Show 0 e gw by L L STEVENSON back to abway old vaudevillians are making their return in various forms of the entertainment world many are doing bits in the legitimate theater working as extras out in hollywood and along the main stem entertaining at private parties conventions and meetings of various kinds in the latter field they have staunch champions in B A rolfe and joe cook whose memberships ber ships in lodges and fraternal organizations make them stand out as chairmen of entertainment committees at a recent party given by one of the rolfe neighborhood societies cie ties the following old timers furnished the pro program ram sherman wade seventy four year old dancer harry brooks fifty seven year old banjo expert allan wallace sixty three year old songster gertrude De Sylvan age unannounced pianist and young lillian ashton fifty year old character singer fate A young woman driving in brooklyn the other afternoon was stopped by a carload of cops who in no uncertain terms informed her that she was on the wrong side of the street the young woman unaware of that fact remained mute the officers of the law however went on and on sometimes taking turns and sometimes working in duets running down at last with a final and most emphatic denunciation they drove away with that the young woman having heaved a great sigh of relief was about to drive on only to be halted by the regular man on the beat never mind em lady he remarked with a grin you doing nothing but been on the carpet themselves and they just had to bawl somebody out southpaw right there as is a store on fifth avenue that displays some of the most beautiful gowns in the city for show purposes wax models whose faces and forms are in keeping with the fine raiment which adorns them are used naturally the exhibits are the targets of many eyes whenever they are on display A short time ago however the models attracted more attention than usual there seemed to be something wrong with one of the most attractive close inspection revealed why that impression persisted the beautiful model had two left hands satisfaction A new yorker who by intelligence diligence and much hard work reached a point where he could retire from business activities tivi ties went back to his old home town in connecticut and built himself a mansion in the days of his extreme youth in fact all through his boyhood he had been looked down on the general opinion being that his kind were worth probably a dime a dozen when the house which topped everything the whole countryside had to offer was completed the owner sent out invitations to a party none were excluded not even those who had slighted him most in his ragged days the guests were taken through the house and then served a sumptuous dinner at the conclusion of the feast the host arose neighbors he said you have seen my home you have been well fed you know that despite your prophecies I 1 have m made ade good now you can all get out im going to bed they did and lie he did at parties instead of singing carl sits at the piano and gives imitations of eddy duchin joe and vincent lopez don voorhees leads a symphony orchestra in pantomime morton bowe does sleight of hand tricks peter van steeden takes delight in beating his host at ping pong or pool phil baker plays classics on his accordion martin freed sits at the piano and composes spur of the moment lyrics about other guests johnny green exhibits tap dancing steps he learned from fred astaire carlton kadell burlesques more important screech and radio stars charles martin writer plays the violin harry vonzell sings baritone g bell syndicate service |