Variety (Aug 1929)

.: (.■•-•• 214 VARIETY VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS Wqdnesdajr, August 7, 1929 PALACE ; ■■ (St. Vaude) ,: A lulu of ia, show for current week here with enough flhow stoppers to ■ <iufvllfy for -a bell ringers' cqnvcnr tioti. Good bl? Saturday aftiirnQpri Near three-hour session that had werythiner that, could b© deslred. in the way., of Blght . and Mund .eiiter tairiment.'^'' : ' •'Aces, of "VSThirl," skatbrlai routine hy-.girl and two nion with onedpirig; comfedy.and taljipg p. f.'s for ^aughs provided .an ,.adequatte Jjac^njaker, The mixed couple handling fancy: BtufC on rolliers "with . other ' chap stunting. ■■ Johriny Hyman with his chalk hieroglyphics and bi-eezy chiattep also found, the outfronters a push- over. .■ /\- .'; •.• ; . Farichon and Marco's ^ '.*ldeas ' of Beauty-'^ proved- .a: .class spot .beiU ringer . with .. enough ' ideas an<J. atr tractive stage pictures to hold, up any tworhour show, but .even .bet- ter value 'for vaude. The act en^- listed .Castletori and Macfc.^^hoofei-s and comedy . aGi-obats, and, Lucille Page,, who .cracks off, a hibbfer dance that's a tevelation for doublerjolnt- ed manipulation. . . . vA ballet . of ' 2f sun-kissed babes, ey« soothinfr, back the princijpals. 'efet off by hovel and attractive -costumed. The basket ballet on toes and ♦'Harem'* b.uirrl up for Jijiss Page's' isecond niimber were high ..spots of • the stage, pic- ture and sent the act over for a smash.'. Dave Apoilori debuting as . m* c. and again holding over, flashed Bill Robinson steps and star fed tappine until Bill paraded from rear of .house in classy lavehdier: pajamas tp take issue with Dave'as ; to who orig- inated, the stair ^tepi stuff... Bill Voir unteered and. warned Dave If h€! In- tends doing, a - stair, tap he- ..better not ride through .Harlem. The boys clowned some, more, winding up with Bin giving Dave a lesson in tap dancing after convincing Dave that he could do Russian also, but liked taps better. They tried to inveigle Bill into the stair tap but he would go for it and offed> "William .Gaxton, supported by four others, hopped in before the laugh- ing gas had evaporated., and gin- gered it up plenty with a revival of his former vaude skit, "Partners." It's about a shoestringer business man carrying on by bluff aiid finally falMng into a good job to make mat- rimony possible., Gaxton's glib de- livery was superb with George Hag-- garty an excellent foil as boob olflce boy. A girl and two men comprise remaining Bupw>rt and-adequate In assignments, .! Plenty of laugha and speed In this one. : : John Charles Thomas, baritone, opened the show, stopping Series In next niche with a perfect song rep- ertoire that fairly stood thern up, and with Lester Hodges as accom- panist. An operatic In Italian for opener, "All Through the Night," "Old Man River,": "Llndy Lou" and "Sweetheart" from "Maytlme" com- prised Mi". Thomas' repertoire with all pleasing, but With "River" a leg- itimate smash ajid "Sweetheart" runner-up. Mildred Hunt, broadcasting star, support by Lahdt Trlo,r three boyis, and Howard Wliite at piano contrib- uted another songfest of .crooning variety registering an outstanding hit. (New Acts). Apollon, who. had been clowning as preface for predecessors, settled down for his own act after MiSs Hunt's melody feast. Dave, made his mandolin talk as usual, clowned with liis Philippine srtlnged orches- tra and trotted out Danzl Goodell for a shuffle legmania that also chalked