Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
STARS GALORE IN FUN
AND DANCE AT KEITH'S
Clifton Crawford and Ruth St.
Denis Observation-Disclosures
Week at Cross Keys

Clifton Crawford came back to the vaude-
vile sphere last night at Kelths holding a
corner" on the fun market His limitations
and recltations--the preferred kind--are con. |
vulsing and won him position on the bill |
that shares honors with Ruth st. Denis and |
her three charming assistants. Crawford, the |
star OF a number of musical comedy success
es, has rapid-fire turn, including an imi- |
tation Of super-movie fan witnessing |
thriller with his girl "Aggie,' several |
other recitstons and songs.
Ruth st. Denis, aided by Doris Humphrey.
Betty Horst and Edna Malone presents
new series of Oriental and modern symboli-
cal dances on an elaborate scale. Miss 81
Denis first appears in dance of the lonl-
press Theodore of Byzantium. A dramatic
Siainese ballet is based the legend OF
Rama Yana, with the abduction of the beau
tiful Sita and her ultimate rescue by Rama
after Il fight assisted by Hanoman, the
monkey. The final number depicts the
awakening of the spirit Of democracy against
a destroying nre--the war--and it's progress
TO complete victory and peace.
Miss St. Deniss ability in the classic and
interpretative field is we'll known. Her three
well-trained colleagues demonstrate not only
dancing ability but understanding OF theme
But there are many other good things on
the bill The effervescent comedienne, Fran
again in our midst. Dorothy Toye and sis
| ter give meritorious and versatile act, IAN
| operate Surprise" the big feature of which
| is the remarkable ability of Miss Dorothy
| roye to sing both masculine and femnin
| roles She sang many of the better-known
| operate numbers, including tenor and So
| prano numbers from I'll Trovatore."
| In the Dark" melodramatic novelty
| sketch, was presented for the first time here
by a company of capable players. 1t is a
| story of an alleged murder of theatrical
| manager in a hotel Suspicion falls on two
| of his company, hotel manager. judge
| and. n fact, everybody on the scene with
| perple King rapidity the moral being the
weakness of circumstantial evidence Later
| the murder is revealed as merely a ruse to
| teach the judge that he must not press un-
| duly convict about to have his fate placed
| in the hands of jury
| Ben Bernie. a vioinist and syncopated
| funster; the three Eddies in pantomimics.
| Bert and Lotte Walton in dances before
| cretonne drop, and the Melnotte due gym
| nasts and wire artists, share applause on the
| big bill.
CROSS KEYS--The Cross Keys is just
| five years old this week. and 1t celebrates the
| anniversary Of it's birth with a show that Ia
| a pacemaker for merit. There was some
| thing in the bill to suit all tastes. Billy
| Reeves. formerly of the "Follies.' won no
| end of laughs lin lively skit in which he
| was assisted by capable cast Ed Bron-
| dell and company also scored one of the big
| hits of the show in his famous Lost Boy"
| comedy. This is one of the most riotous acts
| in vaudeville, with II laugh in every line.
| Joe Cook showed how easy II is for one man
| to give a whole vaudeville show and won
| applausiye approval.
| Other good acts included Rogers and Ben
! nett. in THE Battle of Too Late; Vaughn
| and Dreams, in singing and comedy and the
| Manjoan Troupe, an entertaining European
| novelty The seventh episode of the Iron
| Test" was the phOtOplay attraction.
| GLOBE-Two top-notch musical acts, to-
| gether with n high quality of surrounding
| bill pleased a large audience, at the Globe.
| Perhaps You're Right" contained a wealth
! of tuneful music and an out-of-the-ordinary
, bevy of attractive girls. Billie Burke's
| Tango Shoes" equally attractive in
staging and melodies. other ac;s on the bill
| Included dramatic sketch with John T,
| Doyle: Cook and lorenz. pansts: Crnmer
| Barton and Spaulding, gymnass: the Chal-
fant sisters, Professor Brewster and his
| dogs: Aubrey and Rich. IIarkins and McClay,
two Philadelphia boys, who scored a big
hit and Merlin the "Gabby trickster."
WILLIAM pENN-A clever musical COM
| edy, entitled Friday the Thirteenth" pre-
,ented by Bart MctIugh. headed the bill at
| yhe william Penn Wallace Bradley and
Gretta Ardne assisted by Eddie Morgan
proved a success in their gong and comedy
sllit The rest of the bill included Val and
Ernie stanton flaser anu MaI!'' 'ne ihter
| national Four and the first West Philadel-
nhia showing OF fNeiS N's"n anu ner son son
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