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Show Vaudeville Is Not Dead nPHERE are those who say that vaudeville is dead. And we - thought so, too, until we visited movie houses in New York and Washington. Now we're all ready to recommend it to the first Sugar House theater owner who would like to revitalize his business. If there are no takers in the present crop, we feel like starting it ourselves. our-selves. Anyone would expect that the famous Radio City theater in New York would put on a great stage show. And they do. But we saw one just as entertaining at a much smaller theater in Washington, D. C. They even threw in some community singing to the accompaniment of one of those wonderful theater organs, and the crowd was crazy about it! We re typical of a lot of adults who rarely go to see movies at home. But we would surely make a tig effort to go often if we could be really entertained as we were at the Capitol theater the-ater in Washington. The comedy was side-splitting, the music was lively, and the show had variety and excellent timing. Combined Com-bined with a good motion picture, it provided us with a very enjoyable en-joyable evening. People are longing even if they don't know it yet for "live ' shows to add spice to their entertainment dish. A reaction has set in, which is being given added tmpetus by TV, against the .numbing effect of too much celluloid. Neither TV, nor radio, nor the movies can take away from people the desire for good stage presentations. We need the healthful effect of laughter produced by stage comedy and the exhilaration produced by well-timed vaudeville acts. It will also be a boon to our national health if we can occasionally let loose with some community singing in our movie houses. . |