Variety (Sep 1928)

Wednesday, September 26, 1928 NIGHT CLUBS-MUSIC VARIETY 67 IHechanicals Overwhelm Former Music Busmess-40 Theme Songi The mechanical music business has outgrown the music publishing industry. Where the mechanicals were a byproduct of yesteryear, today they are the chief source of revenue or soon will be. That takes Jn sound pictu^-es, records and ladio. » ' Sheet music ?ales, the basic pur- pose of music publishing, are faat becoming secondary. In a short period of two months, where'S the sensational "Ramona", "Jtannine, I Dream o£ Lilac Time", and the trend now proceeds on the theory that if one good song hit can help a picture, two will be even better. Hence, "Dolores" and "Revenge" from the new Dolores Del Rio "Revenge" film Is a double plug for star and title. Al .Tolson's second Vitaphohe, "The Singing 'FooV holds two plug theme songs; ditto *nmP 40-odd theme song numbers the Paramounfs "Beggars of I^Jfe, Slve made their appearance,. all with Wallace Rcery also debuting looked UD with feature films and a.«) a vocalist with one number and Practically attaining mechanical the titular song being the theme recording with a minimum of in- I of the film vestment by the publishers. The biggest song hits of recent 1^ times hkve been theme numbers Qhlo MuSlC Merchants Buch as "Diane", "Charmaine"-,' -Angela Mia", "Sonieday—Some Leading Organists in New York Vote Against Talkers Cleveland, Sept. 25 Talkers were auacKcd by the PAUL BRASS Solo Organist Keith-Albee Theatres NEW YORK CITY W, J. GILROY FEATUKING Organ Novelties PROCTOR'S 86th ST. NEW YORK JOHN GART Xhanka to C. C, M. Free practice omuiKed for Btndent* Phone Nevens ,0018 ORGAN STUDIO 201 Lincoln riace, BROOKLYN. N. T. JACK SKELLY At the Wurlitzer Keith-Albee WHITE PLAINS THEATRE were Ohio Music Merchants' Association , at its recent convention in Toledo, [after which the association went on record as opposing talking pictures During the convention a rumor got started somehow that the or- ganization had, adopted a resolu- tion agieting to support the talk- ers. Local papers printed it. Otto B. Heatpn, newly elected vice-president, immediately branded the report as propaganda agairust the association. He strongly em- phasized that the Ohio Music Mer- chants were opposed to the develop- I mieht of talkers. Other ofllcers elected at the con- vention were: A. L. Maresh. Cleve- land, treasurer; Rexvord Hyrc, Cleveland, secretary; H. C. Wilder- muth. Toledo, five-year term on the executive board; Chester Anderson, Dayton, four-year term; Alden Smith, Akron, three-year term; E. [M. Harnaugh, Akron, chairman of the; music advisement committee. Nite Chib Openings , Open season for nite life openings in New York introduced Phil Splt- alny at the Hotel Pennsylvatiiii Monday. Monterey Club, the old Kentucky, on West 49th, started Tuesday as u black-and-tun with L.eo'iiard Har- per's revue, featuring Victoria Sti- vey, Willie Jackson, Joyce and Ru- cay, and June Clark's Rag Time Cats. Irving Mills and Mack CSor- dan did the special songs. Paul Specht and his orchestra reopened at the Jardlh Royal the sa:me eve- ning. Park Central hotel grill opens Sept. 28 with Ben Poilack's Victor orchestra, Lloyd Garrett, Ruth Wlllia:ms: A.nother Friday opening is the Club Barney'with Walter, O'Keefe and Hale ("Pee Wee") Byers' or- chestra back. Barney Gallant has Alfred Legrange, from the old Pa- lais Royali as the chef, and Arnold again at the door. Rosita and Ramon reopen, the Mirador Thursday evening with llarry Rosenthal's . orchestra for dance music. A rival cla-ss nlle club, the Mira- dor, under the new joint managc- ment of Harry J. Susskind, Bill DuiTy and Charles Aronson .starts the same night. Martinez and Mar rion Randall are the featured dance pair with Bee Jackson and a Meyer Davis orchestra headed by Bobby Bershad as co-attractions. Night Gub Reviews SILVER SLIPPER • (NEW ORLEANS) New Orleans, Sopt!, 2.1. A smiivt sniJitioring of the elite Slippers viewed tho Slippers iww fall "roundi'lay." I'laco is all nuw from roof to collaret, l-'roni tho aslios of the old "nlghtnry, which burned to the gi-ound last winter, has risen a more beauteous Slipper, one that ought to. glide into popularity. As formerly, a huge silver sliplx^J^ holds tho orchestra.; Orchostm, presently, is the cabaret's main at- traction. Billing is Buzzy \N il- liams and his Bumble Bees, and the bovs certainly play