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EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD
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April 21, 1928
Peggy English, the Brunswick recording girl,
went
Chicago Granada
over very well,
but nothing to wire home about.
Richy
Craig,
Jr,
may be a wow comedian
in
Week Ending April 15
New York, but he was just Richy in Atlanta.
LO SAYS
Gilda Gray was at the Granada this week making
a personal appearance with her United Artists pic-
Eight Gould Dancers showed good training and
eal
“The Devil Dance:
stacked up to meet the approval of the audiences.
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Something
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ture,
Her presentation forms
Ray Teal with the
Howard orchestra gave two
the prologue to the pictu
there being no regular
original numbers which went over fairly well.
a ube!
stage show.
Bennie Meroff’
orchestra gives a fine
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overture from the pit with Maurice Blumenthal act-
As an added feature,
a Music
Master
series,
“Handel,"” was offered with music by Howard Sym-
PRESENTATION
ing as conductor.
The overture is Zampa and wins
phony orchestra, Meyer Segal conducting and George
EDITOR.
Every one
a fine applause.
Jean Anthony accompanies
the
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orchestra with the organ.
Lee Hamrick at the organ.
The stage is well set for the Gilda Gray prologue
with beautiful drapes hanging from the flies to the
Greetings
Now that Easter and Passover is over
stage in the center of which a winding flight of
Chicago Stratford
let us get down to business. . .
As stated in this
stairs comes down to the stage.
The drapes are
column last week we are about to take in 50 more
beautifully
lighted
in
harmonious
colors
well
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blended.
The prologue opens with a good routine by
new members. . . . Looks like we are going to have
If you want to spend an enjoyable evening, it is
one of the largest clubs in the country yet... . Sam
seven girls of the ballet
Then Gilda appears at the
advisable to go and see Ted Leary at the Stratford
Herman reports that the new applications have been
top of the flight of
stairs.
She
walks
down to
some Sunday night.
All
Leary has to do
is to
accepted.
. . Hooray. ... Let's give the new gang
center stage and sings in her
own style a song,
look cross eyed or something and the crowd is in
then goes into a short dance.
As she exits, the girl
a royal cheer. . . . The new business this week shows
a up-roar,
but Leary does something more than
a great increase of interest in our club and the fol-
from the team of Amerique and Neville enters to do
that and a visit to the Stratford will be proving.
lowing people have sent in letters stating that they
good toe dance representing the flight and death of
Besides Leary, there were Andra Cristen, who had
are behind our move 100%.
. . . Ruth Farley, organist
a bird,
Tt goes over well.
The ballet enters again this time dressed in the
a
sweet voice,
Gardner and Douglas,
a couple of
at the Roosevelt theatre, Chicago.
Ray Turner,
silly dancers, and a clever dog act which was not
organist at the Coronado theatre, Rockford, and Dave
nautch costumes of the dancing gir
seen in the pic-
announced.
There was something else different from
Miller,
musical director of the Tower theatre,
Mil-
ture.
Then Gilda enters to do the “
‘Devil Dance” as
the rest of the shows and it was:
Instead of the
waukee. .. . Say, folks, while I’m speaking of Mil-
seen in the picture.
‘The dance, although not start-
ling, is good and ‘gets a good hand.
This is fol-
embers of the orchestra staying in their pit and
waukee here's a good laugh. . -
Bernard Cowham,
playing a solo, they came down on the stage each
organist of the Oriental there, sent me a photograph
jowed by an adagio dance by Amerique and Neville.
following another until the entire crew were down
folder but NO PHOTO. ...I wonder what Bernie
Very good. The
ballet enters again for a short
by the footlights.
This act was exceptionally well
was thinking about when he mailed the package?
routine then Gilda appears in
scanty silver costume
done and more like it should be seen.
An evening
to sing in her ow!
style
“The
St.
Louis
Blu
. +++ Word comes from Johnstown,
Pa., the town
will be well spent at the Stratford.
made famous by the flood, that Harold
. Lyons is
Then she follows with her
famous shimmy dance,
now the featured organist at the State theatre there.
and be it said that she can still shake everything
Our Secretary, Milton Charles, has exchanged
and just as effectively as she used to do
in the
Follies.
The entire prologue
is
well staged and
places with Eddie Hason this week.... Our old
Indianapolis Indiana
friends,
Chamberlin & Himes, are now touring the
presented.
Marks Brothers know how to put on a
Keith-Albee-Orpheum Circuit. . . . Tune in over Sta-
show.
