Variety (Sep 1926)

•'V •> Iff :i I y 'If ''r _ NEW ACTS THIS WEEK VARIBTT [LEN TRIX AND MATTIK Plan*, Uk« and Songs U Mln9.i Full and Onm Helen Triz returns to Amsrlcaa QALENOt m Aorobatle IS Mint.! FmII KIpp M ramt (V.-P.) Hers la the last word In amw fc a t tc Taudeville this week at the Palace, j excellence, both In creation of ted by Mattie. Mattie replaces [ tricks, execution o< gymnaatie feats Jo. Ifattia who htm btf^ I and layout of T^»^t^. Four crown the new turn flvo •idedly do. will do* I men and two boya take iMurt in tumblinar and risley work, usingr a Mattie Is a blonde foAning a pedestal, and see-saw springboard jtritot oppooHo for Helon who la | for throwa. The boya ara the featuro aince they do the spectacular top mount- ing. One of them, besides being a at tho piano sottlii« the I iinished acrobat, haa a aplendld lyrlca across nicely with quiet | idea of quiet comedy. It Is this methods. Another double follows. Helen leaves to handle a uke in aaothw dooMo. Thto oao bobbed haired brunette. In addition, their voices blend nicely. The girls open with a double song. youngster who does a leap from the board, turning a triple In the air and laadins with a thump la a atrong enough to pull them back I padded chair held en the shoulders Into "one" for two more doubles, of an understander. The same kid Heten again handling the uke. Mat-1 does seyeral doubles from the board tlo aloo ooatrlbutod a Charlaoton | and singlea fir^ iw rt t l oa Into that had a Harlem genesis. Helen and Mattie are okay. ' Con. every other possible two high— hand to hand, straight two-high and a curious flop into a sitting position la tho ttaderotaador'a arma. The rislear work is trickily done. ORACELLA AND THEODORE (3) Lpj^,, ^^^^ worker throws the - .. »m . ^ youngsters to and from the pedestal 18 Mins^ Full Stsoe (tpoaial) mtO two- aad throo-hi^s and Hippodrome (V..P.) I whirls them through somersaults. These two dancers from last s^a- 1 Once the top mounter does a double ien*a Earl Carrolt'a "Vanltlea** aroiinto a two-high. One feat thiat •at in vaudeville for as long aa I looks new haa one of the boys vaudeville can hold them. They are I straddle on an understander's about aa clever a pair of ada|;io .ex- | shoulders, with . the top-mounter's pononta aa haTO boon pap^ am*^ lege locked under tho otlkcr^s shbul Aad with It thoy hOTO yontk. c^hoo | Oara. In this poaitlon. both do a aad appearance. I complete back somersault, landing The girl is unusually supple abd I in the same positiona aa at the the handling of hor by the nale latturt la qf the kind to cause cbni- | The men wear orange jerseys and ment amon^ dancers. They have loose shorts, neat enough uniforms worked out two corking adagio rou- 1 in themselves* but clashing with the tinea, one acrohktk, tho othorlrod velvef of their ap^aratoP. .At classical. I the Hippodrome Monday afternoon The act IncliKles three singers, | the turn was the feature of the bill one male ahd two girla, and islin applause, and a riot at that de- taaUfidly nioimted In. three aeeneo. | aplto opialilt ^ MB* A. scene In one allows the singer to do a back fence operatic number in which the principals Impersonate * 1 b at » * * ualng a appolal drop for the effect A fiitt atago set and a elaasical danco follow. The girl is %rPught in before tho King or Orl- ontal rolor who It oeatod upoii * 1 ' r ' LARRY VINCENT (1) Songs and Comodlf , , : Id Mins.) One Majaatle, Chlea«o Larrjr Vlaoaat la known la Chi- oago aa a cabaret artist. In hta throne. Her lover sells her to the! I««8«nt attempt at vaudeviUe, Vln potentate but she is reluctant to c«at sucoeeds in being entert^Uig. lea^P him. She flnaUy runs up a Ho atefi a numbor of elover ant flight of atepa aad ataho harsalf, I eongp. aoeompanying himself on the following with a perfect