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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. 
— Night clubs and hotels, opti- 
mistically hanging on with an 
eye to better conditions in the 
near future, are extending fer- 
'erent prayers of thanks to 
America’s favorite sport — foot- 
ball. 

Last Saturday’s gridiron entan- 
glement between U. 6. C. and Stan- 
ford was a signal for the untying of 
some 75,000 purse strings with San 
Francisco business establishments 
reaping a neat harvest. 

Night spots, hotels, cafes, trans- 
portation companies, gin peddlers 
and ginger ale manufacturers took 
in enough coin on that one night to 
tide them over a flock of bum busi- 
ness days. 

Every good hotel was packed to 
the lobby. Roof Garden, Silver 
Slipper, Robert’s, Tait’s, Topsy’s 
Roost, Jo Mendel’s, Marquards, 
Lido and Coffee Dan’s turned away 
customers. 

Palace Hotel sold some 2500 din- 
ners. Mark Hopkins was jammed 
with about 1400. St. Francis had 
two dining rooms running at full 
blast. Whitcomb, S i r Francis 
Drake and Fairmont hotels had 
more customers than they could 
handle. 

Every speakeasy in town — and 
that’s covering a lot of territory — 
had ’em lined up at the bars, two 
and three deep, and money flowed 
as freely as gin. 

Stanford-California game on No- 
vember 22 is certain to follow its 
annual custom of developing into a 
night of whoopee that rivals New 
Year’s Eve. 

On “Big Game” night every col- 
legian, football fan and gal in this 
part of the state flocks to San 
Francisco with but one thought — 
celebration, regardless of the victor 
on the football field. 


Ensenada Kicks 
Qoal After Qoal 
In Opening Play 


Playa de Ensenada, hotel and 
casino, went into the whoopee grid 
last night, Hallowe’en, with Jack 
Dempsey, president, Jean Normille, 
general manager in the back line. 
Frank Jones, one of the executives 
in charge of the casino, handled 
the pill for the kick-off. The first 
spin gave Ensenada a shade over 
Caliente. 

Crofton, Bowman and Long, the 
trio of backs who made Caliente a 
strong winner the past season, were 
serving out dirty looks to those who 
questioned Caliente’s strength. Crof- 
ton in the east likes Madison Square 
Garden, which points to certain un- 
certainties regarding control of the 
Caliente team. 

However, Bowman and Long 
have a formidable offensive for dear 
old Caliente, and, with Joe Zeman- 
sky in the line-up, the odds are on 
the table, face up. Bowman is deal- 
ing the cards, and Zemansky is re- 
ported ready to listen to offers for 
his stock. 

Enters now our Private Nudger, 
who noses for the strictly up-and- 
up, and ups and tells us that Cal- 
iente has a race track, and that’s a 
flying wedge the Ensenada team 
can’t break up. 

But our Special Snooper slips it 
that the race track wedge needs ex- 
pert management to put it through 
for a gain. When they eased Jim 
Coffroth out of the line-up, they 
parted with a right tackle, who 
knew how to handle that play. 

On top of all this comes the gos- 
sip that Coffroth may line up with 


STAGE, SCREEN LEAGUE 
TELLS HOW TO BALLOT 

Stage and Screen Voters’ League, in addition to urging the 
election of William I. Traeger for sheriff of Los Angeles county, 
made the following indorsements of candidates and propositions 
on the November 4 ballot, according to Charles Miller, Secretary. 

Governor, James Rolph, Jr.; Lieut-Gov. Martin I. Welsh; Sec. 
of State, Frank C. Jordan; Controller, Ray L. Riley; Treasurer, 
Charles G. Johnson; Atty. Gen U. S. Webb; Equalization Board, 
H. G. Cattell. 

Congressman. 10th D'st., Joe Crail; Senator 38th Dist., J. W. 
McKinley; Assembly 55th Dist., Mil'.on M. Golden. 

Superior Judges, Dept. 1, Arthur Keetch; 2, Carlos S. Hardy; 
5, Hartley Shaw; 6, Edward T. Bishop; 8, Hugh J. Crawford; 9, 
Walter Har.by; 10, Judge Hozlett. 

Constitutional Amendments: 1 to 6, yes; 7, no; 8, 9, 10, yes; 11, 
no; 12 to 20, yes: 21, no; 22 to 25, yes; 26, no. 

Municipal measures: 1 to 7, yes; 9, no; 10 to 12, including 
A, B, C, D of the latter measure, yes. 


(Editor’s Note) — It is of particular importance that the oro- 
fession vote No on the two i gemously harmful measures, “Day- 
light Savings” and “Sunday Closing.” No registered voter iden- 
tified with the studio or stage, should fail to cast his or her ballot 
to defeat these two dangerous issues. 


FRANK NEWMAN QUITS 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
A surprise was handed local theatre 
men this week when Frank L. New- 
man resigned as district manager 
of Paramount Publix. taking effect 
today. Newman’s shoes will not 
be lied. 


MIDWAY MAN HERE 

Henry Meyerhoff of the Fairplay 
Amusement Co., N. Y., came out 
on a trip and returned to New York 
last week. Meyerhoff will return 
in April with several midway at- 
tractions for the edification of the 
Los Angeles folks. 


Captain Dempsey of the Ensenada 
batterv to fill out his back line. 

The Dempsey lineup offers stop- 
over privileges when en route to 
Panama, and the beach at Ensen- 
ada relieves the heat under the 
necklace, and tanned legs aren’t 
keeping any customers away from 
the roulette tables. 


The first play got away last night 
under as many Kleigs as they serve 
with a Grauman holdup. Interior 
Decorators grabbed ducats at $15 
a plate, with the phizzes thrown in, 
and said it was worth another saw- 
buck. 

Jack wasn’t taking anything him- 
self; nothing but applause. 


OAKLAND ORPHEUM 
PUTS UP NOTICES 

OAKLAND, Oct. 30. — Notices 
have been posted for orchestra 
members at the Orpheum giving 
rise to rumors that vaude will be 
jerked from the house. This is de- 
nied by Jack Gross, district man- 
ager, who states future plans are 
not completed, but it is doubtful if 
vaude will go out. 


BURCH PROMOTED 

Johnny Burch, unit business man- 
ager for RKO Radio Pictures, has 
been promoted to assistant to C. D. 
White, general studio manager. 


OUTSTANDING? LINE OF STEPPERS 



Acclaimed the outstanding line 
of ensemble girls, not only on the 
coast, but in the United States, 
these Carla Torney trained beau- 
ties are routed for a Fanchon and 
Marco tour in “Way Back When” 


Idea, staged for the producers 
by Le Roy Pririz. Left to right, 
these Milwaukee girls are Misses 
Dorothy Goese, Adele Klug, Tru- 
dy Pickering, Beatrice Luebke, 
Gladys Strack, Norlu Loewen- 
back, Norma Bayer, Marie Don- 


nelly, Marjorie Goodrum, Adlyn 
Shaffer, Bobbie Clark and Edna 
Dean Best. Miss Torney re- 
cently returned to her school in 
Milwaukee to train a third line 
of girls for Fanchon and Marco. 


RADIO RUSH 
TO ACQUIRE 
PIC. STARS 


By ART LA VOVE 

For the first time, radio has 
made a move to put it on a par 
with the stage and screen. 

Big names of pictures, legit 
and opera are being signed by 
radio on a hitherto undreamed 
of extent. 

Heavy dough was reported 
being advanced this week by 
Columbia Broadcasting Co., 
wh.ch releases mainly on the 
coast through Don Lee net- 
work. 

Other leaders in the radio field 
are expected to follow suit, with 
National already digging up the 
cash for the investment in names 
with voices. 

Already on the line, are Eddie 
Cantor, Weber and Fields, Ukelele 
Ike, Polly Moran, Frank Fay, 
Genevieve Tobin and Lawrence 
Tibbetts. This is declared only a 
starter. Scores of others are re- 
ported the objects of negotiations 
now hanging fire. 

Eddie Cantor broke the ice, when 
he got $7000 for 30 minutes. It’s 
harvest time for the big names. 

When television enters the field, 
making the stars visible, the rush 
for celebs is expected to develop 
into a panic. 

One broadcast recently cost a 
manufacturer $60,000 for an hour of 
coast to coast time, with entertain- 
ers costing extra. 

And with studios now out after 
headline talent, big shake-ups in 
permanent artist staffs seem immi- 
nent. 


Fred Pymm Qoes 
To Henry Duffy 

Fred Pymm has gone to San 
Francisco to direct and produce 
“Dracula” for Henry Duffy. Pymm 
is going to play a part in the show, 
taking the vampire role, which Bela 
Lugosi essayed when the show was 
put on by O. D. Woodward at the 
Biltmore, here. 

Pymm is thoroughly conversant 
with the part, having played the bad 
boy in “Dracula” for Woodward, 
when the show went on the road, as 
well as being stage manager for the 
production. 

Probably Pymm will tie-up for 
a long time engagement as director 
and player with Duffy. It is a 
peculiar coincidence that Pymm was 
a director at the Morosco, here, 
until Duffy took the house over, re- 
naming it the President. 






PAGE TWO 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


NOV. 1, 1930 


AMOS, ANDY BEAT TORRID WEATHER 


STOCK PLAYS 
‘MILK DATES’ 

A new stock company, the El 
Camino Players, just has organized 
to play small towns under auspices 
of the Lion’s Club in each com- 
munity. Some of the players are 
from the Pasadena Community 
Playhouse, while others are from 
Stock organizations, with a pro- 
fessional background. 

Arrangement, up to date, has 
solved the problem of getting, the 
money in these days of hard times 
in the spoken drama. With the 
Lion’s Club back of the deal, sell- 
outs and better have been obtained 
for almost every engagement. 

For instance, in Montebello 
the other night, seats were sold 
a second time. First, the cush- 
ions were sold to citizens, who 
purchased because the right 
person solicited them. When 
the chairs went unoccupied, 
they were re-sold at the box 
office to late comers. 

Net proceeds, with the actors pa d 
first of course, goes to a milk fund 
for poor children in each commun- 
ity. Club reported not pocketing 
anything for its efforts. 

Next dates for the plavers will be 
Corona, La Habra and Covina. The 
circuit is to be extended and repeat 
dates are be ; ng arranged at each of 
the cities already booked. 

Among professionals in the cast 
are Margaret Carlisle Tupper. stock 
actress, who g'ves a very finished 
performance in the feminine lead: 
Ladd : e Knudson, and Sherwood 
Walgamott, the musician. Others, 
many of whom have also worked 
professionally, are Mary Alice 
Wickizer. Harold Swoverland, 
Wylma Entwistle, Eugart Yerian. 
Luella Wadsworth Vincenti and 
Ann Crosby. 

