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ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS

Vol. XII Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down-
office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879.
Saturday, July 5, 1930 town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. No. i

PREVIEW RACKETING
EXNIRS STIRS TROUBLE
Publicity Public Is
Press Ban Wising To
Discussed B. O. Stunt
Hollywood publicity pur- A revival of the practice
veyors are worried over of racketeering- in pre-
the rising ire of news- views- is. beiflgt charged
paper editors, precipitated against certain exhibitors
by an unprecedented flow in Los Angeles and vicin-
of publicity into the daily ity.
press throughout the The public flocks to the
country during the past
few years. theatres displaying the
sign “Studio Preview” as much
The situation is serious.
Editors, publishers’ associations, to see studio luminaries, which
press syndicates and associations they are told take in these show-
of advertising managers are com- ings to see the results of their
pleting their annual summer con- work and to get audience reac-
ventions. tions, as to see the picture Itself.

The most dramatic expressions The name of the picture is rarely

of annoyance with the publicity
known in advance.
situation since the flood of public
Some of these preview showings
are legitimate, but the public is
relations counsellor communica- beginning to find that in many
tions first oozed into the news cases they are not. There are no
space of the American daily press,
luminaries present, the picture is
have crept from the gatherings.
a finished production, and often-
National agencies have already
times of an insignificant quality.
been informed that the bulwarks
Check-up has revealed that, in
are going up on a free-space grab-
order to keep the preview sign
bing. Returning from their con-
floating in the breeze, the offend-
ventions, editors, inspired by lobby
ing exhibitors are renting pictures
and green-room discussions are for pre-release showings and run-
ordering their staffs to slash pub- ning them in as previews.
licity to the bone.
The
public is finding it out and be-
Meanwhile the film publicists ginning to squawk.
and exploiteers adopt a code simi-
lar to the studio production code,
While distributors are parties to
the practice in allowing pictures
promising sensational changes in
publicity policies, covering ethics,
to be pre-shown in this manner,
they are bemoaning the idea and
advertising art and other items
wish it could be headed off. It is
and promising the super-ultra in
illegitimate business, they say, and
refinement and honesty of state-
so is bound to bring trouble and
ment.
eventual injury to the business.
It all presents a complicated and
“It is a box-office stimulant,”
very interesting problem, and one
said one exchange manager this
of national import, as a number
week, “and as in the case of phy-
of recent propaganda investiga-
sical stimulants, brings undesirable
tions in Washington will attest.
Of signal importance must be
recognized the fact that the news-
paper publishers face a situation
ANSON WEEKS
Returning from the Roosevelt Hotel, New York, reopening at
reaction. The offenders are chiefly
neighborhood houses with more or
less of a regular clientele. If they
are drawn out especially one night
somewhat similar to the present
impasse that stares the picture HOTEL MARK HOPKINS SAN FRANCISCO by a preview sign they stay away
the next. The exhibitor credits the
business in the face.
heavy night to the preview and
Like the movies, daily newspa- then figures he must stimulate the
pers have become very ‘stand-
ardized.
Like the movies, the newspapers
Big Prologue With “Nation” At Biltmore slack following nights with more
previews. And so he becomes an
addict. Then his competitor feels
are presenting hastily hurled out
Lon Murray has been signed to personally stage the prologue for the synchronized re-issue of D. W. the effect of it, and he goes after
re-hashes of the same old stuff, Griffith’s“Birth of a Nation,” which is slated to go into the Biltmore here for a run shortly. previews.”
presented in the same old way. Murray will hold his auditions for the elaborately planned presentation starting next Monday at the It is the general feeling by the
Like the movies, the newspaper theatre. production plans call for the use of 30 dancing girls who can do tap and ballet, 30 male
His constructive minds among both ex-
(Continued on Page 3) dancers, and 20 show girls who can sing. ( Continued on Page Z)

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PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930

Fox Spanish Language Gag Attacked

ABSURDITY NOW ARE THE TALKIES SUFFERING Legit Biz

ENTERING INTO FROM OVERSUPPLY OF GENIUS At Low Ebb

Last week saw legitimate theatre
At a timewhen, despite general business depression, the
MAHER -CLAIM talking screen should be just reaching the zenith of its pull-
ing power it is, instead, hitting the skids and turning franti-
activities at the lowest
moons.
ebb of many

At the Hollywood Music Box,

cally and hastily to stage revues and presentations to help “The Glory Declared” declared in-
The Fox Film announcement
that they had “surmounted the dif- keep theatres filled. glorious defeat for its now sadder,
wiser and poorer idealistic author.
encountered hitherto in
ficulties’’ It’s an old axiom that the theatre is one of the last to feel
Spanish speaking countries by de-
The show opened Monday, closed
business depression. When people are troubled and worried, Wednesday, reopened Thursday
ciding to use the Spanish of the
they seek diversion for a few hours in the theatre or film and closed Saturday, with a large
Madrid stage appears to have
awakened hearty laughter among palace. There sublimated ambi- X marking the spot where the body
Spanish-American leaders here. tions are given free reign for a of semi-realism to an imaginary was found.
spell. world of recent talkie development Boxoffice returns were no asset,
In an exclusive signed article
printed below, Rodriguez, Yet theatre receipts are drop- that exists only in the minds of and the players have filed salary
Jose
widely known writer and musician,
ping all over the country with the “geniuses.” It has little ap- claims with Equity. They had
intimates in diplomatic language
dizzying rapidity. And lavishly peal to the rank and file of the waived the protection of bond. Ill-
Spanish-Americans are pre- produced musical talkers are citizenry, who plunk down their ness of Mr. Ralph Culver Bennett,
that
pared to institute a complete boy-
scarcely bringing in their produc- dollars to keep the “geniuses” go- author and producer, was given out
cott against Fox and all other pro- tion and distribution costs. ing, but 'of late Have failed to run as the cause of closing, but ac-
ducers who embark on all-con- The answer is simple. The mo- true to form. cording to the daily press Mr.
sidered language policies
Spanish tion picture business is suffering
Thus we the current talk-
find
Bennett had strength enough to
The controversy, according to from too much ’’genius,” too much ing screen suffering from pseudo- push his leading lady out of his
Rodriguez, has descended to ab- “wizardry.” There are too many sophisticated drawing-room com- car when she asked him for car-
Hollywood making master-minds, whose ideas of en- fare back to New York. Perhaps
surity; is itself edies, with quasi-realistic “heavy”
before the entire, world. tertainment have been warped by he invoked one of the miracles his
ridiculous dramas, with voluptuously anti-
Following is the article: years of constant association with
quated musical productions and play called for. Drama loses a
the same routines, songs, gags, an increasing absence of public and college boys get
playwright
By JOSE RODRIGUEZ ideas and sensations.
patronage. back a shining example.
Motion producers, more
picture While they have been living in The Music Box is now dark,
noted for energy than for learning, their little mental padded cells, We find stage playwrights and
with nothing immediate in sight.
directors piling their conception of
have been a'ff to adopt the super- the world has gone past them and The Vine Street is now dark and
stition that there are only two they find themselves grinding out
another person’s conception of the will remain so until about July 15,
kinds of Spanish: First, the Castil- same old same dramatic themes and techniques when “Oh,
their stuff in the Judge” is due to open.
that pleased the audiences, who
fian, which is correct, and second, old way while the live-wires have This is a new musicomedy credited
the Mexican, which is incorrect. been busy elsewhere. raved over Pinero, Wilde, Thomas, to Gwen Meredith,
Lucien Denni
Boucicault, Guitry and others of
We will waste no words on this Thus the motion picture has
their time.
and Edward Eisner, with the latter
particularly stupid superstition. progressed from its pre-talkie air directing. Producers are Strong
Let us consider, instead, the
English language in the same man-
Grover C. O’Day We find the same playwrights and Wilson, owners of the house.
and directors joining with the George Fawcett’s production of
ner that the producers appear to the popular young juven- . . . screen colony,
ever-increasingly “Under a Virginia Moon” closed
be considering the Spanish. ile comedian of St. Claire Sis-
There are many kinds of Eng- ters and O’Day, now at the RACKETING TO “art”
mas
to produce dra-
conscious,
“tremendous conflict,” that
of
there June 28, taking a gross of
$4700 for the week.
lish besides the English of Lon- under the pens of Tolstoi, Dos- The El Capitan is doing accept-
don and the English of New York.
R-K-0 Theatre, Los Angeles. teovsky, Hardy, and such semi-
able summer business with “Nan-
Even in London there are many The act, St. Claire Sisters and
definite dialects from Petticoat O’Day, is regarded by show-
HIT PREVIEWS recent writers of the “sad spirit”
as Dreiser, Anderson, and the later
cy’s Private Affair,” and brought
in $5800 for its second week. This
Lane to Portland Square. as one of the outstand- men Hemingway and his followers, show is continuing indefinitely.
When we make a hasty survey
ing legitimate cycling acts in (Continued from Page 1 )
The Hollywood Playhouse is were more or less excellent and
we immediately perceive that Eng- hibitors and distributors that if dark, but Arthur Greville Collins
original in treatment, but fail to
lish has hundreds of dialects
vaudeville. They are handled —
the producers feel the necessity for click as films. and Noel Madison are now casting
Yorkshire, Northumberland, Sus- exclusively by the Weber- previewing for audience reaction We find, naturally, a tremen- their production of “Fata Mor-
sex, Ireland, New York, Pennsyl- Simon Agency. the showings should not be adver- dous subsidiary bulk of repetitions gana,” opening date as yet not set.
vania, Canada, Iowa, Texas, Cali- tised. The reaction will then be a on the shallow themes of a score The President grossed its lowest
fornia, and Hollywooden. legitimate one from an average of recent popular successes in the take in years with $2,500 for the
Which of these dialects shall the INA CLAIRE SIGNED audience, and not plugged by in- novelistic and dramatic field. second week of “Crime.” The
producers adopt as the official lan- terested parties. And we have, finally, the colos- house was closed Saturday night
guage of the screen? Ina Claire has been signed by Abuse of the preview system sal flopping of the innumerable by the creditors, but Henry Duffy
None, of course, each dialect has Paramount for the chief feminine precipitated a heated argument in screen revivals of revue and oper- is hoping that he will
be permitted
its place and its hour. None de- role in “The Royal Family,” which the columns of Inside Facts two etta stories, songs, gags, blackouts, to reopen immediately.
serves nor desires the mantle of will be filmed this summer at the years ago, and since that time the dance ideas as well as the fami-
sovereignty. company’s New York studios, set- abuse subsided to some extent, but
At the Figueroa Playhouse,
liar material of vaudeville and “Paths O’ Glory” occasioned fur-
Yet this is what the producers ting at rest various rumors which the recent decline in attendance picture theatre presentations hashed
are trying to do to Spanish, They have named Ruth Chatterton as ther disablement to the Disabled
is credited with bringing back the and re-hashed to the ultimate bore-
seek to seize upon a standard lan- the actress to be assigned to this Veterans who sponsored it. They
racketeering methods, according to dom, even though presented in
guage where there none. This, had hoped to gain funds from it to
is film. those who are now complaining. natural colors (two or three of
of course, as applied to dramatic carry on a political campaign for
them, at least) and with the mu- the betterment of disabled men.
art and every-day usage. There is
an official Spanish language a lan- — sic of 100-piece orchestras.
Meanwhile, the great mass of
The show opened Sunday night,
but failed to take in enough to pay
guage which is used universally in the public has progressed far past
written form and often in spoken the rent. According to report,
form —as addresses before royalty,
the “geniuses” in viewpoints and
theories.
money taken from the sale of tick-
ets Monday was seized to pay for
in the tragic drama, at funerals, in
domestic controversies which de-
Ten years of Prohibition and electric light used, and the show
the constant and interminable dis- open Monday night. A
mand dignity, and in sudden fits failed to
cussion of its attendant political notice was posted telling advance
of decorum.
and problems have brought,
social buyers to go to the Owl
But the Spaniard, like the Eng- ticket
from the great subconscious of drug store to get their money
lishman, reverts to his native ver-
the mob, ideas and opinions of in- Checks given to stage hands
nacular whenever he is himself back.
teresting proportion. bounced back, it was said.
which is a little oftener than hap- The
pens among Anglo-Saxons, Span- Your average has been
citizen fate of the cast is unknown. It
hands at hypocrisy.
forced, sometimes against his in- was not an Equity show.
iards are poor
clination, to ponder deeply about It has been intimated by some
Absurdities the processes of government, the that some of the responsibility for
I should like to ask the pro- activities of the lawmakers and the scant success of “Paths O’
ducers: Would you try to sell a the age-old fundamental matters of Glory” might be laid to the official
film in Texas, in which cowboys right and wrong, justice and poem featured in the program. It
talked like Balliol College under- tyranny, man and woman. begins thuswise:
graduates? Note to producers: Persistent heckling of the re-
Balliol College is part of Oxford formers has gradually irritated the “How peaceful the old battle-
University.) Man in the Street to considerable fieldsseem,
Would you produce talkie
a in actual, if at times painful, think- Where once they were shell-
which Clara Bow a spoke like ing. holed and torn,
heroine of Oscar Wilde? Would Grim memories of wartime
And his thoughts are not those days;
you let Hoot Gibson use his native of the “geniuses.” They are not
language in depicting the part of Song birds and wild flowers
nicely bracketed and set into smug,
Lord Plushbottom? Would you standardized formulas to which the
are again reborn.”
let the horrid sibilants of Holly- The Majestic is dark, with Lil-
providers of amusement may make
wood garnish the precious lispings
lian Albertson’s “Last Mile” moved
of Mayfair?
easily evaluated appeals. They
answer
are instead a great chaotic mass of to San. Francisco. The Macloon-
“No,” the producers Albertson duo of ace producers
shifting, uncertain, but powerful
through their nimble and acute have no new legitimate plans for
emotional forces, the fundamental
press agents, “we shall let Clara
instincts of the human animal, the immediate future, but may do
Bow talk Vulgarian; we shall let something in about a month.
complicated and extenuated by
Hoot Gibson murder his vowels; A1 Rosen’s production of “Molly
the mad rush of the machine age.
we shall bring to Mayfair the Magdalene” opened Monday night
urbane dialect it is used to.” The “geniuses” are not keyed to
the shifting potentialities of the at theMayan. It is set for a four
But, on the other hand, the pro-
day. Many of them are living in weeks’ run here and will then be
ducers seem decided to bring to
the pre-war days. They sit in moved to San Francisco, after
Chilean, to Mexican, to Argen-
which it is planned to take it to
tinian audiences —
to the vast audi- their neatly lettered offices in the
film studios and grind out New York.
ence of Spanish-America, 80,000,- the
—
000 s-trong the sonorous dentals same old boloney, even though the
slices are getting pretty thin.
“Subway Express” opened at the
Mason Monday night for an indefi-
and aspirates of Castillian.
There are 20,000,000 Spaniards.
There are 80,000,000 Spanish-
charming Bud Murray protege and pupil, watching the
Tut Mace their
It behooves them to get out of
neatly lettered cubicles, to
nite run.
a
The Biltmore is housing
company of Yiddish Players.
Americans. The Spaniards, about . . . drop their mantles of aloofness “Candlelight” is booked for this
one-tenth, speak Castillian. The well-known dance director give “Charley, the Seal,” Ray from the mob, to step off their house for August 25, with nothing
remainder speak the dialects Huling’s vaude “partner and pupil,” some brushing up on his clay pedestals and find out what definite for the interim.
of Valencia, Andalusia and so
off-rhythm tap dancing. Ray called Bud down to brush up
the Man in the Street is thinking. Fay Bainter is continuing in “Ca-
forth, and the separate and inde- Maybe then the little red marks price” at the Belasco, with Ina
pendent languages of Basque and “Charley’s” stepping, while playing at the R-K-0 here this in the ledgers will change their Claire’s “Rebound,” now in San
(Continued on Page 13) week. color. Francisco, to follow.
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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THREE

Class Stage Show Landslide Grows

Film Week PRESS AimUDE TOWARD THE WARNERS JOIN
Uncertain THEATRE BUSINESS DISCUSSED THIS WEEK IN
Unsteadiness marked the week’s (Continued from Page 1) And no greater proof of this
picture house box-office showings, racket finds itself advancing at an
with warm weather, beaches, baby amazing rate in a technical way,
is

tent,
evidenced than in the incompe-
unimaginative and in in-
BIG COMEBACK
golf, infantile paralysis and busi- but still lagging far behind the
ness depression taking toll of the times in ideas and subject matter.
stances, downright stupid, man-
This week sees the return of
weaker offerings. And like the movies, the news- ner with which it approaches the
The Chinese held steadily up to high class stage presentations to
papers are facing a series of in- theatrical industry, the fourth lar-
capacity figures, grossing $35,426 Los Angeles and Hollywood cli-
creases in production costs with gest industry in this, the foremost
on the fourth week of “Hell’s An- an increasing public apathy. maxed by the opening of the Larry
gels.” Carthay Circle took a jump country in the world.
Then there is the tremendous Ceballos Revues at Warner Broth-
for the opening week of Will Rog- The next move in a merely
competition of the radio. ers’ Hollywood Theatre, July 4.
ers in “So This Is London,” click- casual study of the question,
The result was to be expected. After two weeks at the Holly-
ing up $23,456, ten thousand over would be to check the number of
Publishers started slashing staffs
house average and within one grand press agents representing sporting wood house 'the show moves as a
and number of pages in a retrench-
of this year’s high record. and similar activities in compari- unit to the downtown theatre for
ment policy. The current business another two weeks.
Sixth and closing week of “Di- son with the number of theatrical
depression has seeh advertising,
vorcee” at the Criterion sank to
both display and classified, sag- press representatives, considering Dudley Valentine Among the featured talent are
Irene Delroy, Charles King, Olsen
$7801, but there have been lower of course, the tremendous supe-
ging, in many instances, to a eri-
weeks. House average is around
ous low level. riority of the amusement world in . . . prominent Los Angeles and Johnson, Lowell Sherman,
$12,500. “The Big House” is there Noah Beery and Lotti Loder,
now.
Now the papers are getting actual investments, theatres in op- jurist,who is now a candidate
backed by a line of 60 girls and
They haven’t got so eration, etc.
Loew’s State picked up a little
“tight.” for reelection to the Superior
supported by a symphony orches-
with $25,292 for Ramon Novar-
many pages to be filled. And the That would give some of the court bench in Los Angeles tra under Arthur Moranz.
press-agents are feeling the effect, hidebound editors something to
ro’s “In Gay Madrid,” with F. & after years of service in many Declining box-office receipts have
but are still unable to get over to think over carefully. Then with demonstrated over many weeks
M. “Cadet” Idea, six thou under courts, during which time he
average but better than previous
many of their employers the rea- all the statistical resources, at their
past that the public not only de-
weeks. son for the changing situation. command, why not make a careful, has always
demonstrated a sires in-person entertainment in
You can bet your boots that the check of the newspaper readers, kindly and sanely judicious at- addition to picture fare at the key
The Boulevard did five hundred
over average on “Floradora Girl,”
papers will get “tighter.” The who would like to read honest-to- titude towards the show busi- houses, but desires it of high
cost of paper stock is constantly goodness news, comment and opin-
grossing $7,836. Egyptian was low ness, building a wide friend- quality.
on the rise. New improvements ion about the show business just Other producers have let it be
with the mark of $9181 for Ruth
in production methods are expen- as much and in many cases, more ship amongst the profession. known that they have plans for
Chatterton in “Lady of Scandal”
sive. Other economic items of than about sports. the restoration of stage entertain-
and the Ben Bernie band.
Hollywood Pantages grossed an
unimpressive $16,616 with Gary
little interest to the show business
enter into the matter.
There are 70,000,000 people at-
tending shows regularly, accord-
I

