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SHOW BIZ FIGHT LOOMS

ON POLITICAL MEDDLING
SCARES AND PROPOSED TAX
0PP0SIII0N AND DAYLIGHT
TOUGH TOR SAVING MOVE
FILMS HERE ARE OPPOSED
Exhibitors complain that
Withpoliticians, busy-
an infantile paralysis scare
bodies and meddlers mix-
adds itself to the unusual
ing in and taking a whack
number of depressing fac-
at the show busisness,
tors this week. It is stated
many leaders of varied
that while most of the
groups are rapidly coming
cases are mild, physicians
to the opinion that show
are warning parents to
keep their children from theatres business locally and in this
so they will not contact incipient statemust develop its own organ-
cases and spread the disease.
ization in a political way to offset
Rapidly growing baby golf craze the tinkering and tampering.
continues to hurt the box office, The projected attempt
to put
according to exhibitor claims. The over a 10 per cent amusement tax
Sunday Times claimed to have in- and daylight saving at the next
vestigated the situation and dis- election, with the backing in each
covered that theatre receipts were instance, of minority groups and
not hurt, but that is a fact the political grab-baggers, is rousing
theatre men have not yet caught the ire. of showmen.
up with.
Reports are
As one executive put it, theatre
current that the
West Coast Theatres, and theatrical investments are ex-
seeing that
there is money in the posed to more and varied forms of
corner lot
pastime, are preparing to go into attacks, rackets and meddling than
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the business themselves, especially any other business or profession.”

on properties they themselves own Here are some samples:
and on vacant lots near their the- First —
The proposed 10 per cent
atres. They are credited with al- amusement tax, calculated to pro-
ready having acquired three courses vide more revenue for political log-
in Glendale, and with pushing rollers without regard for the pos-
plans elsewhere. sible unfair and tremendous hard-
Said a leading exhibitor this ships it may work on theatre
week: “The masses only have a owners and operators.
limited amount of money to spend
on amusements. They are flocking
Second —
The audacious attempt
of a small minority to foist day-
to the baby courses and spending
light saving on this state, despite
money there. It comes from some-
where. Surely they are
overwhelming opposition from nu-
not rob-
bing the baby’s bank!’’ merous other forces outside the
The theatre men are undeniably
blue over the situation. Now ex-
HARRY MASTERS and DOROTHY GRAYCE show business, and an attempt,
which, if it
uncalculable
succeeds, will
harm
work
tension of night baseball plans are
announced, adding a greater weight
FANCHON AND MARCO “COUNTRY CLUB” IDEA offices.
to theatre box-

of pessimism. PANTAGES THEATRE HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. WEEK OF JUNE 26 Third — The indefatigable and
Among the key houses, the Chi- persistent censorship meddling
from from
nese leads the week with a gross
of
TALKER REMAKE DANCE GROUP BOOKED FILM HELD OVER
all
ligionists,
sides,
from
fanatical re-
$36,260 for third stanza of political jugglers,
Universal has acquired the dia-
“Hell’s Angels,” a gain of seven “White Cargo,” foreign - made who
will cry to the heavens about
hundred over the second week and logue rights to “Cat and the Ca- SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.— talker of the Hays banned one show, while being complaisant-
stage
nearly twice house average. nary” from the author, John Wil- Ann Hofmann has booked 45 of play,was held over for another
ly present at goings-on far more
At the Carthay Circle, “All lard. The mystery thriller was her advanced dancing pupils into harmful and subversive, from in-
Quiet on the Western Front” took week by Fred Miller at the Cali- hibited
originally produced by Universal in the Paramount for the week fools, from well-meaning
(Continued on Page 2) of fornia here, due to very good but far from clear-thinking repre-
silent form in 1927. July 14. draw. (Continued on Page 2)

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PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930

“Ingagi” Fight Second Round LOCATION TRIP

BUG HITS FILM
WHAM ANSWER Rosi, Famed Ballet Master SCARE ADDED TO
CROWD HEAVILY
SUIT BY 1NDES Murray OPPOSITION FOR There are plenty of film com-
panies on location work these days
with Raoul Walsh keeping a big
FOR $3,365,000 FILM BIZ SOCKS company on the jump to film “The
Oregon Trail,” and Harold Lloyd
taking shots in San Francisco after
(Continued from Page 1 ) returning from Honolulu locations,
Round two the Hays organi-
in
a spurt for its eighth and closing
zation —
Congo Pictures controversy week, grossing $13,026, close to
and flocks of actors and directors
—
over the film “Ingagi” started off the house average.
are missing from their usual haunts.
Radio Pictures has five location
with a $3,365,000 bang this week, “Divorcee” at the Criterion, in
when the inde firm brought suit parties out this month. George
its fifth and next to closing week,
for that amount here in Federal
Berthelon with a party of camera-
declined two grand further to a
Court, naming the following de-
men and technical workers i= .ow
gross of $9165, thirty-five hundred
in Alaska filming scenes an look- >

fendants: under house average.

Will H. Hays, Carl E. Millikan,
ing for locations for Rex Beach’s
“Not Damaged” at Loew’s State, “The Silver Horde.” George Arch-
Motion Picture Producers and Dis- with F. & M. “Country Club”
ainbaud, director, will soon start
tributors, Inc., familiarly known as Idea in support, achieved the low
north with the principals and the
the “Hays organization,” and the record for the year with a gross
main filming unit.
National Better Business Bureau, of $19,597. Previous low was Doran M. Cox, assistant director,
Inc. $20,048 with M-G-M’s “Hollywood
isbusy filming Indian cere'mcwues ...

The suit asks $365,000 under the Revue.”

heading of actual damages and
$3,000,000 asexemplary or puni-
tive damages. Samuel H. London,
Hollywood lawyer, represents the
inde company.
From its inception several weeks
ago, when the first shot was fired
by the Hays group, the battle has
maintained a distinct resemblance
to the current heavyweight boxing
situation with cries of “foul” fill-
ing the air.
Congo Pictures executives claim
they have been “goaded beyond en-
durance by the concerted attack
launched” against them by the
above-named defendants.
The following general statement
was issued to the Los Angeles
press this week by the inde picture
company in conjunction with the
filing of the damage suit:
“The history of the alleged ef-
fort to destroy ‘Ingagi’ w’ill be fa-
miliar to the majority of readers
because of the publicity it has been
accorded by the press as a result of
the Hays ban, so called, which has
been denied by his office but which
has resulted in the cancellation of
near Pawhuska, Okla., for use in
“Arizona Kid” boosted the
Boulevard over average, grossing
Edna Ferber’s “Cimarron.” George
B. Seitz has just brought to a
$10,178. F. & M. Varieties sup-
successful close a 25,000-mile loca-
ported. The Egyptian went under tion trip during which
average with a total of $10,795.
“The Rec-
ord Run” was filmed in nearly a
“Once a Gentleman,” Edward dozen
Everett Horton’s picture, grossed
states of the north and
middlewest.
$22,940 at the new Hollywood
In England this week the com-
Pantages. F. & M. “Romance pany under the direction of -Basil
SIGNOR G. V. ROSI Idea” was in support.
Lon Murray, head of the Lon Murray School for Stage Dan- The Warner Brothers houses Dean is filming scenes for “Es-
summer cape” at the famous Dartmoor
cing and Dramatics, has signed Signor G. V. Rosi under a long- also were down at lows.
The Hollywood grossed $12,400
prison. Meanwhile Manhattan
term contract to head the Ballet Department of his school. scenes for Amos and Andy’s first
Rosi, noted for his brilliant teaching of the world famous “Cec- with “Dancing Sweeties,” and the
Radio “Check and Double
chetti Technique,” was formerly Ballet Director at the Alhambra Downtown did $1 1,300 with
Check,”
film,
are being shot in New
“Hearts in Exile.”
Theatre in London and of the La Scala, Milano; he is consid- York City. Actual production on
Maurice Chevalier’s “The Big
ered Italy’s foremost Ballet Master, having served Sir Oswald this story begins in July.
Stoll in London in such capacity for seven years. His contract Pond,” held over for a fourth
Paramount has five units out in
having expired, he is in no way connected with the Bud Murray week at the United Artists, brought
addition to the Lloyd company.
School and will immediately take up his duties with the Lon in $9400, which cracked the nut
Richard Arlen and Fay Wray
Murray School for Stage Dancing and Dramatics. Rosi also for that week and made the pic-
are heading a cast of players photo-
brings with him his able assistant, Miss Cleo Page, who directs ture a profitable booking for the
graphing “The Sea God” in the
children’s classes. There are new classes commencing this week run. “Border Legion” at the Para-
Pacific ocean, usnig a small island
for both beginners and advanced, children and adults, under Prof. mount grossed around $20,000. the
Rosi’s personal direction. The Orpheum did not do sen- near Southern California as
base of operation.
sationally with its one week of
Guard.” The Atmospheric war scenes for Gary
“Captain of the
Cooper’s new starring vehicle, “A
gross was around $13,500, about
four thousand under house average.
Man From Wyoming,” are under
way at the Paramount ranch, 35
HOLLYW’D MIDSUMMER JUBILEE miles from Hollywood, while
—
Cooper himself having completed

AT BOWL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOW BIZ WILL

contracts by members of the Hays his work in the latter production
group. has joined a camp of 500 actors,
“Congo Pictures, Ltd., claims technicians and other workers at
that ‘Ingagi’ is entitled to the ap- Point Hume, California, where
pellation ‘an authentic record of
African adventure’ because approx-
Staged under the guiding hand of Florenz Ziegfeld, an- FIGHT MEDDLING “The Spoilers” is in production.
The golf sequences for the all-
imately no more than 15 per cent nual Hollywood Midsummer Jubilee will be held at Holly- technicolor musical comedy, “Fol-
of the film is studio-made. It wood Bowl Wednesday night, July 2. (Continued from Page 1) low Thru,” are drawing attention
maintains that this license is grant- Finishing touches are now being applied to special addi- sentatives of the mob, and finally, to several of the southland’s fair-
just plain busy-bodies.
ed in even a greater degree to tions to the Bowl stage for the film colony testimonial to the from —
Fourth The persistent interfer-
ways and the opening scenes
“Grumpy” being filmed 100
of
every producer of wild animal or are
other pictures.
Los Angeles Sanatorium, free and non-sectarian tuberculosis ence of the medical autocracy with miles from Hollywood,
on the
“The Better Business Bureau has institution at Duarte, while Ziegfeld whips into shape an its series of sporadic scares, in- Kern river nearBakersfield.
issued edicts against ‘Ingagi,’ and impressive array of celebs who will appear in the Jubilee variably exploited by a warning to Director Alfred Santell and “The
there have been, the complainants performance. —— stay away from theatres, yet say- Sea Wolf” unit is cruising 40 or
allege, many channels invoked by Opera, jazz, elaborate revue pre- dio. composed
ing nothing about churches, 0 miles off the coast of northern
of: Bert Wheeler and similar gath- California and filming both in-
those who are attempting to de- sentations and sparkling personali- and Robert Woolsey, comedy team schools, concerts
stroy ‘Ingagi.’ ties are being combined on the erings, despite that the modern pic- terior and evterior scenes of Jack
hit of “Cuckoos”; the studio’s col-
London’s story for Fox. Milton
ored singing chorus and a unit ture house is far safer as to
“Nat H. Spitzer, president of program, which will, feature stars san-
of all major studios and outstand- ity, ventilation, etc., than the other Sills plays the title role with Jane
Congo Pictures, Ltd., declares that of the remarkable Tiller “Sun-
his organization is in the fight to ing free-lance personalities. gathering places that are not inter- Keith as the girl and Raymond
shine Girls.”
stay and to win, and that Congo fered with. Hackett as the young author. The
Complete final arrangements Abe Lyman and his famous re-
Pictures, Ltd., is representing, in were not yet set late this week as cording orchestra, currently These are but a part of the ma- company is aboard the Metha Nel-
play- jor group of annoyances, imposi- son, old time sailing schooner
effect, all independent producers a number of stars were still at- ing at the Carthay
Circle Theatre, which has been equipped with an
who must, as he asserts, suffer tempting to arrange studio shoot- will appear while another outstand- tions and unfair activities under auxiliary motor and motor gen-
from what he calls the trust meth- ing schedules to be present’ while ing feature will be a special which the show business struggles.
revue erators to supply light for cabin
ods employed by the bigger com- the masters-of-ceremonies and gen- from the Warner Brothers and While undercover work went on
scenes. The ship will be at sea
panies affiliated with the Hays eral musical director had not been First National studios, personally this week on the plans of the
for at least three weeks.
group. Spitzer maintains that selected either. staged by Harry Ceballos. minority group to shove daylight
many pictures passed by the Hays Don Jose Mojica and Everett saving over at the next election, Lake Maligne, largest body of
From the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer no startling developments occurred water in the Canadian Rockies, is
organization are far more objec- Marshall, brought to the talking studios
will come Charles King during the past week, with the the present scene of action in “The
tionable in character than ‘Ingagi’ screen from the operatic stage, of “Broadway
Melody” and other group evidently saving Red Sky,” which A. F. Erickson
and depend upon what is common- will be particular features of the hits; Lottice
most of
Howell, charming
their ammunition for a time closer is directing for Fox with a cast
ly termed ‘sex interest’ for their entertainment. singer, new to the talking screen; headed by J. Harold Murray, Lois
boxoffice appeal. Mojica, Chicago Grand Opera Cliff “Ukelele Ike” Edwards and to election, show business leaders Moran, J. M. Kerrigan, Rex Bell,
“
‘If,’ says Mr. Spitzer, ‘Mr. Hays tenor, will head the list of Fox Dance Director Sammy Lee’s were on the alert and prepared to George Brent, Marie Saxon and
and his associates are sincere in an Film stars, which will include: beauties in another special stage battle the meddlers to a standstill. Erwin Connolly. The company
effort to cleanse the film industry, Marjorie White and Frankie Rich- revue; while Paramount-Publix will “packed in” on horseback to Lake
the independent is with Hays heart ardson, comedy-singing hits of present Lillian Roth, popular sing- WALLACE NORMAL COURSE Maligne from Jasper, Alberta, Can-
and soul. Then let us begin with “Sunnyside Up”; Ted Healy and ing comedienne; laugh-provoking ada. “The Red Sky” is a red-
the official personnel of the organ- his “Racketeers,” brought to the Harry Green, and the clever juve- In keeping with Earle Wallace’s
blooded drama of the northwest
izations named in our suit and con- films from musical comedy and nile mimic, little Mitzi Green. annual policy of offering advanced
written by Tom Barry.
tinue down the line, including stars vaudeville; Eddie Tierney; Richard CUher features scheduled for the training for professional dancers A complete Coast Guard station
and others who have already been, Keene, singing-dancing juvenile; J. Jubilee program include: The Los and teachers, the Earle Wallace has been constructed at Monterey
or may be, proven in need of Harold Murray, singing star of Angeles Grand Opera Chorus, the Normal Course will be given this Bay to take advantage of the na-
cleansing. I wish to make it plain “Cameo Kirby”; the studio mixed Albertina Rasch Ballet, the Mos- year from July 7 to August 2. tural beauty of that rock strewn
that we are actuated by the laud- vocal ensemble of 24
voices and coni Brother with their 16 ballet The course this year will consist
coast for the filming of “Men On
a dancers, Rose Perfect, featured for of three distinct branches. A teach-
able motives generally proclaimed 26 “Movietone Follies” misses in Call,” John Blystone’s Fox-Movie-
with musical White’s ers' Normal course; a course for
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by and attributed to the organi- revue presentation five years in George tone production in which Edmund
zations in question, ostensibly seek-
arrangement directed by Arthur “Scandals,” and the South Pasa- artists seeking new material and Lwe has the featured role of a man
Kay. dena American Legion Post No. for advanced students, and a
ing to purify the film industry. To who joins the Coast Guard after
Everett Marshall, young Amer- 140 Drum and Bugle Corps of 48 course for advanced children
in
this end we are now engaged in being disillusioned in love.
professional work. Courses will be
tabulating and compiling a large ican baritone, who scored an out-
pieces.
under the personal lirection of
amount of data which may be standing success with the Metro- Tickets for the Jubilee, scaled MACK PLANS ACTS
organization and is at from $1 to $5, are available at Earle Wallace and his celebrated
placed before the public and used politan Orepa
as the broom with which to really
now starring in Radio * Pictures, special committee headquarters at staff of teachers. Frank Mack returned here last
will head a group from that stu- 6769 Hollywood boulevard; at all week in quest of talent for two
clean house.
“ motion picture studios and down- COMBINATION CLASSES new he is planning on pro-
acts
‘We feel that Mr. Hays and his town theatres and at all Gittelson, ducing the near future. Mack
in
associates will appreciate this effort and so-called travel pictures, and Equity and With the closing of public schools,
Lloyd Mitchell branch was managerand producer of
to support them and realize that not confine it only to the inde- theatre Following Bud Murray, of the Bud Murray
ticket offices. Crockett’s Mountaineers, who have
they must suffer from the same pendent. the example of the artists on the School for Stage and Screen, is just completed a lengthy contract
“combination summer
conscientious scruples that affect “
‘I claim “Ingagi” to be clean Jubilee program, the ticket ex- starting with R-K-0 vaude. He discovered
the independent. and extraordinary entertainment, changes are donating their services classes” in Tap and Ballet, start- the rube musicians at a local radio
“
‘If we are forced to expose the and instructive as well, and I be- for the occasion. ing July 1, with reduced summer a
station and built their act into
film industry, let us expose all lieve that this effort on our part rates in effect. Mary Frances Tay- feature attraction.
producers’ methods which permit will clarify the situation and STYLES FOR FALL lor, teacher of “modern ballet,” is
the use of doubles, both in action awaken the public mind to the evi- Fashion News, talker style au- the latest addition to the Bud Mur- Sidney Fox, seen as the ingenue
—
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and voice, miniatures and glass dent purpose of the Film Trust thority, in its July release, which ray staff of instructors, and has lead in “Lost Sheep” on Broadway,
shots upon the screen and the em- to destroy any attempt on the part Meredith Fulton directed, will fea- been especially engaged for this has been signed by Universal. Miss
ployment of many studio-made of the independent producer to ture Laura La Plante in hats and branch of work, being a premiere Fox leaves for Hollywood within
“foreign scenes” and other trick exist.’ ” dresses for early fall wear. danseuse of national repute. the next week.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN *PAGE THREE

