Le Rue and Depre received appreciation for colored sketches, concluding with a picture of a burning chip and a volcanic eruption that was especially effective. Page and Gray, with the man a semi-nut handling old talk cleverly and the woman a stunning creature who made an acceptable straight, were a comedy hit next to closing.
Billy Shone has a splendid personality and can sing and put talk can comedy over extra well. He scored big laughs with material semi-blue in spots. In “A Good Bad man,” Wallis Clark’s excellent roué character, counted. He was ably supported by Louis Ancker, and Devah Morel please.
Earle S. Dewey and Mabel Rogers in “No Tomorrow,” a vaudeville oddity by Jack Lait, proved enjoyable. The clever work of this musical comedy paid is an excellent vehicle with an attractive futuristic stage setting landed solidly. Dewey’s prohibition number and the double jazz song dance finish were the outstanding bits.
The Orpheum show this week, with Harry Fox supported by Beatrice Curtis headlining, ran to this house’s general standard. Fox displayed his usual class next to closing, getting a big hit with intimate talk and songs. His hotel number, with bona-fide chambermaids, was a laugh riot. Beatrice Curtis has little to do, but lives up to her beauty notices and lends added class to the act.
McCoy and Davis, a mixed team the man doing a nut, got good laughs. The obvious cueing for swatting back of the drop detracted from the comedy effort which figured prominently in the routine.
Barney Williams and Co. in a sketch entitled “Hunting” registered big laughs for the familiar farcical situations despite the feeble cast supporting Williams’ good work as the souse. The act finished with the ensemble singing “Dear Old Chicago Town” localized.
The Little Café, an unusually good tabloid gave the bill a touch of importance closing the show very good. With Martin Lee, a Yiddish comic; Wilbur Cushman, Carrie Hawley and a dandy combination of principals and half a dozen girls, nicely costumed, the act kept things moving lively through scenes showing a side street and the interior of a café in Greenwich Village.
Delmore and Moore appeared second with their familiar scenes behind the scenes blacking up in view of the audience for songs scoring laughs and applause respectively.
“Telephone Tangle” showing humorous situations arising from the difficulties encountered with phone operators with all the action taking place in phone booths and featuring Joe Bennett, scored a good comedy success.
Octavio entering after off stage singing in a deep voice, had the audience guessing during the double voice singing routine conveying successfully the impression of a male doing a female impersonation until revealing her sex by loosening her hair at the finish. This was a hit.
