Exhibitors Herald (1927)

December 3, 1927 EXHIBITORS HERALD 45 then put on one of his own specialties, “Every Way You Go.” and this leader’s appealing voice is making many follower's for him. The finale, “Give Me a Night in June,” sung by that well liked and picturesque Ilomay Bailey, which artist has a finely well trained voice, had a golden atmosphere with electrically lighted golden saxophones seemingly being played by each member of this week’s show except Joe Anderson, who, of course, had to do some fancy dance steps. Chicago Uptown Week Ending November 27 “Flyin’ High” (the same show which was at the Chicago theatre last week) was Frankie Masters’ new show this week. Heller and Riley were the featured acts. The show opened to the tune of “Lucky Lindy,” as Masters enters in a neat appearing white and silver aviator’s uniform. He announces a band number, “Walkin’ on Air,” in which he offers a very nice banjo and singing solo to a good hand. As the back curtain rises, depicting a fine scene of Lindy’s plane, winging its way over the ocean, Ruth Elder’s 12 little sisters enter in cute, abbreviated aviatrix costumes, and offer a clever tap routine. The orchestra next plays “Stars and Stripes Forever,” as two small planes are lowered. This receives a fine hand. Jerrie, that marvelous accordionist and dancer, who has been reported many times, receives a very good hand and an encore for his playing and his slow motion dance of the Black Bottom. Helene Heller next enters and sings “You Who, That’s Who,” in which she interpolates other popular tunes. She was very well received. As Frankie is making an announcement, George Riley interrupts and tells stories. After he pulls a number of these and has the audience in a happy mood, he and Helene eing “Under the Moon” very pleasingly. The audience wanted more, but as George was in the next bit. Masters started to sing “Way Back When,” as the Florodora Sextette, composed of six of the musicians, sing. This gets many laughs and when illustrated slides are shown and a man in an oversize dress suit sings in a husky voice, the audience is rolling out of seats. George Riley was running up and down the aisles as a candy vender. Next the Hungry Five played “Augustine” until Riley, as a cop, chased them. This was all a lot of hokum, but the audience ate it up. Erner and Fisher, the hick dance team that stopped the show at the Chicago theatre, last week, again stopped the show and took two encores. Geraldine and Joe, two little children, sing “Miss Annabelle Lee” pleasingly. Little Geraldine next sings “My Man” and when Joie enters and they do an Apache dance they stop the show. Joe Herbert enters and sings pleasingly, “Up in an Airplane With You,” as a large plane with propeller whirling is lowered and the 12 aviatrices do a good routine. At this time two girl aerialists, hanging by their teeth from miniature planes, whirl around as entire company enters stage. A very nice show and it was well received. Chicago Sheridan Week Ending November 27 The show produced by Verne Buck and Roy C. McMullen this week was called “Verne's Thanksgiving Festival” and was about the best show they have yet offered. The opening was a full stage set with the back curtain decorated with a large Turkey, Pumpkins, etc., very artistically arranged. Buck, leading the boys in a popular number, opens the 6how. Eddie Mathews was the first on the bill, and for a versatile dancer, Eddie is hard to beat. He first offered a rifle drill while dancing that was well done and received good applause. He finished with a fast acrobatic dance that also got a fine hand. Myrtle Lansing next offered “Just Once Again” and “Blue Heaven” in a pleasing manner which earned her a good hand. The band followed with a fine arrangement of “At Dawning,” by Luch Hiatt, the trombonist. This was very well received. Baker and Gray, two young ladies, are next. One enters as a vampire and sings a vampire song. She receives a fairly good hand. The other young lady enters in a pretty Spanish costume and they both joke and then sing “Listen to the Mocking Bird” for a finish. This earned them an encore in which they sang “Caroline.” Papino and Carthe, late stars with Ted Lewis, offer a very well performed ballroom waltz which was well received, and they follow this with a new dance called “The Varsity Drag” ; this stopped the show and they were forced to encore. Buck next announces a Gus Kahn arrangement of “I’ll Think of You,” which Frank Wilson 6ings, as only he can. He stops the show, as he always does, and is forced to encore. A1 Moulding plays a very good solo of this number