Variety (Sep 1927)

Mnesday. September 14. 1927 FILM HOUSE REVIEWS VARIETY 27 NORSHORE (CHICAGO) Chicago. Sfpl S. As stage band conductor bvtp Al Kvale is likely to draw an abun- dance of the Oriental's p.itionndc to this cxtrrme north side house. Being i'aul Ash's pet pnnoKe for » yo»r, Kvale was virtiially lusaeu Into stardom. While hurled Into the lights by lo- comotion other than his ow n, Kvale must now retain that place. It ap- pears he will be BU<.oes.sfiil. He has the job. thoiigii, of tiirn- ing a flop house into a pr.imable proposition. The Noi-.Mhnrp has l«.pn a failure. Situated eicht or nine miles from the lioop on Howard, the last street on the north side, it Is the roost distant de luxe picture house in town. The north side flaps—and north side flaps are some flaps--w!!' no doubt douhle between the Oiicnul and Norshore. It gives them a fhance to ogle twice a week instead of once. It was noticed th^it after the show many boarded the .south- bound elevated. That means they are coming from the south and also that theatres furthelr down will And tbeir'grosses cut. 'Whether the Granada, nearest to the Norshore, will suffer remains to be Reen. Benny Mcroft has his own draw there and Is not likely to lose it. but Charles Kaley. with whom he rotate.s, has little foUowinp: Kv.ale was F>ipi>oi-trd b>' ;in ex- cellent sendoff shf)W in his initial week and he clickid. A rclljied clown. Kvale iH even silly at times, but the Kals tliilik he's cute. The hiK priin of "Hello Al" (Pres- entations) was Lester Alien. This town is sold on little Lentcr. niostlv through hia performance in last year's "Affairs." So Lester #i-as a hit before he walked on. A nice lit- tle speech at the end, notwitlmtund- Ing plenty of praise for Kvale, the house, and picture houses. reature was "Chang" (Par). Some shorts and an organ oPferini; by Chauneey Haines oonipl'-ted tlie opening bill. Haines is a tine musl- Clan and that he has trteii.-j lias lioen shown in the past. If hi.s leadoft number Is a tip on what is to fol- low, Haines is bound to be liked iiere. Deaplte Lester Allen. Haines, the iileture and the rest of the layout, the .show was mostly Kvale. An- other example of how B. & K. plug ». new attraction into something. Plenty of ballyhoo and some good supporting hilU for K'v.ile v.ltl sell lilm. and conseouently the tiousp, for Al is half sold now. ■ Norshore'B flrat week's inisincs.i With the stag* band was better man ihe house has haf since It openod. ACADEMY ' of wide ley swings for tlie elimax the girls' blai kbottoni liit. Brcnnan and UoKers ^tave the change of pace called for. their comedy fitting In nicely after the production flash. This pair dovetail neatly Into the presentation style of promam. their material having (omedy values without sacrifice of clitiiM a.s would ht^ the case m most non-musical huih'hlng terms of character types. Max Fisher's band closed the show, tearing off 20 minutes of solid entertainment. This 10-man combi- nation measures up In seductive Jazz arrangement, rl>'<, In bi asses and snappy in rhythm ln^!ri.:non- tation Is excellent (i<r both sides. Piano, banjo and tlrU!::.^ supply the foot-tappiitK rhythms. \\hi;e llie saxes and volunie biass.