Variety (Mar 1928)

WedneBday, March 21, 1928 HLM HOUSE REVIEWS VARIETY 45 OHIO . (New) . (C0LUMBU6) Columbus, O., March 20. Without any invitational previi^Av sliowinK ov fanfare o£ truminas, IjOcWk anil ITnltcd Artists oim;u<.hi tholr new Ohio theatre l)ur(i Satur- day at il a. m.. The 3,r,00-«<viliT was tmca to capacity within an hour and a half. A line, stnrtod fortning about S;30 a. ni., and cxtond^sa tor over a block ^Vhc•n the house openwl. Col li. A. Schiller,-Ijouia K. S.id- ' hey and J; R. Vojjcl headt-d a dele- -atjon of Loow'.s :ex<?cutlVGs ahcl de- nartmental h(!ads here for the. open- ing At 8 p. m. Mr. Sidney intro- dui'ed M^'v'or James J;-Thomas, wlio naid tribute to the Loew orsani^a- tioii and recalled to the audience; rhat the theatre site was. one time the home.of the city Olllce .and that both the city of Columhufj and Loew • had profited by the chancre. Col. Sehiller, the other .speaker on ■ the brit;f .'proKrarit, returne^l the com- nliment to "HiKzoner" and asked the supiiort and friendship, of Columbus in the new enterprise. He closed his remarks with a mombrlal to .Marcus Loew the orjranization's founder. Foyer pTo.ssip and corner, talk were Highly favorable to the. pre.sentation nolioy ihauKurated by Loow's. After r.he ■ different performances were over, practically everyone tai-ried Lon-K enough to inspect the art w.oi;k» and objects disr>layed in the Spanish promon-ifle, whe.i-e they . have; In- stalled n repeating Gr.and, piano to untertain holdouts. Albert . Kvans, from the Allen, <CloVeland, was hurriedly sent here .•fialurday rilg;hf to conduct the Olvio .syncapators, the siaRC band, after fiSeorse I.-yon.'?, of T^yohg and Toseo iiarl led lhem thrbugh the earlier Hhows. Since tlii-n, I-yon.sJnas been (loliiff his harp spei^ialty with the "Mllrtdy's ' Kan" unit. It is not rtriown whether Evans will remain ij(»re or not. The show has been pruned down 60 a trifle over two hours, with the. taifferent bits having the folloAviri.i; jrunnlng time: Overture, G minutes; weekly, s • minutesr Henry B. MurtaiiPT. .org.an- r.st. .<spr(.'lalty. 8 minutes; 'iMilady's Pan," .stacre presentation, .35 minutes; . Trailer.s, 2 minutes; and "The Di- • vine Wirmiah," featui-e, 80 minutes. Just prior to the. openinr,', Bdwar'1 J. MelniPker, transferred from T^oew's B<'.erent. Harrisburpr, Ptl.. was; named . managing director; .Vic .Teverett Watson, Columbus, previously nariie<l nianagor and who remains as MeT- ricker's assist-irut. STATE (MINNEAPOLIS) . Minneapolis, March 15. Stage show and • minor units didn't matter this week. The house had Clara Bow In "Red H.air" (Par) and that was sufliciCnt. . As a whole, the entertainment measured up to a high standarid, ev<;n though it lacked preteritious- . ness. Custnmers left >vell. satl.sficd after tlie iioai-ly two hour, program. "A Des.