For the oresent. thev are plavinv 
"Engaged,” by W. S. Gilbert, which 


Cross Is Suing 
Mister Lazctrus 


Charles Cross and Co., fashion 
revue, was cancelled in the Pre- 
Laughlin era at Million Dollar. 
So-So. 

And stand by, Mister Lazarus, 
lessee of the house, and also Strand, 
Long Beach, once booked with Mei- 
klejohn, contracts subject to Mister 
Lazarus’ approval. Sixteen acts 
could hang up their wardrobe, but 
only five sent out their laundry. 
No-No. 

Mister Lazarus then sampled Bert 
Levey’s brand of vaude. But for 
reasons best known to Mister Laz- 
arus, the job of delivering talent 
to the Million Dollar was suddenly 
turned over to a Mister Curt'ss. 
Now enters our pal. Jack Laughlin 
in the Million Dollar. Dough- 
Dough. 

But Jack closed abruptly, which 
is Spanish for exit. Now Mister 
Lazarus is back taking Meikeljohn 
for hoofers and warblers. Every- 
thing Yo-Ho? 

When all of a sudden, Charlie 
Cross, the same old reliable men- 
tioned in first paragraph, through 
his attorney, Charles Summers, su-s 
Mister Lazarus for two weeks sal- 
ary. Oh-Oh. 

Hearing set for Nov. 3. 


SWAGGER PARTY 

Swagger Inn, popular rendezvous 
of vaude, legit and screen celebri- 
ties, located at old “Coffee Dan’s” 
on Hill between Seventh and 
Eighth Streets, staged a Hallowe’en 
Party, Friday, with Art Varian 
calling on guests for impromptu 
bits. 


has been gett : ng them over to a big 
hand. Harold Swoverland is busi- 
ness manager for the venture. 
Scenerv has been loaned by Pasa- 
dena Community Playhouse. 


BIG SHOTS AT 
PHILLY MEET 

Some of the bigger executives in 
the motion p.cture industry will be 
at the coming Philadelphia conven- 
tion of the Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners of America. This meeting 
will be held at the Benjamin Frank- 
lin Hotel on Nov. 10, 11 and 12. 

General Smedley Butler, head of 
the marines, will be one of the 
speakers. Mayor Harry Mackey of 
Philadelphia will be another. 
George. Arllss, English actor, is 
listed. Governor Pii.chot of Penn- 
sylvania gives a definite promise to 
be present. 

Present and the future of motion 
picture business will be discussed 
by Adolph Zukor. 

Another expected to be present is 
Hiram S. Brown, president of 
Radio-Keith-Orpheum. 

Delegations from all parts of the 
United States and Canada will at- 
tend. The convention dinner w : ll 
be held at the Benjamin Franklin 
hotel, November 11. 


PUB HEADQUARTERS 
MOVE TO L. A. 


SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 30.— 
Coast d vis’onal offices of Para- 
mount Publix are being shifted to 
Los Angeles, effective November 1, 
in a move that takes away from 
San Francisco the headnuarters that 
have been here since Publix broke 
•away from West Coast operation 
two years ago. 

Ed Smith, divisional head, will 
center his activit'es in the Los An- 
geles Paramount build’ng as will 
A1 Ackerman, film booker. Divis- 
ional accounting and maintenance 
departments will remain in the lo- 
cal Paramount. 

Since Smitth took over Publ'x 
capta'ncv on the Coast several 
-go. he has made weeklv and semi- 
” T eeklv tr’os to the southern citv 
Transferring of offices is a move 
to eliminate much the traveling 


FOX OFFICE MOVES 

SAN FR A.NCT^CO. Oct. 30 — 
Aud^'pc offices have h=en e°tab- 
'ished in local Fox W°st Co^st 
hecdouarters in the W^rW'i budd- 
ing. C. F. Boutel. F. W. C. audi- 
tor, has transferred from Los An- 
geles to San Francsco, bringing 
with him a staff of assistants. 


STAR COMMITTED 

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.— A 

'ompla’nt s' J bv her hu c band 

Tames Harrison, has Committed 
Laura Oral Varney, old time stage 
player, to Alameda County hospi- 
tal, where physicians pronounced 
her mentally unbalanced. She was 
one of the stars in the Ferris Hart- 
man opera companv at the old Tiv- 
oli many years ago. 


GUINN WITH MARION 

Guinn Williams has been signed 
for a role with Mar'on Davies in 
‘The Bachelor Father” at MGM 
studios. 


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Bills Will Hays 

Will H. Hays, president of the 
Motion Picture Producers and Dis- 
tributors of America, has accepted 
the invitation of the Academy of 
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
to be the guest speaker at the an- 
nual business meeting and Awards 
Dinner of the Academy in the Am- 
bassador Hotel next Wednesday 
night. 

Hays will make a special trip to 
Hollywood from New York for the 
dinner. Conrad Nagel will preside. 

Program of awarding bronze 
statuettes to this year’s winners 
will feature a brief presentation ad- 
dress by a member of the branch 
of each winner. 

Among the awards speakers will 
be Lou's Mayer who will present 
the award to the producer of the 
year’s best picture. Mary Pickford 
has been asked to do the same for 
the winning actress and Lawrence 
Grant for the actors. 

TROMBONE ‘SUM’ 

WOW AT PANTAGES 


By BILLY HAMER 

Slim Mart’n is do'ng a mighty 
smart and neat bit of m.c.ing at 
Pantages this week. His yarns 
about early American history are 
absolutely “wowirg ’em.” 

He also batons the orchestra 
through the following musical se- 
lections: 1st — a medley of former 

hits, including “Japanese Sand- 
man.’ ’ “Hot L : ps,” “Naughtv 
Waltz,” “Tired Of Everyth : ng Mut, 
You” and “Avalon,” which we 
know brought back many memo- 
ries, and consequently brought 
forth enthusiasaic applause; 2nd — 
introduced Oscar Taylor, who, sang 
“MandaHv” for the complete satis- 
faction of the customers. 

A trip to Pantages would con- 
vince any critic that Slim is firmly 
and ponularlv entrenched as an 
m.c. of the first rank. 


SEARS IS DOUBLING 
Zelda Sears is being kept equally 
busy writing for the screen and 
acting for it. 


GROSS DOWN 
AS HEAT UP 

Exceptionally torrid weather 
helped to pull down some grosses, 
but RKO’s “Check and Double 
Check” at the Orpheum, in its init- 
ial seven-day bow, grabbed close to 
$33,500, leading the field. (Seats 
2700. 35c-65c). 

Loew's (seats 2418. 35c-65c). 

Vaude and pics. “Love in the 
Rough,” $23,833. 

Paramount (seats 3596. 35c-65c). 
Vaude and pics. Nancy Carroll in 
“Laughter,” $21,500. 

Grauman’s Chinese (seats 2030. 
75c-1.50 twice daily). Third week 
of “The B'g Trail,” $17,749. Com- 
ing out for “Morocco.” 

United Artists (seats 2100. 35c- 
65). Third and last week of 
“Whoopee,” $17,500. Total three 
weeks $55,000. 

RKO (seats 2700. 35c-65c). 

Vaude and pics. $13,250. Bert Ly- 
tell in “Brothers.” 

Fox Carthay (seats 1650. 75c- 

$1.50, twice daily). “Just Imag- 
ine,” third week, $12,833. 

Pantages Hollywood (seats 3000. 
40c-65c). “The Big Fight.” $8,- 
889. 

Egyptian (seats 1800. 35c-65c). 

“Monte Carlo,” $6 810. 

Fox Boulevard (seats 2 300. 35c- 
61-). “So This Is London,” $7,- 
702. 


SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30. — 
Amos ’n’ Andy, with $12,000 in ad- 
vertising, smashed every Orpheum 
record with $32,000. 

Warfield, with “Big Trail,” $24,- 
000 “Way For a Sailor” at Fox 
$46,000. 

Publ'x St. Francis, deuce week 
of Chevalier in “Playboy of Par's,” 
$11,000. Paramount with “Laugh- 
f er” and stage show, grabbed $17,- 
500. California suffered with “Vir- 
tuous Sin,” $12,000. 

“Doorway to Hell” at Embassy, 

$ 6 , 000 . 


MOON CARROLL BUSY 
Moon Carroll. Engl’sh screen 
nlaver. has been engaged for a role 
; n “Dracula,” now in production at 
Universal. 


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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE THREE 


BELASCO, CURRAN TO DROP GEARY 


In Hollywood— Now 


By BUD MURRAY 



Bud Murray 


Two Farce Openings this week— “My Girl Friday” at the Vine 
Street Theatre and “Young Sinners" at the Belasco Theatre— Looks like 
all that the playwrights nave on their minds, is “sex" and with the 
young-bloods the main-offenders, although we can 
truthfully say that “young Sim.ers” was much better 
than ‘ Girl Friday” — it was more human and not so 
harsh, also a much better cast of good-looking young 
people. _ . 

Mollie 0‘Day (our pupil), was extremely fine in 
a small part, and she should do big things on the 
stage in “Noo Yawk” — She lookt very enticing the 
nite we saw her, and her sister Sally O’Neill cer- 
tainly was enthused over her reception. We also no- 
t ced Betty Compson — Mervyn Le Roy— Edna Mur- 
phy — and our dear Tin Pan Alley friend of long ago, 
Herman Paley, who is now Head Man in the Test 
Department at Fox Stijdios. In Hol.ywood NOW. 

We cannot understand how our pal, John T. 
Murray, can get into a play like “My Girl Friday”, 
and not be hurt by it. He is too good an actor to be 
thrown in with an inferior cast — Even when we 
were with J. T. at the Winter Garden, he was the 
“cream” — A few words with Florence Lawrence, a most charming lady, 
and Dean of Dramatic critics in Los Angeles and Hollywood, NOW. 

In our same row a real old time me.ler-drammer king, Harry Clay 
Blaney who is now play-agenting here— A1 Newman, former Musical 
Director with the Shuberts and George White— John Sheehan and Gus 
Shy, two former “Good News” players— Ethel Shutta, (Mrs. George 
Olsen) looking younger all the t me— and that marvelous songstress, 
Margaret Padula and her boy friend, B. B. B. all gathered to do honors 
to our friend John T. Murray IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. 

A surprise visit from Wilbert Dunn, a former adagio and ball-room 
dancer at the N. Y. Winter Garden, now at the Casino Studios — Bui 
showed us a letter with news from Noo Yawk, saying that a new show 
is in Rehearsal there, headed by our dearest friend, K tty Do er, the 
world’s greatest Male impersonator — and in the same cast is — The Creole 
Fashion Plate, Karyl Norman— Frances Renault— Les.er Lamont ana 
Olin Landick (all female impersonators) and the title of the show is 
“A Big Box of PANSIES” (Whoops)— Where is Lester Sheehan in 
this outfit? 