-s ;;i\e the liody to the arr.angemeiu. The boys number a cuuiile of likeable sing- ers, notably a sympathetic tenor, ■•nd thev Ket smooth, easy comedy inli; ibeir 1 y-|,iay. One of their best bits is a novel arrangement of the Indian number from "Rose- Marie" with Interesting trapa ef- fects Introduced. They did 20 min- utes, flnlshing a five-minute encore still going strong. Ktuk, NEW YORK) New York, Sept. ». l-'ox has seized upon a slilnlng opportunity to put tlie Ac oleniy on the map with its new Hoxy policy. This week the house Keis the jump on the 14tli street neiKhhorhood with the first showing of ' What Priea Olory." tt <fa» no trick to pack tl eni in at the 50e. scale. They stood 10 deep all evening long. Showmanship was manifested in the bill that backed up the picture Bmash. Bright, smooth entertainment of the new presentntinn order, run off with snap and dash, and eiib ulated to make a host of friends ler tlie house, ai'ling the process of build- ing a clientele for an establishment that is ill a touK'h position, as well as a dillicult theatrical neiKhhor- hood. The frame-up is in the n( w style and smart and brisk of Its type. Two little dunce productions, com- edy single, comedy duo and a flash band with a personality leader work out Into eminently satisfactory en- tertainment. lieniar.liiie T.e Grande .ind Co. ■•ilart llie 1 e.MlinK ni'ely. .Six bojs and a K'rl have a lively song anil daiKO routine, coin()a<'tly put together for such a bill. The turn sells an .astonishinK lot of nialerial in its brief 11 minutes. T"ain v.ork helps. 'J'n o of the bo> s start a number introduction; two moro lioys join In and the ,girl gets into the finale for capital acrobatic steps. Last word In speed. Do juHt enough and away with the crowd calling for more. Sam Hearn In a nuuiolog single does 10 minutes, helped out with his violin specialty. Talk is brief, but only fnir, taking nvae fion. H.^arn's old man charaeter tli.in from the talk it.self. The vio liii hit makes .a ^r> 'it rmish, the pnneti eomini^ in bflHiant nmsif.al perfoi ana ne,. from a eomedy eliaracter. Talk on 14th streets means llttlo to the cosmo- politan tlietitregoers. Herbert Kinney and Co . two men and two girls, another sinning and dancing interlude, ajipc aliiig on Kight features and dancing, 'lirls .'^'o lookers and can dance well WARFIELD (SAN FRANCISCO) San Francisco, S» pt. 10. Orpheuiii vaudo lost one of its bigsest bets and Kanrhon and Marco lined- up an aco attraction in siffninff Frank E>eVoe, ballaaint. as a featured attraction for picture liuoses. out here. DeVoe made his debut this afternoon under the -Fiin c ho n a nd Ma rco banner, and proved a sensation. Curtain rovr;iled a simple though tasty HtaRo S''ttinL,'. Two tall screens on citlior siuc of Hit* orches- tra. A mammoth golden v;ise. witli i\\c ylr*'anit^rs (jf Kold cloth loading from vaso to the lly loft. With a rod. ^rern and K'lld li^^Iitine effort, the ijicturo was comph tc. For the overture Uocsncr .s' nt th'- l>and Into "PaRliarci." Crissoy and D:ile. ec- centric dancers, wcio introduced for their rag doll number, which drew laufifhs. Then Roesner introduced "a famous prima donna, assisted by John Maxwell," which had the cus- tomers guessing. Maxwell sang off stage and then appeared ri^bt side to audience, every Inch a prima donna. Suddenly furnlngr to the lei't he was n-verilcd in male attire. For a \N t'il-deserved ^-n'ore sanp. using' hoth voics. N'cxt, the band ^v■ull^' into u pttp number, deliver, i in nov.lty style, with KocRnpf, .issisU-d by Dicic O'Meara, on:- of the band boys, dis- playing" a flue line of stepping that won them merUed applouae. Crissey and Dale then returned for anotht.