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HUGHES BUY BEACH OIL OF SCHENCK PROSPECTS STOCK NOW NEW RUMOR NEW GAME FOR STARS A deal, said to involve $18,- 000,000, is presumed to have been consumated, by which Venice oil ventures are show- Howard Hughes is reported to ing the motion picture “big have acquired the interest of shots” another way to spend Joseph Schenck in the Arts their dough. Cinema Finance corpora,tionr. Within the last fortnight enough heavy money makers in As Schenck is in the east, Hollywood to stage definite information of the deal a Griffith mob scene, laid their could not be obtained. How- sugar on the marble slabs of beach oil ever its possibility was not de- prospectors. nied at ^e studio. Its a new vogue, Hollywood’s Report has it that Hughes has latest spending craze. Oil also obtained the Schenck interest gags are now the thing for “black outs” at in the United Artists corporation, movie star house parties. but this also lacks verification, as does the other report that Hughes is Dough spent with the beach oil to finance the next Pickford and concerns doesn’t go to Caliente any Fairbanks productions. more, and a squawk from the South Arts Cinema Finance corpora- is expected soon. tion was organized by members of When Sunday comes, the stars the United Artists, consisting of motor out to Venice to look at their Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fair- oil buys, and Caliente misses ’em. banks, Mary Pickford, Joseph Anyway, there’s a chance of win- Schenck and D. W. Griffith, to fi- ning with oil. Some say odds are nance pictures other than their own. better at Venice than at Caliente. It being realized that this Or at Calneva. founders’ group could not make Just how much has been put into enough pictures to supply the de- beach grease is a question the oil mand of the distributing require- concerns couldn’t figure, not even ments of their exchanges they ar- if they got together. The petrol- ranged to provide finances for other eum prospect boys wouldn’t tell producers, who would release their each other too much. But its safe product by the U.A. distribution to estimate that plenty has gone facilities. into the prospect holes. Most of the outside pictures re- Now that Venice has caught the leased by this corporation have loose change in Hollywood, its been so financed, members of U.A. understood some Texas and Okla- however, financing their own pro- homa firms are about to open opera- duct with their own money. tions in a big way on the boulevard. Not needing capital, it is not rea- sonable to presume that Hughes is SACKETT AT FRESNO to finance the forthcoming product George Sackett, formerly Or- of Mary and Doug, although it is pheum manager here, and possible he has bought some of more re- cently associated with their stock in the Cinema Finance the booking offices of Lyons branch of U.A. MURIEL STRYKER and Lyons, has been appointed With acquirement of the Schenck manager of the Warner Brothers Fresno theatre, interest, if so, it is possible that in dc taking the place of Quinn, Hughes will personally, or by proxy, Featured Fanchon Marco's ^^New Yorker Idea" James recently resigned. entered take the executive helm of that in- He upon ^ his duties stitution. Sol Lesser, present man- Hollywood Pantages « This Week in the valley city last week. agerial head is likely to be elevated to the position left vacant if HILLBILLIES FOR PAN GOULDING CLICKS MACKAILL LINE Schenck retires. ON Beverly Hillbillies, which re- SILVERNAIL DIES Hughes has been releasing his Dorothy Mackaill has been signed cently scored during Alf Goulding, who was assigned Clark Silvernail, stormy petrel pictures through U.A. a hit their to a new Warner Brothers con- of the Equity strike, died personal appearance at the Chinese to the making of shorts for Warner theatre in Hollywood, have been tract in which it is provided that last Monday at his home in Brothers at their New York studio, BOYCOTT THEATRES booked to open at the Fox Pan- the actress will henceforth be Hollywood. Silvernail has been is reported to .have completed ailing for about a year. His SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.—Five tages on Oct. 2, for one week. starred. Miss Mackaill, now in most recent work the story theatres here and one each in several during his first four weeks was Europe, was met by a representa- of “Hell’s Harbor” North Sacramento and Roseville COMPLETING THEATRE in the big town and has clicked and “Eyes tive of the firm and induced to sign of the were boycotted by union labor for World,” which he made The ten-story Warner Building decidedly. He has been signed to a new arrangement before her re- failure to settle for Inspiration. He was taken contract renewals in Milwaukee, now under construc- turn to this a long term contract by H. country. The tremend- ill between theatres and projectionists. W. during the filming of the tion, will be ready for occupancy ous popularity which her late pic- Twenty-nine operators were dis- and will make his residence for former in Florida and an opera- some time in January. This struc- tures has built for her has made charged when compromise attempts the next tion was performed. His ill- ture will contain a Warner Broth- two years in N. Y. His her a card for which other pro- failed. ness was said to be carcinoma. ers theatre. wife leaves to join him this week. ducers were angling. —

PAGE TWO INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930 ‘LET US BE GAY’ DRAGS IN $42,900 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n nnnnn SMART GROSS FOX WEST COAST WILL OPEN LEGIT FAVOR CAPTURED BY PICTURE WITHOUT BILLBOARDS IS DISPLAYED LOEW’S STATE AT BILTMORE CLIFF WORK WILL EXPERIMENT ROCK-A-BYE BABY MOVE RKO OFFICE WELCOME IS GIVEN The amazing gross of $42,- TO MAKE SAVING EL PASO PLAYER Popularity of the legit stage 900 was rung up by the cash was demonstrated by the Bilt- ..Local offices of RKO cir- TO BE TRIED EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 25. registers of Loew’s State the- more business with “The Dis- cuit, at present in Orpheum When, Vivian McKenzie’s or- engagement atre last week for buffding, are to be moved to An experiment in playing a chestra struck up “Rock-a-bye honorable Lady,” starring in “Let Us the theatre building, of Norma Shearer RKO big first run movie without Baby” at the Texas Grand the- Katharine Cornell, which just is perhaps a reason being that the RKO ater, the audience knew why Be Gay.” This bill board advertising is being came to a close, scoring $19,000 owns the latter edifice and Dave Callis was so excited all record for any house playing for its week. rent will consequently be con- made here in Los Angeles by through his role of Bob Holden second bill without an add- its regular siderably lower. Fox West Coast theaters, with in “Aloma of the South Seas.” With a cast and star appearing with popular appeal, the ed attraction. With the arrival of Cliff Harold B. Franklin and Frank Dave is a happy father, but it in a show Work, new division manager will be the middle of November crowds attracted to the box office At Paramount, “The Whitbeck back of the attempt. stage show of RKO, it was announced before he sees his new daugh- demonstrated that it is always a Spoilers,” with “Madam Satan,” Cecil B. De for the cur- that Alvin Popel succeeded ter. good season for a good show. clicked off $30,000 Mille, Metro-Gold^n-Mayer takings having Carl Walker as manager of “Death Takes A Holiday,” a fan- rent week, the film, at Criterion, is the one the Orpheum. Popel was for- tasy, is the attraction scheduled to dropped off however towards the innovation. the chosen for open October 3. the end of the run due to the merly an executive with FOX WEST COAST In a statement issued to the daily in Hollywood took Jewish holidays keeping some Marks Brothers theatres in MOVES MANAGERS El Capitan Chicago. press, Whitbeck said: $6000 for the fourth and closing business away. theatrical Andy Hervy has been re- “This radical move in week of “The Poor Nut,” and “All’s Quiet on the Western decided upon by tained in charge of special ex- advertising was The following changes have been Charlotte Greenwood and johnny Front” for its third week got $6900. Franklin, president of ploitation, and as previously Harold B. made in the managers of the Fox Arthur opened in “Parlor, Bedroom It closes Tuesday to make way for announced, William Adler Fox West Coast theatres. W. C. circuit: and Bath” last Sunday to absolute “Madam Satan.” since the beginning of succeeds George Landy as “Ever George Christoffers has been capacity, and the promise is that a “Hell’s Angels” at Grauman’s there have been bill- press representative. show business transferred from the Fox Strand, long distance and high gross record in Hollywood got $13,700 started it, Chinese boards. P, T. Barnum Pasadena, to the Fox Florence, will be strung up. added attraction of the with the and no one has ever had the cour- Pasadena, temporarily. Dorothy Mackaye at the Vine St. Beverly Hillbillies, for which it is break down the precedent OPENING age to M. H. Raffauf replaces Fred Mc- playing in “Cup of Sugar,” attract- said a salary of $8000 was paid. CARTHAY until a few months ago. Spadden at the Fox Egyptian the- ed $5800 for its third week, with This is the sixteenth week of the MOVED BACK in California many thought DATE “Here atre, San Liego. indications that it will continue for closes after next picture, which the experiment was a dangerous Fred McSpadden replaces George three or more weeks further. week. “Just Imagine,” the Fox—De one because California is, essen- Thompson at the Fox North Park, Hollywood Playhouse, sho-mng with Hard- Carthay Circle, Ann Sylva, Brown, and Henderson spe- tially, an out-of-doofs country, and San Diego. Francis X. Bushman and Aileen in “Holiday,” is holding up well ing cial production, which was sched- the billboards are well located. At Pringle in “Thin Ice” got but $2500 with $12,500 for its sixth week. It at the Carthay Circle same time, the newspapers in uled to open the DIES, for the first four days. The play is weeks to run. MOTHER BUT has two more theatre, October 7, will open at California have circulations com- not attracting, and will be taken Pantages in Hollywood got $14,- that house on October 10. The parable with any city in the Union. GIRL GIVES SONG off at the end of the week. 500 with “Blushing Brides,” and at of Raoul of world premier showing “With the playing ‘Madam The Belasco is closing with “It’s the same attraction the Boulevard, Walsh’s pioneer epic, “The Big Satan,’ we found that those essen- Muriel Fountaine, prima donna a Wise Child.” Pauline Frederick $5100. drew Trail,” at the Chinese theatre, Hol- tials necessary in advertising the with “Barnyard Scandals” at Para- in “Her Crimson Hour” follows. Gloria Swanson in “What a for exploited lywood, has been definitely set attraction could best be mount, did a real “Laugh Clown The opening bill of the RKO $17,000 to the United Widow” drew October 2. in the daily press. Consequently, Laugh,” when news came this week regime at the Mason has not yet office, which was some- Artists box the advertising appropriation for that her mother had died in the been announced, and the house will less than was expected of this what out-of-doors advertising will go into East. remain dark until late in October, picture. SECOND LINE GOES the newspapers and, I might add, The plucky girl went on and did All other legit houses are dark. Brothers Hollywood Warner ON THIRD BIG TRIP if the experiment proves as success- the act, without betraying a sign of Girl with Ann Harding in “The ful as we think it will, it will be the emotion until the last curtain. Golden West” drew $24,000 for of the The “second line” of the Carla beginning of a nation-wide concen- She left immediately by plane LAUGHUN NAMED for its first week, while the second fot the East, that the Torney girls will open October 9 tration of theatrical advertising when assured of “The Bad Man” at Down- content the STAGE week in the “Way Back When Idea,” B'or West Coast Theatres attrac management was with TO SHOWS town theatre collected $16,000. notice. Fanchon and Marco attraction. tions in the daily papers of every short FOR SAM LAZARUS “'The Office Wife” with Dorothy This will be the third trip over city in which we are represented Mackail current is packing now the circuit for the 12 girls, who with a theatre.” LOIS IN “BASQUERIE' Jack Laughlin has just placed his them. recently made a trip in the “Desert” Lois Moran has been selected for “For the Defence” name to a contract -with the Laz- Egyptian with “Love School” Ideas. the leading faminine role in “Bas- and arus-Vinicoff theatres, comprising got $6800. was carefully chosen querie,” in which Warner Baxter Ensemble the Million Dollar here and the from 300 pupils of the Carla Torney ^Vanity Series^ will play the lead. Chandler Strand in Long Beach, whereby he school of dancing in Milwaukee. Sprague will direct. Start of pro- VAUDEVILLE ACTS will produce a weekly stage show Miss Torney has tvvo lines work- duction will be at an early date. for these theatres. PRACTICE STEPS ing the ::second line,” as it is In Big Openings The presentations will be billed called, being the “Vets,” with more TRIO ON ‘YANKEE’ AT WILLS SCHOOL Jack Laughlin’s “Creations,” and shows to their credit. “The Freshman’s Goat,” the first Three well-known writers will later will be sent to the American prepare the script for “The Con- Preparation of professonal vaude- release in the new line-up of Edu- theatre in Portland and the Bijou cational, gets the new Vaity series necticut Yankee,” Warner film. vill acts for the legitimate theater DERR IS PLANNING in Seattle. Intermediate dates to long- They are Emmett Flynn, Hayden and motion pictures s one of the off to a flying start, with a break the jump are being negoti- PATHE YEAR Talbot and Harlan Thompson. outstanding features at the Wills HEAVY run engagement at the McVicker’s ated for. return of President E. B. studio of stage dancing in Holly- With theatre, Chicago, as well as an im- Laughlin made a name for him- from York, the Pathe wood. Walter S. Willis, executive Derr New portant booking over ithe Loew FOX GETS O’BRIEN self here as the producer for Grau- launched a production head of the school, points to the Studios have New York Metropolitan theare cir- George O’Brien, who rode to man when he had the Mi’hon Dol- promises to be one of Lassiter brothers, acrobatic dan- period which cuit. screen fame in his first motion pic- lar, and afterwards at the Carthay the heaviest in its history. Within cers, and the Candreva brothers, “Fried Chicken,” a new Terry- ture, “The Iron Horse,” has signed Circle, where he staged practically next ten days four feature com- team which appeared at the Para- the Toon, is also currently playing a new long term contract with the all of the presentations there up to panies and three two-reel comedy mount theater last week, as illus- week engagements at the Fox the- Fox Film Corporation. the time Fox took over the house. will engaged n active filrn- trating the type of routines taught suits be atre, in St. Louis, and the Madison ing, while the story department is luxe first- at his school. theatre, Detroit, both de T. & D. IN DEAL completing the scripts_ for as many run houses. SMITH IN RCA JOB Will Rogers is coached in his rou- T. & D., Jr., circuit of theatres more for production in the imme- for Charles Ross, executive vice- tines personally by Mr. Wills who S. W. Hatch, sales manager in Northern California, has closed J. diate future. ‘will president of RCA Photophone, Inc., recently made an airplane trip to Educational, asserts that this with Warner Brothers for their en- biggest year. This, has announced advancement of New York City to assist the noted be Educational’s tire season’s product, according to J. that O. Smith to the position of man- humorist in preparing the routine MAX MILDER TOURS he claims, by virtue of the fact sales announcements. This circuit been created for ager of its newly created Royalty for his appearance in the Ziegfeld Max Milder, Central Sales Man- a real demand has owns more than twenty theatres. theatres Administration Department. Follies. ager of Warner Bros. Pictures, good comedies in the best country. Inc., has left for an extended sales of the ‘ALOHA’ CAST DONE DIX TO DITTY promotion trip that will erribrace A1 Rogell has completed his cast NEW FILM HOUSE nine exchanges. He will visit ex- for “Aloha” with Raquel Torres, Victoria Theatre in Burbank will Richard Dix is preparing to make De RAMEY SIGNED at Atlanta, Orleans, Alan Hale, Robert Edeson, Thel- be opened October 15 by Ben Har- his singing debut in talkies. His changes New Pierre de Ramey is signed for Dallas, Los Angeles, San Fran- Constance ma Todd, Robert Ellis, T. Roy ris. The house will be devoted to voice is to be but one of a multitude. “Sin Takes a Holiday,” cisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake Barnes, Donald Reed and Otis pictures, as well as being a spot He will sing in a dramatic scene of Bennet’s next picture for Pathe. for the breaking in of big acts. RKO’s “Cimarron.” City, and Denver. Harlan. REVIVES OLD ‘MELO’ IN NORTHERN PREVIEW Lobster Posters Walter Futter’s next, “Curiosi- Raoul Walsh’s “The Big Trail,” ties,” now in preparation at Co- and DeSylva, Brown and Hender- ACADEMY SPEAKER WILL TOUR lumbia Studios, is a revival of a son's “Just Imagine” were pre- Still Catch Eye serious meodrama produced 26 viewed last week in Oakland and The Academy of Motion Picture of the achievements of the screen years ago, “Ruined,” or “Do Mar- San Jose, and were heralded by Arts and Sciences has just an- in matters of art and science, as ried Men Make the Best Hus- the press as important contribu- Lobster posters still in War- nounced its board of directors is recorded in the activities of the bands.” tions to the screen. ner’s Downtown theatre lobby. sending Clinton Wunder, executive academy since its origin three years George Weiss, manager, springs manager, on a speaking tour ago. a new one for every picture. through the middle west from No- He will take with him a talking Latest “lobster” is one of vember 9 to December 1. picture especially prepared, record- Wife,” showing girl ing brief addresses by academy of- “Office Mr. Wunder has been speaking INCORPORATE seated, swinging limb and -wink- ficers and members, showing the BALLOTERS TO for the past ten years on motion ing a wicked optic. She’s in winners of the awards of 1930, pictures throughout the United incorporation for the register for the coming election. front of a door marked “pri- whose names will be determined by Articles of States. He will address especially is membership, but vate,” to lend impression of the balloting of the academy mem- National Stage and Screen Voters’ There no fee for arranged meetings in the following filed with the overhead is maintained by vol- office. bership withn the next month. League have just been cities: Denver, Kansas City, Mil- and untary donations of the members to Art work in Weiss’ lobby is The trip is a good will tour, in- the Corporation Commission, waukee, St. Paul, Madison, Wiss., carry on the extensive program. particularly noticeable for_ its tended to develop public apprecia- an intensive membership drive is St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Every lobby card is a tion of the contribution of creative on, according to Charles Miller, ex- The league has endorsed can- beauty. points to be determined. other artists of the motion picture pro- ecutive secretary and founder of didacy of James Rolph Jir. for gov- work of real art, well worth these addresses fession. the League. ernor and is solidly back of the de- walking around the corner to Invitations for been received from groups Actors, technicians, writers, pro- During the recent primary, it was feat program for the Daylight Sav- see. have leaders, educa- ducers and directors compose the estimated that the League influen- ings law threatened. RKO also out with a hot combining religious women’s organiza- five branches of the academy mem- ced 16,000 to 18,000 votes. A mass meeting of theatrical lobby. It looks like a 24 sheet, tors, clubs and cities. Mr. Wunder bership who are banded together Present activity of the League people will be called shortly under on each side of entranceway, tions in these as a representative of to develop and improve the art and is concentrated on seeing that all the auspices of the league to show but even casual inspectian -will will speak and will tell the story science aspects of pictures. theatrical people, who are eligible. a solid front against the measure. reveal excellence of the work. the academy '

SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THREE FRANK VINCENT IN BIG VAUDE DEAL