LEGIT RECEIPTS Further Warner Theatre Moves

FOR PAST WEEK
MULTICOLOR IS
TERM CONTRACT
BELOW AVERAGE
A*' few more legit eggs are in the
TAKEN OVER BY SIGNINGS FOR
nest this week,- and some of them
may
out.
prove good enough to hatch
Receipts at the legit houses
HUGHEKROUP PRESENTATIONS
now open are not impressive.
The opening week of George
Howard Hughes, president of
With Warner Brothers taking
Fawcett’s production, “Under a the Caddo Company, producer-di-
over four Santa Barbara houses
Virginia Moon,” at the vine Street, rector “Hell’s Angels,” has taken last week in a $1,000,000 deal, that
grossed $4900, the same total as over Multicolor Films, Inc., and organization is rapidly forwarding
for the fourth and closing week will construct immediately a new its plans for competition against
of “John Ganton.” It will close $500,000 laboratory in Hollywood _

other major chains in the coast

Saturday night, June 28, and the to turn out all-color motion pic- picture house field.
house will be dark for a couple of tures. Warners, it is reported, are plan-
weeks. Sidney Miller has a mu- Hughes has just completed ne- ning to develop their western the-
sical production in mind for this
gotiations with Rowland V. Lee, atre holdings to a point where
house, under the producership of president of Multicolor, and asso- they will compete seriously with
Strong and Wilson. No name has Paramount-Publix
ciates, for purchase of controlling and Fox-West
been chosen for the show, but Coast.
interest in the color-process con-
casting will start this week. Open- Definite plans are
cern, in a deal involving approxi- expected to
ing is tentatively set for middle
mately $1,000,000. materialize by early fall for big
of July. George Fawcett is through
Mr. Hughes is reported planning advance strides in their theatre
producing for a while.
an elaborate program of produc- expansion plan, with Warner
Arthur Greville Collins and Noel scouts already signing talent for
Madison are preparing “Fata Mor- tion, turning out all-color feature
pictures for his own company and the concern’s projected presenta-
gana” for the Hollywood Play- tion department.
house. George Gourling is casting other producing firms in Holly-
wood. Term contract running as high
it. The house is dark now. as for 40 weeks, it is said, are be-
Third week of “The Last Mile” The new proposed plant will be
ing signed, following the initial
at the Majestic declined to $10,000. equipped to turn out a million feet
per week of the new process film,
announcement last week of the re-
End of the fourth week sees the turn of stage presentation ‘to the
house go dark, with the show and will operate under the new Warner Brothers Hollywood and
opening at the Geary, San Fran- trade name of Multicolor, Ltd.
cisco, on Monday, June 30.
Lillian Albertson - Louis
The
Macloon
producing team are reported as
— Downtown theatres
Forum expected to
shows within
here, with the
get the stage
a short time.

having no further legitimate ven-

tures in mind until October. “Stu-
dent Prince” closes June 28.
Arthur Gregor, author of “De-
cency,” is going to do the play,
“Barren Trees.” Edward Eisner
may direct.
Ina Clair’s “Rebound” went to
Santa Barbara Wednesday for a
work-out. It then goes on to San
Francisco for three weeks, then
here to the Belasco.
That “Crime” does not pay was
evidenced at Henry Duffy’s Presi-
dent. First week grossed $2800.
It gives way July 6 to “Square
Crooks.” The El Capitan checked ed on their fifth of a six-picture
in $6000 for the first week of series on the current program. The
“Nancy’s Private Affair,” over company, under the direction of A1
average, and is still
Wallace Stark’s “Paths of Glory,”
tried out in Long Beach last week,
opens at the Figueroa Playhouse
BIG FOUR PLANS Temporarily, however, according
Instructs Dancers
to M. A. Silver, Warners’ theatre
expansion director, no further ex-
Ballet artists require rigid routines. W. J. O’Connor, physi- pansion of the presentation policy
WESTERN GROUP in the West is intended for sev-
cal culture authority, instructs May Haas, Jessie Kassal and eral months
at least.
Mabel Rickert, Abbott dancers, appearing in Sid Grauman’s Larry Ceballos units open on
John R. Freuler, president of the prologue to “Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s Chinese, in newest July 4 at the Hollywood and at
Big Four of New York, is due muscle training exercises. the Downtown, which is now
here in a couple of weeks to line undergoing remodelling of the or-
up a program of 12 westerns and chestra pit, on July 18. Elaborate
six melodramas for next year’s and expensive productions are
schedule of the National Players,
Ltd., production organization for $300,000 DAMAGE ACTION
planned with the intention of fea-
turing names from the studios and
ace musical directors of the War-
IN
the Big Four.
National Players this week start- ner-First National organization,
SAN FRANCISCO THEATRE WAR such as Erno Rapee, Louis Sil-
vers and Leo Forbstein for feature
spot bookings into the houses.
going. Neitz, will go on location at Lone
Pine. In the cast are Yakima Ca-
—
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.- Climaxing more than a year over Simultaneously with the taking
of the four motion picture
of legal battling, Nasser Brothers, local theatre owners, this theatres in Santa Barbara this
nutt,Wally Wales, Buzz Barton,
Rene Bordon, Robert Walker, Bob week filed a $300,000 damage suit against the Musicians’ week by the Warner Brothers
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Sunday, June 29. In the cast are: Reeves, and Cliff Lyons. Andy Union and other labor organizations, accusing them of caus- Downtown Holding Company, it
Leroy Mason and Ruth Hill, leads; Schaeffer is assistant director and ing the bombing of the Royal Theatre less than a month ago. was announced that $100,000 would
immediately expended in mak-
Paul Panser and Bert Sprotte, William
characters; Colin James,
Nobles is
heavy; Neitz, the director, is
cameraman. The complaint, issued by Attorneys Nat Schmulowitz and be ing improvements in the houses
also author George Harris for the Nasser Brothers, charges that the here and that the personnel of
Charlie Leland, comedian. of the story. J
Yiddish players occupy the Bilt- unions caused to be placed in the Royal Theatre a dynamite th»- theatres would remain the
more at Present, and “Subway Ex- bomb which exploded and caused^-- same.
press” opens the Mason June 30.
new comedy
HENRY STARR IN considerable damage. In addition, The Granada Theatre will be re-
Alice Barney’s
drama, “Is Wrong Right,” opened HOTEL OPENING
stink bombs were placed in thea-
more than fifty instances where
NOTHING TO SAY
decorated, recarpeted and refur-
nished, as will the California,
at the Theatre Mart, June 25, for while improvements also will be
one week only. Justina Wayne SAN
FRANCISCO, June 26.— tres are named in the charges. made in the Rose and Mission
directs, with Georgia Hale fea- Henry Starr, NBC opened From Judge
tured.
low,
In support are Patrick Lud- an indefinite
Guy Hedlund, Jefferson De Embassy Room
engagement
of
artist,

the Hotel
in the ser Bros, have
C. J. Goodell, Nas-
obtained a tempo-
SAYS BLUMBERG theatres.
New
twice
magnascopescreen, almost
large as present motion
as
St.
Angelis,Jr., Dwight George, Jane Francis
rary restraining order, returnable
. last night where he picture screens, will also be in-
La Verne, Henry Price, F. A. Wil- clicked for full returns. July 1, enjoining the defendants
J. M.
Blumberg, assistant to stalled in the Granada.
liamson, Clarice Wynn, Dorothy Starr’s first night was made a from picketing the Royal, Al-
Joseph
Plunkett in RKO
theatre
West, Marshall Royale, Kenneth gala affair with Leo Carrillo the _
operation, handling houses west of
Steiner, Merza Marston, Eily Mal- guest of honor.
hambra and Castro, and from dis-
Chicago, arrived here Monday on
yon, Marie Harrell and Sid J. was sold out.
Woodhouse.
The dining room
Starr formerly played and sang
tributing circulars declaring these a
houses unfair,
brief
from interfering western
inspection
houses.
tour of
RKO
the MOVE TO CLOSE
Sam Raphaelson’s “Young Love,” for Sid Grauman at the latter’s with patrons, and from using any As to RKO’s plans for bringing
in which Dorothy Gish and James
College Inn of the Hotel Roose-
Rennie starred during the 1928-29 velt, Hollywood,
season in New York, is to have a the
and has been with
threatened force against patrons, back “big time” vaudeville on a
employes or owners.
newer and expanded scale, Blum- DANCING JOINTS
local studios of NBC for some berg “had nothing to say.”
Los Angeles production in the time. Beside the Musicians’ Union, Asked for his opinion on the
near future, according to the au- other organizations named in the proposed return to stage shows,
Mayor John C. Porter and the
thor. There is nothing definite Los Angeles police commission this
yet as to where and when, and
HEAVY ENROLLMENT suit include Motion Picture Oper- Blumberg said the weather “was
week stepped in on the publicity
by whom. ators, Local 162; International As- pretty warm here.” attendant on a two-year attempt to
A record-breaking enrollment is sociation of Theatre Stage Em- Informed that practically every close taxi-dancehall in Los Angeles.
announced by Walter S. Wills at ployes, Local 16; Theatrical Fed- major de luxe house here would After hearing from the mayor on
Universal has signed Mai St. his studio of stage dancing in Hol- eration of San Francisco; Build- be playing stage support bills with- the matter, the police commission
Clair to direct “Boudoir Diplomat,”
lywood for new summer classes. ing Service Employes’ Interna- in a few weeks, Blumberg asked, sent a communication to the city
which is expected to go into pro- These
enrollments included classes tional No. 9, and Bill Posters’ and “What’s the matter? Aren’t they council requesting that an ordi-
duction soon.
in semi-ballet, musical comedy and Billers’ Union, San Francisco lo- making any money here?” nance be adopted to close the
jazz numbers for adults which are cal. There are some thirty addi- And the reporter departed sadly, joints, causing considerable specu-
in charge of Buddy Eson. There tional unnamed defendants. not having the heart to ask the
Miss Grayce was also, according to Wills, the In the absence of President exec whether he had heard about
lation as to their reason for such
action, since the commission al-
largest summer enrollment in the Walter Weber and Secretary Al- Tom Thumb golf. ready has the power to revoke
Film Bet history of the school in the acro- bert
•
Greenbaum, who are in the licenses for cause.
batic and sofe-shoe divisions, of East attending union conventions, CHRISTIE SIGNS ’EM There are about ten spots em-
Masters and Grayce, who which William Ritchey will be in Frank Borgel, vice-president of ploying girls as dancing partners,
are featured on the front page charge. the Musicians’ Union, character- A1 Christie is rebuilding his com-
according to police, employing ap-
of this week’s Inside Facts, ized the suit as an attempt to in- edy writing staff, having this weekproximately 400 girls. The halls
are a standard Musical Com- LEE IS PROMOTED fluence public opinion, adding that signed Neal Burns and Walter De have been the object of investiga-
edy, Vaudeville and Picture the union has posted a $1000 re- Leon, and last week dotted-lined tion for some time, the last beef
Presentation comedy act. Robert Lee, who began as a prop ward for conviction of the Royal Jimmy Starr and Harry McCoy. having resulted when a policeman
The dainty, diminutive Dor- boy in 1915, is to be elevated from Theatre bombers. The union’s Burns had been associated with the was stabbed by Filipino last New
othy Grayce is one of those first assistant to director at Para- legal reply will be made by July Christies for a number of years as Year’s eve while attempting to halt
rare “naturals” for talking mount. Lee’s first assignment will 1 when they will be required to director and star, while DeLeon a brawl.
pictures. She possesses a dy- be that of co-directing with Lloyd show why the injunction should was recently on the Pathe lot as
namic and charming person- Corrigan “Her Wedding Night,” not be made permanent.
ality, a keen sense of humor,
featuring Jeanette
The Nasser-union fracas started
MacDonald, more than
scenarist.Also, William Watson
has been signed to make a series
PLANS TWO MORE
an ability to sell comedy, and a year ago when the
a voice and delivery that is
Charlie Ruggles, Robert Chisholm,
Nino Martini and others.
former fired union musicians from
of two-reelers.
NEW YORK, June 26.— Fred
the fruit of lifelong activity their houses, following the installa- Herendeen, who has two of his
in almost branches of show tion of talkie equipment. Follow- OLD STAMPING GROUND own plays coming to town shortly,
business.
all
YOUNG TENOR SIGNED ing were suits by the unions at- contemplates the production of two
She has majored in stock tempting to compel the Nassers to Alice White, who is starred in more by early fall. These, it is
Donald Novis, young tenor who live up to a two years’ agreement the Christie production, “Sweet- said, are a comedy known as “Is
as well as vaudeville and
musical comedy, but up to
won the second annual National to maintain organized labor’s mu- hearts On Parade-,” now in the That Nice?” and a musical show,
been seen
Radio Audition conducted by the process of filming at Metropolitan “The Golden Pheasant,” for which
this date has not sic in their theatres. Judge Tra-
in pictures. She will be a
Atwater Kent Foundation, has been bucco made a decision in favor of Sound Studios for Columbia Pic- tunes and lyrics have been fur-
distinct “find” for some cast- cast for a singing role in Ernst the musicians, but several weeks tures, left this studio a little more nished by Carlo and Sanders, the
ing director. Lubitsch’s new Paramount produc- ago the higher courts reversed the than three years ago as a script team functioning in like manner
tion, “Monte Carlo.” decision. clerk. for Herendeen’s “Mystery Moon.”
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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930

Picture "Reviews ~ Previews ~ Shorts

“SO THIS IS LONDON”
FOX PICTURE
(Reviewed at Carthay Circle)
Once again Will Rogers
his (screen) wife, Irene Rich, voy-
age across the big pond for pur-
poses of international complica-
tions and considerable laughter.
Their vehicle is George M. Cohan’s
stage hit, “So This Is London.”
.Cohan’s breezy tale of the Amer-
other. When he got out they mar- morous complications, then seri- PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
down the comedy in this film, and
ried, they did, and she tried to ous ones, a duel between Ramon This one has an interesting and
make him go straight. He tried, and the brother, with Ramon he- logical plot with sufficient 'mild
though getting a number of laughs,
but his heart wasn’t in it, it wasn’t, satire to make it amusing and was
turned in a good bit of character
and and when his venture into business roically firing in the air, and a an excellent vehicle for Miss work. Sid Saylor contributed to
met disaster at the hands of a con happy ending, have been worked White. She doesbetter than in re- the comedy relief.
man, he decided to soothe his itch- out in the script into a diverting cent efforts as a Broadway show
film of good program rating with girl who falls into pictures and
Fields was effective as
Stanley
ing fingers on a safe combination
again. She framed him with a no pretense at the “higher art.” the ngoes temperamental only to themenace and E. H. Calvert and
friendly dick, who was tired of EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT:
learn her lesson from the scratch- Ethan Allen handled minor charac-
sending people to jail, and between Novarro in a form-fitting role in ing razor blade and a near-trag- ter parts satisfactorily.
them they taught him a lesson, an amusing romantic affair of no edy. Much smarter treatment of
;

Outstanding element in playing

ican and English families, who
eventually recognize each other
as pretty good fellows, after start-
ing off bitterly prejudiced, is an
ideal setting for Rogers’ particular
type of drawling humor.
The screen treatment has altered
the play’s slightly but the basis
of the Cohan play is there and
of the playwright’s
the combination
bright yarn with Rogers’ individual
quips results in a film that is
packed with laughs from start to
finish.
Rogers is supported by anex- A romantic appeal in this, the first
—
they did they sure did, and no particular weight but ideal for the latter item, the almost suicide
warm weather. Nicely mounted of the passe film star, would have of this western was the handling of
error. Crime don’t pay.
and produced. A good booking been to have boy-friend Mulhall all characterizations as real people
There was a heavy opener crowd but nothing remarkable. and the ex-star, played by Blanche
rather than as the hokey, overly-
to see this, no doubt responding to PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
Sweet, frame the gag on the girl
the publicity attendant on the wed- An excellent example of good to bring her to earth. It would theatrical conceptions of cowpunch-
ding of the two principals, Bebe craftsmanship along formula lines. have added a fillip of originality miners and bandits. With this
ers,
Daniels and Ben Lyon, a few days Built for program release and fill- to an elementally hoke situation.
style producers have the oppor-
previously. It turned out to be an ing the niche nicely. Looks and is The boys also missed several great
tunity to do many of the melo-
interesting yarn, well told, and the expensive but is pretty standard- chances for kidding the film crit-
customers liked it, even though ized as to treatment and produc- ics in laying out this script. Mer- dramas over again, calculated for
Bebe failed to bust out into a theme tion. Smoothly directed by Rob- vyn LeRoy directed and did a good the entertainment of maturer au-
song in any place. ert Z. Leonard. businesslike job of it. diences.
EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: CASTING DIRECTORS’ VIEW- CASTING DIRECTORS’ VIEW- GIBBONS.
POINT Lottice Howell, screen POINT
: Miss White’s perform-
:

cellent cast and the film has_ been appearance together of this now
newcomer, reveals a vivid person- ance was satisfactory. Jack Mul- “BACK PAY”
ality and a nice, recording voice hall did well with the role of Dix-
well mounted atmospherically. married couple while they were FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE
as the night club vamp. ie’s boy friend, but the acting hon-
There are few potential film-goers still sweethearts. Feminine hearts
Dorothy Jordan
(Reviewed at WB. Downtown)
who won’t derive considerable en- can be heard fluttering when he characterized ors were grabbed by John Mil- “Back Pay” is a screen play
tertainment .from this film, which tells her he loves her, as they fig- the petulant, undecided heroine jan as an egotistical director and with little pay-off either for audi-
following “They Hod to See Paris,’ ure that he was actually telling the
most effectively and other out- Ford Sterling as the studio boss. ence or exhibs. It should have
definitely sets Rogers as a first truth, even though getting paid for
standing performances were re- Blanche Sweet played the passe been tossed in the wastebasket be-
corded by Beryl Mercer, Claude star with heavy emphasis on the fore it went into production, there-
rank comedian of the talkers. it. It is highly moral and a good
EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: program booking. King and William V. Mong. sorrow angle. Balance of the cast by effecting a savings in time and
You can’t go wrong on booking was limited to bits. money.
this film, a neatly put together
PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
George Archainbaud did a nice job
SHOW GIRL IN HOLLY- GIBBONS. Like nearly all weak films it has
laugh-provoker. Following on the
of directing, the casting director
WOOD’ the germ of a good idea but one
heels of Rogers’ first talker, itself
was on to his job, so was the
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE THE BORDER LEGION’ mores uitable for novelistic treat-
a hit, this should be a money-
cameraman and recording engineer.
(Reviewed at W. B. Hollywood) PARAMOUNT PICTURE ment. A story by Fannie Hurst,
getter for exhibs. “Show Hollywood” is
Girl
in (Reviewered Paramount Theatre) it is an episodic tale, with many
PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: Wallace Smith’s adaptation of Bay- one of most entertaining of
the A melodramatic Zane Grey yarn, time lapses, yet a theme that de-
Here is an example of how. to let ard Veiller’s stage play, “The Chat- the “see Hollywood from the in- filmed with
the expected beautiful mands skillful handling of deli-
a personality do his stuff while still terbox,” was o. k., even though the side” films. It’s packed with in- backgrounds
of the outdoor talk-
cate nuances of feeling. Jumping
building other phases of the film closing scenes lacked a little con- teresting backgrounds from Bab- plenty of nice exterior se-
ers,
about as the script does, the novel-
for swift-moving story interest, and viction. The production is one that ylon-by-the-Pacific woven around quences, and a sufficient modicum
ist’s idea emerges as a heavy-
interesting incidental business. Radio does not need to hide under a story that has more substance of story interest and suspense. handed and uncompelling tale.
Cohan’s play was ideal material a bushel. than most of this type. There have been a number of
It is also handicapped that the
for the talkers and it has been CASTING DIRECTORS’ Of course, Dixie Dugan, played changes made in the Grey story for star, Corinne Griffith, plays a dis-
excellently transplanted to the VIEWPOINT: Bebe certainly by Alice White, wins her way to film purposes, but
the main body is
tinctly unsympathetic part, and
screen. Screen play was done by handles a French dialect like no- stardom and all the troubles be- does not interpret it very satis-
there, the plot and motivation be-
Arthur Goodrich with adaptation body’s business, and gets away tween her and her boy friend, factorily.
ing carried out on typically Zane EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT:
and dialogue by Owen Davis, Sr., with the whole job nicely. Ben Jack Mulhall, are finally straight-
of impromptu Grey lines. Scarcely a satisfactory booking,
and despite the effect Lyon has a good mike voice, and ened out right at a typical Holly-
work on Rogers’ part has appar- wood opening night for Dixie’s The picture lacks the sweeping lacking in any appeal to young-
his personality improves on ac-
vitality of “The Virginian,” but has sters and only to be appreciated
ently been well planned, particu- quaintance. Robert Emmett O’Con- picture.
larly for timing on laughs.
.
John nor is so often a picture dick that Considerable liberty has been been handled so as to provide a by those with enough maturity and
Blystone’s direction is in the same taken with J. P. McEvoys maga- satisfactory entertainment for sum- experience to fill in from their
we take him as a matter of course.
spirit with the final result an all John Ince and Daisy Elmore were zine story to line it up with movie mer bookings. own imagination the emotional
around good job. perfect castings as the con couple. standards and also eliminates cer- EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: subtleties that the production fails
CASTINGRogers’ DIRECTORS’ Betty Pierce was o. k. as a broken- tain realistic elements including With the current trend for outdoor to get over.
PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
VIEWPOINT: drew fine
down crookess, but the makeup on the changing of the fading star’s and western films, this should prove
support. Irene Rich was charm- suicide and the substitution of an worth booking. It has all the fa- It was poor policy to put Corinne
that curled lip was a little too
ing as his wife. Frank Albertson obvious.
entirely new ending. miliar exploitation points of such Griffith in this type of story. It
handled the role of their son in a But as it stands, it’s a snappy films, with Jack Holt, Richard Ar- may have read well but it doesn’t
manner, with Maureen YEATES. programmer, with a flash techni- len and Eugene Pallette heading a movie well. Direction by William
likeable
O’Sullivan turning in nice work as color finale depicting the Holly- competent cast. A. Seiter seemed uncertain, indi-
the English girl. • ‘IN OLD MADRID’ wood premiere and some lavish PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: cating that this director is at his
Lumsden Hare and Mary Forbes M-G-M PICTURE production work on the “picture The adaptors, Percy Heath and best dealing with lighter comedy
played the English couple for full (Reviewed at Loew’s State) within a picture” for the windup. Edward Paramore, Jr., have treated themes.
effect and minor supporting roles “In Old Madrid” is a suitable The wow gag of the film is Grey’s story to a compactly out- CASTING DIRECTORS’
were all well handled by Bramwell romantic vehicle for Ramon No- where the “only guy on the lot lined script that builds to its cli-
VIEWPOINT: Corinne Griffith
Fletcher, Dorothy Christie, Martha varro, affording the star oppor- who is sure of his job” goes about max satisfactorily. Otto Brower and Grant Withers gave wooden-
Lee Sparks and Ellen Woodston. tunity to do some singing with scraping names from doors coinci- has directed competently and
the
ish performances and the superior
GIBBONS. almost reasonable provocation, dent with the arrival of a brief photography by Mack Stengler acting of the film was done in
some smooth situation comedy and note fro mthe studio boss inform- minor roles. Montague Love, play-
brought out some very effective ex-
a bit of heroics, all worked into a
ALIAS FRENCH GERTIE’ yarn that combines several very
ing the ex’d one that he is “just terior sequences.
ing a profiteering “sugar-daddy,”
The film has sev- handled the part with more feel-
a memory so far as this company
RADIO PICTURE familiar story ideas with a Span- This gag, used
eral instances of notably effective
ing and naturalness. Balance of
(Reviewed at RKO Theatre) is concerned.’
treatment and cutting, particularly
ish night club thrown in for good used twice in the picture, has been the cast included Hallam Cooley,
She was a piquant little maid, measure. in handling the raid of the Border
Vivian Oakland, William Bailey,
cutest sweetly put over from the first
she was, with the little
Novarro plays a wild youngster Legion on the western town.
scratching of the razor blade to Virginia Sale, Dee Loretta, James
Fr-r-ench accent, and she wormed
of a wealthy family, who, after a the fadeout of the walking yes-
CASTING DIRECTORS’ Marcus, Louise Carver and Louise
her way into the confidence of her particularly rowdy episode
in the men. VIEWPOINT: Jack Holt domi- Bevers.
employers and then walked off banished to a pro-
night club, nates this film by making his char- GIBBONS.
is Characters throughout have been
with their jewels. Smooth as satin, vincial to round out his handled with less hoke and sweet-
college acterization of the bandit leader
she was, and had never been education near the home of a sticky formula than on other “in- more human than theatrical. Rich-
nipped, but one night her safe-rob-
very old friend of dad’s. side Hollywood” films. ard Arlen is again a likable lead-
bing was interrupted by the ad- Ramon meets the charming EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: ing man, avoiding heroics in his
vent of a high-class burglar, whose
daughter, who, however, doesnt Alice White may have slipped playing of the lad who was forced
only tools were his sensitive
approve of him (publicly). The some, but you can jump on this in with the “legion.”
fingers. usual complications, solutions, as a nice summer bet with action, Fay Wray appeared more sure of
She got the drop on him and he hero - worshiping brother of the laughs and the chance to cash in her role than in previous films, and
was taken to stir, but not before girl, jealous suitor, arrival of the on interest in talker technique as played a stock type of character
they had fallen in love with each night-club lady, of dad, more hu- well as the Dixie Dugan vogue. very nicely. Gene Pallette played
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SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIVE

Snacks WARNERS FACE In Hollywood"-Now M-G-M STUDIOS

By BUD MURRAY
Of Facts CONTRACT JAMS AT PRODUCTION
A couple of real Broadway style opening's. Ben Bemie’s
George R. Raymond, seen com-
ing out of the Blanchard agency
ON RECORDINGS big beautiful blow-out, brings Broadway’s best to Blossom
Room, and Fay Bainter in “Caprice” at the Belasco Theatre.
PEAK WITH 20
he is also to be seen going in, at
—
times F. E. Benson figuring how Contract jumping in volume on Yes, Ben is formerly of the Winter Garden, and Fay an ex- Twenty productions, both Ameri-
he could best spend five grand —
Warner Brothers contract book- Shubert star, we were with in “The Dream Girl” in 1923, at can and foreign, are in process of
if —
he gets it M. J. E. McCarthy being discussed among ex- the Ambassador Theatre. What a Maestro and what an completion at the Culver City
pricing traveling bags and walk- — ings is
actress respectively, then and IN HOLLYWOOD —
NOW. Ben plant, breaking all past records for
—
ing shoes Earl Burtnett figuring hibitors, brought about, peculiarly, summer production by that com-
on some new blood and a new — by the desire of many theatres for certainly proved his metropolitan standard, by the galaxy of pany. An average of eight pro-
—
voice in his trio Ralph Culver better sound projection. Broadwayites he attracted to his-f ductions under way at once has
Bennett declaring the glory Ralph — The situation does not reflect opening last Tuesday at the Blos- referee (and would you believe it,
som Room.
been maintained by M.-G.-M. for
Largay trying to look villainous discredit on the quality of War- our pupil). Jackie Fields and months, and will be continued
without smiling through Philip — ners’ .recordings, but on the policy For instance, the three (we Mushy Callahan were plenty
think), greatest male entertainers peeved to know about Abe dancing,
throughout the summer.
Morris indulging in gay repartee of 100 per cent disc production Current activities include the
—
with Nenette Vallon and never which they have followed until of the stage and screen, were there and threatened to be in next first Grace Moore starring pic-
—
a laugh Robert Griffen under new now. and each did a little bit. None week, for a competition match ture based on the life of “Jenny
colors —
the best part was going In the early days of sound in-
other than A1 Jolson whom we had (not with gloves). Bill Woolfen- Lind,” “Way For a Sailor,” star-
home. stallation, many theatres rushed to
the pleasure of being stage direc- den and George Riley, of the Riley ring John Gilbert; “Forward
tor for with “Whirl of Society,” in and Heller comedy and singing starring Buster Keaton;
Lew Cantor reading plays for put in cheap, so-called “bootleg” March,”
—
Universal E. D. Patterson eating equipment. For a while the gen- 1912, and “Big Boy,” in 1924-S, team.
and Eddie Cantor, of Follies and too.
Yes, George is our pupil, “Remote Control,” starring Wil-
the pig and leaving the whistle eral public accepted it without liam Haines; French language ver-
Eddy Eckels peddling the Screen comment, but in course of time Winter Garden, and Mons. Maurice First thing you know the edi- sion of “Olympia,” with Andre
—
Mirror Bill Knotts receiving the as they visited other theatres with Chevalier. And stuttering Joe tor will accuse this columnist of Luguet; King Vidor’s “Billy, the
—
Board Ted Doner hanging out a high-grade equipment they ob- Frisco, was there.
'

advertising, so we will say there’s Kid;” “The March of Time,” M-

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new shingle maestro de dance served the difference in quality Each did a little something, and two of our dearest boy friends, G-M all-star eye and ear show;
Rudy Wintner back in town after and began to confine their patron- we cannot go into detail regarding the “Siamese Twins,” Bobby and “Like Kelly Can,” all-star; and
a cool stay in the North —
Eddie age to the better installed houses. the many specialties, etc., but it Bertie (Woolsey and Wheeler). “The Great Day,” starring Joan
Peabody getting ready to wave When this situation became was the “biggest show on earth.” They are pupils of The Mosconi Crawford.
farewell —
George Hood looking at patent to exhibitors with the in- Florenz Zeigfeld (you remember Brothers who run a good dancing Directors preparing include Jack
the box-office with a magnifying
_

ferior equipment they grasped the

him), opposition to Winter Gar- school, too, IN HOLLYWOOD— Conway, preparing “The New
—
glass Crime has been committed
opportunity given them by West-
den, and Jack Warner and Mrs. NOW. Moon” as a starring vehicle for
—the Hollywood being Bowl
ern Electric a few months ago to
Jack Warner, our pupil, and an- A very fine surprise for us this Lawrence Tibbett and Grace
dusted off for Karl Krueger. other pupil, Laura La Plante. Joe week, a very fine m. c. and a Moore; William C. De Mille with
change to the special low-priced singer songs, the well-known best-seller, “The
Sam Cohn —
on the leg going installation offered them at prac- McCarthy, who is now writing cracker-jack of
planting for the Jubilee Six Hun- — tically their own terms, and many
at Fox and may we add, was our dropped in
man 11years ago. Joe looks had in our Nat Spector,
to our
whom we
studios; little Passion Flower;” Lionel Barry-
more, who will direct “Never the
dred mugs figuring on how they best
can crash the benefit Flo Ziegfeld— such substitutions are now being great. And Los Angeles two
a couple of the best first revue in Twain Shall Meet;” George Hill,
made. Nat is now at the
song inventors, Jerome Kern and
years ago. preparing for “The Dark Star,” in
looking them over along the boule-
—
vard from a car window Harry — This W. E. unit, however, is for our Boulevard, where the Bud Murray
friend Sigmund Romberg, which Marie Dressier and Wallace
Sugarman crooning into the mike sound-on-film projection only. The “Rommy” as we knew him in the
California Sunbeams are breaking Beery will appear; Edgar McGre-
—-Bud Lollier out-out-out Ken- — disc equipment costs a great deal Winter Garden, and what tunes in for Fanchon and Marco. And gor and Nick Grinde, who did
neth Daigneau reading his name more, and involves considerable that man writes, never mind where don’t forget that the “Dummy” “Good News;” Charles Brabin and
in the paper —
and failing to recall cash outlay, which many exhibitors he gets them, they sound novel newsboy in (front of Henry’s knows
HOLLWOOD Arthur Robison.
—
the incident Dick Arlen actually feel they cannot afford. But a and new, and kind readers, so everyone in
autographing a picture Edmund — large number of these exhibitors many more of the hoi-poloi were NOW, and is the only one in RIVERS AT EL CAPITAN
Goulding tuning up for the mike find themselves with a lot of War- there but we must stick to the Hollywood who NEVER puts any-
and wishing it was over. ner bookings unplayed as yet, idea of only mentioning the new- body on the pan. SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
Charles Ruggles staggering into hence the notion to jump the con- comers whom we worked with or Walter Rivers succeeds A. Fulton
Hollywood — figuratively, not ac- tracts and book pictures available for, and who are IN
HOLLY- BOOKED COST Gillaspey as press agent at the Fox
tually — mug says he NEVER
a with the sound-track recording. WOOD—NOW. El Capitan, continuing also as lo-
heard Einstein was a picture di- Warners have recently an- And so we will the
stroll The Blanchard Agency
into has cal representative for a trade pa-
rector — Ruth Chatterton with a nounced that they will add the Brown Derby the
lunch and let you in on a table
next
for day
booked many of the cast for “Jazz per. Gillaspey is doing publicity
Em-
blonde wig film recording in new their pro- for the Wagnon houses, the
Among the stars present Mon- ductions, and thus make both we spied, where Eddie Buzzell, Cinderella,” a Tec-Art Chester- bassy and Davies.
methods available to exhibitors, that marvelous little comedian and field production, among them being
day to look over the new Motion
Picture Relief Fund shop: Alice but it will take some, time for actor, and Tommy young Dorothy Phillips, Frank McGlynn,
Dugan, a
NEW KTM PUBLICIST
these to get into general release fellow wfio takes us back to the Murray Smith, Evelyn Hayes,
Joyce, Irene Rich, Leila Hyams, old White Rats clubhouse, with
Patsy Ruth Miller, Elsie Mr. and meanwhile the houses with
Janis, Danny Healy and Jack Inglis, Freddie Burke Frederick and John Joseph Quinn has been
and Mrs. Fred Niblo, Mr. and the new W. E. installation must whom we had out here in “Good George Cowl. Also in prominent added to the staff of KTM, to
Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. have pictures they can use. News,” Tommy is the bane of a parts are Jason Robards and function as sales manager and pub-
Antonio Moreno, Mr. and Mrs. picture director’s life, because he Nancy Welford. licity man. He
has been long as-
Holmes Herbert, Dorothy Mackaill, leen Moore, Billie Dove, Alice knows enough to call a spade a sociated with radio, and helped De
Bill Hart, Clive Brook, Jack Mul- White, Pauline Garon, Carmel My- spade when it comes to “comedy CANTOR IS SIGNED Forrest put the first radio on a
hall, Johnny Mack Brown, Charles ers, Lois Wilson, Janet Gaynor, situations.” There is Ben Bernie dirigible. This particular experi-
Farrell, Maurice Chevalier, Buddy Bessie Love, Laura La Plante, Sue and the family, all smiles, and why Lew Cantor, Broadway producer, ment was not successful, but later
Rogers, Andie Lawlor, Gary Coo- Carroll, Mary Brian, Mary Astor, shouldn’t he be, after that opening who came here recently with plans he was the first man to talk by
per, Dan Alvarado, Warner Bax- June Collier, Louise Fazenda, Ruth the night before. We had our for the production of “Top Hat,” radio-telephone, talking from the
ter, Eddie Cantor, Lou Ayers, Bil- Roland, Gloria Swanson, Marion protege, Tut Mace, with Ben at this week signed with Universal C-4 to President Wilson,
dirigible
lie Bakewell, Conrad Nagel, Larry Davies, Vilma Banky, Louise
Dres- the Egyptian last week, and Ben as an associate producer. who was at the time on the “George
Gray, Frederick March, William ser, Marie Dressier and Hedda sure* put the plug in for a well- Washington” on his second trip to
Haines, Joel McRey. Hopper. known dancing school IN HOL- CHRISTIE SIGNS ROSS Europe in 1919. He was later in
Kenneth McKenna, Ben Lyons, Gus Eysell taking promotion LYWOOD— NOW. charge of the Goodyear Blimp.
Rod LaRocque, Douglas Fairbanks, nicely he’s the type that would — Rite next to us Mrs. Jack War-
ner and Mrs. Rufus LeMaire, look- A1
Nat Ross has been signed by
Jr., Dennis King, Lawrence Tib- Joe Santly as m. c. at the
Christie to direct the first DOGS POISONED
bett, John Bowles, Douglas Fair- “Swing
banks, Sr., Chester Morris.
High” premiere
_

Helen — ing like a couple of flappers. Two Christie Comedy for Educational
more friends, Oscar LeVant and release. Ross directed thirty-six
Twelvetrees, Fred Scott, Dorothy Jack Roshier’s famous dog act is
Mary Pickford, Bebe Daniels, Burgess, Little Billy also there Sydney Claire, a couple of the two-reeler pictures for Universal, wiped out. Activities of a dog
set of “themie” boys, now known as the Collegians, as well
Dolores Del Rio, Joan Crawford, whatever became there goes the
Ruth Chatterton, Clara Bow, Col- fire department
— younger
writing at R-K-O. Charley King, as “College Love,” an all-talking
poisoner in his neighborhood took
in Jack’s dogs, and Big Boy was
with a pair of smoked glasses. feature. He recently completed the only one saved. He, however,
Guess Charley is in pictures, al- two Murray and Sidney two-reeler is blind and will not be able to

WALTER STUDIO OF STAGE DANCING

S. WILLS though we go back with him to all-talking comedies, “In Old Ma- work again.
days long ago with Geo. M. Cohan, zuma,” and “Poison Ivee.”
say about 1909.
some new dogs.
Jack is looking for

7016 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD GLADSTONE 9502 One of the most pleasant sur-
PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS prises we have 'had in weeks, is
the welcome sight of an old timer,
Enroll now
for new adults’ classes in Tap, Acrobatic, Soft Shoe,
Eccentric, Waltz Clog, Musical Comedy, Ballet. yes way back to the “variety” days
and good old Hammerstein’s, when
GEORGE and FLORENCE
Children’s Classes Start June 30 SPECIAL RATES SUMMER an act there by the name of Billy
BALLET MASTER AND MISTRESS
Formerly 68 Successful Weeks Producing Weekly Changes
Gould and Valeska Suratt was a in Australia’s Largest Theatre
sort of habit, because every month
or so, they were billed for two or THE STATE, SYDNEY
EARLE WALLACE
Always Busy Developing Dancing Stars but Never Too Busy
three weeks. Well Billy Gould,
looking as chipper and as dapper
as ever, breezed in with a big
Producers Desiring Originality WRITE or WIRE
Permanent Address; INSIDE FACTS, Los Angeles
to Create and Produce
“Noo Yawk” hello. Bill left here
about seven months ago, but just
Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell
Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont
couldn’t stand that atmosphere. SALES RENTALS
We’re glad to see him back.
Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif. We must mention how Rose Per-
fect, who was with us in “Scan-
dals” of 1927, warbled a couple of
numbers, at Ben Bernie’s opening, STAGE PRODUCTIONS
SCENERY
Associates and
and three movie directors were
killed in the rush. What a voice! PRESENTATION SETTINGS
T* SUO MURRAY Faculty:
Gladys Murray
Lafe Page
Dropped into B.B.B.’s dug-out,
and the event was “Cauliflower
COMPLETE STAGE EQUIPMENT
pajEnaagiaaa Mary Frances
Taylor
Nite.” At one table,
“pugs” and
nothing but
managers, includ-
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“Honeyboy” Finegan, his protege,
also Benny Whitman, our L. A.
Referee, and Frank Moran, with
J. D. MARTIN STUDIOS
’AlURF-ftil 4110-18 Sunset Boulevard
LET, TAP, OFF - RHYTHM, ACROBATIC whom we gabbed about the old HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Pittsburgh days, when Frank
picked up our boy friend Tom Bod- OL. 1101
kins, now general manager for
Earl Carroll, and formerly with
HARVEY Messrs. Shubert, and made Tom

