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■WlOpiOf broadcast Service, a sub- 
;q£ the Stanley Recording 
'jelt ' Auxerlcs, Inc. is a new 
bielns of spot broadcasting from 
lUi'iwfilcb vriU be nationally dts* 
btiteil to key statlones (or a slm- 
nettiis bUUifeetins ot the country 
^t^;sat;t:e program ieit tlie;Sa]n^ 
ioK-jUie samp wave-iengtb. 
tson, itloneer radla, man, Is 
ot rthts divlsloh and Wal;^ 
ktbhelot'l^.to )>ook tbe >tf tlsts 
^Toly' 'for the recording of, 
tt" iWitj&t ;6a'.th.eB9 ricoi'ds. 
^,Jt^dM(»'t^ve.been made wlt*> 
Vpnnalli .Bntkeaisblre.. 'as- m'. o.' and 
'Ij^bjagpetV'' intrpdiiclp'g Bert Xown's' 
^Ms^^^rtiKT phlo .Kndor, et at ^he 
Vfii/tiM"<ingt^^ ^tirltt ^rry the 
"tiMln -ot tbe .'SponsoHiig ' commercial 
^ilTiirtlser .with -Intermittent brlet 
ilfwr -talks -and) commercial plugs, to 
biuate each' :dl8k./ The platters 
ii^bout 14% minutes, with the 
sramabUng. 30 se'conieM aJio^ for 
iUtlon juinbuncem^ locally every 
1$ ^minutes. If qaorftifretiuent sta- 
ttoh-.-i Anhouncemepts' Tare - desired, 
.*p6claUy bilked: pauses for 10 sec* 
Oiid 4t /^certain {loints will permit 
J6k' brief call lettfer Announcements. 
; It's, a gigantic) B<!heme to ship 
^orldrfe^ous tfiilent in canned form 
oi> disks, all-over, the country simi- 
lar to . flilim distribution 'via ex- 
tshanges. The hinterland stations, 
.^Ontijalone unable- to secure any es- 
tebllshed .tolfent but -also blanketed 
by^ the chain broadcaster, will' be 
linked wltH_this disks recorded sys- 
tem of re-broadcasting of "canned" 
talent. 



GETS HIP 
PLAY 



Iios Angeles, April 8. 

Responding to sound pic- 
tures, a. new racket has found 
Its way Into the novelty con-* . 
cessions at local beach resorts. 

New gkg Is caUled by the 
barker "l£ake-a-Talkie to . see 
bow your voice records." It 
Is patterned after the old tin- 
type photo galleries, where the 
results, now sis then, can be 
obtained while you wait AH 
for two bits. 



Einbassy's Mtt Beadi 
- SMper-Ritz Spot Set 



Exclusive Etabassy Club, New 
York, is planning to open a branch 
supper club in. Palm Beach under 
the same name next season. Mem- 
bership plan will be ^strictly ad- 
hered to with the lnltatlon fee used 
to balance the' usijial couvert change 
Intake. A number of the club mem- 
bers regularly winter in the ace re- 
lort, cutting deeply into business in 
New Tork. ■ 

Plan followed in New York 
whereby a member may bring the 
some guest only three times during 
the season will also be in effect, ac- 
cording to present plans. John W. 
Rumsey, who directs the society 
supper club in New Tork, was in 
Palm Beaqh last week and closed a 
lease on a piece of property on 
Royal Palm Way and Lake Trail on 
which a building will be erected 
Mae Andrews, who edits the Palm 
Beach Social Register, is said to be 
interested with Rumsey in the pro- 
posed ritz night club proposition. 



ifJIorris Qest has taken the New 
Tork Hippodrome on a long term 
Wse where he will open the Prle- 
,Jurg Passion Play April 29, follow 
*Ith "Tbe Miracle," before that 
|*flaucUon takes to the road, and 
*en present Max Reinhart's "Or- 
•?«us in the Underworld." 
Bo " players are currently in 
wi Antonio, Tex., where they play- 
l«Mo .$31,000 yesterday (Monday). 
Spmpany^wlII stay there until April 
.SJ^hen they, come , direct to New 
ij** tor an augmented presenta- 
gn^whlch will be staged by David 

name" wm^ome'ott ih^ 
WWodrome to be replaced by that 
^J^prrls Qest, the . deal terminating 
2^.*|Msion Play's proposed tenure 
^the Century, formerly always 
'^la. spectacle stamping grounds 
flai, ?^ Bhubert domain. The Hipp, 
^ciuaing its vaudfllm career this 
Ko straight pictures with 
: (Continued on' page 60)- 



New Sound Track Film 
Play Pipe Organs 

Washington, April 2. 

John Hays Hammond, Jr., whose 
inventions cover a wide field, has 
created a sound track film to play 
pipe organs. 

Hammond's invention is listed in 
the omclal Gazette of the Patent 
Office of March 26. Invention was 
flled here on April 14, 1924, with 31 
claims. Patent has been granted, 
with Hammond holding control of 
the rights. 



JUVENILE CLEAN-UP 

A free lance talking picture pro- 
diicer-.Jta. JNew^ .Xatk..i3--X§E?rte.4 
cleaning up with one Movietone 
truck by making talking, pictures of 
wealthy children. 

Park avenuites are ready to give 
up plenty for a permanent record 
of their kiddies in sight and sound 
Just lii case they find a home in 
which to show 'em. Similar promo- 
tion Is said to be also working out 
well on the CoasC 



$2^000 Net for Comedy Pair 
. ia Excttuive / Hotel— 50 
SpoU This Yi 
Canipsi — ^PliBiceft Spend Big 
—One Goes to $3»^ a 
Week Besides Band 



BUT DAME STUFF OUT 



"Sooial" Jobs at exeluslvtf Eotitoro' 
eamps. and rosorts is 'the' yaiide- 
vlllian> alternitlvo to laying off 
over the summer. Posslbilitiaa in 
the racket hay's been inereaaino for 
some tirae> this year reaching the 
iHwk for eoin and the number of 
spots available' - 

The vaude actor's official role, en 
the camp or resoRt 'etaff it that of 
"sooial dIrector-^>\ Hik duty i« to 
see 'that the camper*- arid guests 
are continuously and properly en- 
tertained. 

One of the moat exclusive resorts 
in New Torl^ Staite has ' grabbed 
la two-man comedy act intact from 
vaude to serve 'Jointly as "socisd 
director" this summer. As a team 
the boys will receive a flat salary 
of $2,000 for the season and all liv- 
ing expenses, including food and 
their own prlyate cottage. Addi- 
tional income through side issues 
in camp are expected to leave the 
two grand intact, at the end of tbe 
season (10 weeks), 
c Vaude salary (weekly) of the 
same act is $2B0. Most of it is shot 
on the road. The bdys figure the 
10 weeks at the resort will be con- 
siderably more- profitable, besides 
pliyslcally beneficial, than the same 
period in vaude theatres. At the 
end of the resort season they plan 
to spend a portion of the $2,000 
on a new act, possibly lifting their 
vaude salary next season. Fares 
are paid by the resort, 'back and 
forth. 

Among the better spots going in 
for the "social director" idea this 
coming summer are Arcady Coun- 
try Club, Lake George; Pioneer 
liOdge, Star Lake; Camp Copake, 
Berkshire's; Totem Lodge and 
Sreenkill. There are from 25 to 
60 of that type in the East, mostly 
in New Tork and' Pennsylvania. 
One $3,500 Unit 

At Arcady the "social" stofC will 
Include a 12-plece Ben Bernle 
band, two social directors, two as- 
(Contlnued on page 60) 



1/Veary of Torn Hose Claims at 
$4.50 a Paic4^NoW Let 
'Em ^ue 



— Record Tube Sign 

Portland, Ore., April 2. 

What is claimed to be the biggest 
neon tube theatre sign- in the world 
Is that for the Fox Broadway here 
which spells out those two names 
in 11 letters 26 feet high and 160 
feet in length. 

This town has a Coast rep for the 
neon tube -mileage along Its rlalto. 



After Mayflower 



K Htwrer 4eeiinX want the, 
Mayflower.- ^i«BldentIal sniiciit, 
the show basinets wlanta fabr: 

The m l a itf t «■ PopVer . iii-; i 
noui)oe<i he :''-w^u1d~ jpdt ''tfae-^ 
boat up' amusemanti . Jnteieatiji: 
began to i>uU wiresl'to buy or 
lease her. ^m^ie^ncefbsrwant 
the famous . shli^ foe oettlnigr,.^ 
while a promot«t ^Ooid ilkA to..* 
exhibit tbe boat . 



BmTHEAtftiS 
OVER UDY (MOBS 



Ladies who have^been regularly 
collecting for damages -to their hose 
caused by theatre seats are no longer 
being Velmbursed by a number of 
legitimate theatres. Most of the 
legit theatres have decided to let 
their woman patrons sue. Besides, 
the legit houses say most of the 
complaints come from balcony seats 
and good orchestra seats never 
seem to tear anyone's stockings. 

However, most of the moylng pic- 
ture houses are^ quixotic In their 
attention to the gals' sheer bose.- 
Although seats In the picture 
houses are gone ovef. every morn- 
ing by the ushers, each week brings 
In complaints from a dozen to a 
score and the patrons are ' relm-- 
bursed. ^ 

The theatres do not generally feel 
legally liable for damages to stock- 
ings but they want to keep their 
patrons. Capitol, RIvoll, Loew's 
State, Strand and the Roxy go so 
far as to say that they were will- 
ing to spend thousands to keep good 
will. The «Strand, however, will 
not pay more than $1.95, although 
few ot the claimants seem to pay 
less than '$4.60 for stockings and 
tliey are always just brand new. 

The Paramount theatre reim- 
burses its lady patrons, but one 
woman fell down in the theatre and 
tore the knee out of her stocking 
and wanted that made good. The 
management .refused so the lady 
wrote to Mr. Katz who paid her. 

Loew's American stands alone as 
the_ one picture house that refuses 
to pay tinytlifiig to ' fts damage'd 
ladies. ' The theatre received so 
many complaints that they finally 
went to law about it and deter- 
mined that they were not liable for 
injury to stockings. "They're so 
frail that they'd run If you look 
at them," said the manager. How- 
ever this theatre received a com- 
(Contlnued on page 58) 



^ Two flcreen cowboys, 7.oj^ . ^''^ 
,and Buck Jones, '. are. 'pjiaiinibg. 
jtoreign tours i with tbelr .ovrn i^.d 
west /flu^ta. -ail;*; In $ji»aln, 

vwlth hls own rodeo of .^0. as tour- 
ing outdoor, attipactton under WUr- 
;Ufm} -Morris dli^otlon: tb^ ;Stimmer; 

iwt SWdajr^.forlthalt.-putpow^ 
.{ Buci](c JoiieS ~ >viu. toujr 
Itbls BUibUter. : i^tta-''a -lE-c^r - wild 
[west .show. ^bioHtbeagtfes^^ 
I to. Snl^^iM^ , joioies wilt sltikf 100,600' 
«f lUa.xtw^b. rVInto'vtfi^^^ 
'Is '.r^criiiltnijgi^blfl.^ penf^oini^C frpH' to^^.' 
liiWijy^ lay-off! lloliy.'it'tKjHil "ol^ 
.thrown' Into Jdlehe^s >ltb tl^i^ljjb^^ 
itallment/ofi^creen westjsilc^^ 
' Mix is' BtlU-pi&ytng 
cpncliides vbl? j^ersojiai. ajkpeikrtmco'' 
'arpiiiid llayc tp, H^e ^11 ;t«ke laliOtit'. 
80 horM#)' 'ftrltb^'UnA' fni^^ 't]bp vCdn.-r 
ftlnei^tal 'jEfunt, the mati^dir^JarenaS. 
of Spain'; h'ilne ■ the irtbst ^Jijltely' 
-scenes of aitl^dl^.' IMlx-^ljtiisi.'to 
stage' -lvyo.,and tjiteeri^lay' iidqidl , f ujl-; 
week rodeos .ia Burb{>P.^' -He. li'ae an 
Eilternate .prbppsjltipoi.'l.io - -make' a' 
.couple of 'westerhs la souiid'.b^ the 
:coast;. but likes 'the .^uroptoii trip 
better. . . • 



Mdsical Trettd 



Trend In popilUr music' may. bii ' 
gathe^-ed from .a teadin'g. composei; 
expression that .'l£e %llt' 'no, ^O'ngi^r. 
write 'popular soiigS'^nt devote his 
time- to 'Picture theme, melodies. 

Reqiion Is'* becatisb every.^- other 
tbenie ' Bong ' is bo hooked up- nvlth ' 
(jinematlc. exploitation ; that ■thitf ^bii-, ■ 
diitary pop song,' dceording.;'"ta'| 
this, .'opinion, hasn't much-'- ptl . a - 
chance. . - Hence, taking, tbe'.'cbuirse^. . 
of least resistance,, and takib^ .adr' 
vantage of the terriflo pIu^-,<'from' 
the talking screen, a song 'anil. '0lc>' 
ture subject can he tied-:'«j]p.j''t4»;''be^ 
commeroli^l advantage. )'.'', V(^. ' 

. AIR SOUND TBUCK 

Equipped Fekker ipisMs DeliVbrSd 
Late Last Week to. ^OK 



First airplane .. spXind, truck has 
been delivered to Fox by.tii6.Fpkker 
company. Ship was built and 
equipped at the Fokker plant at 
Hosbrouck Heights, N. J., and de- 
livered complete late last week. . 

Fox now has 40 soiind'trucks op- 
erating on terra flrma. Tbe . plane 
truck will, be used for long-distance 
hops and emergency newsre^ 
(Movietone) shots. - 



JBRQjOKS 
COStlJMES 



i ' ^o s».«90 CO jTVM»9 TO S?r ;== 



-^IIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 
'Dili's Place, Trafalgar Square 



FOREIGN FILM NEWS cable address: variety, i^ondon 

ryiVCilVal^ riUfi nCfrO 6276-6277 Regent ; W^anesday, 



April 3, ^1929 



.ilir GOING 

STRONG SOUND 



Berlin, April* 2. 

Indications of the extent to which 
Germany has gone for' the sound 
Innovation comes in over-sub'scrlp- 
tlon by a wide margin ot the Issue 
at Amsterdam of shares in the new 
110,000,000 Tobis Klangflim com- 
pany, described aa the German 
talker trust. 

Another Index of drift In that 
direction is fact that Erik Charell 
Is sailing for New York to study 
the sound situation with a view to 
Introducing' audible screen Instead 
of spectacular revues In his enor- 
mous Grosses' Schayspieihaus. 

Max Relnhardt also is assdciateA 
with this' project. 



U. S. KeeiiiDg Check on 
Film Tactics 



Paris, April s. 
George Canty of the American 
consular service. Just back 'from a 
conference of commercial attaches 
In Vienna, reported that Dr. Klein, 
chief pf the service, advised all at- 
taches to keep a careful check upon 
all sources of Information t«.ucblng 
pictures ftnd report proippjtly; -to 
Washlbgtpn 

f -The subject of qoncertefl, a<^Qn 
^y^Eurpp:?^ nations 'on ,flIm>,<|Uoia 
was dlscil^B^. , but no sy^taiitlai- 
Ing evidence oi such ' an ijxtema- 
tlonal development was presented. 



HoUand Gets Talkers 

Paris, April 2. 

Amsterdam r&nd Rotterdam both 
are to have talking pictvres, beating 
several Jess conservative 'European 
capitals to the innovation. 

The ^ ^nglo -American company. 
Continental representative of West-' 
ern /Electric, is medtlng Ifistallatlons. 
In the Gr^ud and Tuscjiilnski. thea- 
tres in ihe two cities mentioned. 



Paris, ' M&r«b .26. 
A short circuit was again the 
cause 'Of a serious flre and the death 
of an employee of ft picture theatre 
at I<aoii, 

. T^eh'. ,tfie flim^ beean .to bia^e 
the operato^'esoaj^ed br a .side, door. 
His. companion^, believing the .opet' 
ator still in the booth, nuhed in. 
with the intentloa of saving, him 
Overcome by, the onpk?. he.lell oip 
the floor. When removed the uj|i 
fortunate employee was found to 
be dead. 



Aosfafalia Radis 2d 

In Film Attendaoce 



Washington, -April 6. , 
Delving livto, statltlstlcs the pbr 
partment of. Commerce l>as. unr 
earthed the fact that Australia Is. 
second to the) U. Q. .In. atteixdance 
at picture .theatres. Average 'week^; 
ly -count paist the boxoSlce wln'dowa 
is set at 2,250,000, or oiie-ttatrd of 
the total population of that entire 
country. 

For past three years Australia has 
ranked first In -footage of flUn . im- 
ported. American produced features 
comprised about 90 per cjent of the 
entire 2>0do shown annually. 

Australia has ipore than 1,200 pic-, 
ture theatres with a seating cajpaC'^' 
Ity In total of °9S7'0OO. Investment Is 
set a,t 1125,000,000 with .all ioli It. 
Australian capital. About' 20 the- 
atres are now wired, n 



American Wire for Big .. 
Gaumont-Bri^h Theatres 

• ;j^lK)hdon, April 2. 
Oaumont theatres, ace about set 
to in8.tan .Anrietlcui sound equipment' 
Ui.all'kfiy 9ind dieliae hpuseg. Brit- 
ish. AcouisUc System, controUed'.by 
Ganmont^ is. due ^6r installation In 
the, smaller houses. 'T^ls, is a. spvnd ; 
on' fliniyia;ietbod but it .requires. !s«i^- 
\^^te proijii^tlon. 

. , ;;(7est«rh Electric, land.^CA F^o^p- 
bhoae wlU^., t>a..vsed '^ ^.tha .big 
houses. .Newcastle' bpens-.'next. weeik 
(With ;'Siiiglng Fppl.'' Vaudeville as 
Well as plctui^e ^houses to be wired. 
i I 

• WATS" FOftEiair PBIRT 

Imb Angeles, April. 2. 
Universal Is ' preparing a version 
of "Broadway" for the foreign max.- 
ket carrying all- the 'musical num 
bers and sound effects, but minus 
dialog.. 

Titles are being 'Written by Tom 
Used. . , 



GEORGIE WOOD 



17'Tjrlhg avenue,' Eallos Common, 
Lpndon; 1 V.iP.- Uniglaxta. - . ; i m . . , 
. .Jfy^ .huBln«8S. intanageiB la 'Ornest 
Edeleten, of 126- Shaftsbury- avenue, 
I<ondon, Englaiidf At prefiefitrplay- 
'Ing the ^ London- Snbutban Variety 
i(Theatre;^ith'my ovn> show, ,"Babes 
in Hopywobd,'*\fnlIy booked. .' 



^, Fraflco Thru Radio? 

"iPranco Films' .Oo. ,'l(French), is re 
ported^ after Greta 'Nisseii an3"has 
ialready 'slgn'ed lUcairdP Corte2 toi ti 
picture. . , 

' Flrtn will try for an American 
tooting "with. Radio to sound lis 
product and, perhaps, act as the 
ireleaslng channel. 



lAK lAEES dlYHPIA 

Paris, April 2.. 
Jacques .Halk has acquired the 
Olympia here- and is reno'vatlng the 
house. 

It will open with a straight pic- 
tures policy. Halk has. a BO(ind>«- 
produdng.sy^em of his owti. 



' Metro French Manager Resigns 

! . . . Farla, March 26.: 

J 'Jules- Qnetln, 'Closely .connected 
jwlth'^e-'managemtot ot the lioew 
tuitro 'fheatires ' lii' France; has re 
jsigned his positipn with tJiat c!oin- 
.ipany. 



Egypt 



By EDWARD AS8WAD 

Cairo, March 10. 
Royal Opera House. — Strauss' "Bp 
senkavaller" was given for'the'fl/st 
tim^in Cairo at the Royal Opera 
floiise..' It is a clear departure b-bm 
th^. established' foi^ms, the principal 
burden of~the moveihent of tha piece 
resting upoii the prchesU-a rather 
than the singers. Under the.^very 
capable control of Mo. La .Jt^tella, 
there Was scarcely a fdult'-to', ilnd 
with the work of the musicians: 
Madame Marlse Beattjbii, as ''the 
Marshal's wife, stood out' partlcU-' 
larly by her clever and beautiful 
singing In the first and last, acts; 
Lnnskov's Borolt . Ochs was sung 
truly, effectively and with humor: 
Not far behind in quality were 

. Mme. Maria Zamboni's Octaviau 
and Mme. lolanda Bocd's Sophie. 

Kursaal Dalbagni. — Mogador Com- 
pany from Paris in "No, No, 
Nanette!" Comparisons are odious, 
but. the English members of the 
audience at least could not help 
feeling that, where musical comedy 
Is concerned, England achieves a 
higher standard than does her Gallic 

.^eighbor. Cast . certainly worked 
very hard — so hard, Indeed, that the 
play seemed to be all noise and 

— movementand'thc-actorsjnlsaedJJtie. 
(Continued on page 31) 



SAILINGS 




'28 FOREIGN SCREENS 
WERE CiO;^^ 

'. ■ ^ - » 

iincre^se '^p : Germaivy, But 
Di^S'ih iBritafn and Frain^ 
-nAdd 445,2feO &ats: 



BRmSH FP FIELD 



: April 20 (New York to London) 
Ramori and Rosit& (He de Fratic6). 
' .Atnil 16 (New Tpi'k to London) 
'Nu'nfiJiy Johnson, Dr. Nat Lief (De 
<6i-&S9e). 

April' 16 (Neyir Tork tOr Paris), 
Rlon James (DeGrasse) 

April 13 (London tO' New Tork) 
Elddia"' Daxllitg, Claudia Coleman, 
Claudia .Delf, tieo Be^ (B16reii 
garia!). 

April 10 (Parl^ to New Tork) 
Elsie Janls (Majestic) 
I April 6 (New Tork to Hamburg) 
iMtislcia] Rpwellys (Albert Ballln). 
I April 5 (New Tork to Paris) 
iDanny 'Simmons (Paris) 
:'■ ^arc.h 30 (London to New Tork) 
jJeniiB ^ac6bB, Pauline Cook (Levla- 
thaii); ■-,'; \ . 

..Much .80' (New Tork to Antwerp) 
[Arthiir Homblo^. (Pennland). ' 
• 'Mai^ch 29 '(New Tork-' to France) 
Antonio Mbrend, Helen Gahalgto 
(lie de France). . 
- March 29 (New Tork'to London> 
R, C. Sherrlft, Mryha Darby (Ber- 
engarla). 

March 29 (New Tork fo London) 
Noel Coward (lis de Fiance). 

March 29 (New Tork to London) 
St. John Irvine, Ivy Tresmond, Guy 
Pollock, Truman Talley, Clayton 
Sheehan (Berengaria). 

Mardi 29 (New Tork to Paris) joe 
Brandt (He de France). 

March 15 (Paris 'to Australia) 
jyinrion^_^and Martinez JRandall 
(Narkunda) 



Washington, , A-ptW-- 2. 
Though exports fell hack and 
foreign governments, urged by na; 
M-tjlYo • exhibitors, concieived every 
possible Icyglslatlve ~neylce to keep 
out AiAcrlcan pictures, IT. S. .films 
famered'60.6 per cent, ot all; films . 
'distributed ip Burope.'idurinr 1928;. 
This- la from, statistics icompiled by^ 
J. > North, chief of' the- motion 
picture section. Department of 
Commerce. 

. North sets the totfil aggregate of 
featuiesT^produced 4n 'Eluropeiat'^GlB' 
-with , a, ,valu» of about 424,260,000.. 
In 1927 total European production 
was 468 features 'valued at jus^ 
-above $16,000,000. 

' Splitting the 1928 production by 
couhtry: 43 per cent, was from 
Germany, with 18 per cent each to 
Great Britain and France. This 
gives these three n^tione 79 per 
'cent; of '.tiiei .entirft total of foreign 
i>i'6daiy.bp. ICiermaiiy'.iif^e! 221 fea-, 
t4res..a8.JM^4hs.t 2ii!liit:^d2if; .dr^t 
Brltaln-.iDade 96 as.ailBilniit.^only .44; 
In.. 1927. '. 'E^r«nce.Jiacr9sed.. its. pcbr' 
'ductlon '20. In nnmbeir over 1927 to 
a total'of '94 for I9J8, ' ; 

Incrtaie ^if .G^irirnany 
America's share' ot the toti^ mar- 
ket shows In Germany) in spite' of 
)tbe 'new;ridgul&ti6ns, an Increas^e' of 
from 86J .'i)ier cent. In'19i27 to'39.4 
•In '28. ' tn'contrast,-.however, a de- 
cided drop, wbicbi N.orth character/- 
'Izes. as. "unfortunate,? was, .recorded' 
in both Great Britain and 'France. 
Of 778 features shown In the British 
market the TT. S. g6t 668 - In 1928 
as agalqst 723 of S92 in 1927. .TBIs 
.represeritfi a; drop from 81 to 7i.7« 
per ' cent, of the jnarkiBt. 

As to France: 818 -American pro- 
;duced l>letares Were shown in 1928, 
while In; 1927 there were 868 ex- 
hibited. A drop from -63.3 to' 63.6' 
per ' cent of t)fe entire Fiench 
market Amount of .decretkfae .gives 
indications, if present methods con- 
tinue, that a considerable further 
cut will be made in 1929. 

Delving into the theatre building 
phases of the past year North, 
states th^t approximately 446,250 
seats were added in Europe'ln 1928. 
"With regard to Individual couiT- 
triesj" states the , government of- 
ficial, "Germany and Great Britain 
dominated the situation Vrlth 157 
and 70 new theatres respectively 
and added seating capacities of 
125,000. and 90,000, -or nearly 47 per 
cent of the. total. This in the 
case of both countries was slightly 
less than 1927. Poland, Czechoslo 
vakla, France and " Italy ' sho'wed 
fairly satisfactory ' building pro- 
grams, but Egi'ope is stili . dot)ted 
with small inadequate houses.".' 



Lohdbti, March 2i 
. New Sound .eombfnt ' 

. Blnpe ' VQnblld got .its Injnuctlon 
&ealnBt..-'3K]juigflIm ' to . Berllp,;' the 
Iowd«wn lii this department ba^ 
pee:ft ,thB . get-together,. pfVTonblld 
and , Selmenp-HalskS) .latter , control- 
lliig KlejngflIm< 'ThlB matiii^d March 
19,-(md''cost a lot pt folks here a 
iPttA ddugh. Ho\(r7 

Sqme pf the wise hoys had held 
off buying Phototone BtocE; which 
had Bpnk way down oh the injunc- 
tion, PhotPtbne having; a tie-up -with 
Selmens-Halske for this territory 
ai)d SY4nce» Phototone, Mtb the 
British.-and French compames be-. 
Inj^ ''(controlled > 4>y George Smith, 
head of the 'P.D;C. branch bere, has 
a. contract with th» Klangflim sub - 
Bidlary '-iof .iseimens- for. equipment, 
and aot ska liigentsr. f or. . wiring the- 
atres -ipa^iKl^^fllin tsyetemj British 
PhptPtone la., maklhg c.fllm ,tor' this 
Equipment, producing so 'far in Bei'- 
lin;; >ut' startlilg:,'nei«;t ijAimth at 
Blstre'e'-aAd '-later ' moo at Welwy'n. 
" Stbry ls thaV tf N°e^ Tork Herald 
lad^^ln Berlin, ^ot .{be T6Abird-Bel- 
imeiis- merger - story- /Mairch> 13 "an4 
eableOt- . Some,ph^ slipped it, to a 
jDaily .jjKail -rep, and it . broke here; 
morvlng of .the 14.tb.".'B;esuIt,]i)eIng 
ihe 'MPick 'miirkev ' -whicb'. (slose'd' 
tlUdtiW 'British .Fhotbtbhe arouhd 75- 
cehts 'oh the. 13th, opened -the jriext' 
.day with a Jump to $1.10 aiid'''Btlir 
rising. Which -made it too late ,for 
•'some ipf . the'. :i>t>ys to get In under 
-par, a|i(l., said 'boys.. now: ;breathlng 
IIre..ai)4'.7>l,ODd,db.ou't t)|ie I^ly Mall 
Ber]lrt.j:fep. I '. '^^ 

' Hbwvi'iAfleiets W«A)Brn Elettrle 

Nobody is gettinir 'aiijrwbertt oh' 
interohartgeablUtV' - aitd '' producers 
'ATi scared 'Of. gttlriler On ;flrst because 
they 'don't know whether there la 
soingrto. ,be.-a-tmarket.'thls time elz. 
mpnths /or silent film, and. then be- 
■icausa ^ey . don't . kiipw whether 
they can get stuff 'booked' if they 
sound It on oth^r than WE systeme. 

Tonblld-Seimins merger links up 
Tri-Ergon, Messter, Kuqhe.nmelpter, 
Klangfilm, Tobls, BTitlsb-'l>hototone 
and French ditto. Americans are 
In this group through General. 'Elec- 
tric,- represented by Jl^Iton . Dia- 
mond. ,The Selmens epd is, of 



FOSTERS AGENCY 



OEOBOB FOSTEB 



BARAX FOSTER 



' - .(Establisliod 40 lean), 
STILL THB LARdEST .IN EUROrE 
M Shaft«sbary Avenae OoblMt CoDflnrmtlon. London 

' .-'' .I<oitdon, W. L' Pfaone Ocrrnrd 8B18. 

^ • Recent Dooliliw;« Inolodc fleorvcs Caipentler . 



.Roumanian Theatre List 

' ' 'Washington, March 26. 
'Commercial^ Intelligence Division 
of DepdHtncnt :of Commerce now 
has a revised. list of picture tbeatre'si 
supply importers and , dealers, -r in 
^manla. . . ^ : ; , . 
■ 'List may be seciued byirequestlng 

I' same from the department giving 
the code number NB-lMl-B. 



bourse;' 'the A.E.O; ' (General EIeo< . 
trio) of Germany. . • Which stack* ' 
things up for iWesteruvEleotrlc here, 
especially as this American-Anglo* 
German , group ^dpn't , argue about 
l.-p; They,, say gp . e£ead c^nd play 
^ythlng' you . '^ani Ota our equip-' . 
ment. -and vlf^t ' odr films on &ny': ; 
wiring you've^ot . 

This' means a mouthful, because ..»' 
R.C.A, fhotophone is conceding 1.-Q, ', 
here elsoi and Producers Distrlbut-^ ' 
Ing handles the Photopho.hed prod* '. 
iicC coming from Pathe. . 

It, Hermes, ot SeU&eps, -witb }■ 
CPU At deBosdarl^d Claytoh Hut- 
ton, are supposed to ' have swung < 
the Tonblld-Klarigfilm. merger, but -'' 
from' the first - there . faqs ^'been "noo - 
otbiri .way either '<'.to get oven -'tli«>. 
de9.dPck % oauBed br -tbe. inJunctiODi>^^ 
which barred . Kla^gfliot .showlng'^ut 
npt.-prpducirig, o^. tp; meet '|the^~v;. 
Western, fileotrtlil.BUMk'^n, which- 
had .tied- up the b't^SIness here so ^. 
tight no . one' could 'set a |)reak oav 
any'tblng,"' '- . •".'.'■'-•:.".-'' '. 

Klttniflim's lar^edt) theatre equip- . 
meht^Bells for •^5;50O,' 'next grade-- 
tpr $3,750 and smallest for 62.000, ' - 
and takes all systems on film-edge 
as well, as . disk. . 

' Then on the l:-k>, J stuff, British 
Talking Pictures (Phoir6film) is 
playing, free, -and :bas' iiliii "some of- 
the 1R.C.A. . Photophone .shorts over ■ 
tbe Ph'onofllm 'wiring with good re- ' 
suits. This latter ~baa ' a studio 
Working at Wetabl'ey and Ib making 
shorts' with V(rilki<6 BArd, Ernie 
LPtinga. BranSby ' WlHlams, Ralph 
■Lynn, etc. 

\ So,-. .With only- a< dozen hpuses 
here. wired, and the.-Umit that gives 
'on ' film dlBtrlbutlon,. WE is facing 
,a . fierce problem ^^ht now. And 
alrea'dy the Warner epd here Is 
finding- its ehare of trouble. Get 
ojily - prints and' nb 'n«g. of the 
soundfllms.' Maybe' bhiy one print 
Due to play "Jazz Sliiger" at Glas- 
'gow,' the - print burned In a flre at 
Bradford. 

Then there's the disk trouble. 
Finding breakages and transport 
problems. several hundred, per cent 
worse than they estimated. - Can't . 
;get a 9ufilclent supply/of disks here, 
and they get lost Worn and broken 
(Cdfitinued oh page 31) ' 



Sweden 



Chatter in iHavansi 



I .■^ ... Stockholm,! March .12. . 

A representative of Weste'm'&leC'^ '. 
trie -bis arrived^here. Contrary to 
'expectations, this company- seeins 
to '6<i\able tb'lhst4ll.,ln ja 'few .'fveeks' 
time, ''^'^wedfep biajs yet, to, .hear' 'a 
ilctbre. 

^ -Pkrdini3tfnes ' "Interterence" Is 
here ana IslWht. WiSnt-bVer hicely 
without any newspaper noticing 
that It has been produced as a 

CIlve> 'Bi-bok' now Miared' local 
ihoTiprs with-.'^obn . Gilbert, Richard 
'Barthelmee^ and Milton, Sills for 
local .populfurity.' . , ^ 

^e Jau |Bing«if-)^Vlrj^^ 
Afteif^ months < of . :adyertisln'g . and 
publlicity "Tbe'Jazz SlngerT opened/ 
at the Red tim theatre^ F6b. 18. '. No 
souhd, biit 'to erder to^makie the pib- 
tUVe' dlDTelrent it was prdsent^d with 
Bolp'atad'chi^lr'atoglng In Swedish, 

Impossible tp . get the flielred ef- 
fects by singing In Swedish tP Jol- 
son's J^sts and lip movements, and 
one pap^r said it is hoped thia pic- 
ture ' Will agalii' be shown when, 
sound >has' been -installM.' At that 
the 4)Im played at the, Bed Mill two 
weeks. . , . 



By 



REfJ£ CANIZARES 

, i" , " Hayi(na, March 28. ' 

Tourist season end^'^but some of 
the boys still Unger, on. The races 
ahd, 'the 'Jockey Club, closed on the, 
saiile dtty. The 'Caistoo' is closed 
and' the Seville and the Presldente. 
HoteM ' dismissed ' their orchestras 
March «i. , ■; 

Chas. - Flynn, . manager of th» 
Bowman . Blltmore, enterprises in- 
CiibiL, iot plenty .'of- free publicity. 
Fit^t was the Jam %ltb the Cuban, 
dallies, on- account .'of -(He free pub'- 
lidty given hlli '-'^nteriirlses such ai^. 
the' -races, Casino -Hotel' and Coun^ 
try .Club and the' beftcta) ' - 

Tear's free : space - .-was appraised 
at $27,000 and the editors Uled to 
compromise and .ge^ flS^OOO, but 
Mi'.' Flyii'n' didn't .come aicross and 
so the 'papers dropbed- all the news - 
and' i>ictures de&llng-'^lth the Bow^ 
man. interests. ' ■ ' ' . 

Second time Mr. .-Hynn broke oni 
flrst .-page waS: when at the Casino 
he stepped In front .of. .a, closed fist, 
belonging .to Julio Ciidenas and 'waa 
flooriad'. Thld time 'tbe row 'waa 
because he tried to put ou^ Mr. 
Cadenos, claiming- that tuxedo was 
obligatory to enter the Casino. ' 



'. Picture Poeaibilities . 
Picture situation has become 
rather unique. StPCkhoIm. Is Just 
now. am International battleground 
for not only most of the American 
companies, but also distributors of 
Russian,-. German, French, British 
and Swedish pictures. European 
prAduceird' are Very active in gaining 
a'fdothold in this market; and this 
week there^ar^' two European pre- 
mieres,: ''iStorm' Over. Asia" ' and 
Volga, Volga;"! 

There are enough big American 
pictures to play all flrst run houses 
in Stockholm, and with a few big 
European pictures added the ordi- 
nary program picture has no chance 
to make money. Paramount, First 
National and M-G-M are the lead- 
ing distributors here. 

Stockholm'has about a dozen flrst 
run houses, of which the leading 
one is the China, operated by. Para 
mount, closely followed by the Red 
MjU, Palladium and Skandla, all 
three -owhed by Svensk Fllmlndus- 
trl, the biggest circuit in Sweden.- 
.»^I?ieoul.lar^8ltuatlon has arisen that 
only t-w'q "or 't'Baie' of 'the""leaaiSg tM5~ 
atres dp .over. 75 per cent capacity 
b'usliie^s each 'week, ''Wher4as most 
"of the other theatres, especially the 
small ones, are losing nioney. There 
^e flrst runs that can gross bsr 
tween $4,000 and $6,000.: per week, 
but: may actually take In only $1,00(1. 
, People seem tfi be . tired . of thfe 
ordinary program, picture. ' Even 
the big specials do 'not always^dro-w 
as they used to. Perhaps the sound 
devices will IIU the theatres again. 



Flo Zelgfeld, with Mr. and Mrs. 
F. L. Hutton and Miss Barbara ■! 
Hutton' dropped ih town for a few 
days and although he declared 'to 
the 'press, that 'he was In town Just ' 
for a vacation, h6 ' co'uld not rerilst 
the kinks, curves and contours o^ 
the Cuban beauty, ' HMda Morena;> 
and signed jjier to .appear In his 
forthcoming production. 

TT . ■.■..^' 

Albert Warner "-was in town-fptiSj 
week trying to rest but he had .Mt 
make a statement here to the pr*** 
and said that Spanish telkles wlu 
be In the market soon as he baa . 
that project in mind. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Morris, 
vice-president and general manager ' 
of Warner Brothers, were in town. 

"Capt. Billy" Fawcet, of vnSz 
Bang fame, and a party including; 
his wife and Miss Claire Windsor,: 
the screen star, spent a few days, 
here. 



Milt Gross the creator of "N^ 
Beby" Is In tpwn yacatlonlne .affJ. 
cartooning for, thp. World. i^ij 

Nat Llebesklng .l9- the new m^, 
"a'ge'r"Sf-'tlre~local-'P-N-«xciianff;._ 
Pedro V. Jorge.'^esBlstant manager 
of the local M-G-M exchange mar^ 
ried Mla^ garlda^ Perez Ramiirg. 

Congressman Mendoza submli**^ 
a. plin to the House to boycott tnr 
Lucky: Strike dgarets on ac,cj""4, 
of the campaign . of this 
against the sweets . ?ind so "P^jJ?! 
the sugar and as the main prw 
uct of this counti-y Is the sugar, « ; 
la tiylng to reciprocate. 



Wednesday, April 8> 1929 



FOREIGN SHOW 



VARIETY 



(any Warner Tells 
N French What They Missed 

Paris, April' 2. 

Marry Warner, here maklns a 
-.^ey -oi picture conditions, de- 
that the pa8sa«e of quota and 
^^gent taws m Europe ^hoa al- 
«2fly deprived forelgm nations of 
Snllons of dollars of American 
«M<aV The American Industry has 
^tetf oft projects contemplated te- 
gj^ tiie restrictive measures came 
np, he asserted. - 

■'My own company," said the 
Vltaphone head, was prepared to 
ink several million dollars In 
mnce alone, but,' discouraged by 
the recent hostile moves, we have 
given up the ldea.'v ■ 

Interviewed on developments at 
home, . 'Warner ftecllned to commit 
hUaseif to a prophecy as to what 
■ MQhlte amalgamations were in 
jjaspect, but he expressed the con- 
yJBtloii that liv the end the whole 
i^jtf 'wlll be u.nd««"'the control of 
- ait more tfian three groups. 

Before his return he will make 
(UBVeys in Paris. Berlin and Lon- 
» don, with particular reference to the 
utuM situation. 

TWO GROdK SHOWS 

Neither "Bid Fl«ia*" or "Man at Siit" 
Look Overly Strong 

London, April 2. 
."Big Fleas," opening last week at 
' fhe Comedy, Is a thin, conventional 
; ' crook comedy ' punched by IiesUe 
Henson gags which were inserted 
^' at last minute when he was called 
III as doctor. ' 
.Also bowing in was "The Man at 
•'-y fiizk" another crook ptay of mystery 
genre. Mary Olyime and Dennis 
' Keilson Terry featured. Spotted at 
' the. Queen's, It has scanty action, 
' tflit was well received by the Easter 
.,' crowds. 



More Paris Hostilitjr 
AUeged in "Show Boat" 

Paris, April 2. 
•'Show Boa^," at the Chatelet. 
government ' 'subsidy" theatre, Is 
getting so many tough breaks, ques- 
tloi) has arlijen again whether it 
Is not being subjected to same 
hostility OS shown toward Elsie 
Janis at the Moulin Rouge not long 
ago. 

Harvey Whlto, colored American, 
who sliigs "Old Man River," has 
had many dlflflcultles. Orchestra 
doesn't follow him. On several oc- 
casions he has been seen asking 
for better co-operation and getting 
little results. 



iVeatfaer's Qoick Change 



London, April 2. 

Perfect Easter weather changed- 
over night to 'cold wind and - rain 
driving ' the public into the play- 
houses yesterday (Monday). 

Despite recent Lenten depression 
"Funny Face" has been averaging 
)22,000. Also strong is Clayton and 
Waller's "Virginia." Of the more 
recent entrants "Mister Cinders," 
grooved around $20,000, and "Merry 
Meriy," hovering near $16,000, are 
Just about breaking even owing to 
extremely heavy production cost. 
Profit for "Five O'Clock Girt" at 
$15,000. 



WILL MAHONEY 

The Grand Rapids "Herald" said: 
"Will Mahoney Is a comedian ex- 
traordinary. If you have seen him, 
you can't pass him up. If you never 
haVe, get down to Keith's and enjoy 

laugh that you will remember for 
ears to come." • 

Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560. Broadway 



Lartigue SaOs After 
> ; Signing Acts Abroad 

Henri Lartigue, French booking 
kgjetnt, sailed from New Tork last 
BYlday on the he do France, after 

* month here signing up attractions 
for Parfa and the Continent 

Artists signed b^Lartlgue to play 
Gdmund ■Sayag's ''Ambasfmdeur" In 
^arls are: Lester and Nellie Breen, 
George Dewey Washington, 16 little 
Chinese Maldeiis, Madrano. and 
Ittonna, CharlbttA Ayres and part- 
tters, Geraldlhe and Joe, Gracel Ed- 
Wards, Jimmy Bay, Arthur 
^son, Ben Dover, Florence 
tVtrman, Iruata, Fugazot and De- 
t&are, Miss Dudley, a Tango Band, 

* troup of ohorua girls and Noble 
jKssle and his SlssUng Syncopators. 
Dances for 'tlie production are to be 
*<aeed by Bobby Connolly. 

Frances Ma^ Maddox, a protege 
at Mrs. W. K. VanderbUt, has been, 
ilgned to play the MIchodlere, Paris 
restaurant also owned by Sayag, 
Other continental bookings are: 
Butter West to star In the . Berlin 
pi-oducUon of "Bit the Deck," Ra- 
inon and Roslta.to play the Casino 
tt Deauvllle. and a Tom Mix Rodeo 
to tour Europe. Other European 
tours being arranged by M. Arnaud, 
I^rtlgue's partner how In Paris are 
ttirfse of Mob Murray and GUda 
tfray. 

. .'these attractions will be booked 
m London through the Foster 
Agency. 



Paris, April 2, 
The warm, summery weather got 
knocked for a row of therometers 
yesterday, temperature dropping to 
60 degrees which Is about normal 
for the season. 

Usual rainy spell is now looked 
for accompanied by- violent changes. 



Washington, April t. 

Weather bureau furnLahed the 
following outlook for the week be 
ginning tomorrow (3): 

Mostly fair, excepting possible 
shower period toward close of week. 
Rising temperature, followed by 
slight drop to cofder weather at end 
of week. 



Berlin Hails New Play 
As Best of the Season 

Berlin, AprU 8. 

"Soldiers in Ingolstadt," by Ma' 
rlelouise Fleiser, pretented at the 
Schlffbauer theatr« here, is hailed 
as the best native German play of 
the seaaon. 

It presents a variety of small 
town Bavarian types in comlo and 
tragic situations ' of eveiyday life. 

Peter Lerre, Hilda Koerber and 
Lottie Lenla were triumphant In 
the leading roles. 



Vic Palace** Musical? 

London, April 2. 

Grade Fields' new musical has 
been looking for a- West End hoiise. 
Palladium, now playing vaudo, was 
ofCere^ providing the revue adhere 
to the house- policy of twice nightly. 
This was refused by Miss Fields be' 
cause of strenuousnesa. 

It now appears revue will go Into 
Vio Palace In June displacing that 
house's vaudeville which has been 
a bl£r profit earner for years. 



.Temperament at Wheel 

Paris, April 2. 

Gaby Mortay, star of "Melo," at 
g» Gymnase, driving her own car, 
knocked down a policeman on her 
way home ffom the theatre.' 

Saint Qranler, comedian of the 
current Casino revue, was injured 
w an auto mishap Monday and was 
•ut of Uie show parC of the week. 

SANDAUS IN AUSTBAIIA 

Marlon and Martinez RandaU are 
Jn route to Australia having "sailed 
Jlarch 16 from Paris on the Nar- 
Kunda to- tour the Antipodes. 
.American dancers recently closed 
■t tie . Perroquet, Paris. 

Turin Opera in Paris 

Paris, April 2, 
.The Italian Opera company from 
Turin will give a brief season at 
the Champs Elyaees, beginning May 
18. . Season will consist of 15 per- 
tormances of throe Rossini scores. 



^arger-Nai'di In Berlin 
_ N London, April 2. 

.Howell Harger and Naldi open at 
. winter Garden, Beriln, m May. 
They return to England the fol- 
lowing month to play the Savoy 
Hotel and double into vaudeville. 



BOTAITT CAUFAIGH 

BerUn, AprU 1. 

Hugo Bryk, founder and builder 
of the German Composers' Assocla 
tlon, has been appointed general 
representative of the American So 
ciety of Authors, Publishers and 
Composers. 

He is starting a campaign to pro 
tect American Interests and to col 
lect royalties. 



OE COUSVULE OUT 

London, April 2. 

Albert DeCourvllle Is now defl 
nltely out as the booker for the 
Wlllesdeh Hippodrome (vaudeville). 

House will be handled by General 
Theatres Corp. 



Elsie Jani* Convalesclna 

Paris, April 1. 
Elsie Janls remains quietly in the 
hospital until sailing April 10 on 
the Majestic 

Her condition is described as 
favorable. 



Frenoh Play Buyer Sails 

Paris, April 2.. 
Jane Marnac, accompanied by her 
husband, Keith Trevor, sailed on 
the Mauretania. She will stay two 
TnonthS"ln -America~loofcIng-over-the 
play supply and bidding for French 
rights. 



SEE PAGE 67 
Additional foreign news will 
lie found on page 67. 




Table-to-Table Cafe 

Phones, Paris Rave 



Paris, April 2. 
Joe ZelU 0{>ened his famous night 
spot Friday evening with a new 
wrinkle In cabaret gaiety. 

There are telephones by which 
yonder distinguished gent may ap 
proach that arch blond opposite 
without attracting attention. 

It kept Joe stepping fast to see 
that the stags didn't listen in or 
cross wires and didn't cut in on 
each other's gals. 

At the end of the first evening 
he sighed contentedly and declared 
there hadn't been a single exchcmge 
of manly socks and the system was 
success. 

Anyway the hello racket Is a 
great adjunct to whoopee. Every- 
body takes a butt-In ting good na- 
turedly and It helps tb« Joy spirit 



Hylton Pauses for $5,500 
En Route to Australia 

Having guaranteed Jack Hylton, 
the British orchestra leader, and 20 
men for four weeks; with possibly 
six . in America, T. D. Kemp. Jr., Is 
arranging to sell him for a limited 
engagement on Broadway. It will be 
either the RKO Palace "and book- 
ings to break the Jump to the 
coast, from whence * the Hylton 
band goes to Australia, or possibly 
for Pufbllx. Arthur Hammcrstein 
Is a third who . Is dickering to spon- 
sor Hylton with surrounding acts 
as a special concert attraction, at a 
little playhouse on Broadway. Kemp 
is nsking $6,600 for Hylton, 

Hylton is slated to open In New 
York May 20.. He can only do six 
weeks, having Australian bookings 
for the stimmer. • 

The Victor company is staging a 
departurie in teleoslng an English 
record in America when it will is- 
sue Hylton's His Majesty's Voice 
release of a .couplet, "Marionette" 
ond "One Hundred Tears From 
Now," respectively, a Gei^man in- 
strumental novelty and an English 
number. 



Revue's $175,000 Buy; 
Boys Afraid for ''Afraid" 



London, April 2. 
C. B. Cochran's new revue, "Wake 
Up and Dream," had a 16 weeks' li- 
brary buy of . around $176,000 before 
It .opened at the Pavilion last week. 
Dancing and tlie sophisticated set- 
tings- make the show wiiich lacks 
wit, Outstanding scenic flEish Is. of 
San Francisco in 1849 which out- 
Coclirans Cochran. 

Individual hits went to Chester 
Fredericks, young American dancer, 
with the Birkotts, also American 
dancers, and Tina Meller, sister of 
Raquel, close behind. Tina does 
Spanish dances. 

Cole Porter's music Is modernly 
tuneless with Einstein, Shaw, Cow- 
ard and Swatter all kidded In the 
skits. Rip, Pdrlsian revue writer, 
has two sketches in the program. 
Show won't have much trouble go- 
ing along as it 1. as distinctive stag- 
ing. 



Tax Reductions 



Although heartily greeted by a 
friendly audience "Afraid .of the 
Dark," at the Royalty, is an unlikely 
entrant. Written by Howard Irving 
Toung It has been given an Indit-' 
ferent production. 



London, April 2. 

Seat tax reductions now regarded I 
as practically certain will reduce 
present tax 26 i>er cent on tickets 
up to 60 cents, and 331-3 per cent | 
on tickets above that flgurb. 

Applies to all classes of theatres I 
and will reduce amount of taxation | 
now paid annually by English thea- 
tres of around $7,250,000 gross. 



A Tough Night 

London, April S. 
Charlie Wilson, "the loose nut,", 
assisted by Bilm Collins, .opened 
fairly last night ('Monday) at the 
Palladium (vaudeville), but is un- 
likely for this side. 

Eddie Lambert, opening at the 
same house, jiist sneaked by. 
Britishers didn't get his stutC. He 
was moved from second after ' In- 
termission to th« deiuce and asked 
to make drastic changes In his ma- 
terial. 



Davis' Band Set 

-Paris, April 2 

Meyer Davis completed arrange- 
ments to place one of bis bands on 
the Riviera before his departure. ^ 
He said he looked for further over- fjses ChantV ShoW Idea 
- business as a result of In- 1 . p„i, , ^p^l 2. 

Edmonds Guy, the Paris beauty 
and recently star of the Palace re- 
vue, has been booked for a fortnight- 
at the- Empire.' 

She is usin^ the equestrienne aet 
she preeentM not long ago ' at a 
midnight performance at the Clrqu« 
d'Hlver on the occasion of a charity 



seaa business as a 
quiries now pending. 



Berlin 



Berlin, March 24. 
Kamera, intimate film house on 
Unter den Linden, liaa been re-: 
opened under the management of 
the Wurlltzer organ company, in 
continuance of Its 'poHoy of reviving 
film classics the opening program 
included Mauritx SUllei^'B Pola Negri 
film, "Hotel ImpertaL** The chief 
attention Of the press, however, was 
concentrated on the newly built-in 
Wurlltzer organ played by- a Ger- 
man-American, Paul Mania. It Is 
the first time the Germans have 
had an opportunity to realize what 
can h« gotten out of such an instru- 
ment both for solo and accompani- 
ment The theotre will also be used 
as a training ground for organists 
and .even as a sales room for the 
company's organs. 

Although Tobis (German talky 
firm), lias gotten out an injunction 
against their strongest competitor, 
Klangfllm, the latter will, neverthe- 
less, continue produc.tion. It now 
appears that Tobisja only objecting 
to the use. of a particular American 
device which was put on the Klang- 
fllm projector during a press show- 
ing at the tJnIversum theatre in 
Berlin. As far as the production of 
films goes there Is no collusion of 
patents. 

In an Interview given by Max 
Reinhardt to a correspondent of the 
Film Kurier in Hollywood the Ger- 
man master director' spoke enthus- 
iastically of the future of the talide. 
He la quoted literally as saying: 
"The- tallcing film la no technical 
problem any longer. I was shown 
samples at the Western . Electric. 
The reproduction of speech is prac- 
tically perfect There is no need 'to 
worry about 'the technical angle. . 

"The invention is of almost Incon- 
ceivable linportance. To pictures 
will now be added man's most valu 
able possession: speech. And. not 
only that The softest sigh, even 
the Intake of a breath can now be 
projected to the audience." 

Joe May-Erich Pommer produc- 
tion "Asphalt" planned for the 
middle of March In the Ufa Palast 
nowseems doubtful whether |t will 
appear 'thefe,~a8 iIie"Kpoche adVSf^ 
tieing film company is making ob- 
jections. This firm has the exclu- 
sive right to the showing of adver- 
tising films in the Ufa theatres and 
takes exception toi the fact that 
"Asphalt" also contains paid ads. 
Unless som* agreement can be 



CABLTON'S FEOOS SHOW 

London,. April 2 
Carlton is the latest West End 
hotel to Institute a cabaret 

Floor show here will open April 
8 with Tina and Gheradi, Spanish 

dancers, and Leslie Hutchinson as [ jferformance for the Actortf Union, 
the attractions, 

POtLACK SET FOB PASIS 

Ben Pollack and his oroihestra 
from the Park Central Hotel mil 
for Ostend and Paris, playing iittta* 
-Capital at the Ambassadeura <or 
the summer under William Morrlif 
direction. 

Pollack goes over In July, boolted 
by Henri Lartigue, Morris* French 



reached 
shelved 



the film 
as It is 



may have to be 

reported that It 

would be impossible to cut the ad | rep. 
sections out without ruining the 
continuity. 



Karl Sloboda, the Hungarian 
playwright known especially for his 
comedy "Tea for Three," died | 
in Vienna. He has not -writ- 
ten anything of Importancei since 
this piece. 

Managers' association has turned 
tall and accepted minimum actors 
wage of 10 marlcs daily. Whole 
movement proved abortive, as' It 
merely antagonized actors and the 
press. Actors' organization is now 
press. 

Actors' organization is now 
very strict and demands full pay 
for all rehearsals. . At a mass meet- 
ing the unemployed actors also de- 
manded that work be found for 
them. As there are over 6,000 and 
only the possibility of engagements 
for 700 this appeared ridiculous, 
even to the most radically Inclined 
papers. 

Program of the Beriln festivals 
which, are to be held from the 19th 
of May to the 23d of June this year 
is definitely set A performance of 
Wagner's "Melsterslnger" on Sun- 
day, the 19th of May, will mark the 
opening. It will be held at the 
Staatsoper Unter den Linden and 
Erich Klelber will conduct. There 
will be three cycles divided up.be 
tween the three opera houses: A 
Wagner cycle, which will bring a 
revival of the "Ring" with new 
scenery; a Mozart cycle, and a 
Strauss cycle. ■ 

Theatres, too, wilt contribute. 
Such directors as Reinhardt, Jess 
ner, Barnowsky, Hartung are pre- 
paring special productions. 

But the climax of the whole Is the 
coming of La Scala, from Milano. 
This is the first time since the 
founding of this world-renowned in- 
stitute that it will give performances 
outside of its own country. Tos-^ 
canlnl will lead and the operas to 
be given include "Falstaft," which 
.wiil-Jnaugurata.thfi.openlng,:Qii.:£tey;. 
22. "Fra Gherardo," of Plzzettl, 
will be performed for the first time 
in Oermany. - ^ 

DJaghllcit Russian ballet is to 
bring modern dances with music by 
Strawinski, Prokofjeff, and will b4 
(Cohtiaued on page 67) 



Harlem Oolna Abroad 

Mike Mlndiln (s talcing «i colored 
show to Europe this summer. 

It Is being: cast by Bd Hurler 
from the aviaiiable Horleto 'talent,' 



Moulin Rouge Name* 

Paris, April S. 
Joe Jackson, Americe^n comedy 
cyclist and Isabelllta 'Ruttz, are 
headlining the Moulin Rouge this 
weeic 



INDEX 



Foreign 3-67 . 

Pictures 4-36 

Picture Reviews - 11 

FlUn House Reviews .... 48 

Vaudeville ■. ; 36-45 > 

Vaude Reviews 47' 

New Acts , '. 49 

Bills ................... 50-61" 

Times Square 62-53 

Editorial 66 

Women's Page 54 

Legitimate 67-62 

Music i 63-66 

.... 66 
.... 68-71 
71 



Obituary ; . 

Correspondence ... . 

Letter List 

Inside — Pictures . . « 
Talking Shorts .... 

Literati 

Legit Reviews ..... 
Foreign Film News 
Burlesque .....<.;... 

Sports 

Insider— Legit , 

. Inside— Vaude 

News of Dallies . . . 
Outdoors 



66 
11 
66 
62 
2 

46 
46 
65 
65 
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VARIETY 



PICT URES 



Wtdneaiay, April 3, 1928 



If You Haven't a RoUs or Hispano, 
Stay Out of the South for Openingsl 



WANTS TO BE MAYOR 



p. 



I. Horaley, Former Producer, 
Among L. A. Candidatea 



By Harry Reichenbach 



Iios Angeles, April Si 
David I. Horsley, former picture 
producer, long Identified 'with the 
Industry, haa entered the race for 
mayor of Los Angeles, along with 
a dozen other onndldates, 
Horsley seeks election on a plank 

No Olio h«8 been Injured by a I sight belonged to fellow who was I that includes elimination of Mul 
Ford car for 30 years In Palm only worth |800,000. hoUand Dam, a huge reservoir lo 

Beach, but every day there are col- Then they came. So much jew- cated In the hills above Hollywood, 
llatons between Rolls Royces and elry on display and handsome sun- and claimed by many to bo a men' 
Hlepanos. The Injured parties ore tanned men, It looked like a con- ace to the film colony. 

usually carried away by MInervas. test. And the picture! Well, there's I 

^ ' ' . . I no use trying to kid you guys 



placed In private cars on their own 
tracks. 

"Tou go to Palm Beach and han- 
dle the opening of 'Show Boat'," 
says Lew Metzger. 

"Sure," says I; "but there's overr 
head." 

"What do you mean overhead?" 

"Well," I says, "there's duck pants 
and tennis rackets and golf outfits 
and some kind of a smart automO' 



Tou've got to see It, you will see It, 
I and I honestly believe we've got it. 

It's In 16 reels ' down there, not 
having been finally out. For three 
hours on a sweltering night and no 
one quit. A picture Is a picture, 
and breeding is breeding. - 

Sam Kopp, a Variety man, had 
dinner at the Patio Lamaze and 
forgot to ask for a discount. He 
almost bought himself a Coca-Cola 



PLANS BIG HOLLYWOOD 
HOME FOR EXTRA GIRLS 



bile, and then there's room and during intermission and otherwise 



Raising Coin for 13-Story 
Club-Hote^Rheba Craw- 
ford Sponsoring 



board at 40 smackers a day." 

"We will take care of the room 
and board," says he, "but you can 
look after your own tennis outflts." 

And off I went to Palm Beach. 

I rushed down to Tiffany's and 
had a trailer made and then to the 
. U. S. Bank Note OfiSces and had 
four three sheets printed on real 

bond paper. I hurried back to Car- i _ , n ■ i 

tier's and had 16 highly- jeweled film jASSei Will UO dlKIIUSU 



became befuddled, but became ra- 
tional again just after the show was 
over. 

Some 1,600 social leaders leaving | 
the theatre in tears — and not be- 
cause of the scale. As for the 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
Despite that the Association of 
Motion Picture Producers and the 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
and Sciences could see no reason 
for endorsing the plan of Rheba 



writer— well, if It hadn't been for Crawford, styled "The Angel of 



Bradley's! 



shipping cases, fixed up and caught 
the 8:30 

Palm Beach, land of waving and 
itching palms. Where billionaires 
snub anyone with only 20 million 



Broadway," to sponsor the building 
of an abode for the femme extra 
talent in pictures, plans of the for- 
mer New York chorister have not 
been thwarted. Persons prominent 
•kiul lltilian f AV 17 AV >» tl>e Industry felt that It they 
ana lUUlCUl IVI rVA| indicated any desire for an' abode 

of this sort, people would believe 



ITs Own Newsreel in Fall-Ins. for 
W. B.-M-G Stays-Par. Sound in Aug. 



fimsas Got. 9aps Censor 
Boarl After Viewiig FOm 



Kansas City, April 2. 
Gov. Clyde M. Reed, of .Kansas, 
went to a picture show a few nights 
ago and was so shocked by what 
he sa'w on. the screen and heard 
from the talker that he 'wrote a hot 
note to the chairman of the state 
board of censors. Picture the Gov- 
ernor saw was "Redeeming Sin" 
(WB). 

His letter to the censor board 
follows: 

"I do not often go to motion pic- 
ture shows, but I thought Td go to 
'one of the talkies. 

1 am not an oversensitive Indi- 
vidual, but there was a good deal 
of this picture that grated upon my 
nenrea If this Is a fair example of 
the pictures passed by the ciensor 
board I do not wonder there Is 
much complaint from over the state. 

"I am going- to look at a few 
more pictures from time to time 
and If many more of them are like 
the one I saw last night there will 
be serious reasons to consider an 
entire new board of reneora." 

Ooverjtor Reed is. a newspaper 
man from Parsons, Kans. 



Meaiitlme, the "Angel" has got- 
I ten together a group of people who 



, A matter of pride and a decision they were taring to tell the players 
and anyone whose family was not evidence his versatility will per- ' «•» 
familiar with the Pyramids when ^anently remove George Jessel 

they were begun and the Exodus ,,(,m the ranks of a portrayer of, - ^. „,^,.„„ „# 

when it ended are not In the swim, y^^thful Jewish characters. Come- axe to sponsor the erection of the 
Variety has two correspondents L,an. miffed at an Inference he can- C'njf'na Cathedral. It Is to bo a 
there to record the snubs hande? to not get away from the racial char- «»"»>-h<>tel home for the eltlBjn 
the theatrical contingent acterizaUon and the stage mama. th« "ST iI^J^iSI! in°t.S 

A Greeting has definitely arranged with Pox to o""- " will ^t"'^*^ ^f,"*" 

Arriving at the Breakers I was do regular juvenile leads "l^artless ^ have a chuw^^ ^"a^d* In u 
Shown to a room, %1Q wide by $40 of nationality. «~* ~"> 1 Provisions will also be made in 

a day, where I unpacked my sport Italian. 

shirt, new white shoes and a motor Jessel goes to lUly In June for an 

boat There was a sign on the wall «;«*P|^"°" °« 'w^To^n" b'' H™lr I =>"de Gertrude Atherton, CharUe 
of the room saying: 'If you use Man," the play /"hn B Hymer Thomas R. Gardiner, local 

window to look at ocean, rate on and LeRoy demons which vusineai man Janet Gavnor Rex. 

this room doubles." Burnet and Jessel are adaPt^.g A ^'"^^eeH,^;,JLTr eoSrVta- 

Atter shutting the^llnds, I went Fox sound unit «,d s^^ p^,^,^^^ 



for theatrical presentations, 

Advisory committee selected to 
gamer coin for the structure In 



to the Paramount theatre, where 'wlU' be taken abroad for the shoot- 
"Show Boat" was to open a week Ing. After this one Jessel will be- 
later. Dick Dorman and Roy l.come iSpanish. 
Smart, the local managrlal 6tafF,.l 
were Introduced to me by a """Jtey pjjjg^j,lg»' Chatter CaUSCS 
_Hho took my hat and coat. Two ■' *«*^""' 



girls were busy dipping programs in 
some sort of cleansing fluid — ^It 
seems they've got to be careful 
what they hand their elastomers. 

Over the box offices was a sign 
reading: "Show Boat at "popular 
prices — orchestra seats |6, loge 
seats $10." 

"I didn't want to raise the prices," 
said the manager, "slb the season Is 
too near over." 

Two sets of silver and gold tick- 
ets were laying on the desk. The 
box-offlce window was solid plate 
gloss and the window ledge early 
English with a touch of recent 
Goldberg. 

We sent telegrams to 600 rest' 
dents announcing the opening and 
Ave Harvard graduates delivered 
them. There Is quite a feeling of 
opposition to Tale men at Palm 
Beach. 

Like Hotcakes 

Tickets 'went like hotcakes. One 



Nancy Carrol Annoyance 

Los Angeles, April 2, 
Clipping from the syndicated | known, 
chatter column of Louella Parsons 
brought about Issuance of a sub 
'poena, and much embarrassment 
for Nancy Carrol, screen actress. 
Mrs. Myrtle V. Slsson prosecuting a 
wage claim In State Labor Bureau, 
in favor' of her son, contended that 
Miss Carroll owned a confectionery 
store in Beverly Hills and had dlS' 



Masonic 233 club; David C. Mc 
Waters, chairman of the American 
Red Cross: Dr. George Parish, city 
health commissioner; Mrs. Minerva 
Swafn of San Francisco, and Dr. 
Samuel Tolmach of New Tork. 

What the edifice will cost and 
when building will /start Is Un- 



Refonner Under Hospital 
Care in Wasbbigton 



Washington, April 2. 
Reforming of pictures is getting 
somewhat violent. 

Department of Justice waa thro'wn 
into an uproar Saturday when a 
woman demanded an Interview with 
Mra Mabel Walker WiUebrandt, of 
prohibition enforcement fame, to 
exact a promise that the producers 
would produce nothing but "moral 
pictures." Woman was so persistent 
she Is now under obse>vatlon at a 
local hospital. 

It's the first. Instance" on local 
record that a "reformer" has gotten 
entangled with the police and the 
medicos. v 



young lady approached the ticket column which listed Miss Carrol as 
window and said: "Give me Ave Ujjg gt^ye owner. 



T-S Signs lyiae Murray 
For $7,500— Starts June 1 

Los Angeles, April 2, 
Tllfany-Stahl has signed Mae 
Murray to a long term contract at 
$7,600 per week. Her first picture 
charged her son, a clerk, without I will be "Peacock Alley," with prO' 
paying him $142 back salary. dflctlon scheduled to start around 

Case came up before Deputy June 1. 
State Labor Commissioner Charles Deal between Miss Murray and 
P. Lowy, with Miss Carrol Intro- T.-S. has been hanging fire for 
duclhg evidence to prove she was several months. "Alley" was pre 
in no way connected with the | viously made by this firm. 
Hollywood store, but that her hus 
band. Jack Klrkland, scenario 
writer, owned on inactive Interest 
When Mrs. Sisson was called upon 
to produce evidence, she flashed a 
'clipping from the chatter writer's 



Bill Hart's Rentals 



them. 



"How 



Dallas, April 2 
William S. Hart has flled suit in 
local court against the Sandbe 
Film Co. for $13,760 as a result of 
. alleged, rental arrears from six 
Commlasioner Lowy dismissed the thrillers which he sold to the firm 



charges, against the actress, but 
win hold Klrkland responsible until 

he can prove he has no direct In- 

terest m the concern. l«rkland is | ^^^i^^jgh^^'^n'The flims'to c'oium 
due here from New Tork this ' 
week. 



in 1922 and which have never been 
paid 

Seems that the Sandbe flrm leased 



seats." She got 
much?" she asked. 
"Just $56," said the butler. 
"Oh," she said, "haven't you any 
of t^e good seats left?" 

When I came to, I went to the 
Breakers barber shop, got a shave, 
shampoo, manicure and haircut. 
"Six ten," said the barber. "Is It 
that late?" I asked. 

Well, when the seats had been 
divided amongst the presidents of 
26 banks, 80 motor corporations and 
several hundred railroad presidents, 
we got ready to open. The film ar- 
rived from Los Angeles by special her daughter asking for a guardian |lir_,rt!- Antt..Sun(]AV Bil 
messenger. The messenger had one and signed emancipation papers. aiiuiwio j-ua»i-kjuuunjr 
private car, the film rode in the Miss Phippa, In her original com- Chicago, April 2. 

plaint, charged her mother and A bin to limit all trades, Includ 
stepfather with misappropriating ing theatrical, to a six-day week 



Attorney Becomes Sally 
Phipps* Permanent Guard 



bla. Who In turn overlooked or were 
not Informed of the details of Hart's 
contract. Samuel Blschoff, Holly 
wood, and W. G. Underwood, Dal- 
las, are also mentioned In the 
charge as Indorsers of the agree 
ment. Underwood operates a chain 



Los Angeles, April 2 
Mrs. Beulah Beutler, mother of | of movie houses In Texas, 
Sally Phlpps, conceded petition of 



other. The orchestra arrived from 
New York. The 'cello player stated 

that he had bought a section In the her earnings. Attorney Roger Mar 



sleeper and he rode in an upper, 
a id put the 'cello In the lower. It 
was swell. 

Then They Came 



ohettl, gu(&dian ad litem of the ac, 
tress, was appointed her permanent 
guardian, 



Gpehlng-filght— eSfflr'ar6Bffd"OT 



was Introduced In Sprlngfleld by 
I Senator Thompson from downstate. 
In part It seems aimed at cutting 
I out Sunday theatrical performances 
throughout the state, 



the exact date 

"County Road" — that's the street 
ordinary people use to get to Patio 



Monte Blue's Vacation 

Los Angeles, April 2, 
Owing to a two months leave of 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
Fox studios, after extended tests 
„ of Janet Gaynor and Charles Far 

Lamaze from the town proper, and rell, has decided that its team of absence granted Monte Blue, War 
which passes the Paramount thea- lovers is suitable for talkers. ners have postponed prodtictlon on 

tre— was jammed with cars; It This refutes strong report that P'Under A Texas Moon 
looked like a demonstration for all Miss Gaynor, In particular, could Picture will be In color and 
foreign makes. Lone Chevrolet In ' not talk.. . ' 1 sound. 



SCHNITZER COAST BOUND 



Leave* With a Contract and For 
Production Conferences 



General status of the newsreei 
field beclouded especially for Hearst 
since; thd Fox-Loew-M-G deal, la 
assuinlnir thesis definite Ilhea iEor 
next sbalson; ' 

Universal win produce Its own ' 
silent on the basis that this 'will b« . 
oheapeir than splitting with Hearst 
on IntematlonaL 

INS goes 'to "Warners In sound, 
with probable rele^sd In fall. 

Fox will continue silent newsreel 
with Hearst for Metro until explra- 
tlon of contract which has year and 
a half to go. After that statuq of . 
this reel dubious. 

Despite decision to junk silent 
production, Fox will maintain Ita 
own silent news service. Angle Is 
that during past yetur buAlnesa has 
been greater than In previous ydars. 
In silent headquarters claim Is made 
that present take-in Is as great as 
those of Metro, International and 
KInograms combined. 

Sound Par. Nawa Aug. 1 
Paramount presents sound version . 
Aug. 1. Delay In receiving equip* 
ment and later decision to hold un^ 
til new season responsible for this 
debut being postponed from Feb. 1. 

^Retaining of Metro reel by Fox Is 
predicted in Hearst headquarters. 
Edgar . Hatrlck, newsreel chief, is 
now on the Coast in conference with 
the publisher. 

U Net Definite 
Unlversal's contract with Inter* 
national (silent) expires on Dec 31, 
Dick Anderson, rHeiarst-Unlversal. 
man, who has kept the books on dis- 
tribution for the past 10 .years, has 
been eubstltnted for the remainder 
of contract by M. Van Proag, gen< 
eral sales bead for. U. 

At present U Is up in the air on 
Its own ne'wsreel plans. Originally 
it aspired to make one In sound but 
after approval such orders 'were 
countermanded by Laemmle. Now 
the idea Is a tie-up on silent reel 
with newspapers, giving them men- 
tion In their respective areas in re- 
turn for publicity. Those familiar 
with details say in some cases .,it 
also includes shying profits wltb 
dallies. 

U's whole reel Is strictly In the 
experimental stage, and may b« 
dropped. No release date Is now 
set except that debut will not be un- 
til after the Hearst relations expire. 

Universal has its own reel and 
similar newspaper exploitation un- 
der consideration a year ago. At 
that time it was tabled after ft 
series of U conferences. 



Joseph I. Schnltzer, radio pro 
ductlon head, is due to leave New 
Tork tomorrow (April 4), for the 
coast. He will make final decisions 
on production schedules for the 
coming season and endeavor to 
straighten out dlfflcultles which 
have arisen out there as well as In 
the New Tork ofllces, since the 
change in ownership of (FBO) 
Radio. 

Reports are that this trip marks 
the settlement of Schnltzer's per 
sonal disagreement 'With the new 
RKO heads. Schnltzer has been 
given a contract, without which he 
recently refused to go on much 
longer. 

It Is believed that late rumors to 
the effect that W. Rothacker or 
Richard Rowland would be called 
in to take charge of Radio Pictures 
arose through the unsettled state of 
affairs with regard to Schnltzer. 



Whitehurst Widow Wins 

Baltimore, April 2. 

The late Charles E. 'Whltehurst's 
"prayer book marriage" was de- 
clared okay by the Marylaind Court 
of Appeals in an opinion handed 
down at Annapolis a few days ago. 
This ends the long flght of Claire 
J. Ulrlch, of New Tork, former re 
vue performer on 'Whltehurst's 
'Century Theatre Roof, for recog 
nitlon as legal widow of the de 
ceased movie theatre magnate. 

Mrs. Ulrich-Whitehurst Is de 
dared one of the administrators of 
the $280,000 ' estate and gets a 
widow's third. 

The case has been In the Mary- 
-land-.cpurts-since— 1926r->.when^Mrsi 
"Whltehurst entered suit against the 
Whltehurst heirs, claiming that she 
had been secretly married -to 
Whltehurst in an apartment in 
New Tork City. The opinion of the 
Court of Appeals reverses the one 
handed down by the Circuit Court 
of Baltimore last year. 



Ssrracuse, N. T., A'prll 2. 

Universal, severing Its relations 
with Hearst, Is offering 60 news- 
papers in as many cities a tie-up 
with its cwn silent newsreel which 
It will distribute starting Sept. 1. 

Plan was revealed here when U 
approached a local t>aper. Under It, 
contract includes five year agree- 
ment with option to cancel at ex 
plration of one year. Papers which 
are already saId~to have signed In- 
clude: Philadelphia Bulletin, Al- 
bany Knickerbocker Press and thB 
Brooklyn Eogle. 

Plan includes U sharing titular 
credit with paper In Its territory. 
Theatres buying reel will have to 
observe this credit. Universal flso 
agrees to supply paper with cam- 
eraman for Important local events, 
stills, etc., as well as 60 per cent 
of net profits from sale of reel in 
newspaper's territory. 

Paper reciprocates by donating 
minimum of 120 inches weekly to 
exploiting reel and to mention in 
such display names of all houses 
In zone using reel. 



Cnize's Musical 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

James Cruze will use 10 principal 
players, 80 chorus girls and 60 
chorus men In "The Road Show." 
Director wUl film three version*^ 
on disk, on film, aitd a straight 
silent non-synchronous print. Cruze 
is purchasing a portable equipment 
for the film recording, 

Lyiin Cowan will write the mel- 
odies and Maurice Kusell will de- 
vise stage novelties and dahclJlg 
acts. 



"'$1401000 For Serial Rigfit* " 

Floyd Gibbons received $140,060 
In cash from William Fox for the 
movietone rights to his "Red Na- 
poleon," the serial starting this 
week in Liberty. 

Gibbons, in addition, gets a per- 
centage. 



,f ■ 



mraanesday, Aptfl 8, 1929 



P I C T ORES 



VARIETY 






:fcderal Prosecutor P 

JBlAbonito Aj&i^i^ll^pse 
• :{i,<ifKf Caw Itefbro Judge 

?!;^U1^« Gbaiiice fo^ Step 
■ in Agaiaf ^ 

litiRAM MtERS* STAND 



■• v; ;. "Wtidbtngtoh, April J. 

BIpr the, flrst tliiw In Ita -Iflistory 
' .rijiii Departflient ot, Justice Is try- 
Ting^ allbl;l.toelf. 
' That Is the' ponduslon reached 
liere with ^the "IflBuance yesterday 

■ ' (llonday) of a Btateme^it from the 
/department covering Ita activities, 

^ itaii the vacioUB ' court actlbtis in- 
• ildent therelio', in Investigating the 

■ ffliStibn plctjire /Industry. 
• Covering two pa$«B of typewrit- 
ten material the "statement" citea 
the Chicago proceedings! the New 
,Tork trial now awaiting Ijriefs be- 

' tore dismislial by Judge Thatcher 
(the judge having atated ^he gov- 
'amment had not made a case) ; the 
CaUfornia court move against West 
Theatres; - Inc.; the Okla- 
im&A non-theatrical competition 
tMKUent' declre«,:«te., etc. 
ont'lnal. paragraph of the document 
«tat6s; .•' . ■ , 

»»>''iftiiiutry and study to atao being 
tfaside relative to certain other acts 
ahi prafctlces: iiv>-the Industry. 
• The^e relate to monopolizing the 
use of exhibition of Alms by owner- 
. ship of many theatrM; .contracts 
1 liy producers wltk oxhlbltowi who 

1 own many theatres giving priority 
. (or exhibition with a covenant not 
to permit competitors ^to exhibit In 

' >*He (same -terrltonr for a given time, 

V ' In some eases' 63 weeks; engrossing 

V the supply of films for exhibition 
by over-buying to prevent competl* 

> tlve exhibitors from ^obtaining 
Illms" 

Released aa,« "news" statement 
■■■ by the department there was no 
Aaews in it. The trade press and 
tallies had beeii hinded voluminous 
' statements, petitions, etc., on ^h 
' «f the proceedings as they reached 
: . -the courts. . ^ ^ ■ 

- Questions put 'to the several of 
' lielals known to be familiar with 
the picture Investigation 'brought no 
replies. They did not know why 
' such a statement had been issued. 
Only answer obtainable was from 
' Arthur J. Dodge, press agent for 
the ~ department He admitted 
wasn't news but added that it was 
; banded out beoause.pf the "hun- 
'. dreds of Inquiries from the dally 
_ papers." Theror' have been inany 
. . such '"inquiries" before on other In. 
Vestlgatlons \if ^he .department, but 
never has there been suoh a state 
ment Issued as that of yesterday. 
. Flareback 
'Picture people here pronounce it 
.an alibi for the flop Jn presenting 
the government's. case' before- judge 
Thatcher wherein a legal status was 
I>etng sought for arbitration, 
bandied, by the film boards 
trade, and the :unlform contract. 

Already there to evidence of the 
flareback that many predict will 
eome because -of that some flop 
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, D., 
Mont., has been awaiting Just such 
an opportunity -to force his reso- 
lution through, to Investigate the 
department's aetlvltitles in connec 
tlon with the picture makers. 

"Hie Senator' sa'vi', his resolution 
"go to sleep" In the Judiciary Com- 
mlttto when that committee took 
one look at Col. W. J. Donovan's, 
then assistant to the Attorney Qen 
•ral, report on his work. That re: 
,,^.Pojr.L..ran..JLnto.:.thusand8.- of. ..pages. 
The summary* alone was 86 pages 
long. : . . ,• . ^ 

' '3 freely predicted here tho 

, New York court's Statements from 
the bench will bring such an after 
niath as to find Senator Walsh 
again .sitting as prosecutor as In 
the oil Investigation and with a 
good chance that the whole inner 



working of the picture Industry will 
be -aired before a conimittee of Con- 
gress. 

: One of the surprises of the trial 
was tba silence of Abram F. Myers, 
former federal trade commissioner 
9hd how head of a group of inde- 
pendent cshlbltors. ' 

Myers had stated It was his in- 
tention to Intervene. He did not. 
When asked why, , he stated that the 
-court's ruling will bind the depart- 
ment and the distributors on arbi- 
tration, as set up, and the uniform 
contract. By - not stepping in when 
he saw the case falling he and his 
group, have a chance to fight 11 out 
Independently of" the department 
That he has suoh a chance under 
such a proceeding to Indicated to 
Myers by the success of the Injunc- 
tion move in Pittsburgh which, he 
state^, has tied up the whole propo- 
sition. Asked for a statement Mr^ 
Myers said: 

"The comment of Judge "Thatcher 
that the Government had adduced 
no evidence and cited no authority 
In support of its case makes It a 
foregone conclusion that the case^ 
will be dismissed. To those who ob-- 
served the proceedings it is not ap 
parent how the court could reach 
any other decision on the record 
before It The Allied States Asso 
elation did not Intervene for the 
reason it was apparent from . the 
outset that „ the Government was 
relying- pn a paper case< made up 
from the records of ce.rtain of the 
arbitration boards and was not pre- 
pared to contest the special de? 
fense , Interposed, .and the associa- 
tion did not want to commit any 
exhibitor interest by asking to be 
made a party to the record. 

"Allied States does not oppose 
arbitration In principle and has not 
'adopted a destructive attitude on 
thto question. Its only fear to that 
the findings of the court based oh 
the record before it will hinder the 
exhibitors In obtaining certailn defl 
nlte modifications -of' the uniform/ 
contract and rules of arbitration to 
which they^ feel they are entitled. A 
dtomtosal of the Government's petl 
tlon without prejudice, thus reator 
Ing the status quo, to the best the 
exhibitors can hope for, dnd It prob 
abliy to too late for that" 

AU of which Indicates that Myers 
to none too hopeful and rather up 
set over the manner In which the 
department presented the case. 

Questioned on the statement re 
fered to Myers said that during his 
12 years in the department notlilng 
like that was ever resorted to. He 
indicated he believed with the many 
others here that the New York In 
cldent wlU put the whole thing up 
to Congress and that the Investlga 
tlon Senator Watoh seelcs will ma 
terialize. ' > 

Donovan Equation 
As to . conditions within the de 
partment It must be admitted 
tougli break was handed the legal 
staft there with CoL ponovan step 
ping out just when its biggest pic 
ture case was up. Donovan to known 
to have personally directed the 'va 
rlous Investigations leading up to 
the petltlonl'The present and tern 
poreiry holder of Donovan's job ad 
mlts he knows nothing whatever 
aboiit it 

Which brlnger up the question of 
Donovan's successor. Two names 
are now before President Hoover, 
These are Hav6th B. Mau and. Ar. 
thur A. Ballantine. " Mau is the U. 
S. Attorney for the southern district 
of Ohio and has the support of the 
Ohio group headed by Pess and 
Burton. He to spending tnuch time 
in Washington and to beUeved to 
be anxious to get the post Balton 
tine is .the junior member of the 
firm of Root Clark, Buckner; How 
land and, Ballantine, New York at 
torneys. He has had considerable 
ext>erience in corporation law. 

CoL Donovan to definitely out 
Questioned by a Variety reporter 
regarding numerous rumors behind 
his failing to receive the Attorney 
Generalship, which looked to be " 
cut and dried proposition, CoU Don- 
ovan utilized an expreaelon of the 
theatre, he said he was "washed up" 
on March__4. That the "book was 
closed" and tharW wis thf oUf hi 
Many, however, see him on the 
new commission to be appointed by 
the President to chock up on law 
enforcement generally throughout 
the country. 



Coast Figures Film 

<2, 6 00/»ft— Not CompletMl Y«t 



I/os Angelea, April t. 
Latest report on "Hells' Angels,' 
Caddo's big air spiectacle, to tbat It ' 
to due in New York Sept 1 for $2 
with no house ^ yet selected. Ao- 
tual cost on this venture has reach- 
ed (2,000,000 with the picture not 
yet completed and another tEO,000 
slated to l>e spent before produc- 
tion is concluded. 

It Is said hero that Howard | 
Hughes, millionaire producer, has 
prepared the feature for distribution 
with no distribution percentage fig- 
ured or advertising and propaganda 
for Its sale taken Into considera- 
tion. Liocal mathematicians believe 
the total cost -will hit (2,500,000 to 
turn the necessary prints over to 
the. distributing organization. 




Los Angeles, April t, 
When Fox theatres decUhed 



HELL'S ANGE1 



^ ' U. A. Partners Splitting $1,400,000 

Yearly if Warner Deal Goes Thru 



Nothing Final Till Harry Waraer Returns— Chi Re. 
pori Has W. B. Paying $10»000,00d for One-Third 



Par. Can't Agree With 
New Fox Foreign 



Policy 





75 HOUSES 



Cutting Down Self Com- 
petition and to Light- 
en Burden 



Systematic pruning of the War 
ner- Stanley dialn to now stoted to 
eliminate at 16aBt 76 tb^atres thto 
month, Program' to to end self 
competition and to lop off tbe lem 
ons. When completed the circuit 
will probably be reduced to slightly 
under 200 theatres. 

Plans to. darken or sell the tabled 
houses are being formulated by 
Spyros Sko'uras. 

Philadelphia, where seU-competl- 
tlon to tbe keenest will witness 
many Warner -Stanley • theatre 
changes ahd until the circuit to cut 
to a satisfactory basis, no more the- 
atres will be taken on by Waiters 
Slashing has already resulted In 
the calling off of a deal which was 
under way for IS FrIerboCter Penn 
sylvanto theatres. 

Publix undertook a similar move 
by giving away several houses It 
didn't want to responsible parties 
who would assume the leaseholds. 
Thto was early In February, 



B,erlin Producing 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
. Irving Berlin, who arrived here 
with Joseph M. Scbenck and party 
from New Yorli, may bo added to 
the list of producers on the United 
Arttots programL He to reported 
figniring over the prospects of mak- 
ing a musical talker. 

Berlin will remain here until April 
20 and then returns to New York to 
prepare the story and musio for the 
picture. When that to completed, 
Berlin to expected to return here 
about June 1, to begin Immediate 
production. It to understood he bas 
a verbal contract wltU Sohenok 
whereby the latter will accept two 
pictures a year from hhn for XI. A. 
release. 

Ad Lib Talkerx 

Iios Angeles, April t. 
First ad Ub talking two-reeler to 
being tried at the Hal Roadt studio 
on "Unaccustomed As We Are," 
Laurel and Hardy's first dialog 
screen effort Idea.ls an experiment 
following rehearsal from a skeleton 
script 

Roach's "Gang" to also making a 
talker, working In the daytime. 
Adult comics are called at night 



Death to American film prestige 
abroad will follow any concerted 
move to sell pictures outright and 
let foreign buyers make, edit and 
distribute them at will. This to the 
reaction at Paramount to W. R. 
Sheehan's announcement of the Fox 
oreranlzatlon's plans to recoup Ips^ 
In forqigiji film reiitato by selling 
outright to the markets abroad. 

Earlier in the Industry, Famous 
executive observe, a similar sell- 
out policy through agencies, bat 
it failed,' 'they claim,' because 
American films once outside oon-^ 
trol of homo offices were not pusii- 
ed. States righting In Europe, with 
the focelgn unAmerican understand- 
ing or showmanship, .would result 
in U. S; product being kicked 
around until eventually jthere would 
be less demand by. European audi- 
ences for American plc(bres tbait 
than there to here for the average 
foreign Importation, It to argued. 

Paramount definitely asserts It 
will benefit by past experience and 
continue to maintain the personkl 
touch on all of Its pictures the 
world over until It has exhausted 
the films' runs and they are shelved 

Marilyn's $100,000 

* ^ 

Chicago, April 2.' 
Marilyn Miller signed thto after' 
noon (Tuesday) with First Na- 
tional to do "Sally." Salary Is^ 
(100,000 with an option on a . second 
picture at the same figure, 

Revision of the contract to that 
the studio must not hold Miss Miller 
; over 10 weeks. She to due on the 
Coast Jun%9. «' 

If F. N. should desire that Miss 
Miller make a third picture, salary 
jumps to (}£0,000. 

Dual Dialog Role 

Los Angeiea, April 2. 
Jack Mulhall to believed to be 
assuming the first role in talkers bjr 
replacing Milton Sills in "Dark 
Streets" for FN. 'He doubles as a 
policeman and a crook. SIllS' had 
done several days work -on the pic 
ture when forced to quit through 
Illness. 

Mulhall and Frank Lloyd, direct 
Ing, start work on this one as soon 
[as they complete the. work now In 
hand. 



MABT-DOnO'^FlCE DIKECTOB 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
Sam Taylor gets the assignment 
to direct the joint starring picture 
of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary 
PIckford. 

To date, no story has been selected 
but It has been definitely decided 
It will not be a modernized version 
of "Taming of the Shrew." 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
Joseph M. Schenck's announce- 
ment that negotiations are under 
way whereby Warners will buy a 50 
per cent, interest in United Artists. 
Consolidated Corp., now in the 
process of formation, will take in 
the United Artists Corp., Art Fi- 
nance Corp., Feature Productions 
Corp. and 'United Artists Theatre 
Corp. Deal Is subject to tlie ap- . 
proval of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary 
Plckfordi Charlie- Chaplin, Samuel 
Goldwyn, D. W. Grlifith and Gloria 
Swanson, aU stockholders In United. 
Arttots with Joseph Mi'Schenck. ' 

Dennis O'Brien, personal attorney 
for Mary PIckford arid Douglas ' 
Fairbanks,' arrived here .jwith' 
Scbenck and Nathan Burkan, attor- 
ney for Chaplin and Goldwyn, to 
due here shorty. Bert Nafeck, per- 
sonal: attorney for -Schenck, also 
came on from. New York to work 
on the deal, . - • ' 

In case SchencVs six partners 
agree to the afiUtatlon .with War- 
ners the deal will be olosed either 
here or In New York npoh the re- 
turn' o£ 'Harry M. Warher froi|% 
Europe.' ' ■ , . 

Arrangement provides thali: - / 
Schenck. remain as head 'of tba: 
United Arttots Contiplldated Corp., ■ 
which to to be formed ^t a capi- 
talization of approximately $20,- 
OOO.ODO, to be gouged on the' sur- 
vey of the physical holdings of .tbo. . 
corporation, also the " amount In- 
vested In plctutes. 
' Thto deal will be underwritteB 
by Blafr &' Cci., banker?, with (20,- , 
000.000 tb be i>ald In iireferred stock 
tor the Various stockholder^ of 'tbift, 
company. 'and a reported' ^aranteo'^ 
pt f 1,400,000 yearly to Utit actors 
In UA to be divided pro rato ac- j 
cording to the shares held. 

.'^ifljht'to On* ■ 
'For the 60 .per cent Interest the^ 
Warner Brothers ivill assuage t^y^ 
are to , pay 120,000,000, and. get .60 
per cent' pt .the cpminph stpck-'pt.' 
the cprppratlon whioh wilt be dto». 
trlbuted on an elgbt-tb-one basto 
'based on each share^ .of pre.ferired< 
"rhe pther 60 per cent Pf 'the com?, 
mon will be 4i8trlbute4 among the 
members of the United Artists 
Corp.) for the .good will pn the,, 
deal.' 

During 1928 -Schenck states that. ^ 
United Artists producing cpmpanles 
made a prpfit pf (6,400,000 and^at 
the, theatres made (640,000. 

It is planned tp consolidate the. 
exchanges of Warners and UA, 
saving . the physical distribution 
cost so far as maintenance of ex-, 
changes to concerned. Hpwevet, 
UA will continue with Its personal, 
selling force to handle Its own pic-, 
tures Independent of the Warner 
prpduct as woll as have their dto- 
trict sales managers the same aa^ 
heretpfpre.. In case thto Warner 
deal goes through Goldman-Sachs 
to to finance this end of It 

In 24 of the United Artists houses 
either Loew, Inc., or Publix own a 
60 per cent Interest, twc are owned 
outright by UA, with Syd Grau- 
man having pne-third Interest In 
the Grauman's Chinese, Hpllywppd, 
and Fpx having a GO pet cent share 
in the |:gyptlan, Hcllywood. 
Only 12 Pieturee 
Schenck says that for next sea- 



"Drummond*^ f<»J'^"lspn,"insUad"of- making 18 pictures 
"Bulldog Drummondi" Ronald ^ j^j, current one, United Art- 



to 



thFiSWopen-lts-'records --to-govem- 
ment agents seeking evidence for 
their clearance Investigation, the 
federal attorney for this dtotrict let 
It become known to Harold B. 
Franklin that the Department 
would ask for Federal Grand Jury 
action on a charge of hampering 
goveritmaat ai^nU tn ttwlr duties.' 



Colman starring picture, opens May 
2 at the Cohan theatre for (2. 

House to. now being wired by 
Western Electric 

It is Samuel Goldwyn's initial 
dialog release and ditto for Colman. 



KENNEDY STAYS 

At tho request of the bankers 
Joseph P. Kennedy will remain on 
the Pathe board of directors. 

Kennedy has agreed to act in ,in 
advl.sory capacity Cor llic next two 
years. 



Ists win only produce 12. They will 
all be talkers with six or seven to 
have silent versions to enable the 
company to distribute on the Eu- 
ropean market Schenck declared 
that in the past tho company has 
.had---too_jnuch_auaiitlty_Jinfi-.not_. 
enough quality. 

Partners 

Contracts for Edwin Carewe for 
the Dolores Del Rio pictures and 
that of Howard Hughes, for Caddo, 
continue on the new deal. Con- 
(Continued on page 6) . 



VARIETY 



P 1 CTURES 



Wednesday, April 8, 1929 



Hollywood Chatter 



"WllUam Beaudine "BTOomlnB Vlr« more white leghorn chickens to hie 
ginla Bruce tor flhn stardom under i new iioultty ranch 



I{oot Gibson bought a pony con- 
cession for a day and turned It over' 
to the neighborhood kids. 

Another Hollywood g^g. Youth- ^ 
ful ' screen actor playing up to' 
feminine lead— "Mtiybe I can't kiss 
you like Novarro, or hug you like 
Gilbert, but I can bite you like 
Rln-Tln-Tln." 



Fourteen Recordings 



lady Lies'' Par's Next 
FifanatLLStodiol 



Iios Angeles, April 2. 
Faxamouht will be equipped to 
make l4 slmuitaneous recordlngB. 
following cbinpletlon of a rebuilt 
stage and converslon'of stage No. .4. 

Four of these sound xdiaiinels win 
be in the new structure, two in the 
converted building, plus four oft 
stage portable remote control wag- 
ons, three trucks for scoring and 
one for transferring wax to film or 
vice versa. 

Converted building will have 
rooms for studio comppsera and 40 
.musicians. 



his personal contract. 

Dorothy Mackalll Is copying BlUle 
Dove's stunt of riding a bicycle 
around Beverly Hills for exercise. 

Mary Brian finds time to do a lit- 
tle sketching in oil. 

Glenn Tryon, Myrna Kennedy and 
Kathryn Crawford make personal 
appearances at opening of Marion 
Davles theatre, formerly the Cameo, 
San Francisco. 

Arthur Caesar now being called 
"Carnation Kid" iE^a local plug for 
Doug MacLean'S' latest picture. 
, Janet Gaynor and Charles Parrell 
get three days oft for rest period at 
Palm Springs. 

Tlffany-Stahl having tough time 
rounding up casts of seven pictures, 
completed sometime ago, to add 
dialog and' sound effects. 

Darryl ZanUck denies he has 
bought a Rolls-Royce. 

George Thomas turns advance 
agent for "Weary River." 

^arry Rackin, private secretary 
to Harold B. Franklin, is one of 

few "road secretarlee," accompany , >,.-.• -m a. ^ -i 

ing Fox's Coast theatre bead on all Femme CntlCS Want LoaiSt 
bis trips. Roy Furmin is another, I iwt»_ -i j. xi. f 'J 

traveling here and there with Bam\ xtip tO (ieC.tne lIlSHie 

Kat*. . „ ^ ^ Technical knowledge of . ttdkers 

Maurice Henle, of Pox theatre ^ j^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^viewing of 
publicity stair, an puffed up l^cause ^^pj^ PlPt^a^ That's the line 
he defeated Bob CoUlep and Sam ky^^ ^j^^g, grfUca on the -tabloids are 
Ules in playofC ol a bowling touma- IpuUlng oh >Jheip ni.e.'fl. The trat to 
lAenL Overlooks fact he generally It successfully Is Betty Col^ 

uses three Alleys when he bowls; ..Ifex,. 

Bollywood dames have adopted^ o Betty figures that after a month 
the "In conference" gag In their Hollywood's sound, studios, lor 
homes. Use tt as an excuse when I leaves soon with Xistelle 

unable to answer 'phone calls xaj^or, she will . coine ^back with 
promptly, ^ all the necessary inside. 

Frank 'Whltbeck will carry Jiis 

^rc^ed^r «C ' r'e'lSrnfn^rl^r llndiC R«»rd«^^^^ 88 
early morning golf- match, with TeC-Art AwaitS WJB, WlTG 

I4ura ehroute to TIa Jnanna. ■ , » . . ., » 

Steve Roberts to Oregon to catch | • - 'J^*? Angeles, April z, 

salmon hetween Educational pic- 1 With Western Ellecfrio's.taystem 
tures. I V , I yet' to. be .Installed .<it Tec- Art 

' Paramount accredited' with using rthe major wlr^ equipmentifAther If 
a ton of women In their 12 girl I smallor recording Byetems-^re leaS' 
chorus for "Burlesque." . - .1 Ing space at this istiidlo to furnish 

Ruth Harriett Louise Is resting T Independent producers' with a 
at Palm Springs. .1 cheaper, process of recording, 

Richard Arlen and Charles Far-i Included in the smaller group al-7 
rel in a race for mayor of Talucarl ready located; are yitavox,Power8' 
tiake, population comprises nine 'cinephonek' and QualltonO, 



Tady Iiies," John Meehan's stage 
play of the .post ae^uMn,. is the next 
scheduled all-talker tor_Paramount 
easterii prbdiuction. IffeeWn will 
direct the dialog In association 
with Hobart '■ Henleiy who will do 
the regular directorial chores. CaBf 
includes Walter Huston, Charles 
Ruggleo, Olaudette Colbert, Patricia 
Deerlng, James Seeley and Harry 
lilUford. Shooting starts April 8 
by which time Jeanne Bagels' 
"Jealousy" will be washed up. 
Shorts on ' Paiampunt^s list In- 



M. Ci MA FILU8 IN 

A girl lii Teddy Joyce's act 
»t the Fenn, PIttaburgb, took 
Sick suddenly whereupon, the 
m. . c'b ' Mother ste'pped In as 
plnchv^ltter. : Joyce la in'' his 
46ih 'week at this iio4w stand. '. 



I Pan irai Adhere tp 
mi Dialog Scliedab 



I4OB Angeieq, April 2, 
it Is report^ that the practktj 
established . recently - by Paramounl) 
of calling fail cpmpanles for nigli|. 
livatead of day work will be coii. : 
tinued' even after completion of) 



o'clock In the evening the percenti 
lege of punctuality is greater than 
I When the 'call is for nine a. nfi. 
Also , thei extremis ^lilet of stir- 



.(Continued from page - 6) 
stance Talmitdge- will not be in 00 

United Artists lineup as it Is ex- , ^. . ^ . ^ 
pected she will .retire from the K**'"'^'''*" conducive to better 
elude UlUan Roth, Joseph Santtey I screen upon her marriage to Town- l^"* 
aiid' Ivy Sawyer In their- old skit, I ^end Netcher, Chicago. millionaire. 
''Book Lovers,'' apd Rogers and- Though Schehck .made his. dtate? 
Hart, the' composers. Paramount I ment to ' newspaper men within six 
laboratory, across from the sttidlo, hoiir8 after his arrival., here, Jn 
Is'haVI'ng its roof ralBed.'.seven feet lseeme^ 'to feel that .his partners 
to permit Installation of; IbIx new fvould aqiile.sce In the W^n^r deal 
automatic developing drums. Umle He said. 'that some of them might 
Maas,.. editorial aupervlsor' at Para- | have a different point of view on the 

propoaltlbn, but he feela that he will 



mount, now ; in charge of all tests 
on new talent Peggy Thompson, 
script girl. Is doing .ocenarloa. 

Warners' had a light .Week, tumr 
ing out :but three, shofts — George 



latte^ factor also is due to the 
Stat; failing to keep so dose an eye . 
on the clock, with result that .quit- 
ting time frequbhtly is postponed to 
six a. m., giving a^tbta) of 10 hburo 
for the day. ^Ifflclbttcy of night 
work is credited with some of the 
material cutting do'vyii -of shooting 
schedule^ on dialog; 'pictures recent- 



be In a position to bring them about ly achieved by the various units. - 
However, if any one of the United 'When the matter was brought to 

" •'■■^ 



Artists groups object to a 'combi- 
nation 'with Warners, Schenok states 



Broadhurst Eva Shirley and Band Uhe deail will probabl]^ not . go 



and a- skit "The Outlaw Ih-Law," 
by Edmund Josephs, and Murray 
Roth. Cast of . latter ' Includes 
Louise Closser Hale, Betty Law- 
rence, Hugh O'Connell, 'Warren Hill | 
and litadellene Gray; ^ 



through, as be -wants all of the part- 
ners to. be satlsfled, as was -the. 
case several years isigo when a deal 
for M-Q-M to handl6 the. distribu- 
tion of 'United Artists - product was 
called oft when Chaplin de'dlared he 



the attention of X desk holder In t^n 
administration building he exploded. 
Present 'arrangement, he said, fn- 
volved the' presence aU night of 
some of the higher executives, and 
these 'were not on 'the side of any 
plan which' meant their work would 
not be done mainly in the daytime. 



E9gllsh unit ' beaded by Victor woiild not be happy under such an 
Saville 'Is woxiklner at the RCA arrang^eqt ^ ^ ^ 

studio on "Kitty," aa all- talker for Bchenck figures that with the 
British .^International. Pathe is l.physlcal assets and good wIU United 
launching "The Irish Boy,"' Ai>rfl 2, Artists CoriKiratlon and United 
with Mort Do-Wney. I Artists Thb&tres can be -valued at | 

l»4B,000,000. 

-ft r> irt Tk^'—.A Loeb, Walker & Loeb, solicitors 
3. UUtnt: Itping h«re for United ArUsts, will work 



Fox's New 14 



Foil Leiusth Grid : Film 

IiOS Angeled, April 2. 
Universal is making "College 
Spirit". footbaU story. In > feature 
length -with the same staff and, 
players used In the "Collegians" 
series. 

Nat Ross is directing, -with Harry 
Frazer doing the story and dialog. 



families. . ' 

-jean Arthur's -car Impounded by 
police^ for failure to procure 1929 
license plates, despite 'protests by 
her . mother that aistress was -work- 
ing day and night wid did not have 
time to procure new ones. 

M-O-M ^secs all 00 deck to meet 
Nick Schenok at th« Sal^ita Fe depot 
Group plotnre^teken. 

Mike Levee la^ studio exec who 
does not golf. 



OLAZEB'B STAIT 

Los Angelers^ April 2, 
Benjamin Glajser, production head 
of Pathe, la surrounding himself 
with an experienced staff of writers 
and stage directors. 

In the group are. Baroness 'Von 
koi2aln. Jo'seph Frtuiklln FoVknd 
and Tony Brown, former New York 
stage director, whose function It 
. . , , will be to rehearse qpd prepare 
Louis Mayer has given up pinochle acrlpts for shooUng, 
for bridge. 

Picture mob already spending 1 Qkna>»a 
week ends swimming in the Santa | negro ijaon^ 

Monica surf. I Making of independent shorts by 

Edmund Goulding -writing story I colsred artists has started in New 
'^Suckers and Saints" based on Agua I Tork by the Roseland Pictures 
Caliente experiences. I Corp., which has completed one of 

Anita Page in the mountains I oulf port and Brown. Other Negro 
resting between plcturea players are under contract 

Mr. and Mrs. William Seiterl Recording LAboratory Asso. has 
(Laura La Plante) preparing to I plans set for tiie. making of one and 



New T-S Policy 

'XiOS.'Angeles, April 2. 
Tiffany - Stahl's - - future policy . 
wlU be to make all pictures. sUent, 
then; decide' on the.- bequences .-to 
have dialog or special sound effects. 

All films 'Will carry musical sciores 
-fldtb-cue sheets -and murical scorte 
furnished the ' silent veislons. 



move into'tbelr new home at Tran- 
caa Beach, 10 miles north of Mallbu. 

Myrna Kennedy seCn on Univer- 
sal lot without her mother. 

Hal Ske|ty uses up all the putty 
oA the Paramount lot for his make- 
up in "Burlesque." 

S. Kido, . Japanese' film producer. 



tworreel all-Negro shorts. 



Meighiin's Snap 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
Thomas Meighan has completed 
Ihfs part of "The -frr^Ie Case" for 

I Warners and returns to his Long 

telling prbducers hbw easy it Is to Island home late this month 
make big money on Japanese pro- Meighan will not make another 
ductlons. picture until 1930 .as his contract 

CUvo Brook, gives out lecture on | with Warners calls for. four pic 



Up callsthentlcs for chattering tin 
types. 

Jeanette Loff spending spare time 
on Pathe- telephone switch board to 
cultivate her voice for talkers. 

Bob McGowan taking on plenty 
grey hairs directing the "Our Gang" 
kids in their first talker, 
s Unable to locate Laura LaPlante 
many of the. movie chatterers have 
had her In and out of all the sani- 
tariums and hospitals around Los 
Angelas. 

Bvelyn Selble, original "Broncho" 
Billy Girl," now playing Oriental 
character in "Burlesque.'' 

Bugene Walter objected to having 
the word "author" appear under his 
name in a souvenir program. 



tures In as many years. 



TEAXSBINQ ENOUSH 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

It bce^ been found necessary to 
establish a school of voice training 
at Fox Hills to teach some of the 
players how to. siteak. English. 

Among those already enrolled, 
under tutorship of Alice Kelly, are 
Maria Alba, Lola Salvl and Lupita 
Tovar. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Harry Tfrebb 
William Powell 
Earl W. Haramons. 
Roland West. 

— — Extra ttt l<int-ranks-Teduced-"Con->[ — Paul-^Pejosr- 



slderably when Al G. Barnes' clr. 
cus pulled out of town for the sea- 
son. 

Joseph M. Schenck has Introduced 
his two new special built* Packards 
for Hollywood curiosity seekers. 

Gloria Swanson making plans, to 
tour Europe the latter part of June. 

Carr Laemmie has added 4,000 



Edward T, Lowe", Jr. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

J. I. Schnltzer. 
Melville Baker. 
Arthur Rlchman. 
Denis O'Brien. 
Nellie V. Nichols. 



with the various other attorneys on 
the deal. Formation of the corpora- 
tion for Uhited Artists ConsolIdat«ia, 
it is expected, will take place before 
April 16.. In caira the stockholders 
approve of the JVVamer deal Schenck 
figures on leaving ?or New York 
about April 20. 

Regarding the future making of 
pictures,' Schenck feels that in mak- 
ing a]ll talker stories his company 
wUI be iable to make them for about 
one-half the price they expended on 
Silent pictures in the past and thiit 
even If a comhinatlon ls made with 
Wamers'there is UtUe likelihood of 
U. A,.chanf;tng its sound recording 
from film to disk. 

SohenoVs 10 Years 
'With the new deal production 
costs of all pictures to be madeyby 
the -various stars of United Artists 
will be controlled by the parent 
company, allowing a certain budget 
before -production starts for all the 
staM. It Is likely that Schenck mB.y 



San Francisco, April 2. 

Fox has acquired ^y purchase 14 
houses, constituting the Dolan Cir- 
cuit in Washington. This adds 16,- 
000 seats to Fox's holdings in Ho- 
qoaln, Centralla, Chellas and Dan- 
forth. Amount involved mentioned 
as $760,000. 

Houses wiU be operated on part- ■ 
nershlp .basis with Rosenberg and 
Flhklestien, associates of Fox, in 
that territory. 



Seuttie, April 2. ! 
' Fox will build a l,60;>-seat hou^o 
in Everett Wash. Chain has al^o 
taken over the Avalon, Belllngham, 
Wash. • J J 

' Both of these houses are to. be 
run In association with Rosenberjg 
and '<~lnkelsteln from whom they 
bou: . lie Belllngham house, This 
firm Will be Interested in the local 
management ~"-t 



WHEEISB.fBQpUCING 

Los AnsTei^ April 2. 
Cliff 'Wheeler, former Indie df 
rector, has obtained a bankroll and I (^g^ a 10-year contract with Unlteid 
Is trying the producing rad - under I Artists Consolidated Corp., to . re- 
tire firm name of Patriotic Film Cclmain as Its head for that period as 
operating at Craftsmen studios, I the Warner interest figure Schenck 
'Wheeler's Urst of-- a series of six | ta the only man who can handle the 
is now being made 'as "Prince of |u. A. group successfully. 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
A new house will be erected by 
Fox oq the site ,at Stockton, Co]., 
now occupied by the California* 
(Pictures). Latter house is to b« 
I razed entirely. 

Additional ground has been ac- 
quired to provide for new construe- 
Ition. 



Hearts," with Norman Kerry, John 
Relnhardt Barbara Worth, George I 
Fawcett and Alice Stombs fn cast! 
Producer la . directing. " 



LpBO-SISi^CE lOAZr / 

, L«s Angeles, April 2. 

Camilla Horn Is being shipped 
back to Germany on "loan" to Ufa. 

After appearing in but one United 
Artists picture, "Tempest" blonde 
gal, whose contract with U. A. has 
a year to run, la being farmed out 
abroad Indefinitely. 



Theatrb Tax Ruling 

-Washington, April . 2. 
' Corporations .filing income tax re- 
turns for several' years in eucces- 
sumated, the arrangement will be^ siofi cannot later file a consolidated 
Warners paying $10,000,000 for a 
one-third Interest In- U. A. - , 



^ Chicago, April 2. 
It Is reported here that If the 
United Artlsts-'Wamer deal la con- 



ITS ABT CAUPMGN 

Los Angeles, April 3. 

Universal Is going In for extensive 
art publicity campaigns. 

Studio has added appropriations 
for Ihe erection of a modem still 
department and portrait galleries to 
taoilltate this work. - 



SATLOB-SNOQEDUS WITH V 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
- Universal has signed Sid Saylor 
and "Snookums" to long-term con- 
tracts for. a series of 62 two-reel 
cotnedles now being made by this 
comtKuiy. 

Players were previously under 
contract to Stem' Brothers. 



Publlx has acquired a"60 per cent 
intereist in the United Artists thea- 
tres in Los Angeles, Chicago and 
Detroit for $1,000,000, besides the 
Publlx Ikhare of equipment in the 
L. A. and Detroit houses. 

Theatres are all owned by the 
United Artists Corp., and are leased 
to the theatre operating company. 
Publlx has taken over these houses,' 
effecUve April 1, to be operated 
similarly to the Rlalto and Rivoll In 
New. Tork. / 

On the eastern «nd it is known 
that Schenck lias applied to Blair 
& Company, bankers, for . re- 
financing with the bankers not yet 
straightened out -On it and with 
little probability that they wlU be 
for some time. 



retum covering the ' same years. 
This. ruling was handed down by 
the Board of Tax Appeals upon the 
appeal of the Geneva Theatres, Inc 
OloversvlUe, N. Y. 

Company was consolidated with 
the Associated Theatres, Inc., dur- 
ing the period ih question, but did 
not take advantage of the consoli- 
dated return privilege until after 
filing the individual returns. 



ESVOATIONAI'S OFF MONTH 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
When Educational completed { 
"Shipmates," two-reel talker fea- 
turing Luplno Lane, last week, it | 
closed down its studio until May 1. 
~lt'8 lEe regularlmnuariulir 



A. T. BAIABAN IN XOWH 

Chlcago.'April 2. 
A. J. Balaban accompanied by 
Morris Sliver, his booking chief, 
are in New York for a Publlx book- 
ing meeting on acts. 



EN'S "ISLE" 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

First National is making plans to" 
remake in dialog ' "Isle of Lost 
Ships" (released in March, '28), 
which M. C. Levey made at that 
time. Originally featured were Mil- 
ton Sills and Anna Q. Nllson. 

Company plans to use Noah 
Beery and Virginia ValU under di- 
rection of Irvln Wlllat in the new 
version. 



_ . Gets Miirnau Picture 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
After completing "The Far Call,' 
Fox, 10 dayjg ahead of schedule, 
Allan Dwah was assigned to direct 
"Frozen Justice," originally assigned 
to F. W. Ulurnau. 



Roach DIrectino Again 

^s Angeles, April 2. 
Hal Roach will" personally fill the 
vacancy in his executive force 
caased by the resi gnat ion Jan.^l^ 
of 'Leo McCarey, supervising "Sffeo- 
tor. 

Roach will direct again. 



Decatur Fire 

l/ecatur. 111., AprU 2. 
Four hundred people, mostly chil- 
dren, at a Sunday matinee at tha 
Crescent theatre were ruphed. from 
the building without serious dis- 
order when fire in the projection 
room caused a $2,000 booth loss 
and ruined 12 rCcls of film. 

William Hambrecht operator, re* 
l-celved-mlnor-burns.^ — . — 



Sig 



Nowfield'B U. Post 

, Lds Angeles, April 2. 

T-8'e Dialog Addition . I sig Newfleld,.. former production 
Los Angeles, April 2. supervisor for Stern Brothers, has 
Tlffany-Stahl is adding dialog signed to act in the same capacity 
and synchronization to "Two Men I ovier Universal's short comedy de- 
and A Maid" at thei Sennett stpdlo. | partment 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



Monthly Studio Snrrey 



SceFridjoDBtw. A.s.c. joj^j Forccs Ncw hfo Blanks on 

And Umon Cameramen 



1.09 Angeles, AprU 2. 

Production acUvlty on the Coaet 
tor March reglatored an increase of 
S units over that reported for Feb- 
l«ry. Though Moroh activity 1b 
iTDOlnts under the average eatab. 
iflted for the entire year of 1B28, 
iTcompares with the eame number 
«f units worUlne during the cor- 
tespondlng month of last year. 

junong the 23 picture studios In 
^jila survey, , six show no activity 
at all. According to plans now be- 
ing worked out by three of these 
studios they Intend a sharp in- 
crease for the ensuing month. 
These plants are Radio Studios, 
Ar^lch for the past three months 
been undergoing, reconstruc- 
^'^[^ for an extensive program, with 
•'ttree feature units under way be- 
Sre the close of .April; Tlffany- 
£tahl, which has curtailed produc- 
tion In preparation for next year's 
program, end of this month to see 
that plant back to normal with two 
er' three units in work; and the 
flame at United Artists, which has 
■been awaiting the arrival of Josi 
^^pb "M. ScUenck to give the iBnal 
«kay for starting on a number of 
feature productions. 

Fox retains its top position for 
activity In the feature-- production 



group and reports eight features 
and ' one short th work, exceeding 
its. yearly average of units, M-G-M 
comes second on a total of nine, ex- ! 
oeedlng Its 'yearly average by 2.6 
points. 

No Coast Shorts 

With dlscontinuanc of short sub- 
jects at: the Coast plant, Warners 
is below its own average. Tet, with 
four features continually in work 
during the pest month, this studio 
is working near capacity. Para- 
mount started weakly it the begin- 
ning of the month, but vallted for 
a total of seven features by April 
1, an average of four for the month. 

"With "Broadway" occupying most 
of the attention at Universal, other 
feature program pictures have been 
held back. In spite of this U's aver- 
age for March exceeds Its yearly pace 
for 1928. First National production 
varied from one to Ave units during 
the month for an average of three 
or 60 per cent of the yearly rate. 

Feature studio's working but pne 
company during the month were 
Columbia^ Pathe and Chaplin. 

I/eaaIng studios report about the 
same activity for March as the 
preceding two months. Same can 
be said of the short subject group 
•f studios. 



THIS TABLE SHOWS SUMMARY OP PRODUCTION ACTIV- 
ITY AT THE 23 PICTURE STUDIOS ON THE COAST DURING 

MARCH, 1029. WITH COMPARISON OF AVERAGE ACTIVITY 

REPORTED FOR THE SAME STUDIOS DURING THE YEAR 

1928. STUDIOS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS ACCORDING 
TO THEIR -MAIN PRODUCT. 

Average Average Total Average 

Features Shorts Units Established 

Working Working Working For Year 

NAME OF STUDIO March March March 1B28 
Feature' Production Studio Grou|>— 

Fox 8 1 • 

M-G-M 1 3 ■» 

Warners 4 0 4 6.7 

Paramount • : * • * 8.8 ^ 

Universal m * 2 8 6.1 

First National 8 *> 8 6.0 

Columbia < 1 ff 1 2.0 

Pathe 1 0 1 2.7 

Chaplin : t 0 1 0.6 . 

Badto 0 0 0 2.8 

Tlltany-Stahl 0 0 0 8.0 

United Artists 0 0 0 2.0 

Leasing Stgdio Qroui>— 

Metropolitan « 8 0 8 3.2 

Tec-Art ..>»»...^»*« 2 1 3 2.0 

Cal-Art 0 2 2 1.8 

Novello 0 0 0 1.7 

Craftsmen 0 0 0 0.0 

Short Subjects Greu|»~ 

Educational 0 S 8 2.0 

Christie «„» 0 8 3 2.0 

Roach 0 8 S 2.1 

Bennett 2 1 8 1.6 

James Cruze " * ^ J « 

Stem „ „ 0 0 0 }.9 

Totals 40. 20 60 73.1 

Totals for Mareh, 1928... 47 IS W 



Iioa Angeles, AprU 3. 
Silas Edgar Snyder, for four years 
editor .. of American Cinemato- 
grapher, has resigned, In the future 
he will edit the International Photo- 
grapher. First Journal is the organ 
of ' the American Society of Clne- 
inatographera The second Is the 
ofiBcial bulletin of International 
Photographers of the Motion Pic- 
ture Industries, XiOcal No. 669, 
IJV.T.S.E. and P'.M.O. New editor 
of the Clnematographer Is Hal Hall, 
recently a reporter on a local paper. 

Behind the action is the first out- 
ward evidence of developing friction 
between the 'A.S.C, the more con- 
servative branch of the cameramen, 
and the progressive, newly created 
union. Forming of the latter dur- 
ing the. past year has resulted in 
the lessening of influence and mem- 
tte'rshlp in the so-called cultural 
body, there being a disinclination 
on part of cameramen to support 
two organizations. Local union has 
roster of about 760 members while 
the A.S.C. la reported to be nearer 
100, a drop In the past three years 
of 260. 

Clnematographer will place its 
publication on newsstands; front 
cover will carry, the picture of a 
star, and an amateur department 
will be Installed.^ Feature stories 
will be Included.' At tlie present 
time the magazine has a restricted 
circulation, but reaches 43 foreign 
countries, 

Snyder will be given full control 
of the union bulletin, the only rC' 
Btrlction placed upon him being that 
he continue the policy of maintain 
ing contact with the membership 
through official notices. 



Marcin SpUtting ""Ghosts" 
50-50 With United Artists 

liOB Angeles, April 2. 

Max Marcin, who arrived here 
from New Tork this week, will be. 
added to the list of producers for 
United Artists. He has made an 
agreement with Joseph' M. Schenck 
to be the latters' partner In the 
production of "Ttiree Uve Ghosts" 
as ,a talker. Marcin wrote the play 
of this name and produced it In 
New Tork six years ago. 

Picture will be financed by Art 
Cinema Corp., with Marcin cutting 
60-50 on profits with Schenck. 
Efforts will bei made to get most of 
the original stage cast for the im- 
portant parts. Maroln will adapt 
with T. Freeland functioning as co- 
director. Latter has Just been pro- 
moted from the ranks of assistant. 
Production starts April 22. 



BEEN ONH-G LOT 

IjOS Angeles, April 2. 
Paul Bern, who two weeks ago 
resigned as producer at Pathe, has 
been signed 'by M-Q-M in a similar 
capacity. Contract takes effect im 
mediately. 

Bern is taking brief rest before 
resuming work. 

69-HOnB MAEEUF 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Witb four days 'to make up on a 
28-day working schedule, Ralph 
Dawson ' was forced to work 69 
.hours last week on "Girl in the 
Glass Cage" for Firs.t National. 

It is Dawson's first directorial 
effort. 



hewmete&'s pathe nm 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
Fred Newmeyer has been put un- 
der: contract by Pathe to direct 
First subject will be "Sailor's Holi- 
day/' by Joseph Franklin Poland 
and William Conselman. Alan Hale 
Is starred. 

^ Ray Harris signed to work with 
Newmeyer as adapter and dialog 
writer. 



Webb's Sound Serial 

, Los Angeles, April 2. 

, Horry Webb, serial producer, will 
make a 10-eplsode serial in dialog 
and sound. 

Webb is on his way here follow- 
ing a three months' trip around 
the country. 



PATHE'S PLAT 

Los Angeles, April 3 
Pathe has purchased the screen 

rights to EMwln Burke's play "This 

Thing Called , Love." 
Goes into production this summer 

as an all-talker. 

Mors Smel<e Than Fire 

Ix)8 Angeles, April 2. 

Roach studio staged a melodrama 
when a truck backed it into a tar 
tank with a fire blazing under it. 

Nothing much happened except 
great clouds of black smoke, and the 
•hastyarrlval of-the fire department. 
Neighboring sound stage escaped 
damage. 

Roach Picks M is* Eddy 

Los Angeics, April 2 
Hal Roach has selected Helen 
Jerome Eddy as lead in his all-star 
I talker for M-O-M release. 



{arter and Botcher Are 
In Charge at Fox Hills 

Los Angeles, April 2. _ 
Keith Weeks, who succeeded Beit 
Jacksen as executive In charge of 
Fox Hills studio, has been relieved 
from that post and put in charge 
of studio equipment and construc- 
tion. Weeks was in charge of the 
original building of this plant and 
with more construction work to be 
done It was decided to permit him 
to devote his entire time to it. 

Executive and management 
charge of the studio will be taken 
over by E. F. Barter, assistant to 
Weeks, and E.^ W. Butcher, who 
has been business manager at the 
Fox Hollywood studios. Two men 
win function under the supervision 
of Sol WurtzeL 



National Film Takes Over 
Century Studios for S6und 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Phil Goldstone, acting for Na- 
tional Film Company, has leased for 
a' long term with option ot^ pur 
chase, the Century studios at 
Beachwood and Sunset formerly 
operated by Stern Brothers. Larger 
stage, 83 by 136, will be converted 
for sound, Blophone system being 
installed. Equipment is now on "Its 
way from New Tork, 

Company plans to make a mini- 
mum of 2t feature pictures during 
the coniing season, retaining Met 
ropolitan studios at Fort Lee (N, 
J.) for shorts. One of the early 
productions will bd "The Melting 
Pot" purchased from I. E. Chad 
wick. Disk system will be used, al 
though company now is preparing 
also to record on'fUm. Milton Gat 
zert will be general production man 
ager. Goldstone, in New Tork, 
expected to "return shortly. . 

DUlon's "Declasse" 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
First National has given John 
Francis Dillon a new contract to 
megaphone at tfte Burbank lot for 
another two years. From point of 
service Dillon has been on the FN 
pay roll longer than any other dl 
rector. 

His first production under the 
new contract will be "Decloase," in 
which Ethel Barrymore appeared on 
the stage. It is to be a talker, 
starring BlUie Dove. 



SHOBT FSOU PLAYI£T 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
Having staged the one-act play, 
•His Wife's Friend," by George 
Arllss, at the Long Beach theatre, 
where it ran a week, C, C. Burr 
will use the same cast for the talk 
tng. screen version. It is a two-reel 
comedy to be produced by Burr as 
ills first of a series for the Inde 
pendent market Cast contains 
Dot Farley, Harry Myers and How 
ard Truesdale. John Stokes will 
direct 



GIOEIA'S DIAIOa 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Dialog version of Gloria Swan 
HCh's "Queen Kelly" Is scheduled to 
go into production this week under 
/Urectlon of Paul Stclrt. 

Silent print already made and 
'irlll remain as is. 

— ^Pauline "Frederick?»..*^Evidene«;!. 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Pauline Frederick will be starred 
by Warners in "Evidence," adapted 
by J, Grubb Alexander from the 
stage play, "Divorce Evidence," by 
J. DuRocher MocPhersoh. 

Scheduled start is May 1 under 
direction of John AdolU. 



Extras-Specialists at $25-$75 a Day 



Efficiency 



Los Angeles, April 2. 

Busiest man on the Fox lot 
Is the painter who changes the 
signs on executive's doors. 

He has lessened the strain 
since adopting water colors 
which wash off easily. 



Radio Shelves 'Happiness,' 
Now on 'Companionate* 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
After rehearsing several weeks on 
Help Tourself to Happiness," Ra- 
dio Pictures has ''decided to post- 
pone the production until later In 
the summer. 

Studio has assigned the same cast 
and director to another story to be 
released as "Companionate," fig- 
ured stronger in boxofBce and more 
timely. 



Resigns but |le-Sligns 

Alex Moss, formerly director of 
advertising and publicity .for Co- 
Iimibla, and who recently resigned, 
has been re-signed. 

Moss is now selecting story ma- 
terial and also supervising sales 
promotion. Hal Hoades replaced 
Moss as publicity man. 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
With talking pictures requiring 
people who do specialties and for 
only one or two days' work. Central 
Casting Corporation has been com- 
pelled to make a thorough survey 
of the 11,000 or more people regis- 
tered. Organization has prepared 
a specall registration blank for 
specialty work which is exclusive of 
the regular picture extra work. 

These applications inquire as to 
voice range, trained or not how 
many languages and the usual type 
of songs. If dancers, questionnaires 
asks line of dancing and if specialty 
work Is done, due to the fact that 
solo dancers are called for as well 
as ensemble dancers. 

Dave Allen, head of Central Cast- 
ing, Is preparing to engage author- 
ities on singing, dancing and dra- 
matic work to pass upon the quali- 
fications of this extra talent. These 
specallists will differentiate between 
solo and ehsemi>le choices for botli 
vocal and dancing. 

Dramatic people must state the 
parts they have played and where. 
Applications also provide for vaude- 
ville people, . circuit they worked . 
for. type of and name of act 
Dialects and Radio 
In case the people play musical 
Instruments they must quedify the 
Instruments and if sight readers. 
Also if capable of sound imitations 
such as animals, etc. Another par- 
agraph asks what dialects are used, 
and If any sound picture expwience. 
One other question regards radio 
experience and with what stations. 

A great many players from the 
stage have come to the Coast since 
the talking vogue, figuring their 
stage name and experience suf- ' 
ficlent to warrant getting ttaunedlate 
employment, but becoming dis- 
gruntled when casting directors, 
not being familiar ^vlth them' and 
their accompIlBhments, have paid 
no attention. 

When players are sent by the 
Central oflSce, whose top salary Is 
)ie a day for extras, are called 
upon to perform a bit the studios 
Immedt&tely recognize them . as 
principals and pay them in accord- 
ance with what they estimate to be 
the value for the services ren- 
dered. Many of these people are 
getting from $26 to 176 a day. 



is 



HOSE mSIE TALKEBS 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Photo-Kinema Talking Pictures 
has taken over the former Pro- 
ducers Film Laboratory here and 
transformed it lifto studio for talk 
Ing pictures. Fhoto-Klnema disk 
system will be used. Under super' 
vision of Dale Hanshaw, the com' 
pany will make eight features, 16 
comedies and 26 one-reelers. AU 
will be made the present season. 

Kinema has bought the patents 
of O. E. Kellimi and pictures will 
be distributed in the Independent 
market by Hollywood Producers 
Distributors. 



HOnTAiailE'S PAB. POST 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Edward J. Montaigne. who 
recently terminated a three year 
contract with Universal, has been 
signed by Paramount as scenario 
editor under direction of David Selz- 
nick, executive assistant to JB. P. 
Schulberg. 

Montaigne's new post will give 
him complete Jurisdiction over all 
writers and the story department 
In charge of Vivian Moses. 



De Mond on Board 



Los Angelesk April 2. 

Maurice De ^ond,\ president of 
the Los Angeles Breakfast.CIub. cmd 
local promoter, has been taken into 
the Tec-Art studio corporation as 
a vice-president 

De Mend's selection was brought 
about by hie close association with 
bankers and financiers who patron- 
ize his club. Tec-Art has more 
than $1,000,000 worth of accumulat- 
ed preferred stock to sell on the 
open market for expansion purposes. 

Tec-Art 1b a California .corpora- 
tion dealing in the business of leas- 
ing studio facilities to independent- 
producers. It Is capitalized at $2,- 
000,000 but owned by a Nevada cor- 
poration. 



Pathe Takes Sally O'Neill 

Los Ar.geles, April 2. 

Sally O'Neill has been signed by 
Pathe on an optional contract. She 
will be co-starred with Eddie Qull 
Ian In "Joe College," magazine story 
by Cory Ford which will be called 
"The Wise Guy." 

It's an all-talker and will be re- 
leased with next season's product 



Zeltner On Radio Staff 
Irwin Zeltner has Joined Radio 
"Pictures'- ■"TJUblldty — staltr— He — Is 
currently editing the "Master Show 
man," house organ. 



Reports that control of Consol- 
idated Film Industries, Inc., has been 
purchased by large m. p. Interests 
.were denied last week by H. T, 
t Gates, president of the company. 



Tech's New Ub 

* Los Angeles, AprU 2. 

Technicolor has bought the Tre- 
1 lont Laboratories- built a year ago 
at a cost of $138,000. New property 
will bo used exclusively for negative 
developing, present Cole street 
plant being used for making 
"dallies." 

laboratory for release prints in 
Boston Is being doubled in capac- 
ity and Edward Home and Harry 
Gllckman, who operated, the Se- 
ward street plant as Tremont Film 
Laboratory Corp., are returning to 
New Tork, their former home. 



KSAMEB OUT— UILLEB IN 

Earle Kramer,, for over 10 years 
head of Unlversal's New Tork Ex- 
change, has been relieved of that 
po.st. 

Dave Miller has been brought on 
from a similar job in Buffalo to fill 
the local chair. 



Publicity Split 
Al Felnman and Irving Strouse 
have dissolved their publicity part- 
nership, Felnmdn becoming assis- 
tant to Harry Relchenbach, han- 
dling special exploitation for Uni- 
versal. Strouse is freelancing. 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesda/, April 3, 1929 



"Gose Harmony'' andiWi^ets Send 
LA.Par.to$4U0l)-Stateat$27P 

Lina Basquelle's Personals Help "Godless Girl" — 
"Orchids" $10,200, Egyptian— "Abie'^^12,000 



1x53 Angeles, April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 1,450,000) 

Weather: Fair 
Holy Week did not put a dent Into 
tuslness here. It was vacation for 
the schools and the result was most 
satisfactory at the box office. Par- 
amount led the town with "Close 
Harmony" on screen and Singer s 
Midgets on the sUge for over $41,- 
000. Second money was obtained 
by Grauman's Chinese and "Broad- 
way Melody," ninth week, playing 
close to $86,000. 

"Godless Girl," for the first time 
at pop prices, was not a bell tlnger 
at the State. Lina Basquette, fea- 
tured In the picture," made five even- 
ing personals and helped the gross 
to around $27,000. "Sonny Boy' 
skidded about $4,000 below Its first 
week at Warners and Is In Its third 
and final stanza now. "Iron Mask 
Is an out and out hit at the Carthay 
Circle, doing as much on Its thlro 
week as It did on the second. 
"Hearts In Dixie," on third and next 
to final week at the United Artists, 
dropped about-$4,000 below preced- 
ing week. "Abie's Irish Rose," third 
week at the Criterion, was about 
$500 below the week before. 

Greta Garbo Is surefire here, slg 
nlfled by a draw oi better than $10, 
000 at the Egyptian. Boulevard had 
a fairly good stanza with "True 
Heaven'l-and the F. and M. "B" unit 
on stage. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Boulevard (Fox)— "True Heaven," 
sound (Fox), (2,164; 25-60). Mats 
very strong; six days went to Just 
over $6,000. 

Carthay Circle (Fox) — "Iron 
Mask," sound (UA) (1,600; 26-$1.60) 
(3d week). Fairbanks a natural 
with .the kiddles; take again close 
to $l9,05l»j plenty profit all the way 
around. . ' . ^ 

Criterion (Fox)— "Abie's Irish 
Hose," dialog (Par) (1.600; 25-76) 
(3d week). Held up surprisingly 
well, kids going nuts over it; around 
$12,000. 

Egyptian (UA-Fox)—"WUd Or- 
chids," sbtind (MG) (1,800; 25-75). 
Garbo can draw; $10,200. 

Grauman's Chinese (UA)— "Broad- 
way Melody,'! dialog (M-G) (2,028; 
60-$1.50) (9th week). Holy Week 
packed them in for mats and nights 
to over -capacity, with mldnlte show; 
not far from $36,000. ' 

Loew's State (Loew-Pox)— "God- 
less Girl," sound (Pathe) (2,042; 
26-$l). Not such good audience 
bait; Lina Basquette in person and 
Rube Wolf enUtled to 1)0ws for 
around $27,000. 

Paramount. (Pub)— "Close Har- 
mony," dialog (Par) (8,696; 26-76) 
Picture and Singer's Midgets great 
b. o. blend: $41,300. 

United Artists KUA)— "Hearts In 
Dixie." dialog (Fox) (2,100; 2B-$1) 
(3d week). Held up well; $13,000 
even. 

Warner Bros. (WB)— "Sonny 
Boy." dialog (WB) (2,766; 26-76) 
(2d week). Kids strong for Davey 
L«e, though picture not gauged for 
them; around $23,600, Including 
Easter Sunday. 

DES MOINES FAIR 



TRISCO HAS GOOD WIL; 
2 LEADERSpO $61,700 

Cat. Near Record on 'MaskV 
$28',000-"Harmony" $ai,- 
700— "Nights" $30,000 

San Francisco. April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 762,000) 
Weather: Fair and Cool 

Holy Week brought some sur- 
prises. Both the Warfield and the 
Granada did unusual business while 
the California came very near a 
record with "Iron Mask." 

Two special events were staged 
by the Granada. Last Monday a 
"Whoopee" was held In which visit- 
ing talent took part. It was fol- 
lowed Tuesday by the stage appear- 
ance of Jess Stafford and his band> 
Stafford combo appear in "Close 
Harmony," the picture which closed 
last Friday. At the Warfield a par- 
ticularly good Fanchon and Marco 
presentation helped. 

Embassy chanK,ed pictures last 
Thursday, "One Stolen Night" prov- 
ing a weak sister. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Warfield (Fox-Loew) (2,672; 60- 
66-90)— "Desert Nights," sound (M- 
O). Picture did not haul -em in, 
but good stage show helped round 
out $30,000. 

Qranada (Publlx) (2,698; 35-60- 
66-$l). "Close Harmony," dialog 
(Par). Hardly noticed Lenten sea- 
son and clicked to tune of $31,700. 

California (Publlx) (2,200; 36-60- 
66-90)— "Iron M&sk," sound (U-A). 
Excellent showing for this house at 
$28,000. 

St. Francis (Publlx) <l,87e; 36 
BO-6.6-90)— "Godless Girl" (Pathe). 
Second week ended with about 
$8,200. 

Embassy (Wagnon) <1',876; 60-66 
90)— "One -Stolen Night," dialog 
(W-B). Made one week only for 
about t^.OOO. 

$54,500 Satisfies Four 
Mont Honses Holy Week 




IDEAS FROM EUROPE 

only yesterday Meyer Davis re- 
turned from Europe with treasure 
chests bulging with Ideas and nov- 
elUea that wlU parUcularly appeal 
to those who appreciate the swank 
of London and the breezy flair of 
Paris. 

Patrons of Club Chantecler, Cafe 
le Paradls, Chevy Chase tiake and 
^Pillow Grove Park will enjoy many 
surprises. 



"HARMONY'S" BIG PLUG 
REAPS $2*6^ IN K.C. 

Captive Woman" $16,000— 
Midland's Lowest, $10,500, 
With "All at Sea" 



Capitol Does $10,000 — Too Many 
"Night" Titles Confuses 



Des Moines, April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 176)000) 
Weather: Balmy 

In spite of only fair pictures busl 
ness kept on an even keel.. Customers 
confused on titles of "Desert 
Nights," "Chinatown Nights," and 
featured short subject at one house, 
"Night in Venice," and "Knighto of 
Venice" at another. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Capitol (Publlx) (1,M0; 26-iO)— 
'a>esert Nights" (M-G) and Publlx 
unit, "Blue Grass," Good show all 
round; fair for $10,000. 
^ Strand (Publlx) (1,065; 20-30)— 
"Conquest' (WB), first half, and 
"Stolen Kisses" (WB), last half; 
good split program averaging $2,700 

Des Moines (Publlx) (1,700; 25- 
60)— "Chinatown Nights," dialog 
(Par). Wallace Beery straight not 
so good as Wallace Beery come 
dlan; $7,200. 

Orpheum (R-K-O) -First half, 
"The Shakedown," and second half, 
"The Jazz Age," also "Napoleon' 
Barber"; oke at approximately 
$7,600. -- 



C OSTUME S 
O R HIRE 



PROIMJCTIONB 
BXPLOITATIONS 
PRBSBNTATIONB 



GOSTUAABS _ 



Montreal, AprU 2. 
(Drawing Population, 600^000) 
Weathers Fair 

Holy Week and fadeout of ho<5key 
cancelled each other In this city, 
leaving the flickers, helped by both 
legit houses being duk. well above 
the red. Outeide of-Mpnday, when 
the- last Montreal team took the 
hockey count, there waa no place 
else to go. 

Palace had "Lucky Boy," but long 
stretches of silence between dialog 
disgruntled the fans. Heavy book- 
ing first two nights, fell off the next 
three, and then picked up on the 
holiday, with Thursday also better. 
About $15,000 made It a very fair 
Holy Week.' 

Capitol put on "Lady of the 
Pavementa," and Lupe Velez has 
following here. House In conse 
quence held preimlere position of 
previous week but with a $2,000 
drop to $16,000, which is high- for 
this time of year. Eddie Cantor In 
a talking short and Capltoliajis 
stopped the leakage in midweek to 
some extent. 

"Captain Lash" rated high at 
Loew's, while local talent was head 
lined in vaude with Gitz Rice. Com 
blnatlon put the house over a dlfll 
cult week and boosted gross to $14, 
500. Imperial stepped on the gas 
with "Seven Footprints to Satan," 
a mystery film that had the fans 
hot and bothered. House Is holding 
to a high standard and geta major 
boosts every week in local press. 
Picture overshadowed vaude, which 
was also attractive. At $9,000 grqss 
is high stepping for the week. 
Strand and neighborhood houses 
fell off. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Capitol (FP) (2,700; 40-65)— 
"Lady of the Pavementa," sound 
(UA). No standout, but Lupe Velez 
liked; Eddie Cantor short also made 
grade; good Holy Week gross of 
$16,000. 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 40-66) — 
"Lucky Boy," dialog (T-S). Too 
much silent to please customers, 
who have been ballyhooed Into ex- 
pecting every foot of film will be 
sound; $15,000 fair enough. 

Loew's (FP) _(3,200; 36-501^ 
■"CaptaIn~TCasK;'' s6uria"([r6i7~ana' 
vaude. Held theatre to previous 
week's figure; much above expecta- 
tions for Holy Week; Gitz. Rice, 
vaude, brought a lot in who usually 
don't attend this theatre; $14,600. 

Imperial (FP) (1,900; 36-76)— 
"Seven Footprints to Satan" (FN) 
and vaude. Best picture here this 
year; good vaude past few weeks 
and gross reflected b^pst; $9,000. 



Kansas City, April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 700,000) 
Premiere of "Close Haimony" 
was the high spot In things 
theatrical last week. Nothing could 
have been sweeter' for a premier 
performance, from a publicity angle. 
Buddie Rogers Is Kansas City's own, 
as is another aotor In the picture. 
Jack OaUe. U. of Kansas sent Its 
76 pleoe band some 200 students and 
friends and Buddie's father started 
the projection madilne for the first 
public showing. Perfect. 

Another story. Was this a pitiful 
flop, the -Dane-Arthur picture, "All 
at Sea." at the Midland. 

Estimate* for loaf week 
Newman — "Close Harmony," dia 
log (Par), (1890; 26-36-60-60). Made 
to order for Buddy Rogers and Nan- 
cy CarriU; picture opened strong 
and kept bnfld^ for the best Holy 
Week gross bonse has ever enjoyed; 
terriflo publicity: $26,000. 

Malnotreet— "His CapUve Wo- 
man," dlialos (FN), (3,299; 26-35-60- 
60). Drew weU all week; stage 
Show rounded out high value bill; 
$16,000. 

Loew's Midland— "AH at Sea." 
sound (H-O), (4,000; 26—36-60). 
Never got a start; $10,600, low rec- 
ord herew 

Royal — "Captain Lash," sound 
(Fox). (9i0; 26-40-60). Vic. Mcr 
Laglen's name draws In this sector; 
$3,300. 

Pantage^-'^ne WolTs Daugh- 
ter," dialog (Par)r (2,200; 25-36-50). 
Bert Lytell and "Lone Wolf" stories 
did not dlsappalnt; $10,400* 



MINN. TAKES BIG B O. 
LEAP-HITS $35,000 

Coogan, Vacation, and "Why 
Be Good" Bo It— "Mask" 
Flops in 2d Weeic 



Minneapolis, April 2. 
^ (Drawing Population,. 600^) 
Weather: Favorable 
Jackie Coogan in person proved a. 
box office tonic for the Minnesota. 
Despite Holy Week he Jumped 
business to $35,000. "Why Be 
Good?" on the, same program was 
generally acclaimed one of Colleen 
Moore's best pictures and pleased 
mightUy. 

"While Coogan was goallng 'em 
at the Minnesota, Fairbanks did 
something very unusual for him 
hete In his second week of "The 
Iron Mask" at the State. - This was 
a box ofiSce flop. Difficult to dope 
out why. this picture didn't land 
strongly here. Even the first week 
waa far below par for Fairbanks. 
A surprise was the showing of "Red 
Wine" at the Strand, which house 
deviated from Its second run policy 
to offer the Initial local presentation 
of this one. Little was expected of 
It In the way of a draw. However, 
it gave the house a profitable week. 

Hennepln-Orpheum had nothing 
to attract customers and suffered 
accordingly. • Pantages also did 
poorly. The Lyric, with "Stark 
Mad," continued along at ita money 
making clip. 

Eatimatea for Last Week 
Minnesota (F. & R.-Publix) (4.- 
200; 76) "Why Be Good?" sound 
(FN). Jackie Coogan In person 
and "Monte Carlo," Publlx unit 
stage show; Coogan the big noise 
and goaled 'em; put house back on 
feet again; splendid exploitation 
helped; film liked here more than 
any Colleen Moore picture since 
"Flaming Youth"; Easter vacation 
in schools made the Coogan book- 
ing a pip: $36,000, a big Jump. 

Itate (F. & R.-Publlx) (2,300; 60) 
Iroi) Mask" sound (UA). Second 
week of Fairbanks picture for dis- 
appolntlne grosses; first week far 
short of expectations and second 
week no better; $11,100. 

Hennepin-Orpheum (R-K-O) (2, 
890; 60-60) "Shady Lady" dialog 
(Pathe) and vaude. Picture pleas- 
ing but lacked box office value; 
vaude continues poor; house had to 
rely on Siamese Twins for draw, 
and their fourth appearance In 
tovm; around $11,000. 

Strand (F. & R.-Pub1ix) (1,400; 
35) "Red Wine" sound (Fox). Pic- 
ture rated weak but brought In 
profitable gross; much. better than 
anticipated; about $4,000. 

Lyrlo (P. & R.-Publlx) (1,300; 86) 
"Stark Mad" dialog CWB). House 
keeps Ita profitable gait with talk 
ers; picture not as strong as prede 
cessors but made good enough 
showing; nearly $5,000. 

Pantages (Pantages) (1.600; 26 
60) "Clear the Decks" (U) and 
vaude. Denny picture liked and 
vaude fair but little pulling power 
business off at about $6,600. 



MASTBAIIHITS 

Town Slumps Tho— Stam 
ley's $22,000 Bottom 



PROV. FEELS PRESSURE 



Support Bill Helps State Get Nearly 
$16,000 Albee Plugs Film 

Providence. April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 316,000) 
Weather: Unsettled 

Business flopped last week. Slump 
expected because of Holy Week and 
except In one or two cases, houses 
made no effort to draw. "Tide of 
Empire," with one of finest support' 
Ing bills seen In this town for some 
time, got a fair break at the State. 
For the first time the Albee sub- 
ordinated Its vaude program to a 
film, playing Sally O'Nell's "Hard- 
boiled." 

Estimates for Last Week 

Loew's State (3,600; 16-50) "Tide 
of Empire" sound (M-G). Fine sup- 
port bill ot short talkers; despite 
Holy Week $16,000 reported. 

Majestio (Fay) (2,200; 16-60) "Me, 
Gangster" sound (Fox) and "Dry 
Martini" sound (Fox). Nothing to 
rave about: near $9,000 not so good 

Victory (R-K-O) (1,600; 16-60) 
"CamaUon Kid" dialog (Par). Also 
two talking- shorts; failed to create 
any disturbances; about $6,600, low, 

Albee (R-K-O) (2,600; 16-50) 
"Hardbolted" (Radio) and vaude, 
First time house has ever exploited 
Aim feature above vaude; around 
■$9;600~-not— bad— considering— Holy- 
'W^eek. 

Strand (Ind) (2,200; 16-60) 
"Homeicomlng" sound (Par) and 
"Just Oft Broadway" (Chesterfield) 
None too hot; maybe $8,600 and off 

Fay's (Fay) (1,600; 16-60) "Fancy 
Baggage" dialog CWB) and vaude 
Feature got talr support because of 
good exploitation;' $8,600 below ave- 
ra|;ew 



BUFF. SURPRISES ITSELF 



"Weary River" $20,000 On Repeat — 
Big Publlx House $20,300 



Buffalo, April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 600,000) 
Weather: Fair 



Much to the surprise of the town 
Holy Week failed to make any real 
difference in figures. Takings 
seemed to continue about as usual 
with very little to distinguish the 
week from the preceding periods. 

Grosses are regarded as unusual 
in view of, the fact that all .down- 
town houses were closed Good Fri- 
day until after 3 o'clock in the 
afternoon out of deference to Mayor 
Schwab's request.' 

Estimates for Last Week 

Buffalo (Publlx) (3.«r00; 30-40-76) 
— "Chinatown Nights," dialog (Par), 
and unit. Business as usual; $26.- 
300. 

Hipp (Publlx) (2,400; 40-60)— 
"The Cameraman" (UA), and vaude. 
Takings preserved an even level for 
$16,000 for six days. 

Century (Publlx) (8,400; 40-60)— 
"Godless Girl." sound (Pathe). De- 
Mllle thriller, outaide of Ita "mes- 
sage," proved good entertainment 
and kept business even for $12,100. 

Great Lakes (Fox) (3,400; 30-40- 
75)— "Greyhound Limited," dialog 
CWB). Just another picture; around 
$10,000. 

Lafayette (Ind) (0,400; 40-60)— 
"Weary River." dialog (FN), and 
vaude. Business claimed extraor- 
dinary for Holy Week; return en- 
gag.cment of picture at this house; 
management _ reported $9,000 for 
openlhg"~Saturaay~Snd""Sunffay^an'd' 
even Good Friday showed strength; 
almost $20,000. 



Philadelphia, April 2. 
Holy Week took Its expected toll 
In the downtown picture houses, 
with one or two. exceptions. Chief 
among these was the Maetbaum, 
which had a corking week with 
"Wolf Song" and an elaborate stage 
offering billed as "Spring Festival." 
Combination started extra strong 
for a $52,000 finish. House, looks 
to be well over; but because ot'lo'- 
cation and overseatlng downtown 
management will have to keep plug> 
glng, especially durlns early sum- 
mer. 

Stanley wasn't so hot last week, 
although Charlie MelaOn, m. c... has 
developed a following. - Picture, "A . 
Lady of Chance," considered weak. 
At $22,000, probably 10TE$at figure 
for a full week theatre has ever 
had. 

Weary River" was oft a notch in 
Its third week at the Boyd, but 
looked strong at $20,000, and is be- 
ing held this week, giving It full 
month. Fox had "Blue Skies'! as 
film feature and a good stage bill 
for between $26,000 and $27,000, good 
for Holy week. Other Fox house, 
Fox-Locust, hot so lively with 
Speakeasy" at a little over $14,000 

Stanton's "Queen of the Night 
Clubs" held up well In ita second 
week, all things considered. Re- 
ported at about $13-,0<)0, though that 
fiigure may be a trlfie strong. "Ghost 
Talks" was Just fair at the Karlton, 
which has reduced Its scale again 
to a 60-cent top and :1s no longer 
getting heavy advertising plug. In 
other words, house reverts to week- 
ly change policy, with strictly pro- 
gram pictures, on a par with the 
Arcadia. 

Two Bure-seaters reoorted excel- 
lent weeks. New outfit Film Guild 
Cinema,' occupying old Regent, had 
"Two Days" and foul: shorts. Little 
had "Ten Days That Shook - jthe 
World," and both Russian pictures 
caught, the fancy 'of the arty crowd. 
Estimates fo^- Last Week - r 
Mastbaum - (4j800v 40-60-76^85)— 
"Wolf Songr" sound (Par). Picture 
clicked, especially first half of week; 
stage bill strong, too; $52,000 re- 
ported, and excellent considering 
Holy WeiBk. 

Stanley (8,700; 86-60-75)— "A 
Lady of - ■ Chance," sound (M-G). 
Weak picture and bouse had . poor 
week; near $22,000 about bottom for 
this house. 

Boyd (2.400 ; 40-60-76) — "Weary 
River,"" dialog (FN) (3d week). 
Barthelmesa held Aip nicely consld« 
ering conditions;- around $20,000; 
held to round out month. 

Stanton (1.700 ; 36-60-76)— "Queen 
of Night. Clubs." . dialog (WB) (2d 
week). Texas Gulnan picture stood 
up satisfactorily In second week; 
$18,1)00. 

Karltort (1,000; 8(-E0) -"Ghost 
Talks," dialog (Fox). Hbuse has 
reverted to low scale, weekly change 
a^i program pictures; not so forte 
last week; around $3,000 claimed. 

Fox- Locust (1,800 J $1)— "Speak- 
easy," dlUog (Fox). Second week 
for this melodrama Just fair at 
$14,000. 

Fox (3,000; 90)— "Blue Skies,'' 
sound (Fox). With good stage bill, 
headed by Jane Green and William 
and Joe Mandell, this one clicked; 
maybe $24,100. 



Moss Leaves L. & T. 

Chicago, April 2. 
Jules Moss, exploitation manager 
for the L. & T. circuit, has re- 
signed. No replacement announced 



$14,000 LEADS SYRACUSE 

Keith's Hops in Front— State Low*' 
$13,500— Eckel, 98,000 



Syracuse, N. T-. April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 220,000) 
Weather: Generally fair 

Two main stem theatres found 
the Holy Week slump no deterrent. 
Keith's clicked with the week's 
high at $14,000. and the Eckel did 
slisrhtly better than $8,000 with "Re- 
deeming Sin." . 

Strong vaude bill rather Uian the 
film accounted for the good business 
at Keith's. In the case of "Redeem- 
ing Sin" It was the two stars' draw- 
ing power rather than the picture 
which counted. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Loew's State (2,908; 26-50)— Holy 
W-ek plus a picture not particular- ^ 
ly strong, "Tide of Empire," sound 
(M-G), gave the house only $13,600! 
fieure was formerly considered igood 
before vaude was added. .„ 

Strand (Ind) (1,600; 20-40)— "Be- 
hind Closed Doors," sound (Col). 
Palled, to click ; down to about $4,- 
000: house usually gets $7,000. _ 
"" Em'pii-r 'nndr T(l,'49lT '"25=40)-- 
"Cohens and Kellys in A. C," dialog 
(U). Did about $6,000, none too 
good. 

, Eckel (Schlne) (M46: 35)--;'Ke- 
deeming Sin," dialog (WB). A little 
over $8,000 on strength ' of stars, 
satisfactory week. . 

Keith's (2,614; 20-60) —Vaudnlm. 
with business up to $14,000 on 
strong vaude. 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



H^ly Wd( and Hddovere Muffle 
JVay^-CaiM $58,100 on 
I WeeM New Kctiires Last Sat 



orgy of prenUeres slgnallea the 
Lent and the topeakjngr of 
S?Sadway'B dea<"oc'« holdgvers. 
SiieP Saturday ushered in B«vm 
^^otures and the Immediate lu- 
tntlyrai witneBB numerous opentnga 
toSdS the re'feular weekly change 
JS^S; schedules for the next 
Sr6t^<^^ I'eUi "Coquette," 
SSlW." "Rainbow Man,V 'Show 
»fc,'/ "Ihnocentfi of; Paris" and 
Ijr doldwyii's ."Bulldog Prum- 

Jbiy W^lt'i^oO^'Brpsseffliwlow'avr 
iffie aithouirh. ln the three. Ws par- 
iSc Boxy, Caj)it6l tad, Paramount, 
Sm* were contributing factors- for 
mederatft grosa^s. ^ Ro^ vas , re- 
Slnlng Its feature for a third .week, 
Sraii5)unt haa;"Red8kln". fresh from 
SCrengagement. while the dapltoVs 
ittempt to get, by with 'J^ie Qreat 
Powen" Independent talker, resulted 
aaaatrously.-Buster Keaton's "Splte 
Marriage" <*a8 rushed in oa 
the .second ^performance •Sund.ay 
fire alter the ^show had taken a 
terrific laiolng frpmi' patrons, •,- ^ - 
. . •■Broadway Melody'/' serenely set 
' it:5i« Astor," copped; $24,800;^ about 
" tiie only rittifagtlon to hoM that 
'emUe through' ttbly Week. ''Heairt? 
inTDlxiS," wWch Mew Friday In 
'&Tor of "CHrtSOna;" wlll 'pop' Up 
at the Boxy this Saturday:' It's 
' Stay at the Qalety wae^ not happy. 
. "Ii«ay of ',tb^ Pavements" held 
■^ng on its;.third and fln$il week, 

- teliying |ap.»00:^at the K(alt6:; Could 
hay^ Btaye^ ibnger biit booking lim- 
pt«a to.. three.'. weeks. 

• Eitlmatea for l««t week 

f' Ailpr^"Brbatfway Melody," dialog 

V <isl-T3). (1.120; $fr»2) (8th' week). 

V Advance 'sale and demand Impetus 

V kept this onis rolling; 924.800. 

' Cameo— "Godless Girl," dialog 
/<t)athe) <649;:,.: 50-76) (1st week). 
GbcU'B. DeMiUe's long delayed plc- 
Itnie I opened . Saturday under, new 
• l»llcy -hew .iof extended runs; no 

- change, in fscale; "Battle of Mons" 
:atky6d 4v» 'days of second week for 

. M.60)>:. house 4ark. two. d^ya.. 

i'Cait)ltol<-^''Spiter Marriage,'* sound 
\ W-Q) (4,630; • 85.-6j[»-'76-.$1-|1.60). 
Sacrificed to-emergency; came in on 
the crest of ;anothe!r picture's -iflop; 
; -started 90 aeoond' shbw. Sunday 
-without previous publicity; got good 
biit belated notlceti; house- lOcl^' to 
pull out vrlth 868,100,' poor fleure 
for this loc&tloh. 

: Centr«l-^'.*W64try River," dialog 

.< OfN) (922; . 11-82) (lOth Ani' anal 
week. Oood',ru^; jgucceed&ig ' atr 
frfhotlon ' "His' '.Captive '' Womih" 
(SUIs-Hack^U) oj^joed «Iast pight 
.(TiieS%y); final gros^ on ''Weary,'.' 

,■ 810.800. ■ - ■ 

- , Xolony— "Steady • Lady,". V dialog 
<Pathe) (l,0.8Q.i. ,6J)-T6). Pre-Ea^tifir 

' Mump lopped -11,600, or BO, oft housp 
average; around 811.300. 
.Criterion^'.' -The Letter" dialog 

. <Par> (88?; 81-82.) (4th week). 

' AtKiut three more ' weeks; .'Innor 
cents of Parle". (Par.), with- Maurice 

-Chevalier, notr. Slated for .this house 

. Instead of Rlalto; "Letter" around 
812.000, good. 

EmtiBsay— "Trial of Mary Dugan" 
dialog (M-G) . (696; 81-82) '(Ist 
Wek). Pfeihlered Thursday night: 
drew, favorable- cDiAment ajricl started 

. on well over week 'end. 

' Gaiety— "Hearts In Dijtip" dialog 
(Fox) (808; 81-82) (6th ahd^ final 

. week). Gross evaporated on final 
week;. "Christina" (Fox) Saturday 
hlghted and enjoyed good start, 
spilling ovej into Monday, 
t. Harris — "Singing - Fool" dialog 
CWB) (1,101; , 81-»2) (29th week). 
Can't last • much longer; vet of 
street now/ flirting with 88,000. 

Paranteunt —"Redskin" sound 
(Par). (3,666; 40-e6-76-86-tl)„Tech- 
nicolpr feature:! previously at Cri- 
terion; not hot a,t 868,000. 
.:.<RialtQ — ''lAdy. ot the -Pavements" 
«o,und (UA) (1,904; 86-60-36-81) (3d 
w»d' final week).. Final , grpss of 
-1:10,800^ punchy . enough to have war- 
ranted waek or two more; gathered 
|110,400 on three week stay; "The 

.wlia Party" (Par) opened Sat, In 
lor three weeks, then "Close Har- 
mony" (Par) due., 
.-^'voli— "Iron Mask" sound (UA) 
(2,200; 35-^0-86-81) (6th week). On 
the. sag after swanky run; 'way 
ahead of "Gaucho" on general form; 

x'^..^®'*' »28,600, and "Coquette" 
log * Friday night at $3. open- 

';ft???^T."^P®**^^^y" dialog (Fox) 
60-76-8i-$l,B0) (3d and final- 
^e«k). Ttlke 896,600 makes total 
on, this double holdover 8340,- 
.f„i Hearts of Dixie" and big 
stage show will stab for two weeks. 
" "7^f ~"" So«nyrBoy"~diaidg- 

(WB) (2,900; 36-60.66r76). Holy 
til "eured here aa) elsew'here; 
Ifni ^ pretty good under circum- 
stances; had brief stay at Warners. 
rt,\;?'""«';8— "Divine Lady" sound 

WM?, ^,Vi'**" »l-»2) (2d week), 
fl '"'Jjf* "Ited but no sock at prices; 
first fun week $20,600. 
Winter Garden — "Noah"* Ark" 



MIX HOPS PTFT. STANLEY 
TO$33,650-TOWN0KAY 

Penn's $35,500 Neat— "Son- 
ny Boy" Out to $15,000— 
"Strong Boy" $12,000 



Pittsburgh, Aprir2. 
(Drawing Population, IWflOO) 

Expected dent from Holy Week 
didn^t materialize. Biz wa^ excep- 
tionally . good, considering every- 
thing and nobody registered kicks. 

Tom Mix, at the Stanley, gave 
the' House one of Its best grosses in 
moiiths, screen cowboy alone being 
credited with 833,860. Flret show. 
Good. Friday, houe^ was a sellout,- 
rare occurrence in this city. 'Vaca- 
tion in schools^ started Thursday, 
and kids were out In droves. So 
that house put on %n extra show 
Saturday morning for theni': House 
got quick turnover for they left 
after seehig' Mix. Milt Douglass, as 
m. b.; was to have opened house's 
stage band policy next week, but 
was yanked and what house -intends 
to do next Is being closely veiled. 

"Desert Nights" waia one of weak- 
est pictures- Penn haJb had in long 
time, but regular moo enabled gross 
to approximfite '836,600. Publij: units 
so well liked here ' they come re- 
gardless of film. Picture came In at 
last, minute to keey 'Xady of Pave- 
ments" for. this week in connection 
with personal appearance of Lupe 
Velez. Mexican girl in on wave of 
exploitation seldom seen around 
here. 

Grand, with second and last week 
of "Sonny Boy-," fell oS only a cou- 
ple of grand to about 815,0.00,. .xlue 
to the influx of .-k|ds when vaca- 
tion startedj Picture didn't do what 
was expected. "Divine Lady" (FN> 
opened fair Saturday. Aldlne picked 
up a little over the poor grosses of 
preceding two weeks,' claiirtln^ 
around 812,000 for "Strong Boy." ' 
Estimates for Last Week . 

Stanley (Stanley-WB) (3,800; 86- 
60-60)— "Lone Wolf's ■ Daughter,',' 
dialog. (Col.) and Tom Mix on stage. 
Gave house best In a long :tlme: 
833,660 credited to MU; kids flocked 
after . Vacation . started, with > .hun- 
dreds lining up at stage entrance 
aftisr each show. 

Penn (Loew's-CA) (8,600 ; 26-36-^ 
60-76)-^"Desert Nights," sound 
(M-G) and Publix unit Fell off 
about . flve * grand . from previous 
week, still, takings around 836,800; 
good enough, , 

.Qriind (Stanley- WB) (2,000{ 60- 
75)— '«onny. Boy,", dialog CVVB). In 
Second and final week managed to 
get aroun^ 816,000, dUe to children;? 
trade; special two-bit tickets for 
kids had 'em coming after schools 
'closed for Easter. 

Aldine (Loew'^) (2,000; 26-36-50) 
— "Strong -Boy," sound (Fox). 
Picked gross. up a bit with, around 
812,000 claimed, due mostly to 'Vic 
McLOglen's local draw; "Broadway 
Melody" (M-G) in now for run. 

Si Lonis Eases Down; 
Ambassador $27,000 

St. Louis.- April 2. 

(Drawing' Population, 1,0&,000) 
Weather: Fair and Witirm 

Warm weather and Holy Week 
furnished a double blow last week. 
£:verythlng tumbled; 
- "Weary River," Grand ■ Central 
hold-over, pulled along in good 
shape. Other attractions all over 
town but average. / 

Estimates for Last Week 

Ambassador (3,000; 36^50-65-76) 
—"Kid Gloves," dialog (WB). Un-- 
derworld witticisms overshadow 
bloody battles of gangland; Nagel 
popular here; Ed Lowry'a stage 
shew; 827,000. 

Fox (6,000; 35-76)— "Air Ch:ou9," 
sound (Fox). Aviation thrills with- 
out the war element; stage show in- 
cluded "Rhapsody in Blue'! presen- 
tation and prolog to film; 

Loew's State (3,300; 25-36-65)— 
"Tide of Empire," sounji (M-G). 
Good gold rush spectacle with ac- 
tion and color; sound shorts; 810,- 
800. 

Missouri (3;800; 36-50-65-76)— 
"The Dummy," dialog (P&r^). Stage 
show with -Milton Slosser, organist, 
pinch hltUng; 818,800. — 

Grand Central (1,700; 50-76)— 
"Weary River," dialog (FN), (2d 
■week);--Stlll'drawlngr -sound-screen, 
shorts. 



dialog (WB) (l,494;^ 81-82-83) (4th 
week). Finding some favor but not 
outstanding; circusing In publicity 
has been Important factor; if it 
Urries until graduation days every- 
one will probably be satisfied; last 
week around 823,000. 



N. p. FEELS SOCK 

state $1,200 Behind Saenger's $14,- 
200— Strand— Tudarr^OOO 

-New Orleans, April ?,- 
(Drawing Population, .600,000) 
Weather: Clear and Warm 

Holy Week made no corhitiroinlse. 
One and all sutTered alike, 

Saehger went along with"China- 
town Nights" for a mere 814,000. 
Loew's State had "The Dummy" and 
grabbed 813,000, luclQr. Orpheum 
slipped in 'projecting "Getaldlne" 
and the Strand worried along with 
"Love and the Devil." Cashiers had 
a seven day snooze. Another to just 
make an even two gees was 'TJry 
Martini" at the Tiidor. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Saenger (8,668; 66) "Chinatown 
Nights" dialog .(Par). Title prom- 
ised, but those who looked in pro- 
nounced opus slow paced; only 814,- 
200. 

Loew's State (3,200; 60) "The 
Dummy" dialog (Par). Considered 
just another talker here but 813,000 
not bad. 

. Orpheum (2,400; 60) "Geraldine." 
Very quiet at 88,100. 

Strand (2,200; 66) "Love and the 
Devil." Just passed 82,000. 

Tudor (800; 60) "Dry BlarUnl" 
(Fox). Also 82,000, bad. 

BALTO. EASES BY TOUfiH 
WK.-4»ARKWAY$5^ 

House's Best Figure of Winter 
Witli "Weary" — "Why" 
$18,500 at Century - 



Baltimore, April 2; 
(Drawing Population, DBOflOO) 
Weather 1 Fair 

Daylight savings proposal doesn't 
seem to have a chance with the 
state legislature, and as this is a 
biennial body the. idea- is 'out for the 
next two years, at any rate. Down- 
town '-exhibitors oppos^ it, fearing 
a cut in night trade, v 
. First-run houises weather Holy 
Week far better.thaJl exi>ected. One 
of the Loew-.^.-'lioUses — Parkway — 
actually got the best dra'w It has 
had air winter with "Weary River." 
Century only slipped 81,000 with 
"Why Be Good," but the Stanley 
eased off considerably with ."Tide ot 
Emplrp," . : • 

'Valencia pame through nicely on 
VCanary .Murder. Cas^"; sent over 
from the Stanley .for a continued 
run. Combo 'tCelth's reported a 
good weeic, having "Shakedown" on. 
the screen. : 

Estimates for Last Week 

Century (Loew)— "Why Be 
(3ood," sound (FN) (3,200 ; 26-00). 
Excellent flap picture got that type 
of dra,w': "Bubblfis" excellent stage 
unit; weathered tradltldiially ' Off 
week very 'well at about .81.8;600. ' 

Stanley CLoev-dtahley-'CrandaU) 
— "O^de of Empire," sound (M-O) 
(3,800; 26-60). ' Voted goojl for its 
type but had no flapper appeal; 
about 816,00« light. 

Rlvoii (WilBon : Amusement (So.) 
(2,100; 26-60)— "Oteyhound. Ltd.." 
dialog (WB). Monte Blue popular, 
here and picture dreV pretty well; 
not outstanding, but satisfactory.' 

Valeneta (Loow - UA) — "Canary 
Mitrder Case," dialog (Par) (1,600; 
26-60). Got a good week at the big 
Stanley and held up nicely Bere 
when transferred; 'way above avi- 
erage at thi^ low-top house; about 
84,000. 

New-'tWhitehurSs) — "Jazz Mad" 
(1,800; -26-60). Just a fair -week de- 
spite flip's title; felt Holy Week 
opposition; not over 86,000. 

Parkway (Loew-UA) — "Weary 
River," dialog (FN) (1,000; 16-86). 
Gave this theatre biggest gross .of 
winter, and in Holy Week; clote td 
85,000 a big surprise. 

Keith's (SCfaanberger's) — "The 
Shakedown" and vaude (3,200; 25- 
60). -Van and Schenck on stage re- 
sponsible for outstanding Holy 
Week; business herd seems on- the 
upgrande; nicely above average at 
about 813,000. 

MET'S STYLE SHOW W3,000 

Boxer Helps<MSmerial Get $24,000— 
^ State Off With $17,300 



Boston, April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 850,000) 
Weather: Fair and Rain 

Just Holy Week, with business 
generally off. One exception. 

Jack Sharkey, at the Memorial, 
held business up fairly well. At the 
Met the most surprising business 
that has been checked out there tor 
many weeks was turned over. 
. Estimates for Last Week 

Metropolitan (Pub) (4,000; 60-66- 
76)— "Wolf Song," sound (Par). 
Style show credited with drawing 
power; 848,000. 

—-Keith-Memorial- — (3,000 ;--.41)--tt-. 
"Children of the Rltz," sound (FN). 
With Jack Sharkey heading v«ude; 
824,000. 

Keith-Albee Cvaudflim) (8,000; 
60-60)— "Carnation Kid," dialog 
(Par). Down at 819,000. 

Loew's State (vaudfllm)— "BelU- 
my Trial," dialog (M-Q). Mot eo 
good ^Ith 817.806. 



Just, Another Week in (%icago; 



"Wolf Song" Holds Chicdtro at $42,000— "Mask's" 
Good Second Week— "True Heaven" $5,300 



FHAND $19,400 WITH 
HARMONY'-BmOFF 



Nlusic Box $8,000 and Pan 
$9,000— "Desert Song," 
Legit, $19,000 



Portland, OTe., April 2. 
(Drawing Population, 310,000) 

A combination of the last week in 
L«nt and four-day stand ot the 
road show, "Desert Song," at the 
Auditorium, combined to force pic- 
ture grosses down all around last 
week. Rosa Ponselle, operatic so- 
prano, was also here in concert for 
one night Despite such circum-. 
stantlal opposition, the Portland 
held up well and the Dufwlh did big 
with world premiere of Tom Barry's 
new play, "Danger." ' 

Hippodrome ran its last week of 
W.'V.M.A. vaude and will go musi- 
cal comedy tab and pictures, next' 
week with Ted Howland as pror 
ducer. 

Estimates for Last WeSk 
Portland (Publix) (8,600 ; 86-60) 
'Close Harmony," dialog (Par). 
Proved popular;. Henry Buese . as 
m. c. going over okay.; 810,400, 

Broadway (Fox) (2;000; 86-60) 
"Desert Nights," sound (H-O). Off 
at 812,600. 

United Artists (Parker-Fox) 
(1,200; 35-60) "The Iron Mask," 
sound (UA) (3d week). Off some 
due to opposition; 86,600. 

Music Bpiic (Hamr'ick) (2,000; 26- 
60) "Kid dloves," dialog (WB). 
moving fllm ot underworld; Mack 
Sennett's' first talking comedy here 
lik«a{ 88,000. 

Blue MoiiBS (Hamrlck) (1,200; 
26-60) "Redeeming Sin,." dialoff 
CWB). Not bkd tor 86,000. 

-Oriental (Tebbetts) (2.700; 26-36) 
"Haunted House,'? soimd (FN). 
EVazler Players In one-aot -stage 
play; good all -round program; 88,- 
ooo- ' .. , /' ' 

Pantages (Pan) (2,000; 36-60) 
"Cohens and Kellys in A. C.,". dia- 
log (V). Ooinff great as film 'fea- 
ture; 88,000. 

Hippodrome (Heillg) (2,000; 10- 
80) "Sally's Shoulders." House not 
wired; last weak ot W.V.MJL vsnd; 
rei^ced by musical tab; 84,000, 
: Qufwin (Henry Duffy. Players) 
(l,60d; .26-81.26). World premiere 
of Tom Barry's new play, '3>aqger*' 
with Duffy east; play Isi mjrBtery 
thriller; without a murder; did well 
for 86,600. ■ 

Auditorium (Civic) (4,000 ; 76-83^). 
Fow-day stand of "Desert Song" 
with 76 apople, Blar. 27-30; Mast 
week of Lent held- -business down 
for what was biggest 'road show-at- 
tractioit of local season; near '819,-' 
000. 



Asb's Return No Help; 
BIdpParLow, 



Chicago, April 2. 
Same minority group which took 
big money away from .the regular 
lH>op leaders the previous week was 
still In the saddle Holy Week. Quite 
a letdown all around, however. Best 
wa» the 836,000 broui^ht to United^ 
Artists by the second week of "Iron 
Mask.'.' This figure is 810,000 above 
wh^t the house ordinarily would call 
good. 

State-tAke was easily above nor- 
mal again at around 826,600 for 
"Strange Cargo." This Is the RKO 
stand's second week , of sound, the 
policy starting to 832,600. Before 
wiring^ and with seven instead of 
the. flve aiid six acts of vaude no^w 
used,, house- hovered Just above and 
below '.820;00O^nd mostly below. 

Biggest downtown house, the Chi- 
cago, dropped uiider average with 
"Wolf SoiDg" at 842,000. Oriental 
also was among the losers, hitting 
835.000 with "Chinatown.' NightB." 
Fox's small Monroe was better than 
usual with 86,300 for "Tru^ Heaven." 
Orpheum also was quite satisfied 
with 87,400 tor the second ahd last 
week of "Queen Of the Ifl41>t C!luba." 

"Wolf of Wall Street" went out of 
the R6osevelt to 819;00O for its third 
week, 'the otheir two weeks 'jgiving 
It a. kood' three-'week average'. "In 
Old' 'Arizona" Is estimated at about 
836i)00 for its third week and car> 
rie 4^ over. 

EstlmfitM for Last WiMk 

Chicago <Publljt)— "Wolf Song." 
sound (Par), and-stage show (-4,400; 
60-176)'.' -Showed n'6 power in adverse 
we^k; 842,000. ' 
: MoVioker's (Poblfx)— "In Old 
Arizona,'; dialog (Fox) (1,666;^ 6Q-'76). 
Slipped to 835,000 in thhrd week, but 
Btlll beyond the usual; started at 
846,000. ' '■ • ' . S .' 

MenrM . (Fox)r-''!Pruo Heaveti,*' 
sound (Fox) (1^000; 60-76). : IMd 
Xery ' weil, drawing 86,800 In oner 
week stay. ' 

Oriental (PubUz) — "Chinatown • 
Nlghta," dialog (Par).. imA.Fubllk . 
unit (8:600; 60-76). Got -jnBt .faclr. 
comment, BM house felt gonenCl 
slump.; 886^000^ - . . - - - 
. brph«um>( W^)T-''Quein<'of Night 
Clpbs/' dialos (WB) (80l){ 60>. TO- 
Woi 8I8i860'ia two weeks !for l,0«OS : 
seat hbuse; first, 111,468/ and ^B)e6« 
ond, 87,400.. — ,-•.-''' 

Rdo«ev«lt . -(Publlx)^"W!Olf ot 
WaU- Street;" dialog (Par) (IfiOOi 
6.0(^76); : Down to about: 819.000 -In 
«nal (tbirid); w«e)r; strong opeQlas 
was at- 127(000.' ' '.,,.'•■,.' ^ ; 

.8 1 a t • - take - (BKrQ)i--VStrange: 
Cargo.'' dialog (l?athe),> «nd;...vaud'tf 
(3,700; 60r7»)< Stcant [ yreHk, > or . 
sound hlt'<imartly;<~826.600,. " . 

United Artl«U(UA)r^'1r6nMaBk,''^ 
sound (UA) (1,700;^ 60-76^; '^Prevldue* , 
week's recprd - toppler-'stlU |10;000 
aboVQ normal; 836,0)00 on second 
-week; house taken'-over tor. opera- 
tion by B.-ArK. April L 



Brooklyn,' April 2. 

Paul Ash vis back at the .Par- 
amount. Annual food show-, is over, 
Lent's gone, 'spring's here and' show 
business is still kind of slo^. '.^ 

In addition to Aqh the Par had 
"Redskin" but only did around -844,-' 
300, whlQh 'ls 'w^y off. Fox, down 
the road, has- ho ,klok ho^.' Exc«K 
lent vaude orp&y and "Lone Wolf's 
Dadghter^' did 

Other three houses held on tightly, 
and didn't complain. / At the Met- 
ropolitan "Jimmy 'Valentine" and 
fair vaude drew .824,000, while - the 
Albee plugged. aloAg with "The; 
Spieler" and Rudy 'Vallee for 824,000. 
Strand succumbed to midnight 
shows nightly, new idea, and of- 
fered "Sonny Boy" which -was re- 
ceived fairly well at 823,100. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Albee— "The Spieler" dialog (U) 
(3,248; 36-60-60-76). Rudy VaUee 
and orchestra got excellent billing 
and helped; 828,000. 

Fox — "Lone Wolf's Daughter" 
dialog (Col) and vaude (4,000; 36- 
40-60-60-75). Program starts on 
Mondays now and crowds have 
taken kindly to new policy; good 
vaUde building clientele which here- 
tofore-stayed away; 831,000. 

Metropolitan — "Jimmy 'Valentine" 
diaiog_(M-G) (3,577; 36-40-60-75). 
Popular plcture'ana"T22,9D0. ; '" 

Paramount — ^"Redskin" sound 
(Par) (4,000; 36-60-76). Ash Is 
back and sizzling stage show, but 
845,000 very poor. 

9trand— "Sonny BoV dialog CWB) 
(2,000; 25-35-60-60-76). Dayey Lee 
popular here and' house pleased 
with 823,100, on tough week. 



Palace Fair In 



At$l$,MD^oiW.OOQ 



WashlngtOOt. April 2. 
(White Pdpulatlei^^O,000) 
.Wsaihert -Unsettled' 

'What with Holy Weekt' ^hot, cold 
and rain, picture' business did soine 
fubhy thttigs- last week. . . ' 

Palace with ."Mating Call" copped 
top - money age^in. . Earle took a 
seven grand broc|le wltb ."The jCm:- 
natlon KW": Fox reversed Itself 
from < the previous .week, -opehipg' 
low and building with "VtaklngVjthe 
Grade." "Lucky Boy" was indU- 
ferent at the Met. while .'"Bellamy 
Trial" lield - up . rather Si^ell on .its 
second' week at the Columbia, 

Xhrerythihg'came back with a ter- 
rlflti ru.i^ ;Saturday, all nouses plti'g- 
glng specials. Fox has "Hearts in 
Dixie" and the Columbia has 
"Broadway Melody." Both here at 
regular toll. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Columbia (Loew) "Bellamy Trial" 
dialog (M-G) (1,232; 35-60). Good 
second week against conditions; 
about 88,000. 

Earle (Stanley Co.) "Carnation 
Kid"' dialog (Par) (2,244; 35-60). 
Off 87,000 from previous week; 
means close to 811,000. 

Fox (Pox) "Making the Grade" 
dialog (Fox) and stage show (3,434; 
36-60-75). Started light but built; 
just above 817,000. 

— Met-(Stanley-Co.)_!.'Lucky._BQy."_ 
dialog (T-S) (1,685: 36-60). Didn't 
overcome handicaps; near 80,000 
very low. 

Palace (LoeW) "Mating Call" si- 
lent (Par) and stage show (2,363; 
35-50). Dropiied from previous week 
but silll got top monej; of towM; 
final count near 818,000. 



la 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday. April . 3, 1829 



Amusement Stodts Hold Back,. 
Even IINien Money Pre^ure Eases 

Paramount Stands . Out Under Influence of Aggres- 
sive Clique— Volume Drops $harply 



Amusement shares made a poor 
showing yesterday. "When the rest 
of the list' went Into a moderate 
rally on better complexion In the 
credit sltuaUon, the theatre issues 
proved distinctly laggard. Consider- 
ing the steep drop.s to which they, 
hnd heen subjected and the 'strong 
clbiue support they are supposed to 
have behind: them, the display was 
disappointing to partisans. 

Truth seems to be that public 
interest In the group is not as 
strong as It was a while back. Per- 
haps the absence of a spectacular 
performer lii this section of the list 
has something to do with the' cool- 
ing enthusiasm; When Warner 
Bros, was soaring It served as a 
highlight and the other amuse- 
ments benefited by reflected glory. 

Par Stands OMt 

Yesterday's Improvement was 
based on reduction In the loan rate 
from 15 Monday to 12, and on re- 
assuring advices from Washington, 
where Reserve Bank authorltleG 
were in regular session. . 'Secretary 
Mellon also gave out hopeful state- 
ments. 

In some quarters the rally was o{ 
substantial proportions. The oils as 
a group moved forward at 4 point 
average. Other special varieties did 
as well. . Glimpses of amusement 
quotations shewed no such resil- 
iency. ParaYnount probably was 
best, as it has been all along, prin- 
olpally because its clique was more 
disposed to take an aggressive atti-' 
tude than thje sponsors of allied 
stocks. As' a class, however,, the 
theatre showed Httle comeback 
after the pressure of Monday,' when 
they were within a few points of 
the lows established on. the craeh'of 
& week before. Pan^mount- climbed 
about 2 polnts.tff-SS oo otie extreme, 
while. Fox actually receded' a frac 
ilon' at the other. 'Warner 'got to 
106,vbut didn't hold the gaiin. In no 
case wa? the turnttver 'cit sufflcleht 
size to indicate a jxisitive tendency, 
iknd bulls 'in ' the amusements took 
what comfort they could, from that 
circumstance. 

Pathe Disappoints 
Pathe has been particularly diS' 
appointing. The courage with which 
Pathe supporters had bid prices up 
led many to look for .something 
spectacular. Under pressure of the 
recent money flurry it bt'oke badly 



Yesterday's Prices' 

Leading Amusomerita 



Sales, HIgb. 
1800 Fox .... 68 
1000 lxi«w . . 63M 
6200 Far. ... m 
lOOb Shub«rt. SOti 
IDOOO Fatbe . . 11 
4300 Warner 100 
8000 RKO ... SifiA 



lyOW. 

em 

02 

68% 

06 

IWH 

.27% 



Ijaat. Cbg. 

•86% -^14 

62M + %■ 

.06' 

00% - U 

10% +14 

1W% + * 
28% 



and seems to have lost most of its 
promise. Yesterday ; nearly 20,000 
shares of the common changed 
hands without the stock registering 
anyt^jlng either- way. Looks like 
the ciampalgii here has- been flnished 
for- the present, 

Radio-Keith wa)3 another sluggish 
spot. Turnover of about 9,000 shares 
wa:s moderate and range from high 
to low spread over less than two 
points. Another stock' wh6se swift, 
collapse tinder , pressure has dain- 
aged Its status with the speculating 
community, adding to the dlfilciilties 
of th^ sponsors: who would like to. 
see the shares more widely' distrib- 
uted." ■ ■ ■ 

Shubert was definitely weak , and 
Fox did no more thaii. bold Its bwn'. 

Of Interest was the income state-- 
ment of Eastman Co: for 1928 
showing net of about (20,000,000, 
or about e-yen with its brlUlAnt 
year In 1927'. Balaban- & Katz re- 
ported $1,860,000 net or $6.28 . a 
share, "cbiiiBart^ to for the 

previous yeair.: First National .'Pic- 
tures sHowed . D,167,pOQ . net or 
$12.64 a 'share of -, common, cbm- 
itared to $11.94 in the previous yteirr 
It used ta .be 'an argument that 
mar'ket progress of E^astinan was 
bnUibh on the picture stocks, ' but 
this logic has lost Its force. East- 
man has such enormous accunoiula- 
tlon of surplus, ca^h that it is com- 
patatively. free .from trade Influence 
marketwtae. Even at fhat, it sold 
off to new 1929 low during the dras- 
tic break.' . ' .' 

St&nley was hard 'hit on declines, 
touching'n6w low within a fraction 
of SOC Controlling influence in this 
stock is the pbsslblUty of "Warner 
Bi;o8. making inotheir offer for Ow 
stock still uiwoiiverted into Warner 
On the Jiasis of ticker performance, 
it w^uld seem to be a rather remote 
chance. 



W. E Opens Up Court 
Action Against Pacent 



Western Eleotrlo's first court 
move against Indie talker equip- 
ment was served last week on the 
most auocesstttl manufacturer of. 
the cheapest goods In that field, 
Pacent "W. E)„ aUeglng nine patent 
infringements dating over a period 
of nine years, -will seek within the 
month to . 'enjoin ' Iiouls Gerard 
Paceiiit, ex-employee of Warners, 
^hlcb firm has been silently 
credited 'tm being Interested, In . the 
Pacent' devise from the start, .'trbm 
iislng these patentfs ' dealing with 
olrculia and ampUiBcatlpn .In : the 
Parent Reproducer and.'in otte^ de- 
vises tnrnedi «at hy ' bl|i original 
unit, the Pacent illectrie Company; 

It Is gathered that the electric Is 
unoffldtdly ; Interested In smoUng 
out any." "Wamer . relation with 
Pacent ' In- the manulabtore of a 
$2,600 devise that Ja Installed in 400 
theatres with several hundred more 
oil . the contraietural waiting list. 
We9tem xnectrlc . made its- InlUal 
step In this direction. It Is said, 
when they- tipped ofl a Yitaphone 
chief and ..close, friend. ' of Pacent 
several days .before ' a . Brooklyn In- 
dependent e^diibltor, now operating 
a duetl W. XL initiation, allowed 
them access to bts' . Pacent ..ap- 
paratus. . > 

As for . patent- Infringements, 
Pa(^nt..sald .fhajt the ^talkeir. equip-. 
ment.'rightiB had .'been csiretuily ex- 
amined before he ' commenced' pro- 
duptloK. " On the siilt, he .states, 
'It Is' a siap : In- the ' face pf the 
whole Industry. '^'We have helped 
many, exhibitors who could - not. af- 
ford _< high., prices to secure souitd 
and by so 'doing' we' have aided the 
producera ' in their sale of .film. 
'V7estem Electric cannot compete 
with as,' I ,BUPi>ose we should 'feel 
honored to be sued Jby such a big 
company. AnyBbw, they have their 
pigeon boles filled with patents 
which they dlspilay .Vrhen-ttley think 
convenient, .Theycu't-, get an ; In- 
junction, aiid. It might 'take 'three 
yeiars before they get anywhere if 
they want to. battl'e." 



Not for Two Year* 



XoB Angeles, April I. 
CaUfomla wUI have, no d>T- 
llght saving for at least ttnother 
two years. A measure backed 
by the oU and Automobile In- 
terests was killed In the Benatie 
. Committee last week. 
' As the tieglelature does not : 
meet again- dntll 1991, theatre' 
-men 4re hreathihg more easily. 



^' $7300, tacoma 



-' Tacbnui, Aprir'ii. ■ ' 
Population, l2SjlQ0O)' 
"eatneri Rain" ~ 
It vrasn't only tbe rain but .Holy 
Week as well. Only the Pan and' 
'7ron Mask" held up, 

Dav^d. Dow, temporarily up .from 
Los Angeles, now ln^harge- as- local- 
manager tor Fox houses, : 
' Estimates for Last Week 
Parttages <l,t60; 26-60)---1ron 
Mask," Soiind (TTA). Romantic and 
clean;.went for great biz: $7,300. - 

Blue -Mettle (Hamrlck). (660; 60-: 
76)-^"Kid Gloves," dialog (WB). 
Fair at t6.600. * 
'. Rialto (Fox) (1,260; ■ 26-86-66)— 
'.The Dummy," dialog . (I>ar). .Did 

$4,ioo;\ ' ■ 

Colonial (Fox) (860; 26-SO)— 
VMakIng TVb'eopee," soiind; (Foj). 
Nice week for picture ("Red Wine") 
remainfng; $2,900. 

TRISC0J40U$E SWITCll^ 

"Melody" at Columbia April 20— 
ErlanOer'snB WirMl Houses 



Ilgrh. 

101 <^ 

MV, 
110J4 

40% 
188 
.101 

24 

•27 

*3% 
72 
14% 
80 
74H 
lOOK 

OS 
184 
• «0!4 



10 

26 

81% 

87% 

80% 

40% 

10 

24 



97 
121% 
lOOVi 

64 

100% 



Smnmary tor week ending Thursday, Uarcb 28: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Low. Sales. Issue, and nte. 

32% 4,206 American Beat (8) 

79 8,200 Consol. Film p(d. (2) 

178 8,800 Eastman Kodak (8) 

eO% 43,000 Loew (3) 

OS 700 . Do. prd^ (6%) 

26% 1,400 Keith 82 

05% l.BOO .Do. pfd. (7) ' 

81 86.400 Fox Class A <4) 

ISli 4.400 Madison Square Garden (2)"< 

24 1,100 Het-Q.-M. pfd. (1.89) 

16 166,100 Radlo-H.-O 

IVA 11.700 Motion Picture Cap 

SOVi 168,800 Paramount-Famoos-ILasky (3) 

TM 81,000 Pathe Bxchaoge 

iSfi • 8.800 Fatbe Class A 

34ii 



Kkb Sneaking Hoiise/I^ 
For Hwne 'Projection: 

New Britain, Conn., April' 2. . 
Touths -with home projecting sets 
using: standard films are again 
bothering the Palace and Rialt'o 
theatrea Last week the Palace 
lost the final reel of a' featu re -pic^ 
tnre and ran the Show, thinking tne 
film complete. On tho 'same day the 
RiiBlto lost a .flye' reeler and a one 
reel jploture. ' I<OBt films werib faced 
to a. youth who was giving picttire 
. shows to his friends and charging 
a -small admission. 

This Is the second time within 
three weeks that boys have taken 
films from the local houses. 



. San^ Francisco, Apr!) 2. 

A. L. Erianger will not take over 
the Orptaeum here- in time to bouse 
"Broadway«.Melody" (M-O) whloh 
was due on this -qite for a $1.60. 
twice dally run commencing AtiU 
2b., Reason Is that the* prpbenm 
Clcouit yrtil continue to occurt: the 
house until June 28. 

Declsfdn sends- "Melody" to the 
Columbia^ Fox' house, on -^e stoie 
date and for the jpritee. 

'- X>1an'ger. houses, which will, \be 
wired by Aug. 1 are: Metropolitan, 
Seattl$>; American., St I«Als; ' Er- 
langer, .3nffiaIo ; Efrlahger,. ' Cincin- 
nati; iifberty, NSw York; Tremont, 
Boston; Erianger, Pliiladelphia; 
Nixon, Pittsburgh; Ford's, Baltl-; 
more; Na,tiona], 'Wasbingtofi; VST' 
Uinger, Atlanta; Krlanger, Birmlngr 
ham; Tulaae, -New Orleans; Elr- 
langer, C!hlcago, and. the Riltmore, 
Los Angeles. . AU these .theatres will 
be ■'Western- Electric equipped. 



$E4mE AND 5TH AVE 
DO $38,000 HOLY WEEK 

'Sonny Boy* Starts to $1 1 ,500 
^ari Down, $6,866--^Towii 
In Fair Shape 



BeatUe, April a. | 
(brawina Population, 600^000) , 
Weather: Rsln and Cool 

Holy Week hurt biz, of cours^. 
but -not badly. < Boys are making ' .- 
whoopee ' for the opening of th* .'- 
new' Fox 'In .two -^reekB, Frank 
"Wbltloofc here to direct publicltyf^. 
At thto S«a,tUe 'Bddie Hitchcock 
using sonle'of his, biggest guns sus ~ 
p. «. on "Wolf Song," which has 
been .' ballyhooed^ for past four, 
weeks; '; Opens .-next ' '■'/ 

Bbmrick .had'' go6d draw "m- . 
"Sonny Boy" for run at his Mutde 
Box. 

- Estimates for .Last Week 
■ ,8eattlo (Pub) (3,106; 26-60) "aose 
Harmony" sound (Par). Bud^y 
Rogers : and. Nancy Carrol] good 
drawing I>Blr; Publtx unit, "VoU 
cano," real hit; better at $20,000;' 

Fifth TTvo. (Pox) (2.600;. 26-60) 
"Desert Nights" sound (M-G-M)* 
John Gilbert in lights .and biz held, 
nicely; $18,000. . 

Coliseum (Fox) (1,800; 26-86). 
"True Heieiven". sound (Fox). Good; 
program Sll .around; good at $6,800w 

Columbia (U) (1,000; 26-36) 
"Caught In Fog" dialog (WB) and 
"Girl oil Barge" dialog (U). Split 
week policy Just so-so; $3,800. " ' 
'.Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (960; 60- 
'76) "Lady 'bf the Pavements" sound 
(UA).. Held up for second week} 
:$7.dOO, • 

Muslc Box (Hamrtck) (1,000; 60. 
76) "Soiiny Boy". dialog (WB). Good 
first week; in for run ^ 411,600. 

Winter Garden (V) (660; 26) 
"Someone to Love" sound (Par). A 
little better; $2,600. 

Pantages' (1,600; 26-60) "Man 
Who Laughs" (U). Just fair; 
$6,800. 

Orphsum (2,700; 26-$l) "Forbid- 
den .Love" (Pathe). RCA Photo«- 
phone opens here April 14 . with "Th«' 
Leathernecks" (Pathe)'; $10,000. 



0,100 Shubert (6) 

0814 1,790.000 Radio 0)rp. of America...' 



4t; 



6 
18 



(8). 



28 
16 
2S 



02% 
llO^i 
07 • 



860 Unlvenal pfd. 

123,100 Warner Bros.: 

4,700 Do. '^pfd. (2.20) 

CURB 

26,400 Acoustic Prod SM 

19,100 Coo. Fllm.SMt -26 -. 

.800 CoL FIc..,..., V- 61^ 

64,600 Fo< Theatres . , 26% 

8S.I00 Da.'Fortee RbdlO.. 19% 

100: I,oew ■ rights. 80K 

40O. I«ew war> 9% 

COO Universal PIcttures. . : 28 

BONDS 

82,000 Keith 6s, '46 

2,000> IMW 6s, '41 

22,000 Do. ex war 

10.000 Pathe 7s, '87 

SB.OOO Par.-Fam.-La^y 6s, '47. 









Net 


HJRh. 
87% 


Low. 
46% 


I.aSt. 
30% 


cai^e. 


27% 


23 


86% 


- % 


180 


172 


179 


— 34 


06% 


60% 


04% 




100 


98 


00 




82 


20% 






107 


05% 






91% 


84 


^* 




2m 


19 






26H 
34M 


26 
19 


IS 




8Mi 


. 38 


37 




66% 


60% 


06 


11% 


7% 


10% 


- '% 


22M 


13% 


20 




63 


64% 




100 . 


82 


ioo{^ 


+10% 


86% 


84% 


8S% 


-r 1% 


11614 


07 


100 




62% 


43 


40% 





02% 
112% 

98% 
.80% 
100 



ISSUES IN OTHER MARKETS 

All Quoted for Monday 
Over the Counter 
New York 



7% 
28 
iVi 
I 28% 
16 
30% 

6 
21% 



92% 
110% 
97 
79 



7% 
2«% 
31 

29 
191 
30>/ 
0'/. 
22% 



110% 
97*^ 
79%- 
99% 



-I 



+ % 



s 

.-2% 



Quoted In bid and ashed. 



27 
20 

8% 

-4 
Si 



33 
4% 
<l 



Roxy. Class A (8.30) 

Unit <lo 

Unit do 

De Foreat Phono ,. 

Technicolor 



Cliicago 

IIM) Baloban & Katz 

Los Angeles 

20 noach, Inc 



Loew Managers Change 

' ' Cleveland, April- 2. 

Another sbake-up Instigated by' 
W. B. Finney, district manager, has 
resulted . in changes In the local 
Loew organization. 

Sanford Farkus, from- Syracuse, 
succeeds -Cleorge Dumont, who goes 
to St.- Louis to manage - Loew's 
State .there. Floriah 'Denard htis 
been transferred from ..the- :1pcal 
State to thei Stlllman, becoming as- 
sistant manager. Ralph' Jones 
moves, from the latter to assistant, 
manager of Loew's new theatre at 
Akron, O. Appointment 6f a new 
manager of the Allen, to' replace 
EVed Clary, who reslgned„rexpected 
shortly. 



promoted to general manager of a 
group of 14 Loew Ohio houses, with 
headquartws In Cleveland.' 

Kingsmore was city manager of 
Iioew houses In Memphis prior to 
his Baltimore assignment He will 
be succeeded: here by Charles Ray- 
mond from Loew's State, St. Louis, 



77 



18 



76 



76 



16% 16%. 



U's Silent Versions 

Los Anseles, April 2. 
While a numbe'i^ of producers 
have declared their Intention of 
ab,ir,c1onlng the silent picture. Uni- 
versal com^s out with a statement 



that it will make silent versions of 
all pictures produced. 

Carl Laemmle believes It short- 
sightedness to overlook the thous- 
ands of small exhibitors .who b^v'^ 
not yet been able to get their houses 
.wired, Sifi well as the foreign mar-* 
ket 



CHAHGE OBIEIiTAL PLANS 

C!hlcago, April 2. 

With the acquisition of the 
.Unlte^^ Artists^ theatre^ here Jon_ a_ 
60-66"' op^watlng . aifreement7^IB. 
K. has called oft tbe plans to send 
the Oriental Into straight run pic- 
tures. Oriental remains as the 
opening house for locally produced 
Publix stagehand units. 

V. A. will continue with straight 
pictures. Paramount Alms now - be- 
ing 'snbj^lct mstter for the house. 



Pickpocket Epidemic 

. Rochester, N. T.^ April. S. 
Four cops went to a matinee; at 
the Enfltirian theatre., following a 
series of complaints of womeoTIosing 
their purses, and came out' with . a 
confessed sileak' -thiefi He gave his 
name as Howard Powell, 28,. of 
BufTalo. 

His racket, according . to the de^ 
teiictlves, was to - sit behind a loiie 
women wlio had left e, vacant seat 
beside her. Frequently ''she. would' 
put her purse' and bat on the vacant 
seat. AlS soon as she became en- 
grossed In the show, mah . woul^, 
quietly tip up the" seat, let the purse 
slip to the floor, then move to an- 
other part' of the house. - 

Police communicated with Buffalo, 
and learned a band there is waiited 
for 160.i)etty theatre Jobs since Jan. 
1. Powell was held without ball on 
a Vagrancy charge. 



Baltimore, April 2. 
A shift in ^e Loew managerial 
staff here Is scheduled. : Howard P- 
Kingsmore, who SUsftpeded Bern- 
stein- as 'general manager .01' the 

Loew houses In this city, has beeh ' ,Warfleld will be turned into a 



Warfieiid Dropping Units; 
Becomes Long-Rnn House 

San Francisco, April 2', 
. Fanohon and Marco units will be. 
switched from the. ,Wariield to the 
ne^ Fox, 6,200 seater, -which opens 
here June 28. 



long run house. 



Seat for Everjr 8 of Pop. 

Minneapol'ls, April 2. 

Tbe new- Minneapolis city/ direc: 
tory, giving the city a population of 
407,316, lists 62 theatres with a total 
seating capacity of 61,000. 

That's one seat for every eight 
and a fraction persons .here. In- 
cluding men, women and children 



'^*~ • -»-r'-- CHed'go, ' A'prli ''2i 

Regal theatre, B. & K. operated, 

most pretentious colored house in 

the world, has been turned over to 

the William Morris office for ex 

elusive booking. ' 
Theatre previously playing vaude 

will .install a small- stage band 

policy. 



{Stage Shows Hebf wo 
Ion Houses to $14;000 



.. Toronto, April 2. 

' CDrswing Ponulation, 700^000) 
Weather: . Fair and Mild 

Gomhination of good weathw, 
strong le^t . attractions, hockey . 
playoffs and boxing was too much - 
fdr the flickers last week. Grosses 
were stiU flat on their baclcs in 
spite oCthe Good Friday tonic. And . 
daylight saving-starts Aprjr29. 

"Name the Woman," supported 
by a stroflg TBUde bill, and .'"Tbe 
Du^nmy" at the Hippodrome and ' 
Uptown, led the town at $14,000 
each. Meither 'wbuld have done that 
much' except 'for strong stage sup* 
port. "Case of Lena' smith" sound'* 
ed altogether too tame for the reg* 
ulars at Ixt'ew's and |11,600 was tbe ' 
best It could do.. This ho'use is ready > 
for sound now and will .be the first 
to shoot -audible ' celluloid with a . 
vaude bill. Pantages -was in betted 
form wltb "Cohens and Kellys at 
A. C," which nabbed $13,750 and- 
was. going 'strong 'at the close. 
^■Bellamy TiJar flnished strong on 
its third week at the Tlvoll and 
mad<8 way fdr '."Broadway Melody." 
Estimates for Last Week 
. Hippodrome (FP) (2,600; 30-.60) ' 
'TJaisfe the Woman," Picture didn't, 
mean much but stag« show and 
shorts were good; about $14,000, not 
bad in non-sojund bouse. 

Uptown. (FP). (3,000; 30-60) "The 
Dunyny" dialog (Par). Title scared^ 
young folks away but enough new 
faces to give the house joint leader* 
ship v>ith Hip at $14,000 with much 
cheaper stage show. 

Pantages (FP) (3,400; 30-60} 
"Cohens and Kellys in A. C." (U). 
Critics branded this one as food for 
morons, so tbe house showed an In- 
crease ever last week; $13,750. 

Loew's (2,300; 30-60) "Case of 
Lena Smith" (Par): Town refuses 
to' get excited over anyone by the 
name of Smith; bad at $11,600. 

Tivoll (FP) (1,400; 36-66) "Bel- 
lamy Trial" dialog (M-G). Closed 
fairly to $8,500 after three weeks; 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G) although 
not drawing a strong campaign 
opened 'to s. r. o. Friday midnight 

ixmB's sbuin) suit 

Muscatine, la., April 2- 
Ludy Bosten, proprietor of the 
A-Muse-U picture house here, h?* ■ 
filed suit for .$2,843.60 against filec- 
trlcal Research Co., New Tork. 

Suit set forth that Bosten con- 
tracteffT6r^.'T!.~H5Wra-'Wnrlpmentr" 

subject to I approval of the New 
York office,' and gave a check for 
$1,130. Before the approval w.is re- 
ceived ,he wired .the company tj 
cancel the. contract but the checli 
was cashed; He seeks to 'SfO'S 
that money and a note for ♦liOW 
'whicH' he- 'gavel' • 



vW^nesday, April 3, 1989 



F ILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



U 



Talkiiig Shorts 



»U8eDWARD8rWEVUE(17) 



t "HOT SHOTS'* 
FOX MOVIETONE 

I 7 Mine.; Blackouts 
Gaiety, N. Y. 



££h' -reveals ros«-bowere'd: patio aet do ypu think that gtiy back there 
Suh Juvenile embracing -girl and with the shot grun Is?" grumbles the 
^L^ng "For Tou a Roaer' Most . . - ^ -.. 



bridegroom, "Daniel &oone?" An 
old- gag, but fresh In this guise; 
Series of wows. Riiah. 



FOX MOVIETONE NEWS 
No. 26, A, B and C 
30 Mine. 

Projection Room 

Great variety, mostly spot news. 
Excellent even quality, although 
nothing stands out as memorable 
feature. Perhaps Item likely to 
snatch liveliest attnntlon la flrKt oC 
a series of lessons In sight and 
sound on how to o-"rate an air- 
plane, last sequence In C reeL 
,A 

Opens briskly with series of views 
of Mexican rebels In camp and on 
the flghting line. Close ups of Gen. 
Escobar and Geh. Murletta, rebel 
leaders, who speak in . Mexican. 
Shift to American side of lino, 
where Gen. Moseley's U. S. troops 
are shown on patrol near Ft, Bliss 
or in maneuvers In the field. Ma- 
neuvers are great sound stuff, espe- 
cially night artillery scenes, with 
flashes of light and crash of heavy 
guns or clatter of machine guns. 
Lehman camera, McGrath sound. 
' Interview with Jack Dempsey, 
Jack Fugazy and Ed Cole, news 
Sports promotion trio. Interlocutor 
asks questions and receives replies. 
Flawless record by camera and 
sound, respectively, by Lettla and 
l^icks. 

iE'ergoIa and Duffy have dandy 
comedy ' record from Florida. Mob 
of kids In bathing suite take boxing 
lessons 



Trial of Mary Dugan 

(DIALOG) 

Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer production and rc- 
lonso. featuring Noma Shoaror, H, B. 
Wnrnor, Lowhi Stono and Raymond Hack- 
ott. Adapted trom Dayard -VelUcr's play of 
the same name and directed by -VelUcr. 
Synchronl2cd by W. E. disk proceoa -xylth 
UouKlna Rlienr«r recordlhs ennlnoer. PhotOK- 
rnpher, -William Dnnlclo. At the I^mbassy, 
N. y., for twico dally run at S2 starting 
March 28. Running tlmo. 113 mins. 

Mary Duxan.. Norma Shearer 

Brtw.ird West I..ewls stone 

DiHtflct Attorney H. B. -Warner 

Jimmy DuRan Raymond Mackett 

Dugmar Lome Lllyan Tuahman 

Mrs. Bdgar Rice Olive Tell 

Marie Decrot Adrlenne D'Ambrlcourt 

Ferno Arthur Mary Doran 

Inspector Hunt Dewitt Jennings 

Judge Nash Wilfred North 

Ur. Welcome Liinders Stevens 

May Harris Myra Hampton 

Police Capt. Price -Wesicoti Clarke 

James Madison Chnrlrs Moore 

Henry Plalsled Claud AUIster 



A moving picture because it comes 
In cans and unwinds through a pro- 
jector to reach the screen. Other- 
wise It's a verbatim celluloid and 
disk report of the play. Eliminate 
the Intermissions which were in the 
show and there's hardly any differ- 
ence in the running time. But 
•Mary Dugan" is an excellent talker 
and will do heavy business for the 
program houses. It's the best sub- 
ject the Embassy has housed in 
some time 



this effort will suffer In the eyes ot 
those who walk In «t the climax or 
halt way through In the grind 
houses. That It is talky and long is 
obvious but that it never seriously 
loses its grip is also true. Velller 
has taken the edge oft his punch, 
the revelatlhg scream of the widow, 
by preceding it with another fem- 
inine screech ns-a dummy figure of 
the murdered man is unveiled In 
court. Latter Inclusion la gruesome 
enough without the misplaced 
scream which might better have 
- , , been held back to permit tne fol- 
.•JiMr'i llo^l"? shriek full emphasis. 

Picture Is about as much of a one- 
set effort as any film can be, there 
being, but snt^ch flashes into the 
corridor crowds for atmosphere and 
long pause views ot the spectators 
during the booth changeovers now 
that the titles are gone. 

Boing on disk "Mary" can't very 
well stand curtailment and 113 min- 
utes is long program time, Tet, 
here is a flr^t rate talker possessing 
a strong story as its foundation 
which should do much to get -Miss 
Shearer oft on the right foot early 
in the dialog cycle. Recording la 
exceptionally good. BUU 



Lo«w'i» New 'orn _ three shorts as a preliml- 

" irirst of Gus Edwards' song ana ^^ry to Fox' "Christina" for »2. 

jiuiee revue short* '2' ^ corking Idea in tailing shorts 

SHBlnaUy scheduled aa a.two-reeler, skillfully managed. Subject la 

bSfih cut to a slngle-reeler to gerles of perhaps six or seven 

ISSMlltup. Done entirely m techni- typjcai -biackouU" put over with 

KiSr the act la weU^sUged and machine gun speed. Mob at this 

sSm9 dressed, and while none ot premiere yelled. Material a bit fast 

fhaialent employed, la outatending, maybe tart in flavor for the 

JrieSe is worthy of a Ptace on any generality. 

Swpg abort program In the neign- Qagg cut down to the bone ana 

whoode. . ^ ^ ^ . .V ahot over waist high and in the 

'llOfle -Idea Is. carried out in the groove. Here's a sample; Scene — 

■nnS^ numbers, all of them old- anclosure In a zoo. wire fence 

SmtfS. None . of the atngers or marked "Rhinoceros." Sedate ma- 

5Sce apeciallsta are pcrej^n crcd' tron, seen from the back, la reading 

USS. Edwarda, -Veteran trpuper and the sign. "Tell me," ahe aays to an 

V^verer Qf..qtage tajent, getting invisible attendant. "la this a male 

■flMTBOle billing, without appeatlng or a female rhlnoceroa?" Reply: 

Jn-the reviie, as waa hla custom "Lady, I don't know, and It wouldn't 

when he staged this type ot act for. make any difference except to an- 

~mtie other rhlnoceroa." 

■^ Opening has' -tall girl appearing . Another has very young couple 

'ii^ore a rhinestone-studded curtain 'applying for a marriage- license. 

■MMine a "rose" aong and then go- "Have you the conaent of thla girl's 

■ W into a short dance. Full stage | parents?" demands the clerk. "Who 

■ S5h -reveals r--''-»^"''' 
3rtUi Juvenile 

. 2Sng "For Tou a Roser' 
Slhls Is In long Bhots, and while 
tiie boy's voice Is of no great merit, 
flblortul acene' serves to balance that 
deficiency. Solo dancer on her toes 

i^lng white, coatume and lead- FRED ARDATH CO (4) 

iiitf ballet numBer la on next, with "The Corner Store" 
ttU^pe of dancing of little value VITAPHONE NO. 729 

to tiie talking aereon. 9 mins.; Comedy skit 

•,^ro\«nSoi;M"'ai;ih*""''^ .... 

r^l, I'i'nVed b?f ~ ViriS-'go^ol'^rsirpT.tc'^ Si^l l ^«^-Uir- ll '^^S^l^gl jX^rtW I K^sirinr,^ssZy tt the « 

^hine tvo baby picklnlnnles erally applied with a paint brush | Weat ?°J"A..<r*?«ts .in quadrangle | the stage version are likely . to , be | contei^olafed a oretentloua oroduc- 
aMund In small wagon croons ahd holds plenty of giggles, chuckles 
^Khty Like a Rose" in effecUve and beUy laughs for the average 
manner, holding it down to a single picture hou^e audience. For the 
^orus. Other good numbers are klda It's a continuous roar. 



Plenty of angles to thla one com- 
. , menclng with what's going to hap- 
Then four-year-old mlsa pen to It In Pennaylvania and Ohio? 



with more poise than Mrs. Flake I After that it makes a trite example 

alngs "Twinkle, Twinkle,. Little (or the legit producers to glance 

Star." Perfect OOOOOH-AAAAH over and thereby get an Idea of how 

shot. the studios are going to handle their 

Rockne puts his flghtin' Irish dramatic plays when the author also 

football squad, which looks like the directs. "Mary Dugan" will now go 

entire undergraduate body In num- on the road. It's former amount of 



THE GODLESS GIRL 

(PART DIALOG) 

Ceoll B. ' DeMllle prodnotkin distributed 
by Pathe. An original story by Jeannis 
MacPhersori. At Camieb, New Tork, open- 
ing March SO for extended engasemeat* 
Running time, 00 rains. 

Judy -Llna Basquetta 

Mamie Marie Prevost 

Bob \ acorge Dur;e& 

The Kid Eddie Qulllan 

Warden Moah Beeir 



ber. Into action for spring break-In. 
Exercises and drill, wtlh Rockne In 
center spot Storz, camera; Hance, 
sound. 



patronage l^i and out of New Tork 
being a drop In the fllm bucket. 
Those who didn't see the play are 



«WlId Irlah Rose," "Rosey" and 
•Remember Me," with girls in the 
line doing Irlah reel and tap rou- 
tmes. Finale, necesaarlly long- 
. shotted, haa dll on for picture 
grouping with neat reaults. Color 



Skit, UUed "The Comer Store," 
I has a hick town grocery as Ita set' 
ting with Ardath, aa the clerk, 
swapping simple comedy cross-flre 
with the customers and the usual 
hangers-on. Painting bit worked in 



to bid farewell to retiring. comman- 
dant. Camera gets eloquent record 
of precision of drill during formali- 
ties. ' Sound records address .of Lt. 
Col. Hodges, departing commander. 
One ot the best formal . records 
made. Camera, Brace and War- 
dell; sound. Styles and Jackson. 
B. 

Great bit of tennis action. Cochet 



Cecil B. DeMllle had his tongue 
In his cheek when he directed this 
hack yarn with religious undercur- 

_^ ^ . ...... J., _ I rents. He was ogling for favor in 

Y?^,??*„*?..'**™?!L'JF^1.^S! ^^'.ul^J^h I the same direction as "King of 

Kings," and possibly at the star 

dWToln-ted in the exact si^^^ 

Screen ha^ neither enlarged u^^^^^^ New York Indicates 

or lessened the original scr^t. -That J^^aknesses were 'appreciated with 

be because of Velller who both s . . {-J^ „„ronHai. of 



setting and costuming take this Is probably similar to that used by and Brugnon against British pair 
short out of the ordinary class. -w— .» . -■ _. . . 



may 

authored and directed. Hence, wha' 
Vefller didn't do Is possibly more 
important than what he haa done, 
To give the screen Its due the 
author-director would have had to 
cut heavily into his dialog — and 
what writer' likes to dismember his 
brain child? Result Is the queatlon- 



PATHE SOUND NEWS 
Releaia No. IB 

10 Min«.}>.6 CliM 
Colony, frrow York 

.'4£t!i|the release this week la long nn 
wunaA'- intereat and' again- ahort on 
spot news, only one ot six clips be- 
ing at all timely; Balance ot reel 
is catalog Btuit, Vlth scenes in an 
orphanage rating -top' position, -< 

Opening clip haa Nobile, Italian 
aviator, recently arrived here, In a 
ahort about hla aima and ambitions 
tor aviation. That'a the aingle slice 
«f news and its not ao hot 
Scenes in a Hew Tork gymnasium 
boxers punching the .bag and 
holding practlte^ bouta in the ring. 
Sound ot shoea aoraplng on rosin 
and dull thud of blowa . struck are 
effectively caught by the ;mlke. 
Gym gets a good plug Iri thla clip. 

Another clip bordering '«n the 
cpmmerclal . Is that in which fur 
Nylea are demonatrated by models. 
Atanouncer fallowing talk before the 
camera goes btC thereafter Intro 
duclng the -modela by name, and de 
scribing the merohandlae they are 
-wearing. May be of Intereat to the 
girls who like htce'thlnga. 

Early morning phyalcal exercises 
broadcast over the radio 6hows Ar- 
thur Bagley, originator of the stunt 
In the studio, and Dorothy Brltton, 
show girl. In her boudoir doing their 
stuff. Bagley, former Y.M.C.A. 
phyalcal direptor, gives direction In 
peppy style, and Miss Brltton fol- 
lows him aa It she was used to it 
Miss Litton fades out of th^ pic- 
ture when Bagley says, "Now for 
that good old cold shower." Inter- 
esting subject, with Miss Brltton a 
looker In pink pajamas. 
. Beat clip Is kids in an orphan 
Bge, seated . at a long table, 
singing and marking time with 
their pencils. Close-ups of two ot 
the girls singing nursery rhymes 
we. especially good. Crying babies 
grouped In a crib haa been done be- 
fore and better. 
Final clip showing ^lors 



[Ardath about a dozen years in a | in doubles. Flashing play throi«h- I "'"Ya" 
vaude act, and ia'as effective now ] out. '^"'»*.»* — «-i.i>r «>,oi,- o.,!^!,,. 1 able sacrifice the studios are re 
eis It was then. 



the h'old-out tor the purposes of 
adding dialog. Talk may help the 
ballyhoo. It does not enhance the 
entertainment and is so palpably 
unnecessary that laymen are apt to 
sense this even If lacking the fade 
knowledge to define the flawa. 

"Godless Girl" Is formula preach- 
ment of obvious sort It may jibe 
with the sentiments ot the ftmda- 



out Cochet world'a champ, speaks ""itJ?^^'"'.\T,"'°^^ era K"" sentiments of the funda 

. charming greeting to American P^***^y.,7^i'i"f„i° „ l^p»^„ "mI?5 mentallsts In the more remote local 
In support are Klar Magnus, g^rtTinfn iShte plcturesqueX^^ 
Claude Allen and Colo Carroll, the English. Betty Nuthall and Miss 



latter two, with Ardath, spacing the Bennett, Brltsh pair, play few ral- 



slapstick business by neatly, war- 
bling a couple of rube tunes. Spotted 
third oil a tour-show bill, the skit 
was well liked. 



WILLIAM O'NEAL 
M-Q-M MOVIETONE 
8 Mint.) Songs 
Capitol, New York 

Wllltam O'Neal, currently tenor 



lies, and then speak to American 
audience of Movietone. Graceful 
bit ot talk, particularly Miss Ben' 
nett's, latter, being; a beaut of the 
first water. . Fresneau and Went- 
worth on camera and sound. 

Demonstration in open air of the 
cannonball thriller ti-om the Bar- 
num-RIngllng circus. Outboard ^ 
motor boats in Florida races, with I "^"L^yi'iy^in favoretWss'Shearer, 



Dugan" might not have been such a 
consistent talker had the expected 
screen license been taken for move- 
ment It also might have been a 
better picture had it realized upon 
its full scope. 

A twist is that where Norma 
I Shearer's name normally appears 



ities, 1>ut many Intelligent church- 
men will resent its bogus moraliz- 
ing. Homlletlcs are especially in- 
sincere as the sub-titles frequently 
do not dove-tall with the situations. 

Story Is not only haphazardly 
conceived but lacks the careful knit- 
ting of Incident that constitutes ei' 
pert narrative. It ia nothing but a 



above that Of the picture becauae ^^^^^ 
J!;l%me%»%uWo'ri^nrtnSl'»™-'°^^ ^^-'^ ^oah Beery re 
It's a strong cast Lobby comment 



usual thunder of putt-putts. Then 
conteat between Miss America (Gar 



Ing tor Schwab and i^ndel in New -vTood) and Miss England (MaJ. Se 
Moon," reglatera negfiUvely in thla, grave), ^ and exchange ot amenities 
number. Posalbly due to punoh-lesa between the two aporUmen. Larson 

- - - - « M AK*rAn0 1 AHA 1 WoAOa I - ■ _ . 



numbers and conventional dreaa 
ault and piano aetting, but not Im 
presslve on Intrlnalo Tocallsm, 
either. 

O'Neal's ; voice has. smoothness 
and some melody, l>ut does not 
achieve fire, virility or dipth. Ac 
cordlngly, this number can only be 
regarded as a filler. Used at Capl 
tol as a chaser after feature. 



Pergola, camera; Doyle-Duffy, 
sound. 

.Usual Easter , flash of Incubator 
chicks. Feather butter-balls' fee- 
ble "cheep-cheep" regletered. 
dreas by Michael MacWhite, 
minister from' the Irish Free State 
on his way' to 'Washington. Talks 
ot the hopes and aspirations ot the 
new state. Painter- A, ,Tlce. 
~ Fresneau and 'Wentworth get 



who doesn't look as well aa uaual, 
and allowing that tt'a her flrat joust 
with the microphone there's no 
doubt her performance la highly 
creditable. She doea particularly 
well when>on the atand under cross 
examination by the district attor- 
ney, although It's an open question 
how the big houae audlencea are go- 
Ihg to accept her whimpering hys- 
new I terlcs in a prolog ahot which Is one 
bit of license "Velller has taken, the 
other being Mary being called from 
her cell. Neither ot these scenes 
were In the show. 
It can almost be said that this Is 



JAY VELIE 
VITAPHONE NO. 2784 
6 Mins.} Songs 
Brevoort, Brooklyn 

"With the exception ot his last 



scenes around p&ddock, lawnS an^.) h. B. -Warner's picture. As the dls- 
track at Cannes. King of Denmark trlct attorney Warner is as strong 
I Is In crowd. | here as he was at a disadvantage 

In a previous talker for another 
company. Lewis Stone Is also up 
front with a nice piece ot work, it 



New set of golf stars In action. 
Hagen and Horton Smith, the new 
links marvel, show how Its done In 



semblea a "Von Strohelm villain as 
the head guard, tte does every- 
thing but eat the apple during an 
execution. His crodiT as top ser- 
geant of a bunch ot adolescent law- 
breakers Is "brutality for Ita own 
sake." He has a truly oriental cun- 
ning in devising unique forms of 
torture tor 'trivial infractions of dis- 
cipline. 

Caption announces that picture 
reveals conditions acnially existing 
In many reformatories, "although 
most ot them >re conducted decently 
and humanely," 

Despite its plentltude of agony 
"Godless Girl" rates low oA the scor^ 
of realism. Insistent Interpolation 
ot Pollyanna twaddle blunta the 
sharp lines of the attempted photo- 
graph of conditions. Reform school 
stuff has been done much better 
before. 

Direction, editing and production 
all are below DeMllle standards. In 



wim uiB o^.;<.j,t.«i. I . , =. — • — ... „ ... , belng a cute studio trick to foist the j^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ believe the maker 

number, strlcUy flag-waving hokejreal play off the tee In La Gorce | generally "^rolc or^martyrea^ijew^s | g^, j,gj snappy pictures 

that won't get by In the major - - ■• - - ■ »-^....o.ia,,tt/. 

houses, "Velle shapes up as an im- 
pressive songster among the avail- 
able acts in picture form of this 
type. 

He does three numbers in five 



$16,000 open. Happens that as reel on an> unsuspecting film public as ^^^^g^ y^^^^ turned out such a. dls- 

Is released young Smith has just the dastard in the case. And It s jointed, llstljess. length of celluloid, 

copped another title. Golf stuff trag c that the late Rex Clieirytp^ Acting undistinguished through- 

seasonal and interesting to tans. ^Idnl- "'^y. SjVi, Llna Basquette and Marie Pre- 

Pergolaand Duffy teamed. , I" th'a P'^l"!",®/ ^ „^ if o^^i S vest, the two nifties In burlap, are 

Semi-comedy shoU of Italian Plenty o^a^llty, appearance and ^a ^ human aa their parta permit 

minutes without Introductiona, stalls I women washing in the river at this role wmcn set jg notably contusing as a 

or time-killers of any kind. Well Nice, with typical grins and chatter legit, he ^ unquMtionably have character. She Is tor the BlWe, but 

dressed and puts himself over with In Italian. Views ot merrymakers repeated In Pictures had he aurviveo ,^ smart-cracking, tough egg aort 



his first number. 
Fine record mechanically. Ifori. 



I In 'Vienna beer garden quaffing 
foamlmr amber.' Gag title on Jones 
I law. Pebal and Banks In charge. 

Fine action sequences of bosket' 
I ball game .on hoiseback without 
saddles played by boys of 106th 
Field Artillery ot, N. T. Use soft 



to receive the chance. 



Raymond Hackett assigned this 
charactPH doea exceedingly well 
with 11, and women will prob- 1 
ably go for his dimple regard- 
less If he convinces or not I 

all the way. As a pair and op- 

bali that can bo clutched" in one I poslte one another both Mlsa Shearer cameo lobby Is about as frank ia 
hand and passed. Horses and play- and Hackett, as her brother, seem nude study of a picture actresa ever 
era in scrambles, with accompanl- | to occasionally leon heavily upon | publicized. It's Llna Basquette 



ot a w'ay that Is Incongruous, to ex- 
press It politely. 

Eddie Qulllan Is the comedy relief. 
Mack Sennett comedy. George Dur- 
yea, the male lead, okay as the gent 
on the receiving end ot Noah Beery's 
best ideas ot deviltry. StlU used In 



"PLANE CRAZY" 
, POWERS CINEPHONE 
^ at 6 Mins.; Animated Cartoon 

SS;s'la'X""old"sty York 

: Pathe newareel In sound still Walt Disney sound cartoon, pro „ ....... v-...- , -- • „u .i- — - 

needs plenty of Improvement to duced by Powers Clnephone, one of ment of shrill coaching cries. Brace Warner and Stone for support. Tnat sporting In ye old swimming hole. 



meet the keen competition in 
particular field. 



SUNSHINE SAMMY 
M-G-M MOVIETONE 
a Mint.| Songs and Danoes 
Colony, New York 
.Colored boy, formerly in 



its I the Ml^ey Mouse series ot ani 
mated cartoona It's a snappy six 
minutes, with plenty of nonsensical 
1 action and a fitting musical accom 
paniment , ■ ,„ , 

Constitutes an amusingly slUy in 

terlude tor any wired house. 



and Hammond, cameras. Styles, 
sound. 

Then Into ;flylng boat Instruction. 
Demonstrator is "Casey" Jones, 
head ot the Curtlss service. He 
walks to rudder, wliigs and ele- 
vators, explaining their uses; then 



thataupport Is there 'la as good for 
the picture oa it Is for them. 

Important witness stand bits are 
contributed by Lllyan Tashman and 
Adrlenne D'Armbricourt, the latter 
aa the comedy French maid. Miss 
Tashman, handicapped by a badly | 



"Godlesa Girl" Is a disappoint^ 
ment. It may get In on a DeMllle 
rain check — but it cannot deliver 
much. Land. 



Our Disney has derived some breeay ggts Into fuslldge and works' thein scratched print for her i°o^S^. 



Gang" comedies, but now grown situations, one or two of them a bit fp^m controls, explaining left toot Pl^ya the dizzy show girl called to 

tall ofters dance rouUne, consisting saucy but considering the animal forward, moves rudder for left turn ' " cr,nrwiin.r 

ot tap BtuO, which is the characters, permissible. jAKefc- Und vice versa, while pulllncr stick 

SlTr.:.,®?®*L"^® sort, of dancing for 1 • back elevates plane and puIUn.iT It 

B. iSSSr..^'""^^- A««lBtIng him axe forward turns nose down. Running 

a Negro mammy and two dark- I JAY VELIE ' 



Skinned lads, one of whom appears VITAPHONE NO. 718 
to be working under cork. Good 0 Mine.; Parlor Set 
the Intermediate houses. Strand, New York 



comment, such as. statement that 
ordinary person can learn elements 
of flying In an hour or so. Ru9h. 



testify with a portion of sparkling 
dialog to untold In the sombre sur- 
roundings. She delivers as also docs 
Miss D'Ambrlcourt the purpose of 
each Inclusion being the same let-up 
In tension. 

That thla picture may aggravate 
blue nose cenaors Is not beyond 
the bounds ot possibility In that 



«amyarafw%n|lfiSg^o^^ 



?,'?Klng Suwaneo song and exiting. PoUock accompanying. „qo„». of Eve." Col. Story based on tale by trlct attorney probe deepl 
f ^^njy and his pals Me then on tor This cycle Is captloiwd _Song8 of ^ve^ Emerson aid Anita Loos; All her post life on the witness 
boasting talk about their entertain- Love," with- a satisfactory theme jonn Jj^meraou examination Into ch 



^gabiiutr^- S'luav'buTs^: I » t»"?»'^„"^"V't'^^^^^ 

tty e ImltaUon of Bill Robinson's gethor. "Tou Gave Tour Hwt luct 
S^jf <5ance Is well done and smallj Me," planologed by the. •»n««'r » 
bor In overalls tenorlng a pop tune the romanUo. ballad. »r»„,.h,i »%ar 

^J'^l^y- Finish has three.bSye lined It's one of tjos* '^g'Jg P^JSSji^ 

op tor well executed , unison tan shorts, of oonoert appeal, MiaUdV I James Bora 
«ance. '1 effecUva. 



deeply Into 
stand 

charaotpr 

uiifoids four men who have proved 

the means of supplying the Innocent 

TuUv^MarshaU added to "Dr. Fu I Jimmy with hla education. The 
TUiiy Marsnau aauea «f I murder Of the last Of these pro 

TAmAB Ford addea , -i.-wui 1 Vlders is the reason for the trlnl. 
jame^^ora • {am witb all other mystery fllms 



Richard Wallace to direct "Mag- 



CHRISTINA 

(SOUND) 

Fox production and roleaso starring Janet 
Oaynor. Directed by William K. Howard. 
Story l>y Trlatom Tuppcr. Titles by Kath- 
erino Illlllkor and H. H. Caldwell. Camora- 
m.in, Luclen Andrlot. Roxy orchestra sup- 
plies musical score. Theriic sonc, "Chris- 
tina." t'y fJonrnd, llltchell and Qottler. 
At the Oalcty. N. T., for twlco dally run. 
start inK March 30 at ti. Runiiloe time, 

Christina • •J'"',et OayriOT 

Jan—.-.-— ^....j.^«jji«.-...w.<lha.rles Mm 
Nlkia^s, rrrttt1tt7rrrT.nuaolj)h ■SchTIdkraul 

Dirk -i-orpo ITairy Cording 

Madame Bosmon. ...lyUcy Dorralna 

Syrupy romance likely to be voted 
downright dull by a fan public that 
leans to highly fiavored action. Llko 
offering Elsie books to Havelock 
Ellis readers or bread and butter to 
<Contlnued OB pace M) 



14 



VARIETY 



PICT U R E S 



Wednesday, April 3, 1929 



New Yori[ Indie Owners Sue Fox 
To Complete Theatre Pinrcliases 



Samuel Schwartz and Herbert 
MuUer, New York Independent the- 
atre owners, have filed Bult for $1,- 
000,000 against William Ptox, Saul 

B. Rogers, his attorney, and Albert 

C. Blumenthal, his real estate rep- 
resentative, charging conspiracy 
and breach of contract, growing 
out of alleged agreement by the 
Fox Metropolitan Playhouses to 
buy their theatres, which ^has not 
been carried out. 

Other suits threaten. Approxi- 
mately 200 Independent theatres in 
Greater New Tork are Involved. 

Fox has bought about five of the 
houses In the Independent «Toup, 
from what can be learned. During 
four'monthB of negottatlons the in- 
dependents have been unable to ar- 
range for pictures or buy- sound 
equipment. Fox has ' obtained sl^c 
postponements of a- final arrange- 
ment. It Is reported. 

A sen-out to Fj»x or any other 
chain was generally considered the 
Independents* out At the time of 
incorporation of the Fox Metro- 



BENip 




Breaking All-Record* 
Marks Bros. GntHada 

•nd / 
I Marbro TheairM* 
Chicago, 111., Indefinitely 



poUtan Playhouses It seemed like-- 
ly that Fox was in favor pf the buy. 
Later, with the prospects of con- 
trolling Loew'Bk the independent 
houses didn't look so good and the 
postponements started. 

So for only part payBjerits have 
^en mode to a few of the inde- 
pendents. 

Cite Loew Deal 

Complaint alleges that the de- 
fendants conspired to obtain con- 
trol of the Marcus Ijoew theatres 
by entering into oontracts.Wltb the 
owners of several hundred lnd6- 
pendent theatres in New Tork and 
elsewhere ,a9 a .means of bringing' 
aiiout a purchase of the'lioew cir- 
cuit, and that after this had been 
effected the defendants refused to 
carry out the agreements. 

■Halsey, Qtnart & Company. IDank- 
0^9? who were reported about to 
float a stock issue for i|Z0,QO0,000 tor 
the Fox Metropolitan Playhouses, 
inc., for purchase ^f the independent 
houses' in Greater New Tork, "when 
called on Tuesday (yesterday) 
morning,, stated; "There Is no such 
Issue that -we kno*^ of." 

-Schwartz and Muller are.^uing 
on the leases of two theatres. Ox 
ford, Brooklyn, and Garden, Ja- 
maica, which Fox was supposed to 
have' leased for 436,000 for 21 years. 
Tlie.-chjtfge is, ftlso, that Pox Was to 
ipay ^2,00b on the lease of the -Ox-' 
ford and ^Sb.OOQ on the. Garden on 
beci 20 and that on that 4ltte FOx 
bought the Iio'ew. circuit. without the' 
knowledge of 'tiier plaintiffs and° In- 
duced the latteif to- irostpone the 
closing of the leases to March 22. 

A. C. Blumenthal, Fox's real es- 
tate representative, maintains . that 
Fox is going:, throiig'b' with, the Met- 
ropolitan' indie, dedl.. 

Within the. next' tyo weeks BIu 
mentbai 'say^,' Fox will take title 
to betweiin' t60 and 176 theatres. Of 
tUeoe Bltamenthal says -Fox has al-r 
ready taken', tlUe to five. 

"'W« are now .'saying monej^- to 
theatre owners' in the. deal as rap 
idly as the titles are cleared;"., be 
stated. .Blumenthal refused' to. name 
tho flvo who he claims received 
their money.' . 



Volume Test 



Acid test for talker volume 
will be made when Western 
Eleotrlo completes wiring -the 
Atlantlo City Municipal Audi- 
torium. 

New edifice has maximum 
seating capacity of 40,000. 



3 of 26 Hiiin. AUennen ^ 
Clear of Gnfl Taint 



Minneapolis, April 2. 
Tlie present' grand Jury city coun- 
cil graft investigation, which alt-' 
ready, has sent a . number of alder- 
men to prison for accepting bribes,, 
is liow (^ncemed with the licensing 
o( the I^nca tiieatre, a . loop movie 
grind bouse. • , - 

After the liyra'was construeted 
the council refused it a Ucense on 
the ground that, the section was 
over-seated. It Is alleged that own- 
ers then Wer<( tipped that |l,000 
would get a license. ' The owners 
ref usedj carried' the -mattet • into 
court uid were victorious. 

All but three of the 26 eouncfl 
members are. said to have been 
named at one time or an'other .dur-r 
ing the grand Jiiry investigation 
which has covered a complete prphe 
of all city council affairs, including 
purchases of . every nature arid the 
IssuE^ce of all Varieties of licenses 
during the past three years. 



Complete cast for. . "Stalrt of 
Sand," Far: Wallace Beery, Jean 
Arthur, Fred Kohler, Chester Conk' 
lin, John Darrow, G\iy Oliver and 
Ireone lAne. Otto Browelr directs. 

Leigh Jason to direct a series of 
10 short comiedles for T*9. Produced 
by Josephine Quirk. 



WELCOME 



Blank Holds Chain of 
24 Small Iowa Houses 

Des Moines, la., April 3i' 
A.'H. Blank, who sold his major 
chain 9P 20 ~ theatres in Iowa, 
Nebraskd and Illinois to Paramoiint, 
became a heavy stockholder in that 
concern through the. transaction, it 
is announced here. Blank: states 
he's going to do notblng but play 
golf this Bummer and Irt^the fan 
plans to start on° a sir inontb^e 
European tour, with Mrs. Blank. 

He ' will, however, oontlnue to 
operate the Central States' Theatres! 
a chain made up of 24 bouses in 
small Iowa towns. Direction of 
these theatres win take only a 
small amount of bis time. 



$25,000 Equipment l^mt : 

Because the Kologra:ph Corp, 
failed •-to tulflU a large- oMer to 
the^ Fox-Case Corp. for' Its. sound 
projectors, Milton J. Bnmslde deeinsi 
hlmseiniamaged |26,312,'60 and i^ 
sulng.'tor .breach of cohtract^'jAs 
New '7or.k agont for the- Holograph, 
an Ib^dlana contoratipn^^be- ..plalpis 
he lost that much .oommlssion 'land 
profits because of the company's 
failure to fulfill orders. - * 

William W. Hammond and 
.Lawrence D. Kohlmeyer are the 
principal officers of Kolograph, 



Claim Politics in Chicago 
^ Si|[ii Company Battle 

, . Chicago, April 2. 

Michael Kennedy, commissioner 
of gas and electricity; Thomas 
Maloyc business agent of the Mo« 
tlon picture Operators' Union;' 
Rolpta O'Hara, his Usslstant, and 
Tom - Flannery, president of tho 
White "^ay Sign Service, were 
served with temporary injunctions 
/to restrain them from coercing the* 
atre owners Into breaking contract^ 
with Wagner Sign Service. 

Brwln Wagner, president of the 
rival sign cleaning and renovating 
company, OhargCj^ Commissioner 
Kennedy) Maloy and O'Para were 
stockholders In the' White Way 
fiil^iii 'Co. and . were .ueiing political 
power '|io get ..business for their 
firm. He (juskji 1260^0 damages. 
He claims Maloy thr<^te'ned to call 
operators' stidkes and piiomiBed re- 
ductions In salaries for theatres 
'using . tha' . 'White Way -Service. 
Comnttesioner Kennedy- is charged 
with thi-eateniiig unfavorable in- 
spection of theatres using the 'Wag- 
heir ' Service. 

Some of the theatres claimed to 
have^tteen t«dcen away from the 
Wagner service by the defendants 
are United Artists, State-Lake and 
Dlversey. 



Patents 



TO 



PARAMOUNT THEATRE 

LOS ANGELES 





Says Your Pat 

JOHNIE DUNN 



Washington, April 2. 
Patent Office will furnish details 
and> drawing of any of tho fol- 
lowing Idpon request; it is neces- 
sary to give the nt^ne and patent 
number' an<^. ..to' enblose lO.'Cents to 
cover Qost 01 printing:, 

Pbotogtttfihlo film <oaIar). H. Bni*^- 
Wilmington, DeL, awlgnor to B, I. an 
Pont da Nemon™ * Co , WIlmlMjoii. FlleJ 
Itanh i, tvea. 6er. No. 172,924. 8lz 

WanUBablo motion picture print Ma 
method of making eame <ln«erUng Wentl- 
llcatlon mark tbat Is not lemovablt. A. 

19M. a«r. No" 789.296. Eleven claims. 
l,70i,lW. , . ^ 

UoUon picture camera driven by a epnng 
mScbanlnn. SI. Ooldbere, Dre^Je"; 
many. Filed Jan. 15, lew^fier. No. Ml.- 
481, and In Gemiany and Prance Jan. 21, 
MM. Five claims. 1.704.188. 

Motlms picture projector. A. Stuber, 
Hochesler,^ N. T., assignor to EBstiimn 
Kodak Co? Fil«d Sept, 80. 1928. Ser. No. 
188,047, Seven claims. 1,704,811. 

Btereoacoplo color clifematograpbto appa- 
ratus. O. arifflUi. Ban Prandaco. Filed 
April 18, 1926. Ser. No. 101.668. Seven- 
teen clsuns. 1,608,760. „ 

Testing television and like system. P. 
Mertz, Belleroee Manor, N. T., amlgnor to 
A. T. T. Co. Filed Tnne 22, 1927. Ser. 
No, 200,702. Eleven claims. l,70e,DS8. 

System and apparatus for prodnclng 
sound (ampUCyIng pbonograpb disk (orplc- 
ture accompaniment). W. 8. Bmltb, Deal, 
N. J., assignor to Ij. O. Sylvester, Bcran- 
ton, Pa. Filed Oct. 8, 1827. Ser. No, 
224,988. Four olalms. 1,706,«48. 

Device altowlng tbe rapid and oontlnooas 
drawing ot parallel lines or bands, espe- 
cially in view ot making pdycbromatlc 
screens for color pbotogiapby, R. C. H. 
de Bercegol, Usleux, France. Original 
application filed Dec. 2, 1022, Ber. No. 
6M,S48, and In France Dec. S, 1921. Dl 
vided and tbis application filed Sept. 8, 
1924, Ser. No. 738,719. Three claims. 
1,708,774. 

Machine for reinforcing films. A. R. 
Bmltb. Birmingham, England. Filed Sept. 
8, 1928, Ser, No. 134,212, and In Great 
Britain June 20, 1020, Elevei^ claims. 
1,700.041. 

Film' for motion pictures In color, n. 
Bertbon, NenlUy-snr-Setoe, Fiance. Filed 
June IB, 1028, Ser.- No. 118,003, and In 
France JaD<: 9, 1928. Four claims. 

Ass't Manager's Nerve 

Chicago, April 2. 

A game guy Is William Orrell, as 
slstant manager of the Windsor 
theatre on North Clark street. 

Four typicu Chi bandits, armed 
wlth« pistols, entered the theatre 
e^rly Monday morning and at- 
tempted to make Orrell open the 
safe. He natly refused. Finally, 
oiie of the thugs socked Orrell on 
the head with a pistol butt and an 
other fired four wild shots at him 
before they flew. 

Safe remained unopened. 



Shayon With Dembrow' 

- Samuel Shayon, former assistant 
t^ Boris MorroB, genera.l music di- 
rector Publlx Theatres Corp., is 
now assistant to Sam Dembrow, 
vice-president. 

£. K. ' Hansen ^ has succeeded 
Shayon. 



West Coasi Motion Picture Directory of 
Directors arid Writers 



Dwis Anderson 

K 

Dialogue 
Paramount- Famous- Lasky 



Carlo DeAngdo 

Directing Movietone f^- 

M-G-M 



'Terche non i tltoll lllustrano 
gll uominl, ma uominl 1 tltoll." 

Dialbgub^ by 

Malcolm Stoart Boylan 
FOX 



Horace Jackson 

Writing for 
* Pathe 



HARVEY jl. GATES 

.WRITER^* 

WAftNER BROS. 

Hie DeseH Song'' 



Byron MorgaQ 

Original Stories 
^Current Release, "Flying Fleet" 



Sarah Y. Mason 

Adaptation and Scenttrio 
"The Broadway Melody" 





Movietone Qlrecter 
/ Unwersat 



Sonya Levien 

Writing continuity on current 
Frank Borzage Production 

FOX 



mmm 

DIALOGUE FOR M-G-M 



GEORGE SCARBOROUGH i 

ConsuItingiJPralnatiat ! 

United Artieto I 



Sam Wood, directing "College 
Days" for M-Q, filming both talking 
an(^ silent version at the same time. 

Mae Busch and Thelma Todd in 
lAurel and Hardy's first talking 
comedy for Roach. 

Superior Dlstrlbutlpg Co. has 
made "Some Night" at Telefilm 
studio, first of single reel all-talker 
in series of 24. 



Earfe SneU 

WritinK Feature Comedies 



JOHN GRffniH WRAY 

"DIVERSION" 

JFtrst National THaphone Special 



There Is No Pleasbre Wittiout 
Better Known as Johnny 

SECOND SEASON WITH PUBLIX— Now with "VANITY FAIR" UNIT 





Direction WM. MORRIS AGENCY 



WednegJay, April 3, 1929 



VARIETY 



15 



%3 




United Artists announces with great enthusiasm the first theatre 
showings of the MOST STUPENDOUS BOX-OFFICE SENSATION of 

Age MARY PiCKFORD „ her fc. lOO* 



// SAM TAYLOR 
Production 



Talking Picture '^COQUEHE 

From ftie stoge success by George AbboH— Ann Preston Sndgers 

New York - Los Angeles - Salt Lake - Minneapolis - Detroit - St. Paul - We Congratulote You I 



le 



V A R I B T' Y 



'.Vednesday, April 3, -1929 





OU'IX be; rin^ the HARMOP>rif^ tpol Pfti^onnl* 100% 

Binging, talking, dancing reviie^omance. The pictnre tiMr pasa^d'^^^ 

tne toughest t«»t a btg prodacUon ever faced! PRE-RELEASED IN tlVB MY 

THE WEEK BEFORE EASTER — THE WOR|5T WEEK IPT SHOW BUSINESS — IT 

AVERAGED 2i5% ABOVE NOrtMAL BOX OEHCE GRO^SfeSI A^nalfigaiKs: San 

Francisco, 30% above normal; Kansas CSty, 25% above; Lob Angeles, 2Q% above; SeatUe, 30% above; Portland, 28% 

above. Lnaginel Nea^-record business in a week when practicaliy every show phiys to_ empty seats I •♦CLOSE 

ffiWfCillOP^ OS Ulc revne band leader pl^ and singing. Nancy Carroll singing and 

dancib^l Jack Oakic and '*Skeet8»' Gayaghcr, song and dance lads. Funny Harry Green, as manager of a de luxe 

chain picture house (with the help of the h<]|iiie oAce). And Hollywood's most luscious beauty chorus. Written by the 

/ . . . ^- ■© • ^ 

stage star, Elsie Janis, and Gene Markey. Directed by John Cromwell and Edward Sutherland. "CLOSE HARMONY", 



• ^Close Harmony' ts a 'honey* of a picture. Everything is right about iu People 
stream into I te night saying, 'What a picture!*** 

^ r-rLaii4on jMirdinJKaj^^ 





■ i,>ily^ ■ '■^■'••■^■'^aiift'iTiilflt'i'i'lliniii 



Wednesday, Aprfl 3, 1929 



P IC T U R E S 



VARIETY 



17 



Opposish Chips in as 
(I Closes Rialto, Wash. 

ji co-operaUve darkening: plan, 
whereby compeUUve exhibitors chip 
J; on the expenses of closlne a 
Seatre aeelngf red, has been Intro - 
auoed by UnlverflaX in Washington, 
5r C '^he KlaHo In that city has 
heen closed on this bMls, 

tiou Metzger ot U denied, how- 
-.-er that this wlU develop Into an 
aoldemlc for other light weights In 

*Se U chain. He said that the Rlalto, 
■afar, is the only one aVid that this 
Biet]iod' is not contemplated for any 

.of' the others. 

