Variety (March 1926)

Wednesday, March 3, 10C6 «_ ■ — - ■ = MUSIC VARIETY 3? RADIO NIGHTLY Saturday night was eleet-d, this tlrno tor a to sion before the rad'.o receiver In view of that night be- in" a favorite ether evening. Some ©f'the best radio features nre held „ er f or the wce':-end, not the least of wh : ch are the WEAF Shakes- o»arean Players and the WEAF Musical Comody Troupe. Shakes- peare was represented with a 55- m'n'ite condensation of "Hamlet," originally written to run 6V4 hours. Phar os Webster, Florence Sh'.r'ey. jr^nry Putler. Lawrence Pep'.cy Charles H.rvey and George Grant COI *-prirod the Shake-pearenn troupe under Kathcrine Emmctt's direc- tion. Of the players, Cutler's was the onlv new voice, the others be- inu of the permanent stock com- pa ny. For those preferring lighter amusement, the murlcal comedy troupe Ills in another hour, both these cr~o.nl-ations keeping theatre trede at heme. A talk under the auspices of the American Federation of Art and an |n-trurncntal trio, the Van Vl'.et Three, preceded the Shakespearean e'hor performance The Ross Gor- man arid Vincent Lopez bands from th° Monte Carlo and the Cam Lo- poz top-od it oT for the late owls. WNYC. the municipal station, had a dreary progr; m ltcuding the rsual police alarms, with Margaret povard, soprano, as the highlight. The usual weather forecast topped Sopranos and Tenors WJZ was pprlghtl'er with a radio pcvel address by Cosmo Hamilton An assortment of sopranos and tenors did well, the Evans Concert Ouartct being the feature of tho evening frcm that station. Tho Conmiodore Hotel concert orchestra es-lv In the even ng also pleased. T>e Hotel McAlpin's WMCA with Ja?k Denny's and Rrnle Golden':- b"nds were MHr»*fir« favorites. John Carsidy, an Irish baritone, aiso pi sod. 'Vr.DR, of Staten Islandi made It- self heard with Fred Twarosc'ik. a tenor of ln~ratlat'ng voice with a mired popular and standard pro- pram. Chnr'es Rohner, vlolinlrt. al~i '.morcr-ed. WRNY, the "R-do News" station a ten the Hotel Rooreve't. cams to attention with Pen Ce-nien dan-e n-urie -from the hotel grill and vi h-das Orlando** concert en- s-r~Vo. I "strr O'Keefe, accom- panied by Louis Drcau. displayed a •* ?od lyric voice. Trom WNYC. the re'iablo Merman Newman, n rtndto p'anlst, plugged a wait with a fetch ng ro-ital. Co;low, Original Glmbel Brother*' WOES had the S'^ll Peach String Trio of He wa hn guitars p aying "Who" and Other pop numbers in good style. From WMCA. Sam Co-low. song writer- entertainor. delivered an original medley. WOiiO was another now action that enre throu-h with Po'.) Shafcr, a radio favorite and a ro-r,rapcr content popularity win- ner, 'mpressing with his song de- 11 -cry. "he cra~k Markets' Orchestra via V. 2 chalked up a perfeet score with their M'tra d-noo mit-lc which e-le!ns whv this organization is fo ponul-r with the society stoppers. Ie-ter O'Kce'e was again on via WOBS. duplicating his favorable lr-nrcss'on. ""re Warner Prothers* WPPI proved a rreat ethT ad for the Warner Theatre. WGCP plugged t v e Grand Central Palace With p-"tty. P.egardle-s of the offerings. It I' ervous th~t the stations are pri- marily maintained as ernloi'ation r~n a from some enterprise or an- other, be It a th-atre. clepn-tnont store, publication, donee hall or radio manufacturing enterpr!