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2 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW, YORK, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1937 Newcomer at Camp Kare-Free Levkowitz About Mr. Xravers AFTER three years' absence from the New York stage, during which time he has added to his stature as a character Into Howard WILLIE AND EUGENE, bright spots in Vincente Minnelli's hit revue, "The Show Is Cm," at the Winter Garden, have not always been the Howard Brothers. Once many, many, years ago, they were the little Levkowitz boys sang in their father's choir be actor by appearing in numerous motion pictures on the West Coast, Henry Travers recently returned to the stage in the Moss Hart-George S. Kaufman comedy, "You Cant Take It With You," which is stand cause, as Willie explains, "real ing 'em up at the Booth Theater these nights. ingers cost money." Papa Levkowitz was a cantor in Up to the time of his departure for Hollywood, Mr.

Travers had beea a member of the Theater Guild's permanent acting company for about ft synagogue and that was in the days when a cantor had to have a line voice, because there wasn't 15 years, during which time he cre enough money in the church treas ated an amazing variety of charac ury to hire a paid singer. The large terizations in some 30 productions. Levkowitz family were all taught by Jnk ill r-v iSa' wJy "lit Vv their father to sing, so that their One of tiie last things he appeared in for the Guild was "Reunion la Vienna" in which he played the memorable role of the psychiatrist's father, a role he repeated on the screen. His value to the movies as a xharacter actor was immediately voices would sound like a big, im pressive, expensive choir. Eugene was the first to discover thpt a good tenor voice is like money in the bank.

He started out apparent after his appearance in that picture and he was asked to fcy the amateur night route (the same traveled by Fannie Brice, Joe remain. Among the the pictures he has been seen in are "Seven Keys to Baldpate," "Too Many Parents," Cook and other now famous and hih-priced stars) billed himself The Invisible Man," "Pursuit." In "You Can't Take It With You," modestly as "Harry Lee, Phenomenal Boy Tenor." Mr. Travers plays one of the most unusual and, at the same time, one Willie, then jnly a boy of 17, fol lowed his brother's lead and soon they found a third singing youth to make up an act they called "The A netc portrait of Sidney Fox uho assumes the leading role in Arthur Kober's summer camp comedy, 'Having Wonderful at the Lyceum tomorrow. Prince Who Clips No Words of the most human and lovable of all the characters he has ever portrayed. He is Martin Vanderhof, grandfather of the Sycamores, a family of lovable zanies, who decided, 30 years prior to the opening of the play, that he was tired of making money and would devote his life to doing as he pleased hence- Messenger Boy Trio." Cantor Levkowitz was dismayed nd disappointed with this "acting Tl TOST English actors are sup- oughly, he decided to try the stage lorth.

business" and pleaded with the boys to give It up. He wanted Eugene to LEGITIMATE THEATERS MANHATTAN MAT. TOM'W "l- 1 2 be a doctor, and be was worried about Willie because, as Eugene points out, Willie was always a bad k5 In school. "But when we made the big time and started to make real money, RFDl'C PD SVMMFR PRICES tO (in ft K' UlRT'ft Miaa 11 rVemutdv It Babes in arms SHU BERT W. 44 St.

C- 1:40. ft 13 first time was in 1929 when he appeared in a play called "Scotland Yard." When John Halliday's doctor told that well-known actor, who has been portraying the Russian prince in "Tovarich" ever since that pla opened at the Plymouth Theater last October, that he must take a two months' vacation, Gilbert Miller, at present in London, asked Cavanagh to go to America to take over the role. Cavanagh was then taking a vacation of his own on the Ifle of Wight, but within two days he was aboard the Normandie, with a copy of "Tovarich" from which to study the part In which playgoers will now see him in person beginning this week. (Air-Cld. Good Seats All PritM at Boa Office and he easily got his first part In a London production of the old American comedy, "It Pays to Advertise" and got it because the producer who was casting the play needed tomeone who talked like an American.

That was Cavanagh's start, and since that time, 13 years ago, he has been acting steadily in plays on the London stage and in films made In Hollywood and In England. Moviegoers will remember seeing him In many pictures here, including "The Storm," "A Bill of Divorcement" with Katherine Hepburn, "Splendour" with Miriam Hopkins, etc. Now for the second time he Is to be seen on the New York stage. The Itaher changed bis mind about the I yj posed to be afflicted with what Is called an "Oxford" accent, though few of them indeed wee ever students at Oxford University. Paul Cavanagh, with whom Broadway playgoers are now to become acquainted as he steps this week into the leading role of Prince Mikail In "Tovarich" at the Plymouth Theater, Is one British player who owes his start In his acting career to the fact that he did not have such an accent.