back dive I piano, and tells a few smart stories off a height of about 15 feet into R«&th Rogers, without bUllng. is tho ama of her dancing partner. enU wHh two protty oootame For their first dovhio, P jfPllffall rhingno She does a nio^ buck and effect la used. A acrfan drop de> | seems aa oaoalloat partner for Vln- plota the falls with tho water, a cent. offoet. Tho gfal is inib.iifti otnff; Xionr wDl got ▼lalble aa "the spirit of the fails." I around anywhere in vaudeville. One ehe steps through the scrim for her flaw is evident, though: the steal ontrance and at the conclusion of of a laugh-geUing gag from another tho daneo aadta back under tho fUla ael. The mm I* tho roeognlaod with her enchanted wooor following I property oC a prominent blackface THE THREE KEMMYt Posing and Balanoinf 13 Mina; Full Rivoraido (tt. V.) This trio is presenting about as flnlahod a poolBg, hakd->to-haad and head-to-head balancing act as has been seen around here In a long time. In tact the act is so good it could bo uaad la oao oC tho big revues. • Their routine is well nigh perfect for one of those shows. In vaudeville where they will un- doubtedly bo plaood olthMr la the opening or rloniny appt and won't be appreciated. They start with a series of three poaao which aro reprodoctioaa of flamous grroups of sculpture and then go into a hand-to-hand rou- tine on the pedestaL This com- prises a bit of layout three h igh work which brought round after round of applause. The men work slowly but with perfect ease In thla portion aad do none of the uaual staiUng. going right through with each trick which flnlahea In a pic- ture, the group returning to the actual positions from which they started. After this they come down stage for a series of head to head tricks, also applauae oamers. The balancing feats are the more remarkable because all three of the men are hugely proportioned and this oAhanoeo tho display. Work- ing In dead white against a black background they look groat to his destruction. comedian who haa. uped Their dancing was continually in- | years, ttrmptad by applanaa, and do- aervedly. This pair will register anywhere.' They stopped the show oold here and axe a pipe to dupe on aar of tho Mlla. cpa* it for CAROLINE WrLLtAM8 4 BOVi Songs and Daneoo 10 INina.; Ono American (V-P> A colored trio with BALABANOW FIVE Inatrumontal, Dancing 11 Mine: Full (Special) Wigwsm, 8sn Francisco An augmentation of the Balaba- now trio, Throo men and two girio with a Ruaalaa setting, full atage. and costumes to match. As a vaude- *v . , vlUe flash rates average, but Umited. the snan ^«||^ would haro a hotter V^^^ 7.^*"^. <*»«H>o tc tho proaentetlon ftcld *^«*y|wh its eye and ear qualities would put it at a premium. All flvo me^ibers are young and good looking; thla applying to the men as well as the girls. Four play t oneo tho act starts danc Ing. Incidentally, where this act will find Immediate popularity is that it swings in a happy combi At the American, Misa Williams and boys scored heavily. . Markm her dancing. As a novelty they con- clude with aelectlona played on what they announce to be the world's smallest piano accordions. Thla act would fit like a glove In any picturo theatre In need of an atmospheric prolog for a Russian film, or even without the Russian TRANtFIELD SISTERS CO. (10) Band. InstrunMhtatlons Daneoo 18 Mine.; One and Full (Speeipl) American, Chicago (V-P) The TAnsfleld Sisters, veterans Iwould make a neat flash for of the vaudoYlllo atage, are aimed hidependent house. For right for the picture houses. If the vaudeville the quintet Is not strong aim is not in that direction, it I enough to go above-the small stuff, should be focused there immedi . atoly. OUARIMO and COOPER The sisters are all-round enter- Singing talner.i, using musical Instruments 10 