Variety (Apr 1937)

Wednesday, April 7,1937 BAHD TOURS VARIETY 51 [Thr trade 'ioiW ht interested in compormti the ■eltijifl rtlatiwitv to th« vMtt'ptayed-Qn'the-air t(£buUi.i\6iM, shown eUewhere (n this deportment. Song title and puM^her of tfifs best aellihg 1$ drtt included; only the title o/ the long, is recorded in the dir plugs.] ^liittle Old liftdy •«•••«••••••••••••;•••••..■•.•(••(faCliisppell. '* Boo Hoo t f • • cSliftpirO' '*MooDli£ht and Shadows ,.^.,«.,Popular When My Dreamboat Comes Home,...........Witmark Whflt Will I Tell My Heart?,... w. >...........;..,,. Crawlord *This Year's Kisses ^...JBerliii On a Little Bamboo Bridge.....,...Morris Whien the Poppies Bloom Agai ^... . . ............ . ...Shapiro ^nist vck Silc a•■'•••'•'•••••••«. • • ••• • f 1^•'• 'kAscri *rve Love to Keep Me .Warm......... '........;..... >Berli ^Goodnight My Loyis ...... .> , ,\ ... • •...."........... Itobbins Sercnadei in tbfe Night... .... ..r.......vt:..•«•• .'..*..iMills *Sweet Is the Word for You...............^....v..iFamous *My Little Buckaroov.................. i. .Witmark *Too Marvelous for Words................>.«• ....Harms *7ndtcotes filmusicai s6ng. reduction »ong, ''■ others- are pops. OM LUCAS UEAD-OFF IN WLW-CRA REMOTES Clyde Lycas' orchestra will be first to utilize station WLW, Cincinnati, ; under CRA wire deal when he opens :: at the Beverly Hills Country Club, ;!Ft Thomas, Ky,, Ap^ CRA and station closed deal last week for fornier to use 10 half hours weekly of station's open time. Stein's Chicago Faittie .Chicago, April 6. :.Ji, C, Sleln,;'.president of Music. Corp. of Ameriea, due back In local' ■ head<iuarters nepct Monday (12),' .vafter his sj^oii^ ion the Coast. Will; It^,i,^firflu^9)>out a week before' ' ^oPPin^iSm W York Overfime Di^tiute on Farley's Philly Follies Philadelphia, April .6. Siiit ing out of contract to furnish music , for Democratic Na- tional Convention here last June was brought by Lt. Joseph Frankel, band leader, last Th\irsday. He is at-, tempting to force the :Musicians' Erptectiye Association to turn over to him iin $1,800 balance he says exists from the $6,040 he received and surrendered to the union to pay off the men. Union officers declare $5,775 was distributed and not enough remained to cover overtiine piit in by the men Frankel still owes them $1,631.75, they charge. Judge Lambertoh took the case under consideration; Hal Kemp plays at the Trianon, GreensboTp, N. C., on April 7. iTHird Annual Theatl*e Party PROFESSIONAL MUSIC MEN, Inc. Alvin Theatre, New York SUNDAYri APRIL II A GALAXY OF STARS Your Favorites of the Stage, Screeh, Radio, Niteries Will Appear P-O^S-hT-i-V-E-L-Y Ticlett on Sale^^t the Box-Office Proceeds for Unetnploymeht Emergency Fund,, Now Has Many Exclusive Spbts-^Rapid Groivth in Less Than Year-r-Active Organization with Four Regional Booking iGefitres NAMES Gharli Green*s Consolidated Radio 'Artists has iexperienced what is; probably one of the most un- usual growths in show biz within the past year, certainly th? speediest maturity in the baiid book- ing field, Frdm an organization sport- ing seven orchestras, and with little influence, CRA has grown to num- ber 127 bands on its roster, among which are 10 of the country's iore- most; has acquired exclusive book- ing privileges at 18 ^locations; has openied four branch offices through- out the country'in Hollywood, Chi- cago, Glevelarid and Dallas, and has becomis .affiliated ith sev- eral important organizations. Since officially established in Radio City, N. Y. May 18, 1936, the new CRA has handled $2,000,000 worth of band bookings to date, which is less; than a year's time. . Although established for. Several years as, CRA, organization really started, of course, with Green's ac- quisition of NBC's .bands when net dropped its band booking depart ment and turned the talent personnel over' to Green on May 18,. '36. Merger of NBC and Green bands was nucleus of new' setup which eventually absorbed or became af- filiated with Universal Feature. At- tractions, Cleveland,. .Q., Mills Art- ists, Kehnaway, Inc., and Fanchon & Marco. Deal