Variety (September 1924)

ss VARIETY MUSIC „ Wednesday, September S. 1W4 rA»; HERE AND THERE ^ Jim Cassldy. last .trombonist with Paul Whiteman'a concert orchestra. Is now In the Vincent Lopes Hotel Pennsylvania personnel. Cassidy's desire to stay In New York prompted the change through the Whiteman'a band concert itinerary taking them out of town. Cassldy succeeded Da- vid Boyd, who la conducting the Lopes band at the Syracuse Hotel, Syracuse. Lopes has also signed Dick Atkins as the feature cornetlst at the new Piccadilly picture the- atre. New Tork. Jules Berktn and his orchestra will make a reappearance at the Mark Strand, Brooklyn, N. Y., aa the fea- ture, presentation act of the week of Sept IS. The band reopens its reg- ular season at tile Roaemont Ball- room. Brooklyn, N. Y., the day pre- ceding. After completing their run at the new Loew State, St. Louis, Sept.-5, the Ted Weema Orchestra returns to Loew's Aldlne, Pittsburgh, Sept ■ for two weeks. The. Victor re- cording band opened the new Loew Aug. 21. Gene Dabney has affiliated with Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenad- ere as saxophonist. Dabney former- ly headed his own combination, last at the late Bill Brennan's Club, Tla Juana, New York. Clifford Mastelle's Hollywood En- tertainers, a versatile septet for- merly at Gallagher's, New York, and the Palais Royal, Atlantic City, are now known as the Yankee Doodle Boys. They are with Joe Howards new "Toyland" net at Keith's Bush- wick, this week. Bob Murphy has n new song, "Little Old Lady," which he wrote for Remlck In collaboration with Charles Sfalshler, cone manager of the Stanley Corp. of America and manager of the Broadway, Phila- delphia. Mr. Bhlshler has several high-class songs to his credit When "Sally. Irene and Mary" reopens Sept 14 at the Mason, Los Angeles, Charles Drury will be mu- sical director for the production. "Unity." the house organ of the United Hotels Co.. In a special Roosevelt Hotel, New York, staff edition devotes nil Us space to the personnel of the new Roosevelt Hotel, New York. Ben Bernle aa musical director Is prominent among the "write-ups," as Is Nich- olas Orlando. The hotel Is sched- uled to open around Sept 20. "Hap" Murnane's Orchestra Is now playing at the Mandarin Che- nese-Amerlcan restaurant In the Hallrand building, erected on the site of the old Rand Opera House, Troy, N. Y. r Dan Gregory and his orchestra will broadcast regularly twice a week from WHN by direct wire Into the Crystal Palace as the St Nich- olas dance hall will be known, start- ing Sept. 8. Jean Herbert, song writer. Is va- cationing In Cuba. He writes he was Inspired to compose "Havana Ann" while there. The Bertram J. Goodman orches- tra, under Harl Smith's direction, la n Paul Specht unit signed to broad- cast regularly from WHN every Tuesday In the Interests of the fur- dyeing establishment which Iden- tifies the orchestra m me. Bernard Prager of the E. B. Marks' sales staff has deferred his customary western trip until after Labor Day owing to the death of his brother, Charles, on Aug. 14, of pneumonia. , Irving Bloom with six pieces will be the band at the Club Toklo, New York, renamed from the Club Mah Jong. Alfred G. Muller Is leader of the Midnight Sons, an orchestra com- posed of students and former stu- dents of Wesleyan University, play- ing nt Churchill Halt Stamford, N. Y. The Ben Salvln orchestra opened Labor Day at the Woodmansten Inn In Pelham (Bronx). George Morrison and 1 is orches- tra are the featured musical card at the Eltel's Garden, Denver. George Roy's 12-plece orchestra has been playing an extended en- gagement at Lakeside, Denver. Cobby O'Brien's musicians are headlined at the Chateau, Bangor, Me, where they appear nightly. Ben Loban, violin virtuoso", has been featured for several weeks at the Capitol, Winnepeg. Harold Oxley and his Post Lodge orchestra have been appointed the official band of the Mayor of New York's welcoming committee to greet all celebrities on their arrival In the metropolis. The band sailed down the bay Friday to greet the Prince of Wales as their first offi- cial act. John R Brits Is musical director of the Hellg Theatre orchestra, Portland, Ore., playing the accom- paniment