Variety (Oct 1929)

Wednesday, October 2, W29 VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS VARIETY 83 PALACE (St. Vaude) Eicht-act bill, with only Ave listed, In thO program. That's the ^way iLv do at the Palace in Chi, Where {Sline acts are hooked at t^o Ipt Kent to Burprisp everybody, in.- SSdiSs a. lot o£ people who stayed -■ jiomol . , . BeatriGb Liljle In her sodoftd >yc.ek Is ddvertised for six and qhe-hair rtivs She has to catch, a boat for lib^donv If slie >ver6 one -p£: the •Toivo Fiyine Glhzbergs • and had to 7. ifcch a sleeper-lor Puluth Bho could • «^o make 'the best of it,' .But this. Sal is dldss—sb much class she caft say {r'oddum on an. RrK-O. etQitje for 13% days and evei-jrhotay..stands jiroxind pickijier ifliiffernaJIs and .w ' dorine what to do; about, it. ■; If a deknub is to bo itiade, B.ea^^^^ Lillie's t>lue line ■ at lots of nipney ■ per week is fUst .as objectionable as; . a .deuce act's'two-bit ptiri, .. ^po.d: bili.'.'. Mare Nfiit.hal, .;the monkey, man, open'O.d -with liijs^ P ropean poVelty act wherein hie runa ■ over ■ the. tops:. of seats , and. climljs all o.Ver ther balcony ■ in ihpnkey. cost ■ turte. Nathal was. propfranimpd ■ to. follow interihiSsibn, but w'ais the only logical opener. . - Foilowing .. were Three Minute Men," "pxrTy t\vo. of. the. colored, .hopfcrs^i .appearing. ; :Hard . and, fasrt sijcecssi.bn of . taps and . acrobatic'Vbutines; Sold very well.. = Douglas iipavitt \ and . Ruth. Lock . wood lievtie, runining 45 minutes, is a strong assortment of. domedy, music and daBciiig. Took third .spot and made a gresit impressioh; r. Leavitb and' LpokwiEjPd, who ; have .- apiJeairea-in muKiPale, aa-e supported by Toddy 1-rays- and his eightrpiece band, . Jones rand. 'Elliott /ballrobm team, and eight daficing girls. Meat of the roVue 'is Loayjtt's fav.ce com.- '. edy style,, worked in skits with Ml^s XiOckwopd and others assisting; .Act- , is beautifully dressed, with, orchid 'the. ;predornin3,nt Polor- note. _^ '. : Morton .Downey, the tenor, closed the first half and displayed tlve same modest,: likeable attitude .that .:.tlid . mtjch to distinguish' Ixim iii his first vaiide .. appearajipe- here several mpnthg ago." Since then he's, made a./cpupte 'Of pictures,' but' meritipns; it only in an ehoore when he elngs "Jericho." His . act Is a. haianoed assPrtment of . :pppi3 and.! b^illad^sj •with pn© Irisli: number, ' .^ith tliat ^vveet tenpi" voice and wipdeet feev sonaltty; this boy . has more big. op- Vportunities ahtead -of him. Ecatriee JjlJie after the. nPW.sreel sold everything .she tried,, w-^iich is ;a,.les5son ln salesmanship. Wlio else -could put oveif a punk iyri'c like "Snoops, the. isLivyeri" or that craving that would carry . the act better if more were offered, Lita Grey • (forgot tlio Chaplhi)' spotted No, 3. Audience mado .licr work, and she did. Heavy alto voice. Second number ,a toary, mother sorigj but v/ith Wtals oaviv touch to it. She is so much super-- ioi' to the Lila drey Chaplin who was here some time ago .that -the auxlo was ahiazpd.. liulund IJiM kor. and Pat Oaiicy, her pianists, have an Gke .pianolPg,- ; After liita had.stopped tlT« .show Al liermian,; black face, did It again, iiX! takes just the jtipht ■■ihtimaoieR with ■ individual ■.rt)cVni1)era of the audience and- usej* singing plant idr iiniiih..'