Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1929)

50 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD October 5, 1929 ORGAN PRESENTATIONS OF GREAT SONGS SMALL SLIDE SETS IF YOU BELIEVED IN ME "Sensational Ballad" SING A LITTLE LOVE SONG -MY SIN MEAN TO ME (If I Were You) I'D FALL IN LOVE WITH ME We also have INDIVIDUAL CHORUS SETS for LITTLE BY LITTLE (From "The Sophomore") LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME (From "Why Leave Home?") AS WELL AS THE HITS FROM SAY IT WITH SONGS and FOX MOVIETONE FOLLIES SPECIALS Medley of AL JOLSON hits from SAY IT WITH SONGS Introducing LITTLE PAL WHY CAN'T YOU USED TO YOU I'M IN SEVENTH HEAVEN "Fox Follies Chorus Medley" Introducing BREAKAWAY THAT'S YOU, BABY WALKING WITH SUSIE BIG CITY BLUES Write for All Slides and Information to SAM LERNER, Mgr. of Publicity DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc. 745 7th Ave., New York City inaugural week stage presentation is "Cameos," with the same cast as produced at the Capitol. Featured in the first stageshow and all others, hereafter, will be Ben Black, as master of ceremonies, and his Rhythm Kings stagehand. The Loew's Grand Orchestra will be conducted by the internationally known director, Don Albert. At the console of the $100,000 Robert Morton organ is Leo Weber, popular Jersey City concert organization, who also will each week conduct his Organ School of Broadcasting. Italian Baroque Architecture Designed in lavish Italian baroque style, Loew's Jersey City theatre is the latest and most ornate addition to the Journal Square theatrical district. According to the architects, Rapp and Rapp, of New York, it embodies virtually every new feature in theatrical elegance, convenience and mechanical equipment. Entering this distinguished showhouse after a glimpse of the imposing street facade, one finds an interior the magnificence of which reflects the utmost in magnificence and structural skill. A trip through its spacious lobbies, salons, and auditorium is rewarded with views of visual beauty well worthy of attention. Passing through the bonze entrance doors, the visitor halts to survey the rich and intricate detail of the rotunda-like lobby, with its high ceiling exquisitely decorated in grays and golds, with touches of pale blue and rose. Around this ovalshaped lobby rise jade green colonnades with Roman bronze bases. Three-Story Rotunda This rotunda is three stories in height, with an observation gallery on the mezzanine floor completely girdling its oval circumference. All arches and opening in the lobby are gorgeously draped in embroidered and fringed royal red silk plush. This style and color is repeated in the drapings throughout the corridors and theatre auditorium. Immediately off the rotunda lobby is the foyer to the auditorium proper. This is notable for its rich furnishings — carved and gold framed mirrors and consoles, magnificent bronzes, luxurious lounges, paintings and ornamental, tall Buhlc clock. From the mezzanine and orchestra floor foyers, one enters the lofty and magnificent auditorium, which is executed in the intricate Italian baroque style. Overhead is a gorgeous and opulently decorated dome, colored in gold leaf and surrounded by an ornamental cornice and bands of ivory, gold and soft grey and rose. The vaulted ceiling has an all-over coffered surface in gold, ivory and blue, and is penetrated at the sides by six large arches in which elaborately carved walnut and gold canopies, draped with festoons of red velvet, trimmed with gold silk gauze and silver cloth. This whole treatment is delicately illuminated with concealed multi-colored lights. The organ fronts, adjoining the proscenium, which hide the pipes of the mighty Morton organ, consist of four ornamental and fluted columns supporting a lavishly carved cornice, surmounted by a shell canopy. From the cornices hang velvet valances and drapes embroidered in gold, and a crystal trimmed gauze curtain backed with silver cloth. The proscenium arch forms a beautifully carved framework over the stage and is set off by scrolled and moulded cartouches and veined marble panels. The proscenium drape is a festooned red velvet, with embroidered bands and magnificent appliqued gold shield. The lighting fixtures are crystal and bronze with illumination mainly indirect. George H. Dumond, the managing director, was formerly in charge of production and managing director of Loew's State theatre, St. Louis, and has been at other Loew houses since 1920. Ben Joel is the assistant manager. RUSSELL