Variety (Mar 1927)

44 VARIETY LEGITIMATE Wednesday, March 16, 1927 you Just sit there and marvel at ber naturalness. William Harilgan, co-featured with Miss Foster, makes a good hero gob with convincing ways. William Wayne Is a sailor who is carefree and always looking for a fight He la the average sailor at his best or worst. Sally Orton, played by Adele Windsor, is the flapper. Fickle and willing to marry any one at any time. The entire cast Is deserving of much praise. Broadway, no doubt, soon will see and hear much of Miss Foster In "Romancing 'Round." Retonda. "AIN'T LOVE GRAND Atlantic City. March ». It is extremely doubtful whether "Ain't Love Grand," a new play by Willis Maxwell Goodhue, will sur vive after Its few first weeks. It was presented at the Apollo theatre last evening before an audience that clearly demonstrated its lack of ap- proval. In a program note, the author "readily admits that the circum- stances depicted In his production may possibly be construed as some- what of a stretch of the imagina- tion." He certainly struck it right there, for it is too much of a stretch for an adult mentality to THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV this (LAST 2 WEEKS) at the Guild Theatre, 52nd Street, West of Broadway Thurs. and Sat. (Alternating weekly with Pygmalion) THE SILVER CORD this week at the John Golden Theatre, 58th Street, East of Broadway. Mats. Thurs. and Sat (Alternating weekly with Ned McCobbs P RIGHT YOU ARE IF YOU THINK YOU ARE Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Matinees at the Guild Theatre make. It was, moreover, a stretch on one's patience. The humor and a great deal of the spirit of the play depended upon the use of slang. Interspersed with numerous "damns" and "hells" to bolster up and, In many Instances, failed to achieve the desired re- sult. The stage settings were lack- ing in conviction and did not help along the production to any extent. The runaway Prince of Suavla comes to this country and, at the conclusion, a Suavlan delegation hunts htm out to tell him that he Is king by the death of his father. In that interim between running out of funds and the restoration, he goes to Child s restaurant wtille famishing, Is gyped by a stranger, catches the fancy of a waitress and Is taken by her to her home, where she feeds him and next day mar- ries him. The manner In which this experi- ence is carried out suffices for three episodes In the first act, a second, and two episodes in the third act. Much of the show la not up to par with the old ten-twent-thlrt, and if any Child's waitress sees the pro- duction, there wlU be a suit for HbeL No waitress on earth carried rough conversation to the extreme followed by Kate Dona van- In the cast are James Norvalm, Gwen Lowry, Genevieve Williams, Schuyler Smith, J. K. Applebee, Carl StoU, Caroline McLean. Mlg- non Mauger and Charles E. Bird, but that's the most that can be said about It, as none of these had parts of a sufficient worth to call forth any mention or commendation. It looks as if "Ain't Love Grand" soon pon the shelf. Vince. HENRY MILLER'S SSwSfk BVES. »:30. MATS. THURS. * SAT.. I'M CHARLES FROHMAN presents Holbrook Blinn In FETIENC MOLNAR'S THE PLAY'S THE THING* C, A IFXV b'j. ««> st rut. a. l. eiUiw umca a E „ 8: j 0 Mtu Wei g, t ,. M "BY ALL MEANS GO TO SEE wiU find itself upon PLAYERS IN LEGITIMATE JOE E BROWN DC -TWINKLE TWINKLE- LIBERTY, NEW YORK VIOLET CARLSON PRINCIPAL COMEDIENNE in "NIGHTINGALE" JOLSON, NEW YORK LESTER W. COLE LEADING MAN "PEGGY-ANN" VANDERBILT, NEW YORK HELYN EBY-ROCK "HONEYMOON LANE- KNICKERBOCKER, NEW YORK