- novoUy bit. Th«n came Frank DeVoe t-r ■ jv fl ra t »ppeawtnco b«for« a picture STATE MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis, S^ept. 9. ifoumi gav« State Fair visitors as welt as local fans its usual plethora of entertainment The comtdnntton of screen and musical numbers pos- sessed a high degree of strength And merited its reward of apptaUiiA, laughs and brisk patronage. •'Kehoes from the Metropolitan." an overture by l-'rod H* i.seke and bis pit orchestra, was a lip-t»»p start Comp^i^siIll^ f.ivr.iiic frnm thf vari()us ^;r:lnti ..jMiiis, it makes r-n impressiv o nuiul" r, X-'wsi cci cum - prised a coupe of International Kin- ogram and rarjimount shois, run- ning very briefly. Weber and Fields on Vitaphone. unit No. 3. had the house laughing long and loud. An organ novelty by IMdie Dundstedter followed. This was lhe^>rogram*8 most pretentious offering. While the regulation slides con- taining the words of a soiiiimontnl song wore being screened. Kddle turned in a i lever nri^an nrr.intre- ment whicli bad the on hestra ac- companying in the most melodious portions. After this the curtains ])arted to reveal a scrim |)ehln<1 which a pretty garden scone setting off a group of six girls and one man, 'cellist. The girls were charm- ingly costumed in white summery Colonial attire. Two were violinists, one was a pianist and three were singers. After a pleasing instru- mental rendition of the piece the singers brouf;bt the number to a .•^tidn^i cluse with their vocal rendi- tion of tlie words. lilo.^som SiM'h'v and Bennio Fields :anl their \)i;inisis, on Vit;iphone, made a impression in the next si)ot. wliile Os.^man and Schep han- joisls. in perstui, KoaU'd the cusi.trr ers with their snan pluvim^. "Firemen, Says My Child" irar.>. the feature phot<»play. cles*'d and, judging by tlie laughter and ap- plause, found considerable favor, <:ood all-around show. to siiii; pusla-d the .show oit to a «reii start, liauiey fc^isivr*. a pep pair from the ctiot U8, offered a tap and proved they could do it. Next came Jumes (iriilin, tonur. Oriltln has a nice voice, a pleasing ' |H>rsonality and a yen ft»r si>ot | lights. Ourry and Oiiborne were in- trodnced as the champ t'hat h-ston ■ dancei's of i■'^lca^o. hut hrs. tried u Ilowcry danci'. Tlie te:im is sir.niK i for kickiuK each other. To»» rou^;h I and a lh.»p iia a i.iu^li-getter. Smash hit -'f the show was i)ie Uuhe I'tantl. lJiJtT..oo (hmned a haiul I cap and Siui.sa jacket fur this and with all the h.iys playing brass it was loud. An attempt at "I'oet and peasant." with Ihiffanu .solving on a cornet, and with snur notes predom- inating, was a scream. To offset the burlesque the musicians gave a medley from standard bperas with the dancers working in front. An intere«iltn.g number. Tim Marks then entertained by a whistling solo and encored wiUi .sume .st' iiplng, which was Weil received Next came I,unise I'loi m-r, pop .st)ngs. KaiinihToy and Van played on hioom handle tiddie.s. .saws and bel- lows, sang a little and danced, and the crowd wanted more. Thp.tinale had all principals working, plus the chorus dressed in snappy over- alls. The hottest finish since the new tab units started. "Hula" (Par.) was the picture. Completing the bill were the I'ara- mount News and some local shots of the Smithvilh* races. Tiffany's "Meiii'tries" proved restful aiter all the li(>ke. whuh preceded it (jreat nudii-nce sliow and one that will gel liie money. Ifttf/hr^, STRAND de They hOUM sliaiMce. With BdHI* WtlliH at the piano, DeVo* want Into a hot snng, followed by a ballad, durlqc which he went Into a talkinc •oIlM- quy wliile AVillln crooned a melody at the piano. Next. I>eVoe sold a comedy lyrie. which brought out hia Khewniansb ' p. Rack fnr the encore. I'rank did it and had to come back aRJtin. Roe.