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Jan. 1930 (AO) JOHN JENSEN, CALFE at the Raymond Theatre, treasurer of the Los Angeles The­ Pasadena ... 4/25 CLAUDE L. NUGGETS atre Organists' Club, had two of REIMER, Loew's State, Los Angeles from the his compositions purchased by Fox ... 5/25 CHAUNCEY HAINES Film Company, and has several Jr., Egyptian in Long Beach ... GOLDEN others to be released soon. 6/25 JULIUS K. JOHNSON, Forum Jan. 17, 1931 (MPH) "CON" Theatre, and HERBERT KERN, MAFFIE, formerly of the Para­ Criterion in Los Angeles . 11/25 mount in Portland, Oregon, is taking FRANK LANTERMAN, Glendale's EARL ABEL'S position at the Para­ Alexander ... The following mem­ mount in Los Angeles, and Abel is bers of the Los Angeles Theatre taking LEO WEBER'S place at the Organists' Club were playing west Texas Theatre in San Antonio. coast theatres in 1925: R.E. BECK­ ER, Grauman's Egyptian, Holly­ Dec. 26, 1931 (MPH) ALBERT wood; L. BEAUMONT CONKEY, HAY MALOTTE of the Los Angeles theatre & Masonic organist; PRICE Western Theatre, offered a very DUNLAVY, Jr., Hollywood The­ pleasing, though unpretentious solo, atres Inc.; EDWARD C. HOPKINS built around the Waltz hit, "Pagan in Pasadena; FRANK LANTER­ Moon". His work is, at all times, MAN, Alexander's 3/10 Wurlitzer, Prospected by Lloyd E. Klos that of the true artist. His regis­ Glendale; JOHN E. HILL, 2/10 tration is perfect, so that one may Wurlitzer, Beverly Theatre; F. Next month, northern California sit back and forget that it is merely QUENTIN LANDWEHR, Grau­ will be the scene of the 20th annual another waltz which he is playing, man's Million Dollar; JULIUS K. ATOS Convention. As a salute, and imagine that those same strains JOHNSON, GEOFFRY GLED­ Jason and I have found some choice JS­ HILL, Los Angeles theatres; nuggets from the Golden State.Ref­ come from some old master. His GEORGE TURNER, West Coast's erences were American Organist minute recital (submerged in the pit) Walker Theatre in Santa Ana ... (AO), Jacobs (J), Melody (M), Metro­ was also a treat, though played in nome (Met.) and Motion Picture rather a haphazzard and undignified 9/26 FREDERICK BURR SCHOLL Herald (MPH) magazines. fashion. And in this reviewer's opin­ Los Angeles' Carthay Circle .. '. Aug. 1926 (M) The El Capitan ion, a straight, consistent program of 1/27 FLORENCE K. REESE, Selma (Cal.) Theatre; IRIS VINING, Theatre in Hollywood opened May three or four numbers, played with San Francisco's Granada ... 3/27 3. Opening night prices were $15 top the organ console raised, would be and $5 for lowest priced seats. more entertaining and appreciative. ARTHUR B. FRITZ, Parisienne, and J. WESLEY LORD at 3-manual Oct. 12, 1926 (Met.) ELBERT LA Dec. 26, 1931 (MPH) TED CRAW­ Wurlitzer in United Artists The­ CHELLE and ELMER VINCENT FORD of the Granada Theatre in L. opened the Peninsula Theatre's atre, Los Angeles ... 9/27 ROY Santa Barbara, offered one of the Robert Morton in Burlingame. MEDCALFE & GEORGE W. cleverest community sings of his Sep. 1927 (J)J. WESLEY LORD is BROADBENT, Long Beach's Im­ doing novel solos at the Figueroa engagement here. The title was perial; WALTER DANZIGER, Makes Good". The Theatre in Los Angeles. "Local Boy Chotiner's Roosevelt and J. WES­ Sep. 1927 (J) LEONARD CLARK solo was conceived and used as a LEY LORD, Figueroa in Los Ange­ prologue to the feature picture of is heavily featured at the California les; HAROLD CURTIS, Pasadena's the same title. The theme was Theatre in Anaheim. Colorado Theatre; HENRI C. LE nothing like the picture, but was a Sep. 1927 (J) Mexico City's pre­ BEL, Pantages in San Francisco; miere organist, C. ROY CARTER boost for local personages who have SAM NELSON ROPER, Sunbeam, is at the Highland Theatre in Los made good. Cleverly written special WILLIAM FITZPATRICK, Strand Angeles. lyrics were used for this, and Craw­ and CHESTER GILLETTE, Circle Sep. 1927 (J) EFFIE DIEDERICH ford naively brought out the fact that in Los Angeles; LARRY CANILO, the audience's singing would be has been a fixture at the San Carlos Oakland's Grand Lake; HARRY Theatre in Los Angeles for two years. instrumental in helping him "to QUINN MILLS, Loew's State· June 1928 (AO) PAUL CARSON make good." ALBERT HAY MALOTTE, Holly~ and FRANK LANTERMAN di­ They helped as much as they wood Chinese; FREDERICK BURR rected an ensemble of 15 portable could, and that was by singing all SCHOLL, Grauman's Egyptian organs and Celestes in the Forum the popular melodies he had chosen. Wurlitzer; ALEXANDER SCHREI­ Theatre for the Los Angeles Theatre Applause was tremendous. This NER, Metropolitan and ARTHUR Organists' Club. Others partici­ type of solo which this organist is B. FRITZ, Rialto in Los Angeles pating included HARRY QUINN offering is helping him greatly and ... 11/29 The broadcasting scene: MILLS, CHARLES MURRAY, will assist in making the local papers Prof. RUDOLPH SCHRAEGER on CLAUDE REIMER and ROY L. carry items about another "local Fox Boulevard Wurlitzer over MEDCALF£. boy who makes good" ifhe continues KPLA; ROY L. MEDCALFE on to give them this fine entertainment. March 1929 (AO) Publix Theatres his studio Robert Morton over has changed the name of Grauman's GOLD DUST: California was a KFOX, Long Beach. Metropolitan in Los Angeles to big center of theatre organ activity That's it for this time. See y'all "Paramount", and installed MIL­ in the old days, a situation which is in California. So long, sourdoughs! TON CHARLES in a daily program prevelent today, as these dust parti­ of organ novelties. cles will attest: 2/25 ROY L. MED- Jason & The Old Prospector 42 THEATRE ORGAN MAY-JUNE, 1975 .
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