Variety (October 1921)

22 NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK Friday, October 7, 1921 PALACE 'rhrm> $10,000 bilU are beaiB for the box oQicf'. The* I'ulai'u Jiuu lo stop sclliug Mtaudiiis rooiii iii S.*> cidU per |>erKou it the Mopilujt ii*al<ii<'<'. while ut night it inuttt have 1>«^«>D thf Sfiiac, for tbo I.ousf was |ia«*kt»tl. wiib ittaiuiocu at $1 per. I'be Hbubtrta could b** ('barxeu a ruiiiiiiiMH.oii lur thc raltu'o tuiuav^ay. With Ihtr lickrt HixTulatoi M on eithpr hide cvf the l**^!- ^*TTT fd./mla.v i.ighl riJE:;::/^ *:y,^^i~\ -. ui'v seats before cvKiil. (b«> <>i.titMi t4t |.iiif; for the 44Ui Street or tb« Winter <iardeD. The sppcN bad a naive way -if try- ing to do buHineHH. Tliiii offiov bad but one single h.Ml ir!t ffi th»» l*nJ- :t( e. Two |)<'oi>l.^ eauK' iu. Miiiu 'Uid \w>in.n. Conversation: "Palaee? You dou't want lo H;'e tbo l*Uian-. \*».i mean the 44th St:per Look ut that bill (leading names of oi*tH). There's ■oinew'hat vtigtiely, in the coloring ef- feetM recalU "Tbe F'ud of the World.*' No. 2 beld I'ietro, pretty early for him and bin piano-accordion, aronud 8:1!>, while they were piling in. liut PJetro beld to biH cbeerfnIneHH and biH prop Mmile. doing well enough for tbe spot. IIJII, Oenevieve and Wiltcr, the fi:-Ht name billing of a <-omrdy bl- ryele three-net. opened tbe show. Walter »M the comedian, with no vary- ing Htyle. but h g<»od bike pprformer, doina^ *ome diindy and new 8tuntH on n Kingle high wheel. . I.4*o farilKt had half of a new act, the new material eoiiiing nt tbe open- ing in the form of smart chatter about flying.' It got Horoctbiug in the tive minuteH taken u|>. Then Air. ("arrillo went into tbe "China John** HtuflF. doing as well uh ever with it. For tin f<neore be brought on that peachy police dog be own.s, "Per- Hbing,'' and bad "PerKb*' remove b»h a Hhow for you. Ho to tbe 44u. ' raiv. an be Kaid, " PersbinR.' there'?* a Street. NoV Well, here s the Win ; jady in tbe bouKe." To tbe inKiKtcni t«r <Ianlen, tbe Sbubert show. GreiU applanae he did another encore bit, vau(I« v'lle, 1 wan toere taix uttt nooii. Hut the «oiiple w »lked o»Jt on tlii< spieler. It sounded as though tbe MjiccK bad boDgUl ot tlw Siiuoctt hotiscH without a return privilege. Aykvii why be was plugging for thfc S!i!'berts and if he were stuck, the f,\n'r gMve a look of disgust nt hia <luestioner aud refused m .suswir. :ifter digging up the $1.10 single cou- pon, charging $'J fo^ it. '1 bo current bill j»t the P.iImc*' d<>« s not qnite reaeb $10,000 in salary cost, but it's just as imposing on p.ipcr an the Palace's show last week that eo:.t over ten. It may be more in money than tbe Palace has spent in tbe nusl. but shown like this draw the businesa. and the PaVice. can bold money, ui. ; w'fnl lot of iifoney, in 14 perform- nnre-i. Opposition or no opposition, rapacity \a what every theatre man- r^o: is afti^' and is willing lo pay for. The di^cnsbion remaining is if the P;ij ce nfjos lip bcadijners in the way it b.iM bern doing of late, four to a 1:11. where is the supply to come from ;t the future, and can the returns stand rrccatm^. w t!i mcanwinM- .:li.i Kfith-bookcd booses out of towii calling for name, or feiuir;'-'. ^ ! i e I'oupos in opposition towniKare strenstbening bills weekly. Still, \v'.;I pioxUily take c^re of itself :is ibo o (.. ion arises. U may have been thp .lewish boll- day .Monday or the rain or the ab- v^nt bill game, but the matinees ai) ove;- Times square were jammed that ufte-noon. Kach bouse bad a turn- nwiiy with the overflow going to tbe other. The ball garner la.«it wrek lM'nii)C(l the matinee business, as the H.'rirs games are now doing, and vyM <i.