Variety (Dec 1934)

48 VARIETY Tuesday, December 11, 1934 10,000-Day THIS TABLE SHOWS THE LEADING SIX SELL^^^ SHEET MUSIC AND PHONOGRAPH RECORDS QATHERED FROM THE REP^ OF SALES MAC^E DURING NOVEMBER BY THE LEADING MUSIC JOBBERS AND DISC DISTRIBUTORS IN THE TERRITORIES (S Beiti Sellers in Sheet Miisic : Repcfrted by JLeadm|^ Jobbers Sheet music business In N^jvem- ber received no better than a fair- ish run for Its Investment up to the .flnsl lap^ when the orders destined for the Christmas trade started pll- iner in. First , week of December found some of the new releases aellr liigr at the. rate of 4,000 to 10,000. copies a day. Seasonal appeal of Feist's 'Santa Claus Has Come to Town,' pairtlcularly, helped turn the trick Ih a big way. Other newcom- ers behind the .hefty piush were 'Stay as Sweet as : Tou Are' (Craw- ford) /and ; 'Winter Wondierland' (Donaldson). pt the blue ribbon six for No- Teriiber,, four tunes were from plc- tureis. 'Contlnehtal' (Harms)" 4^ ; rives from-' Gay Dlvoic e e,' 'Hot Gha- Cha,* (Pox) from!.. 'Caravan,' 'Pop Opes Ypir Heart': (Wttmark) from 'Happiness Ahead' and 'One Night .. of liOve' from the i9Im of the same . Ampng^ the runneirs up in sales for the precedingr. month were liost In a Fogr* (Robblns), "Be Still My Heart' (Broadway), 'Sweetie Pie* (Feist) .and /P.S.—I Love Tou' (Kornhelser); Another ditty that showed slerns yrlth the turn of the month of reaching click proportions ' was Tllrtatlbn Waik* (Wltmark). Advertising campaign carried on by Decca in the dallies and maga- -zines .^served .to Inject a- lot-of life into thei disc counters. Also of help from this source Has been the 86c ■* call. J3ecca wound up November with Ouy Liombardo Its best bet of the month and Blng Cirosby a close - second. -Jolly Cobum ted oft Vic- tor's list, while Hal Kemp did top ' lionbrs for Brunswick. . Chi Bis Steady v?. . ' ' Chicago, Dee. !•. , . Business continues bh a bo-bo -upace, but yet on even keel asifar as sheet miisle la' ebncerned. Trade : nothing to. get excited about, but 'going along steadily with, no sharp rises or declihetf. No big changes In . the blue ribbon list either, with Ijovb In Bloom' taking the expected Bllde-ofC and 'Alaltfima' rising .tio first place.; ; ; I^ot on the best-aelliar schedule .—for^November,. but.^ c©rtal.n_: to.Jbe next month,' are 'Santa Claus Is Coming,* which Is rising itast and .heralded as the No.' 1 song for De- . cember, and 'Stay as Sweet as Toil :'-.:"Are.'- ; Disc men are feeling much better and trade gives some healthy Indi' ' cations. - Of particular Interest Is the fact that standard tunes are dropping but of the best-seller cata' log and novelty tunes aro taking their place. Btraigbt pop . numbers can be heard at any tlmb on the radio, but the novelty songs are not BO easily, heard, therefore the shift of records to this type Of material 3 L«adiiifl^ Phdnpfpraph Compahieis Report 6 Side respdhsible jppr the major sales oidy are^ Where it is impoMible to determine the side respoiisible ifor - the sales, both sides are mentioned: BRUNSWICK—NO. 1 Coast Brisk UOS Angeles, Dec. lo! Brisk trade ruled In both record and sheet miislc fields during NO Veinber. Sheet publishers; came throiigh with a .couple Of ' genuine hits; - Decca . hit the field with a bang-up liiie of Its pop priced discs Columbia, which has been weak for several months, turned piit a couple of popular recordings,' and October leaders cphtinued In strong demand. ~Iu Uie Lius. Aageilea-aBd-rSou^efii' BRUNSWICK—No. e BRUNSWICK—No. 3 BRUNSWICK^No 4 BRUNSWICK—No. 6 BRUNSWICK-r-No. e ^Fnin^8,'-?inrrt?rthm:-Walk'-(Hah-i£enny^^ .-.'Orch.)- ' '; ,-. '• ■■ 'Needle in HayBtack,' 'Continental', (Leo Reisman Orch.) 'Night of Love,' 'Ciribiribin' (Oraoe Moore) fStay Sweiet aa You Are,' 'Take Num- ber One to Ten' ( Jlmmle Grler Orch.) 'Water Under Bridge,' 'Must We Say Good Nite' (Freddy Martin Orch.) 'Stay Sweet as You Are,' 'Give Three Cheers forvLove' (Lanny Ross.) 'Rock and Roll' (Boswell Sisters) , 'Stay as Sweet ais You Are' (Jimmy Grler Orch.) : V 'Breaking Ice' (Loiils. Plrna Orch.)