Variety (July 1922)

f^Fr Friday. July M. 1W« VARIETY IT 1 P REVIEWS OF RECORDING DISCS rvorieiv department of crUioal revteiot of the current phonograph rccorda) 3B POPULAR flWANEE BLUEBIRD (Fox Trot)— • Wiedoft's Orchestra RUSTIC INN— Samo—Patho No. 20771 a«he distinguishing side of this disc la Percy Wenrich's fox trot adapta- tion, cleverly done, too, of Pietro iraacaKni'3 opera, "Cavalleria Rustl- *tr" under the title "Rustic Ann." tt makes for a novel dance number and if properly handled may prove \m popular as the variouj "Song: k>i India" arrangements. Otherwise, the foxes are orthodoxically deliv- ered, an expert banjo twanger standing out in spots. MOON RIVER (Waltx)—Hawaiian Novelty Orchestra HAWAIIAN NIGHTINGALE—Same —Brunswick No. 2276 * If you still waltz^ liere are two compositions that are up to the min- ute in style and yet charming and captivating as any old-fashioned three-fourths dance. The Hawaiian strin? instruments twang sonorously and dreamily that leads one to vouch.safe that if the geneVal run of dance orchestra, be It in restaurant or dance hall. cho.'?e to render a wait* in that fashion the dance would really come hack instead of making vain efforts to do fO ever so often. orchestration, giving the banjo full sway for forte twanging that gets over with a bang. "A Bunch of Keys' (Richmah- Jjavis) is another excellent, melo- dious rag, a poach of a dance tune. 8WANEE RIVER MOON (Waltz)— Lane and Dale's Marimba Band CALIFORNIA (Fox Trot)—Velve- tone Dance Orchestra—Cameo No. 215 The Cameo retails at 50 cents as compared to the others at 75 cent.^, and thi? quality in tone and tech- nique of the recordings is aJl the more surprising. Their recording technician was formerly with the Columbia and other companies and has improved some mechanical ef- fects that bring out each instrument to its fullest to a surprising degree. The "Swanee" selection Is a snappy waltz, what with the tinkling .show- ers of marimba notes to punctuate the conventional instrumental ef- fects. "California" (Friend-Conrad), by the Vclvotone Dance Orchestra. •how.4 the hand of Arthur Lange, its conductor, in the sterling arrange- ments. SOME SUNNY DAY—Brox Sisters and Bennie Krueger's Orchestra SCHOOL HOUSE BLUES—Same- Brunswick No. 2268 The Three IJrox Sisters from the "Music Box Uevuo" have made a novel recording mt the popular "Some Suiujy Day" in conjunction with Krueger's orchestra, which does the accomi>anying. Both selec- tions are Irviiig Berlin compositions, the latter from the "Music Box Re- vue." The girls get a plaintive note into their harmony that is appeal- in?, the orciie.'^tra furlhor adding something with .some novel .saxo in- terludes. OOGIE OOGIE WA WA (Fox Trot) —Casino Dance Orchestra D^EDLE DEEDLE DUM—Same— Pathe No. 20772 The popular K.skmio song, a lyric number primarily, i.s equally as catchy a dance tunc, real melody coming, to the fore as the Casino Orchestra renders it. The "Deedio" tune (Mills-Shorman) has an odd. choppy rhythm, the Casino bunch injecting a "kick" in it that elovateg it considorablv. ,/ NOBODY LIED (Fox Trot)—Broad- way Dance Orchestra YANKEE DOODLE BLUES—Same —Edison No. 51004 Two corking dance blues are couple 1 on this disc. The first. "No- body Lied When They Said That I Cried Over You." to use the ful! title, iy a rag ballad co-authored b- Karyl Norman, the "Creole Fashion Plate." "Yankee Doodle Dluos • is George Gershwin'.s latest n ivelty compo<»ition. Into both tho. Broad- way I,)anf"e Or-chcstr;^ ha.s injected a •'kick" Thit should mike this bunch m fivor'te dance aggregation with Kdisori disc buyers. CAN HE LOVE LIKE KELLY CAN?