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ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS 


Vol. XI 


Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- 
office, Los Angeles, Calif., under Act of March 3, 1879. 


Saturday, June 21, 1930 


Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- 
town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. 


No. 25 



FRED LIGHTNER 

APPEARING AT R-K-0 THEATRE, LOS ANGELES 


WEEK OF JUNE 26 IN A COMEDY OFFERING ENTITLED “HOW AM I DOING?” 


HOLLYWOOD 
FAILING TO 
RENEW ON 
CONTRACTS 


With song - and prance 
films flopping, talkified 
musical shows and operet- 
tas proving a box-office 
disappointment and many 
of the run of revamped 
stage plays failing to hit 
the ticket choppers for ex- 
pected returns, a general -shakeup 
in Hollywood studios is under 
way. 

Scores pf actors, writers, dia- 
logues, playwrights, songsmiths, 
singers and dancers, under con- 
tract arrangements of six months, 
one year, and holding one and two 
pictures agreements, are being let 
out as their contracts expire. 

With the huge profits and divi- 
dends of the past few years slow- 
ing up considerably and the next 
dividend period expected to mark 
the lowest returns to investors 
since the inception of talkers, all 
the studios are adopting a stop- 
look-and-listen policy before rush- 
ing into contractual obligations 
with big names, whose pulling 
power is admitted on the stage, 
but whose draw for film patrons 
is far from established. 

Many of the contracts now held 
will not be renewed when they 
expire during the next few months. 

Story trends and audience de- 
mands are proving extremely un- 
certain at the present. Exhibitors 
are demanding more human in- 
terest and better stories and char- 
acterizations. There is an increas- 
ingly-felt demand for the glamour 
of the “film star personality,” a 
matter which many of the stage 
folk feel too dignified to bother 
about. 

Hence, studio executives are tak- 
ing things easy and swinging over 
to a policy of retrenchment in an 
attempt to develop more strongly 
the motion picture features and 
angles which can be calculated to 
appeal to the great percentage of 
filmgoers. 


SACKETT AT UPTOWN 


George Sackett has been made 
manager of the Uptown Theatre. 
He was formerly manager of the 
Lyons and Lyons office in Holly- 
wood. 


Conchita Montenegro, Spanish 
stage star, dancer and model, has 
arrived at the Metro - Goldwyn- 
Mayer studios to make a talkie 
debut. Her appearance in a Span- 
ish silent picture won her present 
Metro- Gold wyn-Mayer contract. 


SHERIFFS SEE VAUDE 


Twenty acts of vaudeville are 
booked for the big convention of 
sheriffs to be staged at Luna Park, 
Sunday, June 22. Noodles Fagan 
will act as master of ceremonies. 


COMEBACK 
FOR COAST 
IN AUGUST 
ANNOUNCED 


SAN FRANCISCO, 
June 19. — Burlesque, long 
neglected as western en- 
tertainment, is reported 
set for a smash return on 
August 1 when Irons and 
Clammage open the first 

of a chain of coast com- 

panies at the Capitol here. 

While complete plans are held in 
abeyance pending the arrival of 
Warren B. . Irons from Chicago 
this week, it is known that the 
burlesque firm has leased the Cap- 
itor from Abe Ruef and is as- 
sembling a large cast of principals 
and girls. Harry Cooper is alrealy 
here, from the East to take the 
comic s role and Ruby Lang will 
get the prima donna part. It is 
reported that Don Sniith may get 
the lead. Smith, a big fav here 
when he was with Ackerman and 
Harris for long runs at their El 
Capitan and the downtown Casino, 
is now. in Portland doing radio 
work, it is understood. A large 
lineup of girls will be used. 

Irons and Clammage are bor- 
rowing Fred Clark from the Mu- 
tual Wheel, to produce the opening 
shows, which will be a musical 
type of presentation, probably with 
a stage band and several acts of 
vaudeville. 

Plans for other coast cities still 
are on the fire but it is under- 
stood that Portland, Seattle, Ta- 
coma, Spokane, Oakland and pos- 
sibly Los Angeles or Hollywood, 
Sacramento and San Diego will 
be included in the chain. 

About the only burlesque com- 
petition on the coast is in Los 
Angeles where the Daltons have 
headed the field for a number of 
years. Seattle has the A1 Franks 
company, San Diego has the Lib- 
erty Theatre, and there are one 
or two others spotted about the 
coast. It is considered possible 
that, should Irons and Clammage 
enter Southern California at all, 
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FACE TWO 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


n 


Rip-roaring Tale 
Of Films Is Told 
In “Queer People * ■ 

By ED GIBBONS 

No more will Carroll and Garrett Graham dally in the pub- 
licity offices of Hollywood studios. No more will they, it 
may be gathered, frequent the haunts of the “boulevardiers.” 
They have written a book instead. It’s going to be one of 
the most cussed and discussed volumes yet written about 
Hollywood. 

Its title is “Queer People.” Its thinly disguised characters 
are as familiar as Henry’s, the wail of the police sirens, Sid 


Grauman and Peter the Hermit. 4- 

The Graham brothers have dug 
deeply into the little village that 
clusters round the triangle of Hol- 
lywood, Wilcox and Cahuenga 
boulevards. For those, who know 
the Hollywood of which they 
write, it will bring a laugh to a 
page, and here and there, perhaps, 
a furtive tear. 

Hollywood’s sole entity, when 
you come to look into it, is that of 
a police division in the great mod- 
ern metropolis of Los Angeles. 
Actually it is a suburban town, 
with its country newspapers, its 
chamber of commerce, its church 
and social activities, its Rotary, 
Optimist and other clubs. 

Superimposed upon this beauti- 
ful, almost quaint suburban Utopia, 
exactly in the same fashion that 
the picture of one happening is 
superimposed upon another in a 
movie lap-dissolve, is another Hol- 
lywood. The two never meet, ex- 
cept occasionally in the police sta- 
tion and on the pages of news- 
papers. 

For this other Hollywood is. a 
mad Rabelaisan nightmare, a mix- 
ture of reincarnated Francois Vil- 
lons, Will Shakespeares and tongue- 
tied Caesars. Here consort maids 
as merry as any ever found in 
Fircone Tavern (if there was such 
a place) and haughty maids mag- 
ically transplanted from the Ver- 
sailles of Louis XIV. D’Artag- 
nans ride in new Fords and each 
haughty Richelieu is marked by 
the vintage of his Rolls-Royce. In- 
to this merry gathering place of 
night club Romeos and pool-room 
Aureliuses has been thrown the 
counterpart, many times happily 
multiplied of all those strange, 
queer, interesting persons whose 
difference from the mob has placed 
their name somewhere in history. 

Into this giddy whirlpool is 
mixed the reasoning and the sea- 
soning of every great era of his- 
tory from the priestly hokum of 
the Nile to the beery feudalism of 
Chicago, all mumbled and jumbled 
into a hodge-podge as crazy as a 
Beverly Hills architect’s dream.. 

With this gaudy, colorful mix- 
ture of persons and ideas, the Gar- 
retts have swung shoulder to 
shoulder and they have come out 
with a story that is no petulant 
dashed off sneer of a novelist 
equilibrating his ego, no leering 
tid-bit of some disappointed smut- 
seeker, nor banal diary of an un- 
observing literary lightweight. 

It’s a roaring, swinging tale, 
packed with the atmosphere and 
the tang of the movie racket, 
sparing no foibles, but rushing 
through to its conclusion without 
petty venom or personal vindictive- 
ness. It mirrors a collection of 
characters, upon the beholding of 
whom, Dickens, Zola, DeMoupas- 
sant or O. Henry would have 
dashed immediately to their writ- 
ing paper. It tells its . tale with a 
ripping roaring zest, swinging along 
at a dizzily paced tempo. And. it 
contents itself with telling an . in- 
teresting story, instead of critiz- 
ing, moralizing, putting Hollywood 
in its place or any of the other 
literary approaches used by Tully, 
Van Vechten, Hergesheimer and 
others who have attempted to 
fashion a mirror of the movies 
with words. 

Most certainly, this book will 
create a sensation in Hollywood, 
and elsewhere. And it will stir up 
a hornet’s nest of enmity from 
those whom it has lampooned. It’s 
going to be one of the hot topics 
pf discussion around Hollywood 
firesides during the next few 
months. 

The Grahams were press-agents 
at several of the major studios and 
Garrett had his name on a num- 
ber of titling credits at the Fox 
studios. When the talkies came, 
and the titling racket sagged,, the 
brothers put into words the ideas 
and observations of several years 
in Babylon - by - the - Pacific. The 
Vanguard Press published their 
manuscript. 


HOLLYWOOD TO 
SET STYLES IN 
NEW F-M TIEUP 

Hollywood will be more definite- 
ly set as the world style creator 
through a new national tieup with 
366 stores, announced this week 
by Fanchon and Marco, Although 
tie-ups with merchandisers and 
manufacturers for exploitation pur- 
poses have been frequent, in fact 
an established custom, the new 
idea, climaxing eight months of 
planning and developing, presents 
some new and distinct angles. 

In co-operation with .several dress 
manufacturers, and with Fanchon 
personally designing the gowns, 
there will be placed each week 
ifour new styles of frocks, dresses 
or gowns in 417 speciality shops 
bearing the F. & M. brand name. 
The slogan will be “Fanchon De- 
crees the Fashion.” 

Each new mode will have a 
definite release date over the en- 
tire country, so that the frock 
presented for the approval of Hol- 
lywood will on the same day be 
introduced in Seattle and New Or- 
leans. F. & M. girls will model 
the new current mode and exploi- 
tation stunts will be arranged to 
benefit both theatre and store. 

Local exploitation will be through 
newspapers, by means of syndi- 
cated fashion articles and rotogra- 
vure pictures, and through the lo- 
cal affiliated style shop, and not 
through the local theatre. Every 
three months there will be spe- 
cially staged style shows in co-op- 
eration with the particular unit 
showing there that week. 

This exploitation covers 366 
cities. F. & M. units do not make 
all of these cities, but one of the 
angles is that the publicity may 
help to build up a demand for 
them where not now shown. Many 
of the stores will be new ones, and 
the remainder will be established 
stores which will change their 
billing to “Fanchon and Marco 
Mode Shops,” a standard Neon 
sign being designed for this pur- 
pose. 

The stunt is expected to estab- 
lish Hollywood more firmly than 
ever as a world style center. It 
starts operating August 1. 

“Modes of Hollywood,” F. and 
M. Idea presenting the first 
Fanchon created fashions, opens 
in the Colorado Theatre, Pasadena, 
Calif., on July 17. 

He Wouldn’t 
Take Chance 

SEATTLE, June 19. — -Jim 
Brown, just returned from 
the IATSE convention in 
Hollywood, is telling a few 
yarns. One of ’em is that 
he was standing at Holly- 
wood and Highland when he 
heard a girlish voice call 
“Hoo-hoo!” He paid no at- 
tention at first, but after a 
few more calls he turned 
around, and a few feet away 
was a shiny Rolls-Royce 
sport roadster. Behind the 
wheel — he say — was one . of 
the famous personality girls 
of screenland. 

She was beckoning to him 
- — he says. “Come on over 
and let me show you the 
sights,” she called — he says.. 

We asked him what he did. 

“Did?” says he, “Did? I 
turned round and walked 
away. I never speak to. peo- 
ple I’ve never been intro- 
duced to.” 


WARNERS STAGE 
POLICY RETURN 
STARTING SOON 


Following on the heels of 
exclusive predictions by Inside 
Facts and despite denials in 
other publications, Jack War- 
ner this week definitely an- 
nounced plans for the return 
of stage presentations in War- 
ner Brothers’ de luxe houses 
here, joining with other circuits in 
the return to the “in-the-flesh” 
policy. 

Larry Ceballos established his 
headquarters at the Warner Broth- 
ers Hollywood Theatre building 
this week to commence casting for 
forthcoming productions, which 
lead off at the Hollywood house 
on July 4th. He will handle the 
presentations under the general di- 
rection of M. A. Silver, coast the- 
atre operating head. 

Leo Forbstein, who conducted in 
major picture houses here for 
years, and more recently has been 
associated with Warner Brothers 
and First National Studios, will be 
musical director for the new 
policy. 

Nineteen - piece orchestras are 
slated to go into both houses, with 
the orchestra pit of the Warners’ 
Downtown (formerly the Pan- 
tages) now being remodeled for 
the larger orchestra. 

Details of the booking arrange- 
ments for the Warner produc- 
tions, which are to be produced 
with all the resources of the War- 
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Mary Francis Taylor 

premiere danseuse with “Student Prince,” “Oh, Susanna,” 
“Gone Hollywood” and “Broadway Melody,” who is now 
Ballet Directress, teaching (Belcher Method) modernized bal- 
let dancing at the Bud Murray School for Stage and Screen. 


ANG&S TAKE WING SO LEGIT 
PRODUCTION PUNS ARE FEW 


This is one of the quietest weeks in many moons in the 
realm of contemplated legitimate production. The angels 
seem to have taken wing. 

From all available information, the Ferris Hartman project 
for a summer season of light opera has been dissipated. Orig- 
inally planned for the Shrine Auditorium, and widely adver- 
tised up to the evening of opening date, inquiry as to why 
there was no opening was met with the story that demands 

■= I frnm the auditorium people for a 

NEW COLUMBIA PROCRAM IS 


SET AT MEET; SILENTS OUT 

Columbia will spend over $10,000,000 on twenty special 
type feature productions on their next season program, in 
addition to distributing over 100 short cartoon, novelty and 
dramatic subjects, according to the announcement of Presi- 
dent Joe Brandt, following the conclusion of the western 
sales convention of the organization at the Roosevelt Hotel 
last week. 

It was determined at the convention that Columbia will 

also discontinue the production of 


silent pictures, and an increased 
program of direct-to-the-public ad- 
vertising was decided on. 

Columbia’s new selling policy 
will be featured by a plan of sell- 
ing films after they have been 
completed and have established a 
box-office value. 

Six of Columbia’s 20 feature 
productions will be known as “Co- 
lumbia Giants,” and will be of ex- 
tended run calibre for de luxe the- 
atres. The vehicles selected are: 

“The Criminal Code” — Martin 
Flavin’s prison play. “Arizona”— 
Augustus Thomas’ American classic 
of the stage. “Dirigible”— A spec- 
tacular dramatization of South 
Polar expedition. “Charley’s Aunt” 
—The internationally famous Eng- 
lish farce comedy by Brandon 
Thomas, which will be produced 
for Columbia by A1 Christie. “Tol- 
’able David” — By. Joseph Herges- 
heimer, remade into an all-talk- 
ing drama. “The Last Parade” — A 
dramatic story of the reconstruc- 
tion period following the World 
War, to be directed by Frank 
Capra. 

The remainder of the 14 special 
productions are all based on suc- 
cessful stage and book material. 
The first of these, already com- 
pleted, is “Rain or Shine,” Joe 
Cook’s Broadway stage success 
with the original star and support- 
ing, cast. 

Others are: “Madonna of the 
Streets,” adapted from W. B. Max- 
well’s novel, “The Ragged Mes- 
senger,” with Evelyn Brent starred; 
“The Miracle Woman,” adapted 
from R. R. Riskin and John 
Meehan’s stage play, “Bless You, 
Sister”; with Barbara Stanwyck; 
“The Good Bad Girl,” from Wini- 
fred Van Duzen’s newspaper serial, 


NEW O’BRIEN FILM 


George O’Brien is shortly to 
commence work at Fox on “Fair 
Warning,” adapted from the Max 
Brand novel, “Untamed.” Mar- 
guerite Churchill, now playing the 
leading feminine role in Raoul 
Walsh’s epic, “The Big Trail,” will 
play opposite the athletic star. 
Mitchell Harris and Ruth Warren 
will also be in the. cast of the 
film which will be directed by Al- 
fred Werker. 


another Barbara Stanwyck stellar 
vehicle; 

“Brothers,” with Bert Lytell; 
“Subway Express,” based on the 
New York stage hit by Eve Kaye 
Flint and Martha Madison; “The 
Lion and the Lamb,” an all-talk- 
ing version of the Collier’s Maga- 
zine serial by E. Phillips Oppen- 
heim; 

“Lover Come Back,” the McCall 
Magazine story by Helen Topping 
Miller, also to star Barbara Stan- 
wyck; “Ubangi,” a sound and film 
record of the Colorado African 
Expedition across the equator, pre- 
senting adventures and discoveries 
of Paul Hoeffler, explorer and big 
game hunter; “The Woman Who 
Came Back,” an Evelyn Brent 
starring vehicle; “The Flood,” a 
spectacular visualization of an 
overwhelming deluge, and 
others to be announced later. 

In addition to the 20 feature pro- 
ductions produced in the Colum- 
bia studios, eight outdoor romances 
starring Buck Jones, the western 
star, will be released by the or- 
ganization and produced under Co- 
lumbia supervision. Two of these 
have already been made — -“The 
Lone Rider” and “Shadow Ranch.” 
The third vehicle, now in prepara- 
tion, is a dialogue dramatization of 
Bret Haute’s tale, “Tennessee’s 
Pardner.” 

Columbia will pay more atten- 
tion to the development and pro- 
duction of the shorter screen, sub- 
jects. The creations of Walt Dis- 
ney will head the list of sound 
cartoons from the Columbia or- 
ganization, and “Mickey Mouse” 
and “Disney Silly Symphonies” 
will be represented by two series 
of 13 subjects in each. 

Another popular cartoon crea- 
tion under this company’s banner 
is “Krazy Kat.” Thirteen are an- 
nounced. “Talking Screen Snap- 
shots,” Columbia’s “fan” magazine 
of the screen, specializing in “off 
stage” views of picture person- 
alities, will be represented by 26 
issues. 

Thirteen “Curiosities,” photo- 
graphic and sound records of oddi- 
ties from all parts of the globe; 
13 “travelogues,” and other short 
length pictures will augment the 
feature program for the season of 
1930-31. 


make a deal with the Philharmonic 
Auditorium, but without success. 
The report now is that Earl Askam, 
one of the singing principals, is 
trying to stir up some financial 
backing for the venture under his 
own aegis. 

“Hi There,” the musical show 
recently premiered in San Francis- 
co, and projected for a showing at 
the Biltmore here which did not 
materialize, is now slated for a 
New York showing. 

George Fawcett is giving con- 
sideration to a new vehicle to fol- 
low “Under a Virginia Moon” now 
at the Vine Street, and as soon as 
the choice is made will begin cast- 
ing. Edward Eisner will direct. 

Wallace Stark’s “Paths of Glory” 
is getting a try-out at Long Beach 
under the auspices of Disabled Vet- 
erans, and may come here to the 
Figueroa Playhouse. Principals 
are Burt, Sproete and Ruth Hill, 
with William Strauss directing. 

George Sherwood’s production of 
“A Man’s Man” at the Figueroa 
folded up, with the cast charging 
it to experience, as they had 
waived the Equity bond. 

“Decency,” at the Mayan, closes 
this week end, although business 
had been picking up, and the house 
will remain dark until June 30, 
when “Molly Magdalene” opens 
under A1 Rosen’s auspices. 

At the Hollywood Playhouse, Ed 
Rowland is thinking about putting 
in some sort of a legitimate stock 
company, and the Blanchard 
two agency is casting nets into the 
actor sea by way of prospect. 
There is nothing too definite about 
the idea, though, as yet. 

Although it was announced last 
week that the Hart Players, Pasa- 
dena, would disband, it is now 
stated they will go back to stock 
shows after the “Ingagi” film 
closes- 

John Hill’s projected production 
of “The Little Show” is still hang- 
ing fire, and while he still has 
plans for doing it here, there is 
nothing definite as to when or 
where. 

At the Majestic, Lillian Albert- 
son’s production of “The Last 
Mile” is building up, checking in 
$11,500 for its second week, and it 
looks set for a nice run. 

Fourth and last week of Bert 
Lytell in “Brothers” drew $5,800 
to the El Capitan. Has been suc- 
ceeded by “Nancy’s Private Af- 
fair,” which, opened strong. 

At the President, second and 
closing week of “The Whispering 
Gallery,” grossed $3,950, and at 
the Vine Street the fourth and 
final week of George Fawcett’s 
“The Great John, Ganton,” brought 
in $4,900. 

The Biltmore and Mason are 
both dark, with “Subway Express” 
rehearsing at the latter house. 


Eddie Miller is closing his dance 
school this week and will return 
to the East, owing to the illness 
of his mother. 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE THREE 


Lollier’s Candidacy Should 
Attract Show Biz Interest 

The candidacy of W. H. Lollier, an executive of Fox- 
West Coast Theatres, for election to the state legislature 
as Assemblyman from District 57, should be watched 
with interest by everyone connected in any capacity with 
the show business in this sovereign state of California. 

Fourth largest industry in America, the show busi- 
ness probably bears the brunt of more silly, crank legis- 
lation that many industries half as important. In a day 
when theatre-taxation is a looming topic, when censor- 
ship agitates the Holier-than-Thous, when the demand 
for mass entertainment in one form or another is at its 
peak in world history, it’s about time that those who 
have invested millions of dollars and years of work and 
study, should be guaranteed some measure of protec- 
tion from the meddling activities of inhibited busy- 
bodies and censorious and fanatical morons. 

Lollier’s sponsors for the position number some of the 
most prominent persons in Southern California, both in 
and out of the amusement profession. Lollier’s reputa- 
tion as a theatre man and a citizen is well-known. 

Perhaps, in the position he would occupy if elected, 
he will not be able to effect sweeping reforms of a 
number of currently unsatisfactory matters. He may, 
however, raise a loud and lusty voice against future 
imposition on an industry and profession that has suf- 
fered heavily in the past from prejudice and stupidity. 


JOHN GILBERT PICTURE WEAK 
AT $8500; OAKIE DRAW 

The erstwhile John Gilbert fans seem to forget that John 
now has a wife to support, for they stayed away in consider- 
able drove from “Redemption” at Loew’s State. The gross 
for the week was $23,116, a slight matter of $8500 under 
house average. 

The big jingle of the week was at the Chinese, of course, 
for second week of “Hell’s Angels,” which drew a gross of 
$35,554, close to double the house average. Sid Grauman 

prologue in support, which was*’ 


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TUBE CONCERN 


no drawback. 

Paramount did somewhat better 
than expected with Jack Oakie in 
“The Social Lion,” grossing $26,- 
000, which makes him an equal 
draw with Clara Bow. 

Business elsewhere was gener- 
ally off. Seventh week of “All 
Quiet” at Carthay Circle declined 
to $11,927, two thou below aver- 
age for the first time of the run. 
It gives way to Will Rogers’ lat- 
est opera June 19. 

At the Criterion, “Divorcee” 
dropped eight grand below pre- 
vious week to a gross of $11,761 
for its fourth week, but is only a 
few hundred below house aver- 
age. 

The Boulevard gathered up $4,- 
464 with George O’Brien in “Rough 
Romance” and F. & M. Varieties, 
three thou under the mark, and 
the Egyptian, with “Ladies Love 
Brutes” and Ted Healy, came near 
its low mark with a total of 
$7912. 

The Warner houses were weak 
also. At the Hollywood, second 
week of “Bride of the Regiment” 
sagged to $11,200, and the Down- 
town did $10,700 with “Golden 
Dawn.” 

United Artists took $12,500 with 
the third week of “Big Pond” and 
may hold it over another stanza. 
Fourth and closing week of 
“Cuckoos” at the Orpheum chalked 
up around $13,500, making a very 
acceptable record for this opus. 


The gage of defiance was 
hurled at the electrical trust 
this week by the manufac- 
turers of the nickel-in-the- 
slot device for radio. 

“What if there is a clause 
on each tube g i v i n g only 
license for private use?” says 
W. H. Sorrille, distributor for 
the Jenkins device, “the purchaser 
enters into no contract to abide 
by it. The tube is sold to him 
outright over the counter by a 
merchant who makes reservation 
no part of the deal. There is no 
stipulation between them other 
than cash. When the customer 
buys it, he buys it.” 

Much interest was aroused 
when Inside Facts revealed last 
week that radio reception was 
being commercialized, without the 
broadcasters participating in the 
revenue although being required 
to furnish the entertainment. 

While in the city a few days 
ago, R. C. Witmer, vice-president 
of the National Broadcasting Co., 
stated that under present condi- 
tions the broadcasters could not 
prevent anyone receiving their 
programs and turning them into 
income earners, nor could they 
insist on receiving royalties from 
such earnings. The situation was 
entirely up to R. C. A. 

