Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1932)

MOTION PICTURE HERALD February 27, 1932 THE SENSATIONAL EUROPEAN HIT KISS ME GOOD NIGHT (YOU ONLY WANT ME) WHEN NOBODY ELSE IS AROUND "Blue" Rhythm Ballad WHERE THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT (MEETS THE GOLD OF THE DAY) BING CROSBY'S THEME SONG STOP THE SUN; STOP THE MOON (MY GAL'S GONE) A New Ballad Five Illustrated Choruses to the Set -o YOU'RE THE ONE YOU BEAUTIFUL SON-OF-A-GUN Great 6/8 Novelty Song O A Beautiful Ballad IT'S HAPPENED TO ME By Composer of I SURRENDER, DEAR o THE OUTSTANDING ORGAN NOVELTY OF THE YEAR SALOMON Special Service Department WRITE CALL WIRE AL MOLLY SCHRAGER UP AND DCWN THE ALLEY HELLO EVERYBODY! From the West Coast comes news to the effect that there is a lot of keen hunting for talent going on out thataway. . . . Lester Hammel is out there looking over talent situation. . . . Max Hart is expected to leave New Yawk in a few days to book acts for circuits there. . . . Art Holt, New York advertising representative of The Chicagoan, is now in the home office of this publication. . . . Bettye Lee Taylor, popular radio and theatre organist of Schenectady, still is convalescing from a recent auto accident which occurred when her car skidded into a crossing girder in the city of Albany. . . . Bettye broadcasts from station WGY and is featured'^t the RKO Plaza in that city. . . . Guss Farney, the Flying Organist of the Paramount Capitol, Salt Lake City, informs me that the union of that city provided free orchestras of from 15 to 25 pieces for all the theatres in the city for 2 days, 3 shows a day, in an effort to inspire the return of musicians to the theatres out there. . . . The way the audience reacted to this is distinctly favorable. ... (I sure hope some other union officials note this carefully and follow suit). . . . * * * That new music publishing outfit, the Willow Music Publishing Company, of which Will Oakland is president, Harry Pearl, general and sales manager, Billy Berke and Phil Sandler, band and orchestras, and Georgette Morrison, secretary, sure has a grand set of tunes to start with. . . . Here they are. . . . "The World Won't be the Same," "Another Song of Love," "Let's Grow Old Together," "Down in My Heart," and "Laughing the Blues Away.''' . . . Frank Skinner is making all the dance arrangements for these tunes. . . . * * * Al Gullickson, Warner's ace organist at the Milwaukee Warner, also is being featured every night from 12:30 to 1:00, and from 10:00 to 10:15 a.m. the first four days of the week on radio station WTMJ. . . . Art Brown, "Brownie" organist at tho Charlottesville, Va., Paramount took Dan Daniels' recent article in Better Theatres as a challenge and is doing Bach-Gounod's "Ave Maria" in one of his organ solos. . . . I'd like to know how many other fellows took it the same way. . . . * * * That new Charlotte Kent and Louis Alter composition, "What A Life (Trying to Live Without You)" published by Harms is sure a peach. . . . Debonair Bill Rockwell is touching the heights again and you can rest assured that if hard plugging means a thing, this tune will be "amongst "em," pronto. . . . George Mario and Sam Wigler of the Mario Music Corp. are following up their hit tune, "Home," with a song called "When the Stars Come Peeping Through," which Jack Miller recently completed. . . . Hey. . . . You Organists. ... Be sure to read the Feist and DeSylva Brown & Henderson advertisements on this page. . . . They both have great tunes for you to feature in community sings. . . . Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway have a new home. Their sponsor, Irving Mills, has removed the offices of Mills Dance Orchestra, Inc., from the old quarters at ISO W. Forty-sixth street to the suite formerly occupied by the Brunswick company on the sixth floor at 799 Seventh avenue. Expansion of the organization, increased activity in the field of stage production, music and broadcasting, accompanied by several additions in personnel, made the change to larger quarters imperative. . . . S'long .... ED DAWSON STAGE SHOWS Spokane Spokane Week ending February 10 Greater Stage Season was opened at the Fox with Fanchon and Marco's "Cherry Blossom" Idea, and Tommy Sandvall, the new master of ceremonies fresh from winning laurels on the Coast; also the rejuvenated Fox Melody Boys. Tommy regaled his friends in the interludes with solos on the clarinet and oboe and several vocal selections. With the show were Jue Fong, Chinese baritone, who gave several solos, including one grand opera number. He also proved a most capable m. c. and introduced his friends, the Eno Japanese troop of balancers, indicating the trouble in China has not hit the show business. Frank Gaby proved a most clever ventriloquist with a really new line of chatter. The 14 attractive chorus girls formed a cherry tree rich in blossom. Their closing number with parasols also scored. Denver Orpheum Week ending February 17 For the premiere week of the RKO Orpheum a new unit was organized and sent out from New York to fill in the extra week caused by the opening of the vaudeville house. Nick Lucas headlined and pleased with his crooning, as evidenced by the fact that the crowd made him sing two encores and give a curtain speech. He should sing more new numbers and not repeat some he already sang when at the Denver here about a year ago. Jackie Beekman acted as master of ceremonies for Earl Lindsay's revue of 1932. The girls danced and sang to please all. Sidney Marion and Marie Du Val strung out their chatter and song stunt. The Four Ortons closed and pleased with their tight rope and comedy act. The trained goose with its tail light was a panic. Denver is glad to have RKO vaudeville back after an absence of nearly two years and will patronize it if it is kept to a high standard. "Previews" Radio Programs Station WINS, New York, has instituted the idea of "previewing" radio programs, trying them out on audiences without previous announcement. Unusual reactions are said to have resulted. Joe E. Brown on Stage Again Joe E. Brown has been booked for a return series of personal appearances in Warner houses in Jersey City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, during March. :'s a "naturzJ" for community work! NACIO HERB BROWN'S gorgeous waltz song "PARADISE Part of the chorus of this melody has a Ivric. Part of it has NO lyric, therefore it MUST be hummed or whistled softly. You don't have to urge them — they just do it naturally. THAT'S WHY IT'S A "NATURAL" Address your request to ROSE KAY for personal attention. J6 Cooper Square. NewYorh