—Irving Clark (Vocal) ON A SATURDAY NIGHT—Arthur I Curtis (Vocal)—Cameo No. 246 t The names Irving Clark and Ar- thur Curtis are new as disc record- ers, although one suspicions they are nom-do-recordos for some es- tablished disc maker who may be signed exclusively with someone else. The voices listen familiar to raise that supposition, but one can- not really go accordingly. Anyway, they are excellent vocal recordings, clear and distinct in lyrics. The "Kelly" song (Pete tV'endling) be- comes profane upon title repetition when the young lady insists that Pat McCann. an unrequited lover, does not match up with the aforesaid Kelly in Romeo proclivities. "On a Saturday Night" (John W. Bratton) is a "tough" song about a couple on Avenue B patterned after "Francis Dances With Me," "He's the Cat's Meow," "I Certainly Must Be In Love" et al. Clood comedy songs both. lacking the melody of "Stumbling." "Kitten on the Keys," etc. However, for the short time it has been on the market, it has come to the fore rapidly, and will pa.ss out just as fast probably. For the time it is on the map, it sumccs as a fox trot tune, the Six Kntertainers put- ting much into it to elevate it. "Sweet Indiana Home" (Walter Donald.son) is a dance favorite that always listens belter each time re« peated. LOVEY DOVE (Fox Trot)—CaH Fenton's Orchestra YOU WONT BE SORRY—Same- Brunswick No. 2277 Tliese two selections emanate from and originated in cities at op- posite sides of the eonlwient. "Lovey Dove" (Sigmund Romberg), from the "liose of Stamboul" show, prob- ably is not familiar west of the Rockies. On the other hand, "You Won't Be Sorry" (Kerr-Burtnett- Marcasie). a Frisco product, has yet to catch the metropolitan fancy like "Whi.sporing." published by the .same lirm. However, it w'orks both ways, alfhouf^'h * l^uvey Dove" will prob- ably ap|)eal more on first luaring than the other. The prorluction so^g has an oiid repeated trio that intritjues on first rendition, the clarinet and banjo pil)ing and picking an e«ho accom- paniment as the saxo wails forth the melody. It shows the rhythm off to excellent advantage. Fejiton has also changed the tempo in spots, making each chorus-repeat sound new. The "Sorry" song, a four- fourths ballad, is good meat for the sax to do tricks with. MEDLEYS ON OLD-TIME SONGS (Part 3 and 4)—Orpheus Trio— Rathe No. 20758. Tlie first record of this medley has pioved popular to the extent a fol- low-up became necessary. Many of the old-time favorites are harmon- ized with due feeling by the Orpheus Trio, the medley consisting of choruses of "After the Ball." 'Shade , of Old Apple Tree." Hot Time in I Old Town Tonight," "Break the News to Mother." and others. I'athe has wisely made vocal ren- ditions of these medleys where the others render them instrumentally in waltz arrangement. The lyric has the double appeal of reviving jaded memory and initiating the present generation into their meaning, if only heard once or twice before. Abel. SPORTS (Continued from page 7) Port Erie track. Just across the river from Buffalo. The event will be repeated in August. For the first time in history the meet came in for a heavy panning from Buf- falo newspapers. It seems that be- tween the pari-mutuel be'tting ma- chines and the Ontario tax law the j»ublic received a thorough cryping. It Is figured hy the paper sti\tisll- cians that with the machine and tax rakeoffs the public got back only a little over half put into the pari-muluels. It is also estimated that while $380,000 was spent, the winnings distributed in actual cash were less than $50,000. STOCKS The Alliambra, Brooklyn, reoiK^ns with dramatic stock Labor Day. Harry Andrews has been engaget'l IS din»ctor. A traveling repertoire company under the management of Joe Wright and Harry Meyers, known as the National Stock* Company, iit being organized through Louis Ha4- lett. The company booked for a route of week stands will include in Its repertoire "Smooth As Silk," "The Man of Mystery." "Dittle Lost Sister." "The Brat," "The Fugitive,"* and "Her Unborn Child." Florence M. >'orth. New York at- toitK'y and the only known w»)nMn pugilistic manager in tlie I'nited Stales, continues to «rab publicity that would m.'ike such "space nurs- ers' as Dan Morgan and Leo P. Flynn turn green with envy. Miss Xorth's star entry, Oharle.