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Allan Holtz said...
New interesting info from Alex on the Acker strip:
"I think I have the story behind the strip Who Stumbles Most Dances Best. This strip was really an ad for a new song titled "Stumbling", and a Broadway dance couple. The Trenton Evening Times (August 15, 1922) article tells the story of the song "Stumbling", and the couple who sought to capitalize on it. The Rockford Republic (August 12, 1922) published a photographic sequence of the couple in action.
I found a cleaner copy of the strip which was produced by the Music News Bureau N.Y.C. Presumably the artist, Acker, was based in NYC; maybe the name was a pseudonym. I couldn't find any info on the Music News Bureau; maybe they produced other strips promoting new music.
Jan 26, 2011, 2:31:43 AM