- n n 0 n n WARNERS TO OLDKNOW TO SUCCEED FRANKLIN VINCENT GOES CLOSE STUDIO AS HEAD OF FOX WEST COAST EAST; JOINS

HERE, REPORT ARMSTRONG AND ‘SEA WOLF’ MADE HIS BROTHER GLEASON ENTER RESIGNATIONS LAST TIME, SAYS Frank Vincent, former offi- There is a very strong re- BIG FIGHT DEAL FRIEND OF SILLS it is said, cial of RKO circuit, has left port current to the effect that James Gleason and Robert ARE EXPECTED “The Sea Wolf,” has been made for the fourth for York, where it is un- Warner Brothers will abandon Armstrong have opened an New Athletic club near Los Angeles, and last time. Alfred Santell derstood he will become asso- their Hollywood studios. and wiU stage fights weekly. who directed Milton Sills in Oscar S. Oldknow, high ex- ciated with the Wilmer and Local office naturally denies Jack Perry, once welter weight his last picture, said Sills gave account for 1he_ com- cor- Vincent circuit, of which his this and champ, is associated with them ecutive of Fox Theatres such a characterization of the plete shut down here as in ac- as manager. poration, will succeed Harold famous “Wolf Larson” that brother is part owner. with their usual custom, cord The three have been tied in B. Franklin, recently resigned he believes no other actor Reports are that Vincent’s entry this pro- but it is known that different ventures, and have will ever try it. into the firm will bring about an ex- never shut as president of Fox West duction concern has been friends for five years. Hobart Bosworth, Ralph pansion policy, which will result in early in season nor Coast, according to reports down so the They were in the prize fight Ince and Noah Beery played acquiring more than a score addi- period. for such a protracted play, “Is Zat So,” for three- here. “Wolf” before sound pictures tional houses, and extending the It been for some time has known years, and then all went into Oldknow, who will retain his were made, but it remained W. & V. chain into much new terri- seeking refi- that W.B. have been films. vice-presidency of the eastern Fox for Sills to leave behind him tory. has been consider- nancing. There Sometime ago they ran a string, is expected to put the two a classic built on the Jack Opinion expressed is that Vin- disag^reements upon able internal fight ring at South Gate. This divisions of the circuit into close London story. cent will make no move to return the policy, and production money was a success, but too small a harmony. There is no talk of weld- to the two-a-day, notwithstanding has not been easy. venture. Now they are in for ing the two divisions into one firm, the fact that for years he was iden- that they While they announce bigger stuff. something that Franklin is reporte-d THREE DIRECTORS tified with big time, as it was before are up to their schedule for the to have tought considerably during TO RETURN HERE the entry of pictures into vaudeville season here, it is known that no his incumbency of the western of- bills. cranks are turning on the Sunset FILM FOR LATINS fice. But being a died-in-the-wool Returning to Hollywood soon boulevard lot although considerable Franklin’s contract as president vaudeville executive, it is apparent WILL START SOON are three directors who have been production is in progress in New of West Coast had still a year and a Vincent will see to it that vaude- east on business. York. half to run, and it is said he was ville is given a bigger play, with all-Spanish film, made ex- in According to the report, it is fur- An given $400,000 as a settlement to Edward H. Griffith has been result that many of the old Orph- clusively for the Latin countries, Boston and York conferring ther stated that such money as they retire at once, although his salary New eum names may be expected soon the will go into production shortly at with the author of “Rebound” on are able to get has been with is said to be $65,000 a year, and ten playing the W. & V. time. the Larry Darmour studios on San- to economy clause that they make per cent of the profits. changes be made. Cliff Work has taken Vincent’s ta Monica Boulevard. F. C. Tam- Louis Milestone, their pictures in New York. Change practically places all of has been abroad post in the west as divisonal direc- ayo is here in interests of the vacationing. It is claimed expense of making the subsidiaries of the Fox exhibi- tor of California RKO theatres, and Amer. -Angle Pictures Co., an in- Alan Crosland, who was called to pictures in Hollywood, by trans- tion places and entertainment under already is installed in the Los An- ternational corporation located in East Orange, the porting casts and writers to the one head. New Jersey by geles office. New York City, and sponsor of the death of his father, will soon be coast, adds to the overhead of the While not officially stated, it is contemplated picture. back to superintend cutting product, and as sunshine is no believed Oldknow will make some and Preliminary details for the pro- editing of “Children of SAN longer a factor in the manufacture radical changes in the personnel of Dreams,” DIEGO LAUDS duction are now under way, with recently completed. of the talking product, that films the local Fox-W.C. offices. TEMPTATION casting to start in about a week and SHOWN can be made cheaper, and just as Also there may be a considerable actual shooting to begin around Oc- effectively in the east. shake-up in the managerial forces DURING BREAK-IN tober 1 at Darmour studio. ‘SWAGGER INN’ NEW It is considered by those in the of the houses in the west. know, that financiers, whom War- Franklin has been named in in- L. A. NIGHT SPOT “Temptations of 1930,” which is ners are endeavoring to interest, MORE AREA TAKEN corporation papers of the Fox-Cos- to open at the Mayan, Sept. 25, had can best be wooed by a display of Theatre Company, Ltd., its break at San Diego, it mopolitan “Swagger Inn,” a new night spot where activity in New York, and if they BY MEYER SYNCHRO with Sheehan, Fred A. Mil- opened last Monday night Howard in the heart of Los Angeles down- for three are successful in getting the big ler and Roy Miller, operators of days. O town district, opened Thursday ones to come in, all productions Meyer Synchronizing Service has old California on Main street. Papers of the southern city the night in the old “Coffee Dan” loca- were henceforth will be made back there. taken space at the Tec-Art studio Whether he will take active hand enthusiastic in their praise of the tion. Carl Pelly is manager. in addition to headquarters at the in the of whether his interest Warner Franklin revue. firm Art Varian, for the past five Metropolitan Sound studios. Ex- is a ques- VON STROHEIM, JR., will be entirely financial, years associated with “Coffee It will be reviewed in these col- pansion made owing to demand for tion being discussed. umns next week. Don’s” as master of ceremonies, STUDIES THE TAP their music. assumed that role here, and with At the Tec Art branch, they will AT BUD MURRAY’S LANGUAGES a five-piece orchestra, under the di- DOUG WINS be able to record upon RCA Pho- FOUR TROPHY rection of Paul McPherson, fur- tophone as well as the Western IN FILM Douglas Fairbanks has another Tap and off-rhythm dancing has COMEDY nishes the entertainment. Electric recordings to which they golf trophy to add to his imposing proved to be the most popular style Pelly announced to the pro- collection. He has just been have been limited. Yiddish, Spanish, Italian and Eng- among the ''ounger generation of fession that no cover charge will be awarded the actors’ trophy in the They will henceforth be equipped Educational- still lish are spoken in the special nights stage and screen notables, as syn- the rule, and various motion picture tournament. In the with one of the most complete Ideal comedy, “Si, Si, Senor,” which another illustrious son of a film ce- will be in order, with added enter- competition on the difficult Lake- chronizing services in the industry. features Tom Ptrcola and Joe Phil- lebrity and executive starts study- with tainments for highlights. side Course, Fairbanks led the Their local facilities, together lips. ing daily with Bud Murray, prin- Management recently renovated actors’ division wth a low gross their New York activities makes Story was written around spe- cipal of the Bud Murray School for and redecorated the spot to the score of 77, seven over par. this organization the largest con- Patricola Phil- Stage at 3636 Beverly Boulevard. cial talents of and tune of $5000, and is bending every kind in the country. cern of the lips, and a good share of the laughs Eric Von Stroheim jr. is train- effort to offer the profession a night NEW SOUND STAGE ing in the art of tap dancing, and are derived from introduction of spot close-in, for the boys and girls Columbia Pictures christened a adds another name to the roster of OSTRICH RUNNING the foreign languages, as used by backstage, where informality, to- sound stage, making the sxth to be sons of famous stage and screen Olga Printzlau’s play, “The Os- the coriiedians. The comedy will be gether with popular prices and good put into service at this studio with- stars, who have studied with Bud trich,” opened at the Theatre released on September 21. cuisine will be the rule. in the last year. The addition is on Murray, includng A1 K. Hall, Jr,, Mart for the week of Sept. 22 to 27, A three-day heavy opening cele- the old Chadwick Studio lot, re- Robert McWade, of that fa- inclusive, prior to its November TIES WITH DANCE bration with kleig lights and fan Jr., cently leased by Columbia. mous team of Kramer and Boyle, opening in New York. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25— fare will start the new “Swagger and Junior Coghlan, famous young The cast includes, george Irving, RKO Golden Gate has tied up with Inn” on its way to popularity. STERLING Pathe juvenile star. Gloria Grey, Bodil Rosing, Carl the Balconades Ballroom for a TO WORK Sterling will start his Mr. Murray is now organizing a Miller, Maryon Aye, Bruce Evans, dance tournament, which will have Ford on NEWS YARN TO START first comedy for Educational special class for boys and girls with Charles Schaeffer, and Don Lewis. its final on the Gate stage the night as “Unfit to Print,” a dramatic news- high school or military school cre- of Sept. 30. soon as the story, being specially story, selected dentials, especially for theatrical paper has been as written, is completed by Jimmy ROBERTA ADDED George Bancroft’s next starring Starr and Harry McCoy. It will children. Classes will be held twice S. F. MAKES TALKIES Roberta Gale has been added to vehicle, for Paramount. The pic- go into production at Metropolitan. a week at 4 an d7 under personal Sept. J. the cast of “Aunt’s in the Pants,” SAN FRANCISCO, 25— ture will be directed by John Crom- direction of Bud Murray and Lafe D. Barnes is making a series of one lively comedy, which Louis Brock well, and the story is an original by GRANT COOK HERE Page, with ballet for the girls di- and two reel talkers at his local is producing for RKO. In the Oliver H. P. Garrett. It goes into Grant L. Cook, executive vice- rected by Miss Mary Frances Tay- studios comedy, which stars Walter Cat- with Bruce Coleman dir- production in October. president of ^Tiffany Productions, lor, ballet directress of the Bud lett of Broadway stage fame, are ecting. Murray school. arrived in Hollywood from New Monte Collins, Fred Kelsdy, Norma ‘DRACULA’ SIGNINGS York and will remain for an indef- Cecil, Cissie Fitzgerald, Colin Camp- TALENT GLISTENS inite stay. He is conferring with ROSELAND STARTS Edward Van Sloan and Dwight bell and Jack Ackroyd. Mark San- Universal had a remarkable ar- studio executives regarding the “Roseland,” Columbia, started Fry have been engaged for Uni- drich, is directing. ray of talent in scenes made the coming year’s production, which is production under direction of Lionel versal’s “Dracula,” supporting Bela other day for “The Boudoir Diplo- to be the most elaborate in the his- Barrymore. Barbara Stanwyck, Lugosi. mat,” Mary Duncan, Julanne John- tory of the studio. plays the lead feminine role. GOES TO LIBERTY Mem- ston, Vivian Oakland, Lillian Rich, bers of supporting company include George Berthelon, former R.K.O. Blanche Le Clair, Margaret Adams, IN PATHE PICTURE Monroe Owsley, Ricardo Cortez, Pathe and P.D.C. executive has Ora Carewe, June Marlowe, Law- Constance Bennett’s new 'star- Blanch Friderici, Sally Blane, Vic- joined the Liberty Production Staff, Conference Qag rence Grant, Lionel Belmore and ring picture, “Sin Takes a Holi- working with Halperin. tor Potel and Phyllis Crane. Edward Andre Beranger. On Baby Postal day,” by Pathe.

GLEASON GIVES BRIDGE RULES Harry Shutan has a new per- manent visitor in the form of COLORART ELECTS NEW HEAD James Gleason delivered himself trumps. It will show you are in- a S-pound, 2-ounce actress, who of this series of suggestions on terested. When you are dummy although only two days old, is At a meeting of the board of and Company, a firm of San Fran- bridge: help your partner with suggestions. showing all the temperament of directors Colorart Pictures Cor- cisco brokers, will shortly bring in- capital “You won’t be a howling hit at Do not hesitate to criticise your a movie star. A card just re- poration Ltd., the new name for the to the coffers considerable old eastern financiers, any card table,” warned Gleason, partner. It will put him on his ceived from the lady starts in Colorart Synchrotone Corpora- from a group of “but you’ll have a great time.” mettle. by telling this editor what a tion, which ran into financial diffi- which will complete final steps in Here are his suggestions: Always trump your partner’s great guy he is and what a culties during the making of the the effort to firmly re-establisb the tricks. Never take a chance. If it’s great actor and drector her dad feature “Mamba,” last year, the corporation upon a sound financial Pick up your cards as dealt. a money game, stop playing when is. resignation of President Burtis U. structure. You’ll be ready to bid ahead of the you are ahead. . You will make an Although she is new in town, Cain was accepted, and Irvin Fur- others. If you have a bum hand Product of Colorart Pictures, impression on people. she advances the info that her man, elected as president. be sure to mention it. This will of which there are about 60 short Always explain every play, par- dad just completed SO consec- This organization, which started guide your partner in his bid and subjects and several features, is ticularly when set. It shows your tive weeks, 30 of tests and 20 out with an elaborate program of play. being released by Tiffany, and has card knowledge. Disagree with es- of conferences. She signs her- production and manufacturing of been making profitable returns dur- If your partner bids first, don’t tablished rules and conventions. self “Shelia.” Harry now has sound equipment, got caught in the ing the past year. hesitate to raise. He has to play it. People will recognize you as an in- a good press agent. She lives Wall St. debacle last October. It Never hurry. Try several cards on dependent thinker. at 1466 Gundry Ave., Long has been struggling along since Reorganization of the staff will a trick before deciding which you Eat chocolate creams while play- Beach. Friends are extending while a plan of refinancing was be- proceed, and a new schedule of pro- prefer. ing. It prevents cards from skid- their congratulations to Harry, ing put through. duction will ensue shortly, accord- Occasionally ask what are ding. mostly wrapped up in glass. Plan now completed by Sanborn ing to the newly elected president. —

PAGE FOUR INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930 Pictures -- REVIEWS -- Legit By LOU JACOBS