«i ^Picker, made short work of .Tohn Willett in the semi-flnal at the Collar City A. C, Troy, last week. Picker was as cool as a cucumber when the bell rang, while his opponent made wild motions indicating that he was ;jbout to eat the "lighting chemist" alive. The first round.had gone but 50 seconds, however, when Charles shot over a one-two punch and Wil- lett stretched out on the canvass for a long sleep. A dramatic 8to<:k may open at the Bijou, Woonsockett. R. I.. Labor Day. its a Ki-ilh hou«e. Leon IS. Brown h.i8 negotiated for it. Mari»>n Tanner and Kdward Ar- nold will be the leads of the new Itobbins' Players, scheduled Id open at the I'alace. Watertown, N. Y., July 31. Bona Wallace, Norah Sprague, Helene Ambrose, William Melville, Harold Foster, Hughie Mack. Frank Het trick, William Leonard will be in the company. The opening play will be "Adam and lOvH." LOVABLE EYES (Fox Trot)—Club Royal Orchestra I LOVE HER; SHE LOVES ME— Zez Confrey and Orchestra— Victor No. 18902 Both tunes are from "Make It Snappy." the Lovable Eyes" selec- tion, a dignified melodious composi- tion, expertly handled by Clyde Doerr ;jnd his rxpert musicians. "I Love Her," played by Zez Con- frey and band (now Victor artists). is unique because of Zez's piano pounding. Zez has made music rolls for the best of 'em and sure tickles a cruel ivory. His piano work gov- erns the arrangement throughout, althou-.h permitting of a number of •ffeci s OH! SING-A-LOO—Wallace Brown (Vocal) SUNSHINE ALLEY—Same—Pathe No. 20764 The chink number, about an Ori- ental who has accomplished an American metamorphosis by ampu- tating his queue, is neatly handled by Wallace Brown, an unknown disc quantity heretofore. However, he i."' really a light ballad singer and show.s off to better advantage in "Sunshine Alley" (Eugene West), a Jong of the East Side, which has been adapted by the Grand Street ooys' Association as an olticial air. POPULAR SONGS OF YESTER- DAY (Parts 3 and 4)—Interna- tional Novelty Orchestra—Vic- tor No. 35716 This is Victor's second release of old time waltz: mcdleyV*. They sur- prised even the manufacturer at their prodigious sales. The old folks evidently like them for obvious rea- sons and the young 'uns lind them exceedingly smooth waltzes for dance purposes. Thia medley in- cludes "Sweet Adeline," "Banks of Wabash,'* "Shade of Old Apple Tree" and others, the orchestra get- ting some novel tricks into the ar- rangements. A street x)iano effect for one thing is cleverly done, prob- ably through a xylo combination. STANDARD HIS LULLABY—Elizabeth Lennox (Vocal). LAST NIGHT—Same —Brunswick No. 5136. Elizabeth Lennox, by no means a newcomer to the di ;l;.-<. is gifted with a soothing contr.ilto that has doge much to ♦'.strjhlish her as a disk fa- i vDiite. "His LullWby" is a typical I t'.irrie Jacobs-Bond "baby" song which ^the singer delivers with due feeling. The "Last Night" number is a love song i)ure and simple, and rendered as all orthodox serenades should he. SOME SWEET DAY—Walter Scan- Ian (Vocal) JUST KEEP ON SMILING—J. Har- old Murray (Vocal)—Edison No. 5t005 'The Iirst song has a long title. "We'll Build a Dear Little, Cute Lit- tle Love Nest, Some Sweet Day," the title telling the story. Tulsa Leason, wife of Ray H. Leason. who sponsored the ill-fated National Vaudeville Circuit, collaborated on the number with Harry T. Hanbury. u i)o put>lishe.l it originally before a.ssignin;? to Waterson. Berlin & Snyder. The tli»'me is ohvious. Scanlan's inmatiatint; tenor exacts all possihle«'from the lyric. "Just Keep on Smiling" (Albert von Tilzer) is the "April Showers" tlieme in .ini^her Kuise, the verse tempo, in fact, hinting .strongly of having been patterned after "Apiil Showors." DANCING FOOL (Fox Trot)—Ar- „*"ur Lange's Orchestra A BUNCH OF KEYS—Same—Ken- tucky Favorites—Cameo No. 244 The "Cameo has the jump on tiie market with "Dancing Fool" (Ted anyder) through prior relea^se be- cause c.i_ Henry Waferson's connec- Jjon With the company (Waterson. "«n>n (y- Snyder are the publishers) *nd ih.' deferred release date that is probably holding back crther record- i.v?''*t *'*"'^ ""^ «l»Pb' here. "Dancing '^ol" IS a potential hit for daiM .