Variety (Mar 1935)

44 VARIETY RAD I CP ¥ S Wednesday* March 27/1935 JIMMY KEMPER Sonot T«lk COMMERCIAL WEAF, New Yppk MEXICO'S GOODWILL PROGRAM With Angell Mercedo Band, SonB>» TalK •■ i6:.Min«. ■ ,;;v-:;:.: V.■.''I ■^v::- ;- COMMERCIAL I jimmy Kemper used the Rudy >VJZ, New York ■ , Vallee-Plelschmarin Yeaat stanza If It la the Mexican government a hast.Thursday night (22) tor his flrst intention to be 'as. unobtrusive as j^ppgj^j.an5g on thfe air In dver a ■possible In using the Anierican kllr year, His last conhectloh was the ocycles as a goodwill builder, It Tidewater Oil Co;,', for which he did couiah't have, picked a hetter pro- a series ot: 2G weeks over CBS. gram than It's now bankrolling over Keniper again proved himself adroit - the NBC blu6 network Thursday and yersatllei.' nights, it's as dull arid colorless a For 'The Song of the Rlveteers' 15 minutes ae any one Inexpert in wfth a. male chorus and group of American radio fashions could put bit: players, in support, Kemper together; What should help make, packed heaps of dramatic punch the • Mexican iffbvernment's -ap- Into his interpretation, rwhat mlnor proach' atlU morfe; Irieffectual Is the. fatilt there could be found with the fact that the time It bought runs presentation was not Kemper^s. The DiralleMn part of that of the: Jla^TC- program's director could have done well House : Showboat, Which the better with the Interpolation- of- the Crbssiy Reports still rates . as riveting sound effects lind with the imong the four most .pppuiar prO-W tlrt^ bit players. ,. ... : :krama-ori the air,. - : i^® . For .the debut::-odcaalon-(21)..Me?- ico's .New-York coWsul read a phort radio. . But r^.qulres- a .Iteener tech message .of gveeting and hope-Tor nJque of.presentatl^^ It. got on : bettcr-^uniffei^standlhg to the Amerl- the. Flefsch mann bill t:aii people fi-brn Xlir. EmiUo .Portes . ■. . ~ ; Gil,^Secretary of Foreign Relations eD LOWRY REVUE Odec, .' of tiie Mexican gcivernment. Angell y _j.y" •. Jlercado,: a- native- 61:: Mexico, put a; ^ jjn;^^ studio tombo''through- a' repertoire studio tombo' through- a- reper of.iMexicaii music which could ha.ye ..-,beeh made to. sbund-ietis. tlniiy had a . little attention been paid to the; • Spotting of the Instruments. There 'were also a, couple of native vocal- ists. •'These. llKewlse 'showed., .no " .particular aptitude for :eniertalrilhg' the American public; Sustaihihg.' WHN, Now York . Techhlcany this .is a 'sustaining;. In effect Ifa a commercial .ihstltu- tioha^l builder-upper for-'the Loew circuit. .. In 'the .. main it's another prbgresslye inllestbtie in the" re- cently concerted,', move, to" put. WHN . . Whatever may W the uhderlyl.ng ftprpss as .f.^lg^tlme. atat^l^^^^^^^^ purpose of th^ Mexlciii government .slnce^ Louis K. ^idney j mtlng oyer on these pi ograms/ tiie copy ..inter- of the. ether reins, the stamp .of polated during tlie: inlttal stanza showmanship oii^ jhe . airwaves, was strictly 6t .the travelog type. | etherizing frorp WHN controls, is Annouhcei' 6ued In the musical .■numbers ..with -bits- dmdng Mexican ■folk custpms sind .fkded the. pro-. -'gram .out: wlth-th.e s^^Vuto, 'Mexico, iland of enchantment, offers you a lhatid ot grcetlng.' .; . Odec IndeUble Wltji. .tljls, a Monday, >nite full hour , variety. showrH-plus the how', iristltutlbrial WHN 90 mins. of aiha- teiir talent, paced by 'Col.; Jay G, Flli>pen;. on Tuesdays^the station Is given' a fast start on the week, . . . - . : Lowry has Ruby ' Zw«rilnie'9^ >-80NG MEMORIES 7,:; - ' state Seniators as the band backer^ Wift^'Eleanor Rehbeih, Walt Svehia, upper. Z\*rerilhg offlclates at the Roy Parks- / . downstate Loew's State ;theatre, Scfhatbynd-Chjjijtte r - T her^ctg-are-fcTOW-t;lrcuit^^^kings: ^15 .Mini. ■ i'. H . V f . • . of recent or future vintage.' Thus ^COMMERCIAL ... Joan "Abbott, Al Shayne; et al. WQAM, Miami ..; . . " made - iaipps with Lowry. Latter, ^K . 