Mini.: One the bulk of the time. Opening in American (V-P) *'one," they sing In harmony, ap- Man and woman, almost without poaring aa Just another sister stage appearance and oftering a team, r.ut of the band flies out series of .straight finering numbers for a chorus before things settle devoid of form. Man has an agree down into a well improvised full | able tenor Yoico and woman •et The girls follow the song with a sax duet, dance, banjos, and close with a flash number on the xylo- phonoa. A glri does three daneea-, 4f<ittlng the act'.s l,ir,JT«'st returns Her tapplng^ scored heavily each time. l^^r presentation work the turn would be found in need of revL^ed routining. The seven-piece band Is weak, seemingly out of rhythm sev- •ral thaeo. Btroagth la that Im- portant apot la Boodod for deserved sometimes brilliant coloratura so- prano, but the presentation ia flat. Tho feature is the use of a Vic- trola playing an aria from *'Tra- vlata" tho record being by GaUi r'urrl. Wnmin '-f tlie art sinpfl the number in time with the mechanical record from which it scarcely can bo distinguished. She has an im- pressive top note and her perform- ance is rather striking, but the whole layout is without distinction. So tt Is jaat another small time pair doing a almplO. Straight Hories BREMSk FITS A MURPHY BROS. Comedy Quartet 20 Mine.; One Riverside (8t V.) Here is a quartet that is striv- ing for something new. It is com- prised of a PotasB typo aa its Hebrew comic, who seems to have a personality that finally grows repulsive through efforts to slam hla' eoHMdy dowa the audience'a throat; a red nosed Kngllsh clown type and two boys doing straight, one of whom doublea aa a copper later in the act Tlxe boys are all right when they go after comedy but whoa it comes to singing they*ro ihy on hanaony, A trio with the red nosed comic and the two straights bronght a laugh even though It was a serloos attempt at a Vallad. tt wao a modem version of one of. th "Bird in a Gilded Cage" things and the number has about aa much chaaoo aa •'Hiawatha.'' . tkm foursome would do better If they went in for topical and comedy numbers which would be In keeping with their alapotidc atnit JOHN HUVCHINS Songs 15 Mina; One 58th St. (V-P> , John Hutchlna clalPM to have boea In muaioal ooaMdy. Thero Is no reason to dispute It aa he has a good voice and it shows unmis- takable culture. He's young aad haa a pleaoing appearaaoa His accompanist Is a young lady who also has a piano inning. One thing in favor of Hutcbins in hla p r a aeat "VaudovHUai^ lr o»» lio not slam into operatic numhpra ia a foreign tongue to fool anybody. He ainga selections easily under- stood and aro for tho moot part familiar. Ho used several old standbys to show off his vocal wares, his baritone tones being musical and yolumlnoua. enunciates welL Hutchins was an out-and-out hit at this theatre. His voleo would algrm la a ptotnro tenao. JTorlh SHELVEY and ADAMS REVUE (S) Dancing If Minai Ono and FaU (Spoolal) Stth St. (V*P) This routine dance revue with two men principals and four girls, all doing speclaltlea, opens with the men In "one** doing almloso dialog and some good dancing. The girls are introduced by their legs stuck through a curtain, after which the turn goes Into full atago. The men, both well dressed, of good appearance and excellent duo dancera, do some tap routine. After them the girls do thein atnfl. ono an Oriental contortion, the next a jaza dance, the third a hard shoe, and the last an acrobatio routine which went acroaa nicely. Fla.Mhjr hnnpin^'s provide a nlc« baekground for tho turn, whilo the girls aro well coatttmed, flrtt In frocks and later In costumes ault- able to the strenuous dancing. Okeh for the intermediate time because of tho flash It provides, bat for tho money apparent in