Variety (October 1922)

i.'ie • 1^-j.'' VARIETY ■ ■' ■ ■^ -'?;;■"':■ ■!'",>^""'^*'T(7-ii ^»'"v Friday, October 6, 1922 ^ asiB. All matter in Corr«spond«nc* refers to current (-• we«k unlets *'■ otherwise indicated. VARIETY'S OFFICE 8taU-Lak* Theatre Bldo> CHICAGO "Not a dull moment"—a common (pnough i)romi8o on tho part of ad- vance agents—Is perfectly fulfilled In the "Echoes of Broadway" unit, vrhlch has suecesHfulIy combined vaudeville and revue. It Is good vaudeville, ideal revue and splendid entertainment throughout at the' Garrick this week. The production is alt that would l>e required in a l>ig' musical Rhow, the principals are j entirely satisfac^tory for such a pro- I ductlon and the chorus and numbers measuro ux> to requirements. I There la a plain effort made to inako Eddie Nelson's name stand up in the billing and the program line with his name is just as prominent as the name of the show. After he is Introduced in the final act of the olio, Just preceding intermission, he is constantly bobbing into view, and while he appears often, it is «ever too often. Nelson's versatility is his etrong point. Ethel Davis st^ds out almost as prominent in the show and her work establishes her as headline quality In vaudeville as well as a desirable find for revues. The proldg or presentation con- |Veys Just the impression needed to start off the olio in a combination of vaudeville and revue. It is a (Working out of the idea of "Day- ^l>reak on the Farm" as it night be • offered In a descriptive overture. j The Idea may have been suggested hy the imitation of a chicken with Its head off which Is a part of the iWlp and Fletcher act. Anyhow, the Bceno Is a barnyard with a chicken ■ house In view and before it a couple of monster eggs hatch out into cho- rus girls who announce the show, one being styled "Vaudeville" and the other "Revue." The introduction makes the olio a part of th. revue and wears off the impression which a mediocre opening act gives a vaudeville show. It also permits an arrangement of early vaudeville acts which works to advantage, placing an act which would naturally be given opening or closing position a place In the middle of the vaudeville iblll. Nip and Fletcher give the show a dandy star*, after this presentation. as the setting makes their act un- usually effective. Later they do a dance In the opening of the revue and appear occa.sionally toward the close of the performance. With a f)acked house downstairs and in the balcony. Sunday night, they took three bows. I The Murray Sisters come next and ,ecore heavily with harmony singing .offered rather differently, since the jRirls take seats for the first two numbers and give the student of vaudeville the suggestion that they are not at home on their feet or In dance, an Idea satisfactorily dis- pelled later In the show. The girls stick to the same costumes for the numbers of their specialty, but this does not mar their performance. They conclude with blues, rendered without orchestra, and with Miss Kathleen playing ukulele. The Five Jansleys followed with a rlsley act which scored tremen- dously. It Is composed of three men and two boys. The efforts of the juveniles stand out and little Jerry runs av/ay with the show for a time, proving that he has natural ability as a comedian as well as acrobatic art and talent for showmanship. Ethel Davis, with Fred Rich at piano, offered a single which Is of that intimate, philosophical natuj-e that might be expected in a show with the title "Echoes of Broadway." It Is splendid entertainment of a smart nature artd not too spicy for revue. Mi.ss Davis' sneezing song ought to make her the subject of costumes; the rendition of "When You and I Were Young. Maggie, Blues," by the Murray Sisters in costumes of the hoop skirt times, and Miss Virginia Annos' rendition of "China Sea" with the chorus were enjoyable Interpolations among com- edy scenes in which Eddie Nelson appeared. ** Loop. There was plenty of music and singing on the Lincoln Hippodrome the last half,'there being a minus quantltjr of comedy and real variety entertainment. Vanity Fair, an il- lusion act with one man and three' women, started the running. The greater part of this act is the routine employed when the act was known as "Mystic Gardens." There is a bit of dancing interwoven in it, with a beautiful stage setting con- tributing to making the turn a good flash. Stanley, Doyle and «Reno, three men harmony singers, did all but stop the show. There is good blending of voices in the numbers, and the^io are young looking, car- «. R. TICKETS DouKht nn.l .Sold. C I T R.