The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC ■ 427 read ED DAWSON'S COLUMN in The Motion Picture Herald EACH WEEK for MUSIC & TALENT tidbits Featured ohoanist Spring-field, Mass. ON THE MR OVER W67_~ WBZA WIXAZ (jkdb SUtions junction. In charge of the music for short subjects during that period. Then came East and resumed duties aa musical director and conductor at Mastbaum. Philadelphia. ROSS. HARRY: Comedy singer; r. n. Henry Rosenthal; b. Brooklyn. N. Y.. July 4. 1900; h. 5 feet 84 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 163 pounds: p. Sarah and Jacob Rosenthal, father ex-professional; e. Boys high school. Brooklyn. X. Y. ; stage training In burlesque; not married: by. baseball, prize fights, horseback riding, hockey, golf, bridge and rhummy. Stage experience of eleven years, appearing In vaudevUle. musical comedy, burlesque and I*ublix units. Stage act entitled Ross & Edwards. ROWAN. ELOISE: Organist: b. Winona. Minn., July 17. 1905: n. 5 feet 2 Inches; black hair and blue eyes: w. 108 pounds; p. Margaret A. Rowan, nonprofessional : e. Fargo high school. Fargo. N. Dak.. Northwestern university. Eranston, 111., and University of Minnesota. Minneapolis. Minn. ; not married. Organ novelties act broadcast over station WCCO. Featured for a year as one of the Paramount Twins. "Jackie & Jean." at the Paramount. Denver. Now doing solo work at the Denver theatre. Denver. Colo. RUSSO. DANNY: b. Chicago. 111.; by. radio, modern dance music. Studied harmony under Albert De Capro and violin under Edward Tak. Victor and Brunswick recording artist. Was one of the first orchestra directors with his own band on the air over WBBII. Was the featured orchestra at the Edgewater Beach hotel for four years. Opened the Uptown and Piccadilly theatres. Chicago, also the Aragon Ballroom, staying a year and a half. I**d the largest dance band in the country', an aggregation of" 35 men at the Arcadia Ballroom in Detroit, playing to as many as 7.000 a night. Devoting all his efforts to radio and at the present time Is playing at the Canton Tea Gardens broadcasting over WEN II and KYW. through NBC Also featured on three sustaining programs for Mil SABER. DOROTHY: Organist: b. near Troy. Miami County. Ohio. April 25. 1903: h. 5 feet 6 Inches; dark brown hair and dark grey eyes; w. 138 pounds; p. Alice and John Elicker: e. Troy high school. Troy. Ohio; hy. music, radio, designing, home decorating and all sports. Employed by Majestic Theatre Company. Athens. Ohio, as organist, solo and concert. Feature organKt. Started playing pipe organ in theatre when 10 years of age. Played two years at the Jewe l theatre. Troy. Ohio, three years May's theatre. Piqua. Ohio, one season Sigma theatre. L ma. Ohio, and has directed orchestra and played piano for vaudeville. SCOTT. G. HOWARD: b. Buffalo. N. Y. . July 13. 1894: h. 5 feet 5 inches: blue eyes and brown hair: w. 130 pounds; p. Elizabeth and John Scott: e. Perry high school: m. Helen Lebowltz: hv. fishing and swimming. Went to Guilmant organ school. New York City. Solo organist at Brooklyn Academy of Music; Ma.vfalr theatre. Asbury Park. N. J. ; Convention Hall. Asbury Park. SCOTT. LEONARD: b Los Angeles. Cal.. May 27. 1898; h 5 feet 10 Inches: brown hair and hazel brown eyes; w. 135 pounds: p. Ida Scott Seely and Howard Scott, non-professionals; e. Polytechnic high school. Los Angeles. Cal. ; received his stage training In high school; hy. golf, bowling, poker and motoring. Stage experience with "Kitty's Kisses" In May. UK; "Sweetheart Time" in the fall of 192C and in "White Lights" in the fall of 1927. all these with the Capitol Quartette; next in Publix unit show. "The Dictators of Harmony." One of the Four Dictators. SEED. DAVE: Comedian: r. n. Dave Seid; b. New York City. July 8. 1898: h. 5 feet 1 inch: black hair and brown eyes: w. 124 pounds; p. Bessie and Isaac Seed, non -professionals; e. Erasmus blgh school and University of New York: hy. horses, riding, golf and fishing. Stage experience started with Gus Edwards' "School Days." through Lew Silver's Broadway Brevities musical comedy, then joined Ralph Austin and went in vaudeville for seven years, then joined Artists and Models, and is now starring in l*ublix units. Screen experience, appeared in "Tarzan of the Apes" In 1919 for National Film Company. SELLERS. EDNA J.: Organist: b. Iowa: h. 5 feet 1 inch: blond hair and blue eyes; w. 115 pounds; p. non -professionals: e. Lincoln. Neb.; m. Preston H. Sellers. Jr.. professional, and has one son 2 Vi years old: hy. golf and motoring. Organist in Chicago for ten years, having featured for Balaban and Katz about four years. SELLERS. JR.. PRESTON H. : Organist: b. St. Louis. Mo.. February 24. 1898; h. 5 feet 9 Inches: dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 164 pounds: p. Sallie and Preston H. Sellers. Sr.. non-professionals; e. East St. Louis: m. Edna, professional, they have one child: hy. golf. No stage or screen experience. Organist for 16 years, being four years with I.ubliner and Trinz and Ave years with Balaban and Katz. Organ presentations, novelties and community singing. SHAPLIN. HELEN MASTERS: Solo organist, r. n. Mrs. Helen M. Shaplin: b. Pen Argyl. Pa.. February 15. 