Variety (February 1926)

Wednesday. February 8, 1929 MUSIC DISK REVIEWS By ABEL NO MAN'S MAMA—Aileen Stanley. MIGHTY BLUE—8«m«. Victor No. 198C3. Allwn Stanley sells n novelty song like nobody'a business. The gloating cry that she's "no man's mama" is a blues classic. "Miglity Blue" is an indigo number of more dignified mien. Frank Uanta's ac- companiment Is tip-top. THE GARDEN OF EDEN WAS IN IRELAND—Cerald CrifTin. I'M ALWAYS REACHING FOR THE MOON—Same. Okeh No. 40:91. ARIZONA ROSE—Same. WEST OF THE GREAT DIVIDE— Same. Okeh No. 40432. The first three numbers are from Gerald Griffin's musical, "The Be- Joved Bandit," written by the Irish tenor In collaboration with Dan J. fulllvan and Lon Healy. The "Great Divide" number is a ball bal- lad which is coupl(>d with "Arizona Hose," the outstanding song of the show. ."ustin Ring's Trio accompanlpt. effeotively. Griffin's te:« frini? im- pre«sing with its sincerity and vigor MANHATTAN (Fox Trot)—Ohman and Ardsn and Regent Club Orchestra. SENTIMENTAL ME —Same. Brunswick No. 2934. This corking couplet from the •Garrlck Gaieties" has Phil Ohman and Victor Arden. the crack pian!sts. as the feature wl.h the Regent Club orchestra. The boys piny a wicked pnir of keyboards and make for colorful relief with the dance or- chestra. I WANT YOU ALL FOR ME (Fox Trot)—Herb Wiedoeft's Cinder- ella Roof Orchestra. ' DEEP ELM—Sams. Brunswick No. 2982. Wirdoeft plays his syncopation In the true California style. It is clean «ut yet ryhthmlcally snappy. Vocal choruses also relisve the Instru- Uentation. IT MUST BE LOVE (Fox Trot)— International Novelty Orchestra. I WAS BLUE—Same—Victor No. i:847. The two bl|f songs from "Merry Merry" (Harlan Thompson-Harry Archer) are coupled on this Victor record. The International Novelty Orchestra, the Victor's "house" band has interestingly treated the Intrin- sically excellent compositions, the piano and xylophone in.strumcnta- tlon particularly relieving the scor- ing. Plenty of novelty and mel- ody, coupled with a fine rhythm, makes this couplet stand out BAM BAM BAMMY SHORE (Fox Trot)—Ted Lewis and Band THE CAMEL WALK—Same—Co- lumbia No. 478. WHILE WE DANCED TILL DAWN —SAME JUGT AROUND THE CORNER— Same—Columbia No. 604. This quartet of dance numbers evidences variety and versatility. The first two are snappy fox-trots. "While We Danced Till Dawn," by S.antley-Schustcr-Lewis, is a big waltz song of hit posaibilitlea, and "Ju.st Around the Cornpr," by Harry Von Tilzer, Is a melody fox trot. In the latter two, Lewis interpolates some of his "serious" vocalizing. HUGO (Fox Trot)—Ross Gorman and Orchestra WANT A LITTLE LOVIN'—Sam*— Columbia No. <60. I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD—Same. RHYTHM OF THE DAY—Same- Columbia No. ^98. Ross Gorman has dropped the Earl Carroll name from his billing since severing with the "Vanities' and booking himself Into the Monte Carlo. Gorman has included in these four releases, "Rhythm of the Day (Don Llndley) which Is from "Vanities" and a corking dance number. It is quite an accidental arrival since It was merely OiTcred as a dance Interlude between acts, not being of the shows score proper. "Hugo," by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Richard Fall, is a continental nov- elty. The others are pop offerings, all played In rhythmic dance stylo with the Gorman saxes and his trombone and trumpet standing out Instrumentally. LONESOME ME (Fox Trot)—Paul Spe:ht and Orchestra I'M KNEE DEEP IN DAISIES— Same—Columbia No. 461. WHOOPEE—Game BAMBOOLA—Same—Columbia No. 497. Paul Spechi has a variety of of- ferings in this quartet. Two are melody fox trots .and the latter two novelties. "\Vhoopc< " la