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OIL GETS MOVIE CASH


HUGHES BUY BEACH OIL
OF SCHENCK PROSPECTS
STOCK NOW
NEW RUMOR NEW GAME
A deal, said to involve $18,-
FOR STARS
000,000, is presumed to have
been consumated, by which Venice oil ventures are show-
Howard Hughes is reported to ing the motion picture “big
have acquired the interest of shots” another way to spend
Joseph Schenck in the Arts their dough.
Cinema Finance corpora,tionr. Within the last fortnight
enough heavy money makers in
As Schenck is in the east, Hollywood to stage a Griffith
definite information of the deal
could not be obtained. How-
mob scene, laid their sugar on
the marble slabs of beach oil
ever its possibility was not de-
prospectors.
nied at ^e studio.
Its a new vogue, Hollywood’s
Report has it that Hughes has
latest spending craze. Oil gags are
also obtained the Schenck interest
in the United Artists corporation,
now the thing for “black outs” at
movie star house parties.
but this also lacks verification, as
does the other report that Hughes is Dough spent with the beach oil
to finance the next Pickford and concerns doesn’t go to Caliente any
Fairbanks productions. more, and a squawk from the South
is expected soon.
Arts Cinema Finance corpora-
tion was organized by members of When Sunday comes, the stars
the United Artists, consisting of motor out to Venice to look at their
Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fair- oil buys, and Caliente misses ’em.
banks, Mary Pickford, Joseph Anyway, there’s a chance of win-
Schenck and D. W. Griffith, to fi- ning with oil. Some say odds are
nance pictures other than their own. better at Venice than at Caliente.
It being realized that this Or at Calneva.
founders’ group could not make Just how much
has been put into
enough pictures to supply the de- beach grease is a question the oil
mand of the distributing require- concerns couldn’t figure, not even
ments of their exchanges they ar- if they got together. The petrol-
ranged to provide finances for other eum prospect boys wouldn’t tell
producers, who would release their each other too much. But its safe
product by the U.A. distribution to estimate that plenty has gone
facilities. into the prospect holes.
Most of the outside pictures re- Now that Venice has caught the
leased by this corporation have loose change in Hollywood, its
been so financed, members of U.A. understood some Texas and Okla-
however, financing their own pro- homa firms are about to open opera-
duct with their own money. tions in a big way on the boulevard.
Not needing capital, it is not rea-
sonable to presume that Hughes is SACKETT AT FRESNO
to finance the forthcoming product
of Mary and Doug, although it is
George Sackett, formerly Or-
possible he has bought some of
pheum manager here, and more re-
their stock in the Cinema Finance
branch of U.A.
With acquirement of the Schenck
MURIEL STRYKER cently associated with the booking
offices Lyons and Lyons, has
of
been appointed manager of the
Warner Brothers Fresno theatre,
interest,
Hughes
if so, it is possible that
will personally, or by proxy,
Featured in Fanchon dc Marco's ^^New Yorker Idea" taking the place of James Quinn,
recently resigned. He entered upon
take the executive helm of that in-
stitution. Sol Lesser, present man- Hollywood Pantages ^ « This Week his duties in the valley city last
week.
agerial head is likely to be elevated
to the position left vacant if HILLBILLIES FOR PAN GOULDING CLICKS MACKAILL ON LINE
Schenck retires.
Hughes has been Beverly Hillbillies, which re- Dorothy Mackaill has been signed
SILVERNAIL DIES
releasing his Alf Goulding, who was assigned Clark Silvernail, stormy petrel
cently scored a hit during their
pictures through U.A.
personal appearance at the Chinese
to a new Warner Brothers con- of the Equity strike, died
to the making Warner
of shorts for
Hollywood, have been
theatre in tract in which it is provided that last Monday at his home in
BOYCOTT THEATRES booked to open at the Fox Pan-
Brothers at their New York studio,
the actress will henceforth Hollywood. Silvernail has been
be
is reported to .have completed ailing for about a year. His
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.— Five tages on Oct. 2, for one week. starred. Miss Mackaill, now in
most recent work was the story
theatres here and one each in several during his first four weeks
Europe, was met by a representa-
North Sacramento and Roseville COMPLETING THEATRE in the big town and has clicked tive
of the firm and induced to sign
of “Hell’s Harbor” and “Eyes
of the World,” which he made
were boycotted by union labor for The ten-story Warner Building decidedly. He has been signed to a new arrangement before her re-
failure to settle contract renewals in Milwaukee, now under construc- for Inspiration. He was taken
between theatres and projectionists. tion, will be ready for occupancy a long term contract by H. W. turn to this country. The tremend- ill during the filming of the
Twenty-nine operators were dis- some time in January. This struc- and will make his residence for ous popularity which her late pic- former in Florida and an opera-
tures has built for her has made tion was performed. His ill-
charged when compromise attempts ture will contain a Warner Broth- the next two years in N. Y. His her
a card for which other pro- ness was said to be carcinoma.
failed. ers theatre. wife leaves to join him this week. ducers were angling.
PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

‘LET US BE GAY’
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DRAGS IN $42,900
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SMART GROSS FOX WEST COAST WILL OPEN LEGIT FAVOR
CAPTURED BY PICTURE WITHOUT BILLBOARDS IS DISPLAYED
LOEW’S STATE CLIFF WORK WILL ROCK-A-BYE BABY
AT BILTMORE
MOVE RKO OFFICE EXPERIMENT WELCOME IS GIVEN
The amazing gross of $42,-
TO MAKE SAVING EL PASO PLAYER Popularity of the legit stage
900 was rung up by the cash
registers of Loew’s State the-
..Local offices of
cuit, at present in Orpheum
RKO
cir- TO BE TRIED When,
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 25.
Vivian McKenzie’s or-
was demonstrated by the Bilt-
more business with “The Dis-
atre last week for engagement buffding, are to be moved to An experiment in playing a chestra struck up “Rock-a-bye honorable Lady,” starring
of Norma Shearer in “Let Us the RKO theatre building,
big first run movie without Baby” at the Texas Grand the- Katharine Cornell, which just
Be Gay.” This is perhaps a reason being that the RKO billboard advertising is being ater, the audience knew why came to a close, scoring $19,000
owns the latter edifice and Dave Callis was so excited all
record for any house playing rent will consequently be con- made here in Los Angeles by for its second week.
through his role of Bob Holden
itsregular bill without an add- siderably lower. Fox West Coast theaters, with in “Aloma of the South Seas.” With a cast and star appearing
ed attraction. With the arrival of Cliff Dave is a happy father, but it in a show with popular appeal, the
Harold B. Franklin and Frank
At Paramount, “The Work, new division manager will be the middle of November crowds attracted to the box office
RKO, was announced Whitbeck back of the attempt. before he sees his new daugh- demonstrated that it is always a
Spoilers,” with stage show of it
“Madam Satan,” Cecil B. De
clicked off $30,000 for the cur- that Alvin Popel succeeded ter. good season for a good show.
Carl Walker as manager of Mille, Metro-Gold^n-Mayer “Death Takes A Holiday,” a fan-
rent week, the takings having film, at the one
Criterion, is
dropped off however towards the Orpheum. Popel was for- tasy, is the attraction scheduled to

the end of the run due to the merly an executive with the chosen for the innovation.
In a statement issued to the daily
FOX WEST COAST open October 3.
Jewish holidays keeping some Marks Brothers theatres in
Chicago. press, Whitbeck said: MOVES MANAGERS El Capitan in Hollywood took
$6000 for the fourth and closing
business away. “This radical move in theatrical
Andy Hervy has been re- week of “The Poor Nut,” and
“All’s Quiet on the Western advertising was decided upon by The following changes have been Charlotte Greenwood and johnny
tained in charge of special ex-
Front” for its third week got $6900. ploitation, and as previously Harold B. Franklin, president of made in the managers of the Fox Arthur opened in “Parlor, Bedroom
It closes Tuesday to make way for Fox West Coast theatres. W. C. circuit:
announced, William Adler and Bath” last Sunday to absolute
“Madam Satan.”
succeeds George Landy as since the beginning of
“Ever George Christoffers has been capacity, and the promise is that a
“Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s show business there have been bill- transferred from the Fox Strand, long distance and high gross record
press representative.
Chinese in Hollywood got $13,700 boards. P, T. Barnum started it, Pasadena, to the Fox Florence, will be strung up.
with the added attraction of the and no one has ever had the cour- Pasadena, temporarily. Dorothy Mackaye at the Vine St.
Beverly Hillbillies, for which it is
said a salary of $8000 was paid.
CARTHAY OPENING age to break down the precedent
until a few months ago.
M. H. Raffauf replaces Fred Mc- playing in “Cup of Sugar,” attract-
Spadden at the Fox Egyptian the- ed $5800 for its third week, with
This is the sixteenth week of the DATE MOVED BACK “Here in California many thought atre, San Liego. indications that it will continue for
picture, which closes after next the experiment was a dangerous Fred McSpadden replaces George more weeks further.
three or
week. “Just —
Imagine,” the Fox De one because California is, essen- Thompson at the Fox North Park, Hollywood Playhouse, sho-mng
Carthay Circle, with Ann Hard- Sylva, Brown, and Henderson spe- tially, an out-of-doofs country, and San Diego. Francis X. Bushman and Aileen
ing in “Holiday,” is holding up well cial production, which was sched- the billboards are well located. At Pringle in “Thin Ice” got but $2500
with $12,500 for its sixth week. It
has two more weeks to run.
uled to open at the Carthay Circle the same time, the newspapers in
theatre, October 7, will open at California have circulations com-
MOTHER DIES, BUT for the first four days. The play is
not attracting, and will be taken
Pantages in Hollywood got $14,- that house on October 10. The parable with any city in the Union. GIRL GIVES SONG off at the end of the week.
500 with “Blushing Brides,” and at world premier showing of Raoul “With the playing of ‘Madam The Belasco is closing with “It’s
the Boulevard, the same attraction Walsh’s pioneer epic, “The Big Satan,’ we found that those essen- Muriel Fountaine, prima donna a Wise Child.” Pauline Frederick
drew $5100. Trail,” at the Chinese theatre, Hol- tials necessary in advertising the with “Barnyard Scandals” at Para- in “Her Crimson Hour” follows.
Gloria Swanson in “What a lywood, has been definitely set for attraction could best be exploited mount, did a real “Laugh Clown The opening bill of the RKO
Widow” drew $17,000 to the United October 2. in the daily press. Consequently, Laugh,” when news came this week regime at the Mason has not yet
Artists box office, which was some- the advertising appropriation for that her mother had died in the been announced, and the house will
what less than was expected of this out-of-doors advertising will go into East.
picture. SECOND LINE GOES the newspapers and, I might add, The plucky girl went on and did
remain dark until late in October,
All other legit houses are dark.
Warner
with Ann Harding
Brothers Hollywood
“The Girl
ON THIRD BIG TRIP if the experiment proves as success- the act, without betraying a sign of
in ful as we think it will, it will be the emotion until the last curtain.
of the Golden West” drew $24,000
for its first week, while the second
The “second line” of the Carla beginning of a nation-wide concen- She left immediately by plane for
the East, when assured that the
LAUGHUN NAMED
Torney girls will open October 9 tration of theatrical advertising fot
week of “The Bad Man” at Down- in the “Way Back When Idea,” B'or West Coast Theatres attrac management was content with the TO STAGE SHOWS
town theatre collected $16,000.
“'The Office Wife” with Dorothy
Fanchon and Marco attraction. tions in the daily papers of every short notice. FOR SAM LAZARUS
This will be the third trip over city in which we are represented
Mackail now current is packing the circuit for the 12 girls, who with a theatre.” LOIS IN “BASQUERIE'
them. Lois Moran has been selected for Jack Laughlin has just placed his
recently made a trip in the “Desert”
Egyptian with “For the Defence” the leading faminine role in “Bas-
name to a contract -with the Laz-
and “Love School” Ideas. arus-Vinicoff theatres, comprising
got $6800. Ensemble was carefully chosen querie,” which Warner Baxter
in
from 300 pupils of the Carla Torney ^Vanity Series^ will play the lead. Chandler the Million Dollar here and the
Strand in Long Beach, whereby he
Sprague will direct. Start of pro-
VAUDEVILLE ACTS school of dancing in Milwaukee.
Miss Torney has tvvo work- duction will be at an early date.
will produce a weekly stage show

PRACTICE STEPS ing the::second line,” as


lines
it is In Big Openings for these theatres.
The presentations will be billed
AT WILLS SCHOOL called, being the “Vets,” with more TRIO ON ‘YANKEE’ Jack Laughlin’s “Creations,” and
shows to their credit. “The Freshman’s Goat,” the first Three well-known writers will later will be sent to the American
release in the new line-up of Edu- prepare the script for “The Con- theatre in Portland and the Bijou
Preparation of professonal vaude-
PLANNING Yankee,” Warner film.
vill acts for the legitimate theater DERR IS cational, gets the new Vaity series
off to a flying start, with a long-
necticut
They are Emmett Flynn, Hayden break the
in Seattle. Intermediate dates to
jump
and motion pictures s one of the
outstanding features at the Wills
HEAVY PATHE YEAR run engagement at the McVicker’s Talbot and Harlan Thompson. ated for.
are being negoti-

studio of stage dancing in Holly- With return of President E. B. theatre, Chicago, as well as an im- Laughlin made a name for him-
wood. Walter S. Willis, executive Derr from New York,
the Pathe portant booking over ithe Loew FOX GETS O’BRIEN here as the producer for Grau-
self
production New York Metropolitan theare cir-
head of the school, points to the Studios have launched a George O’Brien, who rode to man when he had the Mi’hon Dol-
Lassiter brothers, acrobatic dan- period which promises to be one of cuit. screen fame in his first motion pic- lar, and afterwards at the Carthay
the heaviest in its history. Within “Fried Chicken,” a new Terry- ture, “The Iron Horse,” has signed Circle, where he staged practically
cers, and the Candreva brothers,
com- Toon, is also currently playing
team which appeared at the Para- the next ten days four feature a new long term contract with the all of the presentations there up to
mount theater last week, as illus- panies and three two-reel comedy week engagements at the Fox the- Fox Film Corporation. the time Fox took over the house.
trating the type of routines taught suits will be
engaged n active filrn- atre, in St. Louis, and the Madison

at his school.
ing, while the story department is theatre, Detroit, both de luxe first-
scripts_ for as many run houses.
T. & D. IN DEAL SMITH IN RCA JOB
Will Rogers is coached in his rou- completing the T. & D., Jr., circuit of theatres
tines personally by Mr. Wills who
more for production in the imme- S. W. Hatch, sales manager for in Northern California, has closed
Charles J. Ross, executive vice-
recently made an airplane trip to diate future. Educational, asserts that this ‘will with Warner Brothers for their en-
president of RCA
Photophone, Inc.,
New York City to assist the noted be Educational’s biggest year. This, has announced advancement of J.
tire season’s product, according to
humorist in preparing the routine MAX MILDER TOURS he claims, by virtue of the fact that sales announcements. This circuit
O. Smith to the position of man-
ager of its newly created Royalty
for his appearance in the Ziegfeld Max Milder, Central Sales Man- a real demand has been created for owns more than twenty theatres.
Administration Department.
Follies. ager of Warner Bros. Pictures, good comedies in the best theatres
Inc., has left for an extended sales of the country. ‘ALOHA’ CAST DONE
DIX TO DITTY promotion trip that will erribrace A1 Rogell has completed his cast NEW FILM HOUSE
Richard Dix is preparing to make nine exchanges. He will visit ex- De RAMEY
SIGNED for “Aloha” with Raquel Torres, Victoria Theatre in Burbank will
his singing debut in talkies. His changes at Atlanta, New Orleans, Pierre de Ramey is signed for Alan Hale, Robert Edeson, Thel- be opened October 15 by Ben Har-
voice is to be but one of a multitude. Dallas, Los Angeles, San Fran- “Sin Takes a Holiday,” Constance ma Todd, Robert Ellis, T. Roy ris. The house will be devoted to
cisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake Bennet’s next picture for Pathe. Barnes, Donald Reed and Otis pictures, as well as being a spot
He will sing in a dramatic scene of Harlan. for the breaking in of big acts.
RKO’s “Cimarron.” City, and Denver.

REVIVES OLD ‘MELO’ IN NORTHERN PREVIEW Lobster Posters


Walter
ties,” now
lumbia Studios,
next, “Curiosi-
Futter’s
preparation at Co-
in
is a revival of a
Raoul Walsh’s “The Big Trail,”
and DeSylva, Brown and Hender-
son's “Just Imagine” were pre- Still Catch Eye
ACADEMY SPEAKER WILL TOUR
serious meodrama produced 26 viewed last week in Oakland and The Academy of Motion Picture of the achievements of the screen
years ago, “Ruined,” or “Do Mar- San Jose, and were heralded by Arts and Sciences has just an- in matters of art and science, as
ried Men Make the Best Hus- the press as important contribu- Lobster posters still in War- nounced its board of directors is recorded in the activities of the
bands.” tions to the screen. ner’s Downtowntheatre lobby. sending Clinton Wunder, executive academy since its origin three years
George Weiss, manager, springs manager, on a speaking tour ago.
a new one for every picture. through the middle west from No- He will take with him a talking
Latest “lobster” is one of vember 9 to December 1. picture especially prepared, record-
ing brief addresses by academy of-
BALLOTERS TO INCORPORATE “Office Wife,” showing girl
seated, swinging limb and -wink-
ing a wicked optic. She’s in
Mr. Wunder has been speaking
for the past ten years on motion
ficers
winners
and members, showing the
of the awards of 1930,
pictures throughout the United
Articles of incorporation for the register for the coming election. front of a door marked “pri- whose names will be determined by
States. He will address especiallythe balloting of the academy mem-
National Stage and Screen Voters’ There is no fee for membership, but vate,” to lend impression of
arranged meetings in the following bership withn the next month.
League have just been filed with the overhead is maintained by vol- office.
cities: Denver, Kansas City, Mil-
the Corporation Commission, and untary donations of the members to Art work in Weiss’ lobby is The trip is a good will tour, in-
waukee, St. Paul, Madison, Wiss., tended to develop public apprecia-
an intensive membership drive is carry on the extensive program. particularlynoticeable for_ its
St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and
The league has endorsed can- beauty. Every lobby card is a tion of the contribution of creative
on, according to Charles Miller, ex- other points to be determined.
work of real art, well worth artists of the motion picture pro-
ecutive secretary and founder of didacy of James Rolph Jir. for gov-
the League. ernor and is solidly back of the de- walking around the corner to Invitations for these addresses fession.
have been received from groups Actors, technicians, writers, pro-
During the recent primary, it was feat program for the Daylight Sav- see.
RKO out with a hot combining religious leaders, educa- ducers and directors compose the
estimated that the League influen- ings law threatened. also
A
mass meeting of theatrical lobby. It looks like a 24 sheet, tors, clubs and women’s organiza- branches of the academy mem-
five
ced 16,000 to 18,000 votes.
on each side of entranceway, tions in these cities. Mr. Wunder bership who are banded together
Present activity of the League people will be called shortly under
will speak as a representative of to develop and improve the art and
is concentrated on seeing that all the auspices of the league to show but even casual inspectian -will
reveal excellence of the work. the academy and will tell the story science aspects of pictures.
theatrical people, who are eligible. a solid front against the measure.
SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THREE

