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r n Urama 22 ???╟÷wed., oct. io, 1956 3*lLos; Angeles Citties ?√ß' - - _T"~ -y~''r~?╟÷ L?╟÷r?╟÷ Trmibel Fldsky Show j beaded by Helen Traubel j as a tip-top entertainer with i ;' her night-club routine, the I ' new Frank Sennes show,!: v ?╟úC?╟╓est La Vie,?╟Ñ opened to a j brilliant reception last night ' at the Moulin Rouge. Miss L-Traubel received an ovation.! , ?√ß ?╟≤ 1 - " ' ?√ß 1 / A new stellar find appeared I- I in the instance of Pony Sher-ipfj who not only sang, but! also provided her own mate-itial. The Wiere Brothers sup-- j plied super comedy. t i Costuming of a French, and particularly a Spanish inumber was a revelation, much appreciated by the i keenly responsive and ap-. plauding first audience. ! , . Jimmy Durante took part ; in festivities signalizing the birthday of Frank Sennes. s As heretofore, Donn Arden ; is credited with the lavish?╟╓ , staging. , Owing to the lateness of the final curtain a complete re-! | view Will be published to-?╟÷?╟÷;?╟÷?╟÷: ?√ß J morrow. ; j Beverly Hills The accent is on comedy in the hew Minsky's Follies which got off to a bang up start with its* three week?╟╓s engagement at the Beverly Hills Country Club last night. '?√ß | 1 v Kor comedy, with a capital ?╟úC,?╟Ñ ' there?╟╓s none better than that put put by the show?╟╓s very, very funny man and star, Paul Gilbert. But if Paul can?╟╓t bowl you over with his material, and if he can?╟╓t then you?╟╓re immune to amusement, then comedienne Louise Hoff, or Maxie Furman, a typical burlesque comic, possibly will ring the bell with you. This Gilbert guy gets funnier every time r out and never fails to come up with new material that always manages to hit the heights of hilarity* His gags on Los Vegas, and those put out during his bit on a drunk and a take off on TV surgeon po^tively leave you with eyes watery and sides aching from laughter. ?╟≤ . We thought one of his gems was about the guy who went to the psychiatrist with sour cream on his head, a salomi in each ear and cherry in his navel and an-nounced to the doctor that he wanjetjl to see him about his brother. . ^ Yes, indeed, if the Minsky s was nothing more than Gilbert you would get your moneys worth. But it isn?╟╓t. \ v j For there?╟╓s Furman with a spicy sketch on Paris; Miss Hoff with a very clever take off on La Vien Rose, among other things;?╟╓ a strip artist named Marcia Eddington, who has some of the loveliest red hair etc., you have ever seen; a line of beautiful gals who ^perform three outstanding production numbers, and a group of ^xy, hep-swinging Cuban singef-dancers billed! as the De LaRosa Quintet. Don Arden, producer of the show, , can well take a, bow. GS. Hollywood lee Revue & Yirtz roduction i two acts (18 scenes). Stars Rnr-bara Ann Scott, Grogan Freddie Trenkler, Baxter Bobby Blake, The Bruises (3)' with cast of200. Choreography and ^rden: costumes, Raoul Pene DuBois; musical direc-tor, Paul Van Loan. At Madison Square Garden, N. Y., Jan. 13, ?╟╓55; $0 top.?╟╓ ?√ß To those whose only association Mm js the kind that?╟╓s found |n a higbfralL this 20th edition of 1 the ?╟ 'Hollywood Ice Revue?╟╓* will | JiPf 5 a revelation. It?╟╓s a daz-j zling display of agility, artistry and I action by people apparently born | to locomote with blades on their feet. .Ice shows, which have been With us, for over two decades, are taken for granted by many, but anyone who has ever donned a pair of skates can fully appreciate the accomplishment of the performers. Producer Arthur M. Wirtz has pulled out all the stops in providing the production values for the current entry. The costumes by Raoul Pene DuBois play a major rote m making the show a treat for.the eye. Combined With Donn Arden?╟╓sr choregraphy and staging, the DuBois contributions give the revue ^a quality that out-Ziegfeld Ziegfeld. For sheer lavishness and display, it reaches heights no iceman ever dreamed of. But costumes alone do not make a Show. Wirtz has assembled some of the world?╟╓s top bladers to fill em, and the combo of production and performance is What makes this a socko ice revue. Back again as the headliner is silver-blonde Barbara Ann Scott, the two-time Olympic winner. In addition there s Gundi Busch, the present1 Y???d ?#ure siting champion; I Andra McLaughlin, Jimmy Gro-1 gan, Freddie Trenkler, Skippy Baxter, Bobby Blake and The Bruises, plus a cast of 200. <rJTea^ure W? Ike new offering is P?? Wi**rd of 0Z,'^ with Mil ocott as the young girl who visits Never Never Land. It?╟╓s an elaborate, effective number, handled well musically and narratively and skated beautifully by Mfcs Scott as Dorothy, Miss McLaughlin as the Scarecrow, SWalii Leslie as the Good Fairy, Baxter as the Town Crier, George Wagner as the Tin Man, Geoffe Stevens as the Lion Blake as the Wizard of Oz, and the ensemble as Munchkin boys and girls, heralds, townspeople and ladies in waiting. Miss Busch, who won the world championship last February, makes an auspicious bow in her first American tour. She is a remark-mt graceful gal who displays a ballet-hke quality. She scores solidly m the solo ?