Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

Page Six P E P-O-G RAMS THE LAST MEETING-DANCE, SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THE REPORTING STAFF This from Charles Eich: Maxine Kessler, in red boots and other characteristic costume, was a sensational highlight in an evening of thrills. Her Russian dance was a revelation of sheer nimble brilliancy. Mr. Philipson is henceforth an ardent devotee of Russian dance lore Miss Jacobs and Charlie of Film Rental also thrilled with a superb tango creation. One won’t easily forget the spectacle of Charlie and Jakey ‘gliding’ over the floor . ...Inniss Atwell and Sadye Innerfield in a really graceful specialty number — impromptu. This pair are grace personified, and it won’t be many moons before their genius is adequately recognized. This from JaNe: We are all coming to a very pronounced understanding of ‘Progress,’ to judge from the forceful use of the word in the enthusiastic reports submitted by the Committee chairmen ... The meeting started at 8:20. The delay was occasioned by Jerry Novat cornering Ray Pratt and daring him to report ‘progress,’ especially after losing the basketball game.. .Harry Nadel and Joe Sweeney vied for the honor of reporting progress for Leon Saveli — Leon having become a father to a nine-pound baby boy. Yes, sir! — that’s progress. Congratulations .. .Dancing to the music of Paramount Pep Club's very own orchestra was much enjoyed ... Maxine Kessler very appropriately headed the list of entertainers with a Russian dance — in costume ’n everything.. .The Poster Department Trio thrilled with their trilling of songs and harmony ... Charlie Reilly, Bernie Brooks, Ruth Dowling, and an Argentine gentleman also helped create the spirit of funful good-nature that pervaded the room.... And Lou Diamond actually managed to find time to secure a sandwich and a gulp of hot coffee. This from Maxine Kessler: Helen Rosenfeld of the Legal Department is a real Pepster. She was accompanist at the piano for the Home Talent numbers .and also alternated with Sally McLoitghlin in order to give that soul of helpfulness an ■opportunity to dance.... Ray Freemantle, Walter and Bill Hanneman were a musical trio well worth waiting for... It seemed that the departments of Homer Traw and George Rogers were ‘cementing relations.’ We saw Charlie Eich dancing with Betty Whalen and Edward Berger with May Burke. That’s the spirit! .... Jean Briggs became an enthusiastic toe dancer — on Phil Keyes’ toes... For a ‘Short’ fellow Elmer Short certainly has a fine voice. We heard it when everyone pitched in and sang... Charlie Reilly of the talented Poster department sang “Tell Me the Way to Go H ome.” Nobody did. So Charlie gave an excellent character piece as “The Old Soak” AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CLUB MEMBERS WHO LEAVE THEIR LOCKERS UNLOCKED Editor’s Note: This letter, the authenticity of which will only be disbelieved by those who are uninclined to believe in its veracity, was discovered in the letter-box of Pep-OGrams one evening recently. It is not unique for the very fact that it could reasonably have been expected to arrive many months ago. To Our Careless but Profitable Friends: At a recent gathering of our association tzvo very important resolutions were passed. One was a vote of thanks to you Paramounteers who deliberately and persistently leave your lockers open and so invite our inspection and our profitable peculation. The other vote, strangely enough, was a vote of censure upon you Paramounteers for having so reduced our profession to a status far below that of a common pickpocket. Our members feel that it is undignified to the profession of robbery to be compelled to rob open lockers: but zee pointed out to our president that we are, after all, in the business to make money, and that if the Paramounteers persisted in leaving their lockers open for us to make that money easily, zve could pay them no finer compliment than to call them our friends arid to pass a vote of thanks to them for their co-operation. So the vote of thanks is in our book of minutes, the vote of censure has been expunged from the records, and this is our advice to the effect that zve shall be paying your lockers periodic visits just so long as you persist in leaving them unlocked. Yours for keyless locks and lockless keys, The Times Square Association of Thieves and Petty Thieves. .. .If anyone doubts the success of the Paul Jones dance, ask Mrs. Traw...Syd Hacker must have attracted an opposite. A certain blonde man was very attentive all evening. Atta girl, Syd....When Walter Hanneman, who conducted the P. J. D., told the ladies to rush for partners, we saw Estelle Jacobs in a personification of Clara Bow in “Get Your Man.” And Estelle did!... Joe Wood enjoyed the business part of the evening because it gave him the opportunity to give some ‘back talk’ to Ray Pratt ... Henrietta Betchuk, Sadye Innerfield and ye scribe entertained our Argentine guest with some ‘American applesauce’. ... Evidently Emma Peters and Adealide Coombs are very proud of our Pep Club Orchestra, for their cheers were hearty and loud... Ray Pratt gave a successful address on ‘Why you must buy tickets for the basketball game.’ Even those who didn’t listen bought tickets.... Bert Adler didn’t know how to dance, but this did not prevent his finding a congenial partner and sitting out some dances.