FRANK VINCENT IN BIG VAUDE DEAL


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WARNERS TO OLDKNOW TO SUCCEED FRANKLIN VINCENT GOES


CLOSE STUDIO AS HEAD OF FOX WEST COAST EAST; JOINS
HERE, REPORT ARMSTRONG AND ‘SEA WOLF’ MADE HIS BROTHER
GLEASON ENTER RESIGNATIONS LAST TIME, SAYS
There is a very strong re- BIG FIGHT DEAL FRIEND OF SILLS Frank Vincent, former offi-

port current to the effect that


Warner Brothers will abandon
James Gleason and Robert
Armstrong have opened an
ARE EXPECTED “The Sea Wolf,” it is said,
has been made for the fourth
cial
for
of
New
RKO
circuit, has left
York, where it is un-
Athletic club near Los Angeles, and last time. Alfred Santell derstood he will become asso-
their Hollywood studios. and wiU stage fights weekly. who directed Milton Sills in
Local office naturally denies Oscar S. Oldknow, high ex- ciated with the Wilmer and
Jack Perry, once welter weight his last picture, said Sills gave
this and account for 1he_ com- champ, is associated with them ecutive of Fox Theatres cor- such a characterization of the Vincent circuit, of which his
plete shut down here as in ac- as manager. poration, will succeed Harold famous “Wolf Larson” that brother is part owner.
cord with their usual custom, The three have been tied in B. Franklin, recently resigned he believes no other actor Reports are that Vincent’s entry
but it is known that this pro- different ventures, and have will ever try it. into the firm will bring about an ex-
duction concern has never shut as president of Fox West Ralph
been friends for five years. Hobart Bosworth, pansion policy, which will result in
down so early in the season nor They were in the prize fight Coast, according to reports Ince and Noah Beery played acquiring more than a score addi-
for such a protracted period. play, “Is Zat So,” for three- here. “Wolf” before sound pictures tional houses, and extending the
It has been known for some time years, and then all went into Oldknow, who will retain his were made, but it remained W. & V. chain into much new terri-
that W.B. have been seeking refi- films. vice-presidency of the eastern Fox for Sills to leave behind him tory.
nancing. There has been consider- Sometime ago they ran a string, is expected to put the two a classic built on the Jack Opinion expressed is that Vin-
able internal disag^reements upon fight ring at South Gate. This divisions of the circuit into close London story. cent will make no move to return
the policy, and production money was a success, but too small a harmony. There is no talk of weld- to the two-a-day, notwithstanding
has not been easy. venture. Now they are in for ing the two divisions into one firm, the fact that for years he was iden-
While they announce that they bigger stuff. something that Franklin is reporte-d THREE DIRECTORS tified with big time, as it was before
are up to their schedule for the
season here, it is known that no
to have tought considerably during
his incumbency of the western of-
TO RETURN HERE the entry of pictures into vaudeville
bills.
cranks are turning on the Sunset FILM FOR LATINS fice.
Returning to Hollywood soon
But being a died-in-the-wool
boulevard lot although considerable
production is in progress in New WILL START SOON Franklin’s contract as president
of West Coast had still a year and a are three directors who have been
vaudeville executive, it is apparent
Vincent will see to it that vaude-
York. half to run, and it is said he was east on business. ville is given a bigger play, with
According to the report, it is fur- An all-Spanish film, made ex- given $400,000 as a settlement to Edward H. Griffith has been in
result that many of the old Orph-
ther stated that such money as they clusively for the Latin countries,
retire at once, although his salary
Boston and New York conferring eum names may be expected soon
are able to get has been with the will go into production shortly at is said to be $65,000 a year, and ten
with the author of “Rebound” on playing the W. & V. time.
economy clause that they make the Larry Darmour studios on San- per cent of the profits. changes to be made. Cliff Work has taken Vincent’s
their pictures in New York. ta Monica Boulevard. F. C. Tam- Louis Milestone, has been abroad post in the west as divisonal direc-
Change practically places all of
It is claimed expense of making ayo is here in interests of the the subsidiaries of the Fox exhibi- vacationing. tor of California RKO theatres, and
pictures in Hollywood, by trans- Amer. -Angle Pictures Co., an in-
tion places and entertainment under
who was called to already is installed in the Los An-
Alan Crosland,
porting casts and writers to the ternational corporation located in
one head. East Orange, New Jersey by the geles office.
coast, adds to the overhead of the New York City, and sponsor of the
While not officially stated, death of his father, will soon be
it is
product, and as sunshine is no contemplated picture. back to superintend cutting and
believed Oldknow will make some
longer a factor in the manufacture Preliminary details for the pro-
radical changes in the personnel of
editing of “Children of Dreams,” SAN DIEGO LAUDS
duction are now under way, with
of the talking product, that films
can be made cheaper, and just as casting to start in about a week and
the local Fox-W.C. offices.
recently completed.
TEMPTATION SHOWN
Also there may be a considerable
actual shooting to begin around Oc- DURING BREAK-IN
effectively in the east.
It is considered by those in the tober 1 at Darmour studio.
shake-up in the managerial
of the houses in the west.
forces
‘SWAGGERINN’ NEW
know, that financiers, whom War- Franklin has been named in in- L. A. NIGHT SPOT
“Temptations of 1930,” which is
ners are endeavoring to interest,
can best be wooed by a display of
MORE AREA TAKEN corporation papers of the Fox-Cos-
mopolitan Theatre Company, Ltd.,
to open at the Mayan, Sept. 25, had
its break at San Diego, where it
activity in New York, and if they BY MEYER SYNCHRO “Swagger Inn,” a new night spot
with Howard Sheehan, Fred A. Mil- in the heart of Los Angeles down- opened last Monday night for three
are successful in getting the big ler and Roy O Miller, operators of
ones to come in, all productions Meyer Synchronizing Service has town district, opened Thursday days.
the old California on Main street. night in the old “Coffee Dan” loca- Papers of the southern city were
henceforth will be made back there. taken space at the Tec- Art studio Whether he will take active hand tion. Carl Pelly is manager. enthusiastic in their praise of the
in addition to headquarters at the in the firm of whether his interest Art Varian, for the past five Warner Franklin revue.
VON STROHEIM, JR., Metropolitan Sound studios. Ex-
pansion made owing to demand for
will be entirely financial, is a ques- years associated with “Coffee It will be reviewed in these col-

STUDIES THE TAP tion being discussed. Don’s” as master of ceremonies, umns next week.
their music.
assumed that role here, and with
AT BUD MURRAY’S At the Tec Art branch, they will
be able to record upon RCA Pho-
FOUR LANGUAGES a five-piece orchestra, under the di- DOUG WINS TROPHY
Tap and off-rhythm dancing has
tophone as well as the Western IN COMEDY FILM rection of Paul McPherson, fur-
nishes the entertainment.
Douglas Fairbanks has
golf trophy to add to his imposing
another
Electric recordings to which they
proved to be the most popular style Pelly announced to the pro- collection. He has just been
have been limited. Yiddish, Spanish, Italian and Eng-
among the ''ounger generation of
They will henceforth be equipped fession that no cover charge will be awarded the actors’ trophy in the
stage and screen notables, as still lish are spoken in the Educational- the rule, and various special nights
with one of the most complete syn- motion picture tournament. In the
another illustrious son of a film ce- Ideal comedy, “Si, Si, Senor,” which will be in order, with added enter-
chronizing services in the industry. competition on the difficult Lake-
lebrity and executive starts study- features Tom Ptrcola and Joe Phil- tainments for highlights.
Their local facilities, together with side Course, Fairbanks led the
ing daily with Bud Murray, prin- lips. Management recently renovated
their New York activities makes actors’ division wth a low gross
cipal of the Bud Murray School for Story was written around spe- and redecorated the spot to the score of 77, seven over par.
this organization the largest con- cial talents of Patricola and Phil-
Stage at 3636 Beverly Boulevard. tune of $5000, and is bending every
cern of the kind in the country. and a good share of the laughs
Eric Von Stroheim jr. is train-
ing in the art of tap dancing, and
lips,
are derived from introduction of
effort to offer the profession a night
spot close-in, for the boys and girls
NEW SOUND STAGE
OSTRICH RUNNING the foreign languages, as used by Columbia Pictures christened a
adds another name to the roster of backstage, where informality, to-
sound stage, making the sxth to be
sons of famous stage and screen Olga Printzlau’s play, “The Os- the coriiedians. The comedy will be gether with popular prices and good
released on September 21. put into service at this studio with-
stars, who have studied with Bud trich,” opened at the Theatre cuisine will be the rule.
in the last year. The addition is on
Murray, includng A1 K. Hall, Jr,, Mart for the week of Sept. 22 to 27, A three-day heavy opening cele-
the old Chadwick Studio lot, re-
Robert McWade, Jr., of that fa- inclusive, prior to its November TIES WITH DANCE bration with kleig lights and fan
cently leased by Columbia.
mous team of Kramer and Boyle, opening in New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25— fare will start the new “Swagger
and Junior Coghlan, famous young The cast includes, george Irving, RKO Golden Gate has tied up with Inn” on its way to popularity.
STERLING TO WORK
Pathe juvenile star. Gloria Grey, Bodil Rosing, Carl the Balconades Ballroom for a
Mr. Murray is now organizing a Miller, Maryon Aye, Bruce Evans, dance tournament, which will have Ford Sterling will start on his
special class for boys and girls with Charles Schaeffer, and Don Lewis. its final on the Gate stage the night
NEWS YARN TO START first comedy for Educational as
high school or military school cre- of Sept. 30.
“Unfit to Print,” a dramatic news- soon as the story, being specially
paper story, has been selected as written, is completed by Jimmy
dentials, especially for theatrical ROBERTA ADDED George Bancroft’s next starring Starr and Harry McCoy. It will
children. Classes will be held twice
Roberta Gale has been added to S. F. MAKES TALKIES vehicle, for Paramount. The pic- go into production at Metropolitan.
a week at 4 an d7 under personal SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25—J. ture will be directed by John Crom-
the cast of “Aunt’s in the Pants,”
direction of Bud Murray and Lafe D. Barnes is making a series of one well, and the story is an original by
Page, with ballet for the girls di-
lively comedy, which Louis Brock GRANT COOK HERE
is producing for RKO. In the and two reel talkers at his local Oliver H. P. Garrett. It goes into Grant L. Cook, executive vice-
rected by Miss Mary Frances Tay- studios with Bruce Coleman dir- production in October.
comedy, which stars Walter Cat- president of ^Tiffany Productions,
lor, ballet directress of the Bud ecting.
lett of Broadway stage fame, are arrived in Hollywood from New
Murray school.
Monte Collins, Fred Kelsdy, Norma York and will remain for an indef-
Cecil, Cissie Fitzgerald, Camp-
Colin ‘DRACULA’ SIGNINGS TALENT GLISTENS He conferring with
ROSELAND STARTS bell and Jack Ackroyd. Mark San- Edward Van Sloan and Dwight
inite
Universal had a remarkable ar- studio executives regarding the
stay. is

“Roseland,” Columbia, started drich, is directing. Fry have been engaged for Uni- ray of talent in scenes made the coming year’s production, which is
production under direction of Lionel versal’s “Dracula,” supporting Bela
other day for “The Boudoir Diplo- to be the most elaborate in the his-
Barrymore. Barbara Stanwyck, Lugosi.
mat,” Mary Duncan, Julanne John- tory of the studio.
plays the lead feminine role. Mem- GOES TO LIBERTY ston, Vivian Oakland, Lillian Rich,
bers of supporting company include George Berthelon, former R.K.O. Blanche Le Clair, Margaret Adams, IN PATHE PICTURE
Monroe Owsley, Ricardo Cortez,
Blanch Friderici, Sally Blane, Vic-
Pathe and P.D.C. executive has
joined the Liberty Production Staff, Conference Qag Ora Carewe, June Marlowe, Law- Constance Bennett’s new 'star-
rence Grant, Lionel Belmore and ring picture, “Sin Takes a Holi-
tor Potel and Phyllis Crane. working with Edward Halperin. Andre Beranger. day,” by Pathe.
On Baby Postal
GLEASON GIVES BRIDGE RULES Harry Shutan has a new per-
manent visitor in the form of COLORART ELECTS NEW HEAD
James Gleason delivered himself trumps. It will show you are in- a S-pound, 2-ounce actress, who
of this series of suggestions on terested. When you are dummy although only two days old, is At a meeting of the board of and Company, a firm of San Fran-
bridge: help your partner with suggestions. showing all the temperament of directors Colorart Pictures Cor- cisco brokers, will shortly bring in-
“You won’t be a howling hit at Do not hesitate to criticise your a movie star. A
card just re- poration Ltd., the new name for the to the coffers considerable capital
any card table,” warned Gleason, partner. It will put him on his ceived from the lady starts in old Colorart Synchrotone Corpora- from a group of eastern financiers,
by telling this editor what a tion, which ran into financial diffi- which will complete final steps in
“but you’ll have a great time.” mettle.
Here are his suggestions: Always trump your partner’s great guy he is and what a culties during the making of the the effort to firmly re-establisb the
tricks. Never take a chance. If it’s great actor and drector her dad feature “Mamba,” last year, the corporation upon a sound financial
Pick up your cards as dealt.
a money game, stop playing when is. resignation of President Burtis U. structure.
You’ll be ready to bid ahead of the
you are ahead. You will make an Although she is new in town, Cain was accepted, and Irvin Fur-
If you have a bum hand
.
others. Product of Colorart Pictures,
impression on people. she advances the info that her man, elected as president.
be sure to mention it. This will of which there are about 60 short
Always explain every play, par- dad just completed SO consec- This organization, which started
guide your partner in his bid and subjects and several features, is
ticularly when set. It shows your tive weeks, 30 of tests and 20 out with an elaborate program of
play. being released by Tiffany, and has
card knowledge. Disagree with es- of conferences. She signs her- production and manufacturing of
your partner bids been making profitable returns dur-
If first, don’t tablished rules and conventions. self “Shelia.” Harry now has sound equipment, got caught in the
ing the past year.
hesitate to raise. He has to play it.
People will recognize you as an in- a good press agent. She lives Wall St. debacle last October. It
Never hurry. Try several cards on
dependent thinker. at 1466 Gundry Ave., Long has been struggling along since Reorganization of the staff will
a trick before deciding which you Eat chocolate creams while play- Beach. Friends are extending while a plan of refinancing was be- proceed, and a new schedule of pro-
prefer. ing. It prevents cards from skid- their congratulations to Harry, ing put through. duction will ensue shortly, accord-
Occasionally ask what are ding. mostly wrapped up in glass. Plan now completed by Sanborn ing to the newly elected president.
PAGE FOUR INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

Pictures -- REVIEWS By LOU JACOBS


-- Legit
“THE SPOILERS” story of the wife who fell in man for Buster, but succeeds in
The among the first nighters looked at he finds that the baby is being pre-
PARAMOUNT PICTURE love with another man allowing garnering many laughs himself. each other asKaru-e, they tiiougni pared to be offered for adoption. He
(Reviewed at Paramount Theatre her husband a divorce and then His genial personality and uke they were being kidaed. The basic objects and smuggles the baby
As a general thing these talkie helping him win his secretary is strumming fit like a glove. ihea was taken from "rhe Man on away. He sets up in an apartment
adaptations of the old successes are about all of the plot there is. The Sally Eilers was charming as the the Box,” that of having a gentle- and with a nurse is raising the baby
not good. They try to imitate with rest of it is just episodes as to de- girl. She was very pretty and did man in a swell house passing him- asceptically when his fiance comes
dialogue added the situations exact- tails of the manner of accomplish- an excellent number in an army self off as. the butier. He proves with his friend. The mother also
ly as they were previously done not ing the happy result. show scene. Her acting seems to to be, in this case, a former army comes to get her baby back. Every-
even allowing for the advancement EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT broaden with each picture. Sally officer from the same regiment as thing is ironed out when the friend
of screen technique and the im- The publicity this picture has had is destined t obecome a star we’re was the boss, so much reminiscing announces his engagement to the
provements of methods but Edwin by its serial printing in the “Exam- afraid. had to be done and back slapping fiance and the boy remarries the
Carewe paid no attention to the iner” will help materially to draw Victor Potel’s lankiness was used and such lines as “lor the hoi.or o, child’s mother.
success of the Goldwyn version them in. The picture is particularly to good advantage. Others who the regiment” and “you're just a EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT.
done in 1923, but stepped out and pleasing to the women and has no played small parts were Frank iown down soldier.” The slight risque reputation of the
made a picture that should be disagreeable features. It is a love Mayo, Pitzy Katz and William Well, the butler throws out a stage play gives an opportunity for
another epic. story delightfully told and its little Steele. philanderer who would steal the suggestive exploitation. It is a
Even the memorable fight be- sociological problem is not heavy boss' wife with her consent, ana teaser that will draw both men and
tween William Farnum and Tom enough to cause a war. It will do “FOR THE LOVE O’ LIL” tails in love with his sister. women as well as excite the curio-
Santchi which is still spoken of business however and should not he COLUMBIA PICTURE Stripped of all its padding, it’s just sity of the kids. High school child-
when great screen fights are men- overlooked.
PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT.
(Reviewed at RKO Theatre) bunk with dialog that must have ren will jam your theatre if you
tioned, was not imitated. Here Bella Cohen adapted this from been written by a ten-year-oid. Get state “Children under 15 not ad-
Garry Cooper and William Boyd Credit must be given to Lloyd the cover series of the Liberty this line: “I’d like to go to Japan, mitted.”
put up a fight of their own that is a Bacon for making such a splendid Magazine and did an excellent job and inhale the perfume of the PRODUCERSVIEWPOINT.
classic. picture out of ordinary material. It of it. It is by no means a make- chrysanthemums,” said in all se- William James Craft must be given
This story of the Yukon is a he was adapted from the novel of shift, but a splendid little comedy riousness. credit for expert handling of deli-
man tale, a fight for legal rights in Faith Baldwin by Charles Kenyon with a lot of heart drag and quite There are two actors in the cast cate situations especially in the his-
a eountry where might made right whose dialoging was very accep- a few laughs, the only thing it lacks who are fairly good. J. Frank pital scene. There is nothing offen-
and the law was just trying to horn table. •
is a sock on the nose for Jack Mul- Glendon directed the show and sive in the play but an unusqal
in. The love of a girl aids the CASTING DIRECTOR’S hall’s character. played the husband in masterfu. amount of good humor afforded by
legal procedure but the court was VIEWPOINT. A very excellent The story follo-ws the heart inter- style. He has a splendid manner of scenes bordering on the double en-
in the hands of crooks and that character of a flapper sister was est of the covers telling of the love absolute naturalness which is typi- tender but nover quite reaching it.
caused all the trouble. done by Joan Blondell and although of a couple of young folks and the cal of the present age of realism. Gladys Larman made a deft adapta-
The story is picturesque melo- her action was curbed by the limi- trials and tribulations of their early Not the slightest strain for points tion but the dialog of the stage play
drama with the background para- tations of her situations, she showed married life due principally to the nor exaggeration of action. Hi was mostly retained. The photo-
mount. The plot itself is just an much to get excited over when a butting in of friends who refuse to was the character. His direction graphy was fine and the hospital
excuse for the locale. The shore young and peppy ingenue is requir- recognize their marital state. of the show could be criticized only foyer scene exceedingly good.
Natalie Moorhead as the wife if we were certain that the members
scenes, the gambling and dance hall ed. From the start, one of their
scenes, the mining sequences were also turned in a splendid and in- friends, who is in love with Lil,
CASTING
of the cast did as they were told, VIEWPOINT.
DIRECTOR’S
Douglas Fairbanks
as well done as anything that has telligent performance. She looked refuses to let them alone, showing but we sense that many things went Jr. w'as as good
a selection for the
gone before with the dialogue bright beautiful and her lines were read up on their bridal night and in a haywire this first night. role of the father as could be asked
and fitting but not brilliant. very sympathetically especiallywhen maudlin stupor refuses to go away. Frances X. Bushman gave a fine for. He looked the agitated
parent
Garry Cooper is too serious of she informs her husband that she Afterwards, he tries to make .“con- performance. It was interesting to and proved himself
a farceur of
mien to make the colorful hero that is in love with another and would tacts” for Stan, the husband, in his observe the two acting schools keen promise. Slim
Summerville as
Fftrnum created, but he plays sin- appreciate a divorce. It was a business and balls things up fright- from which each of these men are the nervous father waiting
in the
cerely and doesn’t try to act and for peculiar character but was done fully. Things get ironed out, how- a product. Frank had a tendency hospital for his first to
arrive was
that must be given credit. Gary is with fine conception. ever, for the finish. It is very to pose and act and read his lines great.
His antics were the cause
not a good lover as stage lovers are Walter Merill also contributed a satisfying. with a stress for the point. It is a of gales of laffs.
bit that was exceedingly well play-
Henry Armetta
rated. EXHIBITORS VIEWPOINT. style that was expected of the lead- as the
Italian parent awaiting the
He was ing man of a decade ago. Bushman arrival