the cos- tumes and aottlBg% li'a a bit dis- LOOMIS TWINS Juvenile Singers 12 Mine.; One MotropoliUn (Poto). Wathinfloa "Not JavfttBo ociCartaiBMo ia tho accepted aenae of the word, for the youngsters put across numbers that would teat the ability of their mlora Playing a totara oagage- ment hero for the Stanley-Cran- dall company, they attracted extra buslnees and are aureflre for the pletivo houeea. Both are pretty llttlo blondes, with the smaller of the two a nat- ural-bom comic Her Imitation of Ted Lewis atanda out, ao does her singing of the boy part in "Say It Again." The elder sister also aoorea. making splendid contraat. Railing from tho waot they ha^ yet to break down the child permit proposition in "New York, but when this is adjusted all indications point to a pronounced "landing." STACY AND JAMBS SkK 12 Mine.; One 68th St. (V-P) ^ Man and woman working the do- mestic battle line of comodjr and getUng very llttlo out of It. Tho opening talk doeoa't get them aar- where. Woman does the dead-from- the-neck-up style of character, al- though having no oomody Pir oiuur- acter in her dresaing or makeup. Talk is pointless. They reserve what they have, of specialty until near tho end of tlio routiaay Than the girl opens up a fast bit of danc- ing and the man discloses some good stepping whUe playing on the violin. They h8rven*t aaytiUag bow, o«- cept this, the rather .brilliant voice of the girl and a certain assurance of delivery that would get them past if or when thop IMfc'OP aomothiag to deliver. Good advice would be for them to put more emphaals on their specialty materitO. fatten it up with showmanly busineoa. and aukoidl- nate the talk or Improve Ita quality. Ordinarily talk should bo InddenUI to a apoolalty. Talk for Ha own aako Bover got a speciallat any- where, ceriainly not talk of quality thla pair uao. RAY SHANNON and CO. (S| Songs and Dancing 30 Mine.; Full (Special) Engleweed, Chioapo Ray Shannon, formerly dC non and Ooleraun, becomes more iiti- parUnt with this skit by 0aiy Houae. It opena In full, baokatago set. with Shannon as "prop** boy In a small-time vaude house. Acts en- ter in street clothes, have the uaual harangue over dreoalag rooaM. Among tne acta la a piano and ooaB turn carried by an Amasonic mother (Hope Bmerson) and her pretty daughter (Mltpl Wolamn). Shaaaon works plenty of comedy talk with the mother aad falli ia lova. witil ISa daughter. Switchea to 'V>ne." with toyiand drop aad tho slater team oa tho MR (Spayd Sisters) sing a number in kid clothes. Follow with pop num- ber and close with jig-walk. Qot over wPB. Baekstago agala. with a bit about "How dO yott get to Kan- kakee T' Question put to Shannon, who has various comic explanationa for eaeh poraoa. Neat ooakody loi^ Scene worked here by Shannon and the'girl, the letter's special aopS reglst««>ing as good enough. Tho motiMr and daashtar tarn goes on "In oae^" With Shaaaoa try- ing to figure out how he can work himself into the act. JbUora in bur- lesque ballot ooataaio tm a travoaty that clicked. Turn olooao with Hio nkother doing a '*aal^ M at thO piano that hit big. Oaoo moro back8tag% with Shan- ia hick Sunday salt ready to, marry the girl and join the act. But the girl laughs aad tells him what a sap he is. Shannon then do|eet- odly alngo aaoiher' opoolal lyrta. At its conclusion the girl and mother enter, with the former about to burst into teara over hla sopg and the motlHg a&aloiio to lu|iN^ Idai Join their act. A punol^lao owieo. Shan- non carries fine comedy throughout. At leaat Ave minutea muat bo out la tho aUt. aad thoirora oaoagk iMi matorlal to make this easy. If the promise it shows materlallaeo tho act is okay for later apoitliiii ia bet- ter datea. OORMAN aad PfUNlCS Blackface 12 Mine.