Under their patents, the Radio 
Corporation insists that the orig- 
inal tube installation of all new 
radio sets shall be of RCA manu- 
facture, the use of other brands 
being permitted only in the case 
of replacements. Moreover, the 
tubes are accompanied by a stip- 
ulation that they shall not be used 
for any business purposes. 

When this situation was brought 
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THE OPENING NIGHT PARADE 
SEEN FROM A THEATRE LOBBY 

By GENE SWIFT 

There are many laughs in Hollywood, but none quite like 
those to be had around the lobbies of the legitimate theatres 
on opening nighits. 

It is then that the pullets and bantams of the picture lots 
strut, cackle and crow. They wear their borrowed or rented 
tuxedos, their silly monocles, their freak haircuts, their hast- 
ily basted evening gowns and glass beads. Around them 
clings an aroma of cold storage and perfume, and their con- 
versation is designed to bring 


PROGRAM TOLD 


Educational will have 114 short 
features on its 1930-31 program, of 
which sixty-four will be two-reel 
talking comedies and fifty one- 
reelers. Mack Sennett will person- 
ally be in charge of the twenty-six 
Mack Sennett talking comedies, 
which comprise the largest individ- 
ual series on the program. A1 
Christie will produce three of the 
remaining six series of two-reel 
talking comedies, which will be re- 
leased under the series names, Mer- 
maid, Lloyd Hamilton, Tuxedo, 
Ideal, Gayety, and Vanity Talking 
Comedies. 

The program of one-reelers con- 
sists of twenty-six Terry-Toons, 
made by Paul Terry, creator of the 
original all-animal animated car- 
toons; twelve issues of Lyman H. 
Howe’s Hodge-Podge novelty se- 
ries, and thirteen one-reel talking 
comedies, which have not as yet 
been named. 


is 

their faces all of the various va- 
rieties of theatrical expressions. 

During the intermissions be- 
tween acts they stroll out to the 
lobbies and the street and parade 
about, one by one or two by two. 
Nobody seems to know them, so 
they wear an air of magnificent 
aloofness. The tourists gag at 
them and wonder who they are. 
The wise ones with a sense of 
humor look upon them and won- 
der who they are, too. 

They are there for two reasons, 
of course. One is the hope of 
being seen by the big shots, the 
hope that the lightning will strike 
them and pick them out for fame. 
The other is to bask in the sun- 
shine of tourist adulation. In all 
of California’s famous sunshine, 
this is the only kind that warms 
them. 

Where do they find the money 
for the tickets? Well, sometimes 
they work angles and get a pass. 
Sometimes they work a pair off 
someone who has tickets and can- 
not go. But quite a few times 
they do not even go inside to see 
the show. 

Fifteen minutes before curtain 
time some of them can be seen 
lounging indolently in the outer 
lobby, watching the discharging 
limousines and taxis with simu- 
lated expectancy, and then as 8:30 
approaches they wander negligent- 
ly and casually down the street a 
little way and disappear. Then 
when the lights go up for an in- 
termission spill they stroll out of 
doorways and alleys and mix lux- 
uriously with the crowd. They 
have even been known to wander 
inside with the audience and park 
in unsold seats for the rest of the 
show. 

They are not above opening an 
empty cigaret case in pained sur- 
prise near some kindly looking 


soul who is helping himself ou 
of a well-filled package. And the; 
will boldly ask for a match. Sue! 
courage and resourcefulness mus 
some day make them great, on- 
way or another. 


FILM HONORS MOTHERS 


Mothers of the soldiers wh 
died in France are soon to t 
honored on the screen in a sho: 
subject, “A Gold Star Mother, 
to be produced by Columbia Pic 
tures. Color photography will I 
used throughout, Harriscolor b< 
ing the _ method used. Shootin 
on the picture began Monday wit 
Aubrey Scotto directing. Twent 
bona-fide Gold Star mothers appes 
in the play and several hundre 
American Legion men take part i 
the play and several hundre 
American Legion men take pai 
in the parade scene. 


Lightner On 
R-K-0 Tour 


Fred Lightner, one of the 
well-known Lightner family, 
consisting ‘of Winnie, Thea 
and Fred, is opening at the 
RKO Theatre, Los Angeles, 
during the week_ of June 26 
with his charming partner, 
Miss Roscella. 

This is Lightner’, s first trip 
to the coast in five years, the 
last time being when he ap- 
peared in the road show, 
George White’s scandals,” at 
the Mason Theatre. 

Since then he has been in 
several musical shows, includ- 
ing “Pleasure Bound” and 
“Hit the Deck.” Lightner is 
now completing a thirty-five- 
week route for RKO. 


Radio Execs Kick 
About Newspaper 
Criticisms Here 


Radio stations and daily newspapers were reported in clash 
during the past week over what station executives claimed to 
be prejudiced and unmerited criticism from radio editors. 

Five major stations were represented at a conference last 
week where grievances against the ether critics were aired 
and delegates appointed to wait upon the managing editors 
of the offending papers to ask for a more constructive policy. 

At the meeting were ; Carl Haverlin, representing KFI, 
KECA and National Broadcasting 1 
Co.; Glen Dolberg, representing 
KHJ and the Don Lee and Co- 
lumbia chains; Naylor Rogers of 
KNX (Paramount), and Jerry 
King of KFWB (Warner Broth- 
ers). 

Questioned individually on the 
subject, the station managers stated 
that they had no objection to offer 
to qualified criticism. They knew 
that many programs were suscepti- 
ble of improvement and welcomed 
comments from competent review- 
ers, whether favorable or other- 
wise. What they objected to was 
an unethical indulgence in person- 
alities, and to attacks that smacked 
of prejudice. 

“Too much cub reporter,” stated 
one manager positively. “A news- 
paper has the right to comment 


NEWMAN PUBLIX 
DISTRICT HEAD 
IN BIG SHAKEUP 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Frank L. Newman was this week 
appointed district manager for 
Paramount Pubilx in charge of the 
Publix houses here and in Los 


upon anything offered for public 
consumption, and we know all 
about that delicate subject, ‘free- 
dom of the press,’ but we do not 
believe a newspaper has a right to 
put so much responsibility in the 
keeping of a youthful, inexperi- 
enced cub.” 

“By what right does the radio 
editor of a local paper print the 
remark that one of our acknowl- 
edged major stations is declining 
in popularity, and that the best one 
in Southern California is one that 
only operates on part time? By 
what means of exhaustive survey 
does he arrive at this conclusion?” 
asked another executive, a national 
radio figure. “He has never been 
seen in our station. If he covered 
his beat properly and visited us we 
could quickly show him plenty of 
evidence of popularity.” 

Such comments, they claim, work 
tremendous harm, costing them val- 
uable accounts who accept the 
newspaper’s word, and making re- 
sistance with new prospects very 
hard to overcome. 

Carl Haverlin, commercial man- 
ager of KFI and KECA, laid par- 
ticular stress on an article in a Los 
Angeles morning paper which stated 
that a certain national advertiser 
had cancelled his program over a 
local station because that station, 
in its opinion, did not adequately 
serve its needs. The comment con- 
tinued, “We wonder how many 
more will cancel.” 


Angeles. Additionally, G u s S. 
Eyssell, manager of the Para- 
mount in Los Angeles, was pro- 
moted to the post of district man- 
ager for Texas, and leaves next 
week to take over his new post. 
Stanley M. Brown, who has been 
managing the California here, suc- 
ceeds Eysseh, while Robert Hicks, 
former captain of the Paramount, 
Atlanta, follows Brown into the 
California. 

Newman was for a long time 
manager of the Metropolitan (now 
the Paramount) in Los Angeles, 
and has been associated with a 
number of major theatrical ven- 
tures on the coast. 

Ed Smith, divisional Publix 
head, also announced the promo- 
tion of Max Shane to the newly 
created position of divisional ad- 
vertising chief. Shane formerly 
was p. a. at the United Artists in 
Los Angeles and prior to that 
was with the Columbia Studios. 

As the new Publix lineup on 
the Coast now stands, C. C. Perry 
is Western and Pacific Coast divi- 
sion head; Ed Smith is in charge 
of the Coast; Bob Blair is in 
charge of the Northwest houses; 
Frank L. Newman is divisional 
chief, heading the San Francisco 
and Los Angeles theatres, and 
Max Shane is divisional advertising 
head. 

NEW AGENCY IS 
OPENED BY TRIO 

The Collins, Sullivan and Duffy 
Agency has opened new offices on 
the mezzanine floor of the Roose- 
velt Hotel in Hollywood, planning 
to act as representatives for play- 
ers, authors and directors in all 
branches of the show business. 

Johnny J. Collins recently re- 
signed as an executive of the RKO 
booking office in New York and 
was general booking manager and 
supervisor for a number of the 
theatres in the east. 

Joe Sullivan for the past twenty 
years has made a reputation for 
himself in promoting obscure ar- 
tists to stardom. 

Will Duffy, former owner of the 
Silver Slipper, The Frivolities and 
other night clubs in New York, is 
also one of the promoters of Mad- 
ison Square Garden of Los An- 
geles, which, it is planned, will be 
erected this fall. Duffy is also 
manager of Primo Camera. 


“A radio station,” says Haverlin, 
“has just as much right to broad- 
cast the news that the Brown and 
Yellow Soap Co. has, cancelled its 
page ad with the Daily Clarion, 
and that it wonders how many 
more advertisers will cancel for the 
same causes. There is a wide dif- 
ference between criticism and cal- 
umny, and we are not unreasonable 
in suggesting to the press that they 
themselves measure up to the 
standards that they would have us 
observe.” 

Manager Rogers of KNX said 
that he had less to complain about 
than some of the others, but that 
they all felt that prejudice and per- 
sonalities were no part of con- 
structive criticism, which they wel- 
comed. Manager Dolberg of KHJ 
spoke in similar vein, and they all 
felt that the dailies should listen as 
reasonably to their plaint as they 
themselves were expected to sub- 
mit to daily lancing. 

On the other hand, newspaper 
men laughed at what they called a 
“fuss.” “The idea advanced by 
this group,” said one managing ed- 
itor, “that we should comment only 
on programs that are good and ig- 
nore the others is 1 preposterous and 
narrow. Radio stations contribute 
nothing to the support of newspa- 
pers, so why should they dictate 
our policies? Our job is to inter- 
est our readers, and that is what 
we are trying to do.” 

Other newspaper men stated 
frankly that the daily press had 
really no great affection for radio, 
which had cut in on advertising 
accounts, and gave space to radio 
doings only as a concession to read- 
ers, and not to favor the commer- 
cial ambitions of broadcasters or to 
further the professional careers of 
radio entertainers. 

Not all station managers have 
joined in the complaint. One of 
those not invited to the confer- 
ence stated that “You will note 
these managers either have tie-ups 
with newspapers who feature them, 
or have national network connec- 
tions that almost demand space. 
The complaints, I believe, are di- 
rected against newspapers which 
have not allied themselves officially 
with any particular station.” 

Bill Ray, manager of KGER, 
stated: “Please tell the boys that 
we know nothing of this. I am 
well aware that criticism, especial- 
ly in a constructive vein, can be ex- 
traordinarily helpful in many ways. 
I am not so much concerned with 
what radio editors say about 
KGER, just so long as they sey 
something.” 



PAGE FOUR 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


Picture Reviews ~ Previeu/s ~ Shorts 


‘THE SOCIAL LION’ 

PARAMOUNT PICTURE 
(Reviewed at Paramount Theatre) 

Neatly put together and building 
its story for laughs based on char- 
acterization rather than gags, this 
film version of the Octavus, Roy 
Cohen story, “Marco Himself,” 
provides Jack Oakie with a per- 
fectly -fitting vehicle and audiences 
with several hours of pleasant en- 
tertainment. 

Though its situations and char- 
acters are tinged with the inherent 
triteness of most film tales, its 
treatment is such as to give the 
characters something more than 
standardized things to do, or rather 
they do the standardized things in 
that way that is just different 
enough to lift the piece out of the 
rut. 

It's another tale in which Skeets 
Gallagher is Oakie’s wisecracking 
manager, opening with a fight in 
which Oakie is fooled by the “your 
shoe-lace is untied” gag after tak- 
ing the fight hands down. It’s his 
first defeat. Back they go to the 
small town, where a miss of the 
social set takes on Oakie, now 
working in his dad’s garage, just 
for laughs. 

He surprises the country club 
crowd by his polo skill (acquired 
in the army) and becomes a mem- 
ber of the team, and thus a “club 
member.” Made the butt of Clive’s 
kidding at a big party, Oakie, his 
ego hurt, starts to leave town, but 
is tricked into staying for the “big 
game” by Gallagher. They win 
and he walks out on the country 
clubbers and back to Mary Brian, 
the girl next door, then to the 
prize ring, where he grabs the 
championship. Film ends on a pip 
gag at the end of the fight, the 
camera swinging down from the 
bowing Oakie to his fight shoes, 
which fasten with those patent 
zippers. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Should do well with all audiences. 
Oakie’s popularity is reaching the 
peak and in this one he does some 
fine work. Film is very fast-tem- 
poed, ideal for summer audiences 
and packed with well-planted laughs 
from start to finish. The zipper 
gag should make for a good ex- 
ploitation tie-up. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Very fast-moving conventional 
yarn that has been lifted out of the 
rut by smart treatment. Screen 
play by Herman Mankiewicz from 
scenario by Agnes Leahy is clean- 
cut and has been tempoed to high 
speed by Director John Cromwell. 
Allen Siegler’s photography is well 
handled, the polo and fight scenes 
being matched in nicely with the 
script sequences. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT: Oakie goes great 

again here, putting over the super- 
confident with great foiling from 
“Skeets” Gallagher. Mary Brian 
and Olive Borden were up to par 
in conventional parts. 

Charles Sellon played Oakie’s 
dad, and the balance of the cast, 
Cyril Ring, E. H. Calvert, James 
Gibson, Henry Roquemere, Wil- 
liam Bechtel, Richard Cummings 
and Jack Byron, played in nicely 
under Cromwell’s direction. 

GIBBONS. 


‘STRICTLY MODERN’ 

FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE 
(Reviewed at RKO Theatre) 

A diverting hour of light com- 
edy, safely and sanely directed and 
acted. The plot is one constructed 
entirely for entertainment pur- 
poses, “such stuff as dreams are 
made on,” and so will not stand 
analysis. 

Dorothy Mackaill is cast as 
“Cousin Kate,” a successful writer 
of passion stories and fixer of fam- 
ily troubles. She is called in to 
patch up a break between Cousin 
Aimee and her fiance on the eve of 
their wedding. En route on the 
train, Dorothy meets the young 
man without knowing who he was; 
a romance develops between them 
and a climax when she discovers 
who he is. She requires that he 
go ahead with the nuptials, discov- 
ers Aimee’s partiality for Judge 
Bartlett, family “adviser,” and then 
works a little scheme that stops 
the wedding at the crucial moment. 
Consequence, four sad hearts are 
turned happy. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Just the stuff for the summer 
trade. Plenty of amusement, clean 
and airy, and those who like Dor- 
othy will find her at her charming 
best. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Why the title? There is absolutely 
nothing modern about it. It is the 
oldest of old-fashioned romance, 
ever new but not “modern.” 

Bill Seiter has done a neat job 
of directing, with an eye for detail 
and tempo. 

Based on the Hubert Henry 
Davies play, “Cousin Kate,” the 
adaptation and dialogue of Ray 
Harris and Gene Towne has turned 
it into a very acceptable little 
story. It should return a nice 
profit. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT: Like the story it- 

sfelf, Dorothy’s authenticity as a 
successful nbvelist will not bear too 
close an investigation, but what of 
it? She is utterly charming and 
sweet and has never been seen to 
better advantage, and that, after all, 
is just what the customers want. 
Sidney Blackmer, as the truant 
fiance, is generally appealing, al- 
though a little awkward at times. 
Julanne Johnson, as Aimee, turned 
in a delicious performance and 
would have stolen the picture from 
a less capable lead. Warner Rich- 
mond, as a pompous young judge 
who counseled Aimee to eliminate 
passion from her marriage, was an 
acceptable butt for the main hu- 
mor. Mickey Bennett had a bit as 
kid brother, and Katherine Clare 
Ward appeared as Aimee’s officious 
mother, both good average per- 
formances. 

YEATES. 


“ONCE A GENTLEMAN” 

JAMES CRUZE PRODUCTION 

Edward Everett Horton has a 
made-to-order role in this enter- 
taining and different film, world- 
premiered at the new Pantages 
house. It’s a James Cruze pro- 
duction that ranks right on a par 
with program pictures of the big 
line companies and much better 
than many. 

It’s a bright, snappy farce, main- 
tained in tempo throughout, 
packed with chuckles that are 
contrived more smartly than the 
usual gag type of humor, yet 


comprehensible to the most ob- 
tuse film patron. 

Horton plays a butler, on the 
job for years and years, who has 
been ordered by his boss to take 
a month’s vacation and make 
whoopee upder the Broadway 
bright lights. Carrying out the 
delivery of a message from his 
boss, he wanders into an exclu- 
sive club and is mistaken for 
“Col. Carmichael from India.” 

From then on things happen at 
a rapid-fire pace, with a neatly 
interwoven love interest between. 
Horton and Lois Wilson, running 
into a logically worked out happy 
ending. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT : 
You can grab onto this one as a 
smartly funny farce that gives 
Horton plenty of opportunity for 
a pip characterization as the but- 
ler, with a splendid supporting 
cast. Should please audiences 
greatly during the warm weather. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINTf- 
Talking about getting away frbrp 
the stock story channels, it’s done 
here, with the plot not so orig- 
inal, but the treatment by Walter 
Woods with dialogue by Maude 
Fulton and direction by James 
Cruze brightening up the story to 
its full entertainment possibilities. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT : Led by Horton, the 
cast of this film has been chosen 
from the ranks of smooth and 
polished players. Horton’s imper- 
sonation of the finicky butler is 
a gem and good for scores of 
satisfying laughs. 

King. Baggott returns to the 
screen in a fine bit of work as the 
millionaire employer, and Francis 
X. Bushman put over a fine im- 
pression as the club-man, who 
took the butler into his homel 
Lois Wilson, as the housekeeper, 
handled her part with feeling and 
skill. 

.Balance of the cast, all giving 
nifty performances, included : Geo. 
Fawcett, Cyril Chadwick, Emer- 
son Treacy, Fred Sullivan, Charles 
Coleman, Evelyn Pierce, Gertrude 
Short, Estelle Bradley, Drew De- 
marest, and William J. Holmes. 

GIBBONS. 


“NOT DAMAGED” 

FOX PRODUCTION 

Lois Moran does something of 
a comeback in this trite but inter- 
estingly handled story. Digging 
deep into the stock situation bas- 
ket, the author, Richard Connell, 
came out with the .shop-girl and 
millionaire yarn, and after it went 
■through the movie hopper, it 
emerged brightened considerably 
by treatment and direction to ap- 
pear as an entertaining, though 
very light, bit of program fare. 

It’s the old familiar yarn where- 
in the beautiful girl, with the wise- 
cracking “heart - of - gold” room- 
mate, the jealous boy-friend, em- 
ployed in the store, a fascinating 
and young scion of wealth and 
the room-mates comedy heart-in- 
terest are tossed together into a 
jumble of department store, dingy 
flat and luxurious apartment set- 
tings, all mingled, of course, with 
the inevitable store ball and the 
usual pompous floorwalker. 

But it’s been neatly contrived, 
swiftly played, and for its type, a 
good example of the factory style 
standard type of entertainment. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Despite lack of any particular the- 
matic snap, novelty of story, etc., 
this is a good summer booking, 


carrying a nice balance of interest, 
laughs and drama and nicely 
mounted and produced. It’s aimed 
for the typical Average Fan. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Nothing novel in this one except 
snappy treatment by Harold At- 
teridge, introducing several smart 
script ideas and a smooth job of 
direction by Chandler Sprague. 
Nice photography by Ted Lyon. 
There are several deftly inter- 
woven song numbers, written by 
Cliff Friend and Jimmy Monaco. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT: Lois Moran had 

a nice part as the shop-girl with 
“higher aspirations,” and played it 
with charm and naturalness. 

Inez Courtney clicked as her 
room-mate, and “Red” Corcoran, 
familiar to F. and M. Idea view- 
ers, set himself in nicely as the 
hungry boob store detective. 

Walter Bryon, playing the 
wealthy chap, impressed as an in- 
dividualistic type and a skilled 
player, and Robert Ames turned 
in a first® rate characterization of 
the jealous boy-friend. 

GIBBONS. 


‘HEARTS IN EXILE’ 

WARNER BROS. PICTURE 

That this film was made some 
time back is evidenced by the fre- 
quency with which the theme song 
recurs throughout the action. It’s 
a story of Russia and Siberia, . evi- 
dently intended to have consider- 
able production value, but petering 
into a summer program filled for 
lack of big punch in either treat- 
ment or playing. 

Story is not remarkable in idea 
or treatment and has the usual 
hokum coincidences. The majority 
of the action is laid in Siberia. 
Result is a film patterned after 
the grim Russian novelists in plot 
but handled in typical Hollywood 
fashion as to treatment. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: 
A questionable booking, which 
shouldn’t be over exploited. Prob- 
ably satisfactory as a summer 
filler, though may draw fairly well 
in certain spots on the names 
of Dolores Costello and Grant 
Withers. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Michael Curtiz directed from a 
story by John Oxenham, and the 
direction isn’t up to the standard 
of previous Curtiz films. There are 
some impressive bits of photo- 
graphic work. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT: Dolores Costello 

and Grant Withers are featured in 
this but their performances are 
spotty and unconvincing. Janies 
Kirkwood as her husband, George 
Fawcett as her father and David 
Torrance as the governor in Si- 
beria took the acting honors. Oth- 
ers in the cast were: Olive Tell, 
Tom Dugan, Rose Dione and Wil- 
liam Irving. 

This is Withers’ first attempt at 
a serious romantic lead and he 
fails to impress. His reading of 
lines was often stilted and he 
didn’t seem to be able to get the 
feel of the part. He seems best 
fitted to lighter comedy roles. 


‘DANCING SWEETIES’ 

WARNER BROS. PICTURE 

With a dance hall background, 
this film is light program fare 
with stock situations, treatment 
and performances, with Grant 
Withers in another cocky role that 
winds up with heart throbs. 


Story has Withers the cup-cop- 
ping champ in the local dance hall 
with Eddie Phillips his rival for 
stepping honors. Withers, to hold 
his leadership, cops the new girl, 
brought by Phillips, Sue Carol, 
and the pair marry that night in 
one of those dance hall weddings, 
after winning the cup. 

Then the usual difficulties with 
things straightening out in the end. 

EXHIBITORS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Fair program film with nothing 
particularly notable and a rather 
cheap type of story and atmos- 
phere. Can be sold only on the 
hotsy-totsy of the fast-stepping 
younger generation. 

PRODUCERS’ VIEWPOINT: 
Ray Enright’s direction is speedy 
and conventional, never departing 
from tried and true movie meth- 
ods of getting over his ideas. 
Script and dialogue are of medi- 
ocre quality. 

CASTING DIRECTORS’ 
VIEWPOINT: Grant Withers, 
who heads this cast, practically 
convinces that he is not an ac- 
complished actor in this one. He 
has an annoying habit of speak- 
ing many of his lines as though 
he were unfeelingly reciting them 
over and over like a penance-do- 
ing schoolboy. In the lighter 
breezy moments as the egotistical 
dance fiend, his work is much 
better. 

Sue Carol’s performance as the 
dancing wife was satisfactory, her 
work showing an improvement in 
understanding of characterization. 
Edna Murphy as Withers’ first 
dancing partner and Eddie Phil- 
lips as the rival turned in pass- 
ably good performances in parts 
that furnished but the standardized 
type of acting opportunity. Sid 
Silvers got over a nice bit of 
Work as the “personality” dance hall 
manager and Eddie Moran ap- 
peared briefly as the proprietor 
and Kate Price also had a minor 
part as Sue’s mother. 

GIBBONS. 


PREVIEW 

“BROKEN WEDDING 
BELLS” 

The second of a series of Karl 
Dane-George K. Arthur comedies, 
distinguished for unusually elabor- 
ate production and good direction. 

The story was of a wedding, and 
the difficulties that beset the bride 
and groom in gaining p riva cy 
enough to retire. 