a buticr- and-egi'-man-from-the-West ditty ■while "Bamlioola" is a hula I'ula motif with .lohnny Morris .nnd Peto Dale voc.Tlir.inj;; in the interlude; the former also ofTlclntes In '•Whoopee" (Conrad-doSylva-Brown). In "Lonesome Me," Krnest Hare offers a vocal solo and Lewis James contributes In "Knee Deep." Paul Ash's Chicago song hit. The Specht style Is as ever fetching. WHO (Fox Trot)—Eddis Elkins and Orchestra. SUNNY—Same—Columbia No. 493. DON'T WAIT TOO LONG (Fox)— Eddie Elkins and Orchestra. YOU TOLD ME TO GO (Fox)—The Knickerbockers—Columbia No. 482. WHAT A BLUE EYED BABY YOU ARE — (Fox) — Ths Knicker- bockers. I WONDER WHERE MY BABY IS TONIGHT—Sams — Columbia No. 494. This sextet Is evenly divided be- tween Eddie Elkins and The Knick- erbockers, hence the Joint review. 'Who" and "Sunny," from Jerome Kern's "Sunny," rendered by El- kins, were special releases to fill the demand. "Don't Wait Too Long" by Elkins, and "You Told Me to Go," Abe Lyman's hit, played by the Knickerbockers, are another couplet. Both are melody fox trots and ballroom favorite.s, well played by both organizations. The Knickerbockers are the solo feature of the next "baby" couplet with Robert Benjamin vocalizing a chorus in the latter. PRETENDING (Fox Trot)—Aba Lyman's California Orchestra. EVERYBODY STOMPI—Same- Brunswick No. 29G0. "Pretending" is a smooth fox- trot, written by -two vaudeville women. Belle Baker and Grade Dcagon. It is a danceable number and according to Charles Kaley's lyric interpretation, a commercial type of song. Kaley by the by has since been graduated into a Bruns- wick tenor soloist, the violinist- singer with the Lyman organization possessing an unusually fine lyric voice. Th3 "stomp" is a brisk Charleston Jaisz number. Poblbhers After Radio Ib AHsbralia, Too Sydney, Dec. 80. Court action Is being taken ag.ainst station 3 A. R., Melbourne, by Allan and Co., Chappell, W. H. Paling, Ltd., and J. Albert and Son, all big music publishing firms. The complaint alleges that the radio station used, without consent, 43 musical works. The music companies desire the court to seek an account of de- fendant's profits and any other re- lief the court deems fit to grant. VARIETY 4S IlERE AND THERE Roy Snieck, picture house ban- Joist, is now recording for Columbia and Gennett disks. He opens Keb, 6 at the Branford, Newark, N. J. International Jazz Band Is Big Hit in Berlin Berll. . Jan. .23. Erno Rapee, at the Ufa Palast am Zoo, put together a Jazz band to use In the prolog to the Buster Keaton film, "The Navigator," it the Ufi Palast last week. The band was such a tremendous n "ess that it sot eight curtain calls the opening night. As a result it has been bo>kcd for the month of February for I.e Scala, Berlin's classiest .'ludevllle house Rapee also claim »at he has had an offer from a Berlin revue pro- ducer and from a Londoi. vaudeville agent. / Ithough th bani Is of very mixed nationality and contains no Americans, yet aft t only a little over a week's rehears.il Ranee v.hlpped It Into good shape. I" plays the symphonic style «f arrange- ment. ALLEN SUMMERS RECORDING Chicago, Feb. 2. Allen Summers, ex-actor, but for many years a booker, is recording for the Okeh people, specializing In old-time Bong.s, which are coming back Into favor. Last week Summers disked "My C,n\ Sal" and "Down by the Old Mill Stream." ESKIMOS ON DISKS The CllTUOt Clun Eskimos bec<>me a phonopraph recording, as well as a radio name. Harry Rc.ocr's b.ind which exploits the Cltquot ginger- ales on the radio, will also "can " for th'." Columbia disks under that label. Villa Lalje Dinee Hnll Burns KiKlii. III.. Feb. 2. The Villa Lake Inn dance hall, four miles e.ist of here, wa.s burned to the ground with loss of $S.0O0. (Uisf Grap owned the iiavilion, oper.