., 'Water'Under Bridge' (Freddy Martin -Orch . ).'v. - •■ •/. 'Handsr; (Hal Kemp Orch.) /• 'Orch,) ' ; - :'■ r ■ .. ' ■ . 'Night.of Love' (Grace Moore;) 'Be Still My Heart' (Freddy Martin ■ Orch.). ■ ■ ■ . • " ■ ,■■_ ■ [ 'Solitude' (Duke Ellllngton Orch.) 'On Observatory Hill' (Ozzle Nelson Orch.) 'Lost in Fog' (Gonhie Boswell) : \. COLUMBIA—No. 1 COLUMBIA—No. 2 COLUMBIA—No. 3 COLUMBIA—No. 4 COLUMBIA—No. S COLUMBIA—No. 6 'Hands,' 'Is It 'Singer or Bong' (LrU- denne Boyer) 'Object of. Affection,' 'Mississippi _Honeymoon' (Paul Pendarvis Orch.) 'Oiit of Dream,"Let'a Have a Jubilee' (Mills' Blue Rhythm Band) : 'Say When,' 'Love Comes Swinging Along' (Harry Rlchmaii) 'Continental,' 'Ciiearacha' (Liud ~ Olu- kln Orch.) 'One Little Kiss,' 'Growing Fonder of Ybu' (Ted Weems Orch.) 'HancU' (LuOlehne Boyer) 'Stay Sweet as You Are' (Ldttle Jack .Little)- ..; : ■■. - ■■■ . 'Hands' (Lud Gluskln Orch.) 'Growing Fonder Of.You'. (Ted Weems . . -. Orch.y^- ■ - ■■ - ■ ■■" ■, ' ■■■ : ; ; 'Invitation to Dance' (Paul Pendaruiis! : ■ Orch.). • '■- ' - - . :- ■ •Tom Boy' (Red Norvo^Orch.) 'Serenade to Widow' (Reg. Forsythe) 'Continental' (Lud Gluskln Orch.) 'Happens to Best of Friends" (Benny Goodman Orch. . . ^ 'Cucaracha' (Lud: Gluskln Orch.) 'M opn Glow' (Benny Goodman Orch;) 'Talkin to Myseir (Ted. Weems Qrich.) Ni€HT CLUB REVIEWS California area, Decca swept Into the market like a cyclone, with the local factory branch topping 7,600 discs on its Initial month's turnover, in spite of this avalanche of trade, old lines continued in brisk demand. . In the sheet music field 'Object of My AJfections' w'as the big noise, . with retailers keeping the whole- salers busy supplying the demand. -Jieader itopped. the_fleld. by^ a wide margin, with 'Stars Fell on Ala- bama' running second, but trailing the Berlin bit. Returning West . Mrs. Jack (Rose) Robblns, who came east suddenly for some necea- ; sary dental work. Is rejoining the tnuslo publisher In Hollywood for the Xmaa holidays, leaving the two Bobbins boys In New York. Bobbins' relapse following a bad tphsU ' operation, which Iricurred complications In Now York, neces- sitates a prolonged rest at Palm BptUigM, CaMt, over the winter. Manhattan Music Hall (NEW YORK) Lew Brown is the new entrepre- neur at Yermle Stern's cabaret- theatre which has been reclaimed from the Billy Ross sponsorship and renamed the Manhattan' Music Hall, with Rose's name : dropped along with bis revue. Brown, no novice showman, proves the show biz adage anew that there's no copyright on talent. Billy Rose had a good en- tertainment at this spot, but so has Brown. -rive' year s ag e Joo M oss * Holl ya. wood restaurant on Broadway and 48th street marked the end of the so-called Yellow Peril of Broadway —the chowmelnerles with the name bands like B. A. Rolfe which packed 'em in at a 66o luncheon and .an 86c-$l dinner, giving out tiptop dansapation and a few acts with the chop suey. They owned Broad- way until N.T.O. revues at the Hollywood (nudes, lookers, talent, names, et al) started clicking at no cowerr."--:— r-. —— ; Last year the Casino do . Paree started this cabaret-theatre Idea and, as significantly. Impressed Itself as the death knell to vaudeville. They may go for vaudflim as a com- bination with feaUire pictures, but there's no reason any more for patronizing a straight variety the- atre when, for the same price, the publlo gets a good table d'hote, a flock .of girls, a show and two danoe bands thrown in with It Here they are given AJ .Trahan with Lady Ttukona Cameron, who headline a tiptop, vaude show which .includes' Chilton and Thotnas, Car* dlnl, Carolyn' Marsh (Al Slegel's newest find), Mllton WatBon, 6 Rose- buda (beeftrusters), Nate Bagle's Gentlemen (six midgets who work opposite the hefty femmes), a line of 24 girls and a dozen sbowgal look-, ers, routined by Danny Dare with a special production endowed It by Lew Brown who, with Harry Akst, wrote the special, material. Scenery by Clark Robinson, costumes by Billi