for-the Orpheum vaude- ville acts. Wlneland Is director or the Coli- seum Concert orchestra at the Coli- seum (pictures), Seattle. Wayne It Euchner and his or- chestra are playing special dance dates through Ohio. The Chicago Night Hawks are now on tour, playing the Rainbow Gardens Casino, Indianapolis. Joe Graf and- his Melody Boys are playing a special engagement at the Moonlight Gardens, Meyers Lake Park, Canton, Ohio. Srodka's Orchestra Is the main musical attractions at Oaks Amuse- ment Park, Portland, Ore. Paul Titsworth is acting as di- rector of Art Hickman's Biltmore hotel orchestra, Los Angeles, while Earl Burnett is on his vacation. Don Clark and his La Monica ballroom orchestra of Santa Monica have been selected to record tor Victor. They will do their initial work next week. Charles Burnett Is directing the orchestra at the Orpheum, Seattle. Will V 'ery, now In Chicago, Is returning to New York in about five weeks to do a flew musical show. • Ben Selvin ant", his orchestra opened Labor Day at Woodmans- ten Inn, New York, succeeding Irv- ing Weiss who was only substitut- ing for a week. The Meadowbrook Orchestra goes Into the Paradise dance place, Newark, N. J., this month. The same management controlling the Cinderella, New Yprk, took over the Paradise from Ray Miller. Bert E. Williams, organist and orchestra leader at the Strand Thea- tre, Hartford) Conn., is seriously ill. Arthur F. Adams of Millbury, Mass., Is the orchestra leader at the new Philpin, Clinton, Mass., which opened Labor Day. He is a violinist and was in vaudeville a few years. Harry Olsen is conductor of the Columbia Theatre orchestra, Far Rockaway, Long Island. The Jack Linx Society Serenadors have been the musical feature at West Lake Park, Birmingham. The Paul Whiteman band, known as the S. S. Leviathan Orchestra, direction Nelson Maple, has been a carded feature at the Capitol, De- "SAN" Kvcrjwhsee »• the Werld's Omtwt I>aae« Hit All Records and Rolls "TESSIE" (STOP TEASIN' ME1) Ow Num. Fir* Hit F.IUwIn* I>. Onlvss Arrangement "SAN" Band and Orchestra, 25c Band and Orchestra, 25c X. B. CURTIS, Music Publishers, 1595 Broadway, NEW YORK Colored Tenor Now Studying for Concert Thomas Johnson, colored tenor, for three years Studying music at the New England Conservatory of Music, Is going to continue his vocal sturies abroad until he has schooled himself tor a concert tour. Johnson Is said to have a voice- that equals that of the concert star, Roland Hayes. DISK REVIEWS By ABEL DANCE MUSIC IS IN DEMAND Broadway Places Open- ing and Reopening BY THJE WATERS OP MINNE- TONKA (Pen Tret) — Pawl Whiteman and His Orchestra MEDITATION PROM THAIS"— \ Seme—Victor No. 19391 Ferdle Grofe has turned out two brilliant arrangements In this White man couplet. Thurlow Lleurance's Mlnnetonka" (Tbeo. Presser Co.). with/ Its primitive Indian motif, has all the beauty and charm of the original maintained throughout'de- spite the syncopation. The colorful three-part sax harmonies, a cork- ing banjo and sax duet, the excel- lent rhythm and assart brass effects all stamp • this as a Whiteman clBsslc. Similarly. In Massenet's "Thais." the sympathetic meditation iff kept Intact by the strings, chlnfes, piano and reeds. The band situation around New York wW assume Important pro- portions this new season with the various resorts exploiting dance music on an elaborate scale. Isham Jones' crack Brunswick re- cording orchestra Is being negoti- ated for by the Club Rlchman (Harry Rlchman), due to open Oc- tober 1. Ted Lewis and his band may go Into the Wigwam this fall, negotiations being still pending. The Wigwam has been closed for four months -by court order for liquor violations. Emll Coleman reopens the Club Trocadero Oct. 1 with Maurice and Hughes, the dance feature. The Versatile Sextet (augmented to 10 men) open at the Silver Slipper In October, succeeding the Meyer Davis orchestra formerly there un- der W1U Perry's direction. The Davis band opens at the new Bam- boo Gardens, the Chinese restau- rant under the new Arcadia ball- room In two weeks. The Chinese restaurant situation on Broadway will have i. new ad- dition in thi Palais D'Or (old Palais Royal) with Joe Cirlna from the Som Toy In charge of the