-ited by NSilliani ITutnhractit, twico arrested In liquor raH^ on the place. JACK HANAGAN The Personality Leader of James G. Dimmick's Sunnybrook Orchestra at Cinderella Ballroom, New York. Jack is a versatile singing and dancing comedian, in addition to br- ing a popular leader, impressing fa- vorably with the Cinderella H;i!i- room patrons with his impromi>tu native Irish wit and personality. The Dimmlck Sunnybrook Orches- tra Is fast coming to the fore as a recording unit and is much In de- mand for the disks. Brunswick's New Artists And New Dance Units The Brunswick records have ac- quired a number of new recording artists. The Jack Denny orchestra from tbo Flrlvollty Club Is one new combination: Harold Leonard's Waldorf-Astoria orchestra frem the New Tork hostelry la another. Salt and Pepper from "Gay Paree," and the night clubs, are new, ns is Ernie Golden and his Hotel McAlpln or- chestra which have recorded exten- sively for other comi)anles and are also wide radio favorites. I.,oul8 Katzman's Orchestra Is not new to the Vocalion (a Brunswick ally), but aew on the Brunswick Iffbel. The A. A P. Gypsies, or- chestra of radio fame on behalf of the Atlantic 4k Pacific Tea Co., makes Its disk debut via Bruns- wick. The Orchestra Chez Fysher is a new one although Ben Sel- vin's band as It is otherwise known, is a prolific disk maker. Andy Sanella and Bill Wlrges. guitar and piano dance recorders, are also new; ditto the Volunteer Firemen with characteristic dance music. Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra (colored) return to the Brunswick lists as does Al Jol.son. Wendell Hall makes his Bruns- wick debut after being formerly with Victor exclusively. Harry Archer's orchestra from "Merry Merry" is proving a very popular production music organization. Ben Bernle has been switched from Vo- calion to Brunswick. Vocally, Esther Walker, "the fe- male Jolson," and the Merry Mak- ers (male quartet) are two new units. Aaronson Quits Florida The Chateau Lido, Dayton, Fla.. proved too much of a venture for the size of the resort and Irving Aaronson for this reason decided to call oft his 12 weeks' minimum con- tract with the cafe management. Aaronson and his Cummunder.s were the big attraction, with Aaron- son also in charge of the other entertainment. A picture house tour had been In the otflng for many months, Aaron- son deciding to accept It, opening at the Mtate, St Louis, fur this week. Old Timers on Records MelUe Dunham, veteran fid- dler champ, has lade several test records for Victor. If the latter meet requirements. ti)e Victor plans having th.; Henry Ford proteg" record * num- ber <' the old t! ■ d.inrp tunes nnd will go behind ihcm with a heavy exfloltatlon cam- paign. The interest created In Dun- ham through the Ford tie-up has a' ^ promi* r !ui re- cording companies to arrange for a revlv-il of the oil dance tunes, some recorded by n.'imo band.i and push them out on the ni.Trket at once > ca;.h in upon the vogue for return of the old time tunes. Charles Dornberger, playing the pifiure houses lately, comes into i^o.sclund ballroom. New York, Feb. 8 for two weeks' run. Harold Leonard's Red Jackets, In their second year at the Hotel Windsor, Montreal, with two more years to go, is headed by Theodore II. Mains. The band records for lie Canada Victor Co. Leonard, umself, heads his own band at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York, and also is a new Brunswick artist. Right after the Will Donaldson- Josephine Plant nuptials yesterday (Tuesday), the