A few minutes with Walter Brooks, who made colored shows pay— 
and Walter now has a script that he is raving about, which he intends 
to stage and it sounds immense — All he needs is the Theatre — IN HOL- 
LYWOOD NOW. r J Ai _ 

On the Boulevard ran into Teddy Hayes and his boy friend, Al Fay 
who is really O. K. — Al fought a funny fite Friday at the Legion, but 
the “Egg” he fought, Dutch Elliott, would make any man look foolish — 
Along came our French sa lor, Charley Judels, who told a few funny 
gags with B. B. B. rolliing in the gutter— Then a very long talk with 
Henry Bergman, who runs “Henry's” famous restaurant on the Boule- 
vard — Henry confinded he used to dance and do acrobatics before he 
came to Hollywood about 18 years ago — Funny he d dn’t open a danc- 
ing school too— What we need are more Dancing Schools in HOLLY- 
WOOD NOW — (to make it an even fifty). 

Georgie Harris, who played “Wong Lee” in “Oh Susanna,” the op- 
eretta which we staged last year at the Mayan Theatre, is the busiest 
little feller we know of— Last week all at one tim.e he played a part 
in “Little Orchid Annie", doubled over with same make-up on for a 
part in Ronald Colman’s new picture, then simultaneously rehearsing 
for the new operetta of Lillian Albertson’s, and— Oh yes. he has time to 
run his picture frame store — If you have any other odd jobs, get in touch 
with Georgie, in Hollywood Now (where are those hard times?) 

A trip down to the Million Dollar Theatre, to take a look-see at 
Jack Laughlin’s Stage shows — which were very fast and plenty of danc- 
ing included — If only a real comedy act could be inserted each week, 
these shows look like real money — The numbers and dancing acts go. 
real applause and the costumes are great for this style of audience — the 
scenery does not come up to the costumes, girls and ideas— Why not 
spend a few more dollars on real sets — The band in p t certainly played 
the trick tempos Jack set for the numbers— and Joe “Petroli” our former 
piano player at RKO) and Danny Carins (our former Drummer of Good 
News) are rite in there — How they can hold tempos is nobody’s busi 
ness. , 

A few words with George Ormiston, who built all of Grauman s 
sets and designed them tro— George is now do ng “Laughing L"u’s 
Macloon’s” new operetta— Well “Louie is lucky” as usual — IN HOOLY- 
WOOD NOW. 

The Brown Derby was cluttered with some new faces back in town 
and some we haven’t seen for years— for irst nee H’rold Lloyd in a 
booth with the boss and owner of the “Derby,” Herbert Sanborn, who re- 
ally eats in his own “Hat” — In another booth a young su -burned chap— 
Tom Mix, all smiles and looking fit as a fiddle — At another table in e 
very serious conversation, and we know it’s about Fatty’s new shorts 
*is our pal. Macklin Megley, whom we workt with at the RKO Theatre— 
Cyrus Wood, another ex-co-worker in 1923 on the “Dream Girl”— and 
Lew Cody and Fatty Arbuckle — Now you know something is st'rring— 
(You’ll find out) — Lew Schreiber, the agent and Louis Silvers, the Mu- 
sical Director and both formerly w'th the Shuberts. 

On the way out noticed Gilda Gray, and how thin she has gotten 
which takes us back to a Nite at the Sunday Nite Winter Garden Con 
cert, when Sophie Tucker was play : ng there in 1916 — She brought her 
protege, who just arrived from Chicago, on the stage to do one number 
and this snappy protege stopt the show — Tt turned out to be Gilda Gray 
and they are all in HOLLYWOOD NOW. 

To take a look at Jack Part’ngton’s stage show at the Paramount 
Theatre, and all we can remember is the gorgeous scenic effect, and 
that outstanding personality, Frances Shelley — How they buried “Rub 
ber Legs” Bolger in a Navy Uniform — What good were those comical 
legs of his — And why the dialogue in a presentation? Maybe we are 
wrong. 

For our one Nite a week off, over to the Hollywood Legion Fites, 
and now they are “High Toned.” they have n'ce new Theatre programs 
with a Columnist who writes about “Who’s here” and it’s no one else 
but B. B. B. — See Frankie Richardson back in the first row ready to 
“duck” out early to make his show at George Olsen’s Nite Club — Bobby 
Agnew there too. 

Harry Green arguing with the Fiters; they just won’t do what 
Harry says — Dave Bennett, a regular Fite fan, but a darn good Dance 
Director, now being paid by Paramount — Our old boy fr : end and em- 
ployer in the good old stock days, in Johnstown, Pa. — when Roger was 
Head man and we used to play “Whisker Parts," ’way back in 1912 — Sid 
Grauman’s double, Edgar Allen Woolf steps into the arena all smiles — 
and we see our dear friend, Ruby Keeler is back in town, rite with her 
“Hubby” Al Jolson — Looks like Ruby is runn'ng Al a clo^e second on 
who takes more trips to Noo Yawk and back — Oh yes, Harry Wardell 
is with the folks, and how. 

Max Steiner, that happer little Musical Director with a darn clever 
dance man, Busby Berkely — who seems to have rejuvenated Dam-e id°as 
for pictures thru the fine work he did in “Whoopee” — Jack Oakie gives 
us the high-s : gn. but we didn't see his leading man at the Fites to-nite — 
We mean the Dummy Newsboy — A couple of boys with a real g'ft o' 
gab when it becomes necessary to gab — We mean Tommy Dugan and 
Wilson Mizner. just a couple of young kids trying to get along— Rite in 
back of us, those two regu ars at th<* Fites or any place, Mr. and Mrs 
Macklin Megley — In Hollywood NOW. 


B. & C. STICK 
WITH CURRAN 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. — 
After the Civic Rep. production, 
“The Apple Cart,” it is reported 
Belasco and Curran will give up 
the Geary, confining their local 
legit act.vity to the nearby Cur- 
ran. 

It is understood that Belasco and 1 
Curran's lease on the theatre is near 
expiration and they do not care to 
continue operating the house. A 
dearth of available legit produc- 
tions has caused the theatre to be 
darkened occasionally, as will be 
the case when “Bird of Flame” 
closes this week and “Apple Cart” 
follows next month. 

San Francisco legit acivity is at 
a peak right now with every house 
in town operating. Geary and Cur- 
ran are running most of the time, 
Duffy’s President and Alcazar are 
going along okay. 

Paulire Frededick did so well at 
Curran in a previous run of “Cr’m- 
son Hour” that house brought her 
back for two weeks. Flopped mis- 
erably and piece folded at end of 
the first seven days with about 
$5000 intake. Curran is dark until 
November 2 when Lillian Albert- 
son’s “Paris In Spring” makes its 
American debut. 


ST. FRANCIS STAYS 

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.— 
About facing on a previous decision 
Publix officials this week elected to 
keep open the St. Francis theatre 
rather than close it at the end of 
the current Chevalier picture. New- 
est thought, however, doesn’t mean 
that Pubkx will not build in San 
Francisco but does delay the pro- 
jected theatre on the present St 
Francis site until a later date. 



CALIFORNIA POLICY 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
Effective immediately, Publix will 
curtail pictures at its Californ'a to 
one week runs, holding over only 
exceptional films. This move leave 
Loew’s Warfield and the Orpheum 
the only long run houses in the 
citv. 


JACK KAY RETURNS 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
Jack Kav has returned from a three 
months engagement at the Littl 
Club. Shanghai, where he m.c.’s and 
entertains.. He was formerly m.c. 
at the Lido here. 


MAYER AT RALLY 

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.- 
A b’g Republican political pow 
wow here this week featured Louis 
B. Mayer, head of MGM and vice 
president of the State Republican 
Committee. 


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INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


NOV. 1, 1930 



Pictures - REVIEWS - ‘Legit’ 


‘THE VIRTUOUS SIN’ 

PARAMOUNT PICTURE 
(Reviewed Paramount) 

Good acting and good dialogue 
make this better than ordinary pro- 
gram release. The dialogue is mod- 
ern with no attempt to make it a 
hash of foreign dialect — very com- 
mendable. 

Story is typical of this type. 
Woman to save husband tries to 
seduce General, but falls in love 
■with him. But all ends happily. 

Walter Huston, Kay Francis, and 
Kenneth MacKenna raise picture 
from mediocrity. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
.Average program release from finan- 
cial standpoint. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
This one proves that it always pays 
to get the best actors. Louis Gas- 
nier and George Cukor give good 
direction, and the dialogue writers, 
Brown and Long, deserve praise. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Supporting cast of 
Paul Cavanagh, Eric Kalkhurst, 
Ascar Apfel, Gordon McLeod, Vic- 
tor Potel, and Youcca Troubetzkoy 
do their work well. 

Kerr. 


CHECK & DOUBLE CHECK’ 

RADIO PICTURE 
(Reviewed Orpheum) 

As scenes, presenting Amos ’n’ 
Andy to their following, this pic- 
ture is a success. But judged by 
motion picture standards, film does 
not hold up. In this case, howevejr, 
the only criterion should be popu- 
larity — which will give it high 
standing. 

Humor is typcially Amos ’n’ 
Andy, and the audience liked it 
plenty. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT* 
The dark boys are just as funny 
here as over the air; you know 
what that means in box-office re- 
turns. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Picture is a piece of smart show- 
manship and is caoably presented. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Amos V Andy 
speak for themselves. Rest of cast 
well selected. 


“WOMEN WHO TAKE” 

MASON THEATRE 
(Reviewed October 27) 

First legit production by Metro- 
politan, R-K-0 subsid, which has 
taken over the Mason, included a 
combination of very good and very 
bad spots. First act needed cutting, 
as does the second scene of the 
second act. Certain parts are ex- 
tremely good. Surprise ending 
clever. Play is exceptionally well 
worked out. 

Staging was beautifully done by 
J. D. Martin Studios. Settings 
were so well executed that the audi- 
ence applauded scenery as the cur- 
tain rose on each act. 


Act one looked as though an ex- 
pert interior decorator had fur- 
nished a beautiful home, and act 
two had the best set of modern ap- 
pointments witnessed on the local 
stage. Stage setting is one field that 
needs attention in Los Angeles. 
Metropolitan must be complimented 
f§r taking this step in the right 
direction. 

Morgan Wallace’s character is 
presented powerfully. Next in ef- 
fectiveness is Frances Beranger. 
Irene Rich is charming. Olive Tell 
drew the biggest hand of the eve- 
ning for her drunken moment of 
lecturing the heroine. Winter Hall 
was good, as was Louise Macin- 
tosh, Kitty Kelly, William Wall- 
cott, Robert Stevens, Allen Pome- 
roy, Wilfred Lucas, Fred Har- 
greave, Howard Ralston, Kenneth 
MacDonald, and Lee Shumway — all 
contributed effective work. Leland 
Hodgson, as Peter Avery, showed 
great ability. 