LEVEY LINES UP
ment for the fall season, but the
Warner group have decided that
Cooper’s “Texan,” second run, plus
F. & M. “Seeing Double” Idea.
So what about movie pages and
movies news? What’s the trouble.
ing to a typical estimate.
a pretty big public.
That’s
Those seventy
VAUDE BOOKINGS
public, taste is patent now and
there is no reason why further
The Byrd picture at the Para- The big trouble is that most edi- million and many more are sick box-office losses should be suf-
Bert Levey is planning to line
mount opened none too strong tors still have very little concep- and tired of the present drama fered. That the move will be
but built up to an estimated gross tion of just what the show busi- pages of the country’s newspapers, up a number of houses for vaude, profitable to them is demonstrated
of $24,000 for the week, a good ness is all about and many of whether editors are conscious of starting with the Mission Theatre, in the record-breaking receipts at
summer figure. First week .of them are still mentally in the po- it or not. Ventura, which opens a five-act the Chinese Theatre, where the
“Shadow of the Law” will run sition of the small town hotel- They POSITIVELY pass up vaude policy on Sunday, July 6. Sid Grauman prologue, revived
around $14,000 for the United Art- keeper, who didn’t like “them those pages in many cases, to a Inde house operators are taking with the presentation of the film
ists. actors.” surprisingly large majority. a renewed interest in supporting “Hell’s Angels,” has proved the
Alice White again failed to The simplest illustration of this And whether editors or pub- vaudeville bills with the returning sensational money earner of the
draw very big, her “Show Girl in attitude toward the show business licists believe it or not, the situ- swing of the big circuits towards season,
Hollywood” grossing $10,800 at is to lay out the sport pages of ation is a serious one. It is one stage support with talking pictures. Paramount-Publix and Orpheum
Warner’s Hollywood house. At the 100 daily newspapers, selected at that is partly responsible for the Once, the big shot booking or- are expected to go back to the
Downtown, Gorinne Griffith’s ‘Back random, and compare them with tough times exploiteers have in ganization of the coast, the Levey stage in a big way with the open-
Pay’ grossed a summer $11,100. the 100 drama pages, so-called, or putting over even big pictures. time had sagged to but a few ing of the fall season. The Fox
“Swing High” at the Orpheum, if-any, of the same publications. For the public has lost confi- houses during the past year with Theatre chain is planning to im-
was no sensation, doing about $13,- The difference is so great, with dence and doesn’t pay attention to heavy competition and house buy- prove the quality of stage presen-
500. the exception of the metropolitan the drama page, while at the same ing from the chains and the heavy tations. Officials admit they do
press, that there Isn’t any compari- time coughing up to read the hoke inroads made by talkies. not expect to compete with the
son. And the publicists are partly sports stuff, which is put over Ceballos productions in the Los
to blame. with an air of snap and sincerity CLUB OPENS Angeles NEW
district, but at the same
STOffiT TRUSTEE Anybody, who stops to think the
thing over carefully, will agree
that hits popular appeal squarely.
That editors or publicists will
time they are preparing to spend
The Cabin Club, 2220 Central a lot more money on their revues
that the sport pages of the daily dare to look the entire fundamen- avenue, opened Friday, June and are seeking big names for
27,
press are loaded with from two feature billing.
IN DUFFY CASE to ten times as much free publicity
tals of this situation squarely
face, and remedy many faults avenue district, owned and oper-
the
CUKOR’S
in a

CONTRACT
new night club in the Central

NEW
as the drama pages. and stupidities upon sound eco- ated by Tom and Thurman Davis.
Many will call it “live news.” nomic grounds, is hardly to be They have a colored revue con-
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— But it’s not. The greater per- expected. George Cukor, formerly of the
sisting of twenty-two people. They
In an effort to clear up the tan- centage of it, basically speaking, But a great deal of good will have Broadway stage, has signed a new
an eight-piece orchestra,
gled financial affairs of the Henry is just as much or more guff and be done, if they’ll stop to sit Edna Barr’s Rythmasters. The contract to direct talking pictures
Duffy Players, creditors of the hooey than the news of the show down and throw aside personal costuming and staging of this re- for Paramount. The contract fol-
company met this week and business. opinions and prejudices and even vue was very novel. The Cabin lows his co-direction of “Grumpy,”
elected E. C. Street as trustee. His featuring Cyril Maude.
Phoney personalities are pulfed consent to think the matter over itself is decorated in keeping with
work having been completed G. A. up. Arguments and discussions impartially. its name.
Blanchard has been released as re-
waged, wise-cracking sport
ceiver.
are
writers tear off reams of copy that Anson Weeks
At the meeting Duffy, who has is as drooling in its exploitation
been acting as general manager of of persons and events as the Returns
the theatres under the receiver, sappiest fan-directed yarn to come
took the stand and testified that from Hollywood. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.
he found it necessary to close the Andexcluding the majority of With a record attained in
houses because of lack of patron- the metropolitan press, consider New York, at the Hotel
age. In view of Duffy’s testimony the comparative standing, news- Roosevelt,and over the Co-
the statement attributed to him paper ability, intelligence, salary lumbia Broadcasting System,
and published in the dailies, that and other assets and emoluments Anson Weeks, whose picture
the theatres were closed contrary of the dramatic editor as compared appears on the front cover of
to his wishes, was erroneous. to the sporting editors and their
Only apparent solution of the
affair was for Duffy to step out
assistants. Everybody knows the -u. m . if.
this issue of Inside Facts, has
reopened with his orchestra
answer, without second thought. at the exclusive Hotel Mark
and
clear
the creditors attempt to
let
up to the matter, which pro-
cedure is now under way.
of the Duffy houses
Four
the Presi-
dent and Alcazar here, the Duf-
win in Oakland and the President
in Los Angeles —
were suddenly
—
yons,
Why
Kellys,
are there no Damon Run-
Grantland
etc., etc.,
Rices, Mark
writing
snappy, newsy comments for na-
tional syndication in the
press about Hollywood and why is
real,

daily

the drama editor not as respected

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Hopkins in San Francisco.
For three years Weeks and
his excellent musical organi-
zation have been a favorite
attraction
hostelry.
across
at the Nob .Hill
The band jumped
the continent recently
closed Sunday. and important a member of the to open at the Hotel Roose-
Current reports indicate that average newspaper organization as velt in New York, and while
Duffy, with a backer, may attempt the sports editor? there played three nights each
to
when
rehabilitate his chain later
the current financial depres-
The blame lies with the editors, week over WABC
and the
sion lets up. There is no confirm-
ation of this, however.
The Alcazar and President here
with the reactionary, stand-pat,
“stick to the old traditions” edi-
tors and publishers, who still re-
WmE -
Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tem’s national hookup.
ing another
Mak-
cross-continent
gard the theatrical amusement in- jump, the band reopened at
probably will revert to the Win-
ship estate, owners of the prop-
dustry in all its branches as a
sort of gypsy affair, a necessary
wmm. the Mark Hopkins, where a
capacity crowd of friends at-

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erty, while the Dufwin in Oak- pr I
evil in the way of running news, tested to Weeks' popularity,
land will return to the finance since they “do advertise,” and evidenced by an unprecedent-
company who built it.
something to be jammed in an ed flood of wires, letters and
A schedule of bankruptcy shows
BWMim
:

odd corner of the paper, except of flowers.

the Henry Duffy Players have
debts of $495,442 and assets of
course,
personality
when some Hollywood
is so unfortunate
iMMWi The Weeks orchestra
always specialized in the high-
has

$649,660. Among creditors are the enough as to become involved in er class of musical entertain-
Bank of Italy, holding a $45,000 a scandal. Then they leap in, ment and has appealed to the
mortgage on Duffy’s Hillsborough chortling gleefully to hammer the exclusive type of followers.
home; E. S. Pillsbury, $30,800, poor victim’s reputation to bits.
i
-,?•: .
. 'A,;.
In addition to broadcasting
and the Hibernia Savings and The current daily press, in spite over KFRC and the Don Lee-
Loan Association, $28,963. of its highly exploited high ideals, Columbia chain, Weeks and
the allegedly superior mental qual- orchestra also record for Co-
After a successful operation for ities of its staffs and its sup- lumbia, latest wax releases
appendicitis, Jeanette Loff, Univer-
sal’s popular featured player and
posedly complete mastery of the
present American scene, is just as
Zelda Santley being “Ro-Ro-Rolling Along”
and “If I Had a Girl Like
blonde beauty, is well on the road fumblingly incompetent in its own . .popular vaude headliner, who
.
is featured at the RKO You.”
to recovery. way as is Hollywood. Theatre, Los Angeles, this week.
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PAGE FOUR INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930

Picture Reviews ~ Previews ~ Shorts

‘THE BIG HOUSE’ balance neatly with the work of Gleason. We
can safely say, with- ing from their previous screen the addition of Floyd Gibbons’
M-G-M PICTURE Chester Morris as the gangster, out fear of successful local contra- work. nerve-wracking chatter during the
(Reviewed at Criterion) who goes straight, an excellent bit diction, that the adaptors did a PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: most important sequence, the ac-
of work, and Robert Montgomery’s good job, as we have been unable Warner Brothers have produced a tual flight over the pole. Julian
“The Big House” has one of the characterization of the 1930 Menjou in Halliday. Polished Johnson is credited with writing
weakling. to locate anyone in Los Angeles
most banal, hokumistic, typically Leila Hyams played the weak- who ever saw the stage play. and fascinating, his characteriza- the titles.
melodramatic plots known to the ling’s
sister, whose love “redeemed” The trite ending of a double tion is better fitted to the Ameri- Here was the one American mo-
school of tear-jerking thriller fic- Morris
rip-roaring stuff from
satisfactorily; Lewis Stone clinch and a job for the out-of- can screen. Always the well- tion picture with the potentialities
tion. It’s
was sufficiently impressive as the work hero was saved by a gag, for dressed man, he is distinctly an to surpass the Russians at their
start to finish. For that reason it
warden; George Marion, Sr., got in which many thanks are due Ned American style personality. It is own game. Here was an oppor-
will be a tremendous success.
a good bit as a sympathetic guard; Sparks and an unbilled installment around actors of his type that the tunity to put over a tale as modern
It is a film that possesses a basic
appeal to the great mass of movie-
Eddie Boyer did a polished bit as —
collector and a saxophone. We American comedy of wit and as they come, building to a terrific
a stool-pigeon; and DeWitt Jen- just knew, all the way through, subtlety of a generic sort may be climax a mighty struggle of man
goers, who demand “plenty of ac-
nings did fine work as the hard- that the sax was being featured for developed to its full value. against the elements.
tion.” That demand is catered to, boiled captain, who know a purpose. John Adolfi pushed himself to
“didn’t But the cutters and editors were
overlaid with a measure of tech-
nical superiority in the greater
any prayers.” CASTING DIRECTORS’ the front with his canny direction unequal to the task. Maybe they
GIBBONS. VIEWPOINT: Jack Mulhall at from the polished screen play and were rushed too much.
part of its presentation and staged dialogue by Charles Kenyon. This
his best, in an ideal casting. Mae So the gripping record of a great
with a cast composed of pulling
names.
‘THE FALL GUY’ Clarke, as his wife, did a very neat should be looked over as an exam- happening emerges on the screen
It is the most interesting of the
RADIO PICTURE job; in fact she was almost too
ple of smart farce with an Ameri- as just another travel-film, technic-
(Reviewed at RKO Theatre) natural, and a lot of husbands are can setting. Much more interest- ally, great only in that it is a vital
films resulting from the prison than
Not a bad little yarn about every- liable to forget they are in a the-
ing the second-rate English human document, illustrating the
story vogue, because it is theatric- drawing-room
day people. No glamor about it, atre and start to argue with her, affairs. progress man with his many in-
effective in getting over its
ally
but it teaches a little lesson with- or fall asleep. Ned Sparks pro- CASTING DIRECTORS’ struments, his planes and radios,
banal story and because it has been VIEWPOINT: An actors’ para-
out getting preachy. vided frozen-faced clowning as a has made in conquering the ele-
produced on a lavish and impress- dise, the cast seized opportunity to
Jack Mulhall is presented as a sponging brother-in-law out-of- ments.
ive scale, culminating in a prison the full. Miss Bennett threw aside
drug-store clerk out of work, with work truck driver learning to play Under Eisenstein’s editing, it
riot sequence that is the last word tear-jerking and jumped into the
a wife (Mae Clarke), who is not the saxophone. His gags were not might have emerged as one of the
in things of that sort. farcial mood, revealing new abili-
above scolding her man when cash clever, but in character. Pat O’Mal- greatest pictures ever made. Mean-
For all the super-publicity char- ties; and in a role that permitted while the great Russian director,
acterizing the picture as an “epic runs low, as women will. Unable ley was Jack’s sister’s sweetie-dick, her to be herself, photographically,
to find work, he accepts, in return a quiet part well enough handled, under contract to Paramount, sits
of realism,” with a love story that Dorothy Burgess demonstrated she
will “tear at your heartstrings,” for an honorarium, custody of a and Tom Jackson was all right as in the Ambassador Hotel in Los
can do other stuff besides the
and the final touch of grandeur, suitcase from Tom Jackson. He the villain. Wynne Gibson was slinky dark-skin dialect parts cred-
Angeles and “meets the press at
tea.”
“the best dramatic picture of the knows Tom has a reputation for o. k., too, as Jack’s sister in little
Richard Tucker as Halli-
bootlegging and expects the suit- more than a bit part. And wher- ibly. The film opens with an introduc-
year,” “The Big House” is nothing day’s friend, Junior Durkin as his
case contains booze. He takes it ever there are tenements, there you tory talk by Rear Admiral Byrd,
of the sort. son, and George Bickel as a De-
“The Big House” is a master home to store for Tom because the find Ann Brody. then quickly swings into the ac-
troit roue, amply portrayed the
stroke of showmanship in which a latter’s place is hot (not meaning YEATES. tual expedition. Little time is lost
balance of the major roles. in getting the ship to the Ross
major studio has craftily combined hot in the sense of temperature,
GIBBONS. Barrier, great ice continent that is
many effective standard emotion- but “hot” in the underworld sense, ‘RECAPTURED LOVE’ to be the scene of Little America.
stimulating and laugh-getting that is to say, Tom feared the po- WARNER BROS. PICTURE
ally
touches with the basic ideas of sev- were closing in on him we (Reviewed W. B. Hollywood)
lice — ‘WITH BYRD AT THE Construction of the camp, bury-

eral successful stories and plays use the term here as an abbrevia-
Here is a very entertaining film
POLE’ SOUTH ing of food and plane in the ice,

for a timely film on a timely sub- tion), and the good wife objected. PARAMOUNT, PICTURE the settling of the long Antarctic
She said she preferred to see her that hides its light under the banal night, periodic testings of the bar-
ject, all presented with an admir- (Reviewed Paramount Theatre)
of “Recaptured Love.” Adapt- rier, hazards of the expedition, the
ably counterfeited air of realism. husband working in a fish market, title Willard Vander Veer and Joseph
and proceeded to get him a job in ed from a comedy drama by Basil T. Rucker, cameraman with the curious penguins, flying trips on
To say that the film is a “mas- the dog-sleds, scenes in the air,
terpiece of realistic art” and a one. Woon, the action taking place in Byrd Antarctic Expedition, grab 99
preparations for the actual polar
great “drama” is to confess a fla- However, Fate intervened and Detroit. The story is a sparkling per cent of the credit in a motion flight, and finally its successful ac-
grant disagreement with Webster’s turned the scales (not a fish-market and
diverting tale of marital trian- picture way for. this unique produc-
It provoked numerous tion. complishment and the return to
familiar volume. term in this case), providing Jack gulations.
are all caught by the.
To deny that it is a fine bit of with a job in a detective’s office. chuckles and much favorable com-
civilization,
During that long period when camera, and, with the exception of
showmanship that, consciously or But meanwhile there was jeopardy ment from opening day audiences. the inhabitants of Little America the Byrd and Gibbons talks, han-
Itbrings to the screen a gentle-
unconsciously, has adjusted itself for our hero. Jack’s sister (Wynne put over their project without the dled in silent picture style, with
to the groove of the “greater au- Gibson) had a sweetie in to dinner man who reveals considerable pos-
loss of a single life, the camera-
sibilities as top-rank screen mate- numerous titles and musical syn-
dience,” is equally ridiculous. that night, and he turned out to be men ground out miles of film,
rial, John Halliday. chronization, featuring the popular
EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: a dick (see the Journalist’s Dic- shooting the stuff with imagina- song plugged by Paramount to
Here’s one to grab and exploit. tionary The
of Colloquialisms). Halliday took this tale in hand tion and a canny regard for pho- welcome Byrd on his return.
The public is ripe for yarns with suitcase, upon being opened after and walked away with it. He has tographic values. Accompanying news-reel showed
plenty of action of the thriller type discovery, was found to contain the ability, a unique one, if many Then while the bark City of New Byrd’s arrival at New
York, sen-
about $5000 worth of dope. other screen performances are any
after scads of drawing-room com- York ploughed its slow way back sational paper-shower reception and
edies and musical plays, and this It looked pretty bad for Jack for criterion, of being able to speak
to New York and Broadway, the the welcome at city hall.
has a topical theme of great inter- a while, but by mmbling his wits lines and at the same time panto- films were rushed ahead for
cut-
he trapped Tom into an admission mime them to their full possibili- ting and editing so that the picture
EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT:
est. It also has an angle for ca- Positively a worth-while booking,
joling in the feminine filmgoer. of guilt and so won his job in ties. His work has that smooth could
break simultaneously with one that capitalizes on tremendous
The cast is filled with pulling sweetie’s office. combination of gesture and intona-
the return of Rear Admiral Rich- exploitation, and is also a great
names. EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: tion that comes from years of ex- ard E. Byrd and his heroes of human document.
PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: Fair program booking for all ages, perience, both in living and acting. Antartica. PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
with no of censorship, and
Halliday plays a wealthy chap,
George Hill has directed this film fear That’s where Paramount missed What should have been a truly ar-
with with a wife and son, who falls for
very effectively. He worked from possible exploitation tie-ups a great opportunity. For the cut- tistic masterpiece as well as a great
smartly contrived script and dia- with morality leagues and what a night club miss, who can “give ting and editing ot the film lack cinematic achievement has been so
not. It teaches husbands not to
him back his youth.” Belle Ben-
logue by Francis Marion, Joe Farn- the greatness of the filming. unimaginatively handled as to rest
nett plays the wife without tear-
ham and Martin Flavin (whose lie to their wives, and confirms Coming to New
York at about for its laurels solely upon Admiral
wrote the play, “The Criminal wives in the belief that they them- jerking episodes, and Dorothy Bur- the same time was a director who Byrd’s achievement and the fine
selves are always right. It is there-
gess “daddy’s” Halliday as the jazz
Code”), and with a well-chosen from the cinematic wilds of Soviet work of the cameraman.
baby.
cast. As an example of a care- fore sure-fire for the family trade. Russia had spread his name the CASTING DIRECTORS’
fully planned product it’s a top- PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: The farcical tempo is never per- world over for his imaginative han- VIEWPOINT: In place of the
notch bit of work. Photography is nothing to brag mitted to lag and, technically, it’s a dling of the tremendous sweep of masterly cutting that should have
CASTING DIRECTORS’ about. Direction of Leslie Pierce gem of its sort. The solution great conflicts, of mass against built up to the tremendous punch
VIEWPOINT: Wallace Beery was pretty good and kept the story brings a punch finish that adds a mass, of man against conditions. of the actual Polar Flight, Floyd
makes a fine return as a heavy, convincing enough except for the final fillip of humor
very sat-
to a It is interesting to speculate on Gibbons, “Radio Headline Hunter,”
playing “Machine Gun” Butch error of having the hero and wifie isfactory film, far above average what Sergei Eisenstein would have
to (Continued on Page 15)
scared by the police siren a couple program standard in entertainment done with the miles of film that
of minutes before villain Tom value. held the story of Byrd’s flight over
walked into Jack's trap. No vil- EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: the South Pole.
lain worth his salt would walk into Made to order for summer box- The film was turned over to
an apartment house while'
the office. It’s packed with chuckles. Emanuel Cohen, Paramount news-
wagon was backed up to the door. Halliday is worth exploiting. He reel head, who is credited as the
What do you think? brings a new type of appeal to wo- editor. Mr. Cohen’s contribution
The picture is an adaptation of men, an American sophisticate, and to the epic of daring is a mass of
the stage play of the same name Belle Bennett and Dorothy Burgess sub-titles and editing after the
by George Abbott and Jimmy appear in characterizations differ- stock fashion of travelogues, with

