Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1929)

52 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD October 5, 1929 songs, the drummer standing out with his jumping up and down while playing all his instruments. Fink and Ayres, roller skaters deluxe, gave the patrons the thrill of their life. These fellows would make anyone hold their breath. They received a nice applause. Walzer and Dyer, the pair that are making a big hit around Chicago these days, were next. The girl part of the act has a peculiar laugh that gets attention. A clever line of jokes also went over. A THE SINGING MASTER OF CEREMONIES B E N N Y R 0 S s Now Inaugurating a New Stage Band Policy For Warner Bros, at the Earle Theatre Atlantic City Roy Sedley in Sound and Unsound Touring Publix in the "5 and 10c Follies" Personal Direction of Tony Shayne curtain speech was necessary at the afternoon performance. Then Mark sang "Your Mother and Mine." If this fellow isn't the big reason for the Paradise's popularity, then there's no stars in the sky. Mark refused to sing more than one song. The Foster girls concluded the show with a novelty act on "ringers." San Antonio Texas Week Ending Sept. 27 On the stage at The Texas Theatre this week is presented the New York Publix stage show "Say It With Flowers," featuring "Vic" Insirilo, the popular master of ceremonies and leader of the Texas Stage Band. This presentation goes over great, being filled with mirth and melody and a group of artists that is characteristic of The Texas Stage Shows. Heading this beautiful revue is the inimitable comedian and singer, Billy Purl, who keeps the audience in an uproar from start to finish, with his snappy songs and wise-cracks ; Mahon and Florence Trio present a wonderful dance number which is new and novel, they also come in for their share of applause. Maxine Hamilton, the Personality Singer, and The Dave Gould dancing girls complete a wonderful stage presentation. Salt Lake Orpheum Week Ending Sept. 19 Ruth Mix, the winsome daughter of Tom Mix. western hero of motion pictures, headed her own vaudeville unit. The Ruth Mix Rodeo Revue, on the opening program of the R-K-O Orpheum's bill this week. The Ruth Mix revue includes a company of 35, featuring Jed Dooley, stage and screen comic. Also there are the rangers, seven husky cowboy singers ; Toby Tobias and his orchestra ; the GambyHale Girls, versatile dancers ; Dorothy DouglasJohnny Wright and company, who introduce "Spark Plug" in person, and a dusky dancer called "Snowball." Miss Mix introduces her prize winning "high school" horse "Lindy," which is to her what "Tony" is to her popular dad. "Street Girl," a 100 per cent talking-musical Radio Picture, is the screen offering, with Betty Compson playing the stellar role. Highly satisfactory attendance has marked the opening week at this R-K-O Orpheum. Minneapolis Minnesota Week Ending October 4 Circus Cabaret is the offering this week at the Minnesota theatre. It is a fine fare, with excellent numbers and one of the best trained and best matched chorus ever to appear on the stage of this theatre. To the music of "The Wedding of the Painted "THE PRIDE OF THE REGIMENT" DORIS ROCHE Featured in JACK PARTINGTON'S "OVER THE TOP" PUBLIX UNIT and PARAMOUNT VITAPHONE SHORT FEATURE WEEK OF OCT. 5 — AMBASSADOR, ST. LOUIS WEEK OF OCT. 12 — ORIENTAL. CHICAGO DIRECTION — WM. MORRIS AGENCY Community Organ Novelties LEONARD M. SALVO Featured Organist GATEWAY THEATRE, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Zwerling Takes 'Em for A Zeppelin Ride Ruby Zwerling, musical director at Loew's State, holds the distinction ef creating a musical novelty, which need be placed first on the list under the caption of exceptional offerings. And Billy Curtis captures the prize for development of the great idea. Evidently Zwerling still believes in the old gag, that two heads bumped together, are better than one, for the result of such collaboration was "Musical Aerologue," subtitled, "Around the World With the Zeppelin." The giant dirigible carried Ruby Zwerling on its recent globe circling trip. Among the many anecdotes related, not the least amusing was the one about the German quartette serenading their neighbors with "Am I Blue" — and if you've never heard the German interpretation of this hit tune, you're missing something. Arriving over Spain, wondrous country of sunshine and feminine pulchritude, a twist of the radio dials filled the cabin with strains of sweet music, coming from a cabaret where Spanish beauties were tripping the light fantastic to (just one guess — you have it!) "Am I Blue." On to Russia, the next point of disembarkation, there Volga boatmen attempting to give an interpretation of this national and international hit. Amusing to the 'nth degree. At last — Los Angeles, where sirens seemed to be shrieking on all sides, "Am I Blue." Zwerling takes you for a ride in a sky-high slide specialty which is obtainable from the special service department of M. Witmark & Sons. Throw this on your screen and you will hear plenty of spontaneous laughter from your audience. Doll," the Foster girls open the presentation. As the curtain rises, the girls may be seen through semiopaque ovals. Later they jump through these hoops and finish their number in front of the audience. Gene Sheldon, master of ceremonies, makes his appearance and leads the Serenaders in "Tigerette." During the presentation of this piece, several of the members of the orchestra give solos. Miss Vera Van, billed as the Sweetheart of the Circus Cabaret, is on next with a number of songs, during which she makes goo-goo eyes at Gene Sheldon. Walter and Betty Reddick, soft shoe dancers, appear next. They do not offer anything particularly original or novel but what they do give is well done and gets an enthusiastic hand. The Foster girls give a horse drill which is one of the prettiest and most original numbers offered. Harnessed four abreast and driven by a fifth girl, the first set of "horses" makes its appearance. Then the second group, in the same formation, enters, and then a third group. All the girls wear horses' heads from which a long mane falls, and long tights in brown, white or black, according to the group in which each is placed. After concluding the drill, the three sections line up and the audience is asked to decide by hand clapping which group deserves the blue ribbon. Fink and Ayers, roller skaters, present the most popular act of the show. Their acrobatic tricks and skillful skating sends them over big. MLLE. LA PIERRE FRENCH PERSONALITY GIRL Featured in PUBLIX "CREOLE NIGHTS" UNIT m \ Personal Direction Sam Bramson fm. Morris Agency Week of Oct. 4, Penn. 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