To be sure, Cavanagh happened tc be educated at Oxford's great rival, Cambridge, but that is not the only reason why he speaks in a les; clipped manner than most of his countrymen. The chief reason that after graduating from Cam how business," Eugene told me. I "Yes," grinned Willie, removing the last of the matinee make-up, MATINEE TOM'W ts 50c to $2 A Gerg Abbtt FrodnHloa R0THER RAT rthen he wanted to go on the stage himself, and asked us how to go Br John Monks, A Fred F. Kinkrfhoffe IBILTMORE Eva.t:45.Oc-S tax about It." (Alr-CanditiMicd). Alt Matt.

TH no. mini AT. MATINEE TOMORROW, $1 to 1 Early in their Joint career Eugene rot a chance to go Into a show AIR-CONDITIONED Excursion VANDERBILT. 49 E. af B'way.

BRy. tiM LEGITIMATE THEATERS MANHATTAN called "A Million Dollars." He told the manager his right name, and u. rnnall nrnU Arthur KtWc'i the manager said: sPVEIt THE WATER Having wonderful time HOLIDAY MAT. TOM W. Sic to $2 Eveaines.

5Ae M.SO "Well just call you Eugene How- UNDER THE STARS LYCEUM. 45 t. BB. -Mt arc." Sw' 1 "That's Levkowitx spelled back MATINEE TOM'W 50c to A r.FCinC.K ABBOTT PRODUCTION TONIGHT wards," Willie explained helpfullj. EXTRA! ONE MIGHT ONLY ROOM SERYICE I 80, way back in 1904 the Howard FOKINE HAL, LET k.

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WEO. to I bridge he went out to western Canada for a year of sightseeing and wandering, joined the Mounted Police and decided to settle in Edmonton, Alberta, to practice law. Hence his native British accent became modified with a Canadian twang. At least it seemed so to English ears when he returned London, though to New Yorkers who will see him in "Tovarich" he will seem to have a barely noticeable English way of speaking. How this matter of an accent served to transfer Cavanagh from being a "barrister" In remote Edmonton to the London stage Is an involved story, tied up with a weariness with the law and an episode of losing all his money at roulette at Vonte Carlo.

After the wheels of HOLIDAY MATINEE TOM'W. I (VI. Bale. II 52.30: Bct Orca. 13, mm ninW pircuit, playing the Haymarket and Olympic Theaters In Chicago.

This vent on until 1912, when they BEG. TOMORROW EVG. VZZZJZZZ tmm CmHm Ohk FOOTUNE CA1XO, Managing Director I II I IP Willie HIIWAKU Beatrice E.n. la VINCEMTE I ELLI Bay aeaicai pntmmu BERT fKODUDTIONS landed in the Winter Garden shows The show is on Conditioned rJmmVxmw By this time the third member in MITZI MAYFAIR WALTERS WINTKR GARDEN. B'wmv 5 St.

Ew-tO MATS. TOM'W, WED. and SAT. RriFN'TII irAM AIR-CONUl IW" MAX GORDON vrcsents THE WOMEN PRICES 25c, 50c, 75c and $1 (piutax THE COMEDY HIT BY CLAHE BOOTHE Monaco had cleaned him out thor CAST Or 40 Tl w- i their trk, Thomas Potter Dunne, bad dropped out and entered the brokerage business In New York. Bu; a third Levkowitz brother, taking the name of Sam Howard, had etarted a trio Independently which be called the "Bellboy Trio." Willie and Eugene stayed with the Winter Garden revues until 1926, When they went into the Scandals.

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i i JkJ IN PtWON irro aV "Th Ptet Summer liyiECDpUD rs. mi Hit- mm "AH me loai" Italy a lot DARLING DAUGHTER like to try to be a manager, end jhile he was trying it out Willie as single played in "Girl Crazy" and "Sky High." 1 In 1934 they were together again the Shuberfs "Ziegfeld Follies." The Howard Brothers claim to teal an unexciting and exemplary life. Both have the wives they started with, and Eugene Just celebrated his silver wedding anniversary. Eugene wants to retire some day nd be a farmer. i "But he can't," said Willie sadly.

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