Exhibitors Herald (1926)

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40 EXHIBITORS HERALD December 11, 1926 L.-T. Chain Adds Another Novelty Ukulele Ike Does Two Big Weeks at Plunkett’s Strand (Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, Dec. 7. — “Ukulele Ike,” king of the uke, sometimes known as Cliff Edwards, is back at the Strand theatre this week. Popular demand has brought this star to Joseph Plunkett’s Frolic for his third engagement. Presenting an entirely new program Edwards keeps his audience applauding from the time he makes an entrance and for fully five minutes after he leaves the stage. Some of the numbers offered Cliff Edwards were comic, while others had strains of sentiment. Being a good showman and a clever entertainer, “Ukulele Ike” knows how to please and the crowd at the box office tells the story. Broadway producers have been clamoring for Edwards’ service, but since his entrance into the presentation field he has been one of its biggest boosters and has passed up several attractive Broadway offers to continue in this end of the business. Plunkett is holding him over for a second week at the Strand, and from the looks of things “Ukulele Ike” is again to be the greatest presentation attraction offered in this theatre to date. Seems This Show Came Near Passing Chicago Up Reports on the Chicago Rialto are to the effect that when Paul Whiteman learned Ash at the Oriental intended featuring “The Rhapsody in Blue,” the same week Whiteman, also featuring it, was to open in Chicago, there was a “How come?” wire from Whiteman before the jazz king arrived. The report goes that Ash did some long distance telephoning and a lot of explaining before Whiteman agreed everything would be all right. And even so, the line about “The Rhapsody in Blue” was dragged out of the newspaper ads for the Oriental before the week was old. Tragedy Hits Performer But He Goes Into Show Last Thursday morning Walter Vernon, eccentric dancer in the Chicago Central Park show, received a wire from a sister in Detroit telling him of the death of his father and mother in an automobile crash. Though dazed with grief by the news Vernon went into the first evening show and stopped it with excellent work. He worked the second show also, and then left for Detroit. George Givot Returns to Presentation Stage (Special to the Herald) DETROIT, Dec. 7. — George Givot, singing-dancing comedian who has built an enviable reputation in the presentation field, opened at the State, Publix house, last Sunday. Recently Givot took a vacation from presentation and went East for an engagement in the “Follies.” His first date on returning to the picture houses was played at the Central Park, Chicago. Lucille Middleton Goes Home; Will Rest Awhile Lucille Middleton, dancer who for more than a year has been featured in a fan dance in de luxe motion picture theatre presentations, has gone to her home in Kansas City for a rest. Her most recent engagement was at the Stanley, Philadelphia. Austin to Play D. C. Met (Special to the Herald) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 7.— Gene Austin is scheduled to play the Metropolitan here the week of December 12. Girl Band On Stage Is New Chicago Try Novelty Is Constantly Sought — New Jazz Unit Furnishes It On L. T. Circuit Chicago, which has developed more presentation novelties than any other American city, is trying a new one in Elena Moneak’s girl jazz band, circuited over the HardingSenate-Belmont string of Lubliner and Trinz houses. The unit played its first week at the Harding, last week, and is at the Senate this week. Jazz bands made up exclusively of women are not new, and many such units have played presentation picture theatres about the country. Few, if any, however, have had a try at the circuits in the larger cities. A three-house circuit is a great field for a male jazz aggregation. It is a still greater one for a unit made up entirely of women. Novelty Played to Draw First in the list of reasons for featuring a girl unit is novelty. Second is ability to give new — or at least different —values to music. Nothing startlingly new can be reported about the Moneak unit’s manner. Whether the novelty of the act will last long or not so long rests with the patrons of the houses to be played. Following is a detailed report on the Harding show for the week ending December S: Two girls as heralds carrying trumpets did a lead into the show out in front of the main drapes. Main drapes parted and Ruth Gillette as mistress of ceremonies spoke an introduction for Miss Moneak. The band opened with “Mary Lou,” of which the drummer sang a chorus. This singing bit was not so good. The band closed the number fast and hot. Jack Sidney, in comedy full dress, stepped on at this point and did a couple of gags. Then Miss Gillette sang “I Can’t Get Over a Boy Like You,” etc.” On the second chorus 8 chorus boys, in full dress and carrying sticks, came on and added their voices to that of Miss Gillette. It was revue stuff and looked better than it sounded. A couple of the boys sang so flat they almost ruined the harmonies the others made. To close this number, the boys and Miss Gillette did a section of neat dancing. Susette and Jose, both beautifully costumed, followed with a tango that went over well. Morton and Mayo, next up, did their well known comedy song and eccentric dance number, landing solidly. A new one in this part of their act is Mayo’s rolling Morton off the apron into the orchestra pit. This was good for a great laugh. Jack Sidney followed Morton and Mayo with “She Knows Her Onions,” in which he was joined farther down by the eight girls as country lasses in gingham. To close this turn the