Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

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50 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD April 5, 1950 STAGE SHOWS ( Continued from page 49 column 2) opening number, "Song of Songs,” proved not so very hot. The following comedy selections, "My Wife’s on a Diet and She’s Wonderful," brought the team into greater favor with the customers and seemed to warm ’em up for the final number, "Waiting for Ships That Never Come In,” which is by far the best of their repertoire. As a matter of fact, Ross, who has an excellent bass voice, is deserving of better material. Solly Ward, number three, crowds the headliners for first honors, in a comedy playlet, "Off to Maine,” in which he is ably aided and abetted by Marion Murray and Estelle Woods. The customers approved the act with much applause, until Solly came back for a neat little curtain speech. Corinne Tilton, on next to closing, is a wow. This petite blonde miss seems to reach across the footlights and get you. Her impersonations are a thing of beauty and a joy forever, if you will pardon this bromide. She was given a rousing hand at the finish, and could easily have taken an encore which, for some reason, she did not choose to do. The show closes with Jung Sam Wing in what is 6tyled a Chinese Whoopee Revue. The act carries sixteen boys and girls of Oriental descent, who put over some of the best stuff seen at the Albee in many moons. The stage settings are in excellent taste, the costumes gorgeous and the tunes right up to the minute. Imitations of Rudy Vallee and Cliff Edwards are particularly outstanding. Their songs, "She’s So Unusual,” and “I’m a Dreamer,” are well executed. The act closed to salvos of applause. New York Paramount Week Ending April 3 “The King Is Back, Long Live the King!” “The King of Syncopation,” Paul Ash, is being featured in just about the best presentation unit this house has ever had. This is the Jack Partington “Magic Melodies” unit which opens with a curtain speech by Ash, in which he introduces and explains the show. Ash’s appearance created the best reception ever accorded an M. C. at this house. When the reception finally subsided. Ash introduced M. Duval and Company. M. Duval is a talented and modern magician who performs the seemingly impossible, climaxing his performance with a trick in which an entire girl band (Helen Lewis and Her Band) appear from empty vases. Ash introduces Miss Lewis and she leads her band in a melodic arrangement of “Have a Little Faith in Me.” Miss Wanda Hass, banjoist in the band, sings a chorus in a deep, crooning voice that is a pleasure to hear. As scrim curtain closes on band M. Duval pleases with many more fascinating tricks. At the finish, Mr. Ash informs Duval that he also is a magician and to prove it parts scrim and discloses Helen Lewis’ band and also the Paramount Pit Orchestra. Together they play, and incidentally revive an old favorite, “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Miss Lewis is at her traps as Ash, in his inimitable and masterly manner, leads both bands. Two vocal choruses by Paul Small add greatly to the pleasure of ths number, which nearly stopped the show. Ash next introduces an other of his proteges. Miss Darlean Walder, who offers one of the best acrobatic dancing routines ever seen in this house. A special band arrangement of "Crying for the Carolines” is next played by Helen Lewis and Her Band and sung, beautifully by Wanda Haas. Miss Lewis has a band that is of the best with looks, personality and very good musical ability. Ina Williams and Jerry Delaney, well known vaudeville team inject the necessary comedy to this show, with their comedy singing and dancing. Their best bit is their singing of “All By Yourself in the Moonlight” and their waltzing number, which gains them a very good reception. George Dewey Washington, famous colored baritone, stops the show with his singing of "Singing a Vagabond Song” and encores with "Black and Blue.” A beautiful rendition of "The 1812 Overture,” led by Ash and played by the bands closes this fine show. Obs. Paul Ash is not the type of master of ceremonies who does acrobatics, etc., but when he does appear, one sees the Master. His great personality and “the world’s most pleasing voice” dominates everyone else on the stage with him. And he still is one of the world’s best “box office” attractions. Des Moines Paramount Week Ending March 27 Speedy, snappy and encorable is the stage show at the Paramount this week with its advertised numbers going over well and its