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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIVE

City May Regulate

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Tom Thumb 4 —
Golf
In Hollywood"-Now ORDINANCE TO Legitimate Theatres
By BUD MURRAY
“SUBWAY EXPRESS” marn; Evan Pearson, a suspect,

At the Masquers’ annual meet- First we visited our dear old friend,
COVER FAD TO MASON THEATRE and William Humphrey, a deaf
man.
ing for the election of officers for Kitty Doner, appearing at the Hill- LOS ANGELES Others in this outstanding cast
the ensuing year, had a most en- street, and what a “dynamo act” (Reviewed June 30)
joyable evening, and waited until
the returns were read, at midnight
—
she does never leaves the stage.
Kitty knows vaudeville and her au-
BE REQUESTED A novel play by Eva Kay Flint
and Martha Madison, a murder
were: Bertha Blackman, A Rosen-
thal, Bobby Linden,
Lillian Stuart,
Virginia Crawford, Robert White,
Wednesday. Mitchell Lewis was dience. Wewere together in 1923
blow be-
mystery,
Helen Hinkel,
notable for clever fabri-
Sebastian Mann,
in “The Dancing Girl,” and Kitty Possibility of a serious cation, excellent theatre and splen-
elected to the post of “Harlequin,” Harry Lee Ray, Eliot Duvey, C.
relieving dear old Sam Hardy of confides Ted, will open a good ing struck the Tom Thumb golf did direction.
Russell Sage, Harry Willard, Etta
this most arduous task, and “Mitch” dancing school, too, IN HOLLY- courses was felt here this week It is novelly staged within the
Raynor, Sam Morris, Mears Pitch-
will sure carry on great where WOOD— NOW. with the possibility that the city
interior of a subway car, clever
er, Eugene Renard, Betty Todd,
Sam left off. Then to the Belasco, to chat mechanics producing all the illu-
with our dear friend, Fay Bainter, council may
have brought before it sion of a moving train. A murder Evan Pearson, Viola Walton,
Lawrence Grant was elected Helen Lind, Olva Ellison, Harry
“Pierrot,” and Don Lee, “Ponchi- whom we were with in 1925 in a demand for some sort of ordi- is committed before the eyes of the Ellis, Josephine Branham, Mar-
nello.” A glance around and we “The Dream Girl” in N. Y. at the nance governing operation of such audience, but how it was done and garet Armstrong, Rand Barker,
saw and gabbed with many old Ambassador, and what do you courses. who did it remains a mystery un- Roy Watson and Garland Kerr.
friends, such as Glenn Tryon, and think we gabbed about? Not a til the final curtain. The best of “Subway Express” is one of the
Fay In many quarters it is felt that the dopesters in the first-night au-
that grand actor, Edmund Breese, word about show business.
the baby golf proprietors, who have dience were unable to figure it out season’s outstanding productions.
and G. Pat Collins, who was with just talkt about her “Wriggles” An orchestra furnished most ac-
that’s her sweetheart, her little boy
been cleaning up on the racket, in advance.
us in “Passing Show of 1916,” and ceptable music fore, aft and be-
Lee Moran, and cannot forget Paul — and we naturally spoke about our should be
forced to close at cer-
after complaints that
Ralph Simone, Chester Erskine’s tween acts.
Nicholson, who took us back to little girl, Martha. Fay had a pic- tain hours, right-hand man, directed the pro-
YEATES.
ture of “Wriggles” on a horse, and
many of the spots run till the early
duction for the latter. A large cast,
Geo. M. Cohan days, Bobby Ver- morning hours with bright lights, complicated business, fast cross-
non, the boy who has a trained luckily we had a picture of Martha
on a horse, too. We
will see Fay
loud talking and disturbances, par- fire dialogue and ceaseless action “MOLLY MAGDALENE”
“Bass-bird,” who razzes a low “C.” ticularly as many of the courses received
We must apologize to a real old- soon again and talk show business masterly handling, and
are located in neighborhood areas. only once was it necessary to throw
MAYAN THEATRE
timer, a brother Masquer, Addison next time. She is sweeter off stage LOS ANGELES
of an ordinance is de-
Burkhardt, who called us on writ- —
than on if that is possible. What
Passage
clared necessary because the Tom
a lifeline. (Reviewed July 2)
ing that Eddie Moran staged “Rah an actress she is! Among the principals were Hugh “Molly Magdalene” a drama-
The big surprise this week was Thumbs are not, according to opin-
Kidder, the victim of the murder,
is
Rah Daze.” We knew Eddie only ion, covered in present local regu- and turgical
hodge-podge that results
did dances.
the “Addy” did the when the RKO
called up the writer
lations as to licensing, control, etc.,
who walked on, sat down,
in a diverting evening of melo-
book, and surely did a great job. to come to the pool to check up thereafter was required to sit rig-
following a reading the present dramatic entertainment.
Well, we thought we could go on “Charley’s” (the seal) tap dance
1

idly motionless for the remainder

wording of city ordinances cover- of the play; Lillian Rich, his young It combines the paralytic key
back, but when the boy friend (with tap shoes and all).
ing amusements. wife; her illicit lover and husband’s
character recently exemplified in
started talking about the old La Every once a while you read
in Similar action was also reported “Kibitzer,” the lust-'seared moral-
partner, Edgar Reeves; Fred H.
Salle Days, in Chicago, about 1902 about new “influxes” IN HOLLY- under consideration in other cities izer of “Rain” with the setting of
to ’05, before the “shooting era,” WOOD — NOW, but the latest this week.
1 Hargrave, the murdered man’s
clerk; Victor Rodman, subway em- “Hell Bent For Heaven” and the
we were stopt; at any rate we did “plague” is the “cigar comedian.” |

thematic gag of throwing a flip

ployee; Roland Hansen and Deme-
go back as far as “Louisiana Lou,” We noticed at the Friday nite Le-
trius Alexis, two Italians who start- show-girl into a backwood’s fam-
which brought Sophie Tucker out. gion fites: Ted Healy, who wields for resultant complications.
MIDNIGHT SHOW
ily
A great story, and one that would a nasty “rug”; and then Jim Toney, ed the fight during which the shot
It’s one of those plays, concern-
be ideal for the screen today. How burning his lamp; Jack White and was fired that was credited with
ing which, you can predict correct-
do these talking picture experts Gene Morgan, both cooking an the killing; Leo Curley, police in-
ly every important happening after
spector.
miss such chances? “Owl,” and then the star “cigar the first act, but which constantly
To Henry’s after the meeting,
and ran smack into our old boss,
comic,” Joe Frisco, with his “heat-
er” stuttered and spluttered into his
GAG SOCKS S. F. Numerous other characters in-
cluded familiar New York subway
manages' to trick you into expect-
ing something new and thus is
Can you imagine the situa- types, workmen, young lovers,
Sid Grauman, whom we thought seat. able to maintain its suspense in
was on the train for N. Y., by the tion as B. B. B. walkt in with his SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— drunken Jewish family, a
sailors, a
spite of the obvious materials.
the This city has gone completely school store girls, house-
teacher,
daily papers, who had him on train “Stinco-stinCo”? Naturally This is due chiefly to the inher-
other cigar chewers threw their “midnight show.” The late operas wives and
middle-aged married
and gone. Sid laughed and said, ent soundness of the main dramatic
ropes away. “What price Cigars?” have proven so popular with San couples; all of them having some- between the innocent if
“No, they didn’t get rid of me yet.” conflict
As though anyone would want to IN NOW. HOLLYWOOD— Franciscans and have proved such
theatres that
thing to do with the action, all tarnished show-girl and the Bible-
He seems to be To the Brown Derby for lunch a boxoffice aid to with speaking parts, and all excel- quoting menace.
see Sid go away.
Publix this week added a Saturday and
the “show spirit” of Hollywood. with Redmond Wells, who is still
lently cast drilled. First act lays the setting in the
midnight show to each of its Hardy home in a midwest back-
They follow him. The present in- vacationing here. What’s wrong? Also worthy of note were: Rich-
houses, the California and St. Fran-
flux of stage presentations prove A funny man (and a good one, ard Curtis, motorman; A1 Hallett, woods, with the symbolistic train
that.
.

Don’t go away, Sid, stay too,) on the loose for quite a time.
cis. The Paramount has had them conductor; Gust and Jimmy Dakes, running through their property.
for three weeks. (Continued on Page 11)
IN HOLLYWOOD— NOW, and Redmond askt Eddie Shubert what In addition Warren B. Irons has
youngsters; Dorothy Bay, school-
always. With Sid was his best time Harry Langdon went on that
announced Saturday midnight
man, Joe McCloskey, a perfect lay- afternoon. It was the day of Har-
member of the Masquers, a real ry's trial.
friend. See Edgar Allan Woolf is in
shows for his Capitol, which opens
a season of burlesque tonight. This,
together with the Fox, makes a
WALTER STUDIO OF STAGE DANCING
S. WILLS
Bumped into John. Medbury, the town. We workt together on Le- 7016 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVAED GLADSTONE 9608
total of five midnight shows on
silent member of “Mutter & Mum- Maires Affairs in 1925. Just an-
Saturday for this town. PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS
trying to get a nickel back other good writer “gone Holly-
ble,”
out of the telephone machine in wood,” Bill Philbrick, with a “bil- New Summer Classes for Adults Starting Monday, July 7—Tap,
liard-ball haircut,” now playing the ble in the “Blossom Room,” both Acrobatic, Soft Shoe, Eccentric, Waltz Clog, Musical Comedy,
Henry’s, trying to get the phone SPECIAL SUMMER RATES
colored part in the “talkie” version with us in “Scandals,” Mary Mul- Ballet. Also Children’s Classes.
number of the “dumb-dora” who is
a friend of “Mutter and Mumble.” of “The Gorilla,” and another ex- hern and Rose Perfect. Mary is
John thought maybe I had the Winter Gardenite, Jack Gardner, the real ideal show girl, and Rose
We next to us at the fites, getting hot a regular prima-donna. She and

EARLE WALLACE
girl’s number (you’re wrong).
had indirectly told him we were over the main event. That cute her voice are perfect. (What a co-
“batching it” on account of the trick, Ann Pennington, back in incidence!)
family moving down to the beach. town. Yes, “Penny" takes us back We were finally stopt, in the Always Busy Developing Dancing Stars hut Never Too Busy
Never had so many chances to to “Scandals of 1927.” matter of going back, sitting in
to Create and Produce
step out in one nite. Abe Roth in- To prove there is no real ani- Henry’s with Sam Kramer, an ex-
mosity between real friends, even agent, and Redmond Wells. Then Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell
vited us, and along came Jack Jo-
though they are in the same “rack- came Ed Kane, the man who made Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont
sephs, who also was a bachelor for Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif.
the nite, and no place to go, then et,” our Missus wears a Mosconi Ziegfeld famous. Sam and Ed both
Redmond Wells,” with Sam Kra- “beret.” started batting about 500, and tell-
mer and Ed Kane, and, to tell the An honest-to-goodness critic and ing about the good old days when
truth, it could have been a big writer at the Brown Derby, our they played 18 shows a day in Chi-
dear friend, Ashton Stevens, from cago. Well, we just kept our Associates and
nite, but we all went rite home to
our own little “nests.”
happened
NOW,
IN
believe
This all

it
HOLLYWOOD
or not.
beach with
Chicago, looking great. And at mouth shut. They stopt us from
another table “Skeets” Gallagher going back that nite. We are just
in close conversation with Walter teething compared
Catlett, two ex-Shubert stars, now a. k.’s.
to these two
And all this IN HOLLY-
^BUb MURRAY
SCHOOLS .STA&E
Faculty:
Gladys Murray
Late Page
Mary Frances
Taylor
Our first day at the
the family, and swam into John T. here IN HOLLYWOOD, and WOOD—
NOW. 3636 BEVERLY BLVD. — Los Angeles — Tel. DU. 6721
very good in “talkies.” The tap-dancing bug has finally
PRACTICAL DRAMATICS — Stage and
Murray, formerly at the Winter
Garden, and his charming wife, May we mention that while hit “The Dummy,” newsboy in
Vivian Oakland, whom we didn’t downtown visiting the Orpheum front of Henry’s, and when we go Screen. All Styles of STAGE DANCING
recognize in a bathing suit, she offices on an important mission to there for our “snack” he immedi-
Tap, Off-Rhythm, Ballet, Acrobatic
lookt so “cuteyish,” and George be divulged later, noticed that they ately starts his routine, and when
Bancroft, strutting up and down now use the “old shill,” a trapeze in doubt writes the steps down. As
the beach, with that “terrific top- girl high in the air, in front of dancers he and “Charley the Seal”
toned tenor, who never “cracks” a theatre, to draw trade into the the- ought to do a good act. Or better
note, day or nite, Frankie Richard- What is vaudeville coming still, the “Dummy”
better stick to VALUE
KARELS
atres.
When the “act” was thru, the his “newspapers.” He
doesn’t real-
HARVEY
son, also an m. c., one of the few to?
left, Henry Fink. “barker” started, and then the usual ize how tough “show business”
We
must confide that we played —
happened the “suckers” took the really is. He
smiles now, and al-
a “back-stage door John” for the “air.” Which shows they want
flesh and blood on the stage. Why
ways seems happy, with not a
thought or worry on his mind.
SCHOOL OF DANCING
first time in years. But this was
real and so entrancing. Two dif- not let’s have it in Hollywood and Stay where you are IN HOLLY- 7377 Beverly Blvd. OR. 2688
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.