<'.rt . Romance," stage show, proved a lirst elass singing offer- .Ing presented by the F. & R. mali^ chorus; Setting was a cave. Men being (crarhed In picturesque and colorful Arali eostumes. There were two nu-n and one lone woman soloist. Two Viianhone numbers, "Dark Davs'' and Pat West and His.Mid- dles and.both scored. ICddie Dund- atedter's organ offering was a com- bination of old and new songs with the words fla.shed on illustrated slides for the audience to sing. News'weekly, featuring shots of the Los Angeles (lam dlsa.ster". rom^ pleted tlic program. "fri dlnir'' a .•> y nin ly. i Liiui.-je I'l.-ni';', \\l..-.'--i- T)..<in .ii*'' was to .sing ainl j.rnpuse ."""idney did. both welU looked stunning .ind : eamc baek f.nr ri.i'vfinale ijr a ery.>^- ; till. beaded go\yn a.>i biide. H'/r I I)rome.nade'ui< the center sciirs with j a huge wedding truiu tihri'lling frmn i the bottom t^vep brought the ah.s. I.i j was pn-ity. • '• • ; The; Kight paiii.-e) S followed with | a elcvei-Tiller r()\itine';ind then JaeU .. Sidnev san.g "I Wonder Where My ! RudOies Are Toniirht," one of the I best t'hjng.s he has done here. . V-lOfirl LaVere and. his, accordion | W'ere'the hi;? srhash. ilc started with j "Accordion Man" an<l followed %\ith | "Side bv Siih" and "Sundown." Ilis rapid fire. jKitter ..with,'Sidney was new and put over with a- punch in every joke; Ileealled rerK>atedly and fmally obliged to inti'oduce Moore a,nd Lewis before he could gi.'t away.^ The latter te.nni; pre.sented th.eir talp dance on the steps, a la Rill Robin- son, and hit for the st-cond time on the hill.. • Finale followed and the most gor- geous of this season. Bride ascends the .step.s to thrf elevat<.'d stage be- hind tire band; daneors aS brides- maids :iGnd- color, .and with, the principals on complethig a b<'atrti- ful stage piet-iire; , ■ V .; The -sereen feature, "The Enemy, followfl, the entire hill, running two hours and a nuarter. Hiignrs. HIPPODROME I Vaiiclefilm) PALACE (St. Vaude) .Si-i'Diul hucce.'islve knoek'ovit tull • p)iMiT:.:j a red ring around the nii-ntlv ; j of Mareh and registering st vrral ! t.voliil .^mash hits individually, i The lobby j."? gala Avith shawli^ and.! j di •(■.') rati oils in honor, of tlu'..M>'xii:an , iTlinca Orchestra holding over.; I Janii'S Rarton, (he Oolli-tinOs, iuid iRurns and Alkn rate A little bunt- LOEWS MIDLAND (Leap Year Fancies Unit) (KANSAS CITY) ICansas City^ Mareh 15. This little • stage ' presentation credited to Bori.-j JL'etroil is by far -tlr(^-ivio.Ht-ioivtcntious-^6f-t-he-units-toi| r-'acli tliis city .since-they started a few. weeks ago.' It i.s.built up with a nnisiciil com- edy anglor^the girls doing the pro- posing according lb the leap year tr.Tdit.ion, and.the linale Is the m<i.st beautiful of the scries up-to-date. Orchestra, under the direetion of Jofieph kloin,. played- '^GchL-j: from Favorite' 'Oi.M'ras" for the opeiiing. Nicely done with the hr'a.ss section featured In the "Sextette from Lu- cia.;" News, next and the "Leap Year Fancies.": . Parting drapes .showed the F.ight Gould J>:meerR on tlic center stairs Uiaking love to the band boys. Each of the eb-irine.s had a V(.'rsc \vllli a "T'i''l< out. hut the .eirls are better (biTieers Allan singers .and they know- it, A speeialty intMilier.by two w'a.« Ihe lirst and pl<-as(d. Two Ttuiibliiig t'lown.