music. Both places are under common di- rection. Cirlna will substitute an orchestra at Som Toy.' Ro. eland (ballroom) for Its open- ing Sept. IS, will have the old re- liable Sam Lanin band augmented by the Vincent Lopes and Jan Gar- ber orchestras In addition to the Fletcher Henderson, Herb Wiedoft and Phil Romano organisations. Ray Miller will be the Arcadia feature and the Louis Katman- WIIlie Creager Ambassadors orches- tra opens at the Cinderella. Zimm's Orchestra in "Vogue" , Chicago, Sept t. Paul Zlmm and his orchestra open With "Vogues" here this week, doubling from the Montmartre cafe. trolt, where pictures are the main attraction. Paul Whiteman on his orchestral tour through New England has been using the line: "Last appearance of Paul Whiteman for dancing In America." This means to the peo- ple that he is going to devote all his future time to concert tours._ Will Collins, the Detroit song- writer and composer of "Falling," has been added to the Waterson radio plugging staff. Collins will team with Lou Stepp. The following is the personnel of Jack Taylor's orchestra of Pltts- fleld, Mass.: Jack Taylor and Har- old Rosenberg, violins; William Waters' and L. C. Hart, cellos: Theodore Killon, bass viol; Ken- neth Semple, piano; Harry Sisson, saxophone; Charles Harder, banjo; Harold Barnes, drums. I CANT CET THE ONE I WANT (Fox Trot)—Paul Specht and Hotel Alamae Orchestra MANDALAY—Same—Columbia No. 100-D The snappy "Can't Get the One I Want" (Berlin. Inc.), by Lou Hand- man, is played In great rhythmic style by the Specht •ynco-jaulsts. The brass Is generally outstanding. with the clarinet and the trumpet's mute work Impressing particularly. "Mandalay" (Remlck), by Earl Burtnett, Abe Lyman and Gus Arn- helm. Is strong on the reed section. The piano and violin add further to the saxophone passages. HELEN GONEI (Pox Trot)—Vic Meyers and His Orchestra SPRINGTIME RAG—Same—Bruns- wick No. 8830 Vic Meyers is another new Bruns- wick disc artist. In "Helen Gone" (Rose-Johnson-Owens) he displays his "low down" Jass proclivities with a "mean" trumpet, a "wicked" clarinet and some generally sizzling Jass Interludes. The "Springtime Rag" (Pratt) Is that "vulgar" It does not even apol- ogise to the great Mendelssohn for the "adaptation" but goes into high on the "low down" from the start MANDALAY (Pox Tret)—Finzol'sj Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit LOTS O' MAMA—Same—Okeh No. The colorful "Mandalay" (Rem- lck). by—Abe Lyman. Earl Burtnett and Ous Am helm, is snapplly ren- dered by the Finzel band with the trombone, reeds, banjo, piano and xylophone contributing generally. Flnsel gets in his favorite "hot" work with. "Lots o' Mama" (Elmer Schoebel). a rhythmic fox trot with some marvelous sax and torrid brass effects to augment the per- cussions and piano interludes. 8hil- AFRIOA (Fox Trot)—Jack kret'a Orchestra VIRGINIA (Fox)—Waring'. Ptnn- sylvanisns—victor No. 19394 "Africa" (Shapiro-Bernstein) by Henry Creamer and James F. Han- ley Is from "Innocent Eyes." The Jack Shilkret Orchestra Is new to the Victor label, although disk vet- erans on other brands. The bar- baric motif as suggested by the title Is uppermost through the medium of Impressive tom-tommlng, deep reeds, banjo and brass work. A distinctive dance rhythm Is main- tained, the traps lending not a little color to the sum total. Billy Mur- ray also Interpolates a vocal chorus. "Virginia" (Harms), by George Gershwin Is from "Sweet Little Devil," an oddly rhythmed and dis- tinctive fox trot, corking for dance. The worth of the number Is best attested by the fact the show has long sinfe folded up. although the selection has been continued In the repertoire of the various orchestra leaders because of Its merit It's a good Jass number, strong on the banjo, piano and reeds. I CANT GET THE ONE I WANT— Dolly Kay (Vocal) HARD•HEARTED HANNAH — Sams—Columbia No. 151-D Both pop ditties are made to or- der for this comedienne's rag style of song delivery. Her effective ren- ditions are further enhanced by ex- cellent orchestra accompaniments. The first (Berlin. Inc.) la by Lou Handman; "Hannah" (Ager. Yellen ft Bornsteln), by Yellen, Blgelow and Bates. Dorlng's Band of Troy, N. Y.» Is bsing used to