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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, , Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. STAGE SHOW LANDSLIDE STARTING IN

17 THEATRICAL Rie PREMIERE PROJECTS SET

GtCKTD ACTS May , 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 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 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 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. At time of going to press ulating the Sale success and retir- Covey, Neil Hamilton, Laurel and The Boulevard stayed in the followed the transfer of Harry Ar- no definite selections had been ing from the show biz to bask in Hardy, Alice Gentle, Freeman dumps with a take of $4716 on thur to New York. made. the warm glow of incoming roy- Lang introducing 30 Paramount “City Life” and F. & M. Varieties. Harry Hartman, former manager If this venture into legitimate alties. stars, A1 Jolson, RKO vaudeville, This figure just escapes the low of Theatres production proves successful, W. C. in , Faw- D. W. Griffith, Sid Grauman, Lil- record for this Now comes from the presses fur- house. was moved to Los Angeles to suc- cett will launch others, and is con- ther Sale stuff, but not in the soli- lian Albertson, Charles Irwin, Joe “Vagabond King” at the Egyp- ceed Arthur as division manager. sidering some Shakespeare revi- of that first effort. E. Brown and Winnie Lightner, tian brought in $12,435, seven hun- vals. tary glory Howard White, former assistant Laura Lee, 4-year-old Mary Ross, dred better than house average. For side by side on the book- general purchasing agent, fills the shelves stand Joe Cook’s green and two productions staged with 30 Warner Brothers’ Hollywood shoes of C. A. Caballero as gen- I Imi- Hollywood Beauties by Katherine Theatre spurted to $24,500 for the white bound “Why Won’t eral purchasing agent for' the cir- Campbell, one a “lingerie” show, opening tate Four Hawaiians,” with Char- week of “Song of the cuit, following Caballero’s transfer the ley Grapewin’s “Squawk Bridge,” other a bathing beauty revue; Flame,” four thousand over aver- to New York. Bob Eddie Cantor’s “Caught Short,” Murphy, Estaleah, George age, but the downtown house took Les Fountain gets the former O’Brien, and other similar masterpieces Tom and Hank McFad- a licking on “Those Who Dance,” Hartman job in San Diego. Foun- den, Ruth come tumbling from the publish- Chatterton, Dorothy 'grossing $13,700, ten thousand be- tain was formerly in charge of the Mackaill. low average. er’s presses, each coyly hinting of W. C. theatres in. Long Beach. Johnny Mack laughs lurking within. Brown, Anita “” paraded Marshall Taylor gets the Long Page, Lee Carrillo, Gene Morgan, (Continued from Page 1 And whether you believe it or $25,000 to the Paramount box- Beach job. He previously handled ) Clyde Hager, Frank Fay, the Sldte not, there’s more of them to come. office. This is a couple of thou- the Ocean Park theatres. 8. A $50,000 house for Alturas, Brothers, Bill Ray, chief Which develops a new angle for KFWB sand below average. George Ban- Lew Clarke gets the Ocean Park the builder not being announced. announcer, Ferris Hartman, Ed- the funny fellows. croft brought $17,200 to the United post, coming from the Santa Mon- 9. A picture house at Auburn die Lambert, and Allan Prior with Artists to be built Why not a dollar book of the with “Ladies Love Brutes,” ica W. C. house, where he is suc- by T. and D. Jr. the male chorus from “The Stu- month club with heavy emphasis best showing for several weeks. A ceeded by Narath, his 10. A $1,000,000 house to be dent Prince.” former as- on comedy? tie-up with a parking yard, taking sistant. built by Publix in Sacramento. One week we could have The the car from the theatre door and Jack Ranee resigned from the 11. Another Sacramento house, this Four Marx Brothers, Clark and parking it for 10 cents, was going Santa Ana house to go into busi- one by Fox West Coast which big. chain already McCullough and Will Mahoney ness for himself, and is succeeded has three theatres vieing for honors, then the next Bebe Daniels’ “Love Comes by Norman Sprowl from Riverside. there. They plan on spending lunar cycle Fred Allen, “Doctor” Along” at the RKO, with four Gary Carr gets the Riverside $850,000 on the fourth. job, Rockwell and Ted Healy could acts of vaude in support, dropped with Ralph McGowan, of the vaude- 12. A $500,000 theatre at Stock- ton to be stane a literary free-for-all for pre- grosses down to $13,000, three ville booking department, going to erected by National Thea- tre Syndicate. miere laugh-provoking honors. thou below average. “Ingagi,” the Glendale to fill Carr’s former place. Maybe, in retalliation, Irvin gorilla picture at the Orpheum, 13. A $165,000 theatre at Paso S. Cobb, Octavus Roy Cohen, George continued to hold up big for its Robles to be built by the Paso With a first Robles Jean Nathan and Ring Lardner class bill and plenty second week, repeating the first Realty Co. of would take a fling at the show cooperation all around from week’s gross of $27,000, and the 14. A house at San Luis Obis- business. theatres and studios, the big bene- third week starting out Hie it po with Fox West Coast about as pHb named fit show, staged last Saturday big. as builders. Then, of course, if some real night at the Shrine Audtorium 15. A Santa Barbara belly-laughs were wanted, the pub- theatre. went over as a financial wow, with No builders or lishers could have a film supervisor amount named. a gross of nearly NEW IS write an essay on “How to Make $30,000, accord- BUREAU 16. An amusement center at Talking ing to checkup reports this week, Santa Cruz to be erected and Pictures.” F. M. ADDITION op- with all the returns not yet in. The new Hollywood - erated Pantages by John Tait and others. The auditorium was almost com- Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, Plans for this are well under way. HILL WILL DO pletely sold out to see a big snappy A convention entertainment bu- to be operated by West Coast 17. and A $30,000 house to be built bill, which included: reau is the latest addition to the the Pantages brothers, set to open in Healdsburg. ‘LITTLE SHOW’ The 75 Meglin Kiddies, Eddie Fanchon and Marco organization, May 29, will feature an elaborate Lambert, Murray Sisters, Frances under the direction of “Doc” Howe. Fanchon and Marco stage produc- MONTANA With various producers being McCoy, Elizabeth Murray, Mos- Jolley Jones will supply talent to tion, designed at least to ORCHESTRA some de- credited with intentions of putting coni Brothers, George Olsen’s sales force gatherings, plant meet- gree to fit in with the MOVES TO ST. theme of PAUL on “The Little Show,” current Band with the “Whoopee” cho- ings and conventions. When one the various screen productions from New York success, John Hill is rus and William O’Neil, Estelle organization has several meetings week to week. Phil Sheridan and his Montan- going ahead with his plans to pro- Taylor, Davey Lee, and a produc- in different parts of the country, These presentations will be ex- ians from Missoula, Mont., where duce it here about June 1st. He tion number staged by Joseph the same program will be furnished clusively produced for the new ace they have been featured the past owns all Pacific Coast rights from Santley for the Pathe picture, to all. house, thus giving Hollywood a three years on an extended en- the New York owners, as well as “Swing High.” first-run weekly change class house gagement in the Northwest, have a cut in picture rights, and has Eddie Cantor, A1 Jolson, Benny BEERY CONTRACT to replace the former Egyptian been signed up by the Music Cor- no intention of relinquishing them Rubin, Jack Benny, Charles Irwin Theatre policy of second-run to poration of America in Los An- to anyone else, were the master-of-ceremonies . the downtown geles. he says. Wallace Beery has been placed Loew’s State. Others, who appeared, were: The productions are Sheridan and his Orchestra will under a new long-term contract to be elab- Donald Kerr, Leatrice Joy and orate, individually staged presen- be featured on the M. C. A. circuit NEW RODEO CLUB by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. At pres- Norma Gregg, Dixie Lee, Ben tation somewhat on the prologue the entire summer, opening at St. The Screen Women’s Press Club ent he is appearing with Johnny Bernie and his Band, Nino Mar- order, and especially designed Paul, Minn., May 24. The orches- was launched at a meeting held Mack Brown, Lucille Powers, for tini, Harry Langdon, Lina Bas- Hollywood consumption. tra also is being brought east Monday night at the Chateau Ely- Russell Simpson, Karl to quette, Kramer and Boyle, Larry Dane and do some recordings. sees, following a decision of mem- others in the drama of Ceballos revue with Jimmy Clem- the life of NEUFELD AT TIFFANY bers of the Wasps (Women’s As- the famous Western bandit ons, Sisters “G”, theme song which GATZERT PROMOTED sociation Screen Publicists) to King Vidor is directing, “Billy the writers number with Arthur Sig Neufeld, for 18 years asso- change the purpose of the club, in- Kid.” , Freed, Joe Burke, George Meyer, ciated with crease the scope of its activities Universal or connected Phil Goldstone, chief studio ex- Sam Steppe, Jos McCarthy, Jimmy companies, has been and hence change the name. The engaged by ecutive for Tiffany, has appointed Monaco, Cliff Friend, L. Wolf CONTEST WINNERS HERE Phil Goldstone, Tiffany’s first meeting of the new organiza- chief stu- Milton Gatzert business manager Gilbert and Abel Baer; Lottice dio tion is named for May 12 and will executive, to head the depart- of the studio. Gatzert has been Howell, Danny Dare and Fox The winners of the contest ment which be held at the Chateau Elysees, will make unusual well known as purchasing agent studio beauties, Everett Marshall, staged by the Buffalo Tixes-Fox short novelty features. Tiffany with dinner at 7 o’clock. of the Tiffany studios and has been Bill Robinson, Charles King, Lil- Raynor Theatre have arrived in immediately will make three novel connected with the film industry lian Roth, Rosita, A1 Trahan, Fred Los Angeles. They will be fea- short two-reel subjects in techni- for many years. THEATRE TRANSFER Scott, Fay Marbe, Daphne Pollard, tured in a forthcoming Fanchon olorc, followed later by several se- Three Slate Brothers; and Marco Idea. Miss Ida Hedin, ries of short features. SHERMAN SIGNED SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— Fanchon and Marco revue with a blonde, Evelyn McElwain, bru- part As payment on another build- Georgie Stoll and his Band and nette, and Nancy Murray, red ACT GETS CONTRACT Radio Pictures’ officials, headed ing Louis R. Lurie last week ac- Frank Richardson, Abe Lyman and head, will follow the footsteps of by William LeBaron, liked Low- cepted the old Garrick Theatre on his Band with A1 Norman, Rube another batch of New York state Jones and Hull, at Loew’s State ell Sherman’s work in “He Knew Ellis street near Fillmore and has Goldberg, Irene Rich, Harry beauties, the winners of the Graph- this week, have been signed for Women” so much that they signed since sold it to Lee Murphy, who Green, Mary Lawler and Tom Pa- ic contest. five years by Fanchon and Marco. him to a long-term contract. has plans for remodeling the place. tricola. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THR ?/.

- - • ji Latin - Americans Threaten Talkie Reprisals THIS IS NEWEST VERSION OF ATTACK CASTILIAN THAT GAG In-person Shows [Hold Up At B. 0.

Monte Carter, now directing BISSETT TEACHER DIALECT USE FOR for Pathe, has been called many things in his career as OF DANCING TO stage producer, director, actor MANY STARS E’ and manager, but never . Mack Bissett, premier dance Monte’s resemblance, or is PUS IE DEFINITE director, shown on Page 1 of it a resemblance, to the “Man START AT MAJESTIC There is a crisis today in Holly- this issue instructing Shirley of a Thousand Faces,” was Mason in the art of tap danc- wood, so far as Lafin-Americans The Ferris Hartman Comic Op- first brought to light at the ing, has given instruction to Legitimate theatre boxoffices are concerned, and by way of tak- era Company is proceeding apace N. V. A. Benefit Show at the many stellar lights of screen hold generally steady, seemingly with plans for its season of popu- ing active steps to combat it, an Shrine Auditorium Saturday and stage, among them being unaffected by the causes of film association has been formed under night. lar-priced Victor Herbert opera to Bessie Love, Mickey Daniels, boxoffice fluctuations. With only An unidentified patron took one legit house dark, and that the the banner of “Friends of Latin- be given here during the coming Sylva Shore, Sid Grauman, Monte for Lon and asked him Don Crabtree, William Hud- old Actor’s (Orange Grove), the America.” summer. to autograph a program. son, Leta Riddell (now with situation for in-person drama is en- Productions will be presented According to leaders among Monte did, as Chaney, and at A1 K. Hall) and Danny couraging. netted the Shrine Latin-Americans here, in choice of a fiver for the benefit Civic Auditorium, June Lantz. “The Student Prince” opened un- cause by doing so. Spanish dialects used in foreign 8 to September 29, and the first Bissett also produced “Plenty der the Albertson-Macloon banner It was a nice evening’s language pictures Hollywood con- offering will be “The Fortune of Pep” in New York, and at the Majestic, brought $6100 for work but one thing is bother- staged the dances for Marco the first four tinues to be guided by the advice Teller.” performances and is ing Monte. for of a little coterie of old country the “Romance” Idea to expected to gross $15,000 for the Who was the unidentified In the cast will be F'erris Hart- actors with whom the use of Cas- open at Loew’s State soon. full week. No definite plans will patron? Don’t all answer at man, Estaleah, prima donna; James tilian speech is traditional, and The Bissett Studio of Stage be formed for a successor to the once. Liddy, tenor; Earl Askam, bari- who, they claim, represent the Dancing is regarded by many “Prince” until the extent of the tone; Naomi Fielding, mezzo; Ro- smallest possible minority of sup- as the leading school of its local appetite for operetta revivals land Woodruff, comedian, and porters of Spanish language films. kind on the Pacific Coast. has been judged. Carla Laemmle, comedienne. An The principle upon which the The Civic Repertory Players Albertina Rasch ballet and a vocal at Friends of Latin-America propose the Hollywood Music chorus will be in support. Box main- to guide themselves is that if Hol- tained average with a gross of Hans Linne is musical director, lywood insists on ignoring the dip- $4600 on the first week of “Imag- with Robert Ryles handling lomatic import of correct dialecting stage inary Invalid.” This production direction. Louis B. Jacobs is gen- and the political effect upon the runs a second week, to be fol- friendship of the numerous South eral director. lowed by “Going Home.” American countries, then they will The statement GIRLS TOP ’EM ALL At the Egan Little made over KFI „ Theatre, proceed to see what can be accom- “For Cryin’ last Saturday night an air ‘THE OUTSIDER’ Out Loud” is doing a plished in the direction of Holly- by “col- near-capacity business at a gross umnist” to the effect that pictures Dance schools that dot the Los wood’s pocketbook. NOW LINING of UP Angeles landscape were long ago $1100 for the week, and is to They have come to the conclu- are cut after they leave the down- continue hailed by the more discerning crit- there indefinitely. Re- sion that diminished financial re- town houses, prior to presentation Noel Madison and Arthur Gre- ports that Producer _ ical journals as responsible for Brown was turns will have a positive effect ville Collins, producers of looking in the neighborhood and short run “Rope’s building this theatrical center up for a Hollywood house for where appeals on the basis of End” here recently, are the vehicle theatres, endeavor- as the dance capital of the show were denied by him friendship and diplomacy have was laughed at this week ing to line up a production of business. this week. failed. both by film exchanges and by “The Outsider” for opening at the Only with the coming of the At the Vine Street, Accordingly, the Friends of the exhibitors. Belasco, “Among the June 1, the plan being to talkies and their attendant furore Married” Latin-America have been organ- opened with a first The information purported to be run it two weeks here and then of Broadway epics, song - and- week’s gross of $5200. After three ized to conduct a public opinion take it to San an answer to someone who had Francisco. No cast- prance specials and super revues weeks this production campaign in their native countries, ing has been done is slated to asked why pictures in the neigh- as yet. is this being recognized throughout move to San Francisco and one of the means to attain this and then borhood houses sometimes ap- the country. crash the East. is the publication at intervals of a peared to be jerky as to story. California chorus maids are the At the Mayan the press sheet, the first one of which picture version Many of the smaller theatres cream of the country’s youthful of “Journey’s has been issued under the name End” brought in have only disk sound projection beauty, and many hours of inten- $3800. of “Cine Parlante Espanol.” HOLLYWOOD STMS Meanwhile “Decency” is equipment, and it would be mani- sive training in the dance acad- casting, scheduled ^Through this means the Latin- to open May 26 festly impossible tt> cut the film emies have developed a skilled pro- Fred Waring’s “Rah Rah America press and all public bodies and keep in synchronization Daze” with fessional stepping beauty that far at the in Spanish-speaking Mason dropped back to its countries of dialogue and sound. The only pos- outstrips the Broadway chorine. North and former normal with $8000. The South America are to sible cuts would be due to censor- The daily newspapers have has- sudden spurt of the previous be kept fully informed of the Hol- ship. something very rare after week (Continued tened to chronicle this fact, capi- did not hold lywood situation, according from Page l) up, and while it is to of- the film’s general release, espe- talizing for reader interest on the PUBLIX said tentative closing notices ficials of the association. SWINGS TO . are cially in this part of the country, ACTS opportunity to present pictorializa- up, it is expected The American Spanish-s'peaking and no more likely to happen with FOR S F the show will tions of the comely ladies, chosen carry on countries revolted against Spain the neighborhood house than with SAN FRANCISCO’ Mav 1.— for several weeks yet. By for New York stage productions, The Henry four hundred years ago, they as- the first-run downtown theatre. a gradual process Publix is Duffy houses regis- increasingly noticeable of late. tered sert, getting back to a stage show their customary solid returns. and during these four hun- Both distributors and exhibitors Latest evidence that Los An- dred policy in its Paramount Theatre “The Blue Ghost” at the President years have built up their own strongly deny any cutting, and de- geles is THE recognized center of here, although turned in idioms, of clare it it is considered $5800 for the opening modes speech and cul- has not been indulged in dancing skill and beauty is a wire doubtful if the road-show type of week and is still going ture. Ninety per cent of the Span- as a practice for several years. received from Earl Carroll by Le- strong units will again -be a feature at this Fourth and last week of ish language picture market lies in roy Prinz, M-G-M dance director. “Broken house. Dishes” at the El Latin-America, they claim, and It reads: Capitan brought For the past $5000. even in Spain itself there few weeks the “Love ’Em and Leave ’Em are many “Hurry back stop Rehearsals regional Paramount management has added opened there Sunday, and differences of dialect. for for will be warnePoDcy several acts to the usual and new “Vanities” starts in ten followed Such is the feeling against band by Bert Lytell in “Broth the days stop not satisfied with pres organ concerts, working them all ers. Second week of ” influence in Hollywood _ “Holiday of the Cas- ent supply of girls here bring as in the pit. This week’s show is with Dale tilian group that the first of the Winter, at the Holly- patterned along the minstrel many of those California beauties wood association’s press sheets asks: idea, Playhouse, grossed $4900. using the Sequoians, male as you can and tell girls you pick “Are we going to permit, under the quartette, The Gorilla” is slated to open at with a black-faced singer they need not be afraid of coming subterfuge of presumably and this house May 10. different 1. to New York stop this is FRESNO, May —Slashing of dancer and a hoofer, in addition to no spec- The languages, that the control of the Figueroa Playhouse opened admission prices and double bill- Don George’s orchestra and Har- ulation as they most definitely will greatest known social force Hal Reid’s colored revue “Up And should ing of feature pictures at the War- old be in the show stop it seems that Ramsay at the organ. Alto- At ’Em” to fair be in the hands of the detractors ner Brothers’ all the beauty in prospects, and Theatre here threat- gether it totals approximately 28 the world has of Latin-America?” “June Moon” is playing the Be- ens to bring down an embargo on minutes of entertainment, gone talkie.” “It support- lasco. “Strictly is our desire,” says another the Warner in Dishonorable” product this section. ing a first run picture with a opens article, “to state outright that in May 4 at the Biltmore. Competing theatre managers are comedy, news reels and other the RUBINI RETURNS republics of Latin-America, like up in arms against the recent 25 shorts. everywhere else, there are many per cent cut in admissions and the It’s all being brought about by Jan Rubini returned from his localisms and provincialisms, but in double billing of pictures at the the fact that theatre customers are Australian tour last Saturday and every one of them the Spanish lan- Warner house and state they will getting wise to the fact that brought with him a new wife in guage is spoken and is written as refuse to play the Warner product they’re getting for 35 cens at their the person of Adele Crane, Austra- correctly as in any province of if this continues. district houses the same thing they lian musical comedy star. They Spain. It is true that the Latin- Full page ads were splashed in pay 65 cents for at the downtown were married in Melbourne on No- American does not pronounce the the dailies announcing the cut in theatres. FOII PRESEHTIS Accordingly, business in vember 27, 1929. “z” nor the “c” as the Castilian price and heavy exploitation was the suburbs has picked up while They will be in Los Angeles a (of Spain), but even in this there resorted to in an effort to bring the downtown theatres Clara have either couple of weeks and then leave for Elliot, representative of is absolute regularity and uniform- to the Warner house the good •dropped off or else the N. have been Philadelphia, where they are to W. Ayers Company, ity, since it is a common phenom- business other theatres in the city forced into a stage production. handlers of open at the Stanley Theatre late some of the world’s enon in all of these republics. are enjoying. All of this is largest a part of the great in May. advertising contracts and Wilson, playing the “On the other hand, south of the The Fox reorganization in theatre policies with whom. Fanchon and Marco United Fanchon and Marco units and first States there do not exist that is forseen by those in execu- have established a tieup, arrived the run pictures, gives Warner the DANE-ARTHUR SIGN many dialectical forms which tive positions in the game. in Los Angeles April 23 to start are heaviest competition in this terri- found in the Iberian peninsula ST. LOUIS MUSICIANS research work for a forthcoming tory. Karl Dane and George K. Ar- (Spain), where, in addition to dia- BOOST STAGE “Idea” that will be ACTS thur, erstwhile silent screen come- built around lects, three independent languages The musicians’ union in St. woman’s dress from dians, will be reunited for the the stone age co-exist with the Castilian. Louis, Mo., is trying out the to the present ‘DECENCY’ IS idea talkers. day. “If Latin-Americans are to con- of distributing hand dodgers in Postal Telegraph is the Larry Darmour, producer of Ra- second sume 90 per cent of the Spanish the theatrical district reading as big business group with NOW CASTING dio Pictures, R-K-O short sub- whom films made in Hollywood, logic in- follows: Fanchon and Marco have jects, has announced that contracts made a dicates that the producer “There are some theatres in this nation-wide tieup. For should “Decency,” to be produced by have been signed whereby Dane the forth- please them and not those impro- Franklyn immediate neighborhood that give coming “City Service” Idea the Productions at the May- and Arthur will be co-starred in a vised purists of the language from you a big stage show, including a back drop will be a gigantic an Theatre, is now casting. Kath- series of two-reel talker comedies. postal Hollywood.” erine large orchestra of Live Musicians telegram in complete detail. Open- Wilson and G. Patrick Col- Lewis R. Foster will direct the that you can See and Hear play. ing scenes will feature lins are among those already comedy team. chorines in chosen, with Harry Stafford stage Why not patronize them? It costs postal costumes. NEW FOX-W. C. no more, and when these musicians manager. Opening date is tenta- get paid they spend FAZENDA WITH DARMOUR VENICE tively set for May 26. their money KING ON LOCATTION HOUSE in St. Louis.” Louise Fazenda was signed The St. Louis Orpheum is how Henry King, Inspiration Pictures Fox-West Coast is to start im- MAYNARD RECOVERS Monday to appear in a series of running stock with “Casey’s producer-director, mediate construction operations on comedies to be produced by Lar- is at present Plavers.” busily engaged in filming the out- a new class house for Venice, Ken Maynard, western star, was ry Darmour and released by RKO. LONG BEACH STRAND GOES door sequences of “Eyes of the Calif., on the site of the former forced to undergo an emergency TO PROLOGUES World,” the Harold Bell Kinney estate near Trolleyway. operation for appendicitis, follow- Wright Bud Murray has been signed to Tenner, on a weekly change of novel which attained the tremen- The new house is due to ing an attack open in while enroute to stage a series of prologues at the programs. September, dous circulation of 1,350,000 capies. and will feature Fan- Wilmington, where, with Mrs. Strand Theatre, Long Beach, The proposition calls for Joe King, with a company of 140 chon and Marco Ideas and a Maynard, he was to start Sun- opening May 8. The bill com- Tenner putting another Bud Mur- players and technicians, has locat- Grandeur screen. The California, day on a pleasure trip to the Fiji prises a unit of the Bud Murray ray unit in the Spreckles Theatre, ed his camp in the Santa Ynez present Fox-West Coast house in Islands. He was reported, recover- California Sunbeams, four vaude San Diego, and the Marion Davies Canyon, thirty miles from the Venice, will be closed. ing nicely. acts and a band headed by Joe Theatre, San Francisco, after that. small city of Santa Barbara. ; —

