Evening star., 1926-04-12
RELASCO-'arhe Kiss in a Taxi"

a. II. Woods has brought 10 w ASH.
ington d light, breezy bit or farcica!
cleverness, THE Kiss in a Taxl'
which opened last night at the be4;ts'
co Theater. =
Perhaps it's outstanding feature IS
the excellence of the east Ied py
Arthur Byron and Janet Beecher, Tor
i IS balanced neatly and delicately.
TIE play itself moves from one com
.,ltcated situation TO another with ease
and grace, and each complication
or the chicken-chasinG banker, VINO
IS full of neverkept resolutions 10 re-
tire from such pursuits-ls packeo
with high. powered levity. 1t is SAID
20 be an importation from France ana
recommended for school children or
members of the. Victorian School. IL
is frankly lisque. But ii is neVertne-
Less cleverly done. Furthermore, tne
,.isoue qualities are more of the re-
pressed than of the coarser type.
The story concerns banker OF
Paris who has an affair, whlcn
through its complications results IN
his involuntary assumption OF parent
mood over little Mile. Gtnet, keeper
Of a saloon III Montmartre. Just as
he affair is reaching q quiet close,
and relations with the Saloon-keeplng
lra'amselle are being terminated.
auirks of fate compel her introduction
INTO the bankers home, where his
wife, who has a soft spot for foundlinS
children, forces him to adopt her.
The audience was kept in a con-
;inual round of laughter during each
act. Neat character portrayalS are
turned in by Claudette Colbert. Lee
Patrick and George Graham, and John
Williams, as the Juvenile, is very
good.
KEITH'S-AIma Nelson.
The annual drive of the National
Vaudeville Association wound up In
q blaze OF glory at keith'S last night,
which. by a little stretch Of inlagina-
ZION. could be designated as Jazz
night. What with profuse decora'
tfons in the lobby and auditorium, the
Hill -Billies playing lively music back
Of the ticket takers and the regular
orchestra opening with an enivening
two-step, things began in livery
@y-av. the patrons entering into the
Hnil.it OF the occa sion with quickened
step and bright smiles Manager
Roland Robbins said he was very
much pleaed over the Hberality or MS
Isatrons and IS confident Washington
showing, when all the money is count
ed, will be near the top. Last year
The association collected close to s40O,-
ear will reach IL half million.
a good program is offered this
week, headed by that brilliant aero
hattie dancer, Alma Nelson, who, with
the assistance of her own orchestra
and a couple of male dancers, scored
Il big success. Miss Nelson was
seen in every variety of dance steps
and is easily in the very front rank
of her class.
One of the slnartest tabloid revues
in vaudeville is that OF Weist and
stanton, called "a Little Rhyme and
Less Reason" Bits from the big
rev1les are shown, with the Charles
ton Stock Co., recently seen here
With Scandals" as the best. Weist
and Stanton work hard throughout
the sketch and Gladys Gerrish and
pther notables helped the stars to q
great hit.
Ed Healy and Allan Cross, singers
md comedians, scored aS usual. Roth
are singers with good voices and in
7roduce the latest songs from Tin
Pan Alley" The Zellias Sisters open
the program with an acrobatic act on
the trapeze. Murdoch and Mayo fol-
'1w with bright patter, songs and
lances. The Hill -Billies made quite
lit with their quaint airs and songs
rom the hills of the Southland and
laus and Whalen are good In songs.
Virginia Bacon remains over another
week to help out the movie illustrat-
ing the charleston" and Gauter's
animated Toyshop, showing well
trained ponies and dogs, winds up
he program. 4 singing and dancing
;lct contributed by the Vaudeville AS
sociation fills in at different spots
effectively.