Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

October 25, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD -WORLD 51 STAGE SHOWS (Continued from prec Apache dance that is a wow ! These two are finished performers and they are scoring heavily just about stopping the show at every performance. Herbst and Vogt, male team, tell some stories, new, risque and old, their offering being but fair. Three Stepping Kings, Negro boys, do some tap dancing par excellence. These boys show some whirlwind stuff, and each solos with some extremely difficult 6teps. They are being very well received. San Antonio Texas Week Ending October 16 "School Days," is the name of the Publix produced stage show unit on the boards at the Texa3 theatre this week. "Vic" Insirilo and his Monarchs of Melody are again seen upon the stage and put some novel ideas into this timely revue. Featured in the acts on this week's bill of fare is as follows : George Reily, the Prince of Pep, did several song numbers that went over real well ; Helen McFarland, petite miss, showed the natives that she can dance and play the xylophone at the same time which proved her a very clever and talented musician ; Lester Rendaire was above the average as an entertainer with his new and eccentric dance 6teps which pleased the patrons who in turn responded with a round of applause, and last but not least came the Texas Co-Eds, a dozen classy steppers going through some new dance steps which brought the presentation to a close with all of the acts on the stage setting for the finale. Ernest Hauser and the Texas Grand Symphony Orchestra, played as their overture selections from the musical comedy, "Rio Rita," which was warmly received by those who really appreciate classical music. Kansas City Mainstreet Week Ending October 10 The EKO bill at the Mainstreet gave the radio fans of Kansas City a treat in the personal appearance of the Roxy Gang, one of the first radio groups to gain fame. The four members who appear on the bill are Jeanne Mignolet, Adelaide DeLoca, Harold Clyde Wright, and John Griffin. The quartette presents "Songs of Yesterday and Today," some of which are. solo numbers, and some ensembles. Victor Herbert's "Italian Street Song" is one of the most enjoyable. "Mighty Like a Rose" proves popular also. The offering is one of semiclassical numbers and favorite old songs. The act is lavishly staged and very creditably performed, and proves popular as well. Walter Walters and Company offers a ventriloquist act. A map and a woman manipulate three life-sized dolls and get their full share of the laughs on the program. The act, though an old and much-used idea, is done with enough originality to render it interesting. This is one act that the kiddies in the audience enjoyed as much as their parents did. Will Higgie's act is a dancing performance. Higgie dances in a way to bring down much applause upon his head. He has one novel number In Russian costume, which he calls an Americanized Russian dance. The assisting "Bevy of Beauties" were five young women who stepped about in a lively manner. They did a rifle drill and an ankle-and-wrist bell number and several others. A dazzling and bespangled blonde led the last dance. Milo, who appeared on the program with numerous question marks after his name, turned out to be a hobo with a gift at whistling. It was quite a gift too, take it from us. He could imitate a whole countryside, cows, chickens, birds, horses, locomotives, as well as a lot of things that are found in the city, namely string quartettes and tires blowing out. It was a good act. Detroit Michigan Week Ending October 18 Working with only a stage band and no announcements as the result of there being no master of ceremonies, the Publix "Ole Virginny" unit opens In a quaint and pleasing manner. The California Crooners, three sweet-singing chaps of neat appearance, open the show and continue to make their presence known throughout. Slim Timblin and Company, working blackface, succeed in enticing a lot of laughs with a series of ancient and proven jokes, rounding out their performance with Slim in the role of a colored zge, column 3) minister preaching from a telephone book. Pauline Gaskins, a charming miss of more than attractive appearance, offers a couple of good dance numbers. The Mary Read Tiller girls feature three routines, and make one wish for something new in the way of unit dancing. Arthur Gutow at the organ offers a community singing bee which causes the customers to lift their voices in spite of the fact that this type of amusement has about overswung its cycle. The Michigan Symphony, Eduard Werner conducting, plays a medley of Oriental tunes. "Those Three French Girls" is the screen feature, no doubt attracting the large audiences more from the sound of the title and the type of advertisements used locally than from the true worth of the play. Kansas City