\TK.S. ]>AVID I.YON.S Ijlron»ed R. It. Tirkot nroker. ' Trirphnne IlarriHon bU7S •til S. ri.ARK 8T. fllirAGO • CORRESPONDENCE^ Th« citie* under Correspondence in this issue ef Variety are as follows, and on pages: BALTIMORE 33 BUFFALO 32 CHICAGO 26 CLEVELAND 37 DENVER 37 DE8 MOINES 38 DETROIT 38 DULUTH 32 KANSAS CITY.... 30 NEW ORLEANS 32 PORTLAND, ORE 33 ROCHESTER, N. Y 29 ST. LOUIS 36 SAN DIEGO 29 SAN FRANCISCO 28 SYRACUSE 30 INDIANAPOLIS 36 WASHINGTON, D. C. 36 an and Captain Irving the ono and turned it imitators In future years. Her "Sa- tire on Shakespeare," which was given as an encore after a couple of bows, cfnched her hit Kddie Nelson an O'Hay closed into a sort of tiresentation of the revue. Captain OTIay is the last word in straight men and his rather extravagant claims lefearding Nel- son were fulfilled, at least as far as versatility goes. Tho travesty on illustrated songs which has long been used by Nelson'and the bur- lesque mind reading act, along with a burlesque of the rlsley act of the Jansleys. composed the olio number. Later Nelson and O'Haf were seen in frequent comedy scenes, and al- ways to advantage. Nelson's dance on his back Is a novelty. It is pro- gramed as a "crawl" and It carried him from one side of the .stage to the other wjth botji shoulders and hoela on the floor. Tiie revue, programed as "Selec- tions From 'Echoes of Broadway,' Arranged by Fred Rich." has several outstanding features. Tho "I Want a Man" number of Miss Davis, "My Jewel Girl." sung by Henry Stremel with the chorus girls in splendid a ( ELI/' the Jeweler JO THE PROFESSION ,' 8p««lal Diaronnt to Vfrtormtn WHRN IN CHICAGO 8t«t«-l4ik« Theatre Dldg.. tiround Floor LOBSTERS IRELAND'S ONLY SEA FOOD, C32 and 634 No. Ctark St.. CHICAGO rying a lot of personality. Fagg and White satisfy themselves with re- peating the old song and talk act they have bee'n doing for some time. The man who does the "high yaller*' impersonation rings the bell, while the blackface feeder springs the usual blackface chatter. They are ^n order for something different. "Brazilian Heiress," with Frankio 'Kelcy, Is a Morris G-reenwald girl act. with six girls in the chorus, two men and Miss Kelcy. Miss Kelcy ^holds up the entire running time herself, sprinkling a bit of talk which seemod ad libbed. She has a smooth twist in her nut comic work and slips over a lot of low comedy for wows. The rest of the cast of principals handle songs, while the chorus dance more.than they sing. The act is old, but good for a long life. Harry Gilbert strolled In and did a few dialect numbers and sang all of 12 minutes. Gilbert had a little trouble in getting started, but after he once got up steam he speeded along and landed an easy hit. George Kalaluhi and his Hawaiians finished the work with a lot of instrumental playing, singing and dancing. He has the n.s.sistance of three other men and two women. The act is colorful, entertaining, and breezes over. » The show started off with Mack and Brantley, man and woman roller skaters, who went through a faat and speedy turn. Although the act is of the usual caliber of roller skat- ing, they got off to splendid returns. Monroe and Mae, a clean-looking chap of pleasing personality and a charming mlsd, offered their wares in front of a drop representing a hotel lobby, with the girl operating the switchboard and the man the wise out-of-towner. There Is bright talk exchanged, some sins^n|^and clever stepping that pleasedT • In the trey spot came '^Thavma" and his radio dummy. This dummy is of the life-sized type and attired as a naval officer and regulated through a radio-phone, doing every- thing from writipg ou the blackboai^ci to playing a snare drum and then leading the orchestra for a finish. The turn Is interesting and held at- tention of all in spite of the remarks made by the cynical ones that there is a midget concealed within the dummy. Before It was half through leading the orchestra "Thavma" pro- ceeded to take It apart piece by piece, and that brought him solid applause. Oiflford and Morton, another man and woman act, have a nicely con- structed routine of talking and dancing, the girl doing most of the dancing, while Glfford. who is at- tired a la Laddy Cliff, does the com- ^y end of the turn. For a finish they both do a sort of follow-the- leader dance that brought