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fighters if they are fit to fight.
At the Legion Friday night
fights, noticed Ruby Keeler (our
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pupil), and Abe Roth, that sterling
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Short Shots
At the News
TELA-PHONEY,
S<3EP(B<31a!, bj) JAMES MADISON
Published Every Saturday
One Year $4.00 Foreign Barbara dramatic editor, Santa Hello, Colonel Lindburgh. Hello, James Madison.
$5.00
George W. Lynn, expresses a
Advertising Rates on Application
pretty general opinion on a studio
Hello, James Madison. Who was the biggest boob
you met last week?
As a bi-monthly publication Entered as Second Class Matter, No- request for stories from gentlemen
: .
What have you been doing
vember 17, 1924, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under of the, press: since your son was born? A guy who thought Ethyl
the Act of March 3, 1879. gasoline was named in honor
“Warner Brothers are asking all Sending out heir mail. Miss Barrymore.
As a weekly publication Entered as Second Class Matter, April
:
of
29, 1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act us newspaper folk to send in stories
of March 3, 1879. for scenario ideas. I don’t know
whether to send them in bundles Hello, Ambassador Morrow, Hello, Bebe Daniels.
Published by
or just express the two trunks.” Hello, James Madison. Hello, James Madison.
Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. What news
can you give me
Warner Mrs. Helene Lubitsch, was grant- Button, button, who’s got the
800-801 Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. about the new Lindburgh fam-
ed a divorce here this week in Su- button?
Telephone TUcher 7832 ily addition?
perior Judge Hahn’s court from
The laundry.
JACK JOSEPHS - - President and Editor Film Director Ernst Lubitsch. The Father and child are doing
ARTHUR WM. GREEN - - Vice Pres, and Counsel couple were wed in 1922 in Berlin. well.
WILLIAMC. OWENS - Secretary and General Manager The property settlement was made
out of court and was not disclosed. Hello, Howard J. Green,
Vol. XI Saturday, June 28, 1930 No. 26 Hello, Clara Bow. Hello, James Madison.
Arthur Gregor this week was
granted the right to call his stage Hello, James Madison, The Anti-Saloon League ex-
WHEN INSIDE FACTS several months ago commenced play, “Decency,” which recently
closed at the Mayan, by that title What’s your favorite play?
pected to mop up in New Jer-
printing a series of exclusive stories predicting the return of sey.
when an injunction asked by Si-
stage support for talking pictures in de luxe houses, a result- mona Boniface, claiming she had “The Front Page.” That state went so wet they
ant series of snickers greeted the announcements. copyrighted another play under will have to do plenty of mop-
THE WISE boys laughed when this paper printed far that title more than a year ago, ping up.
ahead of any other trade publication the announcement that was denied.
Hello, Monte Carter.
Publix planned to return to its policy of coast built units. Hoot Gibson, western star, giv- Hello, James Madison. Hello, Rodney Pantages,
“NONSENSE,” they argued. “Talkies are going over with ing his age as 36, this week filed
a bang. Publix learned a sad and expensive lesson with pre- notice of intention to wed for the Where wasthe first circulat- Hello, James Madison.
third time, the prospective bride ing library started?
vious stage acts. Not a chance.”
being Sally Eilers, 21, playing for Is it true that the
BUT PUBLIX took that chance. So did Sid Grauman. So M-G-M. Couple are to be married In Kansas when a cyclone you bought in San Francisco
theatre

did a number of other coast independent theatre operators. next Friday at Hoot’s Saugus
struck a book store. on O’Farrell street will be de-
The stage act policy opened the new Pantages in Hollywood. ranch. voted to burlesque?
The same policy, with name bands featured, was retained by No, sir;, we
Nacio Herb Brown is still en- shall not put
Fox-West Coast in the Egyptian in Hollywood. Hello, A1 Wager. the “hip” in Hippodrome,
gaged in legal controversy with his
THEN THIS paper announced on its front page that War- wife over a property settlement
ner Brothers would join the stage act landslide. Howls joined Hello, James Madison.
since filing of a recent divorce ac-
the snickers. Several trade publications rushed to print with tion. Mrs. Brown asked this week Mahatma. Gandhi hasn’t been Hello, Corinne Griffith.
serious denials that any such move was contemplated, quoting that a receiver be appointed by the much in evidence lately.
local court, claiming the songsmith Hello, James Madison.
high officials of the Warner organization.
“too free a spender.” Perhaps he “worth
BUT WARNER BROTHERS did join the landslide for
is
salt.”
isn’t his What’s your main worry
these days?
stage presentations. With Larry Ceballos at the helm and SAN DIEGO, June 26. — Indig-
Leo Forbstein as musical director, Warners are coming back nation plenty here over an alleged- When next Leap Year comes
to the stage presentation field with a bang. ly brutal fight between a bear and round, I many “Yes” men
fear
a bull, staged by a promoter at the Hello, Joseph Schenck. will become bigamists.
Tiajuana bull ring Sunday, which
ways triumphs when the orchestra
was described as a “disgusting
plays the exit march, and if virtue nasty nail hole in the
SNAPPY ANSWER is often pictured as depressing, my
spectacle,” with Mayor Guillermo
a
mains.
wall re-

opinion is that a whole lot of stiff-

FOR REFORMER
FILMPANNERS
The following interesting
ment on the reformer
motion picture is reprinted from
the daily column conducted by
George W. Lynn in the Santa Bar-
bara “Morning Press,” and should
interest every showman looking for
material with which to counteract
the Holier-than-Thou propaganda:
“The moving picture is accused
of distorting and misrepresenting
American life by Rev.
Siedenburg Loyola University.
of
‘Vice is always made pleasant
while lasts,’
it he asserts, ‘and
working girls are always the in-
tended victim of an employer’s
greed or design. People rarely
work unless they live in the tene-
ments, and virtue is generally made
to apppar depressing. Emphasis is
placed on wealth, luxury and lazi-
ness.’
“Difference of opinion is what
makes hoss races, and kept A1
Smith out of the White House.
The professor is entitled to his
backed, leather-lunged virtue is not
Macalpin stating “there will be no
more of that around here.” Film Row * * *
F. E. (“Benny”) Benson, man-
only oppressive but downright of-
fensive.
PORTLAND,
of a pair of thugs to stick up the
June 26.— Attempt
Cuttings
ager of United Artists, is anxious-
ly awaiting the final announcement
“The flickers have made more boxoffice of the Majestic Theatre on the nation-wide U. A. sales
than one young man want to get By FRED YEATES contest. On February 24 the local
to work, own a Rolls-Royce and
take the old home town by storm.
at Dallas, near here, Friday night,
was a flop when the two gunmen
were frightened away by a passer-
office
bottom
occupied spot No. 25, the
of the ladder. “Benny”
They have taught more than one by on the street. couple A took charge March 25, and on
of shining newly
com- girl that men eventually, when all painted faces are in evidence this May 24 the office had climbed
critics of the is said and done, will push a necker SAN
DIEGO, June 26.—The- wee along the Row. One is a dizzily up to No. 2 spot. With all
off their laps to win the hand of atre place where Mister Theatre Man- the new contracts tossed into the
owners here complained to
a decent maiden. They have cre- city council about issuing permits ager may go and put his own ring since then, up to June 15,
closing, date, the local gang are
ated a wide interest in athletic’s to traveling carnivals, rodeos and masterful voice in a masterful
wondering if they have copped the
and clean living, sportsmanship and similar amusements, which they speech on a record, for only one
.
top hole. Five thousand dollars
fair play. They have bred a desire characterized as “itinerant enter-dollar, which he may then grind
for good clothes, dignity, position, tainment,” with the civic body re-
out in his theatre through worth of cash prizes are involved.
his
ambition, and caused a multitude ferring the matter to the sound projection equipment, and Packard salesmen are straining at
city the leash.
so get over a vital message to his
to dry their tears and go home and license inspector for investigation.
helpless customers.
* * *
write a letter to mothers who still The other is This week’s sessions of the curb
burn a candle in the open window SANTA
BARBARA, June 26.— a sound projection school.
Frederick * * *
convention have not been able to
of the living room. Victor J. Rosen, district manager
find a solution for the vexing baby
“I sometimes wonder if men like for Warner Brothers here, will be They are talking about trans- golf problem. The delegates cheer-
Professor Siedenburg don’t keep married Thursday night to Lillian forming the bowling alley across fully agree, however, that show
their eyes so close to the woods C. Swartz, Florida high school the street into a miniature golf business was here before the
they can’t see the majestic height teacher.
course. There is no truth, how- courses, and will probably be here
ever, in the report that the M. P.
of the trees.’ after they have been turned into
T. O. Association is trying to
BLANEY PLAY BOUGHTmaneuvre a corner in the golf
apartment house basements. Mean-
STARTS DANCECLASS
The most recent Charles E. stick market. There are no cor-
while, however, only about 99 per
cent of the theatre owners are
ners available.
Erma Gage, sister of Edward Blaney play to be transferred to figuring on tearing down their the-
* * *
Gage, who composed the original the screen is “Red Kisses” which atres and putting in the pretty golf
The New York editor of the
“Ingagi” musical score, will open a has just been purchased by Lib- gardens.
Fox "Dynamo,” film exchange
class in tap, ballet and technical erty Productions.
house organ,, has come to Holly-
dancing routine on July 1, at the
Tuesday Afternoon Club in Glen- ADDED TO
CAST wood, and is functioning at the

view, but millions of fathers and dale.

mothers in this country who not Miss Gage has staged revues and Ernest Wood, Wilbur Mack and
Max Asher have been added to
Fox lot at Sunset and
Rger Ferri is the name, and if
Carroll Johnson’s recommendation
Western.
The
only permit but encourage their special dancing numbers for Fox- means anything, Roger is going to
children to see the movies, can’t all West Coast and others.
be wrong.
the cast of “Sweethearts on Pa-
rade,” being made at Metropolitan
Sound
be popular. ’Tis a consummation
devoutly to be wished. Not all of
Comedian
Studios, Inc., for Columbia Saves vaudeville performers,
“It is true that vice is made DIRECTORS ASSIGNED release by Christie.
the Fox blurb artists are popular!
pleasant while it lasts, but the vil- * * * radio entertainers and all
lain always gets kicked in the neck George Cukor and Louis Gasnier The Columbia a collec-
office is
in the last reel and the wayward
.

tion of bright and happy faces this high - salaried professional

have been assigned to co-direct the
boy returns from his drunken orgy production of Lajos Zilahy’s story, week. Promotions have been an- humorists from becoming
nounced. M. J. E. McCarthy, of-
to see hope, honesty and love in
the eyes of the innocent girl at the
“The General,” for Paramount.
Walter Huston will have the chief
Says: fice manager, goes out into the ‘hot and bothered* thinking
garden gate. Working girls, as he role in “The General.” En route to New Orleans . . .
local sales field, and will be suc- up new laughs. Each issue
says, are made the intended victim ceeded by M. Klein, present
revising the Hollywood gags
booker. John Williams will be the
of THE COMEDIAN con-
of their employer, but virtue al- CROSLAND RETURNS to fit the occasion. . . Will .

return in two weeks. ... In

the meantime drop in at the
new booker. He was formerly ac- tains new laughs, and new
cessories manager. Klein is on a
Alan Crosland has returned Cellar and hear the daily bul- laughs only. It is published
vacation trip to Pocatella, Butte
Artistic Scenic Advertising from a vacation tour to summer letins.

resorts in Northern California, and

and way pints. monthly at $1 an issue, or
Curtains •• •• Claudia Perichart, that snappy
will now direct Lotti Loder, re- $10 by the year. Nos. 1 and 2
By Far the Best in America cently imported by Warner Bros.,
P. S. — The CELLAR is at brunette, who presides at the con-
CURTAIN PRIVILEGES Cosmo and Hollywood
Street sole of the Underwood, is smil- are now ready. Small, hut
in “Gay Caballero.” Frank Fay is Boulevard between Vine
. . .
ing broadly, too. She gets a raise
BOUGHT FOR CASH to have the masculine lead in this and Cahuenga the phone. . .
out of it all.
good, and sold with a money-
OR SCENERY original.
numbers are GRanite 8 3 8 2
and HOllywood 9 15 9 . . . At the same time, a fourth in- back guarantee. Send orders
parking is free at the lot spector has been added to the
Chas. F. Thompson MARGARET ADAMS SIGNED across from the CELLAR
the CHRYSLER and
.

SAM-
. .
staff. Less than a year ago there
to the publisher.
SONS are there. were cjnly two. Watch Columbia
Scenic Co. Adams has been signed
Margaret grow. (No charge for the slogan.) WALTER LONDON
Avenue
1215 Bates
Phone OLympia 2914
to a
sal.
long-term contract by Univer-
She played in New York in Thank You. The
* * *
vestiges of the Cuckoo P. O. Box 139, Vine St. Station
Hollywood, Calif.
Hollywood, Calif. “Three Little Girls,” Shubert op- Clock have been removed from
eretta, . the RKO exchange. Nothing but
 —

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE SEVEN'

Harold J.
Manager
PHONE DOUGLAS
Bock
2213
SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND — SACRAMENTO — SAN JOSE
KRESS BLDG.
935 Market St.,
Office Suite 504

‘MOVIETONE FOLLIES’ GAGGED IRONS ARRIVES

FOR S. F.
OAKLAND,
SAN FRANCISCO,
July 26.— It is re- showmanship and effective publicity
ported, though without verification, at the Orpheum, where Fox had its “Movietone Follies of
that stage shows will soon be back 1930” on record. Realizing that the trend of the public has
into the Fox Grand Lake, district veered away from song and prance films, Cliff Work, mana-
house currently on a second run ger, in conjunction with his press agent, Frank Percy, changed
film policy. House formerly had the title of the film to “Svensen’s Wild Party,” giving the big
presentations, booked out of San billing to El Brendel and Marjorie White and playing
up the
Francisco.
* * *
comedy
ness
angles. Result was busi-
much heavier than could have
“Just Married’’ has given way,
after seven days, to “Bachelor
Father” at George Ebey’s Fulton
been expected on the revue type of
picture. The gate showed $15,000.
where Edward Everett Horton is Another good week was regis-
entering his fifth week as guest
star. Opening of “Just Married”
marked the return engagement of
tered at Wagnon’s Embassy.
its
In
first week with an orchestra,
after having been non-union for a
Jane Fooshee, who is supporting long period of time, this house
Horton and Winifred Kingston. with Liborius Hauptmann and his
* * * organization and “White Cargo”
When city trustees of San Rafael,
on screen ran up the figure of $13,-
near here, voted to destroy the
400, and, accordingly the picture
old Motion Picture stu-
California is holding over.
dio, veteran flicker lot, a tempo-
rary injunction was granted Bea-
Fox with Fox’s “Men Without
Women,” Perry Askam in person
triz Michelina, owner of the place,
and Fanchon and Marco’s “Bru-
upon her statement that sound
motion picture production might
nettes Idea,” together with Walt
be started there soon.
Roesner and concert orchestra,
grossed slightly under $40,000.
* * *
Earl Sharp has left Duffy’s Duf-
win where he was orchestra con-
Present show is Fox’s big first an-
niversary opera and includes Will
Rogers in “So This Is London,”
ductor, joining the Liborius Haupt-
Fanchon and Marco’s “Rose Gar-
mann orchestra at the Embassy,
den Idea” and other features. Paul
San Francisco.
* * * Whiteman in U’s “King of Jazz”
Perry Askam comes into the bowed out of Loew’s Warfield
after two weeks to the tune of
Fox Oakland this week for seven
days. $14,000. “Richest Man in the
World” is in for a week and then
“The Big House.”
Publix did quite well, it’s St.
KEN WITMER TO Francis with the deuce stanza of
Maurice Chevalier in “Big Pond”
registering above all else to the
tune of $9000, a sweet figure. The
Market St.
BOOKING; BIG DRAW Gleanings FOR BURLESQUE
June —An instance of
26. what smart SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
CHAIN OPENING
can do was on record Facts and impressions anent the
current walking marathon at the
Golden Gate Ballroom: It’s a SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
business, not a sporadic racket, Warren
B. Irons arrived here this
this staging of endurance contests.week, announcing the personnel of
Just how much of a business it is,
his burlesque company to open at
is hard to realize until one knows
the Capitol, and shoving ahead the
that many of the contestants do
opening date from August 1 to
nothing but enter these affairs,
making it their profession and
July 3.
—
Irons will have Johnny Gold-
often a fairly well paying one at
smith, resident manager of the
DISHONORABLE’ that. For instance, one couple
has been entered in every walk-
Capitol, and James Yovman, for-
merly with the Daltons in Los
ing and dancing marathon for the
Angeles, as producer of his stock
past several years, generally com-
Hunt, former
IS S. F. LEADER ing out with a pretty good prize,
a daily intake of from $3 to $10
shows. Lillian
chorus producer for the Columbia
wheel, will act in the same ca-
as floor tips, and a weekly salary
pacity here.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.— paid by the promoter. In addition
Cast of the show includes Billy
In the legit field Dis- to this financial remuneration they
“Strictly Fields and Joe Yule, comics, both
have received such gifts as rings,
honorable” at Erlanger’s Colum- from the Columbia wheel; Harry
clothing, wrist watches and other
bia, held up for its previous week’s articles of value. And while it’s Kelly, characters; Babe Sherman,
Ann Allison, spe-
record, and again topped the town. a tough livelihood, still it’s a liv- blues singer;
All business was up, including that ing and not so tough as an out- cialty dancer; Ginger Britten, sou-
sider might imagine. brette. There will be 24 girls in
of Duffy.
In Charlie Hayden’s Walkathon
line. the
“Strictly Dishonorable,” origin-
at the Gate Ballroom at the pres- —
ally booked in for three weeks, ent writing there are 13 couples,
IS — DANCEOGRAPH
has been retained for two more in their 110th hour. They are on
after it showed an intake of $14,- their feet for 45 minutes, walking
or dancing to the music of Good-
SUCCESSFUL GAG
000 for the third stanza. “Subway
Express” slated for later.
win Goldie’s orchestra and to the SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
wisecracking of Earl Fegan, m. c. The newly organized Danceograph
Lillian Albertson’s “Student They rest for 15 minutes and are Dance Art studio on Sutter street
Prince” closed at the Curran to at it again. And there’s not a is doing a rushing business, which
complaint to be heard from one is something of an achievement
$12,000 and is to be followed on
of them. at this time of year. Robin Ball,
June 30 by Ina Claire in “Re- *' * *
principal, attributes the success of
bound.” Next door at the Geary
the Duncan Sisters paraded about
SPOTLIGHTS the school to the public’s tardy
the stage and drew in around $10,-
Eddie Holden taking a flier in realization of what Danceograph
the slot maclyne market and do- —
000, a fair figure. June 30 marks
the opening for two weeks of “The
ing a comedy turn with Bobby.
Fitzsimmons strange what a night —
can accomplish.
Danceograph offers to implant
rhythm where it doesn’t even ex-
Last Mile,” a Lillian Albertson
out will do to a Japanese dialecti- of which is done in ten
ist, all

PARA. AS M. C. Paramount with Jack Oakie in

staging.
At Duffy’s President Leo Car- cian —a maiden bidding goodnight lesson courses.
in second week of “The Bad
to Harry Bechtel at the door
“Social Lion” was also good, hit- rillo
Man” outer door, mind you of the the
VALLEJO, June 26. -Fox-West — —
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
ting the $18,000 mark, aided 'by a
Harry Gourfain stage show, Ron since
did that house’s best biz
Charlotte Greenwood, hit- Governor Charlie Manning and Coast is spending —
approximately
Emil Sturmer scramming when
and Don, A1 Michell, m. c., and ting $7500 and remaining another $10,000 to rebuild the Fox Vallejo
After five
monies at
weeks as master of cere-
the Paramount, A1 Mit- other
,

features.
,

“Numbered Men”
.

week. The Alcazar with “Nancy’s

the check was presented Doro- Theatre, which
was partially de- —
" ~ j
they Jones, director of telephone
chell leaves next week, with Ken is current. Second and last week Private Affair” drew $5000. That stroyed by fire last spring.
traffic at the Paramount, getting a
“Wives and Sweethearts” at show remains until July 6 when
Witmer set to succeed him.
Witmer, who is set to open July
of
the California found that flicker “Square Crooks" comes in. break Dick Foster, Bob Hunt, —
Bob Lee, Saul Sieff and Red Gil-
3, comes from the East and Mid-
closing to $14,000 with the Rich- Sid Goldtree’s production of YOU’RE — WHILE
dle West, whgre he has m. c.’d in tard Byrd picture, “With Byrd at “Hot ’n’ Bothered” at the upstairs ham voting wet Gene Normile VACATIONING
and Frank Jones at the Silver
now did the good figure of $1900.
several Publix houses. He plays the South Pole,”
Wagnon’s Davies got $8250 on
in.
Slipper laying plans for their En- —
this summer
_

a number of musical instruments.