-*. .have a ^|)V(•1 acriib.'itio- aet w-lth tin- h:ii.il- H:.''t;us (if •f.iio imtstandinr. Th' V v.iiit t)i;-..iit'h th"ir n'Uiln'" rriii'dh .:^ttIU:m.vutv=..S:UiJVn:u;.. — I'att l .\r()-.r<'. ar,.l .-::Mnriiy .L.(-^\ i'-; ;^.Il.)Wl;d -with ll'^tr ri'!.'ular -d.'inf- Jiig-rn.i liilkiiig bit. Thi.s p.'iir h:iv< lifi-iii iiHic n nuiiit'ir nt limi---. .iiui . uMl, .iik"d an.1 Pnrefi.re .Tli".v <>;:''ri rl •-■i-v(;nil varietifS of-sV"l'!>itii". 1 Mi>.< \\<'»vk' had a ImI of- J'.ui ill- ^\:t1i .l.ivk Sidni-v. ni. f. . S:.'.i-,f-v \v<.i-k,ed fltriMU.'h the entr-- I.-, c-,.T,<;,; ihc" v'l'i'iii'-' a'-;.-' •.d h. ' m!' d tlK: ]■:;• -. d'- ' ?- .»!:< CAPITOL . ("Araby"—unit) (NEVy YORK) New York. March 17. :- . Startin'g the week with St. l*at- rick's Dav, tlie Capitol started the show with "An Irish Rhapsodic" as the. overture. A colleen aifd. her squire backgrounded" by a hedge arose from the caverns, of the stag*; to sing of Ireland and love, w-hile TDavid Mendoza held the or.chestra pianissimo. ,, The feature, "Ri ingmg Tjp Father, dealt with Ireland,from the custard pie angle. Boris. Tetroff ignored the green, however, and called his -stage unit, "Araby." U had about?ls mU(!li in cominon with Arabia as ."Bring-, ing Up Father" has with Erin. "Araby," liowt ver; is.a very good unit, with talent; speed arid, flash. For a gi'and tinsel and fle.sh finale Petroff has out-Pa'rtingtoned the E\aramount. • . • , Rita Owip is the. .standout with two dance numlx-rs separated by a •i>'Arid interlude- in . which W;alt Roesnei* and the b.ind boys sing .•\boul her. M iss O.vvln has d( yelopcf' a style of working in front of a band that Is sure-lire. The Capitol is not ail easy house to work in, or to,.and she was a hit. . Her goof, danee i-outines are really funny- in vivid contrast to the. efrect.s customarily achieved by members of her sex ;itteriii)iing comed.v daneing. Roy ^imeck. introduced as a "VU.aT lihone arti.-^t," was lirst to b.at and did e>c<'eliemlv. earning an • encore .\yith his himVde iik(; and banjoimr. "Ro.semary" was liked, but seemed not to have the v.oeal range to conw pete with the Cai'ital's great open ,-!paccs. -. A comedv acrobatic team, ,Tohn- son and Hewitt, also had thing.s their own way. making the ,score for the entire unit loO iiercent; The tuba idayer. contributed a clever solo imitation of an evening with the radio .set. .Roesner,, look- ing very natty in an all-white out- fit, of riding "breeches, helmet, ete., led the singing, <'ss:iyed by him- 'iclf and boys in celeViration of Miss Owln. The boys were. garbed in inrbaris and (lowing robes just to make it Artiby. ; . Twelve Albei tina Ra,S(>h girls rinadc good imprfS.slon>- on their several appearance.". Homines neat and :rraceful. In the rtewsieci M-r;-M has six items to Paramount's two. Rut one of the two cliiis from I'ar ajfpeared to be a scoop on the Lo-S Angele's flood. In addition to scooping New York Cltv. Piiramount was reporte.d scooping PlTilade!r>hia ahd the south AT^C.