The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-27

Selecting just tie right sort of shows. for New A Tears week has long been one Of the long suits of the Poli book ing staff and what these experienced shoWnlen have given the Palace for the important holiday week constitutes one of the best bits of theatrical booking ever transacted for theatre on the big and popl-lar PolI circuit.
 The development of the tabloid mrs1- cal comedy for vaudeville purposes has been brought to new hlgh poinf by Wsxs|S Moore and MaelSIin Neg1ey in F#rSr new production Flashes, the hssgiAnt act chosen to head the vaude- l4 offerings for Monday, Tuesday and
 ranesday which includes, of course 1fe popular theatre going New Years
 Flashes is lightning revue of jun, f#ds and fashions daintily placed m a hea,4tiftiI scenic and musical setting. The company IS headed by Doc Baker. the noted protean artist, and its other principals include Polly Walker and Bud and Jack Pearson. Added to these clever artists are the 10 Fashion Girls who have been one of the most talked of features of the produetion.s Broadway engagements. Flashes IS really an irresistible portion of vatde- vile for 1t has everything that makes ideal entertainment for the followers o,f Americas most popular form of tIeatrl- cal diversion.
 One of the finest vocal harmony com binations touring the big circuits this season is the Exposition Jubilee Four, usually billed as A Southern Breeze of Mirtl and Melody. These coIored singers. rated as the best voice cornbina- ion of their race that ever appeared on the stage are surely a great treat, and at the Palace, where stch acts all ways receive lively appreciation, they are sure to duplicate ifl no uncertain manner the impressive successes scored throughout the large cities
 Steve McNally, Max Dinus and Grace De Wolfe are making good in < Making Good, the latter being the title of the offeNng of this trio of versatile variety players. The act is presented i'll two scenes the first is funny while the sec o1ad, in the parlance of the theatre, is q riot
 Burke and Betty in their Odd Bits of Variety furnish one of those little talking, singing and dancing siats that when cleverly done always prove a bright spot on any arrange of vat- deviIIe. Burke and his pretty partner deliver just such an act and they belong with the classy array of talent offered at the Palace on this bill
 Jack and Kitty De Macco ir1 their. evrnnastic novelty, The Garden of Re- creation, have an unusually enjoyable idea in the WY of presenting an offer ing of this kind Not only do they de7norasfrafe tIle fact that they are adept gynlnasts but by the n1anipulatio11 of tennis rackets and tennis balls they show remarkable cleyerness in juggl- ing as well
 Featured as a screen. attraction tor Sunday evening and also Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, is the vital cinema drama Eastward IIoi's with William Russell and a very fine cast of Fox players. The story as depicted irl this production instead Of following the usual trend of plots in sending it's lead- ing character to the west which IS the way of young men in plays and stories, does inst the opposite and we see the honest upstanding young man of the western plains come to New York, and 50 tic east meets west in honest, manly hand clasp. The story itself deals with an Arizona cattienan who introduces western methods in dealing with ring of Wall street sllarps. The picture IS filled right to the limit with thrills and interest is never lacking, while fun and hurnor are never far asv dy. he picture has all tine characteristics of Fox pro- auctions which means attention to de- tail, fine photography and general satis- faction.
 Opening Thursday, New Years day, there cannes another oill W:ta it's" valide- vile headed by Last Night fine, big musical comedy production Wllose vsry title suggests all kinds of comedy op- portunities. Earl CavanaugI come daan well known to Paiac q tdienees, and Clinton and Rooney, the latter a sister of tlae famous Pat, compose the trio of principals heading the cast Along with such clever people are sew eral pretty show girls who tune things ap considerably in singing and danc- ing way and certainly add much on the way of eomeliness.
 Signor Westony, the noted Spanish pianist, and Olive Cornell the bird voiced girl are combination forming ar attraction worthy to grace any Nau- deviIie bill no matter hiW big. Conl1n and Glass ir he Fool and the Flirts. < ane act equipped with bunch of laughs Wilson and Wilson, two corked up fellows, in The Bandsman and His Band and De Woe and Statzer in a novelty surprise act are other numbers completing the New Years show. Speclai performances of this program will be given on Thursday, New Year s day, and also on Saturday.