Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-27
TENSE MELODRAMA
FEATURES KEITH BILL
lJazz, Blackface and Comedy
\ Also Ingredients-Good
Vi esr'
II Vaudeville Elsewhere

IN Vaudeville programs seem TO move in
cycles. For q time the melodramatic
sketch was the thing and then it seemed
TO pass on, but yesterday at Keith $
Dorothy Shoemaker revived this form
of theatric art Life" as her sketch
IS called, has to do with the testing of
Ia wifes affections and the teaching of
a lesson by her husband. He engages
some people who participate in fake
murder in an underworld dive, which
is realistic to the nth degree. VI
3course, the wife learns her lesson and
GBlanche Block author, of the sketch
earns her royalty for cleverness. Nlr-
giuia Springer. Bert Robinson and Will
liam Wells lend their histrionic aid.
Jazz is said by some people to be q
body of men surrounded by noise. ''Nie
lOuinn. who comes in for her share OF
1.-THE program favors, is one of the jazz
fest artists who has appeared here. she
possesses two good reasons for being III
this latest craze of the varieties. How
lPuccini and the writer OF the But
sferhy' song would enjoy hearing the
rendition of "Poor Butterfly Is Fly
Girl Now" The revival of Bowery
dance seems to be in keeping with the
headline sketch. In it she is assisted
by Frank Farnum, a shimmy dancer OF
ability.
The Memphis Five render number
or syncopated tunes, Blacktace In given
a fling with the Swor Brothers ana
their method of gaining laughs is above
the average of burnt cork artists. n
violin and cello are capably PLAYED by
iColette and De Marest, while McCor.
mack and Mellon render number OF
soft shoe dances in good style. The
return to the stage of the famous Marco
Twins was the signal for laughter,
while the hoop rolling of the -Four Mel
sons was well received. Female lmper-
sonation was the contribution of Her,
bert Clifton, while Patricola pleaSed
with her vocal numbers.
Allegheny - Anniversary week Is being
observed with bill of all-around
merit. Maisie King and company,
dancers. show the latest thing in terpsl-
chorean art. 4 delightful novelty is to
be found in "a Hungarian Rhapsody
with Burns. Kissem, Weston and Reu-
ben, while George Rockwell and Al Fox
prove themselves comedians OF aolhty.
Other acts are Lou Hanley and Nellie
Francis, a pair of pleasing singers; :;
Marietta's Manikins and the photopiay
feature, "Piccadilly Jim, with Owen
Moore.
Globe - Broadway Higgins is a
tabloid musical comedy, with all the
necessary adjuncts of tinkly music
humor and pretty girls. Memories IS
musical Offering of charm. The Tetsu
wari Japs present novel Oriental sklt
All Tyler, the tramp comedian. is drou.
Other acts include Spencer and WI
liams, comedians Leonard and Willard,
skit: Coakley and Dunlevy, with nov
city, and Nelson and Bailey, enter
tainers.
Broadway-Music and mirth make
the bill sparkle. Attractions are Tom
Browns Saxophone Four; Walter
Kingsley and company. clever sketch
Sampson and Douglas, funny come =
dams; Bill and May Ritchie. skilled
cyclists Senior Westoni and Olive Cor
nell, musicians. The photoplay is Be
hind the Door
Cross Keys - William Lampe and
company present farce, One Flight
Up" which is a delight Local talent
:, comes to the fore in the Three Harmony
Girls, singers, of big time ability
Other pleasing acts are the Messenger
Boys, with new songs Ellis and Irwin
In a skit Jones and johnson, surprise
act, and the Ella Bard Trio. Horace
Golden, the internationally noted illu
sionist, will head the week end new
bill.
William Penn-Lively movement al
The. time mark the features offered
These include Seuor Westoni and Olive
Cornell musicians of wide range auG
much merit; Paul McCarty and Elsie
Fave, comedy sketch full of laughs
Jim, the Shimmy King a trick bear
Fob and Britt. clever comedians. The
delightful photoplay is When the
Clouds Roll By" with Douglas Fair
banks as the laughmaker.
Nixon-Parrish and Peru thrilled
with their daring acrobatics and enter,
tanned with other phases of versatility
The Donald Sisters won laughs as
"Rathskellar Roisterers. LAMBERT
the impersonator Kramer, Barton anC
Spurley, entertainers, and an excellent
movie, The Heart of Juanita, y
rounded out a good bill.
Grand-The Five Melody Maids, as
sociated with Johnny King, lived up tc
their lyrical description in their rem
dering of classy songs, and the aggrega
ton also proved fine dancers. Another
musical act was that of Chong and Moy
who gave Chinese versions of American
songs. Comedy aplenty was supplied
by Duffy and Sweeney, Russian enter
ralnerS QUO ana Snerluani the Sklt
''La Sarah" and a Christie photo
comedy.
Keystone-''Too Many Husbands
proved a melodious musical comedy
Other entertaining acts were contribu
ted by Howard and Sadler, sketchists
Frank Gardiner. in a skit; the Ernies
comedians, and Kartell. wirewalker.
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