-M-..s fii kc on ■tli^ „r:npr>isK (1 didn't look mi fiuicy, 77th STREET For going (NEW YORK) ■ New York,. M.arch 10 IB.yetirt! an Indie and still strong if the. crowd, at; the si>cojid ."night show is any criterion The manager .says that it is and that, the LoeW and - Keith-All.iei cornp<'(ition -within live or six bloi-ks-niejin nolliinj.'.; The trade here is largely ecTni- pcrmanent tourists, living in apart- ment hotels wliicli lloo<l .this neigh- borhood (Hroadway at 77th street). . (Miaiigiiig four times ii week and doUlde-fc;iluring, the only . div.cr- tis.'sement if a ncwsr'-el and the orir.'in ' accemp.-iMini'nt... That the program of l(>jr>.:.^Mii':". t-..-i...-illy made up of prod :eT I <" the hif-'ger pro- •lUCer."--, ' rcgl.«1 ej-y: W.-f^ ppivcn le .ovi-ry ■ s'a' Ik Mil!- I'lUi.il. T'l.-oiili-. v. ti<, l;iioW >•'HI f-. :.!-^-. :ii ilii-: lp.i;i-;e .ci- e 'In . ::pii.d t'.'.d o.-- ing. also, .arjd a le.stoon or two ".or Mai-ilin ' Sunshine wo'iild be merited; The .show was CQlh.slderably re-, arranged .Monday night. Mis.s Svm- fshine.' iind the Arthur Ryroiv sketch were JUovOd from after iiui'rjnis.su'n, Avith the Colle:\nos and Rurn.s iind .Mien spotted after the entr'act • .lf>lin and Mafy Mason, snappy young.sters on bail bearings, siiviped through H fast, .impressive routine. Raiher a nasty spill when doing the one-leg-around-neck, .hut the kids IVrrj-sljed; The; accident wa-vs b.oii.i 1 jldCi olihoiigh .an earlier n.ii.^.s in -fhe turn i.s .idanted ,to get a 1aii;rh. / . ' .lay Velio, d'e.ueing, got a,i;rnss <in ilis voice more than lijs jnat< rial oi" nianmn'. I Mis.s Suii.siiine, with hoi- cutio- i cutie .stuff, was. a.ssisted by IJoh l^i- Roy as the tall-sailor. .The,>aiU)rs have chanjged, but the act is essen- tially the sarno that has, kept Miss Sunshine, busy for .the last se;i.sbTi or tW4D. . koward Mott at the piano. It was a plcaser from the start. ^ Arthur Byron presents himself, wiife Jind two daughters in a'sketch by himself, ai)lly titled "A Family Aff.-iir." As skelches go. it is not b.ad. though it faM.s to .scintillato Byron, long a matinee idol and featured performer of the legit, is anxious to get his two daughters. Kate and Eileen, started. For sonu! time he h.is been subordihaiing him- self and his engagements? to that end, reported at times ficcepting. a very nominal ,«:alary for hi.s ciwn services in order to be with the girls to pilot thein. The B.vrons are an old theatrical family, dating back a couple of generations, and the name" with, this act can stand up for once;around. It managea to be reasonably, amusing. The Mexican Tipica Orchestra du- plicated tTte i-ortsing success of its first, week. They essayed one jazz number, and should e.limin.Tte it at once. Jazz is not their-chile, and they are ill-advised in attempting it. This does not refer to such of. (he pop numbers as "Valencia," natu- rally adapted to string instruments. The Tipleana were reviewed in V;irietv r)vei' a year"ago in l-ios An- geles. At that time mention wad m.Kle of the reputed fact that the memln'rs of (ho orchestra, formerly Ait—-idlzod by the Mi^xic.'in govei-ii.