< purpo.s.vs at least, altlnnjgh the cam- Pf^" fo "plug" it vocally via slides, etc., |« -,11 laid out. */»'***' ^"^^^ '^'"^ does arranging ror the W-B-S firm, has injected a couple or three novel effects in the COO COO (Fox Trot)—Casino Dance Orchestra NOBODY LIED (Fox Trot)—Na- than Glantz and Orchestra— Pathe No. 20776 "Nobody Lied ' is .-^m advance re- lease on the Bathe discs, although the pnblisher.s prefrtred to defer its sale untij it reached I's height of popularity, (ilantz, as always, makes h.s .-^axo .stuff stand out. •fbo Coo" (Al .Jwl.son) IS aj»|)ropr:itoly acf-om- panied t)y intcrinittfnt nickooing. the Ca.sino hnr;. h selling the selec- tion for ill it's worth. DEEDLE *bEEOLE DUM (Fox Trot) — Six ntertiiners SWEET INDIANA HOME—Same- Arthur Lunge's Orchestra— Cameo No. 215 The "D<"<11«»' fiin»». memingle.ss lyricallj', hi^ i c-rf.un cluippy rhythm. ol>\ MU.-^ly patterned aft'^r "Stumblin«." that mak^s it ippeal- ing for dance purpo.ses. although KISS ME AGAIN—Fredric Fradkin (Instrumental). ROSES OF PICARDY—Same- Brunswick No. 2279. Fradkin sounds like a violinist who solos in some nf the Broadway picture palaces — Bialto. Rivoli, Strand and Capitol—and always whangs 'em. The personality Is re- callable, although the name Is uncer- tain, though close enough to venture that connection. But whatever his past performances are Fradkin should develop into a sure-fire disk violin soloi.st. He injects feeling and tone shading into these two selec- tions, a Victor Herbert "Mile. Mo- diste" air and a better cla.ss ballad inspired by the late fracas that speaks volumes for his Instrumental proficiency. ' Abel. r-p jyoGMENTS (First nam© Judgment debtor; ct.Mli; ir and amount f.)iiow.) Pace A. Handy Music Co., Inc.; N. Y. Tel. Co.; $67.92. Clinton Squai e Amus. Co.: Mid- dle States Publicity Co.; $r.:n.7S William Faversham; M. Opp; $11.in9.55. ' ' Jesse B. Levy; K. A. Levy; $400. Trocadero Amus. Co., Inc.; Cen- tral Bldg. Improv. /fe Inv. Co.; costs. $145.12. Talking Motion Pictures, Inc.; United Theat. K(|uip. Corp ; $.'J7.72. Edith Hallor Dillon, also known as I'Mith Hallor; Sehneider-Ander- .son Co.; $090.70. Benjamin R. Kittredge; A. H. r.r.innis; costs, $1L'7.G9. Sam Aste; 1493 Broadway Cori).; Elite Amus. Corp.; Bauman &. Co.; $;m:{'ji. ''Attachment Leoncc Pcrrol; <;<o.g<Mte Du- eh'sne; $'-'.:;fi<).67. i , Chica'go Or. Oscar Ofner; r.uiton Hi»lm«s 'i'r i\ < limu'-, ^r.i). John Doc F<fi; Aliis I'MiicalJonnl l-'ilm Co.; %')\)Xt'i: Go's Sun Booking Exchange; A I'.- r.urra, ••l.:il . $i;»'' 74 Ro Hair Film Co.; Aetna Lif«- Ins Co. $14.71. Nate Siegel of Bo.ston. welter- weight champion of the New ICng- fhnd division. A. K. V., polished off Vince Coffey of Kingston, two-time victor over Frankie Laureate, the Troy sensation. In the fourth round of a scheduled 12-round bout of the Knickerbocker A. C. show at the Albany , baseball park Tuesday night. A short right hook^to the jaw sent Coffey down for the count. The Kingston boxer never had a chance with the New England champion. A big crowd saw the fight despite the fact the card was put off from Monday night because of rain. J^'ollowing the fight Moo Myers, matchmaker of the Troy club, matched Siegel with Al Cross of Syr;;'uSe for the star 12-round bout It his show Ih the cJy^l.ar City on Moiulay night, July 31. Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion, approached the long- sought-for match with Lew Tendler. the hard-hitting Philadelphia south- paw, supremely confident. The bat- tle was held last (Thursday) night at Boyle';* Thirty Acres, Jersey ^City, The odds quoted early this week w(^e eight to five on Leonard, whereas Three to one on Benny were quoted three weeks ago. f^omo money was bet on Tendler early this week in theatrical circles, but the Harlem boy was clearly tho favorite. One of the Quaker's ad- herents was around selling punch- board chances for fight tickets at 10 cents a punch. Tendler was n.amed first on the board ."xs "the nexf champion." Jim Thorpe, famous Indian ath- lete who recently was traded to the Hartford club of the Rastern