Joseph Schildkraut in “Cock o’ the MAX WEISS DEAD
senada cafe Mickey Hester flash- NOT LEARN — WHY
ing a photo of the youngster Hes- to write, read and execute
Walk.”
ter soon there will be a “guess
SAN FRANCISCO. June 26.— what my son said today” epidemic
—
dances the scientific way,
6.— and save weeks of toil
NINA FRELISON’S SACRAMENTO, June 2 After a period of confinement in a on a correction; George De Alma’s —
preparing new stage rou-
Thomas Productions, Ltd., Holly- sanitarium, Max Weiss, old-time new shoes mentioned recently were tines?
JUVENILE FOLLIES
wood picture company, filed papers theatre operator, died here last not new shoes they were just old —
with
Permanent Address: of incorporation for $2,000,000
the secretary of state here last
week just as friends in the indus- ones cleaned up a bit Gene Mc-
try were planning a benefit ball for Cormick lettering from Seattle
— DANCEOGRAPH
Inside Facts
week. pupils execute the most
him. Weiss opened the Plaza in and announcing his middle aisle
difficult and i n t r i cate
Sacramento as a dramatic house, intentions 'for June 30 Harold movements with perfect —
AETISTS ALWAYS WELCOME later rebuilt Godard’s in Sacra- Peary buying bullets which is famility.
—
mento, and up until his death was only another way of trying to hold
CHAS. SCHULER associated with National Theatres. the job -Harry Powell a’hosting
it to Bob Spencer and this big
BE PREPARED —
for the coming trend in
professional dancing.
STAGE ARTS STUDIO period and paragraph perpetrator

MARKET
Dancing for Professionals by Professionals
SAN FRANCISCO
and good, too. — DANCEOGRAPH
&
1141 ST. Underhill 2608 * * *

G. M. “I
Soph
Famous
took my
Tucker
Lies of Show Business;
ninth bow, and then
refused to follow
dance art
(Incorporated)
ATTRACTIVE THEATRICAL ,

WARREN CARD SIGNS

510 Kress Bldg., 935 Market
San Francisco
St.
SAN FRANCISCO,
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at the Fox El Capitan, with Pat
June 26.—
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San Francisco
Schoolsin New York City, -
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anapolis,
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RESULTS! BALLET MISTRESSES

THE OPENING OF HIS . .are the only things
.

that count in advertis-

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all
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REVIEWS
COMMENT R A VIOLATED By FRED YEATES
CHATTER
NEWS
NEW KYA RADIO Pickups and Always Has a RADIO CLICKS
Viewpoints Good "In”
STATION HOLDS The huge two hundred and SAN FRANCISCO, June
ON COMMERCIAL
fifty Anyway, Los Angeles and Hol-
million-dollar television-radio-thea- lywood can look forward to a con-
26. — Whenever Don Gilman
BIG RECEPTION tretower to be built in
by John D. Rockefeller,
New York tinuance of domination of show
its
arrives
finds
in
the
San
hotels
Diego and
all filled
SIDE LOCALLY
Jr., is not business for three years more, and think nothing of it. For
he’ll
recognition for the growing radio that is as far ahead as anybody in Gilman, vice-president of N.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.— B. C., in charge of the Pacific The commercial
industry so much as show biz has a right to look. Of side of radio is
Formal opening of the new KYA slap at Hollywood-Los Angeles!
it is a direct
course we might see Sid Grauman, division, has a gold plated
prospering as never before, ac-
took place Wednesday night (June * * * Henry Duffy, Harry Cohn and Bill key to the city jail, and a
cordial invitation to drop in cording to local station operators.
25) when theatrical, radio and At least that is the theory in Meikeljohn in a joint move to put To the layman, this seems re-
any time.
civic luminaries attended a recep- some local quarters. up a building costing more money markable in view of present busi-
The keys was presented to .

* * * and covering more ground out here ness conditions.

tion that launched a 24-hour pro- the radio chief when he vis-
The great building will house 27 in the meantime. Something ited the southern city during
gram inaugurating new equipment Broadcasters attribute it to two
radio stations, a sound theatre, a should be done about it, or the
the celebration that marked reasons, one of them being that
of the station. first thing we know those New
variety theatre, a legitimate theatre
York producers
the acquisition of by KFSD business houses and manufacturers
While the studios proper remain and a musical comedy house. The will be out here the chain. NBC whose resources can stand it are
signing up our June Parkers, Ted
in Loew’s Warfield Building, idea is to attract the cream of the spending more money than usual
world’s entertainment talent to the Whites, Robert Hurds and Bill
KYA’s new RCA transmitter is
one spot, and there develop pro- Sharpleses, and our Boulevard will
back from Chicago, singing “On on advertising in an effort to
on the stimulate greater activity in com-
of the Hotel Whit-
roof ductions of every kind and nature. never look the same. the Gunny Side of the Street,” a
* * *
merce, and to keep money from
comb. N. Cope, chief engineer
J. It is an effort to bring back show rattling good song. getting static. Smaller merchants
for the Pacific Broadcasting Com- business to New York, so ’tis as- Getting a little closer to home, Dick Creedon and Ray Paige are also responding to the idea
pany, station owners, supervised
severated. pass along a re- we would like to
stuffing themselves with pie that vigorous advertising is one
* * *
quest to the guy who directs those
. . .

installation of the new equipment. Glen Dolberg daintily toying with

means of retarding the downward
RCA are the lessees. RKO
will ’49-er programs Wednesday nights curve of sales.
Cope engineered the installation operate the vaudeville theatre, from San Francisco that he soft- more refined salad ... all three
The other reason advanced is
of a new type of transmitter, which will have a seating capacity pedal the maudlinity. It gets pos- covertly eyeing the checks and that “Radio is coming into its
screen grid transmitting tubes, the of 7000. itively sickening. praying for a fire alarm. It finally own.” Broadcasters aver that ra-
most modern transmission line
Says Dave Sarnoff, presi- RCA * * * went on the expense account, en- dio advertising is no longer an
coupling, 100 per cent modulation
1
dent:
upon
“The artist that will step
the new variety stage will
* We heard part of a “Ham and tertaining the —
press K ennetlt experiment, that results are posi-
and a unique single push button Egg Revue” over KHJ Tuesday Frogley and Frank Orme the tive and profitable, and that it is
control system. step before a nationwide and even
worldwide
morning. Before we got it tuned —
guests of honor imagine their em- fast becoming one of the most
The station is under the general a. audience, through out our ham had curled up and barrassment! popular of publicizing mediums.
managership of Lewis Lacey, who sight-broadcasting creative tal-
. . . our egg soured. After spending Glenhall Taylor in his office Said a radio broker this week: . . .

formerly was at the helm of ent will have the encouragement of the evening previous at the open- the door open and not in con- “Radio time was never so hard to
. . .

KHQ, Spokane, and KSL, Salt vast facilities of expression includ-

Lake. He brought those two sta-
tions from mediocre positions to
leadership in their respective com-
munities.
While the new executive per-
sonnel has not yet been completed
ed in broadcasting, on the stage,
ing of “The Glory Declared,” this —
ference A new style earnestly rec- buy as now, even on the smaller
was too much. Banjo solos before ommended to all station managers stations. Advertising on any old
in the talking picture and in the 8 a. m. are not our idea of sooth- — Jack Quinn, speaking of “oafs” station at all, if it is done at all —
electrical record.” ing an early-morning savage breast. Marillah Olney saying “Good intelligently, gets results.”
* * * * * * Morning” at 1000 revs per min-
Says Merlin Hall Speaking of commercialism in
Aylesworth,
NBC president: “The vast possi- radio programs, Dick Creedon
ute . and finding time to cuss
the neighbors
.

for
.

blocking the
RAY PAIGE HAS
it is known that Dudley Ayres,
former legit player, has been made
bilities of sight added to sound in communicates in his own classic
nationwide broadcasting cannot be style as follows: “Please note that
driveway.
Frank Gage getting a traffic slip
NEW KHJ POST
public relations director for the ignored in planning for the future. KHJ puts as much time, money to fix “If I hadn’t speeded I
. . . Don Lee announces that Ray-
station. Other appointments will We are building our new studios, and think into its unsponsored, wouldn’t have got here in time”- mond Paige, former musical direc-
be made later in the week. therefore, for tomorrow as well as non-advertising programs as into Might be a good idea to start tor of KHJ, has been made gen-
for. today. With the great the- those which enrich our coffers. —
sooner Arthur Pabst wrecking the eral director, having sole and com-
NEW EQUIPMENT atrical and musical enterprises to Three of the most popular pro-
be created in this development, the grams on the air (California Mel-
new car first time out and plete charge of all production and
. .

Frank Braidwood pulling a foul broadcasting for the local station,

.

PUT IN AT KTM broadcasting center of the country odies, Ballad Crooners, and Top
will be joined in a vast artery of O’ The World Club), all Wednes-
joke on the Schmelling fight Ed- and for all programs originating
die Albright credited with sending here for the Don Lee and Colum-
—
KTM is installing Western Elec- communication with the dramatic day night features, are entirely un- out 225,000 of his own poems Ho, bia networks. —
tric equipment to take care of the stage, opera, variety, talking pic- tainted by the ugly leer of com- hum it’s a dog’s life.
. . . Glen Dolberg continues as sta-
broadcasting of electrical transcrip- tures and the symphony hall. All mercialism.” tion manager, in charge of business
tion programs. This requires dou- the theatres will be equipped for And they would pick prayer KLINE WILL CLOSE and commercial affairs. Paige will
ble-size turntables at the 33 rev. the broadcasting of sound and meeting night for them. have control of all announcers,
speed, as contrasted with the 78 sight directly from the stage. Ten * * * SAN DIEGO, June 25.— Brady continuity writers, entertainers,
speed for regular phonograph of the twenty-seven broadcasting Barks from the Office Dog: Carl Kline’s guest artist appearance with singers and musicians, and super-
records. stations will be designed for pho- Flaverlin observing his birthday the Savoy Players here closes this vision of all program material.
Manager Glenhall Taylor states tography and recording.” beyond the reach of observa-. . . week with “Nothing But the
that this does not mean that the
The
* * * tion James Knight Carter discuss- — Truth.” The tall man from Holly-
wood
NEW ANNOUNCER
station is to dispense with any of picture theatre will seat ing the panic ... as a nice birth- is slaying the natives with
its
mean
staffartists. Rather, that it
the present record programs
5000.
symphony
There also be a great day greeting for Carl Jose Rod- his comedy and they hate to see
will — Kenneth Carpenter has been
and several smaller riguez drawing a map of coming him go, but the parade must go on. added to the announcing staff of
hall
will be greatly improved with ma- auditoriums. events ... a large map —
Charles There are twenty-seven other guest KFI-KECA here. The new an-
terial especially designed and re- The building is to be ready in H. Gabriel, Jr., acting the host artists standing in line waiting for nouncer at the Anthony stations
. .

corded for broadcasting. three years. many thanks Charlie Wellman, their turn. — is married and is 29 years old.

loN fliRRflrr
FORMER DANGE
Stage mNciNg
WINTER GARDEN SL K THEATRE A DIRECTOR N.Y. R .O. L .

MJELMS MARYLOMSE LARKIN

childrens dept.
dramatic director

NEW ROUTINES IN TAP, OFF-RHYTHM, ECCENTRIC, STAGED THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY

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PARALTA Hollywood
FACTS: —Lon
Murray and G. V. Rosi are the authors of “King of Mayo,” the London operetta.
1
“Hi There” N. Y. Revue opens in August. Lon Murray signed to stage dances Rosi Ballet.
2
Lon Murray’s “Angelines” featured in “Hi There.”
3
—
6560 Hollywood Blvd.
RKO Theatre 16 weeks co-stage producer.
4 —
5 Creator of the sensational “Peg Leg” number.
6 Originator “The Blue Step,” “Bare Facts,” 1927, N. Y. C.
Los Angeles —
IMPORTANT Lon Murray and G. V. Rosi are also available for directing dance ensembles for the studios and theatre, being
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 SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE NINE

2ND S.D. CHAIN Radio Program Reviews San Francisco MERRICK JOINS
Radio Notes
DEAL HELD UP SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
NBC-NEW POST
CROSS-SECTIONING ing “Song of the Bayou” on the
In the face of personnel slashing
SAN DIEGO, June 25.— Reports RADIOLAND piano, nice little performance.
by other stations throughout the SAN FRANCISCO, June 26—
are current that the Don Lee and THUMBNAIL REVIEW KHJ, 5 p. m. — Beach real estate
country, KFRC
is augmenting its Mahlon Merrick has resigned from

Columbia broadcasting networks

LOS ANGELES
plug; Sheriff’s picnic announcement musical department by building up of the Columbia chain to KFRC
“for the benefit of sick and dis- concert and dance orchestras join
its
National Broadcasting Co.,
have been negotiating for station (Reviewed June 21) to a minimum of 22 men.
abled peace officers.” Here’s your
KGB here, with a view to offset- KECA, 3:50 p. m.— Orchestra Meredith Willson, whose re- where he has charge of the Camel
and soprano in “I Never Dreamt.” chance, gorillas, to support a markably clever musical creations Pleasure Hour, expensive broad-
ting the new competition with the
Man and woman talking about worthy cause) Kentucky State are one of the features of this casting period, inaugurated last
NBC over KFSD. “our wonderful brush organiza-
;

picnic; electric clocks. Finally, The CBS station, is now in complete week by the Reynolds Tobacco
Our information is, however, that tion,” then the man singing about
the negotiations have come to a a trombone and a bass drum Showboat, CBS program from New charge of all musical affairs and Co.
will conduct both orchestras. The Camel Hour got under way
sudden halt, due, it is said, to the “prancing heair and prancing York,w ith Hank Simmons and his
* * * last week to one of the greatest
Pickwick people, owners of KGB, theair.” After that they asked for company in raw, red drama of the new pro-
setting too high a figure for the recruits from college ranks to de- Marion Y. Fonville has joined responses yet given a
good old days. KTAB
as announcer. He former-
gram. General comment was that
scend on the defenseless public
property.
The figure asked
said to be in
is with brushes.
KELW, 5:07 p. m. Man with ly was with— in Shreve-
the hour, as conducted by Merrick,
KWKH
was one of the most showmanly
the neighborhood of $90,000, with KGER, m. Records.
4:01 p. — a voice almost a ringer for Will port,
Rogers’: “Here’s a letter frum KMBC
KSOO
in Sioux Falls and
in Kansas City. He plays
programs that has emanated from
Don Lee failing to see how he Then an announcement that “this
a man as wants to know, should trumpet, sings baritone, and is a a Western station.
could profitably operate at that studio will broadcast the finest ex- It is reported that Merrick may
he go to a randh in Arizona; well,, graduate of the University of Mis- _

ercises ever broadcast from any

figure. now, I shouldn’t advice a change souri. He hates spinach and no- possibly get another program or
station anywhere.” Look out for a
San Diegans would like to see
breed of Long Beach supermen. right now. Now here’s a letter body knows what his middle in- two to conduct for NBC, in view
the second of the big-time net- from E. J. M. (or something), itial stands for. of his excellent start on this one.
works release here, but it looks off KFOX, 4:05 p. m.— News bul- says she’s got one of my Moon He has with him some of his ace
letins. He seemed to be bent on * * *
for the present at least, unless Books, now that’s mighty fine, men who were formerly in his
KGB can be prevailed on to ac- reading the whole paper. When This Monday’s Jamboree over Modern Melodists on KFRC.
more of you should have them KFRC
he reached the want ads we tuned
cept some of Lee’s programs on a
out.
Moon Books; they must be 80,000 Of 36 was one of the fastest yet.
numbers on the two-hour
friendly basis.
— Somebody of them out now in Southern Cali- STAGE WEDDING
KGFJ,
playing
4:15
something
p. m.
that sounded fornia. Now this lady wants to program 29 were segues, speeding
it up beyond all previous offerings.
EISENSTEIN GREETED like aparlor organ, and making a
know is herb usband going to get
” * * * SAN FRANCISCO, June 26—
a permotion. Betty Blossom, playing in Sid
The number .
Marian Gilbert, NBC contralto,
Sergei M. Eisenstein, much-
fearful job of it.
.

