Variety (Jun 1928)

56 VARIETY NIGHT CLUBS Wednesday, June 27, 1928 Leonard Doubling Into $5 Convert Nite Chib The Chatea,u,Madrid atop the 54th St.. Club; opened last night (Tues- day) to a-$5 couvort, rivaling Helen Morgan's open-air mte club which taxes the trade $4 a head. The Madrid was formerly presided over by- Miss Morgan,' Harold Leonard and his orches- tra top the floor, show. It. holds Alice Rldnour, Joey Wagstaff, Mary Lee, jack White and others. Leonard, is rivaling VinCehtr Lopez in. long distance doubling from the Castillian Gardens on Merrick Road, L. L (Valley Stream), where he plays from 7-10, and.at the. Chateau Madrid frorh ll until unconscious. Al Goldman insisted on hplding oyer Leonard for only the three hoiirs. nightly, his name having beeii built up and developing into a strong dniw for the roadhouse. Lopez doubles from the Hotel St. Regis on 5th avenue into Wobdmansten inn in Pelham; New York, on ap- proximately the same schedule. Leonard will also be the most pro- lifid radio broadcasting artist on the a:ir, doing 10 hours -weekly, once each night for seven days a week at Castillian, and thrice a w;eek from the Chateau Madrid, all via , WABC. . ■ . -■ Sam Brown, the pianist, will be In charge of the Leona,rd orchestra at Castillian for the late session, with Max Cappos substituting as violinist. . • Frances Shelley, who was to have opened with the show, was badly hurt in an auto accident Sunday. A CHOP HOUSE OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 156-8 WEST 48lTl STREET . Eatt Broadway ' PAVILLON ROYAL (Merrick Road) Valley Stream, L. L, June 22. .Toljn - and Christo'a season at Pavilion Royal Is oflicially 'open with Van and Schcnck for a sec- ond Slimmer at $3,000 a week. Stay is indcf, dependent on biz, with eight to 16 weeks provided for through options. The songsters proved themselves a strong male attraction in -the nite clubs on Broadway the past sea.son when, along with Clayton, Jackson and Durante at the Parody, and George Olseu at the Richman, ."the pennant winning battery of Song- land,", drew beaucoup couverts to the Silver Slipper. Opening Friday oil one of those dismal wot nights of last week, the boys drew a healthy crowd, every- thing considering. Van and Schenck have a knaok of tackling any famil- iar Tin Pan Alloy effusion and mak- ing it sound like restricted material. Commanding the prestige they do, the boys have a natural advantage through the publishers catering to tlVem and providing special versions and patter. The opening night attracted a sizeable professional element which accounted for Gus Van later doing an ih. c. to introduce the talent at the tables. "With the team, Meyer Davis' Van- ity Fair orchestra; headed by Rich- ard Gasparre, is tbe dance attrac- tion. It's one of those smooth, Vrass-lesis, dance-insplrlrig com- binations and favs with the reg- tilars. At $1 and $1.50 couvert (week- ends), and a fair scale considering the superlative cuisine, always a, trademark, with John Steinberg and Christo, it's little wonder the Pavil- ion Royal is doing the biz . of Mer- rick road. A comedy sidelight on this draw is the Castillian Gardens, Al Gold- man's roadhouse further down the road, putting in a rather expensive show in anticipation of catering to Pavilion's, overflow. Such was. the case last season, the turnaway giv- ing the competitive Castillian Gar- dens a breftk. 