Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-19
MERRIMENT FEATURE
OF KEITH PROGRAM
Clever Monkey Shares Honors
With Competent En-
tertalnerS

There is a laugh in every act at Keith's
Theatre this week.
1t is hard to tell WHICH act made the big
gest hit with the audience last night.
charley Grapewin and Anna Chance or
Tarzan. At least four other acts gave nearly
as much enjoyment.
Grapewin's skit, depicting a travelling sales
man home for a vacation with all the heer
lent to the neghbors. is funny Mother
in-law jokes are plentiful, hut they are good
The act has a riotous close
Tarzan may be called "thc monkey who is
human" All the tricks that could be taught
an aDe and some that seem impossible for a
monkey to learn make the act amusing
Tarzan's master of ceremonies works
harder than this charge, trying to suppress
TarZan'S playfullneSS.
Paul Morton and Naomi Glass, billed as
the personality pair, have an enjoyable sing
ing and novelty dancing number. Beatrice
Herford's Characterization are true to life
and fully deserve the applause they receive
Jokes that call forth long laughter are the
feature of the blackface comedy of George
and Paul Hickman. They also sing welt
Clara Morton. in solo sonGalogue
features a brisk personality combined with
ability to dance. sing, and play three or four
musical Instruments Mystfylng magic Is
presented by the Mystic Hansom Trio. The
usual sleight- of hand tricks are performed
but the act Is good. Frank Orth and Anne
Cody in "Over There and Over Here keep
the fun moving up to the last number on the
program. Chinko and company close tn" bill.
Chinko can juggle most anNthng and mis-
mariner does trick-bicycle riding. There Is
n Pathe News reel.
CIOBE-"Pretty Baby" a musical comedy
with lots of snap and new features heads
tho bill this week at the Globe. Thirty-fve
girls compose the chorus. Little Hip Ma
poleon the trained monkey; Wilson Brothers.
comedians; Lee Marie. Hayes and company.
in comedy and songs: Jury and Best, songs:
the Gordons and Bush and Scott round out
an unusually entertaining bill.
CROSS KEYS-Another entertaining musi-
cal comedy, Friday the Thirteenth" heads
the bill this week at the Cross Keys Other
numbers are novel musical Offering. Mem
cries" by Olson and Johnson. Mabel Bar
dina and Company, in "A new sketch Nelson
and Castle, backface comedians the Four
Horizons, acrobats, and a top-notCh photopIay.
wM PENS-A bill OF all-round excellence
is presented at the William Penp for the first
half-of the week. with Eddie Heron and Com
pany as the headiiners. in comedy sketch
Newhoff and Phelps introduce catchy songs
and sa yngs and AL and. Lena Angers song
and dance skit also well received. The
Garcanetti Brothers novelty hat throwers.
and the Three Stars, with variety OF songs
and dances, round out the bill. with Charlie
Inaplln y latest pnotoHldy SENSATION, 'SnOul-
der Arms"
SINON-This is anniversary week at the
Nixon, and the show Is of the best ever
seen at this theatre Paul Dckey's surprise
meodrama, THE Lincoln Highwayman." is
the headline attraction 1t Is a tense playlet
which abounds in thrills and has a sur
prise finish, which fairly takes ones breath
away Stan Stanley and Daisy in "A Dol
lar a Kiss" were the laughing hit of the
show. Others who won emphatic approval
were DEACON and Clifton, and the Three Bobs,
Gladys Leslie in THE Mating Is the photo
play attraction. Raymond Hitchcock him
self appears tonight as a special attraction.
COLONIAL-Ralph Dunbar and his Nine
Grenadier Girls" form the pleasing musical
act that leads the bill at the Colonial this
week There is much variety in the program
for the early part of the week.
Cole Russell and DAVIS, famed "ex-
walters" shine in a comedy skt. There is
clever turn of ventriloquism given by Walters
and Walters Two pretty songsters, the wal
ton Sisters. contribute to the show. while
merit The photoplay is entitled The
Pretender."
BROADwAY-There Is exceptionally
good show at the Broadway. BLOW Your,
Horn" a musical comedy, is the headline at
traction and proved to be worthy of the fea-
ture spot on the bill. A bevy of pretty girls
and several lively comedians help to make
the production all that could be desired
The bill also includes numerous other acts of
merit. d.
Charlie Chaplin in shoulder Arms" the
photoplay attraction, brought no end of
laughs