-e. Abel. SCHEUING'S SECOND A reduced scale, from $3.30 to $2,110 top, was like magic In attract- ing a more representative audience to F.dwin W. Scheuing's second radio concert at Mecca Auditorium Sunday evening. On the first try about r month ago. with the udded advanta: of a Saturday night for the performance, business was sad- ly off, the deduction at the time being that the scale was too much f ;r the radio "deadhends," who come through ence in a while with ca- pacity crowds If the admission is not too steep. As a result the hotise was three- rjuarters full, not bad for the larg» Mecca Auditorium. Giuseppe Dl Penedctto and Genla Zialinsita. who are of the WEAF Operatic Co., opened th a group of songs. The other WEAF Radio Stars making person-1 appearances and perform- ing were the Ciiiuot Club Eskimos, the Happiness Roys, the Eveready Hour Croup (comprising Wiifrcd Glenn, Charles Harrison, Rose Bryant, Ja-ltson Kinney and a mixed qvartet), Graham McNamee. popular WEAF announcer; Ipana Troubadours under Sam Lanin's direction, : nd Petsy Ayrcs. soloist. The program was well balanced and muchly to the audience's liking. The Impression counteracted the former negative Impression that there seemed little demand for a concr' " t'.ls nature, the response hinting that Scheuing can success- fully d"« 'irate. Of the Cllnatot Eskimos, Harry Reser, the leader-hanjoist, stood out with his E0I03. The Happiness Boys, Billy Jones and Erne3t Hare, are sure-fire for any theatre, pic- ture house or vaudeville, the for- mer more so because of the radio angle. Here Is tin intelligent team, siiov.manly and talented to an ex- treme. McNamee is a facile talker and also sings well, his oTerlr.g being divided into two sections. The Ipana Troubadours gave good ne- count of themselves with their dance music. "A laughing Pdd'.e" stood out In the second half of the Ciiquot Eskimos' program. Abil. KAHN'S BAND ADDED AT $5 COUVERT CABARET Roger Wolfe Kahit and his ban", will open Saturday at the St" Avenue Cub as the special guest feature with his dan e orcltcatra, A 10-piece Kaii 11 band will p T for TO regularly under Pon Lindicy di- rection with the "millionaire band- man" to make periodic personal appearances between U-l:li night- ly. The original Kahn bani re- mains at the Hotel Dlilmore, per- sonally directed for tea and a.'ter- theatre by Roger Wo.re Kahn. Tho Harry Archer banc from "Merry. Merry," the Inaugural at- traction bows out of the OJi Ave- nue because of the late hours con- flicting with the regulai engage- ments at the Vanderbi'.t theatre. In addition, the uroli.'.c recarUinsa by the Archer for Rrunnwi.k and Vocation records proved another hardship. The Archer orchestra, with t.vo exceptions, takes to the road with ' Merry Merry." headed Ly Rcgia* aid Childs, succeeding Ernest Cut- ting who wiil be confined to N.v. York bernure of an e::iicctcd famliy event. The Ar-her band will no: go into the new Lew Fio'.da siiow succcoding "Merry Merry" at the Vandcrbllt, as originally planned. Harry Arciier hia-.seif sails for Eeriin April 13, accompanied l>y E.'.gar F. Pitner. the Leo Fcir.t. Inc., executive, where ho wiil write a revue for a German producer. The Kahn engagement at the 5th Ave. Club la wi.hout the band- man's financial Investment. For- merly. Pii'.y Rose, the sangwriter- owner of the 5th Avenue C ub. which is a $5 couvert proposition, had Kahn interested as a partner, the affiliation falling through. Kahn is now In a straight salary basis, his social connections being figured as the draw for the night club. 4 STATES "WET" (Coirirucd frj-a page 1) "0.753 in favor of it; and 83,356 In favor of the legalisation of the s :Ie of wines and beer, and 18.909 against it. The margin nga'nrt the Volstead law wen 53.9 !4 and in favor of its modification. G 1,357. From the ontret the "wets" liter- ally swamped the "drys" In tho voting. The Judges were Mrs. Adrianna Hungerford, president of the Colo- rado W. C. T. U.; Patrick J. Ham- rock, member of the Colorado Civil Service Commlsrion: Claude K. Poeteher. Investment