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Inside Facts of Stage and Screen (May 3, 1930) : STAGE RADIO SCREEN PRICE 10 CENTS MUSIC Only Theatrical Newspaper on the Pacific Coast ESTABLISHED 1S24 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Entered as Second Class Matter, April 1927, at Post- Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- Vol. XI 29, Saturday, May 3, 1930 No. 18 office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. STAGE SHOW LANDSLIDE STARTING IN HOLLYWOOD 17 THEATRICAL Rie PREMIERE PROJECTS SET GtCKTD ACTS May SAN FRANCISCO, Acknowledging the need Approximately $15,- 1. — for stage support for the will be spent on 000,000 big specials, operators of of new construction the film capital de luxe amusement centers in houses have come back to Northern California with- the prologue and other at- in the next three months, tendant showman ship plans are fol- if present features, to keep up box- lowed. office totals for the big Here are seventeen pro- houses. posed theatres, opera On May 30 the Fox- houses and amusement West Coast Grauman’s centers, some of them al- Chinese will return to the ready nearly un^ler way, lavish prologue method, and others only in the with Sid Grauman again conference stage at the helm for the pre- 1. A Sam Levin house on miere of “Hell’s Angels.” Ocean avenue between Fairfield The new Pantages Theatre, and Lakewood avenues, San Fran- to be jointly operated by the Pan- cisco, at an estimated cost of tages brothers with West Coast, $250,000. Plans are under prepa- will start with elaborate prologue ration for this house. support, staged by Fanchon and 2. A war memorial auditorium Marco, on May 29. And West in the Civic Center, San Francis- _ Coast is reported to be planning co, at an estimated cost of $2,- sirnilar policy for Grauman’s 000,000. Plans are completed for Egyptian, when it abandons its this project. present policy of first Hollywood 3. An opera house also to be runs with F. and M. “Ideas” the erected in the San Francisco Civic first of June. Center at a cost of and $1,500,000, First ripples in the swing back for which plans also are com- to big bills for the class houses pleted. are occasioned by the fact that 4. An exposition building to be many patrons have been waiting erected by the city of at Oakland to see the same shows at lower a cost of $250,000. Plans being prices in the neighborhoods a few prepared. weeks later. These moves are be- 5. A $1,000,000 Publix house ing closely watched. for Broadway and Hobart streets, Keen observers see them as the Oakland, with plans under prepa- first break against the all-mechan- ration. ical program, and rumors spread 6. A $1,000,000 Warner Bros, MACK BISSETT quickly this week that Warners, house for Broadway at Twentieth Publix, and RKO are setting in streets, Oakland. Nothing is defi- PREMIER DANCE DIRECTOR OF THE PACIFIC COAST, TEACHING SHIRLEY motion plans to return to the all- nite on this project but it is gen- MASON THE ART OF TAP DANCING FOR HER NEXT PICTURE around program for the de luxe erally believed that, because of houses. film bookings and other complica- Executives YANTIS IN TOWN MILES AT INSPIRATION WRITER DIVORCED of the stage hands tions, Warners will not build here and musicians’ unions and local but will instead give the prefer- John P. Miles, formerly with D. booking agents expressed the most ence to Publix. Luther Yantis, author of “Sou- W. Griffith and United Artists, has Sada Cowan Commons, screen optimistic viewpoints in months, 7. A $200,000 house for Mer- venir Sadie,” which is scheduled to been appointed publicity director writer, was granted a divorce here as they checked closely on the re- ced, with the Golden State chain be presented by Andy Wright in for Inspiration Pictures, with this week by Judge Archbald ports of returning in-person en- as builders. the near future, arrived here last headquarters at the Tec-Art Stu- from Dr. Ernest L. Commons, lo- tertainment. (Continued on Page 2) week. dios. cal physician. (Continued on Page 3) YOU'LL N FAC ” rAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 I. A. T . S. E. Show to Aid Convention Finances SNAPPY SERVICE Specials DREW SNAPPY Fail As B. 0. Sensations COMEBACK HE LISTENED AND Socked on the nose for giv- LOOK WHAT ing service the head man of a m quiet’ mm HE GOT lunch room near the Holly- wood American Legion Box- ing Stadium learned the dif- Harry Blanchard, artists’ ference between slang and representative, sat in his Hol- $13,337 III CIRCLE good English. lywood office the other day, A