} One (SpecioT) Wigwam, San Frawcie c o TIdo team which auggeat a roplloa of Qlenn and Jenkins is about to be wlt- neased. ▲ depot drop la *'ono'* and a porter witk a pMMiaMa. Bat beyond thla praligMiafir and out- ward resemblance no one oonld think of Qlenn and Jenkina while aoMng Obrmah and TnaStm, A few gags and lota of ballad singing interpolated with redta- tioaa la the substance of tho turn. At timoo thoy suggoat Harrlo aad Holley. another big league black- face turn. They use at leaat one bit, the "i>roceaa of incubation" Holley. The aet is passable for the small houses. It has boisterousnesa. fre- quaafly an aaatt with oertaia aSdi- onoea but not Tory Impressive at the Wigwam where the customers are supposed to be "easy.** The drop eontaina numerous oliaa of tlM lUlaoia Central Railroad with plugs for the Panama Limited and the Semfaiole, crack trains of that sya- ^promotod*" CAMERON AND CAMERON Talkt Sinping and P oag t as 14 Mine.; One 5dth St. (V P) Two men, with youngor alfacting chalky nmko-ap^ prokaMy- S g u t la g the smear 50 percent of the battle as a comic and working from the piano. The opening repartee ahould proyo without doubt that alt tho ga^ nifn are in Hollywood. Juat now ivn only small taking up time. Borne vocals are attempted and got by so-so wHh tho only radoim- ing feature of the routine botag a tap donee by the elder man. All the boys need ia a new act. LORRAINE.and NEIL Songe 12 Mina; Ono Broadway (V-P) Two man Hinging act, one at the piano and the other singing. A bit Included impotaonationa and oome danrlnp. Second at the Broadway and did fairly well, tho pop songs landing. For tho intermodlato tfaao^ Ihir enough. The same old stuff done In a com potent manner by one of the fellows but tho planlat ahould atlck to his piano and lay off tho attempt at RfVKS and AflNOLO Come«fy Skit It Mina; One (Speoiali Katerlor^ Amorloan (V-P) It- appaaia to ho aa eaay trlok for Shirley Blroa aad Billy Ai«oid to take comedy oroaoflro aad aead It acroaa to laughing results. This la a braoay lliUe aatiro oa tho thoatro tlokol a«saoiaa. ¥ki dup figfiggafg aa interior of aneh a plana Billy Arnold ia the ticket salesman aad Miss Rives the customer. Hormaa Timbtrg fa tho adoradltad' Saflmr, but thero Is much of tho AUIad' stage hands of the team and no doubt aomo of their owa teiootod qutrpo that aro aa aatoL - ^ Ktyao and Miss Araold aro a wol- come acquisition to any bill; they build up whero other comedy by* playera tear dowa* Thoir prooeai skit is modem, rvmm MiSfttP ditSit and la the hands of theso expert- eaoed vaudovUllaBO trill ggoroaany- Iforlk ROSBMONT RIVBLIRS (•) Seng and Danee Rovao 15 Mins-f One, Thrpf aad F< 8l8t St. (V-P) Tho UUe Is derived from WaU«P of this revuette. The act features Bradley and Henneasy, dancers, Osgoe Fenimoro Cooper. SamnofC aad Co. (S), and fa aK six pooplo. The artlat'a studio idea is utilized, the artiat aaking the audience with- in hia atadio, then dickMing a neoay clicked with a couple of ape- daltleo aa did Mlaa Cooper, also a daaoo aololst, but the youngster (prooamably flaaiaoir) ahoKrod a flock of legmanla that topped and tied everything. Hla squat Russe stuff la far boyoad tho averaga Tho production ia flashy aad tho act, for the grade, should click. That goes double for the picture houaao. being a lively flash for the olBoma aaoiporlitms. . AML JAN CUkRBER ORCHESTRA 14) ao Mina.1 Full l.oow'a State, St. Loaio (P) It was a cold, publlcltyloss open- ing that this band enjoyed. And It was no *'name." being unknown in these parts, save through Ita victor rcoordings. Wi»f'n they re- peat here, however, ihey'U get'do* cent billing, for Oarber haa gono aeraos like a house aflro. This bunch dispenses comedy hoke. Interpolated here and there are atralRfat orcheotratlona. but the comedy bis is what sells. By thla it Isn't to be inferred that Oarher