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October 29, 1927
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EXHIBITORS HERALD
Albert F. Brown, Granada and Nlarbo, Chicago
Brown Offers Playlet Based on Popular Melodies
Routine of presentation given herewith
By A. RAYMOND GALLO
Albert F. Brown, prominent and popular organist and originator of the Organ Scrim Presentations, scores again with a delightful playlet woven around three popular songs.
The manner in which this talented organist writes special lyrics to creat a situation or finale helps to hold the continuity and build the story angle about his presentations that result in a decided interest that makes this type of organ entertainment most desirable. He makes no intent at anything risque, but instead moulds either a hit of sagacity or moral into the scheme of his solos that keeps them keenly refreshing.
In this playlet Brown has struck a keynote of organ entertainment that places the prestige of both the organ and organist to a finer plane and a greater box office attraction that it heretofore ever enjoyed.
Introduction chorus of “Side By Side” during the following three announcement slides:
A DRAMA OF SONG entitled
“HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF LIFE”
Featuring in Song Three Popidar Songs Side By Side A Night In June Broken Hearted CAST
Cowboy Optimist
Fenton MacAvoy
A Tenderfoot Joe Manny
The Boy Jack Goodwin
The Girl Mary Allen
(At right of stage a camp scene at night is faded in and a cowboy is seen standing, and the tenderfoot seated near the fire: Cowboy singing.)
Oh zve ain’t got a barrel of money
Maybe we’re ragged and funny
But we’ll travel along Singing a song, Side By Side
Don’t know what’s coming tomorrow
Maybe it’s trouble and sorrow
But we’ll travel the road Sharing our load, Side By Side
Thru all kinds of weather What if the sky should fall Just as long as we’re together
It doesn’t matter at all
When they’ve all had their quarrels
And parted, we’ll be the same as W e started.
*
(* Indicates when scene starts fading in or out) Just travelin’ along, singing a song Side By Side
(Scene fade out as at left stage a flower arbor fades in and a boy and girl is seen: Boy Sings)
Give me a night in June Beneath the moon With you just you A place to dream To love and scheme A paradise for two
My only wish is
To taste your sweet kisses
**(Fade out Arbor)
Give me a night in June Beneath the moon With you just ***you ( Camp scene fade in; position of characters reversed. T enderfoot standing and Cowboy seated sings: last eight measures of Side By Side)
When they’ve all had their quarrels and parted We’ll be the same as we started
Just travelin’ along Singing a song, Side By Side.
(Tenderfoot recites verse of Broken Hearted to meter of music as Cowboy gazes at fire in a meditative mood.)
Standing alone on the highway
I met a boy that I knew He said . . if you’re going my way
I have a story for you You know of my old girl M ary
You’ve heard of my old pal Jim
***
Look over there I’ll show you where
You’ll find her spooning with him
(Flash back of girl and boy spooning in arbor just long enough to be seen for first slide of chorus which tenderfoot sings.)
There she is my old gal And there he is my old pal **
And here am I . . broken hearted
(Fade out arbor)
Mine in May his in June She forgot mighty soon And here am I . . broken hearted
The last time that we said goodbye
I knew that she was through
It’s bad enough that I lost her
I had to lose him too
There they go in their joy Happy girl, lucky boy And here am I . . broken hearted
(Repeat last sixteen measures)
The last time that we said goodbye
I knew that she was through
It’s bad enough that I lost her
I had to lose him to.
***(Fade in wedding scene couple kneeling at altar) There they stand Side By Side
Lucky groom Happy bride **(Fade out scene at altar) And here am I broken hearted
(Cowboy takes up these lyrics to first sixteen measures of Side By Side)
As we all go a-trav’lin’ Life’s Highways Sometimes we find that its Byways
Are rough for awhile So carry a smile . . Side By Side
**(Fade in zvedding scene, couple rises from their knees while large wedding bell is lighted up with miniature lamps as minister is seen pantomiming end of ceremony)
Life for TODAY may have sorrow
Then bring you gladness TOMORROW So the best thing to do is KEEP SMILING THRU