Inside Facts of Stage and Screen (August 30, 1930)
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STAGE RADIO SCREEN PRICE 10 CENTS MUSIC Only Theatrical Newspaper on the Pacific Coast ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- Vol. XII Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- Saturday, August 30, 1930 No. 9 office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. SPANISH TALKIES BOOED’ WORK OUTLOOK RIDDLE SCREEN IMPROVES FOR WITH BULLETS ALL BUT GIRLS TO VENT RAGE Immediate prospects for Because motion picture pro- work in the major studios is ducers insist on using a stilted very promising. A survey of version of the Spanish lan- the situation brings fort.h the guage, a version particularly heartening information that hateful to Latin Americans, will plentiful in jobs be all critics and audiences of Latin lines with the possible excep- America, from Sonora to, the tion of chorus work. nethermost tip of Chili, have All manner of pictures are emphatically rejected the scheduled to start into pro- duction forthwith and casting Spanish talking films made by is going on right merrily, par- American producers in Holly- ticularly in the dramatic field. wood. While there is not much ac- This condition has been tivity promised for musicals, growing for some time, but yet most of the studios assure only recently an audience in they plan one or pictures two one town “shot-up” the screen, with songs. while a picture was being run At 11 of their sched- UNIVERSAL off, and “boos” are the general uled 20 are yet to be made this rule, whenever films are shown year. dra- Most of them will be outside of the cultural metro- matic, with four comedies and two politan areas. with Boles to have songs, John Reason is because the lan- namely the “Merry-Go-Round” and guage used is so-called Cas- “Resurrection.” Along with their tillian Spanish and represents regular sched, they plan 18 for- to the Latin Americans in a versions. eign form, all the arrogance and Throughout the industry, it ap- superciliousness with which pears to be a promising season for Spain has always treated her players who can speak one or former colonies. more languages other than Eng- The Latin American press is al- lish. most unanimous in its condemna- Antipathy against a foreign ac- tion of the Hollywood attitude. Se- cent seems to have lifted, and such lected at random, here are a few players as Bela Lugosi and Paul of the more influential organs, Lucas have been coming promi- which have cast vitriol at the first nently to the fore. American-produced Spanish talkie First have scored with a to shown throughout Latin America, European accent was- Maurice “El Cuerpo de Delito,” a version Chevalier. Baclanova and Olga of “The Benson Murder Case.” Greta Garbo have smoothed the Ilustrado, a picture weekly of for the feminines, which also way Mexico City; El Universal, daily accounts for the growing popular- of the same city; Democracia, af- ity of Renee Adoree, Lily Damita ternoon daily of Rosario, Argen- and Jetta Goudal. tina; Escenarios, an illustrated PAR. TO MAKE SIX weekly of Valencia, Spain; Excel- PARAMOUNT has announced sior, daily of Havana, Cuba. six pictures to be made in Sep- These can be chosen as leaders tember and three in October. in the journalistic fight against the “Right to Love” starts Sept. 1 and standards of language, which TORNEY well-meaning CARLA but “New Morals” on Sept. 15. This woefully ignor- ant studio also will devote most of its producers in Hollywood have attempted efforts to the serious drama, al- Whose Girls will be at to foist upon Latin- American though it will do the usual num- audiences. ber of musicals. LOEW’S STATE, Los Angeles NEXT WEEK Matter of Diplomacy PATHE has no definite sched- The question, it must be re- ule, but will place its material in membered, is not one of the com- production as rapidly as acquired. DARRIEN IN FILMS ARMY IN TALKIES RETARDS OPENING parative artistic merits of El They have not decided upon a set Cuerpo del Delito and Sombras de budget, nor have thev placed any Gloria. It is a matter of diplo- Frank Darrien will play Mr. Uncle Sam is going into the SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— limit upon the amount of money matic and cultural balances. Paramount this week set back its to be used in production. Bixby, the masculine busybody in talking picture business. The U. Latin America is offended opening day from Thursday to Pathe will start on “The Great- Ferber’s “Cimarron,” for S. Army has sent Lt.