up as show stopper. Joe Morris and Flo Campbell, next, were another comedy riot and also show stopped with their skit "Any Apartment." f5ince last around the film stuff has . been deleted and not missed here. The skit has a trag plot with Morris as Flo'.? cx who quits show business aft.er marrying out of the profession, after -divorce from Flo. He's henpecked plenty and not permitted at large by th.i current Mrs., unless carting along the offspring, an ovorgi'own preco- cious .youngster whPse: graphic re- ports to ma On pa's phllanderings woiaId qualify him right off the bat with-Pinkertohs. The kid and Joe are separated In the Broadway mob. Thei kid dashefe home to tell ma Joe is kneeling be- fore, a .picture ;'ln the theatre. Ibbbji weeping and: .chanting '-"Whir did I do it, Flo.'*- Thife. ball ahd chain shiff a rodent odiDr, but' sets the trap for Joe instead. She follo.ws to thfe the- atre to find; <)ut. what's what and . needs no fortune telling cohisultartt after arriving;' Fun galore and sure iflreientcrtain- ment, Morris' : -droll delivery. . and Miss .Oanipbell's songs are p^rfefct. : Whfimmrd for a home run here arid nothing ispft aftor fcJiowing pi'eceia- Jng surrounderS. : .' . Ecrnic.e and ..Emily followed With -'their dance roiltine with .the Paul =Br.othei»s=ciAsirig^W'lth=pQle==acnoi batics an^- bdlanciriff . ■ . Cornplete capt' of ."Raciceteer"—- Carol Lohibard, John Loder, Roland Drew-,. Hedda. Hopper,: Paul tlurst, Kit Guard, Marilyn Morga,n, Pathe. Gertude Suttpn added: ."Navy Blues," M-5-M, • Gertfticle Astot. not the type, so tiUyan Tashndah In "No,- No, Nan- ette," FN. STATE (Vaudfilm) : V This Loew ace tried four shows Saturday, bccasipned by record at- tendance arid with tho extra show decision an afterthought to accom- modate th^ niob. Coriseciueritly-the acts billed underwent surgical re- arrarigeriient that cut' some prac- tically In half . Ih. order to keep' the stage time as near within ah hour as possible^ - "Thunderbolt'' .(Par)., Eoreeri ijSature,.Moyietone News a-nd •usual., trailers' -consuriied rertriairtder of the running,' bettering the show's Us'Ual halt.-.an. hpur.' v Chiaries Behriingtbn . and VHiir- mbnica ensemble, 12 chaps Ih. rag^ged street -urchin attire,. Opened and sat-; Isflbd with torrid manipulation of the mputh orgaris, all handled as enseirtbies, -garnished With a peg ie^ dance by Benriington.;..;" Jerome arid Evelj^n. nalsed. duO, with Bonga, dances . and. acrobaticis.. ■The. mail's . somersault. on. head standout of acrbbatlc dlvisibrit .and' with the girl's excellent hPpflng. bai^ aricirig for, that- department.. Went big,.•■■,0: . Mary arid? drsic'e Eline-tegistered In next niche with .Sonffs arid clp-wn- ing,. ke'eririg. them 'tlckled through-. out and topping- :with a- Bo-Wery- iSapir. peir : and. isheik drunk . bit for g;et- avi^ay^ '. .■ ■"l ■ '.■.-•;•. Jack Pepper bowled them Iri next to shut •with his cppri warbling .and iike -Btrumriiing. " Two male aides' help : plenty i. lrii .cbmedy dlylsiori throuj^h; hick,^ makeup, arid stupe gibbeirish. Pepper can; Bmaick the uke^ around and .- eerid' sprigs over fbi"-.tops;;; " . Chaney,. imd., T*bx R^ dance -team; with male solo daricer and male pianist, contributed a di- yertlng danqe. flash : in;. closer.. Neat act, clicked for results. ;. . : .Capacity biz, ;~also istandeefii Satur- day ri.lgh$i'..7-.v •/■.:■;■;; .