-- nient. wore appren.ticed fit an early ;\g<> and practiced .six hoUr.s a d.ay for yeor.S; • -. I'laving is certainly a sixth sense with "these easy-going M,ex.ic;ins. It is also'noticeable that they respond to thunderous ov.Ttions as ir long ac- customed to- adul.ation. . M.'iestro Miguel Lerdo de Te.lada . (file that nairir^i hfirdiy bothers to bow. A. swell di.me- in the group of singers revealed a voice and a fac<! for a niaga/.ine cover. For a finale a young m:in and girl contributed a Mexican d;ince. It looked genuine, but that vfinng man used to hang around the third nt)or of the Woods theatre in Chi or dinner at the Rilz. The.dance was a riot and the young.nian looked Mexirvan anyhow. It's g.. toniinc.'rtt, not- a .«(iuawk. ■ Tii.at i)ortidn of the Colleano clan (New A(!is) that has Its nucleus in jM.aniice was ii mop up after inter- mi.ssion. Whether or not they in- tend to return to Ringling-Rarnuni ('ircn.s, this farhlly and this act are. :rood in vaude, picture hou.ses or revues as hmg as they care to re- main away from the big top. Mau- ric e proved, ghsolu tely a gasping sensation -wltli his diili)l?ry of drrriTtgr agility and vitality.. That vitality .angle is conspicuous In this family. AftT ge"tting a load of their daripR. Jumping out of the path of a taxicab h.irdly seem.*? manly. Burns and Allen KtMi aoirig the Al Rfiasburg turn, con.stitute a perfect vxtudeville . two-iact. Wow. material handled :by lopnotch performers.. Their easy, gracefut, well.-liined way. l)f workiiig Is a 'trcat in . these days of bii-' pants iind putty no.ses They j dre.*;.-- tlie act li|<c a riii.llion bucks'. : It w;l.■^ about 11:18 when. Parton •vae.'ited the rostrum, .fie bad by | that time been waxing ateadily -iv.'iii'ier ]"\ir 41' ii.n..iite.s. more or 1< ss. .lim was on liis;to(\s .Mimday nit;ht. The jmdienefv liked hl.m. ;and he ciiuldn't do cniiii.gh to slmw 'om he was feeling good and glad to meet on. lie da] h.s, aet on a direct cue ' a«is, and Hen., Kolierts' boys'. Ad iili'ie.l til suit.' "The Kn.-h.mtvd Fore.sf- (New Acts)' i.-i a diittd.v novelty,' sort of a iiiarionotte slum- with,, rvdiumlzed ef'tects. It lu'ld. very well ciuislder- iivg the ni ai'n'vs.s . of. the niiilnjglil I'iblM-. ,-, ' V ■■ •• ; .; ; Hiz j;eo(l: -' , I iiitd. well •,ire of aping r.i-it'.g as 1)11 '■•mall 1. ESTATE. ^ ■ - (VAUDFILm) , . .^ny t line; ;i va lid, liiil runs, shy nf coTiiedy no inat ii.r -if tha t show b«, only six aet.s/ .(iio ajiswer .'it! autDr, nvatic. The -Slate's bill .Monda.V; night was palpably sliori on com- ed.v.-'When the I'aiigli.s fell short live rest oi ilie bill MUfferod. Mtiii-, da\''s . .«how...A\.:i> lophea'vy in sand ;'"rbe Dove"' .(.v; A^> was the" fea; tu'rc. uellejicii off at the Mart of tile tlasbieSf, ground iurns ; in ■. ■ vaude;"', I'aul ri-.oiipe ,'<>,! throe,;ui('n; and a \I i-li.il.|e surprise in ■I,' ■'''--- ■„■■• till . lUacbards, the- two sliow soipe of th.e m-ound work seen. „ Tlic, bill v\ iib line .1' roi a t iC; 1 '.1.1.1 li.:ril ■ iwo lUi n, tll.l.' I'l'SpC' Tv.o of yiinnj-'ost tn.iiles; fastest, shit'iiest' Cipt.i.s wl;'!! Siii-k.iiey's Clri- i M- .irM-d ,it-;i:\.il act With a fe; ! ^uile -.eiit pn.im:i'i !ico in a ! .ui--.,> hoiM'il to .i^ive it hi.L;li . an ^ipeiiiiig or clo..