“THE SPOILERS” The story of the wife who fell in man for Buster, but succeeds in among the first nighters looked at he finds that the baby is being pre- PARAMOUNT PICTURE love with another man allowing garnering many laughs himself. each other asKaru-e, they tiiougni pared to be offered for adoption. He (Reviewed at Paramount Theatre her husband a divorce and then His genial personality and uke they were being kidaed. The basic objects and smuggles the baby As a general thing these talkie helping him win his secretary is strumming fit like a glove. ihea was taken from "rhe Man on away. He sets up in an apartment adaptations of the old successes are about all of the plot there is. The Sally Eilers was charming as the the Box,” that of having a gentle- and with a nurse is raising the baby not good. They try to imitate with rest of it is just episodes as to de- girl. She was very pretty and did man in a swell house passing him- asceptically when his fiance comes dialogue added the situations exact- tails of the manner of accomplish- an excellent number in an army self off as. the butier. He proves with his friend. The mother also ly as they were previously done not ing the happy result. show scene. Her acting seems to to be, in this case, a former army comes to get her baby back. Every- even allowing for the advancement EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT broaden with each picture. Sally officer from the same regiment as thing is ironed out when the friend of screen technique and the im- The publicity this picture has had is destined t obecome a star we’re was the boss, so much reminiscing announces his engagement to the provements of methods but Edwin by its serial printing in the “Exam- afraid. had to be done and back slapping fiance and the boy remarries the Carewe paid no attention to the iner” will help materially to draw Victor Potel’s lankiness was used and such lines as “lor the hoi.or o, child’s mother. success of the Goldwyn version them in. The picture is particularly to good advantage. Others who the regiment” and “you're just a EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT. done in 1923, but stepped out and pleasing to the women and has no played small parts were Frank iown down soldier.” The slight risque reputation of the made a picture that should be disagreeable features. It is a love Mayo, Pitzy Katz and William Well, the butler throws out a stage play gives an opportunity for another epic. story delightfully told and its little Steele. philanderer who would steal the suggestive exploitation. It is a Even the memorable fight be- sociological problem is not heavy boss' wife with her consent, ana teaser that will draw both men and tween William Farnum and Tom enough to cause a war. It will do “FOR THE LOVE O’ LIL” tails in love with his sister. women as well as excite the curio- Santchi which is still spoken of business however and should not he COLUMBIA PICTURE Stripped of all its padding, it’s just sity of the kids. High school child- overlooked. dialog that when great screen fights are men- (Reviewed at RKO Theatre) bunk with must have ren will jam your theatre if you tioned, was not imitated. Here PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. Bella Cohen adapted this from been written by a ten-year-oid. Get state “Children under 15 not ad- Garry Cooper and William Boyd Credit must be given to Lloyd the cover series of the Liberty this line: “I’d like to go to Japan, mitted.” put up a fight of their own that is a Bacon for making such a splendid Magazine and did an excellent job and inhale the perfume of the PRODUCERS VIEWPOINT. picture of ordinary all classic. out material. It of it. It is by no means a make- chrysanthemums,” said in se- William James Craft must be given This story of the Yukon is a he was adapted from the novel of shift, but a splendid little comedy riousness. credit for expert handling of deli- man tale, a fight for legal rights in Faith Baldwin by Charles Kenyon with a lot of heart drag and quite There are two actors in the cast cate situations especially in the his- dialoging a eountry where might made right whose was very accep- a few laughs, the only thing it lacks who are fairly good. J. Frank pital scene. There is nothing offen- table. • and the law was just trying to horn is a sock on the nose for Jack Mul- Glendon directed the show and sive in the play but an unusqal in. The love of a girl aids the CASTING DIRECTOR’S hall’s character. played the husband in masterfu. amount of good humor afforded by legal procedure but the court was VIEWPOINT. A very excellent The story follo-ws the heart inter- style. He has a splendid manner of scenes bordering on the double en- character of a flapper sister naturalness is typi- in the hands of crooks and that was est of the covers telling of the love absolute which tender but nover quite reaching it. caused all the trouble. done by Joan Blondell and although of a couple of young folks and the cal of the present age of realism. Gladys Larman made a deft adapta- The story is picturesque melo- her action was curbed by the limi- trials and tribulations of their early Not the slightest strain for points tion but the dialog of the stage play drama with the background para- tations of her situations, she showed married life due principally to the nor exaggeration of action. Hi was mostly retained. The photo- mount. The plot itself is just an much to get excited over when a butting in of friends who refuse to was the character. His direction graphy was fine and the hospital excuse for the locale. The shore young and peppy ingenue is requir- recognize their marital state. of the show could be criticized only foyer scene exceedingly good. ed. Natalie Moorhead as the if certain that the members scenes, the gambling and dance hall wife From the start, one of their we were CASTING DIRECTOR’S also turned in a splendid in- of the cast did as they were told, scenes, the mining sequences were and friends, who is in love with Lil, VIEWPOINT. Douglas Fairbanks as well done anything that has telligent performance. She looked but we sense that many things went as refuses to let them alone, showing Jr. w'as as good a selection for the bright beautiful and her lines were read haywire this first night. gone before with the dialogue up on their bridal night and in a role of the father as could be asked very sympathetically especiallywhen Frances X. Bushman gave a fine and fitting but not brilliant. maudlin stupor refuses to go away. for. He looked the agitated parent Garry Cooper is too serious of she informs her husband that she performance. It was interesting to Afterwards, he tries to make .“con- and proved himself a farceur of mien to make the colorful hero that is in love with another and would observe the two acting schools tacts” for Stan, the husband, in his keen promise. Slim Summerville as Fftrnum created, but he plays sin- appreciate a divorce. It was a from which each of these men are business and balls things up fright- the nervous father waiting in the cerely and doesn’t try to act and for peculiar character but was done a product. Frank had a tendency fully. Things get ironed out, how- hospital for his first to arrive was that must given credit. is with fine conception. to pose and act and read his lines be Gary ever, for the finish. It is very great. His antics were the cause not a good lover as stage lovers are Walter Merill also contributed a with a stress for the point. It is a satisfying. of gales of laffs. Henry Armetta rated. bit that was exceedingly well play- style that was expected of the lead- EXHIBITORS VIEWPOINT. as the Italian parent awaiting the ed. He was a tough newspaper Liberty Magazine is ing man of a decade ago. Bushman EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT. widely read arrival of No. 6—all girls was also man with an ego of huge propor- reads nicely and has a fine appear- — This story has much of the stuff and the covers very popular. The the cause of much merriment. His tions and almost thought he had ance, but the part was a dud. that men like. It is the sort that character played by Elliott Nugent struggle with the English language won the girl until the sister, took a Aileen Pringle, who was co- makes one grit his teeth and ache closely resembles the man on the was a lesson in pantomime. hand, then things got ironed out as starred with Bushman, should real- to get into the row. It will stand cover as does Sally Starr the girl. Anita Page made a very pretty they should be. Hobart Bosworth ize from this show, that her medium up under intensive publicity and This picture will pack them in for mother and while there wasn’t much as head clerk had a small part that of expression is not the stage. All give satisfaction. Your customers you wdthout a doubt although noth- else for her to do but be pretty, was done with workmanlike ability ing that charm of personality that will get their money’s worth of this. sensational but far better than -'she quite filled the bill as did Sally but it was a part unworthy of the the made her one of the greatest come- PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. average. Blane as the finance. Zazu Pitts actor. diennes of the screen in the silent Agnes Brand Leahy and Bartlett PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. as the nurse who almost had herself Blanche Frederici, Brooks Bene- days is absolutely washed out be- Cormack did a good job of the The tie-up with Liberty was a good listed as prospective wife No. 3 had dict, Dale Fuller and John Rogers fore the real audience. She is un- adaptation of Rex Beach’s book and stroke. James Tinling showed a aniple opportunity to exercise that played small parts. deft certain of both lines and business the direction of Edward Carewe hand in the direction which wistful, draggy smile collector of has and acts without expression of was excellent. His handling of the come excellent situations very hers. Zazu is always a treat. voice or feature. Joan night scenes at the mine was master- neatly handled. There are many March played a bit in the “DOUGH BOYS” character opening ful. fact, the mine sequence in little touches which he no doubt Harry Morrill played a In M-G-M of the picture and was very effec- PICTURE contributed that lifted the picture supposed to be a Jap, although he general was unusually well done. tive. We were sorry to, to see the (Reviewed at Loew’s State) wore part of a Chinese costume The comedy was admirably worked when it had a tendency to, drag character fade out so early. Albert With the flood of war pictures too bad he neglected and walked like drum major. It in and not stressed for laughs. __ a sock for Gran also had a small part as the lately it was expected that some- was apparent that he, too, is out of Jack Mulhall; we would have liked boj^’s father. CASTING DIRECTOR’S one would cash in on the laughs a to have contributed it practice on the stage for he muffed VIEWPOINT. The honors of this ourselves. Roscoe Karns played the friend burlesque of them would get just as a fairly good part. show go to Slim Summerville whose CASTING DIRECTOR’S vvho attempted to fix everything and Charley Chaplin did with his Jerome Sheldon played the heavy, characterization of Flapjack was VIEWPOINT. Jack Mulhall as did by balling things up as friends “Shoulder Arms” and Mack Sen- the friend almost such as it was. He is a nice ap- artistically accomplished. In make- and home breaker usually do but served in the end nett with “Yankee Doodle in Ber- pearing chap and spoke his words by gave a very effective performance taking the embarrassing up and mannerism together with lin” at a time finance to when there wasn’t of a bachelor friend still with what intelligence they pos- fine vocal expression he turned in a who holds wife and clearing the road for much fun in war stuff. the on to the girl. While not exactly a sessed. Rollo Dix had a role that happy rarely commendable performance. Buster ending. Keaton has found prac- heavy, he butts in the was the most coherent of any of James Kirkwood as Dextry also to happy love Gertrude Short as the hospital tically everything in army life that them. His part had nothing to do _ excellent life of Stan and Lil in a way that telephone girl had a gave an portrayal of a is funny very nice part and ranks well up with his gets all with the plot, but was dragged in similar character. you sored up. Jack’s work and while it was limited, in predecessors. From the time he ac- just to give the butler something action ^ shows the finish of splendid train- she read Harry Green as the store keeper cidentally her lines with good ex- enlists, thinking he is in ing, but his friends like in to do to win a hand. Of a conse- wafs very effective. him de- him pression and looked verv Upon an employment bureau hiring- new quence, the coherent pretty. a more sympathetic roles. Dix had most Myrtle Stedman, pended the comedy and he got chauffeur, Nora Cecil, Bertha to the point wnere as Eliott Nugent was very good as part in the show. He looked it many laughs particularly when he Mann and Dot Farley played bits head of a big corporation after the the husband. and played it very well, it was a bought a newspaper for He was sufficiently which gave them opportunity $25 and war, he js hfl-ing the army in his louse play- to youthful and sappy which made it sort of social who was read it every hour to the gang at $1. prove their talent as funsters. employ, it is one continual scream. ing the bogus count and got tricked In more effective when he started in appearance and reading he was There is but little plot but lots smashing things up on seeing his out of a confession by the shrewd an effective villian but rose to of connected incidents. The love wife kissing his best friend. is butler. splendid heights in the fight scene. He “PARLOR, BEDROOM element is woven in with a girl very , excellent in these bashful Marion Burns played the other He put up a corking fistic argument. who spurned AND BATH” Buster in his days as young men parts. lady in the show. It was an en- Kay Johnson as the lead played a rich man’s EL CAPITAN son and herself goes Sally Starr was quite alright as genue part with a lot of silly line? HOLLYWOOD the sweet young society bud in a to_ France in the Entertainment (Reviewed September 21) rough surrounding excellent the gushing young thing. The part and gushy action. The role was so with Division and there falls in Notwithstanding the antiquity love with is played on one note and in one assanine that it’s hard to tell of understanding of the role. She him. this play of C. W. Bell and Mark looked tempo but it would have been dif- whether it was played well or not. the part and although the In the mud sequences, Buster’s Swan, it seems the customers sense acting ficult to do anything else with it. Miss Burns is pretty and seems in- demands were modest, what frozen face gets well plastered, as it when there is to be unusually she did very well She looked it and that was more telligent so we’ll give her the bene- was portrayed. does his feet and the rest of him. fine stage fare served. Both matinee than half playing. Margaret Liv- fit of the doubt. Betty Compson was not so happily There are and night houses of the lots of absurd situations ingston took the female honors as 'Fhe quicker “Thin Ice” breaks opening day cast as Cherry Melotte. She did not that are played with the seriousness were packed jammed. Reason the designing friend. She was very up the less money it will lose. — was seem to conve- the wild woman of of real warfare, the combination of which makes them good to look at and sympathy Jacobs. Charlotte Green- the Youkon and played her entirely won all the funnier. (Continued on Page 5) sympathetically. by fixing things in the end. EXHIBITOR’S Charles Sellon played a hard, Others in the cast who played VIEWPOINT. Audience will get a great kick out crusty lawyer with fine character- “THE LITTLE ACCIDENT” parts with excellent talent were of this, for it comes as a relief after ization, while Julia Swayne Gor- UNIVERSAL PICTURE Lloyd Ingraham as the Judge, a the sordid somberness of the war don a bit as his wife. Billv (Reviewed at Orpheum Theatre) sort of second heavy. Jack Holmes had stories now in vogue. aside small part oil Widely advertised as not being and George Irving. Even Seven had a as an from the drag of Buster Keaton man, and other bits were done by recommended for children resulted and Ukulele Ike, it is a rib tickler Vincent Barnett and Claire Du in the opening matinee being packed “THE OFFICE WIFE” that is irresistible. Brey. with kids. However, there is nothing WARNER BROS— PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT. One deserving of special men- in this expurgated and modified VITAPHONE PICTURE As much money was spent on this tion was that of a chambermaid version of Thomas Mithell and production as would have gone played by Standing. He only Floyd Dell’s comedy that could in- (Reviewed at Warner Bros. John Downtown) into a serious drama, the war walked in and out of the picture jure the tender understandings of scenes were very well executed but must have collected a half any age. It is made innocuous by Because of the exceedingly clever both scenically and in direction. dozen laughs in the doing. It was having the parents of the “little Behrendt-Levy-Rosen work of Mackaill Dorothy this pic- Edward Sedgwick has found new a gem. accident” married and annulled in- Co., Ltd. ture takes place among the top not- laurels for his already well laden stead of just experimenters in General Insurance chers. There is something about brow. No little credit must go to parenthood. Insurance Exchange Building the work of this young lady that is A1 Boasberg and Sidney Lazarus “THIN ICE” Like all baby farces, it is riotous VA 1261 exceptionally magnetic and mever who did the scenario. Particularly HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE fun and although repetition of in- has her seductive lure stood out to good was the trio where Buster (Reviewed Sept. 17) cidents and drawn out sequence' better advantage. fingers the guitar and Ike plays it A pair of swallows cannot make have a tendancy to put a drag on The girl who is given a place as with drum sticks, while another a summer and no more can a pair the picture it is prime entertain- secretary to her boss and who falls burlesques a bass fiddle on a gun. of actors make a play. “Thm Ice,” ment. It tells of a young bride- in love with him following a similar There was some singing but it was was written by Percival Knight at groom on the eve of his marriage incident by her predecessor and by not made important. a time when there was probably a confronted with the information sheer force of personality, makes CASTING DIRECTOR’S lack of plays and anything that had that a child has been born to his an- [ T » Proficient Pupils him fall for her is beautifully done VIEWPOINT. Edward Brophy, a war flavor was considered good nulled wife and asks him to come to Placed In Paramount without resorting to sex tricks. as the hard boiled top kick was ex- enough, but today it’s just a dish .of the hospital. About to leave for a Theatres Lewis Stone plays the boss and ceptionally well plaved. It’s a. bet cold water. rehearsal of his wedding ceremony, his with usual consideration, gave he had a similar job in the army. Its plot is so piffling that at the he dashes away and goes to the Dorothy every opportunity to shine. Cliff Edwards serves as straight end of the first act the intelligentsia hospital in a distant town. There — — — — — — —

SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIVE Pictures - REVIEWS - ^Legit' In Hollywood—Now case. But inadvertently, the wife building a reputation in the talking of a friend of the family, a newly- pictures, plays the part of a young By BUD MURRAY wed, who has had a tiff with her wife and gave it plenty of verve and husband, runs away with the ginger. She was very pretty, and bashful spouse, and they go to a registered strong with the crowd. / Now that the Summer months are over, “The Masquers” are be- hotel where they have been regis- Myrtle Hubert's blonde prettiness ginning to worry about their monthly Revels, which were so popular tered as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. showed to good advantage, and Mia last year, under the Sam Hardy regime, but this coming season promises The reporter gives the hubby a les- Marvin was admirably cast as a some very interesting shows“FOR MEMBERS only,” and so we were (Continued from Page 4) son in love making, which he em- dashing society belle. at the Club for a little luncheon, and a get-to-gether wood and Johnny Arthur, and rea- ploys on others, who come to the Grace Stafford was excellent as talk, with Mitchel Lewis, Harlequin, Edward Earle son enough. hotel seeking to save them from the the wife, with a hero worshiping and Harry Joe Brown, both “Head men” of the en- No comedy, new or old, has been irate husband of the eloping woman. complex, and looked and played the tertainment committee. offered from a local stage in years, The husband arrives, and things part to entire satisfaction. We noticed some old-timers and friends, such that has the quantity and quality of get complcated—the real wife is ar- Among the men, John Litle as the as—Stuart Holmes—our dear Chicago friend, Ad- laughs as this team jerks forth in rested as an immoral person, when assistant lead, who tried to fix dison Burkhardt—Lee Moran, a comedian who can the old farce. If one had never seen she claims to be the Mrs. Smith on things for his friend as well as get “hoof”—Lawrence Grant, the genteel head of the it before, he would vote the per- the register. All is finally straight- over with his own fiance, furnished House committee—Paul Nicholson, who takes us formance an ultra modern scream, ened out when the reporter uses the the setting for the fun. John can back to George M. Cohan’s Revues about 1917-18 in but to those familiar with it, it ap- big stick of publicity on the hotel always be depended upon to turn Chicago—Sam Hardy himself has a mess cf make- peared to be brought up to date in manager. in a performance worthy of the best up on—You know Sam only got back from Noo a new version, but neither would Johnny Arthur, as the shrinking stars. Yawk last week and must be in demand to have the have been correct. It was the per- hubby, was a revelation. His every Eric Kalkhurst repeated the good grease on so soon after arrival—Sam confides the fect playing of the two central char- move was a rib tickler, and when impression he made in “The Poor Big town iust isn’t, and is glad he is back IN acters and the interpretations given Charlotte Greenwood does a run Nut,” as the irate husband, who HOLLYWOOD NOW. the roles by the stars that made it and swing into the picture the fun- could not decide twxt love and Received quite a few surprises including a letter a distinguished offering. fest becomes a banquet. Charlott Wall St. Bud Murray froniREDMOND WELLS, now sojourneying in The idea is of the wife, who, has never been seen here to better Donald Campbell in the bit of the Europe—From Paris he writes about a party in- while jealous, is proud of the lurid advantgae. The part is ideal for hand writing expert played a real- cluding a few of our dear friends—Mr. and Mrs. Jack reputation of her husband’s past, her, and what she contributes to it istic few moments, and got quite a Pearl whom we were with in the “Dancing Girl” in 1921 —Jack Curtis, a which was but a myth cooked up for is marvelous. few laughs of his own. Hugh Kid- first rate theatrical agent and the (Mrs.) 'Mabel Ford, whom we danced her benefit. When it is almost Her appearance in a turkey red suit der, in the role of a French hotel with in 1915 in the Winter Garden “Maid in America”—and Harry Pilcer, proven that her shrinking, timid of pajamas, the like of which would keeper, gave a very effective per- whom we trouped with in “The Whirl of Society,” when Gaby Delys hubby has had no past, he is com- turn the Devil green with envy, was formance of that official, trying to made the “Gaby Glide” dance famous in 1913 pelled by a friend, in order to pro- a panic. She still takes advantage uphold the reputation of his domi- tect his happiness, live to his of her gawky kicking ability, and Redmond said they all got a kick out of this column (no foolin’) to up cile. Edward Seabrook, as a bell reputation. when she favored wth a song and Another surprise was the Lyons and Lyons (booking agents) Radio hop, was also very effective. Doro- A room in a hotel is engaged, and dance between the acts, she added Show, one evening at home (yes we are at home every once in a while) thy Cecil completed cast sensational society reporter is in- dessert to the happy menu. the as a —We heard a peachy voice and the announcer said Nora Schiller—who a veigled to be the woman in the Dainty Sally Starr, who is also maid. worked for us at our “Cotton Club Revue” when we first came out to “Sunkist” California— Still another was when we tuned in on the Para- mount hour and heard Noo Yawk announce Mary Brian, (our pupil) PARVIN MOVES TOUR NORTHWEST and rite in our Big City—We hope Mary’s sweetness isn’t spoiled by the Lee Parvin. has retired from the Manuel and Vida, who were in jaded Noo Yark natives Film Row management of the Dorothy Mac- the “King of Jazz” picture and Radio seems to have everything interesting this week for the kaye show at the Vine St. and has several shows hereabouts have been writer, as still another station gave us a look-see back stage at the returned to the Macloon-Albertson booked through the northwest’ by Mayan Theatre, where our old boss, Franklyn Warner, is putting on Cuttings organization- to aid in their forth- the Bert Levy agency. Under the what promises to be a revealation in Revues for Hollywood—and our coming productions. He has been name of Vida Renardo, Miss Vida old boy friend Sully Ward, who just got off a train from Broadway By THE ROUNDER the personal representative of the Is also known as a vaude single. spoke a few words over the “Mike”—Paul Gerard Smith whom we Macloons for several years past. workt with on the “Padlocks of 1927,” said a few witty things—Paul is writing the “Black-outs” for Temptations—Our friend, Charley Judeis, SEC. IS BEAUTY (another ex-Shubertlite) who is staging the sketches was introduced If there’s a world’s series on, Marcelle Lewis, former secretary for and once he was real serious and very dignified—IN HOLL’T- ANOTHER MARATHON of Abe Meyer, resigned to become WOOD NOW. or the hunting season open, Dick Parks Agency is promoting secretary of J. M. March, Caddo Finally after two years in Hollywood, got ourselves together with there might be some excuse, another marathon dance but will head during absence of Howard the family, and hied our bodies over to Catalina Island, thinking we but with the summer weather not divulge the location at this Hughes. Miss Lewis is stad to wouldn’t see any New Yorkers who are in HOLLYWOOD NOW in the doldrums and vacation time. Jackie Shannon is now as- be one of the moh beautiful secree- but rite there on the boat was that sterling writer of real music sociated with this agency. taries in the industry. for time over, just why did F. E. so many years with Arthur Hammerstein productions. Herbert Stothart Benson and George Naylor —and Herb had his family with him too—We saw the flying fish, the glass bottom boats, went to the aviaries, and at the end of the day both pick Monday to report we figured we had done a good days work, but now we can say we’ve sick, and stay away from the been to Catalina—SO WHAT? EARLE WALLACE office? Its wurry, wurry su- Developing Dancing Stars but Busy to If you want to know something—We didn’t go to the Olympic persterious. Always Busy Never Too Fites last week and we got our first break—we didn’t see one of those * * * Create and Produce “shindigs” they have been putting on. So this week we are not one of Original DANCE ROUTINES and REVUES That Sell the disgruntled Fans you have been reading about, and next week Max Milder, special repre- Belmont Theatre Bldg., First and Vermont there is no show there at the Olympic and that is break Number two sentative of Warner Brothers, Phone Exposition 1196 Los Angeles, Calif. Dropt into the L. A. Press Club atop the American Storage Build- dropped into town on his ing where _we are located, and ran smack into old Willard Jess and round of visits to the western fite fans will be pleased to known Jess is looking great and happy and young—Also our dear friend from Long Beach, Roy Reid, whom we exchanges of the firm. He will staged shows for at his Strand Theatre— remain here, going over local HARVEY VALUE A lite lunch at the Brown Derby with Maurice Gebber of the conditions. Then he will pro- Ambassador Fur Shop, and we noticed that many of the Broadway ceed to San Francisco, Port- Boys are still left in HOLLYWOOD—among them are a flock of land, Seattle, Denver and other Theatrical Booking agents all huddled in a booth talking very seriously points. That’s what I call a OF DANCING about what is going to happen—There is Lew Schreiber and Rufus Le SCHOOL Beverly Blvd. OR. 2688 Maier and Walter Herzbrun. all from the Wm. Morris offices IN position, othing to do but trav- 7377 HOLLYWOOD—and Max Hart, but not in their el talk booth. around and ; then turn In another booth a flock of the “Tinpan Alley” boys including in a pleasant expense sheet and Lew Pollack, we with whom were in the Passing show of 1921—Grant have it met without question. Clark at Warners—Sid Claire at RKO Max Steiner at — RKO a musicyal That’s the kind of a wage slave director, who is always in demand in the big city—and another Musical to be. Director whom we workt with in 1919—on the Winter Garden pro * * * duction of “Monte Christo, Jr.” our dear “Ole Lunnon” friend Frank must be laying off—IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. “Buzz” Briggs, of Denver, visit A to Loew’s State this week to see Le Roy Prinz’s initial one of the Pathe pets, directing Associates Lafe Page Ballet Dept. Mary Frances Taylor Fanchon and Marco unit, and we it —Gladys Murray, — must say “Broadway” alright rite the destiny of the State the in this Idea is Warren Jackson who workt in “Passing Show of 1916” atre and other Mile High City PRACTICAL DRAMATICS AND STAGE DANCING with us—Warren has improved with age, except the boy friend must Tap, Off-Rhythm, "Modernized Ballet” and Acrobatic not get too fat—Bobby Callahan is the comic with Jackson and doe? and Colorado town’s amuse nicely too—Rube Wolf certainly has class written all over himself ments, dropped in last week “MODERNIZED BALLET” by Mary Frances Taylor and his “pack” is shown Danseuse) "Oh Susanna," “Gone Hollywood," "Student Prince," by the clever way Rube did his “Hokem” for a visit. Incidentally, he took (Premier razzer “Broadv.'ay Melody” number—and then in the picture, all one one bill we rockt in a trip to Agua Caliente and is our seats at our very dear friend, Marie Dressier whom we were with “Tap and Off-Rhythm” by Bud Murray and Lafe Page in the still turning around like a rou- “Passing Show of 1921” at the N. Y. Winter Carden-You can’t “THE ORIGINAL MURRAY SCHOOL” ,OF NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES, say her stage technique doesn’t help her—How she waits for those sales lette wheel in amazement. Tia of laughter — If Fanchon and Marco can continue like this, no one in Juana’s resort ought to put him town better try and outdo them any angles on the pay rool for the next Jimmy Clemons and his “Mrs” J is rehearsing a new act, and month, for the publicity he will WALTER S. WILLS confides he will be on his way to Noo York rite soon—And flashing by spill when he returns in a beautiful “Eight” our dear friend Tom Gallery and home. STUDIO OF STAGE DANCING the Mrs. (Zasu 9502 Pitts) a real trouper They can prepare for a Denver 7016 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD GLADSTONE who looks like a flapper on the street—but whai PROFESSIONALS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS she does to her pan in pictures is nobody’s business—There delegation soon. are very Enroll now New Autumn Classes for Adults—Tap, acrobatic, few good looking woman, who do eccentric comedy parts * * * — —No, they soft shoe, eccentric, waltz clog, musical comedy, ballet. Also want to be pretty, but Zasu gets the money for not looking pretty but looking DUMB Gordon Allen, formerly children’s classes. salesman for Sono Art here, Then Jack Holt is another army uniform—Harry Delf dashing up has resigned to accept a similar the street. Noah Beery wearing a wild and wooly looking beard Arthur Caeser that Steeplechase grin—Mrs. Robert Woolsev with her position with Tiffany in San Dog—Grant Withers and William Wellman and rie IN Francisco. He started the NOW. HOLLYWOOD on new job last Monday. GEORGE and FLORENCE And once again to the fites at Tom Gallery’s the bouts didn r * look^ so hot on paper, but it seemed that all of Alhambra was there to BALLET MASTER AND MISTRESS “Umbagi” has had its name watch their idol Bobby Reister knockt out by “BOOBY” BOBBY LA Formerly 68 Successful Weeks Producing Weekly Changes changed. It will henceforth be in Australia’s Largest Theatres H^e’s a cuckoo if there ever was one—Our first impression of The ad Boy was that as “Africa as he was acting, but it looks like he is “Just known Speaks” THE STATE, SYDNEY Around the Corner —B. B. B. gets quite a kick out of this “mug” on it ran into too much sales re- Producers Desiring Originality WRITE or WIRE account of the ‘song and dance man” pan that he pulls—Spied A1 Rosen sistance on account of the “In -Permanent Address: INSIDE FACTS, Los Angeles that Hollywood producer of Drama rite in back of us—and a flock brother gagi” unpleasantness. ^ Masquers” including, Ernie Hilliard, Walter Weems, Allan Hale, Harry Gnbbon, Paul Nicholson, Ray Hallor, Roger Gray and is this thing called “Telepathy”—and as usual our very old friend from FINISHES FOURTH many more—Mr. and Mrs. Macklin Megley grinning at that La Salle back in the Tin Pan alley days about 1909-10—Herman, Paley and Mrs. John St. Polls, veteran actor has bov—and our pal Sammy Ledner voicing his best opinion of anything are with Frances—Dot Coonan one of the “Sunbeams” just finished a just completed playing in his fourth —Sam just finished a year at United Artists and thought he was in for long contract at Paramount couple of real referees in a booth—Larry talking picture in the last two a short rest, —A but he had a call that nite and it looks like he g^oes rite McGrath with jet black hair and a John Barrymore mustache and our months. He was cast in “The Devil back into the harness—Rite opposite our boy friend Edgar Allen Woolf pupil, Abe Roth—We notice that the “Three Musketeers” are together with Women” (Fox) Kismet (F. whom we workt with on the “La Maires Affair” in 1927—The dailies a,gain—John Medbury, Hal Horne and Will King, all in close harmony N.) Captain Thunder, (W. B.) and had Edgar “Gone to N. Y.”—But he is still here—IN HOLLYWOOD conversation pal and Abe Lyman Cali- Man in the Sky (F. N.) Formerly After —Murray Bloom our Chicago the Fites to Henry’s where it is the custom on Friday Nites fenia’s own M. C.-—Henry himself eating in his own establishment and a stage star, and in the days of to talk the Fites over—and at the same time have a little “snack”— our dear pal Joe, Head man, hustling hither and thither to see that the silents was much sought after and again we run into that infectiously smiling Frances McCoy What everyone in Henry’s in HOLLYWOOD NOW is satisfied for roles. PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930 PUY BUREAU TEL-A-PHONEY MAKES DEBUT JAMES MADISON Published Every Saturday One Year - - - - - $4.00 Foreign ------$5.00 IN NEW YORK Hello, D. W. Griffith. Hello, Carla Torney. Hello, James Madison. Hello, Madison. Advertising Rates on Application James What is your opinion of minia- Some folks are still building Established 1924 A new ,play bureau makes its ture golf? golf courses. As a weekly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, debut in New York City this week “Birth of a Notion.” They are the same guys who would ammunition after the 1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of under the name of General Play buy Company, wth offices at SSI Fifth armistice is signed. March 3, 1879. Hello, Col. Avenue. Mr. Rudolph Eissenberg, Sam Behrendt. Hello, James Madison. well-known in theatricals and coun- Hello,' Jimmie Rolph. I understand the prohibition Published by selor-at-law, is manager. Not only Hello, James Madison. forces are employing a 300- Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. will the firm act as play brokers The Democrats have a dry pound female under-cover agent. Bldg., Angeles, Calif. and authors’ representatives for plank in their platform. 800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Los A Federal ‘truck.’ Telephone TUcker 7832 well-known stage and screen writ- Yeah, but who the hell is go- ers, ut also as developers of new ing to walk it? Hello, Pauline Frederick. President and Editor material. JACK JOSEPHS Hello, James Madison. WM. GREEN - - - - Vice Pres, and Counsel It already has under exclusive Hello, Mrs. Ruth McCormick. ARTHUR What do you think about Co- ARMAND - - - General Manager contract such authors as H. Grat- Hello, James Madison. JEAN nan Doyle’s expected spiritual Associate Editor tan Donnelly, What sort of dancing is Sena- LOU JACOBS author of “Darkest message? Russia,” famous stage and screen tor’s Nye investigating commit- It’s a lucky thing Doyle wasn’t Vol. XII Saturday, September 27, 1930 No. 13 play; “The End of the Road,” a tee best equipped for? Scotch, else his message successful motion picture, starring would ‘Tap’ dancing. no doubt come ‘Collect.’ May Allison; C. Hapsburg Liebe, UNIQUE SHOP IS SCREEN CHARITY fiction writer and author of “Bill Hello, Lou Anger. Hello, Johnny Arthur. Appearson’s Boy,” starring Jack Hello, James Madison. One of the most unique shops in all the world is the Hello, James Madison. Pickford, and “Trimmed,” starring What is the Methodist Epis- auspices of the Motion What’s wrong with real es- Screen Stars Shop, conducted under Hoot Gibson; Lowell Ames Norris, copal church doing to abolish tate? Picture Relief Fund at 1614 Cahunga Avenue, in Hollywood. well-known novelist and author of war? Too many brokers who are li- They are trying to get rid of It is the pet charity of Mary Pickford and other leaders of the detective stories and several other censed are also lie-sensed. ‘Canon.’ motion picture industry, whose stock of stage and street ward- writers, who are now completing material for early production. comprised its chief merchandise. robe, General Play Company is also The almost new wardrobe of the stars, both men and releasing “The Pay-Off,” formerly women, is donated by them in order that the small part player known as “Philadelphia,” a Broad- SNACKS oS FACTS way play, that has enjoyed and the extra people may be well dressed for the street at the more than 20 weeks run all over the general least possible expense. The stock is also availabl to the country, written by Samual John Art Varian trying public, and has been operating to big money returns for nearly Park, author of Helen Menken’s to get his name spelled right . . . and all flopped

