Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

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52 MOTION PICTURE HERALD April 11, 19 3 1 "Yba Can't Go Wrong With Any Feist Song " LONESOME LOVER THE KING'S HORSES THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME THE SLEEPY TOV/N EXPRESS LITTLE SPANISH DANCER SKIPPY (You Gave Me) EVERYTHING BUT LOVE I KEEP REMEMBERING SOMEONE I SHOULD FORGET MILLIE (from the RKO Picture "Millie") I'M HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY HEAVENLY NIGHT LET'S PRETEND WE'RE SWEETHEARTS Leo Feist, Inc. 1629 Broadway New York, N. Y. CCGAN $€L€$ BERNIE COWHAM (RKO Flushing, New York City), presented another of his original novelties, "Grab-Bag of Songs," for this week's solo and did very well with it. His usual opening, that of the playing of "Voice of the RKO" was followed by his own inimitable manner of welcoming his audience and was followed bj' a slide explaining that the huge bag at the side of the console was full of popular songs, and that the audience would have to sing any song that he would pull from it. During all this explaining, Bernie ad libbed with the audience and at the finish of the last slide, pulled out the popular number, "King's Horses." The second song pulled was a specially written version, incorporating well known slogans, and played to the tune, "You're the One I Care For." Next was "For You," then a tongue-twister to "Cheerful Little Earful" (this was a most clever one) and then a final chorus of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." Cowham has his own distinct manner of playing and presenting his novelties and has proven himself a huge succes? at this house. BETTY HAMMOND (Publix Strand, New Orleans) works the old one about "Organ For Sale," and manages to inject enough showmanship in it to make it go. The slides announce the Strand as going into a talkie policy and offers the organ for sale. Betty then walks up to the organ, which bears a "For Sale" sign, and plays another slide sayiiig that if the public will sing, perhaps the organ may be kept and with it her job. The public obliges by singing "Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Don't You Wanna Take a Walk," after moxe urging it again obliges with "To Whom It May Concern,'' followed by "Ninety-nine Out of a Hundred." By this time it seems the Strand management has decided to keep both the organ and Betty, so Miss Hammond tears up the "For Sale" sign and plays "You're Driving Me Crazy." Applause is heavy at this spot. RALPH (Loew's Paradise, New York City) presented a novel and entertaining songfest called the "Song Show." It consisted of the display of popular songs, each of which was sung well by this audience. Ralph opened the solo with a slide introduction and explanation, mentioning the various industries having shows at this time of the year, and then vvent into the playing of these numbers: "Here Comes the Sun," "My Ideal,'" "Walking My Baby Back Home" and a specially written verse incorporating names of various makes of automobiles, played to the tune, "Baby Just Cares," which closed the solo. Ralph played and presented the solo very well, and was amply rewarded by a good response from the avdience. ARLO HULTS (RKO 86th. New York City), this week presents a burlesque novelty on a radio broadcast. It was offered in a spirit of fun and presented in a showmanly manner to which the audience responded by singing lustily and applauding at the close of the solo. Calling this community songfest, "A Radio Broadcast," he opens with a smart comedy announcement to the effect that this is to be a re-broadcast of some favorite radio hours. The songs used vvere theme songs used by well known artists and hours and consisted of "Truly, I Love You," "You're the One I Care For," "Give Me Something to Remember You By," a special verse to tune "Curse of an Aching Heart" and "Wabash Moon." WITH I Hello Everybody Paul Ash, who is proving himself a big feature of the New York Paramount show >. is vacationing this week in Atlantic City. Incidentally, people who heard him conduct last week's overture are still talking about it. He and his orchestra did a great job of their program of "Impressions of Aida," "Love for Sale" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home." The Paramount office has been receiving many favorable comments on Ash. You have probably heard some of Robert L. Ripley's "Believe It or Not" short subjects for Vitaphone, but have you recognized the music wFiich accompanies them? It is an old song, written by Harry Richman and Agner Silver, called "I Don't Believe It, But Say It Again."' "Rip" admits that he has been called a liar more times than any man living, so the music of the song is regarded as suitable for playing with his shorts in spite of the fact that "Rip" has the proof for every statement he makes in his "Vitaphone shorts and in his cartoons. The two alleys leading to the stage door of Loew's Fox Great Lakes theatre, Buffalo, N. Y., have been named "Wesley Eddy Lane" and "Wild Oscar Alley," in honor of the theatre's master of ceremonies and organist, respectively. Did you know that Al Mitchell, well known master of ceremonies, opened Frida}-, .^pril 10, as featured organist at the Loew's "Valencia, Jamaica, Long Island? Miss Edith Schoenfeld has been assigned as featured organist at Fox's Academy of Music and will feature song slides shortly. Lou Forbes, leader of the Saenger Grand Orchestra, New Orleans, will hereafter direct both the orchestra and stageband, succeeding Eddie O'Rourke, m. c. Lou will also act as master of ceremonies. With Bobby Crawford at the helm, things are running smoothly at the DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc., song factory. Though } Ounger in years than many of his competitors in the field, Bobby has about the longest string of song hits to his credit of any of the others. Dropped in to see George Piantidosi, general manager for Phil Kornheiser, Inc., and George says things look great for "Dreaming of My Indiana Sweetheart," "Stories" and the new Al Piantidosi novelty song, "There Goes a Horse." Abe Oleman, president of Oleman Music, is justly enthusiastic over "Whispering" and "I Found What I Wanted in You," the firm's leading songs. The entire force at Santly Brothers, Inc., celebrated the firm's second anniversarj' at the Hollywood Restaurant last Saturday. Congratulations and all best wishes for many more anniversaries, Santly Brothers. It is rumored that little Jackie Kaderly, half of the organ team of Jackie & Jean, who played at the Paramount, Denver, has recently been married. Nothing definite on it, but Eloise (Jean) Rowan is now featured alone at the Denver theatre, Denver, and Stuart Barrie is featured at the Paramount. Eddie Schwartz, organist, played at the Regent, Bronx, for the past week. Hope you're enjoying the beautiful (?) spring weather we've been having lately. S'long.