The Washington times., 1933-03-06

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geniuS-iS no
Andrew Il. Kelley great shakes as
a singing single playing his own
accompaniments, but providing
one half of the comedy team of
Beatric Lille and Noel Coward
has an act that will just rock
any audience seeking entertain
ment of the smart kind. A tu-
multous hit.
A Crackerjack Show
The quickest and most direct
way to describe this Actors Fund
benefit show is to say that 1t was
whiz bang entertainment and then
get right down to specifications.
In the order of appearance the
program presented:
/. Paul Schwartz's pit orches-
ira starting things off with
Louisiana Hayride."
2. A Meyer Davis stage band,
under the direction Of David
McWilliams, offering a collection
of sizzling jazz that kept the
distin guis he'd Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes, among
others, highly amused.
8. Violet Carson, rhythm dancer.
4. An Introductory speech used
by Bob White to plug his own
talents and describing the mas
ter of ceremony as the worlds
greatest. The worlds greatest
proved to be Robert Emmett
Keane, a composed and assured
and thoroughly delightful M. c..
who filled in vacant spots with
some good stories, some excellent
ad libbing and a general impress
sion Of knowing how.
S. A black out skit by two such
well known authors as Daniel
Frohman and Walter Damrosch.
Acted by a society cast of young
Washingtonians including Mr.
Thomas Bell Sweeney (very delib-
erate) Louise Harrison Gwynne
(very pleasing on the eyes), Mr..
George Calvert. and Mr.. Isham
Keith (very collar addiSh). It
was called "1er Lovers" and
shows that some of Mr.. Clifford
Brooke's drama school students
are coming along nicely.
NOtabIes StOOge
6. Harlan Tarbell, an enter
tainer who sees with his fingers
and who, after long and arduous
preparation circulated through
the audience and succeeded in
getting Alice Roosevelt Longworth
and others in the orchestra seats
highly interested in his novel and
puzzling stunts. He stayed too
long and the galleries were get
ting restless.
Z. Fannie Ward, programmed
as "The Miracle Woman. None
other than a genuine personality
entertainer who refuses to grow
old. How old is she? You tell
me. It was the first time that
these eager orbs had gazed on
this celebrity and the guess is
somewhere in the friendly 40'S.
She confessed Daniel Frohman
gave her a job so years ago.
Anyway. the audience warmed up
nicely for blonde Miss Ward and
inspected her at close range later
in a stage box.
8. Speeches by William Faver.
sham (still very erect) and draw
ing his biggest hand by a ref
erence to one Alfred Smith Of
New York; by Frances Starr (now
Mrs. r. Golden Donaldson) was
who drafted for a few words
when she was discovered back
stage congratulating Cissy Lof-
tus, and who proved she can still
walk on and off with all the
David Belasco grace of other
days; by the venerable Daniel
Frohman. who introduced the
very calm and fluent Fannie
Hurst in a black velvet gown
with crystal trimmings; by Mon
tagu Love, who topped off his
address by a little Fagin from
"Oliver Twist"
Cissy Goes Big
9. Cecilia LOTUS, once known
to vaudevillans as Cissy LOTUS,
and still a remarkable mimic.
This newest platinum blonde Of
fered impressions of Pauline Lord
in "The Late Christopher Bean;
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