Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

48 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 6, 1928 "You Can't Co Wiionc With Any FEIST Song A NEW HITAy i The Writers oP'£amova<j 'CHIQUITA L. WOLFE GILBERT^, vat ^ i'i MABEL . .YOU RE A REAL [SWEETHEART b> IRVING CAESAR. &> CLIFF FRIEND 9he Big Smash! ty L WOLFE GILBERT & L MABEL "«vU.tt WAYNE The mt Class I VENm STAR' L(#ELP ME FIND MY MANV ROY TURK 6 / FRED AHLERj/ flfld-*1 ! )i Trotflitr^^-*^^ >4 ;fox LONESOME in hl MOONLIGHT &> BE NEE RUSSELL / It's WABEL BAER. , 'and Catchy/y LTooBusyJ Ij, NED MILLER. andA CHESTER COHN^ much as it encourages talent in the offspring. In the past four years there has been a number of these matinee clubs organized for the purpose of building up business on Saturday and Sunday noon. Several of them have developed into a real box office asset while others have faded into oblivion^ There is no reason for your club not succeeding if it is handled in the proper manner. If you are just about to launch one, it would be wise first to obtain the advice and suggestions of those now already an institution. The type of entertainment and the class of artists used for these special performances depends entirely upon the nature of your club. If you intend it to be for grownups, then by all means arrange your show and talent to please them; but if you are aiming to please the kiddjss, you should include entertainment ef"~amore juvenile nature, makine^rTmore or less appeal to the children apd also entertaining to any of the adults tin the audience. If you desire more information as to how to organize a club of this sort, get in touch with Balaban & K#tz or the editor of this department and more information will be gladly furnished you. Presentation LETTERS In this open forum those interested in presentation may discuss important matters bearing upon this phase of theatre entertainment. Only signed letters will be published. PRESENTATION ACTS— To the Editor: For my solo several weeks ago I played an atmospheric prologue to the picture "Two Arabian Knights." Aa a departure to the regular song slide presentations it was very effective. The selection used was Kettleby's "In a Persian Market" and was worked out in pantomime with seven people on the stage. The music is of such a nature that it gives an organist a chance to really show off the organ to its best advantage. I hope you can find room in your column to report this stunt for me. With many thanks I am, sincerely — Melvin Peacock, Organist, Sheboygan theatre, Sheboygan, Wis. PRESENTATION ACTS— To the Editor: Could you give me a little information on how to conduct a style show, and also what is a suitable picture. This information will be appreciated. — Clud theatre, W. A. Jorgensen, Viborg, S. D. Pincus to Be Married George Pincus, in charge of the organ department of Leo Feist, Inc., out of the Chicago office, is to be married to Florence Cohn, a non-professional, on October 28th. The wedding will take place at the Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, with a large attendance of professional people and friends and relatives of the couple. Merchants Fete Kvale Al Kvale was feted last week by the Howard Street Business Men's Association at a dinner given in his honor at the Limehouse Cafe, Evanston. More than lHO merchants attended the banquet and Robert Ferguson delivered the toast. In addition to Beveral theatrical friends of Kvale, Mr. and Mrs. Louis McDermott and Walter Kvale, a brother of Al, were introduced as guests of the evening. Resener Transferred Edward Resener, conductor of the Circle theatre Concert Orchestra of Indianapolis, has been transferred to the Indiana theatre in a similar capacity. Mr. Resener has spent twelve years at the Circle and practically his entire life in that city. The stngel>ound policy has been discontinued at the Circle theatre. Another Theme Song Universal Pictures Corporation are releasing an nll-tnlking film entitled "Melody of Love." In order to be in keeping with the other productions, a theme song has been composed by the staff of Milton Weil Music Company called "My Sweetheart" which will be published at the same time with the film. Signor Friscoe Is Here Signor Friscoe and his Guatemalan ensemble, long a feature of bigtime vaudeville, is playing a tour of combination houses with an entire new routine. This week he appears on the same program with Bergen & Company and Ernest Hiatt at the Riviera theatre, Chicago, now under the Balaban & Katz management. On Opening Program Helene Denizon, claimed to be one of the most noted prima ballerina in America, made her Detroit debut at the new Fox theatre last week. Miss Denizon has toured the entire country under the Publix banner in a unit and is declared to be greater in personality and character dances than Pavlowa. Starts Dance School Virginia Seamon, daughter of Martin L. Seamon, formerly associated with the Jake Wells theatrical interest in Atlanta, Georgia, has established a dancing school in Atlanta for the promotion of all types of steps for the Gtage. Miss Seamon is very popular in local theatrical activities and has the best group of students in the city. Keates at Tower Henri A. Keates, featured organist of the Oriental theatre. Chicago, is playing a one-week engagement as soloist at the Tower theatre, recently taken over by Balaban & Katz. Keates is being heavily exploited in the newspaper advertisements as an extra attraction and is a considerable draw at the box office. STAGE SHOWS (Continued from preceding page) of the song and Paul Small, in the role of the hero, vocalized the chorus. Cliff Nazarro was next introduced by Ash and although he entered to a cold reception, he had the audience eating out of his hand before he was half through. His comedy song "We Love It" and "I Brought You the Sunshine and You Brought Me the Rain" made him the outstanding feature of the entire show. This chap is without a doubt a clever entertainer who knows how to study his audience and give them what they want. And has he got personality ? And did he stop the show ? Oh, you have no idea ! The closing band number was a very fine arrangement of "That's Why I Love You," and old but good tune and one that Ash helped to compose and make famous. In the finale the ballet were posed in the background setting with a webb-like centerpiece embracing a girl that revolved as four more girls in statuette form were dropped slowly from the fly-gallery and held in position as the curtain came down. The show lived up to every word of the representation made in newspaper advertisements and proved that Chicago still wants its Rajah of Jazz. Rumors are going around that Ash is only here on a limited stay but we fell confident that if business keeps up like this week. B. & K. had better keep him here. Atlanta Howard Week Ending September 22 With a stage show that for snap and speed and entertainment value surpasses anything sent over the Publix circuit in many months, and with the irresistible Clara Bow doing her stuff in "The Fleet's In," the Howard Theatre stepped right to the front of the box-office parade this week. Backing up "The Fleet's In," and combining with that picture to put the Howard in the lead, was "Steps and Steppers" a Publix unit show that rates topnotch with the cash customers. And the Manhattan Steppers were three-fifths of the show — six boys and six girls whose tap dancing is in a class by itself. Smart costumes, intricate routines, military precision, and such team work as one rarely sees. Their final number — the step dance — brought the house down. They were the hit of the show, and no wonder, they have won their recognition through months of consistently fine performances. Ilomay Bailey, a favorite of many Paul Ash shows, contributed several popular songs and received generous applause. Miss Bailey has an unusually pleasing voice, a graceful stage presence, and more than that, she is exceedingly pretty and dresses with exquisite taste. "Steps and Steppers" claims another distinction in having one of the best comedians ever seen at the Howard : Stanley House, late feature of George White's "Scandals." Collegiate, oh, my I And personality plus! He kept the audience In a gay and festive mood and left thorn begging for more. LEO. FEISTinc 231 w. 40 st NEW YORK