Variety (February 1922)

80 NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK Friday, February 17, RIVERSIDE The eipht-at't current bin shnpos tip as oxcclk'iu rntertainment with Irene Caaile serving .is tlie stellar lodestQno ably suin»ortotl by D. D. H., CJeorpo Josj»el ami MnrRU Waldron. Mrs. Castlo is aoronUd tlie Rolo timpst€n billihfr. Caiiaoity business on Lin-'oln's Uirthilay matineo. Elmer Kl Clevc's next xylo ham- mering gave ihe show a fast Kt;sr! which was maijitainvd ihri>iij:hon: the first stanza summing up as p« r- fect vaudeville for ihe lir.'l half. The second i)ortion (lid not *}i;iih vin 80 well, the pace letting do\v)i despite the sf^rling trio of acts th.'«t constituted that session of the p:o- gram. Th« audience was bubbli)ig over '"With good humor and enlhu.*«iu'-m ran high with the result El Cl« ve. the intro act, almost succeeded in stopping proceedings. Russ»ll nn<l Devitt were well appreciated wi:h their hybrid acrobatic sstepping aj:d !^ comedy by-play. ' Janet of France and rhnrlcs W. Hamp fitted in nicely Avith iljcir "Little Touch of Paris" musical sUit. Hamp is the piano aecompanl^t. also feeding superbly in the opening quarrel-flirtation bit. A s;:gg'stion for more sincere character cun- eistency couM be tak»^n a Ivantaf^e of where Hamp, as the sojTg\\rit< r, is teaching Janet his latest number. It certainly does not carry ovit th*"" illusion when h^ start** du«"-:iing on ••Worth While Waiting For." a long released pop number. .Something restricted with a catchy swing would fit the situation perfectly an«l fulfill the story thread to a ni-ety. Its very obviousness c.iusts ore to wonder why the team, in arranging their otherwise satisfying song and music skit, did not take adva:.t;;ge of the situation. Came D. D. H.. entering to a ' reception from the Riverside regu- t lars, and monologed his 1j minutes of unique chatter to .a, snceossion of Wows and guffaws, exiting .a sweet hit, probably th«> heaviesi applause receiver of the show. Mrs. Castle was the class act. The two most striking features of her offering are paradoxes. The favor- able element are the stage settings credited in design and execuiioij to E. Douglas Bingham. The opposite ■ is Mi.ss Castle's vocal attempts. Even her alibi immediately on entrarcej to the effect it even surprised her <Mrs. Castle) that the newspapers in their criticisms pulled that much worn wheeze, "as a singer siu/s a jrood dancer," docs little to lesson the sting of her vocal deficiency. Do Hupfcld, who himself is a better pianist-composer than a vocalist, j- co-operates with Mrs. Castle in r hokeing the vocal stuff as well as ' possible <nor can it be de^^ied, in- effectively), but why retain travesty that borders dangerously on me- diocrity when it could be eliminated just as well. All of which explains all this dwelled upon detail upon a ;. phase of her act that seems least .Important. Mrs. Castle as a grace- ful exponent of ballroom dancers made her mark many years ago. As a personality she has long stood the teat on stage and screen. The women marvelled at her gowns, grace and gorgoousness otherwise and seemingly were amply com- pensated, Mrs. Castle drew 'em .'it the Palace the fortnight preoedirig last week and could be a holdover here if sho so decides. Hev willing- ness to appear in v.audeville, "insid" t Btuff" lias it, is dependent chiefiy on moods. . llae Eleanor Rail and V.rotlur ro- r»i>eno(i after the usual 'Topics" and "Fables" flicker funnies. The mus- ical combination is of the highest technical order but the spot v..ts not just right for the dno. Tluir stuff is a bit too "heavy* to make ''■ it ideal for re-opening pinpos* 't after a comedy reel intermis'*Jon. But after the audionoe pot ac- customed to assimilating the cello- violin stuff, the getaway hand to li.ind music sounded like .a sIioav stoppr-r. It was sincere too; );oth- ing kidding about it rith*M\ (leorge Jesse], ambitionrly top- billed as "America's Foremost ^ Young Comedian, Author ar.d Com- ^ poser" was assigned the r.cxi to H farewell position. Jessel set himself V right with .a couple local cracks that ^ clicked soon commencing on a dis- course anent the flop of his former p' revue act