Variety (Sept 1929)

48 VARIETY NEW AGTS-REVIEWS Wednesday, September 4, 1929 Horace HEIDT and HIs Califor- hians (13) Bandr Entertaipers 33 Min3.; Three ■:Palace ..(St:. V.) ■ • , itiorace Hiplclt .'incV his C:illfor- tilans. havie as their (punny) billing the phrase: "tlio heiat 6f entertaln- nverit,'!' ■ That goes triple. .His is the • fastest band act. in or put c^t vaude-. ville, topping everything'.for spcedj pUnch, pop, versatilitj! - arid orHfT-' talrinieh.t:. • y'- Fanchon . and - • Marbo' "prosGnt" Heidt and like tJie .F, & M, units, it's just another cas5e of riot So much whore,, but Avhy have they been hid- ing in the far Wegt for so loiig. . .This bind; act .moved 'em-; flit the-l. j^S^ss^d'**wSn-- of Palace. Sunday. night to: cheers,.-so jn^.Pt?,^n rtOSE PERFECT (1) $ongs . 15 Mins.i One Palace (St. Vaucje) In '10'J3, Rose I'orfect was caught In-' A-Urioty at McX'iOker s, ('hi<.-aKc., arid- (Se.scribod. a.s a slutt^ly woman. That still goes ftnd nioroj she's still- stntoly, :pf ' prima .statuesque- ness;. but . ■.more svelte and a iookdr.' i)orhapx oven more so than whori White.lir.'<t..'SiArned her, for the ••JO "SoandalH.^' She's siho'e . been in another etlition and the JG.CO at- mosphere ' evidenocs 'itself in Miss periEoct'S:.appearance. ':- ;: '' .'' If The Skirt wasn't; tM'vin8'''iSt0r)y Broolt a break, unanimous that the songKtre.ss. rates the ' Kcst ^ th6 Week much so that those Insistent ;pn set^ ting the riiuiEiical values sh^feli'd-their more ehthusiastic - neighbors whp were insi)ired to punctuate' the presentation with audible appi'ecia^ tiori. i .StiSs^ Perfect-; is : a .soprano , and hot oiiiy knoVvs .her lyrics,, .but doesn't; keep it • a. secret. Audifences ai'e. funny that way; they, appredi- at0 being let in on . the Vyord.** of „„ , , „ . . ^ . „ .. |..song.< . .'So many prima.s; iil.ur or What is equally; as.noteworthy, m; gah-gah the Ivrics the music the Heidt band act ls..that-: i^^^^^^ mean a .thing. the conductor (Or is,it 'Fahohon andl Marco ?) who's resp6nsih»ie for. some of those,; staging effects, rhytlimlc ..routines,' preclsive\ uniCornniity and showmanly evolutions, it miglit be well for Heidt to thrbw ^his. baton away and hoobme a prpjclue.pr. ; It's a wow: iype of .act-fcdni e\:cry Mi.ss Perfect has selectedher songs, cannily. : She .oi)ehs - with, a prbduetioh medley. . One or two still current, and dQubtiossly by.- pei\- niission. 'What's, more, the.Avay she Mridles it,, -it's a great ad for the shb.vAS;- Which -."ire ■ ahripunced. y ^-"KiTtiigoline,^' one -" of those anglB. Having a coast r^^ ^altz ^ themes; is one of those . hazy thmgs . to the _i - , +KQ n tivo liiim «shou,- himlnf»ti«: in thp >ist- n<? frtp ^esn^^fl to go. better than the .num- snow pusinoss m tne e^H.. her merited.-due to tJie treatment, the general , eastern public Heidt S. ^D^Siy- ajmounCed «ncd^ was moans no more now as a name than ITr^fF^^i^^^ Smith. However. Ins turn will have I .»^is5S. xvic Again. them talking before tl.ie week is out. If capable of manifdld routiries, the act can play.a stock engagement at the PalacOi • . From the harrier they start off with a zip and go that's undeniabJe, Their physical actions in the. in- strumental renditions - are uniform- ly routined. Every tempo carries with a physical syi'ay that presents an arresting stage picture The boys are i . collegiate flannels which Miss- Per feet ; did in . ■ her . '^Scandals''; specialty. ' The - pJano ao'cphipanist mad€i. the' iniiounce.ment. He's an assi?t 'oTi: appearance iand _ general masculinity alcihg. . . . Funnv .nam^/ -tliat- R6se P^ Even If oh the. ■ level,.; it sounds phoney.' .Those Arline Pretty, Louise Lovely. Donni. 