TOMMY' A DELIGHTFUL COMEDY" •—Hammond Herald Tribune B't At 3i St EfM. «:S0 Mats. Wed.. Bat., i.30 Knickerbocker An Indisputable Sacceul A. L. ERL.ANQER presents Eddie Dowling * Honeymoon Lane D II TtViltrkDC 47th 8L. W. of B'j. Kfi. 8:30 DILI Mil Kb MflU< wed. »nd Bat, 1:30 "The Barker" with WALTER HUSTON ROADWAY Bt Philip Dunning A Own Abbot BROADHURST mSum. Era »:M. Ult».. Wed. * Bat.. 1:30 VANDERBILT & S3 HELEN FORD in the Utterly Different Musical Comedy .Y-ANN 6th Year— \NNK. M( IIOI.1— sth Tear Abie's Irish Rose republic ^&n**ur FI TINflF Thea., W. 41 St. Eva. 8:30. A. B. WOODS prorata CRIME A Melodrama of New York's Underworld with JAMBS RENNIK and CHESTER MORKIS and CAST Or 100 MOVKS to TIMES SQUARE Next Monday SWEET LADY Chicago, March 10. Threo-act musical comedy. Produced by Thomaa Ball. Staffed by William Caryl. Book by Mann Pare and Jack MoGowan. Music by Delos Owen. Lyrics by Bud Green. Numbers and dances staged by fS£SJ™£&. 0penrt March 8 " the Mary Turner Jane Taylor Pop Flint George A. Schiller Tom Ward John Kane Julie Carter .Mary Adams Hap Hazard , Gus Shy Uene Dixon WIlHam Roselle Margy Dixon Marie Nordstrom Uirothy Morgan Inex Courtney Joe Turner Alexander Gray Sonny Whltmore John Hundley Mile. Dealree Jeannette Fox-Lee Olrla — Ruth Collina, Charlotte La Rose. Betty Sherman. Jean Oliver, Betty Cred- itor, Eva-Marie Gray, Carol Lynn, Lenore Allen, Ruby Poe, Naomi Andrews, Lenore Splro, Evelyn LaFrance, Hedda Xylan, Helen Roth, Flo Filling. Dot Meadow* Nora Clllt. Catherine Roberta Grace La Rue, Kathleen Edwardea, Gene Hylan, Beryl Collinaon, Marion Harlan. Marge Harlan and Ruth Gaynor. Boys—Lester Montgomery, Harry Pederaon. Roland Rock, Jr.. Ray West, Paul LInd- rjiu. w -" am ZIEGFELO THEATRES Mats. Thursday and Saturday RIO RITA TUkets at Box Office It Weeks Ahead THE GREATEST SHOW EVER PRODUCED: Rrsrrted Boats—$1, $1.50. $1. ,«.50. 13. 13.50, t< and 15 Thursday Matinees—Si te 13. With Ltrt.ll McCONNEIX TH MONTH ZGIRLSTi WAlTrD f CORT THKA ■ West 4ltb St Ewe.. 1:11 wnl Matinees Wed. And SaL. 1:15 THE GREAT LONDON, BERLIN and NEW YORK SUCCESS The Constant Nymph A rial by Manaret Kennedy and Basil Dee THEATRE West 44th St. Evenings at 8:30. I. WED. Sc SAT. at 2:30 101 E. MUMSOM T WINKLE WINKLE hew la Tears OXA KUKSOM LIBERTY West «nd St. IMr. A. L. Erlangre Mats. Weil & Sat. JANE COWL I'HII.IP GOODMAN'S Musical Ult Greatest Laugh Show Ever Produced 1th Month — Seata 8 Weeka Ahead Clark & McCullough in the RAMBLERS with MARIE SAXON and REMARKABLE CAST I.VRIC THEATRE, West lind Street Bra 8:30. Mats. Wed.. Hat. Good Seata 11 "The Road to Rome" PleAYHOUSEJ'r^-J' j.Er..S:30 .sat. !! .;» WHITE'S APOLLO E , v ft FOPVLAR MATS m il « SAT.. t:20 GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS NEW COOP SEATS AT IKIX OlfltE TOR ALL l'l:l!l OHMAM Rj til flRF Thea., M y. 41 St. Eva. 8 Ua-VUfc Matlneea Wed. and Sat. Charles Dillingham presents FRED STONE In a now muRlcnl comedy "CRISS-CROSS" with Dorothy Stone FRANCINB LARRIMORE Satirical Corned, by MAURINE WATKINS MUSir ROX Thea .W I3tb St En. 8:35 MUSIL Mats Wed. A Sat. I 3S IF YOU DON'T ADVERTISE IN VARIETY DON'T ADVERTISE EDNA HIBBARD in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES TIMES SQUARE THEATRE, N. Y. MARGARET IRVING AS "THE SPANISH SIREN" IN "THE DESERT SONG" CASINO, NEW YORK IE BUZZELL PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN in -THE DE8ERT SONG" CASINO, NEW YORK WALTER CRAIG with KOLB and DILL'S "QUEEN HIGH" TOURING CALIFORNIA LEON ERROL Starring in "YOURS TRULY" 8HUBERT, NEW YORK RAYMOND GUION SECOND YEAR WITIT "CRADLE SNATCHER8" HARRI8, CHICAGO