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Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- Vol. XI Saturday, March 8, 1930 No. 10 office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. UPHEAVAL IN RADIO MAY CAUSE INRUSH FROM STAGE film colony

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Grandeur came, was seen Equity’s proposed move toward failed to conquer Hollywood. organizing radio and television was Opening of the Fox Grandeur this week construed locally as fore- picture, “Happy Days,” at the casting the early advent of tele- Carthay Circle last week left the vision, and aroused a. riot of, dis- producing element of the picture cussion in, Los Angeles stations. colony cold, according to a survey Executives were virtually unani- opinion made by Inside Facts. mous in the opinion that Equity While sensational billboarding, had no place in radio, as it func- such as “A revolution is coming,” tions at present, and held that the had the general populace aroused, proposal showed knowledge by the to good boxoffice returns, ably A. E. A. that there would soon be abetted by sensationalizing of the a drafting of stage and screen peo- opening night, the picture makers ple for the aerial entertainment generally saw the new wide screen field. This could only be the case as nothing to get excited about. if television came into operation. Typical comment was given by The near advent of television one high exec whose company is was also seen in the wording of reported to have a wide process the new Hollywood standard con- ready for shooting when wanted. tract, which went into effect March “Why should we get excited?” 1. The usual “services of the art- he said in answer to a question. ist” clause is amended in the new “Except for a half again more document to give the producer the screen to right and to left, there’s right to broadcast the actor’s work nothing there to rave about. One by television. good star is worth twice that No Vote Here much extra screen.” Meantime Hollywood did not take kindly to the way the Equity Has Its Place vote was being conducted. Unlike The general attitude was that the ballot taken before the picture the wide screen would serve well Equity strike, which was sent out in giving larger ensemble effects, to all members in the mails, local especially in color, and also would people were practically disenfran- be available of for certain type chised in the present instance. All action pictures where more room they received was notice of the for action was required. But off- meeting to be held in New York setting this be the loss of would March 17. If they wanted to vote intimacy with the players which they had to make the trip back, the present size screen gives. All and that, of course, was a pretty in all, the prevalent reaction hefty procedure to demand. seemed to be that Grandeur or its The special meeting in New York equivalent in the stock of other is to vote on a proposal to amend companies, would be something the constitutional preamble, line 4, which, when the houses became now reading “art of the theatre,” gradually wide-screened, could be by adding the words “motion pic- used occasionally to good effect, tures, whether silent or talking, but that it would be a mistake to radio and television.” In another attempt to make it a general me- article, after the words “first and dium for the presentation of pic- second vice-presidents,” would be tures. The line of presentation HEALY AND CROSS added “third and fourth vice-presi- used in Paramount’s airplane bat- dents,” the latter two to handle tle picture, “Wings,” a couple of R K O Theatre, Los Angeles, This Week motion pictures, and radio and tel- years ago was deemed to be the evision, respectively. way wide screen would settle Complete Surprise down to usefulness. ARNOLD GURTLER HERE ‘OH, SUSANNA’ PLANS COMEDIANS TO OPEN First Advertising space for “H^ppy word of the New York meeting was brought to the Days” in the daily papers was in- Arnold Gurtler, of Elitch’s Gar- Plans are being considered to A new company of Murphy’s radio stations by Inside Facts, which creased over the usual allotment, recast “Oh, Susanna” which re- dens, Denver, arrived in Los An- Comedians is being formed by found the principal and reviews by the critics were reaction, both geles last week, and is stopping cently closed a successful run in Horace Murphy, with opening un- generally favorable. from executives and artists, to be at the Roosevelt Hotel. He is San Francisco, and to open it in derstood to be set for the Whittier one of complete surprise. Follow- Restricted Use Chicago in April. show, ing which came voluble here to obtain talent for the stock The a Boulevard Theatre a week from discussion Radio Pictures is the only other locally created affair, went over to of what would happen if a sudden shows at the Garden. Saturday. Murphy built this the- studio in town which has so far excellent returns both in L. A. and influx of stage artists came climb- admitted taking the widies seri- S. F. It is reported that, with a atre under the name of the Belve- ing up the studio stairs. Admitted- ously, and it seemed to be the be- held up in popularity, would never- salary cut by the cast to decrease dere Playhouse some time ago. ly television would cause a shaTce- lief up in radio that the others wouldn’t—not theless be held to the big cities the overhead, the play could have Most recently he had a company circles comparable or at least until the exhibitors had for a period of perhaps years, and continued in S. F. for some time even surpassing what happened in playing to good business in Phoe- recovered from the recent finan- that the smaller town ' houses longer, and that everyone in the Hollywood when the talkies sup- nix, disposed of it at a cial exactings of the talkies. Many wouldn’t feel any ill effect what- cast agreed to the cut except one Ariz. He planted the silent drama, with believed that the widies, if they soever from the innovation. principal. good figure. (Continued on Page 3) ;

PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEW RACKET M Matter of Trailers The N. Y. Attitude

One phase of screen offering is a sadly neglected one. And The New York attitude toward talking pictures is surpris- that is the trailer field. ingly at variance from that of the balance of the country. Pic- The custom has arisen, though upon what assumption of tures which New York call bad seem to have a habit of being effectiveness is hard to determine, of picking out several big hailed throughout “the sticks” (which, in N. Y. parlance means scenes from the coming picture and showing these as a bid for the rest of the U. S. A.) as nifty offerings, and also seem to re-patronage of the current audience. But all too often these have the habit, disgruntling from the N. Y. viewpoint, of roll- scenes, being isolated and without climactical predication, are ing up good boxoffice. And the contrary also holds true. rather flat in the trailer showing, and their main effect is to Just why this should be so seems at first hard to understand, make the spectators believe the coming picture is not so hot. The newest racket in Holly- but a little closer inspection gives the answer. Consider the crop of books written by the New Yorkers. large their Then there is another phase to the matter, especially now wood for separating film people By and sophistication is of such an extreme hoity-toitiness that it rings that good singing is becoming a tremendous boxoffice pull. from their money is the foreign- with a distinctly false clank to is Some new singing star, not yet heard by the picture audiences, language gag. Not that this may anyone who not conversant not with the Metropolitan attitude. is in the coming film. Whole stanzas and choruses of the best prove in the long run to be a legitimate This ultra-sophistication mainly shows forth in the “smart” song he does in it are given. And what is the audience reac- field of business, but dialogue. now, suddenly, dialogue screen, tion? Why, to say, “So-and-So; sure I’ve heard him sing now. some of the ballyhoo stories spon- And comes to the and sored apparently the New York film critics are measuring it by the Why should I pay 65 cents to hear him again?” at present should be put on yardstick of literary dialogue. Not only in quality, but also in quantity, the trailers are the unfair list without delay. the N. Y. sticks’ ’are exacting. frequently a boresome part of the evening’s doings. Recently Trade papers recently have been “The less They are willing to have their characters talk like people a local house ran a trailer for the coming feature, one almost giving much space to activity of they know; they want the reac- tions depicted to their lives equal in length for the comedy, one for their next midnight Hollywood in the foreign lan- be those which are a part of own guage they want the stories and the conversations to be human. show, and one as a general plug for the house. When it was problem. Smaller studios for “the sticks,” N. fre- through the audience had paid a total of 65 cents plus a long making this class of film have So much but the Y. critics seem also quently miscall ’em boresome stretch. been given more publicity, as Hol- to these days even for New York audiences. lywood Of course the obvious ones, such as “The Rogue Song,” “Anna Warner Brothers is away ahead of the other film companies becomes more foreign- minded, Christie,” etc., are ones upon which no one can go wrong, but in the matter of trailers. Regular little playlets are written with and some of the bigger the coming cast involved, and leading down to discussion of the studios have announced foreign it is in the chapters of more ordinary routine where the errors occur. coming picture from the most interesting angles. Or else nov- versions for their stars of English It is unfortunate that Hollywood definite of elty introductions are used. Some of these trailers are little tongue. has no way gauging audience reaction before pictures are flung into gen- classics, to whom credit belongs not being definitely known at All well and good, and it does eral exhibition. It is unfortunate that they have no selected this writing, but presumably due Bill Bloecher, former publicity not seem like knowledge of a for- preview audience of experts can their fingers box- chief at Warners, and to George Thomas, his successor. These eign language will be any handi- who put on office the lack it. even boxoffice is true test of a Warner Brothers trailers are as much a part of the entertain- cap to film people, though In- or of For no picture’s worth it may be largely the result of a prior picture ment program as any other feature, and often exceed in inter- side Facts’ guess is that the ; by the same star, or of publicity acuteness. est the advertised offerings. Why the other companies have eventual outcome will be pictures a man’s And many a star has faded because of the absolute impossibility, in the let W. B. monopolize this excellent idea is hard to fathom, but wherein only the stars are main- final analysis, of accurately ascribing faults and virtues, public they still cling to the methods which the Warners have made tained in two versions, and sup- antipathies or admirations, and whether inspired by the star, archaic. porting casts for the foreign film the story, the publicity or the comparatively critics whose will be from among nationals of few that country. Such an arrange- opinions may guide many prospective ticket-purchasers. ment does not make for unpleas- ant entertainment, as witness the ‘NEW MOON’ ONLY LEGIT TO English tongue films of Maurice Chevalier, Irene Bordoni, et al. But, visualizing the whole cast COLD SNAP TAKES CUT IN ON of a Chevalier or Bordoni picture HOLD UP TO RECORD FIGURES speaking with an accent, and the entertainment would not be so B0X0FF1CES OF FILM HOUSES pleasant. Consequently, it seems, at the Majestic-f-did for its second week. It ‘New Moon” $4400 Hollywood will eventually settle Theatre is the only show in town is slated to fold up Saturday night down to a policy whereby only Snappy weather took a cut-in om .ture, “Devil May Care,” did a that held up on a record breaking and will be replaced on Sunday those who cannot be duplicated the picture house boxoffices during weak fadeout at the Carthay Cir- run last week. Once again it hit with “Rope’s End,” a sensational for best boxoffice results will be the past week, the effect being cle to the tune of $9924, with over the $18,000 mark and entered eastern thriller. cast in the two versions people — general. Fox’s Grandeur film, “Happy its eighth week with the demand The Belasco is running its last of high individuality such as Except for “The Rogue Song” Days,” following. still holding up to capacity. two weeks of “Journey’s End,” Laurel and Hardy, Al Jolson. at the Chinese, which is still run- The Duffy houses have been and will be followed by Lenore Lawrence Tibbett, Dennis King Greta Garbo’s “Anna Christie” going along consistently. last ning to big returns .and likely to held up well at the Criterion, do- The Ulrich in “East of Suez.” The and others of the stars who have continue so for some time, Wil- ing week of “Ladies of the Jury” at Mason will open late in the month other things than $11,179. their histrionic liam Powell in Paramount’s “Street the El Capitan got $5300. Last with a new play sponsored by Fred ability to M-G-M’s “Condemned” did well recommend them. of Chance,” with Milton Charles, Sunday Violet Heming opened at of Waring’s Wherever by the United Artists, though not Waring Pennsylva- there is no such at- organist, this house in “Let and otherwise all-screen Us Be Gay.” nians. It is a musical called tribute, it would appear, sensational at $20,000 for its first the pic- entertainment in support, made the At the Hollywood Playhouse, “Happy Daze.” ture will be recast, even though week and $15,000 for its second. Frank Crane in “Salt best showing comparatively speak- Water” the second cast is not as “The Latest Murder” died a-born- able as ing, by bringing the Paramount Richard Dix’s Radio Picture drew $5400, a very good figure for the ing at the Figueroa Playhouse, first one. Following “Seven Keys to Baldpate” finished this house. The next-to-closing boxoffice up to $28,000. folding up last Saturday night. But this viewpoint is far from a weak run with a bad week of week of Kolb and Dill at the show, “Roadhouse Nights,” with that being presented by those try- Helen and Charles Rug- slightly over $10,000. President in “Give and Take” at- The Civic Repertory theatre at Morgan ing to stampede the industry into other house, the tracted $5000. Taylor Holmes the Hollywood Music Box is hang- gles heading the cast, didn’t do so The RKG studying languages, at so much well ex- Theatre, also failed to score opens Sunday in “Your Uncle ing on and fighting valiantly for a at $20,000, and hadn’t been RKO per lesson. Dudley.” deserved success. Its present play, Wild stories are cir- pected to do so. anything much with “The Grand culating that those who speak to only the Parade,” the b. o. sinking down to The Roger Gray revue at the “A Bill of Divorcement,” took Loew’s State ran only English are sure to be sup- which is its lowest for Biltmore called “Gone Hollywood” $3500 for its second week, which medium figure of $27,306 with $14,000, planted; and that inability to Benson Murder some time. hobbled along to about $5000 on under its plan of operation is not M-G-M’s “The speak French and Spanish will and the Fanchon and Marco Fox’s “Cockeyed World” did its opening week without much in- altogether discouraging. It will be Case” write finis to many a career. But in right the Boulevard, gathering dication of improvement. An- followed next Monday with “A Ro- “Idea in Marble” support. by what these ballyhooers fail to continued but U. A.’s Pickford- other week will about see the end mantic Young Lady.” “The Rogue Song” $11,216; state, and it is an important point, for six days, still Fairbanks picture “Taming of the of this unless things pick up. The Actors and Egan are closed, big at $26,228 is that, while the essentials of a better than $10,000 over house Shrew” dropped down the recent “The Nut Farm” at the Vine St. with nothing scheduled. foreign language can be acquired average. good business of the Egyptian to in comparatively short order, it Ramon Novarro’s M-G-M pic- $9136. ' REPEATS ON CAST CHANGE IN POLICY takes a long stretch of training to perfect speech to where its WARNERS BUY LOT U BUSY Many of the “Last of Mrs. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— accent is not the main noticeable Returning from a five weeks’ stay point of it. As witness Baclanova, Cheyney” cast will be used in the FRANCISCO, March 5.— “What Men Want,” from War- in New York, Curran D. Swint, Emil Jannings, and others who SAN filming of a second Frederick Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., have drama editor of The News, has have lived in this country and ner Fabian’s novel, has started Lonsdale play at M-G-M. In- purchased a frontage of 100 instituted several changes in the studied its language diligently, and production at Universal, with cluded are Basil Rathbone, Moon feet on Golden Gate avenue on theatre section of that Scripps- yet never got to where they could Nolan under direc- film row, near the present Warner Mary starred Carroll, Cyril Chadwick, Herbert Howard paper. Swint is seeking give English its proper twists. exchange, where the company will tion of Ernst Laemmle. This Bunston and Effie Ellsier. Sydney elimination or reduction of the All in all, bets are that speak- soon remodel the present buildings Franklin, who directed “Cheyney,” press agent yarns generally found ing knowledge of a foreign lan- makes five shooting, the others be- into a new film center. will direct the second picture on the drama page, instead sup- guage at the present time may ing “King of Jazz,” “All Quiet on also, High Road.” Ruth “The plying news that will be of in- bring some extra picture work the Western Front.” “The Storm,” Chatterton *has the leading fern terest to the readers. He has in- now or in the near future, but PEGGY WALLACE HURT and “Czar of Broadway.” “La role, with her husband, Ralph augurated a list of theatre attrac- that those who survive as foreign Marseillaise” and “Carnival Girl” Forbes, also a member of the cast. tions and is writing a daily col- version castings will have to have Peggy Wallace, formerly con- have just been completed. “Moon- umn of theatrical events of in- such a thorough knowledge of nected with the chorus of the light Madness,” to star John MAY DO ‘PHILADELPHIA’ terest. the language that they are indis- “Follow Thru” musical comedy Boles, with Jeanette Loff oppo- Andy Wright is understood to tinguishable from the natives of was taken to the emergency sta- planning to give a local produc- site, and to be directed by John be the country. And it’s hard to get tion, after the car which she was BREAK FOR FAY Robertson, is being prepared for tion of “Philadelphia.” that way. driving, ran into an oil well on Beverly boulevard. Miss Wallace an early start. Kay Johnson, who scored so suffered a broken ankle and other heavily in Cecil B. DeMille’s M- GAMBOL BAD GAMBLE small injuries as a result of the G-M picture, “Dynamite,” is to Vaude Act At accident. get the break she deserves, and Roger Gray is understood to Eva Tanguay which she has not had since then. have taken a heavy jolt on his Pathe Had Big She’s going to play the key role “Gone Hollywood” haywire gam- PLANS FOR GRIDIRON Sells Home; in DeMille’s next Metro picture, bol at the Biltmore Theatre. House Names To It “Madame Satan. Others cast for was understood to be heavily pa- SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— Has Vaude Act the picture include Reginald pered—“a regular snowstorm,” one Plans and specifications for a gridiron, canopy and the electrical Denny, Roland Young and Wynne observer reported it—and even so Three big picture men can join Gibson. Story is by Jeannie Mac- didn’t do good draw. It is under- equipment of the stage in the Eva Tanguay is about to return the “I remember” club when Pathe pherson, and music and lyrics by stood to be due to close Saturday Civic Auditorium was authorized to vaudeville. She has sold her starts shooting “The Red Heads,” Herbert Stothart, Jack King, Elsie night of this week. by the Board of Supervisors’ fine home at Toluca Lake and is from the vaudeville act of the same Janis and Clifford Grey. meeting last week. About $40,000 preparing to present an act. name, which was a sensation years VALUABLE COLLECTION will be spent in the civic theatre. Miss Tanguay came to L. A. a ago. HAINES AS COWBOY couple of years ago presenting a The vaude act was written by During the run of “The Grand ABE TO START new hubby to the gang. * Later William LeBaron, now RKO pro- “Easy Going” is the name of a Parade” at the RKO Theatre, Press she started annulment proceedings duction chief; was staged by Wil- new play by Byron Morgan and Agent Marin made a very effective D. W. Griffith was to begin on the grounds that her spouse liam Wolffenden, now in charge Alfred Block which M-G-M is to lobby display with a number of actual shooting this week on deceived her as to his real name. of shorts for Pathe; and was owned make featuring William Haines. minstrel programs of half a century “Abraham Lincoln” at U. A. This, she charged, was Chandos by Jesse Lasky. It is a western comedy and Fred ago. They were lent by James Walter Huston is Abe, and Una Ksaizkiecz but he called himself Pathe is going to make it as Niblo has been, elected to direct. Madison and are said to be one of Merkel is Ann Rutledge. Allen Parado. Gosh, she shouldn’t the first of their Rainbow Com- the finest collections of play-bills, have got sore at that. Think if he edies, a series of 2-reelers all in IN ‘FATHER’S DAY’ programs, dime novels and sheet JUNE IS SIGNED hadn’t changed it. If she had used color. Frank Davis, formerly of Robert Me Wade has been music in existence, to say nothing June Collyer has been signed to the name, she might have been re- the vaude team of Davis and Dar- added to “Father’s Day,” which of a 70-year file of the New York a long-term contract by Para- ferred to as the “Big Sneeze” and nell, will direct. is directing I gotten lot of Sam Wood at M-G-M. Clipper. aj mount. a hay fever publicity. SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THREE NEED NEW COMEDY-MAKERS DEAL Everett Hoagland Trio 7 00 PROFIT liSife

