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Show Attractions At The Theaters Paul Kelly, the Steve McBride of "Torc'hy Blane in Panama," which comes to the Ritz theatre next Friday; won his first stage job as a kid of seven because he could whistle through his teeth. It was with David Warfield in "The .Grand Army Man," and the tune he whistled was "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." His first movie job was with the old Vitagraph studio in Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, New York. Musical America is offered a feast of meiody in the new Laurel and Hardy musical extravaganza, "Swiss Miss," which opens Friday Fri-day at" the Ritz theatre. Featuring Delia Lind, Viennese singing star, and Walter Woolf King in the romantic leads, the new picture boasts a lilting score. Phil Charig, noted London and New York composer, has written five smash tunes, "Yo-Ho -De-O-De-Lay-Eo-O," "The Cricket Song" "As Sure As There's a Sky Above" "I Can't Get Over the Alps," and "Gypsy Song" for the picture. The first is believed to be the first waltz clog written since the perennially peren-nially popular "Sweet Rosie O'-Grady." O'-Grady." It is sung by Miss Lind, King and a huge chorus. Equally melodic are the choral numbers and music for the dances which are m keeping witn tne background of the film. One of the group, "The Mountain Shepherd's Dance," is described by Val Raset, who directed the routine, as the Swiss variation of the "Big Apple.' An ensemble of 138, including a group of real Swiss flag-throwers, takes part in this spectacular offering. of-fering. So successful have been Composer Com-poser Charig's initial efforts that he has been put under contract at the Roach studios. Arthur Quenzer, lyricist of note, collaborated collabor-ated with Charig on the "Swiss Miss" songs. Lovely Helen Mack, who has played the ingenue lead in many films, has proven that she can just as successfully portray the hardened, embittered type of womanhood, wo-manhood, as she can sweet foles. In "The Last Train for Madrid," Mad-rid," Miss Mack superbly depicted a street-walker. In "The Wrong Road" she was a calculating thief regenerated by love. In her latest film, "King of the Newsboys," she plays a girl of the tenements who seeks the easier road in order lo experience excitement and the luxury of Broadway's night - life entertainment. "King of the Newsboys" comes to the Rivoli theatre next Tuesday Tues-day for a two-day engagement. Lew Ayrcs is co-starred in this Rcpufolte drama, with Alison Skip-worth, Skip-worth, Victor Varconi, and Sheila Bromley in supporting roles. Miss ' Mack has a long list of stage and screen successes behind her. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, she attended professional school in New York City. There she played in the stage presentation of "Subway "Sub-way Express," "Yellow." "Pom-ero'y's "Pom-ero'y's Past," and others. Screen fame soon followed. |