on his baritone saxophone and receives a very good hand. Brendt Hayes, of the Royal Mounted Police, enters in full dress uniform and plays a piccolo obbligato on a banjo as the orchestra play a Dixie chorus. This was very well received, and when Hayes played “The Barcarolle,” seemingly on two instruments, he stopped the show and earned two encores and many bows. Brendt Hayes is the best banjoist this reporter has ever had the pleasure of hearing. Maurice and Vincent, two fashion plates, next enter in comedy clothes and offer some very good comedy acrobatics that had them all roaring. For an encore Maurice and Verne Buck did some comedy work that had the audience rolling from their seats. It surely was laughable to see the immaculate Verne Buck with his hair all mussed and sprawling all over with Maurice. The audience wanted more, but it was enough for Buck, so he announced a request of the Milenberg Joys. At this time back curtain on bridge raises disclosing Hal Hiatt in a scarecrow costume in a wheatfield setting. When the orchestra plays “These Joys,” Hal comes to life and plays his clarinet. This boy surely is a master of the clarinet. Buck assists on the second chorus and they stop the show and take two encores. This was very unusual, inasmuch as it was the finale. Chicago Stratford Week Ending November 29 This week’s stage show at the Stratford was an extremely good combination of singing, dancing, music; and clowning by Ted Leary, who always makes ’em laugh. Maurie Hilibloom and his band opened the show playing “Hello Cutie” as the Keith Girls came out doing a review, and joined hands to play “Ring Around the Rosie” with Maurie. The set was composed of a striking checkered yellow and white platform for the orchestra, with a backdrop of blue portals. Bernie Grossman, song writer, came next singing a number of his own compositions, “Here Comes My Sugar,” “How Can I Call You Sweetheart After I’ve Called You Friend,” and the “Blue Song,” which were all very well received. Hays and Collins followed with fast soft shoe, tap and eccentric dancing, to some excellent music by the orchestra. The Keith Girls next did a slow motion dance to the music of “A Russian Lullaby,” after which the Stratford Syncopators played “An Arabian Romance.” Then came Christy and Dunn who kept them all laughing with their cross-fire of snappy chatter ; and when Ted Leary sang “A Night in June” the response was, as usual, great. Although this week’s program seemed just a little short it was fast, clever, and pleasing. Others who are going to kill their shows by making them too long and not quite so good should follow examples like the Stratford. Chicago Capitol Week Ending November 27 Husk O’Hare and His Jumping Jacks presented for this week’s program some snappy, unified entertainment entitled, “On the High Seas.” The show opens with three sailors and two girls in sailor garb on front-stage singing “Dream Girl” as the orchestra, which is obscured by a drop, plays for them. A Japanese toe dancer comes gracefully out to do a few steps, and then one of the sailors and one of the girls sing “An Old Guitar and an Old Refrain.” The group next sings “Under the Moon,” and while a torrid Hawaiian number is played a dancer snakes out doing a “Hula.” The drop is raised and Husk O'Hare steps out “on deck” as the captain and announces “Heaven Help the Sailor on a Night Like This,” which is gingerly played and which receives a good hand. Mack and Long do a swell gun drill to the music of “The March of the Wooden Soldiers,” which is well applauded. “A Pair of Jacks and a Queen” next broadcast from the stage, singing “My Idea of Heaven,” “Then We’ll Be Over,” “Meet Me in Dreamland,” and “At Dawning.” There wasn’t any static and this radio number went over big. The boy who tickled the ivories was clever, and the other two could really sing. Dick Kennedy followed with some novelty acrobatic dancing that brought gasps and applause from everyone. He was called out again and again. The girls some on to do a hornpipe, and a very pretty skaters’ waltz and “Stars and Stripes Forever” follows as the Finale. HARM and NEE “Those Two Cadets ” Now Playing B. F. Keith and Orpheum Circuits lir tEi Direction — Earl & Perkins, Chicago CJjeatre ©fotrsep Francis KROMAR pleating forth <2£rgane JWusrtfe at pe (^rpfjeum Circuits NORMAN STEPPE Conductor and Master of Ceremonies PROVED A BOX-OFFICE SUCCESS AT The PICCADILLY and EMBASSY THEATRES CHICAGO Ferrel DANCING DEWEES DO THEY DANCE— AND HOW! Formerly Featured in a PUBLIX BANDSFIOW Now Touring B. & K. and L. & T. Theatres Direction — William Morris Agency Paul