6ne of the Crying Goldmans this year voiced his hope that Pavilion would again do the healthy business of last summer. It so happens that thus far John and Christo's place, with Its large ca- pacity, has managed to accommo- date everything, with but a cpuple> or three turna^yay Saturday nights, tbe weather not being particularly conducive to such feats regularly. . Hence,. so far, Goldman at Cas tnUan is doing a fair trade consider- ing past performances,, and credited chiefly to Harold Leonard's corking dance music, with the rest of the "nut" overboard. Abel. DANCE DERBY (Continued from ^age 37) Telegram" In defense of the event, as against the jibes of the other pa- pers. Peggy Joyce Is among the bet- ter known contributors; also Earl Carroll. The latter offered $100 to any couple that would quit within 10 minutes. None did, but he split the mon^y among them all. Texas Guinan offered half a grand early Monda.y morning with the same Idea in mind. . The history of dance marathons Is that they start slowly as to patron- age but close to big trade. The error at the Garden appears to have prin- cipally been a matter of the admis- sion scale, too high. Box seats cost $3.30 with the arena $2.20 and other seats at $1.65. When aimilar events were successfully staged the price was 50 centg and $1. Some are of the opinion that Crandall Is keep- ing down his get In order to dis^ courage others from staging dance derbies. But that's bunk; Dance marathons cannot be tied up like the six day bike races because there are millions of hoofers and only a; few dozen distance . bltfyciers.. Crandall was press agent for the Roland and Clarke picture' theatres In Pittsburgh. He attracted some attention at an Atlantic City beauty pageant two years ago when hanr, dling "Miss'Pltsburgh." John Her- non and'Harry Greeley; the latter an independent picture exhibitor, both also of Pittsburgh, are asso^^ dated with Crandall. The first con- test of the kind was staged, at Danoeland, in that city, with a gross of $8,000. Another was held by them at Motor Square Park iand the take there was $36,000 in five days. They might have continued indefinitely, but the state law forbids hoofing on Sunday. Profits on the Pitts- burgh events were' quoted at $25,- 000. Those who hav0 not lamped the affair , are incredulous that humans could dance or walk an hour then rest 15 minutes for so long a period. But there are no ringers. The cou- ples are top familiar to the steady customers for any switching to be done. • It's a great spot for a double set of twins. Dancers at Saratoga Barbara Bennett and Charles Sabin, b^iilroom dancers, recently at. the Club Lido, have been en gaged for the LIdo-Venlce,. Sara tog^, by John and Christo, durin^r the racing season, Augus** Cafe Men Jailed Mlddletown, Conn., June 29. Jean Martin and Richard La Rosa were fined' $100 apiece and sent to jail for 30 days by the Mld- dletown court as a result of raid by,the local police on the arty night club which the pair conducted here. The club was known as the Venetian gardens and was the cen- ter of night life in this section. . It made a special ^play for the students at Wesleyan University and the town's leading business men. SUSSKIND'S JEESEY PLACE Asbury Park, June 26. Under Harry j. Susskind's man-, ag.ement the Kingsley Arms Roof opened Saturday and will try for a class draw. Billle West is the feat- ured femme entertainer, .while Roy Hvans peps it up with hot nunibers. The Rhymists, four-piece sing- ing combo, under the direction, of Webb Hahne, supply dansapation. Ross Fenton Farm, (ilass road- house on the upper Jersey coast, again has Gene Fosdlck's orchestra with Rex Reynolds, at the piano featured, pienor Gale, prima song warbler, and Marion' Hamilton and Billy Bradford, dancers, are in for a, few weeks. Frank -Ford, who, along with Fosdick, shifts to the Embassy, Miami, during the winter, is managing the rOadhouse. Arthur Pryor and his band opened on the boardwalk Satuifday night, playing under a big handicap with a smaller band than formerly, due to the lack of a space atop the bath house pavilion, whtere. the band is quartered while a new auditorlum'ls under construction. Parody