-^ 81St Sl*E^ (Vaudfilm); Still knotty problem foe ;the Keith operators - of Vaude. in tiiisVhouse- to flguire what to do to drag 'em In at the mats. Even the starting of new bills on iSaturdays hiis . hot .'appre^-. clably made any diff bo . far. Last Saturday with the . weather . more conducive ot. afternoon theatregotfig no exception; With a long picture, "rrhe -Squall'' (FN), running around lOS minutes,: the bbokera had tq saw the regula- tion laybttt a trifle. Roy D'Arcy, the fllm villain, -was bn the bill with the reasonable. $xpectiancy he might ,;be Some help tb the.b. o. v : Summing .up D'Arcy; the reist of thei bill, and -the plieture, ;'the- biz "wiasri't; there. .P'Arcy; who headlined. Is .one hlrd who flew Into "Keith yaude; sellirig himself all over the lot.: He may have been the baddest of bad boys In his screen asignmfenlts, but In do- ing the personal -appearance gag he never loses iii . mpriderit to 'aell, Roy D'Arcy. - ■ ; ■ - At the 81st t^Arcy isays he Is but to pick: a leading, girl for his next plctui;:e. D'Arcy told of ;two Brooklyn girlis. he had picked: arid given a test; and he showed. ihem for a. fleeting moment In .a little scene with R. ; D. as the -villain, but gl-vlng each the hug and kiss ritual, 'Not. bad stuff for puttirig D'Arcy In soft with the girls -wherever he plays, as he cons 'erii about ;?faritlng to meet them In the lobby, g^t theiir- pictutes and perhaps select them for a test. That Sat mat bun£h didn't, look so Klpridikey fpr any feriime grabs, although a few went out and gabbed a bit with. R. D. His "glad to riieet you" formula gives a,- screen viUairi a personal .break at last; As to his act, when D'Arcy quits, Vaude It's a clrich he Won't be able to give It away. Harry -Roye and BlHee' Maye got away nlceiy, although a duo of dancers seemed to slow up their effective. footwork with exchange of dialog. Wanen and O'Brien, hokey hoke comics, dished up ;ohe travesty bit. after: ariotheir, burlesqued .and* clowried: for laughing results, wlth O'Brien flashing . soriie . effective" ground acrpbatics.:; They arig speed-: ing up their routine-, considerably and.makes for better results. ; , Another' surefire . coriiedy - turn. Morris and; Campbell; ft ■•'Any' Apartriienti,":r'builded ^up the laUghs to spbiitarieo'us applause -ijlt the fin- progressed beyond the qUlct chUckle. • Some of Carr's band boys stlrrod up a little enthu9la.sni;: Jimmy 0;Brjcn got over with a sbmewlUit exaggerated success on tlie vote- getting appeal of a little Irish sen- timent, lyrically delivered. A vio- linist iianiedllawklna warblpd "My Sin" and a blonde sax tooter hoofed. Both nicely. . . ^. * Mob at this house Inclined to laugh sit the incessant bursting into song throughbut "Desert . .Song," House orchestra; played - medley from same operetta, for overture. Good trade Saturday.:; Ihi*** ORPHEUM X:ijOB Angeles^- Aug. 3» G.ilda Gray, Joe Laurie, and Wil- liam Kent, the bright, spots of, a bill otherwise, pretty niushy. Ml^s Groy is using a cleVer couple, HeleTte, Dehlzon and Everett Leian, ; aiid eight chbrlsters with plenty of costumes, as background; Glida danti^d three times herself, bpenirig with a hip, knee and shbul- der twist as Broadway's latest* fol- lowing.' with a Nautch and; clbslng with the Bhiirimy; Deriizori girl Is: a pip . pn lobks arid her toes^ Jn cur-- tairi Bpeech,. Gllda arinounced her retirement when act closes in two . Laurie dtd ' bigi with hlis patter, while Kent, recently baPk f r.bm AuSr tralia; had Doris. McKahbn with him In a sketch. Kent dbinjg his drunk.-- ;' /."-V. ■-• ■ .■• ■■..'•'..•.• ■ -- ■..•■•. • ■'' .. McDonald trio opened on blcy.