PAGE FOUR INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 Picture Reviews ~ Previews ~ Shorts By A. H. FREDERICK

With a surprising agility, movies in the silent anti-war epics. They are not exactly this, not Fundamentally and functionally all forms of en- nearly Zola’s days managed to avoid all controversial matter so much so as “Le Debacle” or some tertainment are alike, and the difference between of Hugo’s and 'Tolstoi’s works. The real propa- but it is doubtful if this record can be sustained the chute-the-chutes of an amusement park and ganda against war does not lie in the trenches, in the more rapid development of the talkies. See- a movie or a play is one of mechanics only. It is but in the administration buildings back in the ing a silent picture nowadays is a very tedious capitals. But the pictures are pleasing and pro- the thrill that counts, and the public is willing to matter the plot unfolds ; with a slow deliberation gressive variants to the former screen tenet that undergo a certain amount of boredom to achieve that is extremely out of tune with our hectic all war pictures must climax to a glorious vic- it. At the chutes, the thrill-seekers will take the twentieth century, and affairs of little moment tory for our side, and the fadeout oue-tow’d itself long, slow ride up the grade for the sake of the are put across in lengthy footage. It is the latter to a stock shot of the returning Yanks parading brief dash down; in a movie they will sit through phase that is of interest, for, it is seen, some emo- through New York, and then to the girl who was a deal of explanatory and slow-moving footage tion, belief or ethic which formerly consumed a waiting at home. Let us at least hope that these for the sake of one smash, climax, or, better still, quarter or a half reel of closeups and medium two new type war pictures have put an end for- a series of them. Novelists have long recognized shots can now be delivered in two lines of dia- ever to that silliness. this primary rule, and it is the very essence of logue. Which means that, the when inevitable Of course all pictures, as well as all plays and short story writing, reaching its American cli- time arrives for tightening up dialogue scenarios, books (speaking of those of serious import) are max in O. Henry. the histrionic emotional field will be much more propaganda. We are apt to overlook this fact But here again the movies lag behind. The first quickly exhausted than was the case with silent in the positivism of our engendered training. If question which any sentient story editor should films. The trite emotions, which served the si- a crook, sympathetically portrayed, is, to a po- ask is, What is the climax? But do they? They lents for lo, these many years, will become as liceman , anti-social propaganda, why then it fol- do not. They buy plots as a housewife buys to- passe as has finale flag-waving and resurrected lows that a glorified policeman in a picture is, to matoes or beans—by the label. Someone else has wills, and the only recourse will be to complexi- a crook, subservise propaganda. The truth prob- made a boxoffice success with a backstage story, ties. And right there is where the screen will be ably lies somewhere in between, in that broad so willy-nilly, they too must have a backstage forced to abandon its attitude a of universal be- field of story-telling where both crooks and cops story. Or a gangster story. Or what have you? nevolent righteousness and begin to realize that are human beings, with human merits, and no less And so one “Broadway Melody” sprouts a back- the most gripping story material is by no means human demerits. But the movies recognize no stage crop that is still blossoming; one “Broad- that which adds one more affidavit to the effect such field. To them a fallen woman can never way” legerdemains gangsters of every type and that white is white and black is black, and there rise, despite 8 St. John 3-11, nor can a thief be re- description; one “Front Page” fathers every va- are no in-between grays or mottles. And what a deemed, despite 24 Luke 40-43, nor do heroes get riety of lunatic newspaper man. And the mechan- howl will arise when the screen is at last forced slapped on the other cheek or heavies forgiven, ics creak, the plots slide into weaker and weaker to the astounding discovery that the donning of despite the whole New Testament. The movies debility until finally the studio has just exactly a clerical collar doesn’t necessarily sanctify a are not investigatory; they are purely declama- what it asked for, another backstage story, an- whole life, nor does the shining forth of a red tory. A uniform makes bravery, honesty and loy- other gangster story, or another newspaper story. light necessarily mean a heart filled with venom alty ; wealth makes benevolence a sexual And the public ; varie- buys the grief. and a destiny certain to end in disaster that all ; tism wins the wages of sin; public officials are The real thrill moments of the talkie era have millionaires are not, by the size of their bank ac- paragons of civic virtue (these movies show even been almost nil, due to this lack of understanding counts, sweet souls of generous impulse, and that in Los Angeles); judges administer fairly; and in the purchase of stories. And yet one thrill will all honest men end by winning high position and all the other balderdash which the newspapers send a crowd away better satisfied than will a the millionaires’ daughters. daily puncture, even were there no novelists and whole six reels of good but unthrilly footage. By The career of the screen Has been one of the playwrights of social insight. In other words, this is not meant the trumped-up “thrills,” such most amazing atavisms of all times. Despite the the movies are a good seventy-five years behind as the mine explosion in “Dynamite” or the fre- educational revolution brought about by such the times. They are still telling fairy stories about quent fistic battles, but the more subtle- “good masters as Flaubert, Zola, Becque, Brieux and wicked giants and all-good heroes, with not a moments” which bring a lump to the throat, or a others of naturalist the school, the movies suc- human being in a carload. mumbled cuss word of appreciation. We might ceeded in turning the hands of the clock back half Now some producer may, before he becomes mention, just by way of example, the moment a century to the mid-Victorianisms of George body and breeches in thralldom to the power pow- when Gary Cooper consented to take Beryl Mer- Sand, Sardou and The Duchess, and made the ers, break over the traces and give us some real, cer out with him in “Seven Days’ Leave” or people like it. honest-to-goodness flesh-and-blood drama. If he George Arliss’ line in “Disraeli,” “I haven’t that But gradually there seems to be coming about went about this undertaking with sincerity, de- power, dear child, but he doesn’t know that.” a change, the two most notable examples of which termination and a certain amount of skill, he True, neither of these are the climax of the story, currently are Universal’s “All Quiet on the West- would doubtlessly create a furore of dimensions, but they are better illustrations than any climax ern Front” and the Tiffany-Gainsborough and probably financial “Jour- a reaping. It would be a or denouement yet brought forth. It is a depart- ney’s End.” They, in their book and play form most interesting experiment. But hardly likely ment that the movies would do well to study respectively, have been widely ballyhooed as great in this day and age. over.

in disguise. He has a voluptuous away out on the water, being Belmore was the right shape for the most critical standpoint, as mistress, portrayed by Alma Tell, rowed by lusty sailors to his ship, an inkeeper, but did not belong in these outstandingly uninteresting but when he catches her enter- the plaintive love song and the South America. items make it seem, and even at taining a piccolo player he becomes guitar’s PICTURE tones came wafting o’er Yeates. this late date, Universal could vengeful (who would not?) and the leagues, and hardly before the profit well by pensioning off those looks for a new queen for the last strains had died away he was “KING OF JAZZ” aged blackouts before the film gets fiesta. back in her room to save her from UNIVERSAL ALL-COLOR into general circulation. REVIEWS the clutches of By one of those queer quirks of the villainous (Reviewed at Criterion Theatre) It might cut the running time a fate that come so often to the aid Monte. The picture, which brings Paul few minutes, but it will immeasur- of the scenarist, Bebe is taking The picture is ALONG” full of quaint Hol- Whiteman and his Orchestra to the ably improve the audience reaction. “LOVE COMES vocalises in the garden, unmolest- lywood touches. Without visible screen after no little production The great exploitation angle, of RADIO PICTURE ed by the mosquitoes, and Monte, signs of wealth or means of sup- difficulties, is opulent in produc- course, is the Whiteman rendition (Reviewed at R-K-O) captivated her beautiful voice, by port, Monte is able to command tion. It looks like money. But it of starring vehicle for Bebe “The Rhapsody in Blue,” pre- As a commands her as his consort for military escorts, and puts depressing on a is far from great. sented as staged by Anderson with Daniels this is a rather the fiesta. fiesta featuring a huge band and a It’s biggest weakness is a con- Rita.” a kaleidoscopic rising interest that anticlimax to “Rio ballet of Big Boy Lloyd starts back to Hollywood’s prize beau- sistent one with the song-and- starts with a solitary figure It is another one of those Holly- danc- his ship, but changes his mind and ties that would double the taxes of prance epics—an amazing lack of ing on a huge wood exotics, the story of an tom-tom and' winds returns, climbing her balcony in any ordinary country. originality. up American showgirl stranded in a after a series of musical and op- the most approved Romeo style, Lloyd Hughes does tical effects South American mosquito port, a the only au- There are, for instance, the fol- in a compelling finale. and presenting Bebe with a parrot. thentic character drawing in showgirl but still pure, who sings the lowing items: The other production items are This brings on a love scene; he whole picture. Miss Daniels sings in a hotel barroom for her board The blackout where the return- the conventional Spanish ensemble, proposes— but alas and alack, Fate charmingly enough, but makes lit- but, remaining virginial, lacks funds ing husband bawls out the man in built around a coaxing song, “It disposes. He sees the costume tle or no effort to stay in charac- to pay her passage home. the closet for “scaring little chil- Happened in Monterey,” sung by Bebe is to wear for Monte at the ter. The opus is full of Comes a tramp steamer to port, absurdi- dren”; John Boles with the dissolving pic- fiesta, gets sore and beats it. But ties and will no doubt releasing a horde of rough and go down in The blackout where the musician ture gag; one of those “bench-in- he hangs around the fiesta and history—away down. thirsty sailors for shore leave, who has studied for years is saved the-park” numbers, elaborately hears Bebe sing, but jealous Monte among whom is Lloyd Hughes, EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: from jumping out of a window be- done; a wedding gown ensemble, spots him and turns him over to tricked out in a luminous striped Bebe Daniels will draw wherever cause he can’t get a break, only to also very conventional, but most the local army for deportation. sweater to set him apart from the “Rio Rita” has been played, but get tossed out of the window when superbly staged; and that “melt- takes after other boys, just like Tom Mix is Monte Bebe back to her that they will look the Dan- he proves very, very corny in a ing pot” finale, done on a massive bannered from the cowboy mob by apartment and proposes a li’l party iels offerings over before biting tryout with Whiteman; scale with hundreds of chorus peo- and his snow-white tights. Lloyd, as Bebe, peeved at Big Boy, again. In the cow towns and with The familiar John Murray An- ple and a huge setting. audience quickly and intelli; yesses him. But she cannot help the juveniles it will go down as a the derson “melting pot,” finale; Done in straight revue style, the minute it sees leaning up against her window and pleasing fairy story. For gently suspects, the the so- The Spanish ensemble number, stuff is held together by being strumming on her guitar and hum- phisticates it that sweater, turns out to be the will provide some and items from Pj?ul Whiteman’s hero of the ming a love song. amusement. two-fisted swaggering A western number built around scrap-book.” This big volume has opera. This is one of those remarkable PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: the tune, “Song of the Dawn,” dis- its pages turned by Charles Irwin, something In order to establish Hollywood fantasies where forty- An obvious quickie, turned out to tinctly reminiscent of a recent Los who handles a very straight type has to be coaxed piece or other, Lloyd orchestras seem to be con- grab the Daniels boxoffice, and no Angeles musical show production. of master-of-ceremony role with gets to into going ashore, but he cealed behind every bush and in credit to Director Rupert Julian These memory-testing interpola- pleasing suavity and dispatch. the bar just right for the beauti- the nooks and crannies of antique and his producing associates. Sit- tions mar what could have been a Onetof the outstanding items is fully timed stagey entrance of Bebe. furnishings. Bebe never opens her uations are trite where not impos- very fine production. a technicolor cartoon comedy illus- By the law of natural dramatic se- pretty mouth to sing but what this sible. “One of those things.” Just at the point when the audi- trating how Paul Whiteman was lection she is attracted to Lloyd, unseen symphony blossoms into CASTING tor gets warmed up to the point of DIRECTORS’ crowned “King of Jazz,” a bright or to the sweater, one is never full tonal support. It would seem VIEWPOINT: Lloyd Hughes o.k. thinking, “This is something I idea, excellently handled. sure which (later it is a parrot), that even the poverty-stricken in the romantic lead. Ned Sparks’ shouldn’t have missed,” there is in- And throughout the to revue the and he, of course, is attracted “mosquito” (a term used in the comedy touches were all right, but terjected one of those dreary, time- Whiteman band, with its sonorous her, being a dese and dose sailor dialogue) of the S. A. ports fur- not needed in view of the general worn blackouts to drop the build- orchestrations, its smooth musical and she being a poor small-time nish splendid musical backgrounds, handling. His ing pet monkey also was interest of the show a goodly an imadversions and dancing showgirl, although she forgets that even in barrooms, for every wan- well cast, but its unexplained measure. dis- rhythms, and the band’s singing and imagines she is the dering minstrel. sometimes, appearance after the first part of In a fast continuity revue this is trio, brighten the piece and hold it refined Rio Rita again. And so, as Bebe leaned against the picture 'caused some concern on a fatal weakness, for with the av- together, while the rotund been her leader All this time there has a window pane, tears of love in the part of the audience. Bebe erage showgoer these poor impres- twirls his stick and taps his foot in menace, naturally; a villainous her grieving eyes and a sob in her Daniels suffered sions stand from lack of di- out like sore thumbs approved Whiteman fashion Latin with all the powers and re- voice, an unseen symphony or- rection. Montagu Love made an to form guidemarks to a generally EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT- sources of a magician and the pres- chestra sprang to her support even entertaining comic villain low evaluation of the production. opera Despite weaknesses of a of king one almost as her fingers sort to be tige a — might stroked the strings and Evelyn Selbie a satisfactory “The King of Jazz” really isn’t quickly caught by those wise to say a King. This is Montagu Love of her guitar. And to Big Boy, lady-in-waiting for Bebe. Lionel such a bad production, even from (Continued on Page 13) PAGE FIVE SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Film Academy Planning National Publicity