.'. • ;V^; - ■ Colleano Family, three men and three girls closed , with . tumbling, Ijandbalaheingj ..foptbalancing- - arid aerobaticf!; -.^.iiaurice. ColleanOi held everybody tensP, \'v• ■ ' . Feature film.''yidP hitroei'' (IlKO)., ORPHEUM ^ACA^EiMY' "Fairies" number .t-elying solely on a guy's trend of thought? . Or that song aljout a six-year-old slut? r As thfe ioutstaaading' fiPminirie sa tirist, l^sg liUlie aJw^i,ys has a place •Raiting for' hef -lii vaude. But if . they're afraid .l<> aBfc li^\to^ttike o.ut the g. d.. She. ought to ..kill the sori? any way- Maria XSamby -and .Douglas 0tan bur;^>' ;aini)ouTiced: and billed as pai- of "iELpxy-s .Ciang, tried - iin- ibfttirries sa^hg. aittenQati'OTi iiKf dancing aind soog. 6amby Is a ^dsiixse^iBe, fecttur- irig toiB .Vvprk arid a doll dariice. Stan.^ bury -B^ts 'drqina'tic .W-ith the ^scme ,"Marohiiig:,3Io(qiej" relying oh that alome to ffttt him • (SViftir. / The sofflg. while 'it lives, will turn the trick. Gygl, the. fiddler, has- left the ««t s'iiice its fihtm-4ng. . Assisting the teaan lis ain unbilled'eirl pianist. Act wasn:t overly ..strong. At the Palace, with Gatnby'g dancing too sta'ictly intei'pretive to <carry vaudeville sen- sationalism-... . •• . Kramcsr and . Bpyje in . next-tb- closing with rowdy comedy carried' easiiJy. lin -blacklace and ..withotrt any attempt at African delivery,' Kramer tourlesqaves pveviou's acts on . thie bni to Ijblstet his own some- times bearded stuff.; Bpyie phiys straight .bordering on pansy, and siajigs a slow baUad that needs' ac- cieleratipn. The act has been work-; inp lO yeaj'S. how, and ouglit tb. flK '.that bailal. ^ . . .'.^. ' ' CJosing were Boyd • and .Wallln. iron-rjaw' girl . istlpporting ot>© .-end Of a ^la'ek wire oti which her-male partner performs.. V Nice; end ^pot ■ turn.' \;' \:' Capjicity main floor Saturday first i Sl'o\Vi- . ■'•v.' ; .'. • .V r ' 'ITPhawj .iSeldt arid his 'bUnd just f flhished.fotlr weeks, here and-mPved Fourteenth .'Htro'jt 'pii a- HaturcXa-y. nigrit- ibbliH liliki. a. ' bis .liiu'dy-. ,g-ur.Jy. ppwntpwn mob on li .tear;, And Llicy give-.ttis Academ-y/.a Uig .plii-yy ; .-. This. tfrhe.;it' ^ixrob.cibly.. -wii,$ . the. Shai-key-XibuRhrHn. iVjlxt Jpiptiii'es that magh^'lizba ■ the cr6\vd. - Fca-. ture was "FPur Devil's" .(Fox)) prob- ably on its- third :Tun\ in to'wn, . Seemed the. vaude . liei-e made . no difference,- r'JusU'three acts. spptLed on the ..sta^e. liernai d,;. De . Pace; the teandolih \viii^i;:, opened . . arid .wJiaTnnipdi. ''May.^ o ' not ;b6. a coninion oecyrrenc'e': in this housev but: for Sih' openiTig . tui^n. to stop . a slio.W anywhere .is.xihusiial,.. - De ■t'a'b^ is a.showman an the way, and with him are. tvvo elovor-' and.' cuLe;.- girls Whp.swing-.a sprlght.iy .legJ' ; . Herbert Fso-e; ^VilhHhe siriie tuim he's" been doiiig for years, got over Itruvely in . the niiddle spot. ':. Faye didn\t .need': ri\uch :Oneouragei^^ add. an. extra . five minutes tb his frbliCi • .Material;. in Faye's; vehicle getting , rUsty. :. Those tyvb . gals- help out With looks. .. . The Gold iiggers, witli : Gomez a:rid Win^pna (N.