OF STAGE PEOPLE : Sit §!i •v m (Continued from Page 1) Dire prediction was made this many of the present non-person- MHp* r- firf-: week that unless some equitable able performers out. Many an in- f m adjustment is made between the genue voice now throbs in a ma- - liillfllt , two-reel 'JiBb . * mb. *rWSEm comedy producers and tronly throat, and many a sweet those who release their product, tenor emanates from a truck-driver ' this class of producers will soon torso and Bull Montana physiog. join the Dodo Bird, Poverty Row It is hardly likely that the public and other bygone things. would be willing to see their pres- JL* Informant claimed that no two- ent disillu- favorites so auraed by reel comedy maker could show sionment, and still maintain their any hefty returns on his books, current rating. And some of the and that most of the outgo and in- ones, example wise taking their come statements would show about from the silent picture actors who 90 per cent of the comedy pro- were caught all unprepared when ductions written off as a loss. they were suddenly called upon to Hal Roach was said to be the speak, are prepared to take train- two-reel producer who has the ing in stage technique and deport- prettiest seat of them all. Roach, ment with the first authentic word 111 either by foresight or luck, had that television is broken about' to be BERNIE TOLIVER F. SAPUTO FRANK HUBBELL two good boxoffice draws under generally throughout the coutitry. contract when the talkies broke, Meantime the studio managers, Frank Hubbell, Bernie Toliver and F. Saputo, who form this popular organization, are all members one being the team of Laurel and declaring they of Everett Hoagland’s Troubadours and are featured on the air daily from KFWB both in the morning weren’t yet certain Hardy and the other Charley as to just wdiat the Equity move from 8:30 to 10 o’clock and again with the Troubadours in the afternoon program from 4 to 6 o’clock. Chase. The Gang is reported to Although they have broadcast from KFWB but five weeks, their popularity is far-reaching, as evidenced foreshadowed, refused to definitely have lost considerable boxoffice put themselves record by the flow of daily requests they receive, and because of their versatility much is predicted for them. on as to ground since talk started. Because These boys not only sing arrangements of close, high-pitched harmony, but they also feature soft- how they would receive the A. E. of the Laurel and Hardy sub-tone clarinet obbligato guitar accompaniment, which is name A. proposition if the New York muted trumpet solos backed up by a and and the 'Chase draw, Roach is re- very unusual in itself. Each one is a soloist offering a wide variety for their radio work. Besides the vote favors organizing the air. ported to have recently negotiated radio work, they appear in many pictures, having just completed work in Universal’s “The Czar of Broad- “No Abuses” a new contract with way,” with Betty Compson. M-G-M at “We have no knowledge of what a much more profitable percent- this portends,” said one manager, age than that formerly held by “a,nd we cannot be expected to him. have any opinions at this time. We Sennett’s Color do not know what Equity’s propo- 10 HI Healy & Cross Mack Sennett is understood to sition is, will it or be; might be be very much interested in a new good for us and our artists, and color, process upon which he is then again we might think other- Talented Duo Indianapolis, Ind. working, and whether he means wise when the cards are dealt.” Editor Inside Facts, OAKLAND PALACE to give his main efforts to this “So far,” said another, “no abuses At RKO Theatre Los Angeles: henceforward is as good a guess have been called to our attention The editorial in your issue of one way as another. There are no transportation prob- OAKLAND, March 5.—Publix February 22, seeing the appoint- Christie is not yet set on his lems, and in Southern California has definitely put its finger into Healy and Cross, whose picture ment of Charles Evans Hughes to new program, having recently fin- the number of cases where salaries the Oakland theatre pie by leas- appears on page one of this issue the chief justiceship of the United ished up his old one. and the stu- for ing frontage on Broadway and of Inside Facts, are currently go- paid entertainers have failed to dio now being inactive in this de- States supreme court as an indi- announcing for materialize is insignificant. Nor plans the construc- ing over to big returns at the cation of unrestricted big business partment. He has not renewed his have yet found artists tion of a $1,500,000 picture house. RKO Theatre, Los Angeles. we abusing Paramount contract. He is going mergers and the end of our com- Site of the theatre is on Broad- are a harmony us to the point where we required These two boys in petitive system, is written from a for the making of industrial outside support.” way between Twentieth and Hob- duo, playing their own piano ac- wrong idea. films, and also is reading manu- “The answer to the conundrum art streets, a block north of the companiments, and selling their Points against your viewpoint scripts for feature length product, is undoubtedly Television,” ven- proposed Warner Brothers’ house songs and personalities for sure- can be summarized as follows: with a general belief that he prob- and two blocks north of the Or- fire entertainment value. A natu- tured a third. “Legitimate actors ably will go in heavily for this 1. The Thatcher decree means pheum. The house will seat 3500. ral for the talkies, being not only no doubt feel that when radio per- on his next program, and probably much to independents. The lease was made for 30 years personable and talented but also formances become visible, an im to the complete exclusion of the 2. President Hoover “took a and involves a total rental of $5,- possessed of extreme versatility. pending development that may two-reelers. But whether this will hand” in the Thatcher case,, as 250,000. It will be about a year Cross have been a wreak more havoc with the estab Healy and case early was evidenced by his letters to me be the is too to be lished scheme of things and a half before the house opens. standard act on the RKO time than did known yet, it was stated, as the personally last April and July. At the present time Oakland has have an immense the talking pictures, there will be for years, and next pictures 3. country is predicated he would ordinarily The on four first run downtown houses, following in all parts of the opened up to them opportunities make would be for release as of equal opportunity as a basis of two of them owned by Fox. One, country. greater than anything now realized, August, with production not to equality of men. Both prohibition the Oakland, does the city’s out- and they probably are preparing to start for a couple of months yet. and Big Mergers are on the down- standing business on a policy of put themselves in a position of in Christie is decided to hill. PROBE FAILS TO about make fluence films and Fanchon and Marco AGENT and power against that “Charley’s Aunt” as a talkie, it is (Signed): Ideas. The other, the Fox T. & ANYTHING HOT day.” DEVELOP reported. F. J. REMBUSCH, D., is on straight pictures, while Moves to Organize The plight of the two-reel mak- National Secretary, LTnaffiliated the Vitaphone, an independent, The local office of the state la- There has been no move to or- ers is due to the financial arrange- Motion Picture Exhibitors and the Orpheum with pictures bor bureau has written to various ganize radio artists in the west un- ments given them by their re- of America. and five acts of RKO vaude, com- Hollywood picture agents calling til recently, when Billy Cantor of leasers, and not to any lack of plete the list. Warner Brothers their attention to the fact that the the National Radio Artists Associa- boxoffice power in their product, tion plan on entering Oakland soon, word “agency” must be used in all came out from Chicago to U. STARTS LAST PICTURE it is claimed. having but recently signed a lease their advertising, letterheads, etc. spy out the land for his organiza- ON PROGRAM FOR ’29-’30 How It Works for Broadway property midway Apart from that the much-bruited tion, which maintains headquarters two-reeler costs around between the present “Say a in Chicago Orpheum and agency investigation doesn’t seem and at present limits Universal’s 1929-30 program is $33,000, and they can’t be made the site of Publix’s new house. to be taking much form. its field of influence to Denver and completed except for finishing up for much less than $30,000 and Oakland is heavily overseated, the points east. The list of imposing picture pictures now in production, the last be any good,” it was declared. population of 350,000 finding over names on the M. P. P. D. A. com- The N. R. A. A. was organized to start shooting being Mary No- “The higher costs are for good re- 40 houses quite enough. mittee of agency investigation has in 1924 and incorporated about two lan’s “What Men Want.” cording and for the better players not caused much scare in Holly- years ago, and so far has acted New program will not be started which the talkies require. wood, and general opinion is that more as an informative and social until after a series of New York HIMELHOCH IS NAMED “Now this $33,000 two-reeler organization than the whole thing will be a white- protective. Con- conferences, and no official an- MANAGER OF COLISEUM goes out on a program with a ditions far wash, with maybe one or two un- so have not seemed to nouncement as to its content has $200,000 feature. In the small influential offered as require protective effort, according agents up distributing organiza- as yet been issued, though it is ex- SEATTLE, March 6. — Earl L. houses the to Cantor. goats to make the thing look hot. pected to be “fewer and better.” Crabb, divisional manager for Fox tion divides the income from the In Los Angeles the only move Booth Tarkington’s “The Flirt” West Coast, this week announced two on a 75-25 per cent basis, at present under way appears to is tentatively set as the first on the the appointment of Dave Himel- RUTH’S STARTING DATE which is very fair. But in the big be a plan being developed by Jack new program. hoch as manager of the Coliseum first run houses, receipts are ap- Parker to organize the Microphone Ruth Roland’s Sono-Art picture, portioned that the two-reeler Theatre here. This is Himel- so Club, an exclusive, limited club of “Reno,” from the Cornelius Van- “CODE” TO CAST SOON hoch’s first theatrical spot in Se- is only allotted 1/15 or 1/20 of the premier radio artists, for social pur- derbilt novel, is tentatively set to attle, although, before coming here total. And at that figure, we can’t poses only. start within four to five weeks, un- Casting of “The Criminal Code,” many years ago he was affiliated make money.” der direction of George Crone. which is planned for production at with the show biz in Chicago. J. The two-reel producers are of It will follow immediately after TO PLAY PALACE the Belasco here, won’t get active Himelhoch replaced H. C. Rober- the opinion that the big companies, completion of a Spanish language for a few days yet. Fred Sullivan, ton, who returns to the divisional if they seek to make their own, Johnny Downs, picture play- picture in production. Regi- boy of the Jacobs and O’Brien offices, offices in an executive position, now will turn out a far inferior prod- er, is now doing a single act on nald Denny’s first for Sono-Art, is doing the casting, but, it is un- which he has been filling the past uct to that which those engaged the time, with “His Dark Chapter,” has RKO song and derstood, will wait to see how many year in addition to managing the been com- solely in making this class of dance included. His contract is a of the New York cast will come Coliseum. pleted, with Denny signed for three product are giving. But whether long terni one, embracing with the organization, a tour west for the Belasco show. Ar- Himelhoch, who retires from more and they will devise a fairer ratio of of the circuit as a headline feature understood to be signed for four thur Byron, who did the lead, is the women’s apparel business to division, such as apportioning a of a standard intact show. in a period of three years with Johnny one, and perhaps his wife is an- take over the helm of the Coli- feature so much a reel, and con- plays the Palace the week of M-G-M. other, with probably others also. seum, is also president of the sidering the two-reeler as one- March 29 for the second time, he Sullivan left Saturday night for an Board of Theatre Censors. sixth of this figure, though at a formerly having appeared there out-of-town business trip, but was DOROTHY’S COMEBACK discjunt for the lack of as big with two other “Our Gang” mem- due back this week. FRANCES SCULLY ILL boxoffice in the names, is the bers when he was with the Roach Dorothy Phillips, who retired crux: to the whole situation. Rascals. Young Downs is only 16 MOTHERS’ NIGHTS Frances Scully, of the Catholic from pictures two years ago, is “It’s just a question,” it was years old now. . Motion Picture Guild staff, who making a comeback in the talkies stated, of whether the big com- The War Mothers are taking has been ill, was expected back at under the management of The panies give a darn about the class DENY VINE ST. STORY over the Hollywood Music Box for her desk the latter part of this Blanchards. She is understood to of their comedies.” the nights of March 7 and 27, get- week or the first part of next. be about set for a nice part at one Stories printed in various publi- ting rid of the tickets for $2 and of the big studios. M. B. PICKING UP cations other than Inside Facts to $3 a pair for the current offering, “MURDER” PAYS the effect that Noel Madison was “Bill of Divorcement,” which will WANTS INGENUE LEAD Business at the Hollywood Mu- opening ‘‘Rope’s End” at the Vine be on the boards for the first of Cast of “The Latest Murder,” sic Box, where the Civic Reper- Street without an Equity bond, these nights, and the next current which closed at the Figueroa Play- A. McCabe, who bought out Mur- tory Theatre is holding forth, is were indignantly denied this week. bill on for the last one. Sponsors house Saturday after a non- phy’s interest in Murphy’s Come- said to be on the up-and-up. Sub- Investigation proved that a cash of the affair are advertising for remunerative run, were paid up to dians while playing in Phoenix, scriptions are reported coming in bond had been duly posted a week people to telephone to leads fur- within a comparatively small frac- Ariz., has sent instructions to his nicely, almost setting this house in before the opening date (next Mon- nished, working on a 20 per cent tion of their last week’s salary local representatives to find him the sure profit class if the present day), and alj other Equity rules commission. If anyone wants the early this week, with prospects of an ingenue lead. Position not rate of pick-up continues. The complied with. job they can phone WE 0820. full payment before the week ended. filled this midweek. start wasn’t so encouraging. - ;

PAGE FOUR INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 Picture Reviews ~ Previews " Shorts By A. H. FREDERICK

‘THE LONE STAR RANGER’ ‘THE BISHOP MURDER ‘THE GREEN GODDESS’ ‘ROADHOUSE NIGHTS’ ‘STREET OF CHANCE’ Fox picture CASE’ W. B. picture Paramount picture Paramount Picture (Reviewed at Loew’s State) M-G-M Picture (Reviewed at W. B. Hollywood (Reviewed at Paramount Theatre) (Reviewed at Paramount Theatre) Theatre) After “Old Arizon a,” “Rio (Reviewed at Loew’s State) There remains as the outstand- A smooth, most commendable George Arliss’ consummate ar- Grande Romance,” and “The Vir- With Paramount already having ing argument against prohibition performance by William Powell; falls rather flat tistry, and the excellent direction ginian,” this one proved the S. S. Van Dine Philo repeal the terrific, inroad it would smooth most commendable direc- of Alfred E. Green make this a for adult audiences. But the Vance stories excellent screen mys- make into the Hollywood story tion by John Cromwell from an picture of high merit. The story youngsters will like it, and also tery entertainment, M-G-M cinches field. When in doubt do a boot- equally smooth and commendable is nothing in itself, though a those of the adult population who the proposition with “The Bishop legger yarn,s eems to be the rule, script; and a general high stand- children like. melodramaw hich rates well in the and out they grind ’em by the like what the Murder Case.” One studio seems ard in the work of the cast make classification, but the line-work is score. “Roadhouse Nights” is Which is a good percentage'. to have done as well as the other this a picture of great merit. splendid, the situations developed among the curreht week’s crop It is one of those shoot ’em up, It won’t be any boxoffice panic, in translating these master-mind for full possibilities and the enter- of them. super he-man stories upon which but it is one which will surely detective yarns to the screen, with tainment value high. Except for Ben Hecht’s name you can walk in at any moment please, and one which the men Paramount’s edge being that Wil- Arliss, who went to a high ex- attached thereto, there is nothing for best results, and exit similarly. will like equally as well as the liam Powell makes a better Philo treme of admiration-gathering with in this story that any tyro The dialogue is terribly done, and women. By the masculine con- than M-G-M’s candidate, Basil his portrayal of the lovable “Dis- couldn’t have done and probably the scenarization is under aver- — tingent, indeed, it will be liked Rathbone. Also Eugene Pallette areli,” one of the ten best pictures been fired for doing. There is age. Acting is nothing to get better than some 75 per cent or so has more on the Van Dine dumb of the past year, and also directed only one situation in it which excited about, and when all is of pictures to which they accom- dick character than has James by Green, in the present release rises about average, and that is said and done the best thing about pany their women folk. Or may- Donlon of the M-G-M version. plays a smooth, polished, heart- the old gag, which every news- the picture is the exploitation pos- be this percentage should be raised Offsetting which, Roland Young less villain, and thereby brings an paperman wiil recognize as one of sibilities of a Zane Grey talkie, to 85 or 90 per cent. It is a man’s gives a performance in the pres- entirely new type of characteriza- the traditions and some extremely effective pho- of his profession, of story. ent instance which has not been tion to the talking screen. One the newspaper reporter tography. Which gives the credit who taps Opening finds William Powell, equalled by any of the supporting sympathizes with his villain com- out a message in Morse code for what there is in “The Lone known as “Natural” Davis, a cast in the Paramount Vance of- pletely, and it is only with an while threatened with instant Star Ranger” to A. F. Erickson, death suave New ’York gambler, after ferings. effort that one is glad when the if he speaks the message. the director, and to the camera- The the manner of the lamented Roth- Why, however, these stories are people threatened by his evil-doing rest of it is the old trite stuff man. of stein. Because his activities keep forthcoming from two studios is are rescued. the half-million dollar The situations are brought about rum-running him away from home so much, not easily understood. Illusion cer- The story opening shows three ring broken up by the efforts of with obvious effort, leaving one his wife (Frances Kay) is divorc- tainly will be destroyed for both English nationals, H. B. Warner, our hero; that’s all there is, there with the impression that the sce- ing him, even though she still by seeing the same man thus por- Alice Joyce and Ralph Forbes, isn’t any more. narists marked in spots, for ex- loves him. trayed by different actors. forced down from an airplane citement, and willy-nilly got the EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: Powell has a younger brother As with the run of Van Dine’s flight in a remote principality of This looks like an off one, story to meet the demands. The finan- (Regis Toomey), who has been a yarns, this one doesn’t depend on India. Warner and Joyce are man cially speaking, from the usually dialogue is equally forced, being no-account, and to whom the the thrill stuff for its effective- and wife, with Forbes a respect- reliable Paramount lot. far more the phraseology of the Neither gambler has sent thousands of ness. There is an absence of slid- ful lover of the lady. Helen Morgan nor Charles cowboy sired by the stage and Bug- dollars for maintenance. The ing panels, groping hands, sudden Enter the rajah (George Arliss), gies, the two leads, are hot at the foaled by the dime novels than younger brother’s weakness is shrieks and the like. It is a mental who is a strange mixture, ex-offi- box-office, and it the real thing. George O’Brien’s probably would gambling. From Toomey comes gymnastic for the audience, with cio, of native barbarianism and be good to do part of the exploi- society accents, broken occasion- the wire that he is to marry, and several murders interspersed to in- European culture. Three of his tation around the Hecht ally by an extraneous broad west- name and Powell send him another $10,000. crease the tangle and to bring brothers are about to be executed the balance, the major portion, ern colloquialism, don’t help any. Tearing the summons for di- suspicions of various of the char- by the British for conspiracy. And on the “thrilling story.” “Road- An example of the painful ficti- vorce up, Powell calls upon his acters to an abrupt halt. Arliss cold-heartedly decrees that house Nights” is a good title upon tiousness of the whole thing is a wife to plead for one more chance. Because of the familiarity of the the three Britishers all be the which to center the sequence wherein George, going to latter phase Be tells her that he will give up series and their likeness in gen- sacrifices to the ancient Mosaic of publicity. the rescue of a lady in distress— gambling after the couple of weeks eral structure, there is no need to law. But in the meantime they PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: it will the heroine, of course—does so . take him to clean up the rehearse the story here. Suffice are treated by him with the most Hobart Henley, director, got what shirtless, with no reason for it in pending affairs. She demurs, in- to say that suspicion is well cast polished courtesy. there was out the world other than that some- of this script and sisting that he must quit at once about, four characters having the Warner, who is a British major, story, which wasn’t so much. body around the Fox lot appar- But if she is to take him back. He accusing finger definitely pointing manages to get a message through he put in some very unconvincing ently thinks George’s perfect torso protests that his obligations call at them at different periods of the over the radio, but the rajah does stuff, which was both unnecessary is boxoffice. Sue Carol’s legs are upon him to give men from whom story. The denouement is well not know this and goes ahead and inexcusable. For instance, dragged in as inanely. And, the he has won money a chance to calculated to surprise exceedingly, with his plans for the execution. with the roadhouse guarded by period of the story being when win it back, but, she being adam- and yet is extremely logical. In Warner he shot when he discov- the rum-gang, with no one to be “horseless carriages” first ap- ent, he consents. other words a first-rate story. Love ered him at the radio. admitted, Ruggles slips through peared on New York streets, if The gambler leaves his wife to interest is nil. Director Green has exhibited the transom of Helen Morgan’s Sue in real life had dressed the make the rounds of those who EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: great prowess in this climactical room. Helen is the sweetheart of way she does in this picture have been his tip-off men as to Another of the Class A mystery scene, after keeping interest at the gang chief, and (though modest for the present a knows all where the games are held. He films, and as such a mighty good high place throughout. about a murder he has recently day) she probably would have been tells them he is not playing any booking for houses where this The hate of the natives, the committed when another newspa- run out of town. Speaking of more. stuff draws. Of course it’s great cold-bloodedness of the rajah and perman got in his way. Do Helen which, it is hard to see just why Meantime the younger brother for the kids. the fears of those apparently and Charles get perturbed over Sue was given the lead in “The PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: has arrived in New York with his doomed to die is gripping. But fears that the chief may step in bride (Jean Arthur). Lone Star Ranger.” The lines as- exception of not elimi- He has run With the at the last moment a fleet of Brit- upon them? They do not; with signed her, being forced and not the $10,000 up to $50,000 by gam- nating confusion as to the relation- ish planes sails over with threats the hazards of their position funny in themselves, required a im- bling, and has come to New ship of several characters to one of bombing, minently and the captives are threatening, they calmly York with the intention of great deal of talkie talent to get another in the beginning, and coin- run- let go. A keynote of the sophis- sit down and talk about life in them across. This Sue has not ning it up to $150,000. He is in cidentally not definitely explaining ticated tenor the of the play is in the old home town! search of “Natural” Davis, shown to date, and the weak lines their status in the situations evolv- not last line. The rajah has given the Again, if we accept the become, in her hands, embarrass- fact knowing this notorious gambler ing, direction by Nick Grinde and woman the alternative that the rum ingly ineffective, of becom- gang could seize a to be his own brother. arousing feelings David Burton was up to all de- ing his queen instead of dying. whole town, imprison the chief of The brothers meet not unlike those which come mands. Requirements were for and Powell By threatening the aviator, whom police and his lieutenants and attempts to persuade when the pride of the school stum- straightaway story development Toomey to she loves, with torture, he has reign undisturbed in the city hall go back home without bles through “Excelsior” at the only, with no nuances of emo- gambling, driven her to a point for several days (and that, it of almost must and to quit it for good. year-end exercises. tionalism, and this they did well. But accepting, when rescue arrives. be admitted, is a lot to swallow) Toomey refuses, There is no need to follow the For which they are to be com- so Powell first As the girl and the man exit from still why mar the big scene, the bang-bang of the Zane Grey glori- taking back the $10,000 he has mended heartily, as that is what the temple, with expressions telegraphing incident, fied nickel novel. of by overdoing given him, promises to put him One line gives is wanted by mystery story audi- goodwill on the part of the prince, it? Anyone would have become into a big you the keynote to the whole ences. game. he looks after them. Then he suspicious if this had occurred thing, “Reach for your own gun, CASTING DIRECTORS’ as Powell then frames with a pal says, as only Arliss can say pictured. If done naturally, it (Stanley stranger; I never pull mine till Fields), to take the kid’s VIEWPOINT: Basil Rathbone things: “Oh well, she probably would have been both more dra- nioney. away at stud the other fellow draws.” Kids gives a highly polished and con- poker, think- would have been a damn nuisance matic and more convincing. W'ill like it. ing this the only way to cure him. vincing performance of Vance, and anyway.” Ben Hecht EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: doesn’t increase his He calls upon the bride and gives whether or not his characteriza- prestige EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: by such trite stuff as this. her the $10,000, making her prom- A Zane Grey talkie, and therefore tion is preferable to that of Powell With George' Arliss set in popular Scenarization is better than the ise to reform her proper exploitation will put it over will largely depend upon taste, husband. reception by his work in “Dis- story deserved, and dialogue holds But the frame to good returns. though, in this reviewer’s opin- doesn’t work. raeli,” this one should go nicely. up to fair average. Toomey’s luck holds and PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: ion, is better. he wins Powell’s work the It has the It stuff in it that will CASTING DIRECTORS’ from the three gamesters is doubtful if the old type Roland Young is the most strik- whom please the sophisticated; and yet, VIEWPOINT: Helen Morgan is he plays. Stanley Fields, western can come back in the ing figure in the picture, again dis- suspicious while they will miss the tang to without doubt a very capable ac- of a frame between class houses. But mebbe so, playing his distinctive personality Powell and some of the lines, it is equally tress, but her screen appeal is Toomey, sends mebbe so. to high advantage and handling word for Powell to good entertainment for the unso- slight. She hasn’t that It for come immediately. Erickson’s direction of this pic- his assignment with a convincing Powell does so, phisticated and for kids. It has leading roles of love interest, and is ture reaches its highest point revealed to his brother as “Nat- ease. the her excellent punch. A good booking. singing voice and ural” Davis, and forces the kid to when garnering pictorial effects. Leila Hvams is blondily the girl. PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: song delivery ability does not engage But he has a couple of situations James Donlon was assigned the to play until one or the Alfred E. Green scores again with make, up the difference. other is broke. which breed suspense. Dialogue task of being the chief laugh-get- Toomey’s luck his direction of “The Green God- It is a similar case with Charles still holds, and the great is not well done. Total result is ter, and accounted for all of his “Natural” dess,” this picture and his “Dis- Ruggles. His drunken reporter of is going mediocrity in this department. chances. down to defeat. Desper- raeli” bringing him to a rating of “Gentlemen of the Press” was a ate in the thought CASTING DIRECTORS’ Alec B. Francis brings his usual that more than as clever a director of smooth, classic, but since then it has been ever Toomey will (Continued on Page 13) artistry his part, and Zelda _ now be a gam- to polished, badly over-extended thoroughly enjoyable en- in footage, and •, bier, Powell cheats Sears makes a short role stand out. for the first tertainment as the talking screen (Continued on Page 13) (Continued Others worthy of special mention on Page 13) has developed. BEAUMONT STUDIOS for good work include George The picture was adapted from SCENERY Marion, Charles Quartermaine and William Archer’s stage play of the Drops, Curtains, Drapes Clarence Geldert. Completing the SION same, name by Julian Josephson, 19# SEASON PRICES RENTALS cast satisfactorily are Carroll Nye, ,4/ SAW •'/»« and is a very creditable achieve- GABRIEL 7$e Los Angeles, Calif. Bodil Rosing, Bracey, (OG IN CAST R.D.Mac 4/So Sydney ment. Lean as frayjunikro serra $2P° EVERYAFTERNOON-EXCEPT MONDAY-2.'^ — 8‘S 400 W. 96th St. YO. 8346 Delmar Davis and Nellie Bly CASTING WED. AND EAT. EVE Baker. DIRECTORS’ VIEWPOINT: George Arliss lives up to his reputation, and that is cum laude. Mumby Health Extension Institute The chief supporting players are good. H. B. Warner does his MARCAL MARQUIS SWEDISH MASSAGE usual finished work in the hus- Hollywood Bird, at Gower Melrose at Doheny Dr. band role, Ralph Forbes is quite CABINET BATHS HO. 8069 OX. 2208 satisfactory as the airman, and Alice Joyce is adequate to the Sun., Mon., Tues., REDUCING TREATMENTS Wed., March 2-3-4-S Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed., March 2-3-4-S chief feminine role, though she Laura La Plante in New B. C. A. Equipment with WITH VITA-MOTOR ’ displays no outstanding merit. “HOLD YOUR MAN” ‘SALLY” Marilyn Miller Specializing in Ivan Simpson scores as a cock- Thursday and Friday, March 6-7 Mack Sennett’a "Midnite Daddies” “ME. ANTONIO” Electrical Facials and Rejuvenation ney chief lieutenant to the rajah, Thurs., Fri., Sat., 6-7-8 With Leo Carillo and Virginia Valli and a consummate scoundrel to March Saturday Only, March boot. “Broadway Scandals of 1930” 8 1107 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles Lanra La Plante in Lesser roles are well done by With Sally O’Neil, Jack Egan and “HOLD YOUR MAN” Gladys S. Mumhy (We Keep Well People Well) Carmel EM. 2348 David Tearle, Reginald Sheffield, Myers And FIVE ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE Nigel de Brulier and Betty Boyd. T )