In Hollywood'"J\[ow T 15 Legitimate Theatres By BUD MURRAY ‘UP AND AT ’EM’ vival is a distinguished accom- FIGUEROA PLAYHOUSE plishment. weeks to go at Warners. Gosh, The opening night’s performance There is really some truth to LOS ANGELES “mind over matter,” to-wit: For what hard times. “Doing Our was smoothly successful, slowed (Reviewed April 23) up only bv the number of encores the past few weeks writing “IN Bit” is the Winter Garden show TO 00 EXPLOITATION demanded. Allan Prior, in the HOLLYWOOD, NOW,” all the we trouped together in in 1917-8, An all-colored revue that moves Franz, writer has had on his mind, was and they are both “IN HOLLY- with whip-snapping speed, scintil- leading role of Prince Karl Decision to expand the activities not trying to “bump” into people WOOD, NOW.” lates with hot music and a seem- scored a tremendous success, of the Academy of Motion Picture and are At the Brown Derby, Si Bartlett ingly inexhaustible supply of cos- only with his tenor voice but also known years ago, who Arts and Sciences was made Fri- and with Alice White gives us a pass- tumes, plus excellent showmanship. through his dramatic ability and “IN HOLLYWOOD, NOW,” at meeting day night last week a his pleasing personality. hangs the “tail”' of our ing hello, and reminds us of Le Without even the suspicion of plot most He thereby — of the Academy board of direc- .Monday Maires Affairs, when Si was^ a or theme, this melange of music is idea! in the role. car. While driving home tors that lasted until nearly mid- than 30 Chicagoan, and now Si is acting and mirth entertains from the first Another outstanding performance evening, going no more night. right out loud in the movies, and gurgle of harmony in the orches- was that of Richard Powell in the miles an hour, we were bumped The important development of sweet Alice, one of our former tra pit. role of the pompous Lutz, valet to into by a very jovial gentleman, the meeeting was the appointment dance pupils; “you must come the Prince. Powell invested the who was imbibing fluidly, and our to a newly created post of Secre- As a sample of the showmanship over;” aren’t they a fine looking character with a comic artistry “tail” is ended. From now on we tary of Public Relations of Clinton used, the interest of the audience that proved one of the highlights will not try to “bump” into people, couple, and they are “IN HOL- Wunder, one-time minister, organ- is grabbed even before curtain rise and it is ru- of the production. He achieved but just meet them in the usual LYWOOD, NOW,” izer and lecturer on the motion by darkening the house for the will be one. hilarity without becoming broad or manner. mored they soon picture. Wunder, who arrived in overture and using a spot to pick overshadowing any of the dignity At the fites at the Hollywood Lucky pair. Hollywood last week, begins his out the solos and novelties, all of and beauty of the main theme. Legion Stadium Friday, Harry An unexpected visit from Mr. new duties immediately. which scored heavy in returns. Elvira Tanzi showed the effects Gribbon, who has been a funny and Mrs. Eduardo Cansino, the A program of establishing closer The Sonny Clay Recording Band of good direction in her handling man for years, and plays for Sen- last word in Spanish dancing; yes, contact between the creative side proved to be the backbone of the of the part of Kathie, feminine nett and Warner Bros, accused us you guessed it. They have a danc- of the motion picture industry and show, although kept in the pit. lead. Her interpretation of the of staging the Kennedy-Ross fol- ing school, too. Eudardo takes us colleges, universities, religious and The weakness of the show lies moods of the little peasant girl in- de-rol. All the boys started sing- back to the Winter Garden in welfare groups will be undertaken. in the quality of material used for fatuated with the Prince was a inf, “Sleep, Baby, Sleep,” but still 1918; we dressed together en tour, The Academy work along these the skits and blackouts of the com- great improvement over her “Des- Kennedy and Ross were out of and the aforesaid Judels was their lines, at present centered in Cali- edy team of Lasses Brown and ert Song” and “New Moon” per- step. Grib wanted to know if they best man, and they are both still fornia, will be extended through- Stompy, who worked very hard to formances, and her singing were off-rhythm or on-rhythm, and married to each other. What a out the country. score with well-known gags and was novelty “IN will spokes- sufficiently good. he took us back to Trenton, N. J., HOLLYWOOD, Wunder, who act as did indeed pull many shrieks from stock in the good old days when NOW.” man for the 500 leaders in the a younger generation not as fami- Excellent work was done by Harry was leading comedian of After a late rehearsal at “The arts and sciences of motion pic- liar with them as mature show- Russell Scott as Detlef, leader of the Trent Theatre and Sterling Masquers,” into Henry’s being in- tures, who make up the Academy, goers. A few improvements here the Saxon corps. His tenor voice, of experience Hotel. His pet brother Eddie, vited to sit with Jack Boyle, Mrs. has had fifteen years will make the show a sure winner. although light, showed to good ad- of public relations. His vantage he who is also “IN HOLLYWOOD, Boyle and Jack, Jr. We talked n branches They scored heavily, however, in and gave valuable sup- NOW” was then aspiring to base- about the “Passing Show of 1916,” functions will also include repre- a shoe shining episode which nitro- port to the Prince. of ball honors and pugilistic arts, and when Jack and the writer were sentation of the art branches duced something novel in the way Among the other support play- in relation to censor- we were still using all the wigs room-mates, and an expected ar- the industry of a dance routine; they stopped ers, the diminutive Georgie Harris matters, it is stated. and beards “Tams” had left. rival in the family was the cause ship the show, in fact. Claude Collins, made an admirable amanuensis for was born and educated in Right over there is a real actor of of Jack making three false alarm He straight lead, and Albertina Pick the lanky Powell. Hedley Hall Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated the highest merit, Charley Winnin- trips to N. Y. from Washington, ens and Cleo Covan assisted here. filled the part of Dr. Engel, tutor from the city’s university, then ger, who has been on the stage D. C., and the night he didn’t go, A line of 16 peppy high-brown of the Prince, revealing a declam- entering publicity and newspaper many years. We first remember the fair-haired Junior came into girls and six boys furnished en- atory voice that was most pleas- work there. the entire Winninger family play- being; you ought to see him semble routines, with eight changes ing in the spoken lines. Ada Sin- later went to New York and ing through Minnesota in 1910 and the red -head, “IN HOLLY- He of colorful and original costumes, clair handled the character part of was on the Y. M. C. A. interna- later when Charley was at the WOOD, NOW.” led by the Four Covans, a quar- Grand Duchess Anastasia with tional committee, worked on or- Winter Garden 1919 Passing Show tet of steppers hard to beat, with considerable credit,, and Blanche A visit from Buster West before ganizing ‘Y” camps during the with his impersonations. Will you Willie Covan, who staged all the Le Clair made a beautiful leaving for' a two weeks’ flyer in serving blonde war, later enlisting and dance numbers, showing himself look at those two perfect juveniles vaudeville pic- to Princess. Don McNeill filled the between Christie in the motor transport service as whom we were with at the Winter be a superb atrist. Outstanding part of Toni, waiter, with consid- tures, He objects to the mention- a lieutenant. Garden, Charley King and Barney was the “Russian Ensemble,” sce- erable success, especially in the ing of Tom Patricola, as the only Wunder took a post-graduate Granville? And how young they nically as well as in costuming third act, and Svlvia De Frankie living exponent of hard-shoe danc- course at the Rochester Divinity look. Do you remember Charley and routining. made a delightful Gretchen. ing. Yes, we must admit, Buster School and became a Baptist min- in those Cohan plays, and Barney’s Song numbers were contributed Thirty personable young men does do hard shoe dancing, and he ister. He organized and put singing and marvelous eccentric by Flo sang the choruses lustily almost got us into the same kind through a $3,000,000 church-hotel Washington, Albertina and dancing, Pickens marched the routines and they are “IN HOL- of arguments we had while the skyscraper, then resigned from the and Claude Collins, those with vigor and be- getting most attention and precision, supported a LYWOOD, NOW.” Lo three of us trouped with George ministry to join Ward, Wells and being “What by bevy hold musical of flower girls a director, Max White’s Scandals, “Resin or no Dreshman, financial advisors to a Wonderful Time,” “When You and ladies in wait- Steiner, ing. now at RKO studios, who resin, that is the question.” schools, colleges, churches, etc. Are Blue Think of Me,” and wielded the baton with “Le Maires “How Could Anything So Good A noisy ovation greeted Allan Sally Starr at the fites, now at During the past decade Wunder Affairs” in 1925, whom we had Be Bad.” Among . numbers sung Prior’s first appearance, repeated Pathe studios, getting along very became well known in the east as many pleasant hours with. by a male quartet were with, interest at the third act cur- fast, took us back to “Scandals” a lecturer on motion pictures from “Water- melon On the Vine” and Call tain. Among the musical num- On the boulevard — Louis Ep- and “LeMaires Affairs.” Billy Taft, the educational, religious and po- “You That Religion.” Sonny Clay is bers, “Deep In My Heart” and stein and Rube Berstein, both for- practicing at our studio for a flyer litical angles, speaking to about credited for all the musical num- “Serenade” inspired almost frenzied merly of burlesque. Louis after in vaudeville, now under contract 100,000 people a year and address- organizations. bers. demonstrations. was A1 Jolson’s personal manager, to First National, who made his ing many clubs and been The scenic requirements of the and still later head man in the first appearance here with our pet Wunder is reported to have Walter Richardson, featured in the Academy play were very well met, the set “Davey Lee” Road Show. He is show “Good News,” our first out recommended for the billing, appeared in a short a per- for the third act, a palace interior, now the artist’s personal manager. here. Jack Lester, now playing at post by George Eastman, song recital, offering “Way Down with (Continued on Page Rube has drifted into RKO studios George Olsen’s Nite Club, and sonal friend, having worked In Egypt’s Land,” “Water Boy” 15) films for churches, as an executive, and he cannot who staged some very fine rhythm Eastman on and “Old Man River,” and encor- non-theatrical show- miss. We do not want to go back dances at the same club. Lillian schools and ing with “Every Time I Hear the too far with these two boys, but Tashman with Edmund Lowe be- ings. Spirit.” He showed good sense in they are He was here five years ago, staying within the color field “IN HOLLYWOOD, ing annoyed by a fog-voiced fite _ with studio activity and is re- NOW.” Will H. Philbrick, an all- fan. May we say We remember studying his repertoire, and interpreted his ported widely acquainted in the round comedian who did character Miss Tashman when the “Follies” numbers with good feeling. He is industry, particularly in the east. a high comedy of any type on Broadway meant something. Frank Fay all baritone. In line with the expansion of for many years, who just came het up over the Hollywood, bouts; Bill Robinson was called up out the Academy, the present quarters Most musical com- out here to play in the picture ver- at one time thought of the audience we he was en- on this opening sion at the Roosevelt Hotel will be of “Whoopee,” told us that going to reach out and hit the night and in addition to a nice lit- edies born on the larged in the near future ,it is everything on the lot is always un- slowest moving referee we have tle speech, delivered a couple of stated. Pacific Coast fail decided, and after a few days of ever seen. Fay is another ex- tap routines for big rewards. being buffeted about, Bill decided Winter-Gardenite. Honest and truly, The production was staged by because the book it was a case of “You’ll have towait the Shuberts could open offices PASADENANAS DO Bob Shaw, the multifarious cos- lacks humor. If con- until Martin comes.” We talked here, and in one call could get tumes made by Houda and the sulted in time, ‘Doc’ about the Passing Show of 1916, more Shubert actors, dancers, ‘CANDIDA’ AGAIN scenery by Martin Studios. A dis- when Bill black-faced with Charley writers and directors than at any tinguished audience crowded the Jim Madison can Mack, who is “IN HOLLY- one time before. Wish and Morgan theatre to capacity. we had Helen Freeman prescribe the neces- WOOD, NOW.” space to mention them all. But Farley will be the guest-stars at Yeates. How we would like to get a you never can tell, some fine day the Pasadena Community Play- sary comedy tonic. load of our old friend and tutor one of those Shuberts, whether it’s house in a revival of “Candida” ‘THE STUDENT PRINCE’ consultation, Zeke Colvan, Ziegfeld’s general Lee For J. J., or Milton or Larry, will opening on Thursday evening, MAJESTIC THEATRE stage director, is who also out here, open here, and then watch out May 8. address 4 6 5 South in an executive LOS ANGELES capacity, relative Wait, we are overlooking the fact Miss Freeman, who recently ar- Detroit Street, to (Reviewed April 24) Los “Whoopee.” In his quiet way, that one of the Shuberts is out rived from the East where she has we would love to get Zeke’s re- here “IN HOLLYWOOD, NOW, been starred by the Theatre Guild, This Lillian Albertson-Louis Angeles. Phone action to the passing-the-buck Macloon tac- not really a blood relation, but he plays the title role in this Shavian production of the de- ORegon 9407. tics, and his undertone remarks. has been with them many years, comedy concerning matrimony. servedly famous Donnelly-Rom- Oh! that dry wit of Zeke’s. In our very dear friend (we are his Morgan Farley comes from in berg musical play reflects nothing the barber’s chair Charley Judels, namesake) Jules Murray, the gen- “The American Tragedy” and but credit upon the producers, and formerly a Shubert director, and eral booking manager of the “Fata Morgana” in New York to upon the direction of Julian now at Warners’ directing, com- Messrs. Shubert. He says he is play the part of Eugene March Fowlkes. The vehicle itself needs plains that he has only 20 more just looking around. Oh, yeah! banks, the aristocratic young poet- no extolling for its musical and lover of Candida. dramatic virtues, and the local re- Gilmor Brown will direct the HARVEY VALUE production but also play the hus- band. Ralph Freud, Dorothy KARELS Adams and A1 Willard complete the excellent cast. SCHOOL OF DANCING HERBERT’S BETTY HEALY SIGNED Good Food With Courtesy 7377 Beverly Blvd. OR. 2638 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has signed Betty Healy to appear in “The OPEN ALL NIGHT March of Time,” musical revue. 745-749 South Hill Street Los Angeles SHOW WANTED USED Bachelor Hotel & Grill PRINT DANCING MAT 151-159 Powell Street San Francisco ALLES Phone Long Beach 320-113 MA. 1681 -224 E. 4th St., Los Angeles- MA. 1682 :

PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 TELEVISION TEL-A-PHONEY Scsspqcssq, RIGHTS BUY tij) JAMES MADISON Published Every Saturday One Year $4.00 Foreign $5.00 AIDING W. B. Hello, A1 Jolson. + looking in. Advertising Rates on Application Hello, James Madison. * * * By GENE SWIFT As a bi-monthly publication: Entered as They tell me people Hello, Second Class Matter, No- In acquiring rights to the Nak- Buron Fitts. vember 17, 1924, at the Post Office don’t get enough exercise. at Los Angeles, California, under ken inventions, Warner Brothers the Act of March 1879. 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JACK JOSEPHS President and Editor These inventions also give Seedless oranges are smaller ARTHUR WM. GREEN Vice Pres, and Counsel Warners a new method of sound Because they nurse nickels. Guess that comes under WILLIAM C. OWENS - - Secretary and General Manager recording on film, relieving them the * * * head of naval reductions. from an entire dependence on the Vol. disc method. XI Saturday, May 3, 1930 No7l8 Hello, Polly Moran. * * * The recently announced purchase by Warner Brothers of an interest Hello, James Madison. Hello, Francis X. Bushman, in the Nakken Patents Corpora- A. 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An occasional I call that marrying A group of Los Angeles ama- into the Mother’s Day. spicing of the film fare with such debility. themes is acceptable, but teurs are reported to be develop- the * * * wholesome influence of the inspirational story appears ing highly efficient sending and re- * * * to ceiving television have been entirely overlooked by the Hollywood pro- equipment, and Hello, George K. Arthur. there are said to be more than Hello, Jack Bennett. ducers The market for such is ripe for a harvest, say the twenty sets functioning in the city Hello, James Madison. theatre owners. Hello, at the present time, with surpris- James Madison. ingly good results. Just how the What is the Anti-Saloon Why were you so anxious to methods used would conflict with League up to now? Show Exploitation be taken to McNeill’s Island? Copied prior, patents held by the majors They want to abolish public remains to be seen. I d rather be on the inside funerals, so people cannot pass Big business realizes that new and modern times makes looking out than the outside PICKFORD around the bier. new sales methods imperative if America’s tremendous mass PICTURE producing organizations are to be maintained in activity. It In production with Marshall RADIO TO PRODUCE has recently become in involved a financial way with the Neilan directing, Mary Pickford’s ‘BABES IN TOYLAND’ show business, and brought closer to a study of the methods latest, “Forever Yours,” from the LOT IS 11 stage play by Rudolf of that business in selling an abstract thing to the public. Besier and Victor Herbert’s operetta, “Babes May Edington, has a complete So big business is carefully adapting itself to in Toyland,” will be those meth- cast including Don Alvarada, Ken- given a lav- ods on the theory that something concrete will be even easier neth MacKenna, Ian Maclaren, ish production on the talking to impress on the public by show exploitation methods. This Nella Walker, Charlotte Walker screen. and Alice With fifteen is exemplified by a number of recent tieups with show busi- Moe. all-talking features The spectacular musical fan- is supervising the production on now in various stages of produc- tasy, for years ness on exploitation. _ a favorite on the the U. A. lot. tion, Radio Pictures takes first stage, will be produced as one of place as the busiest studio in the the special productions on Radio film capital. yelling “Cuckoo” at inopportune CONTRACT APPROVED Pictures’ 1930-31 program, accord- times. Three features are now being ing to William LeBaron, vice-presi- * * * Contract of Joan Marsh, 16, for filmed, six are in the process of dent in charge of RKO produc- FILM Fred Daniels has resigned as five years with Universal, was ap- cutting and editing, and six more tion. ROW booker at Tiffany and is giv- proved Superior are in the final stages now by Judge Marshall of prepara- ing consideration to several other McComb here this week, with the tion for early production; those By FRED YEATES opportunities. His place has been girl’s mother, Mrs. Lolita Hayes shooting are: filled by Bert Pollard. appearing in court and Attorney “Dixiana,” Radio Pictures’ origi- The gag line along the Los An- * * * Alvin M. Asher representing the nal operetta, which Luther Reed is geles Row this week is, “Have you A mysterious furbishing up of film concern. directing with an all-star cast broken your leg yet?” A veritable fishing tackle is going on among headed by Bebe Daniels and Ev- epidemic of leg fractures struck the salesmen along the Row, and co- ENGAGEMENT erett Marshall. 1 BOOKINGS TRIP exchange district. Broken line TOLD legs incidentally a lot of dates with Mel the Brown, directing “She’s My gutters and litter the alleys, back-country exhibitors are being Engagement of Dorothy Dwan, Weakness,” adapted from the stage John O’Connor, general and one can hardly step over any lined up. man- former film plaver, and widow of play, “Tommy,” with Arthur Lake ager for Fred threshold without tripping over * * * Waring and his the late and Sue Carol; one. comedian, Larry Semon, and Roy J. Pome- Pennsylvanians, left for New York Howard McKay, sales manager to Paul N. Biggs, Jr., of Beverly rop is making his debut as an last night Oscar Kantner started the fash to arrange future book- for Foster and Kleiser, is back Hills, son of the vice-president of RKO director with “Inside the ings for “Rah ion from the Paramount end of Rah Daze,” colle- from a jaunt of three weeks to the Union Oil Company of Califor- Lines,” wartime espionage film, giate musical comedy the Row by getting mixed up in now in its Honolulu. He denies rumors that nia, was announced this featuring Betty Compson and last two weeks at an automobile wreck and cracking week. the Mason. he grabbed off the best corners Ralph Forbes. The local engagement one of his principal means of sup- will end along the way for 24-sheet boards. The following are being readied on May 10, after which the port. Oscar is ad manager for the “JAZZ” FOLLOWS “SONG” show * * * for early shooting: will go to San Francisco, and Para exchange. Then George Cal- SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.— then “Cimarron,” adapted from Edna to Chicago for F. and M. publicity boys are re- The Universal-Paul Whiteman pic- a summer run. daras, manager of Tiffany’s ex- Ferber’s saga joicing over the natural ture, of the Oklahoma change, tried a glider flight .down tie-ups as- “King of Jazz,” is booked sociated land rush; “Half Shot at Sunrise,” SPANISH some stairs and crashed with the Box O’ Candy into Loew’s Warfield for a run VERSION in a forced a wartime musical comedy co-fea- Idea, and report that San Diego following Lawrence Tibbett in landing, breaking a strut. turing Bert has Metro’s Wheeler and Robert Emile De Recat, who is in charge Oscar is receiving gone for a Candy Week prop- “Rogue Song,” currently Paramount on Woolsey; “The Iron Trail,” Rex of producing the osition, the mayor posing for the holding the screen. foreign versions Parade at the Burbank hospital, Beach’s Alaskan railroad flashlights. epic; of Pathe pictures, is now prepar- while George is resting his Jour- Richard * * * Dix’s third Rajiio starring ing to make a Spanish adaptation ney’s End at his home. the little job of bringing dead con- vehicle as yet untitled; an origi- of “Swing High,” Pathe’s * * * Bill Knotts requests exhibitors to musical tracts to life nal musical comedy drama fea- circus please be reminded and using gentle arts romance in which Helen Manager C. M. Peacock of Par- of the M. P. T. turing Joseph Cawthorn; O. annual of diplomatic adjustment on exhibs and “The Twelvetrees and Fred Scott are amount Exchange is meeting scheduled for back from his who buy_ more pictures than they Silver Horde,” adapted from Rex featured. vacation, rapidly May 5 in Los Angeles. Matters of recuperating. can use just to keep a competitor Beach’s novel of the Alaskan sal- * * great importance to every * member from getting them. mon industry. will be up for discussion. Convention of * * * tne western sales * * * division of Paramount is to be held Neither Tiffany nor Columbia L. A. Reynolds, of the Says: in San Francisco May 23. The Saboba sales conventions are set yet for Theatre, San Great show at N. V. A. eastern boys meet at Atlantic Jacinto, was in the this summer. Local What City. wives do not a world of talent. city this week on a buying trip. Watch for * * * ' know yet whether they will en- the Masquers * * be Revel. Another tertained or darb. My pal, R-K-O exchange is cuckoo over have to entertain. Frank Rich- G. A. Bush, of the Silver Strand ardson, at Loew’s State and the picture “Cuckoo,” and life has Theatre, Coronado, and the Na- TO PREMIERE a riot. A1 Trahan in town been complicated for the boys and HERE with lots of laffs. tional Theatre, National City, was girls by an enterprising clock mer- here during the week. He lost the chant who installed a cuckoo clock LETTERS The Continental premiere of “All • • •• National by fire for an ad last week. tie-up. It has a habit of * * * That Glitters,” sophisticated com- There are saying it is three when P. S. T. letters at the Los edy drama written by Tay Gar- P. S. — The CELLAR is at Another visitor along the Row Cosmo Street and Hollywood says eleven, and embarrasses sales- Angeles office of INSIDE nett, young Pathe director, in col- was Alex MacPherson, Boulevard . . . between Vine men in conference of the Lo- laboration with clients with , may and . by gan Heights, San Diego. FACTS for the following Cahuenga . . the phone be staged numbers are GRanite 8 2 * * * in London this fall, if 8 8 and HOllywood 9 15 9 . . BIDMEAD Bros. present plans materialize. . Columbia Exchange’s parking is free at the lot peppy as- Miss Sears, with Louis Wiswell, across from the . . WANTED sistant manager, M. E. McCar- DOWNING, Harry CELLAR . J. her husband, well known produc- the CHRYSLER and SAM- thy, copped a front-page story in MATHEWS, Madelyne Few Snappy Girls for Special Dem- er, will leave Los Angeles for the SONS are there. the Columbia house organ last onstration work. High Class Cosmetics MILLARD, S. S. British Isles about May 15. They week as winner of second prize in Wd Beauty Preparations. Apply 1515 PEDRO, Milly plan to arrange for the London West the national contest for assistant opening to follow the world pre- Pico St., Los Angeles, Calif. SHARLAND, Fred Thank You. managers. Among the multifarious C. miere scheduled for the Belasco and arduous duties of an a. m. is Theatre this fall. PAGE SEVEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN

Haro Bock KRESS BLDG. 935 Market St., “i-Manager SAN FRANCISCO PHONE DOUGLAS 2213 Office Suite 504 OAKLAND — SACRAMENTO — SAN JOSE LEVIN THEATRE GREEN STREET S, F. PICI CONSOLIDATION Market St. RAIDED AGAIN S, F, May 1.—Rep- SACRAMENTO, FRANCISCO, May 1.— resenting a consolidation of the SAN The Green Street Theatre has IN CAPACITY DRAW Sam Levin houses of San Fran- Gleanings again opened and closed. The cisco into one circuit, articles of county grand jury this week, fol- . _ 1.— SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 — incorporation of the San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— lowing another raid, directed the With Lent another chapter in his- Theatres, Inc., were on file this SAN FRANCISCO, May Approximately $12,000 was grossed district attorney to bring abate- tory picture .houses the week with the secretary of state. This city’s own “Sunny Jim,” who at the combined NVA-Press Club- were on ment proceedings against the place upward trend for the current week The company plans to issue 10,000 has been a-mayoring it in this Shrine midnight benefit staged at on the grounds that it is a public of taking their shares of stock at no oar value. metropolis for a good many years, the Saturday night with some them nuisance. in weeks. Directors are Samuel H. Levin, has tossed his hat into the guber- with a capacity crowd in attend- highest figure Chief The Green Street, with its farce L. Levin, natorial ring. And if the support ance. Tariff on the seats ranged among these was Publix’s Para- Alex E. Levin, Joseph production, “The Peephole,” has M. C. of the theatrical contingent means from to $2000. mount, which, with Paramount’s J. Samuels, L. C. Combs, been raided so many times that we $2 Stafford and A. D. Thompson. anything—and it does—the race is In addition to acts from the mystery film ’’Benson Murder and all others have lost count. At nifty gross. Levin’s theatres include the Coli- in the bag for James Rolph, Jr. Fox, RKO, Golden Gate, Oakland Case” took a any rate it’s closed again. The picture, aided by a good- seum, Alexandria, Metropolitan, It’s our guess that the bread of Orpheum, Casino, El Capitan, Al sized show in the orchestra pit, Harding and Balboa, all in San constructive liberality Mayor Rolph G. Barnes circus and Fox studios with Don George and orchestra Francisco, and represent a total has cast upon the theatrical waters there was an ensemble number and Harold Ramsay at the organ, value of approximately $1,000,000. will be carried back to him mani- staged by Peggy O’Neill using 100 did the figure of $20,500, the best fold and that the next political girls from local stage shows. Jay it has done in some weeks. F. season will find Hizzoner shying Brower was in the pit to direct it. N.’s “Show Girl in Hollywood” the official derby toward the hat Mel Hertz, Fox El Capitan or- now in. rack in the state capitol at Sac- ganist, started the show with a Initial week of Lawrence Tib- ramento. community sing and then Roesner * betts in Metro’s “Rogue Song” * * directed the concert orchestra in was near its speculated figure, SPOTLIGHTS the spiritual number being used drawing approximately $32,000 to George K. Arthur, Andy Wright SAN FRANCISCO, May 1— as this week’s overture. this house. It’ll still be there for and This Gleaner putting away Rehearsals are well under way for Acts appearing on the program mammoth tenderloin steaks at were several weeks and then Paul SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— Her- the Paul Bissinger production “Hi Natacha Natova aided by bert’s . . . Dorothy Jackson of the to open Nicholas Daks, Bogdan Ganjov Whiteman follows in “King of Will King and Lew Dunbar go There,” which is slated New Moon company and Joe Erlanger’s Columbia. and George Ganjoy, Taylor Holmes, Jazz.” into Ackerman and Harris’ Casino May 14 at Embassy, too, was no slouch. Duggan winning a terpsichorean engagement at Ken Murray with Helen and Mil- this week for a run. The house With this week’s With Warners’ “Hold Everything” award at Topsy’s Roost . . . Vir- Ken Mur- ton Charleston and Foster, Fagan continues its regular policy of the Oakland Orpheum, as its attraction that _ ginia Buchanan and Carol brings his and Cox, Chaz Chase, Tom Lo- Wagnon 'stage shows with a line of girls Lloyd ray, star of the show, crashing vociferously applauding . . . will mas and Co., Edward Randall. house came through to but King and Dunbar—old musical them RKO contract to an end and The many radio people Tyler Mason, Eddie the tune of $15,000 on the first comedy favorites up and down the at Topsy’s confine himself to rehearsals of Peabody. week. And Wagnon’s Davies. . . . Cal Pearce working on half George McFarlane, Walter Cat- coast—will be featured in the the production. a fried . With “Isle of Escape” as its fea- operas. chicken . . George Bow- “Hi There” is Bissinger’s first lett, Scotty Weston and the Fox ers there . ture, and at cut prices—and with Dolly Sterling, eastern com- too . . and without Van attempt at the producing game, al- El Capitan lineup, John Sully and .. it’s a great lobby display—that theatre . getting so these radio has been associated Muriel Thomas, Whispering Jack edienne, also will be among the _ though he did near $9000, close to a house Casino’s stock players. singers just can’t be true to one with the Erlanger and other in- Smith, Fanchon and Marco’s “Gyp record. Sylvia and Clemence, at the woman . . . and surprise of sur- terests in the East. He is aided Gyp Gypsy Idea” and features

