STAGE PRICE 10 CENTS RADIO SCREEN Only Theatrical Newspaper on the Pacific Coast MUSIC ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- Vol. XII office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. Saturday, October 4, 1930 town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. No. 14 HOPE HAMPTON <=> 5? 5? 9? % PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN OCT. 4, 1930 CHRISTIE BROTHERS MERGE STUDIOS " — V “ — — — ” — — ~ ~ Fanehon and Marco Denver Stand Dark For Three Weeks HUGE FIGURE SET Rural Pageants NEW CORPORATION FORMED BY CIMARRON FOR TABOR GRAND HAULS BY MOTOR Occupy Time BY LINKING CHRISTIE LOT of IS LEASED Motor transportation for principals, extra players and Ex-Stock Heavy technicians to and from loca- AND METROPOLITAN SOUND tion during the filming of BY HUFFMAN RKO Radio Pictures’ “Cimar- Arthur Belasco, who worked in A new corporation has been formed by the Christie brothers ron,” cost the stock as a heavy at the Morosco be- studio $47,000. By DUSTY RHODES in which they merged their two previous holdings, Christie An average of 10 motor fore Henry Duffy took over tnc busses, with seating capaci- place and renamed it the Presi- DENVER, Oct. 2 — Film Co., Inc., and the Metropolitan Pictures, Inc. Both of ties of 30 and 12 six-passenger dent, has gone in with Phil Whit- Tabor Grand, formerly un- these corporations have been owned by the brothers, A1 and ing to put on outdoor for cars plied daily between the shows der the management of Mark Charles, for several years, the Metropolitan company being studio and various Southern country communities. Bennett, has transferred its acquired, along with the studios, when they were abandoned California locations for a Belasco looks after the business J. period of 8 weeks. ownership to Harry Huffman, by the old P. D. C. about three years ago. and Whiting does the directing. Location camps were estab- They occupy an office on Olivera owner of several neighborhood As picture production concern,' a lished at the RKO ranch in street, arty place, recently con- houses, and the Downtown Metropolitan Pictures was inactive, San Fernando valley; Ingle- verted to resemble the old Mex the studio being operated under the America. Tabor will go dark Catholic Quild’s wood, Calif., and an oil field days of Los Angeles. firm name of Metropolitan Sound near Venice, Calif. on October, 1 for three weeks, Some of their recent Studios, Inc. activities while extensive alterations are have been Ramona Pageant, Hemet; The new corporation recent- Workers Named Moonridge Bowl, Big Bear Lake; being made. ly formed under the laws of Desert Call, El Centro; Desert This leaves a doubt as to Delaware will be known as the Play, Palm Springs, and a recent whether stage shows will again Metropolitan-Christie Pictures NINE HOUSES For ComingYear pageant at Long Beach. be in, when the house reopens. Corp.. and is capitalized for The people here like Fanehon Whiting also directed Pilgrimage $10,000,000, all common stock. and Marco’s creations and have Play, Los Angeles, some years ago, Christy Film Co. and the Metro- James Ryan, president of the shown in the past that they TRANSFERRED and the two of them handled the politan Sound Studios were repre- Catholic Motion Picture Guild, an- want “in the flesh” entertain- “Fiesta de Los Angeles,” i,n which sented in the deal by George H. nounced the following Guild com- ment. the Los Angeles C. of C. got in- Bowles, who recently was elected mittee appointments: Nine changes of ownership in * * * terested when Olivera Street was vice-president in charge of exploita- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: theatres have been reported by the Broadway, Denver's class thea- tion. opened to the public. James Ryan, chairman; Johnny Film Board of Trade, in this dis- tre, has been taken over by Arthur Bowles was recently associated The pair is ready to take Hines, John J. Gain, James Glea- trict during the past week. on any M. Oberfelder, under terms of a with the Pan-American Film Com- similar son,, jiohn W. Considine, Jr., Jack Montrose Theatre, in MontrOse, shows, and hopes to build least signed last week, and will pany, an organization which he up clientele, Coogan, Sr., Winfield Sheehan, formerly owned by S. G. Carr, was a which will enable open on October 11 with a New endeavored to organize to make them to add enough assistants James J. Dunn, Joseph P. Kennedy sold to K. K. Marston. Fox West to York cast, presenting “The Crim- foreign pictures. and Edward Mannix. Coast has sold the Jewel and Crys- have one of these shows playing inal Code.” They leased the old James Cruze ADVISORY BOARD: Wm. K. tal theatres in L. A. to Arnold somewhere every week or so. Coincident with signing of the studio for the purpose, but the