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13 SUNDAY NEWS, MARCH 8, 1925, "SKY HIGH," BIT FOGGY, 1 HAS LIVELY DANCES WEDDING MARCH SOON; BANJO ONE, FOR LOIS WILDE Many romances are born in the Follies, but few of them blossom to any great extent. One, however, that is Willie Howard, Single Star, Pleases Audience. MIR AM GROWS UP But She's Still the Youngest JOnderstudy on B'way. blooming beautifully at the By BURNS MANTLE. It was not until Willie Howard, the new star of a piece called "Sky High" at the Shubert it was not until Willie, playing a sub-rtTfx stitut barber, present time was exclusively announced i la aunaay a 1 edition of the had Florenz SUNDAY NEWS and told the story of the barber chair and was ookine a lathered brush a a ching Xjr marriage of Lois Wilde, one down his throat that the comedian's audience really rose to him.

Before that i imitations had cone well. Joyce Barbour particularly those of Lander and Jolson, with less enthusiasm for the Lois Wilde of most glorious glorified, and Leslie Major Sheriff, gay banjoist in George Olson's orchestra. Lois, a former Brooklyn girl, has been known throughout her nineteen years as a child of pre-natal influence one of the most noted cases of its kind. Before Lois was born, her mother wanted her to be beautiful and she was, and is. Her mother wanted her to love works of art and she did, and does.

And whether the mother had any idea that her Lois was some day to marry Leslie Sheriff, will never be known but she's going to. "I think Leslie and I jrfU be married some time next month," said Lois, "and I'm sure that no other girl is as happy as I am today. Brooke Johns introduced us to each other two years ago, you know, and our romance has been flourishing ever since. Isn't that the way it should be?" Lois, who was once voted the most beautiful girl in the Follies organization, danced in the ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House before joining the Follies two year's ago. CHANGE OF TITLE The title of William Collier's Cantor.

And his part of the grand opera he used to sing with brother Eugene, the fat feeder of the Howard family, had earned the usual encores. But still there seemed a little something less than complete success indicated by the crowd's attitude. The barber chair thing, however, went big, as usuaL It was for Howard what a "Mammy" song with crashing finale is for Jolson and the comic brutalities of the osteopath's table are for Cantor. I left the Shubert at that point, but I daresay the friendly rioting continued to the end. "Sky High" was done first iff London tnmiit Viirxr rn.ei "Whirled Into MIRIAM BATTISTA, only 13 years old, is now understudying Violet Dunn as the flapper in "Hell's Bells" at Daly's.

Little Miriam acquired fame as a screen child actress and as the little crippled girl in "Humo-resque." Now she hopes Miss Dunn "will get married so she can fill her role. Happiness," and has been rewri5? lord to win the duet privilege with the heroine. Joyce Barbour, the English girl who was a good actress in "Havoc," is a singing girl here and does quite well. The young barber is a boy named James Liddy, competent if a little conscious, and the leading dancer is the graceful Vannessi. There are six lively specialty choristers and little Ann Milburn sings the love song from "Rose-Marie" surprisingly welL The costuming is elaborate.

3 a yW CM' 1 play, coming this week to New ark, has been tentatively cnangea to "Re: Ward." i CANSiMOJ. PALACE THEATRE NOTES George Murray, violinist in the orchestra of "Artists and Models" at the Casino, has been promoted to the cast. ten over here by Harold Atteriuge and songs added by Alfred Goodman and others. It Is still pretty thick as to book. The bursts of humor were mostly assisted by Howard.

The crowd thought it funny when he suggested that shy girls are a lot like ocean liners; it takes little tugs to get them started. And there was a double laugh for his conclusion that women are not only loquacious, but frequently give an unbiased listener the impression that they have been vaccinated by a phonograph needle. This is another of the shows that seeks to make up in speed what it lacks in other ways. There is a chorus that is on it3 toes constantly and well trained. And there are several clever speciay dancers.

These romp in and out, forming the snakelike figures familiar to dancing directors, and indulging in song cues heralding a rollicking piece about those dear old Oxford days or the heroine's longing for love. The number that seemed most popular was one sung with great eorinncnse fr HnwflrH rlpi'lar- CHURCH DIGNITARIES SEE FIRST SHOWING OF 'VERONICA'S VEIL The opening performance of the eleventh annual season of America's passion play, "Veronica's Veil," the modern interpretation of the divine tragedy, was given before a large audience. at St. Joseph's auditorium, Traphagan st. and Central West Hoboken, N.

J. The Dlav. which has a n' Hal Skelly, late of "Betty Lee," and Frances White, vaudeville comedienne, are reported additions to "Lily of the Alley," a musical comedy. Max Marcin, author of "Silence," is writing a play for Lionel Barrymore, who closed recently in "The Tiker." Anne Morri id. 300, is to be presented four times nelen a e-Kellar, who had the title role in "The Good Bad Woman," i 11 tour vaudeville in a one -act play, "The Jay Driver." Grant Mitchell and Ed-m Breese will also do the two-a-day, the latter in "Happy New Year," by weeKiy during lent.

The Rev. Father Bernard Hart expected" a total attendance of 50,000. Mavor Charles JnvifoT H-nrl councilmen acted as hosts to church disTiitarips Helen MacKellar i SJ9 ing his indifference to the rain, i i i i i laymen at last night's perform ance. son, who col-1 a rated on "Pigs," has written "Wilber Jon es" it John Peter Toohey, author and press agent. gr ve's "Love for Love" is now rehearsing at the Prov-incetown.

"Processional" 49th st. theatre a week's idleness. "Chauve-Souris." ram, rain so lung as ue naa a pti and a gaL Or Eentiment to that effect. 1 I The romance suffers slightly in having sprung from a hairdresser's shop. Barbers are so seldom dashing.

The hero, blonde and agreeable, inherits a barber shop from his distinguished family and thereafter passes himself off as a Irvin Cobb. "The Marionette Man" opens tomorrow at the Selwyn, headed by C. Henry Gordon, Ralph J. Locke and Dwight Frye. PADEREWSKI TO GIVE HIS NOTES THE AIR London, March 7.

Ignace Pad- Lionel Barrymore moves to the tomorrow, after It. will succeed erewski has been persuaded to play the piano for radio audiences. March 15 was selected for the iff fiX 1 Yt Polish genius to send his art over the ether for the first time. His The American rights to "Katja, the a musical show which opened recently in London, have been acquired by Charles Dillingham. "Loggerheads" at the Cherry Lane moves uptown to the Gaiety March 16.

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