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Letters From
Facts Readers
TELA-PHONEY,
These discussions do not necessarily re-
§9 JAMES MADISON
flect the editorial opinion of this news-
Published Every Saturday paper. If you disagree with us, say it
One Year - - - - $4.00 Foreign - - - - $5.00 anyhow.
Hello, Henry Mencken. Hello, Ray Huling.
Hello, James Madison. Hello, James Madison.
Advertising Rates on Application
Newspaper ads announced What willhappen when pro-
As a bi-monthly publication Entered as Second Class Matter, No- That article
:
SANTA MONICA, June 30.— the seven days as “Scot
last hibition is written off the Con-
in last week’s Facts Tissue” week.
vember 17, 1924, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under stitution?
by Gene Swift sure hit the nail
the Act of March 3, 1879. I suppose every customer The wets will put “amen”
As a weekly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, April on the head. Dramatic plays with- was presented with a copy of in AMENdment.
out incidental music are an out
29, 1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act
and out frost.
THE SPECIALIST. * * *
of March 3, 1879. * * *
as the legit managers As long Hello, Ben Ami.
neglect that feature of the enter- Hello, Fred Lightner.
tainment they can expect to stay Hello, James Madison. Hello, James Madison.
Published by
Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. in the rut they dug for themselves They tell me that a Scotch-
Do you endorse Germany’s
when the music was eliminated. man although close, overlooks
plan of making bachelors pay
800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
Going to a dramatic play now- for the privilege of single
Telephone TUcker 7832 his shortcomings.
friends’

JACK JOSEPHS
ARTHUR WM. GREEN -
------ adays is like attending a boxing
President and Editor bout only less exciting. After a
Vice Pres, and Counsel lot of chattering in the audience
In other words, he’s forgiv-
ing even if not for giving.
* * *
blessedness?
Yes, indeed;
should be taxed.
all luxuries

WILLIAM OWENS
C. - Secretary and General Manager the gong sounds and the battle * * *
is on. Hello, Rube Goldberg.
Let some smart manager give Hello, Larry Ceballos.
Vol. XII Saturday, July 5, 1930 No. 1 Hello, James Madison.
us the musical trimmings of ye What’s a comic strip?
Hello, James Madison.
olden days with a good dramatic
An old maid disrobing. What is your philosophy in
production and the result will be
And Now, What? a financial and artistic success.
* * *
Hello, John P. Medbury.
life?
Nothing matters — except a
Despite dollars, time, energy and industry, despite an unu- HARRY LAMBERT. boil.
Hello, James Madison.
sual array of Broadway songsmiths, directors, writers, sing- * * *
What is your slant on life?
ers, dancers, comedians and dance-masters; despite techni- Hello, Bert Levy.
Some folks who have a
color, multicolor, and any other kind of color despite wide
screens and fancy screens, publicity, exploitation and bally-
;
Snacks reputation for being close-
mouthed, are only waiting for
Hello, James Madison.
Is it true that Methodists
hoo,, the new art form, the screen musical, with its three divi- some one to bring back the
sions, the revue, musical play and operetta, has proven the Of Facts cuspidor.
* * *
believe in disarming?
Well, some of them want to
most complete and unmitigated flop in the entire history of get rid of Cannon.
Hello, Harry Master and * * *
amusement. Dorothy Grayce.
Some who James Hall and Merna Kennedy
there are will deny this statement. Others will Hello, James Madison. Hello, Bern Bernard.
at the “Molly Magdalene” opening
qualify it. Others will present a score of excuses. And the I understand that in his new
Hello, James Madison.
second-guessers can think up more extenuating circumstances a goodly movie crowd was . . .

picture Flo Ziegfeld will use Science claims we can hear

than a wily criminal lawyer. there ... a pretty newcomer, ten thousand diving beauties. with our teeth.
The smart lawyer may save his client from a sentence or Wynne Gibson, made a hit in the A good name for it will be, That’s great. If there’s any-
the noose. But there’s small excuse for the screen wizards leading role . . . Bill Oliver, with “Twenty Thousand Legs Un- thing you don’t wish to listen
that black velour hat, chatting with der the Sea.” to, simply shut your mouth.
who tossed billions into the talkie melting pot to get a cur-
dled mixture of public apathy and, in instances, positive dis- Phil Scheuer between the acts. . . .

approval. heavy applause for the “good old” “BAD MAN” PREMIERE STUDENTS GRADUATE
All the alibis in the world won’t kid away those little red melodrama.
Warner Brothers staged a mid- Thirteen students were gradu-
marks in the ledger of the greatest popularity poll on earth. Celebs at the Midsummer Jubi- night world premiere for the Span- ated from the Pasadena Commun-
Fox locked the barn a bit late by changing the title of lee .. . on the stage and in the au- ish version of “The Bad Man,” ity Playhouse School of Theatre,
the second “Movietone Follies” edition to “Svensen’s Wild dience. . . . One of those nights of starring Antonio Moreno, at their June 30, and were presented with
Party” and playing up El Brendel and Marjorie White in the nights more dancing girls than
. . .
Downtown here Saturday night, diplomas by Gilmor Brown, direc-
drawing a packed house of consuls, tor. The graduates were: Laddie
billing and publicity. That was a dodge that reflects credit on you ever saw anywhere ... a fine newspaper and magazine corre- Knudson, Onslow Stevenson, Mil-
somebody’s thinking and the “Not a Revue” billing was tribute to a fine institution spondents of Latin countries, and
. . .
dred Stockwell, Douglas Cooper,
and the traffic jam after the
big many Mexican and Spanish busi- Florence Buck, Catherine Turney,
another.
show! ness men and civic leaders to view Thomas Hurt, Eugart Yerian,
But the big damage has been done and drastic action must Ben Rosenberg down from San the opening, with considerable fa- Mary Duckett, Lou Wadsworth,
be taken to hold public patronage. Just how that action is Francisco and calling on old friends vorable comment on the handling A1 Willard, Margaret Tupper and
taken will afford an interesting spectacle. ... a delegation from Chicago of the film. Walter Huston is Mary Lou Clarke.
crashing the front pages for a starred in the English version of
gangland echo of the Lingle mur- the late Holbrook Blinn stage hit.
Mike Newman was a visitor on der.
What’s George Lait ex-
KIRK OFFICE CLOSING
the Row from San Diego, full of
. . .

Row vim and vigor.

* * *
posing now? Jerry Whitney
Hill, manager of Shanley and Fur-
ness’ Yorkshire Hotel, in the lobby
Bill Quinn, of the Advauce Trail- of the Mason between
UNIVERSAL PICKS UP
After a lull of about three months,
. . .

SAN FRANCISCO,
Peggy Kirk
booking office
closes
in
her
the
July
theatrical
3.—

Warfield
the acts try-
and Universal is now preparing for a
week and will retire
Cuttings er .Co., is telling a new Scotch ing to solve “Subway Express”
story, but which he declares is no getting it cock-eyed. busy production period. First pic-
Building this
from the business. She will be
joke. Quinn is marketing a new Dick Wilbur taking in the new ture to go into production since married in a short time to Wil-
By FRED YEATES series of exit and intermission rec- thriller
John Hill, another the slack season will be “Boudoir
. . .
liam Morland, non-pro.
ords, and says a local exhibitor thrill-chaser Charlie Miller of Diplomat,” adapted by Rudolf Lo- . . .

with a Scotch name returned a Equity, looking it over

Last Monday, a warm day, had package after trying them out, chat- thar and Fritz Gottwald, with Mai . . .
BOOKER TRANSFERRED
be- ting with his predecessor, Wedge- St. Clair as director.
all the sound effects of a naval re- cause they caused too much wear wood Nowell now a radio per- . . . Jolly Jones, F. & M. booker in
view along the Row. The regular and tear on his floors. People in- sonality. Frank Brunner hav- DIRECTOR . . . NEW DANCE Kansas City, has been transferred
curb convention lined up to watch sisted on stamping their feet to ing a great time. George Riley . . . to the Los Angeles office. Previous
the music.
the battleships (and some of the
in a sporty-looking roadster. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— . . . to his F. & M. connection he was
battle axes in them) sail down Ver-
A Scotchman worthy of his race Benny Westland, Washington Paramount-Publix has sent out Val R. K. O. booker in Kansas City.
mont avenue, and every once in a would have made a tie-up with the “missionary” for "Ingagi,” prepar- Nicolai from its New York head-
while there would be a loud bang
local shoe repair shop. ing for a Canadian trip. quarters to take the chorus-direct- DOVE DIVORCE GRANTED
as some craft, presumably, fired a
* * * Rudy Wintner and Ira Gay re- ing job in Harry Gourfain’s coast
Quinn says his only objection to turning from a week-end trip to production unit. The name, “Su- Billie Dove, under her real name
salute. Said craft, however, never
seemed to enjoy the privilege, as “Mammy” was the street scene Balboa. Fritzie Bullard with a zette Steppers,” will be discontin-
. . .
of Lillian Bohny Willat, was grant-
they would heave to at the nearest where A1 Jolson stepped aside to Broadway yearning alighting sud- ued at the local Paramount and ed a divorce from her director hus-
band, Irvin Willat, in Superior
vacant curb, and the pilot would avoid some equine “signs.” The denly from an automobile. the girls will be designated by the . . .

step out, scratch a sweating brow, point is well taken. There are Wallace R. Stark playing a one- name of the unit. Judge Harry R. Archbald’s court
here this week on grounds of
and dig down in the magazine for practically no horses on our down- night stand at the Figueroa Play-
cruelty.
the jack and tire irons. town streets. house one up on “The Glory .
HILL . .
FRANK BACK
As we have said, it was a warm * * * Declared.” There goes the fire . . .

department!
day, with many declines in rubber.

the
* * *
F. E. Benson’s Los Angeles of-
fice copped first place in the next-
Back from his vacation tour of to-last returns on the United Art-
Northwest, M. Klein has ists nationwide sales contest, which
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
Frank B. Hill returned this jweek
after 15 weeks as manager of the
Ill • • •
Charlotte Greenwood road show,
ascended the throne of his new po- is some record for Benny, as they SET DAYLIGHT
“She Couldn’t Say No,” which
What
A
is THE COMEDIAN?
publication issued on the
sition at Columbia exchange, name- were at the bottom of the list Henry Duffy put out. Show closed
ly, that of office manager. He was when he took the office back last
first of each for month
in Chicago after hot weather had vaudeville performers, radio
formerly the booker. His prede- March. The lead, however, is nar-
cessor in office, M. J. E. McCar- row, his percentage being 102.5
SAVING DRIVE
taken its boxoffice toll, following a
successful season on the road.
entertainers and professional
humorists.
thy, who is to go out on sales, against the Indianapolis showing of What do the contents con-
spent the week-end In the great 102.2, but he figures that a big First gun in the show business
outdoors getting himself into train- bunch of contracts tossed in at the opposition to the attempts to foist
STARR MURIEL RETURNS sist of?
All new laughs in the form
ing for his new leg duties, but his last minute should give him safe the daylight saving gag on this of monologue material, gags
indoor complexion suffered under leadership in the final returns. state were set off this week when
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— for two, minstrel first - part
Muriel Starr, legit player, arrived
the unusual exposure, and now he Salesman E. W. MacLean forged hundreds of film houses simultan- jokes, wise cracks, funny song
wears a coat-hanger under his coat up to ninth place in the individual eously commenced flashing on their here this week from Australia, titles, etc.
to keep the weight off from blis- records, despite an attack of quinsy screens
where she spent the last five years What is the price?
short trailers telling an
as a featured player and as head of
tered shoulders. that laid him up for two., weeks. opposition story to the phoney One dollar a copy, or $10 by
her own company. She dropped yearly subscription.
Division Manager Bershori has eas- gags of the pro-daylight saving all her money in the latter venture
ily cinched first place in division minority.
How many copies of THE
and is now en route to Hollywood, COMEDIAN have been is-
Artistic Scenic Advertising ratings. Trailers a-re built about the line
where she will make a try for the sued?
Curtains * * •
does “California need more sun-
shine?” and are meeting with much
talkers. Nos. 1 and 2 are now
By Far the Best in America Guy S. Gunderson, office man- favorable reaction, all being so ready.
CURTAIN PRIVILEGES ager of U. A. exchange, is taking a short as not to irk theatre patrons. BULLOCK RETURNS Suppose after buying them,
BOUGHT FOR CASH much-needed vacation, the first in 1 don’t like them?
Meanwhile the fight on the at-
Then your money
OR SCENERY years,' and is absorbing dzone with Bullock, tenor, son of Wynne will be
tempt to put the silly stunt over
his family at Balboa Beach. Guy returned at once without ar-
has simmered down Judge Georgia Bullock, has re- to a watchful gument.
Chas. F. Thompson is one of the oldest employes along
Film Row, and at the same time
waiting until the elections. turned to the United States after a
Who is THE COMEDIAN
Then the big campaign is ex- year and a half spent in study and published by?
Scenic Co. one of the youngest. pected to be waged, with the ma- concert work in Italy and France.
1215 Bates Avenue
Phone OLympia 2914 Lola Gentry is
* * *
expected back
jority opinion likely to over-rule Bullock has been in the New York
the minority group that selfishly Music Box Revue and has sung in
WALTER LONDON
from her northern
P. O. Box 139, Vine St. Station
Hollywood, Calif. trip, almost any is, attempting to put the daylight numerous Coast theatres prior to
Hollywood, Calif.
day now. saving silly over here.' his European trip.
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”“L B~k
KRESS BLDG.
lto
PHONE DOUGLAS
Manager
2213
SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND — SACRAMENTO — SAN JOSE
935 Market St.,
Office Suite 504

HOT WEATHER HITS BUSINESS MORE TROUBLES

Market St.
Gleanings IN S. F.; FOX HAS ANNIVERSARY GIVEN GOLDTREE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—As SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. A sudden wave of hot weather — OAKLAND, July 3. —When the
SAN
The city
FRANCISCO,
of
July 3.—
San Francisco, con-
if the profession doesn’t always a lot of the cinema palaces below the belt this week, hit
advance ticket sale for “Student tinuing fight against Sid Gold-
have enough unfavorable publicity causing them severe pains in the box-offices. Outstanding its
Prince” at the Auditorium was
San Francisco daily newspapers tree and his Green Street Thea-
thing in town was the first anniversary of the Fox, which n.s.g. Louis Macloon refused to
have gone previous efforts one announced that it would re-
big house took one of its sweetest figures in many weeks. open the show for its three-day tre,
better in connection with several voke the permit to give shows in
“With Byrd at the South Pole” started off slowly for the run and refunded what money had
local occurrences during the past
already been taken in. the building under the basis that
month. One was a disappearance, California while at the Warfield “Richest Man in the World”
Publicity to the dailies ex- the theatre is in a Class C struc-
another a death, and in neither topped the first week of “King of Jazz” by a couple of grand. plained that the star, Allan Prior,
was the profession involved until ture, whereas the law specifies a
A. M. Bowles booked Dobbsie, was ill. Macloon and Lillian Al-
the dailies had gotten their fingers the Paramount with “Numbered bertson put the “New Moon” into Class A building for theatres.
in the pie. and his gang into the Fox for an
Men” and a stage show hit a fair the Grand Lake a few weeks ago However, while Sid Goldtree was
The first case concerns a col- 8 a. m. Saturday show, packing $18,000, and is followed this week and will bring “Last Mile” in after lying in the Dante Hospital un-
lege graduate who had taken part the entire house for this milk- by Ken Whitmer, a new m. c.,
a San Franciseo run. dergoing an operation, house at-
in a. senior class play, and who man’s matinee. In addition, there Gary Cooper in “Man From Wyo- * *
*
disappeared off a boat while en- was Fanchon and Marco’s “Rose ming” and other features. taches declared that there was no
route to Los Angeles. The pa- Garden” Idea, Walt Roesner and Coincident with the sudden clos- truth to newspaper stories on the
Orpheum with Richard Dix in ing of three other Duffy houses in
pers, naturally, carried the news concert orchestra and Will Rogers “Shooting Straight” only fair at permit revocation and that the
but within three days all headlines in Fox’s “So This Is London?” $10,000. Wagnon’s Embassy with San Francisco and Los Angeles
came the darkening of the Dufwin house would remain open.
proclaimed the 19-year-old girl as all of which drew in approximate- the deuce and final week of
an “actress,” “Thespian” and ly $60,000. where Gladys George was on the The city’s fight against Gold-
“White Cargo” did $9000 and the boards in “Square Crooks.” No
“prominent theatrical woman.” tree started a number of months
With Metro’s “Richest Man In picture was moved to the Davies. plans have been announced.
The other instance occurred last the World,” Loew’s Warfield “Dumbbells in Ermine” at the ago when Capt. Arthur Layne and
* * *
week when a bride of three months grossed $17,000 not the best fig- Davies drew $5500.
died. She had worked as an extra ure in the world but at that a lot
— The Orpheum has discontinued
his moral squad raided the Green
Street on charges of presenting an
on two pictures and previous to better than some of the bigger its 24-sheet stands. immoral performance, and re-
her marriage has been a magazine IDEAS ARE CHANGED * * *
peatedly hauled Goldtree ah d the
pictures have done.
solicitor. Yet the papers referred Publix had a rather mediocre Edward Everett Horton closes performers into court. A series
to her as “actress,” “film player” week. It’s California with the OAKLAND, July 3.—Changes his engagement as guest
_ star at of jury trials subsequently freed
and one even Went so far as to call of personnel in Fanchon and George Ebey’s Fulton this week the group and performances were
first stanza of Richard Byrd in
Marco “Ideas” at the. Fox Oak- and returns to Hollywood. Bela resumed.
her a “motion picture star.” “With Byrd at the South Pole,”
land this week had Slate Bros, Lugosi opens
July 6 in his favor-
* * * started slowly and climbed a bit,
leaving “Smiles” to join “Bru- ite piece, “Dracula.”
ending with $16,000 in the register.
SPOTLIGHTS It stays. The St. Francis with
nettes” at Portland, and Seymour * * * WHILE YOU’RE
Anson Weeks returning from Chevalier in the third week of and Corncob shifting from “Bru- The aeronautical exposition at VACATIONING
New York and all San Fran- “The Big Pond” did $14,000, while nettes” to “Smiles.” Scotty Wes- the municipal airport, running until
. . .
this summer
cisco giving him a hand on his ton filled in for the week, taking WHY NOT LEARN
re-opening at the Mark Hopkins the Slates’ spot. Weston leaves July 6, has put considerable of a to write,read and execute
crimp in receipts for the current
. among the handers being Nickson, Tom Smith, Dud Wil- soon for Los Angeles where he, week. Several hot days in a row
. . dances the scientific way,
Jack Sprigg and his pipe Ron liamson, Freddie (pardon, Freder- Pat West and others will again were no help either.
. . . and save weeks of toil
and Don without their baby con- ick J.) Heward, Helen Stone, Jack be put on the road by Fanchon * * i preparing new stage rou-
Dean, Virginia Spencer, Greta and Marco in another “Gobs of
sole, and sharing one gal among tines ?
Louis Macloon was here to see
themselves Edna Fischer and Gahler, Fred and Buttercup Eilers, Joy” Idea, opening August 7.
. . .

Harry Perry Askam, star of “The Desert

her rusty-headed husband, Milt Clem Kennedy, John Cope,
claiming he’s a dis- VETERAN MANAGER DEAD Song” and “New Moon,” whom he
DANCEOGRAPH
Hayes ... at a table with Ro- Bechtel . . .

pupils executethe most

of ours the very placed into the Fox Oakland for
setta and Vivian Duncan, George tant relative and intricate
. . .

difficult
Grandee and others the Dun- idea Charlie Concannon, Dud-
. .
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— this week. Askam opens at
.
. . .
movements with perfect
cans inviting us to view their show ley Ayres, Yvonne Peterson Edward G. Bert, veteran theatre Loew’s State, Los Angeles, July . . .
ease.
Carol Laughner all at'hrill over the new station manager, died at his home here
10
at the Geary . . .

Henry this week after a short illness. He * * *

.

BE PREPARED
and Phil Harris dropping in to the Walkathon . . . . . .
for the coming trend in
take a peep at Anson ... Bob Starr volunteering a number was 72 years of age. During his Dominic Isabella, assistant man- . . .
professional dancing.
Lee wandering about Herb Howard Ross viewing proceedings career he was associated with his ager of the Fox Oakland, has left
. . .

Fleishacker, the big feetsball star, from a box Abe Bloom watch- brother, Charles, in management for a two weeks’ vacation in the . . .
DANCEOGRAPH
there with Margaret Perry of the ing from another side Dick of the old Metropolitan on Mont- Northwest. . . .

Dishonorable” company Giblin among the contestants gomery street and later managed * * *
“Strictly . . .

DANCE ART
. . and, believe it or not, not a Madame Medley Anderson on the the Grand Opera House.
.
At one Walter Krausgrill and orchestra
make. time he handled such celebs as have been signed for Neptune (Incorporated)
song plugger in sight the . . .

Greater KYA opening Lewis * * *

.
Ben Cotton,
.
Billy
.
Birch, Lotta Beach. 555 Sutter Street
Lacey showing the boys he can Famous lies of show business: Crabtree, Peter Sterling and David San Francisco
announce as well as manage a sta- “David Belasco huh, I put Belasco. BARUSCH IS P. A. . . .

Newark, N.
in New York City,
Schools
Chicago, Indi-
tion George Taylor, George him in show business.” SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— anapolis, St.
J.,
Louis, San Fran-
STORIES ARE DENIED
. . .