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tion WOR on April 25 at 10 p. m. and hear Paul
“Steps and Steppers”
besides Charlie Davis and his
Specht demonstrate his first impression of syncopated
Atlanta Howard
band boasts of a prima donna who really knows how
quarter-tone music from New York.
- » Billy Snyder
to put over a popular song and a pair of colored
formerly of presentation,
is now master of cere
comedians and dancers who are more than ordinary.
monies at the Club Ansonia, Chicago. ... The Paul
Week Ending April 14
Ash Theatrical Ball held on April 14 at the Merry
Although heralded a
‘show of surprices,
“Jazz
Ilomay Bailey is the prima donna and Glenn and
Grab Bag”
failed to deliver unusual contents this
Jenkins,
long known to vaudeville fans,
are the
Garden ballroom, Chicago, was a great success.
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week at the Howard.
comedians. Besides these the revue has the services
Mail pours into this office every day boosting Guy
The Dancing Dewes, boy in particular, proved the
of Charley Huey, youthful entertainer, who offers a
Lombardo and his band as the successor of Paul Ash
number on the
IL.
A new intricate contor-
at the Oriental when’ the latter leaves for New York.
best
few syncopated whistling accompaniments and the
tion of the body in his athletic dance brought loud
Manhattan Steppers, six men and
girls who can
++ You know folks, that is not a bad idea at all.
encores.
His sister, termed the flapper tapper, was
dance through their difficult routines with grace and
. . And besides I think Wayne King could make a
also good.
agility.
good bet in picture houses if presented right. .
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In fact many cafe and ballroom leaders are now thea-
tre band directors. . . . Four famous music publish-
ers paid our city a visit last week. .. . They were
Louis Bernstein of Shapiro-Bernstein,
Jack Mills,
Bobby Crawford of DeSylva-Brown & Henderson and
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LASSITER BROS
Julius Witmark of Witmark & Sons.
Frankie
Masters is vacationing this week and
rico Mar-
celli is taking his place at the Uptown and Tivoli
The ORIGINAL BOYS From
theatres,
Chicago. . . . Eddie Meikel is also taking
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a rest for a few days... . Starting April 21 the
Granada and Marbro theatres,
Chicago,
will open
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“OLD IRONSIDES”
their show on Saturday
instead
of Monday. .
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Charles Kaley observes his first anniversary com-
Cleancut Comedy and
mencing with next Saturday at the Granada,
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‘The Sheridan theatre will also change their opening
day to Sunday instead of Monday. ... That leaves
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Acrobatic Dancing
the Avalon and Capitol as Monday openers in addi.
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tion to the Chicago,
Uptown,
Senate and
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Tivoli,
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Now Playing Return Engagement for PUBLIX
Harding theatres, all of Chicago.
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haven't played Al Piantadosi’s latest song called, “I’m
Direction—Wm. Morris Agency
Tired of Making Believe,” you haven't heard anything
yet.
. Here’s a list of new applicants who want
a
Max Turner
to join the “Royal Order of Our Friendly Chat Club”.
Harry Lenetska
. . Al Evans, leader at the Allen’ theatre in Cleve-
Franc & Warren
Chicago
New York
land.
+. Herbert Straub, leader at Shea’s Buffalo
theatre... . Ralph Schwarz,
leader at the Great
Lakes theatre in Buffalo... . Paul A. Heidman, om
ganist of Keith’s 105th St.
in Cleveland. . . . Martin
Pfluge, organist of the National theatre in Milwaukee.
. .. F. Donald Miller, organist of the Capitol in De-
GINGER ROGERS
troit. .. . Louis Weiser, organist at Shea's Buffalo.
... And Carl Coleman, organist of the Great Lakes
theatre, also of Buffalo. . . . Next week the members
“A Rarebit of Spice”
shall pass on them....In the meantime send in
A JOHN HELD, JR., Cartoon Girl in the Flesh
your suggestion as to who can fill our president's
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Still in Chicago playing BALABAN & KATZ and LUBLINER
place while he is in New York.
Don’t forget
that Paul Ash leaves Chicago on May 5.
On that
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& TRINZ THEATRES. This week with MARK FISHER
date we must elect a new president to fill his un-
Direction—WM. MORRIS AGENCY
expired term. . . . Ed, Dawson and Russell want to
a its,
say hello.
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LOU KOSLOFF
After a long and successful engagement at the PARAMOUNT Theatre,
NEW YORK, is now back home conducting Publix Bandshows
at the B & K CHICAGO Theatre, CHICAGO
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