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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, February 29, 1940
radio
hit parade
broadway
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movies
Voice of J iminy Crickett
reveals his life story
By Ralph Combs.
It's a far cry from "Paddlin"
Madeline Home" to "Wish Upon a
Star," from the midst of a Cool-idge-era
musical to a stellar role
in a Disney cartoon fantasy, but
that is the route taken by Cliff
Edwards, star of vaudeville, mo
tion pictures, and radio for 22
years.
The little man with the popping
eyes and the voice full of amusing
variations was in Lincoln Wednes
day for stage appearances in con
nection with the current showing
of "Pinocchio," in which he does
the larynx work for Jiminy Crick
ett Pinoch's non-union con
science. Born on a houseboat.
Cliff Edwards, in an exclusive
Interview with the DAILY, told of
his birth on a houseboat some
where on the Mississippi River.
He doesn't know how old he is
even the army couldn't find any
record of his birth so he just
lets it go at 26 and sticks out hi
tongue at scoffers.
"Ukelele Ike" is the name by
which he is known to millions. He
has made popular such songs as
"Singing in the Rain," "It Had
to Be You." "Lady Ee Good," and
"June Night." His vocal peculiari
ties have proven to be financially
valuable to him as well as enter
See CRICKETT, page 6)
Swinging
Along
Floyd I
rvin
Now that Pinky Tomlin is out
of throwing distance, I guess its
safe to say that with Pinky's de
parture from the Gold Coast room
of the Drake in Chicago, it has
definitely been closed.
Recently the Hilton Sisters were
slated to broadcast their "Three
Little Maids" number from Streets
of Paris. When the network folks
saw the well-spiced lyrics they ele
vated their hands in pious horror.
Al Dubin had to do a complete
new set of words at once.
Remember "Gloomy Sunday,"
that dirge-like ditty, caused an
epidemic of suicides in Vienna?
Well 'listen to Jack Jenney's flesh
creepy theme song.
In the building of new artists,
in the molding of hit tunes, in the
creation of musical styles and
trends, records take complete
precedence over radio. This is
mostly due to juke boxes.
JJPi
KIOTO
plays the hottest fiddle
since NERO
HIS BAND
has played the background
for nearly every recording
thatBING CROSBY and the
ANDREWS SISTERS have
made together.
HEAR THEM
play both SWEET and
SWING at the
Jonioir-Senior
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COLISEUM
SATURDAY
$1.50 per Couple
FORMAL
Daily Song Hit Parade
(Ten most popular songs
of the week)
1. Cherokee Jimmy Dor
sey. 2. Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Pinky Tomlin. nn
3. Tuxedo Junction Jan
Savitt.
4. In the Mood Glenn Mil
ler. 5. Memories of You Glenn
Gray.
1 6. I've Got My Eyes on You
Frankie Masters.
7. Vagabond Dreams
Glenn Miller.
8. Drummin' Man Gene
Krupa.
9. You'd Be Surprised Or
rin Tucker.
10. Gaucho Serenade Glenn
Miller.
Major Bowes unit will
open at Lincoln Friday
Lincoln will have its first vaude
ville show in several months this
week end when a Mapor Bowes
unit featuring ten acts, selected
through the Major's amateur hour,
Dorsey tune
leads hits for
second week
"Cherokee" Jimmy Dor3ey's
ultra-smooth melody this week
romped merrily on in its first
place on the Corn Crib's nickel
odeon hit parade. The Pinky Tom
lin novelty, "Ragtime Cowboy
Joe," crawled up a notch from
last week's number three spot to
the current second place.
"Vagabond Dreams," featured
by Glenn Miller in fourth place
last week, slipped to bracket num
ber seven, while Glenn's "In the
Mood," the most stable of the lot,
traded from there to fourth place.
Orrin Tucker, and his Bonnie, who
don't rate quite as highly as in
the past, permitted "You'd Be
Surprised" to drop from number
six to the almost-off status of
number nine.
Last five all new.
The remaining five places were
all filled by newcomers to the
ribbon winners. Jan Savitt's
"Tuxedo Junction" zoomed from
the comparative obscurity of last
week and was awarded third place.
"Memories of You," which is
smoke ringed by Glenn Gray's
Casa Lomans, hopped into fifth
place.
The picture "Broadway Melody
of 1940" no doubt served to help
Frankie Masters put his "I've Got
My Eyes on You," which is a keen
exponent of the 'Masters' touch'
into the number six position.
Eighth and tenth places were
filled by Gene Krupa, whose
"Drummin' Man" hit pay dirt; and
by Glenn Miller's semi-novelty
"Gaucho Serenade," which man
aged to squirm into tenth place.
Half of last week's favorites
dropped out of the limelight into
the gloom. These fallen gems in
clude last week's numbers two
and five Bobby Byrne's "If It
Wasn't for the Moon," and Mon
sieur Miller's "Slip-horn Jive."
The eighth, ninth, and tenth place
squatters of last week, namely,
"Blues on Parade" Woody Her
man; "Dance With Dolly" Terry
Shint; and "Eetween 18th and 19th
Streets Crosby and Boswcll also
dropped from the hit parade.
Broadway
Collegian
Joe Whitley;
DOWN WITH DEMON RUM
If you've ' been troubled with
pink eicphanU in the dormitories
or your fraternity house, fret no
more, gentle readers. Demon Rum
is about to be catapulted from
whence he came.
Here in New York a group of
sixty brave souls who once gazed
with affection on the wine when
it was red, have at loiig last come
to know the villain for what he is.
What is more, they have organized
a club called Alcoholics Anony
mous; and the other evening, they
were dined, but not wined, by
John D. Rockefeller, himself.
These good souls have vowed to
put John Barleycorn in his place,
(wherever that may be) not only
here but all over the world, h?arth
and campus alike. We were asked
to Invite collegiate backsliders to
get in on the ground floor and to
let them know that an appeal to
box 657 and 658 Church Street
Annex, will bring aid instantly.
Peace, it's wonderful!
Movie clock
Lincoln "Northwest Pass
age," 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40.
S t u a r t "Phochhio," 1:35,
3:40, 5:40, 7:45, 9:50.
Nebraska "Torch y Plays
With Dynamite," 2:45, 5:21,
8:39. "Young as You Feel,"
3:59, 7:05, 10:13.
opens for a three day run at th
Lincoln theater on Friday.
In addition to the stage show
the theatre will feature "Dick
Carter Detective" with Walter
Pidgeon and Rita Johnson.
Exactly one week after the pre
mier release date for the mid-west,
Darryl F. Zanuck's "Grapes of
Wrath" will open at the Lincoln
on Monday. The film, telling the
story of the l'fe of the California
"Okies," stars Omaha's Henry
Fonda. The picture is based on
John Steinbeck's book, and is
(See MOVIES, page 6)
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