league by the Portland team of the Pacific coast wheel, tops the batters In the O'Nell circuit. In 28 games Thorpe has batted for an average of .365. The real leader among the hitters, however, is Eddie Hayrs. New Haven centerfielder, who has an average of .343 in 75 games. Fifteen players in the league are batting at a .300 clip, five-cropping out of that class last week. Cooney of New Haven leads the i)itchers with eleven victories and two defeats. Bornhoeft of Bridgeport has turne<l in the most victories—thirteen. Kddie Roush, champion holdout, signed a contract on Monday to l)lay with the Cincinnati National League baseball club. It is said the contract which Boush signed with l*r-e«ident fJarry Herrmann, owner of the Ileds, covers only thi^ yonr and will extend to Oct. 1. Commissioner I^andis reinstated Boush last week, but Eddie imme- <liately announced that under no rlrcumst.aricrs w<mM Ii.' .il^n .t lied contract for less than $H.0OO a year for three years. Wh<Mh*'r the club met Bou.^h'rt figure m not known * Tlie M.i.e,a«hiiHfttH Boxing Com- nll.•^sion.thiM wc'/*k r<'instat'd Johuny Wilson, middleweight ch.impion, •»r.d his manager, .Marty Kjllih-a Wil.srtn tnd his n. nag.-r were sus- pended in the Biy .State Jin. ?*, fo! Ht-rbert llvyt:», lemiing man at the Alcazar. San Franci.sco, is soon to termln.ite his special starring en- gagement at that playhouse. Gladys Oeorge, the leading woman. leaves this week and will be succeeded by Lea Penman. Lovell Alice Taylor is another member who Joined the company this week. / Leona Powers will join the Wood- ward Players. Detroit, next week as leading woman, leaving « similar engagement this week with the Or- pheum Players. Duluth. The Belasco Players are running "Ladles' Night" for a third w»»ek, holding up to the record made by 'Getting Oertle's Garter." Tno sec- ond week's receipts were u«> to the previous figures, close to $7,000, while thi.s, the third week, has started off with Indications of an- other good week. Earle Foxe and Terry Duffy are leaving for the coast after the cIo«« (^f the company, which will do Up In Mabel's Boom" for one week. Arthur Lenlie Smith, director gen- eral of the organization, is also leaving for the West at that time to take up the management of a new coast theatre. George Henry Trader's new play. "A Turn In the Dark," last week at the Garrick attracted but littlo business, but considerable interest is being shown in the appearance of Tom Wise In "Tho Gentlemen From Mississippi." Thl.s week 8j^)uld show a considerable profit for this hard working as well as fighting or- ganization which has been conduct- ing its venture on a co-operative b.asis for the past several weeki. Without Fmbliclty. practically none of the local dailies carrying a line concerning It. S. Z. Poll is remodel- ing the interior of tho theatre h«#o that bears his name and thoroughly modernizing It. Ilohert M«Laughlin has taken over the Metropolitan, Cleveland, where he will move his stock com* pany from the Ohio about August 15, and opbrate during the fill and winter. Dorothy .ShoemaI:er will bo le.iding woman. . , lowing the action of the Nc^w York Boxing Board in Hiuspendlng the two when Wilson refused to meet Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in N*»w York after Klllilea had signed for tho bout. "Chl(" Cargo, shortstop of the Albany team of the old New York, state league and who played In the big league at one tim«», in to be given a benefit by two capital dis- trict semi-pro teams at the Albany b.iseball park. Cargo, who has Ikcu playing .semi-pro ball .around Albany for the last f-^w sc^son.i, was in- jured In a game«a few weeks ago. , WaU<'r Kelly wafted In from Atlantic City to se»« the Leonsrd- Tendler fi«lit. His honor looks brown '.xn \ nut and has giin*»d a few pouM<ls since he closed nis sea- son. NEW ACTS fJladys liiley and J"rry Benson, .-(••nKS ;nid plnno I'MJo' I,aml»crt (LimlM-rf and Fish), .six people icf which Ed Con- rad (IM hj! Birdie Conrad) will I»roduce arul head. Nit S.iundvis tnd Ijcw Miller, two act.