Variety (Dec 1937)

MUSICi-^DAMCfi TOIIR^ VAKiEtY 47 Foiioujlng is on analv«(« of the cpfnbtnpd plugs o1 current tmes an WEAF, WJZ, and WAbC h u;e<k' froin Monday t)irdu^^ (Nov. 29-Dec. 5) , Grand tbtai, rcprcisents accumulated per/oma on ♦hf tiuo JtfBC Unks a^ CBS. ii'CoTrtmcrcials' rcjfcrf to all types plugs on sp6)isored progranw. In 'iSoiircc* col- mii ♦ denotes ^Iw songs, t l^'Oit tunes, and 'pQp^pcfl;ks.--^t^itsel /:' . ,. ■ •Title- ■■ There's a Gold Mine in the Sky .,,., Farewell My Love...;; v.;^- .. , • • .fist Thing I. DO,--.v..,:v.-. -^v• ..• 5t\ie :Cohtiessipn; ; .... . > - • rv. rIvhenS^ri jpjkj^ '6 • Pi^mi^ Mfr Thrill of. a Lifetihtie. . i . v,'.: / rl^ Got My Heart Set on You ^Berlin..i.Pop V ^.Miiiec*_J;; .^l^i, . J^pi Ghappell.,. i.., , .Harms Sl^iofc Wdi^ds-Out of My HpartV. Sweet Someone.;. .y. < r • - r v- i • • • • Yoii Can't Stop Me from Preaming,, Mlssibi by th^ Sea:.,.,• >• {• • • I Want a New Romance.^, .w^^r^:. - : • Mama, I Warina Make Rhythm. >.... Bob White. . . ...................... Foggy Day • • • • • • • • • • ' 'V'- • Remeniber .Mer. i . VvU: • " ' Every thing You Said Ganrie True..., Rollih' Plains. . V. 0 , ^ • Boses in Deciemper.. So Many Memories....v.. I Want-'^ou for Christmas.... A Strange Loneliness. .;, .. .> . i.,. Have You Met Miss Jphes?. .. t, J;. Let's Giv e" Love .Anot her Chance .... Sail Along, Silvery Moon .. She's Tallr Tan, Terrific.:. tachita v. . ■ Snake ChariTrterv ..... • • V Josephine; . . . . >... ■ < You're ;a Sweetheart,. . ....;. . V :'Miles Apart;.. ■■: ... , . : . In the Still of N.lght,-, - . . . .'Be 'a. Good ;Sp6rt.r.- :> -- bhe iRose! Left in My Heart . . ..,;. .; That Old Feeling; : . . : ^ v ■ • Mama, That Moon. Is Here Again... . Have. You Ever Been in Heaven?; ; v.. Tears.in My Heiart.v;. v' ........ GiKKlnight KissieiSy..,.....; ,.. You arid I Kripv/... •..; ^.. • / ;r; • • Swing Is Here tP Sway... I Double Dare Ybii...:. v ril Take Romance... . . . .. • You Started Something...,..... Dipsy Doodle:^. ;;..;:;..;. ;; ....;:..;., Who Knows? . ; .;..;.>.. , .... ..: In an Old Eilglish Village....;;... ;Ten;Pretty. Girls;;...-;;...... v,...;.\ v^>. This Never ;Happened Before; Gettin' Some Fun Out -Pf Life..... I Live the Life I Ix)ve.>.;... Lady Is a Trampi>...;. ; >., .v ■ • y..^ I Told Santa GlaMS to Bring You . . I'd Love to Play a Love Scene;.. , Tjine in pn My ;Heart... .,;.;.*.;;.; ^Damsel in Distress,.... . .Pop . -■ ;. . . .'. f..-.-;. , ., i v.Criawfprd.... , , .v.Pop . .;.;.:.;...;.,.;. . v.; .-v. ■ .Famous..;; .',.... . ;*Tru2 Confession.. .; .... ;.,Witmark; ...>;;>. Pop ;..; . .Morris.;. .-..;... .Pop-^;... . ; ;;. .\..; *.; . .iParamourit. .V, .V. ♦Ebb Tide . >... . .Famous..,....... .*Bk)s^rhs oh BrbadWayi-. .-.■peist.;-.>52d-S|treet. ,..