KMPC, 5:12 p. m. Records. —who formerly sang at the local Goldtree’s “Hot ’n’ Bothered,” at
discussed Russian director, was
sounded like an invocation to the
gods of mourning, but turned out
—
KFI, 5:14 p. m. Announcer studios, has made her bow over the Green Street, will be married
informally presented to film news- says, “The trio singing “Just on the theatre stage the night of
to be “What Do I Care.” Then a that company’s New York station
paper and magazine writers at a
voice singing, “Washing the Blues
Around the Corner” can you hear — as Bernice Alstock. July 3 to Elmer Hansen, beauty
luncheon in the Indian room at them?” (Ain’t he the limit.) Male * * * parlor operator.
From Mah Sowl,” with piano ac-
voices; they sounded healthy, any-
the Ambassador Hotel yesterday companiment. Page a washboard. KWG, Stockton, has become af-
Silver Moss singing “My
noon.
The director “Potemkin,”
KMIC, 4:30 p. m— Record of way.
Guitar and You,” but it was a
filiated with the Don Lee-Colum- of KYA, has deserted the broad-
of music comedy selections. Then ad bia chain, giving that system nine casting field to start in business
“Ten Days That Shook the Main piano accompaniment (heh, heh,
plugs: used cars “where stations on the coast. for himself as a radio advertising
World” and “New and Old” has right back at you, Mister An- * * *
Street meets Moneta”; home build- specialist with offices in the Mar-
been brought to Hollywood by nouncer).
garage of KPO’s announc- shall Square building.
Paramount to do a picture which
ing; refrigerator repairs;
service; ship by truck ha! Music — KMTR, 5:15 p. m. Ad plugs for ingBobstaffBence
— is confined to his home * * *
theatres and auto company. Then
will combine his silent screen at last. A phonograph record.
Tom Mitchell, singing pops at the with scarlet fever. With the Don Lee stations in
technique with the talking film. KNX,4:37 p. m—
“Wotan, hear
piano; a hard working boy trying
* * * Portland, Seattle and Spokane as
me! Rest then, thou gods!” Voice Overturning and crashing down his destinations, Harrison Holli-
to get along.
MISS McCALL BETTER reading Wagnerian opera, then a
Back to the Show Boat.
a 75-foot incline la'st Saturday Cal way, manager, has left for KFRC
phonograph record of the music, Pearce of KFRC’s Pearce Broth- a short tour of the Northwest.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26— but very indistinct.
LABS ARE MERGED ers was quite seriously injured and * * +
Helen McColl,
blues singer, is KFVD, 4:50 p. m.— child A had to have 16 stitches taken in Harold Horton has joined KFRC
recuperating from a recent opera- singing ‘Springtime in the Rockies,’ the back of his head. However, he as an announcer.
tion performed after she returned then another one reciting “At the
NEW YORK, June 26.— Super- was able to tune in on his brother
Photographers.” Children’s hour, lab Corp., of which Max Mayer A1 on Monday’s Jamboree.
from Portland.
evidently. is president, and Cinelab, Inc., * * »
ARMAND RETURNS KFWB, 4:52 p. m.—“Convert ex- headed by
The capacity
J. H. Smith, were Helen O’Neill, KTAB program HAVE YOU HEARD
cess fat to energy and vitality,” merged last week. director, will fly to Seattle on
Jean Armand has returned from —
then a guitar it seems somebody of the merged plants, specializing July 9 where she will visit her BILLY VAN?
the Northwest headquarters of In- likes those things or they would in 16 mm. printed by contact or family for a week.
side Facts and is now associated not be encouraged. “Banish un- reduction, will be 300,000 feet * * * At KFWB, Hollywood
with the Los Angeles main office. sightly fat” Dorothy Bernard play- weekly. Clair Morrison, former manager

LIBORIUS
HAUPTMANN AND HIS

EMBASSY MELODY ARTISTS “The World’s Music in Original Presentation”

LIBORIUS HAUPTMANN EARL C. SHARP

Conductor — Piano Special Arrangements — Harmonium
LOUIS W. FORD ROBERT E. SCHMIDT WILLIAM BENNER
Concert Master Bass — Manager Violin

OLGA ATTL ERICH WEILER OTTO KING

Harp Viola ’Cello

Wagnon’s Embassy Theatre SAN FRANCISCO

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VANCOUVER,
A. K. MacMartin
REPRESENTATIVE
901 Bekins Bldg.
B. C.

NORTHWEST SEATTLE, WASH.

Roy Oxtnan
REPRESENTATIVE
630 People
Main
Bank
0799
Bldg.

NEW STAR SHOP FOLLIES HOUSE

Vancouver 51H AVENUE IN Notes Along GOES NON-UNION
OPENED TUES. By A. K. MacMARTIN
LEAD FOR GOOD Fifth Avenue SEATTLE, June 26. —The past
week found the Follies Theatre,
musical tab spot housing A1
With Florence Turner, film starThe Beacon (former Pan) is Franks and his troupe, turning
of early screen days, as hostess,
doing a nice business pulling the
fans in to almost capacity under
SEATTLE WEEK Harry Carroll over the Para- non-union.
the Screen Stars Shop, operating their new summer schedule of mount to see Bill Hartung and —
The house, formerly the Pan-
Motion Pic- prices, which is two bits for the
for the benefit of the SEATTLE, June 26. — —
Seattle talk over old times Jim Clemmei tages, operated by C. M. Dunn,
local business man now in show
was opened Tues- entire lower floor and 20 cents to
ture Relief Fund,
the balcony from 11 a. m. to 11 and up. The Fifth Avenue again
—
business this week was on the up at his desk and looking
like the
biz in Portland, and managed by
day on Cahuenga boulevard near p. m. took the lead with a total of 18,-
—
money Bob Armstrong and Jim Joseph A. Bradt, had difficulty, it
Hollywood boulevard. * * * 000 smackers. Red Corcoran, a O’Connell directing poster work is reported, from the start with
Its stock comprises nearly new The R-K-O Orpheum is top- local boy, in —
“Not Damaged,” at the show divine at Ninth and the organized help although the
apparel donated by various stars ping the draw here, the current
This was also Jackie Sonders’ fare- ney
—
helped to bring the customers in. Pine Harry Mills and Miss Chev- unions made every concession to
help put the house over. With the
and, in addition to all kinds of stanza with Clara Bow in “True well week and they all turned out
discussing Irene Rich’s pic- employment
of non-union help, the
wearables, there is a whole show-
to
Viola
the Navy” as talkie fare, and
Dana headlining the stage to give him a big hand. ture —
Harry getting the better of house raises its tariff from 10-20-30
The Paramount, Publix stand, the conversation. to 10-25-35.
case devoted to costume jewelry, show of four acts in a comedy
ornaments and trinkets for souvenir playlet by Anita Loos, “The Ink- came through with $17,000, the Les Everson looking somebody
well.” best figure it has had in weeks.
up fr a golf game— he wouldn’t “JUST IMAGINE” STARTS
hunters. There is a whole section Chalk up the stage shows return
* * *
devoted to autographed volumes when giving credit. The picture have to go far if he saw the writer Production has begun on “Just
from the libraries of celebrities. The Strand is running a close was Buddy Rogers’ latest opus — Ted Arbeely getting out of bed Imagine,” the musical comedy,
While the patronage of the gen- second with “C a p t a i n of the
Guard,” featuring Laura La Plante
“Safety in Numbers.” — to answer the telephone call -of written by DeSylva, Brown and
eral public will be welcomed, its
main object is to provide an eco- and John Boles. The Capitol is tune of $14,000. Will Rogers rung
—
The Fox brought them in to the an interviewer maybe the press Henderson as the first production
under their new contract at Fox.
nomical plan by which actors and also in the larger money, Will the cash register for this one.
is wrong —
Roy Slabaugh in for a Maureen O’Sullivan has the lead-
actresses of moderate salary can Rogers in Fox’s “So This Is Lon- “So This Is London” will stay snack at Bartell’s George Maine — ing feminine role. John Garrick is
“dress their parts” properly, it is
don,” pulling the fans in num- another week. now ushering at the Orpheum the leading man, with El Brendel,
declared. bers. The Beacon has “Show of The Blue Mouse did nicely to a Vola Dana and Teddy Sterling Marjorie White, Frank Albertson,
Shows,” third run after the Strand figure of $12,000. John Boles in getting Hobart Bosworth, Mischa Auer
MANAGER MARRIES and Dominion, and is pulling in “Captain of the Guard” was re-
ready to go out Dave — and Ivan Linow in prominent roles.
the east-enders to almost capacity. sponsible. This also will be held Kramer and Jack Boyle pulling an David Butler, who directed the
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.— way,”- M-G-M’s “Lord Byron of Broad- another week. impromptu act with Tiny Burnett first De Sylva, Brown and Hender-
Elwood P. Laws, manager of the is filling 900 seats at the The Music Box, with “Courage,” — and getting away with it. son production, “Sunny Side Up,”
Fox California in Turlock, was Dominion. The Colonial is not so didn’t fare so well only taking Owen Sweeten with a white is directing.
married last week to Margaret
forte with Betty
“Woman to Woman.”
Compson in $6,000. Film was jerked after a double-breasted suit how that man —
Pyle, non-pro. Mr. and Mrs. Laws * * *
week’s showing. can keep clothes clean Eulala — PERRY DICKERING
are vacationing in the Northwest The Orpheum did good business Dean crossing Pike street in rec- —
for two weeks. The Empress has “Her Card- this week, taking a gross of $15,- ord time —
Mrs. Bill Perry now in SEATTLE, June 26.— Bill Perry
board Lover,” with Miss Jane Sa-
vile making her debut with the
000. —
Harry Carroll, an old fav- at Remicks Madge Baldwin get- and
week
band arrived in town this
his
dickering with KOI and
LLOYD RETURNS orite here, aided the figure. ting well at Lake Steilicoom—
on the air. He has a
British Guild Players and pulling Those who take to tripping the Gordy Richardson temporarily in KJR for time
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.— warmer in heavy business. Even with light fantastic, head mostly for the the A1 Frank’s cast —
congrats to fine ten-piece band that has
Harold Lloyd and company re- weather and the extra com- —
Trianon while others who partici- Peggy Burns she’s going to be worked for these stations before
turned this week from Honolulu,
petition from the beaches business
is good this week. Outside of the
—
pate in the same sport may be married Florence Krause off to and built up quite a reputation
where found at McElroy’s. Both of these L. A. for Fanchon and Marco— for symphonic dance music.
scenes were taken for
occasional local rental, the Van-
Lloyd’s next picture, “Feet First.” places are doing a good steady Jack Jones and Florey Joyce in
Currently the company is shooting
couver, legit house, has been dark
for some time.
business. Tex Howard is building from Atlantic City —
not looking a SHARP VISITOR
water-front scenes along the local up a steady patronage at the Tri- bit salty either.
anon. Everhardt Armstrong and SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—
docks. DUNN AT STATE a
George Sharp, manager of the Fox
——
The Venetian Gardens, which friend going up Pine street prob-
McGROARTY PLAYS Johnny Dunn went into the
feature Tiny Burnett, brings them ably discussing shows Sammy houses in Fresno and also a city
in droves, especially on Friday and Gore sweeping up the loose change councilman there, was here this

JohnSteven McGroarty, writer

“Cadet” Idea
the third show
Loew’s State on
at
last Thursday,
Saturday nights. Club Victor is —
on Coffee Dan’s floor and pro- week to confer with A. M. Bowles
posing the opening of a new bank and also to act in connection with
fairing up well. Vic Meyers is well
of the Mission Play, is planning a working as m. c. and doing some liked in these parts and is re- — Alice Darstien in the box at the his civic duties.
four weeks’ season of his play-
pageants, “El Dorado,” “La Golon-
comedy bits with Born and Law- sponsible for most of the trade. —
Paramount dispensing tickets and
STAR LITA GREY
——
rence.
drina,” “Osceola” and “Babylon,”
Sammy Gore, a boy who is mak- smiles Jean Singer singing the
ing a name for himself as a real blues and how that gal sings
at his Tujunga ranch under can-
vas, starting August 9th, with the
“Candlelight,” now playing in m. c., is doing good at Coffee them. NEW
YORK, June 26.—The
Chicago, is scheduled to follow Dan’s stand here. Sammy is an- What a man I’d be if I had: Shuberts are reported planning to
Motor Transit Company, stage op- “Subway Express” into the Bilt- other who is well-liked and who is Henry Ross’ complexion, a voice star Lita Grey Chaplin in a mu-
erators, reported financially inter- more (legit) here. Later play building up a lot of cash cus- like the Orpheum’s singing usher, sical show this fall. Since leaving
ested in the project. opens Monday for a run. tomers. a handsake like Andy Gunnard, pictures she has been playing for
and a technique like Dick Buckley. RKO.

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Hot Licks of Music LEGITS WITHOUT MUSIC M HI

By JACK TENNEY B.
HAVE POOR CHANCE TO CLICK
There is much pleasure in hav- — everyone seemed to enjoy them-
By GENE SWIFT
ing your pet opinions verified, selves.
even when you are positive of Recently Mrs. John Sloan, wife The reason for the very moderate success of the majority
them in the first place. In the
of the LOS
president of the Society of ANGELES
of legitimate stage productions of the past Los Angeles sea-
Independent Artists, was given the
With a little pickup in sheet son is not far to seek.
present instance I discover that award
competition for a defi- sales, song numbers were shuffled
I in a
might have won a prize, had I nition of art. Mrs. Sloan’s defini- for a new deal during the past It lies in the yawning, empty orchestra pits.
known of the competition, and tion —
is:
week. Nos. 3 and 4 of last week In those dark and dusty caverns are interred the hopes
“Art is that beauty which the moved up to an easy leadership and aspirations of many producers and angels.
could now be enjoying the fifty
imagination has created and which over the old favorites. Here is
thousand dollars, or the hand- awakens in the'
observer an emo- the layout: The successful plar^ must appeal to the emotions. The
painted vase or whatever it hap- appeal must be sustained. Glamour is inseparable from good
tion of pleasure similar to that of
pened to be. 1. “You Brought Kind a New of
In the issue of Inside Facts of
the creator.”
The argument not conclu-
Love to Me” — Famous. theatre.
In our local theatres the patron
November 30, 1929, I wrote an sively wonbut it
is
is considerably
2. “So Beats Heart”- De My — is compelled to bring his own
article regarding art, having in Sylva, Brown and Henderson.
strengthened. glamor, if any.
mind, not only music, but the en- 3. “It Happened in Monterey’
tire field of creative beauty. I was
* * *
Feist.
He enters, if early, an almost
tomb. The first-comers
in revolt, no doubt, against some After the argumentive and ad- 3. “Stein Song” Radio Music —
silent
whisper as if in a church, afraid SILVER SLIPPER
of the incongrous dissonance of verse criticisms of Mr. Lloydwell Co.
to stir the sacred silence. As more SAN FRANCISCO
modern musical compositions. I and Mr. Moore, the letter of Mr. 4. “On the Sunny Side of the people come the tide of chatter (Reviewed June 18)
wrote at that time, in part: H. Barclay-Smythe published in Street” Shapiro Bernstein.
last week’s Facts comes as rain
— rises until curtain -time. Their With an entertainment combo
“A work of art is inspired by 5. “Springtime In the Rockies 1

minds are not prepared for the that includes Joe Wright and or-
one of the universal emotions. The upon a parched sand. Of course,,
artist takes it as his theme and Dr. Rifkind’s open letter was con-
Villa Moret. — emotional theme or mood of the chestra, Jimmie Barr, m. c., and
6. “I’m Dancing With Tears in play. They are in the mood of the Nita Mitchell singing, the Slipper
mixes it with his imagination. In soling in the extreme. Mr. Bar- Eyes” Witmark. My — subject of conversation at the time is
his sense of beauty is the secret clay-Smythe suggests intelligence.
of his greatness. And a work of He is quite able to pick up the
7. “Exactly Like You” Famous — a cinch to click with its cus-
the curtain rises and have to be tomers, of which there were plenty
8. “Living in the Sunlight” dragged up out of themselves and on this Wednesday night.
art is a work of beauty. It is a threads of the discussion and to Famous.
their own affairs.
striving beyond the actual; a dispose of them in an admirably “Singing a Song to the Stars Show is without the usual “see”
9. Between acts the audience is left angles, all attention being given to
reaching for an ideal. ... It is sensible manner.
With
— Robbins. again to its -own amusement de-
To begin
not necessary to understand; it is
cerely trust
all this
that
assistance, I
Mr. Moore does
sin-
10. “Promises” Santly. — vices. The story is dropped from the “hear”
department.
Wright’s orchestra has
only necessary to feel and to re- Right behind in popularity are: their minds as they chatter of with, Joe
spond. If it does not call to our not feel hurt — nor
discouraged. If
“My Future Just Passed,” “I’m In other matters. They would chat- some mighty nifty and rhythmic dance 1

sense of beauty, it is nothing. If there happens to be any adherents music to peddle, included in
the Market for You,” “Moon Is ter, even with music, but well
it does not speak for us, it is a to his cause, now is the time for this is some excellent arranging of
them come As Low,” “Reminiscing,” and “I Love chosen airs will subconsciously
dumb thing that should not have to to his rescue.
You So Much.” keep the mood alive. music, good vocalizing and neat
been. for Mr. Barclay-Smythe’s query
RECORDS
Music has always been associ- instrumental solos. All in all, it’s
“Art a beautiful fairy tale; regarding the means employed by
“Dancing With Tears in My ated with the thought of the the- a good bet.
is
1.
dreams, hopes and many of our alleged orchestra
the elusive
yearnings of the mind and heart leaders in acquiring their jobs, I Eyes” All recordings. — atre.
thought
The momentum of the Then there’s Jimmie Barr, who,
clings, even to those who if he did nothing else but “When
would answer that, briefly, this is 2. “Living in the Sunlight”
of the race. It speaks to us, ful-
frequent the musicless house, and My Pipe Goes Out,” as he did it
filling in a strange ethereal man- the age of promoting. There is Victor. theatre this night, still would be a heavy
“So Beats My Heart”- the atmosphere of the
ner the idealized perfection man not so much sarcasm in the reply 3.
and clicker. The way he hushed up
Brunswick. seems chilly, disappointing
has been striving for since he first as might be imagined.
stood upright and gazed with won- * * * 4. “Moon Is Low” All record- flat. — the crowd to listen to this dramatic
The signs hanging over the pic- number was nobody’s business, and
der on the colorful symphony of ings.
It just occurred to me that it had ’em hushed he sold
the sunrise.’’ —
the month of ro-
5. “Fight On” Victor. —
ture house lobbies might well be after he

As usual, there were those who

is June again,
mance, brides and summer jobs
6. “Stein Song” All recordings.
transplanted
— to the legitimate ’em, too.

disagreed with men and the col- for musicians. The boys will be
7. “Monterey” All recordings. —
houses. “All Talk.” Concluding the entertainment
Music is essential to every one, trio is Nita Mitchell, a neat-look-
umns of Facts were busy for some breaking up the pinochle games
8. “Roll-Roll-Rolling Along” -
and particularly to those who are ing little gal, who can sing ’em
time recording the pros and cons Victor.
and oiling up the old bus for a out seeking entertainment. No boy! She did, among other num-
of the discussion. It rapidly sim- few months’ engagement in the
9. “You Brought a New Kind of wonder people stay home and bers, “Milenburg Joys” and en-
mered down to an argument con- secluded beauty spots of Cali-
Love” Victor. — listen to the radio, or take in the cored easily; then returned later to
cerning modern music as opposed We
may be excused for 10. “Absence Makes the Heart pictures.
fornia. do “Ten Cents a Dance.”
to the established standard com- envying them a little we who Grow Fonder” Victor. — HAL.
positions of the past. Several points SAN FRANCISCO
were, no doubt, scored against me
labor where mountain streams do
not flow and placid lakes are only “New Kind of Love” continued WINGE’S
MEYER-MOSCONI PLUG GAG
but I held fast to my original
statements and, in the main, I
mirages in the desert. in first position, “With My Guitar”
Pete Thompson, sax, has taken held to second, while “It Happened
TIEUP IS MADE SEATTLE, June 26. — Carl
felt that they were unshaken.
a band to Mormon Lake, Arizona, in Monterey” hopped up to third
If
Abe Meyer, president of the Winge andMcElroy’s band are
modern music (or anything else
can- Pete
—
a summer resort near Flagstaff. position in a fair week of sheet
Meyer Synchronizing Service, Ltd., pulling a nifty stunt on Robbins’
in the field of creative art)
has part of the Rendezvous music sales. Leaders are: new plug tune, “Cheer Up.” Dur-
not measure up to that standard, orchestra that played at Mesa last
to me it has failed in its purpose. winter, under the leadership of
1. “New Kind of Love” Fa- has completed arrangements with
the Mosconi Brothers for them to
— ing intermissions the patrons are
Joe mous. taught the art of learning a new
Whether I my
oppon- Star, includin, Ralph Menard, pi-
convinced 2. “With My Guitar”- Sherman, — supply dance numbers and chorus
pop song, the gag getting big re-
ents or not did not overly matter,
ano; Bill Macauley, trumpet; Frank Clay. ensembles for future productions
sponses.
Maculey, banjo; Eugene Hardesty 3. “It Happened in Monterey” that are under the supervision of
the Meyer Organization. The
A PROVEN HIT
and E. B. Hardcastle, drums.
* *
Feist.
4. “Absence Makes the Heart Mosconi Brothers are preparing
NEW TOP ORGANIST
C. M. Kimpton, formerly man- Grow Fonder” Remick.
,