Dane and Arthur appeared as 
radio installation men, Karl the 
great being the dumb, burden-bear- 
ing ox, and Arthur the small be- 
ing the executive. There was no 
pie throwing, but plenty of house 
wrecking, which had sufficient sem- 
blance of logicality to maintain in- 
terest. There was as much humor 
as comedy, which widens the ap- 
peal, and the closing gag, in which 
the landlord smashed the radio but 
could not entirely kill off the mu- 
sic until the last little bit was de- 
molished, and then found it was 
his own set, was a well-handled 
payoff. 

That the preview audience liked 
it was noisily apparent. 

Supporting the comedy team was 
Daphne Pollard, the bride, Harry 
Bowen, the bridegroom, Irving Ba- 
con, landlord, and Fern Emmett, his 
wife. Story and direction were by 
Lewis R. Foster, and Lee Zahler 
attended to the music dubbing. 
Len Powers photographed it. 

YEATES. 



DIRECTION FOX WEST COAST THEATRES 


HELLS 

ANGELS 


SID GRAUMANS 

PROLOGUE 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE FIVE 


WC 


In Holly wood"~Now 

By BUD MURRAY 


Not a premiere this week in HOLLYWOOD, and yet there 
are many more New Yorkers, IN HOLLYWOOD — NOW, 
whom we worked for and with and knew them when. Just 
follow us over to the Brown Derby for lunch — Monday — and 
over in the corner is William O’Neal, whom we discovered 
at the N. Y. Elks in 1923, and placed him with his first stage 
job, “Lady in Ermine,” and since then he has been a fea- 
tured tenor, with “New Moon” and “The Desert Song” on 


Broadway. There’s Louis Shurr,"’ 
the Broadway ace agent, and 
Charley Judels, who just signed a 
long term contract with, Warner 
Brothers, and Charley takes us 
back to a Winter Garden play in 
1917, “Doing Our Bit,” we were 
singing and dancing. Charley was 
head funny man. 

With Charley is William Collier, 
Sr., the dean of wise-crackers, who 
forgot how many benefits he 
workt at the Winter Garden, 
while we were the back stage 
head man. 

Walter Herzbrun, a publicity 
man from N. Y., now a real hon- 
est-to-goodness booking agent, in 
the Wm. Morris office (how times 
change). Eddie Kane, he of the 
old team of Kane & Herman (a 
sure-fire next-to-closing act). Ed- 
die is having a tough time trying 
to convince the moving picture 
producers he is capable of doing 
other parts besides imitating Zeig- 
feld. 

Another good Broadway com- 
edian, Eddie Buzzell (yes, former- 
ly of the Winter Garden), and an- 
other Broadway booking agent, 
Max Hart. That’s only a few we 
saw whom we knew in N. Y. years 
ago, and they are all IN HOL- 
LYWOOD— NOW. 

Along the Boulevard, bumped 
into Lester Dorr, a 'young man who 
is One of the best character com- 
edians and staright men we have 
had in Broadway shows many 
times, is out here IN HOLLY- 
WOOD — NOW, and picture peo- 
ple are certainly missing a good 
bet when they don’t put this man 
on a stock contract. (Lon Chaney 
better watch out.) A few seconds 
later right smack into one of the 
sweetest gentlemen we k n o w, 
Johnny Swor of that famous fam- 
ous family of black-face comedians, 
who was with Charley Mack in the 
“Maid In America" show we were 
with en tour in 1914-1 5. We re- 
minded Johnny about the eat and 
grow thin diet he started then 
and when we left him to Cash in 
in Sioux City, but to look at John 
now we would match him against 
“Makes Smelling.” That daddy of 
character singing comedians, 
George Whiting, of that famous 
team of Whiting and Burt, for so 
many years vaudeville headliners, 
and with George is the old Colum- 
bia wheel favorite, with the Ponce 
de Leon secret, Ned “Clothes” 
Norton, who looks one hundred per 
cent better without his toupee. All 
right IN BOLLYWOOD— NOW. 

Got a surprise call from an old 
Chicago friend who is now IN 
HOLLYWOOD— NOW, as gen- 
eral booker for Paramount-Publix, 
who contemplate stage presenta- 
tions in many coast houses. Harry 
Santley is the name, and we took 
him down to Long Beach to see 
a set of Bud Murray’s California 
Sunbeams at the Strand Theatre, 
and on the way home, driving 
thru the invigorating cool nite 
air, Harry confided he is in the 
whirl of a romance, and his future 
bride is on her way to Hollywood 
and the wedding bells will soon 
ring. 

His frolicking days are over, so 
we decided to make a nite of it and 
drove to the cream of nite clubs, 
George Olsen’s place (m i n u s 
women), and it happened to be a 
nite in honor of that charming 
songstress from Broadway, Vivi- 
enne Segal, who is making pic- 

tures for Warner Bros. A nov- 
elty, folks, we saw Bert Wheeler 
for the first time without his co- 
hort, Bobby Woolsey. Also at the 

same table, Walter Catlett, who 

got up and told a few “gags.” 
Bert followed him, and then those 
two dancing brothers, Louis and 
Charley Mosconi, staged a little 
dance with Bernice Spear (Mrs. 

Bert Wheeler), and they are from 
the Winter Garden, yes, sir, while 
we were there. And they are IN 
H OLLYW O OD— N OW. _ 

John T. Murray and his charm- 
ing wife, Vivian Oakland — they, 
too, were at the Winter Garden 
years ago, and Joe “Frisco” blew 
in with his heater and sat with 
Sid Gary, of that grand singing 
team of Bernard and Gary, and 
took us back to the “Frolics” in 
Chicago. Watch that Arthur Lake 
(our pupil) swirling around with 
that “peachy girl,” giving us the 
“eye,” Lack .of space prevents us 


from mentioning the many others 
IN HOLLYWOOD— NOW, be- 
cause we want to take you over 
to the Friday nite fites at the Hol- 
lywood Legion. 

Rite opposite, ia her regular 
seat, we see Dolly Nelson (Mrs. 
Eddie Nelson) looking like a mil- 
lion dollars and very chic. And 
rite near Dolly is that legitimate 
comedian, Charley Winninger, who 
has been in many Winter Garden 
shows, with and without his trom- 
bone. And now we again see those 
Siamese Twins, Bertie and Bobbie, 
our two boy friends. Away over 
is our pal, Lew Pollack, now writ- 
continued on Page 13) 

LETCHER PLANS 
BOOKINGS TIEUP 

Plans for a booking circuit along 
the coast for presentations and 
vaudeville by A1 Leichter are in 
their formative stages, according to 
the agent. 

For the past twenty years Leich- 
ter has been a producer and book- 
ing agent with headquarters in New 
York and branch offices in De- 
troit. 

Last week Leichter moved his 
headquarters to the coast, opening 
offices in Hollywood to handle 
screen, stage, presentation, vaude 
and fair bookings. 

He plans to open further branch 
offices in Seattle and Denver by 
early fall. Associated with him are 
Max Millard and Eddie Browder. 

CASTINGSTARTS 
FOR BURLESQUE 

(Continued from Page 1) 
they might go into Hollywood if 
a house is available. 

For some months there has been 
local agitation among the theatrical 
contingent for a burle house here, 
it being pointed out that the natu- 
ral location of this city, doing a 
heavy sea port business, would be 
a cinch for this type of show. The 
Capitol has been a white elephant 
for a long time, largely due to the 
legit things offered there, but it 
is figured that a good show of this 
type ca'n draw a lot of consistent 
trade, building up weekly. The 
house will have an added break 
by the discontinuance of stage 
shows at the downtown Casino, 
only a few blocks away from the 
Capitol. 

Irons and Clammage are oper- 
ators of the Columbia Theatre in 
New York, the Star and Garter, 
Gaiety and Haymarket in Chicago 
and other houses throughout the 
East and Middle West. They are 
the largest stock burlesque oper- 
ators in the country. 

Some thirteen years ago Irons 
and Clammage, prospected for a 
coast chain. At that time Will 
King, Armstrong Bros., the Dal- 
tons, Ben Dillon, A1 Franks and 
one or two others were in com- 
plete domination of the field and 
so well established in their re- 
spective communities that oppor- 
tunities for competition were re- 
mote. Accordingly, the firm aban- 
doned plans for a coast chain until 
recently. Their plan of a group 
of stock chain houses is one that 
has been discussed often by the 
Daltons in Los Angeles but has 
never come to a fruition. 


FROHMAN SHIFTED 


Bert Frohman, formerly master 
of ceremonies at. the Fox, St. 
Louis, has been transferred to the 
Fox, Detroit. 


NOTICE 

Arch Woody is no longer 
associated with Inside 
Facts of Stage and Screen 
in any capacity. 


About Commercial Ads Fo r 
Picture House Screens 

There is a discussion going on in various parts of the 
country as to the propriety of running advertising mat- 
ter on theatre screens, and supporters are pointing out 
that radio mixes advertising with its entertainment, and 
that fiction magazines run to a large proportion of ad- 
vertising matter, to which readers make no discernible 
objection. 

If picture exhibitors followed the custom of fiction 
publishers there would probably be no objection to an 
advertising policy. If you want fiction without advertis- 
ing you buy it in book form, at a price averaging two or 
three dollars. Otherwise, you buy a magazine at any- 
where from a nickel to thirty-five cents, and take it with 
the advertising that makes the low price possible. 

The exhibitor, therefore, might let the same principle 
govern his box office prices, and there could then be no 
opposition from the public. 

As for radio, that of course is free, and none but a 
veterinary should examine the molar equipment of a gift 
horse. 


CORNER ‘BUGS’ 
PUTTING ON BIG 
TIME TRIMMINGS 


Corner-lot golf is taking on 
many of the aspects of show 
business, and some new ones 
of its own, in Los Angeles 
and Hollywood. 

New courses are being rap- 
idly licked into shape, and 
when finished are opened with 
all the glory of a film premiere, 
wd-th lights, loudspeakers, music 
and a master of ceremonies. 

Noodles Fagan is much in de- 
mand for these affairs. His line of 
chattery humor, spoken into a pub- 
lic address system, kidding the cus- 
tomers and .getting the laughs, to- 
gether with the music and prizes 
for the best opening scores, are 
making these openings as popular 
for first-nighters and celebrity 
hounds as the picture premieres. 

The courses are getting to be 
virtually a twenty-four-hour 
amusement hereabouts. The peak 
hours seem to be from the dinner 
hour on until midnight, then some 
night-owl trade for a couple of 
hours,' until the milkman comes 
abroad. From then on, for a cou- 
ple lof hours or so, milk wagons 
can be found parked around the 
course while the drivers match 
wits over the intricacies of the 18 
holes. They are followed by the 
mail carriers starting out, banker 
style, a little earlier for their golf, 
and then there is a lull while the 
courses are watered and tidied up 
for early wives on their market- 
ing trips, garage mechanics at 
lunch time, then the matinee trade. 

Now that there are so many 
courses, the public is becoming 
quite -choosey. It is not unusual 
to find, within a block or two of 
an overcrowded course, another 
one whose only inhabitant is a 
disconsolate attendant, squatted un- 
der -a beach umbrella with a mag- 
azine for company. The fans say 
they leave him alone because it is 
a homemade course, and they re- 
quire all the modern trappings and 
facilities. 

Elaborate sandwich stands and 
parking yards are now springing 
up beside the -more prosperous 
ones, and financial houses are ad- 
vertising construction loan facili- 
ties for more new ones. 

But while -the immediate pros- 
pect seems depressing for show 
business with the golf competition, 
it is bringing joy to many actors 
who had been chased from the 
boards by the films. For many of 
the Tom Thumb operators are 
thespians, and showmanship meth- 
ods are in no -small measure re- 
sponsible for the great and -grow- 
ing vogue of the lilliputian sport. 


FAZENDA SERIES STARTS 


Louise Fazenda will start her 
first production in the series in 
which she is to be starred by 
Larry Darmour July S. Miss Fa- 
zenda commences work in “Pure 
and Simple,” a two-reel comedy, 
under the direction of Phil Whit- 
man. She is scheduled to make 
five others to be released by RKO. 
The series has been held up pend- 
ing the completion of Miss Fazen- 
da’s work in “Leathernecking,” now 
being made at The Radio studios. 


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COLUMBIA SETS 
FOREIGN POLICY 

Columbia plans to establish im- 
mediately foreign production units 
in both Germany and France, with 
possibilities of a similar unit later 
in England, President Jo Brandt 
announced last week. 

Production policy projected calls 
for the use of foreign stars, di- 
rectors and other talent with the 
executive and supervising direction 
in the hands of Hollywood film 
men. A number 'of American di- 
rectors will work with the foreign 
megaphonists. 

Harry Cohn, who is head of 
the Hollywood studios of the con- 
cern, will be in supervising charge 
of the foreign activities. It is the 
belief of the Columbia heads that 
this policy will eventually work 
out as superior to the multilingual 
“in Hollywood” method. 

Columbia’s foreign plans will 
parallel its production policies in 
the United States. Outstanding 
stage successes of Germany and 
France will be acquired, to serve 
as the basis of production material, 
and foreign stories and novels will 
also be used. 


WILLS ADDS TEACHERS 


Walter S. Wills is making ad- 
ditions to his staff of teachers for 
additional summer classes, which 
start Monday, June 23. Buddy 
Eason will have charge of the semi- 
ballet, musical comedy and jazz 
numbers. The acrobatic division 
will be in charge of William 
Ritchey. Wills will teach -the tap, 
off-rythm and eccentric classes. In 
addition to his principal teachers. 
Wills will also employ a corps of 
assistants to teach beginners’ 
classes. 


WARNERS STAGE 
POLICY IS SET 

(Continued from Page 2) 
ner and First National studios, 
are still undecided, but are now 
being ironed out, with the even- 
tual possibility that the rapidly ex- 
panding Warner coast chain will 
be booked on a basis similar to 
that now being used by Publix. 

With the opening production, 
which will include name acts, will 
be featured a line of 36 girls 
trained by Ceballos. Frank Mur- 
phy, Warners’ electrical head, will 
handle stage lighting and effects 
for the new productions. 

Following on the heels of the 
Warner announcement is the re- 
port that Publix is laying plans 
to complete their return to the 
stage show policy with a 25-piece 
orchestra going into the Para- 
mount here. (Elsewhere in this 
issue of Inside Facts is news of 
important personnel changes in 
Publix coast operation. ) 

Meanwhile, Fred Miller, who re- 
cently reopened the California on 
Main Street, is reported laying 
plans to introduce stage support 
for his weekly change talker 
policy. 

Local RKO officials refused to 
confirm reports of that circuit’s 
intended amplification of their cur- 
rent coast stage policy, stating 
that for the present the all-talkie 
policy at the Orpheum, with vaud- 
film at the RKO, was highly suc- 
cessful. But the reports of coast 
changes p e rsist ed, with RKO 
promising a full 84 weeks booking 
for acts by fall. 


LANGAN RETURNS 

John Langan, former Paramount 
director, has returned to Holly- 
wood after a three months’ trip to 
Europe, during which he made a 
tour of the European studios. 


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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 



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Vol. XI Saturday, June 21, 1930 No. 25 


Phoney Press Agents 

THERE COME regularly to the editorial offices of this 
newspaper and to those of many other publications, daily 
and weekly contributions marked in huge letters, “NEWS.” 
Do not confuse the subject of this discussion with the regu- 
lar contributions of the legitimate studio publicists and the 
few reputable free-lance press agents. 

FOR THESE inane, badly written, stupidly phrased and 
ignorantly punctuated screeds bear no mark of the news-' 
paper experience that won most of the reputable publicists 
their positions. They are the product of half-per cent chis- 
selers, apple-saucing moochers, who snatch coffee and cake 
money from unwise professionals in exchange for their 
dubious “services.” 

MOST OF these petit larceny pin-money grabbers are 
scarcely able to operate the one tool of the writing craft, a 
typewriter. Yet by dint of sheer crust and the gullibility of 
many professionals, they manage to hang along the fringe 
of the industry, milking one or another artist of sometimes 
small change, and occasionally finding the chance for a 
bigger touch. 

THEY ARE heartily disliked, both as to character and 
activity, by the reputable studio publicists and free-lancers. 
And they bring their clients little benefit in exchange for 
their hire. 

NEWSPAPER editors and dramatic critics should scan 
their droolings carefully. Artists should consider well before 
promising to pay fees, even on a chicken-feed basis, to the 
chiselers. And the reputable press representatives in Holly- 
wood should forget some of their petty differences and per- 
sonal grievances and get together to wipe out a species of 
cheap racketeering that is a blight on their profession. 


Do We Need More Sunshine ? 

Many coast newspapers are intelligently opposing the at- 
tempt to foist Daylight Saving time on California. Typical 
of the attitude of the public-spirited press in the matter is 
the following editorial reprinted from the Sacramento “Bee” : 

“That hardy perennial, daylight saving, is about to crop 
up once more, this time in the form of an initiative measure 
to be submitted to the voters of California in November. 

“The proponents of this measure always have been beaten 
in the legislature up to this time. Now apparently they hope 
to put their scheme over by opposing to public apathy a 
well organized minority. 

“But there must be no public apathy. This daylight sav- 
ing scheme is essentially vicious. It is designed to further the 
interests of a small group at the expense of the public gen- 
erally. 

“And it is opposed in principle by nearly every one out- 
side the specially interested group that is fathering the plan. 

t t 

“It is opposed by motion picture companies and theatre 
owners generally on the ground that everywhere it has been 
tried theatre attendance has fallen off and revenues conse- 
quently decreased. 

“Who, then, favors this bill? A group of stock brokers 
in Los Angeles and San Francisco, who wish for their own 
convenience to be able to set their clocks to correspond with 
those of New York, in which state daylight saving exists. 

“No one else is in favor of it that The Bee has been able 
to find, and it certainly is the acme of gall for these people 
to sacrifice the habits and comforts of the whole state in 
order to further their own private convenience. 

“If daylight saving gets on the ballot in November it 
should be voted down overwhelmingly.” 


TEL-A-PHONEY 

ft?) JAMES MADISON 



Hello, Satan. 


GETS LONG CONTRACT 

Valma Valentine has been given 
a five-year contract with Radio 
Pictures. Before joining the Pearl 
Eaton dancers at RKO a year ago, 
Miss Valentine was on the New 
York stage. Recently she appeared 
in small parts in “Rio Rita,” “The 
Cuckoos” and “Dixiana.” 


XYLOPHONE 

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RUTH HIATT SIGNED 


Ruth Hiatt, who has been ap- 
pearing in comedies for the past 
seven years, has just been selected 
by Pathe to essay the leading fem- 
inine role opposite Charles Kaley 
in “The Beauties,” a musical com- 
edy being directed by Frank Davis. 


BERKELEY’S CONTRACT 


Busby Berkeley, New York mu- 
sical comedy director, has been 
signed by Paramount as a director. 
He directed the entire production 
of “The Street Singer.” 


Letters From 
Facts Readers 

These discussions do not necessarily re- 
flect the editorial opinion of this news- 
paper. If you disagree with us, say it 
anyhow. 


NEW VOICE HEARD 

LONG BEACH: I am one of 
many who has been enjoying the 
instructing and amusing discussion 
between Mr. Lloydwell and Music 
Editor Tenney, and I agree with 
both, but I certainly do not agree 
with Mr. Moore who wrote last 
week. He sounds like a schoolboy 
who must get a belly laugh out 
of everything. 

But while speaking of orches- 
tra leaders from the viewpoint of 
the “front oif the house,” let me 
call attention to the chap who 
stands up in the middle of a small 
group and saws on a violin, the 
while swaying and swinging as 
though pulling the rest along by 
sheer might and main. The other 
boys saw or blow away seemingly 
unconcerned, about a half beat be- 
hind. This lead violin is always 
a squeally, caterwauling thing, and 
the result is annoyance rather than 
entertainment for the audience. 

Europe long since recognized the 
importance of properly drilling 
conductors, and it is impossible to 
get a leadership over there unless 
a graduate of a director’s school. 
I have often wondered how our 
boys ever get their leader jobs. 
Can Mr. Tenney inform us? 

H. BARCLAY-SMYTHE. 


MAYBE HE HAS 

LOS ANGELES: Let me sug- 
gest to Mr. Lloydwell that if he 
does not like the personal appear- 
ance of orchestra leaders, he do 
the same as I. Stay home and 
listen to the radio. 

WESLEY CHARLSON. 

SMALLER INDES 
BREAK SEEN IN 
SILENT POLICY 


The decision of the majority of 
the large producers to dispense 
with further production of silent 
pictures is being hailed as an op- 
portunity by many of the smaller 
independents. 

Less than fifty per cent of the 
country’s film theatres are 
equipped with sound, and without 
silents these houses would be 
forced either into darkness or into 
sound installation. 

Speculation as to whether silent 
production has been dropped at 
the inspiration of the electrical in- 
terests, in order to speed the de- 
mand for sound equipment, is 
rife around Hollywood, but the 
non-silent policy has been adopted 
not only by the major producers 
whose affiliations with electrical 
interests are known, but by the 
larger independents, such as Co- 
lumbia. 

However, the free-lancers have 
taken sudden hope that a quick 
splurge into silents might result 
in a ready market from the non- 
wired houses, and Poverty Row is 
seeing a hurried dusting off of 
old camera equipment, rejected 
scenarios, title writers and ambi- 
tions. 


BARITONE SIGNED 


George Houston, who recently 
completed a year in the leading 
role in the eastern run of “New 
Moon,” has been signed by M-G-M 
to play romantic singing roles in 
forthcoming musical productions. 


Says: 

Leaving the 24th for New 
Orleans . . . invited hy the 
Mayor . . . gone two weeks 
. . . watch for the new m. 
c. at the Cellar . . . great 

understudy . . . will be 

seeing my brother, Henry, at 
the Club Forest, which is 
some consolation. . . . 

• • •• 

P. S. — The CELLAR is at 
Cosmo Street and Hollywood 
Boulevard . . . between Vine 
and Oahuenga . . . the phone 
numbers are GRanite 8 3 8 2 
and HODywood 9 15 9 . . . 
parking is free at the lot 
across from the CELLAR . , . 
the CHRYSLER and SAM- 
SONS are there. 

Thank You. 


Hello, James Madison. 

What are bedbugs called in 
the lower regions? 

Hell’s Angels. 


Hello, Noah Beery. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What’s “The Song of the 
Flame”? 

Fire insurance. 


Hello, Charlie Chaplin. 

Hello, James Madison. 

Who is the biggest boob you 
met last week? 

A fellow who thinks that 
custard pies are kept in the 
casting room. 


Hello, Conlin and Glass. 

Hello, James Madison. 

That was quite a fire they 
had in the periodical room of 
the Los Angeles Public Li- 
brary last Sunday. 

It’s a lucky thing that none 
of the magazines exploded. 


Hello, H. Purdy. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What’s a good way to greet 
a person who has a cold in 
the head? 

Good bordig. 


Hello, Mark Linder. 


Film Row 

Cuttings 


By FRED YEATES 

After a few weeks of almost 
tropical lethargy in evidence around 
the Row, with salesmen and their 
curb conventions conspicuous by 
their rarity, W e found this week a 
veritable hive of seeming industry. 
At least there was much more man 
power visible; legs propelled bodies 
about from place to place, much 
conversation was to be heard, and 
not less than three silewalk con- 
ventions could be found in prog- 
ress almost any time. 

Scenting big news, we dawdled 
casually along the gutter, our ele- 
phant ears shamelessly distended to 
gather crumbs of knowledge from 
the feast of discussion and flow of 
talk. We gathered plenty, but not 
about the film industry. Thrilling 
stories of golf, both of the Tom 
Thumb and the daddy long-legs 
varieties, and something about “un- 
derhanded baseball.” We scented 
scandal here, but it turned out to 
be indoor ball. Fishing, picnicking, 
and even pinochel. But nothing 
about pictures. 

Still, it was nice to find the boys 
interested about something, at last. 
And now the big conventions are 
over and the big shots have gone 
back east, they can come out of 
hiding. 

♦ * * 

Lola Gentry, of the local Film 
Board of Trade, has gone to Seat- 
tle to be aiway a couple of weeks. 
The assumption is that there is to 
be a zoning and clearance meeting 
up there, and Miss Gentry’s mis- 
sion probably is to indicate the 
lines along which, the dove of peace 
was coaxed into the local cote a 
few weeks ago. 

Another piece of news from the 
B. of T. office is that Miss Appel- 
soss has gone back east. 

