Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

50 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD November 29, 1930 a You Can't Go Wrong With Any Feist Song" I'LL BE BLUE JUST THINKING OF YOU SWEETHEART OF MY STUDENT DAYS UKULELE MOON DOWN THE RIVER OF GOLDEN DREAMS I'LL STILL BELONG TO YOU (from "Whoopee") WHAT'S THE USE MY LOVE FOP» YOU THE SONG OF THE NAVY YOU'RE ONE IN A MILLION TQ ME IF I HAD A GIRL LIKE YOU IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY AROUND THE CORNER WHISTLING THE BLUES AWAY (From "Half Shot At Sunrise") Leo Feist, Inc. 56 Cooper Square New York, N. Y. STAGE SHOWS (Continued from preceding page, column 1) chestra, violins, piano and drums each in turn taking up the melody with the lights upon them as they carry the melody. Jean Carr, youthful dancer who calls her part of the stage program "Today and Yesterday" presents a bit of finery in dancing and then introduces her mother and her father, each of whom in turn do tap dances, later joining their daughter in a trio tap dance number. Miss Carr wears a costume consisting of a silver and pink bodice and flare skirt of yellow and green. She wears her hair long hanging below the nape of her neck. Del Chain and Artie Conroy join in a soliloquy on "love making," then burlesque mental telepathy and close their act with a freak musical instrument stunt, ukelele and xylophone, playing part of the time in the dark and having a flashlight glow on the beat of the rhythm. Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields, climaxing the stage performances also star among them. Their stage appurtenances are beautiful and besides the drops backstage include transparent and translucent screens. Their solos and duets are new here and include a "Lulu Belle" number, a satire on "The Command to Love" a number of Seeley ballads and dance numbers. Their Southern dialect and easy stage manner win them quickly as the favorites in the vaudeville presentation of the week. Omaha World Week Ending November 21 Frank Horek, director of the World band and master of ceremonies at the Omaha World opens this week's stage attractions with an overture, hits from "Strike Up the Band," "Sweet Adeline," and "Sons o'Guns." Cornet duets and saxaphone trios feature in these hits. These are played in the pit. After the news flashes and coming week's attractions are projected upon the screen, the band appears upon the 6tage and plays a novelty, "Hey, Hey, Have You Had Your Corn Today?" The Eight Marie Peterson Girls, with black plumage headdresses and much plumage at their hips as features of their otherwise abbreviated costumes, present a tap dance. Three colored men, following light effects to imitate lightning flashes, appear front stage and with the band accompanying do the Charleston. Featuring their act is a tap to rat-tattat of the "Chicago machine gun." Orville Rennie, introduced as the late star of the "Student Prince" sings "Deep in My Heart," "The Night You Told Me Those Little White Lies," "Kiss Me, Sweetheart," and other selections, a varied program, concluding with "Lis Lee," as "Sung by Al Jolson." Frank Horek assumes the role of a Hindu in his harem with the Peterson girls about him dressed in costumes to affect the garb of India. Oriental fans and gilded vases add to the atmosphere. They present an interpretative dance. Their black and silver costumes find a beautiful setting in the silver panels in front of each orchestra player's position at the rear of the stage. Hyde and Bnrrill present a comedy act, with subtle humor, clowning and using specially built musical instruments— a violin and bow that fall apart ; a cornet with a key that explodes and megaphone end made of rubber ; a bass viol that wabbles its neck, "flaps its wings" and "lays and egg." Bee Hee Rubyatte and company, eight men, in attractive Roman setting and gladiator costumes present an unusual tumbling act and act that shows supreme muscular strength. Pyramids are built and acrobatic feats extraordinary are performed, winning much applause. Philadelphia Earle Week Ending November 28 The fast-moving stage show at the Earle this week ie called "House Party" starring Frankie Richardson in person. The show is under the direction of Jay Mills, master of ceremonies, and there is not a dull moment in it. The Earle Concert Orchestra under the leadership of David Ross plays selections from the comic opera "Sari." The sixteen Earle Rockets in white satin and tinsel, accompanied by the Earle Stage Band, lead off with a charming dance. A young comedian introduced by Jay Mills as Winnie Lightner'e brother Frank, after some rather forced wise cracking contributes a comic dance. The Earle Theatre Stock Company, starring Jay Mills, offers a short skit that was greeted with applause. Joe Altey, one of Jay Mills' "discoveries," gives a unique dance followed by a perfectly-timed "shadow (Continued on next page, column 2) Before the Mike By BOBBY MELLIN Jean Paul King, Chicago NBC announcer, finds that his past is catching up with him. Jean recently proudly exhibited a copy of the high school paper from Tacoma, Washington, where he graduated from High School, containing a long story on his radio work. But the eagle eyed reporter caught a paragraph tucked away at the bottom of his column. The paragraph read : "In the 'Senior Bunko Election' King was selected by his classmates as the 'greatest f u s s e r, noisiest, minds everybody's business, and 6econd best bluffer and orator." The radio work of this superb announcer has en Jean Paul King deared him to thousands of listeners, and has won for him a warm spot in the hearts of all those who have heard him over the air. » « * The golden voice of Frankie Sylvano, who is featured at the Music Box (formerly the Cinderella Cafe) can now be heard over station WIBO. Frankie has a great personality and should be a big drawing card at this south side cafe. . . . Wendall Hall, the red-headed music maker is featured thrice weekly over the NBC chain, in a new program of songs and chatter. * * * George Devron, who is the conductor of Terrace Garden's orchestra, is responsible for the unique violin effects for which the orchestra ia fast becoming famous. When not thinking up trick violin arrangements, George busies himself trying to make the other members of the band believe he can play checkers. George leaves the Terrace Gardens December 3 for southern parte, but we hope that he won't stay away a long time, for he is always welcome in "these here parts." * * • Promptly at midnight, the WBBM Nutty Club, one of the features that first made Chicago known on the air, holds court each week at Al Quodback's Granada Cafe. Besides the fun galore which has made this WBBM feature internationally famous, the new Nutty club programs offer the world's finest entertainment, presenting famous stage stars appearing in Chicago. * * * If you've ever wondered how Paul Whiteman's band maintains the unapproachably high standard of music that richly earned for the "King" his title as peer among musicians, visit a Whiteman rehearsal. So finely attuned are Whiteman's musical ears that the slightest wrong shading of tone, either above or below, is a speck in the "musical ointment" and corrected almost before it is finished. And until those sensitive ears are satisfied, no number is played, either on the ether or before an audience. Every one who comes in contact with Paul finds him a regular chap and feels that nothing is too difficult for him to do. * » * Fred Waldncr, popular NBC tenor, assumed a new role recently, when he became "Friendly Fred," on the Friendly Five Footnotes program with Del Lampe's orchestra. It is no stretch of imagination to vision Waldner with the name of "Friendly Fred." He has a wide infectious grin that does not come off and is ready with a cheery greeting for everyone in the halls and studios of the NBC. Fred is one of the veteran entertainers of the NBC staff and is probably one of the best known singers from the local studios. Life for him has been just one sweet song. * *. * Josef Koestner, conductor of the 43 piece Armour Hour program tells me that the members of his band are drawn from almost every corner of the globe. Of the 43 only twenty are native born Americans, of whom five are Jewish and one is a full blooded Sioux Indian. The other twenty-three include six Germans, two Frenchmen, four Bohemians, three Italians, two Danes, two Englishmen, and a Belgian, Norwegian, Dutchman and Russian. Koestner, was himself born in Bavaria. The cosmopolitan nature of the orchestra, as well as the world-wide experience of its conductor, explain to a great extent, the unusual versatility of the Armour program.