SAYS MUSIC 0** TALENT CHICACIO Happenings this week and last. . . . After talking to Mr. Lustgarten and reading the papers last week of the capture of the theatre box office bandit, I guess he is in little danger of having to face the experience of reaching the stars. Mr. Lustgarten was very proud of the first anniversary and birthday of the Paradise Theatre, due to the KYW and KFKX radio show held at the Chicago Theatre, the entire personnel of the Chicago Theatre ballet and chorus numbering fifty people were transferred to the Paradise Theatre. The separate presentation or orchestral extravaganza was ably directed by Uldcrico Marcelli, who usually presides at the Chicago Theatre. ... If you wi9h to see a show that does not tire the audience and will result in keeping the foyer and sidewalk in front of your theatre packed with people trying to get in, Marks Brothers Collegiate stage show at the Granada theatre this week and at the Marbro next week. This show is absolutely the last word in presentations and about the best stage show I've seen in Chicago. Benny Meroff staged a wonderful show, his working with Sally Sweet could not be surpassed by any M. C. in Chicago. . . . By C. Geis, featured organist at the Stanley theatre. Jersey City, N. J., has just signed a contract for another year as featured organist in this theatre. . . . The Organists Club of Newark, N. J., held their first meeting of the season September 16th at Newark. The featured speakers of the evening were James L. Dunn, composer of the New York, Philadelphia and Boston Symphony Orchestras. Fred Alwaise and his Jazz orchestra furnished the music. . . . Dolores Del Kio made a persona! request for Teddy Joyce to be sent to Loew's Kings theatre, Brooklyn, N. Y., to introduce her to the audience. He is now back as M. C. at the Penn theatre, Pittsburgh, where he has been for the past year and a half. . . . Ben Black former Publix M. C. opened Loew's New Jersey theatre, Jersey City, N. J., last week. . . . Leo Weber formerly of the State theatre, Jersey City, has been chosen as feature organist for the new Loew's Jersey City. . . . Dave Gould, Publix ballet master has staged the floor show that is now playing at the Everglades Cafe. N. Y. C. He has also staged the entire unit for Milton Douglas, that is now playing the Keith Circuit. This unit includes twelve Dave Gould Girls in the ensemble. Dave is leaving shortly for the West Coast to routine sixty-four girls for an elaborage picture. . . . Emil Velazco, president of the Emil Velazco Organ School is now the featured organist over WABC, of the Columbia Broadcasting Chain. . . . Grenville Tompsett, featured organist at the Granada theatre, South Bend, Ind., is visiting New York City and has been polishing up at the Velazco Organ School. . . . Fred Tangeman, formerly organist at the Cameo theatre, Jersey City, N. J., is now featured organist at the State theatre, in the same city. . . . Clem B. Murphy, formerly in charge of production for Finklestein and Rubin in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., is now the managing director of the Branford theatre, Newark, N. J. . . . Ed Lowry, St. Louis' favorite master of ceremonies is now guest master of ceremonies at the Branford, Newark. for a limited engagement. . . . Stanleigh JYlallotte is still feature organist at the Publix theatre in Portland. . . . Alfredo Meunier has been appointed permanent leader of the Capitolians orchestra at the Vancouver, B. C, Capitol. . . . Benny and Western formerly dancers on the Publix Circuit were in Chicago last week in Fanehon and Marco's "Through the Gates" idea. . . . The new Saenger theatre begins its weekly programs on Friday instead of Saturday, as heretofore. . . . Johnny Hamp, conductor of the orchestra at the Congress Hotel, broadcasts daily over KYW. . . . Radio Keith Orpheum will broadcast over WIBO every Tuesday evening on the R K O hour from 9:30 to 10:30. . . . Henri Keats is now back home at the Oriental theatre and sure is playing havoc with the audiences. . . . Al Tearney has opened his new Club Metropole in the Metropole Hotel, and has brought the orchestra, Lew Lewis and his Royal Vagabonds, intact from the Garden of Allah. . . . Lloyd Huntley, and his Isle O'Blue orchestra, recently headlined by Radio Keith Orpheum have opened at the College Inn, Chicago. . . . Palace theatre marks its third anniversary with a gala bill of 6tars. . . . Jan Carber and his Greater Columbia Recording orchestra opened an engagement at the Trianon Ballroom last week.