Club, New Tork, closed June 20. Chi Cat-Throats Oidy Kidding—Joe Lewis Los Angeles, June 26. Joe Lewis, Chicago's star cafe en- tertainer, arrived here froin the Windy City to remain for the sum- mer. Lewis Is now almost fully re™ covered from the Injuries he sus- tained last November, when he was brutally attacked as the result of being a good fellow and then being put in the ♦nlddle by two warring factions in 's cabaret-dom. Lewis was ' ought west by Al Jolson,. who ia going to look after him during his stay here. Through Jolson's instrurnentality Lewis is going to make a Vltaphone for Warner Brothers within the next few weeks. To a Variety reporter Lewis declared himself, saying that he holds no grudge and . bears no malice to those who were responsi- ble for the attack that was made on him. Joei says they were only kidding! Chop Siiey in Detroit Detroit, June 26. The "yellow peril" in this burg is not so perilous.- No more than a dozen Chink Joints in the downtown section, a small number compara- tive against Other cities. If you have ever , tasted any chop suey in Detroit, yOu know the rea- son. ROBEBTSOFS THBEE CAFES Joe Robertson from Chicago has Harry Fox to open, at his . Kit Kat Club in Chi Sept. 22. Also Duke Ellington and band for his Rendez- vous Club, Niagara Falls, opening early week in July. Robertson's Half Way Inn at Peekskill, N. T., opens June 30. * LEADING ORCHESTRAS^^^W^ IRVING ARONSON and HIS COMMANDERS Featured in "PARIS!' WILBUR THEATRE, BOSTON PHILFABELLO and His . ORCHESTRA LOEWS 7th AVENUE THEATRE New York City MAL HALLETT AND HIS ORCHESTRA New England Dance Tour ; Permanent Address: CHARLES SHRIBMAN, Manager, SALEM, MASS. ' GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC FEATURED IN "GOOD NEWS" CHANIM'S 4GTB STREET TiXEATBB NEW TORK CITX^ Nlirhtly at CLUB RICimAN 187 West 60th Street, New York Cltr B. A. ROLFE AND HIS PAI<AIS D'OB ORCHBSTBA WEAF ARTISTS Edison Records ROLFE ORCHESTRAS, fno. eOO W. 48th St., New York City Phone Lock 6618 FROM DETROIT JEAN GOLDKETTE Orchestras VICTOR RECOBDS Office: Woodward and Eliot DETROIT VINCENT LOPEZ and His ORCHESTRA Exclusive Brunswick Artiet WOODMANSTEN INN Pel ham Parkway, N. Y. PARISIAN RED HEADS America's Greatest Girl Band permanent Address 88 Went North St., Indianapolis, lad. PAUL WHITEMAN And HIS GREATER ORCHESTRA 1560 BROADWAY, N. Y. C. BirooUon WILLIAM MORRIS IF YOU DONT ADVERTISE IN VARIETY DONT ADVERTISE ENGAGEMENTS Philip Ton'ge to replace Anthony Holies. In "Diplomacy." Lorelie McCarver and • Myrtle Hanan for "Show Boat." Erin CBrleri-Moore succeeds Marguerite Churchill in I'Skiddingr." Vivian Hart for Sammy Lee mu- sical. Grace Brlnkley oh 5-year contract with Shuberts. Evelyn Bennett for "Good Boy." Edwin Nicander for musical "The Firebrand." : . Marie Callahan lor "The New Moon." Arthur and Morton Havel, Joyce White, Helen HoweU, Bert Hager, Flavio Theodore, Brenda Bond, Walter Craig, Lehman Byck and Count Beml-Vici, for Morris and Greene's "Just A Minute" in the fall. Tilly . Losch for "This Year of GrfiucG.'* Edna Best and Fred Kerr for "High Road," Which Charles B. Dil- lingham will produce in August. William Morris and Chester Mor- ris for "Faat Life" (A H. Woods). Arthur West for London "Good News." Violet Bache, recently arrived from Budapest, will go into thie Gambler Brothers' vaude act. Iri - Brlggs, Iprima. donna, and Aimee TorHanC comedienne, for "Naughty Marietta," produced by Chatauqua Red Path. Helen Wehrle for "This Tear of Grace" (Cochran), in London. She's now with Publix unit. BANJO ACES Featuring Bacon and Day ''SILVER BELU' FRANK REINO -Paramount^ Thaatra^Stage^^ Band Orchestra New Ydrk City tnim, Oataloff of Arttstm Itee THE BACON BANJO CO. INCOR3?ORATBD GROTOfi, CONN. 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