burly biffer who earned his desk loaded to the gunnels Although a heavy battery of spe- The executive committee of the his money easy by stowing with manuscript piled on I. A. T. S. E. members expect board of directors of the Academy away a pushover at the sta- cial releases were loosed upon the manuscript. to net around 25 grand for their film during the past of Motion Picture Arts and Sci- dium parked his body on a local market On his face was a worried, big show at the Shrine Auditorium week, nothing sensational in the ences Monday appointed William stool and prepared to take on puzzled look. here on May 6, the proceeds to returns turned Conklin to represent the Academy some groceries. The head man way of boxoffice In dashed a friend exuber- go for financing the first national up. as “contact man” betwen the ac- polished the mahogany and antly, to be caught up by the convention of the oiganization held “All Quiet on the Western tors and producers in the admin- sang out to a waiter: “Give sad and sober mien of the outside Ohio in 17 years. istration of the new minimum this fellow a setup.” Taking Front” opened at the Carthay Cir- agent. The convention to include: Cam- contract. cle and brought $13,337 for its the familiar remark for sar- “Whattsa matter? Why the eramen, lab technicians, studio me- first four days, including the pre- Conklin’s appointment was rec- casm the fighter let loose a sad face?” breezed the new chanics, projectionists and the- ommended unanimously by the right cross that brought the miere. This is good, but not sen- arrival. atrical stage employees, will be Actors’ Adjustment Committee, the claret. The customary ex- sational, running about the same held here from June 2 to 9. I. A. “Well, I’ll tell you,” said Actors’ Branch Executive as the first week of “Happy Days.” Com- planations followed. T. S. E. is one Harry. “All life organization financ- my I’ve been mittee, and by the Actors’ Mini- John MacCormack’s “Song O’ bothered with people who had ing the trips of its delegates, of My Heart” brought $20,527 to the mum Contract Committee con- whom there will be around 2000, a lot of great ideas but never sisting of 25 Chinese for its first six days, which actor members of the some with their families. could find time to write them, Academy. This is only about even with house av- action of the With plenty of cooperation from but always had plenty of time HEILLT erage and does not compare very — Academy is in keeping with an ‘CHIC SITE studio execs, musicians and actors, to tell me about them agreement bravely with the $37,000 brought made at the time the the show is expected to land a “But, why should that de- actors’ in by the “Rogue Song’s” first minimum contract was nice sum to defray a good share press you?” puzzled the friend. week. signed. of the convention expenses. Quoth Harry, pointing to “King of Jazz,” Universal’s Conklin will commence his With the show starting at 8 the piled desk, “they finally Paul Whiteman endowment, duties at an early date making his p. m., music will be provided by got time!” office of brought $13,884 to the Criterion for at the Academy headquar- When Charles “Chic” Sale, he Leo Forbstein and his 40-piece ters in the satire in vaudeville the first six days, which is $1500 Roosevelt Hotel. the backwoods Vitaphone Orchestra, the cham- over house average, but only half and musicomedy, ripped off that pion Los Angeles American Le- best-selling dollar literary item, the showing made on the first gion Drum Corps, Harold Roberts FAWCETT PLAY “The Specialist,” he started more and his week of Garbo’s “Anna Christie.” FOX-W. C. THEMES band, with Fred Waring’s ever guessed at the time. Pennsylvanians Loew’s State sank five grand be- TRYOUTS HELD than he jumping in from low average with Ramon Novarro’s Comedians, synthetic and the the Mason to close the bill near real McCoy alike, scanned the midnight. “Devil May Care” grossing $27,- Tryouts are now being held for 403. shifts country epic at one buck a throw Included on the program will be: This downtown run followed mil parts in George Fawcett’s produc- and ideas began to sizzle. Right Eddie Cantor, “Skeets” Gal- a Carthay Circle showing. Fan- tion of “The Great John Ganton,” back of the schnozzle the boys all lagher, Fred Niblo, Taylor Holmes, chon and Marco’s “Goodfellows” Several changes in local Fox- due to open at the Vine Street got smacked with the idea of em- a Larry Ceballos ensemble, Edna Idea was in support. West Coast Theatres organization May 18.
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