Al Galem and his Oriental troupe of a whirlwind workers closed and did it with a whizz. The kid in the troupe, who is tossed and risleyed and lifted and spun about like a tennis ball, is a delight to the family trade. Strong work, tumbling spectacular upright pole and heavy lifting, together with flash in appearance and speed in routine, make this a closer strong enough for any program.
Barry and Layton, a couple of boys who seek laughs and get them wobbled a trifle in their early talk, but rolled it up to an explosion with their roller skating clown stuff for a getaway.
Lilletta and Her Serenaders, one of the best Hawaiian acts seen here in a long time. Six men and one girl, four of the men having unusually good voices, and sing several numbers in harmony, also playing steel guitars and ukuleles, one man a violin, Lilletta appears only in the opening song and dances the “hula” for the finishing, taking them off successfully.
Harvey and Grace picked up the running. They have a lot of wise cracks, almost everyone of them getting a laugh, the man doing a good straight to the woman’s comedy. She has fairly good voice. Though his dances are brief they stand out as one of the features of the act.
Austin and Allen, man and woman, carrying almost a production but having little talent, followed and worked hard but in vain to keep in stride with the show. The girl looks good and makes four very pretty changes, is a fair dancer with not much of a voice, while the man is small in stature with a weak voice, but the turn is a good flash for the small time.
Barlow, Banks and Gay, more like an act for deuce spot and too weak for next-to-closing, had tough sledding. It is two men and a woman, harmony singing and piano act, the men appearing in Palm Beach costumes, the woman in evening clothes, some unappreciated melodies, walking off to nothing.
Mystic Hanson Trio two sweet looking baby dolls and a man, conjurers, followed. The girls sing and dance and do some magic stuff, the man talking while he performs his manipulations and illusions, most of the stunts bedecked with whiskers, and finished with the flag trick, displaying several large American flags, taking them off to good noise.
Kenney and Hollis from the parting of the curtains start begging for applause, and have made an entire routine out of appealing to the audience. They were a stony-hearted bunch on the other side, though, and refused to loosen up. Either that or they remembered this turn from last season, when they were doing the very same sympathy thing, They had a tendency to slow up the entire bill, but luckily the following Kitty Doner, who immediately picked up the running and ran away with all honors.
Elizabeth Nelson and the Barry Boys held the next spot with ease. The act opens in “one,” with one of the men doing blackface, the other straight, with a couple of bright lines, the comic singing in a very good voice. The act goes into “one and one-half,” where it picks up speed. Miss Barry does excellent tumbling and back-bending stunts. She also makes several striking changes. The act cleaned up without an effort, and could have held a later spot.
Elsie Pilcer and Dudley Douglas haven’t been here for a long time, but found a welcome. Miss Pilcer still sticks to her wonderful headdresses, with Douglas introducing her rhyme and songs. Douglas’ number, a parody on “Oh, What a Pal Was Mary,” takes the act out its class caliber.
