Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

October 4, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 55 BEST SELLERS Week Ending September 27 No. i "Little White Lies" — (Donaldson). No. 2 "When It's Springtime" — (Villa Moret). No. 3 "Betty Co-Ed" — (Carl Fischer). No. 4 "Dancing zvith Tears"— (M. Witmark). No. 5 "Kiss Waltz"— (M. Witmark). "Somewhere in Old Wyoming" — (J. Morris). "If I Could Be with You" — (Remick). "Moonlight on Colorado" — (Shapiro). No. 6 "Confessiu' That I Love You" — (Berlin). "Bye Bye Blues" — (Berlin). No. 7 "Just a Little Closer" — (Robbins). "Down the River of Golden Dreams" —(Feist). "Swinging in a Hammock"— (Berlin). "Go Home and Tell Your Mother" — (Robbins). "Gee, But I'd Like to Make You Happy"— (DeSylva). "When the Organ" — (Santty). "Stein Song" — (Carl Fischer). "You Brought a New Kind of Love" — (Famous). "US AND COMPANY"— (Leo Feist, Inc.)— A cute idea that is written up great. In these days of mergers here is a new one and what's more there are no shares for sale. It's a closed corporation. Words and music by Steve Nelson, Johnny Burke and Jesse Crawford. * * * "DON'T TELL HER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME" — (De Sylva Brown & Henderson) — A beautiful song by this hit combination. A powerful lyric and a great tune. Looks like another "Broken Hearted." By B. G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Hender "TRAV'LIN' ALL ALONE"— (Harms, Inc.)— A big thought in this song. A sort of spiritual but still different. Will be great for the better class singers. Words and music by J. C. Johnson. * * * "MY BABY CARES FOR ME"— (Donaldson, Doubles & Gumble) — A hot tune by a master of this type. Is in the new Eddie Cantor picture, "Whoopee." This picture, from all reports, is in the bag so this song should go a long ways. Music by Walter Donaldson, words by Gus Kahn. * * * "THIS IS A NIGHT MADE FOR LOVE"— (Harris & Newman) — A local firm publishes this song and the man who wrote it also started it selling. Is commercial and has some real merit. Words and music by Herbie Kay and Ros Metzger. * * * "JUST A LITTLE DANCE, MAM'SELLE"— (Irving Berlin, Inc.) — A cute French idea that remands one of "Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie." Words by Chas. O'Flynn and Ben Gordon, music by Pete Wendling. i~r'& QlJALIf} $ 111 DIE CO-. 6 IEVIUMKE M, CHIICAOO. ORGAN SOLOS HARRY ZIMMERMAN (Belmont Chicago) was greeted with applause again when his name was flashed on the screen for the opening of his last week's solo entitled "Experiments" showing that the audience anticipate his offering each week. His first numbers were "Just a Little Closer" and "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie." Then followed an experiment with the girls to find out which class of girls sang the loudest — blondes, stenographers, clerks, etc. Then followed the boys test — salesmen, bootleggers, real he men, etc., to the tune of "Sweethearts on Parade" that seemed to tickle the audience. The next experiment was to 6ee whether the audience could sing "Constantinople" without the aid of the organ. They tried but failed and Harry broke in with the organ. Following this the audience was asked to sing Constantinople backwards with gags interspersed that supplied much comedy. Harry closed his solo with "If the Nightingales Could Sing Like You" and the audience went wild applauding well into the short subject that was flashed on the screen. If at all possible he should have taken an encore, but leaving them wanting once in a while Is a 'wise move so some show men say and there is logic in those words. JACK MEYER (Brooklyn. N. Y., Fox Carlton) presented an entertaining novelty called "A Popular Song Parade," which was a review of songs of today, yesterday and tomorrow. Meyer has the happy faculty of easily making friends, and it appears that everyone coming to this house are personal friends of his, inasmuch as, when attending in the rear of the house, nine-tenths of the patrons greet him by his first name. Consequently, when his organ solo goes on, Meyer does not have to spur them on, because they seem naturally to get right in to the spirit, and sing as if their lives depended on it. Meyer offered seven or eight songs for his audience to sing this week, which included : "Swinging in a Hammock," "By All the Stars Above You," "Where Can You Be?" "When You're Smiling," "Just a Little Closer," "Piccalo Pete," "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue" and "Bye