'Scybold; Baking, Company pays m.'c.'lng in his usually -intelllgeiit ■ for this "stanca, which Is, fed by "and svelt manner, - never permits :WQAM: 4.6 'the- AUiFlpridar iietw.ork, \ himself >t6 .get corny or^ take: :cog- :a new stitte^ hookup 'comprising nizance that he^s: oh lesser kilo- WMBR,- Jacksonville; WDBO, Or- I cycles He's too good a showman iandoT WDAE, "Tampa, and WQAM,. f6r that, Lowry has had network 'Miami. . .. . . opportunities before, with variety - It's a boy arid girl act,, using songs revues, and on this new hookup he well-bstabllshed lri the rhlnds of the delivers in -big .time manner. : The folks who buy ..the family thread; tioew circuit bally comes irL the Outstanding On the., program caught, forrii of & plug fbt hla ridvent into was a unique arraripement by Walt: L6ew's Paraldise, the Bronx, April •$vehla^ . baritone,:<»L 31 sQrig .titles, a,, as permanent m. c. arid: 'a brand cleverly grouped to 'make a running new i*evue each and every week,' Story, iand -titled-.'A Romance in says the studio spieler '.Bong Titles.' .. Two duets,..one with in excharige for Shayne's cuffoap- a llai3h-back,^kit, 'Down by the Old peiarance on the program he man- Mill Strearii,r and two solos made ages to klddlngly slip in more than up" the progi'arii; Adept piano accorii- one plug ,for his own Sally's Furs panlmerit of Roy Parks aided plerity. sponsor. Miss-Abbott clicked with ^?Sp6ns'6r:=revid'emiy^ff=i^itttie=^o-^-h^ greedy with commercial copy, per- studio audience supplies the formers. having . to . fight against I prop laiffs. Abel tlriio to accomtnodatp about three minutes.of gab.on. Vltariiln D. On ■the , whole, va; Avorthy • effort f6r Miami arid a new regional network. Thomaorii PltTSBURGH PAirfTERS Music and Talk ' Discs 15 Mins. - ■ ■::/'^ COMMERCIAL:^ ■ ■ WGY, Schenectady Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company is a nationally-known coricerri, but ori this series of platters it has han- dled the advertising In a fashion followed by-small tlmey local spon. sors. Spieling is frequent and re- iterative; the words 'Pittsburgh' and Pittsburgh Paint' are ding-donged about 25 times during the 16-min- ute stanza, and name 6t eaCh brand of paint and ::varnlsh; alohg w^Uh laundatory comment, is mentioned everal times; . Station a'hnounoer sighs off with several 'Plttsburghs,' plus al ilst of dealers iri the sur- ouriding terrlt6ry. • > . . : - Sponaori J or ■ advertising, agency; may Assumej possibly with s6me Justification, that housewlviss. are too busy in' t he: riior ning t6 flddle with the -kriobs,: and .furffiermore, are acQUStomed to heavy daytime doses of advertising. ; For discs, the broadcasts tote-a fair ariiount of musical eritertalh- ment. This Is a point In their favor. A dance oi-chestra—the Pittsburgh Painters-^fllls solo; Spots and: fur- nishes the accorijpanlments. -Vocal- ists, names of which are not easy, to icatch, include a soprano, a tenor ind the . .TUrie: Jugglers.' Kay Cos-- tello pops and a Joseph Varri (or Barn) harmonizes with th© South- ern Singers bn.pilatter No.:2. Jug- glers are a capable quartet .leaning toward the hotcha style of singing. Soprano rather rangy, .tenpr Just fair; Varri arid eriseriible about av-. -ewige; Miss Costellb okay for her typ'e. Orchestra Is competent. : With .less advertising to encumber their efforts, -artiflts probably would show to,'better advantage. Joyce Bright Jritei-ior decorating expert, spiels pleasaritiy if too directly,-Two, svomen carry an adrertlslng dialogue close to the . breaking point of. a listener's patience, Bamtf-Eales mes-^ sage could, be mora ^effectively de-^ livered in half the time and . half JtbeJ j!LOcaskl^-:.A—P-UECa^ coupon 'WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS' Oramati.cs .i5''.Miris^;i/ HAWAirAN ENSEMBLE ■ 'Music ■■■■■ .With Hal 5ommer* ■:' - ■•16: -Miri8. ■ -: COMMERCIAL WQAM. Miami This is the second: portloxL of the half h6ur of coriimercial dished out by WQAM tp the. All-Florida net, on the second week of its existence. — —One-^hour has -been-' pin-chased-f rom Southern , Bell Telephorio for the hookup of f6ur Florida istatlons, and COMMERCIAL WBB M.Chicago Three times a week they slap -a platter on the WBBM turntable to inspire the public to buy Dari-iRlCh milk: products; It will seeriilngly in Spire a turn-off. Discs haye, enough to compete, without being further downtrodden by bad writing and productiori. It' a:-totigli-break-lfOi;-the,saucers,- biit- It's because of shows such as this that . they are becoming identified state radio men are enthusiastic with sonie of the dullest atuff on the about its pbsslblllties. ' T This act is strictly profesh/ with Hal Soriimers; director, nianipulat-, Ing one of the sweetest Hawaiian gu i tars: ever: heard in this vicinity A b^ss flddle adds depth to the pres- eri'tatiori. " Although Joe:- Plerson, WQATH staff, .did a sWeet,. job for Sbllade, Inc., tlie barikroller, he . Was burdened with lengthy copy. It is , to be hoped that the newly fornicd This program is composed Qf sep arate shortyarns on each platter; with , the stories stated t6 be ; true coming put'of the adventure stum bled upon by yarious milkmen : 6n their dally jobs. :1?hie 'true' story caught concerned the i6ve affair of a riiilkman and a girl who is 'mat iriee idol' struck. She:wants a man who is dashing and courageous.: In Florida chain will crack''down on- ■:order-to--cpnVince:^he-jai tl- too wordy: advertising blurbs, aM- Jlts s^Pa^rtlcular . milkman . con jhake: Its sales' copy : mora t61erable vMusic Avas strictly native, with Interesting cominent regardlriB origin of the melodies. 5r7io?nso7i --CH ARL^S-H- CH AM BERLAIN Songs ■■■ ■ 15 Mins. y Siustaining WGY.T Schenectady \ Chamberlain is a baritone who whas-c.ome baefc.-tb . tiie - WCJY mlcrd: " pilorie ori Tin-'aftcrnooiv: sustainer after an absence.from the 7?0-chan^ nel. He: possesses a trained -voioe of sufnclcnt re.soiianGe and. ranFtc:lo -givb a riVore varied', program -thrin he' pre.s'entcd on- '.re'titrninK: .::shqt: • Latter mostly iballads- arid Htvaight' standardSj rathpr .short anil easy to ■ -sing.' ,'■ : - Avoided -heavy ntimbei'.s, mai-c;ho.s. • and dramatic bits; the musical f.nro. usually : served, . or -Incluaed, .by. barltbnes, .6iv recitals. For this rea- son, -.' broadcast packed .;rio great punch of i"eached :ii;o high peak; it moved along ' sodatcly. . iGhtimbSr- lairi did: well with the • famlliai;,;: •Your E.ve3 Have. Told Mo; So.'. -: Woijld iriake a ati-onger.-lmprcs; lien If he offered a better-rounded, ' grout> of: selections. /oco. . niyes" wfth: a." pal: -to' stage a fake stlckup. Yup, you've giiessed You must have heard it before, real stickrup ocburs and the milk man 'clouts. the ,hold-up guy- pn^,th 'ciiih_ f6r_the ilionpr :,ot .Ithe service; and the :gal.. ' Even the music iritersipersed be t.we.en scene changes was of the 'cops and rbbbers' sti-ain so; faml liar in the days of the dime thriller ■motion l^pictureS. ": L'a6J<s 'c(?rtain t6. get lost in the. shuffle. ■ Gold. CLEO BROWN Songs, Piano '. ■ 15 Mins. ':;:•■ :.:^ Sustaining '■ ,' WABC, New York . .New su.stalnlnpf. artiist is'• billed :Uv&i a warbler and second; as pianist.: ■ But at.- lliis hearing mor attcijLibu; ^\yas :,:giveh the plario Stretches -than tlie solo spots..: Both :. K.cmirio spccializes;,in tlie Haiiem qoncpptlbns of pop. ditties; with, .^il re.svilt :tli'at.r thoi:e l."?-- beaucout) rhythm. .Ari'aheeriients cariT a.socl heat, but - thqy •. are kept- within bb^inds.: :Kas,v- tb'.ilsto'ii to'. ..:. w6tth 25. centa ls offered. Jaco, MRS. SAMUEL R£YBURN With Prince Alexis Obolensky - Uongs ■" .