Exhibitors Herald World (Jul-Sep 1930)

August 9, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD -WORLD 51 Before the Mike By BOBBY MELLIN Don't bet on Pat — Speculation as to whether Pat, WBBM's sport announcer, gives his play by play descriptions of out of town Cub's games from the studio or on the field in the city where the game is being played, continues to lose money for baseball fans and keep all the phones in the studio going top speed. One Sunday afternoon Pat was describing a game from wired reports received on the special baseball ticker in the studio and 3 people answering phones counted 105 calls in one hour. About one third of them were checking on a bet that Pat was in Boston. They lost. # « « Billy Stein, of the Music Corporation of America, informs me that our good friend Louis Panico, the ace trumpeter of all trumpists, is knocking 'em dead playing one night stands. — Coon-Sanders orchestra will return to the WGN wire when they revert back to the Blackhawk Cafe this fall. — The Apollo Quartette, one of Chicago's finest male quartettes, will soon be heard over one of the big chains in the near future. « « * Meet Clarence Parrish, one of the most versatile men in the music business. His title is Western Manager for the Witmark office. Besides that among other things he is a singer, piano player, professional man and road salesman. And he has added to this list, radio artist, having demonstrated his vocal ability over station WSBC. — Harold Fair, program director and announcer, is vacationing in his home town. Council Bluffs, Iowa. They say, however that Harold is not just a "fair" announcer but really excellent. « « » Ben Simon is the member of WGN's symphonic orchestra, who is responsible for the unique violin effects for which the orchestra is becoming famous. When not thinking up trick violin arrangements, Ben busies himself trying to make the other members of the orchestra believe he can really play the game of checkers. Ben was formerly conductor of the Roosevelt Theatre Symphonic orchestra, and is considered to be one of the best concert violinists in the United States. « # « Al Carney, popular radio organist, will appear daily, excepting Sunday, in a half hour program of organ music from the Chicago NBC studios, 11 :00 to 11:30 a. m. Central daylight saving time. Al's series of programs started recently, and the broadcast will be heard through a wide NBC network. He was a familiar figure at station WHT at one time and is known to practically every radio fan from coast to coast. Lots of luck to you, AI, old boy. « * « A. W. (Sen) Kaney, radio's old timer, is boasting these days that there is no danger of his being late for a microphone appearance, even if he lingers on the Rogers Park Beach longer than he ordinarily might. The reason is a new, roaring vehicle of transportation, otherwise a new eight cylinder sedan, some five years old. It only cost him twentyfive dollars — but it works— anyway, at present. Sen says he don't like these new low slung cars, but why does he buy himself a German daschhound ? Alex Robb is one NBC department head that Isn't worrying about Chicago heat-waves these days. However, he is vitally interested in California weather. The secret is he's on leave of absence during the making of Amos 'n' Andy's picture in Hollywood, in which he will play the part of the "Kingfish." Alex is credited with having "discovered" the radio favorites, and was their manager for a number of years. * « # The Wanderers, a male quarette under the personal supervision of the one and only Eddie Frekmann, are having a great time, if I can believe what Eddie tells me. It seems that Mr. So and So, who is the head of the Palmolive Company heard the Wanderers air their tonsils and immediately hired them to entertain his guests aboard his yacht. They ate, drank and made merry with the elite of the forty-thousand and came back with their pockets filled with soap. It looks like they made a clean job of it. STAGE SHOWS {Continued from preceding page, column 3) feminine admirers miss a beat as he steps before the footlights with his dazzling smile and a gracious bow. After singing all his latest song hits, including "I'm in the Market for You," "Walking with Susie," "St. Louis Blues" and others, he finds the audience demanding more, but after three curtain calls they are finally quieted when he steps before the footlights, thanks the crowd for their reception and adds a few words of greeting from his fellow Philadelphians, Janet Gaynor and El Brendel. The Belcher Dancers prove to be one of the best dancing units seen for a long time. All of the members of the ensemble are very young and radiate such an impression of the joy of living that it is a pleasure to watch them. Their dance in brilliant I>easant costumes of orange and blue to the strains of a Hungarian Rhapsody is enthusiastically applauded. New York Capitol Week Ending August 8 The Invitation to the Dance, devised and staged by Chester Hale under the personal supervision of Louis K. Sidney, features Joyce Coles, Ivan Triesault, Carlo Ferretti, Philip Tiltman and Capitol Ballet Corps. Costumes of colonial days, several of the most popular of the old fashioned minuets, and a charming setting, are the keynotes of this wholly delightful stage presentation. The lighting effects are particularly good, adding much to the scene. Joyce Coles, supported by the ballet corps, is the most attractive little dancer wooed by the clown, who extends the invitation to the dance to all the devotees of terpsichore. For the lover of the aesthetic in dancing this is a treat. The popular leader of the Capitol orchestra, Yasha Bunchuk, just returned from vacation, conducts the "Leoncavallo's Melodies," his own compilation of interpreted medleys, in his usual incisive manner. St. Louis Fox Week Ending August 7 Al Lyons makes his local debut as master of ceremonies at the Fox this week and is to remain throughout August according to the present plans of the management. He is an accomplished musician and possesses a good stage personality. Fanchon & Marco's revue "City Service" is the stage offering of the week. It is a novelty entertainment idea and well received. The entertainers include: Sharpio & O'Malley, Sev Maza, Eddie Lament, De Quincey & Stanley, George Jager, Frank Sterling and the Sunkist Ensemble. Cincinnati Albee Week Ending August 8 To start off R K O month, the Albee is headlining Little Jack Little, former radio pianist and vocalist of WLW, local broadcasting station. Little is really a resident of Cincinnati. He places a microphone on the piano at one side of the proscenium arch and his songs reach the audience through a loudspeaker at the other side of the theatre. He features his own composition, "I'm Needing You," using (Contimied on next page, column 3) ATTENTION ORGANISTS! HAVE YOU YOUR NEXT WEEK'S SOLO? If You Haven't I Have! Write for cue sheets on : "A GOLFING WE WILL GO" "GLORIFYING THE AMERICAN SONG" Two Sure-Fire Organ Solos KAE STUDIOS, 125 W. 45th St. MILTON KAE NEW YORK CIT\ WITA\AKK. PKEytAITATIOAIJ^ AND /AATEMAL FOK OKGkn\J^TJ^ SMALL CHORUS SETS DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES The "ace" ballad of the season. Sure-fire for community singing. TWO SMASH SONGS from WARNER BROS. Films KISS WALTZ from "Dancing Sweeties" and NOBODY CARES IF I'l BLUE from "Bright Lights" AND AND AND Rudy Vallee's current sensational smash hit UVING A LIFE OF DREAMS Novelty Sets for Talking or "Mike" Organists "TAKE ALONG A LITTLE LOVE" and "WASN'T IT NICE" Short, Breezy and Interesting Novelties Still Going Strong WRITE. FOP. ADD. INFORMATION wTA/A WARD Vita PHONE" reo'd trade mark n.WITMAKKeZ/'ONy: 16 5 9 B R O A P "' * ^