Variety (Jan 1932)

34 VARIETY BKO VAUDEVILLK INTACT 11 VHteti Jn. 30) T«l«do , Ohl« THE ORANTOS "Heads t/p" 'Worl<l'B-Onl7-Double-Perch-Act (DIrccilon of Jack Welner) MARTHA MORTON Th« Darling of the 4 Mortoni and EDDIE PARKS Tbe Slick Soop Salanman (Direcilon of Thos. J. FUzpatrlck) An Artistic Idea From Paris "LIVING JEWELRY" with HOOVER and CAMP Evelyn Sinecr end t-'tanlejt. Simmons (Direction of Chae. Morrlnon) DON ZELAYA The Philosophical Pianist (Direction ot Weber-Slmon) BKO VAUnEVILLE INTACT M (Wwk Jen. 30) RKO. HllwiekM. Wli. VERNON RATHBURN "The Prtnc« o/ Rhythm" AND UIS BAX-O-TKTTE (Din Horry Ward—Max Gordon) EDITH BOW With Her "MAN TROUBLE" Songa b); Jean Panrel (Direction ot Lea Stewart) THE DANCING ADAMS "Tripping the Gay Fantastic" (Direction ot Harr7 Fitzgerald) DOCTOR ROCKWELL MAKEB OF FINE CIOAR ASHES SINCE US9 li , (Direction ot Harry Fitzgerald) BBO VAL'DETILUe INTACT 75. (Week Jan. 30), RKO, MlgiMvalU, Mlaft '-■M ■ 1TA7FT. HANGEAB'S OIBIS with ADEL1TA . TATALI 4 SPEEDS—AND NO BBAKES (Dir. ot John Hlckey-Jack Curtle) HOWARD-FINE'-HOWARD "THE THREE LOST SOLES" with ■ • JACK WALSH '(Direction ot Blondell Be Mack). THE DECEITFUI. ENTBRTAIMBR FRED KEATING In Spite ot "The Great Alexander^' (Dir. Chag. H. Allen—M. a Bentham) ADELAIDE HALL 'The Crooning Blaehbird' (Direction ot Weber-Slmon) . BKO VAUDETILU: INTACT 74 (Wwk lie. 30) RKO. 8t Paul, Mlee. BOB STICKNEY with LILLIAN ATLIN .ill "UP A TREE"- (Direction of Hinr ■ FltigoiiM) MAKER and BEDFORD "The Ear Bender*' (DlrettlOD of Juk Curtle) THE WORLD FAMOUS SINGER'S MIDGETS OF 1932 (Direction of Weoden-Scbults) BKO VADDBTILLE INTACT 73 (Week Jen. 23), RKO. SL Paul. Wee . FOBTDimXO and CIRILIiNO "The Happy Hooligans^' (Direction of Weber-Slmon) HOPE VERNON "Singer of Romance" (Direction ot Jack Welncr) Meet MARTY MAY Friend ot Thonsanda, Annojred b7 Jean CarroU (Direction ot Chaa. Morrison) ANATOLE FRIEOLAND'S "SHOWBOAT? with Marty May Jean Carroll and a gnpporting caat, oompoaed ot, a eblpload ot.Anatole'a Beautiful Falloretlea (Direction of Chao. Morrison) BKO VAIIUKVII.LE INTACT 8S (Jen. 30)' Syratuu, Naw York OLOBT E. LEE and HABBIS TWINS TWO JACKS AND A QUEEN OF PEP (Direcilon of Sam Shannon) VIC OLIVER Europe's Gift to America with BIABGOT CRANOLE (Direction ot Phil Offln) CASS. MACK and OWEN "OnlheUpandUp'- (Direction ot Sam TIshman) NAN ~ H A L P E R I N Tells You About Women Here, There and Everywhere (Direction of Jack Welner) BKO VAUDEVILLE INTACT 81 (Jen. SO) RKO. Hochortof, Now York Ann . AUAOltepresontatlve • JOT miEY ?n'Bhylh"m . gXc'eas MABY DUNCgUlY WALTER (Mouse) POWELL Benny's Bad Bojr and "RED" PEPPER The Cayenne Comedian . The Three riayboya DENNY LYNCH MYRL ALDERMAN RAY EHRHART The UlUmatc in Barmony BENNY EROFF and His Fambna Orchestra. ■ Personal Mgr. George Woods (Dir.' B(tr'McCaJIory-I<o Fitzgerald) BKO VAl'DEVItUE INTACT 80 (Week Jn.'aO) lOatk'St, Clwoland, Ohio EBONY. FOLUES "A Hiiaical Coined]/ Romance from Alabam'" . (Direction ot Harry A. Roram) WILL and GLADYS AHERN with Brother'.Den' "Arizona's Fun Spinners" ■ , (Direction ot Milton Lewis) Vaudeville's Popular HEALY and CROSS in "The Stage Saleamen of Songa" .