Variety (April 1923)

VARIETY Thursday, Apiril '5, 1923 ■i BELONGS TOME nj J. Rl'HSKIX BOBINSON MUSieAL ACTS !! DUMB AGTSH VOU MEEQ THIS !!!!'. owcHesT>.AT.oNeyADTUIIP bANGE yp&terso/j Ser///i & Snyder Go. Strand'theatre Budding " J^ur Vork. <f^ SAN FRANCISCO VARIETY'S &AN FRANCISCO OFFICE rANTAOEB THEATRR BUILDING Willi the Duncan Sisters retained for It second week and "The Land of Fantasia" topping the new arrivalii the cuiTent Orpheum bill of seven acts contained two imposing feat- urea. The Duncans, with their indi- vidual styl*», won the audience, the captivating comedy and delightful comedy necessitating encores. 'The Land of Fantasie," with W. Wania and Jimmie Lyons, is pretentious scenlcally and contains excellent dance features in the work of W. Wania and Stasia Ledova. Lyons provides the comedy punch with his war monolog between tht> first and second scenes. His work, which is practically a siiiRle act. registered a laughing hit. The eight FOnglish girls with their uniform dancing Spanish Beauties From lAND OF TANGO* came in for attention, with the flash act scoring IriMnondou.sly. Howard Smich and Mildred Bar- ker, supported by Lillian Schaffiur in a comedy sUt-tch. No. 3, produced big laughs and secured several cur- tains. Frajik and Teddie ^ubini, assigned tlie difTlcult next-to-closing positioq, made good with the Wop comedy and business in the pit with an unprogramed SJ-sistant. Teddie Sabini did well with her vofal seler- tions. Wright and Dietrich, with excellent appe;»rance and nicely ar- ranged song routine, including char- acter numbers, were big applause winners, No. 2. White Brothers opened the show with comedy acro- batics to satisfactory returns. The Rath Brothers did well, considering it was their second week and in the closing i>osition. The N. V. A. col- lection followed the third act. Despite the unusual number of acrobatic acts the Pantages bill held up well, with the entertainment lieartily enjoyed. Eva I^ Hue. feat- ured in "Little Cinderella," injected many laughs in a pleiising girl act which has Truman Stanley and Ina Mitchell contributing capably, to- gether with a chorus of four girls. Gaudsmith Brothers, in the middle of the bill, created interest with ^clown acrobatics and their well- tralned French poodles. Morrlsey and Young secured big laughs. The Apache burlesque and the come- dian's falls proved a scream. Fer- nando (le Page. folloAlng the comedy next to closing, an exceptional spot ■Ai mm EDDIE MACK TALKS: No. 128 Ten Eyck and Wiley, ai)pcaring at Keith's Alhambra, New York, this week (April 2), are one of the foremost dancing acts of today. Though short, in statuxe and considered a hard man to dress, Mr. Wiley h?s found that clothes from Eddie Mack keep their appearance and give him the best of satisfaction. ^^^ r MACK'S CLOTHES SHOP MACK BUILDING Ju»t * itep Ka«t of Uroadway on <Cth Street OTHRR STORE: 158S BnOAI>WAY. Bet. 47!h and 48(li dtreet* for straight mandolin playing, scored a hit. Rogers, Roy and;Rog- ers. No. 2. were deserving of a later spot on the strength of the male member's clever-acrobatics and orig- inal dance steps. The girls inject pleasing vocal selections. Rail and Llndstrom, a mixed team, offering ring stunts in a pretty set- ting, supplemented by delightful comedy, opened the show to good returns. A collection for the N. V. A. was taken before the first act of the all- comedy bill at the Golden Gate. Josephine Amoros, working on the rings, singing and dancing, assisted by Edna Nally. a violinist, gave the show a dandy start. Jessie Busley and Co. topped the bill, putting over the travesty work in great style. Max and Moritz closed the show. The chimpanzees were enjoyed fully. Bert Howard, next to closing, with his comedy and piano work secured a hit. Coogan and Casey, No, 8, secured fine returns with a comedy skit. Moore and Kendall. Dutch comedian and straight man. secured big laughs with nicely handled mistaken Iden- tity cbatter. Moore handled a ballad effectively, with the appearance of a pretty girl during tha routine helping to land a hit BOSTON -r By LEN LIBBEY When the curtain went up on the- show at the local Keith's Monday afternoon one of the biggest au- diences of the season was on hand. For a star the show had Julia Arthur (known to Bostonians ali^o as Mrs. Cheney, wife of a prominent Bostonian). with her Shakespearean tabloid, "The Queen's Closet Scene," from Hamlet. The way the scene was received showed there la a call for this sort of eptertainment in vaudeville houses ^len it is well done, and by a star of such worth as Miss Arthur. Not so very lonff a^o It was believed the only thin^ that could possibly get over with a vaudeville audience would be a l>road burlesque of Shakespeare's work, and nvmy times this rou^h comedy has earned many laughs for those in the act. The curtain calls Mi.<»s Arthur received were very .sincere and plentiful, and she In- trr.duood the N. V. A. camp.aign, an- nouncing the collection to be taken up. , ' , . Next to Miss Arthur, Marga Wal- rtron had thp position of prominence appearing with an accompanist, and I putting on an act now familiar to Bostonlans. Her danr-es are of u type tjiat always go well here when they are well done, and she knows just how to put them over. An act that contains plenty of tone, well co.'^tumed and Avell put on scenlcally it Is worth the high position it en- joys so frequently. Gib.son and Price open the show with the man doing a novelty jug- gling bit, and the girl doing some chalk work on a blackboard. Gib- •son has plenty of funny cracks to go with his routine, and while "the hou.se was rather slow at the start to appreciate them, he worked them up well until at closing. Rule and O'Brien, with their double singing act, were next. O'Brien's voice did not seem to be in the fc.?st of condition Monday, but being a couple of old-timers In deal- ing with an audience they managed to cover up any defects in their act due to the lapse, ar^ put their songs, all of good material, over with the best pos»lble re&ult. Paul Decker and his company are TAPESTRY TACK-ON SET Dorder, Dr»pe« and Lamp Shades FOR SALE Rcnrea«nta* smart llvintr room or parlor, i'raclicaliy new—perfect condition. Address SOPHIE TUCKER p. O. Box SSe. Baldwin, lA>nK IvUnd. N. 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