pro- Howard, chairman; Neil Hamilton, Schaak and Mort Goldberg, who Apparently Southern California three-year lease, Oberfelder an- ject fell through. Formerly he was C. C. Burr, John McCormack, will operate them under the firm communities have the bug to put nounced a policy of popular prices manager of the Moscow Inn, a Nancy Carroll, John Ford, Sam name of Southern California The- on an annual show of some kind, for the theatre, which will be kept night club on Sunset Boulevard. Taylor, Robert McGowan and atrical Enterprises, Ltd. to attract attention from other com- open throughout the winter, with It is the object of the new cor- George Cooper. Garden Theatre, at South Gate, munities, to build a fund, or to give E. P. Lyons as assistant manager poration to expand into a major ENTERTAINMENT COM- was sold by A. E. Swanson to E. the native a chance to act. and treasurer. Night prices will production company, and they have MITTEE: Robert Emmett O’Con- E. Heard. Valencia Theatre at Pla- range from $1.25 to 50 cents, mat- a very elaborate production sched- nor, chairman; Eddie Albright, centia, was sold by William Gum inee $1.00 to 25 cents. ule planned. Harry Tierney, Pat O’Malley, to D. D. Wallace. According to Oberfelder, Dick- The Metropolitan Sound Studios WOMEN WHO TAKE Walter Wills and Jose Bohr. Mission Theatre, at Monterey son Morgan, in New York, will will proceed as it has in the past, Park, sold to FIRST PRODUCTION PUBLICITY : W. J. Edwards, Jr., Serve as general production mana- leasing space to independent pro- COMMITTEE Erie Hampton, chairman; Frances formerly owned by the Consoli- ger, with a subdirector ducers. BY RKO AT MASON in Denver. Scully, Bert Ennis dated Theatres. Name will be will select and Joseph RKO’s first production at the Morgan the players to Shea. changed to Monterey Theatre. Mason theatre will be Jane Mur- appear in the Denver productions, Ojai Theatre, at Ojai, was sold SCREEN WOMEN’S MEMBERSHIP COMMIT- fin’s “Women Who Take,” to be and will generally outline the pol- Frankie by Mrs. S. Hart to Oliver Prick- icy TEE: Dolan, chairman; J. directed by Frederick C. Latham, to be followed in the produc- PRESS CLUB MEETS Eric ett and George A. von Stroheim, Sarah Padden, Damon, Jr. It will open as per present sched- tions. Maureen O’Sullivan Pricket also owns the Alcazar at “Apron Strings,” FOR FALL SEASON and Patsy ule on Oct. 26. The play is an orig- the Torrance O’Byrne. Carpenteria. Davis inal comedy, and if successful dur- success, and the widely dis- Lomita Theafre, The first regular meeting for the CORRESPONDING SECRE- at Lomita, a picture, then taken to Broadway cussed drama, “The Last Mile,” will which has been closed for fall season of the Screen Women’s TARIES: June Collyer, Ina Mae the past ing its run here, will be made into follow “The Criminal Code,” a Press club was held last Monday Merrill and Leo McCarey. six weeks, has been reopened by for stage presentation. week apart, according to present its owners, evening at the Chateau Elysee, with Mr. and Mrs. A. Dou- The complete cast has not as yet plans; Other plays under option dinner followed by the business cet. been selected. include “June Moon,” “The Great session. QUESTION IS RIFE Brooklyn Theatre, L; A., was Necker,” “Skidding,” “Elmer the Future politics and standards of CONCERNING MOVE sold by Fox W. C. to Nathan Hoff- Great,” and “Ada Beats the Drum.” the club and the program for winter man. NEW SNAPPY BOOK “Death Takes a Holiday” is under activities were discussed as well as OF PAN’S SECONDS PLACED ON STANDS consideration. plans for the first big guest dinner. EXCITES Schedule will be arranged so Present were the Misses Grace Rosi Is Engaged COMMENT there will be no conflict with road Adair, Adeline Alvord, Frances Speculation is rife as to the rea- productions already contracted for Deaner, Mary Bartol, Mabel Brun- son Fox West Coast has trans- A new book just off the press, the Broadway under the Erlanger dige, Myra Conyers, Agnes Craw- ferred its second run of pictures to By Lon Murray entitled “Talkie Town Tales,” and Shubert franchises. ford, Fran Dillon, Myrtle Gebbart, the new Wilshire theatre, taking seems to be catching on in Holly- Madeline Glass, Jessie Henderson, them from the Fox Pantages in wood. Virginia Kellogg, Margaret Kim- Hollywood. Signor G. V. Rosi, celebrated This little volume gives promise FAWCETT IS ADDED ball, Ida R. Koverman, Helen Lud- Considering that Pan admission ballet master, now in charge of of running into the best seller TO lum, Peggy McCall, Jane McDon- is 65 cents DANCE SCHOOL top, and the Wilshire that branch of the terpsichorean class, without a great deal of strug- ough, Daphne Marquette, Shirley 50 cents, the question is as to how art at the Lon Murray School for gling.