-.;ncr finally ni.anapred to KCt .a word In. and .sent the b;ind into .a lively lemp4j, with the refr.ain suni? by a plant In the band. At curtain time Hm eoatomen were still yelp- ing th«lr approval. (NEW YORK) Curious thin.e: aluajt tl luxe picture house shows, spend thousands ot dollara on sliken and cloth of gold drops: hire a corps of people big enough t't stage » hippodrome pageant and pay enor- mous sums tot super-special fea- ture picturex. And thcti you come Slaxne'i i away ind the thiag that silck.s In ■aiur mind out of the whole enter- lainmeri. was V how-l.»gKed conied'ari who h. .oe 'Afh ,;lobe un his he.Tl. .Son-.etl' < lik. that haMie la ,at the .«t d t' -s week. Oji ef the clahara. ,nd Ineeiiieus jtre.-iiU.a- •i.»n riiuL ■ iii, tl " tlilnf? that stood out v.as a .sim|»Ie *^peeia!ty dance. I'.'s in he 'Post C'iird l-'rolic." a -■lerieH ^tC p; *t.pr'al bits with itie'ore l)Ost .-ards as their hackKi'iemtl. T-'or the II "iher 'called "Boston." a hoy and a slrl i>tep down from the post «ml drop and go Into a unison dance, i^rfect In rhythm and gra.ce. They have not stepped ten steps be- fore It Is disclosed that the wide trousers burlesquing the college mode, holds both dancers.* That's all there is to It. Just a trivial little ide.a. out jauntily carried out, and it hecenies a novelty With a Uttle punch. The dancing couple are Uee\a's .and 1-f ll. The preseiil.atlon show huilda up to a fine danee prodnetion In ,a <'ab- aret hit d'i?ie lief'.re the i>ost card picture of New York, with a Jazz hand Marini; and a chorus of sprightly daneint; f;lrls. neat climax to a series of atir.ietive sonn. dance and scenic hits. Tho presentation is the heavy end of the show, for the picture, rnited Artists* produc- tion. "College," with Buster Kea- ton. Is no riot, although It has Its moments of gagging comedy. News reel is Interesting; push hall idaypd with autos and a para- ehnte Jump from a hlUnp. hoth hy I'athe; International's shots at Demi)sey and Tnnney training; Fox with views of a vr»Ican<) spfintttKr up through the se.-i In the South Pa- cific and .for the llnlsh more Inter- n.atk>nal with piefures f)f the Detroit sRfced boat races as seen from an .aiipla ne. A slant sul.J.a t fiom Pnthe list ffave odds and ends, a hrlKht hit being the mechanics of the clock in the Metropolitan Tower, New York, run by a motor no bleget than that behind an electric fan. The overture from "Orpheus" was the contrll.ution of the symphony or- chestra, rather a heavy number for the purpose, but re«lsterln(r with Its familiar pa'^s.iu'es. }t»9h* i i n i iKh Iflii.'i |,t ' , (is i iiu 'l ill v a I'll l l i e rl..tlas (Ia«h. KiniieV is .a t.all step- per, leal,I,sens:ilienal h'l;Ti' ioia. " i;r.y l,ave a n.ally ..at .and «"11 v.iri il -laaip of tminl'ers. Kin- hev .an,I ihe two Kirls w..ik in all sorts of cotnhinaiioiis with the sec- ond man. at the piano. I'lrst-cliuss "ni.