songwriter anil his !)ride left for Florida where a com- Ined honeymoon and recuperation period will be spent. Donaldson Is .suffering from pleurisy. Ash Recommends ChicaKo, Feb. 2. One of the Chicago dailies printed the following letter In one of their question and answer columns: "Dear Mr. Answerman. "I was riding in a street car last night, and I happened to glance up at the overhead poster ads. I noticed five posters in a row, all with a pic- ture of one Paul Ash. He says you all ought to use Cosmo hairdressing, and he admits that Rldgeways tea satisfies him. Next be announces that he will appear at the Stage Hands' ball, and still another ad- vertisement says he will Judge a Charleston contest. Say," Mr. An- swerman, who Is this guy Ash any- way?" The note was signed Curious. "At last we have found some one who hasn't heard of Mr. Ash," said the answer printed by the paper. Peabody for Coast Eddie Peabody and his band open Feb. 20 for Jack Partington at the Granada, San Francisco, where Paul Ash was originally. Peabody will also do- on Ash type of enter- tainment. The band made a flock of r(K:ordB for Banner this week l)efore Jump- ing west. Peabody will come east every three months to record. Lucas' Picture Tour Nick Lucas takes up a picture house tour next week, having turned In his notice for "Sweetheart Time," which production he leaves Friday. DiiTerences with the management over the choice of his songs cause<l Lucas to give his notice JAZZ BAND IN CHURCH Jean Uuldkciie and his orchestra, playing at the Roseland Ballroom, New York, will give a symphonlzed Jazz recital Sunday night in the i.;helsea Methodist Kplscopal Church, 178th street and Fort Washington avenue, at the invitation of the Kev. Ur. Christian F. Reisner. Dr. Ucisner has attracted atten- tion before with h'a methods to fill the cliurch, the dance band being liis latest stunt. GILLESPIE SOUTH Jimmio ttillespie, Paul Wliitcman's personal representative, leaves for Coral Gables. Fla., Saturday a week in advance of the Whitmanltes' ad- vent, in order to pave the way wiTi publicity. Whiteman comes into Coral Gables Feb. 15 for Ave weeks at $15,000 a week, making the Jump to Florida from the coast. A special uniform has been adopted for the Whiit-man band's five weeks" stay South. The band sails M .rch SO for i. for- eign tour. SAXI HOLTSWORTH ON STAGE Saxl Holts-worth and his band and Vera Burt are goii g out again as a st.tge attraction for pictures or vaudeville. Hil."tworth has hereto- for*- i-on(ined himself exclusively to cafes the p.iat few years. International Music Competition I'ari.s, J.m Z'.' It Is propo.«!e(l fo hold an lnt«.-t- national muriic f .vnipciition at Khoinis next y< ar (IP27;. The commi.'t.Mioner Is i ii;irl.K ivtit, dl Rue Chanzy. Rhiimn, l-'rance. Yiddish-American Jazz Chicago, Feb. 2. Piano Hiiliv-.- (a) .s.inat.i Orlcr <l>) I.cli.dij-k Tnri'el Kop. t l.ara Chcrnlaviiky r!fadtn» - («> Drr <1i>lu-< TM Fntg vl>) Ficni.ln Kiil.r Ueb Mo^ t chela licr.sbuii Uubin J(i»eph i'licrm i\sLy and his Ttd<llah-AB«^ K-.in jaxz b:\rnj — (o J<v i,.h .Mar. h, (10 Mvli.lies f'.'in the ••D>bbuk.'» (i) II vav. 'ritiii*. (•J) \Vi.;...-hi. ' .,:■-•■: O') *'o;-t'nhai;<*n, (f) Jrwi->h \\e,Ml^r Mel..<!l*» (Munir .iiiil arrinKfiM.v i by Jos^pk <'hprniav«kv) INTKIIMISSION Baritone Poloa— (a) Ma«-lt..rf Jetomlnakf (b) YI.ImI mil d.m Klildle Mlln«r (c) Arle lipTi Unrber of 8»v lis "FlKaro" In Ydillnh IV-McMI Joaeph Wln«(rrado(t Reritallon— Dor tkhneiiUn-hcr rurlrn Pm«s CerHhiin Hubin Joaeph CheiiiiavH y and hl.s Tlddlsh-Aaiar- Ican Jazj! b.Ttnl— (a) IliTka-Fox Trot (b) No. h H:i\ Jill.