• malto was repoted running 
a^otind 12,000 behind a week, 

11 Tita Exchanges 

Warners has decided that 11 VIU- 
' phone exchanges ' will cover the 
~^untry. Ninth such was opened In 
Kansas City recently, while the 
' Boston branch will ' be set within 
. ' two' weeks. Before the end of the 
iBonth locations for the final two 
■will be decided. , 

• , Whether a foreign department 
^tb otBces In Oermany and Eng- 
tohd. In which countries the War- 
n'wa bold Western Electric fran- 
chises, will augment the present 
batch wlU not b« known until Harry 
..Warner returns from abroad with 
his survey. It la believed that First 
National's foreign branches yrVl 
.Qerve without any new additions. 



pidemic of Indie Sound 
Devices Along West Coast 

Portland, Ore., April 2. 
A young epidemic of manufactur- 
ing new sound machines for talk- 
ing pictures appears to have crop- 
ped" up here. Several weeks ago 
Shields and Featherstone Installed 
tiovel and patented type of disk 
device at Geller's theatre, subur:>an 
house. Now It appears that Charles 
Etchel and Howard Scheurer, oper- 
ators at the Btfgdad, have also In- 
stalled a locally made disk recorder 
at that house. 

Practice seems to be spreading 
and reports have It that the Inde- 
pendent manufacture of sound ap- 
paratus Is going on In small houses 
all over the west Coast. 




PICKARD&PAL 

WHAT "VARIETY" SAID 




Now With Publix 

IMnetta LTOm * CTONS 



MART IE 




FEATOBED 80^0BTBE88 IN 
PUBlltX UNIT, "BUBBLES" 



FAMOUS 



b.b.b;s 

DBOADWAT'S BIOOEST BOOSTER 
Coffee Daa**, I.oe Anceles, CsL 



Stock Flotations 



Albany, April 2." 
Licenses Issued to dealers in stock 
In New York to handle the follow- 
ing Issues have been granted by the. 
New York attorney general: 

Golden Stars Film Producing Co., 
Inc., licensed to float an Issue of Its 
own stock, preferred and common. 
A New York state corporation with 
offices at 126 West 46th street, N.ew 
York city, the concern Is selling 2,- 
000 shares of preferred, par value 
$12.60, and 3,000 shares of common, 
par value $26. 

An Issue of stock of Automatic 
Film Machine Corp., a Delaware 
concern, with offices at 1601 Broad' 
way, Naw York - city, ottered for 
public sale the Automatic Corp. 

Blanchet & Co., of 347 Fifth ave 
nue. New York city, to sell common 
stock of Martini Studios, Inc., a 
Delaware corporation, with office^ 
at 347 Fifth avenue. 

Ooddard & Co., Inc., of 44 Wall 
Street, New York, acting as syndl 
cate manager In the flotation of 
convertible preference stock and of 
common stock of Columbia Pictures 
Corp., New York corporation with 
offices at 1600 Broadway, New York. 

Color Pictures, Inc., Delaware cor 
poratlon, with offices at 16 Broad 
street. New York. Bennett & Pal- 
mer, of 166 Broadway, New York, 
are licensed dealers fqr the security, 
which Is common, no-par value, 
stock. The same dealers have been 
licensed to handle common stock of 
Technicolor, Inc., a Delaware cor- 
poration, the New YoVk offices of 
"^Ich are located at 16 Broad street. 

Common stock of Frieda Hempel, 
Inc., offered by Innes Henry, 11 
censed dealer of 226 West 67th 
street; Frieda Hempel, Inc., has of' 
flees at the same address. 

The Remote Control Corp., a New 
York concern, with offices at 260 
Park avenue, licensed to handle Its 
own five-year 7 per cent founders' 
debentures. 

All of above actions taken In ac' 
cordance with provisions of general 
business law designed to protect 
New York state Investors In the 
public sale of securities. 

Business Fights Iowa Tax 

Dubuque, la., April 2. 

Retail Merchants' Bureau of the 
Chamber of Commerce on record 
as opposed to the sales tax being 
considered by the state legislature. 

The proposed state sales tax 
would place a tax on admissions 
to places of amusement when the 
admission charge Is 26 cents or 
more, also on golf balls and other 
sport equipment. 



CAN'T EIGUBE OWSfEBS 

Rockfbrd, HI., April 2. 

Creditors of the Rlalto theatre 
don't know Ju9t who's who In the 
matter of ownership, but two of 
them are determined to get their 
money back, according to actions 
flled in thei circuit court. 

A $26,000 blanket on the house 
was apparently Issued to Paul and 
Mrs. Sophia. Latino and F. H. and 
Mary Ward, who are named de- 
fendants In a mortgage foreclosure 
action brought by the Prudential 
Insurance Company to recover on 
Its loan. It Is understood the Latinos 
are out and the Wards now own the 
theatre. 

Stanton E. Hyer, representing the 
Theatre Supply Company, Chicago, 
did business with Paul Latino and 
Jasper St. Angel, whom he describ- 
ed as "co-partners doing business 
as the Rlalto theatre" in his suit 
to recover $6,600 worth of furnish- 
ings. 



Still Confined 

Chicago, April t. 
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burfprd, as- 
sistant general manager of the 
Great States circuit, are stlU In the 
Aurora, III., liospltal recuperating 
from an auto accident that caused 
Burford three broken rlba and a 
sprained hip, and his wife Interi^ll 
and spinal Injuries. 

Recovery -lo slow but steady. 
They have been In the hospital since 
March 13. 



Publix*s Coast Three 

San Francisco, April 2, 
Sam Katz Is understood to have 
decided to build new Publix houses 
in San Francisco, Sacramento and 
San Jose. 

There is also a likelihood ot Pub 
Ux acquiring the Grand Lake, Oak- 
land, Jointly owned by Fox and 
Karskl and KallskL 



AWABIi AFFIBHEO 

A $12,896 arbitration award on 
an exhibitors' contract has been af' 
firmed In thb New York Supreme 
Court by default against the Ro 
Chester Theatre Co. In favor of 
Sl-G-M. 

The company operated the VlC' 
torla, Rochester, and contracted for 
a flock of M-G-M subjects but 
balked on carrying out agreement. 



$350 DAILY JUMP 

Chicago, April 2 
Chateau, former Ascher Bros 
picture house, recently put In a non 
sync device costing $1,200. House 
had been averaging $60 a day, but 
following Installation paid .off the 
equipment In three days. 



Would Tie- Up Town 
Danbury, Conn., April t. 

Negotiations are under way for 
tlie leasing of the Capitol theatre 
by Danbury ■ Theatres, . inc. owners 
of the Empress and Falac«. 

With the acquiring ot the Capitol 
the company will have control of 
all theatres In the city. Leasing 
price lis said to be $30,000 a year. 

Col. has signed Frank Capra to a 
five-year contract and Erie Kenton 
to a two-year contract. Both are 
directors. . ^ 

George Melford direoUng silent 
version of "Voice ot the City" at 
M-G. Wlllard Bfaok wrote, acted 
In and dlreoted the talker version 
CM la Identical. 



WEST COAST NOTES 



Dorothy MackalU In "The Great 
Divide." FN. 

Lois Wilson, and Creighton Hale 
eulded to "Marriage Circle," FN. 

John Mack Brown borrowed from 
M-Q for "The Valiant," Fox. 

Wilson Binge and Wilfred Noy 
added to "Diversion," FN. 

Mack Swain, straight role In "Re- 
demption," M-G. 

William. Haines and Gwen Lee 
added to "Hollywood Frolics of 
1929," M-G. 

Chester Conklln added to "Stairs 
of Sand," Par. 

Complete cast "Mr. Diggs of 
Broadway," part talker, Photo- 
Klnema: Carmelita Geraghty, Rex 
Lease, Aleo B. Francis, Maude 
George, Maurice Costello, James 
Welsh and Garry O'Dell. Bruce 
Mitchell directing. 

RIcca Allen added to "Third Floor 
Back," Fox. 

Par has loaned James Hall to Ed- 
ward Small for "Watta You Say?" 
to be released by Col. Story of 
backstage and radio station life 
written by H, J. Green, 

Paul Lent will direct Mollere's 
'The Imaginary Invalid" for U. 
Mystery story and will be an all- 
talker. 

Fredrlc March opposite Ann 
Harding In "Paris Bound," Paths. 

Title of "White Collars" changed 
to "The Idle Rloh," M-G. 

Tom O'Brien added to "Plying 
Fool," Pathe. 

George Melford has completed 
silent version of "Voice of the glty," 
originally directed as talker by Wll- 
lard Mack, M-G. 

Gaston Glass in James Craze's 
'Soul of the Tango," allrtaiki 

Kalla Pasha,' one-time Sennett 
slapstick comic, featured In "The 
Terrible Turk," short talker. Pasha' 
wrote story and dialog for Craze.. 

Huntley Gordon and George Stone 
added to "Harmony Lane," XT, i " 
talker. 

Charles Lament making two-reel 



talking' comedy for Edu. Principal* 
are John T. Murray, Vivian' Oak- 
land, Franklin Fangborn. 

Virginia Bruce added to "Hard toi . 
Get," FN. 

Mary Nolan opposite Eddie Leon- 
ard in "Harmony Lane," U. 

British International has renewed 
contract of Garnett Weston, scen- 
arist, Vho went to London a year 
ago. 

William Powell added to "Mar- 
riage Holiday," Par. 

Roland Young added to "The 
Green Ghost," M-G. 

Alice D. G. Miller, former M-Q 
scenarist, signed to long term by 
Par. 

Marie Prevost and Russell Glea- 
son in "The Flying Fool," Pathe. 

Sally Starr added to "College 
Days," M-G. 

James Cruze Is making "The Road 
Show," using 10 principals and a 
chorus of 100 for the Independent 
market. It is from an original by 
Ben Hecht. 

Luclen Littlefleld added to "Drag," 
starring Richard Barthelmess for 
P. N. 

Dorothy Mackalll will be starred 
In "The Great Divide," F. N. Sub- 
ject previously made twice, once by 
Lubln and M-G. 

Josef von Sternberg, director, and 
Patrick Kearney, writer, have new 
contracts with Par. 

U has started on "Climax" with 
Jean Hersholt, Eathryn Crawford 
(Continued on page 36) 



Execntive Available! 

Thoroughly experienced in 
every line ot theatre opera- 
tion. 

Now head of large booking 
offices. 

Wishes to make an immediate 
' connection. 

Addreaa BOX M. TABIBirT. V. T. 



From the Johmnetburg "Timetf* 
•Comedians with a difference, they exploit fresh 

IDEAS IN A novel MANNER. NOTHING OUIJE LIKE THIS 
CLEVER ACT HAS EVER BEEN 8EE|^ HERE BEFORE" 



HAND 




and M IX L IS 

WEEK OF APR. 7, MEmOPOUTAFI, HOUSTON, TEX. 

. Now Publix Theatres 




The Sun Never Sets On the Foster Girls 




ANOTHER FOSTER NOVELTY 
XYLOPHONE GIRLS IN MESSRS. 
SHUBERTS' NEW REVUE, "A NIGHT 
IN VENICE" 




344 W/ZaSt. NEW YORK 



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TEDDY JOYCE 

Pittsburgh's Favorite (Adopted) Son 

NOW IN HIS 45th SENSATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL WEEK AT 

_ XOE WS PENN THEATlUErPittslwwglr — 

Oatdrawlng Saeh OpposHion as the Duncan Stater; Tom Mix, Jackie Coogan, Ben Bernie and Jack Oaterman, Among Others 

Personal Direction, LOU IRWIN, InCe, 1S60 Broadway, W, Y, C, 



18 



VARIETY 



Wednesday; April 3, 1829 



ICTURES 




Be sUre to follow Jhi& epoc^ 
of advertisements in all trade publications 
in which will he told the dramatic story of 
Radio Pictures and its plans* 



( Wedqeaday. AprU 9. ltfi» 



V A R I B T T 



7j 



If 



and the 




RADIO PICTURES has set tle 
stage and bids ike curtain rise, 

IN ONE MONTH THE SWIFT AND 
SURE-FOOTED DEVELOPMENT OF 
RADIO PICTURES HAS ASTONISHED 
THE SiCEPTItSS AND WON tMe 
ADMIRATION OF THE MOTION 



PICTURE INDUSTRY AT LARGE 



Stalwart offspring of mighty industries, of 
sdmce and of art, Radio ^Pictures (tssumes 
overnight a commanding position in the 



Amusement World d unit of show-^ 
manship unmatched and iru:redihle in its 
resources _and far^eachiiig interests. 





/rill 




RADIO'S 

PAGEANT OF THE TITANS BEGINS ! 



RKO niSTRIBU_TlNG CORPORATION 

«i Uo*^ flotufii! £MdU««!n| Mid DtotrlbcleM of Amirioa, Ine^Will H. Hays, Pr esident 



VARIETY 



FILM REV I E W S 



W«^esda7, April ^, 1929 



CHRISTINA 



(Continued from page 11) 
caviar appetites. Picture has a vast 
amount of pictorial beauty in the 
quaint settings of Holland and some 
actlngr of the first order, but the net' 
effect Is lukewarm, due to a placid 
story, one of tliose pictures the 
Wlilte Ldst people Recommend, but 
nobody goes to see find nobody talks 
about. No dialog and little sound 
effect. 

Film's best assets are Its beauti- 
ful backgrounds and the playing of 
Janet Gaynor and Rudolph Schlld- 
kraut. Some of the sentimental 
passages ore effective and some of 
them are maudlin. Of action the 
subject has none that really delivers 
a punch. Story Is light weight. 
Christina Is a Dutch lass who passes 
up the rugged locEd swains and 
dreams of a hero-wooer on a white 
horse. First thing that seems to 
measure up to her Ideal Is Jan the 
HoUandalse eqijlvalent of a circus 

The two fall promptly In love. 
Woman circus proprietor Is In love 
with Jan and it Is her scheming to 
keeb the youngsters apart that fur- 
nishes the feeble plot. A plot that 
has to be whipped up cruelly to keep 
moving. Much crude theatre In de- 
vices such as ' the circus woman 
shooting the boy. and posing In his 
embrace while he's - unconscious to 
make the girl think he Is false. 
-.Rudolph Scblldkraut -has sonic 
sentimentally' telling scenes as the 
indulgent old father of the heroine 
and manages tomakethe early se-. 
quench Interesting Dy hla suave 
humw- But wbeh they make him 
go blind -while taH beloved daughter 
ls.,trylng on her wedding dress, if s 
ft little tboi heavy to really bite- 

Worda cannot «T«ra^te the charm 
pt the settings aor" the captivating' 
pictues of Mfra Qaynor aa^-a Wide- 
eyed' apd^wld^pCiHIrtecl DutcH- maid; 
■ Backgrpnnda ' eXpt^etiB the desirable 
quaUit atVuoKqihere;' but the storied 
epl8(^es'never''are''C<tnteint with. Jtist 
^ reasonable qtialnthess. Xhey make 
jittae action too quaint to be possible. 
' lAboirlhg through an hour or so 
■ct preparation. ,they ' managed to 
create one molirfent of fair suspense 
towaird' the' end.' This was the epi 
e(lde.:where ^hrlstlna accepts a sub 
retltute suitor' to keep from her father 
tiie trutb that tiie believe herself 
Jilted- by. Jan. At- the moment she 
^ and'.fh^-couhterfefit wooer were In 
;:betrbthal 'ceremony. ' J&n himself 
.'. was recovering- flr<»m'^a pistol shot 
-'.and 'unaw'qre Of what was hapiwh- 
. Ing. ' Betrothal ceremony conststed 
'.of the palR' sitting before i candle 
' vntU It burned bat. ' If Its flame died 
, the betrothal didn't go. 

. . Suspense- consists of .a question 

whether Jan will arrive in time.. He 



does, and ydu knew he would, so It 
isn't niuch of a situation to wait an 
hour for. Besides the capable play- 
ing of Miss Gaynor and Sohildkraut, 
Charles Morton reveals himself as 
an admirable young leading man 
who will one of these doyp step Into 
a part and become a screen , person- 
age over night Horry Cording Is a 
new type of heavy, likewise of 
promise. 

picture is wltheut dialog and em- 
ploys sound effecta^paringly. Mus- 
ical accompaniment is agreea|)le and 
tlieme song has possibilities as a 
ballad plug, being pure musical 
hoke, but sounding better than It 
really Is in constant reprise by a 
soulful tenor. 



(DIALOG) 

Paramount production and release, atar- 
rlng Clara Bow. Directed by Dorothy Ar»- 
norT All talker on dlske. From Warner 
Fabian's story. Dialog by E. Lloyd Bhel- 
don. At the Blalto. N. Y.. lor grind run 
otartlng March 30. Running time, 77 pilna. 

lrSllm'^«.^^^^^^•.^^^^^^^FVedVr^l^>|^^ 

Helen oJvens Ifi^if/uS^"^ 

Faith Morgan J-^^^^ 

Eva Tutt Joyce Coiroton 

n»hq . . Ad rlenne Dore 

tSm ■ . Virginia Thomas 

i*n Jean Lorraine 

Th?taa..... '^/iT^^jaK" 

^IcS:::: ... :. Rene* -Wbliney 

Jean. . . . ■*■"«> nerim 

awen...., :::?*^!?.''j^S*^«5S?5 

Phli." .*.".'.'.'.'.".'.' PhllUps R. Holm€« 

M Ben HendrlfkB, Jr. 

g£;™*. , jack liUden 

BalaliB .\...Jacli Raymond 



Rush, 



THE WILD PARTY 



Box oflSce plptore with^ a- !>•. 0. 
title, .a bo^. office star, and*, more 
box - office than ever, Clara, con- 
tributes fi'er voice. lAugblng, cry- 
ing or condemning; that Bow voice 
won't command -as much attention 
as the Bow this and that, yet Its 
a voice'. Bnough of a voice to In- 
sure a general belief that Clara can 
speak) a9,;well as look — not as well, 
but -enough. "Warner Fablan*a story 
fits the redheaid like a wetrvathlng 
suit, . • ' ^ 

It's Impossible, though. So fuU of 
all the things that everybody knows/ 
But tak« or leave It, there's still 
Claara. 

Champ necker and flame of the 
campus falls In love with a young 
-and good looking professor. He In 
tunr makes It mutual. That's rea 
feonablO but who wants sense? 
Sense-'ls-' seldom box office. 'When 
Clara flashes a gam^ all senses are 
deadened. And when she flashes a 
pair of 'em. 

Talking of gams, there ar0 more 
In one blt-ln this film than 'In half 
a dozen "Follies" choruses. ,Toung 
professor of anthropology, entering 



his class rtom for the first Ume, is Asther, more robust^than asual. Im- 
greeted by a forest 'of lower limbs, personates a sleek Javanese prince. 
All shapely limbs. Anyone bother- Women In general will probably 
Ing to look at the fices will pefe the appreciate*.. the absentwrnlnded nun- 
most comely all-girl class ever as- band, the pne time lover now lust 
sembled. If it were possible to rope |a - sleepy guy. They' win teal 'with 
together such « student body aa this FMIss Qatbo the sense Of ouaiiera- 
it would be more of an asset to a fUon at hubby's I^ik •rt"*'f?«^'? 
school than- the best fotoball team In Burotcton. And they (the ««mra) 
history. And thla young Professor -wlU irobably feel that baying their 
Gilmore, teachlQK - anthropology, marital fidelity tested and ^mpted 
which Is tho study of man, was by so iiatty a sheik as Asttaer is 
teaching it to a class room full of a possible source of pleasurable 
gals who knew more about them I tremors. 

and what It takes than any prof. In "wild Orchids" Is fundamentally 
anthry. " . . ' la wjoman'a picture. It's a femlnlnlzed 

A valiant thing lor OMra to do pi^t all . the way. Sex la the meat 
when she pulled an 'Til take the Un^ p^^o^ ot itg drama,; the pro- 
blame" upon discovery of her innor tagonlst of its characters. Miss 
cent room mate's love letters. I^- Gar^ gives,' with satisfying fem- 
ters mentioned "that night on tHe l)„i,j^ continuous closeuji 

beach" and Clara-hopped a rattler i^f .^ygry^y ^u^iy reactions to the 
homeward.. Who should "knock on-^i^roijiein of the .lndbleht spouse and 
the drawing room ^dopr, but young Ufae fascinating Icemlui.- 
Gilmore. Ho chucked the teaching I very Interesting and aUllfully 
Job and Is Joining a Jungle expedl- [contrived Is the atnaospherlo stuff 
tlon. Clara makes it double. of Java. It will be awe-lnducing for 

£]. Iiloyd'Sheldon'f dialog Is as filp lthe local stops. Especially novel Is 
and broad aa permissible, much of | the group ■ of -. oriental . dancers, to 
It forced humbr.'and most of It to which considerable footaige Is wisely 
beTaken seriously by the flaps. - devoted. 'Whether- authentic Java- 
Performance of Frederic March fnese or not they constitute an lOX- 
as the prof, la the picture's best, pioltable angle for alert hOpsfr. man- 
Vo'Cally.'^he reigns supreme. Blonde agers. Stills 'on this . one Itein of 
girl whose name cannot be correct- 1 "Wild Orchids" will help fasten an 
ly .selected: from ttfe llneryp Con- 1 association of ldedB..la':the;,pabllc 
trlbuted. another yery; good: one, per- [mind. ^ . 

BonaUy -^lifiii'dllng ' an unsympathetic I Three actors only In catit, but 
role of a tattling, catty - dame each a favorite. Asthdr Is a oomer, 
through properly ^playlng-it. After [or more exactly a ne^ 'arrival, with 
that thjey 'are down the line, none the gals. Miss Garbo's vogiio needs 
prominently.'. '1 • • no emphaslis while the alwtays-re- 

Femlnlnb Wst of players read3 like freeing X*wla Stone may - be, ij- 
nMt sreai's rflglWUty llne-w for garded as holding unto himself the 
the WMnpaa duke. ^ admiring regard of the upper strata 

The girls* four years at school aret of fllm-goerB. . 

desertiS* hy the^young prof, who . "Wild Qrchlds" la «trong progwm 
also preaches to young girls,, as one fare, 
off-screen vocal- 



wild party,.. An; 
combination .mngs 
song at intervals. 
Wild party OaL" 





TOURING PUBI^X *'FORE'' 

" DlreeUeit WlilLlAM MORRIS 
; tWoMra, NAT KALCHetM,-iM[AX TURNER ' 



light theme 
Title Is "My 



WILD ORCHIDS 

(80UNDV i 
il-O-H piodncllo* «t«rripk Oreta. Qaibo 
with tevls StODS and NUi Aetlier featured. 



STRONG BOY 

(SOUND) 
FM pn)dueUon vtarHnk Victor UpLaslen 
with L«atrl«e Joy featured; Directed by 
John Ford. - Btory by Frederick H. Br«n- 
naiK Continuity by Jdhn Mtaliaiii. Titles 
by Haloolm Stuart BoyUn. At Roxy, New 
York, week ..of Jfarolr-aa, Running time 
78 minutes. ° 

Vlotor McLaglen 



^lels. Titles by MbiIob Alnslee. At Capl-|Ul«' ^ .tiyae. uook 



tlons. It's an In-and-out fltckeiv 
■potty In Its impressions, and alto^ 
gather missing fire m a satlsfyinc . 
•ynchronouB featnra. It marks Wal- 
lace Beery** debut In the talkersu 
•Ithotigh he essayed a hobo song 
and a-«natch of dialog In a prevloua 
Paramonat release. It also Intro- 
duce Plorrace Vldov in .dialog. 

8o many, glaring deficiencies In 
"Chinatown Nights" that ia captloua 
critic could devote paragraphs ta 
itemize them. For one thing, the 
manner of intrdduqlng the title with 
Its equal 'division of Utulax dlspl^ 
to "Cblnatown Nights" and Ito cap- 
tioning; as being taken from "Tonv 
War," lends the tanpressIOB the pro- 
ducers ; themselves- were 'uncertain 
anent the aptltu)le: of either title. 
Style of billing permits exhibs. to 
make- their 'own,.-cholce^ possibly^ 
too, there are . fwo aeta of - paper 
available. ■ - = 

Paper (rtarts and: finishes with a 
rubberneok. wagon! ballyhoo, tho 
means - fbr the thrill-seeking Joan 
Fry (M^ VldorjAbielng Introduced 
to Chinatown. ■ (presumably San. 
Francisco's : celestial .sector), whero 
she meeta'ChuOk Blleyr^e Cau- 
causlan leader, of ofie tong. Wal- 
lace ^eery- plays Cbttok lUley. War« 
ner Olahd Is iBbston Charley, chief- 
tain f^^ th^ rival . tong;. 

Against' this vordid background 'a . 
colorful' 'enough' auro for melodra-: 
matlcs, .oomes. a series of. Incongrui- 
ties that does anything but fiatter 
the average Intelligence. If the<Var- 
amount authoring staff had to get 
ten-twenty-thlrt . with, their, hectlo 
hokumi.lt see'ma .that a clnema-Ilt- 
erary-' combination, 'of Qmitz^ Gar- 
rett, yohii and' Iiittoi, not to men- 
tion 'Welhnan, ■ the ' director^, could 
have dope lt.-a 'l)It nurire glibly and 
with 'gr«atto planstbtUty. 
. Mies' Viaor, :aa; th« .hit-and-mn 
thrill-seeker, accused by Beery to 
havO theM|>ead ' 0f - ''upt6wh'*' and a 
Barbar^.iCoaat body,' decides to cast 
her lot with Chuck and stay In tha 
diownt'oTi'ii Chinese sector. She be- 
cometf rather- Indirectly Involved in 
' : (Continued on page 28) 



tol,. New Torti, week of Uarch I 



time 00 mtns. 
UUle Sterllos. . . 
John Sterling. -J' 
Prince de Gaoe. 



L Running "Wilbur Watklns Kent SandMson 

F. xiumnBB I .^^^j^y Dougl* Scott 

n.Jw, Slim , aum Somervllle 



?.OT.l?^efeg;^»«ter.. 
. Artitk -AMher IBaggagem^n. . . . 



Baggageman. .. 
Queen of Lolilaonli^. . ; 



imer 

Tom Wilson 

. ...lack Feifialoli 
....Robetl Ryan 
..'.EQ1&I16 Jjtns^n 
David Torrence 



ADoralsed In its totality ; this . one president t - » .. 

Is g^STefitOlSlnSient aril probable WmA Po°°a. Dolores Johnson 

S2i^'i«i*td\ t^^lc^^M^^^ lonfe r J°hn Fotd, who has directed many 
*^^«/„^fcrt fluSSSh in temw^ pictures, was given a fiock of 
tacteround sffins thl"tot lioke-^ and told to make a picture 
S^?r ±hf SSrf mH<Ss oSnlte^^ McLaglen. JSearlng 

SrjitJn Ifl^a SwMfcf prod^ aslhln? story.' Ford's 

SSnVMn • especially in. a trade sense, leaving 

GMtTaarbo's repressed mode fits the arttoUo out ot the eguaUon. He 
perfwsOy thV^le of a wife, very has In f«st demonstrate that a dl- 
fommUc wid sentUnental, who Is rector of finesse and ttaaglnaUon can, 
mSSS^ to->* preocoSpiod Jbnerlcano If thb.produdera inalpt « wasUng 
Sidv^o utteVly refusW to bo Jeal- him,, take unadulterated h«*um and 
ouii until the iast{risei; l«WlB Stone, knead It iirto soine sort of toim ap- 
that reltalile and gifted . iThesplan, preaching downright merit. 
Is topnotch as the chap who forgot "Strong BOy" has to bo ap- 
to be oallant to his wife. Nils [ preached objectively. Showmen are 
' ' not apt to like a plcture.of its type 



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p^rsonall^, but they mu^t, and will, 
concede. it. nosslble -audience that re- 
acts happily to such undiluted -blah. 
For mich audiences' -(with doubt ex- 
pressed that 'the Boxy Is one) the 
faot that DirOctor .Ford has sneaked 
a little, not too much, 'class is 
therefore a favorable factor, 

"Victor McLaglen Is presumed to 
have a following with the extent as 
yet unfixed In '^bo'ondarles. His 
jbreezy, virile personality and genu 
Ine capacity for pantomine comedy 
is squandered In "Strong Boy" as Is 
the directorial skill of Mr. Ford 
Also . wasted, and for her fans it 
must be sad Indeed, is Lieatrlce Joy 
doing a mere bit as the keeper of 
a depot news stand. 

"Strong Boy" Is minus on the ro 
mantle element and zero on gorge- 
ous clothes, trim females, and the 
other Ingredients commonly pre 
sumed neccessary to the box ofilce. 
It offers as its hero a muscular 
dumbbell who lugs trunks hither 
and yon in a railroad terminal. His 
adventures are uncommonly puny 
and silly, climaxing with his besting 
a. gang, of brooks out to steal the royal 
Jewels of - the' visiting Queen of 
Graustark. ' 
. £tory and cast all founded on bits, 
Consequently acting is fintmportant 
Production detail okay although ed 
Itlng toward end of spool is pretty 
poor. Picture leans entirely upon 
McLaglen's popularity and a few 
giggles of the slapstick school. 
In toto, very moderate. Land. 



CHINATOWN NIGHTS 

(DIXLOG) 

Paramount production and reledse. W. 
recording. 'Wallace Beery, wltb Florence 
Vldor, featured. W. A. Wellman directed 
ittoiA Samuel Omltx's story,' "Tong War." 
Adapted |)y Oliver H. P. Qacrett, .ecenarl- 
sed hy Ben Crauman Kohn -with dialog se- 
(iuehces by William B. Jutt6. At the Para, 
mount, N T. week of March 80. Running 
tmle, 88 mlng.. 

Ohuck Rlley 'Wallace Beery 

Joan I^....!.^ 

Boston Chtirley Warner Oland 

The Stiadow...... Jack 'UcHugh 

The Reporter.... ...'......Jack Oakle 

WOO' Chung Tetsu .Komal 

The aBni1)ler.;..<:,...i...>...Frahk Chew 

The Maid.........' i.......Mrs, "Wing 

The Bartender...... Peter MorrUon 

aetald.,..i<. (..........Fireman 'Wood 

"Chinatown Nights," heralded .as 
eai alt-talker, actually Jiae about i60 
per cent dlalogyWitb the rest in cap 




CHIC 
SALE'S 



due .Bale's contribirtioD, TAiu'HX 
OCamni 'VO QIBT IOB,'- nems «aslly 
tb«{ DiMi. iuocen^ul 'eScrt'. at humor 
aeejginpUtlied to- Oatd tiy W of <he 
talklDit piotores." / 

—"Variety," July 1}. ItlT^ , 



*THB BTAB WITMBSS" 
"A Winner for any sound program: 
probably the best sketch not yet done 
In the talkie?," 

—New Tork "BlUboard." 



rrHK LADlBS UAifi" 
: , . designed for loir comedy 
laughs and gets tbem . . . tor . a pro^ 
gram that calls tor a vigorous laugh. 
Ing Interval, It's, a great short" 
—"Variety," Nov. 19, 



•VABCHINO ON" 
■^e best Ulking mm Fox has 
made and one ot tba'llnest made any- 

where." _ .. ., 

— "Pllro Dally." 



Direotioii £E0 KOBBISOR 




JERRY ROSS 

I i"^^ Producing 
■ H. 0. AND BAND UEADER 
CAPITOL, JACKSON, MICH. 

INOEmNITELT 
Dlreotl^n WM. UOBBIS OFFICE 



T 



Wednesday, April 8, 1929 



VA R I E T Y 



81 




\ 



knew it 




time 



These wires are no surprise to Leo I 




DReSDWAY MELODV gDint! hiytjor 
each. day. All house records broken. 
Standing room today on matinee. Con\- 
licllcd to stop selling tickets. Audience 
approval highest praise of any produc- 
tion presented in Atlantic City. 

■ — G. Mortimer Lewis, 
Strand ThwtrC. Atiuntic Gity, N..J. 

BROADWAY MELODY broke all exist- 
ing house records Dayton. Most demon- 
strative enthusiasm ever witnessed this 
city. Approximately two mousand turned 
away Saturday and on Sunday greatly 
In excess of this number. Metro is to 
be congratulated oh this phenomenal 
achievement. 

—J. McMuriMj, Dayton, Ohio 

BROADWAY MELODY .opened at 
Broad Theatre to all time record week-end 
business. Screen entertainment beyond 
expectation and headed for an all time 
house record. There is no stopping this 
M-G-M outfit. 

— E. ]. Melnika, Columbus, OKio 



liROADWAY MELODY opeivcJ S:imr. 
day and broke all records for iitrondance. 
Sunday was better than Saturday. Had 
to call police to handle cri>wds. Lino two 
blocks lonj* waited hours in driizlinj; rain 
to get in. —Harry Zcit;, 

State Tht'titre, Js/eu' BcJ/ouJ-, Muss. 

BROADWAY MELODY broke all house 
records. Had to tiirn away thousands 
daily. Think this is the greatest box-office 
picture ever made.* 

' —C. H, Buckley, leland, Albany 

BROADWAY MELODY tremendous 
Adams, Detroit. 

BROADWAY MELODY opened to rec 
ord'breaking business Middlesex, Middle- 
town, Conn. Doubled "Big Parade" busi- 
ness! OpenedStamfordTheatre.StamforcL 
smashing all previous records. 

BROADWAY MELODY, brok« all box- 
c^ffice records at Strand, Hartford. Audi- 
ence very enthusiastic. Looks like most 
successful engagement in history of theatre. 
— /. j. Hojfman, Hojfman Bros. Entfrf)rtscs.' 
Ntti- Hat'cn. Conn. 



and more coming! 

cracked 
open! 




Wait! 
WeVe 





you— 



You'll tell us 





The TALKIES 
the Industry 



Screening of DROADWAY Mtl.ODV 
great success. Everyoiie ctuliusiastic. 
Picture will pile up new liigli.s. 

— John H. Harrh Circuit. /'iii.'i/»ur^/i, /*((. 

BROADWAY MELODY exceeded all 
previous Sunday receipts at Columbia. 
Washington. Expect biggest business ever 
done on any picture in this city! 

BROADWAY MELODY opened' to 
packed houses at advanced prices Tivoli 
Theatre, Toronto. Transportation com- 
mission has special cars waiting on side 
streets to take crowds home. Doublt: line 
two blocks long waited for doors to open! 

Congratulations BROADWAY MEL- 
ODY. It's not only the first musical 
comedy to be brought to the screen but 
it has everything to make it a big success. 
The color sequence alone is worth twice 
any admission prite. BROADWAY 
MELODY is all to the good and is goin^ 
to make box-office history. 

— Chas. W. Piequct. Carolina Thcairc, 
Southern Pines, N. C. 



the 



THE TRIAL OF 

MARY 
DUGAN 

Sinus}} 171'.,' SfM-oKt at S2 

100% TALKING 



With NORMA SHEARER, LEWISSTONE, 
H. B. WARNER, RAYMOND HACKETT, 

Directed by the niithor, BnynrJ Veilier 



THE 

IDLE 
RICH 

Biiscd on ilic J3) 0(((/u iind . 
lined Success I'W'hiic L'<dlin<'.' 

100% TALKING 



With CONRAD NAGEL, BESSIE LOVE. 
LEILA HVAMS. From tl>e play by EditlvElilr. 
Diicacd by William dc Mille 



^^The hest picture of a crowded 
sdiedide of new arrivals is housed 
at the Qaiety Theatre-^Christina^J^ 

HN. Yv Evening Qraphic 




Fox Movietone Symphonic C)tchestratioti 



<^.«^as for the players only the most generous praise is . 
to be bestowed upon them.^ — N. Y. World 

, ♦ reminiscent o£^7th Heaven^ * ♦ makes for am enjoy- 
able session. The most charming « ^ s in which the star; 
has yet appeared.'^ —N.Y» Sun 

<^ * * * captivating as ever * * .acting honors go beyond a 
doubt to the delightful little Miss Gaynor.'^ 

— N. y. Telegram 

f^Janet Gaynor is again « « « appealingly delightful in 
'Christina* , * » she invests the role with persuasive 
loveliness*^ — TSI, Y. Journal 

Now Playing 

—GAIETY Theatre, NX, to Capacity at $2— 

SOCK the BOX OFFICE 
3uU*s-eyewit^ 

features from 



<*Directed by a master hand. . . beautiful . ^ .You'll love 
Janet's performance* Superlatives can't describe this 
exquisite little creature*-^ — N. Y* Daily Netvs 

t'Miss Gaynor... is so sincere and exudes so much 
charm and personality that that reputed box-office per« 
quisite — sex appeal— ^is no^ missed in her. Our Janet is 
more than okay*'* — N. Y. American 

it you are watching one of the great ladies of the 
cinetma 5 ; sThe picture is entirely Miss Gaynor's.*' 

— N. Y. Herald Tribune 

Janet Gaynor touches the dramatic heights she 
reached in ^7th HeavenV*— N* Y* Morning Telegraph 




FJ LM R E V 1 E W S 



VARIETY 



85 



CHINATOWN^NIGHTS 

(Contlpued from pag» 20) , , 
tta tonff War. M the ^*uy of 
^« Trleli-AHiertowi-leadei? ot..» wUd 
SncSof OrtentaUi; ulttaately. attor 
i^Swlea of trlbulattons, flho Anally 

fCtoS^ and away -from thA 
«iolo"uane«a of <31Unatown. ■ ' 

Afl a wnetal tWng. Urt »lctur© to 
a cSlulold Ubol on a IxarinlMS grojip 
StteUndrymen and teatottnmt walt- 
nr^ AB a contemporary pfoture of 
nny Cblnatowi^ on the Nortk Amw- 
icajB conUnent^-and there's none ac- 
?SSly° toulh'er tbfinv that in Hon- 
tMal— thle la somewhat antiquated. 

From i.the --playeni' viewpoint 
Seery. unfortunately, has not been 
Sven a choice aaalgnment. He has 
a odwerful screen personality, akin 
to that of Bancroft's, "trlth the same 
no-and-manly' stentorian keynote In 
his address and deserves special 
script attention; • .»'s" the first time 
in a long apoU that Beery has. been 
Klveh a 4j^pathetto dramatic as- 
BlKnnieiit; -although as the : kindly 
tramp ln"BegKai«8 4>t Life," he was 
Bot the menace of yorei. 

Miss Vldor's dialog Impressions 
are puzzling. It is patent that in 
-some sequences sinother yvolce is 
doubling lor, her slrtce Ut^le subter- 
tuge is necessary in .these portions. 
There are othelr shpts ^ere BUss 
Vldor Is unquestionably '. sinking.- 

- Thesei however, ate' either brief or 
minor addregaes. . . 
Of the most consistent perform 

' ances, ' that seasoned menace of 
pioneer days In the .deaf-and-dumb 
racket, Walter Oland, does exceed- 
ingly well... 'His screenraccomplleh- 

' ments are fortified anew.' with a de- 
cisive speaking. volo9. For the rest,' 
It matters little -^ther way. 
. On .blanket bot>l(1pgs> Plus the 'key 

. cit;y exhibitions in tne.Publb^ houses, 
' Par will excee4 in economic bene- 

... fits' the artlstio'and entertainment 
values that . "Chinatown Nights" 

. possesses,' But as a picture It's 
nothing to br%g about. Abel. 



Children of the Rita; 

(SOUND) 
FliKt 'National Vltapfaone producUon, dU 
raotad tr John Francis Dillon. Dorotby 
Hwkalll and Jack Mulball featured. Vtim 
Cornall Woolrtcb's aerial that appeared In 
College Humor. Titles bjr Paul Peres. At 
the Strand, N, T., week ot March 30, 
RupnlDs time, Tt minutes. 

Ansela Pennington Dorothy Uackalll 

DeWey Haines.....,..,. .Jack Mulball 

Oil Penqlngton... James Ford 

Hr> Poonlngton ...Rlohnrd Carlyle 

Mm. Pennington Evelyn ' Hall 

Idrle . Pennington Kathryn McQuIre 

Ttie Butler,.'. ;.c., Frank Crayne 

Oenld Wilder.. i ...Bddle Bums 

Hatgle Haines..' ......Doris Dawson 

Krs: Haines. '. ...Aggie Herrljig 

QaSney ...Lee Moran 



Florence! Everett added to 
Ing School," U sound short. 



'Dane- 



's 




Gtb'Ava. 
Theatre,. 
Sealitte^ ^ 
Wash. 



HKBHIB 



KING 

HtiSIoiil. ftAMEA of ^BBBMONUe 
DIteeHM f ANOHOM *:MA«o6 ' 
OaUnna niestt^, Oal^aikl; <Wif.' 



An«rela Pennlilgton (Dorothy Mac- 
kaltt) explains that she Is extrava- 
gant because her father is rich. 
She falls in love with the Penning- 
tons' young chauReur (Jack Mul- 
ball), doing most of the advancing 
herself. Angela Pennington's pa 
goes 'broke. The young chauffeur 
wins' 160,000 on a horse' race. 

MackalU and Mulhall wed. Girl 
continues extrava'Bant, wading 
through the boy's 60 g's in a couple 
of wieeks. He reverts to former 
form and drives a cab. She repents, 
finds him and states^ she will will- 
ingly go to work to help him, even 
"make my own dresses." That's the 
end. 

Miss Hackaill looks nice and 
wears, a-lot -of pretty clothes. Mul- 
hal), the screen's ' recognized best 
dressed lead, gets by 'fairly well .in 
chauffeur's uniforms until the last, 
quarter, and then slides home with 
a double breasjted tux ajid some 
more : swell mufti: Co-featured, 
their performances are equally good. 

No dialog. Bftective syn'chronlza- 
tion ai^d .sound eftedts. ' , ■ 
' John FratVols Dillon wpriced un- 
eventfully .'but capably V^Wlth this 
scenario, .which is a French farce 
photographed mostly 'outdoors and 
often on the driver's seat of an 
automobile. 

"Children of the Bltz" should see 
moderate returns. Alternative wlU 
be less. Absence of talk at this 
moment dispels chance for anything; 
better, . Bige. 



THIS IS HEAVEN 

(SOUND) 

Bamoel Goldwyn production. Starring 
'Vllma Banky. United Artlats release. 
Directed by Alfred Santell. Story by Ar- 
thur Uantell, adapted by Hope . Liorlng. 
Titles byT'Oeorge Marlon, Jr. ' Caniiraaan, 
Oeorge ' Barnes. Musical score, by Hugo 
ReUenfeld. At "trade ehowlng," New 
Tork'.-Root, March 28.^, Running tImeL 96 
minacea. ' ' : . 

Evai..'....i ......Tllma Banky 

Jimmy James Hall 

Mamie Frltzl Rldgeway 

Dnsle Frank.. I^iclen LIttleBeld 

Rounder, rRlohard Tucker 



' . VUma Baitky^ as the flapjack 
queen of Chllds' Fifth avenue, Oold- 
wyn's Hungarian star brought up 
to. datb and to America,, without 
period fripperies or sword-toting 
lovers. . Ahd liMllne with /the note 
«if( modernity, occasionally' bursting 
Into dialog rather cutely tinged 




BiBtt Sn the West . ... 
Coming ^<ut-—Soont 

FANCHOU & MARCO 

present 



IMDIAN 




IVIURIEL 8TRY^6R.-H,ARDrTRIO ^ 
CHIEF EAQkE FEATHER OAVE HACKER 
1^-8unki«t Beauties — 16 



with foreign accent. Always a 
dainty, appealing, feminine creature 
and adding, with each -picture, 
something to her effectiveness as 
a trouper. "This Is Hjsaven" is not 
a great picture nor, perhaps, by the 
United Artists' standards of a few 
years ago, a picture up to the ex- 
pectations of the releasing name; 
t)Ut 'It Is a good programmer. Of 
the type Paramount makes. 

Story minus novelty or sock, but 
carried by the romantic element. 
It's the love altalr of an Immigrant 
girl 'Who thinks her sweetie is a 
chauffeur, whereas he is really a 
millionaire. This to the sort of fable 
that will give the dames a big kick. 
It's the stuff continued stories in 
the tabs are made of. 

liove's young sweet dream as ex- 
pressed In plans for the financial 
future, furniture, home-building, 
etc., will find a resi>onsive chord 
among the lads and lasses who hold 
hands in the dark. There may also 
be a sentimental tug for many nat- 
uralized citizens in the scenes at 
Ellto Island. In shoH. "This Is 
Heaven," while generating no great 
amount 9t tension, does concern 
Itself with things which will Inter- 
est the great body of fans. That 
the yarn Is both trite and reminis- 
cent does not matter Importantly 
frpm the showmanly angle. 

Small cast and nothing elaborate 
on the production end. As with all 
the GoldWyn productions, photogra'- 
phy to splendid. Alfred Santell tells 
the story simply and humanly, ao- 
oompUshlng with quiet competence 
the transition of Miss Banky frofn 
a lady of royalty to a batter-mixer 
of Chllds. James Hall Is attractive- 
ly Breezy In the male leads 

Picture was exhibited at a "trade 
showing'^ for exhibs, trade press 
and relatives. Not due in New Tork 
for couple ' months. About 16 per 
cent dialog out of .90 minutes' run- 
ning time. Oiie bi'g.iconversatlonal 
laugh for 'Vilma suggests possibility 
ot Goldwyn doing an all-talket with 
her' garbled English as the source 
of. , drollery. Thls' could be accom 
pllshed without loss of dlgnltjr. and 
With probable Increase of -popuiarl' 
ty. Grooming MIss- Bonky for t>er' 
manency as a star to going to tax' 
Goldwyn's smaHness. "This Is 
Heaven" Is much better stuff toWard 
that end than "The- Awakening,' 
with, which Mtos Banky 'was 
launched, without the pEtrthershtp 
of Ronald Colman. - But lack of 
beautiful gownlif^ to a detriment. 
Fans exp^t their goddesses -to ' be 
attired as such. hand. 



crooks aboard the ship working with 
a member of the ship's crew are 
also Worried about Armltage's real 
iderttlty. They are planning to cop 
a necklace belonging to the girl, 
who unknowingly is the object of 
hero's affection. , 

Despite handicaps, Armltage gives 
the slip on several occasions 
and Anally manages to make the- 
acquaintance of the girl. But Just 
as he', la medcing some romantic 
progress, he to I'e-oaptured by the 
nurse and several husky members 
of the crew and the girl is made 
to believe that he is more or less 
goofy, hto explanations of his actual 
identity carrying no weight with 
anyone. 

Blow off has the man making his. 
escape from the cabin and unwit- 
tingly assisting in the capture of the 
Jewel thieves and setting himself 
right with the girl, the male nurse 
and everyone else, aboard. 

Denny and Luclen Llttlefleld pro- 
vide most of the laugh situations, 
the latter as the male nurse,' with 
a dash of lavender in his make-up, 
getting the most out of their parts. 
Otto Harlan and Collette Merton, 
playing the crook parts, also stand 
out, especially in the convelrsatlonal 
sections of the . picture. ' Joseph 
Henaberry did a good directing Job 
with this one and those who like 
Denny's comedy will not be dis- 
appointed. Star Is okay In the talk- 
ing sequences. 



Filming of Golden Eagle 

(BRITISH MADE).' : 
Group of motion pictures and stills as- 
sembled by '^ptaln C. ' W. R.' Knight 
Special engagement at 'Fifth Ave. Play- 
house. N. Y., beginning March 30. Rl^r 
nine time, about 83 minutes. < > 



dwelt upon. There the brother and ' 
sister, already dark feathered When 
identified, are shown peacefutiyigob- 
bllng food, with Intermissions dS'- 
voted to wing practicing, until they 
are able to -fly. ; A tamed owl, wild 
rabbits, Insects and falcons are used 
as fillers. 

Just after tlie picture terminates 
with the restoring to'; freedom of a 
tamed eagle. Knight produces, a live 
bird of the Species and carries it 
through . the aisles. ' The- formal 
presentation of the bird creates 
quite a stir among the sure-seat 
audiences, espectolly for those dev- 
otees who are not frequenters to 
the local zoo. Woly. 

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LINDA 

(SOUND) 

Gotham release of Mrs. Wallace Retd 
production. Directed by Hra. Reld from 
story by Margaret Prescott Montague. 
Screen play by Wilfred Ney. Byncbranlsed 
score and sound effects by Yltaphone. In 
cast. Warner Baxter, Helen Foster, Noah - 
Beery, Mitchell Lewis, Kate Price. Theme 
song "Linda," At Lincoln Square, N. T., 
first halt week April 1. Running time, 
70 minutes. 



CLEAR THE DECKS 

. (DIALOG) 

Universal production and release, starring 
Reginald Denny. Directed by JosepE 
Hennaberry from' B. J, Rstb's story,- 
"When the Devil Was eick." Western 
Electrto Movietone :syoh(ontxed scored and 
dialog; At ttte OMony, New Tork; March 
80;; Running', tim* -TO Blmites. 

Jack Armltage......' Reginald Denny 

HIas Bronson OUve' Hasbroock 

Pussyfoot..! Otis Harlan. 

Plll>ge..v...; ....lAolen Llttlefleld^ 

Blondle , .>w . . . . Collette Marten' 

Mate, BoMrt Anderson: 

Aunt ..VIener Leslie 

Trumbull Brooks Benedict 



Romantic comedy with the action 
mpstly-aboard' ship. Dash of i^laji- 
stlck added -to. (^series of incidents' 
dealing 'with nklstaken identity 
makes this an amusing flicker that 
should, get 'moderate money, in; the- 
better neighborhood houses; ' Three 
dialog sequences, of. eight minutes' 
each, are a welcome relief from a 
fiock of subtitles that aire ot' the 
old school aiid the weakest thing 
In the picture. 

^ Story centers around Jack Arml'- 
tage, (Denny), who gets a yen 'for 
a passing female and follows her on 
an 'ocean Voyage, having first ob- 
tained the! pfissage ticket and as- 
suming the name ot a friend, who 
has been ordered to take the trip 
for his health by a wealthy aunt 
on penalty of being disinherited. 

On the liner he is taken in charge 
by a male nurse who mistakes him 
for the sick man and Insists that 
he remain in bed and subsist on a 
diet of goat's milk. A couple of 



Strictly for non-theatricea book- 
ings. A Jerky .nature study of bl^ds, 
the. eagle figures only incidentally^ 
Unless accompanied by ' a lecturer 
the screen .presentation In its^pres'- 
ent state is meaningless. 

Captain Knight Is personeJly ap-^. 
vearing at this house.- Decided 
cockney accen^ mak«iB him diffloult 
to follow at.flttit.;/As he warms up 
to the subject arty audiences, char- 
acteristically imagltia'Mve, are able 
to conjure up a lot of actloa_anct 
continuity . that are/- hot oii the 
screen. Colored ^Uj^es ard numer- 
ous, composing no 'nnall part o^^'tbe 
running 'time. A'lot of footage-'.'Is 
wasted 'In badly .pliotographed di^p 
scenes and- waving trees, 'H^re, 
however. Knight Is able to dwell 'pn 
the const^nt-'vlgllanc^ neceSsajiy to 
catch the eagle on the roo'stl > 
' After a lot of slides in cpior shoW' 
ing the eagle'c nest, 'moving pictures 
ot 'the same art! introduced. The 
mother feeding Its yoiing to cas- 
ually interesting. A pecking match 
between a -baby male and teqiale, 
who photograph like a couple of 
light chicks, is graphically ampli- 
fled by the lecturer who 'tells of the 
aggressiveness and strength of 
temmes in eaglevlUe. 
A happier family, however. Is 



. Nicely put together backwoods 
story that should get money In the 
split week and dally changes despite 
the fact that the .flicker has all the 
evidences of being a quickie. About 
12 choruses of the theme song are 
sung J>y an off-screen voice. 

Story concerns Unda -Stillwater 
(Helen Foster), a' dreamy sort -of 
gh-1 who is hungry for-.'iMtter things 
but Is foribed ;by.'a ^r\i^ii..'''father to 
marry an lelderly luinbeVmjtLn, Decker ' 
(Npah Beery). ' Though he 'treats 
her with kindness, Linda's hewt is. 
Dr. Pajil Randall's Cramer Bax- 
ter);..' \\ 

' Faithful to: her husband, Unda 
Is In the, early stages of mother- 
hood when a sobemlng-,woman steps 
Inland breaks .tip her home. 'With 
her baby In good. bEinds, XInda sets 
out for. the oity wb^^ her former 
school teacher, ' now ' In the money,' 
befriends her. ''She cllolu 'with her - 
benefa<itOr'B friends and4B seen steP'' ' 
ping in the best circles. Brother' 
of the girl', also goes. for. Xtinda^ inn 
big way . but is given -the chill. 
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''WHERE'S THE SONQ OF SONCiS FOlt ME" 

(Irving Berlin, Ine.) 



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Belle Bennett's Voiced 
as MatchlesB^as^ Her Act- 
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Talking and Singing. 



"In the Land of 
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Can Be Had on Sound 
Film, or on Disc^ or 
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Any Pacent Representative 

will gladly gite full details of New 
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THE PACENT REPRODUCER CORPORATION announces a 
new and generous time-payment plan whereby the exhibitor 
can pay for his machine as it produces profit. Our records 
show that many exhibitors have made in two weeks, as a direct, 
result of a Pacent Reproducer installation, the full price of the 
machine. 

Under the new time-payment plan, no theatre, large or small, has 
any excuse for further delaying the installation of a Pacent 
System, with its sure, steady drawing power at the box office. 



Delivery on the Pacent 
Film Attachment 
Starts May 1 

The Pacent Film attachment, the 
finest Sound on Film device ever 
built, will be ready May Ist. 
Dozens of orders are already in 
and will receive preference in de- 
livery. The price is $500.00 per 
attachment. Place y6ur order 
immediately to insure Sound on 
'Film reproduction 'with present 
Pacent disc equipment. 



10 Months to Pay 

The new time-payment system introduced by Pacent 
with this announcement, allows the exhibitor ten 
months to pay the balance of the purchase price. 
Finance and interest charges are extremely gener- 
ous. They are much lower than is usually the case 
in time-payment selling. 

For full details of the time-payment plan on Pacent 
Reproducer Systems get in touch with the nearest 
Pacent representatiye or with the New 'York Office. 



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VARIETY 



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British Film Field 



(Continued from pdge 2) 



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♦flflter than the booklnge can^ 
SSyed. even with so reatPloted - 
■SSkS. NOW trying to flpre out 
fow they can duplicate the disks 
hSro to ease up. the poelUon. but 
nobody knows bow yet. 

TMteMttae, the Plaza and New 
B^BlM Me doing excellently with 
2{^Sif ofVall Street" anfl "Old 
ijizona." ' • 

The Emelka Deal 
Only fellow here who hasn't 
written a book on how he won the 
wSr 18 General Election. Due May 
10 Jazzing UP things meantime. 
Eaneclally flhanoe. StoQk markets 
Sung- generally and ^reacting 
Suggtohly. All on^account of this 
■ aleoUon feeling. Bonk rate going 
,t So they say. Underwriters 
woii't write on the dotted line, 

liancashlre Screen notation was 
«omlng««t March 1,8. TChls Brltlsh- 
Oerman-Amerlcan British Screen 
Production's . Elmka - Rayart flota 
Hon, which looks sound enough in 
the prospectus and Is a besircat of 
a proposition if they pUU It, is hung 
. «n again. ' Underwriters can't figure 
« flotation worth while UU things 
settle down. „ - ^ , „ 
- Then It's .understood Carmelite 
Trust, underwriting this Issue, did 
• lot of underwriting for John Max- 
well on aii agreement they would 
" aot underwrite any other film or 
similar Issue . without his assent. 
Vhlcb John is said not yet to have 
given. 



assigned to Hardy's "Under the 
Greenwood Tree," which will be 
sounded, and - Syd Chaplin directs 
and features \in "Mumming Birds," 
screen version of an early Chaplin 
vaude sketch, "A Kight In an Eng- 
lish Music Hall." . 

A Regal Ban on Hoover 

Arrangements were made for the 
Regal theatre to run .the R.C.A. 
Photophone film of the Inaugura- 
tion of President Hoover, Regal Is 
Western Electric wired. 

Got the tip from I<at timer of W. E. 
they mustn't do It Now in a jam, 
with R.C.A. and Regal, both kicking. 



New Issues 

Despite the slump, three new flO' 
tatlons at least are pending. Lan' 
cashlre Screen Productions goes to 
the public March 26 for some ^IBO,- 
000 and CSordon Craig, chief of New 
Era Company, which made "Q 
Ships," Is putting out a company 
for a synchronizing device. 

Big Issue Is' the international one 
already mentioned. It will Include 
British Screen Productions Com^ 
pany, Rayart, Emelka (with whom 
the deal is now apparently com 
plete), the Deausches Llchtspiel 
Syndlkat and ' poe6Ibly Maxlmfllm 
of Germany. This grouping has been 
organized by George Pearson, head 
of British Screen Productions Cbm< 
pany and son of the John Pearson, 
who formerly headed the Vltagraph 
branch on this side. The. flotation 
will be for $16,000,000, and the Car- 
melite Trust Is believed' to be inr 
terested In making the Issue, which 
may go out before Easter, 



Folk and Things 

Exhibitors' Association had 
lecord crowd at their annual dinner 
St the HoteI'Victoria. Prince Arthur 
ef Connaught was the guest of 
honor. Italpb Kohn, here on vaca' 
tlon, was at the dinner and was, 
together with 'Mrs, Kohn, presented 
to. the Frfnce at a small private 
teceptlon later. 

Harold Holt, of Phonofllms, gone 
to Italy; W, J. Gell, of Gaumonts, to 
Berlin for a conference with Ufa 
Arthur Dent, of Wardour, back from 
Africa and Spain. 

George Smith, 6t P. D. C. has be 
come chairman of the Bumpers — 
British 'version of the Wampas. 

Charlie Whlttaker in Paris again 
' lining up Continental releases for 
hlB Negri film, Pola has been re 
placed in the French film, "Queen'i 
Necklace," by the wife of Jefferson 
Cohn, who Is one of the flrm'i 
Angels. 

Arthur 'OTndon, formerly writing 
•n films ^for ' Rothennere's Sunday. 
Dispatch, brought out new weekly 
Sport JoumiU March 16. 

George Hopton, general manager 
for Gainsborough Pictures Com- 
pany, a producing subsidiary of 
Gaumont - British, died suddenly 
March 8. This involved a switching 
ef an arrangement for W. J. 
Q'Bryan, of the same conlpany, to 
Join Fox March 11 as publicity man- 
ager. W. J. Hutchinson released 
O'Bryan and has taken H. Genner, 
formerly with the advertising de- 
partment of W. E. 

Hedley M, Smith, formerly head 
of the Pathe British company, died 
Suddenly at Nice. 

Harry XAChman and Monty Banks 
Are back tfrom Nice. Now working 
At Elstree on Interiors of "Her 
Compulsory Husband." 

Provincial Cine Theatres . Issued 
17,600,000 debentures March 18, part 
tt an Issue of $10,000,000. Reginald 
' Bromhead, of Gaumont-Brltlsh, has 
gone on the board of this company] 
as Joint managing director with W. 
H. Evans, as -a .result of the merg- 
ing of P.C.T, with Gaumont-Brltlsh, 
%lth Evans also going on the board 
«f Gaumont-Brltlsh. 



Theatre Business Better 

Despite I>ent and the coming gen- 
eral election. Which alWays dO' 
presses business, picture theatres 
In the West End have had a good 
week. Plaza' especially, opening 
"Wolf of Wall Street," has played 
capacity every performance, and 



the M-O Empire, the Universal 
Rlalto and the Ganmont Astoria 
and Marble Arch, as well as A. E. 
Abrahams' Regal, have ended the 
day with S. R. O. boards out StoUs 
and the Capitol having much the 
same experience. 

Provincial reports outside the 
larger towns are of poor business 
still, with almost empty houses in 
the smaller area^. , 

Personal 

Two deaths recently, the first 
Frederick Rice Goodwin, former 
president of the Exhibitors' Asso- 
ciation, and owner of the Metropoli- 
tan circuit, till he sold out a few 
years ago to P. C. T. 

tSoodwin was one of the earliest 
In the theatre end, and came In 
with W. H. Evans, ihanaglng direc- 
tor of P. C. T., when they convert- 
ed skating rinks into picture houses 
and made a packet. Goodwl^n was 
once an amateur cycling champ and 
died In his sleep from heart failure 
following .pehumonia. 

The other is' George Hopton, gen- 
eral manager of Gainsborough PlC' 
tures Company, subsidiary of Oau- 
mont. ' Hopton died suddenly March 
6, He was previously with Pathe 
and Fot, and 'was sales manager 
of the latter for some time,' 
Goodwin was 57; Hopton .47. 

Bits of Things 

London County .Council re- 
jected by 94 votes to 21 a reso- 
lution to abolish the right oY . ap- 
peal In license refusals to the Full 
Council from the decisions of the 
music haUs and theatres .commit- 
tee. This committee put the reso- 
lution, wanting to have the final 
say in license cases without refer- 
ence to the council as a body, 

Thomas Bentley Is to direct Eden 
Phllpot's "American Prisoner" for 
British International, going Into 
'Production next month. This com- 
pai)y has officially decided to Install 
R, C, A. Photoiphohe In the'Elstree 



studios, Variety having stated that 
four months ago. 

Deputation of the Exhibitors' As- 
sociation saw Winston Churchill, 
chancellor of the exchequer, March 
6, and asked for reduction or abo- 
lition of entertainments (seat) tax. 
Chancellor said he would "give 
their case his consideration." Yes. 

United Artists' British end, known 
here so far as Allied Artists, 
changes its name to United Artists. 

A. B Bundy, head of British In- 
structional and Pro Patrla com- 
panies, sick .again with erysipelas. 
The suggestion that he may retire 
from film Interests he denies; 

Francis Mongan of the Plaza is 
back from the coast and figured 
largely in a party which Para- 
mount threw March 4 at midnight 
after the first showing of "Wolf of 
Wall Street." . 

W. J. O'Bryan, for some time in 
New Tork for Curtis Bennett play 
and novel agent, and lately public- 
ist for Gainsborough Pictures, joined 
Fox as publicity manager March 

Organization called Kingsway 
General Film Producers .offering 
free iequlpment to theatres willing 
to show advertising films. Com- 
pany is being run by Edward Cook, 
formerly with Clnads and Adlets 
companies, aiid has Sir William 
Edge, M. P.. on the board. 

R. C. A. Photophone Is being in 
stalled at the Madam Tussands CI 
nema, with 40 other sets contracted 
for here BO far, 

sid Chaplin here. Goes Into pro 
ductlon with a full-length dialog 
.version of "Humming Birds" 
(which played your side as "A 
Night in an English Muslo Hall') 
as soon as the equipment is in the 
British International studios at Els 

Mabel Poulton has been let out of 
her contract by Archibald NetUe- 
f old and Is now free lancing, 

Ralph Kohn, Paramount treas 
urer, arrived here March 8, His first 
trip this side. 



EGYPT 

(Continued from page 3) 

subtle effects and the charm of 
clever characterization. 

Following performances will b« 
given by the Mogador Company un- 
til the end of their visit in Cairo; 
"No, No, Nanette!"; "Le Comte 
Obllgado"; "Trols Jeunes FlUes 
nues"; "Un bon garcon"; "Pas sur . 
la Rouche" and others. 

Norton's Revue Company, — Nor- 
ton's English revue company- is 
due to arrive today at Port Said by 
the steamer "City of Parle," -and 
win at once proceed to Alexandria 
to open its brief season of five days 
at the Alhambra theatre. Company 
not so well known to local audiences 
as it is In the Far Eiast as this is 
the first occasion on which Mr. 
Norton has found it practicable to 
play in Egypt en route for the Far 
East, although it Is his eighth east- 
em tour. Company's repertory in- 
cludes the following London shows: 
"Full Speed," "Hot Ice," "Bright 
Nights," 'Tleasureland.'*rScene3 and 
Screams," "Come to the Fair," etc 
Herr Hubermann's Reeltalsr— 
There was a large and Intensely 
appreciative audience for BronlBlaw 
Hubermann's third and . last con- 
cert which was given at the Kur- 
"teai theatre. At the end of the pro- 
gram Herr Hubermonn received an. 
ovation. ' . ■ 

Cinema Seasen^-^Metropole. has 
had -Its best season, attracting 
strong business throughout Films 
presented included: "Nappleonf' by 
Abel Gancet "The Black Pirate,** 
I'ResurrccUon," "The Crew, ."Suzy 
Saxophone," "The Siren, of the 
Tropics," with Josephine Baker; 
"The Serfs," with Monna Marria; 
"The Hell of Love," with Lewis 
Stone and June Marlowe; "The 
Night of Love," with Ronald Col- 
man and Vllma Hanky; "Tha Black 
Cruise," <'The Circus," wlth <JbarUo 
Chaplin; "In the Service of the 
Tsar," with Ivan Mosjoukine; 
"Sheherazade." 



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F. B. I. and Interchangeability 

Executives of Producers, Distrib- 
utors and. Exhibitors' Associations 
met March 14 with the Federation 
et British Industries over the l.-c. 
ttroblem. Alleged by executives that 
American equipment corporations 
^11 not allow British films to play 
oere over their equipment and 
American producers will not book 
their pictures to play over British 
Wiring. 

Federation is to ask all makers of 
iound equipment to agree to i,-c. 
Without restriction. Same request 
toes to producers. Most all except 
■W. E. have already announced com- 
plete l.-c, here. 



British International Tatker Plans 

As soon as R.C.A. Photophone 
itqulpment is in— which will be 
Around six weeks, apparently — B.T.P. 
■tarts on a program of sound films 
beginning with "Juno and the Pay- 
*ock," followed by "Tambourine." 
lAtter was originally scheduled for 
y. A. Dupont but these two will be 
directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 
JJTambourine" is an original, by Ben 
I*vy, who wrote "This Woman 
Business." 

Harry Lachman has again been 



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Who have Feature Sound Pictures which they^ 
desire to book in First Class Theatres in thePrin- 
cipal Cities of the United States: 

Many of the Erlanger chain of theatres 
are now wired and ready for the presenta- 
tion of sound pictures. Work on the others 
will be completed on August 1, 1929. Many 
houses will be added to the chain in 1930. 



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"The Desert Song" 5"^ BARNEY McGlLli 

(Now Shooting the ''Gold Digger8/V Directed by Roy Del Ruth) 



Wednesday, 



April 3, 1929 



P I CT UR E S 



VARIETY 



35 



Picture Possibilities 



"Harlem"— FaverabI* 

■ <'HAKLBM" (Colored Comedy Drama, Edward A, Blatt, Apollo). 
U tiila play mal^eB a run of 'It, should do very well for pictures. It 
iB Ifoth funny, bit exciting and Interesting. ' jtec, 

"Let Ue Be Gay"— Favorable 

riiET us BB GAT" (Golden, cimedy, Uttle). 

Bright comedy, capable of embeiUshme^t for flicker action, although 
depending considerably on the isparkllng' Rachel Crothers' dialog , for Its 
•tage Impression. ~ A6eJ. 



"Meiet the Prlnee"— Unfavorable 

"MEET THE PKINCE," Lyceum theatre. • 
This Is namby-pamby coteedy of no apparent screen value. 



"She Got What She Wanteifr-IUVavorable 
"SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED" (Wlntz, Farce, Wallaclt's). 
Terrible staee stuff. Impossible for flimlzatlon.. . Alieh 

"Indfeeretlon" — Favorable 

"INDISCRETION" (Myron Fagan, Mansfield). 

This melo has excellent possibilities, either sound or silent, with good 
handkerchief -wetting role -ior leading, woman iiaslly cast, 4nd a .young 
daughter who wolild break the heart of a iscre'en audience, Lait, 

" "The Earth Between"- Unfavorable 

«THE EARTH BETWEEN" (Provlncetowji Players, Drama, Province- 
town Playhouse). 
A freak theme unsulted for pictures. Abel. 



^ . "Buckaroo" — Favorable 

"BUCKAROO" (Melodrama, Hamilton MacFadden, Erianger's). 
: While its general .status may be of the western type, should be ex- 
cellent Utaterlai for a sound picture. Much more could be done with 
it In films. Atmosphere, and Idea make it' attractive. fbee. " 



"Conflict"— Favorable 
"CONFUCT" (Comedy, Drama, Spad Producing Co., Fulton). 
A drama with a war background; Not a heavy yam by any means 
but one which, changed a bit, should do. ' /bee. 



"Journey'* End"— Unfavorable 

"JOXniNET'S END" (Drama, Gilbert ItHIer, Miller). 
Essence of play is that unseen action reacts upon' characters, which 
Hrecludes screening. Comedy is Britlsl^ and alien to American public. 

( "8prtn;0 la Here"-<!Unfaverable 

' "SPRING IS HERE" (Aarons & Freedley-Musical-Alvln). 

Owen Davis* first libretto,' adapted from his own farce comedy, "A 
Bhotgtiir' Wedding," which William Harris, Jr., tried 'out Iast;'summer as 



WEST COAST NOTES 

(Continued from page 17) 
and John Reinhardt Renaud HotT- 
man directing. 

Phillip R. Hotanee added to "Stairs 
of Sand," Par. 

Lois Wilson Is on her second 
CbrlsUe talker, "The Third Angle." 

Ben Lyon signed by Col. for "Ply- 
ing Marine." Shirley Mason and 
Jason Robards win support. Al 
Rogell directing. 

Tully Marshan and William 
Thorpe added to "Thunderbolt," 
Par. 

George Irving added to "Bur- 
lesque," .Par. • 

Dietrich Haupt added to "Wonder 
of Women," M-G. 

Olga Printzlau signed by M-G to 
write screen adaptation of "Lord 
Byron of Broadway," novel by Nell 
MarUn. 

Armlda, Mexican dancing girl, 
signed by WB for one picture with 
option on two more. Opposite 
Monte Blue In "Under . the Texas 
Moon." 

Fox has borrowed Lily Damlta to 
play In "The Cockeyed World." 

U has borrowed Charley Chase 
from Hal Roach for male lead ih 
an all-talker tlUed "BO-BO." 

Travis Bariton, studio fashion cre- 
ator, signed new long term contract 
wjth Par. 

Lo Rayne Duval to return to "The 
Collegians," U. 

Majel Coleman added to' "Girl In 
the Glass Cage," F.N. 

John F. Natteford adapting ."The 
Flying Marine." 

U plans a sequel to "Lonesome" 
with the same director, Paul Fejos. 

Ethel Grey Terry added to "Twin 
Beds" (FN). 

Wallace Beery la to be starred in 



Zane Grey's "Spurs of Sand," Far 
silent. 

Marcel De Sano will direct Mau- 
rice Chevalier's next for Par. Not 
yet selected. 

Helen Ruth Mann and Elinor 
Flynn added to "The Royal Pair 
(U). 

Louise Fazenda and Jock Oakle 
added to "Hard to Get" (FN). 

Complete cast of all -talker, "The 
MaiTiage Holiday" (Par);- Ruth 
Chatterton, Clive Brook, Mary No- 
lan, Montagu Love, Faul«>Lukaa, 
Laura Hope Crews, Florence Eld- 
rldge, Juliette Crosby, Lorraine 
EMdy and Claude Allistcr. Robert 
Milton directs. 

"Back Pay," story by Fannie 
Hurst, for Corlnne'Grlfllth, FN. 

A. P. Younger and Lawrence 
Stallings to adapt screen version 
of "Way for a Sailor" to feature 
John Gilbert, MG. 

John Stuart Twist, contract sce- 
narist for Radio Pictures, given 
three months' leave to visit Europe. 

. David Newell's first assignment 
for Par., opposite Clara Bow in her 
next picture. Circus story not yet 
titled. 

William S. McNutt writing George 
Bancroft's next story, Par, Mc- 
Nutt leaves New York for the coast 
this week. 

Carl Levlness and Alice Lake 
added to "Twin Beds" (FN). 

Radio has signed Wesley Ruggles 
to direct "The Viennese Charmer," 
Betty Compson starring. 

U starts next week on "The Play 
Goes On." George Hill directs. 

Boris Karloft added to "Green 
Ghost," M-G. f 

Armand Kallz added to "Twin 
Beds." F. N. 

Willie Wyler wfll direct Laura 
LaPIante In "Evidence," U. 

T-S has started on feature-length 
technicolor subject, "Gypsy." Fea- 



a straight play and passed up. - Davis adapted his story for a musical 
which may land moderately but isn't strong as screen fare. Abel. 



"Security" — Unfavorable 
"SECURITY" (Comedy drama, Lee Shubert, Maxine Elliott's). 
An English dialog ,iriay with situations hardly adaptable to the 
screen. . /6cc. 

"Appikarances" — Unfavorable 
"APPHURANCIES" — (Independent— Hudson theatre.) 
Story of a negro boy with Immovable faith in truth, accused or assault- 
ing a white woman. Not a flicker of a chance for the screen. LaU.. 

"The Town's Woman"— Favorable 
"THE TOWN'S WOMAN" (Comedy drama, Rooney and Burtis, Craig). 
Although not so hot as a stage show could be fashioned into a fair 
picture. Jbee. 



tures Joyzelle Joyner, Robert Qaar*^ '■ 
tero and Carlton King. Directed bx 
Martin Justice. 

Barbara Stanwick ' cast for 
"Locked Door," U. A. i 

Joe E. Brown added to "Rainbow." 
yivlenne Segal replacing XJIa Lee 
In same fllm. Production scheduled . 
late In April, WB. . . " 

Complete cast of U's "Coma 
Across": Llna Basquette,^ Gustav ' - 
Von SeyfferUtz, Reed Howes. Flora 
Finch, Clarissa Selwyn and Crau- . 
furd Kent. Ray Taylor directs. 

Jane I^a Verne In "The Play Goes ' 
On" (U). No otheirs yet assigned. " 

Warners- have, assigned Ray En- 
rlght to direct "Rainbow." 

Jules Furthman ' writing adapta- 
tion and dialog for ''Tin Pan Alley," 
U. A, 

^ Jerry Coe added to "Collegians," 

Nancy Welford and Gertrude 
Short , added to "Gold Diggers," 

John Cromwell, director, and 
Iicone Lane, actress, renew options 
with Par. 

Myrtle ^teadman added to "Pa j 
Manchu,"Par. 

„B«u Light, pianist, signed by ' 

Robert Castle borrowed from Par. 
to play In "Marianne," M-G. ' 

Leila Hyams adddd to "Wonder 
of Women," M-Q. Clarence Badger ; 
directing; .. 

Stern Brothers has sold "Jules of • 
Opar," Tarzan story, to Carl 1 
Laemmle. Designed as a back- ' 
ground for serial. 

W. T. Craft wUl start on "Com- '. . 
panlote Trouble" April 2 for U. 
Reginald Denny starred and talking ' - 
sequences win be inserted. ■• 

"Evidence," starting production 
April 8, Is from an original by Ed- ' 
ward Montagne. Laura LaPIante is . 
starred for U. 

Walter Woods will, adapt the all* 
dialog feature, "The Road Show," I 
for James Cruze. Into production ' 
April 16. 

Title of "Cape Smoke" changed to ' : 
"Black Magic," Fox. . 
.,J^^^^ Forbes- switched from • 
"General Craick" to "The Green - 
Goddess," WB. ■ : . 

Margaret Fielding added tm ' 
"Drag," F. N. ^ ; 

eSI^^^S} to ^-Hearts . 

Huntley Gordon and George Stone'*^ 
added to "Harmony Lane," XJ^ 

Carl -Harbough signed by' Patlie ' 
to adapt and direct "Wildcat" short • 
comedies. Alternates with. Paulik 
PoweU under supervision Monty" 
Brlce. . , f ■ ■ 

Horace Jackson will adapt Pathe'a 
'Paris Bound." ; 

James Murray added to "Thun< ' - 
der," M-G, as Juvenile lead. 



for the convenience of players, 



writers ami stags technicians 



WILLIAM FOX 

announces ^ 
the establishment of Broadway Offices at 

1776 BROADWAY 

(Northeast Comer of 57th Street and Broadway) 

unth 

ALBERT LEWIS 

as the 

Eastern Representative of the Fox West Coast Studios 

— 

CIRCLE 9634-9635 



S6 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, April 3, 1029 



R-K-O's Purchase of Pantages 
CircuitReportedClosmg at $S,000,000 

Tenns Call for $2,500,000, Cash, Rest in Stock — 
R-K-O Operation to Start April 15 



Los Angeles, April 2. 

Understanding hero Is that the 
deal between R-K-O and Pantages 
has been about closed on a basis ot 
18,000.000, R-K-O to teke over the 
Pan circuit July 1. Maurice Good- 
man, general counsel for R-K-O, 
who came west with Frank Vincent 
to negotiate, is on his way back to 
New Tork. 

Arrangements are reported to in- 
clude the continuance of the Or- 
pheum~, San Francisco, until June 
28, Instead of closing it this month, 
and the transfer of the two-a-day 
policy to the Pantages house In 
that city. Deal supposedly Includes 
all Pan theatres with the excep- 
tion of the house now under con- 
struction In Hollywood. 

PopsesBion July 1 

Goodman and Joe Toplltsky, rep; 
resenting Pan, will be In New York 
by Monday to set the price. It runs 
-somewhere close to $8,000,000 with 
the understanding Pantages la to 
get $2,600,000 or $3,000,000 In cash 
and the balance In stock. Deal pro- 
vides that stock be put In escrow 
April 16 which Is the end ot option 
time and an agreement be made 
between that period and July 1 with 
R-K-O taking over the houses on 
supervision plan. 
Pantages Insists that provision be 
xfmade tor his son Rodney so' as to 
continue the Pantages name la show 
business. Just what Rodney will do 
1/1 unknown but understand will be 
connected with the operation end of 
R-K-O In some way appertaining to 
his father's houses. All the houses 
except three operated by Pantages 
^ are owned. The balance are on 
leases running from .60 to 99 years. 

He owns the house In Fresno 
which was ' recently , erected and Is 
valued at $1,300,000. He owns the 
house In Seattle figured at $1,100,- 
000. This house which seats 1,600 
would be eliminated according' to: 
the deal as Orpheum would want to 
use their own house there. Also 
he owns the one In Portland which 
Is^gured fo be worth $1,260,000. 

Properties Involved 

Leases are on the following pieces 
of property: 

Memphis, close to 90 years to go, 
under a 99-year ground lease; house 
seats 2,200, with property and lease 
hold figured worth $1,000,000. 

Kansas City also a 99-year lease, 
seating 2,200, having around 90 to 
run, is figured at $1,000,000. 

Salt Lake City, seating 2,160, on a 

(Continued on page 46) 



COLUNS KEITH BOOKER 

Johnny Returns After Absenea of 
Five Years Indepenrfttnt 



Keith Agents Association 
Dissolfed; Liquidates 

Keith Agents' Association, which 
lost Its teeth, when it lost its arbi- 
tration board recently, has been dis- 
solved. At the final meeting, last 
week, Frank Evans, president; 
Edward S. Keller, Treasurer, and 
N. E. Manwarlng, secretary, re- 
signed, staUng the fraternal duties 
have been consuming too niuch ot 
their agency time. 

The order was foijned eight years 
ago aa a strictly social and benevo- 
lent organization. Early this winter 
the agents moved tor independent 
government through their social 
club, succeeding in having an um- 
pire board ot four empowered to 
settle all actor-agent disputes and 
to serve as an adjustment bureau 
between Keltii's (booking office) 
and the agents. Arbitration func- 
tion waa voided recently by George 
Godfrey, who named ^ himselt 
arbitration board ot one. 

"When passing out the association 
had a membership list ot about 100. 
The treasury held $4,000. Of that 
amount $600 will be used to pur- 
chase vrlst watches for the -three 
outg^>lng officers; $600 as a gift to 
Bill Vldocq, old-time vaudvlUlan 
Euid now a guard In the Keith office, 
and the b^ilance ($2,900) to be dl 
ylded equally by the club members. 

Revue in Arena 

David Verschlelser, who has taken 
over the 71st Reeriment Armory at 
Park and 84th street for a sports 
and amusement arena, has booked 
an N. T, G. glirl revue to appear 
there next Friday night, as .a floor 
show between the- halves of the 
basket ' ball game between the Cel 
tics and the Renaissance Five (col 
ored). 

'bther vaude acts. will be engaged 
tor other ivofesslonal contests. 




AL TRAHAN 

will Rogers, W. C. Fields, Leon 
Errol, Bert Wheeler. Jack Haley, Ed 
Wynn, Will Mohoney, JameA Barton, 
Herb Williams, Jack Pearl, Marx 
Bros, ax^ good, too. 

Personal Management 
CHARLES MORRISON 



i 



Avumon GOES wboh& 

Kitty O'bare, show girl, . hod an 
audition at the Capitol and wanted 
to show a staircase tap routine. 
She arranged to have a special set 
hauled, from West 46th street to 
the C^pltoL ■ 

Union haulers said It was after 
hours BO she got: non-union men to 
do the- Job.. At the Capitol. the> 
union men. refused to take «teps 
Insida 



TWO ARRESTS IN DRIVE 
ON CLEVELAND AGENTS 



Take Refuge in Calling Them 
selves Brokers— Ready-to 
Submit to License 

Cleveland, April 2. 
-^ether a theatrical agrency falls 
under the status ot an employment 
bureau or. a brokerage la the prob- 
lem being threshed out by city ot 
floials who' are trying to make 
such organizations take out ' 11 
censes In conformity with the law. 

DrlvA to close unlicensed offices, 
started by elty prosecutor, State- 
City Employment Bureau and Bet 
ter Business Bureau, baa already 
resulted In arrests ot two managers. 

C. Demps^ Howard, operating a 
downto-wn employment and the- 
atrical booking agency, was charged 
with falling to refund mqney to a 
client for whom his agency did. not 
obtain a boolUng. M^rgarelt Bstrln, 
hla placement secretary, ynB . ar 
rested with him. Rev. Edward N, 
Williams, and bis agency wer« cited 
tor opiiratlhg without a license. 

At a meeting 14 bureau manatgers 
contended that they .-^ere brokers 
and did not need licenses, but were 
willing to accept a licensing system 
if assured ot protection against 
agenclea ' operating ' 'Without official 
regulation. 



BELL'S HEW CONIACI 
Jcusk Bell, among the 1> Keith 
agents told to scram last week, will 
afflUato with Edward . RUey (Riley 
Bros.) on the outside. 

BeU left the Rileys. a year ago 
to take up a Keith agenoy fran 
chlse. Since then the brothers have 
dissolved partnership. 



Johnny Collins Is 'returning to 
Keith's as a booker. He left the 
circuit five years ago, booking the 
mld»e ^est houses at the time. 

Collins became an Indie agent 
upon leaving and has been so Idien- 
tlfled ever since. A Loew franchise, 
hpld for about a year,- \ros revoked 
a few months ago. Lately Collins 
has been with M. C A. In Chicago. 

When 10c Gate Existed 

Los Angeles, April 2.- 
, After being covered by wall of an 
adjoining building for more than IB 
years, large painted sign on outer 
wall of the old Orpheum, Spring 
near Second, weuj revealed when the 
neighboring structure dis- 
mantled. Sign Is stlU well pre- 
served. 

It reads: "The Orpheum. Pre- 
senting the Best In American and 
GuropeaA -Vaudeville. Matinees, lOp, 
26c 60c and 76o. 

Rubin's New Jobs 

' Los Angeles,' April 2.- 
Benny Rubin, after six months 
with Universal making shorts, ob- 
tained his release, eflfectlve May 1 
It Is reported he will go with one 
of the "Big Three" studios as a tea 
ture player. 

Rubin wlU spend his nights while 
doing picture work aa m.. c. at the 
Boulevard (pictures), where he suc- 
ceeds Lynn Cowan. No matinees in 
this house. 

Lineup for Shorts 

Jack Tilnder, producer, is closing 
negotiations with the Columbia- 
Victor Picture Co. for Jack Wilson, 
Bozo Snyder, from burlesque; Bugs 
Baer, Shaw and Lee. Rita -Oould, 
Alexander Carr, Nan Blackstone 
and Bernard Dorcy, of pictures. In 
a series ot shorts. 

8 to 5 Didn't Cash 

After rehearsing eight . weeks. 
Oreenwald & Weston's ""ttiti Night 
Clerk" , unit iilayed five days, then 
closed in St. Louts. 

WALTES KELLY'S SH0ST8 

Waltei; C. Kelly Is lined. up to do 
four talking shorts for Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer, the first to be came-; 
raed this., week. 

It's felly's flrat^ official trip to 
the audible screen, Leo Morrison 
having pfived the way. 



Roof Emergenoy 
Rich and Mann, caught In last 
week's VWlety uridef NeW Acts at 
the American Boot, were not doing 
their regular routine.' TThe .team 
doubled to the roof -without rigging 
and ad llbbed for eight or ten min 
utes. Boys do an aerial - act. 




or 



Talent Typified 
By Sidyn Jam 



Battle for attractions, growing 
oiit of the mutual determination ot 
R-K-O and Fox and Loew to re- 
store name acts to vaudeville, la 
Imminent. It may be that the vaude 
actor is going to get a break. 

At present Fox ana Loew com- 
bined, with the converted Pox pic- 
ture houses, aure booking approxi- 
mately 60 theatres and 40 weeks of 
time through New Tork vaude 
agencies. Loew's circuit of 40 varied 
types ot yatide houses is . In a posi- 
tion to offer solid routes of 20 
weeks; while Keith's, with a greater 
variety of theatres. Is planning a 
two-a-day straight vaude route of 
16 weeks alonp for next season. • 
Conilng scrap for talent In the 
east seems centered In Brooklyn 
(downtown), a section that was 
comparatively theatre poop until 
two years ago and is now, the battle 
ground lor four different- theatre 
circuits and doing a general weekly 
business ' proportionately equal; to 
that of any large city In the coun- 
try. What is now happening In 
Brooklyn la liable to shortly hap- 
pen, more or less, anywhere. 

Albee (KeitWs) and MetropollUn 
(Loew's). with Identical policies, 
had been the chief co&tenders for 
the past' few years. Fox recently 
switched from presentations and 
jumped Into the vaude swim. Re- 
sult is Increased activity ot the op« 
position,, and the Paramount (Pub- 
llx units), Warner-Stanley's Strand 
(straight sound films), and Keith's 
second but smaller Brooklyn stand, 
Orpheum (pop vaudfllms), are en- 
tering the fray. 

LIrt of AeU 
In the past two weeks Fox and 
Loew booklnff offices have lined np 
an extraordinary list of name acts 
for Brooklyn. Persistent drive has 
sucli a sdiiedule of standard names 
OS Nan Halperin, Irving Atronaon's 
Commanders, (Jeorge Price, Lillian 
Shaw, Jimmy Hussey, Glbbs Sis- 
ters (Siamese Twins),: Pat Rooney, 
Anatole Frledlaiid, Haxland Dixon, 
Frances . Armes, Frank, Fay, Ben 
Bernie, George Olsen,, Sunshine 
Sammy and Johnny Burke. Major- 
ity of . this partial list had been on 
^e Keith books up to two or three 
weeks ego, but are now playing for 
Fox and Loew,. 

Keith's Is countering ! with, moro 
name attractions and dfaws than 
have been used in the past thres 
ytars, trying to create its own at- 
tractions [through its ivaudp and ra- 
dio and pending more for bills. 

.Felnberg's Helper 

Kermlt,Lee, colored vaude dancer, 
has Joined the Abe Feinberg staft 




REPRESENTING AND PRODUM^ AND STi 

For R-K.0 aiid Affiliated Circuits 




LEWIS 



234 West mi-Sm New Yoik Gt^-Pkne tm. 

BILL COWAN, Associate 



Wedn»«day, Aprfl 8^ 1028 



V A U D E V I XL E 



VARIETY 37 





nTTSBURGR 2-A4)AY 
LOSER ENI)S APRIL ^4 

Question of Autumn Resump- 
; tlon in Abeyance^auses 
Debated 



. 'i;71Usburgb. Afra'i. 

i througb , it, the. JDavla. Wamw- 
' Stanley's ,i)e«r Vaudift haiise, took- 
ing uirdugli Keltb'e (New Tork), 
vwlU drop vglide April 14 for atraleht 

Davis went two-a-aay laet De- 
cember', and has been spending 
.■|7,()00,7$8;OOO for elght-aot tills. 
. Plenty |pt coin was reported dropped 
' jh the ^vei^iare^ hiiBinesa never hay- 
'.Ing rM«hed eziMctatlbnri. Sv'enlng 
''attendahce ins falr 'at the start, but 
matinee.^ $fade failed to respond. 
Both nl^ts: and mats haye been oB 
:. lately, reportea jgrossea dropping to 
110,000 for several. weeks.; 
StIU a;<ineatlon .whether two-a' 
' day vande' is ^eflnlteiy washed up 

■ in Pittsburgh. Plenty of aigument 
}. to the eentrary. One line of reason- 
ing that restoration of two-a-day 
at the Davis never received ^e ex- 
I>l9itatlen<,h|rieaka.it iieRpded; ainother 

: that WeurnOT'^nley's '.VooUn^ o|- 
' flee has been centratliitr nuiihly on 
: the clrcbit's-twoi presentation bouses 
° here, Stanlesr and ■■ Bnirlght, With ^ta 

Othat jshould bave. played the Davis 
. 'shifted 4o. the picture Rouses In- 

stead. 

..An attempt was made recently to 
, place the Itaiyls Iq dramatic stock 
over jhe sntnmen^ the iiouse possibly 
^ 't6 ireylve two-a-m^' vaude next sea- 
.{rtibid, 'Spjiros Shottraa was reported 

■ ;'aa vietolng ' the'. -stook - proposition. 
Ceorge Sharp's stock is already 
running :"Bt - the Pitt and whether 

.. two cothpanleB could pay in Pitts- 
burgh la problem. Ijast ' summer 
MTlxoh aiid Pitt were against- each 
Other ^wlfh' Stock, neither seeing any 
real buatiiieBS. ' 

: Intention ' of turning the Diavls 
.Into a presentation stand 'was 
dropped niion' consideration of three 

: . Bttoh --thtetres here^ ' I<oew-U. A.'b 
Peon; feeBldea> the Warner- Stanley 

: ■■ jwJri - ■ ;^ . 

<°. Davis* future or possible revival 
of two-a-day In the fall sUD in 
: U>eyance. '■. 



■f— *- 



illlcll«TYRE-HEATH AT HOXY 



"Ham Tree" Pair Center of Minstrel 
Presentation Splash 



Mclntyre and Heath, vet vaude 
team, go Into the Roxy this Satur- 
day (April 6) to be featured fn a 
minstrel prolog for "Hearts In 
Dixie" (Fox). . Lon Hascall .will 
probably act as interlocutor, with 
end men also being recruited from 
vaude. 

House will throw its entire stock 
company'* of dancers and vocal 
chorus . into a minstrel splash, 
show SDDd picture being tenta^vely 
penciled to stay two weeks. 



Joie PiiDikett on R-K-0 
Board as Vke^PresMleiit 



Joseph Plunkett, Keith's theatre 
operator, was elected vico'president. 
of Radio-Keith-Orpheum and placed 
on the company's board of direc- 
tors. 

Other appointments at the board 
meeting In New Tork last week 
were Herman Zohbel, chief auditor, 
as treasurer, and Ben ^Kahan^; 
member of Keith's legal staff and 
secretary of the corporation, as 
vice-president Trio will hold simi- 
lar offices In K-A-O and Orpheunk 
Circuit, Inactive subsidiaries of 
R-K-O. 

All other R-K-O officers were re- 
elected at the same meeting. 

The impressive R-K-O board now 
includes, besides Plunkett and Zoh- 
biel. David Samoff, cbalrman; 
Hiram. ^. Brown, R. C. Hunt, Iiouls 
Kirstein, Walter P. Cooke, Mrs. 
Catherine Kohl, J, J. Mnrdock, 
Maurice .Goodman,-' Albee, A^ur 
Lehman, Paul M^ur, Monroe Gut- 
man, M. H. Aylesworth, H. P. Davis, 
Paul Cravath, Eldwin M. Hwr, Ed- 
ward Harden^ James Harbcard,' 
Gerard Swope and Owen D. Toung. 

R-K-O' offlcors, with , the add! 
tlons, are Dayld Sarhoff, chairman: 
of the 'board; 'Hiram . 8. Brown, 
president; Joseph Plunkett and 
Maurice Goodman, vice-presidents; 
Ben Kahaoe, vkfe-presldent and sec- 
retary, and Herman -SSohbel,' treas- 
urer. 



Drive Shows- 



Special 'performances for the N. 
V. A. drive, week April 14-21, have 
been lined up as follows: Special 
Qhows— Trenton, N. J.; Keith's, Co- 
lumbus, O.; Keith's, Dayton, 6.; 
.Orpheum, Los Angeles; Stanley, 
Philadelphia; Chicago and .Mil- 
waukee. ' Midnight performances are 
listed for Pailace, Cincinnati: Har- ' 
*1b, Pittsburgh; Orpheum, New 6r- 
feans; Orpheum, 'Vancouver; Or- 
pheum, San IVanclsco; Paramount, 
.-.Brooklyn; Albee, Brooklyn; Ford- 
ham, Bronx, and In Seattle. The 
Imperial, l^oiltreal, will hold a 
cabaret dance and the Orpheum, 
Sioux City, will give' a ball. New 
Tork'e benefit will take plac«* at 
the Met O. H. 

In the cases of. the picture houses, 
girls from the stage units will pass 
the baskets this year following Bert 
Lytell's verbal appeal from the 
screen. / 



Baggage Sale Warning 

A list of 100 vaude acts is posted 
en the N. V. A. buIleUn with the 
warning that their baggage held by 
tbe Morris Theatrical Transfer Co. 
of New York was to be sold In lieu 
. of the non-payment of storage 
charges. 

Many . well known acts were oh 
the list. No definite date is given 
■ Jlf^^^^the-baggagfr-would-go^under. 
ihe hammer. 



WAYBUEN'S pool 

Ned Wayburn opens his Chicago 
dancing school In the fall. 

A feature of the new Wayburn 
Suiiaing in Chl wUl be its own 
swimming pooL 



Sonny Hines, Overcome 
By Sleep at Wl^eel, Killed 

Dozing off as he was driving his 
oar^iio Syracuse, to open In a new 
act. Sonny Hines, 21, acrobatic 
dancer, was killed when the ma 
chine left the road near Hancock, 
N. T., early March 29 apd crashed 
Into a fence. HInes' neck was 
broken. Mrs. Hines (Clara Mlcha) 
son), who was asleep in the car 
was unhurt 

The accident occurred at 6 a. m. 
and Mrs. Hlnes finally obtained 
help, the body being brought back 
to New York. 

Funeral services were held at 2 
p. m. Monday afternoon from 476 
West 44th street with interment- In 
Beechwood cemetery. New Bochelle, 
N. Y. 

Young Hines had been with a 
number of acts, appearing a.'i one 
of the featured male dancers with 
the 'Vanessi act in vaude. He had 
just framed a new turn. Sonny 
Hlnes and Girls, which iSam Baer- 
wltz had produced. 

He and Miss Michalson, a Brook 
lyn girl who had appeared with 
Ned WayBum's •3ude of 1928," 
were married six months ago. 

A fence poet pierced the actor's 
jaw and fractured his neck as the 
car crashed through 190 feet of 
state road" fence. The actor's wife 
crawled up' the bank and attempted 
to hall a passing motorist. 

WhsiL.ie..tolled__to regard her 

cries, she walked several mirM to 
Fisher's Eddy where she awakened 
a gasoline station attendant. 

Hlnes' supporting company, the 
"Three Rah Rah Girls," had trav- 
eled by train and were await 
Ing the actor's arrivat. Edith Grlf 
flth and Co. were rushed to Syra' 
CUBS to fill the gap on the bill. 



ACENIli MAY SELL 
ACTS ELSEWHERE 



Exceptions Are 'Competing 
Vande . Crcnit* and Pic- 
ture HqusNh-rOpens Way 
to Radio, Films and Espe- 
cially Musical Comedies — 
Keith Direct Booking an 
Important Matter 



HART CREATED ISSUE 



Outlining Policy 

A Long Island house man- 
ager has notified his Indle 
booker in New York to call 
a halt on Bending him '-'hey 
hey ladles" and the "straw 
hat babies." 



K_eitfa agency . franchise, which 
for " years has restrained the 
circuit's agenta from booking on 
the "outside," has been «tretched to 
permit agents to sen acts to'all but 
competing mande and picture the- 
atres. 

Modification cornea as direct re- 
sult of the granting by Keith's 
booking o^ce of 4 franchise to Max 
Hart, independent agent' since leav-^ 
ing Keith's lix, years .agw-ahd 'now. 
permitted'; to book ' Independently 
while offldally m Kelth.''agent - .An-: 
other ex-Keltb agent to return with' 
an elastic franchise la Leo Fitzgerald, 
also Indie. Ralph Farhnm was of- 
fered agency permit under the new 
terms but turned it down. 

'When notifying of. the change, 
George G'odfrey stated Keith's can- 
not in Jmtlce continue to restrict 
its remaining agents since the lee- 
way granted to Hut and Fitzgerald 
or make exceptions. From accounts 
several Inside- agents saw Godfrey 
for' the "purpose of settling the oyt- 
slde question following the Max 
Ifart incident and before Keith's 
made It a ^general rtUlng ' for all 
agents; 

'The change greatly enhances the 
monetary value' Of ' ai. Keltb'^ fran- 
chise. It also legallii<»~ abiAethlng 
that some of the agents ha've been 
practicing, more <»■ lAst^ fdr ye^rs. 

The Hart,Caae A • 
Despite . Its questionable vaIiie\to 
Keith's, the agency ibranchlpe' has 
always exerdsed' c^rjtaln moral' ih- 
fluenc^^i.the booking 6fflce.'-When 
not llveia''iip to. It forced flOrcalled 
forbiddia- deaiingB under ""^ cover. 
Revocation of Mar Hart's franchijie 
six years ago and Hart's consequent 
$1,000,000 suit against Kelth'is, 
which he lost, resulted from out- 
side dealings. 

' 'When practically all the '' beat 
vaude artistsP representatives were 
In^e Keith office the restrictive 
franchise really carried weight. In 
recent years, with many first rate 
agents outside the Keith office,- the 
best apts have been booked on the 
outside with better representation. 

Complaint against the franchise 
method, as.^ncems morale^ has. 
been the fact that Keith's hai been 
dealing with the outside for acts, 
over the heads of its. own agents, 
never directly with outside agents 
but in Other ways, 'direct book 
mg" of acts, these, acts havlng.T no 
agent of record in the Keith -Irai^ 
action, Is one way. In most cases 
of that sort the act directly booked 
is tied up on the outside and pay- 
ing commission outside on the 
Keith dates. ' 

Musical* As Field 

Chief outside source for Keith 
agents 'under the modlfled franchise 
figures the musical' comedy field,, 
with the 'vande ahd ptcture house 
restrictions remaining. Returns to 
Keith's in form of attractions 
should be greater by Keith's closer 
relations with that field through its 
agents'. 

Legits, clubs, radio and films will 
also be within reach of acts through 
their Keith agent when not*at the 
momtot not playlflg for Keith's. 
Latter protects Itself agalnet all but 
musical comedy and legit '^Ith 
■aauB6'7' in-the'contract — — — - 

Necessity for acts to maintain 
two representatives, inside (Keith's) 
and outside, vrlU no longer exist 

If upholding the vow to fight for 
and man'ufacture attractions' for 
vaude, it Is likely Keith's will con 
tinue to go outside for names when 
not able to Beenre the desired acts 



2 Snhs JOyer MDeged 
Unatitliorized Signatores 



Willie Smith (vaude) Is suing 
Cornel Drug Stores, Inc., for |10,000 
damages, through Julius Kendler, 
for unauthorized use of his photo- 
graph in connection with a "skin 
salve" preparation. ^Hls 'auto- 
graphed photograph was used In 
circular matter as endorsing ' the 
facial preparation. Smith being 
heralded' as "the popular Keith- 
Albee , 'vaudeville." • 

I^endler Is also representing 
Blossom Beeley In a suit for 110,000 
against Marvo Beauty Laboratories, 
Inc., on the same ^unds. By a 
coincidence, it so happens that both 
the Marvo and the Cornel com- 
pany's preparations are con^Iled 
by the same holding compaiky. 



R-K-O'SU 
HOUR ON RADIO 



FaBdnB^Murco Units 
Play East for 2S Weeks 



Los Angeles, April 2. 

With "Rolling On" the first imit 
of Fanchon and "Marco^ to invade 
the east, opening at Tabor Grand In 
Denver, the pepple boeked in theni: 
-will have 28 Peeks' work after leaV- 
ing Denver. Units will go into the 
Jay Hawk' at Topeka, from there to 
the World in Omaha, Jumping to the. 
Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 

-After that they 'will play four 
weeks In Chicago, to be ~ booked 
through Joe Leo -of Mld-Wesco. 
From 'Chicago the units wlU Jump' 
right ' In . to .'New Yorki playing 
eight weeks and bcwked by ' Jack 
Loeb of the.Fox'New York vatide- 
-vllle booking departnlent "-' 

Fapchon' and . Marco "B". unltB,^ 
which started ofC recentljr. playing 
o^Iy eight 'weekcr, have now had the 
time Increased -to 20 weeks to be 
playd aloiig- tiievPadAc alepe. w 

^" - ■ - ./:.' 

Muffle RivV Wire 



More than $20,000 in vaude'vrille 
salaries was represented in R-'K-O'a 
one-hour ezploltatlonal broadcast 
over the N. B. C. chain last (Tu^- 
day) night 

The seven-act bill, selected by 
popular vote of audiences In Keith's 
vaude houses, comprised Rudy 
'Vallee (bond), Sophie Tucker, Nick 
Lucas, Belle Baker, Ted Lewis 
(band), 'Van and Schenck and Ben 
Bemle (band). Bstimate of the 
combined vaude salaries places the 
total at $21,600 for a week. 

Under R-K-b's non-compensation 
system, the acts radioed grat4s. 

Of the seven participants last 
hlght three came In'through remote 
control, the rest broadcasting in 
the studio (WEAF), ip New York. ^ 
The out of towners were Tucker, .' 
Lucas and Lewis, all -^hooked' in 
from Los Angeles (KFI). 

Next Tuesday's R-K-O radio bill 
will include the second flight of 
naihes. . ita ' the vote standing, all 
broiaidcastlng from New York unless * 
othervrise noted: Miss. Patrlcola» . 
Leatrlce Joy (Pittsburgh), UappK : 
ness 'Boys, mini Singing Band, Kata (i 
Smith, Joseph Regan - (Grana , 
Rapids), little Jack LitUe (Syra< .■, 
cuse), and Gllda Gray: ^'l^v 

Last night's R-K-O program. Is 
the most Impressive Une-up of . 
names and' stilarles 'broadcast any^ - 
tjrbere-as a unit ^ce the Jast"Vl«^- ; v 
tory (I>a4ge Bros.) hour, with that 
bill's: fWhuiouiB payiroU ;exceedlnB . 
anything before It and standing,- ari ': 
a radio record to. date.^ ' ' - 



.Economizing In. -the salary de- 
partment has placed the muffler on 
the (26,000 sound (RCA) equipment 
at Keith's Riverside, New- York.; 
House went two-a-day 'vaude SuQ' 
day. Upkeep of sound would tax 
the house two operators' salaries at 
full scale weekly. 

Wiring of the Rlv was completed 
about two months ago, house 'using 
Paths sound newsreel and sounil 
featureb since. News . shots and 
shorts are screened In silence under 
the straight vaude policy. 

Reported intention of moving the 
Riverside's equipment to another 
R-K-O theatre was dropped in ex- 
pectation 6f ' using a talking short 
at each show as part of the .^111. 
This may shortly be attempted. 
\ 



Subtle 



Harry Liorralne, associate booker' 
Fally'MarkUB stxiff, had a birthday 
March 26. The agents doing biz 
with him made sure he received 
an assortment of mouse traps. 

Lorraine books all the oiie-day 
vaude stands In the Markus offices. 



soFH nr OBFH. jinnoBs 

- Los Angeles, April 2. 
Sophie Tucker will play the Golden 
XIate in San Francisco and. the Hill- 
street here, both Orpheum Junior 
houses, and will then go East to 
open for R-K-O. 

She is the first high-salaried act 
.lfl-lJlRy-,.0?e junlp.r_hou^Bes^ 
appearance at the' major drpheuihs.' 



Edgar A]len!s Collapse 



Edgar Allen collapsed sudden)? '! 
late: lyionday. afternoon at -his apart* ' 
inept in the Hotel . Windsor, voAd 
jw^S' removed by Mrs. Carolyn- itli.) - 
Heenan, ntother. of Peaches Br6wit> 
ing, to the ^Polyolinio: HoBpt^t^ inif 9 
faring from - a' '' gnlaiaJl ' nervous 
breakdbwiv - 4M>mpIlcatea ;and. be» 
lleved to have been primarily' la* 
duced by'Srhat may be appendicitis. 
Dr. Tohbi lr attending Allen. Medlc« 
has been unabl^ to diagnose hls.atl- .. 
ment completely. 

Allen had', been dickering with ; 
RKO for a berth, the circnlt.ha'vlnff. 
approached the booker. -A matt'ee tt ■' 
terms 'Was holding up th.e. consum'. 
matlon of negotiations. 

FWcheS Browning Is slated for 
;^orelgit( booklnga and to sail around 
A|;ri) 20. If Allen la not able to 
accompany them as their friend AnA 
personal manager, they will not eoit, 
says Julius Kendleii,. personal coua*> . 
sel for Allen. / . 



Protests "Dope" Title 

Using the title ^'Dope" for new 
act in the A. H. Schwarz-Pantages 
booked houses on Long Island, Har« 
old 'W^rd Monday wasTconfronteA : 
with a protest to the Pan office from 
Herman Lelb, who claims prior 
possession to the title. Both ' acts : 
have drug traffic ^Btorles. ' 

Pan had the. Ward act booked for 
the Kfngsway ;th^e;tre, Brooklyn, th^.' 
last half cif this -week. The Pan 
office ^ communicated 'with th6 
Schwafe offices who promised to act* 
Just the matter. 

Herman jJeib wrote and pro* 
duced Dope" as a vaude act Deo. 
22, 1009, at the Fulton, Brooklyn. 



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through Its own agents. On the 
other band, possibility of Keith 
agents finding themselves incapablii 
of delivering has been lessened by 
the greater scope granted them. 



William Morris 
CAU BOARD 

Repreienting 



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Originators of the Old Family Tin type 

RUMBLING m A RUMBLE SEAT OVER THE RJCO. CIRCUIT 



HELD OVER SEGOND WEEK 

ORPHEUM, LOS ANGELES 



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Now Bbokiiig Ejcdusively 

for 

R-K-O VaudeviUe 



Associates 

EDDIE RESNIGK CHARLES FURET 



MAX HART 



Productioit— Musical Comedy-^Talkies 



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ADVERTISEMENT 



Wednesday, April 3, 1829 






CHARLES 
HEADS NEW 
KEITH BILL 

His Common Sense Makes 
Him "Unique and Ex 
traordinary" 



l^j^Y CHARLES 



Movie Star Puts Over Finej 
Vocal Number to Win 
Local Hearers 



RAY IS 
HIT AT NATIONAL! 



Friflay, Novemb«P IS* 1928 



MOVIE STAR HEADS 
NEW EARLE PROGRAM 



'meeu.iisBEsTBnti 



By CHESTER BAHN 
Dramatuo Critio of The Syracuse 
Herald 

Charies Ray of the cinema and 
stage headHnlng at B. F. Keith's for 
the last half o' the week, pos-l-tlve 
ly does NOT — 

1; Do a scene from "one of my 
best known pictures." 

2. Tell Clara Kimball Young's 
favorite story about the Httle boy 
who called dally to secure a photo 
until he had enough to trade for one 
of— (Pill Ip to suit yourself). 

8, Relate the othir prlziad gag of 
a Hollywoodlte In vaudeville about 
being mistaken for Adolphe Menjou. 

4. Assure yon that those rumors 
of gay doings In the film capital are 
Florlda'propaganda. _ : . 

6. Glibly name Norma Talmadge. 
Mary Plckford, John Gilbert et al, 
as "my best friends." 

6. Pull the ancient wheeze about 
•Tiow much it means to me to see 
all my good Syracuse friends across 
the footUghts." 
All of which, I submit this mom- 
■ Ing after, Is more than sufficient to 
I place Mr. Ray within the charmed 
ranks of the"unlqvic and ertraordi- 

It has been many a day since a 
Hollywood celebrity (past or pres- 
ent) appearing In person^ on the 
Keith stage baa manifested tne 
same generous measure of co"?™?"? 
sense In thd selection of material 
and In the vao of that material. 

Aa- what haa gone before would 
indicate, Mr. Ray attempts no 
Hollywood ballyhoo. Save for his 
opening number, done in rube C03- 
ttfme, there la naught to remind of 
his screen career. In 
usual repertoire of William M£Nally 
stories and gags, Mr. RayjBffera a 
budget of songs, dome new, some 
oldrbut all bearing thp Ray per- 
sonality stamp. Even "Broken- 
Hearted" took on new lease of lire 
In Charlie's hands. And so I m lor 
Mr. Ray, and that strongly. 

(SYRACUSE "HERALD") 

CHARUS RAY IN PERSON 
ENTERTm AT EARLE 

Screen Star Has a Pleasing 
Act on a Fine Program; 
"Midnight Taxi" Film 



Charles Ray, from the enchanted 
realm of filmland, proves that he 
has an acceptable singing voice In 
a^sketch at the National this week. 
The movie star heads a program of I 
ihoderate Interest, and early proves 
that he Is not a mere exhibition but 
an entertainer ready to work for the 
(avor of the audience without trad- 1 
Ing on his screen popularity. 

As a result of ihls decision to be I 
accepted for what he is worth, Mr. 
Ray omits the usual line of gagsl 
about Hollywood and does a | 
straight singing , act. His only con- 
cession to the movies is to appear! 
in a "rube" outfit, and It Is worthy! 
of note that his audience last night 
did not warm up to him until after| 
he started being himself. 



(RICHMOND "NEWS-LEADER") 




Stage Success; 
Heads VodeBi 

Screen Star Clicks on Own| 
Merits in Song-Talk 
Act - 



Charles Ray quickly demonstrated 
that he has lost none of his popu- 
larity whin he appeared in person 
on the splendidly varied and thor- 
oughly entertaining program at the 
Earle theatre yesterday. His per- 
sonaUty Ib . Just as pLeaalng on the 
stage as on the screen, and his act 
discloses not only his actingiabilUy 
but his versatility as an entertiUner, 
for he did '■'his stuff' in thoroui^ly 
effective and fetching fdshlon. Rex 
McGaugh ably assisted Ray in nis 
offering. 

(PHILAOELPHI/y"INQUIRER") 



Charley Ray In person heads aA 
excellent bill of vaudeville and 
screen entertainment at the Capitol 
this last half of the week, appear' 
Ing In an act which discards all pre 
tense to acclaim because of the 
star's screen fame aind goes over on 
ita own merit. 

It is always of Interest to screen 
fans to see thev favorite In iwrson 
on a real stage, behind footUghta, 
where a personality altogether dlf 
ferent from that the camera sees Is 
revealed. 

Tet Mr. Ray isn't so very differ 
ent from the Charles Ray the woria 
has seen moving silently about in 
movie houses throughout the coun 
try. He portrays both comedy and 
a more serious vein of entertain- 
ment in the same sincere manner, 
and as a result his act "clicks." IScreen 

He combines fun In various forms, 
anecdotes, incidents, personal re 
flections a'hd commenta all told with 
the sunny side out He is assisted 
throughout by his piano accompan- 
ist. Rex McGaugh, who tickles the 
Ivories understa lingly. 




Charles Ray Appears in Skit 
—"Midnight Taxi" on 
Screen 



EARIiB. — Charles Ray Is a name 
to conjure with in the moyles. ' Few 
stars have had the following he has 
known. This popular favorite ap 
pears in person this week here 
'dblng his stuff," as bta act is 
labeled; A stage veteran,' with an 
excellent footllght presence and fine 
voice, liay Is a far there satisfac 
tory vaudeville entertainer than 
many ~ of bis fellow screen stars 
who have preceded him into the 
twd-a-day.. He had his audience 
with him' right from' the start yes 
terday and "went over big" at every 
performance. Rex McGaugh aC' 
companies him, and they make a 
highly diverting pair. 

(PHILADELPHIA <"LEDGER") 



(EVENING "GRAPHIC") 



RITZ 

Some show! Just taking as an 
index the loud applause given to the 
performers on the current program 
of the Rltz theatre, there never was 
a more popular group of vaudeville 
and screen presentations on a single 
bill presented In the post that 
equals the one now running until 
Wednesday.,! , _ 

Of course, . affable Charles Ray 
wins most of the thunder, both on 
the stage In his personal appear- 
ance or in "The Count of Ten on 
■ tii^e"s6reeii.' — DnllKS—fflDBt ' motion 
picture celebrities, Charles Ray la 
capable of several forms of enter- 
talntnent. He dances well and he 
sings even better. There Is little tp 
say about his pantomime work, 
since that has won him high place 
In the movies. 

• (ELIZABETfl, N. J.) 



dlARLESRAY 
IS VOCALIST 

Star Surprises 
Crowd at Keith-Albee 
Show Is Classy 



Charles Ray, one ot the most 



QiarlesRayls 
Sorpirise with 
Singing^ 

Keith's Bids Old Year 
Adieu with Gallant iFling 
of Interesting 1*rogram 



HARLESRAY 
MAKES BIG HIT 



Keith's says good-'oye' to the old 
year with a gallant flourish and one 
that is entirely worthy of popping 
the wealth of good things th6 'irian- 
agement / has provided throughout 
1928. 

Headed by Charles Ray, one of 
screendom's most popular flayers, 
one who has made a really enviable 
m&rk'-and who does not disappoint 
In his personal appearance, the New 
Year's feast set forth on the first 
half of the week program has sub- 
stance and variety. 

The mere announcement of. Ray's 
act at yesterday's ,flrst show was 
greeted with a loud salvo ot ap- 
plause, and there Is no reason to 
believe the reception will be any the 
le at any succeeding show. And 
Ray, a somewhat taller young man 
than you expect him to be from see- 
ing him in the films, comes bouncing 
, . out in bucollo costume and does 

uovie Star Is Headliner ^^^t you least expect htm to do — 

sings. 

The chfinge from a manuscript 
skit In which revenge is the motive, 
such as most picture players have 
appeared in heretofore; is a distinct 
relief and a welcome one, for Char- 
ley has a really good voice to iaug- 
ment his pleaslnjg personality. While 
clad in his torn shirt, denim panta, 
high boota and tattered hat. Ray 
sings "Oh to Be a Kid Again" and 
"That's My Weakness Now," with 
sly touchba Of his own Individuality. 

While his accompstnlst, R^ Mc- 
Gaugh, holds attention with a piano 
number, Ray changes to a more 
prepossessing costume and reap- 
pears to sing several other numbers. 
Including "I Wonder" and his ver* 
slon of "Broken Hearteia," which 
proves to be' anything but that in 
sentiment. To wind -up, Ray re- 
sponds to Insistent calls by reciting 
a few lines of verse that are espe- 
cially well selected for the occasion. 



on Program at Capitol 
Theatre 



X.. . J. i _i *u« popular of screen stars for several 

^fJ^V'''l"?;f^,^"I?2f;n»nrl^« u the audicnco at the 

movie star's personal ^^PP^™;;;-^* Kelth-Albee theatre a ^eat sur- 
hls vo ce. He sings and talks^not rige yeflterdfliy afternoon when he 
as a "silent" performer, but could^^j^gj ^nd did what 

do Justice to any musical production ,g j^n^^n i„ the vaudeville world 
In which he were cast \^ ^ singing act 

Photoplay ' celetfrltles have been 
Tw. 1 i:»_i»..u._'_'_-.ll>ere before In vaudeville, but they 
Star Discloses Entertaining all devoted their eSorta to acting In 
11 .1.1 A n" rra. dramatic playleta or doing mon- 

Ablllty at ^pllOU Tneatre ologs. Ra:y is the first one to cdme 
■ . ^ ^ along and entertain with a real 

Charles Ray, the famous screen ^j^pj^jy ^as -^the voice 

star, in person at the BlJou Arcade and. talent to do It with, too. Known 
theatre demonstrated yesterday that to screen fans for his rube charac- 

iumi.ro uciuuivi J terizations and emotional powers, 

he has not lost any of his PoP^'af "y most of the patrons of the theatre 
as he filled the theatre to the roo'- expected him to give further dem- 
Hls personality la Just as Pleaalnf Unstratlon of his histrionic glfta in 
on the stage as on the screen, ana Uj^g vaudeville show, 
his act discloses not only his acting] ingtead, he warbled spver^l songs 

in a clear tenor, and only to ex- 
press his thanks for the way he was 
received did he do anything else. 
Then he talked a little, In an em- 
barrassed sort of way, and recited 
a bit of friendly verse. He would 
have been able to score through his 
singing if bo had never been- a 
cinema star. 
He opened with a rube number 



Charles Ray, hero of the screen 
s now hero of the "three a day," 
and la the big he dline attraction 
at the Capitol theatre for the first 
half of the week. Charlie makes 
every bit as big a hit In his vaude- 
ville entertainment as he does on 
silver sheet or at least It ap- 
pears that he does . from the ap' 
plause given him for his efforts, 
But. then Charlie got a big hand 
when-he'made his first appearance. 

Ray Is a bit, different from the 
other screen stars who have ap- 
peared here in vaudeville. He did 
not attempt to explain "how come' 
he Is not now working before the 
camera, but instead delved immedl 
ately Into the business of entertain- 
ment which is Just what he came to 
Hartford for. He appeared ' as a 
country lad, the fifth member of a 
quartet, who never got a chance to 
sing With the regulars because he 
was always off key. He succeeded 
In keeping off key during the num- 
ber and his audience howled. But 
then he came back, this time with- 
out the cornfed costume, and he en 
teratlned as a real singer, and as a 
finale offered a recitation. He 
scored a big success as a headliner. 

(HARTFORD, CONN.) 



Ray Tops Rialto Bill 



ability, but his versatility as an en- 
tertainer, for he did His Stuff In 
thoroughly effective and fetching 
fashion. Rex McGaugh ably assists 
Ray In his offering. 

("ENQUIRERr* & "EVENING 
NEWS") 



Charles Ray at State Sings 
"—and Dances-for 
Hit . 

Charles Ray "stopped the show" 
at the 6 o'clocli: performance at the 
State Suhday. Greater honor than 
this awalteth no vaudevlUian. 

(KALAMAZOO "GAZETTE") 



md then stuck to ballads, . with 
touch of teftvejity tc . one, The audi 
enoe liked him a lot and proved It 
with generous applause. 



Representative 

CLAUDE BOSTOCK 

225 West 4eth St., New York 



No one who sees Charles Ray, the 
headline attraction of the new vau- 
deville presented the last half of 
this week at the Rialto, will deny 
that he la a charming entertainer 
as well as a distinct personality on 
the screen, Mr. Ray appears In his 
overalls and boots, his familiar bu 
colic get-up, and sings an amusing 
song about his sweetheart In that 
bashful manner which haa made 
him appealing in the animated 
views Qf the black -am' -white movie. 
He leaves the stage while his pianist 
gives a solo_Rhich sounds like a 
player piano, and returns in more 
formal attire. He tells no stories of 
Hollywood, which is a relief, but 
chooses to enteric, '.1 in a drawing 
room styls with songs. H. recites a 
charming poem on good fellowship 
as his encore. That he was greeted 
royally. Is but. .to., Jndlcate. his '^ex< 
treme popularity despite the fact 
that he has had a bad break In pic 
tures recently. But no one could 
forget him In "The Coward," In 
which he did a memorable bit of 
pantomime that cannot be taken 
away from hlni. — BOTD MARTIN 



("COURIER-JOURNAL'O 



CHARLIE RAY IS 

STAR AT PERRY 



An of the charm ot the Charlie 
Ray of the screen days is still very 
potent as It comes across the foot- 
lights, and In the Perry Monday 
afternoon he quite won the audience 
by the simplicity and naturalness of 
his little offering. 

Mr. Ray has a pleasant voice that 
shows cultivation and, appearing 
first in the familiar "rube" makeup, 
he established himself at once with 
the audience, which was very 
friendly. There is a bit of philos- 
ophy hidden ip every song that Mr. 
Ray sings and some subtle bits that 
are worth searching for. H« Is by 
far the most interesting screen per- 
former to come to the Perry, and he 
is to be commended for . avoiding 
many of the sickening references to 
Hollywood In which so many of his 
contemporaries Indulge. — ALBERT 
H. DOWL.ING. 



(ERIE "TIMES")- 

And Charies Ray Can 
Really Sing 

There has been discovered at 
last a movie star In vaudeville who 
ha8'"80metlilng*'le8lffe3 'hls" scfSSW ~ | 
reputation to offer the audience. It's 
none other than Charles Ray, who 
sings seriously, comically and satis- 
factorily at the New Orpheum the 
first half of this week. 
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Nonnaii Phillips, Jr^ 
' Must Get Pertidssion 

Nonhan miUlpa, 18, an- aotor on 
the Loew olrpult, pleaded BOlItT'to 
permitUnff ll-year-oldV aon, 

Monaan, Jr^ ta appear oa tba ^tage 
without a p^nnlt ' ' The Jiutlcea 
vuapendied' sentenoe when ' PhUltps 
1»i^miB6d'to keei^ tiie child' iTrom the 
stage until he obtained the hMes- 
ewr^'I'llcenM. ' 

• |>htUipB| wtM iurreeted by agviits 
pf theTCUldren'a Society on Moroh 
10,' Irlw^teatlHed to a««lng t)»e oblld 
Ida tatOMfi Bketoli, ^'Tarehta.'^ 
at X<6ew^a pirpheuin thjsatre on Baat 
Mth,.«tMi«t; ' ; ■ - , •''/'. ■■•■ ■■■ ■ 

Sound SfepUi^^ 

'sic*iiiaii': ij»ng';iiMob,'f^^^ 

Ins Tau<de a<ter April i^. Houae 
Wlre4''f'ociaound. plct\ire)l 
|to^ Recd'insurca'lke 6tm' meiltfi mpi^e 
^oik^y; ,!by grind 'policy Wlt^ all- 
talkenj; ■ • - , 

Houde' haia' been running 'W," V. 
A. yaude for-past three yeara. 



OUtrAOZaiTS CMT ^eiiiiATE 

BiUt Iiewjs and Ben Burkej 
Keith agento, are' not doubling, as 
reported.- ■ 

Burke was among the agents let 
out.iaa^ weeic As alternative ot 

folng out 'Burke and Iiewla were to 
oubla iinder . a .joint franchise, 
with , the latter later calling the 
deal 'ct^ 

A 'general order- -Issued -by 
Keith's Is that there are no ob-' 
Jeotlons to any of tbe outgoing 
agents aflUIatlng With an estab 
lUihed aifenay, so long eaOh 
agiency's floor staff does liot exceed 
the - number stipulated with ' the 
tranehlse. 



' Radio Rep 

' Chicago," April 2. 

.AtaoB 'n* Andy (CorreU and Goa-^ 
den), blackface team. 'broadcasting 
nlebtty over station WMAQ. hav» 
been. booked for the Pan ooaat time, 
opening Hay t. In Frisco.. 

Boys; are said to 'be as popular 
there' as'ber.e. Unlquft, .aa the team 
ar^ not 'on chain -programs, but 
qan^ 'thelr Chicago broadcasts and 
recordis ar« sold to other stations. 



sootpirar 6^B]B TROT 

itaony i; SiiunionB, ,%ho recently 
left vM>e Koltta' booking staff after 
i^TBi Jtreeka* under, the new regime^ 
-SaUs negt '^rldi^y i^oard the Paris 
for a long star abroad, 
. Alone taxi, with mo ^^Onlte the. 
a^oal plans lin' >^d, Shnmons will 
make Ftrts'-lUa headqua^r^ 

^^JlMi)M<l''li).''C^irtji;'Ap 16 

::':\;"''''^/ - ^^ChlcagiiHii^U 2. 
IBIlly ' Dlaihond ' ^takea/^ over tho 
Wf. V.*;M. , A^:\ftunlUr 'department 
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OEO^tB' OK jnS OWH 
CHiorge Monrlsbn, younger b'rother 
ot Charlie Morrison, Keith agen^ 
Is'' opening^ bis 'own agenoy (tndle) 
In'Xeir -ITOTk. 7 

deprgs Withdrew from the Keith 
floor 'r^tbently to go It alone on tbe 
outside. ' . ' 



Sadie Jacobs East 

Sajjie Jacobs, femme ageht 'flx>m 
Chicago; Joining' the Harry 'Web$r 
office, 'Mew XoHl . Miss Jacobs wM 
witb the .Es S^eoiigh agmoy 
'(Kelth'a) in. ChL Keough Ja also 
now; In' New York, (.^oclated .with 
Chiiille /iiorrlBOn. 



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JUDGMENTS 

A. I^a I«TC*(di| RoUa B07a* C«. ot 
Am., Ino. ; ICOI. , 

Oapltol -Anna. Ctab. I1M.1 B. SohoM- 
teld; (210. 

Faness Aiinu. €019,1 txindon anannt** 
& Acoldent Co., lae. ; $tt. 

Thoa. J. M«13haari Co-National Plays, 
Ina; coMa, 1140, 

Bo«hc«teT IlKMm O0.1 X-O-U Slat 
Corp.; «12,92e. 



Thsatro with 1,600.. aeats, now 
.ninelng vaudeville and pietures. 
An tinuaual ^opportunity to lease 
thta now, fully equipped theatre 
on a lohd term. Population 70,™" 
Apply AARON POTRUCH, 
•Broad St.; Bethlehem: Pa. 




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44 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, April 3, . 1929 



Sunday in Jamaica 

AI boiw juat had to gamble so 
he gUEirantc«d the .operators ot the 
Mutual (former Shubert) theatre, 
lamalcai, %5W for a Sunday vaude 
concert. . 

The first Sunday Al .pu( ofi a 
10-act show and the returns were 
lESl. After Al had paid his euar- 
antee he had $31 gross to pay oft 
hla cujtors. The weather served as 
as alibi ' SQ Al gave It a second 
fling Sunday. 

Catlett-Baldvtrin Turn 
Walter Catlett and Winnie Bald- 
Vin (late of Bronson ohd Baldwin) 
kre preparing a vaudeville act. 



INCORPORATIONS 

' KKW XOBK 

Albany, April I. 

H«^lrui Jiil-AtrCo., Inc., Manhatt&B. 
inanaBO' tHcatrlcale of all kinds, 100 
ttlrareu no iinr value; ^JuUet B. Rubleo, 
Henry M. WIho, Robert A. Van VoorhlB. 

Vox Haaietn rinTllouam, Inc., New 
York, conduct theatres, 100 shares no par 
value: L'cUx A. Jenkins, Oeorfte Blake, 
Louls.M 'Wobor. , Filed bjr O. B. Rogera, 
86tlV street, New York, . ■ 

Tlie American Irlsl^ Eshllilt Co,, ihici 
New York, theatricals of all kinds,' 800. 
Khares, no par value; O. D, Murphy, K 
A. McOuire, Sylvester Sullivan. Filed by 
Uanzhaf & Rlchter,' 120 West 42d street. 
New York. ' , 

Werner Tlieatra, Inc.. Klnss, theatrloal 
productions o( all kinds, $10,000; Harry 
A. Spleeelman, Catherine V. O'Loushlen, 
Lllllair Qoldblatt. Filed by Joseph J. 
iichwartz. Hi Montague street, BrooktyA, 

Fays Bowery Theatrical Corporatloo, 
Manhattan, theatrloalf of all klndsk 



IS.OOt: Witm KoanlolMrB, Mavsle* 
Holdan. Vt* I. Oelaler. .Filed br Shalleok 
ft Shalleok. IM VTUt Hi aUeet, New 

York. 

CoroB AmnnnMirfi Omo., New Tork, 
movlnv pictures, theatrloala of Vt klndv 
110,000,' David Coron, Btbel ^ader. Israel 
Rosenblatt. Filed by.Mlobael L Winter, 
is; West 411 BtrMt. Mew To^k, . 

■ToamnV School •( DuclBf, '.Imit^ 
Bronx,' tralnlns eoliool tot' danolnf, stOB- 
Inr, aotlDs, ttO.eOQ; Aron Toinaraa, Rose 
Tominrofr, Florenco Cbadabe. Filed: by 
Solomon' M. 'Chadabe, ITO MVentll aTe- 
nno. New York. '.' ■' 

Tba CeWtes bklbUlOB Ooip,. Nenr 
York, athletle came* ot vartaaa. klnde^ 
120,000; David VerschleUer,' IdaTerwh- 
lelser, V witon - N."' Hosenttial. ' - Filed br 
Roaentbal and ^anpsh IIH BMt 4U atreet, 
New'.'Tort . 

HoaiBatoB-Sairelk' Coastr Ar^ia, IBc, 
BuntlBiton, real' eatatik Bymnasluma, 
sportlDc oinba; Thomaa- D. Brown, Jphn 
J. Doras. Cbarlea Bheldon. Filed by W. 
J. Colllna,; HnnttnrtoB. 



kinda,. -Pert 



Hiuf. Pint 

Ifttz Hart'ii: first Vaude booking 
afi BKO Qn^ncbisiad age'nr. ls 
t K«lton, who otiena April 7 In 
Lios AfigeliiA at ' the' 'OrpiieUni," It 
was the ' Keltcfn hooking' which' first 
brought Hart and Georgo :0(>()froy 
together, Ciodfr«y. franchising;, Hart 
as a Eelth agent ahortly.tliereaifter. 
Eddie Resnlcki Hart's Vaild<» 'iM- 
alstant, tato' two RKO uhlts'Ui'pr^p- 

aratlon. • ••v • :v ; ; 

Hart continues active . ln'-':i;>rod.ui- 
Uon VttiL Dlok.Iia Man as hls~ w- 
sistant. Hart. Is hot restricted to 
vaudeville althougb tbere la an un^ 
derstandlng: be> will not take vaiide 
pedplei' Into .production, but bis legit 



talent. Is- to be- utilized by , Rko 
vaudevilloi -Vhla Is'a speoial agree- 
■mont b^ween Hatt ahd d^frey. 

^ -ASA' UAE'S ACT ' 

Adi .'N(ae*'''lasl^ with' "^lo Rita." 
ibredici in' a heiv- act wlQi ' boys as 
'support he^"we'ek. ' -^- " --.^ 
' ^ {Joiite'diehne. la sUted' for ' R-K-O 
jdates jMi a New Tork uptown 
.dreak-ln. 



XOE\rS:AXBOIi: hSXOL 20 

. 'New iMieiw'Bi'^Alcron, Ot, wUl open 
AprU Z(Kwlth.valldfllm. WUl add 
tult week to tbe road show (vaude) 
roiite^ following BvansvlUe and pre- 
ceding CantoA. ' 





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Wednesday, April 8, 1929 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



45 



BENlHE'lIISSElf DATES 

^er their two New York weeks 
^Itb the Fox offices, Oreta Mlsaen 
and Jameo Bennle will Btart for 
Keith April 1*. HkelV a* the Palace. 
The Nlflsen-Rennlo comho has heen 
Bflklne »S,800, Arthur Pearce did 
the flxlns. ■ ! 

Kate Forced Out 

Kate Smith, out of "Honeymoon 
Lane," plays the Palace next week 
Instead of currently, forced out 
through Illness. 

Unian Roth subbed; latter also 
an ex-show feature, last In "Van- 
lUes." 




GEORGE DORiMONDE 



OJ^d YVONNE 
Orphenm OtoOTit ' B«p.: Jenle Jaeofcs 



ILL AND INJURED 

AUeen Vance, recovering from 
operation In Kansas City, 

C, B. Irvln, general manager of 
Great States theatres In Blooming- 
ton, 111., who ,has been, ill, Is recup- 
erating at Hot Springs. 

Bdward Bryner, .theatrical oos- 
tumer, has closed his studio in Chi- 
cago because of a nervous break- 
down. He has gone to Memphis, 
Tenn., for the summer. 

Brooke Johns, m. c. at the Gra- 
nada, San Francisco, taken suddenly 
ill with flu last week. Will not re- 
turn to theatre for about two weeks. 

Irene Ledgett of Sells Floto cir- 
cus broke her leg while at winter 
quarters in Peru, Ind., and Is In 
Pern hospital. 

ClUt Aeros, cut and bruised at 
opening performance of Sells Floto 
circus in 'Chicago. In St. Luke's 
hospital. 



LILLIAN DREW 

SPECIALTY DANCER 

vrtth Harry Cairoll Valt 
Far. Mat. B-K-O Olnnlt 



NEW ACTS 

Laura Hamilton and (Seorge 
Sweet, two-act. 
Bunny Weldon, eight people. 
Brinkley Sisters. 

Doris Rhus and Happy Wilson,, 
musical turn. 

Clarence Nordstrom. 

Kate Pullman and Gang (IE). 

Supporting are Mabel Stapleton 
(Mrs. John Steele) and Elsie 
Cavanna. 

Charles King, returning to vaude, 
is booked for the Palace, New York, 
April 21. 

Nlta Norrls, for Loew. 

Earle Edwards, formerly of Gold- 
and Edwards producing turn cap' 
tioned the Three Traveling Sales 
men Glorifying the Farmer's Daugh- 
ter." Edwards also appears. 

E^die Pardo unit (20), produced 
for Keith's by Max Gordon. 



Marcus Loew 




General Sxecutive Offices 

LOEW BUILUNC 

AN N E X 

16b WESX ^G^ST* . 

^ BRYANT 7800 NEW YORK CITY 

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FORUM 



Editor Variety: 

After having used a girl singing 
plant In the audience for 18 years, 
your reviewer of Fox's Academy 
writes: "Oscar Loraine is now 
using a singing girl plant a la Joe 
Howard." 

I don't care what the youthful 
scribe thinks or says about my 
talent, if any, but I will not stand 
to be accused of copying anyone. 
It baa been my - pride during SO 
years on the stage that I have never 
copied anyone, never been accused 
of taking anybody's material and I 
feel greatly hurt by this remark by 
someone who's knowledge of past 
performances must be very limited. 

Funny thing about him mentlon- 
It.3 Joe Howard when there are so 
many plant acts. Howard never 
put a plant in the box until he 
played with me at Tllyou's Coney 
Island two years ago. 

Oscar Loraine. 



HABBIET HOCTOB'S ACT 

Harriet Hoctor, still under con- 
tract to Zlegfeld, may, upon her re- 
turn from vacation, open In a vaude 
aot surrounded by a flock of Alber- 
tina Rosch dancers. 

She will endeavor to get Zleg- 
feld's permission for the act 



Under Picks Up Another 

Iilnder Agency has added another 
theatre to Its hooks, the Richfield 
Park theatre, Richfield Park, N. J. 
Five acts on a split, with six acts 
Sundays. 



Brooklyn Orpheum All Sound 

Brooklyn Orpheum will drop Its 
vaude section April 19 when the 
house goes straight sound. Eight- 
piece orchestra out. 



MARRIAGES 

Montagu I«ve (screen) to Mar- 
jorle Hbllls (non-pro) in Hollywood 
March 30. 

Worthihgton Minor, stage man- 
ager, Belasco theatre, Los Angeles,' 
to Frances Fuller, actress, in Ix>s 
Angeles, March 29. ' 

In. an early morning elopement, 
Margaret Watson, Ingenue of the 
Garrlck Players at Northampton 
(Mass.), and Sidney Mason, leading 
man of the same company, were 
married at New Lebanon, N. T., 
March IB. 

Announcement of the engagement 
of Edward (Buddy) Morris to 
Carolyn Nathan, non-professional, 
will be made by Sam E, Morris, 
general manager for Warners, at a 
dinner-dance at the Progressive 
Club tonight (Wednesday). Younger 
Morris is an executive In the Wit- 
mark music publishing company, 

Hamilton MacFadden, producer, 
to Violet M. Dunn, in New York, 
March 30. 



BOT HACK'S FBOIOQS ' 

San Francisco, April 2. 
Roy Mack, former Chicago and 
New York cafe and vaude pro- 
ducer, has arrived on the Coast 
to produce prologs for Fanchon and 
Marco. 

Mack 'has a six weeks* contract, 
with six months renewal option. 
His first unit will be "Wheels," a 
bicycle production. 



VAUDE BADIO BECBUITS 

Keith's vaude has drawn from ttati 
radio fleld for another act. Jolly Bill 
and Jane. Team, heretofore strictly 
ether, is a nightly feature for chil- 
dren oyer WEAF, New York. 

Opening April 14 for Keith's at 
the Greenpoint. 



W. V. M. A. Road Show Stand ' 
Iios Angeles, April 2. 
Strand, Long Beach, switched 
from six acts of W. V. M. A. vaude 
to W. V. M. A. 6-act roadshows. 
House now being wired. 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

36 ia. wide at76o a yd. and up 

A toll line ot told knd. (Unr Mo- 
ead«a, inaul blatbi. sold ,*nd dlvn 
trimmlnca. rblneatonoa. •p*ii(l*ik 
Urtiti. opera taoaov eto.. oto.. for atac* 
ODStume* Sample* opon reqoeit.., 

J. J. Wyle & Bros^ Inc. 

(BM«e«Mm to Btfcman A Well) 
18-20 East 27th Street . 
NEW YORK 




ACKNOmXDOED YA01>EyiI.I.E 'S MO ST 
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"THE DANCE DOCTOR" 

written *r .SEVUXE FLBBSOfr and All TOM nUKR 

Interpreted by JOHNNY ELLIOTT 
OlorUed br HU CO-EDS 
Gloaa, Tooth, Beutltol OIils, Marveloas Daneen 
Bmadwar Atmoephere ' 
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VARIETY 



BURLESQUE-SPORTS 



Wednesday, April S, 1829 



News From the Dailies 

ThJi department eohtalne rewrttten theatrical news Iteme^a pub- 
liahed during the week in the daily paper* of New York, Chloago, 
San Francieoo, Lot Angeiet and London. Variety takee no credit 
for theae nawi itemej each ha» been rewritten from a daily paper. 



NEW YORK 



LOS ANGELES 



Barl Carroll • returned last week 
from Europe after havlns negotiated 
while abroad for London and Paris 
productions of " The V anities." 

William Antliony MoQulre writing 
a musical comedy book for Aarons 
St Freedlcy, Musip Is being done 
by Robert Dolan. 

"Man's E;3tate," the newest The 

was arraigned In Juvenile Court for atre Guild play, la the work of two 

the theft of 8,000 feet of film from newspaper writers, Bruce Qould and 

the Palace and Rlalto theatres Ih his wife, Beatrice Blockmar. Ha Is 

It was announced that the dinner that town. He was giving "feature aviation editor of the Evening Post 

0lven to Eddie Cantor netted »10.- shows" at his house, charging 6 and she Is on the staff of the N. if. 

000 for the Jewish Theatrical Guild, cents admission. Uia mother was World, 

■ — away at the time. . . 

Date of the recital of Clssle Lof tus, Early next season the Shuberts 

Marlon Kerby and John J. NUes has Action has been filed In the Sii- will produce "Careers," which comes 

been deflnltely set for April 14, at preme Court of the District of Co- from the German via Zoe Aklns, 

the Ethel Barrymore. lumbla, asking that the petition of Arthur Byron will be In the lead 

, ,„ , the NaUonal Press Broadcasting 

Teddle Gerard is seriously 111 in j^^g^^^ inc., of ^. T., be dismissed 
% iK>ndon nursery home. She is suf- ground that there Is no cause 

ferlng from an affection In the right action. Association asks the 
lung. I court to enjoin the commission from 

: . allocating 40 short waves to the ' Francla Von B. Sprecht. organist 

Lydla Llndgren, former Proiegi. ^^^g^ „f ^^^^ country for traiiscon- strand. Pasadena, granted three 

of Mary Garden, has brougni a ^ years' probation by Superior Court 

$260,000 slMider 8"'* *|**"^„J"'i! • Judge HortTey. Shaw after, pleading 

Claussen, Met opera.Atar. .^Acoora ..under the Gaslight" at the Peo- guilty to charges of stealing an auto 
l'^ i^"°™t'^..^i/ »hB first of pie's theatre. Bowery, will have mid- ana driving It without owner's con- 
Miss Llndgren 8 suit IS tM performances Thursday and gent. Circumstances were such as 
°ro?Slient in thf - mustcU w^^^^^^^ nights , but no matinees. to warrant Jenlency. Judge Shaw 
Sum Undgren, who Is married, lives ^^^^ ^^^^^ dramatic 

In Flushing, i^. critic of the N. Y. World, returned Frank 1* Titus, manager of Won 

I'.nmhB' Gambol will be to England last week, after being deriand. Main street picture house, 

i.«^?t^,6 O H ApJll 28. here seven months. arrested on charge of operating In- 

held at the Me t o. u. Aprii decent show following raid In which 

Sfinate at Albany, March 27, passed The WO players ot the Met or- picture. "Bare Legs." was oonfls- 

thB HofatodM bm outla^^^ have organized a pension cated. F4lm was banned by Chief 

Jhon dan^lnK althdugh a modified fund association. They have $10,- Ujavls, and Titus held pending trial. 

rMtrlcted to 12 hours Is 000 In the bank as the proceeds of 

''l-J^iffSS re8t'^'<=tea to nours ,n,t,ation fees and a like sum In su,t of Rose Klein against Mae 

permiiteo. ^ annual dues to Increase the fund Murray, screen actress, for »2,668 

When Rol Cooper Megrue . died, each year. . | alleged due on note held by former, 

Feb. 27, m^.^he left -i g;o«^«8^^| j. c. Mel^tur many years 
career as.U^o^l^d Wight. | a member^ of^ the ^e^to^^^^^^^ 



set for trUl April 29. 



of $276,693, *''^°'*|^,gh't 

tflifli'^mother?*SteUa*Coo^r Megrue! I thrNew York Herald under Jamies I agarn8t~Wimam ■NlghTscreen dlrec- 



Action ot Leonard Benedict 



March 28 a 'transfer tax appraisal Gordon Bennett and the younger tor, for $ao,000 damages, settled out 
showed Uiat im.QoT InTthe f orm of Bennett, died March 29 at his home of court for $600. Benedict had 
beauests had been made. These hero. He was 79. charged director with humUlatlng 

^ - ■- ■ — — ' A„-l \tHm In pul)llc for which he asked 



Members of the "Headln' South" 



$10,000. He further asked $10,000 



company, which toured for a brief j^^' punitive damages, 
time with Mclntyre and Heath a&. I ■ 



NATIONAL 

(CHICAGO) 

A veteran theatre' manager only 
a block away had never heard of 
this house. Another only a half 
block away had vaguely remem.r- 
bered seeing It, Such Is the Na- 
tional. . 

It is on State street, south ot Van 



Weeka of April 1 and 8 

Boref act»-4-<l, Scbenoetady; 8, Majestic, 
Albany. . 

iv la «■« , Show In Town— Academy, Flttsburgb; 

Buren, In the tough BonU' dlsWct 8.^Lj«oj.^»^^ 
Territory's typical citizen has a j»y, pittsburgii. 

half-Inch beard, and alternate teeth. Bowery Burlesqaen^ayety, Buffalo; s, 
His thoroughly mMOuaneslo^^^^^ ^'B«?d%.^BSndil.-vrctoria. HocbeeUrs 
^'Men who chew are men who do. » Temple, Sytaoiue. 
He can buy a hotel room tor two Burlesque - Review— H ft S Apollo, n. T. 
bits, and what-ls-lt llkker for the C. : 8. .Mutual. Jamaloa, ^ . 
same. His one and only preferred LD;|nty Dolto-Kmplre, Newark: 8. BUu:. 
theatrical entertainment Is a bare] Dimpled DarUnn-Empira, Toledo; 8, c<h 
gah I lumblai Clevelsna. 

Tiny burlesque houses thrive on Lpj5»J,»„,«^^^^^^^ 
the Idea without even partially vlo- riapper FoUles-Oarrlolc. St. l.oula; 8. 
latlng the law. Their entire ap-l aavoty, Kan«a»_city. 
I^al is on the posters outside, but f'^cl' M<>«>«l»-On*e»m, Patermm; 
as the State street population Is I FrlvollUea-Ubtaal, Indianapolis; 8, Oai» 
transient, there are always plenty riok. St. touts. , ..... . „ 

of chumps to be lured by gaudy pic- ..2|n5e'.,?'?JSS''''*'' *' ' 

tures. outside the National tea ?'«|.l"«|^««~}|^p,,,^_Howard^^ Bostonj 
large sign heralding "Live Bur- g, Columbia, n.t. c. \. 
lesque.'' A mammoth .poster die- 1 Olrls from tbe Folllea— HaymaiKit, Cbl« 
plays Kutl-Kuti, a comfed Jenny «|o: B. »'nP'?;i,C^'«M^^ g^^, 
who is supposed to be hItUng It hot ap^lSS^ifa.^"^"**' 
Inside with a wild display of shakes oirls o( tbe v. 8. A.-C»10nlal, Utlcai 
and grinds. That she doesn't show 8. Gayety. Montreal. . broheum. 
up inside Is Just one ot those coin- p5!S)n ^^Vnt a Orpheum, 

cldences that must be accepted as ^ - 



8, 



Inevitable with a 16c admission. To aayety, Brooklyn^ 
satisfy the cravings of thpse _^bo | jHJndu^B 



• have the widest range, from the Ac- 
' tors' Fund ot America to a scrub- 
: ' woman, porters and tlcket agents. 

: Crusade to emancipate New York- I the sUrs, have been granted a sal- 1 Tex Gulnan suit against Fox The- 
-'. ers from the hat, the coat and the ary award of $1,062 under the rules atres for $26,000 damages, growing 
' ' ■" vest, got under way Saturday at a of the American Arbitration A^so. out of her Interrupted tour on the 

meeting of the League of Sensible Coast, continued until May 3 before 

Clothiiiff at the - Waldorf Astoria. Mrs. Kate Davis Pulitzer, widow superior Court Judge Hazlett 

AccordlnV to league oflficlals all that ot Joseph I*u»t2er, newspaper 

New Yorkers should wear In the owner, left an estate of $2,840,628 1 , Arthur Guy Empey, war writer 
summer ore trousers and blouse; net. She had no stock in the Press \ former screen actor, filed volun- 
" hats should be totally discarded. Publishing Co., owner of the New tary petition In bankruptcy, listing 

V . I York World and . Evening World, debts »124.417.86, ot which 

Fred Stone, Instead of following Mrtf. Pulitzer died In 1927. She amount $94;417.36 Is unsecured^ As- 
Wlll Rogers In a revised version oti was ^0. sets total $420, claimed as exempt 

.rrhree Cheers" next season, will I ' , . v I 

have a new show of hte own. It is A. -H. Woods, now In Paris, li^ Brna Duna, screen actress, 
. thought that it may be the stiU un- brought four French plays . for g^p^ght suit In Superior Court 
.; written piece called "Ripples" which American showlng.^^ O Ben Verschlelser, beauty 

Dillingham expected to produce for Pocus, wlU. have Its premiere ai g],op proprietor and former film pro- 
:■ " Leon Errol this past season. It is the Woods, Chicago, early in May. ducer, for $51,540, charglhg her hair 
built around the Rip Van Winkle - — -- was ruined by his treatment. 

legend Federal Trade Commission has ' 

. Issu^ a complaint against A, G. gess Madeline Sheffield, screen 

Mayor Walker denied publUhed Spalding & Bros., alleging,, among ^t^ess, ' awarded $5,000 In suit 
reports he might become the presi- other things, they have been payiijg against B. C. Chllders, her ex-hus- 
t dent of a prospecUve sports organi- leading golf profesalonals to use and ^^nd, recovering on a note glveh In 
;y ; 2aUon booked by Jack Dempsey and recommend th e .Spald ing golf bails. | ,jeu of property settlement in. 1922, 

Humbert J. Fugazy. „ , . x.. ' 

Following Its passage In the as- 
Booth Tarklngtonr who has been sembly at Albany, without: QPPOSi 



MlBti Flyera-Oolambla, N. .T. 

Brooklyn. ^ . « _ .. 

B«llea— State, Springfield; 8, Grand, 

came In to see a popular priced orgy I "j£^2°t\^ Revue-Qayety, Kansas air: 8, 
are two feature pictures, a two-reel oryetal, St. Joe. in,.„„. . 

comedy, and a nine-people sUge ^Kuddlinf Kuti»--Maje«tio, Albany. 8, 
show that might be changed week- xi,„_Bmpr*s», Cincinnati; 

ly or might have been going on oayety. iK>ulaTllle. _ ^- ' ,„ 
without alterations for 20 years. Ui Llfters-yiotorla. Bocbeeter: lO-ia. 

It is show business In.lts crudeft ^Mm^y wKirl-I.. O.: 8. Globe, Bridgeport, 
stage. Five State Street Sadies In Mischief Makoi»-l-. p. : 8, Otand. Akron, 
the line, never changing their all- "i^g"?" ,,M''4?»^'?;'*' Bridgeport; 8. 
concealing costumes; each having! »j*^|>^ gj ,^^g-,y - g,,j„ton. i.. o. 
her turn In front with a grating | Naugbty Nifties— Empire, Providence; 8. 
sing-song demoralization of a popu- ~ - - 
lar ditty. Their dance specialties ■ ^j^^,^ 
are halting, stumbling little aflalrs in Parls-Gayety, Baltimore 

that are as absent of sex purposes e, strand; Washington. _,v„,.. . 

as are their vacant heads devoid of „S;Si"'ToildS''*""~*^ ' * 

ambition. They are getting $26 or "pSSs 'Pus^Lyceum, Columbus; 8, LyriCr 
$30 a week — for dancing. Dayton. . , ,..«,_■ 

Principals are a blackface comic. La^^"",?,".^^"-'"'. <>■ 
a thin, slouching straight, & matron- I Record Breakers-Columbia, Cleveland; 8. 
iv woman and an elderly second 1 o. _ ^ . , . , 

iomTa Their offering «n 80 mlnu- R«l 
tes. It was the creaking story ot a Hound the Town-Gayety. Brooklyn; 8. 
rancher who advertised in a mar- Gaiety. Scranton. „„._.,. a 
rlage Journal and got a fat woman Social Malds-Gayety. Montreal; 8, How. 

with a huge six-year-old son "a«Sia°rto-I,yTlc. Dayton; 8. Empreas, 
(played In rompers by the elderly I Cincinnati. , . „ „ _ „ . 

second comic). It would have been J sporty widowj-irving Place, n. t. ct 
funny because of Its utter^lnanlty ». 6mp^^^ . 
If It had not been so pathetic For fietiolt. 
show business is show business, and step 



Edward H. Hayden, Indicted Hol- 

x^uvv.. - — 1 z.-^ _ ^ . ^ -s- 1 lywood Income tax adviser, will en- 

l»llnd for almost a year, will be tlon, the Post blll,.*to amend the pjea of not guilty and indicated 

operated upon this week, after Wales theatre padlock law. to re- ' - ^ •• -■- 

which surgeons hold out the hope Ueve the actor from Immediate ajf 

- ■ ' rest after the performance of an 

alleged immoral or Indecent theatrl 



that he wlll'r cover his sight. 



he would summon prominent pic 
ture stars and directors as wit- 
nesses when tried. 



Earl Carroll and a company of cal production, was killed in the 
100 sail for London April 24 to open senate rules committee last Friday 



"Vanities" May 13 In one of the four 
houses large enough to house his 
production, according to Carroll, 



Mary Plckford, Douglas Pair- 
banks, his brother Robert and fam- 
< T> 11 I "3^> Lillian Glsb cruised lower 
in *»eiievue. 1 jiexlco in an airplane preparatory 



Frank Richard is 
Hospital suffering from aphasia and K'J'^^^'Jrig" to" Aibuirilerque7 Nr^M., 

a possible fracture of the skull as ^here they picked up Joseph 

William Boy ka. arrested lost week the result of a fa^ en route here from New 

..i..i,«nr>a. nntaiHB thfi Roxv. re- 1 in Loews State. Richard was leav- lYork. 



StjPOlt. 

Lively Girls-Grand. Hartford; 8> 

SKWosS'X-^"^^^^ '-""^ 

living by It. stolen SDreets-^ayety. Milwaukee; 8, 

Like aU "burlesque," the ehow Haymarket. CW^ AUentown; 4-4 

had Its blow-oft. One of thp. girls p,i;j^ Trenton; & Bmplps^wark. 
put on winter imderwear and did wine, woman and song— Crystal, bl jos; 
a series ot statuesque poses to a 8, Oayety. Milwaukee. 
Uttle center-stage cabinet. She could " — 

not have concealed herseU more BOXUIK 
with a canvas tent. . ..... Jt< • ««• a 

There are about 300 seats In the Q||| After Chi RlOt 

National. In two sectloS with a » ., V 

center aisle, and among the 100 or Chicago, April 2. 

so customers Thursday night was I a result ot the' riot at th» 
only one female— a cbloreS girt The I coliseum during the Jaokie Fields- 
men were "°8h*ven, dirty a^^^ Thompson flght, mixed bouta 
fJ?i*'itfttSS^had com?S> i^ "•^ between colored and white fighters 
'"IhJ^tmen'^^e^e'irtL^^Sf office, may be definitely suspended here to 
Jammed tight, and every ticket the future. Following the, death ot 
was followed closely by three pairs one-ot the panlo victims tovestlga- 
of eyes. Inside the theatre were a Uion was started by.>-the Chicago 
score of alternate signs, two «eet g^jj Commission and the City 

?''-'l'«***fiirH„^., ?«,.M®^Yndute^ Council At least 46 persons were 
Ing nor spitting could be Indulged | , ^ ^ ^ , ^,5^ were taken 



to. 



for picketing outside the Roxy, re-,- , y-rr 

ceived a suspended sentence froml '"g ^he theatre when he fainted. 
Magistrate Bushel, In West Side 
Court, March 28. Jacob Brown, an- 
other picket, was paroled for hear 
tog April 8 



'E<».i.>..ni ^..^^it t,,^ ^t,.^r,^it - 1 Phyllis Haver announced her 

sealed* Indlc^'S.^e^lt M^rch^Z^rto^'Al^ ^^^^^ Tr'Tnrfl^ ^TTn 

bany, charging James Otto, one of ^'^'^^ ^4 In New 



the three owners of the defunct 

James J. Corbett is promoting an I ^^^ff ^\,,?°°''j''i.V^inPfe'J";;S- I John Griffith Wray, director, and 
• American Health SporU Carnival wife, Bradley King, scenario 

^^'f ,^l'l„^ J!ia^V26'^' ■are'rvln^g%?rms" to Pa'd »100,000 for 83-acre 

Central ■I'alace May 18-25. | penitentlar^ and were taken there | °'^*"6e grove In Ventura county. 

to testify In a new inquiry. 



Joan "Crawford and Douglas Fair- 
banks, Jr., announced Iftst week| 
they would be married Oct 23. 



. Roscoe Arbucklo defendant to suit 
for $1,000 brought by Edgar L. 
Strauss, jeweler. Latter edleges 

, , „c».i..j cviiKci vwrccia wiiu , Arbucltle's former wife, Doris 

maid of honor and Vllma Banky as ^ jg g^j^ expressed a wish to have Deane, screen actress, bought an 



Earl Carroll denies he has had a,| 

^ - „ ^ „, J break with Mrs. WIghtman Penfleld. 

Dorothy Sebastian^ will serve aBK^,eaithy angel of "Ploretta," who. 



liiatron. Couple plan a three months' 
honeymoon tour .In Europe. 



Vlvlenne Segal featured in the show | bmcelet on approval, pay- 

Instead of Dorothy Knapp. 



"Canned" vaude shows of five or 

six acts, with portable sound equip- ^ „„ _„„ „ 

ment, now available for onfe night I doted 'at four branch offlces Vhloh 
stands for small exhibitors who can^ have been opened In the N, T. dis 



Ing $335. on account but forgetting 
to pay balance of $1,000 due. At- 
Those wishing to pay their State I buckle contends that being divorced 
income tax early ca'n be accommo- I he Is not responsible. 



Armlda Vendrell, minor, screen 



not afford to hove their theatres trlct. They are: 220 West 40th st, actress, appeared in Superior Judge 
wired. I Room 200 In the Municipal Build- Keetch's court to have five-year 



ing, the Bergen Building In the contract with Warners approved. 



Due to the efforts ot the auxiliary Bronx and City Hall, Yonkers, 
or service dept. of the M. P. Theatre ; 

Owners of A., a substantial reduc- 1 Arthur Hammersteln announces I toiindcr of breakfast Club, ap- 



Maurlce DeMond, president and 



tlon to fire Insurance rotes for the- he will not employ any musicians pointed vlcerpresident and member 

atres In the New York city division in his next musical production. ' — "* 

has been effected. These savings Score will be projected from a I 
will aggregate thousands of dollars booth In the theatre by employing] 
for theatre owners on premiums for the synchronization devices of the | 
buildings And contents. | sound -screen. 



of executive board of Tec- Art stu- 
dios. 



Mrs. Marie N. Flugrath filed her 
second suit for divorce from Emll A. 
Flugi'ath, father of Viola Dana and 



Joan Lowell will play the stellar] John Hempel, assistant manager Shirley Mason. First suit was lost 
role in the plcturizatlon o^ her book, of the Gotham theatre, 137th and by Mrs, Flugrath because of tech 
"The Cradle of the Deep." D. W. Broadway, was robbed of $1,000 nical errors in complaint New com 

—^rifflttt-wiinnakoHt.- — ' —- t-Strnday-nlghtr— Hempel" had— wlthtPlalnt-coverssamecharges-of-cniel 

him the proceeds of the night show ty and non-support. 



According to an announcement by at the Gotham and also the Sun 

Joseph M. Schenck, Constanco Tal- set theatre, at 126th. street and St 

roadge has retired from picture Nicholas avenue, " 
making. . She will shortly bo mar- " -->- — 



Judgment of $2,696 granted J. A. 

He was on his McCabe against Jess Willard, tor- 
way to another of the chain when mer heavyweight champion,, by Su- 
5S"to"'iow"n3ond Ne'tcher of Chl-| ^ . perlor Judge Downs, covertoga;ioali 

. • ,. '•- r said to have., been mad^ to ^;?^5... 

•' ' , ' I /foto Powers has retired' from' the ' ■■ — — 

" ■' .A 18 year old youngster living In c"-t' of "Strange Interlude" for a Joan Crawtord.annountsed^date of 

iJ^ Brltato, Conn., received a.m. p. complete rest. ' The role Is to the her Tyedding to ,I)ouglas Fairbapks, 
l^tojector.teat J&nas. Mm^ JJt, aa Cot, 2», 



Just a chump show in Bumland. 

Bing. 



to the hospital. 



R AND PAN 



at $1,000,000. 

Vancouver, on 86 -year lease, seat' 
ing 1,700, Is figured at $700,000. 



I L11X1117 Tax Would Include 
Golf Clubs and Balls 

Dea Moines, la., April 2. 
(Continued from page 86) I A bill embodying suggestion for 
98-year lease, has 93 to go, fl««red | a J^-pos^^^^^^^^ 

000 or $2,000,000 additional revena*. 
Proposal would tax soft drinks, 
Th'ls trsi to be ^elTmtoar^i ;^rtrti; I malt, "candy selling at more than 
new Orpheum to take lU place there 8» .o*"*^ » .."^n oer 

with the house only being two years balls and playing cards at 10 per 
jjjj cent of the sale price. Tax on cig« 

Spokwie Is on a 60-year lease, arettee to the usual sized package 
seating 1,600, and figured worth would be Increased one-fourth of a 
(property and leasehold) around cent. 
$600,000. 

Tacoma, seating 1,860, has about Mutual TestS Souna 

90 yee^s on 99-year leasehold and Is . 
valued at $600,000. Sound film featues as a part ot 

San Francisco to on a 42-year the Mutual circuit's burlesque plan 
lease and has theatre only (rest of 'or next season wlU bo tested be- 
building Is separate trom the the- tore fall to at least tour Mutual- 
atre) ; seats 2,408. booked houses. 

Los Angeles, on 60-year lease and There are the Columbia, New 
has 42 years to run. This house has York; the Haymarket, Chicago; tna 
a 12-story building and Pantoges Temple. Syracuse^ and the Victoria, 
owns the property It Is on, and fig- Rochester, 
ure today that property and lease- 
hold worth $3,600,000. Comer la one 
of the best in town; house seats present house la closed and not to 
2,100. reopen until August L but It is 

San Diego is on a 99-year lease likely Orpheum will, want to play 
with about 94 or 96 to go and seats the house. 

2,260. Property and leasehold Deal also provides Pantages book 

S'ojanJ_$1^0jOOO. _ ing offices be .taken over and book- 

""'Mlnneopolls onTO-year leaseEoIST 'ing 'tranchises " tor'Tiohg "BeaclU 
seating 1,900, figured around $900,- Strand. Niagara Falls; Lyric, In 
000, property and. lease. It la likely I dlanapolls, be continued as well as 



that this house may be gotten rid of 
unless Orpheum- wants to take pres- 
ent house and put Into twO-a'-Oar. 

The other house' fantagea. owns 
property an<l leasa for '45-irealr pe- 
riod Is at Edmund.' ^Is haude seats 
UM and valued at $600,0M.' At 



those for the houses owned by 
Nathenson to Toronto and Hamil- 
ton, which are both called: pantoges, 
and the house to Toledo, house to 
Moose Jawi house to Logan« Ind., 
and house 'to Omaha, which Is 
owned bjr World' Theatra Company^ 



Wethteflday, ApriJ 8, 1929 



VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



47 .,M 



PALACE 

(6t Vauda), 

Chicago, Aprn 1. 
Big time vaudeville in Chicago la 
Mt as Important aa In New York, 
according to the -way tbta week's 
at the local Kelth> Palace was 
booked, laUi .evt aiid butobered at 
tbe oi»enlog . pertonnaace . Sunday. 
j<lnt half dragged through long and 
aull tiirns; relieved oplj' by Bert 
Gordon and ljouise Squlrea tbr.com. 
«dy In the center ot It ;;The aame 
• ki the aecond halt, with Harry 
|/u)gdon, the : heiidllner and only 
drawing <eaird on this bUl. saving 

**'Shw»cMf''BW-that Sunday night 
the running order WAS switched to 

" adve the ajiow -Wme-glngep and re- 
peal .Its true strength..; "It's not -a 
tad blU lri^'lte proper *unu(l|JjB order, 
vjoe Plunkett.had. better give hto 

- attention aigaln to. Keith, vaudeville 
m this city. JPrbih .tb* manner It 
k- now handled, -Keith ytude ap- 
Mars to be a paln-in-tbe-rneck out 
AbSii -Picture houses iBure running 
alroles around it, from .bUllng to 
booking; Here, they say. It the Pal- 

^'aoe gets a mdney bill now anorthen 

' It usually sticks a dud in between 
ttat obliges the house tP hustle tor 

.'two or three weeks to catch: up. A 
tunning start was obtained by the 
booking" of Chiy .I<ombardo a tew 
' 'weeks ' ago, . when . tb?- .;P*>*ee did 
180,000 on the week, pulling it. out 

. of .-the red after , several months. 

■ Next week Charlie MuiTay wpeated 
to »27,000! then tlay Miller, to $26, t 
eOO, and again the next, week Nan 
fialperin picked it up to 127,000. 
\Thlngs were loolcln^ Pretty pretty 
about then. The spur of the previ- 

I oiiB w'feekfr carried Webb and Hv 
the following wieek to $24,000, and 

. in the.,ne]it stanza a tert-ible week 
with ClBsfe Liof tus :6'ent it into t^e 
red tcfealn at $18,000^ then the next 

' . Carmella Ponselle, unknown sister, 
at $21,000, heavily billed over I<ou 
Holtz In bis ilrst week and Holtz 
a. strong Ibiiial tav. Last week, with 
Ben Bard and Buth Boland„ with 
j; Harold Murray and Holtz hold- 

. Ing over, $6,909 tor the three turns, 

. the.. Pala^b came back to $26,000. 

, This week, wtth^Lang^on, the show 

?"^liaay hold up on grpss it recover- 
ing from its poor start. Capacity 
'Sunday atternoon: 

^ Then, 'agaln^ nest week the. Dun 
can Sisters, tind Marlon Harris -on 

. the: same show. Blther is an In- 

^ dividual JleadUner here. Liast week 

' three nanied'^ all thrown together. 
This neek but one, tAngdoii. It's 

' eitber -all or nothing In the careless 
booking, evidently; no • ludgment 
and . no balance, or else some one 

' needs to go on the brpbeum books 
who knows tHe . clrctjit. Benny 
Thai; is still with Loew's. Has any- 
one mentioned Thaii as an Orpheuim 
booker in fKS ' Keith New York 
Office? . 

Aiid Mr. Plunkett Might inquire 
%hy' Vanessi Is repeating so soon 
after the- Palace at the SUte-Lake 
. this Week: al^ Sylvia Clark^^ with 
Miss ' Clttrk at the-- Palace three 
w;tek8'agO.: liikewise, why the word 
' **vaudev4Ue'^ doesn't apnear In the 
StaterXi(ke advertising.. I^ay. peo 
pie :C!an't tell if the names are hu 
naiis' ipir talking 'sborts. Meanwhile 
th'e~ Overhead ot . the Palace runs 
trom $19,000 to' $22,000 weekly. 

In this endeavor, to bring back 
vaudeville in .general ^nd the big 
time' in particular, if possible, noth- 
ing should be left undone at any 
point on the Keith circuit 

To Someone leaving town before 
.this is, printed, it remains a ques- 
. tioh K ttie Palace direction ordered 
out At least two -ol Ethel Waters' 
dirty songd' after the Sunday mat- 
inee, or Harry lAngd^n's. dirt gag, 
jand, ot course, his best laugh. Or 
; cut down "The Happiness Girls" or 
made Lottice Howell stop soprano - 
Ing after three numbers. ' 
. The Misses' Wat^ and Howell 
were separa^d by'^e Intirmlssion. 
Mlas Waters. cIos.edT and the voCallst 
opened. . Two ..single, women with 
songs vli^ually following each otber. 
Miss Tjraters didn't do much for 
herself.. The col6red jazzlst couldn't 
after her "Roller SkaUng Blues" 
and "He Does It," besides the 
"Deacon" songs. These are panics 
on the T.B.O.A circuit or at the 
lAfayette in Harlem, but they are 
Apt for nice ofayB. Miss Waters had 
better find that out for herself, even 
It weak-kneed managements do not 
BO tell her. 

"The Happiness Girls" is the 
Nadel tiurn, eight girls led by<^8e 
Kessner, who carries the act. After 
Miss Kessner, it's Naomi Morton 
.(Glass), and after her, blanks. The 
girl musicians don't even use a pop- 
.uiar tune, but have a hell and damn 
that should not be there. They play 
•a though taught single numbers 
and knowing nothing else. It out 
down to a reasonable length, they" 
wm do No, 2 or 8 on their youth- 
tulnees and pep with the Misses 
Kessner and Morton. 

langdon Is. doing well enough for 
a draw name. He has nothing but 
himself in this little skit with two 
^ wJ?.cmfin„- Jie .flnlshes-lt^ott-jgrith^an. 
encore, also light The house liked 
iangdon, probably on his picture 
comic.rep. He is too capable a per- 
-vl^^""' "toge and scfeeni n6t to b? 
aoie to take care ot himself under 
»ny condltton. 

A iJoi 4 - full ;Btage turn was 
Natcha Nattova, In,: esthetic and 
acrobatic, dancing with' three men. 
^elr novelly acrobatic finish under 



the guise ot adagio saved them. 
Rest is all adagio. It's a return 
date bere after three months. After 
three years would have been early 
enough. 

Miss Howell Is from the south- 
land, a soprano with an idea of pic- 
ture hobse singing ot five years ago. 
A good portion of the audience liked 
her, but that doesn't say that acts 
ot this sort are not passe in big time 
vaudeville nowadays when not em- 
ployed wholly for the name. That, 
with the adagio booking and its 
drapes, seem to tell that there are 
still old booking methods left in the 
Keith New York ofHce. 

Bert Gordon had' to. step into a 
deadly spot after the girl turn, with 
his funnlments and good-looking 
girl straight Gordon pulled himself 
out nicely, but it was a tough job, 
for the girls had run forever, while 
the opening turn, Fr^nk Wilson, a 
trick bike rider,' doesn't know when 
to stop, either. Seven Nelsons pro- 
grammed to close, but W, H. Groh 
and His Piano Hounds substituted. 

As a tip for Miss Waters, if she 
wlU sing "I'm Blue,'! by Harry Askt, 
which she did for the Warner talk- 
ing musical, "On with the Show" 
(not yet released), it will be a plug 
for the picture and a mighty help 
to her present weak song rep. Still,' 
Ethel left out any semblance of 
cooch. Bime. 



PALACE 



DAVIS 

(St Vaude) 
Pittsburgh, AprU 1. 
Nicely rounded bill this week 
with a nifty array of talent 
well placed. A couple of turns 
might not stand 'up under close 
scrutiny, but managed to get by 
through tactful spotting. Sole name 
is Will Mahoney, though Will has 
never been around here and conse- 
quently isn't the box office draw he 
should be. ' 

While not the most expensive 
layout at this house, it packs a lot 
of real vaude, and is more than 
the money's worth tor a buck top 
matinee. Mbb was unusually large 
for opening mat and took to every- 
thing. Excepting a qjass dance act 
opening Intermish, the show moved 
swiftly, with a couple of surprises. " 

Abundance of comedy, though 
some of it was off color, but this 
didn't seem to matter. 

For an occasional feeler Mahoney 
scored the only actual clean-i^>. of' 
the afternoon. Next to closing, he 
was U panic. They had to dim the 
foots in "order to get him ofl.- Took 
three or tour encores, and was Just 
about exhausted when they had 
enough. Gaive 'em the works trom 
bis nut dancing to the prima, donna 
speech on "How glad I am' to be in 
Pittsburgh," and then begged off 
after his impression ot all the 
mammy singers put together. He 
was the first solid smash this house 
has had in a long tlme^ 

Opening had Loiltie Atherton In 
novel dance efCects. Elxcelleht stuff, 
nicely executed, though Miss Ath- 
erton's appearance might be im- 
proved, by different costuming and 
■halrdressing,' 

Stan ' Kavanaugh followed with 
his Cotaiedy juggling, assisted by an 
unbiUea •temme. Routine ' landed 
solid, though bis .talk occasionally 
becomes dulL ' Should 'concentrate 
on Juggling, fo^ he's right at..4hat 
and leave the gabbing to someone 
else. Stan took an encore, bounc' 
Ing 10 rubber balls on a wooden 
platform for a flashy close. 

Real sunwise was Harry T^aiman 
and his girl band, billed as the Ten 
Debutantes. About the best of the 
feminine orchestras to appear here, 
Walman's group has everything. 
Some excellent entertainers, com- 
edy and otherwise, routines out of 
the ordinary and a novel close with 
a carnival drop. In addition, Wal- 
man Is a real showman, giving the 
act class. Effect of a male leader' 
Impressive. 

Joe Mack and Gail Rosslter with 
their hoke patter and songs. Blue 
ones most noticeable herb. Never- 
theless they proved a natural for 
next t(^ Intermission. Ella Shields, 
"Burlington Bertie," closed the first 
half with her male impersonations, 
switching to temme garb for the 
finish. Distinctly a class act. Miss 
Shields may not appeal to a certain 
element of vaude clientele and this 
was noticed here until after her first 
couple^ of numbers. A clever per- 
former, she crashed through for ex- 
cellent- returns after "Bertie," wise- 
ly spotted early. 

Josephine Maclietm's Dance 
Rhapsodies, with Carmen De I»ara, 
Rosemary Bedford, Rolan Fontaine. 
Dan Luis and Michael Brigante, 
opened Intermission and proved the 
only slow spot on the bill. This 
turn may have fared better in an- 
other spot, but was helpless here. 
Mahoney followed, and mob wan 
ripe Tor him, with hla resultant 
clean-up. , 

The Dakotas, with Chic Cooper, 
made a good closer with sensational 
lariat work. Cohen. 



(St Vaude) 

Old man aunshine Crossed the 
weather forecasters. Subday and it 
was pip ot an Easter. So the fans 
couldn't be counted on to raid the 
Palace b. o, for tb'e'flTst of the.threo 
frolics. Bit after two the rear third 
downstairs was empty-like, and it 
never did fill up. Pretty good at 
that considering tbe kind of an 
afternoon it was. 

Show was s^d to have cost heavy 
sugstr, but it didn't play that way, 
especially the second halt. First 
section seemed to get the best audi- 
ence play, .(hough two holdover acts 
were present — Iiopez and Harris and 
Radclifl; 

First experimental exchange of 
radio features waa offered as the 
'Radio Revue" (New Acts). Lopez 
and his band were on . throughout 
that interlude ot some 34 minutes, 
which mean that Vince's bunch are 
being used for almost an hour. 
Radio act might have been better 
spotted in the first half, but that 
was impractical, because the bands- 
men could hardly have' been moved 
up earlier than closing intermission. 

Lopez had no trouble in j-epeating. 
His boys were pepped and so was 
he. His singling at the ivories was 
again geared, with one or more 
members ot the band warbling. 
Feature of this week's routine Is "A 
Day at Coney Island," a descriptive 
composition. Cards indicated the' 
effects, such as the surf, a peanut 
whistle, barker, shooting gallery and 
shooting the chutes.. Gwtd number 
that landed, . 

Topline was occupied by Lester 
Allen and Nellie Breen, who closed 
the show. Nothing easy about that, 
following the rhilo turn. Allen said 
he had been waiting so long to go 
on he though^ he grew a beard, and 
Nellie said he had. Allen's beet con- 
tribution was the McConnick bit, a 
giggle getUr, Miss Breen's tap 
dance while Allen play a sort of. 
mandolin stood out Act got over 
with mentioned squawk, but could 
have gone much better. 

Harry Fox opened Intermission 
sho-wmanly. They liked Fox out 
front and the oute Bee C|urtls, too, 
though she was on but briefly. 
Scrubwomen adorned in the pinched 
hotel towels served tor laughter, as 
formerly. Mention of gray 4iair. oq 
Hiury'a dome gave Miss Curtis a 
chance to say, "That's eomething 
I've, wanted all my lite, a gray Fox" 
(so does. Grace Green). They duet- 
ted nicely with "Love Baby," and 
Fox dosed with a selling rendition 
of a pop > number. , 

Lillian Rotb, doubtless doubling 
from ZiegCeld'B Midnight Frolic, 
was fourth, there being, six acts in 
the first part She. Is one ot the 
best ot tjie younger Blngles — and no 
plapb -player. She liked her own 
Idea ot ."Happy Days and Lonely 
Nights," and .ao did. the audience. 
"Oh, How It Waa .Raining" mode ja, 
good exit ditty. 

, Colored holdover team, Harris 
and RadcUtb pins the kid hoofer 
who is doing Bill Robinbon's stair 
stuff, -were on Just ahead ot Lopez 
and tor the second -Week. Cleaned 
up. Bbyei who are doubling at the 
Riverside, might have tried to 
change the party oUatter prior to 
going Into their Bonga and dan'ses. 
However, only thbse who were In 
last week really noticed,' 

White and UannUig (New Acts) 
were purefire. No. 3. "Hector" and 
canine ^brothers and sisters made an 
amusing No. 2. Audience stuff 
tlAkled the housel Zelda Brothers 
. opened on the dot 

Pathe newsreel chopped after a 
few hundred feet it being three 
minutes to five and tho lobby roped 
off, with a crowd waiting - for the 
supper show. Jbee. 



practically the same routine with 
the added number. A speedy,, classy 
opening act 

Bernard and Henri, second here, 
rate nothing less than next to dos- 
ing with a revamped cycle of songs. 
There is not a' feminine harmony 
team in vaude peer of these person- 
able girls for out-and-out free har^ 
mony. Yet in the deuce at this 
State, and' material is the reason. 
Miss Bernard, a natural interpreter 
of "hot" songs, Isn't slngfng a num- 
ber of that sort There is not a 
solo number in the act. Miss Henri 
Is at the piano and Miss Bernard 
on foot In the same spot through- 
out. If someone would take this 
pair of girls in hand, call them the 
female counterpart ot .Van and 
Schenck and steer them into a rou- 
tine that is a routine, here's vaude- 
ville's chance to manufacture an at- 
traction that will attract With 
stronger turns, Bernard and Henri 
have a great past-performance 
record. 

Smith and Hart (New Acts) were 
third and the Landers fourth, which 
is good spotting if the placing of the 
two comedy acts on a five-act bill in 
one-two order is good spotting. 
Smith and Hart grabbed a large 
share of laughs, and the Landers, 
following, grabbed theirs, too, be- 
cause tb^ happen to be too strong 
to miss, conditions notwithstand- 
ing. 

Some good and effective comedy 
in the current bill, despite its close 
proximity, and might have beena 
honey show had not the afterpiece 
failed to stay out Its welcome and 
more. 

"Wolf of Wall Street' 
dialog), film. 



(Par- 
Bige, 



ACADEMY 



(Wired— Vaudfilm) 
No chance for tne show Monday 
night to miss fire. Biz Immense and 
a complete sellout before eight 
o'clock. "My Man" (WB) the pic- 
ture, with vaude Including Blossom 
Seeley, Joe Herbert's Rebels (New 
Acts), Morris and Campbell, Ina 
Williams and Delaney, Carr Bros, 
and Betty and the Five Blazers 
(New Acts). 

Main question down here Is put- 
ting the show in orde^ so that the 
final audience can sit through tbe 
feature without meeting the milk- 
man on the way out Five Blazers 
opened. Only on six minutes 'with 
an apparent slash of some pt tiie 
regular stuff. Carr Brothers and 
Eletty worked 10 minutes '-and an 
interesting 10. Men are exceptional 
hand balancers. House with no 
comedy ahead, was duck soup -tor 
Morris and Campbell. Team is using 
the Movietone tor a part of the 
sketch and it's a novelty. Laughs 
showed, that a good, comedy turn 
can repeat here without damage. . 

Blossom Seetey and Behny Fields 
worked about 45 minutes. Usual line 
ot songs and then the dramatic 
travesty, a burlesque which started 
slowly bui clicked. It's an amusing 
satire on "Command to Love" and 
the 14th Streeters got It although 
.the show idea itself wasn't on tar 
miliar, standing grounds. Ina Wil- 
liams and the elongated Delaney 
stepped into a tough spot but scored 
emphatically. A comedy gem, cap- 
itally worked up by this pair with-, 
out staying too long. Veiiirlloqull 
bit was a laugh getter all tbe way. 
Joe Herbert'^ act closed pleasingly. 

ilark. 



BIRTHS 

~~Mr.-r-Bnd— Mrrf^-Benny^ — ^Meroffr 
daughter, at St. Luke's hospital, 
Chicago, March 26. Father is m.c. 
at the Granada and Marbrp theatres, 
Chicago. 

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Starr, 
daughter, March 81, at the Jewish 
Hospital, Brooklyn. Father 'is a 
'\7arner-FlrBt National executiy^: 



STATE 

(Wired— Vaudfilin) 
The 46-minute roundup after- 
piece, maybe a unit at the tail end 
of the current State bill 'will be 
walked out on elsewhere, as it was 
at the State, unless someone steps' 
In with a razor and " wields it 
aplenty. 

It is titled Raymond Fagan and 
Aristocrats, sub-titled "Whooping 
It Up," and Includes Pagan's 12- 
plece ,band, three girl specialists, 
boy dbncer, dwarf (male) and .the 
members ot a three-act spotted 
earlier in the Bho;w. 

The band is fair; Fagan Is com- 
mendable only when alone at the 
piano; the specialty girls are good, 
the boy dancer Is clever, the dwarf 
Is a novilty and the Lander Bros, 
and Leary are nearly as comical in 
the afterpiece as In their turn 
proper. Yet combined and as 
played at the State, it was all jMlnt' 
less .and monotonous. 
.A bandsman plays a trumpet solo 
from the apron adtter tha act has 
progressed for 28 minutes. Murder 
ous! Lander Bros. Bi>end minute 
after minute building up a single 
comedy bit, after previously spend 
Ing 17' minutes by themselves No. 4. 
Harl-karl! During the first Half 
hour 'nothing happens. Then three 
successive dance apectaltles, follow- 
ing 30 minutes that do not include 
an lota of stepping. The entire 
•speed~of— 4?— 46-mlnute- -flash.. ...act 
crammed Into five successive min- 
utes, and too late to eave the day, 
Then a burlesque wedding seml- 
ellmax leading to a company cres 
cendo in the aepla manner. 

Bill opeiia aa all good little bills 
should with an acrobatic starter. Six 
Maxeilos ' In rlaley on full stage. 
Formerly the Five MaxelloB, now In 



JEFFERSON . 

(Wired-rVaudefil'm) 

Splendid six-act bill first half, In 
line waiting, for seats Easter mat- 
inee. Eva Tanguay still a strong 
drawing attraction. 

Thre^ NItqs as starters. Twelve 
inlns. of keen acrobatics by two vets 
and buxom female. Little fellow 
'With gray hair, a master ot subtle 
comedy. Lightness on the {aet_gnd 
precision of the first order. Clan 
open any bill. Followed by Ina AI- 
Cova Ip. "Spirit of Dance," with 
Martin Young, Yvonne Monoff and 
Delmar Sisters. 

Jack and Ruth Hayes, with songs 
written by Fred Allen. No need tor 
this clever team to Intersperse their 
good material with such ancients 
as the nosetul of nickels. Too many 
minutes cracking about .the schnoz' 
zel. Began to pall. Pulled through 
with several nifties and banged on 
uke for some gentle harmony. 
' Four spot a pip for Blgson Her- 
bert and Co. In -Billy House's former 
vehicle'. Fat gent stopped show, 
huAllng his 270 pounds for a 
double-back somersault, claiming it 
to be unique. Musical comedy af- 
fair, the fatty, a henpecked hus 
band, with daughter and 'wife, in 
Fifth javenue mannequin shop pur- 
chasing tropsseau for daughter, who 
is to be wed. She falls in love with 
handsome young salesman; Bristling 
comedy. I.iOvely blonde dancer, re- 
sembling Bobbe Arnst. Knockout 
redhead and delightful brunette in 
genue. Patrons loved this. 

Eva Tanguay next In her bur- 
lesquey I Don't Cares, dressing be 
hind grand piano. "Lower extrem) 
ties still an asset. Well received 
singing a song "Mae West Texas 

nnd Me." ^ 

With comedy, art, wIse-cracWng 
and musical tabloid thus far, in ad- 
dition to the Tanguay name, Art 
Landry climaxed the bill with all 
there Is in orchestral entertainment. 
Landry reeks with personal appeal 
and has his boys astutely drilled. 
Laid them out in the lanes and took 
six encorea. 



ORPHEUM 

(St- Vaude) 

IjOS Angeles, April 1. 

Show jumpy with only three 
turns, Lewis, Yorke and King and 
Hal Neiman giving the actual en^ 
tertalnmeht value. 

There was plenty ot variety in bin 
without confilct, but the show Just 
did not move at all In first part> 
while last part was one act short 
However, Neiman opening and Lew- 
Is next to shutting, around 35 min- 
utes made it surefire. 

Lewis and his gang panicked 
them. Their musical arrangement 
and the popularity of Lewis are 
enough here to tie the customers up 
and make them plead for more. 
Those two damsels, Eleanor Brooks 
and Arllne Langan (Lewis got the. 
latter here trom Fanchon and Mar-- 
co), are the' last word in looks and 
get their dance stuff over Id great 
style. 

Hal Neiman walked away with 
the laughs and applause of the mob 
who had held themselves in check 
atte( York and King left the ro- 
strum and were only too willing to 
Vet loose. His parodies, talk and 
grotesque appearance put him over 
to the stopping point. 

Opening the show were Honey 
Family, man and two women and a 
boy with gymnastic feats; fast 
equlUbrlstic , and tumbling turn, 
brief, and good starter for any bill. 

Next came Paxtona, yobth from 
Lindbergh's home state with a sci- 
entifically trained '.memory. As hta 
announcer, . William Smythe, Jiar- 
rates, youth can tell the name ot 
city hotels, places of interest and . 
theatres by the patron calling- out 
th'e population 'Which is printed on 
pamphlet He allows customer^ to 
Juggle figures' any way and then ' 
gives them -the answers. Turn- ran 
20 minutes ait4 pleased. 

Then . Yorke and King, held over 
doing the "Hells Bells Mooney" ' 
scene, they did in "Up In The Hair'* 
and then repeating with the t^nily - 
tin type front week before; were a« 
big a hit as ever, with the antics 
ot Miss King again goallng. - 

Adela 'Verne, concert pianist next , 
with repertoire ot tour numbers that 
just got by in mild form, thougit . 
her renditions of "The Wind" anS-^ 
Saint Saens ''The Swan" are claa- . 
slcs of the Ivories, ' 

Closing first part was -"The DevU'a ' 
Circus;" a flash tiirn With' tour girls 
and two men. Turn la long oh jscinl^^ 
embellishment and mighty short -on " 
talent. It is one that would ha^'ve''.* 
been okay at Hltlstre^t, but nqthintr ' 
to brag ;bt tor the two-a-day Oir^;' 
pheum;- It baa two.^eit and ;Klrl. 
doing remarkable adagio teats, but-: 
nothing remarkable except ciite ap» 
pearance..' Just a flash '"turn out^ v 

place. • > ■ ' ■■ •./,.;';..• 

Danny C^ms'aiid bis pit brchea*.': 
tra has clicked here with'tta'elr'Uiu,. 
termission arrangement "If .I.' .'uad' 
You,' sunlg by saxophone player and.;' 
calling' tor two encbVes. A^p't' 
Fables and Pathe News tor btHaiibb 
ot biU. P'V' 

RIVERSIDE / 

: («t. Vaude) : ■; 

Good bill at the Riverijlde iaa,uea,r \ 
rating the resumption. bt a twii^-'a- 
day 'vaude policy at this stahd'. Belle. 
Baker and Rudy 'V'allee. casing off t 
applause ' hoiiors. . Well jire^Sfii'. 
house Sunday afternoon .held^ aVoUjtX 
three-quarters capacity downstairs;/^ 
fine Easter Weather being, the chl9^'. 
opposition. . Show should buUd diirr' 
ing the week aa thb ypper Broaaway 
natives seemed pleased With: it ' 

Miss Baker is s'pbtted next to in''., 
ie'niiils'slon with the. Vallee oTohe^Unlt^ 
f bllowing ' the smoking sessfbn.:. 
Mis^ Baker sang several ba11ads;.'a ; 
couple of comedy numbers, tola.; 
about half a dozen stories,'' two - at > 
th^m . locals, -and b^ld them In the>- 
paim of her hand tor half an hour, 
begging off with a speech. 

m ' addition tb her usual Hebe 
and Wop comedy characterizations, 
of the torch variety,. Miss Bakerv 
used a stock market lyric that is 
timely and holds laughs aplenty. 

Vallee and orchestra are 'supply-. 
Ing suppressed syftcopatlon and po- 
lite comedy in the approved ' radio 
manner. Vallee's reception .waa 
second- only to that of Miss Baker; 
JiJs intimate style .of crooning reg- 
istering solidly with the girls,, bne 
of whom tossed him her Easter cor-^ 
,sag$ who'll he stepped out for a. 
rMnMpeech. In all bis «ong num'^'.; 
hers, both pop and produ(ftloh, 
ValRe uses a megaphone In order 
to maintain the favorable impres- 
sion created via the mike. Ran 26 
minutes with the octet ot musicians 
getting every ounce ot value out 
of each vocal and instrumental se-,- 
lection offered. 

Harris and Radcllffe, colored 
team, doubling from the Palace, held 
the next to closing spot and clicked 
with crossfire. RadcUfTs falsetto 
singing and the hoofing of a young- 
ster introduced as Harris's brother, 
taps, made it easy. On fourth waa 
Ben Blue ' assisted in his comedy 
Capers by two girls and a trio ot 
boys who take the hoke slaps and 
'hclp-bulld-ihe^act-up-for-gbod-re-. 
suits. Blue's comedy ice skating 
dance, his burlesque of Pavlowa aiid 
a "Sonny Boy" travesty bit moke 
him unique in the hoke bomedy 
class. 

Trey spot held the Pavley-On- 
krainsky Ballet (NeW- Acta), flash 
dandoc. turn lavishly mounted and 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS 



produced. .Deuolng Jt wa3 Henry l3S3(>.Bejrt,...yho8e act rtependfl on r»- 
Keeal aaslftted by a man and a girl eitohsci from the reapeotlysr jnaale 
In comedy- acrobatics;' FIntoh has and femal* oontlngenta, when they 
Kegal showing some fancy tumbling, take s(4ea on. who la. mwt Imppr- 
a toe to toe catch' beiitg.t<ie clincher, tent In the iworld, the mw* ,or the 
Four Aces and One Qween, casters, womiih. Bill's chattering evidence, 
(New Acts), opened and Klteyamos which 9rdjnarily .brlnga. round, ap- 
Jms baianelnff act. closed. plause from the men, .was a mere 

•^XUs Slrg?' guest conductor, fickle they were so few. Likewise 
retwriing to the Riverside, handled the f^male^, clapping -when Flo le^ 
the orchestra well and was . ao- loose her Urade on the sMperlorUy 
corded a warm welcome. Satisfy- | of Jhe; fair aei. 



ihg three hour show. 



KEITH'S, BOSTON 

(Wired— Vaudfifm) 

Boston. April 1. 

.,iS?^lth jimM^B^tonheSed I stronger with Brendel In full dress 
SJfd a Inappy^uppWs biU. Th2 | which falta apart like the one-hoss 



Next, El Brendel. whose map 
every one remembers . from, the 
"movies," and Flo Bert, whose 
comlo Jargon reeked of much usage, 
even to Brendel's pulling the. ante- 
diluvian crack about his suit with 
the "belt in the back." Wound up 



house is at last wired <Photophone). 
and the long-awaited InstellaUon 
will probably mean an increase in 
business, especially matinees. Col- 
leen Moore In "Why Be Good" 
(F. N.) was unquestionably a draw, 
although this house, is ^tlU booking 
its pictures unlnteUlgently. The 



shay; and the fulsome voice of Miss 
Bert. 

Blltmore Hotel Orchestra In 
fourth spot. Plenty of class to the 
outfit, with loads of. black velvet 
as dress-.up to amplify Its rltz. Ber- 
nii cummins, with the ballroom 
black hair, proves a smart-looking 



flSh VuiSirtor ThriTelS'fiimorial I duck. Introduces bis brother, Wal- 
SSs a lot more jhought than has Uer, the b^nJojet, ^ho "roons his 
kiiii Annarentlv elven it to dat*". own recordings. Ijeader himself 
''•^dHS away with the show, solos and assists Jn trio. Dance 
alttSS«h he hurt bt3 performance a spirit which this organlaaUon as- 
Ulffl^ a flash of prima . dohpastutr sum^^ necessarily fell 

^M^teekataireiiMsSs. Hlspeevewas fat. due to the general depression 

whlla the toiise did hot . blame him of the Jungle," wound up the bill. 

It' wfeakehed the 1>alanc6 of his rou- TotaUy unusual, with a trained 

Une- "* zebra, a sinall elephant and huge 

Roe'er Iinhoir, a Boston favorite, dog comprising the display. TraineV 

did %he Peat- House" great, and in African hunter's- habiUment. 

made a tough setup for Ann Codee, irided by uniformed attendant. ,Ble- 

who had to follow him; She Is still phant rides gigantic bicycle, bowls, 

caitving Ker unMUbd comic pianist keeping score on blackboard, and 
'ptirtn^r andi' hir boo^ tenor. and[dances.> Zebra butts, trainer oft 

Mfttfdair night the pianist got an stage, chances rhythmically and' 

Antmwe 'Iiand, ' stands on hind legs. Altogether a 

fThe'surDtiiBe Jbf the blU was in the most- diverting spectaole;- 

a«i5te;:5po^ wfi«*«>-Ma"?g«iret_^fldhUl- I — 



V IngTh a-fltrajglit iinglrtg slnjjle n)p 
;>>;tlne w^nt over aolld. . . .' . ' : ' . ; ,. - r 
• »v !nta Loiintts ^ Ttoupe, . oirlglnalty 
, 'btlWd to 'cl6ab,%ete Jihlftea:t6 bi>en 
Vt. jjijf ; -T^hls adt sWuia go; d\Anb Iipt 



AMERICAN 

' (Vaildfilm) 

Bif '■nay off 'M'onday night, .even' 
with" "Alias' Jimmy yaientin?," iust 



4Vl fe*S?*\V«^%^**t^^ kind, of talker that .OiS' West 



^Ie^#*i^^*?3?J*5^&«5'*'?i,?«N^ [.Side rfellshes a6 balance 'for eight 
fif^Tturto'of^he-'JO^^ VThree ^ comedy 
.i;to|ftUtlve.»<)i^tor.U^^^ | turns, only Chabot aid Tottonl get- 
^ttnSpe'lQfiiT»lva»;on ■sUlfa, wlH cwry . avalaiiche. No act dare^ 
.,tBe;iact^ . say the Eighth avehu» house la a 
j;; /.melOParker and^E^ spot? Responsiveness is hair- 
^tmr, .Filipino sextet; ol9f»»^ thfr ^rigger. First two acts punctuated 
,?{lil*; sfieci^ty by one by H-Q-M newsreei ahd comedy 
IWb*Wf;'^he; l»st .thing of itat.W^ - ■ 

hbUTO, - ■ _• J; : Tom Xow and'his Raccooners or- 

V devoured fuU half hour. Act 

;.?^e^nflt^and;,Ma,^ife^ a^^^^ -prtined,'^ although hous6 

pi9^>M 2?2; ^^'^^S^K *i2"*>ii.l^f r*"* enthusiastic. The college a*- 
VjAbfl.M .*clie?iM; JP'ij'^A SSi55„» gresatlon-marched down the aWle 
%%%l»uUneM for and carrying canes. 

|>0Ajlto^ttemPte a^ AV«rtu<^^ m this house. Alli^roung 

^ ^^"^ *S.^"5^*£,l^'**- ^ ;P9<*1« rwrothy Bergere, tlw Nell 
MIL They were. riot nUaaedi^^^^ ,, J;BHnld*y gtrl, whostf oceanic blomde 

jdurls are ta marvel- in themselves,' 
.featui;^ throughout. - Kid' baa' per-, 
aoiiallty mnd talks a sdrig swell. 
< Bel^rafitt^dr Bailey open. Strong- 
, . acm'''<..Woman ..and* fellow .with, four 

. — r I tables >anid .'€hree chairs. Rela and 

S.Jyeeii the fp'l 2F®!^J^5 lada 



86TirST; 

(Wlred-rVaudfilm) ^ 

.'"niree successive 'tioiiitsdy ' acts - be- 
ener -an* 
p.'^pmedy,' 



■>:: iSl^^6r, none knbckuutd ^<»f-^"n;«^r1 WbP'slng niftJt bjues, Shpuld 'have 
V*.l»ut getting a talr -ahare of ' laughs] . Cranaton and 

j!? mji here.. O'Brien,. Ste;aw».5*¥'* ^*.i Lee .in .•the t^py. Ftench dame, 
« ;: !Co;;itNe.W; Act8) Ip.: the ^Id type of t ^iigg^ f^gq Itpgo Is comedy Prop., 
r r^m.ualcM hall le^ugh turn, dipping Jnto^'ql;B,t,'slde^s^went for h?r, negligee.' 
■this lowest of,Ji9ke. for beattTesults. - Marjorle^ . Buyton followed Jtoc- 
. ;.Mearest thins tO'0U«i>"<w<)^''^<>*>"°°''|<)^ .Steak voico bitting an F 
^,:aiid of .that; nature,' tbAugh not even, above bilih C. <.ImUal^ , violin and 
.;.v.«lp.8ely .approaching tb& Swedes for hjalUope. Takea hlgl\. note w)th;aUk 
' $laaa?jU>d £Kec.t)van«sa O'prienB are iHandkerchlef in mouth to ahow 
.■obwualy Tjuatlng -in a new .one; or Voijil tbnt):ol. ,' 
:iKi8albty around' . h^re for the first I Alexander, lAgan and Gtood In 
'time with an old . one.. It looked and next, section. Girl anil, boy with 
played like new, answering all quea- jhan. ' Boy charged with vitality, 
tlons:;l>y running 12 minutes while I Has looks and seems like a comer, 
aeemtngly doing 20. Sings hot' and dances. Girl fal£ 

^ . Katie Krlppen and Dewey Brown, I enough, man extraneous. 
nMxed pair in blackface, number two I Chabot and Tortbnl rioted the 
with 'their "Lrovers" patter turn, l^ouse, . Fellow another Jimmy Du- 
Mlss Krlppen again' oomliig out on rante. Natural comedy in every 
top, with her- Warm singing. Any move. ,Plays piano and vioUn, sac- 
adluatment for the better la the Piflcing.abllity for laughs. .Uses Big 
verbal line, afCbrding Brown .some- L^en to time ms act. Quits the mln- 
thing, to work with In place of .the I ute 'his time Is up and declines. to> 
present nothing, would lift this team encore. Dame with exquisite, figure 
out of ^e deuce they are now oc-. E^nd.smar.t.colfture. Slapstick stuff 
t; cupying and/into the next to cloaing with plentiful In^edtent ortalent'. 
li apot on the 'aame type of bills. i Pae« and Class doae oji wire, 

■ ■"' Lew White, from burlesque, and Girl claiming to be only one to have 
r ? his mixed c6uple , assistants, with mastered walking wire on her toes, 
^ their comedy, were quit^. welcome In ■■■jci M t„ \*wJ^m .^.J. ' 

the middle, both as departure . from . ' glST STREET 
the usual flash mld-spotter and as : . "\ . j_, . 

a comedy act. Whlta opens in one, f .(yVired-Vaudfilm) . . 

shifts to full and returns, to- , one • The Wajklng stick, market must bo 
to" close. He h$s delved Juto 'tbe .<>u.l.Ilsli, ', S6,.?ttany Canes, alotig up- 
burlecue f\m' f<f ' the twd . basic per^&oad'ftray, It looked like a con- 
com«dy tilts, yet, in" resurrection', ventlbn, . of ra6vJ6 . critics. It was 
they prove pretty b.«ght; |t.itiUst:b^ Ea^fern Sunday, a peach of a day 
the wW Whitfe' handles thlngd. ' eyerybMy . Iti fi\B .or, ber jQnenr, all 
Bin's flash' rea^irvfed for' th«!llnl8h, balnfuUy .dressed uft.and aejfrcon- 
in person of Jack poilrielly Co; (New Uclo'us of their sai-torlarBplendlfer- 
Acts). Williams' Mldgetd, Ortener, .ousness, all the sapadlUos on pt^i^de 
" — - - I- , 1 , Hjii the' Slat Street was 

s^tarvlng/ for cusfbmers. Cohslderr 



STH AVE. 

<WirMt*V«u(|fllm) 
Blah Vaindevlile. Five acta of 
punchlesa mediocrity this first htilf 
and, playing to a meagre attendance 
iwfiat .with Easter- Sunday and th^ 
weather keepin'fl 'em away, tb'fi 
Sth 'Avenue was very much to'tbe 
.CampbeU'a 

ShoW: progreaaed .paclflcally 
enough, biit'that was the chl^tromt< 
blei too placid and mild. No wal- 
lop, no kicker, no wOw. Manfrettt 
and lice^ opened, a mixed' paeudo-. 
Cbineae team getting bot and uke-y 
In. t<o-do-de-0 fashion. For a finale 
Uiey bring In the f anally pride, a 
elite little Oriental babe in arms, 
with tbe annouikcement that this is 
their "weakness" 6£ . the moment, 
afterihmath to: that ditty. As..,tbe 
name euggeats, Miss . Manfrettl 
might bo Italian, but looks the 
Drlenta). sufBolenttiy enough, not-^ to 
create any, comment 'were it qot.'iot. 
the lAtln surname, Wby not cfliange, 
t1 A .switi^h " in monicker , would 
complete the Illusion^ Bather , cute 
act, too. for an opener, with I<ee, 
autbentlQ Chinese, pleasing with >l8 
roly.TPOly personality.,.. ... 

,Fauc Dunbars with their ' tlcrp-; 
. uggllnct-hdkUm' twlced unaen^r 
ionaliy. ' William Royal,, introduc- 
ing hlniiaelt as possessed bt a radio 
and.i;ecbrd Xiep, was unknowjt.on his 
past ^performance, Itut Impreased as 
a dulcet tenpr ;ot no mean duality. 
Royal might tack a auffiz on to . bis 
name 'and atress the Itaillan itoport 
6t bia peraonallty and,.'perhapa, g6. 
In for' the foreign background ,i*thbr 
tbati the blUlng as "the Aifterican 
tenorv" df a decidedly ■l4atlU per- 
aoAallty, be coiild atlU '4o thfiae 
cbattDing baUads with- the "Donna 
Mobile", . encore; and the rea^ and 

irhaps faro even better. , 
. Bfenert aiid) Bliiet,' with alight 
molality t^iriaSl In their innocuous 
poilyaiihish akit. have material 
that'a too crl6p. for 'atage purpo.aea. 
It reads' and sbuffds like 'hUiiiorpus 
periodical <idmedy, okay enoUgh for. 
a smirk or a mild reaction, but. Ia6k.- 
ing the, rislblllty-tlcWlng conviction 
of an liohesf belly lalt. They need 
more at the gUftaw-produclng chat- 
"tet ratlfer than the poUte drawing 
room crossfire; that kind Of stu(f 
iiev,er gets 'em excited for 60! cents. 

E<r aiid May Ernie -closed •mth. 
their' "three feet Of aanolng," ;a bill- 
ine de'riVed from Ed's' tno^ppedlc 
accompMshmefnt*. ' There's '.no -at- 
tempt at any aympatby stuff; they 
hoof honestly tor whatever retuniB 
they'imerit andihey get; '6m htevlly. 
-yr Oman's np mean steppe'r^^' either, 
.strong oVi Her dog aiid tap spaclw- 
tlea, ana Ed Ernle'p legit hoofihgr 
aid aotobatlc 'trtunts, '.saiis " the 
orutbh, icorea. tegitlmatisly. , 

'The Dumiuy" (Par>, featured,; 
and-^ox Movietone short, "Family 
Picnic," pluB *>uiid and Silent reels 
on th^ screen. . ' '■A.oel,' 



58TH ST. 



WHITE airt :M AN Nl NQ .(S) . , . . 
Danoij^Bi' Comeoy 
M Wri».t Two , ' ^ ' . 
Palao* (8t Vaucio) 

Hairy White and Alice Manning 
have been around- for. ae'Veral eea>-^ 
sons, playing abroad ..and.: here, 
where; they. built,. up, a rep ,\in,,plo7 
ture theatt^. Palace datd' adld to 
be their first time there. ' ~ ' ' ', i 

They run to thd •• epcenrtio In 
their , danolng. Entrance > trom a 
parachute, hey rubes . rubbering. 
First there was a burlesque adagio, 
after which three boya nea-Uy 
togged ' in the midshipmen dress 
uniform stepped put for neatlr exe- 
cuted hard anoe.-dantie. 

Pace changed to the comlo again. 
Spanish stuff from the features 
members this time. Miss Manning, 
to the melody of "Vloletta," tPsSed 
pretzels out front Ihatetul^of violets, 
as did. the great Raquel Meller. 
Added to a number of clever falls 
by both White and Mlga Matmtng, 
the latter exhibited uhuaual skill at 
split work danolng, never quite 
straight, however. 
-The boys, again. . They are.Al 
Samuels 'and brothers, Mark cind 
Phil, latter two being taught by' Al 
and exceptional,, ainca. ': they have 
only been daiicing fpr, lO mpnths; 
There ^ was-, an - encore, comisdy. blt^ 
the Sainuela.ilada working a funny 
g^d novel bowing bit.. 
' White and .Manning a hit, no mls- 
Uke about that . Ihiee. . 



RADIO REVUE 
"On The Air" , 
34 Mine.; Full 
Palace :{9t. V) 

This! Is ithe first of tbe , proposed 
radio unlta to be presented in vaude« 
'vlUe,' The - plan - ia to exchange tal- 
ient-'betwpen RKO -features' and th« 
-National BroadcaatbtK ,Co. . , First 
radi o ' turn is fair. It certainly Is 



SMITH and HART 

.Corh'tidy ~ 

18 Mine.) Two (Special) 

I«8t recorded. Smith and/.^rt, 
inixed team, pf bloiide girl and bni- 
net. boy, wpri. .working beforp a spa- 
tial lunch wagon drop.,' .Now. it's 
probably , the , same aftaiC .lefor^ a., 
cigar stand ^heat . Oi\e .ditter^nce, 
maybe the .greatest; ' ia. elf^^lnatiijii;^ 
of the former, "Co." Cmaii). ->„;- :; 

Qlrl is . tbe cpthio o(^ tbik 'cipm.edy 
act .Seemingly a nattariiK 'clown; 
so clowiiy'.'tiiat she ad Ublfeia ..foil 
perhaps four .or five extra mlQUties 
Monday night at tbe'^te. fiot 
a'dMIbblng, it was parfqctly ■.staged 
as '' such;- ' It ' seemed that sha se- 
itiured the lowdown on her audience 
with the 'first apohtaneoua line ieotd 
th^n gave them both barrels. 

Sihlth knd Hart are ar nice com- 
edy act, liot too big nor too sinall 

KENNY and TRACEY 
S6na<i •(ut.Jaik 
12 MitifcT^na 
Amarloah Roof' (V-P) 

r-; Two gifisr one driesseS .as taxi 
'driver and the other In summertime 
afternoon clothes, exdhanglhg^'pom- 
idy telk about marriage, men, lovcT 
and divorce. ' Girl in. ginghain. Miss- 
Tracey, follfl'neatly . In the regt^a- 
(ioii Ingenulsh niaimet: f or the wise- 
cracking' I^dy<;1>aufC<aur and. also 
sopranos ''Swiietboirta;'. old-.tUue 
productlpn:f(lvPrlte,:agreeabiy. . 
T Mlsa Kftdny yo^Izes .la; C64i6<iy 



not caught .. . 

"The Duinmy" <Par) on screenr-' 

Bigg, 



{. HIPPODROME 

(Wired— Vaudefilm) 
Hipp playing to bare walls Easter 
>aftemoon with a paltry flve-act 
.' layout and the Tex Oulnan picture, 
h "Queen of the >Iight Clubs" (WB) 
striking a false ndte on this par- 
. t(eular day. Biz started picking up 
\w jas averting direw iilgh. Empty aeats 
\Ui the 'f roht tow Until flv6 o'clock; 
.■ ' Ushers had their haiida full pluCk 
. ■- Ipg kldBcfrom orchestra •who per 
. ... jiapa were afraid to sit alone In the 



Ing everything, the' day, the weath 
er, the occasion,, no Wonder they 
stayed outdoora. 

An average flve-act bill was head 
€d by Ben Bemle and his Hotel 
Roosevelt ayncopatora, with "Vir- 
ginia Bacon added tor We a. a. The 
maestro clicked as ever, customers 
or lacH of customera regardless, 
Preceding the Jazzlats ' was Edwin 
Burke's "The Monologlst" skit with 
the uaiidl. audience Interruptions, 
beckling and ' from-the-floor ' and 
etege'-lxix witticisms a .sure-fire If 
not new comedy attempt. Per- 
haps the Monologlst who Is . so 



(WIrsd— Vaudflim) 

They're still falling, for the old 
hoke in this Lexington avenue 
nelt;hborhood bdUse. ' The custom- 
ers Went'wild Monday Wght pyer a 
typical' smaU tline .'vandaville snow, 
excluding th«-WlUiam Seabui'y re- 
vue, which la ■ strictly" first rate. 
Paramount all-talker, "The Dum- 
my," 'sure fire herg. V ' , „ 
"The Dummy" was probably 50 
per cent reaponalble. for the draw. 
Added to the type of a vaudeville 
program they want heio, It i-eault'.'d 
In atending room bualneaa. 
■ From ■ the way thlnga went it 
seems that nothing can go wrong. 
Even, the animal act De Dlos Cir- 
cus, In the opening spot was 
warmly secelved. Probably a 
change of weather for the De Dtoa. 
They need-: plenty of novelty rou- 
tines If expecting to stick; 

Two XiadeUes (New Acts), com- 
idyi'^crobata, deuced and were fol- 
lowed by the William Soabuty re* 
vue, which haa been cut dcwn from 
approximately 63 minutes, ..when 
flrat caught at the Slat .Streets to 
32 minutea. It haa probably helped 
the. act- considerably. The shorter; 
faater running times leaves it with 
very few slow spots. • * 

Only 14 people- In the cast in 
atead of 111' when first atarting. each 
of the .five ^peclallata acorlng. heav- 
ily^ Helen- O'Shea, announced aa 
formerly with Zlegfeld, la the put- 
atahdlng 'pyisircatcher among the 
girls; and an eyeful. She'a more 
than a looker;, indeed, swinging a 
pair- of etema that Induce rapt at 
tention^ Seabury topped every 
thing aa a hoofer, and Dlnney Mc- 
Curtlii couldn't Ping long enough. 
<A nine-piece band helps. 

Followed by Norton and Brower, 
nut comics, who iiiet a cordial re-, 
spohse. Boys haven't the material 
or delivery for anything except 
minor vaudeville, 

Peachea Browning, with an,anr. 
nPuticer ahd a tango teun; closed 
tp indifferent returns. Mostly the' 
audience remained cold. Tlie hoof- 
ers scored continuously. Mfa a team 



-■vncant-balconyr 



While most of thd acts kidded' the a more plausible spiel to lend ;the 
■nj^salubrloiiB ^ltuallon, Flo Bert .;of essential conviction, but he really 
Brandel and''Bert fltbbd put aa • a doesn't matter either .way. ' - 
bhei-day berPlrie,- cathedrallzlng the The first three entries are under 
Hipp ' hy sUifeltig' "The Master, New Acts, either sp Old aa tp' war-. 
(■ BUUder,^' aitrdngiy. ih^lliiia' with thp kant renewed notices or dbln^' new 
ii^holfday.' .•' ■ ■ ■ v,-../. ■ ■ .- < atuit., 

..Four Flashes.- tefeA pff, In natut-- 1- 1 ."The. ' Duiriiny," riound feature; 
ally aiBplrltlrig' enVironp^ produ^effiJ pvQrture WftB a medley of ."rainbow': 
only #'tdw aparks>V BlU ^TUent and 40(1108 by the treftch fang. 4o»> 



lyric UBd Shlsb has both slnjrifikjg 
at First Toii .Dbn't/Suw^eeA' .Try. 
Agaln,"^ moi^e. m'arrlagd, . Bdeti. Ipvci 
dnd divorce stuff. , Oppnlng ' Inter- 
mission bare ttirii got) fair reception 
Sa ratea..tbe s^ot in the ama^I. tlma 
tLtuses. 

TWO LADEtLAS 
Aorobata 

Etgjht Mlns.; On* 
68th 6i. (V-P) 

Comedy acrobats cUckliig In No. 
i here aeem a likely turn fpr . that 
sppt in small.tlme. • yerbali comedy 
never registers and ahould bo.^lmii,* 
nated. The falla the comedy main*, 
stey with theae audlencea,!,. 
■■' Ope.n aa .a hoofing team . before 
unmasking their true purpoae.'i.-.Iiaat 
half «f tbe act is very fast and^ 
sends the-4>oys off strongly. Rou- 
tine . includes full twisters -and 
other 'applause-getting flashes. 

JIfort. 



— -brusquely- interrupted-might-prepare- -that-would-.be~worth^-.wlUle^lnvesU.r 
gating for poaalblUtlea In other di- 
rections. They are faat, graceful 
and Expert.- ' ; \ 

- Miss Browning's announcer is 
using well worn gaga .to smaU .re 
sponse. Peaches alnga .one nutn 
ber after spme brief talk with her 
t" c. Appearance Pkot^aitd inurbe 
Attracted..-an audlenca; but, thby. 
never showed It.. ■,. :'mH. 



not- hpt' Pvlncl^l "faetpr ' so far aa 
vaude'Vllle goes is the drawing val-' 
ua Of. th«' radio; names on: personal 
appearances. ■ , 

Phillips. Carlln, iuted amohg the 
best radio announcers. Is the mas- 
ter of ceremonlea working before an 
unponneoted mike, standing to one 
side. Then there' are Billy Jones and 
Ernest Hare, formerly the "Hap- 
piness Boya,'* now the 'Interwoven 
Pair" (only actual adv. . In: the bill- 
ing). Prima douna ia 'Gladya Rice, 
of -the stage family of that name: 
Mlsa-'Rice first 'Scored as . one of 
Rbxy's'' gang but now she is firmly 
eatabliished aa an air sliigl^; /- 
' Kernel &f this 'act as shown Sun- 
day. -"afternoon, appeared to be' Vin- 
cent Lot>i»iit' tod his bah'd.' It: would 
have ' bef)A'' taore interdstltig to see 
how ' the ' tuHi would ' hkve gotten 
along with some other music, tor 
instandb, tbe''bouse orch^tst^. Liopcj^ 
kept .In: tho' backgrttund, 'haying 
spent 26 mli^utei with b^s own aot 

cloatnt' 'intprihlasloh'.' •' '. ■ '- 

Caifin opened by atatlnfe that the 
prograirt' Waa; being preaehted^by the 
"Safe'-st Safetjr Pin Co;*^ 'ia^d .then 
Introduced' Mlas 'Bloe aa ''thp sweet- 
heart of ' liateif Ing: millions." " After 
a olaiaislcal'numb'er she, did VWy Mel- 
ody Man," a new nuinbei-. There 
was a-^blt .by CorUn, whfl read a 
ppstal tiai'd vanning him, saying- as 
an' anhojuhcer he was Juaf a.' loud 
apeake'r.', A. 'se^ouil moment... was a 
mtirderer about tp. be', elpctrbcuted 
confdaalngf^lio the prlapti : chapUn. 
OnUy ^Cu^.xlraa Carllnfe.' fpUoWlng, 
comAteht: :'|'Thfrti ladUs arid ..gentle- 
men, was pre'seijited by the. 'au-gratln 
cba(^:. .cbfapwV' A ..laugji, of 
course, but inlnor key. . , 
: Joi\ei). and Hare had the' cream 
apot, 'althbifgh .their lyrics don't 
aoubd ,8'o' cleverly fashioned 'as they 
mtgbt' be;' Framed 'aia an '<encore bit 
wad a quartet numbeT7"what Does 
It Matten" -with Miss Rice, Jones, 
Hare .and Carllii. It sounded better 
than* the others. :-. 

'TRadIp Revue" la experlmentel, 
mostly - In- the matter of draw, and 
the nel^fi,borhooda. may take .to it 
bettpr than .Broadway. Easy ta un- 
deratand wby the well eatabllshed 
names were used for the OtBt unit 
Also to unde'ratatid '<'hy an m. c. at 
the nalKe is used to being aevereiy 
strict ln.^.the . manner - of address, 
whereais arie ,used to the - stage can 
get^etuf^ ' across more aurely and 
effectively;. . 

J6E H^Mft''*S^ REBELe 

RaViip;". \V ., 

3(r Mlnf.1 ^ull (Special), 

AeSilemy'tVrPV . 

In ttie preaent sweep of revues, 
flashes .and units, Joa.^Herbert'a 
Rebels vuna along the. same lines . as 
the.totberalvbut Joe and bls.-outflt 
'pack - -cpnslderable ent«(rtalnmentk 
'niere'a 'ar'iband' with- Joe,.-.aa m.©.. 
Who dlai4ayB bia robust plpea to ad« 
vaata8«„ i AWrleia of'apeplaltles ana 
a dancing.: gal ensemble of 12 round 
put thfr^bast. . • 

Toiuttg.t Herbert has personality 
and beRda.bimself'to.steam' the rou- 
tinea... Stage aet has the night club 
Idea, with, girls aeated at. the teblea. 
ypatase. la.lhe band. None of . the 
mualclana,attempt apeclaltlea. Mary 
t,ee, oi;, ,Marllea, la quite an acro- 
batic dancer, while Sla and Buddy 
Rogers are a dance tekm doing ec- 
centric stepping and -aorobatlcat -Are 
young and have -far to go If they 
stick. Dave Tynan is also an ee- 
centrlo, with baggy panU and a 
crlckety. style of gyrating.- Lillian. 
Gordon ' Imitates Helen Kane, and 
neatly. Malsle Davis sang. They 
liked It doWp here. . Mark. 



jLILLIAN''8T. LEON and CO. (4) 

Equestrian . 

10 Mina.) Full Stage 

Colispiim (V-P) i 

Emerging, from the old Boatock 
Riding School act la the Lillian St 
Leon turn,.. with- the sprightly- ibare- 
back queen featured. Usual . com- 
edy element through riding school 
Idea, w'th two "boys" from: tbe -au- 
dience put through some . trayeaty 

Stuff. ■ . : , . 

: Mlas St. Leon has Ibng been- a 
recognize^ circus - equestrienne, a 
graceful, easy rider first kriowtv-as/ 
Lillian Seabert but became Lillian 
St. Leon when she married George 
St. Leon, a brother of the. riding 
St. Leon Sisters, Ida and Elale. Her 
husband Is with the present turn 
aa ringmaster. 
Pleasing turn. Mark. 

4 ACES AND PNE QUEEN 

Casting' 

6. {Mine.! Full ., 

Riverejde (St, Vau'de) 

Good acrlail acrobatic turn that 
atands out as an opener. Two -^f the 
men ausnended -bv^ their knees .fr.om, 
"th'e cross bars-" 8m>w" some classy 
body catching while the two aerial 
acrobats excel lii single ahd- double 

Jomeraaiilts with, aide twlata.- Girl 
a Uaed fpf one atiiht othirwiae 
dressing' , the atage. Fliilah 'hdjc:one 
of - the rbStt ' In -a'two and a halt 
turn that- la^ attectaxuiai;. "^t la 
iipeedliy Tbbtlned ' iahd ' tFeaa^'^ed 
hejfe;''. '■ ' ■:' ■ .;- 



FLORENCE O'OENISHAWN (2) 
Oancsi' Song, Plaho ; ■ ^ ' 
15 Mins.; Th^ee (Special) 
Stat St, (V-P)r 

: This -Is' k brand new act for Miss 
O'Denlaha-wri, having first ph'own.at 
the Kenniore, Brooklyn, and com- 
pleting Its first week here. ..at the 
Slat St As' a nascent, ^ropoaltion. 
It could bo worse. In truth, . It has 
Its affirmative me»itB is ,a pretty 
Bight turn, Ita chief deflcleiiify being 
a lack -of a real wallop. 
: In Maurice La Pue, w,hp,haa been 
around and who first came to at- 
tenUon some winters ago when at 
the Beaux Arts, Mlsa OIDenlshawn 
has a worthy partner. A tenor as- 
sists In the atmospheric vocal In- 
troductories, doing his assignment 
nicely;. There Is also one of those 
pianists who reads from music. 

Act : opens with "Dance' of . Long 
Ago," sung by the : tenor and dance 
«f^O'l> Lap, Star of the act does a 
scarf dance solo which slews it up 
and mealna little. "Ta Ya/' the/ plP 
Argentinian tibvelty,' acta the motll 
for the concluding South American 
tango,, wall done by the team tec\jnl- 
cally. . . ' 

Aeji, personality pair, thg^partner- 
sW'p . iboks^' great The"Br6narhe"a5ra'" 
llssome Miss O'Denlshawh', with all 
the seasoning assets of Ziegfeldlan 
glorification In the past, in addition 
to other productions, coiitrdstB well 
with the darkness of La Pue, also 
Just out of a show, "Vanities." Both 
dance well arid -Jf they prlm'ed their 
stuff MoAit - ballroom Ilntis thoy 
|i ' ' (CobUiaudd'on page 49) ^ 



Wednesday. April 8, 1929 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



'49 



ROXY 

(Wired) 
New Tork, March 80. 

•However perfunctory observance 
of houaays may bo at thei average 
picture palace, at Ihie euperrUber- 
nade they never fall to commemo- 
nite the occaelon, whatever It Is, 
with royal munificence. Koxy's 
Cbrlstmaa and Rpxy'e Eaeter, not 
omlttihe: Boxy'fl patrloUc Balaams, 
are peculiarly and distinctly a New 
york Institution, as Petv Pan be- 
loDffs to London and music festi- 
vals to Berlin. 

In this glorification of respected 
traditions the Roxy becomes some- 
tblng more than Just a place to kill 
a couple of hours. It enters Intl- 
' mately Into the home life of every 
family where there are children and 
Where holidays are markings that 
chart the year. It's entirely reason- 
able to guess that these Roxy 
pageants are already becoming an 
Sitegral part ,of family routine dur- 
ing the school recess period. And 
' thld, on that phoniest of all boule- 
vards, Broadwcvy> Is a distinction. 

Holldayia sharpen the Roxy stall 
'like a landlord's special. Without 
dlsparaFcment to the house average 
the current stage program Is prob- 
ably the best since Christmas. It's 
punch, from the moment Erno 
Rapee unllmbers his musical artil- 
lery on Mandel's sacred harmonies. 
At this point the choral ensemble, 
garbed as early Christians, enter 

- from the side turrets. They sing 
mightily both there and later upon 
the stage. Tableau of the Resur- 
rection, rock guarding Christ's 
tomb opened by a beam of light as 
Roman soldiers shrink in fear. This 
Is the nearest thing to being in 
church for many a New Yorker 
who never goes. Beauty of the' 
spectacle eaves it from any tinge 
«{ Irreverence. The atmosphere is 
definitely cathedral. 

Ballet De Papilllon, In the spring 
motif, is ,done in the dark, with 
luminous costumes. It's the king- 
dom of butterflies, an eerie spec- 
tacle of soft colors fluttering dain- 
tily about. Patricia Bowman's nim- 
ble limbs are particularly appreci- 
able, with the phosphorous high- 
lighting as she dances with Leonlde 

"Kewple Dolls" is the name of 
the new song by Brno Rapee, and 
a sumptuous bit of divertissement. 
True to Roxy's traditioo of plural- 
Ism, there are no less than eight 
girl pianists all in a row. Set rep- 
^ resents a mammoth grand piano, 
With the top propped up. This top 
Is a scrim over an elevated stage. 
Dancing ' girls later appear here, 
dancing above the pianists, while 
inore girls dance in front of them 
on stage proi>er. This Is a lalapa- 
luza number. An Insult to mention 
song plug in the same paragraph, 
but what a song plug it Is for Mr. 
Rapee I 

"Easter Greetings," preceding the 
feature, '"Strong Boy" (Pox), sea- 
sonal Btu*, chicks, rabbits, choco- 
late eggs, etc.. In a candy store. 
Russell Markert's nifty trente-et- 
deux pranced girlishly through 
some uncommonly snappy routines. 
lAts of eye pictures during this 
concluding tidbit. 

Usual'^ Pox Movietone newsreel 
and Lew White's organ with a con- 
tralto riding the lift for vocal co- 
operation. Little out of the picture 
that perched warbler. Roxy organ 
ean stand on its own, anyhow. 

Land. 

ORIENTAL 

(Wired) 

_ Chicago, March 30. 

Foeslbly another squawk for Zleg- 
reld. TiUe of this stage show Chi- 
cago, created is "Jack Osterman's 
Bhow Boat," and it uses "Ol* Man 
River." Production Is by Xjou Mc- 
uermott puts over a satisfying if 

o"* jn'nutes of entertoinment. 
. fn .Snow Boat" Osterman goes 
into his sixth week as m. c. at this 
nouse. He has earned a-substanUal 
degree, of popularity by reason of 
serious effort, and Is showing the 
'o""" an<i flve-a- 
oay in an Increasingly husky voice 
Me has established himself solidly 
and would be Justified In easing o« 
for a week. 

Unit starts with a street drop in 
Osterman and Victor Toung 
(band leader) dlaloglng about a girl 
wno Is suing Osterman for breach 
vl""?™'?*' The two decide to ditch 

- k! a Mississippi show 
boat Then to the full stage set, a 

ooek with part of the show 
boat visible. An Abbott ballet of 
, * with a quiet routine done 

in oia-fashloned lace pants costume 
arass section of the stage bund 
cornea on next in parade. Loung- 
^^J^^^ *s an unbilled colored 
eventually wohks both 
wuh the band and Osterman. 

bam Arco, winner of one of B. & 
8 amateur opportunity contests, Is 
opening act. He's an eccentric 
acrobatic dancer of average 
"'erlt*'a^'^ould-lnr^ 
yjf9yf by aj,,^^ flrst routine In 
wjmedy costume. Masters and 
r*™ee second, are man and girl nut 
S„??dlenne doing songs, dance and 
s«^^ but suitable early turn, 

oecond appearance of the ballet was 
i}L5"« 'or a slow toe routine, with n 
"^nted moon visible behind the 
scrim. Looked like a plug for the 
moon song; didn't fit and deadened 



the routining plenty. Gregory and 
Edison next with the bill's brightest 
period. Two collegians getting 
music out of a bike^ pump, rubber 
glove, balloon, vacuum cleaner and 
other Instruments outside the union 
Jurisdiction. Good stuff for either 
vaude or picture houses. 

Osterman closed the acts by 
changing; costume and blacking up 
on stage after Young told him that 
breach of promise girl had followed 
him. Quite a wait while he blacked, 
and a few titters when he put on his 
pants. Osterman finally got into his 
third and final ballad, putting it over 
despite his protesting chords. En- 
semble finale completed. 

"Bellamy Trial" (M-G) and a 
couple of Paramount news clips 
wound up the first show. Some 
sound Pathe shots and Preston Sell- 
ers' regular organ solo were omitted. 
Day before Easter, business 'way 
oft. Binff. 



STATE 

(Wired) 
Minneapolis, March 27. 
Although the State retained "The 
Iron Mask" for a second week It 
oltered a new stage show, "Rain- 
bows." These shows are brought 
to tills house after a week in the 
Capitol, St. ^aul, and the Fair- 
banks picture ran only seven days 
there. 

Easily the flashiest and most 
colorful of any of the revues staged 
at the State in many months, 
Rainbows" featured Les Backer, 
local singing mandolinist and re- 
cording artist an^ the Darling Sis- 
ters. Theatre's 16-plece orchestra, 
under Pred Helseke's direction, 
worked on the stage as usual. 

Setting, consisting of varl-hued 
pieces of color-streaked scenery and 
hangings, produced a rainbow effect 
appropriate to the title. Eight good 
looking, stately show girls paraded 
in colorful and flashy costumes of 
bizarre design, a la Zlegfeld. 

Young and pretty, the Darling 
Twins presented a sister act mod- 
eled along the lines of that of the 
McCarthy Sisters and other such 
teams. They pleased with their 
singing and dancing. Backer, too, 
has good looks, youth and an agree- 
able personality and his songs 
scored heavily. Por a finale vari- 
colored disks revolved while the 
show glris posed In the background. 

Considering the modest outlay for 
talent and production, the show, 
like others at this house, merited 
a high entertainment value score. 
Business off. 



STRATFORD 



(Wired) 

Chicago, March 29. 
Too much competish from nearby 
houses caused the Stratford to wire. 
First sound program t;oes into ef- 
fect April 7. Next tq the Capitol 
afld Avalon, this Is the most Impor- 
tant house on the defunct National 
Playhouse chain, operated by James 
Coston. While disposition of the 
circuit is still pending, Coston Is 
going ahead with Improvements and 
expects to bring It into the money. 
With the RKO Englewood across 
the street and a wired grind house 
a few doors away, the Stratford has 
been taking the worst of It With 
sound and its standard band policy, 
it looks like this site now has a 
chance. 

Friday night plenty of empties 
were in sight, with slow progress at 
the doors. Charlie Hogan, booker, 
spotted fotir acts around the pres- 
entation, all of whom seemed to 
click with the sparse number of 
customers , on hand. Hogan has to 
spend carefully. Principal stage 
billing its at present tllvlded be- 
tween Russel Cooke, band leader, 
and Bob Hope, m. c. Latter Is leav- 
ing next week, with Cooke also tak- 
ing his Job. Cooke, recently taken 
out of a local band, has fast gained 
favor around this neighborhood. 
Breaking into an m. c. will be no 
cinch for him, but if this boy can 
talk aa well as he handles the band 
and plays the sax he should get 
over. 

Around a pretty weather-beaten 
plantation drop the 10-plece or- 
chestra didn't shine in. appearance 
No reason for the set. either, unless 
it was the only thing on hand. 
Gaines- and Johnson, colored hoof- 
ers, were first to g^t <• recall. Foot- 
work is good', though not out of the 
ordinary the way colored steppers 
go. MInnetl and Darling, ml«ed 
team with vaude earmarks, took an 
extra encore after Darling paved 
the way with timely or untimely 
falls. Couple are not a picture 
house act in present shape. Lillian 
Barnes, cafe blues singer, was an 
other to take more than the neces- 
sary amount of bows. Miss Barnes 
Is a heavyweight warbler with 
strong pipes, and can be spotted in 
most film houses. Mack and Stan- 
ton, lowbrow compdy exponents, 
caught on for more laughs than 
their material warranted. Mack is 
the funster in hObo attire, while 

'Stanton-stralghts-medlocFely^, 

Cooky and his boys held down to 
only one Instrumental number, but 
got in some nice rhythm. Hope 
<;agged between numbers, concen- 
trating on some local puns for push- 
overs. Hla style and delivery is not 
good. No femme chorus, so the acts 
conglomerated for the finale, with 
everyone for himself. "Woman of 
Affairs" (M-6), feature. Z<oop. 



CAPITOL 

(Wirml) 
("Partel*"— Unit) 

New York, March SI. 
In so many words Dave Schooler 
says to the folks: "Did you think 
those popular songs were on the 
level 7 Don't be dumb. Tin Pan Alley 
tunesmiths are nothing but musical 
rewrite men. Ijisten, we'll show 
you." 

Thereupon the stage band plays 
flrst a strain from some classical 
composition following with a mod- 
ern song hit Deadly parallel. Orig- 
inal composers, ) Llzst Herbert, 
Brahms, etc., mentioned by name 
but not the lifters. 

Schooler cracks a pun on the 
current unit's title, "Pastels.' He 
says, apropos the lesson in how to 
write popular muslo without read- 
ing Abel Green, study the "past- 
steals." 

What the flaps and Jellybeans 
think Is not presently reported: 
^aybe this ■ expose rolls off their 
'^knives. They will • probably con- 
tinue to whistle all whiatable tunes 
without bothering their noodles. 

Human Interest vnUIop of the 
week here, as at the Roxy, and, 
an easy guess wherever else show- 
ing. Is the Fox movietone news clip 
of the Palm Beach baby girl, about 
four, reciting "Twinkle, Twinkle, 
Little Star." These natural, un- 
staged child recordings are sure- 
fire. They roared In delist here 
Easter afternoon. She^d b« perfect 
with Davey Lee^ 

"Pastels," a Chester Hale unit, Is 
highlighted by the >2 demoiselles 
from' Mr. Hale's academy of terpsl- 
chore. For the rest It could have 
been better. Didn't give blm such 
smart talent this week. Sammy 
Lewis and Fattl Moore overstayed 
and overmugged. Hoofing Is their 
major talent popped by a. Bill Rob- 
inson routine on 4 flisht ot. steps. 
Their comedy Is, occasIonaUy bright, 
but often mwely boisterous. This 
impairs the cordial reception they 
would otherwise get They did nice- 
ly, however, particularly on the 
stepping. 

Jpyce Coles, a shapely and allur- 
ing toe dancer, was claM. Ray, Ellis 
and La Rue looked like an Inferior 
imitation of Stone Vernon Adagio 
Four, which played Capitol eouple 
of months ago and mopi>ed. They 
seemed to have Imperfeotly mas- 
tered their manenvere. Smoothness 
and pik^clsloB that eharaoterlzed 
Stone VemoB conspicuously absent 
They have a commercial utility, 
however, for honoes where other 
act has not played. la sucb loca- 
tions their stoCr 'will perhaps be 
deemed sensatlonaL Th^ did well 
at the CapltoL 

David Mendosai directing Capitol 
pit orchestra again. S^t the over- 
ture 60-60 between Tschalkowsky 
and that modem composer, Rudy 
Vallee. Greta' GarboTa "Wild Or- 
chids" (M-G-H) OB the sereen. 
E^aster matinee trade iby of capa- 
city. 



They work in^ perfect unity and 
had no trouble clicking. 

Finale brought on the "Sweet- 
hearts Parade." Stage set sep- 
arated revealing grand staircase, 
atop of which Miss Ikl, in gorgeous 
Jap garb, warbled. Girls marched 
down the stairs in bizarre outfits 
and presented a closing picture 
that was a darb. Show needed' a 
little speeding opening day but 
otherwise oke. ' 

On screen, "Fancy Boggage" 
(WB), dialog and Laurel and Hardy 
in 'Xlberty." BduMrds. 



LOEW^ STATE 

(Wired) 

Los Angal^, MaToh 28. 

Fanchon and Marco's "Sweet- 
hearts" another elabivate stage pro- 
duction. Featuring Stroud Twins, 
Just brought on from the east, and 
Nat NazarrOk together with a lot 
of coast talent, with ample oppor' 
tnnlty for Raba Wolf and the band, 
and for good measnr* a fashion 
I>arade at the finale that la a riot of 
gowning and color. i 

Opening sooie la bi t«ns before 
colored drapes behind which band 
Is concealed. On pedestals on either 
side of stage the two Hubbard SiS' 
ters altwnately go through a rou' 
tine of aorobatle stuff while line 
gals are working In front Center 
panel Illuminated reveals Hana 
Shimoznml Dd, Japanese 'warbler, 
garbed In her native costume, and 
showing a pair of fine pipes, which 
she used for a chant 

Then the Aher Twins, two attrac 
tlve gals in blonde 'wlgs, and garbed 
alike In blue, for a double ' violin 
number, played while prancing. 
Front drop 1owM>ed, with Wolf on 
platform, gagging for time to -make 
stage change. "When ready sent the 
band Into "My Oal Sal," with each 
of the players soloing Individually, 
for a lot of pep. This woke np the 
customers. 

Aher Twins back for a '^uppy 
love" episode, aided IS ensemble 
gals each garbed aa pups. Twins 
put the doggies through a set of 
paces and chanted a bit though 
this phase irasnt so strong. Gals 
are long on looks and have pleas 
Ing personalities. 

Nazarro. next after a couple of 
gags soloed on' the 'cello. Then 
warbled a bit and wound up with 
dancing. His acrobatle stuff went 
over for a solid hit Line gals back 
for a flapper rohtino with an un- 
programmed hoofer (gal) setting the 
pace. 

At this point Wolf announced the 
band In one of his O'wn eomposi 
tions, "What About Me. Alone.' 
Phil Kalar chanted the words, 
■"Huhe"'~piay«a'^lrT)ir-lils-tmmpetr 
and then Sunny Perry (Mrs. Wolf) 
brought en to 'waltz to the refrain, 
later Joining with the m. •. In 
dance while he played. 

Stroud Twins next, with Clarence 
on first gagging and doing a tap 
routine, after which brother called 
from out front He^ too. did some 
fancy hoofing and then they doubled 



PARAMOUNT 

(Wired) 
("Laces and Graces"- Unit) 

New York, March 30. 

Unsatisfying divertissement this 
week. Feature, a talker, is "China- 
town Nights" (Par). Ben Black is 
back again os m. c. and s. b. 1., 
pacing John Murray Anderson's 
unit "Laces and Graces," a lavish 
but meaningless presentation. 
Plenty of sartorial splendor, as the 
title calls for, probably accounts for 
the conservation of talent. There Is 
more quantity than quality, with a 
dozen Gamby-Hale girls, plus the 
Tommy Atkins Sextet, to add a 
masculine background. 

Cirillino and Fortunello, standard 
Intsmational comedy entertainers, 
are the saving grace of the presen- 
tation, which also holds Flora Hoff- 
man, well-known prima in the pic- 
ture houses and formerly In pro- 
duction, and' Nell O'Day, Ingenue 
and danseuse. Miss O'Day is billed 
as Molly but announced as Nell, 
with the latter advisable to disas- 
sociate her from the screen's Molly 
O'Day. 

Gamby-Hale aggregation is up to 
standard, . with some good ensemble 
effects in the terp routines. A mu- 
sical comedy touch was lent by the 
six chorus boys and Miss O'Day in 
'Anything Your Heart Desires," 
actually a production song out Of 
'Just a Minute." 

Black, for bis portion, featured 
"A Precious Little Thing Called 
Love." which he announced as the 
biggest song hit of the country and, 
incidentally, out of a Paramount re- 
lease, "A Shopwoni Angel." 

Newsreel was all silent but spilt 
up with a special trailer plug for 
"Wolf Song," the Incoming feature.. 
Shots with vocal and sound accom- 
1>animent from the feature were 
flashed, plus a spoken herald ot the 
erstwhile |2 picture recently closed 
at the Embassy. 

Jesse Crawfords, with Mrs. this 
time also rising out of the pit at 
the right of the house Instead of 
being disclosed behind the scrims 
on stage as formerly, alternated 
with her husband in the Wurlitzer 
specialties. Chorus slides arernoW 
projected on a mammoth stage- 
width screen, seasonally decorated 
with a stereoptlcon background of 
lilies, etc. Numbers were Tn Old 
Tia Juana," the new Arthur Behim 
firm's maiden publication, followed 
by the Insinuatingly amorous "Deep 
Night" another ballad, and "Button 
Up Your Overcoat/' from ."Follow 
Thru," plus an announced '^request 
encore, their own duet arrhngemenl 
of "Dance of the-' Blue Danube." A 
pip organ Interlude. 

Seasonal Easter overture and vo- 
cal prelude , was conducted by 
George 'Kay, with Charles Hedley, 
tenor soloist featured. Abel, 



NEW ACTS 



(Continued from -page 48) K . 
would conform better witli contem* 
ponu'y standards.' 

A good dance team right , now 
could pretty . well write Its ' own' 
ticket not alone for stage work but 
(or the summer colony berths along 
the Jersey shore or those nite clubs 
sticking it out into the summei*.'- 
Dance teams of distinction have 
always commfuaded Important at- 
tention and more so in the summer 
with the Moss and Fontanas, Fowler 
and Tamara, Roslta and Ramons, 
et al. Generally abroad. 

In the case it Miss O'Denishawn 
It's an oflice act, from understand- 
ing, built to order with a special 
view to sight qualities. But the RKO 
execs probably best recognize that 
it's not quite all to the vaudeville. 
A -little, sprucing up could meta- 
morphose a good possibility into a 
certain variety feature. AheL 



COLONY 



(Wired) 
New York. March 2S. 
Diverting 26 minute stage band 
show with the production nut held 
down mayhe to about a grand and 
half. 'While the layout balanced 
the presentatlbn suffers because of 
the Inevitable comparison. 

Less than half a house downstairs 
at the second show Saturday af 
temoon despite a fairly good feature 
—"Clear the Decks." 

Walter O'Keefe, working In the 
Intimate manner that has won him 
success In the night clubs. Is still 
handling the m. e. assignment leaV' 
Ing the band direction to Sammy 
Kahn. O'Keefe talks and sings In 
pleasant fashion, his stock market 
chatter followed with a "Laugh 
Clown Laugh" parody on the same 
subject being amusing and timely, 
also his comedy talk on Easter eggs, 
with Sally Sweet doing straight for 
him. 

Other good comedy songs In 
O'Keefe's routine are "Insidious Ice 
Cream Cone" and '1 Can Get It 
Wholesale," both original with him, 
and the latter probably new. Both 
better suited for a small group 
rather than a picture house audi 
ence. 

Sally Sweet also a hold-over here, 
sings pop tunes In regulation style, 
her delivery lacking any particular 
distinction. Same might be said for 
Kitty O'Dare, tap dancer, with 
fair imitation of Bill Robinson's 
stair dance as her most important 
effort. McKeon Slaters, neat appear 
ing and good looking girls, sing and 
dance acceptably, closing the show< 
The Kahn band, working in front 
of plain drapes, peps up the pro 
ceedings— wi th-pop— syncopation.— .A, 
comedy number, "The One That 
Love lioves Me," siing by Kahn 
with Interruptions from variou.i 
members in the band being nicely 
handled. 

M-G-M talking short (Sunshine 
Sammy), sound (Pathe) and Silent 
(International) newsreels on the 
screen in addition to the feature. 



O'BRIEN, STANLEY, MACK CO. 
Comedy 

12 Mins.; Screen, One, Two 
86th St (V-P) 

Old style knockabout, very hokey 
comedy act of the sort now almost 
extinct hereabouts and still numer- 
ous only In the English music halls. 
Isn't first rate comedy, but here 
and there during the 12 minutes It 
almost seemed to be. because It's 
something odd todxv and something 
welcome. 

A very good opening with a 
screen trailer, running about a min- 
ute, announcing the manieigement of 
the theatre has secured for the 
week the world's greatest lover, 
embodying all the good qualities of 
Barrymore, and Gilbert; endorsed — ' 
by the 12' most beautiful picture 
stars, etc. 

Thereupon to one. O'Brien, Stan- 
ley and Mack are In" eccentric com- 
edy get-up. .Ensuing comedy busi- 
ness Identifies the central guy ^s 
the "great Iove<*" he heing wrapped 
up in a Paul McCtillough fur benny. 
That. Is a comical start as Is. It/ 
could be better. It would be a lor 
better should the "great lover" ap- 
pear alone after the screen Intro- 
duction, In a goof pose under the 
spot. That would be a real laughs '. v' - 
Now they're trying to figure which 
of the three Is It The other two 
boys have plenty of time to come 
on a few moments later, after the 
pose, for their slapstldf business. 

"Co." Is a girl, a pretty girl, but • 
Just a walking girl. She appears 
thrice, once to be squirted with the 
contents of a vichy bottle. All the- 
comedy Is of that sort . 

Finish, under lobster-scope, has 
the company In handsprings and — ■■ 
whirls. It can't follow the preceding 
comedy. Blge. 