ban' er; S">en- cer Penrose, Colorado Springs capi- talist and Colorado president of th;- American Liberty League: Fred Farrar, former attorney general of Colorado, and Oliver II. Shoup, for- mer-Covernor of the State. Copyright Suits All On Henderson's Gon^s Copyright Infringers seem to fa- vor Ray Henderson's compositions according to three copyright suits filed by as many music publishers who complain that the numbers were performed for profit without lleenue. Remlck's is sulig Gun SoWnakls, operating the Hollywood, a small picture theatre at 47J Sec- ond avenue, alleging "Don't Bring Lulu" was infringed. Domini k Manf. ledo. operating the Jail Club. 70 West 3d street Is being sued by Shaplro-Pernstein over "Ala', ammy Pound." and tho Morning Pclie Restaurant. 151 West I 125th street. Is alleged to> have p"r- formxl Pay Henderson's "If I Had a Girl Like Vou" without permis- sion. Minimum damages of $ 50 and an injunction are asked for. 110 In the new orchestra and 100 voices; that he would always broad- cast and that when the new house was finished he would personally bring back the gang. Wh teraan's '?o:t" Etorie: In the Roxy Gang farewell. Roxy regretted the absence of Bobbie Robinson of the Gang, saying that the was sick, but that as a favor to her and to another slek young lady in tho Capital City. "My Wild irish Rose" would be sung. Poxy and his Gang hnd a farewe'l Teb. 25. Tor one hovr via WK\F Poxy (hlms-lf) and all his bunch Poxy announced that the gang had thrco more pu'ille concerts, winding Vn their tour Sunday night (Fch. 23) in the Snyder schoolhouse, Jersey City. Poxy sro'.v most sentimental and Hear-tearful In his final talk. He seid the Cang Wou!d come back blg- P"r end stronger than ever wh-n the new Rnxy theatre was built: that h~ <iuittln* th» radio concerts in or.'er to K Ive all his time to the new theatre i.rojeet: that he would have DANCE ORCHESTRAS 1 -i" 1 ,r i " ,B *• »-» Nsetal K«I H.J. .'•■t>r~ f-nt -tl r for • nc or 'w 11.. a!"""* n-liee C--»ie-»rn» Mn 11 -- Al fT? 3 ' '-ano nn' in, r*«-n-i>nt o-'t-l r ' " '■«>'» 1 rh-'"". «-o> ri l nnt»-l •'•• •€ n-» n-~t nr fTTI — ~ .I 1 s«„\, * T 'ng fn'l |i-r'>n>r-« M « >l \\mmm, r r „i ro - rrn | t-f„ rl —tton Hv-wO Croadway, New YorU, N V There were many "requests" In the Poxy concert. Daddy Jim Combs sang "The Ford Song" and Frank Mouian put over "Down by the Wln- nlger Wolkfl, ' whl h had Roxy giv- ing Mouian credit for being the flri-t to offer this number via radio. Cam- by and Doug revived the first num- ber they ever did on the radio. "Just Like a Doll." A corking puolLity scoop for Paul Whitcman Is the aeries of autobiographical artii les whl h started Feb. 27 In the 'Saturday Evening Post." Whitcman anJ Mary Margaret McIJriJe collabor- ated on tho series with the stories all Whitcman in the first person but treating wieh the development of Jasz in a general vein. The first story was the lead ar- ticle, of the "Satovcpost" with Whiteman's name featured on the cover and he Is getting paid for It In addition. The WEAF announ icrs last we<d< put In some timely plus tins for the concert that was given in Mecca Temp le S und a y (Foh ?t ) George Olr-n's hand «.ems to be hitting pretty rtrong on comedy sont;s via WEAF. Dr. Cadman and Dr. PolUti.'