The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-05
STAR BILL MAKES
HISTORY AT PALACE
Musical Playlet and Series Of
Fetching Numbers Pre-
scented to Public.

The Palace is out TO make vaudeville
history this week with a bill Of such all
around superiority that It is superior to
the very lyrics OF Walter ]. Kingsley.
poet laureate Of the Palace. even when
he IL turning them out in his free verse
overalis. A musical playlet; a girl with
music revue In which the demoiselles hit
you somewhere between the ears and
the eyes with songs and gowns;
dancing act. a monologist. a female
impersonator and a navy jazz band set
such a standard Of the real class that
Walter himself, fainting from the task
Of trying to do them Justice, Is reduced
to simply enumerating them in his
many medicines.
John Hyams and Leila Mcintyre head
the list OF Walters tonics in May
bloom" by Frank Stammers. which
lives UP to its caption of "a model play
let with lively lines. mellifiuous melo-
dies, capable staging and the dancing
numbers that are inevitable in )vaude-
ville--for practically every variety team
that gets anywhere travels on its feet.
Mr.. Hyams has an enforced comedy
method that skins over the footlights
and Miss Mcintyre, though she is forced
to speak and sing babyish prattle. doos
It with such restraint that one feels no
inclination to apply n little TINT to her
role. The pair could readily be en-
tered in any heel and toe competition in
the country.
Gus Edwards makes his farewell APP
l.
Sarah Bernhardt. Prior to producing
and appearing in a new musical comedy
| he In putting on half dozen of his own
song hits. assisted by Alice and Hazel
Furness. two pretty girls with nothing
to do but sing and wear attractive
| gowns for living, and Vincent O'Don-
| nell. q midget who bears the sobriquei
| Of Young KID Mccormack" perhaps
because he masquerades In Irish cos.
| tune. Mr.. Edwards dances and puts
| over a song as blithely as ever. though
1t appears that his voice has gone dry
along with the rest OF the country
Clifton Crawford does his single, with
stories, dances and songs which cap.
tured the audience yesterday, and the
Marmein Sisters and David Schoolei
| also held a victory celebration with 9
dancing and piano act that was as un.
/ uSdhi as oOiic VI tic lucNdpHOi5 ln GOOu
fellow Kingsley's poetry pastels.
Since this programme is intended e
| be a de luxe issue along standard lines
naturally II wouldn't be complete with.
out an imitator OF famous stars and q
| female impersonator, and Venita Goul6
| and Herbert Clifton are the peoples
choice. And there IL the Atlantic Flee,
Jazz Band. led by Nat Navarro, which
is such a tumult that Walter can't de
scribe it-and every one knows thai
Walter Is the High Priest Of Jazz
At the New Brighton Marie Nord
strom in Lets Pretend" got away to q
good start and was never headed. Homer
B. Mason and Marguerite Keller. as
sisted by George Z. Roman in Porter
Emerson Brownies latest farce. "A
| Travesty on the Eternal Triangle" hello
the balance Of power on the bill at the
| Riverside.
| The Columbia entered on its last weel
Of the engagement of Jean Bedinrs
| popular burlesque. "Peek-a-Boo." and Il
| il planned even UP to the bitter end L
| present changes in the amusing per
Torrance In order to keep the patron,
on edge for Lew Kelly's Forthcoming
show, prof. Dope" which will be pre-
scented on Monday afternoon, August IS
| after the house has been closed for 6
week to give the box Office time TO catch
up in counting the receipts for the sum
mer show.