■ r'^ 15 Mint.' .:■■.•:-• Oustalt>rnq;r-'--':-^ ■•■ ■■ .•■-■:■-.■-;■,.;:.--;■ - WEAF, New York On the air obviously :because. of who she is rather than what she does. Mrs.: Samuel' Rcyburri la the latest Boclalite figure to develop a yeri for radio. This includes .her playing of the chromatic accordipn as well as Vocalizing, Her efforts are-feeble. ' Prince Alexis Obolensky, bas^p, 'also partfclpates in the quarter hour arid leads the quartet in soihB' of the folk songs. ; Russia nuriibers 4one for the riftost part. Group's fprelgrt version' Pf 'The- Big Bad. WpIP^ was delivered with giisto. Choral work more inipresslve , than ; the solos. Program; hlghbrcw and' mildly.: in- tercstlng.. .' The WAYSIDE: iNN -with 'Anour-McDon«ld;^Roberta-r-^ MeWade, W. Elwood McAlliiiter ^ Historical. Atlvflntura ; . : 15 Mins. i - ' . ;. Sustaining '■ ' . WGY, Schenectady A point m favor of this serial .sketch: It is not a stencil. Set in England, several hundred years ago, playlet dramatizes the' Btpry—of ypung Rufus pf Warwick's part in the riipvenient tP place Bpnnle Prince Charlie :on the thfprie and alsp.of his effprts tP regain .the earl- dom/ uWlawfully taken frorii hlni by a foster brpther. It is-, the hide- and-seek game he plays with the Sheriff pf Npttlngham—aiid hia rp- mance with the Lady . Dorpthy, which '-■ fprm the " basic : narrative. Most pf the actlbn takes place at the Bear's Head Inn In SherwPpd t'prest. An ,eplspde Is- ^uhfplded weekly by the WOT MaUriee' Play- ers. On ' the air fpr four, riipnths and seems to be building In listen- ing .pull,V: Episode in;'which ' a Scotch wizard appeared, to .voice dire predlcttpns as Ruf us-was abput tp sairfdr Francg tP jpln the rebel army, packed plenty pf punch, even for dialers unfamiliar with ; t^jj,; Hkit'.q p r evipus actlpn apd wltr QEORGE ANTHEIL Piano ■ •', IS Mini. Sustaining WJ2, New York - NBC-WJZ had this young Amer- lean cprinippser on the air last Fri- day (22) at. 10:46-11 p. m. fpr a sustaining tp feature his ultra-mod- erne comppsitipns. Doing the self- aynp'unclng arid engaging In a llttla: sniall talk with the regular station spleler;"Antheil was at hls>best dur^ Ing. the^ fprepart^- but When he es- sayed that negrp bfUlet. .'ArchlpeN agp,' the Itmltatlpna^^Qf the Steinw.^y were too evident,; ..Essentially an orchestral work. it jva*. a monotoria fip trarislateii for th^-pianoforte. -;■ . Hls'.riiore iriusical ^lleit Mechan- ique,'^'depicting his self-admitted ^pell of Mpzart'. In 1911. when., tie flrst composed It, was In general a much, more engaging offering. -Dl^to the score for the y9t-tb-be-rele.aBed Jimmy savp fllmtislcali 'Oii«S^f&Tt,. ■Blue-Mppn.-^feattirlnB^herwaltjs^Hr^ -,; ■ :. .. Abel. SALLY'S MOVIELAND REVUE Al Shayne, Nat Briisiloff Songs, Band " .' 30 Minp. ; .. COMMERCIAL WOR, Newark Brightly franaed melange of mel- ody, with - the - release conning Just before the Sunday supper hour, Sally's StudlOj fur. emporlurn. for- merly -used a half hour dally on WMCA. In moving over , to WOR the retailer brought along Al Shayne, a baritone whpse singular style of batting out the lyrics Pf a pbpi tfomposltlon has won him favor In the riietropolltan area... Shayne may go short on Interpretatiye nuances, but by the time he's through with a number the listeners have a pretty good idea of what the lyrics, are about.'- Shayiie'-s-forte -are- ballads that deal with roraantic heartbreak..' Frequent sob-breaks that mark his work allow for no overlooking of this penchant. •: When Nat BrusUoff Isn't piloting the studio tinit through a dance ar- rangement or Shayne accompanl- ment: he .makes. hlrpRfilf. pleasantly. felt with a violin solo. Band's dan sapatlon; Interludes sound: stocky, but fill the bill nicely. Billing of the program derives en- tirely from the theme of the plug copy In which constant assurance is given that the style found In a Sally studio garment runs parallel with the fashion dictates of Holly- wood. ■ Odec., VARSITY MATINEE~"~ ~ ~ Harold Levy's Orchestra, Stanley Meehan. : Walter -Ahrens, Tune Twisters. Minute Men 60. Mins. . 