STUDY IN BLUE (7) 
Sengs and Dances. 
20 MIna.; One and Full 
American Roof (V-P) 

Well mounted act copslstlng of a ' 
female singing trio, an adagio team 
afad a couple of hoofers. " Opening '- 
has three ' brunettes irroupeid about ' 
a baby'' grand singing a blues. OlrIa ' 
have appearance but delivery la - 
undistinguished. Adagio team theh' . ^^^^ 
goes through the usual swinging.. ; 
and tossing routine. Hobfology er«' > . 
ponents. .however, stand out With ' 
a display of plain and fancy - step-- 
ping, • 

On . Initial appearance all wea^-'' 
costumes to accord with the naiue' 
of the turn. Ott record appear- , 
ance harmony trio work before halt 
drawn curtain offering a couple of ' 
pep tunes, this time wearing neat'- 
summery dresses. Two boy^ ara ' 
then back for some fast taps wltb:;' 
more adagio following. At thv '.^ ; 
American act Was spotted next Uff:-\i- 
Intermission and I'eglstered mildly. < '. 
Needs building In order to earn 
consistent credit In the lntermedl>> 
ates. 



PAVLEY-OUKRAINSKY 

BALLET (20) 
Dancing 

25 Mini.; Full (special) 
Riverside (St Vaude) 

Lavishly mounted and well staged 
flash act with 16 girls and four 
men. Edrls Milar is listed as prem- 
iere dancer and Julia E. Compton, 
Lydia Arlova and Sana Ranyfi as 
soloists. Turn Is probably a dancing 
school production with the best pu- 
pils appearing. Lack of programs 
made It difficult to pick out th« 
featured ballerinas or determine ; 
whether the Russian dancing mas- 
ters who own the act appear Ih the 
lineup. With a little Judicious pnm- 
ing this flash will capably till a spot 
on any big time bill. At the River- 
side spotted thira It was well re- 
ceived. 

Opening In temple setting has 
dozen girip and the men going 
through ballet formations in scant 
but colorful costumes and girl (in 
bed of roses) brought on for solo , 
too stuff, probably Miss Milar, ex- ■ 
ecuted her steps nicely, but entire 
scene can stand trimming. 

.Dutch mechanical doll dance be- 
fore a Holland drop by two of the 
girls is a good bit ot business conr 
aiderablyJWked^P. ln_the^aEp.roved ^_ 
ballet school manner, while'a moon- ~ 
light . number with five of the girls 
dressed in red one-pieCe bathing 
suits and using a large square of 
bdtik silk for canopy and parachute 
effects is also well done. Gypsy 
finale with all, but the solo dancers, 
on usliig tarns is expertly staged, 
colorfully dressed and well lighte<b 



80 



V A R I E T Y 



Wtdntsday, April 8, 1029 



PRESENTATIONS-BILLS 

NEXT WEEK (April 8) 
THIS WEEK (April 1) 

Shows carrying numerals such as (7) or (8) Indicate opening next 
week on Sunday or Monday, as date <nay be. /For.thls week (31). or (1) 
with split weeks also Indicated by dates. ' 

An asterisk (*)' before name stsnlfles act Is new to city, doing a new 
turn, reappearing after absence or appearing for nrst time. 

Pictures Include in classincatlon picture policy, with vaudeville or 
presentation as adjunct. 



PARlS 

Week Marcli 30 



CIrqae il« Parta 

JUEfllns Seale 
Stalls 2 
Marces. Tr 
Lucy rarls 
Gaudot 

Rachel arosnl 
Antonet & Heby 
Hylos & Coco 

Clrqnv d'HIver 
Walters Ocra 
Bruna ft Yolanda 
Carre Bros 
Joe & Uttle Wall'r 
Bunderman'a Tr 
Fralelllnl 3 
Captain Emmel 
Jean Houcke 
Harcelle Rancy 
Antonio Kilns 
Brick-Koewln-S 
Facory-Foxor Tr 
Medlnl. 3 
Ryan & Burke 

CIrqae Nedranq 
Trubka 
Schlax Co 
Miss Mamie 
Ijondonia 



Alphonse 
John 



BtefBn 



Harry Carre 
riisotty Tr 
Cttlrnll-Porto-C 
Mackers 2 
Paul Gordon 
Roberto 
Darlo-Barlo-R 

Moalln Roun 
A Lyman Calff'ns 
Little Esther 
Cliarptnl 
Yama Moto 
Allna se Sllva 
Moreno 
DIttons Bros 
Fldjl Tr 
Pirates 8 

Olympla 
O Roger 
Stnvll 

Volbert & Days 
Mllly Rox 
Maxin 8 
Matsumoto 7 
Leytone 2 
Aragon Allesrie 
Rene's Dogs 
Myrons Tr 
Jnno Walter 
Carmen Monta 
Carlos Montolla 
Ge7^ Varady 



lyow Fink 
Murry & Allen 

ChlcoKo (SB) 
"Spr'B Festival" P 
I II L Spltalny Bd 
Margery Maxwell 
Dorothy Berke 
Wultons 
Paul Rcmos 
Paul Kleoman 
S S Fagan 
I George Nelldoft 
"Close Harmony" 

Gninn<In (SO) 
Benny Merotl Bd 
Lostra La Monte 
Isabel Brown 
4 Paper Co-Bds 
Nan Francis 
Texas Rod Heads 
HalK Prieste 

lUrdln* (30) 
"Dude Rancn" Unit 
I Al Moroy Bd 
Duflln it Draper 
Nat Spector 
I Caltefi Bros 
"Why Be Good" 
Mnrbro (SO) 
Chas Kaley Bd 
Bee Starr 



U 



Alex Morrison 
"Chlnat'n Nights" 
CI'RVEI.AND 
State (SO) 
"Barcelona" Unit 
Jack North 
Bobby Gilbert 
D Burke Ballet 
.Stubby Gordbn Co 
"Wolt Song" 

DALT.AS, TEX. 
ralue (0) 
"Crinoline Jazz" 
Jaok Egnn 
Bayes & Speck 
John Quinlan 
Chapman & Snyder 
Nell Juvrcll 
F Sorrell Girls 

DENVER, COL. 
Denver (4) 
"Bubbles" Unit 
Gatanos 
M Marten 
Ross & Edwards 
Gene Sheldon 
Dave Gould Co 
Marta Kay 
DE» MOINES, lA. 

Capitol (6>^ 
"Stars" Unit 



HACKNET 
Empire 
Chinese Sync 
Ivor Vlntor 
Knhn Bros 
Ken Scott 

LONDON 
AlliMnlMS 
Houston SLs 
Barraceta 3 
Pierce & Roselyn 
"Lee & Tesnit 
Henry Hearty 
Charles HIgglna 

CoUmam 
Hal Swain's Bd 
Rich & Adair 
A C ABtor X 
Chris Charlton 
Lapliro & Mott . 
Chick Farr 
' Uarle Burka 
Blppodmine 
• o'clock Olrl 

Victoria nUaee 
Owen Neres Co 
Blla Retford 
Chas Wilson 
Victoria Girls 



LONDON 

Week A^ril 1 



Leslie Weston 
Rich & Calvin 
Pauline & Diana 
Les Fluhers 
Tare Halto 

NEW CROSS 
Empire 

Spice of Life 

SH'PH'IIDS BOSH | 

Empire 
G H Elliott 
Conrad's Pigeons 
Billy Kay 
DeKont Boya 
Alt Thomas 
Jean Andrews 
STRATFORD 
Empire 
Speedway 7 
BUlu Meraon 
^anry Weldon 
'T^lez Kellaway 
Bnrr & Hope 
Botty ft Baddy 
Pelga Zlta 
Olga ZltA 
StoU & Stew ard 
irOOD OBEEN 
Empire 
Abl'e'a Irish Rose 



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Janton Bta 
Cuby A Smith 
"Wild Party" 
NEW OBUIANfl 

Soenger (1) 
"Stop On It" unit 
Paul Mall 
n A J Fetersoa - 
Helen Wright 
Bernoft A Jos'pblne 
F Sorrell Olrla 
OHAHA, NEB. 

Btvlem (6) 
^'M'strelB of •2r' V 
Singer's MIdgeta 
PmLADELPHIA 

Carman (1) 
Allen A pannel4 
De Cairro Bros 
Amoros A Janet 
Vera Calhoun 
Pattl Spears 
T De Valery Co 
'Xueky Boy" 

Fox's (1) 
"Sunset Trail" Unit 
4 Merrymakers 
F Armetronff 
Lewis Bros 
Rose Webb 
Buster Brown 
2 Rio Grande Girls 
"In Old Arizona" 

Stanley (1) 
"Baster Frolics" V 
Charlie Melson 
"Duke Steps Out" 
PITTSDUBOH 
£nrlght (SO) 
"Dixie Days'; Unit 
Dick Powell- 
Klein's Sax S 
Hill A Spur 
Martha Pattl 
"ScarlSl Seas" 
Penn (30) 
"Bubbling Over" U 
Teddy Joyce 
Boyd Sentcr , 
Markell A Faun Co 
Lupe Velez 
"Lady Pavementa" 
PBOVIDRNOE 
Ftey'a (SO) 
Musical Enchanters 
Romalne A Castle 
Stanley A Blrnea 
Donald Sis 
"Pagltlvee" 
S. ANTONIO. TKX. 

Texas (0) 
"Volcano" Unit 
Frank Melino Co 
Ted A Jaok Dale 
Eleanor Terry 
Gil Wray 
Foster Girls 



PROVINCIAL 

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ABDWICK OKBS 
Empire 

rormby'B NIte Oot 
BIBMINOHAH - 
Empire 
Baslness Is B'sq'as 

Onnd 
League of Stan 

Royal 
Virginia 

BLACKPOOL 
Oread 
Leon M Lion 
Opera Honse 
Show Bo'at 

BRADFORD 
Palace 
Billy Blue 

BRISTOL 
Blppodreme 
Odial Careno 
Joe Termini 
RIewnlngs 
Boldlver's Rev 
Fred Russell 
Charles Hayes 
CIssle Hughes 
Balg A Bscoe 
CARDIFF 
Empire 
Lucky Girl Rev 
EDINRUROH 
Empire 
Ooo*d News 

OLAB<iOW 
Alhambre 
Clowns In Clover 

Empire 
FayTe 4 
Junetros 
Van De Peers 
Cnrr Lynn 
Will Morris 
Billy Danvers 
M A H Nesbitt 
Hatch A Carpenter 
BANIiET 
Onnd 
Darktown Scandals 
, HULL 
Palace 
Damsel In Distress 
LEEDS 
Empire 
Reddy-'WIlllama 
Nee Wong 
Schlchtl's M'rn'tea 



Tarabo A Tambo 
Mile Terpsichore 
Burns A Allsn 
LIngh Singh 
Kenealy A Fallon 

Beysl 
Cardboard Lover 
LEICESTER 
Palace 
League of N'ghbora 
LITEBPOOL 
Empire 
That's g Clo od Girl 
MANOHESTEB 
Hlppodreme 
Renle Rlano 
Birds of a Feather 
Williams A Lorlngs 
Modern Minstrel 
Bromley Carter 
Mortfn Sis A M'my 
3. Gloves 

Palace 
Show's the Thing 
NEWCASTLE 
Empire 
SunnV Sklos Rev 
NEWPORT 
Empire 
And Bo We Go Oh 
NOTTINGHAM 
Empire 
Albert Wholan 
Smirova A Trlp'l'lf 
DarOB 

Keith Wilbur . 
Blondle Hartley 
Ayr A Chllds 
Morris A Cowley 
Key A Keyworth 
Royal 

Alibi 

PORTSMOUTH 
Royal 
Beca use of Irene 
SHEFFIELD 
Empire 
Sunny Rev 
SOUTHAMPTON 
Empire 
Desert Song 
SOUTHSEA 
King's 
Ba Ba Black Sh'p 
SWANSEA 
Empire 
Seafarers 



Picture Theatres 



MEW YORK cm 
Cnpltol (0) 

«teel Blues' Unit 
Dave Sohooler 
Chester Hale Girls 
"Desert Nights" 

(30) 
"Pastels" Unit 
Dave Schoolor 
Sammy Lewis 
Pattl Moore 
Joyce Coles 
Ray Bills A La Rue 
Chester Hale Girls 
jyfllA Orchids" ■ 
cSoBT "(80) 
Walter (^Keefe 
Sammy Cohen Bd 
McKeon Sis 
Kitty O'Dare 
Bally Sweet 
"Clear the Deokel" 
Faramoant (SO) 
■Laces A Graces U 
Fortunello AC' 
Tommy Atkins I 
Nell O'Day 
Llora noSraaa 



^£amby-HaIe Girls 
"Ben Black 



"Chlnat'wn Nights' 

Roxy (30) 
Patricia Bowman 
Leonlde Masslne 
Beatrice Belkin 
Kathryn Lu Byles 
Emmy Stropnicky 
32 Roxyottos 
Beulah Gray 
S Sornborger 
Sadie Rice 
Bdna Feldman 
Pauline. Corliss 
Caroline- Gray— — — 
Victoria Danin 
H DoblBSlls 
<«trong Boy" 
CHIOAQO, ILL, 

Avalon (30) 
Charlie Craft's Bd 
Novolle Bros 
R M Maroott 
Harry Howard 

Capitol (SO) 
Roy Uotrfch • Bd 
Taylor A Randall 
Adagio 4 



Jones A Hall, 
Merlto A Martinez 
Theo KosloB Tr 
Mitchell Borlnl 
Pollack Singers 
Nonhore (SO) 
•FootllghtB" .Unit 
Al Kvale Bd 
George Rosaner 
Doris Roche 
JAB Wahl 
Eddie Walzer 
"Desert Nights" 
oriental (SO) 
Jack Osterman Bd 
Gregory A Edison 
'Masters A Grace 
Cotton Plckera 
Bam Arco ' 
'Carnation Kid" 
Paiadlse (SO) 
■Stop Thier' Unit 
Mark Fisher Bd 
Lovey 2 
Earl LaVere 
Newman A Rogers 
Kathryn Lewis 
B Masquelet 
Kurnlker Ballet 
Lady Pavements" 
Blalto (30) 
Jorome 

Hanley A Tyrell 
Btrettord 
2d halt (4-«) 
Russell Cooke Bd 
A Haynes 
Moran & Western 
3 Brachards 
Bob Hope 

Tlvoll (30) 
"Vanity Fair" Unit 
F Masters Bd 
Bmlly Day 
Johnny Payne 
Grade Deagon 
Erner A Fisher 
Renoft A Renova 
Monsieur Berg Co 
D Berke Girls 
"Why Bo Good" 

Tower (30) 
"Melody Menu" U't 
Lou Kosloff Bd 
Heller .A RIloy 
Lasslter Bros 
Robin A Hood 
Melody Girls 
"Desert Nights" 
Uptown (30) 
"Just Kids" Unit 
Vcme Buck Bd 
Arthur D Carter 
Robert O'Connor 
Anna Chang 
Geclle Blair 
Albert licwls 
Dave Gould Co 
"Lady Pavements" 
BALTIMORE 
Centdry (1) 
RIchy Craig Jr 
Bobby Agnew 
Aubrey Sis • 
8 Swifts 
Al Norman 
Foster Girls 
"Desert Nights" 
B'M'NOHAM, AI.A, 

Alabama (8) 
"Bloeaome" Unit' 
Bddle Maglll 
Dolores A Eddy 
Salmonse 
P KIrkltand 
Arthur. Ball 
Foster Girls 

BOSTON 
Metropolitan (SO) 
'Say with Fl'w'rs'U 
Santmy Cohen 
Robert Benchley 
Dave Rublnoft 
Ted Claire 
-"Sonny-Boy"—'-—— 
- DROOKLTN 
Fox (30) 
Georgle Jcssel 
Dooley A MOrtoa 
Modena's Rev 
Marjorle Lane . 
Odlva Seals 
King King A King 
Roy Sedley 
"The Sin Sister'' 
Parnmoant (SO) 
"Summer Sports" U 
Paul Ash 



Evans A Perez 
Jack Powell 
Harm A Nee : 
Jack Bgan 
Maureen A Sonny 
Charles Barnes 
Gamby-Hale Girls 
DETROIT 
Capitol (80> 
"Tulip Tlme'r Unit 
Del Delbrldge 
Grace' Doro 
Fred Harper 
Ed Ford Co 
Prosper A MaTet 
D Merrlfleld 
'Shakedown'* 

Bisber (SO) 
"Way B'k Wlion" U 
Olive May 
Sydell A Spotty 
Rice A Shirley 
Charles Brugge 
Arspne Slegal 
"Leatherneck" 

Michigan (80) 
"South'n Belles" U 
Al Evans 
Al RascH Ballet 
Bddle Matthews 
Dlctalore 
Win Aubrey 
Ormonde Sis 
"Duke Steps Out" 
HOUSTON, TEX. 
MetropoUlan (6) 
'Blue Rev" Unit 
Bob LaSalle 
Irene Taylor 
Frank Steva 
Pell A Cola 
Small Bros 
Gamby-Hale Girls 
LOS ANGELES 
Boolevard (0) 
LynA Cowan Bd 
"Beh'd German L' 
Carthay Cirole 
(Indef) 
Carll Elinor Orch 
"Iron Mask" 

Chinese (Indef) 
Sid Qrauman 
Buster West 



SAN FBAM0I800 
^ Warteld (29) 
Bddle Peabody 
Vivian Fay 
Red Corcoran 
Frank Warde 
Don Carroll 
Anderson Bros 
Matt Gibbons 
B Drummond 
"Spoakeasy". 

Oranada (tO) 
Brooke Johns 
Jeanle Lano 
Singer's MIdgeU 
Sat'day's Children" 
ST, LOUIS 

Ambnaeader (SO) 
"Perfect Girl" Unit 
Holen MacFadden 
Bd Iiowry 
Joe Penner 
"Wild Party" 

MIssonri (30) 
Harry Rose 
Meyakos 
Buddy Traps 
Graoe Johnson 
"Wolf Song" 
WASH'OT'Ni D. O. 

FOX (0> 
Joe La Robs Fres 
B Carpenter Bd 
Foxottes 

Meyer Davis Sym 
L Brusllelt 
"Kid Gloves" 
(30) 

Joe LaRoce Pres 
J I Fisher 
H'py Go L'ky Boys 
Bobby Plhcus 
AUyn Reese 
F Forman 
Shelton A CInns 
Ricks A Tart 
Meyer Davis Sym 
L Brusllotl 
"Hearts In Dixie" 

Palace (6>- 
"Fore" Unit 
Wesley Eddy. 
Alex Morrison 
CylS Crane 
Wilton Crawley 
Brian MacDonald 
Olive Faye 
A Reach Girls 
-"The Dummy" 
(SO) 

"Rainbow Trail" U 
■Wesley Eddy 
Jean Boydell 
Bud Carlell 
Marie Wblte 
Ossman A Schepp 
Bachelor 4 
Oluck-Soral Girls 
"Duke Steps Out" 




NEW YORK CITY 
American 

1st halt (8-10) 
Mardo A Rae 
Margo Beth Co 
Nawaht 

Smith A Hart 
Edith Clifford 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Maxlne A Bobby 
Ibllngs A Thomas 
"Ship Ahoy" 
Violet McKee Co 
Poor Old Jim 
Plsano A Lauderer 
(Two to fill) 
Bonlevart 
let hair (8-10) 
. LaMourea 4 
Dorothy Wahl Co 
Plsano A Lauderer 
Murray A Maddox 
Sunchlne Sam A B 

2d halt (11-14) 
Chapelle A Carlton 
Renard A West 
Edith Clifford .Co 
Dancing Lessona 
(One to fill) 
Commodore 
1st halt (8-10) 
Ford A Price 
Jack Lee 
Kemper A J^oble 
Wilson Bt'OB 
Sheldon Heft A L 

2d half (11-14) 
P Lorna A Carr 
Carroll Sis 
Christie A Nelson 
Lane A Lee 
Barrens & Roland 
4 Danabes 

Delancey St. 
1st halt (8-10) 
Wilfred DaBols 
P A B Lane 
Jimmy Ryan Co 
Dixie Hamilton 
Alton A Wilson 
Dancing Ijessons 
2d half (11-14) 
Marjorle Burton 
Going Straight 
Mardo A Rae 
T Christian Orch 
(Two to nil) 



Ii Keisler Co-Bda 
(Two to nil) 
ATLANTA 
Grand <» 
Paul Bros 
3 HcCann Bis 
Tucker A Smith 
Great Blaokstone / 
(One to Oil) ' 

BAT BIDGB 
Loew'e 

1st halt (8-10) 
8 Students 
Lydla Harris 
TAR Romalne Co 
Donovan A Breen 
Chapelle A Carlton 

2d halt (11-14) 
Bach Sis Co 
Dixie Hamilton 
Fulton A Parker 
Bert Walton Co 
E Harmanlaos 
BOSTON 

Orpbeun (8) 
Helen Carlson 
Boyce A Evans 
Pease Nelson Co 
Bmlle Boreo 
Night at Luna P'k 
CANTON 
LoeWs (8) 
Fein A Tennyson - 
C Bmmy's Pets 
McKay A Ardlne ' 
Gaston-Andre Co 
(One to nil) 
CLEVELAND. O. 
Oranada 

1st halt (8-10) 
Kleo Jk Lambert 
C Croonen 
T Monahan Co-Bds 
(Two to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
C Bmmy's Pets 
McKay A Ardlne 
Gaston-Andre Co 
(Two to - fill) 

COBONA. L. I. 
Plaxa 

let halt (8-10) 
3 Flying Uartw'lls 
Carroll Sis 
Harry Koler Co 



Hale A Hoftmaa 
Harry Elnes _ 
Docks of N T 
XOne to fill) . 

ti- hair. (11-11) 
TAR Romalne Go 
(Others to All) 
MEMPHIS, IBNN. 

Loew's (8) 
C A L Barle 
Georsle Hunter ' 
Jaok Bains Co 
(Two to flll) 

MONTBEAIi 

Loenr's (8) 
Julias Fuerst Co 
John R Walsh Co 
Jaok Danger Co 
Fr'ahm'n A Co-Bds 
Gordon A Walker 
Chas Ahearn Co 

NEWARK 
State (8) 
6 Cardinals 
Barr A Davis 
Mr A Mra Phillips 
Lewis A. Ames 
White W*y Gaieties 
NEW ORLEANS 
State (8) 
Conley 8 

Trade 2 ^ 
Anderson A Graves 
Mllo 

M Douglas Co 
NOnPOLK, TA. 
LoeWs (8) 

Fltzgoralde 

Bobby Van Horn 

Lander Bros A L 

Making Whoopee 

(One to fill) 
STBACUSB 
Slate (8) 

Dave Harris A F 

Dave Harris Co 

(Three to flll) 
TOBONTO 
. Loew's (8) 

DeToregOB 

Halstead A Daniels 

Frank lyAmore Co 

Lew Wilson 

Lew Wilson Gang 



LYONS & LYONS 




depaitments 



LYONS & Lvmra 

raaawe—T siscsw it 



Fitzgerald 
Blae Ridge R'mb'ra 

2d halt (11-14) 
Andresens 
Murray A Leonard 
Hurray A Maddox 
Nan Halperln 
''Study lUy'Blue" 

Staur (8) 
Lucas A Lillian 
Robs Wyse Co 
Al Wohlman'B Co 
(One to flll) 
Tlotorla 
1st halt (8-10) 
Scherr Bros 
Anthn'y A H'wland. 
Olbbs a 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Wilfred DuBols 
O'Connor Family 
Jnles Howard Co 
Glbbs 2 
(One to flll) 
BROOKLYN 
Bedford 
1st half (8-10) 
France A LaPell 
Doyle A Donnelly 
Jules Howard Co 
Chabot A Tortlnl 
■Study In Blue" 
2d half (11-14) 
Weiss 8- 
Bobby Adams 
Alexander LAO 
Barr A LaMar 
Jas C Morton Go 
4«th St. 
1st half (8-10) 
Mae Francis 
Winifred A Mills 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
3 Hartwells 
Goodwin A Rash 
Millard A Morlln 
Eva Shirley Co , 
(One to fill) 
Gates Ave. 
1st half (8-10) 
Andressens 
Billy Beard 
Fields A Georgia 
NTG Rev 
(One to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Kodak A Sis 



Stewart A tasb 
Cavaltera 

2d halt (11-14) 
Florence Baker Co 
Carey Long A Harr 
Anthn'y A H'wland 
Morris A Campbell 
(One to flU). 
EV'NBVIXK, END. 

. LoewTTs) 
Campbell A Brady 
Hinds A Leonard 
Lane A Harper 
Billy Arlington Co 
Bag o' Tricks 
HOUSTON 
Honston <8) 
3 Blanks 
Frank Bait Co 
Herbert Clifton 
Cole A Snyder 
Lee 2 Co 
JAMAICA, L. I. 

HUMde 
1st halt (8-tO) 
Weiss 3 



WOODHAT^, I..T. 
Winard 

1st halt (8-10) 
Zelda Bros 
D'Costa A C 
Alexander LAO 
Harry Olrard'a Bd 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Page A Class 
Villa A atrldgo 
Jean Barrios 
Carney A Jean 
'<Colleglana" 
YONKEBS. IT. Y. 
Yonken 

1st bait (8-10) 
Violet MoKee Co 
Oeoar Iiorralne 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
France A LaPell 
Fynan A Doris 
D'Costa A C 
Evans Wolt Bd 
(One to flll) ' 




NBW YORK CITY 
Chester 

1st halt (7-10) 
Hector A Pals 
Bxpos Jubilee 4 
Brown A Whitt'k'r 
Wm Seabury Co 
(One to flll) 

2d half (11-13) 
Lilian Bt Leon Co 
Noble Slsele 
Ina Alcova Co 
Sully A Thomas 
Hardeen 

2d halt (4-8) 
6 Cardinals 
Llla Campos 
Moran A Wiser Co 
Millard A Ij^arlln 
Saranoff Rev 
CoUsenm 

1st halt (7-10) 
Danny Brown 8 



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Pasquall Bros 
Jerre Coe 
Alfred Latel 
"Broadw'y Melody" 

Criterion (Indet) 
Creatore's Orch 
"Speak Easy" 

Egyptian (4) 
Frank Jenks Bd 
"Desert Nights" 

Loew's State (4) 
"Bows A Bcaus" I 
Rube Wolf pd 
Stanley Chapman 
4 Sheiks 
8 Dancing Feet 
Gale 4. 
B Reynolds 
"Duke Steps Out" 

Paramount (4) 
"Monte Carlo" Unit 
Harry Rose 
Joseph Gripin 
Mario A Roslta 
Gluck-Sbrel Co 
"Wild Party" 

Warner Bios. (1) 
L Forbsteln Orch 
"Powell "'A- Madeline' 
Shefflold 

Reed & Duthers- 
Ann- Toddlngs 
George Schreck 
B Greenwood 
'.'Sonny Boy" 
NEWARK 
Branford (30) 
Marty May 
Dobby Randall 
Cliff O'Rourke 
Lucille Blair 
7 C:andreva Bros 



Falrmoont 

1st. half (8-10) 
Reck A Rector 
M Burton 
Clay Crouch Co 
Nan Halperln 
(One to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Mazola 8 

Doyle A: Donnelly 
Kerr A Weston Rv 
Ruth Royo 
Shelton Heft A L 
Grand 

1st half (8-10) 
Jean Barrios 
Kramer A Boyle 
Kramer A B Gang 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
3 Students 
Smith A Hart . 
Lillian FItzgorald 
H Glrard'B Bd . 
(One to flll) 
National 

1st half (8-10) 
Ida A Joe St Onge 
Furman A Evans 
■Reriard- A-.West'~ 
Bert Walton Co 
L Kessler Co-Bds 

2d halt (11-14) 
3 LaMoures 
Myrtle Boland 
Winifred A Mills 
Chabot A Tortlnl 
<^lay Crouch Co 
^iplieom 

1st halt (8-10) 
Kodak A Sis 
Fyneh A Doris 
Jas C Morton Co 



Victor Oliver Co 
Kramer A Boyle 
Kramer A B Gang 
(One to flll) 
Metropolitan (8) 
6 Maxellos 
Bernard A Henrle 
Wally Sharpies Co 
Georgle Price 
BAR Goman Rev 
Oriental 
1st halt (8-10) 
Florence Baker Co 
Peggy English 
Morris A Campbell 

3 Worcesters 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Ida A Joe St Onge 
Election Night 
Sunshine Sam A B 
(Two to flll) 
Palace 

let halt (8-10) 
Christie A Nelson 
Lane A Lee 
Ruth Roye 

4 Danubes 
(One .to nil) 

— 2d-i»alf-(14-l+)— 
Kemper A Noble 
Joe Darcey 
(Three to flll) 
Premier 

let half (8-10) 
Evans A Adams 
Oolng Straight 
Carlton A Bellew 
T Christian Orch 
(One to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
8 Worcesters 
Alton A Wilson - ' 



Sully A Thomas 
Mary A Bob 
BIgson-Herbert Co 
Tvette Rugel 

2d half (11-13) 
Moran A Wiser 
Tiny Town Rev 
Bthel Davis 
Benny Davis Gang 
(One to flll) 

2d half (4-6) 
Ina Alcova Co 
Large A Morgner 
Clark A Bergman 
Fred Ardath Co 
Llta Gray Chaplin 
81st St. 

1st half (7-10) 
Noble Slsele 
Ganible Bros A B 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (11-13) 
Al K Hall Co 
Dave Ferguson 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (4-8) 
Rudell A Dunogan 
Lawlor A Watson 
Toney A Norman 
..B.vj^Shlrley_EiL__. 
(One to flll) 
Ford ham 

1st halt (7-10) 
Collegiate Unit 

2d half (11-13) 
Kaswell Sis 
C Honey Boys 
Carter De Haven 
Bc;irn A Whlttaker 
Illlnl Sing Bd 

2d halt (4-6) 
3 Nltoa 

Jarvls A Harrison 



Besent 
1st halt (7.t0> 
Ike Rose's Midgets 

Bernard A Suzanne 
I Three to flll) 

2d halt (ll-ll) 
Wra Bucatman Co 
Van A Belle 
LaMar A Boyce 
Sofla del Campo 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
Davo White Rev 
Btverslde (7) 
Ollda Gray Co - 
(Others to flll) 
(81) 

Aces A A Queen 
Pavley A O Ballet 
Ben Blue Co 
Belle Baker 



EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



1032: B'way. at 00th Bt, N. Y City 



Charles Ray 
Besar A Balfoar 
Gambol Boys A B 
FraaUya 

1st halt (7-10) 
Hugh Cameron Co 
Tosterthoughts 
FItts A M Bros 
Chinese NItes 
(One to flll 

2d half (11-13) 
Ada Brown 
Eddie Dale Co 
Rudy Valee 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (4-6) 
Tiller Girls 
Ted A Al Waldman 
Jimmy Alland Co 
May Usher 
Art Landry Orch 
Hamilton 
1st half .(7-10) 
Arthur A Darling 
Kay A Sayre 
Rudell A Donegaa 
Belle Baker 
Olive McClura Co 
2d hair (11-13) 
Donovan Girls 
Dainty Marie 
Senator Murphy 
Wm Seabury Co 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
Harrison's (jlrcus 
Loma Worth 
Carter De Haven 
Savoy A Mann 
John Boyle Co 

Hlppodreme (7) 
16 Market Girls 
Vincent Lopez 
(Three to fill) 

(31) 
4 Flashes 
Talent A Merit 
B Cummins Orch 
Brendol A Burt 
Gruber's Oddities. 
JefTerson 
1st half (7-10) 
.Typical Topics 

2d half (11-18) 
Brems FItz A M 
Roy Rogers 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (4-6) 
Boyd A Wollln 
Danny Brown 3 
Tom A R Romalne 
Edwards A Sanford 
Ernie Golden Orch 

-Pala«o-(T)— 

Ann Codee c;o 
Will M^honey 
Radio Act 
(Othera to flll) ' 
(31) 

White A Manning 
Rector A Pals 
Allen A Breen 
Fox A Curtis 
Vincent Lopez Orch 
Kate Smith 
Happiness Boys 
Rice A Carlln 



Harris A RadollIT 
(One to fill) 

Id halt (11-13) 
Roy Rogers 
Bernard A Suzanne 
Shaw A Carrol Hev 
(Three to flll) 

Id halt (4-6) 
Rltter Bros 

2 Blossoms 
Flora Le Breton 
Wheeler A Potter 
Jaok Donnelly Co 

Prospect 
let halt (7-10) 

3 Snapshots 
BoggB A Fries 
Bragdon A Melino 
Bva Tanguay 

S Nltos 



Rudy Vallee Orch 
Harris A Radcllffe 
Kltymae 
' 'Boyal' 
1st halt (7-10) 
Tom A DoUy Ward 
IlIflln.Bd 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (11-13) 
D A H Walker 
Sweethearts 
Harry Tate's Co 
Bernays Johnson 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
Oscar Orogan 
Harriet Hiitoblns 
Bernard A Suzanne 
Dainty Marie 
(One to .flll) . 
CONEY ISLAND 
Tllyoa 
let half_(7-10) 
Donovan Olrls 
Van Belle 
Flora Le Breton 
Harry Tate's Co 
Al K Hall . 
2d halt (11-13) 
Mariners 
.Typical Topics 

2d half (4-6) 
Bozo Snyder 
FAB! BOCKAWAY 
Strand a 
2d halt <11-14) " 
Loma Worth 
Xnce Hensbaw 
(Three to fill) 

Id halt (4-7) 
Mowatt A Hardy 
Dallas A Helen 
Miller Parker A B 
Fannie Ward 
Dave Ferguson 
BBOOKLYN 
Albee (1) 
Grater's Oddities 
Pete Hlgglns 
Ben Blue . Co 
Trixle- Friganaa 
Pavley Ballet 
(31) 

Klnc King A^ng 
Roy Cammlogs 
Mary A Bob 
Van A Bohenok 
Paul Tooan Co 
Boahwlek 
tat halt <7-10) 
Flti A M'rpby Bros 
Bob Murphy 
(Three to Oil) 
. Sd halt (11-lS) 
Belle Baker 
Teaterthoughta 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
Parlalan 4 
Norton A Newaorae 
Keno Green A M 
Senator Morphy 
Bobby Heath Co 
Greenpolnt ^ 
let hair (7-10) 
Wm Bucatman Co 

Marlnera 
Bremaya Johnson 



(Two to flll) 

2d halt (lUU) 
Columbia Comedy 4 
La Petite Jeune 
Rowland A Joyce 
Norman Thomas 5 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
Calvin A Marie 



2d halt (11-13) 
HouBtons 
Llla Campos 
B A . M Reed 
Brooks A Rush 
Bob Morphy 

. 2d halt (4-6) 
'Ea'Plcal, Topics Uolt 
AKBONi O. 
Palace 
1st halt (8-10) . 
Alleen A Marjorle 
Jean GranOse 
Rose A Thorne 
Modern Cinderella 
Herb Williams 

2d halt (11-14) 
Jay C Fllppen Unit 
ALLBNTOWN, PA. 
Colonial 
1st halt (8-10) 
Maroas Itev 

3d half (4-7) 
Spence A True 
Marino A Martin 
A A M Havel 
(Two to flll) 
ATLANTIC CITY 
Earie 
let halt (8-10) 
W A K Brown • 
3 Pals. I 

Srank Sabln Co 
Igh Hat Rev 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Lottie Atherton 
Miller Packer A S 
Master Jay Ward 
Billy Gilbert Co 
International Rev 
AUGUSTA, ME. 
1st half (8-10) 
Von Stremel 
BALUMOBE 
New Gardens (8) 
Mills A Martelle 
Oeo F Murphy 
Tom Waring 
Johnny Walker 
Weston A Lyons 
Taace A Boree Rey 
(1) 

Hap Hazard 
Bay Rogere 
Karyl Norman 
Trlste Frlganza 
Gardner's Maniacs 

B^GOB, MB. 
BUoa 

Ist halt (8-10) 
Garcenettt A Miller' 
Henry J Kelley 
Hill Billies 
(Two to flll) 

Sd halt (11-14) 
Marco A Jerome 
Don Camnilngs 
Wells craven A L 
(Two to flll) 
BBNNINOFN, TT. 

1st halt (8-10) 
Tom A Louise 3 
Brooks A Margie 
(Three to flll) 

BINGHAMTON 
Blngfaamtoa 

1st halt (8-10) , 
Marguerite A Jean 
Kate -Pullman 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (11-16) 
Lumm A White 
Bbony Scandals 
(Three to fill) 



JERRY CAR GILL 



PERSONAL SERVICE 
fJerry Caralll Is a cno-man 
booking organization. There 
ar« no department*. Jerry 
Cargill personally supervises, | 
handles, contacts and con- 
tratts for everything booked 
through this office. 

•HO Bieadwty, Mm Yo(k Oily 
Tilepbtaes Biyut OSM-S 



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Joe Freed Co 
HIckey A Massert 
MaeettI Lewis Co 
(One to flll) 
Kenmora 

1st halt (7-10) 
6 Nelsons 
6 Honey Boys 
Mason A Keeler 
Whiting A Burt 
Parker Babb Co 

2d haU (11-13) 
Neptune 4 
M Schilling 
Rath Warren Co 
Fred Ardath Co 
Art Landry Bd 
2d half (4-6) 
Colleglato Unit 
Madison 

let half (7-10) 
Nolan Bros A V 
Dainty Marie Co 
M Schilling Co 
Robinson A Pierce 
Art Lendrey Bd 

2d hair (11-18) 
6 Nelsons 
Rudell A Donegan 
Joe Freed Co— — 
Ernie Golden Co 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (4-6) 
8 Ragamufnns 
Davis A Darnell 
Jack Waldron 
A Frledland Rev 
(One to flll) 
Orpheum 

1st halt (7-10) 
LaMarr A Boyce 
Sweethearts 
Rowland A Joyce 



BOSTON, MASS. 

Albee 
1st halt (8-10) 
Wheeler A Sands 
Toby A Wilson Co 
Tar-ron 
Rockets 
(One to flll) 
Bowdoln Sq. 
1st halt .(8-10) 
Al Llbby Co 
Jaok McBrlde 
Madeline BerlO 
(Two to flll) 
Egleston S4. 
1st half (8-10) 
.Parti A Tosca 
Shaw A Wlnslow 
Walsh A Thomas 
Haglo Land 
(One to flll) ' 
. Howard - 
1st halt (8-10)/. 
Little Plplfax 
Claude A Marlon 
(Three to flU) , 
Memorial (8) 
E Lamys 
Gordon A King 
-Davis -A' Darnell.., 
Lou Holtz 
Allen A Breen 
Indian Band 
(1) 

Whirl of Splendor 
Roger Imholt Co 
Lomaa Tr 
Ann Codee 
James Barton ' 
M Bchlllhig „^ 
Scollay Sq. (8) 
Raymond Pike 
Cook A Oatmaa 



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■haUoB B«tt^ 4 ^ 

S^a * Bill* 
muolttto W>B ■■ 

t» ft B'ltwltl. 
none to flWj . .v, • 
^ Id half (ll-l*) 

B * li OlllMte. 
B«Ttram ft, Borton 
■gum Tlmblln • • 

• atand <■> 
Chftwy ft F«« 
labor ft Owen 



B«Ira Jalwa. Co 
Kidfotuita 

nia UBliera - 
V«LB«ail. Co 
OBNTBB* OOIk 

Keltli'o (8) 
Ooorso Ormonde Co 
HonlDBtoD Bla ' 
Conlln. ft aiaa* 
Hajrea ft Fleeien 
ToBOger Voju 

KUlia, Btanley ft U 
Frank Hamjlton 
Billy ft BiBa New'll 
WatBon Bla ' 
Ddn Iiae .& Iioulae 
DETBOIT 
HoUywood 
iBt bait (8-10) ) 
Oeraldlht ft Joe 
Collins ft FeUrson 
ft Allisons 
(Two to flII 
. 2a halt 
Zaatrd White Rev 
Glean & Jenkins 
(Three to fill) 
. 2d halt (4-T) 
V J BurohlU Co 
Svana 'ft Mayers 
(Three , to fill) ' 
Oriental (8> 
Mel Klee X7nlt 



HOWARD SLOAT 

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' Lester .IrvlnK I 
Bobby May 
\^ Trahan.- .. 
Carl Freed Oroh 

Al'-Oordon Co^: . 
: Iiewla ft 'Wlnthrop 
KeUy 4 JackBOB 
Frankle Heath 
Billy Hallen-; 
I«nir Taok Bfim 

canton; jo.'i 

1st halt 
Mayo ft liynn ■; 
Dance Bhapsodlea 
(Three toViflU). ,. ,■ 

2d half (11-14) 
Oeraldloe' ft Joe 
Qsne (3raene 
<Tbre» ti^flll),^ 
2d halt (4-7) 
Bobbins Family 
Allen Reno 
Bartram ft Saxton 
. Joe Marks Co 

Candlut' . . 
2d halt (11-14) 
Frank Bvers ft .O 
' Walsh ft Kramer 
. Lubin "Larry ft. A 
liedova 
, (One to fill 
. 2d halt (i-7) 
Col Fr»d- LlhdBay 
TaCes ft Uwley 
Mr ft Mrs L 3rlce 
^ Edmonds ft^F'noh'n 
(One to mi) ■ 
OBAITANOOOA 

■ TtToU 
let halt; (8-10) 
ifSame bill : plays 
KnoKvllle 2d. halt) 
. 4 Eton Boys 
Maker ft RMford 
Tylet MitBon - 
Joe Tonns CO 
(One to' nil) 

nmoAoo 
Talara <P) 

Black Cat. 
Art Henry Co 
Louisville Loons 
Medley ft Dnpree 
Harlan Harris 
Pejplto V ■ 

Duncan Sis 
Well ft 4 Rays 
(»■ 

Oaston Palmer ' 
Happiness iQlrls 
Gordon ft Baulres 
Harry Langdon 
Nataeha HattOTS 
Bthel .Waters - 

Stoie-Lttke <S) 
Blsle ft'Fa'BlseB 
Ates ft Darlln'K 
Moseonl Family 
Crawrd ft BrodVk 
Mary Dusan 
CIIR Nazz^ro 
B W Hopper 
Lon ' Cameron Co 
" (1) ~ 

Sylvia ClarH 
Vanesal 

Otto Gray Bd 
Scott Saunders 
The OhezzI 
Reynolds ft 'White 
Aussie ft Czeck 

CINCINNATI 
. • Albee (8) 
Nelscn Tr 
Val Harris 
'Venlta Goald 
jM.ng & Haley 
Leavitt ft Lockw'd 

.Palace <8) 
Jimmy Burchlll 
Herb Fays 
Frank Devoe 
Morton & Stout 
Dakotos ^ 

OTJIVIILAND 
lOBth St. 
_ let halt (8-10) 
Oaynor £ Byron 
Allan Reno ' 
Kenneth Hartan 
Bddle Borden 
Zaetro ft White 
^2d bait (11-14) 
^alice Parade 
Bobby Rowland . 
Seniia & Dean 
Mayo ft Lynn 
Ora 

Palace (8) 

. Robs ft Duross 
Stan Ravanaugh 
Francos 'White 

. Joe Marks ' 
Ray Miller Orch 
COLUMBUS 
Palace (8) 
Muriel Kaye " 
.Block & Sully 
MorcedeS' 
Seed & Austin 



irpt<nni . 
1st halt (8-10) 
Clarence Downey 
Bobby Roland 
Gobs' ft^SarrciWB 
Glenn ftr Jenkins 
(One to fill) 

Id halt (11-14) 
CoscU ft Verdk 
Bddle Boribsn Co 
9 JllIlaonB ^ 
(Two to fill) 

. Id halt (4-7) 
AUeen 'ft Marjorle 
Venlta Gould 
Block * Sully 
Norman Thomas 
Geraldlne & Joe 
BABTON 
Lake 
1st halt (8-10 
SPjUice & True ' 
Wlm^ Soliar 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Rose's Midgets 
(Othsrs to fill) 

2d halt (4-7) 
Marcus Revue 
ELMIBA, N. X 
' MaJesUo 
1st halt (8-10) 
Paul Nolan Co 
Ted ft Al Waldman 
The Graduates 
(Two to fill) 

■id half (11-14) 
Kate Pullman. 
(Others to All) 
EMIS, PA. 
Perry 
1st halt (8-10) 
Musical Geralds 
Bddle Dale Co 
Miss Billy Moody 
Harvard C ft K 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Mlaehua . 
Hamilton ft Boeher 
Flske O'Hara Co 
Shapiro ft O'Malley 
(One to All) 

2d half (4-7) 
WulK ft Jerome 
Covington ft Kent 
Arthur Devoy Co 
GalU Rlnl ft Bis 
Stanley RollloHers 
FITCHB'Ot JTABS. 
' Xyne 
1st halt (8-10) 
Danlelson Follies 
(Others to fllO 
XXTTSHINO 
K^tVs 
lat halt (8-l«) 
Ina Aloova Co 
Talent ft Merit 
Tiny Town Rev 
Senator' Mnrphy 
Rudy Vallee 

2d halt (11-14) 
Collegiate. Unit 

ga half (4-7) 
Gautler ft P'ny Boy 
Rogers ft Donnelly 
Red Grange 
'Whiting & Bnrt 
mini Bd 

FB'NOH'H, MASS. 
Gorman 
1st half (S-10) 
Marie CoreUI Co 
(Others to fill) 
GBAND BAPmS 
Keith's 
1st halt (8-10) 
Agee ft 'White 
Jos Regan 
Felevis 
(Two to fill) 

2d haU (11-14) 
Along Broadway 
Freda ft Palace 
Carl Roslnl 
(Two to fill) 

2d half (4-7) 
Morocco Bonnd 
(Others t o All ) 
ORBBNFIBLD 

Vlet«ri» 
Id halt (11-14) 
Mack ft Rogers 
(Others to All) 

2d halt (4-7) 
G & D Collins 
Fant ft Lockwool 
Hewitt ft Hall 
Little PIplfax Co 
(One to fill) 
HABBISBCBO 

New State 
1st halt (8-10) 
Bdgar Bergen Co 
Hollywood Redh'ds 
(Three to fill) 

Id half (11-14) 
Spence A True 
Willie Solar 
(Three to All) 

2d half (4-7) 
Arthur> ft Darling 
Lydia Barry 



(One to fill) 

Id halt (4-T) 
Raymond Pike 
Cook ft Bosavei* 
J Cllflord Co 
Banjoland 

(One to fill) 

ttMBKS OIT¥ 

State 
lat halt (8-10) 
D ft H Walker 
M Parker ft Bela. 
Roy Sedley'^Gang 
(Two to fill) ' 

2d halt (4-7) 
Miller ft ONell 
(Others to fill) ' 
KXENE, N. H. 
let halt (8-10) . 
Royal U'ngar'n Ore 
(Others to fill) 
KN'XT'UI, TENN. 
Tennessee 
Id halt (llrl4) 
Fraiik Bvers ft O 
Walsh ft Kramer 
Lnbln .Larry ft A 
Ledova ' ^ 
(One to fill) 
LANOASTBB 

Ci^nlal 
1st halt (8-10) 
Mack & Avery 
F McCormtek Pals 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Lfl Paul 
Edgar Bergen 
Bobby Heath Co 
(Two to fill) ~ 
Id halt (4-7) 
AUantIo City Mlns 
lAWIBTON. MB. 
Mnslo HaU 
1st halt (8-10) 
Marco ft' Jerome 
Don CiUnmlngs 
Wells Craven ft L 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Garcenettl ft Miller 
Henry J Kelley 
HIU Billies 
(Two to fill) 
LOS ANGELES 
HUI Street (8) 
Paston Jack Usher 
Hal Nelman 
AI B White 
(Two to All) 
U> 

Harrington Bla. 
Fllcer ft Douglas 
Sidney Marlon 
Rae Samuels 
Princess Pat 

Orpheom (8) 
3 Freehands 
Stanley ft Ginger 
De- Marcos 
Pert Kelton 
Lulu ,McConnell 
MItchMI ft Durant 
Ted Lewis 
(1) 
Honey Tr 
Forsythe ft Kelly 
Devil's Circus 
Yorke ft King 
Adela 'Verne 
Hal Nelman 
Ted Lewis Orch 
LOUISVILLE 

Keith's 
1st half (8-10) 
Mldgotland 
Ernest HIatt 
Red Marshall 
The Ushers 
'Vanessl s 

2d halt (11-14) 
Pearl 2 
Chaz Chase 
Lasses .White 
Flo .I<ewla . 
Helen Jahns Co 
LOWELL, MASS 
Keith's 
let half (8-10) 
HInhle ftk Mae 
Dotson 

Mexican Coasachs 
(Two to All) 

Id halt (11-14) 
Morrell ft B'okwlth 
Agee's Horses 
Kirby ft Doval 
(Two to .fill) 
LTNN; MASS. 

Olympla 
Ist halt (8-10) 
2 Blaok Dots 
Roger Imhott Co 
Harrison, ft Dakln 
Ida- May Sparrow 



FOBTLAND, MB. 
KeHli'e 
lat half (8-10) 
Mardl Graa Rev~ 
George Wong, Tr 
Marino ft Martin 
(Two to fill) 
PTTSMOUXU. N. H. 

1st halt (8-10) 
Jimmy Evans Snow 
PO'KBEFSIE 

BardavoB 
1st halt (8-10). 
Primrose Semon 'V 
(One to fill) 

Id half 11-14) 
Ray Huling ft Seal 
Joe Howard 
(Three to All) 

2d halt (4-7) 
Co-Bda Rev 
Pauline Alpert 



NASHVILLE 
TriBceaa <8) 

Sargent ft Lewis 
Betty BIythe Co ' 
4 Camerona 
(Two to All) 
<l) 

Rhea ft SantorC 
Uabera 

Chamberlain ft B 
Powell ft Rhlneh'rt 
(One to fill) 
N. BEDPD, MASS. 
. Mympla 
1st half (8-10) 
Almond ft Grey Sis 
Hewitt ft Hall 
Opera vs Jazz ' 
MoManus ft Hlokey 
Buzzlngton's Rev 
2d ha,lt (11-14) 
I . Blaok Dote .V I _„,,„ . nn,„™.. 
Harry Jackson^ Co Su'Iy ft 
Sunshine Boys J""' * 

Gautler's Toy Shop I <Ono_to_flll) 
(One to fill) 
' NEWBUBOH 

Aeademy 
Ist halt (8-10) 
Ray Huling & Seal 
Joe Howard 
(Three to fill) . 

Id halt (11-14) 
Primrose Semon V 

2d h^lt (4-7) 
Ada Brown 
Joe Deller 
Swartz ft/Clllford 
Olive MoClure Co 
(One to fill) ' 
NIAOABA .FALLS 
BelleTlew 
let halt (8-10) 
Les Gellls 
Shapiro & O'Malley 
Flske O'Hara 
(TWO to fill) 

Id halt (11-14) 
Harv'rd Ch'les ft K 
Perez Carro Sis 
(Three to fill) 

2d half (4-7) 
Watch Rhythm 
Reed ft Levere 
James Co\ighlln Co 
(Two to fill) 
NORTH ADAMS 
Empire 



PUTNAM, CONN. 

1st half (8-10) 
Stewart ft Jeanne 
Yachting Party 
Delmar & . Boyce 
(Two to fill) 
QUINOT, MASS. 
Qulncy 
let halt (8-10) 
Willie Kar'be ft Sis 
Agee's Horses 

2d half (11-14) 
Bob ft Maddy 
(One to fill) 
BIOHMOND, 'VA. 

NaUooal (8) 
Mercy's Revue 
B'HH'D BILL. U. 
KeMfa's 
Ist halt.,^8-10) 



2d half (11-14) 

4 Pepper Shakers 
Fant ft Lockwood 
(Three, to fill) 

2d half (4-T) 
Charlotte Worth ' 
Raymond Bond Co 
7 Stylish Steppers 
(Two to fill) 
OAKLAND 
OaUand (8) 
B ft Jenny Rooney 
Frakson 

Raym'd ft Caverly 
Will Fylfe 
TOno to fill) 

(1) 

5 Bracks 
Ollv^ Olsen 
Campus CoUeglates 
Bailey ft Barnum 
Olsen ft Johnson 

OMAHA 
Orphenm (8) 



Parisian 

Chirk ft Bergman 
Fred Ardath Co 
Bmie Golden Co 
(One to AH) 

2d halt ai-U) 
Hector, ft Pals 
Olive McClure Co 
Robinson ft Pierce 
Roy Sedley ft Mob 
One to fill) 

2d halt (4-7) 
Berge ft Qupea 
Master Jay Ward 
Jack Norworth 
Harry Burne 
SIg Friacoe Band 
BOOHBSTEB 
— Palace ,(8) 
Carter Bros Rev 
Gallarlnl.ft Sis 
Swor. ft Goods 
Ella Shields 
Dave 'Vine 
Don ■Valerlo 
SALEM. MASS. 

Fedenl 
1st halt (8-10) 
G ft D Colllna 
Doable Bxposnre 
Briants 

2d halt (11-14) 
Stewart ft Olive 
H'ynes L'hm'n ft K 
Roger Imhoff Co 
SAN FBANOIBCO 

Golden Gate (8) 
6 Bracks 



Kafka Stanley ft M I q-. ~ v Tbin 
Bver't H Sanderson | caaey ft Warren 



MemohlB Collegians. Walsh ft Clark 
CONCORD, N. H. Henry Santrey Co 

Capitol ' - 

let halt (8-10) 



Yvonne 
■"-"■i^e— Mnrshall-^RBV- 
(pne to fill). 
_ 2a half (11-14) 
Rcstlvo 

Sawyer ft BdVly 
(One to fill) • 
DATfTON 
Keith's 
_ let half (8-10) 
Pearl 2 
Chaz Chase 
ChnsB ft LaTour 
l="lo Lewis 



(One to fill) 
H'V'BHILL, MASS. 

Palace 
—lat -half -(8-10) ■— 
Gautler Toy Shop 
Cooper ft Cavan'gh 
Sunshine Boys 
Oorber'a Gaieties 
(One to All) 
ITHACA 
(Strand 
Id half (11-14) 
Paul Nolan Co 
M^Grath ft Travers 
Ted ft Al Waldman 
The Gradoatea 



(One to fill) 

2d halt (n-14) 
C.Cava'Mangh Rev 
RIgoletto Bros 
(Three to fill) 
HAUIBM, MABf 
GraBd 
lat halt (8-10) 
'Wheeler ft Wheeler 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (11-14) 
Willie Karbe ft Bis 
Ida Mae Sparrow 
Dotson 
(Two to fill) 
MEMPHIS 
Orpheam (8) 
O'Donnell ft Blair 
Nina GordonI 
Jim MoW.llllama 
Depace Co 
(One to fill) 

tasses White Co 
Sargent ft Lewis 
4 Camerons 
Oscar Btang Orob 

(One to flll)_ 

MILWAUKEE 
Palaee <8) 
Falla Reading ft B 
Frank ConvUle 
Harry Langdon Co 
Lottlce Howell 
Barry ft 'Whltledge 
Vieh Shing Tr 

1 (1) 
Peter the Great 
Art Hepry 
Jackie Coogan 
Jim McWlllloma 
(One to fill) 
HXNNEAPOim 
Orpbeom (8) 
Tinova ft BalkoH 
Qaudamltha 
Conlln ft Glaas 
Ethel Waters 
Wells ft 4 Fays 
(1) 

Ford ft Glenn 
Count Bernlvici Rv 
(Three to All) _ 
U'NTPBLIER. TT. 

2d halt (11-14) 
Kearns & Wallett 
D Wiley ft Scliell 
Dolores ft Lillian 
F Seeley Co 
Watson ft Weeks 
MORRISTOWN 
.-,„~-..Kelth,'a«— 
Ist halt (8-10) 
Parish ft Peru 
Yostorthoughta 
(Three to All) 

montheal 

Imperial (B) _ 

Willie West ft McG 



Kathryn Rose Rev 
Lytell ft Font 
BroadUB Erie 
Bard ft Avon 
Harijim ft Bonrom 



ClalrO VInctnrCo 
Billy ft Blsa Newell 
Irene Franklin 
(1) 

Lockett & Page 
Buck ft BubhlsB 
Medley ft Dupree 
Peplta 
(One to All) 
OTTAWA 
Keith's (8) 
Win J Ward 
(Otbere to All) 
(1) 

Hathaway Co 
MargareVft Jean 
Francis Renault 
Mack ft Rogers 
Catherin e Ros e Rev 

irwrucKET. B. I. 

Colonial 
1st half (8-10) 
Shaw ft Wlnslow 
Magic Land 
(Three to All) 

2d halt. (11-14) 
Yvonne 

HInkle ft Mae 
(Three to fill) 
PHILADELPHIA 

Barie (8) 
6 Mounters 
Dlzon ft Morrell 
Jlnunle Savo i 
Fannie Ward 
Bob VtM 
Ruiz 'ft Bonlta 
Oiaad O. B. 
1st half (8-10) 
Mowatt ft Hardy 
Jerome ft Evelyn 
Norman Thomas E 
(Two to fill) 
NIzon 
Ist half (8-10) 
Lottie AthertoB 
4 Dales 

Dan Coleman Co 
BIHy Gilbert Co 
International Rev 

2d half (11-14) 
W ft H Brown 
3 Pals 

Maids of Madrid 
Frank Sablnl Co 
(One to fill) 
PITTSBUBOB 
Davis (8) 
Palermo's Dogs 
Yates ft Lawley 
Hap Hazard 
Cprlnne Ttlton 
Alma Nellson 
LeaUlce Joy 
Joe Browning 
Large ft Morgner 
(1) 

Charles ft Kend'ck 
Ernest Hlatt 
Flske O'Hara 
(Others to fill) 
Harris 
1st halt (8-10) 
diaries Carrere 
Bond ft Trent 
Reed ft Levere 
Wm Edmunds Co 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Barto & Clark 
Boyle ft Delia 
James Coughlln Co 
(Two to fill) _ 
Sheridan Sq. 
lat half (8-10) 
Chalfonte Sis 
Barto ft Clark 
Boyle ft Delia 
Jamea Coughlln Co 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Charles Carrere 
Bond ft Trent 

JReed. ft- L^?I-*_ 
Eddie Dale Co 
(One to All) 

2d half (4-T) 
Musical Geralds 
Polly and Oz 
Billy Gilbert Co 
Orvllle. Stamm Co 
(One to All) 
PIXTSPUB, MASS, 

2d half. (11-14) 
Palm Beach Rev 
(Two to lUl) 



Olsen ft Johneon 
Olive Olsen 
(1) 

Wlnelow 4 
Paxton 

Mitchell ft Durante 
A B White Rev 
(One to fill) 

Orphetun (I) 
Bob Nelson 



■nSEB BITBBB 

Id halt (4-7) 
BrodUB Trl'e 
Bl'mberg's Novelty 
(One to All) 
TOLEDO 
Keith's 
1st halt (8-10) 
Along Broadway' 
Freda ft Palaee • 
Carl Roslnl. 
(Two to fill) 
— Id Jialf (11-14) 
.Agee^ft. White 
Job Regtfn 
Felovla 
(Two to fill) 

Id halt (4-T) 
Bobby Rowland 
Bddle Borden ft Co 
I Vermillion Co 
Goss ft Barrows 
B ft L Gllette 
TORONTO 
Hippodrome (8) 
Wright ft Douglas 
Chamberlain ft H 
Shean & Cantor 
Frankel ft Dunlevy 
'Whirl of Splendor 
TRENTON 
Capitol 
lat halt (8-10) 
Jerome ft Evelyn 
HazettI Lewis Co 
Dave FurgusoD 
(Two to fill) 

2d halt (11-14) 
B Egan ft Redh'ds 
(Others to fill) 

2d halt (4-7) 
S Nelsons 
J ft M Moore 
Undercurrent 
Fltte & Murphys 
Lee Gall Ens 

UNION mix 

Capitol 
lat half (8-10) 
Wanzer ft Palmer 
(Two to fill) 

Id half (11-14) 
Mowatt & Hardy 
Will Oakland 
(One to fill) 
^ Id halt (4-T) 
Hugh Cameron Co 
Irving & Burnett 
Bermays Johnson 
UTICA. N. 1. 

flaiety 
let halt (8-10) 
The Misfits 
Chevalier Bros 
Banloland 
Gautler's Dogs - 
(One to All) 

Id halt (11-14) 
Norton ft Newsoms 
Lawton 

The Boy Friends 
Plunkett ft Mason 
Watch the Rhythm 
'VANCOUTEB 
(taphena (8) 
Al Gordon Co 
Lewis ft WInthrop 
Kelly ft J&cksoB 
Frankle Heath 
Billy Hallen 
Long Ta6k Bam 
(1) 

Wonder Girl 
Hyde ft'BurriU 
Argus ft Searle 
DerlckBon ft Brown 
Billy Glason 

The Sberwoods 

WALUNOPD, or. 

1st half (8-10) 
Stewart ft Olive 
Yachting Party 
Delmar ft Boyce 
WABBEN. O. 
BobblBa 



Id halt (ll'A) 
Haney 81s 

(Two to All) 

WESrCHESTEB 
New Bbohelle 
1st half (7-10) 
Wheeler, ft Sands 
Clalbpme Foster 
Fraternity Rev 
Two to All) 

Id halt (11-11) 
Snoozer Jr - 
Rogers '& Donnelly 
(Three to ffil) • 
Teakera 
let halt (7-10) 
Midget Follies 
(Otheys to fill) 
Mt, Vernon 
1st half (7-10) 
Snoozer, Jr 
(Two to fill) 
NEIWARK 
Proctor's (7) 
MIchon Bros 
Roscoe Alls Bd 
(Two to nii)_ 
ALBANT 
Grand 
1st half (8-10) 



Norton ft Newaome 
Fant ft Lockwood 
Undercurrent 
Alexander , ft Olsen 

Id halt (11-14) 
Gautler's Phonos 
The Misfits 
Banjoland 
(One to fill) 
SCHENECTADY 
Proctor's 

1st halt (8-10) 
Boy Friends 
Plunkett ft Mason'. 
Bbony Scandals 

Id halt (11-14) 
The Undercurrent 
Alexander & Olson 
(One to fill) 

TBOT, N. T. 
Proctor's 

iBt halt (8-10) 
4 Pepper Shakers 
Mack ft Rogers 
Ernie Andrews Bd 

Id half (11-14) 
Marguerite & Jean 
Midget Follies 
. (One to fill) 



Interstate 



ATLANTA, OA. 
Keith's (8) 

Scott & Swift Sis 
Cllftord % Morion 
Jnck-Tepper 
Koran 

(One to fill) 
BIRMINGHAM 
Bits (8) 
Chlnko & Kaufman 
Norwood ft Hall ■ 



Bllz Brice Co 
Jed Dooley Co 
Wilton ft Weber 
Jerry & B'by O'ds 
LTLE B'K, ABK. 
Majestic 
1st half (8-10) 
Monroe &• Grant 
Ruth Ford 
Silks & Satins 




Roms ft' Dunn 

4 Diamonds 
(One to fill) 

DALLAS, TEK. 
Hajeatle (8) 
LIbby: Dancera 
Statz ft Bingham 
Hope Vernon i 
Stan Stanley 
Hatt & Herman ' 

!et. .woBm, T'X. 

MaJeaUe (8) 

3 Jests 

Adeline Bendon 
Klein ' Bros 
Manny King 
(One to- fill) 
OALVESTON. rX. 
Majestic 
1st half (8rlO) 
(Same bill plays 

Beaumont Id halt) 
Bwing Baton 
Took Mnrdook 
Jack Smith 
3 Golfers 
(One to fill) 

HOUSTON, TEX. 
Merteal (8) , 

5 Amlms 



Id half (11-14) 
Frank 'Silk 
Powers ft Wallaoe 
(One to fill). 
NEW OBLEANB 

Orpbeom (8) 
Heras ft Wallace 
Bemet ft Dye , 
Charm 4 
Weaver Bros 
Home Folks 
OKLAHOMA OIT¥ 

Oipheam <8) 
Manuel Vega 
Krafts ft Lament 
Walter MoNally 
Harry J Conley Co 
(One to All) 
SAN ANTONIO 

Majestlo (8) 
3 Mueketeers 
Pat Hennlng 
Hyams ft' Molntyre 
Brltt Wood 
Wells ft Brady 
TULSA, OKLA. 

Oipheom. (8) 
Fulton ft Mack 
Cariena Diamond 
Larry Ridh Frlende 
.(One to fill) 



nOVX CITT. U,' 

Orpheom- <7) 
Hurst ft Vogt 
Wedding Gowa ' 
(One to fill) 
SO. BEND, IND. 
Palace 

1st halt (7-10) 
Ray Forh ft Marie 
Bobby Barry Co 
COscia ft Verdi - 
(Two. to. fill) 

2d halt (11-18) 
Hair ft Ermlnle 
Fameir ft Florence 
(Three to fill) 
SPBINOF'LD, ILL. 
Orpheum 

1st halt (T-IQ) 
Scott Saunders 
(Two to flill 

2d half (11-13) 
Les GhezzlB 
(Two to All) 
ST. JOSEPH,' MO. 
Rectrto 

1st halt (7-10) 
O'Dunn ft Daye 
Rodeo Boys 
(Two to AH) 

2d halt (11-13) 
A ft G Falls 
Haney ft Stewart 
Geo McClennon 
Alexander Sle 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 
Grand <7) 

Jack Housh , 
Wilson Kepple ft B 
LeVnn' ft BoUes 
Walter Brewer 
Gwyrine Co 
(Two to All) 

ST. PAUL, MO. 

Pulace-Orphnim .. 

- , . 

Don Lee ft Louise 

Norton ft Haley 
Mangean Tr 

(One to All) 

FBE B'UTE, END. 
Inillaan ' . 
let halt (7-10) 
Cherry .B'l's'm. ft J 
Jack ft Gene. 
Oscar Stange Bd 
'2d half (11-13) 
Keo TakI ft Yokl 
Johnny Berkes 00 
(One to nu) 
TOPEK.t, KAN. 
Novelty (8) 
Darling 2 
Loos Bros 
(One to All) 
WAUKFX3AN, ILL. 
Genesee 
2d half (11-13) 
Burns 2 

Parsons ft Hawka 
Siamese 2 




Assodatioli 



ON OUR GOOD BEHAVIOR 
ABSBEW and lOmSE CABB 
and vmOimA SAT 

with PUBLIX UNIT 
"OHl TEACHER" 
■ Dlieetioa ■■ 

Joe^IEDDT and saOTH— Ed 

m West 47tb St., Bolte Mt 



BLWNOTON, nX. 
Majestic 
lat halt (7-10) 



Ken Murray Unit 
Nick Lucas 
Jack Benny 
I Whirlwinds 

(1) 

Ken Murray Unit 
Casey ft Warren 
W»ll SV«fe 
(Two to All) 
SEATTLE; WASH. 

Orpheom (8) 
Wonder Girl 
Hyde ft Borrlll 
Angue ft Barle 
Derlckaon ft Brown 
Billy Glason 
The Sberwoods 
(1) 

The Agemos 
Fleorette Jeoltrle 
Watson & Cohan 
Florence Moore 
Dick Henderson 
Janette Hackett 
SP'OFIELD, 'VT. 
1st halt (8-10) 
Tom ft Loulee I 
Brooka ft Margie 
ST. LOUIS 
St. Lonii (8) 
Lookett ft Page 
Frank Hamilton 
Hooper ft Gatehett 
Medley .ft Dnpree 
Ethel Waters 
Happiness Girls 
(1) 

Elals ft Panlseh 
Atas ft Darling 
Moseonl Bros 
Zolda Bantley 
Crawford ft B 
Mary Dugan . 
BXBACU6B 
Keith's 
Ist h4lf (8-10) 
Shaw ft -Carroll R 
Llbonatl 

Frank Dobson . 
Little Jack Little 
Jimmy Lucas 
Bird Cabaret 

Id half (11-14) 
Harry Carroll Unit 



Id half (4-7) 
Charles Carrera 
Bddle Dale Co 
Shapiro O'Malley 
Carl RoBlnl Co 
(One to A H) / 
WT-RVTLUS, MB. 

1st halt (8-l«> 
Von Stremel 

(Two to All) „ 

WHITE PLAINS 
Keith's 
1st half (8-10) 
Moran ft .Wiser 
Loma Worth 
Carter DeHavea 
Savoy ft MKnn 
Florrle ft Lavero 
Id halt (11-14) 
3 NItoB ^ 
Flora La Breton 
Wanzer ft Palmer 
Swartz ft Clifford 
Gambols ft Bacha 

Id half (4-7) 
Cracker] acks 
Hamilton ft Sweet 
Abbott . ft BIsland 
Violet Singer 
Fraternity Sqoaie 
WINNIPEG 
Orpheom (8) 
Coniit BernlvIcl R 
Sylvia Clark 
(Three to fill) 
(1) 

Chaney ft Fox 
Tabor ft Green 
Carl Freed Orch 
Bobby May 
Al Trahan Co 
Lest er Irvi ng. 8 
WINBTED, OONN. 

1st halt (8-10) 
Hart ft Francis 



(Two to fill)_. _ 
TOUNGSTOWN, O. 
Kdth's 

lat half (8-10) 
Jay C Fllppon Unit 

Id half (11-14) 
Alleen ft Marjorle 
Jean Granees 
Rose ft Thorne 
Modem Cinderella 
Herb Williams 



Proctor 



NEW TOBK CITT 

satii St. 

-lB'-hBlf-(7-10)-— 
Benny Davis Gang 

2d half (11-13) 
Claiborne Foster Co 
Savoy ft Mann ' 
LIta G Chaplin Co 
(Obe to fill) 
. Stb Ave. 
let halt (7-10) 
Haney Sis 
Llla Campos 
(Two to fiil) 



SStta St. 
1st halt (7-10) 

-C5-patll- ' — ' — 

Bobby U Menshaw 
Red Nichols Bd 
(One to All 

2d half (11-13) 
Wbeelci* ft Banda 
(Others to All) 
126th St. 
Ist half (7-10) 
The Houatons 
(Others to fiU) 



B ft T Bow 
Elliott ft LaTonr 
Meyakos 

2d halt (11-18) 
Cherry B'l's'm ft J 
Maroella Hardle 
Bob Hope < 
Hlbbltt ft Hartman 
VjyB B'prDS. lA. 
lowk 
iBt halt Trl»> 
Groh Co ^ 
Q Broadhurat Co 
Nataeha Natova Co. 
(Two to fill) 

Id halt (11-}1)- 
Goa 'Fowlir 
Sir Cecil Alexander 
CreedOa ft Davis . 
(Two to fill) 
CB*HPAIQN, lIX,. 
Orpbeom 
lat half (7-10) 
Alexander Sla Co 
Berkes ft Bully 
Lea Ghezzia 

2d halt (ll-lS)v 
Bobby Barry Co ^ 
(Two to fill) 
CmOAOO, ILL. 

Belmont 
lat half (8-10) 
Bom ft Lawrence 
(Two to fill) 

2d halt (11-11) 
Carnival of Venice 
(Two to All) 
Englewood 
Id halt (11-18) 
Cbaa Croas Co 
(Others to fill) 
DAVENPOBT, lA. 
Capitol 
lat half (7-10) 
Al'x'nd'r Bros ft B 
Toto 

Ray ft Harrison 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (11-13) 
McLallen ft Sarah 
M ft A Shelly 
(One to fill) 
DECATUB. ILL. 
Ijncbin Sqoare 
let halt (7-10) 
Farnell ft Florence 
Traps 

Maaon-Dlxon Co 
Id halt (11-13) 
Elliott ft I.aToar 
Parmlla-Mlllet Co 
(One to fill) 
DBS MOINES, lA. 

let halt (7-10) 
Marie Valente 
M ft A Skelly 
MclAllen ft Sarah 
tTwo to fill) 

Id halt (11-13) 
Ray ft Harrison 
Toto 

(One to All) _ 
DETBOIT, MICH. 
Oroad-Rlvlera (7) 

Hoarst Hxca — ^ — ... 
ChlBholm ft Breen 
B ft J Crelghton 
Use Marvenga Co 
(One to fill) _ 
BV'NSV'LB, IND. 
Victory 
2d halt (11-13) 
KIkuta Japa 
Scott Saunders 
Nathal 
(Two to fill) 



ST. WATNE, IND. 
New Emiwyd 

let halt (7-10) 
Crockett's Co 
Nathal 

Frances ft Wally 
Dance Parade 

Id Bait (11-18) 
Hudson Wonders 
Ryan Sis 
Jackie Coogan 
ntsjiley Rolllokers 

ajajasB'tuB, -nx. 

' Orpheom 
1st halt (7-10) 
Gns Fowler 
Bob Hope 
ParmlU-MlDet Co 



JOLIET, nJk 
Blalto 

1st. hZlt.(7-10) 
Parsons ft Hawks 
Perez ft Xoko t 
Nancy Decker 
(One to fill) 

2d halt J(I1>1S) 
Hamilton Bla .ft F 
~ Broadhurat Co 
JOFUN, MO. 

Elcctrie 
lat half (7-10) 
Geo Mc(nennon 
Sandy Lang Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half (11-18) 
O'Dtun ft Daye 
Rodeo Boya 
(One to fill) 
HANS. CITT, MO. 

Malnatrset (7) 
T Tlmberg Unit 
LINCOUf, NEB. 
Pnc«bi (8) 
Al ft L Rudack 
Morton ft "Thdmas 
Eleota ft Byrne 
KADISON, 'WIS. 

Orpheom 
1st half (7-10) 
Reynolds ft 'White 
Ford ft Glenn 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (11-11) 
Rldell ft Cook 
Gordon ft Squires 
3 Sailors 
(One to fill) 
MASON CITS. lA, 
CeeU 
1st half (7-10) 
A ft O Falls 
Sir Cecil Alexander 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (11-13) 
Chilton ft Thomas 
(Two to AM) 
IfLWUKBE, WIS. 

Blverslde (7) 
Nellie Amaut Co 
Cook ft Vernon 
'Wm Ebbs 
A ft Rhythm Boys 
(One to All) 
PEORIA, ILL. 

Palace 
Ist halt (7-10) 
Von Cello ft Mary 
Bums 2 

Szlta ft Anis Co 
Rlbbltt^ Hartman 
Slame'se 1" 
BOCKFOBD, ILL. 
Palace 
let halt (7-10) 
Rldell ft Cook 
Gordon ft Squlrea 
3 Sailors 
(Ono to fill) 

2d bsir (11-13) 
Reynolds & White 
(Throe to fill) 



NEWARK 

Newark (8) 
Enchanted Foreat 
Fields ft Gergla 
(Others to fill) 
TORONTO 

Paotages . (8) 
Harry C Lewis Co 
(Others to fill) 
HAMILTON, CAN. 

Pantagea (8) 
Butterfly Kiddles 
Thomas ft Johnson 
Billy Watson Co 
Dalton ft. Craig 
Flo Eckert Co ' 
Jim ft Batty Page 

TOLEDO, O. 

Pantages (8) 
Osakl Boys 
Holland ft O'Dan 
Maria Babbott Co 
Bennett ft Rich'rds 
J Robert Paollne 
INDIANAPOLIS 
I^e (8) 
Perrys 

Dayton ft Jtanoy 
Chaa GUI Co 
Jack Wilson Co' 
Topical Topics 
MINNEAPOLIS 
pantages <8) ^ 
Odette Ch'rles ft M 
Leonid Martov : 
Penny Reed ft Gold 
Lowe ft Sargent Rv 
(One to fill) 
MOOSEJAW 
Pantages 
1st Jwit (8-10) 
(Same bill plays 
Edmonton 2d half) 
Polar' Pastimes 
Brown ft Wells 
Al Rome. Co 
Fielder H'rr'tt ft B. 
Kincald KUtles 
SPOKANE, WASH. 

PhntagM (8) 
W O Pollard . 
Racine ft Ray 
Sub-Deb Rev ' 
Joe Roberts 
Labero . - 
SEATTKB, WASH, 

Paatagea An 
Stanton ft Dolores 
Bean Brnmmels 
Scrambled Legs ' 
Cardial 

Ray Shan non Co 
VANCOUTEB 
IPantages W 
Ploetz Bros'-ft Bis 
Nancy Fair 
Johnny Barry Co 
Walter Walters Co 
Tntematidnal Com 
TACOKA, WASH. 

TMtages <•) 
Story Lee 
Lewis ft Btevalt 
IJoy\Bros ft Gloom' 
WlUfs. Manna 

(One to fill) 

FOBTLAND, OMC. 

FBBtoiges (8) 
Ltiypo ft Lea 



Brown ft La Velle 
Bert Byton 
Fan Faire 
(One to fill) 
SAN FBANCISCb 

Pantages (8> 
Frank Viola Co 
Blbrown 

DIxon-Holer Co . 
Ford ft (Ann'ghain 
Kazana 
TBESNO, OAI* 
Pantages- (8 
Marietta 3 
Davis ft llcCoT 
Billy Carroll Co 
Rogers Williams 
Castle of Dreams 
LOS ftNOELES 
. Pantages (8) . 
Ling Tey 3' 
Lowe ft Dunn Bl* . 
Marcelle 

Davalo Oroh . 
Harris ft Pepper 
4 Petleys 

SAN DIBGO. OAIh 
Paatage* <B) . y 

Goldon .Dream ''~- 
Bddle Foyer 
Kovert Rev 
Barron 'ft Bott ;' 
RobblOB 8 . . . 
L'G BBAOB, CAXk 
fantagas (8)'.' 
Harmony 4 
Ray«liond' WUb4rt 

golden' Bird . 
oogan ft Caser ' 
Altanlz '-..'- . - 

SALT xiABX ens 

jnntageaL(8) 

Vio Honey 's '. • v 
Roberto .QozmfB ■ 
Twins X ■ ,,• 
Bums : ft Kalk*.: . 
4 WaltOna 
LOGAN, UTAH . 

Taatagaa 
IstThalt (SrlO) • 
(same " bill playa. 

Ogdett 2d halt)'' 
Willie Ritchie- 
Blklna Fay ft B:.'... 
Oriental.. Oddities 
Brandels O ft MaHn 
Jean Bohw^rtz Hev 
OMABA^'NE&,/ 
pantages . (8)' -> 
Clifton A: Brent . 
George, Mbrtoh '■ ^i. 
Zenn'iT^antor ft -V 
Ward « Raymond . 
Marym~Bellett . Co 
KANMS cm 
FantaM (8) / 
Bert B|oJn_ . - ; 
Gatmey . ft Walton 
Shahhoh ft O. Brag, 
t.Kemmys 

<9iJ2iaJ!l'> «^ 

HBHFniS*..TEMIr. 

Paatairea. <8) 
Bd Lavlne ' ':..'; 
Bonner ft . P«wer». ' 
Borer Bros ft . Bla . -' 
Trout ft - Hett , ^, ' 
.Silver .Toes" . ' ; 



% .. . ' 



OFFICIAL. DENTIST -TO "THE H. JTi^.'A.:. 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEt 

HABRT HOfANt JBAN/BBBBN: 



BotterfieU 



ANN ABB'B, MTB 
3llefalgan 

1st half (7-10) 
The Lockfords 
(One to fill) 
ADUAN, MICH._ 
CrMweD (1) 
Clifford ft Grey 
Our Gang Kids 
(One to fiU) ' 
B'TLE CK, MtCB. 
BUon 
let halt (7-10) 
Kerr ft Efislgn 
8 Rangers 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (11-18) 
Springtime Follies 
Mel Klee Unit 
XZJNT, MIOB., 

. Capltel 
Ist halt <7-10) 
Harry HoUnes 
Danny Dugan Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half (11-18) 
Morocco Bound 
(Two to fill) 
K'l/M'ZOO, MICH. 
State 
let half (T-lOy 
Prosper ft Merit 
Olyn Landlck 



Holland Impns 

Id halt (ll-lSt- 
Peter the Great''' 
Anger ft Fallr 
Danny Dngan Co .. 
LANSING, HICBi : 



, 1st hair (7-10> •: 
Morocco Bound 
(Two tp Jll) " ■ 
24 bait (ll-ll) 
Loyal'S' Dogs 
Harmony GlrlB ' . 
Holland ImptngV 
FONTIAC, MIOB.': 
Stam' 
•ist halt (t-10) 
Clifford .ft Grey 
FrOzlnf . 
Our Ganfe Kids 

2d half-(llrll) 
Axel Chrlstensea 
Down Home 
(One to fill) 
SAGINAW, iaOB4 
TempM 
Ist half (7-10) 
Harmony Girls ' 
Anger ft Fair 
Down Home 

2d halt (11-18) 
Frozlnl 

Kerr ft Ensign 
8 Rangers 




ELIZABETTH, N. Jf. 
Rita 

1st half (8-10) 
Marly Dupree Rev 

2d halt (11-14) 
Joe Wally ft Jim 
[ Antrim S Vail 

(Continued on page 71) 



WUaon ft Dobson 
Van ft Schenck ■ 
Dillon, ft Parker H 
HimOKEN, N. J.' 
Enblao 
let halt (8-l6) 
Joe DeLler 



■i 



S2 



VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



Vtr«dnWdayr Aprii t, 1829 



Chatter in New York 



Jo« Prlaco'B gone Harlem. 

RuBy Keeler's little sister playln? 
benefits for N.T.O. Does taps. 

Edna Leedom and her hubby, 
Frank Doleger, at the Casanova. 

May Selden, sister ot Mickey, re- 
covered from append, op. 

Homer Orvis left for busineaa 
trip to Texas. (Not Guinan's.) 

Ann Wood to work Vlth Paul 
Ash. 

Tea shop downtown named after 
Ruth Elder. 

Hortense Ragland opening at the 
Rudy Vallee Club. 

ftfarle Muesel back with a Helen 
Henderson tan. 

SI Goodfrlend at Beth Israel hos- 
pital for eye trouble. 

Mort Downey, and his father-in- 
law, Richard Bennett, have become 
great pals. 

Joe Frjsco Is still using the Car- 
roll theatre as his headquarters. 
Although "Vanities" closed long 



ago, the comedian still goes back-, 
stage every night and gets his mall 
and telephone callet. 

Lester Allen and Kellte Breen^ 
sail for Paris May 10 to appear at 
thei Ambassadeurs. '.' 

Marlon Benda, showgirl, breeding 
race horses on her New Canaan, 
Conn., estate. 

Juanlta Hansen, has foresworn 
Broadway to live In retirement In 
Westchester. 

Madeline KlUeen given under- 
study part of Ethel Shuta In 
"Whoopee." 

Helen Morgan shopping for a 
summer home for _ three — herself, 
mother and the adopted baby. 

Percy Hammond Is back from his 
South American trip and reviewing 
again for the Trib. 

Ruby Stone, swltchboardtng for 
DeSylva, Brown and' Hendy, goes 
Into "Follow Thru" chorus. 

Dolores Ray, miniature showdoU, 




3 ZIEGFELO SENSATIONS 

, QtorKyIng ttis Amerlns Qlri 
MEW AMSTERDAM. 'Tlia HoUlt BeauUrul" 
Wnt 43 St. EMinirr Dllllniilum' Zlfifttd 
>tg. nir. Uatln<n WRD. and SAT. 

EDDIE CANTOR 
in "WHOOPEE" 

MOt RTREC RHtrrrA'anil All BMt Cut 
PAU U.WHITEMAM * HIS BAND 

ZIEOFELD gJ^E FROnCA^rteSS, 

— ilMtlng Ptan of th» Worii" NUhu lt:30 
Pnol Whlteman A His Entire Band 

Table Reservations at .Box'ORiM 

^IClar E,LiV Hitt THtms. ft SAX 

SHOW BOAT 

from Ttrrlt, Htmii Mmb, BtiMra Na«- 
kem, . Simipi Whits. Helen Mems. Eds* 
M«y Onwf.sX 9HABLE8 HyiNMIwaEB 



Tl«k«>a ' for ' all partonAatieca.' at- Box 
.Offlrc. Seats • Weeks Jb Advance. 
lEON FANWIE JJONEL 

tsmi BRICE ATWHt 

io Hhe nuklpal comedy. I>lt • 

"FIORETTA" 

Muslo by Gkbrge Bagbj fi' Gi RomllU 
teaturlnj Dorothy Knapp and 
- ■ Oeorjte- Houston 

f InrDTV Tb»., W. 48 8L 'en. 8:30 
UOCKI I utti. Wed. * Sac, t:3« 

AsetAer ViadtiMIt Mnkal Cenedy Snaalil 

ADY FINGERS 

Willi 

EDDIE. BUZZELL ft LOUISE B^OWN 



L 



Aorrls <3«et, by amnfement with 
DAVID BEI.ASCO, Vraenta 
I,EMOBB 



In Mr. Belaseo's «;|ffj|f A » with Sidney 
Masterpiece » ''"™'» Blaekmer 

BELASCO 



Blaoluner 
Thea.. W. 41th. Eva 8:80 
Mats. Thar. & Sat., 2:30 



48Ui SL Ergi. 8:! 
Matinees tr:30 



PLAYHOUSE" 

HATINBE E^'EBT DAT AFBIL, 1 to 

STREET SCENE 

aWatlnees Week o( Aprlf 8 
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 



: — THEATRE GUILD PRODnCTIONS — ; 

Man's Estate 

By Beatrice BUCbmkr 
, and' Bruce Gould 

BILTMORE l^'m^lliS! 




RADIO-KEITIF 



.PALACE 



LE8TEB ALLEN A NELtJE BBEEN 
"TtlE.BADIO HEVUE'' 



WITH , 



ALL THE BADIO STABS 
VINCENT LOPEZ A 0BCHE8TB* 
HABBV FOX with Beatrlea CortIa 
L-ILLIAN t HABBV WHITE A 
BOTH J ALICE MANNINB 
BUO HABBIS a BADCLIFF 



i^HIPPODROME^^ 

CONTINUOire,' le-JO A M. ta ll P. M. 
Priaat Ex. Bat, Sua., Helldaya 
Afts„.Onb. U«; NlihUt Oreh. 90e 
MB. BEBNIE CUMMINS 
4 BlltBsra Hatal Oretieetni 
El Braadel & FIs Bart: Othen . 
Oatka :) TEXAB OUINAN la 'HtHai 
Bcrtaa.J Of tka Nlilit'ClaW 
AIM ROYAL HAWAIIAN 8INQERS 



j— RIVERSIDE |;iS?'st — 

ALL B'K-O VAUDEVILLC— TtIa Waek 
. . - BELLE BAKEB 

PaDley.Oskralaiky I Bud Harrto 
. Ballet. I & BadallS 

Baa Blaa— 4 Aasa A a Qoaea 
■ THE KITAVAMA»-HENBV BEOAL 
RUDY VALLEE ft CesMatleiit Ytiketa 



iUtST. 

Tkon. ta Bat, April. 4 ta ( 

Nsir IiAWLOKft Bobbr WATSOM 
En imrtey I f enay ft I Otker 
ft B aad I Neman 1 Aot* 

■THE SPIELER" 

WIUl ALAN HALE 



I TALK ft I 
I- .BOUND I 



NEW EAST 

86St. 



Thnr.-Sat., April 4 to B 
Talk ft SesBd la d 

"THE SPIELER" 

elth ALAN HALE 

LOOIUEX.AVE1 %JI^> I EBONY. SCANDALS 



NEW EAST 



stale I 



VOUNS CHINA 



N. T. O.'a 

BBOABWAT EVES, 

with le— BIBL8— 18 
Talk ft I "THE SPIELER" 
Ssond I wltk Reaee AdarM 
Supreme TaudeTlIIe— Pictures 
Caatlnuaae Nean ta II P. M. Law Prieai 



58"St, 



DYNAMO 

LAST WEEKI 

tfartlQ RCfir Tb.,45 SL.W. of 8 Ar. 
OMU\,K^ Erenlng*'8:IIO 

Mats. Thnr. A Sat, 2 :40 ' 



CAPRICE 

GUILD 



Tkca., W. G2d. En, 8:80 
Mts. Wcd.,Tll.& SrL2:40 



STRANGE INTERLUDE 

Jobs flnlAan IhM.. Mlb. E. or'B>' 



BIAJJNO Loye naMwe thru tmiMiTri 



"THE-nOVSE-OF^ALKIES'- — — 

Mark strand 

Broadway and 47th St. 
Doors Open 10:iSO A. SI. 
DOROTHT JACK 

MACKAILL & MULHALL 

in "CHILDREN OF THE RIT2" 

First Showing 
All Seats Qe>£ ' Deluxe MIdnlte. 
t*lP. M. •'S*?^ Show 11:30 




WABM»aBi<os.vrou>H0t4a TAtKiwa yierun— 




mMTMCAraB 
lyairape^i " 



w> ^^«y« r AVE. ft -Both ST. 

KIIX Y Direction of S. U, 
•^T^*^ * Bothafel (BOXT) 
WILLIAKI FOX Presents 
VICTOR McLAGLEN 

"STRONG BOY" 

John Ferd Preduetlea— Symphanle F«^' Mevleteoe 
Scare. On the Stage: EA8TEB OREETiNBS, 
32 Raiyettee, Ren Ballet Cam, Patriela Saw. 
man, Leoaid* Mawloa, Kewpla. Oalle and 
Baablee BelUa 



CAPITOL 

GRETA 

GARBO 



B^oy A Slst St 
Alldntght Pictures 
Nightly 11:20 
the M-O-M 
Sound Picture 
in "WILD 
ORCHIDS" 
with LEXnS STONE— NII.9 ASTHEB 
VPaatols". featuring Dnve Schooler and 
CAPITOI.IANS. .Snminy Lewis and Pattl 
Moore, .Toyco Coles, Itny, Ellis and Ila 
Rue, Joe. Hart. 



havlner a aoTMa teat aponsored by 
Eddie Dlainoiid.;wtao haa algned to 
manage her, 

Constance TalmadKe' Uways car-r 
rles a flask of'itoUk wben makloK 
;the night club rounds. Too guess, 
Sully/ the Barbe elalms 49 ihls 
month. Not ohildren— year*. 

A freak, wind took taeaTy plate 
glass ttfU Monday Bight at Broad- 
way and 4Sd atreet, ahatterlng the 
windows of both Gray's drug store 
and HlltoB clothes Shop right op->: 
poslte. • 

Mbrador opening under new name. 
Will be called Mogador, after the 
French theatre ot that . flame. 

liou Schwarts can claim the deep- 
est tan on the street. Iioa Davis 
found Miami a great bbon to 
freckles on an unupholstered dome. 
Harry Ruby-went to Iiondon with 
bottle of hair tonic. He returned 
with a complete evening outfit 

WheiH call money went, to. BO per 
cent last week Ben Bemle orapked: 
'i'hey are going to split It up three 
for one; a. melon." 

Lillian Xiorralne says she Is 
through playing the Hospital Cir- 
cuit and Is now at home In her 
apartment. 

Club Barney m. e. dlsioovered he 
had written oyer two columns of 
clown correspondence. ^Uch. Va- 
riety published last week. 

Just to be 4iC>' Alleeii Hamilton 
entered the Easter parade In stag- 
gerlng'sport ensemble. WalUe^ with 
a lad In a high hat. 

Marx . Brothers took a slant at 
Monday, night'a. hoMse la^ week, 
and telegraphed ,, Joe LeBltkng: 
Come and get ua; we give in.**' 
Vivian Wilson, showgal of ""Fl- 
oretta," who Intends' to go to Chi- 
cago to paint "stlU" life. Is doing a 
life size pastel ..of Grace Williams, 
another showdaihe. 

Edna and I>ella Lorraine wire 
from Havana dieir engagement has 
been extended four weeks. They're 
the slaters reported to have hit the 
tables for 20 'Xl's" racelitly. 

Buck Crousot or me Post, Is look- 
ing for ft new allbl. Said he laid off 
'play acting" durlngjleipt. Would 
like another "Gentlemen, of the 
Press" to help him out 

Huge ' glass chandelier, which 
hurtg In the home of the late Tex 
Rickar4, has been Installed In the 
Hotel Peeiless, formerly the Prince- 
ton. ' ^ ' ■ ; 

Al cop leaned his niotdrcycle 
agralnst^a hydrt^t and then burned 
up because a driver parked too 
dose to It 'Motorist got a ticket 
and it wasn't foe the grand opera. 

That fire in Harry Rosenthal's 
apartment cost blm more than 
$6,000. ' Someone dropped a cigar- 
ette In, the crevice of a leather 
chair. No Insurance. 

Ann; Hughes taking dancing letf^ 
sons at Ne4'Waybum'a She Is the 
blonde gal who, with Anita Page, 
went with Harry K. Thaw to Holly- 
wood. '' 

BIrs. Walter' Klngsley sold all ot 
Walter's books except those which, 
on his deathbed, he asked her to 
preserve. Many of the books, of 
rarest vintage, bh>ught large sums. 

Several of the playboys having 
returned from Florida are looking 
for their autemobileSf ' loaned the 
membera. of the ensembles' who 
make a practice of borrowing the 
barges while the boys are away, 

Dames falling for publicity stunt 
of lad who tells 'em no girl has 
ever flowii from continent to conti 
nent Lets each one think she Is 
the ideal person to make the flight 
details to be discussed In his apt 
Doctor summoned to take seven 
stitches In forehead of youth who 
attempted' to separate two fighting, 
scratching dames In night club Sat- 
urday night. One of the gals turned 
striking him 'with ^ glass. 

Vercelle Sisters, who hav4 played 
the night clubs for two and a half 
y€ars without a layoff, went to. 
Phllly EUtster. Sunday, the first 
time they've been off the Street In 
that period. ' " 

Chateau Madrid doing Its spring 
cleaning. AU talent let out except 
Jack 'White' and Tommy Lyman. 
Evalyn Dean, the Lee Sisters and 
Ruth Goodwin . throuj^b. ~ Roof bC' 
Ing greased for summer sliding. 

If SB many people as are singing 
"I've Got the Stock Market, Blues' 
would purchase his song, Al Plan' 
tadosl. flguriss he'd have a dnch hit 
It's his latest ditty, published by 
his own flrm. 

_,gam..H&it.f(!nn«ly.^olL.tSe._Ho5t 
'Z'ork American, and who was fired 
as matchmaker of Paddy Harmon's 
stadium. In Chicago, the largest In- 
door arena In 'the world, got his 
Job back with Paddy.; 

WiUard' Keefe and Whitney Bol- 
ton,, who compose the drama , dept 
of the. Morn,. Telp. , clipped off their 
mustaches simultaneously. One 



look In ttaa mirror and they dis- 
approved. The Ursiite .will again 
adorn. ,* \ 

^^my Durante a new gag.- In- 
terrupting a Bendexvouii single he 
said, "Ladles and gentleineh, there 
has been a change In the program. 
Number four act has been moved up 
to number twoii- number two has 
moved to 299 W. 68th street" ^ 

FCrmer doorman of the old-. 48th 
street- clbb Is .now a oiistdmers* 
man for a big 'Walt Street flfm. Sits 
on. the rlngsldes In style 'now and 
dois business with people of wealth 
|Cor . whom 'Jie used to swing the 
portiUs. . , 

Like the/ fellow who touches 
fences' with yot paint signs to seti 
If they're wet, an Intoxicated; gent 
strolled In aia the circus horses and' 
wild .'ainUnaU: were trareling' 
through 49th/to the.Qarden, stuck 
his-hond' Inside a flap despite "sign' 
warning, ot wild beast He lost his 
sleeve.'' 

^ower .i^al ' In night efiib ran- out 
of gardenias, - so she ''plucked' the 
flowers' from : the -lapelB ' of 'thr^iie 
plastered customers,' reselling theni 
at <a - buck , apiece to Incoming 
guests. One night slie ' sold the 
same 'gardenia fiV4''t!me8 to an in- 
ebriate who gave her a , fin - each' 

time. '' * 

Little,, brunet gal tried put for 
three nights as cooch dancer In one 
of the ^4th street cliibs ai;d failed 
to make the' grade. ' kld'was,broke 
and went to extremes 'to glve. rlng- 
slders a thrill. Informed she, 
wouldn't do, she Cried and a noted 
film "director, sitting . in the club, 
isolaced her. She is' now making 
the roynds with - him In betiutiful 
evening gp'wna 



m 




Inaccurate Biographies . 

AARON J- JONES 

Aaron J. Jones, one 'df the Chi 
cago codgefs. Is president of the 
Jones, ' Llnick &' Schaefer circuit, 
an organization famous for the fact 
that no one has ever been able to 
spell Llnick and Schafer right at 
the same time. - 

Having an easy name, Joner be- 
came president; with Llnck and 
Sliaelfer 'coming down to. the office' 
on Sundays' to' see If .any 'mall had 
come Ifa. 

Life was not^always'a garden of 
(Continued on page 64) 



Nimble D«Hy 




Luchte -Martin, alias Marie 'WA-^. 
soiir28/of the preat Northern Hotel, 
'West 67th street, described' by the 
police as . one of the:. cleverest pick- 
pockets. knoWn' to' Broadway, was 
sentenced tb . ihe State Prison for 
Woinen at Auburn, N. T., by Judge 
Mul4ueta . of C^neral' . Sessions, on 
her piea-^of gulliy to grand^ larceny. 
At the same tlind sentieilce was sus« 
pend6d oh Sally , WlMlains, 2S.- who 
Mopi'djng io^deteotlVes^ ^•:as'a pupil 
of Qie^ Martin 'wcman, and '^m ar- 
rested charged with actling In con- 
cert with thp latter. - , 
. Two. woaaen^were arrested on" th» 
Co'nti^Ialnt of jlarldn - Vanderbeck 
on .jahUary 22 outside of the Royal* 
Theatre, 'West ,45th street, as tha 
audience., wc*^ lea.vlng after the mat* 
InSie performapce, 

A ;9ewnd complaint was made by 
Mrsi T%Qrfora Boston,, of 'West Or- 
0,nge,;-N.: J.,."who 'claimed the female 
pickpocket sitt6mpte4 .'to, s/iatch her 
put^se.ln a crowd iat Broadway and 
45tii,' 9treet, , ,'the 'same afternoon. 
Mi8s7:'V'aiiderbeck,, on whose com- 
plaint ' ' tbe . •Women ;.had,' pleaded 
guU.ty. said the Martin jvonvan pick- 
ed her pooketbook and. slipped $104 
she had^taken to the . Williams girt 
The money 'was fpund, on the lat- 
ter when arrested. 
'' Jtfrs.. Martin -was * f or.merly emr 
ployed in .various cabarets as coat 
roonS' girl. 



^ A Mickey Finn 

Well' known m. c. appearing In a 
dress night club recently heard a 
woman patron call out: "He's not 
so hot" He replied: ""You won't be 
either In a little while." Woman is 
said to be his -brother's wife. 

Shortly after the remrfk sT walter 
monkeyed 'with a bottle of Scotch 
which the brother and his party 
brought along. A strong mickey Ann 
was the revenge. 



O'Keefe'a Credit 

Tliroifgh an. aut^or's-lnadvertent 
modesty, Walter O'Keefe did not 
receive credit for his Joe Zllch let- 
ter. • . '., ' 



(h die Square 



— ' Rebuked 

One of the sandwich shops around ' the Square that makes, a practice 
of naming Its merchandise after stage and nlte club personalities haS 
revised its Une-iip' of name- sandwlch'es. 

Among those dropped olCJthe.'menu are Sid "Cutle" Silvers, Bee Jack- 
son, Olive Brady and Eddie Moran all of them penalized for either beini 
absent from Broadwecy or .eating elsewhere. Tommy Lyman, Frank Fay, 
Texas Gulnan and Kitty '^hlte are the replacements, 

Brandt's Bonds 

Since Fox started paying off the indie exhibitors for their holdings 
around New Torlc, they have gone back to old trades or sought new 
fields. r 

Of these Harry Brandt is now in the bond biz. 

Harry, since giving the goodbye to Brooklyn boxofilces, has grown 
corpulent watching the ticker In the Astor, in which firm he now' holds 
a large piece. Harry's greatest kick Is when he places a buy for a sales- 
man who sold him a cluck film. - 

Passing of an Old Timer 

A, B. "Abe" Baerman, literary agent who died last week following 
a stroke, 'was a familiar figure along Broadway for 60 years. During re- 
cent years he made his headquarters at the ^Newspaper Club on 42nd 
street and appeared there daily to advise newspapermen on the placing 
of magazine stories and articles. Among the 'writers whose works Baer- 
man handled during his career were O. Henry, Irvin S. i^obb, Don Mar- 
quis and a host of others who hopped from newspaper work into the 
periodical 'field. 



Deb Exploitation 

Talk about publicity crazy debbles, both Ned Waybum and the Stan- 
ley Recording Laboratories, In the same building at 1841 'Broadway, are 
getting a strong play from the Park avejiue youngsters who are coach- 
ing up on their' Junior League exhibition hoofing at Waybum's and are 
also going In for considerable personal recording and movietone test 
making which the debbles think Is quite the thing. They prepare sup- 
posedly cute speeches backed up with any vocal or Instrumental (chiefly 
piano) accomplishments, which are coupled on oiie disk, with the Stan- 
ley Recording Co. pressing a number for personal distribution by the 
fashionable east side bunch. 

The,' Stanley recorders also state that many of them seem to read 
Variety or 'did that particular story last week, flashing the paper when 
visiting the labs. 

Qrailis Year of Pictures 

-^aromgunt Jheotre .lie .saf t.^^ 

grade for a year without: detection. Recently was tipped oft they were 
laying for him. 

His racket was to go to the side door and tell the usher stationed there 
that he had to see hls*fr(end who had agreed to sit In the first seat 
rear of center aisle. As proof of good faith, crasher would. lea,ve his hat . 
with the usher. Entering the theatre he would walk to ticket taker at 
main entrance, asking If' he .might leave a. moment 'for a smoke. O. K'd, 
he'd then go round to the side exit claiming his phapeau. He.,would then 
stuff the hat In his pocket and wallc back to main lobby! being passed in. 



Wecbieaday. April 3, 18^0 



T I M E S S Q U A R E 



VARIETY 



58 



Stories by Jack Conway 

n^,^ 1020. onward, J*ok Conway wrote a sortes of storiea appearing 
CaVtety Moatly tha atoriea dealt with baseball and prize fights, 
^ Jars and puo«« Thla aeriea i« reprinted weekly. Story below appeared 
S'^arlety of Maroh 4, 1921. , _ - . . 

CON FINDS WOMAN'S 
PLACE IS THE HOME 

Op Even Further than That 
from "Tomato" 



$84,000 PEARLS LOST 

Woman DIscovera Loss in Plymouth 
Theatre 



Syracuse) March X 

Pear Chick: — 
Cuthbert'B wife la beginning to 

hati m again and 1b hornln; In now 

iyln* to tell me how to manage 

"iTpmato. ',' 

^•t that Juet 

Uke a moll?. 

They think 

they can man-. 

age anything 
' tnm a house- 
hold to a bat- 
tleship. 
I remember 

some pork and 

tie&ner the.% 

Mew into New 

Topk Bom«, 

^ears ago and 

grabbed h 1 m- 

eelf a lot of 

publicity be- _ 

cause his els- ^ 
. tet' was tifiA' 

dUn' his allalra 

papers eat it up 




Detectives Jimmy Leech, Clarence 
Gllroy and Charles Dugan, aces of 
the West 47th street bureau, are 
hunting pawnshops, second hand 
places, and "loot receivers" for a 
sMng of pearls valued at $84,000 
that disappeared from the bodice of 
Mrs. Charles Ward, wife of ea ex- 
statesman living at the Plaza Ho- 
tel, 

Mrs. Ward discovered her loss In 
the Plymouth theatre. She at- 
tended a matinee performance ac- 
companied by three women->friends. 
Just as she eat down she missed 
her pearls. 

Pearls were Insured for $64,000, it 
was said. Noel Scaffa, well-known 
gem sleuth, was summoned and 
took charge of the private detec- 
tives. 

Several days later I<eech, Gllroy 
and Dugan were called in. Mrs. 
Ward announced she would reward 
the finder $5,000 for the return of 
the pearls. 



CON 

The New Tork 
cc» — -m- and for a few 
mMiths everything was lovely, with 
thla dame ptoktn' set-ups for her 
relative and said relaUve managing 
to cop pretty often. 

He waa Just beginning to bo a card 
when she ran across the manager of 
Kid Dumbell. This bird waa the last 
word In managerial sartorial circles 
and In addition carried a full sup- 
ply of patent leather hair, room 
rent eyes, and all the other odds the 
male vanips^ need. 

He let Sis have both barrels and 
she wound up by being conned- Into 
matchln' her Wood relaUon with his 
man killer. The leading man eased 
her a routine of ga* about his flght- 
er workln' under wraps and told her 
they could pull a return quarrel In 
Bomi^ "yoke" town and grab plenty 
of soft Jack. ' 

Well, to abbreviate, she nnaiiy 
signed the necessary papers and 
they staged the staughter at the 
Olympic on 12Bth street. Dumbell 
Just escaped goln' to the chair for 
what he did to that sap. He nearly 
tore him to pieces before Henny 
Tone stepped in and saved all 
hands from an inauest. So you see 
what you lay yourself open to by 
taking any dame's Bteer, 

But to get back to Cuthberfs 
wife. She reminds me of a wise 
crackln' gee I met last week. I 
walked into a building looking for 
a friend of mine and cracked to 
the elevator boy, ."Take me up to 
the sixth." 

This glboney comes back with, 
"Sorry, this is a five-story bulldin" 
and we ain't- got no sixth floor, but 
I can take you up twice to the third 
It thafU do." 

I was going to take a sock at his 
Jaw, but' I figured maybe he waa 
weak-minded or somethln', so, any- 
how, I passed It up and left the 
Joint flat. 

Well, Cuthberfs headlock Is 
tryln' to rim him up to quit 
fightin', teUIn' him what a shame 
that a nlce-lookln' guy like him 
should get his pan all marked ujp 
Just so a big slob like me can cut 
up his dough and live without doin' 
'no manual. 

If that ain't the works. Here's 
this Jane, about four months away 
from mllkin' her own cows, tryln' to 
talk a good two-fisted box fighter 
Into glvln' it up to become a rubber 
in a beauty parlor that she and 
Cuthbert and Algy are framln' to 
start 

Can you Imagine my murderer 
tryln* to play the swell In a beauty 
parlor with a lot of swell-lookln' 
Women around him. He'd probably 
gst BO excited he would have his 
cheat henna'd and his boxln' gloves 
marcelled. 

I bawled her out to a fare ye 
well and told her It would take a 
chain of beauty parlors to fix her up 
BO she wouldn't be Stared at. on 
Broadway, and if she didn't let my 
_ jneal ticket-alone-and stop-tryin!-to 
put Winter Garden notions In his 
nut, I would smack her husband In 
the kisser and farm him out to a 
Class X league this tmmmer. 

That morphed her for the time 
Wing, but "Tomato" Is goln' 
through all the motions of a Icadln' 
•nan and Is heglnnln' to try and 



Nat Lewis Employee 

Suicide— Bad Health 



Despondent, It is^ believed, over 
illness, Howard Anderson, 38, an 
employee of Nat ticwis, haber 
dasher, committed suicide by Inhal 
ing gas in a furnished room he 
rented the night before at 417 West 
44th stireet 

Tenants In the house detected 
the odor of gas and traced' it to An 
derson's room. The door was 
forced and Anderson was found 
lying In bed, his head covered with 
a pillow and a gas tube beside bici 
mouth. 

A note on a dresser addressed to 
his sister. Bertha Anderson, New 
Harford, N. T., directed her to go 
to 111 West 47th street, where she 
could obtain his insurance papers 
and other personal property. The 
police communicated with her. 

Dancer Digs $69.67 

For Hubby's BiD 

Walter Bowmtui, who said he was 
a bond salesman and formerly a 
physician In Germany, was dis- 
charged in West Side Court when 
he was armigned before Magistrate 
Vltale on a charge of defrauding 
Paramount Hotel of $69.67. 

When the case was first brought 
to court Bowman's wife, a spe- 
cialty dancer, pleaded with the 
magistrate for the release of her 
husband, saying that she was sure 
they could obtain the money and 
pay the bill. When the case was 
called before Magistrate Vitale ho- 
tel asked permission to withdraw 
the charge, stating that restitution 
had been made. 



Initial Reading 

Two night club dolls were 
overheard the other a. m.. 

"Why won't you let that 
fellow drive, you home?" In- 
quired the brunet, ■ 

"I would, but he has ah 
Isotta Fraschinl," replied the 
blonde. 

"Why, that's a very fine 
car," said the first "What's 
the matter?" 

"Not me. That's one of 
those boats you can ride in IF." 



[Oddities of New York Black Belt; 
Drama and Its Native Critics 

I Negroes Resent White Dramatists, but Actor* Won't 
Rehearse Under Colored Director 



SOCIAL ERROR 



Of 



Elegant life at 
County's Expense 
brks Scnibwomanl 



All People Mr. Smith 
Annoy Peaceful Cop 



Must 



Believe It or not the dramatic 
critics on Harlem colored news- 
papers are far more critical and 
severe tlian any of the critics on 
downtown newspapers. Harlem 
productions, to get a break have to 



Accused of annoying Detective conform to Harlem standarda 



Thomas Ward, West 47th street 
station. In lioew's New Tork the- 
atre, Samuel Smith, 85, an insur- 
ance broknr, was fined $26 whrn 
arraigned before Mogistrate Good- 
man in West Side Court 



And Harlem standards differ en- 
tirely from those of Broadway. The 
colored productions that have been 
produced on Broadway are all re- 
sented by the Harlem dramatic 
critics and by most of the people 



lan in weai oiae ^uurt. i criucs una uy hivol w»w ^.^.v^..^ 

Ward said ho was watching the In Harlem who feel that those plays 

i.x e« JAW v..».._>> .»W«t.A.w_ I UahIawi <9Antn anil ni*A 



Sven being one of District At 
torney Joab Banton's well fed ma 
terial witnesses becomes Irksome, 
So declared "Big" Bridget Farry, 
erstwhile scrubwoman in the Park 
Central Hotel who Is said to have 
been on the floor near Arnold Roth 
stein's apartment when he was shot. 

It will be remembered that 
Bridget "gave herself up"' to Mr. 
Banton, explaining at the time that 
she feared reprisal. After fighting 
two policewomen and a husky blue 
coat on Monday Bridget was taken 
to the West 47th street station to 
be quieted and -later taken back to 
St Joseph's (R. C.) Home on West 
44th street 

Soon after Rothsteln was slain, 
Bridget was taken to JefCerson 
Market l^rison. She stayed there 
only a short while and went to 
Bellevue Hospital. She claimed to 
be 111. 

Bridget is said to have made it 
"hot" for her Jailers in Jefferson 
Market prison and when . tak<sn -to 
Bellevue doctors and nurses there 
thought it best for Bridget to be 
moved anywhere else. 

Through the efforts of her attor 
ney she was sent to St Joseph's 
home. The county paid her four 
dollars a day. Her board cost the 
county $20 a week. Three police- 
women were assigned to guard her 
twenty-four hours. They each re- 
ceive $2,500 a year. Bridget haa 
cost the olty plenty. 

Policewomen Anna Kauft and 
Sara Bahr claim they were attacked 
by Bridget The latter Is said to 
have thrown three glasses, one 
containing Shamrock, and a bottle 
at the police women. They said 
they had to use combined force 
to subdue Banton's wltnesa 



picture when Smith became obnox 
lous and he arrested him. Smith 
previously had been convicted ot 
disorderly conduct and It was be 
cause of this record the magistrate 
imposed the large fine. He told 
Smith that If he was arrested 
again he would be given a prison 
sentence 



Heavy ToU of Poison 

Aj.cu.Tjr .awu v> * | the type of colored snow mat m 

Booze in Nite Life Mob produced downtown; they know 



The " number of nlte club and 
speakeasy victims of bum hooch 
who are now inmates in nursing 
homes, sanitariums and publio in- 
stitutions for the mentally defective 



are letting Harlem down and are 
against the colored race. Further- 
more they have nothing good to 
say about the colored octors who 
play in downtown plays. They have 
all been recruited from Harlem the- 
atres and when they get Into the 
plays downtown they are all cast 
by type and are Just playing them- 
selves not acting ot all, the critics 
contend. White producers In Har- 
lem would never attempt to put on 
the type of colored show that Is 
produced downtown; they km 
what their public and critics will 
condemn. 

Likes 'Em Fair 

While the downtown producers 
wants the dark negro for bis plays 



StituuonB lor uie monuuiy uw«3vvi»^» i wcui^d wii? u<ma a.i^B^v ^w- ^ — 
In and around Greater New York Harlem wants actors of extreme 



would make a swell expose for a 
tabloid. 

■ Four ex-nlte club chorines are 
mentally clouded in one local in- 
stitution, publicly maintained, while 
I another showgirl Is brain-wracked 
'for the same reason, bum booze, 



light shades. Harlem likes to aee 
its actors portray, different na- 
tionality rolea Chinese,' Irish, Jew- 
ish and Hawaiian plays are given" 
and meet with the gseatest success. 
These characterizations are lauded 
by the dramatic critics as fine ex- 



which first attacks the brain cells, amples of acting. Ptoye written 



There are any number of Times 
Square folk who should know tet- 
ter hiding away or put away incog 
owing to like misfortune. 
. When a relative of one was 
xhlded by Variety's reporter that 



around negro material do not give 
the colored actors oqy scope and 
are out as far as uptown is con- 
cerned. They like to see their ac- 
tors ' portraying polite or heroic 
roles, dressed iii fine clothes and 



laconic retort was: "HoW can you 
tell what's behind the lahel?" 



To Raze San Remo 



Ibsenite Gjrped 

A middle need man, well dressed, 
gyped Lydia Fonnesbeck, director 
of the Fonnesbeck Players at 332 
West 56th street out of $1.60. The 
stranger came to her studio and 
told her he wanted two tickets. The 
latter cost $3.50. 

In payment the well dressed one 
gave Miss Fonnesbeck the phoney 
feheck for $6. and accepted the 
change" of $1.60. Miss Fonnesbeck 
put the check through her bank 
and It soon returned "No account" 

Miss Fonnesbeck gave a descrip- 
tion of the man to Detectives Clar- 
ence Gllroy and Charles Dugan of 
the West 47th street staUon. Tickets 
were for "A Doll's House" by Hen- 
drik Ibsen. The tickets naturally 
were never used. 



they "should know better," the in elegant surroundings. All man- 

' ner of swell effects are eaten up. 
The colored actors themselves al- 
ways want to play "straight" roles 
or those with foreign characteriza- 
tions. .And real heavy stuff is the 
universal craving ot Harlem. A 
play called "A Man's Conscience." 
Passing of the well-known apart- I produced by the Alhambra stock 
ment hotel, San Remo, 74th street company, was the most successful 
and Central Park West was an- play done In Harlem this year. Any 
nounced yesterday (Tuesday). Hotel play produced uptown that hunior« 
Is valued at three million 4olIlars. ously mentions comic peouliarities 
It was recently sold to a large of the colored race Is Immediately 
realty outfit to be torn down and panned by the critics and disliked. 



a modem apartment house erected 
in its place. The hotel was built In 
1891. 

About two hundred persons at 
tended a farewell party at the hotel 



Comedy Hoke Out 

Among the things that are taboo 
on the colored stage is the sngges- 
I tlon that negroes steal chickens; 
that they mispronounce words; or 



leiiueu a, xaicnoii f»* vjr »i. . ^^^^ tney mispronounco ^ 

One hundred of these were SuesU Uhat they eat chltlings, a negro 
t,aA moAn th6 San Remo their I j^^j^ ^j^j, ^g^^ ^g always wise- 
cracked about in Harlem off the 



I who had made ths San Remo their 
home. Furnishings, and other ap 
purtenances will be publicly auc 

Itioned this month. 



West Point Cadet 

Nabs Hotel PrOWlerl^"*. <>t?L*rs. ?topped artte _botel_.|^e^oesr^but on^ the* oSer t^ni. 



stage. 

Dnea inia monin, . ■ xhe negro Journalists also resent 

Many promlnient artists, actors ^hlte people writing plays about 

nA AthAna atnnnpll tLt the hotel. I ' V..* am hatlA. 



camouflage his "calleys." The only 
way he can hide them ears Is to 
wear a helmet, and his nose Is too 
far gone for beauty doctors to waste 
their young lives on. I don't think 
Doc Pratt would even tackle it and 
they say he can straighten out any- 
thing from a Times Square traffic 
jam to a Pantages route. 

So bfl._prej)ared for s ome hlg 
nolse K this "Jane'don't beHavTontr 
stick to her knitUn'. 

It begins to feel like the real "or- 
chord" weather, and I am expectln' 
to get word to line up my ball 
gamers any day now. 

Be good, but not too good. 

Tour old alpay. Con. 



George Delmar, 22, soda jerker, 
was held In $600 bail for further 
examination when he was arraigned 
before Magistrate Goodman in West 
Side Court oh a charge of petty 
larceny. 

Delmar was arrested by Police 
man Tempero, West 47th street 
station, after Frederick Glddlngs, a 
West Point ,eadet, caught him 
rifling his trousers pockets In a 
room at the Hotel Astor. Glddlngs 
and a classmate, Roy Cuno, caioae 
to the city to spend the E|aster hoi 
idays and registered at'^'the Astor. 

While walking along Broadway 
they met a former cadet who had 
been expelled. Glddlngs told this 
man where he was stopping and 
shortly thereafter left him. Several 
hours later Glddlngs and Cuno were 
asleep when Glddlngs was aroused 
by someone prowling about the 
room. 

He saw two men rifling his pants 
and jumped out of bed. The former 
cadet succeeded in escaping, but 
Glddlngs caught Delmar. and sub 
dued him. When the cop was 
called he searched Delmar and 
■found—three- -new $l-bllls-ln "his. 
pocket. In a corner was a crum- 
pled $6 bill. Glddlngs previously 
had announced that he had lost $8. 
Delmar sold he had been drinking 
and had been taken to the room by 
the former cadet and thought he 
could sleep there for the night 



ana oiners bidfijcu hi. . uio uu^^i. ■ negroes, DUt, on tne ouier nana, 
Capt "Bob" Bartlett explorer, was I colored actors wllj not rehearse un- 
one. Joseph Z. Spaghetti, noted I ^^r a colored director, 
violinist;. BasU Gill, Karl Friehurg, rphe dramatic critics take keen 
famous pianist .and a host of othere I periktnal interest in the plays and 
resided at the San Remo. | players. If an actor is at all bad 

they do not hesltatfe to say he la 
WW » •> I rotten. Recently Andrew Bishop, a 
Thugs Beat Up ASSL Mgr. colored star, was brought on from 
John Hempel, 42, 8416 Broadway, Cleveland to "?fl«™- , O"' 

asslstent minager of the Gotham the P«»P«'s "^^ ^^^"^1 
theatre. 187th street and Broadway, l«s"PP°««»t»^^^^ 
was severely injm-ed when he was ™ «Mn? 1« J^t^ He Ln't 
kicked and beaten Into Insensibility I »"« 



by two highwaymen at 148th street 
and Amsterdam avenue. After 
stealing $1,000 the footpads escaped. 

Hempel had collected the money 
at the Bunny theatre, 148tii street 



meet the requirements of the play- 
let this week. The supporting cast 
are not actors and never could 
be." 

Romeo Dougherty, dramatic 



at the Bunny critic of the "Amtitei-dam News," 

through "8t^Jt^«t ™f; Urltes a personal letter to the the- 

face car when the atre when he likes a play and later 

came abreaat of ^f;"*- prints It In his paper. 

them struck him a terrific blow I *^ ' 

over the head with a blackjack. I 

fo^nd"'H^miiriy£"n- tSTsld'e! Helen HendcTSon Reported 

hi:i^'te"t5irre""An"'^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^l 

Helen Henderson, ex-'Follles" 
beaut and her beau. Bob Rice, are 
reported to have re-married in 
Miami last moiith, with Eddie Kll- 
feather. Rice's band<.mate, and Mrs. 
Kilfeather, present Rice and Kll- 
■feath^r are of the George .Olsen 
organization, now at the Club Rlcff- 
mon. 

Mies Henderson left Rice to wed 
the eo-year-old Aaron Benesch, 
Baltimore department store multi- 
millionaire, and was subsequently 
divorced In Chicago. 



surgeon attended him and he went 
home. 



Actor Gets 30 Days 

Emlle Garede, 61, actor, pleaded 
guutyao: riioRUftlng-la,SRefilal.Se8:;: 
slons apd was sentenced to 30 days 
in the Workhouse. 

According to detectives, Garede 
took two boxes of candy, a cap and 
two ties, valued in all at $4.32, from 
counters in Macy's on March 27 and 
neglected to pay for them. 



\ 



VARIETY 



W O M EN'S P A GE 



Wedne8da7, April 3, 1828 



Among the Women 

By the Skirt, Jr. 



Best Dressed Woman of the Week 
FRANCINE LARRIMORE 

("L.et Us iBe Gay"— Uttle Theatre) 



Jolly Time 

"Let Us Be Gay," at the Little theatre, like It's title, Is the Jolllest of 
plays, with a very real love story handled with beauty and humor. Fran- 
oine Larrlmore, tltlan haired and husky of voice, le an adorable little 
grass widow. Charlotte Granville also gives a splendid performance as 
an erratio old woman. 

Miss Larrimore plays the first ^ct in a sweet chiffon gown and silk 
coat, both of which are the sameNgreen print' With this she chose a 
tight green turban. Palest beige satin was used for her becoming eve- 
ning gown and was very chic when combined with a brown mallne fan. 
A jade green negligee revealed a lovely peach slip lace trimmed. Just 
the right choice was her silk suit in ivory topped by a snug maize hat. 

Entire cast ta well chosen and renders a blithe Uttle play, irrlslstlblo. 



Norma Shearer Talk* 

Norma Shearer emerges as a fuU fledged "talking star" of no mean 
merit in "(Trial of Mary Dugan" current at the Embassy. Picture Is an 
exact duplicate In every way of the stage play, no license having been 
taken with the story. The tempos are -excellent and, except for a bit 
too much footage, the picture has few weak spotSt. , 

Casting Is exceptionally fine with H. B. Warner outstanding as the 
district attorney, his voice and general deportment leaving nothlhg to 
be desired. Lewis Stone also plays a bad part with great artistry. Ray'^ 
mond Hackett, as the boy, wais very sincere and should remain In the 
talkers. 

Miss Shearer becomes much more convincing, with the added charm 
of her voice and showed great emotional depths, hitherto unrevealed. 
She wore two very smart costumes . . . one a' fur trimmed ensemble 
worn with a smart hat with a tiny feather bmaoient; A coat "vrith two 
huge red fox of rare quality was effective with one of the new turbans. 
Lllyan Tashman and Olive Tell made the most of small roles. 

Tiresome Vauda 

Tiresome bill at the Palace this week with two holdovers — Lopez and 
Harris and RadclUte. 

Hector, dog act, opened and Harry White and Alice Manning followed, 
assisted by Al Samuels and two brothers. White and Manning bffer some 
clever comedy dancing and the three- boys are excellent buck dancers. 
Combination has been seen around at the picture houses. ZjllUan Rotb 
seems to have decided to tone down, being scarcely audible' and lacking 
the punch she- might have had using her full voice.' She wore a vlnk 
gown studded at the neck and having a mallne skirt of pink and green. 
Published nimibers mostly. Harry Fox and Beatrice Curtis opened In- 
termission and were a. welcome relief. Fox was In rare form and Miss 
Curtis has gained In unction. Attention should be given her make-up 
which is BO fa,ulty as to be detrlmentaL She wore, the same little blue 
chiffon suit with white collar and cuffs as on her last appearance here. 

Radio Revue found Lopez doubling and th6 Happiness Boys, in addi- 
tion to Gladys Rice, much in evidence. Miss Rice wore a flesh bouffant 
and sang with a great deal of charm. 

Lester Allen and Nellie Breen blosed In a hard spot. Allen's clowning 
and Miss Breen's dancing held them In and .deserved a better, break in 
position. Act slowed down at the flnlsh, however. Miss Breen wore 
a tiny peach taffeta and a red Checkered glngheon. 

« Dorothy Humphrey's Evening 

Guild theatre has become the scene of entertaining Sunday night 
recitals. Latest was a dance series given by Doris Humphrey and 
Charles. Weldman. Miss Humphrey used her school of young girls all 
of whom are well trained In addition to being attractive. 

High point of the evening was a "Water Study" depicted , by the gtrls, 
without music. Exact effect of waves and even the sound wajs' repro- 
duced — a well thought out piece of Interpretation. Mr. 'Weldman did 
some excellent numbers among which was & . isatlre on Jazz done to 
G«rshwin's Prelude and a study called "Compassion." 

Miss Humphrey's work was colorful and expressive and. was doubly 
enhanced by her personal f>eauty. Story of the bees was elective, as 
also a cowboy expresstonlstic number. Misii Humphrey' has been In 
vaudeville. 



Chatter in Chi 

(Continued from page 52) 
milkweed for Aaron. Shorty ye&rs 
ago, when he was attending gram- 
mar school In Wagon Mound, Aaron 
approached his parents for the- usual 
10-cent weekly allowance. 

'X be sorry, son," said old Jones 
sadly, "but thee does not git thy 
money any more. I hast sunk the 
bankroll on EHastlc Arm Bands, 
Inc., und we bist flat as a platter 
of goofer dust." '. "Oke, pop," said 
Aaron brightly, '(TU go to Chi and 
become a success' on my own." 

"On your own what?" asked dad- 

"On my own opinion," said Aaron. 

Aaron set out: for Chicago im- 
mediately and registered at the T. 
M. C. A. hotel, then also known as 
the Mills. Being a stranger, he 
sought companionship and soon 
hooked up with a„co.uple of young- 
sters named Llnck and Shafer, who; 
hung out at a nearby chill parlor. 
The three of them set their busy 
minds to scheming for a quick way 
to make money. 

"I have It," saUd Aaron. 

"You're a liar," said Linlch. 
"Shimmy and see if I pant." 

"I mean I know how to make 
money," Aaron continued. "What 
does everybody do at a .door con- 
necting two hotel rooms?'' 

"Peep through the keyhole," re- 
plied Schaffer. 

"Bight," said Aaron. "Why not 
open a pen ny afcade with all open- 
Ings'In the~peepT)6xe^'m8.'dS~lir'tKe' 
Shape of a keyhole?" 

Within a year the trio were so 
rich that Unnck' and Shaeffer quit 
working, and they're still on their 
■ticA vacatl^.n^ --But Aaron continued 
' and isbon organized a dlroult of the-, 
•tees ' called JoAes, Llniclc and 



Schaffer, out of respect to agree- 
able if Idle cronlea 

Seeking further expansion, he 
bought into, the Sullivan Consldlne 
circuit with Marcus Lioew,.arid soon 
took $600,000 out of tlie sock to pay 
for hid foible.' Then he j>romoted 
a JetCrle»-Johnsoi) fight picture, and 
took another $600,000 oUt of the sock 
for taking his fun where hetound it. 

Despite everything; he eventually 
found himself a multi-millionaire 
with two grown sons. The one 
named Johnny was sent to Florida 
but came back immediately with a 
complaint that the sun hurt his 
eyes. Aaron J. Jones, Jr., having a 
saucy tongue, was turned Into a the 
atre. manager and has been delight 
edly hurling epithets ever since. 



quests to head the I<dew, Orpheum 
and other circuits, figuring It's too 
late lit life to spoil the vacation o{ 
^old pale like Linlch and Shaffer, 

Meanwhile, the music publishers 
loaded up on cigars, 

Phil R. Djfvls,. theatrical at- 
torney, elected commandef of the 
American Legion Loop post.. 

Execution of the seven Chicago 
gangsters in a erarage, and the con- 
sequent tlerhtenlng-up by authori- 
ties, is costing this town's drinking 
public plenty of gold Ingots. Steep 
prices now on' all bootleg stock. 



UncommonChatter 



; Amerioan Sidelights 

Vanishing American. ... Bassett 
and fialley, dugfllng, balancing and 
otherwise an opening act Man 
wearing . an evening Jacket thdt'^ 
a classlo. Stout assistant in a Lane 
Bryahtlsh model doing acrobatics, 
... Curtain raised showing a <;lut- 
tered up back stage, wiiUe a piano 
is shoved into one for Reis 'and 
Dunn. Harmony duo with the usual 
material and an amusing song giv- 
ing . southern treatment to . an old 
homestead in the Bronx. . . . Cran- 
ston and Iiee, girl and boy act with 
songs, dances and funny saying. 
Girl has a vaudeville French accent 
that's a pip — ^no attempt to make it 
French— Just a string of syllables, 
Act better be good — an agent has 
Just entered the left stage box. Imi- 
tation of Mlstlnguet singing Amer- 
ican Jazz. Under any other name 
Just OS funny. . . Pair taking boWs 
with that puzzled look of "Shall I— 
or shall I not— yes, I will take an 
encore." 

The Raccooners. Ten boys enter- 
ing through the audiencd in a col- 
lection of the saddest loolcing rao- 
coon coats outside of Princeton. 
Develop into a stage band. An- 
nouncement informing that "almost 
all of the . boys in the act have at 
some time been to college." De- 
velopments prove that it -wasn't a 
college of music. Introducing Dor- 
othy Bergere in beige lace and an 
astonishing coiffure, ooinplete with 
rlplets, rivulets . and cascades. . . . 
'That heartrending ballad, "Glad 
Rag Doll" . .'. American's in rare 
form this week with 'the kind of 
^cts that makes it a particular de- 
"light-— or blight according to the 
yle-wpoint . . . Floradora Beauties 
sung by four of the boys in the or- 
chestra. Audience in hoots. . . . 
Miss Bergere bade in sequins that 
light up the entire auditorium. . . . 
Big finish. House won't let the act 
go.' 'Whistles, stamps, cheers. . . . 
Mack Sennett comedy stu^ on to 
quiet them — as good a time as any 
to leave. 



. Sorimmink 

Proctor's Setb- Street . . . Wil- 
liams' Midgets. One little fellow 
singing, dancing and doing acrobatic 
stunia, awfully cute. . . . EIrippen 
and Brown, colored team.. Girl, with- 
one of those . natural . Lulu Belle 
voices, looks very smart in a bril- 
liant red sports dress. Her partner 
in evening dress with trousers a 
boantlful shade of . Jade green velvet 
He's an out-and-out lift on Johnny 
Hudgins, but he's tunny. . . . Lew 
White and Co. . . Comedians should 
be awfully good or awfully bad to 
be aniuslng; ones in between are no 
fun at aU. 

O'Brien, Stanley and Mack — three 
dumb bunnies who have the house 
"scrlmmink wit rurrlng wit lef- 
flng." . . . Jack Donnelly. and> Co. 
Agreeable, full stagre muslcat 



Lavaah, at Least . 

The Paramount. . .Easter greet- 
ings -with the orchestral prelude 
that Includes a stage tableau done 
la the deeply religious Roxy man- 
ner. ..The J^sse Crawtords at twin 
organs. ' Full stage screen' verbaliz- 
ing a song that rhjrmes "tniiy honor" 
with "old Tla Juana." 'What next? 
...Murray Anderson's "Laces and 
Graces." liovely stage set -with the 
Orchestra boxed in pale yellow with 
a lace design executed in tinsel or 
sequins or what had they?. .\ "Silver 
Lace" Illustrated by Molly Q'Day 
and the .Tommy Atklnq Sextette. 
Miss P'Day weighted down with a 
lovely gown of silver and lace. Very 
nice number. Llord Hoffman, sing- 
ing beautifully and looking ex- 
tremely well-groomed in black lace. 



.I'ffl^^-S'f. *«".^"..'!:-^Keo«8 W^>^ lace drop with oc 



GISL CHECKEB LAD) LOW 

Renee Carroll, the s. a. of Sardi's 
"a3"tKr"greefer ''ICnd ■'coatrown^ ' 
bandit, was ' suddently stricken 
with appendicitis Friday and is in 
a local hospital.. - 

The gang around Sardl'a and the 
restaurateur ^ himself are fixing to 
take care of the gal, with Vincent 
Sardi as chairman of the fund. 



caslonal rhlnestones over white lace 
. . .I<ots of class and exquisite flnlsh 
to Clrllllno and Fortunello, Eu- 
ropean tumblers.. .Miss O'Day bEu;k 
for another number with the Sex- 
tette. . .Finale going very Murray 
Anderson, with epidemic of silver 
lace, houdolr lamps descending from 
the iiles and angels headed for 
hoaven on twin elevators. Lavish 
production, but not so entertaining. 



Roxy's Easter Program 

Easter Sunday at the Roxy with 
the crowds out to the sidewalk..... 
Religious procession from the side 
boxes to the stage. Expect the 
ushers to parade with'incense .burn- 
ers any minute. The men's voices 
'mXicli~t56 laird'fOT-tlieTSprffiTOB'and 
altos... "Ballet dei PapllUoh" on a 
dark s^ge with; luminous effects. 
Clever Idea executed In cheap pos- 
tal card colors. ' Masslne a beau- 
tiful dancer':.. 'itewple Dolls" In- 
troduced yr Beatrice Belkln, in % 
black t>oUffante with, Kewjtie dolls 



Gray Matter 

By MoUie Gray 

(TOMMY GRAY'S SISTER) 



Good Comedy Well Dreiied 

"Spite Marriage" is as good a 
comedy as anybody ever made. A 
Uttle long, perhaps, but laughs all 
through it Not only that, but two 
well dressed girls. 

Dorothy Sebastian and Leila 
HyiEuns took ample care of beauty 
for.^brunette and blonde. Dot's light 
taffeta ensemble, its cape collar a 
niching over a deep shirred yoke 
and its long skirt showing a head- 
ing over the band it was gathered 
into, got some rough handling that 
proved It must have been well made. 
Her light colored velvet wrap had a 
flaring ermine collar and ber scarfs 
included white, red and cross fox, 
each of two animals. She isn't 
prejudiced . against nightgowns. 
Wearing «one with wide lace yoke 
and hem, but she probably liked her 
black velvet and white satin pa- 
jamas l>etter. Leila's white satin 
cape was mostly 'the circular flounce 
and her black net ensenible also 
had Its cape. 



Rather Silly 

"Geraldtne," film, is simple and 
siUy and a fine cast couldn't make 
It otherwise. Marlon Nixon has to 
use that old disguise eyeglasses to 
make her homely enough to make 
the change noticeable, which Is a 
compliment anyway. 

After her "reformation** she glis- 
tened forth in crystal fringe 
from neck and^valsi and a smart 
bob, beside the male one who 
wrought the miracle of making 
"Geraldlne" -noticeable. A Ught 
wool suit worn previously was good 
looking with its wide sleeves em- 
broidered and a single pleated 
revere v J , the coat collar. Albert 
Gran good as usual, this time in- 
^cludlng his voice, and Eddie Quillan 
'doing the heroic. 



Colony's Girls and Walter 

Walter O'Keefe has been attract' 
Ing a lot of men to the Colony with 
his lyrics. To make sure of keep- 
ing them, four girls in this week's 
show instead of two. 

Sally Sweet knelt at daddy's knee 
and recited limericks before brealt- 
Ing into song. Her yellow satin en- 
semble had its short Jacket edged 
all around with a triU and three 
circling. t!he skirt Blue for shoulder 
decoration and slippers was « nice 
contrast Kitty O'Dare tapped In 
the tapi>ers' uniform, velvet shorts 
and white silk blouse, later appear- 
ing in green crepe and feathers. 
MoKeon Sisters displayed pep and 
steps in orange beads and rufnes, 
not so good, and finally in long 
black satin trousers and yellow 
blouses under black boleros. Walter's 
"Laugh, Cohen, Laugh** a good 
parody. 



Nary a Change 

"Clear the Decks" is a Reg Denny 
farce. If Reg Just wouldn't talk. 
Olive Hasbrouck, the girl, was so 
unimportant she never even changed 
her coaf one of broadtail and 
cloth. 



Dot's Heavy Hats 

"Children of the Rltz" has one 



painted on the skirt Full stage 
opening to a grand idea; an enor- 
mous piano painted on a drop with 
eight pianos Inserted and a cor- 
responding number of pianists seat- 
ed on a full stage bench. Awfully 
good. 

Kewple number by the Roxyettes 
In bright raspberry and Madonna 
blue satin. A crime to have the 
Kewple masks so ugly when they 
could have been cute. , .News Reel 
— Mexico, tennis, races an d one 
thing and another. ..A darling kid, 
Davey Lee's only rival, reciting her 
ABC's... More Easter greetings by 
the Roxyettes in cunning costumes 
that fit into a shop window display. 
/ 

Good Laugh Film 

Buster Keaton, in ."Spite Mar- 
riage," continues to make his dead 
pan a miracle of eloquent panto- 
mime. He also continues to take 
the worst of every comedy situa- 
tion; to actually make his audience 
suffer for him and then feel like 
cheering when he turns a neat trick 
and'-comeB— out-on-topr— A— laugh- 
a minute,- furnished by the script 
and amplified by the Keaton ability. 

Dorothy Sebastian looks smart 
throughout and Is morO- than a 
little responsible for the laughs in 
the situations that the blundering 
Keaton drags her Into. 



thing that gets it away from the 
usual Dorothy Maokail- Jack MulhaU 
mix-up. Dorothy does a hot dance, 
first in a Harlem cabaret then In 
the Bits. ' 

Dorothy, smartly dressed, but on 
top. Ber hats seemed too heavy to 
carry. Dotted silk ensemble, using 
both- light and dork dots on con- 
trasting background, tied its hip- 
length Jacket at one side of the neck 
with a wide bow, very snappy. Then 
there 'was a dotted black* net over 
white satin with .irregular flares 
darkening' the skirt near the bot- 
tom and a light taffeta cape shirred 
to the hips .with ' collar, of' -the ma-, 
terlal looped between-small bunches 
of flowers, worn over' a lace frock. 

An erm!|ne A>at figured heavily In 
the plot a'nd will probably flgure in 
the dreams of feminine; wardrobe 
worshipers; - Heir ' favorite neck- 
lace ^nfi of dark Mon^s surrounded 
by diamonds linked together in &■ 
choker lengthr. 

Dorothy Dresses, for Tom 
Tom Mix balie lilmeetf ^"The Drift- 
er" iCor .a soreeii; inystery of his .oWn. 

Dorothy Diran probably .took to 
films . as. .an^ tAi -to' Iter figure. She 
looked well In rJdiiig- breeches of a 
Ught Shade ^that. matched her tie on 
a white blouse and felt hat turned 
sharply off her face. A . dark felt 
and a triangle silk scarf were used 
for variation. An .organdy frock 
with '"self . folds on the skirt and 
long ended bow from the rolled 
collar woUl<L make most girls ap- 
pear to need exercise. Aiiyway, the 
flgure 8 is supposed to be supplant- 
ing the flgure 1. 

Dimpled Cheek Hero 

"Marked Monejr" is an old fash- 
ioned kids* delight two-for-a-nlckel, 
serial, with a. boy hero. Junior Cogh- 
Ian. Virginia Bradford made an at- 
tractive aviatrlx in dark leather out- 
fit and 'bride in white leather flying 
suit Her white crepe frock had 
floating drapery from each shoul- 
der and spearate scarf, A printed 
frock with flounced skirt had- small 
black velvet bow and long ends 
from the back of the heck. 

Hero tried to overcome the handi- 
cap of dimpled cheeks with a na-val 
officer's uniform, but didn't sncceedr 

Few Women at Riverside 

Great excitement at Broadway 
and 96tli. A line of custoniera 
around the. comer from the River- 
side. Mons. Lenzburg— JuUus on the 
annunciator, JiiUua to B^e B^er. 
and Jules on the program-r-'was wel' 
comed like a favorite son. "Four 
American Aces and a^ueen" -were 
Uked. Glri does litUe but add to 
the scenery and blUlng. Some really 
daring stuff. Pavley-Oukralnsky 
Ballet is a pretentious oileriiur. For ' 
a Blue Danube dance five girls' were 
in bright red bathing suits, bare 
feet and 'manipulated a. very large 
square of- blue silk simulating 
waves, graceful, too. A tambourine 
flnlsh full of action and color. 

Ben Blue, as tisual> , and Belle 
Baker, with old stories and ques- 
tionable lyrics, pleased. Ru'dy Vallee 
and Harris and Radcllff, last half 
all stag. 



State's Film Week 
State catering to the picture fans 
this week with "^olf of WaU 
Street" vaude section being null 
and void except - for the Lander 
Bros. Irene Leary is now billed 
with them In their own act same 
one, but when they Join Raymond 
Fagan and his Aristocrats in 
"'Whooping it Up" their gags and 
Irene's gown' are n«>w. 

A lovely "weddliig to the eye at 
least' the bride in silver lace 
spangled for good measure, brides- 
maids in green crepe carrying rosea 
made a pretty finale until it took 
to dancing. An exciting moment 
during the act was caused by a little 
lady in a Che-piece beaded affair 
trailing black crepe from the top of 
her crystal cap and more black 
crepe as a niany tiered train. Vocal- 
ist chose white beads and mallne 
for a graceful gown. Miss Leary, 
flame color crepe with bead girdle 
and yoke.. 

Berhard < and Henri, two girls in 
spite of their names.' One costume 
WBS" a ■gowd^lODkine-bead 'cnsemble-r 
In pink with rose pattern marking 
the diagonal line where fuU skirt 
joined tight bodice, the other green 
taffeta mostly narro-w ruf fies. Smith 
and hart, fUU of energy anyway, 
girl In white organdy '.with- large 
pink dots. .- 



Wednesday^ ApHI S, 1929 



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No.12 



: 15 YEARS AGO % 

' yjVom Vartefy oiW "Clipper") 

'Wiuiam Farnuni: sl^ed- for plc- 
^oes wltb Famous' Flayers and 
ltob«rt '£aeBbiiL heeded the oall ot 
Jesse I<as,k]r, latter to Blm "Con- 
Jbrtr's' House." 

.'WlUlom A. &rad7, Charles E. 
]pianey> Shuberts and Augustus 
Thon>as had aU^tbrtned corporations, 
to handle screen ' rights to their 
■ucoesstut -ri^laxs. No^ Peei^Iess 

^otp. was formed and it was re- 
Itbrted ail would pi^ol their play 

■ tnanuscrlpta, Jules Bnilatour was 
Qoe of the incorporators. 

. Doc Cook, the phoney North Pole 
tisooverer, handed show business a 
laufflu He^was playing smj^tll time 
■nd registered a squawk that his 
pressing' room at MoVlcker's Chl- 
Ijtigo, was .cold. 

Olmbels' department store In New 
Tork pulled , a new one. They In- 
tkt>duced.:danolng during luncheon, 
:wlth e^n orchestra booked In and 
i^e models parading, between 
dAnces. 

' 'Truly Shattuck, former mUslcal 
toniedy star, appeared at the Co- 
lumbia theatre with the "Bowery 
^urlesquers" and the lobby was 
banked with nowers like a Casino 
premiere. 

' 'Wireless telegraphy Was so new 
ftat' a. demonstration .was framed 
lud .given at Hainmersteln's as a 
taudevllle novelty act. 

Jack Plckford was beginning to 
lUtraot attention as tT screen actor 
tather than as "Mary's brother." 



Paul Oullck. partner of the late 
FliU Mlndll In press agentry, was 
itaiployed for special publicity cam- 
paigns by Unlversalt and the young 
Iboan seems to have glveq satlstac- 



50 YfARSAGO 



Checkup on the six-day walking 
tnatob at Gllmore's Garden not long 
before showed total gate of (64,314 
(knd bar receipts addlUonal 12,625. 
<Thls eVent was the equivalent ot 
Uie modem slz-day bike -event 
^hloh draws close to 1400,000. What 
tt would do with a bar Is some- 
llhlng to dream about.) ** 



Clipper indulges In one of its rare 
fttafts at Art in the paragraph: 
''tClara Morris contemplates a re- 
taewal of her'>struggl6 with Lady 
Macbeth next season." 



So complete was th% public mad- 
taess over ' pedestrian contests tl>at 
% group of Boston baseball club 
players who had been working in 
New Tork, hoofed it to rejoin in- 
stead of going by train. 

Texas was wild and woolly In- 
ileed. Following cold-blooded mur- 
der of Ben Porter In Marshall by 
a desperado, Georgte Dmke, actress 
to the Green Front at San An- 
tonio, was sliot to death by a local 
frun toter who resented her trans- 
|Cer of affections to a cavalryman 
iBf the border garrison. Killer was 
ikrrested a few days later In St. 
I<ouls. 

. Uberator won the English Grand 
National classio at 9 to 1, There 
Were 18 startera. 

Funeral of Ben Porter, actor klll- 
•d by a ruffian In Texas, was held 
to the Little Church Around the 
..Comer and the whole sUge pro- 
.naalDn-turiied..(iut.^juiier&l^semion 
was preached by Rer. Dr. Houghton 
Who. until his death, was an Idol 
'of showdom^ 

■ World heavyweight ring title was 
.M stake in ijte batUe between 
4ohnnr Swyer and Johnny Elliott 
•™ **k» place on Canadian soU In 
» WW weeks, v Purse WM $2,000. 



VARIETY 



66 



Inside Stutf-Pictures 



One of the Independent producers making 8Uen£ comedies admits the 
present, market for his product Is at low ebb and getUng worse, if that's 
possible. Producer ascribes cause as due to large organizations proo 
UoaUy giving away their preaeot stock of silent shorts, enabling ex 
changes to sell pictures with names as low aia $1.60 or $2 a day. When 
the. little fellow comes along with names ordinarily good but second to 
those in question, the exhibitor is' uninterested at any price. Producer 
is going through with his several series as he is obligated to featured 
players 'Itnd exchanges, but process la making him squirm. 

An Independent feature producer teltq of a parallel experience with 
one of his exchanges. Owner of latter had signed a contract to pwr $200 
a print for his territory and also biiy his prints. When exchange man 
gave notice he would be unable to lift his print producer ' sugrgested com- 
promise of overlooking cash payment and merely buying the print, di- 
viding bookings 60-60. After one experiment ezchangeman notified seller 
he couldn't do better on following subject than take a print to be sup- 
piled by producer imd then share 60-60. He has not yet got his print 
under such terms. * 

With talkers coming into the field, maids of film actresses have the 
hurich that now is the time to break Into pictures. 
' .June CoUyer had two maids for whom she made things pretty nice. 
Servants were given a good monthly reimbursement besides a room- 
and bath in the Roosevelt Hotel with the privilege of signing meal checks. 
One had been in the employ of Gloria Swanson, but after two months be- 
came screen ambitious. ^Thts girl came to Miss CoUyer and managed to 
sell the idea to her other maid, with the result that both gave notice to 
seek fame and fortune via furnished room and the Central Casting Corp. 

Their Initial screen appearance as yet has not been recorded. 

Incongruity and Inconsistency ot theme song spotting in sound pictures 
was twice evidenced In as many previews recently. One showed a scene 
where the leading couple in the continuity falTover a cliff. As they kind 
far beloy a.n offstage singer tenors the theme song. 

'In another, the preview threw the gathering into an uproar when the 
heroine is shown on an operating table, with the inedicos seriously sterll- 
'Izlng their scalpels, prior to an operation. As the film heads saw It this 
was the cue for a love ballad reprise by another unseen songster. The 
music publisher of the number, when getting a load ot this, couldn't 
control himself, whereupon the producers fallowed suit and ordered a 
change. 

With club rooms of the Academy- of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
on the Coast now converted Into, a model sound theatre, the Academy 
plans to introduce new problems to Its members in sound. 

It wlU also be used as a private pervlew room for showing new pic- 
tures to outside interests, such as various leaders ot women's clubs 
who in turn will report their opinion to other club leaders throughout 
the country. 

The Prince ot Wales, who traveled in plenty comfort on his .African 
hunting trips, has nothing on the company going to Africa to shoot 
•"Trader Horn" for M-O-M. 

Their innumerable luxurious traveling accommodations Include an 
electrical refrigeration plant and a radio broadcasting outfit which 
enables the exiled company to talk to their families at home. A regular, 
arsenal is also being taken along to defend the players from Jungle 
beasts if necessary. 

New Publlx ruling prohibits the use of transportation tickets intended 
for a composite unit to any outsider. 

Where 26 or more tickets must be bought PubUx win neither sanction 
the release or approve of the disposition of any of these tickets except 
to the unit prescribed. 

Amateur song writers throughout the country are swamping picture 
studios with requests for permission to use photographs of film stars on 
covers of songs they hope to publish. 

Paramount received more than 20 letters liL,one week for permission 
to use Clara Bow in this way. All such requests are ignored. 



I 

Ideal test sentences to establish working conditions of microphones 
on sound stages includes siich venerables as, "sister Susie's sewing shirts, 
for soldiers" and "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 

With Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to continue on its own with Its present 
executive staff and production officials intact, a friendly rivalry has 
sprung up between this group -and the Fox producing crew. 

Production executives feel that eaoh organization must show Its metal 
and try and keep a pace ahead of the other. They figure that In this 
way production in general at both studios will be kept at top notch, with 
the respective producers and heads of each lot endeavoring to make a 
showing Just a little better than their rivaL Both Sol Wurtael, now In 
charge of the Fox lot, and Irving Thalberg, at M-O, are kejrlng up their 
organizations for the test which will be shown in the late 1928-29 product 
and Oie. early 1929-30 releases. 

Sunday ads In Netr Tork for Zlegfeld's "Show Boat" was a Monday 
morning burh-up for the ' various department heads at Universal, the 
wording of the copy being a direct slap at that company's picture version 
of the musical comedy and Edna Ferber's noveL 

Paragraph that particularly aroused the U sales and publicity depart- 
ment officials read: "See it In the fiesh and blood with real living actors 
and world-famous beauties. Living, breathing, pulsating. Not canned. 
Human voices, human emotions, living contact between audience and 
players That vital spark that cannot be counterfeited by any mechani- 
cal substitute." 

Max Marcln Is to do two telkers a year for United Artists. First is 
to be produced under his name as producer. Is a play which he wrote 
and which was done in Pictures by Paramount about six years ago. 
Marcln refused to part with the- talker rights, while Par was reluctant 
In selling back the script. 

Author claims to have paid $16,600 for it, the sum being nearly as 
much as paid for the original picture rights. He wlU call the talker 
Sweethearts," 

During a showing of "Hearts In Dixie," at the Fox, Philadelphia, two 
bats got into the theatre through the ventilating system and created a 
stir Just as the voo-doo sequence of the film was on. 

No damage. Ushers spent some time hunting the bats. One was dis- 
covered In the organ. Other made good his escape. 



Since going to a straight sound policy several months ago, B. & K.'s 
McVlcker's Is rivaling the Chicago, which has twice as many seats. In 
weekly profits. 

McVlcker's has a nut of $16,000' and has been averaging abo'Ut $20,000 
above~tI»sS'weeklf.~ThB- Chlcagoj-wlth-Its specUUlocaUst^ 
tlons, is eating up about $36,000 weekly and bringing In Uttle above 
$60,000. 

' An atmosphere of competition for time has arisen on the Paramount 
coast lot ever since William Wellman broke the record-.of making a fea- 
ture length production in nine days, 

'Working schedules for pictures now in production ran^ from 12 to 24 
dajrii. "Marriage Holiday" la blocked out for -12 days, "Wheel of Ute" 



IS days, "Thunderbolt" 19 days and "Burlesque," planned as a special 
is booked for 24 days. These schedules, however, do not Include tim* 
for rehearsals. 



Within six months Hal Home, managing director-of United Artists 
theatre, Los Angeles, cut the operating expense $10,000 a week. When 
he came into the house It was $18,600 and at present it's a little over 
$8,000. With Publix now taking the house over as a long run and pic- 
tures playing to $13,000 to $16,000 on the first week, with a three week 
engagement, house will be able to show a profit on the run. 

House has cut out its orchestra and stage presentaUons, also the pay- 
ing for billboard advertising. Whatever billboard advertising appears U 
paid for . by the producing distributing company. 

Through Ignorance or lack of diplomacy, one of the studio managers 
on the coast approached a pet star in the act of smoking a clgaret on 
one of tl>e sound stages. He told her If she didn't put U out, he would 
have to stop the production. 

Actress went Into a rage and told him It would be the last production 
he would ever try to stop. Two weeks later, the studio manager was 
demoted. 



A lot of the dallies and some film folk are still mystified about what 
happened to Milton Sills. Secrecy which surrounded hla moves her« 
was brought about through deilcooy on the part of the star and hla 
wife. 

Sills JUst has a very common but not serious affliction which conven- 
tional people do not consider a drawing room topic. 

Latest in R. C. A. Photophone recording equipment has been installed 
at the Radio Coast studio. 

New complete recording unit consists of a dolly truck, five feet long 
and three feet wide, with all necessary instruments mounted. This-can 
be rolled to any convenient spot for the recording of scenes and requites • 
but two men to operate. In event exterior scenes are needed, the small 
truck can be lifted by four men, loaded oh a truck and hauled to Ioc»« 
tlon. Cost of ^hls recording unit runs around $68,000. 

While the average number of sets for dialog pictures Is reduced to 
one-third that required for silent flhns, studios are finding that the cost o( 
the interiors is at least 26 per cent greater for the talkers. 

Flhn director on the coast dropped a "mikp" Into the center of a dresft- ' 
Ing room, where morS than 30 chorines were chattering over topics of 
the day. 

When, it was played back It sounded like Times Square on eteotloB 
night and what you couldn't hear was just as well, ' 

Successful film man who knows the east side of New Toik regrets the lack 
of ^me which prevents him making a picture carrying dual dialog IB ' 
Russian and Jewish. Idea is a road show played until its territory to Now 
Tork City is exhausted and then repeating in Chicago. ^ 

He claims Just the two cities alone would get him out 

An Independent Studio which had put in a sound system oh what to 
known as the radio principal started its first day's shooting on^ plo- 
ture with everybody jubilant. 'When the rushes were looked at that 
night the play back sounded off with "this ia station :KFWB; we' b>* 
presenting so and so on so and so's program." 

Just a 'case of the studio being too close to the broadoastliig statloaw 
highly sensitive ■ microphones on the set picking out. the ether waTM- 
from the radio station not far distant. Situation has I>eeB remedied, ' 



hade Stuff-legit 



George White Is getting together his new"]Bcandals'' In utter seoreer-' 
Evelyn Wilson signed tor the show let the news spill by acoldent. "WUtta. 
was furious. Ann Pennington is Ukely not to be In the oast, - '" 

Tounger daughter of a prominent stage director called npoa aa^aa"-' 
plring producer who announced plans tor two fotrthcomlngr playn OMj 
wanted an ehgagemeht, so the manager Inquired what expe'rlenco ah* 
had. A play done several years ago was mentioned. Asked what sha dljl- - 
In It she replied, "I Just walked on." Same answer was made .when aba 
mentioned another play. . - . . ^ ' . 

Amused, the producer asked the girl If e^e were ambitions to' becofltO' 
a .real actress. She said, "Well, my i61ster and her husband both faaV^' 
show engagrements for next season and that will leave me alone at nlghfiu ' 
So I Just want to walk on." 

On the ground that copyright has federal status and therefore undw - 
the Constitution is exempt from state taxation, a test case brought Xif 
Otto Harboch has definitely established that original 'holder* of C0pr«' 
rights not only may discontinue paying tax on royalUea iaccarnlog from 
copyright, but also are entitled to a refund of moneys they.have paid la'- 
the New Tork State Tax Commission since 102S. > .. - - 

It Is figured by Theodore Lesser, attorney for Harbabh, tliat.-lt ooPT* 
right holders avail themselves of the state tax revision In Uila nfspeet 
It wlU mean, collectively, a yearly loss to the state of approxlmatelr 
$600,000. ' ■ 

Claims for refunds must be made within two years of the <4ato- the - : 
return was filed or within one year from which the tdk was. recomputed 
by the commission. The time limit, however, lis three years, and thua - 
no action may be taken, the commission states, on any clalnis filed relat- 
ing to taxable periods prior to 1926. > ' . 

"Explain the terms of the contract under which the royalty woa ra> 
celved. 

"Name and address of person or coriraratlon to whom. the patent oC 
copyright was originally granted." 

"Buckaroo," produced by Hamilton MacFadden, was sold for ple> - 
tures prior to its brief presentation at Erlanger'a. The arrtuigement 
called for a bigger price for the rights should the shoW'hlake' a run^ It 
lasted a week and one day. Under the Dramatists Guild mlnltnum baslo 
agreement, .a producer does not participate unless the show plai»-at- 
least three weeks on Broadway. There were,. three authors, of thla ahow; 
and the picture money was turned over to them. ' ■ 



hade Staff-^VaodeWDe 



Juvenile member of a yaude family who went to Holl)rwood to'^nako ' 
a series of sound shorts went wild when he copped a book of telephone 
numbers. The book contained a select list of some well known soreea 
girls and non-professional temmes. Boy was able to distinguish tha 
stars from the non-pros and became very annoying to the young flap* 
when he called them Up In the small hours of the morning. 

Believing mention ot his name would start them racing to his rendea- 
vous, he was quite surprised when a copper answered one of hb sum- 
.mwuL^JlIatte*^ 

Ducat specs In vicinity of the Palace, New Tork, were stuck plett^ 
Easter Sunday. Before curtain time they were peddling them at 60o 
oh the dollar. Until two months ago the boys hadn't touched the Palftoa 
for a year, for there was no demand. With recent increased buelnesa 
at the 7aude house, they returned. Past ' six .or seven Sundaj^ tiava 
been complete sell-outs, at the box office and standa. The specs simply ' 
over loaded lost Sunday. 



VARIETY 



LIT E R A T I 



WodiMf day, April S, 1028 



BlAnket T>M« Claima 

Something not generally known 
but of .whlcl) news-atand periodical 
publishers axe well aware, is that 
one publishing syndicate haa eewn 

' up a flock or romantic, confession 
and kindred monickers with a view to 
UmiUng the Held. In other words, 
all forms, adaptations and com- 
binations of choice titles are re- 
stricted .through this syndicate 
printing up. an edition or two of 
any of these titles, giving them 
copyright protection as to text and 
title. The major Interest la to 
identify themselves with any good 
title and if that type publication 
flivs, it seems to be okay with the 
publishers, figuring It will come In 
handy later on. 

With many of these titles out- 
dated and not current) publishers 
of new periodiqala risk the aame 
experience which cost one publica- 
tion a 60,000 copy edition which It 
was compelled to scrap. It was their 
second' issue. After the first had 
made Its appearance, tl»e syndicate 
publishers proved Its priority to that 
title* but by that time the second 
edition was ready for distribution, 
but bad to be recalled becAuse of 
the too heavy terms the ayndlcate 
publisher Insisted upon, under pro- 
tectl(m of the court'a injunction 
wrltr The restraining orders can be 
obtained on the usual allegations 
o( priority on the intention to ra- 

. Vive ' the publication In the near 
future, eta 



Ervlne on the eve of the lattei^s 
departure for his native Ulster. Er- 
vlne was quoted at length In the 
World characterizing , Broun as . a 
poor sport to prime his attack sim- 
ultaneousljr with, his farewell, and 
with no ot>portunity for defense or 
rebuttoL 

: Broun's point that all Utera^eurs 
might well learn: from Ervln« that 
It's beat to "be yourself and' not 
attempt to ape Americanisms. What 
Ervlne resented particularly. y/OB 
Broun's contention that lie (the 
British critic) had attertipted to 
enter into competition with Walter 
Winchell. That, said ^rvlne. was 
the unktndest ciit of all. 



. Doubleday Sells • . 

Doubleday, Doran^ Co. still un- 
loading its magazines, and following 
the xecent sale of "The American 
Sketch," last week disposed of 
'Frontier Stories," a monthly, to 
Fiction House. With the transfer 
of ownership William Henry Cook 
becomes editor, succeeding Jefferson 
B. Cralle. 

Only publications remaining to 
Doubledax; Doipn In the flctlcn field 
are "West" and "Short Storitis." 



Chicago'* Hero tnatinet 

- The Chlcaero 

- Alumni, Inc., Is lielhg chartered as 
ail ' Incorporated body , tor social 
purposes by Floyd GltAbna and 3Bd 
Dbherty of Liberty, Capt. George 
H.-MUnea and Eft Bwley. the pub- 

. lIoIstS,'who are. the mti'niik spirits. 

• The first two nare^ prudent and 

I secretary, the only olBcers. There 
are 146 ex.-Chl scribes In New 
Vork. Of these, it is computed that 

. efi'V* isent. of the active newspaper 
;i^eoutlv6s In New Totk are ex- 

. ''-Chlcagoans. 

' ' A Mmllar alumni association of 
fbrnt'er Telegraph 'editorial stall 
ntimbetn is being form^ as a «a«. 
'ftaHrrb looking for a large enough 
meeting place. ' 

; " ' '. On t^e matter of statistics some- 
iiody cteduced that more than half 

. ot the ' current columnists on the. 

: .New York sheets are isouthemers by 
hlrth 'or adoption. 



Just a Paw 

Among the hundfSas of publica- 
tions having tradeJmarked titles 
the most recent Olflclal Gazette 
from the Patent Office, Washington, 
Includes "Barbara Burke's "Beauty 
Journal,'' "Toung Lovers," "Catho- 
lic" - Mirror," "World's Greatest 
w...«»^«.on>. Stories," "telenrlsion News." "Sub- 
Newspapermen s|^^^^ Stories," "Famous Lives," 
VHoimds and Hunting." ^"Fire 
Filters," 'Murder Mysteries," 
irroy World," , "Thfr Film Dally,"" 
'•Trade v Preview," "Lbs Angeles 
Sallys Jlewfl,'' "Thar . Chemist," 
^Railroader . Blue Book,^ "Parent's 
Magt^ne." "Kansas- Grocer" and 
"National Drug Newa" ~ 



' Ltfa of a Columnist 

Rian J&mes. tha . ^ropklyn Eagle 
columnist arid Broaaway specialist, 
makes his twenty^thlrd trip to Eu- 
rope, BalUne Aprh 19 on the De- 
Onsse. He win make an air. tour 
all pver Great Britain and the Con 
jtlnent and write the first newspa 
p^rmen's Impi^esslons ot an aerial 
JaunC The Eagle will serlallze.lt 
iaad a book compilation will follow, 

.,In. his absence James will sta^e 
a novelty In having Broadway thes' 
plans, as well as -newspaper pals, 
write guest columns, ^d already 
baa stuff in typ« contributed by Al 
Jolson. Eddie . Cantor, Grouclip 
Marx, Phn Baker. Joe Frisco, Nina 
Olivette, Charles Ruggles, Victor 
Moore — or their press agent alter 
egos. Incidentally, James made 12 
trips over on the some boat, the 
Tuscanla, but has shifted his afteC' 
tlons to the DeGiosse for the last 
few jaunts. 



92' Yaara on One Job 

"Jim" Preston did a UtUe cele' 
brating in Washington last week, 
it marked the conclusion ot a: 
years' .sbfvlce ais superintendent of 
the ' Senate Proa. Gallery. Odd 
twist is th^t "^Senator Warren of 
Wyoming Is the only Senator now 
on the Job that was there when 
Frestoh first cuqe to the gallery. 

«'jlm" Is known and much re- 
Qkected by every scribe that ever 
wrote a piece About the Senate or 
any of the inventions, for* he 
handles press details for both Re- 
publicans and Democrats. 



Haarat Man Won't Learn 

A lock of sense ot humor by the 
Old Gold* clgaret' company's tr4^- 
urer . cost the New .York American; 
its usual two pages ot' .O. Q. adv. 
copy find ~the. Jobs of thre.e staff' 
men,, ^eluding dtijn. 'Blair, cxAck 
rewrlter. 

A stoiy gagging about the Old 
Gold ..blindfold tests fetched a 
Biixtawk ti^om thfuClgaret compiahy's 
treasurw to. Coblentz, the newspa- 
per's .execAtlye. The switching! of a 
Mjecca for .an Old Gold' raised the 
lie ot the latter company. 



Cooling Off 



« ChlcagOit^Aprll 2. 
Joe Lawlor, of the Examiner 
drama department, was se- 
verely burned on the head, 
chest and one hand whan a 
fluid with which he was clean- 
ing his pipe exploded and set 
his clothing aflre. 
' Joe Jumped Into the bath- 
tub to extinguish the flames 
■via the shower, fie- Is cool- 
ing oft In the American Hos- 
pital. . « 



growing In populajflty,; mainly out?, 
side of X^ew .Tork, and Is outtlns 
Into the ranks of the croBSrWord 
piizzie addicts. Gaine Is played 
without cards or partners, : a; pencil 
and the diagram being all that Is 
needed. 



Exenjpt Royalllea 

A ruling by the State Tax Com- 
mission exempts authors' royalties 
trom the New York state inicome 
tax. 

This Is Ucome derived from in- 
ventors, " authors and playwrights, 
through patents or copyrights Is- 
sued by the Federal Government, 
but does not apply to such Income 
derived fromi foreign grants of 
letters,, patent or copyright. 

While There's' Life 

Life, the humor weekly, Is going 
Into competition with the ticket 
specs. Starting with this week's 
issue (Friday) ' \vblch Is also' when 
O. O. Mclnt3rre bows' In as the new 
dramatic critic, suoceeidlng Robert 
Benchley,. Life's Ticket ^Service, "a 
department which will enable 
lilfe's* readers to obtain seats for 
the New York shows at box-offlce 
prices," comes Into existence. 



proaob all atudlo workers tor sub- 
scriptions to the.inae. Paramount 
and I^-G-M BtuOtos refused solicit- 
ors entree. 

Ripla/a Raseareh 

Bob L. Ripley, whose "Believe It 
or Not" Is becoming, a tad, aince 
be tublished some ot his amaaing 
findings in book form, new employs 
three aaststantsi each versed In a 
different language, to ffo ever 
everything printed to ilTid ^terla) 
for his cartoons. 

in addition; he also has people do 
research woi^ to verity everytlilng 
he states. y - 

"Evary^edy*^ Paaalna 
^'Everybody's MajRolne" not do- 
ing so well since "Romance" was 
revived by the same, company, 
Bldgeway,.and the two will .be com- 
bined under the title of the latter. 

P. A. Dope 

Wendell Phillips Dolge, the show 
press agent, who recently went -to 
Paris to establish an American the- 
atre thAre, has written, while in 
that city, a practical book on play 
exploitation, called "Theati-a Pub- 
licity." D. Appleton & Co. wlU pub- 
Ush It. 



New Anthology 
"On ,th« Lot," e short play (first 
produced by. the Hollywood Com- 
.munlty Flayers) by. Florence Ryer- 
son and Colin Clements, haia been 
selected by Barrett H. Clark and 
Kehyon Nicholson for their new 
'anth6To.g7 whibh Is 'to be published 
shortly by' D.' Appleton Company. 



Producer's Wife Authoreaa 

Edith Fitzgerald who wrote "The. 
Two-a-Day," iiftlmate fictional 
study of the stage In Satevepost 
dated March 30. is the wife of 
Robert R, BIskin (A. E. & R. Jl.; 
Rikin. Independent legit producers). 

This Is her second story In the 
Post and two others have been ac- 
cepted. She' has Jn addition sold 
a piece to Liberty. Mrs. Rlskln 
had never written, anything, for 
publication until a year ago. 



'A'.'MorehouB^ Idea 

"When Ward. Morehouse, : column- 
ist for the New York sun, hopped 
aboard a ship to go abroad recent- 
ly, be did so with nine suit cases 
and. nary 6P trunk. 

Among the .things Horehouse 
believed. necessary for hls.Europehn 
ex^jurslon were a baseball bat, 
baseball and several pillows. 



Monologiafa Praaa Start 

Dr. George Rockwell, vaude and 
revue comlo, places his htmibrous 
writings Into newspaper circula- 
tion;; starting next Sunday with the: 
McNanght Syndicate handling the 
i^ure. Charley McAdeims, vlce- 
' .president .'and general manager .of 
'IkfcNaiight's, is Btarthig Rockwell 
off. with one article a week tor 
!§nndia;f^.,releaTOi ..nuuilng^,^^^ 
cblvinn and' a , half, juat as he " did* 
when he launched WUl Rogers as _a 
syndicate .. feature writer. Two cor- 
Qom art will abeomiMMty Book-, 
well's 'eftmedyi flbatter. . 

■.. [ .What tMt jBInJIn ' ; . 
^ ,CtoiwUidiB|ile <d-d6 io ltt«raiy art 
(lUiout Hejrwood .Broun's nnklad 
rln The Natloo about Bt John 



Mantle's New Book 

Dodd, Mead & Co. which prints 
the annual "Best Plays" selected by 
Bums Mantle, dramatlo oritio of 
the New York Dally News, will 
shortly bring out another book by 
the same author called "American 
Playwrights of Today," It con- 
tains a large nuniber of short bio 
graphics of native playwrights. 

After Praaidancy 

Louis W. Fehr, of .the New York 
American, and Clyde Jennings, trader 
paper writer, are after the presi- 
dency of the Newspaper Club, New 
York. ' Fehr is at present first vice 
president and Jennings recording 
secretary. 

Election will foe held the first 
week In May with no contest tor 
the' other offices to be filled. - 



Runyon'a Book . 

Damon - Runyon has recovered 
from an operation for appendicitis 
but there's a catch to It. 

A book hod been sent him care 
ot the New 'York American down- 
to'wn office; 

It was sent to the Polyclinlo and 
was One of the first things Runyon 
noticed' When coming out of the 
ether. It was Jack Black'A "You 
Can't Win." ' 



Roland Youna'a Volume. 
Roland 'Young, le^t actor, now 
on .. coast -actlne^ In ; pictures - for 
M-Gwif,' bas cb^ "Not For 

Chll^en," a 'volume ot animal' car- 
toons and .gophlstlcated. verses. To 
be published tor toll distribution by 
Doiibleday-Paga 



Hits Endbraement Btink 

Advertlslhg and Selling, the 
(radb paper, tor advertising men. Is 
waging a campaign against the 
flood of testimonial and endorse- 
ment styles of advertising on be- 
half of tobacco brands and kindred 
coiomodltles. The publication takes 
the position It's all an expensive 
gag. 



Brooklyrt Rivals 

For many years the Brooklyn 
Eagle has had the second largest 
lineage advertising in New York, 
with the. New York Times rating 
first for gross advertising space. A 
matter ot revenues or rat^s does not 
figure In the computations. 



Hunter's New One 

Francis T. Hunter's new dally, 
-'White Plains Press," starts pubU' 
cation this week. Hunter Is the 
tennis player who, "with John T. 
Forbes, has a string of newspapers 
in Westchester county. 



Reporting Talkers 

'Wesley Stout and Fannie HeasIIp 
Lea. are in Hollywood covering, sep- 
arate assignments for articles oh 
talking pictures for Satevepost. 
Stout will write his observations 
from the masculine view while Miss 
Lea will give. the femlnlnd Interpre 
tatlon of . the liew revolution in 
screen entertainment. 



. panell BrMge . 
3PeiwU Bridge, a newapalMr syn- 
dicate teatnre'. forniahod by the 
George Matthew Adams Service, is 



. ;. Lynch In Charge . 
-Experimenter Publishing Co. has 
been .reorganized. - following bank' 
ruptcy of Gemsback brothers, , with 
Arthur H. Lyilch now directing the 
orjganlzatlon. He will , also have 
bhaTge of "Statlbh'-'WBNY, owiie^^ 
by the publishing concern. 

House Organ'a Plana 

American CInematogiapher Mas- 
aalne, inotithly house organ ot 
American Society ot CInematog 
taphera. launching circulation drive 
by hiring a flock ot aolldtora to In- 
vade the picture studios and ap 



That Haraey Ouy 

Harold Horsey . startlnd new 
magaxlnea wholesale, With "Spy 
Stories." "Fire Fighters," "AvlaUon 
Stories." ^Mtirder Mysteries" and 
'Famous Lives" added to his group 
within the past two mbnths. 

Wallace Talla How 

Edgar. Wallace, the British writer 
and -playwright, who la said to 
write twice as .muc h — a nd have it 
published, too— <as 'any living -writer, 
has found time to write bis auto- 
biography. 

Book, called "People." will be 
published in this country by Dou- 
bleday,, Doran &. Co. Oyer In Eng- 
land they -^hardly read anything 
but Wallace. 



Swanky 

Newest daes publication Is "Arts 
and Decoration Quarterly." which 
sells tor tl per. That makes It 
the highest-priced periodical in the 
world. ^ . . . .' 

Bernarr'a Idea 

Bwnarr Mactadden : will shortly 
get out a new publication to be 
called "Thrills From the News." It 
will use only news stories. In short' 
story form, mostly ot the sensation-, 
al and "hot" kind. John L. Spirok 
wlU edit 



McEvoy Adapting 

J. P. McBvoy has Joined the writ- 
ing staff at Farajqbunt's Long 
Island studio. He will' work oh dla-. 
log adaptations. 

Levln'a "Reportef" 

"Reporter," a new book published 
by the John" Day Co., Is by Meyer 
Levin, of thQ Chicago Dally News. 
It's his first. 



Totheroh'a New Novel 

Dan Totheroh. -writing dialog at 
ParamounCs Coast studio tor Booth 
Tarklngton's "Magnolia," has -writ-' 
ten "Men CaU Me Fool," a novel 
published by Doubleday-Doran. It 
Is his sixth -work for the same pub- 
lishers. 



Filmograph Changaa 

FUmograpb, a Hollywood film 
weekly, annoimces a reorganization, 
plan that retains Harry Bums as' 
publisher and editor. Audrey Blolr, 
Is to become general manager, with' 
an associate editor to be brought in 
from outside. 



"W. Adolphe Robei-ts, who works 
for Harpei's, Is having his new 
b'ook, "The Mind Reader," published 
by-Macaulay. 



Lorlmer'a 30th 
George Horace Lorimer, who re- 
cently completed his 30th year as 
editor ot^he "Satevepost," hcM been' 
presented With a book ot letters 
sent to htm on the occasion. Among 
the contributors are President 
Hoover and ex-Pres. Coolldge. 

Locke Fed Up7 

. William J. Locke, English novel- 
ist, who has been on the Pacific 
coast for several months. Is . re 
turning east, en route to London 
and Paris. He expects to- return 
to Hollywood In the fall, at which 
time he "may -write a tew .qpena- 
rios." 



Anbthap 

A new monthly tor the Long Is 
land smart set la the "Long Island 
Beau Monde." j;. P, Noff Is editing 
and Herb Kruckman doing the cur' 
toons and Illuatiatlons. Ftrst Issue 
dated April 



LNew magaslne on the stands call- 
ed Freedom, publlshiBd by Th6' Na- 



tional Committee tor the Repeal ot 
the 18Ut Amendment, ' Inc. Claims 
2,000 subscriber-circulation. Robert 
Athley, editor, and Mack, formerly 
of the Moming Telegraph, the car* 
toonl^ , ' 

'Paper runs 20 pages, confined 
roostljr to antl-prbhibltion policy,'' 
and for constitutional government 
and restoration ot the Bill ot 
Rights. -Sells at 26 cents a copy. 
Announces that all newspapers may 
copy cartoons within Its pages and 
will send mats tree.' v 

girOulatlon ot . "Liberty" now 2,« 
O0O;00O, representing a gain ot 
600,000 In three months. Its pub- 
lishers predict another million gain 
in a year. 

' New book ot John Petcx Toohey, 
press agent tor Brady and Wlman. 
is ''Growing Paine." Dial Press Is 
the publisher, -with the novel to 
malce . Its appearance in another 
month or so. 



Marcello Biraben, brother of Barw 
ry Norton, Fox film player,.. is cor* 
respondent tor a number of Argen« 
tlne^e-wBjkapers and magazines on 
the coast, 

Henry floyns, new head ot Har« 
per & Bros., the book publishers. 
Douglas Farmentler stepped out ot 
the post recently to go Into maga« 
zine publishing. 



'Ejleanor Hlnne new editor of 
"True Experiences," one «t ths 
BemtuT Maofadden group. 



A new film fan monthly, printed 
on newsprint In tabloid newspaper 
siae. la ^Movia Romances." William 
Fleming French Is the editor, with 
the publication office in Chicago. 



Norman Anthony, editor of l(Ue, 
pays $6 to llOeach for those odd 
news Items on the New York Lite 
pages In the weekly. 



Jim Tully'a movie articles In 
"Vanity Fair" have been gathered 
In book form and published under 
the title ot •nnose-Ups." ' 



Roy S. Horn appointed assodata 
editor of "West," the western story 
fiction mag. 

Spend Easter Making 
New Setdng for ^Gorilla'' 

Bond Players, doing their. 21st 
week In Haverstraw, N. Y., and a 
number ot the members of an art 
colony nearby, went down on their 
knees Easter Sunday. . But It was ta 
tack canvas on an entire new set ot 
scenes tor "The Gorilla." 

Arthur, T. Bond, stage managerit 
and William Ramage had found a 
new warehouse on Thursday. It was 
in Ryan's danoehall. Where the iocal , 
balls and prizefights are held. At 
4 a. m. on Sunday moming It went 
up In flames, and being full ot 
scenery made a glorious fire. All 
of the sets tor "TKe Gorilla," in- 
cluding trick scenery and trap-door 
effects, together with all tools and 
props, were destroyed. ^ 

Instep ot going to chilrch Sunday 
moming, ' the troupe invad/ed lum- 
ber yai^B, hardwa;-e stores and 
paint bouses and then went to work. 
Alice Young, aecond woman, took 
charge of the. prop list. Peggy Rip- 
ley, Ingenue, -wielded a taok. ham- 
mer. Dlok Fehr, leading man, and 
David Stewart, Juvenile, spattered 
paint. 

Late In the afternoon, when It 
was- getting to be a long pull, help 
arrived In the shape of a delega- 
tion from an artists' colony in New 
City. Rescue squad was headed by 
Rollo Peters, who cloecd In "The 
Age ot Innocence" and is sailing for 
London to return to the scenic end 
of tbe show . business. Others who 
jumped In were Hume Derr, for- 
merly ot the Provlncetown flay- 
ars; Eleanor Bchoreri newspaper 
artist; John Lee Mabin, Jr., and Joe 
Mullen. 

A complete new set was made and 
the show opened on time Monday 
night 



Grooming Coimie'ii Show 

Connie and George Immennan, ot 
Connie's Inn, the Hoilcm nite club, 
are elaborating their Leonard Har-. 
per revue Into a legit attraction 
tor Broadwfty. . > 

This' parallela Lew Leslie's elab- 
oration oit his "Blackbirds" floor 
show Into th^ current revue. 



Wednesday, April a, 1929 . . L E G I T IMA T E - - VARIETY 



SENpENT AND BUSINESS 

By J. C. Nugent 



I don't think It's the money that 1 am getting for making theae ttUk' 
Ine two-reolers for the Warners that gives me the Important "Idck." 

I get' a lot of thrill from watching Bryan Foy's keen direction and 
thinking back to the many nights his beloved daddy, Eddie Foy, and 
myself, talked In hotel lobbies throughout the land after the show wem 
over. The last few times he had the six or seven children with him and 
Bryan was a lively lad whom memory has some trouble to connect wltk 
this very competent young man. 

But the chief sensation In doing these old sketches "The Veteran,** 
"The Squarer," etc., which I have done throughout the length and 
breadth of American for many years, the former with Mrs. Nugent, 
further back than Paster's In 1889, Is that they may be seen 4>y, my 
daughter In Australia and my grandchildren in California when I am 
making discords on a harp. 



Actor's Futur* i 

I win be glad when I get through with those to which I am senti- 
mentally attached and get to making others which I can regard from 
a cool, business standpoint These "talkers" are the new future, for 
the speaking actor and he certainly needs n new future, with the dimin- 
ishing epeaklng-stage still diminishing. 

Which brings me to Variety's story of a week or so ago listing Amer- 
ica's richest actors, from $12,000,000 down to a piking million went the 
list and It was surely Illuminating. It will give the poor mummer » 
new status. 

And he can do with a bit of that. 

They tell me that in other lands the actor has a status as an "artist," °. 
regrardless of his roll. ' • 

I have heard tales of the London trafllc being held up to allow a ..: 
favorite actor to cross the street There may be 'places where they not ' 
only stop vehicles at sight of an actor but start to drive the other way. 

Here the traffic rules merely hold up his audience to prevent them . ^, 
getting to the. theatre. 

But with these new million-dollar reputations; he may be allowed to 
flz up housekeeping apartments In the dressing rooms and stay there . . 
to be on time in case an audience Is Anally allowed to arrive. 

Not Stage Wage* 

A haunting thought, however, occurs as to bow much of this ictortf 
wealth was accumulated by actors from their wages as actors. 

And how m'&ch from lucky Investments In which plumbers, doctors - 
and perhaps Evangelists, had equal or greater holdings. One cornea to ' 
think that these lucky ones did not get rich' so much by acting .as In 
spite of acting. It Is in the nature of a miracle whei) an actor becofnes-' - - 
rich through acting only. Ten weeks' salary in a season Is not an Gn- : 
usual average for n number of very fine actors and a number of verjr ^/j: 
fine actors, through allowing themselves certain misguided sentiment :5 
and .altruism, do not collect what they might, even when they are wark- ' 
Ing. They regard bargaining as inartistla Somehow they rareliy p^^t 
borrowing in the same class. 

The absence of simple, business sense seene 'to contradict this. mil-. ^ : 
lionalre theory In the mass. Actors have a tendency to work^tpr lees 
than they should, which. If they feel that way, is quite all right, but. 
they seem to have an* abnormal desire to give things away for nothing, 
For instance, I know one actor, and a .well' known leading man- at thati , .'.: 
who has done a semi-weekly "hour" on the air for three years absolutely -K 
gratis. To make It good - and altruistic he spends much ot his 'ow|t 
money answering fan requests for copies of his material, mailed to hint •. 
in unstamped envelopea." 

Free and indiscriminate benefit and social performances haye yran 
nigh ruined a once lucrative club, and Stinday Night Concert buslnera ''7. . 
and instead of helping the entertainers, haa in xases cheapened them-' ' 
out of the paid class entirely. Valuable ad-testlmonlals are given away 
for a carton of cigarettes, while legitimate advertising, suoh aa made \ . 
Van Hoven a world figure, is rarely thotight of. . 



Psychology of Value 

The only actor who gets rich is the actor with common buslnesa aeniia . 
and he would probably get rich anyhow. The actor, ho we vier,' whir get« 
rich or even becomes independent, deserves more credit than tbose'.wh6 - f '' 
do likewise selling coal. At least there 'is more romance In it Coal .(■ . 
a necessity and man did not make it; he merely dug it up. "There la. tbft. 
thrill of the Creator in writing and acting and making U valuable enougli 
to exchange Into coin of the realm, but It Is not a necessity. People can 
live without It. Unfortunately, many do. add It only seems Vafuabto' ' 
when it costs something. , 

The more it costs the more valuable it seems and it is artlstlo van- ,- ? 
dalism to tear down Its prices, for by Its prices It Is known. Note the 
grosses of the big high-priced musicals. Note the quick flop of at- y 
tempted dramatic "two dollar tops"; note bow cheap co-operatlva • / 
casts, cheap productions, cheaply advertised, are reflected^at once In 
the cut-rates and papered' houses. ';'; 

Here's something! Some time past John Wray and I wrote "Wtcht 
Stick" which had a run at the Selwyn and was sold for' stock, plctura, , 
talkies, etc Radio rights were reserved. We have an urgent request, ; : 
for permission to radio parts of the play to advertise the picture, which 
Is now called "Alibi." The argument Is that it will help the rtock riphtt. ■ ; 
But gtizlng across Broadway at a big stand advisrtlslng "Allhl" without ;> 
mention of either the parent play "Night Stick" or the authors. I seem 
to fall to discover how such advertisement Is going to heli^ "Night Stick" 
In stock. . ... :< 

Which brings me to my point— It Is wrong for the artist to glv« •. 
things away. It is true that you cannot sell nothing for something, but v; 
It Is silly to sell anything for nothing. It undermines a business whloh 
first of all must be self-supporting to exist . i 



WARNERS TAKE 
CARROU-NEW 
HOUSEMMRL 

Producer ; Wants Capacity 
-^*^anities" May Play 
At Colbity 

Bari ' Carrol theatre. New . York, 
becomes a Warner leasehold for $2 
pictiirea (wired) with the picture 
iwoducera not to take posisesston 
Mu-lier than July 1 or later than 
the end of this year. ' It depends 
M the run of "Floretta," the cur- 
rent Carroll operetta production at 
Itlfl th?atrei 

Limited capacity of the Carroll 
with ItB 968 seats decided the pro- 
ducer to', erect a new theatre — 
probably to be known as the Earle 
jthd which will be on a site some-, 
'Where between 60th and 68th 
streets and Sixth and Seventh ave- 
nues. . 

New Carroll will be a 8.300 

.capacity auditorium with 1,200 seats 
on the loWer floor, a mezzanine 
folding 840 and a balcony' of 1,270 

'capacity. Oeorge Kelster Is now 
at work on the plans which' will 
Inetude an 84-foot stage, of .a unigue 
tan design. This Is Carroll's own 
new Idea for stage construction. 
rarroU'a venture wlth"Floretta," 

'lavish operetta which requires 
$88,000 gross to break, convinced 

.the legit Impresario that larger 
eapncltles were essential for his 
productions if he would come out 
on .top economically. New "Vani- 

.tleai" It . there will be one, says 
Carroll, -will be housed at ■ the dol- 

'ony. a 1.000 capacity picture' house 

.now under lessie to Universal and 
that company's current Broadway 
•how case. 

Carroll was named as defendant 
tn A suit for (60.000 damages start- 
ed by Marie O'Connell last week; 
the latter alleging money her. 
tor Introducing Carroll to Mrs. 

'Anne WrljjHthiari Penfield, ■= the 
wealthy, and eWerly woman who 
becked "Floretta." - 

Mrs. O'Connell avers she proposed 
linvlng the producer meet Mrs. Pen- 
Held when "Vanities" opened at 
Atlantic City and that Carroll 
pmmlAed to give hw 10 per cent 

. for the Idea. . 

Carroll claims he has no finaqcinl 
arrangement with Mrs. . O'Connell 

' whoM husband la press agent for 
the Anierlcan Op«ra Company. • 

Anyt^g to MaVe Texas 
Dress Up Helps Trade 

Dallas, April 2. 
H»rbert Marcus, head of a lead- 
ing women's fashion store in the 
■out h west, has organized a group 
of *iusli(ess men to underwrite 
tl4.()?0. for a three-week stock sea- 
aon unening at the Showhouse April 
IS. « Vnrles L. Wngner Is promot- 
ing. He has promised regular 
Broadway productions with quality 
casts for the three weeks. If things 
turn out o. k„ the underwriters will 
guarantee a season for the coming' 
year. 

Madge Kennedy and her company 
are scheduled. "Coquette." "Trial 
of Mary Dugan," "Her Cardboard 
I.over" and "The Second Man" are 
*niong the plays listed from \ which 
a selection will be niade. 

For eight years or more stock 
has been a puzzle In this town and 
haa broken a -dozen companies. 
Prices win be, top $1.60, SI and $.76. 
Seems that Marcus and his asso- 
ciates win attempt to make more 
or less a social event of the whole- 
affair, to stimulate wearing of 
evening gowns and tuxes. 



"insults*' as B. O. Title 

.Dan Hcaly's"InsuUs" will be the 
name of the musical comedy juve- 
nile's maiden production aimed os 
an annual Intimate reviie. 

■'Hedly,' ' wh'6' stageit ■lBe'''C 
Club revues, will have the authors 
thereof, Dorothy Fields and James 
McHugh, as his songsmlths. 



Harriett . Hillard, formerly of 
"Padlocks of 1928," leaves shortly 
for the coa.st to join a Fanchon and 
Marco unit for the summer. 

■ ' . ' : 'I . I ■ 



Report 2 '!World'' Factions 
Bickering Over Errine 

St John Ervlne, English author 
and dramatic critic, who has been 
guest reviewing for. the Morning 
World, sailed for I^ondon last Fri- 
day (March 29). 

Matter of Ervlne's return to the 
World's staff In' the autumn appears 
to be a moot question. The British- 
er aroused' some feeling in show 
and newspaper .circles idurlng' his 
stay. That goes for the: World" it- 
self,' according to inside dope. One 
faction there wants to re-engage 
Ervine, while the other side be- 
lieves Ervlne an Experiment and 
would let it go at that 

Ervlne was supposed to have 
come here for the World under a 
thriee months' arrangement but re- 
mained virtually through the sea- 
son. He spent some time lecturing 
in eastern cltled. 



Cboos' Film of HeDo 
Yonrser With Waring's 



When "Hello Yourself," George 
Choos* musical with Waring's 
'Pennsylvanians, closes its road tour 
a sound picture will be made of the 
show by Choos noV organizing an 
Independent corporation to finance. 

Film version will include the 
Pennsylvanians through an agree- 
ment made hy Choos with the War- 
ing band when tjtie producer per- 
mitted them to engage in the mak- 
ing of "Syncopation" (Radlo)v 

Show Is at the Cass theatre, De- 
troit this week and next goes to 
Pittsburgh. Washington. Baltimore 
Tor a week each, and then into 
Philadelphia for a fortnight re- 
turn and then to Boston to close. 



Censor in Providence 
Forbids **Yoim|f' Love" 

Providence, April -Z. 
Because he believes the play la 
Immoral and serves' no good pur- 
pose, "Toung Love," starring Doro- 
thy Glsh, booked, for this week at 
the Opera House, was banned by 
Captain Oeorge W. Cowan, police 
censon 

Captain Cowan's action followed 
a reading of the script with Col. 
Felix R. Wendelschafer, manager 
of the house, who agreed with the 
police censor. 

There was a big advance sale of 
tickets for the play and all money 
was refunded. 

Objection to the play is that it 
conveys the Impression, the captain 
says, that all married couples are 
guilty of infidelity. 

Because of ban here Boston cen- 
sors have also asked for script of 
play. 



Chorus Equity Slate 

The annual meeting of the Actors' 
Equity Chorus association will be 
held MAy 28 at 2:30 p. m. In the 
AEQ headquarters at 110 West 47th 
street. N. Y. * 

No ticket has been completely set 
by the nominating committee al- 
though Paul Dulzell has been desig- 
nated as chairman of the Executive 
Committee; Catherine Ruth as re- 
cor.Ilng secretary, with Maude 
Carleton, Valerie Petri. Louis Joyce. 
Olga Grannis, Elizabeth CrandaH 
for the Exec Committee for three 
years; Gus Schilling nominated for 
a vacancy of two years on the com'- 
'mlttee; Joseph Mann and William 
J. Bailey to fill one year terms. 



OBIGHTAL FOUB 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Four , members of the New York 
cast of "Burlesque" have been 
signed by Henry Dufty for his pro- 
duction of that play opening April 
14 at the El Capltan. 

Four are: Hal Skelly, Laura 
Hamilton, Ralph Theodore and 
Alleen Wilson. 




MILTON WATSON 

Mr.' Watson Is the juvenile lead In 
"Animal Crackers." The New York 
"World" said: "Milton Watson Is a 
handsome juvenile, with a voice far 
superior to the average heard in 
musical comedy, which shows 
promise of developing Into one of 
.our leading musical comedy heroes. 
We think he Is a genuine find." 
Direetion 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560 Broadway 

screenTstage version 
break neck and neck 



Rogers-Fox Talker and Shu- 
bert Production of "Had to 
See Paris" in Fall 



First Instance of stage and talk- 
ing screen going up against each 
other: simultaneously on the saihe 
script U the case nt "They Had to 
Se« Paris," Will Rogers' f.-st talker 
for Fox and upon which the Shu- 
berta will pase a musical to- star 
Chlo Sale. Author is Homtr Croy 
who wrote "West of the Water 
Tower." ^ 

Croy. having sold . the musical 
rights to the Shuberts and the story 
to Fox, will now sit back and lick 
hia chops or be tortured like many 
authors before him. Owen Davis 
Is listed to make the adaption for 
the Rogers film while the Shuberts 
will prepare their show for fall 
presentation, bringing the dual pub- 
lic demonstrations along about the 
same time. 

Rogers is due on the Coast as 
soon as "Three Cheera," his present 
show, closes. Musloal is due to quit 
the Globe April 13 and spend until 
June -1 on the- road. 

i 

3 CM Shobert Houses 
Wired; Go to Warners? 

Chicago, April i. 

The Shuberts will have three wired 
houses In town by next week, with 
installs *lons In the Woods, Oar- 
rlck and Princess. 

While the Woods has been wired 
for some time, the Oarrick will be 
completed Saturday and the Prin- 
cess next week. It Is understood 
these houses liave been leased to 
the Warner Bros. 



Broker GeU Play 

Thoma.1 J. McKlhany, auilior of 
I'The Medicine Show," agreed with 
hla play brokers, Co-National 
Hluys. Inc.. that If this show wa>. 
not produced wlthlti a certain pe- 
riod last season, all righta would 
be ceded to Co-National. The latter 
had advanced $1,000 as c'onsldera-- 
Uon. 

, Following trial, the play broker- 
age waa sustained in the award of 
alt righta to the "Medicine Show" 
script an^ in addition $140 court 
co||iB were tacked on the play^ 
Wright. 



Proved It Was Good 



Woolf s Fihn Contract 



Walter Woolt star of "The Red 
Robe," has signed with Warners 
and may make a couple of shorts. 

In addition. Woolf haa a sliding 
contract with W. B. for featuring 
in operettas and musicals which 
will , gross for him from $160,000 
annually up to $200,000 over a span- 
of four years. 

Rough Title 

Los Angeles, April 2. 

Tom Kress, operating the smal! 
"s5Ster~'Egan— here,— will— pi-oducc—a. 
new opus labeled "The Bastard.' 
Frank Tllson and Henry Kcafy ar' 
associated on the producing end. 

Wanda Hawley, from pictures, 
will bo featured. Play opens April 
14. Boys admit It's possible thov 
may change the title. It depends. 



Thurston's Easter Mat. 7^^^ 

Chicago, April' 2, 
With four legit openings Sundayii 
Thurston, who is- In the Erjangiw / 
for three weeks, started with a . ^: 
matinee performance and drew' tha 
critics for notices the following day.* ; : 

Besides getting some Easter 
juvenile trade, he got into print ' ' 
several days before he wouild haT* ' ._ 
with a night opening. 



MUSTN'T KID VOISTEAO ' 

HaiTlsburg, Pa., April t. 

Representative S. O. Hartsock. oe 
B!air,' is attempting to do . what .. 
many reformers have suggested bet- •;: 
fore him. He wants ridicule' to ceaoa - 
In all plays aiid motion pictures ito . 
Jar as t he cighteehth amendment la. 
"onccrned. ' ™^~-,.— .^^^^ » „ 

He is convinced that there ought 
:o bi> a law, so be has Introduced 
nne here. So far It Is In commlttM .-- 
n.ni it probably will stay there, tor . ^ 
'.he present legislature Is not both- ' 
crlng greatly this year with the ' ' : 
stase and pictures. 



BUT FOB UOBLET 

Broadway ticket agencies have 
taken a buy for both "The Black 
Crook" and "After Dark," those 
.<;-hrls,Mnrlp,y,..Hf>bok6n riyal_3. 



Trouping at 11 

In the "Porgy." Co that sailed last 
week for London was Eddie Will- 
lams, ll-year-o)d Harlem dancer, 
Eddie, prior to his "Porgy" con- 
nection, was around the Billy Pierce 
studio. A sister went alons. 



A number of little stock com- 
panies are constantly producing 
plays with titles similar to those 
produced on Broadway. 

Recently a stock company put on 
a play called "Abie's Little Rose" 
4i.nd-wJioa_aa,lnluncUqn.nptlce_cajn^ 
from Anne Nichols, the producer 
printed the fact In his advertise- 
ments. 



Larry Lawrence, vaude agent for 
years, retired April 1, going Into a 
commercial project of his own at 6 
West 46tli BUeet 



VARIETY 



L E G I T I M AT E 



Wednesday. April 3« 19S» 



Shows in N. Y. and Comment 



Figures ettimatecS and eocnmani point to (omo attraetiont being 
•uceeieful. while the same greti aecredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or less. The vananee is explained in ths difference^ln 
house oaoaelties with the varying overhead Also the sin of east; 
with eonse^uent difference in necessary gross of profit Variance 
in business necessary for musical attraction as against dramatle 
'play IS also considered. 

Classificiition of attraction, house capaelty and top prices of tho 
admission scale given below. Key to classification i C (comedy) i 
O (drama): ft (revue): M (muiicai eomedyti F (farce)! O (operetta) 



AdmisHon tax applies ot> tickets over $3. 



"A Most Immoral Lady," Cort (leth 
week) (CD-l,094-$8) Holy We«U 
buBlness a Burprlse, grosses hold- 
ing up to the previous levels, some 
shows even better; "Lady" $8,000; 
may leave soon. 

"Animal Crackers," 41th St. <24th. 
week) (M-l,323-»6.60). Pinal week; 
was slated to move; business was 
better- with the aid of some cut 
rates; about t?4,000. 

•Appoarancoe," Hudson (1st week) 
(CD-l,094-$8). A play by a col- 
ored bellhopi Garland Anderson; 
was shown atop the New Amster- 
dam several BeaBoii3 ago, . unsuc- 
cessful; opened Monday In revised 
form. 

"Blackbirds," BlUnge (48th week) 
(R-892-$3). Colored revue will 
soon celebrate a year's run; looks 
good Into warm weather; little 
difference In pace; - tlS.OOO las^ 

-BM in Hahd," Booth (C-708-(8). 
Presented by the Shuberts; writ- 
ten by John Drlnkwater; English 
oomfwny brought here Intact: 
opens Thursday (April 4). 

■'Brothers," 48tb St (16th week) 
(CD-969-$3). Expected to extend 

' lAt6 summer period; business 
profitable right along; averaging 
better thSn |10,000. with some cut 
rates. 

''Caprice," Guild (14th week) (C- 
914-18). Noi dokt in trade here 

. last '«^eek at all; played nine per- 
iormanoes and again got close to 
»21.000. 

-,*%on1liot," Fulton (4th week) (CD- 
1^14-18). Resumed Monday after 
.j.^ylng oft Holy Week; revised in 
fljaterlm, story being somewhat 
j.' changed. 

fX^ourage," Ritz (4tli week) (CD- 

'. 946-.$S.86). Theatre parties aided 
last week, thai being bo with a 
number of attractions; business 
Jtfmj^d; over tH.liOO;' good 
through spring.' ' 

"Dynamo,^ Beck (8th week) (D- 

. .I,18?>t3« Final week; business 
' slipped as expected; about |10,000 
las.t, week; house dark next we^, 
then gets ''Camel's Through a 
Needle's Eye." 

fFtorotta," Earl Carroll (9th. week) 
<M-etf8-|7.70). Btm getting a 
good play though olaimed to be 
. expensively hooked up; estimated 
at $84,000. 

"Follow Thru," Chanin's 46tb St. 
13th week) (M-1,418-»5.B0). Re- 
garded the actual muelcal leader 
because .of dontlnued top ticket 
demand: goes to standee trade 
all performances; olose to 841, 
000 Weekly. 

"front Page," Times Square (84th 
week> (C-l,067-$8.86>. Goes to 
enbway cironlt" after next week; 
got )9,E00 last week and made 
money. . 

"Qood Boy," Hammerstein's (25th 
week) (M-l,<00-86.e0). Pace re 
Gently has been around $17,000 
mark; show .can break about 
even; should pick up. 
"Harlem," Apollo (7th week) (D 
l,168r$3). Colored drama is get 
. ting class play on lower floor and 
to regarded set through spring; 
$12,000 which Is alright for show 
of this kind. 
, '•Hello Daddy," Cohan (16th week) 

- (ld-l,871-$6.B0). Held up very 
■wen; used cut rates but that goes 

- for others too; last week's takings 
claimed well over $17,000. 

"Hold Ev^tythlno," Broadhurst 
' (S6th week) |M-1,118-$6.E0). One 
case where Holy Week trade-was 
•otter than the lirevloua week: 
Iiad dropped a bit but got almost 
' $88,000. 

•Holiday," Plmouth (19th week) 
(C-1,012-$3.8B). Virtually no let 
tip in the oorklng business this 
one has drawn from the start 
over $20,600 last week, 

"Indiscretion," Mansfleld (6th week) 
(D-1,060-$S).' Will close unless 
some last minute change is de- 
cided on; business has been 
wound $6,000. 

•Journeyo End." Henry Miller's 
<8rd week) (D-948-$4). Newest 
dramatic hit judged from first full 

' week's business when $19,000 was 
drawn; demand In ticket agencies 

i;<|ulckly jumped to first place. 

"KIbltxor," Boyate (7th week) (C- 
l,ll£-$3). HOs been getting 
money; favored by theatre par- 
ties, which Is one reason; last 
week's gross ot tlBmV included 
. Several s^ch block ticket sales. 

■tady ■ Fingers," Liberty- (lOth 

bere from Vanderbllt Monday; In- 

- dlcated pace had been around $14,- 

- 000; more expected here, 
"tet Us B« Gay," LttUe (7th week) 
; (C.C80-t8.86). Gross was higher 

-, than estlntfited; ' last week with 
Itn extrft natfiiee It was $14,600 
. and more, the iirevlous week, olso 
. tiihe pierformances; two added 
matinees this week. 



"Little Accident," Ambassador (2eth 
week) (C-l,200-$8). Counted 
among the most consistent of the 
season's comedies* pace lately, 
has beeh oVer $18,000. 
"Man's Estate," Blltmore (1st week) 
(D-l,000-$3). Presented by the 
Theatre Guild; written by Bruce 
Gould and Beatrice Blaokmar; 
opened Monday night. 
■"Meet The Prince," Lyceum (6th 
week) (C-9E7-$8). Doing moderate 
business; recent pace has ap- 
proximated $8,000; should pick up 
and may stick for a time. 
"Mima," Belasco (17th week) (D-1,- 
100-$6.60). High scaled drama 
eased off somewhat but still 
among the leaders; last week esti- 
mated around $14,000. 
"Music In May," Casino (1st week) 
(O-l,477-$6.60). Presented by the 
Shuberts; well regarded out of 
town; several new names apiong 
authors: book by Fanny Todd 
Mitchell, score by Elmily Berte 
' and Maury Rubens; lyrics by J. 

Klem Brennah; opened Monday. 
"My Q?rl Friday," RepubUo ^7th 
week) <C-901-$8). Using cut 
rates; business claimed to be sat- 
isfactory with the Indicated tak- 
ings $9,000. 
"Mystery Square,"^ Longacre (let 
week) (G-l,019-t8). Independently 
presented^, written by Hugh A. 
Anderson and George Bwnnan 
from Robert I<ouls Stevenson's 
"Suicide Club"; opens Thursday 
(Apra 4). 
Pleasure Bound," Majestio <7th 
week) (R-l,775-$6.50). LitUe or no 
difference in trade Holy Week; 
one~ theatre party only; takings 
around $86,600; some cut rating. 
Security," Maxlne Elliot (2nd 
week) (D-924-$4). Opened Thurs- 
day (Maiyih 28); first nighters 
differed as to chances; critics 
ptoked on it. 
"8<««na Blandish," Morosoo (11th 
week) (C-l,893-$4.40). Book play 
has fooled some of the talent; a 
class . draw; Still making some 
coin; tl2,0(IO. 
"She Got What She Wanted," Wal- 
lack's (6th week) (C-776-$8). Im- 
vroved further; with Uberal- cut 
rating takings went to about $6,- 
000; playlncr daily matinees this 

"Show Boat," Ztegfetd (e7th week) 
(M-lAe0-$6.60). Picture version of 
"Show Boat" starts in two weeks, 
but Is not expected to affect pace 
of Zleggya production, which 
while off slightly got nearly $82, 
000 lASt w^olc* 
"Skidding,? Bayes (46th week) (C- 
861-$8). On« ot the best out 
raters on the list, where It has 
been from the start: figured be- 
tween $4,000 and $6,000, and prof 
liable. 

"8»-infl Is Here," Alvln (4th week) 
(M-l,887-$6.60). New musical 
slightly up and due to spurt this 
week; estimated around $30,000 or 
a bit more. 
"Strange Interlude," Golden (e2d 
week) (D-600-$4.40). Slid off last 
week, only to be expected at this 
stage of the run, but -got $14,000. 
which' Is plenty for six-perform 
' once weekly attraction. 
"Street Scene," Playhouse (ISth 
week) (D-873-$8.86). The dra- 
matic leader; even matinees sold 
out last week: takings over $21,- 
000^ house record expected this 
week, when dally matinee will be 
Riven. 

"That Ferguson Family," Masque 
(16th week) (CD-700-$8). Pro- 
ducer looking for another house, 
but no reason; gross not $2,000 
"The Devil's Mistress" due to fol 
low next week. 
'The Age of Innocence," Empire 
(16th week) (C-1.099-14.40) 
fev» weeks more, -after which 
Katherlne Cornell will call it 
season; to tour next season; $12, 
000 lately. 
"The New Moon," Imperial (29th 
week) (0-1,44(1-96.60). Another 
example of Holy Week's excep- 
tional business; got over $36,600, 
which bettered previous week. 
"The Red Robe," Shubert (16th 
week) (O-l,896-$6.60). May be 
moved to Jolson's soon for In 
tensive cut rating; business 
around $19,000 lately. 
"The Whispering Gallery," 49th St 
(8th week) (D-708-$3). Theatre 
parties aided last week, when the 
takings were claimed to have 
bettered $7,000; previously did 
little. ^ 
i^.Three~Cheer8,tt-Globe^(26th-week) 
(M-l,418-$6.60). Going out after 
another week for limited engage- 
ment In . the larger cities, except 
Chlcogo; last week about $84,000. 
"Whoopee" New Amsterdam (18th' 
week) (M-i:700-$6.60). Brood 
way's leader In no Way affected 
last week; well over. $48,p00; aV' 
eroge since opening has been 
$48,600. 



4 Tryonts Abandoned; 
Town's Woman" Dispute 



"The Town's Womaii," which 
closed aftQT two weeks at the Craig, 
but. which expected to resume hero: 
or in CUcago, is definitely finished. 
Mooney and Burtle, who- authored 
and. presented it, intended trylnff 
the road but the b. r. failed. . 

On top ot that they bad other 
troubles, one being a oledm .^f 
plagiarism filed with the Dramatists 
Guild by Fred Ballard and Charles 
Bickford. The latter wrote a play 
called "Curbs Cruisers" In whtoh a 
woman Is tarred and feathered.' In 
Town's Woman"-'a bunch of Klux- 
ers threaten to do that The mat- 
ter is being arbitrated and tn the 
meantime the sale of the picture 
Ights Is being held up. 
Last Saturday's try-out closings 
Included "Bedfello'ws,'' offered, by 
Bernard Levey who formerly was 
interested in "Town's Woman." 
Bedfellows" played two and' one- 
tuxlf weeks. Claims for salaries 
were filed by several in the cast 
on contracts guaranteeing at least 
four weeks. ^ 

Penthouse" stopped at Jackson 
Heights after playing two weeks. 
The oast ;walved the usual..«alary 
guarantee. Show was presented by 
Lubetty and Bllven. 

'Castanets" was abandoned after 
rehearsing 10 days. Two weekn 
salary ' was paid. The show was 
backed by W. P. Tanner, said to be 
a wheat merchant. 



''Congai's** Late Date 

Baltimore, April 2. 
While an audience sat In the 
Mitryland Theatre here from 8:30 
to 9:68 waiting, for the curtain to 
ring up on "Congol," when the con- 
ductor's muslo supply was ex- 
hausted spectators adjourned to the 
:Johby and sta'^ed the money-back 
act. 

The trouble was due .to someone 
slipping a cog in New York. The 
show. laying off Holy Week, was 
billed to open here Saturday night 
When It tailed to arrive Saturday, 
Leonard B. McLaughlin, house man- 
ager of the Moryfand, -got busy with 
the long distance. Show was still In 
Manhattan. 

It was hurriedly loaded, but the 
scenery -didn't reach the stage door 
until after 4 p. m. The tempo of 
the show was quickened to beat the 
witching hciur, and the audience, 
sensing this, gave .the performance 
a good-natured > xz. 



Margaret Wycherly. RIcIiard Nlc 
oils. Phyllis Joyce. Qwyneth Gor- 
don, H. H. McCullum. LyIe Stack- 
pole. Horace Pollock. Leslie King, 
Oscar Berlin (Ben Stein, producer), 

Wilfred Lucas, Eileen Culshaw. 
Margaret Pitt. ^'Confiiet" 

Lewis Leverett "The^Sea Oull." 

Gwyneth Gordon, Richard Nlch' 
oils. LyIe Stockpole and Horace Pol 
lack for "Jade God." 

Harry Beresford, "The PeMect 
Alibi.'* out ot cast tluree months, 111- 



Shows in Rj^earsal 

"Congratulations" (liawrenee 
Shubert), iBarrlak. '| 

"Marry the Maii" (C^yde EI- 
Uott). Knickerbocker. 

"Little Show" (Broidy. Wi- 
man & Weatherly).' Muslo 
Box. 

"Before You're 2S'K (Law- 
rence'Boyd). Booth. 

"The Camel Thru tha 
Needle's Eye" (Theatre OuUd). 
Guild theatre. 



Veiller Suit to Triad 

Bayard Veiller seemingly has a 
good cause foi^ action against the 
American Play Co. and A. H. 
Woods as producer of "Mary Du- 
gan," but ^Justice Sherma^ ' ad- 
vised his attorney, Joseph P. BIcIc- 
erton, Jr., to curtail . his elaborate 
bill of complaint and boll It down 
to a simple action for an s^ount- 
ing. On the other hand, the play 
broker's motion Uy dismiss ^thr 
suit was denied. . That means It 
win go to trial. 

Some years . ago, .when Veiller 
was' bToke, the Amerlcaii Play Co. 
advanced him sums of money. Veil- 
ler- now objects to a 20 per cent, 
kick-back to the company, al- 
thoujgb okaying 10 per cent As a 
result, the remaining 10 per cent 
difference is being held- in escrow 
for future adjudication. This sum 
now totals $7,694. 

As far as Velller's latest play is 
concerned, he has transferred all 
rights in "The Trial ot Maiy Du- 
gan" to his wife. 



Cast Changes 



"Silver Swan," musical presented 
by Herman Oantvoort — Charle^ 
Purcell for Laurence Wolfe; ^nny 
Emery^for Suzanne Keener; Franker 
Woods for Lee Daly. 



St6cKS OPENING 

Kenneth Burton has taken ^over 
the Baybnne^Opera house for stock. 
The first production Is now casting. 
Howard Hall, the former operator 
of the hoiise, suddenly idlsappeared 
and ca^ be located. The theatre 
was to opeh last Mpnday under 
Hall's management with "Over the 
HUU" but Hall didnt show up. 



FIRM READY TO 
SERVEANGELS 



Claiming that the Producers Cen- 
tral Bureau, Inci, with ofllces In 
the SardI Building, offers a com- 
plete service to these planning legit 
producttonsi William P. Famswortli, 
manager of the organization, at tho 
same ti^e denied that his ofilce 
was a clearing' house for "angels" 
anxious to brealc into show busi- 
ness, Associated with Farnsworth, 
who last seSiBon. produced "The Big 
Pond," flop ' comedy, are Jo Mlel- 
ziner, scenlo artist; Marian Flor- 
ance, costume designer; and Harold 
VTJ Haymah; busiiless manager. 

The^ orguilzation, according to 
Farnsworth, operates like a depart- 
ment store for new leglt 'producers, 
passing en scripts, costing, engag- 
ing a director, renting theatres and 
handling all preliminary details In- 
cident tp staging a play. All this 
for a flat' guarantee and a percent- 
age ot the profit Farnsworth will 
pass on all plays submitted, Hay- 
man win handle the financial de- 
tails, Mlelzlner will take pare ot 
the settings and --lighting effects,' 
Miss Florance will .dress the show 
and Howard Benedict will dispense 
publicity for the novice prodJcer 
with ajbank rolL i 

Although the bureau began busi- 
ness late last week, Fams'^orth 
claims one ot the first callers was a 
inoney man anxious to.,produce a 
friend's play and, ready to lay 
$:0,000,on the line for the produc- 
tion. Convinced that the script 
held slight hope of success, Farns- 
worth says he turned down the 
'angel's" offer. His logic in leav- 
In'^ him at the mercy of some 
sharp-shooting producer who might 
take him for a grand or more, wa^ 
that the next time he felt the pro- 
duction 'urge sneaking up on blm 
he would come to the Producers 
Central Bureau for advice and guid- 
ance, because of that offices hon- 
esty regarding bis Initial effort 



AHEAD AND BACK 

Edward B. Mullen, press work, 
"The Jade God," also Princess the- 
atre. 

Mike (3oldreyer, both Co. manage- 
ment and publicity, "Mystery 
Square," Longacre. 

A. W. Bachelder In Pittsburgh In 
advance of Chicago "Good News" 
company, Alvln, April 8. 

Larry Nelms, manager, "Zeppe- 
lin," subway time. 

Charles McCllntock, ahead 'Taris" 
(Irene Bordonl), on tour. 



Actor Immunity Fails 

Albany, N. T., April 2. 
j^semblyman Langdon Post's 
measure, a proposed amendment to 
the Wales Padlock law, which would 
eliminate summary arrest of actors 
in plays charged to be immoral, was 
snowed und<>r in Senate committee 
as the Legislature adjourned last 
Thursday. Miich other legislation 
was also side-tracked. 

Move to remove the odium of the 
patrol wagon from the stage door 
Is not d^d, however. Post bill,, 
having passed the Assembly unani- 
mously. Is In line for consideration 
by the senate at the next session. 



John Halloran, "The Whispering 
Gallery." 

'Dorothtr Humphreys, "The Little 
Sho.w." , 
Ritz Quartet, "Whoopee." 
Joanna Roos. "Hallday." 



Special Attractions — Ljttie Theatres 

"Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," revival, 
with Mrs. Fiske starred; present- 
ed by George Tyler: opened Mon- 
day, Klaw. 

"Paolo and Franeesea," revival, 
starring Jane Cowl; two weeks 
only announced; opened Monday 
matinee, Easter, Forrest 

"Under the Gaslight," revival; 
opened Tuesday, People's Bowery 
(renamed from People's); pre- 
sented by Larry Fay and Alex 
Yokel. 

"He Walked in Her Sleep," force 
by Norman Cannon; opens 
Thursd&y (April 4) at Princess 
house was called Lucille J-£ 
Verne, but reverted. ' 

"The Perfect Alibi," Hopkins; little 
theatre hit. 

"The Lady from the Sea," revival; 
BlJou; final week. 

"After Dark," revival; RIaltot Ho- 
boken. 

"The Black Crook," revival; Lyrio; 
Hoboken. 

French Musical Comedy Co.| Jol- 
son's;. fifth and final week. 

"Cyrano de Bergerac," revival; 
Hampden's. 

-Trip— '•to--'Scarboroughi" — Jltney- 
Ployers; moved from Cherry Lone 
to Provlncetown. ' 

"Bare.- Facts," Triangle. 

"S. 6. Gleneairn," Oarrick. 

Civic Repertory Co., 14tb Street,'. 
Eva. Le Galllenne's company, 

Ruth Draper, monologs; Comedy. 

Fay Marbe, specialties; Belmont. 

Dr. M. Sayle Taylor, sex lecture; 
/Sel-wyn. 



Mimi. Meets Opera Nut 

Minneapolis, April 2. 
' Clilcago Grand Opera, company's 
four performances drew approxi- 
matfely $90,000, but there was prac- 
tically no profit for Mrs.. Carlyle 
Scott, local manager. 

Thirty^Jndividuals and business 
concerns had ^pledged $90,000. It 
was the. second successive season of 
grand opera in Mlnneajiolls and the 
guarantors were not called upon 
either time. Both seasons have gone 
over the top. Another season is 
assured for next year. 



Brady-Wiman's New Shares 

Albany, April 2. 

A change has been made In the 
capital structure of Brady & Wlman 
Productions (stagers of leglt plays 
on Broadway), capital having been 
increased from 100 shares to 6,600 
shares,- ot which 6,000 are preferred 
and 1,600 common. 

The preferred' shares have a par 
of $100 each, while the common 
have no par value. Notice of change 
filed with the Secretary of State by 
the theatrical corporation's at 
torneys. 



Erasing Goodman Name 

(Chicago, April 2. 

Erected in 1926 by Mr. and Mrs, 
Willia m O. Goodman In memgJx^qf 
their playwright son, Kenneth Saw 
yer Goodman, and presented to the 
Art Institute lof Chicago, the Good- 
man Art theatre will now erase the 
name of Its donors. 

Art Institute lias decided to 
change the theatre's name to Art 
Institute of Chicago Civlo Bejier' 
tory theatre. 



SISTEBS' TEAMWOBK 

I Los Angeles, April 3. 

When Olive Tell -withdrew from 
the cast of "The House of Women" 
at the Flguora Playhouse, her part 
was transferred to her sister. Alma. 



WagstafPs Five Year Centraet 

Joseph Wagstaff has l>een signed 
by Fox for five years through Max 
Hart » 

Wagstaff Is a legit Juvenile, last 
In George M. Cohan's "Blllie." 



Bernard Replaces Doty 

Benny Bernard .has replaced Dan 
Dotjr as runway producer at the 
Mutual (the former Shubert), Ja- 
maica, L. I. 



B'way Theatres Rebel 



(Continued from page-l) 

plaint from one honest gal. - "I paid 
$1.39 Cor these stockings," she said, 
"and If you give me a dollar ril 
call it square." Astonished man- 
ager paid. ' 

The Palace Theatre feels that a 
good many complaints received are 
prearranged. However, they have 
made good op stockings and are al- 
ways fixing ladies' high heels torn 
off on the theatre steps. But when 
it comes to women Insisting that 
they got chewing gum on their 
dress when no chewing gum can be 
Jiimid^ pj-thcjeat or falling >,do\Kn 
In theatre and ripping their clothes 
they call a halt 

Patrons also often Insist , that ar- 
ticles like eyeglasses are stolen from 
tholr.pockets by theatre employees 
and when a pocketbook is lost the 
patron is always jcertain that the 
employees have found It and are 
keeping it 



Wednegday. April 1 1989 



L E G 1 1 1 M A T E 



VARIETY 



m 



■J 



Holy Week Box OiHce Strength 
Is Kg Piizde to AD Broadwiqrl 



Broadway experienced the most 
nnuBuai Holy Week In Ita history. 
Instead of business diving as It 

Viways has In the past, trade In 
inost ot the legitimate theatres not 
only held the pace of the previous 

-week, but aotuaUy bettered those 
erosse's. Only a few shows eased 
off, the decUnea being Ihconslder- 

.Able, ■ .\ 

There eeemis to be ho explanation 
of the phenomena. Showmen were 
surprised at the showlns. The final 
days last week were the strongest, 
and Good Friday- night, notoriously 
weak,' was reported better than the 
corresponding, evening of the week 
. before.' 

Some attractions were protected 
by a series of theatre parties; which 



Boston's Lent Figores 
Hold Up Surprisingly 



Boston, April 2. 
Another house added to the SbU' 
bert string by opening of new 
Apollo, formerly the Keith vaude 
viile. 

The only house not open this week 
waa the Shubert/ following depar 
ture of "Manhattan Mary" and 
pending the arrival of Mltzl in 
"Lovely Lady." The Plymouth waa 
takien over this week. by the Vincent 
Club for their annual show. After 
this week Dorothy GIsh, In "Young 
-Love" comes into the house. 



'FRISCO GROSSES 

San Francisco, April 2. 
Two openings marked E^aster 
week. 'WllUam Hodge on Monday 
opened in "Straight Thru the Door" 
at the Columbia, succeeding Walker 
Whiteside. Viola Dana and Percy 
Pollock came to the President Sun- 
day night in "Spite Corner." 

"The Front Page" is maintaining 
a. fast pace at the Geary, while "The 
Wishing Well,"', at the Curran. 
moved somewhat' better. 

Estimate* for Last Week . 
Geary— "The Front Page." Sec- 
ond week went well to tune ot 
$20,000. 

Curran-^"The Wishing Well." 
Closed second week at about |14,O0D, 
Columbia — "The Koyal Box." 
Eiuilt well pecond week to $16i000. 

Alcaxar— "Skidding," Is running 
along nicely at $6,600. 



Hung^Gdled Love" Good Friday 
SeDoutuiPliiSy, $17,500 Week 



'Interlnde'' Big bL A. at 
$28,000r-Town Holds Up 



, „ , .mil Business around town last week 

were spotted through Holy Week, I ^as not so tough cohstderlng that it 
but that does not fully explain the) was Holy Week and this Is Boston 
attendance strength. It -is likely | _ Estimates for Lqst WeeK 
that the comparatively limited num 



Los Angeles, April 2. 
"Strange Interlude" took on added 
speed Holy Week, increasing . its 
previous average' at the Biltmore. 
Estimates for Last Week 
Biltmore — , "Strange Interlude" 
« - .J z ,.™ - „ « ,.1. 1 ('ith week). Cleaning up; marathon 

President— ''The Skull/' ^ ^Seventh | ^,^^^'8 novelty pulling strongly : 

increased to $28,000. 

Bel rueo— "Silent House" (2d 
week). Shubert mystery winding 
up ita road career with this date; 
doing exceptionally well for spook 
drama; between $12,000-$13,000. 

El Capitan — "Courage" (8d week). 
Only play Terry Duffy picked on his 
otherwise unproductive script hunt 
in New Tork; doing nicely at scale 
(»1.26); quoted $5,100; "Burlesque" 
due April 14. •> 

President- "Bad Man" (let week). 
Duffy trying revivals; melo opened 
smartly at $6,100; Leo CariUo in 
lead, local fay, 

Hollywood Playhousa— "Mother's 
Millions" (8th week). Another 
Duffy, haa batted out & nice run; 



and flnal week grossed $4,100. 

CiE.0. JUMPS 
INflOLYWEER 



Chicage, April 2. 
Chi legits enjoyed one of the'blg- 



Tremont— "Silver Swan." Opened 

ber of attractions on the Ust bol- I 

^ A?'*** 'f*"*!; **** HoIIIb-^"A11 the King's Men.',, _ 
leaders, business had been far from opened Monday night. House dark gest Holy .Weeks in years. Oa- 
oatlafactory after _ Washington's I one week. . • . portune weather and out of tewn 

Birthday, and -a reaction from the Colonial— "Blllle." Last two weeks visitors for Easter probably the „„„„ „ 

slump was eitpected. That it should noted for this. $19,000 surprisingly reason. Grosses boomed as trade j,oye,jn_ around $4,000 at $1.26 
have come during Holy Week was good. • _ took a turn, wiOi Harris, Woods vine Street— "Broadway" (2d 

♦hW^urDrise But wheUier the bet- Shubert- Apollo — "Luckee Girl," and Garrlck reporting sellouts Wed- ^eek). Coast productlbn following 
t!^np wouM c^^^^ t'^" ">^«"^ Keith nesdoy mat } last seaaon'a do?nitown run of east 

-.ter twe womd continue tnrougn I ^^^^ "Rosalie." dw/indling at the Illinois. Lrn road show; about $8,600. 

Wilbur — "Mary Dugan.'.' Near the | shot up in the money. Its chances . pigueroa—"Houel^ of Women' 
I flnlah here. Has made big money, to survive in the top class will tell I (4th and final week). High pres 
$9,000 last week, first time below after. "Scandals" arrives at thejsured In cut raltea; pouched $8,000i, 
$10,000. Itlrand next week. Current week! fancy for house and attraictlon. 
.Majostle— "The Skuir (3d week) ushered, in four new attractions, all 1 Majestic— "The Swan" <10th 
^ ..1 Easter Sunday openers. "Connecti- | week). One more week washes up 



this (Easter) week, with its numer' 
.oua extra matinees, was not.indl 
soated. 

"Journey's End" Big 

Of the nei^P shows "Journey's 



End" stands out strongly The «rst P^^^^^^^^^ 

.Which means more than xapaU at -^^'C ^^^X^^ti!^7^y' 
Henry Miller's. "Security," the only ^t the Shubert $20,000, and the Ias( 
premiere on Broadway last week, week of Jane Cowl In "Paolo atvO 
did not fare so well at Maxlne | Francesca," at the Plymouth, $16,000. 
XnUott's. This week's arrivals are 
yet to be rated. 

"'Whoopee" was In no way af- 
fected last week going well . over I 
the $48,000 mark, nor were "Follow I 
Thru" at $41,000 and "The New] 
Moon" at $86,600; "Hold Every- 
thing," which had been alightly off, I 
moved upwe^rd, getting close to 



MBk'H CTosB anoroximated $19 000 I *">"^® JJ^P^"* cut YankoeT^nd ''Jealousy" copped royal romance; claimed ,$8,400. 

weeks gross approximaiea *ii'.""<' | go Jnto talklng^pictures. $7,000. J the prize first nighters, also dividing Mayan— "Squawk" (4th and final 

first critics. Blackstone relit with week). New cut rate doctors hopped 
Dracula" while Thurston arrived] this one up a bit, but coaldn t push 
for two weeks at the Erlanger. j it quite over the threshold; $6,800 

Just 10 houses were ' op^n last j mentioned, 
week, establishing somewhat of a 

record. "Jamegan" held its lead; _j , «t^_ ct^—^x^j, 

^oing to $22,000 in 6th week, un- Claiiii Thcy Woii House's 

expected runner-up waa "Royal a«l««™ H««crf a# ftflftA 

Family," coming from behind to OOlafy ISOOSC 01 $oUV 

jump into $22,0000 f orm_ Barrtag | jj^jaj^ themselves cesponsibji 



4 GOING OUT 



The number, of shows closing was 



any great let do^vn Jed Harris ve- ,J^"ZMn^ maV 
indefinite early this week. A couple hide should wind up profitably next ^^^ek Tl"^ 
. which hung on for Easter trade two^weeM^ _ ^^^^ ^^^^ 

$83,000; same mark goes for "Three may stop. There are, however, four Utng two grand over previous groas. are aulng the 'fLuckee Olrr cCme- 
Cheers" and "Floretta"; "Pleaaurc | definite withdrawals. | Talk of revlvhig "Sex" here set at | dtan for $1,060 back cpmmtaslona 

Bound" also . atood 

j32'SoO;"''Sprtag Ia''*Her?'" claimed I at Thr44th"streerafter playing 24 1 Bed*' came out of lethargy Jnlto I ^laslMii'but ^tothe $1,000 dlf- 
"olpse to $30,000; "Animal Crackers" weeks. Was among the l^dere for f^g' fhe^reLt^orthe^T^^Sl '««»«"^ ^ «' 

Improved with acme out rate aid, months, takings averaging $85,000 '^Ij « G"^^^^^^^ a« he la being legally 

$:4.000: "Red Robe," $19,000; a bit ct the-iime. Off after New Yw's, j„°beneflt by aued. Is allege^ to haw P»wed 

lesa for « "Good Boy," with "Hello but could have stayed longer. Last j g^p^^^ mat bla. White Lllaoa." go- j weeks at $900 a. week from Bept. 8, 
I>addy" rated next; "Blackblrda." week $24,000. ] Ing into laat week, perked up, but] 1928, nnUl March 2» of thlajrear, 

116,000; "Lady Fingers," $14,000. "Dynamo" presented by the The-latll weak. "Jamegan" moves In the I amounting to |27,fl09 from whance 

"Street Sc«he," over $21,000 quot- atre Guild closes at the Beck, hav- house Sunday to let "Noah's Ark"l ig derived the $2,7()0 la '4uestloM. 
-M again; "Caprice." over $::0,600, Ing played eight weeks. Aroused (flUn) In at the Woods. j His contract with the Shuberta 

and the same for "Holiday"; diverae opinions and lasted but two I Estimate* for Last Week. ; I earrlee his salary up to f L1<U> a 
•Mima" a bit off ^t $18,000, with weeka longer than Guild'a aubscrlp- j «Oracula" (Blackstone, 1st week).] week, having two .nioro, years to go 
"Journey's End"; these shows are Uon period. Better than $16,000 dur- ] Came in Sunday to fair start] at |109 week Increaaes. He la In 
the current big ive of the non- ing first six weeka. Down to $10,- ] Should get money. ] Boston with "Luckee OIrL" 

musicals; "K»bltzer» at $18,000 and 000 last week. \ ^^^^^^^h .TJ'^B^] House waa the subject of con 

-Let .Us Be Gay." $14,600. are two "The Earth Between" Presented Bowed «HS5f ' n f^iS."^to^S? ^ expensive lltlgaUon be 

among the big money getters, (lat- by an Independent group In the Vll- °^*^^"ut mw'^li^gl? Harry !togera. hta peraoma 

ter In a ^man house) ; ''Strange lege was withdrawn from the Prov- from Ghlcago, and 

Interlude" Bllghily down, $13,000; incetown playhouse Sunday. Played ^, ^^^^ Not enough appeal Shuberta, "fare^ won «iie jn- 

four weeks, no chance of uptown. the mob. Couldn't better $12,000. JuneUon suit and ShuberU. aettled 
In addition the Actors Theatre one more week; "Thia Tear* of ] with him for a alaeable lump atun, 
revival of "The Lady From The Grace" underlined.' ] to buy Houae's release. It waa 

Sea" win end at the blJou. Com- •'Royal Family" (Harris, 8th 
pany goes on tour with repertory ^eekV^PI^ked up nicely to get $20, 
r©vivftifl» — — 



"Courage" Improved," getting $12,- 
OOO. which figure went for "Serena { 
Blandish" and "Age of Innocence"; 
"Brothers," $10,000; "Front Page," 
19.600; "My Ohrl Friday" quoted at| 
"^9,000; "Most Immoral Lady." $8. 
000; same for "Meet the Prince"; 
"Whispering Gallery," $7,000; "She] 
Got What She Wanted" better,] 
nearly $6,000; others ranged down- 
ward, one getting ^ess than $2,000. 
"Dynamo" Departs 
/'Animal Crackers" closes at the | 
44th Street Saturday and "Dynamo" 
will be withdrawn from the Beck; 
"The Lady From the Sea" closes at | 
the Bijou, which will offer "Jonsey" 
next week; "The Earth Between" 
Btopped In the Village last Sunday ■ , - 
other openings next week will bo Harper. 



Fntore Plays 



through Arthur 8. Lyons that the 
Shuberts became Interested In 
House. Lyons had brought J. J. 
Shubert over to the RKO Palace 
where House was playing in Rogers' 



"Rosalie" (Illbiols. 10th week), 
rocketed back to nearitop form with 
between $34,000 and $36,0b0. i , » v ~.^^..^ti^„ 

"Scariot Woman" (Cort, lUh| sketch producUon. 
week). Rounding out In good shape. 
Brought around $11,000. Tabbed to 
blow 13 or to, but may be extended. 

"Beggars' Opera" (Playhouse, 2d. 
flnal week). Strictly a fioppo. never 

.„ ^ 11... I had a chance. Took air Saturday., „ . . , j 

(Thursday), waa first called "he j^j^^,^ better than $10,000 for the] lis and St. Paul In bringing In and 
Suicide Club" and then "The Man fortnight. . . J supporting theatrical attraotiona la 

" 4>h1 being urged by thO/ Minneapolis 



"Mystery Square," which opens at 
the Longacre tomorrow evening 



Pury Civic Hatchet 

Minneapolis, April 2 
Co-operation between Min'neapo- 



wio'h Deeree" . I "White Lilacs" (Selwyn, 1 oemg urgea oy «. 

«Th. DetU-r Mistrese" by H. H.Neek). General tide helped this one. Tribune, local daUy. 

'^Br^.tdon Tyna'n heads the ^ at around ^ pomted. out that the two 



$17,000. 



uiner openings nexi wcbk win w i — . , ,.„ Tur-_„i_ Rvron I ^'■''•r-— _ , ... | citlea are practically one and that 

^ht ^D^i^-r'-Sels^'S; ^dUTiSl. l^ee^^^MX- Hi?tfnr^^^^^^ -P^?* l.t^nS'^ot 

(^hat Fei^ueon Fam^^^^^^^ ^'"''>«'' ^^^^ Shi^nnon and j two.grand to $22..000,.but.sUU leads, I Oon of nearly 900.000, capable_ of 



Philadelphia, AprU t. 
With only tour theatres open, the 
usual Holy Week massacre was 
pretty well avoided here In Phllly 
last week. 
The sensation of the week waa 
This Thing Called Love," up at the 
Adelpbt It has now developed Into 
a solid smash hit. probably the big- 
seat of the season among the non- 
musicals. The show actually sold 
out solidly on the lower floor Good 
Friday evening. It was near capa- 
city all week, claiming $17,6(10 at 
$2.60 top. Thia week they're playing 
an extra Monday matinee and ought 
to pass the $20,000 mark. Show now 
set for at least another month. 

"Skidding,'' down at the Walnut, 
developed -'^eal atrength and beat 
ita flrat week's figure. Good notices 
and word-ot-mouth have put com- 
edy in a poisltion for a run. 

Chauve Souris, at the Forrest, 
completed a fqrtnight with business 
way below the Boston figures, but 
better than first Indicated.. 

"Blackbirds" dropped away badly, 
again- otter staging comp-back the 
previous week at the Garrick. 
Couldn't have touched $17,000. 

Manag;ement haa decided that tba 
cream' la off and. announcement ot 
laat two weeka. 

Thia week haa six openings, two 
new shows, three returns and the 
annual- Blask and Wig show. All but 
Keith's open and that houto> wlU 
be lighted against next week \rith 
Irene Bordonl'e "Paris." 

April has an unprecedented num- 
ber ot bookings, .the largest ot any 
month this season. Indications are- 
that there will be S6 shows between 
now and May 6. _ 

On April 16. there wlU he "House- 
boat on the Styx," at the Brtanger; 
Fritz Lelber at the Broad; "Night 
In Venice." at the Forrest, and 
"BlUle." °at the Oarriok. On the 22nd, 
Eva Le GalUenne opens, a .two 
-weeks' stay at the 3roadr Blahbhe 
Turka comes to Keith's with Ib80i!> 
playa, and "The .^Whispering Oal-v 
lery" lB .bo6ke« at the IdrrtO. " An- 
other baitch of new one* tlated tor . 
the week ot the ^th. mirea ; 
Cheera," "Hell on Wheel8,"_"Ajtter - 
Dark," "Oypay,"; and "Sun-UPi* 
Eatlmates of th* W4fk 
"Baehelor Father" (Broad., .first 
week). Booking ot this . sac<)esstul 
comedy for two weeks pnly regard- . 
ed as. surprising AU advance salea 
for thia (Easter) week ^^ray under.: 
expeotattona and Belaaco prodwotlon. > 
no exception. House scheduled Up to . 'i 
middle of '.May. i / . ^ " 

"BlaeMiirda^ (Oarrtok, 10th week)^. 
All-colored . rsvne war «» ««»«»• . 
Well under WT.OOO. Last two >rM(8 
announced with "Bllll*" tetumtoE; 
next. ■ 1 

"Blosaerft Tlm^ (CheMnUt^' first > 
week). Fourth ^lalt.: Maiiageueat 
hopes to plug It ^or run. House haa 
been re-aeated. dotag aw^T wi|th 
rumora that itm6» to be torn down^ , 
eklddlno" <Wnlnut. third we^k)- t 
Has caught on tilcely; Last we«k' 
boosted flrat week flgur^ Claimed 

$8.'feoo. t J - v: 

"This Vear of Oraeiff OPonoat. 
first we^>. Determined effort- ta put ; 
tbla new bouae aoroas with atrong- . 
booklnga. May be kept Cpen well 
Into the aummer. Chauve Souris 
atnJhglast week ^l.th .W8.000 W 1«sl 
''Manhattan Maiy; <ahubeift first 
week); ;Bd Wynn inuslcal tiptnedVi 
which opened here; ■ b&ok ft>r«.'|iiort . 
visit. Nothing Hated to tdll0tM«y6t 
"Thls'-Way Out" (Brlanger,-; flrat 
week). New .Mask and Wig -club 
show. Enster week- sale for college 
show way- under expectatlona-' 
Scaled at-$&top thia year, leaa than 
usual. ■ ^ 

"Coquette" (LyrUv first weeW- ; 
Helen Hayea pUy starting S-w^ftK 
retiTo, ■ ■ - 

"This Thing jCalled Lowe" (Adel-/ 
phi. 6th week). This comedy ta aur» ' 
prise amaeh 'hlt of the aeaaon among . 
noh-muelcals. , Ought to make at . 
least two months of it Last week^ 
with bad conditions, got almost ca^'- f 
aclty with $17,600. 



(Garrick. supporting first-rate offerings. tJn 

again); "The Sea Gull" goes on ««>^ j "t^^^*"""""" "*'°*"' " "I lst''week)'.'"Got'away Sunday to der the proposed plan, the attrac 
epeclal matinees at the Comedy and maaquo. . w.,die>8 good atart. Window sale excellent tlona would play a aingle engage- 
"ThA Vegetable" .opens at the) "The camei mrouiin »no iimui»o|o ^^^^ ^^^^^^ .^^^^^^^^ I „ifio« 



"The 

Cherry Lane. 



Eye- by Frantlsek .i:anger._^adapted | ^^^An^-^So to B^^^^^ tn one of the two clUea. 



and ataged by Philip ^Moeller. In j^^,^ ^^^^ ^^ n^,,^ „p 

caat: Henry Travera, Miriam Hop- K,,^^^ weeks. Final week at 

kins. Helen Westley. Claude Rains, q^^i^jJj $11,600. 
^»,.r.o«„ »T„.,, X Morris Carnovaky. Catherine Cal- «Diamond Lll" (Apollo. 10th 

A new l^JnTof mi^Ttc;^ thrllterl^ An*'* Brunnung and week). Spurted slightly to .$18,000. | 

-♦o^o^, . 7 - iV^ J^^^ Win open at the up two grand, 

stage play without a murder. wlth- Mosepn .k i — . 

out shots fired on or off stage, with- Martin Beck. April 16. 



Gagless Mystery Play 

Portland, Ore.. April 2. 



i 
'1 



Sells Stock, Starts Anew 

lK>a Angelea, AprU 2. 
Charlea King, who recently sold 
hia dramatic atock operating aince 
early fall at the Raymond, Pasa* 



Thurston (Erlanger, lat week). 

out a comic detective and P-tl- | /'M^a.^r.^W 
cally without any of the stock gags, by Herbert Standing. Barring Guy ^a^^^ fortnight to about $25,000 other stock, March 31,-at the^apltol, 
made its debut at the Dufwln here. 1 Bates Post. If^a.aj- potponed. Now | | Lopg^Bea^h.^^^^^ ^^^^^^ 

King, and three other members of 



Occasion was worM Premrerrotiro-^VpeV in Montreal ^^^^^^^^ 7. and 
Tom Barry's "Danger." produced by from there to go taToronto Dlffl- 1 



HenrTD^ffy with Donald Foster culty of raising funds and Jnslde Coo|j ShoW IntO Chicago the Pasadena caat tranaferred to 

-„-and:.Prancea-Dale and Duffy- atock- aoBapp JSU?^^^^^^^ ^2 B. B.-BarrrgirlaToplac- itho-new..compani._ 

*^ r»»il>l ^muHlcan wlir be produced Ing the Nip gala In "Rain or Shine" 

ta^nilt™™ ..^^^AVoni^i^nJ? Georg" kilning Sept 16 and the Nip boya remaining the . Elmhurat'a Stock 

talking picture. "In Old Arizona. "forge , joe Cook show reopened at Atlantic 

Action of the play la in a lodge next In Philadelphia. „„„ ntv citv this week Queenaboro theatre. Elmhurat L. 

on lonely mountain top. A blizzard "M?^ ^^^^^f,*" 'IJ^^^^ and two weeks I, formally playing vaude-flim on a 

rages, hemming In the party. Then '»r"Co'nP"'«°''^t« TcW^go It's In Pittsburgh the show goes .Into split goes dramatic stock April 1 

unc^ny events take place ^ the waa^flrst tried o^^ / anticipated An, Cast hav gueat atars. 



Versatile A|!«iit Quits 
Road, Teaehes Ayiation 

. Sioux city, la., .AprU 2. 
. Alfred Wolff, who commanded It \ 
world war eacadrille In the .flying 
circuit of the. tamousr . Rlcbtofen, 
German ace, has aigned a contract . 
to bo buslneaa manoger and field 
director of Hanford'a Trt-State 
AlrVnea at BIckenbacker field. 
Wolff will fly for the concern and 
also have charge of the ground 
achool work. 

At preiaent he la bualneaa man- 
ager of the Freiburg Passion Play- > , 

er3,_Kh0J»£ently„ataged.^^.t^^^ 

alon Play" here. He will dlacon- 
tinpe hia work with the Players at . 
Tulaa. Okla.. aaaumlng his duties 
here about April 16. After the wtUf . 
Wolff was with the Mercedes, Ale- 
plane company and Junkers cbm» .• 
pany In Germany aeveral years. 



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VARIETY 



L E Git I M A T E 



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Wednesday, April 3» 1928 



RITZY 



In and Out 

Social Rcsl»ter.' Who Is in, and 



who la out? Third Inatalment! Mr. 
and Mrs. Edward F. Hutton are In^ 
but not their Intimate friends, Mr. 
and Mrs. Floren^ Zlcgfeld. . (Mrs. 
Hutton was Marjorle Post, who di- 
vorced JBdward B. Close, and derives 
her millions from breakfast food 
and a coffee substitute.) 

Mm. Ramuo) Pomery Colt Is In, 
but not her former dnughter-ln- 
law, Mrs. Ethel Barrymore Colt. 
Mrs. B. O^den Chlsholm is In, but 
not her daughter, 'Nina, who di- 
vorced 'Elliott Dexter, actor, Ruth 
Drai)er, but not her former sister- 
in-law, Mrs. Miirlel Sanders Draper, 
IntciOor decorator and novelist. Mrs. 
Victor Cummlng, and her daughter; 
Rose Cummlng, Interior decorator, 
but not the other dailghter,. Dorothy 

• Cummlng, actress. M^a. Juch Weil- 
man (Emma Jjich), MrS. Paul p. 
<!;ravath (Agnes Huntingdon),' Mrs. 
Joseph Warren durdeh' "(M&rjdrle 
Maude. daugl)ter 'of CyrU Maude); 
and Mrp. Wi'llam ^Astbr Chanler 
(iuinnle Aehley), former .actresses, 
aro In, ad is also Mrs. 'J. PhlHp 
Benkard. She' was Anne Dttohbum; 
once well known on the musical, 
stage as Anne Swinburne, and was 

.the widow of Rudolph Schlrmer, the 
muaio-publlsher, before marrying 
Benkard, who was divorced by Julia 
dlin,' now married to Iiewia' Stuy- 
' •yesant'Cha.n'er.' 
' Jl^rs. Flnl^y Thomas 'ia ' in. ' ..iShe 
Is a painter and' wHt'er,' second 'o^> 
the. three wives of the late B..^ 

.Thomas, sportsman and publisher 
of the ' Morning ; TeIegraph.C Mrs. 
Iiytton Ament is' not In. Shci .was 

Xucy Cotton, actress, third 'wife of 
E. R. Thompis. ' Arthur 'Bristjane, of 
the Hearst papers, is in, aa ls (3eorge 

-Utassey of the same .orgaiiilzatlon; 
Charles Hanson I'ownis, editor of 
Harper's Bazaar (Hearst), Is not In, 
ttiough he" moves in the aame B<et 

'£b 'does Francis •'W.' CrownsKleld, 
editor of Vanity Fair,' wh'o.'ls. In- 
-[eluded: Ralph Pulitzer, of the}.. 