* * * 

Exchange managers from Unit- 
ed Artists, Pathe and First Na- 
tional were observed in close con- 
ference in the latter’s office. Does 
■this, by any chance, mean a mer- 
ger? 

* * * 

George Caldaras is now able to 
ascend his throne at Tiffany. Next 
time he falls, he says, it will be 
up instead of down. 

* * * 

The Columbia office is trying 
hard to appear modest under the 


Hello, James Madison. 

Eight million straws were 
used by soda fountains last 
year. 

We’re getting to be a regu- 
lar nation of suckers. 


Hello, Jimmie Brockman. 

Hello, James Madison. 

I read in the paper that 
Blackstone is retiring after 31 
years. 

That’s what I call making a 
night of it. 


Hello, Nat Spitzer. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What is that trouble be- 
tween you and some of the 
movie moguls? 

They are trying to put the 
GAG on Ingagi. 


Hello, i Will Rogers. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What’s your opinion of the 
Literary Digest poll? 

It’s a very insecure one for 
the _ prohibitionists to lean 
against. 


Hello, Dorothy Mackaill. 

Hello, James Madison. 

What is your definition of 
the perfect sap? 


compliment handed out by the N. 
Y. execs here last week for the 
convention, who said this was the 
cleanest office in their organiza- 
tion. It’s true, too. You can look 
behind any ear in the office and 
find it spotless; even in the ship- 
ping room. 

* * * 

The whole district is clean. Res- 
taurant flies are polite and never 
settle on the food, there are mo 
massage parlors in the district, and 
the prevalent'' wind keeps the re- 
fuse rolling east and north. It is 
no place for an enquiring reporter. 


MAJOR’S NEW JOB 


Port Major has been assigned 
from the Fox-West Coast home 
office to assume charge of the 
newly created Portland division, 
which takes this territory from un- 
der the supervision of Earl Crabb. 
Crabb will concentrate his atten- 
tion on the Seattle division of the 
theatre chain. Major has been at- 
tached to the home office for the 
past eight years. 


LAEMMLE RETURNS 


Carl Laemmle, Sr., president of 
Universal Pictures Corporation, is 
back at Universal City after a visit 
of several weeks in New York. 

The 

Comedian 

is a monthly publication 
that vaudeville folks, ra- 
dio entertainers and all 
public humorists should 
become acquainted with. 

It contains only new 
laughs and costs $1 per 
copy, or $10 by the year. 
Small but good, and sold 
with a guarantee. No. 1 
is now ready and I really 
think you’ll like it. Pub- 
lished by 

WALTER LONDON 

P. O. Box 139, Vine St. Station 
Hollywood, Calif. 


One who thinks you can get 
pyorrhea from eating pie. 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE SEVEN 



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OAKLAND, June 19. — After 
two weeks of Edward Everett 
Horton in “Her Cardboard Lover” 
George Ebey opened “Just Mar- 
ried” with Horton, for seven days. 
“Bachelor Father” is set to follow 
next week. 

* * * 

Despite good business on it 
Henry Duffy closed “Little Acci- 
dent” at his Dufwin because it 
was not the family type of play 
he is presenting. “Whispering 
Gallery” is current. 

* * * 

City of Oakland has loaned the 
Arctic cutter “Bear” to Fox for 
use in the filmization of Jack Lon- 
don’s “Sea Wolf.” Fox will change 
the cutter to a Millionaire’s yacht 
and take it to sea. 

* * * 

Lillian Albertson brought over 
the “Student Prince” cast from 
the Curran in San Francisco to 
view a Friday matinee of “New 
Moon” at the Fox Grand Lake, 
where the latter production was 
in for three days to pretty good 
business. The show has folded. 

* * * 

Phil Phillips played up the re- 
turn of Mickey Mouse sound car- 
toons to the Fox Oakland screen 
when he laid out this week’s ads 
for the dailies. The comedy fea- 
tures are given big credit at this 
house. 

* * * 

Although they admitted that the 
growling of tigers is preferable to 
the noise of the “Stein Song,” 
Oakland park officials expressed 
hope that the latter era in music 
would soon pass and accordingly 
voted an expenditure of $2600 for 
two radio receiving sets in city 
parks. 

ASKAM INTO FOX 


VACATIONING YOUNGSTERS AID 
FILMS; CHEVALIER AT $21,000 

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19. — Closing of schools and a 
consequent flood of vacationing youngsters has aided picture 
house matinees to a certain extent, especially in the district 
houses, while downtown theatres are continuing at the usual 
pace but at a slight pickup. Business that has been down for 
the past few weeks perked up somewhat for the current 
stanza, a run of good pictures being the reason. 

Outstanding in all the town was the Maurice Chevalier 

opus, “Big Pond,” at Publix’s St. 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
By arrangement with Louis Mac- 
ldon, Perry Askam comes into the 
Fox this week for a seven-day 
stand during which engagement 
he will sing some of the tunes 
from “Desert Song” and “New 
Moon” in which he starred. This 
is the first time Macloon has per- 
mitted outside usage of his show 
tunes. 

HELEN PETCH CLICKED 

Through an oversight, the name 
of Helen Petch was omitted from 
the Inside Facts review of the 
“Rose Garden” Idea, which opened 
the new Hollywood Pantages 
house. Miss Petch is a versatile 
dancer and a bright spot in the 
production. 

FASHION NEWS MOVES 

Hillis Hooper, secretary-treasurer 
of Fashion News, the talking fash- 
ion short, announces the removal 
of their offices from Western ave- 
nue to the Tec-Art Studios. Be- 
sides their suite of offices at the 
studio, the company has also leased 
one of the sound stages on which 
they will build their own sets for 
their fashion displays which are 
filmed in technicolor. Meredith 
Fulton will continue in the capac- 
ity of chief director. 


NINA FRELLSON’S 

JUVENILE FOLLIES 

Permanent Address: 
Inside Facts 


Francis. The smiling Frenchman’s 
popularity has not waned since his 
“Innocents of Paris” and “Love 
Parade,” and his newest Para- 
mount picture opened heavily this 
week with a near-record figure of 
$21,000. Plenty of woman patrons 
for this one. 

Publix’s Paramount was up, too. 
Third week of stage shows with 
A1 Mitchell as m. c., Ron and Don 
at the organ and William Powell 
in Par’s “Shadow of the Law” 
drew $20,500 to the house — a bet- 
ter figure than this theatre has 
had in a number of weeks. Jack 
Oakie in “The Social Lion” is cur- 
rent. After two weeks Par’s “Bor- 
der Legion” bowed out of Publix’s 
California to the tune of $15,000, 
giving way to Billie Dove in 
“Sweethearts and Wives.” 

The Fox, too, was up in the 
front ranks. With an excellent 
picture, Ruth Chatterton in Par’s 
“Lady of Scandal,” and Fanchon 
and Marco’s “Smiles” unit, and 
Walt Roesner, m. c., that house 
piled up the gross of $43,000. Fox’s 
“Men Without Women and Perry 
Askam in person comprise the 
present show. At Loew’s Warfield 
the rotund Paul Whiteman in 
Universals “King of Jazz” came 
a little too late in this type of 
show for the best business. Flicker 
drew $16,000 into the theatre and 
that’s not the best money in the 
world. “Big House” follows. 

The Orpheum was better than 
it has been since “Ingagi.” Fox’s 
“On the Level,” with McLaglen, 
Tashman and D’Orsay pulled a 
flock of fans into the upper Mar- 
ket street house to total the gross 
of $15,000. 

Wagnon’s twin houses, the Em- 
bassy and Davies, were fair. First 
and last week of Belle Bennett in 
Warner’s “Courage,” at the Em- 
bassy. took $7000, being replaced 
by. “White Cargo.” House is now 
union, Liborius Hauptman’s or 
chestra having gone in with the 
current picture. The Davies, with 
Benny Rubin in “Sunny Skies,” 
did $6000, giving way to “Cock o’ 
the Walk,” with Joe Schildkraut. 
Casino, with John Gilbert in “Re 
demption” and stage show, did 
$7000. 

DANCE SHOW CLICKS 


MIKE COHEN TO 
SUCCEED MEES 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19, 
After disagreeing with Henry 
Duffy on the type of plays to be 
offered in his Coast legit houses, 
Richard Marshall, general man- 
ager, and Carleton Miles, press 
agent, resigned last week. Meyer 
“Mike” Cohen has been selected 
to succeed Miles, and it is prob- 
able that Duffy himself will take 
over the post formerly held by 
Marshall. 

In addition to his press agent 
duties Cohen will act as house 
manager at the Alcazar and assis- 
tant to Duffy. His latest p. a. 
job was on Tiffany’s “Journey’s 
End” at the Geary. 

Both Marshall and Miles are in 
Los Angeles. 

The disagreement between Duf- 
fy, Marshall and Miles came when 
the latter two advocated presen- 
tation of such plays as “Little Ac- 
cident,” which they put into the 
Dufwin in Oakland last week. 
Duffy, however, is anxious to con- 
tinue his policy of “family type” 
plays and it was over this that the 
break came. 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Ann Hofmann’s annual dance ex- 
hibition at the California Hall last 
week proved a success, over a 
thousand customers attending the 
affair. Miss Hofmann presented 
more than eighty of her juvenile 
pupils in all styles of dancing. 

DOING SHOW SIGNS 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
The G. and M. theatrical card sign 
studio in the Kress building has 
contracted for the lobby art work 
of the Irving and Riviera The- 
atres, as well as several music 
publishing offices. 

FILM STARS VISIT 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Jeanette MacDonald, star of Par’s 
“Love Parade,” and Helene Chad- 
wick, film player, were in San 
Francisco this week for rest. 


AETISTS ALWAYS WELCOME 

CHAS. SCHULER 


STAGE ARTS STUDIO 

Dancing for Professionals T)y Professionals 


1141 MARKET ST. 


SAN FRANCISCO 


NORM ANDERSON 


Eccentric Comedy Dancer 


PARAMOUNT 


SAN FRANCISCO 


Week June 21 — Paramount, Portland 
Week June 28 — Paramount, Seattle 


TRAINING DANCE GROUP 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Jacques Moreau of the Howard 
Ross dance studio, is training 16 
girls for a season of opera to be 
presented soon under the manage- 
ment of Antoine de Vally. 

SUDDEN CLOSING 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.- 
Lloyd Campbell, independent mu- 
sic publisher, suddenly closed his 
offices in the Kress Building last 
week. 


WENDT IS WED 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.- 
George Wendt, first trumpet i 
Walt Roesner’s orchestra at th 
Fox, was married last week f 
Jane Bell, who was formerly i 
Fanchon’s stock line at the hous' 

Barney Greenberg, operator of tl 
Cinema Club on Film Row, lo: 
his wife and the family radio th 
week when his spouse filed suit fc 
divorce. She wanted no alimon; 
only the radio. 


Hollywood 

Tragedy 

When Kenneth Daigneau 
was returning from the East 
recently he struck up train 
acquaintance with a lady who 
revealed that she was coming 
out to surprise a sweetie who 
had left her behind in Ohio 
a year before. 

“He has been doing won- 
derfully well in Hollywood,” 
the lady confided, “and has 
become vice-president of one 
of the biggest companies out 
there. So I am just going 
to drop in and surprise him, 
and maybe we’ll he married.” 

Kenneth helped her with 
her grips at the L. A. depot, 
and stood beside her at a 
telephone booth while she 
looked up a number and then 
dialed. In a moment she 
turned a puzzled face to her 
escort. 

“The telephone has been 
TEMPORARILY DISCON- 
NECTED!” she said. 


Market St. 
Gleanings 

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Seventy miles from San Francisco, 
hidden in the mountain recesses of 
Northern California there nestle a 
group of resorts along the Russian 
River where many of the theatrical, 
musical and radio fraternity gather 
for vacations and week-ends. Chief 
among these spots is Rio Nido, 
captained By Duncan Smith, where 
the tired theatrical tribe gathers 
for its occasional relaxation. As 
attractions the spot offers such 
highlights as Chuck Dutton’s swell 
dance band, nightly entertainment 
around the glowing embers of the 
campfire, all the outdoor sports, in- 
cluding golfing, tennising, swim- 
ming, hiking, riding and not a 
little bending of the elbow. There’s 
even a 150-seat theatre, wired, and 
showing up-to-the-minute talkie at- 
tractions. 

* * * 

SPOTLIGHTS 

The Russian River week-end — 
where George (Kibitzer) Taylor is 
king — and half the KYA staff does 
does songs and nip-ups at his com- 
mand for the many Rio Nidoites — 
Duncan Smith closing a mammoth 
real estate deal — and using both 
hands to cover the situation — with 
a lot of audacity and considerable 
trust in human nature — Mrs. Hew- 
ard’s red-headed boy, Frederick — 
seeking the curb-stone rights to 
Rio Nido’s street fiddling conces- 
sion — Benay Venuta doing “Ten 
Cents a Dance”— and almost get- 
ting the parody mixed up with 
the original — Mrs. Dud William- 
son’s hourly warning to Mr. Dud 
Williamson — Mr. Dud Williamson 
unafraid of Mrs. Dud Williamson 
(weelt snepping from feengers — 
weet shrugging from shoulders) — 
Virginia Spencer with nothing to 
do but stumble over the Steinway 
keys 18 hours of the 24 — the mid- 
night fun fest with Wilt Gunzen- 
dorfer chiming in — Dick O’Mera 
sticking his feet in it, too — Ray 
Tellier putting in his two bits 
worth- — Gene Englander oompah- 
ing for a living — -local boy takes 
break — -vo do de o. 


DANCING ON ROOF 


Lon Murray, director of the 
Lon Murray School for Stage 
Dancing and Dramatics, an- 
nounces an open air class room on 
the roof of his present building; 
the structure to have an ideal 
Oregon pine floor 25 by 60 feet 
of clear space; it will be glass en- 
closed when desired protection for 
inclement weather; a canopy covers 
the entire overhead. New classes 
in tap, off-rhythm and ballet will 
commence this week for the open 
air department. 


STAGE STUDIO OPENS 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
The Stage Arts studio opened re- 
cently under the supervision of 
Charles and Dawn Schuler, former 
vaude team known as Schuler and 
Watts. Schuler is making a pro- 
fessional headquarters out of his 
Market St. studio, where he is 
teaching everything connected with 
the theatre. Lee Cavanaugh, Rio 
and Lolita, Madelin eand Rush and 
others are among the current at- 
tendants. 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Larry Wagnon of the Wagnon 
Theatres, is on a two weeks’ va- 
cation. 


WARNERS HOLD 
WESTERN MEET 

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
One hundred fifty branch man- 
agers, salesmen and bookers of 
First National and Warner Broth- 
ers met here this week for a two- 
day western division sales conven- 
tion, with Jack Warner, vice-pres- 
ident and general manager, at the 
head. 

Seventy features and numerous 
all-talk shorts will be included in 
the $32,500,000 program outlined by 
Warner for the two companies. 

Among attendants at the meet 
were Warner, Ned E. Depinet of 
New York, general sales manager 
for First National; Claude Ezell, 
holder of the same position for 
Warners; G. L. Sears, western 
sales manager for F. N., and J. V. 
Allen, in a similar capacity for 
W. B. 

Charles Muehlman, local branch 
manager for First National, and 
Morgan Walsh, San Francisco 
manager for Warners, acted as 
hosts to the visitors. 


OLIVA CANDIDATE 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Gus Oliva, owner of the Roof 
Garden Cafe, has filed his nomina- 
tion papers as a Congressional 
candidate. His platform includes a 
plank for light wines and beer. 


TEMPS IS BACK 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Gus Temps, theatrical transfer 
czar, who has been out of the 
City Transfer Co. for some time, 
is back again, with Eli Schumach- 
er as his aide. 


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PAGE EIGHT 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


REVIEWS 

COMMENT 


RADIOL AND 

By FRED YEATES 


CHATTER 

NEWS 


5 CENT RADIO 
GROUP DEFIES 
TUBE CONCERN 

(Continued from Page 3) 
to the attention of the local spon- 
sors of the pay device they con- 
fessed that this angle had not 
been given consideration by them. 
Meanwhile, however, it has been 
given study, with the result that 
they have decided to go ahead, 
claiming that the RCA position 
is untenable and cannot be en- 
forced. 

“We have studied the Patent 
Act,” declared Sorrille, “and find 
it clearly provides that all inven- 
tions seeking its protection shall 
be available for public enjoy- 
ment, the protection afforded being 
designed only to insure the pa- 
tentee liberal compensation for 
his ingenuity.” 

He further pointed out that if 
any patentee refused to make the 
patent available to the public, 
anyone could manufacture it in 
return for rewarding the patentee 
with a royalty. He declared that 
although the radio trust might 
endeavor to scare an enterprise 
such as his out of the field, they 
would not dare to try to enforce 
their so-called “rights,” especially 
at _ this time, when they were 
being subjected to federal in- 
vestigation and suit. 

The situation is being watched 
by the interests. who had planned 
to open a chain of nickel radio 
theatres, as described exclusively 
in Inside Facts some two months 
ago. The idea may be revived, 
according to current reports. 

DIALECT WARNING 


Dialecticians are warned about 
assuming Swedish characters over 
the air unless they have Swedish 
ancestry to lend it authenticity. 
Svenska fans .have written to say 
that they are sensitive about their 
idiomatic peculiarities. Nearly 
everybody can do negro dialect 
without offense, for negroes seem 
to be accustomed to being jollied, 
but only a real Swede can make 
fun. of another and get away with 
it, it seems. 


ANOTHER MYTH 


The old myth about summer 
doldrums in radio is on its way 
with other legends, according to 
Carl Haverlin, commercial man- 
ager of KFI and KECA. He of- 
fers as the best proof a statement 
that this year not a single com- 
mercial account on his stations 
have pulled out for the summer. 


SEEKS LOCAL COLOR 


“Zeke,” of the “Hill-Billies,” 
KMPC’s yap act, has been dis- 
patched by the Beverly Hills radio 
station to visit the backwoods of 
Arkansas in search of local color, 
departing Sunday morning by air- 
plane. Glen Rice, manager of the 
station, accompanied the radio star 
on the flight. 


FINANCIAL TENOR 


Jack Ross, tenor, has been added 
to the Ranch Hour on KTM as a 
regular feature. “Ross” is said to 
be a microphone name, the young 
man in the outside world being 
known only as manager of a Los 
Angeles financial house. 


BUCK ANNOUNCING 


Charles S. Buck has been added 
to the announcer staff of KFI and 
KECA. He has had a wide radio 
experience, also theatrical; wears a 
moustache, is 27, and single. 


WANTED 

Partner for Black-face Team. 
Must have heavy voice — for 
Radio Proposition 

Phone MUtual 4781 


HAVE YOU HEARD 
BILLY VAN? 

At KFWB, Hollywood 


Pickups and Viewpoints 


So the radio critics are on the pan ! 

The lot of the critic, despite the opinion o'f the layman, is 
not a happy one. He himself is criticized more than anyone 
else ; in fact he is of little use as a critic until he has weath- 
ered quite a few storms. Then he becomes a mellowed, 
broadminded and somewhat indulgent grandfatherly sort of 
person whose chief activity lies along saying the same old 
things in new ways. Once in a while he cracks his whip, to 
show -that he can, or to showf- 


somebody his power, and then set 
ties back to his middle course. 

His only salvation is a sense of 
humor. Once he takes himself 
seriously he is lost. 

* * * * 

The radt® critic is something 
new, and so a few flurries once in 
a while are to be expected. After 
a while all parties to the argument 
will grow to understand each other. 
Meanwhile a little social gathering 
would not be a bad idea. 

* * * 

There are some ways in which 
radio critics might be spared. For 
instance, these tenors who insist on 
singing the Prologue to Pagliacci. 
Tenors have the cream of all the 
operas, and why they should want 
to steal the scant milk of the bari- 
tones is something we will never 
understand. We are referring to 
last Sunday — and to some pro- 
grams before that. 

* * * 

The nation is getting all wet 
with drinking songs. As was to 
have been expected, the one-fin- 
gered melody chasers are hashing 


S.D. GETS CHAIN 
RADIO RELEASE 


SAN DIEGO, June 19. — This 
city is now happily basking in the 
sunlight of “big time” radio. NBC 
programs are now being released 
here over KFSD, the first time 
that a local station has been so 
dignified. 

Following the switch of the NBC 
hours from 5,000 watt KFI to 1,000 
watt KECA in Los Angeles, San 
Diegans were cut off from the east- 
ern programs and there was a 
heavy protest. Earle C. Anthony, 
owner of the two Los Angeles sta- 
tions, possessed the exclusive NBC 
franchise for Southern California, 
but he generously released the San 
Diego district to KFSD, which in 
turn responds with the acknowl- 
edgment “by courtesy of Earle C. 
Anthony” when taking station cuts 
on the eastern programs, which is 
every fifteen minutes. 

NBC officials, with KFI and 
KECA executives, and Anthony 
himself, visited the city and offici- 
ated at dedicatory exercises last 
week. 


up new stein songs and they are 
beginning to percolate through the 
loud speakers from all directions. 
Two new ones came ever before 
breakfast last Monday morning, 
both of them patterned on the de- 
sign of the Maine Stein Song. 
That straw vote probably started it. 
* * * 

The success of that Maine num- 
ber has also started all the other 
colleges to seeking popular fame 
for their themies. A local record- 
ing of the U. S. C. “Fight On” has 
been best seller here for two weeks. 
Record dealers have been asked 
not to give the record to radio sta- 
tions for some time yet, so as not 
to take the edge off it until ready 
for a big break when college re- 
opens in the fall. The radio pub- 
lic no doubt can hardly wait. 

* * * 

That popular caption, “A great 
bet for the talkies,” could well be 
attached to a most worthy minister 
of the gospel heard broadcasting 
last Sunday morning. Only the 
congregation could have told 
whether his mugging was effective, 
but he was surely there with the 
sound effects. He was not content 
with saying “the woman sobbed.” 
He sobbed! And when the con- 
tinuity called for a sigh — boy, how 
that man sighed! 

* * * 

The latest on the “applause 
racket” came to KFI last week. 
Every station receives phony wires 
and letters after tryouts and spe- 
cial concerts, and once in a while 
they come too soon, especially if 
there has been a delay in getting 
on the air. But last Monday night 
a telegram came to the station 
saying: “ ‘Rigoletto’ coming in fine, 
Signor Garlico marvelous singer, 
want to hear more of him.” Which 
was very nice, but “Rigoletto” was 
not due until Tuesday. 

* * * 

In the advance program of a lo- 
cal station comes the line: “Lola 

Montez, mistress of the King of 
Bavaria, fleas to California.” Now 
we know who brought those things 
here. 

* * * 

It turns out that Frank Gage, 
program director of KTM, once 
won the state checker champion- 
ship of Massachusetts, which, says 
Marillah Olney, confirms the fact 
that the boy knows his moves. 
Yes, yes, Marillah — go on. 

* * * 


Following this adulthood for San 
Diego radio, rumors are now afloat 
that Don Lee and the Columbia 
chain are planning to meet the 
NBC competition here. It is not 
expected they would endeavor to 
get a license for a new station, but 
that they might tie up with KGB, 
Pickwick’s station and the only 
other one in this territory. Con- 
firmation that any negotiations 
with KGB are under way, how- 
ever, is lacking. 


McNAMARA AT KTM 


Leonard McNamara has been 
added to the technical staff of 
KTM. He started his radio career 
at KMTR, and has since been an- 
nouncer at RGFJ and announcer 
and technician at HGR. He will 
work under Clarence B. Juneau, 
chief transmission engineer, who 
built KNRC and was former 
owner of KFVF. 


HARMON’S SHORT 


NEW YORK, June 19— Mur- 
ray Roth has just completed a 
Vitaphone number starring Jo- 
sephine Harmon, vaudeville head- 
liner recently seen .in “Fioretta.” 
It is titled “Harmonizing Songs.” 
Jack King is featured. 


Pathe has signed Dorothy Bur- 
gess to play one of the featured 
roles in “Beyond Victory,” which 
John Robertson is directing with 
an aibstar cast. 