leading into the telephone [:•: interruption bit that was n fixture in Jessel's former single. Progress- ing further the comedian now em- ploys a girl accomplice from the audience who interrupts pleading for a chance on the stage. This is cue for some remar' by Jessel anent show businneg and managers which are not altogether compli- mentary but are saved sting through a wise-crack twist. The girl is dressed in shorties as a "kid" al- though her muscularly plump and otherwise excellent two r'^asons 'o not show as well from the rear as Bhe ascends the runway to the etage. Personality that is definable as "sweet" the chick essays a terp solo , and does straight for some of Jes- Fel's lines. Tlie "recital character- istic," to quote the act's billing, did nicely in a spot that was rather too ambitious for it. Further ui>, probably next to shutting the first Btanza, would liave been the ideal. Marga Waldron, despite the late hour, despite the program handicap of a "premier danseuse' and a "classical offering" and despite Mrs. Castle's stf'ller terpslchorcan pro- duction prcceUlnjf, held 'em hypnotized through the medium of her swaying self, assisted by George Halprin. It's a tough spot to assign any solo turn particularly an act of Miss Waldron's type, but her holding ability is the more to her eredit. The show ran late and holi- day dinner hour was calling at five beils, but she danocd and they wtre 'entranced. The concluding news reel llirkr:-. d to an aJmost 'Uipty house, Ahil. BROADWAY On\v six of the nine a>'ts lisied show* d at th»' three o'cloi-k holiday matinee Monday. P.s the .Statt- l:ak»^ jioiiey. Frawley and Luuis-e. th»^ Be.'.umont h^isiers, and the Six Musical Nosscs were the ones \o draw the off-assigninent for the ^'arly i>''rforTnan<'<\ The remaining sext«:t of turns opened to an al- most eni.a«Nty hous»^ th;;t pontinu* d as such throughout the afternoon, despite the cotistant change of in- dividua's. The bi/1 dancing in was o^erboa!d wltl; its runjung order, four of th»^ six a«'ts displaying ih.e focit work ;i8 th» ir prin'':;>al » onsiunrKnt of goods. V.'i:!ia;n:" ;.nd Taylor, t »-o (^olored hoys, sold it bitter 'h.in their •ompetitors besides having the b». St of it as reg.T'ds ability. l'la'<d down next to closing the team blast- ed tlnough to toi) honors for the afternoon. The pair offer neat hard shoo tai'ping that has one of the men Taking lare of jthe more eccen- tric style of delivery, and between Thim it total.^ as an act that ^vin hold up. for straight dan-^ingr, Witli th»' majority. They ••cleaned." singly and together, in a maniicr that i^'ft no room foi* doubt. Thomas J. Kynn with 1.j« sketch r.id nicely, though hnving to work against .'i haphazard morr.le that lutdn't ^!ll:^n kindly to any thing uhi(h had gone before, and st|onied about resigned to simply wait for tho scr«^>en fraturo. About half vay Through. Ryan started to reuist'-r •continuing to plug till he got at least fair ack!;ow]f dgmi lit. Evans and Massart «Xev.- Actr) initiakd v.ith I'raJik V.ard and his linger dancing dolls, following. Ward's coiiversa- lion is laeking in substance, ;,nd i". was accorded «^orreHponding recog- nition. !t should eithe.- be rep1*^n- ished or done away v.ith. Tl.*" actual work, or wlifii the dolls av in action, provoked curiosity' witli some amusement closing out to .a mediocre response that failed to disttirb anyone's trend of though*. Kirby, Quinn and Anger found it equally as hard to get started V)ut managed to impart some <?nmblan<cr of life among the patrons with th» ir burlesqu*:» bit at the finish and by me.ans of the sl.apstick falls of oni- of the men. The act impresses as though it would shap'^ up better if running closer to the 13-minute pe- rio<l and possibly under that. The Australian Woodcutters term- inated, holding substantially with their sawing and chopping. The two men sawed through a log. de- claretl to be CO inches in girth, in 23 seconds. Can .Selbit or Holden top that? isliS' FIFTH AVE. Moijd.ty nij^ht the firvt pe^rtion of tlie show was rather listless. The ysual big audience found nothing to enthuse over until the comedy fea- ture arrived. That eame with Frank and Teddy Sabinl in the key position, Ko. 5. of the bill. The c.»rds announeed Sabinl. while outside the billing !