('nv .'Acts) ti>Viled. and closed af.t»er 45 ,p:iiriutos biC hbofing, liopfihg arid ■ more lioolinii:. p.U;ke yellman's band- and' a- lot of spc cialty; people frA\:os .this turn' some what; of. a flash,, l)uC.tiever hot- eri tertainment. Aiidieri-ciB went.: cold 6n";it-.here..;\' ■'; ; ■ With . feature, picture running an Itoiir .and 40 miautos- and the .Shar key-Loughran .fllni. about 14 miri utes,: there was ' no cheating, . .1 n fact,- a 'good ■ deal too liberal with added.', new^els. Silent;, itnd sound Fox eam.eras gi'.ound Out a'total of •^nine items, .five- in , souud.! MoviP- ioiip lieTd. a slipt of Mayor .."Vyalker welcomiJhigf . sbriie Gprrtian. emiSisiixry or, other;- .Khute ,Iiockn.e-g pep talk to .Notre Dame's fobtball team.; a fashion note fTom England showing 'what miiady is wearing t^^^ fde-vll.-j>.ainters cEilcoriiining the 5W'iU^ 'liamsburg: bridge; and . a seqiienoe ■^owSiag- last of Britisfli troops evacr •uating GoiTnaJriy,. . . Capacity biz as late .as the last ,sihow Sat. nite. . 86TH St. to the Riverside. • All his.' mall fiftd cauglit. up -jvith him, : ; Btf«^; \ -.■ ■:-v,"'(Vau«miiti)-...-';. V \ . 'vGhicago, • Kept; 29./i j - 'y In no: long time hence-lata. Gre3' ! - Ghaplih Will cease capitalizing on . having been the w'ifo of: clnema'B - nioiatcr buffPon - and rest on liex . vaude. talents albno; She stopped the first show on hPx' merit. .This girl has one of the most ap- pealing smiles in vaude and a voiee.- ^.v^jhioy^F^gg^^j^^lojgJ^^ ^T.Ti0: wol]-balanpedc-T.)iU, .'Class and • J^ood judgment; in, Rcleciloti.«5. Should riot break his xyio harntony to do one chorus with ia sax. »-;ecallod for art encore,. r TJiomaa arid llay^ iirl liokvinis, nre satisfying wilh the'a. chatter On }<.nipboa,rd, l)tit do not^^nake full- use Of comic oppoi'tunltitfg by Kay, a diz l)lnnd.e.' I-Ier "Sa^ic Thompson" bm-Icsquo oiKsns aiy impersonation ; . (Vaudfilm) Thi*ee acts arid "Show. Boat" oh tflie screen-are in layout for first half he;-e. With the picture runnin: near two hoxirs the vatide interlude is "held^vithin 45 minutes and even at that the combo makes for an bvBrtime show. This JiOuse espe cialiy jfan dizzy in att(;mpt tO/tiirie on the .Satui'day .opener, but ' fixed after the second show. With: orclieis tjral. features, orga:nist, newsreel arid tn-aflers it stacked up as a fotir hour sho-\v until house manager got .busy pruning and finally: made: a, balance, No-^tault: of' Ws.'-: Btisiness - s any .in drawn by the scroen/fcaturQ; since the vaude section had : no .box oMoe magnet Irene . Vermillion. and COv bpened arid did niefely with a.-dance flash Misa Vermillion's foi:tf is coritPrtion acrobatic--dan'cing and $he -proved bei-self • thore V in tVt'o .numberSf ■.mi idol Worship- dance and a Russian that had all the "bends of a snake etine arid done well. She's; backed by^ matt solo dancer arid five piecM^ inti.siGal combo that.help* -e.specially the boys' tap'stuff; They liked it, Syd Moo'rhbitse, English chaTacter singing Gomedian, -got over big in neSt niche -n-ith luS sbfig-character izations and -iubticlclihg gab, .but seemingly chopi>cd, . doing but tw numbers iristead of his usual throe Possit)]y' on^ inatruction but: a- hit rioycrtheless.. : . ■ Kelly and .lacknon, two boys w hir one doing, comedy Kai)^ clof^ed arid satisfied Willi- "(vh May." The .skit ,is^fknahlG_li&k&-:and. n ^w.d set-uP (St. Vaude) . Los Angoli>.s,-Sept.. 2S. Yoar.s.agci, a numlKn' of y('av.s ago, tllero - was a man' :nnjned (ieoi'go ('aftjtlp wlio, with, a iiarliior nainod Kd J\0hl, ran a.. coupio of varii'tj llieutros- avo\ind .Chi.ea,q6. ^ ■ lie ..wn.s. pretty prpsp<^r()us, .; Interes'tod in librso ..racihg '.and P\<:'nod. a' .stable. Muc'h ;d6vpted tP this hi).;!