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT. ed. a tough newspaper Liberty
This story has much of the stuff man with an ego of huge propor- and the covers very popular. The
Magazine is widely read
reads nicely and has a fine appear- the cause
of No. 6 all girls
of much merriment.
was also —
tions and almost thought he had character played by Elliott Nugent ance, but the part was a dud.
His
that men like. It is the sort that struggle with the English language
makes one grit his teeth and ache won the girl until the sister, took a closely resembles the man on the Aileen Pringle, who was co- was a lesson
in pantomime.
to get into the row. It will stand
hand, then things got ironed out as cover as does Sally Starr the girl. starred with Bushman, should real- Anita Page made a very pretty
up under intensive publicity and they should be. Hobart Bosworth This picture will pack them in for ize from this show, that her medium
mother and while there wasn’t much
give satisfaction. Your customers as head clerk had a small part that you wdthout a doubt although noth- of expression is not the stage. All else
for her to do but be pretty,
will get their money’s worth of this.
was done with workmanlike ability ing sensational but far better than that charm of personality that -'she quite filled
the bill
PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. but it was a part unworthy of the the average. made her one of the greatest come- Blane as the finance. as did Sally
Zazu Pitts
Agnes Brand Leahy and Bartlett actor. PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. diennes of the screen in the silent as the nurse
who almost had herself
Cormack did a good job of the Blanche Frederici, Brooks Bene- The tie-up with Liberty was a good days is absolutely washed out be- listed as prospective
dict, Dale Fuller and John Rogers
wife No. 3 had
adaptation of Rex Beach’s book and stroke. James Tinling showed a fore the real audience. She is un- aniple opportunity
to exercise that
the direction of Edward Carewe
played small parts. deft hand in the direction which certain of both lines and business wistful,
draggy smile collector of
was excellent. His handling of the has come excellent situations very and acts without expression of hers. Zazu
is always a treat. Joan
night scenes at the mine was master- neatly handled. There are many voice or feature. March played a bit in the opening
ful. In fact, the mine sequence in
“DOUGH
BOYS” littletouches which he no doubt Harry Morrill played a character of the picture
and was very effec-
general was unusually well done.
M-G-M PICTURE contributed that lifted the picture supposed to be a Jap, although he tive. We
were sorry to, to see the
The comedy was admirably worked (Reviewed at Loew’s State) when it had a tendency to, drag wore part of a Chinese costume character fade out so early. Albert
in and not stressed for laughs.
With the flood of war pictures too bad he neglected a sock for and walked like drum major. It
__ lately it was expected that some- Gran also had a small part as the
was apparent that he, too, is out of
CASTING DIRECTOR’S one would cash on the laughs a
Jack Mulhall; we would have liked
practice on the stage for he muffed
boj^’s father.
VIEWPOINT. The honors of this burlesque of themin would to have contributed it ourselves. Roscoe Karns played the friend
show go to Slim Summerville whose Charley Chaplin did with his
get just as CASTING DIRECTOR’S a fairly good part.
vvho attempted to fix everything and
characterization of Flapjack was “Shoulder Arms” VIEWPOINT. Jerome Sheldon played the heavy,
Jack Mulhall as did by balling things up as friends
and Mack Sen- such as it was. He is a nice ap-
the friend and almost home breaker usually do but served in the end by
artistically accomplished. In make- nett with “Yankee Doodle
in Ber- pearing chap and spoke his words
gave a very effective performance taking the embarrassing finance to
up and mannerism together with lin” at a time when there wasn’t with what intelligence they pos-
fine vocal expression he turned in a much fun in
of a bachelor friend who still holds wife and clearing the road for the
war stuff. sessed.
on to the girl. While not exactly a Rollo Dix had a role that happy ending.
rarely commendable performance. Buster Keaton has found prac- was the most coherent of any of
heavy, he butts in to the happy love Gertrude Short as the hospital
James Kirkwood as Dextry also tically everything in army life that them. His part had nothing to do
life of Stan and Lil in a way that
_

gave an excellent portrayal of a telephone girl had a very nice part


is funny and ranks well up with his with the plot, but was dragged in
similar character. gets you all sored up. Jack’s work and while it was limited, in action
predecessors. From the time he ac- just to give the butler something
shows the finish of splendid train-
Harry Green as the store keeper ^ she read her lines with good ex-
cidentally enlists, thinking he is in to do to win a hand.
ing, but his friends like him in Of a conse-
wafs very effective. Upon him de- pression and looked verv pretty.
an employment bureau hiring- a new more sympathetic roles. quence, Dix had the most coherent
pended the comedy and he got Myrtle Stedman, Nora Cecil, Bertha
many laughs particularly when he
chauffeur, to the point wnere as Eliott Nugent was very good as part in the show. He looked it Mann and Dot Farley played bits
head of a big corporation after the the husband. He was sufficiently and played it very well, it was a
bought a newspaper for $25 and which gave them opportunity to
read it every hour to the gang at $1.
war, he js hfl-ing the army in his youthful and
sappy which made it sort of social louse who was play- prove their talent as funsters.
employ, it is one continual scream. more effective when he started in ing the bogus count and got tricked
In appearance and reading he was There is but little plot but lots smashing things up on seeing his out of a confession by the shrewd
an effective villian but rose to of connected incidents. The love wife kissing his best friend. He is butler.
splendid heights in the fight scene. element is woven in with a girl very excellent in these bashful
“PARLOR, BEDROOM
He put up a corking fistic argument. who spurned Buster in his days as young men parts. ,
Marion Burns played the other
lady in the show. It was an en-
AND BATH”
Kay Johnson as the lead played a rich man’s son and herself goes Sally Starr was quite alright as genue part with a lot of silly line?
EL CAPITAN HOLLYWOOD
the sweet young society bud in a to_ France in the Entertainment the gushing young thing. The part and gushy action. The role was so (Reviewed September 21)
rough surrounding with excellent Division and there falls in love with is played on one note and in one assanine Notwithstanding the antiquity of
understanding of the role. She that it’s hard to tell
him.
tempo but it would have been dif- whether it was played well or not.
this play of C. W. Bell and Mark
looked the part and although the In the mud sequences, Buster’s ficult to do anything else with it. Swan, it seems the customers sense
acting demands were modest, what Miss Burns is pretty and seems in- when
frozen face gets well plastered, as She looked it and that it there is to be unusually
she did was very well portrayed. was more telligent so we’ll give her the bene- fine stage fare served. Both
does his feet and the rest of him. than half playing. Margaret Liv- fit of the doubt. matinee
Betty Compson was not so happily There are lots of absurd situations ingston took the female honors as and night houses of the opening day
'Fhe quicker “Thin Ice” breaks
cast as Cherry Melotte. She did not
seem to conve- the wild woman of
that are played with the seriousness
the designing friend. She was very up the less money it will lose. —
were packed jammed. Reason was
the combination of Charlotte Green-
of real warfare, which makes them good to look at and won sympathy Jacobs.
the Youkon and played her entirely all the funnier. (Continued on Page 5)
sympathetically. by fixing things in the end.
Others in the cast who played
EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT. Charles Sellon played a hard,
Audience will get a great kick out crusty lawyer with fine character- “THE LITTLE ACCIDENT”
parts with excellent talent were
Lloyd Ingraham as the Judge, a
of this, for it comes as a relief after ization, while Julia Swayne Gor- UNIVERSAL PICTURE
the sordid somberness of the war don had a bit as his wife. Billv (Reviewed at Orpheum Theatre)
sort of second heavy. Jack Holmes
now in vogue. Even aside Seven had a small part as an oil
stories Widely advertised as not being
and George Irving.
from the drag of Buster Keaton man, and other bits were done by recommended for children resulted
and Ukulele Ike, it is a rib tickler Vincent Barnett and Claire Du in the opening matinee being packed
“THE OFFICE WIFE” that is irresistible. Brey. with kids. However, there is nothing
WARNER BROS— PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. One deserving of special men- in this expurgated and modified
VITAPHONE PICTURE As much money was spent on this tion was that of a chambermaid version of Thomas Mithell and
production as would have gone played by John Standing. He only Floyd Dell’s comedy that could in-
(Reviewed at Warner Bros.
into a serious drama, the war walked in and out of the picture jure the tender understandings of
Downtown) scenes were very well executed but must have collected a half any age. It is made innocuous by
Because of the exceedingly clever both scenically and in direction. dozen laughs in the doing. It was having the parents of the “little Behrendt-Levy-Rosen
work of Dorothy Mackaill this pic- Edward Sedgwick has found new a gem. accident” married and annulled in- Co., Ltd.
ture takes place among the top not- laurels for his already well laden stead of just experimenters in General Insurance
chers. There something about brow. No little credit must go to
is parenthood. Insurance Exchange Building
the work of this young lady that is A1 Boasberg and Sidney Lazarus “THIN ICE” Like all baby farces, it is riotous VA 1261
exceptionally magnetic and mever who did the scenario. Particularly
has her seductive lure stood out to good was the trio where Buster
HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE fun and although repetition of in-
(Reviewed Sept. 17) cidents and drawn out sequence'
better advantage. fingers the guitar and Ike plays it A pair of swallows cannot make have a tendancy to put a drag on
The girl who given a place as with drum sticks, while another
is
a summer and no more can a pair the picture it is prime entertain-
secretary to her boss and who falls burlesques a bass fiddle on a gun. of actors make a play. “Thm Ice,” ment. It of a young bride-
tells
in love with him following a similar There was some singing but it was written by Percival Knight groom on the eve of his marriage
was at
incident by her predecessor and by not made important. a time when there was probably a confronted with the information
sheer force of personality, makes CASTING DIRECTOR’S lack of plays and anything that had that a child has been born to his an- [ T » Proficient Pupils
him fall for her is beautifully done VIEWPOINT. Edward Brophy, a war flavor was considered good nulled wife and asks him to come to Placed In Paramount
without resorting to sex tricks. as the hard boiled top kick was ex- enough, but today it’s just a dish .of the hospital. About to leave for a Theatres
Lewis Stone plays the boss and ceptionally well plaved. It’s a. bet cold water. rehearsal of his wedding ceremony,
with his usual consideration, gave he had a similar job in the army. Its plot is so piffling that at the he dashes away and goes to the
Dorothy every opportunity to shine. Cliff Edwards serves as straight end of the first act the intelligentsia hospital in a distant town. There
SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIVE

Pictures - REVIEWS - ^Legit'


In Hollywood—Now case. But inadvertently, the wife building a reputation in the talking
of a friend of the family, a newly- pictures, plays the part of a young
By BUD MURRAY wed, who has had a tiff with her wife and gave it plenty of verve and
husband, runs away with the ginger. She was very pretty, and
bashful spouse, and they go to a registered strong with the crowd.
/ Now that the Summer months are over, “The Masquers” are be- hotel where they have been regis- Myrtle Hubert's blonde prettiness
ginning to worry about their monthly Revels, which were so popular tered as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. showed to good advantage, and Mia
last year, under the Sam Hardy regime, but this coming season promises The reporter gives the hubby a les- Marvin was admirably cast as a
some very interesting shows“FOR MEMBERS
only,” and so we were (Continued from Page 4) son in love making, which he em- dashing society belle.
at the Club for a little luncheon, and a get-to-gether wood and Johnny Arthur, and rea- ploys on others, who come to the Grace Stafford was excellent as
talk, with Mitchel Lewis, Harlequin, Edward Earle son enough. hotel seeking to save them from the the wife, with a hero worshiping
and Harry Joe Brown, both “Head men” of the en- No comedy, new or old, has been irate husband of the eloping woman. complex, and looked and played the
tertainment committee. offered from a local stage in years, The husband arrives, and things part to entire satisfaction.
We noticed some old-timers and friends, such that has the quantity and quality of —
get complcated the real wife is ar- Among the men, John Litle as the
as — —
Stuart Holmes our dear Chicago friend, Ad- laughs as this team jerks forth in rested as an immoral person, when assistant lead, who tried to fix

dison Burkhardt Lee Moran, a comedian who can the old farce. If one had never seen she claims to be the Mrs. Smith on things for his friend as well as get
“hoof”— Lawrence Grant, the genteel head of the it before, he would vote the per- the register. All is finally straight- over with his own fiance, furnished

House committee Paul Nicholson, who takes us formance an ultra modern scream, ened out when the reporter uses the the setting for the fun. John can
back to George M. Cohan’s Revues about 1917-18 in but to those familiar with it, it ap- big stick of publicity on the hotel always be depended upon to turn

Chicago Sam Hardy himself has a mess cf make- peared to be brought up to date in manager. in a performance worthy of the best

up on You know Sam only got back from Noo a new version, but neither would Johnny Arthur, as the shrinking stars.
Yawk last week and must be in demand to have the have been correct. It was the per- hubby, was a revelation. His every Eric Kalkhurst repeated the good

grease on so soon after arrival Sam confides the fect playing of the two central char- move was a rib tickler, and when impression he made in “The Poor
Big town iust isn’t, and is glad he is back IN acters and the interpretations given a run Nut,” as the irate husband, who
Charlotte Greenwood does
HOLLYWOOD NOW. the roles by the stars that made it and swing into the picture the fun- could not decide twxt love and
Received quite a few surprises including a letter a distinguished offering. fest becomes a banquet. Charlott Wall St.
Bud Murray froniREDMOND WELLS, now sojourneying in The idea is of the wife, who, has never been seen here to better Donald Campbell in the bit of the
Europe— From Paris he writes about a party in- while jealous, is proud of the lurid advantgae. The part is ideal for hand writing expert played a real-

cluding a few of our dear friends Mr. and Mrs. Jack reputation of her husband’s past, her, and what she contributes to it istic few moments, and got quite a

Pearl whom we were with in the “Dancing Girl” in 1921 Jack Curtis, a which was but a myth cooked up for is marvelous.
first rate theatrical agent and the (Mrs.) 'Mabel Ford, whom we danced her benefit.
few laughs of his own. Hugh Kid-
When it is almost Her appearance in a turkey red suit der, in the role of a French hotel

with in 1915 in the Winter Garden “Maid in America” and Harry Pilcer, proven that her shrinking, timid of pajamas, the like of which would keeper, gave a very effective per-
whom we trouped with in “The Whirl of Society,” when Gaby Delys hubby has had no past, he is com- turn the Devil green with envy, was formance of that official, trying to
made the “Gaby Glide” dance famous in 1913 pelled by a friend, in order to pro- a panic. She still takes advantage uphold the reputation of his domi-
Redmond said they all got a kick out of this column (no foolin’) tect his happiness, to live up to his of her gawky kicking ability, and cile. Edward Seabrook, as a bell
Another surprise was the Lyons and Lyons (booking agents) Radio reputation. when she favored wth a song and hop, was also very effective. Doro-
Show, one evening at home (yes we are at home every once in a while) room in a A
hotel is engaged, and dance between the acts, she added
thy Cecil completed the cast as a
— We —
heard a peachy voice and the announcer said Nora Schiller who a sensational society reporter is in- dessert to the happy menu.
Dainty Sally Starr, who is also maid.
worked for us at our “Cotton Club Revue” when we first came out to veigled to be the woman in the

“Sunkist” California Still another was when we tuned in on the Para-
mount hour and heard Noo Yawk announce Mary Brian, (our pupil) PARVIN MOVES TOUR NORTHWEST
—We
and rite in our Big City
jaded Noo Yark natives
hope Mary’s sweetness isn’t spoiled by the

Radio seems to have everything interesting this week for the


Film Row Lee Parvin. has retired from the Manuel and Vida, who were in
management of the Dorothy Mac- the “King of Jazz” picture and
kaye show at the Vine St. and has several shows hereabouts have been
writer, as still another station gave us a look-see back stage at the returned to the Macloon-Albertson booked through the northwest’ by
Mayan Theatre, where our old boss, Franklyn Warner, is putting on
what promises to be a revealation in Revues for Hollywood and our — Cuttings organization- to aid in their forth- the Bert Levy agency. Under the
coming productions. He has been name of Vida Renardo, Miss Vida
old boy friend Sully Ward, who just got off a train from Broadway
spoke a few words over the “Mike”— Paul Gerard Smith whom we
By THE ROUNDER
the personal representative of the Is also known as a vaude single.
Macloons for several years past.
workt with on the “Padlocks of 1927,” said a few witty things Paul —
is writing the “Black-outs” for Temptations —
Our friend, Charley Judeis, SEC. IS BEAUTY
(another ex-Shubertlite) who is staging the sketches was introduced Marcelle Lewis, former secretary
and for once he was real serious and very dignified IN HOLL’T- — If there’s a world’s series on, ANOTHER MARATHON
of Abe Meyer, resigned to become
WOOD NOW. or the hunting season open,
Dick Parks Agency is promoting secretary of J. M. March, Caddo
Finally after two years in Hollywood, got ourselves together with there might be some excuse, another marathon dance but will head during absence of Howard
the family, and hied our bodies over to Catalina Island, thinking we but with the summer weather not divulge the location at this Hughes. Miss Lewis is stad to
wouldn’t see any New Yorkers who are in HOLLYWOOD NOW in the doldrums and vacation time. Jackie Shannon is now as- be one of the moh beautiful secree-
but rite there on the boat was that sterling writer of real music for
time over, just did F. E. sociated with this agency.
why taries in the industry.
so many years with Arthur Hammerstein productions. Herbert Stothart
—and Herb had his family with him too —We
saw the flying fish, the Benson and George Naylor
Monday
glass bottom boats, went to the aviaries, and at the end of the day both pick
we figured we had done a good days work, but now we can say we’ve sick, and stay away from the
been to Catalina SO —
If you want to know something
WHAT?
— We
office? Its wurry, wurry su-
didn’t go to the Olympic persterious.
to report

EARLE WALLACE
Always Busy Developing Dancing Stars but Never Too Busy to

Fites last week and we got our first break we didn’t see one of those * * * Create and Produce
“shindigs” they have been putting on. So this week we are not one of Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell
the disgruntled Fans you have been reading about, and next week Max
Milder, special repre- Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont
there is no show there at the Olympic and that is break Number two sentative of Warner Brothers, Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif.
Dropt into the L. A. Press Club atop the American Storage Build- dropped into town on his
ing where _we are located, and ran smack into old Jess Willard and
fite fans will be pleased to known Jess is looking great and happy and
round of visits to the western

young Also our dear friend from Long Beach, Roy Reid, exchanges of the firm.
whom we will He
HARVEY VALUE
staged shows for at his Strand Theatre— remain here, going over local
A
lite lunch at the Brown Derby with Maurice Gebber of the conditions. Then he will pro-
Ambassador Fur Shop, and we noticed that many of the Broadway ceed to San Francisco, Port-
Boys are still left in HOLLYWOOD —among them are a flock of land, Seattle, Denver and other
TheatricalBooking agents all huddled in a booth talking very seriously
about what is going to happen —
There is Lew Schreiber and Rufus Le points. That’s what I call a SCHOOL OF DANCING
Maier and Walter Herzbrun. all from the Wm. Morris offices IN position, othing to do but trav- 7377 Beverly Blvd. OR. 2688
HOLLYWOOD — and Max Hart, but not in their booth. el around and talk then turn ;

In another booth a flock of the “Tinpan Alley” boys including in a pleasant expense sheet and
Lew Pollack, whom we were with in the Passing show of 1921— Grant have it met without question.
Clark at Warners —
Sid Claire at RKO —
Max Steiner at a musicyal RKO That’s the kind of a wage slave
director,who is always in demand in the big city—and another Musical