latest up over the opening of the . seven months. vehicle, “Lily White.” Swagger Inn . . Phil Lampkin and Babe Kane announcing their John P. Hopkins, motion picture engagement . . . and happy . . . and how Esther . the things offered for sale, are autographed Among unique collecting director, formerly with Lubin, Fox Luthey music . . . Ruby Berry calling her mother from well Salt books and pictures, bric-a-brac, furnishings as as wearing is Lake Reynolds and other companies, in charge ... Jean talking to Lillian Albertson . . . hope she

side line of stockings and sox is maintained, along picture gets the job . . Alice apparel. A of the motion department. Goodwin listening to tryouts . . . Art Schwartz E. Wagner, well-known and Artie Mehlinger plugging their Charles tunes . . with a line of dolls and gifts for Christmas buyers. A popular over KFWB . and wise- theatrical cracking . . . Abe writer and former man- Sugarman selling Fanchon an act . . . line is the autographed playing cards, supplied by some of the for Lyons and ager, will have charge of the pub- Lyons . . . Isabel Gillie giving us the ten best ... in many things most noted screen players. There is a splendid line of costume lication departmet. Ernest E. Pol- . . . with herself being nominated, privately, in the ace spot. large jewelry, and a friend of Douglas Fairbanks donated a lock, well-known stage director for Dan Michaud making a new arrangement ... of music we mean line of Mexican novelties, including gold and silver jewelry,, “The Bat” and several other suc- . . Dudley Chambers trying to teach The Rounders ten songs in one

plays, will hour . . . . dolls, baskets, pottery and other specimens of the handiwork cessful Broadway have and succeeding , . Harry Gourfain getting his new show charge of the Broadway play de- ready . . . George Wagner playing golf ... but he’s a good of the natives of our sister republic. song writer partment. . . . Alice Hallett chasing through the Majectic Building . . . she knows Money taken is for the benefit of the Motion Picture Relief Manuscripts with ideas suitable her sharps and flats . . . Coulling Bob dropping a line . . . Good luck, organized Mary Pickford six years for Broadway productions will be Bob ... the sooner see by . Fund. This fund was we you the better, . . Jules Buffano playing

considered and should be addressed his new song . . . “thanks for ago when she was president. Jack D. Warner of Warner Bros, the buggyride” . . . Gladys Kramer croon-

to the play reading department. ing songs at the Newberry . succeeded Miss Pickford. music counter . . she’s cute too Samual John Park, the well-known Leonard Stevens holding down two jobs . . . pnd looking a little The fund assists destitute actors, and cares for them free of dramatist and stage director, will dreamy-eyed . . . maybe another dream song. Eh Leonard? . . . Bet he’d charge when they are ill or disabled at the Windsor Hospital, be in charge of this new depart- trade one of the jobs for a good night’s sleep . . . Ollie Hamer . . .

ment. any relation . . Glendale. And when players die destitute, they are buried at . yes, no? . . . going into Loew’s State and looking like

’ the proverbial . the Fund’s expense. million . . even to a compliment from Joe Comblatt . . . Rose Valyda springing a surprise on an unsuspecting news Among the players, who have donated to the Screen Stars gatherer . . . by unleashing some real Parisian French . . . Miss Belett the are Pickford, Mae Murray, Vivian Banky, Bessie Shop, Mary same . . the ._ duo backstage pouring over the interesting volume of

Josephine . Love, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Moreno, Ruth Stonehouse, Mrs. Jack Short Shots between giggles . . Henry the stage door guardian dis- dosing quite a knowledge of the old Pickford, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Torrence, Ronald Coleman, Jack dramatic stage . . . and a com- )rehensive one too. Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks and many others. At the News Henry is the gentleman who made a palace of the dressing rooms >ackstage of the Warfield . . . Beloved by all in his efforts to make life

happy to principals . and line . . Carla Torney hatless ... but even so,

EXPLOITER WINS NEW LAURELS more charming than ever . . . chatting this scribe to . . . enthusing about

her girls and the world in general . Never before in the history of show business have ex- Barbara Stanwyck, Columbia . . Johnny Pierce . . . who staged some of the numbers in Varietrix . . . leaving for New York, with that ploitation and managers had to battle different of player, was slightly injured while men forms great kidder Harry Harris .... who, together working in a picture at Columbia with Earl La Vere, were competition as they have in the past year. trying to inveigle us to make a foursome Studios early this week. .... tor a game of miniature Result of it is that the exploiters, or the managers, who * * * gold ... the same trio backstage in Hollywood hunting for the guy with the tickets. understand and assume exploitation, have not only had plenty In a suit filed by Jesse James, Jr. Daddy Harmon for .... many years gateman at Fox . to do, but have gone up in the esteem of the big executives for $9400 against estate of the late Studios . . known all . and loved by the stars . . now at Hollsrwood . . Fred C. Thompson, and the Para- Pantages . to a plane they hitherto had failed to reach. and still winning affections ... Mrs. . mount Famous Lasky Corporation, Johnny Candreva . . and the . . . Some of them have been able to boost their salaries accord- baby and Johnny . . . going to lunch . . . and Judge Fletcher Bowron this week no wonder Johnny can toot a horn with a wife and baby like that ingly, but most of them have been told that, due tO' the heavy non-suited the case. .... Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tunrelly ... at the Paramount making friends . . competition, they must wait until business is better. * * * and agreeing that Ollie Wallace is unsurpassed ... in many things theatrical bug-a-boo is football June Marlowe and Armour Mar- Latest season, always a Charlie Hill being told that the hoofer’s part lowe, her brother, were named de- in Excess Baggage shock to the box office, but this year threatening to be of was made to . . more order for him and rightly so . . . for fendants in a suit for $5,076.50 dam- Charlie has that certain something that a sock than ever, due to the increased public favor aroused smacks of Broadway class . . "The Lassiter by ages brought by Harry M. Oviatt, . . . . .' brothers hoofers of the show-stopping variety . the games. There also is night football this year, with the in superior court. Automobile acci- . getting ready for trip . . . a to the coast and Peggy Griffin entertaining . colleges gutting in the players. dent. . . with smaller some hollering for spaghetti and not getting it . . . George Griffin, Jr., In recent months, theatre exploiters have had to offset, as and his new Ford . . . hopping it down Hollywood Boulevard . . . Wife of William R. Fox, sound best they could, the golf panic, nocturnal baseball, marathon engineer at Metropolitan Studio, dances, municipal pageants, and plenty of flash openings of was missing, according to report on privately owned business endeavors. Recent infantile paraly- file with local police. Mrs. Fox MULTICOLOR STUDIO TO OPEN sis ban in Los Angeles also put the exploiter on his mettle to was a former secretary to Jeannie MacPherson, scenarist. Multicolor, Ltd., new color-pro- ating at its old location, supplying fill the vacant seats. * * cess concern controlled by Howard multicolor to Universal, Premier Mrs. Renaldo Duncan, former Hughes, is launching widespread Productions, Monarch Pictures, wife of the young film actor, is de- plans to dominate the field of color Brown-Nagel Productions and oth- AND SOME LOSE LAURELS manding $50,000 damages from Ed- photography. er producers now active in produc- And on the other hand. wina Booth, film actress and former Claiming an all-color process su- tion. All studios have been invited of Anthony G. Schuck, charg- perior to other methods, officials of to send their Some press agents show their talent, or their wisdom, by wife cameramen to the ing theft of actor’s love. Multicolor are signing contracts Multicolor laboratories to become hiring capable assistans, that they, the head of the department ^ * daily with various producing firms. acquainted with the new process. may bask in the limelight of a subordinate’s accomplishment, 'Charging her husband with According to Howard B. Lewis, Multicolor is believed the nearest doing nothing themselves except their own personal exploita cruelty, Eileen Percy Busch, wife general manager, the new million- approach to natural color yet de- tion, done verbally in the boss’ office. of Ulrich B. Busch, production dollar laboratory of Multicolor in veloped. m.ana.ger of a film company, yester- Hollywood will be completed by Nationwide expansion plans are One studio press department chief recently pulled a hot day brought suit for divorce in Nov. 15. The new plant, employ- under way, and 35 industrial labor- said, “Press one. He agents are a lot of bunk. I won’t permit Superior Court. ing 200' men, will have a maximum atories throughout the country have any of our stars to have a personal press agent. We sell our * capacity of 3,000,000 feet of multi- already been leased to turn out edu- firm’s product, without allowing actors to become too great. Nine cowboys and Indians of the color per week. cational and advertising films in Paramount Fighting Caravan Meanwhile, the concern is oper- Multicolor. Stars don’t bring in the money. It’s the good will of the prod- Com- oany were taken to Sonora Hospital, uct that gets the business. Stars, who publicize themselves, suffering injuries received when ARMY TAKES STUDIO hurt our businsss.” they fell from or were kicked by In like vein, he continued. horses during the filming of an at- Warner Brothers’ studio in Hol- LETTERS lywood will be used by tbe War “Trade papers don’t do any good. They keep exhibitors tack upon a freight caravan. There are letters at the Los from sK ^ Department for the training of Angeles office of INSIDE buying pictures. They never help sell one. They print too Yvette, prologue songstress, who army officers in talking picture FACTS for the following: much stuff that should never be made known.’’ recently completed an extensive technique during the next eight BIDMEAD, Tom tour of Publix houses on the coast, months, prior to the establishing of BRAY, Mr. R. R. HGHTS DAY SAVINGS DENNY WITH NAVY was engaged bv Harry Gourfain to a government studio in Washing- FOUR Playmates Quartet open in the “Revue Moderne” at ton, D. C. FRANCO, Mr. Antone FRESNO, Sept. 25 — Commis- the Paramount, Los Angeles, GRANSTEDT, Greta Reginald Denny will play oppos- sioners of this city attacked the October 2nd. WRITES FOR ARLISS HALLET, Albert proposal that California adopt day- ite Mary Pickford in “Kiki.” Denny Booth Tarkington has completed PARSONS, Ruth won the light savings, and at a meeting this coveted role in competition Barbara Kent, screen actiess, was dialogue for "The Ruling Passion,” WARREN, Buck wth more week unanimously voted to fight than a dozen personali- freed of hit and run charges grow- which will Jje one of the next Vita- WOODMAN, F. T. ties of the measure. the screen and stage. ing out of an automobile collision. phone vehicles for George Arliss. . .