slingmg music. " In the hot tunes the blues blowers put the notes on the fire. Buzzy Williams knows his jazz. He helped originate it at the Caaillac and San Souci in the old days 'fore it filtered round the cbuntvy, Buzzy with his smooth fingering is saving the ordinary fall floor show at the Slipper. But at berit it's an ornery assembly- Six gals who look scared are in the chorua, and a list of principals, that in- cludes Margie Mayo, Midge Ham- mond,, Irene Clark and Allecn O'Day,' none of whom will ever hear Broadway calling.. ' Jimmy Rich, neat lookmg chap, is m. c. A lightweight, physu-ally. .and in gilding "boloney." lie's too he.sitant. • \ Along about two a couple of little black boys Inserted some wicked stepping that grabbed the show. A tall olgaret girl :with limbs ex-, tensively nude was a highlight. Samuel. .a run at the Stanley. Pltisl.Vu'iih, ali^o a piiMure.lKiaf=e. Spilainy wa."S general nvusical diroctor for the Stanley .circuit at tho lime Statler Hotels Co. opproaohod him. His Monday opening Avas .suspici- ously atlondod hy those triod-and- true'old reliables, music publishers, among others, the •■tough" audience voting Spitalny'.s dansapation satis- factory. ... ile is Paul Ashesque in porson- (Contlutied on page 62) BEOADCAST "SHOW GIUL" Tuesday night (Sept. 25) WEAP broadcast the first play to have a full'cast, every part being played by a dlitorent person: The play, J. P. MoKvoy's"Show Girl," was spon- ."^ored by the Kveready Hour and the National Carlion Co., with the permission of Flo Ziegfeld. If thin radio Innovation is suc- cessful Jtt will be made a regular event. . TOLEDO RAID Toledo, Sept. 25', Chief W- A. Appleman and asso- ciates visited the Palm Leaf cab- aret, the other evening, passed up patrons and musicians but escorted William Owens, and Jack "raylor, proprietors, to the cooler. Charg'e of violating the liquor laws was placed against the men. Specht Suing Eddy For ia% of Salary Washington, Sept. 25. Paul Specht's court move to en-r force an alleged contract with Wes- ley Eddy, m. c. at Loew's Palace, WALTER WILD Feature Organist AT Keith's Hippodrome NEW YORK Howard Warren Feature .OrganlAt ot tlM ( Albee Theatre, Brooklyn Eddie Schwartz Featured Organist Keith-Albee Theatres, New York _ .. : , Proctor'ii Fifth Ave. Theatra A CHOP HOUSE OF EXCEPTIONAL MEWT 186-8 WEST 48TH STREET 9f Broadway Mexican Drummer Killed In Fall From Window - Cleveland, Sept. 25, Jose Fuergardo, 29. drummer in Miguel Lerdo's Mexican band at Keith's Palace last week, was killed here as the result pf a five story fall from his room in the Hotel Sa- voy.. Crash of Puergardo hittmg the pavement in a. rear court was hoard by several of his friends in the hotel, who rushed to his side, but We was dead. Whether death was due to suicide or accident is not known. He had been celebrating the national Mexi- can holiday with members of the band, all of whom said tho drum- mer had been drinking heavily and did not seem despondent. Fxmeral was held "here at Calvary Cemetery. He is survived by a bride of a year. Organ Clinic Los Angeles, Sept. 25. With a view to improving organ accompaniments to motion picture, the Los Angeles Theatre Organists Club held the first of a series of monthly recitals at . Warner Broth crs Hollywood theatre Sept. 18, the recital beginning at midnight, after the final film show of the day. Harry Q. Mills, organist at the Warner house, was host, with Emll Baffa and Ruth Collier as assist fng players 61i the program, r Mills explained that the purpose of the recitals was to give all thea- tre organists the opportunity to hear and test new metliods and new combinations of stops and il- lustrate various novel ways ot treaUng compositions for adaptation to the film s6(iuences. Each of the organists appearing on the bill played numbers aimed to demon- titrate these purposes. At the close of the scheduled progi-am, Mills invited : the visiting . organls.ta to play and test the organ. Victor Artists Split The 8 Victor Artists have split, with three phonogniph stars of the octet continuing as the Throe Wiso Fools. They are Monroe Silver, Billy Murray and W.alter Scanlon, respec- tively dialect comedian, Blnging .convcdian=And.tenor._,._,^,_^,._^^__^, $15,000 BRINGS EELEASE Tfiledo, Sept. 25, Manuel IJrondway, cabaret pro- prietor, charged with violating pro- hibition laws, has been released after a month in tho hoo.se-gow. Ball of »15,000 was furni.Hhed. •Hotel Pennsylvania (NEW YORK) New York, Sept. 24. This Statler hostelry, making Its seasonJXl change of dance music at- iuy x:.uuj,, . v-. o.