Evening star., 1927-05-09
KEITHS-WilI Mahoney.


One of the most entertaining pro
grams of the season is offered this
week at Keith's, comedy and gooc
dancing being paramount.
The top-line honors go to VIII Ma
honey, who has established himself 1r
vaudeville as one OF the best laugf
producers on the American stage. Ma
honey was here in January, but re
quests from keith's patrons decided
Manager Robbins to get him back II
possible and here he is. Analyzins
Mahoney's work develops the fac'
that he is hard worker ana possess
eS a pleasing personality. Couple TINS
with real dancing ability along orlSl
nal lines and you have the answer
IN his drawing powers. No matter
how often you see him work. IL i
impossible to repress a smile.
Another comedian, new 10 these
parts. who attracted attention along
entirely different lines, is Sidney
Marion. ably assisted by Miss Gene
Ford in a patter act. Miss Ford be-
ing a splendid foil for the former
whose Dutch dialect put the act
across with a decided punch. Marion
il a dancer of ability. and mas
splendid voice.
The third big attraction is the dane
ing act of Jeanette Hackett and Harry
Delmar, who are supported by Betty
Rieman, Margie Halleck and q Wen
trained ballet Of eight. The scenery
is elaborate and rich ana the COS
tunes gorgeous. Miss Hackett IS one
of vaudeville's best dancers, line III
which Delmar also ranks hlgh'
The program opens with color
Girl
beautiful pictures with fine nght
effects. The Three Migrants follow
in q good musical turn on different
Instruments: George and Jack Dor
monde in scientific Nonsense, III
funny antics on unicycles: Johnny
Hvnan, in playing Franks Wlth
Webster" a unique act. and ". b
Groh and his clever doys. Aesop
Fables pathe News and Topics OF
the Dav complete the program.
BEIASCO-The Mari Dance Recltai'
Helen Jane Mari. a Washington
girl who presented a group for the
FIRST time in public recital last mght
~ the Belasco Theater. shows pre-
en,inentlv her work with the Den
ishawn School of Dancing. She also
showed that she was novice at tne
business of giving recitals, for the
program scheduled to begin at S:3O
o'clock did not start until quite a plt
after Q pm. and after the audience
had grown so tired of waiting that
they applauded persistently until the
curtain finally did rise on the hrst
number. Considering the weather,
the audience was quite large and DUR
ing the program much enthusiasm
over the dancers efforts was shown.
All those participating are local girls.
As amateurs, they proved surprls-
ingly skilltul and one or two evinced
a real talent for this lovely art.
The outstanding personality was
Tleanora Peake, slender brunette,
who possesses individuality in her in
telpretation. grace of posture and
good control of every. inch of herself
from her eloquent finger tips to- her
expressive feet. She also knows what
TO do with her elbows, which is some
thing every dancer does not know.
Miss Peake and Horace Peacock were
very good in the Spanish number,
and perhaps the most charming Sc
lection of the entire program was the
frivolous "Betty's Music Box" when
Miss Peake, Eugene Omberg and
Florence Berry gave delightful, CO.
quetish renditions dressed in irresis-
tible fluffy costumes.
Florence Berry, petite blond.
was another unusually graceful