^iiig act time live-act biils. tiiiO of the i,ii-;u.il Hip Lneiiji^ with the «, xi e]itii..M of the cI.-s.i.l' act. W'arlng's l'< hi.'-^-y'iv-aii.ans » v.-.b ntly-, re'^ponsilile. for the umusm.iI i i:rii'out here on a Monday e\.vi>,iiu.-v. . ^ , IPrceoditig tlie' I'ciin'-ylva.iii.:ii-<'the spotting of the -art.s is faviljy. Hunter Vind-I'ei-ci.val. speeila-sl aiul.'ii'ioM ef- .. I'e'iuVve .Coinedy' turji .on tiie- bill, spoticd; tlurd. "with: the .resuli that Iho P.riaiiis, foilowitig,. do' not. (^ash, ill as I'iea vily as .they wouId h.ul the> lir»'C(,>d<.-<l. ■" lliTivtor has cv.erything, liii^h ,and.. • lovv. coin.edy. sureliro wop dialect, a routine witiV g.i.gging heavy and p;e:.uiul. ..md good support froin -the r-iri. Ill' ei eate.s ,a receptive atmos- pln ro for t.lie whole bill. Clever. ' Sidney :Mavion. follow ing tlVe Brl-/: ants,- Dot; stri'mg enoiigh for next t<>': closing. ■ t'ciniedy peters but. liv middle -of -the turn, i^pottcd ,ea'.rlier ■ v<h the bill ,"w(nilil undoubtedly .reig'- is.er .a.s..aii-accept.-il'le ,olT,erin'.g. '' . ■ In sec.iii.id .Il'anno I'll Crci.-^t-e soloed, w ith . .three .Vocal sclcetiuiis. \Vell ' el-.'o.si.n aiul -..-<lelivci-ed . elY-. tiyely,;, each niHulier gcMinK li'ciiy y iiiipl.iuse'. I'S'ature ' libui "Niiineless. ,M.iiii" I Ti I'fa 11 - H1 a 111;, ■ i; tKui : ne i.u i i i lo; 11 ood'' luetbre. ■ ,'■ i/.ori-- BROADWAY hereabouts ; ill - a long, .lolig liine. The ■,jict :'got' mbfi,' '.tivan' many an oju-ni.ng tUrii has'In (bis theatre tiiul di.'served it. » . (Miss) ■ ilobby ,Ad;ims (New Acts) •vvas followed ' by. the first cotnedy elfort of the., evNMiing, Cupy and Smith (New Acts) who did fairly will with a type of aetthat seem.<- much in vogue in vaude lately. ' , Harry (ii.-i-arKl and 12 girls, vocal ens; irible.ii-ejicats iit. th'is hqusc and .•5e.eiii(\d to Iind- greater favo'r than List Septeipber. f?oine, good strong vbioi-'S, and (J.irard ha.s the, women doing': eioso , harmony " that ' scored.' Ill' fact the act was .so' well,.re- ceived- tiiai .Mr. tlirard madiei . a .spe'-x-h and lini.s'hed with a plca. for a "hand" for the orchestr.a, lie t'ot it.' . .folihny Bcrke.s with a Buster Keatori, expre.'-ision, loose .baggy p;'int.< dancing, feet and hi.s iiiiiii'a- ture piano, got some hnighs but they wej-e spiismodic. Otic of liorliC.s' funniest bits' Is the ''Volga. Scnig" as he tugs iit a luige rope which hauls on his toy- piano. Virginia ..'-^ullv heliis out from the fern angle •In"a Alcova and Co. closed. Thi former iri a ch ver ..dancer, h.ard Worker and for a woman of th( peanut size, ; graceful and skillful Three of the girls dressed up in abbi-eviatc'd outfit.S /for a trl-black bottom,, caiiinilly done. .- Mark. RIVERSIDE ni.'itiiina b'- . ill; ; Mii' l '1 «. r 1 M :.; s( i.r: .•••I Ml ( if ■ i\ • O'l or sfp^rire head hajvpens; to ;i.iin;.;i.iig mood. Hee.iuhi? in lie 111,-.- In ba.- oi- ar. 1 T.'ii,' ling 1]}, is pctiiiilted I'L- out the tl'i' ebew •ing {:"m ;. r. b-a- ..