Director whom we workt with in 1919 on the Winter Garden pro to be.
* * *
duction of “Monte Christo, Jr.” our dear “Ole Lunnon” friend Frank
must be laying off IN — HOLLYWOOD NOW. “Buzz” Briggs, of Denver,
A visit to Loew’s State this week to see Le Roy Prinz’s initial one of the Pathe pets, directing
Fanchon and Marco unit, and we must say it “Broadway” alright rite
the destiny of the State the
Associates —Gladys Murray, Lafe Page Ballet Dept. —Mary Frances Taylor
in thisIdea is Warren Jackson who workt in “Passing Show of 1916”
with us— Warren has improved with age, except the boy friend must atre and other Mile High City PRACTICAL DRAMATICS AND STAGE DANCING

not get too fat Bobby Callahan is the comic with Jackson and doe? and Colorado town’s amuse Tap, Off-Rhythm, "Modernized Ballet” and Acrobatic
nicely too Rube — Wolf certainly has class written all over himself ments, dropped in last week “MODERNIZED BALLET” by Mary Frances Taylor
and his “pack” is shown by the clever way Rube did his “Hokem” for a visit. Incidentally, he took (Premier Danseuse) "Oh Susanna," “Gone Hollywood," "Student Prince,"

razzer number and then in the picture, all one one bill we rockt in
a trip to Agua Caliente and is
“Broadv.'ay Melody”
our seats at our very dear friend, Marie Dressier whom we were with “Tap and Off-Rhythm” by Bud Murray and Lafe Page
in the “Passing Show of 1921” at the N. Y. Winter Carden- You still turning around like a rou- “THE ORIGINAL MURRAY SCHOOL”
can’t
say her stage technique doesn’t help her— How she waits for those sales lette wheel in amazement. Tia ,OF NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES,
of laughter —
If Fanchon and Marco can continue like this, no one in Juana’s resort ought to put him
town better try and outdo them any angles
Jimmy Clemons and his “Mrs” J is rehearsing a new act, and
confides he will be on his way to Noo York rite soon And flashing
in a beautiful “Eight” our dear friend Tom Gallery and the Mrs.
by—
on the pay rool for the next
month, for the publicity he will
spill when he returns home.
WALTER S.
STUDIO OF STAGE DANCING
WILLS
(Zasu HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD GLADSTONE 9502
Pitts) a real trouper who looks like a flapper on the street but whai — They can prepare for a Denver 7016
PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS
she does to her pan in pictures is nobody’s business— There are very
few good looking woman, who do eccentric comedy parts No, they —
delegation soon.
* * * Enroll now —
New Autumn Classes for Adults Tap, acrobatic, —
want to be pretty, but Zasu gets the money for not looking pretty soft shoe, eccentric, waltz clog, musical comedy, ballet. Also
but looking DUMB Gordon Allen, formerly children’s classes.
salesman for Sono Art here,
the street. Noah Beery wearing a wild and wooly looking beard

Then Jack Holt is another army uniform Harry Delf dashing up
has resigned to accept a similar

Arthur Caeser that Steeplechase grin Mrs. Robert Woolsev with her
Dog— Grant Withers and William Wellman and rie IN HOLLYWOOD
position with Tiffany in San
Francisco. He started on the
NOW.
And once again to the fites at Tom Gallery’s the bouts didn r
new job last Monday.
*
GEORGE and FLORENCE
^
look so hot on paper, but it seemed that all of Alhambra was there
to BALLET MASTER AND MISTRESS
watch their idol Bobby Reister knockt out by “BOOBY” “Umbagi” has had its name Formerly 68 Successful Weeks Producing Weekly Changes
H^e’s a cuckoo if there ever was one— Our first impression
LA BOBBY changed. henceforth be
It will in Australia’s Largest Theatres
of The ad Boy was that he was acting, but it looks like he
is “Just
known as “Africa Speaks” as THE STATE, SYDNEY
Around the Corner —
B. B. B. gets quite a kick out of this “mug” on it ran into too much sales re- Producers Desiring Originality WRITE or WIRE
account of the ‘song and dance man” pan that he pulls— Spied A1 Rosen
sistance on account of the “In -Permanent Address: INSIDE FACTS, Los Angeles
that Hollywood producer of Drama rite in back of
us and a flock
brother Masquers” including, Ernie Hilliard, Walter Weems,
— gagi” unpleasantness.
^
Hale, Harry Gnbbon, Paul Nicholson, Ray Hallor, Roger Gray
Allan
FOURTH
many more— Mr. and Mrs. Macklin Megley grinning at that La Salle and is this thing called “Telepathy” —
and as usual our very old friend from FINISHES
bov—and our pal Sammy Ledner voicing his best opinion of anything back in the Tin Pan alley days about 1909-10 —
Herman, Paley and Mrs. John St. Polls, veteran actor has

—Sam just finished a year at United Artists and thought he was in for —
are with Frances Dot Coonan one of the “Sunbeams” just finished a

just completed playing in his fourth

a short rest, but he had a call that nite and it looks like
he g^oes rite
long contract at Paramount —A
couple of real referees in a booth Larry talking picture in the
months. He was cast in “The Devil
last two
McGrath with jet black hair and a John Barrymore mustache and our

back into the harness Rite opposite our boy friend Edgar Allen
—We with Women” (Fox) Kismet (F.
whom we workt with on the “La Maires Affair” in 1927— The Woolf pupil, Abe Roth notice that the “Three Musketeers” are together
had Edgar “Gone to N. Y.”— But he is still here— IN
dailies
HOLLYWOOD
a,gain — John Medbury, Hal Horne and Will King, all in close harmony N.) Captain Thunder, (W. B.) and
After the Fites to Henry’s where it is the custom on Friday —
conversation Murray Bloom our Chicago pal and Abe Lyman Cali- Man in the Sky (F. N.) Formerly
to talk the Fites over— and at the same time have
Nites —
fenia’s own M. C.- Henry himself eating in his own establishment and a stage star, and in the days of
a little “snack”— our dear pal Joe, Head man, hustling hither and thither to see that the silents was much sought after
and again we run into that infectiously smiling Frances McCoy
What everyone in Henry’s in HOLLYWOOD NOW is satisfied for roles.
PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

PUY BUREAU
MAKES DEBUT
TEL-A-PHONEY
JAMES MADISON
Published Every Saturday
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Established 1924 A new ,play bureau makes its ture golf? golf courses.
As a weekly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, debut in New York City this week “Birth of a Notion.” They are the same guys who
1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of under the name of General Play would buy ammunition after the
March 3, 1879.
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armistice is signed.
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nan Doyle’s expected
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LOU JACOBS Associate Editor tan Donnelly, author of “Darkest spiritual What sort of dancing is Sena-
message? tor’s Nye investigating commit-
Russia,” famous stage and screen
It’s a lucky thing Doyle wasn’t
Vol. XII Saturday, September 27, 1930 No. 13 play; “The End of the Road,” a tee best equipped for?
Scotch, else his message would ‘Tap’ dancing.
successful motion picture, starring
no doubt come ‘Collect.’
May Allison; C. Hapsburg Liebe,
UNIQUE SHOP IS SCREEN CHARITY fiction writer and author of “Bill
Hello,Johnny Arthur.
Hello, Lou Anger.
Hello, James Madison.
One of the most unique shops in all the world is the Appearson’s Boy,” starring Jack
Pickford, and “Trimmed,” starring
Hello,James Madison. What is the Methodist Epis-
Screen Stars Shop, conducted under auspices of the Motion Hoot Gibson; Lowell Ames Norris,
What’s wrong with real es- copal church doing to abolish
tate?
Picture Relief Fund at 1614 Cahunga Avenue, in Hollywood. well-known novelist and author of Too many brokers who
war?
are li- They are trying to get rid of
It is the pet charity of Mary Pickford and other leaders of the detective stories and several other censed are also lie-sensed.
who are now completing ‘Canon.’
motion picture industry, whose stock of stage and street ward- writers,material for early production.
robe, comprised its chief merchandise. General Play Company is also
The almost new wardrobe of the stars, both men
and releasing “The Pay-Off,” formerly
women, is donated by them in order that the small part player known as “Philadelphia,” a Broad-
and the extra people be well dressed for the street at the way play, that has enjoyed more
may than 20 weeks run all over the
SNACKS oS FACTS
least possible expense. The stock is also availabl to the general country, written by Samual John
public, and has been operating to big money returns for nearly Park, author of Helen Menken’s Art Varian trying to get his name spelled right and all flopped . . .

seven months. latest vehicle, “Lily White.” up over the opening of the Swagger Inn Phil Lampkin and Babe . . .

John P. Hopkins, motion picture Kane announcing their engagement and happy and how Esther
. Among the unique things offered for sale, are autographed
director, formerly with Lubin, Fox Luthey collecting music Ruby Berry calling her mother from Salt . . .
. . . . . .

books and pictures, bric-a-brac, furnishings as well as wearing and other companies, is in charge Lake ... Jean Reynolds talking to Lillian Albertson hope she . . .

apparel. A side line of stockings and sox is maintained, along of the motion picture department. gets the job Alice Goodwin listening to tryouts Art Schwartz . .
. . .

with a line of dolls and gifts for Christmas buyers. A popular Charles E. Wagner, well-known and Artie Mehlinger plugging their tunes over KFWB and wise- . . .

line is the autographed playing cards, supplied by some of the


writer and former theatrical man- cracking Abe Sugarman selling Fanchon an act for Lyons and
. . .
. . .

ager, will have charge of the pub- Lyons Isabel Gillie giving us the ten best ... in many things
. . .

most noted screen players. There is a splendid line of costume lication departmet. Ernest E. Pol- . . . with herself being nominated, privately, in the ace spot.
jewelry, and a friend of Douglas Fairbanks donated a large lock, well-known stage director for Dan Michaud making a new arrangement ... of music we mean
line of Mexican novelties, including gold and silver jewelry,, “The Bat” and several other suc- Dudley Chambers trying to teach The Rounders ten songs in one
. .

dolls, baskets, pottery and other specimens of the handiwork cessful Broadway plays, will have hour and succeeding Harry Gourfain getting his new show
. . . , . .

charge of the Broadway play de- ready George Wagner playing golf ... but he’s a good song writer
. . .

of the natives of our sister republic. partment. Alice Hallett chasing through the Majectic Building
. . .
she knows .

Money taken is for the benefit of the Motion Picture Relief Manuscripts with ideas suitable her sharps and flats Bob Coulling dropping a line Good luck, . . . .
.

. .
.

Fund. This fund was organized by Mary Pickford six years for Broadway productions will be Bob ... the sooner we see you the better, Jules Buffano playing . . .

considered and should be addressed his new song


ago when she was president. Jack D. Warner of Warner Bros, “thanks for the buggyride” Gladys Kramer croon- . . .
. . .

to the play reading department. ing songs at the Newberry music counter she’s cute too
succeeded Miss Pickford. Samual John Park, the well-known Leonard Stevens holding down two jobs
. . .

pnd looking a little


The fund assists destitute actors, and cares for them free of dramatist and stage director, will
. . .

dreamy-eyed maybe another dream song. Eh Leonard? Bet he’d . . .


. . .

charge when they are ill or disabled at the Windsor Hospital, be in charge of this new depart- trade one of the jobs for a good night’s sleep Ollie Hamer . . . . . .

Glendale. And when players die destitute, they are buried at ment. any relation yes, no? going into Loew’s State and looking like . . . . . .

the proverbial million even to a compliment from Joe Comblatt


the Fund’s expense.

. . .

. Rose Valyda springing a surprise on an unsuspecting news gatherer


. .

Among the players, who have donated to the Screen Stars . by unleashing some real Parisian French
. .
Miss Belett the .

Shop, are Mary Pickford, Mae Murray, Vivian Banky, Bessie


. .

same ._
Love, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Moreno, Ruth Stonehouse, Mrs. Jack Short Shots the duo backstage pouring over the interesting volume of
Josephine between giggles
. .

Henry the stage door guardian dis-


dosing quite a knowledge of the old dramatic stage and a com-
. . .

Pickford, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Torrence, Ronald Coleman, Jack . . .

)rehensive one too.


Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks and many others.
At the News Henry is the gentleman
>ackstage of the Warfield
happy to principals and line
a palace of the dressing rooms
all in his efforts to make life . .
who made
. Beloved by

EXPLOITER WINS NEW LAURELS more charming than ever


her girls and the world in general
Carla Torney hatless ... but even so,
chatting to this scribe enthusing about . . .
. . .

. . .

Never before in the history of show business have ex- Barbara Stanwyck, Columbia Johnny Pierce who staged . . . . . .

some of the numbers in Varietrix leaving for New York, with that
ploitationmen and managers had to battle different forms of player, was slightly injured while great kidder Harry Harris .... who, together with Earl La Vere, were
. . .

competition as they have in the past year. working in a picture at Columbia


trying to inveigle us to make a foursome .... tor a game of miniature
Studios early this week.
Result of it is that the exploiters, or the managers, who * * * gold ... the same trio backstage in Hollywood hunting for the guy
understand and assume exploitation, have not only had plenty with the tickets.
In a suit filed by Jesse James, Jr.
Daddy Harmon .... for many years gateman at Fox Studios .
to do, but have gone up in the esteem of the big executives for $9400 against estate of the late
known and loved by all the stars
. .

Fred C. Thompson, and the Para- now at Hollsrwood Pantages . . .


. . .

to a plane they hitherto had failed to reach. and still winning affections ... Mrs. Johnny Candreva and the
mount Famous Lasky Corporation, baby . . .

Some of them have been able to boost their salaries accord- Judge Fletcher Bowron this week can
and Johnny going to lunch
. .
and no wonder Johnny
. . . . . . .

ingly, but most of them have been told that, due tO' the heavy toot a horn with a wife and baby like that .... Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
non-suited the case.
Tunrelly ... at the Paramount making friends and agreeing that
competition, they must wait until business is better. * * * . .

Ollie Wallace is unsurpassed ... in many things


Latest theatrical bug-a-boo is football season, always a June Marlowe and Armour Mar- Charlie Hill being told that the hoofer’s part in Excess Baggage
lowe, her brother, were named de-
shock to the box office, but this year threatening to be more of was made to order for him and rightly so for Charlie has that
fendants in a suit for $5,076.50 dam-
. . . . .

a sock than ever, due to the increased public favor aroused by certain something that smacks of Broadway class "The Lassiter
ages brought by Harry M. Oviatt, . .
.

brothers hoofers of the show-stopping variety


the games. There also is night football this year, with the getting ready
. . . .'

in superior court. Automobile acci-


. .

for a trip to the coast and Peggy Griffin entertaining with . . .

smaller colleges gutting in the players. dent.


some hollering for spaghetti and not getting it
. . .

George Griffin, Jr., . . .

In recent months, theatre exploiters have had to offset, as and his new Ford hopping it down Hollywood Boulevard . . .

Wife of William R. Fox, sound . . .

best they could, the golf panic, nocturnal baseball, marathon Metropolitan
engineer at Studio,
dances, municipal pageants, and plenty of flash openings of was missing, according to report on
privately owned business endeavors. Recent infantile paraly-
sis ban in Los Angeles also put the exploiter on his mettle to
file with local
was a former secretary
police. Mrs. Fox
to Jeannie
MULTICOLOR STUDIO TO OPEN
MacPherson, scenarist. Multicolor, Ltd., new color-pro- ating at its old location, supplying
fill the vacant seats.
* * cess concern controlled by Howard multicolor to Universal, Premier
Mrs. Renaldo Duncan, former Hughes, is launching widespread Productions, Monarch Pictures,
wife of the young film actor, is de- plans to dominate the field of color Brown-Nagel Productions and oth-
AND SOME LOSE LAURELS manding $50,000 damages from Ed- photography. er producers now active in produc-
And on the other hand. wina Booth, film actress and former Claiming an all-color process su- tion. All studios have been invited
Some press agents show their talent, or their wisdom, by wife of Anthony G. Schuck, charg- perior to other methods, officials of to send their cameramen to the
ing theft of actor’s love. Multicolor are signing contracts Multicolor laboratories to become
hiring capable assistans, that they, the head of the department ^ * daily with various producing firms. acquainted with the new process.
may bask in the limelight of a subordinate’s accomplishment, 'Charging her husband with According to Howard B. Lewis, Multicolor is believed the nearest
doing nothing themselves except their own personal exploita cruelty, Eileen Percy Busch, wife general manager, the new million- approach to natural color yet de-
tion, done verbally in the boss’ office. of Ulrich B. Busch, production dollar laboratory of Multicolor in veloped.
m.ana.ger of a film company, yester- Hollywood will be completed by Nationwide expansion plans are
One studio press department chief recently pulled a hot
day brought suit for divorce in Nov. 15. The new plant, employ- under way, and 35 industrial labor-
one. He said, “Press agents are a lot of bunk. I won’t permit Superior Court. ing 200' men, will have a maximum atories throughout the country have
any of our stars to have a personal press agent. We
sell our * capacity of 3,000,000 feet of multi- already been leased to turn out edu-
firm’s product, without allowing actors to become too great. Nine cowboys and Indians of the color per week. cational and advertising films in
Stars don’t bring in the money. It’s the good will of the prod- Paramount Fighting Caravan Com- Meanwhile, the concern is oper- Multicolor.
oany were taken to Sonora Hospital,
uct that gets the business. Stars, who publicize themselves, suffering injuries received when ARMY TAKES STUDIO
hurt our businsss.”
In like vein, he continued.
they fell from or were kicked by
horses during the filming of an at-
tack upon a freight caravan.
Warner
lywood will be used by tbe War
Brothers’ studio in Hol- LETTERS
There are letters at the Los
“Trade papers don’t do any good. They keep exhibitors from
buying pictures. They never help sell one. They print too
sK ^ Department for the training of Angeles office of INSIDE
much stuff that should never be made known.’’
Yvette, prologue songstress, who army talking picture officers in FACTS for the following:
recently completed an extensive technique during the next eight BIDMEAD, Tom
tour of Publix houses on the coast, months, prior to the establishing of BRAY,Mr. R. R.
HGHTS DAY SAVINGS DENNY WITH NAVY was engaged bv Harry Gourfain to a government studio in Washing- FOUR Playmates Quartet
open in the “Revue Moderne” at ton, D. C. FRANCO, Mr. Antone
FRESNO, Sept. 25 —
Commis-
Reginald Denny will play oppos- the Paramount, Los Angeles, GRANSTEDT, Greta
sioners of this city attacked the October 2nd. WRITES FOR ARLISS HALLET, Albert
proposal that California adopt day- ite Mary Pickford in “Kiki.” Denny Booth Tarkington has completed PARSONS, Ruth
light savings, and at a meeting this won the coveted role in competition Barbara Kent, screen actiess, was dialogue for "The Ruling Passion,” WARREN, Buck
week unanimously voted to fight wth more than a dozen personali- freed of hit and run charges grow- which will Jje one of the next Vita- WOODMAN, F. T.
the measure. ties of the screen and stage. ing out of an automobile collision. phone vehicles for George Arliss.
SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE SEVEN

Harold J.
Manager
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*
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IN BAY CITY OAKLAND, Sept. 25—J. E.
“Dinty” Doyle, radio, ed. of Post-
SAN FRANCISCO,
Casting difficulties have postponed
Sept. 25.—
SAN_ FRANCISCO, Sept. 25—
FALL SEASON
Enquirer, has returned from an the opening of “Death Takes a
_
What is seen by many as a con-
Eastern trip during which he visited Holiday” at “Erlanger’s Columbia, certed move
to play up flesh enter-
the leading statons of the Atlantic and in its stead Ralph Pincus has tainment in the theatre is under way SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Although the current week in the
coast. booked in Dorothy Mackaye in “A in San Francisco.
A minimum of box office pictures 4: * * Where
theatres formerly devoted legit field continued at a low ebb
held down receipts for the week Cup of Sugar,” currently at the' with but one play on the boards,
“Ghost Ship” is to be the next Vine Street, Hollywood. “Sugar” little or
in advertising tono space
just passed, although most houses Sunday and Monday will see three
legit offering at the Dufwin, with opens Sept. 29. stage shows, orchastras and organ-
were quite satisfactory. Paramount openings.
with Gloria Swanson in “What a
Francis X
Bushman slated to fol- Arthur Greville Collins is still ists, they are now featuring the in-
Pauline Frederick closes Satur-
in “Thin Ice.” person element.
Widow” was one of the outstanding low a week later* * ^
“Death,” in Hollywood
casting
Although it is an admitted fact day night at the Curran in “The
films of the week. Together with a where he has part of the cast lined Crimson Hour” and Rowland and
As a climax to National Radio up. His last production at the that the picture provides the major- Pearce bring in “Little Orchid
stage show the United Artists pic-
Week artists from East Bay and Columbia, “Young Love,” which he ity of the draw, and a poor picture
ture drew in a neat $23,500 on the Annie” with Betty Bronson as a
week.
San Francisco radio stations will put on with George Holland, didn’t with a good stage show is no busi-
appear at an aritists’ benefit show do so well. ness show at all, theatres are find- follower.
Up the street at the Fox, Milton in the civic auditorium htis week. ing human entertainment, always Dorothy, Mackaye bows at the
Sills in “The Sea Wolf” hovered ^ ^ ^ providing it is good human enter- Columbia Monday night in “Cup of
between excellent and fair, a figure
Charlie Pacheco, KLX pianist,
WARD WITH DREYER
tainment, is an added aid to any Sugar” and “Young Sinners” comes
of $44,000 making everything okay Walter Ward, formerly of Ward picture. into the Geary the same night fol-
and Pansy May Huse, vocalist, trod
F. and M.’s “Gobs of Joy” with
aisle this week after a
and Dooley, RKO, act for the past * * * lowing the picture, “Birth of a Na-
Hermie King conducting the con the middle ten years, has connected with Billy SPOTLIGHTS tion.”
radio romance of several months
cert orchestra, rounded out the Dreyer, Hollywood dance director, Willis West back from Honolulu Henry Duffy is rapidly moving
show. Metro’s “Love in the duration. ^ * as his executive manager. Laura after three months Ann Hard- forward on plans for the Alcazar . . .