(by 'of lii.S. Tl.ioatres -\vvro iiiaiiirig nuiiiey,'-; He was " bpbking.; his 'acts 'yii-iir .ih : tidr: vanoe for. tiie c-orrcspuriiiirig wof^ Pf-the year.; Js'ot niiLcli ti'publc; Did it bn the. Ppei-iip:ii;"daiQ..:by just Riy-i ing. the- Hots':a eiiiitraet after ilu>ir ;Opening'dny, ■ '.; " . , •!,:..'-.:; ' ■ IJut as ihp. >-ea-rs. Avoht albnk- there w.bre. .rib pe'w.JaceB on'.bis. UiiK l)u' the I'apiriff. stable.-'iiad: new liprscs,. .Theii a little. feUpW nanied 'l\Iurdbck :r^.T. Jv tp be e>tJic.t4-ari)und Chieago^ gpf ai;dr.ffei'cjrt.'idc'a■ aboiit wlia.t iho public- Wi.intpd, : lie. iignwed. tliut: t.lvc s.ari-ie old: faei's.Avpiild . not .dp year after year, .^lio^; with;. ^T-ascKtiate^, prpritpted: .a :theati'e eaiied'the ;^Ia- jpstic, :'■' '/- ;'/^f■" : Mtirdo.clt. did net book tUo ..tiilerii 'Ca.«;tlp- played; :He ; pot.. rie.^y face-s nd ' in : tinie-;, bis idea '\vd.rked Pvit- okayy;' lie ' pvpgro.ssodi ' " ' . 'pastle just.-'\vari'tcd to be let alono. But. they, wprikl not- l.onye hirri alPho. in - shbw .; b-ii'kinefis. -'The other fel- lows kept .progrop.si'ng an<il Castle- in: time.fo.und .'that otvt and- his. pros- perity -was f«om6\yh.it -checked, -But: th-it fellpw Murdoek. 5iet n.side '."?oriir> stock in .'ihi,s. new ventiire, against thb wi,":!!! of Ca.«itle' for Castle? and the- latter . profited unbeknown to hlriiself, '.. - ' ■ ^': • ilowever, tlierP. aj'e' "riot many M.urdpcks in .shpw business todiay. If the Keith- bookers folloAV the Castle policy of repeating, act after act as they'.do here and have been doing since -.. they 'hav6 played checkers^ 'With bilLs,. no bne i:s: gbing to 'Put them oi' their-■organizatiPn in on. opposition gravy:- Iristead ' of follbwirig the Castle poTioy of yearly .ireturh date.s, this , gang give . therri at much shorter periods and the folks around here who blew out on the Orpheum several years agP for the same trick will desert the house again.' It may not be easy to bring them back the. third time; hard enough to get them back the* sec- ond. Fault cannot be found -with the acts. They are glad they' are so popular with tile bookers that they can keep arouhd the California sun- shine bolt. But the cash custoniers sett bl get tired: of repetition and ;are not so eager to welcome them. CuiTeht Show hasr 'Ted Lewig held Over fPr second week as headllner. iicwis is smart. He knows that he has' been- giving plenty of the same thing on his numerous appearances duririg the past yeai*. For the hold- over, week he added a new routine emd .sofltigs and goaled the mob in the cloiing spot. Then, too, he ac- complished a double purpose, as he tried .out numbei' of specialties that will be used for the four^week en- gagement, at Cocoanut Grove, Am - bassador hotel, which- starts