-am<'d the two j)rincipals, the third member of tho trio being unnanvd but us*^d to good purpose in th^ or- clj^estra pit. Tl.at portion caught on from the jump. .Sabini's musical contributions are important but secoiMhuy to his "wo])" nonsense. Miss Toddy Sabini, in building up The vocal factor, gives the tvirn sub.stance. She vise<l what sounded iik*^ an old type of •■•oon shou:— 'Tf\\ That to the World,'* then sent a "Mamtny" number big. Their idea of the l>l\jes, wliich was jiart of the encore, had Sabini lilowing on a fif« v,rhi'ie ?>Iiss S.abini toyed with .1 uke. Thp .*<aloinis were again reca;leO.. ca^ly taking th'^ evening's honors. The Mosconi Brothers in tlK* next spot we're the class of the show. Wihie, the >o\:nger Vtrother, ai":d sis- t'-r V'«rn.-i are in ilie txu'n, but *;j»' father is missing. In th-^ ojm ning lyric it is mentioned that pop is 04. has liung his daiicing sho«s a vay. and is through with stag-^ wori;. That called for a -slightly different .arrangement of routine. Willie and Verna, with a duet number, really opened. lioth show smart improve- ment over their first appearance two .seasons ago. Following the younger stoppers William Ede.son, the leader carried, soloed with basson In th*» pit. Charles and Verna in a duet number displayed something new in one stepping. Louis then pranced on for liis specialty. Ch.arles joined him for the brothers' double num- ber and that won a nice hand. All four wero on for the close, Willie tumbling all over the stage, using Louis' style. Tom Kelly followed and In the next to closing spot found the going made for him. Kelly's Irish stories now are perliaps in better time than ever, and it may be said that they arc not hackneyed. He opened with a song speaking of the glad- ness that the clouds had finally rolled away from Ireland's shore. Kelly has a rich brogu«», faithful and effective, which la half the idea in telling Irish stories. His "O'Brien and Murphy' tickled tho house, with fhe varn about the "Protestant Popes" about the best. A parody on "Lucky Jim" was given in solemn styl*^, Kelly announcing it as an inipr-^ssion of a star of 20 years ago, at which time he was a child. There being some doubt he increased the time but said it wasnt more than 40 years anyway. Jean .Sothern supplied a liked No. 4. Sylvester ami Vance were an farlv'comedy pair. The man's tag comedy line "horses," being a sub- stitute for "bull." carried the te.am along easily. It's amusing when he .idmits mothers hide their daughters when lie comes along because of his good looks, and then .adds '•horses." Clarity and H«agney jXew Acts) were second. Eary and Eary opened, interesting with the acrobatics with st"f 1 rings—a novelty. The Tuscano JJrcthers h» aved battle axes in the shut spot. Daring stuff. Jbcc. ROYAL Anniversary Week, Linco'j.'s Birthday and 12 vaudeville a'^ts failed to offset the holiday prices at the Royal Monday night. The cus- tomers evidently preferred to stay iiome and honor the houre with their patronage Later in the w*^eic. V l.^n the admission sca'e was noniial. A corking show rewarded the three-quarters of .1 house, with every act on the bill getting ade- quate returns. Hits of predomi- nate calibre wer*^ registered by Afc- Laughlin and Evans, fifth; Wells, Virginia and West, second after in- t*-rmission, and Burke and Durkin, ^-i^;hth. all in juioy .spots. The Mc- Laughlin and Evans duo have s^'t t\i>^ town talking, and are second only to Ctaliagher and Shean among tlie seasons novelties. It is a man and woman slang talking act in ••one," with the chara:'t*^rs as f.iirh- fully drawn as some of O. H<-nry's heroes. What tWs te\am will do to a I'ala-"*^ gathering only time v.-iil tell. Th»y haven't playr.d that house yet. A conflict ion in a popular s'.ang Eorg origjn.illy written for thisi act r.ao avoided when Bianth»» Evans walked out in the Burke and Durkin turn and introduced the song for Burke, .^hf^ aiul her part- n«-i* had used it pr<-vious]y'. Jimmy Burke sang his specially writter. '. .'rsion following and got as mvi -i v.ith it as ever. The latter team has improved unspeakably since the season opened. Miss Durkin is of the Durkin sisters. She and Burke hcive framed up a pleasing Konf: and piano routine that can cn- tert.ain them anywhere. The second half contained noth- ing but "wow.