1900; h. 5 feet 5 inches; medium brown hair and blue-gray eyes: w. 140 pounds: p. Minnie and Thomas Masters, non-professionals; e. Pen Argyl high school. Broad Street Conservatory of Music. Philadelphia, and Beechwood College. Jenklntown. Pa. : m. Walter B. Shaplin. non-professional; hy. music, in all branches and forms. Featured at the Ogontz theatre. Philadelphia. Pa. SHELDON. GENE: Master of ceremonies: r. n. Kugenr Hume: b. Columbus, O. , February 1. 1908; h. 5 feet 9 inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 145 pounds; p. Ada and Earl R. Hume, non-professionals: e. West high school: not married: hy. magic, dogs, football -and swimming. Stage experience started in May. 1926. with a small musical show, then joined six people flash, and in October. 1927. devised single act which he showed for I*ublix and played three Publix units. Played six months as master of ceremonies at the Minnesota theatre. Minneapolis. In November. 1929. opened with fourth unit, signed for London and Paris. Plays banjo and dances, SHEVLIN. JOHN : Irish tenor; b. Pennsylvania. June 24. 1898: h. 5 feet 10 inches: dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 175 pounds; e. three years at American Conservatory of Music In Chicago, two years at Metropolitan Opera House school. 14 months in Germany and two months in Paris; p. Ellen and William Shevlin: not married: hy. boxing, football, motoring. Eight years on stage. SHILT0N. BETTY: Organist: b. Portland. Ore.. February 17. 1892: h. 5 feet 54 Inches: blond hair and blue eyes: w. 134 pounds: p. Eugenia Long and Da»id N. McQuturff. non-professionals: e. Salem high school. Salem. Ore., and Willamett university. Salem, and Fresno State college. Fresno. Cal.: not married: hy. golf, solitaire, driving car. music and bridge. Feature organist at the Liberty theatre. Spokane. Wash., during 1925; Liberty theatre. Olyninia. Wash., during 1926; Fox 5th Avenue theatre. Seattle. Wash. SHORT. AL (master of ceremonies): b. Brooklyn. N. Y.. 1893: h. 5 feet 104 inches; auburn hair and gray eyes: w. 160 pounds; p. Elizabeth and Thomas V. Short, father professional; e. Springfield high school and college; m. Esther B. Shaw, non-professional: hy. golf, fishing, swimming, boating, horseback riding and tennis. Stage experience as master of ceremonies at the Capitol theatre of Chicago, general musical director on the Pacific coast for I*ublix and conductor of symphony orchestras for the following theatres of Chicago: Riviera and Tivoli of Balaban & Katz. Capitol of National Theatres corporation. Piccadilly of Schoenstadt Brothers, and Howard theatre of Publix in Atlanta. Ga. Vice president and general musical director for Beltone Productions of Ixis Angeles. Cal. Also produced twelve miniature musical comedies in color. SLOSSER. MILTON: Organist; b. Los Angeles. August 12. 1900; h. 5 feet 7 inches; black hair and brown eyes: w. 138 pounds: p. Mary' and John Slosser. non-professionals; e. St. Joseph's high school Collegeville. Ind. . Yale university; m. Lea Milton, non-professional: hy. golf, motoring, swimming. Master of ceremonies at Missouri theatre during Frank Fay's absence. Next at the Mastbaum and Earle theatres. Philadelphia and now back at the Ambassador. St. IjouIs. SMITH. LEONARD: h. Chicago. III.. September 3. 1904; h. 5 feet 9 inches: brown hair and eyes: w. 145 Itounds: p. Louisa K. and George F.. mother was concert pianist ; e. Morgan Park American Conservatory. Chicago: not married: by. motoring, hiking, and playing two-piano numbers with Harry Zimmerman. Played at the Capitol. Stratford. Highland. Jeffrey, and next at the Avalon. all in Chicago. Has written several piano compositions, best known of which is "Waltz Caprice." SMITH. McNEIL: Solo organist: h. Meridvan. Miss.. May 20. 1902: h. 5 feet 10 Inches: blond hair and blue eyes: w. 150 pounds: p. Anna and Ollle Smith, nonprofessionals; e. Meridian high and Chicago Musical College; hy. tinkering with organs and read ng good books. He is a solo organist and has played with the Marquette theatre five successive years. SOUDERS JACKIE: h. St. Louis. Mo.. Feb. 13. 1904: h. 5 feet 6 inches: dark hair and hazel eyes: w. 130 pounds; p. Grace Dey and Robert R. Souders. non-professionals: e. Lewis and Clark. Spokane, and Oueen Anne. Seattle. Washington: m. Lillian Hildebrand. professional: hy. fishing, golf, swimming, basehall and flying. Stage experience began In 1920 playing trombone in Ix>dge Carbaret. Seattle. Three weeks later he joined Vic Meyer's orchestra for engagements in Portland and Seaside. Oregon. Tool; trip to the Orient as member of S. S. Silver State Orchestra in 1921. Rejoined Vic Meyers at Butler Hotel. Seattle. 1922. and left following year to play in Hermie King's Band at Palace-Hip theatre. Seattle. Organized his own orchestra after a year with King and played the following engagements: Chantecler Cafe. Seattle: Portland Hotel and Multnomah Hotel. Portland: Butler Hotel. Seattle Club Lido and Olympic Hotel, both In Seattle. Broke into the master of ceremonies game as relief man at