> while they lapt, but a show like the Palace's with its names, iiert'inl,. I'offmann, Paul Wbiteman*s Bau«1 (first time). Leo Carrillo aud EdUb Taliaferro must do business. That is what they are there for in n buncb St:irting ihe show et eight. Mis? Talinferro in "I'uder the ^ame Olil Moon." oponfd at 8:.'M), with the fin- jsli «»f the program eoming at ll:2."i. T»'e Taliaferro playlet ran 20 min- utes. Miss Iloffmunn. *''osinc i»»- fir.vt btilf. did 4.") minutes; Leo Carril- lo. epening after intermission, did 2ft minites. : n(\ tlie Whiteninn act con- sumed another 'V2 /ninntes, iromedi- j'tel.v following. Tbe other turns of tbe nine-art program filled in the re mainer. fo7ether with the Toj)i('s film. The Wljiteman number (Now Arts) ^^ns Ihe big BpplHU.se noise, with the Hoffmcnn turn (New Arts) the big rntf-taininz bit. Mr. CarriUo had to do 2S minnleH-. that sneaks for itself when eon-^iderintr be is a single and .n inonoloj'st. The Taliaferro sketch ran its iTnnt throus:b construction, but it drayv a'nd drap''ed. and is far away from the best Miss Taliaferro has had What might have saved It at the conelusion. the northwestern bit, wa.s mined liy its imolansibillty. Next to closing were Rome enti r.Rut the tall and short fellows. On tbe Sbubert time are Rome and Cul- len, said to be similar Tbe two nt the Palaee eof away finely with the short one's dancing and the big one's legs ;ind r«)medy. This cou]»lc did a bit of businesy employed by another two^man act. No. 4 on the same bill. Fenton and F'ields. Ir was one stand- ing on tbe <>ther's foot, with the foot- bohler being pushed away. It's not a new f)ieee of business for ♦•'•tlier. btit ha'-n't grown so pofuilar within the last 'A) ye;<rs it should happen twice on o:u' liig-tinie program. Tlie Ffutoti and Fjebls turn is blaehfaee, with one of the boys own- ing person:'.li!v. They went through to a strong finish with peculiar ap- plause Htteiulin;;. starting desultory, increosiuj: in vfduuie as ihc <(Miple iip- peared. dying down as they )u<ssed away, and then again swelling up for no visible eause. However, it held ^n the show and the IIofTmann a«l. (New Acts) that c.:me after it. "Rbadowland." i losing il;c perform- ance, picked n toug'i assignment for a dumb sight turn. As the silhouetted figures of four girls .-ippeined behind the liirhtcd .sheet, the audience hung on. Rut they did not hang until the finish, starling to walk about midway. Ihcjcby missing the Kilbouette<| union suits that help to [dace tiiis act in tbe novelty doss, a new fleparture in pos- Ings. with the young woman doing the Liberty statue unt getting nearly enough for her effort. She renins the pose through thf" entire 10 or 17 minutes the acts run. It's presented by May 7^lber, and in a way, thoogh the French soldier recitation, ^'ar^ rillo mentioned that w:s in behalf of the American Legion and iu the line of a 'Lest We Forget" remembrance. The house liked that also, probably because they liked Leo. Simc. WINTER GARDEN Ten acts at the Shuberts' Winter Garden Monday night, witnessed by a capacity attendance paying top of $l.r»5 for the shovr. Marie Dressier (New'^Acts) was the headliner in "Moments From The Winter Garden." Jim Barton, billed, was not among those present. Bar- ton p!ayed the house last week. The bill ran much too long. William Horlick and 8arainpa Sisters, a fast snappy dancing turn, got on about 11:15 and never bad a chance in tbe closing spot. Sensational Togo in 'The Slide for Life," pave the evening a start ami the tliriU lovers a chance t.