prises . With Eddie Peabody helping the house for more than a year, are . . KTAB’s dignified di- by Alexander Leftwich, who is di- from the Barnes circus. b. o. as its stellar attraction, temporarily out. Don Smith, on a rector of public relations, Florence recting the piece. A. M. Bowles, divisional head “Children of Pleasure” on screen Grebe, sliding of Fox Theatres, leave of absence for a short time, down the slide . . . “Hi There” is being built along West Coast cap- and Walt Roesner and concert or- is due to return in about two red-headed Red Lockwood’s red typical revue lines with sketches tained the committee in charge of chestra and Fanchon and Marco’s hot music at this the show. weeks. spot . . . A. M. being contributed by Kathleen Gyp Gyp Gypsy Idea the Fox House is inaugurating midnight Bowles giving us a pair of ducats Norris, Clark and McCullough, and grossed $36,000 on the seven days. shows next week with amateur for the NVA-Press Club Ruckus other writers. Musical numbers MANAGER IS DAD Nils in . . Asther person this week, offerings to be interpolated in the . Maury Folidare cruising are being done by Ralph Rainger, together with Marie Dressier in Will King about town at regular stage shows. 2 a. m. in a black Anson Weeks and Thomas Breeze, VISALIA, May L—A daughter “Caught Short.” c. Packard ... for acting as m. a purpose . . . Jack Wiggin and Gregg William- was born last week to Mr. and Publix’s California very good on the Market Street trolley car sign son, Michael Cleary, Griff Wil- Mrs. Harry Hunsacker. Father is “The Texan” (Par.) with Gary that says “it’s pansy time in Gold- liams, Ken Smith and others. manager of the Fox Visalia Cooper. Did LAW CLOSES ON Thea- $23,000 and every- en Gate park” . ... Ted Manley Al Siegel, who staged the dances tre. body’s happy. Still there. Pub- SONG SHEET DUO requesting that his name be men- for the Eastern production of lix’s St. Francis not so hot, how- tioned herein . . . and here y’are, ‘Whoopee,” is in the same capac- ever, that house having a sad look Theodore . . . SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— Art Varian intro- ity for this Bissinger piece. Jerry with the second seven days of ducing George Taylor in Coffee Whyte, formerly of the vaude ANNOUNCEMENT! “Her Unborn Child’ w’hich had a Following an investigation that has Dan’s . . . while Charlie Hamp team, Canfield and Whyte, is aid- good boxoffice title but little else, taken several months, Federal au- evaded the spotlight . . . Les Poe ing Siegel and also will play a and drew in around $6500. thorities this week charged J. B. handling the box car zither . . . part. With Charlie Murray in “Clancy Ott and A. E. Ott, printers, with Johnny Davis smiling over in- Ken Murray, Odette Myrtil, "Newton in Wall Street” and a stage show, violations of the U .S. copyright creasing business . . . Jay Brower Frank Beaston, Helen and Milton Ackerman and Harris’ Casino did laws. Operatives charge the Ott and Dan McLean still at it night- Charleston* Foster, Fagan and pair with unlawful publication and $9000. ly after the show ... us too . . . Cox, Lester Vail, Billy Griffith, Kelly Orpheum with fourth week of distribution of bootleg song sheets Walt Roesner driving us home in Teddie Walters, Griff Williams, sold on San Francisco “Ingagi” drew $14,500. “Cuckoos” which were his BEEN APPOINTED . HAS Deusenberg . . since you in- Neil Spaulding, Virginia Brooks current. streets for 10 cents a copy. Sale sist I’ll have just one more. and others are in the cast. of the sheets, containing 100 Cy Mockridge is pianoing for choruses of popular tunes, consid- SALES the chorus rehearsals. There are erably slowed down the local mar- NINA FRELLSON’S a dozen girls in the line. ket for sheet music. MANAGER JUVENILE FOLLIES BOAT SHOW OFF TO of the Permanent Address: HOTEL HOUSES TROUPERS CHINESE Inside Facts ACTOR S. L. Cross Music Corp. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— GETS CAPACITY Publishers of . F. Golden State Hotel this week drew “ROCK-A-BYE TO SLEEP a flock of show people, numbering Food Fit For a King IN DIXIE” (Waltz) among them 65 performers from SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.— SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— the Al Barnes circus, cur- at the G. The San Francisco Boat Show Mei Lan-Fang, Chinese female im- “TONIGHT” rently in town. playing night got away to a big start on its personator, a one (Fox-Trot) Guests include Doc Cunningham, opening night at a two-bit admis- stand at the Tivoli last Sunday at Tex Madsen, Mable Stark, The sion at the Civic Auditorium which a $11 top—the highest ever asked LOUVRE CAFE Mandleys, Prices, Elmer IN TOUCH The was packed with customers and in this town—drew capacity busi- GET WITH HEAD- Ligi, Mr. and Mrs. Engard, Ada amounting THE PROFESSIONAL exhibits, even to the seats in the ness with a total gross “NEWT” QUARTERS THE Mae, and others. to approximately $7000. He again NEAR balcony. At 250 Fell Street THEATRE Capitol this week WARFIELD Phil Sapiro was in charge of a appears at the SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES MOVED large group following a week in the Chinese 972 MARKET ST. FRANCISCO, May 1.— of entertainment mak- SAN ers which included an orchestra district. Golden State Theatres this week SAN FRANCISCO and various acts, working on moved offices from Loew’s War- Prop. high platform rigged out like the EDW. MITCHELL, field building to the Golden Gate deck of a ship. Theatre building. Acts for the show were booked HOTEL GOVERNOR bv Carlyle-Ellsworth and include TURK AT JONES PEE WEE LE BEAU Dorothy Williams, Noma Camp- bell, Farva Trowbridge, Jeanette SAN FRANCISCO MONOLOGIST’ ‘THE ROPING Whitney, Maria Vogel, Lucille ALL THEATRICAL PEOPLE CASINO THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO' THE HOME OF Permanent Address: INSIDE FACTS Golcker, George Simondet, Lee PLAYING SAN FRANCISCO Sands, Terry La Franconi, Harry SPECIAL RATES TO PROFESSIONALS Leahy, Kenneth Halim, Jose Coral, JACK WOLFENDEN, Prop. BERT HENDREN, Asst. Mgr. Bea Putnam, Estelle Maguire, Doris Edgerton, Felice Robbins, Maxime Watts, Allene Bennett Frances Percosa, Emily Culver, TOM LOMAS Mary Carroll and Terry Weber. GOLDEN STATE HOTEL AND COMPANY NEAT LOBBY GAG Powell at Ellis San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, May 1, SPECIAL THEATRICAL RATES Don Waite fixed up a catchy Europe’s Greatest Novelty lobby for the Davies’ offering of $18.50 Single — $12.00 Double — $14.00 Twin Beds "Isle of Escape.” Entire lobby Tub or Shower PLAYING RKO Dir. : CHAS. MORRISON was decorated in native style and SID H. CLARK, Mgr. will be kept that way for the house’s next attraction, “Mamba. 1 SCENERY BY MARTIN STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA —

PAGE EIGHT INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 REVIEWS COMMENT RADIOL,AWD CHATTER By FRED YEATES NEWS

Pickups and Viewpoints

Retailers of phonograph records are feeling more than ever the News And Opinion Of And About Radio The second production of the competition of radio. Adohr-KFI series of super-radio However, it is not the class sta- broadcasts, presenting Eva Oli- tion or fixed that votti and the program cuts 1 pi up b James Burroughs in a 7 k'FWB last Saturday came over like a wow. Not a little amuse- into record sales, say. ment = i ? 5.y D full production they In- f? by Ray at he mlke of “,” > who was so spellbound by the first numbers that he troduction of new numbers through descnbe them, buth , i , met with tremendous success he surely did a good job for the coffee manufacturers who sponsored the such means, and their occasional broadcast,t never missing a plug and smearing Tuesday night, bringing a great many an Eddie Cantor wisecrack. Here is how it sounded: repetition, do no 'harm, in fact, . . (its flood of telegrams . marvellous coffee. We shall next hear and phone calls the voice of Eddie Cantor) . . . Ladies an’ 'build up a taste for the numbers Gennermum, to the Anthony station. I wanna mterdoose . . Dialogue . (the finest coffee on the market) a marvellous li’l with the owners of ... as phongraphs. en ertamer . . . well as the musical (with exquisite aroma) . . numbers . who comes to you this evening ... (in a green The heavy damage is done by and white featured the can) . to sing that little ballad presentation, and about love . . . (Get It At Your Grocers).” the “request” record stations, who WeVer dld met with an 3 good enou&h job under all the difficulties. enthusiastic response virrt>' ,' , By the way we hear he is to go to make it possible for anyone to call KEGR as station manager. from the radio audience. by telephone and have a given ” * * * The next program in the series, number played almost at will, thus for Tuesday, Gentlemen of the Press are ex May 6, features an taking away the chief sales argu- Italian night, pected to hold each other up, and will star Lisa ment of the record makers, who but we have to hang a cabbage Roma, famous soprano, who was are now using the slogan, “Hear on the performance of Columnist Will assisting artist with Maurice Ravel it when you want to hear it.” on a Wing over KFI last Saturday. He recent world tour. She will sing is supposed to broadcast a Holly- the role of Santuzza in a version SHAW NOW AT wood column.” The IS minutes of “Cavaleria Rusticana” started with a song from Marion which will be a part of the two- STATION KTAB Wing, which was amateurish and hour program. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— got off to a poor start, and then Another reminder that East may Arthur G. Shaw is featured or- while Wing Syndication of all acts recording was speaking the pi- be East, but Hollywood is now the ‘THUMB’ GOLF ganist of KTM, having been im- for electrical transcription via ano was thumping an attempt at center of the world, is to go out ported from San Fran- background KTAB, radio stations is the certain trend music that was most upon the ether beginning May 31, COURSES disconcerting. FAD cisco. Mr. Shaw is a graduate of in that field, is the belief of C. P. Wing’s stuff was when the song writers of filmland Trinity College and the Royal MacGregor, head of the poor, consisting of the material are to be launched on Mac- a weekly na- “Tom Thumb” golf courses are Academy of Music of London, Gregor-Ingram that comes to every tionwide recording studios newspaper broadcast originating at blossoming out on Los Angeles England, and has appeared in New here. from studio publicity offices, and KHJ. and Hollywood vacant lots and York, Chicago, Denver, Seattle and The MacGregor- his voice was not of the This Ingram studios best Saturday night period from have instantly taken hold of the Francisco. Outside of that, San He was for two record regularly for Cecil and OK. 7:15 to 8 p. m. is to be in the na- public fancy. They * * are mostly 18- and one-half years organist at Sally, Frank Watanabe, Hugh * ture of a musical preview, hole . present- putting courses, with trick Neve’s Melody Lane Cafe in Dobbsie and Getting back to the Los Radioart Features NVA broad- ing the newest products of the stu- traps, bunkers, water hazards and Angeles. all of them local radio people ast; while A1 Jolson was singing who dio song foundries, hot off the bridges, and the tariff is 35 cents have sold their electrically tran- his heartiest we heard a lady re- manuscripts. for the round. Business is par- scribed mark: “Why, that SMART GIRLS NEEDED programs to other stations man is imitat- The newest songland vogues and ticularly good at night, when they for broadcasting ing Charlie Wellman!” purposes. It is novelties will in thuswise be tipped are brightly illuminated, and park- FOR RADIO STATIONS MacGregor’s idea that all such * * * off to the nation and to Broadway, ing space within the block is at a acts eventually On KECA, around the will be handled by Saturday tantalizing the latter with the premium. There is a genuine one evening dinner hour, demand for syndicate, instead of the radio we heard ghosts of an erstwhile pre-emi- office girls and stenographers who artist or his agent doing this work. “There’s Danger In Your Eyes” nence, and giving it warning of the ABOUT SEEKING THE have some knowledge of sung with the most musical elaborate pain tunes to which the White Way subjects, according by what the announcer MISSING OVER RADIO to KFI and ARTY MAIL BATTLE charming- must dance in the new tomorrow. ly described KECA officials. They report great as “some young la- However, the numbers will have Radio stations appear difficulty in filling positions in their The dies.” been to be gen- “Two Arts” (Schwartz and spotted in new shows or pic- erally regarded office forces with satisfactory help, * * * as a Missing Per- Mehlinger), members of the tures, and copyrights applied for sons and would welcome Walter Damrosch says that Bureau 'by people who want applications “Masked Minstrels,” broadcasting before broadcasting, to prevent hereafter he will eliminate pil- news of absent friends or relatives. from girls with commercial train- over KFI, are personal contenders his oral fering of ideas. notes from his Broadcast officials would like it ing who have also studied some as fan mail champs. They are now NBC orchestral programs. Unless widely known that they cannot department of music or other, and receiving 15 or more letter week- we are the world’s RADIO heed the ‘ worst guessers there EDUCATION appeals from individuals would berefore have a better un- ly. Their future radio activities will be a flood of protest SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— which pour into them daily, derstanding of the needs of radio will be over Schwartz over this. but KFWB. A department for the that offices. The genial Damrosch’s comments training of such requests should be taken and Mehlinger both leave on a talent in have been _a most preparatory radio work to the sheriff or chief of police. two-weeks’ trip in the north this interesting part If of his programs for b en ldded to tbe Bob Allen these officials then desire ABOUT FRANK week. the past three f f the co- GAGE School of years,vears. and will bebn missed Music in the Kress operation of radio stations, the lat- * * * Building. Allen has for the 'past ter will be only too Frank Gage, program director at MISS DEE AT KTM glad to co- Lenore Killian, five years been featured operate,. but KTM, was formerly assistant pro- contralto heard over num- cannot do so without on erous local stations an official gram director of the KECA last week, has a voice and will also request. N. B. C. be- Dorothy Dee is the newest mem- of lovely texture and continue in that line. Bonnie fore assuming his duties at KTM. wide range. Carol ber to be added to the staff of * * * Jacks, formerly with Gage had charge of the Electrical KTAB, is SAIL ON MATSONIA KTM. Miss Dee was program di- We listened head of the new Engineering Research Laboratories to Will Rogers as department. rector and organist at KFSD in long as possible at Boston Tech for last Sunday night SAN FRANCISCO, one year, be- San Diego for three years. She and May 1.— were not impressed. Some so Mr. and Mrs. fore entering the radio field. has also operetta for Louis Greenfield and been guest artist at lead- called humor, always at John Boles, and need- the ex M. S. Vidaver sail May 7 on the ing radio stations in the east and pense of ed it in a hurry. Gene Byrnes someone, and a lot of S. S. Matsonia KECA ON DAILY abroad. stayed up eight for Honolulu where subtle bragging about big shots nights and wrote a complete they will remain for four weeks. he “knowed personal,” operetta, words and Effective at once, comprised Greenfield is head of the theatre KECA goes music. ’Tis said it met with YOUNG WITH KFI the half hour of fun. Well, even favor circuit on the air daily at 7:30 a. m. ex- in the bearing his name and Vi- a republic conference room and is now must maintain a court daver is cept Saturday and Sunday, instead en route to publicity man for the firm. Charles Young has been added jester, it seems. New York for further of at 3 p. m. as was its former consideration.. to the technical staff of KFI. This * * * And Gene is still habit. Excuse given is that there the cheery little ARMANDA CHIROT SIGNED is his first radio station work, he The Hill-iBilly vogue continues. demorcat around is increasing demand for domestic formerly KHJ. having been a ship’s radio A gasoline company, featuring a programs. * * * Coming from the San Francisco operator. rural act on its own station, is Civic Opera Company, reputed to credit a 100 per cent Floyd Marion is a new announc- Madame er at Armanda Chirot has been signed NEW DEPARTMENT increase in gasoline sales over a KFI. He was formerly a by Fanchon and Marco. six weeks’ period to this particu- flute player with the Indianapolis During the past season Madame SEQUOIANS SAN FRANCISCO, May 1. lar program. Symphony, and in vaudeville. We Chirot starred in two Electrical Research Products, Inc., * * * have been requested to state also San Francisco op- MALE QUARTETTE that eratic productions. has instituted a department to Charlie Hamp finished up on his he is married. A classical * * “Idea” will be Held Over—Third Week handle the academic educational coffee-ad program this week, and * built around her. Ted The singer has been business. The department, with an orchestra will fill his place. White, tried out for a while featured by Paramount, San Francisco at F. and M. several three men, will interest schools in Paul Whiteman also finishes his KHJ as an announcer, is now times before. to spend all Also Broadcasting Over the visual and oral possibilities of broadcast contract this week. his time crooning. It the talking film and will at- * * * is said his crooning is KPO then as good as ALWAYS anxious to please tempt to sell them Western Elec- KHJ has acquired one of these his announcing was bad. That tric equipment. Theremins, the jigger you plug makes him a pretty good croneor. * into.. a light socket and play by * * George Nickson Barks From waving your hand, but so far none the Office Dog: TENOR SOLOIST of the animal trainers around the Dick Creedon crashing a national mag with station six stories . . . KYA - YOU’LL READ IT FIRST have been able to tame it. after SAN FRANCISCO he’d quit trying This ought to be a break for some . . . Van New- kirk IN “at liberty” traffic cop. juggling a deef and doom

* * program . . * . June Parker am- RADIO’S bling down Seventh Something ought to be done Avenue . . . PERSONALITY the GIRL INSIDE FACTS about this. Politicians are crowd- lucky Seventh ... he who would not prefer ing entertainers off the air. Herb a blonde is no JEANE COWAN gentleman OF STAGE AND SCREEN Hoover appeared this week for . . . Hum and Strum, Dally humming At and strumming . the twentieth time, and if one . . 800-801 That Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg. Lo* Angeles, Calif. dozes at the dial a cabinet mem- makes KHJ nearly fifty per KFWB cenl Paul ber or a senator is liable to sneak Bunyan . . . Ray Paige enjoying up on one anytime. We’d like to the mountain scenery SUBSCRIBE NOW! . . even waterfalls .. for him . . know what Equity elected a vice- . Over the Air From Marillah. Olney KYA president in charge of Radio for. disappointed . . . Kindly enter my Subscription for One Year, for SAN FRANCISCO whicb I enclose * * * never mind, Mari, the ads squeezed $4.00 in Payment for Same it Comes the Voice out . . . it’s a durn of The Sarah Padden Players inaug- good yarn Bill Sharpies heard from . . . urated weekly series a of Shake- and contents noted . . . thanx a speare over KFI last Sunday Greta Name.. . Gahler lot . . . Jose Rodriguez night, presenting a cut version giving of out his opinion . . . and studying “Romeo and Juliet,” and it was a How To pleasing Make Art Dear To Peo- event. Next Sunday brings The Addres ple .. . Carl Haver lin looking for English Comedian “.” Hollywood might tune n»w words to conquer . . . Roland in and get an idea for another Foss wondering where the ghost story. coffee went . . . Wm. DON Town State.. and the Two Shades and * * * CHARACTER IMPRESSIONIST of Blue going out into the black Here’s some insjde dope. night National Broadcasting Co. Word . . . Ho, hum, it’s a dog’s went out that Universal needed an life. SAN FRANCISCO )

