Variety (April 1915)

VARIITY POPULAR EAST AND WEST Cecelia Watson and Louise Leon, two dainty little misses, have what might be termed one of the neatest and most versatile act* now playing the United Booking Office theatres. Indeed they were the original two- girl piano act, having been together for the past four seasons, playing in the west where they established them- selves as great favorites. Miss Weston is a sister of Willie Weston, the distinguished character artist. Miss Leon, both in her specialty and accompanying, is in a class by herself where pianists are concerned. The girls are using a little double con- versation song, "LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE," with tremendous suc- cess, and Miss Weston's rendition of "KENTUCKY HOME" (with which they open the act) is always sure fire. WILLIE WESTON'S OPINION Chicago, March 31, 1915. Mr. Henry Waterson, Strand Theatre Bldg., New York, N. Y. Dear Mr. Waterson: The songs, "I'M GOING BACK TO THE FARM" and "MY BIRD OF PARADISE" are considered two of the best songs of their kind in years. As I have been singing songs for twenty years, I think I should know a little about songs, having been associated with all *orts of shows and have had an opportunity to test songs to their best advantage. My first appearance was with "McKenna's Flirtations," William Barry and "The Rising Generation," Cosgrove and Grant's Comedians in "The Dazzler," "Kelly's Kids," Hyde's comedians, Tony Pastor's Own Specialty Company, "Whirl of Society," New York Winter Garden Company, and the rest of the time in all the leading vaudeville thea- tres in the United States. I certainly think these two songs arc real gems and they will surely prove it. Very truly yours WILLIE WESTON. SKASON'S STARTLING. SLNSATIONAI.. STLRI.I.V; SINGING SG'CCT^.S T IRVING HKKI.IN'S most s lyric for c\ ballad, that has a ( t wonderI u ' Vl" [heir have been m>iil,s, < vm "l>«rln m>m; .--, that meant something for siihmts, but n-'\ r ,\\^\ thinL', like this imappro.u-hablr p:."o* ot romposi tion that immediately r iot<-d it.scll into the birjv ^ SuriL; hit on the market and it's stdl .< n< w mm bet. (jet it. new ["HAT filC: C'OMIG HIT NOkAH Cl.OSH) 111 R AG I WITH I-'<>1< W'LI.KS AT IHI I'M \( NI-'AV YORK u..s H\\ IS i \v< > "SHOOTING" BULL AROUND the BULLETIN BOARD" BILLY .ILROML .II. AN Sell WAR IV. wrote it I here is some soul;, if you want to make the audience laui^h! Miss Bayes made them howl twice a day at the bluest vaudeville house m America. AN AC T-C LOSKK THAT I.KAVKS YOU A REGULAR I III. 'You c.nt K o wronp with this soni; is tin motto. Kxtra verses and choruses WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER Strand Theatre Bide 47th St. and B'vs.n, Nrw York c hica(,o pun aid i niiA i hii i- ii •■ 11 R a n d r> I p li S i n r t <i.' l W 1 ■ i•,., i N i i ■ . t I , , 1> h I'.. ■ 11. i. n , . .. . ■ •.! : r » I MAX WINSLOW, Professional Department BURKE AND HARRIS In his rounds among the cabarets about two years ago, Max Winslow found very promising material in two "dingers he had heard, and upon his advice they formed the present team of Burke and Harris. They were im- mediately engaged by Mr. Jos. M. Schenck under a forty-week contract and have been working on the Marcus Loew Circuit ever since. They are considered by many to be the best two-man singing act now on the vaudeville stage. And the treat- ment accorded them by the Loew office would seem conclusive proof of that statement. Their act as it stands is absolutely a clean and delightful enter- tainment. They have a wonderful ap- pearance, classy clothes, and best of all, the ability to wear them. They are using "My Bird of Paradise" to the biggest returns of any song they have ever had in their repertoire. It if not alone a hit but it "stops" their act. Mr. Harris declares he has never had a song better suited to him. Mr. Burke is using "Im Going Back to the Farm" and the results they have obtained from it have received favorable com- ment from the audiences and managers at the various houses in which tney have worked. SEASON'S SURPRISE Johnny Doolev and Yvette Rugel have proven to be one of the biggest surprises of this vaudeville season, be- ing the hit, or one of the hits, of every bill they played upon and are right now in demand by the biggest pro- ducers of musical comedy here and in England. Miss Rugel is the possessor of a splendid voice especially adapted to the Waterson, Merlin & Snyder hits which she is now singing with great success. At the Majestic in Chicago recently she introduced "Von Are the Rose That Will Never Die" with tremendous re- turns, while Johnny Dooley, our very lust little eccentric comedian, is put- ting over "I'm Going Hack to the Farm" to a real riot; while the way they ren- der "My Bird of Paradise" as a double, is real classy.