Walter Barusch has been named cisco, Denver and Salt Lake
press agent for Warren Irons’ City.
ARTISTS ALWAYS WELCOME
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— burlesque show at the Capitol.
CHAS. SCHULER Recently published stories
Rodney and Lloyd Pan-
to the

Dancing
STAGE ARTS STUDIO
for Professionals hy Professionals
effect that
tages have purchased the Union
Square (formerly Hippodrome) on
HIRSCH - ARNOLD
1141 MARKET ST. Underhill 2608 SAN FRANCISCO O’Farrell street are pronounced BALLET MISTRESSES
untrue by Harrigan, Weidenmuller created and costumed all dance numbers now en tour Fox Circuit with
and Co.,, realtors handling the F. & M.’s “Brunettes” Idea
house. STUDIO —545 SUTTER ST. SAN FRANCISCO
REMOVAL SALE
Theatrical Footwear Headquarters

Dance Art Shoe Co.

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“Lew” Serbin “Sol” Reines San Francisco SPECIAL RATES TO PROFESSIONALS
General Manager Production Dept. JACK WOLFENDEN, Prop. BERT HENDREN, Asst. Mgr.

ANNOUNCE THAT, BEGINNING JULY

DAWN and CHAS. B. SCHULER 1, THEY WILL PRODUCE THE FLOOR SHOW AT SAN FRANCISCO’S

CAFE MARQUARD With Sittcerest Thanks to Mr. Harry Mafquard and Mr. Alan Strong

BOB— REID PATRICIA JOY Prima Donna

Featured Singer Master of Ceremonies

LADIES OF THE ENSEMBLE

LILLIAN LORIS DIANE MAYHEW GLORIA KING
CORAL DAVIS DOROTHY BURKE SHIRLEY MARVIN
All Available Artists Please Write C. B. SCHULER, Stage Arts Studio, 1141 Market Street, San Francisco, California
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REVIEWS
COMMENT R.ADIOLAJVD By FRED YEATES
CHATTER
NEWS
KFWB RESUMES Pickups and Viewpoints Radio Fan San Francisco
Paragon Radio Notes
BROADCASTS OF Something like four hundred thousand people of Los An- SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.

geles live in apartment houses. Figures are not to hand as

Dud Williamson of has KYA SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
always been more or less cer-
WARNER REVUES to what proportion of the city’s radio sets are stabled in
these cliff dwellings, but according to the audible evidence it
tain of his radio following,
but up until this week has
Those
up at
collective
NBC
program
deserve a loud huzzah
brains

for their intelligence in deciding

must be very large. never had indication of a per- to avoid much trumpet fan-fare
With the return of Larry Cebal- For humane reasons, apartment house regulations require petual fan. and flag waving music on July 4.
stage revues to the Warner
los’ It was last week, on the
that sets be silenced after 10 p. m. and before 9 a. m. This While most stations probably will
Brothers theatres, the Warner sta- inaugural night’s program of have no less than three patriotic
tion, KFWB, will resume its regu- automatically eliminates a choice chunk of the radio audi- greater KYA, that William- tunes on each program NBC will
lar Monday night broadcast from ence between those hours. son announced for many have no more than two during the
the Hollywood theatre
stage. This, of course, is no particular The cost of the 35-piece orchestra hours, far into the night. entire day.
Located the Warner Holly-
in news. It is information that has and other production expense is A San Francisco family, * * *
wood house,
station KFWB
has been available to -station execu- chiefly shouldered by Don Lee, listening to KYA, went to
While we didn’t have the pleas-
unusual for a broadcast
facilities tives for some time. But all of us owner of KHJ, in a worthy effort bed and to sleep, forgetting
of this type, the house having been can stand a little reminding once to show New York and the whole ure of reading it we have been told
to turn offthe radio. They that our good friend, Dinty Doyle,
experimented on since its open- in a while, especially some pro- country that our town is the were awakened at 7 a. m. by
ing several years ago, with the gram arrangers. radio ed. of the Oakland Post-
center of things cultural and what- the family parrot chanting
view of developing perfect broad- Enquirer, rose on his editorial
cast conditions.
* * * not. “This is the greater KYA hind legs to deny our recent
Those various bands that func- But our informant claims that Dud Williamson speaking.
Considerable equipment has been tion at public gatherings, parades, Mr. Lee is being promoted. He This is the grea .” — printed allegation that a KROW
added since the opening and a receptions and what-not, are no- declares the whole idea was in- “artist” is doing a Charlie Hamp.
At least that’s what a let-
number of unusual technical facili- toriously bad, and when they are spired by the Theme Song Writers ter to the bemustached an-
Everybody else is trying it, so
ties enables the staff to handle the broadcast they are even worse. Welfare League, the majority of maybe he’s doing an Amos ’n’
nouncer and baritone claims.
revues, one of the most difficult Announcers of these events seem the members of which have plenty Andy.
type of broadcast,, with eight to delight in bringing them in of time on their hands these days, * * *
separate mikes, all the “built-to- noisily, whether in the spirit of
stay” type. mischief or not, we wot not. Any-
and that they are using -this means
of building up public interest which
RADIO STATION While other staff members are
The regular broadcast starts next way, it makes the trite, gabby rot
j

they expect to capitalize at the STAGES DINNER doing

daily ether
George
their
stuff,
Nickson, staff tenor of
Monday, policy being to put the that follows loom entertaining by psychological moment by holding KYA,
whiling away 14 days in
is
first evening show over the air comparison. a benefit. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— the Northwest, from which locality
with minor adjustments in the * * * * * * The Pacific Broadcasting Co. and he is expected to return
running style of the presenta- soon
Bill Sharpies, the “New Idea Barks From the Office Dog: Ole its local station, KYA, were hosts
with a blistered nose, sun-burned
tion to meet broadcast demands. Man” of radioland, who has been and his gang gone back to the last Thursday night at a dinner on
-
cheeks and absolutely no money
The Ceballos revues bow in at the kidding the customers around
Hollywood theatre on Friday, breakfast time for four years over
—
Old Country Long Beach weep- the roof of the Hotel Whitcomb, for
another ad.
ing willows cause floods in streets where the station’s new transmitter * * *
July 4. KMTR
and getting away with it, — Kitty Brown getting measured
—-Ralph Power
is located.
Madonna Todd can
has responded to -a suggestion from for a publicity story Lewis Lacey, KYA manager, usually be

SERBIN MOVING Eddie Peabody and has incor- measures Fanny — Radio bursts out and Joseph I. Mclnerny, president, relied
squibs
upon
if one drops
for a few
in
publicity
to see her
porated himself, capital $100,000, into epidemic of proud fatherhood were hosts at the radio get-togeth-
— Lyman NBC publicity headquarters,
ESTABLISHMENT shares $10 each. And it is a
unique testimony to Bill that the baby girl —
Packard at KFI sires
of its kind this year.
Cecil Noe, trumpeter at
which
one of the first affairs
er,
George Tay-
is
but this week she’s on the blink.
at her

fans have been sending in their KHJ, blessed with twins, both lor acted as m. c. during the en- justnew
A beach home did it. She
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— ten-berry certificates and buying an girls —
Merwin Dobyns, owner of tertainment period. Following the doesn’t know a dern thing.
Lew Serbin, theatrical shoe spe- interest in the Sharpies firm. They KGR, accepts baby boy from dinner and shows, guests inspected * * *
cialist, has moved his Dance Art
do it chiefly to show they have a Stork —
Don Lee adds KWG
to his the transmitter, recently installed Jack Plunkett is a new an-
Shoe Co. from its former Powell real interest in
street headquarters to Loew’s War-
his programs, but brood, sex not determined —
Gene by John N. Cope, chief engineer of nouncer at KYA.
* * *
he says it does not stop there. Grant, KFI, and Ed Skrivanek, the P. B. C.
field Theatre building. Serbin will Being his W.
stockholders, they will KHJ, both married last week, re- Among guests were Ralph Brun- J. Laughland, manager of
make the new location a profes- buy the goods he plugs, which
sional center, giving free corre-
—
turns not yet available Len Nash ton of KJBS, Howard Milholland KPO, is on a vacation. Where,
will give him a bigger drag with shaves off his chin whiskers and of NBC, Merle Matthews, Made- no one knows.
spondence and secretarial service. his sponsors, which will increase sends red bandanna to the laun- line de Michele, Cecil Wright, Eu- * * *
Sol Reines is in charge of the pro- his earning
duction department.
power, and which in —
dry Bob SWan vacationing around gene Hawes, Ed Wilson of KFRC, Ferdinand Stark, director of the
turn will return dividends to the home and listening to the radio Omer Eddins of KROW, A. Ep- Hotel Sir Francis Drake concert
stockholders. That makes their Van C. Newkirk vacationing at stein of KFWI, Judge Golden, Su- orchestra, is broadcasting over
HAZELTON BROADCAST radio entertainment not only free, —
Catalina looking into the chewing pervisors Warren Shannon and NBC. .

but profit-bearing. gum situation —

Happy Johnson Andy Gallagher, Art Fadden and
Joseph Hazelton, only living * * * pinch hitting for Bob Swan Frank Calvin, the Sequoians, Jim- RINGWALD JOINS TRIO
eye-witness of the assassination of Getting back to that apartment Happy Chappies waiting for KFI my Mosley, Frank Cope, Ted
President Abraham Lincoln, will house statistical business, Bill —
elevator they also serve who only Smith, Dudley Ayres, Walter Riv- Roy Ringwald, with KHJ for
repeat his Lincoln Day broadcast, Sharpies tell us that thirty-two stand and wait —
Carl Haverlin ers, Virginia Spencer and Saul some time as crooner, arranger, di-
describing the scene, over station thousand of -these apartment dwell- —
needing a shave Carl Haverlin ap- Emanuel of the Chronicle. rector of vocal ensembles and gen-
KFWB on July 4 at 9:30 p. m. ers are unattached women. Now, pearing freshly shaven Jose Rod- — eral entertainer, has joined Earl
Hazelton was a program boy at how did he find that out? riguez looking forward to a rainy FEATURED WITH BAND Burtnett’s Biltmore trio. His place
the Washington Theatre when the * * * —
evening Jose and a lot of others on the KHJ staff has been filled
President was shot. His broad- A rather novel angle was given — Ray Paige, Lindsay MacHarrie, Jeane Cowan, the popular blues by Will Garroway, who left the
cast on Lincoln’s Day brought the us on the “California Melodies” Ted White and a stranger in con- and ballad purveyor of KFWB, is station some months ago but has
surprisingly large number of 1042 program produced here for the —
ference Ken Niles in the throes now being featured with Harold responded to the urge to return to
unsolicited wires and letters to the Columbia network each Wednes- of creative writing —
Leigh Hiarline Howard’s Dance Band, broadcast- the radio field.
studio. day night, by one who claims to in the throes of creative arranging ing over the Warner station from
be on the inside. This program — Dick Creedon making our heart 12:30 to 2 p. m. five days weekly. RESIGNS CHEATHAM
DeFORREST ON AIR features the efforts of our mod- —
grow fonder by his absence Glen —
ern “composers” to rearrange Dolberg listening to a salesman BAND BROADCAST Robert Cheatham, lyric tenor
Dr. Lee DeForrest, noted elec- classic airs into what are quaintly Misses Harms and Murphy wear- on the KHJ staff, has resigned to
trical inventor, will speak here on known as “popular songs,” and —
ing a new ooat of tan and strange- Mayhew Lake’s band concerts take an extended vacation. He has
Thursday night of this week be- presents many of these artisans in ly —Roland Foss has one exactly are being broadcast over the Co- been in ill health for some time.
fore the Institute of Radio Engi- person. — —
the same Ho, hum- it’s a dog’s lumbia chain. Sousa has been cred- Irl Hunsaker, formerly with KFI,
neers, his talk, of popular nature, The program is unsponsored. life. ited with saying that young Lake has been engaged to take his place.
discussing radio and sound picture is his logical successor.
principals, to be broadcast at 7:30 BUILDING RKO VAUDE EXTRA DANCE CLASSES SECY. GOES ON AIR
p. m. over the Warner Brothers NAMED DISTRIBUTOR
station, KFWB. Warners are Jean Field, office secretary of
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— Enrollment for the first of the
SAN FRANCISCO, 3.— KGER, Long Beach, has launched
financially interested in the De- July
Forrest patents. RKO has inaugurated a policy of summer classes at the Wills Studio
The Dance Art Shoe located Co.,
out as a mike entertainer, singing
of Stage Dancing in Hollywood blues and dialoguing and getting
augmented vaude shows at the in the Warfield Theatre Building,
was so great that it has been found away with
NEW TUNES PLUGGED Golden Gate here and the Or- necessary to start additional classes has been appointed exclusive local
distributor
it.

for Selva theatrical

pheum in Oakland. Monday nights Monday, July 7, according to Wal- COMEDY SUPERVISORS
footwear.
Two new song numbers, origi- the Gate gets four locally booked ter Wills. New classes will in-
nating in the Pacific Northwest, acts, in addition to the regular clude instruction in semi-ballet, mu- Sam Freedman and Ed Kaufman
and which have been persistently RKO vaude, while the Oakland sical comedy, sofe shoe, acrobatic, NORMAL COURSE STARTS have been added to the Universal
penetrating southward during past house has the extra acts on Tues- tap and eccentric dancing. There comedy supervisory staff by Carl
weeks, are to break over local ra- day. Phil Frease of the RKO will also be new classes for chil-
Over 48 teachers are enrolled in
Laemmle, Jr. Freedman, a former
dio during the coming week. The booking office is handling. the annual summer normal course
dren. In addition to the classes independent producer, is to assume
numbers are “Rock-a-Bye to Sleep there will be individual instruction which begins on Monday at the
supervision of the talking picture
in Dixie” and “Tonight,” published Earle Wallace Studios of Stage
by the S. L. Cross company which
SCHOOL PLANS OPENING for the advanced and professional Dancing. These teachers are from
version of “The Leather Pushers”
dancers.
all over the United States, besides
series. Kaufman will supervise the
has recently opened offices here. production of the Charles Murray-
The Hollywood School of -the ASH TO PARAMOUNT many from Canada and other more
Dance for Stage and Screen, of George Sidney short-reel talking
WRITING ROBIN HOOD which I. C. Overdorff is director,
distant points. There are also comedies at Universal.
Paul Ash is scheduled to open many, attending this course who are
L. Scott Perkins, ace continuity will hold a formal opening in new as master of ceremonies at the superintendents of playgrounds,
writer of the Pacific Coast and re- headquarters on Sunset boulevard Paramount, Los Angeles, when physical directors in eastern high
puted to be the best paid radio on July 20. On the school staff that house goes to stage policy in
writer in the West, is responsible are: S. E. Granger, tap and ec- the autumn, according to current
schools and colleges and other in- HAVE YOU HEARD
structors. During the same weeks
for the Robin Hood continuities centric instructor; Anton Yarot- reports. Earle Wallace is also offering two BILLY VAN?
that are to be broadcast regularly ski, ballet and folk dance instruc- other summer courses, one for ad-
over the Don Lee chain beginning tor, and Nellie S. Johnson, dra- JOHNSON IN “SPOILERS” vanced children and one for pro- At KFWB, Hollywood
July 4. They were featured over matic art instructor. fessional dancers and students.
KFWB last year with considerable Kay Johnson, who played the
success. OPPONENT WITHDRAWS
leading feminine, has been signed
by Paramount for “The Spoilers,”
CROCKETTS ON AIR
The Crockett Mountaineers,
Withdrawal of Hugh M. Gil- to be directed by Edwin Carewe,
more from the Republican nomina- with Gary Cooper featured.
fa- tive race for the state assembly,
Virginia Spencer
miliar vaudevillians, are now heard
here regularly over the Columbia
district 57, in favor of W.
H. “Bud” SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— STAFF PIANIST
Lollier, Fox-West Coast executive, Harry Cooper, slated to go into
network from New York, their
haywire offerings going on the air
was announced this week from the the Capitol as principal comic, has OF THE NEW AND GREATER
headquarters of the latter candi- had to postpone his engagement
over KHJ
every Sunday between date by Glen Ingels, general chair- until a later date, due to a previ- KYA SAN FRANCISCO
1 and 1:30 p.rn. ous tieup.
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AN EXPRESSION
OF GRATITUDE TO

MARCO
AT THE BEGINNING OF MY
FIFTH YEAR K IN ASSOCIATION

WITH THE MASTER SHOWMAN K

EDDIE PEABODY
“The Banjoy Boy Of Joy land”

K OPENING AT THE FOX THEATRE, ST. LOUIS

JULY 11th H STARTING A TWENTY-FOUR

WEEKS TOUR OF THE FOX THEATRES K

PERSONAL DIRECTION-MRS. EDDIE PEABODYK

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

NORTHWEST SEATTLE, WASH.

Roy Oxman
REPRESENTATIVE
630 People
Main
Bank
0799
Bldg.