them quite a few laughs, sending them off to nice returns. They made way for Christy and Bennett^ a two-man talk- ing act. Bennett is the former part- ner of Christy, the latter appearing with Lloyd for the past two seasons. They have the same act as seen in the past four years. Although the act is well known to most of tho small- time theatregoers, they were still able to get a hearty laugh here and there. Batchelor and Vert, with their time-tried "Let's Go!" offering, have changed around their opening bit. which appears in "one." ana after the curtain rises to the dining- car scene the act is practically the same. The act consists of three men and two women, Billy Batchelor arid Hazel Vert doing the heavy. The singing and dancing team with the act are a clever pair and carry off quite a portion of the honors allotted to the act. "Let's Go!" is a pleasing offering and can travel along for the moderate-sized houses. Dave Man- ley held the next-to-shut position with his aged turn, and then made way for George and Mae Le Fevre, a classy classical dancing offering that pleased immensely and held them In to their final bow. A good closer for any bill. Ca.sson and KlenrT and "Cotton Pickers" not seen at this show. The current show fs v&lue re- ceived and started with Drockman. Howard and Co. in "Toytown Topics." Brockman produced fpr an outdoor amusement park locally I AFTER THE SHOW MEET /»#£ AT PETE'S PLACE f OPEN ALL NIGHT FOR YOUR BENEFIT VouVe Tried the Rest— Now Try the Best j PETE'S PLACE 30 W. RANDOLPH (Next Door Colonial Theatre) CHICAGO A NEW VrSTAlRfl RKSTAUBANT NOW OI'KN. COME IN. FACTS AND FIGURES DON'T LIE The Unlver.^al Scenic Artist Stu- dios. Inc., brought a nuw creation In scenic work to the west, when it contracted for six months pre- delivery to any other studio of the radium process known as "Radiana," which is u.s^l on the costOmes by Zjegfleld. "Good Morning Dearie," "Music Box Ilevue." and other show.«». Uadiana scenery has been already ordered from the Universal by Ernie Young, who will use it In his next revue. Lester, the costumer, has the Radiana costuming rights in the west and Is co-operating with the Universal Scenic Artist Studios to popularize Radiana. We Have Sold Three Times More UNIVERSAL SCENERY THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1922 THAN WE SOLD DURING THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 1921 WHY? QUALITY (FIRST REASON) PRICE (SECOND REASON) SERVICE (THIRD REASON) And Now: "RADIANA" l\'IIirH 18 THE I,A8T ni'T NOT THE l.KART REASON WHY WE EXPECT TO KM ASH A1,I. OIK rUF.VIOl'S SALES RKCOHIJS Sunday was Ideal weather for tho- atrcjfr .r *%> ^and the mob that made for the Majestic was given a real small big-time show for their money. EUGENE COX ' SCENERY 1734 Ogden Avenue CHICAGO Phone Se«l»7 S801 ASK I—CARL MCCULX.OUOH a few seasons back and since then' has danced with his sister. Miss Howard. In a classy bit of entertain* ment. Their act Is well staged. de« Uciously presented and liked. Law* ton jugglled and played a bit wltH balls on a snare drum. He Is an uncanny showman and quite n. clever monologist. "When L.ove Is Young," with Tout Douglas, Lillian Ross and Co., mad^ , a hit with the plot of the sketch. It's love quarrels between a bashful lover who leans upon the slster'a brother for assistance, and th# boastful college athlete mitted well with the young and handed a few laughs to the old. The skit ig adaptable to any audience. ■ Mlstf Rofts has a whimsical voice, petlttt appearance and goo<}. looks to mak« her work as select as it is. Th^ others measure up to her. Rowland and Meehan« two men,- were very hoaky. but struck a favorable vein. The singing of on« is not over-Important, but a pleas- ant relief from the well-hand led continuous chatter of tho Irish golf fiend who struts about with a green i sweater Dugan and Raymond have been here before and the au- dience seemed to know it. * An un- ] billed WBavy, straight man, who acts '•■ as the butler, dees some very com- mendable work 'Whix;h takes second place to the fast-moving, .snappily- served flip remarks of Dugan. Grace Nelson, with a piano play- er who is not billed, rendered the operatic touch to the bill with a resonant, clear voice which fitted excellently in her choice of num- bers. Miss Nelson looked fetchlnj? in her smTirt costumes. Guy and Pearl Magley in "Dance Stories" followed their billing closely. 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