PAGE NINE SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN HOLT RESIGNS San Francisco WRIGHT'S PUIY SET FOR FOX POST Radio Notes SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— Nat Holt has resigned manage- ‘PEPPER BOX’ FOR S. F. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— ment of Publix’s California to KTAB After having been located for leave for Wichita, where he will group San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— some time in the Marshall Square Plans are rapidly swinging into take charge of the Kansas its new West Coast Theatres, the (Reviewed April 23) Andy Wright opens his play Building KFWI is now in shape for the forthcoming Annual of Fox Hotel. important position he has This recently inaugurated two- “Philadelphia” at the Tivoli on studios in the Bellevue Masquers’ Revel, to be staged this most . been named pro- ever held. Stanley M. Brown of hour variety program built by May 4 for an indefinite showing. Roy Metcalf has year at the El Capitan, Holly- succeeding Henry Milwaukee succeeds Holt at the Helen O’Neill is rapidly gaining in Wright has taken a one month gram director, wood, on May 10, with present in- to join the big- California. popularity and has a large follow- lease on the Eddy street house C. Blank, who resigned dications hinting it’ll be B. Geisen actors’ Prior to his leaving this week ing in the Bay district. Bob Rob- with an option for five more. KGW, Portland. John gest attempt yet by the Holt was tendered a luncheon at erts, station manager, acts as m. c. House will operate under a road is station manager. club. which 40 theatrical and film men After usual program opening Wal- show policy. * * * The curtain is scheduled to rise were present. A. M. Bowles, di- ter Rudolph and orchestra did With all of the original Holly- Making a play for the better promptly at 11:30 o’clock, there visional head of Fox West Coast, “Too Much Mustard,” very fast wood cast of the Andy Wright type of listeners-in KTAB has se- will be six master of ceremonies, was host. number, and then the California re- Gerberding, promi- Hardy, Little Billy, Ben Bard, production of “Philadelphia” cured Elizabeth Sam Brown was formerly an execu- Rhythm Boys offered a harmony ported to be in San Francisco nent local clubwoman, to speak Lew Cody, Joe E. Brown, Law- tive of the Brinn circuit, Mil- number. Vocal ensemble singing ready for the opening there at the each Thursday night on current rence Grant and Bert Wheeler, and Ting-a-Ling- club. waukee. “Something Seems Tivoli, Sunday, May 4, doubt was events, books and plays. also by the entire okay. Two Chili Peppers, ing” expressed in some quarters as to * * * The performance, which is fash- STRAYER IS SIGNED banjo and accordion, next. Hun- whether the play would actually By electrical transcription we ioned after the famous Lambs’ brought in garian Singing Society, open. have been hearing much lately of Gambols of New York, will be hour, showed lack of re- for this The show closed in Los Angeles our good friends Duke Attebury given exclusively by the members Frank Strayer has been engaged hearsal and little vocal coloring. no April 19, and according to Equity and Ken Gillum, who, we under- of the club. There will be by Tiffany to direct a feature ten- Rudolph and orchestra again, this all female rules there is supposed to be a lay- stand are broadcasting from KNX, women on the stage, the tatively titled “Snowbound,” ac- a Diet of Love,” time in “I’m On off of eight weeks unless applica- Hollywood. The boys do their roles being played by the younger cording to Phil Goldstone, chief the piano work outstanding. devoted this tion is made to Equity Council for dialogue and singing by records Masquers. It will be studio executive. Silent produc- A short sketch with J. L. Patti- short, snappy acts. permission to reopen. from KJBS here. year mainly to tion of the same title furnished son, Ernie Smith and Sam Hayes only one_ dramatic Los Angeles Equity office stated * * * There will be the original story idea. clicked. Sunny Page singing “Just that "no application had been made number, “Farewell to Dickens,” a Some especially nice vocalizing Can’t Be Bothered With^ Me,” to them for such a permit, and playlet written and staged by Jo- emanated from KYA the other seguing into Hawaiian music, and also that no bond had been posted seph Santley, which was the sen- Betz and James Gleason, will stage singing night When Greta Gahler, tha then Madelaine O’Brien to protect the players for the San sation of last year’s public gam- “The Kid’s Last Fight,” and “The bari- station’s ttitian-haired songstress, will be “Carmen.” John Teel nicely . the Lambs’ Club. The Gossipers of Hollywood” Francisco engagement. Parade. bol of “Hills of for one was heard on the Musical Dickens by a group of clever toned Home” Wright’s counter is that the playlet depicts Charles presented thn * * * highlight of the evening, and members of the cast have volun- on .his death bed. The most noted farceurs. radio ditor of star of the and Eltinge, in a new act, J. E. “Dinty” Doyl, tarily waived the bond, the pro- Billy Page, juvenile character of his novels come Julian Post-Enquirer, recked the stu- Wheeler, Vernon the Oakland ducer having undertaken to ad- National Players in NBC bid him farewell. Robert Edeson Frank Fay, Bert in the birthday last the play Harry Gribbon and his newspaper adventures vance salaries to such of the cast dios, celebrated a will be the Dickens of and Tryon, Far East and also the history of week and was serenaded at his and the other characters are to be Jed Prouty, and Charley Chase _ as need it, and he claims also that for another high Dolin, Walter Tie- Simpson, John Little Billy are among those the “Stein Song” no Equity permission will be re- home by Max portrayed by Ivan with the musi- Richard will contribute specialties. spot. quired for reopening, the players ban and others of NBC Sheehan, Frank McHugh, who orchestra in “On a Love, Frederick There are several dancing num- Rudolph and having been continued on his pay- cal staff. Carle, Montague Moonless Night,” and * * * James Eagle, Charles bers on the bill, a Honolulu act, in Blue and roll since the closing of the Vine Howard, Currie chanted operatic tenor, William Farnum, which William Langan and a then Jimmie Street engagement. The only rea- Arthur Johnson, McNaughton, the Little Red Roses artist staff. Brandon Hurst, , “chorus” of Kanaka “girls” sing “Where son for closing, he asserts, was has joined the KFRC his own uke accom- Earle, Harry Stubbs' and music arranged by Billy Sullivan, Grow” with that the house had been previously * * * Edward paniment, and landing nicely. Robert T. Haines. and “Montmartre,” written by Ben engaged by the producers of Hearst’s Examiner put out a ra- Ernie Smith, in one of his. cus- Edmund Breese Bard and Murray Bloom, will be the Married,” it section this week that included Richard Tucker, “Among and had dio about 100 members of tomary sport interviews, questioned from sta- and A1 Ray will be seen in “The presented by not been possible to find a suit- considerable advertising be another gentleman on the John. L. black-out; Joe E. the club. In this act there will able house in which to continue tions and sponsors of programs. Return,” a Sullivan fracas. Very interesting, Mitchell Lewis, Billy a fashion parade, designed by Lady the local “Philadelphia” presenta- Perhaps such issues indicates a Brown, with and drew a big laugh and plenty of Moran, Matthew Jane Lewis. tion. trend toward advertising of radio Sullivan, Lee evident excitement around the stu- Equity officials state it is in or- programs as do the theatres. dio when the interviewee busted * * * der for players to waive bonds if out in a little polite profanity in they so desire, but at press time The newest of dance bands on quoting John L. Joan Ray sing- no in the Bay region is Harry nice indication of this had come to the air WALLACE Moon,” displaying EARLE ing “Love them from the players themselves. Davis’ orchestra broadcasting from voice. Segued into Hawaiian mu- Busy Developing Dancing Stars but Never Too Busy .Wright declares the San Fran- Sweet’s Ballroom, Oakland, every Always sic, then a quartet harmonizing on to Create and Produce cisco presentation will open as night except Monday, over KTAB. “Lazy Louisiana Moon,” seguing That Sell scheduled, and Druck, director, arranges Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES Peppers again. Made- that no trouble George into Chili music. Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont of either with Equity or the players all the orchestra’s laine O’Brien in “Hopechest * * Los Angeles, Calif. is anticipated. * Phone Exposition 1196 Dreams” scored. Meredith Wilson is at it again. Jimmie Kendricks in a comedy For several weeks he’s been laying tune, and then the California REST IS ORDERED on those excellent rhapsodies Rhythm Boys repeated, followed low his but he busted out with one by Togo and Archie in a dialogue of (Associates) Polly Moran, M-G-M contract on Monday night’s Jamboree that sequence that might have been scis- MURRAY Gladys Murray titled it “Going , SUB comedienne, was ordered by her was a pip. He „ sored by about two minutes. Har- included such tunes Lafe Page McKnight displayed nice tenor doctor to the hospital for a rest, Places” and it \ SCHOOLy^STA&E ry “Constan- m as the result of a breakdown at as “Broadway Melody,” voice in “Vagabond King.” Ru- DU. 6721 the studio, while working on the “Missouri Waltz,” “On a S636 BEVEB.LT BLVD. — Los Angeles — Tel. dolph’s orchestra did “Pm In the tinople,” set ” and “Califor- Market For You” and then Made- Saturday. Train For Alabam’ PRACTICAL STAGE TRAINING nia, Here I Come” Mighty clever laine O’Brien and John Teel dou- STAGE TAP DANCING (In All Its Branches work. bled up to chant “Tea For Two,’ LUCY GETS ROLE musical * * * By SIGNOR G. V. ROS1 and nice. Carl Tobin sang “You BALLET—T^nigao Spencer and Will Come Back to Me” and seg- Arnold Lucy has been signed Bill Foy, Bob Yoell are a trio broadcasting ued into sign-offff number. Very for an important role in “Man- Larry and Fri- good program. slaughter,” being produced by over KJBS on Tuesday Bock. Paramount. day afternoons between 3:30 and —PAUL 4 o’clock. It’s dialogue, somewhat GEORGE- HICKMAN BROS. similar to the vaude act Bill used to do some time ago. COMEDIANS and WRITERS * * * Yes, We’ve Trouped With Medicine Shows, Burlesque, Minstrels, SMASHING! Max Dolin, NBC musical direc- Best in Vaudeville. And not forgetting Circuses, Biggest and tor, is spending an early summer our own big Musical Comedy Success, “WHO STOPPED THE vacation in the Northwest. He re- FERRY BOAT?” Our telephone number is GRanite 1555. Return Engagement turns next week. * * *

June 1 has been tentatively set as the initial date of the new and better KYA—new equipment, en- larged programs and more of GEORGE and FLORENCE them. BALLET MASTER AND MISTRESS Formerly 68 Successful Weeks Producing Weekly Changes CRASH! BANG! BIFF! in Australia’s Largest Theatre STATE, SYDNEY EDDIE When their cars collided on Sun- THE Desiring Originality WRITE or WIRE set boulevard this week, Leonora Producers Summers, 24, screen actress, and Permanent Address; INSIDE FACTS, Los Angeles Arthur Reed, same age, a camera- man, both received cuts and bruises. Hollywood cops said each put the crash blame on the other. PEADODY STARS IN “IDEAS” BOY OF JOYLAND” “THE BANJO George K. Arthur and Polly PLUNKED OUT ANOTHER Moran are the most recent motion HENRY WARNER picture stars signed by Fanchon BOX-OFFICE RECORD and Marco. Arthur opens in Loew’s SONGS YOU LIKE TO HEAR State Theatre, Los Angeles, on AT THE May 1 and will be followed later by Polly. NIGHTLY — UNTIL ? FOX THEATRE JANE COWL HERE Jane Cowl is reported to have Tait’s-at-the-Beach SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO dropped into Los Angeles this week, with plans of casting a pro- to COAKLEY and SAM PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF duction of “Experience” here, and Thanks JACK also do some Shakespeare. Up to MRS. EDDIE PEABODY press time Miss Cowl could not be located. WALTER J. RUDOLPH KTAB MUSICAL DIRECTOR SAN FRANCISCO — . —

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VANCOUVER, B. C. PORTLAND, ORE. A. K. NORTHWEST MacMartin F. K. Haskell WASHINGTON JEAN ARMAND district manager REPRESENTATIVE IDAHO REPRESENTATIVE OREGON 502 EASTLAKE AVENUE MONTANA 901 Bekins Bldg. Seattle, Wash. Postoffice Box No. 16 Division Offices Phone: Capitol 1932 SENNETT DOING Notes SEATTLE MIS 26 DURING 1930 Along VANCOUVER Fifth Avenue By A. K. MacMARTIN will produce twen- IE ty-six two-reel talking comedies for James Q. IN NORTHWEST TOLD The proposed merger of Famous release through Educational Film Clemmer finding his name in Players Canadian Corporation with Exchanges, Inc., during the year “Now” . . . Eddie Fitz- SEATTLE, May 1,— good gerald A 1930. With several of the thirty taking the credit . . . Ray week in the local amusement mart, Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corpo- SEATTLE, May 1.—Howard Jones believing in signs . . y’ Sennett comedies on the 1929 pro- . got- supported by some good shows. ration through an exchange of Sheehan, vice-president of the Fox gram still to be made before pro- ta have ’em to build up business “Ingagi” closed a sensational en- stock was approved recently by West Coast Theatres, has just con- duction can be started on the new . . . Harry Mills trying to find the gagement at the Hamrick Blue the board of directors of the for- cluded a business trip to the North- . top his . line-up, Sennett’s forces will con- of desk . . and finding a Mouse, with mer company. J. O. Bickell, vice- west. He addressed a convention “Her Unborn Child’ “must” story tinue working through the spring two years old . . . following in, endorsed in the ads president of the Canadian Co., said of W. C. theatre managers of without a break. Bob Blair reading Inside Facts . . by a personal message from Johrj he expected no opposition from Washington on Saturday, and on Andy Clyde Arthur Clausen thinking back to Hamrick, stands stockholders. According to terms and Marjorie Beebe, Monday a similar group of Ore- who ace high vfcth the two of Sennett’s Peer Gynt days . . . Bill Doug- the church folk here. made public by Mr. Bickell, the biggest bets in gon managers. las laying his first year of down the law . . . Basil “Hold Everything” holds the exchange would be on the basis of talking comedy Sheehan stated the newly organ- production, have Gray spreading diplomatic sun- Music Box to capacity business, five shares of Famous Players- been signed for ized Fox forces are planning an ex- next shine . . . Dorothy Cooper telling and John Barrymore’s “General Canadian for four of Paramount- year’s product. The produc- tensive building campaign for the tion staff practically Joe to come home to dinner . . . Crack” holds the screen at the Famous-Lasky. remains intact. Northwest. Within the next year Mack Sennett John Danz with nothing on his Liberty, supported by two-color Arthur W. Roebuck, legal rep- will continue at the 16 new Fox theatres will be estab- mind . . helm of his organization, with John . John Hamrick saying lished in Washington, three ads in the Sunday papers and in- resentative of the minority share- Yours of A. Sincerely . . . Vic Gauntlet side parking at ten cents. holders of the Famous Players Waldron, general manager of _ them now under construction at the Mack studying a dictionary of superla- At the Orpheum, the Bebe Dan- Canadian Corporation, in a state- Sennett Studios. Spokane, Centralia and Wenatchee, Sennett tives . . . Lou Golden wondering iels picture, “Alias French Ger- ment to the press after digesting plans to cast most of he said. He also said that the Fox his pictures about that milk . . . Gladys Schul- tie,” is supported by an RKO the above piece of news, calls for individually, selecting theatres in this region show an in- the best merick still careful how she wipes vaude headed by the Henry San- the formation of the minority hold- available player material crease of over 100 per cent for the for the roles her nose . . . mending nicely, trey band and is doing its part to ers in a protective association to in question, instead first three months of 1930 over the of fitting thanks . . . Doc Brown wondering hold up averages. Tim Ryan and act against the sale of the Cana- stock company players same period of last year. into the how he could get into the lime- Irene Noblette, with their “Here dian company’s theatres and de- roles. Sheehan toured the district with light again . . . Time for lunch, but We Are” act, and the Dakotas, clined to recommend to the share- Earl Crabb, division manager. no invitations . . . See us again assisted by Chic Cooper in a rope BONDS holders the offer of the Para- ARE SOLD next week. spinning and sharp shooting act, mount-Famous-Lasky. share the vaude responsibilities. BACK AIR * * * SEATTLE, ON At the Fox Fifth Avenue “High Wash.—The entire British film producers are very first mortgage bond issue RADIO RACE PLUG Society Blues” is dong average, of $400,- angry at criticisms of their sound 000 for the proposed with the Zane Grey “Light of Fox West SEATTLE, May 1.—Radio is be- SEATTLE, May 1.—KPCB, lo- pictures which have been made by Coast Theatre to Western Stars” not drawing any be built in Spo- ing used to arouse the interest of cal radio station, was off the air the Australian Federal censorship kane this summer too well up the hill to the Para- have been pur- Seattle people in the drive being four days this week, but came back board. Particularly they are in- chased outright, mount. “The Rogue Song,” in according to state- carried on to send three Univer- Thursday morning on a newly as- dignant at aspersions cast on the ment from Drumheller, its second week at the Fox, is do- Erhlich- sity of Washington shells to the signed wave length of 650 kilocy- moral standards of British films. man and White, big business. Metropoli- bond brokers here. Poughkeepsie boat races. spe- cles. Definite hours have not yet ing The x A The managing director of the The 6 2 bonds will tan, road show house, .is playing /% be distributed cial broadcast was put on over been assigned by the Federal Radio British Film Corporation to investor clients Billie Dove’s picture, “A Notori- declares in Seattle, Ta- KJR on Sunday night, with Coach Commission, but in the meantime that Australia cannot coma, Portland ous Affair.” have seen and Spokane, it was Ulbrickson featured,' and the pop- broadcasting is being done between more than three or four announced. There are no legit shows in British ulace responded heavily. 6:30 a. m. and sundown. “talkies” town this week. and says that undoubt- edly British films display a greater M-G-M READYING TWO sense of decency and fineness than any other country. AN OPEN LETTER OF THANKS TO PLAYS FOR SHOOTING British film producers, however, admit that there may have been in the past some justification for the “Tampico,” best seller novel and criticism that technically their a hit as a stage production, will be films were not up to the standard screened as a talking picture by of the best American product. M-G-M with the purchase of rights EDDIE They claim, PEABODY however, that enor- to the Joseph Hergesheimer and mous strides have been made and Barlett Cormack play, taken from THE BANJO BOY OF JOYLAND AND that now British talkies the Hergesheimer novel, published compare favorably with those of any other in 1926 by Alfred Knopf. country. The enormous Harry Pollard, who screened assured home market “Show Boat,” “Uncle Tom’s Cab- is the reason given MASTER SHOWMAN OF ’EM ALL that American in” and other stories of the South, producers have been able to take will direct Joan Crawford in “The the bigger finan- cial risks Great Day,” current stage hit, by than British producers. Dear Eddie: William Cary Duncan and John * * * A million thanks! One for each person who has heard you play our Wells with Mississippi River back- The Little Theatre, New West- Waltz Sensation ground. “The Great Day,” “With- minster, produced and played to out a Song” and negro spirituals, good business April 23-4-5 Oscar from the original Vincent You- Wilde’s “Importance of Being man’s score, will be used. Earnest.” * * * “ROCK-A-BYE TO SLEEP IN DIXIE” GUILD SHOW SET Warm summer weather has fur- ther slowed up things around local and your dear pals’, Jesse Stafford and Gene Rose’s Fox-Trot Hit houses. The RKO New SAN FRANCISCO, May 1— Orpheum with Henry Santrey and his band and A May 16 opening has been de- two other acts, and William Pow- cided upon for the Players’ Guild ell in “Street of Chance” on the theatre on Sutter street by Stanley speaking screen, headed the draw “TONIGHT” MacLawes. Frederick Lonsdale’s the current stanza. The Dominion comedy “On Approval,” will be the with its 900 capacity filled daily during the past few weeks of your opening show. with “Roadhouse Nights.” The two_ big houses, the Strand and RECORD-BREAKING ENGAGEMENTS Capitol, ran neck and neck, First National’s “Show Girl in Holly- AT THE wood” at the first named and As\ Paramount’s “Honey” with Nancy SAN FRANCISCO Carroll at the Capitol. FOX THEATRES DIVISION The British Guild Players at the Your Empress got across nicely with Don t Wake the Wife,” a comedy written by Norman Cannon, one News Dealer of the lessees. They have And to WALT ROESNER and HERMIE KING _ cut their Thursday matinee, this third FOR THEIR GRACIOUS CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT afternoon performance being inau- for gurated during the long run of Now Eddie Here’s ‘Elizabeth Sleeps Out.” — — News, Old Pal The Beacon (old Pan) has been redecorated with a new Neon sign and INSIDE other embellishments and did a fair week with Fox’s “Romance NEVE R TO BUSY Rio Grande.” Columbia’s The Careless Age” at the Colonial FOR YOU” and a split week with “Hollywood FACTS ’ Revue and “” The New Hot Fox-Trot Sensation By at the Rex both did lightly on the draw. EDDIE PEABODY and HERMIE KING On Sale OLD GAG BUT GOOD WILL SOON BE READY FOR INTERNATIONAL RELEASE!

at Ray West, Los Angeles cafe and dance band impresario, dis- appeared for a few days last WE’RE PROUD of the All News week. Mrs. West had the police SCOOP EDDIE! and newspapers page the country for him, fearing, according to the SYL CROSS JEAN ARMAND GENE McCORMICK NEWTON KELLY publicity, foul play. West turned Stands President Vice-President Prof. Manager Sales Manager up again, dismissing the incident by saying ’ that he had just felt Peop,e s B“k Buildi"° Every Week like a little vacation. Meanwhile, S. L. CROSS SEATTLE, front MUSIC U. S. page stories and plenty pub- CORP. A. licity for the West cafe. PAGE ELEVEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PERSONNEL OF WEST COAST FILM STUDIOS Permission to use, all or part, must be secured from Inside Facts Publishing Co.