> t";-": tractions, introduced Phil Spitalny for 10 per cent of all the latters ^^^^ .^^^ •^..^j^^g^^.^^^^f men this earnings Is to go to a Jury trial I ^^j^^ here shortly. Spitalny is a national hand fea Records disclose a signed contract ture, although new to New York, the of the. usual form between Specht Statler people approaching him. fol- and Eddy with th« suit involving lowing h^s'i^^^^^^^^^ approximately I410 representing land^^^^^^^ .kua?ed. Spitalny did the 10 per cent of Eddy s earnings for the hotel chain but at allegedly due on the date of the L.iya^j theatres and cafes, the Statler filing of the legal action. organization becoming the more im- Spechfs attorneys. Charles B. pressed with his strong local draws l^eShazo in association with Mason, .in each stand. In. between^^^^ MacAtee and Spaulding, hav6 a. dls- I has been in Buffalo at the Lafayette position from Lbiila K, Sidney of the Lbew offices wherein Sidney states that Specht brought Eddy to him for the purposes of securing an engagementi Now oh his tenth month here at the Paliace, Eddy denies any agree- ment with Specht. Records of the case disclose that the m. c. has worked his salary up from $75 weekly to $275 during the 10 months' stay with a year's op- tion held by Loew's, six months of which is at $300 and the second half year period at $325. theatre for five months or so and for The Outstanding Sonig Hits f rom the New 1928 Earl Carrolf*e "Vanities" "Blue Shadows" "Once in a Lifetime" "Raquel" Sing Them—Play Them-^ I Buy Them \ RpHBiNS Music Coi LEADING ORCHESTRAS DIRECTORY IRVING AARONS Olj Chi Cafes Moving to Low Rent Residence Areas Chicago, Sept, 25. Driven out of the Loop and busi- ness districts by padlocks, local cafe business has transferred Its activities to residential buildings in secluded spots throughout the great Chicago neighborhood territory. The residential spots call for little rent, and afford a sizeable cut in investment by the cafe operator. Customers previously have demon- strated their willingness to travel almos^t anywhere to find a night club. Places of this type recently open- ed .are the Algiers,. Turkish. Yillagei Club Alabam, Ambassador, 70 Club, L'Aiglon and Baron Club. Only cafe remaining in the Loop is the Cafe Royal. and MIS COMMANDERS Pavilion Royal on Merrick Road, Lynbiook, L. I. PHIL FAB ELLO I and His ORCHESTRA LOEW'S 7th AVENUE THEATRE New York City MAL HALLEl l AND HIS ORCHESTRA New England Dance Tour r«rmancBt Addrefls: CUABLES SlIBinM.J^N, Hanacer, ^^-SALEM.- BIAS8. . THE ORIGINAL DINTYMOORE" Hand's Version Arthur ICand, who left for Palm Reach Friday night, takes exception to the implication of "creating a bigger nuisance" in connection with the new Colony Club at the vvinter resort. H.and states that his backer and partner, Stanley C Wai-wick, who owns the Beaux A.rlH block In Palm Beach, which houses the smart shops and theatres, de- cided on tho nite club adjunct as a come-on for the benefit of the tr.adesmen who are his tenant.s. This marks Hand's active re .urn to the cafe field after disI)o^•■ing of his California Pwamblers band, and inn In I'elham, now at ARTHUR MacLEAN»S HUNTER ISLAND INN Pelham Shore Road, N. Y, GEORGE OLSEN GEO. ECKMARDT,jl And His Orchestra Now One Year at LAFAYETTE CAFE LOS ANGELES, CAL. Office, 635 N. Mansfield FROM DETROIT JEAN GOLDKETTE Orchestras VICTOR RECOBDS Office: 812 Book Tower DETROIT SAMUEL HEGGEN I.«at1lnK a Great Uttle Band Proctor's 86th Street NEW YORK CITY VINCENT LOPEZ and His ORCHESTRA Exclusive Brunswick Artist WOODMANSTEN INN Pelham Parkway, N. Y. AND HIS MUSIC Week Oct. 1 FOX'S, PHILADELPHIA OHlco: 20 Went 13(1 Htreet New York City ^^^DAVIS OPENIN&=SEPTr27 — Washington, Sept. 25. Meyer Davis opens his Club Chan- tecler hero Kept. 27. Though located In the Davis build- ing the p.adlock placed on l>avlK' I.^ Paradls did not effect the Chan- tecler. JiRlSIMmHEADS America's Greatest Girl Band Week Sept. 23 Keith-Albec, Youngstown Pi-rntanpiil AiIdrrwM ii. \V«Hl Norili St,, loUUimiiuliK. ''kJ- CHARLIE MELSON The Maestro of Ceremony and His Bands Stanley, Jersey City Branford, Newark jPAUiTW HlTEMAN] And HIS GREATER ORCHESTRA Oct. 7—CAENEGIE HALL, N. Y. 1560 BROADWAY^ N. Y. C DLre«tiOD VtllXlAU KORlUS