The hit of the show easily went to Myers and Hannaford, made up as “boobs,” one opening with a “uke,” both singing “Down In Arkansaw,” with the taller of the two immediately afterward putting over “The Shade of the Old Apple Tree,” followed by a dance by the other, with both again in on an instrumental number on a saw’s blade, from which considerable comedy is secured. The turn is odd, in the ‘nut” class with the characters well carried out It got to the house quickly and looks as though it could hold up almost anywhere, once they reach the saw business.
Joe Laurie. Jr., next to closing, had to follow the ”girl act’ and did the best he could, as much as anyone could have done. Laurie got something when bringing on his “parents” and they Just saved him. Closing was a comedy acrobatic trio, playing before under another name but now with a new opening from which the three men take their title, “30 Pink Toes.” As the drop goes up, their 30 toes are faced toward the audience, with two of the men in bed and one on a soft. It brought laughs for about a minute. Their comedy rough ‘house acrobatics got some more, but the men make the latter too noisy.
21 Mins
There is humor in the opening. Miss Eastman steps from the folds of a tableaux curtain as a country lass, singing a lyric to alibi her appearance on the stage, for her father owned the opery house back in the Village. Two rube boys Join her (McNally and Cohee). The boys remain for an excellent acrobatic dance. Before they got into action one fell and asked his partner to help him up. The reply was he couldn’t, but would lie down beside him.
12 Mins.;
This team is still in blackface, their routine still having a dab of the musical. Some of the older stuff is present, but the men have tried for fresher material. They bill the act as “The Bagooma Hunters.”
17 Mins;
Full Stage
Ford opens with a lyric which tells of having sought abroad for new steps, providing a chance for the introduction of the girls singly as representatives of foreign lands. Bach dances a bit with Ford. The lyric ends with the opinion that “most every step that has any pep comes from Broadway,” and the girl who darned that bit was easily the best looker and the best dancer in support.
14 Mins; One.
Opening with a standard type of ballad semi -classical but pretty and splendidly delivered, the rest of Mr. Comfort’s repertoire included “My Dudeen,” an Irish folk song, “Bells of St. Mary’s,” a ballad, and “I Hear You Calling Me.” the latter perfectly phrased and expressed. An encore justified by applause that came from every part of the house brought him back for “Irish Eyes of Blue.”
9 Mins.
A circus act with horses Is al- ways a circus act, setting off perhaps better on the stage than It does under a big top. That is because the act is nearer to the people. Holland and Dockrill is a circus name, as a riding act, known all over… They have four handsome white horses, and gaily caparison one when the man mounts it as an older cavalier. Later he puts the animal through paces, high school work, rag stepping and a bit of a “cooch” dance, the latter lone with the horse’s head facing the rear wall of the stage. For the finale the male rider drives the four horses abreast in the ring and while he is standing erect upon them, spanning from the first to the fourth as the horses, in turn, take their places.
7 Mins.; Full Stage.
Two men and a young woman do acrobatics, with a different idea through the girl. She is the top mounter and while the especial acrobatics she and either of the men are concerned in are of the customary sort, the girl, who looks well, is dressed more as a ballroom dancer than an acrobat. Besides which she often changes her gown, always low cut in the back, showing a butterfly to one side of her bare shoulder and with a soubret length skirts leaves her bare legs beneath. The changes make the girl more attractive, with her red hair and good looks.
Understood there is a man shy in this act, that has heretofore injected a little comedy. The “Old Soldiers” are a little late going on but they manage to hold them with their old time tunes and grand stand finish which I presume sends the house away happy. 14 minutes, full stage.
“Smiling Singers of Smiling Songs” and they surely live up to their billing. A classy act nicely presented. The woman is surely a great comedienne. Going on at 4:30 and 10:30, they hold them and are the applause hit of the show. 18 minutes in one.