PARAMOUNT STARS GENERAL MUSICAL DIRECTOR FIRST NATIONAL UNIVERSAL Lon Chaney William Haines Victor Baravalle BURBANK UNIVERSAL CITY Buster Keaton Cimini Grand Chorus MELROSE NEAR VINE loan Crawford HEmpstead 3131 2400 Marion Davies Grace Moore Maestro Pietro Cimini, Musical Director GLadstone 4111 HO. Ramon Nnvarro and Conductor Greta Garbo EXECUTIVES EXECUTIVES EXECUTIVES John Gilbert Norma Shearer PRODUCTION Robert Lord Lawrence Tibbett Robert North President - First Vice-President in Charge of Pro- CO-EXECUTIVES IN CHARGE OF General Manager Carl Laemmle, Jr. duction..... Jesse L. Lasky FEATURED PLAYERS COLUMBIA PRODUCTION Asst, Carl Laemmle, Sr General Manager of West Cast Pro- to Wallace Beery Barbara Leonard Graham Baker Stanley Bergerman B. P. Schulberg Ilal B. Wallis C. M. duction Charles Bickford Bessie Love 1428 GOWER STREET Studio Manager Henry Henigson Assistant to the First Vice-President in Edwina Booth Audre Lugnet HOllywood 7490 SCENARIO EDITOR Kaufman Charge of Product’n..Albert A. John Mark Brown George F. Marion A1 Cohn Asst. General Manager....Harry H. Zehner Nina Mae President Joe Brandt Executive Manager M. C. Levee LeonoreBushman Business Manager Walter Stern Carey Dorothy McNulty Treasurer Jack Cohn Executive Assistant to Mr .Schulberg.... Harry STARS AND FEATURED PLAYERS PaulCavanagh John Miljan Chief Studio Executive .. Production Manager Martin Murphy David O. Sel snick Harry Cohn. Vice- Karl Dane Catherine Moylan Corinne Griffith Daphne Pollard Associate Producers President in Charge of Production Jannev Associate Producers Marie Dressier Robert Montgomery Richard Barthelmess Wm. E. M. Asher, Albert DeMond Lighton, J. Executive Assistant to Harry Cohn Alice White Cornelius Keefe Hector Turnbull. Louis D. Mary Doran Polly Moran _ Samuel J. Briskin Alexander Gray Leila Hyams Supervising Scenario Chief G. Bachmann. B. F. Zeidman, E. Lloyd Cliff Edwards Conrad Nagel General Studio Manager - Bernice Claire Clive Brook C. Gardner Sullivan Sheldon, Julian Johnson. Lilia Faye Elliott Nugent Milton E. Hoffman Iter Pidgeon Noah Bpery Editor Leon Abrams 8am Jaffe J. C. Nugent Story Production Manager Gavin Gordon Assistant General Studio Manager Doug. Fairbanks, Jr. Grant Withers Lawrence Gray Edward Nugent Casting Director Phil M. Friedman Attorney for Company Henry Herzhrun Marion H. Kohn Lois Wilson Lila Lee Raymond Hackett Catherine Dale Owen Manager Frank Brandow Production Unit Mgr Samuel Bischoff Billie Dove James Murray Film Editor-in-Chief Maurice Pivar Studio Hedda Hopper Anita Pago Studio Comptroller A. C. Martin Production Unit Mgr Bud Barsky Marilyn Miller Wilfred Lucas Director of Publicity Milton Lucille Powers Howe Department of Music Lottice Howell Assistant Production Manager Otis Skinner Vivian Oakland Director of Basil Rath hone Stenographic - Grace H. Ryan Nathaniel Finston Leila Hyams Joe Cooke Dorothy Maekaill Louise Fazenda Kay Johnson Duncan Renaldo Raymond Hackett Art Director O. D. Hall Assistant to Mr. Selznick.... Harold Hurley Chief Sound Engineer John Lividary .Tack Mulhall — Dorothy Jordan Gilbert Roland Prior Inez Courtney Story Department Editor. ...Ertw. Montague Recording Engineer John Gray Allan Supt. of Laboratory and Sound Charles King Gus Shv Hahn TiOretta Young Montagu Love .Scenario Editor and Foreign Repre- Amplifyng Engineer Edward C. Roy Hunter Arnold Korff Lewis Stone Head. ...Ted Tetzlaff Sidney Blackmer Betty Compson sentative Geoffrey Shurlock Camera Department Harriett Lake Raquel Torres Laboratory Chief George Soid Frank Fay Hallam Cooley Camera Department C. M. Glouner Gwen Lee Ernest Torrence Property Master Edward Schulter Eddie Nugent BpWitt Jennings Purchasing Dept A. W. Klinordlinger PARAMOUNT STARS Roland Young Jewell Blue Geneva Mitchell Art Director Edw Monte Location Manager Jack Lawton Cooper Asst. Art Director Harrison Wiley Joe E. Brown Gary Musical Director David Broekman George Bancroft Dennis King SONG WRITERS Casting Director Clifford Robertson Moran and Mack Location Chief Joe Cooke DIRECTORS Technical Department Archie Hall Nancy Carroll Martin Broones Junmy McHugh Electrical Department Frank Graves Scenario Editor Jo Swerling Lloyd Ruth Chatterton William Powell Dorothy Fields Jack King John Francis Dillon Frank Story Editor D. A. Doran William A. Seiter Art Title Department Max Cohen Maurice Chevalier Charles Rogers Arthur Freed Reggie Montgomery Mervvn T.o Roy Clifford Grey Joseph Meyers Music Department Head Bakaleinokoff Clarence Badger Howard Hawks Zoo Department Charles Murphy Stot.hart Michael .Curtiz William Beaudine FEATURED PLAYERS George Ward Herbert ilm Editor Ben Pivar Ranch Department .. E. E. Smith Howard Johnson Oscar Straus Accounting Dept —Graydon B. Howe Jean Arthur Barry Norton Director of Publicity Alex Moss WRITERS Harry Woods Ladies’ Wardrobe Johanna Mathieson Mary Astor Stanley Fields Purchasing Agent J. Greenstone Mary Brian Harry Green SCENARIO WRITERS Francis Faragoh Henry McCarty Men’s Wardrobe Edward Ware DIALOGUE AND Chief Studio Electrician....Denver Harmon Bradlev King Forrest Halsey Virginia Bruce Paul Guertzman Transportation Dept...Maurice E. Kurland Comptroller :.A1 Brandi Paul Perez Julian .Tosenhson Kay Francis Phillips Holmes Stuart Anthony Sarah Y. Mason .. A. Sampson Humphrev Pearson Police Department Dick Solberg Mitzi Green June Collyer Maxwell Anderson John Meehan Auditor G. Earl Baldwin Transportation Manager Joe Cooke Waldemar Young F. Hugh Herbert Jeanett MacDonald Paul Lukas Alfred Block Prop Shop E. A. Johnson Lillian Roth Fredric March A1 Boasberg James Montgomery CASTING DIRECTOR Nursery Walter Tauer Fay Wray Nino Martini ByronMorgan Scenic Department Harry Krohu William Austin Jack Oakie John Colton Charles MacArthur WARNER BROTHERS Wm. Maybery Clive Brook Uuy Oliver Mitzie Cummings Fred Nihlr*. Jr. Property Dept Russell A. Gausman Eugene Pallette Paul Cavanangh Gordon Davis J ack Neville 5842 SUNSET BLVD. WARDROBE DEPARTMENT Hospital ...Dr, Stanley Immerman Morgan Farley Frank Ross Winifred Dunn Samuel Ornitz Richard “Skeet” Stanley Smith Salisbury Field Joseph HOllywood 4181 Edw. Lambert. Head of Department DIRECTORS Gallagher Regis Toomey W. L. River Edward Stevenson. Costumes Executives Stuart Erwin Marion Schilling Becky Gardner Arthur Richman J. Murray Anderson Henry MacRae Moreno DIRECTOR Leon Errol Rosita Madame do Gresac Madeleine Ruthven ice President and Production Execu- DANCE Wm. James Craft Lewis Milestone Paul Dickey Don Ryan tive .Tack Tj. Warner Larry Ceballos Lew Collins PARAMOUNT DIRECTORS Robert Hopkins Richard Srhayer Associate Executive Darryl F. Zanuck Edward Laemmle John M. Stahl Hurlbnt Harry Sauber eneral Studio Manager Wm. Koenig DEPARTMENT Ernst Laemmle John Robertson George Abbott Edwin Knopf Wm. ART Rowland V. Lee John B. Hymer Zelda Rears Publicity Director George Thomas Anton Grot William Wyler Ray Taylor Dorothy Arzner Samuel Shipman Jack Ok ey Ludwig Berger Ernst Lubitsch Marion Jackson John J. Hughes Anthony Jewett Ralph Spence PLAYERS Otto Brower Lot.liar Mendes PLAYERS Schertzinger E. C. Keaton Lawrence Stallings MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT Cromwell . Victor John Hans Kraly Sylvia Thalberg Lewis Ayres Rose Hobart Cukor Edward Sutherland John Barrymore Tully Marshall George John H. Lawson A. E. Thomas Westmore. Hairdressing John Boles* Joan Marsh Edwin Carewe Norman Taurog A1 Jolson Edna Murphy Pure Phillip J. Leddy.Jr. Dolores Costello Mel Burns, Make-tfp Kathryn Crawford James Murray Gardner Frank Tuttle Alice Gentle Cyril Willard Mack Tully Grant Withers George Merna Kennedy Mary Nolan* Louis Gasnier Josef von Sternberg Jim Arliss Jeanie MacPherson Dale Van Every MUSIC DEPARTMENT Barbara Kent Joseph Schildkraut* Edmund Goulding Richard Wallace Marian Nixon Vivienne Segal Frank Fay Winnie T.ightner Lupe Velez* Nancy Torres Edward Sloman Leo Forhstein. Director on* Gene Markey Crane Wilbur Lila Lee , Lotti Under Jeanette Loff Glenn Try Perry Ivins -Otto TTnrhaeh Edwin J. Mayer Helena Hopking Zak Noth Beery Joe E. Brown Helen Wright Warde and A1 Bryan H. B. Warner Evalyn Knapp Edwin PARAMOUNT WRITERS Harry Akst and Grant Clarke TITLE WRITERS Claudia Dell Chas. Butterworth * Indicates player is star. Con Conrad. Sidney Mitchell and T. J. Ahearn Maurice Henline Lois Wilson Irene DelRoy Goettler Ruth Cummings Joseph Farnham Whiting Archie Zoe Akins Grover Jones Jack Duhin and Joe Burke WRITERS Lucile Newmark Louise Closser A1 Doris Anderson Patrick Kearney Hale M. Jerome and Harold Berg Guv Bolton Vincent Lawrence Olsen and Johnson Michael Cleary. Ned Washington and Tom Reed Wm. Houston Branch Herman Mankiewicz CASTING DIRECTOR Martin Brown MUSIC DEPARTMENT Herb Magidson Winifred Reeve Norman Burnstine Jos. L. Mankiewicz Ben Thau Charles Webb Helen Carlisle Marion. Jr. James A. Clark George Robert Crawford, Executive in Charge Charles Logue Matt Taylor Slavns McNutt Denison Clift Wm. H. La Cossitt Bartlett Cormack Edw. Paramore. Jr. RKO STUDIOS Erno Rapee. Director-in-Chief PATHE STUDIOS Lloyd Corrigan Jose Carner-Ribalta Louis Silvers Sidney Mitchell CAMERAMEN Charles Furthmann Wm. N. Robson II 780 GOWER ST. Oscar Hammerstein IlArchie Goettler Daniel N. Rubin CULVER CITY Oliver H.P. Garrett HOllywood 7780 Sigmund Romberg George W. Mayer Hal Mohr Arthur Edeson Viola Brothers Shore EMpire 9141 Gerald Geraghty Jerome Kern Harry Akst Frank Booth Walter Cline Grey Spewack Zane Sam EXECUTIVES Otto Harbach Grant Clark George Robinson Gilbert Warrenton Percy Heath John V. A. Weaver •Toe Eddie EXECUTIVES Burke Warde A1 Jones Jerry Ashe Lajos Zilahy Vice-Pres. in Charge of Production A1 Dnhin A1 Brvnn Executive Vice-President in Charge of William Le Baron M. K. Jerome Lon Pollack Production E. B. Derr CARTOONISTS CONTRACT CAMERAMEN Harold Berg Mort Dixon Personal Representative for Joseph P. Asst, to Mr. Le Baron Pandro Berman Bud Grepq. Walter O’Keefe Kennedy Charles E. Sullivan William Nolan Gerrard Associate Prdueer Louis A. Sareckv Walter Lantz C. Farciot Edouart Henry Sam St.ept Bobby Dolan Studio Sunerintendent Harvey Leavitt Associate Producer Myles Connolly Harry Fischbeck William Rand Joe Young Mitchell Cleary Casting Director Charles Richards Associate Producer Henrv Hobart Harry Warren New Washington Director of Publicity Donn McElwame Associate Producer Bertram Milhauser MUSIC DEPARTMENT Herb Magidson Art Director Carroll Clark TEC-ART STUDIOS Newell Chase Richard A. Whiting Associate Producer William Sistrom Chief Sound Engineer L. E. Clark Harling Leo Robin Frank General Rt.udio Manager G. D. White Musical Director Josiah Zuro Ballard Macdonald BRONSON AND MELROSE L. Wolfe Gilbert Studio Superintendent Major Fairbanks in Charge of Short Dave Dreyer Vice-President Abel Baer Art Supervisor Max Ree METROPOLITAN STUDIOS Subjects John C. Flmn Grand Clarke President ...... Alfred Mannon Sam Caslow Director of Publicity Don Eddy Supervisor of Comedv Stories and Harry Akst Treasurer Assistant Treasurer L. B. Smith 1040 LAS PALMAS AVE. Talent William Woolfenden First Vice-President and Casting Director Rex Bailey Theodore Dickson J. BoyceSmith GR. 3111 Service Manager <* CASTING DIRECTOR Asst. Casting D?rector....Harvev Claremont Chief Designer Gwen Wakeling Vice-President .. Maurice De Mond Fred Datig Production Manager L. G. Ranaome President Charles H. Christie Sylvia Ulbeck Studio Masseuse Studio Manager Scenario Harrison Secretary and Department Betty Roberts Treasurer and General Mnnas-er Chief Film Editor Doane Irving Meiliken FASHION CREATOR Purchasing Agent Richard Wilde .. .Wm, S. Holman Director of Foreign Production D’Agostino Travis Banton Construction Supt Earl McMnrtrie Gpncral Renresentative Phil L. Rvan Emile De Recat Technical Director Albert Chief Electrical Dept. William Johnson Manager Leo Cnhnn/. Dance Directors Genl. Purchasing Agent—.Harry Englander DEPARTMENT Chief Property Dept Sam Comer Auditor H. P. Ratlff George Cunningham-Harold Hecht SOUND Chief Electrician .. Leslie Tracy Albert DeSart, Technical Director of Chief Wardrobe Dept Walter Plunkett Chief Sound Engineer R. S. Clavton Director...J*.....Wilson B. Heller Sound Chief Camera Dept. William Eglinton Assistant Sound Engineer... .A. M Grauirh PLAYERS Publicity Twelvet.rees Chief Scenic Dept Holt Lindsley Art Director „ O. L. Cadwnllader Mary Lewis Fp'pti Assistant Publicity ...Natalie Adelstein William Boyd Robt. Armstrong WARDROBE DEPARTMENT Location Department Herb Hirst Construction Supt Ram F. Wood Auditor Florence Hinkle Frank Richardson (Head) Chief Drapery Department Frank Vert Chief Electrician Wallv Oettel Ann Harding Fred Scott Bannister Properties - J* E. Altwies RCA Photophone Chief Engineer on Chief of Props F. W. Widdowsoo Constance Bennett Harry Gleason DANCE DIRECTOR Coast _-R. H .Townsend Following are the companies renting Eddie Quillan James Scenic and Paints Larry Sorenson David Bennett Silent and Foreign Versions space at t^e st-odinr . W. S. Hepburn DIRECTORS • Draperies Leon D’Useeau Harold Lloyd Corp. FEATURE Paul L. Stein Rollo Lloyd Transportation — O. E. Norstrum SPECIAL EFFECTS DEPT. Head of Miniature Dept Jahraus Caddo Co.. Toe. Don John Robertson Cutters Joe Hayden, Arthur Brooks Oren W. Roberts (Head) Chief Cutting Dept William Hamilton Sono Avt Prod., Tnc. Joseph Santley Mack Alfred Green Chief Engineer RCA ...Ernest Rover© Chief Sound Department Carl Dreber IJovd Hamilton Prod. Russell Tay Garnett Edward H. Griffith Recorder - L. E. Tope STUDIO PUBLICITY DIRECTOR Photo Effects Lloyd Knechtel Christie Film Co.. Tnc. Arch Reeve Fine Arts Pictures. Tnc. COMEDY DIRECTORS STARS AND FEATURED PLAYERS Cliff Broughton Prod. CUTTING DEPARTMENT Monte Carter Wallace Fox Edward Small Prod. Frank Davis CHAPLIN STUDIOS James Wilkinson (Head) (Under Contract) "red Guiol Halperin Prod. lobt. De Lacy ')ebe Daniels Roberta Gale James Croze. Tnc. 1416 N. BREA AVE. tichard Dix Dorothy Lee LA Ttnio+oue Film Prod WRITERS HEmpstead 2141 Ind La Rooque Rita La Roy Robert O. Brnoe Outdoor Laura Hope Crown GarrettFort METRO-GOLDWYN- '.cttv Ccmpson Talking Pictures. Toe. Renee Macready Eugene Walter James Seymour President, Director and Star - Fvelvn Brent Rosrell Productions, Ltd. Carl Hovey Thomas Buckingham MAYER Bert Wheeler Charles Chaplin Irene Dunne Redwing Productions Sada Cowan Jack Cunningham Jack Mulhall Robert Woolsev Renard Hoffman Productions Lynn Riggs Paul Schofield Vice-President and General Manager.... Joel Reeves CULVER CITY Ivan Lebedeff McCrea Dawson Productions Clara Beranger Reeves Eason Alfred Hugh Trevor June Clyde EMpire 9111 Walter De Leon W. C. Tuttle Treasurer ...... Lois O. Runser Sally Blaae Wynne Gibson Clare Kummer John Erskine Chief Cinematographers EXECUTIVES Josephine Lovett Edward Bennett AUTHORS AND WRITERS Rollie Totheroh and Gordon Pollock DARMOUR STUDIOS Paul Gangelin HaroldSchwartz Louis B. Mayer Hunt Stromberg Ralph Murphy James Gruen Photographer Mark Marlatt Wallace Smith Hugh Herbert Irving G. Thalberg Bernard Hyman 5823 SANTA MONTCA BLVD. Ray Rockett Mauri Grashin Director of Publicity and Advertising.... Harry Rapf Laurence Weingarten r ames A. Creelman Beulah Marie Dix HoraceJackson Waldemar Young Carlyle Robinson ’harles HO. 8704 E. J. M annix Paul Bern MacArthur Jane Murfin Thomas Lennon Script Department - Della 8teele Teorge Abbott Vina Delmar President and Supervision B. P. Fineman Albert Lewin Executive Secretary Kathleen Pryor J>en Hecht Samson Raphaelson Larrv Harmout — DIRECTORS L Walter Ruben PnruernTnan James Brown. Jr Communication Consuelo Jackson T*nhlicitv and Advertising L. E. Heifitz PRODUCTIONS Purchasing Agent Joseph Van Meter DIRECTORS 'Jtnrv Dept E V. Durliug TIFFANY Clarence Brown Fred Niblo Property Master Hal Atkins Lionel Barrymore Robert Ober Technical Frank Dexter Luther Reed Herbert Brenon SUNSET BOULEVARD Val Lane Harry Beaumont Harry Pollard Recording O. S. Franklin Laboratory Chief — ^aul Slonne Mel Brown OLympia 2131 Charles Brabin Charles Riesner r’hief Electrical and Sound Neil JacV Assistant - Henry Bergman Wesley Ruggles President - L. A. Youne Jack Conway Hal Roach i^u reb as ins* and Prndnetion....Pe1T Mitchell Ed. Anderson Executive Vice-President....Grant L. Cool Still Department Cecil B. DeMille Arthur Robison Propert.v Department Wsley Morton Frank Testers COMPOSERS—LIBRETTISTS Executive .Phil Goldston Chief Electrician Wm. deMille Wesley Ruggles Direetors 'hief Studio Bogdanoff Comptroller Ira Seide Foreman Carpenter William Sidney Franklin Mai St. Clair Harry Ruby Sidney Clare A! Herman. Lew Foster, Phil Whitman E. Agent Milton Gatzer Casting Director Allan Garcia Jacnues Feyder Victor Seaetrom Bert Kalmar Anne Caldwell Still Department Hnrrv Blanc Purchasing Nick Grinde Edward Sedgwick Oscar Levant Harry Tierney Head Cutter Edgar Scott Director of Publicity Arthur Q. Hagarman PLAYERS George Hill W. S. Van Dyke Harry Ruby RCA Photophone Licensee Hervey Libbert Sammy Lee King Vidor Home Office: Standard Cinema Corpora- \rt Director Harry Myers Lewis Myer Virginia Cberrill Edgar J. McGregor DANCE DIRECTOR 15fi0 Broadwav. York Head of Sound Dept Robert Z. Leonard tion. New Albert Austin Sam Wood Pearl Eaton Marshall Neilan Head of Set Dressing Dept Geo. Sawley 1 — —

