Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-27
GERTRUDE HOFFMAN
. DIVIDES KEITH GLORY
Ames and Winthrop Romp Away
With Headline Share Of Appre-
ciation-Other Numbers Good

IT Gertrude Hoffman, was not Gertrude
Hofmapn. the headlincr this week at Kcth's
would be Florenz Amcs and Adelaide Win
throp, but unfortunately for them. Miss
liofmann established her reputation first
licncc the answer to What's in n namp?'
MISS Hofmanns S act is minus the spcctac-
,ilar offerings of previous years with hcr
large company and elaborate settings She
appears entirely alone in an act which com
o'ncs imltations of we'll known stars and
dancing, and gives the audience peep into
ncr dressing room. making the costume
changes right on the stage
Her costumes Dire not elaborate nor prud-
lSh. In fact they display great deal of
Gertrude Hoffman,. which. of course. ac-
counts in large measure for hcr following.
one OF her best numbers was ~ "Trip
TO toney Island. in which she reproduced
virtually all of the sounds heard at the
resort on as many different instruments
Fannie Bric" and Bessie Mccoy were hcr
two best limitations and the Dance Of tho
Allies her best foot offering.
But. getting back to the hit of the evening
Mr. Amcs and Miss Winthrop simply rompcd
away with the honors. if one is to juGgc
from the tenor of the audience Gone
Moment. PlcaSc.' billed as thumbuail
revue would have run into a full show if
there hadn t bccu others on the pro
gram to be heard. II was hodge podgc
of comedy.> song and dance with quick
changes. There was not a dull moment in
the whole act or the rncorcs that followed.
and the audience expressed its approval
vociferously.
Julia Nash and e. II. O'Donnell &C ntrib-
ute an Interesting and unusual playlct,
lhree q. NJ. while Frank Crumit makes
one OF tn" unexpected impressions of the
Dill with his one man glce club
Harry and AGA Vivian open the bill with
an excellent exhibition Of craftsmanship:
Julia Curtis proves that the human voice
Is susceptible to many tonal variations; Sin
rlalr and Casper ntprpolatp a bit entitled
The Bride and the Widow" Sidney Phil
lps rivals Sailor Reilly in number of
character songs and stories while prosper
ana Marct present gymnastic act out of the
ordinary.
GLOBE-Now that summer is boro overv
one naturally thinks of various kinds of
hquatic amusement. and the hcadliner here
IS right up to date. Motor Bootinp'' is
the name of the sketch. and the fun is ms
IRONY and delightful the ocean surf Mt
Atlantic City. The audience on iovcd tho boot
ride Larry Reilly. the minstrel Of Krrrv: =
has one of his clever acts He and his nrcttv
ro,iecnS make "A Breath of Old Erin n real
delight. juvenile company put over their
act OF ilaNnateS to every ones satiSfac-
| tlon. Tabor and Green Dick Knowles
kelly and Day and the Borsinis have other
good acts.
BROADWAY-"BIack and White Re-
| vue.' pocket edition musical comedy.
| proved to be real hit. with bevv of '.cute
Slrls and clever singing and dancing which
| kept the audience calling for more An act
| which drew much laughter was that of Joe
! Watson. Hebrew comedian Heywood and
| company in excellent comedy playlet:
| Rector. Weber and Long. novelty act and
| the film feature. Shadows of SUSPICION"
| complete an attractive bill.
COLON1AI.-A trio of high class cntcr
talners. Walsh, -Mealy and Montrose. late
WIN Mcintyre and Heath. presented one of
the most popular numbers of an attractive
| bill. Reynolds and White offered musical
| act. in which they produce some real har-
mony. The Duprers. cyclists: Smith and
Farmer. kid act, and feature picture. "Ex-
detrimental Marriage starring Constance
Talmadge, conclude the catchy program.
CROSS KEYS-The high cost of travel
ing is explained by Bobby Heath who heads
the bill with scxtet of pretty West Phia-
delphia girls. A song called "Delicatcsscn
Days is one of the hits of the Heath revue
| The Bison City Four reaped no end of an
plause with n good comedy singing act.
Richards and Symonds. Dwypr aud May and
Moore and company also scored. "A Man
of Might was the film attraction.
GRAND-A bright. snappy farce en-
titled ''Handkcrchief No. H." is the leader,
with Miss Freemont Benton and her com
pany. assisted by Richard Carroll. 1t is''ac-
ton all the way through and is fresh and
fascinating. Kenney and Hollie. tlfe orig
inal college boys. give fifteen minutes of
song and chatter that provoke much laughter
for their "Freshys Initiation Jean Ber- -
rNDnrCT Broad and sansom