Oct. 7. He Btdll ig b. o., as demonstrated at .the opening Saturday niatinee when the capacity house greeted the flash of his name. .To draw capacity on first; day of collegiate football is not a bad feat either. In .spanning the bill it iis obvibus that Xicwis did this trick. Ti-ey spot Had (Joe Mendi) edu- cated monk. Pushover for the freak a$ the mob was astounded at the siiSeed he went through his tricks and went big for the imitation of young and old man used for the fin- ish. Harry Ji Conley and his four aides came along with the old: standby "iSlick As Ever.'^ Conley sure m-ust have been Bo.rae .'slick to get them to play tliis repeat. About 50 per cenL of the customers here are generally a laugh ahead. Opening second part was aBother nepeat, Joseph Regan , ten or, who gained a' California rep .when the Doherieys of oil farne took him undter taieir winir arid sent, him abroad to study.- Regan still tenPrizes pkay; but sticks muchly tP a set catalog of songs. :. Then came the Lewis frolic, for the . bow out Strang'c .to say, no matter -lio-vv- often Tjowis repeats tliey . stick to . their seats .for the: firi-isli,. .. - Pathe .' -sile'nt- ' news -. and Ae'sops Fables were siho-vvn pri.- Screen- beifore and •aXtcrthc-'vau'de; ; : '. At tlie 56c mat top repeat , acts may dra\V:..perfectly, as., it is' g-t;eat entertainment buy, but for the: $i.!);0 at night the. bookef's had better get away frohi the; Old Castle policy. ■ laugh a gag. After the first few the team was in. They walk on with violin l•a^;t'^^ which they neviT op(Mi and walk off coldly after the jiunch gag. Xo attempt to i^ing or dance Tlu'ir myle of exit i.s almost, o.vtincv today,, although as handled by Ivii'yriioiul and Caverly, who knmv hu\v, t'.\t-r't-'nK']y effovtivo. ,vSix -J.urky' Boys (Now . Act.s), ."^jreydy tunil>ling and n.-^U-y tniiipe of men, opt-ned up : in . hit • fashioni C.-orking,.: oiv.vne.v.- .I'liriH' -. Mi -.(.'an n. Sistia's, .No. i on a.'i-ep'oat Wiiliin .Kix monih.s at. t'ho 'State.- Why lliey're' biU'k .po .s'oiMi or ivt ail is as mystifyr ing -'.as \ so'iiie •of i.Uac'k'stonr's stuff.- ►Sli0\\r pei^il.tul ix. \ )'ijs 11 frt/in 3iaymorid iuid •(..•averiy and; forluiiaioly 'got it. ■ • .'■ : - ■ B\\fC. ': ■ • -(Vaudfilm) Npnroxplo.^iyt^divprtisemprit hardly, able .to -ine:<\t the fufsilade--pf-. mu'-- ri/tindiijg ;ebmpetitlon.; -lt's\'-really picture house .stulf .- rfitlici* . than. v:audo/ tind ; sluggislt-entortairiment Under fcut-h'ev trlassilicalio.n,-: ■ :E(ldre t'oabody -Nvorks like aiV aero- plane 'engine, -, but in the 'ifenerai ivpii.tiiy'-.h.o's on' a • troadiuill. Gnly during the Ba.-to arid Mann:sosuipii did the :pe\\'s stir-wit^^^^ ap- pi-oxinviting .'keen interest.: Tlvi.s Stand.ard team pf acrobatie dancing woAv.s. spiyod thijr'.initials^^p^ down. '■ :':■. :■■ ■.'.'■.'v: Cbnu.ng . trbiii a nidle reviewer -jt may y'bo. rusbihg in wh'ei-e. angels wpuld bp ^ifraid;: but ,it''did sbem ias if , -alino.st vevery one' of the 1.6 'chop girld'; waft;; byer.-i^ri'iarccHtid, Wliep cpiffiices 'irripre-ss thb' masculine eye unfavorably, itIs : evid€>nGe., riot to, be :lightly, tossed iVf^de. More ri'eatriess anid. less prnateness is suggestod. Neatness, as:: a subject -suggests a puff "for thesetvicestaffat this house, They are ari 'unusually 'keen and cleaii-cut bunch; of boys. Few: of the: rieighhorhobd houses, .arouhd town rate similar comtnerit;\ : "Big: Time" <Fox) on -screen. Biz lighti '- . haiid. 