1.... • Sustaining WEAF, New York ■ NBC inaugurates what Is to be an annual spring everit. Excerpts frorii college productions are^weldled into an hour sustaiher. Harvard, Prince- ton, Columbia arid Pennsylvania :9hows selected this year, -With about 15 minutes culled from each campus frolic. - • Havvai-d Hasty Pudding Club's Hades! the LadteS'.was first on the list, and brought forth two s6rigs of alight Interest. 'What Is It7' and 'Let's Raise tlie Rppf,': both lively in tempo. Princeton Triangle Club's 'Stags at Bay' seemed to contain .a wealth, of .promisirig iune^ Marry a -Pririoetbri- Man,' 'Jiiat An .other Deb,' 'Love and a Dime,' arid 'Don't Giet Hasty .With Me,' ail car rieid: an original- nbte both in lyflcs and-melody. Story fresh in ideas arid dove-tailed closely with the -title; . - ! :— ■. --. eolumbia's ; •FlafeTPlare' . latiked iriiagination and. spirit. Dated in 1912. with Paris the setting, it smacked outright ' of Gilbert and Sulll'i'ilin. - (Only one song struck :as having any hiimmable qualities, arid that was 'Solitary Love.' ; Perinsyl-- vani.a's Maslc alid.-Wig shb'iv; 'Drums • Fbr.ti.s.simb,' was a bit in the same old-fasiiipned scliool, though it did strive for isoriie satire. Music was a iiliade, more harmonious, also, in eluding ,'I Double Oare Yoh,' 'Too Slweet. for Words' and ;'Lpve. in the .Air.' Most of these songs were .soloed first and then pepped up by a hptchh. tiio. This brought home, the sr:rLttei''ed merits of the amateur tuncsmitlVs.-' ■' •', ' For , a solid hour's duration the program was engrossing.' English .history. Angus McDonald plays Ruf us fairly well, although he is not yet entirely a master, of the . bravado school of actlrig—rather difficult • to project convincingly on the. ether bands^he carries off the role: with skill and youthful zest. Undoubt- edly will develop. Roberta McWade. as his - vis-a-Vls, is Impressive. ;A daughter of the leglt-plcture ac- tor, she has a fine speaking- voice and :c%n troupe.. . ' ■'. A corking bit Is contributed by W; Elwood McAllister, in.'the part of the Inrikeeper. - - , Jaco. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS Novelty with-Gayne-Whitman 15. Mins. COMMERCIAL .■ KHJ, Los Angeles This, is an air dramatizatioii of the- John Hlx- ^Strange -As-It-Seiems! newspaper cartoons,. which also have been utilized -previously for film sh6rts. ;As ari ether feature the oddites make for good broadcast ing "material, with, the value of this program due in a great' measure to the flne production manner in which Ah&-fttJaM;e.jgarfi n ts..ariL handl ed. • Musical arrangement back of the prbgrani gives-: a flttlng al>" of: niy8tei:y and eeHeness to the :pro- grarii. A similar strain Is injected by the narrat6r, Gayne Whitman, who carries to this broadcast an omlriousi spooky: delivery from his f6rmer 'Chandu the Magician.' Three different oddities are treated on each 15-mln. period, nar- rated In part of Whitman and then merging into.straight .drama enact- ment for the highlights. Inltlaler dealt with the 15th.: century Dianlsh author who was forced to eat his ^ own bo6k when he displeased his- king; the greatest noise in his- tory (destruction 6f Krakatoa), and the Austrian who holds the record for having the largest living fam- ily. .