Barks from the Office Dog: Jack 
Carter extends the glad hand — -Nay- 
lor Rogers “in conference” — Pierre 
Mellonino also “in conference” — 
this . way to bus — The Merrymak- 
ers in conference — and not looking 
so merry — looked like a memorial 
service — and maybe it was— Stu- 
art Buchanan’s chair empty — Dick 
Creedon hearing about his cooking 
ability — and looking like a boiled 
owl — Gene Byrnes saying, “Oh, 
well, the picture men think it’s 
good” — Kenneth Frogley mitting 
Glen Dolberg with his right — and 
his left on a blackjack — but the 
goils all smiled sweetly upon him 
• — Bob Swan looking for a place to 
park the body — and begging per- 
mission to broadcast a certain fan 
letter — or should that f be a p?— 
Ray Paige sporting a new tie — So 
are you, sez he — relic of father’s 
day — Jose Rodriguez and Roland 
Foss in stealthy conference — these 
darned conferences — and Jose wants 
us to start a campaign in favor of 
shorts for men — heh! — Earle An- 
thony, Carl Haverlin, Virginia 
Flohri, Jose, R. C- Witmer and girl 
friend, and Rol&nd to San Diego 
for the KFSD celebration — and a 
traveling ice box for company — 
wotta life — Eddie Albright wearing 
a studious look — Chuck Gabriel car- 
rying a studious book — was it 
“Queer People?” — Frank Gage 
studying a checker board — Marillah 
Olney having trouble with the 
mails — that’s the correct spelling — 
Hb, h'um — Tt’s a dog’s life. 


Likes Fire 
Engines 

Eddie Albright, ace an- 
nouncer at KNX, has never 
lost his juvenile predilection 
for chasing fire engines. He 
■still loves nothing better. 

Last week the Albrights de- 
cided to move to a new bun- 
galow. Mrs. A. attended to 
the selection of the new home 
and attended to all the details 
of moving, and she allowed 
Eddie no part in it. “You 
stay down at the studio, 
papa, and leave everything to 
me,” she said soothingly. 

So Eddie pretended to be 
anxious, but what man likes 
moving day? But when he 
got home to the new place 
that evening, Mrs. A. escorted 
him through to the back 
yard. “Look!” she said. 

Eddie looked. The district 
firehouse was right across 
from the 'back fence. “The 
End of a Perfect Day,” he 
warbled. 

SACRAMENTO IN 
BASEBALL RUSH 

SACRAMENTO, June 19.— Add 
local theatre managers’ worries. 
Outdoor night baseball made its 
bow to Sacramentans last week 
and with dire results for the show 
shops. Somewhere around 16,000 
shirt-sleeved citizens, Governor C. 
C. Young included, were more in- 
terested in seeing the home town 
boys successfully stomp on the 
Oakland Scarlet Scourges than 
they were in eyeing the acting of 
several thousands “real Germans” 
in Universal’S “All Quiet On the 
Western Front” at the Fox Sena- 
tor. 

Not that nigftt baseball is the 
only cause for furrowed brows 
among the theatre managers’ ranks. 
When summer rolls around and 
Old Sol beats down in all his fury 
on this inland California city, far 
away from the cooling breezes of 
the Pacific, all Sacramento that 
can move, scrams from this valley 
center, making a straight line for 
the cooler climate of San Francis- 
co, Seattle or Santa Monica. 

Topping off these two sad stories 
is a reversal on President Hoo- 
ver’s prosperity splurge. The Cali- 
fornia Chamber of Commerce, in 
its annual report emanating from 
its state headquarters here, states 
that crops (the basis of Sacramen- 
to prosperity) are not nearly up to 
the level of last year’s and that 
when harvest time comes there 
will be a shortage of what it takes 
to make the world go ’round. All 
of which, means slow business for 
Sacramento cinema centers. 

Provided night baseball continues 
as prosperously as it has started 
here, it will spread to Seattle, San 
Francisco, Portland and Los An- 
geles. 


DELANEY SIGNED 


OAKLAND, June 19.— Oakland 
Tribune has signed Jack Delaney 
and his Cafe Alabam orchestra to 
broadcast daily over the Trib’s 
KLX from 12 until 1 p. m. De- 
laney and orchestra continue at the 
cafe, where they are soon to cele- 
brate their second anniversary. 


BREAKERS ON AIR 

The Santa Monica Breakers Club 
has put its orchestra on the air 
through KFWB, playing 7:30 to 8 
o’clock Tuesday and Thursday 
nights. Bill Fleck, leader, and the 
Breakers Trio, furnish the vocals, 
with Harry Sugarman, managing 
director of the club, doing the an- 
nouncing. 


YACHT CLUB SHORT 

NEW YORK, June 19. — The 
Yacht Club Boys sing four num- 
bers in “A Private Engagement,” 
one of the Vitaphone Varieties 
just completed by Arthur Hurley. 
Also in the cast are Olive Shea, 
Frank Kingdon and Donald Kent. 


Walter Brooks, who staged 
many Broadway shows, including 
“Shuffle Along,” and who is a 
collaborating aide to Eddie Can- 
tor, is bringing the folks out here 
by way of the Panama Canal. 


ANTHONY RAPS 
RADIO POLICY 
INTERFERENCE 

Earle C. Anthony, radio magnate 
of Southern California, declares 
that broadcasters ' are now being 
subjected to the methods of black- 
mailers and racketeers. 

“As soon as it become evident 
that radio was a powerful instru- 
ment of publicity, those interests 
which depend upon publicity for 
life and which exercise the art of 
coercing newspaper publishers, di- 
verted their attention to radio,” he 
declares. 

“Then came the deluge: 

“ ‘This is the Society for the 
Prevention of Such-and-Such, or 
the Advancement of So-aad-So. If 
you don’t stop broadcasting what 
we don’t like, we shall never buy 

any more and here follows 

the name of whatever product the 
station owner happens to sell or 
more in other enterprises. 

“At first the protests are only 
official and are promptly disposed 
of. But afterward comes action in 
detail. Thousand of telephone calls, 
letters and telegrams. Innumer- 
able personal strings pulled and 
countless methods of personal pres- 
sure brought to bear. It has be- 
come a reign of terror of sheer 
threats. 

“The particularly distressing part 
of the matter is that there are is- 
sues on which stations, as well as 
newspapers, are damned whatever 
way they turn. Yet they must turn 
in some direction. 

“No radio station which has a 
responsible and serious outlook in 
its social privileges and duties will 
surrender its rights 'before threats. 
Neither will it hesitate to deny the 
air to special interests who con- 
sider thaj their approval is ‘good 
business’ and that their disfavor is 
‘bad business.’ 

“Radio stations which are oper- 
ated by courageous and civic-con- 
scious persons will consider noth- 
ing as ‘good business’ which calls 
for truckling to a threat at the 
price of peace.” 


TENOR HONORED 


Dr. Carl Omeron, KHJ staff 
tenor, has been honored with an 
honorary master’s degree by the 
University of Southern California 
in recognition df his “splendid con- 
tributions to western music.” 



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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE NINE 


REYNOLDS HOUR 
STARTS ON NBC 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
One of the highest priced radio 
broadcasts ever sold comes on the 
air this week from the San Fran- 
cisco studios of NBC when the 
Reynolds Tobacco Co. puts its 
Camel Pleasure Hour onto the 
ether waves. 

An impressive list of more than 
SO local NBC artists will take 
part in the initial program, includ- 
ing a 35-piece orchestra, a glee 
club of eight male voices besides 
three soloists, a feminine harmony 
trio and a piano team. 

Included in the group are Betty 
Kelly, Myron Niesley, Irving Ken- 
nedy, Mynard Jones, the Coquettes, 
Cecil Underwood, Peggy Chapman, 
Oscar Young and Dell Perry, Ed- 
son Gilham and others. 

BERENEICE TO WED 

Bereneice Cox, program arranger 
for KGER, Long Beach, has left 
radioland for a new job, that of 
wifehood. She is to be married on 
June 22 at St. Luke’s Episcopal 
Church, Long Beach, to Paul Law- 
son, a young business man of Los 
Angeles. Her successor has not 
yet been announced. 

BARITONE SIGNED 


Radio Program Reviews 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Kenneth Rundquist, baritone with 
Harriett French and orchestra at 
Leighton’s Cafeteria, has been 
added to the Shell Happy Time 
program every Tuesday morning 
over NBC. 

SNAPPY RETORT 


Overhead in the KFI elevator: 
First Blues Singer: “Did you 

see the mail I got on that act 
Fifty letters, no less.” 

Second Blues Singer: “Yeh — I 
wish I could afford $1 worth, of 
stamps every tim e I sing.” 

POETRY CONTEST 


CROSS-SECTIONING 
RADIOLAND 
THUMBNAIL REVIEWS 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed June 11) 

KGO (9:55 p. m.) — Olympians, 
male vocal group, Mynard Jones 
directing, doing “Phoebe.” Excel- 
lent. 

KPO (10 p. m.)— Joe Wright 
and orchestra remote-controlling 
from Silver Slipper Cafe in a pro- 
gram of pop dance tunes. Nita 
Mitchell vocalizing “Cottage For 
Sale,” and good. Don Thompson 
announcing. 

KROW (10:18 p. m.) — Elmer 
Keaton at a toneless organ doing 
“Moon Is Low.” Announcer ask- 
ing for requests in a breathy voice. 

KFRC (10:21 p. m.)— Pat Frayne, 
sports ed. of Call-Bulletin, post- 
mortemizing the Sharkey-Schmel- 
ing fracas from New York. Inter- 
esting to the many fans. 

KTAB (10:24 p. m.)— Alice Blue 
in an organ recital. Nice, but 
closing number rather long. Sam 
Hayes announcing. 

KLX (10:30 p. m.)— Night base- 
ball from Sacramento by telegraphic 
description. Big thing hereabouts, 
this night baseball. Hurts other 
programs on at this time; doesn’t 
do the theatres any good, either. 
Candy bar plug. 

KROW (10:32 p. m.)— Awful. A 
faltering soprano, a halting piano — 
spells what? Develops into a har- 
mony team, and it’s worse. Then 
the orchestra in “Stein Song” and 
maybe the previous harmony was 
not so bad after all. 

KYA (10:36 p. m.)— Geo. Nick- 
son tenoring Dvorak’s “Songs My 
Mother Taught Me,” and nice 
voice. Instrumental trio. 

KGGC (10:40 p. m.) — Records. 

KFRC (10:50 p. m.)— Val Va- 
lente’s music from Roof Garden 
Cafe. Good dance program. Stu- 
dio intermissions by Hazel Warner 
singing and Eleanor Allen organ- 
ing. 

BOCK. 


San Francisco 
Radio Notes 


LACEY TO RUN 
KYA IN CHANGE 


Anthony Euwer, who reads 
poetry and philosophy over KHJ, 
has started a contest for poets. 
Old title wr iters are not b arred. 

fourth for rko 

George Archainbaud has been 
assigned to direct Rex Beach’s 
“The Silver Horde.” This makes 
the fourth directorial assignment at 
RKO for Archainbaud. Featured 
in “The Silver Horde” are Joel 
McCrea, Louis Wolheim, Evelyn 
Brant and Raymond Hatton. 

IN “FRENCH KISSES” 

In addition to Monty Collins and 
Bobby Agnew, who are co-featured 
in “French Kisses,” new Educa- 
tional-Tuxedo talking comedy, Bet- 
ty Boyd, recent Wampas Baby 
Star, is seen in the leading femi- 
nine role as a French artist’s 
model. 

KLINE GUEST STAR 

Brady Kline is appearing as 
guest artist with the Savoy Play- 
ers, San Diego, beginning last 
week. He is being featured in 
“Civilian Clothes” and “The Ban- 
dit.” Leatrice Joy will appear with 
the same group beginning June 30 
in “Love In a Mist.” 


CROSS-SECTIONING 

RADIOLAND 

THUMBNAIL REVIEWS 

No wonder bridge is such a 
popular game. Of 12 programs 
listened to not half of them were 
worth the effort of turning the 
dials. Here they are: 

KFRC — 7:15 p. m. — Ballad 
Crooners over Columbia chain 
from KHJ, Los Angeles. Ray 
Paige’s orchestra. Organ with 
tenor. One of the best of the 
night. 

KPO — 7:40 p. m. — Jess Nor- 
man’s North Americans playing 
“11:30 Saturday Night.” Original 
arrangements and another man or 
two would help this group a lot. 
Wonder why a station the size of 
KPO stints on orchestral man 
power when for a little more 
money it might have a _ musical 
unit the size of other stations 
KYA— 7:47 p. m. — 1640 Boys. 
Tommy Munroe singing “Cheer 
Up” in nice voice. Harry Bechtel 
announcing, plugging used _ cars. 
Bob Allen banging the ivories in 
lusty, original style. 

KLX— 7:54 p. m.— Gal singing 
“If I Can’t Have You.” Singing 
voice fair but when she did her 
own announcing it was just too 
bad. Seems that all KLX an- 
nouncers have a habit of coughing 
into the mike 


KROW— 7:58 p. m.— A Charles 
W. Hamp student doing Charles 
W. Hamp’s stuff, copying every 
syllable, every lingering expression, 
every mannerism. “Fifteen Min- 
utes of La-a-z-z-e-e-e Sen-ti-men- 
ta-a-al-i-ty” he calls it. And — coin- 
cidence of coincidences — he’s plug- 
ging White Cross Tooth Paste; 
not Dr. Strasska’s. In my coun- 
try they hang guys for stealing. 

KGO — 8:04 p. m. — Fiddler 
sounding like he was practicing the 
scales. Announcer, however, said 
it was “a sprightly minuet.” One 
of those everlasting numbers that 
always seem just about to end and 
then start again with renewed 
vigor. 

KROW— 8:20 p. m.— Back again 
at this Oakland station. Just in 
time to catch Dr. Forrester him- 
self. Doctor on his “Efappiness 
Hour” interlards each musical num- 
ber with a health talk. In this one 
the doc quotes a letter he received 
in the mail. Writer says her son 
used to have convulsions every 
eight horns. After being under the 
doctor’s care he now has convul- 
sions only every 24 hours. 

“If you have anything the mat- 
ter with you, whether it be convul- 
sions, brain trouble, cramps, dis- 
ease of any kind, send us a sample 
of your blood and we will cure 
you. And now Miss Ruth White 
will sing ‘Let Me Call You Sweet- 
heart,’ by request of Minnie, Sara 
and Angeline.” 

KTAB— 8:35 p. m.— Walter Ru- 
dolph’s orchestra on “Pepper Box” 
hour. Cotton Bond singing “Pat 
On the Back.” Not his type of 
number. Jimmy Conlin and Myr- 
tle Glass from Golden Gate with a 
few wheezes and songs. 

KFRC— 8:45 p. m.-Mahlon 
Merrick’s excellent dance band 
playing original and clever arrange- 
ments of “What Is This Thing 
Called Love?” “Sweet Sue,” “Bag- 
dad,” and “Blue Is the Night.” An- 
nouncing done in pleasant manner 
while orchestra segued each num- 
ber. 

KGO— 9:00 p. m.— “Nights in 
Spain.” Orchestra with Virginia 
Treadwell, contralto. Orchestra 
good. 

KFWI— 9:17 p. m.— Male har- 
mony team. Nasal. Evident they 
have been hanging around music 
stores listening to pop recordings 
for ideas. Woman singing “Where 
Golden Daffodils Grow.” Less col- 
oratura effects would have been 
much, much better. 

KYA— 9:30 p. m.— Clem Ken- 
nedy in piano solo, “Silhouette.” 
Very good. 

KGGC— 9:35 p. m — Recordings. 

BOCK. 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
National Broadcasting Co. pulled 
a cute one when the National 
Electric Light Association opened 
its convention here this week. 
Company piped Amos ’n’ Andy 
directly to the Civic Auditorium 
from the Chicago NBC studio 
where the b. f. pair did an espe- 
cially prepared act to open the 
meet. The act was not broadcast. 
M. H. Aylesworth, NBC presi- 
dent, introduced the favorites. 

* * * 

A smart young racketeer got 
away with over $2000 from local 
business firms this week when he 
offered them broadcasting periods 
over KFWI at ridiculously low 
prices, providing payment was spot 
cash. A number of companies 
fell for it. Now KFWI is after 
him on several forgery accounts, 
and the firms are hot for him on 
grand theft charges. He used the 
names Frank Carter, Frank Clark 

and Frank Gans. 

♦ * * 

Lem ’n’ Lafe, KFRC blackface 
act, have returned from Holly- 
wood where they took screen tests 
for several of the major studios. 

* * * 

NBC, according to reports, has 
let out a number of its staff mem- 
bers, including vocalists, announc- 
ers and musicians. 

* * * 

Work is nearly completed which 
will allow two studios at KJBS 
to be opened so as to form one 
large studio, permitting a large 
band or group of artists to work 
together. Executive offices also 
have been enlarged. 

* * * 

With a new manager at the helm 
and the new transmitter expected 
to start functioning this month, 
several changes in personnel are 
expected at KYA. 

* * * 

We missed Edna Fischer’s ex- 
cellent piano playing over the 
Jamboree Monday night. That s 
one feature too good to be left out. 

* * # 

Ted Berlin, perpetrator of pub- 
licity blurbs for KJBS, has re- 
turned 'from a vacation. 

* * * 

A new program, “The Quiet 
Road,” has been put on NBC. 
Jennings Pierce, Art Lindsay, 
Byron Mill's and George Nelson, 
members of the station’s announc- 
ing staff, are the group of Byway- 
men who appear in these presenta- 
tions. 

* * * 

William Harper has been added 
to KJBS as an operator. 


“AND DOUBLE CHECKS” 

Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby 
have been signed to compose the 
music for “Amos ’n’ Andy’s” first 
starring Radio picture, according 
to William LeBaron of RKO, who 
has been in Chicago for several 
days conferring with the famous 
black-face team. Melville Brown, 
who has been selected to direct 
“Check and Double Check,” which 
will be the title of the team’s pic- 
ture, also has been in Chicago 
making final arrangements prior to 
“Amos ’n’ Andy’s” departure for 
Hollywood. They will broadcast 
nightly from Hollywood while the 
picture is in production. 


HOKE ONE-REELER 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Pacific Broadcasting Corp., oper- 
ators of KYA, has named Louis 
Lacey manager of this independ- 
ent local station, succeeding Clair 
E. Morrison. Lacey formerly was 
with KHQ, Spokane, and prior to 
that with KSL, Salt Lake City. 

With Lacey heading _ the grow- 
ing radio company it is expected 
that there will be a number of 
changes in personnel and policy 
made. Already Liborius Haupt- 
mann, musical director, has left 
to take over the orchestra at Wag- 
non’s Embassy and no successor 
has yet been named. _ 

KYA inaugurates its new RCA 
transmitter some time this month. 
This feature will give the station 
added broadcasting power, a fea- 
ture that is aiding in lining up a 
number of ,new commercial ac- 
counts. 

NEW PLAY SET 
FOR MUSIC BOX 

“The Glory Declared,” a new 
play by Ralph Culver Bennett, 
will have its first presentation at 
the Music Box, Hollywood, on 
Monday, June 23. Religious theme 
has been used by Bennett as a 
basis for his play. 

In the cast are Robert E. Grif- 
fen, Fritzie Bullard, Iva Shepard, 
Nenette Vallon, Philip Morris, 
Ray Largay, Robert McWade, Jr., 
Stuart McFarland and the author. 
Walter B. Gilbert, former director 
for Henry Duffy, is staging the 
play. The engagement will be for 
two weeks only. 

O’NEILL REVIVAL SOON 

Pasadena Community Playhouse 
presents Eugene (/Neill's “Marco 
Millions” for a run beginning June 
19. An extra elaborate production 
for the display of ancient Oriental 
babbitry is promised. Beatrice 
Prentice will be visiting star in the 
role of Princess Kukachin and 
Robert Young will be Marco Polo. 
Gilmor Brown directs and support 
cast includes Louis Courcil, Lisa 
Thomson, Laddie Knudson, Frank- 
lin Provox, Thomas Hurt and Eu- 
gart Yerian. 

NEW TAP CLASS 

There is at present such wide- 
spread interest among business 
men and women in tap dancing 
that Earle Wallace states that he 
will begin another class in tap 
dancing on Wednesday, June 18, at 
7 p. m. for adult beginners. This 
will be the last tap class to start 
before the fall season, although 
private lessons will be given all 
summer. 


NEW YORK, June 19.— 
“ ’Twixt Love and Duty,” or “Lov- 
er to the End,” a one-reel hokey 
melo-drama in the fashion preva- 
lent in the early “Nineties,” is one 
of the just completed Vitaphone 
Varieties. Bryan Foy directed and 
Herman Ruby wrote the story. In 
the cast are Esther Howard, Edi- 
die Graham, Walter Percival, Rog- 
er Davis and seventy-five extras, 

SIGNED FOR VAUDE 

Reginald Werrenrath, concert 
baritone, has been signed by RKO 
to a vaude contract, by permission 
of National Broadcasting Co. 


VETERANS SERVE AGAIN 

More than 250 ex-service men, 
including 100 who served with the 
engineers, were used in the bat- 
tle scenes of “A Man From Wy- 
oming,” Gary Cooper’s current 
Paramount starring picture. They 
were recruited from the Legion 
and other ex-service organizations 
in Hollywood. 

DENVER, June 19. — George 
Barnes, former leading man at the 
Denham Theatre, is in the hospital 
recovering from a fracture of the 
leg, resulting from a fall. 


KJERULF’S VERSATILE HARPISTS 

EVERT and LOWRY oncers 


WITH 


GOING EAST— Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, to Chicago 
Thanks to Amy Cox, RKO and A1 Leichter, Hollywood Addre.s-In.ide Fact., Lo. Angele. 



ROGNAN and TRIGGER 

“THOSE TWO FALL NUTS” 

Featured in the Fanchon and Marco “Cadets Idea 
Loew’s State Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif., Week of June 19 


PAGE TEN 



VANCOUVER, B. C. 

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901 Bekins Bldg. 


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SEATTLE, WASH. 

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PRESENTATIONS 
BACK AT HOUSE 

SEATTLE, June 19. — After 
playing without “in-the-flesh” sup- 
port for more than a year, the 
Embassy here returns to presen- 
tation, according to definite in- 
matiori learned this week, follow- 
ing the return to stage support by 
Publix at their local Paramount. 

New policy calls for the in- 
stallation of an orchestra and cho- 
rus line with acts to be booked in 
and routined into the presentations. 
Charles Ruben is slated to be mu- 
sical director. 

Lou and Doby, harmony team, 
heard on radio, and Jerry Dean, 
comic, are to be among the open- 
ing attractions. 


EXPANSION PLAN 
FOR NORTH TOLD 


SEATTLE, June 19. — Further 
extensive plans for expansion of 
the Fox-West Coast circuit of the- 
atres throughout the northwest 
are announced by Earl Crabb, di- 
vision manager for Washington and 
Oregon Wednesday. This takes 
the form of the creation of an 
Oregon division, which will have 
jurisdiction over the 18 houses al- 
ready in operation there and 12 
new ones to be constructed in the 
near future. 

Harold B. Franklin, president of 
West Coast Theatres, has assigned 
Port Major, for the past eight 
years a member of the home of- 
fice in Los Angeles, to be division 
manager with headquarters in Port- 
land. 


EXECS IN SEATTLE 

SEATTLE, June 19.— The re- 
opening of stage shows at the 
Paramount brought three Publix 
officials to Seattle Monday, Ed 
Smith, Pacific Coast division man- 
ager; Harry A. Gourfain, head of 
the coast stage production depart- 
ment, and Bob Blair, northwestern 
division manager. 


ANNOUNCE WEDDING 

SEATTLE, June 19.— E ddie 
Fitzgerald and Margaret Woorls 
•announced itheir marriage and are 
planning to go to Vancouver on 
their honeymoon. They will then 
go to San Francisco from where 
they will sail to Cherbourg. Fitz- 
gerald is leaving Fox West Coast, 
having been in their employ since 
their invasion of Northwest ter- 
ritory. 


TEACHER IS DEAD 

SEATTLE, June _ 19— Kirk 
Towns, teacher of singing in the 
Northwest, passed away this week. 
Towns was famous for his annual 
student recitals which were con- 
sidered among the outstanding mu- 
sical events of the Northwest. 


Vancouver 

By A. K. MacMARTIN 


C. R. Dippie, veteran manager of 
the Fox Film Exchange here, re- 
turned this week from Los An- 
geles, where he attended the an- 
nual convention of managers and 
executives. 

* * * 

Roy A. McLeod, former Or- 
pheum manager and now manager 
of the Empress Theatre, announces 
the acquisition of a new leading 
lady for the British Guild Players, 
Miss Jane Savile. The Guild Play- 
ers’ current vehicle is “Joe’s Night 
Out.” Business at this stockhouse 
is on the up-and-up. 