PAGE FIVE SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN FOX FIGHT TO HAVE WIDE EFFECT

INDE DISC RECORDERS HAVE MATTER OF PRODUCING FOR BUSINESS WAR ALL THEIR OWN AIR INCREASINGLY POPULAR

f-to be associated wtih the National little war is being-fsound-track pictures upon records, By TED MAXWELL A merry Broadcasting Company are con- fought in Hollywood among the also the synchronizing of sound (Production Manager Pacific CONTROL stantly striving to present pro- independent disc recorders. Since into the silents. SETTLE Division National Broad- grams in a more interesting and started and Vic- Some of the concerns also have casting Company) talking pictures novel manner. When the time and Brunswick each put in devices geared to make The battle now being waged by SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.— tor, Columbia comes that through our efforts we laboratories for the phonograph records at 78 r. p. m. William Fox in New York to re- I am under the impression that established can bring our great invisible audi- pressing of disc records locally, Then, too. a new field was opened tain his commandership of his few dialers give much thought to ence to feeling that, on the stroke there has sprung up a number of up when the radios saw the pos- film company and his theatre com- the tireless effort expended by pro- of the clock that brings another sound engineers with devices for sibility of making their programs pany is one which will affect the gram builders in preparing a program, an imaginary curtain is recording on wax. on large records and selling them future of the entire industry. week’s entertainment varied in being raised on a “show,” that it business that most of these to sponsors. This provided an out- Fox has long been the outstand- character. About three years ago, The will behoove them to buy “4th doing has largely been let for the electrical transcribers. ing independent in the field, not when I made my advent into have been row center” seats and open their dubbing from independently made Then came an influx of sound under the complete domination of radio after 17 years in dramatic programs, then I will know that engineers with various systems of Street, and if he is put out stock, vaudeville and repertoire, it Wall the sincere efforts of the N. B. C. making records, some of them was indeed all very vague to me. of the industry, a Wall Street pe- Production Department have not good, some better but largely of riod of merger and standardization Wilda Wilson Church, at that been in vain. but ordinary quality. Each of the may be expected to follow. time in Oakland with KGO, was LEGION NITE GOES concerns put out salesmen to scour The present hearing, which producing 'a number of my plays the industry for business and then opened Wednesday, means victory over the air. Not having 'been the war was on. or defeat. Fox is seeking to gain bitten by the proverbial “radio only in IS IT The Western Electric and the a stockholders’ vote for a plan bug” I was interested eastern major concerns such as worked out by the Bancamerica the royalty checks. Then I was Columbia and Victor charge and Lehman interests, while op- asked to play a part in one. of The Orpheum had a classy mid- something like $300 or $400 a reel posed to him are the Western my dramas. Agreeably surprise.d OF HE PLIYHOOSE nite show last Saturday starting for dubbing from film-track. The Electric, though its ERPI sub- at the professional manner in at 11:30 p. m. local recorders cut the price into sidiary, and Halseyr Stewart and which they were presented my , It was American Legion Night, less than half establishing a price Company. interest was stimulated and I de- In a general shift about of man- with the former A. E. F. and of about $125 a reel at the start. Summary of Situation termined to learn more of this agers on the Henry Duffy circuit, boys on hand in With competition, the price be- new manner of entertaining the home guard The whole tangle, considered Walter Chenowith, for the past strength and full of the T7 rol- gan to drop and in the scramble, from a laymian’s viewpoint, briefly public, this great boon to the shut- two years manager of the Holly- licking spirit. one can have his picture recorded summarizes into the fact that Fox, in, the homebody, and those in wood Playhouse, and for the last The celebration reached a high for almost anything one cares to relying on the financial support remote corners of our country. seven years one of the ace skip- point during Bob Hamilton’s or- pay, no reasonable offer refused. of ERPI and Halsey, Stewart, ex- Department Grew pers for Terry, is out temporarily. gan solo. He had prepared a If there is no cash forthcoming, panded over his depth by purchase I Shortly after coming to N. B. Chenowith has not as yet been special number for the night, it some of these concerns will accept of a big interest (working con- of C., Don E. Gilman talked to me assigned to another Duffy house, being one which naturally drew the a small interest in the picture trol) of Loew’s Inc., and of his “Production Depart- organizing a but the call is expected daily. Wal- enthusiasm to high temperature. rather than see the business go English chain of houses. Money opera- ment” similar to one in ter has made a great number of Dedicated to the A. E. F. and the to a competitor. for the initial down payment was tion in our eastern division. He friends among the patrons of this American Legion, the recital One concern advertised the mak- advanced by the two concerns, but de- placed me at the head of this house who will miss his smiling started out by recalling the wild ing of phonograph records for $25 when payments became due he and partment, which was to build face seen nightly at the boxoffice. scenes on Armistice Day of T8. a side, whereupon others started could not obtain further money produce all programs from this He has been supplanted by Geo. First was a musical description of individuals with from them, the stock market de- catering to the division. The department grew Hood, who- was brought down how England celebrated, then the nrices as low as half of that. cline had hit his sources for the with the company and very from the north to try his hand at French celebration and so on Most of the concerns are doing a ready moneys, and he found a itself, rapid development of radio steering the Hollywood to the American. The house. through rushing business, that is, they are frigid welcome when he attempted until now there are nine producers audience that Hood is of the affable, friend- screen advised the keeping their machines going but to negotiate with other New staff, all with a back- on the making persuasion and is certain they were now to re-celebrate with few of them are making any York bankers. It is an old trick in the dif- ground of many years to become popular among the film the same spirit, and then came for themselves. in Wall Street to get a money " money ferent branches of the entertain- colony. “Long, Long Trail, “Over There,” The Columbia and Victor press- man to expand beyond his capacity, ment world. From Here, It is rumored that Ira La Motte “Where Do We Go ing concerns are reaping the har- relying on the belief that he can It may be of interest to know “Keep the Home Fires Burning, count further financial will shortly return to his former vest of the battle royal. They on support, some of the names familiar to and “Hinky Dinky Parley Voo,” it home at the President, which house make their discs and master dies and then not find when the “Coast Defenders” who are as- winding up with “The Stars and he successfully managed for over a only for cash and their plants are crucial moment arrives. Which sisting in this department: Caryl Stripes Forever,” words of all the year. being tested to capacity. means he loses his business. But Coleman, Dick LaGrande, Harry songs being cast on the screen. no such charges has It is going to be a survival of been directly DeLassaux, George Rand and Ben The audience went for it 100 per in the SIGN LAMBERT FOR TWO the fittest and those with the made present instance, and McLaughlin. In the dramatic pro- cent, and it turned into a great longest purse are going to be the the Wall Street decline seems to grams from these studios there community singfest, with a tre- the principal Eddie Lambert has been signed last in the ring. Some of the re- be villain. have appeared such well known mendous round of applause upon Plan Advocated for two pictures by M-G-M, “The corders, recognizing the possibili- names as J. Raymond Northcutt, its conclusion. March of Time Revue” and “The ties of manufacturing their devices One plan has been advocated by Ben Sager Deane, A1 Hallett, The Legion’s 40-piece band was a minority Big House.” for other cities, are offering the stockholder, whether Charles MacAllister, Bert Horton, on hand for the evening, and also recorders for sale and encouraging inspired or not, not being stated, Fred Thomas, Jack Phipps, Ber- a program of celebrities put that who people in cities distant from the a portion of Fox’s holdings nice Berwin, Vanita D’Voir, Bobbe on a good show. Among them Hardly ever a comedy film center to go into the sound be sold to meet the current obli- Deane, Olive West, Barbara Lee, Dix, Clyde, were Richard June Joe recording business to make records gations, which are the only ones Pearl King Tanner and many picture, whether feature E. Brown, and two m. c.’s, Eddie for the phonographs in the homes apparently pressing, returns on the others equally as well known to and Ernie Young. Gov. or ‘short,’ that doesn’t Borden of the localities. Fox activities indicating plain sail- the followers of the drama in the expected, Young had been but Already, many of these have ing if he can get over the present west. select anywhere from failed to show up. difficulty. The holdings induced prospects to go into the to be Individual Attention one to a dozen jokes and disposed of, if the advocates of game in their home towns and Each program, whether it be a the plan have their way, are the gags out of MADI- ON UNFAIR LIST there is a large demand on the 15-minute period with a violin and West Coast Theatres. According part of the out-of-towners for wax piano, a sports talk, or a full hour SON’S BUDGET. The to an affidavit filed by Fox, tenta- The Wabash Theatre in Boyle recording devices which can be with 50 or a hundred artists and tive overtures in this respect were author of MADISON’S Heights has been put on the Union pressed here into records. musicians participating, is given made by the trusteeship Labor unfair list because of refusal The upshot will be that soon named, individual attention. Programs are BUDGET is now located representing to abide by union rules concerning the country will be flooded with Halsey, Stewart, timed to the split second, care- ERPI and himself. in Hollywood, and al- the motion picture operator. The record makers who will imprint His statement fullv rehearsed and then presented. declared that the house is now running nonunion. the voices and musical ability of Warners were During the performance the pro- though Thanksgiving towners much approached, and also Adolph the ambitious home ducer is stationed in the monitor Day is a long way off, take Zukor. When the point was raised RUGGLES RETURNING the same as photographers booth, where is also found the that the two approaches should is ready to talk ‘turkey’ Wesley Ruggles is bringing his their physiogs. technical man who operates the not have been made at the M-G-M unit back after two same volume control. These two men to some big motion pic- time, it was stated months on location near Mazatlan, DELEGATE ELECTIONS that the War- work together to send the pro- ners and ture concern that desires Mexico. Sixty-three people were Zukor had an agreement gram over the telephone wires to I. A. whereby they would divide the on the trip. Delegates from the various the various stations who broad- a writer who really West Coast 50-50 if T. S. E. locals to the organiza- either deal cast N. B. C. features in the best went through, knows his laughs. So tion’s national convention to be possible quality. held in Angeles June 2 will be A large independent, such as and Los _ Radio has now attracted the DIAL for DIALogue Fox is, has elected at meetings to be held in a tendency to stabilize dramatic actor; he realizes particu- the whole industry, other comedy require- about three weeks. The locals are and if it fails larly with the coming of tele- EDDIE KAY to emerge victorious in the battle, 37, 33, 150, and 683, embracing vision there is a future for the ments to JAMES MAD- radical changes in the government studio mechanics, sound techni- actor with the “mike” voice. Radio the of ISON, ORegon 9407, THE cians, cameramen, motion picture picture business may be ex- needs the actor; radio needs the pected. address being 465 South EXTEMPORANEOUS machine operators and laboratory writer, the singer, the musician, IMPRESARIO workers. William Canavan, presi- the man with ideas. Detroit St., Los Angeles AT dent, and General Secretary Green PUBLIX SIGNS TEAM We, who are fortunate enough left again for the east following a preliminary visit here last week. Emilie and Romaine, adagio dancers who recently returned from Coffee Dan’s CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY a 32 weeks’ tour of the Fanchon Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grant, and Marco circuit in the “Jazz EARLE WALLACE Los Angeles the latter of whom is known pro- Bucaneers Idea,” have signed a Always Busy Developing Dancing Stars but Never Too Busy cele- contract with Publix to be featured fesionally as Hegee : Hay, to Create and Produce first wedding anniver- beginning May 1 in a new Publix brated their Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell Monday. make mat- Unit that will open in New York NOW IN 13TH WEEK sary last To Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont nicer, Grant has just been and tour the eastern Publix The- AND GOING STRONG ters Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif. signed by Warners for a good atres. The team is a product of part in “See Naples and Die,” and the Earle Wallace dance studios Charles Miller, local Equity repre- L. A. I Thank You Eddie Kay — sentative, gave a dinner party in their honor. GUS EDWARDS’ ACT Associates SUH MURRAY Gladys Murray Gus Edwards is rehearsing an act which is tentatively set for six I SCHOOLS STAGE Lafe Page weeks’ playing on the RKO time. 3636 BEVERLY BLVD. — Los Angeles — Tel. DU. 6721 TOM QUEEN Included in the cast are Armida, Marjorie Moore and Gogo Delys. PRACTICAL STAGE TRAINING Known Throughout the World as STAGE TAP DANCING (In All Its Branches KIDDIE REVUE AMERICA’S GREATEST STEP DANCER BALLE TechSiquel By SIGNOR G. V. ROS1 Permanent Address Mac Bisset’s studio of stage SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT dancing will open at the Man- Los Angeles Mr. Lon Murray is no longer associated with this school 501 Hillstreet Building chester Theatre next week with ' BUD MURRAY, Principal a . kiddie revue. PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930

Bad Tooth, He Gets Rep For TEL-A-PHONEYi Being Done Up JAMES MADISON Published Every Saturday Hello, Walter Catlett. Hello, One Year - $4.00 Foreign - $5.00 Edward B. Cassidy, character Lawrence Tibbett. actor who for the past two years Hello, James Madison. Hello, Advertising Rates on Application has appeared here frequently in James Madison. Henry Duffy performances return- You claim a Scotchman’s What is your definition of a As a bi-monthly publication : Entered as Second Gass Matter, No- ed to Hollywood, from a season hair is different. vember at In what way? bachelor? 17, 1924, the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under of stock in Duffy’s Seattle theatre. the Act of March 1879. 3, Much to his surprise, on his ar- It doesn’t give out elec- A married man’s understudy. a weekly : As publication Entered as Second Class Matter, April rival in San Francisco and from tricity. at 29, 1927, the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act thence on to his home, his friends of March 3, 1879. have commented upon his excellent Hello, Captain appearance and extending their Billy. < > ^H1^ i Hello, Clarence Darrow. sympathy for his illness. Published Hello, James Madison. by “111?” blurted Ed, “I never was Hello, James Madison. Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. sick a day in my life!” A report How do you rate a re- 800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. had been circulating the rounds If the Jones Law was en- former? Telephone TUcker 7832 that he had been stricken with an forced against drinking sena- attack of paralysis in the north. tors, what would happen? He’s a guy who enjoys rid- JACK JOSEPHS - President and Editor Cassidy traced the report to a friend ing on a sewer in a glass-bot- Congress would probably ARTHUR WM. GREEN .... Vice Pres, and Counsel whom he met casually in Seattle tom boat. have to hold its sessions in WILLIAM C. OWENS ... Secretary and General Manager one day when he was returning jail. from the dentist having had treat- Vol. ment for an ulcerated tooth. XI Saturday, March 8, 1930 No. 10 Hello, Norma Talmadge. His speech was rather thick at Hello, Joseph Scott. the moment and his friend jumped Hello, James Madison. Hello, James Madison. Like everything else, material for the talking pictures is to the conclusion that he was re- covering from a paralytic stroke In Africa there are elephants seeking a level after the turbulency of the earliest miking What is the labor situation? and so heralded the sad news 300 years old that have never days. among his friends hereabouts. Ed I’ve never seen so many mar- been out of the forest. At first everyone with the central idea for a pay was of admits he has been stiff many ried women out of work. times but never paralyzed. Aged in the wood. the opinion that, if it were given a local production, the talk- ies would grab it up, being, so it was said, hard up for WIRE MATSON LINERS material. Hello, Rodney Pantages. Hello, Vera Gordon. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— But the results have proved the usual rule that good stuff Hello, James Madison. Matson line of steamers, plying Hello, James Madison. is marketable; poor stuff not. is between San Francisco and Hono- How does screen vocalism However lulu, has installed Western Elec- impress you? Is a Chicago City Hall job , and despite the debacles of some locally-done tric equipment, selecting “Girl of very strenuous? shows, L. A. is certain to become increasing a production the Port” as its initial talkie. Open Some of the heart songs center. hardest part is collect- Louis O. Macloon and Lillian Albertson have shown house was held on the boat on sound as if they come from the The by their “Desert Song,” “Hit the Deck” and “New Moon” Washington’s Birthday with the liver. ing your pay. what can be done with good musical shows on the Coast; public being given a peep at the ship and its new entertainment Henry Duffy is proving the same thing in the dramatic field; feature. Sally O’Neill, star and of the Hello, Irving Berlin. Hello, Irving Thalberg. other shows can be adduced as proof, such as the re- film, was up from Hollywood to cently all-L. A. musical show, “Oh, Susanna.” sing a few songs. Hello, James Madison. Hello, James Madison. So the lesson remains that, while persons with good ideas SIGNS What in your opinion is the How can you imply a man’s for the stage should FOX EASTON by no means despair of making their height of irony? a liar without saying so? venture locally, they should first be strictly certain that they Frank Easton, New York actor, Shipping bootleg on a milk Suggest that he ought to be have something worth while to offer, and secondly that it has signed a long-term contract train. writing cigarette ads. has been perfected up to its pre-production maximum. That’s with Fox. He will have the lead- ing juvenile role in “The Fox- the way net profits are written in show business everywhere, Movietone Follies of 1930” which PERFORMERS ILL HAVE SUPPLEMENT and Los Angeles is no exception. Benjamin Stoloff will direct. SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— A special supplement insertion Illness struck into the ranks of consisting of four pages has been performers at RKO’s Golden Gate added to the weekly publicity sheet last week forcing two people out of the Fox West Coist Theatres of the week’s shows. Rose Alex- called What’s Wrong With Radio “Now.” The supplement is ander of the Three Alexander Sis- devoted to one F. and M. “Idea,” ters was retired with an attack of the one currently playing in Los Some Opinions From Near and Far flu, the two remaining sisters con- Angeles. It describes in full de- tinuing the act with the aid of tail each member of the idea and Claude Sweeten and his house or- gives information to the theatre By HT. HON. PERCIVAL By TRUE LE ROORAL By RICARDO CREEDONI chestra who played two special manager as to their billing and numbers permitting the Alexanders rating. In other words it is a TERRA OOTTA CORNERS.— LOS I thank HEMENHAW-STRAN- ANGELES.— you time for costume changes. Bar- regular advance publicity sheet for Dere editor, being GENHOW as I am a for the opportunity of breaking bara Bronell (Mrs. Christy) of the the theatre manager. drammer cricit and cricitize every into print as a press agent in my Ken Christy act was out owing LONDON.— I have the honor to thing what comes hear to our own name. I have to write so to a general breakdown with acknowledge your radiogram thot as BANCROFT AT BALL com- town I may be you would much about other people that I Verna Mercereau filling her spot like me to rite you a for missioning me to indite an article peace feel at times my own light is in short order. SAN FRANCISCO, youre paper about the raddyo. smothered to near extinction un- March 5.— dwelling generally upon the sub- Paramount’s husky Is there any thing rong with der several bushels. star George ject: What Is Wrong With Radio? FORD STARTS Bancroft was guest of raddyo is the berning qeustoin I am in a unique position honor at to the note with interest your remark to day. annual Policemen’s Ball held I Well. They has to be know what is wrong with radio, John Ford has started produc- thing last week. Bancroft was taken in to the effect that “there is a bare some rong about some thing and I can state, without fear of tion at Fox of “Born Reckless,” befor tow by Sergt. Wm. Bennett and interesting you can rite about it, or contradiction, that the things based on Henderson chance you have some Donald Larry Yoell and Bob Spencer. theys nothing to rite about. Am I wrong with radio are legion, ideas on radio.” Clarke’s story, “Louis Beretti.” In right, I am. limited only by the numbers of the cast are Edmund Lowe, Mar- Permit me to parry with the Still an all they is some thing microphone performers who are guerite Churchill, Catherine Dale CHESTERFIELD SHOOTING comment that I believe there are rong with the raddyo an you woud dissatisfied with the publicity the Owen, Warren Hymer, Lee Tracy, many more bare chances upon the Chesterfield be sprized to find out wear it is station press agent has been able William Harrigan, Frank Albert- Motion Picture Cor- musical comedy stage than upon poration, and m&y be you wont believe me. to get for them. son, Ben Bard, Paul Rage, Eddie George R. Bathceller, the air, and vastly more interest- producer, is Well. Its rite hear in my own I have always found that the Gribbon, Mike Donlin, Paul Por- shooting at the Tec- ing, too. house Art. The picture is and whot do you think of poorer the performer the bigger cassi, Joe Fox Brown and Pat “Ladies in Love,” Humorous, what? that, an theys lots other marred his hunger for free publicity. Of Somerset. directed by Edgar Lewis, and When you speak of something men will agree with me. Wots course he wants to offset the bad story is by Chas. Beahan. The being wrong with radio take it cast I rong with the raddyo in my house news his work spreads, and when GENE McCORMICK HURT comprises Alice Day, Johnny for granted that you refer to is be cause my bitter half (ha ha, the radio editors refuse to plug Walker, Dorothy Gould, Elinor American radio. Such a question thats Flynn, Jimmy Burtis, my wife) insisses on terning him I, me, the press relationist, SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— Mary Carr, could by no manner of means be the Mary Foy, Freeman dile to sute her self an wont get the dirty looks, the mean Returning to San Francisco from Wood and implied as having the slightest June Purcell. pay no tention to, what I want to stares that imply that I am a Seattle, Gene McCormick, profes- _ reference to radio broadcasting as hear. like to I hear the line poor insignificant worm with less sional manager for the S. L. practiced in the British Isles. tamers the SERGEANT an murry makers and than no influence at the press Cross music company, ran his car BENNETT HURT To state what is wrong with lauf at their joaks but she wants club. (It is quite true that I am over a cliff to avoid striking two your radio over there is a tall SAN to hear some guy moon about too lucky at craps to be popular.) children and was injured. FRANCISCO, March 5.— order. attempt to into it in Police Sergeant To go love an some woman gab about But the very worst of all our William Bennett, detail would be to fail, as you who doubles cookin an dresses. wrongs comes as a result of suc- CAREWE IN “PLAYBOY” from the Hall of have not given me sufficient time They say theys going to fix cess! Some dangfangled blues Justice into KJBS where he con- in which to enumerate the vari- ducts the Restful the raddyos so you can see whots singer takes me out and buys me Arthur Edmund Carewe has Hour each ous defects of your system of week, was injured in an going on when you hear it. Thatel a free lunch and I come back to been signed for a role in “Play- auto ac- broadcasting and the kind of en- cident last week. be some thing else rong when the office believing he’s the best boy,” at Warner Brothers. Cast tertainment material cast thereby it corns, an lie have to go to a performer on the air. In my en- is Frank Fay, Lilyan Tashman, upon the ethereal surroundings. raddyo speakeesy to see the gall thusiasm I work up, all kinds of Florence Eldridge, Beryl Mercer, Therefore, I shall sum up briefly shows (ha ha). Juss imajinn a news angles for him, deliberately Vivien Oakland, Marion Byron, to the point, or perhaps I should man after hes had to wash dishes lose a few games of craps, get his Flora Finch, James Gleason, say, should I not, in your quaint having to sit in the parler and pictures planted and his phiz James Bradbury, Sr. Michael Cur- Says: American idiom, make it snappy. see a raddyo woman demstrate breaks out in print all over the tiz is to direct, production starting One word will do. Heavy mail this week. SLIM more cookin when youre stum- coast. this week. Very well, then, here are: TIMBLIN going great with new we micks full. Success! Yeah, and wotta laff RKO Unit. JACK Q. : What is wrong with (Ameri- LAUGHLIN 'I ant newer been in a raddyo on me. Why? Because the galoot HAL ON can) radio? LEAVE arrived from Chi. Will pro- studyo. Why dont you ask me meanwhile has jumped to another A.: Everything. duce in Hollywood. to come to Loss Angels an look station. He gets the personal plug SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— Perhaps by the time your next round them an rite you a story and the obliging radio editors, de- Hal Horne has been granted a • • • e special radio number rolls around for youre paper? siring to be correct, give the new four weeks’ leave of absence from I shall be in a better position to P. S. Thats juss a gagg. Its station credit for him and here his duties as manager of Publix’s become specific, as possibly by juss P. S. — The CELLAR is at a excuse for me to tell my am I, broken hearted. Granada and will then spend his vaca- Cosmo Street and Hollywood I shall have had the oppor- wife to let me comme to Loss What’s radio? Boulevard wrong with Heh- tion in Los Angeles. . . . between Vine tunity of hearing an American John Smith, Angels, and Cahuenga . . . you dont have to have me heh. Ask me— I know. who was once assistant the phone radio program. manager numbers are rite a story if you dont want it. GRanite 3 3 8 2 here, is being brought from Port- and Hollywood 9 15 9 . . , RIVIERA RANSACKED land to replace Horne. parking is free at the lot RE-SIGN MANKIEWICZ LOOKS WIN PART aeross from the CELLAR . . . SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— FARNHAM RE-SIGNED the CHRYSLER and SAM Plerman J. Mankiewicz has been Because of his SONS are there. _ resemblance to Two cracksmen hammered their signed to a new writer contract “Diamond Jim” Brady, Broadway way into the safe of the Riviera Joseph W. Farnham has been by Paramount. Mankiewicz has figure of the ’90’s, Russ Powell Theatre, suburban house, and made signed under a new long-term Thank You. been with Paramount for three has been cast for a part in way with $600 in silver, Charles contract years. by Metro- Goldwyn- M-G-M’s “The March of Time.” Moser, manager, reported to police. Mayer. —