125tH St. DPWri; turnovo.r for tlic boys; . l)uldrt-s Gj-nun. ni.'"ty ti^ick, supporf«;and. in^ovides the in- centive for a romic ; courtship in. which the sap i.s;.maneuvered into a date and gets ])i™tr of runaroiitul while .TackKOn,.' .si rj'if:ht, sn her while warbling two, numbers and.later uiilca.^hes her for a da,r)eo in which she .gives .splendid account of herself.. "Show Boat" (U) on screen. ; (Vaudfilm) to fPiir -'actis' 'to .irieet th.e .Saturday, arid bveryUody: cutting. '. Blaf'U.stone and his rii.aglc act did':43 miriutes, sliee: Of around lO from horihal, andth.c rest chopped -p^uiorti^umtciy. -' ^.-I k^--^'-^ -I'aekocl- huiisii at tin-i-nliiht .siio.w.. "SiteedWay" :(M-0), f(!iilure; .. ■ ■; V? • i'recedlng the Black-sturie' dis]ilay, which - held interest, - the• veU-ran DUtch.coniie.t(, lliiynicjiid and Cavoriy, wcru a so'ck rif'Xt'-t(j-cl(isi-l', a sur- pri.«e in this big hou.'^e. Th.r-ir chat- ter had to reach: tiie rear to land and it seemingly did.. SU-ai.«'lvt talk. f<-a.- turing the old style'dillleft- cum.'.'Ov' of. ■ niispronunc'iatioji, iiveraced a A miracle -hii,s taken .the 125tli Street out Of the red-and put it In the long .grpen. The Keith .bopkers air-e riPt yet sure that it isn't Va dream SP with th-e ::o.ld PrPctbr house in liarlerii actually doing a profitable biz. af ternp.on ' and night th$^ Keith boyis can get out the firpworks and -have a. parade. Almost filled do-wn stairs at the first shiow last S'at'ur day, .loPked like a decided increase over, the .'precedingf :'Saturday. Tito new'stagb presentation gag is. given credit for the b.O. trarisformation, "VPalter' Clihtori and . his band,' laiown up tlierp as the InvadPrs; are.^ held indef. Each new bill :h£ts the- band dressed up with a special stage' setting; - the. 11 ' jazzists all On.. the stage. during.. the entire - show with Clinton doing. :i;i.c.;; and directing, throughout':. The idea hais caught; on. It i^ tha't. iritlriniate -aspect with ! the band. thbrb apparently to stay that is .grbW'irig popular with the. neighborhood, • - And plenty: ;prpof that there is friendly 'sta;ge^and^au-. dierice feeling canie when Cliritoii anribunPed that Bobby-Ttblliris of the band would sinig. Reception riiiiSt' have, rhade .thait nice looking yovng. Italian feel gPpd. He has stage pres- ence and a good voice arid probably will- become the idol of the neigh- borhood in time, Bobby's picture is out.as. big as life in front and that is more of the showmanship that, is selling, this "your own theatre stage hand" stulE., TheLpresentatibn was entitled "Via Radio" with Clinton and band open- ing on a darkened stage. The musi- cians Went into sori« but it wi»sn-t so €ood toward the finish <lvie to the boys riot being familiar' with the. words.: Once the lights were up and the boys'had their instruments, the rest 'was easy. ^ ^ . '. • - vsho-w' Bbat^^^^ (IJ) Was a sirorig at-" tractibri to.b.. And the 125th; sti^eeter.s also figure for an afternoon tariff of two hits , the "Show Boat" which i:ot fB. downtovyn shpuld be a bar- 'gain..'