. who answer rapid-Hre nu-^tlon* via the radio Sunday nearly every week, have some Interrogation upon a the- atrical subject. I'oth these men are fast bi'liding up « regular Sunday HsN-ntng-ln crow. A. Hans Reppori's 'Vacation' A sentence of from six months to three y<ars In the penitentiary was given Hans Roppert. mus e tea her. and Rteward of the Harding Repub- lican Club at 168 East 105th street in Special Sessions. Me was convicted of Impairing the morals of a 12-year-old ^irl to whom he had given music lessons. R035FF WITH HAItMS Charles Ri soff, COhlfl 1 < r of "When Yon and I Were IT." h .s signed with Harms, Inc., to compose exr luiilv ly Rosoff and Jack Me'lownn hav" a miirleal comedy uhl«h may be pro duced this season by APx Aftrons, Blue Diamond Ccys in "Jinks" The R ue P.am ,nd Orchestra, WH'Inm Cr.T director, was t.. ,* • .1 with 1 he "Cap'iln l.nks" khovi PMIade'phia, last week The band, tight in numlar, hnd hren working in a .Newark club ^bow. 1CI On Music Lika r=;i:cr. Like Con John Coolidge. an Atnhcfct unCergraduate, runs true to form, rofusn r. like his famous falhor, President Coolirge, to p v e for camrrani-n. |»aul Speeht's Ceor.-.lr.ns, a "hot" Cpeeht unit, pi a; a-d fir young CdoHdgo'S fraternity Vei I'peilon at Amherst. Th-» Pre I'.ent's son, as pho'.rman of the entertainment committee, reroona""y ehgrtgod the land and at tho dance he look a fancy to the band, wielding the baton off and on while hla ' brothcra" danced. Dut young Coolidge refused to pose With the orchestra for "stills" which tho Columbia Phonograph Co. wanted to use for publicity par- poses, the Georgians being Coium'. ia artists. Toro "Hill'Di'iy Congs The "hill-liily" congs like •'Prisoner's Song." 'J hn T. Scopes Trial," etc., which have provej tig succesres without any exploitation, has ln- •plrcd Frank Clark to go after such numbers on a professional scale, liguri::g the extra impetus wot Id create popularity on chart order. Accordingly. "The Rescue of the Antlnoe" and "A Coal Miner's Cream" Which the new Clark, Inc., firm Is plugging, are being gone after by tho concern as aec plug songs. Colored Canc'a CS-roin^ Real lamenting around Connie's Inn and the Lafar'ette theatre cor- ners in Harlem, It is all true that fceroy i mlth and his l at-.d, tho muri* "al card at Connie's. Is leaving there to p'nv for Cir-o's revue, d 1 ..ntown. Connie's has engaged Allie Ross and and hij hand ta fo law. Thla R^ias crchcrtra haa a name in Ilar'.cm and has been known as. one of tho Prcmter units. Repeat with Succecs F. Rosamond Johnson and Taylor tiordon ngala duplicated their suc- cors as singers of socu'ar and spirit- ual songs, nt their Rnndav after- noon t onoert nt Town Pall. Tnere colored songsters with their negro compositions heve berome speelal- : Ists In their fiell. injecting an emo- 1 tlon.alism into their singing that ap- proaches religious fervor In Its sp'rit. One Is Impressed not so much by their vol-es. however, as by the "lyrics." If such they may be te-me:t. Which tire me-e'y gosp-I to a triU' i- cal nTonipanlment. Tho audience visuall-os a eorgro-'atlon under the r.nrll of Johnson Old Cordon as mu- rlcal preachers s'n"'ng tVdr ser- mons Instead of addressing them 'rem the pu'pit. The offering* were generally fa- mi'iar and • 'n-'-'ard. but Inspired re- calls consistently. "enry C. Sci'i^ Cent Away far Stealiin Henry C. Schultl of Roxbury Mass, former mana -er of the New York branrh of the Arthur P. I Hchmldt Co.. muaic puhllshern. of| fjeston, was sentenecd RTondny to t'-e penitentiary for not I-as thai . rnonthn or more than three yearr In Rpt»'HI Sessions foTloWlng bp- "'ea of gui!ly tn P"tty lai ny. R"- fore proiouneing sentene? the court 1 was told by p~ohntlon n"!r-ra that it is believed Sohn'tg B'nlri frn-n l 's employers ehout $l r . Oflft dp-lm th" t"o vot'i he >-.as In eao-gr» of t'" Now Yoak olTloe at 8 West 40th r,tr~t. S hulls p'onded to the specie theft of J'.m s-nt to the fi-m bv a cfsron'-r Doe 19 la"t. A-eord- Ing to Probation Difeer Connor 1 ' felinltz'n brolKer. F W. Fe'iultz n' Ronton, st-rted In the s'loet nmslo business there, oi^rat^g through n *«8t oP"e b r, ?