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San Francisco GLEAN RATING BY BUY CLAIR SWINGS Market St. PICTURE GROSSES Radio Notes FROM Oil TO Gleanings HOLD UP HICELY JURY MEANS LITTLE SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— Hope for the possibility of ex- 5.— changing radio programs between SAN FRANCISCO, March 111 SPITE OF RAIN TO GAPT. LIE An official pedestrian. checker for the United States and the Orient a firm specializing in garneirng was expressed by William S. March 6.— SACRAMENTO, March 6.— that sort of information informs SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— Paley, youthful president of the SAN FRANCISCO, took a cut into Broadcasting Despite a clean bill of health Roy Clair this week brings to a us that between S and 6 p. m. Rain somewhat of Columbia System, it jury, Peephole” there are on the average of 2000 picture house receipts for last who stopped off in San Francisco given by a “The close several seasons of dramatic raided persons passing the Granada The- week although most of them held for a few days this week while was again at Sid Gold- stock at his Plaza Theatre here tree’s Green Street Theatre, by atre. And over half of these are up quite well. Popularity of west- on a tour of the radio chain which and switches to a policy of musi- women, considered show shop’s erns was illustrated to an appreci- he heads. Capt. Arthur Layne and his squad degree and all placed under arrest. cal comedy. With Fanchon and best business bets. able when the Fox with If carried out, such an idea * * * George O’Brien in “Lone Star similar to the present European- Goldtree has secured an injunction Marco “Ideas” out of the Fox against further arrests good until Irish John Wolohan and his Ranger” took a nice upward jump American broadcasts—would have Senator and no other stage shows of this El Patio Ballroom orchestra have in business. With Fanchon and San Francisco as the key city. Friday week when the case is slated to up for trial in town, Clair figures he can draw a new between-the-dance recrea- Marco’s “Peasant Idea” and Walt CBS has a man investigating the come again. An order to show cause a good percentage of capitol city tion created by John and his Roesner, m. c., the big Market possibility of picking up short permanent injunction should Terence. It’s street house drew in $50,000. This wave radio programs from Japan why a residents into his house by this equally Irish brother, show has Metro’s “Chasing Rain- and transmitting them over the not be granted has been filed. policy. something on the order of ten- bows” with Charlie King and Bes- Columbia chain. Such an accom- Capt. Layne, who frankly con- The new show which opens pins only instead of wooden pins sie Love and “Trees Idea.” Four plishment, however, would have fesses that he has attended only Sunday will have there are five pieces of rubber Jack Romig, one show for pleasure’s sake in the object is to days of Charles Farrell in person to be delayed until Oriental radio George Heid, Three Jays, Jean hose set on end. The will bring the receipts up. facilities are improved. past five years, has arrested Gold- Grainger, Bee Frechette and Ca- attempt to knock down the five Second week of Garbo in “Anna In his nation-wide jaunt Paley tree and his cast twice previously rita’s strips of hose with three weighted 10 girls. Babies” was at the pieces of the same material. For Christie” at Loew’s Warfield did is being accompanied by Lawrence and when “Bad The current Plaza dramatic show Capitol raided that show out of reason the game is $27,000 and continues for a third Lowman, traffic manager of CBS. and the last is “Pals First” with no whatsoever week, after which Sono-Art’s * * * town. Gene Lewis, Barbara Brown, Ma- called “corks.” * * * “Blaze o’ Glory” is due. KTAB has discontinued its rian Mears, Edna Ellsmere, Harry Opening stanza of Richard Dix “What Have You?” program which SHOW MEN FORM CO. Payne, Rupert Drum, Ray Law- Bob Kimic has done away with a fancy blonde mustache the re- in Radios’ “Seven Keys of Bald- was on the air for two hours on rence, Don Leigh, Florence Clair, — March 6.— sult of 186 days of hard work and pate” at the Orpheum drew $15,- Saturday nights and in its place SAN FRANCISCO, William Rase and Charlotte Keane. corporation careful training. 000 and after another seven days has substituted a program featur- A new to be known All are out after this week. * * * “Case of Sergeant Grischa” fol- ing the Medley Masters; Carl as Van Osten, Edmunds, Preddy, Inc., has been formed to do gen- Max Graf injured his hand at lows. Tobin, tenor; Jane Sargent Sands, SEEKING LOCATIONS eral his Flexo phonograph record plant. Nine thousand dollars was pianist; Alice Blue, pianist, and brokerage, investments and grossed by St. Francis with sec- real estate business. All officers of SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— * * * the Sunshine Boy. only ond week of Winifred Westover * * * the company are well known to the Lorin Kelly of the Sheldon-Kelly Local music men are not in U. A.’s “Lummox.” “Vagabond KYA has added the Lido Cafe amusement world, Thomas Van Players, Portland, and Guy Hick- song pluggers. Proof of their po- King” follows in another week to its remote control list, broad- Osten being publisher of the In- man of the Hickman Players, litical prowess was evidenced in the recent campaign against the with a big formal opening at a casting the night dub’s entire dependent Exhibitor and secretary Portland, were here this week bootleg sheets. $2.50 top. Publix’s other two show. Bill Cooper announces. of the Allied Amusement Indus- looking for new locations for street sale of song their houses, Granada and California, * * * tries; W. O. Edmunds, former companies. The Sheldon-Kelly Even before a Federal injunction had served group of the fared quite well, the Granada do- Ted Lewis leads the popularity proprietor of the Progress Feature Players recently closed after a been a _ righters; representatives, through their con- ing $17,000 on “Slightly Scarlet” list when it comes to request re- Distributors, states and long circle stock run in the the Laws, had with “Dangerous Paradise” now cordings, according to Fred Eilers Walter G. Preddy, theatrical sup- Northwest territory and the Hick- tacts with John eliminated most of the peddlers in and the California grossing $19,- who conducts KYA’s request hour ply dealer. man troupe pulled stakes last 000 on the second week of Barthel- each night. Louis Armstrong, the week after eight and their illegal wares. Which is years there. in a sign that there is more than mess “Son of the Gods,” and colored cornetist, is a close second. IRREGULAR JUMP DUFFY CAMPAIGN one angle to anything. still there. * * * * * * “Unmasked” very poor at the Lou La Mert has joined NBC, SACRAMENTO, March 6.—

Davies, doing only while - Shifting of Fanchon and Marco SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— Dud Williamson celebrated a $7000, working on that network’s Novel- wedding anniversary this week “The Sap” currently looks better. ette program. He was formerly Ideas caused by elimination of Richard Marshall lias started a and in honor of the event parted The Embassy with “Sacred Flame” of the La Mert Bros., vaudists. the stage shows from the Fox concentrated advertising and ex- his mustache. did $9000 and continues. * * * Senator here and their addition at ploitation campaign for the with two * * * Casino did nicely with Uni- Metro and Cosmo, broadcasting the Portland house caused “Ivories Duffy houses, the President and has a dog. It’s called versal’s “Undertow” and a stage from KYA, had a sketch recently Idea” to jump from this city to Alcazar, here. The Duffy Play- Lou Emmel “Tubby” in honor of Tubby “Lig” show grossing $10,200. “Let’s Go in which the versatile pair por- Great Falls, Mont., where it opens goer, a four-page throwaway, is Garron. Places” looks good now. trayed eight characters, ranging at the Grand Theatre. From Great being printed monthly and dis- from blackface to Irish and Eng- Falls the troupe goes to Butte, tributed to 100,000 homes in San lish delineations. Tom Smith is then to Denver, and thence on the Francisco. The sheet gives news BIG ‘KING’ OPENING CIRCUS ROUTE the originator and writer of the regular Fanchon and Marco route. of the local Duffy houses and the FRANCISCO, March 6.— SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— series, while Harry Bechtel is the They lose all the northwest terri- current attractions. A squad of SAN Publix will have one of the city’s Following route has been issued other ffalf of the team. tory dates. girls on the telephone is combing first formal picture premieres at a by the A1 G. Barnes circus, open- * * * the entire Bay district phoning $2.50 top at the St. Francis The- ing at winter headquarters in As the promoter of the Wash- HOTEL BOOKS DANCERS each home and telling residents atre “Vagabond Baldwin Park on March 23: Santa ington Day Fields-Corbett fight about the Alcazar and President tonight when prohibited broadcasting of the SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— shows. King” opens for an extended run. Monica, March 24; Whittier, March Paramount Studios is sending up 25; Pomona, March 26; Riverside, event, Jack Keough, NBC sports Jean and Jacqueline, ballroom GRANDEUR OPENING Clive Brook, Mitzi, Lillian Roth, March 27; San Bernardino, March announcer, believes he gave the dance team, have opened at the Gary Cooper and Dr. Ludwig 28; San Diego, March 29 and 30; only verbal blow-by-blow descrip- St. Francis Hotel where they are tion of the encounter. Throughout featured along with the Laughner- SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— Berger to make personal appear- Santa Ana. March 31; Long ances at the initial showing. All Beach, April Pasadena, April the fight Keough talked into a Harris orchestra. Early in April the Fox will in- 1; seats are reserved and formal Glendale, April Burbank, telephone in his best announcing stall the new Grandeur film, show- 2; 3; dress is required. April 4; Los Angeles, April 5 style, detailing every movement CHATTERTON MARRIES ing “Happy Days” as its initial and 6. • for a friend who was lying ill in picture. POSTPONE ‘HOLIDAY’ bed. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— * * * Tom Chatterton, cast member of CHRISTAL DIES OAKLAND, March 6.—Casting CHANGES POLICY difficulties prompted Henry Duffy Jack Lee has been added to the Duffy’s “Broken Dishes” at the 1640 Boys’ program over KYA. President, and Mrs. Ruby Franz, SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— to postpone opening of “Holiday” SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— at the Dufwin. Instead May Rob- He plays the guitar. were married here this week. Two days after he had secured a Until R. C. A. equipment is in- * * * son in “Helena’s Boys” follows part in a show following a long stalled the Pompeii, Market street the third and last week of Char- Georges Bowers is doubling from layoff, Leo J. Christal, stock grind house, goes on a policy of “A LITTLE SMILE” lotte Greenwood in “So Long KYA into Publix’s Granada Thea- player, died. silent shorts and news reels. Bill Words and Music by Letty.” The Greenwood play did tre where he sings “When the Sun Kohler manages the theatre for excellent business topping numer- Goes Down,” with Don George at GEO. L. BRAUN M. L. Markowitz. ous previous records. the organ. (A Fox Trot Sensation) * * * Artistic Scenic Advertising CONCORD PUBLISHING CO. DEMONSTRATE FILM Another popular remote control Curtains FOX LINE LEAVING NEW 1179 Market St. San Francisco (Continued on Page 9) By Far the Best in America SAN FRANCISCO, March SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— CURTAIN PRIVILEGES Colorart studios of Hollywood The permanent line of 16 girls BOUGHT FOR CASH demonstrated who have been an added feature the firm’s third di- After 10 Successful Weeks at the OR SCENERY mension process at the at the Fox since that house opened Marina Theatre this week before a group CASINO THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO June 28, leave this week. Chas. F. Thompson of exhibitors and newsmen. DAUGHTER ARRIVES Scenic Co. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— MOVIE PLAYER WEDS Nearing Sisters 1215 Bates Avenue An eight and a half pound baby Phone OLympia 2914 girl was born this week to Mr. SAN FRANCISCO, Marcl^ ,6.— This Week Present Their and Mrs. Doug Isitt. Isitt is a As soon as she had finished work Hollywood, Calif. Novel Tight Rope Act A Sensation of Vaudeville local cafe singer. in “On Her Toes” for Universal. — Helen Dean quit the talkies to marry Dr. M. B. Fractman, local RADIO’S FAVORITE QUARTETTE physician. HAVE MIDNITE SHOWS HOTEL GOVERNOR FOUR SEQUOIANS TURK AT JONES SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— KPO SAN FRANCISCO RKO has instituted midnight SAN FRANCISCO COMPLETING A SUCCESSFUL WEEK AT shows on Saturday nights at its THE HOME OF ALL THEATRICAL PEOPLE Golden Gate Theatre. House will PLAYING SAN FRANCISCO run competition to the Fox which SPECIAL RATES TO PROFESSIONALS FOX EL CAPITAN has built up a turnawav trade at JACK WOLFENDEN, Prop. FRANK RATCHFORD, Mgr. its 12 o’clock show. SCENERY BY MARTIN STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA -

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SACIAMENTO, March 6. — In SAN the new personal recording idea LITTLE THEATRE HOUR By FRED YEATES FRANCISCO, March 5.— rapidly The drawing power of radio ar- coming to the fore, Frank KTM, LOS ANGELES An announcer tells us that his tists, when properly presented on C. Burhans, manager of Fox’s (Reviewed position is February 20) the most neglected in the Senator here, uncovered a good vaudeville or presentation Two short sketches SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— all radioland, and he is probably exploitation angle. under the stage, is being evidenced at the Burhans had An enemy more difficult to cope right. A few of them sound as several records direction of Marillah Olney, whose Fox Theatre. In its third Satur- made in San with than static confronts radio though they were in the last stages day midnight show the Francisco, the records delineating own charming voice was conspicu- engineers when they venture into of neglect. Fox ad- the vertised a group of local radio on character and quality of ous by its absence this week. the field of international program Seriously, however, the lot of the people and played to bigger the Senator’s show to the many exchanges, according to C. W. busi- “Look In The Book,” a little announcer, like that of Sullivan’s ness than at previous passing the theatre lobby where Horn, general engineer of the Na- 12 o’clock story of two policeman, is not a ’appy one. He shows. the record was playing. He did 15-year-old boys tional Broadcasting Company. The is exposed to the whole world in this on “The Locked Door.” trying to practice the teachings new enemy is the so-called mag- As a result the fourth midnight front and to sponsors and studio show was On Paramount’s “ V a of a book of detectology in con- netic storm, an effect known to billed “Radio Revel” g abond . execs behind. All around him is and featured, in King” Burhans is going even fur- electrical engineers for years. addition to Fan- nection with a local jewel rob an atmosphere laden with high- chon ther. From the theatre he “We have known for many years and Marco’s “Havana Bound will bery. An admirable power electricity that seems to amateur at- that the magnetic Idea,” Edna O’Keefe, Jean have the entire city hooked in on storms affect charge his nervous Wake- mosphere was created, system with field, Sambo a record broadcast and he’ll tell with Joe land-line communications to quite and Ed, Prof. Her- restlessness. He is hard put to it capitol Depew and Ashley Buck taking an extent and influence man Schnitzel, Harmony Queens, city residents plenty about delicate to keep his poise. He enters the juvenile parts successfully. instruments, the Johnnie O’Brien, William the Senator’s new show. such as ships’ com- privacy of Powers Donald Kevin, in the part many thousands of and others. of a passes,” said Horn. “However, it homes and must express all the real dick, might have been more is only in recent years, Others are since the attributes of a gentleman; must slated for future virile and leaned upon the heavy advent of long-distance radio com- shows. have a good voice, reflect culture voice for a better impression. His munication, particularly on short E and that subtle something that in- lines sounded plainly as though waves, that we have noticed any they dicates background, yet must be were being read from script, great effect from this source. was a performance young. He should be well edu- hard to anal- and lacked character. Patricia “It is a yze peculiar fact that the cated musically, critically, even in face of the possesses a voice intellectually and that broadcasts magnetic disturbances act differ- announced eight I morally; should know how to play months prepara- exceptionally well. She was Elsie ently in tion, the case of young waves. when one realizes the first the crook. the perfect host in introducing his Dr. L. W. Austin, of the Bureau difficulties of broadcasting a A Los Angeles “Baggage,” programs, must never sound stilted new radio station story of an old man of Standards, who has been mak- body of instruments. recently nor common, for he is heard by all, broadcast an invitation to whose son was estranged from ing measurements for many years from the halls On the receiving end, as a body the public to criticise him through marriage of profound learn- a certain to a play- on long waves, reports a general it seemed a ing to the gutters of soup dispen- little unwieldy at program. A lady listener accepted acting woman. Said woman min increase in signal times, strength at about saries. and apparently half a the invitation, but instead of com- isters to the old man’s comfort at the time that magnetic disturb- dozen laggers were the cause of menting on the offering as a lis- a resort and wins his favor, then And yet, with all that is required ances take place. an uneven line of attack. tener she reveals of him, practically The went up to the studio herself as his daughter have nothing seems first “We found that these dis- and second strings showed a and watched the artists at work, in-law. Boyd Agen read the part turbances react to be done about training and pol- in just the oppo- most, effective unity, but violas then wrote a long letter criticising of the irrasci'ble old invalid and ishing him for his career. site manner on short waves. That He and ’cellos were below their personal created seems to be their pro- appearance in great a very good characteriza- is, they reduce the regarded as just one signal strength portion of strength, which less- detail. tion. Nance Dorland was the very of those things that it seems neces- greatly and seem to offer ened the body of tone. Signing daughter, broadcasting a nice voice sary to have around; the woods Wood- herself, “Just a Sweet impedance to the passage of the winds showed to advantage, and prepossessing personality. are full of boys who want to but Girl,” she said in part: wave.” be brasses were weak, And then she sang! Oh, dear. radio announcers, and especially “They all look so thin. The The uncertainty as to when mag- who work trumpets, which until so charged with seemed unable to chief announcer wears his hair netic storms may be expected restlessness vocalize on that they break away certain tones. too slick, and so-and-so, whose Barks From the Office Dog: makes it difficult to plan trans- again and go Nevertheless back to it was an enjoy- voice always thrilled me, was Tom Alton completing five years Atlantic program bookkeeping; then there is exchanges in ad- able performance, and a feature awfully as. night vance, a new crop. Unless they are en- disappointing host . to look at— at KFI . . never Horn explained. Twice we would like to hear tertainers there seems to regularly. so small. the missed night . . last be no fu- And master-of-cere- a . nor a gate week the National Broadcast- The new ture for them. Wednesday night se- monies . for the hour, I’d like to crasher . . Cactus Kate now au- ing Company’s attempts rial to relay play over KFWB, “The Pest put him on a milk diet. Those dition arranger at KFI and KECA European programs in this Actually, the announcer is the of the coun- Rancho, said pest being a . . . most two women ballad crooners, April one wa,y to date her . . . try were defeated important single by magnetic individual on tenderfoot woman who bought is awfully cute looking but her Robert Hurd caught offering tur- storms which attacked the pro- a station staff. His voice and spats for the cowboys, shows the voice isn’t so. much, key sandwiches to his grams name become and . . . coming known the other secy from England and to the home author, Johnston McCully, one needs and folks, in a hair buying . . pins and could use jewelry . Berton Germany and made it impossible who come to accept him al- new mood; serio-comedy as con- some more flesh. Bennett catching a bughouse to pick them up on this side of most as one of the family without trasted with the bloody murder of . . the ever "There broadcast . Carl Haverlin re- ocean. meeting him personally. He was too much recitation the two preceding stories which and a look at covering from serious operation is a host who brings them a mead the reciter was dis- attracted such large audiences. . of illusioning. I stood up for . . removal of historic moustache good things, and the measure of But, an JACK ON AIR unless we miss our guess, hour and forty minutes with . . . Earle Anthony to Honolu- Well his personality governs his value there a fur known on the Pacific Coast will be a lot of protests lu .. . with to station coat around my shoulders, his wife ... ho, as a character actor, and sponsor. His pro- against But Jack Mac- the he-man cussing in- hum . . . fession is don’t think I write this way be- Ray Winters in Cal. Bryde has gone into one that should be ‘due dulged radio and is in by the rough calf- Luth. . . for a lot cause of that.” Hospital . intestinal op- now frequently of study, at this particu- heard over both valets. D s and H’s in abundance, eration . lar . . Jose Rodriguez pour- stage of radio Following receipt of this letter National and Columbia broadcast- development, and not a little ing and blasphemy. Hard, for the office girls . one that it is rumored that an association . . not ing systems, should be lifted out appearing with the of course, to depict the true char- tea . . of of radio . paste . . . Doc Foley the thirty-five-a-week station employes is to be Empire Builders, Eveready, West- class acters without such making nasty crax on air about withqut loss of time. trimmings formed to petition inventors to inghouse Salute, Majestic Theatre but a lot of radio wholesome home folks postpone editors . . . better watch * * * indefinitely the public of the Air and other well known will decide to get along out . . without . get your fat fried . . introduction of television. . programs. A tremendous ascension in mu- it it it is continued. Junior’s Jeanette Rodgers and Bob Brad- . in- sical taste nocent ears ford starting by the public within must be kept clean George Fawcett was added to out together on life’s TO CORRECT ERROR the past few weeks is noticeable. * * * hiway . . . dangerous the cast of “Swing High” just be- curves A boxed story printed on the A lot of credit for this is given Sponsors of national broadcasts ahead . . . fore it started shooting at Pathe. Blake Reynolds a front page of “Tidings,” are Catholic radio, through broadcasting so confusing station publicity papa . . . soprano . sex . . June weekly, last week to the effect that much cheap stuff, that the men by grabbing off big Parker . public name at- starting on her first car- KFI refused to broadcast a Sunday has sickened of it. tractions and Over the Air load in large The insistent substituting them ... . . From company . KYA afternoon Catholic service on the demand for the routine Bob Swan to sing now is for light classics, programs previous- SAN FRANCISCO for the butcher national network was proved ly, to be operettas, good musical comedy arranged and sending the pub- boys . . . yo, ho, and a Comes the Voice of meat axe due to a misunderstanding licity and is numbers and a goodly representa- direct to the press, over- . . . Howard Griffin recuperating to be retracted in the next issue. tion of looking the a’s. in the foothills ... Microphone grand opera. There is no p. Cramps style A The program comes in the middle and. limits from “Mac” Martin denying, however, that Lawrence opportunities for ex- Greta Gahler ... all the of the afternoon, when ploitation. way KECA Tibbett has done much to turn from Vancouver’s wide open handles the chain offerings, and is the popular, taste upwards. places . . . Ho, hum, it’s a dog’s He being released over that station. was. “HOW life. a radio artist before he TO PRACTICE” The article ALWAYS ANXIOUS brought a heap of achieved operatic TO PLEASE calumny fame. down upon the heads of * “How to Practice, SELLS RADIO * * . and Why,” SKETCHES station officials, which is was gladly a new series of 15 minute se- George withdrawn Gene Byrnes has built Nickson when it was discovered himself quences to be presented over KFI, Two sketches for recording and there was a reputation for comedy, TENOR SOLOIST absolutely no founda- but once designed to be of particular bene- reproduction over radio station in a while tion to the charges of prejudicial he gives us an un- fit to younger musicians broadcasts have been bought by intended and mi- KYA - SAN FRANCISCO discrimination. giggle, such as on the crophone artists. Soundcraft from Evelyn Blan- Jose Rodriguez night of February 19, when he is in charge of the series and is chard. One is “House of Clay,” BIG MIDNIGHT FROLIC snuounced he . would give us the enlisting the help of many lead- a comedy drama in which Lillian Deal is TUNE IN ON now being framed to “miniature temperature reports.” ing performers Albertson played and teachers. in the East, and make a big time affair out of KFI’s Standard McWebster functioning DUD which Soundcraft is understood to Saturday midnight frolic. Names off-stage. FINISHES PART WILLIAMSON have slated for air presentation by of the show world are being lined * * * Barbara MASTER OF CEREMONIES Worth; and the second is up for an hour of fast showman- The debut of the California Jeane Cowan, entertainer at radio and STAFF ARTIST “The Plunger,” in which Lincoln ship calculated to draw a big bath- Symphony orchestra over KHJ, station KFWB, has just Stedman is understood completed KYA SAN FRANCISCO to be slated night audience from midnight till Feb. 19, was auspicious enough a part in Universal’s “Czar of to appear. 1 a. m. for a first public appearance. It Broadway.” THE HEAVENLY TWINS OF RADIOLAND ART and ARTIE S C H W A R T Z MEHLINGER Pacific Coast Mgr. Pacific Coast Mgr. “WITMARKS ARE H1TMARKS” “HARM SONGS ARE CHARM SONGS” Hangin’ on the Garden Gate A Little Kiss Each Morning, a Little Kiss Each Night Watching My Dreams Go By If I’m Dreaming Once Upon a Time I Love You, Believe Me, I Love You Room 309 Phone GLadstone 2263 Room 301 Phone GRanite 9711 WARNER BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD THEATRE BLDG., HOLLYWOOD, CALIF 6425 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE NINE KYA SEEKING S. F. LEADERSHIP IN RADIO WORK Romantic Route Ends In PORTLAND, Ore., March 5.— Bert Kimber, well known bass singer and vaudeville trouper, who Demand For More Speed covered the old Pantages and Or- TO BE KFI FEATURE pheum circuits for several seasons, practically and also the Moss Circuit in Eng- Modern thirst for speed has destroyed a romantic Sponsored by an oil company, SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— vehicle in the Los Angeles radio world. Perhaps it has not de- land, is now doing special radio Max Fisher's dance band is to By the end of March present ex- stroyed the vehicle, but it has certainly done away with a lot work here over station KGW. pansion plans of KYA will be of romantic opportunities. Kimber was the heavy bass in broadcast nightly over KFI, be- carried forward to the point where The vehicle referred to is the uplift chariot, otherwise known both the Harmony Four and also ginning at once. the Angel City Four. He makes that station hopes to grab off for as an automatic elevator, which one must use to get to the During one hour and a half there his headquarters at the Orpheum itself actual leadership in the San KFI studios on the roof of the Packard Building. are to be only four brief announce- Theatre. Francisco broadcasting field. In the never-to-be-forgotten yesterday a trip up to KFI was ments; no request numbers and no station is site The seeking a for a leisurely journey to be planned and provisioned in advance, chatter, everything on the ritz. a new transmitter, which it hopes whose adventuresome delights could be regarded with anticipa- MUSIC CO. CLOSES This marks Fisher’s return to to have erected by March 31. tory pleasure by the hardy traveler who, having ample time KFI programs after an absence of The roof of the Hotel Whitcomb on his hands, did not care what happened to him so long as it SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— six years. He used to be one of is being considered as a possible was unusual. American Music Co., independent the Anthony station’s chief attrac- site, in preference to the Hotel It was on this elevator that Bob Palmer met Monte Hall, music publishers, closed their tions. Carl Haverlin gets credit Clift, where the present equip- both on their way up to see Robert Hurd in the hope of sell- doors this week after a six for this deal, pulling one of the ment is located. Station execu- ing their respective talents. By the time they arrived at the roof months period of activity in the fastest negotiations in radio his- tives seek to get away from the the now nationally known team of Bob and Monte had been field. Bobby Vogel, professional tory. r downtown traffic noises w hich organized and rehearsed, stepping forth to knock Hurd for a manager for the firm, has negotia- affect the Clift location. row of engagements and the radio fans for an epidemic of fan tions under way with another firm S. F. OPERA COMPANY Musically, as well as mechani- mail. for his activities, and expects to SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— cally, the station is growing. New It was on this same elevator that Carl Haverlin, prince of announce a connection soon. A permanent light opera company for plans are reported under way sports announcers, met Virginia Flohri, princess of radio song- is being planned for San Fran- the organization of an orchestra, birds, and by the time the chariot came to a bumpy stop at M. C. CHANGES cisco, with the Columbia men- will be under the which probably KFI the prince had wooed and won the princess and all the tioned as the possible house for direction of Liborius Hauptman. details of a royal wedding had been arranged. Lynn Cowan continues on his the venture. Max Hirschfield will of the American Since the crash It was into this same chariot that Jose Rodriguez stepped third week at the Boulevard, re- be musical director. Tentative pro- Broadcasting Company, in which one day, with a brand new piano score of the Caesar Franck placing Slim Martin, who will con- duction plans call for an orchestra enmeshed, the station KYA was Symphony, and when he emerged at the top was able to sit duct the orchestra at the new of 30 musicians, a chorus of 60 musical or- has been without a down at the piano and play the entire symphony from memory, Pantages Theatre slated to open men and women, and additional ganization. thereby winning a place on the KFI staff and the respectful April 13. singers, dancers and musicians. added to its Last week KYA admiration of all critics. Victor Herbert light operas will programs the Lido Cafe, picking This sort of raconteuring might go on indefinitely, but why RECORDING CO. QUITS open the season when it gets under that night club’s show by re- up evoke more tears of fond affection? For with the opening of SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— way within the next month or control. After mote the new KECA studios on the floor below KFI and the coinci- some five months of ex- two. dent general improvements, the old chariot’s valves have been istence the Personal Recording Co., located in the Kress Build- ground, spark plugs cleaned, and now the journey is one of SACRAMENTO, March 6,— ing, closed its doors. San Francisco dizzy speed. The former trip of aristocratic ease, so slow that Edward M. The Sutter Theatre is slated to Lawrence and A. E. Lauder, part- one almost seemed to be going backwards, is now twice as fast. re-open March 8 under the man- Radio Notes ners in the firm, have split. agement of Otto Lochbaum.

the musical background of this ALBERTI AT WARFIELD (Continued from Page 7) program which is in the hands of master-of-ceremonies. 5.— dance band is Walter Krausgrill’s Bob Roberts, SAN FRANCISCO, March * * * over KFRC emanating from n.1 Closing of Fanchon and Marco Bert Butterworth Patio Ballroom where Krausgrill Meredith Willson, KFRC’s con- Ideas at the Fox Senator, Sacra- and his gang are nightly features. cert director, and Monroe Upton, mento, brings Oliver Alberti from BLONDE * * * chief announcer and writer, work the capitol city into Loew’s War- STREAK together, Willson field here hie will conduct George Taylor is KYA’s oldest out the program where OF RADIO employe in point of service. providing the music and Upton the the concert orchestra. He suc- Among other programs he has story. Willson not only makes ceeds Peter Paul Lyons who joins those of the Wagon Theatres, the special arrangements of composi- the Fox Theatre orchestra. It is with Embassy and Davies and they’re tions but if occasion demands will understood that the move is only popular too. write an original composition. temporary and that Lyons will be * * * * * * back as soon as Alberti is given Optimistic Donuts KTAB’s Saturday night what- Lou La Mert of La Mert Bros, another spot. have-you program is getting quite has bieen added to the Novelette on KNX _ a lot of attention from the dialers. Program released each Saturday GUNZENDORFER AT RIVER This program is presented each over N. B. C. He broadcasts Saturday night between 9 and 11 characterizations of old English SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— Airdales Over KNX and embraces nearly all of the numbers. Wilt Guzendorfer and his orches- KTAB artists in an informal, all- tra have signed for the summer request program. Artists who ROBBINS OFFICE CLOSED season at Guernewood on the Gilmore Circus Russian River, opening May 30. usually contribute are Joan Ray, over Pacific Coast contralto; Jane Sargent Sands, SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— Guzendorfer also has a band at concert pianist: Lovey Wolfe, Robbins Music Co. closed its local the Whitcomb Hotel here. NBC blue singer; Carl Tobin, tenor office on March 1, leaving the balladist; Herb Scharlin, pianist local field without a representa- SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— and singer; Henie Klotz, Enrico tive. Newton S. Kelly, who opened Chuck Dutton and his band, cur- Gilmore Circus Martinelli, operatic tenor; Togo, San Francisco headquarters for rently at the Hotel Oakland, are the “Jay Boy,” and many guest the firm some months ago, ex- slated to open in May at Rio Nido, over KNX affilia- resort artists. Walter J. Rudolph and his pects to announce a new summer on the Russian Melody Masters always furnish tion soon. River. YVONNE CARR SONGSTRESS DE LUXE A REGULAR FEATURE OVER THE ETHER WAVES OF KFWB

English Characterizations

A REGULAR OCCURRENCE OVER KNX EXCLUSIVELY CASTING DIRECTORS—TUNE IN — —

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VANCOUVER, B. C. --NORTHWEST-- PORTLAND, ORE. A. K. MacMartin F. K. Haskell REPRESENTATIVE WASHINGTON JEAN ARMAND district manager IDAHO OREGON 1118 Northern Life Tower MONTANA REPRESENTATIVE 901 Bekins Bldg, 1 SEATTLE. WN. Postoffice Box No. 16 Division Offices Phones: Elliot 3911, Capitol 1932

Prize BATTLE OF P. (,'S IHRR0 FILM IS Offered VANCOUVER For Themie On By A. K. MacMARTIN HUNS RIOT UIIG GOOD IT SHI Solano Co. Fair Calvin Winter, conductor at the RKO Orpheum, is back on the FRONT job after being laid up for t>vo The 6ells of Solano County Ex- MB weeks with the flu. During his position, which is to be held at absence Frank Harwood held Fairfield, Calif., May 24 to June 1, the is offering two prizes for a themie By JEAN ARMAND down spot with complete sat- SEATTLE. March 5. — Ramon on the SEATTLE, March 6. — An- isfaction to acts and fans com- Novarro name. Fifty dollars is of- SEATTLE, March 6. proved the big noise in nouncements of expansion, — Whirl- bined. fered for the best lyrics and $50 both wind publicity campaigns were this town last week when his first in field and capital, emanated . * * * for the best melody selected. The much in evidence from around this town all-talker, “Devil song is to be for the local headquarters of Alfredo Meunier, guest con- May Care,” at band, orchestral last week, with Eddie Fitzgerald and vocal the S. L. Cross Music Corpora- the New Fox, watked off with adaptation. If one per- hooking up with Hearst’s morning ductor at the Capitol, is watching tion here this son sends in the winner in its week. the shows from a box this boxoffice honors—$14,750 for the en- daily, the Post-Intelligencer, for a week The program of expansion, al- first stanza of tirety, a trophy cup, properly en- payoff swathed in bandages, the result of this period play ready well called graved to the value of under way, finds the an accident over the for a holdover. Picture is $100 will Fitzgerald, p. a. for the Fox- week-end. Cross Corporation a strong in- well liked, with Novarro’s singing be added. Also royalties accruing West Coast Houses, Teddy Jamieson, house conductor, fant publishing was con- calling from the sale of the song will organization in is wielding the baton while for special comment from go scripted into the big campaign his the West. It is less by both to the writers. The contest closes than a year spot in the band, tympanis, is be- male and fern fans. Owen Lee Ettleson, managing editor of Mar. old, but finds itself firmly en- ing Sweeten’s first week with his own 31, 1930. the P. I. The occasion looked after by Romeo Perry, trenched with both the was the D. A. Weir is secretary-manager trade and late of Jackie Souders’ band at the band and Henri Le Bel’s organ launching of the paper’s new and. John R. the profession. “Kisses,” a bal- Strand. work added to the pleasure of the Thornton is general “Peach” edition on the streets at chairman. lad trot, and “Rock-a-Bye to Sleep * * * Fox bill. S o’clock in the afternoon. in Dixie,” a waltz, are the first Fox’s Fifth Avenue took second Fitzgerald secured permission Eddie Zimmerman, treasurer at SEATTLE, March 6. recent Cross publications to make their honors with $13,000 for “Men —A from Fanchon and Marco to the Vancouver until that house report was that John Hamrick appearance. change Without Women,” and Fanchon the title of the current closed recently, is now handling had installed George I. Appleby It is expected that soon the and Marco’s “International Idea.” Idea from “Desert” to “Peach,” the drama page for the Morning as city manager for the Hamrick corporation will launch a drive on Always consistent and profitable and a nifty 24-sheet was posted Star. This sheet now puts out houses in Portland, its stock, much of it a biz here. Oregon, re- already be- on 88 stands, with the paper pay- bull-dog 10 p. m. edition, featur- placing Andrew Seso. This ing subscribed by those who have Publix’s big Seattle scooped state- ing for it. up Also Fitzgerald had ing theatres and sport. ment .was an error, according to been in close touch with the ac- printed $11,500 with First National’s and planted 80,000 tags * * •* Hamrick. Appleby is in charge tivities. Of the more prominent screen version of “No, No, Na- which went on every bottle of of the Blue Mouse only, with artists on the Coast already finan- Notwithstanding the fact that nette.” Musical comedy well liked, milk delivered on the show’s open- Seso continuing his duties as man- cially affiliated with Cross are business is off at nearly all houses and possibly showed a bit of ing day. Further, the P.-I, pre- ager of the Portland Music Box. Merton Bories, composer and mas- here, the British Guild Players are profit. Arthur Clausen and his pared a series of advertisements ter-of-ceremonies at KPO; Gene stampeding the fans with their cur- band and Stanleigh Malotte, at tying in the show and the edition, PORTLAND, Ore., March 5. Rose, prominent composer and rent offering “Elizabeth Sleeps the organ, musical features at 1 which were placed not only in its Sammy Cohen, publicity promoter pianist with Jesse Stafford’s Pal- Out,” which is still going strong this stand. own columns but in those of the at RKO Orpheum, will shortly ace Hotel, San Francisco, orches- in its fourth week. It did $4500 “Green Goddess” Good two afternoon sheets. This caused take the male lead in an tro, and Stafford himself. in its third week with the biggest John Hamrick’s RKO much consternation in the ranks little 800-seat Romance, as he has announced Monday night since the opening Music Box plenty heavy, his of one of these journals when the getting engagement to and looks Miss Jennie Bik- MERCY BUYS HOUSE publisher good for a fifth week. $11,125 for the first week of got wise. He immediately man, one of the beautiful belles of Two of their coming bills will be George Arliss in “The Green God- yanked the copy, which had al- Albany, and well known through- “The Play’s the Thing” and dess.” Arliss opus looks good for YAKIMA, Wash., March 5.— ready run in one edition, and out the broad Willamette Valley. “Sport of Kings.” three to five weeks. The Sunnyside Land and Invest- gave orders to accept no more ’ * RKO’s ment Company has sold the Sun- such copy. The second afternoon * * Orpheum got an eleven grand intake with Alice White in Opening of nyside Liberty Theatre to Fred daily continued to run the copy. All eight houses of the F. P. C. Bill Parker’s two- “Playing Around” on the screen block long Mercy for $51,000. Mercy owns Airplanes Corporation in the suburbs are hall, on the Everett Aid and operates in and a four-act vaude bill on the Highway, took the edge off theatres Wapato, Airplanes, too. were brought in- now wired and announce a steady local stage. Credit for the draw must halls over the week-end. Toppenish, Kennewick, Pasco and to play. For a week prior to pick-up in b. o. returns. but after be given to the stage show, head- the novelty of the Walla Walla. Hd celebrated his opening day. a huge monoplane * * * 16,000 square ed by Val Vox and Emily Wal- feet hall wears off the 25th anniversary as a motion pic- carried a big banner with the local boys The “Song Herald” song ters and backed up by three don’t expect much ture exhibitor during the week. “Peach” Idea emblazoned there- sheets opposition. have reached Vancouver from the entertaining turns. Of the. night clubs, on. On opening day, an entire Vic Meyers’ south and are being peddled Glen Tryon in “Skinner Steps Club Victor shows RICE’S squadron of planes carried the by the biggest SHOW hawkers on street corners in the Out” brought in $6000 to Ham- rise. Obviously new capital PORTLAND, Ore. — Charles message. Throughout all the man- be- vicinity of the rick’s Blue Mouse. hind this one, Rice, Los Angeles producer, euvers, the public was reminded theatre belt and with Vic bouncing now elsewhere. They are also Metropolitan, under Publix’s out with big ads in heads and manages a comedy and of the P.-I. “Peach” edition and on dis- the dailies play on some banner, closed a heavy seven-day and announcing girl, act of people Fanchon and Marco’s “Peach” newsstands and fetch special attrac- 10 at the old a stand with “Seven Days Idea. dime a copy. Leave,” tions. Tiny Burnett, at the Olym- Casino Theatre. The house is un- and could have held it another pic Hotel der the management of Bob Manager Lou Golden of the Venetian Gardens, Web- period. Failure to do so has made continues a big draw, with the ster, who reports that the house Fox Theatre got his share of Johnny Northen, . p. a. under the the Cooper opus a great bet for management reporting a healthy is being worked on the cooperative breaks in the campaign, too, when direction of Joe Cooper, divisional the subsequent runs. profit weekly for this class spot. plan to fair business. he took Owen Sweeten and his exploitation chief, has been put- Fox’s Coliseum had the Glea- The week found a band boys in a squadron of cars couple of boys ting across some real metropolitan sons in “The Shannons of Broad- opening to serenade the mayor, who had a “Coffee Dan’s.” Some TO BUILD HOUSE stuff in publicizing his attractions. way” and held up better than the question here recently emerged victorious as to whether the MEDFORD, Ore., March 5. in the Newspaper cooperative pages, radio average. primary election. boys can continue getting away R. I. Stuart & Son, contractors, Parades of this affiliations, ballyhoos of all sorts Night Clubs with this monicker. Opening very have been sort , are strictly taboo in this awarded contract for and window displays are but few Dance halls and town, night clubs big, with succeeding nights also construction of the new but Fitzgerald got away of the angles Northen Broadway works week- showing new activity. Trianon, heavy. Some changes will with it. Mayor Edwards furnished have Theatre at Yreka, Calif., which ly to good results. Johnny’s lobby the class spot of the straight ball- to be made here, though, a mounted, police escort for the both in will be operated by Walter Lev- displays and newspaper ads, to- rooms, finding Mondays and Sat- entertainment and arrangements. erette, who is parade, which traversed the down- gether interested in a with his drama page art urdays still heavy, with midweek - town streets. Master - of ceremonies not so chain of theatres in southern Ore- and news gleanings, are clean-cut biz picking up some. McElroy’s, forte, and he is handicapped by gon. Completely equipped the In addition to these stunts there and effective. with special gags, continues big. construction of bandstand. house will cost were 26 different hook-ups with $75,000. drug stores, soda fountains, wom- en’s apparel shops and shoe stores. Fitz DPE55 And then had frozen into YOUR THEATRE OP YOUR ACT WITH THE FINEST AND MOST 10 huge cakes of ice, 10 fresh APTISTIC Washington peaches, and the ice blocks were placed on prominent street corners and allowed to melt. And then, on opening day, the line girls stood on the principal thor- ENERY-DRAPERIES oughfares selling Washington DESIGNED MADE UP AND PAINTED BY peaches. This last gag got a huge THE LARGEST AND MOST rise out of the local Chamber of EFFICIENT STAFF OF SCENIC ARTISTS, DESIGNERS AND DRAPERY Commerce and brought forth news EXPERTS IN AMERICAS LARGEST stories and editorials commending AND MOST BEAVTIPVL STUDIOS the theatre on its initiative in bringing to the fore Washington products. The mayor was roped Los in on this stunt and he, too, sold Angeles Scenic Stvdios Inc peaches on the streets. affiliated wmi ChasJ Thompson Scenic Co. The net returns of the huge campaign were tremendous. The tfaPVsWNSiL 7- " Post-Intelligencer reports a net LLrr [ r -—-SlSfmcTo. "Vi 1215 L BATES AStf’E. trri! increase in circulation for this one AT FOUNTAIN AVE. NEAR SUNSET BLVD r - rr edition alone of 13,000. The the- I B m in n rl;-; MOLLYWOOD' atre’s benefits were packed houses “7 at practically every performance. Bob Armstrong, p. a. at Pub- Phone OLympia.291‘4 lix’s Seattle, has been crashing some large and effective publicity in a clever hook-up with the . Philco Radio people. Weekly, >ue Effects^ Armstrong gets a full page from DROP CURTAINS settings the modern stage the radio manufacturers on his PICTURE SCREENS current attraction, with the instru- ment people standing every dime PROLOGUES UNUSUAL FABRICS I DRAPERIES NOISELESS of the cost. The tie-up gives the Seattle an eight-column banner CINEMAS STAGE- TAPE5TRIE5 -WALL HANGINGS CURTAIN TRAVELER5 line heralding the show; a three- CYCLORAMAS OPECATED BY column picture of the film’s star MURAL DECORATIONS! REMOTE CONTROL and numerous stories about the ASBESTOS CURTAINS attractions, Publix policy, etc. The hook-up is having its obvious ef- fects on patronage at this big ¥ stand. At the R. K. O. Orpheum, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE ELEVEN Legitimate Theatre Reviews