.' The Columbia Comedy Fouri;;male qia artette, - I.s a :rem ind er. of .th.b; o.l d big time , fbiirsorhes. Not so gpbd in harmony and \not so good with tl-ieic Cbriiedy byplay,, yet sufficiently entertaining, to be 'bbbkod In. the neighborhoods at the money; ; The Columbia; lineup-rifiixes topi- cal nuriibcrs -vvith a bit of holcc the uptowner.'i seemed to like for the audiened liad the;boy,s dp an ericoro after' two bows and. Clinton had picked up the cue for the" following turrii .Wj-eth and Wyn'n mixed com-, bo AV-ilh th'e. nian. doing a ftiu.sical specially and ijica.sing. lie play.«j a liarniimica witjifjut u,siDg his. hands as they are busy with his guitar ac- (joujpanimerit.: The iii-st' wpriian,to be fioCn on the bill in this one and iUie proyii.s a capable partner for the ^ " =OTiT?s-^aT-p-Tf rrtrr^'^hc^ a. little dancing; ac PALACE (Sit. .Vaude) Chicago, Sept. 28. Third anniversary and nine, acts didn't nie.m a thi,ng to this town, i-'ilicd only half. its Satiirday niati But Die slioAY will build, fpr it's bet- ter.than the tituff liere the- last few .weeks. ' : . .'Ph-nty of ooihedy, lot bf it hpke, and go(jd.. William dajcton; second . after iritorniission, loivder in laughs/.. liifj skit .V-Pi.ri.tiiers" 'goltirig iriiriiense f e.sults. , (JaxtDii la St here. \vith the ''Connec'ticiit-Yankee'' and the folks . remeriibered'himi " - • - :'--. -',.--: •J.ulili.s Tnn'nen follpwed. and;; got :iis laukii's'a:t the ripht:times;-^^'. A cbiiple of real elpwriSt; Billy- and. .. El.sa Newell, -No. 4..: Act. ife in" two.V partSj iu-st .h«l£ .dealing with fun -: on the beach in;.3 S93, and got .the nipb. S.(?^'o.nd. has' no laljel-^eome- .; thing: S'Pvinish w:p.tild dp,;' Girl is: a clevVr coni^>.dienne. -' F.ollo\\'ing tliP;. supeess of "Atfet* Dar)*;" in Hobokeri,. Williaim Nunri irid ' Co. present :''Blood. and. "Thun-' • der," ■ patterried e.x^ctly . on thoso - lines. Didh't give'Svhat it prbiriised, With latighs not- so plenty. : Edison .and.. Gregory,' second spot/ okay as: a' riOyelfyi : They enter.tctin- by .getting tti.Usic bitt : of. ballbon.s, inner ;t-iib.o.s. ii.nd a- 'sa;\V.- A^>t. last . .it- ; the picture , houses ' Chicago.' Ha-ve irit.zed :tli6'turn up :a "bit, but aire- ptill. playing rthe hokiiui to iijce returns.'- :•■-•■■'..':. •:' --'••■"''.'.■■ '-'.: ■; ': . Six: .(Saleiios oiveried;' Tumblers-. Ji'avp class: arid Ivig in appearance;: stylo -' and .;, york, .-: Eieeptionall)^ Tiisley. :; ' - ''.- j'-'-'r: -■ - H-^tty Ivirig, isrieiish riialo imppr-:. soriatbri^ opcinecl; :.th^ secorid. 'half. She sings ' well and . her riiimbers vi'iU get across anywhere^: ...Tliree bits .arid; better; a;s slie g^^ albng,' it's: a. t'eturn..'tb\ this •.. cpunt.ry . for Miss.:King; Vl." . Randall and Watsbn, ■ -froriq: .?pror■ ductibns, nb.>v in 'vaude,; are satis- fying. Speciilize- in. .danpirig, okay, except for i Spanisli: nuriiber by Virjffinia Watson. . . Nothirig ' out- standing, but .they are/ appa:reritly. nice peo'ple-i arid palace mob's go for- nice pepjjjie.- Earl Bro'W'n, at plaiio; ::':-:-■ •>::■.