.ADVENTURE FILM
Vancouver SEATTLE IS LED GAG IN SEATTLE Notes
Along MEYERS’ VICTOR
SEATTLE, — Seattle
By A. K. MacMARTIN
BY PARAMOUNT July 3.
gone “adventure crazy.” Practical-
ly every large movie house has an
has
Fifth Avenue CLUB IS RAIDED
Calvin Winter, leader of the band adventure or travelogue picture fea-
SEATTLE, July 3.— It has been tured on the bill. The Paramount
SEATTLE, —
at the RKO Orpheum, is doubling
many a day since the Paramount has “With Byrd at the South
July 3. Fourteen
at H'appyland, Hastings Plark, where
Emma Jane Eppler in from dry agents entered the Club Victor,
led town in grossing the bait for Pole,” the Columbia still retains Alaska again and out again . . . exclusive Seattle night club, early
he opened with a new dance band
the week, but this week it came
“Ingagi,” doing good business on
the wide publicity given it on its
. . . what
busy girl Frank a — yesterday in what probably will go
of ten pieces last week. Between Sweet out playing golf and . . down in local history as the last
through with flying colors to the authenticity; the Blue Mouse has a .

holding down the RKO spot and trying to improve his mashie shots raid, the dry raiders under the
rehearsing his new syncopators for
tune of 18,000 berries. The reason: Martin and Johnson travelogue, . without avail Owen Sweeten
. . — old regime will make, Carl Jackson
Delores Del Rio in “The Bad and the Liberty has “Gow” with going out to dinner I’ll bet . . . being the new chief.
the dancing job, Cal put in a busy One,” together with a fine stage Capt. Edward Salisbury making that man can eat, like nobody’s This is the first raid the club
ten days recently. Incidentally the show, brought them in. personal appearances daily. business. has known, although such a thing
Happyland has billed him
for The Fifth Avenue was next in has been expected for some time
p.

like
a.

a and the fans flock

circus
the race, totaling $16,000 with John
Gilbert on the screen and an ex-
NEW MUSIC CO. office
Meyer and Tiny Burnett doing
routine and doing it . . .
in these parts.

nightly in large numbers to this cellent Fanchon and Marco stage PLUGS 2 TUNES well — Betty Shilton in at Puss ’N
Vic Meyers, popular
leader and proprietor, was arrested
orchestra
Boots complaining about the
hug and shuffle floor, which up to show. . . .
together with ten patrons. So
the coming of the new band had The Orpheum ran a close third, SEATTLE, July 3. Alice Lou —
tearing up of the.streets
mer in the lobby
—Jimmaking
Clem- quietly did the raiders work that
registering $13,000 for the week. . . .
only >a few in the crowded night
been deserted. Sweet is head of new music com-
The Fox, with a third week on pany with main a everybody happy which is free . . .
club knew that a raid was in
* * * the Will Rogers opus," brought in
headquarters here.
Plug numbers featured in the con-
nowadays Tod Parsons back from — progress.
which is considered this a vacation tanned? you
The local b. o.’s got a break from $7,000,
cern’s initial catalogue are:
. . . . . .
After a night in jail, Meyers,
“Oh, bet!
the weather man during the cur- house’s average. still wearing his dress suit, was
Mother of Mine,” a waltz, and “If
rent innings. Rainy days and cool The Blue Mouse, with the last
week of “Captain of the Guard.”
You Could Be a Sweetheart All Paul Spor being introduced Ed- — taken before the United States
Commissioner in special session
nights saw a parade from the To Me Alone,” a fox-trot tune.
die Magill going to the theatre
beaches to the show-shops. The made a figure of $6,S00 while the
Music Box, across the street, took Both numbers are already starting
. .on the job, as usual Sammy
. — and was arraigned on charges of
possession and maintaining a com-
Capitol opened slow but built up to get a break locally.
Gore doing a dance and get- . . .

in $5,500 even though John Barry-

daily from word-of-mouth boosting
more was holding the boards in
ting away with it Jean Singer tak-
ing in the dough ... a girl
— mon nuisance.
Through his attorney, Ralph
by the fans, with M-G-M’s “Caught whose
Short” featuring Marie Dressier “The Man From Blankley’s.”
The Met, another Publix spot,
BAKER ARRIVES voice is worth a mint. Horr, Meyers waived preliminary
hearing and posted $1,500 bail. The
and Polly Moran.
pheum with Sylvia Clark, and Bob-
The RKO Or-
took in a measly $3,900 for such AS PUBLIX HEAD Muriel Gardner in at Coffee case will be laid before the next
an excellent drawing power picture Dan’s singing the blues
. . .
federal grand jury.
by Kuhn in the pit, headlining the Grant Brown in at Sherman-Clay’s
usual four acts, which all rated
as "Puttin’ on the Ritz.” SEATTLE, July 3. A. W. Ba- — for some more music ... as
A-l, “Young Man From Manhat- ker, who
has been manager of the . . .
MRS. PINCUS DEAD
tan” on the screen, did their usual
FILM LOCATION Paramo.unt Theatre in Dallas, Tex., if he didn’t have enough already

will arrive in Seattle this week to

Bob McFarlane, Lloyd Fadden, SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
big business.
National’s
SEATTLE, July 3 —G e o r g e become manager of the Seattle unit
Marion Felt, Gordy Ruh, Jack An- Mrs. Pauline Pincus, the mother of
First “Sweethearts Bertholon, businessmanager for shutz and the press smoking their
of Publix houses. W. A. Hartung, Henry Pincus, Casino manager,
and Wives” at the Strand did av-
W. B.’s “Song of the
the making of the “Silver Horde,” who has been the local manager first cigar and liking it Oh; . . . — and sister-in-law of Ralph Pincus,
erage biz. new RKO picture, arrived here last for Publix since the first of the
Yeah? Columbia manager, died last week
West” at the Dominion was a fair week as advance man for the com-
draw. The Sharkey vs. Schmeling
year, will be transferred to another at her home here.

fight pictures and “Men Without

pany scheduled to play in the pic- of the organization’s houses, to be DOLIN IN SEATTLE
ture. Among those who will ar- announced later. HANDLES OPERA SALE
Women” at the Beacon did well.
The B. G. Players at the Empress
rive later are: Evelyn Brent, Ray-
mond Hatton, Joe McRae, Louis
SEATTLE, July Max Dolin, 3. — SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
offered “The Man From Toronto”
McBEAN AT KFQW former NBC
star of the violin, Frank Sigillia, former assistant
Wolheim and George Archainbaud, paid the Northwest a visit this
to almost fullhouses nightly. treasurer of the Columbia, will
the director. Although most of the
picture is to be filmed in the vicin-
SEATTLE, July 3. — Gordon Mc- week prior to opening the Pacific
Northwest Exposition, to be held
have charge of the ticket sale for
IDEA IS BALLYHOOED Bean who was formerly with the the grand opera season, opening
ity of Ketchikan, the company will
Gloom Chasers, Harmony organ- in Seattle during August. August 1.
go through several scenes on the ization, which proved very popu-
SEATTLE, July 3.—The Fox Seattle water front.
lar with Pacific Northwest fans,
Fifth Avenue up with practic-
tied
has switched from the harmony
ally every important candy com- SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
pany
to
in town in a successful effort Leo, M-G-M living trademark, was
ballyhoo Fanchon and Maco’s here this week making personal
type of song to Jewish character
work. He has joined the staff Sweet Songs
“Box O’ Candy Idea.” The com- appearances at the Fox and War-
of KFQW and presents his orig-
Are Coming • They’re
nial skit “Prof. Scnitzenheimer’s
panies made clever displays of their field theatres, as well as parading
products in the lobby of the theatre. Market street.
Lectures.”
Not Only Sweet, But
SETTLE ORPH MATTER They’re Hits •
SEATTLE, July 3. —A settle-

WANTED...
for Orient and Far East —American Variety Acts,
ment has been
Orpheum Theatre by
of

Orpheum
and
the local
whereby the orchestra men
have
effected
a
Musicians’

better
will receive better pay.
with the
committee
Union
at the
conditions
Artists- Watch For These!
“Oh, Mother of Mine”
Waltz
Trios, Girl Acts, Cabaret Performers, Tab Show. A New Mother Song
Success and Welcome to
And Different — Also
ANY ARTISTS OR MANAGERS 9
Johnnie Goldsmith
“If You Could Be a
James Youman Sweetheart to Me All
interested in a tour of Japan, China, Philippines, Java,
Lillian Hunt Alone”
Malay States, Burma and India, communicate with
and entire company of the A Knockout Fox-trot
Hit
CAPITOL THEATRE #
—“Sol” Reines Lou Sweet,
LAyCCSAtANTELL
Representing Jung-Vong Interests of Shanghai
“Lew” Serbin Alice
“Sing Sweet Songs”
Inc.

Dance Art Shoe Co. 507 Seattle Theatre Studios

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ducer dies as a result of the wreck. manages tospeak and get over the Wilbur directed as well as writ- gave a clean-cut performance as
John falls for the girl and offers true story of what happened. ing the play and playing the role the younger brother, Hedwiga

Legitimate to marry her (not knowing of

the seduction). The girl confesses
to the paralyzed old man, who has
If this isn’t good old melodrama, of Simon in such an effective Reicher set the tragic tempo with
then “Way Down East” was so- manner as to greatly build up the her work as the mother, George F.
phisticated farce. This newspaper air of verisimiltude given the hoke Hays turned in a nice job as an-
the ability to hear, and he smiles has several times recently con- plot essentials. other brother, doing comedy relief,
(Continued from Page 5) his consent to the marriage, but tended that a well turned out melo- Wynne Gibson, a charming miss, and Ethan Allen played a sheriff
The father is paralyzed, John the Simon hears the confession. drama should hit with Los An- gave a good account of herself as in the last act so as to greatly
youngest son is kept in subjection They have a child, and one Sun- the show-girl, presenting an in-
geles legit theatre-goers, the strang- build u" this trite situation.
by his reactionary, moralistic elder day while the family goes to est mob to please in theatre his- teresting solo effort of about ten Minor parts were ably handled
brother, Simon. The train jumps church, Simon stays home on a tory. or fifteen minutes in the second by Dorothy Sills, Jack Egan, F.
the track in their very yard, an pretext and finally tries to “take” With all the boys going for act, where she described a show Frank Curran and Theodore
impressive and novel off-stage ef- the girl. In the following strug- sophisticated and. psuedo-sophisti- to the old father. A few rough Adams.
fect, with some of the injured gle a heavy flower-pot is knocked cated stuff and a heavy population edges in her work should round GIBBONS.
brought into the Hardy home. from a balustrade, killing the child. of retired middle-western farmers out with several performances.
The girl, who has suc-
finally Simon accuses the girl and demanding mellers, A1 Rosen may Georges Renevant had the tire- MAMOULIAN RE-SIGNED
cumbed to the importunities of brings out that she had been “with have grabbed a winner with this some job of sitting motionless for Reuben Mamoulian, who directed
the show-backer that very night, is the show manager.” Things look smoothly-written thriller by Crane three acts and handled his “miracle “Applause,” has been signed by
one of the victims, while her se- pretty bad, when the aged father Wilbur. Time will fell. scene” very nicely. Cornelius Keefe Paramount to direct another.

SUCCESS AND BEST WISHES TO

LARRY CEBALLOS
FROM

KEN and DE BARD BROS.

MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO
LARRY CEBALLOS
FROM

VIOLET M. BARLOW THE ELONGATED COMEDIENNE

CHARLES E. HOGAN PRESENTS

BUDDY HOWE Fanchon and Marco’s “Victor Herbert” Idea at Loew’s State, Los Angeles, This Week

FANCHON and MARCO

PRESENT

DANTE BARRE
and DOLITE FEATURED IN

FANCHON AND MARCO’S “VICTOR HERBERT” IDEA AT LOEW’S STATE, LOS ANGELES, THIS WEEK

v*a
STILL HEADLINING FOR

FANCHON & MARCO

“CADETS” IDEA
THIS IS OUR SECOND IDEA
• rWL BORN AND LAWRENCE THANKS, SAMMY ROSE
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PAGE TWELVE INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930

Facts9 Echoes From Melody ILand

WALLACE OPENS
Hot Licks of Music AT PARAMOUNT PLAN SERIES OF
By JACK TENNEY B.
Song SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
Oliver Wallace opens today as solo ‘CASINO’ SITES
Life is much like a musical composition. Under the skilled
Leaders organist
succeeding
at Publix’s Paramount,
Ron and Don, who have Rumors from reliable sources
artistry of creative genius it may be a beautiful symphony. been moved to the Paramount, At-
have been current for some time
With the execution of blundering fingers born of little feel- lanta, opening this month.
ing and complete lack of imagination a beautiful thing is
LOS ANGELES that Jim Sams and Jess Kramer,
Wallace formerly was at the
Another shuffle this week brings owners of the Casino Gardens,
distorted and twisted beyond recognition. There is an art in United Artists and other Los An-
“Dancing With Tears” up to the Ocean Park, have been contemplat-
living that is little dreamed of.
top of the pack, from No. 6 of last geles theatres. ing, and are now negotiating for,
—
All life is an illusion- a passing phantasy that is always week, but only a scant notch ahead Ron and Don will take with four additional ballroms, all to be
fading into the mist of pale sunsets. The artist reaches out of last week’s leader. “My Future them their baby console which they
Just Passed” also takes a big leap located in Southern California
in pathetic eagerness to perpetuate featured during their stay at the
into the money from the also-rans
—
the elusive beauty to hold fast The boys have also been playing
of last week.
local Paramount, meeting with a
cities.

Probable sites will be Los An-

with trembling fingers the dissolv- the shows at the Egyptian. 1. “Dancing With Tears In My nice reception. geles, San Diego, Bakersfield and
ingmoment of idealized perfection. * * * —
Eyes” Witmark.
San Bernardino, and it is quite
The opalescent vapor of imagina- Eddie banjo and “vo-
Lippner, 2. “You Brought a New Kind of
Love to Me”- —-Famous. likely all will be named “Casino
tion is an amethyst pastel over the calizings,” is doing his stuff with
3. “Stein Song” — Radio Music Orchestra Gardens.” They are to be in full
rugged and harsh panorama of life. Ken Roth and his orchestra at the Co. operation within a year. No de-
Failing to grasp something of the
artistry of life,we are as mad as
Paris Inn. The personnel includes 4. “It Happened in Monterey” Reviews cision has been reached as to
(besides Eddy): Ken Roth, sax Feist.
Hamlet and as despairing as Mac-
and leader; Frank Remspear, sax; 5. “My Future Jast Passed”- — where and when the first of these
beth.
— Famous. ANSON WEEKS will be started.

is
The thought
an art in
is persistent there
living that is little
Blackie
Krueger,
Baughman, trumpet; Mill
trombone and violin;
6. “So Heart” De
Beats My — HOTEL MARK HOPKINS Lou Traveller, who heads his
Sylva, Brown and Henderson. (Reviewed June 26 ) band at Ocean Park, will have
dreamed of. Hall Reese, drums; Roy Holt, bass, 7. “I’m In the Market For There’s a greatly improved An- complete charge of all music, it is
* * * and Dave Mack, piano and voice. You” Red Star. — son Weeks orchestra at the Mark reported. Traveller will have a
The cafe game in our big city The new Paris Inn is under the 8. “Singing a Song to the Stars” — an orchestra that has a lot of financial interest in the venture, it
certainly does not seem so hot. management of Bert Rovere and is Robbins. — smart stuff to startle the dancers is stated.
Rather puzzling that the fifth larg- doing a great business, the times 9. “I Remember You From who pack the Peacock Room
est city in the United States should and all that notwithstanding.
* * *
Somewhere” De Sylva, Brown and — nightly. This was Weeks’ open- DAMAGE
SUIT SOON
be so uncafe and unnight-club Henderson. ing night after several months
minded. Max Fisher’s, Coffee Johnny Hamp and his Kentucky 10. “The Moon Is Low” Rob- — spent in New York where he SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
Dan’s and the Pom Pom have gone Serenaders left the Cocoanut Grove bins. played at the Hotel Roosevelt. Hearing of the $300,000 damage
the way of many others, and Ray in the Ambassador Hotel June 26, A number from the picture “Ma- There he picked up a flock of suit brought by Nasser Brothers
West has pulled out of the Ray and will open at the Westchester drid” is beginning to show, “Into bright musical ideas, incorporated against the Musicians’ Union has
West Cafe, the place to reopen this Biltmore in Rye, N. Y. The boys My Heart” (Robbins). Others them into his eleven-piece organ- been set for July 10, upon peti-
week as the Follies Bergere with are scheduled to remain there un- close behind are: “My Guitar and ization and returned to San Fran- tion of attorneys for both parties.
Joe Tenner and his orchestra do- til October, when they will go to You.” “Springtime In the Rockies,” cisco where a throng of admirers, Nassers charge the union and
ing their darndest to inveigle the the Congress Hotel in Chicago. “I Love You So Much,” “Down ranging from the leading ranks of members with dynamiting their
necessary business. George Olsen Gus Arnheim and his orchestra are the River of Golden Dreams,” “If society to civic leaders and col- Royal Theatre and also obtained
alone seems to be hitting it off the scheduled band for the Grove, I Had a Girl Like You,” and “Ten legiates, but always of the very a restraining order against picket-
with any promise. Cents a Dance.”
following a two weeks’ spotting of 3. highest class, paid tribute to him. ing.
* * * Ted Fiorito’s orchestra. The dining room was packed to
Glen Bucey, in at the finish of
* * * RECORDS overflowing while a queue of LEAVES FOR FUNERAL
The old Paris Inn is now known 1. “Dancing With Tears In My
the Pom Pom, moved himself, his Eyes” -All recordings. — holdouts waited for vacant tables.
drums and aggregation down to as the Silver Slipper and recently Flowers and hundreds of wires and Herman Schenck, Los Angeles
Wilmington at the Tavern. After reopened under the management of wick.”
2. “So Beats My Heart” Bruns- — letters greeted Weeks. representative for the Red Star
many raids and one thing or an- Madame Zucca and her son. Joe A noticeable change in the or- Music Corp., left on a flying trip
other, Glen went home and left Garcia, saxophone, has the orches-
3. “Stein Song” All recordings. — chestra is in the brass section East this week to be present at
the Tavern to its own devices. tra. Bud Smith, sax; Andy Long, 4. “My Guitar and You” All — where Weeks has put on the final rites for his noted brother,
* * * sax; Eldon Koontz, trumpet; Mac recordings. damper. There’s no loud crash of Joe Schenck, of the famous vaude
A1
Burgess, one of the genial
Maple, trombone; Joe Ortiz, piano, 5. “It Happened In Monterey”
—All recordings.
—
brass instead a quiet, crooning headline team, Van and Schenck,
and Roy Holden, drums, complete type of music that is exception- who passed away suddenly last
lads up at Robbins, is a great
salesman. A1 knows all those lit-
the personnel. 6. “The Moon Is Low” — All re- ally easy on the ears and great for week while playing an engage-
* * * cordings. dancing.
tle tricksthat make everyone want ment in Detroit.
7. “Singing a Song to the Stars.” Personnel
to use the firm’s numbers, whether Madame Zucca’s Cafe (also un- “Ten Cents a Dance” All re- — of this group is:
they are worth a darn or not. As der the management of Madame
8.
cordings.
Weeks, director; Jim Walsh, trom- DEPARTMENT SHAKEUP
Zucca) bone, assistant director, vocalist;
we don’t know of any flops, the re-
sult is quite obvious.
is still proving popular.
Nuno, piano, has the orchestra
Sal 9. “Exactly Like,Y° u ” — All re- Pete Fyling, trumpet, voice; War- SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
cordings.
* * * here. His orchestra is composed
“On
ren Luce, drums, voice; Leo A shakeup in the professional de-
10. a Blue and
Moonless Kronman and Cecil partment of Sherman, Clay and
Ben Bernie and
clicking at the Room
his orchestra are
Blossom in
of Ernie Cortez, sax; Ken Baird,
trumpet; Byron Stumpf, sax; Ed
Night” —Victor. Lee, sax;
Earl Morgan, sax and voice; Bill Co. this week "had Sherman Little
the Roosevelt Hotel, following Irv- Rehnborg, trombone; Carl Angelo- SAN FRANCISCO Moreing, Nick Sturiale, Earl succeeding Ronald Jonson as man-
ing Aaron son and his Commanders. ty, bass, and Louie Nuno, drums. There was hardly any change in Nordquist, violins; Johnny Scott, ager. Little is the brother of Ed
song leaders for the current week, piano, and Ted Walters, bass. Little,head of the company. Mar-
CLOSINGS AID LEGITS “New Kind of Love” and “With HAL. jorie Reynolds succeeds Marjorie
My Guitar” holding to first and Primley as secretary and pianist.
A PROVEN HIT SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.— second places and “Monterey” con- F. AND M. SHOWS OUT
Closing of the Henry Duffy houses tinuing in third. Leaders are: VINAL WILL DIRECT
“ANGELITA” aided the Monday night openings 1. “New Kind of Love” Fa- —
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
Harry Marquard has terminated SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—
of the Macloon-Albertson opus, mous. i
1

Spanish Fox Trot “The Last Mile,” at the Geary and 2. — |

“With My Guitar” Sherman, the contract Fanchon and Marco Ed Vinal has been selected as
of Ina Claire in “Rebound” at the Clay. had to stage floor shows at his musical director for Warren Irons’
Karan-Dunn Song Co. Curran. “Strictly Dishonorable” is “It Happened In Monterey”— cafe and has signed with Charles
burlesque show opening at the
doin nicely at the Columbia and Feist. and Dawn Schuler for their floor Capitol this week.
Kress Bldg. San Francisco continues for another week its — 4. “Little Red Roses” —
De Sylva, productions. The Schulers, who
fourth. Brown and Henderson. have a dance school here, opened
EMIL
“Absence Makes the Heart this week with a show that had
5.
Grow Fonder” Remick. — Bob Reid, m. c., and Patricia STURMER
MAKING AND BREAKING RECORDS 6. “I Never Dreamt” Santley. —
Joy, prima donna, backed by a line
Herb Meyerinck
Musical Director
7. “Dancing With Tears In My of six girls. Paramount Theatre
CAPACITY BUSINESS MATINEES AND NIGHTS —
Eyes” Witmark. and orchestra remain. San Francisco
8. “Song of the Dawn” Ager, — SUMMER SYMPHONY
OWEN FALLON Yellen and Bornstein.