0arlin;g. and kindred ■ iihpoistsible , superlatives'. of yesteryeav. flicker . days,, went. Out of stj'lie-. a decjide . or . mor^e . ago. - ■^"••'-b*--'^ 1 .Anyway, without any -puti. on the and V-neck pull-over sw'eaters wuth hS? ,Vo;vK ■ - • • - the letter II. after their lea'der, as an Insignia. They go tlirough startling stage evolutions, doubling and shifting about with as much at tentfon to scientific detail as a triple pass formation on a. gridiron. Heidt's manner of direction is In itself extraordinary. He has. the physical front, towering six feet and of stolid football timbre, and shifts about, grabbing a different type of instrument merely as an in cidental byplay, yet impressing with his own individual versatility. They have a two-piano effect, with the pianists back to back, that's a biear and should be pro- tected. Heidt is at one and his regu- lar Ivory^ thumper at the other, spreading their arms so that they play both baby grinds slmultan eously. That makes for a novelty four-hand effect. Thence comes two Perfect. - Rose, is, good vaudeville, especiai'ljr • on ' Broadway and around ■ -New York,, . :wh.ere .:'t.he "ScandaLs" rep rtieart.s^ sbmetning; ■ ' ' . AbeJ. "DOI N': THI INIGS" vwith Ken M ui- pay:.(42) .V . ^... ." So"lvii.ns.r Three, One and Full (AH Specials)- Palace (St. V) Two woekijv. ago Max ■ E. Hay^s (also programed ifor ;staeing) sent this unit out witii Will. Mor.risey and Midgie Miller at the helm. It. was. a frost as a presentation, "the office evidently, stepped in and decided to wish it onto Keri Mtirray.. The m,.'yc. of the curreht Palace bill, besides - having .Milton, 'and luui -iiciiiu viLvtL. xii^ii^'c. 1.«V I Helon jChailCston - more keyboard manipulators and te.sque Pomp in support, wod^S intp the eight-hand rhythmic effect Is thi? unit, which has been a t^^^^ startling, which is pitched to a ,new to. its original, personnel, with some peak through the manner of stag- of the principals retained;.. Ing, Elaborate credits mention . "Wil- A choral effect nobody can cop llam Kv WfeUs as sketch author; mu- because of their own native talents. | sic and lyrics, by Jay.Gorney ia-rid E, beyond duplication by lifters. They do a comedy revue of the nationat- istlc dance routines,, running froni the Highland to the Kozotski. Lee Lykens, arinounced ifis a Vic- tor recording artist, vocalizes effec- tively in solo. An Ice-skating dance specialty tops ahything of that type ever done before, further enhanced by the stereoptlcon effect. What is the plece-de-resistance dais" edition y. Harbiirg: dainces by LeRby Prlnz; Bernard Lohmullef. art di- rector. Latter is ditto for Earl Car- roll whicii . explains that s\yinging gate effect, in a', for-mer edition of Carroll's "Vanities."' As for' Weils' contribution., .that "Nfeighbors;' Is kinda' . biirleycue more than revuesque—:it the latter, probably a .discard- from a -"Scan- .Bert Nagle obpns with - his oaf act, doing his cdmedy personation well, w-alking in the audience along the box-rails, on all fours, teasing the drummor. etc. Good openih of the act; -is "Lomo," perhaps the smartest police dog ever on the stage. One of the band boys. Clar enoe Moore, handles him in a five minute specialty that's an act in. itself. How thW dog escaped a Hoi- i specialty. Murray then introduces lywood contract will be the first ^j, .