Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
VARIETY IS KEYNOTE
OF KEITH OFFERINGS
Songs and Music Feature the
Headline Acts This
Week


a. mere $ little of everything on the bill
.nS N'rN AZ h"lths. and most Of the acts
are goou' lh"rc isn't much in the way of
ruhrn III any OF the offerings. The pro-
gram 'S rathcr safe and sane. guaranteed not
~ u"uuN 'NcUe TINS warm weather. At
Irast' that the way Jeanne sized it up to
80, s",'ns III on" OF the logo boxes.
mms;coI ro'.oi,, ~ ''PhnnN HlrIs nave clever
Frbeir SONGS onI ~ ",M s gnu,
orc rnusmoIlr r,,ii IiI ~, .",a wa.
Miss Ieavitt sing w. n,on,, mr y" "e "TS1 niI
Erin and Miss IJniromb do 'S,lvotinn
Lassio of Mine An 'nf tho oirIs nIov woII
and most of them sing ottrnctivelv So docs
Mr.. Ward.
"'rhc musical comedy. '\ot Vet Mario
reminds me very much of 'Iombardy. ,Jr.'
Notice it's been built pretty much along tho
same lines. But it's clcverly done: the
lines are good. and. altogether. it's inter
cstingly entertaining. Stuart Barnes is
clever isn't he? like his monologucs. And
II" sur" can do some funny stunts with that
nat oi ms
iy"."rr"E r, mares - ''onn',l ana htne, halr'
nn, .Lo ad;H, ''I u''' ~, Wv u, n,S' ,a''lE
Coruoy ,nI E;oIds ,;,I ,l Li,, s im,L',I
Ernrl,Iir Yin, sn,,, ~" % u''' I ;,, ,hor,
we'll don't yn,, thinkg Tho Rnch hrothors
ore clever orrohnti. rovigotors. ,hcrc's ,
batch of good singrr I mink in song
Sketches at tbc piano starring RusscII
NIurk and Rlonchc Nirrcnt and thCrc's moro
hats and then son,c in tho net nv ('Iaudin
Coleman"
To all of which Hazel agreed And the
dramatic reporter answcrcd-amcn.
NJXON-The biggest novelty in vaude-
iii, tL;, .o,s,, l., r,,,;o,', p,;,LI,,ors
trious dogs can build II house when properly
directed The act is especially timely in
West Philadelphia in view of the fact that
there is II great scarcity of homes. The
canine brirklaycrs carry the hod. run an
elevator and do all sorts of work calculated
to reduce the cost of houses The act was
completr riot. Sergeant Bowman and
Private Shcy, of the United States tank
corps. scored in a timely act. Rchn and
Clark and LaBcllc Comiqur were we'll re
ccived in interesting offerings. "The
| surper,' which overhowS with thrills and
GLOBE--A musical comedy which lived
up to its titlr-"Tcmptation' proved II
satisfactory hcadlincr. and Bobby Vail. the
leading funmakcr. did his share in making
the tabloid sparkling. spirited success.
Ilocy and Lee. the dialect comedians. had a
skit that also deserved featuring and
elected several cncorcs. Their clever hits
at up-to date events in ''The Peace Confer
cnre' were we'll received. Other acts were
and company; Mullen and Francis; Paul
Conrhas. .Jr.. the cannon ball iuggler:
Sammy Duncan. Knapp and Cornplla and
Harrison and Burr in "Srnsiblc Nonsense"
The bill was well rounded.
BROADWAY - RipoIctto Rrotbcrs and
tbe Swanson Sisters we're awarded headline
honors Tho entertainmont otfrrnd bv tho
versatile entertainers included iro,,irg
uosing, acrobatics and songs, The costumes
Heart of Humanity" was the feature film.
The story was interesting. doc" O'NeiIl
proved IA most excellent gloom chaser
with new stories and character songs The
Murray Sisters offered a repertoire of songs
and Ford and Smith also added to the en-.
tcrtanment
CROSS KEYS ,,irstrol o.., r ,ooI
excellence heads n good biII OId- tiuo nin'
.trcIsv is rcroIIed in thc "Rovue ron,io,,os
,vnr.,oc ..Eor ovn and uono,',, ,,,,onI Wv
tn ho , d.Iort,hIe forco fmII ~ '.ot,h ',"n." a'
,ud donre. phil Dovi. romod;on pna',-,'
.nJ parrov., NIooro anal Stori;,' ,'' D.oMn
md dancing and tbo oighth oniseJo oe ,L.
nhotonIov seriaI ..Tho Nan of Niaht - ''I'I
variety and merit to tho nroyrom "''
COJ ONJAIEd \Iorton DbiI,JoIL;
son of song. is the feature He oForoJ n
minute In the language of vaudeville he
'cleaned up'' in the way of applause Ken
ncy and Hollis dispense cffprvescent comedy.
Silver Threads" still proved that it's one
of the best sketches in vaudeville. Richard
Valley. the ''human pool table" thrilled
What Every Woman Wants" with ,;roce
Darmond. is the photopIay attraction.
GRAND-A ton-notcb hill with nos;