The Van Cellos consists of a man is dress suit doing all sorts of foot juggling while lying on his back on a table while a female assistant hands him the various props and makes a series of costume changes, all of which are gorgeous. The act is further enhanced by an attractive cyclorama drop. The man’s work is clean cut and the presentment breathes class.
After Topics had pulled one of the first flops witnessed around the circuits, Swift and Kelley in their clever talking and singing idea pulled down one of the hits of the bill. Miss Kelley’s sweet personality and Swift’s excellent opposite was sure fire. The material is as refreshing as sea breezes. They closed decided favorites.
The act following was Bradley and Ardine in their dancing conception. J. Irving Fisher at the piano hung up an individual hit with his rendering of classical selections between dances and was roundly applauded after some excellent fingering. Those dancers are as classy and talented a pair as vaudeville has developed in seasons and their offering one of the most delightful of all the dancing turns. They breezed under the wire pulled.
Burns and Foran, the dancing team, held down the deuce spot and got over mildly. The boys are good steppers, but their comedy efforts don’t register. The opening searching for the audience with pocket searchlights, gave them a novel start, but the act let down after it. An English recitative double gives an opportunity to wear monocles and caps, but muffs as a comedy contribution. It’s a fair number two act for big bills.
The Royal Gascoignes were a riot following the nut. Wilson wandered on during the following act to dust the male off with a feather duster. The juggler’s showmanship hit them between the eyes up here and he closed a riotous hit with his lightened paper and cigar smoking stunt.
The Billy La Mont Trip, a fast wire act, started things off. The act harbors a youngster who will be heard from. She is the nearest thing to Bird Millman seen yet. The flash is run by a girl on a moving wire which is turned on a drum by the male.
Margaret Young, on just ahead, was another first half favorite. This girl can handle “blues” and does. She was forced to several encores and pulled “Oh By Jingo” which is credited with introducing. She gets a trifle more with it than any of the others. Another encore was a new comedy song written as a successor to Jingo titled “Bimbo.” The wise crackers laughed every time the title was mentioned for the slangists know that Bimbo has a unique meaning. Miss Young also had worth while chorus girl number, but should watch a slight tendency to be too tough. So quite a hit.
Anna Held, Jr. assisted by Emmet Gilfoyle were In the third hole and Miss Hold’s wardrobe made the women buss like bees. Gilfoyle shoulders the lion’s share of the entertaining and succeeds admirably. He sings, crossfires and introduces her various changes In a medley of popular and near popular songs which sounds as though It was smeared together. Jazz doesn’t rhyme with Broadway as attempted In one lyrical introduction. The last change to white tights with a gorgeous white spangled peacock tall was on a par with the ermine cloak that preceded it. Miss Held holds the eye and doesn’t attempt much beside the manikin exhibition.
Selbini and Grovini opened the show with a fast routine of Juggling on bicycles. It’s a peppery opening combination and gave the show a fast start.
Christie makes a good comic… The present partner doesn’t pick up his lines like his predecessor, but gets results, nevertheless, with the almost sure fire material. They rolled up an Impressive laugh total.