* - Tlfen ■ there's Stewart Robe, ah- The "Neighbors" sketch Is ,a br^ad nounced as a protege of Herbert hokey souse scone. Steye Savages Clark of Sousa's band, who hits C specialty s a very a la James^Bar- above high C and scores with his tort in: make-UP and stepping^Helen trumpet solo. And there's lot more, Charlestoh Orrupts w^^^^^^ . This isn't a band act: It's a .pro-. UnusuaVV Milton rC^^^^^^ ductlon. Following a flock of Aarbrt- face ^.eccentric, and the whooZis sons. Warings. Olsensi et al. Heidt'p . Pompi, .foW^ Californian Collegians pars 'cm all, | Then: the vLcRpy Prlhz dvincing These Western lads set a nfew stan- dard among versatile band acts. Abel. HUN G RV FIV E a nd The Wease 18 Mins.; in Presehtaj^ion Oriental,..Chicago A radio act from the Chicago" | sta \\'ith their , toe ciogS,; Ar- girls. Their formation ideas, are good,, the stunt of splitting 'em up into': relays of octets , arid doiible- .octet.<5. exiting -and entering with new changes. But as presented, it's ; still very slipshod.^ which, staging and seasbning should improve. Tlie . Manor Twiiis .were -early Tribune's station. WON- Beciitise of its radio repiitatioh the act )s a draw; In this arid neiarby cities. There's nothing to the. affair -^.s Sfa.ge' ent^rtfiinment. On the air its f popularity .was gained through the '. not . hdtabiy intel.ligcht .liKten«;r. much less Versda in . ancrorit ..gftgs than the ordinary sliowgocr. ' ;.T\V6-comedy bit.s. amohg the fJor-. manic mu.sical iiufnrig.Si both .worked :l?y Horr Ijiouie arid, his cdinio.: th(v ','■; woa'sel, ■ "Oh'e Is""a Icngfuy''nfil3'"tv- ■dious explanation and the dtlier is .a ' . blindfold test wherein the Weasel °'*HldT?TrtiftiPS=^ . llclcing it; He licks a caf.? tall i-.nd calls it pu.ssy wiiid>4'. • Men are costuriicd aj^propriatcly , ns penny-catiching musicians. Their blatant music is good.; for a lat'gh y. at the start. ' . -^'^^ ^ Act is getting around $2,500. It will more than pay for itself here , or in anv German ; district; but in less familiar spots It naturally i ttrouldti't be worth the salary..Btw^r. thur Page, acrdbatic dancer, .also dovetailed in.Supporting . persidri "n'el includes . Jack Wolf, Paul C'.arr nei-j Joe . Rose, -E\'olyn Kirmin, Ray Datvis and High Hattie Band; , the- latter ^a phoney (with a" few oxcei^- tidns); the ■ gals flrialo-ing into the hand .flash after ,their dance e.volu tion.s. ".■ Rlurray.'s ad lib contributions^ en deavor t0:.«iave the tmit. Act is a hodge-podge :arid top tough even £or ^TiTs'faoiIe'''riT'-T."" r " .''""^'^ Mui'ray's tolling a .«itory at tho Palace, at least hO didMondayi.that ?^>ltjrti*jr=oii=vei'j'=tl:iinWc'er^I=£=s=« the boy Who fell .in love \Vitli scV- oral Rii'l.s, and each ti'mo wa.s warn C'd to forget it as they are hi.s half si.sters, oxpluriied by the fact that the bov's father was a protty wild youth 'in his day.s. . The boy. in a huff, complains to his mdther of his ariiordus complicatioris, who .sets his mind at ease: "Don't believe vjrhat the Old Man tells you: he's not your father." Aftfl. SMITH 6AULEW with his Band 20 Mins.; Throe 58th St. (V-P) Smith Ballew With His .Band, is the act'fs.bluing. BalleW is proserit- ed by .the National Broadcasting Co.j \vhich booked hlni Into Whyte's 5th Avo. re.'^taurant in the Ldfcourtr Xdnnandie building at 43rd .street; The rietwork etherizes and'manages him exolu.'jiveiy. ■ ; '. . > • Ballew.' is furtii,or bftUj'hooed. ?is "the glorious radio and recording voice to the aocohipalhiment df. his own .drcheistra.''- • - ; 'r ', . V ■ This act is a good sample of the grave i)rdblCm . the NBC faces* • in view Of its close lheatrica:raffllia.