through awkwardly GONE HOLLYWOOD’ Her lack of facial expression was and spoke the made up for brevity with intensity. streets. In an epileptic fit which a handicap in other than her spe- lines. No better selection for this part THEATRE recurred for the first time since BILTMORE cialty. Anderson Lawler in the role of could have been made. boyhood, he strangles the girl. LOS ANGELES Among the ladies, the outstand- the juvenile lover played a part Boyd Irwin repeated in getting Feb. 28) (Reviewed ing hit were the Aber Twins. that afforded nothing but moping more of the good opinion he cre- Her body is discovered in the pro- The Hollywood Chamber of These pretty young misses were and complaining opportunities. His ated as the king in “And So To logue. The young man, of wealthy Commerce should get after this worked overtime and were the work was satisfactory on the Bed” in the role of the new lover. parents, makes his escape and the most pleasing personalities on the whole. Herbert Fortier a He played it in a dignified and crime is fastened upon the poor one, for it is a libel on the neigh- gave bill. A dance specialty with vio- dignified portrayal of a family pleasing way that was thoroughly boy who loved the girl. borhood. Its opening represents lins took the biggest encore of butler. Donald Campbell, Jane satisfactory. Through influence the family of the film center as a devil’s caul- the evening. Elton and James Sargent played Elise Bartlett was not so well the rich boy manages to secretly dron turning little girls from here Others who participated were small parts. cast, for while she looked the part, pay for the defense of the poor failed boy. he is and there into almost nude cut-ups. Carter Sexton, Mary Francis Tay- The show was well directed and she to convey the convincing However, convicted and lor, Gloria Christy, Louis Hoff- the scenery very fine. consideration for the others con- sentenced to be hanged. For sheer, stark stupidity this hay- man, Charles Cross, Leonard A new orchestra made its ap- cerned in the plot. Her per- wire gambol deserves high en- When all else fails the rich West, Charlotte Shannon and pearance under the baton of Paul formance smacked more on the young man writes a confession conium. It struggles and wabbles and Buddy Lyman. Finstein. This aggregation is not selfishness of the character, seek- commits suicide through endless gags and black- in time to save The costumes by Corinne were as good as the one it supplanted, ing only her own happiness rather the neck of the outs and there isn’t a laugh in a innocent boy. excellent both in design and and played a well selected program than the happiness for the dis- The carload. drama, however, takes color. The music of Cy Mock- in a very mediocre manner. traught wife and mother which place in the homes of both the Roger Gray takes credit for the ridge was without distinction. No Jacobs. the lines suggested. rich and poor. The mother of the "gamble” but apparently it’s a hits whatever. Clarice Wynn as the old maid innocent boy (Lucille La Verne), huge debit. According to the pro- sparsely inhab- The house was aunt was splendid in the first act rips the soul out of one with her gram, he also wrote the book and ‘A BILL OF DIVORCE- ited. but with the letting down of the portrayal of the distracted parent. lyrics. Judging from his work one MENT’ Jacobs. lines in the part, she seemed to Perhaps no greater act has ever must assume that he competes CIVIC REPERTORY drop the niceties of her character- been devised than the last act with Methuselah for antiquity. ‘LET US BE GAY’ THEATRE ization in the later scenes. when the mother, surrounded by There’s not a single new idea nor Others in the cast were Luella her few friends, is waiting at home a modern gag displayed. Just a EL CAPITAN THEATRE The Civic Repertory Theatre Bender, Carleton Young, Frederick for the hour when her only son is hodge-podge of remembrances and Hollywood has come into its own with this Harrington and Olaf Hytten. to be hanged. The clock tolls and excerpts from some encyclopedia (Reviewed Mar. 2) play of Clemence Dane. In its Paul Irving did a very work- they kneel in prayer for the soul of wit and humor. Rachel .Croth- avowed effort to present a higher This comedy by manlike job of directing. His at- that is leaving—supposedly. In general, the settings are type of drama it has accomplished ers is perhaps one of the brightest tention to details was marked and Amarvelous bit of acting was drapes and drops, economy of prb- its purpose in a splendid manner. particularly was it noticed that the contributed by Ricca Allen in the strongly. There and snappiest of the modern crop A company of surprising excel- duction registering role of lence curtain calls were set following a work-woman in the first is a chorus of 12 girls who do of plays. It is ultra modern both gives a magnificent per- the final curtain and the bows and act. Her makeup and forceful everything that their limited num- dialogue formance of this play based on a in characterization and deportment of the cast during the reading, together with a latent ber can do. They are pretty, matrimonial problem. and plays witn a speed that is calls was exemplary. touch of humor, was one of the dance well and are properly The story, while somewhat trite typical of up-to-date social inti- The one setting was in excellent highlights of the play. trained, but as a chorus they suffer today, was written for the stage Its plot was told in these taste and appointment. James Page, as a police inspec- badly by comparison with the mag- macies. of perhaps ten years ago looking tor, also was very fine, as columns when it first was seen forward to certain laws coming Jacobs. was nificent ensembles of other musi- to Earl here last June with Edna Hibbard, Pingree as a policeman with cal productions seen here recently. pass with reference to the marital so need not be repeated. The ‘TO WHAT RED HELL’ a sympathetic humanness. David The principals are all clever relationship which have now been nothing in the Duffy Henderson as the poor boy was troupers and work hard, but they story loses long in vogue. A wife, whose VINE STREET THEATRE presentation. quite adequate, and Yorke Cope- have nothing in the way of ma- husband was committed to an HOLLYWOOD Violet Heming, who plays the land as the young Irish boy was terial to hang their talent upon. asylum presumably incurably in- (Reviewed Fri. mat., Feb. X) excellent, particularly in the read- scene repre- leading role, is superb. She gives sane, after fifteen years secures a The one outstanding Perhaps no more surprising per- ing of the last perhaps one of the most distin- divorce. letter of the con- sents a Japanese garden and is a She falls in love with formance has ever guished performances that has been given than demned to the mother. sort of tabloid operetta. This is and is about to marry another. this special matinee of Percy Sheldon Lewis gave ar- been seen at this house. The role _ a very thing in the both Her daughter, a girl of seven- the best show Robinson’s play. Surprising from tistic performance of of Mrs. Courtland Brown runs the teen, believing the uncle from the standpoint of originality her father the vic- several angles but from tragic heart-broken- primarily be- whose writings against capital staging. It was written by gamut tim of shell-shock, is also engaged and cause the play itself is one of the punishment, as well as his ness to flirting coquetry and, to marry. Shortly intelli- Roy and Kenneth Webbe and di- before the wed- most intensely gripping throughout, her acting, her smile, dramas gent intention to save the innocent the latter. dings take place, the father re- rected by ever written. For twist at the boy, was a hub upon which the the her peculiar dulcet, musical man- turns—cured. The daughter learns, The show doesn’t follow pro- heart strings it quite overshadows play revolved. ner of speech is about as charming but no one seemed to mind however, that the insanity is gram Dreiser’s “American Tragedy” James Gordon as the father a portrayal as could be asked. heridatry and refuses that. The funniest bit in the to marry. without the taint of established herself sordidness or was properly dignified and gave the old of Miss Heming The wife marries her new lover show was game Cha- sex expose which dominated the the right touch to the harassed firmly with the first night' audi- while the daughter rades in which the actors per- remains with latter. ence, which insisted upon repeated parent of the guilty, whose efforts formed antics which are supposed her father. curtain calls after the final cur- The entire company was way were to clear his son regardless. to represent some show in town The great accomplishment of the tain. above the average, and, as an But William Eugene as the boy and the audience was asked to offering, however, is to bring forth idea of how they got across, let who committed the murder unwit- guess. The responses by the wags Grayce Hampton as an irascible a new and potential star. Al- us state that for five minutes after tingly will spring into fame with in front drew the biggest laughs old dowager who was thoroughly though Ian MacLaren is given the the final curtain the large, usually this role as did Rex Cherryman in of the evening. lovable withal, gave the same stellar position by courtesy of his blase, Hollywood audience re- “The Noose”—if given the oppor- Roger Gray, who presented, splendid performance as she pre- being the guest player, the real mained rooted to their seats ap- tunity. If any of the producers wrote and directed the opus, fur- sented with the company last year honors go to Marion Clayton, _ a plauding for repeated curtain calls. saw this performance he is un- ther patted his ego by acting in at the Mayan. No finer portrayal young lady who has been seen From this demonstration, Manager doubtedly flooded with offers. Too most of the bits, nor did this help of the modern grandmother who here before in minor parts with Smith can well be expected to put much in praise cannot be accorded the show much. The big hit was has lived long, wisely and well the old Repertory Theatre, but the play on at some other house him. the singing of Glen Dale. Here could be imagined. this is the first time she has been for the run returns which it would Others in the cast were Rosalie is a lad who has a fine tenor These two players were so very given a real opportunity locally. undoubtedly receive. Allison, Helen Stuart, George voice. He is nice appearing with excellent that they quite over- She has youth and looks, a warm The play might be said to be an Lane, William Mitcham Jr., Harry a winning personality, but other shadowed the balance of the cast. personality and the gift for emo- argument against capital punish- Willard, Maude Fealy and William than in his concert number and Virginia Valli was unfortunately tional expression to a rare degree. ment. It certainly is when circum- Wycliffe. the Japanese act,' his songs were cast. Miss Valli gave a splendid With proper encouragement and stantial evidence is involved. The The production was under the illy selected. In a more fitting account of the mechanics of her careful handling, this girl is des- plot tells of a young boy who direction of Lucille La Verne and show, Dale would be an outstand- role, but as a twenty-year-old tined to be heard from in no small falls in love with a girl but quarrels was excellent in every particular. ing possibility. flapper she was far from, convinc. way. with her when he finds that she is Jacobs. Don Miller also showed a fine ing. Elaine Baker played the Ian MacLaren. the Christus of a member of the oldest profession capability in the Japanese session. same role in which she was for- the Pilgrimage Play, gave a highly in the world. That same night Lowell Sherman will play a This lad is tall and personable, merly seen and did it well, but intelligent portrayal of the father. she takes to her room a young comedy role in Warner Brothers’ seems to know what it is about it is a thankless part at best, that While his role was not lengthy, it man who picks her upon the “See Naples and Die.” and possesses a bass voice which of a snobbish society dame who rang to advantage in the only resents the immorality in others chance he was given. The other which she flagrantly practices. bits in which he appeared offered The part is an innocuous charac- him no> opportunity whatever. ter study. The two comedians, Eddie Mor- Of tne male cast not much can Mr. Lon Murray ris and Charles McNaughton, were be said. Raymond Lawrence in Past 10 Years Dance Director, N. Y. Winter very funny potentially. They an English character was by far showed a natural unction both in the best of the men, a bit more Garden; Century and Cohan Theatres, New York make-up and acting but couldn’t color in his costume on his first City, and RKO Theatre, Los Angeles be genuinely funny without a appearance would have lent con- humorous situation. In a real siderable to the impression. show, these two would score sen- Niles Welch in the leading role ANNOUNCES sationally. lacked perhaps every qualification Pert Kelton was poorly cast. It the role demanded. His acting THE OPENING HIS was not until she was spotted for was stiff and the reading of his OF NEW STUDIOS her vaudeville act in the last act lines very stilted. He is a likely that she gave an inkling of her looking lad but further than a WHICH WILL BE KNOWN AS ability. Her frozen pan style of pleasing appearance had nothing humor was out of place in neat to offer. evening dress get-up- while her Bram Nozzen as a sort of a voice in sentimental songs was fop also missed fire entirely. His Lon Murra such that one couldn’t quite be role was of the sort vrith which sure whether she was merely sing- a clever actor might have cleaned ing badly or trying to be funny. up, but Bram merely strutted School for Stage Dancin| KEN CHRISTY & CO. LON MURRAY in Director of Lon Murray "March 15th School for Stage Dancing “THE EX-WIFE” AT 3416 WEST FIRST STREET with (Between Beverly Blvd, and Vermont) BARBARA BRONELL TAP CLASSES—BEGINNERS and ADVANCED Week March 6—RKO THEATRE—Los Angeles Commencing March 18—7:30 P. M. : — —

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SURPRISE WELCOME FOR SAM JACK KAUFMAN HESS 10 BE PORTLAND, Ore., March 5. Sam LOS ANGELES Jack Kaufman, popular m. c. at Fox Broadway, came back from The current week saw the song SI By JACK B. TENNEY interesting. Should it fail in its a two weeks’ sojourn in the sunny leaders hold steady, with the line- purpose, the public-at-large stands south with a real coat of tan and The American Federation of Mu- up as follows indicted for its lack of esthetic increased exuberance to again put SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.— sicians report that the Music De- 1. “Should I?”-—Robbins. sense and discrimination. over the Fanchon and Marco Eddie Harkness has contracted for 2. “Chant of the Jungle”—Rob- fense League is the fastest growing It be ideas. and will direct the must remembered that the bins. concert orches- organization in the world. The ad- campaign is not directed at all It was his intention to slip in tra at Erlanger’s New Columbia 3. “Happy Days Are Here vertising mechanically reproduced music. It quietly, but at the station he was Theatre when it opens March 10. campaign has rallied tens Again”—Ager, Yellen and Born- _ hopes to restrict the theatrical use met with a big surprise when he The house, undergoing finishing of thousands of signed coupons stein. of canned music as a substitute for was handed an immense key fash- touches this week, will be one of representing theatre patrons in 4. “To Be Forgotten”—Berlin real music. The Federation right- ioned from beaverboard, and also the country’s smartest legit the- every state of the Union and every 5. “I’m Following You”—Ber- fully believes that real music is another when he had the “brace- atres when it opens its doors Mon- province in the Dominion of Can- lin. valuable and that it should be on lets” slipped on his wrists. day night with Madge Kennedy ada. The returns have been tre- 6. “When I’m Looking At any well-balanced program, even The meeting was also a sur- in “The Perfect Alibi.” mendous, but the announcement of Y ou”—Robbins. though the pictures talk and sing, prise to Floyd Maxwell, managing Harkness will double in from the final results is reserved until a 7. “Lucky Me, Lovable You” or what not. The is director of Fox Broadway, and to the National Broadcasting Co. later date. This excellent response demand not Ager, Yellen and Bornstein. unreasonable, particularly if it can Marc Bowman, who engineers pub- where he is violinist. He has is more noteworthy when it is re- 8. “A Year From Today”— be shown that the public licity at the same house, for they held some of' the city’s best con- membered that the advertising share Berlin. these convictions. The fact that had not been taken into the se- cert, radio and dance jobs but campaign against canned music was 9. “South Sea Rose”—DeSylva, boxoffice prices have remained un- cret of welcome which was suc- the Columbia engagements marks only launched October 21, 1929, Brown and Henderson. changed while theatre operators cessfully put over by Jim O’Con- his return to the leadership field and that the announcement of the 10. “That Wonderful Some- and nell, treasurer of the Portland after an extended leave. Music Defense League was made owners have saved on musi- thing Called Love”— Robbins. cians’ wages is significant. The Theatre, and Jack Dailey, publicity only January 13 of this year. The Recordings public is still paying for man of the Rialto, who led the plan of the Federation was not REAL 1. “Should I?—Paul White- MUSIC while the col- delegation. quite clear when the advertising management man (Columbia). Orchestra lects the salaries of the absent The festivities were brought to campaign was inaugurated, but the 2. “Chant of the Jungle”—Roy musicians. a satisfactory close at a little din- inception of a drive for members Ingraham (Brunswick). Certain members of the Federa- ner party tendered Kaufman at Reviews in the Music Defense League opens _ 3. “When I’m Looking at tion have scoffed and jeered at the the Benson Hotel by Manager up a new field in Labor’s battle You”—Lawrence Tibbett (Victor). entire campaign and in some cases Maxwell, at which the various dra- against the Robot. It is felt by the 4. “I’m Following You”—Paul FREDDIE CARTER’S have gone so far as to hinder matic editors were invited guests. Federation that the campaign has pros- Spect (Columbia). pective members of the Music De- ORCHESTRA actually checked the spread of 5. “A Year From Today”—All fense League from canned music. Many organists and signing the recordings. MAJESTIC BALLROOM coupons. Their attitude is extreme- orchestras have been restored to 6. “Happy Days Are Here LONG BEACH ly puzzling. Whether consoles and pits in various thea- they have Again”—Charles King. (Reviewed March 1) some well-founded theory of tres throughout the country since ulti- 7. “Little White Dove”—Law- A nice reception was given Fred- mate failure or last October. wfsfi to officiate rence Tibbett (Victor). die Carter and his nine-piece or- personally at their own funeral is MADGE BRIGGS The experiment is an interest- 8. “Rogue Song” — Lawrence chestra when they returned for an uncertain. Their deep ignorance ing one and certainly a very vital Tibbett (Victor). FOX UPTOWN indefinite engagement. The or- and entire lack of a sense of co- one to musicians. The life of the 9. “That Wonderful Something Los Angeles chestra starts on their eighth year operation is probably the true cause profession of music hangs in the Called Love” — Roy Ingraham Madge Briggs, premier organist after .one year’s absence, and al- of their attitude. There are ap- balance. The tremendous difficul- (Brunswick). at the Fox Uptown, displayed ready the boxoffice shows a nice proximately one hundred and fifty ties to be overcome are self-evi- 10. “Dream Lover”-—All record- plenty of technique on the con- little increase. thousand musicians in the United dent. There is little doubt but that ings. sole, playing the new Feist ar- Freddie’s Orchestra is sure-fire States alone, and more than sev- the Federation leaders realize what SAN FRANCISCO rangement of “Love Me,” a med- with plenty of rhythm, pep, per- enty-five per cent of them are out they are up against. Big interests “Should I?” was in its second ley of love tunes, and Miss Briggs sonality and hits the tunes with of work at present. The least that in music and added profits are extremely week of leadership sheet received plenty of applause for her “sock.” All the teams click to- the slackers can do is to shut up difficult to combat. Against living sales while a new tune “Woman efforts. Changing her numbers gether. The excellent work of and not hinder the work of the in tremendous music and its esthetic value are the Shoe” made twice weekly for the past three Herschel Ratcliff causes much in- Federation. strides toward the top. Leaders terest, massed the unlimited resources of months is an effort, but Madge as he doubles every instru- The experiment -is a noble one capital, inventive genius and the are: goes over better at each perform- ment in the orchestra. Fred has and by virtue of its procedure unfailing ability of man to perfect it 1. “Should ?”—Robbins. ance, and from general observation some nifty arrangements and can deserves to succeed. 2. in the the machine he ponceives. To en- “Woman Shoe” she will remain for an indefinite play mosts everything, with his in- list the support of the people * * * Robbins. time. strumentation featuring five violins. _ ” 3. “Aren’t 1 1 ? — against innovation and novelty is a The event of the musical comedy We A De Madge comes from the Boule- Personnel of the aggregation is: Sylva, Brown and Henderson. Paul Fry, herculean task. It is like attempt- on the talking screen was, to me, vard, where she spent nearly a piano-accordion; Billy 4. “Springtime in the Rockies” ing to lure a crowd of children out exceptionally interesting. The gen- year. Markas, percussion; Elliott Bow- Villa Moret. man, trombone; of a candy store by telling them ius of direction (in the good ones) — Woody. Ned Schwinkard, of the stomach-aches they are go- spoke louder than the reproducing 5. “When the Sun Goes Down” trumpet; Glenn Fultz, saxophone; Lloyd Campbell. George Landier, ing to have. Exceptional courage equipment. But Main Street, out — M. C. A. BOOKINGS saxophone; El- and the patience of Job are neces- in Brushville, don’t understand 6. “Chant of the Jungle”—Rob- wood Reeves, banjo; Herschel Rat- sary for such a job. bins. cliff, sousaphone; Freddie Carter, However, the them. These folks haven’t been to A series of one night stands are task is not 7. “Love Made a Gypsy Out violin and director. so difficult once the Broadway and they don’t know being arranged by the Music novelty has worn off of Me”—Leo Feist. 0. K. and the stom- anything about musical comedies, Corporation of America over Hoffman. ach-ache sets in. 8. “Congratulations”-—De Sylva, The Federation anyway. Their cinema psychology which they intend playing two leaders have evidently Brown and Henderson. awaited the dates back to the two-reel serials concert bands enroute to the coast NEW SONGS OUT psychological 9. “I’m Following You” Ber- moment and the re- and their ideas of good pictures are — from Chicago where they have sults may be lin. surprising. somewhat set by those standards. been booked. One of the bands SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.— As far as we know, the 10. “Shepherd’s Serenade” American They are puzzled and annoyed is Ray Miller, who opens at the The first songs written expressly Federation of Musicians Robbins. is the first when the heroine breaks the ac- Butler Hotel in Seattle, and the for the new Radio Music Co. and labor organization to use an ad- tion by bursting into the themie other Phil Baxter, whose band published by Leo Feist, have been vertising campaign in its fight while the glycerine trickles down SIGNS MARY LEWIS opens in a hotel in Tacoma on released. They are: “Alone With against the invasion of machines. her cheeks. They want to know May 5. Other bookings by the My Dreams,” “So Sympathetic” It is an unprecedented spectacle what is happening to the hero. Continuing his upbuilding proc- M. C. A. are Tom Geron at the and “Where the Golden Daffodils of Labor, arising from the black And they can’t reason out the sud- ess at Pathe, E. B. Derr has William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Grow.” A1 Sather. Feist repre- background of ignorance and vio- den appearance of the chorus in signed Mary Lewis, with her first Pa., and. Anson Weeks to handle sentative, will handle them locally. lence to fight back with picture Capital’s the middle of the desert where to go into production in the radio broadcasting for the chief weapon —Intelligence. An ed- Tohn Henry is held by bandits. about six weeks. She has dates Flbrsheim Shoe Co., from the San INSTALL ORGAN ucated public, and particularly a They have been educated to realism at the Metropolitan, N. Y., to fill Francisco NBC studios beginning musically educated public, is ex- and phantasy gives them indiges- first. Estimate of Miss Lewis’ Feb. 18. A new Kilgen organ is being pected to respond in every detail. tion. salary is that she will be paid at installed at the Sennett Studios The campaign, therefore, is doubly (Continued on Page 13) about. $4000 a minute for her ADD COMPOSERS for synchronizing. Charlie Chase voice footage. Contract was not is working on his latest, “Fifty in writing, but by talk recorded Million Husbands,” and Laurel Paramount has on film. added to its and Hardy are busy on “Zero.” music department Ballard Mac- donald, Dave Dreyer, ELECTED AS i"^N THE PROGRAMS* ATURDAY, WITH SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN Grant Clarke AT AUTO SHOW |F THE MIDNIGHT and Harry Akst. Already under TAGE FEATURE 1 ^ \ FEB. 22 »- contract are Richard A. Whiting, SHOW 'CORING BIG Carl Lamont, who was con- Patrick and Marsh and their \ Leo Robin, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Abel nected with the firm of Ager, orchestra were a big feature and Baer, Sam Caslow, Newell Yellen and Bornstein for Chase a decided hit at the Automobile a period and Franke Harling. of three years, is now represent- Show, Los Angeles, last week. ing Shapiro Bernstein as their Pacific Coast representative. W. B. MUSIC CHIEF LANE AT SENATOR Robert Crawford, recently head SACRAMENTO, March 6.—Al- of the JANIS ON TRIP firm of DeSylva, Brown len Lane is the new organist at and Henderson, has been appointed the Fox Senator, succeeding Eddy Janis, of the Famous Mu- executive in charge of all musical Jamie Erickson, who is at the sic Publishers, left in the interests activities at Warners’ studios. Fox, San Diego. of the firm for a trip to Port- land and San Francisco. He ex- pects to be gone two weeks. AT NEW PARISIAN WILL PRIOR CONDUCTOR Earl Chiquet and his Orchestra, NFW STATE who have been entertaining at THEATRE. SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA Coffee Dan’s Cellar, have signed a contract to open at the New Parisian Cafe at Market and Los Angeles street. NEW WITMARK TUNE TED EIENKEL OWEN FALLON “You Can’t Get To Fleaven That .Way” is the new Witmark MUSICAL PRESENTATION AND HIS CALIFORNIANS tune just arrived from New York. CONDUCTOR and DIRECTOR ON WARNER STATION NOW IN SECOND YEAR AT CIVIC THEATRE Artie Mehlinger, of the Harms WILSON’S BALLROOM office, and Art Swartz, represent- Auckland, New Zealand (Formerly Cinderella Roof) ing the Witmark firm, are a fea- Pit Orchestra of 30 - : - Stage Band of 20 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. ture twice a week over Warners’ Radio Station KFWB. The team is receiving plenty of fan mail. PAGE THIRTEEN SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN

FILM FOLK TAKE HEAVY is sustained throughout the entire SPANISH REGISTRATION BLOWS IN TAX MATTER film and makes it a most im- TOTALS TO 150 NAMES pressive offering. Interest is never Spanish-speaking squared her ac- the bal- A total of 150 Corinne Griffith PICTURE down for a moment, and . people, mostly players, were regis- counts with Uncle Sam when she ance of scenes for best story ad- tered at the M. P. P. D. A. offices paid several additional thousands vancement is done with an acute (Continued from Page 12) REVIEWS achieve- Rifkind, seven- before the registrations were trans- and a fine of $1000 in an endeavor sense of proportion. An Master Sammy ferred to the foreign production de- to satisfy anent her oversight of ment for Mr. Cromwell. year-old prodigy of the violin, re- cently caused a sensation in an in- partments of the various studios, $20,000 in making up her income RANGER’ The story and dialogue redound THE LONE STAR formal recital presented by the where it now rests. tax for 1927. already most creditably to the record of She had Jewish Music and Arts Club at the launched to un- Oliver H. P. Garrett; with Howard The move was paid $22,918.12 of the $41,673 (Continued from Page 4) Hollywood Conservatory of Music. Estabrook getting the laurels for cover people who had had legiti- originally due, but with the pun- VIEWPOINT: George O’Brien The auditorium was packed and the of the scenarization. mate experience on stage ishments and all it brought up the smooth plays his part in the matinee idol approximately three hundred people Spanish-speaking countries, and was payment to another $25,000. Camera work by Charles Lang were turned away. Master Sammy key, which is a bid for the woman declared to have been highly suc- Everything’s hunky-dory now. is uniformly far above average. played “Thias Meditation” by Mas- cessful in doing this. In addition income tax offenders who vote and kid idolatry. But DIRECTOR’S Other CASTING senet, “Bolero” by Bohn, and “Eli to the actors, there were a limited This is the best came before the U. S. district court whether cowboy heroes with a VIEWPOINT; Eli.” The tone values, execution number of technical experts who Vidor, work of Powell’s career, and he were Eleanor Boardman drawing room manner and accent and general musicianship of the registered. who pleaded guilty and was fined has done much of extreme merit will be generally accepted remains boy would have done credit to Mexico led in the first week of $1000 on each of two counts, be- before. to be seen. Our bet is that the many finished adult violinists. The registrations with 21; Spain was sides additional taxes and penalties - - - Kay Francis, who has had some unpolished diamonds in the rough enthusiasm of the audience was second with 6, Argentina came amounting to more than $12,000; uncongenial roles since her first . will be the topraters; it happens ample evidence of the exceptional third with 5, and other contribu- Raymond pleaded hit in “Gentlemen of the Press,” McKee, who just at present to be a period for talent shown by this young expo- tors were Cuba, Peru, Ireland, guilty to failure contributes a most impressive per- to pay the full authenticity and realisticism. nent of the violin. France, England, Italy, the Philip- amount of his income tax for formance here. Not long, com- 4= Sue Carol is a total loss oppo- * * pine Islands, Chili, Columbia and and fined well paratively speaking, but very, 1927, was $500 as site O’Brien, being neither con- A pleasant and optimistic note is Nicaragua. very good. as the balance due the govern- vincing nor with a vocal person- sounded in the fact that out of ment, amounting in all John Risso, playing a one-armed to $2500. ality adequate to hold up her end Beverly Hills’ five new theatres NO DECISION GO newsboy tipster for Powell, is He was given until April 1 to pay of the love interest. Her line- three are to have organs installed the fine. another whose work is without delivery is rote-ish and self-con- at once. And the remaining two Decision in the bout between Two actors, Malcolm McGregor flaw. scious. theatres have made provision so Mrs. A1 Santell vs. Mr. A1 Santell and Hallam C. Burr, were each Regis Toomey does the best Walter McGrail is the best that organ installation may be is not to be rendered until April fined work yet seen from him, and, $500 for failure to pay their casting in the picture. He does made in the future. ’ Fool’s Day, notwithstanding the full income tax. Mix and like Powell, his record is far from * Tom his villain straightforwardly and * * fight was fought to a finish some King Vidor are also on the carpet bad. For one thing, and someone sincerely, and with none of the Larry Engdahl has the new or- time ago. In the divorce com- and will be asked to plead deserves a medal for it, his “$1,- on look-at-me” stuff which mars the chestra in the downtown Duffy plaint Mrs. A1 contended that her similar charges filed against them. 000,000 smile” is< not worked work of O’Brien and Carol. Add House. The personnel includes Art hubby beat her until she badly overtime. was to this the fact that he’s a good Tynan, violin; Carroll Wax, trum- bruised while Mr. A1 crossed with Jean Arthur’s part is short but NEW FOX HOUSE cowbojr type, and the total is a pet; Jeff Gedhill, piano; Fred the wail that his spouse dealt him well handled. very able contribution. Greene, drums, and Larry Engdahl, cast some painful blows and broke his Huntington Park is to have a Stanley Fields is most aptly Warren Hymer gets some legiti- sax-director. nose. Not satisfied, A1 says she new half million dollar the- as a gambler of the rougher Fox mate laughs in a comedy role, * * * threatened him with a revolver. atre. The house, seating 1700, is mould. though the lines assigned him are Cecil Stewart and his orchestra But because the film director is to be built on Pacific avenue be- Brooks Benedict -has a highly as forced as the rest of the dia- have been no small part of the suc- out in Utah on location, the case tween Zoe and Saturn. The West emotional short part to play, and logue; and Russell Simpson is cess of “New Moon” at the Ma- was continued to the day and date Coast president, Harold B. Frank- does so splendily. Betty Fran- quite adequate as a more sedate jestic. The personnel of Cecil’s above first mentioned. lin, stated that their cisco plays his wife, having only business since westerner. orchestra is Bill Wolfrom and H. the first of the one sequence, but that one ably year amounted to Balance of the cast is fair, in- Marsh, violins; Sam Driscoll, viola; performed. MAY BE DEPORTED over a milion weekly which war- cluded being Lee Shumway, Colin Carl Pritchard, bass; Fred Wart- ranted the construction of addi- Completing the cast are Joan Chase, Richard Alexander, Caro- nick, cello; J. F. DeLorenzo, flute; tional theatres Standing, Maurice Balck and Irv- Yvonne d’Arcy, motion picture and Huntington line Rankin, Joe Rickson, Eliza- Abe Leeker, violin and celeste; S. Park will ing Bacon. actress and wife of a British naval be among the first of a beth Patterson and Roy Stew'art. Pirolo and E. A. Fabriskie, reeds; officer, is battling with the immi- considerable expansion program. Louis DeFabrity and F. Mitze, NIGHTS’ gration authorities against depor- ‘ROADHOUSE horns; Bill Dorsey and Pete Fer- ‘STREET OF CHANCE’ tation. She and her mother are KNOPF IS DAD rara, trumpets; Loy Evans, trom- accused of overstaying their leave (Continued from Page 4) bone; Hal Dallas, drums and xylo- (Continued from Page 4) entirely in this country. Edwin H. Knopf, Paramount di- this picture carries it to phone, and Cecil time in his life and is caught in Stewart, piano- rector, is the father of a new too great lengths. Nor is it pos- the act by Toomey, who rushes director. daughter, Lillian Margaret, born sible to become interested in a * * * out with the exclamation that if last week. serious romance with Ruggles one Carlyle would have found that is gambling he’s through. what ORGANISTS of the parties thereto. The role The other three gamblers ac- he was looking for out at our BURGESS IN ‘FAME’ could have been much better cast, cuse Powell of framing (hem, and Hollywood studios. “Give us, oh, with Ruggles definitely relegated he, leaving them with tire ultima- give us,” he cried, “the man who Dorothy Burgess has been to supporting parts. tum that he will repay the losses sings at his work! Be his occupa- signed for • is splendid as the HERB a part in Warner Fred Kohler tion it is when he feels like it, “put him on what may, he equal to Brothers’ “Fame,” which John heavy, the murdering, two-fisted, the spot,” which translated, means any of those who follow the same Adolfi will direct with Belle Ben- rum chieftain. Kohler has both KERN they issue orders to their hench- pursuit in silent sullenness. He nett in the leading role. the personality and the ability to Organist-Master of Ceremonies men to kill him. will do more in the same time—he put him up among the top-notch Powell’s wife meantime had will do it better—he will persevere FOX WEST COAST he-men of the screen, given the abandoned hope of his reform longer.” And alas! —the squawkies Long Beach, Calif, proper roles. ONSLOW when he left for his business of are the result! Durante will be liked by gaming just once more. They Jimmy * * * some, and anything but liked by were to have sailed for Europe, We will now rehearse the brass RUDOLPH N. STEVENSON others. He is of a burlesque but she cancels the tickets and section. type, and hardly of a personality DIRECTOR, ANSON WEEKS’ leaves her hotel. Finding that he S. S. MALOLO ORCHESTRA which will be pleasing to many. SCHRAEGER actually returned in time to take ADDED W. B. However, those who like him will TO CAST PREMIER ORGANIST the boat, and also learning at the find him very funny indeed. He Chinese Theatre, Hollywood same time that he is “on the spot,” Walter Pigeon and Douglas accounts for all the laughs as- INDEFINITE she telephones desperately in an Girard have been given roles in signed him in this picture. His attempt to bring about their re- “Sweet Kitty Bellairs,” which Al- SOL LOWE two partners in the Durante Trio conciliation. fred E. Green will direct for War- MASTER OF CEREMONIES do satisfactorily their singing, and Meantime Powell is a marked ners, with Perry Askam and 4th Year well enough with the modest bit man. None of his old cronies are Claudia Dell in the leading roles. (Billy) Fox Manchester of acting required of them. WM. KNOX at their usual gathering places Pigeon was one of the ' leads in Eos Angeles, Calif. Leo Donelly plays a reporter when he goes there. At one is a Warners’ big all-color special, SOLO ORGANIST who is killed early in the story. telegram from his brother’s wife, “Viennese Nights,” which will prob- The excellent manner in which saying they are safely on their ably be another week in shooting Fox Oakland Theatre to Almost he handled his part caused true GEORGIE way San Francisco. under direction of Alan Crosland. simultaneously comes a telephone grief that he should disappear so soon. STOLL call that his brother wishes to The cast is satisfactorily rounded KEATON TO HABLA 15TH WEEK see him at such-and-such an hotel. Of course Powell recognizes the out by Fuller Mellish jr., Tam- LOEW’S STATE The first Spanish-tongue feature MADGE BRIGGS frameup, but, the situation being many Young and Joe King. LOS ANGELES at M-G-M will have Buster Kea- The Gold Medal what it is, he goes. He is shot, ton for its star. It will be a — ORGANIST — managing to get to the street, but DUNCAN TO WED Spanish version of his “Free and Fox Uptown Theatre there he collapses. Final scenes Los Angeels Easy,” and is due to start show him in an ambulance en Rin-Tin-Tin is to have a step- shortly. route to the hospital. The am- mother. The famous dog’s foster bulance interne says he will get father, Lee Duncan, is to take unto himself a wife next June accord- JAY well. “Fifty to one I don’t,” says To All My Friends in the Profession Who Helped to Make My ing City, Powell. The bet is taken and a to word from Kansas Success Possible I Wish to Announce That 1 Am Now With moment later Powell says, “You Mo. Miss Eva Linden, who is at the Firm of present visiting Duncan in DCCWEC lose,” and dies. Fadeout. K. C. EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: where Rin-Tin-Tin is making per- SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO. MASTER-OF-CEREMONIES This is perhaps the best picture sonal appearances, acknowledged Powell has ever had and the best the engagement, stating they are Our Big Songs Are: “What Do I Care/* “The Man From the FOX EL CAPITAN performance he has ever given. to be married at the conclusion of South*” “Ain’tcha” and “Wrapped in a Red Red Rose” Powell fans should go for it the present tour after which Dun- SAN FRANCISCO strong. can and his bride will honeymoon CARL LAMONT PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: abroad. It was not stated whether Pacific Coast Manager John Cromwell has put a polished the famous hound will accompany Suite 604 Majestic Theatre Bldg. Los Angeles, Calif. direction into this picture which them.

OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO MR. REX B. CLARK AND HIS LAKE NORCONIAN CLUB (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOST EXCLUSIVE) FOR OUR PLEASANT ENGAGEMENT EL-FLORES GAUCHO BAND Presented By DON IGOE BOOKED BY PARKS THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES 809 NEW ORPHEUM BLDG. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — 1