(Direction of Charles H. Allen) ARTHURa-d MORTON HAVEL . In "Hot Wafer"—Py B. C. Greene With Helen Lockhart. Denlae Dooley and Bud Williamson (Dir. -Jess Freeman—Chas. Morrison) BKO VAUDEVILLE INTACT 7» (Weak Jen. 30) Coluwbut. Olile THE .AVAIONS A Thrill a Second (Dir. ot Billy Jackaon & J'ett Davis) HAL NIEMAN "The Vagabond Rover" (D|r. of John Hickey-Jack Curtle) DONATELLA BROTHERS and CABMEN in "Wait and See" ■ (Dir. of Jeff Davis' & Billy Jackaon) CLARA BARRY AND ORVAL WHITLEGE "Be Docant Enow the Mnsio and , She Doean't Know the Worda" (Dir. ot Thomas J. Fltzpatrlck) BKO VAUDEVILLE INTACTt 78 (Week Jan. 30) Ouiton, Ohio CHAPFELLE • CABLTON "On the Stairway" (Direction ot Marty Forklns) KRUGEL —RdBLES 'drunk"again' (Direction ot O. Ij. Oz —Morris te Oz) DON RUIZ and BONITA The South American Dancers with Sultana and Vivera Maria Fatrl—At the Piano (Direction ot Harry A, Romm) FRANK LIDUSE The Colonel of American Nuts toith ilyrtle Lansing (Personal Mgr.,. Jesse H. MartlnJ Radio *8 Beat Names (Continued froih pase'l) man (band), Seth Parker, Ted Huslns, Phil Cook and Anthony Wens. . • The 13 whose status }s adjudged as having declined l>elow their- pre- vious national rat'lner, or to have ba<;ked out of the coast to coast picture altogether, were Little Jack Little, rioyd Gibbons, Henry Bur- bier, Vaughn DeLeath, Jessica Driai- gonette, Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, Gladys Rice, Happiness Boys (Jones and Hare), (3raham HIcNamee, Breen and PeRose, Vincent Lopez (band), B|. A. r.olfe, A. & P. Gypisies (Harry Horlick orchestra). General Prominence Grading of 193l'c .hew stars is motivated by the prominence they reached during that year and for the position they have created for themselves wherever radto talent is discussed,, rather than by sectional standings and popularity. These a^e known as new radio names til over, not Just here and there; many are kntfwn by liame where they hav^ not even been'heard as broad- casters, through imitations and the type of exploitation any celebrity receives outside his own business. A glance through the list of the 11 new radio stars' quickly reveals that all but one or two either conr trlbuted to or practiced on radio some, new type of. etHer entertain- ment, and these made" the grade be- cause they departed so successfully from the beaten path of radio en- tertallning as well as for any other reason. Classified, they comprise four vo- calists,, three orchestras,. two talk- ers, one sustained interest dialog skit, and one comedy and song team. The numbers also indicate again that vocal aad instrumental work are the easiest mediums for radio artists. Of the singers, the Boswell Sis- ters and Mills Bros, each contrib- uted a new- style of harmony; Crosby and Columbo were tops in a new school of popular jnale vo- calizing, the baritone croon that Is battling with the Rudy'Valee meth- od of higher pitched megging on radio's top perch. Of the orchestras, Bernie, Lom- bardo arid Callow'ay each Is. difstinct from the other. Bernie's national foundation is the breezy chatter and announcements'with which he paces his music and one of radio's most popular, senses of humor. Lombardp is liked for soft arrangements and Calloway for the Harlemesque brand of rhythm and the eccentric shouting of the. leader/" Lombardo and Bemie both were localized (Chicago) favs on thie air prior to 1931, after which they grew na- tionally on the networks. For the speakers, Gddlo Cantor adhered to his stage style of gags mixed with aop.i^ii, vfffltf WInch ell remains a chatter and gossip repor- ter, only talking. The one comedy and song tearii, 'Sisters of the Skil- let,' (u-e Ralph East and Ed Dumke, former vaudevlllians, olso emanat- ing from Chicago. Of the nine stars who managed in 1931 to retain the places they had previously gained, several slipped considerably but. not enough to quite fall out of the star class. Declines were registered by Amos TAFT HOTEL m-tl« So. 8th street FHILADELPUIA, PA. Subway connection to all theatrea 110 rooms newly remodelled RAtes positively lowest In Phlla. Doable (with bath)... .