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vvoKLU-ltLtt7RAM & SUN MAR 6 1953 Tips on Tables w ?√ß W H ?╜ w Ebullient Keefe Brasselle Bows in at Latin Quarter This Clipping From NEW YORK, N. Y. MORNING TELEGRAPH By ROBERT W. DANA; Keefe Brasselle, a strapping, extremely h a n d s o.m e chap whose credits include the role of Eddie Cantor in "The Eddie Cantor Story," last night opened a four-week starring engagement in Donn Arden's spectacular "All About Dames," a production that has kept the Latin Quarter lively for many weeks. If energy is a basic ingredient of a performance, Mr. Brasselle must have been storing it up. Last night he let loose a pyrotechnic display that recalled the ebullient, bravura style of singing of earlier Broadway idols. Actually, his whole act is based on such,' from his opening "You Don't Need a Voice, You Need a Gimmick," a top-! ical ode to a modern trend, to his closirg impressions of Al Jolson, Jlfcthiy Durante and Eddie Cavt&'r. . Just Not Himself. I admired Mr. Brasserie's exuberance, his clear-cut impressions and his sincere leeling for show business as it existed in the past. I would like, however, to hear him do more straight singing on his own, such as he revealed in his rendering of "My Mother's Eyes' tn tribute to his mother-in-law at ringside. In short, he seemed to be everything but himself. Others made their debut last night at the Latin Quarter. Onh act was the Happy Jesters, three fellows who care not for lyrics but for sound effects set to rhythm. The big fellow of the trio is a combination of Red Skelton and a refugee from Spike Jones' band. With the others playing straight, he does impersonations of Clyde McCoy's such production numbers as; Kansas 1880," "Rockin' at the Ritz," "The,Magic Lamp" and 'The Saga of Sadie." trumpet and VaugrmjMonroe's rather unusual voice, to men-j tion a couple. Another outstanding portion of the show is contributed by the Karman Israeli dancers and singers?╟÷five girls and five boys, who offer spirited Tel Aviv terpsichore to authentic folksong accompaniment. Exciting Display. They're wonderfully exhilarating, and when they switch to American folk dancing to "Oh Susanna," one can't helpj but feel that theirs is a more exciting music. The Romano Bros., knockabout trio, won applause early in the show for their unusual stunts. They started casually, with disarming, seemingly not very difficult work, then startled the audience with some eye-catching, original acrobatic stunts. Even without these specialty entertainers, Dq>nn Arden's revue is tremendous on it's own, sporting a galaxy of beautiful girls and talented fellows in Miami After Dark Tucker Tops at Latin Q. by Lary Solloway MIAMI, Dec. 23.?╟÷REVIEWS & COMMENT: First of the "big- revue" centers to premiere the annual race for the cafegoers' buck was the Latin Quarter. DonnArden has staged" in opu-| | lent manner ] the production j for the B. M. | Loew landmark, j Loew in turnj j dug into his I well-filled cof-| I fers to pay for a star to head up the affair and came up with a topper in Sophia Tucker, making her first stop in "these parts in three seasons. La Tucker is her always ebullient, strutting self; a glitter- gowned grande dame of the night clubs with a slew of new material tailored for her rhythmed-talk chansons that humorously delve into the ways of a wayward spouse; the foibles of our present crop of entertainers, and a well- pointed lecture, in rhythm, on how to stay young and happy even though one has healthily passed the three-score and ten allotment. To point up the fact she engages in a winning attack on a Calypso idea, complete to gold-lame, tight-pants costume that gets the idea across in hap-j py terms. In sum, per half-a-' century of entertaining, the Tucker style and dynamics are bountifully present, to the delight of her following, a considerable one, by the way. T THERE ARE SEVERAL stand! out acts in the supporting cast Arden has gathered. New to these eyes is the team of Holger! & Dolores. They follow a long- held tradition of featuring the finest in dance duos by this plushery. European imports,! they'll be playing the Stateside! class bistro circuit for a long time to come. Their suppleness is the basic on which they launch a startling, eye-engaging series of aero-dances few of their j American counterparts would dare attempt. The femme-halfs twists and turns, ends, and spl t] slides are gasp-raising . . . The Romano brothers are buffoons with an acrobatic slant who'll have you laughing at pantomime lined stunts ... and lissome looker "Legs" Diamond comes as close to a grind and bump routine as a sophisticated place of] this soft will allow?╟÷it's wolf- whistle stuff ... Tommy Wonder makes for an agile hoofer and the showgal conting set is the purtiest. this winter home for the unclad-caperers has housed in many a season. r