8 Mins.; One.
Man and woman open with brief’ conversational duet which eventuate into a dance; pantomimic story dance.’ He with a song introducing the “latest” thing in stepping called the “Sooey” dance, which consists of some clever ‘ eccentric steps with tumbling. Both finish with eccentric dance. Very acceptable for the three-a-day.
14 Mini.; One.
Mossman and Vance was formerly a two dancing act now build into a trio’ with the addition of Miss Winefred. They opened with “Some Harmony,” followed with “Back to Dixieland” and some stepping. The boys went into a neat double dance While the girl made a change,- with Miss Winefred succeeding with a song, “Shadows Will Fade Away.” There were two other trio numbers, “Rockabye” and Tm Simply Full of Jazz.”
5 Mini. One.
They open as a double with one singing a bit of “Carmen” while the other does a Spanish dance. This is followed by “Buddha,” offered in a Turkish costume by the songstress. An. Egyptian snake dance follows, with the singer going to the piano for the next number and playing her own accompaniment to “Kiss Me Again.” A “Peggy” number for the close is well put over with just the suggestion of a “shimmie” in it. The act needs to be revamped.
The closing dance, which had the two girls in pretty orange ballet costume, brought forth some excellent toe dancing, the man whooping things up particularly with difficult Russian stepping.
Sheila Terry and Co., closing the first half, with an elaborately costumed singing and dancing specialty, gave the show a strong dash of “class” and cleaned up a comfortable score.
23 Mins. One (3), Full Stage (20); (Special).
A new combination of singing and dancing and girl act It is an Irwin Rosen production and carries two men and seven girls. The men indulge in a lyrical debate over the merits of the old and the new songs. One maintains that the songs of yester year were the most effective, while the other takes the stand for those of today. The result is the interior of the song shop to decide the debate… The new songs won hands down on applause from the audience.
14 Mins.
The girl is pretty in a flapper way and handles talk fairly well. Man Is only half way. If he would be content to do grotesque comedy altogether he might get somewhere. But the sudden transformation from the burlesque dame to the polite dinner-coated entertainer was out of order. In all probability the rough stuff would get the most returns. We have about all the polite entertainers the traffic will bear right now, and small time audiences seem to be hungry for knockout comedy that will make ’em laugh.
The couple maintain animated toy roles throughout. The special drop in “one” discloses two panels, representing a toy shop window, wherefrom a soldier and a girl doll emerge for a song and dance number. Solo and double dances ensue mixed with a “Toys” recitation to the effect that life Is a game of toys, etc. There Is too much sameness in the act and the dances are not re- deemed even by precise execution, some of them appearing crude. A smoother running routine will probably come in time. In the deuce spot they fared rather well at the B8th Street and should hold down that spot acceptably elsewhere.
14 Mins.; Two. (Special).
Two girls and a young fellow in a flash singing and dancing turn of average merit. A special drape In “two” and a variety of attractive costuming for the girls give the art an element of class. The man is a good dancer and sings pleasantly. One of the girls pianologs a number that serves to vary the routine. Usual singles, doubles and trios constitute the specialties. A Chinese number with another special drape showing a glimpse of Oriental pagodas and landscape, done by the girls, stands out. Pleasing act of its kind, capable of holding its own in the pop houses.
“Moonbeams”
A girl of anywhere from 12 to 18 opens the act in “one” before a special drop upon which there is a large moon. The girl dances and then recites a prologue. The moon opens up and a second girl comes forth and does a song with scenic effects in the opening in the drop. This routine is repeated for four other numbers. The act is very quiet, at no time does it get moving, each number is so much like the others in tempo that it might all be the same. An effort has been made to put over novelty numbers in a little different manner. The effort is praise-worthy. One or two of the ideas are rather neat, but the act as a whole has neither the go nor the punch to put it over.