> busz. T'*' .Tap was followed by Ilagei- and Good- win, the song writers iu their two- man picno anj singing turn. Hager got bis numbers across snappily. do- ing the most with a "wop" dialect Hong and :i * ballyhoo" bit. (aoodwin at the p'ano. accompanied deverlv and helped with tbe opening inimber, a harmonized <loub!e. Tbcy made a distinct impressiou in tbe doub e ace spot. Emily Ann WVllmau and Richard Gordon in The Actor's Wife" had tbe sketch, in third position. They liked tbe act here muchly, applauding each backout of the six scenes. Tbe turn is an old theme newly presented. Miss Wel'jnan has unusually capable sup- port. A surprise finish is written in- to the manuscript but becomes lost in tbe shuffle. The story has several twists that confuse tbe denouement but it didn'f seem to make any dif- ference in the reception. Kach play- er took an individual bow at tbe cur- tain. D.'. Calion, tbe ladder-balancing monologist, he'd over from last week, and closed sensationally after a slow start. Tlie Englishman's patter is mostly rehashed familiars but his con- stant straining for laughs and inces- sant chatter finally caught. His high flown phrasing has been done before. The baloncing atop the two ladders is tbe strength. A girl assistant in a one-piece uniform and tights is pres- ent at intervals. Clark and Acaro got the comedy hit of the first half with very little com- petition oboad of them. C ark's eertleman vagabond and Miss Acaro's foiling were an unbeatable combina- tion. Clark's "raspberry" gag later took tbe edge off a recitation of George Rosner's anent tbe same sub- ject and bis travestied operatic finish was n confliction with the finish of the Marie Dressier act, without any daniase to ,the latter, Jiowevi*r. j^r)- other piece of business Clark uses, peeking at the decolette bust of hit Olympian nroportioned partner, was used by Miss Dress'er in her finish with John T. Murray. She gave it a new twist by pulling up a piece of (hiffon. much after the fashion of a wibdow curtain. After tbe picture Palo and Palet pulled down n solid hit with their n)us:cal turn. The Winter Garden or- chestra was of great assistance here helpins: immensely with excel ent mu- sic. Kettle drums are a rarity for a vaudeville act accompaniment. Llora Hoffman followed. The prima made a Ritz entrance through the shutter drop backed in "two" by n fantastic banging. A piano which ip.Vr» used is visible in the background. Miss Hoffman, beantifully gowned in black de%p]ette and opera cloak, sang three well-selected numbers in good voice closing strongly with a high-class bal- lad of lilting melody. She could have encored, tbe applause continuing until Rosner's act. Rosner got them right from the start with the old legit. "Daffv Mac Dougal." "The Graduate" and the •G. A. R. Veteran" completed his character cycle. Each was acclaimed individually, building up to a wham finish. Mias Dressier followed <lth Hor- lick and the Sarampa Sisters in^ the sacrificial nook. The Wellman turn Ienfrtbened-t>ut the first half of the bin with the Dreasler act likewise in tbe last kalf, making tbe show run about 11:30. (Jon. COLONIAL The Colonial bouae manager was grieved nt 8:00 that there wasn't a ►eat left iu tbe house, but be was mistaken. At 8:45 the box office man accommodated the reviewer at the regular bcale and war tax wftb a cou- ple in the smoking boxes, which bad vacant space enough for about two companies of militia at tb^t ti*Mo. Downatairs waa capacity. Prob«bly an "rtftjiJit.JtyiHinesa judgment, about wbiel) there is no special t'omplaini, as bouse managers may be busy and worried these days. But there can be nothing but com* idaint about the lux way in