Kerr. 


“THE BIG FIGHT” 

JAMES CRUZE PRODUCTION 
(Reviewed Pantages Theatre) 

With one exception, everything 
about this picture is bad. That ex- 
ception is some well sustained sus- 
pense in the last reel. 

Dialogue of entire picture is 
abominable. All the old trite phrases 
are dragged in for no reason. Plot 
is so melodramatic it’s awful. Noth- 
ing can be said of the direction be- 
cause the material is so bad. Act- 
ing is as bad as the dialogue. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Vile picture — stay away from this 
one. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Lola Lane was 

very poor. Guinn Williams good 
for only this type of part. Rest of 
cast, consisting of James Caigneau. 
Robert O’Conner, Wheeler Oak- 
man, are competent as far as the 
story allows them to be. Stepin 
Fetchit works up some great laughs 
— it was good to see him again. 

Kerr. 


such bad material. Lighting and 
photography, good. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Douglas Fairbanks, 
Jr., is improving rapidly in his last 
few pictures. Billie Dove is beauti- 
ful, but she does not act convinc- 
ingly. She needs voice and diction 
lessons. 

Helen Ware gives the best per- 
formance. Her characterization of 
Susie has a depth that marks her 
a well trained actress. 

Kerr. 


“DU BARRY” 

UNITED ARTISTS 
(Reviewed United Artists Theatre) 

Dialogue w’ill keen this picture 
from being anything but an ordin- 
ary feature. Direction is good, 
Photography is good, and the act- 
ing is excellent, but it does not 
click. 

Norma Talmadge has improved 
her voice splendidly. .Conrad Nagel 
doesn’t fit in this story because it 
is out of his line. Costume drama 
is not his type. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
Book it as a good program feature. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
If producers would get competent 
dialogue writers, it would revolu- 
tionize the industry. This picture 
needs it plenty. 

CASTING DIRECTOR’S 
VIEWPOINT: Cast exceptionally 
good. 


‘ONE NIGHT AT SUSIES” 
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE 
(Reviewed Warner’s Downtown) 

A beautiful chorine gives all for 
the man she loves, and then the 
ticklish moment comes when there 
is danger that he will find it out. 
He does not. And that is the story. 
If you believe in melodramatic fairy 
tales, here it is. There must be 
gullible supervisors at First Na- 
tional. 

EXHIBITOR’S VIEWPOINT: 
No merit in this production. Only 
publicity value lies in Billie Dove’s 
following. 

PRODUCER’S VIEWPOINT: 
Blame lies with those who origin- 
ally chose the story and whoever 
adapted the dialogue. Direction is 
as good as could be expected with 


FOX 

SAN. FRANCISCO 

(Reviewed Oct. 27) 

Earl Sharp went himself one bet- 
ter in arranging a Japanese fantasy 
for Walt Roesner and concert or- 
chestra and Roesner conducted it 
excellently. Medley of Japanese 
numbers was sold by several tab- 
leau effects, one with lanterns, and 
the other with Fujiyama erupting. 
Elsa Trautner sang one of the tunes 
in a spot on stage in costume. As 
a second number, Roesner intro- 
duced Joaquin Garay who sang “I’ll 
Be Blue.” 

Fanchon and Marco’s “On the 
Set” Idea was behind the footlights. 
Included eccentric dance numbers 
by Lamb and Bellet, a very good 
Apache by De Lara and Lolita, pic- 
ture cloth work by Brown and Wil- 
la and singing by Rose Valyda. The 
Carla Torney girls were one of the 
cleverest lines that has gone 
through for F. and M. 

Hal. 


PARAMOUNT 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 30) 

Jack Partington’s last show for 
Paramount has good talent, but 
lacks adhesive gum in spots. The 
opening with male chorus and 
Suzette is rather slow — Suzette 
does a wilowy acrobatic that clicks. 


Ray feolger gives his nice personal 
ty to pepping up the show and gags 
an opening for Everett Hoaglandis 
Band. Then speed gathers. Mau- 
reen and Sonny do an acrobatic that 
wows. Specialties from the orches- 
tra click nicely. Bolger and Su 
zette do a good ballroom glide, and 
then Bolger's legs do his clever 
weave act. Lester and Carson wow 
the audience to a fare you well, end- 
ing the show with a round of ap- 
plause. 

Rubinoff is twice as good this 
week. A nice selection of “Strauss 
Melodies” with less acting for the 
audience makes our hat come off to 
him this week. 

Earl Abel, new organist, gets rise 
from auditors with some clever 
comedy lyrics- to popular tunes. A 
distinct hit. He should not con- 
tinue the idea of making audience 
sing — it is out-of-date. , 

Kerr. 


FOX EL CAPITAN 

SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct 26) 

Another feather in Peggy 
O’Neill’s new and colorful winter 
hat, using an augmented line of 
girls in some swell routines and 
several good acts. Jay Brower, m. 
c. worked under difSculties suffer- 
ing with a bum tooth, so he treated 
the audience to prolonged views of 
his profile, not giving them a chance 
to see his bloated cheek. The 
tooth, however, didn’t stop him 
from carrying off the opera, as is 
his usual custom. 

Jelly Bean Johnson was spotted 
early, sang a comedy parody on 
“Sonny Boy” and then into his 
familiar hoofing routine. Barton 
and Young clowned around in a 
line of gags for okay returns. Three 
Phantoms, reduced to two, when 
one didn’t put in an appearance, all 
week long, scored with a whirlwind 
tumbling act. Joe and Frank 
O’Leary teamed to sing “I’ll Be 
Blue.” The 24 girls did some ex- 
ceptionally good work. 

Mel Hertz was at the organ aided 
by Bobby Garey, juve singer, and 
the pair mopped up. 


RKO GOLDEN GATE 
SAN FRANCISCO 
(Reviewed Oct. 22) 

This was second of RKO units 
put together in New York. And it 
looked it, being well balanced with 
just about everything needed for a 
great unit. 

Show was augmented by Eddie 
Quillan, from Hollywood, to appear 
in conjunction with his Pathe pic- 
ture, “B : g Money.” 

Jack McLallen, with Sarah and 
Tony Labriola closed, putting over 
one of smoothest and funniest com- 
edy turns yet. 

Joseph E. Howard, in the third 
groove, had a flock of his own 
tunes, which customers heartily ap- 
plauded. Howard worked at the 
piano, while Mary Olcott sang some 
of the numbers and warbled several 
of them himself. Topped the act 
by doing “OF Man River,” in high- 
ly dramatic style. 


Johnny Hyman was another big 
laugh getter, his feats with words 
and letters on a blackboard proving 
a hit. 

Four Peaches and a Jay opened. 
Act embodied some great dancing 
by the male and a tall blonde girl, 
who did mighty fine acrobatic work. 

Claude Sweeten and RKOlians 
contributed a Spanish overture, in 
which Sweeten did a neat violin 
solo grabbing off a lot of applause. 

Bock. 


MILLION DOLLAR 
THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 28) 

Third week of Jack Laughlin’s 
creation at the Million Dollar was 
Sullivan Sisters, Dot Roberts, Ray 
Williams, Harry Cody, Mae Mc- 
Crea and Paul Gordon. The Three 
Brown Budd : es also added much. 
Singing and dancing all through the 
show, with the chorus doing its 
share. 

Bob. 


HIPPODROME THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 26) 

Ed and Stanley, two men, offer 
novelty routine of hand to hand 
balancing, well received. Mickie 
Green, next, gave clever songs and 
dances. Edith York & Co., man 
and woman, offered a nice little 
novelty act. Chrissie and Daly 
tendered a novelty trick with clever 
dog. Rydeen and Marr, one 
straight the other comic, have a lot 
of fast hokum comedy. Chas. and 
Mayme Butters have new and orig- 
inal tricks that stand out. 

Bob. 


HIPPODROME THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed Oct. 22) 

Lestourners, man and woman in 
full stage opened with novelty 
stunts on rings. U. S. Thompson, 
colored, did routine of dancing and 
songs. He stopped show. John 
and Mary Owens had good com- 
edy. Sedel Bennett got her audU- 
ence at once with songs and com- 
edy. Morro and Yaconelli, two 
men with violin and accordion, of- 
fered fast comedy. Harris Trio 
closed with routine of novelty ac- 
robatics. 

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SEATTLE 

(Reviewed October 24) 

Balance much in evidence on this 
vaude program, booked by Joe 
Daniels in Portland. 

Buddy and Peggy Bremen open 
the bill in two before a special 
drop. Routine of ladder-balancing 
with team garbed a la Robin Hood, 
takes well. Tricks are well execut- 
ed, with a few laughs interspersed. 
Turn is titled “Laffs and Trix.” 
Deucer is, filled by Ernie and 
Dolly Burke, standard ropers who 
have a snappy line of chatter mixed 
with their lariating. Plenty of 
showmanship and a well-dressed 
turn, capable of putt-ng duo across 
in any company, mark this effort. 

Don and Linda Ridley, a person- 
able young fellow who sings wjll 
and plays several instruments with 
equal dexterity, and a sweet looking 
gal who shakes a mean hula and 
sings a pretty blues number, were 
in one to hold the third spot. Kids 
irot across nic-' but could routine 
their stuff a little snappier. 

Charles and Grace Keating, 
standard turn, are next to closing 
with “Their First Love.” It’s a 
“Huckleberry Finn” opus, with the 
boy slaying ’em with a group of 
songs. And when he sings that 
mother ballad to close the act, he 
drives the femme to tears. Grace 
is good to look at and speaks her 
lines with class, but it’s the boy’s 
act. They work in full, special 
scenery, and retain all the class 
that made the turn one of the stand- 
ard Keith acts of former years. 
Plenty classy for this 35c spot. 

Don Smith deserts his radio job 
in Portland for a week to head 
the “American Revue” closing the 
bill. Smith’s effervescent personal- 
ly and resonant tenor goals ’em. 
With him, Don presents Mack and 
Ann, adagio team, best feature of 
which is the girl’s acrobatic work. 
The De Cecilitos, society dancers, 
are on for two turns — an exotic 
black shake Argentine Tango, in 
which the boy displays some clever 
work with the whip, and a fast 
whirlwind routine that’s neatly ex- 
ecuted. Act is all Smith’s and he 
sure knows how to sell his stuff. 

“Worldly Goods” on the screen, 
completed the bill. 


NOV. 1, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE FIVE 


Vaude and 
Presentations 


RKO THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 
(Reviewed October 30) 

Capacity house greeted Bob Rob- 
inson, master salesman of RKO 
vaude, and Sandj" Lang, presenting 
his Skating Classic. Much of the 
business may be attributed to per- 
sonal appearance of Eddie Quillan 
on stage. 

