The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-09
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Two especially interesting acts serve
as Hfe-Savers to the current bin at the
Qrpheum. The rest OF the way is
bumpy n fails TO gripln the accus-
toned manner,
Something vas notieeably lacking
Monday and the result was that the
usual appreciative audience failed TO re-
spond with anything approaching a
botsterous demonstration,
Hyams and Mcintyre, in a humorous
playlet, "Maybloom," by Frank STAIN
mers, serve as the weeks headliners,
and afford amusement de luxe, There Is
something peculiarly fascinating In the
finished work Of John HyRms that can
not fail to appeal. And one can hardly
find a fault with Leila Mcintyre, his
comedy coadjutoT.
Having developed a reputation in
Quaker roles she still relies upon this
style of character delineation TO get
over. Her work Is not only excellent in
itself. but affords Hyams plenty Of op-
portunity to get in his cleverest lines as
foil to her sallies,
Ii seemed. however, that Ernest
Evans and four darling babies in his
company attracted more attention han
the combined efforts of the completed
bin.
His is an unusual combination, con-
sisting OF a charming dauseuse, ~ solo
ist, a yiolinist and a pianist, all OF the
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La! La! Saere Mon Dieu and every
thing.
In the first place Evans is a Southern
boy himself, lately discharged from the
army, wherein nothing has been lost,
He has magnetism and Wins in his per-
soTfAlity n a dash to the act as a
whole. Moreover n withal a pleasing
personality he has evidently spent con-
siderable time in mastering together his
four assistants. each one an artist In
her separate line or the four Miss Ora
Deane is by far the most attractive and
talented. Her dancing is finished and
fresh and her smile is a heavenly dream.
Again Oo-La!Aa,
Pity the blind in a case like this.
To complete the effect Evans has an
artistic setting that adds considerably
to the offering, to say the least,
As a starter Harry Sterling has a
novelty offering, in which he does a lit
tie of everything with words to match,
Francis Renault struts across the
stage in a deliberate attempt to dis
play some astounding gowns, A rag
time edition Of Cant You'\Hear Me
Calling, Caroline" is then murdered,
and as Renault is about to be treated
In the same manner he doffs his wig
and proves he is only a mediocre female
i~mpersonator with a tuneless falsetto
voice. Abasi
James B. Donovan, the king Of Ire
land, and Miss Marie Lee have their
same act, we'll known to local vaude-
Williams. Not a line has been changed,
but Miss Lee Is still as vivacious as
ever, and ranks as the champion free
Laughter of the world.
Her encore is an Irish reel.
Sam Hearn arouses a number of both
muffled and prolonged fits of laughter
in his rube act with a fiddle.
Between Jokes he displays intimate
knowledge of the finer possibilities
wrapped up in a violin.
Vera Sabina and Maurice Splitter
close the Show with "a Symphony In
Danceland." 1t may be that the Mon.
day night Audience was not in an ap.
preciative mood or had circus on the
brain, but the fact remains that Vera
didn't get across as she might have
hoped. Maybe 1t was because there
have been only 1000 dancing acts here
recently. Here and there customers
trickled out of the show shop before she
was through with her turn.
The pictures are fine, however, ant
so is the music, and thank the Lord the
musicians don't talk.
The Evans act alone is worth a flocl
of evenings. The young women have .
greater therapeutic value than Thomp'
sons eye water.