which the Colonial management has let that rowdy gallery get out of hand again. It took one house manager the greater part of a season to schoal tbJt gallery and patrons of the hous? were able for a while to watch the performance in peace. Now tbe work has hll to be done over. This week's show is a 8mai»hing en- teitainment. but tbe rough element came near spoiling it several times. Iiie net of -The Creole Fashion Plate" wjs interrupted by scuffling, and Karyl Norman paused with a tactful remark from, the stage which broughtr4iuiet. Apparently the gallery baa to be managed Trom the stge for the present, for it was only due to the skillful counter-kidding of Harry Carroll that the finish of bib turn was not ruined. The Carroll offering proved one of the two of the bill. The unstnirs crowd chose to pick out the "Swim- min* Hole" number, done bv the n^n- nett Twins, and for moments wouldn't have anything else. It looked fo» the time that the Twins would have to go right on through the evening. Again at the finish of the "'-t, wheii the score is qnirkfv run ^ff in .•»n en- semble res'Miie. the- d'">"ii^defl the 7me son- hv the ftWU half s doze*," •M.r^ nod onlv the joshing of Carroll vaved the house fro" " »MTT,ni*,,,v<s demonstintion of old-fash'oned di- menHions. V»verthelesR the girl re- vne w^:«» a riot. T' - Fr».'- >fn,.*'..i- CSr— .\'.♦q^ V.,,1 to foM-"- ;t pt 10-45. and .-> tonehe- snot seMop> has been. As it t-rned "■'^ ''"^ -^-T" '-Mir vero nmnlv „- to the tr-k T'^ev started •> 1i«*]p '•iffnglv. but their eo'ng went better P« 't nro-^ress^d nvt^ fiw-v -o..oi»-- nllsl,o<f tJip rltnoMt JmnowvJijV i,^ nroeti,.^]]^, du'^»;.>ntln«. the l.jt of fh,. ^'irlv rovjjo Tho CVon'nl r-^-'lo... 'n cnlfo of tJ,o?r fnults. nre Tie*re» tvojcal v'vlovillp fons th->. ti,p ^m^. tome-.j of nlnio^f «nv of— v""5efr -•^♦;hllshn.op. Jn fo-.vn. Thev know the-r vftM'leville and they nre loval to '•!'• favorites. This week'-. CoinnJoi bin hn*; o-err- Jhtng. identv of sinir'ne. stronr dinr- ne VT)0*c nr,^ oxr«lloT>f rom«Hv pV. ">ents flP'l hr<:Mpc; mavbo bera-icp the «>tuation i^ v-iint ?t i» has r^nsnl'n,- nns "production" featnres. Rut nbove ."H it is »»t»'onir in e>'''»-,i'»tCrist'" yaudevillo soednltv m'te-Jal. n qnnl- itv wbipb is r-^^ easy to dc«-ri>*e b'lf which is rendilv ree/>^n'-"»hlo to the "Toerieneed vondevillo ohsr-ve-. be be booker, reviewer or fnn. Different inrnsemenf nromoto»'«"TJi«iv eflt<»r to a cre-t ynvietv of nublic toste. but tha r^ndovdlc enteitninment is fairlv weii f^ved IP type, and it doe, soem that ;'e Keifh outfit has a little the edge •n the rnrrenf cnnte^f in supplying tl.o fvpiral vnofialtv «how. The vi.ow l« n well .balanced assort- Mient of sncHalty ma.erial with a touch of oM-time sure-fire urtists in ♦'•e Vow MorNms nnd Cres^v and Df»vno jt b*^ini rather nnietTv but hndds un in laughs ond speed fo a -hair of n Hi'Pnx with the Morton.-^ ii» ne.Tt to rlo«!ine. I^uvjo. fine looking young gvmnast wrrkine on a high pedestal with hand- sf-nd -tren^lh fents and n finish on wido-s'wiii.»ln«r romsn rin^s in the opei er Rather slow and takes too mucl« time nearly 12 minutes. f.>r the •'tart of a fast show such ai this, al- though n fine specialty of its sort. T^e** .Won nnd Cpcil Allen sin-rin; ^nd d«T>. inir comedians, gave the show 'tq applatise TiMch-off in No. 2» They have p.lnnted Frisco dancing sfvles to an individual routine, something Jn the nature of n dance comnefition. al- thoud' with tbe soft pedal on the cor^neti'ion. Cres^v .iiid Davne niled no the la">rh ."voyp^rs xirUh their sketch now called 'The Man Wb > Ruf -i In." al- 'houg'« it was called "The New Store." ind tb<» latter !