Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

April 4 . 19 3 1 SID SAYS O&out SONGS MOTION PICTURE HERALD Slices 59 "GOT THE BENCH, GOT THE PARK"— (Irving Berlin, Inc.)— One of the best novelty songs of the year. Great tune, great lyrics and looks commercial, too. Words and music by Fred Phillips, Al Sherman and Al Lewis. "A PILLOW WET WITH TEARS"— (V'illa Aloret) — A lover thinks of his dear one even at bedtime. These writers have been quite successful in the past and this number looks as though it should sell. Words by George Waggner. Music by Xeil Moret. "MAMA INEZ"— (Edward B. Marks Alusic Company) — This firm who gave us the "Peanut Vendor" is getting back of this Cuban number. Of course with the furore created by the "Peanut Vendor" we can e.xpect a lot of this type of numbers. Lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. Music by Eliseo Grenet. "THERE'S RHYTHM IN THE RIVER" — (Famous Music Corporation) — A spiritual that is well written both as to melody and lyrics. Is one of the best of this type of numbers and will no doubt be heard plenty. Music by John Jacob Loeb. Words bv Paul Francis Webster. "I HAVE TO LAUGH (WHEN I THINK HOW I DANCED WITH TEARS IN MY EYES OVER YOU)"— (De Sylva Brown & Henderson, Inc.) — The title is long enough to almost take up the entire chorus. Is a comedy travesty on the song that was recently a big hit. Has some clever lines and also a very good tune. Lyric by Jack McGowan. Music by Al Siegel. "YOU'LL BE MINE IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME"— (Joe Morris Music Company)— The firm that has been very successful with this type of song has another here that should develop into a good seller. Words by Charles Tobias. Music by Peter De Rose. "I'M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU" — (Remick Music Corporation) — A strong lyric of one who loves even though he knows it's not reciprocated. A nice tune goes with same. By Sidney D. Mitchell, Archie Gottler and Geo. W. Meyer. "WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN"— (Robbins Music Corporation)— Of the hill billy type this number has a great chance to be a good seller. It's as good as a lot of past numbers of this type. As a waltz ballad it sure has merit. Lj'ric by Howard Johnson. Music by Harry Woods. "THE SONG OF THE HILLS"— (Leo Feist, Inc.) — A pretty story built around the hills. The melody too is quite appropriate. Looks commercial. Words and music by Al Jacobs, Chas. A. Haufe and Chester Cohn. "GEORGIA ON MY MIND"— (Southern Music Publishing Company, Inc.) — A Southern song as the title plainly tells. Well written and with the proper plugging may develop. This firm just recently gave us "Rockin' Chair." Music by Hoagy Carmichael. Lyric by Stuart Gorrell. "SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS (UNDER A ROOF IN PARIS)"— (Harms, Inc.) — Written as the theme song for a foreign picture. A beautiful waltz with both American and French lyrics. Words by Rene Nazelles. English Version by Irving Caesar. Music by Raoul Moretti. By BOBBY MELLIN Frank Magine and Walter Hirsch, popular song writers, appeared in person at the Davis store, singing and playing their latest songs. . . . Jan Garber and orchestra are doing a great job in their new location, Congress Hotel. . . . Louis Panico's NBC time has been changed from Thursday to Monday evening. . . . Vern Buck and his band, now playing at the Drake hotel, is another good NBC bet. . . . Jesse Stool, brother of Joey Stool, vianager of De Sylva, Brown & Henderson's Chicago office, is learning the music business from the bottom up, and if he is anything like his brother he shoidd be a successful music man, for that Stool personality is dominating at all times. . . . The Remick Music Corporation will give up _ their headquarters in the State & Lake building soon, to take over their new office in the Woods theatre building. . . . Herbie Mints and orchestra are now playing at the Southmoor hotel. A. W. (Sen) Kaney, that veteran of announcers who was recently named program manager for the Chicago division of NBC, has decided that he will stick to radio rather than go in for the movies. Sen worked in a short sequence shot in multi-color at studio A, the world's largest radio studio, the other day and found that it involved more than three hours work in getting but little more than 30 seconds of moving pictures. . . . The Wanderers Quartette, one of the best known male quartettes in radio heard over station WGN, have been together less than a year. In that short space of time they have built up one of the most enviable records in radio. They have been featured on several of the most