-. v ■■- Intriguing , a jiatural emotion- curiosity—prbgrarii should not suf- fer for listeners and a tune in for succeissive h road casts looks assured l)y the interesting pr6ductlon treat- ment accorded the various sub.leets WGAR-WTAM Folk W^ns PoMarity Vote at WJAY .' '■ ,, Cleveland, March 26." - HelE;ht-of- Impartlbllty In - radio business was 'prpbably- retMhed In radip pppularlty. cpntest.'sppnspred by WJAT, In, which the flrst two ^ winners. plckfNd ? were artists "from * rivai stations. • •• . Mendel Jones staned'stiiint oji his; dally- 'InfprrirtatlcHv^'Bureau'r prpgram- as a check on Ilsleri^r)i^;a8klng''them to mall In votes "btty ihehr Clevelaiid faves. ■ About 'S/TCiO 'yptea .were re- ceived durlri.g t^- vi^eeiktj of contest. Al and Pete,'. o'G''W<iA^ who art mpying tp WT.AM,f .lajere fcwarded* loving cup and dlririerjllor .haying 973 votes. ° One radio cripk,' however,:, protested that ttband.-'rhad 'unfairly; cantpalgned for votes. pri.. their, .qw's programs. Two .prankstcfrs. dtdn't'j 4eny It; only cracked that the. crick 'didn't have any pfense j> f humor. . WtaM's team oX: (!ierie .ana uierin copped secpnd prize with "717 votes. Sketch, tagged '12:16,' written and partly acted by Mrs. Edythe Mel- rose, nnanageress of spprisprlnj^ sta-. ttpn, tpok third prize •With. 504 bal- lets. •■:: • ■ :■.'■'.■ WTBO Can Stay '• ■ Baltimore, March J26. ■ WTBO. Cumberland. Maryland'* sole broadcaster,': a 500 -Watt -Job, has' received consent from Federal Coni- munlcatipns Coininish'^^ tP: extend Its airing time. Current set-up :Cpnflned tP day- " light hours only, 18 now licensed un-r til 11 p.rii. nightly. ^oake-CarterV$3i000 - Philadelphia, March 26. . Boake Carter has been bpoked week . of April-6 at Hippodrome. Baltimore; for $3,000 plus percent- : age. Thla rinarks . first vaudevUla date set by . Mannie Sacks. <Mf.; Cast work, music enhancement and sound- -effects are. all. cbriimendable In .founding out an Interesting and novel type of offering. FROM HIM TO YOU 15 Mins. Sust'ainirig ■ . KMTR, Hollywood This Is a screwy prog?ram from a masculine point of view, but maybe oke for the housewives. Chap with a throaty s. a. voice Is supposedly talklrig to tlie"gal of his heart," whis- pering sweet " nothings, such as would better-have a place on a divan In a dimly lit parlor, Theriiatically the flaps iarid mammas are supposed to. believe that the bozo doing the oral love-making is the: guy they missed or couldn't get. Mushy ro- mantic music, via vloilri arid organ, helps along the heart-throUBing -atr mosphere. ' ■'■;; Letters pour into the, station from.; the ladies, who appavontly take the. thing on the level. ;; Material in the mash notes is a tipoff that Ca.sanova would have been a more fariious gink if he had had .a radi.6 and this type of program to Work with. HeVlove- maker is supposedly undercover, hut inside Is that when he's not mushing into the. mike he's peddling • p. '.ai copy for the-station.;. Stan.": WCAU Artists* Bureau. MUSIC NOTES Ricardo and Rita Do Card added to the El Toreadpr. New Tprk, show. - Claire Deerfield at the Versailles,. New Tprk. .. . . —1 . .- — Kathleen Karr now sjnglrig at thjc Mals6n Lafltte. Francos Maddox now at the St. Regis, New : Tprk, replacing ; Ger- trude Niesen. Albert - Kavelin'a crew will quit the Detroit Athletic Club the end of March after an engagement pf .eight ■ weeks. Lpmbardos go lnto.,.St; Franclr hotel, Frisco, March 29, later head- irig east. :■■■ ',■ .■■' : ■ ■ . ;Anson Weeks storming tour noriji'west. : ": ■', ; c6mbo Prt barn- through Paclflo Henry Busse Into Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, late this month. -Sunny- Brooks set for long en- - gagement-at; Palais Royale ball- room, Sydney,. Australia. ^ :::' ,-. . irvinti Berlin, . Inc., is publishing the Huey Long antherii, 'Every'Mati a King.' ' . .:':-.:.'^' Herir'y "Halstead" op'eris' "at 'th'e Park ^Central. Hotel. New York, April 1. - ■ : :': : ' . ■ Leo Reisrtian leaves the Central iPdric Casino, New Ybi-k, Saturday ■ (1).: ■ V:'..:-'-^"^V^^'-;-;":^-\'- ;Jimmia Givens and Ann Karol hoofing at the Glass Bucket Club, Kingston. Jamaca, B. W. L