R. K. Olians, under direction of 
Dan Russo, led off with medley 
that was below par. Feeble re- 
sponse from audience. Depression 
lifted upon Robinson’s entrance 
with comedy. 

Sandy Lang’s skating troupe did 
several effective numbers that went 
over big with house, bringing de- 
mands for repeats. Opened act 
with Southern Belles on skates in 
blackface. Acrobatic skating fol- 
lowed which clicked. 

Girl tap dancing on roller skates 
followed with wooden soldier tab- 
loid, (on skates) as close. Good 
act and clicked. 

Quinette of black face minstrels, 
“The Original Honey Boys,” fol- 
lows to draw great hand with har- 
monizing and jigging. Baritone 
lead scored heavy with solo, “I’ll 
Go Rollin’ Along.” and “Cryin for 
the Carolines.” Quinette got three 
recalls. 

THEN Bob Robinson, with clev- 
er line, introducing Eddie Qu’llan 
in person. Quillan stopped show, 
doing effective comic tap dancing 
and playing sax. Good showman 
and earned two encores. 

Bob Robinson announcing sale 
of red book for two bits that tells 
all. Great comedy that scored re- 
peatedly. 

Carl Randall and Virginia Wat- 
son followed with song and dance. 
Piano tuner playing accompani- 
ment one-handed eating apple with 
other scored with tricky playing. 
Went over big for two repeats. 
“Sleight-of-hand,” while tap danc- 
ing by Randall drew big hand. 

Bob Robinson climaxed with 
gags and act with Gladys Blake 
fa'r songster and Daddv Cunning 
ham, old time trouper, doorman of 
N. Y. Palace Theatre, now 74 and 
who can still do good tumbles and 
a buck and wing. Clicked with 
audience and left everybody smil- 
ing- 

Picture was “Big Money, with 
Eddie Collins, Bob Armstrong, 
James Gleason and Miriam Seeger. 

Art. 


PRUD’HOMME QUITS 

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.— Ca- 
meron Prud’homme has stenoed out 
of the Plaza as leading man and is 
succeeded bv B'lly Wade of Holly- 
wood. IATSE operates house. 


Arthur Ward 

R-K-OING 

Week of Oct. 29 
CAPITOL DAVENPORT, Iowa 


OPENING November 3rd, 1930 

CHAS. BRADSHAW 

and his RADIO ORCHESTRA 

for al! daily services over 
KFWB Radio Station 
Hollywood, Cal. 


Reindeer Races 
To Be Broadcast 
By KJR, Seattle 


SEATTLE, Oct. 30. — Leading up 
to three broadcasts in November, 
KJR is releasing programs at 8:15 
a. m. daily, telling about its cov- 
erage of races which never have 
been described on the radio before. 

These races are to be between 
Alaska reindeer. Eskimos from the 
United State’s northern territory 
will drive the Arctic animals. 

Reindeer racing will be held at 
Lacey, Wash., near Olympia, the 
state capital, on November 9, Hi 
and 11. KJR will run remote lines 
to the race track, nearly 75 miles, 
to pick up description of the ac- 
tivities. 

The program each day will con- 
sist of a one-mile reindeer race, a 
one-mile matched race between 
reindeer and the fastest horses in 
the Pacific Northwest, and a five- 
mile feature reindeer race. 

Reindeer are hitched to sulkies 
the same as horses. Such racing is 
a national sport in Norway and 
Sweden. Time for racing deer for 
the mile is many seconds faster 
than Man O’ War ever made. 

Racing over snow fields and 
hitched to sleds, the deer have cov- 
ered five miles in 14 minutes. 
Time on a smooth track for the 
deer hitched to a sulky will be fast- 
er. 

A stable of the fastest deer in 
Alaska has been shipped out of 
Nome to Lacey for the events. 


BUD MURRAY OPENS 
OCEAN PARK BRANCH 


Owing to large amount of pupils 
from Santa Monica, Ocean Park 
and Venice, who have taken tap 
and ballet at Bud Murray School 
for stage and screen, on 3636 Bev- 
erly Boulevard, during the summer 
months. Bud Murray has arranged 
an affiliation with the Janice 
Sprague School of Dance, 127 Ma- 
rine Street, Ocean Park, to act as 
a branch school. This will be the 
only authorized branch of the Bud 
Murray School now in operation 
to take care of the pupils of the 
beach towns. 

Classes in tap, off-rhythm and 
acrobatics are now in session at the 
beach school, under personal su- 
pervision of Mr. Murray. Faculty 
consists of Bud and Gladys Murray 
and Byron E. Cramer, former as 
sistant dance director of RKO 
Theatre, Los Angeles, and Strand 
Theatre, Long Beach. Tap and 
ballet classes for high school stu- 
dents and children are now in prog- 
ress at the Los Angeles Bud Mur- 
ray School, under personal direc- 
t’on of Mary Frances Taylor, bal- 
let directress, and Bud and Gladys 
Murray. Studios are open daily 
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. 


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Retail sales dropped off 
slightly this week, but never- 
theless the Shapiro-Bernstein 
hit, “Moonlight On The Colo- 
rado” still remained on top of 
the list. The new George Wag- 
ner tune, “It Must Be True” 
came into prominence imme- 
diately upon release and should 
come up. 

The lineup is as follows: 

LOS ANGELES 

1. “Moonlight on the Colorado,” 
Shapiro, Bernstein. 

2. “If I Could Be With You,” 
Remick. 

3. “Here Comes the Sun,” Rob- 
bins. 

4. “Gee But I’d Like to Make 
You Happy,” De Sylva, Brown, 
Henderson. 

5. “I’m Yours,” Famous. 

6. “Three Little Words,” 
Harms 

7. “I’ll Be Blue Thinking of 
You,” Feist. 

8. “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” 
Donaldson. 

9. “Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother,” Robbins. 

10. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. 


SAN FRANCISCO 

“Dont Tell Her What Happened 
to Me” and “By All the Stars 
Above You” were the sole new en- 
tries into song leadership, while 
“If I Could Be With You” con- 
tinued to outsell all others, and 
“Moonlight on the Colorado” 
jumped up a number of pegs. Top 
notchers are : 

1. “If I Could Be With You,” 
Remick. 

2. “Here Comes the Sun,” Rob- 
bins. 

3. “Moonlight on the Colorado,” 
Shapiro Bernstein. 

4. “Don’t Tell Her What Hap- 
pened to Me,” DeSylva. 

4. “Go Home and Tell Your 
Mother,” Robbins. 

6. “I’m Yours,” Famous. 

7. “Little White Lies,” Donald- 

8. “Kiss Waltz,” Witmark. 

9. “I Still Get a Thrill,” Davis, 
Coots and Engel. 

10. “By All the Stars Above 
You,” Shapiro Bernstein. 


NORTHWEST 

1. “Little White Lies,” Donald- 
son. 

2. “If I Could Be With You,” 
Remick. 

3. “Dancing With Tears in My 
Eyes,” Witmark. 

4. “Down the River of Golden 
Dreams,"” Feist. 

5. “Bye Bye Blues,” Berlin. 

6. “When the Organ Played at 
Twilight,” Santley. 

7. “Here Comes the Sun,” Rob- 
b : ns. 

8. “Three Little Words.” Harms. 

9. “Wasted Tears,” Rex. 

10. “Tonight," Cross. 


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series, under direction of Harry 
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PASADENA (6) 
Colorado Theatre 
SAN BERNARDINO 
California Theatre 


( 6 ) 


LOS ANGELES 6-12) 

Loew’s State Theatre 
“Espanola” Idea 
(Staged by LeRoy Prinz) 

Mayo — Suzanne — Caruso 
presenting 

Daisy, The Wonder Horse 
John and Harriett Griffith Harry Vernon 
May Packer Sunkist Beauties 


KANSAS CITY (7-13) 

Pantages Theatre 
“Busy Bee” Idea 

Liana Galen Cooper & Orren 

Paul Howard Terry Green 

Phil Arnold 
ST. LOUIS (7-13) 

Fox Theatre 
“Modes of Hollywood” 

Sylvia Shore and Helen Moore 
Haline Frances Danny Joy 

Harry Smirl 12 Unison Steppers 
CHICAGO (7-13) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Wild & Wooly” Idea 
Kirk & Lawrence Harts Krazy Kats 

Bud Carlell Aussie & Czech 

Davis & La Rue Ray Angwin 

Bud Murray Girls 


The inimitable Warner Bros, featured player 

LOTTIE LODER 

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Fanchon and Marco's ‘Seasons” Idea — en tour 


SAN DIEGO (6-12) 

Fox Theatre 

“Seasons” Idea 
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) 

Frank Melino & Co. Lottie Loder 

Ada Broadbent Mack Bissett Dancers 
HOLLYWOOD (6-12) 

Pantages Theatre 
“Way Back When” Idea 
(Staged by LeRoy Prinz) 

Three Bennett Brothers Hy Meyer 

Emperors of Harmony 
Carla Torney Dancers 
LONG BEACH (6-9) 

West Coast Theatre 
“Enchantment” Idea 
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) 

Jue Fong The Meyakos 

Jack Lester Sensational Togo 
Sanami & Co. Sunkist Beauties 


MILWAUKEE (7-13) 

Wisconsin Theatre 
“Gems & Jams” Idea 

Joe & Kane McKenna Will Cowan 

Nee Wong Maxine Evelyn 

Jim Penman 

Beatrice Franklin & Florence Astell 

ROCKFORD (7-9) 

„ Coronado Theatre 
“Green Devil” Idea 
Peg Leg Bates 
Miles Kover co-featured with 
Bobby Gilbert Harvey Karels 

Rita Lane Mel Elwood 

JOLIET (10-12) 

Rialto Theatre 
“Green Devil” Idea 
Same Cast as Above 


CARLA TORNEY DANCERS 


Featured in 

Fanchon and Marco’s “On the Set” and 


Way Back When” Ideas 


FRESNO (6-8) 

Wilson Theatre 
A Fanchon & Marco “Idea” 
Resenting 

Official United States Indian Reservation 
Band with Chief Shunatona, Brengk’s 
Golden Horse and Bella Donna 
SAN JOSE (9-12) 

California Theatre 
Same Cast as Above 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Fox Theatre 
“Doll Follies” Idea 
(Gae Foster) 

Les Klicks LaSalle & Mac! 