'World^ and Herbert BajniLEd .Swojie 
of ttt9 same paper, Adolph B. Qchs; 
of the Times, and Ogden Reld. -or 
the' Herald Trlbune|, ' are' Included, 
Miss IientUh'oh Oilfbrd,' of ' tbe' so- 
ciety department' of . the ' Evening 
Post. Also Prede'rlc H. Cruger,' who 
Sel's haberdashery, "and was di- 
vorced by Pinna' .Neablt. actreeo, 
Israel T. Pell, who sella real estate, 

vand Mrs. Alice Foote MacDougall, 
who sells coffee and; runs reetau- 

' rants. Bdarjoiie Oelrlchs and, Jeanne 
Reynal, who' have"beeh employed by 
Sabs'. Mrs. waterbury Morris, who 
«ome years ago opened a beauty-: 
parlor. Is in, but not her former 
husband, Oouvemeur Morris, short- 
story and scenario writer, who 1- '.er 
married Ruth Wlghtman. 

Probab'y the only -inovle extra 
who la recorded is Thomas Seton 
Jevona, who haa suped in Innumer- 
able proddctlone and poaed for c6m 
mercial photographers. Charles P. 
Requa, movie actor, is omitted, 
though his father, Louie F. Re<iua, 
and sister, Emma, are - recorded. 
Charles, who played one of the 
Apostles In "The King of Kings," 
married Marjorle Eastman, after 
she divorced a Schef tel uncle of Mrs, 
Gilbert Miller. 



children, Smathers settled $20,000 a 
'Venr ot\ Mrs. Healey, and . General 
Hoaley settled $300 a month on his 
grandson. When Smathers died, In 
1928, lie left $60,000 a 'year to bla 
foater-daughter and $10,000 a year 
to the two children. Later the Heal- 
oys were .divorced in Reno, and last 
July she married Juf^tln O'B.- 
jHoynes, New York banktE. ■ 

Now Healey has set aside ' thej. 
Rem. divorce, and has a secured a. 
"separation" froip his remarried, 
wife. 



About Mabetl« Gllman 

Americana who know, their Eu- 
rope ar^ amuaed 4)ve.*.tbe announce-. 
ment that Mra. Vyilllam Ellis (iorey, 
will marry Doii .Luis de bourbon,' 
generally known . .aa -Don > Loyla ..qf. 
Spain. Don. Loula . la .• one. : of the 
nibat noto'rioua 'individuals ..of his, 
type, his exit from Franco having 
been eaneclally .apoctacular.' • . 

Mae West ought to dramatize 
him. Son v>f the. Infanata EtilalUi.'. 
who visited, America., ait th^ ' tim,e; 
bf the ^ World's Ftelr, In'.iClilcagd; «' 
generation .ag;o, .h§. Is a first coiigln, 
of the King of Spain. Mal^eUe G11-, 
man married William EII.W 'Corey,' 
former president of the steel truqt,- 
Ih 1907 after he was divorced from, 
his first wife,' mother of hie: sons/ 
The . millionaire surrounded Mlas'' 
Gilman with every luxjiry ,jind..ljLer 
chateau, -pear, P^rls, is ^'uperb.'^'Bprn, 
in San . Francisco, she is ,ooneider-i 
ably older than .Don Loula,' havihg. 
'been a chorua girl in. -New York In' 
the. '90;e, when ''the lajte ; Augfustirf 
jpaly ' .produced musical~ compiles.' 
in 18i96 site bad_a' bit' In '"tUfi. 
Geisha," three yeafa. later playing a 
leading part In "Gay Jfaree,".. then 
being featured In "The Casino 
Girl." 'When Corey began pajring, 
court to her in :'902 and 1908,' abe 
starred In '"The'libckinis Bird" iahd' 
'^liy V^den," etarrlhlr in I/>ndon 
in 1904 In "Ainorene." 



B'way Allianoe 

Social Register pops up again In 
•n alliance with Broadway, for 
Daniel Hapgood Uaynes, 46. vice- 
preaident and treaaijrer of'itae Amer- 
ican Ma4!hVo and Foundry Co., is 
.honeymooning at 'White ' Sulphur 
Springe with Nancy. Ry&n, Sngllsh 
actress, who appeared on Brbadtwy 
earlier tbia season Iri •'The" Hlg^ 
Road." Her first engagement here 
was with Ina Claire In "The Last 
of Mrs.. Choyney." 

Haynea was divorced by hla first 
wife In I910r and by hia second In 
1920, she securing tbe custody of 
. their child and $9,B00 a year ali- 
mony. 

. Simijar in varloue details I4 the 
case of the socially registered J&mes 
H. Watson, New York broker, who 
is marrying Kathleen Evans, Eng- 
lish actresa. HIa first wife divorced 
lilm in 1900, and hie second, Hazel 
Sloan, of Chicago, in 1920, 



Divorce Set Aalde 

The late Elmer E. Snkathere, mil 
lionaJre 'turfman of' Portchester, N. 
--Tiy*t)ecame-the-foster-father-of~Vir- 
' glnla Smathers, hie wife's niece. In 
1928 Virginia eloped from the fash- 
ionable: Spence. 'School -v^ith Giles 

- Or^ville Hefiley,. Yale student.' and 
grandson of Qeneral Warren M. 

■ B,wi«y,- 9fr-year.-oM banker well 

- know^' at the Union League Chib. 
V^ndyflng tbe birth of the first two 



The Thbrnes a'rtd Marriage. 

Gordon C. Thome, of Chicago, son. 
of the late 'WilUiaiih C. Thome, mll- 
lionalre'vi'ce-preBldeni of . Morttg<|m-: 
ery Ward & ' Co., la.now honeyinooh-; 
l.ng iwlth. Ibis fourth .wife, formerly 
Mrs. Maiian. Boliln*. trained .niurae 
who tended him during a recent ill- 
ness. 

In, 1921 he was divorced by ."Vlr-; 
iglnla' Milner. She 'was awarded $760 
a month' alimony. Then he was.stie^ 
for breach of promi^ by Mary Lygjo, 
former "Follies" showgirl. The case 
was ■settled out of court, after she 
thrice attempted suicide.; In 1926 
Thome was divorced by Helen Ma- 
ginnls, . who received a cash settle-^ 
ment of $100,000. Last' November he' 
was divorced by Anne .CIo're'."Bhe 
got $80,000 In lieu of alimony. Then 
there is Katherine Thome, ''\f ho is 
a daughter of Mr, and Mra. Robert 
J. Thome, of Chictigb. ' Her father 
was formerly president of Montgbm- 
ery "Ward. On Jan. 29 Katiierine's 
engagement was announced to Cly 
mer S. Bowen, of (^Ifomla. But 
within a month she eloped with 
George Gllleaple, originally of Nash- 
ville, but later pf Arizona, where he 
has run a curio ahop at Qastle Hot 
Springs. 



Awfully Rich 
Benjamin Fr&nklfn Manning, of 
San Francisco, baa aeparated from 
hia wealthy wlfOi and is to seek a 
divorce. They were married in 1927 
He declares she Is "too rich" for 
him. When she divorced Horace E, 
Dodge, Jr., father of her children, 
Delphlne and Horace. 8d, the former 
Lois Knawleon recelyed a cash pay- 
ment, of $600,()00, from his shore pf 
the Dodge Brothers* millions. Last 
spring .Dodge married Muriel SlS' 
man, daugiiter of Mr. and Mrs., An' 
drew Slsman, of Detroit. His mother; 
Anna Thompson, Inherited many 
millions from the late Horace E, 
Dodge, and in 1926 created, a sen- 
sation by marrying Hiigh Dillnian, 
i.0tbr, who had been divorced by; 
MarJorie Rambeau. Originally Hugh 
McGaughey, of Columbiis, and bet- 
ter known In stock compahlea than 
on Broadway, Dlllman now shares a 
$3,000,000 palace at Palm Beach and 
cruises on a $2,000,000 ya^ht Unlike 
.banning, Dlllman has not yet com- 
plained of a wife being "too rich." 

* Millionaire' Actors 
Alexander Harvey Tlera inherited 
many millions from hia mother, who 
dled-laat-springr.and-he>has- bought- 
a fine estate at. Morrlatown, N. J.; 
and retired from the stage. 

His fatlier, Alexander Harvey 
Tiers, died years ago, iafter 
amaa'sing a f prtune f roni the -sul- 
phur industry. Before attaining his 
majority, young Tlere decided to 
be«ome an actor, so Joined the The- 



atre Guild company, and played bits. 
In various productions, Including 
"Processional,". '.'The Devil 'to Pay," 
"The Goat Song," etc. 

He has many friends ih oomfnon 
with that other iyouog milllpnaJre, 
A. Barton Hepbura,-'whp became, an 
actor,' and with "Whitney Wai^eh; 
Jr., who for a time 'wa's employed 
in the; oflRce. of. Sam. H, Harris; biit 
who later sojourned in Ceylon. 



' . Earl'e 6t>cl<er Again 

'ft: was in ' this ''column dated Jan. 
9, ;-Ia6t,' that' for. the ^rst time' th'e; 
liame was >revealed. of ^ the wealthy; 
backejr ot.'EarV Carroll's show, "F1-' 
bretta.;*. Prevlo.usly. ther$ had. been 
a- rumor about "a Mrs, Psndletpn, 
aunt of -Basby and R^melll," conlr: 
posers' of . the ' scbre. Mrs. iYed|)ric 
Courtlahd ''Penfield, ..'widow .'Of our 
Am.baseadpr . to Austria . before the 
war, "owns a $6(>0,00(> shbwplace ^atr 
dreenwi<;h,'. Conjt.',-. I'and.' inherited; 
m^ny'inlllipns from , her ..father, tjie, 
late ^ Dr. -WHJlgin;^ -Weightmjan, - M 
'PbiljadelpJVta,. -and has • long Ibeen.a, 
patroness . -anja.; 'friend .i.o^ . Albert 
Morris 'Hagby,'''al)Put '70,' who tor: 
a ' generation -c'phdiiotf'd ' ■^'muqlcal 
mpniinge''' at thp -Waldorf -Astoria.' 

i|'aj(t)y,' who 'hjita.'sun^ seml-prbr' 
fesslpn.ally ..and . coinpoa^d the .'Tl-' 
oretta"';m'uaio, is a nephew of Al- 
bert; V'^P-- 

Pre««nt'Lbrd Aberdare 

' Lord Alierdare, : 77, died riecentlyi 
in London. He, Is succeeded, by his 
second ' son, ' the ' Hon. Clvenoe ^a - 
pier Bruce,'- well- 'known .cricketer. 
The older son', .^hQ Hon. Lyicdburst 
'Bmce,.jwaj8~^killed in tUe war.'. This; 
sail "created., a sen'sAtlon '^h'en, ' ai 
'generation .aigo, he married a.NeW 
York chores .glri, Camille Clifford. 
Caihlile, et^tueaqiie beauty, was -in 
"The . Defender." at the' Broadway 
theatre" in" 1902, t6e' next 'year ^p- 
pearl'ififr in "The Prince of Pllse'h.!' 
In '1904 'ehe] went' tb London .with 
'th'a^ . abow, arid in 190^ made a hit 
there, in "The Catob of the Season,'' 
in 19()6 increasing^ her poptilairlty 
lA "The Belle of Mayfalr.".£9i« sub; 
sequently married Capt 'J. M; ' J. 
Ev(uiB,'of the British Army.. 



.Vera'* Career 

Tera, Cp.untess Caihcar^ bas gone 
into bankruptcy. . Her career has 
been filled .'with ups and downsr 
Origlnallyv Vera Fraser, of South 
'Afi-lca, - ber first husband, Capt. de 
Grey 'Waiter, was killed in the -war. 
In 1819 she married Barl Catbcart, 
ag^d 67. ' in 1922 the .E^arl.djvprced 
her; .naming -the. young Earl 'of 
Criiven as co-respondent. Catbcart' 
died in 1927 and left his ex- wife" a 
trust fund of $2,600 a year from his 
estate of $1,000,000. After she bad 
eloped to South Africa with Craven, 
she arrived In this country, in 1926. 

Charged .with "mibral t'nrpltude," 
she was detained at Ellis Island, but 
was later admitted. She had a play^ 
produced by' Earl Carroll. It was 
.a ' dismal ' falltire. Last spring a 
Pritish . mo'vle, "The Woman 
Tempted.'^from Countess Cathcart's 
novel of the same' title,- was eho'wn 
in -New '*'brk. - It. was Llso a failiire.. 
."The, Earl of j>aven 'was forgiven' 
by-- his wife', and they 'were reobit- 
ciied. - 

" -'His mother was Cornelia Martin, 
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
Bradley, Martin, of New York, wiio 
a generation .'ago , gave a famous 
fancy-dress ball at the 'Waldbrf. 
Thfr-young Earl . is a nephew bf 
Bradley Martin, of New York, who 
married a great heiress, Helen 
Phlpps. 



=9-:. 

Ran(kHii Reinarb 

ByNdlieRmU; 

Chicago, AprtU. 

°'A wild gMse ' chase on : Clark 'Street at midday .when one of° HowarA 
Thurston's igeese eacaped-tlirough the stage, door of the Erlahger. 

And' the next day a buffalb bunt near the new Chicago Stadium when • 
101 Ranch blaon,- being transported from the railroad yards, made* 
daah for freedom. 

Mayv'West buying a Madaine. Pompadour bed for ber siilte at tb« 
Hotel' Sherman, . ^ 

'Fred G. Latham, manager of "Rosalie/' thumbing a. flower seed cata- 
log wit' a far'^away look' in hls'eyes.^ 

Max Slott and newspaper pbbtbgrai^ere mbStlng tliree sections of th« 
20tb Century, at the t>a ^alle street atatlbii,' Easter morning, and wonder'. 
Ing what bed be<k>me. of ''Vl'vlenhe'Segai, expected en route to the Coast 
to do talkies for .Warners. ' - . ' ' • • ' ':, . • ■•. > 

Oipipoeltlon-orews froni. the :^Us-Floto Clique and the 101 Ranch say. 
ing it -with paste and bills on every obnbbtvftble .ifiriiplng location in th« 
Lobp.^- '< ■'" ' ' ■, '. ' .- , '. • ■-• • ■'■ V . ■' 

Jack Dipnahue proudly exhibiting bis three ohildren- (whom he calls hl4 
"ex'eMp^'bns'') 'who, wltb'.'lfrs.' i>bnahue, caiiie on from' the east to spend 
the^ Easter,'. &blld'ay's' with. himV .' . ' ' • 

'PhlIlp' ^a>'thofamow,'the pldy'tnrlgh^ oft for a day on his way 

to, Ilew .•York- from thb Cbaat. - ',.: ■'^ " • ; 

' Gt^e ile Mar, former. Vaudeville , elngte and now iSr§, Chester Colin. 
i»iie,;bf £«ip .F^16t*9 Chicago 'manag<9r,''tedbhihg'he'r ihfant son to walk la 
Lifacbln'-Park, .' ' ' • ' ■•- ''•.'- '.. ■• -' 

Winnie;: Shebhah dodging reporters at the , station Just before -Tha 
Chief . pulled put .'. V '' ^ ...'. . ; 
- -Crovrde ialbng . the rbute' troiyersed.by th'e prisoners, -shackled in buseok 
being ; transported' from ' the Vid .obUnty- Jail to the new, whlatUng "Tha 
Prlsoher'B Son'g^" 

liMi B. Raniadell, agent for the S.ells-Flbto circps, testing the fire exit ' 
doorfi at the.,H.pterMprri.sbn. ' . ■ ' - v ' 

T Sadie Jacobs, daugliter.'of .the late Abe 'Jacobs, leaving for New Yotk 
where she' expects 'tp 'lpicate in the oWjHber .&gmcy. ' . . ; 

Mrs.' Jolm jV parrlety- leaving; for <^lver Military Academy to visit 
her son, #ohn,- Jr. ■ ; •' 

Tommy Lodgbran, after 'whining :the' decision 'from Mickey Walker, 
iieing liohiz'ed' by friends in tbe'bungalbw on the Hotel Sherman roof.' • 
Lyle.D./Andreii^si an:! vlhg'' Iri tb'wn for the opening Of . "A Connecticut 
'Yankee','.! at iiie'Gai7l(|k^ 
. ."Poodles," ..liannafo'rd. riding one of bis circus horses thrqugh the Loop 
to the Coliseum and' disrupting trafBo, 

Hotel Congress management; discharging bellboys nibbed by the Fed'- 
eral 'McUths for 'selling liquor, to guests, and Ashton' Stevens In his 
Herald Esaniiner columh^urging 'scbfflawa to come to their 'rescue. i 
Frank Fay in'staliing bis wife, Barbara' Sfanwyck,- on The Chief taking 
her to .Hollywood 'to do' a talker, and explaining that he may go later 
Just to.-^ee how he sounds: 

Charles Barton,; agent of "A ' Connecticut Yankee,** supervising tba 
placing of signs and 'frames in the Garriok lobby. - , '*• 

Entire "Rib'' Rita" company staying over, in Chicago to spend tlia 
Holy Week layoff 'period visiting other shows. 

' (-Eugene Byfleld, tanned' to a turn, returning froln his Florida bblidar. 

X:d -penaby and 'Giis Be'rliig, life long friends, celebrating 'their Jot'rit 
birthday. . " 

Hazel' Flynn, better known to film fan's as the Evening American's' 
Rob Reel, also receiving cbngratulations because of ha'vlng dqdged by 
60 minutes April Fool's day as b'er birthday. - 

Cwl McGulIo'uRh.liylng oft' In Chicago to attend the Loughron- Walker 
bout' at -^be StadlUifi; 

Marilyn. Blller and^h'er sister, Mrs. Dr. Sweeiiey, of ' Chicago, preparinjr 
to' aail 'foir a' -vacatloii in Europe immediately following the closing bf 
■Rbealle." 



Syndicate of Co-reapondente 

Mrs. James B, Duke, widow oi;, tbe 
multlmiUIbnaire tobacco man, has 
two heirs, a daughter,' Dbrls Duke, 
and a son by a former marriage. 
Walker P. Inman. Mrs. Duke 
moves in the beat society In New 
York and Newport, occupying mag- 
nificent manalona Inman prefers 
Bohemia, as does the wife with 
whom he Is now involved in divorce 
proceedings. He'" names "Dapper 
Don" Collins, conflden<i^ man. Bill 
Boyd, Robert Yap, Hubert "Cagey" 
Jt-cger, William Miller, Bill Hardy 
and others, including John Steel, 
the singer. 

Reference la made to a sojourn in 
the Florence Crittenden Home. She 
retallatea by referring to the many 
times she had to put him to bed, 
and avows when she signed a sep- 
aration agreement ehe die' not know 
he was worth over $6,000,000, 
^d would inherit many mllllona 
more. They were married in 1920, 
aftec.Bfae'dtvorced-GrantClar'ke,.the. 
songwriter. Clarke had dedicated 
to her his success; "Tired of Me." 
Originally Garnet Helen Patton, she 
was the daughter , of ! the Rev. Dr. 
Patton, of 'Kpkbmb, Ind.' . 
• Oddly enough, the Grant- Clarkes 
had been intimate friends of tbe 
Monte Bricea Monte, also a apng- 



RESORT RACKET 



(Continued from page 1) 

sistants, scenic and assletnnt scenic 
artist. Salary . list will - amount 
to about $3,600 a week wlthoiit the 
band, working at iscale. 

On campus or lawn the. ''fsoclal 
dlrectorl^ re'lgna supreme and gets 
plenty bf kowtow' besides coin. He 
Ig generally - the life of the party 
aind'in his duties al'ways finds more 
than enough 'willing help from the 
guests. 

. The director's chief Job Is to- stage 
the various "nitea," Bohemian .Nlte, 
Masquerade Nite,<Somebody-Eiee's- 
Wife Nlte, etc. Saturday ' hight of 
each week is the blow-bff, usually 
with a dramatic performance. 

Most of the - camps apportion 
about $1,000 .for material for the 
season, going for costumes,'maike'-up 
and palnta. The scenlo artist con- 
sumes the, large part of that sum. 

Laat year at aeyeral bf '.the re-; 
eorts, when certain guests ' were 
especially helpful, the social direc- 
tors arranged for a free stay fof an 
extra week end. The director's 
thereby received the helpful- guests' 
services for an additional Saturday 
night 

In addition to the regular enter- 
tainment stalT some bf the resorts 
import extra entertainers for a w'eeli 
or a week endf These are labeled 
"guest artlats" and are told to bring 
their saxophones. Nb compensation, 
but free transportation arid vaca- 
Uon. 

Two or three of the "best" places 
enforce the only rigid rule of con- 
duct for social direotore — "no dame 
stuff." 

The social directors are the sec- 



ond Highest salaried members of t^ 
resort ataft. ., Tfie chef still. Jead^ 
with $8,600 for the season his. gen- 
eral average. Social boys, howevera 
rival his incomA' throi|gh "presents^ 
from the guests, etc^ Proceeds fro'm 
Uhe last 6how or the season,' usuall'y 
taking place. Labori^y; also go to 
the social ataff. - Luckiest talijes .at 
that, perfbrmance run .as high as 
$600; .1 

One vaudevllllan who- social dl- 
rec.ted last summer believes he. has 
found a profitable way out of.eb.QW 
buBineas. s--'He was popular with tl)* 
guests. If they like him eufilclently, 
he flgrures in' another two seasons 
he win' have gathered enough good 
will arid backing to 'open bls owii 
resort place and ha-ve the required 
number of guests to keep it going, • 



writer; had married Helen Oliver, a 
movie - extra and cabaret .. sinjger, 
{rom■.Waehlngtonr'-Perina.r^who-.dl1> 
vorced :iln, andi like Garnet Helen 
Patton, then married a tobacco mil- 
lionaire. Sir Hugo Cunlltrp-Owen, 
wiio had pre-vlously been divorced. 
The, latter morriiage, however, 'has 
turned put happily, and the '<jun- 
llffe-Owens recently arrived In -New 
York from London for a. -vlsic 



GEST TAKES HIP 



(Continued from page 1) 

f'Syncppotlpn," Satui^day, will bene* 
revert :to its original scheme it 
massive pi^oductlone. 

Gest is reported to have this 
B,l90-seater on an putrlgbt- rental, 
>yith no percentage arrnagement as 
regards RKO. No staff has been 
seleoted, biit it Is understood tliat 
Richard Herndon will act as gen- 
eral riianager in- the venture. 

It is bxpected that the PasslOB 
Play will run here for three or four 
months, Belasco staging it again for 
the second tlriie in his career. First 
instance was 60 years ago in San 
Francisco, when B. J. "Lucky* 
Baldwin, of that city, backed the 
showman. 

;Reported interested with Gest tai 
his recent ventures have been Clar- 
ence Mackay, Otto Kahn and Joseph 
M, dchenck, although whether any 
bf these men are . concerned in this 
new . undertaking could not be 
teamed i-Understahdlng-^lB-^that-tiie-, 
first two performances at the Hip- 
podrome will be for charity, after 
whioh. a regular weekly schedule of 
eight or nine performances will be 
followed.' 

Gest recently signed the Frieburg 
company at Davenport, la., going , 
there for that purpose. 



Wednesday, April 3, l029 




ei 



Acclaimed in London, P^iis, Berlin and Vienna, and Now Acclaimed in New York 




MARBE 



The Magnetic International Stage Star 



Fotio 



THE DASH AND 
PERt3AUGINESS 
OF GAY PA REE 

THE TANG OF 
OI.D LONDON 



owinn three triumphant years abroad — in an unusual and uniqua program of 
entortainmont, a repertoire of song and dance ■ucceasea; 'now -at 

BELMONT THEATRE, NEW YORK 

IN A SERIES OF 

"CONTINENTAL NIGHTS" 

ALL IN A SETTING UNIQUE AND NOVEL FOR AMERICA 
Aasbted by GILBERT MARBE and the FAY MARBE Ensemble 



THE WILD 
ABANDON 
OF VIENNA 



ACCLAIMED BY PRESS 



THE FLAVOR 
OF BERLIN 



"STANDARD UNION," THURQlDAY, MARCH 21 

The New Play 

Thif Little Girl Wag'So Sure She'd Get a Great Big 
Hand, That. She Finally Got It 

By DONALD MULHERN 

frHIS is not strictly a dramaUc review, it Is a success tale, a 
courage epic, a saga of Broadway, the street that can be taken 
but can never be given. 

, balladlsta tell as It Is the street of broken hearts and shat- 
tered spirits,-' but always flushed youth eagerly presses on to It 
Five years ago, or six, I saw a hopeless case of heartbreak ahead: 
Alt she had; this new moth winging to the flame, was couracre and 
Indomitable spirit So much else Is needed — so much that It did 
not', s^m ' she possibly ever could hare. Voice — she had -none. 
Qrace— she had none, except th^ grace that lies In conscious delib- 
eration of movement Vhe gift of seizing an audience, that intangi- 
ble fiuallty of projection — the only thing she projected was a colos- 
stil self-confldenq^ which some spectators even took as cocksure- 
hees.'. She was well proportlonod but inclined to the statuesque. 
She comedy features but they were kindled by nothing but the 
^low oT youth. She had animation but not vivacity, gllttar biit 
not Are.. . 

And last night, Instead Of to a heartbreak, she came to Broadway. 
Her name was alone in lights on the marquise of the Belmpnt The- 
atre. Almost single-handed, she held her spectators for the hour 
and a half of her program — and she charmed her audience. And 
she displayed all the qualities that are needed to do that. A new 
quality had blended with her courage and her self-certalnty. It 
was a quality that put asidd the barrier of the footlights, drew her 
audience with her Into the hitlmacy of a continent club. 



Jt is a continental cycle which Miss Marbe supplies. After Amer- 
ican vaudeville, American clubs, she went overseas. She learned 
In the continental plubs what they had to teach of persuasiveness 
and appeal. She filled out her repertoire of nuance and wile. And 
she' refined what had been American 6elf -assurance into conti- 
nental ease. So last night she came back to -display Parisian 
gownsi overseas dances and French and German songs of Innuendo. 
. : Outstanding was "Zag Dil, .Zag Du Zu Mir," tlie lover's eager 
demand, "Say Dear to Met Say Dear to Me!" A few years ago 
she couldn't possibly have sung It with effect last night It drew, 
orde'nt, into her arms all the p^ple who heard her. The deter- 
mined .effort of other years. was absent — she sang with naturalness 
and, a beguiling charm, with Xva^th and fire and depth. 
° "With Ollbert ^arbe she was esea in dnnces, ending in an utterly 
graceful Blue Danubr^waltx. Each of the dancers also performed 
tolo^'wlth equal ettectlvenesa.' Accompanying, and heard In selec- 
tions In Miss Marbe's absence,- Is an excellently recruited orchestra. 

'Bfias Marbe appears against a simple black background. Ideally 
settlvg oft her own black balr, :f.un an<l lambent dark eyes, and 
acoqiately selected clothea. Her most striking appearance Is In the 
red gown pf a tango. . ' ■ ■ 

Her songs ore spirited and gay and mlschlevoua. Beginning 
mildly 'With the one about the man who woke up with the two red 
spots on bis throat (this In Qerman), she coursed delightfully 
through an Increasingly sancy robertolre. In "M'sleur Prenez-Moi" 
she united the audience with her as one. She has the Innate power 
to bring the world to her own terms; to ti&nsform, for her pur- 
poses, a theatre Into a club, and then conquer. As an establishment 
of Miss Marbe as an American entertainment figure on the plane 
to which she climbed In Europe, It Is complete. She Is an artiste— 
and they can't say she reminds you of so-and-so. She reminds you 
of'-Pay Marbe. 



Returning to Broadway after 
aif ' Absence of three years on 
the Continent, Miss Fay Marbe, 
the attractive and talented 
young woman of musical com- 
edy, distinction, ottered tlie cur- 
rent popular songs of Germany 
and' Fra;n'ce. She is lovely and 
lively./ Her German and French 
songs, rather better, one sus- 
pected, 'than-Genh^n or FVench 
artists cojild have presented^ 
.^eqi, ' Continental flavoring. " ^ 

fay Marbe brings spirit of 
muBie halls td stage. Conti- 
nehCai'' ' evening' gives theatre 
audleAce pleasure. Her program 
of German, English' and French 
songs Interpreted and illumi- 
nated by graceful and dashing 
dances. The evening was an 
nrtlstio success. 

— ^Herald Trlbun^ 



J .. . ■ - — 

Mite Marbe sang and danced 
with sparkling energy in gay 
costumes. The songs were ren- 
dered with effective dlctio|i and 
delightful esprit, and were 
equally effective,, whether sung 
in German, French or English. 
— The Evening Post 



. "A very obarmlng addition to 
anyone's compilation of songs 
and dances. ..Here Is the pro- 
fessional i»yety of the song 
and danee^;lrl. ..She Is always 
varied and always fresh." 
Richard Ix>ckridge, N. T. Sun. 



NEW YORK "EVENING JOURNAL" 

FAY MARBE'S "ONE MAN SHOW" OPENS RUN 
AT BELMONT 



_ Miss Marbe Is gifted with a 
very TacUe voTcera jeTT^Jf 
of mimicry, quite ienough of 
beaxity- and a ^personality expres- 
sive In .the extreme, as she 
demonstrated very successfully 
before she left Brtitulway to col- 



lect her current repertory In 

Europer -— — — 

Gestures and foetal expressions 
are an universal language, a sort 
of Esperanto, which Mies Marbe 
has learned quits welL One can 
listen with I1I4 eyea 



"N, Y. AMERICAN^ 
NOVELTV IN NEW BROAD- 
WAY THEATRE FARE. 

FAY MARBE MAKES 
COUNtRYMEN PROUD 
IN RECITAL OF SONG 



M for Magnetic; 

A for Artistic; 
. R for Risque (rather) ) 

B for Beautiful; 

E for Entertaining. 

That's Fay Marbe, at the 
Belmont Theatre. 

New York had Its first look 
last night at the new Fay 
Marbe, who has been sweep- 
ing across Europe as a sort of 
star-spangled comet . That 
look explained why London 
biELS hailed her like Beatrice 
lilllie, Madrid like R^uel 
Meller, Paris like Tvette Guil- 
bert and Vienna like Frltzt 
Scheft. For three years she 
luks made' the elite of the cap-. 
Itals of Europe take, and like 
American songs and leist night 
she made the customers cheer 
French and German songs. 

Refined diversion seekers 
will soon be packing the Bel- 
mont to see and hear- her^ 
'Within the current week she 
will be the pet subject of 
smart set conversation in Sutr. 
ton place and albng Park ave- 
nue. She proinises to be for 
the Hooiver era .wlott . Lillian 
Russell 'was for the Cleveland' 
period an'd Alilia Held for the 
MoRlnley age.^ Marbe Is the 
kind of woman whd creates a 
legend of. loveliness and. who 
lives In theM^ry of the the- 
atre. 

'Those who knew her when, 
she was" singing and dancing 
for Comstock and Gest at the 
princess Theatre wer^ the 
first to pay tribute jto . her new 
greatq;^ last nlght^^^'She has 
grown like Fonzelle grew in 
the years wheo^^she was pre- 
paring to cross Broadway 
from Lorber's to the Metro- 
politan.' 

Soniewhere al^ng the route, 
.while she -was picking up 
satolr falre ''^nd sophistica- 
tion, Marbe '-also found the 
.fountain', of eternal youth. 
Her ravishing costnmes em- 
phasized Umbs as Uthe as a 
young Dlhna's and an exqui- 
site torso such as a Rodin or 
a Phlllas might have carved 
out of ivory to represent a 
nymph beloved oC - love. 

If Anna Held ever sang a 
naughty song as well as Marbe 
sang *'I Can't Say No," AJina 
Held must have been good. If 
Fritzi Scheff were on the stagie 
today, Marbe singing "Bin 
Bischen Fenr" (a little flreX 
wonid make her look to her 
laurels. And In "M'sleur 
Prenez Mol," she challenged 
comparison with Raquel Mel- 
tor's famous rendition of "tA 
Violeterra." 

Gilbert Marbe, her brother, 
and the same Jazz band which 
accompanied Mies' Marbe In 
her appearances before the 
kings of England, Spain and 
Italy, ga'^e her flattering sup- 
port 

New York has reason to be 
proud of the talented young 
woman who has carried Old 
Glory to new triumphs on the 
stages of Europe. Her home 
town la sure to give her a big 
hand. —LOUIS W. FBHR. 



"Our hat's ofC to Fay Martie, 
the musical comedy luminary, 
for-attemptlng.a. feat that Jiaa 
foiled some of our greatest 
artlbts — the preseh'tatlon of a 
one woman show." 

—ROBERT W. COLEMAN, 

"OaUii MUrror," 



"EVENING WORLD," THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1S29 

A NEW '*NiGHT" IN TOWN 

Fay ^Iarbe*8 "Continental" 

By E. W. OSBORN ^: 

REDOLENT of memories of the days when "Oh, Boy," funilehpd 
the tunes which Nev^ York whlsUed-::- , 
Flushed, beautiful and confident under the European praises 
pbe has won—* 

An audacious and dazzling -figure In gold and silver spangles^ In 
feathered skirts, la Jewels and finally In the pale blue dandng robe 
inr which she stepped to the "Blue Danube" waltz- 



Fay Marbe appeared on the 
stage of the' Belmont Theatre 
lost evening for the first of those 
"Continental Nights'^ In which, 
under Richard Hemdon's pKseii- 
tation, she will make. New York 
acquainted 'with the cabaret 
songs and dances by which she 
has charmed the European capi- 
tals. 

New York is glad to see her, 
pleased to hear her In her pi- 
quant singing, glad to cast its 
fine eye over her luscious cos- 
tumes, ready to i^elcome her In. 
the perfection of her dancing 
form. She appears as the palpi- 
tating, throbbing echo and es- 
sen«!e of the life she has lived 
itrti^caUy abroad. ' ' 

If last nIghVs ' audience had 
any criticism. ' to offer of . Mlssj 
Marbe's prbgr^im. It -woiuilL be' 
pertiaps that no .many ' of her 
songs were In foreign, tongues. 
However, her most brilliant sno- 
cesses were won In' the halls o£ 
Berlin, Vienna and Paris. And 
then, lier pfmtomlmlc 'descrip- 
tions .first of the nwnber' ib titi. 
glven^ .and then, aa lier sl^^glng; 
gestures. Thei^ .,^08 joyliii 
fUhg In her> manner and iiw 
voice, "Perhaps, we might ^7, a 
far-away suggestion of the way 



that our own Nora Bayes carried 
.with her. 

' A particularly striking exam- 
ple of the. 'Bayea manner lay lU 
her rendering of . 'Wllh^mi- Sterk'e 
lyric of the misbehaving lipstick. 

In ia.Iyrlc by Bede, ^Meln Herr: 
Ist EIne' Jazsband," - which trans- 
lates Itself readily Into word, and 
action. < Miss Marbe rendered 
herself happily. And we must 
say at this point — ^whlcb Is near 
the end~of a long program— that 
It Is a very pretty voice which 
the return^ artist has. revealed. 

Miss M«rbe exhibits several' 6f 
her dances, InchidlQg the fetch* 
ing "Bine Danube" tiumber,. In', 
company wltlr bet brotber, Gil- 
bert, whd also has a oiaracter- 
Istfc solo dance' and hos^'krace: 
and steps of which some of our 
'Qwn dancers' may find It wdl'to 
take note. 

. , As.an Incident of her rendering: 
of a cute little ' pocket-minor, 
number, entitled VM'alear En-. 
Aez-mot.'^ Mias: Marbe, deIl«D(«- 
hev feminine hfcurenv M wen ae 
a..few «it tha othet^ tfex, with' Hbu- 
venlr reflector* bearlnlr jiet' 001^''. 
, trail on tba revpri« side. - 
,.: M:nsle.tor .the eona99^ tl>e>'aiim«eiii 
and the Intervals Hntainliiite& l^s 
the >7ay Marbe EnwmMc^ a.neat. 
tuneful and.tlmeful Uttla br^ea- 
tra, under the 'dlrectlnit ..band Qt 
Mr. 'Weaver, a verjr - clever. Vio- 
linist • 

HOW RECEIVCDt. 

Bir s» tmdteim. fiMna' mert 
r^emlM of »pr«aHm» for we nmum 
0/ jfifo.Jforke'e.Mtimpkal retura lo 

tjiBr owtiieuu* ■ • - . '.'•' 



"VARIE'TY,'' march: zr. 1»2> 

Beet DnMed^Wothan of the Week 
^ FAY mXUBE . 

(Recitals— Beim<)nt Theatre) 
And now . Fay ^arbe Is Installed In a aeries of songs and -dances 
labeled. "<;;ontlnental Nlgh^ at the Belmont Miss If^'be Is an 
exquisitely beautlftit woman, 'who bos ah attraietlve speaking voice 
peculiarly stilted t» talkUig-pIctUr^tr This la her best bet; 



THE HKW YORK TELEGRAM,'? THURiSDAY,) MARCH 21, 100 

ain 





Petite Singer Retunu After Thr^ Ye^, 
OCFering Hits From ContiiienI: 



Petite Fay Marbe returned to 
New York and the Belmont The- 
atre last night after three years 
in Europe to sing a group of con- 
tinental songs described by her 
as "Some are naughty and some 
are not so (naughty." 

Between songs— nice or naugh- 
ty — she danced. The same words 
described her terpslchorean ef- 
forts. 

Miss Marbe has so much of IT 
that one does not regret having 
worried over I,atln and Spanish 
andJ3rfiekinat£a4. of ..French and 
German. Being on famllldr'ter'tns' 
with these last two languages 
might take away somd of the 
charm in Miss Marbe's songs, 
for in Ignorance one may sur-. 



mlse any Dumber -iA dellghtiui 
things. 

Aided and abetted by Gilbert 
Marbe, a handsome young broth- 
er, tvho dances with abandon 
even in full dress, and the Marbe 
ensemble,' Miss Marbe provides 
an entertaining hour and a half 
for those who like their wlmmin 
vivacious, their tunes lilting and 
their dances with a message. 

Naughty and not so naughty: 
also, describes Miss Marbe's cos.-^ 
tumes. They are ravishing crea- 
tions full of color, sequlna and 
foolhers and enrOOi'la'-lal-Thcrt 
is a dllf erent costume for every 
group of songs, of ^trhlch there 
are six. -Some are naughty and 
some are not so naughty. . 



IB 



VARIETY 



L E GIT IM A TE 



W«^«»«!»*>y» Apfa.,3» : 1929 



Plays on Broadway 



MAN'S ESTATE 

Oomedy drenia In three acts, preaented 
Theatre Guild, at the Blltmore, 
Apiil 1; written by Beatrice Blackmar and 
Brace Gold; euieed by Dudley Dlggee. 

Joeeph Jordan Edward Favor 

WllUam P, Jordao Dudley Dlsg«B 

Caroline Jordan Florence Gerald 

Ulnnlo Jordan EUzoibeth Patteraon 

Jerry Jordan Earle Larlmore 

nnlly Bender Armlna Marshall 

Dr. Frank Bender Edward Pawley 

Beaaly BlalneJ Margalo Glllniore 

Bev. Or. Eustace Potter Loula Veda 

CouRin Oiace Maria ZlccardI 

For the fifth production of Its 11th 
subscription season the Theatre 
Guild chose a play which Impresses 
•s aimed to attract a feminine cli- 
entele. Not that "Man's Estate" Is 
eoplilstlcated, In fact, It Is rather 
commonplace, hut It puts forth some 
Ideas as to the cause of hasty mar- 
riages and deals with the right of 
an unmarried, expectant mother to 
free herself by medical aid, That'^ 
about the strength of its draw, prob- 
ably a bit less than double the sub- 
scription period of six weeks. 

"Man's Estate" was tried out last 
summer by Jed Harris, who relin- 
quished the rights. The play was 
then known as '^King's X" (a kid 
expression teeanlng having the fin- 
gers crossed). Harris had the au- 
tiiors rewrite the play to a con- 
siderable extent but the Guild's 
presentation Is virtually the orig- 
inal script. 

The story is that of a boy and 
• girl in love, truly but with- 
out realization. The Jordan family 
are typical of a mid-western town. 
The boy's father is a salaried man, 
having his own home and happy 
that he has provided for bis son 
and daughter to maturity. The girl 
is happily married to a promising 
New York physician and with her 
husband has come ht>me for a twa 
months' visit. Jerry Jordan, the son. 
Is back from two years in the state 
university. He ^aa won a scholar- 
ship in competition for architectural 
ideas and expects to go to Tale, 
thence to Parle. But the necessary 
funds for further schooling are not 
In sight. The elder Jordan believes 
the boy should settle down and-lake 
a Job in his uncle's hardware es- 
tablishment. Jerry cannot see that 
at all. He is sick of the small town, 
Is ambitious to build cathedrals, is 
tor seeing the world and doing as 
ItSi seea fit Also b« is pretty fresb^ 
Love comes along and the girU 
Besaly Blaine, Is the daughter of 
his mother's friend, now departed. 
Sesaly has two more years lit col- 
lege. Then a summer's night and a 
stroll to the river. A few weeks 
later Sesaly knows she is to have a 
baby. It proVokes quits a row In the 
family, but a week later they are. 
married. Previously It bad been 
agreed that Sesaly go to Vienna 
with Jerry's married sister taia her 
liusband and there she would quietly 
have her child, Jerry,^ to pursue his 
studies in arcbiteoture. Comes the 
iday of departure, packing all com- 
pleted. Jerry has been downtown. 
It was to take that Job with' his 
uncle and then there was a Uttle 
house up the line. He had reached 
man's estate. He wanted the woman 
he loved. All the pUiiiil tor a pro- 
tessiohal future gojbj; the board, 

Thel'e Is more lS<-th» play than 
the actual story, though not as 
skillfully worked out as It could 
have been. The youngsters talk of 
freedom of action, free love and 
such, but when It .cemes down to 
taking root, the marriage InstltU' 
tlon wins out. The situation when 
It is known that Jerry and Sesaly 
have Ijeen Intimate stirs up plenty 
In the Jordan home. The girl 
declares she will do as Bl)e pleases 
•nd get rid of the unborn child If 
She chooses, declaring that too much 
sonsideratlon ts given to the unar^ 
rived and unknown child andi not 
•nough to the known (such as Jer' 
ry). That is shocking to the house- 



hold, but the gynecologist (son-ln 
law) from New York voices similar 
views — that there are too many chll 
dren in the world, . that parents 
should be considered atad from a 
medical standpoint it is no more 
dangerous than pulling a Wisdom 
tooth. 

Dudley Digges who directed the 
play handles the role of the elder 
Jordan very well. He wanted to be 
a lawyer when young, but got mar- 
Tied. Margalo GiUmore was the ap- 
pealing Sesaly, frightened for a time 
then very brave. Barle lArimore did 
his Jerry visry well. Pretty much of 
a kid the first act however, then 
suddenly a man. Elizabeth Patter- 
son played Jerrys mother to a dot, 
though she' looked older than she 
should have.- Her horror at the situ- 
ation of the youngsters was tem- 
pered by one of the best laughs of 
the play: "I've seen ^oo many sev- 
en-month babies born In this town.'"' 
Armlna Marshall played JQrrjr'a slb> 
ter, an- understanding woman who 
went Uirough i«etty much the aamei 
thing.'^ 

"Man's Estate" is moderately 
diverting. The GuU^ douhtless has 
no illusions about it. I>oubtful of 
lasting: three months. /6m. 



MUSIC IN MAY 

Bhubert operetta In three acta and live 
scenes -by Fanny Todd Mitchell <book), 
adapted from the original of Heinz Merley 
and Kort Breusr, with muslo by Emile 
Berte (Continental), and Maury Rubena. 
Lyrics by J. Kelm Brennan. Staged by 
tiOw Morton and Stanley Logan; dances, 
Chester Hale; orohestratlons, Kmil Oer- 
etenbkrger; Bettings^ Watson Barratt; Ivan 
Radlzlll, musical <!bnduotor. Opened April 
1 at the Casino, New Tork, fS.GO top. 
Cast, besides principals. Includes 12 Ches- 



ter Hale airls, eight special singers, Qeorse 
- .... _ ..^^ featuring Rita Mario 
InstmmentallBts,' and 



Smith's Bneemble, 
and 10 fenune 
choma men. 

Hans ', ,,. .Joseph Toner 

vita Gertrude Lang 

Ko^l. Von Dom. .7.% Greek Evans 

Popkin Charles Lawrence 

Zensl ;.MarJorie Leaoh 

Rausenbach Solly Ward 

Baron Mettemlch Joaaph Lertora 

Prince Btepban.. Bartlett Slmmona 

Comtassa Olga, Stephen's discarded Sweet- 
heart Gladys Baxter 

Officer ...Frocer MoMahon 

I^ntohy Julia 



JACtUi^N 

The Teseher Who Slnos 
The SlnoerWhe Teaohes- 
Toa« aad SpaAeK •FMraalon^ Bbgnah' 
DIeUon mad Soag PcUt^it, 
oprnent of. Total Fvimalltr' 
Bodlo, Rccaidlos and mUas 
Plctnra Teclinlqae 
STUDIO TITA 
8TEINWAY HALL 
113 -W. 67th St. 
New Torh City Circle nVt 



•^uslo in May^ wlU not hat- 
monlously stirvlve much beyond 
that month. This fihubert operetta, 
at the- Casino, struggling along on 
the road 'for some time. Is a curious 
hodge-podge of stilted, old school 
,typ^ of comic opera divertissement, 
vainly trying to emtilate the "Stu- 
dent Prince" In plot and develop- 
ment, and missing fire generally. 
Besides wMch, Its mechanics are 
BO obvious they' creak. 
As ' for. Maury 'Rubens' ' tunes, 
'adapted" from the - original - of 
Emll^. Berte and many Mhers sot 
credited. It's a flagrant lift of 
everything. The melodies should be 
good— they always were — ^but some-, 
how even the adaptiatlon and the 
orchestrations are crude. Only good 
time, "There's Ixtve in the Heart I 
Hold," Is Just a frank lift, note for 
note and bar for bar, of th« classic, 
gypsy folk song, "Dark Eyes," fa- 
miliar to any radl<v fan who has 
timed In on the A. & P. Gypsies for 
example. 

It Is said that this show was -pri- 
marily responsible for the Shuberts 
abandoning their music publishing 
venture. Atter having printed ,up 
selections from this score. Its fall 
ure to sell decided them to return to 
the Harms, Inc., fold of production 
allies. 

The book is painful and the stag- 
ing is bad. Liegltlmate situations 
ate few and far between. Plenty 
of dough on production and "nut" 
in this- entry, but It won't help. 
They've got a prince for a leading 
character; there's the same student 
choral, background,' and Instead of 
"Drink, Drink, Drink." they call It 
"Seldels," but the tavern scene is 
the same. 

Locale is Viennese; the time, 1820, 
hence the overplus at Viennese 
waltz attempts, all ending in mo 
notonous top registers. 

Citing not overly strong. Solly 
.'Ward^ sole sft'trlng graM. cant carry 
It ^ alone, although -he sustslhs ft 
'«.i-plenty. Gertrtade Laner, .fortnerly 
Un- one-o£-the- "Blossom Time" road 
oompanlef ; Is. a prima of sometimes 
^uncertain j^eglstera Joseph Toner 
the stttAent iweetiieart grossly 
overacts.. Greek Evans, the bari- 
tone, ditto, while Bartlett Simmons,- 
the Ju'venlle, lacks the dramtio abll 
Ity tor the male lead, although 
singing nicely. He bespoke of great 



PAUL WHITEMAN 

Booking Exclusively Through Hla Oo>n Office 

1560 Broadway 

-J\f:eit>-York~Citp' 

JAMES F. GILLESPIE 
Personal I^epresenialtPe 





promise lost season when Jn "Say 
'When," and Is a comer. 

Marjorle Leaoh. kind of Cbartotte 
Greenwood-lsh In her eooentrlcltles. 
didn't really get started; all a matter 
of the staging:, 'With plenty ot com- 
edy opportunities passed up. Show 
played and 'was acted as If the di- 
rectors told the performers to ad Ub 
and out up as-ihey eaw fit In spots, 
without any creative ehhsincement 
from their own ends. Olaidys Bax- 
ter as the Russe s. a. the only real 
femme Impression. She had a good 
vocal assignment in that adaptivtion 
of "Dark Eyes," besides which she 
handled her script assignment with 
a .semblance of assurance and au- 
thority. - Joseph Iiertora was the 
menace as the prince's aide.' 

Production carries three- stolid 
looking sets. Male choir of SO, IZ 
Chester Hale girls. George Smith's 
string ensemble of 16 girl'musiclans, 
eight special temme singers and a 
sizeable cast make It a nebiry oas^ 

"Muslo In May" Is poor entertain- 
ment, neither musical nor Maytlme- 
ly, and not rating the- 1(.60 tap. It 
cannot land for a run. ' AM, 



APPEARANCES 

O. Mlsami Ficard presents eemedy- 
drama by OaiMnd Anderson. Staged 19 
Lee Millar. At the Hudson tkeatre, Apnl i, 

fSiUDk' Thompson Norvell Thompson 

Oarl Sanderson James La Curio 

Mrs. Thompson Denuk Paadelottp. 

Fred KelJard Lae Millar 

Elsie Benton Vema A. Felton 

Lou ISO Thornton Martina Martji) 

Judge Thornton Tbaddeua Gray 

Rutus Jones Doe Doe Green 

Ella Buford Bally Butter 

Jook Wilson Rupert LaBelle 

Felice Officer Delmar Nightingale 

Judge Robinson .-Robert Vf. Smiley 

Clerk or Court Jerome Wise 

Court Stenogr^her UacerOiay 

Geritld Baundera Stanley Ruhland 

Hiram Mathews Harry Davis 

Bailiff Willie Meehan 

A. Andrews Horry Bond 



Flop revival of a flop. This ab- 
surdity opened here some three 
years back on the Amsterd6un thea- 
tre roof, with a great blare of sen- 
timental slop because It was- 'written 
by a Frisco colored bellboy with an 
"inspiration" (the program still 
calls It "Inspired"), comes back 
after numerous travels and vldssl- 
tudea It played eight weeks in 
Chicago lately. . 

The cast and management are 
Catlfomlans. The backer, whose 
name Is credited 'with the presen- 
tation. Is a well-to-do San Fran 
Christian scientist, who apparently 
wants to do a Davis' tor another 
'Ladder." The troupers have faith, 
and have had tor a long time. They 
also have hope. They shall be 
treated here with charity. - 

It Is a pretty -fair pl^ rto have 
been written by a belipoy. . That 
lets It Cut; It deals with the Injus- 
tice ot whites "Who stiispect negfoes. 
of being fiends against- t^hlte w6m- 
en; but there.isa frame behind this, 
dealing with the -secondaiT love In- 
terest, and too Involved and -too un- 
important to be worth reporting. 

The whole script is childish. It 
repeats and re-repeats' the gospel 
that good is good and truth is truth, 
and good -and truth must prevail. 
They do— In this play. It would be 
nice if it were so. 

Comedy relief Is slathered out by 
Doe Doe Green, a colored man, who, 
if memory serves accurately, was In 
the original cast. He 16 a boresome 
and long-'wlnded comic of the Bert 
'Williams type — only the type, not 
the talent. The hero Is a youth ot 
color, James La Curto', a soft- 
spoken and saintly preacher whose 
saccharine conduct becomes almost 
gruesome In -lts monotone and Pel- 
lyanna reiterations. 

Second act. after draggiitg Itself 
at unholy length through a court- 
room scene that never rings true, 
rings down with .the acquittal of the 
suspect, and oreates an emotional 
uproar which, on the openlAg night, 
drew salvos. They, also., may have 
been "Inspired." 

The acting Is without dlsUhotlon 
In any particular,, and In some In- 
stances preposterous. It would be 
cruel to take to task, one by one, 
these earnest strangers who think 
they have-a mlBsIon to perform, and 
who perform so badly^ 

As Christian Science propaganda 
or negro race preachment this book 
has had Its chance here, and tailed. 
.Beyond these class appeals there 
can be nothing In euoh a claptrap 
boeit 80 clumsily done to take hold 
In-thls town- in this age. 

Troupe can operate on a dime, 
and the theatres these days have 
■hara times getting tenants — any 
tenants. So "Appearances," Into 
cut-rates before It opened, may 
drag out a tew weeks. -That should 
be top— unless It Is hauled to 
Hobokeny Zjatt, 

SECURITY 

_5^edy drama In three acts by Eeme 
Wynne-^soD, presented by Lee Shubert at 
Haslne Elliott's March 28; Margaret An- 
glln starred; atoged by Stanley Logan; is 
top, 

J^S?..*'""'*"'^ Margaret Anglln 

Lllllth Chartres Marjorle Gateson 

P«"» ;Florenc« Wessels 

Lao.fy-. Eva Leonard Boyoo 

WellB.,.., Howard Benton 

Bda Mapleson Irons Browne 

Ronnie Newton Reginald Mason 

Rpsannerrrr. r.T . : ;v.-.-:rATIHrn:erTy' 

George Merrall., Robert Barrlgan 

Junes Mapleson......... ThurStbn Hall 

Muriel ... . i .Hope Drown 

Glr. Dajilel Marobant Charles. . l^lUn^ard 

"Security" was' m-ttten by an 
EngilAhman bdt its presentation last 
Thursday at Maxlne Elliott's theatre 
is said to have been its flrdt iehow- 



Ing. First ud last acts Unpresaed. 
as |»etter than_iyie second;' wblcl^ 
was given' to long quiet, sjpeeohes. 
Indicating dnllness which hardly 
portends business. 

Esme Wynne-Tyson saved' |ilp 
humorous lines tor the last act when 
a - lelstirely Britisher tries to win 
a weaitlty widow' and almost loses 
his gabby married mlstressi' That 
.there Is enough tun In "Security" 
is doub^l. Its dramatics are ot the 
quiet sort, so Its appeal other than 
the: playing of Margaret Anglln Is 
uncertain.. Much of the gab that 
was present In the' first act when 
the play opened In Phlia; has been 
deleted, but apparently the prunlftg 
process was not done tat enough, 

Jane Mapleson, wedded te Jim 
for 26 years. Is a thoroughbred. She 
knew her husband Jiu had been 
cheating almost from the 'first, btit 
she would hot 'walk out c^id sacri- 
fice the welfare ot her two daiigh- 
ters. Miaw one Is married to a fel- 
low In the dlplomatlo service Who 
Is playing around with an actress; 
while the other Is betrothed. . . 

Thlni^come to an Impasse In the 
Mapleson home. Jim Is It^tatuated 
with his secretary. Eda,- a ^tty 
oousin, teUs Jane about'.aee40g the 
girl and' Jim In various places,.-but 
Jane Cohtiniies the - pretense that 
.everything Is all right. Then tbe 
girl, about to become a mother; 
co;aamlts suicide hut 'StiU Jane pre- 
tends to see nothing y^ncr. She 
comes to Jim's defense and prevents' 
a scandal by calmly- squaring things 
at the coroner's inquest. There Is 
no proof of intimacy because she 
had burned ^is letters to the giri 
without even reading them. - 

The elder Maplesons plan a .trip 
to the Continent (this Is London). 
On the eve of departure, Jim insists 
on telling her that be had been'ln- 
volved. with the dead girl. The re- 
markable Jane d^d hot tirant to be 
told. She has warned blm' not to 
say anything like that to her. He 
Insisted, being a took The thread 
was snapped. That afternoon Jim 
killed hlmseU. 

- A tew monthe later, to -protect 
the elder daughter from being tor- 
mented by her husband, who In- 
sisted on philandering, Jane weds 
the head of the foreign office In 
order to hold a whip over the young 
diplomat's head. 

Perhaps the matter with "Se- 
curity" is the absence ot romance, 
unless It be that ot a woman of 
60, which isn't so hot. It Is the 
playing that provides any chance 
the. show has to land. 'Miss » — Hn 
as the understanding Jane hasii't 
had BO opportune a new role In 
y«|r8. Dpubtless It Is wasted effort 
tor the younger generation hardly 
figures to sympathize with such a 
character or such' a home condi- 
tion. , 

Marjdrie Gateson - had a chance 
to get emotional, a simulation quite 
effective. Irene Brewhe contributed 
no Uttle ^'f'the pertorinance as EdaL 
the chatterer. Thurston Rail played 
the unhappy JIni. Hope Drown and 
Anita Kerry did well as the daugh- 
ters, while Reginald Mason added 
the lighter touches In the guise of 
the English gent, occupation— nn- 
successful fortune hunting. 

"Security" can be wrapped up and 
laid a'way nevertheless. Jbee. 



OUT-OF-TOWN REVIEW 



THE RINGER 

rietecUve, Bliss Hannam Ctark 

Detective Wembury David Clyde 

Colonel Watford w. H. Sams 

Samuel Bttokltt Gerald Rogers 

Maurice Helster Pedro D« Cordoba 

Dr. Lomond II. Cllve 

Cora Ann Milton Gaby Fay. 

Muy Lenley Patricia Colvert 

John Lonley lan Emery 

Serg^t carter Herbert Bebnore 

Claud BOTny Sydney Long 

M"- HaoWtt Elspeth Dudgeon 

Constoble Brown i..LljiheI Inch 

Constable Atkins James C. Webber 

P. C. Field etark 

• ) - ^- . ■ ■ 

Boston, 'April 1^ 
Another mystery thriller. 
This one, at the/ Copley; Is trotti- 
the rapid pen of Edgar Wallace and' 
reports /from Xifigland Indicate -that 
It has already scored In Jolly old 
Lunnon, . . ^ 

The first American production rto' 
by B. E. CUve, who. overbid A. -S. 



Woods tor United Stater dramatis 
rights. Plotore. rights are not held 
by CllVe. should be good materltd 
tor k talker. 

As a dramatic -possibility, despite 
the foot that It appears set for tea 
weeks In Boston, It does not look' 
good enough for Broadway and It 
shapes up Into too hea<(ry a chore 
for the averalge stock company, u 
has- ghastly thrills and Is a de^ 
tectlve mystery play featuring sus^ 
"pense rather than.'horror shocks. 

The. story Involves Scotland Tard. 
The detectives are running a fever' 
over the report that the "Ringer" 
Istsnot dead but Is back In England 
planning to murder a criminal lawr 
yer who lied to sister and caused her 
suicide. . The nturderer is called the 
"Ringer" because et his uncanny 
ability to disguise himself so clev- 
erly that , he Is a dead ringer for 
various people^ The police machU 
.nery starts working to protect tha 
criminal lalwyer, who Is also a 
notorious 'Vence' and they round un 
the wife ot the "Ringer" and have 
her questioned by Dr. Lomond, an 
eocentrlo Scotch- physician speclal- 
IsUg In anthropology and employed 
as a station house doctor. 
. Tbe : criminal lawyer Is a druv 
fiend who has as his stenographer 
the siBter ot .a young criminal. The 
girl Is the ' sy^mtheart of a police 
sergeant. There is another police 
attache .who Is built up through tha 
plaly^fis probably being the "Ringer" 
ewlng to the tact that he was out 
ot the service tor years In America 
and thkt bis appearance Is greatly 
changed upon bis return to Scot- 
liand Tard Bervlce. He ultimately 
oaptiires the "Ringer," who turns 
o^it tO'be the police surgeon retained 
by the police, to help trace the mur- 
der. The deifouemeni of the last act 
features the expose .after the mur« 
der -of the criminal lawyer, the es> 
cape ot the "Ringer^ through the 
cleverness' of his. loyal wife, who 
pretehde to shoot him wHh a blank 
cartridge; . Criminal returns dls- 
guised ak a bobby, taking his wife 
with' Him through a secret passage. 
The final ourtaln finds the murderer 
at liberty. ^* 

The thing plays well from begin* 
nlng to end, and the suflpense does 
not let down. There are plenty of 
laughs, and here and there a toucli 
ot real thrills, but only a tonclu 
l^e -character role ot the "Ringer" 
Is 'Vat" and Cllve's playing of the 
part Is outstanding. It Is a positive 
hit for New England, doubtful for 
Broadway, and sure-fire for fihnlnff 
as a^^alker. lAbtty. 

Coast's Biggest Staff 



San Francisco, Aftril 3. 
"The Wishing Well/' current at th« 
Ciirran here, has the largest execti> 
tlve^ staff of any show on the coasti 
IfB presented by MacFarlane. Inc.*. 
backed by Bmest O. Geary, mil* 
Uonalre realtor and broker. Staff 
Includes F. S. MacFarlane. general 
manager; Ed Lowery, executive 
mantiger, and Russell Manager, 
conipany manager, in advance are 
three men. Jack- Brehany, Phil Bni« 
ner and" M. F. Lowery. MacFarlane 
also carries a woman secretary. 

Show Is an A'ustfallan musical* 
featuring.- Harriet Bennett, San 
Francisco girl and niece of Jack 
^rehany. It plays a week of one- 
nlghters between here and Its Loe 
Angeles opening April 22 at the 
Mason. Production understood td 
represent $80,000. 



Belasco's Fever 

David Belosco is working. day and 
night ' readying a new 4nd iinan^ 
nonipced oomedy to openi at the Be<* 
I'liBco .theatre on the renrtVal el 
'j^bna."' . Latter pieee Is not fx* 
p4^ted. ..^o stay more than six addl^ 
^(wM'^eeks.. 

Kew attraction is not the drama 
tor Beth Merrill, which will "be re- 
-vealed'ln the e&rlyiUL ' ; V" 




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WednMdajr, Apcit 3; 1820 



MUSIC-RADIO 



VARIETY 




By ABEL 



Ponald Flamm Is giving bis publi- 
cation of Sam Marx'a "Broadway 
portfaltfl" « great plug over hie 
own' atatlonfl. WMCA and "WPCH. 
Incidentally, Meyer Qerson'a Fudge 
Shop.le gettlliig a free adv. several 
times a week aa one of tbe Broad- 
way distributing polnta. 

A 14th atreet bargain store put on 
one of tbe most costly hours from 
WMCA, with George' Jessel as m. o. 
and such standard acta aa Keller 
Slatera and Xynch, Zelma O'Neal,' 
Adta ^ouenetzoff, Frances Anna, 
Sbaw and .Ijee, White and King, 
Adelaide Hall. Ada Word and other 
■peclaU^,^ not to- nutation an or- 
«heptra-and quartet nHifaed after tbe 
stores. ' ShaiMS up Into a whale of 
an bonn I 

B. A. Bolfe had A flock of old 
timers mixed iip yrltb bta pop dance 
stiiff on the liuclqr Strike hour Sat- 
iirday night. AU of It^ae orchea- 
thtted In strict' dance tempo. In 
keeping with the dealrea of Mr. Hill, 
tbe Ankerican Tobacco Co. bead, 
who planned thia hoiir from 10-11 
with the ezprdfls purpose of making 
them want to tvll back tbe riig and 
•bake the hoof. 



audience considerably. For one 
thing. It was ordinary. It lacked the 
sparkle and distinction of the Val- 
lee type of muelo, with but few of 
the ballads etherized, and a long 
medley of Irving Berlin numbers 
was out of character. It was too 
long and not particularly well as- 
sembled, 

Vallee also did the extraordinary 
In announcing "A Precious Little 
Thing Called Love" aa one of bis 
selections, and mentioning that it 
was tbe No. 1 song of the best seller, 
but ekpresalng dubiousness as to 
why It was so popt^]^. 

A bit unusual for a maestro to 
<J*ilunent on the'' public's reactioA to 
an 'Mready established bit Bow- 
ever, he played it well. 



Plenty «f craok syncopation on 
Saturday from noon on, when 
' Whltey RabfmanV .from Toeng'a, 
, atarta. Bob. Fa)lon, tbe Hotel St. 
Jtegla (Vincent Lopez) orobestra, 
Phil Spltalny's diainsapatlon from 
tbe Hotel Pennsylvania, Rolfe, and 
then Ben- Pollack's Park Central 
Hotel muslo follow In sequence. 
Spltalny la on at dinner time, with 
John B. .Toung announcing. Just 

Srecedlnigr, the "White Hottse Watls" 
itroduc^ the 'White Houae con- 
cert, with Hugo Marianl wielding 
the baton. 

Lew 'White's organ recita l fr om 
' bis own school of music over 'WBAF 
was devoted to a seasonal E^aster 
program. A feature of this waa bis 
«wn . composition, "March of the 
Bunnies." 

Another erack orchestra on WJZ 
is Merle Johnson's 7-11's, which 
mixed In "Margie" and "Flora DorA" 
with the more current song bits. 



Merle Johnaon; one of th« out- 
standing saxophone aololsts, now 
beads the 7-lt's, tbe NBC's house 
orchestra, for a half hour Saturday 
nlgbta Opening with a crack ar- 
Tangement pt "Whispering," fbce- 
tlpusly . Introduced by 'WBAF'S an- 
nouncer, as ' a musical echo of the 
Ute political campaign, Johnson's 
7-11's presented a brilliant 80 mln- 
iitea of contemporary danaapatlon. 
The name is derived from tbe 
NBC'S home address. 711 Fifth ave- 
nue. New Tork. 



On a' baals of personal oommerdal 
■elllng via the ether there's no one 
in tbe east selling a product more 
entertainingly than Charles Hamp 
over won. Reputed to be out of 
the west, Hamp Is doing a. m. and 
p. m. half hours for a toothpaste In 
e style that should send him on the 
aatlonal hook-npa If not already 
there. 

Just a boy with an Idea, mike per- 
aonallty and a voice. He also plays 
piano, acting aa bis own accom- 
puilst, and is not loathe to llghUy 
Ud himself or the product he'a 
ballyhoQlng. Smarteat thing tbe 
toothpaste firm la doing Is tUt ap- 

gtrent good-humored tolerance of 
,^P'a methods, for there's no In- 
Minatlon to switch off the stereo- 
yP^d plug ,aa Hamp dresses it up. 
Ana the company evidently figures 
that way.' 

Hamp struma a warm piano and 
•foona blues wi^b the best. If he's 
■ft top tied ti* With air work there's 
» lot;^of vattde t&ne his could play. 
Caught two or three times on tbe 
•vening 80 minutes; never In tbe 
morning, iOvmP listens as a conslst- 
nt performer wbiq.has cornered that 
atutudft which amplifies as light 
banter and signalizing that he's not 
wking himself too seriously. With 
• penchant for seml-baUads, Hamp 
If*^*? * pleasant sea- 

Mon dotted by running comment "nd 
gage, all to the accompaniment of 
nia piano ahd almost In the "Three 
wes manner. Basler to listen to 
than many oi tbe overloaded na- 
tional hour and half hour programs, 
tod smart exploltaUon by a smart 
*xplolter. 

novelty atmospheric dance pro- 
gram was an all-Chinese repertoire 
done by Eddie Meyers from the 
Amoy^resUurant. a Lexington ave- 
nue_cT]«w-melnery via 'WHN. Some 
or the selections weren't strictly 
cailnese, but an were Oriental in 
Character, "Madame Butterfly," of 
•ourse, being Japanese. 

with orcheatral possibilities for ar- 
lt"8ements and tonal shadings; be- 
■i"es which it bad the added virtue 
or being sttict donsapatlon. 

_»udy Vallee'a Wednesday night 
toS.^S."* '•'I'"" tl»e Villa Vallee via 
WEAF must have disappointed ble 



Tom WarinK- the tenor, formerly 
wl|h bis brother In Fred Warlng's 
Pennsylvanlans and now a single, 
was one of the features of tbe Cap' 
Itol Family over WBAF. Waring 
featured one of bis own ditties, a 
ballad be wrote with Pat Ballard, 



$100,000 for mapsody' 
If R's Played m Picture 



Harms, Inc., and George Qersh 
win, publishers and compos&r of 
"Rhapsody in Blue," are holding 
out for $100,000 for the sound film 
rights to that composition which 
Universal wants to Incorporate In 
Ita eound picture "The King of 
Ja^z" etarrlng Paul 'Wblteman. 

'Wblteman'a contract with U pro 
vldea that all muslo be obtained 
free, 'Wblteman having in mind 
that the Felat songsmlths, Mabel 
Wayne and L. Wolfe Gilbert, would 
contribute tbe pop song themes and 
benefit from the royalties of the 
sales thereof. However, "Wblteman's 
association with the Gershwin 
rhapsody prompted Universal to 
Inalst on Its incorporation. Copy' 
right owners stated they do ' not 
mind Its publlo performance by 
'Wblteman but as a recorded prod' 
uct In a sound picture It cannot be 
obtained for under the stated Bun\, 

See Precedent to Ease 
Music Contract Terms 

"Wajsblng^ton,. April 2. 

Steve Cochran, operating a legit 
stock at the National, baa settled 
bis dispute with tite local musl 
dans' union. 

Though not -qsing them In tbe 
pit be Is to p&y seven men from 
opening of season to present week; 
five through April and May and 
then for tbe hot months three men. 

This may open controversy with 
picture bousea that want to do 
some cutting of pit orchestras but 
have so far been unable to 'do 
so because of a two-year contract, 
A like contract was held with the 
National. 



Rush Vallee Disks 

Rudy Vallee and Walter Batchelor 
have adjusted their contract com- 
mission dlfCerences for $1,000 which 
takes carO' of the Victor contract 
obtained for Vallee by . Batchelor. 
Tbe ' agent secured a minimum 
agreement for at least 12 disks an- 
nually, but Victor is rushing them 
out as fast as Vallee can make 
tbem to capitalize a current radio 
voga«,. Vallee ^as "canned" seven 
soifar. 

Reputed lU feeling between the 
tWjO^ls denied by Batchelor, stating 
that Vallee's alliance with the Nar 
tl'oniU Broadcasting Co. seemed to, 
abro^te their business relations. , 

It did the same for the' Lown- 
Vallee Orchestras, Bert liOwn now 
going it alone since bis partner 
allied with the radio company. 



Sandy's Housewarming 

The Santly Bros., Inc., music 
publishing firm gets started for- 
mally April 4, A celebration at the 
exec, and prof, ofilces will be held 
all day tomorrow In the Earl Car- 
roll theatre building offices. 

Joe, Henry and Lester comprise 
the .firm, all vet muslo men and 
formerly aligned with representa- 
tive firms as professional man, 
songwriter and exploitation bead. 



^XHEHEJQHOSK— 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
Brunswick is now making r'ecords 
of "Sing a Little Love Song," Uni- 
verse's theme song In "Broadway," 
and wlU back it up with another 
song used in the picture, titled "Hit- 
ting the Celling." Nick Lucas does 
tht! warbling. ^ ^ 



A Wire From Home 



Tale, lad who haa been play- 
ing tbe night belt consistently 
was ■ warned by his father to 
chop It "Boy promised, but 
broke his word after a week of 
study and the parent gave him 
a final lecture, tjireatennlg to 
disown hlra. 

Lad promised again and 
again weakened. Slipping into' 
a club father had him spotted 
and sent a wire to his boy at 
the club reading: "Sincerely 
hope you have a splendid time. 
See If you can hit your friend, 
the head waiter, for tuition." 



ROMANTIC MUSIC TANGLE 



Jimmy Campbell Weds the Mn 
Bobby Crawford Left In His Care 



An odd romantic tangle of Inter 
nationally prominent music pub 
Ushers on both sides of the Atlantic 
culminated Monday morning in the 
secret marriage of Jimmy Campbell 
(Campbell,, Connelly Co.), promi- 
nent British . music publisher, to 
Mrs. Thelma Crawford,* divorced 
wife of Bobby Crawford. Crawford' 
la the president and general man' 
ager of DeSylvai Brown & Hender 
son. Inc., naajor music publishers Id 
America. , 

Crawford recently married Mary 
Lucas,' nlte club danseuse, after an 
extended romance, * held up by the 
final ^decree of the Crawfords' first 
marriage. First wife sued the mu 
slo publisher and was given custody 
of their child, a boy. 

Campbell-Connelly is the British 
firm which . represents DeSylva- 
Brown-Henderson in Great Britain 
Crawford had ertrusted . his first 
wife ' In Jimmy . Campbell's care 
abroad. " Crawford married Miss 
Lucas secretly; both going to the 
Coast this winter on a combined 
business and honeymoon trip. 

In company "with other English 
artiste, Caihpbell and, Mrs. Craw- 
ford No. i returned to New Tork a 
fortnight ago.* They were ' married 
quietly in New Tork'a City Hall, 

Long etandlng romance of Camp- 
bell and Est^e Brody^^' Britlsii . fitah 
actreai^ waa well know?i .In (ondon, 
extending «ver a period .of two aind 
one-half yeara, ^although recently 
broken off prior. 'to tbe Canipbelt- 
Mra. Crawford: romance.' < ' 



RCA and Fischer? 

An unverified report U that RCA 
has closed,' or Is abb.ut to close, for 
the purchase of Carl Fischer, Inc., 
tbe largest standard muslo pub- 
lishing business In the world. ' 

RCA's possible $20,000,000'outright 
acquisition of the Big Six 'In' the 
pop publlshlngyfor the world's rights 
to the thousands of valuable copy-, 
rights Is still being talked about. 

Desire to control everything basi- 
cally, aa with' their patents. Is the 
cause of Radio's concen\ about' mu- 
sical copyrights, considering the 
great importance' In relation fio 
sound pictures, broadcasting, syn- 
chronizations, eto. ' 



New Non'Sync Device 

Along with Victor and Bruns- 
wick, Columbia 'has a non-syn- 
chronous 'reprbduoing device known 
aa the Theatrepbone, with a library 
of 180' double disk yecbr^^ made |UP 
from numbers "canned"; on the- Co- 
lumbia, Odeon. (Imported). ani-Okeb 
labels, all under the one:flrm'S'Con>' 
troL The Columbia Tbtotrejph'one 
was employed for the' exhibition of 
At the S<A)th Pole" at the Lyric, 
New Tork. '' 

The machine, adaptabli^ for ca- 
pacities t^*- to 2,000, can ' accommo- 
date any of the popular disk mnkpB, 
Unlike Brunswick which baa a 
specially ' recorded record library 
which lA)uia'. Katzman conducted 
and orchestrated, Columbia's Thea- 
trepbone will' play any suitable 
theme on any disk brand, preferably, 
its own. 



Morgan Mm Spltalny 

Russ . ..cun, former orchestra 
leader and picture house m. c.', joins 
Phil Spltalny at the Hotel Penn- 
sylvania, Now Tork, this week aa 
staff arranger. 

Morgan -wilt also play In the band, 
handling trombonel . 



Brooke Jenna North 

San Francisco, April 2. 

Brooke Johns, m. c. local Gra- 
nada, has been confined to the 
Dante Sanitarium the past 10 days 
with pneumonia. 

'When recovered Eubllx will ship 
blm to Seattla. 



Inside Stiltf-Music 



.The Shake in Chi 

Frank Gusenberg, one of the seven beer racketeera lined up and a^ 
aaalnated In a garage in Chicago, was the sanie gyp-and-take boy 
Who nicked a flock of B & K picture house managers and ex-managera 
of $26 a piece. to' Join an' alleged union. When the managers stalled for 
a flash of the charter and the usual details, they were told to kick In. 
regardless. ■ . 

Only a couple of months ago the Chi orchestra leaders went for a 
gross of $3,60fr under the same high-handed procedure on the allegations 
the mob waa raising a fund to "spring" three of their kind. The maeatros 
were assessed from $25 to $100 each, with huskies traveling in pairs 
or trios Invading the most dignified cafes and resorts with their caps 
Jammed down and curtly summoning the band leaders outside on the 
same procedure. 

In the last month or so, especially after the murder of the seven 
beer flat runners, Chi has been pretty oke, aver Chlcagoans. 

Old Boys still Good 

One of the best selling standard numbers Is Forster's "Ships That 
Never Come In" which is . good for- at least 60,000 copies a year. The 
authors. Jack Teilen and Al)e Olman, sold out their royalty interest* 
many years ago, not foroeseelng its strong revl'val Interest aa have so. 
many writers — and publishers — of popular songs which, for some reason, 
usually the dance bands in a hungry search for bid dance favorites^ 
have been revived into renewed popularity. In that case It has proved a 
windfall fot the copyrl^t owner— the publisher. 



Want Male Subjects 

The nlte club gals who wabble sentimental songs are kicking becaustt- 
the composers always write romantic ballads about women. Gtrla wlali 
that the music men would lay off "Ramonaa,'f "Maries," etc., and writO\ 
a few ballads about some sweet men. Seems that the gals can't steam 
up and' put a sugary song over {o-operly when It Is all about another 
rtilrt. 

_. • 

Florida Arrangement 

Walter Donaldson and Edgar Leslie, his lyrlo writing collaborator; 
couldn't Interrupt their golf at Fort Meyers, Fla., so Mose Gumble, al- 
together Impatient, sent an arranger to, fake down tbe tune of "If W« 
Should Never Meet Again." Walter 'phoned Mose, his partner In Doii- 
aldson-Douglas-Oumble, and whistled and humme.d the tune but In* 
elsted that one of their crack orchestratora obme down In person to mull 
over the arrangement with blm In person, rather than take It down 'via 
telephone.' 

Arranger stayed one day and Is en route back to New- Tork with tlw 
script. Donaldson Is staying three more weeks In Florida. 

Radio Play Backs s 

National Broadcasting' Co.'a press' relations staff baa Inaugurated aa 
Ediphone system for the recording of all Important broadcasts. This i»\ '■ 
for the purpose of check-back and Infallible recording, superlof oi eqnnit'^i 
to the stenographic method which baa the element of human error In* . 
Tolved* . ' ■ , 

Ita practicability oame to light at the Inaugural Ball when the Dm 
Molnea 'Register" was slightly miffed at President Hoover's alleged itaek 
.of. failure to mention lowja, his home state. In any wise;' Pr6sldentfa 
staff bethought themselves of the mdlo transndlsslon and' a liresalng vt 
the Edlpbone-Tecord, which was abllived ta the Der Moines newspaper. : 
convinced the lowons that their f avbi^ son had (^mrtalnly mentioned tb* 
corn state. 

Cigarat Publicity . * 
Marked tendency of some of tbe NBC- staff to snioke Old Golds; «!• 
though Liicky Strike Is an NRC radio account while/Old Gold etbei^es 
over the rival network (Oolumbla) with Paul 'VThlteman as tbe exploiter^ 
haa fetched aome kidding domment about the NBC boys. '. 

Whlteman and tbe blindfold tests are credited '^th pushing Old Gold 
much to the fore,,on^of the smartest pieces of exploitation ba-ring been 
Old Gold coming out second at Harvard, Instiead Of topping all alonf. . 

Gray Dawn Effect 

Only music publishing firm to use Incandescents for 'Institutional a4« ' 
vertlslng Is Feist's, whicb has Its name Illuminated In those -Nfeon-lIghtSt 
with- the. sign' btvning 24 hours a day. ^ .. .. .. '. 

The eCCect of those reddish- blue, letters bits one strongest tWard.gray 
dawn on the' 5<fUare after a drinking bouf In some of the upholstered 
sewerq, ' f '■ 

The Long Way Homei 

Now that' 'It I Had .'Tou" Is an established bit, tbe fact that TeA ' . 
Shapiro, Sophie Tucker's ivory tickler, had to ehUst foreign publication 
In England -with Campbell-Connelly (who also coUabdrated -with: hlni 
on the tune) proves something' .or other about tbe ahort-slghtedn^as ot 
American muslo men. Having practically offered It to every firm 1^ 
America, Shapiro, placed It abroad "and Jack Rbbblna, one of tlie few - 
who hadn't aeen the' manuscript, took It over iSr America when It be* 
came a hit In England. " 

Incidentally, Just about the time that Robblna tied up '-with Metros 
Goldwyn-Mayer, "If I Had Tou^! stepped out as- a big popular -'Mnff . 
bit, although Robblna-Metro planned, as they are doing, '-to coneehtraif ' 
on picture muslo. ' 



BeUeve It's Too Big 

Relieving that "Louise," one: of the three- sonir themes of Maurice 
Gbevaller'a "Ijanotienta' In Parlb'l (Feir), Waa too big a ebhg fbr them 
to. handle, Harm.a, Inc..,': bos turned It over to R'emlck'a, an ally! Sons 
necessitates a professional' Btafp to mtplblt.It.fnUy... 

Harms will concentrate ' on the other two numbers firom - thia items 
picture, "Walt Till Tou See Mat Cherie" and "On Top- of the World.f 
CbevaUer has personally recorded the tunea f^r Victor. ' .' 



Civic Music dtoup Lenids 
Instruments to Schools 

Drive for $60,000 to augment civic 
orchestra fund ' to $260,000 finally 
carried over by group of wealthy 
business, men. 

Makes possible series of concert^ 
In 'schools by 48-piece orchestra, 
radio concerts and 90-piece phllhar- 
monlo series. All parts of George 
Eastman's effort to make Rochester 
a musical city and improve wbrk- 
ers'.''.use-<of"Icl3urer~>-Fund.-lncludcs. 
rent of Eastman Regent and Pic to 
Publlx $75,000;. taxes on thea-tro re-, 
tumied by city, $40,000, and some- 
tlilng , like $75,000 contributed by 
subscribers. School concerts will 
tie upi with policy, of lending musi- 
cal ' instrumentis to school kids to 
play In school orchestras. 



Non-Jazz Bandmasters 
Qrgiuiize Own Society 

American Bahdmaitera' Assoda- 
tlon baa been organized by Edwin 
Franko Goldmai^u president, with 
John Philip Sousa the pennanentj^ 
honorary proxy. Victor J. Griabel or^ ' 
'the Chicago Symphpny, Is 'vlce-p« - 
and Capt William J. Stannard aeo- 
treas. 

Other bandmaster-members in- 
ciude Herbert L. Clarke, Municipal 
Band, Xiong Beach, Calif.; Patrick 
Conway; A, A. Hording, University 
.^f~Illlnois;...Capt...TayiDE..3tanBOB,„_ 
U. S. Marine Band; Capt. Charles 
O'Neill, Citadel, Quebec; Lieut.- 
Benter, U. S. Na-vy Band; Arthur 
Pyror,' et al. Idea Is for social and 
professional purposes. 

Popular orchestra or jazz maea^ - 
troes are not In the bandmaster'a 
category. - : 



VARIETY 



MUSIC^RADIQ 



Wednnd^, -April 3, 1929 



isk Reviews 



Okeh 

Ous Arnhelm and bis joKzlsts 
from the Hotel Ambassador, L>ob 
Angeles, dispense some fetching 
dansapatlon in their "Avalon Town" 
— ^"I'll Get By" couplet on Okeh, No. 
41174. A quartet of numbers canned 
by the Carolina Club Orchestra in- 
cludes two waltzes, "Carolina Moon" 
and "My Angellne" (which latter 
should be a terrific hit by now but 
which, for some reason, is slow in 
starting), and two fox-trots, "Eyes 
of Texas" and "Shine On, Harvest 
Moon." 

In the vocal line on Oekeh, Noel 
Taylor tenors "Precious Little 
Thing Called Love" and "Olad Rag 
Doll" effectively, %vhlle Smith Bal- 



England's Biggest Hit 

IF I HAD YOr 

Is Now Amerlea's Song 
Sensation 

We took this number over 
from Campbell-Connelly, one 
of the foremost British 
Arms, and easily proved to be 

The Best Meigdy Fox-Tret 
We Have Published 

(RpOBINSMoSiCt 



low is equally impressive with his 
"Carolina Moon" and "I£ I Had 
Tou." 

Three of Okeh's four hottest sell 
ors are Louis Armstrong's Savoy 
Bnllroom quintet's recordings, Noa. 
:;6B7, 8'649 and 8697, Including ditties 
pithily titled, "TJght Like This," 
"Fireworks" and "Save It, Pretty 
MammOr" among others. 

Billy Hays' Cathay orchestra 
cllckd on No. 41194 with "Pretty 
Face" and "All By Yourself in the 
Moonlight," as does MUt Shaw and 
his Detroitera, favotltep at Roa^eland 
ballroom. New York, with their 
rhythmic melody fox-trots, "Precious 
Little Thihg" and "Mia Bella Rosa." 

Victor 

Art Kassel's smooth aggregation 
from Chi, called "Kassels in the 
Air," a corknng billing, debuts on 
Victor with a swell waltz couplet, 
"Old Timer," the theme of "Noah's 
Ark," and "The WalU I Can't For- 
get." following this with a dinerent 
sort of foxtrot mating in VHe, She 
and Me«* and "I Wish I Knew." Nat 
Shilkret with the "Broadway Mel- 
ody" hits, the title song and "Tou 
Were Meant For Me" registers, - as 
does .Jack Smith, the whispering 
barltone.!xvlth "Glad Rag Doll" and 
"Sweet Forieet-Me-Not." 

Paul OUver, the radio tenor, now 
recording prollflcally for Victor, naa 
another theme song couplet. "Lady 
Divine" from ."Divine Lady," which. 
Incidentally, is a JSat Shilkret wal.tz 
ballad, and "Coquette," from the 
Mary Plckford talker, botb well 
doiie. 

Warlng's Pennsylvai\lans with 
brisk melody foxes, "My Castle In 
Spain" and "I Used To Love Her 
In The Moonlight" ^o Impress. 
Another Chi ambassador of jazza- 
patlon Is Bennie Krueger, the pic- 
ture house favorite, with "That's 



IRVING AARONSON 



A«nd HIS COMMANDERS 

This Week (April 1) 
Lpew's Metrepotitari^ Breel<lyn 

VICTOR RECORDS 
EXCLUSIVELY 



PHILFABELLO i 



■ and His 

ORCHESTRA 
The Differ^rif Ensemble 

Pwentattofi Fratnrc 

COUSEUM THEATRE 

New Totk City 



ROY FOX 



"Tbe Wblspeita* Cornctlat" 
AND HIS ORCHESTBA 
AMONG THE OTARS 

montmArtre cafe 
hollywood 



OWEN FALLON 



and hi* 

CALIFORNIANS 

OUB lltb MONTH AT 
PALAIS DE DANCE 
LOS ANGELES 



VINCENT LOPEZ | 



and His ORCHESTRA 

ST. ^E'GIS HOTEL 
New York City 
DOUBLING IN 
fi-KrO VAUDEVILLE 



THE fiRICK TOPS 



(PABISIAN BED HEADS) 

America's Greatest Girl Band 

Permanent AddMM 
ZS Wert Neitb St., Ii^lspapolto. Ipd. 



DANNY CAIRNS 



• 'Aad HI* 
B-K-O MELODY BAND 
Now P^iinanent' Featnn^ .Eaoh Ifeek at 

ORPHEUM THEATRE 

. ' , ' Lo« AngelM . . 

BILLY SMALL, Director 



JACK DUNN~ 



AND BIS 

ORCHESTRA 

CINDERELLA ROOF 
LOS ANGELES^ CAL^ 



FROM DETROIT 



IJEAN GOLDKETTEI 



Orchestras 

VICTOB RBCOBD8 

Office: 812 Book Tower 
DETROIT 



TOM GERUNOVICH 



CHRIS MANN 



, AND Hl^ ORCHESTRA 

LAFAYETTE CAFE 

lOB ANOSiBS, OAIJF. 



PHIL PHILLIPS I 



BAND 
NOW riAnva 
CLUB BAGDAD 

"Boothland's Host ieaDHfol Cluh" 
DALLAS, 1KAS 



"pTESS STAFFORD 



•nd HIS ORCHESTRA 
NOW 
PALACE HOTEL 
BAN FBANCISCO 
P . S. — Brpoawlck Bceojrdlnc 



PAUL WHITEMAN 



And Hia Greater priehAtrs 

Indefinitely 
ZEEGFELD MIDIIITE FBOUC 

Penonal DIrMtltfB. 
«AMES F. OILLESPn 



and His 

ROOF GARDBN ORCHESTRA 

Ez«liulf>e Bnuuwlbb Aititta 

ROOF GARDEN CAPE , 

Bjua Jwa y and Ktanu/r Sta. 
Bon FraadacD 



MAL HALLETT 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
Amerlaa'* OraUest Oaaee Band 
New at the MllUso DoUait 

ARCADIA BALLROOM 

•Keir Tork City 



HENRY UALSHAD 



And HIv 

nCIOB mOOBDINO OBOHB8TBA 
NOW FLATINO 

ROOSEVELT HOTEL 

' HOLLYWOOD. CALIF. 



GEORGE OLSEN | 



AND HIS MUSIC 

Fcatared NUhtlr^ 
CLUB RICHIMAN 
NEW YOBK CITY 
OOkei to Went 4Sd Btne* 
New Yorh Cllr 
VICTOR RECORDS 



B, A. ROLFE I 

lladio's Premier, Conductor 
Lueky Strike Dance Orchestra 

Palai* D'Or Restaurant Oreliestra 
Edlwn Ao0 Becordlns Orcheetia 



Canine Cover > 



other night a party ,p£ two 
nien' aftd a woman iq evening 
clothes entered a class joint 
with a police dag. Head, waiter 
offered to leash the dog in the 
basement, but woman was 
horrified, asserting the dog' 
would sit at h%r table. 

Owner of club called. Asked . 
it the dog could do any tricks 
to entertain, woman said her 
animal was not a oommon en- 
tertainer. Owner told woman 
she could bring the dog in but 
a couvert charge would be as-, 
sessed since it could not act. 

Woman paid - couvert, dog 
occupying rInecAIde' seat all 
night. 



The Good Old Sunny South" and 
'Down. Among The Sugar-Cane," 
an . appropriate enough back-up. 
Shilkret again offers theme music 
in "Thirst for Kisses, Hungry {6r 
liOve" and "One For All," from the 
Fairbanks 'Iron Mask" flicker. All 
of it good and danceable. 

. ' CeluMbIa 

Good vocal couplets by Annette 
Hanshaw, g;raduated from the 39c. 
Velvet Tone disks, who does "Liover, 
Come Back To •Me" and "You 
Wouldn't Fool Me," both production 
hits. Frank Munn tenors '^My An<- 
geline" and "My CasUe in Spain," 
while Lay ton and Johnstone's 
couplets of "When The World Is At 
Rest" and 'It I Had Tou," likewise 
click. • — 

Paul Specht ii&s a peach dance 
record in "On With The Dancel"°the 
favorite theme of the- Inaugural 
Ball, which Specht played and 
where he featured this number 
along with "My Annapolis," a pic- 
ture song. The ^ant NBC book-up 
which carried Specht^ music 
around the world stfould react flat- 
teringly f qr the sales. 
- Paul. Whiteman's "Louise" (from 
"Innocents in ParIs"J proves the 
hit votentfalltles of this corking 
foxtrot Whiteman couples this with 
a waltz, "Blue Hawaii" Whiteman 
with. -another picture tl^eme song 
has two sterling waltzes in "My 
Angellne," backed by "Coquette" 
(theme). Somehow Whiteman is at 
tils best with those rich and wexm 
BtHng and reed orchestrations of his 
waltzes. From the V^e^t coat, Anson 
Y^eeks and his Hotel Mark Hopkins 
orchestra (San Francisco) has a 
liovejty backup In VSenorlta." a 
taiig(>, and "Ploddln' Along," fox- 
trot. Ted Wallace an4 his.. Campus 
Boys, also new, register with "Mean 
To Me" a'hd«"The.One That I Love 
Loves Me."* 

' FTpm Boston, the crack Leo Rets- 
man orchestra has a brace of color- 
ful foxtrots In "Cattle In dpain" 
and "On The Alamo." From Chi 
comes Guy Lombatdo's Royal Cana- 
dians with "Withered -Roses" and 
the novelty "Bumplty . Bump," and 
from: the radio, Ha^ Resefs Syn- 
copatora (nee Clicauot Ctab l^skl- 
mo8> purvey novelty t-t's, "Kansas 

SIty .Kitty',' and "WUd. About Horns 
n Automobiles." . 
Ruth Kttlng also does a peach 
vocal couplet, "Mean To Me" ijnd 
"Button Up Tour Overcoat" frcca 
"Follow Thru." Abel. 



Robbins' School 

Jack Bobbins this Week inaugu- 
rated a special training school for' 
20 college boys, frankly paralleling 
Paramount'a idea of training, ex- 
ecutives and house managers. 

Robbins Is schooling this score of 
yo'ung men In the muslo biz, giving 
them finidll drawing accopnta and 
sending them broadcast through- 
out, the country on the Metro-Rob« 
'bins ailtance, to exercise their own 
InitlaUve. 



Shnbert is, Remick 



Shuberts' accounting suit against 
Remlcks Is currently on trial in 
New York Supreme Court. The- 
atrical producers allege that Je- 
rome Kelt, present head of the 
Arm, had approached them to buy 
In on the Remick, music corpora- 
tion, but that subsequently' Kelt 
dosed with the Dreyfuss brothers, 
the Harms, )nc. iieads, for an in- 
terest Ip Remlck'B. 

Success of the Remlcl^ firm as a 
pop publisher has been notable 
under the new regime. 

Shubetts have been loqg anxious 
to get Into the music btz. They 
flopped recently with their own 
Shubert Music Corp. but tAr many 
years have had an eye to the Juicy 
royalty melons distributed by the 
music tax collection agency of 
which the big firms <«re members. 

FLTnra to consult' 

Los Angeles, April 2. 
' Paul Fejos and Edward T. Lowe, 
Jr., left for New York by aero- 
plane to confer with Paul White- 
man on the making of "King of 
Jazz" for TTnlversat, 

FeJos Is to direct, not Wesley 
Rugglea, as first scheduled. Lowe 
Is writing the scenario. 



FVanklin at I^cad of U's 
Music— Now on .'B'way*' 

' * Los Angclcar April 2, 
Universal has lappointed Arthur 
Franklin, former song ■writer, head 
pt its musical department. 

Franklin's duties will be to ran- 
ploy song writers, arrange for mu- 
sical comedy settings, contract with 
various song .publishers and record 
compahles for the rights- to songs 
used in forthcoming Universal pro- 
ductions. . ■ . , 
Howard Jackson is writing the 
musical Bcor^ for "Broadway," Uni- 
versal picture, under supervision O'.' 
Franklin. 



Siiitalny^s One Week 

David MendipS returned to the 
Capitol, . New York, this week, 
Philip Spitalny asking a release 
iCrdm his guest conductor coiiti'act. 

Si>italny found the rush between 
the Hotel Pennsylvania and the the^ 
atre too arduous and- Induced 
Lcew's to permit him to relinquish 
his baton. Spitalny, in addition, la 
preparing his Inaugural commercial 
over a doast-to-coas't netw;ork' of 
NBC stations for April IS. 



^nd's Side Dough 

^ed Warlng's ^ennsylyanlans 
are at the - Oriole Terrace, Detroit, 
for a special three weeks' d^nce' en- 
gagement, grossing $1(^,600 for the 
period. ' to double from the Cass 
where, the Warlngs are starred in 
the musical, "Hello. Your^^f.'.' 
' The imlon okayed Waring, the 
boys holding out. for tbe .$3,S00 net 
a. week for a two hour dance ses- 
slbn maximum nightly. 



FABELLO AT COI^SEUU 

Phil Fabello, ^ed out of Keitk's 
Riverside because his pit orchestra 
waa <too> good, and- it -was feared 
that with, the Inception of -the 
straight vaude - policy he might 
handicap some of the 'stage-)u:eaen- 
tatlons, has been shifted to the 
Coliseum. 

Fabello created a ^tyle . of plt^- 
chestra divertissement whtoh Loew'a 
installed In Its houses two years ago 
and' eliminated wltb the'. Inception 
of sound pictures. 



VAUEE'S PIATFOBK 

Anticipating the difficulties of 
Rud> VaUee's soto volcd deUvery, 
the Paramount, New York, la i(re- 
parlng a special platform for the 
Vallee croonerd to use. >. 
- Platform will extend out to the 
trough and be masked In by a shell 
with sound projected ontward. 
Vallee replaces Ben Black as m. e. 
April 27. 



— Beb-'Hopv l'lT-D6catup - 

Decatur, HL, April t. 
Bob. Hope, m. c at the Stratford, 
Chicago, comes Into ' the Lincoln 
here AprU 14, aaoceedinig ClUt Na- 
zarro who ended .14 weelu m. tflng 
last week. 

No Interim ta. a, has been ae- 
lected. 



pnO-ABT OBOAH BECOSDS 

Lew Whtte, Roxy theatrie '.organ- 
ist, has been sighed by AeoUan' to' 
make Duo- Art Organ rfeoordlngs.' . 

White's contract Is t6i two years. 
JoaeC Hoffman, Leopold Stokowsid 
and. _pther sjnnphdiiiy and. concert 
artists are also to make organ tran-' 
scrlptlons In the new Duo- Ait seHes 
for Aeolian. 



~Cew^ at Warfield 

.flan Francisco, April 2. 
' Lynn, (;owan opens as m, e. and 
stage band leader at the local War- 
field, April 12. Eddie Peabody Joins a 
Fanehon and Marca unit. 

Cawan'a successor at the Boule- 
vard, Los, Angeles, not selected. 

Luearell Dane* Spot 

Joe Luearell has succeeded Paul 
Speoht at Clover Qardiens bEtllroom. 
New York. Luearell Is also doing a 
radio commercial with his band on 
WMGA. 



L A. Prices Up 

Los Angelas, April 2, 
Booze prices are storting to tighten 
up. It's mostly due to recent pas- 
sage of the Jones law. 

Scotch,- which only a tow weeks 
eigo could be liad for )7 a fifth is 
now scaled at $10 to $12 the bottle, 
or.|12B In .case lots.. Up to a short 
time ago there was plenty of Cana- 
dian and Mexican bourbon on the 
local market. This stuff, previously 
available at 4S in singl^botUe lots, 
lb now quoted at |16 (cases $140) 
and hard to get 

.Plenty of home-made "moon" 
available at $.6 a quart (26 cents a 
^ot In the serving places) and 
around $60 In case lots (pints 
mostly). ' Domestic gin could be had 
'a few d^8 ago for |S a fifth (two 
tor $G). Now It's tS a botUe, or )60 
«icase. , 

Prices for Imported wines ' run: 
CLunpagne, quart, |20. case, $240; 
brandy, quart, $12, eaBe,$l30: sweet 
wthea, gallon, $io. 




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Also Cenduotino and Supervising 
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French Food Served m in • Parbian Cafe 
A la Cart* All Day>-Our (Km Caka and Pastry 
Table d'hote dbmer $1.2S (S (e 9 p. nk.) and Sunday 

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Wednesday, April 3, 1920 



NIGHT CLUBSi^MUSIC 



VARIETY 



66 



Nite Qub Reviews 



CASANOVA . 

Wednesday nigbt CMarota 27) held 
■nbuier those synthetto nlte club 
openiuKS in'arltlng the tnvaslon on 
thia dance floor, of new talent in- 
cldfllng. Roslta luid Ramon, Taebt 
Club Boys, Victor A^'den and Phil 
Ohman and Alice Bdulden. That 
mii goes with' evening bttlre tor |4 
on week >)(?1>^ .'^ <"> Batur- 
days; without ihe sUR sbl^t if'busl- 
Sees isb't so torte. " This premiere 
Wa^ *oir 16 : and moBt . of the at- 
tendance ' 'dressed, 'Including one 
woman who walUed. In as a replica 
of the .Wln.ter Qarden's "l^oah's 
Ark" sign in . diamonds and worth 
bbout Ave .'times that Warner dle- 
Iriay. Just a walking request for 
a black-jack.^ ^ . 
' ■ Police cabaret entertainment when 
«old sober Is.apt'toi^hish hat to the 
^eath unlejss tt sparkles, The only 
jiubblea lij^thlp. cycle of talent seem- 
ed, confined .to. the finger work of 
Aiden "ftnd Ohma'n.' Even then it's 
^ qi|istl'6ri if the patrons win stop 
Itabbllrig long eUoUgh to Kstcp; If 
they ever, stop talking they'll like 
It'for theae 'boys have made more 
than one pair.ot'iilanos. cry "uncle." 
Next In rating com^s Alice Boulden 
who ^tUI .cap't, make , up her mind 
■•whether to tjrflii Soph Tucker or 
ilarldn Harris. - Slie remains In be- 
tween and it's rather a shame for 
this girl can croon a neat night olub 
■»ong. 

When €unRllfylng thia blonde mles 
Is not at her . best. Sti^ should tone, 
down and stay there for the basic 
knowledscof Jio^. to^make It warm 
and quiet is- her's. Blasting lyrics 
■ through the 's.moke. simply makes 
her another floor singer. Value go- 
ing to waste. And for $4 . and 
they doA't want to be annoyed, 
.Which also , ought to he the reason 
why Ohman and Arden will gei 
over, the club probably figuring the 
boys an. aid to the olass draw de- 
sired. * 

. Yacht Club foursomp la about the 
same as before. Nice looking and 
a nice manner, but wtthou^a punch. 
Their first showing this night didn't 
elick too heartily which may tip 
that smarter lyrics are necessary. 
JDon't" forget it's before a clientele 
Thnt'iB beauooun world weary with It 
all or want to appear so. If they 
ffiUst hark it's got to be spicy or 
yoQ can't win. The quartet will 
Ukely adjust, although there's suf- 
ficient experience behind them 'o 
have had this straightened out be- 
fore time. 

Ramon and Rosita are where they 
belohg— on a dance floor. Excep- 
tional looking girl la the eye com- 
peller "plus Ramon's neat handling 
and 'co-operative gliding. Even the 
girls give' in that Rosita Is optic 
amusement. Couple have no yen 
to. toss each other around, both be- 
ing tall : and heavy for gymnastics, 
hence they serve It smooth and 
suave. More people than would 
be supposed actually managed to 
get their arms free to an'^iaud. Spe- 
elal' tango orchestra plays for this 
eouple, also for those patrons with 
enough time for outside practice. 

Casnnova holds about 275 and re- 
tains Jerry Friedman's band for the 
dance music. It's good muslo and 
they continue to call it dapclng. For 
tl ard-tS and ho leg or arm room 
ft'B all yours. Sid, 



CHATEAU MADRID 

(NEW YORK) 

Now York, March 28. 

The Schwartz Bros.'-roof nlte club, 
•n 64th street, with the old 64th 
Street Club now a dlnln;; room 
.known as the Bull Pen, still Is one 
of the brightest wind-up rooms 
along Mazda lane. Always a laff, rto 
matter the hour, with Jack While 
and Tommy Lyman as the particu- 
lar luminaries. Lyman can coo a 
wrch song like nobody's affair, and 
White, - a veritable dynamo as « 
Toom pacer,., flip, fly, crisp and 
sparkling In his nonsense Is another 
Jlmmle Durante as a nimble wit 
•nd a great floor comedian. 

Not much outside of this pair 



really matters. True it is that the 
Monlrealers produce Inspiration 
dance muBl<;. True It Is that the 
support Is pulchrltudinously talent- 
ed, but it's chiefly all to the White 
and Lyman. 

The band Is a heritage of the for- 
mer llarold Leonard combo, with 
Davey White clowning at the fiddle, 
and that personable trumpeter coii- 
tributlpg nicely. The boys work as 
efficiently, with White as Ilorry 
Donnelly's gang' does with the 
.Snozzles 

Besides, there's Ruth Oordin, 
corking tapper; Pat Bersbey, song- 
stress; the cute and blonde Evelyn 
Dean and* th'e contrasting brunnt 
and gent-pfd Lee Sisters, warblers. 

RKO'S looking, for attractions 
Here's a^pip, the entire nlte cliib 
revue, which will murder the 
Palaceltea. - AJel. • 



COTTON CI-UB 

(Harlem) 

New York, March 31. 

Dan Healy's new "Sprlngblrds" 
/evue at the Cotton Club, the Lenox 
avenue colored cab, c&terlng to 
white customers at $2 and $3 tarlfi 
(latter on week-ends) Is disappoint- 
ing. Scaled against the nearby 
Connie's Inn-, the other outstanding 
tourist-catering .nlte club in Har- 
lem — although the number of 
others, rougher, tougher and less 
choice, is ' legion — the Cotton Club 
show doesn't begin to compare. 

A haphazard venture Is that the 
trouble is due to whites being -the 
creators of "Sp'-lngblrds".at the Cot- 
ton Club, and native Afro-Americans 
(Lieonard Harper, et aJ.) were pri- 
marily concerned in the Connie's 
floor show. That would be one logi- 
cal explanation, excepting that Dan 
Healy (stager) and Dorothy Fields 
and Jimmy McHugb (writers) pre- 
viously clicked with corking floor 
show divertissement at the Cottoa 
Club. However, their responsibility 
for the new spring edition Is not 
productive of as fiattering comment 
now as heretofore. 

The obvious fact that whites pat- 
ronize the black and tan and col- 
ored cabs because they want some- 
thing different, something hot and 
low-down, seems to escape colored 
nlte club entrepreneurs every so 
often. In this Instance the staging, 
smartness and sartorial investiture 
really approach Zlegfeldian propor- 
tlonrm times, but In practical 
working out it becomes tiresomi: 
and monotonous. No nlte lifer, 
whether or hot surcharged by other 
Influences, can get hot and bothered 
about a beautiful but dumb enter- 
tainment. That goes for any type 
of theatrical divertissement on, a 
staRe or cafe floor. ' 

That's what "Springblr^s" Is. 
They have a corking Arabian flash 
that's a tribute to Healy's esthetic 
taste, but hardly conducive to ar- 
resting one's attention, especially 
when one is hungry for a real Har- 
lem cooch. 

The mob that's playing the Har- 
lem joints these days — and more 
and more of the welsenbelmers 
seem to be going native — cornea 
from one element In their nocturnal 
diversion — torrldlty, both as to 
Jazzapatlon and show. On the 
dance end Duke Ellington socks 
out that mean muslo as ever be- 
fore; but for. the rest . 

Despite the general hl-hattiness 
of the production, one of the raw- 
est double entendre ' lyrics was 
given out by Llth Hill, the bluea 
warbler, whose "My Kitchen Man," 
with her plays on terms like "sau- 
sage," "boloney," "my sugar bowl," 
plus the familiar "Jelly roll," hasn't 
even the saving grace of leaving 
something to the Imagination, 

The y<nithful Berry Brothers, 
from the Coast, whom Sam WelsE 
first Introduced at his Club Alabam 
a year ago, were the big hit of the 
show. The kids can strut and step 
with all the native Insouciance of 
taJented Afro-Americans. 

Henry of Henry and Mildred 
Dtxon was a comedy riot with hie 
heated dance, employing* a prop 
life-size manikin for partner. As 
effective as his low-down hoofing 



was ' that wicked trumpet playing 
obligate from the Ellington orches- 
tra, which heightened the effect to 
riotous returns. Maud-^ussell, out 
of "Keep Shuftlln'," was a promi- 
nent number leader; the Five 
Blazers, sponsored by Danny Smnll. 
a former Cotton Club favorite, did 
concerted stepplnef to mild returns; 
Henry and Mildred Dixon, adaglo- 
Ists, had their Innings In the^Arab- 
esque ballet, the former as a whirl- 
ing dervish; Josephine Hali: 
prlma'd; Mason and Beckett, Loew- 
Ing around New York, are added 
specialists. The gals number 12 
and are llght-hued, bpt again suffer 
In comparison to the Connle'b 
hourls. . Cast numbers .30 In all, ex- 
clusive of the crack Elllngtonltes. 

For the opening both halves were 
run together. Perhaps dissociated, 
with the punches spotted for bet- 
ter effect, the sequences will shape 
up more punchfully than at the 
premiere: Aheh 



Harlem 'Breakfast Dance* 

When good people are Just about 
turning over ' and subconsciously 
readying themselves to face another 
day of honest toll others not so 
good, although' mayhap nearly as 
honest; are making stepee at 
"breakfast dances" every Monday 
morning, beginning at 4 a.' m. — 
never sooner— and running until 
unconscious,' a'ny where' from 8:31 
In the bleak, gray dsiivn until close 
on to noon If the occasion Is hot, 
the music zippy and provocative or 
the, divertissement sufficiently fas- 
cinating. 

"Variety's nite owl took one of 
these in Monday morning at the 
Renaissance Hall, l^vehth dVeni.-e 
and 138th street, that nlle Orawing 
a:- Times square bunch who had 
foregathered at the Cotton Club on 
the occasion . of a new Vevue pre- 
miere. After some eggs at Tabb'a 
or Johnnie Jackson's, either of 
v^hlch Is recommended for quick 
lunch'ln between goiiig places and 



doing things, the mob made Afra- 
Amerlcan whQoj>ee at the. Renais- 
sance ballroom. 

Those who came early, Ba,y at 
3:30 In the morning, encountered a 
crew cleaning up, for earlier In tlio 
evening the hall was the scene of a 
basketball game between the 
Renaissance rulntet and 'Visitation 
Triangles, two crack colored ag' 
gregntlona, followed by ei dance 
which broke up at three bells or 
thereabouts. 

Regular Event 

The breakfast dance Is a regular 
Monday morning occasion In Har- 
lem, Most of them are held cither 
In the Club Harlem, the basement 
no-couvert cabaret next door to the 
Cotton Club, which becomes n 
straight |1 admission creep Joint ot 
the eerie hour, or at th'e Renais- 
sance. At this ' latter, also, those 
famous Carbeck stepees are staged 
twice or thrice a year, where the 
eccentrics parade. 

The average, breakfast dance Is a 
well enough behaved affair, patron- 
ized by fully 76 per cent profession- 
als, those colored performers, musi- 
cians, et aJ., who are active In the 
nlte life, and sleep all day.' The rest 
comprise, with the perform'ers and 
entertainers, the 'elite of Harlem; 
anyway, they look prosperous and 
are well mannered, many of them 
going In for Immaculate fuU dres!' 
and most formal decolletes. Just 
what their racket Is, or how so 
many of a race conomtcally handi- 
capped can afford to make their 
business hours conform to their 
pleasure period. Is one of the unex* 
plalnable mysteries of Harlem, Ask 
a friendly colored entertainer for 
the low-down, and he will shrug his 
shoulders, expressing mild wonder- 
tneht himself "how they do it." 

He will not, ' of cours^, mention 
the policy slip racket, the speaks 
or any other of the parallel illegiti- 
mate gags the white playboys and 
girls go In for. 

' Most of the rough stuff U strictly. 
Caucasian, c'oihing from the curiosi- 



ty seekers or the white profeaslonala 
who, by Invitation or otherwise, 
seek diversion iU' strange territory. 
They come fnlrly lit or quickly get 
that way. 

Most of these breakfast d.-inces ar« 
staged for some benefit cause. This 
week's whoonee Wag on behalf ot 
the-Conn;e's Inn waltcring and cat- 
ering staff. . A battle of music be<- 
twen Charles Johnson's Jazzlsts 
from Small's Paradise, nnd Fletcher 
Henderson- was the Jazzique attrac- 
tion. Everyone of the blaok-nnd- 
tans contributes talent, although 
the b^nds. ar^ paid quite we!I-r-'and 
a RQOd time Is usually had by all. ' 

Plenty of local color at all times.' 
All of It best appreciated when 
seen. A flash of ah ofay (white) 
chasing a comely hUyoHer gal from 
a Harlem cabbie was one insldent. 
He never quite caught un, but It 
was a laugh for the onlookers, an<l 
tlie girl seemed to regard It as a 
lark, too. 

That's Just one of the little dram- 
alets on the half shell encountered 
nt these breakfast dances. Don'f 
ml.os one, but be properly sponsored 
and accompanied.' AbeU. ■ 



COLLEGE INN'S NEW .SHOW 

Chicago, April 2. 
Frank Llbuse opened at the 
College Inn Inst night (Monday) ^olp ' 
an Indefinite stay. Same .time Enrl 
Hoffman's band. went In, replacing 
Ray '.Miller.. Hoffman formerly was 
at Cliez pierre. 

. New floor show, booked .by E^le 
Young, includes Genevieve Mo- 
Cormlck and Morgan ' and De Limft. 



A 



Grofe to Wed Again 

Ferde Grofe le engaged to marry 
Ruth Harriet MacLoan, announce- 
ment made at a reception March 28, 
The wedding later this' spiring. 

Orofe is Paul Whlteman's crack 
arranger; second marriage ventured 



ELEANORE NINON— LEQ MANTIN 

Direct from L'Abbaye de Theleme 
—PARIS— 



NOW 

at iOie 




51ST 

and 

BROADWAY 

No 
Traffic 
Congestion 



51ST 

and 

BROADWAY 

No 
Traffic 
Congestion 



ELEANORE N INON — LEO MANTIN 

Direct from UAhbaye de Theleme 
—PARIS— 



AFTER COMPLETING THE WINTER SEASON 
AT DEAUVILLE CASINO, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 

CAROLYN NOLTE 



SONGSTRESS 



NOW APPEARING NIGHTLY With GEORGE OLSEN at the aUB RICHMAN. NEW YORK 



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VARIETY 



OOTDO<»l^BItUAkY 



Wednesday, April 3, 19?9 



Outdoor Reviews 



SELLS-FLOTO 



(COLISEUivi) 

Chicago, March 30. 
For the first time-there la compe- 
tition In this town between oppos- 
ing outdoor attractions. Sells-Floto 
at the Coliseum and 101 Ranch at 
the new Chicago Stodlum. Result 
-was obvious for both— a spUt-up in 
attendojjce that bored a hole In both 
outfits. 

The Muglvjin-Ballard-Bowers ag- 
sresatlon Is entrenched tor 29 days, 
six more than the 101 Ranch. Few 
extra days la not expected to make 
much difference In the final count 
up. For the past several years Chi- 
cago has proved Itself ferUle ter- 
ritory for the outdoor business. 
Last year Sells-Floto rode In on a 
big wave and cleaned up. This sea- 
son It doesn't look the same. 

In revletr of Sells-Floto this year 
It must be said that It la as strong 
as ever. ' It remains the paramount 
outdoor -attraction of the west. It 
Is considerably augmented- this sea- 
son and shows a bigger nut than 
ever. There are more than 400 
people 1^ the show, with nearly 300 
animals. About 16 new acts have 
been added to the roster since last 
year, some appearing for the first 
time in this country. Probably the 
most prominent thing is the return 
of "Poodles" Uannaford to the big 
top. He was the only one encored 
Saturday night despite a "Charlie 
horse" that- kept him bobbing in 
and out. 

Saturday night's attendance was 
imythlng but encouraging. Coli- 
seum, with capacity of ' around 
<,O0O for circus. Several Ifnportantv 
and featured highlights of the eje- 
Blitg Were mlssing. CI 1ft Aero^the 
human . cannon ball, got himself 
jammed up in the big gun in the 
afternoon and had to be taken to 
the hospital. This and the omis- 
sion of "Rajab." the tiger on horse- 
back, left little to thrill the cUb- 
tomers. The tiger had been very 
unruly all day and it was thought 
lyest not to take any chance. Irene 
Iiedgett was elso' among the miss- 
ing. Carrie Royal, doubling 'from 
the bears and horses, took - Miss 
liCdgett's place with the pachy- 
derm and gave a very nice exhibi- 
tion, . 

. Opening parade was fi ])lctwr- 
•sque tournament, of . people, and 
mnimals in colorful array. Spader 
/Johnson's bandsmen were in great 
chape as they led^tbe procession. 
Amount nt young and pretty girls 
In the show attracted onuch atten 
Uon. 

Pertontlanee started at a rapid 
gait, but. slowed down as It pro- 
gressed. First display had Jules 
Jacot, from Fraace, routining polar, 
grlz2ly, and llack bears in the cen- 
ter ring, with minor feats by buok- 
:ti>g mules, seals and sea lions 
'around the ends and stages. "Tarn 
bon," Mood-Bweatlng hippo, pa- 
raded next, to usual curiosity, fol' 
lowed by a beauty cart of domes 
tic animals. Splendid courage was 
shown by Mabel Starke wrestling 
with a tiger. Another standard 
Rlniillng act are the Three Clark 
onlans, who recently joined thla 
outfit. A lauorh for the insiders was 
to see "Poodles" Hannaford riding 
In the prelims without make-up and 
unbilled. 

Aerial revue filled In while the 
asEiembled tigers were being readied 
for the middle cage. Twelve per- 
formers, swinging In m'd-alr, made 
a nice picture. Again the pulchri- 
tude of some of the girls was pro- 
nounced. Flying combination In- 
cluded four trap acts, four tem 
Bln(;1es and eight regulars. Allen 
King, appearing for the first time 
with tigers, impressed a great deal. 
He showed plentv of nerve Satur- 
day night « While working cau- 
tiously with the 20 animals King 
took many a risk. "Rajah." the 
tiger scheduled to ride aton a horse, 
was In the cage, but chained to 
avoH trouble. 

. Sells-Floto Is never complete 
without a few minutes of BufTa'o 
BU'a Wild West show. All new 
people In the outat this year, ex- 
cepting Colorado Cotton, the chief. 
Picked group of westerners skipped 
through their panes handily with 
trick and fancy r!dlng, ropers, whip 
crackers, rifle shooters and other 
. such pastimes. 

Herbei ta ("Slats") Beeson. Is back 
on the low wire after five years' 
absence from this show. Still work- 
ing In fern attire. Feature stuff 
didn't really start until 9.30. when 
. five perch acts went into the air 

>'' at the same time. The Three And 
A Half Arleys, center, stood out 
with an unsupported head stand on 
a 40 foot pole. Aerial But;terflys. 
with five sets of girls, was well 
done. Stella Cronln and Madge Ful- 
ler featured. It was a good exhibi- 
tion of Iron jaw suspension. 
"And ~ now comes the greatest 

-~Tiaing-CD»redlHin5f-Hll-tlmeg.-" • -Sa 
the program announced, meaning 
"Poodles" Hannnford. Latter's so- 
journ in vaudeville and pictures has 
not taken anything away from him. 
His present act is as good, if not 
better, than ever. He pulls oft a 
great piece of business with two 
plants In a hox that 'ooks perfectly 
legit. "Poodles" makes a pass to 
throw a chair at them and they 



101 RANCH. 

Chicago, March 80. 
Paddy Harmon's new $7,000,000 
Indoor Chicago Stadium on West 
Madison street, initiated a few' days 
previously with the Loughran- 
Walker title prize fight, opened Sat- 
urday night with an . advertised stajr 
of 23 days for ita own circus and the 
Miller Bros. "101 Real Wild West 
Show." 

Simultaneously, the augmented 
Sells-Floto circus started a 29-day 
ru^ at th« old Coliseum, downtown, 
bringing about the first battle be- 
tween two major circus outfits Chi- 
carco has witnessed tor IS yeara. 

This new Stadium attraction 
is a man-sized atfalre. More than 
$250,000 must be token in be- 
fore it can git •ott the hut. which 
calls for a total two-perfo/mnnce 
dally gross of over 110,000. With 
the larger center apace cleared for 
the arena, the Stadium haa''a seat- 
ing capacity of 18,000, scaled from 
50c. to $3.. ' 

Harmon's circus and the 101 
Ranch show combined make a fine 
combination and a great buy for 
thla hamlet. The one trouble is that 
Chicago Is a widespread layout, and 
people from its three divisions — 
rorth, south and west — ^wlll cotAe to 
•he centralized Loop district, but 
how reluctance to rro from one sec- 
tion .to another. Chicago Stadium 
la on the west side. 

John F. McQrall booked the Sta- 
Jlum circus and spent between 135,- 
)00 and $40,000' for a representative 
array of foremost American-known 
circus acta. In addition, the 101 
outfit- Is guaranteed $70,000 for ita 
share of the 23-day engagement. 
Chicago-booked portion of the com- 
bined drcoa ran first in 23 displays 
-(with some assistance from the 101 
outfit), and the 101 troupe took over 
the final portion with displays num- 
bered 24 to 32. 

Starter was the "Julius Caesar" 
spectacle, bringing out a full arena 
parade of the company in brilliant 
Qoman oostuniie, horses, chariots 
and elephants. A tremendous color' 
ful flash, entirely worked out by 
McQrail and the local Stadium stafL 
Second display, tumbling and bal- 
ancing comblrtatlohs, utilized three 
rings and two stages. Lineup in- 
cluded Three Alexanders. Three 
Tip Tops, Lester, Bell and tSriffln, 



start burning to the point of want- 
ing to fight. It was the biggest laugh 
getter of evening. If he was a tum- 
bling act alone, he'd still be good. 

Carrie Royal, Stella Cronln and. 
Peggy Marshall paired off for 
straight routines with a herd of ele- 
phants, winding up in a long mount 
Liberty horses followed that with 
Rudy Rudynoff holding the center 
whip and John Smith end Gordon 
Orton on the ends. ' Rudynoft was 
Impressive as a showman. It is his 
first tlioe.here. - 

Mable Pelke Is doing the one arm 
swings this year on the pull oVer. 
She Is not a Leltzel but very satis- 
factory. Miss Pelke was formerly 
with the Bobbins show. One of the 
best high wire acts seen In years 
is the Nelss Troupe, here from Ger- 
many. Their work is nothing short 
of sensational. At an altitude of 48 
feet without a net, these four boys 
pull oft some breath taking feats. 
Double and triple mounted bal- 
ancings are just some of the high- 
lights In this turn. Another is a 
gunny sack walk over the wire and 
still another a naked foot walkover 
by the youngest member, not more 
than 12 or 13 years old. 

Flfty-slx horses trotted out In the 
hippodrome for the Qicnage act. 
Perfect specimen steeds, all of them 
and performers as well. A hunting 
scene and high Jumps was featured 
In this display. Acrobatic number 
next, with 27 arabs, under direction 
of Slayman All. Latter's personal 
troupe of nine members took the 
center and were most pronounced. 
Three more flying acts near the 
seml-wlndup featuring the Flying 
Wards. Of the original troupe only 
Mayme Ward is present now. Her 
work was the only thing that at- 
tracted attention. She was flanked 
by the Clarkonlans and the Flying 
Thrillers. 

Regulation races wound up the 
three and a half hour show close 
to midnight Oents flat foot race 
came first, followed by Liberty 
steeds, pony and monkey and the 
flnal' Roman standing race. 

Freddie Biggs, track walker with 
this show 'for 10 years, is replaced 
this year by Grover Nitchman, who 
ambles around satisfactorily. Prac- 
tically all of the clowns and track 
performers are weak in ehtertaln- 
meht This has been a discouraging 
feature with Sells-Floto for many 
years. Not much of a side show, 
either. Just a few extra cages for 
the curious. 

Executive stafC remains the same, 
■wlth-the-exceptlon-of-two-new-menr 
Fred J. Warrell, for 17 years with 
RIngllng's, Is now assistant to Zack 
Terrell, general manager. Lon 
Ramsdell, a new press agent dou- 
bling with Wm. Nayioi\ Fred Led- 
Rett, equestrian director; Victor 
Robblns, musical director, and J. 
D. Newman, general manager and 
traffic manager, complete the staff, 

Loop, 



Three Balmalns, . Four Llazeeds. 
Mostly . trios from larger outfits. 
Third display featured Irma Ward, 
of the Flying Wards, formerly with 
SeUs-Floto, in her prolonged series 
of dnerarm swlngovers (planches) 
In midair. Qeorgle Jones and Lil- 
lian Burslem worked Iron -Jaw 
whirls on either side of her, with 16 
girls apread about the arena In a 
swinging-ladder display. 

Captain Richard V. Swift and his 
Swift Zouaves, a - military squad 
drilling in triple-time and flnlshtqg 
with a great display of wall-scaling, 
took fourth spot alone and de- 
servedly. Fifth was divided be- 
tween tight-wire ' and balancing 
acts, using the Balmalns, Mahellos, 
Nalda Miller (featured), Jehson and 
Fulton and Fred Blgga Clown 
walkoround followed, showing an 
efficient company of laugh-getters. 
Jap rlsley and tumbling acts ^ero 
ninth, all standard acts and climax- 
ing in Prince J^fHoshl's, slide for 
life. Turns. were Keyo Namba and 
Co. (stalr-walklhg on head);Kimiwa 
Trio, Four Ishlkawa Bros,, Three 
Taketas and Hash! and Osai. 

High school and dog displays 
were handled by Madam Bedlnl, of 
the famous Bedlhi family tahd 
probably - the pioneer horsewoman 
of the circus world) and Sir Victor's 
dog and horse acts. . Mthe. Bedlnl 
and Young were in 12th spot with 
a short eye-catching' workout and 
in 18th with their high school horses 
in sightly routines that were among 
the show's .highlights. 

Tom Brown, with the Six Brown 
Bros., saxophone act, getting top 
outside billing, took a solo spot and 
did fair with straight and conaody 
playing. Pantomime and music. car- 
ried to every corner' of the stadium. 
. Jap acts previously mentioned 
switched to perch and balancing 
routines tot 16th display.. 17th were 
elephants, Miller. Broa' own .five 
In center ring and Walsh'b in end 
rincs and on the track. Regulation 
good routining, and . a \great finish 
when Walsh sticks hli head Into 
the mouth of a whopper and lets 
himself be carried in that position 
while his face seems painfully dla 
torted by the : pressure. . . 

Tumbling and pyramid troupesr- 
Nine Llazeeds, Six Tip Tops and 
Roy Alexander Troupe — 19th. Alex- 
anders worked on springboard and 
were sensational with somersaults 
from board to uplifted chair. 

Comedy riding included the Han^ 
n^ford Family (former Sells Floto 
attraction — Poodles Hanheford back 
with that outfit -this season); Joe 
Hodglnl Troupe and Riding Roo 
neys; Three class A acts. 

Finish of the Stadium^ portion of 
the show was taken over by a trio 
of excellent aerial acts. Center was 
held by Five Fearless Flyers (Eddie 
Fisher) one of the mien doing a dou- 
ble somersault from, perch to catch 
and back in gunnysack. End xlngs 
had Five Flying Fishers aiid Edythe 
Slegrist Co. 

All announcing' for the circus por 
tlon handled by Charles W. Martin, 
formerly at Madison Square Garden 
and With lungs like an elephant. 
Nobody misses a word. 

101 took over the Stadium, start- 
ing with the 21th display, intro- 
ducing the entire company of rough 
riders and Indians for a starter and 
then going iifto their customary 
presentations. Outfit is handicapped 
In effect by the closed stadium but 
put over a real kick, nevertheless, 
Opened with fancy roping, climax- 
ing, with the looping of five men on 
horseback by a skillful gent whose 
name couldn't be caught. 

Balldogglng (steel wrestling) fol 
lowed; 'then the familiar and great 
kid thriller — holdup and rescue of 
the stage coach. Steer, riding, next 
provided plenty of. gasps, with 
police dog working unconscious 
comedy by annoying the long homr 
into- a yen, for his blood. Indian 
buffalo hunt brought the Indians out 
chasing a little herd with volleys 
of shots, and afterward the entire 
bunch of redskins presented their 
native dances. Only difference be- 
tween It and what Is now being 
danced by our younger ballroom 
crowd Is that a 'squaw doesn't and 
won't wear a brassiere, Both edu- 
cational and a laugh for the city 
fellers. 

Trick riding by cowboys and girls 
was run oil recklessly but with no 
mishaps. Broncho busting by the 
•rents was right at the crowd's heart. 
One guy wound up hanging on a 
wire fence, but walked oft smiling. . 

Plnar display was the historical 
covered wnpon train, with attack by 
Indians and a rescue by cowboy." 
and soldiers. Knough shooting to 
duplicate a Chicago massacre, and 
bringing the youngsters to their feet 
with yells of enthusiasm, * 

Circus and wild west show always 
made a good outdoor combination 
and Is stacking un as fine showman- 
.shlp In the Stadium. C^heaper sec ' 
tlons were well filled . Saturday 
night, but some of the top price Sec- 
tions were - bare. Could .have been 
dressed to look comfortably filled 
Capacity trade Isn't necessary to 
cover the nut. 

Cl'ilcago Stadium Circus staff Is 
.PT-TT-Harmonr-preslc'.ent;-Sldney-.N, 
Strotz, secretary-treasurer; John F, 
McGrail, promotion, and booking 
manager; AI Sweet musical dlrec 
tor; Albert Hodglnl, equestrian dl 
rector; Denhle Curtis, assistant and 
Charles W. Martin, announcer. 

Por 101 Is Zncli T. Miller, general 
manager; Joseph C. Miller, assistant 
manager; R. M. .Harvey, general 
agei)t; N. Edward Beck, press rep- 



Obituary 



At ORUET 

AI Gruet (Oruet, .. KitSnn and 
Qfuet) died Maceh 21 at the home 
6t his brother; John B. Oruet, in St 
Louis, Mloh„ ol pnuemonia, 

' Gruet had worked with his brother 
during all his professional life. In- 
tennent In St. Louis. 



JOHN O. AOCHe 

John Q, Robhe, 65, auditor Loew's, 
irio., died lost week of heart troiible 
In New York, \ • "• 

Mr. Roche became ill while' work- 
ing in the Loew o^oe and died 
shortly after. ^ 

SONNY HINEd 

Sonny Hines, 21, vaiudevllle acro- 
batic dancer, was'' Instantly killed 
near Hancock, N. Yn when he toll 
asleep and lost control of his car. 
News of his death appears else- 
where in this issue. 



FLORENCE RITTENHOUSe 

Florence Rlttenhouse, 35, actress, 
died' March 28/ot 'pneumonia in a 
New Jersey aanftarlutn after an ill- 
ness of a week, £ter last stage ap- 
pearance was in "Tonight at 12," at 
the Hudson, New York. 

Miss Rlttenhouse >/as bom In 
Philadelphia and inade her stage 
debut (n that city with an amateur 
theatre gf oup. Hec;. initial profes- 
sional appiearanoe was with the 
Chestnut theatre' stock. 

Het most notable enga^sement 
was lb. Liila VoUmer's "Tlie Shame 
Woman^" in New York, and which 

: —4- 



$250,000 CIn Stadioin 
Not for Three Weeks 



Chicago, April 2. 

Johnny McGrall, manager of 
Paddy Harmon's new Chicago Stad- 
ium, bought $35,000 worth of out- 
door acts In addition to the 101 
Ranch clrcHuk 

With the 101 outfit In for 23 days. 
It stands the Stadium around1|260,- 
QO.O- (or the engagement The 
Ranch Is In on a guar^tee and 
percentage..^ They are playing day 
and data against Sells-Floto. 



New Chicago Stadium reported 
demanding a $100,000 guarantee 
from HUIer Brpa "101 Ranch" be- 
fore letting the outfit open hei^ but 
compromised <te $69,000 against 
percentage. - 

The "101 Ranch," opening last 
Saturday, Is playing da^ and daite- 
with Sellff-Flotb Circus at the Col- 
Iseum..^ 



Coast E^>ects Biggest 
Circus Season in Years 

Ban Franclsgo, April 2. 

Padflo 'coast Is going to have an 
unusually hig season for circuses. 

Currently visiting San FranBlscc 
are general agents Henry Frink o' 
AI O. Barnes, Ben Austin of Hagen- 
bach-Wallace, and 'Bert Rutherford 
of C!hrlsty Bros. 

Ringllng Bros, and 101 Ranch arc 
possible late summer Inclusions.' 



she also played on tour. , She waa' 
niarried to John Hammond Daley, 
acto?. . ' :. . 

At her death Miss Rittenhov^ 
was president pf the Twelfth kight 
Club, whloh will hold a memorial 
servii^.in the Little Church Around 
the Comer. * 

Interment In Philadelphia. 

LILLIAN MURRAY 

UlUan Murray, 82, oit Murray anA 
Ward, and later -the Reckless Trio, 
aorobatio a<ft, died March 21 in Chl< 
oago. 'She Is survived by her hus< 
band, O. J. Snell, manager of the 
Three Larconlans.aot 

Burial was In Arlington cemetery, 

MATTIE FERQUSOr: 
Mattle Ferguson, 67, formerly a 
well' known oharaoter woman, died 
at St. Luke's hospital. New York, 
March 81. .In private lite she was 
Mrs. Fred . Relchelt The body wlU 
be cremated. 

MAY OILMAN 

The N. V. A. received word yes« 
terday that May Oilman (May 
Bacon) died March 31. 

Miss Bacon was not a member 
of the N. V. A., but had played 



IN SWEE T ME MORY 

' — >MY WIFK— 

HOBA VM EOVEN 

Mar. 8 7. 198 7 • 
—W MO THKB— 

EATHEUHE TA5 HOVEN 

»tar, t7, . 1987 
'— HT BBOTHER— 

FBABE VAN HOVEN 

Jan. 11, 1929 
My tbonghta are of yoo 

HARRY VAN HOVEN 



fairs and carnivals for years In a 
roller skating act 

^ 

CLARE PAVLIK 
'Clare Pavllk, former show girl, 
committed suicide in Chicago 
March 81. 

She is survived by her husband^ 
Frank Pavllk, musician. 



"Canpon BaU'* Man Furt 
With Sells-Floto Show 

Cliiciigo. April- 2. ' 

Severely hurt on his first appear- 
ance wfth the Sells-Floto circus 
here , on Its opening Saturday, Cliff 
Aeros, German "human cannon 
ball," was removed to St. Luke'e 
hospital, . 

Aeros was cvit and bruised wher 
the Impact Into the net when 
he was shot from the cannon car- 
ried ^^Im against a wooden stage. 



COniDN'T WOBE 

Rellmutts, high wire act uslngT 
the same routine as the Wallenda 
Troupe, did not open at Madlsbi: 
Square Garden with the circus Mon- 
day when the'big show moved dowr 
from the Bronx. It was claimed 
there was so much rigging that nc 
room' wos found for the Rellmutts 
tPho work over a net. 
— Turn- Is -expected-to-go-lnto-.-the- 
show nfext week. ■ 



resentatlve; T. O. Manning, treasur- 
er; George L. Myers, arena director, 
and Homer Lee, musical director. 

Deserves to profit Only thing 
really missed .was a jungle oat act 

Bing, 



MAY BELFORT 

May Mudg^ 56, / professionally 
May Belfort, former London music- 
hall favorite, died March 20 in 
Santa Barbara, CaL Death fol- 
lowed a lingering illness In vi.rtual 
poverty. Her husband, James 
Mudge, actor and former president 
of the White Rats, died several 
years ago leaving his wife without 
funds. 

Deceased was well known In 
American vaude during the late 
'OOs. Her last professional appear- 
ance was as Mrs. Malaprop In "The 
Rivals" presented by the Pasadena 
Community Playhouse. 

Paul Ker, 64, died of cancer of 
the throat at Bellevue, New York, 
March 31. He was vlth the Royal 
Opera, Berlin in his earlier years, 
but came here under engagement io 
the iRte H W. Savage. His last 
appearances were in "Blossom. 
Time" and "The Constant Nymph." 
Among other successes were 'The 
Minion," "Midnight Girl" and "Twin 
Beds." He was a musician and com- 
poser as well as actor. Burial by 
the Actors Fund. 

William Lowe, 82, who drove a 
six-horse team for circuses for 
: ears when the motive power for 
outdoor shows was four-footed, died 
In Syracuse Sunday. Lowe was long 
with the P. T. Barnum outfit. 



Sam Bullman, carpenter for Joe 
Cook, died In Union Memorial Hos- 
pital here on March 28. Bullman^ 
was stricken With thyroid trouble' 
while here with "Rain or Shine." 
He was employed by Cook for many 
years. 



Deaths Abroad 



^Parls, March 26. 

Verdler Gandin, former French 
vaudeville agent 

Giovanni Ansaldo, 72, stage man- 
ager of the Scala opera, Milan, Italy. 
Deceased produced' "Nero." which 
was much remarked as a spectacu- 
lar opera some years ago. 

Willie Malies, 3^ (colored) bom 
InlfflssIsslppiraiea-m^arPffrir-bos-- 
pltal of lung trouble. Deceased ap- 
peared 'n French circuses as on 
American Indian. 

Joseph Hblecefi, 76, Bohemian 
author, died in Prague. 

M. David, 60, French Journalist 
known as Georges de Montmortre, 
died in Parla 



Wednet4B7» AP*^ S, 1929 



FOR E I G N 



VARIETY 



67 



Australia 

By Eric H. Gorrick 



Sydney,' March 1, 
^ BuelnesB Holding up ntoely here at 
» majority o( the houses, with talk 
ing ploturea grossing higher than 

' legitimate plays by a goodly margin 

' .Weather much cooler, giving all 
shows a better break, although Aus- 

' trallans take their . entertainment 

( hot or cold. 

.Her Majesty'*— "Hit the Deck, 
Getting 'along and' should stay 10 or 
12 weeks, Annie Croft featured for 
vr. T. 

Royal — The Carrollfl, by an-ange- 

■ ment with W. T., are presenting 
"The Wrecker" fur a season. Poor 

i inolodrama badly acted, but getting 
' the business. Looks like making 
. . coin with credit going to publicity 
' 4ept. for the business beiug pulled. 
C^st Includes Clayton Greene, Jo- 
sepblne Wilson, Frank Morrison and 
. Beggle ColUns. 

' Crlt^Ion— Three times W. T. have 
• stated that "The Patsy" was going 
'.'^ io close, and each time closing date' 
has been cancelled owing to the 
.' business, still being . done. "Tht> 
' Patsy" has been -one of the greatest 
money-makers w. T. ha.ve had. 
' Show Is In Its sixth month and Is 
7 good for a two years ."run in Aus- 
' tralla. Irene Hbm^, ' Brandon Pe- 
: ters, Sam' Wren, and A. S. Byron 
i responsible for success. 
^ Palace^The <;arrolls,'by' arrange 
^ ment with W. T"., havb "New 
i Brooms" In for a season. Whilp 
;v splendidly acted, the ' production 
H does not appear to have much 
cbance of a long run. Just across 
the street ','The Jazz Singer" has 
Veett grossing tremendously. Wyrley 
Birch gives a corking performance 
in "Brooms," being ably assisted by 
I<eona Hogarth and Leonard Doyle, 
y Cast Includes Ray Van Sickle. 
' Blizabetb. Mears and Scott Alex- 
ander. 

■ ; .Opera House — Revue unit featured 
here with weekly change. Business 
jiist so-so, with entertainment like- 
wise. May catch a little family 
trade. 

: St.' James — "Lido Lady" ppehed 
"liere for the Fuller's and looks like 
running up nice score. Probably 
best thing Arm has done since "Rio 
Rita." Billy Leonard and Yvette 
Aiming making first appearance did 
well. Nifty dancing by' a corking 
ballet. Staged by Charlton Morton, 
With Hammy Webber conducting. ■ 

Tlvoll — Cut prices during hot 
■months responsible for better busi- 
ness being done here. -Change, this 
-week from straight vaude to revue 
and acts. Jack Barty, English 
. iComicis the featured act and scored 
' nicely. Reggie Sharland Co. pre- 
{ sented a nice working little sketch. 
^ Con Kenna was liked with aerial of- 
>ferlng. Adele Crane. Kitson and 
; Mayer, Dunio and Oegna filled In 
['test of vaude. "Hollywood Oddl- 
I ties," featuring Jules and Nina Gar- 
\ rleon, revue offering. Business 
i Should remain good for some time. 
' Jack Musgrove responsible for the 

la^'out of entertainment . 
i Fuller's — Last week the Civic 
Commissioners of this city ^started 
- a "Clean City" week, goliig aftorHhc 
'; boys and girls who threw their trol- 
iley tickets on the sidewalks. Ful- 
i.i ler's also started a clean show weei> 
;,:at their pop-time house, presenting 
a nice revue with Stan Folby and 
Amy Rochelle featured. Certainly a 
treat after the many weeks of blue 
trash served up here. Foley came 
from "Good News" and did very 
^ well. Amy Rochelle is a corking 
singer with a personality. 

Pictures 

Lyceum (wh-ed) — "The Jazz 
Singer" (WB), still pulling best 
Business In town and will run In- 

■ def. Union Theatres. 

_^ Regent (wired)— "Mother Knows 
Best" has been getting the dough 
for several weeks, but a change will 
soon bo made. Hoyt's Theatres. 

Prince Edward (wired)— "The 
Street Singer" will cloS'o shortly- 
after doing fairly good business. 
Carrolls and Union Theatres. 
Capitol — ^A two-block lineup most 

: every day to see "The Fleet's In'', 
and "Excess Baggage." "Baggage" 
particularly iffied. Ted Henkel and 

/Orchestra gave corking overture, 
with Fred Scboll getting over with 
rather weak organ offering. Clos- 
ing bit for Scholl had four girls do- 
•"e hula In silhouette. Tommy Mc- 
Auilffe, armless golfer. Is the main 
act this week. Clever, but not the 
fype ot act for this house. Henkel 
had his. stage band working nicely 
and cleaned up with some hot num- 
bers. House ballet, now Increased 
M 14, worked pepplly on a novelty 
number. Whole presentation rou- 
tine made fast entertainment and 
i-iced. House Is doing best business 
m towTi with exception of "Jazz 
Dinger." 

T„'?'y*'«=''A"avenf u'reFof Flag Lleu~ 
*^J^r and "ManrMade Woman" 
• 'l^turea this week. No act 
carried here. 

.Emppess— Three-feature bill with 
tkVi^\ I-augh," "Taking a 

n5^?I'J? "Take Me Home." 
Union Theatres' family trade house 
snowing second-run features. 
•-pvI« '""?'" '<**— "AdbraUon" and 
-Tommy Atklna" two features this 



week, with Janetsky Trio stage act. 
Union, 

Lyric— ."Clearing the Trail" and 
"Sparkling Youth" In for week's 
run. Union. 



Melbourne 
His Majesty's— "Desert Song" has 
reached' Its 200tb performance for 
W. T. 

Comedy— "Pigs" looks like big hit 
W. T. 

Princess— "Rio Rita" still playing 
to capacity fgr Fuller's. 

Royal— Margaret Banncrman con 
eluding 'Victorian season with 
"Marionettes" for W. T. 

King's — Leon Gordon has a win 
ner with "The Flying Sauad"-for 
W. T. 

Tivoli — Bill Includes 8yd Roy's 
Lyrlcals, Murray Parker, Sammy 
Shields and Mack and La Rue. 

BIJou — ^Panthea and Aleko, Nellie 
Kolle, Prank Wilson, Billy Andron 
and Bert Ray and Co. attractions 
this week. 

Pictures 

Talkers have not hit this town as 
hard as Sydney. "Jazz Singer" 
gettirig the best break. "The Red 
Dance" not strong enough to stay 
more than few weeks for Hoyt's, 
Will be followed with "Mother 
Knows Best" Silent pictures doing 
fair business. 

Athenaeum (wired) — "Jazz Singer" 
(WB) in for run. 'Union Theatres, 

Auditorium (wired) — "The Red 
Dance" (Fox) closes this week, with 
"Mother Knows Best" and Fox 
Movietone shorts coming In for sea 
son. Hoyt's. 

It Is regarded as a fact that had 
^he talkers been released In a.reg' 
ular movie bouse Instead of legit' 
Imate, business would have been 
much bigger In this city. 
* Capitol — "The ■ Tempest" doing 
business and looks like scoring nice 
run. House will go sound In April. 

Paramount — "The Haunted 
House" and "Pay as You Enter." 

Majestic— "Golf Widows" and 
"Dry MarUnl." 

Union- Kine Vaude. 

Acts playing circuit Include Big 
Four, Montell's Manikins. Nat 
Hanley, George and Florence, Sama.* 
roff and Sonla, Deno and Rochelle, 
Bush Bros., La Salle' and Mack, 
Carre and Carlotta, Chief Little Elk, 
Tommy McAuliffe, Sun Kwong Wah 
and Janetzlil Trio. 



Aussie Chatter 

"Desert Song" may break all rec- 
ords for musical comedy here. 
Playing fof W. T. 

"Rio Rita" solid success In Mel- 
'oourne for the Fullers. I/doks like 
a two years' run. 



Boys In orchestra at Tlvoll have 
been advised by management to 
learn to play two Instruments. Some 
of the "boys" have been In the the- 
atre's pit for 26 yesLfB. 

Ada Reeve begrlns ano.ther season 
In vaude, opening next month for 
W. T. Another act to play one more 
"farewell" season In Australia Is 
Sir Harry Lauder. Scotch come- 
dian will play one of the legitimate 
theatres here, together with vaude 
acts. Sir Harry has been big-game 
fishing in New Zealand. 



Carrolls have a second compan> 
playing the neighborhood houses 
with "The Family Upstairs." 



William Kent arrived to appear 
In "Clowns In Clover" at the Em- 
pire for Marlow-Rolls management 
New show opens in March for a 
.run. 



Brandon Peters, who appeared 
successfully In "Trial oif Mary Du- 
Ran," has been playing lead in "The 
Patsy" for past six months. 



No Sunday shows here resitonsi- 
ble for many visiting actors taking 
up golf on the Sabbath. 

Threatened strike among Fuller 
stage crews blew over when man- 
agement reinstated men previously 
sacked. Several of the old-tlmera 
have left management to Join Mar- 
low-Rolls' opposition at Empire. 

"Young Woodley," "This Year of 
Grace," "Five ©'Clock Girl," "Fol- 
low Thru,' "Show Boat and "The 
Squeaqer," Just a few of attractions 
to be seen this season in W. T. 
houses. 



Nellie Stewart, old-time favorite, 
will moke a reappearance in "Tril- 
by" for W. T. 

Pat and Kerry Kendall, English 
dancers, engaged for "This Year of 
Grace" for W. T. 



Alfred Frith and William Valen- 
tine engaged by W. T. for "Five 
o'clock GlrL" 



Picture Chatter 
Will Prior has arrived to take 
charge of the State theatre orches- 
tran and stage preseiitations. Prior 
was formerly conductor at Prlnc« 
Edward, at the time the only house 
(Continued «ii page 71) 



BERLIN 



(Continued from page 3) 

conducted by Ernest Ansermet 
They are booked from the 18th to 
the 2l8t of June. 

Berlin Radio, will have a festival 
performance at the big stadium 
Also a number of other festival per- 
formances will be broadcast by this 
organization. 

Mas Epstein, who made a lot o°f 
money out of renting the cloak 
checking concessions In the Berlin 
theatres and who at one time owned 
several legitimate houses in Ber- 
lin, Is now forming a theatrical bonk 
for the purpose of financing the 
atrlcal- enterprises. Among its In 
tendons are the founding of a play- 
broking firm, tlie organization of a 
new cut rating office, and even the 
renting of a Berlin theatre. This 
is probably a cimouflaged way ot 
making a limited company out ot 
himself. 



Deficit for the Municipal .Opera 
house for the year just closed has 
Jumped from 2,100,000 marks to 2, 
700,000. 

Board of aldermen of the city of 
Berlin okayed the subsidy under the 
following conditions: 

(1) -That the management make 
It possible to do away with the un- 
desirable guest engagements and re 
turn to a stable ensemble. 

(2) That beside the general mus- 
ical director, Bruno Walter, conduc- 
tors of first rank should be engaged 
who would keep the performances 
on a high level, throughout the 
whole season. 

(3) That the opera house should 
engage a first class stage manager 
who should be responsible for the 
staging throughout the whole sea- 
son. ~ 



Chatter in Paris 



Paris, March 28. 
Cotton Club, with Kincald'js har- 
mony boys (colored), opened in 
Montmartre. Just as everything got 
going nicely, two South American 
gigolos socked each other. - 



Glenn. EUyn and Georgia Graves 
are letting out loud squawks about 
being slighted by French producers. 
These two misses were both ver- 
bally promised certain opportuni- 
ties In the. new "FoUes Bergere" 
revue. 'When the piece was finally 
produced both of them found that 
their routines had been cut to 
pieces. 

They say they asked for written 
agreements, but the French direc- 
tors conlied them out of the Idea. 

A. H. Woods purchased the London 
and Paris rights x>f "Bachelor Fath- 
ers" from Edward (Thllds Carpen- 
ter, author, yesterday. Woods Is ne- 
gotiating with Carpenter to write a 
new play for him to be produced in 
New York. 

Harry Relsser and his band are 
booked for Dlnard starting March 
80. After two weeks in the resort 
town he will romp back to Paris to 
fill other engagements. 

When a gal applied for a Job as a 
singer at the cafe the other eve, 
the boss gave her a trial and after 
hearing her render one number gave 
her a Job. Mf^ager of the place 
complained that girl could hardly be 
heard, and besides was all Waihed 
out In appearance. Boss answered 
that that was Just what he wa''nted, 
that folks don't go to nite clubs to 
hear good female entertainers, but 
on the contrary to see some delapl- 
dated singer who looks like she is on 
her last legrs and who might have 
an Interesting past 



Edmond ' Sayag, Just returned 
from the States where he has been 
booking AmerlSan talent for hie new* 
floor show at the Ambassadeurs, 
will have a gainbling room this 
summer. Sayag's pretentious res-, 
taurant revues are to draw the rich 
people to his side, so that he can 
Invite them to play chemln de fer or 
bacharat 

Rudolf Frlmi la In Hong Kong 
working on "Round the World 
Symphony." 



Chatter in London 



tiondon, March 25. 

'While Blnnle Hale and Bobby 
Howes are starring In "Mr, Cin- 
ders," at the Adelphi, their respec- 
tive husband and wife. Jack Balne 
and Patricia Malone, are to appear 
in "Little Accident" under the same 
management — J. C. Williamson, Ltd. 

Farce brings Lynne Overman 
back to London, and a newcomer 
in the person of Martha Lorber. 

Considerable dlsgruntlement by 
artists at the new ruling of the 
British Broadcasting Co. that In 
future, when plays orei given over 
the ether, no names of the actors 
participating are to be given, there- 
by preserving thp spiritlike illusion. 
Lobs of publicity is very naturally 
resented by show people. 

A new comedy by Beverley Nich- 
ols, !'The Stag," comes to the 
Queen's theatre April 2,' to be pro- 
duced for Sir Alfred Butt by Ray- 
mond Massey. 

Cast Includes Adrlenne Allen, 
Blissa Landi, Mabel Terry-Lewla, 
Ian Hunter, Eric Maturin, Reginald 
Owen, Athole Stewart, Patrick Cur- 
wen. Aubrey Hammopd has de- 
signed the scenery. 

Owing to an outbreak of mumps 
at the little Gate theatre, they have 
had to withdraw Ernst Toller's 
"Hoppla." Cambridge Festival the- 
atre* hf 8 leased the house In the 
Interim and Is staglng^ "The Man 
Who Ate the Popomock." 

Hon. David Tennant Bon of I^y 
Grey of Fallpden, who recently 
married Hermtone Baddeley, has 
resigned his ' Job of announcer for 
the British Broadcasting do. and 
intends settling ion a ranch in 
Canada. » ' ■ 

Hermlone Is In "The Five o'clock 
Girl." and says she Will stay on the 
stage. • " 

Edna Best and Herbert Marshall 
returned to England March 22 and 
will appear In the West End in 
"Paris Bound." 

Revue craze has quite died out in 
London— perhaps slnca Its chief de- 
fenders. Albert do Courville. Andre 
Chariot and Archie de Bear, went 
through the bankruptcy court 

Until the production of Cochran's 
new show %t the Pavilion, March 27, 
there will not be a single revue in 
the West Ehid. ' Serious plays pre- 
dominate at the moment there be- 
ing 16 current as against nine 
farces and eight musicals. 

Teddy Brown, band leader^ is to 
desert the nausto halls shortly, havr 
Ing signed a long contract for his 
dance band at CIro's Clab, 

"The Patsy" transfers to the 
Vaudeville theatre April 8, leavlne 
the Apollo free for the return of 
Lynn Overman In "Llt^e Accident" 

Henry Arthur Jones,' playwright, 
who died recently, left an estate to 
the value of $77,626. 

He bequeathed his MSS., carica- 
tures by Max Beerbohm and money 
between hia son and three daugh- 
ters. 

When "Plunder" celebrated Its 
800th performance March 16, Tom 
Walls and Ralph Lynn, Joint stars, 
achieved the record of seven years' 
unbroken partnershln. 

They started together In "Tons of 
Money," and since then have never 
looked back, making the Aldwych 
theatre a permanent home oi farce. 
Tntervenlng successes have been "It 
Pays to Advertise," "The Cuckoo In 
the Nest." "Rookery Nook," "Thark." 
None of these plays has run for 
less than , a year. 

In his spare time Tom Walls pro- 
duces other plays and trains race- 
horses. 



Chatter in Nice 



Rumble here Is that the sudden 
change of the Moulin Rouge from 
revues to vaude and then to pic- 
tures. Is to get rid of a number of 
Irksome Contracts bothering owners. 

Those close to the proprietors 
insist the house has been sold. 



Soviet picture called "Mlscoi-- 
rlage" caused such a row In Rcval, 
Esthonla, that the Minister of -Pub- 
lic Instruction in the. little country 
will doubtless loose his Job. 

It was the first showing of the 
picture. ..outside, of., Russia,, where It. 
was said to be a masterpiece. 
Women fainted and the audience 
caused siich a row In Reval that the 
film was stopped about half way 
through. - 



Franz Lehar, composer of the 
"Merry Widow," has starred himself 
In a film. His leading woman I.s 
Miss Austria," beauty prize 
'Winner. 



Foreign Unit Route 

Parle, March 26. 

Jacques Charles has beep ap- 
pointed assistant In the production 
department of the Paramount thea- 
tre here. Charles was formerly 
producer at the Moulin Rouge. 

Stage presentations will hereafter 
travel Intact from the Paramount, 
to the Plaza, London, then to the 
Capitol, Dublin, and on to the 
China, Stockholm. 



"nPTOES"* CAST 

Paris, March 26. 

•T^lp Toes" will Inaugurate the new 
regime at the Folies Wagram, di- 
rected by Edmond Roze, with Bohr- 
back, late 'of Opera Comlque, as 
general' manager. 

Cost . Includes Adrien Lomy, 
Carlel,' Plzani, Miles. Noreen Lesley, 
Janlne CInq-Mnrs, XJly Zevoco and 
Txtulou Hegoburu, 



Knox Moves On 

Cape Town, March 1. 
Cromwell Knox, English humorist, 
has completed his 18 weeks In 
Sn'>»h Africa and goes to Egypt and 
India. 

i»e returns to England for the 
summer and to the. United States in 
the faU. 



Nice, March 26. 
•Henri Cain, who did tjbe books of 
most of Massanet's operas, lias Jiut 
pulled one In "Plus Que Relne!" 
("More Than Queen!"), Bertrand- 
scored opera which had Its world 
premiere here three weeks a^o and' 
has panicked them so completely 
that seven performances have b^n 
staged In that time. 

Lost one was a Sunday matinee 
and even with prices Jacked up .100 
per cent the plaice was Jammed. 
Box office took In 30,000 francs on 
matinee alone. -Thing has gone over 
so big that six more performances 
have been ordered before the season 
closes. J 

M. Cain spliced the . movies to 
opera to put over his success, and 
there's no reason why Hollywood 
shouldn't reverse the process and 
make a corking talker out of hfs 
piece. In his thiivfl act he pulls his 
fast one. Story Is the love life of \ 
Napoleon and Josephine up to the 
time the stunning Creole signs her 
own rejection slip. In order to give 
"em time to prepare the coronation 
tableau back scene, the cui-tain 
comes down and the audience la 
taken, by film cut-outs, with Nap 
on his glorious campaign through 
Italy, the cast meanwhile singing - 
wild Corslcan odes, hymns and 
march gs. 

Nap comes galloping out of Italy 
victorious and you see him march- 
ing home and Into Paris right up 
to the doors of Notre Dame Cathe* ' 
dral. Hero the' screen retires, and 
the David's famous tableau, of Na- 
noleon snaking the crown from the y 
Popes hands and crowning Jose- 
phine himse'f follows, the court and 
clergy meanwhile chanting "Te 
Deum" beautifully. 

piece Is treated In a iast moving^ 
modem manner and isn't drugged ■ 
with the ueual opera technique. It'a 
story— simple, strong, direct 
nhd daring. 

Marcel Bertrand's music should 
be looked into by Hollywood scouta 
as well as by Otto H. Kahn for lU 
Imnortatloh possibilities. 

Cain knows the First Empire like 
a lifeguard knows hiB first aid. HIb a 
wife. ■ IncldentaTly, was Julian 
Gulrandon, who created the original 
role of Miml Id "I<a Bohem^" 

P. Scott Fitzgerald Is back at 
Antlbes. Made a trip home to peddle 
iBome llt'ry pearls of great price and 
has Just returned by yray. of Genoa. 

Bin O'Brien, director; F. Tesneau, 
cameraman, and * Brandon Went-' 
worth, sound, leave for Africa in a 
few days. Trio are JacK-Corinelly'a 
Riviera crew on Fox Movietone. 
After mopping up. all the royalty 
and ex-klngs they go down now to 
the Sahara to get sonie gargles of 
the sand di^ne daddlos. 

Prank Harris, after a five weeks' 
struggle with flu, bronchitis and 
hiccoughs, seems to have turned the 
comer.' Nine days of hiccoughing 
near'y counted him out. Shot of 
morphine, which he refused for 
days, finally given and pulled him 
througb. 

He's 78. Chances of- bis retum- 
Inc: to New Yol-k to take over 
"Plain Talk" seem remote now. He 
will work on a volume of Wild Bill 
HIckok Instead. HIckok was a pal 
of Harris' cowpunching days. 

Death of Suzanne Lenglen'e 
father has resulted In tabloid mob 
laying off tennis star and her Unr 
lucky Baldwin, for a while. Pair are 
back In Nice, Suzanne's home town, 
and keeping pretty quiet 

Peggy Joyce's new monocle Is Al- 
bert Wilson, Austro - American 
Staying at the Carlton, Cannes, she 
has alreadv added an Tsotta and a 
Monte Carlo villa to" her Income tax 
problems. 

Jan Iiinace PaderewskI was 
poisoned with mushrooms while In 
Nice, where he came to attend the 
Albert TadlcwskI concert He man- 
aged to go on to Holland, where he 
was down fof. a piano recital, but he 
was too III to play. Mushrooms, in 
consequence, cost him 84,000, 

Entered for the 1929 Co-optlmlstl^ 
Cup, this wire from Harry Laoh- 
man, stuck In the snow of Choihonlx 
on "Compulsory Husbands," Monty 
Banks starring: 

"My assistant MacEwen, Is down 
with scarlet fever — which means 40 
days in bed for him. My script girl 
left two weeks ago because her 
mother was dying. An actor had to 
return to London before hi."! scenes 4 
were finished because his wife was 
not expected to live. An acti'ess 
couldn't do her scenes because she 
has the flu. Production manager 
was called back to London ond fired. 
Monty Banks sprained his knee. An 
auto turned over on a bridge, dump- 
ing us all into ah icy stream. We 
are building sets 6.000 feet in the 

.Alr^e£]{«dCfip.JLa...snc.w:.^..Jt-was^.22 ™ 

below for a while and the caindraa 
were frozen. Otherwise all well." 



Shooting on "Yellow Greed," first 
gold rush jilcture made in France, 
now completed. Was a co-operative 
quickie produced at the Riviera 
studios by Jean Ourtal, J. E; Mon- 
not, tiob Costal, Raymonod Gugllert 
and Emile Chabanne. Cost $600 a 
reel, not counting anybody's labor. 



68 



V A R I E T Y 



Wednesdajr, Afiril 8, 1928 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE 

HAL HALPERIN in Charge 

Woods Bldg^ Suite 604 
Phones t Central 6o44^401 



CHICAGO 



ProfMM6nals hav* tha fraa ma of VaHaty^ 

Chieago Offiea for intormatlon. ^Mall may 
ba addraaaad oara Vanaty, Weoda Bldo- 
Chieage. It will ba hald aubjaet to oalL 
- forwardad or advartlaad in Varlaty'a Lattar 
Llatt 



State- Lake 

E^ter Sunday, aa usual, knocked 
off business along the street. 
Church services hod all the attend- 
ance. State-Lake, going great for 
the last two wecUs, since Installing 
sound, oft Sunday mornlns. Weather 
unexpectedly turning cold and ralr. 
also hurt. 

Nothing cither on screen or stage 
held draw. Six playln? acts out ot 
seven. At least three of turns caught 
on the opening performagce right- 
fully belong on the. intermediary 
routes. 

Aussie and Czech, Australlaln whip 
manipulators, opened . slowly with 
ordinary routines, but managed to 
puU themselves but of a hole by a 
flag flying finish. 

' Reynolds and White, mixed In- 
strumsntal and llsht comedy team, 
came next. Both in male tramp at- 
tire on entering, exchanging smat- 
tering ot gags and puns. Dull, in- 
troduction but works up as they go- 
In for straight musical Instruments. 
Just a lightweight turn. 

Trey sppt held Scott Saunders 
Scotch humorist, whose songs arc 
much better than hid stories, mostly 
at expense of his own race. Wcrkr 
In character all the way. D:d nicely 
here until a curtain .speech thot 
should have been eliminated. 

On'y rash on the layout was Va- 
nessl and the three boys surround- 
ing her. Dancer seems to have 
reached her peak rlj^ht now. Plenty 
of scenery to back her up. 
; Sylvia Clark coppe;! the prize 
plum. Came near stopping the 'show 
with her monolog. On the tall enC 
were ■ Otto Gluy's Co.;\ boy ■ band. 
Bight men and a girl with novelty 
routines. Outfit has something of a 
radio and disk rep. Should go grreat 
In the smaller' townd. 

The Ghezzls, equilibrlstle couple . 
not caught in this show. 'GeniMlne,"' 
Pathe talker, the feature. Extra at- 



When in Chieago 
Visit These Hitt 



traction, billed big, was the Graf 
Zeppelin's Flight In sound and di- 
alog. Loop. 



American 

Getting to be quite a popular 
showing spot. Wednesday night at 
least a dozen agents were on time. 
Unusual. House capacity, too. 

Eirrht turns —r one more than 
ctandard — crowded into an hour and 
a half to no serious handicap. Hair 
of the bill looked to the good. Bill 
Diamond, who books these shows 
thOu:;ht so, and he should know. 

T'aUde Kelly & Co., two womer. 
and a tuxedoed gent, can't be given 
much on tholr offering. It's singing 
turn with harp accompaniment. 

Pulton and Benny, two colored 
boys, who tried to sing «nd chattel 
their way o"t of hoofing, made' no 
prc.'H'ess. They should stick to leg 
work; it's the only thing they have. 

Pcge end Jev.-ett n:Ixed wheel 
team, were first to stand out Couple 
open In "one" to llgnt cpmedy be- 
fore going to work on an asportnr.ont 
of trick wheels'. Gal looks nice and 
reacts favorably. 

M'ss May, light comedienne. Is In 



and hiked prlces-to be discontinued 
after current run ot ' "Broadway 
Melody.'* Drew big .Intake first two 
weeks with fl.SO and '$2 top. Pop 
scale again April 6 with "Coquette." 

Uptown and 'Variety, do luxe 
nelghborhooders, have been sold by 
Stecher, Fine & Kramer to Silver- 
man Bros., . acting as agents . (or 
Warners. Sllvermans operate ' a 
chain in northern Ohio and Penn- 
sylvania. Stecher, Fine *& Krt^mer 
still control six local neighborhood- 
era. 



Palace and Keith's 106th go talk 
this week. Clnemtralao wired. 



S. W. Manhelm, burlesque houpe 
owner whose venture Into the little 
theatre racket was a flop, has taken 
over Colonial. Plans to revive series 
of old-time melos, starting with 
"Bertha, the Sewing Machine OIrL" 



Ohio Amusement C^o., owners o( 
half-dozen nelghborhooders, no^ -in 
hands ^ot.!jt creditors' committee. 
Creditors decided ; to oontlnue 



A w^^^ Matinees 
APOLLO Wednesday and Batarday 
On the Site ot the Old Olympio 

FK,»RON'8 P»."^<TI«\ ' ' 

MAE WEST 

"DIAMOND LIL" 

THE MftST-TALKEn-OF BTAR AND 
PI.AT IN THB WOnl.D 



MATINEE PATUROAT 
ONLT 



ILLINOIS 

A. U Erianger & Harry J I>ower*. Mgra 
ANOTHER -ilEGFELO TRIUMPH 
IVIARILYN 
MILLER 
in ROSALIE With 
JACK 

.pormHUE 



AUUiiOitlOM 

4 WEEKS ONI.T 
Trlnmphant Rrtorn 

ZIEGFELD 
"RIO RITA" 

nio.'er ml n->*»or Thnn Kve» 



CORRESPONDENCE 

All mattar in' CORRESPONDENCE refers to current week unless 
otherwise indicntnr. 
The cities under .Correspondence In this Issue of Variety are as 

f-ii.,,.,, on oagosa 

BALTIIVIORE 70 

BIRMINGHAM .A 6: 

BRONX '1 

finOOKLYN 68 

BUFFALO 70 

OtATTANOOGA 71 

CHICAGO 63 

CINCINNATI 71 

CLEVELAND 63 

DALLAS 69 

DSS ^:otNE8 63 

DETROIT 70 

INDIANAPOLIS 70 

LOS ANGELiiS -. 70 

MINNEAPOLIS , 69 



being. buHt in Kenton, Ohio, by Ken- 
ton Amusement Co. 



David J, Chatkln, of Publlz, who 
left Toledo 14 ' ysitra -ago - after ro> 
signing as head ot the Film Ex- 
change, -returned for a brtet visit 
last week. Since the PdraraounV 
opened here, 'It. has -played to over 
66,000 people weekly, he said. 

SEATTLE 

By DAVE TREPP 

Orphcnm— "Onoe Soaadal." vaud*. 
Paiitase»— "TouDger aeneratlon, . vaude. 
Se&ttto— "Wolf Bong," PaMls abow. 
Fifth AvenTi^"Wby Ba Good.". F. A 
Mi Ideas. ''. ■ ■ 
Hntle Box — "Sabnir Boy" (td weak). 
Oolomblj— "Bed Hot Speed." 
D ne. Moiiii^-"Kld 'Oloves." 
Winter Oardei*— "Tbe Sky-Sklddera." 
CoUaeum— "Slmbo." 



MONTREAL J. 71 

NEWARK 71 

NEW ORLEANS 71 

OTTAWA 60 

PITTSBURGH 63 

PORTLAND, ME 60 

PORTLAND. ORE 68 

PROVIDENCE 69 

ROCHESTER 69 

GT. LOUIS 68 

SAN Francisco 71 

SEATTLE 63 

SYRACUSE .i 70 

TOLEDO 68 

TORONTO 70 

WASHINGTON 69 



"Red Wine" (Fox) renamed by 
Charley Thall here as "Let's Make 
■Whoopee.'-' 

"Pete" Lemmon of Seattle Star 
has gone to Portland News as- man- 
aging editor, taking place ot Floyd 
Flydfesser, who is now on Star tor 
featiires. 



need of bright material to get her 
anywhere at alL 'What she has and 
doea now won't get her far. She 
sings fclrly, 'recites badly and 
knows a few steps. / 
^Joe Nathen, Comio .cartoonist, 
looks ol'ay for ■ the Intermediaries 
and family stands. Smooth delivery 
and fast technique with the chalk 
Marino-Chambers & Co.. wop 
comedy with three glrla, probably - 
the worst thing on the layout. Ma- 
rino's dialect gabbing not so bad. 
but those fems! Two look amateur 
third slightly better. 

Padgett and Peters, blackface 
comics, came In handily. -next to 
shut. Boys are rapid cross-flre art- 
ists and humorous. Padgett at^ 
scores with his mouth organ, while 
his partner doea snappy stepping. 

Tony Liopez's Hawallans (8). In- 
strumental, sinking and native 
dances, closed. Five men and three 
women, with Lopez holding up tht- 
•Toup by excellent strumming on 
the steel (;ultar. Those native huloa 
still c;et by. 

"The Scoffer" (Mayflower Prod), 
with non sync sound, scren feature. 

Loop. 

Ladles' Auxlllnry of the Show- 
men's League will hold an affair at 
the League Club April 6. 



WOODS 

A Bombsbell In the Theatre 

RiCdiard Bennett 

in "JARNEGAN" 

Tbe Low-down on Ha''lywood 



A A. n. WOODS' « 
DELPHI 



Matinees Wednes- 
day and SHturday 
A. H. WOODS' KASTER OIFT 

FAY BAINTER 

in "J2ALOUSY" with 

JOHN HALLIDAY 

Fyeeh from 6 months In New York 



BLACKSTONE wedTTs^at. 

A. L. Brlanger A Harry i. Powera. Hgm. 

AO Other Mystcrr Plays Are llcdtlme 
Stories Compared to This One 

DBAGULA 



'i^ 



ERLANGER matinees wednbs- 

■Ba THE VANISHINO WHIPPET CAR 
AND 10 BEAUTIFUL QIRLS 

THURSTON 

Ae' Famous Mnfflclan and His Dnufclitor 
4AME, Slogiiv, DwclPK Comedienne 



Theatre Guild will again be at the 
Blackstone next sea^-on for at leaat 
15 weeka on the subscription plnn. 
"Strange Interlude" may be done 
outside the subscription. . 



Next three pictures at the United 
Artists win be "Coquette," "The 
Alibi" and "Eternal Love." 



Chauncey Parsons, the tenor, has 
quit musical comedy for radio. ' 

He signed a long, term contract 
with N. B. C. Inst week and left 
the cast of "Gay Paree." 

Bob Hope, m.c, brought to the 
Stratford , three months ago, is leav- 
ing. Russell Cooke, present' house 
band leader, will assume m.c duties 

Horace Slstalre stock company at 
the National theatre Is issuing "Oet 
Acquainted" passes to stimulate 
neighborhood Interest. Ducats ad- 
mit two with EOc ex^ha'nge fee. 

Guy Perkins Agency naa moved 
from the 'Woods to the State-Lake 
buUdlne-. 



CLEVELAND 

By GLENN C. PULLEN 

Knnna — "Trial of Mary Duffan." 

— Oliln— !ir>r«BiilaT!; ... — . 

nnrilon Nqnarc — Stock, 
ri.ly House— Prp. 

Pictures 

Rtlllmnn (wired) — "Broadway Uelodir" 
'5111 wcolO. 

Hip (wired) — "Snoaltcriesr." 

Ai:cn. (wired) — ''DIvIno Lody." 
. Pnloce (wired) — "HIa Captive Woman," 
1. 

Stnto CWIrod) — "Wolf Sons," unit. 
Keith's lO.ltli (wired) — "Olrl or 
Bargo," vaudo. 



SUUmaJi's, . reserved . scats, policy 



operating its houses. Instead of 
pushing bankruptcy proceedings. 



New Broadway sold by Universal 
to Harry Horwltz,''owner of Oiym- 
pia. 



ST. LOUIS 

By ED M. CRI6LER 

Ameriern — Dark. ^ 
Ambassador — "The Wild Party"; stage 
show. 

Fox — 'Speakeasy"; stagv show, 
nranil — Picture : vaude. 
(Imnd OTitml — "Weary Rl»et": aborts. 
I.oew's State — "Broadway Uelody"; 
Bhortn. 

MIdtoCTB— D\rk. 

Bllanonrl — "Tbe WoK Bvaf. atace 
show. 

M. lAiilii — Picture: vauda. 
CapPoI — "SlnglnK Pool." 
florri k — Mutual bur. 
IJlwrty — Bur 



Charles Raymond, manager ot 
tA>ew'e State, left for Baltimore to 
be city manager for Loew's. Re- 
placed by Charles Delany, trom 
Loew's, Cleveland. 

Harry Rose started Saturday as 
m.c. at the Missouri. He replaced 
Gkldle Peabody, now In Los Angeles. 

. The Grand has Inaugurated "Op- 
portunity Nights." .Tryout report* 
are made to New Tork. 



Photophone being installed In the 
Grand. Week April 21 set tor the 
"talkie" Inauguration. 

"Music In May," booked at 
Shubert'-Rlalto last Sunday. wat> 
canceled, leaving but two produc- 
tions scheduled, '.'The Desert Song" 
and "The Royal Family." 



TOLEDO 



By E. H. GOODING 

Pnlneo— Wright stock. 
ParsmoanI — "Canary Murder 
i:ai;e abow. 
Vlta-Trmpl»— "Sonny Boy." 
Vntentlnv— "Broadway Melody." 
State — "Shakedown." 
Pantheon — "Divine Lady." 
PriDrwis— "Trial Marriage." 
RItoII — Vaadflim (Pan). 
Kpllh'H— Vaudfllra. 
Kmplfv— Mutual bur. 
Ohio (wired) — Change. 
Wofld rwtred).— Chang*. 



Town's two wired neighborhoods. 
World and Ohio, took tip of Jack 
O'Connell, whO' had the Freiburg 
"Passion Play" at the Vita-Teniple 
They brought in /.diking of Kings" 
for the last half of last week. First 
time in sound hiere. Got a lot of 



Richard Zano, Providence actor, 
IiM sued the H^ld Motor Freight 
Lines and the Interstate Motor 
Freight Corp., Detroit, for $3,000. 
Zaiio and others- of a traveling 
troupe were injured when their bus 
crashed Into a truck ot the 'defend ' 
ant: company. 

• Contract let to Hosslcr Bros., Tlf 
On, Ohio, tor $76,000 picture theatre 



AU Kleghley, manoerer tor Fan 
chon & Marco .oOlces, Seattle, re 
ports new routing ot class "B" or 
F. & M, 'Varieties . In Northwest 
Route includes Centralia, Aberdeen, 
Hoqulam, Olympla. Bremerton, Se 
attle (4 days) Bellinsbam, 'Victoria, 
B. C; and then some other Can- 
adian towns now belnc arranged 
Oregon time to be announced soon 
tAt^r Walla Walla, Yakima, Ever- 
ett and Spokane to be added in 
this state. "Varieties" then to swiag 
into Idaho and' Monti^a^ three 
weeks time; thence to be handled 
by Denver office,^ proposed to be 
established soon by Fanchon & 
Marco. Looks like ten week3 tor 
Seattle ofBce. 



. Metropolitan, legrlt opera house 
here, will be wired (Erlangop). 

Fred 'Whltlocfci publicity tor Fox 
'West Coa:t, will direct opening new 
Fox, Seattle, April 16. Campaign 
due to break immediately. 



Eddie Fitzgerald now handling 
West Coast publicity in Seattle. Jim 
Laughbourough and wife to Los 
Angeles. 



president ot the AlUed Broadcast^' 
Ing Companies, announcied the pur* 
chase of .three ot the tour local 
broadcasting stations. They ar* 
WLTH. WCGU and WSQH-WSdZ 
Rumor Is that -the American Broad- 
casting i Company purchased thess 
stations and plan to enlarge ths 
radio facilities, hoping tor a better 
wave length trom the Federal Radio 
Commission. The staUon which re. 
fused . to come In the new group 
was WBBC, whl(ih has the backln* 
ot the Brooklyn Chamber of Com- 
meroe>.' 



Steeplechase, Coney Island, open 
for business on Sundays. Wlllr 
Pogany has done some modernlaUo 
altereitlons. 



Huihbert Fugasy has come to 
terms with the Ebbets family for 
the use of Ebbets Field tor boxing. 
He will have completed charge ot 
tho field tor 19:9 when the ball . 
players, are off, with the season 
commencing In May. 

DES MOINES 

Berrhet-D&rk, 

Caplto: — "Desert NlgKt!<," unit. 

Casino— "My Lady of Whims." 

Des Uelnes— "Cblnatowa NIgbts." 

(lan1eiH-"WlngB." . 

Orpheam — 'Vandfllm. 

rBloee— "Cheyenne.;* 

Prealdent— "This Tblog Called Lot«,^ 

StOClf. 

PrlpcOfJi Dark. 
Shrlnr— Dark, 
etrand— Split. 



Herb Weston, former dramatic 
ed. o' San Francisco Examiner, 
and late on Post Intelligencer here, 
haa gone to California, where hf 
will write the "Life ot Ole Hansen," 
former Seattle mayor. 



Lou Cohen, late realty head for 
Fox West Coast -now has similar 
job with Universal chain. Reported 
salary $76,000 per year. Best the- 
atre, real e.itate expert In country 
Cohen recently in on sale of Clem- 
mer at Spokane to Oraumbacher. 



Paciflc-BelUngham Theatrea, Just 
Incorporated, to operate housea In 
Bellinghnm. Holding company for 
Pacific Northwest Theatrea (Fox- 
VTeat Coast subsidiary), and Dp 
Luxe Theatres (Rosenberg & Fln- 
kleatlne). 



PORTLAND, ORE, 

_ By JAIME8 T. WYATT 

Portlnoil — "Close Harmony." 

nnrndway — "DoBert Nights." 

I'nlted Artist* — "Iron Mask" (Id wlL). 

Mnolc no« — "KM OInves." 

nine Mros^'The Redeeming Slo."* 

Oriental — "The Haunted Houee." 

Pnntaam — "Cnhpnn and Kellys in At- 
lantic nty" (N week). 

Hlpnoilrome — "Sally's Bhnutder&** 

nofwin— Henry DutTy Plaj-ers. 

Andltorlnm — Road show, "Desert 
Song." 



Musical tab with 16 girls and 7 
principals at the Hippodrome next 
week on new policy of house. Ted 
Rowland will produce the new show 
every week. Florence Cleveland Is 
Joining. Also Frank Shannon. 

Multnomah Theatres circuit of 
suburban houses continue ' with in- 
dependent stage show policy. "In- 
juns" revue was at the Bagdad last 
week and Hickman stage players at 
the Bob White. Indications are 
circuit maV be taken over entirely 
by UnlversaL 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By JO ABR^MSON 

Itrooklyn — "Hooscboat on Stys." 

nnnlevnnl — "CarnlvaL" 

Flniliodh — "Jonesy." 

Worbii's .fnmrtira — Stock. ' 

Miije*llr — "Chnuve Sourls." 
,_45'?9B<'!H!'i:::;^i>'""'eHP Nights"; stage 
Tox— ^Srn Ulster"; ■vauiTo: 

Stmnd— "Children of tbe RItz." 

T.oew's Met — "Trial Marriage"; vaude 

Mnmnrt — "Lucrecia Borgia." 

St, fleorge Playhouse — Double feature. 

Rh-rm-rStbck* "The Love Hipert." 

Allvoc— "The Shady Lady"; vaude. 

Orphrum — "Tetlow Back"; vaude. 

Stpr— Mutual bur. 

O'nyety — Mutual bur. „ 
jBn)Bfeit.r^Mutuiil bur. 

Eric Palmer, once local radio 
czar of the borough, and hct'w vice- 



> The Cherry Sisters made a hit 
when they appeared here last week 
1)1 connection .with the Shrlno' 
minstrel show. They wowed 'em 
with "Tho Gypsy's Warning" and 
other old timers. 

Guy Usher, with the Clemant- 
Walsn Players at the President, has 
gone to Nashville, Tenn., to Join tho 
Ralph Bellamy Players. 

Jess Day, manager of the Capitol 
here, put on an egg hunt' In tour 
city parks Saturday morning .beforo 
EJaster. Thousands of kids turned 
out to get the tree tickets and 
prizes hidden with the eggs. 

Albia and Sac City. Iowa, voted 
against Sunday 'movies. Spencer, 
Iowa, voters defeated a proposal -to - 
issue bonds In the amount of $100,> 
000 tor construction of a memorial 
coliseum. EsthervlUe, Iowa, also 
voted down a proppsed community 
building. But municipal bands wero 
put across in many ot the elecflona, 

'V'^illlam Courtenay topped Mar- 
Jorle Ram beau's best week as guest 
star of the Clemant-Walsh- Players 
by nearly '$l,0i)O. 



PITTSBURGH 

By HAROLD W, COHEN 

NIotb— "Macbeth." 

- Atvln— "Doom room." 
Pitt — Sharp stock. 
n.iTi<>— Vaude. -~ 
Academy — Mu'<q.iI bur. 

Pictures 

Prno — "Lady of Pavements"; Lap* 
Velez in pemon. 

Btnnley— "Tbe Wild Party"; Duacaa 
Slstera 

Aldlite — "Broadway Melody." 
'Omnd — "The Divine Lady." 

- Rnrlght — "ScarlPt Feaa"; stage show. 
Regent — "Dnctur's Secret." 
Olymnlp— Ch Kn ge. 

Harrla — Vaudnim. 
Sheridan Square — Vaudfllm. 



Aldlne certainly getting breala. 
with "Broadway Melody," on prbiA 
run at 26-35-50 scale. Sun-Tele. 
Hearst dally, running Jack Lalt's 
serialized story of pl(rture. 

John Murray Aiiderson stagln# 
annual revue of the Kaufman (do- - 
partment store) Players, at Nixon, 
week beginning -April 22. ^ 



Milton Douglasa, billed to open at 
Stanley aa m c. next week, haa been 
yanked, with no explanation. New 
preaentatlon policy, minus m.c, seen 
at this site. 



Looks like they'll make run house 
of Aldlne, always a one-week stand. 
Following "Broadway Melody," book- 
ings Include "Hearts In Dixie; 
"Coquette," "Speakeasy" and pos- 
sibly "Show Boat." 



Alvin, only legit house in town 
open laat week, with "Connecticut 
rohkee," did $19,000. 

" Bert Tucker has switched aa m. ^ 
from the Flotilla Club to Nlion 
cafe. Larry Duncan m.c. at Plaza, 
cafe, with Carlo Benettl now aclr 
Ing In that capacity at Flotilla. _ 



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The Morrison stands closer than any other hotel to theatres, stores and railroad 
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PORTLAND} ME. 

By HAL CRAM 

Sbviid— "Broadmy Helody," Tatl4*. 
aspire— WoU Sods." 
JCaltk^*— SyBCopatlon, vaud*. 
~ " A— "lAat Warnlns." 
-"Dry Martini." 



■ The lease ot tbe Jefteraon theatre 
vBcwsed frtm A. Goodslde to' M. J. 
Qarrlty who will operate for the 
owners. Stage shows and picture 
: productions. 



After being barred from the City 
[Ball here on Good Friday, Senator 
Heflln'a backers la this vlclolty 
obtained the ""-.-thlp- Temple where 
the Senator spnke Frlday-and Sat- 
urday evenings. Hall In the Temple 
'seats 500 while the City HUl has 
^^ seating capacity ot 2,600. Heflln 
was also barred from the Bangor 
City Hall and at Dexter. 

OTTAWA 

By W. M. QUdish 
Lleut.-Col. John A. Cooper has 
been re-elected president of the Mo-; 
"on Hctnre Distributors and Ex- 
Ai. ?J?™ Canada for the fifth year. 
AH directors of the asaoclaUon, rep- 
resenUng leading film renters and 
Famous . Players Canadian Corp., 
Wiere re-elected. 

report of the Cana- 
dian Film Boards of Trade, in six 
aey cities, shows that 3«9 claims, 



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involving $111,326, had been re-' 
celved from film exchanges and ex- 
hibitors.: One hundred of these were 
settled without hearing, while 269 
went to arbitration. 



Three theatres of Canada are be- 
ing wired for R-C-A Photophone In- 
stallations, the first for the country. 
They are B. F. Keith's, Ottawa, J. 
M. Franklin; Orpheum, Winnipeg, 
P. E( Wadge; Orpheum, Vancouver, 
a. McLeod. 

While on a visit to Ottawa Clar- 
ence Robson, eastern division man- 
ager of Famous Players, announced 
plans for .the company's $1,000,000 
theatre for Ottawa, to be completed 
next January. It will seat 2,4C0. 



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WASHINGTON, D. C 

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1689 Celumb'a Read, N. W. 
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Famous Players Canadlsoi Corp. 
has acquired the Majestic theatre, 
Halifax, N. S., and will erect a new 
theatre on Its' site. J. F. O'Connell, 
proprietor of the old Majestic, 'will 
be manager of the new house. 

George Wlntz is negotiating for 
the use of B. F. Keith's theatre, Ot- 
tawa, Ontario, after 11 p. m., on 
certain dates, figuring this as the 
only way to get Into Ottawa with 
road shows. 



PROVIDENCE 

By A. A. MARCELLO 
OMrtk House — Dark. 
InoderB — Dark, v 
Strand — "The Tonoger OeneraHon" 
and "The Rainbow," 
Albee — Vaudfllm. 

Iioew'a Slate — "Breadiray Uelody." 

Carlton-^Dark. 

VIetery — "Leatherneck." 

Fny'a — ^Vandfllm. 

Majestic — "Trae Heaven" and "8)m- 
thotlc Sin." 
Xmpire — Mutual bur. 
Rlalt»— Second run. 



Albee stock opens 29th season 

next Monday. 'Walter Gilbert and 

several other Broadway players 
signed. 



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By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Belaseo (Bhuhert) — "An American 
Tragedy"; next, "Congal." 

MatloDal (Rapley - Brllnger) — Steve 
Cochran's otoch. 

Fell's (Shubert)— "Good News"; next. 
French Uuslcal Comedy Co. 

Oayetjr— "Jaz^ Regiment" (colored ma- 
Blcal In second week). 

Colombia — "Broadway Melody." 

Btfle— "Children ot the Rita.'* 

XVtx — "Hearts In Dixie." 

MetropoUtan— "Divine Iiady." 

[Palace — "Duke Steps OuL" 



Change In advertising policy ot 
Loew's two houses breaking the 
usual Sunday spread on Friday 
prior to the now established Sat- 
urday opening has the dallies In a 
quandary. With curtailed copy the 
advertising space doesn't stand up 
for the usual "give" In news copy, 
with result papers are cutting with 
the Fox and Stanley houses 
squawking. 

"Jazz Regiment," new colored mu- 
sical. Is spending plenty In circusing 
at the former stock burlesque "Gay- 
ety" and Is now in a second week. 

Department of Agriculture has 
another new educational, "The Mas- 
ter Farmer." Department has a com- 
plete studio and plant. 

Coming week marks the big 
"event" for C. P. 'Winchester, who 
went from doorman to manager of 
the Fox In Just about a year, for 
he is to marry a local girl, Corlnne 
Dyer. 



MINNEAPOLIS 

Metropolitan— Dark, 
Shubert — Balnbrldge dramatle stock 
("She Couldn't Say No"). 
Heancpln-Orpheam — "The Bellamy 

Trial": vaude. 

Pantoges — "The Tounger aeneratlOD"; 
voude, 

'FBlacA— McCall-Drldge mnsleal comedy 
stock ("Happy"). 

Minnesota— "The Wild Tarty" Publlx 
uiilt ehow, "Topny Tiirvy Town?" 

Slate— ''The Divino L.ady"; stage show, 
"Doll Fantasy." 

I^yrlc — "Scarlet Seas." 

Strand — "The Canary Murder Case" 
(Zd loop run), i 

GimDd— "The Trail et '18". <td loop 
run). 

Stock burlesque, like its predeces- 
sor, musical comedy stock, blew up 
at the Lyceum In St Paul after 
several montba. The company quit 



a heavy loser. The Twin . Cities are 
now entirely without burlesque. . 

Mrs. Leslie Carter Is a guest star 
this week with the Casey Players 
(drama,tlo stock) at the President. 
St. Paul. ' Sbo brought her daughter 
to play a minor role; ' Florence Reed 
is coiping to the Shubert theatre 
here May E as guest star. 

After three days "The Son of 
Man," road show picture scheduled 
for a week's run at the Oarrlck, was 
pulled when Its sponsors, .the Amer- 
ican Legion, and owners of the film 
became entangled in disputes. 

F. A R. Publix, through the com- 
bined efforts ot Ralph Branton, Ben 
Ferries, Ed. Belbel and Miirray Pen- 
nock of the executive and' publicity 
staffs, again Induced Mayor Leacb 
to Issue an ofBcIal proclamation, 
this time directing attention to the 
Minnesota theatre's first birthday. 

Proclamation Was used on 1,000 
one-sheiets throughout the town, on 
the theatre's screen and In the foyer. 

Mayor Is a candidate for re-elec- 
tion in May. 



BIRMINGHAM, AUL , 

By ROBERT H. BROWN 

Alabama— "The Wild Party." 
Rite— "Naughty Baby." 
VHanoo— "Red Wine." 
Strand— "The lyeatherneck." 
Empire— "Wild Orchids." 
QolAs — Change. 
J ifiie stock. 

Vlrgfl Watklns. of Rlalto, Atlanta, 
has been transferred to the- Ala- 
bama, Publix, as assistant manager. 

C. D. Haug IB the new manager 
ot the Strand, Publix. 

'Wiring has been completed at 
the Empire. Royal also Installing 
sound. . - 



ROCHESTER, N. 

By DON RECORD 

Xyeem — Dark. 

Tempi*— 'Dark. . v 

. Coannmltr — ^"Tea for Thrae.** 
' 'Ro-bester— "Tba Iron Mask"; vaode. 

raac»— Tandfllm. 

Kastman^'The Wird Party"; stage 

unit 

Fteeadmr — "Broadway Melody," 
Regent — "Qodless Girl," 
Play's — "Sonny Boy." 
StniBd — Change. 
nuni:y— Chan (e. 
yicttamr-Motaa] bur. 

John J. O'Neill, house manager ot 
the Sas.tman since Its opening, has 
quit. 

Army recruiters had tent in lobby 
and city-wide billboard display in 
connection with <"Behlnd the Ger- 
man Lilnes" at the Regent. 



DALLAS 

By HARRY GOLDBERG 

Palaee — "Wolf Song": unit, 

Maleatle— "Sin Sistsr"; vaude. 

Melba — "Close Harmony." 
. Cnpltol — "Show Boat." 

0:d Mill— "CapUve Woman." 

Bagdad - Might Club — 'rrbe ] 
Yorkers." 



Jack Culpepper, Dallas, and 'Vlr« 
ginia "Ginger" Rogers, Fort Wortli, 
were married last week at . New 
Orleans. Culpepper on Interstate 
and "Ginger" on a Publix unit re- 
cently played Dallas the same week. 



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W«dA«Bda7« April 8^ 1928 



VARIETY'S LOS ANGELESOFnCE 

ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge 
loew'i State Bldg.. Snite 1221-22 
707 So. Broadwaj. Trinity 3711-3712 



LOS ANGELES 



PrefMalenato hav* Hm trm mm •! V«rl«iy>a 
Lm Aiifl*lM«'OfllM- for InfcrmatlMi. Mali 
Mfiajr ba addra m d ««r« Variatrt Loaw'a 8taU 
BUan •Hita.ttCI-ES; Ua Angalaa. H «*<ll U 
haM aubjaat ta aall ar f arwarda< ar advar- 
Uaatl In Variaty'a t-attar kiat. 



Pantages 

No "names" .this week, bill run- 
Blog about average. Several bad 
ataee waits, looked aa though could 
be avoided, but probably Ironed out 
after first show. ^Irst part of bill 
dragged, though this no fault of 
acta. • Last two stanzas picked 
things UP and provided speed, espe- 
elally in closing spot. 

Opener "Golden Dream," novel 
posing outfit. Two men In bronze 
paint hold j>ose as thoagh support- 
ing a fountain through two com- 
plete violin selections, rendered by 
oomely fenime. Then go Into rou- 
Uiie of rlsley and posing, while gal 
Mcompanles on Instrument. A cork- 
ing good act for the Initial spot. 

Roberto Guzman, tenor, deuced. 
Has strong pair of plpe°3 with his 
Italian numbers okay. One number 
In-^gltsh not so forte, 

Davolo's Mexican orchestra, ten 
men and director, assisted by three 
good looking Mexican femmes who 
warble and step a bit Act ran too 
long with too much similarity In 
routine, though all worked hard. 
Closing number, played and warbled, 
«nu9 the worked to death TValencla." 
Trimmed down at least six to eight 
minutes this group will fit. 

Barron and Burt are couple of 
oldtlmers. Crossfire gagging pro- 
riding plenty of laughs And their 
material is not shopworn. De- 
served the next to shut spot, and 
Blled It nicely. 

. Six Speeders, Arab tumblers, 
elosed, revealing plenty of pep. 
Screen feature "The Charlatan" (U) 
Slalog, and "CoUegliaiis." Business 
oS Saturday matinee. Edtoarit. 

. Roy Reed, manager of the Strand, 
Long Beach, has given two weeks' 
notice' to musicians, stage crew and 
projectionists. 

House wlU operate on a week-to- 
week basis after the two weeks are 
op. Possibility of eliminating WV.MA 
R-R-O vaudeville and' switching to 
polloy of sotmd plctiires may be 
reapohslble, though no definite plans 
have so fat be«in worked out. 



U Is determined to make its cor- 
ner lot at Hollywood and Vine pay 
its own taxes by adding a row /of 
small shops beneath the series of 
illuminated billboards now facing 
the two streets. At present the In- 
side enclosure is used as a ptirking 
^tlon. - 



^Hugh McDowell, Jr, and John 
Trlbby, recording engineers from 
RCA. New Torlc, at RKO studios. 
Gilbert V. Brown and James Ma- 
nsca, also from RCA, due her6 
ahortly. 



genhewoman 

whom «Kperlanc« and eonnectlons 
In the tbeatre would be of serrlce 
iB aoIteltlDR appointments for 
Now Tork Theatrical Photogra- 
pher. Liberal ooxnmlaslon. 

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In/the GoldcD West 

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Dlreot from Train or Theatre 
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Dorothy Farnum, scenario writer, 
under contract to M-O-M, granted 
three months' leave of absence for 
vacation in Elurope. 

Rollo Lloyd, New Tork stage di- 
rector, signed by Pathe to direct, 
leaves the east April 16. 

Norman Houston, who wrote dia- 
log* for "Broadway Melody," slgrned 
by M-CK.on term contract to 'direct. 

Stanford University Glee Cliib, 32 
voices, booked for one week at the 
local Parainount. 



John Warner Is leaving cast of 
"Broadway" to start' rehearsals with 
the Doris Keane company of "The 
Pirate." 



New cut-rate agency nursing 
"The Squawk" at Mayan has taken 
over "Kidding Kidders," due at 
small seating Egan on same basts. 

Coast unit lOf RKO broadcast 
April 2^ will have Sophie Tiioker, 
Nick LfUcas and- Ted Lewis before 
the mike. 



Al a. Barnes Amusement Co; is 
the new leg(tl n^me of coa^t circus 
taken over- by American Circus 
Corp. Home office given M Peru, 
Ind. 



Al Rogell's next directing Job foe. 
Columbia will be "The . College 
Coquette," original by John Natte- 
ford, who's also writing 'the dialog 
sequences. In the cast are Ben 
Lyon,' Shirley Mason and Jason 
Rohardfl.:^. ' 

W. Tk Rivers, author, engaged by 
M-.G for research work on "Way of 
a 'Sailor," John . OUbert's next star- 
ring picture. 

Kdgar Selwyn has started- pro- 
duction on "Eva the Fifth" at M-O. 
Bessie Love, Raymond Hackett. 
Kddle Nugent cmd Ford Sterling in 

icast ., . 



Milano Oi»era Co. has been or< 
giEinized to sponsor opera at popu- 
lar prices. Company la incorppratetd 
under lalws of California for $160,- 
000 and hopes to launch its initial 
season in September. Extended road 
tours are planned. - 

O. D. Woodward reopens Holly- 
wood Music Box April 13. 

Josephine D. Gable, atiige actress, 
granted a divorce decree from Wil- 
liam C. Gable, actor. No contest 

Richard Barthelmesa, screen act- 
or, confined to home In Beverly HiUs 
with attack of flu. 



Henry Duffy will produce -"This 
Thing Called liove'' at the Holly- 
wood Playhouse April 7, featuring 
Tom Moore and Kay Hammond. 

Corlnne, - songster, added to Fan? 
chon and Marco's "Stars of Tester- 
day" Idea. 



Cast to support Edward Everett 
Horton In "The Hottentot," oi>enlng 
April 7 at the Majestic, includes 
Helene Millard, Mary Forbes, John 
Utel, Mitchell Harris, Dave Callis 
and Florence Roberts. 



Aubrey StautCer, author and com 
poser, has written a song titled 
"Little Orchid Annie," to be used as 
a ballyhoo by Rowland & Peorce for 
their stagd production of the same 
name, opening April 4 at the Mayan. 

Pauline Wagner (Miss Los An- 
geles of 1928) added to Sam Wood's 
"College Days" for M-G-M. 



Foursome Quartet added to M' 
G-M's minstrel production. foUoW' 
ing which they go east for PubllxT 



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MBBIX SCENIC SnmiO. Colombns. a 



Harm .and Nee, two men singing 
act, signed by Fanchon and Marco 
through William Morris agency, to 
open in an idea in July. 

Jascha Helfetz, who returned to 
the coast with his wife, Florence 
Vldor, plans a series of concerts in 
Calltomla. 



Partially completed State theatre, 
being erected by Union Theatres, 
Ltd,, In Sydney, Australia, damaged 
by fire of ince'ndlary origin- to 
amount of |30,000, according to ad- 
vices received at firm's local offices. 

James Richardson, former olty 
editor Los Angeles Herald, added to 
Universal's studio publicity staff. 

Moore brothers — Matt Owen and 
Tom — ^wiU work In this same produc- 



jklon, "49th Street" Radio produc- 
tion starts May 1. 

M. Wltmark and Sons opened pro- 
fessional offices In Majestic Theatre 
building, Art Sohwar''« In charge, 

Seth: Perkins replaced J. W. Mc- 
Farland as branch manager for TIf- 
fany-Stahl here. M. A. Brown con- 
tinues as division manager. 

Pasadena Community Playhouise 
produced Eugene 'O'Neill's "Lazarus 
Laughed," April 1, for indefinite 
engagement The O'Neill - opus has 
Its world premiere at Pasadena 
Playhouse, a year ago. 



Gardiner Gregg wlU do . exploita- 
tion oh "Coquette" (U.A.) from 
Denver and Salt Lake City to Coast 
Barney Hutchison will cover the 
Coast 



Regis Toomey, stage aotor, signed 
by Par. to long term contract First 
assignment is' with Richard Dix in 
'Wheel of LKe." 

Tlffany-Stahl will dismantle Stage, 
3, modem structure of 60 by 120 
feet' to provide the site for Its new 
sound stage. - 



Charles Rowland, and C. CI AUeiw 
lios Angeles realtorsr purchased 09-. 
year lease of property .at Hunting- 
ton Pork on which is located Park 
theatre,- operated, by William T, 
Norton. 



La Salle, and Mack, after finishing 
20 weeks for Union Theatres, XitiL, 
in Australia, ^re rebooked for an^ 
other 20 weeks. 



Harry CTrocker, aisslstaht director 
Chaplin studio, . Ill' of jt>nbumonla. 

Cast of "Mr. Plm Passes By," at 
Flgueroa' Playhouse; ' produced by 
Los Angeles Repertory Co., includes 
Paul Irving. Lodls Bennlson, Percy 
Haswell (Mrs. George Fawcett), 
Tudor Owen, Betty Middleton and 
Gloria Gottscbalk. 



B. T. Hardcastle has been ap 
pointed by .QuaUtone to open offices 
in San Francisco and act as branch 
manager. 



Cast of "The Pirate," starring 
Doris Keane, to be presented at the 
Belasco April IE by Belasco and 
Curran, Includes 'Vernon Steele, 
Joan Bennett Frank Dawson, Betty 
Farrlngton,' Pierre de Ramez. 

Screen stars' gambol staged at 
Shrine Auditorium April 1, by mo- 
tion picture producers, in campaign 
to help raise' 1300,000 for an arts 
building for Loyola University, 

Florence Oaidey (Mrs. Lewis 
Sfone). is ' In Hollywood hospital 
with influenza. 



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TORONTO 

By & A. 8. 

Boyal AlesBOdnk— "dood Newa" (ra 
turn).. 

Prinpesa — "Bessar'4 Opera." 
' Tlctorla — Stock. 

Empire-— Stock. 
_ Hart HooM-^Amatoar, UnlverattF of 
Toronto. 

Cptowa — "Iione Woir* Dangbter"; 
BtaRe sboir. 

Hippodrome — "Honeymoon Abroad,' 
XInglUb made: vauda. 

Pantaces— ''Wby Be flood" ; vaoda. 

Loen's — "Desert Nlgbts": vaude. 

TlvoU — '3roadwar Melody." 

■Palace — "Alias Jimmy Valentine" i 
vaude. 

Collece— "Flylnff Fleet"; vaude.' . 
Oakwood — "Wings" ; vauda. 
Eastwood — "Abie's Irlsb Rose"; vaude 

"Honeymoon Abroad," the flrst of 
a series of Kngllsh pictures to be 
released through World Wide- here, 
bowed in at the Hippodrome Mon- 
day. It was made by British Inter- 
national, ^ 



Imperial, Sarnla, Ont, and th'e 
Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., gone 
sound. "The" Bor'hiBL hdUBe ' la "the 
smallest in Canada showing syn 
chronlzed stuff. 



"Interference" (Par) which so far 
holds the record for'dlalog pictures 
here htis been condemned outright 
by the Quebec censors according to 
word received' by distributors here. 
The picture was euicepted in all 



because the theme was domestla In- 
fldeUty. 

"Broadway Melody^ (Bletrb) at 
TlToU to SRO at a specIAl midnight 
show Friday, played to a-. lineup 
ever since. Six shows dally at 66 
icents. 



DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 
WUsea— "Front Page." 
Shobert— "SoandaU." 

"Hello. TouraelC." 



I«fay«tte— "jyoylr Carte Opera Oa. 
Olvie r— Ben-Amt la "Tb« Vaster 
Builder." 
OadUlM— Bur. . 

Ploturea 

Adanv— "Broadway Uelodr." 
Madison— "Weary River," 
XV>s— "Hearts In Dixie." ^ 
Uttle— "Crime and Punlsbment" 
United Artlsta— "Coquette." 
CuItol-^"ahakedown." 
Xlsher— "{.eatberneok." 
HlelilcaB-^' Tbe Duke Steps Out" 



A deal between United Artists 
and Publlx would mean that the 
local U. A. house would come under 
the management of Kunsky The- 
atres Corp. 



Colonial theatre, now equipped 
'With Pacent device for talking pic- 
tures. Hguse cutting out all vaude- 
ville. 



Biltmore Interests have taken 
over the Detroit-Lelahd hotel. W. 
J. Chittenden to continue as man*- 
ager. 



BUFFALO- 

By SIDNEY BURYON 

Boffalo^'Tbe Wild Party." 
Century— "Tbe I,etter." 
Hipp— 'TTbe Duke Steps Out," 
flieat lAhee— "Hearts in Dixie." 
lAfayette— "Divine I^tdy." 
Ooyaty. (Mutual) — "Broadway Soan- 
dals," 

Th'e.Srlanger aiinounces two com- 
ing iattracttons, "BlaMikblrds" and 
"Rio Rita," for April. There is con- 
tinued talk of soUnd pictures at the 
house for spring and summer. 

Shea's Court Street again report- 
ed f()>r stock burlesque and pictures. 

The Regent (neighborhood house) 
is .the flrst local house to feature 
the ' 'Victor non-sychronlzed device 
In conjunction with sllents. 

Seventh house of the looal Shea- 
Publlx ' string will be new Shea's 
Seneca to b» built at Seneca and 
Cazenovla streets, with a oai>aoity 
of 2,200. 

BALTIMORE 

By^ BRAWBROOK 

HaiyUnd — "CongaL" 

Piord's— "Sun-Up." 
. Aadltorlam— "Crime." 

Ketth's— Karyl Mormaat Trtxto Fri 
Bsnza: pictures. 

Play Arts OaOd— "Cblldrea oC tbe 
Moon." ^ 

Annual meeting of the M, P. T. O. 
of Maryland here. The following' of- 
flcers were -elected: -Herman A. 
Blum, president; Lauritz C. Garman, 
vice-president; Frank A. Horning, 
treasurer, and William XL Stumpf, 
secretary. 

The New Tork Theatre Guild, 
which closed Its Baltimore season 
with "Porgy," will give six play 
season next year, including two 
weeks of "Strange interlude." 

Frank -Price, Jr., manager of the 
Rivoll, Is running second in a pop- 
ularity contest^ sponsored by the 
Scripps-Howard Post A trip to 
Bermuda, is the goal. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

^ By CHESTER B. BAHN 

JF'.'.WX— Murpby^Brown stock. 

Keltb's— Vaudfllm. 

Temple — Mutual bur. and flim. 

Strand — "Weary River." 
^R'!^^^!^^*'^, Martlnl,»» "Napoleon's 
Barber," "Tbe Diplomats." 

Statfr— Vaudfllm; "Broadway Melody." 

Hckel— "Canary Murder Case." 

Syraens*— 'Xucky Boy." 

Brlghton-^Vaudfllm. 

RItoU— Change. 

Blvlem — Cbangs. 

Jlegent— Change. 

Harvard — Change. 

Avon— Chan ge. 

Palace — Change: 

Swan — Change. 

The Langan is the newest neigh- 
borhood to go sound. 

stranded in Binghamton for sev- 
eraUdays following the Completion 
of an engagement under the aus- 
pices of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon 
m connection with a style show and 
revue, Ethel Quinh and John O. 
Knight, heading a gh-l unit filed 
suit for $950 wages against the Tall 
Cedars and the Alvan T. Rogers 



Producing Company, the latter rep^ 
resented by George W. Johnson. 

^JOallle^StUes (Mrs. Grant Dixon 
Ofeen, Jr,), ot this city, who foe 
three years has been appearing in 
Parts, has signed ' a contract with- 
Paramount for. talkers. - Agreement 
provides that she shall appear in 
.three productloiis yearly for twb 
years, the first, to go into work in 
July. 

The Beekman theatre here, oper/* 
ated during the past year by Stalker- 
& Paddock, has been closed for non* 
conformance with the State fire 
laws. ^ 



"Broadway Melody" at the States 
with five aots, gave the house a reo-' 
ord Saturday and Sunday, exceed- 
ing 112,000 for the .two days. 

The Ralph Murphy-Harry J. 
Brown stock which replaces th» 
Wilooxions at the Wietlng after flvs 
seasons, opened on Monday night 
Company Is headed by Donn Cook 
and Helen Baxter, leads, with 
Murphy idireotlng. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

By EDWIN V. O'NEEL 
Glrele— "The Divine lAdy." 
ApoUo^'The Obost Talks." 
IndlaM— "Tbe Wild Party." 
PiaIaoe--^Tha .Broadway Melody." 
Ohio— "Weary Rlvir." 
Mnrat— "Rio Rita." 
Kngllsh's — ^Berkell 'stock. 



Stuart Walker .will not bring his 
stock company here this year, for 
the flrst time in recent years. 

' Roltalre. Eggleston, former Keith's 
manager, lias started' the Eggleston 
Entertainment Service, Inc. 



Police and Firemen's circus sched«. 
uled some time In May at Stats 
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Ingr sponsored Joan Lowell, au- 
thoress of the best seller, "Cradle 
of the Deep," as leading woman. As 
an actress, Joan Is 'twlzt and 
tween. Vigorous and moving, but 
betray^ Inexperience. But the gal 
can make taces at the' m&nagere 
now. ■ . ' .:V.' 



Holy week' vniisually duU. Tbe 
Broad (l^lt) '6n Tuesddy flight had 
142 custbmers. 



The Newark' Art Club announces 
that It will Bponeor an art- theatre 
tmder thivdlrectlon of .Frank Car- 
rlngtdn. .Five plays each year at 
|l admission. 



It Is rumored that the Shubert 
Oeglt) win Install sound pictures 
for the summer. 



The Branford la raising , prices to 
66 cents Monday to Friday nights. 
The house has out some tloketsjtf- 
ferlng admission to any part of^e 
house for the paper and 40 cents. 
Dancing legions have been resumed 
Sunday mornings,. gratis. House to 
pick permanent chorus of Ifi. - 

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_^ — ... _. Theatre Guild, 
ft. Chariee^Powerit-Mlllef Aook. - 
oaenirer — "Lady of Pavementa." 
Loew's Stat*— "Wolt Sooe.'V 
Straud— "Sins s,t the Father." 
ITndor-^'%iiet Warning."' 

Powera-Miiler stock, opening- at 
the St. Charles. The Ewald stppk, 
company closed-«t the St. Chttfles 
recently after a ■disastrous session. 
It had only one clCiim to fame, hav- 



John panfmond, organist of the 
Baienger the past two years, was 
asked to take a cut, declined, and 
will leave. His -wife, Betty Ham- 
m<>hdl, htis ' been the Strand's or- 
gahlst tor'^ several months. - The 
Hammonds,' -like the Gr^wfords, 
•oqietlmes double. 

baistro' Carazo is back a^ lekder 
at ihe Sabnger and Don t>hllllplnl 
ihas' left 'the Saenger organiziltlon 
:altoge'ther: ' ' 

BROW N. Y. C 

- Abe ' >Cagut, who bad Tlddlsh 
Ivandfllmi at : the Brospect -before 
, Frank .Qoldb.erg took it, for, Yiddish 
legit, . wlU take over the .McKlnley 
Sq,uarei -loir another try at Tlddlsh 
vaudfllm. . 

In line with the vogue for old 
melo revivals, the Apollo, in Hax 
lem, formerly Mlnsky'e stock bur- 
lesoue, ha« been taken over by Joe 
Wnght for that purpose. First is 
"Broadway After Dark." 
• ■ 

New Tork Coliseum, which open- 
ed with the Rlngllng-9amum Cir- 
cus, is to give a series of Sunday 
vocal concerts starting April 21. 
Cantor Jos<»f Ropenblatt will be In- 
itial attraction. ' 

A large thi^tre which, with, affil- 
iated developments, will cost In the 
neighborhood ot $3,000,000, U to be 
erected at Westchester and .Zerega 
avenues by a local real estate 
group. Negotiations on with one 
of the large circuits. 

CHATTANOOGA 

By EDDIE STEIN 
TItoU — "The Duke Steps Out"; vaade. 
Stat*— '.The W)ld Party." 
Walto— "Adoration." 
'Oam<o->-"Jlmmy Valentine." 
BUoa— Dark. 

Continual rains and flood condi- 
tions have put the kibosh on local 
biz. TlvoU going from bad to 
worse since abandoning the stage 
band policy, picked up a bit last 
week with good vaudeville and 
"Carnation Kid." 

State has cream of pictures for 
April. Lineup Includes "The liSt- 
ter," "Broadway Melody," "Sonny 
Boy," "Close Harmony" and "The 
WUd j farty." 

MONTREAL 

,„ By C-W. LANE 

.m«rM»Jeity'«^Dnrli. ~ 
Prlnceea— "Lovely Lady." 
CapltoI-^"Lone Wolfe Daughter.* 
Colaoo— "The Bellamy Trial." 
Ix>etir'i)-^"Synfhetle Sin." 
Imperial — "BIngapore BaL" 
Straqd — Changes. 
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CINCINNATI 

By jOE kOLLING 
^MaBgarmraad'-'^VltB Llebarw ' 
m^r-etnarfWalker atock.: 
CoxT-NatlAnal Players (took. 
'Albee— "Once'Stendar'; vanda. 
PBUee — "Geraildlne"; vaade. 
Empreaa— Hntnal bur.- _'^ 
Capitol— "Canary Harder Caaa^ 

"I^W'TTie Barker" (24 week), 
VaBh'e— "Tbe Trail ot'«t" „ 
^Bt^^ — "Cohens and Kellya." 



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Holy Week, as usuaJ, seasons 
worst except for the Biopseyelt, col- 
ored road shows, which t>Ued up 
record with Whitman Sisters. Who 
are boldinls over. 

Meyer Iiantz,-of Empress, inau 
gurates triple run-way feature next 
week with 14 chorines and three 
sonbrettes a-B^I^ addition to teg- 
ular Mutual shows. 

Stuart Walker presenting '^e 
Bnchanted April" this week with 
Ann DavlB, McKay Morris, Muriel 
Klrkland, Judith Lowry and 'Aid- 
rlch^Bowker. 

Island Queen, Ohio River's lar 
gMt pleasure boat, has Opened 
nightly' dance excursion season 
frOin Clncy wharf. Art Hicks' or-* 
chestra ipusical unit. 

SAN FRANCISCO 

For annual show of the N. V. A., 
at the Golden Gate midnight April 
6, San Francisco Bhrlners have 
taken 1,800 tickets, and 1,000 will 
be placed on sale at the box ofllces 
of local theatres. 

Monte Bl|ie acted as master of 
ceremony at the opening of the new 
Marlon Davles theatre, William B. 
■Wagnon's new house. A number of 
stars from Hollywood attended. 

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Bvelyn Sathier 
Mary Bay 
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playing the presentation Idea. |Mov • 
will have an orchestra of 60 and. a 
special stage bandt 

"White Shadows Of South SeasT- 
follows "Street Angel" In at Prince 
Edward, Sydney, for run. Talker- -1 
bill will also Include Ella Shield* 
and "Nearly Divorced." a two-act 
coinedy. ' 

Ted Henkel, conductor at CapKtil, . 
Sydney, Introduced the orchestral ^ 
production idea for the 'first time In 
Australia. Henkel used the old-time 
melody angle ivlth curtain rtslnS 
discloslnE aged couple singing 
'■Maggie/!- wlth.,a,jiiail&ture_5".oyle, 
showlDi; the couple In their youtn 
wandering through' an old world 
gardeni A success. ' 

John -Hicks, manageil bt Bax«sf 
mount In Australia, has . atirlv*! 

here after a visit tjO America. . . , 

"The Terror" will follow "*M 
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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1929 



64 PAGES 






llinrd Natioii-Wide Radio Ifetwork 
' Has 39 Stations; Seeks Chain of 80 



. ' A third eriant broadcastlns sya- 
f«m with 19 stations lined up and a 
fldl^eduled network of 80 in prepa- 

' taflon will start f unctlontner around 
JU. 1. It Is known aa the American 
^toadcastlns Corp., with Adolph 

-XJiiden, Seattle realtor, rated at 
140,400,000, as the leading spirit. In 

i^' east his allies and representa- 
tives are the Allied Broadcasters. 
IS*., of which Eric H. Palmer, Jr., 
former rtfdio editor of the Brooklyn 

' flaele, and George Coates are the 

""The ABC chain, in competition 
#it^ the NBC and CBS, has nine 
io't the most powerful Pacific slope 
' stations already under its control. 
'~Th9se dot the west coast from Seat- 
tle to Los Angeles, including Spo- 
kane, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, 
btc. At present these nine stations 
fire the west coast hodk-up of the 
Columbia Broadcasting System. 
' With Linden and his associates 
organizing their own coast-to-coast 
network, presumably these 'stations 
will be disassociated from the CBS. 

Balmer and Coates recently.slgned 
toiir minor Brooklsoi, N. T., stations, 
Including WLTH (Leverlch Towers 
fiTotei) and WBBC (Brooklyn Broad- 
xasUng Corp.), as links In the pro- 
posed ABC network. They are 
looking for a key station In New 
I York and may combine wave lengths 
I and resources of the four Brooklyn 
stations to give them the necessary 
strength In New York for the key 
broadcast centraL 

The A. T. & T. meantime has 
Itrbved a stumbling block for the 
American Broadcasting Corp. in not 
liavlng the "hecessary permanent 
ftidlltles" for the land wires on be- 
lialf of ABC. These are promised 
by the first of the year. A. T. & T., 
or course, has Its own pet broad- 
casting hook-up with the NBC sta- 
tions (WBAP and WJZ chains). 
<■ The American Broadcasting Corp. 
(Continued on page 35) 

Harlem Qm% West 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
• Increasing demand for colored 
talent la pictures has brought a 
number of Harlem figures to the 
coast, where they have established 
a nucleus for a second Harlem dis- 
trict in Los Angeles' colored belt. 
A recent call was sent out by Par- 
amount for 60 colored cafe enter- 
tainers for a scene of a Harlem 
4il searching for types 

"I* scout found many ex- Harlem 
ft'ght club entertainers who had 
migrated here for the filma. 

Among them are Rhoda McNeil, 
Madame Sul To Wan and Inez Ati- 
derson. 



POSTIS'FEbTKT ~ 

- Dubuque. la., April 9. 
Protests made by the public 

against the Lucky strike cigaret 
.posters showing a girt smoking, has 
resulted in a local biUposUng 
company petitioning the advertUer 

- f/?"** poster. Result la that 

*' colored paper has been 
l>aated: acroaa. the «lgaret 



Joiies Law Prices 



Booze around New York is 
on the up and up since the 
publicity over the' Jones Law 
penalty tor prohibition viola- 
tion has given the leggers the 
opportunity to cry more haz- 
zard. 

Liquor handlers for dealers 
apparently consider tt>e penalty 
of five years and $10,000 fine 
worth a tilt of $17 a case for 
Scotch, delivered la Manhattan. 
For rye the extra risk sent the 
wholesale rate up 120. 

Just now It costs dealers $66 
a caae for Scotch and $87 for 
rye. Champagne leaped over 
$100 In the upward rush. 

Despite Messrs. Volstead and 
Jones, no one around Times 
Square has complained over 
any shortage In the liquor 
supply. In the sell Joints when 
known. It's there too at the old 
rates, per glass or bottle. 



Bootleg '^faie" Records 
Lore to College Boys 

There Is almost as big a market 
for bootleg disk records aa there Is 
for bootlegged books. Numbers of 
risque and smutty records are pro- 
duced for certain small clienteles, 
but numbers of records that are 
recorded and then banned And their 
way Into bootleg channels. Scores 
of college boys have all sorts of 
banned records, obtained through 
under cover sources and the college 
demand composes a good part of 
the market. 

Although the smutty records are 
of all description, many have been 
recorded by negro singers. Two of 
this type, originally recorded for a 
large company and then banned, 
have found their way about to a 
great extent. Names of some of the 
records are "'The Organ Grinder" 
and "Get Up, Get Oft Your Knees." 



HoDywood's Air Cop 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
Hollywood studios And their talk- 
ing pictures are to have an air 
policeman to guard them against 
the noise oZ airplane motors. It 
will be a captive balloon at 400 or 
S 00 feet, with a 1,000-watt bulb on 
Its highest point for night duty. 
•Rule -will- be- that no plane- can -fly 
lower than 2,600 feet within a certain 
aiea of the balloon. Arrangement 
has, been made by the Association 
of Motion Picture Producers with 
the Department of Commerce. 

In case of a violation reports will 
be made to the Department which 
will discipline the ollender. If the 
offense is repeated more than twice 
the pilot's license will be suspended. 




TO ClIST 
ONBIAYNOW 



Talking Picture Inroads on 
Legit and Mttsieal Com- 
edy Talent Field Being 
Heavily Felt by Stage Pro- 
ducers — Shortage of Stage 
Directors Strong Factor 
Facing Playmakers for 
Next Season' 



HOLLYWOOD AS CENTRE 



Broadway and stage producers 
of the class diviaion in either the 
drama or musical comedy may find 
1t extremely difficult to cast their 
shows for next - season. The pro- 
ducers sre acutely feeling the stead- 
ily increasing raid of talking pic- 
tures upon the talent of the stage. 

Mot alone is- this so in the dra- 
matic field but is becoming a stand- 
out in musical comedy. 

A shortage of stage directors, di- 
verted to pictures, is another 
strong factor facing the stage pro- 
ducers, not alone for next season, 
but for the contemplated summer 
production of musicals in New 
York. 

The higher grade play makers of 
Broadway have been wont to scan 
a selected list of legits, leading 
people and major principals, to cast 
plays. Musical producers also have 
cast within a limited sphere of 
leads, mostly Ingenues and Juve- 
niles. Inroads made by the talk- 
ers upon these very players for 
the dramatic and musical dialog 
films, and with the number from 
the legit field to be further ex- 
tended in the talking studios, leave 
desperate hope for the legit stage 
to properly display its wares for 
the 60 or more Broadway theatres 
of the $3.60 and $S scale. 

New York casters of the drama 
relying upon the in-between period 
of pictures to compose their casts 
may be sorely disappointed through 
the contracts Issued to legits by 
the picture men. These contracts 
call upon the players to report for 
their next picture upon 30 or 60 
days' notice. It would Impede the 
casting of a play and might dis- 
rupt the legit production, since the 
picture maker with his immense 
production investment could not 
consider the play's "run" as of 
higher Import than his own In- 
terest. . 

One recognized New York musical 
producer is already reported to have 
abandoned a- musical-comedy under- 
preparation for a May display, 
through inability to set it. In this 
instance it was the difficulty In 
securing a competent dance stager 
which forced the decision. All of 
the ablest stagers were found to be 
in the talking studios oC the coast. 

Another setback to the musicals 
Is the large number of songwriters 
(Continued on page 62) 



Zi^eld's Lazy Glorified Beauts 
Prefer Phoney Prestige to Position 



Piag Pong Gigolo* 



Ping Pong gigolos may soon 
be added attractions at the 
Little Carnegie Playhouse on 
West 67th Street. Recently 
after buying her ticket an 
elderly lady told the manager 
that she didn't care to . see the 
screen feature then current at- 
the sure seater, but wished^ 
that an agreeable ping ponger' 
might be provided to help her 
while away the afternoon In 
the theatre's game room. 



R-B Cnrcus Played Two 
Shows Sunday in N. Y. 

Sunday two regular performances 
of the Rlngling Circus were given 
at Madison Square Garden for the 
first time. .Matinee trade fairly 
good, but the evening house hardly 
held 3,000 persons. 

The Sunday trick was not empha- 
sized, appearing in the advs as spe- 
claj entertainments. There was a 
charity angle, a percentage going 
to the Big Brothers, Catholic or- 
ganization. 

Regular performances are slated 
for next Sunday also, but in view 
of the light attendance are not cer- 
tain. The first of the Sunday cir- 
cus showings In New York came 
during the circus date at Starlight 
Park, Bronx, where pati-onage was 
llglit, too, indicating the public 
has not been smartened up to the 
added shows. During the season 
heretofore there have been about 
10 Sunday dates during the Rlng- 
ling tour. 

The Rlngling show moves On to 
Boston April '21, but does not open 
the nine days there until Thursday 
of that week (April 26), meaning a 
three-day layoff. It will be neces- 
sary to ferry the show across the 
Harlem to Mott Haven, where the 
show cars will be spotted. The 
Boston jump is unusually long for 
the outfit and in addition plenty of 
time is being allowed to ready the 
new Madison Square Garden there, 
to be played for the first time. 

George Smith has been elevated 
to assistant to. Superintendent Jim 
Hathaway, Smith taking Fred-Wor- 
rall's place, the latter now being 
with the Sells-Ploto show. No other 
stall changes. 

A fioor '.rigging ring snapped just 
as Con CoUeano was about to go 
on Sunday night. The girls In the 
statue display piled In and went on 
ahead of CoUeano while the ring 
-was-rcplacedr — - — r , . 



Doubles Its Record 

Nevada, la.; April 9. 
This town, claiming a record a 
short time ago as the smallest wired 
theater village, has doubled its re- 
cord. Now, both houses, the Palace 
and Circle, are sound-equipped. 
Nevada Is a county seat of less than 
3,000 population. 



"Follies" girls are not what they 
used to be. 

The last few editions of the "Fol- 
lies" have not brouirtit forth any 
new picture stars, prima donnas or 
dramatic , actresses. Those remark- 
able "Follies" gals of the past who 
rose to bigger and better things are 
apparently an extinct species. 

What talent there may be amidst 
the more recent batches of girls evi- 
dently lies dormant. And the girls 
are willing to leave It Just there. 

It is entirely due to their own at- 
tl)tude tliat the glorified ones of 
today don't make eoipethlng of' 
'themselves. They are as lovely as 
were their predecessors ' and this 
seems to be the answer. 

Beauty Is enough and they are 
willing to let things go at that. Each 
pretty critter Is aSllcted with a total 
lack of ambition. They have, as 
show girls, an easy existence and 
are. not looking for bard work. Many 
have had film, tests, but are not. 
eagerly 'seeking picture Jobs. Some 
do not want to leave the east; a 
good .many have sweethearts here 
and most of them, from their pam- 
pered position as "Follies", beauties, 
fall to see the advantage liir&ccept- 
Ing a small part in pictures, even 
If It Is to get a start. 

But things must come to the "Fol- 
lies" beauties these days because ' 
the poor dears are complacent and 
without initiative. Girls who hang 
around the picture studios as extras 
hoping some day to crash the films 
have a better chance in the long 
run of getting there than a lazy 
Zlegfeld beauty. 

Things have changed since the 
"Follies" days of Blllle Dove, Olive 
Thomas, Jacqueline Logan, Marlon 
Davles, Dorothy Mackalll and others'. 
The glorified beauty glamor had not 
then been ballyhooed to the extent 
that It since has been. 

The Zlegfeld beauties of now feel 
they have a certain prestige and are 
loathe to Jeopardize it In an attempt 
to speak lines, while the idea of 
seriously attempting to learn to act 
is foreign to their natures. 

Why sorite of the gals won't strive 
for something a bit more substan- 
(Continued on page 36) 



Palm-Reading Lunches 

Free fortune telling is a current 
lure In some of the Fifth avenue 
and downtown lunchrooms of 
the department stores. 

While the presence of the typical 
gypsy In colorful garb moving from 
table to table reading palms has 
always been a magnet for the 
women, the men are falling heavy 
for the predictions. 



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British Pictures May Profit by 
Playing as Talkers in America; 
SaIvageof$2W000IsM 



English lilm stock Investors' and 
speculators, with approximately 
$25,000(000 tied up In production 
xi-lthout profitable outlet, stand a 
chrnce of recoverlnK it plans now 
I er way by some of the more 
progressive British picture men. are 
carried through. 

Profltable distribution may be 
possible In the future on account of' 
the box offlce returns on talking 
pictures. 

England's picture money to date 
has generally been considered virtu- 
ally lost. British productions, with 
only a limited domestic and Euro- 
pean market, have grossed little 
more than $26,000 over the negative 
coat of the - average, that sum 
Bwallowed up in distribution charges 
and mostly resulting in a net loss.- 

Without the American market it 
Is .not. considered possible for any 
British producer to operate profit- 
ably for long, despite the lower 
costs abroad. British producers' be-^ 
Ueve there Is now & chance through, 
production ot English stage plays 
in picture form. ; 

Jpbn Maxwell, president of British 
International ..productions, how in 
Kew York, is making arrangements 
■with Western Electric for equipment 
to be used in talking picture produc- 
tion In England. According to pres- 
ent program outlined Maxwell will 
produce from' 16' to 20 talkei^, sev- 
eral of these most likely London 
stage successes. 

English producers are preceding' 
on the theory that the X^ngll^ta 
accent, if acceptable on the stage 
in America, would be satisfactory in 
talking pictures ftlso. ' Stage 'shows 
win p^obabl]^ be filmed with entire 
casts Intact. 

In talking picture competition 
British producers seem to stand a 
much . stronger chance than' in 
sllents. Production costs are ap- 
proxltnate.Iy 5ip per cent of those Ip 
America, and' lh iiddltlon no execu- 
tive, salaries' running much of the 
$l,'Odo weekly mark are' known of, 

Alaxwell's. plans tor stage show? 
in picture form would give' him an 
equal chance with . American pro- 
ducers in the. American piarket 
"Iiiterferewce'^ "The Letter" and 
"The Terror"^, were all written, by 
English dramatists, so that there: Is 
probably almost as much s^ge 
material .sult^blefor pictures in En- 
gland as in America. 

If making . talking pictures the 
British producers will have practl 
cally no local competition. 'Warner 
Brothers and First National do not 
Intend to produce talkers abroad 
through they will probably make 
Bhorts. Paramount and Fox are 
also unlikely to Invest in sound 
studios in England. 



Toronto,. April ' 9. 

Canadian Classic Productions, 
Ltd. (Montreal), one of the many 
budding. ypu^E. .P''9.4\>9M<>" outfits 
here, has been declared. banHrupt. 

It's a tough 'break' for ..Nlles 
Welch. While Welcii was playing 
the junior lead in the ill-fated 
Carry On, Sergeant" Canadian 
Ihternational), he invested $3,000 In 
Canadian Classic. 



SajKne R^pidiaf ^ 



Parle;" Miirch 30, 
Referring to "a ' sjuggestton. Veportr 
ed In 'Variety hi'&i Sapeniei looked 
upon here as the film leader of "the 
country, ' Is- In reality '- the dictator 
and as such Mnt^hd'i^'^.tp' inform the 
U. S." pfcture industry "lt';muat buy 
French made pictures or else, Sa- 
pene desires to be quoted as folr 
lows: 

it has never been my in- 
tention and I never 'woiild have ' 
a«<;epte4.a m^^lon wilich' would 
lead me to bring 'forward an' ul- ' 
tlnuttuin of. ah'yj kind to 'our' 
Irlends of tlie United States/ 



French Film Publisher 
Coming to Study U. S, 

Paris, April 9. 
On the heels of various person 
ages of the native picture industry, 
Paul Harle, owner and editor of one 
of the trade publications. Is sailing 
for New York on the Parle, to study 
the film eituatlon there. 



Paris Film Bills 

Paris, April 9. 

At the Paramount, beginning 
April 5, "Nouveaux Messieurs,", pic 
ture over which there was consid- 
erable controversy. 

Gaumont — "Her Cardboard Lover.' 

Cameo— "Lilac Time." 

Max LInder Cinema — "Looping 
the Loop." 

Electric Palace — "Lonesome." 



"RHAPSODY" BEADY 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
After editing ajid tUUng "The 
Hungarian Rhapsody," Ufa produc 
tion, directed by Eric Pommer, It 
will be sent to New Tork;by Para 

-mpunt~ioc— syncbifiiilzatl.QiU 

Johnson has it down to 7,300 feet. 



Canadian Classic Brolce 




stion 
Czar of France 



GEORaE WOOD 

17'Trlng avenue, Ealing Common, 
London,' W. 6, England.- - 

"The News of the World'' (Lon- 
don) eays: "Georgle has an amaz- 
ing hit. He makes hie audiences 
love him eve'rywj^ere. ,HIe boyhood 
etudlee are, of course, 'world famous, 
but in his new ehow he proves hlm- 
eelf th« perfect master of cere- 
monies." 



" I am always quite .frank in 

- my acts and besides f. have no 
intention for the time being to 

' visit .the United States; .there- 
fore, as far as the points 

'are concerned' the Information 

'lacked ezactiiesd. 

Variety's article- jflves to me 
personally an attitude ' which ie 
not the right bne; for thie very 
reason that i have always' been 

. a friend' of America, ; and - Le 

: Matin, which- 1 have the honor 
to manage, has ailWays made' its 

' utmost in order to establish .ania 

- develop' the Mo'st cordial - and 
affectionate ' relations between 
the two countries. 

Personally, I ' have always 
endeavored to maintain the beat 
contact with the American' 
firms, and I feel ^ulte confident 
that a thoroughly good friendly 
understaning between the 
American and French producers 
will certainly produce In the 
near future agreements which 
will prove their usefulness for 
the two countries. 

The fact of forwarding an 
ultimatum- to the American 
Film Industry would have been 
more than an error; it would 
have been an absurdity. Every 
people must feel Its freedom 
and be master at home; the 
business relations maintained 
by France with your great 
country can . oply improve If 
these relations are more and 
more Inspired with confldencev 
Marcel Knecht, right hand man to 
Sapene, is In New Tork -on-a quiet 
mission ' of promoting additional 
American tourist trade to Prance. 
Tourist business has fallen off con 
siderably, from authentic reports, 
and Knecht Is here to fix It noise- 
lessly. 

'When called on for an interview 
Knecht denied vehemently that his 
present trip was In any way con- 
cerned with the picture . business. 

He will remain In the U. S. A. 
for about two months. 




A^a's Special Fnnd 

Berlin, April 9. 
Aflfia, .'one of 'tiie'.few German film 
companies that did business during 
1928, -has decided to pass its. an- 
nual dividend of six per cent. . . 
' Money ^wiU . be used to create a 
spec.lal fund' to reorganize the com- 
pany . for production ' of sound pic- 
tures. Aflt4. makes a moderate-, 
priced feature which turns a good 
profit in Central Europe. 



HARRYWARNER 
lELS GERMAf^ 



' ' Berlin, April 9. 
Harry 'Warner -btts- antagonized 
the German film Industry with his 
speech' on talUBg pictures in which 
he revealed 'Warners, -would invade 
the German market by. building 
studios, here and investing "heavily 
in German language pictures. 

Claiming that h« had but an al- 
truistic^ purpdse, and that his com* 
panjr will 'reinvest its profits' h^re, 
the' "Warner, head attacked German 
Loutid palterit holders' as standing' In 
the -way and iua the "dog in the 
manger." t^anier's Idea is that the 
German sound' people 'are trying to 
make big profits quickly and that 
they, will kill dialog iplctiires here 
Ity lihp!erfec1t''j)r.oduct. 
i Tobis-lClangflIm ' Syndicate con- 
tends the 'Warners ' cannot produce 
o'r'~ project )i'ere .without a license 
from it, but indicate that a business 
arrangement .is possible. 




Sound Situation 



Plionofilm .Waring Italian 
Tlieatrefr--(iOTYs Idea 



' 'tiohdon, April 9. 
Schlesstnger'B Phonofilm (DeFor- 
est) has i .'<!ontTa<!t' with' Einte In- 
ternationale of Italy to wire theatres 
and produce' talking pictures Uiere. 
; It's 'a goveMtment' Idea' to revive 
the Italian 'fllin btialness. 



Berlin Votes Vocal Lessons 
py SiDuiid Films Succ^f ul 

Berlin, April 9. 
. Teaching" films, using dialog, 
have been lnat)gurated with success 
at the State Musical Conservatory. 
Tobls Company made the talkers, 
using .lectures and. demonstrations 
by various German teachers.. . 

Cioseups illustrated the whole 
aotion of toneue, palate and. .throat 
in singing. Idea is to .be. carried 
even further with x-ray photogra- 
phy to get the entire breathing or 
ganism, while squnil. reproduction Is 
synchronized with l.t. . 



Paris, April 9. 
Sapene's Rlalto theatre (pictures) 
is being equipped . with Tonblld 
(German) wire for sound plptures. . 
_ Joseph Seidelman is here inspect- 
ing tiie various" inatallallbris.' " ', 



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Spain's Quota Gag 

Par.ls,: April 9. 
With film quotas in Europe .gly 
Ing tiie American trade plenty of 
headaches, relief comes from 
Spain. 

Madrid solemnly announces that 
the Government will continue its 
pourparlers on its quota proposals. 
Of coiirse Spain-hasn't any picture 
Industry . iior any hope of building 
one, but business Is business arid 
so is tariff revenue. 



Suicide Failure 

...... ,.Paris^ Aprir9. 

Yienna report states that 'Ger 
trude Alqulet. called Greta Giraal, 
Swedish film actress, attempted sul 
'Bide becoose of unrequited love.. ' 
! She is recovering In a sanatorium 



' Moreno Abroad 

j ;•■ . •" ' 1. Parfs;' A-prll't 
Aritonlol Uoreoo anlvid on the He 

irtop M<» to. flkwia. ^<^^'- 



American Producers Call Off 




Takes Quofa Fight to Cabinet 



London, April 9. 
Sound situation here is now 
shaping up ' with Wesfern Electric 
well set. - This company Is wiring 
the Stoll circuit with the exception 
of a few small provincial houses'. 
Scottish Cinema and 'Variety Cir- 
cuit, owning about 13 houses, is 
also wiring with W. E. at a cost of 
$325,000. 

It is understood that both the 
Alhdmbi'a: ' ifind Coliseum, Stoll 
-vaude' houses, are set for Sunday 
sound pictures starting In June. 
"These and the Stoll suburban 
houses win continue to play 
vaudeville on week days, plus talk- 
ing shorts on the bill, and will skip 
over the vaudeless Sundays by 
running on the Sabbath as picture 
theatres.. 

Stoll's picture house opens with 
sound the end of May, probably 
with "In Old Arizona" (Fox). 

Angle on the Stoll move Is that 
the West End American owned 
wired houses, have been cleaning 
up on 'Sundays and hurting the 
other theatres during the week. 
Legit and vaude managers are 
agitating for Sunday opening bat 
there is little chance that the Lord 
Chamberlain will concede to such 
a move. 

Sunday films are legal here, thus 
Stoll's switch gives him an out 
with only the Coliseum or Alham- 
bra subject to national Sunday 
League cojicerte which do not 
•draw as formerly. 



'•n-.iijii 



Palis, April 9. 

American film distributors ha-ve 'at 
last consolidated into a' ,iihlied .' 
front against the French iiroducers' ':! 
attempt to ex.clude American ''prod> 
uct from the French' market and" 
have' refused ail further trade," 
Shbwlrigs, until the new quota' reg- ' 
uiatlo'ns are mnd,e public' Iby ''the'''' ' 
government. : om-x ^ 

The ostensible ground of the move ''-. 
Is tiiat the American trade! iio^e'^" ' 
not know how many plctuj-es it •wni' ' 
be able to sell here and wSn't know ' 
until the new condition's are "de- '' 
clared. Further, they contend thtft ' \ 
if the nunlber of Amei'Ican buI^-^ ' 
Jects admissible is miich "further .' 
reduced, rentals will . have to ji>e" ; 
marked up considerably. ' ' , 

U. A. Write* Off ^1,600 

It le learned that United Aftlists'';. 
Ijad planned five trade eHciwlngs - 
thIe week at a cost of - $1,500, but - 
decided to let the money ^o by 
the board in order to demonstrate ' 
tjO the French ' authorities ■ that the 
present quota proposals of 20' per ' 
qent free and three-^to^one vika Sys- 
Dem Is an absolute bar to Amer^'' - 
Ijcans doing business In thiis ' terri- 
to:r. 

Paramount, which' also' had a 
dumber of previews ready, has 
likewise cancelled them in 4>rder ' 
to fall in line and add that much ' 
weight to the organized protest."' 
Salesmen of all the active com> ' 
panics have been called in' and are 
idly sitting around headquarters i 
awaiting the outcome. | 
Embassy Takes Aotion 
A ray of hope meanwhile comies>'.' 
from the American Embasey; Mad^x : 
lean and Canty, commercial "ati^l" ^ 
taches, are going to ntsM Fran'<'- . 
colse Poncet, -Under- Secretary nW • 
(Continued on page 6) . )«fU ■ 



Catholics Now Approve 

Washington, April 9. 

Second International Catholic 
film congress is scheduled to open 
in Munich, In the latter part of Ma^, 
reports George Canty to the De- 
partment of Commerce. 

Canty adds that reports have it 
the attitude . of Catholic bodies ex- 
pressed during first congress, that 
of disapproval of the films, had 
switched to one of approval. 



Revolutionary Process 

In German Sound? 

Berlin, April 9. 

German ' sound film invention 
bought by Blattner, of London, and 
called Stllle, looks revolutionary. 

Sound is registered on a steel 
band Instead of film, retains its 
original perception of tone Indefin- 
itely and required no developing, as 
sound Is transmitted direct to the 
positive record. 



Germany's Television 

Washington, April' 9. 
Germany now has a television 
apparatus attachable to a radio 
set, mucIT" as^'Ts TduflT" 'speaker; 
George Canty cables the Depart- 
ment of Commerce that the plan 
behind new invention is to com 
merclaUze'' the 'Showing of pictures 
over lonlg-dlotance transmission 

. Tests, iSays Canty, have 'proven 
successful.- German Oovernmeht,' 
through the post bfflcci department, 
Is "nitotted' to D^' fntereeted aid 
^inafclnff wdiaustirs teste. -'-^'^ 



3 British Talk-Makers 



London, April 9. 

British International, Galnsbor* 
<)ugh, and British Instructional, are. : 
now ready to produce talking pic* 
tures. .; ■ 

Gainsborough wlU stop making,',; 
^ilent films altogether. 



One Sound House 

Los Angeiesj April 9. 

Hawaii, 1,000 seat vaudfllm house 
operated by the Consolidated 
Amusement Co., in Hawdll, Is now 
being wired with RCA ^ulpment. ' 

It will be the' only house on the - 
Hawaiian Islands to run sound 
pictures. 



FUmophone's Tie-up With^: 
Pabst Directing Spedals 

Berlin, March 30. . . 
Hom Film has sold Its entire.:', 
year's program to the International^, ' 
Cinematograph Corp., In Xohdon, k ^■ 
subsidiary company of Fllmophone, i 
Ltd. 

Contract provides for a Joint pro- 
ducUon-In the following form: -IH- 
tematlonal Cine has the right to - 'a 
pass upon the scenarios and - - 
select Engll^ casts and an assist- v 'j 
ant director for every picture. .') 
Fllmophone sound system will bft,; 
used for dialog and- souml. 

Fllmophone Company will also!* 
produce two English films which! 
the Hom-Fllm will distribute. S**'!!; 
each of these pictures the Honi-'jj ' 
Film can select continental play*- 

B. 

G. W. Pabst win be In charge of:': 
production and will personally di- ; 
rect the specials. 



Fritzsche Resigns 

Berlin, March 30. , 
Liquidation of the Phoebus Plc« 
ture Company has finally been 
completed under the supervision' w 
^. J. Fritzsche. ' 

This company's subsidizing 'tJ 
the government last year was the 
big scandal of the Industry, fo' 
wheirtK5y--went"bankrupt-the-.nitt*Y 
Hons, which were sunk seemed Ir'i' 
reparably lost and the govern-]' 
mental propaganda films w.ef^. 
never cranked. - Frltzsche's ener-; 
geUo activity made It possible to; 
pave the Investors at least a part, . 
of their capital. ■ •• 

', Frltzsphe is now resigning, taH-j; 
. ing the 'leading position lii a newiyji, 
4toi»Mtlz«d-«o«n4'/fllm--eompany. i 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



FOREIGN SHOW NEWS 



VARIETY 



Budapest Divided on Interlude"; 
Town Demands and Gets New Plot 



I Budapest; March' 25. 

>isttanK» Interlude" has raised al' 
otonn of ooimment, pro and con. 
Performance at the Vlgszlnhaz was 
excellent, Frlda Gombaszogl unan- 
imously praised In the very exact- 
ing part of Nina. A new actor made 
his mark for good In that of Dar- 
loll; ' bb name Is Vertes. Produc- 
tlon wias rather dry and uninterest- 
ing. Some ° reviews said this was 
•■The Play." that all Europe could 
80'iP> America to learn how to 
Write t>iays, that It was Lite Itself 
and the 'hl8;beBt peak of dramatic 
accomplishment Others, again, 
pn!»tested' that It was technically 
primitive, 'Exceedingly dull and tir- 
ing: .and childishly halve as an ex- 
P^ri^ent' In amateur Freudlsm. A 
no'yr device for lighting up the play- 
ers' skulls during the thlnklng- 
aloyd stunt excited equally dlver- 
i^nt opinions. The result Is a great 
Interest In tho play and capacity 
houses. 

history of American plays In 
Hungary this season Is: 

• "Trial of Mary Dugan,"' Vlgs- 
sllihaz; big success. 

. VJazz Singer," Magyar Sz.; total 
failure. 

"Koyal Family," Vlgszlnhaz; 
ditto. 

