| Show I AMUSEMENTS f. f I I New Vaudeville Film Acclaimed At Orpheum Theater A i. up bang-up vaudeville program and anda a n picture that can be put c ally cally in the A I list is now on hand handor for or F. F M M. Orpheum patrons Com edy of the thc sort that makes audiences roll oil in the aisles singing of f distinctive artistic quality and ensemble dancing that lat would do credit to Broadway itself It It- self elf make up the stage portion of the new ew program which opened Friday The screen feature is Double Har Harness Haress Har ness ess a smart drama comedy costarring costarring co- co starring tarring Ann Harding and William WilHam Powell Then for added entertainment entertain- entertain I lent ment there is the complete blow bylow by- by blow low of the Barney Tony Ross-Tony Canzoneri lightweight championship boxing match and a couple of interesting short subjects making all aU In all aU some three hours of unqualified good the theater Barto and md Mann the long and short oUt f it as it were al' al are arc perhaps the thc shining shining shinny shin shin- ing ny lights of the footlight fare They not ot only are superior clowns but in their tumbling and dancing they seta set a high gh mark for lor competitors to shoot at t. t They are uproariously funny Possessing a voice of unusual beauty Miss June Purcell platinum- platinum haired aired star of z is thoroughly thorough- thorough ly y delightful in her presentation of three irce songs the popular and contagIous contagious con con- Lazy Bones Blue Prelude and nd Are You Making Any Money D Danny Beck who is billed as doubling for Harry Langdon wins his is audience with his slow motion and nd what he hc can do with a pair of drumsticks is in the parlance of the theme time me nobody's business Winning their way further each week wc-ek eek into the hearts of audiences the ic Orpheum's Sunkist Beauties in inthe inthe the le new program are exquisitely en- en Their costumes are colorful color color- ful ul and artistic and their ensemble work vork is something 1 to delight particularly particularly par- par the closing number when the ic twelve grac gracefully luU perform on roller roller rol- rol ler r skates Max rax Bradfield and his band again show how their musical skill while Gordon Gordon Goron Gor- Gor don on Gudmundson pleases as usual with his vocalizing Esther Campbell a clever whistler participates in one umber number with th the group much to the enjoyment of ot her hearers And Benny Ross is as as adroit and arid suave as ever as master of ceremonies and nd vocalist aided and abetted but far ar too little by Maxine Stone Miss Harding is glamorous and alive ive in her characterization of a girl who ho has militant ideas about marrIage marriage marage mar mar- mar mar- age in fri Double Harness And WilHam Wilam Wil Wil- Ham am Powell is equally as fascinating as s the debonair wedding wary bachelor bachelor bachor bach- bach elor or whom she lures into a wedding Marriage should be a a business Miss Miss' iss Harding and should not noti be be gO gOVerned gov- gov gOV by emotion But when true love ove comes she learns that after all ll emotion motion must have a pretty important tant nt role After the wedding real trouble be- be gins ins Lillian Bond as as' as an intriguing siren and dashing young oung widow does her vamping-best vamping to retrieve her playboy playboy play- play boy oy companion and dramatic a-dramatic climax cli cli- max ax comes when the husband learns of f his wife's deception Love however however howver how- how ever ver finally triumphs with events crammed rammed with suspense moving swiftly to a happy conclusion It isa Isa is a decidedly smart picture with dialogue that fairly crackles in spots ucile Lucile Brone Bronc Henry Stephenson Reginald Owen and George Meeker head ead the supporting cast The Ro Ross Boss fight picture and nd the shorts are interesting additions additions addi- addi ons to an altogether excellent pro pro- gram |
