The Three White Kuhns, next to closing were a tremendous hit, their vocal training and string instrument work, with good comedy injected, going over strong. They took numerous encores with their own composition, “I’ll Be With You ‘Till Clouds Roll By,” with a girl plant in the audience.
The Jean Gordon Players, two men as Scotch Highlanders, a girl in army uniform and character woman, offered a pleasing singing sketch. The good voices of the men and the attractive girl, who has a pleasing voice, together with the character woman injecting just enough comedy to break the monotony, sent the act over nicely. One of the men also displays considerable ability with dancing.
Maye Hunt announces by slide her entertaining activities “Over There.” Starting with a laughing song, Miss Hunt gets some laughs with talk that follows, in which a plant in an upper box is used to advantage. She finished to good hand with a comedy number, where she distributes flower among the audience.
Whitfield and Ireland next to closing, stirred things up for a laughing hit. They have a comedy drop of hick town with wise cracks on it that gets a lot of laughs before they come out. They open straight. Miss Ireland later changing to rube character. They got though a routine of gags and finish with a parody song.
Basil Lynn and William Hewland counted well in the comedy end of the show with their excellently done “A Racy Conversation,” which they displayed for a laughing hit, on fourth just before the Mack playlet. Lynn’s English Johnny was carried through without a slip, and his verses, “Red Roses and Red Noses,” and the like had the whole house giggling. Howland’s impression of John McCormack’s talking machine record is “Let the Rest of the World Go By.” It did not sound so much like a record as a low-pitched tenor, but it was splendidly done and drew encore. The men encored with a prison yard bit, which landed solidly in spite of the bit having been done before.
Jerome and Albright followed, and stopped the show with their final number, “Hesitation Blues,” which contained lines bordering close to suggestiveness. One of the men is at the piano and participants in all of the song number, consisting principally of comedy songs which they put over on an effective manner and for big results.
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.
Gene Greene worked stoically and emerged a hit of proportions. His numbers as now arranged are the best he has disclosed in several seasons. Greene is a favorite here.
“The Little Cottage” is a tabloid with a pretty set, 10 girls, two men and a leading woman. It has been playing about some time and is in good shape. There is feminine sartorial display, the girl numbers alternating with singing and comedy.
16 min. This act scored one of the biggest applause hits made by any act of its kind that has been here in a long time. They have a lot of good songs and Mehlinger gets them over with a comedy touch that cannot fail to bring results. Finished very strong.