"Bachelor lather," Magyar Sz.; 
success. 

• ."Strange Interlude," Vlgszlnhaz; 
big '.Success. 

' 'Qf course, business has been. so 
.' bad, here during the season that 
ifi^ty . performances Is considered a 
Itlg success. "Mary Dugan" has 
gpne beyond the number and is 
stlil doing well. Exceptions are 
. three plays by Hungarian authors: 
VTbe General," by Zllahy; "I Can't 
lAi(». Without Music," by Morlcz, 
and : a patriotic play l;y Foldes, 
rFJres . In. (the Night." These are 
thoi outstanding hits of the season. 

Bubllc and the authors complain 
that the theatres are conserva- 
tive and won't produce any new 
kind of play. Managers complain 
that the public Is conservative and 
won't accept anything tetter than 
.what It Is accustomed to, and that 
authors don't submit the sort of 
new strong play that they pretend 
they are writing. 

At last a young author submitted, 
the UJ Szinhaz produced, and the 
public delightfully accepted some- 
thing out of the usual rut. Au- 
thor's name Js Boros, title of the 
play "BHnff Window." The' plot Is 
laid In a Jail from first to last 

Cpnvlct tries to dig his way out 
of his cell, but misses the direction 
and instead of getting out arrives 
' in the cell pf a woman convict who 
is condemned to death. A romance 
ensues. When the woman Is to be 
executed It Is discovered that she 
Is to become a mother, wherefore 
tbp, sentence cannot be carried out. 
Boros has contrived to discover 
evien humorous sides to life in Jail. 
Dialogue Is brilliant, types very 
human, and In spite of many fail- 
ings In construction, audience Is de- 
lighted to get something different 

Annual Swedish Revue 

' . I London, April 9. 

Bplfs annual Swedish revue 
opens April 16 at Goeteburg and 
thet. goes to Stockholm May 1 for 
a run. 

Roth and Shay will be featured. 



INDEX 

Foreign 3 

I^lctures 4-29 

Picture Reviews 16 

Film House Reviews ... , 41 

Vaudeville 30-38 

Vaude Reviews 39 

New Acts 40 

Bills 42-48 

Times Square 44-4B 

Editorial 47 

, Women's Page 46 

jLe'gltlmate 48-56 

Music 66-58 

^.Obituary 69 

Correspondence 61 

Letter List 63 

'Inside^PletufeT" . ....... 47' 

Talking Shorts 16 

Literati 51 

Legit Reviews 64-65 

Foreign Film News 2 

Burlesque 36 

Sports 36 

Inside— Vaude 47 

.News of Dallies 37-38 

Outdoors 69-60 



Morris TraYek 
In Trick Wardrobe 



Paris, April 9. 

Bill Morris Jr. arrived on the He 
de France, finishing the trip he be- 
gan unexpectedly when he went to 
wish Henry Lartlgue bon voyage In 
New Tork. 

It was a hectic voyage. There 
Wasn't a. soul on the passenger list 
who matched Bill in size of anything 
except shoe laces. He was sar- 
torlally flat until they assembled 
things, from every direction. A chief 
steward contributed a dinner coat 
and a pair of trousers. Jack Con- 
nolly came through with a pair of 
shoes, and Lartlgue unearthed a 
quantity of haberdashery that he 
was bringing oyer for Harry Pilcer. 
Shoes were important, because some 
practical joker stole Bill's own 
brogues wheii he left them outside 
his stateroom door. . 

. When he reached Paris he requi- 
sitioned a native tailor and got him- 
self standard equipment. 

Morris is remaining here a fort- 
night and then goes to London. 



London Closings 



London, April 9. 
Quite a few closings listed for 
the West End witliin the near 
future. 

"Afraid qf the Dark," the Amer- 
ican crook play, has already gone. 
It stayed but five days. Among 
the others listed to go shortly is 

Circle of Chalk" from the New. 

Man In Dress Clothes" (revival), 
leaves the Lyceum, and Is apt to 
be replaced by Russell Janney's 
"White Eagle." "Many Waters" quits 
the Ambassador's April 20, after 
nine months,, and is to be followed 
by "Rope," psychological thriller, 
starring Ernest Milton. 



"Duel of Love" Liked 



Berlin, April '9. 

"Duel of Love," light Hungarian 
comedy by LIU Hatvany, was fairly 
received at the Tribue theatre. 

Story Is of a vamp who vindic- 
tively goes after Don Juan, falls, 
and when she presents him with 
a child he, In turn, succumbs. 

Performance Is a personal triumph 
for Leo Poldine and Konstantlne in 
the lead roles. 



Trapeze Girl Falls 

Paris, April 9. 

Barbette, trapeze artiste, fell 
while performing a', the Moulin 
Rouge Sunday night 

Curtain was lowered, but she was 
able to appear before the tabs to 
tranqullize the audience. 



CHABIOT'S CLUB OPENS 

London, April 9. 
Andre Chariot's new cabaret at 
tlie Hotel Splendide opened the 
middle of last week giving two 
complete night shows. Premiere 
performance played to capacity, 
since which business hasn't been 
too hot. 

Americans appearing on this floor 
include Mary Charles, Sam Barton 
and the Selbys. 



HABBT DAT BETIBINO 

London, April 9. 

After 17 years as a producer of 
road shows and agent Harry Day 
is definitely retiring from show 
business. 

Day has set the date for his for' 
mal withdrawal as during Jufy. 



"HOLD EVEBTTHINa" SOOH 

London, April 9. 

Clayton and "Waller's version of 
"Hold Everything" will succeed 
"Virginia"- at the Palace next 
month. Latter show is due to close 
the end of April. 

Same firm also has the English 
Trgivf5-to-"F0iiwTiTnr" — — 



Tax Income Increase 

Paris, April 1, 
During 1928 the entertainment tax 
on admissions to all places of 
amusemoht in France reached the 
record of 120,140,000 fra. 

Total was 113.901,348 the previous 
year. ,• • . . 




WILL MAHONEY 



Archie Bell' In the Cleveland 
"News" said: If you want to see 
tap dancing as It can be performed, 
see Will Mahoney. If you want 
genuine, travesty, listen to him. If 
you waiit downright, good, old-fash- 
ioned and rare^buriesque, give this 
Mister Mahoney the chance to en- 
tertain you. He will not disappoint" 
. Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1660 Broadway 



nCURE HOUSE PRESTIGE 
WILL CARRY TIEW MOON' 



London, April 9. 

Three openings last week, two 
of which have every chance of get- 
ting' somewhere. 

Biggest of the trio Is "New 
Moon" with a beautiful produc- 
tion at the Drury Lane. It marks 
a personal fUgh point for Evelyn 
Laye with Gene Gerrard making 
the - most of poor materiaL Oper- 
etta has' a splendid chorus but the 
newspapers gave the show guarded 
crltlclsni, mostly stating that the 
music was not outstanding and 
was reminiscent Press admits, 
however, that it wili probably en- 
joy the ■ usual Drury Lane success. 

Lynne Ovemlan and "The Little 
Accident" at the Apollo, appear 
doubtful because of the theme be- 
ing unsulted to British audiences. 
It has a skeptical appeal for this 
side despite that the opening per- 
formance marked a popular recep- 
tion for Overman. 

Second promising entry Is "The 
Stag" at the Globe. This work, by 
Beverly Nichols, Is well acted and 
was as well received. It figures to 
have an excellent chance. 



Spring Tourists .Now 
About 25^ Ahead of '28 

London, April 9. 

American tourist Invasion of Eu- 
rope set a record last summer, but 
the spring Influx of vlsitoni Is al- 
ready 2S per cent ahead ot '28. 
Hotel rates both here and on the 
Continent have materially Increased 
and accommodations are scarce. 

British government, the railway 
and steamship compsmles, hotels 
and others have alrettdy subscribed 
$100,000 to publicize the "Come to 
Britain" movement This Is being 
circularized and advertised In the 
States. 



London, April (. 

Cold the past week with bus! 
ness very big E^ter Monday but 
slumping Immediately thereafter. 
Everything Is affected Including the 
recognized hits. 

Too early to definitely tab which 
of the new crop will stick, but 
Indications are thivt tew will make 
the grades 



Paris, April », 
Weather here bright and sunny, 
with crisp, cold evenings. Summer 
time begins April 21, a week before 
New York's change to daylight sav- 
ing. 

Parisian season la on In full 
swing. Horse racing started at 
Longchamps last Sunday to an en 
ormous crowd. Town Is full of vis 
Itora, with best rooms at fashion 
able hotels commanding a premium. 

Washington, April 9. 
The Weather Bureau furnishes 
Variety with the following tor the 
,w£ek-..beglnnIng_tojaQrcoH 



Showers and rather cool Wednes 
day and Thursday, with rising tem- 
perature at the end ot week. 



Scala's Fir* 

Paris, April 9, 
Scala theatre, at Ostend, Bel- 
glum, was partly destroyed by fire 
Sunday momlnc Damase wm «x 
tenslvtt.. • 



MAX GETS AIR 



Bavarian Minister Figures Rein- 
hardt's $2S,O0O and System the Dunk 



Berlin, April 9. 

Max Relnhardt's personal bit for 
directing Iseveral productions dur- 
ing the summer at Munich is too 
much, according to the Bavarian 
Minister of Education, who has can- 
celled Max. 

Producer was to receive $25,000 
and refused to be present at all re- 
hearsals, leaving, as is his habit, 
an assistant to do most of the work. 
Bavarian Minister thought this ar- 
rangement was the bunk. 



Avon 4 Draw Reception 
After 16 Years' Absence 



London, April 9. 

After being away 16 years Joe 
Smith and Charles Dale, with their 
Avon Comedy Four, walked onto the 
Palladium (vaudeville) stage yes- 
terday (Monday) to a reception. 
Boys are doing their "Hungarian 
Rhapsody"' and scored sensation- 
ally. Although unknown to a ma- 
jority in the liouse world-of-mouth 
is spreading faist, on the act Their 
last appearance here was on an all- 
Amerlcan bill at the Flnsbury Park. 

At the Alhambra . (vaiidevllle) 
another quartet Empire .Comedy 
Fouri opened .yesterday, but are do- 
ing an antiquated act - 

Hanlon. Brothers are also making 
their return ; this -week, after sev- 
eral years away. They're at the 
Coliseum (vaudeville) a.nd scored 
neatly. 

Having spent several weeks In 
the provinces to whip his act Into 
shape, Jerry Bianchard came into 
the Holborn. Empire yesterday to 
a warm reception. 

American acts due In town this 
summer include DIrkson and Cas- 
sidy, Rosa Wyse, Jr, Four Pepper 
Shakers, Eddie Stanley Co., Roye 
and Maye Trio, Lloyd and Bryce, 
Exposition Jubilee Four, Jack Han- 
ley, Walter Wahl, Ethel Waters; 
Tork and King, Norman Phillips, 
Jr., and company. 



Paris, April 9. 
"L'Ennemle" ("The Enemy"), 
comedy by A. P. Antolne, at the 
Theatre Antolne, deals In ghostly 
fashion with a heartless woman. 
Scene Is set In a graveyard at night 
where three men rise from their 
graves, all being the victims of the 
same woman who brought them to 
their deaths. 

Thereafter there Is a series ot 
tableaux, telling the story of how 
each met his doom. Woman's youth* 
ful sweetheart died because she jilt- 
ed him to marry wealth. The hus- 
band died of apoplexy brought on 
by a life made unbearable by his 
wife and the third victim, her lover, 
was driven to the refuge of th» 
grave by the woman's unsatlable 
demands. 

The last act has the widow visit- 
ing the graves and decorating them 
with flowers while her callous inod-' 
ern daughter looks on oynlcaCy. 
Piece seems to have attracted some 
measure of attention but 'promises 
little. In the way of long run. In 
the cast are Andre Berley, revealed 
anew as a remarkable actor; Mme. 
Sylvle who, does splendidly, and 
Andre -Luguet 

"Le Rolls Royee" 
"The Rolls Royce" (title symbol- 
izing luxury) made a good Impres- 
(Continued on page 48) 



Vaude Satisfactory 

Paris, April 9. 

Vaudeville has proven a satis- 
factory attraction at the Moulin 
Rouge on Its Introduction for a 
short season between revues. Bill 
opening April 6 comprises Barbette, 
Joe Jackson, Florence and . Grip, 
Nina Payne and De Biere, conjuror. 

New bill at the Empire has Tra^y 
and Hay, dancers; DeMazzel, Italian 
tenor; Jovers, eccentrics; Max Wall, 
English eccentric dancer. Show Well 
liked. 

The Ingenues, girl band, after a 
month at the Empire, has been 
booked for a 10-week stay at the 
Florida, local cabaret 



Lambert Leaves Bill 

London, April 9. 

Proving unsuitable to the Palla- 
dium (vaudeville) management 
Eddie Lambert left the bill early 
last week. 

House decided to buy off Lam- 
bert's contract with General The- 
atres Corp. for a further three 
weeks. 



Walther Is Out 

Berlin, April 9. 

Unexpectedly Bruno Walther has 
not been retained a director of the 
Municipal Opera, 

Although not ofllcially admitted 
Furtwaengler, conductor of the 
Philharmonic Orchestra, takes Wal- 
ther's place. 



GRISLY THEME 
OF PARIS PLAY 



DDPOBTS TfASOB CAST 

Standlsh O'NelU' plaiis to bring 
to New York the original French 
cast of Sascha Qultry's "Deslree." 
now playing In France, after many 
weeks In. Paris. ' ' 

This Is a seven player cast"; tha 
show being best termed a "tash- - 
lonable French comedy." 

.O'Neill may arrange for, "De- 
slreei" to show here early .In sprlns 
or later In the falL The company 
flrst play either In French or Eng- 
lish. 



"OESTDSE" FOB PABIS 

Paris. April 9. 

A. H. Woods has given an optloa 
on "Shanghai Gesture" to Wyn,'wli6 
proposes to present it at the Apoll» 
next season. 

He ha9 tentatively designated 
Jane Mamac for the role' played In 
the States, by Florence Reed. MIsa 
Marnac meanwhile has bowed out 
of the Casino revue and has saciled 
for America with her husbandi 
Keith Trevor. 



CABLTOFS CABABET 

London, April 
Cabaret at the Hotel Carltoa 
opened last' night (Monday) with 
capacity at both the dinner and 
supper shows. Programs will b« 
changed monthly. 

Artists currently appearing artt 
Leslie Hutchinson, colored pianist, 
and Tina and Ghirady, Italian daa> 
cers. 



CHABELL'S B^WAT VISIT 

Erik Charell, blUed as the "Flo 
Zelgfeld of Berlin," Is scheduled to 
loofc over the New Tork situation In 
May. 

His flrst American Crip since 192S. 
He .is noted for having Imported 
Tiller girls and Paul Whlteman In-' 
to Germany, 



SAILINGS 

April 20 (New Tork to London) 
Cllve Brook (Majestic). 

April 20 (New Tork to Paris) 
Arthur Loew, 'Harry Portman, Dave 
Blum (He de France). 

April 17 (Parle to New Tork), 
Camllle Wyn (Paris). 

April 13 (New Tork to London), 
Gilbert Miller (Majestic). 

April 13 (London to I^e^ tork) 
Mary Green (Bcrengarla). 

April 10 (New Tork to London) 
M, H. Aylesworth (Olympic). 
_-Alirll^9, (London'^.to New . Tork). 
Frank Mandel (Majestic). 

April 6 (Paris to New Tork) A. H. 
Woods, Martin Beck (Aqultanla). 

April 8 (New Tork to London) 
Dhlmah (MInnehkada). 

April e (New Tork to London): 
Victor Varconl (Olympic). 

April 6 (London to South Africa), 
Marie Blanche, George Itobey 
(Saxon). 



FABIS CHmSE FLOOB SHOW 

The Ambassadeurs In PB,rls will 
go orlnetal shortly with 12 Chlness 
girls and 8 Chinese boys leaving the 
States to appear In.' a production 
staged by Bunny Weloon. 



HABT mOH WEDS TITLE « 

liondbn, April 9. 
Mary Leigh, musical comedy 
star, was secretly married to Sir 
William Gray, wealthy ship build- 
er, yesterday (Monday). 



Lyman's Sundays 

'London, April 9. 

Abe Lyman and his band ar» 
back at the Kit Cat the return be- 
ing signalized as a gala night 

Orchestra wllf hereafter play 
Sundays at the Hotel Bray which 
is .C(^ntrolled by .the same concern. 



The TiDer pancing Schools 

of Americat Inc. 

64 WEST 74th ST., NEW YORK 
HART RBAD. Prendant 
Pbonr Bndicptt ltll-< 
' New CiMM* Maw rarailw - 



VARIETY 



PIC T U R E S 



Wednesday, Aprfl 10. 1829 



De Forest-Fox and W. L-Pacent Cos. 
Ready For Suinmer Patent War 



Talker patent war, threatenlns 
since tlie advent of sound, has ma- 
terialized. Before the end of sum- 
mer cumbersome legal moves will, 
have materialized and threats will 
have been executed. Bzhlbltors, as 
well as producers, will be made to 
feel decisions, acquired quickly 
through surprise evidence providing 
legal' machinery with impetus which 
ordinarily would require several 
years. - ^ 

DeForest's action against Pox- 
Case will be the first to get into 
the fray. It Is actually set for trial 
before the end of May, when the 
plaintiff, after a year of post- 
ponements on the calender, will seek 
to adjudicate the patents which- he 
alleges the defendant is infringing 
upon: Such an adjudication will 
mean immediate application for an 
Injunction to restrain the Movie- 
tone use of the patents named. And 
'Western Electric is a Fox-Case 
licensee. 

' At the DeForest headquarters the. 
.sudden change of attitude of pro- 
ducers in regard U> the disk system 
is seen as the flrst grasp for a 
safety valve in the talker field 
should the suit next month, which 
is not expected to take over a week 
In the reading Into the record, of 
technical information and descrip- 
tions, be decided in the Inventor's 
favor. 

W. E. is maintaining a calm 
demeanor, referriAg all questions 
about • the DeForest case to Cort- 
landt Smith at Fox-Case and Inti- 
mating that even if the patents In 
question are ruled an infringement 
It would in no way interfere with 
the electrlc's new sound on film 
set-up. 

W. E. and Paeent 

Not before the end of May Is 
Western Electrlc's action against 
Pacent expected to materialize. In 
Its case, however, W. E. is ahead of 
DeForest in that the Losensteln' 
patent, one of the nine Paeent is 
charged with infringing upon In bis 
reproducer, is claimed to have-'been 
previously adjudicated. . This :Con- 
dlUon Is said to automatically elimi- 
nate considerable red tape DeForfist ; 
has to undergo in that It meets with 
the court precedent concerning i>at- 
ents that an adjudlcaition must be 
obtained before an Injutictioii Is 
open to consideration. 

It was because of lack of such 
patent adjudication that DeForest 
was refused an injunction In Can- 
ada and also why his pending suit 
here is flrst for the ruling on the 
status of the patents in question. 

Of concern to exhibitors la a 
clause In the W. E. contract con- 
Btltuting manufacturers, users, and 
sellers of any talker equipment 
containing j>atents infringing on 
W. E.'3 device, to be individually 
liable for damages and restitution. 
Western is now considering apply<- 
Ing the power vested in this clause 
to a theatre with a Pacent installa- 
tion which has been running product 
sounded by one of the big electrlc's 
franchise holders. That such a 
test case will be made before the 
Injunction proceedings against the 
manufacturer is regarded highly 
improbable. That the move is most 
probable, however, is declared In the 
electrlc's headquarters. 

Pacent's Final Clause 

In the event of the success 'of 
such an action against an exhibitor 
Pacent is liable, to the exhibitor only 
for $2,600, the amount of the pur- 
chase price. This stipulation la 
carefully made In the flnal clause 
In Pacent's contract. 

Denial that Western's complaint 
caused this Independent to change 
his flnance plan on sales was made 
at the Pacent headquai-ters. Where 
complete payment, until the past 
week, has been required by Pacent 
before the installation of Ills ma- 
chine, the new system of 25 per 
Cent, down and the remainder within 
10 months '.s credited Eolely to a 
confidence of being established in 
the talker field. 

Move is also seen as one^ to instill 
confidence in prospective pur- 
chasers. A part payment basis 
would make Pacent liable for dam- 



"It" Grows Stale 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

With the "It" trade mark 
wearing out its usefulness for 
Clara Bow, . Paramount press! 
agents' are trying to coin new 
emblems to identify the gal. 

Some of the suggestions that 
have, already reached print 
are: "The Brooklyn Bonfire," 
"Million Candle Power Girl,*? 
"God's Gift to Tired Business-^ 
Men" and other hot boxofflce 
titles. 




Banker-Lawyer Added 
To Cohmbia's Board 

Adding Attorney Nathan Burkaii 
and S. S. Goddard,' banker, to its di- 
rectorate, Columbia has finished its 
flrst . stock deal with Wall Street. 
According to Jack Cohn, secretary- 
treasurer, he, Joe Brandt' and Harry 
Cohn are In cdntrol with 70 per 
cent: of the stock represented in the 
$6,000,000 flotation handled by God- 
dard. 

Sound necessitated the Issue of 
26,000 shares of preferred and 100,- 
000 common. Disposition of both 
has already been made with $31 on- 
each coipmon and $48 per preferred. 

Expenditures of $600,000 for talker 
equlpmient and studios, and addi- 
tional money fo>r new properties, are 
partially responsible for the Issue. 
The production budget providing 
for the purchase of plays aiid the 
signing 'Of legit talent doubles the 
$2,000,000 which Jack Cohn states 
the company averaged for Its 1928- 
29 schedule. This includes the tak- 
ing over of the' Asher-SmaU unit, 
which, formerly produced for First 
National^' 

Columbia's 1929-30 list will in- 
clude 26 all-dialogue features. — 
The executive Ilne-up remains the 
same. 

Reports, without confirmation, fly 
here and there ot- Columbia's merg- 
ing. They are now so familiar no 
notice is taken. 



MARY EATON 

In "Cocoanuts** fof Paramount as 
the featured feminine player in this 
100% talking film. 

Signed for the title role in "Glori- 
fying the' Ainerican Girl" and the 
lead in "Pointed lleels" by Para- 
mount Pictures. ' 

Booked by M. 8. BENTHAM 
1664 Broadway, New York 



Extra, Now a Met Gen'l, 
Says Ifs Been Toogher 



LiOS Angeles, April 9. 

Alonzo Gomez, former fUm extra, 
is now general in charge of rebel 
troops in the Mexican muss. Sam 
Appel, screen player, brings the 
word following a visit to his home 
In Magdalena, Mexico. 

Appel met Gomez who explained 
that as things were not breaking 
irlght around the studios he looked 
in on the war, - He now possesses 
a uniform, supplied without cost, 
food, a horse, arid insists the- work 
Isn't hard. General has designs on 
ultim.'ite stardom or at least a berth 
as technical advisor in the event he 
gets back. 



ages even in "excess 'oriKe'YaluS"6f 
the machine, since the manufacturer 
would be the legal owner until the 
last payment was made. 

A tendency to still regard the 
'pending . litigation as a gesture 
exlstis, Papers in all, however, 
have been . served and dates for 
.trials are set. 

DeForest's disk methbd is wholly 
Individual from the one which the 
Inventor -attempted to market sev- 



Another Agent Up 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Continuing the. war against un 
licensed booking agents, Associated 
Booking Agents of Califorala flled 
complaint with State Labor Com- 
mission against ^.Dorothy LaMdrr, 
actress and agent. Miss LaMair 
is alleged to liave booked and per- 
formed in entertainments without 
taking out the required licenses 
and without .posting the $2,000 bond. 
Further charges of staging inde- 
cent shows at stag entertainments 
were preferred against her. . 

Deputy State Labor CommlE- 
sloner Charles F. Lowy deferred 
action pending further investiga- 
tion. 



eral years ago. That was a shaft 
drive generating Its force from the 
projection machine, while the one 
turned out . by the ^chlessinger en- 
gineers Is said to be motor driven. 

Dual Installations by the DeFor- 
est method, however,' will not be 
available to exhibitors within, the 
next AS days, it la said at the hofne 
ofSce. Price for the dual set is 
placed at $6,600. 



HoBywood Be Thy Name 
And in Its Cydes 

By HARRY REICHENBACH 

He ' was a movie actor, and his 
roommate was also out of work. He 
had renounced a splendid income as 
bookkeeper In a shooting gallery to 
start In films. It was the early days 
of the leapies, when the picture 
was just as likely to be thrown on 
the proscenium arch as the screen, 
and he made good. 

He got the flrst big part with 
Lubln In "Horse Eating Hay" and 
"Running Water." His work at- 
tracted the attention of Hollywood. 
Lasky and.DeMiUe had just opened 
the elaborate stable at Sunset and 
dower that was- to eventuate Into 
the present Paramount studio. 
They sent for him. One day he got 
a wire which read, 'TIow much will 
you. consider for one year with us 7" 
He wired back, "Am leaving on the 
6:30 tonight" Thus was his mind 
made up. 

The jiimpies were Just beginning 
to take hold of the public imagina- 
tion. Small town "flve-cent-ode- 
ons" arid big town "DImeodeans" 
were doing a land office business. 
Then came In rapid succession 
"Squaw Man," "Tess of the Storm 
Country," "The Lamb," "Birth of a 
NaUon" and "Cabirla" and the 
hopples became movies. 

Movies thrived and progressed. 
Great movie temples and huge clne- 
magogues were built. The Strand 
was the flrst, the RIvoli, Rlalto and 
Capitol followed. Gross receipts 
jumped from $6,000 a week to $10,- 
000 a day. Then the movies ceased 
to exist and became "motion pic- 
tures." 

"Sentimental Tommy," "Covered 
Wagon," "Peter Pan," "Hunchback 
of Notre Dame" and "Big Parade" 
happened along. Better people be- 
gan going to better pictures. Re- 
served seats came Into vogue. Au- 
tomobile's stopped at fllm theatre 
doors for something else than to 
change tires. TJshers began salut- 
ing three and four times Instead of 
once. Then Paramount broke out 
with the new Paramount, Roxy 
opened up a theatre that seats more 
people than live at -Madison, N. J.; 
Needles, Cal.; Shlppenberg, Pa., or 
Morris, ni. Then came four young 
fellows out of the west with a talk- 
ing picture. 

"Along came such splendid films 
as "Merry Oo Round," "North of 
Thirty- Six," "Wanderer of Waste- 
land," "Sunrise," "Lonesome," and 
the nlotlon picture graduated into 
the cinema. It stayed cinema just 
a few months when the four young 
men, named Abe, Harry, Jack and 
Sam, brought forth a talking device 
that made sounds without accent, 
pronounced every letter in the al- 
phabet except S and F. These 
sounded like the actors in the 
sound sequences were hissing the 
silent members of the cast. One 
after another of the Warner plc- 
.tures,,»cama.on,,„then..^3jeiyone_be^ 
came "sound conscious." The clli^ 
ema ' quit drooling and became 
sound films. Synchronization be- 
came . the word of - the hour, 
"schmooso'* became dialog and dia 
log .hecame uppermost' in the . pro 
ducer's mind and now the cinema 
has graduated Into "talkies." Talk 
les they wlU 1>« tor. a, while. Until 
they stop llsplnff, quit chaflng their 
letters, teach the actors to wait for 



ORGANIZING THE BUSINESS 



By J. C. Nugent 



Sleepless Actors 



Los Angeles, April 9. . ' 

D emands placed upon those 
few of the leading fllm play- ' 
era who possess favorable re- 
cording voices is becoming so 
great that they are asked to 
work day and night. 

Some of these people will-'" 
ingly accept two jobs and air 
temate between the studiofs 
for days at a time, and never 
sfe« a bed. . The little sleep 
they do get is caught on the 
liy between scenes. 



$30,00a in Operations 



Kathleen Myers, screen Ingenue, 
Is on the mend In New York after 
a year of hardships. Miss. Myers, 
fn her early 20't, developed a n.>'- 
v(ius twitch follawlr.g a shock to 
her system and ha.9 spent $30,000 
cn 12 operations. 

Doctors, have bcien successful In 
correcting' the di'sordt^r, described 
as of unique character ' Miss Myerj 
s returning to the screen. 



Coyrt Rules Bashman 
Not Guilty of Contempt 

Baltimore, April 9. ' 
In an opinion handed down by 
the Court of Appeals at Annapolis 
Francis X. Bushman was declared 
not guilty of contempt of court 
when he refused to pay alimony to 
his former wife, Mrs. Josephine S. 
Bushman. Decision reverses the 
opinion of the Chancellor of the 
Circuit Court of Baltimore County: 
which overruled the demurrer to 
Mrs. Bushman's petition. This 
means that the picture actor cannot 
be sent to jail for failure to pay 
alimony. 

In her petition in the Circuit 
Court last December the fomfier 
Mrs. (Bushman charged Bushman 
with being $60,000 in arrears In ali- 
mony payments. Mrs. Bushman 
was granted an absolute divorce In 
Baltimore County in 1918. Alimony 
was set at $40,000, to be paid In 
four equal instalments within 20 
months of the decree date and $4,000 
annually tor the support of the chil- 
dren was also agreed upon. 



Sound Glands 

"The Great American Tiain Rob- 
bery," considered the flrst feature 
fllm of any note produced some 26 
years ego, has been taken up for 
release 'with sound. 

lABt week It was offered the Keith 
theatres. It's short In length with 
the sound etult understood to be 
mainly of the old prop order. 



VALLEE nr B-E-0 TALKER 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Joseph I. Schnltzer, president of 
Radio Pictures, upon his arrival 
here stated his company will make 
30 pictures with full sound with 
music and dialog. 

Rudy Vallee Is to be brought west 
In summer . to be featured In one 
ot the contemplated super-musicals 
Radio has in mind. 



HASQUEBS' MIDinGHT 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Masquers Club, which has been 
holding private revels for> the past 
year, will stage a public affair as a 
midnight show. May 26, at the 
Warner theatre, Hollywood. 

Sam Hardy, president of the or- 
ganization, win be in charge. 



Tom Reed's U Contract 

Tom Reed, dialog writer for Uni- 
versal, has had his contract with 
that company extended for six 
months. 

Reed was responsible for the talk- 
ing sequences in "Show Boat." 



Joe Kennedy's Father Seriously III 
Boston, April 9. 
^he _father of Jos. P. Kennedy is 
In a" seri6Bff"eanditIon- at hlB~~home 
here. Family is with him. 



laughs and poise for applause, they 
will be talkies. 

They will then become "conver- 
sation" pictures- later, and soon,. If 
posterity wishes to Be« a silent fllm, 
the only outlet will be the Museum 
ot Natural or Unnatural History. 



What is the use oi organizing one 
branch of a business in the hope of 
gaining that branch's rights'; or 
gaining' some advantage over <' the 
other branches ot the business. One 
wheel' of a machine is of no ub« 
withovt the rest of the machine. 

What is the matter with organla* 
Ing the whole business? 

Organization, to be eftectlve, must 
start with the most powerful and 
not with thei least powerful. The 
top must protect the bottom. As 
long as there Is one individual, .or 
one. Individual institution yrniiih. 
thinks It does not need the others, 
eftectlve organization is Imposslue. 

As a . matter of fact, no one .In- 
stitution or individual is Ihdepe^d'* 
ent of the others. A . lo^', of money 
would be saved If this were realized. 
Useless and costly strikes, ridicu- 
lous law suits, breaches of contr^t 
and all the rest of it. • 

It Is to be expected that visionary 
actors will make isuch suggestions 
as having, three or four plays pre- 
sented daily in the same house to 
"utilize the theatres," even though 
there Is not enough business for 
one company giving one perform- 
ance; actors are usually visionary. 
It Is rather more surprising .that 
malnagers think building more the- 
atres will create more paying pub- 
lic, but taking one particular trouble 
It Is hard to realize that labor 
unions make Impossible demands 
with the Idea that there is an un- 
limited public, or unlimited reve- 
nues for anything 'which may be 
called a "^ow." 

~^ "Art" and Business 

Organizing show business as a 
whole refers entirely to the busi- 
ness of shows. The shows them- 
selves may be "art," or may be 
viewed otherwise sentimentally, but 
buyliig and selling "art," entertain- 
ment or i^pt is just business, aha 
should be governed b^ busirt^fis 
rules, exactly as banklhg or rail- 
road business. '/'' 

If an actor with a run-of-thd-play 
contract Is hounded into breaclilU's 
his contract,, or it he doesn't "de- 
liver" there should be a board big 
Enough to compel Justice to both 
sides. If a picture company fails 
to give credit to the original arid, 
other authors, a clash between that 
particular company and the authors^ ., 
or the authors' league should not' be 
necessary. If labor demands .are un- 
just iond Illogical, a sufficiently in- 
telligent and powerful board should 
be able to make the heads of labor 
consider the matter with more fair- 
ness and not blindly kill the goose 
which lays the golden egg; if there 
are unjust blacklists, persecutions 
and discriminations the evidence 
should be available to a general and 
Incorruptible board with, sufflcient 
power to enforce final decisions. 

I beg to hold, the trick is to 
organize the entire' business and the 
spirit must be based squarely on 
the integrity, justice and intent, 
rather than the unjust letter of con- • 
tracts. 

Pretty serious stuff, eh? And, with 
California beckoning, I hate to be 
profound. Well, here is a more 
vagrant fancy about something' 
else, which however, apart from 
the above, might eventually have a 
bearing on it. Could there be any 
object lesson In a prohibition play, 
which would involve us slhiultane- 
ously in a civil and foreign war arid 
If so, might some ' surgical devel- 
opment solve It by producing a hu- 
man race without stomachs; and if 
even then the drys and wets might 
be divided so that each party would 
only include one sex, and the wets 
satisfied by having liquor rubbed 
In' Ih. the manner of liniment? The 
only objection is the men might be 
made the wets and the other sex 
the rubbers, or vice versa, and who, 
I ask you, wants to be rubbed all 
Oio time? Silly, isn't it? 



HISS STANWYCK'S BULINO 

X/OS.'Angeles, April 9. 

Barbara Stanwyck, legit Inger^ue, 
will split billing equally with Rod 
LaRocque In First National's "The 
Locked Door," to be directed by 
George Fltzmaurlce. 

LaRocque will do a novelty as- 
.sIgnment.as,ihe-ylUaiiU, 

NEHAN SIBECTIN& INA CLAIB 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Marshall Neilan will direct Ina 
Claire in her first talking picture, 
net yet titled, for Pathe. Richard 
Boleslavsky, New York stage direc- 
tor, will direct the dialog. Latter 
Is due here to tulflll contract re- 
cently signed with Fathe. 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



MUSIC TRUSr IN PANIC 



Graumaii Tmniiig Producer; 
Chinese Und«r Publix Operation 



I<09 Angeles, April 9. 
Sid Grauman will dispose of his 
one-third Interest In Grauman's 
"Chinese theatre, Hollywood, and 
TOlted Artists will sell 16 per <»nt. 
■qi' Its holdings to give Publlz a 
so' per <;ent. Interest. 
' Sain Katz has completed details 
for the house to revert to Piibltx 
for operation beginning May 1. 
• Grauman will probably enter the 
picture producing ranks, retiring 
entirely as an exhibitor. 

STAGE FILTH 
RUINEDDRAMA, 
SA^ MAYER 



Tells Press Agent Not to 
Misrepresent— Talks 
To Wampas 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
. '- Louis B. Mayer making his first 
appearance before the Wampas 
lost night delivered, for the benefit 
j^jcjthe assembled press agents the 
fttfUude qf , a big league executive 
toward ^^e philosophy of press 
agentry. ~ 

, j.-^ayer stated that the day of ex- 
jsLggeratlon and misrepresentation 
in publicity is over; that press 
agents whether they like it or not, 
must stick to facts and, be fair 
both with the trade and news- 
papers. 

.\IUislon to the decline of the 
legitimate stage developed Mayer's 
contention that this Is due to the 
emut and filth offered by the legit 
stage Itself, and not to talking pic- 
tures opposition. Latter were made 
for general family consumption 
and the stage shows were not. 
Hence the decline of one and the 
popularity of the other, the speak- 
er said. 



Mae West in Applause"? 

Pai-nmoiiht is reported nego- 
tiating with Mae West to star in 
the talking screen adaptation of 
Beth Brown's burlesque story, 
"Applause." The lead role calls 
for a faded burlesque queen of 
the oldon stripe. 

A recent book by Mi.ss Brown, 
named "Mr. Broadway," is In prog- 
ress of preliminary dickering for 
picture rights by a couple of the 
large talUIng producers. 



ABTHUB lOEW SAILING 

Arthur Loew sails abroad for a 
six weeks' inspection trip of M-G-M 
theatres and exchanges April 20. 

He will be accompanied by Harry 
Portmun. in charge of M-G-M's for- 
eign houses, and Dave Blum, head 
of the home office foreign publicity 
department. 



WAARERS' KEALTY EXPERT 

• Arnold L. Steinfeld has Joined Uie 
Warner Bros, as a realty expert. 

Steinfeld resigned as fi vice- 
president of the United Cigar Stores 
Co. to align with the picture firm. 



BOWLING'S $11 START 

Eddie Dowling's picture, "Rain- 
bow Man," will Imve an $11 pre- 
miere at the Selwyn, New York. 

'It opens April 16 for a $2 top, 
twice dally run thereafter. 

_ Seeman-Haver This Month 

F.llly Sceman and Phyllis Haver 
„|mi!>iince,.ihat~theli'- mfti'i'loge will 
be a most quiet affair. It^ Is sched- 
uled for this month in New York, 
althoiigh a secret is made Of the 
exact date. 

; Sla.vor Walker will preside. Phyl- 
lis snys there will be no procession 
find I'onst^tiuently no bridesmaids 
and all that business. 



Stalling Talkers 



Hollyvroodi April 9. • 
Jack Warner has found that 
the wear on his nervous sys- 
tem answering questions when 
visiting or dining out Is eased 
up considerably through the 
distribution of printed cards. 

According to the tenor of 
the conversationalists, the chief 
of the Warner studios slips 
over the reply. 
One reads: 

"Who is double-crossing 

you now?" 

Another says in type: 

"Go to our theatre if you 

want to hear people talking 

pictures." 



U. A.-Wanier Reports 

Show Little Life 




OF SCREEN MUSIC 



New Blow at American Soci- 
ety of Composers, Authors 
and Publishers as Film 
Makers Accumulate Musi- 
cal Copyrights — Picture 
Men Signing Own Com- 
posers — Music Interests 
- Worried — Mammoth Rec- 
ords for Dance Places 



MENACE &^<leiir Fdin, Triple Size of 

Ri^iilar, For Fox ToDjes" on B'way 



SHOWS VS. ORCHESTRAS ? 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Little life has resulted from the 
first stories about the possibility of 
a deal between United Artists and 
Warner Brothers. Nothing much is 
known at this end as to the progress 
of the negotiations, 

The most often heard statement is 
that U. A. must have the 100 i>er 
cent approval of all of its fran- 
chleed stars, with Charlie Chaplin 
mentioned as the most likely hold 
out. If any.' 

That Josi M. Schenck will proceed 
with his Intention of placing all of 
the U. A. stars on a general basis, 
as he has stated, in United Artists, 
Consolidated, is believed. Thiat the 
stars will agree on that point pro- 
vided the necessary amounts ac- 
company the request, is accepted. 

This plan, it is said, would give 
Schenck the sole direction of the 
future of U. A., his objective, pro- 
vided the stars did not demand a 
reservation on the right to merge or 
sell the organization. 



In New York nothing has devel- 
oped for publication in the reported 
U. A.-Warner deal. 



F. N. Musicals 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Jack Donohue will probably play 
opposite Marilyn Miller when the 
latter comes here to do "Sally" for 
First National In June. Report is 
that Donohue has been signed for 
the role Leon Errol did in the show. 

P. N. originally made this pic- 
ture about four years ago with Col- 
leen Moore, Alfred E. Greene di- 
recting. Greene may be given the 
sound version to handle. If Miss 
Miller does a second picture for 
this company, the chances aro it 
will be "Sonny" which she also did 
for Zlegfeld. 

"No, No, Nanette" goes into pro- 
duction by First National with Alice 
White assigned the lead femme role 
Production is due during the sum- 
mer. 



Plea for Titles 

Providence, April 9. 
Actuated by a belief that picture 
theatres will soon be showing talk- 
ing films exclusively, the Providence 
League for the Hard of Hearing Is 
circulating a petition calling upon 
producers to include subtitles so that 
all patrons will be able to follow 
the screen stories. 



BIG BEN TWICE 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
...Tones.... of ~ . Big ^Bcn, . Xondon^s. 
faincd clock, soon will be a fa- 
miliar sound on this side of the 
Atlantic. . 

Sam Goldwyn imported the sound 
of the clock striking for "Bulldog 
Drummond," and now Paramount 
is bringing ■ over similar record for 
Richard Dix'a "Wheel of Lite." 



The report In Variety a fortnight 
ago that the talkers and picture In- 
terests were now frankly antagonis- 
tic to the American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publisbers; and 
opposed to the payment of any 
music tax fees, was aa a bombshell 
in the ranks of the A. S. 

At a meeting laAt week ' It was 
agreed, however, that the situation 
was not exaggerated. Representative 
songwriters openly declared that 
they had been approached to con- 
tract with the picture companies 
for sound pictures. With music not 
long ago regarded as 60 i»er cent 
of the picture, Ita importance to the 
screen has been tnted to even more 
In value. Hence the picture compa- 
nies' desire to sign up their own 
writers and create a catalog all 
their own for synchronization use. 

That's what Warner- Wltmarks 
are doing, the Warner Bros, taking 
control of all copyrights. However, 
they are the only firm going In for 
that. The others do not insist on 
owning the copyrights, but ulti- 
mately that win come to pass. It Is 
believed. 

Another Invasion 

Besides this, the interests of the 
music men are being complicated by 
new mammoth record reproducing 
machines which are replacing or- 
chestras In restaurants, tea rooms, 
chop suey Joints, and even in small 
grill rooms and dance halls. This 
practice of playing mechanically re- 
produced music from disks which 
run an hour or more without chang- 
ing has never been legally tested, 
although obviously copyrighted mu- 
sic Is thus being performed for a 
profit. 

Furthermore, the new microphonic 
process of recording makes this type 
of mechanical music almost perfect 
in quality, with no complaint from 
the patrons. 

Arthur Hammerstein's announce- 
ment that his next musical produc- 
tion would dispense with an or- 
chestra and would be synchronized 
from the stage with a mechanically 
recorded score, to be movietone re- 
produced from a film sound track, is 
also regarded as an ominous indica' 
tlon by the music interests. 
Mills "In" 

E. C. Mills has gone to the west 
coast to confer with the picture 
people on niuslc and Its relationship 
to the screen. 

Mills is trustee for the major 
music publishers In contracts and 
negotiations; with the picture men. 
He gets 10 per cent, commission 
for his personal services, deductable 
from all collections. 

The song publishers allied with 
picture Interests are out to tie up 
the best writiers available. Mini 
mum . guarantees of |2?,000 annu- 
ally, plus expenses, are being ot 
fered wholesale with generous roy 
alties against the sheet music sales. 



Split Gilbert and Garbo; 
Place Each in Own Films 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
M-G has definitely decided not to 
co-star Greta Garbo and John Gil- 
bert again. From now on each will 
appear Individually as stars. 

Gilbert's next assignment will be 
'Olympla," the Franz Molnar play 
now being adapted by Lawrence 
Stalllngs. 



WOOD'S MAGAZDIE 

Los Angeles, April 9 
Frank Wood, secretary of the 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
and- Sciences, slnce^lts lnception,.wm 
be replaced May 1. with a succesjsor 
not yet chosen. 

Wood will be given another po 
sition by the Academy to sponsor a 
moving picture magazine which has 
not proved profitable, it is said 
Board of directors held a secret 
meeting last week. 



Spurns Wire 



San Francisco, April 9. 

Louiis Greenfield, who op- 
erates three houses here and 
one in Santa Cruz, is- not going 
to wire any of- them. Green- 
field says he is not pessimistic 
but c, simply feels that with 
houses all around him wired 
that enough people will want to 
see silent productions for his 
theatres to thrive. 

Greenfield's local trio are 
among the most profitable in 
the neighborhood section. They 
are the new Mission, Fillmore, 
aiid the .American. 



Pathe Takes Cohan 



Pathe. has taken the Cohan thea- 
tre. New York, for "Mother's Boy," 
opening May 6. Company has the 
house for eight weeks, with options 
extending to the middle of Septem- 
ber. 

Film is an RCA Photophone talk- 
er, headed by Mort Downey, with 
the theatre wired by Western Elec- 
tric. 

Pathe's sudden tenancy switches 
Bulldog Drummond" (Goldwyn- 
UA), to the Apollo, on 42nd street, 
where it will bow In on the pre- 
viously scheduled date. May 2. 



Lupe's Victor Disks 

Pittsburgh, April 9. 

While In town last week at th^ 
Penn, Lupe Velez announced she 
had signed a contract with the 
Victor company for a series of rec 
ords which will net her (16,000 in 
addition to a percentage for the 
first year. 

Her voice in "Lady of the Pave 
ments" was responsible for the 
oiler. Miss Velez said, and papers 
were signed prior to her departure 
from New Tork for here. First 
record is likely to be the main 
song from "Lady of the Pave- 
ments." 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Fox will send its "Movietone Fol- 
lies" into the key cities on its 
grandeur film, which Is two and a 
half times as wide as 36 mm. and 
one and three fourth times as high. 

Film is steresc'opic takes color 
and can be used to fill the entire 
proscenium opening of any theatre 
if desired. Its principal is that it 
offers space for a wider sound track 
which permits a better recording of 
sound, 

- Film, of course, necessitates spe- 
cial projection machines and has 
been registered out here on cameras 
especially made by the Fox studios. 
Understanding is that Fox has been 
working on this enlarged film for 
two ; years and now has it ready. 
Studio spent $1,600,000 in labora- 
tory research last year. 

"Follies" will be generally re- 
leased, outside the keys, on normal 
sized film In color. 

It Is reported in New Tork that 
engineers have already been looking 
over the Gaiety theatre to figure on 
the requirements of a new and 
larger booth. Picture is due for this 
house according to present schedule. 



251 Honrs by Air 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Demands made by the picture in- 
dustry for faster transportation be- 
tween here and New York prompted 
the Western .Air Express to estab- 
lish a direct air passenger service 
between these points, with a flying 
schedule of 26% hours for planes 
leaving here at night and 27 hours 
for those leaving In the morning. 

Planes, equipped to carry 12 pas- 
sengers and baggage, will operat« 
daily after June L 



U Disbands Stock 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
Unlversal's stock company, con- 
sisting of ingenues only, la being 
ozoned. 

Ten ot the chicks were signed 
with options in the last six months. 
All are being dropped. - 

Frltzie Fern Is t^e first to get the 
shove. 



Loud Ballyhoo 

liOS Angeles, April 9. 

Universal is making a trans-con- 
tinental ballyhoo for "Show Boat" 
by mounting a super loud speaker 
on a truck. 

It will stop at all principal cities 
en route to New York and play 
"Show Boat" song hits from phono- 
graph records. Speaker is said to 
be able to send its sound a mile. 



Belasco-Gest-Ulric 

Some time during the summer, 
with no date set, David Bclo-sco and 
Morris Gest are reported leaving for 
the coast to make a talking picture 
starring Lenore Ulrlc. 

Neither studio, release channel or 
whether it will be a Belasco play is 
mentioned, although the presump- 
tion in that the picture will be made 
dt and Tor TJhired' Aft IsTiiT" : 



Katz-SarnofF Back 

Sam katz Is expected to return to 
New York from the const Sunday, 
14. David SarnofC is duo to reach 
New York from abroad Monduy, 13. 



5,000 Fox's, HollyWdod 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Fox has acquired property on 
Hollywood boulevard at Hudson and 
will build a 6,000-seat house. 

Construction due to start in Sep- 
tember. 



Hays' Four Trips 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Will Hays surprised the picture 
colony by an April trip this year. 
Hays says that with the large talker 
expansions it will how be necessary 
for him to make four trips Instead 
of the two to the Coast each year. 
These are listed for January, April, 
July and October. 

His present visit Is for confer- 
ences regarding the general situa- 
tion. 



GIBBONS' "SAB" NOT SOLD 

Floyd Gibbons, whose "Red Na- 
poleon" is running serially Irt "Lib- 
erty," states that ever since Va- 
riety printed Fox has closed with 
him for the movietone rights, ho 
is staying indoors for fear of miss- 
ing the mailman with that $140,- 
000 check quoted as the financial 
consideration. 

It so happens, says Gibbons, that 
his script is still in the open mar- 
ket, with several bids entertained, 
but as yet, nothing offloially closed, 

ACASEIIT'S SECOND 

Los AnBOles, April 9. 
■ Motion Picture Academy of Arts 
and Sciences will celebrate its sec- 
ond aiinlversary at a dinner. May 9. 

I>.stow!»i of the Ac.idemy awards 
will also take place at this time. 



VARIETY 



P I G T URES 



W«diieflday, April 10. 1928 



Hood of Sound Devices Has Coast 
Dizzy, Fith Sharpers WorUi^ O'rtime 



Ix>s Angeles, April 9. 
Syncromanlacs with their pet re- 
cordlnj; devloes are Invading HoIly> 
wood In such large numbers that 
the town la In a state of confusion 
with the presence of so many dlver- 
Blfled theories and inventions. Pic- 
ture boys become so engrossed in 
the inventions that they lose all 
perspective to reason and become 
easy victims to unscrupulous sharp- 
ers, 

liatest ' hokum recorder to ease 
Into the limelight is a device that 
can be carried in the vest pocket. 
It was originally designed by the 
.'Inventor for jinder-cover agents 
. and prohibition tipsters looking for 
. evldencei. According to the inventor 
of this handy recorder, there isn't a 
chance of Infringing on any of the 
present patented systems, as he 
started to work on It 88 years ago 
when he was a beach comber and 
lived by the ocean. It was here 
that he «oncieved the Idea of re- 
cording of sea waves by Imprinting 
them around on sun cured fibre of 
, sea weeds. Tbla, the Inventor 
ol^ms. Is the b^ie principal being 
.used by all sound systems. i^oday.. 
Form Waiting Compuny - 
Story of how. cecprdlng was 
founded touched the hearts of thr^ 
.ambitious actors .ytho. Immediately 
set «hout to Interest Influential men 
I;^ Hollywood., l^ey beileyed it. to 
b<8 a bfe-sayer for the Independent 
pi^ctducer . ■vtbo couldn't, afford 
bJgh dceiise an^ royalty fees, of .the 
big «leotrIcs. Actors got as far as 
Interesting .a^ reai..<estlLte promoter 
who took the inventor under his 
personal "wing and latef sold him 
to a former fitan promoter who now 
has formed a $20,000,000 corpora- 
tion to develop the device. 

With all the necessary papers 
drawn up to put the device over on 
■ big scale; the tir^moters are ke«p- 
" mg'the chairs wami unQl the stock 
tab be soId,<or until the' btg' electrics 
will hear' of thtf new device and 
. make overtures to buy them oUt at 
S' 'fabulous price. -latte^ Is what 
the promoter Is waiting for because 
he itirsoniclly believes the de'vlce to 
oontelln'' SO' niany htfrlngeiments that 
" oiice put od the market it will re ' 
quire all the capltallEOtlon to 'fight 
(he litigations th&t a^S bound to 
'come up if tlie de'vlce- is ever used. 



17 Films' 17 Names 



Rayart Pictures has released 
17 films, this seosohi each with 
a different Star, iHctiires were 
made by Irene Rich, Viola 
Dana, Sblrley Mason, Jacque- 
line Logan, - 'Vera Reynolds, 
Llla Lee, Robert frazer, 
Helen Poster, Gladys Brack- 
well, Edith Roberts; Gertrude 
Olmstead,' Jason Robards, Rex 
Lease, Virginia Brown Faire, 
Mae Busch and Cornelius 
Keefe. 

This Is probably a record 
for a variety of names on one 
release schedule. - 



Par's Stkker TiHip 



Los Angeles, April . 9. '. 
Paramount studio, has. ma4e an 
exclusive tie-up with Ackerley- 
La^gley^ Jit^., ,of Toronto-, and the 
Irvin Press Corp., of Buffalo, N. 1., 
whiereby these firms agree to cirr 
culate more than 100,000,000 sticker 
portraits of -Paramount players 
wltliltf a year; This Is In addition 
to advertising of the International 
Dry. Cleaheris' Asso. bandied by ^he 
Abkerley-'Langley Co., go Into more 
than 480 cities In the Uqlted States 
and IS cities In Canada. - 

Stickers will be distributed by 
the cleaners belonging - to the as- 
sociation while the! ads will carry 
the same copy ^jS on stiokers. 

It Is.flgAred the combined circu- 
lation of both stlcke<« and ad mat- 
ter 'Will giv6 Paramount players a 
greater, circulation than the Sateve- 
post for 62 weeks In the y^ar ■with- 
out cost to the studio other than 
furnishing a- negative of each of Its 
players. 



HAL SKELLY 

Creator of ' th«> star role In the 
legitimate production of "Bur- 
lesque" Is now repeating his ster- 
ling performajice for Paramount in 
their 100% talking film of this 
world famous success. 

Boovo<| hy" M. 8. *»F^'— 
1564 Broadway, New Tork 



That Sonora DeaE 



U. S. mOE SHOWS 



(Continued from page 2) 

State for Fine Arts who will act 
in cbout the same capacity as did 
Herrlot last year. This conference 
will take place when the Commis- 
sion again meets. 

The Embassy experts will present 
a memorandum prepared by Harold 
Sflalth which outlines In detail the 
argument that quotas and contin- 
gents so far have worked harm to 
all concerned with the exception 
of a favored few. Position will be 
presented that if the plan sug- 
gested by the Chambre Syndicale 
Is adopted it will force all Amer- 
icans to abandon further business 
In France. 

The attaches have put a tre- 
mendous amount of work on the 
campaign and the conference be- 
tween the American representatives 
and the French official is the re- 
sult, of a formal protest made by 
the Eteibassy attaches. They were 
able in verbal argument to convince 
Poncet that the film program might 
be a mistake. 

New Proposals Worse Yet 

Thereupon Poncot agreed that If 
the arguments presented to him' 
were reduced to writing, they would 
be presented to the French trade' 
before any 'new quota action would 
be taken. 

Now, Variety Is reliably informed, 
the Frenchmen will offer an osten- 
sible compromise on the Chambre 
Syndicale suggestion, with a new 
plan calling for four visas for one 
French picture bought by the Amer- 
icans and hb films allowed entry 
free. 

Americans say this condition is 
ev«n worse than the Chambre's con- 
.templated program because it would 
nMessItate'tKe^liiTniedlate^urchase- 
of French pictures before any 
American product could enter 
Franco. 



A deal that has 'missed cbn'sum 
ihatlon a. dozen times ' during the 
past six. months, .'with' the flu. and 
absences of one or inpre of the nec- 
essary parties blamed for pbstpone- 
ment on .each occasion. Is again re- 
ported set. This Is between Con- 
solidated Brlstolphone and' Sonora: 

The new signing time is May 1, 
when Percy Seutsch, head of 
Acoustics Products Co., the holding 
company for Sonora, will return 
from' abroad. 



Sennett Signs Thetma Hill 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Mack Sennett has' placed Thelma 
'lUlI under a two years* contract for 
talking ploturefl. 



Publix Units Closing 

Readjustment of unit bookings in 
the N. T. offices of Publlx resulted 
in a notice going to "Bubbles" to 
close April 19 in Portland Ore. 

Several other unite are also ex 
pected to close by May 1, with 
newer units replacing. 



CiLAIBE WIHSSOS' SLIPS IN 

Claire 'Windsor slipped into town 
and is at the Barclay after a long 
cruise of southern waters with Capt. 
Wm. Fawcett and wife. Fawcett is 
head of the Fawcett Publications, 
of which Screen Secrets is one of 
the best known. 

Miss Xyindsor was. a guest of the 
captain and -his wife,' who sailed 
around Panama, Havana and 
Florida. 



RADIO'S FOBTEB lUMS? 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
J. Leo Meehan,' who made the 
Gene Stratton Porter pictures for 
FBO, Is enrout<e to New Tork to 
possibly sign with RKO; to continue 
to make the Porter pictures. It will 
be via Photophone (RCA) recording 
if there are any signatures. 




METRO EXPANDING 



studio Rebuilding Program Getting 
Under Way 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
Carrying out expansion opera- 
tions under consideration and 
planned prior to Its absorption by 
Fox, M-G-M Immediately begins a 
building program. There will be 
new sound stages and a complete 
four-acre industrial center. Latter 
wiil be connected by a spur with the 
Pacific Electric main line. 

Stage, glass and steel structure 
will 'be razed' and on Its site a 
l,60^-8e{lt theatre, used either for 
recording or reproducing, win be 
erected, ^tage will be Insulated 
and treated "with absorptive mate- 
rial. About 20 buildings will be 
razed to make room for the new 
structures. 



Jack Spargo Dies 



John Spargo, 69, for many years 
New York editor of the Exhibitors' 
Herald, died April 7 of diabetes at 
his home In Freeport, L. L He is 
survived by his widow and two 
sons; 'William and Edgar, the former 
advertising manager of the Ameri- 
can 'Weekly and the latter with 
Underwood, photographers. 

For a time he conducted his own 
photographic studios and prior to 
bis newspaper work Was associated 
with Famous Players in the adver- 
tising department. 

Services yesterday (Tuesday) 
with Interment In Freeport. 



F. N. Recalls Dove 

Film; to Make It Talk 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Silent version of "Man and the 
Moment," starring Blllle Dove, was 
completed and ready to release 
more than two months ago, but 
since Miss 'Dove has signed a new 
contract consenting to talk picture 
has been recalled from distribution 
by First National and dialog se 
quences are being injected. 

In addition to Miss Dove being 
recalled for dialog, supporting 
principals had to be rounded up, 
These also include Rod La Rocque, 
Robert Scahble and Gwen Lee. 
Latter players were engaged by 
other studios, but time was ar- 
ranged for them to appear at the 
F. N. plant. 



CBUZE WANTS HOBE SPACE 

Los. Angeles, Avrl\ 9, 
James (3ruze, now producing at 
the I. Ei Cbadwlck studios. Is nego- 
tiating for space at both, the Metro- 
politan and Tec- Art studios. 

Cruze will go into production on 
A,.numlOT^-vQf,ieatu re lengthy 
as soon as a deal can be 'maSe.' 



TBANSFEBBING ENGINE 

Los Angeles, Aprl^' 9. 
Locomotive used in filming rail- 
road scenes at Superior, "Wis., for 
"Thunder" (M-G), is being trans- 
ported here for clpseup work and 
other added scenes. 



"HASBIAGE CmCLE" DELAY 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

First National has called off pro 
ductlon of "The Marriage Circle" 
to be remade as a dialog picture 
by Alexander Korda. 

The picture was first made three 
years ago by Bhnst Lubltch with 
an all-star cast for 'Warner Bros. 
It was figured too distinctively to 
make over at this time and its 
dialog remake will be held off for 
anoth'er-y«ap-at-least»— ^ — — 



Strayer Directing "Eve" 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Colunibia has signed F^ank 
Strayer to direct "The Fall of Eye, 
an original, to go into production 
'With an all-star cast next week. 
It. will be an all- talker. 



Warners* Check-up 



'Warners is said to be only 
nine days ahead of Mchlbitor 
demtind -on talking shorts. It 
is neceBsary" to maintain a 
constant ' production average 
for the houses which -have 
been wired for Vltaphone from 
the early days. Nearly 700 
shorts liave been made by this 
firm to date. , 

On the feature end 'Warners 
has made a total of 76 full- 
length Vltaphone pictures since 
"Don Juan" was first released 
Aug. 6, 1926. Of this number 
40 have contained dialog and 
eight have been all talkers.. 

Company counts 'Western 
Electrlo houses . wired,, as of 
March 7, at 1,600. Pacent, 
wlvlch W. B. services, has 160 
installations to date. 



Myers Warns Indies 
Of Pietare Shortage 



Detroit, April 9. 

Abram F. Myers, head of the new 
Allied indie association, told the 
Michigan theatre O'Wners heire to- 
day that they should be prepared 
for a picture shortage before the 
year Is over. 

Myers bases this opinion on the 
closer merging of the dlstrlbutbrs 
and producers and the Inroads be-: 
Ing made into the independent field 
with the- purpose of entirely' sup- 
planting the Indie exhibitor every- 
where. 

"Mergers are fast bringing about 
a' degree of concentration," said 
Myers, "In the production and dis- 
tribution of pictures which has 
seriously curtailed and threatens to 
extinguish competition In those 
branches." 

He made reference to William 
Fox "as the former independent' 
and principal beneficiary of an ac- 
tion brought by the government unr 
der the anti-trust law some 18 years; 
ago," but who now had long ceased 
to be anything like an Independent. 

Myers claims that his protest to 
the producers of talkers, backed up 
with his appeal to the Department 
of Justice, had resulted In a liberal- 
ized policy that had some'what 
taken the worry of Interchange- 
ability from the Indie exhibitor. 

Referring to the recent court case 
to test the legality of the arbitra- 
tion boards and the uniform con- 
tracts Myers told the Michigan 
owners he greatly feared "the net 
result of the proceedings will be 
to make it more difficult for the 
exhibitors to secure the definite 
modification of the system to which 
they believe themselves entitled." 

In closing he urged the exhibitors 
to wire their houses for the talkers 
are here and doing business. . He 
said the talkers used, smaller casts 
and less production costs and urged 
that exhibitors see that some of 
that savings be passed on to them 
and to not let the producers set 
too high a figure because of the 
newness of those same talkers. 



Fred Niblo Sued for 
$160,000; Slander Suit 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Edward Hoyden indicted recent- 
ly for allegedly advising and show- 
ing picture people how to make 
false income tax returns, has filed 
a slander suit against Fred Nlblo 
asking $160,600. 

Nlblo testified before Federal 
Grand Jury that Hayden had made 
out his Income return for 1927. 
Hayden denies, through his attor- 
ney 'William LaPlante, having any- 
thing to do with drawing up or 
filing that instrument. 



GASSON U'S CASTEB 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Harry Garson, former picture 
producer, has been appointed cast- 
ing director at Universal. He is a 
former husband of Clara Kimball 
Toung, and also produced her pic- 
turies. Recently Garson has been 
promoting independent pictures on 
the Coast. He succeeds Victor 
Nordllnger. 



CONSOLIDATED WANTS 
BENNEn LAB. CONTROL 

Similar Suits in N. Y. and L A, 
— Consol. Claims Unful- 
filled Agreemient 



Consolidated Film Laboratories, 
represented by M. L, Lavensteln, 
started aoUon yesterday (Tuesday) 
In the New ^ork Superior Cou-.t 
against Alfred Weiss and the Agfa 
Raw Film Laboratories, seeking 
judgment which wov^d force Welsa 
to sell the plaintiffs his controlling 
interest in the Bennett Laborato- 
ries, Los Angeles, according to an 
alleged previous agreement. Sltui- 
lar suit has been started in. Los^An- 
geles against-Harry T. James, pres- 
ident .and secretary of tte Benjttett 
Laboratories. ..^^ 

Consolidated claims to have en- 
tered into an agreement^.yftth Welsa 
.for .)iis stock in the Bennett Labs., 
Weiss also 'agreeing to sell ithe' 
stock held by James, which he Is 
reported to have had under con- 
trol, Consolidated was to pay Weiss 
approximately 1126,000 and James 
abpiit 946,000. 

Plaintiffs now charge that Weiss 
refused to go through with his 
agreement; Defendants claim that 
when Consolidated did not exercise 
Its Option to buy at the expiration 
of the agreement they were not 
ol>liged to go through with the deal. 

According to the complaint en- 
tered by Consolidated on examine - 
tlon of the books of the Bennett 
Laboratories at the time of the 
-agreement with Weiss, It was found 
that certain representations made 
by the latter were not borne out. 
Consolidated then agreed that if 
Weiss corrected certain conditions 
within a stipulated time they would 
make the payments agreed upon. 

It is claimed that Weiss said he 
would do this, but later refused to 
moke the required alterations and 
then refused to sell because Ja^es 
would not part with his stock., ;, 

C. W. Yates, president of Cons^pli- 
dated, is now in Los Ang«les. .'<. 

Los Angeles,'''Aprl.l . p. 
Suit to bring about enforcen^nt 
of the transfer of controlling inter- 
est in Bennett Laboratories to Con- 
solidated Film Laboratories has 
been entered simultaneously In New 
Tork' and in the Los Angeles Su- 
peHor Court. Action seeks to com- 
pel Harry T. James of Los Angeles, 
president and secretary of Bennett, 
Alfred Weiss of New York and the 
Agfa Raw Film Laboratories to sell 
to Consolidated stock which they 
hold in the Bennett organization to 
the amount of (170,000. Claim Is 
made that the defendants had 
agreed to transfer this majority 
holding in the Consolidated Labora- 
tories, but that when the deal was 
ready to close they refused to go 
ahead with the agreement. 

Court action is a demand that 
James, Weiss and Agfa be directed 
to complete the transaction. New 
York suit was instituted to secure 
jurisdiction of Weiss and Agfa, who 
have their headquarters there, and 
the Los Angeles action because 
James Is the operating head of Ben- 
nett Laboratories on the Coast. 

H. T. James, president and secre- 
tary ■ Bennett Film Laboratories, 
said that Consolidated was trying 
to compel Alfred Weiss and himself 
to dispose of their Bennett stock 
and that It had brought action to 
try to get It. He said Con.solidatcd 
hadn't a chance. 

James added that Welas gave an 
option on his Bennett stock to Con- 
solidated, which the latter, he said, 
believed constituted a majority. 

"That was not the case," James 
continued. "Then Consolidated 
wanted to include' mine. The pe- 
riod of the option given Consoli- 
dated by Weiss expired last : July 
and It iiad not been taken up. Sub- 
sequently .Weiss gave me an option 
on the stock he held. Weiss can- 
not dispose of his holding in this 
laboratory without first tendering 
me the opportunity of buying It. I' 
hold the .control and will continue 
to do so. That's the whole story. 
Consolidated has no'' claim." 



. HATS DECISION IN HAY 



A decision In Its favor Is looked 
for the week of May 23 by the Hays 
organization, in the recent govern- 
ment qulzz on the legality of Its 
credit committee and film boards. 

Hays' outfit will submit a brief 
within a week, both sides having 
been allowed three weeks from the 
end of the trial here. 



NICE SCHENCK ON COAST 

Los Angeles,'' Apri^:j9. 
Nicholas Schenck is now in,- Del 
Monte playing a little golf, .before 
returning east. 

~'He~5p6Ht"Tl"XTCBlc-in-Ht)llywood- 
conferring with M-G-M officials. 



Chas. Bunn's Mother Dies 

The death of ' his mother in 
Mishawaka, Ind., has called Charles 
Bunn, general sales chief for EHec- 
trical Research Products, out of 
town until tomorro'w (Thursday). 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



PAR. DENIES 
EAGELS' STRIFE 

Star Was III— W. B.*» 
Short with Midgets 



f'Jealousy," at the Paramount 
Astoria studio, resumed production 
April 4 after an enforced layoff. 
Studio denies Jeanne Eagels walked 
oft the set as reported In the dallies 
or that there was any temper- 
mental break between Paramount 
and Miss Eagels. She waa 111 and, 
moreover, her leading man, Anthony 
•■^uShnell, under a term contract 
•• "with Paramount, was also 111 and. 
' ' "^wie away two days longer than 
Miss Eagels. In 1927 the star had 
' trouble with Paramount and M- 
O-M urfder conditions described at 
the time as originating in temper- 
ment "Jealousy" will be finished 
I , about April 13, one week behind 
Schedule. 

Paramount has filled the cast of 
"The Lady Lies," to be directed by 
Hobart Henley. In addition to 
Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert 
and Harry Ullford, line-up includes 
Betty Garde, Virginia True Board- 
man, Vera Deane, Janis Richard- 
eon, Elaine Arden and Tom Brown, 
all from leglt. William O. Stiener, 
Just promoted to first cameraman 
by Paramount, will officiate at the 
tripod. 

"Glorifying the American Girl" 
will get into production in May. 
Paramount's talking short depart- 
ment m^xle "Book Lovers," with 
Joseph Santley, Ivy Sawyer, Phil 
Van Lee, Olive Shea, Virginia Mar- 
vin and Monael Llndley. Alice 
Boulden and orchestra are sched- 
tiled. 

Short on Midgets 

Warners' Flatbush studio - made 
the first talking short of midgets, 
the Tiny Town Revue. Fred Ardath, 
' Assisted by Claude Allen and Klar 
Magnud;^ Is a Vitaphone repeat, as 
Bobby Folsom, Mr. and Mrs. 
Jack Norworth and Harris and 
'"'^dcUft also recorded. Brendel and 
Burt are on the future list. 

Pathe's "Irish Boy" is now "My 
Lady" and a third title may ^eplaoe 
that one. Berry Lawford, Ed. Mac- 
Namara and the original Andrew 
Mack cast are in support of Morton 
Downey. Picture delayed In get- 
ting started but now set for this 
week. George LeMalre made a 
Pathe talking short with Louis 
Simon, Evelyn Knapp and Audrey 
Maple. It's called "The Plumber's 
Are Coming." 

M-G-M recorded the fifth of Its 
George Dewey Washington series 
of six. Walter C. Kelly, "the Vir- 
ginia Judge," also preserved in wax 
Week's schedule included a novelty 
review . conceived by director Nick 
Grlnde. Charley Irwin m.cing for 
this one. 



$174,000 Payroll 

If somebody didn't call this 
to tiie attention of one of the 
picture companies with ah ad- 
ministrative payroll like the 
war debt, it was an oversight, 

Newmont Mining Co. pub- 
lished its 1928 income ac- 
count showing total adminis- 
trative salaries of $174,000. 
This covered salaries of presi- 
dent, chairman of the board, 
three vice-presidents, treas- 
urer, secretary and a flock of 
assistants. 

Concern earned during the 
year $8,328,000. 



pllie Mack's Two Reelers 

Ollle Mack, former partner of 
Charles Murray, now a First Na 
tlonal featured player. Is launch 
Ing a series of dialog two reelers 
based on old scrips used by him 
with Murray during 20 years of 
one nlghting. Among the old timers 
Mack has In mind are "Daniel in 
the Lion's Den," "Finnegan's Duel," 
etc. 

Lewis L Malsell is financing the 
Mack service to be made at the 
American Sound Studio. 



CHICAGO PATENT SUIT 

Chicago, April 9. 

Trans Lux Daylight Picture 
Screen Corp. hu started suit in the 
V. S. District Court against the 
■ News Projection Corp., asking that 
the Proctor patent, under which an 
Injunction waa obtained against 
.Trans Lux last May, be declared 
null and void. 

Trans Lux claim the real inventor 
•f the process la Herman E. Roys 
iand base their suit on that charge 

Celleen'a 2d Talker 

. Los Angeles, April 9. 
,. Colleen Moore's second talker for 

First NaUonal will be "Footlights 
• ahd Fools," short story by Kather 

tae Bush, 

, Tale la ".of musical comedy fa 
— Torlte-fiiid-a- caiiegB^Bsy; — — - 

Levee In New York ' 

Los Angeles. April 9, 
M. C. Levee, general manager of 
united Artists studio. Is In New 
York on business connected with 
enlarging the sound recording fa- 
, pintles at the studio, . . 



New Choke Coil Saving 
Horn and Milfions 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
A choke coll that will eliminate 
the commutator ripple, silence the 
'singring of t:te arc," is expected to 
validate for sound work $4,000,000 
worth of arc lighting equipment in 
the coast studios. 

Earl Miller, chief electrician of 
Paramount, is credited with dis- 
covery of the Instrument. Working 
along parallel as well as on inde- 
pendent lines has been Harry D. 
Brown of a local electrical supply 
company. On the Paramount lot 
alone it is . estimated replacement 
value of arc equipment Is nearly 
$600,000. 

MlUer has built 2» of his . latest 
colls and iateadlly Is increasing the 
number at his workshop on the lot 
Hia first device required a box 
nearly three feet In all dimensions. 
His late'&t examples measure but 9 
Inches each way. 'in recent tests 
he has placed a sun arc equipped 
with the coll within five feet of a 
microphone without the latter pick- 
ing up any hum. 

Brown also has conducted tests 
for producers, one for a large in- 
dependent, who Is reported to have 
'gone arc" as a result. 

Miller reports His tests Indicate 
the coll will cover 160 amperes, in- 
cluding In its scope as many lamps 
as may tall within that range. Illu- 
strating the effect on prices' of arc 
equipment sutCered as a result of 
the Industry's gesture toward In- 
candescents on the entrance, of 
sound, an electrical chief reported 
that one size sun arc which formerly 
sold at $2,700 may now be purchased 
for $2,160. 

The new coll probably will retail 
at around $60. 



$17,000 for Vita Club 

vitaphone , Pictures Frolic at the 
Commodore, New York, Saturday 
night netted over $17,060 for the 
promotion and benevolent fund of 
the Warner- Stanley-First National 
Club. Of this about $7,300 was 
realized In advertising in the 
souvenir program. Around 2,000 
persons, mostly employees, of which 
800 are- members, attended. 

Fifteen acts composed the show 
staged by Lou Colder. Jack Gilbert, 
president of the club, and Art 
Saxon had general charge. 



3.16MH. FIEMS POOL 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Three local concerns. Cine Art 
Productions, Arrow Screen Com 
pany and Thalhammer Corp., all 
dealing In ISmm. films and equip 
ment, have pooled and opened 
branch offices In New York and 
Chicago. 

First two named in business less 
than two years and Thalhammer 
quit professional field a year ago 
to go amateur. 



OSCAR SHAW 

In "Cocoanuts" for Paramount as 
the juvenile lead . In this 100% 
talking film. 

Booked by M. 6. BENTHAM 
1664 Broadway, New York 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Clarence Badger, . directing for 
Paramount for the past seven 
years, has left that organization. 
Badger wa? scheduled to do a 
Clara Bow picture but decided th&t 
opportunities with another com- 
pany, as he was a free-lance, were 
more advantageous. 

Also oft the Par payroll are John 
Monk Saunders and Wells Root, 
former New York newspaperman. 



Dual Sound Releases 

.Los Angeles, April 9. 

Studios equipped with major apr 
paratus are "recognizing booking 
possibilities of catering, to houses 
wired for' disk only. Metropolitan- 
Christie is one of the first to issue 
dual service. 

Following completion of a pic- 
ture recorded on film and its final 
editing, the subject Is transfered 
to disk; 



PATHE'S NEW SEBIAL 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
Pathe has started on a new 
serial under title of "The Black 
Book." It will feature AUene Ray 
and Walter Miller with suppoftlng 
cast of the usual Pathe serial stock 
players. 

Spencer Bennett to direct with 
all production at Pathe studios. 
Heretofore, this company made Its 
serial headquarters at the Metro 
poUtan studio. 

Cowan -Mack Co- Directing 

Los Angeles, April 9, 

William J. Cowan and Russell 
-Mack-wIU— co-dlreot— !iGompanion. 
ate," a talker, for Radio release, 
Picture is to star Betty Compson 
and was to have been directed by 
Wesley Ruggles. 

Cowan has had the production 
date on "This Way to Happiness' 
set back until he completes this 
opuiL 




BADGER QUITS PAR. 

John Monk Saunders and Wells 
Root Also Off. This Payroll 



W. E. Only Lost $37^00 on 
Removd Firing-13 Machines Now 
hstalied-Fpre Making 4,000 in '29 



Biggest Sound Stage 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Warners is building the largest 
sound stage In the picture Indus- 
try on its Sunset Blvd. lilant. 

It la to be located on the Van 
Ness avenue side of the property 
and win be 200 x 360 ft. Cost is 
$260,000, with work starUng this 
week under supervision of Wm. 
Koenig. 



INCE-LYTELL TALEES 

Ralph Ince, currently In New 
York, Is reported east to make a 
picture with Bert Lytell on this 
coast for Columbia. Lytell Is ap 
pearlng In a legit show. 

First Idea la said to have been 
to make "Acquitted," a 1907 Mary 
Roberts Rlnehart magazine story. 
Whether it is tthe final choice Is 
unknown at thia time. 

Film will talk. 



Trick Sound Stuff 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
At the Metropolitan-Christie 
studio the technical crew 
claims a lap dissolve In sound. 
Boys believe that all tricks of 
the camera will eventually be 
within range of sound pic- 
tures. 

In the current production 
Lloyd Hamilton Is shown In 
two parts. He speaks to him- 
self. Interrupts himself and 
carries on an animated con- 
versation in perfect synchron- 
ization. It's said to be the 
first time It has been done. 



Indie Co/s 3 Talkers - 
At M-G's N. Y. Studio 



starting April 16 at M-G'a New 
York studio three specials are to be 
made by Franklin M. Warner, pro- 
ducer of "The Great Power." A 
new corporation. Franklin Warner 
Producing Co., will finance. Pro- 
ducer prefers not to state whether 
he will release through M-G-M. 

First picture, now casting, is 
tentatively titled, "Love's Shadows," 
an all-talking musical by Joel An- 
drews, with special music and lyrics 
by J. Kern Brennon and Lee David. 
Production is to cost ^300,000. 

Each of. the specials Is to be 
made In 1929 and have a 10 weeks' 
shooting schedule. 



Laenunle Dinner 

A dinner In honor of Carl 
Laemmle win be held at the Motion 
Picture Club next Tuesday, the 
celebration marking Laemmle's 23d 
year In the picture business and his 
20th year as a producer. 

Al Llchtman, president of the 
club, win preside. At the speakers' 
table will be Harry Reichenbach; 
toastmaster; Flo Zlegfeld, Edna 
Ferber, Binie Burke, Helen Morgan, 
Mayor Walker, R. H. Cochrane, 
P. D. Cochrane, Nathan Burkan, 
Qrover 'Whalen, Clarence Dillon and 
A. H. QIannlnt. 

The speeches will be broadcast. 



Cohn, Writers* Pres. 

Los Angeles, AprU 9. 
Alfred A. Cohn has been elected 
president of the Screen Writers' 
Guild, succeeding Grant Carpenter. 



iiBHSTSONO'S "TWO CENTS" 

Los Angeles April 9. 

Pathe's "For Two Cents," by 
George S. Brooks, has been bought 
by Jed Harris for stage production. 

Picture also marks Robert 'Arm- 
strong's rise to featured roles. It 
will be an all-talker with Gregory 
LaCava directing. In work April 16. 



BTIBA'3 THBEE TWO-BEELESS 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Charles Burr's three in two-reel 
talkers to follow his first produc- 
tion are "The Monkey Squawks," 
by Roine Asher; "Friend Husband,' 
by George Arliss, and "Signed, 
Sealed and Delivered," by John 
Stokes. 

Cast will be Rosemary Theby, 
Shannon Day, Virginia Sale, Ray 
McKee, Tom Dugan,' Tom Wilson, 
Harir Meyers and Del Henderson. 
These complete first half of the 
series. 



or $26,000,000 represented lin 
sound equipment now Installed in 
theatres, only approximately $37,500 
Is checked In the red for machines 
removed because exlUbltors de- 
faulted in payments. These fig- 
ures are officially submitted by 
Western Electric in contradiction to 
any belief that it incurred a moun- 
tain of misery when it allowed ex- 
hibitors to rent talk screens on the 
installment plan. 

Electric firm thanks Its contract 
formula for Its alleged position of 
not having had to play sheriff oft ■ 
over three indie theatre owners. 
Not one of the removals Involved 
litigation, because the contract 
clearly specifies that failure to makft 
a payment is a default which per- 
mits the company to use its own 
judgment in the matter of contin- 
uing service. 

Contract specifications make W. 
B. officials wink when Film Boards 
of Trade's thousands of squabbles 
over film, as annually' boasted by; 
the Hays organization, are men- 
tioned. Contra<it is the electric's 
own board and court, they main- 
tain, adding that due to It W, ^El, 
can assert, without fear of* con- 
tradiction; that It has been far mor^ 
successful than film producers and - - 
other companies serving exhibitors . 
in' the matter of getting dollar- 
for-dollar from said exhibitors. 
- 1,508 Now Operating 
Figure on actual sales represents 
1,698 machines now operating. 
Western, In Ita arithmetic has fig- 
ured $12,500 aa the average Indiv- 
idual Installation cost. 

Company, counts on manufactur- 
ing 4,000 machines during 1929. Of 
these, the cheaper de'vlce^ priced 
at $6,600, compose a large percent- 
age, the key cities and big houses 
generally now possessing or h^vlngr 
contracted for the de luxe, model. 
Over .600 contracts for the cheaper 
device, to start going Into as.m«hr 
smaller theatres on and after June 
1, are already secured .by 'Western. 

Regardless of increased output 
and .enlarged facinties, W. XL- .has 
arrived at- from three to four .weeks A 
as the minimum time it can effect 
the average installation. There are 
exceptions to this time limit de- 
scribed aa "special situations.* 
These are for affiliated interests or 
In the case of a. transfer, on record 
as having been accompUshed In two • 
weeks. 

Company's explanation of. its out- 
put ajid plana are in reply to other 
local theatre owner gossip that 
Western Is now able to effect in- 
stallations more rapidly because It 
has a number of "seconds" taken 
from houses where licensees de- 
faulted. 



LEWIN-BLOCK CHAHOE 

Loa Angeles, April 9. 

Albert Lewin has been reUeved as 
scenario editor at M-O and has 
been assigned as associate producer 
for the, Greta Oarbo unit. 

Bert Block of M-G's New York 
story department la being- brought 
here to become scenario editor. 



Thompson Turns Agent 

Loa Angeles, April 9. 
Dave Thompson, former produc- 
tion manager for First National, 
has become an artists' representja- 
Uve, 

Ho has a list of 12 featured play- 
ers to place among producers. 



E. H, Griffith on "Paris Bound" 

— Er-HT-Grlfflth-a.<jslgned-by-Pathft 
to direct Ann Hording in screen 
version of "Paris Bound." Prank 
Relcher will do dialog. 



Otteraon Goirig to Coast 
J. E. Otterson, ERP chief, is leav- 
ing for the West Coast late this 
week. 



Shurlock's New Post 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Jeoffiry Shurlock, former scenario 
editor for Paramount, now editorial 
supervisor under direction of Ed- 
ward J. Montagne, recently ap- 
pointed scenario chief for this 
studio. 

Montagne has also brought Ken- 
neth Hawks into his department to 
act as special assistant. 



Heads Columbia's Sound 

Lios Angeles, April 9. 

John Paul Llvadary has been 
signed by Columbia as head of its 
sound operations. 

He was transmission engineer for 
a telephone company here before 
going to Paramount. 



— — -Trem-Garr-'s-One-Reelers 

Loa Angeles, AprU 9. 

Trom Carr Is making six all dia- 
log one reelers for Rayart. Will 
record on Raytone disk device 
brought to the Coast by W. Ray 
Johnston. 

Series is named "Epics from 
Llfe.- 



Denny Writing Again 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

Reginald Denny'a next all talker 
for Universal is to be an original on 
which he la now at work. 

Denny recently ■wrote "That'a My 
Daddy," which Universal produced. 
Boxoffice draw prompted the- com-' 
pany to utilize him as author-actor. 



BISNETS POBTABIE 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
Portable sound on film equipment 
available for state rights producers 
Is being buUt for Walter and Roy 
Disney, makers of cartoons. Unit 
waa deelgned by WUliam Oarrlety 
and George Loweree, former D»* 
Forest men. 

Entire outfit win be mounted, on 
two trucks, the smaller being avail- 
able for studio work. Recording ' 
equipment will be Powers Cin»^ 
phone. Disneys have synchronized 
six Mickey Mouse cartoons foe 
state right market. 



FLOOD'S T-S CONTBACT 

Los Angeles, April -9. 
Tlffany-Stahl has signed a new 
contract with James Flood to di- 
rect six fun length productions 
within a year. 

Elood-Ja,_the_on]y_director_I.-a__ 

has under a long-term contract. 



Mary Nolan Has Flu 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
Universal is holding production 
on "Harmony Lane," featuring 
Eddie Leonard, on account of iU- 
ness with flu of Mary Nolan. 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesday, April 10, 1829 



^ah s Ark," $20,000, Stroi^ in PhiDy; 
Duke Steps Out" Also at $28,000 



Philadelphia, April 9. 

Phllly's ble picture houses re- 
versed tlie conditions In the city's 
legit Ihpatren during the last two 
weeks. The latter had an unprece- 
dentedly tine holy week trade and 
fell oft starting Easter Monday. The 
pictures were oH consistently 
through Lent and came back with 
a bang last week. Prevented from 
soaring higher only by the ex- 
treme hot wave that came along 
Friday and Saturday. 

Clara Bow's first talking picture, 
"The Wild Party," did not elicit 
many raves from the critics, but 
the mob sure turned out In flocks 
to hear Clara do her stufT. The 
result was a great week for the 
Mastbaum, best since the opening 
of the house, at $64,000. 

Stanley, In direct contrast to the 
preceding month, had a whale of 
a week with "The Duke Steps Out" 
(Haines) as the picture and a big 
E^ter show presided over by 
Charlie Nelson. Combination got 
around $28,000, a jump of more 
than $6,000 over the week before. 

The Warner Brothers- Stanley 
Company people Inaugurated their 
policy of concentrating on a small 
group of downtown houses last 
week, with the result that both the 
Karlton and Arcadia are now rele- 
gated to program-plctui'e houses, 
with plenty of second showings and 
not much advertising attention. The 
six houses on which the manage- 
ment Is concentrating are the Mast- 
baum,. Stanley, Stanton, Boyd and 
Aldlne, picture theatres, and the 
Earle, vaudflUn. It is virtually cerr 
tobi that this Is the Arcadia's last 
season, and it would not be sur- 
prising to see the Karlton given 
up also In the near future. The 
Globe, drop-In at Juniper and Mar- 
ket streets, Is also slated to go, 
aCieording to report. Palace and 
Victoria, other drop-In theatres, are 
highly profitable and will probably 
be kept. 

Last week the Stsinton clicked 
nicely with "The Canary Murder 
Case," and It Is more than likely 
that this mystery. thriller will hold 
on for a run of three, i>erhaps even 
four, weeks. Notices were lauda- 
tory and the gross was reported at 
$17,000. 

'^eary River," In Its fourth and 
final week at the Boyd, dropped off 
sharply, one of the few downtown 
houses to sustain loss on the week. 
Heavy competition from the Aldlne 
hurt the Boyd. Gross was figured 
at' $16,000, drop of about $4,600. 

Engagement of this ' Richard 
Barthelmess picture was, however, 
highly satisfactory. 

"Noah's Ark" got oft to a great 
opening at the Aldine. Monday was 
sensational, and this big spectacle 
was one picture that apparently did 
not greatly feel the heat at the end 
of the week. A $2 top Is being used, 
'first time in a year for this house, 
although there are not many seats 
scaled at the top figure, most of the 
choice ones being at $1.60. The 
critics were a little lukewarm, but 
"Noah's Ark" ought to jog along to 
big profit |or about a month. The 
Warners are looking for an eight 
weeks' engagement at least. I^st 
week's gross was reported at $20,000, 

The Fox also had a corking week 
with "In Old Arizona," which re 
cet\tly ran two big months at. the 
Locust. For once the stage bill 
was not emphasized, although It was 
of the usual size, and contained six 
acts. The week's gross went to $32, 
I 000 and picture might have been 
I held over If management had so 
desired. 

This week's big noise Id "The 
Broadway Melody," at the Boyd for 
an Indefinite stay. The house now 
h4S a single price for all seats, 40c, 
up to 1 o'clock, 60c from 1 to 6, and 
76c. In the evenings. The Boyd has 
established Itself far quicker than 
either the Aldlne or the Fox-Locust 
did. A great array of pictures has 
been the Boyd's salvation. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Mastbaum (4,800; 40-60-76)— 
"Wild Party," dialog (Par). Clara 
Bow's first talker attracted plenty of 
attention. House claimed $64,000 on 
the week, best since opening. 

Stanley (3,700; 35-60-76)— "The 
Duke Steps Out" (M-G-M). Wil- 
liam Haines' latest very popular. 
Pine Easter week. $28,000. 

SUnton (1,700; 86-60-76)— "Can- 
ary Murder Case," dialog (Par, 1st 
week) Mystery thriller well liked. 
Apparently set for three weeks. 
$17,000. 

Aldine (1,600; 76-$l-$1.50-$2)— 
"Noah's Ark," dialog (WB, Ist 
week). Big spectacle started 
strongly. Claimed $20,000. Should 
be good for at least six weeks, per- 
haps more. 

Boyd (2,400; 40-60-76)— "Weary 
-Rlver;"-dlalog-<-PN,-4th w€ek-)T— Last, 
week for Barthelmess film. Saw 
sharp falUner oft but engagement 
highly profitable. $16,000. 

(8,000; 90)— "In Old Arizona," 
. diaio£: .(Foz). Picture which clicked 
so istrongly at Fox-Locust also 
drawing' cari here. Stage program 
ftot emphasized. $82,000. 

Pby'Loeust (1,800: $1)— "Speak- 
««0y/' dialog (Fox) 



"SYNCOPATIOr $18,000, 
KEim'S BEST FOR 1929 

"Melody" Sends Stanley to 
New High at $33,500 in 
Baltimore 



Baltimore, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 650^000) 
Weatner: Fair and Hot 

Sale of the New last Thursday 
marked the passing of the Whlte- 
hursts as picture theatre owners 
In this city. New was the last house 
held by the heirs of the late C. E. 
Whltehurst, whose string at one 
time comprised four downtown 
houses and two roof gardens. Pur- 
chaser Is Morris A. Mechanic, young 
local financier, who amisunces that 
extensive improvements. Including 
Increased seating capacity, will be 
made during a summer shutdown. 
Possibility that Mechanic is pur- 
chasing the house for out-of-town 
Interests or for resale. It is the 
only indie house on the main shop- 
ping stem. 

Palace, dark since the end of its 
burlesque career, may reopen next 
season as an Erlanger house. 
Chances are that it will be used for 
talkers. It Is opposite Ford's, a 
Stanley leased house booking Er- 
langer legits. 

Big b.o. news last webk came 
from the Stanley, where "Broadway 
Melody" smashed all house records. 
Beginning with a midnight show 
Sunday, It was a continuous turn- , 
away, day and night. And for the' 
first time since "Weary River" the 
Century was forced into second 
place. "Desert Nights" did weU, 
but was no match for "Melody," 

Other outstandlnic draws were at 
Keith's, where "Syncopation" hung 
up the house record at the current 
top. Also In the big money was 
Hearts in Dt:cle" at the New. 
"Canary Murder 'Case" grossed well 
at the uptown Parkway, but "Love 
and the Devil" wasn't so forte at 
the Valencia. 

Estimates f op . Last Week 
Stanley. (Stanley-Crandall, Loew) 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G) 
(3,600; 26-60), Smash from Sun- 
day midnight to Saturday ditto; 
played to enormous holiday trade 
Monday end then tumaways; bung 
up niew record with $33,600. 

Century (Loew)— "Desert Nights." 
sound (M-6) (3,200 ; 26-60). Opened 
big £aster Monday; after midweek 
eased oft; hot weather last half 
hurt; Gilbert not so forte with 
femmes now; good stage show; 
about $22,000; house can do better. 

Keith's (Schanbergers) — "S3^co- 
patloh," dialog (Radio) and vaude 
(3,200; 26-60). Film feature eclipsed 
stage show and gave b.o. biggest 
boost of the year; about $18,000. 

Valencia (Loew-UA) — "Love -and 
the Devil," sound (FN) (1,600; 26- 
60). Sills apparently easing off as 
b.o. magnet here; keen competition, 
however, was factor; Just fair at 
about $2,760. 

New (Whltehursts) — "Hearts In 
Dixie," dialog (Pox). Consistently 
good business reported; grouped 
with leaders. 

Parkway (Loew-UA) — "Canary 
Murder Case," dialog (Par) (1,000; 
16-36). This one maintained the 
b.o. pace it set downtown; well 
above house average; about $4,100, 

Des Moines Gives "Weary* 
$9^00— Wolf $20,100 

Des Moines, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 176,000) 
Weather: Mostly Fair 
Week appeared to get off to a 
bad start with Easter Sunday being 
cold plus wind and rain. Balance 
of week turned to fair, however, and 
as programs were pretty good all 
around, biz held to par. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Capitol (Pub) "Wolf Song" sound 
(Par) (1,700; 36-60). With real ro- 
mance of stars an accepted story 
here; and Gary Cooper a graduate 
df Grlnnell college, customers gave 
the bill, with "Bars and Stripes" 
(unit) $20,100. 

Strand (Pub) "Captain Lash" 
sound (Fox) (1,066: 20-30). Mc- 
Laglcn scored; split week with 
"Stolen Kisses" (WB); latter 
brought gross down to $3,600. 

Des Moines (Pub) "Weary River" 
dialog (FN) (1,700; 26-50). Not a 
smash but the week's best; $7,900. 

Orpheum (R-K-O) Hooper and 
Gatchell headliners first half with 
"The Rookie," and "The Leather- 
neck" held interest since Robert 
Armstrong former Princess stock 
mair HereT~aia-iiil-riBht7^^^ 




HERE COMES SUMMER 

The Kiddles lleglon of Eastern 
Pennsylvania will move to METER 
DAVIS' WILLOW GROVB PARK, 
the beautiful $3,000,000 summer re- 
sort near Philadelphia, May 11. 

A Saturnalia of outdoor acts, 
famous orchestras and bands and 
more than 100 fun and recreational 
devices. 

Fourth season under METER 
DAVIS' MANAGEMENT. 



Montreal Fads After 

More Talk in FOms 



Montreal, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, VOOfiOO) 
Weather: Mild 

Both wired houses played mys- 
tery films last week. Scored fairly 
high. After two weeks of darkness 
Princess held a musical comedy that 
got around $22,000, accounting for 
comparatively low grosses for flick- 
ers in Easter week. 

Neighborhood houses have had 
one of the beat weeks of the year. 
Failure to register high In main 
stems due largely to soim'd pictures 
being silent for three-quarters of 
their footage. 

"Bellamy Trial," at Palace, came 
out on top with $18,600, better than 
this theatre has shown for some 
weeks. Maaagement has taken idea 
of using good sliorts to supplement 
feature picture which, when w^eak, 
left house flat. 

Harry S. Dahn at the Capitol ran 
"Lone Wolfs Daughter," and' Bert 
Lytell rates high here, else the show 
might have flopped. As It was, gross 
fell below Holy Week figure, but 
was kept from lower levels by a 
good talking ishort and Capltolians 
orchestra with ensemble acts. Both 
Palace and Capitol pictures were 
practically silent. $16,000 not so 
good as expected for week. 

Colleen Moore can get by any- 
thing here,, registering as about the 
most popular figure locally on the 
screen, but "Synthetic Sin" was 
much below the standard of picture 
usually given at Loew's. Good 
vaude put the house over to around 
$14,500. Manager Adams has had a 
much better than average Lent. 

Imperial is rapidly jumping into 
position of best vaude show in town. 
"Sal of Singapore" also went over 
big and rates with the long list of 
good ones the house has offered of 
late. $10,000 and excellent. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 40-66)— "Bel 
lamy Trial," dialog (M-G-M). Good 
talking short and Movietone news- 
reel saved situation. $18,600. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700 ; 40-66)— 
"Lone Wolfs Daughter," dialog 
(Col). Another almost silent flicker, 
but Bert Lytell got it over. $16,000 
Is thousand below b. o. receipts for 
Holy Week. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 36-60)— 
"Synthetic Sin" (FN) and vaude, 
Colleen Moore, locally popular, 
made grade for this one, but vaude 
took most of gross. $14,600. 

imperial (FP) (1,900; 36-76)— 
"Sal of Singapore" (Pathe) and 
vaude. Best show in town with pic 
ture up to standard and vaude 
stand-out. Hit high mark of $10, 
000. 



strongly last week and went to $15,- 
000. Stronger than expected. 

Karlton (1,000; 60)— "Sonny Boy," 
dialog (WB). Davey Lee film well- 
liked In second showing at this 
house. With lower* scale house now 
Picked up ' has gross w,a3 about $4,000. 



TACOMA THRIVES 



"Sonny Bey" $0,400 and May Stay 3 
Weeks— "Last Warning" $9,800 

Tacoma, April 9. 
(Drawing Population^ 126,000) 
Weathert Fair 

Sun came out after Easter and 
made the week a good one at the 
theatres. Pantages and Blue Mouse 
did good biz, "Sonny Boy" opening 
at latter house. Iiooks good for two, 
possibly three weeks. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Pantages (1,500; 26-60)— "Last 
Warning," dialog (U). Liked for 
$6,800. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (650; 50 
J5)— ::Soi)ny_„Bsy,:i_dlalpg- (WB). 
(Soing ^eat and may Bllcf'tBree" 
weeks; $6,400, 

Rialto (Fox) (1,230; 25-35-50) 
"Carnation Kid," dialog (Par). Okay 
at $3,800. 

Colonial (Fox) (860; 25-60)— 
"Why fie Good," sound (FN). Day 
and date with Fifth Ave., Seattle^ 
and hoi; Colleen Moor6 pppular flap 
here; $2,600. 



Harmony" Revives Oii for $57i00, 
Loop Lead-lfOd Party" to $28,000 



IIEtODr $30,000, K.C; 
SYNCOPATIOr $19,000 

New Top for Midland— Pan 
Okay With $10,800— New- 
man Drops Off, $11,000 



Kansas City. April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 700,000) 

'Broadway Melody," at. Loew's 
Midland, was outstanding last week 
and for the flrst time In its history 
the house held a. picture over. Sat- 
urday opening was not up to ez- 
peotatlons and with a dismal Elaster 
Sunday it didn't look so good. But 
business started Monday and the 
week's result was a new high of 
$30,000. 

"Syncopation" was opposition at 
the Malnstreet and, as usual, busi- 
ness was steady for $19,000. - 

Newman and "Wolf Song" found 
the going hard against the two mu- 
sicals down the street. House has 
been taken over by Universal for 
the ran of "Show Boat" and those 
Interested are talking of months in- 
stead of weeks. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Loew's Midland, "Broadway Mel- 
ody," dialog (M-G) (4,000; 26-35- 
60). For the flrst tUne In months 
this house cut loose with extra pub- 
licity In all forms; picture held for 
second week; $80^000. 

Malnstreet, "Syncopation," dialog 
(Radio) (8,200; 26-36-60-60). Lots 
of entertainment despite the woric 
of Barbara Bennett; biz okay at 
$19,000. 

Newman, "Wolf Song," sound 
(Par) (1,920; 26-40-60). After a big 
week things, quieted down; best 
alibi was the opposition; $11,000. 

Royal, "CarnaUon Kid," dialog 
(Par) (980; 25-40). Did $8,000. 

Pantages, "Tounger Generation," 
dialog (Col) (2,200; 26-36-60). Had 
enough to bring tears; stage show 
with lots of comedy balanced; $10,- 
800 good. , 



NEW WASH. RECORDS; 
2 LOEFS DO $45,000 



W^hlngton, April 9. 
<Wh!te Population, 460000) 
' Weather: Warm and Rain 

Easter Week annu^y brings al- 
most as many visitors to the capi- 
tal as does the inauguration. Last 
week was no exception. Town was 
packed. ' 

Ud blew off for the Loew hoiises, 
"Broadway Melody" taking the rec- 
ord for the Columbia, and "The 
Duke Steps Out" duplicating for the 
Palace. Columbia was helped by a 
midnight show Friday, and the Pal- 
ace had a stage show that made 
them rave. 

Others, with the possible excep- 
tion of the Earle, did right well. 
"Hearts in Dixie" came so close to 
hitting $30,000 as to make that fig- 
ure okay. Met had "Divine Lady" 
and was 'way up, too. Small ca- 
pacity was helped with a midnight 
show. Earle, with "Children of 
RItz," got plenty of advance plug- 
ging, but only about $1,000 above 
the usual. 

Some hesitancy about bringing 
"Hearts in Dixie" into the Fox here, 
where "Dixie" gets more applause 
than the "Star- Spangled." Recep- 
tion indicates this all-colored cast 
as an excellent bet for below the 
Mason and Dixon lln6. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Columbia (Loew) — "Broadway 
Melody," dialog (M-G) (1,232; 36- 
60). Easter crowds, Hearst's two 
dalles, a midnight show, six and 
seven regular shows dally and $19,- 
000, said to be in for run, but with 
extra shows plan may^be to milk it 
fast to bring in "Iron Mask" (UA) 
before really hot weather sets In. 

Earle (Stanley Co.)— "Children of 
the Rltz," dialog (FN) (2,244; 35- 
60'). Midnight show, but only about 
a grand above the usual: near 
$16,000. 

Fox (Fox) — "Hearts In Dixie," 
dialog (Fox) and stage show (3,434; 
35-60-75), Top. business of town; 
praise- from all angles; practically 
$30,000. 

„ _Met (Stanley Co.)— "Divine Lady,"' 
dialog (FN)" ;':"37-BD)r'^ay' 
up with extra midnight show; 
counted and reported at $17,500; 
hel dover. 

Palace. (Loew) — "Duke Steps 
Out," dialog (M-G) and stage show 
(2,363; 35-50). Record went smash 
here; extra de luxe shows on Sat- 
urday and Sunday being big help In 
reported $26,000. 



Chicago, April 9. 
After being shoved Into the back*. 
ground for several weeks by the 
special ran houses, the Chicago as- 
serted itself last week and regained 
the wide margin by which it usually 
leads the loop. "Close Harmony" 
boosted the house more Uian $16,000 
above Its previous week to a strong 
$67,600. So good, In fact, that B. & 
K. immediately sent the picture into 
the Oriental for a foUow-uiv^the 
flrst time this has'eyer been done. 
Both are one-week stands with 
stage shows. 

Only thing new In the run spots 
was "Wild Party" at the Roosevelt*; 
clooklng oft a satisfactory $28,000<^ 
State-Lake, with its third week o£, 
sound, remained far above what the,, 
silent films regularly brought ln« 
getting around $26,000 for !jGeral- 
dlne." Final week of "In Old Ari- 
zona" at McVlcker's was around. 
$28,000. "Broadway Melody" started 
off great Friday In the same house, 
preceded by a tremendous Hearst 
campaign. 

Oriental continued in the dol- 
drams, doing around $36,000 with 
"Bellamy Trial" and Its regular 
stage band show. Figured to go into 
a spurt this week with "Close Har- 
mony," a natural for the house, de- 
spite ttfs previous week at the Chi- 
cago. ''Iron Mask," which holds the 
United Artists house record with its 
opening $47,000, got $28,000 in Its 
third week, and Is stlU in. This 
one conquered the local opinion that 
Fairbanks is just a good one-week 
star here. 

Under the Warner-Flrat National 
hookup, Orpheum played its flrst 
first National picture, "The Bark- 
er," to a better than average, $8,100. 
Film has already been at the Roose- 
velt on a ran. Fox's Monroe waa 
satisfactory with $4,100 for "Fugi- 
tives." Only house In the loop with- 
out talk In Its feature picture last 
week. 

"Noah's Ark" opened Sunday at 
the wired Woods, legit house, at $2 
top with the greatest newspaper ex-' 
ploltatlon the town has ever wit- 
nessed for a picture. 

< Estimates for Last Week 
Chicago (Publlx)— "Close ' Har- 
mony," dialog (Par), and stagtf 
show (4,400; 60-76). Carried houdet 
$16,000 above previous quiet weeK 
to $67,600; fllm sent into OrientEU, 
another' loop one-week stage show 
stand; this booking a precedent and 
being closely watched. 

McVieker's (Publlx) — "In Old 
Arizona." dialog (Fox) (1,866; 60- 
76). Lasted four weeks with a pow- 
erful $46,000 start; totaled abovo 
$160,000 on ran, "Broadway Melody" 
(M-G) In. 

Monroe (Fox) — "Fugitives,*^ 
sound (Fox) (1,000; GO-76). Looked 
fair at $4,100. 

Oriental (Publlx) — "Bellamy 
Trial,' 'dialog (M-G), and "Show 
Boat" unit (3,600; 60-76). House 
seems to have established a new 
and lower average of $86,000 for it- 
self; same last week. 

Orpheum (WB) — "The Barker,^ 
dialog (FN) (800; 60). Picture re- 
cently at Roosevelt; satlsfled in one 
week here ■with $8,100. 

Roosevelt (Puljllx)— "Wild Party,* 
dialog (Par) (1,600; 60-76). Clara 
Bow nice and hot- at $28,000 as 
starter. 

State- Lake (RKO)— "Geraldine," 
dialog (Pathe), and vaude (2,700;1 
60-76). About $26,000. Okay. 

United Artists (UA-Publlx)-4 
"Iron Mask," sound (1,700; 60-76). 
Third week and still above normal 
with $28,000. 

Woods (Shubert)— "Noah's Ark,'< 
dialog (WB) (1,267; $1.60-$2). 
Opened Sunday with terrific exploit 
tatlon. 



Clara's Wow Caught 
St Louis for |39,400 



St. Louis, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 1,025,000) ' 
Weather; Warm 

Most of the theatres last week 
rallied. Harry Rose's debut as m. o. 
at the Missouri helped pull them 
away from "Speakeasy" at the Fox 
across Grand boulevard. 

Loew's made an extra advertising 
effort for "Broadway Melody." 
Worth, the effort but absence of al 
stage show doesn't help any. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Ambassador (3,000; 36-50-65-76)' 
"Wild Party" dialog (Par). Clara 
Bow popular here; $39,400. 

Fox (6,000; 36-76) "Speakeasy'' 
dialog (Fox). Good recording and' 
synchronization; stage show too 
long; $40,000. 

--Loew's— State~(^,-300 ;—25-35t66)..- 
"Broadway Melody" dialog (M-G). 
Abouttthe best shown here; $31,500. 

Missouri (3,800; 85-50-65-76)' 
"Wolf Song" sound (Par). Frontier 
tale with too much chest heaving J' 
Harry Rose's debut as m. c. aided; 
$23,200. 

Grand Central (1,700: 50-76) 
."?Weary River" dialog (FN). 



idnesday, April 10, 1929 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



it at 8S-€ooiig Hants 
For Fway Houses Id April; 
But Holiday Week Held Up 



let made the most of Ita hoU- 
reek following the elow pre- 
r eolQ8r> the tip-off beln^ the 
161,460 Increase the Capitol, 
and Paramount showed. That 
sum represents a t25,460 
or the Capitol, $16,000 for the 
and 110,000 for the Publix 
"Wild Party" and Clara Bow 
swept the Rlalto into big 
r by. drawing $64,600, only 
J900 short of the record. Out- 
>f the avalanche of new plc- 
whlch swept Broadway houses 

I 30 to help the vacation pe- 
abother factor for Interest is 
I'eis game going on by the plc- 
iroducers for legit houses. 

the time the first week In 
las passed there will be 11 12 
es scattered within 10 blocks, 

62d, and with the hot weather 
ir off. Actually here Sunday 
fonday with the thermoteeter. 
r past 86 and turning on the 
g plants for an early date, rec- 
trhat that torrid Sunday after- 
dld to the deluxe grinds this 
veekend was brutal. Some of 
rice dally showings haven't re- 
^ yet— Monday matinees tak- 
i terrible^ licking from the 
er. But there will be 11 legit 
s displaying pictures early 
nonth with at least three more 
ready to drop down a screen 
ilnute. 

slights on last week is that the 
embassy beat the Criterion by 
both bouses being at the same 
and on the same performance 
iile, with a difference of around 
»' capacity. However, it was 
rst week for "Trial of Mary 
n" and the fourth for "The 
•." Respective figures were. 
0 and 111,460. That's big 
/ for the Embassy, and Just 
or the Criterion. 

$9,000. at Cameo 
dless Olrl" boosted the little 
o<to $9,000, a figure which the 
nimades it has been showing 
seldom if ever reached. It's 
double what the house has 
doing lately, the picture get- 
away to a $3,300 start on lU 
ng two days. Feature will only 
ttiree weeks at' which time 
hernecks," another Pathe prod- 
ollows. "His Captive Woman" 

II right after a: Tuesday night 
for $11,300 at the Central, white 
stlna" got avmy fairly to $10,- 
n its Gaiety stay. 

»tlon period made no dlffer- 
at the Colony, which has de- 
ed an inferiority complex of 
10. Iiast week was Just shy of 
for "Clear the Decks." ."Iron 
" rounded out a Splendid RlvoU 
leeka by getting $30,000, about 
) of which belongs to "Co- 
e's" InlUal weekend total of 
•0, okay in lieu of the heat 
ler than "Children of the Rltz," 
le Strand, the Warner group 
it^ worries. "Ark" is strug. 
to keep on anoddlng-acqualnt' 
with $26,000. a bit better than 
>f what the Winter Garden can 
rhile "Singing Fool" is quietly 
natlng a sensational run at the 
Is to four figures weekly. Jol- 
•hly- has one more week to go 
this which will give his film a 
Iway visit of one week less 
eight months. "Divine Lady" 
ing all right at Warners but 
the apparent strength to In- 
B stamina. "Broadway Melody" 
I't have much trouble wander' 
«tween $22,000 and' $26,000. 
Ited Artists sent "Alibi" into 
1th Street Monday night. Next 
will see two $11 picture open- 
In "Show 'Boat," Globe, and 
ibow Man," Selwyn. "Boat" 
lave a $3 top scale. 

Estimates for Last Week 

or — "Brosidway Melody" dialog 
i) (1,120; $l-$2) (9th week), 
line strong and $24,100 no sur- 

on holiday week here; will 
acid test of $2 strength when 
Kg to side street Harris April 
o permit "Madame X,", M-G 
r, to open here April 23. 
neo— "Godless Girl" dialog 
>e) (649; 50-76) (2d week). 
' to satisfying $9,000, double 

house has been doing; will 
stick three weeks, making way 
Leathernecks" (Pathe). 
»itol— "Wild Orchids" sound 
•') (4,620; 36-60-7B-$l-$1.60) (2d 
). Garbo gal flounced in on 
Ion week and flaps flocked for 
iO; $26,460 leap over previous 
tunate week when Indle talUer 
!at Power") had to be pulled 
e first Sunday show, with Bus- 
Ceaton getting the enierisency 
fltayJnpf.second-weckr- ^ ^ 
itral— "His Captive Woman" 
r (FN) (922; $l-$2) (2d week), 
rded lightly but doing all right; 
id Tuesday night and $11,300 
2xt four days okay, 
ohy— "Clear the Decks" dialog 
(1,980; 60-75-$l). Some talk 
use going musical comedy but 
t because of expense and time 
econstructlng shallow stage; 
has tough time reaching $12,- 



"SONNY BOr $43,500, HUB 

"Melody," $34,600 at SUte— Memo- 
rial at $27,00 0— K-A Fair, $21,500 

Boston, April 9. 
(Drawing population, 850,000) 
Weather: Fair and rain 

"Broadway Melody," at the State, 
ran away with the town last week. 
When the countup was in this Loew 
uptown house had $34,600, and is 
staying in a second week. Unusual 
for this theatre. 

Business all over town was fair- 
ly good last week. Big Met, with 
"Sonny Boy," clicked along nicely 
to $43,600. about average for this 
house when they are breaking 
well. At the Memorial business was 
ordinary at $27,000. Heat wave 
which struck here on Sunday 
socked everything. This Monday, 
another hot day, had the refrigerat- 
ing systems xeady. 

Estimates for Last Week 
, Metropolitan (4,000; 60-60-76) 
"Sonny Boy," dialog (WB). Did 
$43,000. 

Keith- Memorial (3,000; 60-$l> 
"Why Be Good," sound (FN). Av- 
erage for $27,000. 

, Keith-Albee (vaudfilm) (8,000; 
36-60). "Strange Cargo," dialog 
(Pathe). Fair for $21,600. 

Loew's State (4,000; 60-60) 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G). 
Very big; $34,600. 



000, holidays or no holidays; last 
week $11,800 not bad If using this 
as measurement. 

Criterion — "The Letter" dialog 
(Par) (862; $l-$2) (eth week). Not 
what Jt should have gotten on post- 
Easter week; $11,460 light; closes 
April 21 with "Innocents of Paris" 
(Par) trailing in about 23d; if date 
Is kept will mean dual $2 picture 
opening for Street, something which 
has yet to occur on Broadway,. 
"Madame X" other entry. 

Embassy — "Trial of Mary Dugan" 
dialog (M-G) (696; $l-$2) (2d 
week). Well regarded as strong 
"trial scene" picture with public 
favoring for $11,860; extremely 
strong figure here. 

44th Street— "Alibi" dialog (UA) 
(1,323; $l-$2) (1st week). Another 
underworld talker which opened 
Monday night. 

Gaiety — "Christina" sound (Fox) 
(808; $l-$2) (2d week). Termed 
quiet for $2 but got away to healthy 
start which eased somewhat during 
weekr $10,600 fair enough with 
"Movietone Follies" (Fox) on over- 
sized film expected to follow when- 
ever ready. 

Harris— "Singing Fool" dialog 
(WB) (1,101; $l-$2) (30th week). 
Veteran and last year's smash still 
bathing In some of Its glory; few 
thought It could stick on side street 
after moving so late in career; last 
week $8,900 and departs April 21 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G) to try 
younger legs for run on this spot. 

Paramount— "Chinatown Nights" 
dialog (Par) (3,666; 40-66-76-86-$l). 
Picture caught unfavorable word- 
of-mouth but $78,600 regardless; 
solid figure and Increase of $10,000 
over preceding week. 

Rialto— "Wild Party" dialog (Par) 
(1,904; 36-60-86-$l) (2d week). 
Clara Bow talking amidst bevy of 
sightly femmes got the boys out for 
$64,600; only about $e00 short of 
house record; if bottom doesn't 
suddenly drop out excellent start 
for four, maybe more, weeks; "Close 
Harmony" (Par) due next. 

Rivoli— "Coquette" dialog (UA) 
(2,200; 36-60-86-$l) (1st week). Em- 
barrassing reserved seat premiere 
Friday night when fuse blew on 
house wire and picture refused to 
talk; had to make second start and 
then didn't sound right, for remain 
der of evening; caught unseasonal 
hot weather besides, but despite 
everything $21,000 on Initial week 
end; not tremendous but satisfac- 
tory under handicaps; doubtful If it 
win equal "Iron Masks" six weeks 
here, Fairbanks' picture finishing to 
about $29,000. 

Roxy — "Strong Boy" sound (Fox) 
(6,206; 60-75-»l-$1.50). Caught 
share of holiday trade and lifted to 
$111,300; no squawks; "Hearts In 
Dixie" (Fox) currently tr ying f or 
two weeks with big stage show, but 
may take some forcing due to high 
temperature second and third days 

Strand— "Children of the Rltz' 
sound (FN) (2,900; 36-50-65-75). 
Did well enough without causing 
any furore; $34,200. 
-^A«ar.neraT^'J31vtae^-Mdy"_sound. 
(FN) (1,360; $l-$2) (3d week). Go 
ing along at pace neither strong nor 
weak; $21,500. 

Winter Garden— " Noah's Ark' 
dialog (WB) (1,494; $l-$2-$3) (5th 
week). Hasn't shown sufficient 
strength to indicate It will linger 
any great length of time; $24,300 
not enough for good time week; 
"Desert Song" (WB) rumored as 
successor without date. 




LEON LEONIDOFF. 

Roxy Theatre, New York 

Director of Production 

(Assistant to Mr.,S. L. RothaCel) 

Of the I^aster presentation, last 
week, "Variety" said. In part — "at 
this super-tabemacle they never fall 
to commemorate the occasion (holi- 
day) with royal munificence. Pecu- 
liarly and distinctively a New York 
Institution, as Peter Pan belongs to 
London and music festivals to Ber- 
lin — ^Holidays sharpen the Roxy's 
staff." Land. 



L A. Has Just Fair Holiday Week; 
Wolf Song" atPar. Tops With $34,000 

"Coquette" Starts Solidly— State Brodies at $19,800 
—"Sonny Boy" Quits to $16,200 



'^OLF'' LEADS SEATTLE 
BY DOING $19,200 

"Good" $17,500 at 5th Ave.— 
"Kid Gloves" $8,400 on 2d 
Week— Orph $11,000 



Bow's "Party" 
Busted Buffalo- 
Best Gross $41300 



Buffalo, April 9. 
Buffalo last week experienced a 
most sensational week. 

Shea's Buffalo and Hipp both at- 
tained record grosses. All other 
hbuses were high and close up. 
Estimates for Last Week 
Buffalo — ^"Wild Party." Opening 
day's tumaway. Skyrocketing all 
week. Bow wowed, beating all pre- 
vious records to over $42,300. 

Hipp — "Duke Steps Out." Top 
notch takings. Peak figure at $24,- 
100. 

Century — "The Letter." Heavy 
for local consumption but excellent 
at $13,600. 

Great Lakes— "Hearts In Dixie." 
Divided comment but generally 
okayed. Up to $23,000. 

Lafayette— "Divine Lady." Slightly 
high hat for here but conditions 
helped.. Estimated $17,000. 

- ■ - ■ . c 

NEW DAVIES AT $15,000; 
WARFIELD DOES $35,000 

San Francisco, April 9. 

(Drawing Pop., 762,000) 
Weather: Fair and Rain 

Opening of W. B. Wagnon's Mar- 
Ion Davles theatre attracted the 
curious last week. Following the 
dedication March 30 the house did 
fine biz. 

Warfleld forged aheeul again last 
week. Cash customers liked "Speak- 
easy" and receipts jumped to $36,- 
000. Granada held up fairly well, but 
things began to slow down after 
Sunday. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Warfleld (Loew) (2,672; 60-66-90) 
"Speakeasy," dialog (Fox). Went 
over very well; about $35,000. 

Granada (Publix (2,698; 35-60-60 
$1) "Saturday's Children," dialog 
(FN). Grossed about $23,600. 

California (Publix) (2,200; 35-50- 
66-90) "Iron Mask," sound (UA) 
Closed second week to about $17,- 
800. 

St. Francis (Publix) (1,376; 35-50 
66) "SImba." Second run on Market 
Street and started second week with 
about $10,100. 

Embassy (Wagnon) (1,367; 60-65 
90) "Stark Mad," dialog (WB). Be 
gan a second week to fairly good 
business; about $10,000. 

Marion Davies (Wagnon) (1,250 
50-66-90) "Sonny Boy," dialog 
(WB). First week of renovated 
house ran almost capacity; $15,000. 

Management of Cqlunibla_has 
closed' with' ATTSnowTes "for oh ' 
gagement of "The Broadway Mel 
ody," which will open on Sunday, 
April 14. Negotiations are now in 
progress for "Show Boat," which 
will follow early in the summer. 

Fred Gelsee, route booking agent 
who has been confined to the hospi 
tal for six weeks, returned to his 
desk In the Curran Theatre building 
last week. 



Seattle, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 600,000) 
Weather: Clear and Warm 

Passing of l«nt and real mag- 
net at most houses meant bet- 
ter box oRlce. Definitely announced 
the new Fox (formerly Mayflower) 
opens April 19 with Lew Golden 
manager, 16-plece orchestra, and 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G)'. 

"Wolf Song" lured at the Seattle, 
while the Fifth Avenue did great 
with "Why Be Good?" "SImba" was 
not so hot at the Coliseum and 
doubtful If "Sonny Boy" will be held 
three weeks at the Music Box. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Seattle (Pub.) (3,106; 26-60)— 
"Wolf" Song," sound (Par). Heavy 
advance billing helped; Public stage 
show rounded out good value; $19,- 
200. 

Fifth Ave. (Fox) (2,600; 26-60)— 
"Why Be Good?" sound (FN). Pretty 
hot and "Get Hot" phrase used 
heavily in advertising; stage show 
also very good; Improved to $17,600. 

Coliseum (Fox) (1,800; 26-36)— 
"SImba," sound (Ind). First time 
here at pop prices; roadshowed at 
Met.; cut considerably and liked, 
$7,000 and holds. 
Columbia (U) (1,000; 26-35)— 
Women They Talk About," dialog 
(WB). Good tone and Irene Rich 
has following; split week with "Red 
Hot Speed" (U); did $3,350. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (950; 60- 
76) — "Kid Gloves." Second week 
and oke; $8,400. 

Musio Box (Hamrlck) (1,000; 60- 
76)— "Sonny Boy," dialog (WB). 
Bociked for run but will probably 
fold this week; "Rescue" (UA),next, 
to be followed- by "Showboat" (U) ; 
$8,000. 

Winter Garden (U Chain) (660; 
25)— "King of Rodeo" (U)). Hoot 
Gibson whooping and hootin'; good 
draw for this clientele; girl revue 
and Tarzan serial as well as shorts 
big money value; $2,760. 

Pantages (1,600; 26-60) — "Tounger 
Generation," dialog (Col). Fair at 
$6,600. 

Orpheum (2,700; 26-$l) — "Office 
Scandal" (Pathe). Phyllis Haver 
featured In billing; biz fair; $11,000. 



Syracnse Has New 
HigM32,400, ItteW 



Syracuse, N. T., April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 220,000) 
Weather: Fair and hot 

"Broadway Melody" broke all 
Syracuse records when it rolled up 
$32,400 at Loew's State. Five acts 
of vaude supplemented the film. 

First two days saw $12,000 pour 
In and the unprecedented business 
forced the house to four-a-day with 
five screenings of the feature. De- 
spite this, refunds were necessary 
nightly for those who couldn't get 
In. 

State's best previous week was 
$26,000. 

Two other main stem theatres 
enjoyed better than average patron- 
age during the week, "Weary 
River," at the Strand, getting $10,- 
000, and "Canary Murder Case" 
(Par) doing the same figure at the 
Eckel. The former holds over. 

Empire tried "Dry Martini" and 
found it an absolute flop. Pulled It 
Monday and substituted "Riley the 
Cop." "Napoleon's Barber and 
"The Diplomats" (FN Short) out- 
drew the feature. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Loew's State (2.908; 25-50) 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G). 
Knocked 'em dead with a $32,400 
week; new high for town; forced 
to four-a-day, and still unnble* to 
fully accommodate the crowds. 

Strand (Ind) (1,600; 20-40) 
"Weary River," dialog (FN). Did 
$10,000 in its first week; better 
than house hns had in weeks. Holds 
over. 

Empire (Ind) (1,491; 26-40) Split 
'week": •'D'ry*^rafTIhr'rF6.v7~iloi)|i5a' 
and gave way on Tuesday to "Itlley 
the Cop" (Fox). House lucky to get 
$5,000. 

Eckel (Shine) (1.446; 35). "Ca- 
nary Murder Case," dialog (Par) 
Pulled $10,000, neat. 

Keith's (2,614; 20-50). Another 
$14,000 week; bills not particularly 
strong; . benefited by tumaway at 
I State, 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 1,450,000) 
Weather: Mixed 

Couple of days of rain let down 
the post-E:aster celebration. Top 
money on the week went to the 
Paramount -with "Wolf Song," Chi- 
nese running second again with 
'Broadway Melody" in its 10th 
week. Loew's State took It on the 
chin with "Fancy Baggage," one or 
those early WB talkers. 

'Iron Mask" showed little let- 
down in Its fourth week at the Car- 
thay Circle. "Speakeasy" got a 
fairly good start on an indefinite 
run at the Criterion, hitting over 
$16,000. "Sonny Boy," in its third 
and final at Warner Brothers, went 
into red on the stanza. 

Hearts in Dixie" closed tour 
weeks at the United Artists with 
house just about breaking even on 
final take. With Publtx taking over 
the management, "Coquette" got off 
to flying start with a $6 premiere 
playing to $8,000 on Its first per- 
formance. Looks like sure-fire b. o. 
bet here and likely to stay four 
weeks or more. "The Dummy" was- 
oke - at the Egyptian, while the 
Boulevard, with "Greyhound Lim- 
ited," a Warner non-talker, was not 
so bad. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Boulevard (Fox) "Greyhound Lim- 
ited" (WB) (2,164; 26-60). Thlc 
non-talker did remarkably well in 
this wired house which also ' hat- 
F. and M. "B" units on stage; $7,000. 

Carthay Circle (Fox) "Iron Mask" 
sound (UA) (1,600; 26-$1.60> (4th 
week). Fairbanks has natural in 
this one; hit better than $17,000. 

Criterion (Fox) "Speakeasy" dia'.> 
log (Fox) (1,600 ; 26-76) (1st week). 
Started fair and picked up as it 
went along; ' on initial stanza $16,- 
300. 

Egyptian (UA-Fox) "The Dam> 
my" dialog (Par) (1.800; 26-76) 
Better than expected; $10,200. 

Qrauman's Chinese (UA) "Broad- 
way Melody" dialog (M-G) (2,028; 
eO-$l.eO) (10th week). Managed to 
hold trade to high ebb of around 
$33,000. 

Loew's State (Loew-Fox) "Fancy 
Baggage" dialog (WB) (2,242; 26- 
$1). One of those occasional dud 
talkers; lowered take to $19,800, 
red for the house. 

Paramount (Pub) "Wolf Song" 
sound (Par) (3,696; 26-76). Clicked 
on an cylinders; near $34,000. 

United Artists (UA) "Hearts In 
Dixie" dialog (Fox) (2,100; 26-91) 
(4th week). For final week trade 
slackened to $10,100; "Coauette" 
(UA) opened at $6 top to $8,000 and 
trade big from then on. 

Warner Bros., "Sonny Boy'' dia- 
log (WB) (2,766; 26-76) (3d week), 
Trade slacked off on getaway week, 
final being around $16,200; "Desert 
Song" (WB) opened Monday nl^l 
to capacity at $6 tax. 

L. A. to N. Y. 

Carl Laemmie, Sr. 
Jack Ross. 
Charles Christie. 
Ronald Colman. 
W. Ray Johnston, 
Chester Morris. 
Nat Ross. 
Grant Ia Cook. 
Abe Meyers. 
Florence Straus. 
Maurice Fleckles. 
Rowland V. Lee. 
Clive Brook. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

XjCO Morrison. 
J. Kcirn Brennan. 
Jack Mills. 
Ruby Keeler. 
Richard Boleslavsky. 
Arthur Rlchman. 
E. C. Mills 
■yinton Freedley. 
Harry Jolson. 
Mrs. Harry Jolson. 
Al Herman. 
William Boyd. 



costume: 

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VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 




Charlie MacArthur wrote the great 
Belasco hit **Lulu Belle", with 
Edward Sheldon. He wrote "The 
F^ront Pdge'* with Ben Hecht. He 
is a master of color, of glamor, of 
climax .... a shoiwnaniwriter down 
to the ground. He is at work on 
**QOLD COAST" for Radio 
Pictures. 





PICTURES 




RADIO HAS SIGNED THE WORLD^S GREATEST PLAY- 
WRITING TEAM TO CREATE STORIES FOR ITS COMING 
SUPER-ATTRACTIONS. 

With an unfailing sense of shoumanship, Hecht and MotcArthur 
have written more^hig'money stage hits^ i^ 
porary dra,matists. 



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Vf^eidiy, April- 



VARIETY 



II 



Ben Hech$*s writing genius is at its 
peak today. He wrote the sensa» 
tional screen smash "Underworid**. 
He collaborated wfih MacArihur on 
"The Front Page". He k perhaps 
the greatest writer of punch idUt^ 
hgue .... in novel, play &r sa^rio. 

He has iustcomtletedHlSGB^T' 
EST STORY, ^*VpperworW* for 
Radio Pictures, 




Their "THE FRONT PAGE" smashed New York a resounding 
wallop last August and still packs 'em in . » . • the greatest news' 
paper drama of all time* 

NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THE PLAY'S THE THING ON 
THE SGREEN, AND RADIO SIGNS THESE YOUNG TITANS 
OF THE DRAMA WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR BEST! 

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12 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesday, April 10. 1929 



Amosemeitt Stocks Again 
Walloped 01 Quotations; 
New Lows for '29 Yesterday 



Prices of amuBement stocks broke 
Into new low ground all alongr the 
line. In some cases buetlne through 
the bottoms of the December break. 
At yesterday's lows months ot 
upward progress was cancelled. 
Money Jumped tp 10 per cent; on 
heavy calling of loanp. ' 

There was no exception to the de- 
cline, although Paraihount made 
the best ce^ilstance 'whien pressure 
was at Its worst. ^I^hi's .'fllm issue 
has behaved' much ' better than Its 
allied shares rlgrht along , and froin 
yesterday's ' {>6rfomiance ought to 
be In good i>psltlon when and If the 
advance Is reslimedi' 

Lows for^the session were 6114 
for Par; 97 for Warner (repetition 
of Its bottom In the crash of' three 
weeks ago); 69% for J^ew (almost 
the very level from which it 
started to climb during the Fox 
caimpaign for open market stock), 
and Fox, 62%, brand hew low since 
the issue got out of the doldrums 
more than a yea:r ago. 

Almost nothing escaped. • Pathe 
which has been supported end 
which drew little short selling be- 
cause of its low price was done at 
for the. common and 20 for the 
"A" shares, while Shubert, after 
going dull In the first two hours, 
gave way <prectpltately. On sales 
of a thou9and or so it slipped by 
fractions from 57 - to, 65H and 
showed no signs of recuperative 
powers. 

Warner Below Par. 

At least Warner Bros, made some 
show of opposition. It held a frac 
tion over par until nearly /2 o'clock 
but when. concentrated seiilng came 
In gave y^Ay easily iielow par. On 
the late rally jt was back to flat 
par, net off 2 points. 

Perhaps the worst hit outside of 
Fox WAS Radio-Keith. It did not 
approach its low of the late March 
break to 19, but it retreated little 
by little to 24%, significant because 
the decline was result of unrelent- 
ing pressure and not the outcome 
of panicky selling such as the 
previous crash. 

Sales were in moderate volume 
for the most part and bulls had to 
take what comfort they could get 
from that circumstance. Little 
enough in a survey of the situation. 
Money which had dropped as low aa 
B per cent, outside on Friday had 
recovered to a renewal of 7 yester 
day and then climbed to 10. Ten is 
moderate as the' market regards 
such things these days, but the feel 
Ing was that the slow hardening of 



Yesterday's Prices 



Leadino AmuMmenta 

Sales. HiBh. Low. l.aat. Chi. 

500 Eoatman..lf2 170% lTO\t— »Vl 

6800 Pox 8614 

SOOO iMvi . . . . eiH 

oaoo Par 08 

dJWO Pathe Ex. 10 
23T00 Radio .... 87' 
UOOO-R-K-O ... 27' 
- 700 Shub .... 67 
17800- Worner ..10: 




97% 100 



..-lli 
0014- % 

03 -814 
2S14-H4 



credit terms was merely a fore- 
taste of what was to come. State 
Income taxes and seasonal trade 
disbursements, besides the approach 
of the season for heaviest demands 
for funds on the pairt of 'business, 
all conspire to cut down the volume 
of credit available for trading pur- 
poses; 

Bank in Command 

Much more important, of course, 
is the fact that the Keserve Baiik 
now seems definitely to have the 
situation in hand and disposed to 
push the Issue. - It can scarcely do 
otherwise. Warnings over the past 
two' years that have been blandly 
ignored at best or openly flouted 
have put the central banking offi- 
cials in a position where they are 
compeUed to defend their authority 
or sacrifice all prestige. 

The situation sMkes with partic- 
ular severity upon the amusement 
stocks' for a variety of . reasons. 
First Is that the group has not and 
never had the friendship of invest- 
ment buyers, and w:hen the whole 
market structure Is threatened they 
feel the pressure first and most 
drastically. There is hea-vy financ- 
ing ahead for both Pox and War 
ners and the operatlQn in Loew'of a 
few weeks ago has done neither that 
stock nor the whole amusement sec 
tion any good. 

R-K Vulnerable 
Position of Radlo-Kelth Is well 
known. Its drastic break to. 19 in 
March and subsequent failure to 
rally has been another element in 
alienating partisans who ' at one 
tlriie looked for eoinething from the 
Radio association. Radio was off 
yesterday from 96 to around 92, as 
its powerful pool stood aside and let 
It drift. 

Future offers very little on the 
long side, except possible narrow 
profits from alert traders willing to 
take a small turn. Anybody who 
buys stock at this time for any long 
pull is simply laying down a bet 
that some miracle will bring about 
the defeat of the Government 
through the Reserve Bank. 



$38,900 BIRTHDAY FOR 
MINN.--STATE $12,0001 

"Bellamy Triai/' Orph, $16, 
000— f an $6,500— Had 
Easter Blizzard 



Minneapolis, April 9. 
(OrawtHB Population, 60(K000) 
Weather: Fairly Favorable 

Minnesota again, occupied the cen- 
ter of the. local epidtligbt last week. 
House celebrated Its first anniver- 
sary and the public turned out as 
paying .guests. ' Qlft fro'm theatre- 
goers aggregated some i|l8,000, .that 
amount representing the .net pr6fit 
on the $40,000 tor the week. If It 
hadn't been tor a blizzard. Baster 
Sunday tta« theatre's record, $43,700, 
might have t>een equiaJled, 
■ Considerable showmanship for the 
celebration, the boys actually Induc- 
ing Mayor Leach to issue a proc- 
lamation "urging" all citizens to atr 
tend. Picture was "The Wild 
Party." 

Despite the stiff' Minnesota com- 
petition and the bad start due to 
the blizzard, . Henhepln-Qrpheum 
also enjoyed a -nice week at around 
$16,000. Masnets were "Bellamy 
Trial" and good vaude. "Divine 
Lady," at the State, caught com- 
ment that was favorable and had 
fair week. 

Scarlet Seas" boosted the aver- 
age l>yrlc takings and the Strand, 
along with the Grand, was back 
to second loop runs. 

Estimates for Laat Week 
MInneseU <F. & R.-Publix) (4,- 
200; 76) "Wild Party" dialog (Par) 
and PubUx unit Splendid" show in 
celebration ot first birthday, anni- 
versary being; made a. gaiia, event 
by corking publicity; Clara Bow 
leading card here but her first 
talker did not meet with general 
favor; $38,900; one of biggest weeks 
in theatre's history. 

State <F. & R.-Publlz) (2,800; 60) 
'Divine Lady". souAd (FN) an.d 
stage show. ' One of leading < 
called picture "dreary." but fans 
liked It; helped by word of mouth. 
Show as whole pleasing; around 
$18,000. 

Hennepin-Orpheum (R-K-O) (2, 
8d0; 60-60) "Bellamy Trial" dialog 
(M-.O) and 'vande. Best show; in 
weeks; vaude great Impro'vement' 
and picture ezcelitionally well liked; 
despite Sunday drop, due to bliz- 
zard, above $16,000, considered good; 

Pantages (1,600; 26-60) "Tbunger 
deneration'* dialog (Col)' and vaude. 
Pleasing show, but nothing on 
screen or stage meant anything to 
box office; /tunt'tind $6,600, good 
enough undeir circumstances 

Lyrie (F. & IC-Publix) (1,800: 8S) 
"Scarlet Beatf sound (FN). Bar- 
thelmeas picture :went across nice 
ly; boosted average several hundred 
dollars; about $6,200. 



Indies on Broadway 



Independent pictures haven't 
:a chnnce for a Broad'way show- 
ing In any of the houses at the 
present time, even for a week's 
stay, unless willing to rent free 
of charge or guarantee the re- 
turns. 

Roxy pays from $2,600 to 
$3,600 for Independent pictures, 
but the distributors get noth- 
ing because a condition of this 
arrangement Is that the dis- 
tributors must spend all rental 
money in additional advertis- 
ing. Fox pictures are booked 
Into the Roxy at a ilat rental 
of $20,000 weekly and more. 

Colony will not pay for iplo- 
tures and for a showing at the 
Embassy the distributors must 
guarantee a $6,000 . rental. 
Cameo, on 42d street, requires 
a guarantee of $4,000 weekly. 

Paramount and Capitol al- 
low a fair rental for pictures 
accepted, and a percentage 
over a specified gross, but the 
Paramount and M-G-M fea-. 
tures booked into these houses 
steadily rarely allow for inde- 
pendents. 

Strand Is overloaded with 
Warner and First National 
products. Other theatres are 
run houses only. 



4 Prrr HOUSES REACH 
$119,650 EASTER WEEK 



PltUburgh, April 9. 
(Drawing Population, 740,000) 

Smoky City went crazy last week. 
There hasn't been six days business 
like it since Hector was a minnow. 

, , . ._ With four outsUnding b. o. draws. 

One of leading critics I movie mobs Monday noon had traffic 
tied up in four dlrterent spots and 
IMlIce reserves were called. And 

kept 



PAR. BmYN UP FOR 
$57,800; MET, $23^00' 



Brooklyn, April 9. 

Despite the appearance of spring; 
the picture bouses didn't complain 
about business. The Fox, where 
Uiey have discarded the presenta* 
tion policy and shoved In vaudflim, . 
has taken the borough by storm.' 
Can't get a seat i^ere now unless ' 
you wait Last week -'Sin Sister,** 
weaklsh film but excellently sup- 
ported by the vaude array, Including 
George Jessel. - 

.Paramount ..Juipped to . $67,800, 
considered siitiso fo|r this hou^/ with 
"Chinatown I^lght's," 'whloh scrlVea . 
tore the pants oft of in revleVra. 
Albee concentrated on tbe vaude and 
didn't do so.badly, .wliile. Loew^s Met 
showed some .energy and did better 
than ueual on '"Trial MaiMage" and 
nice vaude.- Strand remains quiet 
and uneventful. 'House movies along 
silently (with:; sound), playing pIc-' 
tures, and does well. Last week 
"Children of the Ritz" tepought in 
$21,260, all right here. ^ 
Estimates for. Last Week 

Albee— "Shady I^dy," dialog (U> 
(8,248; 36-60-60-76). Van and 
Schenck headed bill; staged a real 
midget wedding one night, and at- 
tracted attention; $30,700. 

Fox— "Sin Sister," sound (Fox) 
(4,000; 36-40-60-60-76). House pros- 
perous now; ' vaude going over; 
George Jessel helped swell receipts; 
new manager, ISdgar Wolf. 

Metropolitan — "Trial Marriage." 
sound (M-Q) (3,677; 35-40-50-75). 
Brought steady patronage at $23,200. 

Paramount^"Chlnatown Nights," 
dialog (Pa»') (4,000; 35-50-75). Pic- 
ture aideid materially by Paul Ash 
and some excellent exploitation; 
better at around $57,800, but not 
hot. 

Strand— "Children of the Ritz," 
dialog (FN) (2,000; 26-35-50-60-75). 
House did fairly well for $:i,350. 



W $16,600, Fland; 
$13,000 for 'Speakeasy" 



Gnnunkry for treek ending April «: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



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Salea. Issue and rate. 

1,700 American Beat (8) 

3.800 Consol. Film pfd. (2) 271i 

700 Bastmnn Kodak (8) 177 

10,700 L««w (3) 64H 

800 Do pref. (OU) 100 

.'lOO Keith 20!4 

700 Do pret. (7) OOVi 

800 Stanley ot Am SOU 

22,200 Fox Class A (4) 6»% 

3,000 Madison Square Qerden (2) 21% 

600 Met.G.-M. pref. <1.8»> 28 

83.000 RKO 80% 

1.849.800 Radio Corp 104% 

8,100 Motion nctare Cap °. .. 371i 

57,600 Paraoiount-Fam-tiaaky (8) 66 

48.400 Pathe Bxchange 11 

C.700 Pathe Class A 23 

S.BOO Shubert (S) 61 

100 Unlveraal pref. (8) 86% 

47.600 Warner Bros 10754 

8,700 Do pref. (2.20) 49% 

CURB 

37,800 Acoustic Prod 8% 

11.800 Con. Film Ent 25% 

1.100 Col. Plct 31 

13,800 De Forest Radio 

32,700 Fox Theatres 

800 Loew ris 

7,300 Null The. 6up 



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tl.OOO Krilh 6's, '46 03 

«0,0O0 Loew 6'.s '41 112',i 

177.000 Do ex-wnr 08 

32,000 Pathe 7'b, '87 70% 

03,000 Par-Fam-Lashy 6's, '47 00% 

40,000 Shubert O's 84% 

1,400 Vnlv, Plct 20 



ISSUES IN OTHER MARKETS 
All Quoted for Monday 
Over the Counter 
New York 



110% 
1)7 
78% 

82% 
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Roxy, Class A (8.S0) 

J... Unit do 

Unit do 

.... De For«st Phono 

.... Technicolor . 

Chicago 

.... 'Balaban & Ketz. • 
Los Angeles 

20 Boach, Inc 

Montreal 
114 Famous Players,....,.. 



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melody" Hks New Top 
Provideiice at $28^00 



Providence, AprU 9, 
(Drawing Population, 316^000) 
Weather: Fair 

"Broadway Melody" swept this 
town on a tidal wave last week that 
left everybody gasping. Not only 
did the feature break all previous 
records in Providence, but other 
exhibits admitted it put a dent into 
their biz. Picture holds over. 

Majestic and Strand both had 
good double feature bills but got 
fair support for first three days 
only. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Leew's Stats (3,500; 16-50)— 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G) 
and "Confession" (M-O) short. Wow 
of a eOiow and everybody for it; 
record at $28,800, and stays second 
week. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200: 16-50)— 
Synthetic Sin," sound (FN) and 
True Heaven." sound (Fox).) 
Show liked and got fair support 
first three days; about $11,000, 
nothing to rave about 

Stranii (Ind) (2,200; 16-60)— "The 
Rainbow," sound (T-S) and 
"Voiinger Generation," dialog (Col). 
Slightly over $10,000, not so good. 

Victory (R-K-O) (1,800; 16-60)— 
"The Lieathemeck." sound (Pathe) 
and Raymond Griffith talking short 
Liked but didn't get support; near 
$7,600, light 

Fay's (Fay) (1,600; 16-60)— "Fu 
gitlves," sound (Fox) and vaude 
Picture hronght no raves, but stage 
good; close to $10,600 fair. 

Albee '(R-K-O) (2,600; 16-60)— 
"Michigan Kid" (U) and vaude. 
Conrad Nagel . and Renee Adoree 
responsible for good biz; stock 
moves In' next week; last vaudflim 
show nntll next fall also helped; 
close to $11,600. 

Two-House Holdover 

Cnilcago, April 9. 



biz, for the most part kept up 
throughout the week. 

"Broadway Melody" was the real 
sensation, claiming around $28,650 
at the Aldlne for. a new record at 
the 26-36-50 scale. Seven shows 
daily, with hundreds waiting for box 
office to open each morning. With 
a new stalT of ushers, house went 
nuts first day ti-ylng to keep lanes 
dear, but Tuesday saw some sem- 
blance of order. Weekend mob 
greatest this house has ever seen. 
Should stay at least four weeks. 

Liupe Velez, appearing In person at 
the Penn with "A Lady of the Pave- 
ments," proved an ace stage draw 
and attracted over $40,000. Dailies 
all found Lupe good copy with re- 
sult that house got some of Its best 
publicity breaks of the year. 

It's a question whether the Dun- 
can Sisters, on the stage, or "The 
Wild Party" (Par), Clara Bow's first 
talker, can take credit for the Stan- 
ley hitting around $31,000. Took 
some courage bringing the Duncans 
In at $6,000 against Lupe Velez down 
the street, but it was a good move. 
Staffs eyes popped out Monday 
afternoon when they looked at the 
l>ox office lines. First time they'd 
seen anything like it since "Singing 
Fool." 

At the Grand "Divine Lady' 
claimed in the neighborhood of $20,. 
000 for Its first week. Picture ap 
pealed to femmes and mats were 
bigger than usual. Not figured 
strong enough to last more than an- 
other six days, so Jeanne Sagels in 
"The Letter" comes In next week. 
House seems to be doing fairly well 
with new run policy. Nothing 
extraordinary but takings satisfac- 
tory. Nice week even at Enrlght 
Stanley-WB deluxe house in E^Eist 
Liberty, with Dick Powell stage 
show and "Scarlet Seas" (FN). Re- 
gent had "Canary Murder Case' 
(Par). Both houses owned and con- 
trolled by Stanley-WB and now 
they're reopening the Liberty on 
grind sound policy, giving them 
three houses within as many blocks. 
Doesn't look like a strategic move 
since what biz the Liberty will get 
likely will be reflected at Enrlght 
and Regent. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Aldine (Loew) (2,000; 25-35-50)— 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G) 
Smashed house record, getting $28,- 
660 'With seven shows dally; some 
great exploitation with Hearst's 
dally; critics ran out of superlatives 
and mobs had staff running ragged; 
crowds on several occasions got out 
of control, smashing doors and 
whatnot; looks set for a month. 

Penp (Loew-UA) (3,500; 25-36 
60-76)— Lupe Velez In person and 
"Lady of the Pavements", (UA) gave 
house abnormal business; gross 
placed at over $40,000; best draw In 

-a year •at-thlB -siter — ■ — — " ' 

Stanley (Stanley-WB) (3,700; 26 
35-60)— "Duncan Sisters On stage 
and Clara Bow's "Wild Party," diJV 
log (Par) responsible for $31,000 
best In loiig time; Bow big fav and 



"Close Harmony" (Par) went into _ 
the Oriental this week following, may deserve credit for big opening 

one week at the Chicago. L^°m^nt?"JI!f«rn^nr^ ^^^^ 

First time B. & K. has ever q^^^j (Stanley-WB) (2,000; SO 
moved a plctm'e from on© Loop 7B)— "Divine ' Lady," sound (FN) 
seven-day house to another. I Did nicely on first week at -around 



Portland, Ore., Ap»'ll 9- 
(Drawing Population, 31O,0(X» 

Labor troubles at the Du^'fln 
were settled last week,.jind "Dan- . 
ger" was held for secon«;^eek. It 
had been planned to dose^he hbdse 
Immediately. -t^ 

Portland has launched a Greater 
Show Season, starting this week. 
Gag has usually brought returns in 
the past. "Broadway Melody," 
United Artists, opened to great bus- 
iness, with last show storting after * 
10 p. m. Picture Is booked for In- 
definite inin. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Portland (Publlx) (3,500; 25-60)— 
Wolf Song," sound (Par). Went 
well for $16,600. 

Broadway (Fox) (2,000; 35-60)— 
'Speakeasy," dialog (Fox). New 
York film a success; $13,000. 

United ArtisU (Parker-Fox) (1,- 
20O; 36-60)— First week of "Broad- 
way Melody," dialog (M-G). Got 
away to great stort and booked for 
indefinite run; $12,600. 

Music Box (Hamrlck) (2,000; 25' 
60)— "Sonny Boy," dialog (WB). 
Lacked smash appeal, but did well; 
$10,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (1.200; 
26-60)— "Captain Lash," sound 
(Fox). Good action picture; $5,000. 

Oriental (Tebbetts) (2,700; 25-36) 
— "The Leatherneck," sound (Pathe). 
Did $6,600. 

Pantages (Pan) (2,000; 35-50)— 
Clear the Decks," sound (U). Film 
feature for 26th anniversary bill of 
local house; $12,000. 

Hippodrome (Northwest) (2,000; 
20-50) — Pom Pom revue, with 16 
line girls, opened for first week mu- 
sical comedy tab; "Walking Back" 
on screen; $6,000. 

Dufwin (Duffy Players) n.400; 
25-$1.25). Second week of "Dan- 
ger"; okp for $5,500. 

Chesterfield's VSecrete** 

Chesterfield has placed the first 
of a contemplated series of eight 
talking features In production; at 
Phil Goldstone's Metropolitan studio 
In Fort Lee. N. J. It Is called "The 
House of Secrets," dialog adapta- 
tion by Adelaide Leltzbach nnd Sid- 
ney Skolsky. 

Cast Includes Joe Striker, Marcla 
Manning. Elmer Grandln, Francis 
Verdi, Richard Stevenson, Harry 
Southard, Herbert Warren, Walter 
Ringham, Bill Cavanaugh and EiN 
ward Roseman. Charle.s Van Ars- 
dale Is directing. 
Blophone system of recordings ■ 



"Show Boat" at Rialto, Wash. 

Universal has taken over the 
Rialto, Washington, and will re- 
open the house April 22 with "Show 
■BonV^iVy. — • 

House has been dark for s.omp 
time. 



$20,000; fans seemed Batl.sfted : but 
Corlnne Griffith doesn't mean a 
Whole lot at box office here; not fie- 
ured strong enough beyond two 
weeks so "The Letter" (Par) set for 
next Monday; mat trade keppinp 
"Divine Lady" alive. 



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CLARA 
BOW 

in her first ALL- 
TALKING picture, 
■^TheWildPaitjcrBy 
author of ** Flaming 
Youth.** Directed 
by Dorothy Arzner. 



CHICAGO. Ili.. APRII. 5. 
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„MK OPKHIHO « THE ROOSKV.I.T THKATB.. PI^««« TO Omom 

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PXCTUR. IH OUR LOOP DE LU^ THEATRES A SECOND «EEK. 



""CLOSE 
HAR- 
MONY^ 

AU-tdlking, all- 
singing, all-dancing. 
With Charles "Bud- 
dy'* Rogers, Nancy 
OuToU j Jack Oakle, 
*'Skeet8*' Gallagher 
and Bbrry iQreen. 
Directed by John 
CnHDaweU and Ed,w* 
Suthetland. 



What a merry race the two biggest -talking 
picture hits of the hour-"THE WILD PARTY" and ""CLOSE HARMONY"-are running to 
see which will smash your box office record by the widest margin! 

TThE wild PARTY'' has rolled up 
record grosses already in these theatres: Rialto, New York; Buffalo, Buffalo; Eastman, Roch- 
ester; Indiana, Indianapolis; Ambassador, St. Louis; Minnesota, Minneapolis; Riyiera, Omaha; 
Palace, Dallas; Texas, San Antonio; Metropolitan, Houston; Alabama, Birmingham; State, 
Chattanooga; Riviera, Knoxville; Plaza, Asheville; Worth, Ft. Worth. 

''Close harmony'' has knocked the 
box office records for a loop at the Granada, San Francisco; Paramount, Los Angeles; New- 
man, Kansas City; Portland, Portland; Seattle Theatre, SeatJe; Fenway, Boston. Held over 
second week— T & D Theatre, Oakland, Cal.— unprecedented! Outside of Chicago, these are 
about the only towns where the picture has played at this writing. 

matter which of these two sensational 
talking attractions wins the race for records, theyUl do bigger business for you than any 
other talking picture on the market, BAR NONE! And they're typical of the week-after- week 
talking hits produced by 





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V A R I IE T Y 



'W^nesday, April M 1^ 



t^V BIGGEST 



DON'T ASK US TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL FOX-TROT SONG 
CONTINUES TO GO INTO EDITION AFTER EDITION . ALL WE KNOW IS THAT 
IT'S ''N01 FROA\ COAST TO COAST, AND THAT ON RECORDS, RADIO, SHEET 
AAUSIC AND THE STAGE IT'S BREAKING ITS OWN RECORDS DAILY 

ORCHESTRATIONS AVAILABLE IN ALL KEYS 




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SURE! They were great in their day! 

BUT old-fashioned now— 

M-d-M has ushered in the 

NEW era of talking pictures. 

LAY off the old stuff before 

YOUR public calls quitsi 

GET M'G'M's New, Big, Road'show-Size Talkies 

FOR immediate booking: 




THE 



THE TALKIES OF 

THE INDUSTRY 



BROADWAY 
MELODY 

TALKING. SINGING. 
DANCING 



The Sensation of 
the Nation! 



With Charles King, Antta 
Page, Bessie Love. Direc* 
ted by Horry Beaumont. 



THE 

IDLE 
RICH 

100% TALKSNG 



Based on the Broadway & 
Road HifWhite Collars" 



With Conrad Nageh 
Bessie Love, Leila Hyama^ 
From the play by Edith 
E((t5. Directed by 
William DeUille, 



THE TRIAL OF 

MARY 
DUGAN 

100% TALKING 



Smashing Sell-out 
at $2, Embassy. N. Y. 



Norma Shearer t Lewis 
Stone, H. B. Warner, 
Raymond Hackett, 
Direcvad by the author, 
Bayard Veiller. 



16 



VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



Wednesday, April 10, 1928 



Talking Shorts 



MME. MARION KURENKO 
M-Q-M MOVIETONE 
9 Mins.; Sdng* 
Embassy, New York 

Chicago Opera soprano raffling 
oft three numbers and averagine 
three minutes per warble. Too 
much. Corking piece of recording 
backed by a aJghtly set, arid U this 
Isn't the convlncer ■ on Marlon's 
pipes there's something wrong wltb' 
the house wire. 

The madame doesn't get too high 
to outdistance the mike, although In 
one or two spots there's evidence of 
that Instrument trembling from the 
vocal pressure. But the tnadame 
can sing, and for two Instead of 
three numbers should be most ac- 
ceptable for the short programs at 
large. A trill from "Faust," another 
song and finishing wlth /'X^st Rose 
of Summer" comprises the camera 
repertoire. Speaking of the opera, 
oke. Sid. 



"ODDITIES OF FASHION" 
PATH E- RCA PHOTOPHONE 
e Mins.; Old Movies 
44th St., New York 

Great stiitt. Consists of old nega- 
tives shot between. 1897 and 1903. 
Costumes and manners of those or- 
chid days excruciatingly funny. 

Synchronized with music and off- 
screen voice making wisecracks 
about clips. Fits perfectly. 

Human interest voltage on this 
one 1000 per cent 

Produced for Pathe by Walter 
Futter. Land. 



CLARK •nd McCULLOUGH 
"The Muaie Masters" (Comedy) 
FOX MOVIETONE 
20 Mins.; 

44th St., New York 

More tomfoolery from this Inimit- 
able pair, Brimming over with gig- 
gles and like the earlier ones in 
the series, should please all and 
sundry. 

Difters from average talking short 
Ui telling a running story, using 
numerous seta and dolbg it ph a 
larger, more pretentious scale gen- 
erally. These shorts, must repre- 
sent a considerable production out- 
lay. 

Bound from an auction shop tot- 
ing a violin and a shot gun, Bobby 
and Paul are hailed by a butler on 
the outlook for .musicians tardy in 
arriving at a fashionable muslcale. 
They enter the swell hangout and 
stage a hokum musical recital to the 
amusement of the audience and the 
wreck and ruin of the gorgeous set 

Helen Bolton, looking very spiffy, 
plays the distressed hostess. Story 
is credited to the comics themselves 
and directed by Harry Sweet. 

Can be featured on any marquee. 

Land. 



"THE SWAN" 

PATHE- RCA PHOTOPHONE 

4 Mine.; Idyll 

44th St, New York 

Beauty for its owa sake. Swans 
floating about serenely majestic 
upon a placid pond. Lovely photog- 
raphy developed on green ^tinted 
stock and synchronized with Saint 
Saens* familiar and da^ty melody. 

Introductory caption explains that 
this melody was withheld until the 
composer's death In 1921. 

For dressing a show and adding 
a touch of the idyllic this one can't 
be topped. Land. 



FRANCES SHELLEY 
VITAPHONE NO. 713 
7 Mins.; Songs 
New York, New York 

Miss Shelley scores from every 
angle in this brief, seven-minute 
talking picture appearance. She 
photographs attractively, sings well 
and seems particularly at home in a 
production of this sort, strumming 
a guitar and crooning her songs as 
if they were meant for eact one out 
front separately. 

It's the intimate, effective style of 
the night club floor, impossible If 
attempted from the stage in person, 
its only other possible means of 
ti-ansmlsslon to a large audience be- 
ing through the talking screen. It 
is a successful eflort. 

Photographing as she does in. this 
lnstan.ce; and with that kind of a 
voice, this little girl shouldn't be 
long without recognition in feature 
length talkers. She measures up to 
all the requirements some of the 
companies have spent thousands for 
in tests. 

Got the audience here and in this 
house they don't even applaud the 
American flag or the President. 

Uort. 



FRANK CRUMIT 
VITAPHONE NO. 727 
8 Mins.; Songs 
Central, New York 

Personality standout that can go 
on the preferred list. Crumlt is a 
well-known vaudeville and produc 
tlon tenor with a breezy, agreeable 
style. 

It's the way he does It, because he 
doesn't, do much of anything that 
can be reported. Uses uke guitai- 
for his own accompaniment Sings 
a lot of old ones. On one partic- 
ularly decrepit oaiol he gets into it 
far enough to start a laugh and 
then says: "I haven't got nerve 
enough to sing that." Perfectly 
timed and swelled the laugh to 
strong proportions. 

Having broken the Ice and learned 
some of the things to avoid. Crumlt 
ought to stand repetition. Land. 



Val and Ernie STANTON 
"Cut VouTMlf « Plee* of Cake" 
VITAPWNE NO. 2S36 
Seng and Comedy; 8 Mine. 
New York, New York 

This is not a very strong program 
addition, though with the diflBc'nlty 
of arranging p good average bill of 
shorts at the present time it wiU 
do as a flller, 

Val and Ernie Stanton are dbing 
what looks like a mixed vaudeville 
set in this record, without regard to 
picture house requirements, and it 
doesn't olick fully for that reason. 
Nut comedy chatter doesn't rate 
' laughs, and a good deal of it is 
too familiar as well as dull, 
i The boys are strong in th e vo cal 
' 'aepartmen"l;' siralgKr and otlierwigef 
and score easily with Imitations and 
instrumental numbers. One of them 
plays the uke and for the flnlsh the 
other accompanies on. a mouth 
organ. 

Attractive quality of voices, added 
to iefCectlve Style of comedy delivery; 
indications that this team couldn't 
miss with a revised comedy routine. 

Mori. 



MILLER and LVLE8 (8) 
M-G-M MOVIETONE 
12 Mins.; Comedy, Dancing 
New York, New York 

This is a colored' male combo of 
high type, delivering the kind .of 
lackadaisical, 'good-natured humor 
that is usually laugh-provoking. In 
style Moran and Mack resemble this 
team not a little, even to the extent 
in which the drawling threats are 
carrie.d out by the taller of the two 
men. ■ 

TMs particular presentation is not 
outstanding or even as strong as it 
should be to warrant a satisfactory 
spot. ' Subject IS' built up around a 
little skit enUtled "The Mayor of 
JImtown." 

-The' new mayor, finding himself 
In the position merely through 
chance, starts off by getting every- 
body tO' salute him, including six 
stenographers in the offices, and an 
office boy. When he starts on the 
chief of police the trouble starts. 
The boys don boxing gloves and 
flght it out as a hoofing number. 

Suffering from lack of comedy 
chatter. A better; more closely knit 
routine would spell success. Mori. 



TIM McCOY 

FOX MOVIETONE 

10 Min8.j Songs and Talk 

Gaiety, N. Y. 

Screen cowboy hero revealed as a 
singer of ' range songs. Handles two 
cowboy- ditties nicely in a light but 
melodious voice, but subject is killed 
off by inane talk. 

Scene shows . group of cowpunch- 
ers gathered around camp fire. 
They're riding the herd into Sho- 
shone to be shipped. Tim arrives 
from his riding trick and there Is 
much kidding and chaffing back and 
forth. All hands are "riding" an 
elderly cow hand about his affairs 
with women. 

Presently Tim, apropos of noth- 
ing whatever, breaks into one of 
those doleful cowboy laments and 
sings four verses. More chaffing 
and he does a livelier tune, also 
plenty .long enough. They talk more 
about what they'll do when they get 
to the settlements, and that's all. 

Aim was to convey an atmosphere 
study of cowboy life. Instead it's 
just a movie time killer, except for 
the Incidental Interest of finding a 
dumb flicker hero a regular song- 
bird. That could have been accom- 
plished in much less time and cer- 
tainly could have been made better 
entertainment. Jtuah. 



X. COUGAT and GIGOLOS (11) 
VITAPHONE NO. 2299 
12 Mine.; Band 
Brevoort, Brooklyn 

Cougat, violinist, formerly accom- 
panist to Caruso, has assembled an 
eight-piece band constituting a 
highly skilled, well-drilled group 
whose stirring numbers are topped 
only by Cougat's solo efforts. 

All stringed Instruments, no brass, 
with an Impulsive, decided har- 
monica undertone which gives it a 
bizarre novelty which Is pleasing. 

. Following one or two band num- 
bers is a songstress, in Spanish, who 
scores strongly. After more instru- 
mental numbers a tango team - ap- 
pears briefly, the band accompany- 
ing. 

Good support for any weaJc short 
program in need of bolstering. 

Mori. 



"MICKEY MOUSE" 
POWERS CINEPHONE 
9 Mins.; 

Disney Animated Cartoon 
Strand, New York 

Another of the "Mickey Mouse" 
series captioned "The OjMry House," 
from Walt Disney's . eartoonlstic 
shop. The opery Idea provides for 
a stage presentment of vaudo bits 
effiectively-aoundedr^-Sound-accom- 
paniment has made the cartoon 
strips much more valuable. And the 
comedy point intended is more! de- 
cided in the building. 

Some funny stutc here, especially 
the piano number which has the In- 
strument given the real planner 
synchronization, surprising in com- 
parison with former silent strips, 

Mark. 



HAPPINESS-BOYS 
M-G-M MOVIETONE 
8 Mins.; Comedy Songs 
Embassy, New York 

Vet pair, who have played every- 
thing, now add the screen to the 
curriculum. Billy Jones and Kr- 
nest Hare, tenor and basso, blend 
comedy'lyrlcs and figure to be par- 
ticularly effeotive in tlie ' sticks, 
hrick Grinds credited with the direc- 
tion of this short, which has a mite 
of production behind It. 

Entrance is via cab and horse 
with Jones on the box. About three 
songs, one the apto horn melody 
-which Cantor also did - for the 
screen, given a lift here by a\qulck 
shot of thb horse expressing dis- 
gust Both men in corresponding 
attire to' the street set and vehicle 
using full views for the entrance 
and comedy exit, not a breakaway. 

Light, entertaining and showing 
some thought Recording is smooth 
and should certainly - delight the 
rurals. They liked It here, .too, with 
the name of value because of the 
long commercial radio plug' under 
the "Happiness" title. Bid. 



PATHE SOUND NEWS 
RCA PHOTOPHONE 
6 Mins. 

Jefferson, New York 

Three clips, but average . bettor 
than average for this service. All 
topical, newsy afid interesting, on 
photographic and oh sound side. 

New Commander takes over army 
post of JFort Jay, N. Y. Predecessor 
administers the oath of allegiance 
before the garrison drawn up in re- 
view, and the band plays. Brief ad- 
dress by ne>v commander, . ■ 

Start of Bunion derby from Now 
York is a bit belated. Freshened 
up by brief humorous remarks by 
C. C. Pyle, who tells of the long 
grind and adds that everybody will 
hoof it except himself. 

Glfford Plnchot, former .Governor 
of Pennsylvania, starta oiC on a trip 
to the South .Seas commissioned .by 
the Smithsonian Institute. Shown 
aboard his trim clipper-like 
schooner with his Children conipan- 
ions. Talks of realizing on old 
dream and tells of his plans. 

These three shots are genuine and. 
the release is free from appearance 
of having been faked from silont 
records, sound added afterward. 

Rush. 



MUTT and JEFF 

FOX MOVIETONE 

11 Mini.; Animated Cartoon 

Gaiety, N. Y. 

First of dialog arrangements for 
a cartoon series and a screaming bit 
of fun. in Fisher's best rowdy man- 
ner. Done here In connection with 
premiere of Fox's "Christina." 

Mutt and Jeff go to rest in a 
haunted house. Mutt puta one over 
on Jeff by covering himself with a 
sheet.. Jeff gets hep to the decep- 
tion and bums.' Next time a ghost, 
confronts Jeff he can't be fooled. 
He offers to shoot craps. Here'rs a 
jtanlc. Jeff slides the bones, which 
take on legs and do a buck and 
wing before they settle into the 
seven natural, cleaning the ghost, 
which is a real spook this time. 

Goes Into chas^ with Jeff and 
Mutt yelling in terror and fleeing 
from spooks and ends In an owl 
lunch where Jeff tries to spend the 
ghost's money, only to have It turn 
to spook dougn and float away. 

Unrestrained burlesque and very 
funny. Rush. 



TOPICS OF THE DAY 

RCA PHOTOPHONE (PATHE) 

6 Mins. 

Jefferson, New York 

Surprise, innovation for this fea- 
ture, which formerly was the pro- 
jection of printed gags. Now they 
use the same frame, but the center 
is vacant until 'there appears in it 
the ^eal actors who impersonate 
characters and they speak the lines 
'of the gags. 

Here 14 gags were delivered In 
six minutes and brought steady 
laughs. Gags are shot swiftly. 
Here's a sample. Two men leaning 
over a checked board. 

Straight— Pat, you ought to pull 
down the curtains when you kiss 
your wife. 

Pat — "Why? 

Straight — 1 saw you kissing your 
wife last night 

Pat — The laugh's on you. Ha ha! 
I wasn't at home last night I went 
to the lodge. 

Material excellent for this release 
and registered. Never more than 
two people concerned, in a gag and 
they are delivered quickly and ef- 
fectively. Immeasurable Improve- 
ment over the old printed dud, and 
capable of building oh the sound 
novelty and sparkle of material. 



A AND P GYPSIES (10) 
VITAPHONE NO. 783 
7 Mins.; Musle 
Central, New York 

Radio band faivorite but like others 
before it meaning little on Vita- 
phone. . These band shorta are 
cemned principally for the benefit of 
smaller'towns. where,- it-may..be~pra^ 
sumed, this rielease virill dieliver sat- 
isfaction. 

It's a moderate size band leaning 
to strings in instrumentation. Boys 
garbed in accepted idea of the way 
Gypsies dress. They celebrate the 
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 
Should be sold oh their radio rep. 
Numbers average without' an out- 
standing sock. Land. 



FOX MOVIETONE NEWSREEL 
No. 27 A, B and C* 
27 Mins. 

Projection Room, New York 

High liglit is series . Of views of 
the Foch funeral ceremonies in 
Paris, 6 minutes, the shota being 
repeated Identically in all three 
reels. Rest of the material thus is 
much reduced for -variety. 

■.. A "' /■ 
. . Starts with the Foch' funeral. Cor- 
tege moves up Chomps Elysees to 
a position at the Arc de Trlomphe 
beside tomb of the Unknown Sol 
dier. Camera angled to abow fias- 
draped catafalque : in foreground 
and vista through the arch to stater 
ly tree-bordered boulevard. Misty 
weather gives eerie effect to smash- 
ing- bit of photography. 

Camera picks out notable person 
ages for closeups. Including Persh 
Ing, President Dountergue. Good 
variety of views of mardiing men, 
British grenadletq ii^th the tall 
bushies, French troops .'wlth.>' their 
tattered standards; Italian units 
with feathered bats. All accom' 
panled by funeral dirges by bands 
of aU'^natlons, sounds of hoof-clat- 
ter -and .thud of marching feet 
Finale Is revival of Marshal Fteh 
making speech to American legion- 
naires during their vislli to Paris 
two years ago. Oeisel, camera; 
WooUey, sound. 

Elaborate -record of wedding of 
Crown Prince Olaf of Norway and 
Princess Martha, niece of Swedish 
king. Progress of •- royal pair 
through crowded streeta with 
banked up mobs cheering wildly. 
Close-ups of wedding pair as they 
leave church. Squires, camera; 
Mann, sound. 

Annual blooming of Cherry blos- 
soms along the Potomac at Wash- 
ington. Procession of sight-seers 
and brief speech by member of Jap- 
anese legation. American flappers 
pos« In ' frames of flowering 
branches and invite the world to 
visit the spectacle. Lillis. camera; 
Young, sound. 

B 

Foch funeral shota repeated; 
Views at spring opening of racing 
season at Bowie track near Balti- 
more. Brief flash of crowd on lawn 
and then switch to finish of race, 
with excellent record of anguished 
voice of fan urging his choice on. 
Never failing kick of thundering 
hoofs as gee gees flash by. Young 
and Williams, sound; Llllls and 
\Valdron, camera. 

Novelty 'for the femmes In style 
display by Chinese belles. Editorial 
note on screen explains that no . high 
caste Chinese girl has ever before 
appeared before camera. Here a 
niece of Alfred Sze, diplomat, acta 
as lecturer, while principal model 
is daughter of Tong-Shao-yi, pre-' 
mier under Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The 
flap lecturer is a rave for looks a'hd 
talks with fascinating awkward- 
ness, explaining how the Oriental 
belle tries to combine western and 
eastern modes, retaining the best 
features of both. Maybell, camera; 
Helse, soun<l 

C 

Three minutes in addition to the 
Foch funeral views. Opening event 
at the New York Velodrome, show- 
ing fqst shota at Georgettl, United 
States bicycle speed champ, beating 
Hopkins In a motor-paced 10-mlIe 
competition. Roar of motorcycle 
and maneuvering of racers for top 
of banked track Jn preparation for 
sprint are interesting features. 
Hammond, camera; Walz, sound. 

Second lesson in how to manage 
an aeroplone. William Winston, of- 
ficial of Curtlss service, explains 
use of ailerons to bank machine on 
turns. He gives demonstration by 
means of a machine at rest on the 
ground, by working the ailerons 
during running talk. Rush. 



CODEE and ORTH 
"Stranded in Paris" 
VITAPHONE NO. 2798 
9 Mins.; Comedy Skit 
Strand, New Yxrk 

Not one continual laugh here, but 
Intermittent laughter that hinges en- 
tirely on the way an American tour- 
ist, heavy with Jack and loose with 
its distribution, falls for a sob story 
In Paris. Ann Codee and Frank 
Orth start the short with talk In a 
Paris railway station, where Orth 
changes a $1,000 bill. A few laughs 
on Miss Codec's French Instructions 
to Orth, and Orth getting his money 
exchange bawled up. 

A change .to a restaurant has 
Orth hearing another woman, a 
Phlladelnhlan, tell of being penni- 
less, and Orth slips her the bank- 
roll. 

Camera did some splendid work 
and th<! recording was almost fault- 
less. None of the word exchange 
was lost, and Miss Codes in partic- 
ular made her words stand out. 

Mark. 



LOCUST SISTERS (B) 
M-G-M MOVIETONE 
6 Mins.; Songs 
Lexington, New York 

. - . Eflnv-ftuattst, „iK!th A-flif th at the 
piano for the number, doing six 
minutes of uninspired vocalizing. 
All wrong on makeup, appearance, 
formation, delivery and selections. ' 

Material is decidedly flat and falls 
to get any deflnlte results owing to 
the musical arrangement. For the 
second number the girls line up In 
one row, 

Umltcd possibilitlea. 'Mori 



THE DESERT SONG 

(MUSICAL-DIALOG) 
(Light Opera) 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Warner Brothers present the ilrat Vlta- 

Ehone light opera from rouelc by Big. Rom< 
erg! ^book T>y Otto Harbaoh, Laurence 
Schwab, Frank Mondel and Ogcar Hammer. 
Btein 2d; dIrMted by Roy Del Ruth. Sce- 
nario adaptation by Harvey aates. Camera- 
njan, Bernard: McQIII. Film editor, Ralph 
Dawson. World premiere at Warner -Broth- 
era' theotre, Hollywood, April 8. Runnlns 
time, 125 minutes. 

The Red Shadow ..John Bolea 

Margot Carlotta King 

Snean. Louise Fazenda 

Benny Kid. Johnny Arthur 

Oeneral Blerbeau ,Edward Martlndale 

!.??''5.'.' vv •••• Jack Pratt 

Sid EI Kar Robert B. Guzman' 

Hosae....... otto HofTman 

aementinc Marie Wells 

Paul Fontaine ....John Mlljan 

Bebel. Del Elliott 

Amra Ilyma Loy 

SlnglDg chorus of 100. 

Taking another step forward In 
the talking field by . doing an oper- 
etta, following, the stoiry in detail 
and getting in. -the entire musical 
score, and . compositions, 'V^arner 
Brothers have < another box office 
winner. With the timeful melodies 
being warbled throughout the screen ' 
version thete is little doubt that the 
mii8lo.may..1oie more entrancing, and 
seductive, from the box office angle 
than -the acting,- the stage show did 
repeal -after repeat on account of 
the tunes.' Now, with the excellent 
synchronization of the tunes and« 
the splendid 'voices of John Boles 
and Cslrlotta King carrying the 
iniijor melodies^ It Is not unlikely 
that k^peata will come in on the 
screen version too. 

The story follows the stage script 
religiously.. It . is not what might 
have been accomplished had picture 
license been taken, to which it would 
lend itself easily. The only depar- 
tures from the actual stage scenes 
are tor those scenes naivated In 
dlalc^,'. such as the riding of the 
Riffs and desert perspectives. 
' Story started off rather slowly 
with ilie .unfolding of the Identity 
of the red shadow by himself to his 
two. faithful followers. ' A bit com- 
pllcaited in the imfolding of the love 
angles of Pierre as .the shadow was 
kiiown to his family, but straight- 
ened Itaelf out after the picture- had 
rim for an hour. From then it ran 
along smoothly ^nd with suspense, 
displaying a number of gorgeous 
scenes in which chanting was the 
principal Ingredient. 
. Through it all there is little of 
ther'rqmantic on the screen as the 
'principal players were chosen more 
.for . their voices than for ability to 
-act screen roles. Nevertheless, they 
carried the story through credibly 
and got in a few dramatic moments. 
The most dramatic scene with Mar- 
tindal'iitnd Miss Loy feeling their 
parta is the general sending the 
troops to capture his son. Again 
with the return 'of Pierre and- the 
lifting, of sadness from the father's 
hesirt to the "I Love You" song, 
sung by Boles to Miss King for the 
flnaie. 

Mr. Boles and Miss King do ex- 
ceptionally well on the screen and 
though they may be more convinc- 
ing on the stage, their conceptions 
of 'the . film characters are sincere 
and not flavoring of saccharine. Ar- 
thur as Benny Kid exceptional. 
Aided by Miss Fazenda he sup- 
plied the ' lighter momenta. Jack 
FtaXtAa the pasha most convincing 
as w^ll as disclosing a useful bari- 
tone voice for the screen. Marie 
Wells as Clementine, the Harem 
vamp, did a nifty bit with Guzman 
and Hoffman also doing okay. 

Picture cost nearly $600,000 and 
though the opening last night had . 
$6 -tab, looks with starting on sec- 
ond day of grind to be sure fire at 
the box office. 

Work of Del Ruth shows deft- 
ness and tact in holding down sit- 
uations and still telling a coherent 
and comprehensive story. Record- 
ing and photography excellent with 
color shots, though' few, well chosen, 
especially the one of Boles leading 
the Rlffts across the desert and- 
chanting the love song. 

With this new departure in the 
films looks as though the way has 
been paved for more of the oper- 
ettas . which can always meet fa- 
vor in the key centers and the' 
provinces. 

"The Desert Song" should be a 
bo:i office mop up. Ung. 



ALIBI 

(DIALOG) 

Roland West production. Distributed by 
United Artists. Story and dialog by Mr. 
'West and C. Oardner Sullivan, based on 
play, "Nightstick," by John 'Wray, J. C. 
Nugent and Elaine -Sterne CArrlngton. 
Cameranan, Ray Jane. Musical aeon by 
Hiigo RlesenCekl, No featured players. 
Opening, April 8 at iilh Street, New York, 
at top. Running time, BO minutes. 
No. 1066 (Chick Williams). . .Chester. Morris 

Buck Bachman Harry Btubbs 

Daisy Thomas Mae Busch 

Joan Manning Eleanor Qrlffltb' 

Toots Irma Harrison 

Danny McOann Regis Toomey 

Brown.. Al Hill 

Blake James Bradbury. Jr. 

Soft Malone Elmer Bnllnrd 

Trask Kleman Cripps 

Pete Manning Pumell B. Pmtt 

Tonuny Glennon i ..Fnt O'Mnlley 

O'Brien DcWItt Jennlnt's 

Qco. StnnlslnuB David.... Edward Jennings 

SIngetaJn.Theatro- ..t.*,..;...,!!- ^ 

Virginia Flohrl, Edward Jardon 

. Jolt- packed crook melodrama In 
dialog. Lots of reliable excitement, 
de luxe production values and gen- 
eral audience satisfaction. Can 
probobly check respectable, $2 runs 
in a few spot.s, and when .Ti-.-Ivlng In 
the regular change pnrloi'.s ought to 
(Continued on page 23) 



Wednesday, April 10. 1929 



VARIETY 



17 




Picture Business 
has just 
Started! 



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T. 



.HE Desert SONG^' wiU revolutionize Ihe 
tion pletnre business as we itnow ii today just as 
Vitapiione revdinitionize«| tiie motion picture i|usi-7 
ness as we imew it yesterday. 

FORGET any tiling you know aliout records, runs 
and reeeipts. 

FORGET anytliing you liave leaf ned aiiout past' 
performahtm. 

TELL your patrons that nothing they have ever 
seen in .your theatre can begin to compare with 
what they wiU see and hear in !!THE DESERT $ONG.**> 

MAKE them every promise you like, use nil the 
superlativ<»s and adjectives that yon can assemble 
together and ^TW& DESERT SONG!^ wiU still top 
your most extravagant promises*^ 

THE PICTURE RVSINESS starts all over- again 
with ««THE DESERT^SONG.^' 




VICB niBSlMNT 



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VAR I E T y 



Wednesday, April 10, 19!i9 




NOAH S 
ARK 

Tops anq pU turc 
ever Hi a lie 



What Wa rn e r B ros . Pro m i se 



Wednesday, April 10. 1929 



VARIETY 




1 Warner Bros. Delivered 



M«abar tt KoUoa Plotur* Frodaotn tad OMittatm Imt^r-ynu B. Uara. PnaUMrt 



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DESERT 
SONG 

A CnrnwQ Along 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, April 10, 1928 



Publix Expanding Oh Coast and Wili 
Build Trisco 5,I)00-Seater-Drop Units 

No Stage Shows Except in L. A. — Jump Unit* from 
Minn, and to Denver — New Oakland House 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

Fubllx Is prepared to expand all 
along the Pactflc Coast following 
the visit here of Sam Katz, head 
of that organization. Mew 6,000 
seater will be built on the present 
site of the St. Francis on Market 
street, San Francisco. Adjoining 
property to this house has been 
bought, which will give the theatre, 
to be a 13-story structure, a front- 
age on the main street of 175 feet. 
It is said plans are now being pre- 
pared by Rapt & Rapf In the east, 
with construction to start not later 
than June 1. 

Ted Bullock, of Rapf & Rapf, who 
Is on this trip with Katz, also sent 



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Feainnd in Utachoa ud liana's 

"BEAUTV IDEA 

WEEK OJP AVBIIa 12TH 
Wufleld Thcatitc, San. FraadscO; 



word to the east to immediately 
send on plans for a 8,000-seat house 
to be erected in Oakland. No defi- 
nite word has been given as to 
just where this location- will be. 
Katz is also negotiating to take 
over the SprecJcels, now a San Di- 
ego legit' house, to convert it to 
pictures. 

Katz is supposedly also prepared 
to build In Sacramento, San Jose 
and Tacoma. In all of these cities 
where Publix contemplates having 
theatres Fox Is now operating. 
Abandoning Units 

Publix will abandon its units and 
stage shows In all towns along the 
Pacific coast, with the exception of 
Iios Angeles, April 18. This was 
decided upon by Sam Katz, head 
of Publix, .following conferences 
with Herman Wobber, ' who is In 
charge of the westen> division. 

Houses where presentations will 
cease are the Granada, San Fran- 
cisco; Portland, Portland, and Se- 
attle, Seattle. 

It Is claimed by Publix olHcIals 
that the theatres are ' primarily 
picture houses and that stage shows 
and m. c.'s have been of no benefit 
in drawing business. They state 
that with the coming of talking pic- 
tures a sufficiently Interesting all- 
titlker proKram, plus orchestra In 
the 'pit, and feature organists, will 
Supply the necessary entertain- 
ment. 

It Is understood that this move 
Is being made as an experiment. If 
it should be successful Publix may 
extend Its scope to other towns 
where stage iinitB have not l>e«n^ 
successful at the boxoffice. 

Ijocal Paramount will t)e the only 
Publix house on the Coast operated 
:'by P-jbUx to get the units. Shows 



West Cotxat Motion Pictare Directory of 
Directors and Writers 



Dmsibdospn 

Dialogue 
Paramount-Famous-Lasky 



DIAUM30E 

MALCOLM 
STUART 
BOYLAN 

FOX 

(TilaloT Dishopsy 



"Perche non i tltolt Ulustrano 
gll uominl, ma uominl i titoli." 

Dialogue by 

Malcolm Staart Boylan 

FOX 



Horace Jackson 

Writing for 

Pathe 



HARVEY H. GATES 

WRITER 

WARNER BROS. 

Hie Desert Song" 





Movietone Oireetop 
Universal 



Byron Moi^an 

Original Stories 

Current Release, "Flying Fleet" 



Sarah Y; Mason 

Adaptation and Scenario 



GEORGE SCARBOROUGH 

Consulting Dramatist . 

United ArtieU | 



Sonya Levien 

Writing continuity on current 
Frank Borzage Production 

FOX 





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DIALOGUE FOR M-G-M 



JOHN GRIFFITH WRAY 

DIRECTINO 

"DIVERSION" 

tint Nallonal Vltapliooa Bpcclal 



'Way Out of Sync 

Chicago, April 9. 

Audience at the opening' 
night of "Noah's Ark," at the 
Woods, Chicago, went into 
roars «t laughter when the 
synchronization went wrong 
during a tough argument be- 
tween George O'Brien and 
Big Boy Williams. 

Instead of the husky voice 
of Williams, come the soft 
tones of Dolores Costello say- 
ing, "He said to kiss me again 
for France." 



are to Jump here from Minneapolis 
and then return to east via Denver. 
"Monte Carlo," which will be the 
unit closing - at the Granada, San 
Francisco, April 18, will Jump di- 
rect to New York. 



R-K-0 and Pan Deal 
Still Hanging 'Roond 

Badlo-Kelth-Orpheum and Alex- 
ander Pantagea are still flirting. 

Though R-K-O Is reported hold- 
ing an option on the Pan western 
circuit, nothing positive has been 
reported on the progress of the 
contemplated purchase. 

One story Is that the deal awaits 
the return of David Samoff, 
chairman of the R-K-O board. He 
Is due to reach New Tork Monday 
from abroad. 

Under the terms of the proposed 
deal, Pantages is to receive |T,- 
000,000. Of this 11,000,000 wIU be 
paid In cash by R-K-O and the 
other six raised by Joe Toplltsky 
on the coast, R-K-O to guarantee 
everything, besides assuming mort- 
gages on the Pan properties 
amounting to around $2,400,000. 



Sign Battle On 



Chicago, April 9. ~ 
Thomas E. Maloy. head of the 
local operators' union, also inter- 
ested in the White Way Sign Serv- 
ice company, has filed a libel suit 
agains the Wagner Sign Service, 
Inc., asking $100,000 damages. 

Action Is an offshoot of charges 
made against Maloy and the White 
Way company claiming coercion of 
theatre owners and other users of 
electric display signs to break con- 
tracts with the Wagner firm.' As 
a further result of these charges 
the EHectrical Workers' union has 
placed the Wagner company on the 
unfair list. 



Chicago, April 9, 
liocal booth operators will hold 
their annual ball at the Trianon 
ballroom May 5. Union recently 
raised Its sick benefit from (20 to 
|30 a week, maintaining this fund 
mainly from the proceeds of this 
yearly ailalr. 



NO INDICTMENT YET 



But Attorney Gen'l Will Aek Grand 
Jury to Name Fox Records 



Iios Angeles, April S. 
John Harland Amen, special as- 
sistant to the U. S. Attorney Gen- 
eral, did hot take the contemplated 
action regarding Indictment of Fox 
Coast theatre ofiSclals for falling to 
allow the govemn^ent access to Its 
records last week. 

It is understood he will present 
to the U. S. Grand Jury a number 
of witnesses' next week In an in- 
vestigation to . ascertain whiat rec- 
ords are wanted so that body can 
order them turned over to the rep- 
resentatives of the Attorney Gen- 
eral. Report is that a large num- 
ber of picture theatre operators and 
others Interested In theatres will be 
summoned, before the Grand Jury 
to ascertain the records it will re- 
qtilre. Also: whether an Indictment 
shall be brought eigralnst the theatre 
operators. 



Tway" and '^how Boat" 



If Carl Laemmie, Jr., decides that 
"Broadway*' Is to have a summer 
Broadway showing, it's going to 
shift Unlversal's "Show Boat" 
around. 

Iiatter film Is due at the Globe 
A^rll 17 with "Broadway" eched-. 
uled to have Its New Tork premiere 
within the -same walls. This would 
move. "Show J3oat" elsewhere. It 
may go 'to the Colony to run for as 
long as it can at $2, twice dally, 
and then switch to a grind in' the 
saiirie house. 

Should the decision be to send- 
"Broadway" In, "SHow Boat" will 
stay five or six weeks at the Globe 
before moving, according to present 
plans. 



Home Revigns 

Lios Angeles, April 9. 

Hal Home, for the past six 
months managing director of the 
United Artists theatre, has resigned 
ana will quit show business. Home 
owns considerable acreage In the 
Mojave desert and plans to en- 
gage In the production of fertilizer 
on a lar^e' scale. 

Charles Kurtznian, city manager 
for Publix in San Francisco, re- 
places Home. 



Chicago, April 9. 
With B. & K. operaUng the 
United Artists on a 60-60 basis, 
William Rudolph continues as man- 
ager and A. Lb Burks, p. a., goes 
into the B. & K. press department 
besides continuing exploitation for 
United Artists. 



Pitt Stanley Goes Unit; 
Using Mastbaum^s Shows 

Pittsburgh, April 9. 
Stanley, Warners' de luxe down- 
town bouse. Inaugurates a new 
stage policy next week, bringing 
units direct from the Matsbaum, 
Philadelphia. 

'IX)oal' house has added complete 
new technical and directorial staff 
to work with the' new policy. Per- 
manent choir of 6Z voices now be- 
ing organized under direction of 
Frank Rebka, while ballet has been 
increased to 24, with Frank Mas- 
ters in charge. New stage equip- 
ment has been acquired and is now 
being Installed. 

: Stage band being organized from 
pit men. David Broudy remains 
as pit director and may. also go on 
stage. 



DBOFS PBESENTATIONS 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

With tthe abandoning et stage 
presentation at Warner's^ theatre 
here, Larry Ceballos goes to that 
company's studio to stage musical 
numbers for 'Vltaphone productions. 

If . the Warner resumes stags 
presentations, Jack O'Donnell, for- 
mer assistant to Ceballos, will di- 
rect 



Horace Heidt's 
Calif ornians 

STARTING A 

FANCHON AND MARCO 

ROUTE APRIL 4 



M ARTIE 




X^TDBED eOMGSTBESS IN 
PUBtlX UNIT, "BUBBLES" 



GENE 

SHELDON 

' SmIbk tbe Worid with Mr. MUz 



Cohen East 

Ix>s Angeles, April 9. 

Louis Cohen, In charge of theatre 
operation for Universal, is en route 
to Seattle. 

From there he goes to Kew Tork, 
where he will make his future head- 
quarters. 



EASTMAN, DUPONT, AGFA— STRAIGHT OR PANCHROMATIC 
35 MM. ONLY 

STUDIO ENDS TESTED AND MADE INTO 

100 foot Rolls, 10 foot Black Leader each end I2 76 

100 foot Roll^ 10 f«et Black Leader each end (on apool) 3.26 

Same on the new Bell & Howell apool .■ ; a 76 

200 and 400 foot Rolls< 2 He per foot 
17M foot pieces for Septs, 3 for tl. 7'for tZ. 16 for t* 
36 foot pieces In Indlvldaal. cans, IMo foot In 1.000 toot lots only 
White Negative I.eader, tJ.CO per l.ooo rcet 

AIX FIUIB BHIFPED C. O. D. 

FRED C. DAWES 

Negative Stock Library 
1426 Beachwod Drive, Hollywood, Calif. 



The Sun Never Sets On the Foster Girls 



WANTED! 

; Girls Who Do Toe Dancing 





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Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



▼ A » T E T T 



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Producer and 
Director of 



ALIBI 



now" the greatest 
$2.00 top picture in N. Yl; 



"Alibi" easily takes its place to- 
ward the top in its lines. The best 
the stage or screen has offered in 
its recent era of crime and punish- 
ment. It holds you. Thrilling. 

John S. Cohen, Jr., THE SUN. 

A crackerjack thriller. "Alibi" 
is so tense, so full of gripping drama 
it makes one grasp his theatre 
seat and absolutely shiver with ex- 
citement. You're going to go strong 
for it. 

Irene Thirer, DAILY NEWS. 

It is a knockout. Rialto Cheers 
Thriller. Deserves a long and 
prosperous career on Broadway. 

Katherine Zimmerman, 

EVE. TELEGRAM. 

By far the best of gangster filnu. 
Realism and genuine thrills in . 
latest talking crook melodrama. 

F. Mordaunt Hall, N. Y. TIMES. 



One of the most frankly exciting 
dramatic efforts the new audible 
medium has yet devised. A highly 
suspenseful melodrama. 

Richard WaH», Jr., 
HERALD-TRIBUNE. 

Here is a picture you just cannot 
miss. From viewpoint of dramatic 
construction, the most commend- 
able talking picture to date. You'll 
find yourself teetering upon the 
edge of your seat." 

George Gerhard, EVE. WORLD. 

It's a great show. "Alibi" definite- 
ly sets a standard for entertain- 
ment. "Alibi" is distincdy worth 
seeing. 

Hose Pelawick, EVE. JOURNAL. 

"Alibi" is a picture you will want 
to see. It's batting av«rage was 99 
per cent. Thrills and underworld 
tale. 

Loit Bull, EVE. GRAPHIC. 



The 2ncl Big UNITED ARTISTS 

Hit on Bco^iclway. 

From the pla^^ightsMck" b^JohnJ^rayJji;>Ui_gen^_aqin^^^ 




Presented by 
Joseph M. Schenctc 




V A R I B T T 



Wednesday, April 10, 1889 




Wednesday. April 10, 1829 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



S9 



ALIBI 

(Continued from page 16) 
pile up tbe kind of KToaaes other 
smash melodrama have achieved In 
last couple of seasons. This Is a hit. 

From the human Interest stand- 
Bolnt plfctur© belongs to Chester 
Morris, virile stage juvenile. He 
cornea aa a welcome variance from 
the pretty boys. And he can troupe 
like the old daya. In this picture he 
Ja a cruel, cold-blooded eaqgster, 
aulck to let 'em have 'the works. 
When he starts to play more sym- 
pathetic rolea he should develop as 
a general fav. . 

"AUbl" starts out to Blve the cops 
the losing end of an expoattory tract 
on -brutality. It winds up by hint- 
ing that the gendarmes have to be 
tough. Morris : Impersonates a 
clever young rodent with-, the. In- 
stincts of a Chinese brigand. Quick 
to shoot when his adversary's back 
is turned, he la a'ahlvellng, grovel- 
ing, contemptible coward- when cor- 
nered himself. Without stressing 
the moral, picture is dedicated to 
the proposition that the man with 
a gun la a dirty name to atart with 
—and was bom that way. 

There are loose enda and desul- 
tory passages In "Alibi," but in gen- 
eral it has the tempo of a Missouri 
breeze and' is punched with some 
gripping sequences. Third degree 
stuff is pregnant with melodrama. 
Police atmosphere and detail have 
realism and the ring of authenticity. 
Strong cUmax . illustrating the 
spineless character of the gangster. 
Cop fires blank cartridges,- with the 
gartgster. fainting, although nn 
touched and uninjured. 

Acting is generally good, vyrlth 
another newcomer, Hegls Toomey, 
attracting attention as a young de- 
tective. He Is suggestive of James 
Murray, the ex-usher who for a 
time was under contract to M-Q-M, 
but Toomey la a far better actor, 
having been In the legit ' 

Kleanor GrifiBth, a blonde, is also 



HARRY 




Kow on Balaban & Eatz't 

"SHOW BOAT" 

A Publtx Unit" 



(Proteges of Ed Lowry— Thanks, 
Ed; You, Toe, Jackie) 



DInotlOB WILLIAM MORBIS OFFICE 



IRVING ROSE 

KRAZY ELBOW DANCER 
WeA tt April M, Capltel, Salt I^e 
Featured bj- FANCHON and Marco 



a recruit from the speaking stage. 
Her performance Is okay but not 
distinguished. Her face In anima- 
tion photographs well, but In repose 
not as strong as might be, 

Pat O'Malley as a quiet-spoken 
sergeant of detectives, and Purnell 
B. Pratt both stand out aa prefer- 
ential talent for talkers. Elmer 
Ballard as a hophead gangster did 
a fine bit of character work. Irma 
Harrison was cute In a bit as a cafe 
entertainer. 

Roland West, who finances, pro- 
duces and directs his own pictures, 
la the only entirely independent pro- 
ducer releasing through United Ar- 
tists. He can sleep In peace in the 
security that his investment Is safe 
and his picture there. Land. 

HIS CAPTIVE WOMAN 

(HALF DIALOG) 

First National production and rsleaso. 
SUrrlns .Milton Sills i7lth Dorothy Mac- 
kalll. Olak reeordlnK. Directed by George 
FItzmaurlce. Story by Donn Byrne, adapt- 
ed by Carey Wllaon.- Camertman, Lee 
Garmes. At the Central, N. Y., (or twice 
dally run at $2, startlne April 2. Run- 
ning time, 02 minutes. 

Officer McCarthy Milton Sllb 

Anna Bergen DorothyMackalll 

Alstair deVrles Gladden James 

Layorls Smythe Gertrude Howard 

Bobby. Marlon Byron 

District Attorney Frank Rclcher 

"iwyer ..George Fawcett 

Judge William Holden 

Governor August Tollalre 

Originally this may have been an 
interesting story, but in the opera- 
tion of grafting dialog into and onto 
it First National has so strained, 
twisted, pununeled and otherwise 
mistreated plausibility that the re- 
sultant product is pretty silly. And 
the now thoroughly familiar court- 
room scene will not qualify as so 
hot. It's Just fair program. 

Milton Sills does not enter until 
the unspooling has been continuous 
for 30 minutes. Dorothy Mackalll 
seated mute and dumb in the pris- 
oner's box has been triple damned 
by a series of witnesses. She is de- 
scribed as a common boulevard 
promenader who murdered in a 
Jealous rage the wealthy man who 
had picked her up and for a time 
fondled her In luxury. Things look 
bad for her. Then into the picture 
and onto the witness stand comes 
trusty Milton. Does he prove by 
testimony that Dorothy did not kill 
■Reginald Moneybags? He does not. 
He tells in his own simple way the 
.Immaterial and Irrelevant story of 
how he arrested the prisoner. He 
wrings the Jury's heart and makes 
a dribbling PoUyanna out of a hard- 
boiled New York Judge by explain- 
ing step by step the spiritual trans- 
formation that took place la the 
spotty character of the murderess 
as he and she lived together happi- 
ly, 'shipwrecked for several years 
upon a deserted, island In the south 
Pacific. • 

Things happened to Dorothy's soul 
on that Island. This is made very 
definite. Her wanton ways slip 
from her and she becomes as "a 
lamb. In the course of time Milton 
takes to wife the reformed killer at 
Vrhose trial he Is now testifying. 

And what does the New York 
Judge do but snap his flngerd at the 
law and the bar association, lay 
himself open to impeachment, and 
tell the murderess to go free and 
murder no more, peacefully happy 
on her Island with her policeman. 

Action alternates between dialog 
in the courtroom and silent psia- 
aagea explaining and amplifying the 
testimony. Scer»s in the aouth seas 
are good, both as to photography — 
unusually effective — and drama. 
Donn Byrne, recently deceased Irish 
writer, was a much better crafts- 
man than superficial Judgment of 
his story &g brought to the screen 
would indicate. There la elemental 
and dramatic conflict between the 
personalities of the bard-to-get 
woman avoiding policeman sent to 
arrest the dame that . always got her 
man. She plays a hundred tricks. 
Including disrobing before him and 
swimming In the nude. Her wiles 
avail nothing. He's made of tougher 
fiber than she Is. Time and the 
quiet beauty of her surroundings 
wear down her filppancy. She^ be- 
comes soul sick, doubtful, filled with 
fears. All this Is human, reason- 
able and well-told narrative. 

Miss Mackalll does good work, 
but in the courtroom Is made to 
seem pretty stupid In being the only 



FOUR COnON PICKERS 

JUBILEE SINGERS 



WILLIAM CARR 
JAMES ARNOLD 



W. D. BURNS 
GEO. FUGGITTI 

(Mtisical Director) 
Tooriiw PubUz Circuit of nteatree 
MreotlOB WIUJAU HOBBIS OITICB 

Broadoastino Nightly Over Stations WCFL and KYW 



eSTTiSON 



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THIS WEEK, ORIENTAL, CHICAGO 
With FDbUx XheatTM FoUowtng 
Thanks to MAX TDBNBB ' DIreotlen WM. MOBBI8 OFFICE 



Dialog Percentage 

Variety hereafter in Its re- 
views of dialog picture* will 
denote under . the tiile of the 
film, the quantity of dialog 
contained. 

If all-dialog (oontinuoua 
through picture) it will be 
so Indicated, or three-quar- 
tera, one-hair or one-quarter 
or sparsely or added, ate. 



character who falls to speak. She 
does gurgle a few hallelujahs at her 
exoneration, but it's too late to re- 
move the impression that she's si- 
lent because she has to be. 

Sills talks well enough, even with 
a ipth avenue brogue. His troup- 
Ing in silent portions also strong. 
Looked a little peaked. 

Banality of the dialog parts 
meases what might have been 
something. Skillful handllngr by 
George FItzmaurlce saves some of 
the more tr^nspeu-ent absurdities, 
and general production la of high 
type, with exceptions noted. Many 
people will be in the proper frame 
of mind to pronounce "His Captive 
Woman,", from soup to toothpicks, 
delicious. Which la intended to 
convey the plcturie's rating: Mod- 
erate with reservations. Land. 



THE SHAKEDOWN 

(HALF DIALOG) 

Universal production and felease. James 
Murray and Barbara Kent featured. Wil- 
liam Wyler producUon, directed br Mr. 
Wyier, (com story by Charles A. Logue. 
Adapted by Clarence Marks. Title* by Al- 
bert De Mond. Joseph Chemlavsky did the 
musical synchronization and C Roy Hunter 
Is credited tor recording supervision. Bal- 
ance. oC cast Includes Qeorse Kotsanoros, 
Wheeler Oakman, Jack Hanlon and Harry 
Grlbbon. Ran TO mlnntas, V» Colony, New 
York, . week April 6. 

A not bad SO per cent, talker — the 
rest sound synchronized, musically 
and effects — with a tough little Irish 
youngster. Jack Handlon, as the un- 
official- star. If be handles the dialog 
as apparently he (genuinely does he'U 
be plenty In demand for kid parts. 
James Murray, once touted as a 
good Paramount bet. Is also destined 
for renewed importance, because of 
hie linguistic accomplishments. Bar- 
bara Kent, the heart Interest, Just 
looks nice and says little. It's a 
good release and merits some good 
bookings. 

-But this one looks Uke a aulcfcle 
among talkers although there's no 
palpable cheating because It's that 
kind of a he-man story -that, calls 
for little produqtlon Investiture. The 
femme interest revolves, about the 
salvation of the street urchin, tvhom 
Murray as a fake pugilist adopts as 
a prop for public sympathy, pur- 
poses in order to heighten neigh- 
borly Interest in his forthcoming 
fracas with a pug, subtly labeled 
Kid RofC. 

George Kotsanaroa plays the vain 
Greek battler welL Wheeler Oak- 
man as manager of the outfit is 
sleek in his assignment of building 
up pseudo-battles between the 
planted local talent (Murray) and 
the barnstorming Kid Raff who of- 
fera $1,000 prize to any contender 
who stays four rounds with him. 

Oakman, as the manager, has it 
primed for a grand killing In the oil 
boom town of Boonton when Mur- 
ray Is spotted as a diiUer. The In- 
evitable complications with the 
heroine and the Inspiration to go 
straight leads to the grand fisticuffs 
for the finale. Instead of the Shero 
rushing down to ringside and 
morally bolstering waning courage 
and unwilling flesh, the kid la tbe 
heart-stuff appeal, and It's done 
rather plausibly. 

There will be some captlousneea 
concerning the untrained battler 
beating the behemoth Kid Roff. A 
bit of plauaibllity could have been 
injected at the expenae of the blonde 
doll who'a part of the Kid's scenery. 
An inserted title that because of the' 
continuous set-ups and the assured 
frame the pug was as below par as 
the hero was phyaically handicapped 
might have lent a somewhat realis- 
tic touch to It. However, as one 
would expect, he manages to kayo 
the Greek leather-pusher and thus 
saves his honor, his fellow town- 
men's dough, his gal, his country and 
his Yale. Of course, until the telling 
kayo, our hero la ahown taking more 
falls than a cataract, but somehow 
comes up smiling where Kid Ruft 
keels over almost at the first healthy 
clip. 

The flght scene la the big punch. 
There's a prelim flght staged In the 
second reel to illustrate the racket, 
the meeting later on, the count-up 
and the payroff. 

The Juvenile , attachment between 
the street urchin and the phoney 
hero who proves a real hero In a 
railroad track rescue Is pretty well 
developed. . A good touch is injected 
When- Murray., lopkfl^around and re- 
grets no one viewed hls^herolam.'hc 
counting on the local aentlment as 
part of the build-up. 

Universal has a good partial talker 
In "The Shakedown." The vigorous 
title Is a bit misleading In its Import 
for the "shakedown" in the argot ia 
by no means aynonymous with a 
"frame-up," which is what this 
racket actually la. AM. 



German-Made Pictures 



(IN BERLIN) 



Berlin, March 24. 

"Hotel Mysteries" 

Primus Palast. — 'Hotelgehelm- 
nlase" ("Hotel Mysteries") (Derus- 
sa Film). One of the best German 
films of season. Has suspense anci 
humor. A young girl, companion of 
a countess, is wrongly eentenced to 
prison for stealing Jewels. Released 
she becomes a thief in reality and, 
posing aa royalty, 'gets away with a 
big swag of Jewels. District attor- 
ney, instrumental in sending tier up. 
has fallen in love with, her even 
though he recognizes her real Iden- 
tity and this time he saves her from 
conviction. 

Discreetly directed by Frledrich 
Feher, Magda Sonya in the lead Is 
not much to look at but can act. 
Rest of a well handled cast included 
Gertrud Eysoldf, Wolfgang Zilzer 
and Xilvio Pavanelli. 



'Diary of a Cdcotte" 

Kurf uerstendamm T h e a t e r. — 
Tagebuch einer Kokette" ("Diary 
of a Cocotte"), Ridiculous old 
story about a girl who has the usual 
bad liick to be "forced" into the 
oldest profession. A young man who 
seduces her must leave hurriedly for 
America and requests his tmcle, rich 
busineaa man, to' take care of the 
girl. He does nothing for her. She 
goes to him to demand an explana- 
tion and Is about to ttean him when 
he thoughtfully dies of heart fail- 
ure. 

So it all comes out in f ourt what 
kind of a girl she la. She triea to 
commit auicide but la eaved by a 
doctor . who Inaiats, 'upon marrying 
her. . Not too badly directed by Con- 
stantin J. David with minor rolea 
well taken by Ij, Stahl Nachbaur, 
Mary Kid and Matthias Wlemann. 
Fee MiOlten and Fred Doederleln in 
the leads have nothing individual to 
offer but may develop. Will get by 
here on Its title but all wet for 
America. 



"Ifiss Else** 

Capitol Theater. — "Friluleln Hlae" 
("Miss Else") (Poetlo Film). Any- 
thing that Ellaabeth Bergh'er plays 
In la sure to do business In Ger- 
many. Outside of her salary , this 
picture catn't have cost much and 
will turn In a nlcie profit. This ac- 
tress's quality which' gets over so 
superbly on the. stage has not yet 
been captured for the screen. Too 
bad, for the scenario In Itself has 
possibilities for distribution In the 
States. It is taken from a masterly 
short 'story by Arthur Schnltzler. 
An Innocent young ffirl vacationing 
in Switzerland la wired by her par- 
ents, that they are on the verge of 
bankruptcy and she must borrow 
money from a rich banker staying 
at the same hotel with her. ' He Ae- 
mahda that she come to his bed- 
room that night 

Unable to stand the idea of giving 
herself to him she takes a deadly 
dose of veronal before going and 
when she at last finds him is on the 
verge of death. 

These last moments are among 
the strongest seen in a German film 
for some time and help one to for- 
get many of the long drawn-out and 
padded scenes of the beginning. 
These were the result of a mistaken 
effort to allow nobody else any part 
in ^e picture. Only the lately de- 
ceased Albert Stelnruck has some 
moments as the brutal banker. 

Interesting for the sure seaters 
but doubtful for general distribution 
in the States. 



"The Cirons Princess" 

Prlmus-Palast. — "Die Zirkus Prln- 
zessin" ("The Circus Princess") 
(Agfa). Taken from the atory of 
Kalmann's operetta, it ia little 
aulted to pictures. It was old-fash- 
ioned as a stage plot and is twica 
as musty when viewed on the screen. 
One. would suppose that the public 
would at last get tired of these 
ridiculous concoctions about bogus 
royalty. But the personal popular- 
ity of Harry Iiledtke in the lead 
will undoubtedly make It a business 



proposition. He could even play 
Hamlet and get away with IL Di- 
rection of ■Victor Jonson is routln* 
and nothing else. 

"Melody of the World" 

(Sound) 

Terra Theater.— "Melodie tfer 
Welt" ("Melody of the World") 
(Toble). Announced as the first 
German feature length sound film. 
Expectations were raised high— th« 
disappointment was all the greater. 
It is really nothing but .a travelog 
with a few soynd effects. Ruttmann, 
who was responsible for the effectlv* 
"Berlin" picture, flopped badly het«. 

Hamburg-American Line, which 
evidently paid him to crank the film 
as an advertisement, will hot get 
much return from its investment. 
"Berlin" viewpoint Is merely re- 
peated without any new anglea Om 
the whole a boring evening. A pltx 
to waste the splendid Russian actor 
Kowal Samborskl and- Renee Sto- 
brawa on the puppet roles of a sailor 
and his sweetheart. If this is really 
the best that the Tobls can tiura 
out in the way of soiind it had bet- 
ter take a year off for elperimenta. 
At this rate, the talker wiU b* 
killed in Germany before It- gets 
started. 



"'The Midnight-Taxi'' 

Kammer-Lichtspiele. — "Die Mlt- 
temachtstaxl" ("The Midnight 
Taxi") (D. L. S.), Harry Piel, first 
of the stunt performers in Germany,* 
had- at last decided to take the 
black make-up off his eye and get 
somebody human to write a story 
for him. He Is Just beginning t« 
(Continued on page 26) 



JUST FINISHED 21 WEEKS 

SmiTORD, CHICAGO 
ASM.C 

Thanks to CHARLIE HOOAN 

BOB 
HOPE 



**The Humor out 
Interlude" 

Opening April 14 
Lincoln Square Theatre 
Diecatur, III. 

INDEFINITELY 

MILES INGALLS ' 
Did That 



FAMOUS 



BrlsU BMt Bet 
Coffee Dan's, Loa Anselee, CaL 



RON and BON 




That ''^iPlfl \»t Mnskal 
Diyerting £ i 
Organ Duo-I I 

Now Seattle Theatre, Seattle, Wash., 2nd Year 



andFeet- 



V ARIET Y " Wednesday, April 10, 19S0 




Wednesday, April 10. 1929 



F I L M RE VI E W S 



VARIETY 



25 



GERMANFILMS 

(Continued from page 23) ' 

realize that the days of the, "PerUa 
if Pauline" are over. ■ ■ , 

judeed from an international an- 
ile his work is not eo hot. but bis 
name stlU carries enough weight to 
Irtt the film by. It "contains one 
Smuslng idea: A, student. In order 
to earn his way through college, 
drives at midnight an old wreck of 
a taxi which no One would think of. 
engaging at any other time of day. 
He gets mixed up in the usual ex- 
citing adventures and finally is set 
to marry the heroine, channinglj- 
played by Betty Bird, who is on the 
upgrade. " ■ 

"Money, Money, Money" 

Unlveraum. — "Geld Geld. Geld" 
("Money, Money, MUney") (Cinero- 
mans). Although taken In France, 
two of the leading roles are played 
by Germans and the financing was 
on a joint basis. It looks like a 
good financial proposition for the 
continent and- might do something 
In America if rightljrhandled. 

It is founded on Emil Zolas fa- 
mous novel, "li' Argent." and presses 
the story intoi a usable, not over- 
loaded scenario. ^ . ^ , , ^ 

. Saccard, a get-rich-qulck who 
has made a fortune on the ex- 
change, Is beateii by his aristocratic 
and subtler rival, Oundermann, who 
et length gets him put in Jail. 

Charming love between Hamelin 
and his wife Llane, who are mixed 
up in Saccard's transactions, but in 
'the end escape. 

Marcel L'Herbler again proves 
that he is one of the best directors 
on the Continent. Indeed a master 
who needs fear no comparison with 
any of the boys in Hollywood today. 
That this picture is not uo to his 
splendid "Therese Raquln" is 
chiefly the fault of the subjeet- 
matter. 

Superb performance Is turned in 
by Pierre Alcover as Saccard, ana 
Alfred Abel makes every use of his 
opportunity as his protagonist. Brl- 
gitte ' Helm develops the usual 
amount of "it" in a vamp part, and 
Mary Glory and Henry Victor are 
satisfactory as the lovers. 

"The Virgin Coootte" 

Marmorhaua. — "Die keusche Ko- 
Jcotte" ("The Virgin Cocotte") (Bay- 
erlsche-Emelka). The Second film 
this week that has the brilliant Idea 
of using the word "cocotte" In its 





Featured 



the Publix Unit 

"Saylt 
With Flowers'' 

This Week (April 6) 
Paramount, New York 

Next Week (April 13) 
ParamoDiit, Brooklyn 

Direction 
WILLIAM MORRIS 



title to draw them in. This time 
entirely without Justincation, as it 
is a silly little, story about a busi- 
ness man who, in order to stop his 
wife from flirting,^' engages a mani- 
cure girl to travel with him to Swit- 
zerland as his supposed mistress. 
Wife falls for the bait and soon ap- 
pears on. the scene, developing the 
usual Jealousy. 

Competently enough played under 
the direction of Franz Seltz, but 
Otto Gebuehr, who acts the business 
man, will never be able to forget 
the years when he as Frederick the 
Great was the most popular Ger- 
man film actor. 



"Pori" 



Ufa Pavilion.— "Pori" (Ufa). Ger- 
rnany loves these kind of camou- 
flaged travelofs, and the film will 
undoubtedly do splendid business 
all through central Europe. There 
are some extremely Interesting shots 
of scenery and animals, and the 
sultry atmosphere of the Sudan In 
South Africa is caught. For in- 
stance; the killing of a zebra by a 
lion; he goes off after having eaten 
his fill, and the rest of the carcass 
is immediately cleaned by a swarm 
of vultures. 

Attempt to put a story was un- 
successful, as either the native ac- 
tors chosen had no talent or the 
director had no ability to bring It 
out. The expedition was led by 
von Gontard and Herbert Kluge. 



"Asphalt" 

Ufa Palast am Zoo.— "Asphalt" 
(Erich Pommer Production for 
Ufa). Title has little to do with 
the story, it is merely to illustrate 
the introduction of the young trafflo 
policeman, Holkk. OfC duty, he Is 
called upon to take to the police 
station a young girl who has been 
caught stealing Jewels. She gets 
him to take her home Instead, and 
spends the night there. But he is 
caught there by the girl's lover, 
whom he kills in self-defense. 

Things look black for him until 
the girl confesses, that her keeper 
was a well-known crook and that 
the boy had killed him In selt- 
defensd. To do this she had to ex- 
pose her share In the crook's deal- 
ings and goes to prison. 

Policeman is played by Gustav 
Froehllch, well enough suited to 
this type of role, but grlmtu:es too 
much. Betty Amman, who played 
the girl, is a newcomer with good 
looks and flgure but no Individuality 
as yet. Pommer will have to do 
better to keep up his reputation. 

Trosfc 



COQUETTE 

(ALL DIALOG) 

United Artleta produclioh and nieam. 
Starring Mary Plcktord. Sounded by W. B. 
system on disks. Adapted by John Orey 
and Allen McNeil tram the stage play of 
the same name. Directed by Sara Taylor, 
with additional dialog also credited to bim. 
Assistant dramatic director, Earle Browne, 
with Karl Stniss, photographer. At the 
Rivoll, New York, lor grind run, starting 
April 6. after reserved seat premiere previ- 
ous night. Running time, TS minutes. 

Norma Besant Mary FIckford 

Michael Jeffery Johnny Mack Brown 

Stanley Wentworth Matt Moore 

Dr. John Besant John Balnpolls 

Jlnuny Besant William Janney 

Jnspor Carter Henry Kolker 

Robert Wentworth George Irving 

Julia Louise Beavere 

"Coquette" ought to get plenty In 
the program houses. It's Mary; she 
talks and she looks different with 
the new bob. Film Is down to pro- 
gram length, 76 minutes, and that's 
Just what it is, a good program pic- 
ture. Not great, because the kick 
Is out to satisfy the censors. 

Father kills himself in this ver- 
sion after being satlsfled that his 
girl is still pure. Picture seems Just 
strong enough to arouse femme wlt- 
nessers to the verge of tears, but is 
without the pathos strength to 
make the emotions spill over. And 
that's "Coquette" as a picture. 

But at least it is fi picture. Sam 
Taylor, directing, has taken his 
screen license to Insert plenty of 
scenes which were Impossible In the 
show. The difference, however, isn't 
sufllclent to give it equal rating 
with the play on a dramatic basis. 
It neither grasps nor holds the 
Imagination as did the play for 
three pretty fair reasons — cast, 
change In story and a repeated ten- 
dency to become too talkie and mo- 
tionless. On the other hand. It has 
a '29 Miss Plckford who is strictly 
okay for dialog, and a theme song 
which is not In the film but may 
help on the outside. Between the 
two there isn't much that's going 
to stop ''Coquette" from enjoying 



JESSE CRAWFORD 

ORGAN CONCERT 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 
NEW YORK 



"TO BE IN LOVE" (Santly Bros., Inc.) 

"COQUETTE" (Irvinn Berlin, Inc.) 

"MEAN TO ME" (De Sylva, Brown & Hendei^on) 

"MY ANGELINE" (Leo Feiat, Inc.) 

"A PRECIOUS LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE" 

(Remick Musie Corp.) 



solid weeks. Whether it can stand 
up on holdover tries rests with how 
strong they go for Mary, not the 
picture. 

Feature got e, terrible openlnj; 
night break when a fuse blew. 
After a twb-mlnute start it had to 
be shut ofC for a second beginning. 
And . even then . th'e amplification 
didn't sound right. 

Advance reports, not from CT. A., 
heralded the recording of this pic- 
ture and Mlss' Pickford's voice as 
outstanding. In lieu of the trouble 
between booth- and, horns, there's no 
true telling on this showing. So It's 
only fair to give the picture the 
best of It, and there's no doubt that 
the disks demonstrated spasmodic 
Instances of fine recording. On the 
other hand, certain passages had 
the male voices normal and Miss 
Pickford's very weak, implying a 
lapse in monitor room control. 

If further showings fall to substan- 
tiate the early sound reports. It sim- 
ply emphasizes the wide difference 
between projection room and audi- 
torium showings plus the fallacy of 
building up a picture too big by 
word-ot-mouth before it opens. 
Many a stage show has suiTered 
from the same overenthuslasm. 
There isn't a smart Broadway pro- 
ducer who wouldn't rather have 
skeptical hearsav precede his opera 
into town. 

Miss Plckford gives an excellent 
performance of the little southern 
flirt who throws her home into a 
turmoil which ends in tragedy. If 
it lacks the depth and understand- 
ing which Helen Hayes gave the 
'role on the stage, it is no less, sin- 
cere, while the difference may pos- 
sibly be explained by direction and 
a limitation in story for this me- 
dium. So those who contend that 
the screen is unlimited have for- 
gotten the censors. But Miss Plck- 
ford Is an Ideal screen "Coquette," 
both playing and looking the role 
for full screfn worth. 

Not so with others in the cast. 
Johnny Mack Brown lacks the ma- 
turity, power and unction^ which 
Michael, the low-born town ne'er- 
do-well, needs but has that neces- 
sary screen asset, appearance. For 
New York he's wrong. For Des 
Moines he may be right. There's a 
chasm between the average legit 
and film patron, a factor the stu- 
dios know all about. And so they've 
"written down" this play— rightly 
for the box-offlce and the censors — 
because they must write down in 
pictures. And in this case they've 
also "cast down." 

John Salnpolis, with legit experi- 
ence behind him, runs next to Miss 
Plckford for mention as the honor- 
defending father who shoots Michael 
in defense of the family name. Re- 
mainder of the support Is Uit aver- 
age at best, with. Matt Moore woe- 
fully out of place. 

Additional scenes which were not 
in the stage script are noteworthy 
for an even trend in dialog, regard- 
less of what may be thought of the 
absence of soft-spoken southern 
drawls by support characters. Miss 
Pickford's high sppt appears to be 
her solo work at the cot of Michael 
before and after he dies. The scene 
where Norma and Michael 1>ecome 
so absorbed in dual parlor conver- 
sation that they forget to turn on 
the lights when it grows dark, is 
repeated in the picture minus a 
hint of the cause for the dim- 
ming. Those who have seen the 
play will Immediately recall the in- 
ference, but there were many in this 
audience who thought there was 
something the matter with the pro- 
jection machine as the studio lights 
slowly faded. Taylor could have 
made this more explicit, as it re- 
mains a pretty scene. 

Not much comedy In the picture 
the character of the silly girl whom 
Norma wishes on Stanley, to get rid 
of him, being eliminated here. Hence 
the laugh responsibilities fall upon 
the younger brother, played by Wil- 
liam Janney, who in no way ap- 
proaches the portrayal of young 
Andrew Lawlor on the stage. Tay- 
lor's best handling of Janney Is in 
a country club sequence where the 
kids cut in and closely duplicate 
the dancing of a prep school and 
college contingent. 

Miss Pickford's performance and 
name will carry "Coquette," the 
Inadequacies in support simply 
stressing the star's work. One 
woman's exiting lobby comment 
was: "Well, after spending an en- 
tire night with a man in a cabin, 
Mary Plckford Is still America's 
sweetheart." 

A notice on Mary Plckford in her 
first talker would jiot be complete 
without a personal comment. Miss 
Pickford's screen career stands 
without parallel, in any way, in 
every way. For longevity, for star- 
dom, for cleanliness, and for the 
promotion of the American film in- 
dustry. What Jolson did for the 
talkers. Miss Plckford did for the 
pioneer sllents. 

And. now and with the years, and 
after Miss Plckford has had her 
hair cut, and after she has profes- 
sionally lived almost triple the logi- 
cal years one girl screen star could 
or has lived, here she is all 
over ogain, in dialog and a play 
■•calllnErfonnDre~Tnaturity"-of-char-- 
acter than Miss Plckford has been 
associated with in the past. . 

Mary Plckford is not new to dia- 
log or stage training. For there 
was, if nothing else; her "A Good 
Little Devil," a Belasco '13 produc- 
tion, after which Miss Plckford 
hopped from the stage to keep early 
picture patrons asking, "When is 
that little girl with th» curls com- 
ing backr fitd. 



SYNCOPATION 

(DIALOG) 

Radio Pictures °R-K-0) production and 
ri'lea?'. Recorded by RCA I'hotophnnc: 
lUU per cent dialog, on sound tract (flim). 
Starring Fred Warlng'a . i'ennaylvnnlana 
(band). Bart Olenhon, director. Story and 
dialog by Ocno Mnrkey, adapted. by Krnncos 
Agnew froill Markoy's "Stepping HiBh." 
liert Harrison, dialog director; Tommy 
Cummlngs. sound director. At Hlppodronu' 
(presentations). Now York (grind), begin- 
ning week April U. Running time, 83 min- 
utes, 

Flo Barbara Bennett 

Benny Uubby Watson 

Lew Morion Downey 

Winston...., Ian Hunter 

feggy Dorothy Lee 

Hummel Osgood Perkins 

R'tH Vorroe TeusdulL- 

Henry UcKenzle Ward 



This Is a box office picture, sim- 
ply because it has a name to ex- 
ploit in Fred Warlng's Pennsylva- 
nlans. In the picture there is little 
else besides the 100 per cent talk 
classification that would stand 
exploitation, except the songs and 
flip remarks, mostly done by Morton 
Downey. 

As a story picture it isn't so good, 
as the tale is the usual one nowa- 
days of the film musical comedies. 

Warlng's Pennsylvanlans are 
starred In "Syncopation," with their 
name above that of the film. Tet 
they do not enter into the story fot 
a moment and have not been made 
any too prominent on the musical 
end. The band Is seen twice, both 
times as the dance band in a nlte 
club and for perhaps 20 minutes all 
told. And unless they are playing 
tlie score throughout while unseen, 
which is plausible, the two cafe 
shots, involving seven band num- 
bers, are the exfent of the War- 
ings' performance. 

The star of the picture, were 
performance naming the star. Is 
Downey. It's his first picture. In 
"Syncopation" Downey, as a tin 
pan alleylte, is singing most of the 
time, and singing has been Mor- 
ton's trade for a long time. A good 
singer here is generally a good 
singer there, and because he has 
plenty of opportunity to sing in a 
piolure, besides the wise cracks, he 
Is the picture's natural standout. 

Bobby Watson and Barbara Ben- 
nett as the principals were miscast. 
Miss Bennett more so than Watson. 

Watson, off the screen, is a Shu- 
bert Juvenile, in musical shows. In 
"Syncopation" he is the male half 
of a ballroom adagio team. Watson 
looks as much like a leaper and 
lifter as a villain, and he doesn't 
look like either. 

Osgood Perkins, the beSt actor, 
for acting, in the cast and possess- 
ing the single legit reputation, is 
blanketed under an exaggerated 
character of a vaude agent. Ian 
Hunter plays the polite threat with 
restraint, never less than gentle- 
manly in his advances toward the 
other guy's wife. 

Perkins suppllp° part of the com- 
edy relief. More is contributed by 
MoKenzie Ward as a nance inte- 
rior decorator, partner of the stately 
and comely Verree Teasdale, while 
Downey kicks in with still more 
through cracks to a dumbdor.i 
sweetheart (Dorothy Lee). When 
Downey finally marries the gal at 
the finish he ctfhcludes the picture 
with "Now I can stop worrying 
about house detectives." which can't 
miss as a laugh or a blush, prob- 
ably the latter Laughs are plenti- 
ful throughout. 

Story is a slight departure from 
"Excess Baggage." retelling the 
trials of a mixed smalley turn. As 
in "Baggage." the feminine portion 
of Sloane and Darrell grows tired 
of the grind and falls for society, 
also the guy who steers her into 
society; so she blows her husband 
partner for the villain, and he can't 
work without her or she without 
him, so they're back in a clinch and 
ready to open on the morrow — to- 
gether. If not "Baggage," then 
"Show Fo.lks." 

Recording Job average, though 
the tone and clarity might depend 
as much on the theatre, and prob- 
ably that's it here. Hippodrome, 
with its many echoes, carried it 
fairly well. 

This Is RKO's first musical talker, 
started some time ago when talking 
was even younger than now. So 
that much more credit goes to those 
mostly concerned, Robert Kane, who 
cast and supervised, and Bert Glen- 
non. the director. 

It's drawing at the Hip, doing ca- 
pacity all day Saturday, and holding 
up Sunday despite the heat. As a 
musical talker it should draw all 
over, not only because of the War- 
Ings, but because it is an enjoyable 
picture. Bige. 



Passion of Joan of Arc 

(FRENCH MADE) 

Produced by the Soclete Gensrale dea 
Films, distributed by M. J. Qourland. Di- 
rected by Carl T. Ureyer from the scenario 
by Carl Drcyer and Joseph Deltell. Pho* 
tography by Rudolph Mate and Kotula. 
At the Little Cnrnegle Playhouse, ■ New 
York, (sure seatcri week March 30. Run- 
ning time, 83 minutes. Hold over week 
April 8. 

Joan of Arc FalconettI 

L'Evoque Cauchon Sllvain 

Coysleur M. Suhuta 

Jean Besupere Ravet 

Jean d'Eatlvet Andre Berly 

Massleu Antonin Artaud 

This "Passion of Joan of Arc" 
Isn't worth a dollar to any com- 
mercial regular picture theatre in 
the U. S. Unless the theatre is 
wining to rely upori the deceptive 
"Passion" of the title which is 
meaningless on the screen. If there 
Is a field for this over here other 
than in some of the sure seaters. 
It is in the French Canadian dis- 
tricts or the French colonies in 
large cities of the U. S. The only- 
French colony of any account is 
right In New York. Perhaps that is 
why "Jean" was held over a sec- 
ond week at the Little Carnegie 
Playhouse, or it may have been the 
rental Inducement. 

Extracts of reviews of this French 
made film, reprinted In the Carnegie 
program, are so utterly extravagant 
In phrasing, presuming the critics 
on 'the New Tork dallies write for 
the information of their readers, 
that it seems a pity picture critics 
In an endeavor to pose as art re- 
viewers of the screen should have 
gone so far. If nothing else! 

Here is a deadly tiresome picture 
made for the country where its idol 
is still a legend, merely making an 
attempt to historically screen nar- 
rate wiUiout sound or dialog an-, 
allegedly written recorded trial in 
the IBth or 16th century of Joan of 
Arc for witchery, this leading to 
her condemnation and burning at 
the stake. 

One grows terribly weary of see- 
ing her Judges reappear, of the long 
series of captioned questions apd 
answers, of Joan double crossed and 
of Joan doing a long distance burn- 
ing sequence, with the French mobs 
(Continued on page 28) 



HYMAN H. 
SCHALLMAN 

Presents 

The Cldiiese Tenor 

Now Playing 

Oriental 
Theatre 
Chicago 

Many Thank* to 

MAX TURNER 
JACK OSTERMAN 
VIC YOUNG 



Booked Solid Publix 
Until March, 1930 



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VARIETY 



P I C T U RE S 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



Wdl Fox and Indies: 
May 1 Closing, Report { 

Theatres to be Inclmled In ■Wil- 
liam Fox'a Metropolitan Theatres, 
Inc., will be cleaned up by May 1, 
■t the Intes^t, It Is said. 
' Meanwhile talk follows amongst 
the disgruntled indie exhibs of 
Greater New York, •who have trailed 
along with the deal, waiting for It 
to come to a head. 

"We had the Loew deal consum- 
mated before .starting after the 
Independent theatres," stated A. E. 
Blumenthal, Fox's high-powered 
realtor, further answering Schwartz, 
and Muller's charges that they and 
other Independents were used by 
Fox as bait. The suit has auto- 
matically crossed their three houses 
off the Fox list of buys, BJumenthal 
added. 

The realtor says that Fox has 
In hand the necessai-y $20,000,000 
for Metropolitan and Is paying In- 
terest on tlint sum, but that clear 
titles on the indie property are dif- 



Foreign Squawk 



Talkers have brought about 
numerous complaints from ex- 
hibitors throughout the coun- 
try to the eftegt business from 
their local foreign element has 
dropped off. 

Since pantomime has been 
supplanted by the spoken 
words, It makes It impossible 
for the foreigner to follow th6 
story. 



Sound Refund 



New Haven, ApriJ 9. 
When sound apparatus went on 
the blink at. the Palace (Pox) for 
the first Bhowlns of "Speakeasy" 
(Fox), the ho'use had to make a re- 
I fund to some 1,800 persona. 

Picture, In tor a full week, fiae 
I on a four-show a day schedule In- 
stead of the usual three. 



|Publix Drops Billboard 
Advertising Along Coast 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Publiz operating costs on the 
I Coast will be' reduced about $3,600 
Mortgages, liens, hack texes and a wieek through elimination of cur 



flcult to obtain. With one chain 
he holds three typewritten pages 
of objections to title clearance. 



a number of attachments compU 
cate a large percentage of the deals, 
he stated. 



rent attraction billboard advertis- 
ing In Seattle, Portland, San Fran- 
cisco aiid Iios^ Angeles. Move wais 



In Production 

""THE GREEN GODDESS'' 



starring 

GEORGE ARLISS 



Direction 




E. 




A Warner Bros. Vitaphone 
Release 



Blumenthal stated that no other decided . upon by Sam Katz upon 
-:hlbltors have filed or, so far as his arrival out here Pub Ix Is not 
h kno^vs, are contemplating filing Up cut out b llboaxds entirely. It 
g^jj I will continue to use them for Instl- ' 

It is reporfed J^at^ Fo*^?;*^. | but, effective at onjce, all weekly! 
right contracts *<>.,*>"y,,^^,"'"*,."M change houses and even the long 
theatres and that It Is "'/'y ^^ese ^^^^ advertising confined 

will go through. On other houses ' ' 
there are options only and the in 



I Can't Make Money With 
Rent-Free Chi House 

Chicago, April 9. 
After a short try with the Ven- 
dome, large picture house'' in the 
black bislt, John Hammond re- 
turned It to J. C. Chutkow, owner 
of the property, who turned It over 
for operation to the Rupert Theatre 
Corp. 

House is quite famous locally. 
Chutkow originally rented It to the 
Chicago Theatres Corp. for 118,000 
annually. Poor business caused him 
to cut the rent in half i-athier than 
lose his tenants. Then he cut It to 
one-fourth, for the same reason, 
and finally gave it to them rent free 
In order to keep the house open. 
And still the boys couldn't make 
any money. 

Chicago Theatres Corp. returned 
the house to Chutkow and took 
(1,600 for equipment that had cost 
them $35,000. 



De Forest and Weiss' 



Passion of Joan of Arc 

(Contluued. from page 26) ' 
in glimpses as Inserts. Totally a 
cheaply economical film as a prod- 
uct. , 

In offsets there is some photo- 
graphic value through the contlnp. 
ous allure of whole screen fi^nt 
closeups, of faces only, and In tl^e 
exquisite makeups, mostly of the 
hard vlsaged elderly m^en in clois- 
tered costumes. They look like stpne 
images brought to .life. ■■. ] 

But they are always the same 
and evei: In view, with the saving 
grace In appearance Joan, at all 
times -Immobile In countenance 4nd 
always iataiing Into the camera when 
she Isn't washing tears off her face. 
Joan has quite a scheme In tear 
qiaklng; it's much better than gly- 
cerine. 

Through the raves by the dally 
picture critics of New York or some 
of them, two 'Variety reporters hate 
seen this film at Carnegie. Both 
agree in this opinion; that it baa 
no value of any account whatsoever 
for the picture houses of the Statds. 

Sime. 



exclusively to newspapers. 
Elimination of billboards for cur- 



dependents holding opUone are not I attracUons has been a Publlx 



practice In the east and middle 



Reeling so well since last week, 

Following the Schwartz and | for some time. 
Miiller suit against Fox tor $1,000, 
000, charging breach of contract, 
several other dissatisfied exhibs re- 
tained counsel for protection 

Grob and Nobel have retained 
Iiouls Marshal. Henry Selgel has 
Nathan Burkan, While another Inde 
pendent concern Is reported In con 
sultatlon with Cadawaller, 'Wicker- 
sham and Taft 

Schwartz and Muller claim to 
have- letters from Fox or his rep- 



Air Duel Helps Theatre 

Toledo, April 9. 
'While the two afternoon papers. 
Blade and News-Bee (Scrlpps- 
Howard) wage a radio duel, talent 
playing the Paramount theatre gets 
the breaks tor time on the air. 
Blade recently put on Johnny Mar. 
vin, headlining stage shows. So 



De Forest has placed 'Weiss 
Brothers in charge of its New York 
studios. 

Since re-openlng the studios last 
fall the Schlesslngers have had a 
continuous flop on their hands. 
Plans to make their own product 
never got beyond the script stage, 



many requests 'phoned in for more 
resentatlves telling them not to buy I of his uke and vocalizing that most 
pictures, written at the start of I of the program was discarded, 
negotiations several .months ago. I News-Bee, following on the air 
The plaintiffs in the $1,000,000 suit over WSPD In its bi-weekly hour, 

I promptly grabbed off Marvin where 
he left off with the Blade. liatter 



claim their three houses were oper- 
ating profitably at the time the d^l 

was started but that since then, not I came back next nigbt with the 



free to buy pictures or sound equip- 
ment, the houses went Into the red. 
They may close two of their houses | 
within the week. 



Four Dictators, quartet in 
Publlx stage unit. 



"Show Eoat" and Unions 

"Show Boat" and Union trouble 
didn't end In Florida. Now the 
Union's demand that an orchestra 
be in the pit when a theatre opens 
has got Universal upset about the 
big premiere it has planned for the 
picture in the Rlalto, 'Washington, 
April 22. 

Carl Laemmle, arriving here for 
the local opening on April 17, will 
have to decide the 'Washington pre- 
miere in a house which U closed 
because it was averaging $2,000 
weekly in the red and for which 
the re-openlng will require the same 
two grand for an orchestra, under 
the agreement between 'Washington 
exhibitors and their card holders. 



HARRY 

ROSS 

EDDIE 

EDWARDS 

4,eeS,2S3 I.aii«bs for Tear Bad lezs 



STEVE 



MORONI 

WHIBI,mND TCHBUat 
Featared In 
F^cboD & Marco** 
"Bows and Beaaa" Idea 



The Inimitable BUIy 

SNYDER 

Oh, Boy I Thine* and Staff 
leth Week and Pretty, Too 

GOLDEN GATE Theatre, L. A. 
Personal Mgr., BABBY BUOABHAN 



[Motion to Stop Federal 
Investigation on. Coast 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
, Fox Theatres, out here, and eight 
producing companies. Paramount, 
M-G-M, First National, Universal, 
United Artists, Fox, Vltaigraph and 
Paths through their attorneys, 
I have made a move to squash the 
pending Anti-Trust investigation 
I by Federal Grand Jury. 
I Federal Judge McCormlck will 
decide today whether the Grand 
Jury can continue its investiga- 
tions and compel companies to 
produce records now withheld. 

BUG VIA AUTO 

Amsterdam, N. T., April 9. 
I^argest rug In the United States 
I west of the Mississippi is being 
woven at the Mohawk Mills here 
for the lobby of the new Fox the- 
atre at San Francisco. Rug is 7B 
I feet long and 38 feet wide. 

Color and design were selected by 
I Mrs. 'William Fox, wife of the movie 
magnate. Rug will be shipped over- 
land to California via auto truck 
Fox house Is expected to open 
about July 1. 



Laugh Case Settled 

Chicago, April 9. 
Remember the gent who laughed 
at a picture In the State-t,ake in 
1927, and was thrown out, only to 
come back with a lawsuit for 
$26,000? 

Thomas J. Pillion, the gent, had 
hie suit dismissed last week with 
announcement that he had settled 
for $300. Picture he laughed at 
was "The - Harvester." 



L. A. Banners Down 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Local theatres must take down 
all banners and advertising signs 
which run across the streets or are 
under marquis or over the side of 
buildings. 

This la the mandate of the Board 
of Public; 'Works who claim all of 
the dpwnto'wn houses have been 
ignoring a city ordinance passed 
several months ago. 



Picketing Illegal 

'Worcester, Mass., April 9. 
Picketing which was in progress 
in front of the Family and Olympia 
theatres here last December has 
been ruled illegal by Att. Maurice 
Tobey in his report as master in 
the equity proceedings in the SU' 
perlor court of Ellas M. Loew, 
Inc., against members of the sta 
tlonary firemen's union local S8, 

According to the master's find 
Ings the theatre suffered damage 
in the amount of about $2,000 in 
the loss of receipts at the two 
show houses during this period. 

Trouble between the labor or- 
ganization and theatres started 
Dec. 1, 1928, when Mr. Loew took 
over the operation of the theatres 
from the Allied Amusement Co. 



Mass. Town's Sundays 

Southbrldge, Mass., April 9. 
After three years of fighting this 
town, at its annual meeting, de- 
cided to license pictures for Sun* 
day showing by a 703 majority. 



BENNY 



MEROFF 




Breaking All Records 
Marks Bros. Granada 
and 

Marbro Theatres, 
Chicago, ill.. Indefinitely 



CLIFF CRANE 

DANCING COMEDIAN 

TOURING PUBUX UNIT "FORE" 

Direction WILLIAM MORRIS 



T-S IN TOBORTO 

Toronto, April 9. 
Tiffany Productions of Canada, 
Ltd., subsidiary of Tlffany-Stahl, 
has opened offices at 277 "Victoria 
street. An leading American pro- 
ducers BOW have their Canadian 
I head offices in Toronto. 

Phil Hazza is representative with 
I Charles Stephenson as office man 
ager. They are spotting for cur- 
rent release seven dialog features, 
five synchronized and nine silent 
productions. 



OBOUP INSUBANCE 

Boston, April 9. 
Executives of the New England 
Theatres' Operating Corp., control- 
I ling about 30 picture houses, have 
announced a group license Insur- 
ance policy for the 389 employees. 
{Sum Involved Is $692,000. 

Amounts of coverage vary from 
I $600 to $6,000, according to the po- 
sition held. 



MADAME KI 

JAPANESE PRIMA DONNA 

Featured in Fanchoii & Marco'* "Sweethearts" Idea 
Appnolatloa to FANCHON * MABCO, Oae Foster, Haiiry WaHea 



LOST 16,000 FEET 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Fire caused by the entangling of 
I film In the projection machine at 
Fox's Granada, Wilmington, Cel., 
Saturday night, resulted In $3,000 
I damages. 

There were about 1,000 people in 
I the theatre at the time. They left 
quietly. Flames were confijied to 
the booth resulting in damage to the 
machine and to about 18,000 feet of 
film. 



UMITLESS TOWH 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Fanchon and Marco "Ideas" 
(units) were taken out of the Fox 
San Bernardino this week where 
I they had been playing three days 
I each week. 

"Ideas" will return to that town 
in the fall for a full week when 
the new Fox theatre opens. 




Sth Ave. 
Theatre, 
SeaHle, 
Wash. 



ROSE 



VALYDA 

Foatwed In FANOHON and MABCO'S 
"COTTAGE SMALL" IDEA 



KING 

■fVSIOAl, HA6TEB of CEBEMONOEq 
Dlicotlon FANCHON * KABCO , 
OaUand Tbeatrc, Oakland, Calif. . 



(CRAWFORD) 

WHIBU OF rBBflpOfAUTZ 
IB Fanehoo and Harao^s "BEAVTZ IDIEA'' 
ArPBBOIATION TO FANCHON AND MABCC— OAE FOSTER 



FIRST EASTERN APPEARANCE 
THE HALF PINT PERSONALITY COMEDIENNE 



MAXINE HAMILTON 

The Feminme Feature wiUi Charles Niggemeyer's "SAY IT WITH FLOWERS" Unit 

THIS WEEK (APRIL 6). PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK NEXT WEEK (APRIL 13), PARAMOUNT, BROOKLYN 

Direction WILLIAM MORRIS Thanks to MAX TURNER 



Wedricfday, April 10, 1929 



V A R I E T Y 





One Quarter Price of Machine, Plus Finance Charges 




Any Pacent Representative 

will gladly give full details of New 
andXiberal Time Payment Sales Plan 



AND ACCESSORIES 



THE PACENT REPRODUCER CORPORATION annowices a 
new and generous time-payment plan whereby the exhibitor 
can pay for his machine as it produces profit. Our records 
show that many exhibitors have made in two weeks, as a direct 
result of a Pacent Reproducer installation, the full price of the 
machine. 

Under the new time-payment plan, no theatre, large or small, has 
any excuse for further delaying the installaition of a Pacent 
System, with its sure, steady drawing power at the box office. 



GUARANTEE 
To Exhibitors 

The sales contract of the 
Pacent Reproducer Corpora- 
tion guarantees to protect and 
defend the exhibitor against 
any and all-actions and suits 
which might be brought 
against the exhibitor for al- 
leged infringement of pat- 
ents through theuseof Pacent 
Systems. Any Pacent repre- 
sentative will gladly show you 
a copy of the contract, and 
explain Clause 10 which 
guarantees this protection. 



10 Months toPay 

The new time-payment system introduced by Pacent 
with this announcement, allows the exhibitor ten 
months to pay the balance of the purchase price. 
Finance and interest charges are extremely gener- 
ous. They are much lower than is usually the case 
in time-payment selling. 

For full details of the time-payment plan on Pacent 
Reproducer Systems get in touch with the nearest 
Pacent representative or with the New York Office. 



PACEINT REPRODUCER CORP. 

LOUIS GERARD PACEIVT, ¥res\4ent FILM CENTER BUILDING, NEW YORK, N. Y. 

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VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Wednesday, April 10, 1989 



V.M.P.A.0innerAitril21mN.Y.For 
f^ctiire and Vaude Chains and Mgrs. 



April 21 at the Hotel Plaza, New 
Tork, the annual dinner of the 
Vaudeville Managers' Protective 
Association will have around the 
table for the first time chain rep- 
resentatives and managers from the 
principal picture as well as vaude- 
ville chains. This Is expected to 
mark a new era in the operation 
of the V. M. P. A. and cojointly 
the N. V. A. 

It is said that following the din- 
ner the name of the organization 
founded and directed ever since by 
Pat Casey may be altered to Va- 
riety Managers P. A., to" more 
properly Indicate its scope. The 
ultimate aim of the association is 
to embrace all theatres over here 
giving a variety performance, with 
those theatres - ihalnly of the. pic- 
ture and vaudeville classiflcation. 

The V. M. P. A. -dinner as usual 
follows the termination of the N. V. : 
A. collection fund drive. The:driye 
commences next week, c'ontinjilng 
through the week and initialing 
having the assistance of the pic- 
ture tlieatres in the dough collec- 
tions from the public. On the final 
Sunday night three big N. V. A. 
benefit performance^ will be given, 
one each lif New York, Chicago arid 
liOS Angeles. 

Albee Out 

Casey is supervising all details of 
the N. V. A. drive, benefits and 
V. M. P A. dinner. In New York- 
Tom Gorman is in charge of the 
benefit performance; )n Chicago, 
Everett Hays and in Lk A., Jim Mc- 
Kowen. 

■ Under Casey's instructions and 
•a previously reported In Variety 
no hold up or sliake methods of 
browbeating actors Into souvenir 
program advertising or ticket sell- 
ing for the benefits will be toler- 
ated. 

The present drive and - sileclol 
shows In other seasons from their 
Inception have been under the guid- 
ance, control and direction of E. F. 
Albee. No Alhee interference or In- 
fluence Is now felt In V. M. P. A. 
or N. V. A, matters. For the first 
time since Its organization the N. 
V. A. Is now not a one-man or- 
chain oontrolled. 