╟úPastorale?╟Ñ and teams with Baxter for ?╟úSymphony j tp a Starry Night,?╟╓?╟╓ another crowd P^?½ascr. Miss McLaughlin is to ice what Betty Hutton is to dry land She" can shimmy, jitterbug, and leap to a point of frenzy as evi-denced by ?╟ú10th Ave Calypso?╟Ñ and Hail to the Heather,?╟Ñ in which she leads the lads and lassies over Scotch on the rocks. a ^cnkler is a clown in the true tradition, and easily rates as the Emmett Kelly of the ice. No matter how many times you?╟╓ve seen his antids before, they?╟╓re as funny as ever. He draws the biggest mitt, The ^Bruises, with their famous scrubwomen act, are again tearing up the ice jdp their uninhibited manner for a solid found of yofks. Grogan, Blake and Baxter also get their share of the spotlight, either in solo or production numbers, and share in the honors for agile artistry. , The ensemble is excellently trained and wins the house with the iritricate maneuvering and precision routines, scoring especially m ?╟úHail to the Heather.?╟Ñ Musical director Paul Van Loan provides topnotch arrangements and backing. The voices (heard but not se^n A ?√ß^om Barry as the narrator, and Cecile Descant and Mel Allen as the vocalists, blend perfectly EraBp the physical performance. Miss Descant deserves to be seen and heard on her own. Holl. Beverly Hills, Newport Newport, Ky., Sept. 28. Ben Blue Co., Estelita, Dolly Barr, Donn Arden Dancers (10), Don Chastain, Gardner Benedict Orch (10), Jimmy Wither Trio, Larry Vincent; $3 minimum, $4 Sat: . There?╟╓s hot a dull moment in the-current two-framer at Greater Cincy?╟╓s ace nitery. Beq Blue and his hokum supporters bulge a stream of giggles with bellylaughs oyer more than half of the 75-minute stretch. ^Two newcomers, Estelita and Dolly Barr, round out the variety lineup. Blue, in for* his fourth time, spreads some fresh lines and P\e.?e.s of business in his traditionally indigo hodgepodge. A throwback to the concert hall era, the comic sticks to his trademark cane and tightfitting coat and pants and hoofing style for socko returns. Continuing with him are stooges Sid Fields and Sammy Wolfe, plus Siri, the girlfriend foil, still blonde and streamlined. Routine retains Blue?╟╓s mentalist and buzzing fly bits and stooge takeoffs o*f Ink Spots, Liberace and Johnnie Ray. Dolly Barr, slick in short blue and white costume, gets the floor-show moving with a distinctive combination of rollerskating and acrobatics" solid for five minutes. Estelita, diminutive Havana chirp, makes the best of bad spotting, which probably was changed after opening show. Filling a break in Blue?╟╓s vehicle, she regis-} ters with ?╟úCuban Hillbilly?╟Ñ and a > novelty audience joiner, ?╟úKnock! on Wood,?╟Ñ in a 20-minute cycle. Peels from a jparkling blue dress to brief | ;ns!rel costume for. effective chassis display in finish with ?╟úRobert E. Lee.?╟╓! * Location crew of Arden Dancers, singing emcee Don Chastain and Benedict band do okay on their chores. / Layout makes way /for Mi hi?║ troupe Oct. 12. Roll, SI Beverly Hills, Newport Newport, Ky., Jan. 7. ?╟≤ Patti Moord & Ben Lessy, Eddie \ Peabody, Donn Arden Dancers (10) with Clay Mundey, Mary Fasset, Ellie Stattin; Gardner Benedict Orch (10), Jimmy Wilber Trio, Larry Vincent; $3 minimum, $4 Sat. Two standard show - stopping /turns, Patti Moore & Ben Lessy, smart comedy team, and Eddie Peabody,/^fiiaster banjoist, with excellent backing by thg location line and band, build a fast starter for another year in this Greater Cincy swainkery?╟╓s lengthy operation. Miss Moore, sweet in a pink beaded satin gown, and tuxed Ben Lessy, as bald as he is agile, win new rooters in this steenthtime visit. As slick as they conie in selling songs and crossfire, they spice a 35-minute routine with- Lessy?╟╓s zany dance twirls, popcorn juggling and piano capers with Norman | Hawes, vet co-worker. Vocal treatments include ?╟úMutual Admiration,?╟Ñ ?╟úJones Boys.?╟Ñ ?╟úHot Diggity?╟Ñ and an oldie Olincher, ?╟úWait ?╟╓Til the Sun {Shines^ ^ith-^irav(5 and stepping. Peabody, in for his firsL. Jtoe after 36 years in the b?½iriess, socks ?╟╓em for a half-hour with pol-! ished plucking of the banjo and his | newly created instrument, banjo-lene, a six-string banjo with guitar neck. The little fellow?╟╓a^engaging personality is sharpened by bouncing from his chair atop a platform on hot finishes. Merits repeats. Donn Arden Danced open and close the proceedings with classr production numbers with Clay Mundey and Mary Fassett on vocals and Ellie Stattin the featured stepper. Beverlee Dennis tops the two-framer opening Jan. 17. j i v ^ Koll.