^'' Opening with Burke and Durkin, followed by Meehan's animals, with Well.«=', Vir- ginia and West next. The young- ster in this turn stood them on their ears with his dancing. He is un- doubtedly the sweetest hoofer in the racket, and he.aven help the exponents of the Russian "hoch" stuff who have to follow him on a bill. They yelled for more long after tlie nest signs were up. Jay Velie was dropped into a toijgh assignmeift following in his singing and dancing turn, assisted by the four girls, but did nobly not- withstanding. Velio is a smooth, refined worker and a good show- man, and macPe the grade nicely. The Swor Brothers had a late stirt for their quiet opening, but went as usual here, where they are great favorite.^ A couple of new gags were heard in the routine, but the rest of the offering remains tin- changed. It's an entertaining quarter of an hour for any man's ti.eatre. .Sensational Valentines opened the evening, followed by Cold and Edwards, the dancers, in place of McFarlane and Palace, who were off the bill. P'isher and Hurst had the first comedy belt at them in the third position. Fisher is a positive comic with an offering built aro\ind •^^-ire-fire bits. Much of the dialog is familiar, and one or two pieces of business are from burlesque. Th«y did it in the position and gave th'^ show .a real start. Margueritr.a Padula, with her pi.-^inolog and songs next, also landed. The song sung at tiu-» .'udi- r.'f-'Q in which she i»;cks out ajid names a patron in an aisie sc.'.t i'-- in bad taste unles'i a plant i«» used. Th*^ patron Jlonday night v,as visibly embarras^rd, and t)ie lar.ph- te-r that follows doe'-n t ex:\^se tiie ■J.-*'' of tho song ii tha* matriier. Jim I'eliX fiNew Acts) elo?.ed 'hf- show, and Tempest and Watson • New Acts) did likewise for the fir.St half. Con. JEFFERSON At eight o'clock the box ofTlre door-man was annotmcing the sale only of balcony seats and discour- aging the orchestra and box would-be* patrons. Inside the house the reason was obvious. Log«^^s and boxes jammed with ex- tra chairs and tho overflow stand- ing many deep in tho rear of the orchestra. Monday night looked like a good holiday's business for anybody's theatre, and that was the way tho standees wero accommo- dated for the major part of the evening. They came early r»nd stayed late, tho Rhow flickering out its "Tol'able David" feature at ex- actly the witching hour—midnight. The Jcffersorv ran Its customary three shows, although busir.ecs would have warranted the extra show. The orchestra ovcrturcd its Dixie medley very apropos of the occasion at about 8.30. The show itself was erratic and an absolute fooler. It would not seem likely, ostensibly, that a deuce-spot col- ored hoofing team could take the edge off the headline act, Hackett and Delmar Revue, spotted No. 6, but that inn't tho reason why the revue fell flat, it was not a case of too much dancing, for no step- l>ing obtained between tlie second and sixth acts. Merely the colored boys showed such wicked hoofing m the early spot that the impres- sion lasted, and the Hackett-Del- mar's produv'tioned stepping didn't click so prettily. Tho Nagyfys, a mixed fire-eating team opened. Their pyroteehnics bewildered the natives when it came to the flame shooting from the mouth and left '»m disbelieving rhe'/r ey*'slghr when the man started digesting the carbon are light ter- niinals. individually and logetiier. Williams and Taylor, tlie dude colored bo.vs dressed straight ex- c»'pting for one's inky black cork- >ip, sang and (lanced, mostly th" latter, to a rousing No. 1! bull's-eye. The 'midnight" fellow do*^s a B» rt Williams t.\pe of number to mix it tip, but for ihe main joshes, and deprecates his partner's legma:iia lat» r by taking a iiand— rath*r a foot— at it v.tih a subdu* d imiu'c-- sie^nistic solo in direct contrast to tiie other's int^i.sive pedal work. The .sum total was .1 wow. Charles Rogers and Co. (New Act*-) subV)ed for McLallen and Carson. Lloyd Oarrett *Ne-w Aets) was followed by Al Raymond, the •Tniteel .Stat»'snian.' who mono- logiud liis politic;;! and topical ..Latter to goe»d i>'n-poso. Flaekett and Dilmar's "Dance Shop" iM a sartorial Jlash if nolhin-^ '"Ise. Miss Hacketi's artistic hand is ctbvious on th"" dei.ijjnin;.: e?)d of it. but tlie a<-ti'.nl execution of tiu> gorgeous f urle'e'ws and d« wd;:ds must have r» pr«^« nf^d v. very mun- dane and ir.fi..!