Rough” now holds the screen. King Fox San Dreyer, wife of Billy, is expected ing and her pop, Col. George Gatley, re-opening, and Irving Ackerman is
Hermie is at the in
John McCormack bowed out of conductor dur- here in two weeks. She is now made up at a local hospital this
planning a stock company at the
Francisco as c^uest
Loew’s Warfield after three fair teaching at Micheals School, N. Y. week after eight years frigidness Tivoli for some time in October.
the absence of Walt Roesner.
weeks to $12,000. “Good News” is ing
. .

Colletti is batting for King from Los Angeles comes Mickey


next and the present heavy exploi John CANSINOS MOVE
Hester and Witmark’s corp of LOU EMMEL OPENS
here.
tation campaign ought to sell that
flicker if nothing else wilL
* * Cansino Studios of dancing have tunes takes an upward leap
Jane Urban in “Nancy’s Private moved to 1627 Cahuenga in Holly- birthday greetings for Dan McLean,
it’s
HIS . . .
OWN OFHCES
Publix’s California with Par’s
the Fulton Sunday wood. The new studios are beauti- Fox El Cap. mgr. and Alice SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
“Monte Carlo” did well enough at Affair” opens at
. . .

and “Silent House” will follow that fully equipped to handle all kinds Eggleston, sec. in the FWC offices office
Lou Emmel has opened a booking
$20,000 and it stays for seven days in the Kress building, where
Francis bowed out production. of dancing, and will provide A1 Sather, who was born in
. . .

more.
showers and practise rooms of a South Africa of a Norweigan father he is handling acts for clubs, fairs,
St. * * *
“Eyes of the World” with $6000 in pageants and carnivals.
Neil Buckley, leading man at the very modern character. The Can- and an Irish mother, can’t remem-
the safe, and “The Spoilers” is cur- Office s next door to where he
Fulton, is mourning the disappear sinos were formerly Orpheum head- ber his apartment address.
rent and doing well. was formerly located as manager
Give credit to Perry Silvy
Orpheum slipped with Radio’s ance of his pet pooch. Whiskers, liners. .
. .

return Buckley is adver theatre advertising man who re- for De Sylva, Brown and Hender-
“Leathernecking,” $8500 being the for whose ,who closed on September 1.
“Lady Surrenders” is now tising heavil”-. RETURNS GORDON membered the Jewish New Year in son
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25— his Embassy advs. ... by means Emmel’s
figure. wife is associated with him
in.
Leon Gordon, author of “White of a greeting in Hebrew Jerry in the office.
Wagnon houses did fairly well, . . .

the holdover week of John Barry- SPIER MAKES PLAY Cargo” has arrived from Australia Stewartson, NBC’s premier arrang-
IN SUNNY BROOKS
more in “Moby Dick” drawing his bride, Nancy Atkins. Gor- er, visiting “Inside Facts” the .

KIDS with
. .

$8500, while the Davies with “Bor-


_
FOR COLLEGE don has been in the Anzacs for Kress bldg, isn’t what it used to be SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
three years. there’s a dearth of musickers Music
. . . Corporation of America
rowed Wives” got $5700. booked Sunny Brooks and 11-piece
“Birth of a Nation” closed at the ,SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. and an influx of chiropractors . . .

GETS PRISON TERM Harry Powell with a swell surprise orchestra into the Balconades Ball-
Geary after four weeks and had but Dick Spier has booked a four
reeler
educational film, “Bottom of the SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. for a couple of friends there are roo mfor a two week engagement, . . .
$4000 to its credit.
World”, and will play it at Loew’s William J. Casey, former manager plenty of wire acts in vaude these opening Sept. 29. Walt Krausgrill
TO TOUR Warfield in conjunction with Met of the neighborhood days “Wire home for money.” comes back in after Brooks closes.
GIRLS “Good News.”
Excelsior,
John Smith, Par. mgr. and Jim
. . .

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— ro’sFilm concerns animal life at the house, was given eight years Fed'
eral imprisonment oft charges of Riley of National Theatre Supply, FREED DANCER
Effective this week, stock lineup_ of
North Pole, and Spier will tie the embezzlement, in a verdist handed loading up with scrambled eggs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— . .

girls in the Publix presentation


four reeler in with “Good News” Skeeter Hartwell at the Paramount, Charging that her husband bit her
houses will go on the road, covering to make a big play for the high down this week by Judge Louder- Mary Louise Treen at the Fox and
Portland back. on the arm, Mrs. Overton Roberta
Los Angeles, Paramount, school and college trade. Benay Ventua at KPO started van Syck, dancer, was granted a di- . . .

and Seattle. He is putting out 100,000 heralds out as members of the original vorce from Van van Syckle, pianist
in nearby educational institutions
STOCK FOR PLAZA
Hollywood Beauties at the Holly- and cafe entertainer.
TO OPEN STUDIOS advertising the tie-up.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.— Ben wood Egyptian three gals who . . .

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Erway and Ben Ketchum are plan-
Pearl Hickman has returned from
ning a stock company for the dark
have made good in the big city.
The bu.sy Fox publicity offices
STRICKEN . .
BOWER
a trip to Los Angeles and is
Plaza here, which has been closed SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
Bob Harvey with a swell adv. idea A sudden nervous breakdown
. .

readying her dancing studios in San TAirS AT BEACH for several months. Union owns the
Bob Gilmour cuttin out paper caused the removal of
Jay Brower
. . .

Francisco and Oakland for an Oc-


tober opening. Her Oakland studio
TO GO GOLF LINKS house. dolls George Rush working on to Franklin hospital on Tuesday
.

Frank R. New- morning, leaving the Fox


. .

daylight savings
will be located in the Roseroom
DOROTHY ASSIGNED man, Jack Ryan, A1 Graf, Bert tan temporarily without a master
El Capi-
. . .

SAN FRANCISCO,
Academy and the San Francisco First local night club to go for the
Sept. 25.— Dorothy Knapp, Ziegfeld beauty
Catley and Orin McLean rushing of ceremonies.
school will be in the Trianon Ball- microbe and former -“Miss America,” has
gag golf is Tait’s-at-the- in for brief business.
room. been given a leading faminine role
Beach where an 18 hole course L in “Under the Cock-Eyed Moon,” Dick Foster passing in the press
Pat West back from a game of
SOJIN LEAVES
being constructed to open for busi- western burlesque directed by Wal-
RUBINI AT FOX ness in about 30 days.
.

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. .

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.

Sojin, Oriental picture villain, sailed


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— A remote control system is being and all. . . .

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cert orchestra during the absence of orchestra plays, and Henry War-
STOCKTO'N, Sept. 25.— A. M. “This is the greatest song we’ve the lead in a Japanese film to be
Bowles has announced the opening ever had in our catalog.” produced there.
Walt Roesner. Roesner will re- ner sings.
Business is on the upgrade at this of the Fox
for October
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York, where he went to open Mar- class night spot where Coakley and 14. Nick Turner will manage. PUPILS IN RECITAL OPENS ALLAN KANE
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PAGE EIGHT INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

REVIEWS
COMMENT RADIOLAND CHATTER
NEWS
Behind The ‘Mike' With The
Microphone Ciub
BROADCASTS SAN FRANCISCO
By JACK PARKER
OFNBCGET RADIO NOTES

Back Home and* Broke but happy. Must say the gang
—A11
San Francisco treated me like a brother.
in
ALLOTMENTS SAN Francisco, Sept. 25 set in its
St. home, KGGG presents a heretofore unannounced personnel
new Mission
^ * * *
and plans, as revealed by S. H. Hables, lessee and manager.
The Microphone Club of America, San Francisco division, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Instead of its previous religious backer the station now is spon-
isnow located in the new Wm. Taylor hotel, suite 835, Mc- It wil cost approximately $10,000,- sored by the Mission Merchants’ Association. Staff includes
Allisterand Leavenworth streets, and extend a welcome to all 000 to provide talent for the spon- Charlie Glenn and George Ross, announcers Livia Garland,
sored and sustainng programs, ;
San Francisco radio artists to pay a visit to the club rooms. which will be broadcast over Na- Florence Arvilla and Frank Moore. comes on the air KGGG
* * * tional Broadcasting Company net- at 6 a.m. daily, remaining until noon then on again at 5 p.m., ;

THE RADIO BALL TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER, IN SAN works during the year of 1931, M. remaining until 11 p.m. Time is split with KFQU, Holy City,
FRANCISCO BY THE MICROPHONE CLUB OF AMERICA, H. Aylesworth, President of the During the evening hours it is the official station for the San
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION, WILL BE UNDER THE DIREC- NBC, has estimated.
TION OF WILLIAM FOY, WHO
HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER This is not the major cost in Francisco Police Dept.
CONTRACT TO PROMOTE RADIO BALLS IN ALL THE bringing NBC programs to the na- * * H=

LARGER CITIES OF THE WEST FOR THE MIKE CLUB. THE tional radio audence. The cost of On Monday night’s Jamboree over KFRC, the Westerners
BUSINESS PHONE OE THE “RADIO BALL” IN SAN FRAN- operation, exclusive of fees paid to and Bob Olsen had a pip of a vocal offering in “Bundle of Old
CISCO IS DOUGLAS 2213. ASK FOR MR. FOY. entertainers, will reach $20,000,000.
*
“We plan to make the year 1931 Love Letters,” including Meredith Willson’s “Rhapsody on
the most interesting and progres- Women.” Westerners, male quartet, have been completely
Sandy Meek, formerly of Chicago stations and now Announcer sive in radio broadcasting,” said reorganized and the present
for KPO in San Francisco, has been appointed acting assistant vice Aylesworth. “Owners of radio sets
members ar Cliff Lockwood, Bill
president of the San, Francisco division of the Mike Club. Degen, Roy Sutterly and Don Libby.
can be assured of front seats at a * *
* * * continuous 365-day-and-night per-
Mme. Bertice Bowman, formerly Opera and concert stage, formance of the world’s finest en-
of the
’Member Hardy Bibson in his vaude act, Doakes and
has been placed in charge of all the San Francisco Mike tertainers, together with high-lights Doakes?
‘mike tests’ for Well, they’re on and doing some clever KFRG
Club. of public events, sports and public dialogue.
affairs, with impressve programs in
TANKS, DANK religious, educational and agricul-
* * *
Thanks to Ernest Drury, general manager of the Wm. Taylor Ralph Brunton has appointed Ronald Smith station manager
tural broadcasting.
Hotel, we have located in a central location. We want to take this
means of thanking the entire staff at the Wm. Taylor for help in of KJBS. Ted Berlin leaves as announcer and director of
opening the club rooms. public relations.
* * * * * *
E. E. Edwards, has been appointed as acting treasurer for the Mike Ray Parker, Ronald Johnson and Ben Broderick constitute
Club, with offices at S44 Market Street, suite 307. Business matters the Three Voices, vocal organization now broadcastinof over
should be referred to Mr. Edwards. KPO.
He * * * * *
SAN FRANCISCO RADIO ARTISTS WHO WISH TO JOIN They call Carl Tobin, KTABtenor, president of the Society
WITH THE MIKE CLUB IN THE BAY DISTRICT CAN OB- for the Prevention of Cruelty to Radio Listeners. And listening
TAIN FULL INFORMATION BY CALLING MARKET 3400 AND
ASKING FOR THE MICROPHONE CLUB. to his neat vocalizing over that Pickwick station it’s easy to
H=
University at Iowa City, Iowa, understand why he has been given that monicker.
MORE TANKS has opened a school for teaching
=|! * *

Boys and
and improvement of radio an-
back home in Chicago seem to be readers of this nouncers.
girls
NBC coast network has a new program in the Penick and
That’s what 1 call a Ford Co. offering that include comedy characterizations, hill-
page each week, for I have had several letters from radio artists in start in the right direction. I won-
the Windy City. They tell me they enjoy west coast radio news very der if my readers will not help raise billy songs and gags. Dick Le Grand and Charlie Marshall are
much. Thanks for the letters. a fund to send certain local radio the Vermont lumberjacks who handle the lumber company’s
* * announcers to this announcing hour.
Ray De Guire, radio speaker for the Great Northern Railroad, is class? * * *
a new booster for the Microphone Club in San Francisco, and the
great northwest, glad to have you with us Ray. A certain station
After an absence of considerable duration,
seems to sec at Holy KFQU
how many announcements
regard- Cruz mountains, is back on the air. Chet
City, in the Santa
* * H=
ing the sale of everything from Boone is managing the station.
LISTEN * * *
WATCH FOR THE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL LOS cows to pigs they can put on the
air in the course of the day.
Since Lewis Lacey came in as manager and the station
ANGELES MEMBERS OF THE MIKE CLUB IN THIS PAPER * *
NEXT WEEK. To the young man who called underwent considerable of a shakeup is reported having KYA
me the other day and said he was increased its business approximately 40 per cent. The Pacific
IN BED BREAKFAST WITHERS GOES EAST one of the best radio announcers Broadcasting Co. station has a flock of new commercial ac-
in the country, and that stations counts and everything looks rosy.
Daphne Pollard begins work this Grant Withers, featured film
here were not the type he wanted * *
week on “Breakfast in Bed,” first player under contract to Warner to work on, LET ME SAY THIS:
He

Brothers, will shortly go east with Don E. Gilman has gone to the Eastern offices of NBC
of a series of six two-reel comedies his
wife, Loretta Young. Neither COME
TO MY OFFICE AND I
in which she will be featured by of the newlyweds has ever
visited
WILL GIVE YOU THE FARE where he will remain until November conferring with other
Pathe. New York. BACK TO YOUR HOME—WE
execs and laying plans for the 1931 season.
CAN’T USE YOU. He =1=

* *
HAVE YOU HEARD STOP and LISTEN to the can’t
I answer mail that
the Second volume of “Broadcast English,” dedicated entirely
comes to my each week re- to English place names which the British Broadcasting Corp.
office

BILLY VAN WESTERNERS garding the slams they say I give is determined to have pronounced correctly by American an-
out, but I will say, I only write the nouncers, is just off the
press. More than 600 cities and rivers
MALE QUARTET TRUTH about the persons that I
have SLAMMED, and if the truth of Great Britain, including Welsh and Cornish names which
On K. G. E. R? KFRC San Francisco doesn’t sound so good to their ears have stumped better men than radio announcers, are included
— well, tune out. in the directory.

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PAGE NINE
SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN

S. F. SYMPHONY PERSONNEL IS NAMED


WALKATHON ENDS JOAQUIN GARAY IN
HUGE LINE-UP AMID HOSTILE FIRE DAY SAVINGS AT CHICAGO INN STARS RALLY
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.— SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—

ALL SET FOR


With two, couples left,
thon folded at the Golden Gate
the walka-
OFFICE OPEN While here
vEit, Tom
last week on a
Gerun signed Joaquin
brief
TO MACLOON
ballroom Tuesday night after a rec- Garay as featured vocalist with his
ord run of nearly 3000 hours.
Workmen immediately began
MCA band at the Congress Hotel,
S. F. SHOWS
SF SYMPHONY construction of a 72 hole indoor
golf course.
SAN FRANCISCO,
Northern
Sept.
California division head-
quarters for opponents of the day-
25.— Chicago.
Garay leaves this week to join
the Gerun organization and will re- 25.—
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.
Marathon walking contest did a
light savings plan have been opened turn here about the first of the year Louis O. Macloon and Lillian Al-
extended when the maestro, together with
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— neat business during its on the mezzanine floor of the Gol bertson arrived here this week to
run, but was the subject of much den Gate Theatre building with Frank Martinelli, will open a local
Personnel for the San Francisco adverse criticism from police, press set the American premiere of^ the
Senator Tom Maloney in charge. night spot.
Emmerich Kalman operetta, “The
Symphojiy Orchestra for the 1930- and pulpit, not to mention night Executive heads include^ Walter Garay has been singing with Violette of Montmarte” at the Cur-
31 season has been announced by
clubs and theatres. Barusch, in charge of publicity and Walt Roesener’s orchestra at the ran for November 3. Production
man- Mrs. Hulda McGinn, in charge of Fox.
will go into rehearsal in Los An-
_

A. W. Widenham, secretary DIES MOTHER womens’ organizations. geles immediately.


ager. Michel Piastro will be con- Word has been received that the Ellis Arkush heads theatrical con- Macloon-Albertson will star favo-
cert master, beginning his sixth mother of Harry “Snub” Pollard tacts. rites of their previous productions,
season. Following is the personnel: died in Melbourne, Australia, on
First Violins Mishel Piastro, concert
Sept. 17.
picture lead
This office is working under the
Pollard recently com- direction of Jeff Lazarus of Fox
West who is chief
AWARD FEAST
“Desert Song” and “New Moon,”
with either Perry Askam or Allan
talking Coast Prior set for the male lead and Jo-
:
pleted his first theatres,
master, Fajos Fensther, I/3uis W. Ford,
Emilio Meriz, in “Ex-Flame” for Liberty produc- of the daylight saving plan fighter^.
_

assistant concert masters,


Jascha Veissi, Thorstein Jensen, Robert tions.
Gordohn, Rodion Mendelevitch, William F.
Laraia, Modesta Mortensen, Hans Koenig,
A
per
speaker’s campaign, newspa-
publicity, radio talks and other chestra.
TO BE HELD
sephine Houston, the fern principal.
Leo Flanders will conduct the or-
John Mercer is writing
Orley See, ,, William Wolski, Helen E. At- ARMSTRONG IN ROLE plans are included in the forth-
lyrics for the Kalman melodies.
kinson.
Robert Armstrong has won the coming campaign. Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Macloons have American
Second Violins — Eugene Heyes, principal,
Julius Haug, Harvey Peterson, Max Am- role
of Goe Garson in “Within the and Sciences, will hold its annual and British rights to the production
sterdam, J. A. Paterson, Julius Gold, Wal- Law,” in which Joan Crawford will FOR BILLIE business meeting and Awards din-
BADGE which is currently running in Ber-
ter Gough, W. G. Callinan, William Weg- star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. lin and Vienna.
man, Ricardo Ruiz, Henry H. Hoffman. KGER, ner at the Ambassador Hotel,
Billy Van, staff artist at
Violas —
Remain Verney, principal, Emil
Hahl, F. A. Baker, Hother Wismer, Eric VIDOR WITH TIBBETT is now a full-fledged fireman, and November 5.

have been
maintains he can’t be pinched for Studio executives
Weiler, Victor Lichtenstein, Henry De
King Vidor is preparing for
chasing fire engines, one of Billy’s „sked not to arrange any dates that
KHJJSMS

Graff, Victor Tolpegin.
Cellos —Gdal and Willem Dehe,
Saleski
Lawrence Tibbett’s next starring little eccentricities. The fire chief will conflict with the Academy pro-
principals, King. Rudolph Kirs, Dor-
Otto picture, “The Southerner.” presented Billy with a captain’s gram for that night.
othy Pasmore, Bruno Coletti, Arthur Weiss,
badge this week. This will be the first time in the
Rebecca Haight. STONE WITH GAPBO

Basses Louis J. Previati, principal, Wal-
Lewis Stone was first to be cho-
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ter Bell, A. E. Storch, Aaron Guterson,
Emil Schulze, Robert E. Schmidt, John sen for Greta Garbo’s next starring
DIRECTS ENSEMBLE
annual business meeting and the going to put her highly culti-
girl, is
Paul Locke, who recently com announcement of the winners of vated tonsils in moth-balls for some
Schipilliti. vehicle, “Inspiration,” which Clar-
— Anthony Linden, Walter Oester- pleted eighteen weeks in charge o' the Awards have taken place on time and retire from the front line
Flutes ,
ence Brown is to direct at M.G.M.
reicher, Herbert Benkman. the dance ensembles of Harry Gour- the same night. of the radio battle on the Western
Oboes —
“Caesar Addimando, Julius fain Paramount Produf-t’cns in the Ballots are now in hands of the Gogo Delys, vaudeville,
Shanis, Leslie Schivo. BUSTER KEATON BACK northwest, has returned to Los An- members, asking them to select
front.
stage and screen semi-celebrity, will
Clarinets —
Harold B. Randall, Nicolai Buster Keaton has returned to
and has been placed in charge from the nominations those whom distribute blues instead.
Zannini, Frank Fragale.