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— FALL SEASON ed. of Post- SAN_ FRANCISCO, Sept. 25— IN BAY CITY “Dinty” Doyle, radio, Casting difficulties have postponed Enquirer, has returned from an What is seen by many as a con- _ the opening of “Death Takes a Eastern trip during which he visited Holiday” at “Erlanger’s Columbia, certed move to play up flesh enter- Atlantic tainment in the theatre is SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— the leading statons of the and in its stead Ralph Pincus has under way SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Although the current week in the coast. in Dorothy Mackaye in “A in San Francisco. minimum of box office pictures booked legit A 4: * * Where theatres formerly devoted field continued at a low ebb receipts for the week Cup of Sugar,” currently at the' held down next little or with but one play on the boards, “Ghost Ship” is to be the Vine Street, Hollywood. “Sugar” no space in advertising to just passed, although most houses Sunday and Monday will see three legit offering at the Dufwin, with stage shows, orchastras and organ- were quite satisfactory. Paramount opens Sept. 29. openings. slated to fol- ists, they are now featuring in- Francis X Bushman Arthur Greville Collins is still the with Gloria Swanson in “What a person Pauline Frederick closes Satur- low a week later in “Thin Ice.” “Death,” in element. Widow” was one of the outstanding casting Hollywood day night at the * * ^ Although it is an admitted fact Curran in “The week. Together with a where he has part of the cast lined films of the Radio that the picture provides Crimson Hour” and Rowland and As a climax to National last production at the the major- stage show the United Artists pic- up. His Pearce bring in “Little Week artists from East Bay and ity of the draw, and a poor picture Orchid ture drew in a neat $23,500 on the Columbia, “Young Love,” which he Annie” with Betty Bronson San Francisco radio stations will with a good stage show is no busi- as a week. put on with George Holland, didn’t follower. appear at an aritists’ benefit show ness show at all, theatres are find- Up the street at the Fox, Milton do so well. Dorothy, Mackaye in the civic auditorium htis week. ing human entertainment, always bows at the Sills in “The Sea Wolf” hovered Columbia ^ ^ ^ providing it is good human enter- Monday night in “Cup of between excellent and fair, a figure WARD WITH DREYER Sugar” and “Young Sinners” Charlie Pacheco, KLX pianist, tainment, is an added aid to any comes of $44,000 making everything okay Walter Ward, formerly of Ward into and Pansy May Huse, vocalist, trod picture. the Geary the same night fol- F. and M.’s “Gobs of Joy” with Dooley, act for the past * * * lowing this week after a and RKO, the picture, “Birth of a Na- Hermie King conducting the con the middle aisle several months ten years, has connected with Billy SPOTLIGHTS tion.” the radio romance of cert orchestra, rounded out Dreyer, Hollywood dance director, Henry Duffy is rapidly duration. Willis West back from Honolulu moving show. Metro’s “Love in the ^ * as his executive manager. Laura forward on plans for the Alcazar after three months . . . Ann Hard- screen. Rough” now holds the Dreyer, wife of Billy, is expected re-opening, and Irving Ackerman is Hermie King is at the Fox in San ing and her pop, Col. George Gatley, John McCormack bowed out of here in weeks. She is now planning a stock Francisco as c^uest conductor dur- two made up at a local hospital this company at the Loew’s Warfield after three fair teaching at Micheals School, N. Y. Tivoli for some time in October. ing the absence of Walt Roesner. week after eight years frigidness . . weeks to $12,000. “Good News” is Colletti is batting for King from Los Angeles comes Mickey next and the present heavy exploi John CANSINOS MOVE Hester and Witmark’s corp of to sell that here. LOU EMMEL OPENS tation campaign ought * * Cansino Studios of dancing have tunes takes an upward leap . . . it’s flicker if nothing else wilL HIS OWN OFHCES Jane Urban in “Nancy’s Private moved to 1627 Cahuenga in Holly- birthday greetings for Dan McLean, Publix’s California with Par’s SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Affair” opens at the Fulton Sunday wood. The new studios are beauti- Fox El Cap. mgr. . . . and Alice “Monte Carlo” did well enough at Lou Emmel has opened and “Silent House” will follow that fully equipped to handle all kinds Eggleston, sec. in the FWC offices a booking $20,000 and it stays for seven days office in the Kress building, where production. of dancing, and will provide . . . A1 Sather, who was born in more. St. Francis bowed out * * * showers and practise rooms of a South Africa of a Norweigan father he is handling acts for clubs, fairs, “Eyes of the World” with $6000 in pageants Neil Buckley, leading man at the very modern character. The Can- and an Irish mother, can’t remem- and carnivals. Spoilers” is cur- the safe, and “The Office s next door to where Fulton, is mourning the disappear sinos were formerly Orpheum head- ber his apartment address. he rent and doing well. was formerly located as manager ance of his pet pooch. Whiskers, liners. Give credit to Perry Silvy . . . Orpheum slipped with Radio’s for De Sylva, Brown and Hender- for whose return Buckley is adver theatre advertising man who re- “Leathernecking,” $8500 being the son ,who closed heavil”-. membered the Jewish New Year in on September 1. Surrenders” is now tising GORDON RETURNS figure. “Lady Emmel’s wife is associated with him Sept. 25— his Embassy advs. ... by means in. SAN FRANCISCO, in the office. of a greeting in Hebrew . . . Jerry houses did fairly well, Leon Gordon, author of “White Wagnon , Stewartson, NBC’s premier arrang- the holdover week of John Barry- SPIER MAKES PLAY Cargo” has arrived from Australia . . SUNNY IN er, visiting “Inside Facts” . the BROOKS more in “Moby Dick” drawing with his bride, Nancy Atkins. Gor- _ FOR COLLEGE KIDS Kress bldg, isn’t what it used to be SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— $8500, while the Davies with “Bor- don has been in the Anzacs for . . . there’s a dearth of musickers Music Corporation of America rowed Wives” got $5700. three years. Sept. 25. and an influx of chiropractors . . . booked Sunny Brooks and 11-piece “Birth of a Nation” closed at the ,SAN FRANCISCO, booked a four reeler Harry Powell with a swell surprise orchestra into the Balconades Ball- Geary after four weeks and had but Dick Spier has GETS PRISON TERM educational film, “Bottom of the for a couple of friends . . . there are roo mfor a two week engagement, $4000 to its credit. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. World”, and will play it at Loew’s plenty of wire acts in vaude these opening Sept. 29. Walt Krausgrill William J. Casey, former manager conjunction with Met days . . . “Wire home for money.” comes back in after Brooks closes. GIRLS TO TOUR Warfield in of the Excelsior, neighborhood ro’s “Good News.” John Smith, Par. mgr. and Jim Sept. 25.— house, was given eight years Fed' SAN FRANCISCO, life the Riley of Theatre Supply, Film concerns animal at eral imprisonment oft charges of National DANCER FREED Effective this week, stock lineup_ of will tie the loading scrambled . . North Pole, and Spier embezzlement, in a verdist handed up with eggs. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— girls in the Publix presentation four reeler in with “Good News” this week Louder- Skeeter Hartwell at the Paramount, Charging that her husband bit her houses will go on the road, covering down by Judge to make a big play for the high Mary Louise Treen at the Fox and on the arm, Mrs. Overton Roberta Los Angeles, Paramount, Portland back. school and college trade. Benay Ventua at KPO . . . started van Syck, dancer, was granted a di- and Seattle. He is putting out 100,000 heralds STOCK FOR PLAZA out as members of the original vorce from Van van Syckle, pianist in nearby educational institutions Hollywood Beauties at the Holly- and cafe entertainer. TO OPEN STUDIOS SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.—Ben advertising the tie-up. wood Egyptian . . . three gals who Sept. 25.— Erway and Ben Ketchum are plan- SAN FRANCISCO, have made good in the big city. . . STRICKEN returned from ning a stock company for the dark BOWER Pearl Hickman has The bu.sy Fox publicity offices . . Plaza here, which has been closed SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— a trip to Los Angeles and is Bob Harvey with a swell adv. idea for several A sudden nervous breakdown her dancing studios in San TAirS AT BEACH months. Union owns the readying . . . Bob Gilmour cuttin out paper caused the removal of Brower Oakland for an Oc- house. Jay Francisco and . . . working on TO GO GOLF LINKS dolls George Rush Franklin studio to hospital on Tuesday tober opening. Her Oakland daylight savings . . . Frank R. New- ASSIGNED morning, leaving the Fox El Capi- will be located in the Roseroom DOROTHY man, Jack Ryan, A1 Graf, Bert SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Dorothy Knapp, Ziegfeld beauty tan temporarily without a master Academy and the San Francisco Catley and Orin McLean rushing First local night club to go for the and former -“Miss America,” has of ceremonies. school will be in the Trianon Ball- in for brief business. microbe golf gag is Tait’s-at-the- been given a leading faminine role room. hole course Dick Foster passing in the press Beach where an 18 L in “Under the Cock-Eyed Moon,” a game of SOJIN LEAVES being constructed to open for busi- . . . Pat West back from western burlesque directed by Wal- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— . . sweater, plus fours RUBINI AT FOX ness in about 30 days. golf . blue lace Fox for Pathe. Sojin, Oriental picture villain, sailed SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— A remote control system is being and all. . . . ^ from here Tuesday, hound for his Jan Rubini goes into the Fox this installed linking the course with the ^ TWINER TO MANAGE native Japan, where he will take Friday to conduct that house’s con- dining room, where Jack Coakley’s Famous Lines of Show Business: STOCKTO'N, Sept. 25. A. M. the lead in a Japanese film to be cert orchestra during the absence of orchestra plays, and Henry War- — “This is the greatest song we’ve Bowles has announced the opening produced there. Walt Roesner. Roesner will re- ner sings. ever had in our catalog.” of the Fox California for October turn in another week from New Business is on the upgrade at this 14. Nick Turner will manage. York, where he went to open Mar- class night spot where Coakley and PUPILS IN RECITAL ALLAN KANE OPENS co’s production schedule at the Warner are developing into big fa- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Roxy. Hermie King from the Fox vorites. Ann Hofmann is rehearsing 75 Allen Kane opens Friday as m. c. MODEART _ Oakland conducted at the Fox this pupilh for her annual dance recital, at the Paramount succeeding Ken week. Permanent Wave which she will stage in Burlingame Whitmer who closes after 13 suc- October. cessful weeks. FEM BAND SAILS Best in the WesV in SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— PARTNER Three Girl Friends and their fern EXCLUSIVE PACIFIC COAST DISTRIBUTORS FOR SELVA band sailed this week on the Mat- THEATRICAL FOOTWEAR With $1500 Cash sonia for Honolulu, where they will fill an eight week engagement for Will take in good live wire, E. K. Fernandez. Girl Friends and SELVA ©BALLETS male or female, on a theatri- Pauline Dubart, Vera Palmer and Lorna Doonemartin. 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Back Home and* Broke—but happy. Must say the gang in SAN Francisco, Sept. 25—A11 set in its new Mission San Francisco treated me like a brother. ALLOTMENTS St. home, KGGG presents a heretofore unannounced personnel * * * ^ and plans, as revealed by S. H. Hables, lessee and manager. The Microphone Club of America, Francisco division, San SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Instead of its previous religious backer the station now is spon- is now located in the new Wm. Taylor hotel, suite 835, Mc- It wil cost approximately $10,000,- sored by the Mission Merchants’ Association. Staff includes 000 to provide talent for the spon- Allister and Leavenworth streets, and extend a welcome to all Charlie Glenn and George Ross, announcers Livia Garland, sored and sustainng programs, ; San Francisco radio artists to pay a visit to the club rooms. which will be broadcast over Na- Florence Arvilla and Frank Moore. KGGG comes on the air * * * tional Broadcasting Company net- at 6 a.m. daily, remaining until noon ; then on again at 5 p.m., works during THE RADIO BALL TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER, IN SAN the year of 1931, M. remaining until 11 p.m. Time is split with KFQU, Holy City, FRANCISCO BY THE MICROPHONE CLUB OF AMERICA, H. Aylesworth, President of the During the evening hours it is the official station for the San SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION, WILL BE UNDER THE DIREC- NBC, has estimated. Francisco Police Dept. TION OF WILLIAM FOY, WHO HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER This is not the major cost in CONTRACT TO PROMOTE RADIO BALLS IN ALL THE bringing NBC programs to the na- * * H= LARGER CITIES OF THE WEST FOR THE MIKE CLUB. THE tional radio audence. The cost of On Monday night’s Jamboree over KFRC, the Westerners operation, exclusive of fees paid to BUSINESS PHONE OE THE “RADIO BALL” IN SAN FRAN- and Bob Olsen had a pip of a vocal offering in “Bundle of Old CISCO IS DOUGLAS 2213. ASK FOR MR. FOY. entertainers, will reach $20,000,000. “We plan to make the year 1931 Love Letters,” including Meredith Willson’s “Rhapsody on * the most interesting and progres- Women.” Westerners, male quartet, have been completely Sandy Meek, formerly of Chicago stations and now Announcer sive in radio broadcasting,” said reorganized and the present members ar Cliff Lockwood, Bill for KPO in San Francisco, has been appointed acting assistant vice Aylesworth. “Owners of radio sets president of the San, Francisco division of the Mike Club. Degen, Roy Sutterly and Don Libby. can be assured of front seats at a * * * * * continuous 365-day-and-night per- ’Member Hardy in Mme. Bertice Bowman, formerly of the Opera and concert stage, formance of the world’s finest en- Bibson his vaude act, Doakes and has been placed in charge of all ‘mike tests’ for the San Francisco Mike tertainers, together with high-lights Doakes? Well, they’re on KFRG and doing some clever Club. of public events, sports and public dialogue. TANKS, DANK affairs, with impressve programs in * * * religious, educational and agricul- Thanks to Ernest Drury, general manager of the Taylor Wm. tural broadcasting. Ralph Brunton has appointed Ronald Smith station manager Hotel, we have located in a central location. We want to take this of KJBS. Ted Berlin leaves as announcer and director of means of thanking the entire staff at the Wm. Taylor for help in opening the club rooms. public relations. * * * * * *

E. E. Edwards, has been appointed as acting treasurer for the Mike Ray Parker, Ronald Johnson and Ben Broderick constitute Club, with offices at S44 Market Street, suite 307. Business matters the Three Voices, vocal organization now broadcastinof over should be referred to Mr. Edwards. KPO. He * * * * * SAN FRANCISCO RADIO ARTISTS WHO WISH TO JOIN They call Carl Tobin, KTAB tenor, president of the Society WITH THE MIKE CLUB IN THE BAY DISTRICT CAN OB- for the Prevention of Cruelty to Radio Listeners. TAIN FULL INFORMATION BY CALLING MARKET 3400 AND And listening ASKING FOR THE MICROPHONE CLUB. to his neat vocalizing over that Pickwick station it’s easy to H= understand University at Iowa City, Iowa, why he has been given that monicker. =|! * * MORE TANKS has opened a school for teaching and improvement of radio an- NBC coast network has a new program in the Penick and Boys and girls back home in Chicago seem to be readers of this nouncers. That’s what 1 call a Ford Co. offering that include comedy characterizations, hill- page each week, for I have had several letters from radio artists in start in the right direction. I won- the City. billy songs and gags. Dick Le Grand and Charlie Marshall Windy They tell me they enjoy west coast radio news very der if my readers will not help raise are much. Thanks for the letters. a fund to send certain local radio the Vermont lumberjacks who handle the lumber company’s * * announcers to this announcing hour. class? * * * Ray De Guire, radio speaker for the Great Northern Railroad, is a new booster for the Microphone Club in San Francisco, and the After an absence of considerable duration, KFQU at Holy great northwest, glad to have you with us Ray. A certain station seems to sec how many announcements regard- City, in the Santa Cruz mountains, is back on the air. Chet H= * * LISTEN ing the sale of everything from Boone is managing the station. cows to pigs they can put on the * * * WATCH FOR THE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL LOS air in the course of the day. Since Lewis Lacey came in as manager ANGELES MEMBERS OF THE MIKE CLUB IN THIS PAPER * * and the station underwent considerable of a NEXT WEEK. To the young man who called shakeup KYA is reported having me the other day and said he was increased its business approximately 40 per cent. The Pacific IN BED BREAKFAST WITHERS GOES EAST one of the best radio announcers Broadcasting Co. station has a flock of new commercial ac- in the country, and that stations Daphne Pollard begins work this Grant Withers, featured film counts and everything looks rosy. here were not the type he wanted player under contract to Warner * He * week on “Breakfast in Bed,” first to work on, THIS: Brothers, will shortly go east with LET ME SAY of a series of six two-reel comedies I Don E. Gilman has gone to the Eastern offices of his wife, Loretta Young. Neither COME TO MY OFFICE AND NBC WILL GIVE YOU THE FARE where he will remain until November conferring in which she will be featured by of the newlyweds has ever visited with other Pathe. New York. BACK TO YOUR HOME—WE execs and laying plans for the 1931 season. CAN’T USE YOU. He =1= * * Second volume of “Broadcast English,” dedicated HAVE YOU HEARD STOP and LISTEN to the I can’t answer the mail that entirely comes to my office each week re- to English place names which the British Broadcasting Corp. WESTERNERS garding the slams they say I give is determined to have pronounced correctly by American an- out, but I will say, I only write the BILLY VAN nouncers, is just off the press. More than 600 cities and rivers TRUTH about the persons that I MALE QUARTET of Great Britain, including Welsh and Cornish names have SLAMMED, and if the truth which On K. G. E. R? KFRC San Francisco doesn’t sound so good to their ears have stumped better men than radio announcers, are included —well, tune out. in the directory. WANTED-TO-CONTACT with

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S. F. SYMPHONY PERSONNEL IS NAMED WALKATHON ENDS JOAQUIN GARAY IN AT CHICAGO INN RALLY HUGE LINE-UP AMID HOSTILE FIRE DAY SAVINGS STARS SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.— SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— week on a brief With two, couples left, the walka- While here last TO MACLOON SET FOR thon folded at the Golden Gate OFFICE OPEN vEit, Tom Gerun signed Joaquin ALL ballroom Tuesday night after a rec- Garay as featured vocalist with his ord run of nearly 3000 hours. MCA band at the Congress Hotel, S. F. SHOWS Workmen immediately began SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Chicago. SF SYMPHONY construction of a 72 hole indoor Northern California division head- Garay leaves this week to join golf course. organization and will re- quarters for opponents of the day- the Gerun SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— Marathon walking contest did a opened about the first of the year light savings plan have been turn here Louis O. Macloon and Lillian Al- neat business during its extended of the Gol when the maestro, together with SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— on the mezzanine floor bertson arrived here this week to run, but was the subject of much with Martinelli, will open a local den Gate Theatre building Frank set the American premiere of^ the Personnel for the San Francisco adverse criticism from police, press Senator Tom Maloney in charge. night spot. Emmerich Kalman operetta, “The Orchestra for the 1930- and pulpit, not to mention night Symphojiy Executive heads include^ Walter Garay has been singing with Violette of Montmarte” at the Cur- clubs and theatres. publicity and at the 31 season has been announced by Barusch, in charge of Walt Roesener’s orchestra ran for November 3. Production charge of _ A. W. Widenham, secretary man- Mrs. Hulda McGinn, in Fox. will go into rehearsal in Los An- MOTHER DIES womens’ organizations. geles immediately. ager. Michel Piastro will be con- Word has been received that the Ellis Arkush heads theatrical con- Macloon-Albertson will star favo- cert master, beginning his sixth mother of Harry “Snub” Pollard tacts. rites of their previous productions, the season. Following is the personnel: died in Melbourne, Australia, on This office is working under “Desert Song” and “New Moon,” recently com- of Fox AWARD FEAST Sept. 17. Pollard direction of Jeff Lazarus or Allan concert with either Perry Askam First Violins : Mishel Piastro, pleted his first talking picture lead Coast theatres, who is chief master, Fajos Fensther, I/3uis W. Ford, West Prior set for the male lead and Jo- _ fighter^. assistant concert masters, Emilio Meriz, in “Ex-Flame” for Liberty produc- of the daylight saving plan sephine Houston, the fern principal. Robert Jascha Veissi, Thorstein Jensen, tions. A speaker’s campaign, newspa- Flanders will conduct the or- Rodion Mendelevitch, William F. TO BE HELD Leo Gordohn, publicity, radio talks and other writing Laraia, Modesta Mortensen, Hans Koenig, per chestra. John Mercer is At- included in the forth- Orley See, ,, William Wolski, Helen E. ARMSTRONG IN ROLE plans are lyrics for the Kalman melodies. kinson. campaign. Robert Armstrong has won the coming Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Macloons have American Second Violins—Eugene Heyes, principal, Garson in “Within the its annual and British rights to the production Julius Haug, Harvey Peterson, Max Am- role of Goe and Sciences, will hold A. Paterson, Julius Gold, Wal- in which Joan Crawford will Awards din- which is currently running in Ber- sterdam, J. Law,” BADGE FOR BILLIE business meeting and ter Gough, G. Callinan, William Weg- W. star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. at the Ambassador Hotel, lin and Vienna. man, Ricardo Ruiz, Henry H. Hoffman. Billy Van, staff artist at KGER, ner November 5. Violas—Remain Verney, principal, Emil is now a full-fledged fireman, and Wismer, Eric TIBBETT Hahl, F. A. Baker, Hother VIDOR WITH maintains he can’t be pinched for Studio executives have been Weiler, Victor Lichtenstein, Henry De for King Vidor is preparing Billy’s arrange any dates that ‘ Graff, Victor Tolpegin. chasing fire engines, one of „sked not to Lawrence Tibbett’s next starring chief with the Academy pro- Cellos—Gdal Saleski and Willem Dehe, little eccentricities. The fire will conflict KHJJSMS principals, Otto King. Rudolph Kirs, Dor- picture, “The Southerner.” presented Billy with a captain’s gram for that night. Pasmore, Bruno Coletti, Arthur Weiss, othy time in the Rebecca Haight. badge this week. This will be the first STONE WITH GAPBO the Basses Louis Previati, principal, Wal- history of the academy that Parker, KHJ’s little blue — J. first to be cho- June Storch, Aaron Guterson, Lewis Stone was and the ter Bell, A. E. DIRECTS ENSEMBLE annual business meeting girl, is going to put her highly culti- Emil Schulze, Robert E. Schmidt, John sen for Greta Garbo’s next starring Paul Locke, who recently com announcement of the winners of vated tonsils in moth-balls for some Schipilliti. vehicle, “Inspiration,” which Clar- eighteen weeks in charge o' the Awards have taken place on retire from the front line , Walter Oester- pleted time and Flutes—Anthony Linden, ence Brown is to direct at M.G.M. reicher, Herbert Benkman. the dance ensembles of Harry Gour- the same night. of the radio battle on the Western — in the are now in hands of the Oboes “Caesar Addimando, Julius BUSTER KEATON BACK fain Paramount Produf-t’cns Ballots front. Gogo Delys, vaudeville, Shanis, Leslie Schivo. northwest, has returned to Los An- members, asking them to select stage and screen semi-celebrity, will Clarinets—Harold B. Randall, Nicolai Buster Keaton has returned to geles and has been placed in charge from the nominations those whom blues instead. Zannini, Frank Fragale. his tour of distribute Eugene B. New York, following deserve the honor Bassoons—Ernest Kubitschek, , of ensemble work at the local Para- they think best * + * Europe, according to word received La Haye. Theatre. of the academy statuette for 1930. Contra Bassoon—Richard Kolb. studios. mount Stelly Crassas, appointed concert at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Committee on arrangements for Horns—Charles E. Tryner, Herman master last week, is an Athenian Trutner, Walter Hornig, Paul Roth. the dinner for November ROBT. LEONARD EAST academy Doric lines but playing a Trumpets—Fred Tait, O. E. Clark, F. N. GILLSTROM HIRED chairman; Sam built on director, has 5, Harry Rapf, Bassett. Phil Ryan, who will produce a Robert Z. Leonard, mean Corinthian fiddle. He was Murray. Hardy, Reginald Barker. Jack War- Tuba—Ralph comedies starring left for New Yo.’k; where he will formerly concert master with the Harp Kajetan Atti. series of two-reel Alfred Cohn, — scenes for “Rosa- ner, Robert Edeson, con- Tympani Roland E. Wagner. Conklin, for Paramount re- film a number of Minneapolis Symphony; has — Chester Clinton Wunder. Vendt, Jr., A. direct Marion is Percussion—^Albert M. lease ,has signed Arvid Gillstrom lit,” in which he is to certized throughout Europe and Salinger. Davies. the product of the finest teachers of Librarian—Otto Kegel. to direct. LAWRENCE GRANT Brussels and Paris. Mr. Crassas replaces Christian Sprotte, resigned. ACADEMY DIRECTOR * GENE DAVE Lawrence Grant has been named Hallelujah Quartet, singing spir- important addi- by the Nominating Committee of iluals, became an Actors’ Branch of the Acad- tion to the staff last week. the * * * emy of Motion Picture Arts and features Sciences to serve for three years Leon Errol, comedian, representing that Branch on the “California Melodies,” KHJ coast- October 1. Board of Directors, the governing to-coast program, on HOWSE the Academy, in place of Eddie Cantor will get $7,000 for PINEAU & body of over and Milton Sills whose death created a single appearance KHJ nominations. Columbia Chain, September 27. THEATRICAL STAGE LIGHTING CO. vacancy in the annual Wanted: ASSOCIATE

