Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

48 MOTION PICTURE HERALD May 9 , 19 3 1 PLAY BALL AND PLAY Our Great Base BALL ^'"'^ Arrangement ON If You Should Ever Need Me One More Time Nevertheless Smile, Dam Ya, Smile IT'S SURE-FIRE OUR NEW ACE NEVERTHELESS (I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU) King of the "Smile" Songs SMILE, DARN YA, SMILE A Sensational Ballad LET ME HUM A HYMN TO HER TO-NIGHT A Hit on Any Day ON A CERTAIN SUNDAY Our International Waltz Hit AFTER THE DANCE (DER TANZ 1ST AUS) AND OF COURSE Just a Gigolo Walking My Baby Back Home If You Should Ever Need Me (From Gloria Swanson's "INDISCREET") Come To Me If You Haven't Got Love FOR NOVELTIES IN SLIDE VERSIONS WRITE— CALL— WIRE SAM WIGLER Mgr. Specicil Service Dept. New Orleans Saenger Week ending April 30 Greeting an overpacked house with that stirring patriotic melody, "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here," Herbie, eccentric organist at the most popular house in the South, dove back into antiquity and resurrected from the dim and almost forgotten past "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree," "Throw Him Down, McClusky," "When You and I were Young, Maggie," "Silver Threads Among the Gold," and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," using the "ulcerated" slides so popular in the electric theatres at five and 10 cents a throw, more than 16 years ago. " 'Member them, don't you ?" And made a hit, a real one at that. In addition "Smiling Henry Herman" made his debut as master of ceremonies, and made good. Comparing favorably with Ben Black, the idol of matinee girls, flappers and the old girls as well, to say nothing of us old codgers in the show business. Henry opened with "Keep Smiling," the number which brought him fame, both from radio fans and the many thousands who have visited the night clubs, following with "Old Man River," which went over big. This was an introduction to the Publix Unit, billed as "01' Man Rythm" — just why nobody on earth can figure out, as every mother's son averaged about 20 summers, with the girls of the assemblage hovering around the danger mark of 16. There are no headliners on this bill, as evidently the producer went on the motto of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, that "all are equal in the eagle's nest" and signed up a small and competent ca=t. Block and Sully dealt out clever patter, a little bit unsophisticated in some spots, but put over so cleverly that even Aunt Hetty, from way up in Maine, could not even find fault if she were here. Dave White, with his partner in rube makeup, gave a finished performance in patter and dancing, throwing and received much favorable comment. Miss Ruth demonstrated a new departure, a style in lingerie — baggy white cotton ones, at least they looked like cotton with red bows of ribbons a trifle above where the knees should be. Dave Gould sent some of his best lookers and kickers to set off the entertainment. Dave must have been short of ready cash as a close observer states that the girls had only one garter each and that is on the left leg. One of the best drilled groups seen in this theatre in some time. As usual the Saenger stage band came on for their share of credit and they deserve it, while Lou Forbes and the Saenger Grand Orchestra— the same boys only with a different front made history again. TED MEYN "THE NAME IS MINE" Versatile Organist Happy with LOEW'S, INC. Jersey City, N. J. SLICES Cf MELLIN By BOBBY MELLIN Harry Kogen, director of the Farm & Home Hour orchestra, recently received a letter from his "smallest" fan, and enclosing, the letter said, a lock of hair. When Harry opened the folded bit of paper he found three parrot feathers. . . . Jimmy Green and his orchestra substituted for Coon-Sanders while the latter band was barnstorining for a few days. Jimmy has just returned from a successful tour himself, and while playing in the east was rated as one of the first ten most popular radio bands in the country. . . . Avis McDonald, conductor of the studio orchestra at station WJJD, continues to please countless listeners everywhere, and from the way his fan mail is coming in, it won't be very long before it will be necessary for Avis to hire a secretary to answer them. . . . It is rumored that East & Dumke will soon be the proud possessor of a commercial chain, name to be announced in the very near future. Their salary will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,500. . . . Benny Meroff is back at the Oriental theatre after doing a great job in Boston. . . . Ann Roth, sister of Lillian Roth is in town playing the B. & K. theatres, and she certainly is a very clever performer. . . . Joe Sanders sure cut himself a "slice of Mellin" when he beat the writer so bad at a game of billiards the other evening that this poor dispeiuser of words has decided to take up golf instead. . . . Maurice Sherman recently returned from a sojourn at Biloxi, where he played golf with George Devron. Maurie and the band are now broadcasting over station IVIBO in the evening and station WBBM in the afternoon. . . . . . . Ted Lewis, the one and only, will soon be in Chicago for an indefinite stay. Come on, Ted, we are waiting for you with open arms, for everybody is happy when Ted is around. . . . Johnny Hamp and orchestra will soon replace the Lombardo band, while the latter outfit are on a goodwill tour. . . . Jack Chapman, whose radio orchestra activities date almost from the inception of radio in Chicago, is packing them in at his present location, the Golden Pumpkin. . . . Clyde McCoy, versatile to the point of playing eleven instruments, and doing a good job with each of them at the Terrace Gardens. Clyde is also doing some recording and his record, "Sugar Blues," is selling very big. Albert Dodson, ace road salesman who sell: them all, advises me that Harry Wagner is still the featured attraction at the Lincoln theatre at Springfield, III., playing over the air daily for a straight hour. . . . Joe Bennett has written a great song which is likely to take him out of the insurance business. It is called "Building a Home for You," and is being published by Santly Brother. . . . Del Lampe, one of the best orchestra leaders in the business, showed me a photograph of his oldest boy, who is just 12 years old, and believe me he is a chip of the old block. Besides being a handsome boy, he is gifted with that Lampe personality. $5,000 for Lombardo Band Cincinnati — Guy Lombardo and his band, now playing Hotel Roosevelt, New York, are said to have been set in at the RKO Albee, vaudefilm, for a week's engagement during June at a reported salary of $5,900. i