- tions with 'R-k-O and the Jiew sea-- son's; schedule of/ iradip-fampd'acts making .flieir stage .debut as-in the Case dt'BalleWi .' ' - ^ Hd.W: .to. property, present k radio name, especially if wholly new; .to the. rostrum, artd yet' assure it of .some iiovelty, is rip easy taisk. Ros- aiie Ste-wart ostensibly - is Iri charge of .this depa,rtment.. She'll have, a headache ;:before thej iseaspris,. grows much older. . ; ..;. • : . : . They flgtired probdbly that tp give' Ballew another one of those radio mikes" an.d simulate -a.'; studip broadcasting Ay.ould be . just as bad as permitting his radio rep to carry him ^^^til. hi.s^<;u^rently. trite manri^^ of presentation. One's: ais bad as the dthor; That's the problem.- . It ;s'q.-. happens .that in Ballew-s case it .riiight even .have been-worth V'hile dding the microphone-.gag"a.11 over' again .as with Mildred I-Iunt who has jiiist: started diit, or .CharJes' W;.' Hamp; or. LittleJ'Jack; Little pr ■any .othOr, ipf the ethier.ceieb.s, Bal- lew's. ydi'ce is drie- pi those sympa- thetic t'ondrs, yery.a.ja.Vallee (with- out any : attC'mpt at. cdpy.ingt : al- though, both.. ;use.. riiegaiphpne with, the siarifie. aitdi'erice stance) arid that top is bound ..to create sdnie- c.om^ men'f.- '■ vYdt pallew's'Voiceneeds the '.'riiiikd" for^nipliflcation. H.e works in,"one- half" for* his vocal .address, prob^ ably, realizing, the li.mitatidns of/his A-ocdi 'Tange> • and it was, toUgh to cdtch.'^h.im in the .rear. This reportei'; .purposely mdved: back fdr the .test, ,with a" sparsely ..filled audieriee seemingly aprpeciatirig: . the Inti- macy ol Baillew's tendririg frdrii thielr choice dbwri-frdrtt. . locations. ': . It was differerit on Sunday, or Labor bay with -those .extra frolics a.n(i extra; atteridance..' - iAside from , that, Ballew's. act is rather, haphazard; hit or niis.s. No iieiflection on: him 'or his triily Ca-p— able aggregation; Musically they're more capable than. many. an. estab lished stage orchestra, proving Just what showmanship means in, .sell ing. an iaudience. On personality too, Baliew's is as clean - cu t an ag gregatidn as Jhas been seien on any :Stage, splc-and-spari' in Impeccable dinner Coats, with- properly boiled shirtisi sans sihy. sacriflee td sar- torial splendor .at the door. of per-.- sorial comfort. . - vThey looked and • probably , are a -cdileglate agg:regatldn. A hot fiddler is a bear; guitarist ditto;, a torridly vocalizing drUmhier;; Ballew himself picks a wean banjo; the re^fts:-and brass get properly broiling on dcca sidn, arid -in -tdto a:a a musical .or giairiiza:tidri they . reflect their straightaway .fdance-flodr. merit arid past-proven radio appeal. . . But. for the' stage, NBC .should give the situation plenty of thovight This suggestion , .could be by no means riew. It rinight eVen be. worth-- while to defer sending Out its ether ■'names" for personal: appearances until the stage requireriients arc thoroughly, complied, with.. They made a stab at it by ringing in ai. jazz ballerina/but that. doesn't help much. , Rallcw's vocal ability is of the- Vallee type arid if he had the .Val- lee rep behind hirii, perhaps what he did- wouldri't matter . so much although Vallee knew what he was up against and produced enscrinble comedy, numbers, with bits, for stage appeal. \ Balle\v -was dbylpusly nerVOus^^.^H^^ worked: hard,"'xldirig.'!almost 'dvery nUriiber .-vocally- as yell as inst'ru- merttally, indluding. a pop medley: Act finishedV weak; ■ Ballew riit rits vriidre. serious at- terition for vaUdeyiile. He ;Can con- tinue doing J.iist whait he's dpirig of course and. get: by in' the ri?I.ghbor-. hoddei^s'likci here pr at the: 8Cth ^dr Kenmore in. Brookiyn, or the.ii'Drd- ham In'the Erbrix, etc., biit the.basic timber bespeaks. pC: gi^tater -prppdr- tidris. ■.,■'■■■• - Ballew needs a vaudeyille -pro- ducer; - ; . . yl-?