* * * 

William Couling has replaced W. 
E. Williams as secretary of the 
Musicians’ Union Local 145, the 

Vancouver branch of the A. F. 
of M. 

* * * 

A number of the local boys who 
have been out of employment since 
the theatres kicked out their bands, 
with the exception of spasmodic 
radio and dance engagements, are 
getting lined up for summer work 
at resorts. The latest band to 

leave town was Les Crane and his 
Canadians, a seven-piece outfit. 
They went to Whatkus Lake, Sas- 
katchewan. 

* * * 

Wesley Mortimer, trumpet player, 
who came to Vancouver with the 
Canary Cottage Orchestra for an 
engagement at the Vancouver Ho- 
tel some years ago, ldaves the Or- 
pheum (RKO) band to take a 

seven-piece dance orchestra to the 
Capilano Hotel, Capilano Canyon, 

North Vancouver. 

* * * 

A company from the Fox stu- 
dios passed through Vancouver Fri- 
day via a special Canadian National 
train for Jasper Park, Alberta, the 
location for a talkie to be called 
the “Red Sky.” The company was 
headed by A. F. Erickson, director, 
and included Lois Moran, Sharon 
Lynn, Goodee Montgomery, J. W. 
Kerrigan, Robert Ames and other 
picture players numbering 75. They 
will be on location at Jasper Park 
for about three weeks, stopping at 
Jasper Park Lodge, the Canadian 
National hotel. 


NEW FRANKS PLAYERS 

SEATTLE, June 19. — Starting 
next week will find new faces in 
the A1 Franks Co. Jack Jones 
and Florey Joyce in from Chicago, 
filling juvenile and line places. 
Rudy Wintner and Dale Jackson 
leave Franks Wednesday and are 
headed south. Gordon Richardson 
and wife are filling places in this 
company and are scheduled to be 
on the boards this week. 


FIFTH AVENUE 
IS LEADER FOR 
SEATTLE FILMS 


SEATTLE, June 19.— The Fifth 
Avenue as usual led the town to 
the tune of $15,500, which was not 
bad for the drawing power of Ruth 
Chatterton. The picture was not 
much to speak of. 

It cost Seattleites who went to 
the Paramount $12,400 to find that 
Clara Bow was “True To the 
Navy.” The in-the-flesh program 
included Paul Spor, Eddie Magill 
and Sam Mallotte. 

The Orpheum came in third with 
a stanza of ten grand. This is 
around the average for this house. 

The Music Box with the last 
week of “All Quiet” was not quiet 
at all, in fact it rang the cash 
register for $8,000. This show 
could have easily run another 
week to good returns. 

The Blue Mouse across the 
street wound up “Ladies of Leis- 
ure” with a total of $6,000. 

The Met, Publix’s other stand, 
brought $5,100 into the coffers, 
which is not bad for this house, 
but should have done better with 
the Fannie Brice opus. 

The dance palaces are still flour- 
ishing. It’s a fifty-fifty proposi- 
tion between McElroy’s and the 
Trianon. Ted Harris, genial p. a., 
holds his own at the latter. Tiny 
Burnett continues to pack them in 
to the Gardens. Vic Meyers is 
doing a lot better. Sammy Gore 
looks after a steady trend of cus- 
tomers at Coffee Dan’s. 

PUN DAYLIGHT 
SAVING BATHE 

Within the next few weeks, the 
proponents of Daylight Saving for 
California will begin the big 
bombardment in their ridiculous 
campaign to convince this state 
that it needs more sunshine. 

Though the proposition was de- 
feated in Portland recently the 
small minority favoring the day- 
light saving idea will attempt to 
force their plan over on Cali- 
fornia. 

The scheme will meet. with tre- 
mendous opposition. It is a move 
that will particularly prove in- 
jurious to the show business and 
the opposition is rapidly crystaliz- 
ing here to fight the attempt to 
force over the measure. 

Among those aligning themselves 
against the scheme are: The Com- 
mercial Board of Los Angeles, Los 
Angeles Railway Company, Austin 
Company of California, Motion 
Picture Theatre Owners’ Associa- 
tion, Theatre Managers’ Associa- 
tion, Trade Associations of Los 
Angeles, Union Pacific Railways, 
Fox-West Coast Theatres and 
many other civic organizations and 
concerns. 

RIALTO STARTS 

VAUDE POLICY 


Starting a new policjr last week, 
the Rialto Theatre, Pasadena, will 
play five acts of vaude on Satur- 
days and Sundays, booked through 
the Meiklejohn office here. 

House is operated by S. Lazarus, 
operator of the Million Dollar and 
other houses here, who is now play- 
ing vaude on a weekly change basis 
at the Million Dollar. 


THEATRE PAIR WED 


SEATTLE, June 19.— The Co- 
lumbia Theatre was the scene of 
a brilliant wedding last Tuesday 
Evelyn Kelley and Don Geddes 
took the important roles. Both 
are well known in Seattle, Miss 
Kelley having played in various 
theatres and Don managing the 
Winter Garden. 


LIBERTY BUYS PLAYS 


Liberty Productions have pur- 
chased "Davy Jones’ Locker,” by 
Richard Barry, the famous war 
correspondent, and “The Midnight 
Alarm,” by James W. Harkins, 
both stage plays, for early produc- 
tion. 


Notes Along 
Fifth Avenue 


Eddie Fitzgerald in at Joyces — 
conversing with the head man — 
Vic Meyers and his Band dispens- 
ing music with vegetables at the 
opening of The Market Basket — 
Dave Himmelhoch taking tickets — 
and rather liking the new job — 
Madge Baldwin resting — and here’s 
hoping she gets well soon — Doby 
and Lou entertaining Roosevelt 
Hi-Y Boys — and what a hand they 
got — Andy Gunnard buying a tick- 
et to the Paramount — strange . as 
it may seem— Joe Cooper going 
up Pike St. — without a hat. 

Alice Darstien now working for 
Publix — If she works like she sings 
she’ll be owning theatres — Harry 
Mills catching the Coliseum — also 
a crop of new whiskers- — Sam Gore 
with a brand new suit — and fitting 
it nicely — Mae Tibbits in with A1 
Franks — and getting a nice hand 
— Carl Winge dancing out at Play- 
land — with his wife — of course. 

Emma Jane Epler down from 
Alaska — in again, out again — 
Frances McClellan pounding the 
keys for Remick’s — and doing a 
good job — Miss Beasley visiting 
Stanleigh Mallotte backstage — 
proving that organists have things 
in common — Meyer and Tiny Bur- 


SHIFTS IN RKO 
RANKS TALKED 

SEATTLE, June 19. — Number 
of changes are taking place in the 
RKO Theatre operation ranks with 
Bud Sommers, for some time man- 
ager of the Orpheum here, going 
to the Met, Boston, in the same 
capacity. 

E. C. Bostwick, former Pan 
man, replaces -him in the post, 
with a number of minor shifts un- 
der way. 

According to current rumors 
around town, a complete shakeup 
of the northwest RKO personnel 
looms with only a few of the pres- 
ent group remaining in the saddle. 


nett in their car— and acting like 
they’re enjoying life — well, maybe 
they are. 

Owen Sweeten getting set for 
his new concert — a hard working 
man — who deserves a lot of credit 
— for knowing what the public 
wants — Jim Clemmer convalescing 
at his home — he’s better now — 
Jack Anshutz and Bob M-cFarlane 
playing ball — Bob Blair with a 
straw derby — and elating over the 
stage show— Oh, what a boy I’d 
be, if I had: Owen Sweeten’s 

smile, Gordy McBean’s personal- 
ity, and Paul Spor’s pep. 


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You are cordially invited to call, write, phone 
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“TONIGHT” 

The Brunswick Recording Fox-Trot Hit 
By Jesse Stafford-Gene Rose, and 

“ROCK-A-BYE TO SLEEP 
IN DIXIE” 

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE ELEVEN 



“CRIME” 

PRESIDENT THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 

(Reviewed June 16) 

Flitting from scene to scene like 
a talkie, this Sam Shipman- John 
Hymer melodrama proves conclu- 
sively that “crime does not pay.” 
Virtue must, will, and does triumph 
— on the .stage. 

Between 8:30 and 11 p. m., the 
local Broadway sounds like July 4, 
1918, on the Western front. Dur- 
ing that time the steady thunder 
of guns rolls from the President, 
and from the Majestic down the 
street, catching the unwary pedes- 
trians in a withering cross-fire. 

But after the smoke rolls away 
and the bodies are gathered _ up, 
two eminently satisfactory things 
stand out — a new, smooth, polished 
Kenneth Diagneau as the leading 
super-crook, and a Flora Bramley, 
who convinces that she is headed 
straight for stardom. 

The story offers Daigneau as a 
man of wealth and culture who 
takes to crime as a sport, and 
dominates a gang of evil under- 
world people. Circumstances bring 
him a youthful couple, Miss Bram- 
ley and Leonard Strong, whom he 
starts to train to crime. A deep- 
dyed dastard, played by Jerome 
Sheldon, and a cheating moll, by 
Marie Myers, furnish conflict. A 
big daylight robbery precipitates 
a murder by Sheldon, and a gang 
quarrel brings about the killing of 
Sheldon by Daigneau. The de- 
nouement comes in police _ head- 
quarters, where Daigneau signs a 
confession in order to free the 
young romantic couple from com- 
plicity. 

Daigneau has been observed in 
many and various type roles, _ but 
never has he been seen so polished 
and dominating. And Miss Bram- 
ley, watched since her emergence 
from dramatic embryo, looms as 
one of the most promising ingen- 
ues. Leonard Strong also deserves 
praise for his juvenile work. 

A big supporting cast included 
Frank Killinger, as a policeman; 
Francis Bolger, Arthur Welling- 
ton, George Henry Trater, Raff 
Belmont, George Glasgow, David 
Prince, Carl Rattan and John Dut- 
ton, crooks; Katherine Windsor 
and Helen Kleeb, bits, and William 
Abram, police inspector. There 
were four acts, divided into eight 
episodes. 

It is strictly elementary, drama, 
which many in the first night au- 
dience found to their liking. Many 
were the frenzied outbursts of ap- 
plause as villainy was foiled from 
time to time, 

Edwin H. Curtis directed the 
production; scenery for the numer- 
ous sets by Rita Glover. A so- 
called radio broadcast, without 
which a present-day crime produc- 
tion cannot be complete, was hay- 
wire. Business was fair. 

YEATES. 


‘NANCY’S PRIVATE 
AFFAIR’ 

EL CAPITAN THEATRE 

HOLLYWOOD 
(Reviewed June 15) 

A delightsome, gladsome, intrig- 
uing frolic, refreshing, entertaining, 
amusing, and all that sort of thing. 
Really a treat. 

Nancy lost her husband’s af- 
fection because she settled down 
and became a mudhen, satisfied to 
merely keep the nest warm and 
occasionally lay an egg. Hubby 
was a playwright, making lots of 
jack, and sure enough, a perky lit- 
tle gold digger came along and 
vamped him. Another playwright, 
friend and collaborator, gave some 
sparkling advice, which Nancy took 
in her own way, and therein lies 
the play. 

How Nancy framed Peggy the 
Gold Digger into falling for a fake 
title and mythical fortune, thus 
leaving hubby with nothing to do 
but fall back into wifie’s arms, is 
told with much bright conversa- 
tion, well spiced and full of pleas- 
ant laughter. 

Rightfully starred as Nancy, 
Minna Gombell, of the original 
New York cast, brought remark- 
able ability, beauty and smart 
gowns to bear with full force. She 
deserves to be Hollywood’s reign- 
ing queen, for the present at least. 

In main comedy . support ap- 
peared Ernest Glendinning, splen- 
did polite comedian, who delivered 
his bright chatter as though he be- 
lieved in it and garnered an abun- 
dant share of tribute. He was the 
playwright, friend and collaborator, 
hornswoggled into making love to 
his best friend’s wife. 

The husband role was handled 
by Donald Douglas, seen here in 
“Follow Thru” and the picture 
“Great Gabbo.” He was generally 
competent, although slightly over- 
playing at times. Peggy the Gold 
Digger was portrayed by E.ffie Af- 
ton, without overmuch brilliance. 

Mia Marvin contributed a pleas- 
ing personality to an. incidental part 
as Nancy’s sister, and Kathryn 
Givney provided a dash of color 
as Peggy’s conspiring mother. 
Layland Hodgson handled the. role 
of the fake, titled “diamond king,” 
quietly and in good taste. Donald 
Campbell and Margaret Booth 
contributed servant roles. 

The production moved smoothly, 
without a visible, muff, and at a 
piping speed. Ernest Glover’s sce- 
nic . effects were excellent. Busi- 
ness was very good. 

YEATES. 


“UNDER A VIRGINIA 
MOON” 

VINE STREET 

HOLLYWOOD 
(Reviewed June 16) 

A mildly diverting comedy, set 
in a southern atmosphere, with 
the introduction -of songs and danc- 
ing, this production, which is pre- 
sented by George Fawcett, doesn’t 
look like a robust bet to weather 
the current stiff competition in 
theatres here for long. 

It lacks the thematic intensity 
and suspense needed to -attract 
wide attention, and though it af- 
fords Percy Haswell (Mrs. George 
Fawcett) opportunity for neat 
characterization as the -charming, 
flighty southern lady, it presents 
no outstanding -punchy opportuni- 
ties for dramatic fireworks, mean- 
dering along through a fair amount 
of humorous situations to a -trite 
and semi-musical comedy ending. 

Vernon Steele was excellent as 
the irresponsible husband who -gets 
divorced and remarried by the 
charming lady. Pierre White, mu- 
sical comedy baritone, handled his 
lawyer role nicely and sang ef- 
fectively. 

Outstanding in the balance of 
the cast was a colored -chap, Clar- 
ence Muse, -who ingratiated him- 
elf by his performance and sing- 
ing in the role of a colored servi- 
tor. 

Others in the cast were: Alber- 

tina Pickens, Edna West, Grace 
Good-all, Randolph Scott, Cul.cie 
Cooper, Wauna Lestrell, Marion 
Delara, Carol Marmo-n and Scun- 
ner Foster. 

The piece wa-s directed by Ed- 
ward Eisner. The incidental slongs 
used were written by Neil Moret, 
Clarence Muse and Leon -and Otis 
Renee, outstanding tune being 
“Sleepy Time Down South.” 

One set was used throughout, 
an exterior, nicely done by M. 
Alexander :in the conventional man- 
ner, depicting the house and gar- 
den of a southern mansion. Music 
was by the Bendix Trio under the 
direction of Theadore Bend-ix and 
was nicely handled. 

While possibly -able to do well 
for several -weeks, the play doesn’t 
look strong enough ,to stand up for 
long, -and -as presented here demon- 
strated minor picture potentialities. 

FLOYD. 

CHANGES IN IDEAS 


LOCATION FINISHED 

Richard Thorpe has completed 
10 days of shooting on location 
at Riverside for Tiffany’s “The 
Thoroughbred,” formerly called 
“His Last Race.” 


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SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed June 5) 

Sid Goldtree has another of hia 
French farce-s which have made 
him and the Green Street famous 
and recently have kept him em- 
broiled in court entanglements 
with the bombastic Capt. Layne 
and his squad of moralists. The 
way “Hot ’n’ Bothered” lined up 
at this -opening night’s showing 
it’s an innocuous sort of a thing 
that probably will be speeded and 
spiced up to suit the Green Street 
clientele. 

The tiny 365-seat upstairs -house, 
patterned -after the lines of the 
Bohemian theatres that once were 
a vital part of the old and less 
sedate San Francisco, has a -stage 
that, at the most, has a proscenium 
of about 30 feet and a depth of 
about 25 feet. There’s -one set, 
and to change the settings drapes 
are hung over the windows, -doors, 
etc. On this -postage-stamp size 
stage Hugh Metcalfe handle-s a 
cast of eight, putting them through 
plenty of exists and entrances so 
there aren’t more people than 
space will -permit. For his agility 
in this respect Metcalfe deserves 
a loud huzzah. 

The cast is headed by Germaine 
del Neel, who makes a very strik- 
ing appearance, is full of pep and 
who is expected to draw ’em into 
this house once the word of mouth 
starts working. Her one bad point, 
at the first show, was that she 
talked too fast. Joseph Kemper 
takes the male lead, the part of a 
man who hypnotizes the gals and 
makes ’em try to do things t-o suit 
him. He’s good in the part and 
handles his lines and busines-s well. 
Metcalfe does the role of a bache- 
lor; Betty Blossom is seen as a 
maid and good, too; Larry Cook 
does a comedy part in fine style; 
Gudy Swanson and Vada Heilman 
are -okay in the roles of wives; 


Bruce Payne completes the cast in 
a husband’s part. 

Preceding and between -acts 
Billy Dix-on, m. c.’s, doing rapid 
fire piano and song work that gets 
over with the crowd. 

RUBE. 

DERR IS NAMED 
AS FATHE HEAD 


E. B. Derr, who for the past six 
months has been in charge of pro- 
duction at the Pathe West Coast 
studios, has been elected president 
of Pathe to succeed J. J. Murdock 
as the executive head of the or- 
ganization and all its subsidiaries. 

Joseph P. Kennedy remains as 
chairman of the board of directors 
and C. J. Scollard, formerly treas- 
urer of Pathe Exchange, Inc., suc- 
ceeds Mr. Derr as executive vice- 
president. Other officers elected at 
the special meeting of the board of 
directors include: Lewis Innerarity, 
vice-president and secretary; Ar- 
thur Poole, treasurer, and T. S. 
Delehanty, assistant treasurer and 
assistant secretary. 

Coincident with the election of 
officers, E. B. Derr announced that 
production of Pathe’s 1930-31 prod- 
uct was well under way with five 
feature-length attractions complet- 
ed and more than twenty-five per 
cent of the short subjects already 
in the exchanges ready for release. 


GIVEN RKO CONTRACT 

A five-year contract with Radio 
Pictures has been given Lita Che- 
vret, exotic brunette. It was 
awarded on the actress’s 22nd 
birthday. Miss Chevret formerly 
was a dancer with Fanchon and 
Marco; dance director with War- 
ner Brothers Studio, and a mem- 
ber of Pearl Eaton’s Show Girls 
at the RKO Studios. 


Chaz Chase is -out of “Gyp Gy-p 
Gypsy” Idea commencing Chicago. 
He will be replaced by Duponts 
Comedy Jugglers. In “Changes” 
Idea Waller and Dyer will re- 
place Eva Mandell at the Wiscon- 
sin, Milwaukee^ 

FILM TITLE CHANGED 


Tiffany’s comedy drama, “Why 
Marry?” has been changed to 
“Scrambled Wives.” Frank S-trayer 
directs, with Rex Lease, Vera 
Reynolds, Sam Hardy, Paul Hurst, 
Nita Martan, Charles Sell-on and 
others in the cast. 


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PAGE TWELVE 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


Facts 9 Echoes From Melody Land 


Hot Licks of Music 

By JACK B. TENNEY 


It was my intention to ignore C. E. Moore’s communica- 
tion published in last week’s issue of Inside Facts, though I 
will admit I felt a keen desire for recrimination. A letter 
from Dr. Harry Rifkind, Master of Rhythm, in this morn- 
ing’s mail caused me to change my mind. The argument is 
summed up consicely in this clever letter and so thoroughly 
answers Mr. Moore that I cannot refrain from publishing it 
in full : 


* * * 

Hot Licks, Inside Facts. (An 
Open Letter.) 

Permit^ me to say a few words 
concerning the recent discussion 
between Mr. Tenney and Mr. 
Lloydwell that has caused one 
of your readers, not only to laugh, 
but to express himself in a man- 
ner that is laughable. I have ref- 
erence to Mr. C. E. Moors who 
wishes someone to tell him “what 
the boys are arguing about and 
why’’ and whose conclusion is 
summed up with a grand compari- 
son between the above mentioned 
writers and the gagmen of Holly- 
wood. This gentleman asserts that 
Mr. Lloydwell seems to be mad 
at all the musicians and that Mr. 
Tenney seems to think that he 
does not have to back his state- 
ments with logic. I will agree 
with Mr. Moore, if his letter is an 
example of logic. The reverse, 
however, is sadly obvious. 

When two people argue it only 
proves one thing conclusively: — - 
they disagree. When a third party 
gets comical it proves fatal. Mr. 
Moore has enjoyed himself by ex- 
tracting the' seriousness from con- 
scientious effort; turning it into 
levity without permitting the read- 
ers to share his particular pleas- 
ure. For the benefit of the read- 
ers (and specifically for Mr. Mtoore) 
the essence of the comedy should 
be stated. Mr. Lloydwell expresses 
his views sincerely and well when 
he asserts the need and demand 
for showmanship for orchestra 
leaders and, certainly, this fact can- 
not be denied. He further asserts 
“The way some of these fellows 
beat time they should be set in 
front of a garage wall, with a paint 
brush and then they might do a 
fair job of painting or whitewash- 
ing.” 

My experience agrees with much 
that Mr. Lloydwell says: — a major- 
ity of these leaders certainly beat 
around the bush more than any- 
thing else. According to Mr. Ten- 
ney, this type (to be successful) 


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should not endeavor to lead an 
orchestra, unless the fundamentals 
of music are acquired first. There 
was a time when the boy with the 
baton had to know his business, 
but the inception of the m. c. has 
changed things in this respect to 
a large extent. Mr. Tenney was 
careful to emphasize dance aggre- 
gations. Certainly a knowledge of 
music is the first essential. Paint 
brushes and garage walls, after 
all, will fall into the proper hands. 
The thorough knowledge of music 
will give the conductor the proper 
twists and flourishes and they will 
be executed rhythmically, pleas- 
ing the public, and the musicians 
will be relieved of excessive irri- 
tation. 

Plainly, Mr. Tenney considers 
the orchestra and the public from 
the musical standpoint. Mr. Lloyd- 
well has reference to a graceful 
conductor plus personality. A 
leader may be ever so graceful, 
however, and yet fail at every 
step in properly conducting an or- 
chestra. Contortions, handstands 
and whatnots belong to the acro- 
batic department. The modern 
successful orchestras long ago dis- 
carded the pink-tights. Salesman- 
ship, of course, is another story. 
Both qualities are essential. 

Now from the logical standpoint. 
(You will pardon me, Mr. Moore.) 
Both Mr. Lloydwell and Mr. Ten- 
ney recognized the type — '“big m en 
from the south,” capable of doing 
only two things: making those in 
front of him wonder what it is all 
about and those behind him cry. 
(It is not my purpose to be un- 
kind to these promoting leaders. 
Many of them are clever in every- 
thing except music.) 

The successful type in this ca- 
pacity are those who have nothing 
to say at rehearsals and follow the 
orchestra instead of trying -to lead 
it at performances. This is a dif- 
ference truly worthy of considera- 
tion. Just where Mr. Moore dis- 
covers the lack of logic is a mys- 
tery to me. No doubt, that is 
where the comedy comes in. His 
idea about some talkie producer 
signing the two gentlemen up for 
a talking-short is evidently the re- 
sult of the laughing episode. I 
sincerely trust that this does not 
happen, as we would miss their 
articles in your excellent paper. 

In conclusion, Inside Facts and 
Mr. Moore are both to be con- 
gratulated — Mr. Moore for writing 
(Continued on Page 13) 


Song 

Leaders 

LOS ANGELES 

“Monterey” won back its lead 
last week by a scant margin over 
the “Stein Song,” possibly helped 
by a shortage of the latter number 
at the jobbers. The rest of the 
field are about the same numbers, 
shuffled around somewhat as to 
position: 

1. “It Happened In Monterey” — 
Feist. 

2. “Stein Song” — Radio Music 
Co. 

3. “You Brought a New Kind of 
Love” — Famous. 

4. “So Beats My Heart”- — De 
Sylva, Brown and Henderson. 

5. “Springtime In the Rockies”- — 
Villa Moret. 

6. “Dancing With Tears In My 
Eyes” — Witmark. 

7. “On the Sunny Side of the 
Street” — Shapiro Bernstein. 

8. “Exactly Like You”- — -Famous. 

9. “The Moon Is Low”- — Rob- 
bins. 

10. “Loving In the Sunlight, 
Loving In the Moonlight”- — Fa- 
mous. 

New numbers growing in popu- 
larity are: “Singing a Song to the 
Stars” (Robbins), “I Love You So 
Much” (Famous), and “My Future 
Just Past.” 

