Exhibitors Herald (1927)

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March 19, 1927 EXHIBITORS HERALD 35 Jolson, delivers “Hello Swanee Hello” in true jazz style and comes back for an encore with “Why Don’t You Marry the Girl,” Herman, has been reported many times before and, regardless of his bad cold at this performance, he still is a big favorite. King and King, those two male wildfooted dancers who have created a sensation all over Chicago with their chain dance, again did their stuff and stopped the show. Fisher announced they would do some more dancing later, and at this the audience storm calmed down. Band Number: “Sam the Old Accordian Man,” with clarinet specialty and Fisher singing second chorus. He had to sing an extra one before the band could go on playing. Ziegler Sisters, two cute little girls and radio artists, centered in the triangle set with ukes and “Primrose” costumes, harmonized “Lay Me Down to Sleep in Carolina” and “Crazy Words, Crazy Tunes.” They did it so well that an encore was forced out of them. Spotted right, these girls should do well in presentation offerings. Gould Dancers, half dressed as males and the other half as females, did a well known Primrose dance routine ending with a “run” step up the two sided stairway on the triangle set to the tune of "Swanee.” “Can’t You Hear Me Calling Caroline,” sung by Mark Fisher in that powerful dramatic style that only a Mark Fisher can put into a popular number, assisted by soft instrumental music. He took an encore ; he never fails to get ’em. King and King appeared again and this time stopped the show cold. What perfect motion these boys possess in their dancing. “Taps a la King” would be the correct title for them. Eddie Clark followed and, as Eddie had been clowning all through the girl and band numbers, the rest was pie for him. They started laughing the minute he cracked his jokes and yodeled his songs. His “Uke” and comedy routine won him an encore, which is well worth mentioning after following such a riot as King and King. Finale: Band playing “Bring Back Those Minsti-el Days” with entire ensemble singing, all stationed in exact position as the opening number. Observation: With the “1927” tacked on the title, these Jazz Minstrel shows may make annual appearance at L & T houses. If so the writer and the public have something to look forward to for clean cut entei-tainment. Chicago Capitol Week Ending March 13 Bebe Daniels in “A Kiss in a Taxi” and Vitaphone were featured here this week but the stage show headed by Del Delbridge and others also came in for part of the honors. The presentation ran as follows: Opening: Band in full stage playing “Beside a Garden Wall” with Delbridge singing off stage and entering with small megaphone upon second chorus. Next came Nora Schiller, peppy songstress and frisky entertainer, who has been reported many times before and again proved she is a favorite. “Ain’t She (He) Sweet” and “Crazy Words” scored an encore here. The next one was a band number. “When Day Is Done,” one of Paul Whiteman’s best selections and offered by Delbridge and his boys in their own conception with a piano solo by “Del,” and several instrumental specialties by the boys. Taylor and Hawks were announced next and, as these two chaps were reported in last week’s issue in another house, it is needless to say that they again went over the top. Lee Barton Evans “You’re the One,” a special presentation band number with scrim drop representing a library with an old couple sitting by the fire-side singing special versions of “You’re the One,” then lights dimmed and on the second chorus the scrim is backlighted and another scene representing a toy house with four windows and a center door, each displaying a young couple inside who. after singing a second chorus, pull down the shades and their silhouettes appear in a kissing position as the curtain rings down. This piece of staging and scenic art received a wonderful reception, which proves scrim presentations are appreciated if properly produced. George McClellan, colored artist and eccentric ground spinning dancer, who has been commuting between this house and the Granada, again delivered his novel offering and paniced the customers. It’s too bad George isn’t playing in the Loop. Capitol Dancing Girls came on here for another one of their clever routines and later dressed up the stage for the band number of — “Sam the Old Accordian Man,” with special drop over the band and a large accordian propped up in the center with red plush drapery all around the drop to set off the set. The real accordian player of the band propped up on a sort of a Mezzanine platform and Nora Schiller next to him singing and playing to the strains of the number accompanied by the band. Finale : ’The entire company still playing and singing “Sam The Accordian Man,” as the final curtain dropped. Observation : The shows are improving here right along. The production manager is making use of good song material by building sets and surrounding talent that fits the theme. This creates a value in entertainment and takes away that feeling of merely “plugging a song.” Chicago Piccadilly Week Ending March 13 “The Winning of Barbara Worth” and Albert E. Short’s “Selections from Rigoletto” were the outstanding features of this bill which ran as follows : Overture: Selections from “Rigoletto” with trumpet solo and brass quartette specialty, featuring Albert E. Short, musical director of the Grand Orchestra rendering a cornet solo intermingled with other brass specialties that received hearty applause. Walter H. Steindel, in a piano solo gave selections from his own arrangement of the “Beautiful Blue Danube Blues.” playing a Steinway upright on the stage in front of a dark coffee-colored drop. This was followed by an organ solo reported in another part of this section, and then "The Viking Ship” sailed in as follows: Opening: A beautiful full stage set of a mountain cave near the sea with a half concealed Viking ship, its nose pointing south, anchored at bay, Bert Goltra, basso, in the role of a Viking king singing songs of a “Sea King.” Linda Sool, a prize winning violinist, dressed in gypsy costume, renders a selection of classical numbers and melodies befitting the purpose. Irene Cbeneau, premiere danseuse, escorted by two Norsemen, enters as prisoner of the band and offers her conception of the slave dance. At the end of her number she is put aboard the ship struggling and chained to the mast. Reo and Helmar, two other Norsemen, enter from the mouth of the Cave and go into a hand balancing turn, Helmar doing the strong man and one hand balancing to Reo’s top mounting work. A fine turn that fitted the scene. Finale: King of the band with violinist playing accompaniment to his songs, both on board the ship while Reo and Helmar push her out to sea again for another voyage as the curtain is drawn together for the finis. Observation : A clever production man with new ideas could stage remarkable shows here. The house is beautiful, the audience is wonderful, the management should be on the lookout for a real stage producer, before they kill the pati-onage. Chicago Sheridan Week Ending March 13 H. C. Wifwer’s new comedy, “Her Father Said No,” and Fay Courtney were elaborately advertised at this house. The first synco-jazz stage TAPS! -Watch These Boys -TAPS! VALE and STEWART Just completed a second tour of Balaban & Katz and Lubliner & Trinz Theatres NOTE. “The Aristocratic Steppers” Have you seen WILLIAMS & ROSS? A PRESENTATION ACT WITH CLASS AND SPEED Direction — MAX TURNER Formerly featured in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES and DILLINGHAM PRODUCTIONS DARLING TWINS (The Pocket Edition) Now Touring First Run Picture Houses Just Completed Return Engagements over B.4LABAN & KATZ and LUBLINER & TRINZ Theatres Direction of Max Turner and Phil Tyrrell. Wni. Morris, Chicago Office HAL SIDARE SENSATIONAL ECCENTRIC DANCER Just completed a tour of Balaban Week of April 3rd Loew’s State, & Katz and Lubliner & Trinz St. Louis. Theatres. Week of April 10th, Loew’s State, Canton, Ohio. Personal Direction —ARTHUR SPIZZI MARKELL and FAUN **Pantomimic MirtW* Getting Laughs with Clean Comedy Dancing This Week, State Theatre, Detroit, Mich. Representative — MAX TURNER, Chicago P. S. Heller and Riley are at the Tivoli, Chicago, This Week