Variety (Aug 1938)

S2 VARIETY MUSIC'•DANSAPAn^ Wednesdaj, August 31, 1938 No Jive, No B.O. at 1st RanMs Isk Concert for fflind Musicians Br BEBNIE WOODS First of the four scheduled con- certs at Randall's Island stadium, N. Y, for the benefit of blind mu- sicians, didn't come oft as well as ex- pected, either at f. b.o. or onstage. Although advertised as a bandfest, not a swing concert, the payees ex- pected hot licks and were plenty dis- appointed. Instead of the intended setup f borrowing a' roomy bandstand from Madison .Square Garden and building a tower in the center of It to carry amplifiers to enable the use of the entire stadiums the usual 7,800-seat operetta area was maintained. That capacity is exclusive of couple hun- dred tabl in front of the stage. Promoters were obviously fore- warned by advance ticket sale that there would not be a sellout of the 21,500-seat horseshoe. Actual draw was about 4,000. Crowd only occasionally became enthusiastic enough to sound oflE with the favorite alligator style of letting oft steam generated by jamming. Rhythm palm blistering, cheering and whistling was reserved for Larry Clinton^ Joe Marsala, Al I>on- ahue and a few of the -various small- er aggregations used durinjg change of outfits. CUnton Cllckf Larry Clinton wasn't the first crew onstage, but his outfit was the first to put life into the stands. Crew was playing hookey from Glen Island Ca- sino, so had to be oh and off early. While not jam stiiff, Clinton's ar- rangement of Debussy's 'My Reveri ,' with Bea Wain doing the vocals, was well liked. Joe Miarsala, the only crew to reaUy swing 'em high in the accepted ear-bending style, has changed his crew in the last six months—a step downward. Marsala lost his crack skin-beater, Buddy Rich, to Bunny Berigan :ind has added a femme guitarist String twanger slows up the outfit and, while-she has a fine set of pipes, is not a swing singer. As it is now, Marsala carries the whole outfit with 2d Benefit Second of the blind, musir cian benefits tomorrow night (Thurs.) will be an all-colored aflair, drawing a dozen or so of the Harlem jive crews. Bands promised. include Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Don Redmond, 'Hot Lips' Paige, Ers- kine Hawkins, Ovie Alston, Teddy Hill, Roy Eldridge, Willie Bryant, Louis Russell, Andy Kirk, John Kerby and Louis Russell. Network Plugs, 5 PJM. to 1 AJH. Followina is a totalization of the combined plugs of current tunes on WEAF, WJZ, WABC and WOR computed for the week frmn Monday through . Sunday Uug. 2J-28). Total represents accumulated performances on the two NBC links, CBS and Mutual from 5 p. tn. to I a. m. In 'Source' column, • denotes film song. Elegit tunes, and 'pop' speaks for itself. 1 Grand IHtf, _ Publisher. ^ Sonree. Total. his clarinet in the hot sessions. How- ever, that was enough to send the stands to' another world. George Olsen orchestra and the Richard Himber crews didn't appeal niuch to the crowd. Both ' bands used Lombardo arrangements. Himr ber started his time with imitations of various name crews, with the leader wearing facial masks of batoneers. Both crews" from Radi ity showed. Ben Cutler, from the. Grill, and. Al Donahue from the Rainbow Room. Cutler excited comment anent his recent ducking in the East River when he was introduced. His crew was handicapped by bad selec- tions. Donahue's outfit was one of the best liked oh the x>rogram. Leader and Paula Kelly, his vocalist, gave a demonstration of the new Lambeth Walk while the crew wais popping the tuije. Idea was show- manly and opportune in view of the interest current in the iEnglish dance craze. Mob wanted ihore.~. Nano Rodrigo's rhumba -aggrega- tion from the Havana-Madrid got a quick brushoft from m.c. M'artih Block after two numbers. Willie Fanner outfit got the same treat- ment, neither band exciting a stir in the stands. Tito's Swingtette, Deacon Brown trio of blind musicians, and the Julian Bros., using an electric guitar, filled in during shifting of bands. 