-' . Carrie arid Eddy Revue, •. dance fio,sh,; lyitri , Rudy; Kayrie 4nd : Kar •Petersi, closed. . .PriacticaHy . , no walkouts, ' - iboi>i ' :%i'yj(« 'Ofnin% u'.nman dpe.s ccJitable, ■ ' After Bollins had done two ballads .ici rr {tnd l'"]iisigu did Well Avith their :ujje: of .coirieUy. Talbt^t, Kenny and (ilils, 'closing, have a capital, daric- iiTL'' flinch, two of the four Avotric'n d''in'fc ncii.-t tappin.ij. Tho standout \v;ir !.n acrobatic dahte by en" ()f '!lir.'.sh'ls. . ' MixrM. RIVERSIDE y: ■ ':,: (St;Vaude) :' Third week of , comeback •try No. 2 fo.r . straight vaude in the ; section'; around West 96th. street,. New York, which is supposed to be the straight, vaude-mirided . neighborhood of the .country. :. . \-. y" \ ■ ■ ■' ;ebmeback Now 1' didn't have much; of a charioe, 'starting in. Apr^ and: .winding-, up td June. : .Interest - .was growirig, it -was. claimed.: when the closing came; 'a ..closing decide.d on to whet the priblic's appetite -for ,a greiaiter. atterapt this se£|£on ("ab- sence: : makes., the heart grow fonder'^),..:' The Riverside.. Is an . .hriportant $ppt at this ritiOriaerit. ."Whether it hits, or. whether It misses "wiJ^ the tSg tloie policy ineaos as; much to the BtraJght vaude drive ,eenerally as to tho RTKO itself: More, per- haps. To the circuit, straight vaude is at :the Riverside : for profit, ifo profi:t, then out it soes, of boursP. : if .it flops?; Either the audience^ didn't care for straight" VaUde w.ith> out pictures, or the: bpcriting' office didn't;flrid out what-sort of straight vaud-e they might have cared for. ^. ■ The point' due first corisIderatlPri; is the Riverside's close proximity to Times Square,. No -question that they'll -pass up anything upto'wn that doesn't rate with-what they can iind ■downtoWn, If they can't see it On 96th, tht^y'll. hop a cab, a bus or the subway : .and : find it elsewhere. Merely ariiattei-of-a fe-w minutes." : , . For $l, the Riverside's nightly tpp, they undoubtedly expect the -same quality : of ; entertainment served downtown .at.the Paliace for $3.. It ma.y. meari a difference of |i5,0MTto .$15,06,0 between . the . Paiace and Riverside €rrosses; with the Riv ^pending alriiost as much for; bills and taking that riiuch less at the box oifice^ ■ ■■ . If with $9,(10.0 and |iO,OPO vaude^ sliows the. Riverside can see any kind of profit, ;Jf should be a lot better than the in. and out of the red syKteriii Pf .the past w.ith vaudiilms, with- a bad picture droppirlg. the gross into the .dumps, ope week and a pPod one jpulling it out the next.: The .biisine-ss rewarded to straight va'udo shouldn't, vary much.- urije.ss upward, .if. Keith'.s boPking office, miiinla/ns a definite pace in. show- quality; - That pace niu.st be kept up vvll-h drawin.i^ nanics;. and; pntci'taining material. aroun^d them. Phoneys never got by at the. Riverside • and never will, - The liiverslde needs- special, at- tention: arid, plenty of it. If: pes- .sibJc for the . bookers to regard it ii^iu^anJJndlrCjdU.'il—ease^d.e.sPQ:ing,JlE,_ separate trPatnient, away from the other itKO .stands; so much the bet- tor, ■ Current hlH,' eight act.s has a natural h'-ad start with the Horace Heidt band, iK-rc this week after four .straiglit at the. Palace. That goes both lor box ofllCe and eriter- Vainriicnt^ A .snappy first part, ond- • (Co.ntinued on page (k4)