Da?is Goiog Dark , 

Pittsburgh, ADrtl 9. 

Davis, Stanley -W. B. two-a-day 
vaude house here, booked through 
Keith's, win not go films next week 
when straight vaude ends, but will 
remain closed for summer, unless 
stock Impresario is willing to meet 
tht, rent figure o^ $1,600 weekly. 
Two-a-day lasted Just 17 weeks 
here, as loser. 

Several of the local executives in- 
sist that the two-a-day policy will 
be resumed In the fall, but It is 
doubtful. More likely that house 
will go vaudfllm or stay closed per- 
manently, sir.ce it hasn't paid under 
any policy for years now. 



Sari Francisco, April 8. 
At the N. V. A. midnight bene 
fit, held here under direction of 
Cllil Work, Keith's, a gross was 
registered of $4,400. 



Henry Gugler on Trial 

charged with grand larceny, Harry 
"W. Gugler, former treasurer of 
Keith's Vaudeville Collection agency, 
1664 Broadway, la scheduled to go 
to trial before a jury and Judge 
Rosalsky In General Sessions today 
< Wednesday). He is accused of 
stealing $3,000 of the company's 
money on Jan. 8 last and Is held 
under $6,000 bail. 

According to Herman Zohbel, of 
1660 Broadway, complainant against 
Gugler, the latter appropriated sev- 
eral checks while acting as treasurer. 
These checks, according to Zohbel, 
were turned over by the defendant 
to the 229 West 46th Street Corp, 
When arrested on Feb. 13, the poHce 
«ay, Gugler admitted he turned the 
money over to the 46th Street Corp. 
in order to make good on funds he 
bad mi^pproprlated from 'that or- 
ganization, of which he was also 
connected. 

He pleaded not guilty when ar 
ralgned on the Indictment. 



Market Stu£F 



During a recent plunge by 
the Market a musical comedy 
comic found himself holding' 
1,000 shares of Radio. Friendly 
with a big auto financier, whom 
he had met through political 
connections, and who was on 
his -way to Europe, the actor"- 
waited as long as he could for 
« rlge and then wirelessed' the 
boat: '1 have 1,-000 shares of 
Radio, am worried, what'U I 
do?" 

And the answer came back: 
"I've got 43,000, what about 
It?" 



Foster Declared Creator 
Of 'IVeb Act" with Girls 



The V. M. P. A.' has handed down 
its decision In foyor of Alien K. 
Foster that X<eo Post, formerly a 
Foster employee- as stage dance di- 
rector, Infringe on Foster's .crga- 
Uori of. the "web "act." Post had 
made the complaint, taking the ini- 
tiative because Foster, through his 
attorney, Jiilliia Kendler, had 'iCor- 
mp^Uy . notified all vaudeville cir- 
cuits that Poist's. Qrahge . B;|ossdm 
OirlB\act- was an alleged infringe- 
ment on Foster's property and that 
cirisUlts.'booklng the Post act would 
be held Ifable for any damages,' . 

'Post ' had ' attempted to secure a 
Supreme, Court Injunction against 
Foster. It was denied. Post then 
took his complaint, to the V. M. 
P. A., .which. In' a brief opinion, 
ruled against the complainant and 
afilrmatlvely opined that Foster Is 
eritltled to protebtlon for his **web 
act." 

A slant in the opinion is that the 
V.V M. P. A. reaffirms its previous 
rulings that' priority always de- 
termines the claims of conflicting 
acts and that Post's allegation that 
Foster had re-adapted the "Veb 
act" idea from 19th century stage 
effects had' nothing to do with It. 
As far as Foster was concerned, he 
had reintroduced the idea when at 
the Hippodrome several seasons 
ago. 



<]]!hicago Indie Agents 
Talte Ass*n Franchises 

Chicago, April 9. 
^Kd Morse and Sam Roberts, who 
built up the two largest Inde- 
pendent agencies, applied for and 
have received R-K-O-W. V. M. A. 
franchises. 

Previously the boys had turned 
down offers to align themselves withi 
the association, ' as their inde- 
pendent business gave them a free 
hand and an Income larger than that 
of the average W. V. M. A. agent. 

But -with Billy Diamond of the 
Sun-Diamond independent booking 
office Joining the association as 
head of a new and extensive family 
department, the heart was taken out 
of the independent organizations 
here. It was as a direct result of 
Diamond's move that Roberts and 
Miorse applied for W. V. M. A. fran 
chlses. 

Both men will move to the State- 
Liake building. 



Fox Extends VandTdm 



The Fox vaude policy of the 
Academy, New York, and the Fox, 
Brooklyn, went into effect at Fox's 
Philadelphia Monday (April 8) 
show in for full week booked by 
Phil Bloom In the N. T. Fox office, 

The starter Included Countess 
Sonla re-vue, Pressler and Klaiss. 
Anatole Frledland and Co., Jimmy 
Hussey, Morris and Campbell, -with 
"Girls Gone Wild" flln^ feature. 



HABST WEBEB'S SHOBTS 

Iios Angeles, April 9. - 
Harry Weber Is here from New 
Tork and In conference with pro- 
duction execs at Pathe as to the 
number of short subjects he will 
produce for that company. 



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F. & U.'S FIBSI IN DENVEB 

Denver, April 9. 
. "Rolling on Idea," the. first of the 
Fanchon and Marco stage units 
(road) to play here, opened Satur 
day at .the Tabor Grand, renamed 
Colorado. 

House is RCA Photophone wired 
Its initial sound picture Is "Synco- 
pation" (Radio Pictures). 

Iiocal Orpheum announced it 
would be the first theatre in town 
to use Photophone, opening with 
that sound device Friday. 



COWAN AIL-FUBUZ 

Rubey Cowan, for three years 
special author of .Publix presenta' 
tlons, and also under contract . to 
Feist's, has resigned from that 
■flrm-^to- devote-hlmselt excluslvely. 
to Publlx. 

His songs will be published by 
Spier & Coslow, Inc., In which firm 
Publix has a 26 per cent interest. 



McNally Leaves KetthV 

John McNally is leaving Keith's 
production department. . 



MEMPHIS ORPHEUM 



Now Playing Vaudfilm at Lowered 
Prices 

Memphis, April 9. 
Commencing this week, five 
months after opening, Keith's Or- 
pheum Is playing a vaudfilm pro- 
gram, twice dally, pictures with 
five acts. Previously the house has 
been playing a straight vaude 
policy. 

Prices have been cut to 26c at 
mats and 60o nlghto, 

The local Orpheum, rented by the 
former Orpheum Circuit when un- 
der Marcus Heiman's direction, has 
been losing from $2,000 to $4,000 
weekly since it started. It never 
had a chance -with the original 
policy in this six day town. 

Its present policy is the same as 
Lroew's, with lioew's operating 
three houses here and smothering 
the Orpheum. 

'When the first Orpheum burned 
here about three years ago It was 
thought the Orpheum had unhap- 
pll;; rid itself of this costly show 
city. 'Bbt adding another to his 
many monumental blunders in di- 
recting the Orpheum Circuit, Hei- 
man thought he would display his 
shrewdness by renting the house 
built by. local money. It became a 
heritage to Keith's present con- 
troller, R-K-O. 

Orpheum, Memphis, changing to 
Saturday opening May 12, will be 
transferred by Keith's to the Inter- 
state book and booked by Charlie 
Freeman as part of the southern 
circuit 



Arthur Klein left the New Tork 
theatre department of William Fox 
last week. He had been assistant 
to -John Zanft, the Fox General 
theatre manager. 

With the Ihrge Fox theatres al- 
most wholly going vaude In con- 
Junction with the pictures, and with 
the Fox vaudeville agency, headed 
by Jack Loeb, taking over the vaud 
bookings, nothing was left for Klein 
in the Zanft department. 

The former agent may return to 
agenting, either as an independent 
or as a franchised agent with a 
chain's booking office. 



Keith's Dodging Heat 



Keith's, . Toledo, -will discontinue 
vaiide for., sound film policy April 
21. It will be the first time out for 
vaude in Toledo over the . summer 
since Keith's opened. New Par' 
amount . (presentations) has been 
doing the biz of the town all win 
ter. 

Other Keith stands ducking vaude 
for the hot spell are Empress (But- 
terfleld), Grand Rapids, May 26, and 
Orpheum, Champaign, 111. 

Orpheum, Springfield, III., went 
stage band this week with three 
specialty acts booked through 
Keith's (New Tork). Vaude will be 
restored In the fall. 



DENUAH OUT 

Arthur Denman, family depart 
ment booker, handed In his resig- 
nation to Keith's yesterday (Tues 
day). 

Iiately he has been doing road 
work in addition to booking a group 
of southern indies. 



Harry Jpison Leaving 

—Harry-^Jolsonr^blackfac&^comic, 
leavra for the West Coast Saturday 
to begin work on the Universal lot. 
Jolson will be featured in ' *7be 
Minstrel Man," talker. 



Mies Painter' at Palace 

Eleanor Fainter, lyric soprano, 
I wUl debut at Kelth'a Palace Aprn 21 



Pro Rata Salaries on Keith Splits 
In Effect May 5 on Entve Grcuit 



FraiikB. Morton Better 



Not long ago Frank B. .Mor- 
ton, vaudeviUlan, vras in such 
poor health that he told any 
number of his friends that he 
didn't care to live. 

His 'condition was so ema- 
ciated that the N, V. A. offered 
relief by se'nidlng him to the 
French hospital. There Mor- 
ton submltt^ to four or five 
blood transfusions with the re- 
sult that Morton is out and 
aroun-1, ' noticeably improved. 

He has taken a "new lease on 
life .and is resuming his former 
stage work. 



Klem Leaves Fox 



Delmar Lining Up New 
South Time for Keith's 

Jule Delmar has returned from a 
10-day trip for Keith's through the 
south, stating eight towns formerly 
identified with the circuit are in the 
bag to come back, with a ninth 
possible. 

The Eure-flre eight, according to 
Jule, are Charleston, Roanoke, 
Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham (N. 
C), Asheville, Montgomery and 
Savannah,. all now straight films or 
indie vaude. Danville, Va., pends. 

At its peak four years ago Keith 
Southern route, booked for so long 
by Delmar that it was generally 
named for him, comprised 14^ 
weeks. At present there are four 
theatres and two weeks of time re- 
maining from that circuit. The 
four are Charlotte, Winston-Salem, 
Chattanooga arid Knoxville, all 
splits. The rest started to fall out 
three years ago. 

Delmar is back with Keith's as 
road man, with the circuit also try- 
ing to build up the south through 
him. In knitting It together again 
Delmar may book It as in the past 



Marion Harris Drops Out 

Chicago, April 9. 
Marion Harris, booked to appear 
at Palace this week, canceled Sat 
urday because of billing. She was 
splitting the top with the Duncan 
Sisters. 

Matter considered a break for 
house as the show was too expen 
sive and Miss Harxis figures locally 
as a single headliner. 



F-H IDEA SCBAPFEB 

Lios Angeles, April 9. 

Fanchon and Marco closed the 
"Green Hat" idea, starring Gene 
Morgan, at Sacramento last week. 

The unit was not up to the aver- 
age and with "Rolling On" going 
east minus a star Morgan was 
shifted and the others brought back 
to Lios Angeles. 



FIBST SUHUEB CLOSINGS 

Academy, Newburgh, and Barda- 
van, Poughkeepsle, will close for the 
summer for the first time In five 
years. Both are Publlx houses, 
booking vaude through Keith's. 

Closing date is June 1. Reopening 
with -vaude. 



O'Denishawn's Act Closed 

IbTence" O'DenlsHawn'ff'aaHCS 'ffCt 
with Maurice La Pue has closed 
after showing for Keith's at the 81st 
Street, first half of last week. 

Jerry CargiU, producer, wanted to 
put in the Lathrop brothers as 
strengtheners but Mies O'Denisha-wn 
objected. Act may be reopened with 
ne-w alignment. 



Starting week of May 6^ salaries 
for first and last half bills in all 
theatres booked by Keith's^ will be 
set and paid pro rata. . . 

tJp to > the present ' time Keith's 
New Tork booking office has not 
financially distihgulshe'd between 
three and four-day "halves." . All 
splits have been paying the same 
and the shot:t weeks (slic days) on 
full week basis. . Splits' of more 
than two. days and up to four have 
been literally "halves." 

Or'-heum and Orpheum Jr. houses, 
DBlr... the four and three-soventtaa 
ealai-y system, have been the oiily 
exceptions among houses booking 
through New Tork Kelth'^.' Uneven 
splits have been held' even also by 
the iriiieiiendents booking through 
that office' as well as by Keith's o-wn 
houses. 

Pro rata arrangement prevails in 
Keith's Western (Chicago) booking 
ofllces,^ affecting all theatres boolied 
out there, Keith-booked or owned. 

lioew'B, Fox and the majority Cf 
other organized circuits or indie 
booking offices pay off proportion- 
ately on week divisions, 

Keith's move in the pro rata di- 
rection Is one of economy. Point 
of view is that three-day engage- 
ments do not, in fairness, rate 
four-day salaries, although at fin- 
ish of a week of two splits the final 
salary is the same whether paid In . 
halves or proportionate sevenths. 
'Those houses do their best business 
In the four-day half. Including 
Sunday, are spending equal money 
for the same shows the last three 
days of the week, without chance 
of getting anywhere near the first 
half: gross. Theatres deprived by 
law of Sunday trade and playing six 
days out of seven should not be 
forced into the expenses of seven- 
day stands without Sund^jt grosjse^, 
it is claimed. 

Works Two Ways 
It not used as a wedge to ke^ 
acts "in line," as formerly, the 
mixed salary plan may prove ben- 
eflclal to both Keith's and the acts. 
In the west up to recently pro rata 
entered In the Heiman and Kahl 
methods of bulling acts and cutting 
salafies and was widely credited 
with contributing to the decline of 
western vaude. 

Acts not numbered among those 
in the good graces of Keith's and 
Orpheum's (^icago bookers were, 
under the three-sevenths system, 
handed routes of three-day stands 
and six-day weeks. On such occa« 
slons acts found their regular sal- 
arles greatly reduced on routes of 
any length. 

In retaliation, when informed of 
the short salaried dates^ many of 
the affected acts raised their sal« 
arles to secure the difference. 
Keith's In the end, in that manner, . 
usually lost whatever it had gained. 

A' number of the indies booking 
through Keith's have signified thiey 
are against the general pro-rata 
salary idea, regarding it harmful 
to the extent it may revive former 
unrest in the now comparatively 
peaceful vaude circles. 

Pro rata arrangement will be 
particularly effective in Keith's 
New Tork houses where the first 
"half" (Sunday opening) of four 
days is most Important' and booked 
accordingly. 

The May 6 date goes for the en- 
tire circuit. 



CABGnX'S $2,600 FLASH , 
Fox has booked Jerry CargllPa 
act, "Palm Beach Nights," at $2,600 
net, plus fares. Act has 19 people 
and a carpenter. . It opens in 
'Bridgeport this week and will play 
around New England. 

Another Carglll flash. Jack Sid- 
ney's Frolics, is playing for Loew's, 
current at the State, Boston, and a 
third flash. Jack Bains'. Band Show, 
opens on a Loiew southern tour. 



° JERRY C ARGIL L 



PERSONAL 
REPRESENTATION 
'""Jerpy "6a rg i iT" ' rhalfRaliiar'nS' 
brancti offices. Every few 
weeks He personally visits 
Chicago, Detroit, etc., to PER- 
SONALLY render service to 
his professional clients. 

)K0 BTMdway, New York City 
Talephtnw Bryant 0SS4-5 



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V A tr e E VILLE 



Variety 



Simon Agency to Exiand in East; 
iQiii^ CJucs^ Leadei^ and 2W 



■. ; . ■ • ••■ Chttago, April's. , 
iteSecurlng »n eaatefn -It-K-O 
s^^ith) fMiaetaUe after leinsthy arid 
perslBtent effort, the Simon Ageiiby 
of Chicago In withdrawing from 
-UilB territory takes away^ the larg- 
est and moBt powerful vaudeville 
liienoy In -the West; 
'i-The Simon Agency, composed of 
jTohnny,-' fr^fa Varid,..Fe«'<l'lB $lmori, 
mpresents : 200 nets.' For a long 
time the Simon hoys sought to, oh-, 
tain a Xoif^^ . Keith franchise 
'^^iise their business had ex-: 
Sairfed to the greatest, PpBslblO' ex-. 
Jeiit iihde'r local Umltatlone... Their 
di;tenipto",:to... enter:, larger, fields al- 



trol' that the Simon agency:s re. 
quests ■sy^re considered: V.pon tea-, 
flmiftendatlon of. Bin PlaSiza, gen-: 
«ral '.wesfeVn hooking . maiicger, 
&6rge Godfrey In the east gave the 
Slmiris eC I*e* York franchise. 

The: Simon agency, will hot be 
perinitted to' maintain Chicago of- 
fices, but will use a Chicago Keith 
franchlsed agent to represent Its. 
jnaterlal here the same as any other 
eastern agent. In moving , to the 
eastern field, the Simon agency has 
given Its acts full, peritilsston to 
break away' and secure other rep- 
'resentatlon If desired. The Simons 
have also severed all previous east- 
em connections. 

When the Simon Agency, started 
in business 16 years ago It was 
the first and only W. V. M. A. 
<Ass'n) •' franchlsed agency and 
maintained Its leadership over the 
■"-field of Keith agencies out here. 
The Simons were the rnajor rep- 
'tesentatlves of eastern ' agents for 
'This territory. 
'■"■"V^ith them ■ to New York goes, a 
^meiidotis lineup of western' aicts. 
Their eastern ofilce will open June 3. 

^dgar .Allen May Go 
Abrbad with '^Peaches*'^ 

Edgar AUeri left the Polyclinic; 
Hospital, .New Tork, -Saturday after 
being removed there from his 
' apartment in the Hotel Windsor, 
Buffering from a nervous collapse. 
Allen Is back at his hotel convales. 
cing and will be confined for an' 
other week, . 

The appendicitis . symptoms aus 
peeled proved a faise alarm. Th6 
collapse Lwas a general nervous 
breakdown of a milder form 

The. tabloids'.. Innuendo, rumors 
that Allen and Peaches Browning, 
for whom he Is personal representa- 
tive, hi^4i.bad a falling out are In 
error. Allen sails with Peaches 
-And her, mother. Ma Heenan, on a 
..'European tour ' the latter part of 
:AprlI., unless' the booker's pending 
,::negotla.tloris to align with oiie of 
.,vJ»wo vaudeville circuits with whom 
.;;^e is dickering are consummated. 



BUI Morru Okay 

' William' Morris, Sr„ is back in the 
Square and looking good after sev 
'^ral weeks of Illness. 
•""jMohday they coaxed Bill Into 
^TJtlcklng long enough to pick up the 
^*ih(!h check at the Picture Club. 

»^[EIEN WEEBIE MAABTINa 

Helen Wehrle, dancer, who re 
turned last week from abroad, will 
be married to Arthur Quenzer, sax 
aphone soloist, with Aaronson's 
ji'Ciommanders, at St. Raymond's 
tfiathoUc Church, Lynbrook. L. I. 
Aprir 2S. 



Mobile Wants Vaude 

Mobile, April 9. 
Local syndicate is reported to 
have offerefl BKO a theatre pro- 
Position for Mobile. Understanding 
here is that the ' corporation would 
huitd, with RKO taking the( house 
; on a long lease. and privilege of sub 
; leasing. 



Colored Team's Shorts 

— — ^„....i-,liOS^AngeleSr' April -9. 
Buck and Bubbles, colored vaude 

■ combo, go with Pathe, for six Wild 

■ Cat Shorts. 



Bernstein's Harry Jolson Story 

Lo.s Angeles, April 9. 
Isadore Bern.<)tein ia writing an 
original for Harry Jolson's first 
Universal picture. 



RODNEY'S 25TH 



Pat and Marlon Celebrate With 
Friends- in New York 



On April. 8, 1904, as Pat Rooney 
was stealing away with his bride, 
Marlon Bent, some friends who 
couldn't be fooled were at the Penn- 
syly^la. station in-New. Tork, One 
of them threw an old shoe for good 
luck to the .newly weds. It was hard 
luck to, Harry Cooper, who caught it 
on .thie beak. 

Last- night at the Rooney house, 
also in - New - York, -the same 
schnozzle was. there -with hosts of 
other pals of the Rooneys, to make 
Pat and Marlon realize what 26 
years of steady marriage means In 
the .show, btislness. 

Present Uic'ewise and muchly Im- 
portant was Pat, 3d, the other 
Rooney, -who wasn't at the wedding. 

Getting over the effect, of the re- 
action, all of the Rooneys ;^lll start 
cheering up the Fox patrons" for a 
few weeks, opening nCxt week at 
Philadelphia, After that Is through 
with, they will do some more cheer- 
ing for Loew's, then ski back to 
the Coast and Universal for shorts. 



4th AmuTersary for 
Jewish Theatricd GuOd 



Jimmy Walker and Father Fahey 
of the Catholic Actors Guild took 
Good Friday off April 21,' 1926, to 
help form the Jewish Theatrical 
Guild. It happened of course on a 
Friday and In the afternoon. As 
the only Christians present at the 
christening, the Jewish founders of 
the Guild can not forget It. 

On this coming April 21 (Sunday) 
at the Jolson theatre, also in the 
afternoon. Mayor James Walker 
will receive a commemorative cane, 
presented by William Morris, the 
first and present president of the 
Guild. 



Minn. 16-Year Bill 

Minneapolis, April 9. 

Minnesota senate welfare commit • 
tee has voted approval of the bill 
prohibiting professional theatrical 
appearances of children under 16. 
An amendment excepts where a 
parent appears with the child.. 

Sponsors of the measure fought 
this amendment which will enable 
several family troupes operating in 
Minnesota to continue in existence. 
But the F. & R.. kiddle revues will 
have to be discontinued. 



Eddie Kane as Zieggy 

Los Angeles, , April 9. 
Eddie Kane, formerly Kane and 
Herman, vaudeville, added to Para- 
mount's talking version of "Bur- 
lesque." 

He win again Impersonate Flo 
Zelgfeld, as he did so well in "The 
Broadway Melody." 



SHOT IN HABD BT BLANK 

While rehearsing in his dressing 
room Monday afternoon, AI Gould 
who plays a bit In the Sol Gould 
act at the Academy, New York, 
this week, shot himself In the left 
hand, the blank cartridge causing 
a slight laceration. 

Treated at the Jewish Hospital 
by Dr. Levlne, the accident was 
reported to police headquarters 
and Detective Carroll, of the Mer- 
cer street station, was sent to In- 
vestigate.' 

When learning Gould carried a 
permit for the use of the gun In 
the act and of the blank instead 
of a bullet the matter was dropped 
Gould continued in the act with a 
ba,ndaged hand. 



AIPEBT-BOGEBS HABBIAGE 

Pauline .\lpert, Victor recording 
pianlflt,..ia.,eDgOgsa„J^, .marry,., Roy 
Rogers, vaude actor. Marriage will 
take place in Chicago early in June. 



Mort Harris, Fox Stager 

Mort Harris, picture house pro 
ducer, has been signed by Fox and 
will leave for the Coast shortly as 
musical stager for talkers. 




BniiY ABl) EtfiA: NEWI3X : 

"Thpts Is a '.consistently 'ftne '^blU' 
at the Orpheurii' t|ii9 week, ^th; 
Billy and Blsa' Newell headltig the 
coinedy division. The Spanlsh- 
Trouba'dour- scenie continued "a big 
favorite, but thlsiVersatUe-palr have 
a wide variety: «t. humor.'' 

r-Sap l^rfmclsco Bulletin. 

Week April 14, St Louis theatre, 
St. Louis, Mo.. , . 



Week'End Business 



Chicago, April 9. 

Two of today's vaudevlUians 
on Randolph street: 

"So long," says one. "I 
Just got booked for six days In 
Iowa and Missouri, See you 
In three weeks." 

Why three weeks?" 

"Six Saturdays and Sundays 
make three weeks." 



Saved Pinch by Doing 
Act for Traffic Cops 



Washington, April 9. 

Bobby Plncus was at the Fox last 
week. So was John frvlng Fisher. 

Opening night of the week, town's 
chief of police i^tlred and Fisher 
went over to entertain — Plncus 
didn't. 

Four nights later Plncus was oUt 
riding with Clnns, of Shelton and 
Clnns, also on the bill, and was 
nabbed going 70 miles an .hour In 
a rented car. Performer couldn't re- 
member police chlers .name nor 
hotel where party was given, but he 
told the coppers he waq there. They 
asked for proof and Plncus did his 
act on the roadside. He got away 
with it. 

Exactly IS minutes later he was 
nabbe<l again, tbip time for 46 an 
hour. !Agaln he repeated his act and 
again got away with Itl 

This from the cop of the first 
pinch who came into the theatre to 
further check on the comedian. 



Jack Kreindl Marries 

Eddie Cantor and George Olsen 
were! dual "best man" for their mu- 
tual personal representative. Jack 
Kreindl, when he made Alice Mon- 
ro^e, former professional, Mrs. 
KrlendL The iriarrlage was per- 
formed by City Clerk Michael J. 
Cruise In Municipal Hall April 4, 

Krelndl's Interests are manifold. 
He is with a Wall street brokerage; 
he Is an insurance aerent, and also 
acts as Cantor and Olson's personal 
manager. „ 



HcQUABBIE'S $300 QONE 

Earl McQuarrie, vaudeville, living 
at the Chesterfield Hotel, reported 
to the manager the theft of 1300 
from his room while he slept. 

It was rumored McQuarrie was 
chloroformed, but that was denied 
by the hotel, McQuarrie preferring 
not to make the matter 6t his loss 
public 



BITTEN BT CAT 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
Louise Dresser Is confined to her 
home In Glendale, Cal., due to 
wounds received when bitten by a 
cat. 

She was attempting to rescue a 
pet puppy from the cat's attack. 



TED lAUBEB'S VACAHON 

Ted Lauder, formerly Keith's 
booking head, left New York last 
week for Hot Springs, Ark., on a 
vacation. He is interested in realty 
holdings with hte father-in-law, K. 
F. Albee. 



Marx ftros. High-Salaried Act 
AtPakeilY:.$7J)00f^ 



TOO MANY ACTS 



2 Film Houses in Pittsburgh Go 
Ovenboard on Shows - 



Pittsburgh, April 9. 
' Too mucli talent, on bills of two 
oppoBlsh -film houses last week/ So 
several acts were switched to other: 
hoii^es ahd at least one was giVen 
ia yaca,tl6n,.w'lth paiy. ' 

After, the ntat show Monday 'aft-' 
ernoon, Stanley . realized . error In; 
booking three turns to surround' 
Duncan Sisters,, so Affle. Martin and! 
iReo Brothers were, sent -to Davte,. 
two-a-day vaude house, also coii-: 
trolled by Stanley-WB, the former, 
igolng In with Harry Walman's girl 
band with the Reos opening after 
intermission, giving the ^ house nine' 
instead of eight iacts. 

Jackie TerrlSj boy warbler, was, 
given a vacation, opejilng at the 
EArlght on 'Saturday:' 

Penn had too. much In iPubllx-unK,; 
"BiJibhllng Qver,'.' surrounding Lvpe; 
'V'elez. Markeil and Faun, daiicersi: 
wbre sent to Philadelphia; to re'-' 
joln the show In Rochester .this, 
week. 



Franchise for Snnon 
In East No Precedent 



After three turndowne, Simon 
Agency (Keith's), Chicago, has- 
finally obtained an eastern fran-. 
chlse. Simons will close their Chi- 
cago office to open In New York 
June 1. 

Keith's last refusal to permit the 
Simons to migrate east resulted In 
general notification that no west- 
ern Keith agent niay directly op^r-' 
ate In, the east,, and. vice-versa. , On 
that occasion the Sln^^ons 'were In- 
formed tliat Keith's NeW: Yoi'rH 
booking office was already o.yerload-* 
eH with agents.' The new exceptl9ni 
accordlng/.to (Qodfrey, goes for tbe 
Simon office only. . 

Johnny Simons was In New. York 
last week In connection with th^ 
franchise. 



Marx 'Bros, -will 'return to vaude 
next week on a 'three- week Keith 
booking, . . opening . at - the Palaoe, 
New Tork, for tfro weeks, and fol- 
lovving with a week at the River- 
side. 'Two reports on.thejr come- 
back weekly salary are. 17,000 and 
ST.BOO, with the lowest likely: 

At $7,000, net, the Marxes Will be 
the highest salaried act to ever play 
the. Palace., .With a company of 16, 
Including - themselves, they will ' do 
a.btfut 40 minutes. 

. In, Sept.ember, 1921, during their 
last season, in vaude, the. Marx 
<Bros., ' then with 11 people, played 
thfe Palace for '$2,600. ' 
.,,,'^llUam. 'Iiforris Is their personal 
repr,e.s.enta.tlve'.'.. on , ail.' . bookings. 
.ki;l,th's' 'anhouii'ced 'the t'aJcuie an<l 
.Riverside bookings as ''Idlriect." , 
I M^r^' Bros, folded Up. their. "Anl-- 
inal ..Crackeiis'' , r^a.tu^ay, after. 24 
weeks at th9!4{th Street, Niew York. 
;j Last . Marx ... Bros, .. . engagement 
outside , of .; legit, was. In ..picture 
hous,es Ip ,the middle west a year or 
so ago at. $6,000. 

Other Salaries 

While the ' Marxes are credited 
with the largest Palace . salary' of 
the more modern.' day vaudeville at 
the Palace, the amount was ex- 
ceeded by the first engagement, 
some 'yearb ago, at the Palace- of 
Paul 'Whlteman, who then received 
$7,876, net of $7,600. 

Years before! -that th6 late Sairab 
-Bernhardt appeared at the Palace, 
New- York, under her Martin Beck 
(Orpheum) contract at $1,000 dally, 
or $7,000 weekly. % 



Aerial Concert 



Lob Angeles, April 9. 
Lynn Cowaii ,who opens . April 12 
as m. c. . at Loew's ,'W^rfieId,' San 
Francisco, gets credit for being Uie 
first to take a miniature piano on 
an airplane flight as a publicity 
gag. Cowan booked i>assage oii a 
plane that flew from here to Bould- 
er Dam, Nev., and return, providing 
a concert ehroute for the passen- 
gers. ' Piano Is the one Cowan uses 
on the stage and the flight was 
filmed by Fox Movietone. 



Canada's R. R. Tax Off 

Chicago, April 9. - 
Starting May 1 the tax on rail- 
road and Pullman fares In Canada 
win be discontinued. 

Announcement made by Sam 
Than of the R-K-.6 transportation 
department. 



LOEW'S, AEBON, SPECIAL 

Special bill booked for, Loew's 
(new), Akron, O., opening ^Pi"'' 
will include Wally Sharpies, Sun 
shine Sammy, Mllo, Lime Trio and 
Sheldon, Heft and Lewis. 

Following opening week, the 
pew Loew's will step In the regular 
Loew road show (vaude) route as 
a full week stand, following Evans- 
vllle and preceding Canton. 



JACK BENNY'S FILH TEAB 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Jack Benny, who recently com 
pleted a five weeks' stay at the Or- 
pheum, and who is '■ompleting an 
RKO tour, has been placed under 
a year controct by M-G-M. It's the 
result of hi s wor k I n M-G -M's J'FoU 
lle.s."" B^inhy will be used "for com- 
edy. 



BULL MONTANA'S DATE 

Bull Montana, Hollywood's hand 
somest Juv, Is entering vaude. 

He opens for Keith's, last half, at 
the Jefterson, New York. 



R-K-0 Takes on First 

FUm I*. A.' Specialist 

- Los Angeles,' 'AprU 8.' 
HlUstireet (RKOj, ye^ude-plctures. 
Is. .first- of .-the ^circuit-, houses on the 
coast to -add' to .Its staff ai.i>tctuc« 
publicist and exploitation man. 

They have Louis Marangella, for- 
merly press agent for Sam CSold- 
wyn, <Who- also ' handled "Ben Hur" 
in Italy, -and.. prior to .returning to 
the . coast six months , ago . got out 
the Warner Bros.- house organ In 
New York. , ,'. 



Air Fare Halvod 

Minneapolis, April I. 
As 'a result -of a- reduotlon to $14, 
one-Way fare via airplane between 
MI|ine<ipoIls and Chicago , by the 

three - companies operating pass- 
enger planes, local theatric mana- 
gers-believe small troupes and acta 
that do not c^rry scenery -will util- 
ize air transportation .between th« 
two stands. . 

The distance 'Is 400. nUles. The 
former fare «f $601s:now the round- 
trip fare. 



Coast Orph Goes Grind 

Oakland, April 9. 
The Orpheum here, one of thejfew 
remaining two-a-day hquses on the 
circuit, goes Into grind with talking 
pictures a.nd . vaudeville In another 
week. Recently the Orpheum stag- 
ed a three -a.-day policy on Sunday. 
Previously It was two-a-day all but 
Saturday. 



Stewart on Warner Sound 

Stuart Stewart Is leaving' Keith's 
to Joln-the Warner-Stanley booking 
agency as assistant to Bryan Foy, 
head of Warners' sound short de- 
partment. 



NEWBISBT-HOLBBOOK ACT 

William Holbrook and Barbara 
Newberry have teamed for vaude 
and booked with Keith's through 
Charles Morrison for 12 weeks, 
opening April 28 out of town. Hol- 
brook recently dissolved partner- 
ship with Ann Prltchard. 
,„.MjM_?^.ewJ)eri^.Js jiniSerj^ 
tion contract to Ziegfeld, 



Ada May Back for Week 

Ada May (Weeks), with the closed 
"Rio Rita," returns to vaude at tihei 
Riverside, New Vorli. . 

Keith booking is for the w^ek 
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[Eastera Bookiiig Out For Juniors; 
On-the-Spot M Vinent Inaugurated 



I Chlcaso, April 9. 

I As Ills first move In restoring 
i Orplieum Jr. houses at the box 
i office, Nate Blumbcrg, new dlvls- 
i tonail manager of that theatre group 
' has obtained pprmlHslon to cut out 
eastern booking and book the cir- 
otiit entirely out of Chicago. 

Probably no other circuit in the 
country has been kicked around 
, as much as has the Jr. houses, 
formerly, with Sam Kahl In charge, 
it was known as the "Kut" Kahl 
circuit and ' acts took its time on 
' sliced salaries and under protest 
I against tthe brusque manner In 
; which they were handled. Under 
all forms of mismanagement, the 
circuit petered aw^iy and several 
years ago sank deep in the red. 
■ For the past two or three years 
Ita losses have been enormous. 
At present the circuit has' houses 
: In Sprlngfleld, 111; Champaign, 
' Rockford, Madison, Wis.; South 
' Bend, In.; Stoux City, la., Des 
, Moines and Davenport. 

The Junior houses, according, to 
the view here, have been regarded 
as dumping grounds by some east- 
ern bookers. ' Eastern acts, with 
eastern salaries and reputations, 
were sent into little midwestem 
houses that could not afford them 
and got no benefit from the eastern 
"names." 
With the sanction of Joe Plunkett, 
. Blumberg has stopped all eastern 
booldngs and will have the midwest 
houses handled by men who know 
the local situation. There will be 
no more booking of turns meaning 
^thing in the territory but with 
salaries ranging from $760 to $1,600 
All the Junior Orpheum stands 
have been wlredf^ and are prepared 
to further cut- expenses by going 
; Into straight sound for the summer 
^ months. In season they will have 
> an elastic policy of sound pictures 
I and vaudeville, with size and qual 
I ttt of the vaude bills depending 
I on the quality of the picture's. ' A 
' weak picture will get strong stage 
! support, and vice -versa. 

Sound, installed at the Madison 



Hyde's Units for toewV 



Johnny Hyde is embellishing his 
agenting activities with the 'William 
Morris cfflce by ivoduclng units for 
I,oew's. His production side-line Is 
independent oC the IMorWs agency, 
which boolcs' the acts but heis no 
Interest in the productions. ; 

"Whooping It Up," lost week at 
the State, New York, with the Lan;- 
der Bros, and Raymond Fagan's or- 
chestra, ia Huglies', first, unit Rltji. 
£ros. and Alex Hyde and Orchestra, 
are slated tor two other unit flashes. 

Alex Hyde's Carnival la a 26 
people flash, salaried at |4,006' 
which both Loew's and RKO have 
booked, currently at tioew's !Hlllside,' 
Jamaica, and then - switching .i» 
Proctor's 68th Street, the last halt, 
coming into the Palace In' a fort- 
night, Mort Harris staged the Hyde 
act. 

Johnny Hyde also owns Al Wohl- 
man'a unit. 



HEW ACTS 

Harry Hlnes and Maude Harris 
are rehearsing a ' new Unit for 
Loew. Twenty-four in the cast. In' 
eluding a twelve-piece, band. 

Shirley Mason in a new act with 
six boys, "Tid Bits." Bunny Wei 
don produced. 

A new unit with Harry Steppe as 
the principal comic is being fnuned 
under Tvette's direction.' 



brought a record opening week. 



I 

I Springfield and Champaign also 
' showed profitable weeks for the 
first time in several months. 



MARRIAGES 

Sidney Mason and Margaret 
! Watson in Lebanon Springs, M. H., 
. March 15. Mason, leading man, And 
: bride, ingenue, Garrick Players, 
: Northampton, Mass. Wedding kept 
secret until company recently dis- 
banded. 

Willy Blease to Melita Wronna, 
; Lilliputians, April 8,. in New York. 
Laura Wilkinson to Curt R. Herr- 
mann (non-pro) in N. T., April 6: 

Alice Monroe MacGllUvary to 
Jack Krelndl (non-pro) in New 
York, April 5. 

Roy D'Arcy (Gulati), remarried 
Mrs. Laura Guistl In Hollywood, 
April 3. Couple were divorced 
three months ago. 

Chaz Chase and Joan Masters. 
^ dancer, March 31 at the bride's 
I home In New York. 
f Al Waldman (Ted and Al Wald 
man) and Arleln Waterman, non 
pro, announce their engagement. 



Grand, 8t !_, 5-10 Grind 

Grand, Orpheuita Jr. house, St 
Louis, discontinues vaude April 14 
to go into a grind picture policy 
at 5-lOc. 



Vera Gordon's Baek 

Vera Gordon will re-enter vaude 
In a sketch, opening ' for Kelth'i 
May 6 at the Jefferson, New York 



Their Own Chorus Girls 

LoB' Angeles, April 9. 

Fanchon and Marco will open a 
dancing school, In which all girls 
used In . their lines and Qther spe- 
cialty work are to be trained. Olrls 
will be selected, tcom all the small 
towns .along the coast In which 
Fanchon and Marco productions are 
played< '. Eaoh . girl - after a tour- 
month course^ will' receive a two- 
year contract, Fanchon and Marco 
guaranteeing 32 weeks* work each 
season. . - 

Contract will provide for |40 a 
\^eek first six months, $46 for sec- 
ond six months, |60 a week tor 
second year. A charge of around 
1160 for tuition will' -be made to 
the girls, with possibility that if 
they play a- two-year contract 
money will b6 -refunded 'as a'bo'nus. 
. Owen Evans ajnd tivp itbth wlil 
be indtruc'tV^r^ ' Ih'. charge of the 
school ' Wlili Fanchon 'and Marco! 
supervising.' School" will be con- 
ducted In a *ulldjtn$ that Fox West 
Coast' V.ai^ ] taking .at' IWoshlhgton 
and i^pover. It,,wll( occupy a floor 
With' '9ii,'t)'6o!.fe«t'.ci)(' space and hayet' 
two stages; $26)0)1)0 will be expended 
In getting school ready. Fanchon 
and Marco executive office. Art 
Scenio and Coiitumei Department 
wlU also be In this buUdlng. 



JUDGMENTS 

Aubrey L> Lyies; Rothmere Mort' 
gage Corp.; $4,040. 

Mammy Amus. Co., Inc.; N. T. 
Edison Co.; $68. . 

A. Lyie Leverleh; Harris StruC' 
tural Steel Co., Inc.; $14,389. 

Harold Atteridge; j. D. Nagel; 
$1,678: . ■ 

4th Estate Pub. Co.; N. T. Times 
Co.-; costs, $111. 

Drubao Producing Co.t ln».t W. 
T. Gamble; $220. 

Philip Goodman;. H. C. Miner 
Utho. Co., Inc.; $317< 

Satis.fled Judgments 
John Mckeen; Adblphe Menjou; 
costs, $121.46; Dec. Ii9, 1928. 



INCORPORATIONS 

MEW -TOBK 

Boaaberc and Bcosk, Inc., Uanbsttan, 
picture machines, $20,000; Rose EurU, 
William SelDlck. Helen R. Ryder. 

HetropolUaa Coaitt/r Co_ Inc., Klnga, 
amusement resect, $iO,000: Irvlns Rosen- 
thal, Anna Atark, J/R. Dupee, 

Cen^ ' City Biiiiplie Theatoe Corp., 
Syracuse, pictures. 260 shares, no pan 
'Mare Buckland, Albert P. Kaufman, Bva 
FItzer Bettlgole: 

fleom $. Otdlette, Inc., Manhattan, 
picture apparatus, 126,000; Oeorse 8, 
aullette,. Herbert Smith, Mathllde ~ 
Quilette." 

Radio ClnemaavlsloB Co(p., Manhattan, 
pictures; J. Richard Davis, Erelya 
Rosenthal, Alexander ^Berley. 

WHOA Artiste' Boreaa, Inc., Manhat- 
tan, $6,000; 'Donald J. Flamm, Marlon K. 
ailllam, Del Slkwood. 

Syracnse Plar Frodnctlac Corp., Man 
hattan; Anne Elchel, Florence L, livry, 
Nelle Balatov. 

Prndrnee I*letaree Corp., ManKattao. 
Emma F. Kob, Bertha Cuyler, J. Weber 
App. 

HIch Sand Amusement Corp., Kings, 
pictures: Marie Foden, Bernard Darls, 
Leo M. Fast. 

Blonsak Productions, Inc., Manhattan, 
productions and real estate; l/oster W. 
Adler, Wallace A. Mantaelmer, Aarvn 
Sacks. 

Oowtntard, Inc., Manhattan, theatrl 
cals: Arthur Ross, William >U. Gross, 
Doris Isaacs. 

Blue aad Uvlnastoir, Inc., Manhattan, 
pictures; Albert L. Stark, Jack Living 
.ston, Tessle V. Segel. 

nriuu-Amerlean P and T Cosp., New 
Tork, composition: Phoebe Pelner, AX' 
thur F. O'Brien, Harry Buchman. 



Keith- Booked Indie 

Embassy (indie), Wailtham, Mass. 
will book through Keith's, starting 
April 15. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Louise Garnet, "Lady Fingers,' 
appendicitis. Sydenham hospital, 
April t. 

George A. MoGulnness, former 
theatre treastirer. Is indefinitely 
confined at the TT. S. 'Veterans' Hos- 
pital, CasUe Point. N. Y. 

June Parka (Parks Sisters), se- 
verely Injured In an automobile ac- 
cident In Doming, New Mex. Moth- 
er suffered Injured arm, but Frances 
Parks unhurt. 

Reed Albee Is confined to his 
home In New York - -with ulcers of 
the stomach. 

Jessie Maker (Maker and Red- 
ford), St Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, 
Ga., tor operation. 

The following N. 'V. A. cases are 
in .the French Hospital, New York 
John T. Powers, veteran comic, ex- 
pected to be out within a fort 
night; Matt Thompson, suffering 
from heart trouble; ' Dorothy Gus- 
tine, recovering from typhoid; Mrs. 
Edward Rlckardi recovering from 
pneumonia; Belle Mead, operated 
upon tor gallstones, noticeably Im 
proved. 

Carl GuUvier. circus giant, who 
collapsed recently from tubercular 
trouble^ taken to Bellevue Hospital 
by the N. V. A. In a orttlcal condi- 
tion. Is growing stronger and when 
able will be sent to Denver. 

Yvonne and 'Victor did not open 
at the Riverside. New. York, Sun- 
dtty, owing to an Injury tb the for' 
mer while practicing Friday. Her 
neck was Injured and an X-ray was 
taken yesterday to determine the 
exact Injuries. 

Mrs. Florence Stanwood, 61 
mother-in-law of H. B. Warner, was 
Injured In an auto crash in Boston. 

'Violet Carlson, of "The Red Robe' 
cast, in Orthopedic hospital, re- 
covering from nervous breakdown 
Aunt Jemima reported 111 last 
week and was out of "Show Boat." 
Write to the ni and Injured. 



Houses Changing 

Regent, 'Springfield, O., dropped 
vaude (Keith's) tor straight films 
April 1. 

Renaissance, colored Harlem 
house, lias opeiied with sound. 

Memorial Opera House, Valpa- 
raiso, lo'd., turneld Into a dally grind 
picture.' house at 10 cents. House 
was taken o-ver by. Q. G.- Shauer .& 
Sons. 

Paramount now booking five acts 
on a split into the Palace, Stam'- 
ford, Conn. 

State, pictures, opened March 30 
at Waterbiiry, Conn, House Is 
owned by Hoffman Theatrical En- 
terprises. ' '■ 
Union theatre, Plttsfleid, Penn., 
vaudflim on split week. ■' ^ 
Midland Circuit "Theatres Co.,. of 
Kansas City, has taken', a 10-y%ar 
lease .upon the DeGraw Opjera 
House,'. Brookfleld, Tjio. Sound 
equipment Is to , be Installed, with 
J. E, Cammon house manager. 

Embassy theatre. North Bergen, 
N. J. opened March 31, with five 
acts and pictures on a split week. 
House neats 2,600. Booked through 
the Fally Markiis Agency. 

The Delphla, erected ~ln Chltte.n- 
angro, N. Y., by Mertching and Van 
Dusen,' bows in . on Wednesday. 
House seats 400, Is\wired tor Vita- 
phonor and will also have an 'or- 
chestra. The owners have amassed 
a comfortable fortune via ham and 
egg dinners, their Chittenango res- 
taurant annually catering to tens 
of thousands of tourists. 

College Theatre, College Point, L. 
I., to scund. 

Court, Summerville, N. J., vaude 
out, sound and straight pictures in 
Strand, Lokewood, N. J., vaude 
out, straight sound pictures in. 

Strand, Rockville Centre, L, L 
vaude first half only. Booked by 



YLASK WITH 30 

"Maytlme Melodies," new flash act 
with a cast of 80, will start over the 
Fox Circuit shortly. The oast in 
eludes Duke Yellon and his orches 
tra. Ctulsty and Nelson, Molly and 
Dorothy, Bob Lively, Ralph Cook, 
Sketter and Ray, Shirley Rlchsu-d 
son and Babs. 

Booked through Lyons & Lyons 



Baby Soprano for Vaude 

Suzanne Keener, for three years 
"baby soprano of the Metropolitan 
Opera Company," Is going R-K-O. 

Prima Is slated for the Palace 
later this month. 



Fally Markus Agency. 

Orange, 1,200-seater, at Orange, 
Cal., opens April 7. Claude Lang- 
ley wlU operate on grind picture 
policy, 

Lyric, Blue Island, IlL, and the 
Harvey, Harvey, IlL, both Great 
States houses, opened with sound 
this weelE. 

Pastime Theatre, Union Hill, N. 
J., added to the books of the Arthur 
Fisher Agency. Split policy with 
five acts. 

Majestic theatre, Bridgeport, 
Conn., has changed from vaudflim 
to straight picturea Harry Cohen 
in charge of house tor Fox. 

Strand (Indie), Niagara Falls, N, 
Y.. playing Pantages vaude, switch 
Ing to Keith's. 

Liberty, Stanley-'WB class smaU- 
seater in East Liberty, closed for 
six -weeks, is wired and reopens 
April S on grind picture policy. 

PubUx-Saenger has purchased 
the Colonial theatre, Winston- Sa- 
lem. N. C„ aad takes possession 
April 8. House, which la wired, 
will continue flrst run pictures. 

Delmw theatre (pictures) opened 
at Delmar, suburb of Albany, N. Y» 
April 3. Has a daily change policy. 
Owned by Samuel and Joseph 
Yavlts, brothera 

Princess theatre^ San Francisco, 
vaudflim, now closed and being 
wired with a local device. House 
seats 1,485 and reopens April 15 
with stage presentations and sound, 
Coutts is booking the Trace 
Theatre, Tom's River, N. J., opening 
April io. It burned a tew months 
ago. 

Fox-Poll Lyric, Bridgeport, Conn, 
dark since Feb. 25, has re-opened 
with a picture policy, 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and <Mrs. Keene Thompson 
BOif, at their home in Hollywood 
Father is a scenarist with Para- 
mount. 

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gallo, son 
March 23, in Chicago. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Teeple, 
daughter, at Hollywood, Cal 
March 30i Father is motion pic 
ture sculptor. 



Loew Units 



More units on the Loew tini^ 
than heretofore. The Fox vauda 
depoirtment foir some time has been 
giving plenty of bookings. , to ' the 
flash acts of the' night club type. 

New Loew units include "Mak-*. 
Ing 'Whoopee," 20 people, featuring 
Horry and Willie Lander, Raymond 
Fagan and his Aristocrats of 
Miisio, Irene Leary, Verena Car- 
vet, Eddie Santos, Wally Hewlett, 
Tommy Evans; booked by Wil- 
liam Morris offices. 

Alex Hyde and .His Carnival 
Revue which' has Frank St. Clair. 
Jimmy Lyons, La Bow and Duprez, 
Chester Hale girls and the Hyde 
band, with Alex as m. c. (William 
^orrJs). • . ; . 

Dave Kramer and Jack Boylb 
.and Gang, <;23;), tetiturlng Kramer 
and' Boyle', assisted by Reynold 
Sisters, Connie St. Clair, Marie 
Alvarez, Dorothy Morton, Helen 
Windsor, Dorothy King and Syn> 
copators (booked direct). - 

Al Wohlman Night Club Revels 
(18), Gautshi and Phelps, Steve 
Savage, ' Tootd Novello, Loretta Bl- 
lery, Mildred Roselle, Betty Coopek< 
and Sun Dodgers orchestra (Wil- 
liam Morris).- . 

Also : listed are Artie Kahn and 
Gang (21) with Marshall Sister^. 
Eileen DeCee, Traymore and Lee 
and Anna Hay, -with Kahn band 
(12) (Al Grossman). In prepara- 
tion are "The Docks of New York," 
featuring Harry Hlnes, by Morrla 
office, and "Maytlme," by Lyons ^ 
Lyons. 

Morris and Campbell have re* ^ 
turned to the Loew books playing- 
simultaneously with a Movietone 
short they made; Georgle Price, 
prior time canceled, owing to Ill- 
ness, opening -April - 8, Metropoli- 
tan, Brooklyn; N. T. G. Revue, re- 
turns, opening the first half this 
week at the Hillside; Ruth Roye. 
opening this week at the Gates, 
Brooklyn; and Nan Halperln, open- 
ing a Loew route, week April S 
at the Hillside. 



ix Acts 



Chicago, April 9. 
Following acts have been placed 
with Publlx units through the Wm, 
Morris office: Ciemons and Macy. 
Heller ar 1 Riley, Limberlegs Ed- 
wards, Jue Fong, Buddy Raymond. 
Helen Kennedy, Anita La Pierre, 
LoUta Amiet, Bob La Salle, Duffin 
ar.d Draper, Five Bracks, Gene 
Sheldon, Gaudsmtth Bros,, Seed and 
Atistln, Bob, Bob and -Bobble, Earl 
La Vere and Maureen and Sonny. 

Bookings for Chicago units, over 
the Oriental route. Include: Oracie 
Deagan, Small Bros., Ross and Ed- 
wards, Atterbury and Gillom, P.euit 
KIrkland, Tumbling Clowns, Betty 
Gumler, Gitanos, Bert and Hazel 
Skatell, MInett Andre, Dean Twins, 
Ted and Jack Dale, Chapman and 
Snyder, Norman Frescott and Bebe 
Stanton, Irene Taylor and Frank 
Sterling. 



HABT'S HADDOCK ACTS 

Max Hart is booking all of 
Charles Maddock's acts again for 
RKO as In the former Keith days. 
'When Hart was dlsenfranchlsedt 
Maddock took his vaudeville pro- 
ductions lesewhere, but with Hart 
back agalti as an RKO agent the 
same booking relationship has been 
resumed. 

Hart is similarly picking up his 
former producer connections fo^ 
Keith representation. 



LOEW MOB. CHANOES 

Managerial shifts this week in the 
Loew houses sent E. Pensel from 
Loew's Mt, Vernon to the Star. 
Baltimore, J. Rosenbaum, assistant 
manager at the Falrmount, goes to 
Mt. Vernon in same capacity, while 
B. Levey becomes assistant at the 
Falrmount. 



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Our Gratitude to All Our Woyers 



THIRD RADIO CHAM 



(Continued from page 1) 

is headquartered In the Llffgett 
building, Seattle. It Is not to be con- 
fused wlth WABC (Atlantic Broad- 
casting Corp.) because of similar 
call letters. WABC Is a spoke in 
the CBS network and, starting next 
September, will be the key station 
of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- 
tem. Now both WOR and WABC 
are alternate keys. Eventually 
WOR, owned and operated by L. 
Bamberger & Co., the Newark de- 
partment store, will disassociate it- 
self from commercial etherizing 
and, like WGBS (Gimbel Brothers), 
will confine Itself primarily to good- 
will exploitation on behalf of the 
store. 

Like WGBS, which has been 
spoken of as still another key In a 
proposed new network, WOR may 
switch it fate to perhaps another 
commercial chain. WOR is one of 
the most powerful stations In the 
country. 

Allied Broadcasters,' Inc., the east- 
ern rep. of ABC, Is headquartered 
in Fred F. French building, on 
Fifth avenue,' New York. 



LAZY BEAUTS 



(Continued from page 1) 

tial and remunerative than being a 
professional beauty puzzles those 
who .know beauts best; Things are 
not likely to always- fall into their 
.laps. Statistics show that less than 
per cent of the Zlegfeld babies 
marry ricl- rien. Rather they seem 
sentimental and soft about falling 
for doughless lads. 



Theatres Proposed 



East ChlcaK'o, Ind.— UtO.OOO. Chicago 
ave. between Olcott and Forsyihe. 
Owner. William Sendak. Architect":, 
Newhouee & Bernham. Policy not given. 

Gre«nbarir, Pa.— (M. P.) and apart- 
ment building (rebuild after Are); 32 
North Pennsylvania Bt, Owner, R. Jon- 
nlngs. Architect, C. H. Sorber. 

Mount Henltliy, O. — $100,000. Hamil- 
ton and Klnnoy ave. Owner, Buckeye 
Amusement Co. Architect, H. E. Hen- 
thorn, Cincinnati.' Policy not given. 

Piiilndelphla, Po. — (M. P., goat 2,600). 
bZnd St., above Stiles at. Owner, Charles 
Segal. Architect, Wm. H. Lee. g 

Rockford, III.— (ifldway, alterations). 
721 East State st. Owner. Midway The- 
atre. Architect. J. E. Prldmore, Chicago. 

Tlnoenncs, Ind. — (Moon, M. P. and 
vaude). tlOO.OOO. 6th and Main sts. 
Owner. Theodore Charles. Architect not 
selected. 

Washington, D. C. — (M. P.). $80,000. 
R. 1. ave. at 22nd et. Owner, company 
forming. Architect not selected. 

WUkes-Barrc, Pa Stores and apart- 
ments; $800,000. Public Sq. and B. Mar 
ket St. Owner, Comerford Amusement 
Co. Architect, Leon Lampert, Rocheste^ 
N. T. Policy not given, 

Calamet City, IIL — (Also offices and 
apartment building): $400,000. ICZnd pi. 
ond Wentworth. Owner, Calumet City 
Theatre Corp. Architects, Buckley & 
Skidmore, Hammond, Ind. Policy not 
given. 

Cortland, N. T. — (Also stores): $2S0,- 
000. Site not selected. Owner, syndicate 
forming, care Cayuga Finance Co., 
Ithaca, N. T. Architect not selected. 
Policy not given. ' 

Merrill, Wl», — (Also apartments). E. 
Main at Mill at. Owner, A. L. Robarge. 
Architects. Oppenbamer & Ober, Wausau, 
Wis. Policy not given. . 

Paterton, N. J.— (Also stores): $160,000. 
Site withheld. Owner withheld. Archi- 
tect, A. B. Sleight. Policy not given. 

Colombia, Mo.— (Fire rebld.): $20,000. 
Owner, Columbia Theatre Co., Thomas 
Hall, Moberly, Mo. Architects, Boiler 
Bros.. Kansas City. 

Moskegon, Mich. — Also offices: $360,000. 
Third and Western. Owner, care archi- 
tects. C. Howard Crane, Blmer George 
Klebler and B. A. Sore, Detroit, Mich. 
Policy not given. 

New York, M. T. — Also stores and of- 
flees: $60,000. 801-9 7tta avenue, 169-79 
W. 47th street. Owner, Columbia The 
atre A Building Co., New Tork. ArchI 
tect, T. W. Lamb, Inc., same. Policy not 
given. . 

ByiaeiiM, N. x. — Also dance ball: $100,- 
000. Tile and James streets. Owner 
withheld. Architect. M. J. DeAngells. 
Rochester, N. T. Policy not given. 

Toledo. Ohio.— (M. P.)i $360,000. Site 
not selected. Owner, E. M. Francis, Day- 
ton, Ohio. Architect, R. S. Abbott, local 
Chicago, III. — (Apt. hotel and shops): 
$16,000,000. 800-14 S. Michigan avenuo, 
Owner, syndicate forming. L.-J. Lessor. 
Architect, W. W. Ahlschlager, Inc. Pol- 
icy not given. 

ilarrlsbnrg. lU. — (rem.): $26,000 
Owner, O. L. Turner & Co. Architect 
withheld. Pbllcy not given. 

Harvey. III.— -(Also apt. bldg.): $276 
000. 163330-36 Broadway. Architect, R 
Levino & Co., Chicago. Policy not given. 

LlbertyvlUe HI. — (Also stores, apt 
bldg. and oOlces): $160,000, Owner, 
Carrol Gridley. Architect, Oppenhamer 
& Obel, Qreen Bay, Wis. Policy not 
given. 

Milwaukee, Wis.— (M. P.): Site not oe 
lected. Owner withheld. Architectural 
Engineer, Lloyd Williams Ernst, local. 

Haskegon, .MIcb. — (Also stores and of- 
fices): $360,000. Third and Western 
Owner, Continental Realty Co. Architect 
C. Howard Crane, Detroit. Policy not 
given.' 

Oxford. O.— (Also store): $60,000. 
Beech street. Owner. B. A. Keene, Archi- 
tect; Geyer & Neulfer, Dayton, O. Policy 
not*- given.' - - - r- 

Peoria, HI. — (rem. and odd.) $40,000 
Foot of Jackson street. Owner, Peoria 
Plovers. Architect, Jameson & Harreson 
Policy not given. ' 

Rice Lake, Wis.— $60,000. Bite with 
held. Owner, George Miner. Architect, 
Tiroaten & Fobs, Fergus Falls, Minn 
Policy not given. _ _ 

Byrornse, IS. X.— (M. P.) : MO.OOJ- On 
state highway. Owner, M. Kllmanu, 
Arcliltect, E. A. Howard. 



CHARLIE 
ALTHOFF 



A BUY AT 



$1,000.00 



A WEEK 




M Them 
Critics 
Ain't Wrong 



They Say Vve Made 
Good from Main 
Street, Bird Centra, 
Right on to Broad- 
way, New York 



YoQ Famish the 
Theatres and 
rn Bring the 
EnteriTtainment 



Direction JERRY CARGILL 



DRAMATISTS— PLAYWRIGHTS 

A high-grade produ£tion by one of America's 
most prominent theatrical managers awaits the play 
which best suits Charles AlthoS as a suitable star- 
ring vehicle. 

Authors familiar with the character created and 
portrayed by Mr. Althoff are urged to submit their 
ideas, play synopsis or complete MSS. to the imder- 
signed, who promises prompt consideration and 
response. 

GHARtBS^ -AlrTHOFF, - 

112 Friedland Road, 
Nutley, N. J. 



il 



"As perfect a characterization as was ever portrayed on •ny •tage." 

. Abel, VARIETY. 



38 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUEr-SPORTS 



Wednesdajr, AprH 10, 1828 



Barger's Chicago Stock 

Dos Molncs; Iowa, April 9. • 
N. S. Bareer, who inanageU the 
Garrlck for Mutual here, has leased 
the Academy, Halstcad and Madi- 
son streets, Chicago, where he will 
operate a stock burlesque with 
four shows a day and pictures be- 
tween stage shows. 

M. J. McGinnIs, secretary of the 
Clemant-Walsh stock at the Presi- 
dent here, joins Barger as assistant 
house manager. 

McQlnnls was with Barger In 
Omaha last year at the Oalety. 




GEORGE DORMONDE 



and TVONNE' 
Orpbrum Circuit Rep.: Jenfe Jacobs 



TALKIES! 

Placed 64 Artists Last Week 
in Talking Shorts 

Can Use Real Talent — 
Aiao '*NAMES" 

ANDY WRIGHT 

1660 Broadway, New York 
Colambiu 6066 ' 




Weeks of April 8 and 16 

Bare Facto— Mnjestic, Albany; 16, Co- 
lonlal, Utica. 

Best Show In Town— Lyceum, ColUmbus; 
13, Lyric, Dayton. 

Dohcmlans- Academy, Pittsburgh; 10, Ly- 
ceum, Columbus. 

Bowery Burlcsquers- Victoria, Rochester; 
IC, Temple, Syracuse. 

Braadway Scandals— Temple, Syraouse; 
IS. Wedgeway, Schenectady. 

Burlesque Review— Mutual, Jamaica; IS, 
Trocadero, PhllRdclphla. 

Dainty Dolls— Star, Brooklyn; 13, Orphe- 
Mta, Paterson. 

Dimpled Darlings— Columbia, Cleveland; 

15. L. O. 

Dixon's Big Revue— 8-10, Lyric, Allen- 
town; 11-13, Palace, Trenton; IS, Empire, 
Newark. 

Flapper Follies— Oayety, Kansas City; 16. 
Crystal, St. Joe. 

French Models— Hudson, Union City; IB, 
Irving PI.. N. Y. C. 

Frivolities— Oarrlck, St. Louis; 16, Oay- 
oty, Kansas City. 

Olnger Olrls— Mutuol, Indianapolis; IS, 
Garrlck, St. Louis. 

Olrls From Happyland— Columbia, M. Y. 
C: 15, OaVety, Brooklyn. 

Olrls From the Follies— Empress, Chicago; 

16. Cadillac, Detroit. 

Olrls In Blue— State, Sprlngfleld; 16, 
Grand, Hartford. 
Olrls of the U. 8. A.— Oajety, Montreal; 

15, Howard, Boston. 

Hello Paree— Orpheum, Paterson; 16, 
Hudson, Union City. 

High Flyers— Gaiety, Brooklyn; IE, Gay- 
ety. Scra'nton. 

Hindu Belles— Grand, HartCord; 16, L. O. 

Jazztlme Revue— Crystal, St. Joe; 16, 
Onyety, Milwaukee. 

Kuddllng Kutles-Colonlal, UtIca; 13, 
Oayoty, Montreal. 

' Laffln' Thru— Oayety, Louisville; IS, Mu- 
tual. Indianapolis. 

Lid Llfters-10-11. Wedgeway, 12-13, 
STcbenectady; 16, Majestic, Albany. 

Merry Whirl— Globe, Bridgeport; IS, H. 
& S. Apollo, N. T. C. 

Mischief Makers— Grand, Akron; 15, Oay- 
ety, Buffalo. 

Moonlight Maids— H. & S. Apollo, N. T. 
C;: 15. Mutual, Jamaica. 

Moulin Rouge-L. O.; 16-17. Lyric, Al- 
lentown; 18-20, Palace, Trenton. 

Naughty NKtlea— Oayety, Boston; 16, 
State, Sprlngfleld. 

NIte Club Olrls— Oayety, Buftalo; IS, 
Victoria, Rochester. 

Nlte Lite In Paris— Strand, Washington; 

16. Academjr, Plttaburgb. 

Parisian Flappers— Empire, Toledo; 16, 
Columbia, Cleveland. 

Puss Puss- Lydc, Dayton; 16, Empress, 
Cincinnati. 

Radium Queens— Trocadero, Philadelphia; 
15, Oayety, Baltimore. 
< Record Breakers— L.O .:16, Grand, Akron. 

Red Hots— Oayety, Baltlmon; 16, Strand, 
Washington. 

Round the Town— Gaiety, ' Scranton; 16, 
L. O. 

Social Maids— Howard, Boston; 16, Co- 
lumbia, N. T. C. 

Speed Qlrls— Bmpresa, Cincinnati; IS, 
Oayety, Louisville. 

Sporty Widows- Empire, Providence; 16, 
Oayety, Beaton. 

Step Along— Cadillac, Detroit; 16, Empire, 
Toledo. 

Step Lively GIrla-I/. O.; 16, Olobe, 
Bridgeport. 



nGURING NO. 2 MUTUAL 
WHEE FOR CONTINUOUS 



Chicago, April 9, 
I. Herk Itas been In towns through 
the midwest negotiating for houses 
for . a reported wheel . of continuous 
policy btirlesque stands separate 
from the regular two-a-doy Mutual 
wheel. 

These stands would open at 11 
a. m, and close at 11 p. m., with 
combination of burlesque and pic- 
tuKs and possibly vaude. Shows on 
the regular wheel might aleo play 
the continuous houses, but aepivrate 
shows also would be produced es- 
pecially for the new wheel. 

A chain of continuous burlesque 
houses has always been the pet 
dream of Warren Irons, midwestern 
representative for Herk. 



INCREASED GUARANTEE 
FOR MUTUAL AGAIN UP 



Competitive stot^k burlesque in 
Mutual stands is aii additional prob- 
lem for wheel operators at this time 
when plans for next season are in 
the making. 

It Is understood Mutual will raise 
the weekly guarantee a point where 
traveling units can support a nine- 
prlncipa- cast and in other ways 
improve product In standard. 

What part talkers will play, re- 
mains to be worked out this sum- 
mer when some' of the Mutual 
houses will operate on a stock basis 
with the sound films as an added 
attraction. 



AITOONA'S BACES 

Altoona, Pa., April 9: 
Altoona Speedway will have one 
and perhaps two A. A. A. meets 
this summer, the first to be held 
June 15. Race wlU be a 200-mlle 
event and the first to be held In 
June at the track for two years. 



step On It— IrvlOK PI., N. T. C.; 15, Em- 
pire, Providence. 

Stflen Sweets— Haymarkat, Chicago; 16, 
Empress, Chicago. 

Sugar Babies— Empire, Newark; 16, Star, 
Brooklyn. 

Wine, Woman and Song-'Oayety, Mll- 
waukeg; 16, Haymarkat, Chicago. 



A Ring Twist; 



An amateur boxing meet in 
Cleveland was flopping until . 
two 136 pounders ' entered th.e 
ring for the fourth bout From 
the first gong, this fight woa a 
wham. It went seven rounds, 
olthough the bouts were only 
scheduled for three. , • 

A lad of about 17 was given 
the decision.. He was bleeding 
and battered about the eyes 
and mouth. The loser, an older 
fellow, sagged in his corner a 
mass of facial wreckage. 

An actor was so Imressed 
with the youngster he was de- 
termined to manage him If It 
could be arranged. Tearing 
back to the dressing room he 
saw the boy, asking him who 
was his manager. Boy said his 
father. Asked it they could see 
Pop, the kid slipped on his 
bathrobe and walked Into the 
next room where a doctor waa 
working on the fellow whom 
the boy had just fought. 
"That's my dad," sa!J the kid. 

There was no deal. 



Mntoal's Closmgs 

The first of the Mutual shows 
closings were set yesterday (Tues- 
day). 

'Dimpled Darlings" closes April 
14 In Cleveland; "The Bohemians" 
In Columbus, April 20, with "Moon- 
light' Maids" in Jamaica the same 
date, also "Dainty Dolls" in Pater- 
son and "Broadway Scandals" in 
Schenectady. 

Mutual theatres closing April 20 
are Lyceum, Dayton; Trocadero, 
Philadelphia, and Hudson, Union 
City, N. J. 

Irving Place, New Tork, which 
closes Its Mutual season April 20, 
goes into stock burlesque for the 
summer under Charles Burns' di- 
rection. 



Mamie's Talking Short 

Mamie Smith, colored, has con- 
tracted to make a talking short for 
Columbia. 



OEATS HUTUEIS 

Sprlngfleld, 111., April 9. 
Parl-mutuel betting received al- 
most unanimous endorsement by the 
senate committee on license and 
iniscellany last week when an at- 
tempt was made, to put through a 
bill for repeal of the act Repeal 
was sponsored by a gent named 
Cuthbertsoh whose particular grouch 
is the Pairmount track In Madison 
county. 

Representative Albert P. Mancin, 
Chicago, has a bill in the house to 
raise the limit of boxing matches 
from 10 to 16 rounds. 



Sensation of 
Two Continint$ 



III 





An Amazing 
Performance 

Artisticaily 
Presented by 
■ a Master 

Showman 



Publicity Ideas 
that Bring 
Business 




III 



APRIL 7th 

KEITH'S 

COLUMBUS 



III 



SHIP. AHOY! 

JACK FORESTER 

BAtUNO S. 8. OI.TMFIO 
rOB PABI8 



ONE OF THE 16 WINNERS IN R-K-0 RADIO CONTEST 




SMITH 



"THE SONGBIRD FROM THE SOUTH" 



Late of EDDIE DOWUNG^ "HONEYMOON LANE" 

NOW AT R-K-O PALACE, NEW YORK (lEK APRIL 7) 



PRESS COMMENT: 



"HERALD TRIBUNE" 
April 8 

Miss Kate Smith, the "Songbird 
from the South," scored with her 
melodic tunes of the land below 
the Mason-DIzon line. The ap- 
plause was so overwhelming that 
she was forced to make a curtain 
speech.; 



N. Y. "TIMES" 
April 8 

B:ate Smith, a generously propor- 
tioned and resonant voiced singer of 
the "coon shouter" type, fetched 
most of the first audience with her 
specialties. 



"MORNING TELEGRAPH" 
April 8 

"Kate" Smith, who appeared In 
the Stella Mayh.ew role with one of 
the road companies of "Hit the 
Deck," opened: after Intermlsslofi. 
Making her del)ut at the Palace, she 
won her way right Into the hearts ot 
her audlenoe with her first number 
and Acored one ot the big hits ot 

tt* wij, J 



*'WORLD/' April 8 

Kate Sntlth, with a ColUoplc 
voice, sings mammy songs In an 
extremely capable manner. An act 
ot auaatlty and auaUty. 



AL FOSTER at Piano 



Directioh JERRY CARGILL 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



37 



News From the DaiKes 

This departmsnt contains rewritten theatrical hews items as pub- 
lished during the week in the daily papers of New York, Chicago, 
San Franeisco, Los Angeles and London. Variety takes no credit 
.for these nvwe Items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. 



NEW YORK 

Jajnes Xlb'ht, director of the 
■provlncetown Playhouse has re- 
Veived a-Qugsenhelm Fellowship for 
hlB work In the experlmentel the- 
atre. 

Inez Norton, former actress, one 
of the beneflclarles under the dis- 
puted will of Arnold Rothsteln, was 
eubsUtuted for the Farmers & 
•Traders Insurance Company of 
Syracuse, April 6, by Supreme Court 
Justice Sherman, In an action by 
the three temporary administrators 
of the Rothsteln estate to recover 




MON8. 



COSCIA 

and 
BARON 

VERDI 

Europe's (7) Foremost 
Entertainers 
In "ABTISTIC ODDITIES" 
Touring R-K-O Circuit of 
Theatres 



$20,000 on an insurance policy. 
Court also impounded the money, 
pending the outcome of the litiga- 
tion. 



Betty Gray, Zlegfeld showgirl, 
started suit for divorce In New Jer- 
sey, April 0, from Bill Colea, bi- 
cycle champion, charging desertion 
and non-support. 



of European manners. It will open 
at Atlantic City June 10. 



Jacob Ben-Ami will Join the Civic 
Repertory Theatre next season^ 



Arthur Hopkins has acquired a 
new play entitled "Commodore 
Trunnion." Kate Parsons authored. 



Philadelphia reports a play called 
"South of Siam" will open there 
May 6. This Is the production under 
the title of "Careers," of German 
origin, which was for New York 
production next month. 



Script of "Sorrell and Son," now 
In stock. Is to be rewritten and will 
have a Broadway tryout 



Musical which Arthur Hammer- 
stein will produce next fall, with 
book and lyrics by Oscar Hammer- 
stein 2d, and music by Jerome Kern, 
is a musical adaptation of Ednn 
Ferber's "So Big." 



Leon Errol is organizing a spring 
golf tournament. It Is to be a seri- 
ous affair. Eddie Cantor, Charles 
Ruggles and Eddie Buzzell have al- 
ready sent In their entries. 



Judith Anderson left "Strange in- 
terlude" Saturday. After a rest she 
will join the road troupe how in 
Ii. A,, replacing Pauline Lord. 

Summary judgment for $10,000 
against Max Reinhardt, Austrian 
theatrical producer, In favor of 
Philip Miner,. of Cleveland, was re- 
versed April B by the Appellate DIV. 
on ground that the case m .one for 
a Jury to determine whaihor Rein- 
hardt broke hie contmct with 
Miner. 

Gov. Roosevelt, April 5, 'signed the 
Hotstadter bill reducing personal 
Income taxes by ralslnrr the exemp- 
tion brackets. It becomes effective 
at once. The exemption on single 
persons has been raised from $1,500 
to $2,600 and for married persons 
from $3,600 to $4,000. 



Marriage of Rudy Vnllee to Mrs. 
Leonie Cauchole McCoy, May 11, 
1928, In New York, was annulled 
last August. 



Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 
Corp. reports net profit of $1,082,321 
for the 12 weeks ending Nov. 18, 
1928. Gross profit amounted to $2,- 
355,202. 



tory Co. will close Its season April 
20. Begins a five weeks' tour In 
Philadelphia April 22. 

Jeanne Mamac, from the casino 
de Paris, arrived last week. She 
may be seen In tlie Ziegfcld "Mid- 
night Frolic," 

John McCormack, Just back from 
British Isles, says he has received 
a number of proposals from sound 
picture concerns and Is seriously 
considering them. 

Plans have been filed with the 
Bureau of Buildings by Shubert In- 
terests, through the Trebuhs Realty 
Corp., for the' construction of two 
hotels. One to be 34 stories and the 
other 23, to cost approximately $7,- 
000,000. Higher one will be at 
Eighth avenue and 54th-S5th streets. 
Other at 228 to 248 W. 47th street. 



■Warners have leased 217 to 22B W. 
51st street and 264 W. 62d street, for 
17 years from April 1 at a rental of 
$40,000 per annum. They will build 
a theatre on the property with an 
entrance on Broadway. 



"No talkers" is the vote of 70 p. c. 
of the women polled at theati-es by 
one of the largest picture house 
syndicates In Ix>ndon. The men were 
evenly divided on the questio/i, 260,- 
000 votes were cast; 38 p. c. of the 
votes cast were for films with un- 
happy endings. 



Erik Charell, German stage direc- 
tor, arrived on the Leviathan^ April 6. 



Mrs. Ottilia K. Barton, through 
her attorney, Julius Kendler, has 
asked the Supreme Court to increase 
the alimony she is receiving from 
Jimmy Barton from $150 weekly to 
$500 weekly. They were sepai-ated 
two years ago. 



Gilda Krieger, known on the stage 
as Gilda Kreegan, is suing Sir Eric 
Dutt, millionaire of Bombay, India, 
In this state, charging that he said 
uncomplimentary things about her. 
She asks for $150,000 damages for 
slander. They first met in Paris. 
Arthur C. Mandel is Sir Eric's at- 
torney. 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

36 in. wide at 75o a yd. and ap 

A toll line ot (Old aoa illv«r bro- 
cadea, natal oloths, gold and allver 
trlmmtngA rblDestones, ■ p a d g 1 e a, 
tigbta, opera bom, etc, eta. tor stase 
costnmea. eamptes upon reqaest. 

J. J. Wyle & Bros., Inc. 

<Ba«eeaiiora to Slesman H Well) 
18-20 East 27th Street 
NEW YORK 



l/cona Newell is In the cast of 
"Pleasure Bound," having returned 
from Canton, O., where she went to 
live after marrying 'William R Har- 
rison, vice-president of the Spun 
Steel Corp. Divorce proceeding."? 
have been started. 



Shuberts have purchased the fee 
to the property consisting of a four- 
story building at the S. E. corner of 
63d and Broadway, known as 1890- 
96 Broadway, from the Edwin R. 
Thomas estate. 



John Golden will do two more 
productions this season. They will 
be "Barracuda," comedy by Daniel 
Jarrett, which will be followed by 
a play by John Klrkpatrlck, "'When 
in Rome — ," described as a comedy 



FOR RENT 

Theatre with 1,600 seats, now 
running vaudeville and pictures. 
An unusual opportunity to lease 
this new, fully equipped theatre 
on a long term. Population 70,000. 
Apply AARON POTRUCH, 96 W. 
Broad St., Bethlehem, Pa. 




=burF9et Vfttt d SinQieTlKxxilr 



The Lathrop Brotbcrn, daPP*'., elean- 
cvt lad* step and clown *!}2'„V^ 
U nece«s. TOLEDO "TIMBS." 

Direction MILT LEWIS 
Amoelate, BILL COWAN 



'MACK" 



"CHUCK 



Maryland State Court of Appeals 
has decided that Francis X. Bush- 
man was not guilty of contempt of 
court when he refused to pay ali- 
mony to his former wife, Mrs. Jose- 
phine 6. Bushman. Court stated 
that the Maryland code afforded 
remedies in collecting the money 
promised for her support and that 
of their five children. Bushman 
originally agreed to pay $40,000 in 
alimony. 



Barry Lupine's book "A Thousand 
Clowns" will be published in London 
this week. He is the comedian in 
The Red Robe." 



Madame Frances, Inc., who 
brought suit against Peggy'Hopkins 
Joyce to recover a balance of $7,272 
due for purchase of hats and clothes 
amounting to $11,424, has w-lth- 
drawn the suit, matter being set- 
tled out of court. 



Prohibition was cited as the prin- 
cipal reason for the growth of 
crime in New York City by Police 
Commissioner Whalen. Speaking at 



a Rotary . Club luncheon last week, 
tlie Commissioner asserted the 
"hostess problem was growing out 
of the speakeasy problem, and It 
was verging closely on the vice of 
prostitution, driven out of the city 
some years ago." 



Pox ^ilnis, through Halsey. St»iart 
& Co., are offering $12,000,000 of 6 - 
p. c. one year notes at 99 and in- 
terest to yield 7.06 p. c. 



LOS ANGELES 

Dorothy Meeker (Clarlta) (Clarita 
and Cortez), vaude act, asked pro- 
tection of Hollywood police, accus- 
ing Cortez of attacking her with hie 
fists and nflatlron. 



Sally Blane, film actress, given 
court permission .' to change name 
from Betty Jane Toung to Blane. 



Charlotte Lease (Charlotte Mer- 
rlam), actress, filed suit in Superior 
Court for divorce from Rex Lease, 
screen- actor, charging non-support. 



Pauline Slosser, screen actress, 
awarded $300 by Superior Court 
Judge Snyder in suit against 



We have Oklahoma Dates open Week 
May 11th and 19Ui. Act* playln* 
that Tklnlty with open time get In 
touch. 

Kansas City Theatrical Agency 
210 Reliance BIdg. 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Philip M. Plant has been granted 
a divorce from his wife, who was 
Constance Bennett, daughter of 
Richard Bennett, at Cannes, France. 
Plant made a substantial cash set- 
tlement. 



Application for the settlement ot 
the estate of Jaime Martinez del 
Rio, divorced husband of Dolores 
del Rio, was made last week by 
Senora Barbara del Rio, mother of 
the deceased Jaime, who left an 
estate of several million pesos. Do- 
lores del Rio has made no claim 
against the estate. 

Gertrude 'Vanderbilt, who for the 
last two years had been fighting 
to get control of the estate of the 
late "William J. Fallon, lawyer who 
died in 1927, was ruled against by 
Surrogate John P. O'Brien, April 3, 
when he granted letters of admin- 
istration to Mrs. Agnes R. Nash, 
widow of the attorney. Miss 'Van- 
derbilt claimed she lent the lawyer 
$25,000. 

Tau Delta Phi, only fraternity to 
make an annual bow on Broadway, 
will present "Tommy" at the Bayes 
April 14. Cast IS composed of mem- 
bers from its three New York chap- 
ters in N. T. U., C. C. N. Y., and Co- 
lumbia. 



Rehearsals of a new play by El- 
mer Harris, as yet unnamed, will 
soon begin under the auspices ot 
David Belasco, in association with 
Eddie Dowling and Edgar J. Mac- 
Gregor. Among the principal play- 
ers will be Mary Boland and Her- 
bert Corthell. It is to have a sum- 
mer opening , 



Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Reper 



After Two Years 

A Revival of the Surest Comedy Scream in 
Show Business 




ROY 



MARY 



RICE and WERNER 

In Their Famous Comedy Classic 

"ON THE SCAFFOLD" 

The Larger the Theatre the Louder 
They Yell 

Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 




INCOMPARABLE 



] 





rd WEEK (APRIL 7), iM. PAUCE, NEW YORK 



S8 



VARIJJTV 



VAUDEVILLE 



W^dncisday; : April 10, 1928 



Weaver Jachaon .Bai^u.ty Parlor, In 
which she 'Oflk^d ' |6,660, charging 
that a permanent ."wayp given her 
at the defendant's parlor had ruined 
her'hdlr." ;■ ■ ' . 



. Estate 'of. .tiie late . iTred Thomson, 
Bcreeu. actor, Beverly Hills, ^sold lor 
liSo.ooo, . . , , 

' Mrs, Marjorle Duncan filed suit 
for divorce - from- Harold . Duncan, 
actor, and brother of Hosottn. and 
Vivian Duncan In Superior Court 



cliarBlnff 'Crueltjt,.' 
flvftjyeaiia ft«p, . 



Couple!' married 



Xoifc'ph'lne Thompson, screen' ex- 
tra, ■ 'freed : of forgery tehtvcKea 
brought against her .jji Alunlclpal 
Court. . She was arrested after ^ho 
had alTegedly* telegraphed t<S lioula 
D\'Orabek In N6w Tdrk asfklhB hlrti 
to send $12B, care of Western Union, 
and signing his wife's name to tele 
gram. 



. 'Paul ' IiukaSi picture actor, filed 
answer, to .breach of promise suit 




General &KeciUtive Offices 

iOEW BUILDING 




;brouKht by ^aiy'iThyoi screen ex 
tra, 'for $100,0D0 tn Superior Court. 
Lukas asserts, that 'She) did all the 
love-making and that the affair was 
ei)trrely'' 6n her' Slile'.' 'Miss Thye, 
lii. coqiplalnt, . 'Alleged factor -and 
promised 'to marry her ns.iioon 
he could obtain divorce. - 



' Ruth Hanna- Bud'd,'Vaude acrobat 
filed suit In Superior Court asklns 
$60,000 damages from William 
Meyer, owner of the- Strand. Long 
Beach,' alleglilg she was serlou.sly 
Injured by falling dO'wn the stairs of 
his theatre. 



William Liocke, author ond sce- 
.narlo writer, defendant in sUit for 
»3,62B brought by Ui'. Henry J, Chab. 
Hollywood dentist. ■ Doctor alleges 
this amount Is due on set of false 
teeth made for the writer. Locke, 
In his answer, claims the sum about 
»2,900 too much. 



Ben Mlntenberg, screen actor, 
fined |26 and costs by Municipal 
Court' Judge Bush on charges of 
assaulting Joe M— ks, casting direc- 
tor at Warner stiMlo. ' 



J. H. LUBIM 

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Alexander the .Orejit (Claude A. 
C/Jnyn). magician, .pettled marital 
dlfPcuUles with Us, wife. Lillian M. 
Conlln, out of court He permitted 
Wife to get divorce decree by default 
and provided a 160,000 trust fund 
for Jie;r aiidi two children. 

Overuling objection of the toy's 
father; Superlot Judge Rosenkranz 
granted p6rmissl04i t6 Frankle Darro 
}''-f^f^^*^'»-<:ior:ta Bia to New York 
to finish' a'€ontra(;t. B6y \^as repre- 
sented toy Attorney Rbger Marchettl. 

rivPU* Trevelyn, actrdisa, Wiants |7..- 
609 dsuagtsa Trotai iTohii Lowehbruck, 



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Attor Tli^i^ IMdir^ H. WvCer.^ St. and Breailway 



•charging' he''made> a mlsrtpreaenta'" 
tlon In the. sale of property.'- 1 Aotlon 
is 'being-tried before Superior 'Court 
Judge -Schmidt;.' .Allegations are 
that' she '1>ought' a beach >'lot ' under 
the impression that"a view of the 
ocean could be obtained. After- the 
purchase 'was :, mode. J^tae Murray 
built a house -between iher. and the 
ocean,, cutting .off the. "Vile.w,, 



- Josephine 3rQW-n, . :scr«en. actress, 
native of France, allotted her first 
naturalization pai>ers.. 

CHICAGO 

Rt. Rev. Clirlstopher E. Biyrne. 
Catholic bishop of Galveston, Tex.; 
sent a letter to the winner of the 
"Miss Austria" contest- In Vienna, 
warning her ^o stay Away from the 
world beauty contest in Galveston 
because "the pageant is an uncouth, 
vulgar display for the purpose of 
advertising:" Letter wais widely re- 
printed by newspapers In Austria.' 

Clilcago Symphony orchestra will 
inaugurate - a four-year- music 
course for school chlldreq next Sep- 
tember. 



At the oonvention of the Illinois 
Press Associntlott in Springfield, 



'newspaper editors, were' again urged 
Iby W. W. Loolnls to elftninate free 
.publicity for padio. programs. 

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•Now 61 vlff ' Repertory theatre hnai 
been incorpofated in ■.Illinois, and 
win . start May 2 at the Eighth 
Street theatre ■with the first Amer- 
ican jlresentation of the Enfilish 
"Glory of the Sun." , 

; Iliterlor'of the Bal Taljarln, night 
.club .on ..the eighth, floor of the 
iShcrman Hotel annex,, was swept 
by fire Saturday morning, with 
damages estimated at $(0,000. Fire- 
proof walls prevented spread of the 
.Are. 



Lilllaii Remus Krauss, first, wife 
of George Remus and mother of 
Romola Remus, performer, secured 
a divorce from George Krauss, hep 
second husband, on grounds of cru-" 
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VARIETY 



PALACE 

<8t. Vauda) 

Hed hot Sunflay, the first torrid 
ii.T of '29, kept the blood pressure 
uD and the business down. Palace 
was off. Something new lately to 
Attribute sparse attendance at the 
Palace to the weather and not the 
allow. 

At that a surprisingly well filled 
houso 'o*" the matinee. And then 
half a main floor for the supper 
show and the gross the Palace Is 
entering on the black side of the 
ledger on Sundays now. The, supper 
audience, sUm as It was, seemed 
duite satisfactory, considering the 
heat Without precedent to make 
It look bad, It wasn't 

Thus far the extra one on Sun- 
days has had no apparent 111 ef- 
fect on. the regular matinee and 
evening gates. It has bfeen money 
found, . . i 

A' lot. of people stayed- away from 
itKe Palace Sunday. The weather 
settled that - Those, who attended 
were drawn by fi good bill. It proved 
to be a perfect 'hot weather show. 
' It violated the deeply rooted laws 
ci straight vatide booking, yet It 
played within the law. Of the nine 
acts, five were' ialngles. Three of 
the singles were men, alt comics. 
Remaining pair were, of course, 
women, both singing.. The women 
. carried men pianists, but still 
singles. 

. Ben Bemle, when Introducing tlie 
second. "clever girl" member of his 
band act, sold It Is clever girl 

~ week at the Palace. It Is also single 
week, with the Bemle band 'way 
down in the trey spot to separate 
two of 'em. 

Show starts with the best cast 
Ing act In vaudeville. Four Amer. 

. lean Aces and a Queen, and prac. 
tlcally ends with the best single 
aet In the whole wide world, Will 
Mahoney. Wordon Bros. (2), rls- 
leyltes, really closed, but they fol- 
lowed Mahoney and bumped against 
the Inevitable. 

Mahoney did 20 minutes at the 
matinee and the same at. the. sup 
per show without clipping a ges 
ture. When Mahoney. works on a 
hot day he makes you feel cool in 
comparison. And Mahoney works 
•very day the :same way. 

Ahead of Mahoney was Tvette 
Rugel, filling In on a minute's' jio- 
tlpe for Ann Codee, 6ut Sunday 
through illness. No unprepared- 

' ness about Miss Rugel's act. It 
•ma a tough spot for her following 
21 mftiutes or the Pavley-Oukraln- 
. «(|y Ballet's serious dancing with 
tome : equally., serious singing^ 
Ttiroughout, her . voice packed the 
old punch. It's a voice that knows 
:Uie. range of a 'vaude house as well 
ias . th&t of a concert hall. Miss 
Rugel sang thrice, operatic, ballad 
alid pop, changing costume after 
the first number to return In flam- 
li^ red robe and gown. During 
ttjje change her pianist song his 
oijrn composition. Song wasn't bad, 
' biit he apparently . wrote It for 
somebody else's voice. In contrast, 
Mjlss Rugel upon her return sounded 
tUat much better; 

tStlU' reading, backwards,. In back 
«fi the classical troupe was Kate 
Smith, a hefty gal with a set of 
pipes built for coon shoutlnfr. - Miss 
Smith has. been taken under the 
R-K-O wJng for the bulld-up proc- 
ess. If the circuit's Intention Is to 
create its o'wn attractions for the 
n^e of vaude, that Intention will 
h&ve accomplished a lot If only es- 
tabUshlng this girl. Kate has a 200 
pound (or better) chassis and ade 
qunte vocal power. She is fast for 
a big girl and her voice is good 
enough for any girl. After slnglni; 
she does a legitimate dance In a 
radius of two square feet. Anyway. 
It looks legit coming from Kate, and 
U's i WW. 

.'ust in front of Kate, and lucky 
that he wasn't hpiilnd her, none 
other than Lou Holtz Ia>u, please 
forget Harry Rose. Otherwise you 
are oke, because otherwise you are 
yourself. 

. ■■ Spotting had Holtz following Ber- 
nle's gags with- more gags. Differ- 
ent sort" of gatfs, however, and 
Holtz, In his own style, can follow 

< xqost anyone. He looked nice and 
cjttol in a light gray double breasted, 
'With a coat of Florida tan as at- 
l>)osphere for the Hebe stories, and 
took It easy. 

The two specialty girls, with the 
Bemle band were Virginia' Bacon, 
t^ho jazz dances on her. toes, and 
HSuth Bayard, cute' and speedy danc- 
ing girl. Miss Baeoh bears resem- 
blance, "in mainner of work, to Betsy 
Reese, with Bemle at the last Pal- 
ate date. She does a difllcult dance, 

. . atd well. Bernle, as usual, and the 
band the same, rating the usual 
Bemle notice, which can be set up 
<h type and used each time Ben 
plays the Palace. Boy Rogers (New 
Ajcts) held No. Z down pat. 
^The last word In this Palace no 
^e should go to Mahoney,. Just as 
'Mahoney ia .the last word In this 
galace show. He Is opening with 
"sLlly," still, securing the maximum 
IP laughs, and then Into -that «erles 
Of pratt falls that will stop any 
^•'Wiow-Bnywirewr^THS scotcir Tinm= 
per, as encore one, ds new aiid good, 
■put no better than the . ensuing bur- 

.15?*"'® on mammy singers, which 
T*" 'IWe as long as Mahoney^ Then 
• Speech; . the. only speech In the 
jhow, but a gag speech that made 
them yell. 

-Matinee show let out before five, 
Mouse was cleaned and refilled 
wHhln seven minutes under the very 
neady dtrecUon •£ Chlet Usher 



Maurer and his boys. Early arriv- 
als for the supper show were roped 
off In the lobby and viewed the pa- 
rade of outgoing matlneeltes with 
much patience. When they finally 
blew in they did the picture house 
shuffle. , 

It was all remindful of the "fam- 
ily" house days of not so long ago. 

Supi>er show opened at 5.22, an'l 
ran with Intermission out. 
No more stalling on opening day 
the Palace. No cumbersome 
speeches and no trying out of gags 
for one show only. There Is now a 
definite pace always lacking in first 
days at the Palace. If for notlilnp; 
else, the babbath supper show Is 
commendable for having accom- 
pllslied that. 



Bige. 



FOX 



(BROOKLYN) 
(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

The beautiful Fox In Brooklyn, a 
commercial flop as a plcture-pi-es- 
entatlon theatre, Is getting money 
with vaude, and spending to get It. 

This week all. the dough is on the 
Stage; picture, "New Yejir'a Eve" 
(Fox), Is showing outside of Man- 
hattan for a reason, with the same 
reason explaining hairline billing 
under the vaude. Still, a satisfac- 
tory house in face of the heat Mon- 
day night. 

Greta Nlseen and James Rennle 
(New Acts), fllih-leglt name team, 
drew the billing, and probably the 
house. "The She and the Sheik," 
their full-stage skit, needs consider- 
able toning down to get by in vaude. 
Miss Nlssen has beauty to sell with- 
out resorting to offside material. 
Rennle is playing second fiddle to 
Greta. Whether his name meM^s 
much to vaude Is questionable, "rtk 
act Is all Greta, from all angles, and 
Greta is- all curves. 

Name pair In the middle of a five- 
act bin. Show had a 63-minute 
closer In Harry Rogers' AU-Glrl Re- 
vue (19). Rogers Is a" Keith pro- 
ducer, doing business daily on the 
Keith booking floor. His own act, 
with his name attached. Is playing 
for the ooposltlon this week. It's 
all probably oke with "Keith's, since 
Keith's had the first call and de- 
clined, but that is something quite 
new in Keith vaude ethics. 

Johnny Burke, back east after 
quite a spell, was an old face In a 
new setting. A straight talker now. 
Johnny seemed at a loss In thl8j>ig 
house. He floundered tpT a time 
tin getting them Interested, and 
then grabbed a laugh o line. Johnny's 
soldier routine Is practically the 
same used by the same monologlst 
back In 1918, when the files carded 
him as at the piano In addition to 
talk, In that act he opened talking 
and closed at the piano, with the 
relewer stating the talk was the 
strength of the turn. It's still about 
the same talk, and still strong. 

Six Crackerjacks and Noree and 
Co., standards, were Nos. 1-2, de- 
noting heady early booklnir and 
spotting. BiOe, 



STATE 

(Wired— Vaudfilm) 
Despite extraordinary length of 
Fairbanks' "Iron Mask," the State 
holds to its regulation full vaude 
and lesser attractions, even to organ 
recital with community singing. 

Refreshing start to the vaude. 
Lucas and Lillian with a apeclal 
beach-scene drop of the ocean, the 
turn being a life guard and bath-'' 
Ing dame In a series of calisthenics 
delicately and suavely administered. 
Costumed for the sands in brilliant 
colors, the muscular chap and the 
smiling gal evidenced more person- 
ality than physical prowess. A re- 
lief to the patrons who were In no 
mood to witness undue acts of exer- 
tion. The girl wears a smile that's 
a crowning achievement of what 
the pa'n can do In turning a simple 
acrobatic number into a show-stop- 
per. Ten engaging minutes ,here. 

(Soodwln and Rasch In the deuce 
failed to click, not having wit 
enough to In.lect the humor possible 
when a Hebe sings about Mary, 
while his pal lays a hand on his 
shoulder in sympathy over his 
plight. Just a couple of men In 
fine rags with an array of hats and 
caps In humorless chanting. Have 
a negative windup constraining 
themselves for laughs In a cry fin- 
ish, the Hebe wearing red wig, ut- 
terly nonsensical, when there were 
openings for true fun. Could be 
good If they didn't lead with the 

right „ , 

Next to (Closing Roes Wyse, Jr.. 
a kid and parents, using the old 
family h^ke for out-front response. 
Young Wyse goes over, even stop- 
ping them, but the act consumes 
25 pi'eclous minutes when IB: might 
be slightly excessive. Boy a meri- 
torious dancer with no annihilating 
ability. Act good, however. 

Al Wohlman's night club act 
closing was It The suove master of 
ceremonies can never be reproached 
for lingering. Customary night life 
scene In dub with lO-plece orches- 
tra, JthS„ Sun Dodger s. W ohlman 
ollslhe patronF wTtTi'prnae "cmrtTerr 
interpolating a few old ones now 
pnd then, but always with finesse. 
iTwo little «als dance on a set of 
isteps for strong. apnjBUSe. Apache 
team does fpectacuiar dance that 
deserves eifiphatlc praise, 
Mildred Roselle. who iPts loose 
choice hluts. Windup Wohlman's 
own PiiUman Porters on parade. 
Great a<!t> 



ORPHEUM 

<at. Vaude) 

Los Angeles, April: 8. 
Ted Lewis held over for second 
week here had unusually strong 
supporting bill. It may aid in keep- 
ing up high box office tempo on the 
week as the bill costs around $9,000 
and the theatre expects to make 
money on the stanza. 

Show was unusually strong from 
comedy angle with Mitchell and 
Durant, Lulu McConnell and Com- 
pany and Pert Kclton stealing the 
mnjor bows. 

Lewie with his band and two 
(emme aids, Arllne Langan and Eli- 
nore Brooks, did 40 minutes last 
night. Routine practically the same 
with a couple of changes from pre- 
vious week. Received In good fash- 
Ion, however. 

Three Freehands, male gymnasts, 
opened the show with feats of 
strength, finishing with a double 
perch equiUbrlstlc maneuver that is 
bound to get tliem off to big returns 
anywhere. 

In the second groove Eddie Stan- 
ley, aided by Ginger, red headed 
damsel who lisps and contorts the 
English vernacular In cute fashion, 
an out and out flop. Stanley uses 
material that even the gag writer 
and dialoglsts would shun and tries 
to sell himself above what he has 
to offer, which Is nothing. This 
turn Just waste of time on a two- 
a-day bill and why placed here 
with sure Are turns under contract 
to circuit laying off hereabouts only 
the bookers in east can account for. 
But they should be Uttle more care- 
ful what they hand those who pay 
one fifty top for vaude entertain- 
ment exclusively. 

The Demarcos, next goaled with 
their smart ballroom routine, with 
Tony Demarco doing a rhythmic 
solo in wabbly walk. They have a 
mixed piano combination that Is 
a darb, but 111 -advisedly permit Miss 
Sell to warble. She has a weak 
parlor voice and ballad which is 
of same caliber that results in her 
registering average going down, for 
which there Is no reason as the 
piano Interludes are sufficiently long 
to permit the Demarcos to make 
their costume changes. 

Miss Kelton with a subtle satire 
routine which she used In "Sunny," 
beginning with "Marchia" mimicry 
and ending with her Chaplin Im- 
personation for encore. . She told of 
her film test aind repeated It, after 
which came the playback,' done by 
herself with voice raspy and con- 
torted. First time this Idea has 
been carried out and a panic here. 

Closing first part was the Lulu 
McConnell Company, moved down 
from No. 3 at matinee, exchanging 
places with the Demarcos. This 
quartet offered "A Quiet Game," 
conversational Incident that took 
the place of an impromptu bridge 
game that ended up In a drinking 
carnival and a mod on between the 
two couples concerned. Contains 
a sackful of hokum material that 
the sure fire picture gag men will 
not allow to pass Into the night 
If this turn were made into a talk- 
ing short nothing would hold It 
back. 

Intermission had the house mel 
ody band, led by Billy Small, do a 
couple of numbers with Charles 
Benyen scoring again with bis vo 
calizatlon. Opening the becond half 
and preceding Lewis, were Frank 
Mitchell and Jack Durant with their 
knockabout antics. They were here 
In "Hit the Deck." The boys get big 
applause on entrance and tied up 
the show, having to take a quartet 
of encores before the cash buyers 
would allow them to make room for 
Lewis. 

Opening the show was Paths news 
weekly and Aesop's Fables, latter 
not mo forte. XJng. 



AMERICAN 

(Vaudfilm) 



Alibi here Monday night for the 
biz slump the heat Bill was one of 
those small-tlmey, colorless things 
that bob up at this house. No 
names and none of the acts that 
were away from the usual run of 
pop-priced vaude. Little enthusiasm 
on a sticky night. 

The picture. "The Wolf of Wall 
Street" (Par), otherwise might have 
meant something to the 8th avenue 
crowd, generally strong for Its mel- 
lers of the New York locales, ■ 

Frank Shields opened the vaude 
section. liVank has been- doing that 
lariat stuff a long time. Much of 
his talk was lost on <the Roof 
through Shields not raising his 
voice. Murray and Leonard (New 
Acts) sang rather pleasingly. Mardo 
and Raye are- apparently the for- 
mer Mardo aiid Wynne act. Mardo's 
wop clowning caused some laugh- 
ter, while he also worked the bull- 
dog for some laughs, his style in 
this respect somewhat familiar to 
that employed by Harry Howard 
and his mutt. _ 

Joseph B. Stanley and Co. closed 
the first part. Much runiling In and 
'put, by principals, with an effort to 
'build up'^BomeTonreay'polntB" dVer 
:the comic rudiing over the border 
:line designated by signs of United 
,'States and' Mexico when threatened, 
with arrest by a-unlfowned trooper. 
Not muoh to the'entlre-actas^ho'wii 
ihere, bu't.mebbe It was-handicapped 
.-without scenery «n the Jtoof . Rather 
light stage fare at best Stanley 
,works hard. ' . ^ ^ ■ 
I After IntermlsBlon the show took 



on some life through the animated 
music of that lively young Hawaii- 
an, Nawohl. At first it looked as 
though he were in for some tough 
sledding from the hands of the 
Roofites. He had 'em apiiUiudlng 
when he finished, and he sui'e can 
strum the uke. 

Smith and Hart kid all over the 
stage, the girl In particular. One or 
two of her remarks, especially the 
one whei'e she tells one of the mu- 
sicians in tlie pit that he's getting d 
break, unnecessary. But went great 
at this corner. The lllppant wise- 
cracks turned loose found ready re- 
sponse. Otherwise the act Just 
skidded. 

Edith Clifford was better received 
upstairs than one would imagine 
from her numbers, noticeably dif- 
ferent from the customary run of 
topical selections by single femmes 
here. Miss Clifford's turn proved 
most welcome, with her "he's such 
a nice boy" going very well. She 
didn't overstay, and that lielped. 
Closer was Breen, LeBnrd and 
Barry, dancing trio with nothing 
exceptional. ' Afarfc. 

RIVERSIDE 

(8t Vaude) . 
Second week of the big-time re- 
naissance on upper Broadway. Bill 
sounded Intriguing on th6 litho- 
graphs, but-uncertain and undulat- 
ing ui>on the rostrum. Must stand 
house around $9,000, with over half 
that figure for Gilda Gray. 

Sloppy start intensified Indiffer- 
ent Impression. It the Riverside is 
going to be a big-time house it will 
have to sharpen up on some of the 
everyday imperatives of operation. 
Got to get. the departments co-ordi- 
nating. Didn't get under way until 
2:40 Sunday afternoon. Audience 
whistling and applauding for action 
at Intervals. When starting it was 
'cold," without orchestra on one of 
those Aesop's, things. 

Orchestra finally come tumbling 
into the pit and nervously spattered 
discords In all directions. One of 
the actors later referred to the 
trenchers as pinochle players. Prob- 
ably Just a kid, but It fitted. 

Show onened with a trained dog, 
deuced'With straight hoofing, treyed 
with a sketch, and by the time 
Trlxle Friganza breezed In fourth, 
the bill, although in motiom wasn't 
.burning 'any bearings, . First half 
ended with Miss (jray's ofllce-pro- 
duced revue, publicity value and 
dra'wfng power m&y be conceded 
Gilda, but her present act .ap-, 
.proached as enteitainment is lust 'a 
lightweight aiid a once-oroundj^ 
: On the SStond half wiere Peter 
Hlgglns, the tenor; Roy Cummlngs, 
the knockabout comic, and a 'splen- 
did equilibrist turn. Two Harlequins 
(New Acts.) Sounds captious, per- 
haps, but In spite of worthy com- 
ponents, bill In toto didn't measure 
up. It lacked rhythm. 

Foster and Peggy, - standard dog 
act, call for no - comment beyond 
record of the fact that it clicked, as 
usual. Slow starter and'would have 
been better later. King, King and 
Klfig appears to be 'the same act 
reviewed at the Palace some months 
ago and now Increased by a third, 
member.' Boys have remarkable 
mechanical proficiency as tap danc- 
ers, but little else. They should 
keep silent, as their constant gap- 
ing communicates an uhdesirable 
stupidity to their countenances. 

From the standpoint of avoiding 
most' of the evils Identlfled 'with 
vaudeville sketches, William Harrl- 
gan and Robert Gleckler (New, 
Acts) have an outstanding playlet. 
Not a wasted syllable In a well-knit 
script by Edwin Burke. Did nicely. 

Peter Hlgglns, opening intermis- 
sion. Is under a blanket contract 
with Keith's and has been fairly 
frequent at the main stands In con- 
sequence. As with his previous rou- 
tine, he is presently climaxing witb 
a cute comedy number, not -only a 
distinct and Welcome Innovation for 
a high-brow tenor, but again 
strongly suggestive that Hlgglns 
sho'uld let himself out more on the 
personality end. Feminine reaction 
to his turn Sunday mat was strong- 
ly favorable. He has matured pro- 
fessionally In the years with 
Keith's, but continues to need an 
Imnresarlo to develop hie wider nos- 
sibilities. Next to Roy Cummlngs 
he earned the most legitimate ap 
p^"'»ge. 

It should be reported In connec- 
tion with the Riverside experiment 
two episodes overheard. At the 
inafA a man and woman were ap. 
nenllng to a' house attache for au 
thentlc info as to which was Van 
and which was Schenck. In the 
smoking room an argument In prog 
re"S betwei»n three jifn as to 
whether Belle Baker or Rudy Val 
lee h.id been responsible for the big 
buslnesi of the week before brought 
out a declaration from one of the 
men that he had come all the way 
from Newark to see Vall^-e. Pre 
Bumably he had repeated for Gilda 
Gray. 

These Incidents, trifling, perhaps, 
-notnt the direction of the breeze 
Tt'H, loncf since the public has been 
"tPliTfng va"a¥vllle. ' La'yi'hnve been 
talking pIct'T'-q end e'>me»*'n°« 



PALACE 

<8t. Vaude) 

Chicago, April f. . 
Again a dub show at the Palace, 
running true to form first '■perform- . 
ance Sunday by the Jumbled acta 
spotted helter skelter with neither 
head nor tall to them. 

Last minute substitutions, caused 
by Marlon Harris walking or the 
bill, threw a monkey wrench into 
the show. It brought ^out a layout 
that should never have happened 
otherwise. For Instance, Lottlce 
Howell should not have repeated 
this week, particularly when it was 
announced that she was subbing 
for Miss Harris. No other mention 
of Miss Harris' walkout was made 
except a three line cord in the lobby 
tersely stating the replacement 

Only saving grace or graces were 
the Duncan Sisters, who rate » 
powei-ful draw around here. What- 
ever the house will gross tliis week 
over and above the breaking point 
will be unquestionably due to the 
girls. Closing the first half the Dun- 
cans plainly wowed. The relief the 
sisters provided was quite evident 
with the audience. Nothing could 
have stopped the terrific applause 
that sent the girls back for encores 
and a beg-off. Turn practically all . 
new to the locals, and with excep- 
tion of some aside kidding with ia .- 
fellow actor In the front row, they, 
stuck to their lines and worked 
hard. 

A big laugh was to see the entire 
second half turn picture house with 
Davison's Louisville Loons and Dan. 
Russo's pit out combining on the 
stage. It was difllcult to Judge 
them apart but taken as a who,le 
the augmented combination did not 
sparkle. Stage performance seemed ' 
all new to most of the boys, ln«.. 
eluding their leaders. A young fel- . 
low. Introduced only as "Chic," ' m. 
c.'d in front of the band while gag-" 
glng considerably on his' own. Miss 
Howell, with a. good sendoff, aPr 
pealed more than she did the prerv 
.vlous week. Maybe it was the plc>>'^ 
ture house atmosphere, in. irhlol^i 
if at all,p she rightfully belong8..-F<)r. 
vaude her style, delivery and' choice.; . 
of numbers are passe. As a plpo^vv, 
hitter for; Miss Harris she did :n4H| 
fupctlon, even with the wlden^ 
stretch of Imagination. './-■'" 
Three Longflelds,.equlllbristlc taint ' 
of two men and a woman, closed 
the show In regulation picture 
house manner. Attnpsphere wain 
obvious. 

A hokey No. A was Medley anA 
-uprey, prdfialily considered i,y -tne 
iioklng.. ofllce too ■ good for small , 
line but carrying all of Its earf. . 
marks here. Material In the act gc>t: 
laughs, most hokum, of any kind'-.'' 
usually does, but It still doesn't, 
prove a big time act 

Pepito, Spanish clown, held down : 
the trey spot with familiar antics. \ 
It's a fiash from a scenic angle - 
and good stuff for the kids. A : 
comely blonde assists more than In 
looks alone by displaying iale'nt In 
bontortldnietlQ work and simple 
ability . at the piano. 
. On ' leglt merit the opening turn, ' 
Black. Kat Four, wejce show, stop- 
pers. Quartet of colored hoofers are 
maniacs in speed an^ executibn of . 
steps. It was that speed that let 
down the ensuing acts. 

Johfiny Hyman, In place of Art. 
Henry, In No. 2. Hyman was pleas- 
ingly light and satisfactory, getting 
some snickers all around from the . 
way he juggles words about. Air 
though he's been doing this same, 
routine for several seasons Hyman 
still has a novelty. 

Biz was solid throogh the main 
floor Sunday mat Zioep. 



leglt. hut, , of recent ••^rs. seldom 
•vaudevUJe. ' iMna, 

Thelma Hill, has signed two-^ear 
contract to appear In Mnck Sennet 
comedies. She Is the only actre.is 
Serinct has signed to a term con 
tract since making sound comedies 



DAVIS 

(St. Vaude) 

Pittsburgh, April 9. 
A satisfying though itot excep- 
tional layout lor the Davie' swan- 
song In two-a-day. Downstairs ; 
less than half full opening mat bal- 1 
cony worse than -that,' and with tk , 
film name on tap like Leatrlce Joy. . 
No wonder vaude has been given . 
the skids around here. In addition 
mob has been getting harder to 
please each week and yesterday was 
no exception. Some excellent turns 
received hardly enough to Justify a 
single bow. 

Big time at this site has been 
everything but that of late. Bills , 
have been little different than when . 
house was vaudfUm except that a . 
couple of InextieAslve acts have 
been added'. *rwo-d-day devotees ., 
were keyed up to expect something ■. 
out of Oie ordinary and were dis- ■ 
appointed. Davis has been giving ; 
but one big act weekly when two orw^ 
even three were needed to put oveif*4 
time policy. Thar's stlU gold in 
these hyar hills for straight vaude, 
but not until they're willing to give 
It some ' deserving breaks. 

Opener had Palmero's canines In ' 
which a little fox terrier did some ' 
excellent balancing on her master's ' 
.hand. Yates and Lawley followed 
with nifty songs that got better as 
they went along. Should open with. 
■finmptMng^jnappifflclfilUggye^igke-. 



4oo long to get set 

Hap Hazzard, third, came. on In: 
one tor a Vttle kidding iwith the 
audience, curtain pairtlog later, re- 
•vealing. full stage wltb-femnie doing , 
tlght.-rope stuff. Hap closes flash-, 
ily With a gazeteky on the wire ' 
with girl af-companylng on c'arlnSt ' 

Corlnne Tllton, next to Intermis- 
sion, gave 'em tbe vorks with son^^ 



40 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE REVIEWS 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



•ndlne as a souaed temme at a road- 
housie tliat may have been way ofE- 
color but never becume too oRenslve. 
Mob liked It regardless. 

Alma Ncllson, assisted by Dan B. 
Sly and niUy Atkins and the Friv- 
olity Five (band), closed the flrst 
half with song and dance. Stayed 
on a bit too long and . took more 
callK tliiin asked. 

Miss Joy opened Intermission and 
llveil ti|> 10 everything that had been 
said about her. Excellent voice, 
good sense of proportions, witli class 
written nil over. Assisted by Mil- 
dred Brown at piano, she made great 
impression and crowd went for her 
heavy. She's n charming performer. 

Joe Browning, next to closing, 
had his fii miliar "reformer" monolog. 
Good for a few scattered giggles. 
Changed little In material or deliv- 
ery. Large and Morgner, one-legged 
boys, closed and probably nnade their 
spot the most attractive ot the aft- 
ernoon. Team answered more calls 
than a prima donna. Cohen. 



ACADEMY 



(Vaudfilm) 

Good all around show at the 
Academy this week. Topping the 
bill and preceding the feature was 
"20 Miles Out." flash dancing and 
singing act. It ran 65 minutes with 
the locale aboard ship and Leo Hen- 
ning, Louise Melle and Duke Tell- 
man's orchestra featured. Turn has 
band on the promenade deck of a 
ship witli Henning acting as m. c. 
and conducting act that carries a 
lot of Ulent. O'Reilly Sisters, Hart, 
Whltestone and Polly and Gomez 
and Wlnoni tteing the outstanders. 
Would be sure-flre for the two-a- 
day If cut about 10 minutes and 
Henning took his m. c.ing a little 
less seriously, eliminating the en- 
cores and stolen bows. Repeat date, 
early. 

Bice and Werner, third, with their 
"On the Scaffold," got plenty of 
laffs. It tiaM stood the test of time, 
having last been noticed according 
to Variety's flies' 11 years ago. 
Packed full of hoke and pratt fall 
slapstick. 

Bronson and Rabee, fourth, also 
In a comedy act well liked. Four 
girls are In support In danoe spe- 
CJtf^ltles. One does a neat contor- 
tlonlstic routine while another 
stands out with Russian hock step- 
ping. Full stage song and ' dance 
flnale means nothing and ml8:ht well 
be eliminated, the single laugh not 
being worth the time. 

Sol Gould, doing Dutch comedy 
assisted by a boy and a girl, on next 
to closing and satisfactorily with 
chatter about the South Pole. Gin 
sopranos "Chloe" In the approved 
manner, but Gould flock of blue 
gags ^3 strictly foir the neighborhood 
tbree-a-dajr houses. 

Ferguson and Delval, dancing and 
Marimba band turn, opened. Cora 
Green and Co. In the deuce doiiig 
well. 

On the screen Fox News, sound 
and silent, and the feature, "Speak- 
easy" (Fox). Biz downstairs Mon- 
day night capacity but rather light 
upstairs with the humidity respon- 
sible. 



SSTH STREET 

(Wir^d-Vaudfilm) 

One of. the things that makes It 
tough In this era of determined re- 
habilitation Is the great number 
and variety ot local, peculiar and 
standardization-defying conditions. 
For instance, Mr. Proctor's new 
68th street concert hall is a pros 
perous house. It might easily be 
assumed that such a stand would 
practically be self-operating with 
vaudfllm, that all the bookers and 
management need figure on are five 
acta of average worth In facile 
combination with a feature picture. 

Not 80. Acoustics make talking 
acts dlfUcult, so house has to adopt 
its own local and peculiar form of 
bill, a sort* of vaudeville presenta- 
tion, mostly revue, band acta and 
mugging. 

Instead ot five acts there are 
three, but two lengthy productions. 
LePaul, card manipulator, sand- 
. wlched between, and. from where 
Variety's scout Is squatting. Im- 
possible to get anything but a hazy 
Impression of what he Is doing. An- 
other local and peculiar condition, 
Can't play card manipulators suc- 
cessfully. Size of house affects 
customers optically as well as aU' 
dltorlally. 

Bobby Uke Henshaw, who' car- 
ries a live raccoon on the shoulder 
of his collegiate windbreaker, is 
Just what they need and like in 
these tabernacles. He gives them 
volume. They don't have to tilt one 
ear to get his comedy. He whams 
his stuff and his assistants do like 
M*4se. A Juve-"- stands In the foot 
lights pan and screams of bis gush- 
ing love for his mother. He has 
a bleeding tenor, but his reception 
sounds like Giovanni Martlnelli fin 
Ishing an aria. 

John Boyle's dancing also well 
adapted to house even though the 
audience seemed to have lumbago 
In their wrists for his stuff, Boyle 
has been out of the business for six 
— yearff. — Rtnnilner"s~'dsHein(?'Bctiooi 
must be a great racket, for Boyle 
could ~'>rsonaIly have been getting 
himself compared with Etarland 
. Dixon, Bill Robinson, James Bar- 
ton, WIU Mahoney or other masters 
ot the rhythmic cleak. He la also 
sbmethliig of a novelty In being a 
dancing Instructor who can execute 
' h'ls own lessons..' He mentlohed his 
li chorines as now' in their second 
'/fi^eek oC professional -work. Land. 



JEFFERSON 

(Vaudfim-Wired) 

Whole show is comprised of the 
new C. B. Maddock unit show called 
"Topical Topics," headed by James 
Burke and Eleanor Durkin .(team). 
It has; been goln^ on now for a 
nionth or so" and is presumed to be 
in shape. • Running 80 minutes at 
the Jefferson, it was revealed .as a 
composite' of good and not so good. 
Staging of numbers is particularly 
mixed, several excellent and several 
pretty mediocre. > . 

In a general way It his an abun- 
dance of robust hoke comedy, and 
that essential carries it. 'Troupe 
takes something the form of a good 
burlesque show of 10 years ago. 
when there - was still some bur- 
lesque. It. is extremely loose In 
structure and appears to be com- 
posed largely of ad lib comedy bits 
to separate the numbers and a scat- 
tering of : specialties. At least, If 
the bits are not ad lib they are ex- 
ceedingly Informal. This audience 
seemed to be divided on the merits. 
Moments when they became rest- 
less. But they went for the rowdy 
hoke strong. 

Frame up 1^ simple. Two' mixed 
teams make the body of the aggre- 
gation. They are Burke and Dur- 
kin, with Biirke doing the m.'c. and 
presiding in a sort of supervisory 
cn^ncity, besides the regular spe- 
cialty of the pair near the end of 
the evei^ng. They are! supported 
by Jarmann and ..Green, ■ Sunny 
Jarmann, peppiest and blondest of 
soubrets, doing general utility In 
that department and Charles Green 
doing a sort of supporting eccen- 
tric, as in the wheel shows. The 
pair do their familiar, qpeciailty at 
full length, plus something, making 
a'bout 20 minutes. The Burke-Dur- 
kln specialty took up more time 
than that, with much loose clown- 
ing around the piano added and 
rather strained give and take of 
gagging. 

Besides- these four seasone'd per- 
formers are a scattering of prin- 
cipal people hard to Identify, but 
Including B. J. Murphy, solo dancer 
apparently; Jung and Elroy, young 
men hoofers. Mildred Goodfellow 
seems to be the prima donna, and 
Kathleen Goodwin works in a cou- 
ple of blackouts and also helps the 
stage pictures. A Sydney Piatt Is 
mentioned and also Billy Mann, but 
In the medley of coming and going 
they do not staind out sufficiently 
to- attain fndlytduallty; Besides the 
people mentioned there are several 
of minor function and eight chorus 
girls, young and good looking. 

Brisk start with girls out In 
'one" for Intro. Then to dressing 
room scene, where the eight strip 
to union suits and do a number, 
'"What Chorus Girls Are Made Of," 
with a sprightly dance led by 
blonde soubret. Miss - Goodwin for 
choice. Anyhow, It all establishes 
the revue atmosphere. 

Shift to drop showing drCss shop 
window with four girls posed as 
gown dummies. Prima does an ap- 
propriate number. Business of street 
crowd— cop, blind beggar, etc. — 
who pass and gaze at' dresses. 
"Nance" window dresser halt dls- 
rol^es one models then pulls window 
curtain, and when it goes up again 
girls are all In briefest of step-ins. 
Blind man stops to gape; "Nance" 
flirts with cop. 

Burke kills— kills Is right— min- 
ute or two with t^gB, ^hile set goes 
to old-fashioned tintype drop, heads 
of two men and two women appear- 
ing through holes. Burlesque of 
old-fashioned sentimental ballads, 
overdone. Follows spicy blackout 
of hotel maid and drummer — long 
Tn building up and mild In snapper. 

Boy hoofers had session here, 
clean cut specialty. Pair can buck 
and wing to a fare-ye-welL Then 
more monolog by Green and Miss 
Jarmann and not very hot. Prima 
donna In hoop skirts did dullest 
number of the revue. Old-fash- 
ioned chorus maneuvers, girl carry- 
ing flowered hqops. Suggestion of 
"Black Crook" revival, but done 
dead straight. Audience restless 
here. 

Jarmann and Green's sjiedalty 
all great hoke comedy, then a num- 
ber as pretty and. neatly set as the 
preceding one was sloppy. This 
had a cottage behind a picket fence, 
all like a pen and ink sketch and 
set off with blossoming trees in the 
cottage yard. Girls In pink frocksT 
with girl in. men's evening clothes 
leading the number. 

Boy hooferis back for an Instant, 
this time playing guitar and har- 
monica. Burke and Durkin on for 
their vaudeville turn, opening with 
Burke's monolog, then into cross 
Are, later Miss Durkin presiding at 
piano for several short songs.* Then 
Into burlesque of hypnotism, built 
excellently for rough comedy, with 
Green trying to mesmerize a dwarf 
plant. Burke has a capital bari- 
tone, but never lets it go except for 
"Spell of the Blues," anything but 
a snappy revue number, and not 
Improved by Burke falling for one 
of those recitations. 

Unit closes with Its best bit of 
staging, capital ensemble on the 
wooden soldier Idea, brightly 
"aresasa-ttHd- jSfettllly set wIW back:" 
ground of toy village and all 20 of 
the company tapping on real drums 
for the march flnale. 

Lot of loose material presented 
In rather a jumble. Still needs 
knitting. Business Sunday evening 
capiaclty plus, as usual. Feature, 
"Chinatown Nights" (Par), Pathe 
sound news and innovation in Top- 
ics of the Day In sound and anl- 
{pated figures. Bush. 



81ST ST. 

(Vaudfilm— Wirtd) 

Talking sketch Is hard enough to 
book a lively show around even In 
straight vaudeville, but when In a 
focal spot In a five-act vaudefllm 
frameup It 'wrecks the zip and speed 
so desirable In that entertainment 
form. 

This Uneup 'was ' o. k, without 
Mary Boland's "Meet the Wife." 
The playlet has Its points, but once 
again demonstrates the polite faroe- 
let is out of place in this type of 
show. It Just won't blend with the 
fast come and go of specialty aoid 
does violence to Its tempo. No. 3 
here it got laughs from a meager 
Sunday afternoon corporal's guard, 
but it distinctly didn't belong. 

"Vardeis billed but out at the last 
minute, and King, K|hg & King sub- 
stituted, with as fast and sightly a 
dancing routine as. can be found 
In the . specialty field. Three boys 
do , nothing but buck ;and 'wlng 
dancing, but how they do itt First 
in straight demonstration of taps, 
all three shackled at the ankles. 
Then back free .of foot and un- 
hampered. Go Into ' ensemble and 
then in turn each does a 6olo while 
the other two look on. Remarkable 
variations of acrobatic wings here, 
Yoii'd never ' suppose any such vir- 
tuosity of winging -Was possible. 
They build this . solo'-under-spot 
Ideal for a smashing dance finish. 
Speak not a word, sing not a note: 
Capital ten minutes ' for an opener. 

Noble - Slssle working alone and 
ballyhoolng his return fsom Paris. 
Does nicely with typical coon songs 
-"Miranda" and "Give Me the 
Southland." Latter the basis for a 
medley of plantation songs that 
scored. Daiicing fln(sh great. For 
encore (legitimate one) the colored 
entertainer went Into a dramatic 
splash, crashing Into heavy-hiinded 
recitation based ' on '^Dream - of the 
Big Parade" and touching off plenty 
of red Are Including' a verse or two 
of Kipling's "Recessional." Total 
18 minutes, and an applause riot 
from a scattered audience that ap- 
peared ready to eat up this tort of 
stuff. Then the Boland sketch for 
20 minutes. 

Johnny Sully and Muriel Thomas 
hold to the framework of their old 
act but have stiffened up the hoke 
from time to time. It's sure fire 
now, regardless of the fact that it 
Is hoke of the rowdiest sort from 
the grotesque "prolog" opening to 
the exchange of ' gags ending with 
a slapstick sock from behind the 
drop In "one." Sully knows his 
vaudeville, delivering his stuff with 
a good deal more suave finesse than 
the material deserves. Girl Is a 
piquant soubret and an eyeful In 
abbreviated costume, satire on the 
backless vogue. With , these assets 
and the help ot a horde ot plants 
in the audience they keep the laughs 
running for a high average. Follow- 
ing the Boland sketch the couple 
saved the day, where an act of quiet 
humor; be it ever so clever, would 
have fared badly. 

Gamble Boys and Balche made a 
satisfactory closer. Four-piece or- 
chestra ot unusual composition 
(piano, banjo, sax and drums) gives 
a novel background. Boys sing In- 
dividually and in all combinations 
up to four. 'Violet Bache peddles 
sex appeal and some fair stepping 
In the Spanish, ballroom and night 
club floor manner, latter in abbre- 
viated dress. Del Faust, boy dancer, 
does some striking acrobatic step- 
ping all by himself, mostly, splits 
and handsprings and one bit of 
excellent legmanla. Between the 
exercise of these various' talents, 
the Gamble boy who plays the 
banjo and singes exactly like Rudy 
Vallee, gets across some amusing 
clowning while presiding as a sort 
of Informal m. c. 

Feature "Chinatown Nights" 
(Par). 

Business on this sun drenched 
spring Sunday . afternoon terrible. 

Rush. 

FORREST AND LAKE 
SonsB, Instrumental 
10 Mina.; One 
-American (V-P) 

Two boys colllglate looking 
enough to arouse suspicion .that 
their names might be a pun on Lake 
Forest School in Illinois. Style of 
work strongly hints of glee club 
training. 

Advantages of peD and freshness 
of enthusiasm. <3ood sense ot vo- 
de-o-do, nice appearances, pleasant 
voices, : workable mastery of ukes 
and violin, latter stressing pizzi- 
cato. Disadvantages slight. Not 
quite 100 per cent at ease. Ner- 
vous mannerisms and distracting 
moving about 

All they need Is work. Lani. 



TWO HARLEQUINS 
Equilibrists 

£.rMins.;..Two,.(Speeial> — -^.^^-^ .... 
Riverside (St. V.) 

Two men looking German and 
prob&bly backgrounded by Keith 
production department. Exceptional 
in their class with fabulous strength 
of understander as demonstrated by 
one-arm teats highlighting. 

Harlequin title and dress rather 
blah and hackneyed, through fre- 
quent use. ' 

Can play anywhere. Lani. 



New Acts 



ROY ROGERS 
Comedy Dancer 
8 Mins.; One 
Palaea (St. V.) 

Roy Rogers Is something new and 
dllterent in the way of single men. 
He Is an acrobatic dancer with 
comic Intent. 

He does a stew, talking and act- 
ing soused, with the acting Includ- 
ing his dancing and the rocky roll 
of an Inebriate. A .pitcher bit, 
wherein the powder In the glass 
changes the "wine" to i water, is the 
single Item to depart from origin- 
ality. 

Rogers must be a ETood performer. 
There Is no dennlte point to his 
act. yet there^is enough, and enough 
to Rogers to sell both. He Is a per- 
fect No. 2 act -for the big time and 
a spotter elsewhei^e. Bige. 

HARRIGAN-QLECKLER Co. 

"Brothers" (Dramaticy 

19 Mine.; -Drapes and Box Set 

Riverside (St. V.) 

William Harrigan, leglt Juvenile 
and frequent excursionist into 
vaudeville, with Robert Gleckler, 
also- legit. In a sketch by' Edwin 
Burke. Man and woman, unpro- 
gramed, in support. Opens In "one" 
before dirapes, going to full-stage 
box. set, possibly owned by act, but 
looking like h'ouse property. 

.Good trduplng plus a script hap- 
pily economical , about , everything 
and anything thatis not absolutely 
necessary makes "Brothers" Inter- 
esting. Moves swiftly, tells Its. story 
In a business-like style and gener- 
ates more than the usual audience 
absorption. 

Story is ot a double-crossing, 
dame who' frames her yeggman 
sweetie. His brother is a crack de- 
tective and does not know the man 
he Is chasing Is his blacksheep 
brother. Bad boy suicides to solve 
situation and prevent breaking of 
mother's heart. That leaves . the 
mean cutle caught In her own.net 
as self-confessed and self-lmpUcat- 
ed accomplice to a hold up and 
murder. 

There should be spots for this 
turn. It escapes the usual sketch 
curse. Ziond. 



JACK LEE 
Mueieai Imitations 
10 Mins.: One 
81st 8b (V-P) 

Le.e must have been around be- 
fore, although not recorded. He Is 
in rancher get-up, with half boots 
and trousers tucked In. 

His specialty is a ventriloqulal 
knack combined with a nasal twang 
which, permits him to do musical 
imitations quite well. He does a 
Lauder and t>anjo phonograph re- 
cording Impression for the starter. 
A nose-blowing bit next Is out of 
order and should be out. A bit with 
a vlollri and ai phone conversation 
with a prop receiver next. Lee 
sings "Wild Irish' Rose," which is 
seemingly transmitted through the 
telephone receiver. This is strictly 
a ventriloqulal stunt and a clicker. 

Utilizing^ a prop radio horn, he 
does a duet harmony Impression 
through the radio receiver, winding 
up with' a Jazz band Impression, re- 
lieved by the usual -static, blasting 
and blaring noises of ether trans- 
mission for comedy relief. 
' He twiced nicely at the 81st St. 

Alel. 



BESSIE BROWN 
Songs 

12 Mins.; One 
American Roof (V-P) 

Buxom colored songstress offer- 
ing a fast routine ot pop tunes, all 
well selected and suiting her style 
of delivery. M&kes no costume 
changes but uses colored . spots to 
excellent advantage, especially for 
biEillad num'ber. 

Can hold the two spot satisfac- 
torily on any neighborhood bllL 



LEIGHTON And may CO. (1) 
Skit 

13 Mine.; Two (Special) 
American (V-P) 

Gabfest between man and woman. 
Tank town depot, big city gal, 
snappy comeback hick station mas- 
ter. . Gags pretty old and familiar, 
but they giggled at the American. 

At finale boy, about 13, joins act 
tor purposes of shattering a couple 
of sentimental ballads, one about 
his mother , in heaven. His shriek- 
ing soprano brought the house down 
at this stand and presumably can 
repeat where atidlences parallel 
American. Strain on lad's vocal 
apparatus not wholesome and will 
not please more discriminating cus- 
tomers. 

Pretty fair middle of the bill fam- 
ily time turn. Land, 



THE RED PIRATE (6) 
Operatics and Dancina 
18 Mins ; Fiill (Special) 
American (V-P) —-r - — 

Third rate specialty people trying 
to carry through an operatic whimsy 
with symbolic pantomime. "When 
they act they are teirlble although 
passable tor smtUl tImQ on spe- 
cialties. \ 

Various characters are garbed 
mongrel fashion between ^buccaneers 
and gypsies. 'Whole thing Is listless 
and awkward. Scenery is the stand- 
out. A yawn. ' Land. 



Greta NI8SEN and James RENNIB 
"The She and.the Sheik" (Comedy) 
16 Mins.; Full (Special) " 
Fox, Brooklyn (V-P) 

Greta Nlssen and James Rennte 
are-a couple of names, one possible 
aiid the other doubtful for vaude. 
Miss Nlssen might be an attraction 
through her film rep. 

^They have a slUy-sllly skit, smutty 
In Intent and through Greta and the 
way Greta tosses the body around 
the roistrum. Cleaned up a bit it 
might get by at a stag. Cleaned 
up a lot It will do for vaude. Jack 
Lalt 'wrote It. 

When Rennie, as a desert sheik, 
tells her that he hates "all you 
American and English girls," Greta 
answers in Swedish dialect 

The old reverse "make" Is the 
basic plot Greta is looking for ad- 
yepture on the desert, perchance a 
romance with a sheik. She kidnaps 
one to make sure, but he won't play. 

A lot of wiggling on Greta's part 
to melt the icy boy friend. Much 
double entendre to show you what 
she means. 

Greta is having a tough time get- 
ting over until he finally falls and 
drags her out of the tent She says, 
."Walt until I get my bag" for the 
curtain line. 

Greta gets a chance to strip and 
dance and makes the most of it. 

Blge. 

JOHN BOYLE and Girls (12) 
Danes Revue 
16 Mins.; Full (Special) 
58th Street (V-P) 

John Boyle, dancing school oper- 
ator, returns to show biz after an 
absence ot six years, accompanied 
and surrounded by 12 young chicks 
graduated from his terpsldiorean 
academy. That school idea might 
ordinarily sup-^'^it Immaturity, kid- 
dlshness and a lot ot other things, 
unobservable by fond parents, but 
clear as crystal to the general pub- 
lic. However, the girls acquit 
themselves very snapi>lly and the 
act escapes any stigma' of being In 
on forbearance. 

Boyle himself Is a whiz on the 
cleaks, comparing with the best of 
the boys in this department He 
has grace and stage training, gets 
in every tap and' holds audience's 
attention easily. His routine on a 
wooden chair is a dandy novelty. 

Numerous changes of costume by 
the girls gives act production and 
flash value. Land. 



CARTER DE HAVEN and Son 
Talk. Songa and Dances 
37 Mins.; One and Tull Stage 
Hamilton (V-P) 

The son is Carter, Jr. With father 
and eon In this new vaude turn 
which returns Carter, Sr., to east- 
em stages after a long stay on the 
west coast Is a sprightly looking 
blonde, Helen Virgil, and a tall col- 
ored tap stepper, Ernest Graham. 
Act is too long for best results. Did 
very well here as a whole. New 
dancing routines helped a lot with 
something of a stage novelty In 
that combined buck and Spanish 
layout 

Act starts slowly with too much 
verbal pyrotechnics about the re- 
lationship. The idea is production- 
like, but vaude wants speed. Some 
ot the gag exchange Is moldy. Ref- 
erence to the son by Carter as "the 
result of a weak moment" not so 
bullet-proof on the road. 

The girl and Carter, Sr., In one 
number recalled the heydey song 
and 'dance stun that DeHaven and 
Flora Parker did for years. 

De Haven offered a song in 
which he referred certain situations 
to topical song choruses. The son 
appeared as a taxi driver with a 
prop cab in which he soliloquized 
on "there's a lot to be learned in 
a taxicab." No voice to speak of 
but effective. 

That colored chap's solo stood out 
and for a moment the audience for-, 
got the rest of the De Haven out- 
fit 

For the flnale De Haven used his 
old quick change ot silk shirt or 
blouse bit for a series of bows. 
Judging from the reception here, 
the act win do, but It needs a lot 
of elimination, tinkering and pep- 
ping up. The present-day units and 
flashes are carrying a barrel ot 
competitive dance and song stuff 
these days. Remaining Is the ques- 
tion of value ot the De Haven name 
at this time. Mark. 



NATHANO BROS. (2) 
Comedy Roller Skating 
6 Mins.; Three 
Slat St. (V-P) 

The Nathanos are not new. They 
perform like standards and ar4 
probably the acrobatic act of poBt« 
war. days when they did hand-to^ 
hand stuff in ^ob getup. Here thelf 
forte Is acrobatics on roller skates. 
One is the straight, rolng legitimate 
stunt work- on the rollers, and the 
corpulent jipmed lan„in ,p%adejl.E.ani 
talbo'ris fe the ciown relief ■with his 
smash falls. And how he takes 'cm 
-H)n the slightest provocation. 

It's one of those more or less dllly 
and meaningless entries which 
probably clicks best at the matinees 
when the youngsters best react to 
the .knockabolit. 

They employ two tables and a 
flock ot chairs for. the broad jumps 
and the like, concluding with a 
blindfold teat Ahel. 



''Wednesday, AprU 10, 1929 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



41 



HIPPODROME 

(Wired) 
(PRESENTATION) 

New Torlt, April 7. 

Mnra band than picture to the 
wiDOOdrome'a flrat picture house 
Sii inetalled tor three weeKe ere 
blK house paases overjto Gest 
the Paflslon Play. Warlnrn 
S^SnRvlvanlans are on the scr<ien In 
fflMpatron" and Vincent^ Lopcr, 
on the stage in a flaahleas. but ex- 
cellent presentment. 

Besides a box office gesture, pur- 
«,irof this change at the spacious 
S?io Is two fold. one. to end Keith's 
SnMcv In an auspicious manner; 
\tjr to eell "SynSopaUon- along 
itth any exploltaUon (that m>Bht be 
Jerlved through a policy change at 

^-jioaz band Is the hub of a 40- 
^i'fJ^ staSe bill, rirst 2« all 
S^isYc th^Lopez vaude routine. 
ffi^gS'ce consumed by_ a dancing 
Sj?us of 16 and 2 epeclalty girls. 
. It's a different sort oi picture 
hnufea presentation. The usual p. h. 
Swh fa lacking, the lighting Is 
.itnnlv awful, but the perform- 
S a?e nwt rate. While ^the 
finez music has Us own sUndlng 
iSoDg bands. It makes a good show. 

TJlUan Both, doubling from the 
kbw Amsterdam Roof and here 
Stw a week of No. 4 at the Pal - 
ide (liopez also from the Palace), 
ilnOT two songs effectively. Miss 
Uath Is an applause-getter on per- 
SSnallty alone. She conducts her- 

■ self In a showmanly manner, iuia 
Siaybe that's It On the roof night- 
ly Miss Roth, as si eoubret, leads 
two chorus (dancing) numbers. In 
yaude, ji^st singing, Bhe's a fingle, 
working like another person. Quite 
a change of character for a girl 
dally yet to her credit that she, 
lands both ways. Lillian might 

■ have changed her gown after the 
Palace week, If not her songs, for 
the gown will be remembered after 
the songs, as will her looks and 
•tylo after her singing. 

Pauline Gasklns Is on and oft 
Qulckly in an eccentric kick num- 
ter. She danced enough and well 
enough In the time allotted to ere 
ate a high impression and nuggent 
Ted she would do as well with more 
leeway. 

The Lopez music was as usual 
mighty good, played here on a mov- 
ing platform, the only true picture 
Bouse effeot at the Hip. The rep 

~ included an original composition 
that should be borrowed by other 
bands if Vlnce will let it go. It Is 
orfitlnal and creative. Announced 
OS - arranged by a hiember of the 
band, name lost in the echoes. It 
vnS called "A Day at Coney Island." 
The Russell Markert Girls, with one 
of the regular- 16 missing Sunday, 
opened the specialty section after 
26 minutes of Lopez and later closed 
the show. This same troupe has 
. danced the same pair of numbers 
in three different acts and In three 
different theatres in Times Square 
In the last three months. They are 

. becoming a stock troupe of dancing 
girls with one routine, though a 

- good' enough troupe to look well at 
third eight Either the road or once 
more will make it four in Times 
Square, and then probably time to 
learn a new step or two. 

Stage show ran 40 minutes, ana 
Ihe film 83. „. 

"Bad break at the start for the Hip 
through a hot week-end, though 
Saturday was capacity all day. If 
they are looking for a show, there s 
a show at the HIn. Bige. 

ORIENTAL 

(Wired) 

Chicago, April 6. 
Oriental pulled a precedent this 
week with "Close Harmony" (Par), 
taking It right off from the Chicago 
Bcreen. First time this has occurred. 
; As a test the repeat was worth try- 
ing, Saturday opening attendance 
>. . did not exceed average, main floor 
Just filling to capacity by time first 
..Chow was over. Not encouraging 
. when considering stage .show and 
. added personal attraction of Anita 
' Stewart, brought in for two weeks 
-. In town at a fancy salary. 

No undue excitement about the 
screen name, younger generation 
not remembering and elders prob- 
'.ably having forgotten. With Mae 
, Miirray at the Granada this week, 
' edge inevitably had to come off Miss 
Stewart Quostlonable how B&K 
figured the percentage, unless it 

■ Was to spike the Murray draw here. 

Will Harris deviated from his 
tisual book ide&s to turn out a pleas- 
ingly light and summerlsb frolic 
titled "Spring Chickens." Jack 
Osterman, m. c'lng, ran circles 
around it and can take a couple of 
deserved bows on holding up. some 
mediocre material. More seen of 
this boy the better he Impresses. 

Colorful garden set, looking fresh 
and pretty, Is picturesquely spotted 
for Introduction. Victor Young, fea- 
tured band maestro, leads Into muS' 
1<»1 atmosphere with "Mendelssohn'i 
Spring Song," revealing Marie Pe 
„5?Tf2'-'-''-^3ifi^^a*«'~^<^entaLj!;ocal 
uuet Corps of 12 girls on swings 
pick up floor routine for Osterrhan': 
entrance In sartorial display. Follow- 
"JK a good but slow "Mother" ballad 
with which Osterman scores all the 
I. i' 5 P"** arrangement by the band 
tjiarglc In tt.npo, picking up 
^'^J.'ate for the finish. . ■ 

werble Edwin, Introduced as an 
•ther B&K opportunity contest 



wihner. gets by fairly well with 
hoofing to start off the acts. Jue 
Fong, with plenty of picture house 
experience, Chinese warbler, prdfl- 
clent enough with songs but talk 
may be eliminated or at . least 
abbreviated. Gattlson Jones and 
Elsie Elliott fit nicely In this unit, 
with song and . dance routines in 
musical comedy style. Couple are 
-youthful and look good. 

Peterson gald step dit for com- 
posite formation in a cute "chick" 
routine, held up- by musical refrain. 
Osterman leads up to Miss Stewart's 
entrance by pulling the best piece of 
business in the entire show. It's an 
old sag but still good. Osterman 
used his old film scraps. Be runs 
these off on a screen while gagging 
himself. Trailer is brief and funny, 
showing some Important screen 
celebs. 

Miss Stewart's picture house act 
Is no sensation. Practically straight 
singing with piano accompaniment. 
Her vocal ability is Indifferent While 
her stage presence Is in need of 
training. With Osterman holding 
her up Miss Stewart didn't do so 
badly. What she will do without a 
smart m. c's support Is another mat- 
ter. Max and his Gang, dog act re- 
cenUy at both the Palace and Chi- 
cago, looks as well In front of a 
band. Pups are meat for picture 
house audiences. 



Good flash finale carrying a 
'rain" number with effects winds 
up, with Osterman singing "April 
Showers" and selling it strong. 
Barring colds and such trifles any- 
thing this boy sings is strictly forte. 

First show, running over an hoU£, 
will probably be lopped a good deal. 
Paramount newsreel (silent) and 
Preston Sellers' organlog conclude 
bill. Z,oop. 

ROXY 

(Wired) 

New York, April 7. 
To Roxy the current feature pic- 
ture, "Hearts- in Dixie," probably 
looked . like a natural for stage 
bulld-up. He made the most of It. 

A glorified minstrel show Is the 
Roxy bill this week, doubtlessly the 
most spectacular, on sight alone, 
ever. It's in the usual Roxy style, 
that taking In color, action and size, 
By the nearest possible count there 
were 186 people on the rostrum at 
once. 

The number Included 69 mem 
bers of the pit symphony, out of 
the trench for a change and playing 
no overture this week; perhaps the 
first time a classical orchestra of 
that size has divided a stage with 
such company, playing In its high 
brow manner in back of two rows 
of chorus girls and a row of men in 
blackface. 

Stage arranged in seven' tiers 
thusly: minstrel men, Roxyettes, 
Roxy Ballet orchestra, female sing- 
ing chorus,' male slqglng chorus. 
Colors, costumes and more colors,, 
so beautifully blended. 

Mclntyre and Heath, the deans 
of their blackface school,, are fea- 
tured in this picture house pres- 
entation, talking. They open and 
close In "one" — but what a "one!" — 
and talk themselves across as the 
first act to do so at the Roxy. 

The drop Is a HIcksvlIle R. R. 
station. The same drum, trombope 
and trunk. A couple of stranded 
minstrel boys. Much reminiscent 
chatter. They fall asleep on a bog 
gage truck. Jim had told Tom that 
some day he would show him the 
biggest minstrel show In the world 
And he does. 

The veteran pair appear briefly 
In the ensuing full stage action 
but leave it mostly to the house 
staff. • 

Lon Hascall — not Loney— handles 
himself and his show well as In 
terlocutor. Fat Thompson and Bud 
Williamson are on the ends. They're 
using ga^ that were old -when 
Mclntyre and Heath were young 
sters, but the audience laughed 
Either a very young audience or 
the novelty of talk In the Roxy. 

The Roxyettes, perfect as ever, 
clicked off a unison routine with- 
out a miss. Ballet off its toes cur- 
rently to jazz It up, and it did. One 
false note struck by Patricia Bow 
man, the Roxy's premiere danseuse. 
Patricia is a lovely classical stepper, 
but she can't do a blackbottom 
Any. one of the - Roxyettes might 
have done as well or better, Pat 
had better stick to the classics. 

A most masterful manipulation 
of lighting effects gradually blacked 
out this gorgeous production. 

More of the dlnge motif in a 
short recital by the Forbes Ran- 
dolph male chorus, singing "Wake 
Up, Chlllun, Wake Up," and leading 
up and Into the feature film. 

Relne Valerie Is again seated on 
the organ, - Singing "Can't Help 
Lovln' Dat Man" to brace the con- 
sole item. Breaking the shows, 
Relne Is quite handicapped by audi- 
ence progress but does well enough 
under conditions. 

Four Movietone (sound) news 
clips complete the lengthy bill. 
TTolhlngr t^^BIJttrc^n-thls-show,■ with 
tho main stage presentation running 
41 minutes by Itself and the picture 
long enough. , 

Bill Is a natural two-wecker and 
with any kind of a break could 
stick for three. It probably^ won t 
chance three, yet they've chanced 
more than that at the Roxy before, 



PARAMOUNT 

(Wired) 

Los -Angeles, April 4,. 
Paramount has a new m. c. Monk 
Watson from Chicago^ with his auto- 
matic and cartridges. Watson is a 
pleasing personality and though 
maybe not a musician, carries the 
stage band through In a convincing 
manner., HC jgagged a little second 
show oi>enIng day but as the per- 
formance was held to 36 minutes, he 
was hot given an opportunity to 
show what he had. 

Out here Aow they are not so 
crazy about the m. c. who only 
swings the stick and introduces 
acts. They want to know what he 
can do. If he does something, greati 
but if one of those Form 84 boys, 
just too bad. Watson, pressed for 
time; could have been called In the 
Form 34 class. But they say he has 
It on the. ball and If he gets his 
chance with the next unit In, gives 
every indication of going okay. 

Unit which he .worked with was 
"Monte Carlo." It is a Boris Pet- 
roff output featuring Fred Strltt. 
A neat fast-motivating tab carrying 
half a dozen lads besides same 
number of girls in chorus. 

Strltt, of course, is outstanding 
factor with his comedy antics and 
changes of raiment. His routine 
seemed to hit nicely here. The 
mixed chorus did chanting and tap 
work with their ensemble endeavors 
In terpslchore showing good train- 
ing and routining. Joseph Griffin, 
lyric tenor, got over a couple of 
sure-fire numbers. Vestoff and 
Vaughan, mixed hooflng combina- 
tion, have a youth who is hot when 
it comes to his portion of the step- 
ping: ' Girl seems to have Charley 
horse of the left gam, which sort 
of makes her work awkward. How- 
ever, all this Is overcome by the 
show stopping stepping of the male 
member of the turn. 

Marlon and Roslta, mixed Apache 
team, burlesqued . this knock down 
and drag out routine which smacks 
of real entertainment value. Bert 
and Hazel Skatelle, programmed, 
are out of unit. 

Though not a massive and flash 
assemblage, "Monte Carlo" will give 
abundant satisfaction any time. 

Milton Charles, organist here in 
10th week, looks like house fixture. 
They applaud his entrance and he 
reciprocates with two. solo numbers, 
one vocal. 

Charles has pleasing voice with 
enunciation clear and understand- 
able, rather unusual with most or- 
gan chanters. 

Half dozen shots of Paramount 
News preceded Charles. Screen fea- 
ture "The Wild Party," Clara Bow 
(Par). 

Sam Katz and Herman Wobber 
in attendance at the opening per- 
formance. Both seemed well pleased 
with stage show. Vng. 



CHICAGO 



(Wired) 

Chicago, April 6 

Stage shows at the Chicago are 
In two distinct portions: one known 
as the orchestral production and the 
other the presentation. Recently H 
Leopold Spltalny arranged an or- 
chestral production from blue melo- 
dies, and it was good. This week 
in collaboration with Boris Petroff 
he has produced a presentation 
based on blue melodies. It is much 
better. As an enlargement of bis 
previous orchestral affair it carries 
the scar of self- plagiarism and 
merits speculation as to why In the 
devil a smart guy like Spltalny 
should copy himself so soon after 
he recuperates from the original 
labor pains. 

Reviewed without derogatory re- 
sort to memory, "Blue Melodies" is 
a flne piece of stagecraft, a sweet 
bit of eye and. ear nectar for six 
bits. It starts In a full stage set- 
ting of frail, transparent hangings 
and modem buildup blocks, ends in 
a prismatic setting flanked by huge 
ribbons of color. Lighting will be 
effectively weird when the elec- 
tricians' souls- are imbued with fu- 
turism and purged of pinochle yens 
Friday the boys weren't feeling that 
way. And after all, an electrician's 
soul is his own, to be kept Bold or 
half-soled as he sees fit 

The mixed vocal chorus started 
with. "Blue Heaven," led by Billy 
Beyers and an unbilled girl. Hot 
after came the 16 ballet girls, knock- 
ing It off to "Mllenburg Joys." 
Chorus followed with an arrange- 
ment of "St. Louis Blues" and "Spell 
of the Blues," sung expertly. End 
of the introduction had the ballet 
back for a pretty waltzing of "Blue 
Danube." 

Four Kareys, contortion and bal- 
ancing, fitted with their severe body 
twists under eerie lighting. Emcr 
and Fisher, comedy dance team 
were Introduced neatly in the next 
spot by having the chorus come 
out as though ;to start a mysterious 
blues number and then call on the 
pair In nut costume. Eccentric rou- 
tine.*) of the man: and girl were more 
■ a-»d Isplay-.ot, .predae-vt I m I n g^lhan. 
agility, and received heavy appre 
elation. 

Finnic was a dance routine and 
display based on "Rhapsody In 
Bluei' with a trumpeter -and pianist 
holding the spot.9 while the vocal 
chorus worked a rear-stage group- 
ing and the ballet danced in front 
Accompanied by revealment of the 



second set of scenery and carri^ a 
good punch. 

Spltalny's orchestral production, 
separated from the presentation by 
the newsreel, was titled "The Con- 
cert.'' It used the idea of char- 
acters in a large picture of an old- 
time 'French concert coming to life 
via scrim. In the frame were Hanz 
Muenzer, vlollnfst, Frietag, prima 
donna, and other muslciane and 
singers. Rest of the vocal chorus 
was divided on either side of the 
picture. Music was a medley of 
classics with the orchestra In the 
raised pit as part of the display. 
A typically good type of Spltalny 
craftsmanship. 

Feature was "His Captive 
Woman" (FN) with dialog. 

Business very good. Binff. 

MINNESOTA 

(Wired) 

Minneapolis, April 5. 

This 4,200-seater F. & R. Publlx 
house celebrated Its flrat anniver- 
sary with a: birthday show, heavily 
exploited. 

Despite seven units, the program 
ran only a little more than two 
hours, enabling the house to get the 
necessary turnover. The theatre 
staff Itself provided the two added- 
stage feature, an orchestra presen- 
tation and a dance allegory, both 
along conventional lines, but effec- 
tive and enjoyable. Th^ orchestra 
contribution, which opened the pro- 
gram, had Oscar Baum and his 22 
musicians on the elevated pit, as 
usual, but the selection of Victor 
Herbert's "The Fortune Teller" was 
considerably enhanced by a colorful 
gypsy camp scene, with an ensem* 
ble of 35 strikingly costumed girls 
and men and a violinist on the 
stage. 

Following the lively news weekly, 
'The Porcelain Clock." provided a 
charming dance interlude. Thelma 
Blracree, premiere danseuse in bal- 
let costume, was an ornament on a 
huge elaborately deco-rated- porce- 
lain clock. 

A colored fashion reel preceded the 
Publlx unit,' "Topsy Turvy Town," 

erevlously reviewed In Variety, 
^nlt was well received, particularly 
the clowning of Ferry Corwey, ac- 
robatic dancing of Caffrey and Mil- 
ler, Phelps Twins' dancing, Ruth 
Fisher's singing and the ensemble 
work of the 12 Gamby-Hale girls., 
Al Mitchell, m. c, in flne fettle. He' 
had his "Serenaders"' step out of' 
their accustomed musician roles for 
a comedy song and dance, which 
gave the audience a big kick. At- 
tired in smocks and sporting an 
assortment of funny feminine mil- 
linery, the boys' ballet and vocal 
number proved a scream. Another 
extra attraction offered by Mitchell 
was a pair of the theatre's ( ?) ush- 
ers, Marmon and Boeltman, who 
walked onto the stage from the au- 
ditorium and, in their regulation 
usher uniforms, did a piece of step- 
ping which measured up to the top- 
notch caliber of other units on the 
bill. Deservedly hea-vy applause re- 
turns earned by these two numbers. 
Feature, "The Wild P^rty." 
Business tremendous when 
caught Iteea. 



COLONY 



(Wired) 

New York, April 8. 

Show this week winds up Sammy 
Kahn-^ks the stage band maestro, 
with Gordon Kibbler slated for next 
week, while Bert Frohman Is the 
new m. c, succeeding Walter 
O'Keefe. With Kahn and Frohman 
are Don and Jerry, nite club adagio 
lets; Hortense Ragland, singer; Al- 
vla Baker, blues, and Stanley and 
Healy, Barto and Mannish team of 
contrasting steppers. 

Lanky gob is almost seven feet 
and the other naval attired stepper 
reaches below his shoulders. For 
physical contrast they are "a bit 
more striking than Barto and Mann, 
but otherwise do not wholly com 
pare. With that contrast in phy- 
sique they could do better with their 
eccentric stepping. 

Colony shows again testify ac- 
cording to this sample that they are 
never planned — ^just happen. Dave 
Werner, house manager, having a 
budget, gets as much for his dough, 
and either the m. c, the stage band 
leader or an usher slaps it together 
for a sequence. The s. b. 1. glad 
hands the m. c, and the latter ap- 
plauds the maestro. It's mutual 
admiration. , 

Mediocre talent Is superlatively 
heralded and as decisively flops, 
Hortense Ragland, even with a good 
song out of a current musical, "~ 
Want to Be Bad" — by permission 
— is dull. Gob hoofers next 'Alvia 
Baker, who needs a new costume, 
does not register sweetly with her 
"Sugar Cnne" rag, and then a show 
tune medley by Kahn, not bad, not 
sensational, Kahn has been Publlx 
m. c.'Ing.and his background tells In 
his stage presence, but even with 
due allowance for the paucity of 
cash customers, what price ges- 
tures? 

- Frohman, youthful m. c, around 
In the nIte clubs and, lent a r^ondon 
return-home aura, Is just a nice kid 
with a swell Parcel and a fair song 
delivery of "Happy Days and iKinely 
^Nlf;ht.s,:illwhlch.-be — announces.... 
"one of my latest song successes, 
lending the .Impre.sslon that he 
wrote this song by Billy Ro.se and 
Fred Fisher. Anyway, it clicked 
The stooge story didn't. 

The part-talkor Is "The Shako 
down" (U). It's U's Broadwoy 
showcase, ahd that's their bu.slncss 

Aiel. 



PARAMOUNT 

(Wired) 
(''Say It with Flowers,^ Unit) 

New York, April 6. 
Hand It to Sammy Cohen, dough- 
boy clown of "What Price Glory" 
and other major flickers. This week 
at the Paramount he joins that se- 
lected company of screen personages 
who come through on the in person 
thing. Ard how this comedian 
makes good as a flesh and blood 
entertainer! 

C. A. Niggemeyer has done well 
by this Publlx unit. It has a gen- 
erous measure of production flash, 
an admirable seasoning of novelty 
and In addition that other quality 
that count most heavily in this and 
any other stage form you care to 
mention — the comedy element. The 
last is attributable to the same 
Sammy Cohen. 

Whole unit is a happy blend, 
building up to a real smash in the 
sensational performance of the 
Stone and Vernon f'oursome, adagio 
quartet that flashed along about the 
time the flying dance thing was 
about worn out and made It a new 
spectacle ' by the sheer thrill and 
grace of their performance. 

Merit of the whole show must 
have spread by word of mouth. A 
belated Variety reporter caught It 
Monday night, when the thermom- 
eter was hovering about the 80*s 
and they had turned on the cooling 
system. Most of the Times Square 
palaces were sparcely populated, but 
they were just short of standees at 
7.30 downstairs and the mezzanine 
was filled. 

Setting is a sort of latticed grotto 
like a garden summer house, with 
garden background. Band is in mili- 
tary uniform of British mess jacket 
of brilliant red. High upholstered 
bench curves around the back, and 
at oirening six girls In futuristic 
hoopskirts are posed there. They 
come down to be joined by six more 
girls In frock coats and trousers of 
white satin and silk hats also of 
white. Into sort of jazz minuet for .. 
the opening. Girls are a Dave Gould ,o.«< 
group. ^^T* 

Ben Black, who presided over the 
Paramount stage band for many 
weeks back yonder, is again with 
the unit In the same capacity. Still 
the suave and modest m. c. and 
leader.. Introduces Maxlne Hamil- 
ton, peppy red head doing the .per- 
sonality blues singer style somewhat 
in the manner of Evelyn Wilson. 
She does "All I Wanter Know" and 
then into a frantic dance with a re- 
markable stralght-up kick. 

Band Into novelty arrangement of ' 
"Sweethearts on Parade," playing 
TnllttBiry medley with theme of . 
'-Sweethearts" woven through in in- 
tricate pattern. Feature enough to 
rate an announcement 

Sammy Cohen on here (or session 
of cross talk with Black, mugging 
and knockabout then for encore a 
capital bit of pantomime graphically 
descriptive of a paluka pug taking 
punishment until he's punch drunk, 
and a .whale for Its . comedy kick. 
Sammy flops all over the stage, tak- 
ing Imaginary haymakers that bend 
him back double and almost into 
somersaults. With his heroically 
homely pan. It was a comedy panic. 

Gould girls return for a novelty- 
routine. Costume is brief and done 
in lemon-colored bodice and purple— , 
red gloves and slippers. The trick 
Is in the contrasting gloves ' and 
slippers. Girls are seated on the high 
beifch where band-and-foot drill' 
gets the most striking effects. Finish 
on the apron tor one of those snake- 
like exits, writhing "snake" bein^ 
their arm-to-arm posturd. 

Transparent drop down In front 
of the band while the Stone-Vernon 
quartet perform their astonishing . 
feats In acrobatic balance and grace. 
Some of it is new since they - were 
around last particularly some of the 
loop-the-loop throws of the girls 
and statue-like poses aloft. 

All on for an ensemble finale, 
Cohen clowning with Miss Hamilton - 
in a burlesque adagio, while girls 
pose around sides and back each 
with a may pole streamer let down 
from the flies, and at the climax pic- 
ture whole stage in .rain of colored 
lights set into the pole streamers. 

A touch of too much here giving 
a phoney, side show. Coney Ipland 
effect but . probably safe on the 
theory that too much is better than 
too little. Show occupies 30 minutes. 

Film feature is "Wolf Songr" (Par), 
in from its brief run at the Em- . 
bassy at $2, and a draw on growing 
rep of Lupe Velez. Supplem^tlng 
It on the screen is Smith and Dale 
talking short "The False Alarm ^ 
Fire Co.," flrst shown with a run 
picture at the Criterion ("Redskin") 
and now in flrst run release for flrst 
time. A laugh panic is this new 
version of the old sketch by Bert 
Kalmar and Harry Ruby for the 
Avon Comedy Four. 

The Crawfords have a typical in- 
terlude, a sort of medley of current 
pops from "Mean to Me," the finale 
n"«i I of "frpgloua J.lt fle T h<"P," nlaved 
In turn In .slow ja-/z, as a barcarolle 
and then in fast dance time, both 
Mr. and Mrs. alternating for effects. 

LIkewlHo in the popular mode was 
the overture, a dandy bit of musical 
embroidery built around "Bite of 
Broadway Hits," with .RublnoS 
standing out with violin solo, 

Xvah, 



42 



VARIETY 



Wednesday; April 10, 19129 



PRESENTATIONS-BILLS 

NEXT WEEK (April 15) 
THIS WEEK (April 8) 

Shows carrying numerals such as (14) or (16) Indicate opening next 
week on Sunday or Monday, as date may be For this week (T) or (8) 
with split weeks also Indicated by dates. .1 

An asterisk (•) before name Bler.lfles "act Is new to city, doing a nW 
turnt reappearing after absence or appearing for first time. 

Pictures Include In classlfloatlon picture policy, with vaudeville or 
presentation as adjunct. 



PARIS 

Week April 6 



• Medrano 

Tony Doatlea 

Babyln» 

liOndonla 

Lepoma Sle 

Harry Carre 

CalroU-Porto-C 

Tost 

Schlax Co 
Kaau /k Vurl 
Roberto 
Trubka's Tr 
Darlo-Barlo-R 
Emplra 
Ingenues 
Tamara 
San Llnfleld 
Lilly May 
Mady & Comp 
Green Wood & ▼ 
Canadlens 7 
Danverfl 

J W Jackson Olria 
FoUes Bernera 

Andre Randall 
Glenn Bllyn 
Dablla 

Relne Brandon 
Georgia Qravea 
A' Jackson Oiria 
Alice Meva 
Dayelma 
Balpetre 
Bpp Sis 
Tvonne GuUlet 



Jean Brochard s 
Castel Rudeau' 
Olnelly-Chrysls 
Betty Compson 
Dalx-Dellys 

HotlUn Boose 
Abe Lyman 
Dorothy McNuItr 
Allna de Sllva 
Pirates 3 
Olllon'd 2 
Carmen Montaao 
FIdJI 3 
Cliarplnl 
Reveller 

Tomamoto-Koyo 
Hank the Mule 
Fred Mela Bd 
Little Bather 
Olympto 
Florontlnoa 
Lull Vally 
Carrer 
Oil Bias 

Olympe Densmor^ 
J B Densmore 
Hector i 
Wasslllen Tr 
Hassan S 

Olorto & Mia Mon 
Hany Rlchy 
Genevieve de Sanea 
Hylos & Coco 
Sarthel 
Maxim a 



Tower (6) 

Dude Ranch" Unit 
^ou Koalo Bd 

uflln & Draper 
Wyoming 6 
Nat Speotor 
Caltes Bros 
Red Skin" 

Vptown (6) 
Perfect Olrl" Unit 
Verne Buck Bd 
Cheer Leaders 4 
Joe Penner 
Helen McFadden 
Foster Girls 
The Barker" 
ATLANTA, OA. 

Howard (16) 
Blossoms" Unit 
Bddle Maglll 
Dolores & Eddy 
Salmonse 
KIrkland 



LONDON 

Week April 8 



nNSBDBT PABK 

Empire 
Bide 'Bm Cawbo7 
LONDON 
Victoria Palace 
"Will Hay 
Lillian Burgess 
Webb & Grattan 
The Junotros 



Hector Gordon 
Rene RIano Oo 
Farrar & Mayerl 
Len Plllla Co 

NBW CROSS 
Kraplie 
Laiigh Town L'gh 

STBATFOBD 
Empire 
Abie's Irish Boa* 



PROVINCIAL 



ENOLABD 



BnUUNOnAM 
Empire 
Something New 

Boysl 
Show's the Thing 
BLACKPOOL 
Bmplro 
Omara Opera Co 

Gfand 
The Lad 

BRADFORD 
Alhambis 
And So We 'Go Oa 
OABDDT 
Empire 
ne Truth Game 
EOINEDBGH 
Empire 
Oood News 

GLASGOW 
AUiaiDtira 
Clowns In Clover 

Empire 
Xeague of Stara 
HANLEV 
Onuid 
Toung Bloods of V 
HULL 
Palam 
Carl Rosa Co 
LEEDS 
Empire 
Darktown Scandals 

Royal 
Show Boat 

UVEBPOOL 
Empire 
That's a Good Olrl 



BIAN0HB8TEB 



Vlrtrlnla - 

14EWCASTLB 
Empire 
Her Cardb'd Lorer 
NEWPOBT 

Ella Retford 
Henry Haerty 
Brownie 3oyB 
Coyne 

Jack Grieve 
Haig & Esco 
Rodney Hodsoa Co 
MOTTINQBAM 
Emptre-^ . . 
Busln'js u B'slnsss 

Boyal 
Lucky Girl 

POBTSHOVT* 
Boyal 
The Green Lamp 
BALTOBD 
Palace 
Jose Collins C o 
SHEFVIEU) 
Empire 
The Seafarers 
SOUTHAMPTON 
Empire 
Desert Song 
BOUTHBEA 
King's 
Chu Chin Chow 
SWANSEA 
Empire 
One Damn Thing 



Pktnre Theatres 



NEW TOBK CITT 
Capitol (IS) 

•^Crystals" Unit 
Dave Schooler 
Chester Hale Girls 
"Desert Nights" 
(6) 

Tastels" Unit 
Dave Schooler 
Sammy Lewis 
Pattl Moore* 
Joyce Coles 
Bay Bills & La B 
Chester Hale Girls 
"Wild Orchids" 

Colour (*) 
Walter O'Keefe 
Satnmy Kahn Oroh 
"The Shakedown" 

Paramonat (0) 
•Bay With F^re" U 
Ben Black 
Sammy Cohen 
Stone £ Vernon 4 
Maxlne Ramlltod 
Dave Gould GlrU 
Dave Rublnoff 
•TVolf Sonit" 

Bon- (6) 
Mclntyre & Heath 
Patricia Bowman 
William Robyn 
Fat Thompson 
Bud WlUlamsoa 
Lon Hascal 
Wlk'r & Thompa'n 
Randolph's 'Singers 
, "Hearts Id Dixie" 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
Avaloa (6)- 
B07 Detrlch Bd 
Grace Doro 
Kanaxawa Tr 
West Lake & H 

CaplM (6) 
Charlie CratU' Bd 
Novelle Bros 
Ruth JIarcotta 
Lew Fink 
Melodious 7 
Chloa«o,.(5) 
—Slue -Melodies!— Ka. 
H L Spltalny Bd 
Kareys Co 
Doris Morrelle 
Luella ' Felrtag 
Bmer A Fisher 
'HlsiC'ptlve W'm'n' 

Grannda (6) 
Chas' Kaley Bd 
Mae Murray .Unit 

parting (6) 
"Footlights" VtUt 



Criterion (Indet) 

Creatore's Orch 
"Spealcengy" 

Egyptian (11) 
Frank Jends Bd . 
"Carnation Kids" 
Loew's Slate (11) 
Rube Wolf Bd 
Heldt's Callfornlans 
Stel'a Hewitt 
"Tldo of Empire" 

Paramonat (11) 
"Topsy-Turvy" U't 
Terry Corwey 
Cattery '& ■ Miller, 
Phelps 2 
Milton- Charles 
"The Letter" 
NEWARK 
Braaford (8) 
Ben Ross 
Benny Fairbanks 
LeonldoS ' GlrU 



'Sonnr Boy" 
Mlssoorf (n 

'Melody Mbnu' Vt 
Harry Rose 1 
Heller £ Riley 
Robin Sc Hood 
Lasslter Bros 
■Nothing'but Truth* 
WASHTON. D. C. 
Pox (18) 

I Fisher 
Allyn Reese ' 
Meyer Davis Brm 
Leon BrusUolt 
Foxettes 
Strong Boy" 
(«) 

I Fisher 
B Carpenter Bd 
Clilta 

Athalone 1 
Doris Kane 
Lane & Osgood 



WILTON BOOKS 

ANYTHING 
ANYWHERE 

NOTHING 

TOO BIG 

OR 
TOO SMALL 
WRITE-^-WIRE—CALl. 

ALFT. WILTON 

IS6P BROADWAY. NEW YORK 
9nlte aw ' Wioae Bryant MCT** 



Al Morey Bd 
George Resetter 
Doris Roche 
Bddle Walzer 
ARnes Gllroy 
'L'dy of Pavem'nts 

Harbro (8) 
Benny Merolt Bd 
Lestra Monte 
Isabel Brown 
4 Paper Co-Bda 
Nan Francis 
Texas Red Heads 
Halg Prleste 

Norsbore (6) 
"Stop Thier' Unit 
Al Kvale Bd 
Lovey 2 
Barl LaVere 
Newman & Rogers 
Kathrya Lewis 
B Macqnelet 
Kumlker Ballet 
"Bed Skin," 

Oriental (()> 
'Spring Chickens^ 
Jock Ostermon Bd 
Anita Stewart 
Max Sc Gang 
Jones & Elliott 
Jus Fong 
Herble Edwin 
Peterson Girls 
"Speakeasy*' 

Paradise (6) 
"Show Boat" Unit 
Mark Fisher Bd, 
Gregory & Edison 
Masters & Grace 
Cotton Pickers 
Sam Arco 
"The Barker" 
Blalto (6) 
Reefer 3 
Delton Sc Dowe 
Stratford 
2d halt (11-li) 
Keo Takl & Tokl 
Dezso Better 
AndrenI Bros 

■jDnRH..&.Jult- . 

Cooke's Bd 

Tlvoll (6) 
'Just Kids" Vnlt 
F Masters Bd 
Arthur.. D. Carter 
Robert O'Connor: 
Anna Chang 
Cecils BlAlr 
Albert Lewis - 
Gould Girls 
"L'dlDs of P'T-m'te" 



Arthur Ball 
Foster Girls 
BALTIMORE 
Ceatair (B) 
RIohy . Craig Jr 
Jeain .Boy dell 
Bud Gkrlell 
Oasman'&'Sohepp - 
Bachelor 4- - 
Gluck Sorrell Girls 
Dnke Steps Oat" 
BIBVOH'H. ALA. 
. Alabama (IS) 
'Step On It" Unit 
Paul Mall 
B & J Petersoa 
Helen Wright 
Bemott at J's'pblne 
^ Sorrell Girls 
BOSTON 
BletropoUtaa (S) 
Pearls of B'g'd' V 
Ted Claire 
'Dlvlns Lady" 
BBOOKLTN 
Pta (8) 
Nlssen & Rennia 

Crackerjacks 
Noree Co 
Johnny Burke 
Rogers Rev ' 
"New Tear's Bve' 

Paramonat (8) 
Paul Ash 
'Wolf Bong" 
BUFFALO 
Boffalo (8> 
■Carnival C'kt'l" I 
Lou Forbes Co 
Joe Besaer 
Moore &.Pal 
Charles Marsh 
Frances Wills 
Ethel Dallon 
Foster Girls 
'Close Harmony" 
CLEVELAND 
State (6) 
S'uth'rn Belles' U 
Stubby Gordan Co 
"Chinatown Nltes" 
DALLAS, TEX. 
Palace (13) 
"Stars" Unit 
Evans Sc Perez 
Jack Powell 
Harm Sc Nee 
Jack Bgan 
Maureen Sc Sonny 
Charles Barnes 
Oamby-Hale Girls 
OENTEB, COL. 
Denver (11) 
"Monte Carlo" U't 
Harry Rose 
Joseph OrlOln 
Mario & RoBlta 
Glock-Sorel Co 
DBS MOINES. lA. 

Capitol (13) 
"Minstrels '29" 
DETBOIT 
Capitol (6) 
"Pastels" Unit 
Del Delbrldge 
"Canary M Case" 

FUber (6) 
"Contrasts" tjnit 
"Ca'-.^.-y H Cass" 

Michigan (6) 
"Varieties •2»" U't 
Al Evans 
Johnny Perkins 
S. Lucky Boys 
Ruloff BIton 1 
M D Kane 
Dave Gquld Girls 
"Bellamy Trial" 
HOUSTON, TEX. 
Metropolitan (18) 
"Volcano" Unit 
Frank Mellno Co 
Ted & Jack Dale ' 
Eleanor Terrjr 
Gil Wrar 
Foster Girls 
LOS ANGELES 
BonlcTard (11) 
Benny Rubin 
Tlsh Joseph 
Bobby GUette 
Leonard St Leo 
"Beh'd German L" 
- — Cartba7~-'ClrcIe>t 

(Indef) , 
Carll Bllnor Orch 
•The Iron M^k'^ 
Cblnese (Indet) 
Sid Grauman 
Buster West ' 
A Raseh Ballet . 
Pasquall' Bros 
Jerre Coe. 
Alfred Latel 
"Br'dwa7 Melody" 



Jeanne .MIehelot 
Stone A Casso 
Ruth' ^ Hamlltoa 
"Chinatown Nltes' 
N. OBLEAN8. LA. 

Saenger- <8) 
'Blue Rev". Unit 
BobXaSalle - 
Irene Taylor 
Frank Steva 
Pell A Cola 
Small Bros 
Gamby-Hale Girls 
OMAHA, NEB. 
RiTlera <18) 
"Bubbles" Unit 
Gatanos 
M Martell ' 
Ross & Edwards 
Gene - Sheldon 
Dave Gould Co 

Marta Kay 

PHILADELPHIA 
Carman (8) 
Carl McCulIoogb 
Birdie Dean Co 
Lathrop Bros 
Henry Regal Co 
Johnny Special 
S Bon Airs 
"Cohens Sc Kellya" 

Fox's (8) 
A Frledland Rev 
LeBlano Sc DuCh'm 
Lucille Hays 
Nina 

Al Jockers 
Pressler Sc KIsl 
Morris & Campbell 
Jimmy Husbey 
"Girls Gonejyild" 

Stanler^) 
"At Cn'try Club" U 
Charlie Meleon 
Marlon Sunshlns 
3 Bennett Bros 
"Captive Woman' 
PITTSBUBOH 
Enrlgbt (e> 
'Song Shoppe' Unit 
Dick Powell 
Jackie Terrls 
Rita Owen 
Meyers & Han ford 
"Camp'te Marrl'ge' 

Penn (S> 
"H'ppy Go L'ky" U 
Teddy Joyce 
Bobby Agnew 
Audrey Sis 
Al Norman 
3 Swlfta 

"Duke Steps Out" 
PROVIDENCE 
I^'s (8) 
William Desmond 
Halt Sc Pollard 
Joe Whitehead 



U't 



Foxettes 
Jos LaRosa 
Meyer Davis Synt 
Leon BrusUolt 
"Kid Gloves" 

Palaee (IS) 
"Laoes & Grao's" V 
Wesley Eddy 
Fortunello d: C 
Tommy Atkins ( 
Nell O'Day 
Llora Hoftraan 
Gamby-Hale Girls 
"Flying Fleet" 
(6) 

"Fore" Unit 
Wesley Eddy 
Alex Morrison 
Brian MaoDonald 
Allna Payne - 
cult Crane 
Rasch Girls 
"The Dummy" 



Loew 



NEW TOBK OTTT 
Amerlcaa 

1st halt (lC-17) 
Calvert & Hird 
Harry Stanley- Co 
Bee Sc Ray Ooman 
Wlnlti-ed Sc ^llls 
Lime 3 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt (18-31) 
Thank Tou Doctor 
Hall & Plllard 
Lew Kessl'r C6-Eds 
Russell Sc Maroonl 
L Fitzgerald Co 
The Bardelongs 
(Two to fltl) 

BonleTBid 
.1st halt (16-lT)' 
Ida Sc Joe St On go 
Mason Sc Shaw 
Donovan Sc Breen 
NTO's B'way Bvea 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (18-31) 
Jordan £ <3race 
Christie- gc ' Nelson 
Campus Sweeth'rts 
M Sunshine Co 
Alice Deyo Co 
Commodore 
1st half (16-17) 
Chelm St Orr 
Mae Francis 
Hall & Dexter 
Julian Hall Oroh 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Billy Mitchell' Co 
(Others to nm 
Delaaeer St. 
let halt (IB-IT) 
Retlaws 

Murray Sc Leonard 
Millard A Marlln 
Plaano Sc Landarer 
Chabot A Tortlnl 
Hubert Kinney Co 

2d bait (18-21) 
Bobby Adams - 
Cooler Sc ShlrleF. 
Jean Barrios Co 
Bine Ridge B'tttbl's 
(Two to fl.ll) 
PUrmemt 
1st halt (15-lT) 
Helen Carlson 
Hale A Hoffman 
Kramer A Boyle 
Kramer A Bdyie Co 
(One to fill) 

2d bait (18-21) 
Realm ot Danea 
Delro 

Phillips A Murray 
Joe Phillips Rev 
(Ons to tUl) 
Omad 
Ist halt (1E-1T> 
Lydia Harris 
Rltz Bros 
Putting on Rita 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (13-31) 
Alpine Sports 
Goodwin & Rash 
Tooraer & Day 
Winifred A HUU 
Braille Pallo Rev 
Lincoln Sq. 
1st halt (16-17) 
Doyle & Donnelly 
Jean Barrios Co 
(Three to nil) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Chapelle Sc Carlton 
Bobby Randall 
Clay Crouch Ca 
(Two to nil) 
National 
1st halt (16-17) 
Wilfred DuBols 
3 Students 
Harry Koler Co 
Stuart Sc Lash 
The Cavaliers 

2d halt (18-21) 
Retlaws 

Murray Sc Leonard 
Frank Dixon Co 
Oscar Lorraine 
Hubert Kinney Co 
Orpheom 
1st halt (16-17) 
HAL Zlegler 
Russell & Marconi 
Bert Walton Co 
NTO Rev 
(One to nU) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Lucas Sc Lllllaa 



Al Wohlman 
Night Club Revels 
(One to. nil) 

2d half (18-21) 
Wilfred DuBols 
Brlce Sc Jenkins 
Barrett Sc Cuneen 
Ruth Roye 
O'Connor Co 
Gates Ave. 
1st halt (16-17) 
Lucas & Lillian 
Carer Long A Marr 
Mr A Mrs Phillips 
Alton Sc Wilson 
Love In the Ranks 

3d halt (18-21) 
Friaqce Sc LaPell 
Carol Sis 

Murray A Maddos 
Stuart A Lash 
Cavaliers 
Hetropolltaa (IS) 
Carr Bros A Betty 
Irving A Cheney 
Kerr A Weston Rev 
Bmlle Boreo 
Harry Glrard's Bd 

Oriental 

1st half (16-17) 
Ford A Price 
Relly A Gale 
Frank Dixon Co 
Blue B'ge Rambl'rs 
(One to nil) 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (18-31) 
Kodiak A aia 
Violet McKee .Co 
Jaa C Morton Co 
Lewis A Ames 
(One to nU) 
Palace 
1st half (16-17) 
Tvonne A Victor 
LaMar A Boyoe 
Oscar Lorraine 
Helene Justine Co 
(One to nU) 

2d bait (18-31) 
Fields A Georgia 
Hall A Dexter 
Julian Hall Orob 
(One to nil) 
Premier 
1st halt (16-17) 
Frank Shields 
Violet MoKeo Co 
Barrett A Cuneen 
Morris A C^ampbell 
Alice Doyo Co 

2d bait (18-21) 
HAL Zlegler 
Calvert A HIrd 
Bert Walton Co 
NTO's B'way Eves 
(Ons to nil) 
ATLANTA 
Onad (U) 
Fltzgeralds 
Bobby Van Horn 
Lander Bros A L 
Making Whoopee 
(One to nil) 
BAT BIDOB 

Loew'a 
1st halt (16-17) 
Jordan A Grace 
Fynan A Doris 
Toomer A Day ' 
Bertram A Ralston 
Sunshine Sammy 
2d half (18-21) 
Boyd A Wall In 
Dorothy Wahl Co 
Millard A Marlln 
John Rothang Co 
(One to nu> 
BOSTON 
Orpbenm (IS) 
Julius Foerst Co 
John R Walsh Co 
Freshm'n A Co-Eds 
Gordon A Walker 
Chas Abeam Co 
CANTON 
Orpbenm (15) 
Campbell A Brady 
Hinds A Leonard 
Lane A Harper 
Billy, Arlington Co 
Maddocks 
CLEVELAND, O. 

Granada 
Ist halt (16-17) 
Kltaro Japs 
Potter A Gamble 
Bert Collins Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt (18-21),- 
Hlnds A Leonard 



Mr A Mrs Johnsin 

3d halt (18-21) 
Frank Shields 
Chabot A Tortlnl 
Kramer A Boyle 
Kramer A Boyle Co 
(One to nil) 
MEMPHIS,' TENN. 

Loew's (10) 
Paul Bros 

McCann Sis- 
Tucker & Smith 
Great Blackstone : 
(One to nil) . 
MONTREAL 
Umw's (10) , 
De Toregos 
Halatead A Daniels 
Dixie 4 

Frank D' Armors Co 
Lew Wilson 
Lew Wilson Gang 
NEWARK 
State (10) 
Lohse A Sterling 
Bernard A Henrle 
Ross Wyse Jr Co 
Eva Shirley Co 
(One to nil) 
NEir ORLEANS 
State (10) 
Larimer Sc Hudson 
Alice Vortey 
Scott Bros A V 
Conrad A Eddy 
Doo Baker Co 
NORFOLK, TA. 
. Loew's (10) 
Reok A Rector 
Victor Oliver Co 
Dave Gardner Co 
I^dell A Hlgglns 
Casa I.iebn Co 
STBACDSE 
Slate (10) 
Juvenile Steppers 
Carltpn A Bellow 
Wm A Joe Mandel 



Owen MoQlvneF '■ 
The Wager 

TOBONTO 
Loew's (10) 

Blaok A Gold 
Fein A Tennyson 
Carlton Emmy Pets 
McKay A Ardlne 
Gaston Andre Co 
WHITE PLAINS 
Slate 

1st half (16-17) 
Smith A Hart 
Edith Clifford Co 
6 Hartrianlacs 
(Two to nil) 

3d halt (18-31) 
HAH Langdon 
Alton A Wlson 
Study In Blue 
(Two to nil) 
WOHAVKN, L. Il 
Wlllard 

Ist halt (16-17) 
Kodak A 61s 
Murray A Maddos . 
Rutb noye 
Study In Blue 
(One to nil) 

2d bait (18-21) 
Dare A Tates 
Rltz. Bros 
Putting on Rltz 
(One to nil) 
TONKEBS, N. T. 
Tonlierk : 

1st bnlt (16-17) 
3 Woroesters , 
Fu'.lmer A Wayne 
Carney A Jean 
T Christian Orch 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Ida A Joe St Onge 
Lydla Harris 
Smith A Hart 
Bertram A Ralston 
Love In Ranks 



BBOOKLTH 
Albee (1«) 
Kays A Sayre 
Lou Holtz 
Indian Bd 
(Two to nil) 
(7) 

Gruber's Oddities 
Hal Kemp Oroh 
Harry Fox Co 
Bon Blue Co 
Trixle Frlganza 
Radio Aot 

Bnshwlck 
1st halt (14-17) 
Donovan Girls 




Keith's 



iTEW TOBK cm 
Chester 
Ist halt (14-17) 
6 Nelsons 
Gordon A King 
Keno Green A M 
Billy Gilbert Co 
Tiny Town Rev 

2d halt (18-30) 
Typical Topics Rev 
(Others to nil) 
- 2d bait ClI-18) 
Lillian St Lean Co 
Noble SIssle 
Ina Alcova Co 
Carlisle A Lamal 
Hardeen 

CollMiam 
1st halt (14-17) 
Kay Hamlin A Kay 
2 Blossoms 
Sully A Thomas 
Clayton J'kson A D 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (18-20) 
6 Mounters 
Hector A Pals 
Florrle Lavere 
Jimmy Savo 
Farnum's Frolics 
2d halt (11-13) 
Moran Sc Wiser 
Tiny Town ReT 
Ethel Davis 
Benny Davis Gang 
(One to nU) 
81st St. 
1st half (14-17) 
Galla RInl 
Kouna Sis 
Orth A Codee 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Chew HIng Tr 
Alex Hyde Carnival 
(Three to nil) 

2d halt (11-13) 
Al K Hall Co 
Dave Ferguson 
(Three to nil) 
Fordham 
lat halt (14-19) 
Kltayama Japs 
Margaret Schilling 
Robinson A Pierce 
OUda Gray Co 
Al K Hall Co 

2d half (16-20) 
Donovan Girls 
Abbott A Blsland 
Sully A Thomas 
Shean A Cantor 
Signer Frlscoe Bd 



JACK L. UPSHUTZ 

'W^'VS^V* TAILOR, 908 Wahol St, Phila. 



TUESDAYS 
HOTEL 
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Tom Lomas Co 
6 Speedy Steppers 
Leslie A Flcard 
Babe Belmore 
Lucille Steers 
Margie May 
"Sunset Pass" 
8. ANTONIO. TEX. 

Texas (IS) 
"Crinoline Jazz" V 
Jack - Bgan 
Bayes A Speck 
John Quinlan 
Chapman A Snyder 
Ned Jewell 
F Sorrell Girls 
SAN FRANCISCO 

Warfleld (0) 
Eddie Peabody 
Jlmmle Fawcett 
Helen - Thurston 
Belle Trazer 
Don Bngllsh 
''Captain Lash" 

Granada (0)' 
Gatanos 

Ruth^Patsy- — — — 
Ross A Edwards 
Gene Sheldon 
Rube 

Msrata Kdy 
"Wolf Song". 
ST. L0VI8 
Ambassador (•) 

"Cheerio" Unit , 
Ed Lbwry ; . 
GAM Ellne- 
Wally Jackson - 



Georgle Price 

Bee A R Oomaa Co 

(One to nil) 
State (IS) 

Andresens 

Hewitt A Hall 

McLaughlin A B 

W Sharpies Co 

Nan Haiperin 

Whits- W'y Gaieties 
' Vletorta 
1st half (16-17) 

Florence Baker Co 

Delro 

Jas C Morton Co 
L Fitzgerald Co, 
Dancing Lessons . 

2d half (18-21) 
Victor Hyde's Stara 
(Others to All) 
BBOOKLTN 
Bedford 

1st half (16-17) 
Boyd A Wallla 
Scherr Bros 
M Montgomery Co 
'Bobby— Randall'*' "~ 
Olbbs 2 

2d half (18-11) 
.Baob 91s 
3 Students 
Pease A Kelson Co 
PIsano A Laoderer 
GIbbs 8 . 

.46tli St. 

1st bait (18-17) 
.Mazola 8' 
Conler & Shlrler 



Billy Arlington Co 

Maddocks 

(Two to nil) 

COBONA, L. L 
Piasa 

1st halt (lE-17) 
Chapelle A Carlton 
Goodwin A Rash 
Alexander LAG 
Lewis A Ames 
John Rothang Co 

2d half (18-21) 
3 Worcesters 
Relly A Gale 
LaMar A Boyce 
Donovan A Breen 
T Christian Orch 
BT'NSVILLE. IND. 

Loew's (10) 
8 Blanks 
Frank Salt Co 
H Clifton Co 
Cole A Snyder . 
Lee 2 Co 

HOUSTON 
Honston <U) 

x^etiKft'' — ~ 

Trado 8 . . 
Anderson A Graves 
Mllo 

M Douglas Co 
JAMAIOA, Ik L 



1st halt (16-lT) 
Realm ot Dance 
Dixie Hamilton 
Phillips A Murrar 
Joe FbtlUpa Rev 



2d halt (11-13) 
Kaswell Sis 
6 Honey Boys 
Carter De Haven 
Brown A Wblttak'r 
lUlnl Bd 

FraabllB 

1st half (14-17) 
Bob Murphy 
Roscoe Alls 
(Three to nil) 

2d half (18-20) 
Phil A Eddie Ross 
Dotson 

Brendel A Burt 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (11-13) 
Tlllls A LaRue 
Ada Brown 
Blgnon Herbert Co 
Bob Hall 
Rudy Valee 
Hamilton 

1st halt (14-17) 
Del Ortos 

Wm J Kennedj. 50, 
Too -Hay "'4 botty 
Rudy Valee Co 
(One to mi) 

2d half (18-20) 
Kltayama Japs 
Wbeerer A Sanda 
Roger IrahoS 
George Baatty 
Babe Bgan Redh'ds 

2d bait (11-13) 
Donoyan Olrla . 
Daiotr Marie ' 



Senator Murphy 
Wm Seabury Co 
One to nil) 

Hippodrome (14) 
Markert Girls 
Lopez Orch 
Lillian Rotb 
(Two to nil) 
(7) 

Russell Markert Co 
Lillian Roth 
Vincent Lopes 
(Two to nu) 
JelTeraoa 
let bait (14-17) 
Walter Dare Wahl 
Roger Imboff 
Trixle Frlganza 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (18-20) 
Gallalnl A Sis 
Master Jay Ward 
Senator Murphjr 
Roscoe Alls Co 
(One to nil) 

^d .balf (11-18) 
Bozo Snyder ' Unit 
Bull Montana 

Palaee (14) 
Shaw'A Carroll Co 
I^atrlce Joy Co 
Will Mahoney 
(Others to fill) 
(7) 

Aces A a Queen 
Roy Rogers 
Ben Bemle Orcb 
Ann Codee Co 
Lou Holtz 
Pavley Ballet 
Will Mahoney 
Begent 
1st halt (14-17) 
Dotson 

Roy Sedley Gang 
(Three to nil) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Lionel Kaye 
Raquel Mlarto 
(Three to ml) 

2d half (11-13) . 
Deltorelll A G 
4 Mariners 
Jerome A Bvelyn 
Fisher Sc OUmore 
Chinese Nltes 

Blverslde (14) 
Jerome A Evelyn 
The Brlants 
Brown A Wbltaker 
Ada Mae 
Allen A Breen 
(7) 

King King A King 
Harrlgan A Ol'cker 
Roy Cummlngs Co 
GUda Gray Co 
Peter Hlgglns 
Trixle Frlganza 
Boyal 
1st half (14-17) 
Mazettl Lewis Co 
Bob Murphy 
R Huling A Charlie 
Brnle Golden Orcb 
(One to nil) 
2d halt (18-20) 

grackerjacks 
ull Montana 
Jolly BUI A Jane 
(Two to nil) 

2d bait (11-13) 
D A H Walker 
Kayre A Sayls 
Sweethearts 
Harry Tate Co 
Bernays Johnson 
CONET ISLAND 

Tiiyoa 
1st halt (14-17) 
Roy Rogers 
Bernays Johnson 
(Three to nil) 

2d half (18-20) 
Roy Sedley Bd 
(Others to nil) - 
..J8aj>aJL.(UiU).„ 
Typical Topics Rev 
FAB BOCKAWAT 

2d bait (18-21) 
Gordon A King 
Davis Sc DarneU 
(Three to fill) 

2d half (11-14) 
Loma Woth 
Rice A Warren 
Monologlst 
Bob Hsnshaw Gang 
(On* to fill) 



Truce Boree Rev 
BANGOR, M^. 
Bljon 

1st half (16-17) ' 
3 Vagrants 
Maglo Land 
(One to nil) 

3d halt (18-31) 
Jack Conway Co 
Sunshine Boys 
Willie Karbe A Sis 
BENN'NGTON. T% 

let half (16-17) 
Johnny Mack Co 
(Two to nil) 




Ted LeaiT :Go 
Gruber's- Animals - 
(Two to nil) 

3d half (18-30) 
Ike Rose's Midgets' 
(Others to nu) 

3d half (11-13) 
Fred Hogan; Co 
i^lna I H'rlcola 
TontPrthouiihts - 
(Two to nil) 
' OreeniMlnt 
iBt half (14-17) 
Lionel - Kaye 
Brems F A M Bros 
Jolly Jane A BUI 
(Two to nU) 

3d half (18-30) 
Roy -Rogers 
JudI Dee 
Little PIplfax 
(Two to nu) 

3d halt (11-13) 
Colombia 4 
Le Petite Jennie 
Rowland -A Joyce 
Florrle .LeVere 
(One -to nU) 
. Kenmore ' 
1st halt (14-17) ' 
Llllllan St Leon Co 
Jimmy Savo 
Benny Davis Gang 
(Two to nil) 

3d halt (18-20) 
Gruber's Oddities 
Kranc A Kaufman 
Tiny Town Rev 
Trixle Frlganza 
Alma .Nlelaon Co 
3d half (11-13) 
Neptune 4 
Margaret Schilling 
Rutb Warren Co 
Fred Ardath Co 
Art Landry Bd 
Madison 
1st halt (14-17) 
Beege A Qupee 
LUa Campos 
Wm Edmunds Co 
Joe Browning 
Alma Nielsen Co 
3d half (18-30) 
Lillian St Leon Co 
Carllsls-A Lamal 
Benny Davis Gang 
(Two to nu) 
2d half (11-13) 
Nelsons 
Ruddell A Donegan 
Joe Freed Co 
Ernie Golden Co 
(One to nil) 
Orpbenm 
1st bait (14-17) 
Bozo Snyder Unit 
2d half (18-20) 
George P Murphy 
Kelly A Staples 
Tom A Dolly Ward 
Bernays Johnson 
(One to nil) 

2d bait (11-13) 
Van A Bell 
Frank Neville 
Wilbur Sweatman 
Bernard A Suzanne 
Shaw A Carrol Rev 
(Ons to nil) 
Prospect 
let halt (14-17) 
Ike Rose's Midgets 
(Others to nil) 

3d half (18-30) 
Clownland Rev 
Prlnc'ss Watawassa 
(Three to nil) 

2d half (11-18) 
Houstons 
Llla Campos 
BAM Reed 
Brooks A Rush 



BINGHAMTON 
ningbamton 

Ist halt (16-17) 
Ted A Al Waldmaa 
Perrlscarro Sis ReV 
(One to nil) 

2d half (18-21) 
DIrkson A Cassldy 
Bob Murphy 
(One to mi) 

2d half (11-14) 
Marcella's Birds 
Jay A Veils 
Lum. A. White 
BUrany Scandals 
(One to nil) 
BOSTON, MASS. 
Albee 

1st half (16-17) 
Swor A Goods 
4 Uesseiies 
Marino A Martin 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (11-14) 
Musical Enchanters 
Cook A Oatman 
Raymond Bond Co 
Edwin George 
Local Girls 
Bowdola Sa. 

1st half (16-17) 
Checker Girls 
(Others to nil) 

' Eglestoa Sq. 

Ist halt (18-17) 
Bob A Haddy 
Walsh A Thoroaa 
Mona Mura Boya 
(Two to n i) 
Howard 

1st halt (16-17) 
Paul Nolan 
Four Casting Stara 
Harry McGowan Co 
(Two to nil) 

Memorial (IS) 
La Belle Pola .. 
LIta Grey Chaplin 
Roy Cummlngs 
Art Landry Orcb 
(One to nil) 

(8) 
6 Lamys 
Gordon A King 
Davis A Darnell 
Irene RIcardo 
Allen A Breen 
Indian Band 

Seollar. Sq. (IS) 
Paula Lorma Co 
Tom Waring 
Nat C Haines C« 
Lytell A Fant 
Toung China 
(8) 

Raymond Pike 
Norton A Beck 
Ray A Dot Dean 
Mae Usher . 
Land ot Clowns 
BB'OKTON, MASai 
Brockton 

1st half (16-17) 
Wheeler A Wheeler 
Henry J Kelley 
Harry Jackson Co 
Warren Lucille A S 
(One to nil) 

Id half (18-21) 
Anthony A Howl'd 
Gerber's Gaieties 
(Three to All) 

BUFFALO (10) 
Harry Carroll Unit 
(8) 

B A L Gillette 
Bertram A Saxtosi 
Slim TImblln 
Mary Haynes 
Marlon Wllklns 
CALOABT 
Grand (10) 
Count Bemlvlcl Ca 



EXCLUSIUELV DESIGNED 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



1632 B'way. at 60th St.. N V CItif 



Bob Murphy 
AKBON, O. 
Palace 

1st halt (16-17) 
Nolan Bros A V 
Tbe Ushers 
Frances White 
Collins A Peterson 
D'hty Ethel Norlne 

2d half (18-21) 
Mary Dugan Unit 

2d halt (11-14) 
Jay C Fllppen Unit 

ALLENTOWN 
Colonial 

1st half (16-17) 
Wheeler A Patter 
Willie Solar 
Babe Bgan Redh'ds 
(Two to mi) 

2d half (11-14) 
Marcus Rev 
(Others to nU) 
ATL'MTIO C N. J. 
Arie 

1st half (16-17) 
Arthur A Darlla 
Le Paul 

Wilson A Dobson 
Chamberl'n A Barl 
Harry L Cooper Co 

2d halt (18-21) 
Murand A Glrton 
Bobby Henshaw Co 
Jerome A Ryan 
(Two to nU) 
AUGUSTA, HE. 
1st halt (16-17) 
Delgman A Ball 
Carr Clifford A C 
(One to nU) 

BALXmOKB^.. 

New Gardens (IS) 
Dora Ford Rev 
Talent A Merit 
Clara K Toung 
Joe Freed Co 
Flora La Breton 
(8) 

Mills A Martelle 
Geo F Murphy 
Tom Waring 
Johnny Walker 
WestoB A Lyons 



Sylvia Clark 
(Three to nu> 
(8) 

Chaney A Fez 
Tabor A Green 
Carl Freed Orcb 
Bobby May 
Al Trahan Co 
Lester Irving S 
CANTON, O. 
Palace 

let half (16-17) 
Ted Gordon 
Zastro White Rev 
(Three to nil) ' 

2d halt (18^21)' 
Muriel Kaye Co 
Ted Gordon 
(TJiree to nU) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Geraldlne A Joe 
Gene Greene 
(Three. to nil) 
OHABLOTTH 
Carolina 

Id half (18-21) 
4 Eton Boya 
Arthur Devoy C* 
Tyler Mason 
Joe Toung Co 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Frank Bvers A O 
Walsh A Kramer 
Lubln Larry A A 
Ledova 
(One to nil) 

CHATTANOOGA. 
TItoU 

1st half (16-17) 
(Same bill- playri 
XnoxviUo.. 2d_-balt) - 
Scott A Swift Sis 
Weston A Lyons 
Jack Pepper 
Koran 
(One to nil) 
CHICAGO 
Palace (10) 
Dack Shing Tr . 
Clhlro Vincent Co 
3 Bailors 
Duncan Sisters 
George Jessel 



, , ,Wednes4«74 April.. 10, 1920 



V A R tM.T Y 



^ Ban«r Co 
Bavlwni'B 
3f«di«r ft- »3T>r«e 
3larloa HMrtm . ■ 
Papltd •'• 
I>oii««i< Bia 

-Veil* ft « . 

SkPVlneu Olrla 
Hwbtrt F«r« 
(One to fill) 

■lals ft FaalMn 

Sraw/ort ft Broa'k 
CmHi H«r7 Dosan 
CIIII Naiiaro • 
Kdna W Hopper 
l«n, Cameron Co 

CINCnWAW 
Albea (U) 
pearl a ^ 
See Marka 
Jaekle Coosu 
rio. Iiewis 
. Felovta ■ ^^^^ 

VldgeUand' ' - 



Bbapira ft p^Ualley 
Rhe a ft.. eai>tore Oo 

RTcim'a. luee. 

I«ne . 

let lialf <lt-n) 
ReattTO , I 
Harrlaon. ft Dahln- - 
I.ee >Iarahall Rev 
(Two to fill) 

Id hait, <ll-tl) 
Btewart . & Olive 
Sawyer ft Bddla 
Claode ' ft ' If arlon 
(Two to All) 

XUCBHINO' 
Kelth'a - 

let halt (IS-IT). 
Dbnal Sla 
Ruth Warren Co 
Fred Ardetit Co 
Parlier' Babb Co 
Tan ft Sctaenck 

2dMia1f (18-21) 
C. Neleops 
Margaret SchllUne 
Keno Oreen ft 1£ 
Clayton Jackaon 
(One to nil) 

2d half (11-14) 
Collealate Unit 
TRV'OnH, MABB. 
Uorman 

let half (ie-17) 



HOWARD SLOAT 

- I)0ND;> > nil INVtSIMtNT 



-Cbaz Chaae . 
I,aae«M White 

rvoUCTBiAiro., 

' - nditce ' ' ' 
let Jjklt (1^-17) 
Bhrtraro ft Sazton 

Tenlta' Clould 
■Befb Wlltlama 

■2d' liaK (11-1« _ 
'Tranela - Rose 'ft D 

eUB Kavanansb 

X^ancea White 

Joe Marke^ _ 

Bar HUler Oreh 
' IWth Bt. 
let halt (IS-IT) 

Mariet Kaye 

Bhitat. BIjktt 

Ifercedee. 

7ack Wlleon 

niermo'e Dose' 
Sd halt (U-21) 

Nolan. Broa ft V 

JtSraTeah- 

Monica * A Skelly 
;Barrle' & RadollSe 

■ "(Onia to flll) 

ii halt (11-14) 
' Dance Tarade 

Bobby Rbwiand 
'Seniia ft Denn 
sUayo ft Liynn 

Ora 

rOIXMBUS 
Palace (IS) 

f AlllBona 

Gosa ft Barrows 

J6b Regan ' 

lAng & Haley 

Vatteesl 

(«) 

la^lrtel Kaye 
Block -ft Sally 
.Ilercedes 
"-SeM 'ft Austin 
Colleanb Family 

CONCORD,- N. H. 
Jimmy' Bvons Show 
- DATTON 
•' VKettk'a 
latWK (lS-17) 
Carter BrOs Rev 
Bt<^n' Kavanangh 
''Roee ft: Thome 
I.ltt1e Jaiik Little 
Cblieaiio Family 
' Si- half <1»-41) 
The -Dakotas 
Sargent 'ft' IawIs 
-4'Cemerons 
I<eavllt' ft I«ckw'd 
' '2d half (11-14) 
- Mldgetland 
Brnest HIatt 
Red Marshall 
The Uiihera 

■ VaneBnl 

DENVER 
Keith's (IS) 
Paulay Bros 
Princess Pat 
Sid Marlon 
Rae Samuels 
Pllcer ft noufrlaa 
(8) 

Harrlnston 81s 
George Dormonde 
Hayes & Fleeson 
Tounger Boys 
(One to flll) - 
DETROIT 
Oriental (IB) 
Clara K Young 
Edge & Moada 
Ethel Narlne 
Haynes ft Beck 
Horry Wiitson Jr 
(8) 

Marie ValentI 
'Bmlly Darren 
Chos Aldrlch 
Meyers & Hannard 
MSter lA Monte 

IjptOWB 

_l8t half (16-17) 
Falls Reading ft B 
Chase ft lA Tour 
Freda & Palace 
(Two to flll) 
^ id halt (11-14) 
Francis & Wally 
Down Home 
(Three to flll) 
■ 2d half (12-14) 
CoBola ft Verdi 
Bddle Borden Co 
9 Allisons 
(Two to flll) 
EA8TON 
l4ike 
._lst haw (1S-17>' 
Corlnno Tllton 
(Others to flll) 

2d . hair (11-14) 
Rose's Midgets 
(Others to fllO 
BUnRA, N. T. 

_ MaJeaUe 
_let half (ip-17) 
Kogors 'ft Donnelly 
Brown Derby Orch 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Ebony Scandals 
(Others, to flll> 
^2d half (11-14) 
Kate Pullmabi 
(Others to flll) 
ERIE, PA. 
Peny 
_,lst half (lS-17) 
Hap Hazzard Co 
S'M Ann ft Mr P 
g Uy.. Eurl . Go — — 
-Nile & Mansfield 
Marshall Shannon 
_ 2d holf (18-21) 
Ruth Ford 
Barto ft Clark 
Hlckey Bros 
Memphis Colleg'na 
(One to flll) 
_2d half (11-14) 
Klacahua 

Hamilton ft Bucher 
VUke O'Hara Ca 



Prince 'iSlgrnnnd 
(Others to ilin 
GRAND BAPtbS 

. Kdth's . 
let half (lS-17) 
Ora ■ 

W I> S Showboat 
(Three to fill) 

ad half (18-21) 
Totes .ft >L«wley 
Modem . Cinderella 
Val Hania Co 
Joe Mendl 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Ken Christy Co 
Polly ft Oz ... 
Along Broadway 
Freda ft Palace 
Carl RoBlnl . 

OKBBNFIELD . 
Victoria 

2d half (18-21) 
Gautler's Toy -Shop 
(Others to flll)~ 

2d halt (11-14) 
Wheeler ft Wheeler 
Madlyn Patrtca 
Double Expoeure 
Mack 'ft Rogers 
Four Casslons 

HARRI6BVRO 
New State 

Isc halt (16-17) 
Qlrl Wanted 
Earl Llndsey Rev 
(Three to flJl) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Barrlng-Lasor Rev 
Wheeler & Potter 
Hollywood Redh'ds 
Spence ft Troe 
Willie Solar 
BARTI.AND, ME. 

let halt (16-17) 
Delgman ft Ball 
Carr Clifford ft C 
(Three to flll) 
H'V'RHI UU MASS. 
ColoBlal' ' 

1st halt (16-17) 
Three Netos ■ • 
Oano ft D Collins 
Buzzlngt'n Revelers 
(Two to All) 

2d half (18-21) 
Rcstlvo 

Haynes I, & Kaiser 
Local Kiddle Rev 
(Two to flll) 
HORNELI. 
Bhattudt's 

2d half (18-21) 
Ted ft AI -Waldman 
Marshall Shannon 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Gordon ft ' Manners 
Jones ft Jones 
Thalerlo's Circus 
(Two to flll) 
ITHACA 
Strand 

2d halt (18-21) 
Block ft Sully 
Brown Derby Orch 
(Tl)ree to flll) 

2d halt (U-14) 
Paul Nolan Co 
Rogers ft Donnelly 
Tod & Al Waldman 
The Graduates 
( One to flll) 

JERSEY CITY 
State 

iBt half (16-17) 
Loma Woth 
Alex Hydo Carnival 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Jack Major 
(Others to flll) 

KERNE, N. H. 

l8t half (16-17) 
Gerard ft Marco 
Lauren ft Lndare 
(Others to flll) 
I.ACONIA, N. n. 

1st halt (16-17) 
Yachting Porly 
(Others to flll) 
LANCASTER 
Colonial 

1st half (16-17) 
Marty Dupre Show 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Rodrlgo ft Leila 
(Others to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Carlos & Granada 
IjO Paul 
Edgar Bergen 
Lou Archer Co 
P M'Cormack Pals 
L'WR'NCE, MASS. 

1st half (16-17) 
Al 'Van Gang 
(Others to flU) 
lEWISTON, MB. 
Unslo Hall 

1st halt (16-17) 
Jack Conway Co 
Sunshine Boys 
Willie Karbe ft Sis 
(Two to' flll) 

2d half (T8-21) 
3 -Vagrants 
Magic Land 
(Three to flll) 

LOS ANOEf.ES 

BUI Street (18) 
Five Brocks 
'.Stanlcy.-^ft»-aingec 
Casey ft Warren 
Olive Olsan 
Olson ft Johnson 
(8) 

Alberta Lea 
Paxton 

Jack Usher Co 
Hal Nelman 
Al B White Rev 
Orphenm (IB) 
Ken Mjirray Valt 
De Maroos 



WUI Fsffe . 

t WblrlwlBda . . ' 

■ -'(S). ■ 

t 'Whirlwinds 
Stanley ft Ginger 
Lain MeConnell ' 
Pert Keltoi^ . 
De Maroos. 
Mitchell ft Dnrant 
Leroys 

liOlllHVllUI 
Keith's 
1st hair <1E-17) 
Dakotos' 
Sargent ft Lewis 
4 Cameroas 
Leavitt ft Lockw'd 
(One to mi) 

2d half (18-11) 
Carter Bros 
Stan Kavanangh 
Rose ft Thorne 
Little Jack Little 
Colleano Family 
2d halt (11-14) 
Pearl 2 
Chaz Chase 
Lasses White 
Flo Lewis 
Hele n J ahns Girls 
liOWEIX, BUBS. 
KeHh's 
1st half (lS-17) 
Dainty Marie Co 
Wheeler ft Wheeler 
(Three to flll) 
LYNN, MASS. 

Olympla 
1st half (16-17) 
Sawyer ft Rddy 
Irving ft Clianey 
McManus ft Hlckey 
Muslo ft Art Rev 
(One to AID' 

2d halt <(lt-21) 
Lee Marshall Rev 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
(Three to Ally 
MALDEN, MASS. 
Orand 
1st half (16-17) 
Clark ft Horrell 
(Othirs to All) 

2d half (18-21) 
HcMands ft Hlckey 
BaezlDgt'n Revelers 
(Three to flll) 
MEADVnXB 

POifc 
2d half 118-21) 
MM Ann ft Mr F 
Nile ft Mansfleld 
Marshall Shannon 
(Two to flll) 
- 2d half (11-14) 
Covington ft Kent 
Kit Kat. Boys 
/Farrel Taylor 8 
(Two to flll) 
MiaiFHIS 
Orphenm (IB) 
Lockett ft Page 
Labin Larry ft A 
Teck Murdock ft Co 
Clifford ft Marlon 
(One to flll) 
(8) 

O'DonnoU ft Blair 
Nina Gordonl 
Jim McWilllams 
Depace Co 
(One to flll) 
MILWAUKEE 
Palace Orphenm 
(16) 

Gaudsmlth Bros 
Watson Sis 
Hooper ft Gatchett 
Marlon Harris 
Grlflln 2 

(8) 

Falla .Reading ft B 
Frank Convllle 
Harry Langdon Co 
Lottiiie Howell 
Barry ft Whitledge 
Dack Shing Tr 
MINNEAPOLIS 
Orphenm (IS) 
Lottlce Howell 
Irene Franklin 
Gordon 'ft Sqalres 
Manning ft Wblte 
(One to flliy 
(8) 

Tlnova ft BalkoS 
Gaudsniith Bros 
Conlln ft Glass 
Ethel Waters 
Wells & 4 Fays 
M'NTPELIEB, TT. 

2d half. (18-21) 
Lamont ft 'Verne 
Ethel Munro 
Chelm St Orr 
Brooks ft Margie 
La 'Vlgna 

MONTREAI. 
Imperial 
1st holt (16-17) 
Ray Marr Rev 
Del O'Dell 
(Three to flll) 
MORRISTOWN 

Keith's 
2d halt (18-21) 
Templeton Bros 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Gordon ft Gertrude 
I.ee ft Gould 
Emma Earl Harvey 
Evelyn Philips Co 
(One to flll) 
N, BEDF'D. MASS. 
Olynipla 
1st half (16-17) 
Marco ft Jerome 
Stewart ft Olive 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
Haynes L & Kaiser 
Local Kiddle Rev 
2d half (18-21) 
Henry J Kolley 
Edgar Bergen Co 
Music & Art Rev 
(Two to flll) 
NASHVILLE 
Princess (IS) 
Bobby Rowland- 
Jimmy Burchlll Co 
Jim McWilllams 
Frank Evers ft O 
(One to flll) 
(8) 

Sargent ft Lewis 
Betty Blythe Co 
4 Camerons 
Frank Wilson 



(One to flll) 
NEWBVBOH 
Academy 
let half (16-17) 
M'Corm'k ft Cullen 
Bear Cat 
Bobbe ft Nelson 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Brooks ft Rush 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Argo ft Young 
Ray Huling ft Seal 
Joe Howard 
Mischief Makers 
(One to flll) 
NIAGARA FALLS 

.^Jlellevle^t. 

1st half (16-1?) 
Harum Scarura 
Block ft Sully 
Memphis Collegians 
(Two to' flll) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Seed A Austin 
Banjoland 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
H'rv'd Charles ft K 
Collins ft. Feter|90B 



Baael ft Blatofl.Ce 
(Two .to flll) . 
KORTBL AIlAIffl 

. Ekapire , . 
14 half (18>11) 
Chevalier Bros 
(Others to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
4 Pepper Shakers 
Carroll ft . James 
Fant ft.Lockwood 
Delahy Cr'don ft C 
OAKLAND 
»Bhlaad <1S) 
Honey Tr 
Forsytbe ft Kelly 
Adela Verne 
Nick Lacas 
Devil's Clrooa 
(8) 

Bd ft Jenny Roeaey 
Frabson 

Raym'nd ft Caverly 
Gaby's Mex Rev 
Win Fyile 

OMAHA 
OriAenm (IB) 
Geo D'Ormonde Co 
Harrington Sis 
Pllcer ft Douglas 
Hayes ft Fleeson 
Foy Family 
(8) 

Kafka Stanley ft H 
B H Sanderson 
Claire Vincent Co 
B ft B Newell 
Irene Franklin 
OTTAWA 
Keltb's.(lS) 
Fayn'e ft DeCosta 
B CVMeara Co 
Joe Nelmeyer Co - 
WUI J Ward 
Russian Art Clrcns 
(8) 

Ray Marr . Co 

i Others to flll) 
'AWTCCKT, B. I. 
Coloalal 

let halt (16-17) 
Bob ft Maddy 
Walsh ft Thomas 
Homer' LInd Rev 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Rogers ft Gregory 
(Others to flU) 
PHILADELPHIA 
:;kris (IB) . 
Dance Rhapsody 
Dixon ft Meirell 
Jack Norworth Co 
Betty Blythe 
Jones ft Rae 
Paal.Bpecht Orch 
Omnd O. H. 
let half (16-17) 
The Crackerjacks 
Geo P Murphy 
Little PIplfax 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Fisher ft Ollmore 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
MazzetM Lewis Co 
Harry Holman Co 
Dewey ft Rogers 
Harris ft Radcllff 
(One to flll) 
NIxoa 
1st half (16-17) 
Morand ft Glrton 
Jerome ft' Ryaj^ 
Bobby HensbaW Co 
Two to flll) . 

2d belt (18-21) 
Arthur & Darling 
LePaul 

Wilson ft Dobson 
Chamberlain ft B 
Harry L Cooper Co 
PITTSBCRGH 
Davis (IS) 
Hamilton Bucher 
Winchester ft Rosa 
7 Nelsons 
Lane ft Harper 
Gene Greene . 
LoFollette 
(8) 

Palermo's Doge 
Yates ft Lawley 
Hap Hazzard 
Corinne Tllton 
Alma Nellson 
Leatrlce Joy 
Joe Browning 
Large & Morgner 
BoxtIs 
2d half (11-14) 
Miss Ann ft Mr F 
Barto ft Clark 
Boyle ft Delia 
Jas Cooghlln Co 
(One to flll) 
Sheridan 8q. 
1st halt (16-17) 
Covington ft Kent 
LaFolIette 
Seed ft Austin 
Dlllle Maye Co 
(One to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Hamilton ft Bucher 
Winchester ft Ross 
7 Nelsons 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Charles Carrere 
Bond ft Trent 
Reed ft Lavere 
Eddie Dale Co 
(One to flll) 
PITTSFIELD, ME. 

2d halt (18-21) 
Delgman ft. Ball 
Carr jCllfford ft C 
(One"*) flll) 
PORTLAND, ME. 
Keith's 
1st halt (16-17) 
Yvonne Co 
KIrby ft Duval 
Mexican Cossacks 
(Three to flll) 
PORTSM'TII, N.H. 

1st half (16-17) 
Gerard ft Lillian 
Rogers ft Gregory 
Yachting Party 
(Two to flll) 
FOUGHKEEPSIE 

Bardavon 
lat half (16-17) 
Brooks ft Rush 
mini Singing Bd 
(Three to flU) 

2d half (18-21) 
McCormIck ft C 
Bear Cat 
Bnbbe ft Nelson 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
Rosa Rosalie 
Whitefleld ft Irel'd 
Ben Smith 
Sandra 
(One to flll) 
PUTNAM, CONN, 
let half (16-17) 
Hart ft Francis 
Alexander the O 
Cook Collins Rev 
WaMon ft Woods 
Denno Sis ft T B's 
(tt'INCV, MASS. 

' — TruiMr~"~ 

1st halt (lE-17) 
Dolores & Lillian 
Watklns ft Weeke 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Moore ft . -Montez 
Jack McBrlde 
(Three to flll) 
RICHMOND, VA. 

National (IB) 
Spence ft Trne 



Rols ft Bonlta Co 
(Three .to flll) . I 

(8) 

Maroos Rev ! 

Hunter 

(Three to flll) 
B'HIFD Kmc, U. 
Ketth's 

1st half (lE-17) 
Knzy Kate 
Wheeler ft Bapds 
Carlisle ft Damal 
Mr Wa 
(One to flll) 

2d half (11-11) ; 
Crystal S 
( Honey Boys' 
Joe Browning 

0 ft P Magley 
(One to flll) ,. 

2d half (11-14) ' 
Bector ft Pals 
OUv^e McClure .Co 
Robinson ft Pierce 
Roy Sedley ft Mob 

(One to fill) 

BOOBESTEB 
Palace * 

1st half (16-17) 
Parker ft Mack 
Chamberlain ft B 
Bthel Davis 
Henry Santrey Bd 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (18-11) 
Big Rosle 
Jay VeUe 
Senna ft Dean . 
Glenn ft Jenkins ' 
P Oukralnaky Bal 

2d halt (11-14) I 
Carter Bros Rev ' 
Gallarlnl Sis 
Swor ft Goods 
Ella Shields 
Dave Vine 
Don Valerie i 
BOOHESTV. N.H. 
Paloee 

let halt (16-17): 
Yachting Party . 
(Others to flll) 

B-ALBBT, MASS. 
Fedeiral 

1st half 1(-17) I 
Don Cuaamlngs 
Gerber's Gaieties . 
(Three to flll) - 

2d half .(lt-21) 

1 Black Dots 
Kelso 'ft Demonds 
Harrison ft Dakln 
(Two to flll) 

BAN FBANOIBCO 
Ooldea Oatfi (IS) 

B ft J Rooney , 

Frakson 

Raym'nd ft Cav'riy 
Sophie ' Tucker 

(8) 
6 Bracks 
Ous ft Will 
Casey ft Warren 
Olive Olsen 
Olsen ft . Johneon 
Orphenm (IS) 
The Agemoa 
Bob Nelson 
Janette Hackett 
Watson ft Cohan 
Florence Moore 
York ft King 
Jack Benny 



Pavley-Ouk Sanet 

. Id ball. (U-ll) 
Parker ft xaek 
Chamberlain ft B 
Bthel Davis 
Benry Santrey Bd 
(One to flll) 
, 2d halt (11>14) . 
Barry (^rroll Unit 
. TOLEDO 
Keith's 
1st half (16-17) 
Yates ft Lawley 
Val Barrls C^ 
Modem Cinderella 
Coscia ft Verdi 
Joe Mendl 

2d half (lt-21) 
Ora 

L S Show . Boat 
(Three to flU). 

2d lialt (11-14) 
ScblteU'B 'Wd^r'ttes 
Agee ft White 
Joe Regan 
Delano Dell Co 
Felovis' 

TORONTO 
BIppodreaB* (IB) 
Marlon 'Wllklns 
Mack ft Rossiter 
Slim TImblln 
Mary Haynes 
B ft L Gillette 
(8) 

Wright ft Douglas 
Frankel ft Dunlevy 
Sh^an ft Cantor 
Chamberlain & H 
Memphis C'lleglans 
TBENTOBf 
CspUoI. 

let half (16-17) 
Baby Rose Marie 
Ada Brown. 
(Three to, flll) 

2d bait (18-21) 
Bozo SnyJer; Unit 

^NION BflU. 
Cwpltol 

td halt (18-11) 
R H\illng ft Charlie 
B F & Mur Bros 
(One to' flll) 

2d halt (11>14) 
Mowatt ft Hardy 
Hlcky ft Massert 
WHl OakUnd 

VnCA. -N. T. 
OaBety 

let halt (lS-17) 
Bbony Scandals 
(Others to flIU 

2d half (18-11) 
Undercurrent - > 
Rogers ft Donnelly 
(OUiers to flll) 

2d half (11-14) 
Norton, ft Neweome 
Lawton 

The Boy Friends 
Plankett ft Mason 
Watch the Rnythm 

Orphenm (IB) 
Chaney. ft Fox 
Tabor ft Green 
Clarl Freed Orch 
Bobby May 
Al Trahan Co 
I.ester Irving 3 
(8) 

Al Gordon Co 
Lewis ft Wlothrop 



Kelly ft Rllle«n . . 
4 Jolly Tats 
(Two to flU) 

2d half (18-10) 
Bartee Bis 
Cecilia Weston Co 
Clara Morton 
(Two to flll) 
WESTCHESTER 

New Rochelle . 

1st half ,(14-17) 
Jerome ft Bvelya 
Bavoy ft Mann 
Uke Henstaaw Co 
(Two to flU) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Eddie Pardo Unit 
Teakers .- 

1st halt (14rl7)' 
Hardeea 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (18-20) 
Norman Thomas I 
(Others to flll) 
Mt. Veraoa. 

1st. half (14-17) 
Bartee Sis 
Lawton 

Cecelia Weston Co 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (18-20) 
John Regay Co 
(Three to flll) 



MEWAIUI 
Proeto«'S|l«)- 

WUI Morrlssey Co 
Testerthooglits 
(Three to fll|) , 
ALBANY 

Grand . (IB'll) 
Chevalier Bros 
Kate Pullman Rev 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Frankel ft Dunlevy 
Midget Follies 
(Two to flll) ' 

BORNECTADT 
. Proctor's 

1st half (16-17) 
Ted ft AI Waldmati 
Kate Pullman Rev 
(One to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Ales Hyde- Rev 
(Two to fill) 
TROY, N. T. 
Proctor's 

let half (16-17) 
Undercurrent 
Frankel ft Dunlevy 
(One to flll) 

2d half (18-21) 
Kate Pullman Co 
(Two to flU) 



fiPBUMKruD, nx. 

Orpbeam- ' 

1st lialf (14-17) 
Frank Hamilton 
BUIdtt ft La Tear 
(One to flll) 

2d half (18-20) 
Wrt Bbl)3 
Berkes ft' Sully 
(One to nil) 
ePRIMtiPU), HO. 
Electrie 

let halt (14-17) 
Primrose 4 - 
(One to flll) - 

2d half (18-20) 
Pacheco.Tr 
(One to flU) . 
BT. JOSEPH, MO. 
Electrie 

let half (14-17) 
Mary ft Bobby 
Morton ft Thomas 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (18-10) 
Clifford ft Grey 
ElCota ft Byrne 
Loa Cameron Co 
(One to flll) 



Interstate 



ATLANTA, GA, 
Keith's (IB) ' 
Chlnko ft Kaufpian 
Norwood ft' Hafl - 
Rome ft Dunn 
4 Diamonds 
(One to flll) 

BlRMINaHAK 
^ ■ Rita -(IS). 
Monroe ft Grant 
Powers ft -Vltallace 
Frank X Silk 
Bilks ft Satins' 
(One to flU) 

DALLAS,TEX. 
• MaJeMe (IS) 
I Jests 

.Adeline Bendoh Co 
Klelp Bros . 
Manny King Co 

(One to flll) . 

FT. WORTH* THE. 

Majestio (U)A 
Mannel Vega 
Kraft ft Lamont 
Waitjir . Mc.Nally 
H'-J: Coqley..<^>, . 
(One to flU) 

HOUSTON, 

. Mertinl .<U) 
3 Musketeel^ '' 
Pat Henning Co" ' 
Hyams ft Melntyre 
Brltt Wood 
Wells ft' Brady • • . 
LTTLE B'K, ARK. 

Majestic (IB) 
Heras ft Wallace 



Bemct ft. Dye 
Weaver Bros . 
Charm 4 . . 
Honie. Folki; 

MIAMI, OKIA. 
Nmr Colenaa (IB) 
t Rockets , . 

Rogers ft Wynne - 
Kane ft BlUil. 
O'DonnoU ft Blair 
(One to flll) 
HEW OBLEAlta 
Oipbenm (IS) 
8 Arnlma 
B Brice Co 
Jed Dooley Co 
Wilton ft Weber 
Jerry ft B Grands 
OKI.AHOMA CITY 

Oipheom (IS) 
Fultpn ft Mack ' ' 
(^lena Diamond 
Rich & Cherie 
(Two to nil) 

SAN ANTOMO' 
Hajeetia (IB) : 
Llbby Dancers 
-Stnla ft' Blilgh'am ' 
Hope Vemon 
Stan Stanley. C6 ' 
-m'tt -ft Herman' ' 

TUUA, OKLA, 
Orpheam (IB) - 
Sandy Lang C'b 
Zeldit Baatley. 
.H ft p Seemon 
Crockett's K'Vklans 



JUST: PLACED 

MURPHY BROS. 

with HARtlY DEl^MAft'S 

"FASCINATIONS" 

FERsbkAi. REPREWE ^lTATl tES' 

Joe— IiEDDT and, SHITH-TrEd 

IM West 44tb 6i.i Solite Ml 



Red Donahue 
(8) 

Ken Murray Unit. 
Nick Lucas. 
Jack Benny 
3 Whirlwinds 
(On e to flll) 
SEATTLE, WASH. 

Orphenm (IB) ' 
Al Gordon Co 
Lewis ft Winthrop 
Kelley ft Jackson 
FranMe Heath 
Billy Hallen 
Long Tack Sam 
(8) 

Wonder Girl 
Hyde ft Borrell . 
Angus ft Bearle 
Derlckson ft Brown 
Billy GlasoD 
The Sherwoods 
SKOWBEIO'N. ME. 

1st half (16-17) 
Carr Clifford ft C 
Delgman ft Ball . 
(One to flll) 
S-DRIDOE, HAfiS. 

1st half (16-17) 
Johnny Mack Co 
(Two to flll) 
SPRINOF'LD, 'VT. 

1st halt (16-17) 
Jobnny Mack Co . 
(One to flll) 
BT. LOUIS 

Bt. Loots (IB) 
The Ghezzle 
Peplto 

B ft B Newell 
Natacha.Nattova : 
Harry Bums Co 
(8) 

I.ockett & Page 
Frank Bamllton 
Hooper ft Gatchett 
Medley ft Dupree 
Ethel Waters 
Happiness Girls 
BT. PAUL 
Palace 
1st halt (16-17) 
Alexander ft Peggy 
Toto 

N Arnaut ft Boys 
2d half (1^21) 

H TImberg Unit 
gVRACDSE 
Keith's 
1st half (16-17) 

Big Rosie 

Jay Velio 

Seniia ft Dean 

Glenn ft Jenkins 



Kelly ft. Jackson 
Frankle Heath 
BUly Hallen . 
Long Tack Sam 
WAL'O'FORD, CT. 

let halt (16-17) 
Hart ft Francis 
Al'x'nd'r the Great 
Cook Collins Rev 
Watson ft Woods 
Denno Sis ft T B's 
WT'RVILLB, ME.. 

1st halt (16-17) 
Delgman ft Ball 
Carr Clifford ft C 
(One to flll) 

WHITE PLAOra 
Keith's 

1st halt (16-17) 
Nathans Bros 
Rosalind Rnby 
Davis & Darnell 
Hayes ft Cody 
Norman Thomas E 
The Monologlst 
Chew HIng Tr 

2d halt (18-21) 
Marty Dupree Rev 
(Others to flll) 

2d halt (11-14) 
3 NItos 

Mack ft Roeslter 
Flora I.a Breton 
Swartz & Clifford 
Gambol Soys ft B 
WINNIPEG 
Orpheam (IS) 
Bloomberg's Dogs 
Turner Bros 
Kenneth Harlan Co 
Bvans ft Mayer 
Hurst & Vogt 
The Wedding Gown 
(8) 

Count VIcI's Rev 
Sylvia Clark 
(Three to flll) 
YOVNGBTOWN, O. 
Keith's 

1st halt (16-17) 
Mary Dugan Unit 

2d half (18-2})' 
Dance Parade 
Ernest HIatt 
Frances White 
The Ushers 
Collins ft Peterson 
Ethel Norloe 

2d half Ul-14) 
Alleen ft Marjorle 
Jean Graiiese 
Rose ft Thome 
Modern Cinderella 
Herb Williams 




NEW YORK CITY 
86th 6*. 

let half (14-17) 
Typical Topics 

2d half (13-20) 
■Summera...ft~Hunt^. 
Rudy Vallee Co 
(Three to All) 
BUi Ave. . 

1st half (14-17) 
The Envoys 
John Regay Co 
Watson ft Byron 
Clara Morton 
(One to flll) 

2d half (16-20) 
Law tea ' 



Fields Bros ft O 
4 Jolly Tars 
(Two to flll) . 
Bllth St. 

Ist half (14-17) 
.Th«,X;ollegJ»lM.,- _ 
Duke EUington Co 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (16-20) 
T ft K Andrews 
Ada Brown Co 
Savoy ft Mann 
Tod Lonry Co 
Ernie Golden Co 
IZBtb Bt. 

let holf (14-17) 
Fields Bros .ft Q 



AURORA,: UX.' 

.Pox : , : - 
2d:halt:(l«-lS> I 
Bums 2 : : 
Siamese 2 
(One to flU) 
BVmVGVS^ -TLJm 
.. BfaJesUo.. . 
let )ialf..-(14-17)- 
B ft T Bow. • 
Elliott ft' L« Tour 
Meyakos i 
2d. half (J8-30) . 
Cherry Bl's'm ft .J 
Marcella Bardie ' 
Bob Hope . .. ' 
Hibbitt ft Bartman 
C'D'R B'PIDB. lA. 

1st half (14-17)1 
M ft A Skelly Co 
Lon Cameron^ 
Tlnova & Balkoft. 
(Two to flU) 

2d half (18-10) 
Mangean Tr ^ 
B Sanderson .CO . 
McLallen ft Sarah 
(TWO to flU) 
GHVPAION, ILL. 

let halt (14-17) 
Scott ' Saunders . 
Klknta Japs 
(One to flll) 

2d belt (13-20) 
Rldell ft <:oek 
H Watson Jr Co 
(One to flll) 
DAVENPORT, lA, 
Capllol 

let half (14-17) 
B & J Browne 
Reynolds ft White 
.Carrie ft Eddy Rev 
(One to flU) 

2d half (18-20). 
Chilton ft Thomas 
Sir Cecil Alexander 
Ann'b'lle ft R Boys 
Style Show 

DECATOR, ILL. 
Llncola 

Ist half (14-17). 
Farncll & Florence 
Traps 

Mason-Dlxon Co 
Rosalie Fields 

'2d halt (18-20) 
Elliott ft La Tour 
FarroltaTMIIIet Co 
Simms ft Bailey 
DE8 MOINES, lA. 
Orphetim 
let half (14-17) 
Mangean Tr 
Chilton ft Thomas 
Sir Cecil Alexander 
Ann'b'lle ft R Boys 

2d halt (18-20) 
Reynolds ft White 
B ft J Brown . 
Carrie ft Eddy. Rev 

DETROIT, ,MICH. 
Grand-Rlvlen (14) 
Ken Christy Co 
Frank.. Convllle 
Stanley Rolllckers 

(One to flll) 
EV'NBV'LLE, IND. 

yiouiry. . 

2d half (18-20) 
Gwynne Co 
F Hamilton 
Tlnova ft. Balkoff 
Elliott ft La Tour 
Lamont 4 

FT. WAYNE, IND. 
New Fknboyd 

1st halt (14-17) 
Along Broadway - 
Hamilton Sis ft F 
jOtto., Gray_^d-^-. 
(One to flU) 

2d half (18-20) 
Gus Fowler 
I Vermillion Co 
(Two to flll) 
OALRSB'RO, ILL. 
Orphenm 

1st half 14-17) 
Gus Fowler 
Bob Hope 
FarmlU-Mlllet Co 



: ST. PAUL, MINNT. 
> Palace-Orpheiraa 

1st bait (14-17) 
Toto 

N Arnaut £■ Broa 
(Three to nil) 

2d half (16-20) 
H TImberg Unit 
T'RE H'UTE, IND. 

Indiana 
- lei half (14-17) 
Qwynne Co 
Olarlous. (Jlrls 
(One to flll) 

2d hoU (13-20) 
Hall ft. Brmlnle 
(Two. to flll) 

lOKERA, KAN. 
Novelty (IB) 
Rodeo Boys 
O'Dunn ft Daye 
(One to flll) 
WAUKBGAN. IU» 
Geaeeee 

2d half (18-20) 
Burns 2 

Parsons ft Hawks 
Siamese 2 




JOLIETj ILL. ' 
Rial to 

let half .M-lT) 
Parsons ft Hawks 
Pere7rKoko..3 - 
Nancy Decker . 
Barl.Capps ft . Sis 
One- to flU) 

2d half. (18-10), 
HamUtop Sia ft T-. 
Oeo Bcoadhurst: Go 

JOPLINi MO. ^ 
. Elsetrie 

1st. bait (14-17) 

Musketeers 
Faobeco Tr. 
(One. to, flll) 

Id. lOlf (18-20) 
Primrose 4 
(Two to flll) 
BANS.- CITY, MO. 

BIalastreet'(I4) 
LonlsvlUe' Loons 
Ray . ft Harrison 
Geo MoLennon 
Medley ft Dupree 
Alexander 81s Co 
UNCOIiNi Nm. 

Uaoola (IB) 
Loos Bros 
Art Henry Co 
(Ono to- flll) 

KADIgON. WIS. 
Orpheam 

1st holt (14-17) ' 
Ryan Sis 

Farnell ft Florence 
Oscar Starig Or 
(Olio to flll) 

2d half (18-20) 
Cliff Nazarro 
Hlbbltt ft Hartman 
Bobby Barry Co 
(One to flll) 
MASON CITY, lA. 
CecU 
1st hitlt. (14-17) 
Electa ft Byrne 
Creedoh & Davis 
E W Hopper 
M'LWUKEE, WIS. 

Riverside (14) 
Wllnoh Keepel & B 
Fern ft Malrle 
Our Gang Kids 
Nathal 

(Three to flll) 
PEORIA, ILL. 

Palace 
1st half (14-17) 

Von Cello ft Mary 

Buriie 2 

Szlta ft Anla Co 
BIbbltl ft Hartman 
Blam.fso 2 

BOfKORD, nx. - 
' Riloce 

1st half, (14-17) 
Cliff Nazarro ■ 
Bobby Barry Co 
Hlbbltt Hartman 
(Ono to, ,flin _ 
2d"t)4lt (18-2(1) 
Rvan SiB 

Famell ^ Florence 
0»rai Stang Orch 
(One to flll) 
SIOUX CITY, lA. 

., On>,heajn . . 
1st halt (14-17) 
H TImberg .Unit . 

2d halt (18-.20) 
N Arnaut ft. Bros 
Toto 

. (One to flll) 
BIOUK FXLB, BJ>. 
State 
let halt (14-17) 
C ft C Arren 
Hal Jerome Co 
40iia_to. ilU)^-.. -- 
SO. BEND, INO. 

Palace, 
let half (14.17) 
Keo Takl ft Yokl 
H Watson Jr Co .- 
Hlckey Bros 
Lamont 4 

2d half (18-20) 
Dopace Co 
Scoit Saunders 
(Two to fill) 



NEWARK 
Newark (IS) 
Marty ft Nancy 
Tommy AUen 
Sparling' ft Rose 
Going Btralght 
(Two to flit) 
ifORONTO 
Fant«g(« (IS) 
Lelands- 
Louise Mayo 
Mr ft Mra J Barry 
:aoldeB. ^ft Klav . 
(^alltornta, Popbtea 
RAMILtON. CAN. 

PanUgas (IB) 
H Lewis W Bells 
COthere to flll) 
TOUDO. O. 
rmatmatu (18) 
Thomas ft Johnson 
Flo Bckert CO' ' 
Dalton ft Oalg'. 
Bennington Bd 
(One to 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lyrto- (IS) 
Osakt Boys' 
Holland ft O'Den , 
Marls. Babott .Co ' 
Bennett .ft Rlob'rds 
J H .Panllne . ■ 

Ann CUtton... 
Tango Bbtfta 
Seym.'r. ^tn'm ft B 
Blua pUckera .. 
(One to flll) 

HOOBBfAW - 
Paatoves (18-17) 
(Same - bill plays 
Edmonton 2d naif) 
Odette Charles ft M 
Leonid Mi)rtbv ' 
Lowe ft Sargent Co. 
Penny Reed - ft- O 
Mne-to flll) ' 
SPOKANE, WASH. 
• - WntatM (16> 
Al Kome Co 
Brolim .'ft Wells 
Polar -Pastlm<<p ^ 
Fielder- B^rr^t >ft 
Ravels of 1820 ^ 
SEATTLE "WASM. 
. PBkUfC* -(18) - 
W D^ -Pollard- 
Racine ft Ray ■■■ . 
Bub-DOb' ' 'Paneers 
Jee-'Rbbeits 
liabero'- . ■ 
VANCOUVER 
Paittaltes ^18) . 
Stanton' ft -Dolores 
Bean BrUmmels 
Scrambled- Legs 
Cardial 

Ray'Shannon Co 
TACjOIA,. WASH. 
' Paatoges (IB) 
Fleets Bros ft Bis 
Nancy Fair 
Joh'hny Barry -Co 
Ford ft Conn'gham 
Int'l Comlaues 



PORTLAND, ORB. 

Fantngcs (IS) 
Laing Bros 
Story ft Lee 
Lewis ft Stovall 
Joy Bros - ft Gloom 
WUlie MausB ' 
BAN FRANCISCO 

POBtages (IS) 
4 Eastons 
Dolores Lopez 



HoMon Ray ^- 
Ba: 



Id wis 



Bendrlx ft 
Fan Fairs 
FRESNO, CAIm 
Pantages (IS) 

F Viola Co 
Blbrown 

Dixon ft Roler Co 
Russell ft Armstr'c 
Kaiana 
LOB ANGELES 
Pantages (U) 
Marietta » 
Bdythe Bohlman 
BiFlarrell Co 
Roger Williams 
Castle of Dreams 
RAH DIEGO, OAI> 

Fantages : (18) 
Llnir Toy 3 
Lowe ft Dunn Sis 
At • Metropolitan 
Harris ft. Pepper 
4 . Setleye ^ 
L'O BEACH, OAK. 

Paarages . (18) 
Golden Drea^ 
Roberto anzmoa 
Davaio's Oreh 
Barron :ft Burt 

< Speeders 

SALT LAKB Cin 
Faatages .(I8)ii-v. 
Bobbins 3 
Raymond Wllbert 
Golden Bird 
Coogan ft CaasT 

Alcaniz 

LOGAN. UTAH 
Faatages (U>1T) 
(Same bill playa 
" Ogden 2d - UaU) 
Vlo Honey 3 
Bams ft Kaae- 
4' Waltons 
Crwo' to flion 
OMAHA; MHB. 
Faatages (IS) 
The' Kmllons 
Fox ft lUtwland 
BlUy '(Ttaamp Co 
Lee 'Morse 
Casting CampbeUa 
KANSAS CITY 
Fatotoc^s (18) 
George Morton 
Zerm'n Farrar ft O 
Ward ft Raymond 
(Others to flll) 
MEMPHIB, TBNN; 

Faatages (IS) 
Bert Sloan 
Gaffney ft Walton 
Shannon ft C Broa 
4 Kemmys 
(One to flll) 



Botterfield 



ANN ABB'R. M(H. 
Michigan 

1st half (14-17) 
Morocco Bound 
(One to flU) 

BTLE ck, mioh. 

Bijon 

1st half (14-17) 
Alex Bros ft Ev'l'n 
Axel Chrlstensen 
Holland Rev 

2d half (18-20) 
Frozlnl . 
Anger ft Fair 
Hamilton Sis ft F 

FUNT, MICU,- 
Cwltol : : 

Ist bair(14-17) 
Down Home 



3d halt (18-2«> 
Alex Bros ft BvTa 
The Lockfords 
(One to flU) 
LANBINOk MIOH. 
Btraad. 

1st half (14-17) 
Peter the Great 
The Lockfords 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Mel Kloe Unit 
FOHTIAO, MIOH. 
Btats 

Ist halt (14-17) 
M'J'rIe Halllok Co 
Kerr ft Ensign 
3 Rangers 

2d half (18-20) 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. 

DRe JUUAN SIEGEL 

1660 BROADWAY 
-' This WeeVi ' 
Elva Eddyi Hany MoAs Btewart 



Anger ft Fair 
Fro;slnl 

3d half (18-20) 
Peter, the. Great 
Kerr ft. Ensign 
Holland Rev 

E'LVZOO. Micn. 
state 

lBt ,halt (14-17) 
Springtime FolUes 
Mel Klee Unit 



Parsons ft Hawka 
H Walman's Co 
(One to flll) 
SAGINAW. MIOH. 
' Tsmple' _ 

1st halt (14-17) 
Olyn Landlck 
H Walman's Co- 
(Ono.to flll) 

2d halt (16-20) 
H'J'rIe Hallick Co 
(Two to flll) , 



Stanley-Fabian 



ELIZABETH, N. f. 
Rita 

1st half (lE-17) . 
Yvonne ft Victor 
Wdmer ft Margie 
Al Abbott 
Morton ft Russell 
Harris ft RadcUft 
.\Jd . h aJt ,(1 8 - 211„ 
A Keirerman 
Carl Roalnl 
(Three to flll) 
BOBOREN, K, J. 
EaUaa 

1st bait (16-17) , 
Cecil ft Van 
Geraldlae ft' Joe 
Rice ft Werner 



Eddie White 
Anthony ft Howl'A 
Broadway Flaehes 

2d halt (18-21) 
Yvonne ft Victor 
Guy Voyer Co 
Eddie White 
(Two to flU) 
:JHIfc-.OITY-,— Wi-J,--- 
Central 

1st half (lE-17) 
Schwartz ft CIlflorA 
(Others to flU) 

FABBAIC, Hi's,-- 
MoBtoUl: 
, let half (1M7> 
Ada Brown - 



(Continued <>ii page 63) 



44 



VARIETY 



TIME S S QUA RE 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



New York Chatter 



Bon Bornsteln lett for the Coaat. 

Hoi-tense Ragland going Shubert. 

Tex Gulnan on the bridle path. 

Wnrm weather knocking the bot- 
tom out of the night clubs. 

Richard Rogers off to Europe Fri- 
day. Only staying fo\ir weeks. 

Tom Cassldy fell Into an excava- 
tion, tielng up his right leg. 

H. S. Kraft has moved to the 
Strauss building. 

Ernest Charles opens at the Dome 
club .IS m. c. 

Manny Self, Max Lief and Mon- 
tague Glass sailing to Paris June 6. 