-;;...•;.;■./:;;.;. ;■. ; ;Mar]o. . i^: •'i^riU Pf a Lifetime;; . iRbbbins. .v - ♦Ali Baiba;; ^.:;,.,.. i ;. * TrehappeH ..;.;..;.;. ;* Resalie Paramount Feist ."...■.■;;.^...., .RemiCk.. . Shapiro . ;. . ;;. ,. .Fambii^.;; „.... ..Saritly-Joy; ,; ;Rehiick.....;;; V . chappeii;;..;; . Witmark>;...... i Remick.; ^... .; .Schuister-Millef .Berlin. ;.,;. . . ;: .Shapiro.-. . Harms... . .Donaldson. /.; .: .Chappell ......;. ,*Robbjns, Grand total . 37 - . .-27: . 24 ; 24-■. . 24 . 23 . 23 ■ 22 . 22 . 21 . ;■ 20 ^20-- cials 8 ■ J. lO-. .; • .7 5 8 - 1- ■ 5 ■. 0 6 : ;v./-. 9 •...4 : -4 V.' 4 -en— . . Select: .: Mills.;,; .;;,.•.... ;Southern ■. .Marks...:.;;.;; • . . Fei.st ., ; . . . .. . .Robbins.... . .Davis..:.;.. .; .Chappell. . .Feist.. .;...; . .Shapiro.. ;.;Feist. V.'. :v......: Paramount, .y. ;:;SantIy-Joy;..;;; . .MarJts;.;...... .vKalrriar-Ruby.; ,. Robbins. .. Robbin.s,..; ;.. . . Shapiro. . . Berlin. . ;.. Marks; , . Lincoln .. ;... ; . .Chappell.;,.;... ,. .Ekeiusive;; . , .Crawford....., , . .Robbins. ,.. Donaldson. ,. ♦Big Broadcast 1938. ., V. ' 19 4 .. .*Love and Hisses..-.....v,.. . .. 18 0 .. ;Pop :;^, 18 8 .. Pop ..;..,... 18 o .. .♦Love on "Toast,...;. .. 17 . ' ; 4. '.. .♦Manhattan Merry-Go-Round.. 16 , 4 ...Pop .......;.';..-...-.......;......-.... .'16:V- 5 ,. . ♦Damsel in Distress;. ;. .V;;.... liS -.- 3 ♦Mr. Dodd Takes the Air...... 16 5 ....Pop-;;. 1.') ■ 1. . . .♦Roilin' Plains ;..... .14 ;; p .'.. *L.fe;of the Parly;;. ...;14 5 .. .Pop ...............;.;. 13 3 ...Pop 13 ■ ■ 4 .:..Pop ....;.....; ,.... .. 12 3 . .-.tr.d Rather Be Right.;.... ;... .12: . . 1 ... ♦Hitting a iview High........... 12 2: Vocals 21 ■ .. 23 ,. 16 15 21 17 ■ 16 20 14 14 . 11 ; .17 : 12 8 TTPop . . Pop , .. .Pop ... .. Pop ;;. ..Pop ... ♦You're Sweetheart. - ♦Rosalie ; .. .... ... Pop ..-.;............. . ;.-...-. ;■ Pop..-.;.. ... ;-..;. • ■-■ ■ : ■ •-. .. ♦Vogues y.'.... .v.;,^.-.^:.. .;\, ..-.,.; .. *fiig Broadcast 1938; ..., . .. .♦Manhattan MerryrGp-Round, .; Pop ,..;..;..; \ . .,. .■ ,.; .Pop .,;...'. ;.y... ;.•>.;.\..-.,...;:.;.; , ».:t Virginia'.;. .■.;.%;;...'. .....-.;.;•'• ■;;; Ali 3aba.....;..;......■;.■.-.-;. ..Pop ...■;.;..- '.. -■.• ,.■ .•I'll Take Romance;.,. .v.,.. ...Pop .v...'.;....-..-;..; .Poi ;-.;;;.-,...;;..;.:-;.;...;■■..... .. ♦Rosalie ;..;.;.;;..; ....... ■ .' Pop ...... : ;;. . ... Pop! .; ;..... .... ♦Hitting a New High.;.. ;.. .Pop , . Words and Music. .fPrinceton Mask & Wig.:. .; Chappell .........tBabos in Armis.. ,v.;. : . . Santly-Jby....... Pop ..• • • •»• • • • • • • • • ; ;Famous;.. > ..• ....