-Col. W. E. because Hollywood producers Edna Friday because of stage show’s er Love” and “Sin Takes a Holi- Prosser, of the picture division of have belittled the cultural RKO. Although an old Duffy opening at the Los Angeles Para- day” next week. “Rebound,” just the Signal Corps, to Hollywood to standing of Latin America by stage favorite here, this is Dar- mount. acquired, will go into production arrange for officers to study the asserting that Spanish is not rien’s first screen assignment. as soon as the adaptation is com- technique of the talkies with mem- spoken in the New World plete. Execs state that while they bers of the Academy executive JUNE CLYDE TO WED “only a dialect.” may make fewer pictures this year, RKO SIGNS SPENCE and technical department. The Inside Facts, in an exclusive in- they will spend more money upon talking pictures made by the army June Clyde, screen actress, and terview with Jose Rodriguez re- what they do make. Ralph Spence is the latest writer are to be used for army instruc- Thornton Freeland, director, have cently, pointed out that the best (Continued on Page 2) to be signed by RKO. tion. announced their engagement. (Continued on Page 2) PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1930 LEGIT IN BIG FALL COME - BACK Warner Bros. Publicity Late MANNING JOINS EQUITY' EDITOR EDISON IN ACT Scent Scheme for Baby CITY BOOSTING Louise Manning, comedienne and To Sock Stock Olga Baclanova’s long ex- dancer, recently of F. and M.’s HITS AT SLACK pected baby has arrived. It’s “Overture” Idea, has replaced FIVE THEATRES a boy, nine pounder, born at Gregory, of the DOVER, Del., Aug. 28.— team of Edison Cedars of Lebanon hospital. and Gregory. Chief Justice James Pennewell Nicholas the LEGIT METHODS dismissed the receivership ac- Sussanian, The new act, billed as Edison reported PLAYING DRAMA tion against Warner Bros, on daddy, dancing a and Louise, expects to be back on gavotska in celebration. motion of Judge Hugh Mor- the circuit soon. Gregory left the following editorial is re- Publicity was spilled in ad- The ris, counsel for the defend- act in Washington, D. C. issue of Baclanova press Legit business is picking up. printed from the July ants upon grounds that the vance by the official organ of agents about the expected Five houses are open. Last week “Equity,” complaint was not verified nor Associa- whisper the El Capitan with “Tea for “The Actors’ Equity properly signed Ira Nelson event. Not a when WORK PROSPECT by Three” in its closing week drew “The Chorus Equity it happened. First story tion” and of Boston, complaining stock- NOW BRIGHTER Association.” The article is broke on Wednesday. Baby $5500. Elliott Nugent in “The holder. Nut,” current, reprinted because of its perti- was born on preceding Fri- Poor now seems to arner Brothers suspect a (Continued from Page have caught the fancy of the nence to legit business.—(Ed. W day. 1) pa- scheme afoot to force down the trons for sell-out the or- note.) TIFFANY assured that $13,- has been value of the'ir stock. The plot, has der since the opening. “The legitimate theatre, as a 000,000 been appropriated as they believe is an aftermath of a budget for At the Hollywood Playhouse, whole, has never concentrated BROADWAYITES the 1931 program, the old Loew deal of last year, by Grant Mitchell in “The Cham- upon making theatregoing easy IN NEW SHOW about double the amount of money which they were to purchase con- spent during the year closing. pion” drew $5000. This is an ex- and pleasant for its patrons. From trol of that enterprise from the cellent show, and should have done time to time it has allowed such of former Broadwayites, “The Third Alarm,” started yes- estate of Marcus Loew at a price Roster better. The error seems to be factors as uncomfortable theatres, terday, will be the first of the said to be $100 a share, when who will compose the producing lack of exploitation. Popularity of discourteous treatment, inaccessible ‘31 schedule, which includes 10 ; overnight, it was bought from un- staff for ‘‘The Temptations of boxing here should have put over tickets and unreasonable prices to specials. Sixteen program pic- der their noses for $120 a share. this satire had it been appealed to, erect barriers between prospective 1930,” has been announced in de- tures will be made as against 26 A galaxy of brokers then got but it seems that the wrong clien- audiences and its theatres. tail by sponsors of the musical re- of last year. James Cruze and and sold short, ham- tele was wooed for it failed to reversing those conditions busy Loew’s James Whale will do of the “By its at the most mering down hte stock and caus- vue to have premiere respond. This is its final week. and establishing theatres where directing on specials.