Ramon & Virginia Bebe Sherman 

Roy Loomis Dancers 


DETROIT (7-13) 

Fox Theatre 
“Victor Herbert” Idea 
Buddy Howe Walter Powell 

Electric Duo 

Victor Herbert Quartette 
NIAGARA FALLS (7-13) 

Strand Theatre 
“Idea in Blue” Idea 
Renoff & Renova Co-featured with 
Mitzi Mayfair Bob Brandies 

Webster & Marino 
WORCESTER (7-13) 
p-i.,re T'heatre 
“Cadets” Idea 

Born & Lawrence Miles Sisters 

Rognan & Trigger Mabel & Marcia 

Johnny Dunn 


TOOTS NOVELLE 

Featured In Fanchon and Marco’s “American Beauty” Idea 


OAKLAND, CALIF. (7-13) 
Oakland Theatre 
“Fountain of Youth” Idea 
(Staged by Larry Ceballos) 

Lottie Mayer Barton & Young 

Frank Stever Bob & Jack Crosby 
Ed Cheney Sunkist Beauties 

SALEM (8-9) 

Capitol Theatre 
“On the Set” Idea” 

(Staged by Gae Foster) 

Rose Valyda Marion Bellett 

Gil L-amb Delara & Lolita 

Brown & Willa Carla Torney Dancers 
PORTLAND (6-12) 

Broadway Theatre 
“New Yorker” Idea 
(Staged by LeRoy Prinz) 

Muriel Stryker Whitey Roberts 

Marjorie Burke 
TACOMA (6-12) 

Broadway Theatre 
“American Beauty” Idea 
Featuring Miss Universe and the 
8 Beauty Winners from the 
Galveston Beauty Pageant 
Sddie Hanley & Co. Huff & Huff 

Toots Novelle Sunkist Beauties 

SEATTLE (6-12) 

5th Avenue Theatre 
“Rhythm-a-tic” Idea 

Harry Kahne Georgia Lane Dancers 

Lloyd & Brice Jean McDonald 

Margaret McNeil 
YAKIMA (8-9) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Southern” Idea 

Hatt & Herman Jimmy Lyons 

Helen Warner The Sixteen Tinies 

BUTTE (7-9) 

Fox Theatre 
“Gobs of Joy” Idea 

Featuring Pat West with Three Jolly Tars 
Scotty Weston Dolly Kramer 

Mary Treen Wanda Allen Moore & Moore 
Curtis Cooley Johnny Jones, Ken Gatewood 
Rena & Rathburn Doyle Quadruplets 


SPRINGFIELD (7-13) 

Palace Theatre 
“Country Club” Idea 

Leonora Cori Masters & Grayce 

Ray Samuels Louise & Mitchell 

HARTFORD (7-13) 

Capitol Theatre 
“Hollywood Collegians” Idea 
Hollywood Collegians Tut Mace 

Dorothy Crooker Guy Buck 

NEW HAVEN (7-13) 

Palace Theatre 
“Seeing Double” Idea 
C. & C. Stroud Twins 
Connor Twins Co-featured with 
Miller Twins 

The Twins — Elea, St. John, Clute, Falla, 
Nolay, Holly, Parker, Maltby 
BRIDGEPORT (7-13) 

Palace Theatre 
“Romance” Idea 

Castleton & Mack Myrtle Gordon 

Flo & Ollie Walters Robert Cloy 

Mary Price Three Bricktops 
BROOKLYN (7-13) 

Fox Theatre 
“Rose Garden” Idea 

Red Donahue & Uno Harold Stanton 

Rio & Lunny 3. Jacks & One Queen 
WASHINGTON (7-13) 

Fox Theatre 
“Smiles” Idea 

Me Garth & Deeds Eva Mande.l 

Seymour & Corncob Dorothy Neville 
Dave LeWinter 
OKLAHOMA CITY (11-13) 
Orpheum Theatre 
“City Service” Idea 
Shapiro & O’Malley Co-featured 
Seb Meza Laddie La Monte 

George Jage Frank Sterling 
TULSA (7-13) 

Orpheum Theatre 
“Box O’Candy” Idea 

Lynn Cowan Jones & Hull 

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Saturday, November 1, 1930 


No. 18 


KFI Reviewed 


OCT. 28 BY 
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Tuesday evening, 8 to 8:30, witnessed the second NBC coast broad- 
cast of the Violet Ray Music Box program originating from KFI and 
featuring Patrick and Marsh Violet Ray Dance Orchestra and General 
Petroleum Trio. Clever fade-in of automobile created illus'on of ma- 
chinery absorbing much lubr'cation and gasoline. Kenneth Carpenter, 
NBC announcer, followed. General Petroleum Trio was highlight. In 
the lead number, tenor crooner did well on chorus and refrain. Splendid 
sax and trumpet work by Violet Ray Orchestra. Program has the 
promise of a coast-to-coast feature and should be handled as such. 

F'rst number was “It Must Be True,’’ peppy new fox trot with 
tenor lead. Smooth flowing and with good blue notes. Kenneth Car- 
penter suavely announced “Sing Song G : rl.” Oriental note weaved into 
enchanting melody, carried off to perfection by trio, aided by orchestra. 
Good harmony and timing. Distinctly masculine with strong vo'ces. 

Violet Ray Orchestra followed directly with “Girl Friend of a Boy 
Friend of Mine.” Catchy tune with clever lines, which were missing, 
owing to absence of tenor lead. 

Tinkling music box melodies faded in, Kenneth Carpenter orating 
two minute plug for gasoline and oil. This boy has a voice that should 
sell anything. 

“If I Could Be With You” led resume of program. Popular tune 
and fast moving rythm. Tempo hurried tenor solo a b : t, but otherwise 
good. A clever bit of trumpet and drum work proved excellent. 
“Tonight,” a new and snappy fox trot by Jesse Stafford and Jean Rose, 
featuring General Petroleum Trio, followed. There is one fault with 
these programs. They should present more of the tr'o. 

“Sweet Jenny Lee” was next in line, a good dance piece played by 
orchestra. Program concluded with “Wedding of Birds,” pretty novelty 
number. 

The cleverness in wlrch announcements are handled with sound 
effects of motor and music box tinkling is a powerful sales factor 
enhanced by Kenneth Carpenter’s announcing. Lengthy sales plugs are 
avoided and the entire program has atmosphere of compactness and 
efficiency. 


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HARRY VERNON 

"Vernonizing” 

“SONG OF THE FOOL” 

AT LOEW’S STATE, LOS ANGELES — NEXT WEEK 

and all the big bands are playing 
These Robbins Hits 

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799 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY 


G ATE found himself in a dead 
end street, tie was on Holly- 
wood Highway and a huge 
wail, as impregi.aoie as Tradition 
ana Habit mooted turtner progress, 
l tie wan had been erected Dy ituie- 
oi-tnuiiiL) against tnose who. would 
SLorm tne cinema castie beyond, 
t-erie mamnonic growling emitted; 
laging wiuiiii was tne uauie tor 
Dcuer tancies. 

Jdodies lay sprawled grotesquely 
at tne base oi the wail, feebie 
weapons were strewn in the near 
vicinty. Some ot the bodies bore 
me noidmg grimly to lances ot 
nappy circumstance, lucky combina- 
tions and social prestige. Gate look- 
ed witn compassion at these valiant 
■unguts. Tne rumbling within the 
wan grew to an ominous crescendo. 

More bodies hurtled lrom the 
ramparts oi tne castle. They were 
the i-eitanants of production. Vari- 
ously accoutred were mese. officers; 
iiamerdiers ot Wit, song, idea and 
uanoe. Among tnem a sprinkling 
oi relatives capar.sioned With con- 
tact. uate gianced up just in time 
to sidestep another hody. 

it catapulted trom tne wall in an 
accelerated parabola, throwing on 
goose p.mples ot a discredited rep, 
rutting the pavement with a ligm 
plop. It wasn't very heavy eitnei 
way from the ears. A closer glance 
revealed it to be Mr. Backer’s wite’s 
aiird cousin trom Oscaioosa. The 
body looked stupidly askance at 
Gate. 

STILL ANOTHER 

He s.desteped another body; an- 
other Leftanant had left, a director’s 
in-iaw. Uate had been watching 
this unwilling exodus for months, 
rie was keenly aware oi the cause. 

Critics and exhibitors had been 
complaining. The Leftenants in the 
iront line of production had been 
careless about handing out the rum 
ration. T hey had given the soldats 
too much sex brandy, gorgeous 
wardrobe gin, blaz.ng scenery cor- 
dial and triple action cognac for 
them to fight an efficient war 
against bad talkies. Denuded oi 
the novelty of sound, the razzberries 
of the old silent era were again leer- 
tng through. The outsiders were 
howling for scalps. The Leftanants 
were leaving, prematurely hairless. 

Gate stepped over the bodies; 
threaded his way through the lances 
now grown dull and tarnished from 
vain effort to regain the wall. He 
was sad because these good officers 
had held the front line for many 
years. Their armor was bright; 
polished by experience. It was 
wasteful to junk experience. Gate 
had an appointment with one of 
the Leftenants that was left. He 
entered the castle grounds through 
a private gate. 

LEFTY QUAKES 
He found his Leftenant quaking, 
his official vest buttons were vibrat- 
ing. 

“What’s up, old son?” asked Gate. 
“It’s the annual shake-up. Here’s 
your chance to revolutionize the in- 
dustry,” quivered the Leftenant. 

This one seems to be doing all 
right” commented Gate, looking 
around at the uncertaintv of status 
evident in everybody’s face. 

“This what?” queried Lefty. 
“Revolution.” 

Just then Mr. Backer, the big 
boss, appeared around a corner of 
Paul Whiteman, He glimpsed Lefty 
and bore down on him. 

“Well,” growled Backer, as he 
directed a fishy eye at the trembling 
officer. Lefty’s executive skin 
shook like a hula wardrobe. 

“Pardon me, Mr. Backer,” inter- 
rupted Gate, “but why are you giv- 
ing Lefty the air?” 

Backer shifted the barracula 
glare to Gate. 

NO PEP 

“He’s been aping hits, using rule- 
of-thumb methods, depending on 
the novelty of sound to get him by. 
Now that that’s worn off he can’t 
deliver the goods.” Backer's jaws 
clamped together tighter than the 
register at Central Casting. 

“But why fire him?*’ objected 
Gate. 

Backer squinted at the stranger. 
“Listen fella,” he growled. “Am I 
go ; ng to sit idly by and let these 
Leftenants of the articulate cinema 
do to it what the franchise holders 
did to burlesque? What the vaude- 
ville producers did to that vener- 
able old institution? Depending on 
lucky combinations and the star’s 
name to get them by? Am I going 


to let them ruin this business just 
because they happen to be the cus- 
todians of it?” 

'But why fire them?” insisted 
Gate. 

“What is that? A new theme 
song?” There was a nasty gleam in 
Backer’s eye. 

Givu- A THOUGHT 
“No,” said Gate, ignoring the 
crack. “Beiore you unload these 
executives look over the replace- 
ments. What have they got for the 
iront line? Exactly what the lef- 
tenants had beiore they went in. 
Maybe these boys did muddle the 
advance with too much talk of the 
.mportance of sex, wardrobe, scen- 
ery and action, but they held the 
one. While they were holding ii 
they acquired something. They 
pned up experience. The replace- 
ments have nothing but ideas.” 