^)!' BOWERS-LaMOTTE Co. (3) Dear Doctor" (Playlet) 20 Mins.; Three (Office) 86th St. (V-P) John Bowers and Marguerite La-. Motte, froni pictures, are dipping into -Vttude with a sturdy coriiedy playlet. Without.their name values it would sufllce. . Which makes it dpubiy oke for the act for ariybddy's theatre. - : • Bowers is "an expert f arceur, and Miss LaMdtle sustairis her. eri.d well as. the mildly jealous Wife pC . the medico. (Bowers) whose rep is being bandied about through . a,, 'wv k. penchant for trea:tinc: the haridsome flighty ydung matroris. for ."neirves,". through such riiisdirected adminis- lerings ag hip indculatidns and this like:,:;.-.;. Doc. gives 'b^m; a load of atmos* phere, plenty of. soft Victrold music, and lots /of ■persdnality/. getting 'ohi tor .rei);eater^» for ■imaginary . ail- n)onts^. Misis-La Motte frames it with a. flirtatious : patient's , husband - td scare the wife and;the flighty doc into. mO're conservative deportmerit. . Three .pedple besides. the stars, nufse and the Mr. Shid Mrsi Horace Liyermdr.e' characters. ; Playlet has: Situation, . punchand. .comedy'.,ap- pea.li and will pl^aise. any where.' The. flicicer. ropsji are further assets.. ''; /, •■:'-. •::./'•'. ■ ..' ..■ Ahel. : Vy A R N E R, GO L E a nd W A R.N E.R {A) 'Songs arid'Oances' - ■ 18- 'Mins,;. One '.;.'; "'.v:^.. E.pgl.e.wodc|,v-Chicago. (V.-P) . ,■ t '>■■. :. The . parprits. liav^ brougiil; ,thoir fvvo kids to the stig^e ah.d. the kids have.^toleri the act- Boy;; eight; arid gii'l; four, are surefire. '. The.. girl 'clicks, easily, . .even; getting . acroiss vvith a difficult.ballad, arid manages, to keep the squeaks put of her.voice. The' boy. is a. nice: tap dancer,, looks ndat arid >vorks (ilea,nlyi -The pair get togethier ;iater, th6 .boy scraping a vidliri.r/^vhile .hls ; sister warbles: Playing is ;rather",i>dor arid should be. cut or,.: at least,, the .'irtstrumdnt. shduld^be -miited. .. ."The parents,... in . coritody, - :have eiipugli tp, get aci'dss .with . thejr songs and. darices.. The. man .should sticictp his: comedy cldthds tlirpUgh- Qiit.- His -business mstrt!'appearance at, tho. close, is oilt of 'place -and ai Spur-ndfo.. '. './ ' iOCpi. : CHRlSTIE and NEUSON Comedy Acrobats.^ ^ ^ .. . ., ;" 16 Mins.; One- Palace; (St. V.) • .':' :Frarik Christie and Eddie Nelsdn are riovelly introduced by Kcri Mur- ray. After that thiey go irito comr edy acrdbatics,. -includirig .a' stprii-: ach-coastlng bit t.hat wilf rate them iriiportatit position, with, or-without Murray a? their regisseiir. .' bri.the current wreck's Palaice. bill with .Murray all oyer the .place' (off arid on .stage) as na.i^a, W'ise-cracker, iudierice-commentfitor, :etc;; .:;thc. team -Ijad Murray preserit on the rds'trum. .with them, ftunriirig time arid, extraneous bits : beca;me cpri.- ,fused,: but boilcd. down to itis funda- mentals,- here's a vipry furiny act. ''; ■...■;.-A*ci. ■ ROXY New York, Aug. 3i. "The Cock' Eyed World" gav© Ro.xy four whole \yccks to think 'em up, and Roxy took advantage. After . the comparative vacation, the, stage stuff this Week is handed out. with , both barrels; It has been built to suit all tastes,. Very stronjg back, ground for the moderate feature pic- tiire, '*Tho Gii'l.from Havana" .,(Fox-)v - all-talker, wllich can sell a sprightly hand-to-harid, tu.ssle ' between' the : yillairi. arid the.