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Virginia Hill, Topsy .Lee, Florence “BARNYARD SCANDALS” sented a few funny antics mixed in at his lighted megaphone chanting Mel Hertz was at the Wurlitzer West, Marie Wittrock, HARRY GOURFAIN Marian with his wrestling tricks. Gave the “Seems to be Spring,” while Su- with another of his highly success- Meyers and Gearys. STAGE SHOW Peggy folks plenty of laughs, and did zette and Witmer did a ballroom ful community sings. Picture was (Reviewed at Paramount Theatre) The finish of the idea was a nov- stunts that seemed impossible to do. number and the Suzette Steppers Garbo in “Romance.” The presentation opens with an elty produced by Brown and Willa Bob Carleton and Julie Ballew supported with line work. Eight _ Hal. orchestral number, a potpourri of in which they, with the assistance presented a clever skit which drew supes again in the background as operatic snatches, under the baton of the girls, create a picture of many well-earned laughs. A little atmosphere. of Irving Talbot, guest conductor. Betty Ross presenting the flag to more of their singing would have Scenery in this Harry Gourfain Talbot showed a familiarity with Washington and hiss taff, made been accepted without a protest production looked better than any the tempi and interpretation of the entirely out of colored rags. It was Miss Ballew’s impression of the previous stuff. various selections. very elaborate and done in rapid “dumb dora” type was true to life At the organ, Tim Crawford did The stage show lacked continuity, style that made it the more effec- and well enacted. comedy parody stuff that drew detracting from the value of some tive. Count Berni-Vici and his girls, laughs, and "Swingin’ in a Ham- sterling performers who were Rube Wolf contributed his- usual earn the well-known title of head- mock” as a community sing. “Ham- spotted throughout. musical hits, the boys in the or- liners. This is a fast act and not a mock” was a repeat on a console Charlie Hill, assisted by a neat chestra assisting. minute drags, which is a good sign offering of several weeks ago. Jcicohs. looking fern, opened with a hick of it being enjoyed by the custom- Picture was Gloria Swanson in song number, entering without his ers. The highlight of the act was “What a Widow.”' usual rapid fire line of chatter that RKO VAUDEVILLE the playing of Tschaikowsky’s Bock, Within the past week more than is usually associated with this high RKO THEATRE “1812 Overture.” This composition one important vaudeville artist has type comedian. (Reviewed Sept. 18) was well accepted. FOX arrived from Europe to appear in Later on in the bill. Hill did his The bill opens with the Luster Cecile Miller, one of the Count’s SAN FRANCISCO RKO theatres, including Gracie son steal bit which grabbed the Bros, giving an exhibition of con- talented performers, steps out and Fields. (Reviewed Sept. 22) chuckles from the seat warmers. tortion stunts. One is a front does two acrobatic dances, showing * * bender the other notable ease in With Walt Roesener suddenly Although Charlie landed with all and a back. They working, and a top- Ann Pennington is entering RKO called to New York A. he had, we’ve seen him show to are exceptional, being that they are ical ditty about George M. Cohan’s M. Bowles vaudeville in the East next week. brought Hermie King much better advantage with his own very big men to do this sort of songs. over from She opens in Paterson, N. Oakland to take the concert J. inimitable line. Here’s a boy that’s work. They put their stuff over Ted Leslie displays a rich con- orches- * * * with a snap that the tralto voice in singing tra reins, a job which he handled a natural. On the Woolsey order won them “Chloe” and Florenz in excellent style. “Frontier Ames, who for years when turned loose, and that’s a proper appreciation. “Singing a Vagabond Song.” Darby Fan- cies” was the overture was associated with Adelaide Win- compliment to Woolsey. Burke and Durkin did a neat Brown gives an impersonation of and it in- cluded a medley of throp in major vaudeville, is re- Arthur Turrelly is another sterl- singing and talking act. Their how a delicatessen man would make “Dagger Dance,” “Love Call,” and “Minne- turning this week after quite a few ing performer in his line. That’s stuff was well presented and nicely love. tonka” with tableau successful production engagements. playing a costumed. The piano was used for The Johns sisters croon, “On the and lighting harmonica. Turrelly need He appears in skit, titled effects building it up for excellent a “What fta^ no competition, as we’ve yet a little intimate singing and they Sunny Side of the Road,” in addi- results. As a second number. King Not,” assisted by Eulahia Young to hear anything half as good. He responded generously to several en- tion to playing violins in the or- presented Joaquin Garay, in his and Olice O’Donnell. bolstered up the show in great cores. chestra. This act plays an Amer- final week, and that worthy vocal- * * shape. Milton Berle blended his stufb ican composers’ medley for its ized “Exactly Like You” to nice Fay Courtney (formerly of the The Lassiter Brothers, garbed as with that of Dorothy Lull and an opener, closing with Victor Her- re- turns. Courtney Sisters) is offering a new F'rench sailors, did an acrobatic octette of pretty ponies. These bert’s “Kiss Me Again.” Fanchon and Marco’s “Gobs of creation titled nothing less than eccentric with comedy posing, that girls do some very clever dancing The picture was “Strictly Mod- Joy,” second dition, held the stage. “Madam Queen.” clicked heavy. The duo know their on their toes and are unusually ern.” Working throughout as c. * * hoofing. well costumed. Dorothy contrib- Oxman. m. and directing the stage band was ro- The Candreva Brothers (six) uted several excellent solos. Direct from Sherry’s New York tund Pat West, who dished out a offered the ’’Sextette from Lucia” Berle is a fine comic wdth a line restaurant, Nathaniel Cook’s orches- PARAMOUNT load of A1 Boasberg’s best ma- in splendid style. These boys of new patter that drew big belly tra goes to RKO Vaudeville, for a SAN FRANCISCO terial for plenty of laughs. captured the house with their laughs, ^ especially was his quick limited engagement. (Reviewed Sept. Scotty 'Weston scored with some trumpet harmony. Four of them change face stunt well received. 21) * * mighty neat tapping, especially good offered a neat soft shoe. In the The act was a little too long and For 13 weeks, Ken Witmer has Chic York and Rose King, who being a sitting down tap with the closing spot, the boys went into while the customers were well sat- m.c.’d at the Paramount, soloing on have been scheduled for some line. Mary Louise Treen tapped the “Twelfth Street Rag” which isfied, it would have been much a different instrument each session. weeks now to hit the RKO trail the bell in chatter with West and sequed into the finale. better had it been condensed. The But in this, his final seven days, he for points west on a long contract a high kick eccentric dance with The line girls and boys were trouble was that it was too . much is given his second opportunity to in major vaudeville, are meeting Dolly Kramer, while the dimnutive lackadaisical in time to demand of one man, re- show what he can realty do. And at with difficulty in getting their various Miss Kramer, singing “Ain’tcha” out of routines, with little or no sense of gardless of how clever. this Sunday night show he stopped New York and its environs. Cur- to West drew a flock of laughs. rhythm and tempo. Jacobs. it cold. He selected “Some of rently they are at the Keith’s Rena and Rathburn put over a neat RKO Jules Buffano and the These Days” as his tune and gave Palace on Broadway, and for the boys tap and a drunk dance and the handled the show in nice shape, PARAMOUNT it to ’em first as a trombone solo, past several weeks have been play- Three Jolly Tars were okay in their surprising the ing and in their specialty number SEATTLE customers by war- offerings. in Greater New York theatres. bling another chorus. Then he sat * * * grabbed a nice hand. Reviewed Sept. 21. Wanda Allen, Moore and Moore, down at the piano and Babi. One of the best Publix Stage pounded out Curtis Cooley, Ken Gatewood. Another recent European impor- a hot chorus and concluded shows to be seen here in months, by Johnny Jones and the Gale Quad- tation for RKO Vaudeville, arriv- springing still another surprise an “ON THE SET” paid Seattle a visit this week. Not — huplets completed the Idea with ing last week, is the comedy team of agile pair of legs in neat FANCHON AND MARCO IDEA from the standpoint of color, but some dance specialties. Scenery and Billy Caryll and Hilda Mundy, who hoofing, wings and all. (Reviewed Loew’s State Theatre) of talent. There was mardrobe were especially effective. offer “Just Nonsense.” an undercurrent of admiration from The idea of Gae Foster is sug- Carla and Eleanor G. of Paul The American flag finale was out * * customers throughout the house, gestive of a motion picture set, but Whiteman fame, headline the at this house. Back from another globe girdling and when Witmer got through, after the opening sacrifices the mo- “Kampus Kuties” unit and do it On screen was “Sea Wolf.” tour, the Novelle Brothers and they forced him to an encore and tion picture angles for pure fun well. Their dances were well exe- Ben. Sally Joy, have re-entered Vaude- a flock of bows. And as if he hadn’t entertainment. Lamb and Belett cuted and received by the fans. ville. displayed enough versatility, have the laff responsibilities. Lamb Nor were they stingy in their tal- near is a splendid giggle the finale he joined Suzette in put- FOX EL CAPITAN getter and the ent, appearing . several times in the ting over a neat ballroom dance. If “Salt Water Taffy,” a musical diminutive Belett is a corking good act. A waltz, some acrobatics, and SAN FRANCISCO he comediette, is in vaudeville. foil. They sing, chat and knocka- a vocal tune or two compose their could only cook! (Reviewed Sept. 22) Book, “Varietrix.” music, lyrics and staging are bout for a full count of applause, presentation. Show was Frolic Barto and Mann headlined this by Mack Gordon, doing everything in the book to- The Three Blue Blazes, seen here opened with “Kiss Waltz,” in which Peggy O’Neill show and ran away who is featured in Suzette danced, while the cast of seven. gether with a burlesque apache before on another unit, landed sol- Eddie Ma- with plenty of the honors, their gill * * dance in which the males does the idly with the house and had to en- and Emil Sturmer contributed tvpe of stuff being just what the vocal and musical support. Girls woman and the little gal, the core. They are a neat group of Missionites buy theatre tickets for. New acts just booked for major and juvenile supes apache. It is a great finish for steppers. 8 made up a The long and short pair offered the vaudeville are: George Harmon and colorful background. them. Joe and Willie Hale also got same routine as used at the Fox company, presenting the European Skeeter and De Lara and Lolita do an inter- their share of applause. Their hu- Ray (Skeeter Hart- two weeks ago and they mopped up sensation, “Motoring Meteors”; well) in burlesque pretative apache dance that packs mor, altho not entirely new, got a Spanish dance at this night show. “Spirals,” featuring the Christenson got over, but a wallop. It is very dramatic and over with a bang.. A couple of Skeeter’s single in a Jay Brower and band had two Brothers, establishing a new danc- comic ballet number, unfurled affords the opportunity for the bur- curtain calls an this one. the numbers, the first being selection.® ing speed record; Four Flash cleverest lot of funny stuff. lesque that follows. Rose Valyda, The girls show a little more pep Was from “Student Prince” with Henry Devils (Warren, Gill, Cole and well received. This gal with her double voice, was a wel- this week and as a result, get over Skeeter has Buettner, L e s Lyons, Warren Wade), a new singing, dancing wealth of natural come adjunct to the bill. good. They are assisted by Patsey a comic ability Lewis and Lou Shaff contributing colored combination, and the Three Rube Wolf takes advantage of C’Neil, who steps out and sings to her credit. One hoke dancer solos. As a seconm number, the Dancing Dolls (Athea Goldwyn, on the show should Rose Valyda’s strength to have “Give It a Little Bit More” to a have been gang did Brower’s conception of a Lucille Arth and Dolores Weeks), enough, himself tossed about for plenty of nice hand. but there was also Cliff boat trip to Honolul and there were in an offering called “Pepology.” laughs. As a comedienne, Rose is Milt Franklyn’s band number Crane, who got hearty laughs with plenty of daughs when the boys his stuff later in one of Marco’s best bets. Her this week was all about college, on the show, and donned grass skirts for a bit of songs in contralto and soprano which included sofe good singing by had to encore. plain fun and fancy wiggling. DANCE ART SHOES shifts were finely done. She sold the boys. Songs of important col- Nora Schiller, diminutive bluester, Ann and Elinor, in their second “Lonely” in artistic manner, and leges are played, ending with the sang “Ro-Ro-Rollin’ Along” and week, and doubling in from the Sil- GETS NEW AGENCY together with her nice appearance, U. of Washington anthem. “The “What’s Happened to Me,” getting ver Slipper Cafe, scored with a pa- easily tops the offering. Spoilers” occupied the screen. good hands on both tunes, particu- rade of the wooden soldiers in The Carla Torney dancers were Oxman. larly her opener. A little more vocal which Ann did some neat toe work SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— excellently trained and presented power would have helped a lot. and Elinor contributed a flock of E. Harold Eskay, controller for several dances in beautiful costumes Three Dynamos, landed with ex- kicks and splits of merit. Nat Lewis Co. was here from New that were toundly applauded. The ORPHEUM ceptionally fast tumbling in which Betty Lou Webb, with a new York this week, and appointed the lineup, one of the outstanding seen SEA'TTLE Kader took top honors. act, did “I Remember You From Dance Art Shoe Co. exclusive dis- in this house, include Bobbie and Reviewed Sept. 22 Suzette took a lot of the honors Somewhere” in her character male tributors in central and northern Jackie Hastings, Ruth Brown, Ruth Myrtle Strong opened the show; in this stage offering after she had outfit, and, after a change on stage, California for the Lewis costumes Zinn, the latter two stepping to the presenting an unusual arrangement spent several months in the re- did “Can’t You Understand.” and theatrical accessories. Ship- fore in some specialty tap work, of “Song of the Islands,” assisted hearsal basement, training the girls Frank O’Learv sang “Little White ments of the Lewis garments are Winnie Smith, who offers a neat by Earl Peck on the bass viol. along with Val Nicolai. Lies” while the girls backed him due to arrive here this week where acrobatic specialty, Esther Joers, Dezso Retter, comedian, pre- Closing episode had Eddie Magill up in a special number. Lew Serbin will put them in stock. HOME AGAIN Thurs., Fri., Sat. ARTANNOUNCINGVARITHE RETURN OFAN Big Opening Fiesta TO LOS ANGELES DANCING NOW SWAGGER IN N OPEN NO SONGS 719 1-2 South Hill Street COVER Former Location of “Coffee Dan’s” CHARGE FUN A PERSONAL INVITATION EXTENDED TO THE PROFESSION BY CARL PELLEY, Mgr. SEPT. 27, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE ELEVEN

