Word: doner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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State--Three Live Ghosts; Kitty Doner. 12.30 to 11 o'clock...
...dance was the next best thing. Lou Holtz accompanied a Jolsonized monologue with two strings of his take-down guitar, but most of his jokes were old and a bit off-color. It seems odd that a black face and spoken song make a presentable imitation of Jolson. Kitty Doner's feet were in excellent form, and Jack Pearl, comedian with a Keith accent, made himself reasonably funny. His part as Sombrero Jack when he took three falls was perhaps his best attempt...
...that doesn't give a very good impression. Nevertheless, Trini's Spanish dance, Kitty Doner's several appearances, and Marie Stoddard's volubility made the show very presentable. We think that Charlie Mac's drunken stagger, though not drunken, deserved more attention than it was given. This stagger is a masterpiece of its kind. On the whole, we don't believe you'd count an evening at "The Dancing Girl" wasted. By the way, the final seene was omitted on the first night. It may have had some good points. The program called it "Venetia at the Ball...
...irrepressible Kitty Doner introduces her brother and sister in a very clever singing and dancing act at Keith's this week. Appearing first as a New York dandy, Kitty brings down the house with her "pep" and originality; her next entry is with her brother, giving a sketch, "The Bowerie Tough," played by her father and mother twenty years ago. They sing, "Over on 8't Avenoo" with the most ludicrous pantomime imaginable; then, disappearing for a moment, Kitty startles everyone by her clever kicking and singing as "The Devil of the Dive...