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and this is his first crack RKO at the This “Trees Idea” probably is the “Give Me the Good Old Days” something very unusual here. LOS ANGELES conductor’s blackout job. He handled the Fanchon and Marco’s best since for plenty of laughs. The presentation (Reviewed Feb. opened with 29) baton nicely and made a nice im- “Black Four Seqouians from KPO and Gold.” Opened with the orchestral offering of Arthur No sensationalism Ray Parker, Med Anderson, Cliff in quality pression. Had three short num- Ted Reicard and Christel Le Vine Lockwood and Clausen and his Seattle Sere- vested in the vaude bill for this Don Libby—in a bers in the concert; first. “Tiger singing and Esther Campbell whis- group of three comedy numbers nades. The concert was divided week, but it was fair enough en- Rag” with plenty of hot brass; landed heavily tling a prologue of introductory and were forced to into three braces, exemplifying the tertainment. An afterpiece trav- second, “Pale Moon” with Bruno sequences. Then Fawcett do another number. Excellent esty the Jimmy various types of melody rendered on sterling performance Cesana taking the spotlight in a harmony in this group. Hector of in speedy acrobatic dancing, work- by the orchestra during the year. Owen McGiveney, quick-change baby sax offering; third, “That and his Gang, the gang being a artist, was offered ing in polished and classy style, First was musical comedy, with in lieu of an Man From the South.” The full flock of dogs, followed, doing act and landed heavily. Terrell and Han- Victor Herbert’s “At the Ball made the grade okay. Mc- house at this night show went for nicely. Giveney’s offering ley, doing their comedy strong Masque” and “I’m Falling in Love was preferred George’s stuff in a big way and Brower and the band then did above and away from everything man stuff, drew the laughs. Had With You” offered. A pair of late gave him a nifty reception. “12th St. Rag” with plenty of else plenty to offer and the midnight pops held up the jazz type, while on the rostrum. This season For his initial bow in this Pub- customers enjoyed zip and with gestures and drew “1812 he’s exposing in the episode “Bill ’em. Tschaikowsky’s Overture” lix house Ramsay had “What Shall still another encore encores v By a lucky break Herman Ker- —two took care of the classical end. The Sykes from Dickens’ master- I Play?” a nicely arranged med- sken, on two band numbers. Show had piece, just how his flash manager of the Fox, got hold latter was given the heaviest changes ley of organ numbers. He had a a Hawaiian finale of Charlie Farrell for four days of with Irene stress, opening with the strings are accomplished and it’s a smart pleasant line of chatter to intro- personal Fredericks hulaing, the Seqouians idea. With this usually appearances. The star of and going into heavy brass, which mild and duce his numbers, which ranged singing and all on stage. undemonstrative “Sunnyside Up” gets credit for was held forte until a powerful audience, Mc- from “II Trovatore” to a smash Picture was “Untamed.” Giveney landed plenty of the draw and once he finish. with a maximum closer using “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” Hal. of had them inside the house he returns. works in polished style that From here on two voices were Boy a short made work of walking away heard over the amplifiers. This Dick Nash and Midgie Fately presages a successful engagement . with the flaps’ hearts. Jumped clicked with a routine of nonsense, for him here. PUBLIX SEATTLE gag was recorded on black film, into the orchestra pit with Roes- with steps and_ rope spinning excerpts. Picture was Paramount’s “Dan- THEATRE Alan Strickfadden, local ra- ner and his men and in a shy dio announcer, Contrast in sizes of the two per- gerous Paradise.” SEATTLE and Pinkerton manner warbled “I’m a Dreamer” Day, supplying the chatter. formers amuses and their work Bock. (Reviewed March 2) They and “Talking Picture,” encoring spoke on entertainment. throughout is outstanding for An anti- sin- with “Garden in the Rain.” Cre- The second anniversary of this cerity in effort. quated Mary Pickford film was Small size of FOX ated a nice impression. big stand brought on what savored girl allows for flashed on the screen, during the some smart dance SAN FRANCISCO of being a feeler for the Here Roesner turned over the return reels of which boys comedy gymnastics that hit the came down (Reviewed March 1) master- of-ceremonies work to of stage shows, a feature that has bell with clang. the aisles peddling confections. It a Prof. been absent for nearly This was the fourth consecutive Herman Schnitzel, local ra- a year. was funny and took the house Pavley-Oukrainsky, presented in by midnight radio show the Fox has dioist. The Prof introduced four A lot of entertainment was storm. burlesque opening spot, their ballet of pretty A comic, ob- had, featuring artists from the other radio artists and at various jammed into this and talented dancers, thirty-five min viously one of the band boys, did who flaunted city’s times essayed ether emporiums working in several weak at- ute offering titled, “The Evolution an old-time scenic song slide the art of terpsichore in a series turn conjunction with the regular Fan- tempts at being funny. Schnitzel of Entertainment.” The talent of artistic numbers. was that was also good for generous chon and Marco Idea and orches- is woefully inadequate in what he all recruited locally and obviously guffaws. William and Joe Mandel, acro- claims tral offerings. Despite excellence to have most: comedy. In had its pulling power, as the house Here a scrim was dropped batic comics have stepped out of in of F. and M.’s “Trees Idea” the one instance his m. c. remarks was packed for the supper show, (Continued on their character and on this Page 15) bill, overture, “Spanish Sketches” as were not particularly well chosen: were seen to advantage in their staged and presented by Walt when he made a harmless remark own act and in the afterpiece that Roesner easily romped away with about “fairies” that at a midnight demonstrated their versatility and all honors. Charles Farrell in per- show patronized by a fast-tongued ability to clown. son at this show. audience drew whistles and “yoo- PATRICK and “The Grand Parade” (Pathe) MARSH Overture hoos.” Eva De Vol, KPO singer, was the flicker fare. was a medley of Cas- (AGENCY) tilian numbers, on first and putting over one song Eddie Eben pleasingly demon- blended by a peach of nicely; then Johnny O’Brien of VAUDEVILLE-ORCHESTRAS strated his familiarity an Earl Sharp arrangement. with the NBC tooted out two hot harmon- console keys. Business Organ console in the center of the _ not so ica selections; good pit was built into a platform and Hum and Strum WANTED! with the weak looking mar- (Doby and Lou) quee on it Norman Nielson, KFRC vo- of KFRC stopped ACTS bill-of-fare possibly the rea- the SUITABLE FOR PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTATION calist, rose into view singing with show cold with their clever son. House receipts will be below uke and AND CLUBS Roesner’s orchestra in nice voice. song stuff, netting an en- average accordingly. core Finale especially stirring, with the and a speech; Hinds and WRITE—WIRE—CALL Eddie Meredith. Leonard of curtain on stage drawing back to KPO, with songs, 607-8 Majestic Theatre Bldg., 845 South Broadway, Los Angeles clicked; the disclose a scrim of a huge tam- Neapolitan Quarette Phone TUcker 214# GRANADA of KFRC singing SAN bourine. Girls back of the scrim two numbers, FRANCISCO in Spanish costume coming up on were well received. (Reviewed March 2) the rising stage and behind that “Idea” again resumed its course The Granada shifted consider- rising still another scenic effect, with Naynon’s Birds being put ably in its entertainment personnel, this a Californa mission. The over- through a short and fast routine the current show seeing Don ture was calculated to take heavy of tricks. Segued into the finale George transferred from the or- applause and it did. with the line girls working on Walter Trask gan console to the orchestra con- C. Sharpe Minor, doubling in ropes in the background. ductor’s WANTS STANDARD ACTS and ENTERTAINERS for stand and Harold Ramsay from the Warfield for this night Film feature was Metro’s “Chas- in as solo ing THEATRES, CLUBS, LODGES and SMAROFF-TRASK organist. show led the packed house through Rainbows.” PRESENTATIONS George has been at the Granada community singing. Organist got Hal. console for the past two years them all singing and in a big way. WALTER TRASK THEATRICAL AGENCY FOX EL CAPITAN SAN FRANCISCO 1102 Commercial Exchange Bldg. 416 West Eighth Street Los Angeles (Reviewed March 3) Telephone TUcker 168# To start the show Mel “Hertz Meiklejohn Bros. Wurlitzered “Kamanoi Ostrow,” “Prince of Pilsen” and “Kiss Me ASSOCIATED VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS Again” as they would be played on WILLS-CUNNINGHAM cathedral, concert Fourth Floor, and ballad or- 7016 Hollywood Boulevard Studio of Dancing GLadstone 9602 Spreckels Bldg. gan respectively, and then did Professionals Taught by Professionals Routines Phones: 714 So. HOI St. “Sunnyside Up” with orchestral Created and Perfected for Single, Double and Ensemble Dancing Acts effects, getting the full house to TRinity 2217, TRinity 2218 LOS ANGELES do community singing. Clicked Walter Wills Theatrical Employment Agency VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURE HOUSE for good returns. Talent Booked for Pictures, Vaudeville, Production, Clubs ENGAGEMENTS AVAILABLE Behind the footlights was the FOR STANDARD ACTS Peggy. O’Neill stage show with the girls singing and dancing to “I Wish I Had You Last Night” and then Jay Brower and band Ackerman & Harris put over “Springtime in the Rockies” with_ EXECUTIVE OFFICES WANTED—Acts Suitable for Vaudeville, the brass trio—Bob Picture Kimic, Lou Shaw and Warren THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. House Presentations, Clubs and Talkies Lewis—singing and Kimic doing a muted trumpet solo. Encored THEATRICAL easily. Ella Herbert Weston, Booking Manager AL WAGER Ruth Hayward stepped out of AGENCY the line for a hoofing, singing spe- (Artists’ Representative) cialty that drew an encore, and Market, Grant and O’Farreli Sts. SAN FRANCISCO 221 LOEW’S STATE BLDG., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. then the girls in a 20 years ago LOS ANGELES—20 Film Exchange Bidg. number. Old time routine re- Phone: VAndike 3619 Washington and Vermont — Telephone; BEacon 7966 minded Brower and his aides of the future and the gang pulled

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TO MAKE BUSINESS- GAMBLE IS APPOINTED TALKIES MANAGER OF PORTLAND Presentations COMMERCIAL An arrangement has just been Fanchon and Marco SEATTLE, March S.—James A. made between the Western Elec- Carrier, divisional manager for (Continued from Page 14) tric and the Metropolitan Sound RKO, this week announced the one, behind which a trio played Studios in Hollywood through Route List of “Ideas” appointment of Ted Gamble as on a harp, violin and cello while which Met will immediately start manager of the Portland RKO a miss, from the Patricia Perry production of business and com- house. Gamble has been, for the School of the Dance, here, exe- mercial talking films. Following is the Fanchon and Marco-- - ST. LOUIS (6) pastttwo years, local chief of the cuted a very beautiful toe dance. Heretofore the W. E. devices Ideas route schedule, with the opening Fox Theatre Universal Theatres and is one of dates, all the current month, in pa- “Uniforms” Idea This scene presented a very pretty have been restricted to use in the of the youngest big-time managers in renthesis besides the name of the town: Armand & Perez Joy Brothers picture that clicked. only but with the develop- the country. theatre PASADENA Sylvia Shore & Helen Ruth Hamilton Stanleigh Malotte, house organ- ment of portable recording and (6) In leaving the Universal fold, Colorado Theatre MILWAUKEE (6) ist, offered a group of old songs Wisconsin Theatre Gamble declared that all rumors reproducing equipment by the “Gyp Gyp Gypsy’ ’ Idea for his contribution to the “Evo- Electrical Products Research, Inc., Chaz Chase Earl Knapp “Let’s Pretend” Idea connecting Carl Laemmle’s local Tilly ou." & Rogers Florence Forman lution.” “Yes Sir, That’s George Price suburban houses with a sale are My a subsidiary of W. E., a special Ed Cheney Jimmy Hiadreas Baby,” “Three o’Clock in the license has been accorded the LOS ANGELES (6) George Green Rita Lane unfounded. Ted admits that ne- Loew’s State Morning,” “Who” and “Charles- Christie firm to place the equip- gotiations were on, but says that “Coral” Idea DETROIT, MICH. (6) ton” were the ditties. Malotte ment at the disposal of concerns Maurice and Vincent Eva Mandel Fox Theatre all deals are now definitely off and “Jazz Temple” Idea employed a good choice of combi- for the purpose of making indus- The Royal Samoans that Universal will continue to op- Wally Jackson Sylvia Doree nations on his erate the spots. number* and he trial pictures of educational or SAN DIEGO (6) Nora Schiller Gus Elmore handled his instrument very cap- commercial value. Pox Theatre Temple Beauties: ‘ ‘Broadway Venuses’ ’ Idea ably. No difficulty in selling his are also to opened Fox Detroit Avenues be Mel Klee and 16 New York Beauty THRILLER AT VINE stuff experienced. up for use by civic, professional Winners BUFFALO, N. Y. (7) The finale of the show had a and trade associations in education- Wells and Winthrop Aerial Bartletts Lafayette Theatre “Rope’s End,” a thriller of no “In Green” Idea big screen dropped in three. The al work explaining factory proc- LONG BEACH (6) mean agitating propensities, is to West Coast Theatre Born and Lawrence Moran and Weston house was dark and Pinkerton esses, health talks, convention ad- Franklyn Doris Nierly open at the Vine St. next Sunday “Skirts” Idea Record Day, local favorite, was heard dresses, etc. Way Watts and Arminda Famous Up In the Air Girls night. In the cast are Noel Madi- singing “The Spell of the Blues,” Neal Castagnoli Ruth Silver NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. (8-11) son, Hugh Huntley, Dwight Frye, the title of the turn. “Pinkie” was BEAUDINE’S PICTURE and Others Strand Theatre Brenda Forbes, Peter Shaw, Alfred in good voice “Baby Songs” Idea and his powerful HOLLYWOOD (6) Jenkins, Bessy O’Dadoren and Su- baritone was nice to hear, putting Egyptian Theatre Penny Pennington Rose Valyda William Beaudine will direct Hoff Alene Evans sanna Leach. This play ran seven “Marble” Idea Pearl & him across gloriously. The sec- months in New York and a year in Warner’s “Those Who Dance.” The Harris Trio Molandin & Brigante N. ond verse was done in recitation, UTICA, Y. (12-14) Joseph Jackson wrote the script, FloBelle & Charlie H. B. Matthews Gayety Theatre London, but this will be its premier with the ballet girls coming on based on the story by George Georgene and Henry Francia “Baby Songs” Idea on the coast. for their routine. A shadow ef- Kibbe Turner. Cast includes Monte FRESNO (6-8) Penny Pennington Rose Valyda fect was very clever and Wilson Theatre Pearl Hoff Alene & Evans novel, and Blue, Lila Lee, William Boyd, Bet- ZELLNER MOVES the girls plainly evidenced capable “Sunshine’ ’ Idea WORCESTER, MASS. (8) ty Compson, William Janney, Wil- Bailey & Barnum Richard Wally Palace Theatre training. Miss Perry has, in these fred Lucas, Vince Silk Mary Cornelius Keefe, De- Lou ! “Far East” Idea The Pickford-Fairbanks publicity twelve girls, a line which should Arline Langan and Norman Selby Frank Stever Helen Pachaud Witt Jennings and Gino Corrado. offices, of which Arthur J. Zellner go far in either picture or stage M. Sanami & Co. Ruth Kadamatsu SAN JOSE (9-12) is chief, have been moved to new presentation work. This finale was California Theatre Joan Hardcastle RADIO’S SINGER quarters, at studio streets A and very effective and took a tremen- OPERA “Sushine” Idea SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (8) Bailey & Barnum Richard Wally Palace Theatre 3rd. Housewarming was Tuesday dous hand. 4 Vince Silk Mary Lou ’ Radio Pictures is now getting set ‘Arts in Taps’ Idea afternoon from 2 to 5 p. m. The presentation concluded with Arline Langan and Norman Selby Myrtle Gordon Johnny Plank to enter the grand opera hero race clips from past, recent and future SAN FRANCISCO Rodney & Gould Eddie Lewis which launched with Law- (7) talkies. M-G-M Fox Theatre A1 & Hal Brown & Willa ADDED TO REPERTORY rence Tibbett’s “The Rogue Song.” “Eyes” Idea Jeanne MacDonald A comedy, newsreel and the fea- Paramount has its Dennis King in Don Carrol Six Candrevas HARTFORD, CONN. (8) The regular company of the Civic ture, “Roadhouse Nights,” com- Paul Olsen Bob and Ula Buroff Capitol Theatre “The Vagabond King,” and Radio Repertory Theatre playing at the pleted the show. Keo, Yoki and Toki “Accordion” Idea raced Everett Marshall across the Hollywood Music Box will be aug- OAKLAND (6) Burt & Lehman Theo. & Katya continent to be its ace in the game. Fox Theatre Nat Spector Mary Price mented for Sierra’s “A Romantic FOX 4 FIFTH AVE. Marshall, a member of the Metro- ‘Trees’ ’ Idea Arnold Hartman Young Lady,” which opens next Naynons Birds SEATTLE politan Opera Co., is a baritone Mavis and Ted NEW HAVEN, CONN. (8) Monday. Those added to the com- (Reviewed March 2) Terrell & Hanley Esther Campbell Palace Theatre who has sung with the organization 4 pany are Estelle Brody, Daisy Bel- Christal Levine and Ted Reicard ‘Types’’ Idea Eddie Fitzgerald, p. a. for the for three years. Carlena Diamond more, Tempe PIgott, Marguerita West Coast houses here, pulled a SACRAMENTO (6) Senator Theatre Trado Twins Harold Stanton Fisher, and Harold Minjer. nifty when he tied in with Hearst’s FRANCES HYLAND BACK “Peasant” Idea BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (8) morning sheet, the Post-Intelli- Diehl Sisters General Ed Lavine Palace Theatre Johnson Duker RINA IN ‘SATAN’ gencer, and changed the title of & June Worth “Kisses” Idea Frances Hyland, of the Tiffany Belcher Dancers Fanchon and Marco’s .“Desert” Joe & Jane McKenna writing staff, is back on the job SALEM, ORE. (6) Will Cowan Mabel & Marcia Rina de Liguoro, Italian film Idea to the “Peach.” The hook- Flat Four Mitzi Mayfair following a serious operation due Elsinore Theatre E player, has been added to the up was in line with the P.-I.’s “Manila Bound” Idea Helen Aubrey Dave Hacker to a former accident. She is doing cast of Cecil B. DeMille’s “Mad- campaign on its new edition, the Harry & Frank Seamon Stella Royal Wallen & Barnes the screen play of “The World of Samuel Lopez Romero Family ame Satan” at M-G-M. Peach. Much free space in. the WATERBURY, CONN. (9) Men,” from the Andrew Percival Palace Theatre Hearst daily for the show, which PORTLAND (6) novel. Broadway Theatre “Drapes” Idea had its marked effect on patronage. “Manila Bound” Idea Frank Melino & Co. Jerome Mann The curtain rose to reveal an Harry & Frank Seamon Stella Royal Dorothy Kelly SELLS ’EM PLOT Samuel Lopez Indian desert scene, in full. A Romero Family BROOKLYN, N. Y. (7) SEATTLE Fox Theatre PAUL MALL (5) mixed duo was on for a song, ‘ George Pearson, who came to Fifth Avenue Theatre ‘Columns” Idea while the twelve line girls were Rome & Gaut Billy Rolls “HOT DOMINOES” Idea Hollywood from England to as-, “Overtures” Idea draped up and around the set. Toots Novelle Louise Manning Niles Marsh Maxine Evelyn sist in directing Tiffany’s The gals beat on tom-toms, after “Jour- Edison and Gregory Huff and Huff Dorothy Henley Thanks to Fanchon and Marco

r ney’s End,” has sold the studio Helen Hille which there w as more singing WASHINGTON, D. C. (8) a plot, which Adele Buffington is SPOKANE, WASH. (5) Fox Theatre The girls came down for an acro- “Hollywood Studio Girls” preparing for the screen. Title is American Theatre Idea batic routine that was pleasant to “Desert” Three Gobs Miles & Perlee “Life, Laughter and Tears,” and Idea see. A series of cartwheels, back Ed and Morton Beck Muriel Stryker Chas. Rozelle John Vale MURIEL if Tiffany paid anything extra for Cropley and Violet Lorris Fermine flips and somersaults preceded the Manuel Lopez & that title they’re plain cuckoo. Carla Torney Girls ATLANTA, GA. novel acrobatic exit. The dozen (7) GREAT FALLS, MONT. (5) Fox Theatre STRYKER damsels were from the Carla Tor- DUNCANS IN Grand Theatre “Gardens” Idea Fanchon and Marco’s ney school of Milwaukee and, al- REVUE “International” Idea Slate Bros. Vina Zolle though they have been seen here Frederico Flores Osaka Boys Moffa and Mae Cliff Nazzaro DESERT IDEA The Duncan Sisters have been Billy Carr Markel and Faun before, they looked better than TULSA, OKLA. (7) Mignon Laird Orpheum ever. added to M-G-M’s “March of Theatre Time.” ByTTE, MONT. (5) “Jazz Cinderella” Idea Cropley and Violet were in the Fox Theatre Mae Usher Albert Hugo “Ivory” deuce spot with a. series of fancy Idea Roy Rogers Billy Randall TOOTS NOVELLO Betty Lou Webb Hy Meyer James Gaylord Pauline Alpert rope spinning. The team worked clever hokum. billed Four Fanchon and Marco’s They’re “The High Hatters Goetz and Duffy MIAMI, OKLA. fast and their hand balancing work Peggy Carse (7) Window Cleaners,” and their first Coleman Theatre “Overtures” Idea was neat and executed nicely. They song was a comedy ditty on the DENVER, COLO. (5) “Screenland Melodies” Idea took a nice hand on their semi- Tabor Grand Sherry Louise Lucille Iverson Direction Wm. Morris subject. After a few gags they 4 adagio work, through which the ‘Hot Dominoes” Idea Karavaeff Everts & Lowry slaughtered ’em with “Laugh, Les Klicks Pall Mall Lamberti girl continued to spin the Franklin & Warner lariats. Clown, Laugh,” which could be Dexter, Webb and Diaz Jack & Betty Welling The band boys offered “Estrel- forgiven because of the hot manner lita,” first in fox-trot time and in which they sold the tune. Plenty later, as Souders W. B. SIGN CLAUDIA JENNINGS IN ‘HOUSE’ SAM played his trom- of talent and entertainment in this bone solo, in the tempo as writ- act. DeWitt Jennings has been added LINDFIELD & GO. ten. The turn opened Claudia Dell, former Follies girl, Touring With with a few The finale opened with two girls, to the cast of “The Big House” hot measures on the trumpet by who has been starring on Broad- Fanchon and Marco's followed by the balance of the which George Hall is directing, Bill way in “Rosalie,” came to Holly- “CARNIVAL RUSSE” IDEA Woodbury, after which the line, on for a toe routine. Muriel brass wood for a rest. But the movie featuring Wallace Beery, Robert and strings picked up a Stryker entered for another beau- chorus. lure got her, and now she’s been Montgomery, Chester Morris and The strings and reeds tifully done exotic acrobatic rou- signed under a Warner Brothers others for M-G-M. were heard alternately to nice ef- tine. contract. Her first fect, with Souders winding up the picture work The line then got back to its FLO BELLE turn in will be the title role of “Sweet GRANSTEDT CAST good fashion. toe routine, another neat bit of Kitty Bellairs.” Greta Granstedt has been added AND Muriel Stryker worked with the precision work, after which the to the cast of “Caught Short,” the line girls before a scrim dropped stage. went dark and a volcanic CHARLIE picture in which Chuck Reisner is in two for the next brace of the eruption was screened on the back IN SENNETT FILM directing Polly Moran and Marie Fanchon and Marco “Marble” Idea show,_ and, offering an Indian rit- drop. The singing duo was on | Dressier for M-G-M. ual piece, In Mack Sennett’s j which was an outstand- again for more song and the cur- “Honeymoon ing offering of Zeppelin” are Marjorie Beebe, ability and human tain went down on the entire gracefulness. Daphne Pollard, Vernon Dent, The precision work troupe draped around the set. of the line Nick Stuart, Nina Quartero, girls in the background A Walt Disney cartoon, a quar- and helped the Edward Sarle. Like the totality of the pretty tet of Fox newsreel clips and the growing picture. trend in feature feature film, “She Steps Out” com- pictures, comedies are being cast more Eddie and Morton Beck pre- pleted the bill. and more from HERBERT’S ceded the the freelance field, with finale with a lot of Frog. the old stock company idea pretty well Good Food With Courtesy abandoned. OPEN ALL NIGHT GEORGE and FLORENCE LAURA OUT AT U 745-749 South Hill Street Los Angeles BALLET MASTER and MISTRESS Laura LaPlante, Universal star, Australia’s Largest Theatre after eight years with that studio, ' —THE STATE, SYDNEY— has been granted her release with PRODUCING WEEKLY CHANGE NOW 39th WEEK two years yet to run on her con- Bachelor Hotel & Grill tract. Miss LaPlante And Still Going Strong recently with- 151-159 Powell Street Francisco drew from the cast of “The San Address—State Theatre, Sydney, N. S. W., Australia Storm” because, it was said, of illness. She plans to take a long rest with possibly a trip to Eu- rope. PHIL SYLVIA SHOW WHITE and NOIR IN ‘HIGH ROAD’ Robert Bolder has been added tenor soprano to the cast of “The High Road,” PRINT Booked Solid Over R-K-O Circuit In “Songs and Steps” which Sydney Franklin is direct- ALLES ing at M-G-M. ME. 4872—224 E. 4th St., Los Angeles—ME. 4873 PAGE SIXTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930

IM FRANK LANTERMAN ORGANIST STATE THEATRE

Melbourne,' Australia / (One of the “Union Theatres”—Stuart F. Doyle, Managing Director)

“That and “ Weaver Smiling of Personality” Melodies”

In Second Year as Featured Soloist in Australia’s most magnificent theatre, at the Console of the Largest Wurlitzer in the Southern Hemisphere / Organ Presentations — Comic Novelties Song Fests — Operatic Fantasias with Symphonic Orchestral Support —and Popular Concerts Broadcasting Artist for Super Stations 3LO and 3AR MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Cf *! Scanned from the collection of Karl Thiede

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