- Uelin Ki-hbln. (Music and .i'rnnKrmeni by Joaeph CMccjiiavaky) (e) Bpertai ren.1lti(.n of "Kadlah-Of My Ancejilry" Soil); by J .Bojih fhernlavn^y (Jna«ph Wlnoxra.l.ifr and «h<< entUe hu^i (d) OM <-h.i-sulir Mf-ludy— 'SonK with thp Thni.ib." (e) HapplnO'Sa. ■ * Variety was rcque.sted by the Su- preme Amusement Corporation to review this concert Chernlavaky has 10 mii.><l •ian.;. While each Is a master of his craft, so few can hard- ly do much in the way of putting on a concert a la l»aul Whiteman. They do, however, succeed In their field In something of the ratio Whiteman succeeds in liis. Where Whiteman attempts and pretty geneitilly suc- ceeds in generating a Jazz unlik* ordinary jazz and capable of sus- talnln-.^ the label "'American mualc," Cherniavsky creates something in the line of Jazz which is typically Yiddish. His Jaz8 Is Semitic in character, with the old walling adapting itself well to the modem sax and clarinet. As an attraction catering strictly to kosher audiences Chernlavaky la probably a money-getter. This field, however, is limited to a handful of the bigger cities. So l(>ng as he re- mains purely Yiddish he cann,^ have that wider appeal whlclt Whiteman enjoys. That is to sny. In -he open marlrat, Chemlavsky would have to be less Viddisli. Old Jewish melodies pepped up are the nucleus of what the band offers. This is interesting and would probably be a riot in, say for in- stance, the Palace, New York. Tho drawing power of Cantor Rosen- blatt has been proved and in ths same grade of pop-priced houses which appropriate publicity, Cher- niav8ky"n b.-ind would probably get I a turnout almost as good. I A young Hussian Jew named Dava Terria stands out, and is featured. His performance on lH»th saxophone and clarinet Is little short of genius. He has been In this country only four years, and will never need lack of employment. He can step into any musical organization anywhere. A ""Kadlah" (Jewish mourning prayer) Is part of Cherniav8ky"s program as levealed at the Eighth Street theatre. This was sung by Joseph Winoicradoflf, baritone, and possesses a strong emotional appeal to persons of Hebraic extraction. The concert was somewhat en- cumbered BO f:ir as entertainment was concerned by some parlor tal- ent In recitations and elocution. "This meant little, hut was required to pad out the time so the grand exit wou:dn"t occur too much be- fore 11. For a first-class ccmcert offerlnic Cherniavsky lacks tho nci^ss.ary membership, class and distinction, but for vaudeville, with a few changes, a little in the way of pro- duction, etc., he should be a good bet. Cherniavsky, himpclf. while not playing any instrument, has a world of personnilty .-ind Is a showman of no mean ability. Loop, Nutting Retires E. Z. Nutting, a vice-president ot the F. w: Woolworth 5-and-lO-cent stores syndicate, retired Sunday of this week. Mr. Nutting, among other things, was the sheet music buyer for tn» chain stores until the publishers raised their wholesale prices, re- sulting In RP elimination of sheet music from the stocks. There has been talk off and on of Interesting the kirge syndicate in handling music once again, and Mr. Nutting's succes.«(or will probably be approached by those Intensted. Tho large firms with their hits do not care either w.iy, but a number of the l(;3.scr uiiranlz.'ttlons have de-^ <ried the I ,-8 of this vast outitt for their c'lf.'ilogs. WOMAN ORGANIST'S THEATRE \V< lister Ci;y. la.. Feb. 2. Mrs. Hirry Nemlcf'k of this city, has tou;:lit the Alamo, pic'ure tht- atre .nt .S« w London, 19 r.llea from iiudlngton. .She v.as fornn-rly orginlit at the local th'-atrcs and popular, Be- rdilcs bein': ^n unusually talented musician, she has shrewd business HlilUy. ^