Leonard Hall, of Photoplay, coast 
bound. 

Not cuh-razy no more. They now 
are -scuh-rooey. 

More sunburned schnoozles on 
B'way than mammies in Vlrginny. 

Jim Dwyer, Warner's, takes his 
degree In law this May. 

The roof at the Cafe Madrid was 



rolled back Sunday nlgiit. That's 
how warm the weatiier was. 

Val Lewton, M-G-M, contemplat- 
ing spring wedding. 

Lynn Farnol takes up his abode In 
Saranoc about May 10. 

Mordaunt Hail, screen art author- 
ity of tlie New Yoric Times, has a 
new assistant, Joe Halperin. 

Auction room by Loew's State 
has flnaliy folded. Sandwlcli joint 
replaces. 

Harvey Konhelm, forineriy with 
Castle Films, now wltli Underwood 
and Underwood'. 

Leo Morrison, artist's representa- 
tive, on six-week trip to the coast 
to confer with studio heads. 

Abel Green once wrote a song 
called "Florida." Everybody goes 
there but nobody sings it. 

John B. Hymer and Tom Tempest 
going to Skowhegan, Maine, for the 
early trout. 

Bill Seaman is basing the ward- 
robe for his honeymoon on a tuxedo 
contest between two tailors. Winner 




3 ZIEGFELO SENSATIONS 
OltrifylM tb« Aaarleu OM 
MEW AMSTERDAa. 'Tli* HttDM Bttatlful" 
Wert 41 St. blmifcr Dauaglum Zligfetd 
Mc Dir. UaUnea WED. and BAT. 

EDDIE CANTOR 
in "WHOOPEE" 

wltli BTHEL SHDTTA ud All Stir Out 
PAUL WHITEMAW & HIS BAND 



ZIEOFEED^i FMUCiSSJ^ 

"VttOot Plin ot IIM WoiU" NUtats 11:30 
laal Wbltemaa A His Entire BMd 

Table ReBervBtlona at Box Ofllca 

ZIFOFFI D 'Km* 0*'*' BL & eth at. 

SHOW BOAT 

era* Jwtu, HemN Mutli, e»(Su« Nei 



•i iNerai Twrit, HemN Mutli, e»(Su« 

f> 'Wny. Saany wSltt. HalM Mtriaa. Cdoa 
ma OHtw ud CHARLES WINNIlieER 



EABl CABEOEL ^^Si V H? 

Tickets tor all performancm at Box 
Office. Seats S Weeks In Adranee. 
I.EON FANNIE UONEL 

ERROL BRICE ATWUL 

In tbe miinlcal comedr bit 

"FIORETTA" 

Mualc by Qeorge Bagby & O. RomllU 
teaturlns Dorothy Koapp and 
Oeorge Houston 



I fRFRTV Vu*.. W. U St. En. 8:30 
LilDCKl I Mitfc Wed. & Bat, 1:30 

MILES OF MUSICAL SMILES 



L 



ADY FiNGERS 



with 

EDDIE aUZZELL 4 LOUISE BROWN 



Morris Oeat, by amnseiiieiit wlUi 
DATID BELASGO, Presents 
I.EMOB E 



In Mr. Bolasco'a MMflbf^" with Sidney 
Masterpiece mimn Blackmer 
■ Btol Ae/<A Thea. W. 44tta. Evs. 8:30 
D|LjUAaV>\/ Mats. Thar. & Sat, 2:80 



Matinees 2r:30 

9 Matlneea Every Week 

•* Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 

STREET SCENE 

— THBATRB OUHiD PRODUCTIONS — ■ 

Man's Estate 

By Beatrice Blackmar 
and Bruce Qould 

BILTMORE MU.^'b.** Sat, l:M 



CAPRICE 

i^IIIf t> Thea., W. 92d. Bfa. 8:90 
\aUIL>E/Mats. Thur. & Sat. 1:40 



STRANGE INTERLUDE 

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VBOiaeo 5.3, 



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BEN BERNIE 4 ORCHESTRA 
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Robert BlecUer . I Csnailaia 
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n Laozberv— The Harteqalat— Othan 



THan. ts Sat, A*ril II la IS 
f MARY & BOB 
Rsdie Stan e« "Traa Stsnr" Hsun 
IN PERSON 
AL K. H aM. Dam Fannm; Ottian 
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FIBST TIME AT POPDLAB PBICES 

William Fox Presents 
AII-SlDgtoit All-Comedy 

HEARTS IN DfxiE 

»m Syaphoiiy OreliMtra Playlag es the Staia 
Row EauBbta— 350 Artbtt 
OttiM- Marveloui OWnrUusBMila 
Haar— See: F«i Movletonewa 

B'nay & 61st St. 
Midnight Pictures 
Nightly 11:20 
GRETA the M-O-M 

A V%n^> Sound Picture 

ORCHIDS" 

with I,EWIS STONE— NILS A8THER 

"Pastels" featuring Dave Schooler and 
CAPITOLIANS, Sammy Lewis and PattI 
Moore, Joyce Coles, Ray, Ellis and La 
Rue, Joe Hart. ' 



CAPITOL 



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to 1 P. M. OtJff 

Deluxe Midnight 
Show Nightly 11:30 



8EE AND HEAB 



DOLORES COSTELLO 

with CONBAD NAOEL 
In "THE REDEEMING SIN" 

FIRST TIME AT POPULAR PRICES 



NEW EAST 

86"St. 



Thors-Sat., April 11 to IS 
LITA GREY CHAPLIN 

In Peraan 
CLAIBORNE FOSTER 
Id Person 

— — ^DBwtiir'Mnwiii-is" 

ICOHLBLAVE,! "Children o( the Riti" 



NEW EAST 

58"St 



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ALEX HYDE'S 
CARNIVAL 

with 26 Peepte 

Jack Mulhall In 
"Children oT the Rllz" 



Suuri'Tit.* \'iiu(1pvllle — riotiireM 
Centlnuoui Noon to II P. M. Laar Pricat 



will inaka all hia elothea in future. 
Jimmy Walkor ia to bo Judfle. 

Charles 3heIdoii exhlbltlngr his 
orlerlnala in lobby of Corneerle Ptay- 
liouse. 

Nlta Naldl no^ riding: side saddle, 
finding the falls less hard to take on 
the Kuropean bridle paths. 

Oene Austin gets delivery on his 
Blue Heaven Tacnt this month. It 
will be moored at Tr'avers Island. 

Latest merger along the Street Is 
two guys pooling phone lists. 

Sam Scrlbner returned from Plne- 
hurst last week with fresh golf 
enthusiasm. 

Restaurant Is advertising your 
fortune told in tea leaves with each 
six bits luncheon, 

June May, of "Showboat," mak- 
ing twice her show salary posing 
as a model. 

Charlie Wlnniger Is brushing up 
on his buckshot for the trap shoot- 
ing matches. He's a champ. 

Aunt Jemima and Jules Bledsoe, 
both out of "Showboat," due to Ill- 
ness, are back. 

Jack Kearns wires from Los 
Angeles that he'll be In New York 
again May 16. 

Bonl and Iilverlght will have Tex 
Oulnan's book, "Hello Sucker," on 
the press shortly. 

Sophie Tucker, leaving the Coast 
shortly, win play Denver, St. Louis, 
Minneapolis and Palace, Chicago, on 
the way east for Keith's. 

Hottest man in town Is Bob Mc- 
Oonlgle, Yale grad, press agenttng 
Crosby Galge. Wears red flaming 
suspenders and red ties. 
. Cabs with the large windows, 
practically prohibiting necking, are 
referred to In the taxi trade as 
"show cases." 

William Kent, not the actor, but 
formerly In cafe racket, now with 
Colony theatre ticket ofllce, special- 
izing in sports' ducats. ' 

Somebody copped a mink coat at 
the Manhattan Casino last week 
from Mrs. Noble Sissle during a 
breakfast siesta. 

Dames are wearing toques with 
their initials embroidered for dis- 
play. Turbans may have full name 
and phone number yet. 

Warner Club put out 104-page 
program with )7,000 worth of ads 
for its dinner-dance at Commodore. 
Also sold out entire block of 1,200 
ducats at $7.50 per. 

Mose Gimble Is back at his desk 
after five days' Illness. Ai^id Harry 
Teterman, of the Arm, Is back from 
Florida with four new Donaldson 
songs. 

Olive Shea, who won first prize at 
AMPA ball sweltering under her 
prize these warm days on Broadway. 
Prize was a sliver fox throw, which 
she still wears despite heat. 

Whyte's' restaurant, faiuous Ful- 
ton street eatery which moved up- 
town to Fifth avenue and' 43d' street, 
in the Lefcourt Bldg., has eliminated 
its supper dansants. 

Contest over the deathbed will of 
Arnold Rothsteln which named her 
as chief beneficiary wlU be settled 
out of court this week, according to 
Inez Norton, former show girl. 

Adolph Klauber, Jane Cowl's 
hubby, received -a letter from a 
stage aspiring youth who asked for 
an appointment to show his phy- 
sical perfection In a bathing suit 

Bill Gorman, company manager, 
going abroad again on an American 
Export' freighter, such boats having 
accommodations for a dozen pas- 
sengersl . Will visit North Aferlcan 
ports, then to Italy. 

Discussion arose whether the def- 
inition of a mickey finn la any dif- 
ferent than it was 20 years ago. 
Argument ended abruptly when one 
bird piped: "Well, it's a must, any- 
how." 

Hotel managers are en their tees 
these days with layoffs, giving vent 
to emotions en the divans. Boister- 
ous arguments between clans and 
individuals result in fist fights. Even 
the gals going for one another. 
Hotel residents complain contin- 
uously. 

Burton Davis, former usistant 
to the late Walter Klngsley, and 
now handling aviation press' staff 
for an air firm, has made numerous 
long distance flights to get the feel 
for his copy. 

Bitten by an Insect at the pre- 
miere of "Under the Gaslight," Julie 
Johnson, dancer, was obliged to 
leave the theatre when instanta- 
neous swelling Appeared further ag- 
gravated by attempts to soothe It. 

William Collier departed Satur- 
day for the coast Fox lot, to tie 
gone a year. Leaves the Friars 
jKU]iout:,a.Jleaiu-. -Club Js -minus its. 
Abbott too, George M. Cohan be.- 
ing away. . - 

Ja<;k Hobbe back from Palm 
Beach, sails Wednesday on the 
"Leviathan" for Paris, resuming his 
banking contact Job there. Martin 
Heriti.in has paid deposit onia 100> 
(Continued on page 63) 



GIRL'S WRONG TURN 



In Traffic — Cop Pinohes— Sentence 
. Suspended 



'.'I guess I was hasty and lost my 
head," said 20-yearrold Constance 
Kelly, of 47 . Gerard place, Newark, 
K. J., when before Magistrate Al- 
bert Vitale in West' Side Court oh 
the charge of disorderly conduct, 
"Keep cool" the Court told her and 
Imposed a suspended sentence. 

Miss Kelly, driving a sedan, was 
arrested by Patrolman Michael 
Krozler of Trafllc B, near the Hip- 
podrome, Sh) was driving north on 
6th avenue. At 43i-d street she mode 
an Improper turn. 

Krozler beckoned to her to stop. 
He wanted to see her credentials 
nind get an explanation. "Get oft 
the running board," said Miss KellyJ 
Krozler tried it again. For the sec- 
o:.d time he was told to get oft and 
Miss Kelly started. ' 

The bluecoat then arrested her. 
He also gave her a "ticket"' to ex- 
plain to a trafila judge about the 
Improper turn. 

"Newark traflSc rules are dlfter- 
ent," she told reporters. 



Eddie Devlm Party 

Eipensire for Host 



. Edward Devlin, funeral director, 
mortician, sportsman and politician, 
better known as "bet you a 'grand' 
Eddie," lost a $2,000 diamond stud- 
ded wrist watch, a $1,600 stickpin 
and $1,400 In cash, he said. In a 
restaurant at 313 West 66th street. 

Devlin lives at 410 West 62nd 
street. He is probaby one ot the 
biggest plungers on the upper West 
Side. The politico-sportsman gave 
a dinner to some friends at the res- 
taurant. The party wound up In 
the 'wee hours In the morning. 

Devlin must have dozed a "bit. 
He woke up with a start and his 
guests had departed. Eddie rub- 
bed his eyes, shook himself, dug 
for his bankrool and It was gone. 
He felt for his daubles and they 
had taken the air too. 

Devlin has a stentorian voice and 
a hearty laugh. The laugh was 
gone but the voice remained. Eddie 
shouted. The cops In the West 47th 
street station, asleep, were awak- 
ened. 

' }Ie told the proprietor, Joseph 
Landlno, 310 West 66th street, 
someone' had robbed him. They 
began a search for Eddie's dough 
and gems. Devlin hated to do It 
but he was compelled to "holler 
cops." 

Cops' Find 

He urged Bertram Masklell and 
Jimmy Leech, his pals, both vet- 
eran detectives, to locate his stuff. 
The sleuths dressed and another 
search took place. 

The gendarmes couldn't find Dev- 
lin's property but they found some 
chklce liquers In Landino's home, 
they said. They pinched Landlno 
for violating the Volstead Law. He 
win have a hearing In Mr. Tuttle's 
building. 

. "That is what I get for throwing 
a party," said Eddie to Maskiell and 
Leech. The sleuths believe some- 
one Is playing a joke on Devlin 
or he has.tnlslald his stuff. 



As Joe Piker Slept, 
Girl and Rbig Blew 



Joseph Pilcer, customs house 
broker, 166 West 72nd street, said 
to be a brother of Harry Pilcer, 
dancer, now In Paris, will tell In 
West Side Court tomorrow (Thurs- 
day) to Magistrate William Farrell 
about the loss of a $3,600 diamond 
ring taken from his finger In his 
apartment 

Dorothy Davenport. 81, stout 
blonde, who has been arrested 
charged with the larceny wlU en- 
deavor to explain her Innocence. 
She Is out on ball furnished by Jack 
Shine. Her attorney, Joseph Butler, 
promises to make things hot tor 
Pilcer on the witness stand, he said. 

Miss Davenport was. arrested at 
her home by detectives Sootty Mc- 
Conlchle and Buster O'Connor of 
the West 68th street station. Pilcer 
charges In his complaint that the 
blonde stated .she could put the 
finger on the person that took the 
ring, for $1,000, . She denleid any 
such statement, 

-"I felt tired and- sald-that"I"would 
retire," he steited. "Miss Daven- 
port stated She was not .sleepy and 
began to read a magazine near a 
floor lamp. I dozed off and when I 
awoke In the morning Miss Daven- 
port had gone, ^e was the last 
one In the room when I went to 
sleep. 



Tex and Helen Morgan 
Up on Nuisance Trial 

•Trials of Tex Gulnan ana Helen 
Morgan were oh In Federal court 
yesterday. Most of the session wos 
taken up selecting Tex's jury. Dry 
agent testified he bought wine in 
Tex's Salon Royale. 

Prior to adjourning Miss Morgan 
and Miss Gulnan's oases until yes- 
terday morning. Judge Edwin S. 
Thomas In Federal Court Monday 
disposed ot several minor cases. 
Sentences were pronounced on ot- 
feiidefs who had previously plead- 
ed guilty. 

Emil Garvasani, formerly of 
John and EmIl, prior to their split 
as owners of the B^aux Arts, was 
given a $600 fine and suspended 
sentence ot six months. Abraham 
Grenthal, as special counsel for 
Emil, pleaded that the Beaux Arts 
was not a nlte club but a high 
grade restaurant, introducing pho- 
tographs showing such distin- 
guished patrons as' Sarah Bern- 
hardt, Andrew Carnegie and the 
Prince ot Monaco. 

' Alfred Berryman, headwalter ot 
ttie Frivolity Club, who pleaded 
guilty, will be sentenced after the 
disposition of the trial of Charles 
Aronson, owner of the cafe at 1680 
Broadway which, when padlocked, 
was removed to the room under 
the Earl Carroll theatre building. 
Aronson asked permission to 
change his plea of guilty and an 
early trial was ordered. William 
Walsh, one of Aronson's asfwciates, 
also indicted, did not appear, it be- 
ing stated that he was serving a 
prison sentence elsewhere for an- 
other liquor violation. 

Bartender's 10 Days 

Napoleon Bardelll, bartender In 
the Les Freres Club on the ground 
floor of 80 West 40th street In the 
same building where the Beaux 
Arts is located on the eighth floor, 
was sent to jail for 10 days. Two 
other waiters In the same place 
were fined and given suspended 
sentences of three months pending 
good behavior for six months. 

Tex Gulnan's beauty sleep was 
undisturbed on Monday, a battery 
of four attorneys being In readi- 
ness to phone her to hurry down- 
town If necessary but the pressure 
of other cases caused them to ad- 
vise Tex's maid not to disturb her. 

Miss Morgan, visibly nervous 
Monday, was represented by J. 
Arthur Adler. She wanted to know 
more about the Jones law, persist- 
ing that her cafe days are over and 
that only stark necessity would 
ever drive her back to It 



Air War Real Destiny 
Of Chow Mein Waiters 



Not onljr^re the Chinese restau- 
rants around town filled with native 
Columbia college students employed 
as waiters, but a number ot the 
chop suey sllngers are aviation stu- 
dents . at Mineola. Some ot the 
waiters are full-fiedged fliers and 
own their own machines. These 
serve as instructors to the young 
apprentice waiters who arrive in the 
different chow melnerles, with 
Mineola and flying proficiency as 
their real goal. 

The restaurants are headquarters 
for all kinds' of Chinese activities. 
The waiters who are bent on being 
aviators are sent to this country by 
recognized governmental element in 
China, In order to be whipped Into 
shape as fliers who can engage la 
the perennial wars at home. 

The tumultuous condition of Chi- 
nese domestic affairs does not make 
clear which side or sides they are 
on, but a recent shipment of men 
was sent to this country to be got 
In readiness for a tilt with an Indi- 
vidual called Chang Tsung Chang, 
who Is known as the cruelest man 
In China. This Chang has ravaged 
and tortured his enemies even be- 
yond, the endurance of Chinese 
stoicism, and at one time sent three 
freight cars full ot heads to Pekln. 

The annihilation of Chang and 
his forces is an all-consuming pur- 
pose with a flock of the placid seem- 
ing waiters In the Oriental joints, 
for Chan^ seems to have aroused 
feelings . of^deep..hatred. .^.^.^.^ .— 



Roof Closing May 15 

The Zlegfeld Roof will close 
around May 16, it Is reported. Zleg- 
feld'a return from Florida yester- 
day resulted in a conference, per- 
taining to the closing. 



Wednesday, April 10, 1989 



T IM E S S QUA RE 



VARIETY 



4S 



Stories by Jack Conway 



Prom 1920, onward, Jaek Conway wroto a aeries of storiea appearing 
hi Variety. Moatly ihe atories dealt witli baseball and prize fights, 
nlavara and puga. This series Is reprinted weekly. Story below appeared 
7fi Varioty of Maroh 11, 1921. . . ■ - ■ 




CON 



RING IN TWINS ON 
WS" SOFT BATTLER 

Poiible-Crossers Make Him 
Fight Family— Aimost Killed 

Hooslck Falls, Feb. 9. 
Dear Chick: 

Tell Eddie Mead, Doc Bagley and 
Dan Morgan they had better stear 
clear ot this neck of the woods with 
their llght- 
w e i K b t B or 
they will get 
them knocked 
cuckoo. 

■ Of all the 
double . croBSln' 
burgs In the 
state this one 
cops the ear 
laps. I brought 
"Tomato" here 
to box a light- 
weight called 
Kid Troy and 
If It wasn't fo* 
an accident I 
wouldn't, know 
yet what-. hap- 
pened or how 
we were gippei 

It seems this bird has been 
knockln' them all dead and the 
faster they brought them In the 
faster ho knocked them o^Jt. He 
beat a lot of good boys from New 
York and was considered unbeat- 
able by the locals. I figured It a 
good chance to get heavy jack, for 
when these yokes get stuck on a 
pug they'U bet the family piescrtp- 
tlone. 

I made the match over the long 
distance phone, stlpulatln' the 
'weight at 135 ringside and wiring a 
tat forfeit to cover our makin* It. 
We pulled Into this burg the after- 
noon of the fight and the whole 
town seemed anxious to giab me 
and force a bet Cut of me. This 
went for the local sportm* writers 
all the way down the line to the 
chief of police. 

I figured there was a Cantor in 
•ep pa« dn puB dn bwm oeMjeJ am 
M9un I •«in3*>j: .ujMJOu uo asSuB 
Sva ind i.upinoD inq 'end pooM am 
. elded that it was just another one 
of the craay burgs where they 
think one of their own must nat- 
urally be unbeatable. 

We weighed In all right with me 
examln' the scales with a micro- 
scope, but that was all regular. 
Troy made 186 without never tumln* 
a hair. Just before they climbed on 
iH<B scale a greasy lookin' egg 
slipped up to me and stuck some 
thing In my hand that felt soft and 
clammy, at the same time whlsp- 
erin* to me, "Shake hand with Troy 
when he geU o« the scales." 

I don't know why I paid any at 
tentlon to this bird, but you know 
I'm a bunch player and soniethln 
told mo to play this one straight 
I peeked down at my duke and it 
was black with this clammy liquid 
that the guy had rubbed In my 
hand. 

1 followed the hunch and grabbed 

■ Troy by the hand after he got off 
the scale, glvln* him the usual 

■ pleased to meet yer and may the 
best man win, etc. He looked kind 
of funny at his hand after I lot go 
of It, but thought nothln' of It, al- 
though It was as black as mine from 
this stuff. 

After this stunt I looked around 
to get this sap and find o'ut what 
all the sub rosa stuff was about, but 
he had disappeared. I was won- 
derin' right up until wo got in the 
ring what was comin' off, but as I 
,Bald before I couldn't see nothln' 

• irregular, so I finally dismissed It 

• from my mind. 

After the prelims we all get In 
-the ring with Tomato and Troy 
wearln' bathrobes, as usual. After 
they got their Instructions and 
. threw off the blankets I rubbed my 
■ eyes. Troy was the biggest light 
weight 1 ever laid my lamps on and 
. • r"ve seen Uiem all. He looked as 
big as Mike O'Dowd and it I hadn' 
— Been.'hlm-^elgh— In— witli-vmy— own. 
eyes I would take an oath he 
Weighed 160. 

And he was strong as a bull 
roughin' "Tomato" around lilJe he 
was a baby. I kissed my dotigh 
good-bye after the first round, for 
It was a foregone conclusion and 
sure enough In the fourth he 
rocked "Tomato" softly to sleep 
witii a right cx'oss thait wo'uld have 



f 18,000 Sonmier 
For Guests' Entertainment 



Supplementing the "life of the 
party" racket story In Variety, 
Henry H. Tobias, the youngest pro- 
fessional song writer In the bus! 
ness (he's 21), quotes figures and 
contracts to show that his Totem 
Lodge summer resort at Averlll 
Park, N. T., with Its 118,000 sea- 
son's nut for an entertainment staff, 
tops everything In that particular 
field. 

This particular summer resort, 
with a capacity of 1,000 patrons, 
at an average toll of $60 a week. Is 
good for $50,000 weekly gross, but 
averages around $30,000 a week on 
the season. Propaganda to bolster 
the June and September biz Is be 
Ing broadcast not alone by this but 
by all the other successful summer 
resorts anxious to boost the early 
and late season months, figuring on 
July and August to take care . of 
themselves as the peak months. ' 
Salaries 

An Idea of to what extent the 
high class camps go In order to 
amuse their guests may be gathered 
from the personnel which Tobias 
has at Totem Lodge. The song- 
writer-entertainer is social director 
at $4,000 a season for this and next 
season under a contract plus 
$1,000 bonus. Tobias has an 11- 
plece orchestra which costs $5,000 
on the season; a dramatic director, 
$1,000; an athletic director, $600; 
three assistant social directors, 
$1,200; permanent stock company of 
seven, comprising a soubret, prima 
tenor, juvenile, ingenue, dance spe 
clallst and dramatic girl, whose 
combined salaries for a two months' 
season total $2,700, plus the usual 
lodging, meals, etc. Of this the sou 
bret gets top of $600 a season, $40.0 
each for the prima, juv. Ingenue 
and tenor, and $300 each for the 
dancing specialist and the dramatic 
girl. 

In addition to this lineup which 
caters to the pleasures of the pa 
trons there is an assistant art dl 
rector salaried at $350 for the sea 
son; costume girl at $260; scenic 
artist at $1,000, and four boatmen 
and a tennis Instructor to cater to 
the aquatic and tennis whims at a 
combined "nut" of $1,000. 

Totem Iiodge's dramatic director 
Is Louis Polan, of Walter Hamp 
den's "Cyrano' do Bergerac" com 
pany, and Jack Sobel Is the art dl 
rector. 

All these salaries are virtually 
net profit to the people, since op 
portunities for spending are limited, 
all expenses, such as food, lodging, 
etc., being paid for by the establish 
ment and Included In the contracts. 

Tobias states that the "kiddle 
nlght§" and the like are now antl 
quated In the more ultra-modern 
resorts, where the patrons under 
no circumstances are asked 
amuse themselves with makeshifts. 
The resorts maintoln amusement 
and catering staffs for the purpose 
of pleasing the customers, produc 
ing their own tabloid musical shows 
which Tobias, an established song 
smith, creates. 



Mob in Square 

Great weather Monday and 
that night saw Times Square 
wild with motor 10*01110. The 
cops were dizzy handling the 
mob in the exceptionally humid 
weather. 

One highlight was a polices 
sergeant driving an apparently 
inebriated stooge trio of col- 
leglates and a flapper, having 
taken the wheel away from 
them and driving the Nash 
coupe either to the hoosegow 
or to safety out of the con- 
gested traffic area. The couple 
in the rumble seat, sans hats 
and coats, looked a bit sobered 
while the youth up front with 
the copper grinned foolishly. 



Gertie Ward Spilled 

Ink on Clerk's Snit 



The shedding of tears and the 
sympathy of Mrs. Mory Rlordan, 
mau-on of West Side jail, saved 
Gertrude Ward, 26, former hostess 
in Club Frivolity, Mimic and High 
Hat, when before Magistrate Albert 
Vltale In West Side Court on the 
charge ol^hrowlng a bottle- of Ink 
on the new three "C" suit of Harry 
Kelsch, night clerk In the Hotel 
Richmond, 46th street. 

Kclsch also told the Court that 
Gertie had tossed the large desk 
blotter and burled a postage stamp 
machine on the floor. The guests 
were awakened and hurried to the 
lobby. Kelscb fled to the street and 
got patrolman George Hunt. 

The erstwhile dancing hostess was 
taken to the West 47th street sta- 
tion and slept In the West 80th 
street station house for a few hours. 

Miss Ward was taken before the 
Grand Jury to tell what she knew 
of Arnold Rothstein by sleuths from 
District Attorney Banton's office. 
She was i>ermltted fo go as she 
said: "I know nothing." 

The Boy Friend 
Miss Ward had been drinking, 
she staled. She went to the lobby 
61 the Richmond with a "boy 
friend." "But you can't talk to 
your boy friend here at this hour" 
said Kelsch to Miss Ward. She felt 
hiM. 

"Tou go home." she said to the 
boy friend. "1 can handle this 
chap," meaning Kelscta, she told the 
scribes. "I pushed the blotter across 
the desk and In doing so the Ink 
fell on him. He pushed the stamp 
machine on the floor," she said. 

It looked bad for Gertrude. She 
began to sob. Mrs. Rlordan com- 
forted her, and explained to the 
Cciurt that the hostess said She 
would take the "pledge" for a year 
to quit imbibing. On that promise 
the Court suspended sentence. Miss 
Ward's home Is In New Haven, she 
said. 



staggered Wlllard. While I'm rub 
bin* my battler's ears and givln* the 
aromatic spirits, my greasy friend 
bobbed up at the corner of the ring 
and said: "Now examine Troy' 
hands." 

Right away a great light hit me 
and grabbin' the referee I told him 
what I suspected. He walked over 
to Troy's corner demanding that 
he remove the bandages, which he 
did, and his both hands were as 
clean as a whistle. The grease ball 
was right behind me and said In 
my ear: ■'! thought so, that was in- 
delible Ink I mitted yoM with and it 
couldn't be removed within- eight 
hours if you sawed off a hand. This 
■guy. aa..fl.._tgin_pf,_the,^guy that 
weighed in and Is a middleweight. 
I was knocked loco up here about 
a year ago and suspected that I. got 
the works, so this proves it." The 
referee declared all bets off and 
called the nghf'no contest." : 

Can you beat it, "Tomator" ain't 
over the pastln this bird slipped him 
yet Be good. Your old pal, 
" Con. 



Ruth Etting's Aiinoyer, 
Radio Salesman, Pinched 

Accused of having annoyed Ruth 
Etting, of "Whoopee," by wriUng 
letters and sending wires, Leslie 
McEImon, radio salesman, who re- 
fused his address, was held in $600 
ball for further hearing when ar 
ralgned before Magistrate Jean 
Norris in Jeffeirson Market Court 

Miss Etting said that for several 
months McElmon had been annoy 
Ing her. Saturday she was walking 
on Broadway when, at 41st street, 
she said the salesman tried to talk 
to her. She called Policeman Dut- 
kofski, West 30th street station, and 
caused his arrest. 

When searched at the station 
house police found a large number 
of clippings relating to Miss Etting 
in his pockets. McElmon offered no 
cxpl.t nation for his actions. 

New Law Firms 

Several new theatrical law firms 
organized recently, Richard J 
Mackey, formerly of the O'Brien 
Malevlnsky & DrlsooU staff, has 
formed a law partnership with Ju 
venal P. Marchlslo in the Para 
mount building, taking over Charles 
H. Berg (also of the O'Brien firm) 
and Ralph Vatner as ossoclates. 

Masrauth, Lesser .& Ippolito, an 
all-O'B-M-D alumni trio, comprls- 
lTg"To1ieW"'V5'anre-^r--War-graTJtMr 
Theodore J. Lesser and Frank L. 
Ippolito, have also formed their own 
firm - in the Paramount building. 

I.sldor Bregoff, formerly associated 
will! O'Brien, Boardman, Fox, Mem- 
hard & Early, an important down- 
town llrm, has Joined Abner .J. Ru- 
blen at 1440 Broadway as Rubien & 
Bregoff, attorneys. 



Chatter in Hollywood 



Every one acquiver to see Mary's 
bob. 

C. B. DeMille wants to adopt two 
more children. 

Edwin Justus Mayer had a piece 
of bone removed from his nose. He 
looks the same. 

AI Jolson Introduced Lou Silvers 
at the Movie Gambol as the author 
of "April Showers." Lou's "Weary 
River" is a current best seller. 

Girls at M-G-M are wearing short 
socks to match their dresses. 

Crystal gazers ore reaping a 
harvest e*-. Culver City as a result of 
the uncertainty about jobs due to 
mergers. 

Producers at M-G have their own 
French chef to tantalize jaded 
palates. 

Ronald Colman is going to New 
Tork to see how that town likes 
'Bulldog Drummond." 

Rowland V. Lee, given three 
months' vacation by Paramount, 
will motor through Europe. 

Cllve Brook, Paramount player, 
leaves here this week on w4y to 
European vacation. 

Working in two pictures on the 
M-G lot, Conrad Nagel is forced to 
go from tragedy to light comedy in 
a single day's work. 

Fay Webb, contract stock player 
for M-G, has been ordered to take 
a series of elocution lessons. 

Bessie Love and Sammy Lee 
staged an endurance dance contest 
to see which, knew the most steps 
Lee won. 

Josef von Sternberg was rehears- 
ing ten couples in a park lovers epi- 
sode for his current picture when 
he noticed . all but one couple who 
responded enthusiastically to his 
order* for indurgence in amorous 
embraces. He halted th« rehearsal 
and commanded the slacking coupla 
to muih it up, but the real effect 
could not be obtained. After the 
couple had been rejected for the 
scene the director learned they were 
married. 

Marlon Davies - has wired hei; 
t>each home to review her talking 
pictures in private. 

Audience at Majestic waited 20 
minutes until a cleaner and pressor 
who had a pair of red trousers used 
by Edward Everett Horton in the 
S#an" could be located. 
Chumps on Main street are fall-i 
ing for black and white and tinted 
photos of passe screen actresse^ 
being peddled for a dime and two 
bits. 

John Barrymore, turning domes- 
tic, did the marketing for groceries 
while his wife, Dolores Costello, re- 
clined in the town car, looking on. 

Vic McLaglen was one of the 
Romano brothers In a strong man 
vaude act several years ago. 

Joseph Schlldkraut entertains his 
Excellency, Duke Frederic© Fern 
ando De Goyas, a cousin to the 
King of Roumanla, in nine different 
languages. 



'^ware of Rereads" 
Warning Totaled f 5 



'Beware of a woman with red 
hair. She is like a snake in the 
grass. Don't let her in your home. 
It has been a bad year for you. 
So has the past 10 years. But 
good fortune is in sight for you," is 
part of tthe affidavit submitted to 
Chief Magistrate William McAdoo 
by Patrolwoman Sarah Ahern. It 
resulted in tthe arrest of Mrs. Nesta 
De Becker Stevens, wife of Frank 
A. Stevens, 49 West 72d street, on 
the charge of telling fortunes. 

Mrs. Stevens was arraigned be- 
fore Magistrate Albert H, Vltale in 
West "Side Court and found guilty 
She was fingerprinted and sentence 
suspended after a general denial. 

The lady cop testified she paid 
Mrs. Stevens $5. "She dsked for a 
personal object, "said Mrs. Ahem 
"and I gave her my ring." Tou 
have been like a rowboat tossing 
on the ocean when you should 
have been like an ocean liner," she 
said. 

"You are sort of sitting on the 
fence. You are your father 
daughter and you are to marry 
within the next two years," Mrs. 
Stevens is quoted as saying. 



SCATTEBING FADLOCES 

The Film Club at 727 Seventh 
avenuo"(Gtfdfrey— Bldg.-)r— a^wTJmcs- 
■Square oasis, is on the padlock list, 
Sydney Mannes and Jack Sharkey 
are on the record as proprietors. 

The Gypsy Village, Hungarian 
night club where Josef Szlgety, 
vi^n virtuoso, holds forth, is also 
on the padlock list. Lillian Knesz 
is the proprietress. Idle Hour, 105 
West 70th, .also a defendant. 



fictims of Con Men 
Fail to Identify Two 



Nicky Arnsteln, under the name 
of Jules Arnold, and his pal, Hnrry 
Fields, 63, 37 West 01st sWeet, call- 
ing himself a theatrical producer, 
were freed in West Side Court by 
Magistrate Vltale on charge of be- 
ing fugitives from Taunton, Mass. 

Another pal, James Thompson, 
alias Stuart Donnelly, former pugi- 
list, was held in $16,000 hail to 
await extradition papers to Massa- 
chusetts. Thompson was held at 
the insistence of Francis Ciem- 
mey, police lieutenant from Taun- 
ton. 

The trio were arrested at 92nd 
street and Broadway by Detectives 
Schnaible and Curry, West 100th 
Street station, who said they an- 
swered the description of three men 
wanted for swindling Thomas 
Keams, hotel owner at Taunton, 
Mass., out of $32,000 on Dec. 12, 
1928. ,\<i^ 

According . to information for* 
warded to detectives here by Janies ' 
C. Watson, foreman of the Grand 
Jury, prior to Dec 12, Thompson or 
Donnelly was in Taunton with two 
other men and succeeded in inter- 
esting Kearns in the erection, of a 
new theatre which was to tte wired, 
for talking plctiires. 

As a result of the conversations 
Kearns went to the bank and drew 
$32,000 . which be intended to hold 
until the deal was consummated. He 
placed the money In a bureau dravr-. 
er which was locked, he says, Oin 
Dec 12 when Keams went to the 
drawer be . discovered that the 
money was gone, as were the. three , 
men. 

When the trio were picked ui> the 
police got in touch with Keams and 
Charles Correla, a bellhop ajt the 
hotel. The two went td police 
headquarters where Keams and 
bellhop identified Donnelly but wer^ 
unable to pick out Fields or Nicky. 
Other LoMra . 
At the arraignment the detectives . 
asked that the trio be held to give: 
them an opportunity to have other, 
complainants' look over the tbreei 
men. Fields and Nicky 'were held 
wlthut ball while bail of $25,000. 
was fixed in Donnelly's case. 

Saturday the police brought two 
men Into court. One w'as-RaJpb 
Murray, manufactu^r, of Wynd- 
ham, Montgomery & Cc Penn. 
Murray had been swindled out of 
$46,000 In Jewelry, In a coin match- 
ing game in -Key West. He was 
imable to identify any of the ithree. 
Another man, John J. Carlson,, a 
tailor, of 1127 Park place, Brooklyn, 
who. lost $3,000 In a stock trans- 
action, likewise failed to make an 
Identification. 

Following this the magistrate 
dismissed the complaints against 
Nlckey and Fields. 

In 1816 Donnelly retired from the 
ring. He had fought some of the. 
best men In the lightweight dlvl-- 
ston. Donnelly says the charge is 
a frame and he will prove that 'he 
was not within miles of TauntoQ 
when the crime Is alleged to have 
been committed. 



Helen Spence Held 

Helen Spence, 17, entertainer, 
lOiO Rogers avenue, Brooklyn, was " 
held without bail for a furtheif^ 
hearing by Magistrate Vltale In 
West Side Court on a charge of 
grand larceny. She Is accused ot 
the theft of a diamond stick pin 
valued at $400. 

According to Samuel Born, real 
estate, 509 West 110th street, on 
Feb. 25, Helen visited him at . his 
apartment. While there she noticed 
the pin reclining on a dresser. She' 
expressed her admiration for it. 

After Miss Spence left the apart- 
ment Born discovered the pin had 
disappeared. He tried to get in.to 
communication and then notified 
Detectives Schnaible and Cwty, 
West 100th street station. A few 
days ago the detectives learned that 
Helen was being held in Raymond 
street Jail, Brooklyn, as a materf^ 
witness against a man she had had 
arrested on a criminal charge. 



WHITE BAIL PLATERS 1 

Variety switched colors . on the 
crack Visitation quintet from 
Brooklyn, N. Y.> which played the 
all-colored basketball stars, the 
Renaissance — five,-— recently-.- —rThe- 
Visitations are white and promi- 
nent in the American League. 

Tliey met the colored Renaissance 
quintet at Renaissance hall. In 
Harlem, a couple of Sundays ago. 
Later, or earlier that morning, a' 
breakfast dance ensued at the hall 
on behalf of the Connie's Inn walt- 
er-lng and catering staff. ' 



VARIETY 



W O M E N' S PAGE 



Wednesday, April 10, 192$ 



Among die Women 

By The Skirt, Jr. 



.A Tradition Speaks . 

A new Mary Plckford la revealed In "Cociuette." Her childish manner 
peeks through now and then, but for the moat part she la a warm, vivid, 
and a quite "itty" Uttle flirt Miss Plckford wisely chose the vehicle 
for herself and Is as suited to the role aa Helen JIayes was on the stoee, 
which Is saying a great deal. 

Miss Plckford's performance Is magnlflcent at ..times, losing out at 
certain points due to faulty direction. Story has been changed con- 
siderably to meet the demands of the censors no doubt, and has been 
rewritten to the extent of the girl remaining chaste after the 
night alone In the cabin with the boy. Drama Is considerably lessened 
in this version and would have a diffloult time of It were It not tor Miss 
Plckford's personal contribution. 

Casting Is In no way exceptional and might have been a great deal 
better. The sound disks were pitifully troubled opening night, volume 
receding and coming back through the entire picture,, which . did no 
justice to Miss Plckford's tonal quality. She wore two lovely bouffants 
and a grey street ensemble trimmed In fox. Her bobbed hair Is adorable. 
She will remain the highest type woman star In pictures— a tradition 
of dignity and charm. 

.. Irksome Dancing 

Dance rdeltal at the Martin Beck Sunday night was. thoroughly Irk- 
some. Groups of dancers, most- of them apparently amateurs, wlth .an- 
orchestra and piano accompaniment which sounded tinny and was 
seldom In time with the artists. Elizabeth Duncan's , school did. the beat 
group work of the, eviSnIng, seeming to have at least a vague Idea of 
what they were doing. 

Valentlna Kasbouba and Jaan de iBeaucalre Montalvo. offered Spanish 
dances which were colorful and expressive. -The young lady Is beautiful 
and had stage presence (a quality completely lacking In anyone else In 
the entire company). They were surrounded by a group of rather attrac- 
tive girls but did too mahy numbers. .... 

A Russian dance by Gieorge Volodln was fairly capable but no Jury 
would have convicted Katya Sergleva for killing him In the wings at the 
conclusion of the Polish Mazurka which he managed to rtiln for her In 
no uncertain manner.. ' Ronny Johnson did a nice interpretation of the, 
Vienna Waltz. 

Swedish folk dances were enacted by the "Swedish Folk Dance Society 
of New York." Words can't express the absolute Inanity , or. this per- 
formance. A number 'Called. "The Hoop of Happiness" w.as portrayed by 
the' Marsh Dancers In a, thoroughly sloppy, manner iand ^ara Mildred 
Straus missed a great chance to make somethl^ig of a really good- idea in 
her interpretation of the modem trend of movement. 

Rudy Vallee Joined the audience near the conclusion of the program, 
^ the evening was not entirely wasted for the women- present ■ 

Mayb« You Do; Maybe You Don't 

Did you know that: Ada Mae opens her new vaudeville act at. 
the Riverside next week. . . . Ona Munson has a private phone In her 
dressing room. . . . Mary Eaton is buck dancing at Billy Pierce's school 
these days. . . . Ward Morehouse Is reviewing the "After Dark" situa 
tlon in London, Paris and ' Vienna. . . . Carol Dempster has a weakness 
for fast motor cars. . . . Virginia Smith is sporting a marquise diamond 
on that finger. . . . Peggy Fears writes stories and things. . . . Inez 
Courtney blushes when a certain ncune Is mentioned. . . . liou Clayton 
takes bis golf so seriously. . .' . Phyliss Haver Is said to have 72 pair of 
shoes. . . . Barbara Newberry is going back In vaudeville with William 
Holbrook. . . . Bill Frawley may become an agent. . . . Harry Archer 
has had a big 6ffer to write songs for pictures. . . . The flappers threiw 
orchids at Rudy Vallee at the Riverside last week. . . . Louis Shurr can't 
do without blondes... . . John Hundley would like to find time to play 
some golf and bridge. . . . Paul Frawley will be Important at an Im, 
portent wedding this month. 



Ik HoDprood Styles 



Hollywood, April 6. 
Hollywood advertises that it has 
become a style center. It bab, but 
only for Hollywood. 

Styles originated here could 
never Interest New York or Paris. 
They have neither the Efublety nor 
imagination. Sponsored by the 
younger players who have no back- 
ground to temper their selections 
^ with good taste, they are Immedl- 
k ately taken up by the picture mad 
B high school flaps. A fad Is cre- 
F ated but It Is limited only to star- 
worshippers. 

These folk are not interested In 
a woman well dressed according to 
the standards of Paris, London and 
New York. Made arrogrant by the 
squeals of admiration from their 
adorers which greet them with 
every public appearance, the 
clothes-sense Is given- no oppor- 
tunity to develop. With such 
homage they must be right 

Here smartness Is expressed by 
sweaters worn with high heeled 
slippers. No one has seen a white 
fox In Paris for seven years. Here 
they are worn in pairs. To be 
really grand wear a White fox 
dyed with splotches of black, giv 
Jng the effect of a bottle of Ink ac 
''"Tldently overturned on the fur. 

Screen Costuming 

Paramount's "Burlesque" will 
show Broadway revue producers a 
thing or two about magnlflcen'ce In 
costuming. Travis Banton, for- 
merly with Frances' In New York, 
has designed a series of costumea 
for a Pageant of Nations number, 
T-he-keynote-of-each--co9tume-ls-ln' 



the headdress. They flt severely 
around the face with no hair show- 
ing. 

The rest of the costumes are 
artfully scant worthy of Kath- 
ryn Bunke. En^Vi "'"I l« ao- 

companled by two smaller girls, aa 

decreed by yo..ri ' . , c. 

Y^ivliode costumes are Uttle- echoes of 



their leaders. 

The richness of ornamentation 
with which this, number has been 
worked out will not be lost on the 
screen for It Is to be photographed 
In color. 



Night and Day 

Evenlrig dresses are deslgrned to 
show every contour, whether real 
or longed for. They are cut on one 
pattern, varying only In material 
and trimming. The model n6w In 
favor Is made with a very long 
b asqu e, fitted tight to the figure 
'Snd curving under the hlpllne In 
back, then suddenly attaining a 
voluminously full skirt dripping 
to the floor with coyness. 

Day clothes too are uniform, 
narrow string belt tied tightly 
around the waist Is the dlstln 
gu.Ishlng feature. Summer dresses 
are mode . In checked gingham or 
taffeta sleeveless with the InevI 
table tight sash and full skirt. 

There Eu-e two coats, one. of black 
satin with monkey fur or ermine, 
the other of white cloth cut like 
a man's double breasted overcoat 
again with a belt buckled tight 
around the walat 

Coast Chieness 

To be chic In Hollywood la to be 
extreme. Here hdta are worn at a 
sharper angle, colors a Uttle 
brighter, skirts a Uttle shorter. 
The. smartly dressed woman la the 
one whoae clothes are the most 
startling, who can arouse ' the 
greatest murmur of comment 

Never mind what kind, of com 
menti ■ , 

— fPo- accentuate— tbe-genulne-^ash 
blonde hair of Natalie Moorehcad, 
playing a featured part In the 
"Green Ghost." .Adrian has ere 
ated a modish white satin evening 
gown, outlined at the decolletagc 
with' brllUants. It Is straight, short 
In front, and made graceful by 
:he addition of two . circular fish 
tall trains placed low at the back. 



Gray Matter 

By M0L1.IE GRAY 



81st Street Clothes 

Program at the Slst street last 
week gave the readers something to 
figure out, billing "Eva Shirley and 
Her Notable." which member of her 
company was she singling out 7 Miss 
Shirley, In crystal fringe and bead 
trimmed crepe, sang almost as loud 
as the band. Mary Lawlor and 
Bobby Watson make an agreeable 
pair doing bits, Uttle bits, fit musical 
comedy. Mary's opening sport frock 
of blue and white sleeveless blazer 
over a wrap around skirt *.hat, re- 
moved, showed wide white shqrts, 
made a costume that would cer- 
tainly be a hazzard on any golf 
course. Her ermine and white fox 
coat seemed too big for her but the 
peach crepe ruffled frock under It 
was becoming. 

Viola Rudell (Rudell and Dunl- 
gan) changed skirts three times, 
keeping the same bodice. Opening 
In flame taffeta under a nice shawl, 
the skirt caine oft for a waitress 
scene showing a short tight one the 
same color, though not the same 
fabric thm a pale bel^Psatln suit 
with jacket front and sleeve flares 
embroidered the same flanie color as 
the bodice and shoes. Her beret 
spoiled the color ensemble, being a 
decided orange shade. 

Paramount's "Flowers" 

Paramount's stage show, "Say It 
With Flowers," includes the Stone 
Vernon Qyartet, adagio, apd . Sam- 
my Cohen from Hollywood. 
Sammy's -is one face that could 
never go unrecognized through a 
crowd. Another red head, Maxlne 
Hamilton, dancer, chose shades of 
pink for both costumes and got 
away with it well, too. 

Foster Girls appeared first in old 
fashioned gowns and white suits. 
Later, in yellow and purple with 
eccentric hats whose high tips 
sported big bows of purple. In the 
finals they came on as white tulle 
ballerinas just in time to carry the 
lighted rose ropes up side steps. 
The Crawforda are on a level now 
though with the width of the stage 
between, which brings Mrs. Jesse 
nearer her admirers and probably 
one reason her skirt was longer. 

Screen carries a new "Silencer." 
Everything's been done now but 
adding an amendment to the con- 
stitution. Rublnott lead his men to 
two bows on the overture, the sec- 
ond a free gift 



Uncommon Chatter 

By Ruth Morris 



Clara's Gang 

Clara Bow haa surrounded her 
self with some very agreeable 
young glrla in *'Tbt> Wild Party." 
Among them are Marcellne Day, 
with her refinement a perfect con- 
trast to Clara; Shirley O'Hara and 
Joyce Compton. also very good. Ex- 
cept when Clara were jersey frocks 
In class, she dressed outrageously, 
Her evening gown with very Uttle 
bodice and a dark silk frock, dls 
gustlngly tight were two of the 
moat glaring examples of Indif- 
ference to ordinary standards. She 
and her gang could easily make a 
revue In their party costumes of 
black spangles with zigzag silver 
stripes through them, covering one 
shoulder only. Suspender style 
frocks are youthful and attractive 
but Clara must have the real thing, 
so her box pleated yoked skirt was 
-supplied with the regulation sus 
penders, probably In keeping with 
her effort to get next to a man. If 
she liked the result she's alone In 
It 



Unimportant Stage 

Hip. stage show unimportant last 
week since Queen Texas was grac 
Ing the screen and that was enough 
to attract the trade. "Four Flashes' 
opened with their usual fast work 
tap dances mostly. Talent and 
Merit are backed by a new drop 
Feminine defence dressed in 
pretty green ensemble of crepe and 
velvet 

El Brendel never mentioned his 
movie past Flo Bert his partner, 
aired a good voice in black velvet 
with .peplum and hem lined with 
white. Cape collar of steel beaded 
lace good looking, their talk was 
■lost-In-.the-Hlp-vastnesaes. 



Not Much of Rene* . 

Renee Adoree fans will be dlsap 
pointed at seeing so Uttle of her In 
"The Spieler." Her bolero frock of 
plain and spotted silk Is very nice 
Her felt hat, with a low crown 
tucked In like a man's was becom 
Ing. .■ ' " -■ 1 



Harlem's Triple Show 

Show business In Horleln Is done 
brown. Up In the Black BeU, what- 
ever theatres may lopk In grandeur 
Is more than compensated for by 
the tremendous variety of programs 
offered. 

For 76 cents the Alhambra man- 
agement gives its dusky patrons 
plenty of show. One feature pic- 
ture not being enough, another is 
thrown in — pictures of an ancient 
vintage that alone would be worth 
the up-town trip to see. Further 
items on what is known as a 
'Great Triple Show" are two musi- 
cal revues and a straight dramatic 
one-acter presented by the Alham- 
bra Drama Players. What drama. 
And what players. Broadway man- 
agers may be worrying about a 
slump In the theatre, but If the 
Harlem stage had any more energy, 
it would blow up and burst 

For white spectators, there's even 
more entertainment There's al- 
ways a show in the audience, too — 
dark town papas coming In with 
their dressed-up belles; black-faced 
kids giving out the hearty "hyah- 
hyahs" of unconcealed mirth; Aunt 
Jemimas, relaxing after a hard day's 
•working out" 

Conglomerate bill changes weekly. 
Last week offered two sections of a 
musical, titled "Harlem Rhythm," 
and .a deeply dramatic detective 
thriller programmed as "The Mys-. 
terlous Mrs. Murphy." This was. 
In the elegant words of the ticket 
taker, the "pe-ace de reslstawnce." 

It could also be known as the pay- 
off. 

In It the Harlem complex for ele- 
gant language found a complete out- 
let No speech that could use 20 
words ever sufficed itself with 10. 
The Mysterious Mrs. M." was built 
on the familiar murder-mystery pat- 
tern, with screams in the dark, 
mysterious rapplngs, hidden cabi- 
nets and an Irish cook (Mrs. 
Murphy) who turned out to be none 
other than headquarter's best de- 
tective. The language was just too 
ultra dictionary for words, as when 
Richard Jaffee, attorney-at-law, re- 
buked the hysterical house-maid (a 
Lenox avenue Mae Vokes) with: 
Come, come, my good girl, calm 
your hysteria, or I shall have to 
dispense with your services." Bead 
a Moran and Mack accent into that 
and it's plenty funny. 

In the musical portion of the 
program there was a slow-paced 
Sandy Burns who lazed himself in 
and out of amusing situations. Too 
tired to bother very much, he was a 
roar. And another comic, probably 
Johnny Lee I«ng, who did his best 
to get a night's lodging via the local 
station house and met nothing but 
brotherly love and- forgiveness on 
every hand. 

The second part of the musical 
detailed the arrival in New York of 
a colored brother from down Ala- 
bama way, who was "wised up" to 
high-pow.red Harleni night life. 
Plenty of local cracks here that had 
the midnight sons In hoots. 

To do complete justice to a 
dramatic presentation of "My 
Mother's Eyes," It must be described 
In deta.L It was programmed as 
"Johnny Lee Long's idea." 

A baby spot discovered a mother 
on the stage, her arms spread 
lovingly over, not one, but two baby 
carriages. Followed a verse and 
chorus. At the chorus repeat the 
spot picked up two youths at the 
other side of a stage— one dignified 
and Immaculate, with a placard 
reading, "Attomey-at-law," behind 
him, and the other, the disappoint- 
ment of his mother's dreams, 
aprawUng over a table, clasping a 
bottle of hey-hey liquid. In back of 
him the simple sign reading, "Night 
Club," told the whole sad story. 

But this was not all. Nay, nay, 
and hey, hey. 

Spot returned to the mother who 
had, after all these years, gone Into 
a patter chorus. Then came another 
placard backstage-center. Informing 
that "The Hand That Rocks the 
Cradle Rules the World." Finally, 
a bar of the Star Spangled Banner, 
leading up to a forte finish of 
Mother's Eyes" and the curtains 
flew, revealing a tortoise-rimmed 
old Mammy, complete with frilled 
apron and ca p, ram pant on an 
TSrherlcan flag, supported on eftEer 
side by the Army and Navy. 

A purely extemporaneous per- 
fcrmance took place 1. this number, 
rendered by the black theatre cat, 
doubtless also a mother, who 
climbed r-n stage and quietl/ siir' 
veyed the whole proceedings. 

What with one thing and another, 
a'sw^U'show. ' 



Loew State Chatterers 

Monday evening nt Loew's State 
...Movietone bolng explained Btep 
by step by the couple sitting In 
back; the woman has seen It be- 
fore so she can explain it coming 
and going... Awful tragedy In the 
slow pomp of a military funeral. 
That "Eyes Right" in front of the 
bier .Is .heart-breaking. . .Opening 
act Lucas and Lillian.. Man In 
salvor trunks and a green bathing 
shirt: girl In gr^n organdy that's 
very pretty. Strips to an orchid 
and green bathing suit. ; .Well, well, 
well, it's an acrobatic act. Even 
the smart commentators in back 
didn't caU that. . .They're still talkr 
Ing.. It's annoying. Goodwin and 
Rasch. Man In. back says they're 
German comics, so it must be. 
Could turn and ask him If he'^ 
wired by W. E. or RCA. What 
would Emily Post doT. . .Ross Wyse, 
Jr., with mama and papa. Clever 
hard working dancing' and comedy. 
Lots of applause. . .'Night Club 
Revels with Al 'Wohlman as m. o. 
. . .Introducing Elray and Cooper, 
sister team doliig s6me clever tap* 
ping on BUI 'Robinson's stairs..'. 
Mildred Roselle, ' beroopdeoop song- 
stress. . .Lots ' more' 'dahdiig'- and 
singing and applause. 

Palace, Monday aft....Ooh, but 
it's nice and cool. . ; .Just as soon 
spend the slimmer ' Ice-copUng- sit 
the movie houses and vaudevlllaus 
. .as a leist resort.'. . .that's a swift 
one.... Four American Aces and' a 
Queen.... Double and' triple twist- 
ing in the air. .'. .Terribly grood. 
-House oohing and ahlng at the big 
stunts. .. .Olrl in cute blue velvet 
trunks and matching headgear;..'. 
Must be a lot of fun jumping- into 
that net.... Roy Rogers adding a 
new and amusing twist to contor- 
tlonlng. . . .'Pavley-Oukralnsky Bal- 
let .... Good enough .... Clever doll 
dance, beautifully executed. . ."Blue 
Danube" — Ave girls in red bathing 
suits manipulating ■ a batlqued 
scarf. . . .Gorgeous play of air and 
light on the fabric. . . .Lou Holtz, 
opening with that amusing automo- 
bile horn song. ...His assorted dia- 
lects are a scream. .. .Mixed iip 
recitation has the hous^ In hoots 
.... Curtain speech a mixture of 
high English, low Russian and 
plain ga-ga. .. .He's a grand comio 
— whole one-man show. . . .Kate 
Smith, husky blues singer with 
husky .voice. .. .Puts over blues in 
fine style. .. .Should avoid horizon- 
tal lines In her dresses and skirt 
should be longer. .. .Piano solo .by 
accompanist — sounds like Debussy 
gone jazz.... Miss Smith back In 
nlle green for a snappy Charleston 
....WHI Mahoney In "Why Be 
Serious?" — why Indeed, when you 
can be ausgti,lassen so magnificent- 
ly.... Lord, it's marvellous to be 
able to make people laugh that 
way.... There go the frenzied taps 
. . . .Vh-uh, he's sUppIng, sUp-plng, 
s-llp-ping — there he goes! . . . .Back 
for a Scotch soiig entitled, "I Canna 
Gle Ye Anything But Love," with 
an accent that's a lulu.... His 
grand Mammy song, with a Sonny 
Boy addition that's terribly funny 

Show closed by Wordon Bros., 

barrel spinners. 



"The Shakedown" 

"The Shakedown" at the Colony- 
is hardly a pretty picture, but It's 
an awfully entertaining one, wltli a 
good story, fine prize fight and 
hardbolled moments that over bal- 
ance occasional sentimentality. Ita 
chief charm is a lovable Uttla 
roughneck of a kid. Plus over-di- 
rection, he had some very strenuous 
Ideas on acting of his own, but he's 
grand just the same. 

Barbara Kent made a pretty hero- 
ine somewhat neglected by ths 
script. The ring battle seemed as 
authentic as a news reel, with the 
hero's opponent looking like a mag- 
nificent bit of Mahrpnl Young sculp- 
ture In the ring. 



New M. C. at Colony 

The Colony. ..This house's theme ' 
song should be "The Vacant Chair" 
...Sam kahn complete with band 
and danclnETdlrectlon. . .New Mas- 
ter 6if Ceremonies, B ert Fro hman . . . 
■NrcS^oung'Titfan wfth vaseirncd''KaIf~ 
and an unassuming manner. . .Hor- 
tense somethlng-'or-other doing "I 
Want to Be Bad." Very nice frock 
of yellow taffeta and tulle. ..Stan- 
ley and Healy, the long atid short 
of the Navy... Al via feaker, song-^ 
stress. . .Don and Jerry, good adagio 
team... Bert Frohman back for. 
baUad...And that's so. 



Wednesday, April 10, 1829 



EDITORIAL 



VARIETY 



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Sr Y"?or April 1. 1929. 
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ike State and County aforesaid, peraonally 

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15 YEARS AGO 

{From Variety and Clipper). 

'•■A showman made the shrewd 
pi'edlctlon that the dramatic two- 
r^eler would soon lose its market, 
t>ecau8e so many multiple reelers 
■were being: made for the de luxe 
JtbUses (admission 23 cents) after a 
certain time offered at low rentals 
to the commercial run places. 



Small time was outgrowing its 
pop, admission scale. With Sulll- 
van-Considine practically absorbed 
by Loew, new scales were es- 
fabllehed. McVicker's, Chicago, 
changed from 20 to 35 cents. 



Alexander Moissi, reported highest 
paid actor In Germany (although he 
.1* of Italian birth). Incoiri-, was set 
«t $26,000 a year. 



Film business of France for pre- 
vious year was import.^, $4,500,000; 
*xp6rts, $6,500,000. 



■ ' General FiliVi ' reported a gross 
business for year of $30,000,000. A 
single share of company's stock was 
bid for at $4,000. 



Earl-Mastbaum interests bought 
*our big Philadelphia houses, rep- 
resenting 6,600 seats. The.se added 
to the » houses they already held 
eave the firm control in Quaker- 
town. 



• Nora Bayes created a sensation 
tn Broadway, by appearing at, one 
nrst night in a bright green wig 
?n<3 at another in one of vivid red. 
_itS^^«jLvoeue~was-ln--thc-JiialL-. 
ine, but it was brand new oft the 
stage. 



- William Faver.sham was pro- 
Posed as ' Ainerlcan representative 
to the English Shakespearean fes- 
II u'' ^'though he was an Eiig- 
«8hman by birth. Suggestion 

wought a blast from Robert Man- 
•ell, 

<•';■.(• : \ I. .'•':• 



Inside Stutf-Pictiires 



Friday night (April 6). a fuse blew out and left "Coquette" (UA) 
speechless at the Riyoil. It turned a' rapacity house into a crowd ready 
to ridicule anything and which the picture had to flght for Its first two 
reels. And how audiences love to hop on the talkers for any mechanical 
fault as soon as it appears. ' This vas a $2.60 gathering. In a grind 
house it could have been worse. But a tough break for the picture and 
Mary Pickford. 

Trouble originally cropped up when a sjiort was flashed on the screen. 
Opening shot happened to be a closeup of a sister team singing. With 
no Sound emitting therefrom, house immediately thought it was a 
funny gag and then realized something was wrong at about the same 
time as the booth, Film was cut oft, the curtains closed In and the 
house- started to laugh. Orchestra went into a melody of southern airs 
In front of a makeshift' colonial mansion drop on top of which was a 
border ot leaves which wouldn't behave. So the patrons started to kid 
the movements necessitated by trying to straighten that out Finally 
the title of "Coquette," all the credits, then the initial scene— and still 
no-sound.. . The booth had to. shut oft again. 

Three or four miiiutes of a bare, stage and once more thie "Coquette" 
title and all the credits on a scrim in front of the drop which made for 
double lettering before the scrlih was pulled aside, causing additional 
uncomplimentary : laity comment. And Anally the opening scene again 
with the sound weak, but there. Swelled until it seemed normal but 
continuous fading and strengthening made' it seem as If the amplifica- 
tion wasn't, wholly right throughout the performance. 

Incidfsnt caught a bad reactloii. House staff thought the fatal fuse 
would be. located any second, but it developed as very elusive, at the 
same time embarrassing. 



A revival of the report that downtown New Tork Interests headed by 
Mike Meehah might negbtlate to take over Pathe Is around. There was 
a story. like that some tim^ ago. Jos. P. Kennedy. was then as now at 
the , helm of Pathe. 'Nothing came of it. 

Just what may be doing how Is not known. . Tl\e Meehan crowd who 
includes some of the best knowii .Wall Street ' operators were said to 
have been hieavy holders of .Fathe at one time. They also followed Ken- 
iiedy Into Kelth-Al^ee-Orpheum, and all are said to ha'ire, neatly cleaned 
up both ways. 

The Meehan people are qijite friendly with Eddie I>owling, so much 
so that if 'Dpwllhg okayed Pathe. as a proposition in which his talents 
woiiid be solely concerned, and Kennedy expressed himself .as agreeable, 
tlie deal might go thro.ugh. 



Under . cover rumors of the past 10 days have 'said that there have 
been intimations between the two legit circuits, Eirlkiiger and . Shuberts, 
that might lead to a consolidation of booking Interests, or a possible 
buy. The- booking interest matter had been gone into before. It never 
became an actuality. 

The maze of talking pictures and wired houses. Interlinked between 
specials in picture houses and the openings in the wired legit theatres 
may have brought about another complexion to the standing legit scrap. 



"The Great Power," the flrsti talker made by the .Brlstplphone process 
and produced by Franklin Warner (independent), had been sold to Metro, 
it is said, before the picture was pulled at Loew's Capitol, New Tork, a 
couple of weeks ago. Joe' Rock directed . the talker In th^ Brlstolphone's 
Connecticut studios, with its total production investment said to have 
been $65,000. Metro is. reported to have secured se,veral e;chibltlon con- 
tracts on the "Po'wer" - talker before the fiasco at t)ie Capitol, caused 
through the audiences lauifhlng and Jeering at the drama. 

"The Great Ppwei-" had briefly stage played on Broadway. Its com- 
pany was removed intact to the sttidio and the screen talking play shot 
In a rush. The film remained on the shelf for some time and its Capitol's 
dl.splay . was the flcst reported. 



Buddy Rogers, in Paramount's "Close Harmony," plays nearly all of 
the instruments in the sound scene of a jazz band, in a restaurant. The 
youth does actually play the several Instrun^ents, - He had done the 
same thing previously to the picture making when acting as entertainer 
at benefits or conventions. 



- A trick police dog, trained to break loose from his harness, slip out 
of handcuffs and break out of tight places, like the late Houdlnl, was 
hired By Fox for a scene in '-King of Kyber Rifles." 

Dog master worked in the picture aa an extra for $7.60 a day. Dog 
got $100^daily as long as he worked. 

"Follies" set now being erected at Paramount Coast studios for "Bur- 
lesque" will be one of the largest ever constructed by this company. It 
Is an Interior and embraces every foot of floor bpace oh the largest stage. 

Costumes, to be worn by more than 2,500 peopler on the set, have been 
In the making for the past three months. 



Something new in screen fan adoration was noted here when a middle 
aged woman in a first night crowd stood in water over her ankles wait- 
ing the arrival of Mary Pickford at an opening. 

She almost lost patience after an hour, when she removed her shoes 
and stockings, but stayed until Mary arrived. 

With Lucky Strike cigarets using the line, "Reach for a Lucky instead 
of a sweet," many Hollywood lunch rooms handling sweets and tobacco 
have stricken this brand of clgaret from their selling lists. 

Universal's newsreel plans are causing Carl, Laemmle plenty of con- 
cern. An initial outlay of over $100,000 is the chief reason for his 
schedule to leave Hollywood April 6. Being In New York for the "Show- 
boat" opening is secondary. 

Having countermanded original orders, said to have been issued In his 
absence, for color and talk news, the Universal chief is now going to 
personally Investigate the feasibility of even a silent news version. 

All advance publicity for Universal's "Show Boat.l as well as all ex- 
ploit?itlon for the picture, features Flo Ziegfeld's name as prominently 
as Carl Ijiemmle's. 

Advertising paper being put out for the picture, also electric signs at 
Broadway and 46th street, have Zleggy's name in larger type than 
Laemmle's. It shouldn't do the musical any harm. 

Ah advertisement in a recent issue of Variety claimed the advertiser, 
a permanent attraction at the house, was responsible for all of the big 
grosses that particular theatre had lately gathered. The house plays 
special In person stage attractions. 

At the time the ad appeared, the house held an active picture star, 
also doing a personal appearance and drawing big business. Knowing 
that the star was tempei-amental. she was informed When asking If 
Variety had yet arrived in town that it had not. House management was 
in fear she would see the ad and ask the male advertl.ser (m. c) if he 
were'golngTo cTSrnrcmil'^^ 

The .star kept asklnp for the paper but was successfully stalled until 
ready to leave the city rsaturday). Variety arrives in that city on 
Thursday. 

(B & K. opportunity contests in Chicago, originally tied up with the 
Chi American, have turned Into a fizzle all around. Looks more like a 
gag than anything else, ' . ■ ' ' . 

Auditions held every Sunday morning at the Oriental, entitle the 
winners to five weeks.vVflrt a*-,»?,<! Per* starting at the Oriental. Last 



'tt-eek a little colored gal was adjudged a winner, but was taken off and 
switched to the neighborhoods. A single lad (white), considered not as 
talented, was put in the Oriental instead. Contest is still on, though 
practically nothing nt all is heard of It. Ne-wspaper publicity has Stopped, 
With the American dropping It cold. 



In this column 'several months ago was told the story of a come<Iian 
who In the cotirse of his \york was called on to d/.-p Into a pool' of ex- 
tremely muddy water 18 inches deep and liow the laughter of the. spec- 
tators at the antics of the. comic suddenly ceased as it was realized his . 
head was stuck In the mud; Three times altogether the player went 
through that stunt as he \vas called oil, endangering his health wltb- 
out a whimper. 

The cutting of the picture is now completed and the final forni ap- 
proved. Not an Inch of the film carrying the mud diving sequence Is 
contained in it, ' 



Two German 12-inCh lenses four Inches In diameter have been satis- 
factorily tried out by Coast cameramen. They are used especially on 
sound work, yielding a close-up at 50 feet with a fleldi foiir feet wide 
at that distance. George Barnes and Gregg Toland are the ownera «t 
one, and Alvln Wycko/t the other. 

Enlarged , diameter allows approximately one halt the speed at 60 fe^ 
given by an average lens at dose quarters and greater range permits 
all camera noises to be . kept from the mike. Lenses cost about $225 
apiece, utimounted, and complete are so heavy a bridge has been added 
to the lens tuiret to support and steady it. 



It Is denied that Publix or Balaban & Katz paid any cash to United 
Artists In taking over the latter's theatres for operation upp.n„a 60-60 
agreement. 



Frank Wolt, Jr., coftee-and-cakes. booker of Phlladeljphia, cancelled 
lone Reed Co., by telephone at 12 o'clock of .the day they were booked to . 
open ln~ Pitman, N. J., l(i.st week. Act, which held a contract; rushed to 
office to ascertain cause of cancellation, ''Wolf stated- be- had been to 
New Tork the day. before and had booked another act -so 'be- couldnt- 
use the Reed turn. ■ ' -v • 

Smiling at the -act's threat to see a lawyer about their contract. Wolf ' 
exjpressed his philosophy as a honkey-tonk booker by declaring, tliat 
inasmuch as many acts cancelled on him at the last minute he' felt tbiat 
he Was entitled tt> the same privilege.' • 



Of the Keith agents in New Tork ordered to notify their acts not ^ 
pay the agent over 6 per cent commission, one at least thought to omehd 
the instructions. In this'agent's letter to'the acts, was enclosed - a smitU 
slip of. paper. While the letter Informed the act It' must Hot' pay the 
agent over 6 per cent,' the slip, typewritten, said the amount nsuiUtir 
sent in as outside money to the agent could thereafter be forwarded to tl^ 
signer of the letter. The girl signing is the agent's secretary. 

Whether the agent believed this raw bit of work would become known 
or he didn't care' under the Impression he could laugh It off against his 
secretary hasn't been revealed.;' Probably the offending. 'iigent rested 
nis confidence upon the removal of the Agents ai^bltration > committed. 
That committed' Was', originally' formed ' to' 'entertain'' complaints trblb 
agents and acts. It was summarily disbanded and its province 'assumed 
by the Keith booking ofilce,^ rendering- the entire corrective scheme/ail 
at first p'lanned totally useless. It- is alsa unknown if the - dissolution 
came from deliberate design or ignorance.- 



Severai Loew producers have- deserted, the flash act field :to. devote aD 
time to band "units." Growing number pt such turns on the Loew ol^ - 
cult is the restilt.' The "units," Including a stage- band; one 'Standard -or 
semi-name act and two to- four specialty' pebple, run anywliei^ from SO 
minutes to an -hour. Majority carry- the sltaiplest of -dri&pe seta.-and 
are apparently inexpensively produced^. They generally^ are- strong 
enough to replace two ordinary turns on the Loew bills -and feattire 
speed, hence not slowing up shows as do most of the flashes around 
today. Larger salary lists, consequently greater commission, is another 
reason for the producers' switch. 

Several representatives of Independent circuits booHing through Kelth^s 
were reported Intending to stage their own meetings because they, have 
not been included in Keith's own bookers' dally sessions. Result was 
advice from George Godfrey to the indies that the daily booking nieet> 
ings are not closed to anyone In Keith's. ' 

The indie bookers -stated they wepe not . officially Invited to the ineet» 
ings, hence an Impression they Were not .welcome. Godi^ey contended 
there was ne inteiition. on the part'ot Keith's to exclude them and that 
their continued absence has seemingly been a sign that they (the Indies) 
did not care to attend. 

At the booking meetings, held dally at (. p.. m,, the various boohtng 
problems arising during the day are discussed. -i. . 



It's not easily understandable why certain producers: with Keith "frai^ 
chises" as such, should' have been dismissed or let out ottliat booidng.ofr 
flee. Producers of vaude acts or productions ask. nothlng of thei Keith: 
circuit, except the permission to produce for It. . The producers .take 
all of the risks, In money and 'time. If they produce a failure, that' is 
relegated to the storehouse and the loss is the producer's.. . ' ' .• 

"Whether a producer for Keith's or another vaude or picture chain Is 
active or Inactive should be a thatter of indifference to- the theatre men. 
The producer who may produce but now and then at least offers some- 
thing to the circuit when he does, and without expense to itv 



All that keeps the average good looking Chicago picture house m. S; 
from opening a good sized harem Is his own conscience, or possibly « 
wife. 

One of the boys got a call from a fan who threatened to -play havoe - 
with him if he didn't see her. Being a mild sort of gent', and happily- 
married, the m. c. got in touch with the police. - Two dicks -were as- 
signed to see that the unknown lady didn't get murderoUS; lAtef,. she 
called the m. c. on the phone agalii, giving her name; and . demanding ' 
to know why he wouldn't see her. Meanwhile, the cops had been' put 
on tap wires. The m. c. asked the lady if she had. ever met htiti, and. 
she replied that she hadn't, but sat in the front- row foiir and 'd'ye 
times a week and was simply nuts about him. Then she starte<l the 
threats again. 

"Tou might as wefl know," Interrupted the m.' c; "that two defectivjSg^ 
are listening to everything yoii tell me, and hiave already checked on.-, 
where you're . calling from." 

"Doh't let them get me,!' yelled .the woman, "I'll never bother you 
again. This will ruin me. I've got a husband and fpur kids," 



The.three shpw a day plan for Sundays will continue indef' or at least 
until the hot >yeather knocks the extra . show kerbloole. The Ke(th 
plan ot Sunday openings may also experience a change back to Monday 
If the summer weather hits the Sabbath, biz. 



Of the large William Fox de luxe thejatrcs, of 4,000 or more capacity, 
but two rcmairi playing the presehtatlon. style of stage siiow; with pic- 
tures. Others have reverted to vaudeville. Fpx, Philadelphia, started 
the vaud-ftlrn performances this week. Brpoklyn, Detroit,. Academy, New 
Tork, and the other Fox large theatres around New Tork are now play- 
ing vaude. Fox's, St. Louis and Washington are the remaining pre- 
sentation houses. , ,- 
- The next n^w Fox house to start is at San Francisco about May.. IB. -R 
seats 5,O0O„. ^otPlaying p«)i.cy;aia.dit<lQiit^)ly,.t.«ipl«tUTe9iYeA,;9sqM«d upi9|i«^ 



48 



VARIETY 



LEG I TIM AT E 



Wednesday, April 10, 1928 



Union Group of A. T. A. M. Again in; 
Fired For Aggressive Campaign 



After a dormant period of several 
months, affairs within the Associa- 
tion of Theatrical Aeents and Man- 
agers and the Theatrical Press Rep- 
resentatives have, been stirred up 
again. That particularly applies to 
the first named organization, union- 
ized group of ag^ents and managers. 

Monday a secret meeting of A. T. 
A. M. members was held, resulting 
In the framing of a round robin 
letter demanding the resignation of 
Theodore Mitchell as president. 
About 106 members In good stand- 
ing attended. The letter, is to be 
sent to others .who. have paid dues 
for adUtlonal signatures. It Is said 
the union has 600 names on its 
membership books,. with around 200 
In gMA standings Edward E. 
Pld^eM has been suggested as 
Mitchell's successor. 

The desire for another leader In 
the union Is ascribed to inactivity, 
dating from the American Federa- 
tion of labor convention at New 
Orleans. At . that time the resolu- 
tion for formal recognition of the 
A. T. A-. M. was tabled and referred 
to the Executive Committee. 

Mitchell, it la stated, has been 111 
for some time. He was actlVe in 
. forming the union. Thereafter he 
continued to hold ofnce in the 
T. P. R. as vice-president, but was 
later asked to resign. 

The union agents and managers' 
association started out the season 
1>7-attcimptlng to force recognition 
by the producing managers. Allied 
unions, such as Equity, the mu- 
sicians, atSLge hands and teamsters' 
unions, werfe asked t4> "co-operate." 
. (A^ several instances outside of New 
zoric, trouble brewed when local 
vnions were called on not to handle' 
certain shows because the agent or 
manager with the attraction did Aot 
belong to the union. 

Union OlffieuHIe* 
It is now known that led to a 
shew-down in New York labor 
circles. An ofllcer of . , one union 
strenuously objected to the methods 
outlined by the A. T. A. M. In seek- 
ing to embroil them in the agents' 
.Bgbt without even consulting them. 
This man was upheld by the.otherq. 

"The producers objected to the en- 
dorsing of the agents' union, send- 
ing a long telegram to President 
Green, at New Orleans. It was 
agreed that th^ producers confer 
with the A. F. L. chiefs at Wash 
ington later. Their point appears 
to have been accepted since the 
A. T. A. M. Is still minus official 
recognition. 

It is claimed that A. T. A. M. re- 
'eelved a letter frdm Green support 
tng the cause. The union agents 
-plan to tour a number of shows 
with the idea that union labor In 
the various stands would be asked 
to support them appears to have 
come a cropper. Reports from 
headquaters In Washington were to 
the effect that the A. F. li. should 
not be used to capitalize private 
projects. 

The active group within the 
A. T. A. M. believe that much can 
be accomplished If the officers of 
the anion are pepped up. They see 
a way of forcing recognition from 
the producers by working through 
. the teamsters' union Which has no 
.agreement with the producers. 
Is hoped to win the teamsters to a 
polntN where 'they would refuse to 
haul scenery. 

A meeting of the T.P.R. last Frl 
day at the Burlesque Club was one 
of the most satisfactory sessions 
within a year. Reports on the new 
insurance feature and the emer- 
gency fund were' read. Under 
blanket policy each member of the 
association Is Insured for $500. 
There Is also a sick and emergency 
fund, members being eligible to se 
cure loans up to a certain amount 
The recent T.P.R. benefit show 
netted the organization about $6,- 
■^000, the gross being a bit oyer )11 
000. No opposition element pres- 
ent. 

A nominating committee to name 
the ticket for the annual election, 
June 1, was Ollle Alger, Sam Har 
rlson, George W. Lederer, Arthur 
' Levy and Richard Lambert 

Beauvals Fox will probably be 
Bpl^ct^d to succeed h imself as 
president. 



Oswald Loses $10,000 
Appeal; Angel Must Pay 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
State Supreme Court denied ap- 
peal of George C. Oswald for re- 
hearing of suit In which judgment 
for $10,000 was entered holding him 
responsible for unpaid salaries of 
the "Mile. Magnificent" company, 
of which he was the "angel." 

Oswald Is now given until April 
16 by State Labor Commission to 
make good wage claims. 

Suit was started by the Labor 
Bureau after 86 members of the 
musical, staged at ,the Mason in 
1926, had filed salary demands. It 
waa first instance oh record on 
the coast where a tribunal took 
cognizance of trade distinctions of 
show- business. The court charac- 
terized Oswald as the "angel" of the 
muslcaf, and said that he sought 
to hide behind the skirts of a part- 
ner who was to receive only 10 
per cent, of the net profits If the 
show clicked." 

Oswald Is in the contracting busi- 
ness. This was hl» first filer in 
show biz. 




SEVEN SHOWS OUT 



DIXIE LEE 

' Now under contract to the Fox 
Studios. When playing the Zelma 
O'Neal part in "Opod News," the 
Ohio State Journal said: "Dixie 
Lee, a pert pepper-pot, goaled them. 
She has an Infectious smile, two 
feet that answer to no conscience 
and an over-abundance of youthful 
energy," 

Diraotlon 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560 Broadway 



Fotare Plays 

Right Off the Boat" kicks oft at 
the Riviera, Brooklyn, April 22, 
Fritz! Scheff starred. 

Ben Ami. will produce and star In 
"The Idiot," a new production which 
he has taken for presentation In 
Montreal. Ben Ami closed two 
weeks ago in "The Master Builder," 
which folded up In Detroit. 

"Her Unborn Child" is reported 
opening two weeks hence at the St. 
James, Boston, Ivy Mertons In orig- 
inal role. 

"You Can Do It," by Herbert 
and Dorothy Fields, music by 
Jimmy McHugh. Produced by Lew 
Fields In fall. 

"Jade God" in rehearsal at Prin- 
cess theatre. Ben Stein, producer; 
Walter Greenough, director. . 

"Grand Street l^ellies," produced 
by Paul Moss. Cast Includes Albert 
Carroll, Dorothy Sands, Paula True- 
man, Otto Hulett, Marc Loebell, 
Junius Matthews, George Heller, at 
the Booth, May 1. 

"The Come-On Man," by Herbert 
Ashton, Jr., will be produced by 
Roy Walling. Opens New Haven, 
Conn., April 18. New Tork pre- 
miere to be announced. 

Robert McLaiighlln, of Cleveland, 
In New York putting "It'e the Cli- 
mate" into readiness for an opening 
In Cleveland April 21. After two 
weeks there it will be brought Into 
the Cort, New Tork, May 5. Wal- 
lace Ford will be starred. Play is 
the work of John C. Brownell, see 
narlst with Universal and short 
story writer. 

"Barracuda," a new comedy by 
Daniel Jarrett, will be produced by 
John Golden next fall. Golden will 
also stage a new American comedy, 
"When In Rome," by John Klrk- 
patrlck. The latter opens June 10 
In Atlantic City. 

"Career," new play produced by 
the Shuberts in New Tork. 

"See Saw" goes Into rehearsal 
under Lew Cantor's direction. 

"The Virflin City" will be the title 
of the new show Eddie Dowllng will 
do in conjunction with David 
Belasco. 

"Mr. George," a new all-colored 
musical, book by Henry Troy and 
Moss and Frye, score by Noble 
Sissle and Maceo Plnk4rd. Cast 
Includes Moss and Frye,' Margaret 
Stma, U. S: Thompson, Pearl Mc- 
Cormlck, Prince Eket of Iblblo, 
West Africa; Babe Brown, Henry 
Troy, Cole Brothers, Ralph Harris 
and chorus. To have prelim tryout 
at Lafayette theatre (Harlem) 
April 15. Show sponsors plan to 
bring It to Broadway for a sum 
mer engagement. 



Play by Author of 20 
Books Must Be Remade 

After six weeks of outside dates, 
Joe Shea closed his new show, 
"The Devil's Mistress," Saturday 
night at the Broad theatre, New- 
ark. All salaries paid up. 

This is the play written by H. H. 
Harper, president of th> Bibliophile 
Society, author of some 20 books. 
Action and otherwise, which will 
have to be rewritten and recast. 

Shea is producing "Sorrell and 
Son," which Thompson Buchanan 
has adapted for the stage from the 
novel and screen form, opening 
May IS for six weeks In Montreal 
and other Canadian points. The 
last two weeks in August it will 
play in Boston. Then a New York 
date will be set. 

Shea has signed Frank McGlynn, 
Ann Sutherland and Howard Phil- 
lips for another new show, "The 
Patriarch," a tragedy by Boyd 
Smith, Yale professor. It will be 
presented the last week in June 
and in July in Atlantic City. 



Bond Replaces Harry Davis 

Upon learning that Harry Davis, 
of "Appearances," had died In his 
sleep, Harry Bond was given the 
role. He went on after but two 
hours rehearsal. 

Bond was formerly with Shean, 
Q>,Whefi Gallagher and Shean split. 



Cast Changes 

Eddie Tlerney Is now playing the 
role In Aarons and Freedley's 
"Spring Is Here" vacated by Dick 
Keene who left for the coast on 
Fox contract. 
^BveUgiLaw has been ad ded to 
'"'A' NfgRtTn*'Venrce;''~^K!iBert mus 
leal. 



PARIS PLAYS 



Hugh Sinclair Westbound 
Hugh Sinclair, juvenile lead with 
'.'Serena Blandish," goes with Fox 
talkers, through the Leo Morrison 
office. Contract for six months with 
options for three years calls for 
him on the Coast June 1. 



(Continued from page 3) 

slon at the Maturlns. Piece is a 
comedy In three acts by Mario Du- 
Itani and Jean Refrolgney, produced 
by Harry Baur with Mme. France 
Ellys heading the cast. 

Story has to do with two married 
couples, old friends, who, because 
of the tip of a childhood friend, now 
a millionaire, are In a way of be 
coming rich by speculation In a 
mine. Each couple lives beyond its 
means, vlelng in seeking the friend- 
ship of the rich man by mean 
scheming. In this sort of rivalry 
their old cordial relations are 
wrecked and In the end the dls 
gusted millionaire casts all four of 
them off, leaving them in poverty 
worse than ever. 

One couple, however, profits from 
the experience, learning the lesson 
that happiness In each other Is bet 
ter than richs. In th supporting 
cast are Saturlnin Fabrex and 
Charles Deschamps. 

The poetical drama, "Tristan et 
Iseult" did a flop, as anticipated, at 
the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, and 
was withdrawn. In the emergency 
the management hastily revived "La 
Dame aux Camillas," with Andre 
Brule and Madeleltie Lely. 

Pomme d'Amour 
"Love Apple," farce by C. Abadle 
and R. deCesse, fared moderately at 
the Amblgu. Piece marks the re- 
turn to the theatre of these two 
authors whose "Noveaux Riches' 
was a sensation at the Sarah Bern- 
hardt ten years ago. New play re- 
lates the adventures of a street 
corner singer nicknamed "Love 
Apple." He Inherits property In 
Normandy and moves there, carry- 
ing along his accordion, 

Of convivial habits, he makes 
Jiieili3U,Jiinpj)g.th«Ljio!hllity_wiio^za- 
gard him as an amusing eccentrlCc 
A scheming peasant, made rich' by 
the war, tries to get control of his 
property and plots to oust him 
However, the shrewd city vendor 
outwits him, marrying his pretty 
daughter after he has had a secret 
Intrigue with a countess. George 
Blscot, picture comedian, plays the 
lead, supported by Lulu Watler. 



• On- Broadway's departure list ,are 
three run attractions, two' others 
are quick flops, and two' revivals 
also are out. 

"Three Cheers" presented by 
Charles DllUnghiun at the Globe 
takeq to the . road after this week, 
having played 26 weeks. Little 
doubt the attraction could extend 
into summer, but Will Rogers who 
went Into cast when Fred Stone was 
Injured, will leave for the coast 
soon. Was among musical leaders 
almost all the way, getting $40,000 
or more weekly. Lately dipped to 
)30,000 but last week reported 
virtual capacity. 



THREE CHEERS 
Opened Got. IS. On strength 
of Will Rogers LIttell (Post) 
thought: "Couldn't be better 
or funnier." Hammond (Her- 
•ld-Tribun«) declared: "Hu- 
morous and enjoyable." 

Variety (Ibee) said: "Worth 
the price" mM). 



"(lood Boy" presented by Arthur 
Hammersteln at the Hammerstetn 
tours after playing 26 weeks also. 
Did good business for a time, with 
the average gross around $34,000. 
Based oft, however, to $25,000 for a 
time. Lately dropped under $20,000 
but made money on season. 



GOOD BOY 
Opened Sept. 6. "Good 
show," voted Winohelt (Graph- 
ic), while Mantle (News) 
echoed: "Will keep its pro- 
ducer in funds for months .to 
come." 

Variety (Abel) predicted: 
-Healthy run." 



"Security" presented at Maxlne 
Elliott's by Lee Shubert will be 
taken . oft Saturday'. Played three 
weeks, business indicating small 
chance of landing. 



SECURITY 

Opened March 29. "Even 
great skill of Margaret Anglin 
eould not save play from fall- 
ing to pieces," said Ervina 
(world). Anderaon (Journal) 
rated play "a yawn." 

Variety (lb«e) opined: "Can 
be wrapped up and laid away." 



'The Front Page" presented by 
Jed Harris at the Times Square 
tours after a run of 36 weeks. It 
was the first hit of the season, 
averaging $^,000 or better during 
the early months. Slipped until 
recently the pace was under $10,000 
but show piled up a great profit. 



FRONT PAGE . 

Opened Aug. 14. "Loud, 
rapid, eoarae and unfailing en- 
tertainment," said Atkmion 
(Times). Other scribes said 
aye to that sentiment. 

Variety (Lait) wrote: "Bar- 
ring acoldentt should run the 
season." 



In addition "Paolo and Franceaca" 
withdraws from the Forrest where 
it was announced for two weeks 
only. "S. S. Glencaim," a bUl of 
short O'Neill plays, revived at the 
Garrick, closed last Saturday. So 
did "Indiscretion," which lasted a 
month at the Mansfield. 



Helen Hayes May Have to 
Phiy "Coquette** 3d Year 

Helen Hayes, pencilled for an- 
other year with "Coquette," re- 
turned to New York for the Holy 
Week layoft and was informed by 
Whlttaker Ray, of the Jed Harris 
office, that the show would con 
tlnue next season.' 

Miss Hayes has appeared in the 
leading role for two years and said 
she was thoroughly fatigued 
Whether she will be held to con- 
tract Is up to Harris, 



Specialized Labor 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
Associated Press reports from 
Portland gave the Impression that 
Henry Duffy contemplated closing 
the DutCwla there on April 6 due to 
^9u;2le^!jji.^beaLtiicaUabftE,iinlons 
Duffy says the misunderstanding 
was with the janitor's union alone. 
The union 'wanted, him to employ a 
man simply to turn on radiators at 
$70 per week. 

Dufty threatened to close the 
house and it was through pressure 
brought to bear by stage hands and 
musicians that the other union fin- 
ally withdrew tta demanda. 



FREE-LANCE P. A.^ ON 
COAST HA^ TROUBLES 

One Girl, a "Cousin," Has 
About All the Free-Lance 
Work Cornered 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

A working agreement now exist- 
ing between a few of Hollywood's 
free-lance press agents and dra- 
matic editors of some of the local 
dallies, la making It tough for the 
general mob of free lance boys. 
Connections are tightening so 
strong that it is impossible for the 
Independent p. a.'s to grab space 
with legitimate copy so long as the 
collusion exists, and without the 
connection they are unable to ac-' 
quire and retain clients. 

One free lance girl, who has her 
connection welded by virtue of be- 
ing a ooueln to the motion picture 
editor .of one of the morning pa- 
pers here, and who also conducts 
a syndicate column, seems to have 
all the free lance work corralled. 
Clients knowing her connection will 
stick with her at any cost, and those 
wanting to get space in this col- 
umn will voluntarily beseech her 
services to get the break. 

Studio Gives In 

Added to this power, the free, 
lance femme has maide. o,ne of the 
largest studios on the coast, whose 
Iron clad rule prohibits players or 
directors from hiring personal press 
agents, to make an exception In her 
case, which allows her to handle 
any one In this studio she may see 
fit to go after. . Management of this 
studio feels it ethical to grant the . 
girl this dispensation rather than 
cause any 111 feeling with her 
cousin. 

There are other scribes and col- 
umnists on the dallies who work 
the press agent connection gag on 
a less obvious scale, yet there are 
a number susceptible to affecting a 
working arrangement with a buddy 
press agent whom they can trust. 
In the event an individual appeal Is 
made to these writers for a break 
In their papers, they are told to 
get a good press agent to write th& 
copy, and at the same time offer 
them a telephone number of a 
party. 

Condition is growing so serious 
that a number of the old time free 
lance boys are giving up their pro* 
fesslon for Jobs where competition 
Is not throttled by political factions. 



Arbibratkms 



John Marston was awarded two 
weeks' salary by arbitration, the 
claim being against Richard Hern- 
don in the matter of • "Gypsy," 
which played the Klaw. It appears 
that Marston had a contract In 
which the probationary period had 
been deleted, a fact which the arbU 
trators ruled was a virtual guaran« 
tee of two weeks' work. The fact 
that Hemdon aided the actor to an 
engagement immediately was dis- 
regarded. 

Lionel Pape was awarded three 
weeks' salary, Charles L. Wagner 
being the loser In another arbitra- 
tion case. Pape was engaged last 
spring under a jobbing stock con- 
tract, he being among several 
players to support Ina Claire, who 
was to have appeared for Wagner ih 
"The Last of Mrs. Cheney" in 
Rochester, Buffalo and Toronto, the 
general Idea being a rotating stock. 

Under the rules between Equity 
and the Managers' Protective As- 
sociation, of which Wagner is a 
member, no member of the Actors' 
Fidelity League Is permitted to ap- 
pear ih stock. At the time Misa 
Claire -was of Fidelity, Though she 
has since joined Equity, the 
stockdates were called oft. 



Chorus Equity Ticket 

Organization ticket of the Chorus 
Equity Association has been com- 
pleted wltli the election and annual 
meeting set for May 28. Official 
ticket is as follows: Paul Dullzell, 
chlarmani of the executive commit- 
tee; Catherine Huth, recording 
secretary; Maude Carlcton, Eliza- 
beth Crandall, Olga Grannls, Louise 
Joyce, Valerie Petri, Allen Stevens 
and .Tack Wynn, for members of 
the executive committee to serve 
.for.-three— years*r-Pegg;y~Messinger- 
and Gus Shilling, executive commit- 
tee members to serve for tw* 
years, and William J. Bailey and 
Joseph Mann, exeputlve committee 
members to serve for one year. 

Names of other candidates for the 
offices to be filled may be written 
In on the ballot "according to Doro- 
thy Bryant, general manager of 
Chorus ESquity. 



Wednesday, Afwll 10. 1929 



LEGI TIM ATE 



VARIETY 



49 



Legit Group Set for 26 Road Show 
Talkers on Current Broadway Phiys 



Sam H. Harris and WlUlam A. 
Brady are. associated with the Shu- 
berta In American Sound Pictures, 
Inc., which Is schedliled to start 
active production within the month 
at the old Tllford Studio on AAtb. 
street. Flans call for 26 road show 
pictures to be made from plays first 

' doiie by the producers on Broadway. 
Idea Is to use actors appearing In 
New Tork. 

German sound recordlngr and re- 
producing devices Invented by Otto 
-F*ank, now In New Tork, will 
be used by the new legit group. 
This Is -described as a dual dlsk- 

.. film method. Sound on film has 

''an unusual angle In .that the 
sound track Is photographed on 
H mm. stock. This runs parallel 
with the picture Itself with a spe- 
cial device attached to ordinary 

• projector. 

Portable Device 

It Is claimed that through the 
three affiliated corporations, Amer- 
ican Sound Pictures, American 
Sound Studios and American Sound 
Theatre Syndicate, the organization 
can handle all phases from pro- 
duction and distribution on road 
show basis to wiring of houses. Re- 
producing apparatus Is described as 
portable and can be Installed in a 
couple of hours. 

' Work of soundproofing the studio 
Is now nearly complete. Jack Noble, 
formerly with M-G-M, is in charge 
of production with Shuberts, Harris 
and Brady to sit In. Studio will 
operate 24 hours a day according to 
present plans, being rented out to 
Independents for three days a 
week. 

By using original casts of Broad- 
way plays with actors already up In 
the lines and business it is now flg- 
ured to finish features in two and 
a half days of actual shooting. Legit 
houses around the country are fig- 
ured amenable to 60-60 bookings 
of these canned versions In prefer 
^nce to the 70-30 terms on road 
shows with actors In the flesh. 



Mande Fealy Frnds Oat 
J. L Cort Has Divorce 



Chicago, April 9. 
pausing her husband, John E. 
Cort, to be arrested on a writ of 
ne exeat charging desertion, Maude 
Fealy, 20 years ago known as tho 
youngest leading lady in the coun- 
try and who Is now playing bit: 
at. the National stock theatre, be- 
sides working on the technical 
staff, discovered Cort 'had secured 
a divorce two years ago In San 
Francisco, He has had a child by 
another marriage. 

Cort Is the son of John Cort, the- 
atre owner and producer and Is 
managing the Isadora Duncan 
(lancers. In 1923 he secured a dl 
vorce from Mlas Fealy on a charge 
of desertion in Connecticut. The 
court later set aside the decree on 
petition of Mlas Fealy. Her attor- 
ney, Phil R. Davis, is now seeking 
to have the later 'Frisco decree set 
aside on charges that Cort did not 
live up to the California law pro- 
viding that the defendant must bo 
notified at her last known, address. 
Meanwhile Davis has filed a suit for 
divorce against Cort for Miss 
Fealy, also charging desertion. 

Marriage was in 1920 and separa- 
tion shortly afterward. 



Sam Harris West 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Proposed visit of Sam H. Harris 
.to Hollywood is reported to be with 
a view to looking over the picture 
pi^ducing situation. 

Harris Is said to be Interested in 
screening many of his stage plays, 
running back as far as 20 years. 



Women in Middle of 
''Castanets" Fold Up 

Although It was stated when 
•Wilson P. Tanner abandoned 
"Castanets" after three weeks of 
rehearsals, that all salaries had 
been paid, claims for two weeks 
were filed with Kqulty by Janet 
McLeay and Marie Walker. Ac 
cording to a New York tabloid, 
Tanner, flour merchant and Metho- 
dist church worker. Is said to have 
dabbled in show business under the 
name of William Powell and Is 
credited with saying he Is through 
with Broadway. Among the shows 
he Is reported backing are "Revolt,' 
"The Shelf" and "Speakeasy," all 
flops. 

. John Russell, who wrote "Casta- 
nets," has filed a claim against 
Tanner with the Dramatists Guild, 
alleging breach of contract. Rus 
sell avero an attempt was made to 
' slash the script at the order of 
Tanner. 

.The author claims that Mary 
HUdreth objected to some of the 
dialog and that the angel ordered 
eight pages deleted. When Russell 
refused the show was called off. 

Miss McLeay was the author's 
choice for tho lead, she being re- 
placed In favor of Miss Hildreth 
The claims of Miss McLeay and 
Miss Walker depend on the ruling 
of arbitrators whether they did or 
did not rehearse seven days. The 
backer claims the reading of the 
script the first day should not be 
Included. 



Lyric's Next Tenant 

The future of the Lyric in West 
42nd street may be decided within 
a few days. It may become 
-sound—talker'^hpuij e " or — a*-Mutual 
burlesque spoke. 

The lottcr is under consideration 
by the Lyric operator, D. Oppen 
helmer and I. H. Herk for the 
wheel. 

The house is dark except on Sun 
day nights, when Victor Chenln ap 
Pcoi's there as a lone concert cord. 



$6,000 Weekly for Hip 

Keith's will receive $6,000 
weekly as rent for the New 
York Hippodrome from Morris 
Gest. The rental period Is for 
about 10 weeks, covering the 
summer time, the Hip's most 
troublesome gross days for its 
pop price Keith vaudfllm bills. 

With Its rental guaranteed 
the Hip for the first time un- 
der the Keltb operation will 
show a profit In the hot term. 

Gest is taking the Hip for 
spectacular productions. 



ARMSTRONG ON PAROLE 



I stock Mgr. and Hotel Man Have 
Served Half of Assault Sentence 



Aitoona, Pa.. April 9. 
Rufus Armstrong, stock company 
manager, who was sent to the Rock- 
view penitentiary by a local court 
July 7, 1927, lifter conviction of ftn 
almost fatal attack on the night 
clerk of the hotel at whlcli the stock 
company was located/ will be re- 
leased on parble next Wednesday 
with half of his sentence icompleted. 

Harry H. Hart, proprietor of the 
hotel In which the attack occurred, 
will be released from Rockview to- 
morrow. Both began their terms 
at the same time. 

Dr. W. P. Harlos, local physician, 
was also convicted of an equal part 
In the assault when the case wa;s 
tried In the Blalr county courts. All 
three defendiants ' planned appeals 
but Hart and Armstrong failed to 
The first contract providing that [ file papers within the prescribed 
a Metropolitan opera sUr reside Harlos was acquitted in his 



11 LEGIT SITES 
PLAYING FILMS 
BYMAY7 



No Show on B' way— Total 
May Reach 16 by Sum- 
mw — 12 $2 Pictures 



Bohnen Must Stay West 
For Warner Talkers 



re-trial. 

All principals In the case have 



during Its period In Hollywood has 

been secured by the Warners with | maintained their Innocence 
Michael Bohnen. The latter and 
his wife, Mary Lewis, who has 
made shorts In the east for the 
brothers, leave for the west April 18 
Bohnen and his wife will be the 
first of the big singers to be 
starred In feature lengths. It Is 
gathered at the .Warner home office 
that one of these will be 



Amateur and Territory 
Rights in Date Clash 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
At about same lime that O. D. 
Woodward bought the Pacific coast 
rights for '"Phe High Road," which 
Is to be opening attraction at 
Hollywood Music Box April 13 un- 
der Woodward management, the 
Pasadena Community Players se- 
cured the amateur rights for the 
play. 

They had begun rehearsals and 
were preparing to. produce It at 
about same time as the scheduled 
Woodward opening, but finally 
agreed to abandon their plans until 
after the professional production. 

Woodward's opening of "The 
High Road" was set back a week 
through the scenic production, com- 
ing from New York, being sent to 
San Francisco Instead of here, 
through error. Helen Ware is to 
play the lead. 

Millicent Stood for 
**Wealthy" Marriage Pipe 

Buffalo, April 9. 
When Millicent Bancroft of the 
Houseboat on the Styx" arrived 
home for a few days' vacation, she 
was besieged with reporters rela 
tlve to her New York-announced 
betrothal to William L. Kastlng, 
wealthy Buffalo florist. 

Miss Bancroft admitted the story 
was a pipe for local consumption 
and had been permitted by her to 
be used by the show's press agent 
for publicity purposes. 

Kastlng's reaction, while evident 
was not reported. 



A new Isott'a Fransclilni limousine 
'Johnny I parked for the past two weeks In 
Splelauf,'" In which Bohnen sings front of the fSam Harris building' In 
the lead In the stage version. 42nd street brought to light another 

Under the' contract Bohnen lives prospective luminary in the produc- 
In the west for the next three years ing field. 

with provisions that he may be re- Owner of the car Is Robert Lee 
tnlned by the Metropolitan In a Harrison, 28, Wall Street operator, 
guest ca'paclty, calling for several who In the past three years has hit 
ppearances here next season. for Ave million. Harrison has a yen 

Of the number of opera stars for Broadway and has taken a 
Warners have had under contract luxurious office, spending $8,000 for 
for over a year only their work In decorating bis private, room, 
the east has been required. These Interviewed as to his probable 
have appeared chiefly In talking course In the producing line, young 
shorts. The introduction of ©per- Harrison was more tlian Interested 
ntic features necessitate Hollywood I in showing diamond brooches and 
facilities and, it is understood, oth- other valuable gems, which he 
ers are to follow the Bohnens I makes a hobby of collecting. He 
westward within the next few | s&td he Is not yet prepared to an 

nbunce any definite Broadway 
move. A ticker Installed In his Of 
flee occupies most of his time just 
now, he indicated. 

All business is referred to Henry 
Dowling, brother of Eddie Dowling, 
office manager. Others In his em- 
ploy are Charles Ashley, the stage 
director, whom ' he calls his secre 
tary, and- Mike Callahan, captain 
last year of the Princeton' football 



Los Angeles, April 9. 
Frank Gillmore, president of 
Equity, Is due here April 11 to con- 
fer with Charles Miller, coast rep 
resentative, and the Los Angeles | j^"^ 
Equity council 



Test Disks as Entree 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Propaganda on shortage of talent 
for talking pictures has flred screen 
aspirants In all parts of the country 
This Is evidenced by receipt of 
countless letters from applicants 
who Implore studio executives for 
chance. 

Some go so far as to back up 
their claims to talent by sending 
records of their voice. Records are 
returned with a standard form of 
rejection. 

BRICKEBI'S TALKING COUBSE 

Cleveland, April 9. 

Course in talking pictures Is new 
local stunt to be Introduced In Sep 
tember by Ohio School of Stage 
Art, headed by Carlton BrlcTtert, 
stage actor. 

Brlckert Is to give instruction 
Course will be under direction of 
George Fox, local veteran actor and 
director. 



Mary Eaton In "Glorifying" 

Mary Eaton will do another pic 
♦ure In the east for Paramount be 
fore leaving for the coast to work 
In that company's Pacific studio on 
a third film. 

Miss Eaton Is due for a role In 
"Glorifying the American GirL" 



Young Wall St. Operator 
Chancing It Uptown 



months. 



Equity Again Trying 



^ , , , Although approached by scores 

NegoOatlons are to be reopened angel-hunting grlfters, Harrison 



with the film producers for recog- 
nition of Equity. 



has kissed them all loose, and relies 
on George Holland's advice for his 
future ventures. 



SITJBBOBB ANGEL 

No matter how the b. o. behaves, 
'Appearances" wlU'. stay at the 
Hudson for five weeks, by decision 
of Its backer, C. Mlschel PI card, 
who operates a factory In Spring' 



1 C. Nugent With Metro 



J. C. Nugent, with every variety 
of talent the stage show business 
field, Mass., and Is the husband of I knows stored in his mental attic, 
Leota Lane, formerly of the Lane left last night '(Tuesday) on his 
Sisters In "Greenwich Village Fol- way to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
lies." I studio at Hollywood. 

Nugent is under a six months' 

, agreement with the usual options 

CABBILLO IN FOUB TALKERS for two years thereafter. His 
Lo9 Angeles, April 9. studios duties primarily are listed 
Leo Carrlllo Is to make four fea- for dialog and direction on talk- 
tures for TIffany-Stahl starting | 
August 1 



Colony ^nd Legit 



CHOOS SHOW CLOSING Universal doesn't feel so sure 

. ~r „ that Earl Carroll Is going to take 

Hello Yourself." the George colony for his "Vanities." To 
Choos show with Warlng's Pennsyl- ^ ,j,g gj^piy a problem of money 
vanlans, will close Its season June 1 1 time. 

in Boston. | jj^t j^ng ago Universal got an ee 

timate on what it would cost to 
First In Four Months [knock out the back wairand give 

r. .J A —11 a [the theatre a 60-foot stage, add 

Schenectady, April 9. ^ork and 24 dressing 

The first road show to -come here rooms. Two architects submitted 
In four months will be at the figarea reading (240,000, and |286,- 
Wedgeway April 16. It Is George qqq^ ^^^^^ each agreeing It would 



By May 7 there wtU be II legl*. 
theatres in Times Square present- 
ing pictures at $E top. Before tho 
summer Is spent there may bo 19^ 
picture producers ' being hot after : 
houses, particularly those whiok 
have been devoted to legit. 

Early May will find not a single 
legit attraction directly on Broad- 
way between ^d and 53d t streets. 

For the past four or five years 
there have been few shows spotted 
in theatres actually fronting oil' 
Broadway, also tiiat most of .th« 
legit houses are located on the east 
and west streets bisecting the Main 
Stem. There are but six Tegit houses 
actually entrancing from Broadway . 
within these blocks. 

Legit houses which are currently , 
showjjjig $2 pictures are: Astor, 
Gaiety, Harris, Central, Winter 
Garden, Criterion and 44th Street, 
Next week the Globe and Selwyn 
go over to that policy and to follo'w 
are the Apollo and Cohan. Added 
to this group Is the Embassy. All., 
wired for talkers. 

Other legit houses lined up for, 
(2 pictures are the Carroll (under . 
lease to the Warners), Liberty,' 
Hammerstein and probably EIr- 
langer's. These houses^ too,' are ex- 
pected to be wired shortly, equip- 
ment being ordered for two already,' '*►? 



Leona Neweffs Hick Tovm 
Husband i^rDirorc^^l 



Cleveland, April S. 

"A bick town man Is always • 
hick town man, even If his papa U . 
a milltl-mllllonali'e." That was tb» 
alibi' ponied up by Leisna. Newell 
Harrison, 2t-year-ald Broadwiay 
show girl, who quit her Canfoii 
<0.) hubby cold and graA>bed a rat- ' 
tier for New York to take a lob' In 
a Shubert show. 

In retaliation her "hick" husband^ 
William R. Harrison, son of Frank - 
S. Harrison, president of the Can- 
ton Spun Steel Corp., Sled suit for 
divorce. In the affidavit he charged^ 
among other things, that she- wail 
a very i>oor housekeeper and hinted . 
at Indiscretions j^hlch he disliked, 
to reveale Ih" court, 
to reveal In court, 
surprise to Leona, who was all sei 
for a money settlement or a recon- 
ciliation, providing it could be erf. 
ranged on a sound financial ba$ls. 
According to her (Tanton attorney,i 
she Is still open for a deal. 

Previously to her trouble, Leona 
declared she was all washed up. 
with housekeeping. Claimed also, 
that she never had enough money, 
although, her frieftds say she would 
buy clothes without her husband'ri 
consent. A short time before Le- 
ona left Canton she joined a stock 
company playing a local house 
there and worked a week as a flll-^, 
In for $10, later working In a de- 
partment store. . . 

Harrison refused to reply to the 
"hick town" charges' and other 
nasty things Leona said about the 
boy she left a show to marry." 



Wlntz' "Rio Rita." 



take almost a year to renovate. 



Ruth Harding, P. A. 

Ruth Harding, who played leads. 
Is now press agentlng. Miss Hard- 
ing Is connected with George Hoi 



CHICAGO'S BEP. HOUSE 

Chicago, April 9. 
Chicago now has a Civic Reper- 
I tory theatre, an outgrowth- of the 



land, general press representative D.^ma Hon9e^of Chlcag^^^ 



for Eddie Dowling, with offices In | 
the Sam Harris bldg. 



Brace M. Conning, founder of the 
Drama House, remains as (director 
I of the new company. 



Cantor's Full Length Talker 



Bunstoh in Pictures 

T»« TToom nnt Ram Hearn Willi Horace Liyeright released Her 

appelr wlT'^dleTan^oTrn T^K*'* <>" ^-^''^'^'w" week 
ifttter's Paramount full length opened In Chicago last week. 
Ulker' "MTstr^roadway" had a six months' contract 

WoiJu^a^ -.tbla-ffionthj, ln.Jtha 
Astor studios. 



"<3Sint~"St6WSit-3innp5a-^nta-the- 
role. 



Helen Shepard Leaves 
Helen Shepard, *ho last appeared 
In "Present Arms," left for Hblly- 



' Musical Displace* Drama 

Denver, April 9, 
Musical stock has chased the dra- 



wood.'cal" JasTweek Vo'appVar 1^ out of the Denham, "Ro«c 

»uuu, , I Marie" was at the house last week 



SHUBERTS' KEITH'S, WASH. 

Washington, April ^. ' 
With government shortly to oust 
the Shuberts from Poll's tKeatre^ 
the theatrical firm baa dosed a 
tentative deal with R-K-O for the 
former two-a-day (Keith's) house 
here. 



Fox talkers. 



Another "Bro thers" 

Los 'Xiigetes, April 9. 

Paramount has purchased "Broth- 
ers," a playlet by Edwin Burke, rey,,^ 
cently shown at a Writers' Club 
gambol. It will be made as a two 
reel talker. 

Show using the same title Is now 
,curi-ent o n Br oadway. , , , , ,. - , ., 

Guild's 10th Birthday 

Sunday, April 14, at the Guild . 
theatre, New • York, the Theatre 
Guild will hold . a 10th birthday . 
party. Vy 

Invitation. 



MR. HORACE LIVERIGHT CONGRATULATES PARAMOUNT-FAMQUS-LASKYi 
ON ITS PURCHASE OF THE GREAT sj^OW-GAME^^^^^N^ 





BETH BROWN 



From coast to coast 
the critics applaud 
Applause 



"From dedication to the very 
la>t page, a true and poignant 
story of tlie show world." 

—.V. V. Tiniei. 



-Author of- 



'Realistic, captivating, alive.' 
— Boston Transcript. 



"If you're looking for a good 
stage story, you. have found one 
in Applause." 

— Springfield Register. 



"One of the two of the season's 
most readable stories." 

— Toledo Times. 



"A story of unusual interest, 
which will be remembered a long, 
long time." 

: — Sioux City Leader. 



BALLYHOO 

(A Metro 1929 Production) 

MISTER BROADWAY 

(Production Pending) ^ 

RED \*LVET 

(A Gotham Production) 

LITTLE GIRL BLUE 

(A Doubleday Novel) 
and 

LADY FINGERS 

JAZZBO 
DANCE HALL 
GAY GIRL 
SECOND-HAND LOVE 

THE LITTLE COMEDIAN 

A LADY IN LOVE 
Etc., Etc. 



And — iot once — • 
showiFolk . will believe 
the critics 



"One of the really fine works 
on show business. Cruelly accu- 
rate. Showfolk will enjoy Ap- 
plause.". 

— Variety. 



"Destined to find a liigh place 
in the small library of authentic 
stories of the stage." 

—Zit's. 



"Nobody but a trouper could 
have written Applause." 

—Atfanta American. 



"You'll relish Applause.* 
—Camden Post. 



"The swellest story of- the 
theatre that I, have ever read." 

—rNJ Y. American. 



The Biggest Thing in Life Is APPLAUSE--YooCao Get ^APPLAUSF at AU Bookstores for $2 



Wednesday. April 10, 1929 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



n 



Literati 



"Pr." Rockwall's Mag 

"Dr." Rockwell Is a humorist. He 
may prefer and many taiay 'call him 
A comedian. He's of the stage now. 
in a Shubert musical comedy after 
getting a tough but steady start In 
▼audevllle. , 

:n vaudeville he was a humorist, 
t>ut called a' comedian, first attract- 
ing attention when appearing , with 
a straight man in the team of Rock- 
well' and Wood. Xater Rockwell af- 
isxed the Doc and did a single turn, 
inonolog. in that act he' talked hu- 
morously , to, the, audlierice while 
seated In.a large arm chair. That's 
what, sent the tuiiny gtiy. into' mu- 
sical comiedy. 

' ' Now Mr. Rockwell Is otherwise 
'attesting he Is a humorist. .Through 
a monthly magazine icalled Pr. 
. Rockwell's Mustard Plaster. It's, a 
* 6x8' and of S6' pages. It's all kid- 
ding and all written evidently by 
one man.. If not George Rockwell, 
then some other fellow, but the 
odds are It's George, for he writes 
ihe way he . talks; ' Either way is 
ituhny. 

Starting this mag sis a gag plug 
exp'oiter tor himself. It now sells 
at 25c per, with a $2 yearly sub- 
scription rate. It's worth much 
more. That kid's a humorist who 
. ranks high as such and as high on 
the stage. It's, doubtful if there is 
another comedy magazine anywliere 
of .Its size entirely composed by one 
person. 

, There Is but one criticism of Mr. 
Rockwell's laugh output in print; 
Its type Is frequently too small— 
perhaps to hold down the number 
of pages. Mr. Rockwell may learn 
as a publisher that some matter 
can hold over until the following 
Issue. His mag will be Just as en- 
joyable wjlth less matter in larger 
type. 

And his story on "Insanity" In 
the April number could keep any 
monoglst on the Sun -time for a re- 
turn date with nothing else. 



Winchell With N. Y. Journal 

'Walter Winchell has entered Into 
a contract with Hearst's New York 
Evening Journal to join Its staff 
as columnist and dramatic reviewer 
on May 19, 1981. His ralary will 
be $600 weekly, with EO per cent, 
of the gross return of the Winchell 
column syndication. 

■Wlnchell's agreement with Moc- 
fadden's New York Evening 
Oraphlo expires May 18, 1931. Bill 
Curley, acting for Hearst and the 
Journal, induced Walter to enter 
Into the contract, giving the col- 
umnist a bonus for signing, even 
though the starting date does sound 
some distance away. 

It Is no secret among the Broad- 
Way bunch that Winchell is un- 
liappy on the Graphic, having been 
driven to extreme nervousness at 
times by some of the staff on that 
sheet. Their annoying reason ap- 
pears to be that Winchell on the 
Graphic Is paid more than they are. 

It is also equally well known on 
Broadway and elsewhere that with- 
out Winchell the Graphic's circu- 
lation, If it had ever reached this 
day otherwise, would be sworn to 
in near ciphers. 



New L, A. Press Club 

, Lios Angeles Press ' Club, with In- 
itial membership of 100 active news- 
paper workers, has been organized 
as a protest against alleged racket- 
eering methods of Hollywood Press 
Club, with which many of the 
scribes have been affiliated. Edi- 
torial men from Ave of the six Los 
Angeles dailies (Times did not co- 
operate) are included In the mem- 
bership which Is expected to. reach 
about SOO by end of AprlL Club 
rooms are being opened in Alex- 
andria Hotel. First officers are 
Walter Merrick, I^ly News, presi- 
dent; Mike Schliidler, Express, vice- 
president: Don Roberts, The Record, 
secretary-treamirer. 

Initiation fees are $5 with quar- 
terly dues of IS. Operating ex- 
pense figured at around 1600 a 
Bionth, with plans laid to .take care 
•f. deficiency by an annual press 
•lub show. . ^ 

Hollywood' Press Club, lii extst- 
*nce for some years, has been 'a 
tnlsnomer, assert the . downtown 
newspaper boys. They allege the 
Hollywood outfit has admitted so 
inany outsiders to membership that 
■ th«-^ newspaper-men-" have— had-^"no- 
voice In running affairs. Purther- 
Inore, the Los Angeles scribes as- 
•«rt, panhandling methods were 
adopted to raise funds. Solicita- 
tions for financial assistance are 
■aid to have been made even from 
jnen who could not afford to con- 
tribute., and -It -tfOM through disgust 



witA these tactics , that steps were 
laid to organize the downtown club.. 
Only active newspaper men will be 
admitted to n- ibersMp, and they 
miist be reerularly employed on diallly 
newspapers admitted to second 
class privileges ' in Los Angeles 
county. 

Although '"Times" men not In- 
cluded in. the membership at organi- 
zation, genpral feeling is that they 
wIU fall In line and play an active 
part. 

Palpers represented !n the club are 
"fixamlher,", "Herald," "Dally News," 
"Express" and "Record." 

"Well" Trial Held 

Charged with publishing an in- 
decent book, the firm of Covlci- 
Prjede, Inc., 79 West 46th street, 
and Donald Frlede, vice-president, 
were tried in Special Sessions 
Monday. After taking the testi- 
mony of John S. Sumner, head of 
the Vice Society, the justices re- 
served decision until April 19. 
Meanwhile the District Attorney 
and counsel for the defense must 
submit briefs. 

The defendants are charged with 
publishing r. and distributing "The 
Well of LonellneEis," a fiovel by 
Radclyffe Hall, an English .writer. 
The book has been banned in Eng- 
land. Sumner said he had caused 
the arrest of Frlede and the cor- 
poration on Dec. 17, after he had 
purchased the book for |5. 

Counsel f(..- the defense gave the 
justices each a copy of the novel for 
them to use their own judgment as 
to its morality. 



Binyon's College Story 

One of those Swanson checks has 
gone to Claude Blnyon, of 'Variety's 
Chicago staff. Young Blnyon, who 
of late has lost 40 pounds without 
worry, shame or disgust, wrote 
"Actors Sleep Late." College Humor 
for. May has it. 

The story is of those in show 
business who passed through or 
came from college. Swanson's main 
reason for buying the story may 
have been in the relation of its sub- 
ject matter to the monthly's title. 



Cartoonists' Annual 

Second annual Cartoonists' night 
will be held at the Newspaper Club 
next Saturday with all events on 
the program being kept under cover. 
Committee In charge consists of 
Charley Macauley, Bill Stoinke, 
Tony Sarg, Ed Randall, Windsor 
McKay, Tom Powers, Gene Blsbee, 
Tommy Tucker, George Flnley and 
Clare Angell. 

Affair starts with dinner and con- 
tinues to dawn. 



Dunne Succeeds Holmesdale 

Jeffrey Holmesdale, who has a 
British title in his own right, has 
left the morning World's dramatic 
staff and Is going back to Eng- 
land for a spell. He has been 
succeeded by Peter Dunne, son of 
the former widely read humorist, 
Peter Finely Dunne. Holmesdale 
Intends returning here but will 
probably be identified with another 
daily. 



"Solvina" Dot King's Murder 

The Dot King murder case has 
been glorified as "The King Murder" 
(although the first name of the show 
girl character here Is Miriam) In 
Dutton's prize mystery story for 
April. Charles Reed Jones, author 
of "Getting Into the Movies," 'wrote 
it There is no attempt at secrecy 
made In linking the novel's crime 
"soluUon" with that of the possible 
explanation of the real Dot King's 
fate. 

Daily News' Change Over 

Harvey Duell, managing editor of 
the Dally News, believes In fresh- 
ening up the copy in his paper. He 
has sent all rewrite men on the 
street and called in the regular re- 
porters as rewrlters. Thus Gil 
Parker, Carl Winston and Tom 
Cassidy are chasing fires and crime; 
while Red Dolan, Bob Conway and 
George Kenney are getting the 
Underwood injections. 



Pulitzer Steps Dowii 
Walter Llppman, who has had 
charge of the New York World's 
eCltorlal page for ten years, . last 
week became editor: of this paper, 
succeeding Ralph Pulitzer, who has 
seFved~In-that'>capaclty for.theJast, 
five years. ' Pulitzer will continue as 
president <>f the Press Publishing 
Col, publishers of the World. 

. Story of Equity 
•TTj© Revolt of tha Actors" will 
be the title of the book published 
pext September bi: /WUUam Morrow 



Metropolhaii Circuiatioii 



Following are the circulation 
figures for metropolitan dallies, 
as. of April compared with Oct. 
1, last, date of Post Ofllce re- 
turns. Flgiires for the turf 
publications reflect difference 
when the horses are south; 
while gains of financial pub- 
lications doubtless are In- 
fluenced by extraordinary 
spread of public interest in 
stock speculation. 
„ . . ' „. . Avr.l.fO Oet.t.K» 

Dally 'Mirror :' 403,419 4SM40 

Dolly Newa...... 1,273,816 1,224.243 

N«niB Record..... 12,898 13,127 

Raclnir Form 18,404 23,484 

.Ranalnic HoTM... 16388 *^ 

Ev«. World , 808.788 292,^92 

Mom. World 385,985 368.090 

Exhib Kcv. (Blou) 6,785 4,164 

.Film Dally 5,365 6,350 

Joomal it Com.. 24,090 23,920 
Homlnir T«Ie. 

. (Bporta) 34,328 42351 

Amsrlcan * 341,658 

Rve. Oropbte 351,389 295,645 

-£v«. Joarmal 084,483 635,401 

Eve. Foot 105JI80 89,265 

Herald Trib 843307 323313 

Telesram 203,400 23S378 

Timed 482.413 469300 

Son 309,339 286,464 

Wall St. Jonr ' 45,209 39.381 

Womea'a Wear... 89,730 80,244 

.* FIsarea too late In compllliut to 
be available an Variety's pobllca- 
tloB date. 



& Co., which will embrace the his- 
tory of the Actors' Ekiulty Asso- 
ciation against ihe background of 
the legitimate theatre, spanning a 
period of 30 years. 

Alfred Harding, of the Equity 
staff, is the author and has been 
compiling his book for the past two 
years. 



11-Mag. Group 

MacKinnon-Fly Publishing Co. 
now has 11 magazines in its string, 
rating it as one of the largest mer- 
ger groups in the field. B. A. Mac- 
Kinnon, and S. K. Fly were already 
publishing Screen Book, Plain Talk, 
Complete Novel and Complete De- 
tective Novel, when they took over 
seven of the bankrupt Experimenter 
Publishing Co.'s periodicals: Radio 
News, Science and Invention, Amaz- 
ing Stories, Your Body, Radio Lis- 
teners Guide and Call Book, Aero 
Mechanics and How to Make It. 

In purchasing the Experiment 
Co.'s string the MacK-F group 
guaranteed all creditors' claims. 



Authors and Suits 

Authors' contracts with the pic- 
ture studios carry a clause which 
states that in case of a plagarlsm 
suit the writer, not the studio, must 
take the slap. That's apropos of 
nothing in particular except that 
some time ago a 'writer donated^ a 
script to one of the big film com- 
panies which paid $7,600 for the 
story. "When the picture was finally 
ready, title, characters and plot had 
been completely changed. Upon re- 
lease It caught a plagarlsm action, 
so when the studio dove into the 
files for the original script it dis- 
covered the company would have to 
defend the suit, not the author. 

Twist is that the studio will now 
make the yam the writer submitted 
in the first place. 



In Arrears 

List of delinquent members as of 
April 1 posted on the bulletin board 
of the Newspaper Club, New lork, 
shows 160 members In arrears $4,- 
000. Cornelius 'Vandero'lt, Jr., heads 
the list with a debit of (99. 

Maoy's "Show" Ad 

Macy's department store yester- 
day headed its advertisement in the 
New Yoric Dally News: 

"^ou can always get plenty of 
seats for a poor show. 

"Better the last row of a Broad- 
way hit than two-on-the-alsle of a 
Broadway fiop. So speaks smart 
New 'York. Because In New York 
as well OS everywhere else, crowds 
connote success," eta 



Move for Detect Fiction 
Detective short stories greatly In 
demand now, with prices going up. 
Detective Fiction Weekly, one of the 
Munsey publications, has raised its 
rates of payment, and others of the 
same type are also paying more. 



Chris Morley in Soft 

Cbiistopher Morley was offered 
the post of dramatic critic by the 
morning World, 'vacaited by St John 
Ervlne. Morley turned it down, He 
ihOMld* jyorjl^'tll^ "After Dark" 
and 'rrbe Black Crook" In HoboSen. 



SWAFFER IN BERLIN 

By Hannen Swaffer 



Anita LeoB Recovering 
Anita Loos is recuperating follow- 
ing ani appendicitis operation. 

She Is in the New York Hospital, 
where she expects to remain an- 
otlieirwcek. 



liOndon, March 28. 

I am told that It all began over the Bernard Shaw talkie. 

William- Fox wanted Shaw. Bill Hutton, his London publicity man, 
got him. Shaw refused to take a fee, and then somebody in the Fox 
firm refused to pay the $300 that Hutton had promised certain people In 
Fleet street who had helped him to get Shaw. So, Hutton tells me, ho 
walked out of the office and started a talkie flim on his own. 

He wen to Count Anthony de Bosdarl, whom he knew to be a live 
wire, beside being a gay young spark, and Tony said, "Well, first wo . 
must get a talkie machine." So it began. 

The Corner in German Talkies 

Weeks passed, and then, when I went to Berlin to lecture in the Prus- 
sian Parliament House, I arrived in.the'Adlon hotel and found Tony de ■ 
Bosdarl iii the hall, smiling through. an expression of pain and suffering.' ' 
Near htm, was Bill Hutton looking' limp. They were neorlng the end 
of the biggest deal in Tony's life, they said. 

Then I began to notice worried looking Germans standing in pairs, 
whispering in .corners, hiding all over the place, rushing to the telephone, . 
and then going back into d private room. They 'were the guys. 

Tony, it seemed, had nearly cornered the whole German talkie indus- 
try. 

"It'll be over in 10 minutes," they sold to me. "It has been going 
on for 11 weeks already." 



The Ultimatum to Fox 

The 10 minutes lasted all day and then, late at night, the cables 
began to work, and a message was sent to William Fox, they tell me, 
telling him that he did not own the European rights he thought he did, 
and what was he going to do about it. 

One German firm, called Tobis, owned 432 talkie patents. Siemens, 
who have 140,000 employees, all working on electrical inventions, had 
scores of others, and the A.E.G., tlie other great German electrical firm, 
own lots more. 

' All three firms had been working singly for years, and growling at 
each other. Tony, who had merely gone to Berlin to buys the British 
rights of certain talkie patents, saw his chance and lined all the firtns . 
up. Milton Diamond, who had gone from New York, joined him. 

Money was found by* Diamond's backers and certain Continental 
bankers, and de Bosdarl had built u'p a combination which, he declared, 
would make Europe the sound film centre of the world. 



We Want a Winnie Sheehan 

Yes, I know. The trouble is, of course, that in England, so far, the 
picture business has been a matter of "finance." 

I invented a film quota in 1918, which Is-pushed on one side by North- . 
cliffe, jealous because he did not invent it. Then, nine years are wasted, 
even when I have spent lots of my own money making Dominion premiers 
agree to get it through. 

Then, when, nine years late, the Film Quota Bill is passed, all that 
happens Is financiers get money from the public. 

' I have been asked to see several British talkie Inventions. Usualljr, 
they have been merely schemes to get money from the public. ^ 

Now I do hope young Bosdarl wlH seize his chance this time. HS nS» 
brains, he has great patience and he has extraordinary charm, The 
British talkie industry wants a showman. We have no Winfield Shoe* 
bans, for instance. We footle about, and peddle. 

Now and then, a theatre man condescends to enter the business aSd ' 
then finds he cannot do It and gets out again. That Is all. It Is so silly.. 



Abe Lyman's New Saxopheno 

I was glad to be In Berlin, though, while all this fuss was going on. 
I saw Abe Lyman rushing back to Paris from Warsaw, where, he said, 
he had been to buy a trumpet-saxophone. I promised to take the 
story seriously. 

A, H. Woods was staying at another hotel with Irving Marks, of course, 
but I did not see him. There were Yanks scattered about all over the 
place. , 

Anne Nichols will be pleased to know that "Abie's Irish Rose" was 
running under a German title which meant "Three Times Mairied." 
"What Price Glory" was being produced with American oaths. 



The Same Dear Old Frttzl 

Poor Germany Is reviving its old musical shows, one after the other, 
and has still got the same dear old Frltzl Massary, "Merry Wldo.w" and 
all, under the same name but with a new plot— negroes, futurist scenery 
and the same reverent audience. Erik Charell, who used to be wltb 
Reinhardt, is producing these old shows in a new way; Professor Ernst 
Stem, who did the costumes for "The Miracle" does his designs. 

There is no jazz about the theatre, though. That Is restricted to • 
little night club noise. The orchestras play waltzes and decent music. 

I will tell you more about Berlin next week. 

Cochran's New Revue 

The new Cochran revue is not as good as Noel Coward's. It has what 
I call bone music — that is, the skeleton of a melody rattled out by some 
sophisticated negro on a piano, which, apparently, contains no tune.' ' All 
sorts of people, who seem to be in what is called "Society," nowadays, 
have contributed odds and ends. ^ 

It struck me as rather like that — the kind of charades that would-be : 
Invented by co-eds who had been reading Freud and Jung. 

I am afraid I rather despised the old Pavilion, when they had red« 
nosed comics there. "Wake Up and Dream," as Cochran calls It, has 
the same kind of vulgar humor, but I think it was more pardonable when 
red-nosed comedians did it. 

Still, in an age when even In real life a woman can dress- up as a 
man and get away with it, I never know what is going to happen. 

Sonnie Hale Reaets Me 

I thought one of the best pa^-ts of the show was Sonnie Hale's im- 
personation of me. After all; he Is much shorter than I am. He has a 
much rounder face, and he was very nervous about It. Yet his make-up - 
was perfect. 

I gave him an old hat of mine — that means the only one I had — ^but 
even then the old clothes he found himself looked still truer to life. He 
had covered them with cigar ash, got some real baggy trousers, and made,^. 
me look so disreputable that I knew it was mercilessly. true. 

"Are you a critic?" says Mrs. Siddons to me. In this scene. 

"I am a journalist," I reply. 

"What is journalism?" she asks. 

"Hannen Swaffer," is my two-word answer. ."jS .' 

I do not think it funny. I merely think it true. People will be writing 
soon, VThjs is. a lamp-post," in the streets, so that the dogs will know, 

London's New "I" Man 

""fflrTfirs''femlh"a8Tn5"tMt'"TF5VW''WlBnallrTVhc-T0U'-^^ 
Is in the same trouble you put me in. He has just started a sports fea;- 
ture on one of the papers for which I work, and a reader has written 
in to complain that, in one column, the other day, be had i9 "I's." . ' 

fWhy does he wear glasses?" odked this reader. "He's got enough 
Ts' already." 

I hope this "I" stuff will spread. Annoying the public Is the 
ginning of wisdom. ■ 



VARIETY 



LE GITIM A TE 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



Shows ID N. Y. and Comment 



Figures estimatecf and commsnt point to aome attractions boing 
aucceasful, while the same area* accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance Is eKplalned in the differenea .ln 
house capacities with the varying overhead, Also the sise of oast, 
with consequent difference in necessary gross of profit. Variance 
In business necessary for hiusieal atti-aetlon as against, dramatlo 
play is also considered. 

Classification of attraction, house capacity and top prices of- the 
admission scale given below. Key to classification! C (comedy); 
O (drama): ft (revue) ;M (musical comedy); F (farce); O (operetta). 



Admission tax applies on tickets over %Z. 



"A Most Immoral Lady," Cort (20th 
week) (CD-I, 094-13). Leaders did 
very well Elaater week; extra per- 
formance accounted for records 
In some cases; others failed to 
benefit; "Lady" leaves after week; 
no successor named aa yet. 

"Appearances," Hudson (2nd week) 
(CD-1,094-J3). Second showing 
for indicated Uehtwelght; flrst 
week estimated around 13,000. 

"Blackbirds," Eltlnge (49th week) 
(R-892-i3). Colored revue con- 
tinues clean-up; eased up some- 
what lately, but away out In front 
and last week over $17,500. 

"Bird in Hand," Booth (C-708-»3). 
Opened middle of last week, with 
critics somewhat divided In com- 
ment on Drlnkwater play with all- 
British cast; objection mostly 
touched on length of perform- 
ances. 

"Brothers," 48th St. (16th week) 
(CD-960-$3). $12,000 last week, 
added matinee, aiding; good 
chance of lasting Into summer. ^ 

"Caprice," Guild (16th week) (C- 
914-13). Held paoe nicely, aeain 
grossing $21,000 In nine perform- 
ances; extra matinee will be 
dropped this week at request of 
leads. 

"Conflict." Fulton (5th week) (CD- 
914-$3). Riesumed after Holy 
Week lay-oft; script revised. 
«wtth result In doubt; estimated 
under $6,000. 
"Courage," Rltz (28th week) (CD- 
945-$3.8S). Consistent money- 
maker; last week around $1^000; 
extra matinee. 
■Floretta," Earl CarroU (10th week) 
' (M-968-$7.70). Easter week best 
draw In some time; takings 
claimed to have bettered $37,000. 
"Follow Thru," Chanln's 46th St. 

.(I4th week) (M-1.413-$6.60). Ex^ 
'"^ira matinee Easter; capacity plus, 
'-'as with all performances; around 
$44,000; equaled New Tear's week. 
"Front Page," Times Square (86th 
week) (C-l,057-$3.85). Final week; 
Yated smash and earliest success 
of season; still turning profit, 
thotigh under $10,000; goes to 
subway circuit. 
"Qoed Boy," Hammersteln's (26th 
week) (M - 1,400 - $6.60). Final 
week; production novelty did 
well enough during autumn, 
though never quite among win 
ners; around $34,000 at first; 
lately well under $20,000. 
"Harlem," Apollo (8th week) (J>- 
l,168-$3). Colored drama making 
good enough money; second com- 
pany goes to Chicago; last week 
bettered $12,000; picture version 
of "Bulldog Drummond" due early 
In May, "Harlem" probably mov- 
ing elsewhere. 
"Hello, Daddy," Cohan (16th week) 
(M - 1.371 - $6.50). Fairly good 
money for this musical; with 
some cut rate takings, holding to 
$18,000, and last week over $1,000 
better; picture due here soon. 
"Hold Everything," Broadhurst 
(26th week) (M-1.118-$5.50). Rec 
ord taklngn for this one last 
week; two extra matinees and 10 
performnnces; $41,000. 
"Holiday," Plvmouth (20th week) 
(C-l,012-$3.85). One extra matl- 
^ nee here; held splendid pace, save 
I for first two nights; grossed bet- 
f ' ter than $22,000. 
' "indiscretion," Mansfleld; taken ofC 
Saturday; Ave weeks to slim 
trade. 

-"Jonesy," BIJou (1st week) (C-605- 
$3). Presented by 'Earle Booth; 
written by Anne Morrison and 
John Peter Tochey; opened Tues- 
day. 

"Journey's End," Henry Miller's (4th 
week) (D-946-$4). All-male cast 
English drama, something of sen- 
sation; passed up holiday mat- 
inee; again over $20,000. 

•Kibitzer,* Royale (8th week) (C- 
l,118-$3). Made excellent showing 
to date; last week bettered $16,- 
000 again; popular for theatre 
parties. 

"Lady Fingers," Liberty (lltb week) 
(M-l,202-$4.40). Very materially 
improved; flrst week here since 
moving from Vanderbllt saw Jump 
to nearly $20,000, 
^"Let Us Be Gay," Little (8th week) 
(C-630,$3.86). Got $16,600, best 
week's gross house ever had; two 
extra matinees; unquestioned 
success. 

. ^ILittle Accident," Ambassador (27th 
' week) (C-l,200-$3); Cinch to run 
out seasoh and not expected to 
tour iintll autumn; last week best 
figure in some time; claimed ap- 

proxlmateIy-4U,6a0. — . — ,— 

"Man's Estate," Biltmore (2nd 
week) (D-l,000-|3). Fared fairly 
well flrst' week; though newest 
Guild show supported by sub- 
scriptions takings considerably 
above, that: 114,600. 
"Meet the Prince," Lyceum X7th 

■o.' week) (C-867-$3). Impro.ved some- 

^ what and making aom9 money; 



well over $9,000 last week with 
extra matinee. 
"Mima," Belasco (18th week) (D-1,- 
100-$6.60). Engagement expected 
to last well into May; business 
holds to good figures with ap- 
proximate pace $18,000.. 
Music In May," Casino (2nd week) 
(O-l,477-$6.50). Did not line up 
as well as anticipated; claimed to 
have climbed during flrst week 
have climbed during first week; 
$20,000 estimated. 
"My Girl Friday," Republic (8th 
week) (C-901>$3). May move af- 
ter another week. "Carnival'' 
slated for this house April 22; 
"Girl" claimed around $8,000; cut 
rated. 

"Mystery Square," Longacre (2nd 
week) (C-l,901-$3). Opened late 
last week; flrst nlghters friendly 
but critical comment not favor- 
able. 1 
"Pleasure Bound," Majestic (8th 
week) (R-l,776-$6.60). Last week 
best gross getter since opening 
week; nearly $37,000. 
"Security," Maxlne ElUot (3rd 
week) (D-924-$4). Final ' week; 
did not line up as having m^ch 
chance: house to get "Before 
You're 26" next week. 
"Ser«na Blandish," Morosco (12th 
week) (C-893-$4.40). Not excep- 
tional but continues to draw class 
patronage and turning weekly 
profit; claimed over $12,000 last 
w^ek. ^- 
"She Got What She Wanted," Wal- 
lack's (6th week) (C-776-$3). 
Management ' expectant of stick- 
ing; played maCinee daily - last 
week, getting around $7,600, 
largely by cut rate aid. 
"Show Beat," Ziegfeld (68th week) 
(M-l,160-$6.60). Ziegfeld plans 
continuing show after picture ver- 
sion (taken from book) starts at 
Globe next week; around $33,000 

Skidding," Bayes (47tta week) (C- 
861-$3). Costs little to operate 
and claims weekly profit despite 
modest grosses of $4,000 to $6,000. 
"Spring Is Here," Alvin (6th week) 
(M-l,3B7-$6.60). Holding own; no 
added matinee last week; gross 
again quoted at t30,000'; while not 
exceptional, considering scale and 
capacity, profitable. 
"Strange Interlude," Golden (63rd 
we«k) (b-900-$4.40). Another 
month or so to go, although final 
weeks announced; okay last 
week; $13,500 claimed. 
"Street Scene," Playhouse (14th 
week) (D-879-$3.85). Unquestlon 
ably dramatic leader; extra mat 
Inee dally through Easter Week; 
capacity plus, all 12 perform 
anceq; $27,200 new house record. 
"That Ferguson Family," Masque 
(16th week) (CD-700-$3). Players 
content with stipends, otherwise 
this one could not have hung on; 
last week around $2,000 again. 
"The Age of Innocence," Empire 
(20th week) (C-l,099-$4.40). Extra 
holiday matinee sent pace to about 
$14,000 last week; may extend 
Into May. 
"The Devil's Mistress," Slated for 
Masque; cancelled and show an 
nounced off. 
"The Love Duel," Advertised to 
open Monday at Barrymore. 
premiere set back until next week 
with further rehearsals deemed 
necessary as reason. 
"The New Moon," Imperial (30th 
week) (O-l,446-$5.60). Usual num- 
ber of performances last week 
holds to excellent figures, better 
Ing $37,000. 
"The Red Robe," Shubert (16th 
week) (O-l,396-$6.50). Some aid 
from holiday going; better than 
$20,000 last week. 
"The Whispering Gallery," 49th st. 
(9th week) (D-708-$3). Slated for 
one week more; mystery play cut 
rated from start; $6,000 to $7,000 
estimated. 
"Three Cheers," Globe (26th week) 
(M-I,418-$6.60). Final week; could 
remain Into summer but Will 
Rogers' time with show limited to 
June 1; show tours until then, 
away up last week; $37,000 
claimed. 

"Whoopee," New Amsterdam (19th 
week) (M-l,700-:$6.60). Weekly 
gross hardly varies; tops list; al 
ways over $48,000 and often ap 
proaches $49,000. 

Special- Attractions — LittU 
Theatres 

Civic Repertory, 14th Street; Eva 
Le ' Oalllenne's company. Ends 
New York season April 20. 
ilP««»l»,»cid-ErancBaeii,?.Forrfiflt;..Mr 

vlval, 2nd and final week. 
"Mrs. Bumpstead- Leigh," Klaw; re 
vlvaL 

''The Perfect Alibi," Hopkins; Eng 
Ilsh mystery play hit played dally 
matinee, to excellent trade last 

"He Walked In Her Sleep," Prin 
' cess; farce got weak notices. 



HELEN MORGAN 

As Julie in Flo Ziegf eld's greatest 
success, ''Show Boat," e8th week >t 
Ziegfeld Theatre, New York. 

An artist of individuality aiid dis- 
tinction, Miss Morgan has received 
the unanimous commendation of 
the press, both here and abroad. 

Peirsonal management 
M. S. BENTHAM, 1564 B'way, N. Y. 



4 





Disastrous Drama Raid 



'FRISCO GROSSES 

San Francisco, April 9. 

Two new shows, William Hodgo 
In "Stranght Thru the Door" at the 
Columbia and the Frank Craven 
comedy, "Spite Corner," at Duffy's 
President, terminated their first 
week Saturday. ' Hodgo attracted 
moderate attention and business 
improved toward the end of the 
week. There was a more favorable 
indication for this week. 
: Viola Dana, who made her San 
Francisco stage debut In the Duffy, 
won the crowds. She made a good 
InnpresBloh and nlves. promise. 
Estimates for Last Waak 

Geary — "The Front Page" .began 
fourth week to fairly good busi- 
ness. About $19,000. 

Curran — ^"The Wishing Well" now 
In fourth and final week. Gross, 
$14,000. . 

Columbia — "Straight Thru the 
Door," $10,000. 

Alcazar — "Skidding" holding up; 
$6,000. 

President-r-"Splte Comer." First 
week promising to the tune of 
$6,800. 

Green Street — "Easy for Zee .2See" 
has passed 300th performance. 
About $2,000. 



Shows in Rehearsal 



"Mr. George" (Moss and 
Prye) Lafayette. 

"The Jade God" (Stein) 
Princess. 

"It's the Climate" (Robert 
McLoughlin) 48th St. 

"Grand Street Follies" 
(Helen Arthiu*) National. 

'^100 ~ Years .Ago" (Frohnnan 
Co.) Empire. 



Raided ''Friday" Sequel 

Harold Lockwood, press agent, 
has served summons upon Gerald 
Bacon and Howard Schnebbe, pro- 
ducers of "My Girl Friday." 

Lockwood alleges- he was hired 
at $200 a week' when 'the play was 
trying out as "Undressed Kid." He 
received $20 a '^e^k expenses with 
the understanding, he says, he 
would be paid in full when the 
show came to town. 'When the 
show opened as ■ •"My <3lrl Frldajr" 
and was raided Lockwood was fired. 

He is siilng for |4,600 under his 
contract 



"Macbeth" Had to Hustte 
for $20,000 in Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh, April 9. 
"Macbeth" drew but a class trade 
at Nixon last week, but got over 
$20,000 through some heavy can- 
vassing of schools. Top was $3 with 
ciit rates effective for blocks of 26 
or more. 

Alvln, with "Boom Boom," a 
mediocre musical comedy, outdrew 
'Macbeth," claiming around $22,000 
at the some ' top. "Good News," 
current, followed by "Hello Your- 
self." 

The. Sharp Players opened th^r 
flrst week of stock tO erood business 
at Pitt with unusual 'quantity of 
paper out. $1 top nights excepting 
Saturday. . - 



STOCKS OPENING 

Broadway, Denver, stock opened 
last week'Ander direction of Mel- 
ville Burke. Company ' will later be 
moved to the Elltch Gardens. Cast 
includes Isobel Elson, Kenneth Mc 
Kenna, Efflle Shannon, Madge 
Evans, Lea Penman, Owen Davis, 
Jr., C. Henry dordon, j;. Drummond 
Bailey, George Brent, Burke Clarke, 
George ' Cukor-Geprge Kondolf, 
Jr., stock opens its seventh season 
at the Temple, Rochester, N. Y., 
April 15. Company Includes Alalne 
MacMahon, Alexander Klrkland 
Sylvia Sidney, George Graham 
Alden Chase, Charles Ritchie, Julia 
Stuart, Violet Besson, Joseph Allen 
ton, Mary Gildea, Craig Williams 
Florence Stewart, Marvin ' Cline 
Ben Baker. Elmer Brown will 
direct. 



, ZIEGFELD'S SELECTION 

Flo Ziegfeld Is expected back In 
New York late this week after 
spending eight weeks In Palm 
Beach, lingering longer than usual 
In his favorite winter resort. Back 
at his desk by Monday the musical 
producer is expected to make a dO' 
clsion as to bis next production. 

"Show Glri," "Nell Qwynne," the 
"Follies" and the musical version of 
"East Is West" have all been men- 
tioned for spring showing. With 
none of these muslMis ready to go 
into rehearsal. 



"Under The Gaslight," Bowery; re 
vival of old meller started welL 

"The Sea Gull," Comedy; special 
matinees Tuesday aiid Friday, 
Ruth Drapisr continues as regular 
attraction at house, wltb~ mon 
ologues. 

"The Vegetable," Cherry I<ane 
opens Wednesday (April- 10). 

"After Dark," Bialto. Hoboken; 
vivaL 

"The Black Crook," Lyric, Hobo 

ken;, retJTaL., .. . .. - 

"Cyrano de Bergerae," Hampden's 
revival. 

"Trip to Soarborough," Frovtnco 

town; revival. 
"Bisro Facta," TrlanglOb 
"S. 8. Glsneairn," Oairtck; dosed 

last Saturday. 
Fay Marbe, Belmont; apecialtles 
final week. 



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gone westward, leaving but a sparse 
quantity in the east 

Hopelessness 

The drama must also contend 
with the native dramatists drawn 
to pictures and others going, with 
the Anierfcan producer in fear of 
dependiehce on foreign works. 

Hollywood now takes rank as the 
production center of the world. It 
has robbed New York of that dis- 
tinction, leaving New York as the 
distributing and executive end of 
the show busihes6. 

Thait 'the drama acknowledges its 
hopelessness against the talkins 
picture appears to be evident In 
the number of legit theatres 
throughout the key cities that have 
lately added wire equipment. 

The weight of money invested Is 
so enormously In favor of the pic- 
tiire that that weight alone may 
wave aside the legit whenever It 
becomes necessary to do so, in 
talent, plays or. theatres. 

Some of the more far-sighted 
Broadway, producers predicted the 
present casting condition several 
months ago. The signs then In 
sight have come out, and the drama 
of centuries is finding Itself up 
against the film wall. 

Legit's' Saviors 
That the picture ' men may 
eventually take In or over the legits, 
thereby making a play or musical 
work- both ways, stage and screen, 
is conceded a possTblllty. With the 
balance' of working power then In 
the hands of the film .makers, they 
could employ the legit theatre for 
their own. and best usage. 

In that eevnt It Is said a talking : 
picture producer might make a mu- 
sical talker from the stage show, 
having selected and cast it himself,. 
It would thus mean show and pic- 
ture for one production investment. 



Silver Swan Deferred 

Herman Gantvoort has switched a 
plan', to bring his new operetta. 
The Silver Swan," into New York 
for an anticipated summer run. 

Instead the show now at the Tre- 
naont, Boston, will stay out as long 
as the b. o. permits, then disband 
until fall, when a Broadway date 
is proposed. Charles Purcell heads 
cast. Bonnie Emery and Myrtle 
Clark opposite. 



oubebt killeb saiuno 

Gilbert Miller has arranged pas- 
sage, intending to sail Friday for 
Paris and London. Expects to look 
over several shows. - 

Thomas Van Dyke, Miller's press 
representative, will sail the same 
day, both taking different boats. 
Producer groes on the "Majestic," 
Van Dyke on "lie de France." 



Engagements 

Sylvia Sydney, Catherine WUIiard, 
Charles Richie, Cukor - Kondolf, 
stock, opening In Rochester, April 16. 

Alexander Klrkland, "Wings Over 
Europe." 

King Caldcr opens May 1 at the 
Hoffman theatre, Columbus, O., In 
stock. 

Lester Vail, Richard Ward, Ann 
Dere, Joan Peers, JerTy Bowman, 
"Marry the Man." 

Dorothy Humphreys, "The Little 
Revue." 

Lester Bernard's . contract' with 
Arthur Hammersteln has been eX' 
tended for another year through 
Lou Irwin, Ipc Bernard Is with 
"Good Boy." 

James Dale, English actor, arrives 
on the Aquitanla to appear in 
Charles B. Dillingham's "Conse 
quences" at the Gaiety. 

Pamela Simpson, "The Whisper' 
Ing Gallery." ' 

Mary Kennedy, "Camel Through 
the Needle's Eye." 
. Harry Bond, "Appearances." 

Mae Melvln, "Skidding." 

Arthur and Morton Havel, last In 
"Just a Minute" and since playing 
▼aude, for musical, "Broadway 
Nights." The Shuberts werA also 
reported seeking Harry Comey, 
vaude comic, for piece. - 

Buy "Zep" for Antlpodaa 

Thomas Mooire and CapL C. Road 
Night last week . tbrotigh Jimmy 
Cooper,' producer of '^ppeUn,"; Ob- 
tained the rights for the melodrama 
for Australia and New Zealand. It 
wlU be staged in July at th« Palace, 
Melbouma. 



Kenneth Webb'a Fnm 

Kenneth Webb win direct the 
next talking and singing ploture 
featuring. Morton. Downey, "My 
Lady's MAn," by Clene Markey. 
. Webb staged the recent («oIum' 
bla GoUega abami 



New Cast, Low Scale; 
Dogan" Drops $5,000 

Boston, April 9. 

The Apollo, formerly B. F. Keith's, 
opened last week with "Lucke» 
Girl," and looks like a good spot. 
Gross was $23,000, with $27,000 pos- 
sible. House seats 2,140. With this 
addition to the Shuberts^ string, the 
Majestic goes talker April 16 with 
•'Noah's Ark." 

"BllUe," at the Colonial, had a 
post-Lenten pickup. Now in last 
week after good run. Next Monday 
"Three Cheers." "The Sllirer Swan" 
at the Tremont has started oft 
slowly. Grant MitcheU in "All the 
King's Men," failed to bring Hollls 
above its customary average. 

"The Skull" at the MaJesUc nose- 
dived and win Just last out the 
week. "Mary Dugan" Is in its last 
week at the Wilbur after a run of 
10 weeks. Last week held even with 
a cut in prices' and a changed cast. 

Hltzl in "Lovely Lady" opens at 
Shubert this week and changes over 
to Wilbur after "Mary Dugan" 
leaves. Shubert then houses "Good 
Boy." "Young Love" opened Mon- 
day at Plymouth with rumblings 
of censorship after Philadelphia 
troubles. National Opera Company 
opened at Boston Opera House Mon- 
day. 

E. E. Cllve, the English actor- 
manager at the Copley, grossed $8,- 
500 with "The Ringer" In third 
week, $1,600 under capacity of $10,- 
000. This is. the flrst American 
showing of the Edgar Wallace play, 
now running in London. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Apollo— "Luckee Girl" (2d week). 
Opening of old Keith house under 
Shubert flag proved profitable de- 
spite weak show. Gross with $2.50 
top, $23,000. 

Wilbur— "Mary Dugan" (last 
week). Averaged $16,000 a week 
with New York cast, dropped to 
$10,000 this week with substitute 
cast aiid lower prices. 

Tremont— "The Sliver Swan" (2d 
week). Started slowly at $16,000. 

Hellis— "AU the King's Men" (2d 
week). Ordinary business at $10,^ 
000. 

Shubert— "Lovely Lady" (1st 
week). MitzL 

Plymouth — ^"fYoung Love" (l«t 
Voek). Dorothy Glsh. 

Boston Opera House— National 
Opera Company. 

Majestic— "The SkuU" (last week)^ 
All done here, last gross $6,000. 

Colonial— "BIlUe" (last week). 
Picked ap lilcely to $22,000, tnaln^ 
talning good average for the mm' 

Copley— "The Ringer" (4tli wedt)« 
Strong at fS,500. 

"Man" Revival Expire* - 

When the one-half week salaries 
due the Equity cast of "A Mes- 
sage Fit>m Mars" remained unpaid 
Monday, the players were told by 
Equity to consider the engagement 
oft. iThe company had rehearsed 
Cbur weeba and a halt, 



Wednesday, Aprft 10/1929 



L E GIT IM A T E 



VARIETY 



93 



Good Easter Week with Extra Shows 
Followed by Record Hot Weadier 



Broadway got Its flret taate of 
■uinmer -weather from Saturtlay to 
Monday end the 'Jun6-llke tempera- 
tui«B Kot an Iminiedlate reaction In 
'the ' legit box offlces. Business 
dropped sharply. Out-of-town eaet- 
^•m cities also suffered. In one ispot 
It was' 96 decrees, as agalnist New 
'Xorfc'B 8E and. the. gross of a hit 
ahow on tour dropped 40 per cent. 

The record warmth followed what 
was generally a money - getting 
■Easter Week, Nearly every leader 
did a oKan-up^ several establishing 
new high levels for the season, 
throogh. extra, matinees. 
. -While tlie Baeter card of new of- 
ferings was plentiful, none ■. was 
really outstanding. Six of the nine 
arrival's ' are in cut rates. The ex- 
ceptions are "Bird in Hand" 
<Booth), "Man's Estate" (Biltmore) 
and "Mrp, Bumpstead -Leigh," re- 
vival (Klaw). 

"Street Scene," out In front of all 
dramas for some time, went to a 
new gross at the Playhouse, in 12 
' performances over $27,200. A dally 
matinee was played, all perform- 
ances to standing room. 

On a par in demand, the agencies 
state. Is "Journey's End;" the new 
^gllsh drama at the Miller, and 
ivithout an extra matinee the gross 
.lettered 120,000 (no standees per- 
'mltted); "Holiday," with one added 
performance, got more than (22,000; 
^Caprice" In nine times re^ieated 
121,000 get; "Mima," about $17,000; 
"Kibitzer," over $16,000; "Let Us 
Be Oay" hit $16,600 iii 10 shows; 
"Little Accident," over $14,000; 
about the 'same for "Age of 'Inno- 
cence"; "Strange Interlude," $13,- 
BOO; "Courage," about $13,000; 
"Serena BIAlndlsh," over- $12i000; 
"Brothers," nearly $12,000; "Meet 
the Prince;* $9,600; "My Girl 
Friday," and "Most Immoral Lady," 
$8,000; added to the hits is "The 
Perfect Alibi," which in a 300 
seater is selling out and last '^eek 
gave 12 performances (dally mat 
inee). 

. Of Inst week's new shows. "Bird 
In Hand" started late in. the week, 
hut- is regarded having a good 
chance. "Mystery Square," opening 
the same night, not so good. "Music 
In May" started mildly and • was 
estimated around $20,000, compara- 
tively light for a high-scaled musi- 
cal; "Man's EsUte" got $14,500, 
fairly good first week; "Mrs. Bump- 
sted-Lelgh" developed an agency 
call; "He -Walked in Her Sleep" has 
little chance; "Paola and Fran- 
cesca," a revival, in for two weeks, 
only; "Under the Gaslight," on the 
Bowery, doubtful. 

Musicals 

Among the musicals, "Follow 
Thru" went to a new gi-oss by vir 
tue of an added matinee, getting 
over $44,000; "Hold Everything,' 
with two extra capacity matinees, 
got $41,000, also a new gross mark; 
"Whoopee" remains the actual 
leader of the Ust, over $49,000 every 
week since opening; rated around 
$37,000 were "The New Moon," 
"Pleasure Bound" and "Fioretta," 
while "Three Cheers," which is 
closing this week, claimed capacity 
pace; "Show Boat," $33,-000; 
"Spring Is Here," $30,000; "The 
Red Robe," estimated over $20,000 
about that mark for "Lady Fin 
gers"; "Hello, Daddy," claimed 
$19,000; "Blackbirds," though get- 
ting $17,600, is one of the season's 
stand-out musical successes, and 
continues to clean up. 

In addition to "Three Cheers," 
•ther shows leaving this week are 
"Good Boy," "Security" and "The 
Front Page"; "Paola and Fran 
cesca" quits too. while "S. S. Glen- 
calm," also revival, stopped Sat 
nrday. Due in next week are "The 
Ijove Duel," postponed from this 
week, at the Barrymore; "The 
Camel Through the Needle's Eye, 
Beck, and "Before 'Vou're 25, 
which succeeds "Security," at the 
Elliott. 

Agency Buys 

There have been few additions to 
the number of attractions handled 
on a buy basis by ' the premium 
agencies. The list this week 
"Spring Is Here" (Alvin). "Mlina' 
(Belasco), "Bird In Hand" (Booth) 
"Hold Everything" (Broadhurst) 
"Fioretta" (Carroll), "Music In 
May" (Casino), "Follow Thru" (For 
ty-slxth St.), "Three Cheers' 
(Globe), "Strangte Interlude" (Gold 
•n), "Caprice" (Guild), "The Per 
feet Alibi" (Hopkins), "The New 
Moon" (Imperial), "Let Us Be Gay 
<Little), "Pleasure Bound" (Majes 
tic), "Journey's End" (Miller's) 
•^hoopee" (Now Amsterdam), "At 
ter Dark" (Rialto, Hoboken). "Tho 
Black Crook" (Lyric, Hotokcn) 
Cut Rates 
The bargain ticket office, whicli 
had a tough Monday, too, listed 19 
shows, including mo.-jf of those 
which vopened— last— week:— -A'Good 
Boy" (Hammerstein'.s), "Lady Fin 
gers" (Liberty), "He Walked In He 
Sleep" iPrlnc^ss), "Hello Daddy 
((Seo. M. Cohan), "Skidding 
(Bayes), '^a Trip To Scarborough 
' (Provlncetown); "Little Accident' 
(Ambassador), "A ■ -MoKt Immoral 
Lady" (Cort), "My Girl Friday 
(Republic). ".She Got AVhat She 
Wanted" (Wallack's), "Whispering 
Gallery" (49th St.), "Brothers" (48th 



Stock** Bouncers 

Stock companies at the Rivera, 
Brooklyn, and at Paterson, N. J., 
have been paying oft their actors 
in I. O. U.'s and rubber checks. 
Nellie (3111, Viola Swayne, Lucille 
Fenton, Edward Colebrook and 
Eddie Wilson , all received bouncers. 
Several complained to Equity and 
had their checks made good. Since 
then both stocks have hired actors 
willing to waive the bond, and 
amateurs. 



85 One-Set Shows 



Chicago, April 9. 

Earl Ross, operator of the 
dramatic stock, at the 'War- 
rington theatre. Oak Park, has 
established a record. - 

He . has run 86 consecutive 
.weeks of stock without a lay- 
off and every one of the 86 
shows was produced with one 
set of scenery. Ross picked 
all the "one set shows," in the 
catalogue. 



NEW YORK CHATTER 



Two New Ones In $6,000 Ctase — 
"Swan" and "Mother" CloM 

liOS: Angeles, April 8. 
Legit business fell off a bit last 
week despite the supposed holiday 
occasion. "Strange Interlude" was 
again the town leader with $24,000, 
while "The Swan" finished an 11 
weeks' run to $8,000. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Strange Interlude" (Biltmore) 
(Sth week). Romped to $24,000; 
oke for a spot where they don't like 
to sit sUll. long. 

"Silent House" (Belasco) (8d 
week). Going along at $10,000 pace. 

"The Swan" (MajesUc (llth and 
final week). Quit nice ran to $8,000. 

"Mr. Pirn Passes By" (Figueroa) 
(let week). Came in at $6,000 on 
Initial seven daya 

"Little Orphan Annie" (Mayan) 
(1st week). Claimed $6,000 for first 
four performances. 

"Royal Box" (Mason) (let week). 
With Walker Whiteside and first 
week, $6,600. 

"Bad Man" (President) (2d week). 
With several theatre parties biiying, 
$6,000. 

"Courage" (El Capitan) (4th 
week). Not bad at $6,000. 

"Mother's Millions" (Hollywood 
Playhouse) (9th and final week). 
Called it a run with $4,600. 

"Broadway (Vine Street) (3d 
wetk). Under $4,000 pretty low. 

4NEWT0CH1 
TOTAL $70,000 



(Continued from page 44) 

day 'round the world cruise, dated 
for next winter. 

Keith's and Georgle Jessel have 
added an extra week to his original 
two-week booking — May 6 at River 
side, New York. George will open 
at the Palace, Chicago, April 27, 
Memorial, Boston, following. 

Wise Broadwayites know how to 
beat the rain. When wishing to go 
from 49th to 47th street it is pos- 
sible to walk through the hotel lob- 
bies from street to street without 
getting wet, 

Ruth Goodwin, who closed at the 
Madrid, has her teeth all strlghtened 
as directed by Paramount and Is 
getting along well with the vocal 
lessons preparatory to going to the 
Coast 

Dog parlor opened next to the 
Carroll theatre, selling pups to 
showgirls on the installment plan 
One remai-ked, "I only own your tall 
and ears, baby, but next week I'll 
pay for your 'torso." 

Mrs. Alice Johnson Lamar, char 
acter actress, who has been lectur- 
ing in advance of "Slmba," the 
Martin Johnson animal picture, is 
returning to her first love, trouping. 

The Chanlns boast the highest 
theatrical offlces in the world. They 
are spotted on the 62nd floor of the 
new Chanln building on 42nd street 
Harry KHne, manager of the Chanln 
houses, has a room with a real 
view. 

William Norton, manager of the 
Music Box, New York, was walking 
his dog near his home in Richmond 
Hill Sunday night when the hound 
started to run. Bill loping behind 
Suddenly Bill crossed his legs and 
fell. Broken -^one-' in his left hand 
At the premiere of Fay's "Under 
the Gaslight," Bowery Theatre, Lou 
Clayton, Eddie Jackson and Jimmy 
Dur.inte Jumped behind the bar, a<2 
Joining the lobby, to help dlspens 
suds to the high hat crowd. Just a 

Billy Selwyn, youngest of Arch 
Selwyn's kids, is going? to work. He 
starts with the Columbia broadcast- 
ing system next week. Sonny, the 
other boy. Is returning from France, 
where he completed school. He re- 
sumes a job in the Paramount of- 
flces, New York. 

Hugh A. Frayne, New York or- 
ganizer for the American Federa- 
tion of Labor, has been seriously ill 
for some time. Several operations 
were performed for stomach trouble. 
Doubtful if he ever returns to active 
duty. William Collins is in charge 
of Frayne's office. 

Even rich kids get thrashed. A.s 
a llmou.slne tiirned in 49th street the 
other afternoon a father was ob- 
served boxing the ears of his young 
son, and as the car sped toward 
..Sixth.avi>nue.lt.AnBea':.efl-tlie pay.ent 



L A. FALLS OFF 



9 Post-Lenten Attractions Too 
Much For Philly; Under Week 



turned the lad oyer his knee for 
further punishment 



Chicago, April 9. 
Little to complain of Easter week, 
Barring Sunday night, when a rain- 
storm swept the town, weather all 
week was perfect The legits got a 
break. 

Four new shows arriving totaled 
around $70,000 for the week. Best 
money getter was "ConnecUcut 
Yankee," which scaled around $23 
000. Critics treated It kindly, but 
lay opinions seemed to differ. Only 
William Gaxton and several others 
are here of the original company. 
"Jealousy," In for six weeks at the 
Woods, got off to a great start but 
failed to hold to capacity rest of the 
week. "Dracula," bringing the 
Blackstone bach to life, did not 
show strength. 

"Scandals" opened Sunday night 
to sellout, brokers crying for ducats. 

"Noah's Ark," arriving same 
night at the Woods, pulled excel- 
lently. Warner film got some of 
the smartest exploitation and pub 
llclty any picture has yet had here 

Of the set lineup "Jamegan" and 
"Diamond Lll" ran neck and neck at 
$18,000. Bennett opus moved to the 
tiny Selwyn where it will wind up 
when "Harlem" arrives AprU 28. 
"And So To Bed," another to shift 
homes, failed to better Itself at the 
Great Northern. It was moved In 
to keep house open until '^oom 
Boom ' arrives the 28th. "Royal 
Family" is holding on at the Harris 
unchanged In pace and will go in 
another fortnight Otis Skinner in 
"One Hundred Years Old" wHl take 
it oft on the 22d. 

■•Ilosalie" off at the Illinois and 
appears to be fluctuating to an 
early exit. Next two weeks should 
tell. 

Week's Grosses 

Thurston (Erlanger, 1st week) 
Initial take about $13,000. Only in 
for two weeks. House goes dark 

"Diamond Ul" (Apollo, llth 
week'). Speaks well for Itself at this 
time. Originally not expected to go 
beyond eight weeks; $18,000 

"Jealousy" (Adelphi, 1st week) 
Started nicely to de luxe opening 
but failed to hold pace. Society 
buys, already lined np, should help 
Got between $16,000 and $18,000. 

'•C»r.necticut Yankee" (Garrlck 
1st W#>k). C:ame In strong and 
looks In the money for four weeks 
at least. Around $23,000 

"Jarnegan" (Selwyn, 1st week 
7th In town). Wound up at the 
Woods to $18,000, very satisfactory 
•Lilac Time," leaving the Twin 
couldn't cop more than $16,000. 

"Scarlet Woman" (Cort, 12th 
week). Goes out 20th. Nothing un 
derllned. Healthy mat biz helped 
$10,000. 

"Rosalie" (Illinois, llth week) 
Dropped a few grand but still oke 
at $32,000. 

"Royal Family" (Harris. 9th 
week). Couldn't hold previous 
week's pace. Down to four gr.anu 
to mediocre $16,000 

"Dracula" (Blackstone, 1st week) 
On flr.st week gross can't last loiig 
Registered meager $16,000. 

"Scandals" (Grand, 1st week) 
Got off to a flying start Look 
-Ki*'a<-foii-W-hit6.at.$5m-6ca)ii 



Philadelphia. April 0. 
Easter week and the ending of 
Lent did not bring the expected 
boost in attendance. In fact, the 
three shows holding over from Holy 
Week actually fell off in business. 
The answer to that is that there 
were just four houses open Holy_ 
Week, as opposed to nine' last week. 

Easter Monday was the big dis- 
appointment of the whole week. 
Every show in town felt the . blight. 
Only one attraction, ."This Thing 
Called Love," at the Adelphi, had a 
Monday matinee, and that was 
nothing to write home about. 

After Monday business picked up 
steadily, with Wednesday attend- 
ance reported okay. Then a terrific 
hot spell which had a damaging 
effect on the week-end save for 
three offerings which rode through 
on their advance sales. 

One fiasco was "Manhattan Mary," 
return at the Shubert. Opened here 
last season and looked good for 
three weeks or more on a return, 
but the Easter Monday congestion 
and the heat wave conspired against 
that. Poor business and Ed Wynn's 
own inclination to wind up the long 
tour resulted in the decision, made 
at the last moment, to fold up Satur- 
day night. 

Beet of the musicals was "This 
Year of Grace," which started slowly 
at the Forrest, but built Upstairs 
was weak all along, but there was 
sell-out in the orchestra at. the 
end of the week. English revue 
likely to put the Forrest, staggering 
uncertainly, definitely on ..the map. 
Drawing class audience. Manage- 
ment claimed $21,000 gross, with al- 
most a certainty that that mark will 
be bettered this week. 

Blossom Time," back . for fifth 
local engagement, fared very well 
under the circumstances.' Will 
probably stay four weeks. 

Mask and Wig Qlub of the Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania dropped 



St) "That Ferguson Family 
(Ma.oque), "Conflict" (Fulton) 
"Harlem" .(Apollo), "Seouvlty". (Bi- 
llot), "Appearances" (Forrest), 
"Paolo and Francesca" (Forrest); 
•Mystery Square" (Longacre). 



"Grist" Postponed 

with the departure yestefday 
(Tuesday) of Guthrie M'cClintic for 
the Fox studios on the west coast 
where he will be stationed for 18 
weeks under special production 
contract the new Martin Flavin 
play, "Grist to the Mill," will be in 
abeyance until his return in Oc 
tober. Rehearsals have now been 
set for the first ' week in October 
with McCllntio in charge. LOuls 
Gensler is the producer. 

Gensler will precede the Flavin 
play around Sept. 1 by putting into 
rehearsal a new play by Elmer 
Rice, "See Naples and Die," with 
Rice directing. 



HAB7 TOUHG IN BOSTON 

Boston, April 9 
Mary Young will appear Monday 
at Keith's St. James with "Her Un- 
born Child" in the role she played 
In the New York production. 

Local engagement is for two or 
three weeks. Miss Young is locally 
popular, the wife of John Craig. 

Keith's may decide to operate the 
St. James as a second run sound 
house. It seats 1,700. 



yj-MTglt HAfiBIS' COHEDT 

Elmer Harris has written 
comedy, as yet unnamed, which Is 
In rehearsal under the direction of 
Edgar MacGregor. 

Among cast are Mary Boland 
Jobyna Howland, Herbert Corthell 
and Hale Hamilton. 



BABRTHOBE SHOW OPENS 

Providence, April 9. 

Ethel Bariymore opened here lost 
night in "The Love Duel." 

Show is in bad shape and has a 
skeptical future from this point of 
view. 



Doctoring "Wishing" 

Los Angeles, Aprl^ 9 
Thomas Whiteley has gone to 
San Francisco to rewrite and doc 
tor "The Wishing Well," Australian 
musical. 

Peter Gawthorne,- original author, 
retires from the cast and the pic 
ture before show opens In L, A. 



And So To Bed" (Great North- 
ern, 2d week, 6th in town). New 
abode proves nothing. Still where 
it started, around $11,000. 

Isadora Duncan Dancers (Ma- 
Jt-stlc, 'Jd, final week). Went out 
dimlv to n $26,000 total for two 
\\c<-ky. House dark until the 15th 
whpn ••This Year of Grace" makes 
lit tKiw for a fortnight 



One 'Dugan' Out 

After, this week but one company 
of the four company's of "Mary 
Dugan" which have" been touring, 
will remain opfin. 
'^emalKlhgwnrT.rtTO'KJra-TW^^ 
pany playing Cleveland. 



Paul Russell's Term Contract 

Paul Russell, juvenile lead with 
"Gay Paree," h.i!> ,i Shuhfrt throe 
year contract. 

The Edward .Small office handled 
the negotiations. 



scale from a $3.60 top to one of $3. 
Wisdom of this questionable con- 
sidering . society play this annual 
University, show gets. This yeai-'s 
Offering, "This Way Out," reported 
at around $27,000 . at the Elrlangcr. 
Unless it takes a spurt show will 
h>ve \dlfflculty in getting $50,000 in 
Its two weeks. A couple of seasons 
ago the Mask and Wiggers did 
around $70,000 in a fortnight at the 
old Forrest 

"Blackbirds" did not stage any 
notable comeback . at the Garrlck, 
and the wisdom of bringing engage- 
ment to a close this week instead of 
May 1 was demonstrated. 

Of .the dramatics,' "Bachelor 
Father" and "This Thing Called 
Love" showed most strength. The 
former started disappointingly at 
the Broad, but built. "This Thing 
Called Love," with extra Monday 
matinee, could not touch its Holy 
Week figure. It may be that this 
comedy sensation of town at Adel- 
phi is past Its crest. This week 
win tell. 

■Skidding." at the Walnut, drop- 
ped off again after picking up Holy 
Week. Didn't get more than $7,000, 
and goes out this Saturday. Re- 
turn of Helen Hayes In "Coquette" 
limited to three .weeks. 

Closing of "Manhattan Mary" and 
reopening of Keith's with Irene Bor- 
donl'S "Paris" keeps number of 
open houses In Phllly at nine. 
Paris" is in for two weeks only 
and advance Is not strong. 

Records of fifteen years disclose 
ho season with as many April open- 
ings as this year. ' Bo far, the book- 
ings of the month total 28. An tin- 
usual feature of the situation is the 
number of highbrow offerings. 
Four Ibsen plays, six Shakespearean 
revivals, dramas by. Tchekov, An- 
dreyev and Barrie are Included In 
the list. 

Next iMonday finds the following 
bookingrs': Fritz Lieber's Shakes- 
pearean j>resentations at the Broad; 
'Houseboat on the Styx" at the Er- 
langer; "Billle" (return) at the Gar- 
rick; "Night In Venice" at the For-w, 
rest and Blanche Yurka with twdr 
Ibsen plays at the Walnut. 

On the 22d, there will be Eva L« 
Galllenne with three plays at th« 
Broad; Alice Brady In "Most Im- 
moral Lady" at Keith's; "Whisper- 
ing (Sallery" at the Lyric; another 
Ibsen presentation by Blanche 
Yurka at the Walnut, and ••Hello 
Yourself (return) - at the Shubert- 
' All ten of PhiUy's legit houses 
are booked Into May with Indica- 
tions that about half of them will 
ride through to June 1. ••Three 
Cheers" at the Erlanger Is one of 
the May bookings. ' 

Estimates for Last Week 
"Tht Bachelor Father" (Broad, 2d 
week). Final week. It started <I1h- 
appointlngly, but built up to near- 
capacity pace. Claimed better than 
$14,000. 

"Skidding" (Walnut 4th week). 
Final week. Little comedy spurted 
Holy Week and then slumped. 
Hardly $7,000. 

"Year of Grace" (Forrest. 2d 
week). Last week for English revue 
which, after slow start developed 
into strong downstairs draw. Claim- 
ed $21,000 and ought to beat that 
figure this week. "Night in Venice" 
next Monday. 

"Blossom Time" (Chestnut, 2d 
week). Operetta, back for fifth 
time, gained slowly and reported 
almost $13,000. In for month. 

"Paris" (Keith's, 1st week); Re- 
turn for Irene Bordonl, who was 
smash here last spring. Advance 
light. Two weeks only. 

"Blackbirds" (Garrlck, llth week). 
Final week; was smash tor seven 
weeks and then started to slip. Last 
week reported between $16,000 and 
$16,000. "Blllie" next week. 

"This Way Out" (Erlanger, 2d 
weeh). Mask and Wig Show now in 
final week. Under average last 
week with $27,000 at $3 top. 
Houseboat on Styx" next w*'"-. 
"Coquette" (Lyric, 2d week). Re- 
turn engagement for Helen Hayes. 
$9,600. Two weeks to go. 

"This Thing Called Love" (Adel- 
phi, 6th week). Comedy smash of 
season did not hold up to Holy 
Week pace even with extra matinee. 
Reported about $16,000. Probably 
good for two or three more weeks, 
Shubert dark and will not re- 
light until 22d when "Hello Your- 
self" comes in for return. "Manhat-. 
tan Mary" disappointing under $15,- 
000. 



{ 



Want Agent Split 

Two principal matters will come 
up before the convention of. the. 
Theatrical Stock Manage rs' As so- 
clatlon in the Lincoln Hotel, New 
York, June 17^ 18, 19, will be the 
■s'tEgefian''d"o' conailIpns;'~ri'"ls report-" 
ed from 18 to 20 stocks clcsed this 
season owing to the I. A. T. S. E. 
status. 

The other matter will be the 
commission from booking agents' as 
the association believes thai the 
members are entitled to a part of 
the agents' bit 



VARIETY/ 



L^r GMT IM AT^ 



Wednesday, Aj^ril 10, 1M9 




oflown 



LlTTtK QitCHiP ANNIE 

Los Angeles, April -1. - 
RoWlnnd and Pearce present comedy In 
two dcts and tlirae scenes^ by - Uadley 
Waters aqd .Charles Qeahan, by arrange- 
ment. . with O. O. DnvlB.. Directed by A. 
Leslie Pesrce. At Mayan, Ims Angeles, 
April 4. t2.S0 top'. 

Ossle Reynolds Claude Alllster 

MadRe. King..;.; ....Mabel Forrest 

VI piaokmer .Ruth- Donnelly 

Bud Georgia Harris 

Bvelyn Walsh ; . .Conillle" Rovelle 

Daniel H. P. Flynn. .Stanley Smith 

Mme. Blajnq Julla;Blapc 

Annie WeeUake ...Ruth Taylor 

Qeorge' Otabbm Oordori Se ' Main 

M. O. Kuppenheliher Fredlirlc Sullivan 

Blanche Tessle Mazle 

Lee Condon ..<« John Manning 

Pat O'Connell W. J. Brown 

Mra. Flynn Bllzabeth Roes 

Mannequins Katheryn Kelly, Thora 

Waverly. Patricia Henry. Karen Morley, 
Pearl Dean^ Vail,' Irina Kanfm'ail, Shirley 
Greenwood, Julia Blake. 



Pounded on an eld premlee and 
taking advantage 6f retentive mem- 
ories, the -authors have . turned out 
an 0RU9 they oaU, "Little , Orchid 
Annie." They wrote it several y^rs 
ago, sold it to A1 Wilkes, got It 



MARTIN .. 

JACiCLIBr 

The Teaehe'r . Wlie tinin 
The- Slhg^r\Who,Teaehci* 

Toiie' ted fTpc^h Fociulor/. Eiiglliih 
' Dlbtloa- aad"8aar l>eU*«r7« I>*v<t- ' 
opm«lit°'«t'<T«eaI PMMaallty' ' 

Badio, RMordlnc and Talkiag 
FIctnn. Technlqiia 
.. STUDIO: 117A 
. STEINWAY HALL 
/ 1.13 W. 57th St. 
New York CItr Circle MS? 



back, ' ■^ere' going to have,lt pro- 
di;c'ed then" by £6ul8 "Lauglilhg" 
Maclobn' and Anally wer^ hble to 
convince Rowlitnd and PeaiTce It 
waia okay. ' From a production and 
cQstume Btandpolht one of the most 
brilliant new oKerliigs this town 
have ever . seen. But from a dra- 
matlc standpoint just iinother load 
of abortfd.'fllth:' . 

U .'starts, off along the. tines of 
"Lopibardl, Ltd.," in the (nterlor of 
a ?nodlste shop; ,Then It. gets Into 
the' tune of "Qentlemeix Prefer 
Blondes", and has a tinge ^f "Ablels 
Irish :Bose," Despite all of. these 
' .^redlents and an . abundance of 
crude, and vulgar at times, wise 
cracks. It jus.t Is not entertainment. 

Story Is of a. beautiful' and dumb 
blonde, playied by Ruth Taylor, -who 
was' In screen version of "Gentlemen 
Prefe'i* Blondes." She coWfis' to the 
big city : unsophisticated but will- 
ing t'o' takei,the in,ooi^. She has Job 
In modiste shop. Meets the money 
bpys. • 'Olves ' them • nothing.' • Gets 
aparttnent, steel stock, kale and 
SY«irytHlng; ' ' , 

XJui'thfe side. .sHe/ls' sending' a boy 
sweetie tlirough .Tfale.' Youth 'lands 
In ^hop ,Xmas Eve. scents every- 
thing,' goes - up to hef. h'om'e, that 
night,' where they have "a "Mother 
Goo^e lljirty; stairts battle V,lth ',6ne 
of the ' ' mohey giiys, ' lands' . In • the 
station, alibther of ' the Johns balls 
htm, and then happy ending with 
f^ct revealed that he and. the kid 
were married. 

Miss Taylor plays the. part as 
though It fitted her like a gown. 
She Is Just naturally dumb and 
whether wise cracks or fllthy gags 
are hurled at her; Just knbXv^ noth- 



/ PAUL WHITEMAN 

Boolpng Exetudvely ThrougK His Ovn Office 

1560 Broadit>ay 
Nen, York CHsf 

JAMES F. GILLESPIE 
Ptnotul Rtprtsenlalin 





Ing ..except ' that . . ahe -. thinks^ .It Is 
right to takp-and not give. That's 
okay- and it '.no '.doubt, may .bring 
her back to/the ^scI:eenK . 

First act gave some Indlbatton' 
of thO' trlQk 'being..a.!rathin> smart 
comedy throughb -settings - and. cos.- 
tume display,. . with' some $10,000 
worth displayed. Dialog here was 
quite subtle. But in the second act 
and the "Mother Goose" party they 
got out the' shovel 'and let the 
actors wrestle with it. Too bad, 
as the piece then started to floun- 
der. Direction seemed lacking and 
no playing tempo was kept up.' One 
minute It was fast farce and next 
nothing at all. 

This kindly premiere audience 
applauded . ' everything, " with the 
show mob getting the alleged smart 
cracks: ■ BUt When If comes to the 
cash audience' and especially folks 
from .Io.wa,..not so funny. A drunken 
scene In the house between DeMaln 
and 'Bath' Donnelly was nauseous. 

Mabel Forrest with all the wise' 
crack lines ab a sophisticated model 
seemed to steal the bhow. on the 
laugh . angle. Julia Blanc . a^ the 
commercial . . "Madame Elaine" and 
played In ' too Hebraic a manner 
so far as hand movements were 
concerned. Frederic Sullivan as the 
cloak and suit buyer with an Irish 
brogue and appearc^nce and a Jew- 
ish name, another' error: Stanley 
Smith. ap' the c«>116ge' bpy was sin- 
cere in derneanor;. giving a clean 
and interesting performance. Geor- 
gle Harris Kad bit' ih"flr'st act as 
bell boy and g9t over, nicely. Bal- 
ance, of the .caist ' possibly getting 
training for the talkers, not worry- 
ing much how they were cast or 
what' they had to say as long as 
they were getting some experience 
that could be programmed. 

"Little Orchid Annie" or "Chlsl- 



llhg Annie" has a theme song, sung 
ilk foyer between acts 'by ' Ruth- 
dblden. First time thl8^ hoa i-been: 
.done in the legit, but' Hollywood is 
cibse at hand. Not even with the 
theme song does the play look as 
though, it . taas scree? possibilities. 
So far as' Tilttlng ,the , Haln Street 
of America' the answer coiild be ah-' 
other '.provincial' ftlrl lost 'In .'-a ' big 
city. with. .n.obpdx..carIng.. . I'ng- 

Murphy<-Brown Stock 

("THIS THING CALLED LOVE") 

(Walting-SyraeuBo) 

Syracuse, Nj Y., April 4. ' . 

Ann Marvin ....Helen Baxter 

Flprence > Ethel Wilson 

Barry Dertrand. ............ .William Jeffrey 

Fred Oarrett .' .Victor Adams 

JOolly Garrett.; ;.. Lucia Laaka 

Tlce Collins... i..'.Dann Cook 

HiBs Alvarez Mabel Fields 

Dunary '. . • .Mark Kent 

Normle De Wit Albert Hayes 

Mald..k ..Gwen Loane 

Any show or stock company play- 
ing the dilapidated shooting gallery 
run by the Shuberts here and called 
the. Welting Is under heavy enough 
handicaps^ Still with all that they 
have gone up. against, Ralph Mur- 
phy and Harry J. Brown, opening 
their new . dramatic stock company 
this week, stand a^ chance. That is 
pnialnly because the. producers have 
formed one .of the best btvlanced 
stocks to- t>e found • anywhere, 
dressed' -up- the company and. with 
two possibilities as local favs In 
Helen Baxter and . Donn Cook^ the 
Juvenjllng leads. . 

Against- that Is the location of the 
Weltjng, on the same hideaway side 
street where it has stood without 
being repainted for over « years; 
with its gallery condemned and 
closed; with modern theatres on the 
main street retailing the best pic- 



ture shows at 6Qo. top, and the gen> 
.eraV:..unpopularlty of the Shuberta 
aa ahowraen .la° their home town. 

Messrs. M^irphy and Brown ara 
renting the house and should be get- 
ting It even cheaper than that Top 
is fl. ^he opening received' a send- 
oil in the dallies. Brown and Murphy 
are localities. Murphy staged the 
Edwlrt ' Burke near farce, "This 
Thing .Called, Love," for tl»© current 
bill,, doing It nicely and giving the 
entire cast a chance. To follow la 
"The Royal Family," evidencing the 
faith of the promoters In the actorsj 

Miss Baxter and Mr, Cook ore new 
here. Some of the principals - are 
repeats. Syiacuse is a stock town, 
but with the only legit house the 
Weiting the stock, people have.tteen 
taking it on the chin sooner or later 
In previous tries. The other theatre' 
h^re suitable for legit is the Empire. 
That house appears to have inipos- 
Bible terms or owners and the latter 
seemingly prefer to die standing up 
with 'What pictures they can secure. 
, Ed Rbsenbaum Jr. Is the Shubert 
t-epires^ntatlve at the Welting. That 
presumes the Shuberts also get 'a 
piircentage after a stated gross but 
the rent likely Is flrst money. To 
titiebrate .the opening,' young Eddie 
wrote a likable waltz, named 
"Helen." .It Is dedicated to Miss 
Hfixter, who doesn't sing. 

'Yes, the Welting has an orchestrk, 
and how,: Bime. 

; "Harlem" Co. Chl Bound 

; The Chicago comany . of "Harlem* 
following a matinee in New York 
while: the orlglnal coinpany watohed. 
the others work, opened for threie 
weefcd In Detroit April 7. Then It 
goes Into the Selwyn, Chi. 



NED WAYBURN 



Will Sublet a Compleidy Equipped 

REHEARSAL and STORAGE FLOOR 

consisting of . 



SPACIOUS REHEARSAL 
HALL 

with piano and afnall p^ivata 
dressina. room . 



WARDROBE ROOM 
with tplaaa coatume show oaaea 
and manufacturing casaa 



eah' be seen fry applying to 

; JACKROAdH 
V«d«villa Tranffar Co. 
344 W«>at 40th St- New York 
ChMM HedalUaa 



OR 



AMPLE STORAGE 
SPACE 

, for a«ahery,.'i>ropa, alaotrieal 
' aqliipiiiant, ' trunks, ato., with 
alavatof aervioa 
Theatrical Depa*tnea« 

» W^yBMRN 

Skudlof of St^ OMwine Ins; 

IMl BiMdway; >; T; C, FlioM C'oianibBa Ssa* 




HOT 
CHIMNEY 





HOT 
CHIMNEY 



IN 



Messrs. 
Shuberts 

"Variety" 



PLEASURE BOUND" 



Of the "book" principals and . for 
straight comedy In a creative vein, Fred 
HlUebrand runs away with the perform- 
ance. He Is especially in high as a laugh 
maker at the* outset, working rapidly and 
i hard, and carrying almo.st the entire early 
' sectlbn of the flrst act. Later upon 're- 
' appearances, as good but without as much 
' to handle. 

, Sime. 

New Haven 

Mr. Pearl was indubitably there last 
' night, with an excellent set of wisecracks 
i wbleh he put across for all they'-wercr 

wdrih, and a little bit more. Neverthe- 
' I^SsJ Fred Httlebran'd, as a live ; wire. 

saleaman, managed to snake the lion's 
: share of the comedy right out from' under 
' Mr. Pearl's nose, and gave a comedV per'' 
' formance that may undoubtedly 'be held 
. re6l>onslble for a number of broken .chairs 
' at: the Shubert. Nothing funnier hast.be^n 
' heahl in this town since Will Rogers 
: packed up his lariat and chewing gum 
; and went off to New York. 

"Evemng Telegrant" , 

! ''Nine customers out of ten And ,h|m 
'. diverting, encouraging him with nlqe btg 
' la'u'ghs and nicer and even bigger hands.' 
. Anyway, Mr. Hlllebrand carries the plot— 
. or what's left of it — along. 

Robert Oarland. 



THE CRITICS* SERENADE 

Washington "Herald" 

Fred Hillebrand Gives 

The Life To This Show 

The show comes to life when Fred Hlllebrand essays his entranco 
In the flrst act, and breathes regularly 'when he Is on the stage, in 
.spite of the fact that he presents a go-getter characterization unlike 
any go-getter that ever was on sea or land. , Hlllebrand's success 
in the role, I gather, Is due entirely to his own efforts and not to 
anything the authors have given him to work with. 

Lee Somtrs. 

Washington "DaUy New*" 

■■ The services of Fred Hlllet>rand; a droll lad with :a pair of rubber 
legs, who causes tremendous outbursts of guffaws by merely talking 
out of the side of his mouth. He, In fact, ushers In, and seats, 
what may. be called the Vear school" of cOmlcs. H^ can cause more 
indpfeht apoplexy by calling oysters 'ersters' than the average come- 
dian can by convlvlally slapping his partner on the back or ushering 
her' out with a kick. :j 

MayheXle Jenn>.ngit. 

"Variety 

Pearl gets the big type, but Fred Hlllebrand - swipes the big 
laughs. Pearl has to work hard for his comedy, but Hlllebrand 
sets 'em' In the aisles with a murmur. . . 

Roberts. 



Majestic, N. Y. 
NOW . 

"Variety" 

Fred Hlllebrand, as' the "hot chimney" 
who plays 'em ffom both ends and asks 
10 per cent for everything he has a hand 
In, literally wpwed'them here and on one 
or two occa8t<li;is 'came' within an ace of 
stopping the .show. He lias a broad and 
bol!)teroue< comedy" delivery all his Own 
and gets as much as pot<»ii>le out of It. 

Ze-z. 

Pittsburgh: 

Jack Pearl is OS. funny as .^ver. Phil 
Baker Is as funny .its ever. Lee and Shaw 
are as funny as ever. And that come- 
dian, Fred Hlllebrand, with his pas- 
sionate hot chimney comedy. Is almost 
the funniest of tli^in all. 

George Selbel. 

N. Y. "Evening Pott" 

Mr. Pearl's antics as a head waiter , and 
the partner In a dressmaking establish- 
ment were good fun. 

And when we add tQ these, the twln-slx 
tremolo of Fred. Hlllebrand we have Just 
about exhausted the laughmaking possi- 
bilities of "Pleasure Bound." 

, Robert lAtten. 

"DaUy Mirror" 

Fred Hlllebrand was a bright breezy 
Juvenile comic. 

L. L. 



HOT 
CHIMNEY 



Representative, LEO FITZGERALD 



HOT 
CHIMNEY 



Wednesday. April 1,0. 1929 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



65- ■ > 




on 




•judder th^ GiisUght 

T.arrv Ffty ond Alex "lokel's "etnpen- 
drnwrevlvftl" .on April .2 of Augu»tln. 
TMiv'a "last and greatest auccesa, 19- 
aSvia nlKMly with the moet exceeslve Big- 
Stool -delight" at Poy'e Bowery, jjee 
fl^bel's People's theotre, former Yld- 
dlBhBtobk house, now under lease to Fay- 
Tokel In Ave acts and 10 scenes. Staged 
vy Frank Hatc'i; »2 lop; no matlncefl with 
Thursday and Saturday midnight ahows 
Instead. 

Ray ' Troflord James Melgnan 

Snorkey Jo^n Ferguson 

Svk6 Eafl Mltohcll 

Ed? bemlU -....J. Mortlriy 

fSlndel W. Richardson 

jiktlce Bowling ....H. Bledsoe 

Counsellor Splinter Norman Stewart 

iSrmudas. ; Robert Orlfflth 

Peonuts.*.* J* I^onohue 

Ully white.... - J-, Worden 

Bani., i:id\e Mann 

Strerdl. . John Burkell 

Seargsant S. Mansfleld 

Policeman 000.... J. Rogers 

Martin H f*^Mna 

-p«lor Rich ...........A. Wilson 

Signal man at Shrewsbury Bend 

T * ■Wllllnm Oorbott 

Xaura Cortlandt Helene Dumas 

Pearl Cortlandt Vera Lnday 

PeaohhIuAsom Ella F. Houghton 

Old Judas ■ Ll7.zle McCall 

SIr«. Van Dam Lois Ross 

Sue Earlls Mabel Kern 

Xlule Llaton Sarah Carey 



. Larry Fay and Alex Yokel have 
brought Hoboken to the Bowery at 
the former Yiddish stock house, 
known as Gabel's People's theatre, 
where that melodramatic twain, 
lAax Gabel and his wife, Jennie 
Obldstein, held forth. The musty 
and ' decrepit auditorium Is now 
labeled Fay's Bowery, according to 
a brand new and gaudy canopy. 

Contiguous Bowery bums, startled 
not alone by this keynote of swanky 
iuoilemlty, but the courteous bat- 
talion of cops — although the latter, 
in a less well-mannered guise have 
been Ho strangers In th'etr mundane 
existence — must have been subcon 
Sciously alert to some new slg 
Ol^cance that struck their native 
: haunt, some new glorification, some 
new importance. All this fanfare 
and trumpets must mean some- 
thing. 

So, when the gaping hobos and 
bread-line citizenry, saw that ar- 
ray of Rolls-Royes, Hlspano-3ulzas 
and' Isotta-Fraschtnis, plus the gen- 
erguB representation of the native 
automotive industry, from whence 
emerged more hard-boiled fronts 
than could be found In a laundry, 
.th^ had their answer. It also 
pr(>ved to the wise :mob' the maglp of 
jHiinted propaganda. |>e6ple who 
wc^uld normally scofC at dressing up 
foi''.a titeatre opening had obeyed 
th^ insinuation of Yokel's printer's 
Ink' warning that only dress suits 
wotUd be honored at the gate. They 
tookfit literally. As a result, it was 
a polorful -and curious attendance 
that struggled and fought its way 
Intb the adjacent Ye White Poodle 
■ Inii, where Ijirry Fay's crew of re- 
incarnated old time waiters were 
dispensing near-beer at £6 cents a 
copy, warbling the old-time Hiber- 
nian and Bowery ballads, looking 
prim and antiquated in their Im- 
maculate stock ties and red flannel 
shirt sleeves. 

From appearances, Lorry will 
have to Increase that bar room 
space. At two bits & copy for thp 
bevo and the kitchen output — pigs' 
knuckles mitt sauerkraut or knack- 
wurst and sparerlbs, but always 
With the "mitt saueekraut" — that's 
a corking .concession. After Gene 
Getger, liarry's kitchen concession- 
aire at the Rendezvous bowed out, 
Pay and Yokel decided to operate 
everything themselves. The other 
trimmings are of gold mine poten- 
tiaUtles In themselves. They in- 
clude sohg book,, peanuts, .prize 
packages, confections of all sorts, 
soft drinks, etc. Fay hasn't missed 
a thing in the old-time atmosphere 
and Is set for a clean-up. 

Production itself is a bit too good 
tor- the purposes of both the Im- 
pre^los and the audience. They 
come to be painfully rude and boor- 
■'■ Ish; to hoot, catcall, hiss, razz and 
. applaud vociferously and find that 
a pretty -good third rate stock Is 
lending the 62 year old-time melo- 
drama an almost convincing touch. 
Augustln Daly first produced "Un- 
der the Gaslight" on Aug. 12, 1867. 

It wouldn't be a bad idea, there- 
fore, for Fay and Yokel to plant a 
couple or three comedians in the 
audience 'and have them wise-crack 
at the appropriate times rather than 
some of the alleged witticisms of 
the. cash customers. Much of it was 
terrible and plain stew stuff.' How- 
ever, a genuine nifty was aired in 
response to the stage character's 
exclamation: "What's to be done 
when you're hard up 7" Whereupon 
a bearlsh-mlnded patron tickled the 
audlencie's risibilities by booming 
forth: "Sell short." For the rest 
however, the audience-baiting was 
.unfunny. 

The Fay-'Vokel venture on the 
Bowery is worth . a ..visit, It may 
not'have the eplcurian .and culinary 
attractio ns of s eldcling o yer ^o 
'""JCEflstopher' . Morley'sTHiaito and 
Lyric In- Hoboken, but it has the 
.transportation convenience of hear- 
ness. From plans,- also, Larry is too 
' astute a restaurateur and caterer 
not- to know that he'll have to en- 
large his kitchen facilities. Much 
• of the latter was a makeshift when 
the; original house. Miner's Bowery 
was razed. by fire almost on the eve 
of Pay and Yokel taking possession. 



Historic Bowery background lends 
the melodramatic revivals a colorful 
and authoritative aura. The olio 
calls attention to a number of his- 
toric locations such as Steve Brodie's 
across the street at 200 Bowery, 
Sharkey's Livery at Essex and De- 
lancey, although they've overlooked 
the hard-by McGur^t's Suicide Hall 
cornering Rlvington street. Besides 
which. Fay also takes, the oppor- 
tunity to generously plug his Ren- 
dezvous nite club. At the premiere; 
the three Shnozzles, Clayton, Jack- 
son and Durante, were dispensing 
the beer behind bar and forgetting 
to ring it up for the ' Broadway, 
pals. 

Helen Dumas, as the oppressed 
society belle, gave good account of 
herself legitimately. Miss Dumas 
has some stock reputation'. - John 
Ferguson, as good old Snorkey, had 
his innings. Playing the ornery 
pair, as Byke aAd Old Judas. Earl 
Mitchell and Lizzie McCall were as 
broad in their villainies as the 1929 
mob would expect an' 1867 script to 
be played. James MeigAan was an 
uhcertainly written' male lead, while 
Lois Ross as "one of the voices of 
society" made her snobbish' assign 
ment thoroughly hateful; hence a 
good performance from these stand 
ards o^ broad melodramatlcs. 

Production is heralded as "exhib 
itlng the Great Pier and Starlight 
Scene, the Tombs Police Court and 
the Thrilling Railroad Scene," with 
its prop engine as it hurtles from 



the right proscenium to the left 
while the herqine, just In time, 
hacks her way out of the train-shed 
to liberate the intended victim of a 
railroad murder. 

Those Thursday and Saturday 
midnight shows should be the real 
wow for the Broadway bunch. V 
. AM. 



MYSTERY SQUARE 

Drama In threo acts by Hugh A. Ander- 
son and George Bamman, adapted from 

Suicide Club" and "The Rajab'a Dia- 
mond," by Robert Louis Stevenson; pre- 
sented by Murray Phillips at the Ijongacre, 
April • ■ 

Prince Florlzel. ....Qavln Mulr 

Colonel GeraVdlne Thomaa Holding 

Walter..-. Kenneth J^awton 

G&rolyn Vandeleur. ..Marie Adels 

Eileen .O'Shea Dapboe Warren Wilson 

Dr. Noel . . . John Ivancovlch 

Harry Hartley Frank Hearn 

Kyn ....John Brenster 

Roloiid Tenby Robert Vivian 

Algernon Cllve ..Kenneth. lAwton 

Mr. Btalthiia .................. .Edgar Stehll 

The President Hubert Druce 

Teresa Valdevla ...Patricia Otis 

Desborough Carrom ..Knox Herold 

Charlie Pendragon ..Milton Roberts 

Madame MendizabeK .Joan Blaine 

Miss Sorcerlel,.' ...I^aiira Carpenter 

Mrs. Malder.. FraHcella Waterbary 

Miss Miles ..Winifred Carter 



Whien Biobert Louis Stevenson 
wrote' the stories upon wlilch "Mys- 
tery Square" Is based, he was mor- 
bid. The play fashioned by Ander - 
son & Baminah, with' or by some 
arrangrement with Constance ColUer. 
attempts a mixture of morbidity and 
suavity. Rather 'a gullible affair for 
the stage. Final act ' is melodra 
matlc, the only strength of the 
show which impressed. as best' suited 
to cut rates. 



A central character Is a Bohe- 
mian prince, 'but for those not 
familiar with the story, it might 
be England's own prince and from 
manner and speech such was clear- 
ly the Intent of the director. The 
easy going young man has a flair 
for adventure, o thrill seeker in the 
modern sense. He has rather, tired 
out Colonel Geraldihc, his body- 
guard, when suddenly they come 
upon what turns out to be their 
most exciting adventure. 

in an oyster bar is a youth aboux 
at the end of his string. His story 
is' that of a boy who has squan- 
dered his little inherited estate and 
Is ready for death. He tells of the 
Suicide Club, tin Mystery Sqiioi-e. 
Eligibility consists of payment ' of 
Ave thousand pounds as dues and an 
oath of secrecy. ' Two scoundrels 
conduct this <|uaint little club, which 
has 13 members. At stated periods, 
th(e occasion of a ball within Roches- 
ter House, the club's quarters, a 
little card game is played. One drawn 
card Is 'chosen els the <leath card. 
The president of the club deals each 
member (men and women) a card 
face downward. ' In turn it is an- 
nounced by the recipient and thrown 
into the center of the table. 

The member getting ' the death 
card must Suicide within 24 hours, 
another member seeing that the act 
is committed. Upon every sXich oc- 
.casion tlie remaining members re- 
ceive 400 pcurids each, 
■ The members are supposed to be 
satiated with life. The prince gets 
the death card, and ,1s left in the 
gaming room' with Dr. Noel, one of 
the 'flendish owners of the club 
racket, 

•'Mystery Square" may be said to 



sustain audience interest but ther* 
is no mystery nor any doubt how 
the thing will end. 

Gavin Mulr has a good conception 
of the prince, a quiet thoroughbred, 
with Thomas Holding a fit side- 
kick, : John Ivancovlch scored aa 
the sinister doctor who doped vic- 
tims and schemod to get coin from 
the chumps who joined the club. 
Hubert Druce was the oily president 
of the morbid group, a character 
well played but : hardly believable. 
Frank Hartley contributed the 
youthful wastrel. a boy who changed 
his mind about dying because of a 
colleen. There were also a number 
of unimportant characters. 

"Mystery Square" has no comedy 
relief, little love interest and except 
for the last scene melodramatlcs, 
little excitement. It is then an acted 
story. May get a little colli for a 
limited time but not an agency 
show. Ihee. 



AHEAD AND BACK 

H. E. Stuckel In Pittsburgh 
ahead of "Hello Yourself," playing 
Alvln week of April lb, 

Helen zkinnelly. again with the 
George Shisirp Players at the Pltt^ 
Pittsburgh, as p. a. 

M. C. Lewis, p. a; for Loew's- 
United Artists' Penn. Fttteburgh, 
also placed In charge of publicity 
for Loew'a Aldine. 

Advance on . "Maobeth", cleaned 
up to the end of the tour, Horace 
MorUmer is back with the Convict 
Ship, which moves - from winter 
moodngs at New Haven to open at 
Bridgetiort today (Wednesday). 



INSTITUTiON 



INTERNATIONALE 



GO 



THE SMALLER Jx^^lOQT 

JTie) Greater Her Apprecidiion 

Tiny feet are a proWem. Ofttimes cxpcn- 
eive. Hafd_tip secure style. Hard to. ^ctj 
proper {it.> / 

And then yoo-of-the-little-foot discover the, 
special, private, upstairs "Small Size 
Department"at the I. Miller Broadway Shop!; 

What luck! You almost feel that you should 
hide your pleasure lest the salesman take 
advantage and scU you all the stock! WhatV 
are the sizes? Never fear/There's no catch. 
Down to Size, One— A to D! 



/TMltlEiC\ 



BROADWAY AT 46t»» STREET/ 

Opto uoiii 9 P. M. 




r 



66 



VARIETY 



MUSIC-4tADIO 



iyednesday. April 10, 1928 



Radio May Charge For Music Pli^s; 
Am. Soc Asking Keith's to Pay Tax 



Persistent reports are that Radio 
will commence to charge music men 
for radio plugs. It Is conslsicntly 
stated but unverlfiable that the 
KBC, for one, In view of Its the- 
atrical hook-ups with sound pic- 
tures, Keith vaudeville, eto , will 
use this aa a bludgeon to dodge the 
music license taxes Imposed by the 
music publishers through thf.lr col- 
lection a;.inc.v, the American So- 
ciety of Oomiiosers, Authors and 
Publishers. 

Any raiio artist or station knows 
of the double-dealing by the music 
men who bribe them for spot plUKS 
on the regular commercial hours. 
Anywhere from $5 to $50 a num- 
ber for a single station or national 
hook-up Is the sub rosa fee for al- 
most any number one hears con- 
sistently plugged via the ether. 
Taking this as a cue, the broad- 
casters have been smitten with the 
Idea of making this bribing a 
legitimate business and charging 
for the exploitation of any new 
songs. The hits, of course, are Im- 
mune. They need them. But If a 
Arm wants to get some new number 
In the air, the Idea of exacting a 
service toll Is being definitely con- 
sidered. 

The broadcasters are aware of a 
supposed restrictive ruling In the 
by-laws of the' Music Publishers' 
Protective Association against pay- 
ing for plugs but In view of the 
underhanded violation of their own 
covenant through petty bribing, the 
radio Interests would now openly 
legitimatize the traffic. 

Threatening R-K-O 

Another element in • Radio's 
antagonism to the music men and 
the American Society may be the 
laser's threat to force a music col- 
lection fee on a blanket contract 
from the Keith- Orpheum-Proctor 
▼abdevllie houses. With Radio now 
allied as RKO, this license tool tor 
its chain of theatres would come to 
a sizeable sum. 

The Society heretofore, under an 
old agreement, has not collected 
levy from the Keith vaudeville 
houses which used all the copy- 
righted music they wanted tax free. 
This contract soon expires. 



Feist's Get Vallee 



Rudy Vallee ht^s been placed un- 
der -exclusive contract as a song- 
writer by PhU Kornhelser, of 
Feist's. Vallee's first Feist release 
Is "A Vagabond Liover," one of his 
radio pots. 

All of Vallee's original numbers, 
as well as those of his organiza 
tion, will be exclusively published 
by Feist's. This is exclusive of the 
present catalog of Vallee songs in 
the air, notably "Deep Night," an 
Ager-Tellen-Bornsteln publication, 

etc^ , - 

~~ Victor, in alliance with Its busi- 
ness associates, RCA and RKO, 
through Interlocking Interests, Is 
giving Vallee an extraordinary ad- 
vertising campaign, capitalizing all 
of the bandman's current radio 
vogue. 

Roy Turk and Fred Ahlert have 
been signed up by DeSylva, Brown 
& Henderson, Inc. 



Merson Granted Claim on 
Song in ''Singing: Fool" 

London, April 1. 

Billy Merson's claim for an In- 
junction ac^alnst Warner Bros, and 
also Hyde Park Cinemas, Ltd., own- 
ers of the Regal and Marble Arch, 
was granted with comment by the 
Judge that Merson had sustained 
only irlvlal damage. 

Defendants' counsel alleged Mer- 
son's action a hold-up. Merson 
wrote "Spaniard Who Bllgl^ted My 
Life," and sold publishing rights in 
1911 to Francis, Day & Hunter. 
Later in the year a new Copyright 
Act was passed covering mechanical 
reproduction rights, and legally 
these went to Merson, who held 
performing rights, decided the court. 

Merson claimed his market had 
been considerably damaged by the 
use of the song In "Singing Fool," 
but as he lias had the number tS 
years it isn't easy to see It Is much 
good to him now, except that so 
many of the British vaude come- 
dians stay with their material all 
their lives and are scared to change 
It 

Warners got a stay for six weeks 
pending an appeal, as "Singing 
Fool" Is playing nearly all the W. E. 
wired houses there are in the coun- 
try. Inside Is said to be Merson 
wanted |25,000 for his rights, with 
Warners willing to pay |16,000. 



Shobert-Keit Case 

0?er Remick's Tried 



Warings for B. & K. 

Warlng's Pennsylvanlans, now on 
tour with "Hello Toureelf," will play 
four .weeks at B. & K.'s Chicago 
theatre, Chicago, opening July 12. 
Band will get over $7,000 weekly. 

If George Choos goes ahead with 
his proposed sound film version of 
the show he must exercise his op- 
tion on the Warings by May 16. 

It is also stipulated in Warln£r's 
contract that he Is to receive 10 
per cent, of the picture receipts, 
this also including an outright sale 
If made. 



BEARISH ON BEETHOVEN 

Beethoven Symphony Orchestra, 
Inc., which despite Its Wall street 
assoclationa went into bankruptcy 
last month, has filed schedules list- 
ing $93,306 In labilities and $212 In 
assets. Georges Z^sli&wsky, as cpn- 
ductDrrtreHsurer~Hnd'leaainErspIrlt;^ 
filed schedule. 



The J. J. Shubert suit against 
Joe Kelt, president of the Remlck 
Music Corp., was closed Monday 
with counsel for both sides to sub- 
mit briefs to Justice Aaron J. Levy, 
who reserved decision, in the New 
York Supreme Court. Shubert Is 
suing for a 60 per cent Interest In 
the Remlck firm, alleging that he 
and Kelt were to have been part- 
ners In the buy-out of Jerome H. 
Remlck, the founder of the firm, 
who retired last year. 

Shubert's complaint Is that Kelt 
counted him out and ^nli'sted Max 
and Louis Dreyfuss of Harms as 
his silent backers and partners. 

Kelt's chief contention, through 
Nathan Burkan and Bennett & 
Wittenberg, Is that Shubert had 
approached him with a proposition 
that' Remlck finance him (Kelt) on 
a 60-60 partnership in control of 
Remlck's with no financial Invest- 
ment by Kelt, but that on the eve 
of J, J. Shubert's departure for 
Europe a document was submitted 
to him for signature, purporting to 
obligate Kelt to half of the finan- 
cial investment. Kelt refused to 
sign anything h"«-".> • iri ■will 
S^.j'ueit's departure he consum- 
mated other negotiations. 

William Klein has called in Max 
D. Steuer as special trial counsel on 
behalf or Shubert. 

' Harms Counted 

It is generally known in the trade 
that the Harms moral and finan- 
cial Influence counted heavily in 
Remlck Corp.'s favor after that 
firm had been slipping and was un- 
productive of Important profit. This 
was what prompted a veteran mu- 
sic publisher like Remlck to give 
up the business. With the Drey- 
fuss' advent, their feeding of mate- 
rial and writers, plus their picture 
connections with Paramount, as- 
sured Remlck's vast exploitation 
outlets. In addition to which they 
annexed "Precious Little Thing 
Called Love," hooked up with a Far 
release, "Shopworn Angel," now the 
No. 1 song seller of the country. 

Mose Gumble, former professional 
manager for Remlck's, and now In 
business for himself as of Donald- 
son, Douglas & Gumble, was the 
final and star witness at Monday's 
trial. After Gumble's impartial re- 
cital of the facts concerning the 
dhubert-Kelt negotiations, Justice 
Levy asked for submission of sup- 
plementary briefs. 

A decision will be down within a 
week. It Is expected. 



Jazz Defined 



Minneapolis, April 9, 
"Jazz Is the squeak In the 
wheel of modem life In process 
<ft adjusting Its bearings," ac- 
cording, to the prize-winning 
definition in the contest In> 
augurated. by WCCO, local 
radio station.. 

John H. HoU of Gladstohe, 
Manitoba, la the author of the 
definition and received $100 In 
cash. 

"The contMt for the best de- 
flnltlon of Jazz still leaves us 
In a quandary as to whether to 
pat our Jazz players or shoot 
them," say WCCO officials. 



M-G PLAYERS ON DISK 
FOR LOCAL RADIO HOURS 



Los Angeles, April 9. 

An excliislve radio tie-up between 
M-G-M and^Auto Grill (electric, 
toaster) was made by Peter Smith, 
publicity director for M'-G, and the' 
National Radio Advertisers corp., 
of Chicago, acting as agents for 
Auto-Grlll. Deal calls for a series 
of radio programs In principal cities 
with Auto-Grill using records of 
songs in forthcoming M-O pictures. 

Each program will have an M- 
O-M player acting as guest con- 
ductor, their speeches to be re- 
corded here by Brunswick and the 
records shipped to the series of 
broadcasting stations selected by 
Auto-GrlU. 

Since only five per cent of the 
radio hour will be devoted to adver- 
tising Auto-Grlll products, M-G will 
get the balance of the hour. 

No attempt will be made to put 
these programs over a net-work as 
It is believed better results can be 
obtained by using individual sta- 
tions. 

First of the series will be song 
hits from "Broadway Melody" with 
Bessie Love acting aa guest con- 
ductor via a Brunswick record. 



Husing'a Assignments 

Ted Huslng, WABC's (Columbia 
Broadcasting Co.) announcer goes 
to Hollywood with Paul White- 
man to continue the announcements 
of the Old-Gold-Whiteman radio 
program when Whiteman shifts 
coastward May 22 because of his 
Universal feature, "King of Jazz." 

In addition, Huslng will etherize 
the Indianapolis motor speedway 
races, 'the Kentucky Derby and the 
opening ball game in New "JTork. 



"B'way" Recordings 

liOS Angeles, April 9. 
Universal is how negotiating be- 
tween Victor and Columbia, for re- 
cording of four song numbers of 
"Broadway" by. Gus Arnhelm and 
his band. 



Donaldson for Coast 

Walter Donaldson returns with 
Edgar Leslie, his lyric collaborator, 
from ah extended Florida vacation 
April 16. 

They leave, together with Mose 
Gumble, for the coast In mid-June 
to engage In sound film songwritlng, 



Quits Stage for Church 

Samuel R. Reese, now the cantor 
of Temple Ahavath Sholem of Flat- 
bush, Avenue R and East 16th 
street, Brooklyn, finds that tenpring 
in church has greater beaeftts than 
vaudeville. 

.12£2^- ^os professionally Silvio 
Ritchie, partnered with Al Slegel 
and also In the Gilbert and Sulli- 
van tabloid operetta act. 



Mass. Resort Subsidy 

Boston, April 8. 

Gov. Frank G. Allen has signed 
two bills authorizing two Bay State 
towns to appropriate money for 
public amusements, such as band 
concerts and other attractions, to 
draw summer visitors. 

The town of Orleans is author 
ized to appropriate $2,600, and Fal- 
mouth $3,000. 



KEMP'S SUHHEB VAUDE 

Hal Kemp and his Manger hotel 
band will go on a 'vaude tour. Trip 
will probably include New England. 
Meanwhile Scottl and his Gondo 
llers have replaced Kemp at the 
Manger. The latter opened at K-A 
theatre, Brooklyn, Monday, for a 
week. 



Pathe'a Double Theme Sonc 

Los Angeles, April 9, 
George Greene and George Wag- 
ner completed lyrics and music for 
"Just For Tpu, Dear" to be used 
as theme song for "Flyliig Fool," 
being produced by Paithe. 

Another song by same team used 
In same picture will be published 
under ■tItle.ot.'iKmjThaUWay. About 
Baby." 



Bums at Oriental 

Lbs Angeles, April 9. 
Henry Busere, m. c. at the Port 
Und, Portland, Ore,, will go to the 
Oriental,' Chicago, in similar ca 
pacity, when Publlx closes former 
house. 



Huflc like Show Badness, Gomg 




answn 



Mrs. Jas. Gillespie's Nerve 
Seems All Right Now 

Mrs. Jlmmle'OHieaple and Pa- 
tricia, the! pride of the Olllsox, start 
a: motor trek tp Callfomta May 1 
with Anna Mae' Belle, friend, as 
company. The f emmes figure on 31 
days to drive to the. coast,' Just In 
time to greet the 'Whiteman party, 
which comes to Universal City for 
"The King of Jazz" the fag end of 
the month. 

Marie Gillespie is doing a nervy 
thing In a twofold manner— firstly, 
having' Just learned 'to drive ;^ sec- 
ondly, she's taking Jimmle'a^ new 
Stutz which Paul Whiteman' pre- 
sented him with.' Doctor's orders, 
mostly for purposes of steadying 
the nerves, Mrs. O. haying experi- 
enced two dangerous major opera- 
tions successfully. 

Gillespie will travel by train with 
the Whiteman party. 



Staid Chicago Musician 
Factory Goes All Jazz 



Chicago, April 9. 

Chicago Conservatory of Music, 
second oldest school of Its type in 
the country. Is going Jazz. 

Jules C. Stein, president of the 
Music Corporation of America, or- 
chestra booking corporation, has 
bought a half Interest In the con- 
servatory and has been placed on 
the ' board of directors. His first 
move was to start departments for 
teaching of modern music, for dance 
and theatre. 

Some of the M. C. A.'s crack band 
leaders will become profs through 
the buy. Zez Confrey already has 
been made head of the Jazz piano 
department, and others to become 
preceptors are Guy Lombardo, Joe 
Sanders, Carleton Coon and Art 
Kassel. Any of the M. C. A.'s or- 
chestra leaders or musicians may 
Join the school staff and pick up 
extra money. 

Chicago Conservatory of Music 
has been noted for its conservatism. 



Suicide Asks for Jazz 
Requiem at Own Funeral 

Minneapolis, April 9. 

A written request that a male 
quartet be employed to sing his fav- 
orite Jazz number, "Tuck "me to 
sleep in my old 'Tucky home," In- 
stead of the usual hymns, at his fun- 
eral, was left by Fred Keams here 
when he shot himself. 

He died at General hospital from 
S9l£-irtfllcted wounds. 



32 Keith Pitmen Go 

with the New York Hip, Cameo 
and Orpheum, Brooklyn, going into 
straight sound programs, the Keith 
offices drop 32 musicians ofC their 
regular payroll. 

Some of the men will be trans- 
ferred by Milton Schwarzwald to 
other theatres where vacancies 
occur. 

Men cropped Includes 16 at the 
Hip, eight at the Cameo and an- 
other eight at the Orpheum. 



DIBECTOS'S THEME SONG 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Victor Schertzinger has written, 
"Tou, My Melody of Love," as 
theme number for Unlversal's "The 
Climax." 

Jack Yellen and Harry Akst wrote 
a new ballad, "The Only One for 
Me," as the theme song for "Bull- 
dog Drummond," Goldwyn produc- 
tion featuring Ronald Colman. 



MUSIC FOB LEWIS 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

J. Kelon Brennan is being 
brought to the coast by Warners 
to write special music for Ted 
Lewis' first starring picture, 
"Everybody Happy?" 

Archie Mayo to dlre6t. 



FEIST'S "SILVEB SWAN" 

_ Leb Feist is publishlijejhe music 
of th'e"new""VIennese operetta, "The 
Stiver Swan," which Herman Gant- 
voort is sponsoring at the Tremont, 
Boston, Score is by H. Maurice 
Jacquet, remembered as the French 
maestro who was the Roxy. theatre's 
initial symphony conductor. 

Book Is by William S. Brady and 
Alonzo Price; lyrics by Brady, with 
Price also staging. . 



The foimatton of two new musia 
publishing flmu, Santly Bros., In'o- 
and the Arthur Behlm Music Pub, 
Corp., as well as. the growth of a 
ntmiber of, lesser ones, is regarded 
as the beginning of an Influx ot 
increasing competition through 
other new flrms being organize^. 

The trend of' the pop musia trada 
whera anybody with a good song 
can click, points to the spreading 
of the business. Several ot tha 
lec^ders already are so allied and, 
interlocked with the picture bis 
that they are virtually ellminatel 
as open market' competition. 

No item In Variety's inside stuQ 
received so much attention In re- 
cent years in thei music Industry 
as the pointing out that three com> 
paratlvely small flrms came to the 
fore with smash hits {hat. topped 
the Industry. They were Joe Monls 
with "Carolina Moon," Milton Well 
in Chicago with "Sweethearts oii; 
Parade," and John Mills, who Was 
put right on top with his "Blaok« 
birds". mUslc among other 'publlca« 
tiohs. In. each cose, not one was ' 
a . theme song. 

It told the music men lots ot. 
things. It showed them that the 
song's the thing and that they'll 
buy good songs, or at least those 
tunes which strike the public fancy, 
no matter from whence It originates. 
Morris' "Carolina Moon" went beg* 
glng {or five years among the ma* : 
Jor publishers despite two crack 
writers, Benny Davis and Joe 
Burke, having had their names aa- 
sociated as the authors. 

New Firm* 

With the many exploitation angles : 
available, any4)0dy's song has a 
chance to click. The radio and the 
screen are two of the outstanding 
media. 

Next season will see many a pro« ' 
fesslonal manager, general manager 
and songrwrlter or crack song ex« 
ploiter in business for himself. This" 
Is tipping off on nobody but Is a 
generality bound to see fulflUment - 
because ot the general trend In . a 
business that is being revolution- 
Ized as radically as is the jgeneral 
show business— and ascrlbable gen* 
erally to the influence ot the screen 
and Its synchronization i>ossIblUtles 
for theme song plugs. 



f 5,000 Under-Scale Fme 



Chicago, April 9. : , 
A. Ponta, orchestra leader, waS 
fined $6,000 and suspended Indefl^ 
nltely by-the. Chicago Federation ot 
Musicians for paying less than the 
union wage scale at the Bismarck 
hotel. 



Class Jazz for Europe 

Washington, April 9. 

Meyer Davis, btusk from abroad, la 
set to go to Europe the coming 
summer. He sees largre opportuni- 
ties for introducing the symphpnlo 
syncopation, th^re now being, he 
states, a great deal of the blatant 
type of Jazz popular In this country 
several years ago. 

In Naples, Rome, Florence, ' Paris 
and all the seaside places he has 
already set up contacts and signed 
several contracts. Among the latter 
is the Lido Venice, . where he had 
one of his combinations last sum- 
mer. He believes he can meet the 
restrictions set up abroad and can 
reconcile foreign labor. 



PABAOISE'S ADDITION 

Chicago, April 9. 

Starting next week the Paradise, 
B. & K. house, will increase its or- 
chestral productions to the scale at 
the Chicago. 

H, Leopold Spltalny, musical di- 
rector' and co-producer of stage 
units at the Chicago,' originally 
opened the Pajudlbe with elaborate 
orchestra productions. . Idea was 
drppped shortly after the opening. 
New policy will not Interfere with 
Oriental units playing the hoiiseo 
Spltalny will be in charge. 



. 'Spitalny's 3<Way Recording 

"PKn'BpllaTnyandTiTs'HoterFehir- 
sylvanla orchestra will make three 
types of recordings for the new Edi- 
son records. One will be dance, an- 
other the "salon" type and the third 
symphonic, utilizing the Capitol 
theatre orchestra. 

It was for this reason that SpiUl- 
ny was guaranteed -a minimum of 
'48 recordings a year. 



Wednesday, April 10. 1829 



MUSIC-4(ADIO 



VARIETY 



67 



Radio Rambles 



By ABEL 



Ctot a load of the Revelers' ver- 
iiioii 'With lyrics, of ' Gershwin's 
%bapaodle In Blue." It's a pip. 
Vhey did It on the PalmoUve Hour, 
last half, and should make a peach 
recording for Victor. 

Victor, now so definitely allied 
with the radio Interests, is golnK 
after the radio names for disks sales 
Dosalbllltles. That's how Paul Oli- 
ver of this hour, aa well as Fred- 
erick Vettel, tenor of the Gold 
gtrand orchestra, which ensues Im- 
mediately after the PalmoUve hour,, 
aie' now "canning" -so prollflcally 
0)r Victor, after unknown quantities 
' IIP to now. 
'Paul Oliver, like Olive Palmer, la 
isii Qbvlous coining in name to plug 
tiie PalmoUve soap's broadcasting, 
wherein they first came to atten- 
tion. That's carrying propaganda to 
nth degree 1 

' Hutlno Spontaneous 

" Ted Huslng, easily one of the Big 
Tliree of the nation's ether gabbers. 

' was at his. peppiest during the I« 
FiUlna activities. Huslng's stuff 
does not require the removal of the 
'telke" and the Intervening ether 
waves to prove Itself as strictly a4 
lib smeJl talk. It's all so spontane- 

. ons, no announcer could possibly be 
reading it from MSS. or reeling off 
a rehearsed routine. Which sug- 
gests Huslng a nite club m. c. or on 
tbb stage. Besides, Huslng has pier- 
Bonal appearances. 

■' .'/Ab an incidental sidelight, Bennle 
'Krueger's Introduction on the.Co- 
Itunbla Broadcasting System's com> 
merdal hour was a welcome return 
to the east. Krueger has been In 



Cbl and thereabouts for no little 
time. His version of "To Te Amo,'" 
from "The Wolf Song," was a me- 
lodic highlight. 



Happy Accident 

WABC had a jolly dance mara- 
thon on Wednesd&y, starting with 
the bright Larry Siry dansapatlon 
from the swanky Hotel Ambassador, 
which, like Dick Gasparre's music 
from the Club Plaza In the Hotel 
Plaza, possesses an elite distinction 
all its own. It runs - to politely 
rhythmic and melodic Jazz, sweet 
'n' pretty, sans any brash brass and 
hotsy-totsy heated manifestations, 
and which, truth to tell. Is ideal for 
the ether. 

However, just for a change . of 
pacci and because of what had pre- 
ceded, that's the very reason Duke 
Ellington's torrid Jazzlque from tne 
Cotton Club in Harlem was piarticu- 
larly apropos. Incidentally, this is 
one of the few rare Instances evi- 
denced In radio showmanship. It 
might all be strictly, an accident — 
ch(^nces are it was — ^but If the sta- 
tions built their danc6 marathons as 
much for style and type as for the 
revenue entailed, it might lend a 
new light to broadcasting. 



Comment 

Vincent Lopez's Hotel St. Regis 
music is noteworthy. . ... Rudy 
Vallee Sat aft didn't plug as much 
of his own stuff as on the midweek 
nightly broadcasts. . . . Vaughn de 
Leath, with her "Code in My Node" 
on RCA Demonstration Hour, reg- 
istered. Those hiU-bllly interludes 
seem futile for metropolitan edica- 



OPENING SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 13, AND 
EVERY NIGHT THEREAFTER 

FANNIE BRICE 



AT 



CLUB LIDO 

52nd Street and 7th Avenue 
Supper and Dancing Telephone COLumbus 2840 



tion on that hour. Why continue 
'em? . . . The new Santley Bros, 
publishing firm's songs are getting 
good co-operation as a good will 
gesture from the ether artists, "spe- 
cially "Code In My Node" and 
"Feeling I'm PalUng." . . . "Spring 
Is Here" and "Follow Thru" show 
music very pop., particularly "With 
a Song In My Heart," from the for- 
mer. . . ■. Same authors as "Follow 
Thru" show, DeSylva, Brown and 
Henderson, are getting their "My 
Sin" ballad plenty plugged; sounds 
a. cinch money song; i. e, a seller. 
. . . I/arry Funk's Band of a Thou- 
sand Melodies is sUIl diggin' up 
those swell old ones like "Love 
Tales," "Will Yoii Remember Me?" 
and all those classic melody fox- 
trots, and mixing them In with the 
current pops. . . . Hal Kemp, Vom 
the Hotel Manger, is another clicker 
with his sweir dansapatlon, 

Rapea's, Biggeet Atr Band 

Erno Rap&'s Mobiloil Quality 
Orchestra rates as the largest com- 
mercial orchestra on the air. 
Rapee's 60 men tops Walter Dam- 
rosch's and others In numbers. Ra- 
pee further augments his symphonic 
band' with - crack instrumentalists 
such as Merle Johnson, Andy Se- 
nella, Harrt Breuer, Chuck Camp- 
bell, John Call and the Farberman 
brothers, for his specialists. 



Bernie as Commercial 

Ben Bernie was on the air Thurs- 
day night twice from the two NBC 
stations In New York, and their 
networks, WEAP and WJZ. On the 
latter, Bernie made his commercial 
radio debut as the band feature of 
the new Mennen Men half hour 
which Curt Peterson is announcing. 
It was a straight dance program of 
current pop favorites, relieved by a 
pleasing waltz medley and the usual 
vocal interludes. 

Later in the evening from WEAF 
Bernie topped it off with the con- 
cluding half hour from the Hotel 
Roosevelt. 

The .National Broadcasting & 
Concert Bureau hour from 10.30 
until 11.80 has cut Into Bemie's 
Roosevelt period, the NBC's talent 
purveying agency featuring Rita 
Gould in character sketches I>e8ide8 
the South Sea Islanders, Emil Ortiz 
and Pedro Fuentes, vocalists, and 
Hugo Marlanl's orchestra. 



Plenty of ditties getting great 
plugs and others tteing overdone. 
"Precious Little Thing Called. Love." 
"If I had Tou," the revivals of 
"Whispering," "Japanese Sandman," 
the "Beautiful Lady" waltz from 
"The Pink Lady" operetta, "Merry 
Widow" waltz and the current op- 
eretta sensation, "Lover, Come Back 
to Me," from "The New Moon," are 
(Continued oh page 68) 



AGENTS AND ROAD HOUSES Union Man to Turn Over 

Records in Radio Stations 



Booker* In for 60 Pep Cent for Fur- 
nishing Talent 



Announcement that 'Danny Jones 
of vaude and Harry Pearl, the 
agent, have 60 per cent of the- Ben 
Hur Roadhouse at New City re- 
veals that six other roadhouses are 
now purportly half owned by 
agents on Broadway.: 

The situation this summer is that 
the roadhouses agree to turn over 
60 per cent of the receipts to the 
bookers, who, in turn, must pay 
the talent' supplied. House pays 
upkeep, rents and other such items. 

.Among the roadhouses practicing 
thusly are: Lido in Jersey City; 
Colonial Inn, Faterson, and half a 
dozen others. 



Minor Studio Blooey 

Los Angeles, April 9. 

C. Sharps Minor, organist, filed 
bankruptcy petition in United States 
District Court for radio studio in 
which he was partner with R. Wlth- 
nell Leonard (deceased). 

Wage claims against the studio 
amounting to $350, paid with al- 
leged bouncing checks, are on file 
with State Labor Bureau, and other 
outstanding; obligations are said to 
amount to se'veral thousand dollars. 



ATIESWOSTH OH VACATION 

M. H. Aylesworth, president of 
the National Broadcasting Co., and 
a director of RKO and RCA, is sail- 
ing today (Wednesday) on the 
"Olympic" on a month's pleasure 
trip. 

Aylesworth will visit the principal 
broadcasting stations in England 
and on the continent while abroad. 



CONEEBENCES 

Los Angeles, April 8. 

Ben and Sol Bomstein arrived 
here yesterday (Monday). 

Sol is conferring with Irving Ber- 
lin while Ben Is doing likewise with 
his partners, Ager and Tellen. 



Brennan, Coast Writer 

J. Kelrn Brennan, songwriter 
signed by Warner Bros., leaves for 
the west coast this week to start on 
songs for the Ted Lewis talker, '7s 
Everybody Happy.'-' 



Chicago, April 9. 
Ruling by President James C. 
PetrlUo . of the Chicago Federation 
of Musicians that any mechanical 
musical Instrument In a broadcast- 
ing .studio be operated by a union 
niusiclan at a weekly scale of $90 
and up, Is Irritating to some of the 
stations. 

Representatives of WSBC ap- 
peared before the union board of 
directors and requested permission 
to use their union musician for 
things additional to Just turning 
over phonograph records. The union 
board finally consented to the man 
doing a little announcing and enter- 
taining. 

Demand for these turn -over jobs 
has been fierce. 



From the Russian 

Zlnalva NIcolina, from tho 
Kretchma, Russian cabaret on East 
14th, is now the La Palina girl. 

She has been signed for 62 weeks 
as the sole femme member of that 
hour over the Columbia Broadcast- 
ing system. 



Dick Rogers en Air 

Dick Rogers, the other half of 
Rogers and Hart, will take commer- 
cial ether today (Wednesday) when 
he goes on the air for a baking 
tfompany. 

Leo Morrison arranged the date. 



England'* Biggest Hit 

"IF I HAD YOr 

I* Now America'* Song 
'Sen*ation 

We took this number over 
from Campbell-Connelly, one 
of the foremost British 
firms, and easily proved to be 

Tha B**t Maledy Fox-Trot 
We Have Publi*hed 

'KpubinbMoskI. 



RADIO FANS PICKED 

MISS PATRICOLA 

A WINNER ! 



ON THE 



R K O 

Broadcastiiig Contest 
Over Station W£AF 



For Particulars 
Wnte/ Wu-e of PKbrie 
My Publicity Director 




PICK PATRICOLA 

FOR A REAL 

PEPPY, 

PERSONALITY 

PROGRAM! 



AL SHERMAN 
1860 BROADWAY 
COLUMBUS 7583 



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MUSICNIGHT 



Wiednesdar/ April 10, 1929 



MnilNNIUMFOR 
SONG MEN 
ARRIVES 



The Tin Pan Alley millennium has 
arrived. So state the sonffwrlters. 

It's the first time the sonETsmlths 
have come Into their own for the 
reason that, with the picture busi- 
ness and theme songrs being what 
they are, the music publisher Is now 
only as big as his songwriter. 

With the sound screen making hits 
for and despite the publisher, the 
Shakespearean paraphrase, that "the 
song's the thing," has elevated the 
songwriter Into a new and greater 
Importance. 

Although, as the creator, the 
iKtngwTlter should be the backbone 
of any Industry, especially a seml- 
artlatlo racket such as song-hit 
manufacturing, until now the pub- 
lishing organization flgrured It wa)s 
i>lgE;er than the writer and that ex- 
ploitation could "make" songs re- 
gardless. 

The screen has determined that 
the Intrinsic merits of the songs 
have much to do with it. 



Dempsey*8 Roadhouse? 

Jack Dempsey, according to rur 
mora prevailing on. Broadway, will 
be afllllated with BUI Duffy In a 
roadhouse venture shortly to be un- 
der way. 

Duffy Is said to be opening a gi- 
gantic place on Merrick Road, near 
Pavilion Royal.' Large floor show 
eclipsing in magnitude anything 
done before, and class orchestra. 

Duffy and Dempsey are well 
known as side-kicks. 



Sid's Frau Walked 

Chicago, April 9. 

Sid Clark, m. c. at the Cafe 
Royale, has filed suit through At- 
torney Phil Davis against Betty 
Gluck, charging desertion. 

The couple lived together a year 
after the marriage In 1924. 



Jone* Law Panic Over 



Pittsburgh, April >. 

One ' of the best-knowii 
speakeasies, in town was 
forced to clbse down for a 
couple of weeks recently when 
the bartender walked out with 
cold feet on Jones Law. . Joint 
couldn't get anybody at all to 
teiid bar. 

Fear of stringent legislation' 
seemed to die down soon, how- 
ever, and now the "sp6ak" has 
more bartenders than It knows 
y^|^BA to do' With. 



SONOWSITER ON AIB 

Richard liogers, of the song- 
wrltlng team of Rogers and Hart, 
win make a radio appearance to- 
night. (April 10) during the Con- 
tinental Baking hour. . Louise 
Groody has. been ..engaged for the 
same hour oh April 24. 

Leo Morrison's ofllce arranged 
both bookings. 



Fannie Brloe, Doubling 

Fannie Brlce will double from 
"Floretta" into the Club Lido, start- 
Ijig April 13. The . comedienne Is 'In 
for four weeks, with Chlo Endor 
and Bobby Brooks' orchestra as co- 
features. . 

This Is Miss Brice's debut as a 
nlte club performer, figure is |3,- 
009 a week, for four wcfeks. 



I mVING AARONSON I 



and HIS COMMANDERS 

Openiho Sft'on for the Sumfnar 
ROOSEVELT HOTEL 
Los AngeteS' 
VICTOR RECORDS 
EXCLUSIVELY 



I PHILFABHIO 



THE BRICK TOPS 



(PABIBIAM BED HEADS) 

America's Greatest Girl Band 

Now BradUalac BKO "OoUeglate VaUT 

PamuuMBt' Addraas 

t» Waat North St., IndlaaspoUo, lad. 



imd- HI« 

ORCHIESTRA 
The DUfierenl Ensemble 

. PrtlKtalatloB timtm' • ■ 

COUSEUM THEATRE 

New torn CItr 

1 ROYFcsrn 

"Tbe VUspetlas CernctM^ 
AND HIS OBCHK8TBA 
AHONO THE STABS 
MONTMARTRE CAFE 
HOLLYWOOD 



I OWEN FALLQN 



and his 

CALIFORNIANS 

OVB SECOND TEAS 
PALAIS DE DANCE 
LOS ANGELES 



i VINCENT LOPEZ \ 



and His ORCHESTRA 

ST. REGIS HOTEL 
New York City 
DOUBLING IN 
R-K-O VAUDEVILLE 



\ CHRIS MANN 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

LAFAYETTE CAFE 

lOS ANOELES. CAUT. 



PHIL PHILLIPS 



BAND 
NOW PI,ATINO 

CLUB BAGDAD 

<^aUiIaiid'» Hort BeantUal Club'* 
..DAIXAS, TEXAS 



JESS STAFFORD 



and HIS ORCHESTRA 

NOW 

PALACE HOTEL 

SAN FBANCISCO 
F. B. — Bnuiswlek Becerdlns 



PAUL WHITEMANI 



And His Greater Orchestra 
Indefinitely 

ZDSGFELD UUDMITE FBQLIC 

Farsonal Dlrcotloa, 
JAMES F. aiLLEsria 



DANNY CAIRNS 



Aad'HIs 
_ B-K-O BIEI.ODX BAND 
Now FemaBeot Featnra Each Week at 

ORPHEUM THEATRE 

Ancclea 

BILLY SMALL, Director 



JACK DUNN I 



AND BIB 

ORCHESTRA 

CINDERELLA ROOF 
LOS ANGELES, CAL. 



FROM DETROIT 



JEAN GOLDKETTEI 



Orchestras 

TICTOB BECOBDS 

Offioei 812 Book Tower 
DETROIT 



TOM GERUNOYICH 



aad Ub 

ROOF GARDEN ORCHESTRA 
ExcIoalTo Brniunriok Artist* 
ROOF GARDEN CAFE 
BnMidwar and Kearaer Sta. 
Saa Francisco 



(Continued from page 67) 

among those b^ng generously ex- 
ploited or overdone as the evening's 
song output may- be. 

Spring Motif 

Lehn & Fink's Serenade of 30 
minutes, which Alwyh E. W. Bach 
announces, with Jack Shllktet's or- 
chestra as the musical feature, was 
very spriiig-y with Us selecUons of 
"AprU Showers." "In the Spring a 
Young Man's Fancy," "Whispering," 
the' charming' Bodgers and Hart 
tunes from "Spring Is Here" (of 
which "With a Song in My Heart" 
Is, one of the daintiest song confec- 
tions of recent times), plus votal 
trios, piano duets and tlie like, 
dished up a program of Ingratiating 
syncopation. 

I,onls Katzmanand his Hoover 
Sentinels from WEAF rei;tstered 
as usual. Their dansapaUon is 
fetching, featured by steriing or- 
chestrations. Edmund Ruffner was 
announcer and Jesqlca Dragonette, 
famed for her PhUco Hour soprano- 
ing, sanig charmingly. It was Miss 
Dragonette who reintroduced "Beau- 
tltyl Lady." 

On the CBS from WABC, the Oo- 
lumbiahs clicked wtth.thelr 80 mtn- 
tiies of dlstlngu^bed ' rhyhtmlc 
numbers "Two Guitars," the gypsy 
song,favorlte..was a colorful In- 
strumental number, while "My An- 
gellne," one jof the prettiest ctirrent 
waltzes, W48 further enhanced by a 
vocal quartet Why "My Angeline" 
hasn't stfipped out as a surA hit Is 
one of the several things that's up- 
setting the music - biz. Everybody 
touted this Feist song as a cinch 
clicker. Despite all the dope, Joe 
Morris* "CaroUnA Moon" turns out 
to be tho No. 1 song of the country 
recently. 

Now that the song Is a hit It's 
not Intended to disparage the Mor- 
ris publication, because the Morris 
firm found theinselves ^th a sur- 
prise hit oh tiielr haiids. Consider- 
ing that "Carolina Moon" had been 
begging for publication for five 



CLEVELAWyS HIDEAWAY 

LegaliiMl Boose on Pqlee island In 
Lake ErU 



Cleveland, April 9, 
Pelee Island, Just over the Inter- 
national boundary line In Canadian 
Liake Erie, Is to becomb Cleveland's 
backyard speakeasy this summer. 
Island recently secured government 
dispens.ory, through which Intoxi- 
cants may be legally procured. It 
is but a half da:^'s trip from here 
by boat. Pelee Island expects to 
clean up a fortune from thirsty 
Clevelandera and others In these 
parts. 

First iateamer this, season left for 
Pelee Island April 6 with wets. Boat 
rates are low. Many Clevelanders 
flgrure It's cheaper to go to Pelee 
than Canada to get soused. 

QEOItOE kELLT'S CL^B 

George Kelly, of the original 
quartet, Kelly, A.dler, Well and Her- 
man, before goliig Into the nlte club 
business. Is now operating the Club 
Lido, Detroit An elaborate show, 
booked from New York by Lou 
Irwin. Includes Gardner and Oreen, 
Helen Doyle, Wllma Novak and 
Bums and Swanson. 

Irwin .also booked Harry Spear, 
formerly at the Little Club, New 
York, Into the Avalon, Detroit as 
m. c. 



SCHWABTST HOFFHAN INN 

Louis Schwartz of the ClubRloh- 
man, et al., has taken the lease on 
Hoffman Inn, Valley Stream, L. I., 
as his first roadhouse venture. 

Schwartz will Install a large re- 
vue, name band, go In ^or radio 
plugging, etc., to buck the Pavilion 
Royal and other major competition 
down Merrick road. <, 



Orflanlet at Coast Studio. 

Los Angeles, April 9. 
Albert Hay Malatte, who has been 
a picture theatre organist Is now 
on the Fox payroll In' the arrang- 
ing and scoring department 



years, its surprise hit may be readi- 
ly appreciated In Tin Pan Alley. 
Still m Prospect ' 

' For strange reasons, certain dark 
horaes among song'MSS. suddenly 
step out as hits. Like as i^ot what 
are regarded as certainties often 
do not exceed moderate success. 

Hence the song -in point "My 
Angellne," which was slated by 
Feist for a tie-up with the "Evan- 
geline" picture (U. A.) until some- 
thing happened and an Al Jolson 
song was used instead. Whereupon 
Wolfle Gilbert changed his original 
"Evangeline" to "My Angellne," to 
take up the extra syllable, still hav- 
ing a grAat song, which should yet 
become a sizeable hit 



Inside Stuff-Music 



MAL HALLETT 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
Amerioa's Orcatest Danoe Band 
Headin' Home to N. E. 
Personal Management 
CHARLES SHRIBMAN 
Saleni, Mass. 



HENRY HALSTEAD 



And BU 

TIOTOB BECOBDINO OBCHB9TBA 
NO^ PIiATINa 

ROOSEVELT HOTEL 

HOIXTWOdb, OAJUF. 



