Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-28
Old AND new ACTS
HERE IN VAUDEVILLE
Dorothy Jardon Headlines at
ksIth's-opsra House Has
Favoritssr othsr Bile

Dorothy Jardon decided she was ready
Tor Grand Opera with capital g. o.
But Mary Garden said ''nay," ]" and the
TWO. gels stopped calling each other
Mary and dot" and Miss Jardon
hied herself into Vaudeville with lot
OF new gowns and special song Of her
own which she'll sing only 'Thuhsdehs
and Satahlehs," az she announced. And
Just to show that possibly Mary Garden
was wrong, Miss Jardon ''uproars''
'Cavaileria Rusticanna' oil by herself.
being librett0, translation, score, inter.
mission and all. But although Miss
Garden may have been right in that
s!, Miss Jardcn's voice is not Of Carolina
Jardon pleased immensely in There's 8
q Long, Long Trail, ;" Little Grey
Home" and Remember the Rose" And
she's reserving the special song for
Thuhsdeh and SatAhdeh.
But Miss Jardon is only one Gem
In a vaudeville bill that will delight the
average variety fan. ID. d. H.-billed
as vaudeville's biggest mystery--pr0ves
to be nnonologist who takes 160 OF
the Oldest jokes extant and gets $50 Of
the heartiest laughs of the evening.
The mystery" is why some one didn' {
think to pick out jokes as old as D. D..
II. did. rr.
Francis X. Doneyan and Amelia Al.
len are as agile q pair Of dancers rs
have tied themselves into bow knots
this season. But Donegan will try. to
sing. 1t must be said for him that
heard since Al Jolson started the fad,
and Donegan grits his teeth louder than
even George Price. But Miss Allen
can dance and Is a contortionist Of parts
as well.
Marion Murray has little playlet by
Edwin Burke in which she endeavors
to show the fallacy Of hate. and after
uniting two lifelong enemies, herself
falls prey to the green eyed monster:
1t is clever skit, brimming with good
lines. in which G. Carroll Clucas does
work worthy Of the legitimate stage.
The Quxy Four harmonize vocaily
and with banjoes and saxaphone In the
most approved jazz manner: Kate Eli
more, one Of Americas best women
clowns, is back in her old bit Of foolish /.
as her foil. Marcelle Fallet, Frenci,
the piano, plays the violin pleasingly.
'Tip," a canine acrobat. opens the bill.
Chestnut Street Opera House-There
isn't much use putting ''headliners" on
a vaudeville bill that contains that AT
Home" act by Lulu Mcconnell and
Grant and Bunk Simpson. IN spite OF
the fact that it has been seen here be-
fore during this season, 1t scores just
Us big on a second hearing and the
unique personality of Miss McConnell
and the honey, human, everyday at
mosphere of the comedy make it accept
able again.
Belle Storey, billed for some reason
as "America's q foremost coloratura So
prano," repeats and again makes one
wonder at the imaginatiOn---or disregard
fer veracity-of press agents and impre-
sarios. Rudinof again does his smoke
pictures and his bird limitations and the
kigOlettO Brothers, with some clever
new stuff and still, for some unaccount-
able reason, letting the Swanson Sisters
interfere with their act, make their
second bow to Philadelphia.
Sam White and Eva Puck have an
excellent grotesque dancing and singing
act. which makes very acceptabie iooa.
ishness and more foolishness not 10
eood-not 30 bad, but not 80 goods
furnished by Bobby O'Neill and com, ,
net called "Four Queens and the
Joker." and George Mayo, with ms
company, in "the Bridal Sweet which
il lust another lnelange designed to
entertain and draw laughs.
The show opens with one Of the best
acts on the bill, Charles McGood and
company. in n we'll designed and exc
rntcd balancing act with billiard room
for n set and with very clever ana
acrobatic girl. who does considerably
more than merely 'feed' the princi'
pals.
G,obe-"Yes. My Dear" n hilarious
musical production, led the weeks bill
Other numbers on the lengthy program
included "The Gold Diggers,' musl ,
chi revuette; Bixby and !!arner, voca
selections: Biasil and Allen, comedy
and songs: Wright and Gaymon: ~
songs; Delmore and Lee. aer,alists
Burnum, in speciality, ana Leroy 'ahe
Hart, vocalists.
Allegheny--From the standpoint o.
real comedy, Crcedon and Davis are thu
b,t NJ the bill. Originality marks theil
skit throughout and this, with goot
singing. puts it over to big results
The Toe Boganny Troupe of comedy
acrobats give thrills and spills a-plent!
and land solidly in the hit column
FLORENCE Ingcrsoll and Joseph SIM
kins appear in ''The Sheik OF Araby.
Rroadway-"Thc Four Horscmen o
tho Apocalypse'' created the same sen
sations here that 1t did when shown a
, higher prices in the central section o
thc city. Rodolph Valentino and Alic'
Terry have the leading roles. Severa
vaudeville acts helped make the pro
gram an enjoyable one.
Cross Kcys-The Manjcan Troupe
clever cauilibrists. We're one OF the bes
features of this weeks bill. Other ap
preciated offerings included Waite
Fisher and company, in one-ac
sketch; the Tollman Review; Taylo
and Francis. comedy skit; Princes
Ching Foo Toy in a review OF song
and the Exposition Four, expert vocal
lists.
william Penn--Intrigues incident tt
the World War and many OF the dra
matte features Of the great struggle ar
1 interestingly interviewer In THE fou
Horsemen OF the Apocalypse, which. 4
the photoplay feature. 1t held the IN
tcrest of a large audience. An excel
lent vaudeville bill including severa
novel acts is offered in conjunction wit
the picture.
Fays-A springtime show oyerfowin!
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