- hero; :at. the box. office.- r-:: V/;;'::-" '■..''.'.-■: '■..-■^ ■ There a.ro fdiir .stage items. <JUi"» . ' rently, topped by a .flash., called ."In Old Havana. Town," which leads, di* rectly into, the: film, The.-first, VUn-.; dor .the. Sea.'! is an adagio' dance in': a sea bottorii set. .. SlmilaLr number. u'Sed before in "Delriiar's .:Revels,". a. stage musical, .and somethlrig' el.st> li^e it ardurid. at. present in" vaude; Yet, they ca;h atll learn sdmething . thrdugh : a' ld:dk ..at"'Rdxy's yersiori; ' The dartcirig of Berindff and EUlalid is eycellent, but: th'e'.staging :S.ells it, and the staging w^ll be remembered, . when the rest i.^: forgotten. . : Beatnce : Belkin, principar.'s^ . sorigstrOss; ha.s^ the- huge rostrum .to • herself in ■ a birdrlilte song., ac'cdrii- '. panidd by flute dbbligatd from tl)e pi t. ■..; I^ds.sessing a n. extreniely bea u - tifui ' Voice. :th lady .cart- warble^ Number %yill please, other'.s -beisid-e^? the : class muggs at Whprii/' it .was.. ai.lmed.-\;' ■ .''■...'■. '' •■• >"- • .'.'■.'-.•■■: ; I>ati'icia Bdwm&n,; she df the nim- ble feet, leads tj-ie Roxyettes ..iri: -a ndvelty: kitten.dance, . Alias BdjWman. ntcrprets. a ball df wool, sdmethin.15 : for a 'Ci.ssie. Loi-tus t& .worry abduti ThA clidrus: routlnejs'a pea,ch. : ' New'sreei .. Interrupted , the stage, series at this point,, with the maiii r>reisentation following- !. Iri- it 'a cou- ple, I*airilir;a tiopez and IsiriaU CfUZrV; man. do what i& billed as tins origlr rial Cuban Rumba dance..;. It's pleritV : hot, pleitfy furin-y and proved a sock: closing number'for the preserit'atidh; , The entire cre^'; vocal ..arid , podal, . ijarticipated. ..--^ . . •ThroUighppt.all Rdxy pr.e&entatidns tltb beauty .of color and masterful jn^seritment can always relied dri tp entertain; if ridthirig else can. iBut aeidom at the Roxy that the talent i^ri't tliero .with equal strength. .. Syinp.hdn'^y- orche.stca's playing of art arrarigement of Tschjiikowsky's composition, under Erno RapeciS di- rdctidri, resulted ,ih. dead stdpp.age ' df the show. 'That's.an orchestra thjvt can't .tn'iss. : Standing them pri the walls .again Saturday afterrioLori; Bigc. ROGERS and :WYNN and Co, (2) Dancing, Singing . 12 Mins.; One Jefferson (V-P) , Rogers - arid Wynn,. pid-time tap dancing team, ofEgr. theriiselVes . as the parents df .tlVe two. young stop pera, Mary- Sawyer and Davo Calla--' han, w-hd begin.the;act and. carry it up to its last five minutes. Rcla,tiori,- ■«lrLp.^q .uestlQnable . _but-hiiman.::iptcrL "DANCE BUBBLES*? (6) , Dancing and: Singing 20 Mins,; Thre^ . : Englewood, Chicago (V-P),. Fpur girls sLnd a cdupic df felld.ws iri an ordinary daince and sdng. act Starts .slow with intrdduction of the members. iBit should, be eliminated The four girls do a.couple of chorus dances; one girl st<fpping out tp do few solos. The fellows are but fair dancers Tlvey score : best with songs, done nicely. All df the dances' okay,: ex- cept for one jerky number by three girls in spme sort of Hawaiian cos- tume. Meaningless, and gets worse when t.he girls break to some- In- dividual body-twisting. As ^ a •vyhole,, the _act,-.iW-lt.h_ :Bdm.e .eliriiiriatTprt" dnd a'" bit^^m should, be able to. piay farriily time succeSjsftilly-.-> '.. :^:::^::"::;.PALAGE.':.-' ("Snap Into U'WUnit) -: > . : Wa^^^ 1; This Loew house has AI Evans as m-. c. Evans cdnflned the break iti to; wielding the baton onlv. Now he is stepping dUt a little and doing right \vell. ' . Effectiveness of vvhen he does get , into his own atmosphere is some- what Idst by sticicing him in be- tweeri the 2. Stantons for a bunch of blackouts. 