-. cles. Jack Carter, English, topnolpg- ist. Wild in deuce. Walter arid Paul Brlant featuring. fiorinja sloW riotion tunibllrigi: Okay, .ejtcept fbr useless ■repetition;' ■■■■■ ' Edith EVahs and Bay Mayer fpl-; IbWed. Pair at this hpUse five weeks i^o and' dolnk; isame routine, -with couple of new spn^s, Mayer at . the piano :plenty olevef. Gilda intermission, theii Kent and liaurie in that order. ; Alice-and Sonny Lamont closing' In wire, tumbling and dahcing turn. (Vaudfilmy It would taJce. moi^ than, a jper- fect alibi to : leisseh the; hea;dache the Keith bunch musta had Satur- day afternoon., iwhen . ,comparisons were made with that jamiip S. R. -0. crowd" at the Fox Aca:demy just a stbiie's throw away, while the Jeff Was half empty. Thb show With vaude: was pretty good entertainment. A five: acter, withVoiie out as the riesult of runv tiirig a feature, 'TChe Squall" (FN), unusually, long. .... Orvllje Btamni. aind Co. ' opened. Stamni . Is doing bis best to get away from the conventional routine of physical eulture poses and eu- genics, by working In talk, ; songs, dances ~ and . even low boriiedy. Stanim working a phoney niustache for the usual laughs.. Highlight.is the physical «tatuettes lorriied up- stage While one Of the girls sings. Billle; DeVane Is working with Stamm and doing hei:. best to keep the act from dblng a Bfodie. Three girls flitting In arid out aire Wilma Shafter, Lillian Burke and Mildred Belle. Al Tucker and Manny Smith did Very well No. 2. They mixed up coriiedy . patter: with iriusiCi Tucker and his violin being aided and'ahet- ted by Smith at the planb. Ari easy scPire. Tom Kennedy (New Acts) was assisted by ! Bob HalniU at the piano and Mickey Feeley. The act got over'nicely. The cleanup was Lester Alleri and Nellie. Breen. Allen's funmaklrig decidedly effective.. Following were the Melvlns, hand balancing. Cork- ing act of kind. • . [Resides feature,' Pathe Sound News. • Mark. LINCOLN SQ. ACADEMY ■"•^(Vaudfilm) :';•■■■ •.■.; -;■■ Little, in a . trade sense, to report on. Saturday's bill. -Lerigth of. fea^' ture "Desert Sbng" (WB) cut. dPwn - the stage poi^tJon to a • .minimum, bniy four acts and a merger on bb- t'Weeri two;: Jimmy Carr's Band arid Murray and .G»akland. Seemingly a make.shift arrangeirient probably Just for the Foit tlme. Nothing. ne-\v ,frcL m_Mther\glde ^ ' ': ' ; .; Truo and~Iiprep'TI"evue"~oip^ned7 Initial number is Arabian in motif and" following: "Desert Song;" ap- propriate,. if intchtlbrial .on the. bboker's part. It Is a pleasant uhr, pretentious peviie,. with man han- dilng twb girls . simultanebusly In adagio. Effective. ^ Gau'dschmldi : BrpS. and • •. their Frerich poodles are ever reliable. Murray' and Oakland and: Carr in their several facetious efforts nov^r METROPOLITAN '-;•' ; (Vaudfjlm) ■• - ■ ' - •-• • . : : .-Bt"bbklyn,. Aug.; 8. Short and Bhappy bill here the first half of the week," with the acts well diversified. : Allan Rbgers, No 2, tjpbfc up 20 mintifes of the total .65 /Working with .precision and with the Hisual nourishes of foreigners, the Hungarian Troupe, abt'obats, pushed off-riicei}y.; :. '-•-.