important Chicago NBC programs, including the Florsheim Frolic and the Maytag Program, and have also made extended tours on the stage and in special performances. . . . Chick Castle is now connected with the Oilman Music company. Chick is a great little fellow but has played in tough luck, but we all feel that if he gets a decent break he will prove himself to be one of the best little music men in the business. Best wishes. Chick. . . . Talent that first manifested itself in a 4-year-old boy who followed organ grinders on the streets of Chicago, is heard almost daily on programs over a nation wide network, while Harry Kogen, native of Chicago, and master of the violin, directs his band before the microphones of the NBC. Herr Louie and the Weasel, that inimitable comedy team heard each night over station WGN, are having much ado these nights about the "Sweet Tooth Peanut and Candy Corporation." The Weasel has become a salesman for this firm but thus far he's been having a cracking good time trying to get the peanuts to open noiselessly. "It's really a great invention," said Hal Gilles, alias the Weasel, "Just think of being able to attend the Chicago Civic Opera with a bag of peanuts and munch them without attracting attention. Since Columbus discovered America there hasn't been anything that demands the attention of civilization as does these noiseless peanuts. . . . Del Owens, director of programs for WGN, is a composer of note. When you hear a peppy theme song for a commercial program for this station, two to one Del has written it. To his prolific pen is credited the music for rymfvy musical comedies. HELLO EVERYBODY! A discriminating audience last Sunday night applauded and applauded Emil Velazco's successful introduction of his new jazz concerto, "Kaleidoscope." Velazco, well known theatre and radio organist, should reach new heights of fame now that he has composed this fine piece of work. Henry Hadley conducted the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra and Velazco played the piano solo part at the concert at Carnegie Hall, in which "Kaleidoscope" first was introduced. ▲ A ▲ Don Albert, after making a tour of the entire Loew circuit and supervising the concert orchestra, and in some instances conducting the orchestras, is now conducting overtures at the Loew's Jersey theatre, Jersey City, where he will also be a feature over the air. AAA George Lottman, chief publicity director for Robbins Music Corporation, can be credited with one of the cleverest announcements of its kind I have ever seen . . . George is the proud Daddy of a seven pound boy. His announcement reads like a theatre program . . . Congratulations, George . . . AAA At a recent gathering out at Fred Kinsley's (organist at RKO Chester) home, a short time ago, in the course of the evening "Imitations" were suggested. Fred did a Rudy Vallee (vvith megaphone and sax), Bernie Cowham (organist at RKO Flushing) had a grapefruit ready, and when Fred sang "Something to Remember You By," Bernie did an imitation of Bemie Cowham welcoming his audience . . . Harry Blair imitated Harry Blair when he was in a minstrel show and nearly "killed" them with it. And George Thomas imitated Jerry Coe doing "Snake-hips." The entire gang had a great time. . . . AAA Universal Music Company is still doing great with its hit song, "Little Sweetheart of the Mountains" . . . Herb Kessler, formerly with Green & Green, is now with Arthur Behim, who recently went back into the music publishing business for the third time . . . Herb is hustling plenty of air plugs on "In Perfect Harmony," which was written by Eddie Nelson, Al Goodheart and Al Hoffman . . . Joe Shuster, Johnny Tucker and Monroe Silver are now known as the "Wheatie Boys," since they joined the "Gold Medal Fast Freight hour over WJZ ... The boys in the know say that "I'm Crazy "bout My Baby," which Alex Hill and "Fats" Waller have written for Joe Davis, has all the ear-marks of another "S'posin'." . . . AAA Harry Pearl, organist at the Lafayette, Buffalo, has been appointed president of the new Buffalo Theatre Organists' Round Table Club . . . Henry B. Murtagh, organist at Shea's Buffalo, is chairman of the executive board . . . Benny Ross, formerly of the Stanley, Jersey City, the Saenger, New Orleans, and lately of the Paramount, Toledo, is the new m.c. at Shea's Buffalo . . . Eddie Moebus for years and years with Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., is now on the office staflf of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson . . . Eddie is one of the collaborators of the Phil Kornheiser hit, "I'm the Last One Left of that Old Gang of Mine.'" Slong