5: A-Tisket A-Tasket... Robbins— Pop What Goes on Here in My Heart Paramount 'Give Me a Sailor I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams Santly-Joy 'Sing You ,Sinners....... Now It Can Be Told ..Berlin 'Alexander's Ragti You Go to My Head Remick Pop I'm Gonna Lock My Heart ..Shapiro Pop - Garden of the Moon Harms 'Garden of the Stop Beating Around the ..BVC... ••£°P • Hambina •• ;Spier Pop So Help Me Rcmick Pop I've Got a Date with a Dream... Feist 'My Lucky Star Small Fry '• Famous 'Sing You Sinneirs......, 1 Hadn't Anyone Till You ABC Pop Beside a Moonlit Stream Famous .'Booloo : Colorado Sunset Gilbert .Pop Change Partners S?.""''" ,-•'Carefree • •••••••• I'll Dream Tonight Witmark 'Cowboy from Brooklyn. Flat Foot Floogee Green Bros....; ..Pop When Mother Nature Sings Santly-Joy .- Pop Don't Cross Your Fingers. Aeer-Yellen ,. .Pop Lullaby in Rhythm Robbihs Pop The Yam • Berlin •Carefree Harms 'Garden of the i Miller ...... Pop Santly-Joy ..'Sing You Si Berlin Pop , CHappell tYou Never Know ,,. Feist *Love Finds Andy Hardy.... Poo Pop HE 60T A DWE WITH A DREAM THIS MW BE THE MI6HT W LO YOU PASS IH L0« BY A WSHIHfi WELL Gordon and R.v..'. Son, S.n..tl.M HEET THE BEAT OF MY HEART From th. M-G-M Picturo. -Love Find. Andy Hardy Gordon and R.v.l's T.rrlfic Suec.l WHERE IH THE WORLD resh Idea ical AM THE BUMPY ROAD TO LOYE I Hoffman, Al I„lrod..ci«g Two IVe« H". i From the New Universal ieture,, "Youth Take* a F'i FOR THE FIRST TIME HEIBH-HO. THE MERRY-O iAmyMcHugh and Harold, Adamson Love Is Where You Find It There's Honey on the Moon Tonicht Don't Let That Moon Get Away.. Music. Maestro, Please You Never Know Meet the Beat of My Heart In a Little Dutch Kindergar Fox .... Toytown Jamboree. — Red Star ... I Married an Angel. Robbins tl.Married An Angel,. There's a Faraway Look in Your ... Tenney Pop , At Long Last Love Chappell. , tYou Never ......... Isn't It Wonderful—Isn't It Swell Miller .. Pop 1 Let a Song Go Out of y Heart Mills .....Pop . .. ................... My Walking Stick . Berlin 'Alexander's Ragtime Band. Lambeth Walk... .....Mills • foP •/ - ■• I Used to Be Color Bli , Berlin. ....'Carefree Eight LitUe Notes Cravirf ord Pop I Haven't Changed a Thine... Mills.. Pop Alexander's Ragtime Band...... ABC .♦Alexanders Ragti If I Loved You More Words- ' ..Pno . ■ .• Where In the World. .Feist ;. 'Josette 42 37 30 29 28 27 24 23 22 22 20 19 IB 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 ,13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 INsc Unioii Agrees To New Philly Deal Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Reps of union workers and execs of RCA-Victor aigreed last Thursday to renewal of the contract between the company and United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Local 103, which expires Oct 1. Several changes were made, including' vaca- tions with pay and provision for the union to. act as sole« bargaining agency. Philco's 13,000 employees are still striking. Attempts at conciliation by the Mayor and State officials, when the company threatened to move its huge plant from the city, failed to bring results. Agreement negotiated was nixed at a mass meeting of ttie workers and the deadlock is virtually back to where it starter. Music Notes Lincoln Masic Corp. is publishing the score of the U. of Pennsylvania's latest Mask and Wig show, 'All Around the Town." Clay Boland and Bickley Reichner are the writers. Mills Music, Inc., is releasing the score of The Road to Reno,' Uni- versal production, by Jimmy Mc- Hugh and Harold Adamson. Harry Link has authored a 'Peelin' the Peach' tune to tie in 'with the South Carolina dance troupe cur- rently at the Astor hotel, N. Y. Kenny Gardner introduced a new song of his own, 'You're the Girl,' at the Paramount theatre in L. A. Phil Bontelje wrote )>. marching song,'Hail to Palomar,'i the Palo- mar School, Perris, Cal. KAYE VS. WHTTEMAN; OPPOSITION BILLING Richmondi Aug.-30. Spirited competition developed last week between management of the Westwood Supper Club and Tantilla Cliib, local niteries. During p: 'formance of Sammy Kaye, booked at Tantilla, customers were informed everyone present would receive ducats to return for a free session two nights hence. While this was ■ muni^cent gesture, it seemed hardly possible that the management didn't know that Paul Whitemah was play- ing the Westwood on that date. In: retaliation, Westwood. manager arranged for placard; to be displayed or. all trolley cars, and taxis in Rich- mond bearing the letend, This car takles you to Westwood.' 6,000 LEHERSI CLEM and His ORCHESTRA TO THE GATEWAY CASINO SOMERS POINT, N. J. Exclusive Management. CHARLES SHRIBMAN OFFICES RKO Building. New York Little Buildi Press Representative: JOHNNY COOMBE Band Secretary: BOB GREENWOOD