closed last .week gives. CRA bands 10 half hours weekly oh country's largest radio station, "WLW, Cincinnati; . Similar deal also in effect with Heajrst Radio, emanating from WINS, N, Y. Talent raids on other offices helped s>yell the list, also. CRA has Within the specified time upped its operating personnel, ex- clusive of talent cataloguel from about 10 to 75 people. It's offices in the RKO building, Radio C?ity, N. .Y. have undergone similiar expansion, having been enlarged three times since opening, Tieups consummated are takeover o{ all Irving Mills banids for one- night and dance dates, working agreement with F. & M.. for co- operative bookings on shows and bands, takeover of Universal at- tractions, and the absorbtion of Ken- naway. Inc., together with ori inal acquisition of NBC catalog. Ex- clusive spots are Pierre and t, Moritz hotels^ N. Y., La Salle and Drake hotels, Chicago,. , New Kehr more hotel, Albany, N. Y,' and Muehlbach hotel, Kansas City, ahd following niteries and clubs, Casino Parisian, Chicago, French Casino, N. .Y,, . Merry-Go N. Y., Meadowbrook C. C, Cedar Grcive, N. . J., Piayland, , N; Y,, Steel Pier, Atlantic City, N. J„ Southiern Tavern and Cabin Club, Cleveland* 0;i Webster Hall hotel, Pittsburgh, Commodore Perry hotel, "Toledo, O., Trianon, B. R,, Cleveland,'; and Bev- erly Hills Club, Ft. Thomas, Ky. CRA's ace bands - include Paul W-hitemanj Jack Denny, Russ Mor-; gan, .bbn Bestor, Ferde Grofe, Clyde LUcas, Joe "Venuti^ Duke' Fllington, Cab Calloway, Ina Ray Hutton,, Fletcher Hehderson, King's Jesters, Ben Pollack, Jolly Coburn and Bar- ney Rapp. This does not include 25 cbcktail-room units of two to four locomotive .musicians, for which CRA was the fiirst to estahlish. a regular booking and casting depart- ment. RUg^les Beach Opens April 9 Charles Ruggles^ opeirator of Ruggles Beach Pavilion, near Cleve- land, O., opens his spot on April 9 on an exclusive band deal with CRA. Opening attraction' Emil ■Velazco's orchestra.- nioii in Unve Agamst Non-Union Tap Rooms, Cafes, Etc. Philadelphi , April 6. Campaign by Musician's. Local here to organize nitery bands will begin at end of this week, A. A, "Tomei, prez, told Variety yesterday. Announcement of contemplated acr tidn has been guarded to prevent formation of nitery group to block the. move-before Union was ready to strike^ Tomei said there would be no picketing, no violence; no cessation of work until, owner of esich spot without a union band has been called on and given every • possible chance to arbitraite arid ireach an agreenient with the Union, •We're not looking for trouble,' the; Union prexy declared. He indicated that the Union Would conscript pickr ets and wouldn't work on more than a few spots at one time. Union Will strike flrSt at 26th Cen- tury T a y e r h, downtown bisti-o, "Tomei. id. . Band, there is Barney Zeennian, Which Was union until .fined $500 in December for playing under scale. Other spots mentioned are 1523 Locust, College Inn, Venice .Grille, and Famduis Bar Tavern. Tomei said there will be no at*. te;npt to get big prices from snliinr cafe dWners. He declared that scale here is lower than in any other city of comparable size and may bei lowered even liiore If necessary ,to bring somie open spots In. Scale noW divided , into A, B ahd C type places. Tomei said liew range midway bet tween B and G Will be inaugurated, for places which are bigger than tap- rooms but hot big enouigh to pay the B scale. Meetings with employers may be held in City Hall offices of Mayor's tabor Board, Tomei declared, to pre- veht repetition of affair when he called on Behny the Bum. He claims to have beien biffed by strong arm waiters. Casa Loma Opens Bristol Casa Loma band unshutters Charles Shribman's Lake Compounce Casino, Bristol, Conn., on May 2. Spot Will be a one niter for name attractions When in swing. We are proud to, ■ . I announce the appoinN ment of SIDNEY KORNHEISER as manager of Famous Music Corporation and the promotion of ABE FRANKL to a musical advisory capacity at Paramount's West Coast Studios FAMOUS MUSIC CORP. LOU DIAMOND Prniileiit