Evening star., 1927-04-17
Sounding Brass

MASTER WEEK sees the larger
~ orchestras tuning up for a week
Of tazz for the holiday pleasure and
dancing seekers. Most of the smaller
orchestras have arranged engage
ments and will start off with bang
tomorrow.
lie Paradis has dressed up in new
entertainment togs made TO order by
the lie Paradis Band Dick Himber,
production director and violinist. has
concocted a new vaudeville act for
.the band. The new turn is composed
of snappy jazz selections, comedy and
eccentric dancing. Every member of
the band win participate in this spe-
cial production. although the burden
of the funmal1ing viii fall on Himber,
Felix Solari and Jack Golden.
Besides this special tabloid revue.
the lie Paradis entertainment will
have a trio OF speciality nights They
are Souvenir night" Lucky Mum.
Der night" and Theatrical night
The Swanee Syncopators will supply.
music. Led by AL Kamons the Swanee
Syncopators are living up TO their repu-
tation as a ''torrid" jazz band. Other
dance orchestras may go in for slow
and soulful harmonies, but the Syn
copators continue to play dynamite
dance music.
The Club Chantecler will present
Margot and Gerry this week, These
young dancers, after scoring heavily
in the more exclusive Broadway re-
sorts and several big revues. have re-
turned to Washington
The Myer Davis Orchestra now
playing at the Hotel Deshler, Column
bus, Ohio, is shortly to be replaced
by the Davis orchestra now playing
at the Hotel Eastman, Hot Springs,
Ark The Deshler orchestra. which
played at the Everglades Club, at
Palm Beach. during the Winter is to
be transferred to big new Broadway
resort soon to be opened This orches-
ira is led by Joe Smith, Washington
boy, who was one of the original mem
6ers of the famous lie Paradis Band
Daniel Breeskin, conductor of the
symphony orchestra at CrandalEs
Metropolitan Theater. has arranged
q concert overture for this week
called Venetian Fantasia that will
correspond appropriately with the fea-
ture film to be shown at the theater.
a new popular hit will be utilized
- the recessional in Il Always Knew
10 Find You"
Often the question arises in the
course Of a day as to whether one
Knows the name of n song, or How
does that jazz song so?
So r. Wesley Etris manager, and
Harold 7. Pease, organist, at Gran
dall's Colony Theater. are conducting
an added attraction Thursday night
Of each week in the form of music
memory contest in which 10 prizes
are awarded weekly
! Each Tuesday night Mr., Pease pre-
siding 2f oy0a n yor5arS
list of eight jazz selections which the
members of the audience are called
upon to list correctly by name on
blank forms provided for that purpose
The first weeks prizes were won by
Helen Pearson, NJ. L. Barnes. Cert
rude Hickey, ]. F. Gunther. Helen NJ
O1ney. Bert J. Rosenberg, Molly Eli
epn. Julia Canthen, Dorothy Knatz
and George Shaw.
These contests not only form d.
verting entertainment while in prog
ress, but serve also as splendid mental
drills.
Here are a few Of the popular Jazz
Rongs for the current month: Your
Land and Ny Land, fox trot by Paul
Whiteman and his orchestra; Every
@hing's Made for Love, a fox trot by
Pail Whiteman and his orchestral
Forgive Me- a fox trOt by Nat
ehilkret and his orchestra: "A
zittle Birdie Told Me So, a fox trot
by Roger Wolfe Kahn and his orches-
SI-i; Sunny Disposish, q fox trot by
jean Goldkette and his orchestra;
'NVhat Makes Ny Baby Cry?" a fox
Hrot by the Five Harmaniacs: 1T
Trkes a Good Woman to Keep a Good
Nan at Home" a fox trot by the
Five Harma MACS; 1T All Depends on
You fox trot by Paul Whiteman
and his orchestra
The waltz selections are: "That
Saxophone Waltz. by Paul Whiteman
and his orchestra; Silver Moon" by
Paul Whiteman and his orchestral
'%The Desert Song" by Nat Shilkret
end his orchestra. and ''Hugette." bv
Nat Shilkret and his orchestra.
Two blue songs" that viii be pop-
ular this month are The ST. Louis
Blues," and The Lenox Avenue
Blues"
The Vincent B. Costello Post of the
American Legion gave a minstrel
CHOW last Wednesday night at the
Mount Alto Hospital under the dfrec.
ton of Kin Carroll. interlocutor,
The end men We're Thomas Mur-
xay, Sammy Bear, Tim Regain. Char
Ne Plunkett, Al, Stern and Barney
Ruck. The remaining members of
yne company are Paul Burthe. Jack
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