— several troupes of experienced

SEATTLE, —Katherine
ager of the Rendezvous Ballroom 5. “Around the Corner” Feist. — dancers that will be routined in Beasley,
June 26.
Coliseum organist, was
“ANGELITA” at Mesa, Arizona, is now manag- 6. “I Never Dreamt” Santley. — their school and delivered intact as
made top organist at that same
ing the Royale Gardens Ballroom 7. “Song of the D'awn” Ager, — a group to be used for motion
house. She succeeds Roscoe Ker-
Spanish Fox Trot at Globe, Arizona. The summer Yellen and Bornstein. picture work. nans. Each week she presents
season was opened there the 12th 8. “Dancing With Tears in My
various song-o-logues as there are
Karan-Dunn Song Co. with Francis Gilbert and his Amer Eyes” Witmark. — RADIN AT M-G-M no presentations at this house.
ican Jazz Band. Gilbert and his 9. “River of Golden Dreams”
Kress Bldg. San Francisco
aggregation, by the way, are .still Witmark.
(Continued on Page 13) 10. “Little Red Roses” De Syl- — years
Oscar Radin, for nearly forty SAN DIEGO, June 26. George
Broadway’s most famous Breece, musical director at the Fox
—
va, Brown and Henderson. light opera conductor, is the lat- here, is organizing a Fox boys’
NORTHWEST est to succumb to the siren call band, the stunt attracting consider-
The biggest surprise of the week of the talkies. Radin arrived this
able attention. Membership is open
MAKING AND BREAKING RECORDS was the jump into the first 10 week under contract to the Metro-
to boys between 10 and 14 with
column that “Little Cabin” made Goldwyn-Mayer He
CAPACITY BUSINESS MATINEES AND NIGHTS This number has been on the mar-
studios.
slated to be musical director for
is
some knowledge of a musical in-
strument.
ket for some time but since the “New

OWEN FALLON
the film production of
recording by Victor the sales in Moon.”
sheet music have picked up con- EMIL
siderably. BLOOM IN HOSPITAL
1. “Stein
Happened
Song”— Fischer.
Monterey
STURMER
SAN FRANCISCO, -June
:

2. “It in 26.—
AND HIS — Feist. Abe Bloom, local representative
Musical Director
Paramount Theatre
“Springtime
3. in the Rockies” for Irving Berlin, Inc., was con- San Francisco
—Villa Moret. fined to the Franklin Hospital this
“Rock a bye
4. - - to Sleep in
CALIFORNIANS Dixie” — Cross.
week.
5. “Moon is Low” —Robbins. NEW SONG READY KENNETH
NOW IN “Woman in the Shoe” — Rob-
bins.
6.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.—

RUNDQUIST
THIRD YEAR 7. “Anchors Aweigh” — Robbins. Karan-Dunn Song Co. has a new
Baritone
8. “Little Cabin in the Cas-
one off the press, “Angelita,” which LEIGHTON’S CAFETERIA
cade Mountains”- Weeks. — is meeting with a good deal of
Market at Powell
9. “Lazy Louisiana Moon” success, despite its recent issue.
San Francisco
AT Donaldson.
10. “You Brught a New Kind
Love to Me” Harms. —
of

A1 Bernivici and His Music are

“Three Cheers and a —Tiger!”
WILSON’S slated to go into the Montmartre,
for

BALLROOM
opening Monday, June 30, with a
formal opening scheduled for the
night of July 2. He recently com-
pleted an engagement of eight
TEX
AND
HOWARD HIS TRIANON TIGERS
weeks at the Embassy Club. Musical features at the Trianon Ballroom, Seattle, and via KPCB.
(Formerly Cinderella Roof)
The Tigers, naturally, favor the Lion, which accounts for their
Los Angeles consistent featuring of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
“A LITTLE SMILE” hits.

Words and Music by “BLUE ISTHE NIGHT” “THE MOON IS LOW”

GEO. B. L. BRAUN “WHEN I’M LOOKING AT YOU”
(A Fox Trot Sensation)
CONCORD PUBLISHING CO.
ROBBINS MUSIC CORP.
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PARAMOUNT
NOLLY TATE Thanks to Harry Gourfain and Harry Santley
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“Around the Town” Unit
SAN FRANCISCO

dow. Astorm is gathering. We ragged clothes. It was an appari- in his portrayal of the role. He
know it because every reference tion .that sent the audience into worked hard and put everything

Legitimate to the word “storm” is followed hysterics.

by the beating of a bass drum
The professor!
Half paralyzed and speechless,
he had into it, but he is neither
playwright nor actor. This was
backstage. We know what is go- the villain had spirited him away the more apparent for his sur-

(Continued from Page 12)

THE GLORY DECLARED’ ing to happen, but can hardly
a year ago, but the old gent had
rounding himself with a profes-
escaped and had been hanging
the big favorites in the arid state, MUSIC BOX THEATRE wait. Professor is going to be
around the Salvation Army these sional cast.
being the official orchestra of the HOLLYWOOD —
struck by lightning. See he sticks
Poor was manifest in
With eight months, and dogging daugh-
direction
Arizona Press Club, the Arizona his head out of the window.
(Reviewed June 23) ter’s footsteps the while. But she many places, but much of this
Club of Phoenix and other organi- elbows and knees indicating the
In thirty-two years of associa- four points of the compass (where
had failed to recognize the father may have been accounted for by a
zations.
* * * with show business, this re-
tion did we see that pose before —
oh,
she had lived with practically all
her life.
desire to cooperate with the author.
The cast, also, must have been
viewer never saw a night like this. yes, Ingagi) he curses his Maker,
;
Francis Gilbert and his orchestra The author, Ralph Culver Ben- After father had ambled on and sold on Mr. Bennett’s sincerity,
then squints his eyes as though
play the Royale Gardens Ball- nett, who was also producer and as they worked without protection
expecting a sock. An electric light off several times there was another
room, Globe, Arizona, Wednesdays of Equity bond. But the same
star of this show, is a college law on the end of a cord flips down openair meeting, during which the
and Saturdays; the Mezona Ball- lecturer, and among his achieve- amount of money donated to the
on him, there is a sound in the family story was told and retold a
room at Mesa, Fridays; the Ren- ments he lists the winning of a would have accomplished
on Mesa wings suspiciously like a slap- few times, and then pop was church
dezvous Ballroom at more and saved some worthy
college debate. stick, and the professor is striken miraculously healed and his iden-
Sundays and the Blue Moon in
Tucson on Thursdays. On top of He told Inside Facts when his —
by the hands of but excuse us, we tity revealed to the crowd. The people from making an exhibition

that the boys devote the rest of production was first announced use the wrong term. “Smote” was curtain descended as he once more of themselves.

that he had a message to deliver. the word used. Curtain. dedicated his life, this time to Out of respect for the profes-
the time dashing to Florence,
Somewhere in the melee was a God. sional names in the cast, no indi-
Eden, Winkleman and other Ari- The nature of the message is still
meaningless scene between daugh- This is a good play for the res- vidual criticisms are made herein.
zona points and spend their spare in doubt, as his lack of resource-
from KiTAR fulness as a playwright compelled ter and her sweetie. She con- cue missions and the church so- However, it is a matter of won-
moments broadcasting derment to us as to why they as-
at Phoenix. him to predicate his situations on fessed to him that she was bot- cials, but has no right in the thea-
He had declared that any- tre. There was never any doubt, sociated their names with such a
The aggregation is composed of accident and lightning bolt, ever tling.
production.
thing she did was all right, for he however, as to the sincerity of
Virgil Gufhn and Roy Wilson, the refuge of the unskilled and in-
reeds; Arthur Miller, trumpet and experienced, and utterly uncon- loved her. but at this terrible con- the author, either in his writing or YEATES.
melophone; Bill Smalley, piano; vincing. Mr. Bennett was unsuc- fession he spurned her. Not
Bill Stapleton, drums and Francis cessful in delivering his message, THAT! Since the chap was an ex-
Gilbert, banjo, singer and director.
A singing trio and plenty of novel-
tiesare regular features of the or-
ganization
* * *
but was highly successful in mak- soldier the audience did not seem
ing himself and his supporting to get the point of view. Recon-
company ridiculous. ciliation must have taken place
The plot concerns a college backstage, but the audience was
perhaps on moral
JACK SPRIGG
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
professor who is kicked out of denied - this,
The summer season is on in college for agnostic preachments. grounds. But she did deny any R-K-O ORPHEUM SAN FRANCISCO
Phoenix and biz is reported as He has got to be shown there is a misbehavior with her male associ-
good. The Arbor opened, the peti- God. His son, studying for the ates, and said he would find that
tion to close it ntwithstanding and ministry, is run over by a truck out when he married her.
Guy Kendall’s orchestra is holding
forth there to the usual crowds.
Fred Perry and Clint Julian have
_
driven by a Salvation Army cap-
tain.
curses God and declares that his uniforms.
year A later daughter
Striking a histrionic pose he sweetie turn up in Salvation Army
The old home is to be
and
ROLAND CORNELIUS
HIS ENTERTAINING AND ORCHESTRA
the band at the Cottonwoods and life shall be dedicated hereafter to sold to satisfy the mortgage.
are playing to attend-
satisfying punishing. Deity. The curtain Father has disappeared the whole
CAFE ROBERTS AT THE BEACH
ance. Cline’s Collegians are. at the seems to fall almost of its own year. Enter the villain. The “SINCE ’97 SAN FRANCISCO
open-air ballroom at Riverside
accord, the cue is so obvious. Be- audience, now determined to en-
Park. tween whiles he has favored the joye the play at all costs, hisses
** *
He stealthily
The
Arizona,
Plaza Ballroom
celebrated
opening with a new orchestra for
—
its
at Miami,
summer
suit of the villain for the hand of him enthusiastically.
his daughter, and kicked
daughter out of the house for ter.
meeting another chap
said enters the house. Enter daugh-
She sees the door is open
clandes- and goes in. Enter the excellent
PETER
AND
HIS
PAUL LYONS
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Arizona “Buddy’s Habits,’’ headed tinely. Oirish cop, who is unlike any nor-
by Kay “Buddy” Konrad. Act two is an absurdly con- mal cop by always happening LOEW’S WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO
* * *
Merle Carlson and his orchestra
trived street scene. The villain, along just when he is wanted. A
are still holding forth at the Blue
who has promoted a lecture tour scream! Cop rushes in the house.
A Hurray —
the audience
Moon regular sessions in Tucson.
Brown’s orchestra is at Whet-
more’s in that city.
for the professor, here oilily in- shot!
duces him to mortgage the old madly applauds what is presum-
home to provide guarantee money ably the well merited end of the
Daughter is found villain; but the crafty author has
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Then a curious thing happened.
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The Salvation Army gathers preparation for his entrance, there
and holds an openair meeting, and shambled on a doddering old gent,
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e
'Vaudeville and "Presentations
R-K-0 THEATRE to a good
More chatter, by a up-side-down dance with silk the fact that a first show accident
hand.
their comedy acrobatic turn, a nice
LOS ANGELES then all sang “Mandy” with nut hat. This was very good. She then
(Reviewed June 19) business. Wound up with a nut did some contortion and novelty deprived Anne Pritchard’s opening act which did very well with the
opening show audience.
act of one man and you have a
If audience reaction means any- classic dance number for a bunch acrobatic dance for finish.
Mabel and Marcia, blonde and
thing, this was a good bill. of laughs and a good hand. Two Hair Pins, two men dressed fair idea of how the opry looked brunette sister - style harmony
Kitty Doner, impersonator of “Revue Modernistique” closed, a in tight comedy suits, put over a Miss Pritchard, fresh from a team, sang “I Remember” to good
male characters, was headlined in new act with possibilities. Opened nice comedy dance followed by one Broadway production, was aided returns, followed by the ensem-
“Twenty Minutes In Paris,” ap- with the two Hardgrove brothers offering some talk a-nd changing by a. quartette of hoofers who did ble in flashing white uniforms for
pearing first in full dress and last in yachting unis, singing “Round shoes on stage. Then both offered considerable leg work of fair another tapping bit. Mabel and
in Scotch kilts. In between she the World” and hoofing; well- an old-time buck dance to good enough nature. Miss Pritchard Marcia back again to croon “Mon-
bobbed up as a Bowery gal. She matched pair of boys, made a good effect. This was followed by single displayed, a very neat figure and terey,” while the Milee Sisters did
seemed to be most popular in a impression. Act then went to full, song by one. A hula dance at fin- sang a bit but topped off her work a waltz using huge purple fans.
strip scene, where she changed with one of the boys turning in an ish was put over in very good by a duo of good dances, of Born and Lawrence, headlining
.

from the Bowery clothes to the Irish jig, then a line of seven cute style. This is a nice novelty danc- which her toe number was best, the. unit, handled next to the finale
Scotch. She brought a lot of en- ponies came out for a cane rou- ing act. made so by. excellent ballet turns. period and drew heavy hands on
ergy to her work, sang a little and tine. Reda soloed in a tambourine Lee Murphy followed with a Her costuming helped also. their comedy. Boys are still bowl-
danced and walked about a good dance, then Rubin joined her for a couple of nice songs and a few Topping all else for smart show- ing ’em over with “Dowm by the
deal, and was paid off with very, whip fast adagio. The line came gags. He then offered a ballad, manship and good material was Old Mill Stream.” Took an en-
very heavy applause, coming back back in new costumes and were “Ships That Never Come In” to Zelda Santley, who went through core and then into the finale with
for a little Curtain talk. Rolland followed by Esther Pressman in a good effect. Followed this with his her paces in a group of imperson- principals stepping off-stage and .

Becker at a piano and a colored
maid helped the act.
The De Toregos, dance team,
opened the bill with some dance
flashes, offering first a Spanish
dance, then a waltz, ending up in
an atmospheric Indian adagio. In-
kick dance. Esther has personal- transformation part of the act ations. The Broadway mob is scrim lifting on a “behind the
ity and a smooth aero kick. The while telling a few stories after more familiar with such celebs as trenches” set for the ensemble to
Hardgroves followed with a com- which lights change and he puts Mae West, Eddie Cantor, Fanny jump into the trenches and “com-
edy dance, then the adagio team over a good song in blackface. Brice and Helen Morgan, but the mence firing.’ Entire unit was run
on for the windup. This talent This is a nice little novelty act. Golden Gaters were quick to off in very fast style and evidently
could be molded into something Lillian and Jackie, two cute little recognize Miss Santley’s ability pleased the patrons highly, judg-
good. The line needs some hard girls, wearing very pretty costumes, and gave her big hands on these, ing by applause at the curtain.
.

rendered a nice song and dance particularly Morgan, with which Picture was M-G-M’s “In Old
terludes were furnished by a pianist drilling.
Madrid” with Ramon Novarro.
and a tenor, the latter an indiffer- Film fare was “Paramount On which was followed by one in she closed. She was accompanied
ent voice. Paid off with three Parade.” change of costume with a good by an unbilled male pianist. MEARS.
tap dance. Other entered in change Eddie Nelson was in the next
bows. YEATES. and offered a dance. Both, in an- to shut groove where he kidded PARAMOUNT
Billy Lytell and Tom Fant other change of costume, put over them all into considerable ap- SAN FRANCISCO
danced in black-and-tan comedy, HIPPODROME THEATRE a nice double routine for a finish. plause by his whizzy talk and in- (Reviewed June 19)
gags and hoofing. They opened LOS ANGELES Hickman Brothers and Company strumental work. Eddie is auld This was Harry Gourfain’s
with some sweet tapping, then (Reviewed were next to closing in special drop lang syne to Franciscans, a fact Round the Town” unit and had
June 20)
went gagging, and brought on a Manuel opened this show dressed in two. Drop represented radio which helped him a lot. some clever ideas in its staging.
hoke magician number for a lot of in a sailor suit and offered many broadcasting station. One man do- Closing the show were St. Claire Paramount management
made a
laughs. After that a two-man band novelty tricks on slack wire after ing blackface comedy, other two Sisters and O’Day, very good cycle tieup with the Market Street
Rail-
stunt scored very big, one of them which he put on ,a Spanish hat and straight offered a real hokum act with interlarded dancing and way Company, featuring one of
tearing up a window shade for a shawl and did a drunk bit. For a comedy act from start to finish. comedy work. Held them well. its. conductors, Vladmir Rassou-
musical effect, winding up with finish he put over a novelty swing- Their golf bit was a decided hit. In the pit Claude Sweeten and chine, concert pianist, working
in
Lytell hoofing for big returns. ing on the wire which went very They sang and danced for a fin- RKOlians did “Anchors Aweigh” the company for a number of
Frank Gaby closed. He was big. Good novelty act. ish to big results. with Art Newman doing the part plugs, using the “ ’round the town”
noisy, but quite clever in his own Blaney and Woods, two girls, Whirlwind Six, for a closing of a goofy gob and doing it well. idea.
way. He offered a “Meanest Man one in male character, followed act, is really a knockout. These Picture was “Strictly Modern.” Show opened in one with a few
On Earth” song, then went ven- with an army number and dance. six boys offered some three or BOCK. screen shots of A1 Mitchell and
triloquist for a lot of laughs, work- Each then over two distinct single four different pyramids and some others viewing the town from the
ing with an audience plant, wind- songs. Some talk followed with a very, very fast tumbling by all. LOEW’S STATE window of a Market street car.
ing up with a trick zither, some double song and dance for a finish. Very clever in everything they do. LOS ANGELES Then the Suzette Steppers on for
verses and patter. It was time for Three Step Sons, three boys A
very good act. (Reviewed June 19) a cleverly staged number and to
the spill, but the customers tried to dressed alike, put over nice tap Picture was “Murder on the “Cadet’ Idea was a snappy-fast full stage where Mitchell intro-
bring him back for more, without number for opening. Thep fol- Roof.” presentation, colorfully staged and duced Nolly Tate. Tate, working
success.
lowed this with a comedy ec- BOB. presented with the house orches- hobo style, had several of his dogs
Picture was “Alias French Ger-
centric tap dance. For their clos- tra working in the pit throughout and went through his comedy
ing, they offered an eccentric drunk the running of the unit. paces for a number of good laughs,
tie” (Radio), with Bebe Daniels
dance which was rendered well. ORPHEUM Opened with tap steppers, a closing well.
and Ben Lyon. Business heavy. SEATTLE
Nice act. mixed group of 12 coming over a Next, Mitchell put the band
YEATES. (Reviewed June
Victoria Allen presented a double 22) wall, with “West Point” atmos- through a “ ’round the town” num-
voice number for her opening Tiny Burnett and Myrtle Strong pheric background for a fast rou- ber, designating
sections of the
MILLION DOLLAR which was from baritone to so- opened this week’s bill with a tine, then a pastel scrim down for town by a tune. Idea was cleverly
LOS ANGELES prano, after which she made a medley of songs, entitled “Forgot- the Milee Sisters to do a nifty worked out and
gave Mitchell one
(Reviewed June 19) change to a rube costume with ten Memories,” which include such acrobatic tap. Followed by two of his best opportunities to date
A juggler, pair of dancers, vocal some talk. She closed with a song
songs as “Memories” and “Just a boys from the ensemble in another in which
to display his ability.
quartet, a nut act and a review and dance. Fair act.
Song at Twilight.” The solo parts tap, a synchronous, nicely done He’s catching on as
m. c. here,
made up the stage salad this week. Jack George, special setting in alternate between the orchestra and military number. too, as witness the healthy hand
the organ. Very good work and Scrim lifted on a futuristic exte- dealt him.
In opening spot was Phil La full stage, opens his act with some .
effectively presented.
Tosca, who opened with a gag, comedy talk in blackface, then puts rior drape effect in autumn col- The Russian conductor-pianist,
Billed as “The Singing Usher,” ors, for Rognan and Trigger in
then went to his juggling, sprin- over a. good song after which he fu- Rassouchine, on to piano, one of
kled with plenty of chatter and goes into one characterizing a an unknown young man sang turistic military uniforms to do (Continued on Page 15)
jokes, not all new. Afair warmer.
negro preacher in which he puts “Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ Caro-
line” and the response he got for
A1 and Louise Walker repeated over a line of comedy talk that is his efforts was

