Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Shows (Continued from page 15) unless you go up to the Winter Garden and take a look at Poodles Hanneford and George Bickel. Healy imitates Eddie Cantor in general method, but adds a couple of original touches of his own for good measure. The Baker-Silvers act is in fine form; Silvers is cer- tainly the best foil that any come- dian around here has. In addi- tion to these diverting fellows, the Shuberts have dus up a dancer who makes a considerable im- pression upon this particular pro- found student of the arts. Her name, according to the program, is Helba Huara, and, according to the press department, she was im- ported from Peru. It is quite possible that the lady’s name is actually Helba Huara and not Sadie Blumblatt and that she hails from South America and not South Ferry, but whatever and whoever she is, she is the most effective alien uncovered in this neighborhood since the inimitable Raquel last hit Jimmy Gerard on the head with a bunch of synthetic violets. Among the other features of the evening are Norma Terris, a likeable and engaging music show girl; ch called he Pho- tographer” that has cabbaged its kick from an illustration origi- nally published in Jupce; two troupes of agile chorus maidens; Cortez and Peggy; Brennan and Rogers, and —just to even things up—a particularly bad j known as “The Raccooners.” With the last named aggregation, and on the debit side of the ledger, there may also be listed the vaudeville coon shouter, Grace a song that sounds ” But the: € ily forgotten in the spectacle of Huara’s pantomimic dancing; Baker’s speech to the audience about how proud he is of Silvers who, when the war broke out, was one of the very first boys to fight —to keep out of going; and Healy’s ear-scratching attempt to figure out how Shemp Howard can regularly and uncannily tell what number Healy is thinking of, after Healy has told him. azz band SS Magistrate—Give me the gist of his remarks. ’itness—They were gist terri- —Answers “That's the second blowout Jerry has had since w should think he would invest in a motor-driven pump. “ ‘ould be more to the purpose if he'd invest in a set of Kelly-Springfield started on this trip. I ADV. 21 ‘comicbooks.com