Livingston,. executed by Vero- nica; dance bands headed by Leon (Snooks) Friedman and Max Fisher, with Lou Forman, former^: Palace theatre pit maestro, batoning for the variety acts as he used to do for the Palace stars. Trahan. topllning. is the comedy bit of the bill. WOfklirg-ftard per usual, he mixes his hokum with a fine sense of classio English to sialvo the audience for their enthusiasm, and they go for It la a big way. Just not to make It too serious, Tra- han switches back Into argot peri- odically and In that wise has 'em all interested.. His planoioglstlc knoclcabout, with Miss Cameron' as excellent foil. Is punchy stufit and they eat It up like a crepes suzettea de§sert.._ _ Cardlril, suave card manipulator, probably the best on the boards to- day. Is no stranger here. He was at both establishments' In the past (in- cluding the kindred Casino^ de Paree around the corner, which ' is under same management) and he still gasps 'em-with his Intricate digital manipulations of the pasteboards. ;■ Chilton and Thomas, comely colored,, couple, who have been .ollcks abroad, bring- a new sense Of Harlem tOrp values to Broadway with their slick stepping. A very personable mixed pair, both are equally expert-In their legmanla. Carolyn Marsh, Al Slegel's newest warbling find, Is going to go places. She's la tlw i9H niairaig-gC iiltrft- modern hotchaists, whipping' over t hose nifty Slegel vocal arrange- ments In zippy manner. She's a looker besides, young and a bet for pictures. To take the place of the Small Time Cavalcade, Brown has con- trived ia neat Amazoh-and-mldgets routine (six each), with a couple of saucy lines in the parodies. The fix Rosebuds are the beef trusters find Nate Eagle's Gentlemen are ttir. six midgets. Opener.. 'Not Nude But Clean,' Is the reverse of the title so far as the nudity Is concerned; a novelty stalrter-offer. F'inale la ;a nude tableau, -but in between It's legit talent. •Don't Want to Get Hot' Is an^ other in reverse-English, Carolyn Marsh's first number, for she gets Tfl oiUy l iutcha. ' Fe e H t-Itrftfy-BeBes: and Tou Get A Lot Of Help When You're in Tjove' are her other vocal opportunities, handling most of 'em solo with chorus back-up, except- ing the last which has Milton Wat- son opposite. Watson Is another likely looking filmuslcal bet and could further hie chances by a little application to details such as a fresh (hot prop) gardenia; a pearl collar-button In- stead, of the glint of the gold that catches the eye; well-shod patent leathers, etc. He has a basically good front-and undeniably effective voice. ■■ Same show for dinner and .mid- night; the 2 a. m. frolic is complete- ly new including a revival of 'Broken Down Bouquet,' an old Lew ■ Brown cafe fioor classic that harks . bock—to LUu uaily post-Volstea<l— days, when Brown's Melody Box over a west 62d street garage was one Of the town's hot spots. ■ The newsreels are out at the Music Hall because of License Com- missioner Moss' technical- ihsistenco on a theatre license, on top of the cabaret license, but Clarke, Wheeler and Morgan still dispense old-time ballads In the Barbary Coast saloon in the basement. The Wishing Well remains as a boob-catcher, at 25c, a peek for a flash of the nudes. Clark" Robinson's murals besides his stage settings are another aesthetic asset, warren O'Hafa Is production man- ager; stage director, Carlton Winck- ler. ■. Atel. wK ci iin d Be- servedly 961 JAN GARBER : arid Ills Orobcatra . Heard ovisr the NBC net- work from the : Trianon Ballroom In Chicago; Jati always : thrills,. but even more so ' thtb ^ason with: ' Fnm the Eddl* C*nt«r "Kid V -Mllllont ProdutH.iit" . VWHEN MV SHIP COMES IN" VYOUn HEAD ON MY 8H0ULDEH" "AN CAHFUL OF MUSIC" ■ . ■ - 'OKAY TOOTS" - "W fto- H ON EY" -— "4U8T ONCE TOO OFTEN". ItaBBINS MUSIC CORPORATION llll 199 SEVENTH AVEMUe llll III! . . . NEW YORK • • » Ilia , . ; ]^ STAB OF 8TAOB AND SCRBEN AT MIKE FRITZEL'S CHEZ PAREE •li "iwirf—v.*"*'''*'" .Smartest- Bestantant and Sapper Ciuli .; ■ Oil ratbaaka ^ .. . Delaware TSM. C HI C A G O ■ ■