The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-09
ADJUSTMENTS
Orpheum.

Ladies and gents: Wen try to give
everyone the best idea we can about
the current Orpheum show. First, wot
a guy, thinks the audience thinks bout
IL and den wot kind o. dope a wise
guy would hand out in Variety" for
the actors themselves to read.
Audience: The right thing to do with
a telephone Is to tear it off the wall,
II, after 20 minutes of sparring you can
not get your number. Harry Watson,
Jr.'s telephone sketch is the best bit
OF burlesque seen here this season.
As Young Battling Kid Dugan he Is
a scream.
Wise guy: Harry Watson, Jr,. car
rying company of four including
two lovable looking dolls. Frank
F%lournoy should see telephone turn.
Pugilistic travesty went big. Lines
clean, crisp and put over in great
style. Open in three, to one and
close in three, Runs, 20 minutes.
-Four curtains. Deserving of electric
display. =
Audience: Emma Haig is a dream,
The chicken feathers she sheds out
over the footlights are emblematic of
her dancing, beauty n everything,
Some chicken, Could watch her all
night. Jack Waldron nifty dancer.
Emma has the right last name. In
stead of Haig it should be Haig and
Haig, because Emma has a beautiful
double kick and the things womeu kick
with.
Wise Guy; Emma H~aig-Headline
for any bill. own set in four Miss
Haig makes four changes, costumes
dazzling and daring. Jack Waldron
holds them In single efforts, Twelve
minutes. Encore, numerous bows.
Ernest. hard workers.
Audience: With TIE song about the
return of booze, Bob Murphy and Gilmore
White stopped the show. Murphy has
the native wit his name implies.
Wise Guy: Bob Murphy and Ell
more White, ranks with best two
men act here this season. Murphy
gets by with It, White good at
piano. Lots of pep; turn moves
fast. Could cut ballad interpola-
ton. Closed with antiprohi number
that had 'em in IA riot out front.
Twenty minutes. n Speech
and several bows.
Audience: Nathans, equilihrists, arts
tic, startling balancing number. Biz
man easy and graceful. Little one
| 1.-THE and active as bundle of spring
| Made the folks linger for lunch at the
, Peabody five minutes late,
Wise Guy: Emile and John Ma
thane. gymnasts and ~balancers. De-
serve better spot, Five minutes OF
continuous action. One bow.
Audience: Kate Gilmore and Sam viii
liams have some broad lines, broad as
Kate is. Smacks a little of burlesque
but made many wish for the days OF
burlesoue when one could step mex
door and gurgle a high one"
Wise Guy. KATE Fillmore and sam
Williams, billed as reel OF real
finn" Should be on screen to 81
lence worthless gags. Burlesque an
way. Williams has ability at piano
one to one, three and close In one
Sixteen minutes. One bow, ,
Audience; Three Simultaneously
sympathetic and artistic young pianist'
and George Reed, who sings iairlS
wise Guy: "Pianoville," fair male
voice. three girls, attractive cos
tunes. selections varying from GAS
sic to popular, Four, FIFTEEN MN
utes, Three curtains.
Audience: Emerson and BALDWIN,
Wise Guy: Emerson and BALDWIN,
comedy jugglers, should be on sun
circuit. Two, special drop forceu
how. Ten minutes. H.
Everybody: Good ADVERTISEMENT 10
literary Digest in Topics OF the Day,
ana Kinograms interesting as usGa
Ite Kahn and coadiutors rehuel
''Tannhauser" selections with usu"
brilliancy, ,sr,rppy ANT AL"