misses Chalfonte, with their alghtly set dancing turn of meagre dancing, closed the performance. The two girls persist In work- ing by themselves, and they will probably be able to, while holding to this production or something else as costly. At any other time they will need assistance and would be wlae to look for It now, to establish themselves for their next act. Count Perrone and Trlzie Oliver were No. 8 (New Acts), doing nicely at the finish. Gould and Lewis were No. 4 (New Acts), changed at the night ahow to that spot from the open- ing after intermission position. The house liked Gould and Lewis to an unmistakable extent. The concert grand piano having a workout this week, used In three of the turns. Bkne. LETTERS Wh«B a«B4la« ff«r aaU fa TABIRT, Wkara G foll«wi naiDB, letter le In When 8 P ftttowg maD% letlnr la In Taii^^ Smi V^nuMino efftaa.^^, Advnikig er drenlw letten will notbelMid. 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