LAS LEAVITT Featured In "GAY PAREE" WINTER GARDEN, NEW YORK LULU McCONNELL Featured with "PEGGY-ANN" VANDERBILT, NEW YORK JOHNNY MARVIN FEATURED IN "HONEYMOON LANE" KNICKERBOCKER, NEW YORK ONA MUNSON LEADING LADY in "TWINKLE TWINKLE" LIBERTY, NEW YORK A local man, Thomas Ball, not previously connected with the the- atre—or, at least, not prominently, if at all—has a maybe In his first producing attempt. "Sweet Lady" Is an adaptation, with music, of "Papa Loves Mama," a slight comedy of the past. It Is fast and peppy, not losing pace after the middle of the first act, and In- expensively operated. The maybe rests on whether or not the public will take to the flavor of a "cute" show after hav- ing muck slipped to Its palate throughout the current season. Bring on your adage about a chorus not making a show look like $4.40 and see It knocked for a row. That on the theory that 13.30 In Chicago corresponds with $4.40 In New York. A smart, well-trained, speedy chorus makes this one, and good. Busby Kerkeley sounds new out here. It's the name of the stager of dances In this piece. He is ex cellent in his line, viewing his work in "Sweet Lady" aa a model for opinion. Gus Shy and Marie Nordstrom, In the laugh roles, top the principals On the thought that there's nothing so laughable, from an audience an- gle, as a wise-cracking semi-stew, Shy is exponent of that mood from curtain to curtain. Not drunk- fust perennially spiffed. When of- fered a highball, Gus wants his gin Shy is mantled with a long string of good comedy lines. He reads them well and livens up numerous weak spots with out-and-out pan- tomime. Opening night audience, and not a "wise" one, got him every time, and liked him immensely. Two comedy bits in which Shy partici- pated were standouts. In "I Adore You" he and Jeannette Fox-Lee, French girl, put on the snappiest and funniest bit of burlesque love- making seen here or anywhere In a long while. The wow finale In this —the girl ripping his shirt and im- printing her lip-marks on his shoul- der—caused a stoppage of the show. The bit is fine low satire. Miss Fox-Lee, dark, well formed and equipped with plenty, exhibits tal- ent and a nasty figure, this latter accentuated by a one-piece black liathing suit, at which she gives the customers just a flash. In the love making Miss Fox-Lee took the Initiative, leap year or no leap year, and made it look like Gus Kolng through the Elks. In "Statues," Shy and Inex Court- ney (last in vaude) are the main support to a first net that is just another first art. As a comedy song (Continued on page 45) ADA MAY IN "RIO RITA" ZIEGFELO, NEW YORK HERBERT MUNDIN DIRECTION ANDRE CHARLOT CLARENCE NORDSTROM in "QUEEN HIGH" AMBASSADOR, NEW YORK MARIE SAXON WITH "THE RAMBLERS" LYRIC, NEW YORK KAY SPANGLER Featured with EARL CARROLL "VANITIES" EARL CARROLL, NEW YORK JULIUS TANNEN in EARL CARROLL "VANITIES" EARL CARROLL, NEW YORK ETHELIND TERRY RIO RITA IN "RIO RITA" ZIEGFELD, NEW YORK INA WILLIAMS in "YOURS TRULY" SHUBERT, NEW YORK TOM PATRIC0LA GEORGE WHITE'S "SCANDALS" APOLLO, NEW YORK INDEFINITELY ANN PENNINGTON NOW IN EIGHTH MONTH GEO. WHITE'S "SCANDALS" Apollo Theatre, N. Y. ROSE PERFECT PRIMA DONNA with GEORGE WHITE'S "SCANDALS" APOLLO, NEW YORK NOW IN EIGHTH MONTH NELSON CHARLES SNOW and COLUMBUS in "OH, PLEASE" ERLANGER, CHICAGO Direction CHA3. DILLINGHAM JACK THOMPSON in "PEGGY-ANN" VANDERBILT, NEW YORK JACK WHITING in "THE RAMBLERS" LYRIC, NEW YORK MARJORIE WHITNEY Featured with EARL CARROLL "VANITIES" EARL CARROLL, NEW YORK CHAS. WINNINGER Featured with "OH, PLEASE" ERLANGER, CHICAGO Direction CHAS. DILLINGHe