PAGE TWELVE Facts9 Echoes From Melody Land CROSS OPENING Song Leaders BRANCH OFFICE LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— S. L. Cross, head of By JACK B. Glen Bucey’s aggregation Another generally quiet week in the music TENNEY at the publishing song sheet sales, so far house bearing his name, The Pom Pom. Glen’s lineup now in- as quan- show goes on. The old was here this week from cludes Ellis David tity is concerned, but marked by Seattle clowns pass into the wings and dis- Bryant, sax; headquarters and named Tommy Balderas and Jean a general shuffling around of best Newton SAN appear, but new ones continually James, S. Kelly general FRANCISCO, May 1.— piano; Leo sellers and the sudden leap into sales manager of A. take their places. The songs of Hagan, trumpet; Bill the P. Manning becomes musical the lead by the Paul concern. yesterday have Alexander, banjo and guitar; Russ Whiteman supervisor on the coast for Pub- been rearranged Immediately after his Harrison, picture number, “It Happened In appoint- lix, beginning and are being sung by new voices trombone, and Glen his duties this week. Monterey.” This ment Kelly got hot on Eddie Pea- to Bucey, drums. number slipped Borris Morros, id charge of that revamped melodies. Boop-a- body, who is featuring * * * into the rearguard of the best ten the two chain’s musical doop is only a late model of a Cross numbers activities, made the Vernon Leftwich last week, but this week nosed out “Rockabye to Sleep appointment. phrase of a few years ago. The is in San Fran- in Dixie” cisco “Springtime in the Rockies” and “Tonight” at the Manning lines of musty melodramas have to cooperate with Carlton for Fox will work out of the first honors this week and secured a tie- Kelsey in arranging the by a very narrow mar- coast headquarters which are lo- been recouched to fit the times. music for up with gin. Here is the the Kress store for a full cated The show goes “Hi There,” opening at Erlanger’s rating: in the Paramount Theatre on—it will always window display and a personal Columbia Theatre. 1. “It Happened In ap- here. go on. Each curtain is but a short Monterey” pearance of Peabody at the nickel Morros is intermission —Feist. expected back this . . . and dime emporium. week 2. from the Northwest where New scenes . . . “Springtime new faces! in the Rockies” Kelly formerly represented he has FIORITO BAND Villa Rob- been looking over the Pub- Where are the favorites of yester- — Moret. bins here. He has his headquarters lix houses, making changes in the year? Where are the 3 “Happy clowns who GALA Days”—Ager, Yellen at his previous Fell street musical OPENING and Bornstein. loca- policies and personnels. made us laugh . . . the singers tion. who 4. “When the touched our hearts . . Little . the SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— Red Roses” heroes and heroines who —-DeSylva, Brown and NEW MUSIC REP moved us Hotel Mark Flopkins, swank Nob Hender- JANIS for the moment to son. RECOVERING dreams come Hill hostelry, had a gala opening 5. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— true? . “Under a Gone . . forever passed last night for Ted Texas Moon” Fiorito and his Remick. Eddy Janis, -who represents Karan Dunn Song Co. has ap- into the mist of memory, never to band, coming the into the hotel for famous Music Corporation pointed Mrs. Beulah Raye Allender return. What of them, these old 6. “Should I?” Robbins. on the an eight week engagement during — coast, representative 7. Stein with offices in Los Angeles, in Seattle. The entertainers, after the grease-paint the absence Song”—Carl Fischer. of Anson Weeks and was rushed from the Karan Dunn Co. has on the press has been removed for the 8., “When I’m Looking train, to the last his orchestra, who are at At “Angelita” the Hotel You” St. Francis Hospital in San and “From the Be- time? Roosevelt, New —Robbins. Fran- York. Both are cisco last week for a hurried hind the Clouds.” One tried to come back, pitifully. Music 9. “I Never Dreamt” ap- Corporation of America — Santly penditicitis operation. . . . Years ago she thrilled from the bands. Bros. Eddy’s wife, Rene, made a hurried wings to thunderous 10. “Sing, trip to San M. C. A. SIGNS CRAIG applause and The Fiorito group, coming You Sinners”—Fam- rrancisco graciously from to be with him. He’s she took encore after Edge water Beach, ous. Chicago, fea- reported well on the way Francis Craig and his encore. Then she was young, vi- tures closel to re- Orchestra, Dusty Roades, comedian, y behind are: covery. featured vacious, and she 1 he at the Andrew Jackson could sing. That playing him up big. Moon Is Low,” ^Cryin* For was Fiorito, Vic- Hotel, Nashville, Tenn., has been yesterday. Adversity, poverty tor recording the Carolines,” “I’ll Sing artist, is the writer You All signed up exclusively and age that is My by the M. today. . . Love BERNIE — . She of Songs” and Laugh, Clown, Laugh,” “King “Woman in ROUTE PLAN C. A. had a bad spot. She followed the Shoe.” FoJ a Day” and “I’m Sorry, youth in an „ abbreviated costume Sally. Recordings Despite a number of reports to a young girl the with a baby face and T H Happened In Monterey” contrary, the current western RUDOLPH N. an irritating voice. All tour pi She finished — recordings. the Ben Bernie Band is her song SONG OFFICE being to a pained ripple of ap- OPENING Z C° tta 8e For Sale”— handled exclusively by the * Vic- SCHRAEGER plause, followed by strange silence. AT WARNERS BUILDING tor (Callee). Music Corporation of America. " After PREMIER ORGANIST The spotlight onlv revealed the 3 Stein Song” — Victor completing engagements here, (Val- Chinese Theatre, Hollywood ravages of years DeSylva, Brown lee ) including one at that lurked be- , and Henderson the Montmarte, neath join the Hollywood INDEFINITE the rouge; threw into bold new “Tin Pan Alley” in 4 “The Moon Is Low”— Cafe, starting this the Co relief the pitiful figure of an old Warner Brothers Hollywood lumbia (Ukulele Ike). week, Bernie will play east on a Theatre route woman. . . . to be The last curtain for building. Benny Berman, 5 “Sunny Side of the Street”- arranged by the M. her. . Los C. A. . . Angeles representative for the Columbia (Ted Lewis). organization. The past three 6. N. V. A. does not forget, years, will be located in “Sing, You Sinners” WM. (Billy) KNOX new — Vic though the public responds to new offices, in Hollywood by the tor. BANDSTERS VISIT faces and end of this 7. SOLO the . week, ORGANIST favorites of the mo- moving from “Ten Cents a Dance”—Vic- present ment. quarters in the Majestic tor. Roy Mack’s Desertland Trouba- Iheatre Fox Oakland There is always hope building on Broadway 8 - “Happy Days” dours, a ten-piece band from Theatre while . — All record- the we remember. Witmark and Harms already have ings. Elks Plaza Ballroom, Miami, Ari- Hollywood 9. “11 offices in the Warner :30 Saturday Night zona, is enjoying a brief vacation building. Brunswick in Los The dance halls at Long Beach, (Burtnett). Angeles and Hollywood . 1°. this week. m order to build up business, have “Thank You, Father They play three nights Columbia. a week in the adopted a novel method that prom- MAYNARD BAIRD SIGNED ballroom and fill ises the rest of the week to work out contrary to the SAN FRANCISCO at the small surrounding jay plans Maynard After towns. and desires of the various Baird and his Orches- several weeks of hovering managements. tra, featured near the Three of the ball- for the past year at fist, “Sing, You Sinners” rooms are staging the Andrew Jackson raC mt VICTOR RECORD Free Dance Hotel, Knox- ° ?’- e first ten CLUB - jumping I3K0WLK fn- a nights. Each ballroom ville, Tenn., is now being managed t0L Position. _ devotes the , “Stein Song” best by the Music and The Victor Record night of the nearest competi- Corporation of Amer- Springtime in the Rockies” people have MASTER-OF-CEREMONIES tive ica. Baird and still just inaugurated a ballroom to free dancing. The his Orchestra will were first and second. Here “Record-of-the- Silver be featured on are Month” club, through Spray, Bennet’s and the prominent spots the first ten: which the of the M. C. record chosen by a FOX EL CAPITAN Tourist ballrooms are the three A. circuit in the north L “Stein Song” Radio committee as during — Music the best emporiums of dance now engaged the summer season, return- Co production for the coming in this ing to the Andrew Jackson month is sent to members in SAN FRANCISCO unusual racket. At the Hotel “Springtime in the Rockies” ad- in the fall. ^ vance of release date. present it is rumored that other — Villa Moret. places 3. may adopt the idea. The Sing, You Sinners” Fam- customers, ARCHER WITH ous. — TAIT’S BIZ needless to say, are get- HARMS SPURTS ting quite a 4. “Happy wallop out of it and Days” — Ager, Yel- are Jack Archer, who recently re- len SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— “A LITTLE _ and arranging their dancing to fol- Bornstein. SMILE” low the signed as S. F. representative for S With Jack Coakley and his or- Words free nights. If - “Danger In and Music by the ball- r., . Your Eyes Witmark and Sons, is in town y ' chestra and Henry Warner, rooms get around to the point and Chene”—Berlin. vocal GEO. B. L. BRAUN where is now connected with the soloist, as the drawing cards, six consecutive free nights Harms S ow busi- (A Fox Trot Sensation) office, ”-Robbins. ness, may which is in charge of Art 7.7 J ,f has taken a nice spurt be the thing, the dance ad- With You”—Berlin. for Mehlinger. Tait s-at-the-Beach, CONCORD PUBLISHING CO. dicts of Long Beach will 6 IS the class night soon re- Night” Rob- 1179 Market St. fuse bins. — spot on the Great Highway. San Francisco to pay for the privilege at any time. LIBRARIAN IS DAD ! c * * * Lo,i"3fiU »« Zebe Mann, librarian with 10. Bennett’s Crystal Roof at Long the “Cottage For Sale” _ Loew’s State Orchestra Sylva, — De Beach is evidently suffering acutely here, is the Brown and Henderson. from proud dad of a nine-and-one-half- WILL bad biz. PRIOR James Fye, with a Heoonfings pound baby boy. • seven-piece nonunion orchestra, has 1 “c* S ° ng “ Rudy Vallee, CONDUCTOR just opened there. Victor. NEW STATE THEATRE, * * * SMITH IN HOSPITAL 2- SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA “With You”—All. The A. B. W. Club, Mexicali, is 3. “Danger In Td Smith, business Your Eyes”— sporting . representa- a heavy floor show featur- rry Rlchman, ing tive of the local musicians’ union a „ Brunswick. Mae Atwood and her Holly- 4. Moon Is wood was forced to enter the Angeles Low”—All. Revue. . De Lara and Lolita, the ”- Hospital ' this week for a Nie U : famous Apache team, are the several weeks’ rest, the result of starred specialty. Cora Walsh, over 6. the work. ‘‘Should I?”—All. singing accordion “ HENKEL player, is being Sprinfrtime in Rockies” well received with her blues num- —All bers. BRENON RETURNING MUSICAL .8. “Happy PRESENTATION Days”—Johnny Mar- * * * vin, Victor. CONDUCTOR and Herbert Brenon is on his way DIRECTOR Tommy Thomas, trumpet, is tak- 9. home from Europe after ten “Where t h e Little ing a five-piece orchestra weeks Roses Red to Pres- of story-hunting. Grow”—All. cott, Arizona, for He bought a CIVIC THEATRE the summer. Danish play Tt pened * * while in Copenhagen, in Monte- * which may reyrev”'—Paulp , ^ be produced as his Whiteman, Columbia. Auckland, New Zealand Steve White, saxist, has joined next Radio Picture. Pit Orchestra of 30 - : - Stage TEAM ARRIVES HERE Band of 20 Blair and Thornton, who recent- ly completed a Publix tour, arrived here and may open for Fanchon George Olsen and Marco. 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in And the end, it is the latter Crosland has handled it in oper with his bass voice of power and the subject. woman’s hatred that turns the ta- etta style, managing to make the depth, and pulled EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: bles on spontaneous ap- FILM REVIEWS the villainous Beery and This should draw the regular Mur- action • results in the lover’s seem somewhat realistic, plause, for his solo number on a final happy ray-Sidney clientele. Those that clinch. yet recognizing that it’s still op- showmanly handled low note at like the team should be pleased (Continued from Page 4) eretta and not straight drama. the finish. Otherwise, he contrib- The story is told against a beau- with it. the ways of the show business, this _ But because of the shifting, utes a typically Beery performance, tiful background designed most ef- PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: revue is for the public, a well- kaleidescopic nature of the somewhat toned down and re- fectively for the technicolor pho- story, Proper cutting should improve this turned-out piece of work, very it would have been well to cut strained from any over-mugging. tography, opening on a beautiful one. It’s a “cute” subject, at that. elaborately produced with plenty down a bit on the scene of the great square in Pet- action, partic- Alice Gentle sang very nicely CASTING DIRECTORS’ of exploitation value on its heavy ularly towards the climax, which and held up a rograd, where the girl first sings role that was not VIEWPOINT: Murray and Sid- cast, opulent production and, of should have built to a smash drama of the best in excellent fashion, the “.” ney do theif usual stuff, and fall course, capitalization on the White- finish, with the singing concen- maintaining a naturalness that Hard-riding cossacks scatter the into their parts with ease. Mona man draw, with John Boles, Laura trated in the final scene. glossed over numerous artificiali- mob and Beery and the girl escape, Rica is well cast as the Mexican La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Glen Try- ties in the character handed her. the scene shifting to a cafe of the EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: sweetheart. on, Merna Kennedy, for support at This Bert Roach handled his comedy aristocracy, where the prince sings picture must sell on its beau- Stuart. the boxoffice. tiful bit well, though there wasn’t a of loyalty to his throne. color, its music and romantic PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: appeal, with Noah Beery the best great deal to be handled and the _Sparing the auditor another rep- U BUYS NOVEL RIGHT John Murray Anderson is evident- known in the cast. Only comedy balance of the cast was adequate etition of the revolutionists sacking ly responsible for the elaborateness is sketched in by Bert Roach as a in minor bits. BEFORE PUBLICATION the palaces of the rich, etc., etc., of the effects in this revue, his semi-nitwit aristocrat officer. It’s flame is shown sweeping across hand being readily discernible in limited to that sort of appeal, John Wray, who played the part the map of Russia and the scene ‘IN OLD MAZUMA’ the moving novelties, massive finale though quite on a par with other of Himmelstoss in “All Quiet on shifts to a border village, where UNIVERSAL SHORT SUB- effects other familiar Ander- film operettas and better than the Western Front,” and took the and the girl, terror stricken and re- JECT than this some. It needs one big punch, title role in “Czar of Broadway,” son tricks. Other mas- morseful over the fury of hate (Previewed April 29) of impression, the produc- such as Tib'bett’s voice, to put it has signed a long-term contract siveness her song has unloosed, has re- Cutting should speed this one in the “best” classification. with Corpora- tion leaves no notable ideas in the turned to escape the bloody scenes up. Aside from the Charley Mur- tion. His first picture under his memory, nor are its songs, with of Czarist downfall. PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: ray and George Sidney name draw new contract will be “Saint John- the exception of “Monterey,” of There’s a lesson in handling tech- there is little to it. It is festival time and the prince recommend the type to catch on as heavy fa- nicolor in this production, but oth- The burlesques son,” written by W. R. Burnett, with his cossacks comes to the comedy “In vorites. Designing of sets and erwise, it’s just a nicely done op- the screen rights of which have , village, where his family had ruled Old Arizona,” and follows the costumes for the all-color photog- eretta, with no striking new note original been purchased by Universal for for generations, as yet untouched story closely. Sidney, as raphy resulted in a very satisfac- in treatment. Crosland has han- the all-talking and foreign versions. by the revolution. He and the “Crisco Kid,” plays the Mexi- tory handling of this item. dled his large groups so as to dis- can The story, a theme of the West, girl fall in love, then the Reds bandit. This, contrasted with tinctly avoid any resemblance will be published as a novel in CASTING DIRECTORS’ come, led by Beery. to his Yiddish hokum, is good for similar sequences October. This is the first time VIEWPOINT: With the excep- in other recent some laughs. Murray plays the Beery demands that the girl sing operettas screen rights and super productions. army sergeant who is seeking to were ever purchased tion of John Boles, the rest of the her song to inspire the peasants to Story is, so far in of course, like other arrest Sidney, and he does it in his advance of publication. cast was not permitted, because of turn against the prince and she operetta yarns, pretty trite stuff, usual style. Mona Rica makes an the fast continuity of the produc- consents to save her lover. Roused but has been handled here for attractive fem lead. GEARY’S tion and the predominance of en- by liquor and Red exhortations, FIRST TALKER generally good results. On the night reviewed, which sembles, to make definite outstand- the mob advances on the castle was directly after the ing impressions, though perform- singing the “flame song.” CASTING DIRECTORS’ first cutting, SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.— ances throughout were up to snuff. VIEWPOINT: Bernice Claire the picture dragged considerably. Late in May Tiffany-Stahl will The prince gets his free passage has Boles had two fine numbers, and a fine vocal ability combined Murray and Sidney are together roadshow its premier production, outside Russia, but the girl is or- with youthful beauty and acting in but two scenes in the picture, “Journey’s End,” into the Geary, handled them neatly. dered to prison, when she turns charm, which in And effective work was done this production, which affords them scant oppor- which legit theatre housed the on Beery. puts her where the material permitted by to the front as a valuable tunity to exchange patter. How- stage production when it was here Later in Petrograd, Beery has player for the musical productions ever, the balance of the large cast, which when Murray talks to Sidney not so long ago. “Journey’s End” had the girl brought to his head- as one who, exploited in and fails included: Jeanette Loff, Laura La- a prop- to recognize him as the will be the Geary’s first talkie. quarters, where he asks her to erly contrived Plante, Glenn Tryon, Merna Ken- series of vehicles, bandit, it’s good jor a chuckle. flee with him to Paris with a for- could be built to high nedy, Kathryn Crawford, Otis a place Scenes of Mona Rica with Mur- NEW NAME CHANGE tune in jewels and gold. amongst feminine players. ray Harlan, Slim Summerville, Stanley and Sidney fail to take advan- The dance pavilion at Balboa The other woman discovers and Alexander Gray is adequate both tage of all laugh Smith, Billy Kent, Grace Hayes, possibilities. But, Beach, which will be in charge of meets the prince, who has returned from the thespic and vocal stand- considering that the scenes are The Sisters G, Rhythm Boys, Brox not Bill Meiklejohn when it opens May to search for the girl. Beery points, is but does not stand out over overly crowded with clever gags, 30, will be known as the Casino Sisters, George Chiles, Jacques trapped, sentenced to be shot, and the rest of the field of singing leads absence of guffffaws is not Cartier, A1 Norman, Frank Leslie, the Gardens. In addition to the reg- the lovers are reunited. in remarkably impressive fashion. fault of the principals. ular dance orchestra there will be Jeanie Lang, Paul Howard, Ma- It’s a typical operetta plot and Noah Beery comes into his own Nat Ross directed and produced a girlie rian Statler, Don Rose, Tom At- revue. kins Sextette, Nell O’Day, Wilbur Hall, John Fulton, Russell Market Dancers, and the Hollywood DPE5 5 YOUR THEATRE OR YOUR ACT WITH THE Beauties. FINEST AND MOST ARTISTIC “SONG OF THE FLAME” WARNER BROS. ALL-COLOR (Reviewed atWarner Bros. Holly ENERY» wood Theatre) DRAPERIES “The Song of the Flame” is a DESIGNED MADE UP AND PAINTED BY THE LARGEST AND MOST meritorious operetta. It has an EFFICIENT STAFF OF SCENIC ARTISTS, elaborate and beautiful all-color DESIGNERS AND DRAPEDY EXPERTS IN production, fine music by George AMERICAS LARGEST AND MOST BEAVTIFV/L STUDIOS Gershwin and Herbert Stothart, a uniformly good cast, with bright flashes, of fine acting and singing, intelligent Los and and skillful direc- Angeles Scenic Stvdios tion by Alan Crosland. Inc. AFFILIATED WITtl OlA5.f THOMPSON SCENIC CQ But it has one outstanding fault, noticeable about the beginning of III the last reel. It’s too long. trr 1215 BATES AVE. On this point, the picture bears -: AT FOUNTAIN A/E. NEAR SUNSET BLVt\ the brunt of a public surfeit with the singing type of show. With- ;;:t ii i ip— Hollywood out detracting at all from the merit of this production, it would Tione OLympia.2914 probably draw a better audience I reaction if it were about a reel A shorter and ended exactly at the & ^ plot climax. Vnic^ue It is the operetta story of Red DROP CURTAINS ErrECTS "-'settings ^tiic modern stage revolution in Russia and a girl’s PICTURE SCREENS flaming song that swept aside an age-old aristocracy and nearly PROLOGUES UNUSUAL FABRICS L DRAPERIES NOISELESS broke her own heart. Bernice Claire is the girl and CINEMAS STAGE- TAPE5TRIE5 -WALL HANGINGS CURTAIN TRAVELER5 Alexander Gray is the Russian CYCLORAMAS OPERATED BY prince, her love. Noah who wins REMOTE CONTROL Beery as a revolutionist who wins ASBESTOS CURTAINS MURAL DECORATIONS! his way to a high place in the new republic but is finally a vic- tim of the gold lust, and Alice ¥ Gentile, as his mistress and aide, provide the menace. PAGE FOURTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930