surprises following suit. Charley Agnew and his superfine band is the background upon which all the rest of the program projected. Individual as it is in its work, presenting so many original stunts and sketches, the rest of the bill would be wholly lost without it. Charley plays his cornet in connection with a surprise act in which "Ned.” popular master of ceremonies from Omaha, makes himself solid with the local fans. Ned plays his sax effectively and Charley joins him in a duet. Then Ned recites a serious poem about the great war and the forgotten vets all accompanied by the band playing appropriate music. Ned puts over a slow motion picture stunt with the band which would have been much more effective if he could have arranged, somehow, some slow music to go with it, for the day of the silent film is gone. He ends his little act by speeding up the action until it was the reverse of slow. The Decardos, tumblers and acrobats par excellence, give the fans a thrill a second. Especially thrilled are the onlookers when one of the company, his left arm in splints to the elbow, puts over a skilled and difficult feat with his eyes blindfolded. The thing would have been exciting if he could have used his eyes and if his arm had been normal. Parke and Davis do some smart songs and dances. Shapiro and O’Mally, comedians, get many laughs for their absolutely nonsensical act. This is probably funny to those who aren’t too particular about their jokes. A bunch of cute dancing cadets do some clever dances interspersed with songs. JULIA DAWN The Golden Voiced Organist STILL DOING NOVELTIES FOR DELUXE THEATRES NOW AT PARAMOUNT’S PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE SIDNEY AUSTRALIA DORIS ROCHE Featured with SAMMY COHEN in LOUIS McDERMOTT’S “PUTTIN’ ON THE DOG” A Publix Revue NOW AT BRANFORD, NEWARK NEXT WEEK, MASTBAUM, PHILADELPHIA " Special Arrangements by Jerry Sears.” Henry, Joe and Lester Santly are shown in the above picture about to celebrate the first anniversary of their firm, Santly Brothers, Inc. April 7th celebrates the first anniversary of the Santly Brothers. The countless friends of the three Santly boys — Joe, Henry and Lester, have helped make this first year a very happy and successful one. Jimmie Cairns, manager of their Chicago office, who has had a lot of experience in the music business, is very enthused with the results of this first year’s business and appreciates the co-operation of his many friends, in helping make this a successful year. Their first year brought out such hits as “I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling,” “Miss You,” “Lonely Troubadour,” “My Fate Is in Your Hands,” “Beside an Open Fireplace.” They are starting off with a bang for their second year, with such numbers as “Singing a Vagabond Song,” “Gone,” “I Never Dreamt,” “Take Me” and “Promises.” Song Hit for New Lightner Picture Big Witmark Seller Although Winnie Lightner's new Vitaphone picture, "She Couldn’t Say No,” has been released in only a few cities of the country, its principal song, "Watching My Dreams Go By," is one of the biggest sellers of the year on the lists of M. Witmark & Sons. In the comparative time since publication, it has sold twice as many copies as “Tiptoe Thru the Tulips” from "Gold Diggers of Broadway” which is the most popular song marketed by Witmark during the past twelve months. Newest Radio Stunt Sells “Under a Texas Moon” The newest stunt in radio exploitation of songs was recently put into effect by Remick, Inc., who are publishers of the musical numbers in Warner Bros, special, “Under a Texas Moon,” with gratifying results. Instead of plugging the songs in routine manner, a plot was created around one number, the title song, to lend significance to it. The narrative revolved around a man and a girl, who enacted a playlet which served as background for the musical number. Then, “Under a Texas Moon,” was introduced as the climax of the skit, so that it found a natural groove in the program. Fifteen minutes was devoted to this stunt, which will be repeated, once a week, over the Columbia Broadcasting Station. Effective Warner Stunt Is Double-Plug for Songs The newest method of plugging hit songs from pictures was put into effect recently when “Under a Texas Moon,” the theme song of Warner Bros/ Vitaphone special of the same name was also featured in “On the Border,” another Warner picture. This double-plug has already boosted the sale of sheet music on “Under a Texas Moon,” even though the picture from which it was originally taken has not yet been released. UNIFORMS ^°„SE COSTUMES BROOKS