-..:-■*,;. • . Grimaces and the pretzel twisting ppsltloris qf those parOidylrig acrp bats,.' Wiliiam and Joe. Mandell>. con' tinupus giggle.. • A double entendre comedy song; "Oh, How I Hate My Fannie," with the audience interpreting it naught ily, was. the highlight and the clos^ ing riumber of Jay C, PHppen. -Flip pen chatted and supplied the house, •with a Ipt to laugh at.. Much . of the patter, though, • parsed over, liikiid, too,. Was his parody* of -"Lover Conie Back to Mo," ..that of; a Wall street broker singing "Sucker Conic Back to Me." ; Curtain fell- after "Masterpieces," supplied the e xotic touch. ' "'''nH^use''l«sS:^th?iir^li^^ time, biit filled up rapidly hefore tlio last act was ushered out. "Wonder of Woriicn" (M-G), feature picture Edna -Murphy,. Bdwttrd Martlndol, Jinimie Clemons, Henry Stocki^idge Ariha Chance, added: tp "Seeorid Chance," WB. . U. A, hsCs borrowed Tay Garnrtt from Pathe : to. direct Harry Rich man^s "Song of Broadway," . (Vaudfilm) Booking; this Loew nelghborhood- er presents no prpblems. As long as they get plenty.of hoke low.cpmedy the custoriie.r.s are happy. Net a bit fussy about their laughs, so they be larger and rourid and vigorous. That's what this show served *em and they lbved it. For In.starice, Ed- imurid -D'Orsay and Co., In a'talking sketch built -around the antics of an. iritensely . nervous, husband waiting in- a hospital arite-robm for the word frbm the maternity Watrd, was one Violent ilot, aided, by a wbrijan In one of . the boxes , whb had .a severe attack of 10th avenue laughing hys- terics, ' which is the next noisest thing In the world to an impatient ;;Ford.::, -;'^ ■.■;.;'., .Jim Reynolds, 'single, monolpglst.., made almost , ag. niuch .comnibtlon with his line bf tenement house gpai- sipj a routinb that is riot withput its o-wh' humor. He did ?2 rifilnutes of solidlaughter without doing a step or singing a .note. That's an ^ichievement In these days of stage bands and jazz; Interludes, Thait \\ras two straight talking acts in . a five-act bin. - That record Isn't pfteh matched in .riibdcrn -- vaudeylUe. House .was packed Saturday .eve-, hingi So the bookeris ririust bo giving the mid-west side what It •wants. (George arid Ann Schulter opened. Medium .' sized man and stalwart wbhiah In hand-tb^hand acrobatics, using a Vast: amount Of apparatus, to db novelty' formatioris. Idea of husky woman ,as understarider handling the man struck this clientele's fancy. Brief arid, brisk in running, lastinig only T miniitesi ' . . ■- ttom&x and Johnson, twp Warbling colbred men, one at'the piaho arid the other with nothing to distract his rijind from' balliid singing.. Short blts bf comedy by accompanist arid flriish with an Operatic medley, Bal-r lads' and bp6ra seem a bit out of order for two men coloi-ed team. Outside of a fragment of : stepping While playirig the .piano, they don't dance, which Isf still more unusual for. this. sort of' a ■ number. * How-. ever,' the: neighbors received it in- dulgently., under - the general. head of "eritertalnment.; • : ' : ; , Ed and Lottie Ford revuo the Clbser, and a rnlce, clean cut pit of darice ' presentation. For^ name harks back to those danclrig Fords bf the family that put taps on the map t<sn or fifteeen yeiars ago; Thei'e Is a gbod deal of the - sort of step- ■ ping chairacteristic of that name and that bra, varied With neatly handled rtiodem 'darice ' forms, namely, ,a seriii-adagib and an Argentine tango, both very pirettlly done. Sllx people e-veniy divided as to sex and 17. min- utes of enjoyable spbcialty. Rush. "^^.;^:;';■.V86^ (Vaudfilm) Snappy four act hill with '•The Squall," feature. Same schedule ap- plies this half at the . sister Proctor house, the B8th - St., although that stand- doesri't trailer , the custpmers to death sO much. -Plenty bf trail- ers at the Torkville theatre iEind kinda