PATRICK and MARSH

a wow. Too much cannot be said tremendous. He’s
as a two-act the routine they used a great bet. Hope we can have
opening day of the previous week regarding this act from a comedy more of him.
standpoint. An excellent act.
in “California Sunbeams.” Louise
Schaffer and Seegar, two nice First of the R-K-0 talent lineup (AOENCT)
opened as a Bowery girl, then A1 looking
men, closed this show do- found Lester Lane, Ethel Osborne,
hoofed it and got returns. Louise ing
many feats of strength and Louis and Dolly Chicco going VAUDEVILLE—ORCHESTRAS
came back in new costume and of- hand balancing.
These boys have through their paces. Lane and Os-
fered an impersonation of Tom
Patricola, scoring nicely; then A1 and
been playing a lot in pictures borne are talented dancers while
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Russell Hines, at the organ, and harps. This was an excep-
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“Rocked in the Cradle of the Night.” Song” and caused the audience to
Deep,” a riddle gag, a burlesque of BOB. demand more.
“When You and I Were Young, Roy Rogers, often seen on the
Maggie,” then a calliope imitation. HIPPODROME old Pan time, was next on the
Fair returns.

boy singing “Happy Days,” two

LOS
Paula Palo act opened with a (Reviewed June 22)
ANGELES bill.
high.
As a comedian he rates ace-
The audience certainly fell
.

Marie LeFlohic opened the show for his clever line of patter. He
others broke in for chatter, then with a nice acrobatic dance with kept, them laughing throughout.
Walter Trask
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retreated for a change cal background.

Vaude and
Presentations
(Continued from Page 14)
his own compositions and then
returned to “Rachmaninoff Per-
lude’’ and clicked. Sally and Ted,
short and tall mixed pair, in a
costume Paul is going
and returned to do tunes from over very nicely here. Their of-
“Desert Song.” It’s evident that
fering this week was a medley of
Happy Songs. Paul Locke’s 12
the rigor of four shows daily is Snappy Steppers lent a lot of life
Fanchon and Marco
tough on the “New Moon” star and color to the routine they pre-
who has been accustomed to nine sented following Paul’s number.
operas weekly for a good many
Here are 12 girls who can really
Route List of “Ideas”
dance. The audience found that
months. Accordingly, instead of out by the response that was
Following is the Fanchon and Marco & T. LOUIS MO. (27)
taking the encore that might have given them. Ideas route schedule, with the opening Fox Theatre
been his, he begged off with a Cora Walsh, a blonde blues dates, all of the current month, in paren- “Miniatures” Idea
speech. singer, encored to several calls and theses beside the name of the town: Featuring Singer’s Midgets
begged off. She is one of the best PASADENA (26) CHICAGO (27)
Walt Roesner outdid himself Colorado Theatre Avalon Theatre
with a pair of musical contribu- of her type to appear here in a “Victor Herbert” Idea “Gyp Gyp Gypsy’ Idea ’

cleverly conceived adagio-military tions that ranked ace high. As an stage presentation. Bob Bonney, Walter Powell Buddy Howe Ohaz Chase Ruth Leavitt
Frank Evers and Greta Jack Vlaskin
Stein assisted by Locke’s Steppers, swung
Victor Herbert Quartette
number, were one of the biggest overture he took “The Ernest Belcher Dancers Jeanne Alexandria
numbers of the evening, working Song,” that much overworked tune, into a clever dance, using “Head LOS ANGELES 26) MILWAUKEE, WIS. (27)
smoothly and easily together. and presented it in an entirely dif- Over Heels in Daisies” as the mu- Loew’s State Wisconsin Theatre
ferent light that made it worth sical theme. “In Blue’ Idea ’ “Changes” Idea
With Mitchell aiding him Earl Eddie Magill, always a Seattle Renoff and Renova Mitzi Mayfair Doc Baker Muriel Gardner
LaVere ankled on to split a flock while musical material. Interpo- Webster and Marine Sunkist Ballet Art Hadley
of gags and after a number of lated into it were “Sweet Mystery favorite, clicked with a rendition SAN DIEGO (26) DETROIT, MICH. (27)
laughs on these went into a short of Life,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and of “Under a Texas Moon,” and Fox Theatre Fox Theatre
accordion number to close. Heavy. other classics and a piano solo by encored to an appreciative group “Cadets” Idea “Skirts” Idea
Born and Lawrence Miles Sisters McDonald and Dean
took of customers.
Julia Curtiss
The Suzette Steppers next in one Frank Castle. Whole thing Rognan and Trigger Ruth Silver Up in the Air Girls
heavily and as an afterpiece Joa- The Four Covans, with Johnny
of their best numbers yet. In this Mabel and Marcia NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. (28)
week’s number there were six more quin Garay stepped to the fore Jackson, presented a fast soft-shoe Wallen and Barnes Strand Theatre
girls added; a big improve- to sing “If I Had a Girl Like and tap dance that was the hit of HOLLYWOOD(26) “Marble” Idea
it’s
You” in a sweet voice. the show. These dancers are Pantages Theatre TheHarris Trio Roy Smoot
ment. among the best to be seen here “Country Club” Idea FloBelle & Charlie A1 and Jack Rand
Don and Ron used the contest “Brunettes Idea” was a pic- Leonora Cori Masters and Grayce Georgene and Henry Francia
for a long time. They are fast, Hector and His Gang
idea for their weekly organ offer- turesque unit highlighted by the Ray Samuels
ing, with Don at the big console excellent terpsichorean work of have a good rhythm, and present '

the Hirsch-Arnold ballet and the

new steps that appeared difficult.
doing “Meditation” from “Thais” The show was not spectacular,
singing of Armanda Chirot and
- - ETE
and Ron at the baby console
organing “Song of India.” Don Jose Mercado. Opened with? a but from talent standpoint it rated
ace-high.
' SEYMOUR and CORNCOB
retaliated with “Pat on the Back” Castilian sequence that had an That Sensational Comedy Pair in F. and M. “BRUNETTES” IDEA
augmented group of girls on for
OXMAN.
and then Ron did “Brought a
New Kind of Love” and the pair a shawl number; then Armanda LONG BEACH (26) UTICA N. Y. (28)
joined to close with “Pat on the Chirot came on for a coloratura FIFTH AVENUE Fox West Coast Theatre Avon Theatre
Back.” Picture was Jack Oakie in soprano number in Spanish that SEATTLE “Romance” Idea a “Sunshine” Idea
was a pip, displaying a peach of (Reviewed June 20) Castleton and Mack Jerome Mann
“The Social Sin.” Robert Cloy Vince Silk Barton and Young
BOCK. a range, crystal clearness and When Fanchon and Marco sent FRESNO (26-28) Arline Langan and Norman Selby
quality. Then she and Jose Mer- their “Goodfellow Idea” up to Wilson Theatre Mary Lou Richard Wally
cado teamed to sing “Monterey” Seattle, they sent one of the great- “Seeing Double” Idea
FOX and the pair clicked. A queer est singing acts ever to appear And the Twins St. John, Elga, Clute,
Stroud Twins Featured
WORCESTER, MASS. (28)
Palace Theatre
SEATTLE looking drop of a woman’s face, here. Bud Averill’s boys were just
:

(Reviewed June 17) Kane,, Falla, Maltby, Holly, “Eyes’ Idea ’

down from the flies, rather that. The snap, the tonal qualities, Electric Twins
Owen Sweeten and his boys of- let spoiled the climax of the entire and the blending that were in- SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Six Candreva Brothers
Paul Olsen
Don Carroll
Bob & Eula Burroff
fer a very delightful concert this California Theatre Keo, Yoki and Toki
sequence. jected into their songs were way “Seeing Double” Idea
week using a symphonic arrange- Spotlight shifted to the orches- above par. They used such songs (Same Cast as Above) SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (28)
ment of “Moon Is Low.” Also tra pit again where Roesner and as the well known “Stein Song,” SAN FRANCISCO (27) Palace Theatre
showing that Carl Winge, plugger, his men offered a comedy num- Fox Theatre
“Always Fair Weather” and “Old “Trees” Idea
is on the job.
‘
This rendition got ber that flashed clever material and Heidelberg.” ‘-Rose Garden’ Idea *

Red Donahue and Pal Harold Stanton Terrell and Hanley Naynons Birds
a nice hand. special work by George Wendt.
Owen then presented his idea of Took a heavy toll. Back to full of The M.-G.-M. quartet, composed Helen Hughes Helen Petch Ted Reichard and Christel Levine
Kyle, Bud Averill, Ted Arbeely, Hall and Essley Mavis and Ted Fawcett and Thurston
Joyce Kilmers’ “Trees.” He gave stage again, and before a nice set, and Les Everson, then swung into Aerial Girls Esther Campbell
a good recitation while the band the OAKLAND (27) HARTFORD, CONN. (28)
Grecian sequence proceeded a novelty which proved to be a Capitol Theatre
played the tune. This number is with the Hirsch-Arnold girls in a Fox Theatre “Coral” Idea
clever parody on “Cornin’ Thru ‘

very tuneful and the boys took very fine toe-scarf number. Then ‘Brunettes” Idea Maurice and Vincent Oscar Taylor
the Rye.” Then, to show their ver- The Royal Samoans La Petite Marie
every advantage of that fact, pre- the Ali Ben Hassan troupe, garbed Chirot and Mercado
senting various versions in tempo as Grecian acrobats, were on for
satility they offered four different
Ali Ben Hassan’ s Bluestreaks NEW HAVEN, CONN. (28)
songs all at the same time. Palace Theatre
for waltz, fox-trot and concert. fast and effective tumbling that Hirsch-Arnold Dancers ‘
‘Peasant’ * Idea
Little Lucille Page, another head-
Asa closing number the band drew a heavy hand. Seymour and liner on the bill, danced a grace- SALEM, ORE. (28-29)
June Worth Johnson & Duker
presented “She’ll Be Coming Corncob were not in this show. ful waltz with, the assistance of Elsinore Theatre
Deilil General Levine
Sisters
Belcher Dancers
’Round the Mountain When She Picture was Fox’s “Men With- some of the men in the chorus. “Smiles” Idea BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (28)
Comes” and finished in great style. out Women.” Charles Wilson at Harrison and Elmo, two black- Three Slate Brothers Palace Theatre
Several of the bys went through the organ. “Manila Bound” Idea
faced comedians, got along nicely Walter Bradbury Dorothy Neville Lloyd & Brice Romero Family
their paces by playing horsey, BOCK. in the crap game they presented Lamberti Stella Royal Samuel Pedraza
thereby giving the customers a
to the patrons' delight. They re-
few extra laughs. PARAMOUNT ceived nice applause for their work
The picture was Will Rogers in
“So This Is London.”
SEATTLE
(Reviewed June 21)
and were encored several times
until they had to beg off.
LEE KiALL
cfflti ESSLEY
CHARLINE
OXMAN. The second of the Publix stage Averill and his chorus then sang
DANCERS COMIQUE F. AND M. “ROSE GARDENS” IDEA

shows showed a more finished “March of the Grenadiers” and

FOX product than the first one sent “Song of the Dawn” and got an PORTLAND, ORE. (26) BROOKLYN, N. Y. (27)
SAN FRANCISCO “City Service” Idea Fox Theatre
here, and if improvement has any- eager round of applause. “Desert” Idea
(Reviewed June 19) thing to do with then there As a closing number used “Sweet Seb Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured with
Laddie LaMonte Eddie and Morton Beck Muriel Stryker
it,
Meza
A. M. Bowles made no mistake will be plenty of success for these Mystery of Life” and ended the George Jager Frank Sterling Cropley and Violet Chief Eagle Feather
when he got together with Louie units. scene with a beautiful background Clara Torney Girls
Macloon and brought the latter SEATTLE, WASH. (26)
Arthur Clausen returned from of costumes and drapes.
Fifth Avenue Theatre
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (27)
impresario’s vocal Perry Portland to lead the concert or-
star, This show was above the aver- Broadway Theatre
Fox Theatre
Askam, into the Fox for a week. chestra in a very delightful med- “International” Idea
age stage presentation. “Box of Candy” Idea Markell & Faun Federico Flores
At this Friday night show Askam ley of operatic hits, which includ- OXMAN. Jones & Hull Frank Hamilton Mignon Laird Billy Carr
had them packed in and, addition- ed excerpts from “Lohengrin” and Reeves & Leu Marie, Lucy and Irene Osaka Boys
ally, clicked heavily with his ex- “Tannhauser.” Stanleigh Mallotte WASHINGTON, D. 0. (28)
cellent baritoning. presented a good novelty titled “A
EMBASSY GREAT FALLS, MONT. (28-29)
Fox Theatre
House management departed from Song Writer’s Vacation” and got SAN FRANCISCO Grand Theatre “Ivory” Idea
(Reviewed June 24) “Goodfellows” Idea Goetz and Duffy Peggy Cars®
the usual custom of introducing its a good hand for his efforts. It ijucille Page Bud Averill Helen Burke Four High Hatters Hy Meyer
guest star in the middle of the ended with local color and got over
Three years ago San Franciscans Harrison and Elmo Betty Lou Wpbb Will Aubrey
“Idea”; instead it gave Askam a big with the fans. got their first peep at the talkies. BUTTE, MONT. (26-29) ATLANTA. GA. (30)
spot all his own, following Walt The revue this week was en- More than a year ago the house Fox Theatre Fox Theatre
went non-union, dispensing with ‘Milky Way’ Idea
‘
’
“Hot Dominoes” Idea
Roesner’s overture. He came on titled “Get Happy,” and from the Noree Les Klicks Paul Mall
musicians. Now, William B. Wag- Vernon Stiles
in one before a beautiful drop looks of things it made every- Stone & Lee Bert Faye Hart, Whitestone. Polly Libonati
and sang “Lover, Come Back to body happy. Paul Spor and his
non has put it back on a union Steve Moroni Terry Greeen
level and has signed Liborius DENVER, COLO. (26) OKLAHOMA CITY
Me” and “01’ Man River”; then Paramounteers handled the musi- on Orpheum
Hauptmann and his orchestra Tabor Grand Theatre
Hauptmann “Bells and Belles” Idea “Uniforms” Idea
a one year contract.
Eddie Hill Eva Thornton Arman d & Perez Ruth Hamilton
is presenting the higher type of Dunbar’s Bell Ringers Tommy Harris Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore
concert music, aimed to attract the Frances, Ted and Byron Loretta Joy Brothers Hunter and Pereival

AL Le CLAIRE
best of the theatre-going class.
At this show his excellently pre-
sented lighter classical airs were
finish.
Manning & Kaye, man and
very well received, especially the woman, offered a good routine of
piano solo done by Hauptmann hokum comedy. ture
NEW MUSICAL GROUP
KTM is

Symphony” group,
inaugurating a ‘‘Minia-
to occupy
This act is fast
F himself.
and all good, clean comedy. Man
Included in the concert, given put over a single song
and reci-
a_ regular
cializing
evening spot, and spe-
symphonic, classical
in
from the stage, were “Blue Dan- tation very good. They offered a and semi-classical music. In the
ube” by the ensemble; “Were My good comedy song for group are: Gladys Johnson, cello;
finish.
Song With Wings Provided,” sung Evelyn Pickerel, violin; Marie Mc-
by Claire Upshur; Hauptmann’s James & Metcalf, another man
Adoo
solo of Rubenstein’s “Romance,” and woman comedy act. These Miller, harp, and Dorothy
Dee, organ. Miss Johnson is the
and “My Nest of Heavenly Blue,” folks also offered some very nice
comedy, and pleasing personalities. leader.
done by Miss Upshur.
Earl C. Sharp is responsible for Both offered single songs to good
the special arrangements of the effect, and a good comedy opera CARRIER VACATIONS
numbers. Personnel of this group number for finish.
_
SEATTLE, June 26. — Jimmy

U in addition to Hauptmann at the Four Muloys. Four Arabians in

_

piano and Sharp at the harmonium, some very fast acrobatic routines
includes: Louis Ford, violin; Olga and pyramids. In this act there
Carrier, formerly divisional man-
ager of Northwest RKO, left for
Harrison Hot Springs, Canada, for
a vacation. When he returns he
Attl, harp; Robert Schmidt, bass; was not a dull moment and went
Erich Weiler, viola; William Ben- very big. A very god act. will leave immediately for the
ner, violin, and Otto King, ’cello.
East.
Picture was “Jazz Heaven.”
RUBE. BOB.

HIPPODROME THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO,

June 26.— JACK BROOK’S
LOS ANGELES Earl S. Sapiro, saxophonist, and

D Betty Thomas opened with some Dorothy Williams, vocalist, were

very clever tricks on the trapeze. married thisweek.
Then the head spins for finish.
Sapiro is the
son of Phil Sapiro, municipal band
Honey
BANJO BOYS
of Banjo Harmony
HEADED FOR THE PACIFIC COAST AFTER June and Bud came next with a leader.
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A SUCCESSFUL EASTERN TOUR double tap. Man offered single

dance. Lady then did a toe tap
FORMERLY WITH WEST COAST PRODUCTIONS with rope. For finish they offered
a double routine of dancing with
AL THREE
AND AT THE SILVER SLIPPER, N. Y. CITY
PERM. ADDRESS: INSIDE FACTS, LOS ANGELES
their ankles chained together.
Ike Morris was next, in black-
MITCHELL
Now M. C.-ing
SOCIETY STEPPERS
Just Finished First National Contract
face. Offered some music on the
harmonica. Then told some gags
PARAMOUNT THEATRE Direction HERBERT RUBIN
San Francisco
and offered comedy dance for
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