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Bands mam STACCATO MUSINGS ~ pu»n.h.r. Edited by JEAN ARMAND

y” Over The CleSf TUNING UPhS Leaders By WILL DAVIS

Gladys Kramer is the latest addition to the Newberry Our musical situation is much more cheerful, and are , we over counter. Out- •store music department, warbling tunes the Sheet music sales continued to tickled pink that theatre orchestras are coming back. But side of Miss Kramer, it is hard to figure why local publishers’ spurt a little upward during the there still prevails a feeling of unrest, that cannot be sunken week, with no change in the representatives are overlooking this counter as a good bet to past off in a few weeks or months. While some theatres have re- leaders, although the balance of the plug their numbers, when there is as much music peddled stored orchestras, others have dispensed with their best ten were shifted around. Most services. in any other single department in Los Angeles, and there as all the catalogues got their share of Musicians are giving their best efforts to make a success of the con- on top of that the store is a member of a combine that the play. human part of entertainment, and the theatre managers, and trols possibly thirty per cent of the retail sheet music sales A new tune of Walter Smith’s, the stage directors are doing their best too. on the coast. published by the Rainbow Corpora- * :jc tion and entitled “Poor Kid,” is The old tnusical joke, “If any- not yet on the stands or getting popular among ocean beach ball- Harry Hume has replaced Herman Schenck as Pacific thing goes wrong with the show, much of a plug here, but it won’t rooms. the Red Star Music Co. Herman goes east blame it on the orchestra,” is still Coast manager of be very long until “Poor Kid” will The American Legion marathon assignment. Reed, formerly in the San Fran- quite popular. Musicians working on another Jack heading this or pretty dance is being held under a big be column in our theatres are all experienced cisco office, has been added to the local staff. tent, is close to it. The same corporation which so gaily decorated =1= * * men, having seen years of service in and lighted that it puts to shame has another good tune, “If You all branches of the profession, and Mort Nathan, some years ago a Witmark representative here and the other marathon fronts. Knew,” by Max Dolin, Winnie Cut- with the very fine recently a ^eal estate operator, and Herb Marple, erstwhile musical directors more ter and Norman Nielson that also * * * talents. Result a beautiful baby gdlf course we have in Los Angeles, are taking music dealer, have combined — sounds like a winner. good care of their part of the shows. FRANK SIEBERT is managing in Hollywood. * * Robbins’s “Just a Little Closer” * * * the affair, and has nine acts of is still in the heavy running with It may be- possible that the long vaudeville to supply the entertain- Carl Lamont left Monday for San Francisco in the interests of its team mate “Go Home and Tell period of stageshow idleness, during ment during the rest periods of the the Shapiro-Bernstein line. He will be there a week. Alice Hallett is Y'our Mother,” while De Sylva, the popularity of the sound dancers. The band is composed of looking after the local headquarters during Carl’s absence. and * * * Brown, Henderson’s new tune, talking pictures, caused a loss of in- Don Reither and Bill Covey, reeds; ‘Gee, I’d Like to Make KISCO, FORMERLY PIANIST WITH But You terest by the stage dancing fratern- Wiliam Gardner and Clare Ken- CHARLEY Happy,” is showing up for the first THE DUNCAN SISTERS, IS NOW POLISHING THE ity, and when they were suddenly nedy, trumpets; Frank Compton, pi- IVORIES FOR THE ROUNDERS. time. called upon there was not enough ano and arranger; Ken Archibald, * * * Berlin’s two lead songs, “Confes- talent in training to supply the de- trombone; Jimmie Sexton, bass; sing” and “Swinging in a Ham- mand. Well-trained, Joey Felix, drums, Local Leo Feist office has received a new tune to go after expert danc- and Lou Singer, mock” are well up toward the top, ing groups, like the Carla Torney sax-director. Bill Covey, in a big way: “Sweetheart of My Student Days.” Jimmie * with “Confessing” in the lead. Dancers, Rasch dancers, and the Sexton and Don Reither form the Freeman’s “Bloom is on the Sage” Abbott dancers, did not reach singng tro. Edward B. Garland’s Syncopaters are in their eighth year at the their is still popular and is a steady perfection Academy, which must be some kind of a record. in a few weeks, and the 111 Dancing good seller. * * 4! public will not spend its theatre Line up as follows: money for Woolworth and Kress D. Jensen, is organist at the Fox Golden Gate theatre and John entertainment. screen songs. LOS ANGELES is one “consoler” still using * * + 1. “Little White Lies,” Donald- MUSIC LULL son. While no-one should be ruled Phil Lampkin, m.c. at the Publix Portland house, flew to 2. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. off for trying, our theatre pits Los Angeles this week and became engaged to Miss Bab( are not being filled 3. “Moonlight on the Colorado,” by high ‘TEMPORARY’ Kane, a singer of large repute. They announce that the wed- Shapiro, Bernstein. school orchestras, or jazz dance bands. ding will take place within three months. In the meantime 4. “Go Home and Tell Your They are attending to Mother, Robbins. their own work and dong it Phil must return to Portland and continue his duties as mu 5. “Confessing,” Berlin. well, while the theatre musici- director there. It seems the young couple first met while SAYS EXPERT sical 6. “Swinging in a Hammock,” ans are doing the same. the bride-to-be was playing an engagement in Portland las' Berlin. “If you carmot swim, don’t go August. Phil holds the house records for Publix in Buffalo 7. “Bloom is on the Sage,” Free- beyond this sign.” man. * * Heinz Roemheld, general Seattle and Portland. 8. “Just a Little Closer,” Rob- HAL FINDLAY and his orches- musical director of Universal tra bins. opened in San Diego on Mon- Studios, is firmly convinced 9. “You Brought a Nev/ Kind of day with “Temptations of 1930,” that the present lull in musical Love to Me,” Famous after which they will open their screen productions is only UNION’S RULE MUSIC HOLDS “It Seems to be Spring,” Fa- local engagement at the Mayan. tem- mous. * * if porary, and advances some in- 10. “Gee, How I’d Like to Make ED SULLIVAN, violinist, who teresting opinions as to the fu- You Happy,” followed “Frank’ De Sylva, as orchestra dir- ture relation of music LOVE OF FAN, ector and mo- WORK Brown, Henderson. at the Orpheum has been at GIVES tion pictures. the MGM" studios for some time. SAN FRANCISCO Ed has spent so much time there, “There will always be pic- that when he came downtown a few tures that require music,” says ORGANIST ZURO WRITES “Little White Lies” lost its hold TO nights ago to visit he nearly got this week, tumbling to second Roemheld, “just as there will lost. always be pictures that require position, while “Go Home and Tell * * * extras, costumes, sets and 25.— By JOSIAH ZURO Your Mother” grabbed the coveted VANCOUVER, Sept. JOE COLLING, trumpeter in props. Better pictures will Pathe Music Head first spot. opening wedge to flesh Paramount studios, says that the call for better music. The poor The for 1. “Go Home and Tell Your Much has been said and work is not quite type of muscal productions and blood entertainment has Mother,” Robbins. so vigorous as it against the use of music in pictures. used to be. Composers which have been released, had at Van- 2. “Little White Lies,” Donald- and arrang- made its appearance A year ago it seemed that all pic- ers son. are leaving Paramount to re- no need of high grade music. couver’s largest film palace. ture actors and all prospective can- turn East. The cheaper kind 3. Confessin’,” Berlin. Howard Jackson is leav- was more in months with didates for stardom would have to ing, and^ Joe Einsten, keeping. After nine 4. “Just a Little Closer,” Rob- orchestra man- develop their voices and sensitize ager, will nothing but the canned variety bins. soon be on his way. “Ultimately, their ears to musical nuances. * I believe the musi- of harmony, the Capitol an- 5. “Betty Co-ed,” Feist.' cal director will be allowed to im- Old favorites were to be discard- MAURY PAUL and his dance Evans, or- 6. “So Beats My Heart,” De prove the qualitv of the music to nounces that Ivy ed. One had to sing to be success- band are suplying the entire dance Sylva. satisfy the_ average musical intelli- ganist, will irritate the cob- ful, and the songs that paved the program at the Rainbow Gardens, 7. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. gence. This does not mean that big Wurlitzer, way to glory must emanate from their peppy playing and entertainng webs on the 8. “Song Without a Name,” the muse should be paramount to the highly publicized “tin pan alley.” gvng entire satisfaction. with a weekly series of inno- Feist. the story, but it should certanly Potential Carusos, George M. Co- Manager Swanson wears a 9. “Swingin' In a Hammock,” broad not be of an inferior vations three times a day. hans, and Sophie Tuckers were grin grade. Berlin. when he stops to gaze out Announcement puts new hope in being unexpectedly discovered. And over the crowded dance “As I see it, music should be 10; “Singing floor. Rain- musicians who have been a Song to the used to enhance the beauty and ac- the many then bow dance band is composed of advent of the Stars,” Robbins. centuate the unemployed since the The public awoke to a sudden Chas. Berry, Floyd Showalter, Art dramatic appeal of a that time the Cap- pict^ure, never detracting in any talkies. Up to realization that all the old stars Straight and Larry Wrght, reeds; band, an NORTHWEST way, however, ital had a twenty-piece could not sing and that the new Gene Cooper and Joe Murr, trum- from the force ol 1. “If I Could Be With You,” organist and several vaude acts. For singers could not act. The new uets; Ros Dugat, trombone; Au- the story nor interrupting the con- Evans Remick. tinuity.” the past few months Miss Hollywood-made tunes were no brey Lind, drums; Bert Heggler, 2. “Go Home and Tell Your has been organist at the R. K. O. different from the songs they had banjo; Rusty Mother,” Robbins. Campbell, bass; Wil- Orpheum. formerly heard on their phono- bur Stump, piano; and Maury 3. “Around the Corner,” Feist. Paul, When bands were thrown graphs and radios. Stories on the director. SYLVESTER DIES 4. “Little out, musicians’ local here White Lies,” Donald- * * * screen were halted to introduce SEATTLE, Sept. 25. — Johnny ruling that a theatre son. passed a inane theme songs, until the public LOU SINGER and his dance Sylvester, nationally known accor- an organist 5. “Dancing With Tears,” Wit- could not employ served notice that it would have no band are playing for the American dionist, and for the past nine years unless band also was on the mark. more of it. Legion rnarathon dance in Vernon. leader and director of Cole McEl- pay-roll. rule was with- 6. “Swinging in a Hammock,” This Knowing as we do the import- Sounds like an echo of other days, roy’s band, died suddenly from a meeting of the local Berlin. drawn at a ance that music plays in the daily not^ so long ago, when Lou Sin- second paralytic stroke. He was the result that 7. “Just a Little Closer,” Robins. this week, with life of humanity and its importance ger s dance music was the most 31 years old. 8. “I’ve Got a Yen for You,” Capitol immediately installed entertainment field, it is in the Famous. the console expert. short-sighted and thoughtless to * * * 9. “Song Without a Name,” assume that music will not find its Feist. Sydney Kelland, organst at the rightful place in the cinema, the WRIGHT-O! 10. “Tonight,” Cross. Capitol for many years, until the greatest and most far-reaching me- IN ’FRISCO advent of ( condensed harmony, dium of public entertainment. whic came in with the talkies and Present day confusion may be musickers on the put the living credited to the lack of any ac- Last but not least, was the per- JOE WRIGHT shelf, takes over the organ at the quaintance on the part of producers formance of music that too often HIS SILVER R. K. O. Orpheum. with the art of musical production had been entrusted into hands not AND SLIPPER ORCHESTRA Probably Strand or some of the and an equal lack of knowledge of fitted for the task. Compositions Broadcasting over KPO, know what’s right in dance music other big houses will put other or- the musical needs of the public. In that deserved a better fare suffered That’s why this discriminating leader invariably ganists to work at once. their naive faith that music would undeservedly. feature those all-Wright songs save a faltering industry, they Outcome of the initial experiment

failed to recognize the many im- is history. The public is about “JUST A LITTLE CLOSER” . , . “SINGING A SONG portant and delicate details essen- ready to give the producer another •TO THE STARS” . . . “GO HOME AND TELL YOUR EMIL tial try music. in the production of a musical chance to his hand at show. If mistakes of the past will be MOTHER” . . . “HERE COMES THE SUN” STURMER There has been a decidedly inju- carefully checked and results noted MUSICAL DIRECTOR dicious choice of musical composi- by the producers, it will be found ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. PARAMOUNT THEATRE tions and a lack of musical variety that music is waiting for an oppor- 799 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY SAN FRANCISCO that was as sinful as it was unwar- tunity and a time to renew its pop- ranted. ularity. SEPT. 20, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THIRTEEN NEW MUSIC CONCERN FORMS HERE

GREAT HOPES HELD Howard, Vincent FOR BERLIN SONGS WEEMS, BAND San Francisco Music Notes IN DOUG’S PICTURE In By Harold J. Bock And Freeman OCT. 9 Irving Berlin has completed pre- OPEN paring musical numbers for Doug- New Music Deal las Fairbanks’ next United Artists Ted Weems and his nationally SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.—Probably the first orchestra picture, ‘ Reaching for the Moon,” famous orchestra will make their leader on the Coast, to become air-minded, is Joe Wright, who By JEAN ARMAND with Bebe Daniels. first appearance on the Pacific nightly at the He took nine months to write Coast when they begin their en- puts his eleven mtisickers through their paces Preeman, head of the Morse songs that will be part of the gagement in the New Blossom Silver Slipper Cafe. Joe bought a Curtiss-Wright monoplane, largest music jobbing house on story and help carry out the plot. Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, co- took his first lesson. Invitations are out for some dare- and the Pacific Coast, announce He wrote 20 numbers in all, before incident with the opening of the join in his initial solo flight. supper room, after complete redec- devil to forming of a new music pub- selecting 4 that would be a con- ' structive part of the picture. oration in a new and striking motif No takers. lishing company, which in- * * The titles of these songs, which on Thursday night, October 9. cludes Fred Howard and Nat Roosevelt Whenever you talk to a song AND PLAYED WELL—ABOUT will not be heard until the produc- Weems comes to the Gra- plugger and mention Jesse EVERY INSTRUMENT IN THE Vincent, well known writers, tion is released, are “Reaching For following engagements at the DE- Chicago; Steel Pier, At- Stafford’s Palace Hotel or- BOOK. TROMBONISTS and famed nationally as “The The Moon,” “Little Things in Life,” nada Cafe, CLARE HIS TROMBONE IS “It’s Yours,” and “High Up And lantic City; William Penn Hotel, chestra, you invariably hear a Happy Chappies.” reading GOOD, TRUMPETERS ARE Low Down.” Pittsburgh and the Gibson Hotel, paean of praise for the The two writers number among ability of this organization’s ALL FOR HIS TRUMPET. One of these numbers was writ- Cincinnati. their hits “Bloom Is On the Sage,” been at the DRUMMERS SAY HIS DRUM- ten especially to fit the personality Featured with Weems’ orchestra members. We’ve “Pretty Quadroon,” “W’nen You Palace many times when a mu- MING IS GREAT—AND WHEN and characterization of Fairbanks. in the Blossom Room engagement Think a Whole Lot About Some- Boys,” in- sic comes in, cracks out YOU CAN GET ONE MUSICI- Edward Everett Horton will have will be his “Personality man one,” “It’s Time to Say Aioha,” a new orchestration and the AN TO SAY THAT ABOUT AN an important role. The picture will cluding Art Weems, Country Wash “Mellow Mountain Moon,” “Sunny and Parker Staffordites play it right off THER IT MUST BE SO. be directed by Edmund Goulding. burn, Arthur Jarrett * California,” “Dreamy Tennessee” an error, many times Rehearsals are scheduled to be- Gibbs. All members of the band without and “Tables Have Turned” than a flock of or- There are a flock of bands gin within two weeks. Settings cre- sing, both in group choir effects doing better Harry Bush, who has been prom- chestras with a week’s rehear- around the country that sound ated by William Cameron Menzies and full voice combination. the inent in music circles on the Pa- orches- sal. great when they're heard . on are in the process of construction. Johnny Johnson and his cific Coast for many years, has * * * floor or on stage. But let them A production rehearsal of th.e tra, currently playing in the Blos- or recording, and been appointed Pacific Coast rep- will close engagement, The S. S. Maoloa sailed out of start broadcasting songs has just been staged espe- som Room, resentative with headquarters in port Saturday on a three- every error in arranging, grouping cially for Fairbanks and Bebe. w'hich is their first in the West, on this Los Angeles and San Francisco. months cruise, bound for Hawaii, and directing becomes as glaring The private musicale took place October 4. Bush is at present making con- ustralia and the Far East. Supply- as the proverbial wart on the nose on a stage at the studios, with a tacts there, preparatory to cov- ing the music during the voyage Particularly noticeable is the lack full orchestra under the leadership IN ‘PAINTED DESERT’ the more socky groups ering Oregon and Washington, been as- is Anson Weeks’ orchestra of sev- of music in 'of Alfred Newman, head of the mu- Helen Twelvetrees has * * where representatives will be ap en men with Onslow Stevenson, di- sic department. Its purpose was to signed leading role opposite Bill returned 'from pointed at an early date. rector. Weeks, who is a big shot Abe Bloom has determine the usefulness of the num- Boyd in “The Painted Desert,” Pa- spent sey In an interview with Inside on Nob Hill with his Mark Hop- the Northwest where he bers as part of the story action. the. on the Berlin Facts, Preeman stated the cor- kins orchestra, is in charge of mu- eral weeks working poration would be a closed one, sic for the Matson line. catalog. * * * * * * formed entirely on the present from ORCHES. DURING HIS STAY AS M. C. And Gene McCormick, repre- profits or royalties derived AND hit, “Bloom Is On AT THE PARAMOUNT, KEN senting the S. L. Cross Co., has ar- their first THEIR TRA that which has already WHITMER HAS SET A HIGH rived in town to work on the Sage,” the “Happy MUSICAL MARK FOR HIS firm’s group of tunes, which is head- been recorded by IN ed by Jesse Stafford’s and Gene Chappies,” “Hill Billies,” Bil- THREE GIRL FRIENDS FOLLOWERS TO REACH. EN TOUR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS 13~’WEEKS HE HAS PLAYED-- Rose’s “Tonight. lings and Robinson and their trio and the “Hollywood Hill IS FACTOR ATMOSPHERE BAND Billy Orchestra.” MUSIC Preeman also stated that a de- IN FILM SUCCESS, STILL “PLAYS ON” cided upper trend in the sale of LAEMMLE SAYS FOR RKO PICTURE music was already under way, his jobbing orders showing a twenty tl recent “Atmosphere orchestras,” to in- per cent increase since e “It is a well established fact that TED MENKEL money slump, with the public’s with screen spire emotions of picture players, Music, properly blended choice staying with the sweet or neces- are not entirely extinct. MUSICAL PRESENTATION action, and used only when Hill Billy” type of nurrber. He contributoi to suc- One lone survivor is known to sary, is a vital brought out the fact that the suc- motion picture ’’ remain, and possibly there are CONDUCTOR AND DIRECTOR cess of a cess of the Howard and Vincent jr., came out others. Carl Laemmle, catalog more than proved his view. foregoing statement this This one is Herbert Brenon’s THEATRE with the He also brought out that in CIVIC with Tolstoy]s band of four or five, functioning at week, in connection recent weeks the ten bist sell- Universal is RKO studios, furnishing the tempo Auckland, New Zealand “Resurrection.” which ers printed in Inside Facts gave for players rehearsing for “Beau making. that type of number a decided Universal Ideal.” Pit Orchestra of 30 Stage Band of 20 Laemmle reveals that advantage over the others. is one of the top is pinning great faith to the musi- Brenon, who the Too much smartness, registered the coming tilrn. He notch film directors, depends on cal aspect of by bands in recent pictures, have issued musicians to help get his ideas says, in part, in a statement held back sheet music sales, Pree- across to the actors. Naturally, to the public: man continued. Musical gymnas- medium of most of these bands went out when “Thanks to the new tics lead the song buying public, he in, but Bren- films, we will be able to give talking pictures came sound said, to conclude a number would Lyons rehearsals, Paul musical on uses his not only for Peter ‘Resurrection’ an exquisite be too difficult for the average but to keep up spirits and to furnish setting as created by Dimitri Tiom- singer or instrumentalist. dance music for the actors during CONCERT ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR kin, noted Russian composer, all Sweet waltz songs, he went on FRANCISCO with waits. LOEW’S WARFIELD SAN of his music perfectly blanding to say, ring up sales for the sheet Lively gallops, he also maintains, the action of the story and used counter cash register, and outsell add speed to the stage crew when only when essential. ‘hot mama” jazz to such an extent making quick scenic changes. “Tiomkin fully senses the dra- that his catalog will specialize on ini- Almost every picture set once SAN FRANCISCO PARAMOUNT THEATRE matic qualities of Tolstoy’s such tunes as “Bloom On the Sage” had its small musical group, just mortal epic, and has governed his and “Mellow Mountain Moon.” Presents out of camera range, playing in- music strictly in accordance. The Success of recent Vincent and spirational music, until talkies put thought of some that “Resurrec- Howard songs enables the pair to these musicians out of business tion” will be a musical production laugh in their sleeves, now, at the Brenon’s little band added atmos- TIM CRAWFORD is in grace error, and Universal is publishers, \yho wouldn’t give them phere to the story “Beau Geste,” ORGANIST extremely anxious to so acquaint a tumble sometime ago, when the SOLO which he directed years ago, and he the public.” pair tried to market their sweet, has kept it intact until now it is singable numbers. helping on the sequel of the classic THREE CO-EDS TO film. Preeman accepted their songs, SING FOR RECORD because he had vision to realize they had stuff likely to start a The Three Co-Eds, KFI and JACK SPRIGG vogue. KGER, and other southwest sta- tions, are Marian Peck, Meredith SONG WRITERS Plans of the new concern include MUSICAL DIRECTOR Gregor and Theressa Aczer. The IF NEED opening big offices, with repre YOU the East. SAN FRANCISCO girls, while rehearsing “Just a Lit- sentatives spotted in R-K-O ORPHEUM in business as tle Closer” in Robbins office the MUSIC TO YOUR WORDS Preeman has been long other day, were heard by a well LYRICS TO YOUR MELODY a big music jobber here known eastern booker, who imme- PIANO ARRANGEMENT OR ORCH. enough to know when to go aftei diately wanted the lowdown on con- things in a big way. ORCHESTRA By a well-kno-wn writer WSFWW W DVlTmi tracts. It is understood the girls Preeman says radio plugs mate- VT AAjAj are to record the Robbins hit Address Box 101—Inside Facts, L, A. rially assist in the success of a cat- CONDUCTOR shortly. alog. While a picture may bury a STATE THEATRE SYDNEY AUSTRALIA song, with too fancy band playing, NEW GREETINGS he says the simple, straightforward RETURNING TO THE U. S. A. IN OCTOBER FROM rendition of the radio star blazes the trail to success. ZEBE MANN Radio artists sing the number. ARRANGER OF MUSIC Preeman continued, as the writer, TO THE PROFESSIONAL himself, would put it over, and PLAYING TO THE LARGEST WATCH FOR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT cause sales weeks in advance of the PAID ATTENDANCE IN LOS ANGELES number’s premier by way of the movie. “The Happy Chappies” this week signed an exclusive contract for ? OWEN FALLON JESSE STAFFORD year with KMPC, averaging 10 pro HIS 'The 'pair has a tre- AND And His San Francisco grams weekly. PALACE HOTEL ORCHESTRA mendous radio following. They got their initial start in broadcasting. Featuring His and Gene Rose’s Song Hit, **Tonight” CALIFORNIANS WILTS BAND BOOKED CALIFORNIA’S GREATEST DANCE BAND SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.— GUS GAGEL’ Wilt Gunzendorfer and orchestra, NOW IN THEIR THIRD YEAR AND HIS TROUBADOURS with Dick O’Meara, hoofer, have Los been booked for each Monday at Cinderella Ballroom Long Beach, Calif- Wagnon’s Embassy. They follow WILSON’S BALL ROOM Angeles the Three Girl Friends and band, Featuring Novelty Aggregation a Vercatile and who will leave for a Far East tour with E. K. Fernandez. PAGE FOURTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SEPT. 27, 1930