Bye Blues." HAL PEARL (Sheridan Chicago) has some of the cleverest 6tunts and some of the best special material that I have ever seen. "Fall Foolishness" is the title of the solo that I have in mind dealing in the passing of Summer and the coming of Winter. Some of the numbers used were "Kiss Waltz," "Exactly Like You," "Little White Lies," and "My Wild Irish Rose." Then using the number "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" he instructed the audience to sing the words loudest thaH were larger than the rest on the slide, this proved more than amusing to the audience. The next novelty was written around the tune "Around the Corner and Under the Tree," substituting the saloon of the old days for under the tree and injecting a lot of comedy. He closed the solo with "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and should have taken an encore. His popularity here is increasing each week. BOB WEST (Brooklyn, N. Y., Fox), the cheerleading master of the organ, is back after a very successful six weeks at the Fox, Washington, where he made just as many friends as he has in this city. (From the tremendous ovations given him at each performance one would think he is the fair-haired boy of this town, and we guess he is.) West has taken hold of the reins just where he left off six weeks ago and for his return solo offers one of those spontaneous, happy, entertaining novelties which this audience likes so well. It is called "Hello Pals," and s Lewis Manne Butler, Inc. MUSIC PUBLISHERS 54 W. Randolph St., Chicago, 111. Now in the East with the Sensational Hit of the West "What a Fool I've Been" (To Believe in You) Now in New York City EDDIE LEWIS Located at the Somerset Hotel Make Certain You See Him WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 27 No. i "Little White Lies" — (Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble). No. 2 "Springtime in the Rockies" — (Villa Moret). No. 3 "If I Could Be With You" (One Hour Tonight) — (Remick). No. 4 "Betty Co-Ed" — (Carl Fischer). "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes" — (M. Witmark & Sons). "Kiss Walts"— (M. Witmark & Sons). No. 5 "Down the River of Golden Dreams" (Leo Feist). "I Still Get a Thrill" — (Davis, Coots & Engel). "So Beats My Heart For You" — (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson). No. 6 "Moonlight on the Colorado" — (Shapiro, Bernstein). "Somewhere in Old Wyoming" — (Joe Morris). "What's the Use"— (Leo Feist). "Swingin' in a Hammock" — (Irving Berlin). No. 7 "Confessin' That I Love You" — (Irving Berlin). "Just a Little Closer"— (Robbins Music Co.). "Don't Tell Her What Happened"— (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson). "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" — (Famous). "My Future Just Passed" — (Famous). No. 8 "When the Organ Played at Twilight' — (Santly Bros.). "I'll Be Blue Just Thinking of You" — (Leo Feist). "I Don't Mind Walking in the Rain" — ■ (Forster). "If I Had a Girl Like You" — (Leo Feist). "Old New England Moon" — (Irving Berlin). "Stein Song" — (Carl Fischer). is a medley of "singable" songs including the following: "Sing You Sinners" (special version), "RoRo-Rolling Along," "Dancing With Tears" (also special), "New Kind of Love," "Happened in Monterey," "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," "Swinging in a Hammock," a tongue-twister about "Sea Shells," to the tune of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" and a final chorus of "New Kind of Love." Bob peps up the audience with clever gags and clever talk after each song, and most of all really entertains them. PRESTON SELLERS (Oriental Chicago) gave a clever little solo of seven numbers which were in the form of a travelogue, the whole scheme being a travel tour entitled "See America First," and which included nearly all of the country. The first slide was projected on the screen which, supplemented with moving pictures, gave the impression of being on a train, and was called, "Bye Bye Blues." Then came New York with "East Side, West Side," after which the train reached Miami in a hurry, where they were playing the "Kiss Waltz" in the Cocoanut Grove. Then through the Everglades to the tune of "Chloe" to Denver, where it was "Springtime in the Rockies." After leaving there, the tour got to Reno as "Little White Lies" were being played, and finally back to Chicago to the grand tune of "Highways Are Happy Ways." Everybody liked it, and they sang in a manner left no doubt in anyone's mind.