«d dressmaker^' bli). The as-isting f*niale .sext* r, who are' show girls as v.» ]\ as .'■tei>p« rs. wore- The V)'auiii"iil elotlK.s iiko pi •- ture ladi-s and .• hov.i d them oit to best advantage, i*o=-sibly this un- due attention 10 tlie dres.sing ac- counts tor The a?t's sluggish pro- g!-ess. It coMhl stand jaz.",!ng r.p like a tramp woulu a good iiand- vv.t. I»cVoe and Ilosford. fortified by the pianists sup« r-impc-ing ap- pearance nnd t]:e> stopper's Jimmy Wfitl.s* travv.sti Elli.ige .stuff, have elevated wh.it would ordinarily be a two-man piano act into an int» r- mediary house feature. Snyder and Me-iino closed. The a<"t, billed as a duo, is really a three-man bike turn, the straight doing tho i>edal tricks, and the two men dressed as tramp" the clowning. A good dos- ir.g act that comp'^ls interest. , "Tol'abln David." Richard Ear- thelnuss' first First National star- ring feature, was the picture at- traction, and a pippin. Bucolic in setting, the director has taken simi^le backwoods folk and made them tensely dramatic. It topped off the shov,- excellently. Abel AMERICAN ROOF Although not lacking In number*, the Monday evening audience on the Roof was distinctly minus tho holiday spirit. The eight-act bill, with no outstanding features, passed in review with but little enthusiasm during the evening. The show framed up as fair entertainment for the hous*^, Avhich has not boast- ed of many exceptional bills in some time. Rose and Dell, a man and woman cycling turn, op. ned the show. Tho male m»^mber kc-pps up a steady line of chatter, a large portion of the turn b(i:.g devoted to his talk. In it there are several gags that are threadbare. Tlie couple displayed dashes of ability tJiat kept th^m above water the greater ))oriion of tho time. Cliarlrg Reeder «Nr-w A.ts) started little with his xylo- phone work, tl;e orchestra h.^ving •lifTlculty in keej.mMj time ^-jt)! nim. The bill began to shov.' .sl^'n^ .,f life with Mabrl Wli.tiiian and Co. No. 3. Mj-o Wintmcn has two clo- ored hoyn who wh(>op"tl thir:gs >>p in the dan->? -ine .-ind .,.p,.lr,i «:'iong- jy with some .-tim. dy bits. It would b-e an advrtiit.ij;*' to h.ivc the bo', s eliminate the white socks and black neckties with the full dress attire. The first real enthusiasm was de- veloped by thhs act. L.anigan and H.aney ploked It up in the No. 4 spot ,ind continued the comedy at the desired speed. Lani- gan with his boob character landed his laughs .solidly, with Miss Haney putting the proi)er final touchei^ with some clever dance imperson.i- tion.s. The show dwindled again with Jack Collins and Co. (New Acts) closing the first half. Furman and Brown opened after intermission with .a song and piano turn. Furman formerly appeared with a partner named Nash, with tho present Furman and Brown .styled after that of tho other com- bination, which In turn was framed along Van and .Schenck lines. The present combination can be relied upon i; tho vocal division with present numbers displaying good judgnunt in the picking. The show was revived In fiood-sfjjle'by Ihcs© cum, certain boya. Regal and Mack, second af intermission, with their book stora skit found the going hard, the ve- hicle being rather light for a Root audience. It Is devoid of hok with the comedy having a crlspness that is app aling. Anthony and Arnold next t« e^losing proceeded swimmingly. An« thony playing a dude Italian dis- plays expert schooling in his work Tho laughs wero worked up in ■ quick style, with the singing of Miss Arnold, which includes con- siderable high note work, making them strong contenders for the same spot in any of the bigger three-a-day bill.«. Rieardo and Ashforth, a man and woman aerial team, .losed the shovv'. fi^e house remaining inta.'t for the feature picttire showing, which could not liav.:» ended mui-h before midnight, the vaudrville having run ovfr^ita allotted time. Jlart. 