♦1-oye on Toast.........;.... ..Gilbert;..... . .Pop ..........., •;; ... .12- 12 12 12 12 11 n 11 H io 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 ; 8 8 8 '.14;, 11 10 7 ■T< 14 13 12 It -11 8 6 9 8 6 6 5 —4- 4 3 1 0 8 8 6 4 . • 6 5 5 .5 ■ 4; 3 2 0 3 3 preseiiH GORDON & REVEL'i ^ SWEET SOMEONE > I WANNA BE IN WINCHELL'S COLUMN "^ BROADWAY-S GONE HAWAII * BE A GOOD SPORT From ih* idih Cenfiiry-foi prbdiieiloii, LOVE AND HISSES, tfarrhq WmItT WIncMI. f«n leriil* mn4 Slin«fi* Simon. Til* Nevt/#y Hit * JOSEPHINE ly Gif< Kahii, Wayne King ond lurk* ilveat From WmHor Waiifer't "S2nd Siroor * I STILL LOYE TO KISS YOU GOODNIGHT f y W«/#«r f Hffock mud Harold Spin* Tko Stmndmrd Joaror of Chrfifmat Jenf • ^ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIW TP TOWN ly Hayon Gllloipl* ond Fred Ceoff ; From .Walfer Wonger't "V«gHos of If3I*^ * THAT OLD FEELING ' fy Low frown ond .Sammy Fain. !«• •ROADWAY NEW YORit CHESTEi; COHN. Ge«. Prof. Mgr. roo C 4 N'T G O WR O N O Wi TH A f t I S T sbuG WITH MCA PRIVATELY ■■; Pittsburgh, Dec. 7. ;* Lpng-Vtahdiriig . Suit of - MCA for $2,500 against Tony Cohfprti and Old Willows, Oakmont • roadhouse spot, has been-settled- out-of-:COurt— Sum" was supposed tP invPlve npn-pay- ment of salary claims of Kay Kyser and, Vincent Lopez, who played there three, years' ago; Although Willows manag^ihnent at that time went' bankrupt arid Con-' forti claimed he was merely an of- ficer of corporation, MCA insisted he was personally responsible since he had signed the contracts, Under- stood that settlement was for 50% of amount a.sked, ' Confprti is now; operating the Nixon cafe downtown, ; Pair of writers Who were, and still ar^. to^l strangers^ to collaborated Pn the nation's No. 1 tune 'Once In a While.' Originally titled 'Dahcihg with You! it was clefTed by Michael Edw;i rO.v leader of a W^A Hnn'rt in Phttsvilio , Pa„ and the lyrics were written by hi.s wife. Edwards . an ex-membcV of Tommy Dorsey's crew and when jDprsey hit the; tbwn on one»nighter he looked over the number as a ; favor: Aftier playing it for six months without success, Dorsey turned the tune over : to; .Jack Robbins who had Buddy Green w rite ne w Jyrics^ iswitcTied the. title and it was published by MilTer; Mii-siCv a subsidiary . Robbins. It is Edwards* first attempt at popular numbers^ Trial of the $4,.o6o suit Which MGM brought against Irving Berli , Inc., three years ago was ■ again postponed in the State supreme court, 'N-. Y.- county, last week. New date set was Feb. 15. '; - picture corhpariy ;is trying to 'recover pprtiph . of- the royalties it paid Berlin in connection with MGM's contracting of Dave Dreyer and thevlate Ballard MaCDonald. Berlin .constructed the contract as giving it the ri«ht to keep the $4,000 until advances it made the writers had been liquidated. A. A. TOMEI RE-ELECTED Vote Is :8S to 532' in Bitterly Contested Union Fi^lit ;'. Clay Boland, U. of P. aluriihus, who .collabs on and stages