-ili with Kinney UoinB a svriea of OLYMPIA (NEW HAVEN) New Haven, Sept. 11. Opetiinj^ tho -first Ihihlix show of the season here Last nii;ht ut the Olympia. the I'arainount, New York, will now h:-.ve the shows after a week's break-in, and the producers wtlh have time to smooth out th>^ rough spots before metropolitan au- diences get a chance to look at the show. ".lazz a la Carte" Is the title of the first .lack Partington production and, with Alex Hyde.and the Olym- pians as a hackgrouiMl, got oB to a bii; start. .SettiiiiT i.s a s,,rt of series of cano- pies, each i-isipR h^'fore revealing the hand on the stage. After the opening tho first number w.as the wow. The Samuels Brothers Bot the most applause with their mili- tary stepping, and not another num- ber that followed could surpass them. Peggy English, aided by a male trio, got off some blues soncs, and .a few dance specialties by Roy Itf,«fa-s .and Charles Iteselle held the ( U.-^temors for the finale. Eddie Weaver ajil^eared with the new (ilynipi.a (U'U'.an In a series (.ailed ■'fita;:\ns I Have I'laycd" (Ci-au ,''or,rs>. W'a v r i.; popul.ar In New Haven and male s the < rowd sInK his tunes. A short Paramount News and Topics completed the hill, fieorjtc ^ Kay anil the pit orch^str.a «»i)ened i they should see the currf'nt low with an alilirevi.ated overture, hut i.ro.v I,ill at the .Vewinan. This one dcservi s iri .re time than he is al- n t .ia ' o\r r for p, niiinn aiiplause Intlnd i— Kuy l.-- 1,. f.,r llie liesl musi- -.n ,! ,• . 1 l iael.s ■ llMStie Iteyels'' eal dir, etor in Iliv<n th'atres. is ti.e ii!, .,f I lie pi- the folks llkinir 1 iai ' ■ ' t' r i ban any | tbe f a;,ai. I bit In I NEWMAN (KANSAS CITY) Kansas (.'Ity. S<-pt X. If Iheie's any doubt in the minds of those r'"p'insit'le fer rubbv slaire shows as to whether customers want hlith biow stuff or hokuir. GRANADA (SAN FRANC! ^:o^ San l-'ranr-i.^i^), St-pt. 5. Sati.sfyinfj I^in- hod and Marco .specially Klmw, whieli, with the lleciy-Hatton s< reen fealiue. ' i'lre- »non. Save My Child," proved an- other .strong; drawing rard. l-iaitk Jenk», hand leader and niu^ler of ceremonies, is much in evldenre, and acquits himself sMIfefftC^ortly. Jenks is rapidly devMopln^ a strong follnwinte with Granada cus- tomers. His clean-eut personality, musical ability and talent for st^^n- pinK and putting over son^ nuin- 1)er8 plainly demonstrates 1'. «t M. made no nilsUike when tliey took him out of tlio Molrop(ditan (Los Angeles) stase band. With a liitlo more experience Jenks should dc- volifcp into one of West Coa.^fs most proficient leaders. The current program openod with the band playing a pop softly, then swelling to a jasiy swing. Jenks played a aolo on the trombone and Ovn with two of the band boys sang the refrain, koberts Sisters, new sister team under the Fanchon-Mar- co bannei', are dainty harmony sonKsters. They registered with the' matinee rrow-vl and are .sun- to pleii.sfi over the elrrtiit. Ji'iiks next put the hand through a coniedy number, titled 'Frankfurter Sand- wk'hes," a Hcjuel to "Anim;i| Crack- ers." For a fini.sh the band did a German band effect that scored. Marlon ^Staddler and Matt Duf- nn, with their always popular rag doll dance, went over to a bang. An- other lively number by the band. Jenks singing several rhoruses with his Hebrew and effeminate inter- pretation of the number wows. CJlll and W.iiTcn. c olored hooft-r.'^, knew h<jw to put their stepphl^^ af-roHS. l-'or the final"', .Jenks directed the ban.I tliroiiKli a s<Tni -heavy hi dec- tion, whicli Kav«> hitn an op|>ortun- ity to display his work with the >>aton. The applause was evidence of the verdict. this conld be develoiv.il into a help- lul r.