RECORDS 

The USC College song, “Fight 
On,” tops all record sales for the 
week. Pop song leaders, none of 
them heavy, are: 

1. “You Brought a New Kind of 
Love”- — All recordings. 

2. “Living In the Sunlight” — All 
recordings. 

3. “Ten Cents a Dance” — All re- 
cordings. 

4. “Dancing With Tears In My 
Eyes” — Victor. 

5. “Reminiscihg” — All record- 
ings. 

6. “Stein Song” — All recordings. 

7. “It Happened In Monterey” 
— All recordings. 

8. “Telling It to the Daisies”- — 
Victor. 

9 . “Dangerous Nan McGrew” — 
Victor (Helen Kane). 

10. “So Beats My Heart.” 

SAN FRANCISCO 

A new tune, “New Kin-d of 
Love,” popped into first place for 
the current week while “Anchors 
Aweigh” and “Tears in M‘y Eyes” 
also showed for the first time. 
Leaders are: 

1. “New Kind of Love” — Fam- 
ous. 

2. “With My Guitar” — Sherman, 
Clay. 

3. “When Little Red Roses” — 
De Sylva, Brown and Henderson. 

4. “I Never Dreamt” — Santley. 

5. “It Happened in Monterey” 
— Leo Feist. 

6. “Exactly Like You” — Sha- 
piro, Bernstein. 

7. “Dancing With Tears in My 
Eyes” — Witmark. 

8. “Under a Texas Moon” — 
Remick. 

9. “Ten Cents a Dance” — Red 
Star. 

10. “Stein Song” — Radio Mu- 
sic Co. 

NORTHWEST 

1. “Stein Song” — Radio Music. 

2. “It Happened In Monte- 
rey” — Feist. 

3. “Moon Is Low” — Robbins. 

4. “Rock-a-bye To Sleep In 
Dixie” — Cross. 

. “Woman In the Show” — Rob- 
bins. 

6. “Ten Cents a Dance” — 
Harms. 

7. “When It’s Springtime In the 
Rockies” — Villa Moret. 

8. “11:30 Saturday Night” — 
Sherman, Clay. 

9. “When the Little Red Roses” 
— Dy Sylva, Brown and Hender- 
son. 

10. “I Never Dream’t” — Santley. 


CRAWFORD CLOSING 


Jack Crawford closes June 20 
at Solomon’s here for a long jump 
across the continent to open at the 
Steel Pier, Atlantic City. 


“A LITTLE SMILE” 

Words and Music by 

GEO. B. L. BRAUN 

(A Fox Trot Sensation) 

CONCORD PUBLISHING CO. 

1179 Market St. San Francisco 


RED LION CAFE 
IN BIG OPENING 


Jerry Ryan opened the Red Lion 
Inn on Washington boulevard 
Thursday, June 12, to a large 
house. Among those there were 
Red Grange, Mr. and Mrs. Roy 
McCray, Mr. and Mrs. Dick 
Parks, Jean Cowan of KFWB, 
and many others. Jerry had 
a few performers out there that 
evening to help put the evening 
over, including Marion Kane, Ba- 
bette Barker, Irene McKenney, 
Esther Pressman and Jack Ray. 

Spot is olf the intimate type with 
Jerry having a chance to get over 
his impromptu entertainment. Jim 
Sumner and his music is the fea- 
tured band, a snappy compact ag- 
gregation. 

CHANGES MADE 
IN BANDS HERE 

With Irving Aaronson doing a 
disappearing act from the Roose- 
velt last week, the orchestra, 
which had a long-term contract, 
closed suddenly, with Ben Bernie 
going in on Tuesday to a $10 
opening, doubling from a current 
engagement at the Egyptian, Hol- 
lywood. 

Aaronson, who left because of 
marital difficulties, is scheduled to 
go into the Casa Granada, open 
air cafe in Chicago. 

Ted Fiorito and his Victor Re- 
cording orchestra opens June 27 
for a limited engagement at the 
Ambassador Hotel, following 
Johnny Hamp’s Serenaders. 

Gus Arnlieim returns to the Am- 
bassador Cocoanut Grove for an 
extended engagement, following Fi- 
orito. With him will be a new 
vocal trio, scheduled to be ex- 
ploited heavily, composed of Russ 
Colombo, Eddie Bush, Art Flem- 
ing and Ed Landry. 


REPORT SALES UP 


SEATTLE, June 19.— Gene Mc- 
Cormick and Syl Cross returned 
from San Francisco this week and 
report increased sales on their new 
releases — -“Tonight” and “Rock-a- 
bye To Sleep In Dixie.” Since 
Jesse Stafford and his boys have 
made a recording of -the former the 
sales in sheet music have been 
boosted considerably. 

SOUDERS TO L. A. 


SEATTLE, June 19. — Jackie 
Souders will enter Southern soil, 
leaving Wednesday for Los An- 
geles and taking over the baton at 
the Boulevard. He played a very 
successful three-months’ engage- 
ment at the Fox Fifth Avenue. 


NEW TUNE READY 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Concord Publishing Co. will soon 
have on the market the RKO con- 
test song “Springtime Every Day 
For Me” with music by George 
B. L. Braun and lyrics by Dr. J. 
G. Lehner. 


RUSSO AT RKO 


Dan Russo is now functioning 
as guest conductor of the house 
orchestra -at the RKO Theatre, 
Los Angeles. Billy Small remains 
as house leader. 


THOMPSON SIGNED 


Keene Thompson, scenarist and 
short-story writer, has been given 
a contract by Paramount and has 
been assigned permanent offices in 
the studios in Hollywood. Thomp- 
son wrote Clara Bow’s new talking 
picture, “Love Among the Million- 
aires,” now in production. 


HAUPTMANN IS 
HOUSE LEADER 

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Liborious Hauptmann has been 
awarded the orchestra contract at 
Wagnon’s Embassy and opens 
there this week with an eight-piece 
combination, including himself. 
Hauptmann has been musical di- 
rector at KYA but left there last 
week. 

For more than a year the Em- 
bassy, owned by W. B. Wagnon, 
has been non-union, but after a 
series of conferences Wagnon and 
organized labor kissed and made 
up and the house is now operat- 
ing under a union banner. Wag- 
non also owns the Davies. 


MEYER FIRM TO 
HANDLE SCORES 


Abe Meyer, president and gen- 
eral manager of Myer Synchroniz- 
ing Service, Ltd., reports that 
within the past week a number 
of producers have signed with 
them to supervise and score ex- 
clusively all productions, including: 
Christie Film Co.; Lloyd Hamil- 
ton Productions; Metropolitan 
Studios Industrial Department; 
Rogell Productions; Halperin Pro- 
ductions; Brown-Nagel Produc- 
tions; Robert C. Bruce Outdoor 
Talking Pictures, and Phil Ryan 
Productions. 


HESTER IS VISITOR 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.— 
Mickey Hester, representative of 
Witmark’s music publishing house, 
is here from Los Angeles for a 
short stay. 


MILLS IN S. F. 


SAN FRANCISCO, June 19 — 
E. C. Mills, president of Radio" 
Music Co., music publishing -sub- 
sidiary of Feist, was here for two 
days conferring with A1 Sather, 
local representative. From here 
he went to Los Angeles. 


KERN GOES EAST 


^ SEATTLE, June 19.— H e r b 

Kern, jthe Fox organist, left this 
week for New York. No one has 
been -chosen to succeed -him. 


CHINN AT COLISEUM 


TACOMA, June 19. — Doctor 
Chinn and His Patients of Music 
are being featured at the Green- 
wich Coliseum here. 


BROOKS AT S. D. 


SAN DIEGO, June 19. — Sunny 
Brooks and his orchestra are play- 
ing a summer season engagement 
at Mission Beach here. 


EMIL 

STURMER 

Musical Director 
Paramount Theatre 
San Francisco 


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Broadcasting over KPO, know what’s right in dance music 
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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE THIRTEEN 


In Hollywood lAL COPELAND IN PLANS FOR 
-Now [ TWO WESTERN CIRCUS UNITS 

Tieups with coast chambers of commerce and western fairs 
(Continued from Page 5) will provide booking's for two circus units to be sent out this 
and Helen, 8 ©? 8 ' those famous summer by A1 W. Copeland, who for the past few years has 

Mellette Sisters. Did we forget to been furnishing circus atmosphere and equipment for film 
mention Lew was at Winter Gar- productions, according to an announcement this week. 
de "- i t ? 0? . . „ . ,1 Copeland is said to have effected the signing of contracts 

B. A B b I. S ritrS'^t^”usr d was for a unit to be known as “ The Hollywood Society Circus,” 
Ted Healy, a real funny man’ who to pHy for chambers of commerce in Portland, Tacoma, Seat 
also uses -cigars. “What price tie, Boise, Idaho, and Butte, Mon- 


tana. 

Copeland will provide the nu- 
the attraction with local 


cigars?” Takes us hack to many| 
a Winter Garden concert while we 
were handling the back-stage end. I i * f 
Immediately in back of us is Harry 
Green, with the funniest growth Prominent citizens and sportsmen 
of a beard we have ever seen, joining in the production of the 
Harry is trying to make people “society circuses. 1 
believe he is Jewish, with that By another arrangeme nt, Cope- 

We" very seldom go to the ' and I s now dealing with a num- 
Olympic, but our associate, Lafe ber of fair associations to furnish 

Hollywood Circus” unit to be 
a free attraction before 
the grandstands at different fairs. 

Previously, fair execs have 
frowned on circus attractions 
opposition, but the idea, which has 


Page, didn’t have much to do 

Tuesday nite, and Doc Mace pro - 1 . , 

moted a -couple of ringside ducats | ^ a ^ e a * 
and we scampered down to see 
our old favorite, “Poison Homer 
Sheridan” given the poison by Old 
Man River “Bert Colima.” Rite 
next to us was a real old-timer, 
and one of the few left of those been worked out in the East by 
Rathskeller Trios, Artie Mehlinger, several circus outfits has proved an 
of that old vaudeville team -of asset to the fairs, which are being 

Stepp, Mehlinger and King. Do forced to new ideas and exploita- 

you remember? Artie was an ex- 1 t ion methods because of the tre- 

Winter Gardenite, too. 


Snacks 
Of Facts 



Lawrence Tibb-ett seems to be 
a fite fan. He was rite in front 
of us, and Louis Epstein, the man | 
who walks, talks and looks like 
Jolson — well, why shouldn’t he ? | 
He has been with him long enough. 
Louis is now a personal represen- 1 
tative of well-known stars. 

TO TEACH TEACHERS 


the 


mendous modernization of 
I amusement world of late. 

General policy before has been 
I to book acts and special attrac 
tions with the fairs, but the hew 
idea will be to offer the entire cir- 
cus with all its attractions as a 
free show in front of the grand- 
I stand. 

Copeland’s circus unit, according 
I to present plans, will emphasize 
Earle Wallace receives over 50 the Hollywood angle heavily. ft 
requests a year for teachers trained is expected . that each unit will 
in the Wallace technique and has carry approximately 150 people, to 
been unable ! t-o fill the demand, be recruited here. 

This is caused by the fact that Copeland recently provided cir- 
most students are studying f-or cus atmosphere in two big films, 
the stage or s-creen. To meet this Pathe’s “Swing High” and Colum- 
growing demand for teachers, Wal- bia’s production of “Rain or 
lace is offering his ninth annual | Shine,” starring Joe Cook, 
normal course from July 7 to Au- 
• gust 2, not only designed for the 
actual training in dancing but 
also to teach teachers how to 
teach. Wallace states that there 
is also an ever increasing demand 
from 


LEW CANTOR IS 
SIGNING TALENT 


physical training teachers to I J Lew Cantor, Broadway pro- 
learn to teach dancing, as high d ” ce , 1 j’ Panning to produce ‘ Top 
schools and colleges are requiring jjat, Harland Thompson and 

dance training along with -phy- Harry Archer this fall, is out here 
sical culture. (signing players from the Holly- 

wood Broadway colony for the 
NEW IDEA BOOKINGS I production. 

While here, Cantor is dickering 

Several new theatres -will add F. with several film companies for 
and M. Ideas shortly. Full week the sale of Mendel, Inc., which ran 
is to be inaugurated at the Brin- for 31 weeks last year at the 
cess, Nashville, Tenn., commenc- George M. Cohan with Alexander 
ing on June 28. The Capitol, Yak- Carr and Smith and Dale in the 
ima, Washington, goes on a split | cast, 
week policy with Ideas on July 
5, while the Crotona, New York 
City, 'Started playing units on ( 

June 14. 

PRODUCTION STARTS 


E. D. Patterson, assistant man- 
ager Orpheum, entertaining the 
service department at Marchetti’s — 
to be a monthly habit, we hear- 
Ira Parks and Bob Robertson here 
from Vancouver, B. C. — looking 
for attractions for Canadian fairs 
— George Hood entertaining some 
fair ladies in the President lobby — 
Johnny Walker strolling down 
Broadway with his own wife — Ed 
Curtis advertising - for fifty extras 
— and getting five thousand — 
Adrian Morris telling it to the 
judge— speeding too fast on that 
last mile — Desert Song chorus back 
and taking in the sights of the 
big city — 

Frank Whitbeck ordering a new 
supply of periods — Bill Knotts and 
Lou Bard in conference — Polly 
Pollock thinking back to' vacation 
days — and somebody looking at 
her and humming “Sweeter Than 
Sweet” — Sig Bosley not in — Jack 
Stern not in — Ben Gould not in — 

Chic Cooper stopping traffic on 
Hollywood Boul — A1 Leichter dip- 
ping his pen in the ink — Sidney 
Melbourne back in town- — and 
hoping to stay — 

LOWE TO CROTONA 

Sol Lowe left by airplane for 
New York last Friday, where he 
is to open at the Fox Crotona 
Theatre as master -of ceremonies, 
June 14. He was m. c. at the 
Manchester Theatre here for five 
years. 


(Continued from Page 12) 

such a delightful letter and Facts 
for showing such generosity in 
printing it. 

Sin-cerely yours. 

Dr. Harry Rifkind. 

* =)= * 

Cherie and Tomasita, internation- 
ally famous dancers, are in their 
fourth week at the A. B. W. Club, 
Mexicali. A very versatile and 
pleasing team. Their numbers in- 
clude about everything known in 
the line of dances. Pleasing voices 
and contagious personalities, put 
this inimitable team in a class 'by 
themselves. 


NEW CROSLAND FILM 


Alan Cro-sland is about to com- 
mence work on his second -original 
screen light opera for Warners, a 
Romberg musical entitled “Call of 
the East,” in which the talented 
megaphonist whose specialty is 
costume and spectacle films, will 
find practical use for his peculiar 
abilities in the field of pictorial 
and dramatic portrayal of romantic 
interludes, it is asserted. 


PLANS ARE SET 
FOR GUILD TOUR 


Production details and casting 
are now under way for the road 
tour of the Shakespeare Guild. 
The company, headed by William 
Thornton, will be the first to 
leave the Pacific Coast with a 
Shakespearean repertoire since the 
“gold rush” days when Edwin 
Booth walked from town to town 
to play “Hamlet.” 

Charles Burke, representing the 
Shakespeare Guild throughout 
California, Arizona, Colorado, Ore- 
gon and Washington, etc., is book- 
ing the company. The -tour will 
open in San Diego early in Sep- 
tember. The Los Angeles en- 
gagement will come in October, 
after the -opera season. San Fran- 
cisco will see the repertoire in 
November. 


Robert Terry Shannon, former 
newspaper editor, who successfully 
turned his hand to fiction a few 
years ago, has arrived in Holly- 
wood from New York, under con- 
tract to Paramount. 

Shannon is the author of “The 
Cat’s Paw,” “Forbidden Lips” and 
“Love-proof,” recent books. 


JACK SPRIGG 


MUSICAL DIRECTOR 


R-K-O ORPHEUM 


SAN FRANCISCO 


ROLAND CORNELIUS 


“SINCE ’97” 


AND HIS ENTERTAINING ORCHESTRA 

CAFE ROBERTS AT THE BEACH 

SAN FRANCISCO 


BACK FROM MONTANA 


PETER PAUL LYONS 

AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
LOEW’S WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO 


Myles Connolly, associate pro- 
ducer, and Hugh Herbert, dialogue 
director of Radio Pictures’ all- 
talking drama, “The Record Run,” 
returned to Hollywood Monday 
from northern Montana where the 
entire company has been on loca- 
tion for the last five weeks. 


Pasadena Community Playhouse | 
put “Marco Millions” into pro- 
duction this week. In the cist 
are: Beatrice Prentice, Robert | 

Young, G-ilmor Brown, and elabor- 
ate settings are by Janis Muncis. I 
There is a very large supporting | 
cast. It will run until June 28. 


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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 



RKO THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed June 12) 

A good opener helped this bill. 
Enos Frazere, monkey of the high 
trapeze, talkative and daring, drew 
a lot of gasps with his heel swings. 
He worked in full dress, also had 
the stage nicely hung. He left the 
house hot. 

The Boyd Senter act deuced. He 
sent out George Crooker, dressed 
as a page, to announce him, then 
appeared and blew a pop medley 
out of a sax. Jack Russell rattled 
the ivories while Senter went after 
his trumpet, which he brought on 
and tootled, following that with 
some squeals on a bejeweled clari- 
net, which brought fairly heavy re- 
sponse. George Crooker played a 
violin indifferently, then went to 
hoofing, his aero work here scor- 
ing. Boyd then went to the piano 
and duetted with Russell, going 
from that to nut stuff with the vio- 
lin; after that some gags and a 
nut banjo duet with Russell for a 
heavy payoff; two bows and 
begged off. 

In next to closing were Buster 
Shaver and his midgets in Tiny 
Town Revue. Opened ensemble, 
then a series of singles and duos, 
songs and steps; enembling again 
in a breakaway, then forward to 
one for a college line, winding up 
with “Singing In the Rain.” The 
little folk were of better appear- 
ance and better dancers than most 
midget acts, and took fairly heavy 
tribute. 

Jimmy Conlin and Myrtle Glass 
headlined in closing spot with their 
nutty furore of “Whoa.” The act 
has been built up some since last 
time around, and handed the crowd 
a lot of belly laughs. Plenty of 
noisy cooperation from the pit and 
from behind the curtains helped 
put the hoke over for three heavy 
bows. 

_ Screen offering was First Na- 
tional’s “Strictly Modern,” with 
Dorothy Mackaill. Business was 
heavy. 

YEATES. 

RKO GOLDEN GATE 

SAN FRANCISCO 

(Reviewed June 11) 

The four acts comprising this 
RKO vaude show made up one of 
the zippiest bills the Gate has had 
in some weeks. There was, per- 
haps, a dearth of singing, but coun- 
teracting this deficiency were a 
half dozen examples of the ulti- 
mate in smart showmanship and 
smart material. It’s a tough job to 
hand the honors to any one act, as 
all were good, but Ray Huling 
with his trained seal probably 
struck the nail on the head, offer- 
ing a variety of novelty stuff that 
appealed to all classes of ticket 
buyers. 

_ The very fine interpretative terp- 
sichorean work of Ledova, the 
mugging of Reynolds and White, 
and the comic antics of Fred Light- 
ner were close followers. And to 
clinch this impressive argument for 
more and better vaude, Claude 
Sweeten and RKOlians did one of 
Claude’s own tunes, “A Dream 
Came True,” which was a sweet 
musical offering. 

Opening spot held Reynolds and 
White, comedy musical pair, whose 
mugging was beyond criticism and 
whose timing was excellent. Here 


is a pip of a comedy turn that 
opened the show and yet landed so 
heavily that it had a chance to en- 
core and allow Miss White to re- 
turn minus her clown makeup and 
treat the folks to a straight fiddle 
solo that was sold like nobody’s 
business. 

There were good props and good 
makeup used in this turn, which, 
all in all, was a world-beater. One 
thing that would help a lot is the 
junking of some of the present dit- 
ties that are being used; they’re 
slightly aged and newer ones would 
be much better. 

In deuce, Ray Huling brought 
out his trained seal, Charlie. Now 
this Charlie is no ordinary seal. He 
imitated everything on the menu, 
ranging from the neighing of a 
horse to the dancing of Gilda Gray 
and highspotting with his impres- 
sion of a basso doing “Asleep In 
the Deep.” From the youngest kid 
in the house to the oldest oldster 
Charlie had ’em all. Huling worked 
nicely with him, displaying a likable 
personality and neat appearance. 

Then there was Ledova with a 
dance act that’s as smart as they 
come. The turn was framed large- 
ly along futuristic interpretative 
lines and spelled class throughout. 
Opened full stage with two pianos 
with Ledova and an unbilled male 
partner doing a futuristic adagio 
routine that was excellent. The 
piano duo then; good, but rather 
flat following this fine dancing. Le- 
dova, alone, returned for rather an 
average and disappointing toe num- 
ber, and then an octette of colored 
songsters appeared for two negro 
spirituals that were fine but lost a 
good deal by the poor costuming. 

Singing of the octette was a sig- 
nal for the Harlem spirit and the 
last number segued into a very 
good eccentric tap number by the 
male, unusually and nicely cos- 
tumed. Ledova, in high brown, re- 
turned and joined the others in a 
fast finale with a background rem- 
iniscent of the show “Porgy.” Cus- 
tomers probably thought the dance 
pair were merely getting hot, but 
even in this sequence they retained 
the interpretative flavor. Audience, 
however, recognized the excellent 
technique in this turn and applaud- 
ed it heavily. 

After these three high-calibre 
vaude acts it might easily have 
been tough pickings for Fred 
Lightner, but that aggressive comic 
zoomed on full steam with his line 
of disjointed chatter that had ’em 
all laughing. He was aided by an 
attractive foil, Roscella, with whom 
he worked nicely. Lightner dis- 
played a personality that registered 
heavily and had a tag line, “How 
am I doing, lady?” spotted through- 
out the act, that received capacity 
laugh returns. A darn good act. 

As an overture Claude Sweeten 
and orchestra did Sweeten’s and 
Walter Smith’s tune, “A Dream 
Came True.” Nifty music to this 
one and, as sung by George Ritter 
with Claude doing a fiddle obligato, 
the lyrics were okay, too. Elaine 
Gilmore at the organ. 

BOCK, 


HIPPODROME THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed June 11) 

Arthur Kelter opened the show 
doing novelty tricks on tight wire, 
after which he put on a pair of rid- 


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ing boots and did several somer- 
saults to good effect. 

LaVarre Sisters, two girls, fol- 
lowed with a harmony number, 
then each girl put over a single 
song. Then they offered a double 
harmony number and dance for a 
finish. 

Dave Hacker offered a few gags 
and a brace of eccentric dances 
that hit the bell for nice applause. 

Cloud and Hutchinson. Man at 
piano. Lady entered and offered a 
good double comedy number and 
followed it up with another of the 
same brand. She then put over a 
good single number. For a finish 
they used a good character double 
number. This act is dressed nice 
and went big. 

Jerry Dean, in kid character 
songs, put her numbers over very 
nicely, then made change in front 
of audience and got ukelele, sing- 
ing two straight numbers for a 
finish. Very nice. 

Harvey, Henney and Grace, two 
men and a woman, special set in 
full. One man blackface comedian, 
other man and woman in tan. Of- 
fered lots of hokum comedy, inter- 
spersed with many musical num- 
bers, using trombone, cornet and 
French horn. This is a good fast 
act and went very big with the 
audience. 

Film was the “Racketeer.” 

BOB. 

HIPPODROME THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed June 15) 

Joe Mole opened this show with 
some comedy bits on a two-piece 
bicycle, followed by riding a very 
small one which received big 
laughs. After, which, he offered 
many good tricks on a large bi- 
cycle. Then put over some novel- 
ty tricks on a unicycle to good ef- 
fect for a finish. Nice opening 
act. 

Harry DeVere followed singing 
“Irish . Eyes” off stage, then en- 
tered in Wop character for finish 
of song. He then told a few gags, 
after which he put over “Pal of 
Mine” in good style. For his fin- 
ish he rendered “S 1 e e p, Baby, 
Sleep” with yodel. 

.Desley Sisters came next with a 
nice harmony song, followed by a 
tap dance. Then put over a tap 
dance while jumping rope to good 
effect. One of the girls then of- 
fered a single tap number, fol- 
lowed by other girl singing a nice 
ballad. They then offered a fast 
double tap and for finish, with 
ankles chained together, they put 
over a nice dance. 