VANCOUVER, B. C. SEATTLE, WASH. A. K. MacMartiii Roy Oxman REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE * NORTHWEST 630 People Bank Bldg. 618 Homer Street | Main 0799 HARRISCOLOR WILL ITS “LAB” Novel Projector SUNDAY GOLF Notes Along ENLARGE | MONEY EASY Harris color, is preparing to en- Will Throw Ads Filth Avenue large their local laboratory by ad- WAR VICTORY dition of another story to their AT SEATTLE present building and installing On Tiny Screen color equipment to the extent of Kirt Nordstrom going to work a quarter million dollars, accord- INVANCOUVER A new motion picture advertis- SHOW PUCES . i . Don Work looking for work ing to a statement made by Joseph ing projector, product of the Auto . . . and Lou Golden getting away H. Harris, vice president. Cinema corporation, which was from work . . . the press’ favorite Building of a new laboratory in Sun- — formed last May and 'which has es- Sept. 25.—Prosper- VANCOUVER, Sept. 25.— song “Oh, Bring Back my Harry Long Island, N. Y. to take care of SEATTLE, the commercialized tablished headquarters on the ity came to Seattle this week, and day golf on Mills to Me” . . Cooper getting . Joe the eastern demand for their pro- links is “out” in this city, seventh floor of the General Mo- as a result theatrical emporiums baby stuck for a donation , . . and duct, will start shortly. It is to and the tors Building, 1775 Broadway, New flourished to the utmost- People of theatres to open Sunday, wondering if the future will bring cost $150,000. “Babi,” a south sea its appear- fact that one big amusement park York, has jusj: made are beginning to take their amuse- him a share of that donation . . . feature of about eight reels done in ance upon the market. ments seriously and are turning out did so, has caused civic authorities Lillian Green looking for the last Harriscolori, has been completed authorities to ban pill swatting Because of a number of distinc- in real numbers. rose of summer . . . A1 Rosenburg by the Soverigpi Picture corporation parties on the Sabbath. tive features, it has already begun Fifth Avenue jumped into the tuning in on a frolic . . . and re- and will be previewed next week. to attract considerable attention. “Happyland,” amusement park, viewing a highlight. lead again after trailing the busy The new machine, manufactured opened all its concessions and did Myrtle Strong out and in again Paramount for two weeks. “Love MAJESTIC BIZ GOOD is in whale of a business. entirely in the United States, in the Rough” and a good F. & M. a . . . just one of the profession . . . Theatres announced they would Newly picturized Majestic some respects patterned after the show brought in an amount esti- but what a member . . . Blossom Theatre has been running along to Kolm projector, which was intro- also open the following Sabbath Seeley giving her impressions of mated at $18,000. excellent business at to 50 cents duced throughout Europe some if the “golf in abridged form” was 25 Paramount was not far behind, Jeanne Eagles . . . both very inter- allowed to operate. top. Last week, “Top Speed” did time ago by the Kolmag Company grabbing a week’s sum of $17,900. esting people . . . personality per- Police head immediately warned $6500 which, considering the small of Switzerland. Screen fare was “Let’s Go Native.” sonified in Blossom . . . Jim Clem- various owners of the petite putting capacity, was very good. No little Auto Cinema projector is a com- On the stage appeared George mer handing out a pass . . . with which grounds that they would be credit is due Lew Osterle in charge pact projection machine, Dewey Washington, hold-over. good intentions . . . Owen Sweeten for busi- of publicity for the house. Curtis throws a motion picture from a six- of of “pinched” if they opened praising the all of which Last week “Song My boys ... millimeter film upon a trans- ness. About SO per cent of them Mosby’s colored band is in for a teen Heart” surprised executives at the are ace showmen . . . Ray Watkins week as an added attraction begin- parent screen 11^ inches high by took a chance and were summoned trying to prove he wears an ex- Fox by doing better business than along with the proprietor of “Hap- ning Friday. 15 inches wide. was expected. Therefore picture pensive hat . . . he’s still trying is driven with pyland.” Cases so far have all been Projector motor was transferred to Coliseum. Owen . . . stroll . . Irv Antes out for a . supplied from an ordinary adjourned when they came up for NEWMAN TO ARIZONA power Sweeten aided in the gross of a man who gets the air. lamp socket and under test has op- hearing, but result looked for has Mike Newman is combining busi- $7000. Milt Franklyn being advertised erated for seven hours daily for been achieved and a “sad silent ness with pleasure. He leaves next Blue Mouse, with Harold Bell as “Musical Milt” . . . truer words three weeks without changing the Sabbath” is notched up for the week to take a rest from his ardu- Wright’s “Eyes of the World,” did were never . . . spoken Dave film. “Glooms.” ous labors as general manager of a nice biv, and the manager couldn’t Blumenthal losing his violin . . . Entire device, including mjotor the Majestic theatre here and the complain when he found his till which makes a lot of difference and projector, which are one unit, BORROMEO IN RADIO Spreckles in San Diego. Will make plastered with $6500. v;hen music is needed . . . Kay and the bellows, which holds the a trip through Arizona with the film First week of “Moby Dick” was Jose Bor- Dillon in at Remick’s . . . looking screen, can be placed upon a tabje SEATTLE, Sept. 25.— “Ingagi,” in which he has an in- good but not surprising, the Music over the music sitiachon . . . just pianist, returned from or stand two feet square. The pro- romeo, who terest. Box totaling $8700 for the run. a chip off the old lady . . . Madge the islands, has signed an exclusive jection machine has a capacity for Baldwin playing a gratus accom- Trianon is getting its share of contract with KFQW to play fea- 400 feet of film. paniment. dancers and the crowd seems to be tured programs over that station. GEORGE ARLISS DUE Siegel getting ready for increasing. Rumors have it that a includes the popular stag hour Sammy George Arliss is expected to re- WIDOW INHERITS This r.on-union band is to be installed. in the mornings. a new policy . . . but still preferring turn from his vacation in England SEATTLE, Sept. 25. — The late between 7 and 8 That would be too bad for Tex the red necktie . . . Durwood Lap- soon, with a new play by an Eng- Syd McDonald, the Fox executive Howard, as he has established an ham’s in . . he name print got lish author. He intends to star in it .who passed away last week, left an SWEETEN ON RADIO ace-high rating with the customers. what he wanted . . . Franz Brodine on Broadway, but will continue to estate of $18,800. His will be- McElroy’s ballroom doing fair SEATTLE, Sept. 25. — Owen at the Husky Informal . . . with make pictures for Warner Bros. queathed $12,000 to his widow. biz. One good faction at this place Sweeten, congenial band leader at his cello of course . . . congrats is the Columbia recording music the Fox, does a double these days, for the wife . . that keeps the old trade coming. using his band for weekly appear- FAMILIAR FRASES: I started ances over KOL. Many requests him out in the business. come in and causes the_ broadcast PILLING TO STOCK to become a good advertising stim- WATCHMEN SLUGGED Send Ad Copy In Now VANCOUVER, Sept. 25—Bill ulant for the theatre. VANCOUVER, Sept. 25—Two Pilling, for many years leader of night watchmen were slugged and the Orpheum band, and well known HARTFORD CASHES bound, and the Monte Baker theatre to hundreds of acts which have played the circuit, is conducting office, Bellingham, Wash., almost Seventh Annual the SEATTLE, Sept. 25. —Dame For- For the completely wrecked one night re- band at the Theatre Royal, where tune smiled on Billy Hartford, cently by bandits, who obtained Toby Leitch, and his Royal Cana- manager of the Fox West CoaH dian Players, are holding forth in purchased only $50 for their efforts. No trace NUMBER Bill HOLIDAY houses in Everett. of the yeggmen was found by police Dramatic stick. a ticket on the Labor Day Handi- when they arrived on the scene. cap in Vancouver and wound up by PINCH UNION MAN being the winner of a $19,400 pot. NEW MELODY OUT VANCOUVER, Sept. 25.—Wil- SEATTLE, Sept. 25. — Frances INSIDE FACTS liam P. Covert, international vce- TINY OLD TIMER ’ Perry, radio artist, has a new tune president of the Motion Picture Sept. 25.—Vaudeville Out in December SEATTLE, out that looks to be on the up and Projecting Machne Operator’s Un- performers who play the RKO Or- up. It is a fox-trot ballad called ion, was arested recently on a has been pheum, say Tiny Burnett “Tomorrow Never Comes,” Most charge of intmidation of an inde- in the pit so long at that theatre of her numbers are used for radio FOR RATES SEE pendent Hamlton, Ont., theatre not be natural to play that it would presentations when theme songs are owner. there without him. A. K. MacMARTIN ROY OXMAN fieeded. 618 Homer St. 630 Peoples Bank Bldg. HALPERIN ILL PREMIERE IN NORTH HARRIS DID IT Cal Halperin, husband of Sadie Sept. 25.—Arch-Mc- B. Seattle, Wn. SEATTLE, Louis Mann’s fat contract with Vancouver, C. 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Fanchon and Marco Success and Best ’WisJies to HARRY GOURFAIN Route List of “Ideas,* ROSE VALYDA PRODUCER OF Featured in PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA

LAMB and BELETT Featured in 'Barnyard Scandals PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA

Following is the Fanchon and Marco ST. LOUIS (26-2) Ideas route schedule, with the opening Fox Theatre dates, all of the current month, in paren- “Cadets” Idea theses beside the name of the town; Bom & Lawrence Miles Sisters PASADENA (25-1) Rognan & Trigger Mabel & Marcia Paramount Theater Los Angeles Colorado Theatre Johnny Dunn LOS ANGELES (25-1) Loew’s State CHICAGO (26-2) “Sea Sirene” Idea (Staged by Larry Ceballos) Capitol Theatre Lottie Mayer Frank Stever “Country Club” Idea Bob and Jack Crosby Ed Cheney Leonora Cori Masters & Grayce FEATURING The Sunkist Beauties Ray Samuels Louise & Mitchell SAN DIEGO (25-1) Fox Theatre MILWAUKEE (26-2) “Beaux Arts” Idea Wisconsin Theatre (Staged by Gae Foster) Rose Valyda DeLara & Lolita “Hollywood Collegians” Idea CHARLIE HILL Brown and Willa Miss Tut Mace Dorothy Crooker The Carla Torney Girls Guy Buck Ted Leford CARLA TORNEY DANCERS Featured in Fanchon 2uid Marco’s “On the Set” Idea

HOLLYWOOD (25-1) ROCKFORD (26-28) Pantages Theatre Coronado Theatre “New Yorker” Idea “Seeing Double” Idea (Staged by Le Roy Prina) Stroud Twins, Connor Twins ro-featdred Jackson & Callahan Muriel Stryker with Miller Twins, Elea Twins, Clute, Falls, Marjorie Burke Nolay, Holly, Maltby, St. Johns and LONG BEACH (25-28) Parker Twins West Coast Theatre “American Beauty” Idea JOLIET (29-1) Featuring Miss Universe and the Rialto Theatre 10 Beauty Winners from the Double” Idea Galveston Beauty Pageant “Seeing Cast as Above Lloyd & Brice Huff & Huff Same Siiliii Toots Novelle Sunkist Beauties DETROIT (26-2) i FRESNO (25-2) Fox Theatre Wilson Theatre “Rhythm-A-Tic” Idea “Romance” Idea Harry Kahne Jean McDonald Castleton & Mack, Myrtle Gordon, Flo & Mel Elwood Charles Carver Ollie Walters, Robert Cloy, Mary Price, V Georgia Dancers Three Bricktops ' Lane

;. 7 ' ? TOOTS NOVELLE Featured In Fanchon and Marco's “American Beauty” Idea

SAN JOSE (28-31) NIAGARA FALLS (26-2) California Theatre Strand Theatre “Rhythm-A-Tic” Idea “Rose Garden” Idea 'TUNEFOOLARCENY' Same cast as Wilson Theatre, Fresno Red Donahue & Uno Harold Stanton Essley Jacks & One Queen SAN FRANCISCO (26-2) HaH & 3 Helen Fetch You See The Point! Fox Theatre “Southern” Idea WORCESTER (27-3) Hatt & Herman Jimmy Lyons Palace Theatre “Smiles” Idea Helen Warner The Sixteen Tinies McGarth & Deeds Eva Mandell OAKLAND (26-2) Seymour & Corncob Dorothy Neville Oakland Theatre Dave Le Winter “Gobs of Joy” Idea (27-3) ^T SPRINGFIELD Featuring Pat West with Three Jolly Tars Palace Theatre Scotty Weston, Dolly Kramer, Mary Treen, Service” .'f “City Idea Wanda Allen, Moore & Moore, Curtis Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured and Cooley, Johnny Jones, Rena & Rathburn, Seb Meza Laddie LaMonte George Jage FRANK WARREN Ken Gatewood, Doyle Quadruplets Frank Sterling SALEM, ORE. (27-28) HARTFORD (27-3) Elsinore Theatre Capitol Theatre “Busy Bee” Idea “Box O’ Candy” Idea i'' Liana Galen, Cooper & Orren, Paul Howard Lynn Cowan Jones & Hull Terry Green Phil Arnold Reeves & Leu Marie, Irene, and Lucy LASSITER WALTER POWELL Following My Brother Jack Powell’s Footsteps Featured in Fanchon and Marco’s “Victor Herbert” Idea

PORTLAND, ORE. (25-1) NEW HAVEN (27-3) Broadway Theatre Palace Theatre “THE LAUGH SAVERS” “Modes of Hollywood” Idea *‘Good Fellows” Idea Haline Frances, Sylvia Shore and Helen Lucille Page Bud Averill Moore, Danny Joy, Harry Smirl, Jerry Seben & Eliven Helen Burkes JN Lester, Sunkist EnsemblCj Hollywood BRIDGEPORT (27-3) ''V Models Palace Theatre “Milky Way” Idea A TACOMA, WASH. (25-1) Noree Stone & Lee Bert Faye Broadway Theatre Geo. Warde and Reggy Montgomery “Wild and Woolly” Idea Steve Moroni Joe Clifford Kirk & Lawrence Harts Krazy Kats BROOKLYN, N. Y. (27-3) Bus Carlell Aussie & Czeck Fox Theatre Davis & La Rue Ray Angwin “Miniature” Idea Bud Murray Girls THE SIX Featuring Singer’s Midgets SEATTLE, WASH. (25-1) PHILADELPHIA (26-2) Fifth Avenue Theatre Fox Theatre “Gems & Jams” Idea “Gyp Gyp Gypsy” Idea ^ Joe and Jane McKenna Will Cowan International Comedians, Frank Evers & / Nee Wong Maxine Evelyn Jim Penman Greta, Jeanne Alexandrea, George Prize, -4' Beatrice Franklin and Florence Astell Jack Vlaskin, Ruth Leavitt . CANDREVA DOROTHY IPSWITCH LEONA SANDERS ELECTRIC DUO Acrobatic Dancers Featured in F. & M. “Victor Herbert” Idea

YAKIMA (27-28) WASHINGTON (26-2) Capitol Theatre Fox Theatre “Green Devil” Idea “Changes” Idea BROTHERS Peg Leg Bates Doc Baker & Art Hadley Co-featured Miles Kover co-featured with Walzer & Dyer Muriel Gardner 39 Bobby Gilbert Harvey Karels _ ATLANTA, GA. (27-3) Rita Lane Fox Theatre DENVER, COLO. (25-1) “UNUSUALLY UNUSUAL “Broadway Venuses” Idea Tabor Grand Theatre Mel Klee 16 New York Beauty Winners “Victor Herbert” Idea Aerial Bartletts Wells Winthrop Buddy Howe^ Walter Powell & Freda Sullivan Electric Duo Victor Herbert Quartette KANSAS CITY (26-2) OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (30-2) Pantages Theatre Orpheum Theatre “Idea in Blue” “Marble” Idea Renoff & Renova co-featured with Roy Smoot Francia A1 & Jack Rand Mitzi Mayfair Bob Brandies Hector and His Gang Harris Trio _ Webster & Marino Georgene & Henry ARTHUR TURELLY SYLVIA SHORE and HELEN MOORE And His Hohner Harmonica FEATURED IN THE "MODES” IDEA DELARA and LOLITA MANY THANKS TO HARRY SANTLEY Featured in PANCHON AND MARCO’S “ON THE SET” IDEA PAGE SIXTEEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN FANCHON and MARCO PRESENT THE CREATION OF ^ LARRY CEBALLOS

IDEA Featuring an ALL STAR CAST Including

MOREY BARTON and LOTTIE FRANK HARRY YOUNG MAYER STEVER

LOEWS STATE LOS ANGELES THIS WEEK

Jack and Bob Crosby ED "Rythm Personified” CHENEY Photos by Harry Wenger DISAPPEARING WATER BALLET ORIGINATED * CONCEIVED * PRODUCED^ By LOTTIE MAYER All Mechanical Apparatus Fully Protected Scanned from the collection of Karl Thiede

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