\»t'.ir<. Kert Kirl and (Jirl.i. closing, say little, but L^t'i riK'lit to Ufui'k wiUi the si\-net.' Kill band i'riiidin< out pop nunil't I S. irl i .ii i i»>s a pair of l:<'I t'uini l> feintio- li-t 'T'-rs in a.Mi- lii-it aiiil witli the brief inuKi^inK^ tbe f'.ijijo number, dishes out entertain- ment a hi Second avenue," Three Ixingflflds, acrobats, open- ing, did bt^ter'than either of the two following turns. A strong wuiii- :in uuderstaniV'r is evidently a rar- ity in tlo'se p.irt.i. Kvery action -I'M-.il, thf y.ivVs ability It> bft" one I'f her male i|.n tiu i s l>eirii; suill.'ient in more than one iiistan. e. A dry lineup for tho Comiu-id.,ro. as a whole, lacking hoofers and vocalists and conspicuounly aby of slapstick comedy. RIVIERA (OMAHA) Omalia. Sept. 8. The Riviera apparently has reax:hcd its gt>al of oft'erini? a stage show so Kood that it will carry any movie. «ood or bad. The ".Mont- niartre" lua .-Jeiitation was a cliJntlX tt) *-tY,irls Ibal h.i\e been on the upKr.ole since th,- art of the pol- icy. Almikst eveiy spot on the bill vaui applauded roundly, uvea Oy a. nuilinee audi, a(a*. The line-up included: Horn and Lawrence, slnglnv comeillana; Don Carroll, baritone. Irene Tayhir. blues slnKer; BHly liandall, violinist-dancer; Anp and Jean, dancers; chorus «f nls Ktrki: ncoree Johnson, orpni.in ; stase band ot 13: At Kvann. master of ceremonies. Cleorge Jonnson, at t'. ' >rf;an. scoros even hctter tha/ ' ual witb pop ntunheis, tiv. i^ ■ unfailint; fa ,1 .le. leisiclan an*, showman. .'■^^a^;■o sie,A itself 'dl,;Ks witli the ra>: luff roniK.- c toiitp In for the lion's sh.iie -s Taylor Is a nitty (.e)iif;h looker . ith pjeaslnff voice uni persons Ity. At Evans contIn> lie : to win and In this show re- peated, by request, several baritone solos he has sunK before. Al also manaKea to keep the thow solnic without entirely revMHW Im |* pullliii; the strlnKS. Picture was Paramount's "Swim, (llrl. Swim." Kebe Uonlels' farce- eomedy of the type .she has been Iiuttlni; out of late. Hy It.self. It wouldn't h.ave stood up so well. Hut it added X hit of hody to the trlm- liiiKs dished up on the ataca. Ifber fil-etir slr;i ,.r Sl.iU'e bftod. of.Pi: ()l\ iiipia i- i,',i,iil.ir with the Yale j A r j bo,\ s. .in,l tu i , r fails to draw a Kant' ^ lo, r. t frojn the fad|e^;e. lertstunies stlllttini^ In frot.t ot tbo "Tho Way of .\!l I'lesh" fe.iture. hand. A number that gave the I itobvrlt. I iiicmber« ol Ui« orcUentra a chanc* 'Tiiiiil'iii iintl I-- tl LOEWS COMMODORE (NEW YORK) New York, Sept. 9. On a cool Friday evening in this .Secoml avenue neighborhood the house was less than half filled. This is the end of the first week under the new Loew management. From appeanuiees th© i^resent pol- icy haw not y*rt cnuKht tbe fantry of the unhoitioKene.»us mot) wiio fre- qut'lit ttie IiMivi'- Imusf.vi 'I'bf rt'i^u- lar picture fan ci'-wd, whn.,*- fl.i%'«r in nnmistjika^de, w;i'-i not |M-.--cnf. "Annie Ijaun**" was tti" f-';itnre flim. Kor a district of IblH kind im- poflsilde "l*<'Stiny of Kij.s.si.t," ^ro- t'«>4que creation made up mostly i>t newsrf»el shots, drew better from reports. "An African Adventure," another M-U-M release, and very plennin,?. also failed to take hold In this atmosphere. The type of eustomers represent- ed In this section se- m to n-act best to slapHtlrk and low comedy. As far lis ttie .ludt^'ncf* Were concerned Miller and Hradford were speaking to th«'m'-''lv<-s. ^'.