'Twould; have been bettef,. to have sfived him for thie .band numbet- alone, for with that. he showed the ;cu'stomers an .excellent style in directirig; a peach of an ar- rarigiemenf (his own) fd^r the or- chestra and theri a . pleasing tenor. Evans ought to make the grade if handled carefully. . . ■ •. As to the unit it pdssosses three or lour high i'spots worthy of more than jUst a: word or two. The De Toregos, with.the girls and a vdcal- ist supporting, do an adagio routine that Is excellerit. They work with lightning-like precision. Collette Sisters are decidedly okay—cute Without' being annoying and cinching it with their dancing. As to Vari arid .Ernie Stanton, there , is too riiuch talk with most of It .lost ori a 35-50 audiorice. Most df it .was lost in the back df the house, too. Month organ and uke number okay; V ..Couple djt.'novel dance routines by^ ■the Serova girls .helped; • Feature: "Speedway.!'.^ Meahin est created by^ the: build-up iss rer tain to put act overi Besides which the elder pair arc remarkably sl),ry Cor their years, arid whip' tlve.. i^up- piCs.for some snappy cler.king. ■ Callahan and Miss Sawyer are from tho Billy Pierce studio. They're rea.sdnably adept, although their youth is refle,cted in a little ner.vouK- ne.'is. Girl Is bloride, shapely and a looker. ■ - T.nnd, . ^ EUGENE JACOBS (1) Juvenile: :Xyldphpnist ;. -; - t5 Minsv; One Erigleyvo.od,. Chicago. (V-P) vBoy'xyldphonist playing a. mix- ture'df classics and pdjjs with con- siderable, talent. .Easy for the ASs'n. housds, and cdjild be grddmed for bigger houses. Picture cust&r mers especially would iilce hirii. . . Very: neat appoaroncfe, and like- able ;pierSonalIty. rn big houses he eoiuld .u.se more classics and. less pop stuff for impressive results,-.but iri the. faniily.si>ots his'prC'sent prof- orOriG.e-for light'stuff riiakps- the act a snro click; / ' '; ' Idea of youth is. riiad^ rnorc ; no- ticeable by having the boy play a man-siwd -xy-l(tplione'and using-;, a pkilfprm. to reach, it. -Bing\,' ' ^ ft 6 E N T ancTTOlTElz r" ■" T Darkstagfe IJlusioh : , - 10 Mirts,; Full (Special). Eriglevwo6d» Chicago.: (V-P) . ' .Another white-figure against dark «taire novelty act. with tables. chairs; and bottlois flying around whil" the. oi\.o .u:pnt visible acts aririoyod. A few original bits in it, "\Vill suit in the smaller midwest ho:uscs. Bing. PARAMOUNT ('•5 and 10 Follies"—Unit) . v :..::.. New Ydrk, :AJug. 30.:. .; ' Messrs, Wddlwdrth at^d: ;Kresge. can fijcrht for credit oh this one, but meanwhile, it wlU probably. be discovered tlvat: Jack . Partirtgtpn w^ins .the largest plume: .He has thought^ up, or- dug. tip, a.; couple of ingenious stunts.: cheaply and .clev- erly mounting this unit with, pror duc.tidri novelty.'tiiat rare .flou'dr. . .Shrubbery and dther scenic l.^-iok- knacks are .created;by fanciful coiri- blnatidns of -various articles of;tin-' ware selling in the nickel and dime, emporiums, Th.tis . bread, - pans placed end to.-.end . form a tree trunk and Icnivos as.sumo the shape l)Tneaye.s.fa rid "so on a"d"TnTiriTtuiri; .:. After . liio fia.shi.on of gcntlomon iyhp cdncoive and sta,gb uriit.i; for *pft'tmTr=iT(mspsr^r'rrniTCrton-^rtnps^ haniijor- IVimHoIf with ariy adhdsive fidt'Hty to hi.S contrar idea. Thiirf from ; tho Wdohvorthian motif , he cajnily introduces tlic Felicia 'Sorol sle))pers. dre.^.sed In cdstumds . .»C 1840. or thereabduts. And thereafter the motif is/ prolly thoroughly snubbed although couple of polite reCprence.s are ad'hMl (Contlnued:on pa^jo 54)