' .but things nave come io a pretty 
pass,” said backer. 

"True enough, but you’re not go- 
■ng to help any by changing execu- 
tives. Listen: When you were a 

rookie, a tyro, you made mistakes 
Dut you held the line. You hung 
on with both teeth and ten din> 
anger nails. On, yes they were 
Jirty. You were too busy with your 
„ra.n to think of a manicure. And 
you pulled a lot of bloomers — not 
the kind you’re thinking of now — 
out the amateurish kind, the blund- 
ers of inexperience and you held 
on.” 

“What of it?” grumbled Backer. 

EXPERIENCE, YES 
“When things went hay-wire, 
■vould they have improved if youi 
joss had filled your chair with a 
raw replacement? Well, when you 
start looking lor executives from 
ihe ranks of replacements you’ll 
and them raw. They have ideas 
but no experience. There is no sub- 
stitute for experience.” 
"Something's got to be done,” 
rumbled bacxer. 

“Sure. Take the experience the 
Leftenants have acquired in hand- 
ling the materials of production ana 
.each them an exact knowledge oi 
the relative value of those ma- 
terials.” 

Backer scowled. 

“Let’s give the Leftenant the same 
consideration we would a competent 
but nervous and mistaken actor. 
Let’s take him off to one side and 
explain things,” pursued Gate. 

suspecting that this kibitzer had 
something in the conch besides sea- 
weed, Backer motioned for Gate 
and Leity to come into the private 
office. After toasting the good old 
constitution and wiping theii 
mouths off with the back of the 
only handkerchief nature provided, 
Gate spoke again. 

TWO THINGS 
“Now fella,” he said, with a feel- 
ing of oneness and a lot in commor 
with the Leftenant, “two things 
guide us infallibly in the production 
of anything saleable or useable 
Those two things are respectivelj 
and respectfully FUNDAMEN- 
TALS and RELATIVE values.” 
Backer interrupted. There was a 
note of patience in his voice. He 
had developed patience and lost 
many a shoe shine keeping theorist: 
out front under his feet. “You guy: 
and your fundamentals and relative 
values. Do you know anything 
about the practical application o. 
those things?” 

Gate's answer was under the trig- 
ger: “If you separate one blonde 
gold d'gger from one meal ticke 
does it equal one mad mad mama?” 
Liking a snappy come back onci 
in a while, Backer warmed to Gate 
and decided to find out more about 
him. 

“I have been intermittently an 
noyed by various breeds of pests,’ 
said he. “The efficiency expert, tht 
artmonger, the inspiration peddler 
gag men, bootleggers, idea toters 
and song writers. What species are 
you? I don’t recognize your 
stripes.” 

As there are only two animals 
which wear stripes and one has four 
feet and being able to take his 
gags or leave ’em, Gate passed the 
inference. 

QUALITY 

“I’m neither species or breed. I’m 
just like yourself in this problem 
of keeping up the quality of the 
merchandise we are selling in the 
form of entertainment. I’ve been 
looking for the answer to all this 
confusion regarding what the pub- 
lic wants and the limit of what is 


possible to give them. I got a 
mtie closer to tne answer than you 
did, because I’ve been concentrating 
on the thing 14 hours a day for 15 
years without being annoyed by 
theme song birds, movie critics and 
constructive diagnosticians. In 
other words my concentration has 
not been detoured a minute.” 

“I can see you haven’t been travel- 
ing the Hollywood highway.” 

‘ No sir, I traveled a direct line. 
I found a lot of illusions, old hab- 
its, venerable practices, conceptions 
and theories supported by say-so, 
tradition and reputation. They were 
on the loose. Most of them were 
n the air because that was the only 
atmosphere they could exist in. I 
saddled two ponies callen Concen- 
tration and Perseverence and even- 
tually corralled the whole passel of 
.hem. Then I took them apart to 
>ee what kept them together and 
pigeon holed each one according to 
its relative value.” 

GETS HIS NUMBER 
“Now I recognize you,” exclaim- 
ad Backer. “You are a cousin of that 
guy Einstein. You’re a relativist.” 
Said Gate, modest like: “There 
ire only five guys who understand 
Einstein. Four speak French, Ger- 
nan Italian and Greek. The fifth 
s from New York and I don’t un- 
ierstand any of those foreign langu- 
ages.” 

That answer seemed to satisfy 
Backer so Gate carried on. 

"As I was saying before the draft 
lit me, I got the relative value of 
those illusions appraised and labeled. 
Then I went alter the elements of 
■torj' construction, production, ex- 
ploitation and audience reaction and 
letermined their relative values. I 
made myself keenly alert to their 
iresence, absence and influence 
•vhen the audience hit the night air. 
When I discovered certain elements 
jiven more importance in the pic- 
ure than they deserved, I felt it at 
he box office. The result? The 
ilm salesman collected his bills with 
>rass knuckles and I paid off my 
>rojectionist in uppercuts. Funda- 
uentally something was wrong.” 
SEX COMES IN 
“Fundamentals,” quizzed Backer, 
‘where do they come in?” 

“Sex, as you know is a necessary 
dement of good box office produc- 
ion. Therefore sex is fundamental 
o it. That’s where it comes in.” 
“It’s a sure-fire money maker,” 
aid Backer, firmly. 

“One of the lay professions, des- 
ending from antiquity but, like the 
rther elements: wardrobe, scenery, 
lialogue and gags, it has a certain 
alue, no more, no less. It has no 
mown or fixed value for the box 
office until it is placed in relation 
-O other elements. Then it imme- 
diately takes on a known value; 
that is it’s relative value. Is that 
clear?” 

“Yes,” grunted Backer. He was 
t little disappointed. 

“How do you know it is? Maybe 
I’m just handing you another 
theory?” 

“Is that so?” snapped Backer. 
“Perseverence is an element. I sup- 
pose it has no known or fixed value 
.’hen it is placed next to work or 
objective?” 

Backer was getting sarcastic and 
vise at the same time, so Gate step- 
ped on it. 

INTO THE LAB 

“Well, in that case,” said he, 
speaking in the patois of the eigh- 
eenth amendment, “we will take 
he elements of good box office into 
he laboratory and prove that they 
re as amenable to direction as the 
angibles of any applied science.” 
Backer leaned forward. “Do that 
now scene again. I didn’t get your 
drift.” 

Gate repeated: We will take 

hem into the laboratory and prove 
‘hey are as amenable to direction 
as the tangibles of any applied 
science.” 

“Which,” said Backer, setti- 
ng back, “supports all the mud 
guards of a wise crack.” 

“Meaning that I am vague and 
elusive or in other words trying to 
slip across a fast one?” 

“Which,” replied Backer, “is so 
close to the thought it looks like 
they are married.” 

“Alluding to that word ‘tangi- 
bles?’” 

“You ketch on real quick,” re- 
plied the Big Boss, “and you’re not 
bad at holding out. Just give me 
(Continued on Page 7) 


NOV. 1, 1930 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


PAGE SEVEN 


SAN FRANCISCO 

HAROLD J. BOCK, Manager 
Phone DOuglas 2213 
KRESS BLDG., 935 MARKET ST. 

Office Suite 504 


HARD WORK 
IS DEMAND 
OF 0LDN0W 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
Arch M. Bowles and his Northern 
California d. vision of Fox West 
Coast theatres were hosts this 
week to Oscar Oldknow, executive 
vice president of FWC, J. J. Sulli- 
van, Fox film booker and Winfield 
Sheehan, Fox Film exec. 

Bowles called all house managers 
in his division into town for a 
Monda” "et-to-gether at the Hotel 
St. Francis where Oldknow was 
introduced and told the group he 
expected a hard day’s work from 
each man daily and in return would 
give his heartiest cooperation. 

At the luncheon and meeting 
were Herman Kersken, Dick Spier 
and Dan McLean of San Francis- 
co; Frank R. Newman, Charlie 
Carroll, Bob McHale, C. A. Tomp- 
kins, Oakland; Clarence Laws. T. 
H. Baldwin, W. K. Mitchell, 
Berkeley; Frank Burhans, M. B. 
Hustler, Ralph Allan, Sacramento 
Art Miller, Bob Sharp, San Jose; 
Nick Turner, Stockton; George 
Sharp, Fresno; Jack Ryan, Valle- 
jo; Eddie Sullivan, Napa; A. V. 
Brady, Richmond; Ray Duddy, Sa- 
linas; J. D. Graham, Watsonville; 
E. P. Laws, Turlock; Harry Hun- 
sucker, Visalia; J. L. Pilegard, Han- 
ford; Harry Seipel, Burlingame: 
E. W. Stollery, San Mateo; George 
Techemeyer, Redwood City; Harry 
Browne, Palo Alto. 

A. M. Bowles, Charlie Thall, Bob 
Harvey, Phil Phill os, Abe Karski 
George Rush Rufus Blair, Bob 
Gilmour and others were from the 
San Francisco office. 



Irving Ackerman, Dick Marshall, 
Walter Barusch, M. L. Markowitz 
and Dutch Reimer in a conference 
. . . Arch Bowles introducing Oscar 
Oldknow, FWC’s new captain . . . 
Amos ’n’ Andy film opens . . . and 
Jack Gross, Cliff Work and Charlie 
Lenoard look over the customers in 
the lobby. . . . Bill Murphy, form- 
er Warfield p.a. has opened the 
Murphy and Williamson advertis- 
ing agency . . . Sydney Dixon 
lunching in the Eel and the Har- 
monica . . . which is Zizz Black’s 
pet way of describing the Pig ’n’ 
Whistle . . . 

After Stanford’s massacre by U. 
S. C. . . . at Jo Mendel’s cafe . . . 
with the bespectacled proprietor 
dashing about . . . greeting guests, 
arranging tables, "lav : ng fiddle so- 
los, and gloating over turnaway biz 
. . . Tommy Harris also glowing 
. . . Cal Pearce dancing with Mrs. 
Pearce . . . but not his wife . . . 
it’s all in the family, however . . . 
Hughie Johnson there, Martha 
Woodruff . . . and a lot of others 

A bunch of Shriners got together 
and gave Lou Emmel a swell 28- 
iewel wrist watch ... in apprecia- 
tion of his efforts as chairman of 
the entertainment committee . . . 
Manuel Contreras, who can hit a 
high note way up there on his cor- 
net, writes from Pasadena . . . Art 
Miller and Bob Sharp of San Joe 
n town for a meeting . . . Sunny 
Brooks, Walt Krausgrill and Mc- 
Fadden of the Balconades awaiting 
a union decision . . . 


El Cap Observes 
1st Anniversary 


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
El Capitan this week celebrated its 
first anniversary under the Fox 
banner with Peggy O’Neill provid- 
ing a special stage show, headed 
by Jay Brower in honor of the 
occasion. 