—
9. “Singing a Song to the Stars”
Robbins.
10.
Famous.
“Livin’ In the Sunlight”
Ed
SAN FRANCISCO,
P.
July 3.—
Junker, former contra-bass
player with the old Orpheum or- RUNDQUIST
KENNETH

Baritone
*

AND HIS chestra and later with other local

LEIGHTON’S CAFETERIA
i

theatres, has been engaged for the

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL summer symphony season, which Market at Powell j

San Francisco
opened at Woodland June 29.
CALIFORNIANS Members of 'the profession hon-
ored Buddy De Sylva. of the mu-
sic publishing firm of De Sylva,
NOW IN
THIRD YEAR
Brown and Henderson, by attend-
ing the
Monday, June
funeral of his
30. Mrs.
mother on
De Sylva
JEJITE
And
JTAEECED
His San Francisco
was 51. The services were im- PALACE HOTEL ORCHESTRA
nressive and elaborate, with many Featuring His and Gene Rose’s Song Hit, “Tonight”
floral offerings from Buddy’s nu-
AT merous associates and friends.

SWING BAND SET ENTERTAINING THE ELITE DEMANDS A CARE-

FUL SELECTION OF TUNEFUL MELODIES
WILSON’S SAN FRANCISCO,
Walter
July 3.—
and orchestra
Krausgrill
THAT IS WHY
BALLROOM
will act as
Liborius

Monday.
swing band for the
Hauptmann group at
Wagnon’s Embassy, playing each
EARL
AND
BURTNETT
BILTMORE HOTEL ORCHESTRA
HIS
(Formerly Cinderella Roof)
playing at the fashionable Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, and via
Los Angeles “A LITTLE SMILE” KHJ, consistently feature the Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer hits:
Words and Music by “SINGING A SONG TOTHE STARS” — “MOON IS
GEO. B. L. BRAUN LOW”—“CHEER UP, GOOD TIMES ARE COMING”
(A Fox Trot Sensation)
CONCORD PUBLISHING CO.
ROBBINS MUSIC CORP.
1179 Market St. San Francisco
799 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY
 SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THIRTEEN

Why, if these facts be self-evi-

ANNIVERSARY MORE SPANISH dent, do the producers insist on

Accidentals Castillian
ficial
as the standard and of-
language of Spanish talkies?
Could there be intrigues in Hol-
AT FOX NOVEL By RALPH KOEHLER FILM DETAILS lywood? Can it be possible that
actors and professors from Spain
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.- Have you noticed the gradual return of the stage and pit (Continued from Page 2) are intentionally influencing pro-
Three people
million the joined band, as was predicted by Inside Facts some time ago, I Catalan, not to mention the lan- ducers to insult Spanish-America?
Fox Theatre, San
Francisco, in think the thing that is helping to bring it on is that the guage of Galicia. It is hardly probable I even
Of the 80,000,000 Spanish-Amer- doubt if it is possible. But rumor
—
celebrating its first anniversary theatre audiences are growing tired of the too unnatural
icans, nearly all speak a uniform
Saturday morning, June 28. Five music reproductions. Not that synchronized pictures won’t has it that Spanish actors and
language, which is really Castillian
professors from Spain are doing
thousand were crowded into the stay, but the music-loving public is tiring much faster than divested of certain dental sibilants.
just that very thing, and that pro-
theatre itself, the balance listen- the industry is able to keep up in sound improvements. There are localisms, but these are ignorant and weak
ducers are
ing to the broadcast from the * * * as negligible as the localisms of
enough to follow their Machiavel-
the United States.
stage of the Fox sent over the I notice that several music critics have recently pointed lian counsel.
Briefly, Spanish-America is one
Pacific Coast hook-up of NBC. out the lack of real rhythm in pic-
linguistic unit, just like the United
May Boycott
A. M. Bowles, Fox West Coast ture recording orchestras. Does ton, drums and director. Two I doubt with immense faith that
States. Whereas neither Spain nor
head, chose for the anniversary the fault lie in the process of sound more will be added in about a producers will do anything to en-
Great Britain are linguistic uni-
program a method that reached reproduction? Not altogether. The danger their market or their
week, Joe Worthington, reeds and ties.
more people than ever before. He cause can be traced mainly to the revenue. For that reason, and only
effected a radio tie-up with Cap- leaders who often fail to recognize arranger; Art Campbell, bass, mak- Castillian Offensive that, do I consider it impossible
tain Dobbsie and his Shell Happy the importance of rhythm. The ing ten men in all. Motion pictures are merchandise. that producers will persist in this
Timers, whose daily broadcast average reproduction is almost to- * * * One mustn’t offend one’s market. course —
granted, of course, that
over NBC is estimated to reach tally lacking in it. Rhythm is But producers will offend if they they have adopted it.
from two to three million per-
Don Hayworth, saxophonist, and Furthermore, I think producers
something more than just a beat- produce pictures in so-called cor-
sons in eleven western states. ing of time. Ray Miller, banjo and string bass, rect Spanish. In Spanish-America and their advisors know enough
Five minutes after opening the * * are up at Lake Tahoe for the sum- the so-called Castillian pronuncia- about Spanish-American tempera-
house was jammed. The Fox con- Which brings to my mind Ray- mer season. tion is regarded as an offensive ment and action to realize that it
cert orchestra, under the direc- and needless affectation. has a great talent for revolutions
mond Paige, musical director of * * *
tion of Walt Roesner, broadcast Furthermore, there are serious and for protests, and that Spanish-
KHJ. He is one of the few lead- Lou Traveller and his
three overtures. Talent from Fan- Music, dangers of riot and boycott should America is quite able and willing
ers I know of who can really draw
chon and Marco was interspersed complete boycott
out much from his players. His still catering to the pleasure of pa- a film be shown in Mexico City to institute a
with that from Captain Dobbsie’s or Santiago in which petateros or against Hollywood-made Spanish
arrangements are rich in rhythm trons at the Casino Gardens, Ocean
own crew. A speech of welcome vaqueros talk in the melifiuous talkies should its susceptibilities
was given by A. M. Bowles, and and effects. Many of these ar- Park, ranks well with the best ag-
rangements are conceived and writ- gregations on the Coast, and ought cadences of Burgos. or pride be injured.
followed by Mayor Rolph, who
ten by Lee Harline, whose artistry to go far in the realms of
has been an ardent admirer of the rhythm-
in this line leaves very little to be land. The past year has witnessed
Fox and a consistent booster.
Wires and
lation
of,
poured
KPO
letters of congratu-
into the studio
calling this one of the
greatest programs ever broadcast.
NBC
desired in modern arrangements.
* * *
some lengthy strides for Lou, al-
though he is no newcomer by any
Mann Brothers Orchestra are still means, having been active here-
holding forth at the Venice Ball- abouts for years.
JACK SPRIGG MUSICAL DIRECTOR
No congratulations were needed room, this being their third con- * * *
at the Fox Theatre —
the box-office secutive year. With eight men, but Dropped in on our old friend, R-K-O ORPHEUM SAN FRANCISCO
report of 5000 tickets sold before all doubling on a good number of Joe Marengo, at the Italian Vil-
8 m. was a blare of trumpets
a. instruments, this combination brings lage. He has a nice band of seven
sweet enough to satisfy any man-
ager.
the customers back every time. pieces, playing noon, and evenings.
Jess reports business picking up Joe has been working here quite a
the past two months, and pros- while now and, judging from the
pects for the summer are fine. number of customers there at the
ROLAND CORNELIUS
AND HIS ENTERTAINING ORCHESTRA
NOW *
Glen Edmunds’
* * time, I would say that Joe will no
Orchestra of doubt be there for a long time to “SINCE
CAFE ROBERTS AT THE BEACH
’97” SAN FRANCISCO
LOCATED seven are all former students of come.
U. S. C. and U. C. L. A.
has a mighty sweet band and they
Glen * * *

AT p. m. over KGFJ, broadcasting by teur

Murray Peck, m. c. at the Venice
are being heard daily from 6 to 7 Ballroom, encountered two ama-
stick-ups the other night. PETER PAUL LYONS
remote control from the Elks Tem- From the version I got, it seems
Room 304 ple dining room. This is a re- that the s. u.’s were as much AND CONCERT ORCHESTRAHIS
SAN FRANCISCO
appearance, they having played scared as was the m. c. At any LOEW’S WARFIELD
1645 No. here two years ago. During the rate, no losses .were sustained, al-
intermediate period they held forth though they almost got away with

Alexandria at the Alexandria Hotel, and also Murray’s ignition key.

made a trip around the world on * * *

Avenue one of the Dollar liners.

direction of his brother,

I notice that Pete Pontrelli and
Glen also has a band under the his Happy Serenaders are “packing
Waldo them in” Palace Ballroom,
at the
WILL PRIOR CONDUCTOR
Edmunds, which now some- NEW STATE THEATRE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Hollywood . where in the Orient.
* *
is Ocean Park. Pete and his boys
are plenty hot. “Rhapsody in Blue” RETURNING TO THE U. S. A. IN OCTOBER
* and “To a Wild Rose” seem to be
Ph OL 4956 Tommy Weber
chestra to Feather River Inn for
has taken an or- two of their most outstanding ar-
rangements.
*
• the summer. This famous vaca- * *

S. L. CROSS
tion spot is located in Plumas
county.
* *
“Chuck” Deaton and his Jungle
*
Pete’s brother, Nick Pontrelli,
stillhas the band at the Rose Room
on Spring street. These boys have
been sitting in the same chairs for
TED HENKEL
MUSIC CORP. Tigers followed Jack Crawford’s
Victor Recording Orchestra into
the past fourteen months. Ollie
Parillo just married recently. The
MUSICAL
CONDUCTOR and
PRESENTATION
DIRECTOR
PUBLISHERS OF Solomon’s. The personnel of the roster includes: Nick Pontrelli,

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R-K-0 THEATRE one of the funniest seen here for a comedy talk, then offered a very FOX spot picked him up. Sang “I Re-
LOS ANGELES long time. good selection on the accordion, SAN FRANCISCO member You From Somewhere”
(Reviewed June 26) “Lights and Shadows,” an inti- after which a few more gags were
(Reviewed June 27) and another big hand was his.
One mate revue which contained every- offered, and then for a finish played
of the niftiest little bills in
thing from opera to jazz, was a For its first birthday the Fox A
Mickey Mouse cartoon, and
a long time, opening with a surprise a medley of numbers on the ac- the Fox Will Rogers flicker, “So
high-class scenic skit, which had a had one of the sweetest all-’round
hoke act, then a notable seal act, a cordion. Good act. This Is London?” completed the
lot of classy stepping and good shows that has been on the boards
flash dance and music revue, and Cook Collins Revue. Two men for a long time. From Fanchon show. Charles Wilson was at the
closing with a clever comedian. harmony singing. It opened with and a woman, full stage. Opening and Marco’s “Rose Garden” Idea, Wurlitzer.
All high grade. a blue shadow effect and was very was a Spanish dance by Collins
colorful and original. It found
to Walt Roesner’s overture and the BOCK.
Ledova headlined in next-to-clos- and Valaskin; very nice. Cook Fox picture, Will Rogers in “So
good response with the patrons. then entered with some comedy
ing with an elaborate act distin-
Included in the act was Azilee, talk, with Collins at the piano.
This Is London?” there wasn’t a PARAMOUNT
guished for effective and unusual premier dancer, Margaret Reynolds flaw. And business was at a ca- SAN FRANCISCO
costuming and lighting. Ledova This was followed by a comedy pacity.
and Clara Dingwall. The three (Reviewed June 28)
and her partner, Ivan Luttman, number by both. Miss Valaskin
scenes presented were: “Night on “Rose Garden” was a colorful, This was Harry Gourfain’s
soloed and teamed in routines ali followed this with a novelty fan
a River Levee,” “Adventure Bent” flashy stage show with a wealth “Jazz a la Spooks” unit embodying
the way from classic to Harlem, dance. Cook and Collins then put
and “Boudoir at Court.” over some real comedy with Cook
of excellent talent. Started with a a neat display of talent in Gour-
and by way of interlude the eight full stage display that had Helene
Last but far from least, was lit- in a comedy female make-up, in fain’s most impressive production
Harlem Jubilee Singers, six men Hughes on the right and a vocal
and two women, offered darky tle Sylvia Clark, who presented which they did the auto ride. This to date. In addition, it was the
original songs that pleased every chorus opposite with .the 36 girls farewell week of A1 Mitchell, m.
choruses, exceptionally well staged. was followed by a toe dance by
dancing. An adagio quartette, and Ron and Don, organ
Rae Bonstine and Jack Oberman fan in the packed house. Here is a of
c.,
Valaskin, then all went to one with
Three Jacks and a Queen, sped duo.
assistedat the two pianos. Act girl with personality plus. She umbrellas, and for finish sang
through a rapid fire series of Show had an atmospheric open-
went over very big, and for a sure goes over. “Singing in the Rain.” Nice little
adagio antics that got them heavy
curtain speech. OXMAN. revue, nicely dressed. ing with Bobby Jackson and U. S.
returns and the episode came to a
Tony and Lee followed, one close. Thompson working in one for
Fred Reynolds and Allie White,
in No. 1, captured the crowd from
MILLION DOLLAR blackface, other wop character. comedy dialogue built around the
the start, opening up as a pair of
LOS ANGELES These two clicked from the staft
All off stage, giving way to El- Negro-ghost idea. Segued into a
mer Webster and Jimmy Marino, skeleton number done by the line
bearded bandsmen in brass, with (Reviewed June 26) with some comedy talk, followed
who came on to provide one of girls.
hoke, going then to strings and Bardo and Cunningham opened by Tony playing a very good num-
the highlights of the night with
nut stuff and then developing a this bill, the girl singling in an ber on the harp, which went big. Three Phantoms, in pirate garb,
ballet comique work of merit. In next with
July 4 atmosphere with fireworks. Eastside song and dance, and the More talk. Blackface playing excellent adagio work.
addition to his comedy faculties
A proboscis headlight on Reynolds boy singling in some fast hoofing sweet potato, other playing harp, Timing and ease of working made
the one taking off the danseuse is
panicked the customers. They that registered, then the two joined put over a very good number. This this trio’s offering a smooth piece
no slouch when it comes to the
hoofed an exit for big returns, then up for a breakaway, scoring fair. was followed by Tony playing harp . of work that clicked. A1 Mitchell,
splits, kicks and toe work.
Allie White yanked her slip-cord Moro and Frances in No. 2. with hands behind his back. This m. c., then introduced Bobby
Stage to one when Harold Stan-
and stepped out of her tramp bags Opened with the male partner tak- went very big. More comedy was Jackson, who came on to split a
ton sang “Love, Your Spell Is few
in evening dress, scoring a big ing violin out of a big guitar case, offered and for a finish Tony at gags with Mitchell, sang a
Everywhere,” and met with only tune and
surprise. A straight violin num- then the baby fiddles gag. Nut harp, Lee dancing. This act stopped
fair response.
did two dances.
Then 24 girls in lights were the nifty wings High-
ber paid off. stuff with the violin, then guitar show. in his
brilliant costumes pranced before
Ray Hulling and his seal held as nd a song. Scored fair. Miller Bremer and Picture closed hoofing and the neat appearance
a black drop in a cleverly con-
the deuce spot. Both man and De Lara, Lolita ana Co. in trey, show. Two men opened act with he made.
ceived off-beat rhythm number.
mammal knew their show onions nice flash. Opened with
at girl
a novelty tap dance over grips.
Then Helen Petch zoomed on for Alexander and Evelyn, in a ball
and dished up a series of tricks This was very neatly done. Then
piano and another girl with guitar, very fast acrobatic dance work bouncing act, went well. Act has
that were smoothly and entertain- atmosphering dance team in whip both right back with an eccentric improved since a recent local ap-
that gave her an opportunity to
ingly executed. They went over dance. The male was the dancer. dance. This was followed by a
display some flashy stuff and to pearance when it was a trio.
big. Audience approved fast tap dance by girl. Then two Comedy is better, and the whole
this number; get a plenty sweet hand.
Fred Lightner, in closing, then the
guitar girl sang “Estre- men in one clown suit put over a To one again, and this time Red thing is better knit. Worked with
proved himself an A-l comedian. lita” in a nice soprano for fair good double tap dance. Girl in Mitchell for laughs and closed to
Donahue with his mule, Pal, en-
They were all with him from hand, then the pianist contributed, change then rendered a very good good response.
first tered for comedy work that got
entrance. He slipped over some which went over, too. Singer back novelty acrobatic -and contortion The line in a “Happy Feet”
the customers’ laugh muscles to
clever new cracks, delivered a nut in new. Spanish costume, warbling routine. For a finish all put over a number was okay and then Mit-
something in Spanish then in Eng- very fast tap number. Good act.
working overtime. A
good deal of chell brought on Mabel Hollis,
song and a nut speech, then Ros- backstage noise made by the erec-
cella joined him and they offered lish. Nice personality. Another Film was “Tanned Legs.” who looked mighty nice and
. tion of aerial apparatus made it
some chatter, gags, a bit of singing Spanish or Mexican type girl on BOB. tough for Donahue’s
chanted a medley of popular tunes
blackface
and hoofing, going over very and sang “My Man” in Spanish; chatter.
to a healthy hand. U. S. Thomp-
heavy. Fred is no mean hoofer. good voice, preluding the dance LOEW’S STATE The exceptional finale had Stan- in a routine
son followed, working black face,
He held thtf spill for a speech team, who came on with an Apache LOS ANGELES ton, Miss Hughes and the vocal
of tapping that in-
and a couple of ballads extra. dance that was better than most. (Reviewed June 27) cluded plenty of comedy and dis-
Picture was Radio’s “The Fall The girl dancer broke out into Fanchon and Marco’s “Idea In ensemble singing while a dozen of played an agile pair of feet.
the girls went through a workout
Guy.” “My Man” to close dance. Went Blue.” A “blue butterfly” sequence was
YEATES. big. The smash of this show was the on the bars and brought the act to next with Mabel Hollis again
a finish with some thrilling aerial singing
Burns and Kane next to closing, Barto and Mann act, a pair of work that indicated and the Aber Twins com-
ORPHEUM comedian and straight man. The comedy acrobatic dancers who left work and training.
audience with
a lot of hard ing on to play a pair
violins while they danced.
of sweet .