^tt<>\:•i ;ind N'ac*». anotber sonp and d.jnee tf.irij, whr> followed, mado a hit with brilliant comebacks, such as "Oil. no. I didn't." 'Hope to die and kiss a pig." Sid b''Wifi peerned to have the right ide.;i. but Isn't quite low enoutch to get the deep laughs. Pid tlii n i u.li . « I; f*^;i?ift to be fiintiy :i;"kfn b.ilb t bv lb-- s i.-s i.ijt-ri'-i|. ti.e In t Tar- ;ilb"r »,.| | tl nnmh. — tlld Is itternpt i fpert on ashing and answering rid- dles. This one he ref'-rr^^d to as an "Al T)ow sp'-/i.ir*: • Wbv e:in"t a male seal sle. ^ at ni«)it 7 T'.i '-aus'» has & flapTter on e;if b sid<* ' I^wis (pliiys the rn.Mtomnrs to put the queries and, If worked x^r^i'^'rly. BRANFORD . <NKWAftK) Newark/Sept 19. Somehow or other the atase show doesn't seem to click this week as It has heretofore. It has one merit, however, of fc^'tting better as it goe?* along. The iiHual Ingredients are there, but tbe lirst part Just at)out dies. Charlies Melson aiid the Oanp; are in Kubevllle, and befor« a modern- istic drop representing tho Itube- ville station with a border all in lavender tones and green the l>and <-nterH ns ruben and plays a eerlea of numbetf) hitherto known In shows. This Is a flat start, made worse by the badd not pUiytnc very well. It Is mildly received. Five of them six Martin Olrls. dressed In red Jumpers and bat.s <l*llled as the Little Farming Malils) dance In uni.son, which ii.'>ch rather (bit. The flr.st laugh eomeH when a large box Is l»rf>ugbt In and, being opened, ro- ve;ils ;i.s rin old aIt)UTn jdclure (Iiant and Aiiair posf-d grotes(iueIy. They follow with an eccentric danrc. Kdith Snyder suereedH with a blrd- Ilke whi.stling areiunpanled by tlie band. Next comes the RuhevlUe Quartet, followed by an instrumen- tal bit with ntrange devices for playinfr. They do well enough, but their routine seems old. . Rhow takes a brace when Charlie Melson ste t>s f o r w ard to rend er "Uncle Tom's Cabin" after the fash- lon of "The Three Trw.H " lie pnt.^ It over In great Btyle with the b;in;i playing n i([iroprint*dy after e.-jrh I "bra.He. 11 i:'>es over big and bi'- Inini'ii tujM ,'t MlHiiirieeTiien t of ".lark ,irul tlie IJe.'inst.tlk" next week Is fu vigorously a|t[ilautle<l that he'd h'-t- ter get It ready In earnent. Another hit follnw.-^ In Tex Morrlssey and her mul**. The mule is as funny as any stage animal witnessed. The animal has a sense of humor, docs a fine cooch. tries to bite Melson. gets dnw/i Into the house .and kisses the girls, who, though probablv pTantH, H<reriTn as fff<'CtiveIy ns if they hnd Tiitd. rmd make thlngii generally etijoyable. The l»and get- a g'^od w tit/ aero.'-;?". pliyiniT It to -in b eff.- t th >( the whole liroi'-f sinjis ft wit In oil belnir a^k.*) 'I'lio firm Miid^ dnt ■ It e]:id In T' lonl il ( ..^!nnie .and lle-n (fet :i btoL'lt as M-ds-on '^tartw to dan< e with one after tlie (tther, onlv to lo.-e the irlrl t" a member <<t tb" ban l. (jt\n nian pbiyw on ns f'harli.- loses tlio lapt irirl. but he Is .^oon shut nt). An he does this and reg- son glv''^ n Hi)l-'rKlid satnplo of M-* rertl :i' tinrr nbitit v. Vjndlng f^r vv- tiriTien In hlfl jiock'-f Ve -^hoot-i rr'in>< with lh« bardni'Tl. btit again th-'v a?" Hl ib-n nv.-.iy bv tb'» Kirls and Met '.n. frintntibanHv wlnnipff. ftndx he liu.^ the stuffu ull lo liluisQlC Tliia