Bassoons Ernest Kubitschek, , Eugene B. New York, following his tour of gelesof ensemble work at the local Para- they think best deserve the
honor * + *
La Haye. Europe, according to word received of the academy statuette for 1930.
Contra Bassoon —
Richard Kolb. at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
mount Theatre. Stelly Crassas, appointed concert

Horns Charles E. Tryner, Herman Committee on arrangements for master last week, is an Athenian
Trutner, Walter Hornig, Paul Roth.
ROBT. LEONARD EASTthe academy dinner for November

Trumpets Fred Tait, O. E. Clark, F. N. GILLSTROM HIRED chairman; Sam built on Doric lines but playing a
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Vaudeville and Presentations


“BARNYARD SCANDALS” Virginia Hill, Topsy .Lee, Florence sented a few funny antics mixed in megaphone chanting
at his lighted Mel Hertz was at the Wurlitzer
HARRY GOURFAIN West, Marie Wittrock, Marian with his wrestling tricks. Gave the “Seems to be Spring,” while Su- with another of his highly success-
STAGE SHOW Meyers and Peggy Gearys. folks plenty of laughs, and did zette and Witmer did a ballroom ful community sings. Picture was
(Reviewed at Paramount Theatre) The finish of the idea was a nov- stunts that seemed impossible to do. number and the Suzette Steppers Garbo in “Romance.”
The presentation opens with an elty produced by Brown and Willa Bob Carleton and Julie Ballew supported with line work. Eight Hal.
orchestral number, a potpourri of in which they, with the assistance presented a clever skit which drew
_

supes again in the background as


operatic snatches, under the baton of the girls, create a picture of many well-earned laughs. A little atmosphere.
of Irving Talbot, guest conductor. Betty Ross presenting the flag to more of their singing would have Scenery in this Harry Gourfain
Talbot showed a familiarity with Washington and hiss taff, made been accepted without a protest production looked better than any
the tempi and interpretation of the entirely out of colored rags. It was Miss Ballew’s impression of the previous stuff.
various selections. very elaborate and done in rapid “dumb dora” type was true to life At the organ, Tim Crawford did
The stage show lacked continuity, style that made it the more effec- and well enacted. comedy parody stuff that drew
detracting from the value of some tive. Count Berni-Vici and his girls, laughs, and "Swingin’ in a Ham-
sterling performers who were Rube Wolf contributed his- usual earn the well-known title of head- mock” as a community sing. “Ham-
spotted throughout. musical hits, the boys in the or- liners. This is a fast act and not a mock” was a repeat on a console
Charlie Hill, assisted by a neat chestra assisting. minute drags, which is a good sign offering of several weeks ago.
Jcicohs. of it being enjoyed by the custom- Picture was Gloria
looking fern, opened with a hick Swanson in
song number, entering without his ers. The highlight of the act was “What a Widow.”'
usual rapid fire line of chatter that RKO VAUDEVILLE the playing of Tschaikowsky’s Bock, Within the past week more than
is usually associated with this high RKO THEATRE “1812 Overture.” This composition one important vaudeville artist has
type comedian. (Reviewed Sept. 18) was well accepted. FOX arrived from Europe to appear in
Later on in the bill. Hill did his The bill opens with the Luster Cecile Miller, one of the Count’s SAN FRANCISCO RKO theatres, including Gracie
son steal bit which grabbed the Bros, giving an exhibition of con- talented performers, steps out and (Reviewed Sept. 22)
Fields.
chuckles from the seat warmers. tortion stunts. One is a front does two acrobatic dances, showing * *
Although Charlie landed with all bender and the other a back. They notable ease in working, and a top- With Walt Roesener suddenly
called to New York A. M. Bowles vaudeville Ann Pennington is entering RKO
he had, we’ve seen him show to are exceptional, being that they are ical ditty about George M. Cohan’s in the East next week.
much better advantage with his own very big men to do this sort of songs. brought Hermie King over from She opens in Paterson, N. J.
inimitable line. Here’s a boy that’s work. They put their stuff over Ted Leslie displays a rich con- Oakland to take the concert orches-
* * *
tra reins, a job which he handled
a natural. On the Woolsey order with a snap that won them the tralto voice in singing “Chloe” and Florenz Ames, who for years
“Singing a Vagabond Song.” Darby in excellent style. “Frontier Fan-
when turned loose, and that’s a proper appreciation. was associated with Adelaide Win-
Burke and Durkin did a neat Brown gives an impersonation of cies” was the overture and it in-
compliment to Woolsey. throp in major vaudeville, is re-
cluded a medley of “Dagger
Arthur Turrelly is another sterl- singing and talking act. Their how a delicatessen man would make turning this week after quite a few
ing performer in his line. That’s stuff was well presented and nicely love.
Dance,” “Love Call,” and “Minne-
tonka” with tableau and lighting successful production engagements.
playing a harmonica. Turrelly need costumed. The piano was used for The Johns sisters croon, “On the He appears in a skit, titled “What
effects building it up for excellent
fta^ no competition, as we’ve yet a little intimate singing and they Sunny Side of the Road,” in addi- Not,” assisted by Eulahia Young
to hear anything half as good. He responded generously to several en- tion to playing violins in the or-
results. As a second number. King
presented Joaquin Garay, in his and Olice O’Donnell.
bolstered up the show in great cores. chestra. This act plays an Amer- * *
final week, and that worthy vocal-
shape. Milton Berle blended his stufb ican composers’ medley for its
ized “Exactly Like You” to nice re- Fay Courtney (formerly of the
The Lassiter Brothers, garbed as with that of Dorothy Lull and an opener, closing with Victor Her- turns. Courtney Sisters) is offering a new
F'rench sailors, did an acrobatic octette of pretty ponies. These bert’s “Kiss Me Again.”
The picture was “Strictly Mod- Fanchon and Marco’s “Gobs of creation titled nothing less than
eccentric with comedy posing, that girls do some very clever dancing
Joy,” second dition, held the stage. “Madam Queen.”
clicked heavy. The duo know their on their toes and are unusually ern.”
well costumed. Dorothy contrib- Oxman.
Working throughout as m. c. and * *
hoofing.
directing the stage band was ro- Direct from Sherry’s New York
The Candreva Brothers (six) uted several excellent solos. tund Pat West, who dished out a restaurant, Nathaniel Cook’s orches-
offered the ’’Sextette from Lucia”
in splendid style.
Berle is a fine comic wdth a line PARAMOUNT
These boys of new patter that drew big belly SAN FRANCISCO
load of A1 Boasberg’s best ma- tra goes to RKO
Vaudeville, for a
terial for plenty of laughs. limited engagement.
captured the house with their laughs, especially was his quick
^

Scotty 'Weston scored with some


trumpet harmony. Four of them change face stunt well received. (Reviewed Sept. 21) mighty neat tapping, especially good
* *
offered a neat soft shoe. In the The act was a little too long and For 13 weeks, Ken Witmer has
being a sitting down tap with the Chic York and Rose King, who
closing spot, the boys went into while the customers were well sat- m.c.’d at the Paramount, soloing on line. Mary Louise Treen tapped have been scheduled for some
the “Twelfth Street Rag” which isfied, it would have been much a different instrument each session. the bell in chatter with West and
weeks now to hit the RKO
trail
sequed into the finale. better had it been condensed. The But in this, his final seven days, he for points west on a long contract
a high kick eccentric dance with
The line girls and boys were trouble was that it was too much is given his second opportunity to
.

Dolly Kramer, while the dimnutive in major vaudeville, are meeting


lackadaisical in their various time to demand of one man, re- show what he can realty do. And at Miss Kramer, singing “Ain’tcha” with difficulty in getting out of
routines, with little or no sense of gardless of how clever. this Sunday night show he stopped
to West drew a flock of laughs.
New York and its environs. Cur-
rhythm and tempo. Jacobs. it cold. He selected “Some of Rena and Rathburn put over a neat rently they are at the RKO
Keith’s
Jules Buffano and the boys These Days” as his tune and gave tap and a drunk dance and the Palace on Broadway, and for the
handled the show in nice shape, PARAMOUNT it to ’em first as a trombone solo,
Three Jolly Tars were okay in their past several weeks have been play-
and in their specialty number SEATTLE surprising the customers by war- offerings.
ing in Greater New
York theatres.
grabbed a nice hand. bling another chorus. Then he sat * * *
Reviewed Sept. 21. Wanda Allen, Moore and Moore,
Babi. One of the best Publix Stage down at the piano and pounded out Curtis Cooley, Ken Gatewood. Another recent European impor-
shows to be seen here in months, a hot chorus and concluded by Johnny Jones and the Gale Quad- tation for RKO Vaudeville, arriv-
“ON THE SET” paid Seattle a visit this week. Not springing still another surprise an — huplets completed Idea with ing last week, is the comedy team of
the
FANCHON AND MARCO IDEA from the standpoint of color, but hoofing, agile pair of legs in some neat
dance Scenery and Billy Caryll and Hilda Mundy, who
specialties.
(Reviewed Loew’s State Theatre) of talent. wings and all. There was mardrobe were especially effective. offer “Just Nonsense.”
The idea of Gae Foster is sug- Carla and Eleanor G. of Paul an undercurrent of admiration from The American flag finale was out * *
gestive of a motion picture set, but Whiteman fame, headline the customers throughout the house, at this house. Back from another globe girdling
after the opening sacrifices the mo- “Kampus Kuties” unit and do it and when Witmer got through, On screen was “Sea Wolf.” tour, the Novelle Brothers and
tion picture angles for pure fun well. Their dances were well exe- they forced him to an encore and Ben. Sally Joy, have re-entered Vaude-
entertainment. Lamb and Belett cuted and received by the fans. a flock of bows. And as if he hadn’t ville.
have the laff responsibilities. Lamb Nor were they stingy in their tal- displayed enough versatility, near
is a splendid giggle getter and the ent, appearing several times in the the finale he joined Suzette in put-
FOX EL CAPITAN
SAN FRANCISCO “Salt Water Taffy,” a musical
.

diminutive Belett is a corking good act. A waltz, some acrobatics, and ting over a neat ballroom dance. If
foil. They sing, chat and knocka- a vocal tune or two compose their he could only cook! (Reviewed Sept. 22) comediette, is in vaudeville. Book,
bout for a full count of applause, presentation. Show was “Varietrix.” Frolic Barto and Mann headlined this
music, lyrics and staging are by
doing everything in the book to- The Three Blue Blazes, seen here opened with “Kiss Waltz,” in which Peggy O’Neill show and ran away Mack Gordon, who is featured in

gether with a burlesque apache before on another unit, landed sol- Suzette danced, while Eddie Ma- with plenty the cast of seven.
of the honors, their
dance in which the males does the idly with the house and had to en- gill and Emil Sturmer contributed tvpe of stuff being just what the * *
woman and the little gal, the core. They are a neat group of vocal and musical support. Girls Missionites buy theatre tickets for. New acts just booked for major
apache. It is a great finish for steppers. and 8 juvenile supes made up a The long and short pair offered the vaudeville are: George Harmon and
them. colorful background. same routine as used at the Fox company, presenting the European
Joe and Willie Hale also got
De Lara and Lolita do an inter- their share of applause. Their hu- Skeeter and Ray (Skeeter Hart- two weeks ago and they mopped up sensation, “Motoring Meteors”;
pretative apache dance that packs mor, altho not entirely new, got well) in a burlesque Spanish dance at this night show. “Spirals,” featuring the Christenson
a wallop. It is very dramatic and over with a bang.. A couple of got over, but Skeeter’s single in a Jay Brower and band had two Brothers, establishing a new danc-
affords the opportunity for the bur- curtain calls an this one. comic ballet number, unfurled the numbers, the first being selection.® ing speed record; Four Flash
lesque that follows. Rose Valyda, The girls show a little more pep cleverest lot of funny stuff. Was from “Student Prince” with Henry Devils (Warren, Gill, Cole and
with her double voice, was a wel- this week and as a result, get over well received. This Skeeter gal has Buettner, L e s Lyons, Warren Wade), a new singing, dancing
come adjunct to the bill. good. They are assisted by Patsey a wealth of natural comic ability Lewis and Lou Shaff contributing colored combination, and the Three
Rube Wolf takes advantage of C’Neil, who steps out and sings to her credit. One hoke dancer solos. As a seconm number, the Dancing Dolls (Athea Goldwyn,
Rose Valyda’s strength to have “Give It a Little Bit More” to a on the show should have been gang did Brower’s conception of a Lucille Arth and Dolores Weeks),
himself tossed about for plenty of nice hand. enough, but there was also Cliff boat trip to Honolul and there were in an offering called “Pepology.”
laughs. As a comedienne, Rose is Milt Franklyn’s band number Crane, who got hearty laughs with plenty of daughs when the boys
one of Marco’s best bets. Her this week was all about college, his stuff later on in the show, and donned grass skirts for a bit of
songs in contralto and soprano which included sofe good singing by had to encore.
shifts were finely done. She sold the boys. Songs of important col- Nora Schiller, diminutive bluester,
plain fun and fancy wiggling.
Ann and Elinor, in their second DANCE ART SHOES
“Lonely” in artistic manner, and leges are played, ending with the sang “Ro-Ro-Rollin’ Along” and week, and doubling in from the Sil- GETS NEW AGENCY
together with her nice appearance, U. of Washington anthem. “The “What’s Happened to Me,” getting ver Slipper Cafe, scored with a pa-
easily tops the offering. Spoilers” occupied the screen. good hands on both tunes, particu- rade of the wooden soldiers in
The Carla Torney dancers were Oxman. larly her opener. A little more vocal which Ann did some neat toe work SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
excellently trained and presented power would have helped a lot. and Elinor contributed a flock of E. Harold Eskay, controller for
several dances in beautiful costumes Three Dynamos, landed with ex- kicks and splits of merit. Nat Lewis Co. was here from New
that were toundly applauded. The ORPHEUM ceptionally fast tumbling in which Betty Lou Webb, with a new York this week, and appointed the
lineup, one of the outstanding seen SEA'TTLE Kader took top honors. act, did “I Remember You From Dance Art Shoe Co. exclusive dis-
in this house, include Bobbie and Reviewed Sept. 22 Suzette took a lot of the honors Somewhere” in her character male tributors in central and northern
Jackie Hastings, Ruth Brown, Ruth Myrtle Strong opened the show; in this stage offering after she had outfit, and, after a change on stage, California for the Lewis costumes
Zinn, the latter two stepping to the presenting an unusual arrangement spent several months in the re- did “Can’t You Understand.” and theatrical accessories. Ship-
fore in some specialty tap work, of “Song of the Islands,” assisted hearsal basement, training the girls Frank O’Learv sang “Little White ments of the Lewis garments are
Winnie Smith, who offers a neat by Earl Peck on the bass viol. along with Val Nicolai. Lies” while the girls backed him due to arrive here this week where
acrobatic specialty, Esther Joers, Dezso Retter, comedian, pre- Closing episode had Eddie Magill up in a special number. Lew Serbin will put them in stock.

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Bands mam STACCATO MUSINGS ~ pu»n.h.r. Edited by JEAN ARMAND

y” Over The
TUNING UPhS Leaders By WILL DAVIS
CleSf

Gladys Kramer is the latest addition to the Newberry Our musical situation is much more ,
cheerful, and we are
•storemusic department, warbling tunes over the counter. Out- Sheet music sales continued to tickled pink that theatre orchestras are coming back. But
side of Miss Kramer, it is hard to figure why local publishers’ spurt a little upward during the there still prevails a feeling of unrest, that cannot be sunken
representatives are overlooking this counter as a good bet to past week, with no change in the off in a few weeks or months. While some theatres have re-
leaders, although the balance of the
plug their numbers, when there is as much music peddled stored orchestras, others have dispensed with their services.
best ten were shifted around. Most
there as in any other single department in Los Angeles, and all the catalogues got their share of Musicians are giving their best efforts to make a success of the
on top of that the store is a member of a combine that con- the play. human part of entertainment, and the theatre managers, and
trols possibly thirty per cent of the retail sheet music sales A new tune of Walter Smith’s, the stage directors are doing their best too.
on the coast. published by the Rainbow Corpora-
* :jc tion and entitled “Poor Kid,” is The old tnusical joke, “If any-
not yet on the stands or getting thing goes wrong with the show, popular among ocean beach ball-
Harry Hume has replaced Herman Schenck as Pacific much of a plug here, but it won’t blame it on the orchestra,” is still rooms.
Coast manager of the Red Star Music Co. Herman goes east be very long until “Poor Kid” will quite popular. The American Legion marathon
Musicians working
on another assignment. Jack Reed, formerly in the San Fran- be heading this column or pretty in our theatres are all experienced dance is being held under a big
cisco office, has been added to the local staff. close to it. The same corporation men, having seen years of service in tent, which is so gaily decorated
=1= * *
has another good tune, “If You all branches of the profession, and and lighted that it puts to shame
Mort Nathan, some years ago a Witmark representative here and Knew,” by Max Dolin, Winnie Cut- with the very fine musical directors the other marathon fronts.
more recently a ^eal estate operator, and Herb Marple, erstwhile ter and Norman Nielson that also we have in Los Angeles, are taking * * *
music dealer, have combined talents. Result —a beautiful baby gdlf course sounds like a winner. good care of their part of the shows. SIEBERT is managing FRANK
in Hollywood. Robbins’s “Just a Little Closer” * * *
* * the affair, and has nine acts of
is still in the heavy running with It may be- possible that the long vaudeville to supply the entertain-
Carl Lamont left Monday for San Francisco in the interests of its team mate “Go Home and Tell period of stageshow idleness, during ment during the rest periods of the
the Shapiro-Bernstein line. He will be there a week. Alice Hallett is Y'our Mother,” while De Sylva, the popularity of the sound and dancers. The band is composed of
looking after the local headquarters during Carl’s absence. Brown, Henderson’s new tune, talking pictures, caused a loss of in- Don Reither and Bill Covey, reeds;
* * *
‘Gee, But I’d Like to Make You terest by the stage dancing fratern- Wiliam Gardner and Clare Ken-
CHARLEY KISCO, FORMERLY PIANIST WITH Happy,” is showing up for the first ity, and when they were suddenly nedy, trumpets; Frank Compton, pi-
THE DUNCAN SISTERS, IS NOW POLISHING THE time. called upon there was not enough ano and arranger; Ken Archibald,
IVORIES FOR THE ROUNDERS. Berlin’s two lead songs, “Confes- talent in training to supply the de- trombone; Jimmie Sexton, bass;
* * *
sing” and “Swinging in a Ham- mand. Well-trained, expert danc- Joey Felix, drums, and Lou Singer,
Local Leo Feist office has received a new tune to go after mock” are well up toward the top, ing groups, like the Carla Torney sax-director. Bill Covey, Jimmie
in a big way: “Sweetheart of My Student Days.” with “Confessing” in the lead. Dancers, Rasch dancers, and the Sexton and Don Reither form the
*
Freeman’s “Bloom is on the Sage” Abbott dancers, did not reach their singng tro.
Edward B. Garland’s Syncopaters are in their eighth year at the still popular and is a steady perfection in a few weeks, and the
is
111 Dancing Academy, which must be some kind of a record.
good seller. public will not spend its theatre
* * 4!