< u-dor t ,, » > fl"m nam'' r f F. W. S hults fi Co, The Jes- tl°es were Informed that not only '"H the d"fon< , ~nt f'eal mu~!c fr'un his rm»"loyern for the be*"'fit of hi- broth"r's bt'Olness, I nt elso stole n "st of names nnd nth-r l^'ormatlon f-nm th« *n and turned this over to his brother. "Var'cty" Pra^ani fr=m Y/CLM by Jack Lait Chicago, March A "Variety" program was al-oel by V.TIIM from Its downtown studio Th-Msdey afte noon. at which Jack I.ait. who was par lag through his old home town, was nr 't r of 00-p- morl s, w rking with Phi'in Pri • 1- 'and'-r. "The Vol?« oT th« Air," (.'hl- ea*no'S favorite annonncaT. Lait n-d F'iodl-nd r gag-ed i;ito th'> "mike" In familiar vein .and, within nn honr of the announce* ment. over 1 Ti n 0 nT'^sag^s came In via phone, teleg-aph and perron.nl r ails. They originated f om points as remote as Pittsburgh, Omaha and Fort Worth. It was La It's first time on the air. 11 > was a tride nervors. and told the world he ri sulT^rlng from 'o::ono-frl"ht " He tal'-ed about CH-.n"o. New York. Mexico and "Y.n lety." boosting tho first and last of there. Frl-d!erder. who has attained nn extraordinary vogue with his "Ves sir and y s ma'am" grreting, .and his daily "Two hours of sunshine and happiness," which phrases as well as his ncm-d '-air he has copy- righted and tmdo-mark-reglstered, was formerly a 1 |g tlm-« single turn In vam'evll'e. He finds th" an* nouncing buclnecs ita profitable that he is not considering a return to siur.v business. Those who worked on the "Va- riety" program lneiui'ed Harry 8 isnlk. Tell Taylor, will Rosslter, V/.ally P.-tt. Pau'ette La Pierre, Jack Parker. Flo Sangor. K. C. Keithlcy, Harold Marava a id Ree Russell. nAno tehou d^ops d^ad Plttshurgh. Marrh 2. Thomas F. Flatley, 3*. r 'dlo tr'nor. wlio sang every Saturday rlg'it rrom Station WJAS. dropped dead •>t bis home In Creenfleld uvenue from heart trouble. Mr. Flatley was In New York In 10°'! studying mcle t'ton Ms re- t ut n to nttl burgh la 19 I be be- came mn h in den..and as a radio entertainer. Rcbblnc-rTngel Publi •htnf- Impcrtnr.t Film Themes The new development of song nuld'eatlon concerning the musical themes nt Imnortant feituro films finds >the P.ahhlns-E-gel. Inc. firm amort; the In:!era, with Dr. William Axt. the Capitol conductor, the chief corrpes'r. The 10 Important themes far "La Boh"me" nre Agt-compo~ed nnd publl hed ly Robb!n3-Engcl, us .are the "Merry YMlow." "Ma-e Nos- trum." "P-n-IIur" nnd "The Rig Parade" of the newo:;t releases. AVATEUP.*3 CONG ACCEPTFD I'till leg tho radio nn .an advance p#p!nltatlOh Miint for mw songs v\ as 11 ug tile Parrot t's i<i n with .1 melody conipOs'tlon v\hici the *<• ii r hroadenst with his Hotel Oimmodore orchestra vi 1 WEAF, re«iftSting lyric and title ido.-s. Ja k Hornkessel, ;i Ry hester N. Y.. amateur writer, lubnaltterl | I'm Gonna W.and-r Out Ifondor" s b'S lyric, and fl R. M- rl< 1 nc- fpted Oie » in:: for pol-llea t ion. Important Decision Washington, March 2. Governmrnt Officials are 1 nown to have expressed apprehension as to the outcome of the decision naw ne"<'|ntf in Chicago ogn'nst station W.IAJ5. Involving the regulatory POWI rs of the Deptu tinent of Comm< ree. Officials Itate that shou'd this case be drei 'ed adversely to the Govt rntiK nt that approximately T4 stations are nil rot to make a raid on the air ar.d take any wave length Ihoy do»lre. Tin- Oa> Or'e'n.ii THE GREAT m JOSEPH QNZBURG Fa-noi t Intrrnatlcnal Ctar hi: " «,f '. r f •»»••«• rr!n - of t>, V N.,:v P* %ln- It'-ll Vt- - Till. . I., rt i.n'l \ - • ■•. •"- ••. « -\v Y«Tk C ity p — «•• tI i> r* t*"-i will!;: fi CUSCNC HOWA.no