<» the better "•»me. Tt bns fine character humor, first rste story i>iter*»«t nnd « rich sucee«»sion of elevev* lipeQ fhot hold •surprise laughs. An effective sur- nr,«o ending twist get it awav to a hirh score. Bert and Betty Wb-eler kept tbe laughing on the up-grade. Bert has a kidding nut style of his own, roufb in spots but holding sure fire, robuat fun. It was an inspiration to switch from the roughest of the nut comedy to a sentimental ballad which broofht them a hurricane of applause. Tbe brief dance got them away to the bif noise of tbe evening np to that time. The show had been growing in speed all the time, and for closing intermla- sion came the brilliant production flash and the anrprise of "The Greole Fashion Plate.*' Karyl Norman, tbe female imperaonator, is newly re- turned from abread wiib e?eu more gorgeous gowng and baofiofa tbaa erer. His clothes are eye-openers, llie backgrouud for tbia oarlolriai huu- burst is a rich drop of crinkled clotb of gold, flanked, on one aide by a sumptuous bit of gilded and enibosied furniture. Tbe stunning pictures o( the turn and the surprise of the dis- closure tbit the singer is a man com- bined for n btrong feature to ciose th>' first half. Harry Carroll and Co. of six chor- iatera, the Bennett Twins, Giac» Fisher, prhna donna and a dancer, Hjrry I-aughlin. besides Harry r^r roll himself, took up 5() minute^ Then came tbe Mortons, who marked tbe peak of tbe entertainment, and for tbe finale, Emile and John Na- thane, the last word in gvmnastic fin. ish. Two yo4ing men in Tuxedos who do everything in tbe way of hind-to- hand. head-to-hea<l and grotind tum- bli»"r witJi absolute ease and grace, without a apok<»n word nnd with a wealth of amusing dumb business. A turn th t ought to be set up for the study of all talking,.singing and d »nc- iug acrobats. Rush, 44Ui ST. The ten-act show at Shuberts' 44th Kt. this week, billed in the elec- trics as an "all-star" affair, is hardly that, but it holds considerable enter- ta muent. It's the third week of Sbubert vaudeville at tJie house. Monday night the 44th St. was a triflc^hort of capacity. One thing immediately noticeable about the 44th St. is tbe vaudeville atmosphere so quickly created. A sophisticated au- dience likewise contributes to remov- ing any traces of newness of the. new policy. The Bayonne Whipple and Walter Huston revue "Time," closing the first half, was tbe high spot of tb» sbo'w. It's as far away from the geikeral run of su-called production turns as San Francisco is from the Bron.x. A Ir^en spirit of travesty characterizes the comedy, of wb'ch there is more than sufficient to sup- I)ly »;everal Broac.way shows, and. a eommeudable striivng for novelty marks every moment. There is a jazz band, but it's kep^ more or less subdued, being incidental to the com- edy bits for the greater part. The whole turn runs wit.h (he smoitthness of a perfectly oiled engine. Scencally the turn is an achievement in ifs«lf. It is seldom an ru.'Mence reman." seated preceding an intermission an*! continues applauding until an arti««i responds with a speech, but thev did just that at the 44th St. .Monday night. Another walloping hit was th::t ot \. Robin.