Line up as follows: money for Woolworth and Kress


John D. Jensen, is organist at the Fox Golden Gate theatre and
is one “consoler” still using screen songs.
+
LOS ANGELES
1. “Little White Lies,” Donald-

son.
entertainment.
* *
While no-one should be ruled
MUSIC LULL
Phil Lampkin, m.c. at the Publix Portland house, flew to 2. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. off for trying, our theatre pits
this week and became engaged to Miss Bab(
Los Angeles
Kane, a singer of large repute. They announce that the wed-
3. “Moonlight on the Colorado,”
Shapiro, Bernstein.
are not being filled by high
school orchestras, or jazz dance ‘TEMPORARY’
“Go Home and bands. They are attending to
ding will take place within three months. In the meantime 4. Tell Your
their own work and dong it
mu Mother, Robbins.
Phil must return to Portland and continue his duties as
sical director there. It seems the young couple first met while
5.
6.
“Confessing,” Berlin.
“Swinging in a Hammock,”
well, while the theatre musici-
ans are doing the same.
SAYS EXPERT
the bride-to-be was playing an engagement in Portland las' Berlin. “If you carmot swim, don’t
August. Phil holds the house records for Publix in Buffalo 7. “Bloom is on the Sage,” Free- go beyond this sign.”
man. * * Heinz Roemheld, general
Seattle and Portland.
8. “Just a Little Closer,” Rob- HAL FINDLAY and his orches- musical director of Universal
bins. tra opened in San Diego on Mon- Studios, is firmly convinced
9. “You Brought a Nev/ Kind of day with “Temptations of 1930,” that the
Love to Me,” Famous present lull in musical
UNION’S RULE MUSIC HOLDS mous.
after which they will open their
“It Seems to be Spring,” Fa- local engagement at the Mayan.
* *
screen productions is only tem-
porary, and advances some in-
if

10. “Gee, How I’d Like to Make ED SULLIVAN, violinist, who teresting opinions as to the fu-
GIVES WORK
LOVE OF FAN, You Happy,” De Sylva, followed “Frank’ as orchestra dir- ture relation of music and mo-
Brown, Henderson. ector at the Orpheum has been at
the MGM" studios for some time. tion pictures.
SAN FRANCISCO Ed has spent so much time there, “There will always be pic-
TO ORGANIST ZURO WRITES “Little White Lies” lost its hold
this week, tumbling
that when he came downtown a few

to second lost.
tures that require music,” says
nights ago to visit he nearly got Roemheld, “just as there will
“Go Home and Tell
position, while always be pictures that require
* * *
extras, costumes, sets and
VANCOUVER, Sept. 25.— By JOSIAH ZURO Your Mother” grabbed the coveted
JOE COLLING, trumpeter props. Better pictures will
first spot. in
Pathe Music Head
The opening wedge to flesh Much has been said for and 1. “Go Home and Tell Your Paramount studios, says that the call for better music. The poor
work is not quite so vigorous as it type of muscal productions
and blood entertainment has against the use of music in pictures. Mother,” Robbins.
which have been released, had
made its appearance at Van- A year ago it seemed that all pic- 2. “Little White Lies,” Donald- used to be. Composers and arrang-
son.
ers are leaving Paramount to re- no need of high grade music.
couver’s largest film palace. ture actors and all prospective can-
3. Confessin’,” Berlin.
turn East. Howard Jackson is leav- The cheaper kind was more in
After nine months with didates for stardom would have to 4. “Just a Little Closer,” Rob-
ing, and^ Joe Einsten, orchestra man- keeping.
develop their voices and sensitize ager, will soon be on his way.
nothing but the canned variety their ears to musical nuances. bins.
* “Ultimately, I believe the musi-
of harmony, the Capitol an- 5. “Betty Co-ed,” Feist.' cal director will be allowed to im-
Old favorites were to be discard- 6. “So Beats My Heart,”
MAURY PAUL and his
De band dance prove the qualitv of the music to
nounces that Ivy Evans, or- ed. One had to sing to be success- are suplying the entire dance
Sylva. satisfy the_ average musical intelli-
ganist, will irritate the cob- ful, and the songs that paved the 7. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. program at the Rainbow Gardens,
gence. This does not mean that
webs on the big Wurlitzer, wayhighly to glory must emanate from
publicized “tin pan alley.”
8. “Song Without a Name,”
their peppy playing and entertainng
the muse should be paramount to
the gvng entire satisfaction.
with a weekly series of inno- Potential Carusos, George M. Co- Feist.
Manager Swanson wears a broad
the story, but it should certanly
vations three times a day. hans, and Sophie Tuckers were
9. “Swingin' In a Hammock,” grin when he stops to gaze out
not be of an inferior grade.
Berlin.
Announcement puts new hope in being unexpectedly discovered. And over the crowded dance floor. Rain- “As I see it, music should be
the many musicians who have been then
10; “Singing a Song to the
bow dance band is composed of used to enhance the beauty and ac-
Stars,” Robbins.
unemployed since the advent of the The public awoke to a sudden Chas. Berry, Floyd Showalter, Art centuate the dramatic appeal of a
talkies. Up to that time the Cap- realization that all the old stars Straight and Larry Wrght, reeds; pict^ure, never detracting in any
ital had a twenty-piece band, an could not sing and that the new
NORTHWEST Gene Cooper and Joe Murr, trum- way, however, from the force ol
organist and several vaude acts. For singers could not act. The new 1. “If I Could Be With You,” uets; Ros Dugat, trombone; Au- the story nor interrupting the con-
the past few months Miss Evans Hollywood-made tunes were no
Remick. brey Lind, drums; Bert Heggler, tinuity.”
has been organist at the R. K. O. different from the songs they had
2. “Go Home and Tell Your banjo; Rusty Campbell, bass; Wil-
Orpheum. Mother,” Robbins. bur Stump, piano; and Maury Paul,
formerly heard on their phono-
When bands were thrown graphs and radios. Stories on the
3. “Around the Corner,” Feist. director. SYLVESTER DIES
“Little White Lies,” Donald-
out, musicians’ local
passed a ruling that a theatre
here screen were halted to introduce
inane theme songs, until the public
4.
son.
* * *
SEATTLE, Sept.
LOU SINGER and his dance Sylvester, nationally 25. Johnny —
5. “Dancing With Tears,” Wit- band are playing for known accor-
could not employ an organist served notice that it would have no the American dionist, and for the past nine years
unless band also was on the mark. Legion rnarathon dance in Vernon. leader and director of Cole McEl-
more of it.
This rule was with- 6. “Swinging in a Hammock,” Sounds like
pay-roll. Knowing as we do the import- Berlin.
an echo of other days, roy’s band, died suddenly from a
drawn at a meeting of the local ance that music plays in the daily not^ so long ago, when Lou Sin- second paralytic stroke. He was
7. “Just a Little Closer,” Robins.
this week, with the result that life of humanity and its importance ger s dance music was the most 31 years old.
Capitol immediately installed 8. “I’ve Got a Yen for You,”
in the entertainment field, it is
the console expert. Famous.
short-sighted and thoughtless to
* * * 9. “Song Without a Name,”
assume that music will not find its
Sydney Kelland, organst at the rightful place in the cinema, the Feist. WRIGHT-O!
Capitol for many years, until the greatest and most far-reaching me- 10. “Tonight,” Cross. IN ’FRISCO
condensed harmony, dium of public entertainment.

JOE WRIGHT
advent of (

whic came in with the talkies and Present day confusion may be
put the living musickers on the credited to the lack of any ac- Last but not least, was the per-
shelf, takes over the organ at the quaintance on the part of producers formance of music that too often
R. K. O. Orpheum. with the art of musical production had been entrusted into hands not AND ORCHESTRA
HIS SILVER SLIPPER
Probably Strand or some of the and an equal lack of knowledge of fitted for the task. Compositions
other big houses will put other or- Broadcasting over KPO, know what’s right in dance music
the musical needs of the public. In that deserved a better fare suffered
ganists to work at once. That’s why this discriminating leader invariably
their naive faith that music would undeservedly.
feature those all-Wright songs
save a faltering industry, they Outcome of the initial experiment
“JUST A LITTLE CLOSER” “SINGING A SONG
EMIL failed to recognize the many im-
portant and delicate details essen-
is history. The public is about
ready to give the producer another •TOTHE STARS” “GO HOME AND TELL YOUR
. . .
. , .

STURMER
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
tial in the production of a musical
show.
chance to try his hand at music.
If mistakes of the past will be
There has been a decidedly inju- carefully checked and results noted
dicious choice of musical composi- by the producers, it will be found
MOTHER” “HERE COMES THE SUN”
. .

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP.


.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE tions and a lack of musical variety that music is waiting for an oppor- NEW YORK
799 SEVENTH AVE. CITY
SAN FRANCISCO that was as sinful as it was unwar- tunity and a time to renew its pop-
ranted. ularity.
SEPT. 20, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THIRTEEN

NEW MUSIC CONCERN FORMS HERE


GREAT HOPES HELD
Howard, Vincent FOR BERLIN SONGS WEEMS, BAND
San Francisco Music Notes IN DOUG’S PICTURE
By Harold J. Bock And Freeman In OPEN OCT. 9
Irving Berlin has completed pre-

SAN FRANCISCO,— Probably


New Music Deal the orchestra
paring musical numbers for Doug-
las Fairbanks’ next United Artists
Reaching for the Moon,”
Ted Weems and his nationally
Sept. 25. first picture, ‘
famous orchestra will make their
leader on the Coast, to become air-minded, is Joe Wright, who By JEAN ARMAND with Bebe Daniels. first appearance on the Pacific
puts his eleven mtisickers through their nightly paces at the He took nine months to write Coast when they begin their en-
Morse Preeman, head of the songs that will be part of the gagement in the New
Blossom
Silver Slipper Cafe. Joe bought a Curtiss- Wright monoplane, largest music jobbing house on Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, co-
story and help carry out the plot.
and took his first lesson. Invitations are out for some dare-
the Pacific Coast, announce He wrote 20 numbers in all, before incident with the opening of the
devil to join in his initial solo flight. selecting 4 that would be a con- supper room, after complete redec-
forming of a new music pub-
No takers. '
structive part of the picture. oration in a new and striking motif
*
lishing company, which in-
The of these songs, which on Thursday night, October 9.
* titles
Whenever youtalk to a song AND PLAYED WELL—ABOUT cludes Fred Howard and Nat will not be heard until the produc- Weems comes to the Roosevelt
plugger mention Jesse
and EVERY INSTRUMENT IN THE Vincent, well known writers, tion isreleased, are “Reaching For following engagements at the Gra-
Stafford’s Palace Hotel or- BOOK. TROMBONISTS DE- and famed nationally as “The The Moon,” “Little Things in Life,” nada Cafe, Chicago; Steel Pier, At-
chestra, you invariably hear a CLARE HIS TROMBONE IS Happy Chappies.” “It’s Yours,” and “High Up And lantic City; William Penn Hotel,
paean of praise for the reading GOOD, TRUMPETERS ARE The two writers number among Low Down.” Pittsburgh and the Gibson Hotel,
ability organization’s
of this ALL FOR HIS TRUMPET. their hits “Bloom Is On the Sage,” One of these numbers was writ- Cincinnati.
members. We’ve been at the DRUMMERS SAY HIS DRUM- “Pretty Quadroon,” “W’nen You ten especially to fit the personality Featured with Weems’ orchestra
Palace many times when a mu- MING IS GREAT—AND WHEN and characterization of Fairbanks. in the Blossom Room engagement
YOU CAN GET ONE MUSICI- Think a Whole Lot About Some- Edward Everett Horton will have will be his “Personality Boys,” in-
sic man comes in, cracks out
one,” “It’s Time to Say Aioha,”
AN TO SAY THAT ABOUT AN “Mellow an important role. The picture will cluding Art Weems, Country Wash
a new orchestration and the Mountain Moon,” “Sunny
Staffordites play it right off THER IT MUST BE SO. *California,” “Dreamy Tennessee”
be directed by Edmund Goulding. burn, Arthur Jarrett and Parker
without an error, many times Rehearsals are scheduled to be- Gibbs. All members of the band
There are a flock of bands and “Tables Have Turned” gin within two weeks. Settings cre- sing, both in group choir effects
doing better than a flock of or- Harry Bush, who has been prom-
chestras with a week’s rehear- around the country that sound ated by William Cameron Menzies and full voice combination.
great when they're heard on the inent in music circles on the Pa- are in the process of construction. Johnny Johnson and his orches-
sal. .

* * * floor or on stage. But let them cific Coast for many years, has A production rehearsal of th.e tra, currently playing in the Blos-
start broadcasting or recording, and been appointed Pacific Coast rep- songs has just been staged espe- som Room, will close engagement,
The S. S. Maoloa sailed out of
resentative with headquarters in
this port Saturday on a three- every error in arranging, grouping cially for Fairbanks and Bebe. w'hich is their first in the West, on
months cruise, bound
for Hawaii, and directing becomes as glaring Los Angeles and San Francisco. The private musicale took place October 4.
as the proverbial wart on the nose Bush is at present making con- on a stage at the studios, with a
ustralia and the Far East. Supply-
Particularly noticeable is the lack tacts there, preparatory to cov- IN ‘PAINTED DESERT’
full orchestra under the leadership
ing the music during the voyage
of music in the more socky groups ering Oregon and Washington, Helen Twelvetrees has been as-
'of Alfred Newman, head of the mu-
is Anson Weeks’ orchestra of sev-
en men with Onslow Stevenson, di-
* * where representatives will be ap sic department. Its purpose was to signed leading role opposite Bill
rector. Weeks, who is a big shot Abe Bloom returned 'from pointed at an early date.
has determine the usefulness of the num- Boyd in “The Painted Desert,” Pa-
on Nob Hill with his Mark Hop- the Northwest where he spent sey In an interview with Inside bers as part of the story action. the.
mu- eral weeks working on the Berlin Facts, Preeman stated the cor-
kins orchestra, is in charge of
catalog. poration would be a closed one,
sic for the Matson line.
* * * * * * formed entirely on the present
DURING HIS STAY AS M. C. And Gene McCormick, repre- profits or royalties derived from AND ORCHES.
their first hit, “Bloom Is On
AT THE PARAMOUNT, KEN senting the S. L. Cross Co., has ar-
the Sage,” which has already
THEIR TRA
WHITMER HAS SET A HIGH rived in town to work on that
been recorded by the “Happy
MUSICAL MARK FOR HIS
FOLLOWERS TO REACH. IN
firm’s group of tunes, which is head-
ed by Jesse Stafford’s and Gene Chappies,” “Hill Billies,” Bil- THREE GIRL FRIENDS
lings and Robinson and their EN TOUR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
13~’WEEKS HE HAS PLAYED-- Rose’s “Tonight.
trio and the “Hollywood Hill

MUSIC IS FACTOR ATMOSPHERE BAND Billy Orchestra.”


Preeman also stated that a de-
IN FILM SUCCESS, STILL “PLAYS ON” cided upper trend in the sale of

“It is
LAEMMLE SAYS
a well established fact that
Music, properly blended with screen
FOR RKO PICTURE
spire emotions of picture players,
are not entirely extinct.
music was already under way, his
jobbing orders showing a twenty
“Atmosphere orchestras,” to in- per cent increase since tl e recent
money
choice
slump, with the public’s
staying with the sweet or
TED MENKEL
MUSICAL PRESENTATION
action, and used only when neces- of nurrber. He
sary, is a vital contributoi to suc- One lone survivor is known to Hill Billy” type fact
cess of a motion picture
’’
remain, and possibly there are brought out the that the suc- CONDUCTOR AND DIRECTOR
cess of the Howard and Vincent
Carl Laemmle, jr., came out
with the foregoing statement this
others.
This one is Herbert Brenon’s
band of four or five, functioning at
catalog more than proved his
He also brought out that in
view.
CIVIC THEATRE
week, in connection with Tolstoy]s recent weeks the ten bist sell-
“Resurrection.” which Universal is RKO studios, furnishing the tempo
ers printed in Inside Facts gave
Auckland, Zealand New
making. for players rehearsing for “Beau
that type of number a decided Stage Band of 20
Laemmle reveals that Universal Ideal.” Pit Orchestra of 30
Brenon, who is one of the top
advantage over the others.
is pinning great faith to the musi- Too much smartness, registered
cal aspect of the coming tilrn. He notch film directors, depends on the
in recent pictures, have
says, in part, in a statement issued musicians to help get his ideas by bands
across to the actors. Naturally, held back sheet music sales, Pree-
to the public:
most of these bands went out when man continued.
Musical gymnas-
“Thanks to the
sound films, we will be able to give
‘Resurrection’ an exquisite musical
new medium of
talking pictures came in, but Bren-
on uses his not only for rehearsals,
but to keep up spirits and to furnish
tics lead the song buying public, he
said, to conclude a number would
be too difficult for the average
Peter Paul Lyons
setting as created by Dimitri Tiom- singer or instrumentalist. CONCERT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
kin, noted Russian composer, all dance music for the actors during
of his music perfectly blanding with waits.
Sweet waltz songs, he went on LOEW’S WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO
to say, ring up sales for the sheet
the action of the story and used Lively gallops, he also maintains,
counter cash register, and outsell
only when essential. add speed to the stage crew when
‘hot mama” jazz to such an extent
“Tiomkin fully senses the dra- making quick scenic changes.
matic qualities of Tolstoy’s ini- Almost every picture set once that his catalog
will specialize on
such tunes as “Bloom On the Sage”
SAN FRANCISCO PARAMOUNT THEATRE
mortal epic, and has governed his had its small musical group, just
and “Mellow Mountain Moon.” Presents
music strictly in accordance. The out of camera range, playing in-
thought of some that “Resurrec-
tion” will be a musical production
is in grace error, and Universal is
extremely anxious to so acquaint
spirational music, until talkies put
these musicians out of business
Brenon’s little band added atmos-
phere to the story “Beau Geste,”
Success of recent Vincent and
Howard songs enables the pair to
laugh in their sleeves, now, at the
publishers, \yho wouldn’t give them
tumble sometime ago, when the
TIM
SOLO ORGANIST
CRAWFORD
the public.” which he directed years ago, and he a
pair tried to market their sweet,
has kept it intact until now it is
singable numbers.
helping on the sequel of the classic
THREE CO-EDS TO Preeman accepted their songs,
SING FOR RECORD
KGER,
tions,
Three Co-Eds, KFI and
The
and other southwest sta-
Marian Peck, Meredith
are
film.