monotonous, no matter hOvv much local interest there is in the theatre policy, its fund* of flickers, -acts, Otc. Why overburden them with stuff weeks ahead^the next half Immediately erisuirig. Is enough to center box ofliCe .;atterition. .T..ralribr Bros. bpen. with straight legmania. ; If It?s thb same combo that preceded 'Its stuff .previously with plano-violiri stuff, they've wisely elided that, .That team also went; in. fof SpanLsh. costumes, ab- sent at this showing, although an- other question ppps up - as to the whyfore of those herets. they're spPrting; Novelty? . NOt much that way a,nd too remindful of the Rltz Bros;, pne of whom one Tralnor re- sembles not .a little.' They use a baseboard to accerituate the taips. The stepology is clean cut If not ^specially new, for the Trainers are :hp_ 5tylis.ts,-.: Good openers. - They subbed fbr. Miacima;,.'t^^ Brazi lian ferririie. wire-Worker* who struts her stuff in. full yfhereas the Trainpr Brps. are an plio ispeciaity.' This necessitated Angus and Scarlc (New Acts) being brought up frbm the sketch groove; Irito! the deupe. . Frank Hunter*" and Mae Percival moved to Nb; 3 with: their Comedy nonsens'e. The bloride ; -warbles enough ■ to' plug the waits arid do a straight. ■ Hunter Is the backbone. His wop nonsense got some rbturns. A ballbbn comedy; bit proved cOnt- Ing getaway hokum, the best thirig in the act. Hunter Is a burlesque grad.uate. • . The California Collegians dosed with a different type - of band act. They, look like authentic surikist rah-rah boysj personable; and like- ;abto In their work,. deijortment and coiintry-clubbish duds. They get away frbm. the orthodox barid rou- tines, having figured out that there are enough Whitpriians in the fleldi and go in for stolid low 'comedy =^V:li:ich=Be^^t-s^r.esulLs=withoui;^BtEl.vin6= too hard. *; Lou Wood, .Ray Axlams, Horb MoTitoj, Noil Wood, porry Ijnund(M-a. Alan Jorips and Tod Bcach comprisc the .soptot, working leadHrlo.<«.s. Thoy liavo a whalo of a Circus.pay tqU-' tino arid a-nifty tra-^'esty on a sym-' pUony conductor handUng a Rus- sian orrhPstra. Thrlr appeal is Wide and not limited regionally or to any one type of show business. Ahel, PALACE , (St. Vaude) : Chicago, Aug. 8. Another good arid well balanced show this week. With throo names to draw, In Baclanova, Glen Hunter and Albert Carroll. A. bold stroke In selling this bill to the mob. .at large was the double ads carried in the papers in tho legit arid picture pages. Cbriiblned displays Bhbwed potent results as early as Saturday afternoo.n When for the first time In many mborts th« gallery at the Palace was filiod tor the : topmost. perch. That's some:^- thlng tb brag-about on a sUUry day* : Baclanova, . fiery: ieriipered- Rus- sian screen actress, -.was ;greete(i With a -rousing reCeptlbri. -w'hen sha cariie on i.n."on6'': in .a brief thought well Bpolceni address before coritlnu- ' Ing with her cycle!;: of ; Bpngs.. In that repertoire: the .svelte.. Russian did not altPgether make' her happiest- choice;' but it. didn't seerii. to; make; niuch:'difference with the' audlenco who primarily came to lamp her. In one way Baclanbva did not get' the Bimultarieous: picture tleup here . she- did ' at the ' Palace, New York. Her.: last 'screerii - appearance here was vWolf of; wail. Street!' quite a w.hile .ago. .'-'"-''■ ■.'-:-■.:.-: . " In more; ways th'ari .one this bill , coritalned plenty-of, class. ; Hunter, last here In ICgitV Was a^ conclUsiva hit -No/. 