SEATTLE straight sang “Broadcast a Smile,” their the bends As his contribution to the show great from the front, Looked
(Reviewed June 27) mostly on opposite side of stage caused by an overdose of abdomi- Walt Roesner this pair, and
They stopped the sure-fire had another of his their work was A-l.
Tiny Burnett and his orchestra, from a prop mike. Comic on, with nal guffaws.
symphonic poems titled
assisted by Myrtle Strong, creative trick clothes that got laughs, some show cold. Finale was with radium effects
chatter and an off-color crack. The Idea opened with the band in “Venice.” In this Roesner used and effective. Had the Abers,
organist, presented as their over- several numbers reminiscent of Hollis, Three Phantoms
ture this week a medley of “Irish straight sang “Radio Bug”; more the pit under Georgie Stoll, play- Venice, and the
ing “Rhapsody
'

including “Tales of Hoff- line in radium-tinged

chatter and a weak finish. In Blue” as clothing and
Melodies.” The highlight of this themie,
man,” “Neapolitan Nights,” and presented
Phenomena closed. Mind-read-
vocals by an atmosphere a novel picture.
presentation was the fine singing others. Highlights of the overture As
ing act. tenor as curtain rose, supported their offering Ron and Don
of “When Irish Eyes Are Smil- included some very fine work by presented
ing” by Dale Jackson as the “Sing- Film fare was Paramount’s “The by atmosphere girls costumed in the string section a song fest that had
two shades of blue. Then the and two scenic Ron at the organ in convict garb
ing Usher.” In his second week Texan” with Gary Cooper.
whole line of 24 girls came on for effects, the first of which was while Don was on stage in a
here he has won a host of friends YEATES. one of those sit down arm and back of tambourine scrim on stage
warden’s outfit, getting the folks
among the regulars. and had a spot from the flies pick- to sing.
leg dances,
Loma Worth, a versatile girl, HIPPODROME THEATRE which the audience
approved. Mitzi Mayfair, a dainty
ing up an accordionist, who of-
This was a novel idea
that drew the laughs.
played practically every instrument LOS ANGELES miss, soloed
fered a short selection as part of
Emil Sturmer, conducting the
known in the modern dance or- (Reviewed June 29) in taps, working the
snake hips in with it, which regis- overture. Second scenic ef- Paramounteers, was in the pit for
chestra, besides vocalizing a few DeComo and Kramo, two men, tered also. fect and the one that comprised a
the film subjects. Picture was
choruses with the megaphone. She full stage, one straight, other clown, finale was a Venetian canal scene
opened with a classic and followed Georgie Stoll and band offered “Numbered Men.”
opened the show with some com- “When with effective coloring.
into the popular brand of music. You’re Smiling,” full of
As a second number Roesner HAL.
edy talk, then put over a routine specialties and
The audiences found high favor novelties that made
of comedy acrobatic tricks and flip- it presented Joaquin Garay, in his
with her work. hot, and it went big. RETURNS MORTON
Ed Pressler and Blanche Klaiss
flops. Fair. The tenor reopened the Idea seventh week as featured vocalist. Lee Morton, who has been up
Clark and Martin. Man and wo- with Garay has a big following, despite north for
were a scream from the moment “Blue Is the Night,” the the past year, returned
man followed
with some comedy girls giving a his presentation of only a single to Los Angeles this
week, after
they opened till the last line of beautifully lighted
talk. Lady then offered song. gauze ballet, three number each week, but he took a completing a twelve week engage-
their act. Miss Klaiss is a finished More talk by both was offered. of them step-
ping out of line for specialties. mighty healthy hand when the ment at the Owl, San Francisco.
blues singer, enunciates well and Double comedy
song for finish. Mitzi Mayfair came out
has good tonal qualities. Ed is a Fair. again to
solo in an aero waltz that won
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‘U’ GETS BACK

EXHIBS JAMMED TO PRODUCTION Fanchon and Marco
With John M. Stahl slated to be-
PICTURE
WITH FILM, AND “The Lady Surrenders”
gin filming
on July 5, the Universal produc-
REVIEWS Route List of “Ideas”
tion staff is getting into action
after a three months’ lull.
GRIEF FOLLOWS Monta Bell, who is to direct (Continued from Page 4)
Following
Ideas route
is the Fanchon and Marco
schedule, with the opening
ST. LOUIS,
Fox Theatre
MO. (4)

“East Is West,” has come to Uni- dates, all of the current month, in paren-
has been impressed to talk the “Bells and Belles’^ Idea
versal from New York, where for theses beside the name of the town Eddie Hill Eva Thornton
Southern California exhibs are spectator into appreciating its grip- PASADENA Tommy Harris
over a year he has been producing (3) Dunbar’ s Bell Ringers
being crowded with product of ping drama. This is a bungling Colorado Theatre Frances, Ted and Byron Loretta
late, for Paramount. Edwin Carewe, “Collegians” Idea
makeshift that fails to get over. CHICAGO
so much so that many theatre who will direct “Resurrection,” is
The film is generically of the si- Hollywood Collegians (4)
Bud Murray Dancers Avalon Theatre
operators are now over-sold on another former producing director lent type, should have been
and LOS ANGELES (3)
now under contract to Universal. handled as such. Gibbons’ rattle- Loew’s State
‘Miniatures” Idea
4

films.
“The Featuring Singer’a Midgets
Mai St. Clair will direct 4
‘Victor Herbert’ Idea ’

The situation has resulted in: rattle chatter is not half so im- MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Boudoir Diplomat” soon, and Ru- Walter Powell Buddy Howe (4)
First, to rush to double feature pressive as his widely broadcast Victor Herbert Quartette Wisconsin Theatre
pert Julian is shortly to direct “The
reputation. Ernest Belcher Dancers
bills. Cat and the Canary.” SAN DIEGO “Gyp Gyp Gypsy’ Idea ’

Admiral Byrd, throughout the en- (3) Chaz Chase Ruth Leavitt
Second, tough times for distri- Fox Theatre
tire film, his natural self, never Frank Evers and Greta Jack Vlaskin
butors and salesmen, trying to put is 4
‘In Blue’ ’
Idea
Jeanne Alexandria
the new product over with exhibs permitting flamboyant
self-adver- Renoff and Renova Mitzi Mayfair
already over-sold.
Many of the exhibs, finding
START WORK ON tising to
nice screen
mar He has a
the film.
and is so
personality
Webster and Marine
HOLLYWOOD
Pantages Theatre
Sunkist Ballet
(3)
DETROIT, MICH. (27)
Fox Theatre
themselves loaded up with, more thoroughly American in the mod- “Cadets” Idea “Broadway Venuses” Idea
Mel Klee Aerial Bartlets
films than they could handle, fol- est Lindbergh manner as to make Born and Lawrence Miles Sisters
16 New York Beauty Winners
lowed the leader on the double
talker feature gag and are now
[NEW W. C. BLDG. a very pleasant personal impres-
sion.
Rognan and Trigger
Mabel and Marcia
Wallen and Barnes
Wells and Winthrop Freda Sullivan
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. (5)
forcing their competitors into do- As usual in such films, the an-
is LONG BEACH (4-6) Strand Theatre
ing the same thing. Construction has been started on imals turned out to be the star Fox West Coast Theatre “Skirts” Idea
“Country Club” Idea
The consequence is that the new executive offices for Fox-West actors, the penguins, seals, whales
Leonora Cori Masters and Grayce McDonald and Dean
Julia Curtiss
house operators are loaded up to Coast Theatres, the new building and dogs turning in “polished per- Ray Samuels Ruth Silver Up in the Air Girls
the gunnels with a supply of the formances.”
being erected on the corner of
talker of the production era of six GIBBONS.
months to a year ago, many of Sunset boulevard and Western ave- PETE
w’hiph are now nearly out of date nue, the old Fox studios. ‘A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR’
p- j
SEYMOUR and CORNCOB
‘BRUNETTES” IDEA
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE That Sensational Comedy Pair in F. and M.
4
with the rapid changes in the pic- New building will be completed
ture horizon. (Reviewed W. B. Downtown)
Flash revues, musical and oper- about the
first of the year, to
FRESNO (3-5) UTICA, N. Y. (5)
Fox-West Sophisticated problem drama,
ettas are driving the exhibs nuts house not only the Wilson Theatre Avon Theatre
adapted from a play by Audrey “Marble” Idea
with the salesman getting plenty of Coast Theatres, but also all de- “Seeing Double” Idea Roy Smoot
Fanchon and and Waverly Carter and directed Stroud Twins Featured The Harris Trio
beefs and having their own sad partments of the A1 and Jack Rand
by Lloyd Bacon, to provide an- And the Twins: St. John, Elga, Clute,
tales to bring grey hair for sales- Marco unit. It will be two stories
Kane, Falla, Maltby, Holly, Georgene and Henry Francia
and will take in a plot of ground other one of those vehicles for Hector and His Gang
managers. Electric Twins
Blilie Dove in which love, honor WORCESTER, MASS. (5)
Meanwhile, the big promises of equivalent to a city block. In ad- SAN JOSE, CALIF. (6-9) Palace Theatre
and hunting are combined with a
the new programs and recent re- dition to business offices it will California Theatre “Sunshine” Idea
lavish gown display, of course, in “Seeing Double” Idea Barton and Young
leases are waiting for a break, also have a miniature theatre for an English setting.
Vince Silk
(Same Cast as Above) Arline Langan and Norman Selby
while the theatres play off many the rehearsal of Fanchon and Mar- story of the lord’s
the Richard Wally
It tells SAN FRANCISCO (4) Mary Lou
films, whih theyc know before co Ideas. daughter, who
marries the poor Fox Theatre SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (5)
hand will not pull satisfactory There will be several rehearsal violinist, who
later becomes a “Romance” Idea Palace Theatre
business. halls, costume department, scenic Castleton and Mack Jerome Mann “Eyes” Idea
great success of the man-hunt- Three Bricktops Don Carroll
department, etc. Fox-West Coast
;
Mary Price Six Candreva Brothers
ing duchess, the noble but re- Robert Cloy Paul Olsen Bob & Eula Burroff
THEATRE WILL OPEN will move all of their departments jected lover of the girl, the hon- OAKLAND (4) Keo, Yoki and Toki
to this new structure, including ex- orable but stern father, and the Fox Theatre HARTFORD, CONN. (5)
The newly rebuilt Queen Thea- ecutive, legal, real estate, publicity, “Rose Garden” Idea Capitol Theatre
final solution of all their prob- Red Donahue and Pal Harold Stanton
tre at Denver will be opened early booking, accounting, “Trees” Idea
etc. lems. 3 Jacks and 1 Queen Helen Petek Naynons Birds
Terrell and Hanley
this fall, according to Harold B. The new offices and buildings The presentation has been lav- Hall and Essley Ted Reichard and Christel Levine
Franklin, Fox West Coast g. m., planned to be part of a new Aerial Girls Fawcett and Thurston
are ish, the characterizations and ac- Mavis and Ted
having been SALEM, ORE. (5-6) Esther Campbell
practically rebuilt promoted at the
civic center to be tions are as partly correct as is Elsinore Theatre
throughout into a modern picture valuable Sunset and Western cor- usual in these English society “Brunettes” Idea NEW HAVEN, CONN. (5)
Seymour and Corncob Palace Theatre
house, following a fire, which razed ner, which is being abandoned as dramas, and the treatment, direc- “Coral” Idea
Chirot and Mercado
the building. Seating capacity will studio property, with all Fox pro- torially and in script, is at the Maurice and Vincent Oscar Taylor
Ali Ben Hassan’s Blnestreaks
be 1200, with a large block of loge duction moving to Westwood Hills usual medium pace for these talky Hirsch-Arnold Dancers The Royal Samoans’ La Petite Marie
seats. as soon as possible. talkies. PORTLAND, ORE. (3) BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (5)
Palace Theatre
The whole thing runs strictly to Broadway Theatre “Peasant” Idea
form and manages to be mildly “Smiles” Idea Johnson & Duker
MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO diverting but far from impressive. Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured with
Laddie LaMonte
June Worth
Deihl Sisters General Levine
WALT ROESNER EXHIBITORS’
Seb Meza
VIEWPOINT:
George Jager Frank Sterling Belcher Dancers
for his many kindnesses during my seven weeks as featured Not for children, not for audi-
vocalist at the ences favoring plenty of action,
SAN FRANCISCO FOX THEATRE and not the type of film that will
be aided by heavy exploitation.
LEE HALL and ESSLEY AND M. “ROSE
CHARLINE
GARDENS” IDEA
JOAQUIN GARAY DANCERS COMIQUE F.
Strictly a program
effort and
should be seen before booked.
BROOKLYN, N. Y. (4)
STILL GOING STRONG PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: SEATTLE, WASH. (3)
Fox Theatre
Very evidently made as another Fifth Avenue Theatre “Overtures” Idea
Billie Dove picture and not the “City Service” Idea Edison and Gregory Toots Novella
Jack Goldie Hfuff and Huff
type of thing that will help this Three Slate Brothers Louise Manning
Helen Hille
star’s standing very much. Just Walter Bradbury Dorothy Neville
PHILADELPHIA, PA. (4)
GOLDEN WEST GIRLS one of those unimportant pictures,
lacking the vital spark to thrill
Lamberti Fox Theatre
“Desert” Idea
or stir. GREAT FALLS MONT.
(5-6) Eddie and Morton Beck Muriel Stryker
CASTING DIRECTORS’ VIEW- Grand Theatre Cropley and Violet Chief Eagle Feather
,

“Box of Candy” Idea Clara Torney Girls

POINT Miss Dove has an ex-
BETTYWYNE and ULA cellently
:

chosen supporting cast. Jones & Hull

Basil Rathbone’s performance as
the musician was of the type
Reeves & Leu
Frank Hamilton
Marie, Lucy and Irene
WASHINGTON, D. C. (4)
Fox Theatre
International
Markell & Faun
Idea
Federico Flores
4 4 ’
’

BUTTE, MONT. (3-6) Mignon Laird Billy Carr

known as “theatrically effective.” Fox Theatre
PHONE AL BANY 2790 Kay Francis kicked the Hays code “Goodfellows” Idea
Osaka Boys
ATLANTA, GA. (5)
all over the lot as the seductive Lucille Page Bud Averill Helen Burke Fox Theatre
duchess. Montague Love gave his Harrison and Elmo “Ivory” Idea
usual good characterization of the Goetz and Duffy Peggy Carse
father and Kenneth Thompson DENVER, COLO. (3) Four High Hatters Hy Meyer
Betty Lou Webb Will Aubrey
was smoothly effective as the Tabor Grand OKLAHOMA CITY (1-3)
finally rejected lover. Minor parts
GEORGE and FLORENCE were well cast and well played.
GIBBONS.
Vernon Stiles
‘Milky Way’ Idea 4

Noree
Orpheum Theatre
’

“Uniforms” Idea
Armand & Perez Ruth Hamilton
BALLET MASTER AND MISTRESS Stone & Lee Bert Faye Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore
Formerly 68 Successful Weeks Producing Weekly Changes Steve Moroni Joy Brothers Hunter and Percival
in Australia’s Largest Theatre ‘SHADOW OF THE LAW’
THE STATE, SYDNEY
Producers Desiring Originality WRITE or WIRE
PARAMOUNT PICTURE
(Reviewed at United Artists)
William Powell is suave and
WALTER POWELL
Following My Brother Jack Powell’s Footsteps
Featured in Fanchon and Marco’s “Victor Herbert’’ Idea
Permanent Address: INSIDE FACTS, Los Angeles debonair as ever in this far-
fetched yarn, another of the “pris-
on epics” of the talking screen. out as a first-class and very likable tective, and Marion Schilling hold-
SALES RENTALS We refuse to comment further on
comedian. ing the love interest, completed the
the impossibility of Powell’s being

STAGE PRODUCTIONS
SCENERY able to escape from a locked and
sealed box-car, since that has been
a much-discussed item.
There are a number of other
PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT:
Louis
getting
action,
Gasnier
many good
directed

but the climax, a sort of

capably,
touches into the
cast.
MEARS.

typically movie inconsistencies in

“Jimmy Valentine” ending, was ap-
PRESENTATION SETTINGS the story and treatment, but the
parently dragged in by the heels. NINA FRELLSON’S
thing, on the whole, is pretty fair CASTING DIRECTORS’ JUVENILE FOLLIES
COMPLETE STAGE EQUIPMENT entertainment. VIEWPOINT: Powell gave a Permanent Address:
FABRICS — RIGGING — SCREENS
The prison sequences do not slick performance, ably foiled by
Inside Facts
dominate the action so much as in Hurst, who stepped to the fore
other films, the story having a pre- with a clever comedy characteri-

J. D. MARTIN STUDIOS prison opening and considerable ac-

tion (laid in a Carolina cotton mill
zation as Powell’s felon pal. Nata-
lie Moorehead, as a feminine black-
4110-18 Sunset Boulevard town) during the later story devel- mailer, Richard Tucker as the mur- JACK BROOK’S
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA opment. dered man, a brief part, Regis BANJO BOYS
Suspense of the story is built Tourney and George Irving in
OL. 1101 around Powell’s attempts to clear other short bits, Frederic Burt in a Honey of Banjo Harmony
himself of a murder charge after very effective delineation of the de- GArfield 0890
escaping from the penitentiary, put-

SHOW ting the shoe on the other foot for

the Van Dine puzzle problem star.
EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT:
MARIE LE FLOHIC THREE

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A fair program picture, with Para-
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work, the prison angle to capital-
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Warner
Warner
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ACROBATIC DANCING
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Bros. Downtown, July 18
to LARRY CEBALLOS
SOCIETY STEPPERS
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