Three Hubble Brothers. These 
boys opened with a nice harmony 
number, after which they put on 
Spanish hats and shawls and ren- 
dered a very good Spanish number. 
They followed this with a couple 
of other good singing numbers and 
went over very big. Nice fast 
singing act. 

Morris and T6wne — nexMo-clos- 
ing. Offered some very high class 
comedy in which both knew how 
to deliver to very good effect. 
They followed this with a ciomedy 
song in which Johnny Morris of- 
fers a crying bit which always 
goes over very big. They closed 
with a nice dance. This is a goodj 
standard act and always goes over ' 
big. 

Collegiate Capers closed this 
show. This is a review composed 
of four female impersonators. One 
offered an impersonation of Gilda 
Gray. Another put over a nice 
toe dance and then two in old- 
fashioned 'costume put over com- 
edy talk with song and dance to 
good effect. All are very talented 
and put their 'specialties over to 
very good effect. Costumes were 
very pretty. This is a nice flash 
act and would go big anywhere. 

Film was “Grand Parade.” 

BOB. 

ORPHEUM 

SEATTLE 
(Reviewed June 14) 

Tiny Burnett and the orchestra, 
assisted by Myrtle Strong at the 
organ, opened the bill with an 
overture entitled “Streets of New 
York” which got over to a nice 
hand. 

The Kanazawa boys were first 
among the acts. They certainly 
know itheir stuff when it comes to 
acrobatics. They are well experi- 
enced, are fast and do not drag 
the act as some of this type usu- 
ally do. % 


Harry Foster Welch, billed as 
a one-iman band, gave impressions 
of almost every musical instru- 
ment. Some were good and some 
not so good. 

Harry Carroll and his partner, 
Maxine Lewis, then entertained by 
setting styles in song. In this 
musical revue Carroll introduced 
several of his old song hits as 
well as some new ones. He 
caught on from the start and left 
the customers applauding for more. 

The show, which was one of 
the best in weeks, was completed 
with an intimate revue which had 
some good looking girls, and some 
able comedians and dancers in the 
person of Ben Carroll, Ismay An- 
drews and Eddie Bruce. Eddie 
was a big factor in making the 
show a success. He is a topnotcher 
when it comes to being a com- 
edian and it didn’t take the pa- 
trons long to find it out. 

OXMAN. 


MILLION DOLLAR 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed June 12 

A five-act bill, opened by the 
Jack Brooks Trio, banjoists, cos- 
tumed as Pierrots. They started 
off with “Happy Days,” swinging 
into “Hallelujah,” “That Brand 
New Girl of Mine” and a laugh- 
ing song, mixing vocals with the 
banjo. They zipped through it in 
fast style and helped start the 
bill on its way nicely. 

Lewis and La Varre staged a 
hick skit, a rural station agent and 
a show girl. They pulled that 
gag of Noah’s about catching a 
train to Morrow and sang it at 
great length. The girl offered a 
sem-eye classic song, then the 
man went aero, and after that they 
drifted into a go-home-to-your- 
mother bit of sentiment to soft 
music. Got a fair hand and took 
a bow. 

Allan and Day, skate act, oc- 
cupied trey spot. They opened 
with the man on the harmonica, 
the girl joining in some chatter 
and a bit of hula dancing, then 
went to full stage for a Spanish 
dance, and then bringing on the 
skates. The man soloed, scoring 
a fair hand, then the girl teamed 
up in a hesitation dance, with the 
man going to a stunt spin for the 
payoff. Got very fair returns. 

Bill Telaak singled, entering 
with a comedy fall, pulling some 
gags, then [going into a dance. 
After that he fooled with a violin, 
squat danced with it to an exit. 


Got a very fair response and 
came back with more gags, wind- 
ing up with an aero dance. 

Bill closed with California Sun- 
beams, 'band of six girls and a 
man leader, furnishing background 
for specialties by A1 and Louise 
Walker, comedy' and tap dancers, 
and by Kader, Arabian aero 
hoofer. Band closed with “Man 
From the South,” act taking three 
quick bows. 

Film subject was George Ban- 
croft in “Ladies Love Brutes.” 

YEATES. 


PARAMOUNT 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed June 12) 

Harry Gourfain garnered some 
good talent and incorporated it into 
this “Number, Please” unit of his, 
which he built along musical com- 
edy lines. Anna Chang took top 
marquee honors for the opry, the 
house giving her good billing by 
virtue of her heavy pull in the San 
Francisco Chinatown, from which 
section of the city she hails. Show 
got started with a telephonic epi- 
sode seguing into a mighty snappy 
hoofing sequence by Blair and 
Thornton, mixed duo, who tossed 
those ankles about in great fash- 
ion and drew a well-deserved pair 
of bows. 

Making his primary entrance — 
and to a good hand — A1 Mitchell 
announced “Cavalleria Rusticana” 
by the stage band. A few bars of 
that, and he broke off abruptly, 
picking up “Hello, Cutie.” Boys 
got the pansy bug and you should 
have gotten a load of Emil Stur- 
mer and the other musickers doing 
their tiptoes and a one, two, three. 
The gag was good for laughs. 

An Oriental episode followed, di- 
vided into two sequences, Old and 
New China. Line girls on for slow 
hoofing with Mitchell egging them 
to “get modern.” Gals tried a lit- 
tle singing, too. Nine times out of 
ten singing by the line isn’t too 
good. This was one of ’em. Typi- 
fying the New China, Anna Chang 

came on to warble “New Kind of 
Love,” and as a second offering do- 
ing her impression of Helen Kane 
in “Do Something,” in which she 
used Mitchell as a foil. Fast and 
polished, this gal. 

Mitchell next introduced Norm 
Anderson, who stepped out to 
shout “Man From the South” and 
to blister the boards with speedy 
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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE FIFTEEN 


Vaude and 
Presentations 


(Continued from Page 14) 
hoofing, on which he could easily 
have encored. Blair and Thornton 
then returned to do their “Hot 
Cha Cha” dance and closed heav- 
ily. Kerr and Weston next, doing 
comedy dialogue and a little hoof- 
ing, were okay. Musical wedding 
finale closed the show. 

Ron and Don deserted their baby 
console and popular music and 
turned ritz this week with a com- 
bination organ-accordion offering 
that was good musical fare. With 
Don at the organ, Ron accordioned 
selections from “Carmen” and the 
novelty was well received by the 
fans. Lighting effects by Bill 
Etherington were excellent. 

Picture was William Powell in 
Par’s “Shadow of the Law.” Emil 
Sturmer and Paramounteers were 
in the pit preceding the stage show. 

BOCK. 

LOEW’S STATE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed June 12) 

“Country _ Club” Idea was a 
snappy unit with outdoor setting 
and one of those flash endings 
with ponies thundering along for 
a polo effect finish. Band was 
planted on a club veranda in rid- 
ing attire. 

Frank Elmer and Leonara Cari 
handled the straight singing as- 
signments, working in several ef- 
fective numbers with the line of 
“Sunkist Beauties.” One tune, 
written by Hal Neides, manager of 
the Egyptian in Hollywood, fea- 
tured a strip gag kidding the old 
time feminine costumes for good 
results. 

Rae Samuels, working with two 
statuesque femmes in striking 
black costumes, turned loose a tor- 
rid stepping number that was put 
over in showmanly fashion. 

Masters and Grayce clicked with 
their comedy chatter and acrobatic 
stepping, fitting into this unit 
nicely. 

Cliff Nazarro handled the baton, 
introducing the acts in straight 
style and stepping up to the lights 
for an interlude of comedy chatter 
and two well received vocaliza- 
tions. 

MEARS. 

HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES 

HOLLYWOOD 
(Reviewed June 11) 

“Romance” Ideas made an im- 
pressive appearance on the stage 
of this big house with some 
changes made since playing at 
Loew’s State. Unit has a beauti- 
ful and imaginative main set, de- 
picting an old world street scene 
in modernistic fashion and given 
remarkably effective lighting ef- 
fects at this house. 

Lights came up slowly to re- 
veal romantic duos of all types 
parked in the setting while Rob 
ert Cloy -sang the pop tune. It 
was an impressive opening number. 

Featured in the production are 
excellently trained Mack _ Bissett 
dancers, who stepped with pep 
and animation and demonstrated 
fine unison on tap numbers. The 
Three Bricktops sold themselves 
heavily working in -one number 
with this group. 

Gene Morgan, working with a 
new aide, Floyd Rathbun, handled 
the unit as m. c. and worked _ in 
a couple of the Morganized bits, 
getting plenty of laughs. Rathbun 
work in effectively with Morgan’s 
brand of gagging. 

Working in between the en- 
sembles were: Castleton and Mack, 
clicking nicely with their comedy 
acrobatics and snappy stepping; 
Mary Price in an acrobatic num- 
ber featuring sensational floor 


work, and Jerome Mann, youthful 
dancer and singer, who also did 
several imitations. 

Entire show was played from 
the pit by “Slim” Martin and his 
orchestra, who opened the stage 
bill with an -overture repeat of 
“12th Street Rag” to big returns. 

MEARS. 


FIFTH AVE. 

SEATTLE 

Jackie Souders and his band 
opened F a n c h o n and Marco’s 
“Changes Idea” with a novelty 
number, “Me and the Girl Next 
Door.” Although this number was 
pleasing, it should have been pre- 
sented with more punch. 

Muriel Gardner stepped out and 
introduced the headliners, rivalling 
a master of ceremonies for such a 
position. This little girl can easily 
be classed as a headliner herself, 
as she gave a very creditable per- 
formance of toe and acrobatic 
dancing. One of the snappiest seen 
here for some time. 

Art Hadley, clever cartoonist, 
shows exceedingly good skill and 
speed in the work he portrays. He 
gave impressions of Hearst car- 
toon characters. 

Eva Mandell, hefty two hundred 
and fifty pound comedienne, gave 
her impression and also sang, “Oh, 
How a Fat Girl Can Love.” She 
also gave a good impersonation of 
Sophie Tucker singing “I’m Doing 
What I’m Doing For Love.” Miss 
Mandell put the necessary punch 
in the show and was capably as- 
sisted at the piano by Dave Le 
Winter. 

Doc Baker, known for years for 
his clever costume changing, wen, 
through his paces well, and each 
time he is seen here, he usually 
breaks his record when it comes 
to speed. 

Although the show was not much 
of a flash from the standpoint of 
scenic effects, the talent tended to 
overbalance this necessity. 

ROY. 


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FOX EL CAPITAN 

SAN FRANCISCO 

This Peggy O’Neill stage show 
teed off with the 16 sweethearts 
singing and dancing “I’ve Got My 
Eye On You,” while Jay Brower 
and band supplied the musical back- 
ground. Brower next introduced 
George Williamson, orchestra 
drummer, iwho pounded the stretched 
skin for heavy returns in a drumol- 
ogized version of “Tiger Rag.” 

Sylvia and Clemence, held over 
for a deuce week, did a comedy 
“Hard Boiled Rose” number which 
brought them heavy applause and 
forced them to a brace of bows. 
Will Cowan followed in a tap rou- 
tine, in which he was aided by the 
line. Number got over. 

Brower then brought on Helen 
Warner, 200 pounds of song, who 
chanted “Your Love Is All That I 
Crave” and “I’m Following You,” 
the latter going especially well 
when the big gal clowned with the 
not so big m. c. Folks liked her 
and she had to give ’em another 
chorus. 

Neatly costumed, Sylvia and 
Clemence returned for a tap num- 
ber done to “Poet and Peasant,” 
garnering healthy applause for their 
nifty footwork. 

Brower put the band through its 
Rialto Theatre, Pasadena, will 

Scheduled to start this week, the 
paces in “Puttin’ On the Ritz” and 
“In the Market For You,” with 
Bob Kimic tossing in a muted 
trumpet solo for the latter. Then 
the m. c. picked up a bicycle pump 
and did a comedy version of 
“Laugh, Clown, Laugh,” his comic 
pantomime work helping the offer- 
ing. 

Finale was a waltz episode with 
Mary and Mary Jane and Juanita 
and Charlotte comprising vocal 
duos and Sylvia and Clemence and 
Velma taking the dance leads. 

Mel Hertz again had the ticket 
buyers singing to his organ accom- 
paniment. Used comedy parodies 
and several pop tunes and those 
out front joined in lustily. Pic- 
ture was Metro’s “Bishop Mur- 
der Case,” and the five murders in 
the flicker made the customers 
pretty cold when the stage show 
rolled around. 

HAL. 


Short Shots 
At the News 


SACRAMENTO, June 19.— Ar- 
ticles of incorporation of two pic- 
ture concerns, the German-Ameri- 
can Pictures, Ltd., and Pan-Ara- 
bian Pictures Corp., were filed here 
last week. Both are foreign lan- 
guage picture companies with head- 
quarters in Los Angeles. 


Edward Mendelsohn, general di- 
rector for 'the Paul Bissinger pro- 
duction, “Hi There,” left Holly- 
wood last week and is driving to 
New York. He will make his 
headquarters at the Astor Hotel, 
and begin recasting at once for 
the New York showing of the re- 
vue, which is slated to open in 
August. Lon Murray, signed to 
stage the dances, is expected to 
go to New York the middle of 
July to pick a chorus, and will 
bring with him six California 
peaches, called “Lon Murray’s An- 
gelines.” 


FOX 

SEATTLE 

Each week finds Owen Sweeten 
and his boys more of an asset to 
this theatre. This week they pre- 
sented musical numbers from opera 
to jazz. The highlight of their 
program included the rendition of 


AL 


THREE 

MITCHELL 


SOCIETY STEPPERS 

Now M. C.-ing 


Just Finished First National Contract 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 


Direction HERBERT RUBIN 

San Francisco 



HOLLYWOOD— A German sci- 
entist with a trick camera that 
could photograph interiors with- 
out flashlight was invited by Bebe 
Daniels to shoot her nuptial scene 
with Ben Lyons last Saturday 
night, so he missed a boat to stay 
over. But nobody had told Ben, 
so when the groom saw Herr 
Doctor and his tripod there was 
a commotion. Bebe arrived too 
late for explanations. Doc was 
trying to overhaul his boat. 

HOLLYWOOD — A dry-cleaners’ 
war current here is turning out 
a great break for starving actors, 
whose wardrobes are beginning to 
look the worse for dirt. Signs on 
the cleaning shops proclaim: 
“Men’s suits cleaned free. Pay 
only 40 cents for pressing.” So 
the actors are parading in with 
their wardrobes, getting them 
cleaned, and then allowing their 
creditors to do the pressing. 

HOLLYWOOD — A police war 
upon aviators who have been low- 
diving over Hollywood backyard 
chicken corrals has been de- 
manded. It is declared that many 
chickens have died of heart fail 
ure. Casting offices doubt the lat- 
ter statement. 

LOS ANGELES — Rumors that 
Aimee McPherson’s Angelus Tem- 
ple would reopen in gay Holly- 
wood premiere style to celebrate 
her return o the local cast were 
spiked by followers here. “We 
will welcome her with open arms, 
certainly, but there will be no sun 
arcs or master of ceremony. She 
will bask only in the effulgence of 
the light of spirit, and as for the 
idea that she would need a mas- 
ter of ceremony — why, the idea is 
silly.” 

NOVELIZING FILM 


Harry Sinclair Drago, novelist, 
has been engaged by Cecil B. De 
Mille to prepare a book noveliza- 
tion of “Madame Satan,” C. B.’s 
latest M-G-M production. Film 
yarn is by Jeanie Macpherson, with 
dialogue by Gladys Unger and El- 
sie Janis. Previous photoplays 
Drago has novelized include “Rio 
Rita” and “The Trespasser.” 

B.B.B. PLANS TRIP 


B.B.B. leaves his Hollywood 
Cellar night club for a two 
weeks’ trip to New Orleans on 
June 24 to attend the American 
Legion Pageant of Progress and 
combined southern aviation meet 
to be held there at DeLimon Park 
from June 28 to July. B.B. drew 
a personal invitation from Mayor 
Walmby. 


“When Day Is Done,” using sev- 
enteen trumpets, even Herb Kern, 
the organist .playing a trumpet 
chorus of this number. This made 
a decided hit with the fans and 
rewarded the boys with a nice 
hand. 

Owen Sweeten gave his interpre- 
tation of “The World Is Waiting 
for the Sunrise” in a very effective 
style. All the boys wore new 
spring outfits and in keeping with 
that atmosphere presented “Spring- 
time in. the Rockies,” Paul Tut- 
marc vocalizing the chorus. 

Completing the program, Sweet- 
en used a classical number, “Or- 
pheus in the Underworld.” Each 
week Sweeten included in his pro- 
gram something of interest to i 
lovers of various types of music 1 
and this goes over big with the | 
patrons. t 

ROY. ! 


Fanchon and Marco 
Route List of “Ideas 


Following is the Fanchon and Marco 
Ideas route schedule, with the opening 
dates, all of the current month, in paren- 
theses beside the name of the town: 
PASADENA (19) 

Colorado Theatre 
“Lovers’ Lane” Idea 
LOS ANGELES (19) 

Loew’s State 
“Militaire” Idea 
SAN DIEGO (19) 

Fox Theatre 
“Country Club’’ Idea 
Leonora Cori Masters and Grayce 

Ray Samuels 
HOLLYWOOD (19) 

Pantages Theatre 
“Romance’’ Idea 

Castleton and Mack Jerome Mann 

Robert Cloy Helen Petch 


CHICAGO (20) 

Avalon Theatre 
“Changes” Idea 

Doe Baker Eva Mandell Muriel Gardner 
Art Hadley Dave Le Winter 
MILWAUKEE, WIS. (20) 
Wisconsin Theatre 
“Broadway Venuses” Idea 
Mel Klee and 16 New York Beauty 
Winners 

Aerial Bartletts Wells & Winthrop 

Freda Sullivan 

DETROIT, MICH. (20) 

Fox Theatre 
“Marble” Idea 

The Harris Trio Roy Smoot 

FloBelle & Charlie A1 and Jack Rand 
Georgene and Henry Francia 

Hector and Hia Gang 


THE INTERNATIONAL UNIQUE COMIC 

CHAZ CHASE 


LONG BEACH (20-22) 

“Seeing Double” Idea 
Fox West Coast Theatre 
Stroud Twins Featured 
And the Twins : Elga, Clute, Kane, Falla, 
Maltby, Holly, Electric Twins 

FRESNO (19-21) 

Wilson Theatre 

“Rose Garden” Idea 
Red Donahue and Pal Harold Stanton 
Hall and Essley 

Miles and Kover Aerial Girls 

SAN JOSE, CALIF. (22-25) 
California Theatre 
“Rose Garden” Idea 
(Same Cast as Above) 


NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. (21) 
Strand Theatre 
“Sunshine” Idea 

Vince Silk Barton and Young 

Arline Langan and Norman Selby 
Mary Lou Richard Wally 

UTICA, N. Y. (21) 

Avon Theatre 
“Eyes’ ’ Idea 

Six Candreva Brothers Don Carroll 

Paul Olsen Bob & Eula Burroff 
Keo. Yoki and Toki 
WORCESTER, MASS. (21) 

Palace Theatre 
“Trees” Idea 

Terrell and Hanley Naynons Birds 

Ted Reichard and Christel Levine 
Mavis and Ted Fawcett and Thurston 
Esther Campbell 


-• J SEYMOUR and CORNCOB 

That Sensational Comedy Pair in F. and M. “BRUNETTES” IDEA 


SAN FRANCISCO (20) 

Fox Theatre 
“Brunettes” Idea 

McDonald & Dean Chirot & Mercado 

Ali Ben Hass'an’s Bluestreaks 
Hirsch Arnold Dancers 
OAKLAND (20) 

Fox Theatre 
“Smiles” Idea 
Three Slate Brothers 
Walter Bradbury Dorothy Neville 

Lamberti 

SALEM, ORE. (21-22) 

Elsinore Theatre 
“City Service” Idea 
Shapiro & O’Malley co-featured with 
Seb Meza Laddie LaMonte 

George Jager Frank Sterling 

Sunkist Ballet 


SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (21) 

Palace Theatre 
“Coral” Idea 

Maurice & Vincent Frank Due 

The Royal Samoans) La Petite Marie 

HARTFORD, CONN. (21) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Peasant’ ’ Idea 

June Worth Johnson & Duker 

Deihl Sisters General Levine 
Belcher Dancers 

NEW HAVEN, CONN. (21) 

Palace Theatre 
“Manila Bound” Idea 
Lloyd & Brice Romero Family 

Stella Royal Samuel Pedraza 


Talk of Fanchon and Marco’s “CITY SERVICE” Idea 

SEB MEZA 


PORTLAND, ORE. (19) 
Broadway Theatre 

“Box of Candy” Idea 
Jones & Hull Frank Hamilton 

Reeves & Leu Marie, Lucy and Irene 

SEATTLE, WASH. (19) 

Fifth Avenue Theatre 
“Goodfellows” Idea 

Lucille Page Bud Averill Helen Burke 
18 Good Fellows Harrison and Elmo 

GREAT FALLS, MONT. (21-22) 
Grand Theatre 
‘ ‘Milky Way’ ’ Idea 

Vernon Stiles Noree 

Stone & Lee Bert Faye 

Steve Moroni 


BRIDGEPORT, CONN. (21) 

Palace Theatre 
“Overtures” Idea 

Edison & Gregory Tots Novelle 

Jack Goldie Huff & Huff 

Helen Hille Louise Manning 
Peggy Carse 

BROOKLYN, N. Y. (20) 

Fox Theatre 
“International” Idea 

Markell & Faun Federico Flores 

Mignon Laird Billy Carr 

Osaka Boys 

PHILADELPHIA, PA. (20) 

Fox Theatre 
“Ivory” Idea 

Four High Hatters Hy Meyer 

Betty Lou Webb Will Aubrey 


lee HALL and ESSLEY 

DANCERS COMIQUE 


CHARLINE 

F. AND M. “ROSE GARDENS” IDEA 


BUTTE, MONT. (19-22) 

Fox Theatre 

“Bells and Belles” Idea 
Eddie Hill Eva Thornton 

Dunbar’s Bell Ringers Tommy Harris 

Frances, Ted and Byron Loretta 

DENVER, COLO. (19) 

Tabor Grand 
“Miniatures” Idea 
Featuring Singer’s Midgets 

ST. LOUIS, MO. (20) 

Fox Theatre 

“Gyp Gyp Gypsy’ ’ Idea 
Chaz Chase George Prise 

Frank Evers and Greta Jose Gonzales 

Jack Vlaskin and Nita Lorraine 
J eanne Alexandria 


WASHINGTON, D. C. (21) 

Fox Theatre 

‘ ‘Hot Dominoes’ ’ Idea 
Les Klicks Paul Mall 

Hart, Whitestone, Polly Libonati 

ATLANTA, GA. (23) 

Fox Theatre 
“Uniforms” Idea 

Armand & Perez Ruth Hamilton 

Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore 
Joy Brothers Hunter and PercivaJ 

OKLAHOMA CITY (16-19) 
Orpheum Theatre 
“Jazz Temple” Idea 

Wally Jackson Sylvia Doree 

Gus Elmore 


ARMAND A. 


CHIROT and MERCADO 

F. and M. “BRUNETTES” IDEA 


JOSE 


JOINS DANCING WIVES 


The latest addition to the group 
of film executives’ wives to take 
tap dancing from Bud Murray, 
principal of the Bud Murray 
School for Stage, is Mrs. Irma 
Warner, wife of Jack Warner. 


COMPTON CONTRACT 

Betty Compton, who has just 
finished “The Legacy,” a Vita- 
phone short subject, has been 
awarded a long-term contract with 
Warner Bros. 


MYERS AT PARAMOUNT 


Henry Myers has been signed by 
Paramount as a member of the 
writing staff at the studios in Hol- 
lywood. Myers is the author of 
the book and lyrics of “Nell 
Gwynne,” Helen Ford’s forthcom- 
ing operetta, and wrote the two-, 
character stage success, “The First 
Fifty Years.” He adapted two for- 
eign pays for A1 H. Woods, and 
was co-author of Arthur Hammer- 
stein’s musical hit, “Good Boy.” 


FANCHON AND MARCO PRESENT 

THE FLYING BARTLETTS 

In Their Spectacular Offering “IN THE CLOUDS” 

Now Featured With “Broadway Venuses” Idea 
ACT FULLY PROTECTED PATENT APPLIED FOR 




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SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1930 


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