-;, next to closing. Rob'ns reoched '<^m somewhat after 11, just about the toughest spot in the world for a single, but he held the entire house, following everything. It's a quaint comedy turn, this Robins' act. the humor favoring tbe continental idea of fun, but remoulded in such manner as to make its comedy appeal universal. Taflan and Newell opened with a comb'nation of horizontal bar work, singing, dancing and music. Tbe blindfolded stunt on the bars by one of the biJys made a corkin]; thriller, but the act should have ended after that, the closing in one with dancing, supplying superfluous entertainment. They went over. , Directly following came Mossman and Vance with double, dancing. This made two two-men turns in a row. The neat stepping brought tbe team plenty of appreciation but the double dancing of tbe openers ^had taken a bit of the edge off, and the Mossman and Vance act would have undoubted- ly gone better if they had not been forced to follow dancing of somewhat the same type as theirs. Opening the second half were Mul- len and Correli, also with double' dancing, likewise somewfhat along the lines of Mossman and Vance. The talking acrobats replaced Stone and Pillard. Some of the comedy talk landed and a great deal of it failed to get anything. The Equilli Bro.s. closing the show with hand balanc- ing were a fourth two-man team. In tbe "Kiss Burglar" the two principal men also formed a double singing and dancing combination. Erneatine Myers, third, with a production dancing turn, pleased generally and made 'em gasp with tbe bareness of the final Oriental dance. Mias Myers gets about as close to the limit in the matter of undress as possible, it would seem. There is a new tenor in the act, Bertram Bailey, who* sings pleasantly and figures im- portantly. The two little dancing girls, Alice Weaver and I^ovey I.^e, scored an individual hit with a double eccentric. Clark and Verdi were the first to get to them with comedy. They held the fourth spot and received a re- ception on their entrance. They did the ttatue selling turn and succeeded m keeping the laogha moving rapidly for the better part of their time. Dolly ConneHy and Percy Wenricb, second after intermission, were an- other team of old faToritea tbe bouae liked. Miaa Connelly did eight num- bers. One about tbe abort haired dames of Greenwich Village dia- closed a novel lyric and was like all of the qtheri, eipertly bandied by Misa Oonnel^. ...'"*? ?!■■ Burglar (New Acta) held ^« eigbCh spot with Eqnilll Brother* doalng. Tbe gymnaata bad to battle well considering. Tbe show ran aloag pleasantly Monday night, the audienS ueceptfng it as a flrat rate entertain. "*^°*- Bell. PALACE, NEWARK , Newark, N. J, Oct. 5. Proctor's Palace' (Keith-bookedl play a bi^ time vandeville bill oo • split week baaia with two shows a day. The prices range from 50 cents top to lo cents at matinees, and T7 ifrffSTSrSO'cents for the night "per formancea. Tbe vaudeville bill it preceded by one boar of pictures the higher priced seats for both perform- ances are reserved. With the rain Monday afternoon capacity for tbe first show. A nine-act bill overload- ed with men and dancing (-(unpriNed the fit St ha f program. It wuh a dif-' ficult bill to arrange, owing to the nunibAr of male dancers. The latter half especially .losing its vftci tiveness on this account. .loe Fecher with his ten-piere or- chestra started proceedings with corking overture with his ..-;k" K<«tiuti framing up ae one of the strongest heard in any of the local v.ttidevi 1« houses. John S, Blondy held tbe \o. 1 spot with a variety opening turn! Blond.v is assisted by a youn.:^ woman who sings and dances between his balancing and acrobatic efforts. The turn is purely small time bnt riroves a fitting opener for houses of that class. Dotson No. 2 was ihe first of the male da:.cers. The co ored boy stepped right in and slapped out one of the big bits in the early .spot. His exceptional steoMing proved difficult to follow for the dancers later in the bill. He could have stood a liifer position