Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
VARIETIES OF 1921"
KEITH'S HEADLlNER
Harry CAROLS Songs and Girls
Feature Performance--Bill
an Even One

Ksith's - Harry Carroll. writer and
singer of songs, returned with MS va
rietles OF 1921" tuneful trifes and re-
plete with girls-and costumes bhe IT, onsp. POP
ing since It's last appearances ano nls
amaling chorus has a further limited
wardrobe. Nobody seems to care, how:
Tee an otherwise 1 tse ssem SeSS Sbli r to success
Carroll Is himself singing the entire
sketch and linking up the number as ne
alone can do. An addition to the act is
appears in Colonial costumes and is
pieasingly received. A few new songs
are; given and the dancing is excellent.
Clayton White. the old favorite,, re.
sketch of the racetrack He gets the
laughs, as usual. Grace Leigh. Pauline
Taylor and Thomas Tracy are In the
supporting company. The Lovenberg
Sisters and Neary. the latter quite clever
with the lariat and a conner as comedy
dancer. were well-up In the approval OF
the audience. Charles Leonard Fletcher,
audience his method. Of makeup and
gave four impersonatio ns-that Of Mark
applauded.
pep, took care 81 the music end Of the
show until Carroll arrived. They are
again TSs s|sSe, gSve their u "vody!l a la Mode"
= nC HCTODAtg, opened Ine
bill and the Girard brothers, remarkable
equilibrtsts, closed II. Topics of the Day
ana kinograms are shown.
Globc--Nat Carr. with his batch Of
funny stories. won headline honors
second. Others who pleased were Duyai
and Little, songs: Melody Land, minia-
ture musical comedy: Calvin and
kleiss; songs Jack Roof and company.
skit Foster Ball and company, comedy
p!aylet; Coakley and Dunlevy. -skit |;
Crosby.
Allegheny - Japanese Review" a
musical comedy, featuring Peggy Rog-
ers was awarded honor position. The
skit of Devine and williams went over
big. Bert Wilcox and company. in n
comedy Offering Of Neman and Harris
pleased. as did the novelty performance
Of the Three Johns.
| Cross Keys - "Haverman's wild
Animals performed interesting tricks.
James Thornton had an entertaining
monologue. Riley and Shots, In songs
skit of Eddie Adair was pleasing as
was the act of the comedienne, Marie
Edythe. The Aronti Brothers were seen
In a novelty act.
Broadway-'They Met in Havana"
miniature musical comedy presentation,
was AS sparkling as could be. This act
brought back memories. The surprise
act OF Adrian" scored a hit. Wilson
and Jones, In oddities Of the day, were
we'll received. Mae Murray. In "Idcls
of Clay" was the picture which rounded
out bill of merit.
| Grand-Laughter kept In constant
motion appears to he the object of la
France and Kennedy, who present one
Of the best blackface character acts In
vaudeville. Pierce. Squires and Benson
appeared in an artistic dancing act En-
| tertaining acts were offered by the -Four
| Camerons, Aerca Brothers and F'lagler
and Malta, musicians.
william Penn - Originality is the
big feature OF the act offered by Frank
Gabby In addition to clever comedy
he introduces some ventriloquial ideas
| The Eight Flying Blue Devils thrilled
| Bob Cook and Dot Oakland sang with
good results. Blanche and Jimmie
| Creighton scored in rubeisms and
Pierre and Croft were hit In music
Vera Gordon. In The Greatest Love-
is the film.
Nixon-Variety and entertainment OF
real cleverness marked meritorious
and bountiful bill. Hits were scored by
Tony and George, acrobats: McClOud
and Norman. songs: Justice" dra'
matte sketch: Anthony and Arnold
sketch; Corridan's animals and movie
"A Woman's Man"