the; Mask and Wig shows anniially.. is a Philly dentist. Figures it'is mPre certain to literally look. down. ' the mouth than, be that Way, hanging around the fringe of show.biz. ;/ ... ■ Irving Berli ' name.sake and nenheW, Irving Berlin Kahn. chubby, strutting drum major of Alabama Uf.'s 'million-dollar band,' will lead the. Bama tooters in California's Rose: Bowl New Year's Day grid classic, Gene Buck's presence as toastmaster for U of Detroit's annual grid banquet, to be held Thursday night <.9) in Hotel Tuller, has occasioned first sellout in years for .event, . -y -'--' '■■ ■■■^r ■,.,'::' ■[ Robbins' Added Space Robbin.s Music Go. has taken. ad- ditional space : in the building that houses its home offices in N. Y. Firni Currently occupies two.?, complete floors but requires larger quarters for .sales, prodijctiori, and arranging departments which will be Rroupcd. Also for - oiTices ■ from: which ; to direct the. activities; of various sub^ sidiaries. . Mike Riley ;set for a Warner Bros, shbi-t late this month; : . VINCENT LOPEZ CAFE FOR N. Y. WORLD'S FAIR Pittsburgh, Dec. ., Vincent Lopez, playing stagie date here last week, stated that his plans for next year include construction of new Casa Lopez in New York- to at- tract World's Fair trade. ' Lopez said he's already picked put' a site in the Fifties and will have the spot ready for fall. . In the meantime, says he'll be iii Columbia's ne^t Grace Moore starrer; ^ n a n -V-^ /P^ 'TP^ A a fr>> SP' uXlGo i .'.on'- Philadelphia,. Dec; 7. Anierico A. Tomei Was re-elected to presidency of the American Fed-; eration of Musicians' local here. No. 7.7,., last Thursday. His entire slate was carried along with him in. the bitterest battle in the history; of the local. ''.;;■;" ''' v.- ' y;.;-- :;-' ^■ Tomei,: Who has been unbending in his demands on niterics, theatrei ^d radio stations, charged that -erri- ployers ;were ganigihg up.: on hinn, eveh spending mphey to have, him defieated, ,He beat Israel Saffron, formei- . .-p.. 7fi3 to 532, Romeo Cella, prez two terms ago, got 209 votes; -' ' ■ .' ; -; Other*) elected included :Joet Levy, whp' Succeeds- to rthe vacated .by Saffron; A. Rex Riccardi, rerclected ; secretary; Charles Sax- ton, assistant secretary, and Joe Bossier, Sr., treasurer, . both re elected without opppsisli, and; John P. Pinelli; sergearit-at-arms,; . Exec committee will be Bert Com- fprt. Jack Pomerantz, Edward Winkelman. ; Morris Bravin, Waltei* H, E. Luck and Spartico Donate. Riccardi and Comfprt were ijam6d delegates ■ to . AFM conyentipn . and Pscar; A. Moldower was chosen counselor. ';;. ^ij kfe I/IO m 1^Ci^; ^r\Qi\-or ' GNE MiGMT Oi- l.OVr ^o/r. r a c p. i A oor?,' i N s v / i c t u r <d P'r.1 V- ■ IRVING BERLIN, Inc - 799 seventh ave.^new york