SONG WRITERS
because he had vision to realize
they had stuff likely to start a
vogue.
Plans of the new concern include
JACK SPRIGG
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
opening big offices, with repre
Gregor and Theressa Aczer. The YOU NEED
IF sentatives spotted in the East. R-K-O ORPHEUM SAN FRANCISCO
girls, while rehearsing “Just a Lit-
tle Closer” in Robbins office the MUSIC TO YOUR WORDS Preeman has been in business as
a big music jobber here long
other day, were heard by a well LYRICS TO YOUR MELODY
known eastern booker, who imme- PIANO ARRANGEMENT OR ORCH. enough to know when to go aftei

diately wanted the lowdown on con-


tracts. It is understood the girls
By a
Address Box 101
well-kno-wn

—Inside
writer

Facts, L, A.
things in a big way.
Preeman says radio plugs mate-
WSFWW W
VT AAjAj
DVlTmi ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR
are to record the Robbins hit rially assist in the success of a cat-
alog. While a picture may bury a
shortly.
song, with too fancy band playing,
NEW STATE THEATRE SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
GREETINGS he says the simple, straightforward RETURNING TO THE U. S. A. IN OCTOBER
FROM

ZEBE MANN
rendition of the radio star blazes
the trail to success.
Radio artistssing the number.
ARRANGER OF MUSIC Preeman continued, as the writer,
TO THE PROFESSIONAL himself, would put it over, and PLAYING TO THE LARGEST
WATCH FOR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT cause sales weeks in advance of the
number’s premier by way of the
PAID ATTENDANCE IN LOS ANGELES

JESSE STAFFORD
movie.
“The Happy Chappies” this
signed an exclusive contract for ?
year with KMPC, averaging 10 pro
grams weekly. 'The 'pair has a tre-
week
OWEN FALLON AND HIS
And His San Francisco
PALACE HOTEL ORCHESTRA
Featuring His and Gene Rose’s Song Hit, **Tonight”
mendous radio following. They got
their initial start in broadcasting.

WILTS BAND BOOKED


CALIFORNIANS
CALIFORNIA’S GREATEST DANCE BAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—
GUS GAGEL’ Wilt Gunzendorfer and orchestra,
with Dick O’Meara, hoofer, have
NOW IN THEIR THIRD YEAR
AND HIS TROUBADOURS Los
Cinderella Ballroom Long Beach, Calif-
been booked for each Monday at
Wagnon’s Embassy. They follow
the Three Girl Friends and band,
WILSON’S BALL ROOM Angeles
Featuring a Vercatile and Novelty Aggregation who will leave for a Far East tour
with E. K. Fernandez.
PAGE FOURTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

VANCOUVER, B. C. SEATTLE, WASH.


A. K. MacMartiii
REPRESENTATIVE
618 Homer Street *
NORTHWEST |
Roy Oxman
REPRESENTATIVE
630 People Bank
Main 0799
Bldg.

HARRISCOLOR WILL
SUNDAY GOLF Notes Along ENLARGE ITS “LAB” Novel Projector MONEY EASY |

Harris color, is preparing to en- Will Throw Ads


WAR VICTORY Filth Avenue large their local laboratory by ad-
dition of another story to their
On Tiny Screen
AT SEATTLE
present building and installing
color equipment to the extent of
INVANCOUVER . i
Kirt
.
Nordstrom going
Don Work
looking for work ing to a statement made by Joseph
to
A new motion picture advertis-
ing projector, product of the Auto
work a quarter million dollars, accord- SHOW PUCES
. . and Lou Golden getting away H. Harris, vice president.
.

from work . . Building of a new laboratory in


Cinema corporation, which was
VANCOUVER, Sept. 25.— Sun- — the press’ favorite.

song “Oh, Bring Back my Harry Long Island, N. Y. to take care of formed last May and 'which has es- SEATTLE, Sept. 25.—Prosper-
day golf on the commercialized Mills to Me” . . Joe Cooper getting the eastern demand for their pro- tablished
headquarters on the ity came to Seattle this week, and
and duct, will start shortly. It is to seventh floor of the General Mo-
.

baby links is “out” in this city, stuck for a donation , . as a result theatrical emporiums
wondering if the future will bring cost $150,000. “Babi,” a south sea tors Building, 1775 Broadway, New
.

of theatres to open Sunday, and the flourished to the utmost- People


fact that one big amusement park him a share of that donation York, has jusj: made its appear- are beginning to take their amuse-
. feature of about eight reels done in . .

did so, has caused civic authorities ance upon the market. ments seriously and are turning out
Lillian Green looking for the last Harriscolori, has been completed
authorities to ban pill swatting rose of summer
Because of a number of distinc- in real numbers.
. A1 Rosenburg by the Soverigpi Picture corporation
. .
already begun
partieson the Sabbath. tuning in on a frolic and re- and will be previewed next week. tive features, it has
. . .
Fifth Avenue jumped into the
“Happyland,” amusement park, to attract considerable attention. lead again after trailing the busy
viewing a highlight.
opened all its concessions and did The new machine, manufactured Paramount for two weeks. “Love
a whale of a business.
Myrtle Strong out and in again
just one of the profession
BIZ entirely in the United States, is in MAJESTIC GOOD in the Rough” and a good F. M. &
Newly picturized Majestic some respects patterned after the
. . . . . .

Theatres announced they would but what a member Blossom . .


show brought in an amount esti-
Theatre has been running along to Kolm projector, which was intro-
.

also open the following Sabbath Seeley giving her impressions of mated at $18,000.
the “golf in abridged form” was excellent business at 25 to 50 cents duced throughout Europe some Paramount was not far behind,
if Jeanne Eagles . both very inter-
top. Last week, “Top Speed” did time ago by the Kolmag Company
. .

allowed to operate. esting people . personality per-


. .
grabbing a week’s sum of $17,900.
which, considering the small of Switzerland. Screen fare was “Let’s Go Native.”
Police head immediately warned sonified in Blossom . Jim Clem- $6500
various owners of the petite putting capacity, was very good. No little
. .
Auto Cinema projector is a com- On the stage appeared George
mer handing out a pass . with .
machine, which
is due Lew Osterle in charge pact
.
projection Dewey Washington, hold-over.
grounds that they would be good intentions Owen Sweeten credit of publicity for the house. Curtis throws a motion picture from a six-
. . .

“pinched” if they opened for busi- praising the boys ... all of which Last week of “Song of My
for a teen millimeter film upon a trans-
ness. About SO per cent of them are ace showmen Ray Watkins Mosby’s colored band is in begin-
. . .
parent screen 11^ inches high by
Heart” surprised executives at the
took a chance and were summoned trying to prove he wears an ex-
week as an added attraction Fox by doing better business than
along with the proprietor of “Hap- ning Friday. 15 inches wide. was expected. Therefore picture
pensive hat he’s still trying
. . .
Projector is motor driven with
pyland.” Cases so far have all been Irv Antes out for a stroll . . was transferred to Coliseum. Owen
adjourned when they came up for
. . .

a man who gets the air.


power supplied from an ordinary
lamp socket and under test has op-
.

NEWMAN TO ARIZONA Sweeten aided in the gross of


hearing, but result looked for has Milt Franklyn being advertised Mike Newman is combining busi- $7000.
erated for seven hours daily for
been achieved and a “sad silent as “Musical Milt” . truer words ness with pleasure. He leaves next three weeks without changing the
. .
Blue Mouse, with Harold Bell
Sabbath” is notched up for the were never spoken . Dave week to take a rest from his ardu- film. . .
Wright’s “Eyes of the World,” did
“Glooms.” Blumenthal losing his violin . . ous labors as general manager of a nice biv, and the manager couldn’t
Entire device, including mjotor .

which makes a lot of difference the Majestic theatre here and the and projector, which are one unit, complain when he found his till

BORROMEO IN RADIO v;hen music is needed . Kay Spreckles in San Diego. Will make and the bellows, which holds the
. .
plastered with $6500.
Dillon in at Remick’s looking a trip through Arizona with the film screen, can be placed upon a tabje First week of “Moby Dick” was
SEATTLE, 25.—Jose Bor-
Sept.
over the music sitiachon .
. . .

just “Ingagi,” in which he has an in- or stand two feet square. The pro- good but not surprising, the Music
romeo, pianist, who returned from . .

Box totaling $8700 for the run.


the islands, has signed an exclusive
a chip off the old lady Madge terest. jection machine has a capacity for
. . .

Trianon is getting its share of


contract with KFQW
to play fea-
Baldwin playing a gratus accom-
paniment. ARLISS
400 feet of film.
GEORGE DUE dancers and the crowd seems to be
tured programs over that station. increasing. Rumors have it that a
This includes the popular stag hour Sammy Siegel getting ready for George Arliss is expected to re- INHERITS WIDOW
between 7 and 8 in the mornings. a new policy
the red necktie .
but still preferring turn from his vacation in England
. . .
SEATTLE, Sept. 25. The late
Durwood Lap- soon, with a new play by an Eng- Syd McDonald, the Fox executive
. .
— r.on-union band is to be installed.
That would be too bad for Tex
ham’s name in print he got lish author. He intends to star in it .who passed away last week, left an Howard, as he has established an
SWEETEN ON RADIO . .

what he wanted . . Franz Brodine on Broadway, but will continue to estate of $18,800. His will be-
ace-high rating with the customers.
SEATTLE, Sept. 25. — Owen
.

at the Husky Informal . with make pictures for Warner Bros. McElroy’s ballroom doing fair
queathed $12,000 to his widow.
. .

Sweeten, congenial band leader at his cello of course . . congrats .


biz. One good faction at this place
for the wife is the Columbia recording music
the Fox, does a double these days, . .

FAMILIAR FRASES: that keeps the old trade coming.


using his band for weekly appear- I started
ances over KOL. Many requests him out in the business.
come in and causes the_ broadcast
to become a good advertising stim-
ulant for the theatre.
WATCHMEN SLUGGED
VANCOUVER, Sept. 25—Two
Send Ad Copy In Now PILLING
VANCOUVER,
TO STOCK
Sept. 25—Bill
Pilling, for many years leader of
the Orpheum band, and well known
night watchmen were slugged and
HARTFORD CASHES bound, and the Monte Baker theatre to hundreds of acts which have

SEATTLE, Sept. 25. Dame For- — office, Bellingham, Wash., almost For the Seventh Annual played the circuit, is conducting the
band at the Theatre Royal, where
completely wrecked one night re-
tune on Billy Hartford,
smiled
manager of the Fox West CoaH
houses in Everett. Bill purchased
a ticket on the Labor Day Handi-
cently by bandits, who obtained
only $50 for their efforts. No trace
of the yeggmen was found by police
HOLIDAY NUMBER Toby Leitch, and his Royal Cana-
dian Players, are holding forth in
Dramatic stick.
when they arrived on the scene.
cap in Vancouver and wound up by PINCH UNION MAN
being the winner of a $19,400 pot.

TINY TIMER
OLD SEATTLE, Sept. 25. Frances
NEW MELODY OUT
Perry, radio artist, has a new tune
— INSIDE FACTS VANCOUVER, Sept. 25.—Wil-
liam P. Covert, international vce-
president ’ of the Motion Picture
SEATTLE, Sept. 25.—Vaudeville out that looks to be on the up and Out in December Projecting Machne Operator’s Un-
performers who play the Or-
up.
RKO
It is a fox-trot ballad called ion, was arested recently on a
pheum, say Tiny Burnett has been “Tomorrow Never Comes,” Most charge of intmidation of an inde-
in the pit so long at that theatre FOR RATES SEE pendent Hamlton,
of her numbers are used for radio Ont., theatre
that it would not be natural to play presentations when theme songs are owner.
there without him. fieeded.
A. K. MacMARTIN ROY OXMAN
618 Homer St. 630 Peoples Bank Bldg. HALPERIN ILL
PREMIERE IN NORTH HARRIS DID IT Cal Halperin, husband of Sadie
SEATTLE, Sept. 25.—Arch-Mc- Louis Mann’s fat contract with Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wn. Halperin, of the Club Booking
Donold of the Liberty, Ketchikan Fox was negotiated for by Ben Agency, was operated on fqr ulcers
in town this week and predicted Harris. of the stomach, Tuesday.
“The Silver Horde” would have its
world premiere in that city, where
parts were filmed.
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SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIFTEEN

Fanchon and Marco


Success and Best ’WisJies to
Route List of “Ideas,*

HARRY GOURFAIN ROSE VALYDA


PRODUCER OF Featured in
PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA

LAMB and BELETT


'Barnyard Scandals Featured in
PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA

Following the Fanchon and Marco


is ST. LOUIS (26-2)
Ideas route schedule, with the opening Fox Theatre
dates, all of the current month, in paren-
“Cadets” Idea
theses beside the name of the town;
PASADENA Bom & Lawrence Miles Sisters

Paramount Theater Los Angeles (25-1)


Colorado Theatre
LOS ANGELES (25-1)
Rognan & Trigger Mabel
Johnny Dunn
& Marcia

Loew’s State CHICAGO (26-2)


“Sea Sirene” Idea
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) Capitol Theatre
Lottie Mayer Frank Stever “Country Club” Idea
FEATURING Bob and Jack Crosby Ed Cheney
The Sunkist Beauties
SAN DIEGO (25-1)
Leonora Cori
Ray Samuels
Masters & Grayce
Louise & Mitchell

Fox Theatre MILWAUKEE (26-2)


“Beaux Arts” Idea Wisconsin Theatre

CHARLIE HILL (Staged by Gae Foster)


Rose Valyda DeLara &
Brown and Willa
The Carla Torney Girls
Lolita “Hollywood Collegians” Idea
Miss Tut Mace
Guy Buck
Dorothy Crooker
Ted Leford

CARLA TORNEY DANCERS Featured in


Fanchon 2uid Marco’s “On the Set” Idea

HOLLYWOOD (25-1) ROCKFORD (26-28)


Pantages Theatre Coronado Theatre
“New Yorker” Idea “Seeing Double” Idea
(Staged by Le Roy Prina) Stroud Twins, Connor Twins ro-featdred
Jackson & Callahan Muriel Stryker with Miller Twins, Elea Twins, Clute, Falls,
Marjorie Burke Nolay, Holly, Maltby, St. Johns and
LONGBEACH (25-28) Parker Twins
West Coast Theatre
“American Beauty” Idea JOLIET (29-1)
Featuring Miss Universe and the Rialto Theatre
10 Beauty Winners from the
Galveston Beauty Pageant “Seeing Double” Idea
Same Cast as Above

i Siiliii
Lloyd & Brice
Toots Novelle
FRESNO
Wilson Theatre
“Rhythm-A-Tic” Idea
Huff & Huff
Sunkist Beauties
(25-2)
DETROIT
Fox Theatre
“Romance” Idea
(26-2)

Harry Kahne Jean McDonald Castleton & Mack, Myrtle Gordon, Flo &
Mel Elwood Ollie Walters, Robert Cloy, Mary Price,
V '
Charles Carver
Georgia Lane Dancers Three Bricktops
;. 7
'
?
TOOTS NOVELLE
Featured In Fanchon and Marco's “American Beauty” Idea

SAN JOSE (28-31) NIAGARA FALLS (26-2)


California Theatre Strand Theatre

'TUNEFOOLARCENY' Same
“Rhythm-A-Tic” Idea
cast asWilson Theatre, Fresno
SAN FRANCISCO (26-2)
“Rose Garden” Idea
Red Donahue & Uno Harold Stanton
HaH & Essley 3 Jacks & One Queen
You See The Point! Fox Theatre
“Southern” Idea
Helen Fetch
WORCESTER (27-3)
Palace Theatre
Hatt & Herman Jimmy Lyons “Smiles” Idea
Helen Warner The Sixteen Tinies
McGarth & Deeds Eva Mandell
OAKLAND (26-2) Seymour & Corncob Dorothy Neville
Oakland Theatre Dave Le Winter
“Gobs of Joy” Idea SPRINGFIELD (27-3)
^T Featuring Pat West with Three Jolly Tars

WARREN
Palace Theatre
.'f

FRANK and
Scotty Weston, Dolly Kramer, Mary Treen,
Wanda Allen, Moore & Moore, Curtis
Cooley, Johnny Jones, Rena & Rathburn, Seb Meza
Ken Gatewood, Doyle Quadruplets
SALEM, ORE. (27-28)
“City Service” Idea
Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured
Laddie LaMonte George Jage
Frank Sterling
HARTFORD (27-3)
Elsinore Theatre Capitol Theatre

LASSITER
“Busy Bee” Idea “Box O’ Candy” Idea
i'' Liana Galen, Cooper & Orren, Paul Howard Lynn Cowan Jones & Hull
Terry Green Phil Arnold Reeves & Leu Marie, Irene, and Lucy

WALTER POWELL
Following My Brother Jack Powell’s Footsteps
Featured in Fanchon and Marco’s “Victor Herbert” Idea

“THE LAUGH SAVERS” PORTLAND, ORE.


Broadway Theatre
“Modes of Hollywood” Idea
Haline Frances, Sylvia Shore and Helen
Moore, Danny Joy, Harry Smirl, Jerry
(25-1)

Lucille
NEW HAVEN
Palace Theatre
*‘Good Fellows” Idea
Page
Seben & Eliven
Bud Averill
Helen Burkes
(27-3)

JN Lester, Sunkist EnsemblCj Hollywood BRIDGEPORT (27-3)


''V
Models Palace Theatre
A TACOMA, WASH. (25-1)
“Milky Way” Idea
Broadway Theatre
Noree Stone & Lee Bert Faye
Geo. Warde and Reggy Montgomery
“Wild and Woolly” Idea Steve Moroni Joe Clifford
Kirk & Lawrence Harts Krazy Kats BROOKLYN, N. Y. (27-3)

THE SIX
Bus
Davis
Carlell
& La Rue
Bud Murray
SEATTLE, WASH.
Aussie &
Ray Angwin
Girls
Czeck

(25-1)
Fox Theatre
“Miniature” Idea
Featuring Singer’s Midgets
PHILADELPHIA (26-2)

CANDREVA
Fifth Avenue Theatre Fox Theatre
“Gems & Jams” Idea ^
“Gyp Gyp Gypsy” Idea
Joe and Jane McKenna Will Cowan International Comedians, Frank Evers &
/ Nee Wong Maxine Evelyn Jim Penman Greta, Jeanne Alexandrea, George Prize,
.
-4' Beatrice Franklin and Florence Astell Jack Vlaskin, Ruth Leavitt

DOROTHY IPSWITCH LEONA SANDERS


ELECTRIC DUO

BROTHERS
“UNUSUALLY UNUSUAL 39
Acrobatic Dancers Featured in F.

YAKIMA (27-28)
Capitol Theatre
“Green
Peg Leg Bates
Devil”

Kover co-featured with


Miles
Bobby Gilbert
Rita Lane
DENVER, COLO.
Harvey Karels
_
Idea

(25-1)
& M. “Victor Herbert” Idea

Walzer
WASHINGTON
Fox Theatre
“Changes” Idea
Doc Baker & Art Hadley
& Dyer Muriel Gardner
ATLANTA, GA. (27-3)
Fox Theatre
“Broadway Venuses” Idea
(26-2)

Co-featured

Tabor Grand Theatre


Mel Klee 16 New York Beauty Winners
“Victor Herbert” Idea
Buddy Howe^ Aerial Bartletts Wells & Winthrop
Walter Powell
Electric Duo Freda Sullivan
Victor Herbert Quartette
KANSAS CITY (26-2) OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (30-2)
Pantages Theatre Orpheum Theatre
“Idea in Blue” “Marble” Idea
Renoff & Renova co-featured with Roy Smoot Francia A1 & Jack Rand
Mitzi Mayfair Bob Brandies Hector and His Gang Harris Trio

ARTHUR TURELLY & _

Webster Marino Georgene & Henry

SYLVIA SHORE and HELEN MOORE


And His Hohner Harmonica FEATURED IN THE "MODES” IDEA

MANY THANKS TO HARRY SANTLEY DELARA and LOLITA


Featured in
PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA
PAGE SIXTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN

FANCHON and
PRESENT THE CREATION OF
MARCO
^ LARRY CEBALLOS

IDEA
Featuring an ALL STAR CAST Including

MOREY BARTON and


LOTTIE FRANK
HARRY YOUNG MAYER STEVER

LOEWS STATE
LOS ANGELES
THIS WEEK

Jack and Bob Crosby ED


"Rythm Personified” CHENEY
Photos by Harry Wenger

DISAPPEARING WATER BALLET


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Scanned from the collection of

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