There was a well balanced show despite the absence of Carl McCullough, out with sore throat, and Rose Lee Ivy substituting, giving the bill a couple of single women. Miss Ivy, placed second, displayed excellent voice with ballads at the outset and the close of the song routine. It received big applause, but not so well with the intervening comedy numbers, encoring with an old-time darky song successfully.
“The Love Shop,” with Harry and Grace Ellsworth, headlining, displayed finer stage hangings, costumes and more talent than the usual girl act, while Vogt’s comedy and Dorothy Sothern’s good voice found ready favor. The applause honors went to Harry and Grace Ellsworth for exceptionally good dancing. The pretty act with a good chorus was well received.
Hugh Johnson, billed as the “Charming Cheater,” possessing a fine personality, rang up a fine score with card tricks, clever palming and other familiar magic stunts which are handled in good showmanship style. The egg-in-the-bag business with two kid plants got the usual big laughs.
The Maxine Dancers, composed of four women and two men, went over strongly, principally on the exceptionally good Russian dancing of the men, who can hold their own with the very best in this particular brand of stepping.
“Havana Bound,” a tab employing old script, has neat musical numbers. A good comic struggling for laughs with poor material, though cleverly delivered, scores individually on excellent eccentric dancing. The straight man, impossible, has a good-looking ingénue and chorus four in rube characters displayed only fair voices with quartet singing. Mildly received.
Al Prince and Rita Bell did well second with familiar comedy songs and talk well put over by Prince with Miss Bell, a good looker, at the piano and showing sufficient ability in song and double wedding number to participate more in numbers and less time at the piano is the revised routine needed.
MacKay’s Scotch Revue offered the usual Scotch routine. Wee May MacKay’s character singing and band were the outstanding applause winners. The half dozen lassies are younger and prettier than the usual Scotch acts. It closed very good.
Mlle. Diane and Jan Rubini headlined. Rubini’s artistic violin rendition of “I Hear You Calling Me” at the finish received tremendous applause. His preceding selections and Mlle. Diane’s singing, French mannerisms, alluring costumes, stockingless and sandals, presented a rather bold appearance. They were well received, with Salvatore at the piano, and was a classy offering.
Lovett’s Concentration, featured among the new arrivals, gave a finished exhibition of thought transference, the madman smoothly answering questions and the band playing selections gathered by Lovett in the audience It held the interest throughout fifth position.
Dave Harris registered the show’s only hit, next to closing with a routine of popular numbers expertly delivered, his playing various instruments and fine personality helping him greatly.