but should have been sat'sfied with the spot as it gave him tbe edge io the dancing field. No. .3 held Stella Trav and Carl McBride. It is n quiet offering n'celv framed along lines used by Misa Tracy for some time. The turn could stand a bit of cutting, the 20 minutes being a trif e over reipiirenients. Mc- Bride should elinrimite a bit of tbe ^mouthing b\isiness w'th tbe talk as it detracts. Returns were ad''(iuate for this couple with .lack Lavier, No. 4, bringing forth pool comedy returns. Lavier. following some ♦•ork'ng '•om- edv bi7si:iess on the t-r»"'se a'lows his turn to dr^e towird the end. to> mn-b t'n)c be-n'* t'lken op 1*» leadinT op to the finti fr-ck. Cons5deriri? his Ix'ine tbo s#m'o»w1 single man of th?* flr.st four acts this chap dd w«»l with' an offe^-irf? framed alon«r noyl lines ,\ flp^li waw frovid'd br *'Th'» Sn'rit of l»c ^f;irdi Oras" a revue with 11 neoide 'uoludir.g a jazz band of six p'ece.-<. The t"»*n cons'sts of a series of song and <«ance snec'alties with girl lea«'ers in each division. A brunet rag singer st.inds out amoni; the girls, her two numbers being the applause wJnners of the act. She an- pears ready to st*** out as a sin'rle any time. Two girl dan'»ers displav thei'' wares in capable fityle. A cork- ing flash turn that can be featured in the three-o-da.v houses when fhev can Afford tbe heoyy salarv needed for it. Toney and Norman, No. i\ "r'tbe-ed in the lau?bs on the strength -^f To- ney's downin". He felt th:^. Mondav afternoon audience out to determine the requirements and found hokum and rough comedy demanded. Tb" chatter anneared over their beads with the clown'nr surefire The pre- ceeding turn had gpH«nre'i on abnn- dsnce o' nnnl^n^ie with tl»»v lwo-a''t having little difficulty in following it up. The Mosconi . Rr.ithers headlnint were No. 7. The boys were *^"^'*t customary succes with tbe acrobatic stenping. ^''"••'a iVIosscon! disrdaved •"•'•'♦ o's- slbt'ities as a flt^inne^* and >;ho"^l de- velop into •» Vad'n<r fnctor *n ti»5«i line of "o-k. The Mosconis for Newark were tip fop. Tom Smith, next fo «'iosiT»e. suf- fered on account of tbe l"teri'ss of the spot nnd tbe number of p]f>M pre- ceeding blm. TT#» would hive been.a comedv riot earlier. Tbe returns were of such proportions as to jjive satis- faction considering conditions. The El Rev SisterA clos«»d the show. They can end t^'e be««» of bills j'ud give satisfaction. Tbe Monday afternoon audience was anxious to 'eave but gave these girls their attention. AUDUBON The .lewisli holiday, with good show weather, was responsible for a turn- away business at this Fox house Mon- day night. The show, aside from the opening act, contained songs galore with comedy running it a close second and dance numbers very few. "Hector." the poodle, with other animals of the same type and a lone fox terrier, gave an interesting per- formance in the opening round. The fox terrier, it was announced, was slightly indisposed. It did not even wiggle its tail until the conclusion when it did a ^'shimmy." It would have been better to have allowed the dog to recover, before forcing it to tbe itage. Mack and Nelson, 2 dapper boy^ in evening dress, display plenty of action. abow fairly well with comedy talk mixed with a variety of song selec- tioDs. The latter is the foundation for they both poaaeaa vocal power while the comedy talk and peppy de- liTerj elevates the boys to a standard for the deuce spot on any closing num- ber that aends tbem off with a flying ilniab. .••Im^ . LrraaT-ru "J^. •r.-'^*"" Pbllbrick and De Voe, of opposite agafiiat a waKng hoaae but did Tcryjaex. followed with a strict comedy of-