“Reckless Eve,” the girl act, held the stage over an extended period and amused most of the way, but showed a tendency to let down ever so often. Finished nicely, however, and should register in the smaller houses. Succeeded by Hanlon, and in turn came Green and Dean, warbling six songs that showed up next when the pianist got away long enough to do a selection on an accordion. An uncalled for encore hurt the male double more than anything else. Might be o.k. if warranted, but not under the circumstance they faced Tuesday eve.
12 Mins.; Two, One and Full Stage (Special Set). Seldom has vaudeville gathered as many useless people together as “The Little Lambs,” a “girl act” that looks as though it has just come east from the smaller small time of the middle west. In the turn are six chorus girls who know naught but how to screech, an eccentric woman and eccentric male, neither of whom commences to be funny, and a juvenile that has youth as his only excuse for the role. When this combinate isn’t screeching, it’s trying to sing or dance, and when doing neither, a couple of them go in for a bit of double mirror business. As a sigh escapes when it looks as though the act must end, it starts again, and goes along to the longest 23 minutes on record. The act also looks as though framed to fool someone, but it can hardly hope to fool New York, and will be fortunate to remain the week out at the Broadway. Tuesday night it was “No. 3,” after having been programed for an important spot.
23 Mins.; Two, One and Full Stage (Special Set). Seldom has vaudeville gathered as many useless people together as “The Little Lambs,” a “girl act” that looks as though it has just come east from the smaller small time of the middle west. In the turn are six chorus girls who know naught but how to screech, an eccentric woman and eccentric male, neither of whom commences to be funny, and a juvenile that has youth as his only excused for the role. When this combination isn’t screeching, it’s trying to sing or dance, and when doing neither, a couple of them go in for a bit of double mirror business. As a sigh escapes when it looks as though the act must end, it starts again, and goes along to the longest 23 minutes on record. The act also looks as though framed to fool someone, but it can hardly hope to fool New York, and will be fortunate to remain the week out at the Broadway. Tuesday night it was “No. 3,” after having been programed for an important spot.
Following the Le Groh act the Follis Girls put in an appearance and offered a pleasing little mélange of song and dance. Theirs is a cure act without any great punch, but it carries ideas.
Two young Ladies one man in a majical offering with a little singing and dancing by girls. Work In Full Stage.
The Ford girls ran seventh and accomplished a flock of “bows,” with their hard shoe finish taking them across the finish line with speed. The costuming of the act is new, with the possible exception of the opening number, a hunting conception. For the Eddie Leonard but, they especially neat in knickers of violet-hued silk. For the Jap number the costumes were airy robes, while the final act was pretty design of the black and silver. The special orchestra is still bewigged. The men got something with a “Florodora” selection, and “Alice Blue Gown” from “Irene” was another of the new numbers in the routine.
Earl and Sunshine, running much as formerly, gained momentum as they proceeded closing to a perceptible modicum of success. Both girls are growing plump, with no disparagement accruing. There was no wig removal in conclusion, for which, many thanks. It is the same sure early position act.
[New acts] Comedy Girl Act, 24 mins; one. The comedy of the turn is based on the extreme fatness of one member and the comparative slimness of the other. The fat woman makes her appearance calling in a loud voice for “Looie.” A quarrel ensues with the slim girl doing a soubret number on the stage. The fat girl avers she can do better, and after much amusing give and take repartee goes upon the stage. More comedy develops in the talk. And while the fat girl performs on the piano the slim one makes a change to extremely short skirts. She holds the audience while the fat one changes to an ordinary street dress with a slit in the skirt which shows a calf that wouldn’t fit the subway. A final dance together gets them off more talk and a piano number. A turn of fair small time value.
All week, reminds the men of a burlesque and the singing novelties please the ladies, a good combination, going big.
It carries eight people, with Miss Flynn heading them although what there is to the act besides the production, Irene and Bobby Smith contribute. Those two girls are about all the turn contains. A few lay figures in the form of dressed up chorus girls who do nothing are also there but they wear their first dresses too long and their second gowns are on for but the final number. Miss Flynn has a couple of gags that she sends over too strenuously and sings a song or so. The what might be called interlocutor Is Mme. Arnoldo, who wears a black gown and sings soprano. Only Miss Flynn blacks up. The setting has some looks but there doesn’t to be much be much behind that and the Smith Girls should stick to this turn; it stands them out because they have no competition.