ballyhoo the sale of lots in a development project at Babcock Lake in Grafton, N. Y. The' first Sunday lots were sold the band had 12 nieces and last Sun- day the number was Increased to IS. I WANT TO BE HAPPY (Fax Tret) —Jan Garber end His Orchestra I NEVER CARE ABOUT TOMOR- ROW—8ame—Victor No. 19404 Jan Garber and bis orchestra, to begin with, has done full well by this couplet, but this disk Illustrates the contention that no matter how worthy the technical work on a rec- ord It will fall shy of expectations In gross sales through the fact one of the numbers is not sufficiently well known to carry the record. "I Want to Be Happy" (Harms) Is a production number from "No, No, Nanette," which limits Its famil- iarity from the start, as does any production song unless It's an "I Love You." The other, by Al La Vine. Arthur Lange and Sidney Hol- dren, was "started" by. a small pub- lisher, Keith ft Vine, Inc., and since taken over by E. B. Marks. Both are excellent dance numbers, strikingly scored, particularly on the brass ends. The members of Hartley's or- chestra, one of the most popular dance problems In Troy, N. T., also belong to the 105th Infantry Band of the National Guard. MY BEAUTIFUL BRUNETTE (Fox Tret) — International Novelty Orchestra LOVE ME (Tanoo Fox)—Same- Victor No. 19393 The "brunette" number (Armando Vlllarveal). from Latin-American sources. Is a characteristic Spanish fox trot Interpreted In this com- bination's favorite Instrumentation of reeds, flutes, strings, xylophone and celesta, altogether making for a highly fetching dance number. "Love Me" (Gonsalo Rolg) la similarly foreign. In tango fox tem^o with the banjo, strings and brass scintillating. HINKY DINKY PARITY VOO—Al Bernard and Chorus I'M GONNA BRING A WATER- MELON—Billy Jones and Ira. est Hare—Edison No. 61355 The popular "Hlnky Dinky" ditty, reminiscent of the A. E. F. days. Is soloed by Al Bernard accompanies by a mixed vocal chorus. Jones and Hare, alias "The Hap* plness Boys" of radio renown, han- dle the reverse selection (Billy Rose- Con Conrad) In their usually breezy style. (Pen I NEED SOME PETTIN' Tret)—Oriole Orchestra LITTLE CLOCK ON THE MAN* TEL — Same — Brunswick Ne» BsV "Pettln'" (Kehn-Florlto-Klng) la a "hot" dance tune. The trumpet's "wow wow" muting Is a highlight The piano and reeds are also Im- portant all combining for a distinc- tive rendition. "Little Clock" (Fiorlto-Kahn) In- eludes plenty of "tick-tock" stuff la the arrangement In keeping with the title and theme; also cuckoo calls, etc.. to further add to the instru- mentation. OH 80LE, OH ME—Lou Holt* I CANT GET THE ONE I WANT-* Same—Victor No. 19403 This la the second edition of the nonsensical doggerel verses which have been Identified with Lou Holts In his stage work. Holts some time ago "canned", the first Installment and If the present erase for the "Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" type of ditty continues, "Oh Sole, Oh Me" can be prolonged Into an Indefinite serial. Holts warbles "I Can't Get" (Ber- lin, Inc.), by Roee-Ruby-Handman. In Impressive manner. Withal an entertaining disk. SPAIN—Allen Mcguahe (Vocal) FORGET-ME-NOT—Same—Bruns- wick No. 2636 "Spain" (Milton WeU). by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn and "Forget- Me-Not" (Hearst) by Conrad- Henbury-Gillen are a bit lighter la vein than the usual McQuabe re- pertoire but this concert tenor lends distinction to both through bin sterling Interpretations. OLD PLANTATION MELODY— Wendell Hall (Vocal) PICKANINNY LULLABY—Same- Victor No. 19392 The "red-headed music maker's" own compositions are barltoned In his usual vigorous fashion to a unique instrumental accompaniment of guitar, violin and piano which has Carson Roblson featured In the guitar accompaniment. Halt himself strums his "uke" off and on as ever. The first Is a Will Rosslter num- ber; the "lullaby" a Forster copy- right. Shift of Musical Directors Los Angeles. Sept. 2. George Llpschults, musical direc- tor at the Warfleld, San Francisco, succeeds Arthur Kay, who la abandoning the same position at Loews State, Saturday. Glne Sever! will follow him in at the Warfleld. WALTER FORD, Inc. Orchestras and Entertainment 162 N. State St. Feature8 CHICAGO, ILL.