Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-29
KEITH BILL VARIED
TO SUIT ALL TASTES
Four Marx Brothers and Paul
Decker & Co. Headline Attrac-
tive Summer Entertainment

Prohibition has failed to make any
appreciablc difference in vaudeville acts =.
as was proven last night when Paul
Decker convulscd large audiences at
heith's with his inebriation scenes in
The Ruby Ray"
! The act is one of the funniest and
( most original which has come here in
some time and is played by both Decker
ana his associates in admirably ludicrous
fashion. Some of the spice Of Madame
! PRESIDENT by the same author. docs
not obJectionably interfere with the sue
cess of the act.
strange to say. the other hcadliner
was also an exceptionally good one.
.hahks to the individual efforts of tn,
iour Marx brothers. whose really uniqup
'"lrhtS are given ample scope. Arthur
WIN his delightful 'harp solo," Leonard
wlth his commissions at the piano, Her
pert who with Jean Maddox gave some
,Spiehdld dancing gymnastics. and Julius.
VINO sang several songs and intcrpolated
much of the fun, all of them showed
real skill and were warmly greeted.
That old favoritc. Winnie Lightncr
with the help of her sister and Newton
Alexander. displayed her really cxtraor
binary personality at its best. Rcsem
ping Florence Moore in some RESPECTS,
Nlnnie always sings and grimaccs her
sell INTO the hearts of her audiences
ana convulscs them with laughter at the
same time.
orvllle Stamm had an original act
with n most likablc dog to assist him.
Stamm was both singer and strona
man of ability.
Other acts which pleased large sum
mcr audience were Will Burns ant
Eddie Lynn. Arnold and Altman. Mos.
and Frye and the five partrowars.
CROSS kEYS-A special li-weel
attraction is the company of Mack Sen
netts Sprightly bathing girls and tn,
picture. yankee Doodle in Berlin. :
Whlch recently proved successful at tn
chestnut Street Opera House. Of Jus
the right degree of Summcry lightness
the bathing girls act is bound to b.
successful. \ surrounding bill of ex
c"llent merit accompanies the specia
feature. For the first half of the wecl
they are OConnor and Dixon. come
dians; Artic Hall, the Georgian girl. i,
syncopated melodies Rolf and Nav an,
new episode of the picture serial
'PeriIs of Thunder Mountain" !
change of bill will be made on Thurs
, day to surround the Scnnctt feature.
GLOBE-H. Bart McHugh's $ latcs
musical tabloid. entitled Here The
Come. ticklcd large audiences i
spite of the heat and provoked unusua
enthusiasm for Il summer show. Jo
Lanigan, supported by a large and ca
pable cast, supplied varied entertain
ment and put over songs and the humo
to the very best advantage Lyman
and Adler in a new sketch. "The Re
suit: Carletta and Lewis: Tarnc
and Freeman. comedians and singers
burke and Walsh, two Dumont ia
vorites; In Luzon Love-; the Fou
Roeders, gymnasts; King and Harvc,
and Lal1Oen and Duproc, in a sccni
shooting novelty, comprise the cxcellcn
bill.
GRAND-With a cast composed on
tircly of real sailors and with the adde,
reputation OF having accompanic,
President Wilson across the Atlanti
, and having been shown to him aboar,
the George Washington. "Everysailor.
the hcadlincr, is an act unique il
vaudeville. The sailors make a remark
able beauty chorus and sing catch
songs in admirable fashion. AS a sur
rounding program for this delightful az
there are the Three Daring Sisters. il
an acrobatr act; Eugene Emmett. til
tuncful Irish tenor; Roatina and Mar
rette, in their aviation Skit: Alcxandc
) and company and the second episode G
the new photoplay serial called eth
{ Great Gamble
NIXON-A well rounded bill. in
Guiding such clever acts as the Farrell
Taylor Trio. in very unusual black
face traveSty. and the Rose Revue
with a dancing company of eXcellen
young entertainers, is on view. Not b.
any means the least feature is the adroi
and resourccful comedian. Taylo
Holmes, in his newest picture. Taxi.
\ complete change of bill will be mad
on Thursday.
Band Concerts Today
The Municipal Band plays tonight