3 -with rHis First ;i>ress Sult''^. . sketch. "The .three people: surrounding Hunter are- .sufficiently Capable, with Hunter hot; depend ing • on :anybody. irut himself anyvifay; Carroll,; ariotheir; steliaf perforriiep . in his. own field,; registered .'Solidly, in the curtiairi ;raiser - of; thc second half. Carroll was. another, new face to vaude around here,: though: seen in "^Grarid Street. Follies'' last win-^ tor. .Ills Iriipersbriations and char- acterizations of; ' well knoWn stars ; wias night. perfcct, If .there; is such a thing. Too ,ba!d this , bpy hasn't the time to go into .costuriio for his nuniberS,. as It. would Increape the Value Of -his impressions greatly. . Ethel Parker and;Fred- Baab: and: their PhlUpplhe mandolin, septet., opening in a ;rieat - but ■ too. ioni; dance flash, gave the bill * slight hitch. V. ,. Jack Norton and Lucille/Halej^ jpicked up-With a fast Shove that sent the team oVer. better than anr . ticlpated. It was a tough spot for* them, but Norton finally got to'em even if he did haye .to take a haH : dozen pratt falls. Fbljowing'the Huntei" sketch waal Harlan Dixbn, With Audrey, blprido dancing gal. Dixon, hlniself. Is ofl course no slouch 'with his feet, but If he would orily remeriabbr that for hlni a step In time Is worth riioro than a; gag In, rhyme, or even in . prose. Hia incidental talk means nothing. Baclanova, closing the first sec- tion,' looked immense. The orily faiix. pas 'she comririltted was lit- omitting In' her ; routine something ■Russian., Aud lence eifpected It ofl her - arid showed their disappoint ment by. callirig. but for a Russian,: sonig, but BaclanoVa --waa evidently; not disposed, .'iiddie Conrad and • Marian Eddy/ last minute . booking, Were; a clrich' to cop Tcomedy.vhbnors following all that highbrow stuff. , 'The prize niche was riiade tb order for Gbn- rad'S harangue ' and mugging , arid; better yet ■ for Marlon's : splendi^t pipes. Any way, a.ftei' .hbarlrig her; ;slng, she should sqiiaWk for bigger billing. ■•■>■■ ;/'■; z-,^ ■;.- ;.•' .■■■■■■ ■ Murand and Glrtori, man and girl acrobatic and wheel turn, ;,:wer6 a fast final; touch to an all-around Speedy bill, the kind the Palace can use every-week. -■ Loop. WEST COAST NOTES (Cbritlnu'ed itrpm page .lOiJ) "Dude Wrangler" fpr Mrs. Wallace Reid.- - :-• WiU Stanton added to "Broadway Hostess," FN. - ' -. : ' ' " : " • . Lila Leevopposlte George Jessel In •*Hurdy.;Gurdy Mari," ;Fox;; ;. :. Chrlsties.wlii stage a colpried floor, show in"Lady Fare," two .rooler. Marie Dre.^slcr, iPolly Mbran, add- ed to "Road Show," M-G. : ; .; : ... Robert Carlislb, former filni . edU tor fbr U, now a,t T- S In.- same ca^: paclty." ■■ "i :.^ .. ■ . - ■. Par has Ibaned Jack Oakle to Radlp for "Hit the Deck." . Soriya Levieri's cpntract with Fpx, ,writer, renewed for ainbtljer year, / Clarence. Burton, Schep •Gairip, added to ''Broadway Hostes.<?" FN, Edwards Davis, added to "Woi man On the Jury," Elliott Nugent, under long term as MtG player. Eddie t>hillips, added to "Road Show," M-G. V ; ... Cliff Edwards, ih -Lord Byron Of Brdadway," M-G. . : ; . . M-G .h'a;S placed Lawrence .Qray under- long term. ; .- Rutft. Clifford and Oanncl Myers, : Ross Bowen, football coach, Fair- fax high school, Hollywood, tfch- nioAl director for grid sconos in "Swe,otic," Pan , - Gw6n Lee,: Eddie Phillips, added "Road Show," M-G. . ', U started rchparsals on "Three Godfathers" this week with Cliarles' Bickford, Henry Kolkor, . Ilaynion*! Hatton in title parts. .WiUiani- "Vv/* I ler directing.