23RD ST, A lot of show and* v.iih.'il a Kood f liOW lor tlie price of atViiu-sion. That seem* d to Vw the gcn^'ial opin- ion of a hylifhiy audjeiv-e ;it th- 23d Street Monday afternoon, .Six acts •>f vaudeville together with a I'athe New.'-, a I'aTk.i^ Adve-nture film show- ing Mr.j. Jaek Allen roping a lion from an aerop'.ane, arul a tlve-reel featiue. Katherine Ma-Donjild in "H« r Social Value,"' compri«-ed the bill. The f.atir.e on< ned th.e sh.ov; with th.e nvo otiur reds following. Then an overture .'tnd The Seeba-ks start- ed Th-:* vau<:eville section. ILiriett Setback put over a rag ballad in "cn<^'' as wt 11 as any of the regula- tit»n singles, atid then the t«'a!n. in full st.'.ge, went through the i>ag punching routine to applan.se. De- i'orsi.'i ajid XormaTi • Nev.- A«!s) in a s«'rr,i-s!;etiii offering tiie<] but laibel to ! eiu.'^e anything Jike a demon.-?t!atiofl of a]:prov;;l f:-e>in tne Mali* p. e. .M'.ilb •• an«l Stanley in their con\- edy talkii^g skit, whicli gives Miss Muller an opixntuinty 10 display 1:« r vocal abilities and offer a lit of .an Irish eharacte-r sketch, hit liie iiudie-nce for suffieieiu applause' to take .1 couple 01 bows. Mali'il I'.Mike. with a new ai"ce>ni- l^anist wliO incidentally is not as ''lever a*' the g?f] j«re«''e''«lJ'<'T bej-*. got over. Miss Burke and h'^r com- ))<anlun did IS minutes with piano and sC'n};< aiul then ent^ored for a five-minute jilug OJi a Dixie baPad. Five minutes is a little too much of that sort of thing. Nevins and «Juhl (New Aets) in a )ilack face comedy act pulb d down the leal hit of the show, i»raciieally stopping the performa?ice. The iiudience was-lumgry for some real* slapstick comedy by the time the team arrived, and the boys cleaned Tip. Closing, the Lorraine Sisters, assisted by a pianist who also j>lays xylophone, won applause v.ith tb.eir dances. The girls a.«i framed now cannot expect anything better than the small big time, but as a pair they look as they are galted about right for a summer revue. I'mi. PROSPECT Thrills featured both ext'-- mes of the first half show at the Ihospect, Brooklyn. Kafka and Stanley, a two-man trapeze combination with a routine that embraced two dan- gerous-looking feats on the flying trapeze by one of the men. and some ticklish turns and twists on th© webbing by the other star cd th« show with a rush. Tho flying tr.ip stuff, especially the one that the performer dropping from a sitting liosture to a back heel hold is really sensational. It made 'em gasp Tuesday night. The other thriils catue in the Richard Have man trair.ed animal act. whieh had llaveman wrestling v.ith a Beng.'il tiger, lying down .among lions anel leopards, taking meat out of the mouths of the beasts as if they were maltese kittens in- stead of wild anim.'.l'', and ge.n rally making the six lions an<l a like num- ber of leoiuirds run through their paces with perfe-t precision and eontiol. The rest of the 5-how was made up of singing, talking, and niusi'-. all eombi!iing for a lirst-rate lutp enter- tainment, .linimy and Bet'v Mor- gan, second, piea.'-ed witli piaiio, fin,';ing, violin, clarinet, and uke. Kaber an«l-M-iJowen. with a fiiita- tion turn .1 bit away from the' regu- lation double act of its kind, fitted in iiboly fourth. Both we>rk natur- ally, .a. condition that betters their material, whiejj in itself Is full of life. iu»b Willis, the ex-jwstman, hP J quiekly established himself as a monologist, and deservedly so. He is an excellent story teller, ^ho knows how to get the most possible out of his stuff. Willis handles a couple •)f dialects, both a«eurately and makes every one count whilt ho is on the plat form. The rntir* routine registered for laughs at the Prospect. Next to closing were Ames and Wlnthrop, with their "Alice in Bliinderland" travesty turn. Tho old time side wliiskcrea beau, and bustled damsel of the IKSO pM-iod landed their customanT wallop. Ames and Winthrop ar*' do- ing a new encore bit that Is very timely. It's anent the income i^* and full of pertinent quips. I'oia Negri in "Tho Last Pnymeiit' W'^' the feature pieture. Business shght" ]y less than capacity Tuesday ai^^nV