Under the management of Dan 
McLean, Fox El Cap. hasn’t gone 
in the red once during the past 52 
weeks. House has had excellent 
shows staged by Peggy O’Neill 
and master of ceremonied by Jay 
Brower, who is probably the big- 
gest favorite the Mission district 
has ever had. Mel Hertz has been 
at El Cap.’s organ console for sev- 
eral years. 


ORCHESTRA SALE BIG 

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.— 
Ticket sale for the San Francisco 
Symphony Orchestra has been 
larger this season than in any prev- 
ious period. Basil Cameron, con- 
ductor, is proving a draw during 
the local offerings, tickets handled 
by Pete Conoly. 


WEBB AND EATON 

SAIL FOR LONDON 


Millard Webb, the director, met 
a European representative of the 
Gaumont interests in New York 
last week, regarding directing for 
that concern in London. An offer 
was cabled Webb before leaving 
Hollywood, and Gaumont imme- 
diately sent an official to confer 
with him. 

Webb, with his wife, Mary Eaton, 
sailed late in the week for London, 
where Miss Eaton will fill an ex- 
tended engagement in the new Paul 
Murray Revue. 


BOWLES’ MOTHER DIES 

STOCKTON, Oct. 30.— Coniine- 
from Los Angeles to attend Fox 
California openin'" last week, Mrs. 
Emil”' Bowles, mother of A. M 
Bowles, contracted pneumonia and 
passed away last Tuesday. Fu- 
neral services were held here. 

Bowles is Northern California di- 
vision chief of Fox West Coast.. 


WHY CHANGE EXECUTIVES? 


(Continued from Page 6) 
the rest of it. I paid full admis- 
sion.” 

“Oh!” said Gate, blushing and 
brightening in one operation, “the 
tangibles of applied science.” 

“You should be acting for the 
radio. You got an answer for ev- 
erything.” 

“Well, tangibles means something 
you can touch. Something real, and 
in applied science like chemistry it 
means bases, salts, acids, agents and 
elements the chemist works with.” 
Backer looked down at Gate like 
he was three light years lower than 
a whale’s belt buckle. 


“You think I don’t know that?” 
he roared. "I just wanted to see 
whether or not you were conscious 
of what you were getting yourself 
into. And you — ” he snorted, “you 
have the unadulterated whatever it 
is to sit there and tell me that you 
can take the elements of talking 
picture production, screen drama, a 
recognized art, a fine art, into the 
laboratory like you do a problem in 
chemistry?” 

Coming from pioneer stock — the 
kind with wide open faces, Gate 
probably show signs of an inclina- 
tion to bid Backer a Chicago fare- 
well — he hated guys who called him 


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whatever it is without naming it — 
but figuring that maybe Backer had 
forgotten to check his cussedness 
with his marbles and short pants, 
Gate passed again. 

“Do you realize,” said Backer, 
hopping on the victim, “that we 
have to deal with artists in this 
business? People of temperament, 
who are prompted half the time by 
creative instinct and inspiration? 
And those two elements: ‘creative 
instinct and inspiration,’ are intan- 
gibles? You can’t touch ’em?” 

“And do you realize,” said Gate, 
just as seriously and emphatically, 
only more so, “that creative instinct 
and inspiration become tangibles 
the minute they find expression; the 
instant they become articulate, as 
soon as they are put on canvas or 
reach print?” 


MOSBY FNTF.RS S. F. 

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30.— 
Real estate firm of Hyman and 
Blatteis has leased the Mandar ; r 
safe to Curtis Mosbv. colored or- 
chestra leader a”d ooerator of the 
Aoex flight club, Los Angeles 
Mosbv takes over the spot or 
November 1. 


ON THE INSIDE - IN SEATTLE 

ROY OXMAN 

Representative — 630 People’s Bank Bldg., MAin 0799 


PROFESSIONAL 
NIGHT IS USED 


END OF FIRST INSTALL- 
MENT 

Does Backer of the Talkie In- 
dustry let Gate take the Ieft- 
enants to school? 

R Q ad the next installment o' 
“WHY CHANGE EXECU- 
TIVES.” 


BIG PRFSS DRIVE 

SAN FRANCISCO. O-t. 30.— 
Entire publicity staff of First Na 
tional studios has been in towr 
working on F. N.’s “Girl of thf 
Golden West,” w : th Ann Hardin^ 
which onened at Publix’s California 
today. 


WHITESPEAR SET 

Chief Whitespear has been placed 
in charge of Indians to aooear ir 
“The Great Meadow,” historica' 
romance being directed by Charles 
Brabin for Mefro-Goldwyn-Maver. 
John Mack Brown and Eleanor 
Boardman head the cast. 


LEBFDEFF BACK 

Ivan Lebedeff returned to Ho'lv- 
wood this week from a two-months’ 
visit to Europe. 


SEATTLE, Oct. 30.— With night 
club biz in this town rapidly to- 
bogganing, operators of the various 
spots are exerting every effort to 
retain their patronage and to gather 
new followers. 

Latest stunt, engineered by B. N. 
Hutchinson, of the Western 
Agency, and Frank Hull, manager 
of the Olympx Hotel, finds the 
Venetian Gardens sponsoring a 
weekly event for theatrical people. 
First of these affairs, in an effort 
to induce the show folks to patron- 
ize this class spot, was held on 
Tuesday of this week when all 
managers, press agents and drams 
editors were dined and entertained 
gratuitously. 

No bones were made about the 
matter, and it was declared the 
hotel was anxious to interest the 
profession. Ultimate plan is to add 
a “Coffee Dan” atmosphere to the 
spot, with the various theatres to 
be asked to donate performers. 

Other night spots around town 
aren’t faring much better. Club 
Victor gets a Saturday night play. 
Rumors are tieing in a closing for 
this spot, but they are denied by 
Vic Meyers, owner, and the local 
mus : cians’ union. 

Coffee Dan’s is having a merry 
struggle, while the Butler Hotel 
Rose Room is much better off. 

With all this late-at-night de- 
pression, a new spot is scheduled 
for early opening. Angeled by Jim 
Shea, former transfer man who had 
his finger in Coffee Dan’s at the 
opening, the new place will be 
housed over the old Olympic thea- 
atre. Dick Buckley, local entertain- 
er, is slated for the m. c. job, with 
nothing definite known about pol- 
icy, aside from the fact that it’s 
supposed to be a ritzy joint. 


Notes Along 
Fifth Avenue 


T* 


Ken Stuart, going in for heavy 
eating . . . while A1 Schuss is on 
a diet . . . Eulala Dean getting her 
program readv . . and getting air- 

minded . . . Henri Damski polishmg 
up his saxophone ... to present a 
brilliant concert . . . Ed Kraft at 
the football game . . . and eating 
hot dogs . . Myrtle Strong rehears- 
ing for the next show . . with Tiny 
Burnett on the side lines . . . Joe 
Pinard getting decorat : ons for his 
palace of dance . . . Harry Mills 
without his pipe . . . and not being 
nonchalent by lighting a Murad . . . 
Sammy Siegel smoking . . . Grace 
Keating out window shopping . . . 
Dave Blumenthal entertaining a 
club . . . with his magic viobn . . . 

Lou Golden inspecting the lobbv 
before opening . . . Vic Gauntlett 
out for a days outing . . . Herb So- 
hottka in for a davs eating . . . 
Madge Baldwin doing her stuff at 
•■he State . . . Owen Sweeten per- 
forming for his bovs . . . and going 
over great . . Ray Watkins on the 
small end of the entertainment . . 
Lillian Bartholamew finding new 
fields of endeavor . . . Danny Cann 
netting readv for Hollowe’en . . . 
lean Armand wanting to be re- 
membered to all in the Northwest 

Morris Franks at the door ... on 
•Ee receiving end . . . Guido Diero 
back in town . . . for a return en- 
gagement . . . Don Smith going 
over heavily at the same place . . . 
Tom Curtis o»ttirg a shoe-shine . . . 
Gene McCormack back for a couple 
of weeks . . . Dave Henderson in 
'he Repetorv Players . . . Marie 
Gale, Ken Stuart and Jean Singer, 
inteviewed. 


SEATTLE BIZ 
SHOWS GAIN 


SEATTLE, Oct. 30. — Amuse- 
ment in the Northwest began to 
realize more dough this week. Many 
of the leading theatres and dance 
auditoriums reported a gradual in- 
crease in business. 

Fifth Avenue took to the lead, 
and bowled ’em over to the tune of 
$17,000, which is about average for 
this house. “Scotland Yard” on the 
screen and F&M’s “Busy Bee Idea” 
on the stage was the menu. 

Paramount, with “Monte Carlo” 
and an excellent stage unit headed 
by Milt Franklyn and his band, 
brought them up the hill register- 
ing $15,900 at the gates. About 
average for this house. 

O r p h e u m comptroller an- 
nounced $14,300 as the intake for 
the week. Jack Oaterman, who 
headed the vaude, brought many old 
timers back. 

Music Box scrambled $9000 on 
the last week of “Old English,” 
and is now getting ready for the 
long delayed arrival of “What a 
Widow.” 

Blue Mouse, across the way, 
packed them in with Winnie Light- 
ner’s latest, “The Life of the Party.” 
Gross was $8500. Picture will be 
held another week. 

Fox took $8000 on the first week 
of “Up the River.” Owen Sweet- 
en still dish'ng the music. 

Trianon and McElroy’s do neck 
and neck biz, and that means sub- 
stantial trade. 

Venetian Garden opens only high 
class trade of the town and is doing 
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PAGE EIGHT 


INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN 


NOV. 1, 1930 


FANCHON 


AND 


MARCO 

Presents 

■ 8 ? 


THE 

CREATION OF 

LE ROY 

PRINZ 


Featuring an 

AN ALL STAR CAST 

INCLUDING 


The 

a 


ESPANOL 





IDEA 


HARRY VERNON 


ANDY CARUSO— SUZANNE 
—DICK MAYO 

Offering 

“Daisy — the Wonder Horse” 



A 



JOHN and HARRIETT 
GRIFFITH 


OUR SWEET SIXTEEN 
SPANISH SENORITAS 

¥ 

OUR SWEET SIXTEEN 
SPANISH SENORITAS 

* 

Eleanor Black 


HgSk&g 


★ 

Marie Reville 


“Buddy” Williams 
Olga Beverly 
Marie Herold 
“Joe” Larson 
Shirley Fair 
Peggy Renee 
Lowana Jene 
* 

FRED GLOSSER 

STAGE MANAGER 



Abby Green 


Dona Clark 
Carol Lloyd 
Dorothy Paddock 
Yerda Free 
Fritzi Mason 
Elva Crockett 
Myra Shirley 
* 

CATHERINE DIEDRICH 

WARDROBE MISTRESS 











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