$13.00 Three In room 15.00 BOBBY MAT "Doing Something New" With JOE HOLMES Edw. B. Keller onB-K-O DERT-JONAS-BILLT DIAMOND INDEPENDENT—BKO SIX FRANKLINS FEATDBINO ARMENTO WOBLD'S FASTEST ACBOBAT JIMMT HTBTLE CONUN and GLASS Enroute RKO DIrecUon, TOM. t. FITZrATBICR Palace Theatre Dldg..' New Vorb City 'N' Andy, Rudy Valee and Phil Cook. It these did not actually lose ground, they foiled to SAin any, Tbe 'jiggest gnround gained In the vet class was Kate Smith, currently regarded as the best stage draw among radio names who double. Morton Downey wasn't far behind. Ted Husing and Tony Wons stood far above their fellow announcers, Husing mostly through sporting events and Wons as an ether poet and commercial spieler, '^'ons con- tributed a new n,ote to commercial onnduncing and made progress on tlie same program with Downe'y, be- sides his own broadcast in the a.m. Sectional Favorites A large grotip of broadcasters In 1931 became big favorites in their respective sections and Indicated national popularity may be gained this yeor or next. Of this faction the standout act probably is Geiie and Glenn, of the Ohio district, and Some: network standing. Otliers showed network, promise and some, failed to reach national stardom, but held their limited audience Intact throughout the yeor. "■ Besides iGene and Glenn, those In the above combined groups include Stoopnagle and Bud (F. Chase i:ayT lor and Bud HuUck), Jack Denny orchestra, .balsing Junior (Pete and Alene Dixon), Alice Joy (Frances Uoicombe), Marlon Harris, Tess Garden (Aunt Jemima), Real Folks, Myrt and .'Marge, Arthur Jarrett, 'Street Singer' (Arthur Tracey), Ann Leat Reis and Diinn, Abe Ly- man orchestra, George Olsen or- chestra, ;Kathryn Parsons, Lowell THonias, Ray Perkins; Jolly Bill ond Jane, Baby Rose Marie, Duke El- lington orchestra, Ferde Grofe or- chestra, Mildr^ Bailey, Julia San- derson and Frank Crumlt, James Melton, Claire, Lou and Em: » USING SOME UNITS AS BASIS FOR N. Y. BILLS ■Whenisver an intact show which has been getting good reports along the RKO lines comes oft the road, they may" bo used as • the nucleus of Ave or six act bill in some oC the Now York houses. Under regu- lar policy these houses are spot booked. The. Intact, including Stuart and Lash, John Steel,' George Tappa Revue and on afterpiece, "Harlo- mania,' Is the first to be moved as it stands into a few New York spots. Unit was placed In the 8(iili Street on arrival back east and Into the Albce, Brooklyn, last wieel^ with additloiiiil time probably to follow. It does not set a precedent with all intacts, however. For the 86th and Albee dates a couple of extra acts were addcl. In keeping with the number called for by house policy. SPECIAL OFFER for a Limited Time FINE ORIGINAL PHOTOdHAPBS With liloas (or Piiblltlty and Lobby U» 200 liiS $50 <» Oloesjr or Dull Finish 1^ 212 West 4Sth St. NEW TORK Tel. CHIolierlng 4-S8M Congratulates: BALABAN & KATZ on Their ISth Anniversary While He (Perkins) I& Celebrating HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH R-K-0 P.S. — He is booked solid.. . and as usutd^ ., supplement' ing the entire show,. .with RUTH PETTY The THREE NEAL SISTERS and Richard Montgomery ,