RKO THEATRE Lady Yukona Cameron, whose Ju- of the three boys on the canvas; How,” with some interpolated solo danced, then the line moved noesque LOS ANGELES beauty and proportions not then the screen up and the boys steps, and the man tried some nut into a toe ballet and exited. only dress the act but provide the (Reviewed April 24) came forward in a taps number stuff and an A1 Trahan stunt with Reeves and Len then appeared, muscular power necessary for her that went well with the audience. piano, finally going into a dance. This is about the best balanced stepping around in one big pair man-mauling scenes. Her voice, Two of the boys then offered a He was O. K. except for the hoke. four-act vaude bill seen at this of pants, giving way to Jones and also, is adequate for the song bits. bathtub comedy dance to a good Registered a house in many weeks. Opened for pair of bows. Hull, knockabout aero hoofers The act is substantially the same, reception, then all three in a mili- with Tinova and Baikoff in a The next act was billed as “The who mixed chatter with their steps, A1 coming on with his bundle of tary taps routine that went to a tastefully dressed dance act billed Wallaces,” an adagio group of two garnering many laughs with their tattered music to play accompani- very strong finish, encoring and "A Symphony of Dances.” First, girls and three boys, opening with nut stuff. ments for his prima donna, then retiring again with another big a waltz-adagio against a silver the girls leaping from a Zeppelin. The girls appeared again, with going into broad burlesque and the hand. birch woodland drop; then Fred It was a body-throwing act en- Ruth Forster vocalizing while the rough stuff. His gags are sure- Dana Warrene, dancing xylo- Martin, comedy aero feature tirely, moving rapidly, and staged ensemble went through a routine fire and certainly panicked this phoniste, appeared in the second dancer, singling, in an inebriate in a manner different from the with candy walking sticks that audience. groove and scored at once with song and dance. Then the team usual adagio fare. It sold for two registered very nicely, Jones and The bill closed with the her fresh, girlish charm. She in a Spanish dance against an il- Six bows. Hull topping it off with some ec- Galeno's, correctly billed opened with an overture number, luminated flower drop, followed by as acro- Emerson and Baldwin held centric dancing. batic wonders, in a body tossing then went into “Moonlight and Martin burlesquing the number. next-to-closing with a nut juggling Georgie Stoll next introduced _ ' act that registered heavy Roses,” with variations, which went An elaborately staged Egyptian with act, burlesquing card and coin Frankie Richardson, hard working every trick. It was a big big, the crowd liking the smooth number, spotted Tinova, then both pay-off tricks, floating lady stunt and some go-gettem tenor, who offered to a very good bill. way she handled her sticks. Next men on, Martin burlesquing, then Indian club throwing, with a line “Sunnyside Up” for a big score, she offered her own arrangement the duo to a straight adagio for a Preceding the acts, Billy Small of chatter thrown in. This turn then sang “I’m Happy” and of “Neapolitan Nights,” jazzing it full flash finish. Smooth produc- lead the RKOlians, assisted by took the crowd’s fancy for three “Mona,” encoring with “I’m In and dancing while playing, and to tion, finished technique, colorful Organist Eddie Eben, in the num- bows. the Market For You.” After that the demands for an encore re- and very well received. ber “Woman In the Shoe.” he plugged the BBB Cellar and sponded with “Happy Days” for a Bert Nelson and his lion, Prin- Deuce spot Screen offering sang “Saint Louis Blues,” in which was filled by Irene was the RKO big pay-off. cess Pat, closed with the same Chesleigh and Ruth “Loves Comes Along,” Dave Franklin figured at the piano, Gibbs in an with Bebe Beck and Egan followed. The routine as his former Orpheum exchange of wisecracks entitled Daniels. Business was good. act, opening with some old film collecting three bows and could girl member of this team is the ‘‘When Cat Meets Cat.” have taken more. This bru- Yeates. personality end, possessing looks, shots of himself and lion and then nette and blonde team delivered going into The Idea opened up again, pre- pep and song-selling ability. She a romp with the lion every line with telling effect herself senting the girls in new pink and MILLION DOLLAR opened with the number “Got A in a cage, bringing on a and garnered bushels of guffaws, red costumes, scor- LOS ANGELES Great Big Date,” then the male cub for his bow. Ruth Forster vocal- ing also with a duet on Business izing on “If I’m “Alimony (Reviewed April 25) partner came on with some chat- was good. Screen of- Dreaming,” the Blues.” bill fering was ballet group giving more toe and This opened with a hoofing ter and gags, then went to Paramount’s “Sarah A1 Trahan, headlining, and kick work, forward took act, “The Blue Blazes.” First a guitar number, which was Son,” with Ruth Chatterton. coming while heavy honors in the next a drop descended to clos- number a silhouette, routined be- better. The girl sang “I Can’t Yeates. for a few mo- ing spot with his “Curtain Speech” ments, going up again- to reveal a hind a white screen with rear il- Believe That You’re In Love laugh riot. He has a new foil in big round candy box, the lid of lumination throwing the shadows With Me” and “My Baby Knows O’ ‘BOX CANDY’ IDEA which was hauled away, bringing LOEW’S STATE with it eight girls suspended by (Reviewed April 24) head straps. This was drummed Band in the pit, Jones and Hull up for the finale. News Notes of 1 on for a bit of hoke with one of the The ballet group was about the candy girls before the curtain, niftiest choice of uniformly built then curtain up on a flash candy youngsters seen in some time. Dance Studios tableau which brought oh’s and Screen feature was Fox “High ah’s from the audience. Girls in Society Blues,” with Janet Gaynor pink satin costumes, paraded and and Charles Farrell. During the next year notable TEACHES TAPPING With ground breaking ceremon- piled candy boxes while one girl Yeates. but not radical improvements may Bud Murray, principal of the ies held this week for their new be expected in the recording of all- Bud Murray School for Stage, an- Huntington Park house, plans for talking pictures, according to Carl nounces that on June 15 he will 30 houses on the coast are being Dreher, head of Radio Pictures’ worked out and will be PATRICK and start summer classes in the Bud announced MARSH sound department. (AGENOT) Murray School at Ocean Park, on shortly by Warner Bros., it was Among the prospective improve- the beach front, with open air learned definitely this week. Six VAUDEVILLE—ORCHESTRAS ments is a. tendency to move the classes for children only. Children of the new houses will be located microphone as far from players will be permitted to take their tap as in and around Los Angeles. Sev- WANTED! possible, dancing in bathing-suits. Classes thus giving them eral Warner projects, including the ACTS SUITABLE will be held on Wednesdays and FOR PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTATION more leeway for dramatic effects. $2,500,000 Oakland house seating AND Saturdays, the Wednesday classes CLUBS Better microphones will keep pace 3,500, are at present under way, under Gladys Murray’s direction, and work is to start next week WHITE—WIEE—CALL with the rapidly approaching wide and the Saturday class by Bud on the Beverly Hills and San 607-8 Majestic Theatre Bldg., 845 South Broadway, Los Angeles film and natural color process, ac- Murray. The courses will be held Pedro hocses, each to cost Phone cording to Dreher. around TUcker 2140 during the months of July and $500,000. M H August, with special rates prevail- ing for these two summer months. HIGHER AND HIGHER Ages of children, 4 years to 12. and 12 to 17 in the older children’s With “Hell’s Angels” definitely classes. set .to go into the Chinese here * * * Walter for its Trask .world premiere, it’s reported Lon Murray, director of the Lon that Sid Grauman is planning to WANTS E Murray School for Stage Dancing STANDARD ACTS and ENTERTAINERS for raise the usual $5 opening splurge THEATRES, CLUBS, and Dramatics, has organized a LODGES and SMAROFF-TRASK ante to ten buck? for the air epic’s class in PRESENTATIONS George Holland is negotiating all styles of tap and off- opening. for another theatre to house “June rhythm work for prize fighters and WALTER TRASK THEATRICAL AGENCY Moon,” comedy success by Ring all around athletes. Two very well- REAY LEAVES U 1102 Commercial Exchange Bldg. Lardner and George S. Kaufman, known Hollywood fighters have al- following his three weeks’ ready registered. 416 West Eighth Street Los Angeles booking New dramatic Neville Reay has resigned as as- arrangement at the courses start Telephone TUcker 1686 Belasco which next week at the sistant publicity director at the terminates May 10. school under personal direction of Universal studio. Several theatres will be available Lon Murray and Edward Helms, beginning the week of May 11, head of the Dramatic Department. Studio and Holland expects to be lined up * * * of Stage Dancing in Holly- wood are now engaged at before the end of the week. Pupils of the Wills-Cunningham Warner Bros., First National, M-G-M, R- Ackerman & Harris K-O and Tec-Art Studios, accord- EXECUTIVE OFFICES ing to Walter S. Wills, executive WILLS-CUNNINGHAM head of the school. THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. STUDIO OF DANCING Several of the motion picture 7016 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD GLADSTONE 9502 studios have taken over the entire Ella Herbert Weston, Booking Manager PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS units both in musical comedy and Students ballet work from the Wills-Cun- of the Wills Dancing School are now engaged at ningham school. In his courses, RKO, Warner Bros, and First National Studios, Market, Grant and O’Farreli Sts. SAN FRANCISCO and in the Wills specializes George Olsen’s Plantation Revue in training com- plete units so that the motion pic- LOS ANGELES—20 Film Exchange Bldg. ture director is able to produce Washington and Vermont — Telephone: BEacon 7*66 an entire ensemble with but very WANTED—Acts Suitable for Vaudeville, Picture House few changes. He not only trains Presentations, Clubs and Talkies ensembles, but also specializes in individual, double and small group THEATRICAL numbers. AL WAGER AGENCY A number of the Wills-Cunning- ham students are (Artist** Representative) also engaged in the big rqvue at George 221 Loew’g State Bldg. Phone VAndike 3619 Log Angeles, Olsen’s Calif. Plantation. * * * The advent of talking pictures is LYNN YOST opening up new possibilities in acrobatic dancing for men, accord- Meiklejohn ing to Earle Wallace. Artists Wallace states Manager Bros. that at the pres- ASSOCIATED ent time he has several groups of VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS young men studying acrobatic Fourth Floor, Spreckels Bldg. dancing. Included in these are six Telephone GRanite 8410 men all under contract with Met- Phones: 714 So. Hill St ro-Goldwyn-Mayer who are spe- TRinity 2217, TRinity 2218 LOS ANGELES cializing in tap dancing and acro- batic dancing. They are receiving VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURE HOUSE their instruction from Sam Mintz, Address: 522 Taft Building ENGAGEMENTS AVAILABLE acrobatic instructor at the Earle FOR STANDARD ACTS Wallace Studios of Stage and Corner Hollywood Blvd. and Vine St. Dancing. Mintz is taking them from tap dancing into tumbling.

Artists and Acts Register For 206 Majestic Theatre B uilding .Theatrical Bookings, Orchestras and ' 845 South Broadway Club Entertainment IRA F. GAY AGENCY FA 3421 Los Angeles 1

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIFTEEN

Laugh honors of the bill go to Sully and Thomas, a young JOHN MURIEL chap and a pretty girl who talk and fool around and dance a bit, all to the great amusement of the audience. They scored a big hit Wednesday. —S. F. News.

Combining the dangerous abandon of Olsen and Johnson SULLY and THOMAS with something of Ken Murray’s waggery and throwing in some brand new ideas of his own a young man named John Sully fairly well captures the house. He is a violent dancer, BOOKED SOLID R-K-0 CIRCUIT an unabashed jester, and proprietor of a wardrobe erratic to say the least. He is assisted by a cute blonde, Muriel Thomas, in a fast and funny skit. Direction JACK CURTIS —S. F. Chronicle.

CANADIAN BAND WILL Fanchon and Marco GET PITTSBURGH JOB Jack Denny and his Orchestra, featured for the past three years (Continued from Page 5) AT EASTERN SHEET , Route List of “Ideas” at the exclusive Mount Royal Ho- evoking spontaneous applause at curtain tel, Montreal, Canada, is one of the rise. Frederick Robinson A new flare-up between the Al- gets credit for the sets, construc- _ latest nationally known organiza- lied States, exhibitors’ body, and Following is the Fanchon and ST. LOUIS, MO. (2) tion by Benz. George the Hays organization has fol- Ideas route schedule, with the opening Fox Theatre tions to sign up with Music Cor- Orchestra was under the direc- dates, all of the current month, in pa- “Trees” Idea lowed publication of wise-cracking poration of America. renthesis besides the name of the town: Naynons Birds Mavis and Ted tion of Leo Flanders, and the comments in eastern trade papers Terrell & Hanley Esther Campbell Denny will close his present en- whole production was staged un- PASADENA (1) on the activities of an independent Colorado Theatre Ohristal Levine and Ted Reicard der the gagement approximately the first of personal supervision of exhibitor group in promoting a re- “Smiles” Idea CHICAGO, ILL. (2) Lillian Albertson. A brilliant first vival of “Ten Nights in a Bar- Three Slate Brothers Frank Hamilton Coston Theatre the month and will play a few of Walter Bradbury Dorothy Neville “Peasant” Idea night audience filled the theatre to room,” and Abram F. Myers, the eastern college dates before go- Acrobatic Lineup of Girls Diehl Sisters General Ed Lavine capacity and demonstrated a keen president and general counsel of LOS ANGELES (1) Johnson & Duker June Worth ing to the William Penn Hotel, enthusiasm throughout. the Allied States Association has Loew’s State Belcher Dancers “City Service” Idea Pittsburgh, where he is booked Yeates. sent out a mimeographed resume MILWAUKEE, WIS. (2) Shapiro and O’Malley Laddie LaMonte of the attacks with some com- Wisconsin Theatre for the summer season and where DeQuincy and Stanley Seb Meza “Manila Bound” Idea ments of his he will open up the Urban Room own. Eddie Mack’s Dancers Lloyd and Brice Romero Family ‘LOVE ’EM AND LEAVE for the season. While in Pitts- “During the last few weeks,” SAN DIEGO (1) Stella Royal Samuel Lopez ’EM’ Fox Theatre burgh, Denny will broadcast from the statement says in part, “there DETROIT, MICH. (2) “Box of Candy” Idea station KDKA. EL CAPITAN has been a series of assaults on Tones and Hull Masters and Grayee Fox Theatre “Desert” Idea this association, its officers and Reeves and Lon Sunkist Beauties HOLLYWOOD Ed and Morton Beck Muriel Stryker HOLLYWOOD (1) members, in various trade papers Cropley and Violet Carla Torney Girls (Reviewed April 27) that Egyptian Theatre were so obviously inspired “Goodfellows” Idea Artistic Scenic Advertising This presents the Duffy Players by BUFFALO, N. Y. (3) the Hays office that we are re- Lucille Page Bud Averill Helen Burke Lafayette Theatre Curtains in a revival of the George Abbott luctantly forced to conclude that 18 Good Fellows “International” Idea By Far the Best in America and John Weaver story which, in- Mr, Hays does not want peace in LONG BEACH (2-4) Markell & Faun Federico Flores Pox West Coast Mignon Laird Billy Carr stead of lapsing into a sermon as the industry, at least so far as the Theatre CURTAIN PRIVILEGES “Milky Way” Idea Osaka Boys it might easily have done, presents exhibitors are concerned. BOUGHT FOR CASH Yernon Stiles Noree Stone and Lee WORCESTER. MASS. (3) a slice of life as lived by store “This is not the first time that Bert Faye Steve Moroni Palace Theatre OR SCENERY clerks and a gentle satire on ama- business arrangements made by FRESNO (1-3) “Ivory” Idea Wilson Theatre teur theatricals and department this association have been tam- Four High Hatters Hy Meyer Chas. F. Thompson “Bells and Belles” Idea Will Aubrey store organization pered with. Betty Lou Webb pep-up meth- There was a very se- Eddie Hill Eva Thornton Peggy Carse ods. It takes characters as they rious effort on the part of the Dunbar’s Bell Ringers Tommy Harris SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (3) Scenic Co. Frances, Ted and Byron Loretta are found under the present eco- same persons to break down the Palace Theatre SAN JOSE, OALIT. (4-7) “Hot Dominoes” Idea 1215 Bates Avenue nomic system, and leaves franchise plan worked out with them California Theatre Les Klicks Paul Mall Phone OLympia 2914 again not much changed, which is RKO and Tiffany for the benefit “Bells and Belles” Idea Hart, Whitestone, Polly Eddie Hill Eva Thornton Hollywood, Calif. the chief argument in its favor. of the exhibitors of the United Dunbar’s Bell Ringers Tommy Harris HARTFORD, CONN. States. (3) Human nature has not changed in The facts in reference to Frances, Ted and Byron Loretta Capitol Theatre thousands of years, and it will this attempt are a matter of rec- SAN FRANCISCO (2) “Uniforms” Idea Fox Theatre Armand Perez Ruth Hamilton take more than the efforts of ord in this office. & “Miniatures” Idea Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore “This association in its relations preacher-playwrights to change it Featuring Singer’s Midgets Joy Brothers Hunter and Percival in the next several thousand. with other branches of the indus- The featured try,” the statement concludes, “is player in this pro- THE INTERNATIONAL UNIQUE COMIC EDDIE KAY duction is Isabel Withers in the proceeding in utmost good faith in part of the elder sister who tries the hope that through the 5-5-5 Conferences CHAZ CHASE Extemporaneous to mother the destinies of a young- a constructive task can er and more physically attractive be accomplished. Our repre- sentatives have cheerfully Master of Ceremonies sister. It is a part more or less assumed OAKLAND (2) BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (S) sure-fire for the burden incident to the work, Fox Theatre Palace Theatre an actress of ability 4 but do not Gyp Gyp Gypsy’ * Idea 4 and experience, as Miss Withers propose that their ca- ‘Let’s Pretend” Idea Chaz Chase George Prise Tillyou & Rogers Florence Forman is. From pacity to represent their members the standpoint of crea- Frank Evers and Greta Jose Gonzales Cheney Jimmy Hadreas in these all-important meetings Ed tive character drawing, the work Jack Vlaskin and Nita Lorraine George Green Rita Lane The Tavern shall be undermined Jeanne Alexandria of Emily in by those who Lowry the role of the CONN. (4-6) apparently resent their presence SALEM, ORE. (3-4) WATERBURY, Salt Lake City, Utah younger sister was noticeably Palace Theatre, there.” Elsinore Theatre worthwhile. She overlooked no “Changes” Idea “Black and Gold” Idea chances, and gave a performance Doc Baker and Eva Mandell Four Kemmys Arnold Grazer Howdy, Gang! Having a great With Muriel at once lucid and Gardner Maxine Hamilton Lee Wilmot convincing. Art Hadley Dave Le Winter time here. Meeting plenty of Kenneth Daigneau, as the beau 12 Broadwav Venuses , N. Y. (2) friends who frequented Coffee Fox Theatre of the elder sister, taken from her PORTLAND (1) Dan’s in L. A. during my 14 “Jazz Temple” Idea by the younger but returned, weeks’ engagement there. Don’t like “Coral” Idea Wally Jackson Sylvia Doree the bread upon the waters—and Maurice & Vincent Frank Due Van De Velde Troupe Gus Elnore forget to see me at The Tavern. m the same soggy condition—after The Royal Samoans' La Petite Marie Nora Schiller many days, contributed TER! SEATTLE, WASH. (2) work of Fifth Avenue Theatre PHILADELPHIA, PA. (2) the efficient order that has marked “Broadway Venuses” Idea Fox Theatre his career with Duffy for several Mel Klee and 16 New York Beauty “In Green” Idea The Fox Criterion Theatre will Winners Born and Lawrence Moran and Weston years past. Frank Darien also put present Jose Bohr in “Asi es la Aerial Bartletts Wells & Winthrop Franklyn Record Doris Nierly in some high-grade work as a _ Vida” (“Such Is Life”), a modern Freda Sullivan Way Watts and Arminda shiftless VIC DeLORY boarding house husband SPOKANE, WASH. (2) comedy in the Spanish language WASHINGTON, C. with a penchant Post Street Theatre D. (3) for ponies and on Saturday night, May com- Fox Theatre LOEW’S STATE dice. 3, “Skirts” Idea mencing at 11 p. m. Neal Castagnoli Ruth Silver “Far East” Idea Lillian Dean, LOS ANGELES Byron Hawkins, The special premiere will be of- Julia Curtiss Un in the Air Girls Frank Stever Helen Pachaud Olive Ruth Kadamatsu Cooper and Tom Brower im- fered GREAT PALLS, MONT. (3-4) M. Sanami & Co. under the auspices of Sono- Grand Theatre Joan Hardcastle proved opportunities in character Art Productions, producers. Stu- “Marble” Idea bits, while , GA. Jim Somers, Randolph dents of Spanish in the various lo- The Harris Trio Roy Smoot (6) That Whirlwind Tumbler Hale, Jeane Wood, Dolores FloBelle & Charlie A1 and Jack Rand Fox Theatre Brown, cal universities and school are in- in Taps” Georgene and Henry Francia “Arts Idea STEVE MORONI John Mackenzie and James Sear- Myrtle Johnny Plank vited. HectoT and His Gang Gordon gent contributed Rodney Eddie Lewis Featured in “Milky Way” Idea minor roles. The diplomatic corps of Central MISSOULA, MONT. (6-7) & Gould A1 & Hal Brown & Willa Among the highlights are a dice and South American countries will Wilmac Theatre My Appreciation to “Marble” Idea Jeanne MacDonald game at second act curtain, and be present Saturday night follow- The Harris Trio Roy Smoot MIAMI, OKLA. (30-1) FANCHON & MARCO rehearsal for . a store pageant in ing the regular performances of Flobelle & Charlie A1 and Jack Rand Maiestic Theatre the third act, with dirty work at the current attraction, “The King Georgene and Henry Francia “Types” Idea Hector and His Twins Carlena Diamond the cross-roads when young sister of Jazz.” Gang The Trado accuses big BUTTE, MONT. (1) Harold Stanton sis of stealing welfare The cast includes Jose Bohr, Li- Fox Theatre funds, which she had played on lita Vendrell, Enrique Acosta, “Sunshine” Idea TULSA, OKLA. (2-4) the Bailey Barnum Orpheum Theatre ponies herself, furnishing the Marscella Nivon, Tito Davidson, & Richard Wally Vince Silk Mary Lou “Types” Idea mild dramatic tension. It Delia Magana, Julian Rivero, Myr- is an Arline Langan and Norman Selby The Trado Twins Carlena Diamond Advertise offering which picture people ta Bonillas, Ernesto Piedra, Cae- Harold Stanton call DENVER, COLO. (1) “a programmer,” sar Vanoni, Gil, and which ladies Rosita Juan Or- Ta or Grand OKLAHOMA CITY (5-8) in the audience called “cute.” tiz and Louis Hickus. “Eyes” Idea Orpheum Theatre Don Carrol Edwin H. Curtis staged Six Candrevas “Types” Idea it for Paul Olsen Bob and Ula Buroff The in Henry Duffy, and Trado Twins Carlena Diamond Paul Finstein’s ‘DECEPTION’ IS NEW Keo, Yoki and Toki Harold Stanton orchestra furnished Entr’ Acte music. TALMADGE PICTURE “Deception” is the permanent NEW FOX HOUSE Yeates. LUBITSCH’S NEXT TO INSIDE title of Norma Talmadge’s new starring picture for United Art- BE ‘MONTE CARLO’ ists, the Sam Taylor production A new half-million dollar Fox- which was temporarily called West Coast theatre for Spokane FACTS “Monte Carlo,” a musical ro- JACQUELINE “Flame of the Flesh.” is announced this week by Harold mance of sophisticated Monaco, is In the cast are Conrad Nagel, B. Franklin. It will be known as the Spokane to be Ernest Lubitsch’s (Jackie) BRUNEA William Farnum, Ullrich Haupt, Theatre, with 1800 next pro- * * * LYRIC SOPRANO Allison Skip worth, Edgar Norton, seats, operated under the Seattle duction, to be started immediately, Henry division. Construction starts Kolker, Peter Gawthorne, at according to B. P. Schulberg, gen- 6th Month E. Allen Warren, Edwin Maxwell, once. eral manager of west coast pro- CASINO THEATRE Tom Ricketts, Blanche Friderici, duction for Paramount. The Real San Francisco Cissy Fitzgerald, Hobart Bos- THELMA PARR FREED worth, Bertram Marburgh, Maude Jeanette MacDonald, Queen Lou- Truex and Michael Visaroff. ise of “The Love Parade,” and Coast For the four years of their mar- Jack Buchanan, musical comedy FANCHON riage, AND MARCO PRESENT William E. Goman, banjo favorite, will share featured hon- Theatrical THE FLYING BARTLETTS player, contributed “practically ors as prince of an unknown and nothin” to her support, Mrs. Thel- unnamed kingdom. important In Their Spectacular Offering “IN THE CLOUDS” An N°w Featured ma Parr, former Mack Sennett supporting role will be With “Broadway Venuses” _ played by Newspaper ACT, Idea FULLY PROTECTED PATENT APPLIED FOR player, said, and Judge Sproul ZaSu Pitts. No other cast se- granted her the decree, this week. lections have been announced. PAGE SIXTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930

BOB MURPHY Leaves Mrs. Bob Murphy

To Take Care of Bob Murphy Chop House

Robertson Avenue Between Pico and Culver City

While Bob Plays R-K-O. Dates East

Proving that Bob is an Actor and Mrs. Murphy Knows Her Eats

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