• ibi'Mirli ■ i| e ii*' --1 11 y c!,.is :'y.i. fpuie i-ti'in.-- .M- ri;,-. ^i-.i' -• Til the b. nbb' wi'-l:' e, );t.— fr.r < >,r- vt-a:- r ' 11 re-. V • 11. •tli : 0 il- b.- .11?. : ; I: \\ i. fi trd. P • ' -l-l lb 'i.r r.i-- In:.' ri -• )■ '.!';.i|';' .1 oil tl.i. ; I .•'!- i/. . : • i.'o 1 • f' * *■.'",'.' • f- 1 cair--- • .'iVe . .j ii') X •- fr,,j:f row Th':!-'f- il. :• ..f .. If.',..'.,' f..' ai, .y b.-j.t;: :iiif." 10 II'lyl'-. ( rii|r>-'' ,. I li.ere -;tre I ill • (i.'i t <ii' f-ji'ii: I" I r>'^ are I ".'i! 'I 1 -, .V. ill ■ !^!:i M-,- lb'- I -lu ;-n tt ip. , ll!-, Jl.i Mppl.--'i'.'- .:i,re.-'. 'ill OM ^ • i <'.. •!. 'V ••^if al.^'o lai e[|-- 111 pt jute -'■'"Ji (St. Vaude) - With some r^-a. talent on the tapl ihi.s week they turned out solidly for .Mond.ay night's performanct -roving that if ..>,ou give'em the. real .McCoy the customer.s wilT respond t'hijborn" K'l.ster (Now Acts), legit star, h*-adl)ned'. Such, siiii-dy va'udi ntries a.s. IJrennan and R.o.gers, the fx'O Kid.", .^ybil Vane and the Ilick- • ys,. furtlie^ iuinctu.'ited the. proceCd- ;-r'i,'s. ' , With noteworthy components, the show jilajed .srugglshly,'retarded in .ai-gv:"fnia.su:-.e,by tlif- colored Harris ..•lid ^'?in out-,\vea:rtng their welccime (hrOu.gh over-generous respou.sc. It' w;is juior b;ick stage, management M'.t to (lag them .Sooner. In the dciiee s))ot. Pud Harris and \".an (New Acts), as the act is :.i!l<-d, pulled Ji sbow-sio))pcr with the yoiing soil}.' ;ind-dariccr. Sybil .Van.e. with Leon DomqUc at the ivories, ),erm)tti'!d Jlie'^latter' to '"■•.'-(tin-f Ilis otherwise excellent key- board iirciwes.s over-much. Cot to !nu iiiLre-- oi' ;i. piario recital, than a "--f'ln.'r routine, in the; ni.-inner Domque donrihated the ivories. - Miss Vane, fietite prima, is baek aft(!r an .'ibsonce of two . years. ,She topi<e<l off heartllv with "7-et,A Smile Be Your '•,mbrella," • TOd arid Tom IHckey, with eon- -ider.-iblp f;inii11.'ir stuff .which they m.ay, or' may not have introduced .•^ared vVell i-i-.i-iai'die.s.S; .altbougb tha--'.' whee/.cs. about" Viaving a long tall: witli' the b.-i!-letidi:r (grocer, ,dru,'.^.- •.■i.--t , .ConfceTibiii r, liootblack; etc.l •lid he- .«iii(l '.-|i'/," as well as tbfi,/ .'t^^t job he,).-''<d lor two y>'>arH, '"w,-h;i' ■lid you do?: ; "iwo ye.'ir.s'"- arc a bl! ■■•'I ntu'-h. , >;i.n' thele<.-s the hoy*- with tlM-lr ■ boko nnrl ' gin<'ra|,!y rilea^-lnc: nonseu.si w-(rre a welcorm ,i!-'l. light. .Mi--'; I''o>-ter. «|l!li an evcerpt. frotri I., . . 't ■ "The Palsy." :.- . d .It . f •• t half. ,';.>ii- .'l i d K.'it b' .ritie. Lf e )•! siinK "t f'l'- I'l,' i-n'ei-v-i 1. 'V\t(- ..kid.*-, no'.v .1.11. !ii. il.:..i,c a - v.i ria I ion oi •i>.|)H.' • •■■ r.'il'e f ,1 e j.-|.e|,i;- t o 1 I .. •• I • •'. ]iy. '<■Tv.i on ;i b.' (Viiudfilm) Oropiiis plenti'fully .on tin- lower, door Monday night', but , panvnage. wa&n'twhat could be termed beavy., Uouso finally hbolietl on to a pic- t-Ui-'ei, VCirl' in. lOveryr. Port" . .(Kox) , and iiad' Alexander Cart', splitting the billing.' Both did wclh. Maybe ; too many twc-.'ic.ts in-the lineup. 