Pant ages Week Ending October 17 The Fanchon and Marco "Green Devil Idea" displayed some fantastic and beautiful stage effects besides incorporating several acts of genuinely good entertainment. Oriental and bizarre effects were prominent. These "Ideas" show a consistent care and artistry in staging which is a credit to vaudeville. They are miles ahead of many of the careless and flat stage bills to be seen as the usual vaudeville run. The idea this week opened with a song by a woman, personifying Fate. Two green devils pulled her through the curtain, which rose to disclose a stage orchestra in green sweaters and green devil skull caps with horns. One of the most amusing specialties was provided by a violin player from the orchestra, who made his violin talk in a very realistic manner. His performance drew more laughs than any other part of the bill. Three adagio dancers presented what effected to be a brutal dance, with cracking whip and much display of masculine muscles draped in primitive skins. KAE STUDIOS presents "LETS BEJJNUSUAL" "LET'S DO SOME IMITATIONS" 'GLORIFYING THE AMERICAN SONG" "A GOLFING_WE WILL GO" Organ Solos FOR EVERY ORGANIST— FOR EVERY AUDIENCE WRITE or WIRE for cue theets. MILTON KAE KAE STUDIOS 125 W. 45th St., N. Y. C. EARLE ESTES Publix B & K Gateway Theatre, Chicago Organ Novelties Accordion Saxophone The Organist With Not Only "IT" But "THEM" HELLO, EVERYBODY— Dropped into Harm's the other day and found Will Rockwell all smiles, in fact even more congenial than is his wont. Naturally I asked why and Will said that the firm never had a catalog any better than the present one. I told Will to elucidate and Will elucidated — with the following: Harms, Inc., announce publication of the songs in the Amos 'n' Andy picture, "Check and Double Check," which have already demonstrated to preview audiences the real indications of sure-fire hits. . . . The standout number of the score is "Three Little Words," by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar. Prominently featured are "Nobody Knows But the Lord," "Old Man Blues" and "Ring Dem Bells." The last named numbers are by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills. Aside from the merit possessed by the songs themselves it is expected that public interest in Amos V Andy will help their sale materially. Will went on and on (I have never seen such enthusiasm), but if I chronicled everything he said about the firm's songs, I'd fill this column, so I sneaked out when he wasn't looking. . . . Pat J. Flaherty, organizer, vicepresident and general manager of the Red Star Music Company, Inc., subsidiary of the Fox Film corporation, who resigned on October 1st, will shortly announce the formation of a new music publishing venture. Mr. Flaherty, it is reported, has secured unlimited financial backing and expects to begin operations with his own music publishing firm about December 1st. A difference of opinion with Fox executives on the alloting of musical scores such as "Sunnyside Up," "Just Imagine" and the forthcoming George and Ira Gershwin film production to De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., to T. B. Harms, Inc., is believed to have been the reason in back of Mr. Flaherty's leaving the Red Star. . . . Ira Schuster, professional manager, and Bob Miller, band and orchestra manager, have just returned from a flyinjj business trip west in the interests of M. Witmark & Sons. Their itinerary included the four large cities between here and Chicago and the elapsed time for the entire trip was only three days. . . . Bibo-Lang, music publishers, have a catalog of fine numbers now, the best, I believe, is "Gee But I'm Lonesome Tonight." . . . Mickey Guy is the author of both music and lyrics. The fact that after a show closes, the melody still lingers on, is amply demonstrated by the recent insertion of "So Beats My Heart for You" by the Shuberts in their "Street Singer." now on the road. HAVE YOU MET? Miss Riva Kaye, who is the young lady in charge of the Organist Service Department of Santly Bros., was born on August 3rd (6he loves candy), (all the persuasion in the world couldn't get the year from her, and isn't that just like a woman). Anyway, Riva was born in Baltimore, Md., and received part of her education in that city and the rest (which is plenty) in New York. Her first try at a job was at Leo Feist, Inc., and she was assigned as steno to Lester Santly. who at that time was Special Service Manager of Feist's. She must have been good, because she worked for Les and the firm for the next five Riva Kaye years of her life or until the three Santly brothers decided to put their lot together and open a music publishing firm of their own. Miss Kaye was promptly given a position in the newly organized firm as private secretary to Harry Link. She has held down that post very well and has recently been promoted to her present position.