'Canb'U of Ro.ses" .opened, fol- lowed by three two acts, ilu-n a siriglij, another twosome, one' more; •in.L^lc .and a. concludhigdoubic t.urri, . That's, five t-w'o-acts out of seven; ot;hei-w'isc known as cutting the init.'" - ■■'■",' ■" (.■allarini and Sister, were the only- act to arouse enough ehthu-'^iasm to maker, ihie gallery wliiailc. Sixtii. the boy's, prolohged: display cvf abil- ity on various ' wind Instruih.cnts . soemed to be what they, waiilvid. l.nr . ;ismuch as the .demon.stration took I.>lace with pop .aii'S. ^ist<>r',s open- ing gown of orange and grr;eii isn't all it should bC... The .single cos- tume chantje gitvo her a mucii bet-' tor break. Earner, Davis a'nd Darnell puked 'em In the rib's in . Uio new auto -selling sketch. Davis, clo.se to bo- - ing "the stage's b.e.sf .«rmesman of IIlp chatter along siilesmanMhlp lines, never h.ad to worry,. Bright shiart iXnd delivered, this act. It'6 seldom the te.am has ever held up a -Show with applau.se, but if that's so, then : when iiave tticy: lloriped '?. Solid entertainment In a- vamlc. iit>ld that heeds further nursing by, acts .of this -rin.aHty if there's to be. a yearly ci-op of something b) some other ah.'idc than -red. ,, Wyeth and "Wynn came hi fore the mcmberthip committee No. 2, and, drew few dbsserttlng votes. .Mixed team Who talk, .^ing.ahd w.itb the m.alo iKirtnrr strvimming a' gviiliar, ukulele f.i.shion, as lie triple ton- gues, an harmonica for hVit hielo- dJe.s. Pair .seem to worU easily, with the youth the import.'ihtmem- ber. Still sojnc .(lucstion Jis to whether the girl can dance, the.boy kidding and breaking up In-r black bottom on the pretense it|.s getting too rough. Il.scd for an en<-oi e,eXlt, okay, (lags don't mean miieh.. hut have a temicncy to twinkle (-very bo often. The tuxcdoed younnster has' enough appciinuice, self-conlide.n<;e and evident ability to ."end bijiisclf into an m. c. Job In the film Imuse. Hewitt and Hall contimie to sing, but have turned wise and sti)4jped using bow music. Proving that If Ihev want you bdck the impre:.;slon i.sn't helped by'a pit ,rrew. They: -(-ariie-l«ick.^iHcid^rit-all-yT-the-Proad-- way or.chestra is making a chump fiut of (he Palace .bunch. Little • BHIv did himself iii-oud No. 6, gral blng ■'"Ahs" 'froiu the, women on; bis entrance and wind^ ing ijp hcalthirv On hls .haid ."hoe (afis. .Meanwhile, be s.ang a eo'iiple. of. n-iimbcrs ■ and rid himself of , a /u-vvsboy..; .^(. b ' reel (a t bm, excuf^able for this dlminiMive. p''rfornvcp;' Alcxarid'eF Carr al.so sihf-'Ied it r-ext to shut, offertntr bis now rainil- iar recitations and f;till cliicklm; hi.s 'on.cfue ,to (i'-no!e paragrajibs. Well liked,' ami back for an. addi d bit. K'lfie and ' .Paiveiri (New .V-ts) clo.sed, ' AMERICAN ROOF (VauxifiJm); will h;. ib-'ii) t! .!•/, . 7j vc ili.-id' to flo _•' ■ }-•'IV i.-n ill s-liilf ti Ml lirst II 11. .- <!i,.t nil ■ir bei-. -pull, le .1 .1. 1 :1b .-i - 1,.', an • "Tie r. ' I. ■f h ■ I" ..' r ': 'T! 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