GEORGE OLSEN | 



AND HIS MUSIC 

Featured NlKhtlr 
CLUB RICHMAN 
NEW TOBK CITT 
OOcei 20 Went 43d Street 
Nnif Tnrli Cltr 
VICTOR RECORDS 



B. A. ROLFE I 



Radio's Premier Conductor 

Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra 
Palais D'Or Restaurant Orchestra 
Edison Ace Beeordlor Orehestrs 



A Tough Guy In a Tough Spot 

A tough guy Is In a tough spot In the music trades. Through him It 
is also tough for the Interests lie represents. That he ever represented 
those Interests was purely an accident He was made possible through 
friends who threw him his chance at the time. 

As he improved his chances with everything looking rosy for his end 
of running the musical business welfare, the tough guy forgot his 
friends, remembering but himself and not any of those who made him. 
He was to have split with one of the latter but naturally overlooked 
that as welL 

Of late things have switched. Now the tough guy Is commencing to 
find himself blocked In many directions, without knowing where the 
blocking is coming from. And with more Important matters to arise 
for the Interests he represents, the same tough guy will go against 
harder propositions, all ready made for him long before he reaches any. 

In other days he dodged responsibility for his errors and claimed credit 
for many matters that were naturals or performed by others In the mu- 
sical part of the endeavors In which the tough guy has been con- 
nected. 'When the blow off arrives. It the tough guy has not gotten 
under cover with coin, It won't be a question of dodging or credit He'll 
just fade away like aU tough guys who live on a bluff. 



Unknown Hit Surprised Owner 

One of the choicest Tin Pan Alley, anecdotes Is that of the music pub- 
lisher who didn't know he owned the biggest song hit In the country. 
It was a picture theme song whieh the music man had shipped on to the 
coast along with a flock of other mss,, for iMsslble synchronization Into 
'a feature of a company with which his firm was exclusively allied for 
synchronizations. 

Then the p\ib. went to Palm Beach. On his return, he asked his staff 
what was -selling. He was told that such-and-such was the No. 1 song 
of the country, 'thereupon he asked: "Who's publishing It 7," only then 
learning that It was his flrm'a 

It proved a hit despite themselves, coming to the foria from the screen. 
'What was mor«, the picture was only a fair release, but the song had 
reached vast audiences from the screen. 



Known as "A Fast One" 

Lloyd Campbell, former treasurer of the Orpheum, San Francisco, who 
recently went Into the music publishing business, put a fast one over on 
-VilIar-MoretT~-The''latter-.concern-had- a-spng-entltled-'^-.Walklng-'Around 
In a Dream," by Ijarry Yoell and Bob Spencer. It Is said V. M. didn't 
do anything with the number so Yoell went to Campbell and told him 
that If he would get Ted Iiowls In on the number and give $6pO each In 
advance royalties to Lewis, Bob Spencer and himself, Lew^ would put 
the number Into his act The agreement also provided that they get six 
cents royalty on every copy. 

The deal was quickly closed. Lewis Is now using the num'ber and It 
Is reported to be a hit In San Francisco and Los Angeles. 



o Claims Offside 
Stuff on Kit-Cat Date 

After being set for London at the 
Klt-Cat Eddie Mayo and his Har- 
monica Gang had the contract can« 
celed. Booked through Abe I<Mt« 
fogel of the Wllllnm Morris a'genoy, , 
Mayo threatens Utlgatlon ' because 
his booklnefa were set back to Sep. 
tember In order to give Borrah 
MInevltch and his Harmonica Ras- 
cals an opportunity at -the booking, 
he claims. 

Mayo was set at $1,200 for four 
weeks. The MInevltch figure Is 
$2,000. 

Mayo signed through Lou Irwin 
to succeed .Mlqevltch In "Good Boy" 
on the road .after the. Broad'way' 
run. This left Mayo free for the', 
summer to book abroad. Having 
the foreign dates set he Invested In : 
passage, hew Instruments, settled 
his aflali^, etc., pending formal 
confirmation from the Foster 
agency of - London. 

Mayo -complains that Lastfogel.' 
held out a cablegram on him for 
five days and that' later the book- 
ing was switched to MInevltch for 
tbe fall. 

Iiostfogel, says Mayo, offered to 
setUe with him for |400. 



TOSEION DATES CALL 

Roslta and Ramon have been un- 
able to .set back their foreign book- 
ings and must sail April 20 for .Lon- 
don, Paris and the Riviera resorts* 
Deauvllle, Cannes and Blamrltz.- 
' The dancers are current at the 
Casanova and 'would stay there Into 
May because of the favorable con- 
tract terms, but must salL 



Colored Band in Ballrooins 

For the first time In four years 
Charles Johnson's 'Victor recording 
orchestra, fro^ Small's Paradise, 
Harlem, black-and-tan, will tour 
the New England' and Pennsy ball- 
rooms. 

Johnson's band was acclaimed 
winner In a battle of muslo with! 
Duke Ellington's Cotton Club or- 
chestra at a Monday morning 
"breakfast dance" at Rockland Pal- 
ace last 'week. 




t*yERN 

ACHOP HOUSE 
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 

1B6-8 WEST 48TH STREET 

■ East •! Broadway * 



TED HENKEL 




Mtuictd Director 

Conducting Pit Orchestra 
Overture and Special Scores 

'.QltP-BESTflA OF 80 

Also Conducting and Supervising 
Stage . Band Presentations ' 

WITH BAND OF 20 

CAPITOL THEATRE 

BTPNET, AVSTBAUA- 



UAVUtikHih- COMIi UOWS — ~ 

Br ». £ O. MlUer ■ ■ . 
OBEATEST FOX-TBOT BONO-BIT 
of Hodem Times 
SlnirerB' Fro. Copy KRia 
OnCHESTR/VnON 
Ftan Oreh. with Saxes and Banjtf and 
Noveltj Chora* by 
DABBY I.. ALfOBD 

Per Set, 6O0 _ 
PabUshed brtha Woridwliuc Co., IMh 
8ie St. Oiood mOa.. Naw Castle. Fa-. 



Wednesday, ApHl 10. 1929 



OUrrDOOR-^BITUARY 



VARIETY 




LOUIS STAUCH 

IjOuIs Stauch, old time Coney 
Islander and restaurateur, died April 
4 at the Caledonian Hospital, Brook- 
jyi», N. due to heart trouble which 
grlppv-d him a month ago >\-hUe.'reet- 
'iDg in Florida, 

: He was one of the pioneers, of t)ie 
.«Id Island, conilhg to America In 
1886 from Germany.- One of hia.inrst 
Jobs was playing the piano In an 
island restaurant at one time, his 
Accompanist on the violin was Aug- 
ust Kuhne, now police Inspector 
handling trafflc in Brooklyn. 

Mr. fitauch's first private enter- 
prise was the Stauch Newark House 
at the island which loolced after tlie 
1>oat trade coming in from Newark. 
It was destroyed by Are and he "built 
ik still larger place which suffered 
the same' fate as the Mst— flaines 
fcte the place up. 

His final move was the' bufldihg 
«f. the restaurant at Stratton-'Walk 
' and the Bowery at the Islandr whlbh 
"breught him his greatest rep. The 
arrival of pi'ohibition prompted him 
to sell the place and in 1926, affer 
the sale, be retired. 

He was noted for - his lihilan- 
thropic activities. Practically all 
local hospitals received his dona- 
tions and poor families were always 
looked after by him. In 1622 
be Was granted a divorce from his 
wife, Mrs. Mathilda Stauch. There 
'Were no children. ' ' 

Funeral was private on Sunday 
' afternoon, and burial in Greehwojo.d 
Cenietery. Deceased is survived by 
k brother, John Stauch and- a sister, 
Mrs. Mary Meagher, both living in 
Brooklyn. • - 



JOHN 8PARGO 

, John Spai-go, 58, for many years 
associated with plctui'e trade jour- 
nals, notably as New Vork editor 
<>f the Exhibitors' Herald, and ac- 



tive In the organization of the Mo- 
tion Picture Club, died at his hoijne 
In FVeeport, Long faland, following 
an illness of several years' stand- 
ing. 

Born In Pleaeantvllle, Pa., he was 
engaged In newspaper work for 30 
years : as jnanaglng editor of the 
Boston Traveller, with the Min- 
neapolis Tribune and with the 
Richmond Dispatch. 

He re.slgned from the EX-hibitors' 



' la Memory nf Oar Dear Son 

PAUL NEVINS 

Sadly Mlnsed by Hla 
'ftther, Mother, Brothers and SiBteT 
May HN fioa\ Rest In Peace 

MB. and MBS. f AUI KIOTZ 



Herald about three years ago, fol- 
lowing a nervous breakdown, and 
for several ' years devoted himself 
to regaining ' his health. To this 
end he became active as a member 
of the Rockville Center country club 
and devoted much time to the pic- 
ture trade golf tpumaments :ln 
which he was sufllclently recovered 
to take part. 

He ,took an administrative hand 
in developing the Motion Picture 
Club at the invitation of Al Llcht- 
man and was at the helm until in- 
currence of phy.sical disability 
forced retirement. 

Two sons, William C. and EdwaVd 
Scott, and his widow, survive. 
Funeral services, were held yester- 
day (Tuesday) from the Spargo 
home. 



EDWARD J. TILYOU 

Kdward J. Tilyou, brother of the 
late George C. Tilyou, died last week 
at his home in Goney Island, after 
a brief illness of pneumonia. 

Mr. Tilyou was a long resident of 




ATHLETES DIFFERENT 

WITH SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS 
CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT 

West Rap„ SIMON AGENCY East. Rep., ROSE A MANWARINQ 



Coney Island, and was connected 
with the Steeplechaj5e Park, until 
the death of his' brother, George. He 
was manager and treasurer of the 
Park and retired in 1914, maintain- 
ing, a half interest In the Ferris 
■Wheel. He is survived by three sis- 
ters, Mrs, Ellen M. Erzinger, Mrs. 
Kathrjn A. MoCullough and Miss 
Emma L. Tilyou and several 
nephews and niepes. Two nephews, 
George G. and Edward F. Tilyou 
ai-e looking after the Tilyou busi- 
ness. 



WILLIAM E. BETTS 

William E. Betts, 73, actor, died 
April 6 of pneumonia and- heart 
disease at the Hotel Portland, N. T. 
Betts had made his home at the 
hotel for several years following re- 
tirement from the stage. 

Among s6me of the shows in 
wlilch he appeared were "Experi- 
ence," "Cappy Ricks," "Polly Pre- 
ferred," "Seventh- Heaven" and 
"Pearl of Great Price," which was 
his last stage appearance. He also 
appeared in several tllms. 

'Widow ,and a daughter, Doris 
King, actress, survive. Interment 
in Kensico cemetery, auspices 
Actors' Fund, 



WILLIAM 8EELEY 

William Seeley, 64, .for many years 
of the Seeley .and We.st. musical 
turn, died in Boston AprU 6 follow- 
ing an operation, for stomach growth 
and was buried Monday under N. 
V. A. auspices' In Kehslcd Cemetery. 
. Mr. Seeley'B first wife, Was Bessie 
Bonehlll, Englipji. performer. A son 
of this miarrjage ' suiivlves. Also 
surviving is Mrs. Floyd Seeley, in 
vaudeville. : wlt^i . her trained bird 
act, Lucille and Cooky. For some 
years Mr.> Seeley ran a tea room iri 
Brook Haven, L. I.> • 



MRS. RICHAPP TALMAD6E 

Mrs. Madge. Talniadge, 81 (nee 
Madge Frances Allen) wife of Rich- 
ard Talmadge, died April 1 in Van 
Nuys, Calif., of heart trouble. She 
had been ill for three months 

Deceased ,was formarly in vaude- 
ville,' and while playing at the Hip- 
podrome, New .York, met Talmadge. 
They were married in the Little 
Church Around' the Comer, New 
York, in 1917, . and jBooii after 'Mrs. 
"Talmadge retired . from the stage. 
There are no chiildren. 



JANET MELVILLE 

Janet . Mel'ylll^ ° (Mrs, Jane Hop- 
kins), 66, who years'ago was of the 
vaudeville ' team of Melville and 
Stetsoii, dlied in Haxbor . Hospital, 
April 6 of infirmities -of old age. 

Miss Melville was active in stage 
work for many ye^ts' until several 



to 



weeks ftgo shie become too ill 
continue with an act. 

She was the widow of Col. John 
Hopkins and a sister of Snmucl W. 
Gumperts,' president of the Coney 
Island Board of Trade, 



HARRY DAVIS 

Harry Davis, 66, actor, of "Appear- 
ances" at the Hudson, died April 4 
of heart disease at the Hotel Hard- 
ing. He was originally, a reporter 
on the San Francisco E.\aminer and 
also- an agent for Hagenback-Wai 
lace. 

Mr. Davis appeared on the coast 
for years with Kolb and Dill, Henry 
Dufty and Will King and also 
worked in pictures. Members of the 
"Appearances" cast assumed charge 
of the funeral at Campbell's. 



ALBERT B. McCAFFEY 

Albert B, McCaftey, 78, former 
showman and actor, . died at his 
home in Lbs Angeles, April 6, after 
five "-^eeKs illness, lie operated 
Elitch Gardens, Denver, 35 years 
ago, later turning actor. He is sur- 
vived by one son, Kenneth' Mc- 
Caffey, press ageiit for the B'elai4co 
theatre, Los Angeles. His widow 
also survives. 



LESTER EVANS 

Lester Evans, 38, stage director, 
died April 6 of cancer at his home 
in New York. He had been with a 
number of Broadway producers. 

Deceased had been attached for 
some time at the Academy of Music, 
New York, as stage dlrectoh ' ' 



ERNEST V. LAMONT 

Ernest 'V. t«mont, 36, for the past 
Ave years in the contract depart- 
ment at Universal City, dle4 April 



Ili MEMORY OF 

FRANK CLARK 

April 13, lS2e '. 
MARY MURRAY 



6 of acute .indigestion . at bis home 
in ijIendalOi ' Cat'. 
His widow survives. 



N. Y. State Fair Midway 

Syracuse, N. IT,, April 9. 

The .Nat- Reiss' Shows 'will pro- 
vide the midway at the 1829 New 
York State. Fair, replacing the Ber- 
nard! carnival, which has shown 
here for the past three seasons at 
the exposition. 

Creatore's band has also been 
signed for the State Fair. i 



Tom Mix With 101 f 
At $15,000 Weekly? 

Chicago, April 9; 

Tom Mix is reported having re- 
ceived ah offer to Join . Miller 
BrothersMOl Ranch Wild "West at 
a salary of ♦15,000 weekly; with all 
expenses. ; 

Mix had Intended going to Eu- 
rope this spring. His answer has 
not as yet been returned to the 
Millers. - 

101 is playing here at the 
Stadium. 



Ringlmg Chatter 



The Ringling, Barnum and Bailey 
circus is being sent on tlie air 
from Madison Square Garden as a 
descriptive performance for the 
first time. The radio broadcasting 
is being done three times weekly, 
about one hour of the show being 
given each time. Formerly t.he raldlo 
tHck was little more than a bally- 
hoo, with the animals' feeding time 
the main idea. 

Theol Nelson will soon be in ac- 
tion. Her first child (daughter) 
was bom lii Detroit In February. ; 
She is married to Ray Marlowe of 
the ticket department. 

The Hellmutts, whose . high-wtre 
routine is like the 'Walienda troupe, 
will not work during the Garden 
date. Will go' into show' when It 
gets under canvoa More advanta- 
geous, the tent being longer than 
the Garden "lot'.'i i' t- „•. 

It is claimed that . ZacchinI, the 
Italian "human. -projectile;" - .can be . 
propelled 200 feet through the air 
from the cannbn'. That is ■ more 
than double the distance he gOes at 
present, . • 

There about 16 abts. iindei' isal- 
ary end with the Ringling outfit but 
hot working during the Garden date. 
All go in under canvas. 

Just as many people with Itbe 
show as' last yeior.- Liberty horsea- 
have-been 'Ctft beeaose- of-'the>'gen-. 
eral use of such acts-ln other shows. 
Total stock said to be about the 
.same, however. 



South Bend's ^pO Fee 
'■ Miy Stofi Canuvab 

' South V Bend, April 9. 

City couiicil' passed ordinance 
establishing - license, fees for car- 
nivals .at-|306 ifor ^rst, day's show- 
ing iE^d $100 -for ' ;each suocessive 
day and in addition $60 a day for 
each separate side show, or at- 
traction. .: - - 

The intention being to mak^ {he 
license fees problbitlve. 



SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS 

And Buffalo Bill's Wild West CanMned 

TENTH ANNUAL CHICAGO COLISEUM ENGAGEMENT 

MARCH 30 TO APRIL 28, 1929, INCLUSIVE 

FEATURING 

EUROPE'S MOST SENSATIONAL TRAINED WILD ANIMAL ACTS, 
COMBINED WITH THE FAMOUS SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS BEAUTIFUL 

ZACK TERRELL, General Manager FRED J. WARRELL, Assistant Manager - 

J. D. NEWMAN, General Agent and Traffic Manager 



POODLES HANNEFORD 



And FAMILY 



NOW 



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VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 10, 1929 



MILLER BROTHERS 

101 RANCH 

REAL WILD WEST SHOW 



ZACK T. MILLER, Manager 
R. M. HARVEY, General Agent 



JOSEPH C. MILLER, JR., Assistant Manager 
FRED SEYMOUR, General Superintendent 
T. O. MANNING, Treasurer 

NOW 

Showing at the NEW CHICAGO STADIUM-^Chicago 
MARCH 30th to APRIL 21st- Inclusive 

THE WILDEST WILD WEST THE 101 RANCH HAS EVER HAD 



12 HORSES 



12 HORSES 



MADAME BEDINI and SIR VICTOR 

With the World's Greatest High School Horses 
Also the Originators of the ''Yankee Doodle*' Horse— GOLD FOX 

Featured with 

CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS FOR RUN OF ENGAGEMENT 



JOE HODGIIVI a«d CO 



ONE OF THE HIGHUGHTS OF THE CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 
Again Featured with ROBBINS BROS. CIRCUS of Season 1929 



THE 



Alexander 
Troupe 

America's Premier Acrobats 



Featuring a Triple S<»nersault to 
Chair 

NOW AT 

CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 



CARL 
MANELLO 
and CO. 

The Balancing Manels 

WITH 

CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 



FIVE 
PEERLESS 
FLYERS 

Featoring Bob Fisher 

A Wow and How 



NOW 

CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 



TOM 
BROWN 

And the Original Six Brown 
Brothers 

Featured Attraction with tho 

NEW CHICAGO STADIUM 
CIRCUS 

When in Chicago, tntit Tom 
Brown Muaie Co. 
315 So. Wahaah Ave. 



GEORGIE HANNEFORD and CO. 

THE RIDING FOOL 

Featured with CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 



THE FAMOUS 



RIDING ROONEYS 

CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 

Direction BARNES & CARRUTHERS 



WORLD'S GREATEST LADY GYMNAST 

Featured with CHICAGO STADIUM CIRCUS 



KENNETH WAITE TROUPE 

(American Clowns) 

Putting the Laugh in the NEW CHICAGO STADIUM 

CIRCUS 



Wednesday. April 10. 1929 



VARIETY 



VMUETY'S CHICAGO OFHCE 

HAL HALPERIN in Charge 

Woods Bldv^ Suite 604 
Phone* t C«itral 0644-4401 



CHICAGO 



Profeationala hav* th« fr«« ua« of Variaty'a 

Chicaao Office for intormation. Mail may 
ba addraaiad eara Variety, Weoda BIdg.. 
Chieagor. It will ba held aubjact to eallt 
forwarded or advertised in Variaty'a Letter 
Lilt. 



State -Lake 

Follow-up booking of acts re- 
cently «t the Palace hurts the 
Stote-^Lake little If at all. for the 
Ironlo reason that not until very 
recently was the two-a-day Palace 
dolne any buslnees to speak of. But 
It hurts the Palace plenty and Is 
partly responsible for that theatre's 
difflculties. ^ ,^ 

The follow-up policy reaches Its 
beak this week with the Mosconl 
brothers unit of five acts in the 
State-Lake after a previous appear- 
ance for $2 at the Palace. And It's 
In the pop-priced house with the 
muchly exploited "Syncopation." 
picture, showing plainly where cus- 
tomers tnoy get a real bargain In 
vaudeville. The current StQte-I.ake 
bill la the worst slap In the face 
the Keith office has ever taken at 
Its own palace. But it may be easy 
booking if that's the answer. 

Heavy advertising of the new 
sound policy continues to be a 
drawing novelty at the State-Lake. 
There are two batches of custoniT 
ers, though, who don't think much 
of It — the first Sunday morning 
crowd and the last Saturday night 
bunch. At those shows the stage 
bands are hanging or pulling down 



When in Chicago 
Vimt Thetm Hit» 



SELWYN 

A Bombsbell In the Theatre 

Richard Bennett 

in "JARNEGAN" 

The Low-down on Hollywood 



WOODS— Twice Daily 

8BK— The Speotacle at the Agm HEAR 

DOLORES COSTELLO 

«NOAH'S~ARK'* 

''SSSf." VITAPHONE JSl£S? 



NEW M&tlneee 
APOLLO Wednesday and Saturday 
On the Site ot the Old Olympic 
REASON'S BENRAHONI 

MAE WEST 

IN 

'^DIAMOND UL" 

vTHB MOST-TAUCED-OF STAR AND 
PLAT IN THE WORLD 



ILUNOIS 



MATINBE BATORDAT 
ONLY • 

A. Ii. Brlanger & Harry J. I'owera, Vgn. 
ANOTHER ZIEGFELO TRIUMPH 
MARILYN 
MILLER 
in ROSALIE with 
JACK 
DONAHUE 



A A. H. WOODS' * 
DELPH I 



Matinees Wednes 
day and Saturday 
A. H. WOODS' EASTER OIFI 

FAY BAINTER 

in "JEALOUSY" with 

JOHN HALLIDAY 

FIresh fMm 6 moatlis In New York 



MATINEES 
WED. & SAT. 



BLACKSTONE 

A, Jj. blancer * Hony J. Poweh. Blicra. 

An Other Mystery PUys Are Bedtime 
Stories Compared to This One 

DRACULA 



ERLANOFR^'ATiNBBa wednes 

''•**^*^"*'**DAT AND SATURDAY 
BEB THE VANISHINQ -WHIPPET CAR 
AND 10 BEAUTIFUL OIRLS 

THURSTON 

Xbo Fkmous Blaclclon and Ills Danghter 
_JANE^8In»In«^Dan«lnj^Conje<JJjn^ 



scenery, accompanying themselves 
vocally and with, hammers. Besides, 
the Hrst screen must be used to' give 
them room, and the ampUflers are 
behind the second scrieen. No chance 
to catch the "Syncopation" dialog 
Sunday morning. Until a way is 
found to get around this difilculty 
the house will be hurt a little by 
it. Management is as annoyed as 
are the customers, with the cus- 
tomers giving the management an 
undeserved mental rap. 

Mosconl unit played to heavy ap- 
plause here. Booked addltloneilly 
were Edna Wallace Hopper, head- 
lining, and liou Cameron. Elsie and 
Paulsen, ice skaters, opened with 
two good whirl routines and got 
unit support in a heavy scenery 
flash and. flll-ln spots by the unit 
chorus lineup. Lou Cameron was 
second at 12:46 and complained sev- 
eral times that as far as he was 
concerned he was still in bed. 
Dancing and gagging comic, sup- 
ported by an unbilled and pretty 
girl straight, and an early hit de- 
spite his bed yen. Third were Mos- 
conl Bros., with two specialty girls 
and the unit chorus working with 
them in full-stage. Great returns. 

Miss Hopper, preceded by a film 
trailer showing how she got rid of 
her advertised 63 years, and then 
appearing in full-stage for an in- 
teresting talk and exercise demon- 
strations, should be drawing quite 
a bit this week in her. home town. 
Her special Friday morning per- 
formance for women will be held 
at the Palace Friday, permitting a 
noon start with better chance for 
draw than an learly morning show, 
and giving the State-Lake its reg- 
ular early start without Interrup- 
tion. 

Broderick and Crawford, next-to- 
closlng, had a full main floor for 
their entrance and accomplished 
even more here than at the Palace, 
Miss Bi-oderick's routine is simply 
a series of drawling Insults directed 
at her partner, but scores by virtue 
of excellent handling. 

Closing was an afterpiece affair, 
The Sad Case of Mary Dugan," 
burlesquing the legit and using the 
unit acts with Miss Broderick as 
Mary. Clever bit, capably rounding 
out a grade A pop-priced vaude bill. 

Threatening weather, but busi- 
ness heavy. Bing^ 

Great States have taken vaude 
out of the Grand In Alton, substitut- 
ing three Vltaphone acts and mov- 
ing the three vaude acts to the Hip- 
podrome. _ 

Auditorium, Brie, III., sold to T. 
W. Briegel by L. Osborne last week. 
Avon, Avon, IIU taken over by Doyle 
Carter. 



up local exhibits for co-operation. 

Chamber of Commerce wired Pete 
-Woodhull, president the M.P.T.O.A., 
urging that Its national convention 
be brought here this summer dur- 
ing the exposition. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

Teck — "Macbeth." 
Bairalo~"CI08e Harmony." 
Century — "Broadway Melody." 
Hipp — "Why Be Good." 
itrrat T.al<efl — "Speaheasy." 
Lafayette— "Ned McCobb's Daughter.' 
Gaiety — Mutual bur. 



An allcolored performance, with 
several hundred negro actors, will 



dancers in the foyer, which has a 
terrazzo floor quite appropriate for 
dancing. Manager Nolan charges 
the regular admission to organized 
theatre parties with the privilege 
of the dancing after the show with- 
out extra cost. The Idea has made 
a hit among collegians. 



plans >new $75,000 theatre building 
in Kenton, O. 



The sessions of the various Pro- 
vincial Parliaments In Canada have 
been prorogued for the year with- 
out the passing of any legislation 
affecting the operation of theatres 
or disturbing theatre patronage. 
Parliamentary activities have never 
been so free of theatre legislation 
as this year. 



Blanche Wilcox, stock actress, 
entered the women pilots' cross- 
country air race, feature of aero- 
nautic show here this summer. Her 
husband Is Dewey L. Noyes, chief 
pilot on Cleveland-Pittsburgh alr 
mall line. 



CORRESPONDENCE 



All matter In CORRESPONDENCE refers-to current week unless 
otherwise indicateo. 

The cities under Correspondence in this Istiue of Variety are as 
follows and on pages: 



BROOKLYN 61 

BRONX 62 

BUFFALO 61 

CHICAGO 61 

CINCINNATI ...^ 62 

CLEVELAND .^61 

L08 ANGELES 62 

MINNEAPOLIS 62 

MONTREAL 63 

OAKLAND 62 



OMAHA 61 

OTTAWA 61 

PITTSBURGH 62 

PORTLAND, ORE 63 

ROCHESTER 63 

ST. LOUIS 62 

SEATTLE 62 

SYRACUSE 62 

TOLEDO 63 

TORONTO 63 



Alex Keese replaced Eddi? Guest 
as m. c. at Alabama last week. 
Guest back to New York. 



Mllt Tolbert Show players, struck 
by floods at Brewton, have been 
playing to school audiences for 
meals. 

Rubin and Cherry shows, In win- 
ter quarters at Montgomery, open 
there this week. 



be presented at the Teck Wednes- 
day night under the title of "The 
Melody of Color." Direction of J. 
M. Pollard. 



Kenneth D. Hlnes, of Buffalo, win- 
ner of the second prize in the At- 
water Kent Contest, goes to Ro- 
chester May 7 as staff tenor with 
WHAM, there. 

Michael Shea celebrated his 70th 
birthday Monday and was given 
columns of newspaper space for 
the occasion. The News published 
an extended Interview with the vet- 
eran showman. In which he remin- 
isced at length along Thomas 
Edison's lines. 



Castle, grind picture house down- 
town, has Installed Movlephone, 
local device on the Interchangreable 
disk plan. 

Besides the regular advance 
newspaper advertising and several 
hundred 24 sheets. Warners used 
four double-page spreads in Chicago 
dallies for the opening of Noah's 
Ark," at the Woods, Sunday. 

It's the heaviest advance exploit- 
ation ever given a picture here. 

Liberty theatre. Liberty, Ind., 
closed. 



Dave "Curly" Ross will book the 
free circus acts for White City 
Amusement Park this season. 



Co-operative opemtlon of the 
American terminates May 1, when 
George Burdick, manager, takes 
over the house alone on agreement 
with the Lomax Bros., owners of 
the property. Burdick proposes to 
spend around $26,000 In remodeling 
and wiring the house with RCA 
Photophone. Present 1,200 capacity 
of house will be Increased by 300 
seats, with a 40-fpot electric sign 
and projection board on the canopy 
tg be installed. Mixed vaude policy 
now In effect will be discarded, 
with the house goln^ to straight 
sound. 



Promotion of the American The- 
atre Equipment Corp. exposition at 
the Collseunfi in June is beginning 
to gain headway. W. G. Newbould, 
head of the outfit, has obtained the 
Ip-'orsement of the Chamber of 
Conimerce and is using that to line 



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OMAHA 

By ARCHIE J. BALEY 

Brundels— Stock musical comedy. 
Orphenm — "The Barker." vaude. 
Riviera— "The Wild Pany," Publix 
unit. 

World — "Lucky Boy" (nim). Pan 
vaude. 

RIalto— "The Wolt Song." 
Kmprctw — Tab and dim. 
Hoon-.-"Outlawed." 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By JO ABRAM80N 

Majeetle— "A Night In Venice." 
Werba'B BiooUyn— "Sun Up." 
Werba's natbosh^"Camlval.'' 
BODlevaid — "The Wild Duck." 
Werba's Jamale*— Stock. 
Straad — "Redeeming Sin." 
Fox — "New Tear's Blve' ; vaude. 
raramoont — "Wolf Song"; otage anew, 
Homait — "Dream Street." 
St. George — Double feature. 
Star — Mutual biir. 
Oayeiy— Mutual bur. _ 
Albee — "Clear the Decks"; vaude. 
Orpbrnitt— "Children of Rltz"; vaude. 
loew's Met— "Iron Maak": vaude. 
Rivera — "Tolerance" (stock). 



After closing its legitimate stock 
season with a three weeks' engage- 
ment of Marjorle Rambeau as guest 
star, the Brandels has reopened 
with musical stock. Leslie Jonei! 
and Charles George leads. Others 
are Helen Tucker, Claire Sinclair, 
Marie Stewart, Richard Tracy and 
Max Vinsonhaler 



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Albee stage had a wedding when 
Mellta Wrona and Willie Blasero, 
midgets appearing In "Tiny Town 
Revenue," were married by local 
magistrate. 

Two new attractions here this 
week: "Carnival," with Anne For- 
rest and Norman Foster, at the 
Flatbush, and "A Night In Venice," 
new musical, at the Majestic. 

Fox is plastering the town with 
notices of this week's show. On the 
vaude lineup they are pushing Greta 
Nlssen and James Rennle In Jack 
Lalt's playlet, enUtled "The She and 
the Sheik." 

Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, 
opened last Sunday. 

OTTAWA 

By W. M. GLADISH 

Two years ago the Canadian 
Council on Child Welfare, Ottawa, 
published a "White List" of ap- 
proved pictures for both adults and 
Juveniles, the list being prepared 
with the co-operation of the Censor 
Boards in Canada and the Canadian 
Motion Picture Distributors Asso- 
ciation. An uproar ensued because 
of discriminations, but the Coun- 
cil, which is closely associated with 
government activities, has now. Is- 
sued a second publication. This time 
it Is: "A List of Pictures Children 
Win Like." It deals entirely with 
fllms . suitable -tor. J^dreiu 

Ambrose Nolan, manager of the 
Avalon theatre, Ottawa, Ontario, has. 
evolved a new sideline for wired 
theatres. This consists of after- 
theatre dances in the foyer lor 
patrons, with the music coming 
from appropriate discs. An operator 
in the projection booth la the mu- 
sical conductor and the magnified 
rhythm la plainly heard by the 



The Tivoli, third small house to 
wire. 

Secret marriage of Marie Stew 
art, ingenue of the Brandels Play 
ers, to B. R. Pellegrin, an Omaha 
nonpro., became known this week. 

CLEVELAND 

By GLENN C. PULLEN 
Hanna — "The Trial ot Mary Dugan' 
(Zd week). 
Ohio— "Dracula" (4th week). 
Still mao — "Coquette." 
Palace — "Carnation Kid"; vaude. 
AUe»— "Wild Party." 
Bip— "Speakeasy" (Zd week). 
State — "Chinatown Nights"; unit. 
lOftth — "Sal ot Singapore"; vaude. 



William E. Burton, new manager 
of Loew's Allen. Burton formerly 
with Loew's State In New York 
Fred Clary resigned to become as 
slstant manager of Public Hall. 



CIssIe Loftus fell getting off the 
train and hurt her ankle, but 
played her date at Uptown, War 
ners' new jielghborhood. House has 
gone from three acts to Ave. 

Harland Fend, former Loew p.a., 
is doing publicity for the Van Swer- 
ingen interests, who are promoting 
and building the new Union station 
and terminal group. 

Sam Manhelm's burlesque stock 
has folded vn. The boys wanted 
their burlesque hot, but the cops 
forbid. Result: synthetic dirt and 
poor hlz. Columbia only burlesque 
1'" 

Rebulldlni; Mansfield theatre. 
Mansfield, C, destroyed by Are, be- 
gun. Win be 1,860 seaU and sound. 
W. M. and H. R. Sklrboll, owners. 

Kenton Amusement Company 



BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

By ROBERT H. BROWN 

Alabama — "Close Harmony." 
Rita— "Children of the RIts." 
Stmod — "Chinatown Nights." 
Trinnoil — "Sin Sisters." 
Empire — "Spite Marriage." 
liyrle — Stock. 



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VARIEmiOSANGELESOFnCE 

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loew'i State BIdg., Snite 1221-22 
707 So. Broadway, Trinity 3711-3712 



LOS ANGELES 



ProfMaloMl* hav* th* frM «im vf Vmrmym 
Lm Ans«iw OfliM for InfermatiMi. Mall 
may b« addraaaad ear* Vartoty, LiMw'a Stat* 
Blda^ Suit* USI-C^ toa AnB«*M> it will ba 
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tlMd In Vartatya Uttar Liak 



Pantagek 

Cun-ent bill as good aa any In 
many a day. Not an expensive one 
or over flauhy. Opening Saturday 
matinee capacity. 

Started with Bobbins Trio, two 
men and woman on the roller 
skates. Average routine to the 
flnlshlns trick which Is whirlwind 
gymnastics. Then Loew and Dunn 
Sisters, with talk, song and dance. 
Neat youthful trio who can boast 
at least of special song material. 
Not so forte on the dance or talk 
but the song numbers put thetan 
over. In trey ••Oriental Oddities," 
man and two women with few 
magical tricks ^aiid flnlshtng with 
sleavlng a woman In thirds. Bit 
iQore showmahship - might be^ 
utilized In latter trick. Turn Is 
flash for Intermediate houses If 
presented In showmanUke manner. 

Next to closing Harris and 
Pepper, two men, comedy, knocked 
oit all the gravy with song patter 
and talk. Is a sure fire hokum 
talker sold In convincing manrer 
and sure for the Pan bills. The 
ballad by straight man means noth- 
ing. 

Closing was "Castle of Dreams" 
flash turn with Hazel Mason .and 
three men, two hoofers and one 
vocalist. Setting is novel and were 
it properly lighted mi^ht - attract 
considerable aftenflon. Mlsfi Mason 
Ji9' versftlte' at hooflng and can do- 
anything from >' tRe 'klckti arid' 
Spanlslr to eccentric tumbjing ' and' 
mimicry. Two ' hbofei^' Okay, one 
of them .who does soft shoe routine 
has idea he is a comic It's aU hlS; 

' 0W11. Should lust keep on doing 
, his: ateppltig as that is all expected 

. of him. Vocalist fs a l>alladl8t with 

. . pleasring . voice.' ' - Turn. ~'runs ■ 16. 
mtiiutes and good to ring down the 
: final curtain of a variety show that 
tkpTds- them. 
Od ' the screen "Return of the 

-e,:i«ne Wolf (Col). Ung. 

: Pow-Wow Cafe (Udell and Shel- 
ton), Whlttler, Cal., sued in State 
Labor Commission for |68 back sal-' 
■sjljy by Bert Morey and Alfred 
jiHtake, musicians. They, assert they 
were discharged without recelvlrtg' 
their money. 



"The 'Way of All Law," both for 
Horace Llverlght, Inc. 

Ludwlg Berger will direct an op- 
eretta with European background 
for Par. He at one time conduoted 
grand opera in Berlin. 



Al O. Barnes circus got under 
way April 6 for a nine day stand 
at Hill and 'Washington streets, 
downtown. Outfit is again featur- 
ing "Parade of Oold" spectacle, same 
as used past three seasons. 



Hollywood 'Voice and Screen Test 
Syndicate, Robert Dematbls, presi- 
dent, and Melbourne Spurr, local 
portrait photographer, secretary- 
treasurer, have taken quarters here. 
Officials say purpose of organiza- 
tion Is to supply tests, either vocal 
or photographic, to actors, singers, 
speakers. 



Cast for, "This Thing Called 
Love," staged by Henry Du<fy at 
Hollywood Playhouse, comprises 
Tom Moore, Kay Hammond, Gean 
Kent, Zlta Moulton. Helen Kleeb, 
Cameron Prud'homme, Alan Con- 
nor, Lloyd Howard and Barlowe 
Borland. John MacKenzle stage di- 
rector. 



Annual Baker Ranch rodeo will 
be held at Saugus, Cal., AprU 14. 
'Vera McGlnnis, champion "woman 
relay rider, will be the featured per- 
former. Approximately 300 have 
entered. 

Irene Wright succeeds Mllly Lou 
Mobley in charge of secreterlal uid 
stenographic department at Par- 
amount Studios. 



May.Robson goes to Portland next 
week to appear in "Mother's Mil- 
. lions'" for Henry buBy.' 

Roy Mack, stage producer signed 
by Fanchon & Marco In New York, 
hcis b66h' assigned production super- 
'ylslon - of Fanchon ■&' lHarco'a 
"Wheels" Idea as his first 

- Jacqueline Logan, screen actress, 
is rehearsing a com'edy dramatic 
skit to try out for K-K-O. 

Claims amounting to $113 filed 
with State Labor Bureau against 
Robert Callahan, rodeo promoter, by 
Roy Scre.wdrlver .and McParlane 
Brothers, for unpaid wages. 

Belasco & Currah bringing Helen 
Hayes and New. York cast intact 
in "Ccwufttte" to open at Belasco 
early in M^y. Mary Pickford opens 
United Artists April 3 in screen ver- 
sion of same play. 



Samuel Omitz is writing an orig- 
inal for Emit Jannlngs succeeding 
"The Concert," or the one following, 
unde? present contract Jannlngs 
has two more pictures to make. Or- 
nltz has b«en on Par lot 14 mpnths 
Contratit expires May 1, when .writer 

TJi".i?"*. *° ^°T^ to do ' novel, 

"Cellini of the Movies," and play 



WANTSD 

Male comlos. .juveniles, slnsera and 
dancers to act as social directors In 
snmmer resorts, aiNo.enterUlnlnit lands. 

Good salary to those able to stage en- 
tertolnmenu, noTelty nights end act as 
Hosts. 

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George VSbof ■ Is convalescing at 
Providence hospital following a 
Jnajor operation. .Qe was not ex- 
pected ' to live- but has ' gained In 
strength aod. is .now dn 'the: r6ad to 
recovery. He Is the lessee of ; th« 
Fulton theatre and a lea'dlu real 
estate operator. ■ / . 

H. H. Van Loan, collaborator of 
Crane Wilbur on . "The State 
Trooper" and "Romance, Inc.," is 
here to finish -up- the former play 
which will be produced at the Ful- 
ton. Later tl^e j>atr will go to Holly- 
wood to do dialog and continuity. 

Meyer (Mike) Cohen, handling 
publicity at the Vitaphone, has been 
elevated to general press agent for 
T & D Junior In Northern Cali- 
fornia. 



Erlanger's Mason will go dark 
following current engagement of 
Walker ,Whlteslde in "The Royal 
Box," probably for summer. 

Following "Coquette," wblch got 
under way. at United Artists April 
8, and which Is figured for three to 
four weeks' stay, house will show 
"Alibi" Indefinite. 

John Steyen McGroarty will pro- 
duce his new American Indian play 
"Osceola" at the Mission Play 
House. 

"Legitimate Lovers," . three-ac» 
comedy by Alice and Natalie Bar- 
ney, staged at Theatre Mart April 
B, for one week. 



Harry Rubin. 'Projection and 
sound eipert for Publiz in Eastern 
territory,; has been brought here to 
make a survey of projection equip- 
ment and sound effects In local 
Publlx houses. 



Nineteen Juveniles signed by Fox. 
mostly for chorus work In Fox 
Movietone Follies, appeared simul- 
taneously before Superior Court- 
Judge Keetch. asking legal recogni- 
tion and approval of their con- 
tracts. Seventeen were girls and 
two boys. Ages ranged from 12 to 
18 years, nnd the salaries specified 
from $40 to $76 per week. Aside 
from the legality of the proceed- 
ings, the dally newspapers fell for 
the gag and devoted considerable 
publicity space. 



Title of "Black Narcissus," regis- 
tered by C. B. De Mllle for Pathe 
over a ye.ar ago, when he planned 
to make an all-negro epic, Is now 
being used as title to first of a se 
rles of Hugh Wiley "Wildcat" com 
edles being produced by Pathe. 

A baby whirlwind toddled through 
the southern boundary of Fox stu 
dlo, tore some roofing oft stage » 
and ripped up a part of one of the 
sets. 



Gene E. Perry, program manager 



FANCHON and MRCO COSTUME CO. 

Creations Original 

USED IN ALL 

Fanchoa and Morco Idwjs plarinir West Coast Theatres. Inc., and Williamson & 

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for radio station KFQZ, defendant 
in suit filed with State Labor Com- 
mission by Jeane .Cowan, singer, 
for $140 salary alleged unpaid. ' 

Suit filed with Stat« Xjabot Com- 
mission against Mary Nolan by 
Hilda Austin, former personal maid, 
for $42 unpaid wages. Girl asserts 
Miss Nolan acoused her of. stealing 
cigarettes and when she quit be^ 
cause of accusation, refused to pay 
her. 



Barbara Stanwylo^ confined to 
her home lii Hollywood with an In- 
fected foot foliowlng a sprain. 

Thoda Cocrbft brought here from 
New York by O. D. Woodward to 
handle publicity for his season at 
Hollywood . Muslo Box. She was 
last on .Coast in advance of 
"Chauve Souris." 



OAKLAND, CAL. 

By WOOD SOANES 

Willette Alien, known to show 
business' as a dancer and to local 
society, as .the granddaughter of 
former United States Senator Wil- 
liam E. Sharon; eloped to Reno to 
marry Robert .Cooke,^^ Smith who, th^ 
family declares, will not be recog- 
nized. 



PITTSBURGH 

By HAROLD W. COHEN 

AWIa— "Good Newo." 
ntt — Sharp atoolc. 
NIsoB — Dark.-' 
Davis — ^Vaude. 
Academy — Mntoal bar. 

Pioturea 

Penn— "Dake Stops Out": stage show, 
ataaley— "HIa Captive Woman": stage 
show. 

Eariglit — "Compvilonate Marriage':; 
stage sUoir. 

Aldlne— ."Broadway Melodr." 
arand— "Dlvlns Lady." 
Begent— "Canary Murder Case." 
Liberty — "Iron Maslc" 
Olmmle — Change. 
Ha uls V audfllm. 
Sherldaa Saoara— Vaudfllm. 



Stanley- WB people evidently have 
reached an agreement with bill- 
board interests, for 24-sheets are 
back out again after an absence of 
six weeks, 

"The jeaz Regiment," all-colored 
musical, was set for the Gayety here 
this week then declared off. 



Alvln may close after "Hello 
Tourseir* next week. Unable to get 
shows. 

Theatre Guild season here will 
start at Nixon late in August with 
probably eight, weeks. 

On a recent Saturday night. In a 
local suburb, 160 people were count- 
ed in a soundless house, while a 
block away, at a wired theatre, 
there 'was a line. 



who had been her leading man In 
"The Garden of Allah." 

Going sound next week with the 
Introduction of RCA' Photoptione,. 
Keith's will shift Its scale and ItiB 
time schedule. Starting Mondeiy 
the house will open at noon at .26 
dents until 1, when 30 centa wlU 
be the rate. At 5:30 60 oents be- 
comes effective. Sundays and holi- 
days 60 cents rules^ 

"Broadway. Melody," sought for 
second run by local exhibitors after 
its $82,400 week at the State, will 
go to the Regent Frank ''Sordino, 
operating the'Syraouse; offered M- 
O-M ten grand outright for a 
week's second run. The Regent is 
a Kallet-Comerford house. 



Stanley, Utlca, • . weht vaudfll;n 
Sunday, three or four, acts' will sup- 
plement features. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

^letlng^Marphy-Brown Plarera. 
Keith's— Vaudfllm. 
State— Vaudfllm. 
Temp!e— Mutual bnr. and film. 
Strand — "Weary River." 
Empire— "Hearts In Dixie." 
Eekel — "Divine Lady." 
BrlarUton— Vaudfllm. 
Riviera — Change. 
RIvoU — Change. 
Regent— Change. 
Harvardr-Change. 
Palare-rChange. 
Swna — Change. 
Avon — Change, 
Syraonse— Change. 

With Ldttle Jack Little, radio 
star, headlining, Keith's on Sunday 
drew $4,200, breaking the house 
record. Theatre went.to four shows 
in the face of perfect weather for 
outdoors. Business In the_pther 
sraiiT^eni " R'ousesT' flfsT run and" 
repeat alike, was off. 



Warners' representatives report- 
ed In Syracuse in connection with 
a deal for a. local de luxe house, 
now independently operated. 

Alice Mitchell returned to tiie 
stage this . week in "The Royal 
Familyt at the Wletlng. In the 
company she (ound Wllliann Jefbrjr 



CINCINNATI 

By JOE kOLLlNG 
Shobert— "Boom, Boom." 
Tatt — Stuart Walker atoolc 
Cos — National Flayers stock; 
Albea— "The Qhost Talks"; vaude. 
Palace — "Olrls Gone Wild": vaude. 
■ mpresa — Mutual bur. 
Capitol — "Broadway Melodr," 
Lyrlo — "Weary River." 
Keith's— "Strong Boy." 
Strand— '.'Love and .the I>evlL>* 



Erlanger-Orand wound up sea-- 
son last week. House will be rented, 
to film indies for. warm weath'er. 
Se|X picture now showing. 

"Deuces Wild,';, comedy i>y Sam' 
Jan'ney', given ' first pul^lio perform- 
ance by. Stuart Walker Co.mpahy. 
Story concerns two girls who leave 
Hollywood "ojitras'.' gang cold and 
go to Mexico and raise . warfare 
whoopee. ~. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

MetropoUtan — Dark. 

SHnbert— Balnbrldge stock. 

Ilennepto-Orphenm — "Wild Orchids": 
vaude (Bthel Waters). 

PBataB«h-'TPrlar Marriage"; vaude. 

Polace— MoCall-Brldge stook. 

Minnesota — "Close Harmony": Publlx 
stage unit. "Maglo Rug." 

otnte— "Coquette" : stage show, "Black 
and White Revels." 

w-jrle — "Fancy Baggage.". 

Strani — "Redskin" (2d loop run). 

Orand — "In Old Arizona" (2d loop 
run). 



With the closing of stock bur- 
lesque at the Lyceum, St. Paul, the 
Twin ClUes are entirely without 
burlesque. Mayor banned it he«» 
The St. Paul company could not 
make it go. 



After a lontr slump the Minnesota 
has come to life. Did around $36,- 
000 week before last and $40,000 
last week. "Nut" about $22,000. 

Recurrence of rumors of a Fox 
invasion with a new 6,000-seat the- 
atre. Nothing definite to bear out 
the rumors. 



ST. LOUIS 

A v-^r.^" M. CRIQI,ER 
Ambassador — "Sonny Bay"; stage 
show. 

Stole— "Broadway Melody": shorts. 
Hlsaonrl — "Nothing bur the Truth": 
stage show. 
Hldtown — Dark. 

Orand Central- "The Divine Lady": 
shorts. 

St. Lonl»^'<The Leatherneck" (first 
week with Photophone); vaude, 
Capitol — "Singing Pool"; shorts, 
Orand — ^Vaudfllm. 
Ame-Iean — "Desert Song." 
Onrrlrk- Mutual bur., with Tangara. 
Lllwrty — Bur. 



The St. Louis Symphony Orche^. 
tra closed its season at tiie Odecn 
Saturday. 



The Municipal theatre, St Loulaf 
outdoor civic venture, has selected 
"The Love Call" to open 11th an- 
nual season on Ji^iie 3. 

Loew's theatre is preparing foi 
a return to stage shows. The defi- 
nite form they will take has not 
been decided. 



Maurice Davis left the Skouraa 
Brothers' publicity staff last week 
to take over the management of the' 
American theatre In Evansvllle, 
Ind., of which he "has a piece." 

SEATTLE 

^ ^ By DAVE TREPP 
Orphenm — "Leatherneck." " 
Pantages — "Younger Oeneratlon": 
vaudo. 

Penttle— ."The Letter"; stage show. 

Filth Avenne — "Duke Steps Out"; 
stage sh6w. 

ColLseum— "What ta Night." 
„Caljimblnrr-.:,'Ilcd..Hot.,Speod/-'- 

Mnii: Iloz- "Rescue," 

Itlue Mnuiie — "No Defense." 

Pox— 'ned .Dance" : stoge show. 

Winter Garden — "Horo of Circus"; girl 
revue. 



With Clara Bow coming to Seat- 
tle theatre In "The Wild Party," 
opening 20th, strong bookings com- 
pleted at all first-run houses (down- 
town for opening week of new Fox 
theatre. At Fox will be "Broad- 
way Melody," .^peoipi; l>th; . ^'Qo- 



quette at Blue Mouse, "Showboat*^ 
at Mualo Box, "Speakeasy" at Fifth 
Avenue. Opening. Photophone show 
at Orpheum and Pantasea also 
planning headline feature. 

■Phamber of Commerce back o^ 
plan to bring "The Miracle" t« 
olvlo auditorium In November. 

Universal changes here follow: 
Sol. Strauss transferred from Santa 
Ana, Gal,, tq! Madrona (Jardens the> 
atrej Relhhold WallacK troin River* 
side. Cat, to Woodland; Art Bishell 
from Mission to Cheerio. 



~I>. Richards,' house manager at 
Rlalto, Tacoma. has gone to San 
Francisco' to Join Dick Spier at 
Warfleld. - 

plans under way for annuat-- 
mpvie ball in Seattle, with busU.^ 
ness organizations trying to land." 
some film stars. - 



• Chauncey Smith how manager of 
Winter Garden, downtown first-run 
house of Universal, succeeding L. H. 
Ryan. 



Butler hotel cabaret faces pad» 
lock or partial closing, curfew to 
ring nightly- at 9 o'clock, according 
to. court decision following recent 
trial on llciuor charges. John Sav- 
age, ownei', is appealins to higher 
courts, attacking, power of federal ' 
$?wrta to fix hours of operation. 
EiVIdence showed ho liquor sold but 
some brought to the place on hips. 
Attaches had been instructed to re- 
fuse service or entree to anyona 
bringing liquor. 

Charles M. Thall, Fox. West Coast 
manager here, announced 16- pleca - 
orchestra for the new Fox, to open 
April 18. Price is 36 to 60 cents. 

BRONX, N. Y. C 

Edmund Manley, until recently 
manager of Fox's Crotona, now in 
charge of the R-K-O Chester. 
Harry Federman, at the Chester, 
has gone to the Franklin, Sol 
Schwartz transferred from Frank- 
Un to Keith's Jefferson. 

West End theatre, Harris house, 
dark again. 

Eddie Pelan, In charge of public- 
ity fbr Starlight Amusement Park, 
will also handle the publicity for 
the New York Coliseum. 

No Bronx day parade this year, 
because of subway construction 
work on the Grand Concourse. It 
means loss of much business dur- 
ing June for the local theatre, oa 
preliminaries for beauty contest fop 
selection of "Miss Bronx" were held 
in the neighborhood playhouses. 



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Falove— Wright stock. 
..Auaaioant>— "Wild Party," stage onlt. 

VUa-Temple— "Sonny Boy" (2d week). 
{•Valentine — "Broadway Melody" <2d 
*eek). 

Panttaaon — "His Captive Woman." 

.Bute— "Ghost Talks." 
' '. Prtncesa— "Lone Wolf's Daughter." 
. iBIvoIK— Pan vaudfllm. 
. . Keith's— Vaudfllm. 
' Xteplre— Mtitual bur. 

'.World (wired)— Change. 

.'Ohio (wired)— Change. 

■ Two hold-overs this week, "Sonny 
.Boy" at the Vita-Temple, "Broad- 
;way Melody" at the Valentine, first 
.'.time two theatres have had hold- 
overs since opening of new Para- 
mount. 




; .Optimistic reports on the Im- 
Prov.ement of the movies made at 
the convention of the Ohio D. A; R. 
here last week by Mrs. Charles P. 
Johnson, chairman of the state D. 
'A. R, better films committee. Cited 
replacement of pie heaving by dig- 
nified drama and selection of stars 
from college grads, . "Selection, not 
censorship," Is the committee's slo 
gan, she said. 

WHllam H. Wright, operator of 
• numerous stock companies in Mich- 
igan and Ohio, named among bene- 
nolarles of J. Hartley Manners, 
noted playwright; whose, will was 
probated last week. 

-.Ada, O., town of 3,000, claims to 
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The British Columbia Legislature 
has turnjed down a propbsal to form 
a committee to censor all moving 
picture advertising and posters. 



The Capitol, London . (vaud-plc). 
has switched from Monday to Sat- 
urday opening. 



CoJ. John A. Cooper was re-electr 
ed president of the Motion Picture 
Distributors and Exhibitors' Asso- 
ciation of Canada at the annual 
meeting here. Directors elected in- 
clude: Henry Kathansonp Regal; 
James Travis, Educational; P. C. 
Taylor, RKO; Morris MiUlgan, Par; 
R. St. -Bell, First National: Claire 
Hague, Universal; J. P. O'Loghlln, 
Fox; B. F. Lyon, Vltagraph; H. M. 
Masters, United Artists; . Clarence 
Robson, FP and Jack Arthur, FP. 



Plans are in t'he making for the 
wiring of Shuberfs Royal Alexan- 
dra, town's ace legjt house. Under- 
stood here all Shubert houses will 
be wired. 



"Honeymoon Abroad" (British In- 
ternatlonal), first of a series . of 
World TKide Pictures to be released 
here, drew good notices from the 
dailies and boosted the Hippodrome 
gross to 114,000, against stfong op- 
position. 

MONTREAL 

By C. W. LANE 
BIS' MaiJeaUy's — "Beggars Opera" and 
"Polly." 

Prlncem — Isadora Duncan Dancers. 
CapUSal — "Desert Nights." 
. Fauee — "Broadway Melody." 
liOew'A — "Clear the Decks." 
Imperial — "Love Ovet Night." 
Strand — Changes. 

Bmpresa — Changes. ■ . • 

Orpneam — Stock. 
Oayety — Burlesque. 



Conventions alone will bring 100,- 
000 people into Montreal this sum- 
mer and fall, according to esti- 
mates here last week. 



Children are slipping back into 
neighborhood houses and no action 
is being taken or threatened so far. 

Latest reports of ^vjrlpg confirm 
that Loew's, Princess and Imperial 
will becomb sound theatres this 
year and at least four neighbor- 
hoods will also be wired. Latter 
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Belosco (Shubert)-^"Congai"; next, 
-Jan6-Gowl;-,Aprll-28r-!^Ghauve-.SoutJs.'i — 
KtitlonnI (Erlanger'naploy) — Steve 
Cochran's stock. 

Poll's (Shubort)— French Musical Com- 
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Colombia — "Dioadwny Melody" (hold 
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Earle — "Sonny Boy." 
FoK — "Kid Gloves." 
Met— "Divine Lady" (hold over). 
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Opening of neW week on Saturday 
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grees; business not so good. 



C. F. Winchester, manager of the 
Fox, ond a local girl, non-profes- 
slonal, were marrlied .t>y Bishop 
James E. Freeman in the Wash- 
ington Cathedral on Thursday last. 

Meyer Davie, back lii town after 
a seven-week Burppean. sojourn, 
saw things started for. readying his 
Chevy Chase Lake, with Its ^ two 
dance pavilions, for tb^ summer. 



"Care of Baby Chicks," In two 
reels, is latest by the pteture 
makers of the JJepartihent of 'Agri- 
culture. Films loaned without cost 
to responsible theatres. ' 



Nelson B. Bell, motion picture 
editor of the "Post<" is back on the 
job, recovered from a near break- 
down. 



ROCHESTER 

By DON RECORD 

T.ycenm — "^^Gay Parse." 
.iTeniple— Dark. 
Roeheater— "Revenge" ; vaude. 
Polac*— Vaudfllm. 

Eaatmon — "Desert Nlgbto": stage unit 
Piccadilly — "Broadway Melody/' 
Regent — "Carnation Kid." 
.Fay's— "Hearts In Dixie." 
Strand— Change. 
Family — Change. 
.Oaye^ — ^Dark. 
VIctona — Mntnal bar. 



Cukbr-Kondolf Stock Company to 
reopen at Temple April 16. 



"Broadway Melody" first picture 
to hold over at Piccadilly eince 
Publix took It over. 



Downtown managers are friend- 
lier than sometime In the past. 
Meet in executive session for first 
time since bustup of association 
year or more ago. 

Ray Bell out as m. c. at Eastinan 
April 13, according to S. S. Solo- 
mon, house manager. 



Vaude acts at Rochester Increased 
from 5 to 7 and Eddie Hill in- 
stalled as m. c. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

-ByJAMES ^r.-WYATT- 

Portland — "Wolf Song." 
Ilrondway — "Speakeasy." 
United Artlfrta — "Broadway Melody." 
Mnelo Box — "Sonny Boy." 
nine MoodO— "Captain Lash." 
Oriental — "The Leathernecks." 
Panlage* — "Clear the. Decks.;' 
Bippodrome — "Walking Back." 
Dntnin — Henry Duffy Flayers. 



600 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS 
LANDSEER APTS. BENDOR COURT 

246 West 618t Street 
Columbus 8960 

IRVINGTON HALL 

355 West =181 Street 
Columbus 1300 



343 West 6Stta Street 
Columbus 6066 



HENRI COURT 

312 West 48th Street 
3830 Longctcre 



HILDONA COURT 

341-347' West 46tb Street 3560 Ldngacr« 
1-2-3-4-room apartments. Each apartment wltb 'private batb, phone. 

kitchen, kitcheqette. . ^ 
$18.00 UP WEEKLY— $70.00 UP MONTHLY 
The largest malntalner of housekeeping furnished apartments' directly 
under the supervision of the owner. Located In the' center ot the 
theatrical district All fireproof butldl'iigs. 

Address all compiuritcatloniB to 

CHARLES TENENBAUM 

Principal Olflce: Landteer Apt*., 246 West 6itt Street, New York 

Apartments can be seen evenipgs. Otfliie in each btul^iBg. 
triU LeJisf Ky tbe Week Mdntji ar | S<«^ if^Mnished M . OafotBlabed. ' 



LOU HOLTZ'S 




241 WES^T 43a 8TREET> NEW'YQRK CITY 
PBONB' LACKAWANNA '1744 



BATES BtaDI^OED' 
$15.00 UP 
For Two'Perseaa 



One Slid Threle Reome, Bath, Kltehen 
Copipfetely Furntthed 
In the Heart bf Timei Squar* / 



VnUTE...i;QONB OB WntB FOB.BBBaBV^TtQII 



CATERING TO THE BEST IN TH6 PROJ^E^SldN 

«« ««THE NEW FLANBERS^ „ 

Vn. nn «7tli to 48tli 6tr«ets,'Eiut of Broadway, Kew Vo* A^l *! # 
0 /lUUsingl« room, . nae .of 2batb.||Slngle 'ropm wUb^^atl^T^iP / 1 W * 



Isingle room, . nae of ' batb.||Slngle Toom with 
Double room, use o( $o JIO /I Vq.OO. , double, room 

bath... II v. . . bat h. 

'a' Day SPECIAL WREKl,T RATES' TO' THE PBOFB8BION. 
F. W. BIZEU B^Weat Maaa^ ■• ■ . 



aild Dp 



wltl»^A: 



a: Day ' 
and in> '. 



here, April 7. Siegfried Schmidt 
directed. 



"Crown and Chain," German stage 
idfajna,' waa'.glven by GermanTspeak: 



Portland has dropped morning 
prices to 25 cents before .one p. mi, 
with 36 cents afternoons and 60 
cents nights. .Greater Show- season 
launched this week to boost rettirns. 

United Artists opened special song, 
shop to sell copies of "Broadway 
Melody" . . numbers to build film. 
Remlcks run the shop on tle.up 
with; the theatre in vacsnt store 
front in this sanie block. Song ssle. 
started week in advance of picture. 



Portland has signed to run Miss 
Oregon contest for' the Galveston 
International. Beauty content . 111 
June. Oregon state beauty .'flnals 
will be held at the hoiise week of 
April 27, up.state theatres sending 
their local winners to. Portland. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 

(Continued from page 43) 



Edgar Bergen 
(Three to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Warner & Margie 
Rice & Werner 
Broadway Flashes 
(Two to All) 
PATEBSON, N. i. 
Bcfcat 

1st half (lS-11) 
Ben Bernle Orch 
Welcome Lewis 
Cuby & Smith 
(Two to All) 



2d naif (18-21^- 
Lunn & White . 
Morton & Russell 
Al K Hall Co 
(Two to fill) 
UNION CITS 
Uacdii 

1st halt (16-17) 
Lunn & White 
A Kellerman 
(Three to fill) 
' 2d lialf (18-21) 
Geraldlne & Joe 
(Others to fill) 



Bobljy Brooks Or . 

Olab' Mogndor 
ei^anor Ninon - 
Leon . Montln 

Clob Uonterey 
Al Davis Rev 
Louise Ayres 
Muriel' %Yarner 
Lay tori '& Carroll 
iTlm.JJnbbley - 
June Clark Orcb 
. Clab MontiiHirtrc 
Bmle Coleman Or, 
Johnson A;,^ur1iby 

Olfib' Plais ' 
Don HovCbrd 
DIok OaspSrre Or 

Clnb Blcbman 
'Geo Olsen & Orcb 
Adia KoUznetzoS 

Connie's. Ian . 

Leonard Harper Bv 
:$nake-blpB Tnckar^ 
'L« Roy Sn>ltb Bd ^ 

CotloB Glob ~ 
Dftn Uealy .Rev 
Berry . Bros 
'E Blazers 
H & Mil' Dixon 
Josephine Hall 

Litha mn 

poke Ellington Or 

Dome 
Leonard Slllman 
Imogiene Coca 
Qamet O'Brien 
MItzl Bleb 
Dounar Oypsles 




BRIDGEPORT 
Palace (B> 

Dave Apollon Rev 
H.ARTFORD 
Capitol (S) 
Dancing Husbands 
(Threo to fill) 
NmV HAVEN 

Palace (S> 
T Shayne's Show 
6PRIN0FIBLD 
Palace (8) 
Stop L«ok Listen 
Irving Edwards 
16 Syn'copatcrs 
WATERBCRY 
Palace 



2d half (11-14) 
Irvlng's Freshles 
M Montgomery Co 
Eddie Miller 
(Two to fill) 
WORCESTER 
Elm St. 

2d halt (11-14) 
Pat Daly Co 
Morris & Shaw 
Oerber's Gaieties 
(Two to fill) 

Palace (B) 
Keller Sis & Lynch 
Dnoley & Sales . 
Jimmy Corr & Or 
(Two to fill) 




NEW YOEK 



Casanova Club 
Billy Mann 
Yacht Club Boys 
Ohman & Ardcn 
Alice Boulden 
Ramon - tt ■ Roiilta < 
Jerry Friedman Or 



Club Barney 

Waller O'Kecfe 
Hale Dyers Orch 

Club Udo 
rKonniS' -Bjcloe . ■ •• ■ 
Gblc Eodor 



Nevr EriTolUr ; ; 
Art' Swanstroni' BV. 
Blvelyn satbler 
Mary Bsiy. •■ 
Jeanne 61 Jqba 
NI'riA' Lopez 
Teddy King Orob . 
.Oakland's. Tamtce 
WIU-OaklanA 
Buddy. Kennedy . 
Landau's' Bd 

'BendecTOiW ' 
D's Danolng Paines 
Cl'yt'n J'dJiB,'n * » 
Patrick' Grldler : 
Tbti Alvv^'dos 
Ruth' Adams ' 
J Durarite's Orcb 
Batty Baker - 
Mickey .delden 
Cleo CttUen 
Marglt ' Dybfeat 
Betty Dybfest 
Mary Philips 
Topsy Hnmpbriee 
Dotothr Gordon' 
Oretcben Grant . ' 
Bstelle- Fratoi 
Olga Royce : 
Dot KnowltoB .-^ 
Joly Benton . 

ZlecfeM m«He 
Panl Wbfteman .B4 
Seymonr- Felix - Bar 
Helen Morgan 
Lillian Rotb 
Charlotte Ayres 
Rudolph' MallnoS 
,Wm. Rasche . 
Harry Karola 



CHICAGO 



Alabam 

Bernle Adler - 
Dorothy Donnel 
Kalaulula 3 
Ralph 'Bart 
Patsy O'Connor 
Ollle Bngbee 
Eddie ' Jackson 

Blachfaawk 
Co6n-£tei^_ders Bd 

' Cinderella 
Benri' pe'ndrbn Bd 

. College Inn 
Ray Miller Dd 
Oolden Pumpkin 
M Sherman Bd ■ 

■ Oranada' 
Guy Lombardo Bd 

Green HIH' 
Joe Lewis 
Virginia Cooper 
Lillian Barnes 
Madelon McKenzle 
Sol Wagner Bd 



Peinshlin 

Ely Kbmard 
Inria; MIrarva 
Mbrle Kltaeva 
DeloH ' 
Frozeikko 
KIngsky 
Frlken 

Geo Stcherban Bd 

Baphael 
Herblf' .Zeller Bd. ' i 

T«rraee Ctarae* 
Art Kassel ' Od' ' ' 
Cbailotte Vkn, Dae 

TorUsh TJlUge 
George De Costa 
Al Gaut ■ ■ • ; . ( 
Margie Bysft -■< - 
Friddle JanU BS ' 

trptom VUIair»''. 
J G&rrlgan'n Bd ' 

'Vanity Fair : xM 
Rick & Snyder ti.'"-. 
Harry Olynn ' 
Madelon McKenzla'i 
Dot Meyers 
Keith Beectaer Bd ' 



WABHmoIOH 



Aster 

E' Dougherty Orcb 

Corlton 
Meyer Davis Orcb 
"' "'TbbnleclcF""' " 
Paul Fldelman 
Meyer Davis Orcb 

Lotus' 
Trv Boernstein Or 



' Stvanee 
Rose Doucette 
Mas Lowe Ent ''- 

Venns 

'Trarry^'^nsse** ^ 
McWIlllams Orch i 

Wordman Park 
Max Lowe Ent* 
Happy Fclton Orch. 



Cast of "Paris Bound/ pathe, in--, 
eludes Fred Marsh, Ahn 'Hat'dlng," % 
Herbert Clark, Hallam Cooley, Ilka 
Cbftiic, ,Cii{u:lot.t^5\:aW;?rt anO'.^ieWMf .-^ 
irvinfT. . . 1^ 



V A R IB TV 



Wednesday, April 10, ]| 



"ROB REEL," the charnung critic of the Chicago *'Eveidng American/^ 
saidt ''ADjrone who can put it over like he can is cerlainljr therec 
Balaban A Kate surely threw a 'Seven' when they gambled on 
JACK OSTERMAN"— 



i— AND CAROL FRINK, the lovely critic of the ««HeraIil- 
Examiner,** was kind enoogh to say: "Anybody who 
ean fing *Sonny Boy* and make tiie audience cry for 
more needs no farther recommendation*'— « 



^THEN *^ARIETY" SHOUTED: "THE 
KID'S OVER" meaning JACK OSTER^ 
MAN. "Not since PAUL ASH left has the 
Oriental kaoiWia so mndi Uf e as with Os- 
lerman. He went from comedy to ballads 
and brought the curtain down to an up- 
roar with *Glad Rag Doll' with just him- 
sdf and Doris Roche on the sUge. This 
fast bit was a pip winding up a great 
~«bow." 




MR. A. J. BALABAN 

Wrote 

** — ^This is to let you know we exercise our 
option on your serrices.- Everyone in the 
Balaban and Katz organization is very 
much pleased with you and tell me it is a 
joy to work vrth you." 



My Beat Wishes to 

BALABAN & KATZ 

Hy Genera] Manager . lOUIS UPSTONE 

locers LOU McDERMOn and WILL HARRIS 

Man ... .WILLIAM HOLLENDGR 
My ''Oriental'' Manager ROY BRUDDER 

My Maestro VICTOR YOUNG 

ors WILLIAM MORRIS OITICE 

My Pals .THE MERRY MAD GANG" 

My Secretary I "JAKE" JACOBSON 

My Sweethearts . . . . THE CHICAGO PUBUC 

onii 

My Evil Influence — Collaborator and Philosopher 
GEORGE ROSENER 
(WATCH FOR OUR NEW REVUE) 



STAGE 



BROADWAY 



SCREEN 



Pubtlahcd W«cklr at 1(4 W«st 4eih St.. New York. N. T., br Varletr. Inc. Annual aubecrlpilon. im. Slngla ooplea, U canta. 
Knterad aa a«cond-claaa matter December 22. 1906. at the Pott OlUce at New Vork. N. T.. under Ibe act of March S. IiT9. 


VOL. XCV. No. 1 


NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929 


80 PAGES 



RADIO'S MANY MONEY NAMES 



Wealthy Dowager s Golden Spoon Duo 
Of Composers Get $20,000 Radio Plug 



Mrs. Ann Walnwriglu Penfleld, 
the wealthy 75-ycar-old dowager 
who Is Earl Carroll's backer In 
"Floretta." Is spending $1,050 weekly 
for 15 minutes of commercial radio 
time every Sunday from 2:43 until 
3 p. m.. known as Hagby and 
nomllll Melody Period. George 
Bagby and G. Homllll are the com- 
posers of "Floretta." the Carroll- 
produced operetta, which was the 
reason Mrs. renfleld hacked the 
production up to $300,000. 

To fuither exploit her protegees' 
tunes, one of whom. Bagby. is her 
nephew and the other. RomllU, 
losely linked through social con- 
iectlons. Mrs. Pennold has engaged 
the facilities of 'WKAF and 15 allied 
N'llC radio stations. Every Sunday 
six numher.s. three e.ich of both 
comr)o.scrs, are etherized from 
WKAF. The 15 minutes cost her 
$300 for the key station WEAF and 
at the' rate of $50 for each of the 
remaining 15 stations or $750, total- 
ing $1,050 for the facllitie,<! alone. 

This is exclusive of the talent, 
Edmund Ibler Is the tenor and 
George Ransely conducts n string 
quartet. Lawrence Tibbett. the Met 
baritone, was to have been tlic fea- 
tured songster but the opera's ob- 
jection to his etherizing eliminated 
the name singer, 

Mrs. Penfleld's vigorous, not to 
mention costly objective to do all 
possible to exploit her two song- 
writing protegees I."; Ibe most un- 
usual case of its kind in the show 
business. Even a scion of so prom- 
inent a social house as Otto Kahn 
was told to shift for himself If, ns 
Roger Wolfe Kahn persisted, he was 
desirous of establishing himself in 
theatricals. Kahn managed himself. 
Bagby-Homllll are the golden spoon 
twain of the theatre In having 
everything so underwritten that 
they couldn't miss on getting ultra 
attention at least. 

As far back as last fall. \'lncent 
Lopez and other eminent jazz 
maestro received up to $200 a week 
aa a friendly consideration for 
regularly exploiting on their radio 
broadcasts the theme "Dream Uoal" 
waltz of "Fioretta." 

Mrs. Penfleld has contracted for 
her 16 minutes for a minimum of 13 
Weeks, with possibly renewals. That 
means over $13,000 Investment for 
the radio facilities alone. With 
talent, etc.. It spells about $20,000 
'or a three montlis' plugfcst. It's a 
question whellier the Itagby-Romllll 
songs could gross that much In 
Bales, much leK.<; gel that back In the 
small percentage of the royalties to 
the composers. 



Costume Audiences 

F". Douglas Hulclilns. producer of 
••nother revival. 'Tlie Streets of 
3^'ew York." due at the Spanish 
theat re Hhortl.\'. is gu,'irili,'in of the 
morgue on the New York Times, 
:hins is 20 years old, 
"oiing producer Is playing the 
■I'oduction from the society angle, 
jnaking t comi>tilsi)r5- for every one 
the rniiliciico (o come In costume, 
irvIng iiMise, press ngonliiig the 
'''ow, in f„r 25 per cent. 



Actors Getting Up 



Chicago. April H. 

Any morning now and be- 
fore 9 around the Morrison 
Hotel or Sherman House may 
t>e seen actors owake. 

They are watching the ticker, 
showing the 10 o'clock scores 
on the New York Stock Ex- 
change, 



Los Angeles, April 16, 
Show people Including the 
acting boys of the colony are 
still setting the alarm for six 
in the morning. That means 
7 at the nearest broker's oflBce, 
to hear the death calls from 
Wall Street, New Vork. through 
the tliree hours difference In 
time. 

Willie the boys may be los- 
ing their dough trying to get 
smarter people's mone.v. the 
early rising Is making this 
town regular in Its profession- 
al bedtime. 



FOX'S WIRELESS 
PUY-BAaS 
FROM FIJIS 



Washington. April 16. 

William Fox Is the first to .secure 
the use of a special wave length for 
a limited jjeriod to lest sound shots 
through the air. A special license 
was Issued by the Federal radio 
commission last week, so that Fox's 
Movlolone sound "lakes" on a pic- 
lure being made In the Fiji Island.^ 
could he broadcast back to the Fox 
studios in Hollywood, lIcsuUs thus 
obtained will govern re-takes while 
on location. 

Idea was sold to the commission 
upon application for "experiments 
In connection Willi broadcasting 
sound film," 

Tills will be the first test of 
broadcasting sound films on short 
wave lengths according to Marl in 
Codel. radio expert here. General 
i;iectiic has broadcast such films, 
l)Ut always from lis high-powered 
station at Schenectady. N, Y,, and 
on the regular wave length. 

According to ai)|)lic.ilion filed by 
Fox representatives, a l.OOO-walt 
station will be erected at Beverly 
Hills. Cal„ by July 2 to send Imme- 
diate messages to the company on 
the Islands, Fox also will use this 
station for other companies, the 
commission Indicating It will 
operate with the producer. 



CO- 



ALL SECTIONS 
HAVE OWN FAVS 



Known Instances of Ether 
Attractions Becoming Im- 
portant to Vaude or Pic- 
ture Houses Possible of 
Duplication Many Times 
Over — Something Stage 
Sho%vmen Overlooked 



RUDY VALLEE, FREAK 



Compared to Irgit names like 
Barrymore, Sothern, et al., radio as 
a star maker is unprecedented in its 
sensational opportunities to new- 
comers in the show business. 

Boosting a $60 a week saxo- 
phonist Into the $4,000 class Is Rudy 
Valleo's record. Booking a radio- 
famed cafe band. Guy Lombardo. 
doubling from the Granada cafe, a*. 
$6,000 into the Chicago theatre of 
that city (Balaban & Katz) is an- 
other startling radio highlight for 
stage possibilities. 

Comparatively unknown in the 
east are Jack and Jean, songsters 
from WLW, Cincinnati, who took 
the unprecedented gross of $6,100 
out of Fort Wayne. Ind.. where they 
played four days on percentage. 
Jack and Jean turned down $3,000 
for a split week, later $4,000 and 
held out for the percentage gamble. 
They are good for the Immediate 
three states radiating out of Cln- 
cinnali's WLW station. 

Tlie case of V'allee In the east Is 
the world-beater. Almost overniglit 
(Continued on page 69) 



Big Concert Names 

In Talking Shorts 



Galli-C'urcl. John McCormack 
.ind several other International 
concert artists will ap|)ear in talk- 
ers for the first time in a series of 
52 one-reel shorts now being pro- 
duced by Columbia Pictures In 
conjunction wiili the \ ictor Com- 
pany. 

Many names not previously In 
talkers are being lined up for pro- 
duction as soon as signed by Vic- 
tor for records. There has been 
some delay in film production re- 
cently owing to the strong compet- 
itive bidding for recording artists 
among Columbia, Victor and 
Urunswick. 

Present plans call for the dra- 
matization of .some of these artists 
through special material instead of 
a straight recording. One-act skits 
may be written around people such 
as Marion Talley and .McCormack 
In Miss Talley's case it probal)ly 
will be a skit about her own entry 
into the operatic field. 

In addition to 52 one-reelers Co- 
lumbia will produce a series of 
about 26 two-reel talking comedies 
and 26 one -reel comediea. 



Mechanical Acts For Keith's Vaude; 
Television-Televox-Theremin 



Free Lonch De Loxe 



Latest addition to the thlret 
quenching places In New Yo-k 
Is a bar remindful of the fam- 
ous long maho^ny In Tla 
Juana, It Is claimed to be 76 
feet long. 

The plaxie's specialty la beer 
and a free lunch counter, the 
free eats ranging from hot 
clam juice to 'Virginia hama. 

Fellows who run the Joint 
say the free lunch counter 
costs them $160 a day. Patrons 
can eat all they want. 

The joint Is a clean-up. 

Doors unguarded. 



Air Wise Cracks N. G.; 
Costs Agent J10,000 



Smart cracks via radio are being 
frowned upon, judging from the 
wholesale cancellation 'of talent or- 
dered by an Important entrant Into 
the field of ether advertising. 

Veedol hour, sponsored by the 
Tidewater Oil Co., started broad- 
casting via the Columbia system. 
One of Broadway's best-known 
actors and after-dinner speakers 
was engaged. A Tidewater olTlclal 
listening In objected to one of the 
remarks and the next day ordered 
the advertising agency In charge of 
arrangements to cancel all talent 
thus far booked. Agent, who had 
engaged a number of stars, had no 
alternative but than to accept the 
verdict, since there were no writ- 
ten contracts In force. 

That this may lead to the further 
use of contracts with feature peo- 
ple for radio Is probable. Among 
those cancelled were several stars 
whose specialty runs to songs 
rather than chatter, but no excep- 
tions were made In this case. Agent 
estimates bis loss in commission at 
about $10,000. 



Society Lad Cured 



Mark Halght. society lad and Yale 
grad whose mother gives blue book 
concerts and musicals for needy 
college youths, has given up the 
stage, h.aving fiopiicd admittedly as 
a legit actor. 

Young Halght. Instead of histri- 
onics Is directing his business beni 
toward arranging a world tour fiii- 
actors and college boys exclusively. 
He has issued lengthy III usi ralcil 
p.imphlcls Indlciilng the nature of 
Ihe cruise and the ports to he 
vlsltf-,1. 

Si'li'-rliilril to sail June 13 un Ihi' 
"DcGrusse," 



A committee of four has been ap- 
pointed by Radlo-Kelth-Ori>tieum to 
study for possible advancement the 
"stage presentation ot scientific de- 
velopments." Members are H. L. 
Danson of RCA, chairman; F. C. 
Barton ot General Electric, W. S. 
Wakem of Westlnghouse Electric 
and Macklln Megley, R-K-O. 

Megley la head of Keith's pro- 
duction (vaude acts) department. 
The others are electrical engineers. 

The three principal Inventions to 
be applied to the stage under the 
committee's direction are Tele- 
vision, Televox (electrical man) and 
Theremin Ether Music. 

Ultimate desire of R-K-O, ac- 
cording to advice to the committee. 
Is for practical presentment of one 
or all of the three devices upon the 
stage of a Keith vaude theatre by 
no later than September. There Is 
chance Televox may be seen by 
vaude audiences In an unperfected 
state within six weeks. 

Along with the publicity that Is 
looked for. It-K-O will concentrate 
on building the mechanical pres- 
entations Into attractions. Demon- 
strations before scientific and elec- 
trical groups will be given as pre- 
views. 

Thouglit Is to combine entertain- 
ment with actual research develop- 
ments, giving audiences an advance 
Insight on mechanical Improve- 
ments In their unjierfected forni.. 

General application of science to 
the stage Is regarded fls a new form 
of show business In embyro. bound 
to progress with the strides of en- 
gineering men In the theatre. 

It-K-O's committee of foMC will 
leave New York April 24 v^t^&Sti'a 
Westlnghouse and O. E. plaitfs fn 
Pittsburgh and Schnectady for tSraC 
hand study of the mechanical act^s 
of the future. ~ 



Jolson Ring Try 

Los Angeles. April 16, 
Al Jolson has aspirations as a 
fight promoter. He Is now negoti- 
ating with Jack Doyle to handle the 
business detail for a propo.sed mid- 
dleweight championship bout be- 
tween Mickey Walker and Ace Hud- 
klns. 

Jolson will guarantee the fight, 
and If materializing. It will be held 
at Wrigley Field here July 4. 



Theme Song for Bridge 

Bridge hounds now have a theme 
song. It's labeled "Finesse" with 
.Santiv Bros, publishing. Bernard 
.'Vlaltin and R-ay Doll, authors. 



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Hold-Up Tactics of French 
Film Leaders Unlikely to 
Sell French Cheaters Here 



An)«-ri('itii picture producers will 
Buffer a loss of approximately %b,- 
000,000 If the newest Trench pro- 
posal for further restrictions on 
Anieric.in pictures Is carried out. 
The loss wuuld be In theatre and 
real estate Investments by Para- 
mount, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Fojt 
and others, since the new law would 
make it economically Impossible 
for American pictures to be dis- 
tributed profitably, and the with- 
drawal of American pictures would 
leave the American-owned theatres 
without film with any drawing 
power. 

Kapene, Ilurel, Aubert and one or 
(Continued on page 49) 



PATHE-FRANCO 
30TO4DEAL 



Aliens in Hoflywood 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

With the new Immigration laws 
In effect a little more than 30 days, 
aliens In the picture colony are com- 
mencing to pay more attention to 
expiration date of their entry per- 
mits, with a general tightening up 
of enforcement all around. 

New law provides for immediate 
deportation of any alien who bas 
overstayed the prescribed limit In 
this country, and such deportation 
constitutes a bar for all time against 
■further re-entry. Also a heavy pen- 
alty Is provided for any attempt to 
re-enter once having been deported. 

Extensions to alien permits are 
still being handled through the im- 
migration department In Washing- 
ton. 



Tie Up Spain 

Washington, April 1(. 

One company has sewed up the 
Spanish motion picture Industry. 
Bankers tied In with the Clnemato- 
graflca Naclonal Espanola, S. A. 
("Clnaes") accomplished this In less 
than a year, the company having 
been formed last fall. 

In making this report to the De- 
partment of Commerce Commercial 
Attache C. A. Llvengood, Madrid, 
adds that the control extends to 
both production and exhibition. 
Under new operation houses tripled 
I«celpt8. 

Spanish press Is commending the 
company and see Spanish capital 
Invested to a greater degree In pic- 
tures. 



HOME FILHS HUttTUHO 

Washington, April It. 
South America Is taking up ama- 
teur Alms. American consul at 
Buenos Aires says Argentina, alone, 
has developed a great market for 
cameras and projectors, it being the 
fashionable thing to have borne 
movies. 

That an ofnclal report should 
come through on the development Is 
taken here to Indicate the picture 
theatres are feeling the home oppo 
•Itlon. 



ITALIAN FIBHS DYING 

Washlgton, April 16. 

Several of the smaller Italian 
producing companies In spite of 
quotas, etc., are beginning to fall by 
the wayside, says a report to the 
Department of Commerce. 

Latest to go out is S. A. Cinema 
Theatre di I'iovc dis Cadore. 



FASIS FILM BILLS 

Paris. April 16. 
Gaumont — "Road to Romance." 
Paramount — "Magnificent Flirt." 
Madeleine — "Dancinn DauglitiT.*;. 
Aubert — "Jazz Singer." 
Cameo — "L,ilac Time." 
Electric Palace — "Kid Roberts." 



Lehrbas in Far East 

Lloyd Lehrbas. asHlstant editor of 
Fox Movietone News, is scheduled 
to shortly leave for the Far E.as 
as director for that section of th 
world. 

Lehrbas will organize and place 
crews on permanent distilot as 
■Ignments there. 



Franco Films, which recently 
opened an American office, has ef- 
fected an Interchange agreement 
with Radio Pictures (RKO) and 
Pathe, Under It Franco will dis- 
tribute In France 80 pictures for 
both companies. In return the 
American companies have agreed to 
handle here four Franco features in 
all. The arrangement is for this 
year only. 

At the local Franco office declara- 
tions are made that Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer will also aid In Amer- 
ican distribution of its product or 
else pressure will be brought to 
bear. Arthur Loew's trip to Eu- 
rope on April 20 Is said by the 
Franco office to be chiefly on the 
matter of Metro's leases of Gau 
mont houses which Franco has since 
taken over. 

Radio and Pathe, under their 
agreement, retain the right to as 
sume a supervisory hand over the 
France pictures they accept This 
includes even naming the director 
and passing upon the script while 
Franco's end Is to accept any 30 
pictures which both companies ship 
overseas. 



RUSSIA'S FILM HOUSES 



noreasa Theatres to 9,200 by '33 — 
Saiiool for Directors in Kief 



W shington, April 16. 

Russian Sukfu has laid down a 
schedule for the next five years call 
Ing for an increase In the present 
2,080 theatres in the Ukrainian re 
public to 9,200 houses. Plan also 
calls for 2,388 workman clubs to 
have film equipment installed. Re 
port adds that In addition 4,950 vil 
lages will have projection installa- 
tions and 1,200 schools. In the 
larger cities 85 new theatres will 
be built, each having approximately 
2,000 seats, and 20 seating 700 each. 

Production plans call for 240 fea 
tures divided as follows: 30 in 1928 
29; 49 in 1929-30; 61 in 1930-31; 65 
In 1931-32, and 65 In 1932-33. 

Ukrainian High School of Cine 
matdgraphy will in the future for 
ward exclusively technical instruc- 
tion and a special school of dlrec 
tore is to be established in Kief. 



British Exhibs Sore 



London, April 16, 
Disappointment over no seat tax 
relief being Included In the current 
political budget Is so keen that it 
may arouse a move among exhib 
Itors to use their screens against the 
present government during the com 
ing general election. 



Stoirs Wire by Aug. 

London, April 16. 

Alhambra and Coliseum, Stoll 
vaude houses, are due to be wired 
by the end of August. 

Alhambra will be the flrst to get 
sound, installation being scheduled 
for completion by the end of June, 
Coliseum Is listed to be set on 
Aug. 23. 



to 



MOULIN FOR FILMS? 

Paris, April 16. 

Much talk of turning the Moull 
Rouge, temporarily devoted 
va)nle, over to pictures for a time 
but nothing definite has come out. 
Several bills for the property have 
been made. One bidder reported 
Paramount, but denied. 

Barhettc, Injured in a fall from 
a trapeze on the Moulin stage, is 
still out and has been replaced tem- 
porarily by Rosita Barrios. 




GEORGIE WOOD 

17 Trlng avenue, Ebllng Common, 
London, W. 6, E^ngland. 

The "Peter Pan" of Taudevllle. 
The artist ot great artistic versa- 
tility who has received unqualified 
praise from the world's greatest 
critics. Fully booked. 

Direction: ESmest Edelsten of 
London. 



Europe Skeptical 



European picture circles are 
beginning to be rwamped with 
talk about talkers almost to & 
similar extent as here at the 
start. The foreign producers 
have been skeptical ' for the 
most part until recently. The 
same feeling of uncertainty is 
prevalent. The foreign pro- 
ducers refuse to learn through 
the mistakes of American pro- 
ducers or profit by their expe- 
riences from accounts. 

An American executive re- 
cently returning from Europe 
reports that despite the suc- 
cess of the talken European 
producers are undecided about 
future production and still 
question the pwmanent draw- 
ing power of talkers. One of 
the Important questions abroad 
now is "Are talkers drawing on 
novelty only?" The answer to 
that by the American public 
la not being accepted as an 
example of what would happen 
In Europe. 

Foreign producers ore (Con- 
vinced that the European pub- 
lic does not respond as easily 
aa the American. 



Paris, AprU 16. 
Harry Warner Is baclc from Ber- 
lin with his pessimistic views of 
Europe only intensified. 

Any American picture man who 
puts money Into Europe at this time 
is crazy," he says. 

Until the Americans get e^me sort 
of assurance from the governments 
that conditions will be stabilized 
and won't change from year to year, 
investment of American capital Is 
suicidal, he adds. . 

Warner made no agreements in 
Berlin, contrary to reports.^ He 
leaves for Vichy tomorrow end sails 
for home the end of the month. 



Pda Admits Intentioji 

To Divorce Prince 



Paris. April 16. 
Making the data complete, Pola 
Negri has admitted It is her inten- 
tion to seek a divorce from Prince 
M'Dlvani. She hopes to complete 
the court formalities before depart- 
ing for London In about a fort- 
night, there to undertake the mak- 
ing of a psychological screen pro- 
duction. 

Until the confirmation by Miss 
Negri, It was known in film circles 
here that the Prince was quite pre- 
pared to lose his helpmate. His ver- 
sion was that the couple were hope- 
lessly Incompatible. Break came 
when M'Dlvani proposed going to 
Vonte Carlo to visit his mother. 
Pola voiced objections and even 
when her hu^and renounced the 
trip remained unreconciled. 

Pola for a time refused to discuss 
the rift. 



Another Stock Issue 



FOSTERS AGENCY 



OEOBflC FOSTER 



HARRT FOHTSai 



(Bnlabriahril 40 Ttara) 
STILL THE I.AMIEST IN ErROPE 
•t 8haft««bar7 Avrnoe Cablm: raDflrmatlon. London 

London, W. I. Phone Clermrd MIS 

R^vent RoohlngA Inrlotlr HowpII, llnrirnr A Nnldt 



London, April 16. 

London and Suburban Super Cin- 
emas Co. makes a public stock is- 
sue this week. Capital is $1,760,000, 
of which $75,000 will be Issued in 
50c. common shares. 

Organization owns seven theatres 
four of which are in London. Di- 
rectors Include "Walter Payne, of 
Moss Empires, and Arthur Cohen. 

Three of its London' houses will 
be wired by Western Electric. 



Sybil Carmen Dies 

Paris, AprU 16 
Sybil Carmen-Revnes, wife of the 
Fox film official and a former "Fol 
lies" girl, died here of pneumonia 
yesterday (Mon.). 

She quit the stage two years ago. 
Two children survive. Her husband 
la now in Keiw T«rk on business. 




Native Film Tariff 
New U S. Proposal; French Weaken? 



a M. WMR'S 
WARNING ON 
EUROPE-NOW 



TAXPAYERS BEAR 12 
MILLIONS THEATRE LOSS 



German Provincial Houses in 
Bad Shape — One Losing 
3,000 Marks Nightly 



Berlin, April 16. 
Subsidized theatres in the prov- 
inces are In a worse state this year 
than ever. It Is estimated that 
over 100,000,000 marks are spent 
on producing and that of this only 
60,000,000 has come back in box- 
office receipts. In other wor<Js, a 
net loss of 60 million marks ($12,- 
600,000) has to be borne by the tax- 
payer. 

A particularly crude example Is 
the city of Duesaeldorf where the 
loss is over 3,000 marks nightly 
with the average receipta only 
about half of this. And now the 
city is even considering raising this 
deficit to 6,000 by adding a second 
theatre. 

As a result of this Heinz Hllle, 
formerly general manager - of the 
Duesseldorf theatre, has put Into 
concrete form the often made pro- 
posal to do away with the local 
repertory company and to send out 
completely cast plays from a cen- 
tral point, some large city. This 
would eliminate the employment of 
a huge ensemble of which, only one- 
third is usually playing nightly. 

Sooner or later a compromise of 
this sort win have to come. The 
old fashioned repertory system is 
doomed. Not only Is It too expen- 
sive but the film has shown that 
the people aren't Interested any 
longer in seeing the same players 
In all roles whether they are suit 
able to them or not. 



Ufa Sounding and 

Wiring With Khngfjlm 



Berlin, April 16. 

Ufa has closed with Klangfllm to 
sound four pictures. Contract in- 
cludes tlie wiring of theatres. This 
leaves Tobis out entirely as far as 
Ufa Is concerned. 

Production begins in a week on 
these four at the Klangfilm studios. 
Ufa Is building its own sound 
studio at Babelsberg which is to be 
ready by the time the next Erich 
Pommer picture goes into work this 
summer, 

Ufa has also signed for the Stlll- 
ncr-Blattner steel band system of 
sound reproduction and may also 
line-up tor the Terrafilm method 
too. 

Ufa denies Radlo-Kelth-Orpheum 
has bought 49 per cent of its stock 
to obtain control of its theatres. 

Only stock- in out side hands Is 
held by the Deutsche Bank. 



Aerial Paris Shots 

Paris; ~April~H.~ 
Denison Clift, American producer, 
has arrived from Ix>ndon and an 
nounc?s his intention to taJce aerial 
shots of Paris from the tip of the 
Eiffel tower, to be tised In a fea- 
ture for Gainsborough. <BngIista) 
Pictures, to be called "The City ot 
Play." 



Parle. April K. 
At new conference this we^k' R 
is expected the American Interest 
will propose, Instead of qti^Ut 
terms, a tariff on Aim Imports -WttSk 
part ot the revenue going to"^^ 
native industry. 

French producers are ezpected-fe 
offer a counter' program, retalnlhjji 
the quota principle,' but inokli^ 
the visa ratio more faVoi^bl^ UletiA ' 
three for one. 

Meantime It Is conceded that .the 
bold move of th^ Americans in ctUC- 
ing off trade showings arid talkliijr 
withdrawal Is the best tbliig UmA 
has happened since the row begai^ 
It lias at least forced the iissue'f^^ 
let the Americans know where tlief. 
stand and has checkmated the tie* 
ported plan ot t}ie native produc^ini 
to bold off . until September ' and 
then spring contingent rules when' tt 
was . too late to negotiate. [ 
Whole affair has stirred up ii 
tempest and now Involves Intrlcai* 
French political maneuvers. 
Oo Into Huddle 
After a two-hour conference Sat- 
urday between MacLean ot the 
American Btobassy and Francois 
Poncet tor the Government (Hiiw 
Istry ot Fine Arts), It was detert 
mined to Invite members ot tb* 
American trade and representatives 
ot the Wench industry to partlcl« 
pate In another confab some tim* 
this week. 

Purpose of the second meeting i» 
to see if some compromise cannot 
b« reached. It is planned to havA 
Harold Smith represent the Amw« 
leans and Delac the Frencli. 

Story now Is that the Americana 
will lay down the proi>osal that 
all contingent and quota regulations 
be abandoned and In their place ik 
tariff on film Imports be arrangfed, 
with the suggestion that a part 
of the tariff revenue be applied to 
the encouragement of the native In* 
dustry. 

The French side, or the extreme 
ists among them, are uhderstobd.t<> 
be weakening. It is said they wonTd 
meet such an Americdii piroi>6.B&^ 
with a plan to compromlsa tfiel 
present quota rule on a more fa- 
vorable ratio than three and 6n<fc 
Truth Is the French do not believe 
the Americans are sincere In their 
threat to withdraw from, this mai'- 
ket. The word "bluft" appMrs flr^ 
qiiiently in , newspaper commerit. A 
change In the editorial front ts 
noticeable. 

At flrst the dallies prlnte^ tpifjf 
articles denouncing. "Aa^erican ^DOy- 
cott," "lock-out" and "attempt 
force American films ^n Europ.e.**- 
Now they have shifted to' the ]o(^ 
ular angle. The Journal, one of. tli«' 
biggest publications in Paris, jestr 
Ingly likens the American suapen* 
slon ot business to a great war. 
comparing the devastating effects , 
of a picture boycott to the ravagUf ;^ 
of an Invading army. 

Same paper, however, says r<H- 
tlrement of the Americans would b*. ' 
the best thing that could happen to' 
the Ftench industry by' forcing th« 
native producers to make betttf 
product. This view Is spreadlng.|^ 
Quality ^. 
Cinematographie Franpalee,. mo^ 
Important trade publication, ai>d 
Ami du Peuple, Coty's new dtUljb 
violently denounce all contingent 
and argue that no product can be 
forced on the public. Both urge t^9 
logic that the only way for France 
to progress In pictures is by quality 
competition. If they malte good Plfsr 
tures the world markets will - toB 
open to them, is the conclusion . 'Of 
the reasoning. , 

Comoedla, French theatrical 
paper, bases an attack on the triv- 
ial ground that It was impertlnenoa 
for the Embassy to release state- 
ments to the press and to take part 
(Continued on page 70) 



TWO ENGLISH UNITS HEBE 

London, April 16. 
To avoid delay during the wiring 
of the BIstree Studios, two units 
from British International' are T«a^ 
ing for Hollywood where Syd CMH^ 
lin'and Monty Banks are ttf Hi^t^ 
their quota "Mummlnr BirdW' 
Banks will direct An all-talker, ^ 
"-•Second-outflt-wlll-be-under-E.^,. 
Dupont who will make "AtlantiOi'. 
original, also as an all talker. . s 



M-Q's First London Talker 

, London, April l6. 
H-G-M's flrst talker here, "JiiO- 
my Valentine," opened at the KB*- 
pire Saturday (April 13). . lhi.-:-? 



Wedtiesdaj. April 17, 19^ 



FOREIGN SHOW NEWS 



VARIETY 



Wlien Tex Mickey&med die Gov t 
Urat Saved the Nite Gub Racket 



The micky Ann handed to the 
Ifovernment by Tex Guinan laat 
;Weok, which brought about her ac- 
iquittal, saved the Broadway nltc 
ciiib racket for a while anyway. 
P I. The government's argument that 
' "anyone who aids and abets the sale 
of U^uqr Is guilty of maintaining a 
nuisance," was a pretty stiff below 
tJtie .belt wallop. Mcantnr. of course, 
tbat even the little dancing gels, 
the waiters, bU3 boys, orchestra 
crew, washroom attendants, clgaret 
kiid flower peddlers and - others 
forking In a cafe would be liable 
iinder that law, 

A verdict of guilty for Guinan 
would have thrown the entire 
.cabaret Industry Into despair. Judge 
Thomas delivered a severe charge, 
ulnan said he handed her every - 
Ing but the Icey to the cell. When 
■^•'e court room crowd heard the al- 
ost Inaudible "Not Guilty" and let 
lUt wahoos of glee, only to be 
tlfled by marshals, hizzoner 
frowned. Prosecutor Morrison, an 
affable appearing fellow stood be- 
fore the bar and went limp when 
be got the verdict and Guinan (who 
would have reporters and others be- 
lieve .that she wasn't a bit nervous 
•r- worried) paled. The thick ap- 
plications of rouge on her pan, not- 
frlthstandlng. 

- -After shaking the paws of Mor- 
rison who gave her plenty of sar-. 
easra during the proceedings and 
telling him "My dear, you were a 
perfect, gentlemen" she was guided 
by a reporter who whispered In- 
structions to not overlool- the Jurors 
who were waiting to shake her mitt. 
Jm-or No. 4 had wet orbs as he 
gripped the Guinan clacker carrier 
and Juror 2, who appeared "hard to 
get" during the trial, also cried. 
The handsomest Juror, the foreman, 
took it on the lam before Tex could 
nqake him, and No. 11, reported 
boldout for conviction on the flrst 
ballot, also remained to offer a limp 
and damp hand. 

Meantime federal agents White. 
Mitchell and Beazell had scrauwed. 
i;earl;ng. the flngerpolnters. Beazell 
la said to be a distant kin of a 
World'a editorial staff member, al- 
though they have never met. This 
gossip was bandied across the press 
table. 

• "the press room on the Bth floor 
tt the Federal Building, where Tex 
liastened after the tHal, was the 
scene of hilarity, Tex throwing her 
flip quips in bunches. Here It was 
that the reporters and lens louses 
Woipdered who the guy was "in the 
lit<iiy7n coat" and a Broadway 
prowlisr revealed he was Al ICerwln, 
ber "heart." This had not been 
published In any of the dallies. Both 
a^eed to Its publication, however, 
bne of the more conservative ragn 
tagged him her "general manager." 

Nite Clubs in High 
, .The night club business imme- 
;(l)ately went Into high following the 
iacqulttal. Owners of the giggle 
pa,rIors rejoiced in a body. Tex 
piayed a special affair at the Rltz 
^hat night before going to her Club 
;[qilme on %4th street where she said 
p^e got a grand and a half and then 
regained at her club a short time, 
stranding It for her boudoir on 8th 
street, not having slumbered In BC 
liburs. Kitty O'Reilly, one of her 
'Children" (as she termed her danc- 
■fAti girls In court), ofllclated In her 
'absence. 

'"'Perhaps the most worried mem- 
bb'r 'Of the lot was her nlmble- 
'ihtnded attorney, Maxwell Lopln, 
who was suggested to Tex by Wal- 
fchr SoUnger, after Sollnger quit her 
because she wouldn't plead guilty. 
Sollnger also urged her to hire Max 
(Continued on, page 48) 



"HASY DVOAN" lOOTH 

Paris, AprU 18. 
"Mary Dugan" has Just attained 
Its lOOtta performance in Paris, and 
is a marked success. 



"Merry- Merry" Moving 

London, April 16. 
' . ,VMerry-Merry" la closing at the 
Carlton Saturday (April 20), but 
' .■VfHI reopen at the Liyceum April 24. 
\ .oiffsctt Cunningham has handed In 
i 'liiar notice and leaves the show a 
i week after tbe. Lyceum opening, her 
j Place being tak en b y D orot hy S ea- 
f <Mmbe. 



Charlofs Floor Show 

London, April t. 
Andre Cbarlot has staged a new 
flodr show at the Hotel Splendlde, 
iM>t opening a night club there ag 
nported. 



Jack Bochanan Engaged 
For Hoflywood Films 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

To what extent the local pro- 
ducers of talking pictures will In- 
vade the English stage talent fleld 
to secure the tew choice players 
over there is not indicated, but that 
the thought Is about may be seen 
from First National engaging Jack 
Buchanan, of London. 

Buchanan is the leading British 
juvenile. He has appeared over 
here and left a most favorable im- 
pression by his stage work when 
with Chariot's Revue in New York. 
At present Buchanan Is at homo. 
Other English professionals on this, 
side are appearing in pictures. 

The possibilities may be annoy- 
Ingly perplexing to English fllm 
makers if other of their native 
stage talent at home is angled for. 

Leo Morrison, the agent, who 
placed Buchanan with F. N., has a 
wide knowledge of the desirable for- 
eign legits. Morrison has been fre- 
quently on the other side. 



Lehar and Mofaiar Doing 
Musical for Children 



Vienna, April 1. 

Franz Leliar and Ferenc Molnar 
are collaborating upon a musical 
comedy for which the objective Is 
a cast of amateur children. 

Venture is rather a toy with the 
well known composer and play 
wrlght, for there is to be no stag- 
ing to speak of with one desire of 
the writers that the work be so sim- 
ple that it can be done by a group 
of children at home. 

Both authors are enthusiastic 
about the attempt but no further 
details have transpired. 




WILL MAHONEY 

In reviewlns the Palace, . New 
York, show last week, "Variety" 
said: "Will Mahoney is the best 
Single act in the whole wide world. 
His pratt falls will stop any show 
anywhere, and his burlesque on 
mammy singers will live as long as 
Mahoney lives." 

Direction. 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1660 Broadway 



Vande Openings 



London, April 16. 

Danny Small and his Creole Belle 
scored Indisputably at the Holbom 
Empire (vaude) yesterday. For an 
unknown reason Joe Termini, on the 
same bill, was given the closing 
spot and did well at that. 

At the Vic Palace (vaude) Rleoro 
Brothers, musical novelty, nicely 
received. 

George Dewey Washington, 
colored singer, won reception at 
the Palladium. Did four numbers 
and had to beg off because of run- 
ning time. 

Allan Correlll and Jeannine. 
demonstrating resistance powers 
against lifting, also did very well, 
aided by comedy audience plants. 



Foul Pla^ Victim? 

Paris, April 16. 

Friends of Henri Dreyfus Pursy 
the veteran cafe singer wbo died re- 
cently, supposedly from heart dis- 
ease, insist that his death was 
caused by a brutal assault by the 
proprietor of a provincial casino. 

The Singers' Mutual Aid Society 
has taken steps to Inquire Into the 
facts. 

Fursy was probably tbe most 
popular cabaret entertainer In 
France. He was a Chevalier of the 
Legion of Honor. 



BEVTTE, WITHOUT GIDEON 

London, April 16. 
"Charivari," conglomerate revur 
originated by Melville Gideon and 
tried out In the provinces, has beer 
purchased by the Willlamsonsi It 
win follow "The Patsy" at the 
Vaudeville, next week with Oldeon 
out. 

Cast Includes: Dorothy Dickson. 
Claude Hulbert, Billy Bennett and 
DeHaven and Nice. 



HOWELL-BAUS FAAT 

Paris. April 16. 
Howell & Baud are dissolving 
their agency partnership, a ten- 
year aerreement having expired. 

Howell Is quitting the agency 
.business~but-may-.contlnue.iii-pla^ 
brokerage. 



"Ghost Train" Rehearsing 

Paris, April 16. 
French version of "The Ohost 
Train" Is rehearsing at.- the Theatre 
Madeleine with Alcover, Armt^nd 
LurvlUe and Marguerite Moren*, 



'Torgy" Looks lAe a 
Temporary London Hit 



London, April 16. 

Theatre Guild's "Porgy" looks 
like a temporary success which 
will draw the l>etter class of patron 
for a while, but tt Is unlikely to en- 
Joy extended prosperity. . 

Troupe took plenty of curtain 
calls on the premiere at His Ma- 
jesty's last week with the newS' 
papers fulsome In their praise. 
However, tbe critics deplored tbe 
fact that the negro dialect' Is not 
generally understood over here. 



London Weather Hurts 
Legits, Bnt Helps Fifans 



London, April It. 

Snow. .Tain and cold dldn^t belp 
show business too much, last weeli. 

Legit. Bbowa..wer«i affected . the 
moist with the vaude bouses doing 
fairly and the picture houses play- 
ing ts eapaoltr. 

Paris. April 16. 

Cold. fogS7 *nd moist here piinC' 
tuated with rain. Bverjrbody^a {treat- 
ing a cold and the Pjulslana are 
in a bad temper. 

Uncertain AprO is all •( that 
in the SYench capltaL 

Washington. AprO It, 
TTpoa Vartoty'a request the 
Weather Bureaa has furnished the 
following ouMbok for the week be- 
ginning tomorrow: 

For' the country east of the Mis- 
sissippi mostly fair and rather eool 
Wednesday and Thursday. 

Probable shdWers about Thursday 
over western section, and Friday 
over eastern oectlon. with rising 
temperatui* about the end of the 
week. 



"TROJANS" AND "JUSIK" 

New Plays in Berlin— One Possi- 
bility for U. S. 



Berlin, April 16. 
•Trojans," at the Volksbuehne 
theatre, is a. schoolboy comedy with 
plenty of humor despite it includes 
a suicide. Kurt Corrlnth la the 
author. Has American possibilities 
If adapted properly. 

"Juslk" was given a moderate re- 
ception at the Kamm^rsplele, due 
to the playing of Michael Checkof. 
Written by Ossip Dymow It. tells of 
a mnld servant who gets hold of 
the fortune of her rich old mfister, 
but instead of marrying lilm runs 
off with a young lover. 



"New Moon' and '5 oXlock 
Girl' Not Holding Pace 

London, Aprll'16. 
With ' The Five o'clock GlrV fall- 
ing short of the real money class, 
the Hippodrome is likely to get 
Follow Thru" In June. Latter mu- 
sical was originally headed for the 
new Dominion theatre, under icon- 
structlon. If the change comes 
about the new house will get "Rio 
Rita" ns Its opening attraction. 

Another show that's not doing 
what It should is "New Moon." 
Grosses have not been equalling the 
total of previous operettas at the 
Drury I.Ane. 



New Plays in West End 



London, April 16. 

New West End. plays due for pre- 
sentation Include: . 

"The Garey Divorce Case," 
starring Isable Jeans, at the Court, 
Aprll_23; "Mariners," by Clemence 
Danef starring Sybil Thorndlke and 
Lewis Casson, replacing "Major 
Barbara" at Wyndham's April 2 
"Baa Baa Black Sheep," by P. CS. 
Wodeliouse, succeeds "Circle of 
Chalk" at the New April 22, and 
"Shadow of the East,", adapted 
from the French and starring Mary 
Merrall and Franklin Dyall, suc- 
ceeds "The Scarlet Pimpernel" at 
the Strand April 26, 



More English in Paris 

Paris, April 16. 

The English troup of players 
directed by Edward Sterling and 
Frank Reynolds are returning to 
the Albert' I Following their tour 
of Belgium and- Holland. 

They are resuming their series 
of plays in English, beginning AprH 
20 with Drlnkwater'a comedi^, our' 
rent In London, "A Bird' In Hand' 
and following with "The Jourhey'a 
End," Aprir 29. 



Cabaret Man Coming 

London. April It. 
Richard Collett. director of the 
Savoy hotel and manaser of enter- 
tainment there. siUIed for Uontreal 
Saturday (AprU IS). 

He will go OB to New Tork to look 
over the cabaret situation there and 
return Croiu that point. 



SAILINGS 

AprO 2t (New Tork to London), 
Frank WIrth (Olympic). 

AprO M (New Tork to Loadon), 
Boyle Woolfolk (Adrlatle). 

AprO 2t (New Tork to London) 
Mr. and Mr*. WOlle Bdelstoa (Ifa- 
Jestlo). 

AprO M (New Tork lo.Beriln) 
<!amills: Horn (New Tork).- 

Aprfl 1$ (world erulae)i Bddle 
Harkneas aad ovAestr* (President 
Hayes). 

AprO tt (London to New Tork) 
Harry Thurston (BerengarU). 

Aprfl It (Lendoa to MontrcMl) 
Richard Cbltett (Samaria). 

April U (New Tork to BccUb) 
Laura Robertson (St. Louis). 

AprO tt (Now Tork to London): 
.Blchonl JBodnn^tUsmerlQ). 'J.--- 

AprO It (liOBdoa to New Tork) 
A H. Woods (Aqnltanla). 

April It (Londoa to Nov Tork) 
Mar Charte (Majeatle). 

April It (Now Teric to Lbodoa): 
Maurleo Browao (Maoretanlfi). 

Aprfl t (London to Mew^^ -Toik), 
JaiBM Dale (OnrtklMt 



Henri Dreyfus Dead 

Paris, April 16. 
Henri Dreyfus, popular French 
Montmarte chansonnler, di^d here 
Sunday of heart disease. He 'was 61. 



ATMOSFHEBE SCOUTS 

Paris, April 16. 
C. B. Cochran and Noel Coward 
are on their way to Vienna In 
search of local color and at- 
mosphere for Coward's new op- 
eretta to be called "Bitter Sweet." 
Tbe title has Just been picked. 



ASSEMBLE MOULIN CAST 

Paris, April 16. 
Principals for the new revue at 
the Casino de Paris are being 
assembled. Newest people signed 
are Harry Pilcer. Damla and Flor- 
ence and Grip will be, prominent 
Bon Johns 11 Jazz Girls will be In 
the show as welL 



EMEBOEHCT SAHINa 

lA>hdon, April 16. 

May Charles, playing in Chariot's 
(jabaret at the Hotel Splendlde. 
sailed for New Torli suddenly April 
10, on the. Majestic. 

Called home by the serious Ut- 
.ness of her' mother. 



VIENNA LIKES '^CHILLUN" 

Paris, April 16. 
Paul Robeson has scored a major 
success in 'Vienna In O'Neill's "All 
(Sod's Chiilun Got Wings," accord- 
ing to word Just received here. 



Flying to Danc^ .,.^„ . .. 

London, April 16. 
. Fowler iand Tamara open at the 
Cafe de Paris tomorrow night. 

Date was arranged over long dis-. 
tance by Henry Sherek, with the 
dancers chartering a plane to fly 
from Cannes. They arrive tomor- 
row momlnff. 



Paris Ohays German 
Pl ay Based on Fihn 

Paris, April 16, 
For the first time since the war, 
a German author was called before 
the curtain of a Paris theatre and 
applaude<l. Occasion was the . pre- 
miere of "Karl and Anna," ndtipted 
into French after Its - success as a 
Cierman picture called ■ "The Pris- 
oner's Song." 

New piece was successfully pre- 
sented at the Theatre de I'Avenue. 
It is the work. of J. Ftanck and was 
translated by Jean Richard Blocb. 

Story deals with a 'soldler, a war 
prisoner believed dead,. who reiuHia 
home to and, his wife remarried and 
the mother of a cljlid. ; He realize.? 
that she lias a i>etter chance of 
happiness with the other man and 
sadly vanishes. In. the. cast are 
jMarguoi-lte Jamois, Gleorges Vltray 
and Lucien Nat 

r.yivre'.' ("To Live") Is . a patho- 
logical treatise by Bernard Fleur- 
schelm, described as an American 
philanthropist now resident in 
Paris, and Lolc Gourdiadec, former 
Canadian,' now living hero . also. 
Presented at .the Theatre des >xt9. 
It gives promise of b^ing a siiccesa, 
due largely to a. morbid curloisity on 
the part of the public In Its subject 
naatter. 

Story deals with the tragic side 
of life in the great cities. Man weds 
a girl suffering . from tuberculoR'S 
and refuses to be separated, from 
her. Ill spite of tbe warnings of 
their physician the pair have a 
child. Although they refuse to. part 
themselves, they .agree to- the baby 
being sent to the country, ,tind -cbri-. 
tlniie to live together In a ten'ament 
with contaniinatlon. of the hiisband 
apparently Inevitable. 

Fire Delays "Tip Toes" 

A sUght Are back stage at the 
Folies Wagram late last week did 
small damage, but created enough 
confusion' to delay the' premiere of 
"Tip Toes" for a week or so, 

'The Oeuvre theatre staged a re- 
vival of Victor Francis* three-act 
piece, 'X^no feourgeolse." .Piece 
now has a tragic eliding Instead of 
the old satirical ' one; Experiment 
was looked upon- doubtfully, but 
seems to have Justified itself. Play 
well received. 



U. C. Discord 

London, April .It. . 

Internal discord Is prevalllnff 
among the heads. of tbe TTnlted' Pro- 
ducinsr Corp., due to ah epidemio of 
shows which haven't clicked. 

Important changes are. apt to re- , 
suit In the directorate comprlslnf; 
Sir Alfred Butt, Iiee Ephtaikn and 
R. H. Gillespie. 



"Paris Beurtd" April 30 

London, April 16. 
Arthur Hopkins Is , In town for 
the presentation of "Paris Bound." 
opening at the Lyric April 30. 

Edna Best and Herbert. Marshall 
head the cast. 



INDEX 

Foreign 3-76 

Pictures ................ 4-43 

Picture Reviews " 20 

Film House Reviews,... .62. 

Vaudeville 44-49 

Vaude Reviews . 60 

New Acts 1. 61 

Bills ,. 64-66 

Times Square 57-69 

Editorial 63 

Women's Page.....^';... 60-61 

Legitimate 66-70 

Music 71-78 

Obituary ' T4 

Correspondence ......... 76-79 

tietter List.. 79 

Inside — Pictures ........ 18 

Talking Shorts. 20 

Literati 66 

Legit Reviews.. 70 

Foreign Film News..... 2 

Burlesque 66' 

Sports , 60-61- 

Inside — ^Xreglt 63. 

Inside— Vdude 46 

News of Dailies.. ...'...;. C2 

Outdoors 74 



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VARIETY 



P I e T U R E s 



Wednesday. April 17, 1929 



Chaplin TeUs Why Leaving 
United Artists^Refnses to 
Be Tied Up in Schenck Deal ! 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

Cliarlle Chaplin says he will not 
go in the United Artists deal placed 
underway by Jos. M. Schenck, as 
United ArtisU, Consolidated. Chap- 
lin states that one of the conditions 
binds him to seven pictures within 
five years and he does not want to 
be tied down by any such contracfc 

Other reasons stated by Chaplin 
are personal, ' based upon his pic- 
ture experience. He stated them to 
the conference called by Schenck of 
all of the U. A. stars at PIckfaIr 
about a week ago. 

In withdrawing from U. A. rather 
than go through with the Schenck 
proposal, Chaplin would leave be- 
hind 126,000 shares of U. A. Con. 
that were to be allotted to him. 
That number of shares Is valued at 
over $8,000,000. 

In the open market aS his own 
producer, making his film comedies 
as has been his custom, Chaplin 
says the matter of distribution does 
not bother him; he will distribute 
his own output through a staple 
distributor or otherwise. 



Fox's Concentration 



It is .^thought doubtful If 
William Fox will take any im- 
mediate steps to merge, con- 
centrate or consolidate his pic- 
ture Interests. 

About the only plan Fox has 
in view along that line is said 
to be a central purchasing de- 
partment for pictures. 




Comparing Pioneer Motion Kctures 
Of SO Years Ago 




JOE SHEA'S SEASON 



Hollywood, April 16. 
Joe, Shea of the Fox studio 
publicity stair, Is young, single 
and a New Yorker. 

Joe replied to a question aa 
to whether he would get mar- 
ried out here by saying: 

"That's why I want to go 
back east: I'm afraid I'll get 
married." 



GRIFFITH MAY 
DO EPIC FILM 
ONtEXANS 



SEYMOUR FELIX 



Now In California as Supervisor 
of Dance Prbduc>lon for Pox Films- 
Director of Flo Zlcgf eld's "WHOO 
PEE" and "ROSALIE." 

Personal Management 

M. S. BENTHAM 
1664 Broadway, N. T. 



''ALIBI" OVER RADIO 

I Coating U. A. But $1,000, Split 
Among Play Authors 



ROXY MUSIC 
HALL SHOW; 
NO FILMS 



Quotas 

Other quotas laid against the 
U. A. stars within the next five 
years are seven for Douglas Fair 
banks, four by Mary Plckford, four 
by Samuel Goldwyn and four by 
Gloria Swanson. The Chaplin in 
terpretation is that the Misses 
Plckford and Swanson might each 
finish their quotias within two years, 
while Fairbanks could do his seven 
long before the five years shall have 
elapsed and the same by Goldwyn, 
whereas with hie Intermittent 
period of working, Chaplin might 
eventually find himself the single 
U. A. star yet to finish up his quota, 
under the U. A. Con. contract. 

It is said that the U. A. people 
argued with Chaplin that by the 
contemplated agreement, he would 
net for himself from $10,000,000 to 
$16,000,000 within the five years. 
Chaplin's comment upon that was 
that working for himself he may 
earn $20,000,000 within the next five 
years. The gross of Chaplin's "Cyr 
cus" in America was $6,000,000 and 
In the foreign market, $800,000. The 
gross on Fairbanks' "Gaucho" and 
"Black Pirate." claims Chaplin, were 
$4,000,000 in tlie States and $500,000 
abroad, each. If he were a better 
bustneas man, Chaplin pleads, he 
might see the U. A. reorganization 
differently, but in view of bavlng 
exceeded Fairbanks' grosses by over 
$2,000,000 he falls to understand 
why he should be placed on a par 
A :th that star. 

$40,000,000 Valuation 
It Is said that Schenck presented 
fl .ires to the bankers showing n 
profit by U. A. lost year of $6,000, 
OCO. The bankers are reported to 
have appraised U. A. on that state- 
ment at $40,000,000 and advised 
Schenck to dispose of a half inter- 
est. I'his is reported having led to 
the Schenck -Warner dickering, with 
Schenck making a qualified an- 
nouncement here upon his recent 
return of a possible Warner affilia- 
tion, without having mentioned or 
consulted Chaplin on that angle. 

At the time Schenck informed the 
newspaper men of the impending 
Warner deal, he stated that unless 
all of the U. A. stars consented, it 
vould not go throughi 

Harry Warner is due back In New 
Tork May 6; Schenck and most of 
the U. A. stars are reported leaving 
for New Tork the beginning of next 
week. If the Warners and the U. A. 
j)eople were to agree and Chaplin 
stick by his guns. It would leave 
the famous comedian outside the U. 
A. fold, unless Schenck declined to 
go through with the Warner deal 
without Chaplin. 

Foreign Deal 
Another disputed matter between 
Schenck and Chaplin is Chaplin's 
refusal to approve the submitted 
form of foreign distribution for U 
A. product in . Germany. The new 
foreign arrangement Includes a dis- 
tributor to be called Terra United 
Artists, controlled by J. D. Farber 

— of -the-Dye -Trust — — - . 

Wheil the proposition was out- 
lined to him, Charlie did not con- 
sider pro rating his pictures with 
all of his associates an equitable 
propofiitlon for him, neither did he 
consider equitable the proposition 
the Terra retain 50 per cent of the 
bookings on each picture until the 
»mou»it ixceeded 160 marks, ^ 
Under the law going Into effect 



San Antonio, April 16 
A group of wealthy men, through 
the Chamber of Commerce, have 
made a proposition to D. W. Griffith 
to produce a super picture dealing 
with the history of Texas. They 
are willing to finance to the extent 
of $2,000,000. 

Proposal is that the film be syn 
chronlzed and have dialog b_esides 
unfolding a love story with the 
Texas Rangers, Battle of the Alamo, 
etc., as the background. 

Griffith, now in New York, will 
not do anything on the matter until 
a representative goes north to talk 
over final details. This will prob- 
ably take place within a week or 10 
days. 

General Moody, of Texas, and 
John Dillon, of Dillon, Reade and 
Company, bankers, have been here 
on the matter, returning to New 
Tork. 



United Artists has framed a 47- 
station hook up through the Colum 
bia network whereby a tabloid ver- 
sion of "Alibi" will be broadcast 
Sunday night (April 21) with Ches 
ter Morris and Eleanor Griffith from 
the cast. UA. pays $1,000 to the 
three authors, John Wray, J. C. Nu- 
gent aiid Elaine Carrington Sterne 
for the radio rights. Grisby-Grunow 
Company donates the time during 
its regular Sunday night hour. 

Roland West, producer-director of 
"Alibi," wIU act the part played in 
the picture by Pat O'Malley and 
Jewel Carmen will play the Mae 
Busch role. 



FdxDealmgfor Dliiiois 
And Wisconsiii Circuits 



Dfinois Woman Censor 
Had Stewed Husband 



^ Chicago, April 16. 
Mabel E. Rockwell, head of the 
Chicago picture censorship board, 
has secured a divorce from Leander 
L. Rockwell, butter and egg mer- 
chant, before Judge William GemmiU 
or. grounds of drunkenness. 

When a previous suit for divorce 
by the husband came to trial two 
weeks ago, based on charge of de- 
sertion,' Judge Gemmill suggested 
that Mrs. Rockwell file th^ cross 
bill. 

Marriage was 29 years ago, and 
separation 10 years later. 



in Germany July 1 next, the United 
Artists will not be permitted to dis- 
tribute pictures there, as It has dis- 
tributed no German pictures in this 
country. To avoid this situation 
Terre was to be formed. 

The German Minister of Internal 
Revenue Affairs has 150 permits h? 
may issue to' foreign pictures. Out 
of this number 60 are set, leaving 
90 permits to issue to any company 
entitled to them. Schenck figured 
that the Dye Trust which claimed 
some of these 90 by reason of affi- 
liation would allot them to Terra, 
which would put United Ai-tists In 
the clear. 

Another Block 

Schenck is reported to have run 
into another stumbling block on. the 
Warner tie-up. Report here now 
is that Miss Plckford and Fairbanks 
are balking and will leave for New 
York Thursday (April 18), which is 
about a week ahead of Schenck's 
schedUiSd departure. 

On the other bond the Fairbanks' 
declare their trip has nothing to do 
with the UA-Wamer merger, They 
state that they will be on their 
way back to the coast by the time 
Schenck -l3-^n-route-«astr- — 
U After Chaplin 
With Chaplin disinclined toward 
the company combination. Univer- 
sal has made an offer to the come- 
dian to write his own tickvts' in 
case he splits from UA, with other 
companies also making overtures. 

Nick Schenck, now at Monterey, 
is to return east with his brother. 



Chicago, April 16. 
Joe' Leo, of Fox-Midwesco, is un- 
derstood to«be out to sew up every- 
thing he can get hold of in Illinois 
and Wisconsin. Report has It that 
tieo is trying to put over a deal with 
J. J. Rubens of Great States The- 
ajtrea that would join that Illinois 
circuit with Fox-Midwesco holdings 
in Wisconsin. 

Leo is reported working on a deal 
with the Brin circuit that would 
' give Pox 100 per cent representa- 
tion In Wisconsin. 

Leo already has an Important in 
I around Chicago with the Ascher 
houses, which he took out of the 
i bankruptcy court and has been 
showing profit under his direction. 



Happy Extras m N. Y. 



Extras around New Tork are 
tickled pink over the numerous 
talking pictures being made in New 
Tork studios. When working for a 
talker an extra receives $16 to $26 
a day, according to the work, in 
comparison to the $7.60 paid for 
silents. 

Many girls in Broadway musicals 
are employed to say a few words 
for a talker producer in New Tork. 
The part rarely entails over three 
hours for which a girl receives $50 



A Roxy music hall Is expected to 
arise on the site acquired by Wil- 
liam Fox behind the Roxy theatre, 
extending to 6th avenue. It will seat 
over 5,000. 

As a music hall S. L. Rothafe' 
(Roxy) will produce. It Is said, only 
stage entertainment at a popular 
price scale. 'These entertainments 
or their features will be held up to 
four weeks on a run. They will In- 
clude American and foreign stage 
celebs, with Roxy having the Fox 
entertainment channels to draw 
from, among others. 

Roxy has had the Idea for months, 
selling it to WllHom Fox, from re- 
ports. The purchase by Fox of the 
site was announced last week. Land 
cost probably around a millioii. 

In the proposed scope of show 
no pictures- will enter, other than 
possibly the Fox Movietone News 
or a talking short now and then. 

Keith-Pan Hitch 



Los Angeles, April 16, 
Stanford University will celebrate ' 
May . 8' BOth anniversary of th© 
Stanford-Meybridge motion pictur« 
experiments. At that time exper.l-_ 
ments of half a century ago will 
be compared with those In effect 
tokay. Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts and Sciences will be i-epre- 
sented by Louis B. Mayer, Conrad 
Nogel, John Consldlne, Jr., C. B. 
DeMiUe and Carl Struss. 

John D. Isaacs, electrical engineer 
wlio aided Meybrldge in his pioneer- 
ing experiments with photography 
In motion; will - also be present, 
along with, the leading engineers ot 
Kleictrlcal Research, who will stage 
the first public demonstration of 
sound recording and projection. 

Because of date set (or celebra- 
tion being so close to that originally 
set by the Academy for its second 
annual celebration, date of latter 
has been advanced from May 9 to 
May 16. 

Husical Tdker Radioed 
Complete, with FflMns 

Minneapolis. April 16. 
What is believed to be the first 
Instance of a talking picture being 
broadcast by radio in almost its 
entirety occurred here this week 
when the musical "Syncopation." 
currently at the Hennepin, wos sent 
out over KSTP, leading Twin City 
station. 

The broadcast was arranged by 
Frank Burke, manager of the Hen- 
nepin. An announcer described the 
portions of the picture unsuitable 
for broadcasting purposes as well 
as those parts of the story whicb: 
could not be gleaned from the dialo- 
gue. 

Llsteners-ln were able to follow 
the progress of the plot almost as 
well as though they had been seated 
In front of a screen watching It'- 
unfolded. 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
Report is the RKO-Pantages deal 
has met with a hitch. PanUges 
stated yesterday (Monday) that 
RKO's option will last until the end 
of the month, but it Is also said that 
he has made overtures to dispose of 
his houses to Fox, which organiza- 
tion Is reported not particularly In- 
terested. 

Delay on the RKO angle Is said to 
be due to Keith's being disinclined 
to accept Pan's son, Rodney, as an 
executive In that outfit. 



BARTHELMESS' VACATIONS 

3 Films a Year— S Months Off 
Between Them 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
Richard Barthelmess' contract 
with First' National calls for three 
pictures a year, on a 26-day working 
schedule for each. 

It will permit hlin to play around 
and travel nine months out of the 
year. 

Upon completion of "Drag" the 
star win leave for New Tork to re- 
main until called upon to make his 
second picture of the year 

mSS 70T Aim KEITH'S 

The Keith office has not exercised 
Its_^jy)tion_on the vaude time of 
'Leatrice JoyT "film star, " at ' the 
Riverside this week. That one 
week will mark her first and ap 
parently last eastern Keith date. 

Los Angeles, ^rll 16. 
Leatrice Joy's Initial dialog sub- 
ject tor First Natloiial will bo "A 
Most Immoral Lady," froin drama 
of same name by Townsend Martin 



CRITICS AT PLAY 

Chl Reviewers Ask Dix Goof Phone 
Questions for Plug 

Chicago, April 16. 
As a plug for opening of "Noth 
ing But the Truth" at the Chicago, 
Bill Pine, p. a,, arranged phone in- 
terviews with Richard Dix for the 
picture critics, after stuffing their 
little stomachs with good food. 

With Dix at- the other end In 
Hollywood was Clara Bow, who 
prodded him on when the flip ques- 
tions became unbearable. At this 
end -In the Sherman hotel was an 
amplifier permitting the others tc 
hear when one was talking. 

Among the important questions 
asked was what a person should, do 
when falling down with a boom- 
llke noise. "Be nonchalant; light 
a Murad," Dtx retorted. He denied 
having taken the Old Gold test. 

Even Dix was startled when 
Carol Frink, of the Herold-Ex- 
amlner asked him If he would 'marry 
her. He consented after stammer- 
ing. One hour after the interview 
started the critics received a wired 
photo of Dix and Box on the phone. 
Gag got considerable print. 



Winifred Weaver's Role 
After 7 Years Off Screen 

Los Angeles, April 16 
Aftgr an absence , of seven years 
from thVs'creVn, 'Winifred' Wes"'tov«'V 
ex- wife of William S. Hart, will at- 
tempt to stage a comeback In the 
name part of "Lummox," shortly to 
go into production at United Artists 
studio; with Herbert Brennon di 
reeling. 

Belle Bennet was slated, but . It 
became necessary for Brennon to 
make tests of several actresses. 



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EGG-THROWER SOAKED 

Chain Operator Must Pay Band 
Leader ^763— Court Award 

Dallas, April 16.:: 
Will Horwitz, head of a chain (4. 
picture houses In and around Hous* :-' 
ton, will have to pay George Diok»JJ 
erson, Houston Jazz band leader^-. 
$768 as a result of a recent damag*'- 
suit, in which the defendant allegwir. 
that Horwitz, Incensed at a slgR" 
urging patronage of rival theatre»> 
tacked' on truck on which DlckersoK; 
and his band were ballyhoolnAif 
threw some hen fruit at him while 
playing in the streets. >-i 
The verdict assessed Horwitz $600 , 
for humiliation, $260 for cxemplaryi 
damages, and $3 for damages tO'i 
clotties resulting from egg smears-ii' 
The sign on the truck charged' 
the Horwitz theatres "unfair to^ 
union labor." 

Motion for a new trial has beeii' 
filed. 



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Fox Fdms, All Coast 



With the condemnation of thef 
big stage In his e4th street buildlng- 
for Interior production, Willlaxft' 
Fox has set Hollywood as the sol«> 
center for his picture making. s 

Only one small stage now re^i 
mains. This will be used foj- 
Movietone newareel work. The l^o. 
stages in thi 56th street building.^ 
marked the flr^ step In this dlreon: 
tion several months ago. They were 
converted into store rooms and 
space for offices. 

AU for Nothing 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
E. R. HIgglns, commercial artist 
of New Tork, and nephew of the 
late Theodore Roberts, and named 
the sole heir in the tetter's will, h^ 
gone back to New Tork without coj?;- 
lectlng a penny and $2,000 poor^T' 
than when he was Informed of UK^: 
contents of his uncle's will. 

When Roberts died he had about 
Tr06o''rirtKe"'ranTini^51rr~^°'"*~t 
about $8,000 and other assets ' 
amounting to several thousand dol- 
lars. However, creditors of his es- 
tate, including Jesse U Lasky, who 
put In a claim for $25,000 nioney 
loaned to the deceased actor, will 
have the principal of the estate di- 
vided among them, which l.'iives 
Hlggins nothing. 



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PICTURE S 



VARIETY 



R. C A'S. BIG MERGER 





E 

1 SEVERAL COS. 



Paramount, Publiz, Warners, 
United Artists and R-K-O 
Reported in Deal with 
R.C.A.-Victor Combine — 
Samoff, Zukor and Katz 
as Heads — Five Banking 
Firms^Mentioned 



MANY MILLIONS 



RCA'S Home Talkers 
With Sound on Fihn 



Paramount- Publix, Warner Broth- 
ers. United Artiste and Radio- 
Keith-Orpheum are said to be in- 
cluded in a proposed merging plan 
by the Radio Corporation of Ameri- 
ea-Victor combine. This plan, re- 
ported to have been compiled mostly 
by the bankers Interested, proposes 
that R. C. A. shall make a complete 
purchase on a stock exchange basis 
of the picture companies, other than 
R-K-O, now a R. C. A. subsidiary. 

From the Inside account the plan 
was prepared while David Sarnolf 
and Sam Kata were absent from 
New York.. It Is said that It had 
not been passed upon by others than 
the bankers, pending the return of 
Messrs. Samoff and Katz to New 
York early this week. 

In the arrangement Sarnoff la to 
remain the head of the radio end, 
with Zukor In charge of the produe 
Ing companies, with Katz at the 
helm of the theatre chains. In the 
show or stage division Katz will 
have the direction of the Balabans 
of Chicago. 

On the exchange of stocks under 
the basis that may be arranged 
many millions of dollars will be In- 
volved. Bankers named as in on 
the huge deal are Kuhn, Loeb & Co., 
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Sellgman & 
Co. and Lehman Brothers. These 
banking houses are representative 
of some one or more picture com 
p&nles named In the deal. Besides 
are the R. C. A. bankers. A con 
ference between the heads of the 
several film concerns In New York 
and the bankers Is reported, set for 
this week, with tomorrow, Thursday 
(18th), mentioned. 

Cit Is said that the bankers have 
been guided somewhat In their out 
look by a survey on the general pic 
ture situation, gotten up at their 
raquest by a noted professor of eco' 
nomlca. This survey states, the aC' 
count says, that of the 16,000 to 20, 
OQO theatres In the U. S., 6,000, com 
prising the best and largest houses 
with the vast majority of seats of 
all of the theatres, are owned and 
operated by the largest distributors 
and producers. 

Previous reports of negotiations 
between R. C. A. and Paramotint- 
Publlz whereby the former was to 
absorb the latter In the parent com 
pany, with Paramount to be In the 
hyphenated title, were swept aside 
thn>ugh the Radio merge of Victor, 
Nfr report of a resumption of those 
negotiations were broached until 
Blibrt time ago, and then they were 
lifd^flnite. There is no Informa 
ttdA'as to the title It that point has 
been reached in the banking plan 
under proposal. 

Other Stories 
Following the lapse of stories on 
the Radio-Paramount combination 
a strong report with much au 
thentldty was to the effect Katz 
had about reached an agreement 
with Sarnoff for Publix to operate 
Ketth's, as at that time reported in 
Variety. That proposition was 
S($thewhat later denied by all of the 
parties. The story of a Radio 
Paramount-R-K-O agreement was 
but^ecently^denled— by— t:able~from 
Sarnoff, then in Berlin. 
?<eanwhile the banking plan ap 
^ pears to have been working out, 
witliout much question but that 
stich a plan Is under consideration 
Tlve • insle tiling lacking is any au 
tho'rliy to ;;ay it wili go through, or 
if not. if the original Publiz Idea 



Radio Corporation of America is 
ready to place on the market a 
home device for talking pictures 
with a sound film track, Entire 
equipment. Including projector, is in 
a cabinet simllcu: to a phonograph. 

Equipment will be leased on a 
monthly rental basis, with RCA un- 
dertaking to supply subscribers with 
new film weekly or monthly. 

Two other homo talking devices 
have been announced, DeVrys, and 
one by the Home-Talkie Corp., 
latter holding a public demonstra- 
tion for newspapers last week and 
making a nationwide campaign for 
tie-ups with schools and unlver 
sities. 

Northwestern University, Colum- 
bia and Johns Hopkins are reported 
scheduled to use the Home-Talkie 
device for lecture purposes. These 
two devices are on disk. RCA's 
outfit is the first sound film track 
for the amateurs. 

Equipment will cost about $1,100, 
owing to the sound-on-fllm method 
Sales executives figure prospective 
buyers as large a field as for any 
other expensive luxury on the mar- 
ket. Film win be issued at a rental 
to be fixed later. 

Equipment will be purchasable on 
terms, it is reported. 



Pettijohn's Boy on Golf 

Charlie Pettijohn's nine- 
year-old boy, Junior, is fea- 
tured in Fox Movietone News- 
reel, C-16 release, as an au- 
thority on golfing. The young- 
ster delivers a talk which Is 
the pride of Hays' right bower. 
Incidentally the lad is a better 
golfer than his dad. 

Pop Pettijohn on the Rye 
(N. Y.) course never goes un- 
der 100, while a tear comes to 
the boy's orbs U he whacka 
over 93. 



ickford-Dooghs Co. Stars 
h "Taming die Shrew'' 

LiOB Angeles, April 18. 

Mary Plckford and Douglas Fair; 
banks have decided to co-feature 
in "Taming of the Shrew." Sam 
Taylor and Alan UcNlel are mak- 
ing the screen treatment, with as- 
sistance of Thomas patton, Shake- 
spearean expert, acting as technical 
advisor. Taylor will direct with 
production scheduled to start 
around June 1. 

This will be only picture the two 
stars will make together. 



Reformers Don't Pay Off 



Washington, April 16. 
Seems to be getting tough for re- 
formers. Mostly those in Congress, 
Just prior to defeat in Georgia 
of Upshaw, who originally spon 
sored censorship of pictures, he was 
sued on a small promissory note, 
Settled out of court. 

Now comes Lankford, another 
member from Georgia, but not yet 
an ex, and gets sued for $379 also 
on a note. This representing an 
unpaid balance. The Congressman 
failed to show in court and Judg- 
ment went against him. 

By a strange twist the lawyer 
representing those trying to collect 
from Lankford was Phillip W. Aus- 
tin, president of the District of 
Columbia Association Opposed 
Blue L,aws. 



STOBT CONSUITABT 

Iios Angeles, April 16. 
John F. Goodrich has a term con 
tract with First National as story 
consultant, succeeding Monte Sat 
terjohn. 

Since leaving Paramount a year 
ago Goodrich has been free lancing 
on stories in aeaoclatlon with Ru- 
pert Hughes. 



of operating Keith's may then be 
carried out. 

Logical 

That the combine is a logical one 
in view of the present position of 
William Fox Is conceded in trade 
circles, other than the consolidation 
of Interests with the immense sav 
Ing to be effected by that process 
which may mostly appeal to the 
bankers as the best reason. 
—It— has— been — agrecd-Jn—picturc 
circles right along a merger of 
Paramount-Publlx, Warners and 
R-K-O is the next big one, and 
due to arrive. If going In under 
the proposed widening outline, the 
Inclusion of United Artists would 
automatically dispose of the U. A, 
Warner rumors. 



From New-Flop Technicolor Now 
In Hi^h and No Stock to Be Had 



lAinOUCS MAY 
MAKE TALKER 
OF REUdON 



Church entertainers are reported 
canvassing among substantial sup- 
porters of . CathoUo, churches 
throughout the couhtiT 'for backing 
to produce an oll-talklng rellgtous 
spectacle, something on the style of 
The King of Kings," which may be 
called "The Virgin Mary." The goal 
is said to be $2,000,000. 

It is understood, that the drive is 
meeting with strong support from 
innumerable Catholle organizations 
and by the clergy. The picture, 
through dialog. Is probably figured 
to serve as the greatest piece of re- 
ligious propaganda In centuries. 

Aside from the pictorial angle, 
sound allows for the singing of rell 
grlous hymns and the preaching of 
sermons. If the producers so decide 
to present their story. 

No donations are being accepted, 
the entertainers who 8u« canvassing 
for support selling on a stock basis 
only. Indications at the present 
time are that the $2,000,000 mark 
win be reached. 

It Is reported also that if the nec- 
essary amount is raised the picture 
win be produced by Sono-Art, 
headed by O. E. Ooebel, who pro- 
duced "The Rainbow Man." with 
Eddie Dowllng. 



NAimiE IMFERSONATOR 

Iioa Angeles, April 16. 

A Julian Eltlnge of the goat 
family was discovered among 
tests given more than 60 goats 
by Pathe to find one who could 
portray the part oU- Llllle In 
Hugh Wiley's Wildcat stories. 

Finding all the nannies too 
temperamental, they were 
forced to select a billy who 
will have to Impersonate the 
female character. 



MURNAU JOINS PATHE 



Wilt Make South Sea Series With 
Robert Flaherty 



Lios Angeles, April 16. 

P. W. Murnau, formerly with Fox, 
has signed- an agreement with Jo- 
seph P. Kennedy to make a series 
of South Sea subjects for Pathe 
He Is due to sail for Java shortly 
on the first one.. 

Each picture will cost around 
$150,000. Mumau and Robert 
Flaherty, who will be his associate, 
will each draw $300 a week salary 
during production and will partici- 
pate In the profits from release. 



PICTURE -LEGIT 
PRODUCERS IN 
ON PLAYS 



to 



D'Arcy on D'Arcy 

LiOS Angeles, AprU 16. 

Tired of being labeled and Iden- 
tified as a "heavy" In pictures, Roy 
D'Arcy Is en route to New York 
with his former wife where he will 
seek stage work as a leading man. 

D'Arcy claims before he entered 
picture work he was a popular lead- 
ing man having worked for Fan- 
chon and Marco and since talkers 
have gained such a foothold, a year 
or two at his old work will make 
It possible for him to come back 
Into pictures as a matinee Idol. 



FILM, WITHOUT SALARIES 

Actors Appeared in "Street Corners" 
For Birdwell en Coast 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
"Street Comers," written and dl 
reeled by Russell J. Birdwell, was 
producied without a cent of salary 
going to piayera. Only expense was 
$600 for film and labor^ry charges. 
Not a scene was shot Inside of 
stage. Among players who gave 
their time— and It Is said that duT' 
Ing the six days the subject was in 
production every player was 
promptly on time — ^were Henry B. 
Walthall, Josef Swlckard, Derelys 
Perdue, Rex Lease, Oweii Qorln, one 
time Ufa star; Billy Colvln, stage 
director; Franklin Parker, from 
"The Front Page," aiid Clyde Mc- 
Clary. 

,;_;BJrd_weJl.,ls ^a fonmer^ new^ 
rn^n. LVncoln^Quarberg"! "credited 
as producer. 



Young Bill Hart's Accident 
Los Angeles, April .16. 
William 3. Hart, Jr., son of the 
veteran film actor, Is In Hollywood 
Hospital with a broken lee- 



RCA Photophone will produce ap 
proximately 26 talking shorts, sev 
eral full-length plays and some mu 
slcal comedies during the next sea 
son. It Is reported that arrange 
ments are being made with musical 
comedy and dramatic producers 
whereby the latter will contribute 
plays and players, the studios pro 
ducing, for a 60 per cent share of 
the net. ^ 

Paramount Is also reported nego' 
tlatlng with producers along slm 
ilar lines. 

This plan was first broached by 
the film producers on account -of 
the high prices asked for the talk 
Ing picture rights for plays. 

RCA Photophone will release 
through Radio (RKO). 



Phyllis Haver's Last 



Los Angeles, April 16 
Phyllis Haver placed finis on her 
film career Sunday when complet' 
Ing her final picture for Pathe. She 
leaves for New York tomorrow 
(Wednesday) to" become the bride 
of Bill Seaiman. 

MIsa Haver Is due in New York 
Sunday with the wedding to take 
place before the end of the month 



to 



Stock of Youngsters 

Los Angeles, April 16, 
M-G-M studios have started 
accumulate a Juvenile stock com 
pany of screen players with the 
signing of Anita Murray, of a well 
to-do family from Florida, and 
Myrtle McLaughlin from San Fran- 
cisco. 

Glrl.<j are '18, with no previous 
stage experience. 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
Nobody knows where any Techni- 
color stock may be bought. It Is 
said there Is not a sh.are for sale. 
Latest quotation was $36, after It 
had been around $9 for some time. 

Technicolor's Investment, reported 
at $6,000,000, was thought lost less 
than a year ago, when Technicolor 
was set down as a near fiop. Is now 
worth double that amount, from the 
accounts. 

It all comes from the talkers. If 
Technicolor works night and day 
for the next year It cannot catch 
up with Its orders. Technicolor Is 
now variously employed In the 
talking pictures, after having been 
dormant business proposition 
with its experiments on colored 
pictures going through long years. 

The moving spirit of Technicolor 
Is Judge William Travers Jerome 
of New York. Interested is a 
wealthy group of easterners, all 
personal friends of the Judge. Each 
of these has contributed to the five 
millions as requested by Judge Je- 
rome. At first his enthusiasm for 
Technicolor carried the Investors 
along. Later It was their strong 
friendship for Judge Jerome that 
got their assent and money with 
never a murmur or question. 

With the talker come the demand 
for Technicolor. 

'Technicolor lately added another. 
Its third color, blue. Formerly It 
could pick up red and green. 
Ball Returns 
J. A, Ball, who quit the vice- 
presidency of Technicolor to txUce 
charge of the research bureau for 
the A. M. P. P., Is back at his old 
Job again. He will work on the 
further development of Technicolor 
and research laboratories here while 
continuing In an advisory capacity 
with the Producers' Association. 
For his actual operation at the lat* 
ter place he has as his assistant 
C. F. Rackett, who Is In charge. 

Company Is building new cameras 
to supply Its units as they are 
formed. 



Nix, with Hopes, D^s 
Up Old Julian on Case 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

Julian Oil case is being reopened 
here by City Prosecutor Nli, one 
of the -14 candidates ast>iring to be 
mayor of Los Angeles. He has 
ordered arrest of 136 men, many 
prominent in the film Industry. 

Part of Nix's political publicity 
campaign Is the bringing of Cecil 
B. DeMIUe to trial May 27 on usury 
charge. 



U and the East 



An affirmative decision on the 
establishment of ao eastern studio - 
Is looked for by Universal executives 
from Carl Laemmle. Conferences, 
taking place this week, since the 
arrival of Laemmle and his studio 
head, Robert Welsh, will also de> 
cide the company's new schedule. 

The Fort Lee site Is out. It being 
said that a new property could be 
taken over and prepared at less ex- 
pense than renovating the Jersey 
plant. 



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Small Town for "Sunday' 

Hardwlck, Mass., April 16. 

This town, one of the smallest In 
the state, voted at the annual town 
meeting 70 to 35 for Sunday shows. 

Treat for the natives will be in 
the town hall. 
Page E 



Charlotte Walker Back 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Among many of the early screen 
players to be given a new chance 
by the advent of talkers, la Char-' 
lotte Walker. 

.She is now In "Pari.s Uound" for 
Pathe. 



NE GLECT ED UABION DAVIES 

*" Eos~JtneeIeSr*Ai)fil^6. ~ 

Laurence Rtallings In writing the 
.screen adaptation of "Marianne," 
for Marlon D.ivle.s with Metro is 
said to have neplccted the star. 

As n. result Gladys Unger was 
called in to write dialog to build 
up the role- played by Miss Davlcs. 

A 



1^1 e E^S 



We^Jnesday, Aprjl. 17. 1929 



Wi-etched and Hi-Hat Fdm Stars 
On Radio in Wrong Widi Public 



Li03 Aneeles, April 16. 

According to many complaints 1 
voiced by ether fans over the 
manner in which radio broadcasts 
of local picture premiere showinge 
are conducted, it looks like the stai-s | 
who make their appearance and 
speak before the "mike" at these] 
openings are placing themselves in 
a bad light with their public. 

The conspicuous violator of pub- 
lic conlldence on these programs Is 
a young woman whom the radio an- 
nouncer believes to be the most 
popular with the llsteners-ln. Be- 
cause of this he will repeat con- 
sistently throughout the evening 
that "Miss So and So" is about to 
arrive and he knows she will have 
something to say over the air. This 
works the radio audience up to a | 



JESSE JAMES' CHILDREN 

Suing Paramount Over Thomson's 
Film of Father's Life 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Paramount, through Attorney 
Everett Mills, entered a general de- 
nial to allegations contained In suit 
filed In Superior Court by Jessie 
Estelle James and Jesse E. James,, 
children of the one-time outlaw, for 
$36,000 damage?. Suit is based- on 
contention of plaintiffs they wrote 
scenario and furnished costumes 
for picture titled "Jesse J^mes," 
which featured Fred Thomson and 
released by Paramount. They aliso 
claim they were, to have been fea- 
tured in the film version based on 
their late father's life but were 
never so employed. 
Par's denial asserts picture was 




state of anUclpaUbn and Uiey will ^ by Fred Thomson Produc 



tolerate the goo goo lines of lesser 
lights, who come to the mike and 
warble like a four-year-old, the 
silly lines that one would expect 
from a mentality of that age. 

After much persuasion from the 
announcer to speak a few words 
over the air, the befuddled actors 
and actresses will try to ad lib such I Hollywood on April 28 Carl 
bright say Ins as "Oh Mama, I'm so i^emmle, Jr., can advise the world 
glad to be here a«d wish you were | he's 21 



tlons. Independent producing unit, 
and Paramount acted- only as dis- 
tributor for the' film. 



Carl Laemnde's 21st 



with us." Another one, "Hello, 
friends from Kadloland, lot of 
people here and the llghtB are ever 
so bright— goodbye." While some 
win do nothing but hee hee all over 
themselves and turn to their escort 
and admit they don't know what to 
say, 

Few of the stars will get before 
the mike and deliver a compre 
henslve message, some, however, 
fortunate in possessing mike pres- 
ence anticipate their speeches be- 
fore arriving and give the audience 
something to remember. The ma- 
jority, however, become completely 
flabbergasted when called upon, to 
say something, which to the listen 

. ers-ln reduces the player's popu- 
larity with them. 

By the time tKe program Is over 
and the - announcer has called at 

. tentlon to famous ^iss So and So at 
numerous intervals, the dame rolls 
up with an escort befitting a queen 
'radio announcer gets hot and ex 
cltedly blurts out what she Is wear 
Ing, who ' Is with her and to Just 
wait a few seconds before she will 
be on the air. He beckons and 
pleads with her to speak few 
lines, but the star pays no atten 
tion and her escort, usually her hus.< 



Tho Laemmle. family Is aware of 
the occurrence. Carl, Sr., now east, 
will be home in time to congratu- 
late the other man of the clan. 

What else may. occur on the oc- 
casion or shortly thereafter in and 
around the Universal studio sounds 
like a wise surmise. 



SMALL & ASCHER'S 6 



Distribution Through Columbia^ 
Belle Baker and Jas. Halt as Stars 



HARRY JOLSON 

En roiite to California to. be fea- 
tured In a fujl-tength talkie by Uni- 
versal Film Co. ■ 

M. S. BENTHAM OFFICE 
1664 Broadway, N. T. 



Small & Ascher, formerly releas 
Ing through First National, have ecc' 
ranged for tlie production of six 
full-length talking features to be 
released by Columbia next season. 

Belle Baker -wlll be starred Ih an 
original to be made In May. The 
first talker will' bo "The Broadwtiy' 
Hoofer;' with Jlpomy Hall. ' Hall 
has been loaned fi^m Pai^amouh'ti 

Ascher, Sm^l & Rogers tieet jip 
with Gotham In the Sono«a-Bi<l9tol- 
phone early In the season but havei 
discontinued, since that A&A failbd 
to go through. : Epb Ascher ex- 
plained tliat there was no contn^ct 
to release through Gotham at any 
time, but a co-producing arrange 



band, also a star, takes her past the ment If the Bristolphone amalga 



mike like an Art Goebel airplane 
crossing the continent In 16 flat. 

This has happened three times in 
the past month, enough to con- 
vince the ether fans that the girl | 
does not wont to talk over the radio 
and they think she Is high hatting 
them. 



matlon had materialized, 



Mrs. Bushman Pressing 
Suit for $60,000 Alimony 

Baltimore, April 16. 

Francis X. Bushman's first wife, 
Mrs; Josephine Bushman of this 
city, announces that she will con 
linue her fight for alimony de.splte 
Ihe recent decision of the Mai-yland 
Court of Appeals reversing the rul 
ing of the Circuit Court that Bush- 
man was liable for contempt. 

He is $60,0(f0 in arrears. The 
former Mrs. Bushman describes the 
decision as "legal red tape." She 
has flvo children by the actor, from 
whom she was dlvorqed in 1918. 

Bushman later married and was 
subsequently divorced by Beverly 
Bayne. He now is costing sentl 
mental glances Cubanwsurd, declar- 
ing that his next trip to the alter 
will be with a girl from Havana. 

"They're old fashioned. They still 
telieve in matrimony," says Bush 
man in the local press. 



Songwriters' Shorts 

Irving Caesar and CllfC Friend, 
composers, are organizing a sub- 
sidiary company to make 62 talking 
shorts a year captioned "Boo Bal- 
lads," with a Boo B. Hatch char- 
acter falling In and out of love 
weekly, hence a new ballad each 
v.'eek. 

Joseph M. Schenck wlll be asso- 
ciated In the company, releasing 
through United Artists. 

Joe Morris of Morris and Camp- 
bell (vaude) wlll do the Boo B 
Hatch character. 



Dialog Western on 

Usoal Silent Stage 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
When ■ . Unlversal's '.'The Wagon 
Master'^ goes on the market In less 
than . a month the trade not only 
will have a western picture In dia- 
log but It will have one, the in- 
tt^rjors of which were recorded on 
hollow wooden stages, - without 
drapes or similar sound deadenera 
of any, ddacrlptlqn. ' Boots were 
boots, without felt on the soles. 

One set was a natural Interior In 
a log cabin where the. timbered 
regulation roof was but a dozen 
feet above the floor. The only aid 
h re was a felt screen in front of 
the fireplace, beside, a yard of felt 
around the single microphone used. 

Another set' was a barroom scene 
running many feet back from the 
cameras. This was staged for 
sound In a half hour In the oldest 
western sta'^ on the lot. It was 
not' done' froni choice but because 
all sound steges were working. 
Hsury J. Brown, director of Ken 
Maynard, did not choose to wait for 
:a etago -to be oIOar. 
:~ :One of the sequences was a flght 
In which. added to the conversation 
of the two contestants were the 
yells of the throng. A tinney piano 
ground out an. impossible waltz all 
through''^ the flght. As for ex 
-traneous sounds from the outside 
there- was no chance. 

Brown tried another innovation 
wherein during conversation be- 
tween two persons he never per-, 
mltted any silence to develop be- 
tween address and response. Always 
was. natural noise. Instead of "mix- 
ing" the voices ao that there was a 
slmlleu-lty In voiume he purposely 
engaged men with voices at wide 
variance, soft and hard, to estab 
llsh contrast. 

Multiplicity of microphones was 
avoided except In case of extreme 
ly long shots, the number being re 
strlcted to one practically all the 
time. The chief player's horse 
worked In a number of sound 
scenes but always was cued silently. 

The reproduced result has been 
satisfactory to production execu 
tlves, who are hurrying the picture 
for Immediate, release In both dia- 
log and silent versions. 



SWEET-HEILAN DIVOBCE 

LiOe Angeles April 16. 

Suit will be filed this week In 
Superior Court.* by Blanche Sweet 
against Morsliall Nellan. The cou 
pie, married about eight years ago, 
separated recently. Desertion will bQ 
charged, with a property settlement 
having been made out of. court. 

Nellan deeded' to his .wife their 
Beverly Hills home. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

James P: Hanley. 
Camilla Rom. 

■Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Ooldwyn. 
O, H. Briggs. 
Robert E. Welsh. 

— Brnst-Ijubltsch, ~ 

Phyllis Haver* 
Ronald Colnrnn. 



JOISON'S rUM FIBISEED 

Ik>s Angeles, April 16. 

AI Jolson has completed 'Xiittle 
Pal," for Warnpr Brothers. - 

It required 28' days' shooting and' 
recording. 



3 Moores S'n Film 
Radio Plct&res ha^^ the ' three 
I Moore brothers, Owen, Tom and 
Matt. They will haVe leading parts 
I In "49th St" ; 

FirBt. time the;, three Mpq res will 
I appear In thelBome picture.' 



N. Y. to L. A. 

William J. Garrlty. 
Gerrltt j. Lloyd. 
Irving Starr. 



Bob Welsh East. One Day 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Robert E, .Welsh, geti..mgr. .Uni 
I versa!' studio. Is on his way to New 
York to attend opening of ^Sho'w 
Boat." He Is scheduled to 'remain 
' there but one day. 



Home Talent Film 



Dallas, April 16 
Photo Arts Production Is making 
a home talent picture at Marshall 
Tex. It will Include more than 7, 
boo. In a sort of community pub 
llclty affair. 

. It Is to be called' the "story of 
Marshall," about 8,000 feet. 
Love story theme. 



tESQilSQi OS THE 90'S 
James Asbmore Creelmah will do 

a picture for Radio Pictures, cen 

tered' around , the gay 90's. 
It 'win have dialog singing oe 

quences. 



■ Harry . Blair With Columbia 

■■'' Harry N. Blalr, formerly with 
Pathe, has -been added to~ the Co 
lunibla publicity staff under Hal 
Hodes. Blair Is editing the house 
wganr"*'eoiniHiJla-X3iratr," -sffriife 
paring trade paper advertising. 



Lew Collins . Full Director 

Los Angeles, .April 16. 
Lew Collins, former cameraman, 
and dlrector-for -UnlyersaJ, lias'been 
elevated to . a '.feature director for 
that company, on, a term contract 



Tiie Idea in Pictnre or Play 



By J. C. Nugent 



I saw the new picture, "Alibi," 
on Us. opening night. It is from the 
play, "Nightstick," by John Wray, 
and Miss Carrlngtoh and myself. It 
came to me as a s ketch. , John and I 
finished It iip. The production In 
the picture was, to my mind, a 
great Improvement over the play; 
principally because It kept the third 
act in New Tork. a thing that I 
olways favored. The unity was lost 
taking the third act into the 
mountains. 

But. I liked the picture particu- 
larly because it emphasized my 
theory that experlancedi iegitlmate 
stage actors are most effective ,in 
talkers, and because tho picture 
showed that the producer must haVe 
_ehearsed bis play very thoroughly 
before putting l£ lii froiit. of th« 
camera. 

I was much Impressed with a re- 
mark of Lester Lonergan's at one 
time in answer to an actor who said 
to him: "They rehearsed with all 
the props, didn't they?" And Loner- 
gan replied, quietly: "Yes, all the 
props. No meanings, but all the 
props.'' 

I. think you must rehearse talkers 
as thoroughly as stege plays In or- 
der to get the moaning. "We realize 
that there Is much In "camera an- 
gles,'!, proper recording of the voice, 
etc., but Mter all, the meaning o^ 
the thing Is what counts. What 
thought do we take out of the the- 
atre? The thought that we remem- 
ber a year afterwards Is the Im- 
portant thought "We don't care a 
rap whether we heard It or saw It, 
whether we got It from the speaking 
stage or the silent picture or the 
talking picture. What has the 
dramatist to says — that Is the Im- 
portent thing. As a rule he hos 
nothing to say, but In coses he gets 
by through brilliant photography, 
brilliant acting, brilliant dialog or 
brilliant something. A day later or 
a week later, and you can't remem- 
ber a thing about It because there 
was no ou^tstanding thought. 

What I mean is, some fellow 
kindly dies and leaves me a million 
dollars. I don't care particularly 
■whether I learn of It through a let- 
ter, telegram,' over the phone or— 
let us say-^from a newsreel. I only 
know about the million. 

Thus, I wonder why Intelligent 
producers of pictures seem to ignore, 
the germ of originality which made 
It posslt>le for' them to "develops a 
picture, however triumphantly.: 
Surely there Is enough glory in pro- 
ducing a grade A talking picture 
and all Its entiollea mechanism and 
still crediting generously the source 
of the original thought 

After all. It is the original thought 
that counts. The development of It, 
either for a stage play or a picture, 
requires expert minds and minds 
with a mastery of technical, perfec 
tlon. But development can be 
learned. It Is true that very few 
learn it to the degree that they 
become masters, but It Is equally 
true that they must have something 
to develop. 

The learning of technique Is not a 
God-given quality. Original crea 
tlon Is and nothing can supplant it. 
On the other hand, genius never 
gave anybody technical knowledge 
That can be acquired only by the; 
labor and drudgery which the pro 
ducer of any finished piece of work 
cannot escape. 

Ideas 

Lest i get over the wrong mean 
ing regarding "Alibi" I claim no: 
credit In either, the play or. the pic 
ture. I had an . original, idea to .start 
with and that .was brought to me by 
John 'Wroy. With his help I -wrote 
an acting, version. But his idea,, aa 
expressed In the sketch, contained a' 
whole play which' might , have been 
written from many' angles and' 
would still be the sketch. It con 
telned the only thing of ultimate 
-value in either the play or the pic 
ture, namely: :A sensible argument 
against the Idealization of criminals. 

I also did some work on the play, 
"Kibitzer," but It Is in no sense my 
play.. The play was written poten 
tlally . by whoever originated the 
Idea of placing a man who was too 
ready with decisions for other peo 
pie in the position to have to make 
a decision for himself. That Idea 
and the masterly work of the lead 
.tPS_mtor . .hay^^jojiade. -iha^play^ 
success. 

I wrote the original version and 
idea of "Kempy.". My son, Elliott, 
wrote most of the young" love scenes 
and other- v.aluable flnishing work. 
He did.lt .splendidly, but a boy with 
his. training and telent should do It 
splendidly. Anyone -who pretends to 
write piays should be able to write 



the dialog or love scene, or any, 
.other scene with the characters and 
situation furnished them. 

Elliott wrote "The Poor Nut." The 
basic idea of it Is that a boy must 
win a race and that by iao doing ha 
loses the girl. That Is the play and 
any good play niay be expressed In 
dozen sentences, I did ^ome small 
work on It, but he did most of It; 
Also In "By Request"; both are es- 
sentially his plays. Every day plays 
are brought .to nio to be rewritten. 
The author says there Is . a great 
Idea here .but. It needs your hand A 
the rewrittlng. I labpr through >120 
pages of dialog and find no Ideai I 
flpd charactei-s, situations, smart 
lines but no idea. 
Wbat.do I mean by an . Idea? 
'Well, let us take "Bain." One -man 
says "Some men are virtuous and 
some are not" The author says: "I 
will show you that no man is virtu- 
ous under certain conditions." So 
he opposes a healthy, vigorous Ne- 
braska farmer, gone .so reli^oua 
that ,aB a missionary he makes .the 
natives wear pants, with a most un- 
attractive and disgusting' prostitute 
whom, he knows to be such, and 
after a[ few days of temptation, falls 
for her. Then; happily, ' he Is . man 
enough to cut his thrda't. That Is a 
di-amatic idea. It :'mattei's .not 
-ivhether It happerie'd l|i' the 'Sqilth 
Sea 'Islands or a Harlem flat; ii ia. 
anJdea and It- demonstrates . some- 
thing. 

AH your developers, producers, di- 
rectors and capitalists 'can do noth- 
ing without the basic, creatl-ve idea. 

Unfortunately, however, without 
their expert help, "full maiiy a 
flower Is bom tO blush unseen." 

Well, I'm in Chicago, en route for 
Hollywood. Say a prayer for me, 
won't you? 



FRANKLIN'S SON HURT 



Skull Fractured in Auto Accident 
—Condition Reported Improved 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
Albert Franklin, 16>-year old son 
of Harold B. Franklin; of - Fox; is 
Itt ' a serious cohditloh'- at' the' Ckll- 
fonila- Hospital following an aiito- 
moblle '<irash in Beverly Hills -i^hich 
resulted in his sustaining ' a' frac- 
ture of the skull over the right eye. 

Young Franklin was riding in. a 
roiodster'rwlth a companion ..'frho 
was driving when the cor skidded 
and Btruok another automobile con- 
taining 4 woman and a child. The 
impact threw young Franklin out. 

His condition was very critical 
for the first 48 hours as it was-4)e- 
lleved from the size of the frac- 
ture that he h&d a concussion of 
the brain. His condition at present 
is reported more favorable. 

As .a result of the accident. 
Franklin, Sr. was unable to go 
north to attend the opening of ^the 
new Fox theatre -In Seattle, also the 
district meetings for his organiza- 
tion. Howard Sheehan, vice-presi- 
dent of the company, went In '<hia 
stead. -f 



T-S After Three Stars 



Los Angeles; April 16.. 
Tiffany-Stahl Is negotiating with 
Madge Bellamy, Sue Carol and Lina 
Basquette to do four pictures each. 

Miss Carol's contract with Vox 
expires Aug. 6. 

. ■ 

NAOEL'S EXC. CONTBAC;^; 

Los Angeles, April '16. 

Double contract held by .Warner 
Brothers and M-G'-M -"on services 
ot'Con'rad Nagel has 'expiredl-' 

>M-G-M'- exercised Ufa 'optidfl*' to 
place the actor uiidel: laft - excl'di^tve 
contract for; two years. ■ ' ■ ■ 



YOUNG CABL Dif "JAZZ" 

Los, Angeles,; April 16. 
Carl Laemmle, jr,,-' -will-; be -asso- 
ciate producer on the ''King of 
Jazz," starring Paul Whlteman, to , 
be directed for Universal by Paul 
Fejos. 

Production date set for Junes' 1. 

-- — — /; . . '^-ii 

.. Reisner on Metro ''Follie8V3& 
Los Angelc-, April ift. 
Chuck-- -Relsncr" "has- - replaced ■ 
Christy Cabinnne as director of M- 
G-M's f'Holly wood Follies" which 
Harry .Rapf Is sponsoring. 



Porch Directing Abroad 

Henry Porch, assistant to lXO;rry 
Revere, has sailed for London to.-^ll- 
rect for British International nipis. 



Wedne8da7. April 17, 1929 



P I C TURE S 



VARIETY 



Indie Talker Producers Around 
N. Y. Increasing-Big Cos. Qmet 



Can* 



' Independent talkers are becoming 
Increasingly numerous around Mew 
York. Weiss Bros, from CalKomia, 
previously Identified with serials 
and shorts principally, have taken 
over the DeForest Studio on a leas- 
ing arrangement whereby when not 
using the studio they can sub-let. 
The Weiss' are launching a series 
of dialog features the first to be 
directed by Edgar Lewis. 
. . peForest itself Is moving out of 
the building although the DeForest 
system of recording (film and wax) 
will be used exclusively in all prod- 
uct maide on the premises; George 
Orth will be studio manager for 
Weiss Artclass, with Rufus Caldwell 
In charge of sound. Joseph Reck 
and Tom MoUoy will be connected 
with the production end. First fea- 
ture scheduled to start this week. 

At M-G-M's studio an independent 
production, 'Xove's Shadows." spon 
Bored by Franklin M. Warner Is get 
ting under way with a 10-week 
shooting schedule and a $300,000 
budget. Nothing by M-G-M lUelf 
except some west coast tests. 

American Sound Studios on West 
44th street have announced feature 
productions to start this month, 
while pyer in Fort Lee at Phil Gold 
stone's Metropolitan studio, Chester- 
field has started the first of a series 
of six Indie talkers, using Blophone 
method. An English company head- 
ed by Victor Sayvllle Is shooting 
a talker at the RCA studio near 
Qramercy Park. 

2 'Ladys' 
. "The Lady Lies" at Paramount 
and "My Lady" at Pathe are the 
only major company talkers in pro- 
duction on the Atlantic end. Jeanne 
Sagels picture "Jealousy" finished 
Friday at Paramount. Je^n deLI- 
mur, its director, is going to Paris 
to rest and recuperate. . 
' Arthur Hurley Is a newcomer to 
the Warner studio. He Is assisting 
Bryan" Foy In the directing. Abe 
Mass has been appointed script su- 
pervisor for the Vltaphone short de- 
partnient with Arine Maxwell as as- 
sistant. Miss. Maxwell worked at 
this studio for VlUgraph in 1914. 
Steelwork for new annex is now up. 



"NOSliO"— TIP-OFP 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

Since the "No Smoking"^ law 
Went Into effect at First' Na- 
tional studios, employees have 
adopted the word. "Nosmo." 

It's a warning to everyone 
on the stage to put out their 
butts when a fireman ap- 
proaches. 



Recording Esdmates for 
hdie;$103lo$7^00 



lios Angreles, April It.' 

Academy of Motion Picture ,Arts 
and Sciences has cancelled Its con- 
tract with the Hollywood Magazine, 
for the past three months has been 
acting as its official house organ. 

The break Is attributed to per- 
sonal prejudice among the majority 
of Academy members and that the 
Hartwell Publishing Co., publisher 
of the mag, wanted to expand tor 
national circulation. 

It was agreed at the time, the 
Academy entered into an agree- 
ment with the publisher that the 
Academy retain the option of as- 
sisting In financing the exiMuis'lon to 
make it a'.natlonal.'publlcatloh, but 
on second thought, could not see no 
direct benefit in It The Academy 
decided to pull out before its part 
of the option would compel the 
Academy to Invest any ot Ita capi- 
tal resources. 



R. C. A. Estabfishing Coast 
Base for Recording 



Radio Corporation is establishing 
a permanent base on the West 
Coast for Photoph'one recording. F. 
M. Sammls, former chief engineer 
for the American Marconi Co., has 
been made representative with 
headquarters in Radio's studios. 
Eighteen other technicians are also 
being dispatched. 

Sammls' assignment is seen as a 
drive for more business by Radio. 

While Pathe, Sennett and Tif- 
fany- Stahl, using the RCA system 
have crews of their own, these will 
all be accountable to Sammls and 
his assistant The latter is RalpH 
Townsend, long connected with 
Brunswick, for which he estab- 
lished studios here and abroad. 
. More recently Townsend was on the 
sound end In Paramount's Astoria 
studio. 

Confining their activities to Ra 
dlo's Hollywood plant are M. Ma 
resca, chief engineer for Station 
WRNT, and the following acoustic 
BpeclalistSL Dr. Wolf, Olsen and. A. 
lUngrel. 

i 



. Los Angeles, April 16. 
Some of the lesser recording com 
panles will have to lower their 
present rates it they expect to ap 
peal to the puree of the smaller 
Independents, according to view of 
one ot the latter, who recently has 
been doing some shopping. 
, With one exception the producer 
figured his expenses for sound 
stage, synchronization and labor for 
shifting scenery, would be identical 
with the four recording companies 
from which he obtained estimates. 
The exception was that "A" com- 
pany -would make no charge for 
shifting scenery. 

For three days' shooting, "A' 
ccmpany, bne of the majors, quoted 
$2,600 for each ot two days inside 
arid $1,260 tor portable, $600 royalty 
tor each reel released (six esti- 
mated), with a grand total ot $10, 
250 tor the producer. "B" company, 
also a major, quoted $760 a day for 
use ot equipment and the same 
royalty, with a total ot $7,350. 

C" company, one of the newer 
ones, asked $718 a day, or $2,164 tor 
the three days, and a royalty of $600 
a reel— or $7,264 for the total. "D' 
company asked $1,200 a day for use 
of equipment and royalty of 26 
cents a negative foot aggregating 
for 6,000 feet, $1,600, or $7,200 tor 
the total. The producer's figures 
tor accompanying expenses are 
omitted. 

Producer remarks from that show- 
ing It looks as though one ot the 
majors would get his money when 
he is ready to shoot He adds that 
In the matter ot synchronization he 
is not yet convinced the material 
afforded by one of the available 
phonograph libraries will not b.e en- 
tirely satisfactory, especially as he 
will have access to non-taxable 
music. 



DUSLET KDItPHT, BCA 

'' Dudley Murphy, formerly dlrec 
tor t(>r FBO, has been appointed 
story editor tor . RCA Photophone 
Productions and assistant chief of 
productions to Dick Currier. 
. Murphy will select his own ma 
terla! and direct personally. His 
first is a series ot shorts, featuring 
Marc OonoUey, playwright In brief 
teomedy skits written by the latter. 



Santell and Songs 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
' First National has assigned AV 
fred Santell to direct Irene Bor- 
■ donl'ln "Paris," from stage show by 
Martin Brown. 

. Special songs_ will be written to 

"■"Wip&Temenf'TjrfesenTTfiTimb^^ 



"Orohld Annie" Ready 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
With Stanley Smith recalled to 
ftsurae his picture work as Pathe's 
juvenile lead, a "Little Orchid An 
nie" will be given to Arthur Rankin, 
starUng April 21. 



ACADEMY THROWS MAG 



Official House Organ 
. Ambitions 



with 



Lnbitsch on Operetti^ 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
First operetta to be written espe 
cially for talking pictures will be 
produced by Paramount here. Elrnst 
Lubitsch wUl direct It from Ubretto 
to be written by Guy Bolton. 

Lubitsch Is now In New York , to 
meet Bolton, who arrives today 
from Europe, for conference on 
pierllmlnary plans. 

Broadway musical stars are 
yet untitled. 



as 



SIEBH BACK WITH V 

Los Angeles, Al;>ril .16. 

Walter .Ij. Stern, recently resigned 
OS business manager tor Universal 
to go Into the record making bust' 
ness, returned this week. 

Stern is considered one ot the 
most efficient studio business man 
agers on the Pacific Coast. 



""Seat Tax Is Thing of the Past" 
Say Coast Talker Producers 
in Mee% 'lusic Trusf 



1ST TALKING DI&ECTOB 

Los Angelea, April 16. 
Keen rivalry on Warner lot 
over who directed the first all- 
talking picture. Partisans un- 
able to agree as to whether It 
should be confined to feature 
subjects or whether shorts 
count 

Director who suggested that 
the talking production which 
made the most money ought 
to be entitled to a few white 
chips tailed to get a hearing 
from rivals. 



Can't Sound Fifan, So 
Scrapping $105,000 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

In scrapping $106,000 worth of 
negative on "Acoma," Mexican In- 
dian epic. Fox was actuated by con- 
siderations of the sound market and 
the Impossibility of equipping this 
production In that direction. Robert 
Flaherty, who wrote the story, spent 
six months in Arizona arid Mexico 
directing this uncompleted picture 

Delia Magnana, 'Texlcan girl, se- 
lected for the lead by Flaherty, was 
at first reported as the cause of 
dropping the picture. This Is Ae- 
nled by Fox.. 



Pathe Shows '28 Profit 



Berlin, Won't Direct 

"Bones'* for Warners 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Irving Berlin has sold to Warner 
Brothers picture rights to the musi- 
cal comedy "Mr. Bones" which he 
wrote tor Al Jolson. • 

The play was to have been pro- 
duced last season by Jolson but he 
deterred it to carry out his picture 
contract. 

The agreement which Berlin 
made with Warner Brothers Is that 
he Is to aid in the preparation ot 
the story ^nd also to provide the 
music and lyrics for the picture. 
Berlin does not want to nor will he 
have anything to do with the direc- 
tion. When he completes his work 
on the music and lyrics tor "Mr. 
Bones," which goes Into production 
next month, the composer will re- 
turn to the United Artists Studios 
to prepare to produce a picture for 
Joseph M. Schenck. This picture 
will probably go into production In 
June. It will be a musical comedy. 



STAGE BUILT DT FOTIB WEEKS 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Pathe's new sound stage 76 by 
262 feet was completed in four 
weeks from starting day. Structure 
has double walls and celling. Stage 
Is now In use without drapes on 
any of the three chambers. 

Work was done by studio crew 
under Harvey Leavltt superintend- 
ent divided in three shifts. Cost 
was in excess of $200,000. 



Codys at Santa Monica 

^^-*-Ld8"AirgBiear"Aprti-ifc — 

Lew Cody has returned to town 
from Arrowhead Springs and has 
taken a cottage at Santa Monica. 
His wife, Mabel Normand, also 
moved there from their Beverly 
Hills home. It is hardly likely that 
Cody will be able to get around for 
•Bother three montba. 



Pathe consolidated Income account 
for. year to Dec SI, 1928, discloses 
net profit of. $187,436, compared with 
net loss for the previous year ot 
$2,161,882^ 

Equally interesting were the com- 
ments of J. J. Murdock In a note to 
stockholders, setting, forth that, 
company operations up to April 21, 
1928, when Joseph P. Kennedy as- 
sumed charge of operations, had 
shown a loss of $416,389. The rest 
of the year returned a profit of 
$602,826, the difference between 
these two sums representing' the 
year's net 

Some radical adjustments ot ac- 
counts rather contuses the picture 
ot the business. A special reserve 
was set aside to absorb excess 
costs of sales over normal costs as 
estimated by the management, 
amounting to $2,642,128, but this 
does not appear to be charged 
against the year's operating In- 
come. 

A slmlllar bookkeeping device was 
the transfer from surplus to special 
reserve of $3^000,600. Disregarding 
the various auditing the net result 
ot the year leaves the surplus ac- 
count at $805,447, compared to 
$876,706. 

Explains Special Fund 

Mr. Murdock says further In ex- 
planation ot the special reserve 
item: '« 

"Neither at the time the reserve 
was set up nor at the present time 
has it been possible to determine 
the final amount ot the loss that 
may result from operations prior to 
Mr. Kennedy's connection with the 
company. While a substantial part 



ot the loss Already has been taken. 
It Is not unlikely that some further 
losses, not provided by the reserve, 
iwlU occur. Extraordinary Items of 
this aatur^ will be charged .to sur 
plus account in order that the profit 
and loss statements -may more ade- 
quately reflect the current operating 
profits." 

Income statements for years 1928 
and 1929 show about the same gross 
.business, $17,000,000 In round fibres, 
The net for 1928 Is arrived at after 
interest . depreciation and deduction 
of $2,642,128 from reserve account 
'^ absorb excess cost of sales over 
normal costs," but before special 
reserve against advances, inventor- 
ies and contlngendea Also before 
federal taxes. 

The 1928 net represents $23.30 per 
share of the outstanding 8 per cent 
preferred stock upon which divi 
dends have accrued since Dec 1 
1627. Allowing for only regular an- 
nual dividend (disregarding arrear- 
age), the net represents 43 cents a 
share on the "A" stock (261,863 
shares). 

Income statement compared to 
previous years la as follows: 

The adjtisted surplus account as 
of Dec. 31, 1927, was $876,706 (In- 
cluding certain credits from ro' 
appraisal). To that are added 1928 
net profit ($187,436) and other 
credits arising from reduction of 
class" "A" and common 'stocks ($2, 
741,306) or total surplus of $3,806, 
447, from which Is deducted special 
reserve against advances to outside 
producers, inventories and contin 
gencles ($3,000,000), leaving suirpltis 
as of Dec 31, 1928, $806,447. 



Pathe Comparative Income 



Qraaa Sales 



Opw prof..... 
*Sp6cl rfls. 

Profit .•••••••••••«•»«• 

Othor Inc. ••.«••••••»•••» 



19Z& 1927.: 1928. 1025, 

..417,180,821 «n.lKa.t28 $16,828,000 $18,101,827 
...aT,006,08a 18,308.101 10,988,132 10,014,910 



t|70»,e28 
1,100.000 



$890,408 .$l,G3e,0Jl 



$208,789 111.919,028 
1S9;S18 . 880,401 



PfOflt ...... .M. 

iDterest, etc 

Depreo. « • • • . 

tOoVl 6X1^ 9tQ***e»*«**ea ••••••< 

Fed. Ux •«••••••••••••< 



Not profit ••••«••••••••»•■••*••■* . 

Pfd dlv« •«•*<••••••••••• 

Diva on old com' & CI A. pt stk 

Cora dlvo •••;•.(•>■•••••'•,•••«••••••«••• 



«748,0e7 t«l,063,162 
1179,188 1829,113 
81,010 132.474 
...... 120,833 



$187,138 t«2.101,882 

04,828 

...... 808,021 



$890,108 

810,730 

$1,201,198 
109,977 
105,109 



$1,080,881 
200,lUie 



80,480 



$1,780,988 
. 1£1.33S 
97,172 

iVejie 



$890,077 $1,481,767 
00,400 08,150 



Surplus 



' For advaoras t» eatald* . 
cbitIM forward tnom ^nvton* 
llneludes omortlxatloa. 



$187,430 |$S,019,781 $394,001 $1,303,301 

tI>ov*lopment expenHS of Pathe. Inc., 
and othor . adjuitments. tLou.. IDeQcIt; 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
Association of Motion Picture 
Producers, at the instigation of WiU 
.Hays, held a special meeting today 
with Hays and Cecil DeMllle, preal- 
dent ill the organization, amending. 
It is understood the producers are 
repanng plans to combat any ef- 
fort of E. C. Mills, on behalf ot the 
.American Society of Authors, Com- 
pcsors and~ Publishers, from at- 
tom]>tlng to force contracts which 
would permit the latter organiza- 
tion to collect a seat tax from ex- 
hlbltoM who use synchronized pic- 
tures. 

Association feels that the seat 
tax must become a thing of the past 
for exhibitors, and that the pro- 
ducers, of .talkers In owning their 
own compositions and copyrights, 
the Mills outfit's cut-In will be put 
at an end within the near future 
without federal legislation. 

Hays outlined to the producers a 
plan -Whereby an Income of $2,000,« 
000 l9 necessary tor the maintenance 
of the motion picture relief fund, 
which is in dire need of money to 
pay its operating overhead. He also 
broutiht'. up the .matter of the care* 
ful treatment of foreign themes. 
Hays,, who was *o have left ' hiare . 
tomorrow (Wednesday) will hot 
now return to New Tork tmtil.. 
April 28. 

B.' C. Mills, representing th» 
American ' Society ot Composers^ ' 
Authors and Publishers, Is also here 
as agent Snd trustee tor agents jot 
foreign copyrights. 

Mlllis' concern about the talker^ 
ultl.mate ' cutting. Into the royalty . 
collection taxation Is believed' t» 
be the .primary purpose of his trtik 
He states that as tar as the '.m*' 
clety Is Concerned it Is merely rira« ' 
tine business. 

Primarily, In his cfjtaclty. ail ' 
a gent and . ^rufitee representing the 
torelgn copyright owners. Mills Is' 
out to do some collection tor ths 
use of music . In picture synclironl- 
zatlbns.' This American 'Sefilety 
governs only the United -States ond ' 
Canada; but has nothing to dp with, 
licensing synchronizers lit toreli^ 
countries such as .England, vieaa^ 
and. Germany, where the locals Aa« 
thors an^d Composers Society qfll» 
elates as. the royalty coUectlOB 
agency. 

' Mills would opmpute the royalty, 
scale^ for the foreign rights Qn • 
pro rata basis according to. .the 
number of houses wired abroad. 
"Mueic trust" 
Because of the many membeea ef 
the A. S. C. A. P. at present on 
the coast Mills will probably bold 
a meeting here. He has advised 
the picture people' conceml.ng his 
plans. 

Picture producers are wary of 
any solicitation by -Mills on behalf 
of the Am. Society. That Is, the 
music trust" which eventually 
may and probably wlU be brokw 
by the picture producers controlling 
all of the copjrrlghts' ot music, tor 
talking pictures. 



Harry King's Hotel ^iO 
Ruined Him in Okliu Cit|; 

Oklahoma City, April 16J 
TTnder pretense ot representing 
Fox Interests In this state, Harry 
King, ot Miami, Fla., rated rather 
Importantly with the theatrical 
natives until he was hauled Into 
court on a charge ot sldestepplnc 
his hotel bill. 

King had been dropping hint* 
that Fox would come Into this city 
and Tulsa, with b^g. oomblnatlpa 
office bulldlngrs and theatrea But 
he forgot to cross his fingers wblls 
heralding the Influx of new money. 

POLLABS'S "BABNSTOBHEB" 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Before making "The Minstrel Man* 
for Universal. Harry Pollard win 
do "The Barnstormer." It Is an or- 
iginal by himself and production IS 
scheduled for May. 

Joseph Schlldkraiit and Laura lA 
PJant6_,in„lheJoada._ ^ 

Pettljehns Sailing 

The annual trip abroad of the 
Charles Pettljohns wlU Start thl» 
season April 24. 

Pettljohn is the soothing sayer «f 
the Hays office. In lU dlplomatlo 
dealings with rapacious leglsIators> 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



4LA.HousesDo$146,700-1Vild 



Parly" 
W 




I "Coquette" $38,700, 
t'DesertSong" 



Ix>s Angeles, April 16. 
(Drawing Population, 1,450,000) 
Weather: Fair and Cold 

Aseregate picture gross for week 
was blgg<?r than It has been here 
for a long time. This was due to 
good features. Top money honors 
were shared between the Paramount 
and United Artists. JTormer had 
"The Wild Party" for »39,000, while 
the UA had "Coquette" in its first 
stanza, and got $38,700. 

Lioew's State was close behind 
with "The Duke Steps Out," while 
Warners came through in great 
shape with "Desert Song" on its 
first week. Opening to more than 
{9,000 on Monday at a $5 top, grind 
trade wa3 stimulated with the house 
doing capacity at all night perform.' 
ances for $34,000. 

"Broadway Melody," In its 11th 
week, got just past the $30,000 
mark, which for consecutive run of 
the picture gives the house around 
a $32,000 average, the biggest in its 
liistory. "Iron Mask," at the Car- 
thay Circle In its fifth week, began 
to fall oft with the successor' already 
anonunced. trade dropping to 
around $12,000. "Speakeasy," in sec- 
ond week at the Critierlon, not the 
panic that it was figured, as trade 
fell below $10,000. Another week 
to go. 

Hlllstreet dropped around $4,000 
below the previous week with "The 
Circus Kid." "Abie's Irish Rose" 
moved out to the Boulevard for one 
week and did close to $8,000, while 
"Desert Nights," without sound, was 
about -$700 ahead of "Abie" at tho 
Egyptian. 

Estimate* for La«t Week 

Boulevard (Fox)— "Abie's Irish 
Rose," sound (Par) (2,164; 26-60). 
After three weeks downtown did re- 
markably, well here in getting al- 
most $8,000. 

Carthay Cirele (Pox) — "lipon 
Mask," sound (UA) (1,600; 26-$1.60) 
(6th week). With kids back In 
school, matinee trade shot; started 
skidding at around $12,000. • 

Criterion ' (Fox) — "Speakeasy," 
dialog (Fox) (1,(100; 26-76) (2d 
week).' Not a hurricane though ex- 
ceptional good exploitation used; 
$9,960. 

Egyptian (UA-Fox) — "Desert 
Nig]>U" (M-6) (1,800: 26-76). John 
Gilbert brought trade to around 
$8,600, neat profit 

Grauman'a Chinese (UA) — "Broad- 
way Melody," dialog (M-G) (2,028; 
26-$l) (11th week). With plenty of 
opposition this one holding up rO' 
markably; still selling out on mid' 
night show; Just over $30,000. 

Hillatreet (RKO)— "Circus Kid," 
sound (Radio) (2,042; 26-76). Pic 
ture better adapted for daily change 
than week run houses; strong vaude 
helped take to around $13,000. 

Loew's State (Ix>ew-Fox) — "Duke 
Steps Out." sound (M-G) (2,042; 26 
$1). Haines-Crawford combo good 
box ofnce; extra deluxe shows neces- 
sary the fore part of week, drop be- 
ing on last few days; almost $36,000 

Paramount (Pub)— "Wild Party," 
dialog (Par) (3,696; 26-76). Will 
accept Bow In ahy thing here; new 
m. c. Monk Watson, looks like as- 
set: plenty of profit at $39,000. 

United Artiste (UA)— ^'Coquette, " 
Blalog (UA) (2,100; 26-$l) (1st week) 
First Plckford talker tremendous; 
house grinding from nine a. m. un- 
til midnight; biggest initial take 
yet.' $38,700. 

Warner Bros. — ^"Desert Song," 
dialog (WB) (2,7S6; 26-76) (1st 
week). Opening to better than $9, 
000 at $5 premiere Monday, and with 
fairly good break in dallies first 
Warner operetta bettered $34,000; 
very big. 



mODY" $17,000, H.O.; 

''hvmr HITS $18,000 

Wash. Eases Off From Easter 
Rush— ^Fox $20,000— 
"Sonny Boy" $14,700 



Washington, April 16. 
(White Population, 460,000) 
Weather: Cold With Rain 
Getting back to normal on pro- 
gram entertainment made It pretty 
tough for some of the' houses con- 
sidering what everybody did when 
the town was filled with Easter vis- 
itors. 

"Sonny Boy,*' at the Earle, got the 
house's usual $14,000, while "Broad- 
way Melody," at the Columbia, goes 
Into a third week and was unaf- 
fected in the general drop. Broke' 
the second week record at $17,000. 
Estimates for Last Week 
Columbia (Loew) "Broadway Mel- 
ody" dialog (M-G) (1,232; 36-60). 
High figures for all time; above 
$17,000 on second week and sticks. 

Earle (Stanley-Crandall) "Sonny 
Boy" dialog (WB) (2,244; 36-60). 
Even with midnight opening failed 
to get as expected; report has house 
going in again for presentations 
shortly; c.ount last.week ran to $14,- 
700; "Wild Party" (Par) currently 
packing 'em and.looks like big week. 

Fox (Fox) '.'Kid Gloves" dialog 
(WB) and stage show (3,434; 36-60- 
76). Difference here always regis^ 
ters with startling effect; down $10,- 
000 to about $20,000; top business 
of town, though. 

Met (Stanley-Crandall) "Divine 
Lady" sound (FN) (1,686; 36-60). 
Spotty on second week; maybe $10,- 
000. 

Palace (Loew) "The Dummy" dia- 
log ((Par) and stage show (2,363; 
36-60). Back to normal, $18,000 
oke. 



BUFFALO STILL IN HIGH 



"Speakeasy" Very Lively All Week 
at Great Lakes; $25,000 

Buffalo, April 16. 
(Draw. Pop., 500,000) 
Weather: Cold, Rainy 

Business continued to hit the hlgl: 
spots last week, although somewhat 
lower all round from the record week 
preceding. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Buffalo (Fubllx) (3.600; 30-40-76) 
— "Close Harmony" (Par), "Carnival 
Cocktell." Satisfactory at $32,300. 

Hip (Publlx) (2,400; 86-60)— 
"Why Be Good?" (F. N.), and vaude. 
Dropped off from preceding week 
but good business. $16,000. 
— Century-(£ubUxX-(a,19.a;_iE5.-60;— : 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G-M). Built 
neatly by word of mouth. Up strong 
toward end of week. Held over. 
Second Sunday reported biggest of 
engagement. Last week $16,500. 

Great Lakes (Fox) (3,600; 80-40 
7t)_"Speakeasy" (Fox); sound pro 
gram. Plenty of activity all week 
Nearly $26,000. 

Lafayette <Indep) (8,400; 35-60)— 
"Ned McCobb'fl Daughter" (Pathe) 
Felt opposition. Off to $16,000. 



AFTER THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS 

A beautiful lake — canoes — plenty 
of trees — two dance pavilions — the 
youth of Washington gliding to the 
strains of two MEYER DAVIS OR- 
CHESTRAS. 

That's-the nightly scene at beau- 
tiful CHEVY CHASE LAKE on the 
outsUfKs of the National Capital. 

The tenth successful year under 
MEYER DAVIS MANAGEMENT. 



GuiDaii Filin Panned, But 
Tex DrawMllOOO 



Kansas City, April 16c 
Malnstreet not only gave quality 
but quantity last week. 'Xeather- 
necks" was the picture, with a stock 
revue, and the show ran nearly 
three hours. One of the best weeks 
for the house, at $24,000. 

"Broadway Melody" In its second 
week at the Midland, longest ever 
given a picture in this theatre, con- 
tinued to do business, and the final 
count-up, $19,000, better than was 
expected. 

Newman gave the villagers a first 
glimpse of the famous Texas 
Guinan, and how the papers did 
razz hert One critic unloaded with, 
Texas Guinan Is not half bad — she 
is worse than that," but the ticket 
buyers thought the picture good 
theatre and the house did $11,000 
Estimates for Last Week 
Mainatreet — "Leathernecks 
(3,200-26-36 -60- 60). Hundreds 
turned away Sunday and at some of 
the other shows.- Best money bet on 
street; $24,000. 

Loew's Midland — "Broadway Mel- 
ody" (4,000-26-30-60). Second week. 
Same bill as first week. Held better 
than anticipated at $19,000. 

Newman' — "Queen of the Night 
Clubs" (1,890 • 26 - 40 - 60). Texas 
Guinan's name evident magnet, but 
customers satisfied. All sound bill; 
$11,000; very good. 

Pantages — "The Shakedown" (2, 
200-26-36-60) and vaude. $10,200. 

Royal— "Kid Gloves" (920-26-40) 
Another hl-jactfing story. Hardly 
sort for Royal, but entertaining. 
Buslnes not so good; $4,200. 

"A Woman of the Night," foreign 
made, at Globe, with stage show. 



FETROFFS V. T. SETTHUT 

Chicago, April 16. 

Boris Petroff, now producing In 
dividual weekly stage units at the 
Chicago, rejoins the Publlx produc 
tion department in New York after 
two more weeks. 

No successor to PetrofC has been 
announced. Report here is that 
the house Is trying to get Frank 
Cambria back. 



Guerringer, Gen. Mgr. 

New Orleans, April 16. 

Bill Guerringer returned home last 
week to discover that in his ab 
sence he had been appointed gen 
eral manager and vice-president of 
the Saenger Circuit. 

Bill was formerly treasurer of the 
chain. He was treasurer during the 
flood. 




ISat's Cydren Knock Off Seatde to 
$14,000-Dake,' Sth htM $n 



Itage Act Kejrt Portland in 
Lead Last Week, $17^0 

Portland, Ore., April 16. 
For the second time in the North- 
west Publlx stage shows will be 
withdrawn. After the ^ visit here 
last week of John Balaban and Sam 
Katz, it was announced. The shows 
will b« withdrawn from the Port- 
land here, and the Seattle theatre, 
Seattle, with these houses going en- 
tirely sound pictures. Publlx stage 
shows were tried last year, at both 
times competing with Fanchon and 
Marco units In Fox houses. 

No report as yet on the new oper- 
ating management of United Artists 
houses by PubUx. 

Henry Duffy Players will remain 
Indef at the Dufwln. Manager Mc- 
Curdy won his dispute wltlv the 
stage union, which had demanded 
salary for an engineer, deemed un- 
necessary, at $70 a week. Two 
weeks' notice was given all round 
and then canceled when union re- 
scinded ruling. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Portland (Publlx) (8,600; 26-60)— 
Singer's Midgets topped stage bill 
and mopped up. "Saturday's Chil- 
dren," feature, not so good; $17,300. 

Broadway (Fox) (2,000 ; 36-60)— 
"Weary River" (F. N.), screen fea- 
ture, not hot. F. & M. "Grotesque 
Idea." fair; $16,000. 

United Artists (Parker-Fox) (1, 
200; 36-60) — 2d week of "Broadway 
Melody." Going good after mlM 
start; $13,000. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (2,000; 26- 
60) — 2d week of "Sonny Boy," held 
up fairly; $9,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (1,200; 26- 
50 — "True He^en," screen feature. 
Popular; $6,60(K 
Orinatal (Tebbetts) (2,700; 26-36— 
Show Girl." Did well. Prazler 
Stock In one-act stage show; $6,000. 

Pantagea (Pan) (2,000; 36-60)— 
'Younger Generation," film feature, 
Okay. Vaud. $14,000. 

Heilig-Hip (Northwest Theatres) 
(2,000; 26- 60) — "Honeymoon 
Abroad," screen. "Pom Pom," girl 
tab revue; $5,000. 

Duf\*in. (Henry Duffy Players) 
(1,400; 26-$1.26). Did well with 
"The Show-OflT'; $4,600. 



*^iuiy Boy** Piles Up 
$33,000 St Louis Gross 

St. Louis, April 16. 
(Draw Pop, 1,025,000) 
Weather: Cool and- Rain 

Rain hurt all over last week 
Started Sutiday and continued until 
Wednesday. - 

Good pictures helped keep things 
even for Loew's and Grand Central 
St. Louis, Introducing Photophone, 
held Its own, but would have turned 
them a'way with fair weather. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Ambassador (3,000; 36-60-65-76) 
—"Sonny Boy," dialog (WB). With 
out Al and with a poor, flimsy 
story, Davey Lee captivated as he 
did in "Singing Fool." Ed Lowry'e 
stage show; $33,100. 

Fox (6,000; 36-76)— "Red Dance' 
(Fox). Measures up;, stage show 
woven around "Fourth' Symphony"; 
"Song of. Flame," prolog to picture, 
and "Metropolitan Nights," Jazz 
revue. 

Loev/s State (3,300; 26-36-66)— 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G-M) 
Crowded houses first week and held 
over; first holdover since "Ben 
-Hur«-ana-^fg-Paradei'^— Short-sub 
Jects; $26,700. 

Missouri (3,800; 36-60-66-70) — 
"Nothing-. But Truth" (Par). Dlx 
promises to be doubly entertaining 
In future sound pictures: fair com 
edy; Harry Rose's stage show; $i23, 
600. 

Grand Central (1,700; EO-76)— 
"Divine Lady." Corlrine Griffith. 

St. Louis (4,280; 36-66)— "The 
Leatherneck," dialog. Taude. 



XAPT. LASH' SURPRISES 
A BIT Wim $35,000 



San Francisco, April 10. 
(Drawing Population, 762,000) 
Weather: Clear and Cold 

While there was no particular ex- 
citement at film box offices last 
week, "Captain Lash," at the War- 
field, proved stronger than expected 
and plied up about $36,000. Picture 
was not entirely responsible, be- 
cause Eddie Peabody hae.,a follow- 
ing and there was a classy stage 
Marco revue to help. 

Granada showed an increase over 
the preceding week, because there 
were many who wanted to hear 
Lupe Velez. A switch was made at 
the California Thursday with "The 
Letter" supplanting "Iron Mask." 
Wagnon's Embassy brought "Glad 
Rag Doll" to the public for a woria 
premiere, also on Thursday. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Warfield (Fox-Loew) (2,672; 60- 

65- 90) — "Captain Lash," sound 
(Fox). While not particularly 
strong, .they liked Mctiaglen; about 
$36,000; stage aided. 

Granada (Publlx) (2,698; 36-60- 

66- $l)— "Wolf Song," sound (Par); 
Music in this picture proved popu- 
lar, resulting in a tew more shekels; 
near $26,600. 

California (Publlx) (2,200; 35-60- 
66^90)— "Iron Mask," sound (UtA). 
Third week and closed Wednesday; 
showed drop to about $11,800. 

St. Francis (PubUx) (1,376; 36- 
60-66-90)— "Doctor's Secret," dialog 
(Par). Second run on Market 
street; 17,600. 

Embassy (Wagnon) (1,367; 60-66- 
90)— "SUrk Mad," dialog (WB). 
Ended two weeks Wednesday; 
$9,600. 

Davie* (Wagnon) (1,160; 86-60- 
66-90)— "Sonny Boy," .dialog (WB). 
Third week around $12,000. 

El Capitan (Ackierman-Harrls) 
(2,800;- 26-40-60)— "On Trlai," dia- 
log (WB). One week to $10,600. 

Good Judgment Got $5,000 
More for 2d WL 

Syracuse, N. Y., April 16. 
(Drawing Population, 220,000) 
Weather: Moist 

Loew's State, with "The Iron 
Mask" rolled up the best gross of 
the week, approximately $18,000 as 
against- the house record of $32,400 
set the previous week by "Broadway 
Melody" (M-G-M), sound. 

'Weary River," held over at the 
Stfand, vindicated Walt McDowell's 
judgment by clicking off $16,000 as 
against $10,000 for the opening week. 

Keith's, thanks to Jack Little the 
first half, grossed $16,800 on the 
week, almost $3,000 bettor than the 
house has been doing recently. 
Estimates for Last Wee.k 
Loew's State (2,908; 26-60) "Iron 
Mask," vaude; $18,000, fair. 
Strand (Ind) (1,600; 20-40) 
Weary River," 2d week, 60 per cent 
Increase over first 'week; $16,000. 
"Broadway Melody" cleaned up the 
town 'week before, hurting "River's" 

Empire ' (Ind) (1,491; 26-40) 
"Hearts in Dixie" about $6,000, with 
picture gaining strength, last few 
days. 

Eckel (Schlne) (1,446; 36) "Divine 
Lady." Another instance of town's 
declining Interest In co^ume pic 
tures; down to $7,600 as against 
$10,000 for previous week's "Canary 

Keith's (2,614; 20-50). Up to $16, 
800, with $4,200 In on record break 
ing Sunday, with 'Jack. Little draw. 



Seattle, April 16. 
(Drawing Papulation, 600.000) 
Weather: Cool 

Screen Is surely king hereabouts.. 
Publlx stage shows rubbed out at 
the Seattle after the second trial,. 
Business had been big, but expenses 
bigger. This makes the Fifth Ave- 
nue the only full fledged presenta- 
tion house in town. Seattle theatre 
Is evidently preparing to combat 
the new Fox, where no stage show 
will be vogue. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Seattle (Pub) (3,106; 26-60) "Sat' 
urday's Children" sound (FN). 
Final Publlx stage show at this 
house this week. Last week $14,000; 
terrible. 

Fifth Ave. (Fox) (2,600; 26-60) 
"Duke Steps Out" sound (M-G). 
Haines has b. o. wallop, corking 
stage show also clicked; $23,700; 
near record. 

Coliseum (Fox) (1,800; 26-86) 
Stmb.a" sound (Ind). On second 
week* $4 600 

Columbia (U) (1,000; 26-36) "Wolf 
of Wail Street" dialog (Par) and 
"Shop Worn Angel" sound (Par), 
Okay for $4,100. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (960; 60» 
76) "No Defense" dialog (WB). 
Monty Blue brought new life here; 
$6,600. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (1,000; e0«' 
76) "The Rescue" sound - (UA), 
Highly praised by critics; lines 
formed regularly; ballyhooing 
"Showboat" (U) for April 19; $7,600. 

Winter Garden (U Chain) (660; 
26) "Kit Carson" (Par). Just right 
for this house; $2,800. 

Pantages (1,600; 25-60) "Trial 
Marriage" (U) and vaude. Fair for 
$6,300. 

Orpheum (2,700; 26-$l) "Square 
Shoulders" (Pathe) and vaude. 
Plugging for RCA Photophone open^ 
ing; $9,700^ 

Taney Baggage" Called 
Total Loss in Baltimore 



"SONNY BOY," 2D WEEK 

Did Dandy Trade at Tacoma; 
$5,200, 2d in Town 



Tacoma, April 16. 
(Drawing Population, 126,000) 
Weather: Fair and Snow 

Foot of snow in April hurt busi- 
ness. However, not bad as a whole. 
"Submarine" was in solid at the 
Pan, heavily advertised and it at- 
tracted, "Sonny Boy" liked in this 
burier. Nice for second week. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Pantages (1,600; 26-50) "Sub 
marine" (■Col). Very well; $7,100. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (860 ; 60 
75) "Sonny Boy" dialog (WB) 
Dandy hiz for second 'week; $5,200. 

Rialto (Fox) (1,260; 26-60) "Doc 
tor's Secret". dialog (Par). Fair at 
$4,300.-^— — — 

Colonial (Fox) (860; 25-60) "Cap 
tain Lash" sound (Fox). Good at 
$3.?00. 



R. C. A. Annual Meeting 

A notice has been sent to stock 
holders of the Radio Corporation of 
America, tor Its annual meeting In 
New York, May 7, at its main office 
in the. Wpolwortb building. 



Baltimore, April 16. 
(Drawing Pep., 650,000) 
Weather: Cool and Fair 

"Broadwaly Melody" is not only" 
breaking house records but theatre 
precedent In this to'wn. After the 
big Stanley, It was moved to the 
elevator house, Valencia, getting 
that theatre the biggest six-day 
gross It has had since the 60c top 
went into effect last year, and la 
held over. This Is the first time 
that a picture, moved to the Valen- 
cia, has remained a second week. 

Some shifts in the high houses 
last week. Century b.o. stepped up 
with "The Duke Steps Out," and 
took the lead away from the Stan« 
ley by a wide margin. 

Elsewhere business' eased off from 
the previous week's highs. "Wild 
Party" was good at the Stanley.- 
''Itearts in Dixie," holding over at 
the New, dropped to the b.o. base- 
ment on the second lap. Keith's 
continued good, but "Red Hot 
Speed" was no b-o. match for "Syn- 
copation" and suffered by compari- 
son. "Sonny Boy" evidently found 
two weeks plenty at the Met and 
was succeeded Monday by a Rlnr 
Tin-Tin film. Parkway was good, 
but not big, with "Doctor's Secret,** 
Prize flop of the week was "Fancy' 
Baggage" at the Rivoli. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Century (Loew), "Duke Steps 
Out" (3,200; 26-60). Big week. 
Long line nightly and big mats, 
pushed gross to big flgure. "Rain- 
bow Trail," on .stage, good unlt^ 
$24;000. " 

Stanley (Iroew, Stanley-Crandall). 
"Wild Party" (3,600; 26-60). Looked 
to slump after mid-week, but sur- 
prised by holding up nicely. Gross 
'way under record hung up by 
"Broadway Melody" week beforei, 
but theatre maintaining good 4ver« 
age; $19,000. 

. Valencia (Loew-UA), "Broadway 
Melody" (1,600; 26-60). Record here. 
Moved from Stanley. Capacity the 
rule. No business like it In this 
house' since first week of "Ramona," 
and that was first-run, while this 
was a continued one. Holding over; 
$11,000. 

' New (M. Mechanic), "Hearts in 
Dixie" (Fox) (1,800; 25-60). Well 
advanced and adroitly exploited, 
this proved somewhat of a disap- 
pointment despite good notices. First 
week about $9,000. Second week 
eased down to not over $6,000. 

Keith's (Schanberger's), "Red Hot 
Speed" and vaude (3,200; 25-50)> 
Continued good, but dropped from 
new high of week, preceding; $14,000^ 

Rivoli (Wilson Amusement Co.), 
-<?Pancy~~JBagga6e'i— (54.0a;~2trfii!).«_ 
After one look Monday, Manager 
Price decided week was total loss. 
In on percentage basis— If any. 
Gross in sub-cellar. 

Parkway (Loew-UA), "The Doc- 
tor's Secret" (1,000; 16-36). Just 
pretty good when shown at the 
downtown Stjinley. Got class draw 
at this select house and did pretty 
well, but not up to house average'; 
$3,200. 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



Wr Oke. $1(1700 at $2 Start: 
''Coquette," $46^00 ill DoU Week; 
"Spcopalion,'' $30,600, at Hip 



Effects ot the two-day heat wave 
which started off last week's pic- 
tures were still belner evidenced 
eeven days later. Figurlns that the 
ante to meet the State Income tax 
didn't help, the combo of contrlb- 
utlnK to new detours and watching 
Central Park become green let prac- 
tically every box ofHce slide. And 
In the face of excellent show 
' weather, cool plus a steady threat 
of rain — known In some circles as 
"picker" days because of the easy 
grabbing of drop-Ins, only three 
pictures really showed nice time 
trials — "Allbl," "Coquette" and 
"'Syncopation." 

"Alibi" was the center of many 
conversations. Coming In quietly 
at the 44th Street, the crowd 
emerged In high praise, the dallies 
' liked It and business Immediately 
jumped to a brisk clip. With no 
Monday mat. Its Initial total was 
916,700, good on this stand. Mary 
Plcktord also showed a strong first 
week with $46,700 at the Rlalto. 
"Syncopation" staked the Hippo- 
drome to $30,600, a record for the 
scale. 

None of the big boys e'hjoyed im- 
portant patronage. Roxy was down 
to $86,000 on "Hearts In Dixie," a 
slap of $26,000. short of the preced- 
ing holiday week, and the Capitol 
was off $14,000 for Its "Wild Or- 
chids" holdover at $69,000. Para- 
mount played back "Wolf Song," 
following Its Embassy nin, and only 
did $6C,700. 

Neither did "Redeeming Sin" 
mean much at the Strand, although 
$30,600 can rate as fair. "Wild 
Party" trailed a sock first week by 
easing more than expected to $32,- 
600, a direct plunge of $22,000, which 
spells four weeks. Colony remained 
as usual in screening "The Shake- 
down" for a bit over $11,000, and 
"Godless Girl," at the Cameo, did a 
seml-flnal of $6,600. 

Two- Dollar Pictures 

"Broadway Melody" and "Mary 
I>ugan" held up as well as any in 
the $2 class, 'Astor nicking $24,000 
again, and the Embassy still boast- 
ing Ave figures with $10,600. "His 
Captive Woman" did acceptably on 
Its first fuU week for $13,700, but 
"Christina" feU down. "Singing 
. Fool" was gasping at the Harris 
short of $8,000, while "The Letter" 
joined the same class at the Crite- 
rion in showing $8,400. "Divine 
liady" took a definite slide in Its 
third week, and $16,300 Isn't too op- 
timistic. Winter Garden and 
"Noah's Ark" didn't waver much 
either way, at again around $24,000. 

Two $11 openings on successive 
til?hts this week— "Rainbow Man" 
entrancing at the Selwyn last night 
(Tuesday) and "Show Boat" tonight 
<Wedne6fd!iy) at the Globe. Next 
week "Innocents of Paris" Joins 
the procession, arriving at the Cri- 
terion April 24, as "The Letter" 
quits this Sunday. "Madame X" 
(MO) opens at the Harris April 23. 
Estimates for La«t Week 

Astor — "Broadway Melody," dia- 
log (M-G) (1,120; $l-$2) (10th 
Wee). Win not move to Harris, ex- 
ecs figuring film doing too "well to 
take chances on spoiling anything, 
and that ^f "Madame X" is strong 
enough it can always pick up added 
Impetus by moving here from the 
42nd street Harris: "Melody" re- 
mains strong at $24,000. 

Cameo — "Godless Girl," dialog 
(Pathe) (649; 50-75) (8d week). 
Now in final week. "Leathernecks" 
<Pathe) due Saturday; took sub- 
stantial drop from opener to $6,600. 

Capitol — "Wild Orchids," sound 
(M-G) (4,620; 36-50-75-$l-$1.50). 
Holdover and had slump to combat; 
result $69,000, fair at best; origi- 
nally Jumped house $26,000, then fell 
414,600 beneath Its own figure for 
fortnight's total ot $162,660. 

Central — "His Captive Woman," 
dialog (FN) (922: $l-$2) (3d week). 
On Initial fuU week $13,700; nice 
enough. 

Colony — "The Shakedown," dialog 
<U) (1,980; 60-76-$l). Nothing wlU 
put this house over 11 to 12 thou- 
sand but Zlegfeld, Cohan. Soph 
Tucker and Ethel In a Tiller rou- 
tine; arflund $11,000. 

Criterion — "The Letter," dialog 
(Par) (862; $l-$2) (6th week). Into 
final week and fading fast; $8,400 
low and closes this Sunday; "Cocoa- 
nuts" (Par), Marx Bros., reported 
dye here April 24; "Innocents of 
«irls" (Par) switched to Paramount 
lOr regular, release booking. 
l Embassy — "Trial of Mary Dugan," 
yiialog (M-G) (596; $l-$2) (3d 
week). Not making much fuss but 
„%atchlng.^quleL»word.-jQ£:moii.tta.-aE::. 
proval and $10,600 substantial; best 
bet house has had In some time. 

44th St.— "AUbl," dialog (UA) 
(l;323; $l-$2) (2d week). Excellent 
notices and word - of - mouth; 
opened Monday iilght (April 16) 
Md $16,700; house capable of 
around $24,000 at scale on full 
Week; nothing named to follow- 

Gaiety^"Chrl8tlna," sound (Pox) 



Razzing Love Scenes 

Montreal, April 16. 

Fans here 4iave commenced 
giving the razberry to vocal 
love scenes and "my darling" 
stuff in dialog pictures. 

Managers are wondering 
what to do about It. They fig- 
ure If it continues It may lead 
to all sorts ot worries. 



mif Song' $8^00, M.(i, 
Only Saved by Leads 



Providence, April 16. 
(Drawing Pop., 315,000) 
Weather: Fair 

"Broadway Melody," In Its second 
and final week at Loew's State, 
again held the limelight. Davey 
Lee in "Sonny Boy" at Majestic 
next best bet. Clara Bow In "The 
Wild Party" at Strand okay; sur- 
prise of week was "Wolf Song" at 
Victory, almost a flop. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Loew's State (3,600; 16-60) — 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G- 
M) (2d and final week). House 
thrived, matinees a bit off but fea- 
ture took another record. Close to 
$27,000; $2,000 under previous week. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 16-60)- 
"Sonny Boy," dialog (W-B); also 
Mat Hallett band on Vltaphone. 
Band big favorites here and house 
played It up. Davey Le«^ okay; 
$18,900; brisk. 

Strand (Ind) (2,200; 16-60)— 
"Wild Party," dialog (Par). In 
spite of weak story brought biz. 
$13,400; good. 

Victory (Keith's) (1,600; 16-60)— 
"Wolf Song," sound (Par). Too 
much heavy stuff; feature failed to 
reach expectjitlons. Stars, Cooper 
and Valez, saved it from flop. 
About $8,200; not so good. 

Fay's (Fay) (1,600; 16-50)-^"Sun- 
set Pass," sound (Par). Feature 
so-so. Not quite $10,000. « 



(808; $l-$2) (3d week). House 
measured for new booth due to 
oversized film for "Fox Follies," 
here next; this one not strong 
enough to carry $2 weight and Into 
red on second week. 

Globe — "Show Boat." dialog (U) 
(1,418; $l-$2) (1st week). Opens to- 
night (Wednesday) at straight $2 
top; $11 i»«mlere. . 

Harris — "Singing Pool," dialog 
(WB) (i;i01; $l-$2) (31st week). 
Way off and will conclude out- 
standing run this Saturday, "Ma- 
dame X" (M-G) toUowIng April 28; 
Juat one week short of eight 
months; apt to hold run record of 
talkers for some time; maybe $8,000. 

Hippodrome— "Syncopation," dia- 
log (Radio) (4,200; 26-60-76) (2d 
week). House Into straight picture 
policy other than Lopez band for 
stage presentation; picture sticking 
until "Passion Players" arrive; first 
week pulled them to tough location 
for $30,600, house record for scale. 

Paramount — "Wolf Song," sound 
(Par) (3,666; 40-66-75-86-$!). Pre- 
viously at Embassy and didn't 
mean much here; $65,700. 

Rialto — "Wild Party," dialog 
(Par) (1,904; 85-50-85-$!) (3d 
week). Clara Bow dove sooner than 
expected after tremendous opening 
week; $32,600 Is drop of $22,000, in- 
dicating four weeks enough. 

RIvoli — "Coquette," dialog (UA) 
(2,200; 36-60-85-$!) (2d week). 
Opened at reserve seat premiere and 
on first week, $46,700, excellent; 
current week will tell about how 
long Mary can stay; figure espe- 
cially good with business off all over 
town for pictures and legit. 

• Roxy — "Hearts in Dixie," dialog 
(Fox) (6,206; 50-75-$!-$!.60). Two- 
week intentions and big stage show 
to help, but opening couple of hot 
days smothered that Idea; never did 
recover from this setback, and $86,- 
000 a headache Inside these wide 
spaces. 

Selwyn — "Rainbow Man," dialog 
(Sono-Art) (1.167; $l-$2) (1st 
week). Opened last night (Tuesday) 
for $11. 

Strand — "Redeeming Sin," dialog 
(WB) (2,900; 36-50-66-75). Dolores 
Costello picture previously at War- 
ner's, $30,500; Just fair for house 
that leaped upon going all-sound 11 
months ago; "Weary River" (FN), 
current, stays two weeks. 

Warners — "Divine Lady," sound 

.aeaijua.apoi^$iii2i.(4thjs:eek)^N^ 

signs of staying power at $157301); 
nothing named as yet to trail. 

Winter Garden — "Noah's Ark," 
dialog (WB) (1,494; $i-$2-$3) (6th 
week). Hanging between $20,000 
and $25,000 right along; not enough 
for capacity and scale; mob figures 
"Desert Song" (WB) will arrive on 
this block next month; last week 
$24,100. 



BLIZZARDS IN MINN- 
HANDY AS ALIBIS 



- ' Minneapolis, April 16, 
(Drawing Population, 600,000) 
Weather: Unfavorable 

Unseasonable blizzards, heavy 
snowfalls and near cyclones put tlie 
skids under grosses last week. Most 
unfavorable stretch of weather in 
months kept a goodly part of the 
public Indoors. Unusually strong 
array of attractions. In view of the 
splendid shows. Intakes extremely 
disappointing. 

Relatively best showings were 
made by a dramatic stock house, 
and the Minnesota, housing "Close 
Harmony." 

Biggest disappointments were the 
first Mary Plcktord talker, "Co- 
quette," at the State, and "Wild 
Orchids" at the Hennepln-Orpheum. 
"Coquette" Is being held over which 
will reveal whether the bad weather 
was mainly to blame. 

"Wild Orchids" was daringly ad- 
vertised In the newspapers as the 
story of a woman "starved for love" 
and "a lover of the east who offered 
her the romance she missed In mar- 
riage," with cuts of Nils 'Asther 
holding Greta Garbo In an Intensely 
passionate embrace. Although the 
stars are Scandinavians and f)opu- 
lar In this Scandinavian community 
and although the picture Itself Is 
plenty sexy enough to live up to 
Its advance promises and appeal 
particularly to the feminine trade. 
It did not prove the expected mag- 
net; $13,500 considered under par. 
Estimates for Last Week , 

Minnesota (F. & R.-Publlx) (4,- 
200; 76) "Close Harmony" (Par) and 
"The Magic Rug," Publlx stage unit. 
"Buddy" Rogers and Nancy Carroll, 
stars ot picture, box office asset in 
this town. Heavy applause at final 
fade-out every performance. Stage 
show and balance of program okay. 
Around $28,700. Very good. 

State (F. & R.-Publlx) (2,300 ; 60) 
"Coquette" (U. A.) and "Black and 
White Revels," stage show. Mary 
Plcktord and picture drew lauda- 
tions from critics. Customers di- 
vided In opinion. Miss Plcktord has 
not been draw here tor several years. 
Started In record breaking fashion 
but tell off badly during balance ot 
week to around $18,700. Profitable 
but disappointing. Weather hurt 
here even more than at other houses 
apparently. Held over. 

Hennepin (Keith's) (2,890; 50-60) 
"Wild Orchids" (M-G-M) and vaude. 
Picture and vaudeville very good, 
but . vaudeville headllner, Ethel 
Waters, colored, meant nothing to 
box office here and house had to 
depend on picture for draw. Picture 
sensationally advertised and plenty 
iaexy, but didn't pull nearly as ex- 
pected. Hard to account for. fall 
down, although, of course, weather 
had a lot to do with It. Around 
$13,600. Below expectations. 

Lyric (F..& R.-Publlx) (1,300; 36) 
"Fancy Baggage" (W, B.) and sound 
shorts. Picture liked. Nearly $5,000. 
Good. 

Pantages (Pan.tages> (1,600; 26- 
60) "Trial Marriage" (U) and vaude. 
Picture showed strength. Pleasing 
program. Around $7,000. Good. 

$30,000 for IMelody"; 
Topped Montreal'^ Best 

Montreal, April 16. 
(Drawing Population, 600,000) 
Weather: Pine and Cold 
Records went overboard at the 
Palace both for the city and the 
theatre last week when "Broadway 
Melody" tipped the beam at $30,000, 
after a long rufi of near-flops. Big- 
gest week since Palace wired. Held 
over. 

Capitol had "Desert NIghU," suf- 
fering from Palace draw and no 
rave. House did well to get away 
with $16,000, up from previous week. 

A Denny plcti'-- at Loew's, "Clear 
the Decks," good aid for the best 
vaude bill In weeks. Held up to 
previous flgure or thereabouts at 
$14,000. Not much sign of either 
Capitol or Loew's rebounding from 
slack Lent season, but arrival of 
tourists from United States In big- 
gest year ever expected In this city 
may bring some change. 

His Majesty's and Princess, legit 
houses, did fair biz and both play- 
ing again this week. Neighborhoods 
held up after doing big business 
Saturday and Sunday and falling 
back next, two days. Orpheum stock 
house as usual packed them In. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 40-66) 
"Broadway Melody" dialog (M-G- 
M). Biggest gross since house 
wired. Cuts by censors only brought 
laughs; $30,000 and held over, 

Capitol (FP) (2.700; 40-66) "Des- 
ert Nights" dialog (M-G-M). Cap- 
Itollans, novelty stage act, carried 
house over week with overflow from 
Palace; $16,000, not so bad. 
— trff8w'r-(PP)r-(^;200ra5-60)-"eiear 
the Decks" (U) and vaude. Vaude 
drew most of $14,000. 

Imperial (FP) (1,900; 36-75) 
"Love Over Night" (Pathe) and 
vaude. Nice picture that rated 
higher than vaude which lost two 
acts Sunday through railway wash- 
out. Vaude below standard of pre- 
vious weeks. Down to (8,600. 



""Noah's Ark" at $2 in Loop, $16,000; 
""Syncopation V $26,000 at State Lake 



Censors Clip "Melody' 



Montreal, April 16. ' 
When dialog ceased for three 
minutes during showing of 
"Broadway Melody," at the 
Palace, fans thought at first 
something had slipped In the 
booth. 

Tlien they saw It was only 
another effort of the • censors 
to save them from evil. When 
It happened again the whole 
house gave It the razz. 



'SPITE MARRIAGE' NOT 
FOR TORONTO; $10,000 

Toronto, April 10. 
(Draw. Pop., 700,000) 
Weather:^ Cloudy 

"Broadway Melody," opening to a 
special midnight show, played to a 
llne-up for six shows a day and 
broke the house record at Famous 
Players' TIvoU with $22,000. Held 
over and almost doubled the record 
for a silent picture In this 1,400- 
seater. 

MGM had to toke a sock across 
the road, where Loew's was strug- 
gling to get by with Keaton's "Spite 
Marriage." Up In this neck of the 
woods Keatdn Is as popular as near 
beer. He put Loew's under $10,000 
In a week ot good picture weather. 
At the same time reports trickling 
In from the tajik towns ot the prov- 
ince show Keaton to be popular. 
Last week the Grand at Sudbury, 
northern mining town, he nailed 
$7,500 with "The Cameraman" 
against an average of $6,300. 

Jack Arthur built a smart stage 
show around "The Canary Murder 
Case" (Par), which drew mixed 
opinions from the dailies and $16,- 
500 from the customers. ; 

"Close Harmony" (Par) bowed In 
strong Saturday, but this was an- 
other case of where the tans didn't 
care a whoop whether Buddy Rog- 
ers played all thos^ Instruments 
himself or not. 

With a strong stage show sur- 
rounding "Love and the Devil" 
(FN), Fred Schaeter landed his 
Pantages house In third place at 
$14,500, well above his average. 

Stage show was "Wedding Bells," 
with 38 people. 

Some of the neighborhoods were 
strong, particularly the Palace, with 
$4,200 for "Wings," and Runnymede 
with $3,900 for "Tide ot Empire." 
Estimate* for Last Week 

Tivoll (PP)— "Broadway Melody" 
(MGM) (1,400; 36-65). Broke house 
record at $22,000, with scant sur- 
rounding program. Campaign ef- 
fective but Inexpensive. 

Uptown (PP) — "Canary Murder 
Case" (Par) (3,000; 30-60), Very 
stroAg at Blmofit $17,000, with dal- 
lies divided. Stage ghow featuring 
"Black and W'hlte Revue," good. 

Pantages (FP) — "Love and the 
Devil" (FN) (3,400; 30-60). This 
lai-ge house requires large stage act. 
Got It In Lewis' "Wedding Bells," 
which used 38 people. Built strongly 
to $14,500; above house average; 
more from stage show than picture. 

Hip (PP)— "Shady Lady" (Pathe) 
(2,600; 30-60). Picture didn't mean 
much either way, but strong acts 
on stage helped along; $14,000. 

Loew's- "Spite Marriage" (MGM) 
(2,300; 30-60). Spite mu.st have 
been against Loew's. Terrible at 
less than $10,000. Keaton cold here. 
House goes sound April 29. 



Boston's Worst Storm; 
"Noah's Ark," Majestic, $2 



Boston, April 16. 
(Drawing Population, 850,000) 

Weather: Stormy End of Week 

The Majestic swung Into the ranks 
of the picture houses this week 
with "Noah's Ark" at $2 top. War- 
ner Brothers' picture- Is In one ot 
the best located legit houses. 

Friday and Saturday had the 
worst storm In over 20 years. It 
tied up transportation considerably. 

"The Divine Lady" at the Met- 
ropolitan had a rather light week 
at $36,900, State with Its repeat of 
"Broadway Melody" did very well 
with $29,800. 

Kelth-Memorlal and the Kelth- 
Albce ran about even for the first 
time, with the Memorial doing $26,- 
000 and the Albce $24,000. 

Estimates for Last Week 
— Metropolitair— (-4;0aOr~"6O=80-7S)-^ 
"Divine I*ady" (PN), stage show; 
$36,900. . 

Loew's State (4,000; 60-60) 
"Broadway Melody" (M-G); $29,800. 

Keith-Memorial (3,000; 60-$l) 
'I-The Leatherneck" (Pathe), vaude; 
$26,000. 

Keith-Albee (vaudfllm) (3,000; 35- 
60) "Syncopation" (R-K-O); $24^000. 



Chlc.ico, April 10. 

Three spots of pitrticular Interest 
In the Loop last week. "Nonh's Ark," 
at tho Woods twice dally for $2 on 
Its opening week drew $1U,000 out 
of a possible $24,000. It received 
only a lukewarm sicndoff by the 
critics and Is further handicapped 
by the long-exploited dpclunitlon of 
B. & K., who control this town In a 
picture house way, that no film Is 
worth $2. Considering these fac- 
tors and tlie only fair results 
achieved by other $2 pictures In 
this 75c. town, that $16,000 Is easlly 
satlsfactor}'. 

Another of the important trio and 
a strong argument In favor of ex- 
hibitors showing a)l their stuff here 
at pop prices was "Bfoadway Mel- 
ody" and Its great start at $48,000. 
This gross shows all the possibili- 
ties of a long run, but B. & K. will 
use the picture later for their large 
neighborhood houses, and conse- 
quently win Jerk It out of the Loop 
while It's still in the big money. 
House record Is $62,000, established 
by "Singing Fool." 

Third high spot was "Close Har- 
mony" at the Oriental, right after 
a week at the Chicago. Both houses 
have stage shows and change 
weekly. It's the first time B. & K. 
have ever played- the same -picture 
In both their de luxe Loop houses, 
and the grosses partially proved 
contention ot some showmen that 
customers ot the staid Chicago may 
hop into the Oriental now and then, 
but an Oriental flap or Jelly will not 
go near the Chicago. "Harmony" 
did 57,600 at the Chicago and $38,- 
000 at the Oriental, raising the lat- 
ter $3,000 over what It had done 
for the past several weeks. Anita 
Stewart In a personal appearance 
was not a gross Influence. 

State-Lake played "Syncopation" 
to a good $22,000. Novelty of sound 
Is wearing off at this house. Second 
week of "Wild Party" at the Roose- 
velt brought $22,000, $6,000 under 
the opener, "Iron Mask" was down 
to $19,000 at United ArtlsU in Its 
fourth week, and stays one more. 
Run has be«n Very good. 

Chfcago was strong with $60,000 
for "His Captive Women," with tltl^ 
draw overcoming unfavorable com- 
ment. 

Estimates fop Last Week 

Chicago (Publlx) — "His CapUve 
Woman," dialog (FN) and stage 
show (4,400; 60-76). Reviewers 
didn't think much of it, but film 
drew $60,000 for" Loop lead. 

MeVieker's (Publlx)— "Broadway 
Melody," dialog (M-G-M) (1,866; 
60-75). Within $4,000 ot house rec 
ord made by "Singing Fool"; $48,000 
with extra heavy exploitation to 
build It Into neighborhood draw af- 
ter downtown run. 

Monroe (Fox) — "Red Dance," 
sound (Fox) (1,000; 60-76). Second 
Loop showing and bettor than aver- 
age with $3,900. 

Oriental (Publlx) —"Close Har- 
mony," dialog (Par) and Anita- 
Stewart in stage show (3,600; B0-. 
76). Here right after week at Chi- 
cago, establishing precedent; $3,900 
above previous week, with $38;000-^ 
Anita Stewart not box office locall:'. 

Orpheum (WB) — "One StoT- • 
Night," dialog (WB) (760; 6t,. 
Satisfactory week at $8,000. 

Roosevelt (Publlx)— "Wild Party," 
dialog (Par) (1,600; 60-75). $22,000 
for 2d week; hot opening at $28,000. 

State- Lake (RKO) — "Syncopa- 
tion," dialog (Radio) and vaude 
(2,700; &0-7e). House with sound, 
stIU 'way above old grosses witlT 
silent films; this one $26,000. Very 
good. 

Unltsd Artists (UA)— rrhe Iron 
Mask," sound (UA) (1,700; 60-76). 
Fourth week, $19,000, with one more 
to go; opened at $47,000, breaking 
house record, 

. Woetis (Shubert)— "Noah's Ark," 
dialog (WB) (1,267; $1.60-$2). Great 
advance exploitation campaign; 
opened to $16,000; capacity, $24,000. 



"Squall" Next at Central 

"The Squall" (PN) Is scheduled 
to follow "His Captive Woman" Into 
the Central around May 15. 

"Broadway Babies," First Nation- 
al's first musical, will probably fol- 
low "The Squall." 



Colman'a "Devil's Island" 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Sidney Howard Is preparing 
"Condemned on Devil's Island" for 
United Artists. 

This will be Ronald Colman's next 
starring picture. 



F'OH HI 

PRODOCnONS 
BXPIiOITATIONS 
FRBSBNTATIONa 



V A' R I E T Y 



Wednesda7.. April 17. 1829 



HfhoTroduced 



BROADWAYS 







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JVew ¥ork^§ Bigge§t TlirUl 
€ome§ Tonight at 8s4^0 

''M the f ll.OO Tap Premier of 




Vnitmmli' Talking and Sin^inq Ttmmph /// 

AND what a thrill! The kind of a thrill that comes when a 
new champibn is made — when a Lindberg is acclaimed — 
when the dawn of a new era breaks^WHEN THE BIGGEST 
PICTURE OF Ali TIME IS RECOGNIZED! 

"Show Boat" will break records in New York. It is breaking 
records wherever it plays* At the Capitol, Miami; Paramount* 
Palm Beach; Capitol, Dallas; Princess, Hot Springs; World, 
Omaha; Aztec, San Antonio. 

Watchitbreak recordsatThe Bluemouse, Portland; Music Box, 
Seattle; Bluemouse,Tacoma; Grand Central, ^t. Louis; Royal, 
Kansas City; Capitol, Lincoln, Neb.; Liberty, Oklahoma City; 
Kirby, Houston; Rialto, Washington; Alhambra, Milwaukee; 
AUyn, Hartford; State, Detroit; Capitol, Atlanta; Capitol, Grand 
Island; Biltmore, Los Angeles; Lyric, Cincinnati; Victory, 
Tampa,, and the hundreds of other theatres swamping Uni^ 
versa! with bookings. 

Watch it break records in EVERY CITY AND TOWN INff\ 
THE COUNTRY! / % 




A IIARKY POLI ARI) l^roduclion of KDNA I KRIiKR'S ii(>v(>l. 

M.OKI'.N/ ZII'KtI'MLI) .-lars siiifiini: Zic^fcld hits hy Jerome Kern and ()><'ar naniniersl< ;n. Helen Morfi 

Jules nie(U(>e. Vimt Jeininia and llie ZiejiCeld IMantalion Sin^'er^. A Iti illianl I iii\ei>al ea-t lieaded liv Lanra l,al'i;;! 
,;<)S(>j)h Seliildkraut. Otis Harlan. Aitna Hnlx-n.x. I^mily l il/.roy, Jane I,a \ erne. I)ire( t<-(i. silent and M^)^ iete-r^e. 

IIarr\ Pollard. Svnelironi/.ed -core l)v Joseph (^lierniav^^k \ . 



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VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 17, 19!^ 




The Musical Score and Synchroniza- 
tion for the Motion Picture Version of 

''SHOW BOAT'' 

Was Created by 






General Musical Director 

for 

UNIVERSAL 



Theme Song 

n.OV£; SING A SONG IN MY HEARr 

Composed by 

JOSEPH CHERNIAVSKY 



Published by 

SHERMAN CLAY & CO. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 



. - ..^Personal Representative 

WILLIAM STEPHENS 

Palace Theatre Bldg. 
NEW YORK CITY 



ARCH 
B. 




Direicted 



MovietoDe Prologue to 

''SHOW 
BOAT" 




HARLAN 



CAPTAIN 
ANDYHAWKS 

"SHOW 




If 




Supervising 
Photographic 

and 

Sound Departments 

Recorded 

"SHOW 
BOAT" 



Wednesday. April 17, 1929 



VARIETY 



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UURA 




AS 



MAGNOLIA 



IN 



" SHOWBOAT " 




IS A 



HARRY POLLARD 

Production 



BOTH MOVIETONE AND SILENT 



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Wednesday, April 17, 1929 






as 



RAVENAL 



in 



''SHOW BOAT'' 



A UNIVERSAL AUDiEN PRODUCTION 



EDWARD J. MONTA6NE 



SCENARIO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 



Paramount - Famous - Lasky Studios 



SUPERVISED THE STORY PREPARATION AND SCREEN VERSION OF 

**SHOW BOAT** 



CHARLES KENYON 



ADAPTATION 

AND 

CONTORJITY 

**SHOW BOAT'* 

(My Biggest Super special Since "The Iron Horse") 



li-l 




PUBLISHED BY 



SHERMAN CLAY & 



SAN FRANCISeO 



Home Of Motion Picture 



CREATORS OF 




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WE CAKE r/ZE MUSIC WORLD 




Now offer for your approval and entertainment the love melody of the motion picture 

version of the Universal Pictures Corporation's masteipie^ 




iOYE SINGS A SONG IN MY HEART' 



Melody by JOSEPH CHERNIAVSKY 

Lyrics by SIDNEY MARKS 



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VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesdar, April 17, 1829 



Comparative Grosses for March 



Below Ic m table of groBtes during March for towns and . houses as 
listed.- High and low gross records for the theatre are given, with the 
title of the. picture, week played and gross for that weelb 

When theatre plays stage show that is indicated. 



NEW YORK 



CAPITOL 

High.. 198,200 
Low... 30,000 



PAR- 
AMOUNT 

High.. 188,100 
Low.. . 



ROXY 

High. $143,900 
tiow.... 70,000 



STRAND 

High. .$81,200 
low... 15.000 



March 2 



' "Jimmy 
Valentine" 

$76,600 
Stage Show 



"The 
Dummy" 
$66,600 
Stage Show 



'Lone WotPs 
Daughter" 

$84,200 
Sta^e Show 



"My Man" 

$41,600 
All Sound 



March i 



"Jimmy 
Valentine" 
$66,800 



"The Canary 
Murder" 

$80,700 



"Speakeasy" 

$136,760 



"My Man" 

$28,200 



March 1A 



"Bellamy 
Trial" 
$69,760 



"The Canary 
Murder" 

$67,000 



"Speakeasy" 

$107,000 



"Queen of the 
Night Club" 

$30.600 



March 23 

"Spite 
Marriage" 

$68,100 



LOS ANGELES 



EGYPTIAN 

High., $14,000 
I«w.... 6,000 



l-OEW'S 
STATE 
High.. $48,000 
Low... 16,600 



"Redskin" 

$68,000 



"Speakeasy" 

$96,600 



"Sonny Boy" 
$31,800 



CHICAGO 



CHICAGO 

High.. $71,800 
Low... 33,000 



McVICKER'S 

High.. $63,000 
Low... 13,000 



MONROE 

High.. $12,600 
Low... 2,700 



ORIENTAL 

High.. $62,000 
Low... 26,000 



ORPHEUM 

High.. $16,900 
Low... 4,800 



ROOSEVELT 

High.. $32,000 
Low... 8,000 



STATE- 
LAKE 

High.. $34,000 
Low... 16,000 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

High. .$47,000 
Low... 11.000 



March i 



"Redskin" 

$48,000 
Stage Show 



"Jimmy 
Valentine" 

$28,000 
All Sound 



"Four Sons" 
$4,100 
All Sound 



"Desert 
, Nights" 
$44,000 
Stajge Show 



"Stark Mad" 
$11,800 
All Sound 



"The Barker" 

$18,000 
All Sound 



"Air Legion" 

$24,000 
Vaude 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$28,000 
All Sound 



March 9 



"Trisil of -98" 
$46,000 



"In Old 
Arizona" 
$46i000 



"Capt. Lash" 
$4,100 



The 
Dummy" 
$40,000 



"Stark Mad" 
$7,200 



"Wolf of 
Wall Street" 
$32,000 
(Becord) 



"Strong Boy" 
$27,600 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$17,000 



March id 



"On Trial" 
$46,000 



"In Old 

Arizona" 
$44,000 
2d week 



"The Ghost" 
$6,200 ' 



"Why Be 
Good" 
$40,000 



"Queen of 
Night Clubs" 
$11,460 



"Wolf of 
Wall Street" 
$24,000 
2d week 



"Tha Godless 

Girl" 
$32,500 



"Iron Mask" 
$47,000 
(Record) 



March a 



"Wolf Song" 

$42,000 



"In Old 
Arizona" 

^35,000 



"True 
Heaven" 

$6,300 



"Chinatown 
Nighto" 
$35,000 



"Queen of 
Night Clubs" 
$7,400 



"Wolf of 
Wall Street" 
$19,000 



"Strange 

Cargo" 

$26,600 



"Iron Mask" 

$35,000 



PAR- 
AMOUNT 

High.. $67,800 
Low... 16,600 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

High.. $37,380 
Low... 6,180 



WARNER 
BROS. 

High.. $38,800 
Low... 16.000 



March 2 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 
' $9,960 
Stage Show 



"Bellamy 
Trial" 

$26,800 
Stage Show 



"Weary 

River" 
$40,000 
All Sound 



"Strange 
Cargo" 
$8,000 
Stage Show 



"Queen of 
Night Clubs" 
$24,600 
All Sound 



March 9 



"Wolf of 
Wall Street" 
9,400 



"Desert 
Nights" 

$30,800 



."Carnation 

Kid"' 
$30,400 



"Hearts in 

Dixie" 
' $22,600 



"Queen of 
Night Clubs" 
|1«,000 



"March 18 



"Canary 
Murder Case" 
$10,800 



"Why Be 
Good?" 
$30,000 



"Chinatown 
Nights" 

$32,600 



"Hearts In 
Dixie" 
$17,000 
2d week 



"Sonny Boy" 
$27,000 



March 23 



"Wild 
Orchids" 

$10,200 



"Godless Girl" 
$27,000 ■ 



"Close 
Harmony" 
$41,300 



"Hearts in 
Dixie" 
$13,000 



"Sonny Boy" 
$23,600 



SAN FRANCISCO 



WARFIELD 

High.. $41,400 
Low... 16,700 



GRANADA 

High.. $34,100 
Low... 6,200 



CALI- 
FORNIA 

High. .$34,000 
Low... 6,200 



ST. 
FRANCIS 

High.. $22,200 
Low. . . 3,000 



EMBASSY 

High.. $24,300 
Low... '7,000 



March 2 



"Orchids" 

$33,600 
Stage Show 



"Carnation 
Kid" 
$23,800 
Stage Show 



"Wolf of 
Wall Street" 

$11,600 
AH Sbui)d 



"Lucky Boy" 
$6,400 
All Sound 



"Redeeming 
Sin" 
$13,500 
All Sound 



March 9 



"Bellamy 
Trfal" 

$29,000 



"Chinotown 
Nights" 

$27,600 



"Weaiy 

River" 

$21,000 



"Potemkin" 
$8,800 



"Redeeming 
Sin" 
$10,000 



March 10 



"Why Be 
Good" 

$28,600 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$23,900 



"Weary 
River-* 
$19,400 



"Godlees 
Girl" 
$10,300 



"Redeeming 
Sin" 
$10,000 



March 23 



"Desert 
Nights" 

$30,000 



"Close 
Harmony" 
$31,700 



"Iron Mask" 

$28,000 



"Godless 
Girl" 
$8,200 



"One Stolen 
Night" 

$9,060 



KANSAS CITY 



MAIN 
STREET 
High .$30,000 
Low .. 8,000 



LOEW'S 
MIDLAND 

High .$28,000 
Low .. 10,600 



NEWMAN 

High .$33,000 
Low .. 8,000 



BALTIMORE 



CENTURY 

High.. $27,000 
Low... 15,000 



STANLEY 

High.. $28,000 
Low... 12,600 



VALENCIA 

High... $7,000 
Low.... 2,600 



KEITH'S 

High.. $14,000 
Low... 9,000 



March 2 



"Bellamy 
Trial" 

$22,000 
Stage Show 



"Wild 
Orchida" 
$18,600 
All Sound 



"Doctor's 
Secret" 

$3,500 
All Sound 



"OfBce 
Scandal" 
$9,600 
Vaude 



"March 9 



"The 
Dummy" 
$18,600 



"Weary 
River" 
$21,600 



"Sunset Pass" 

$2,800 



"Girl on the 
Barge" 

$9,600 



March 16 



"Red Skin" 
$19,500 



"The Canary 
Murder Case" 

$18,600 



•■Weary 
River" 
$6,000 



"Cehene and 
Kellys in 
A. C." 

$14.000 



March 23 



"Why Be 
Good?" 
$18,500 



"Tide of 
Empire" 
$16,000 



"Canary 
Murder Case" 
$4,000 



"The 
Shakedown" 

$13,000 



SEATTLE 



SEATTLE 

High.. $26,000 
Low... 11,000 



FIFTH AVE 

High.. $26,000 
Low... 11,000 



MUSIC BOX 

High.. $17,000 
Low... 4,250 



GARDEN 

High... $3,800 
Low 2,000 



PANTAGES 

High.. $22,500 
Low... 4,800 



ORPHEUM 

High.. $17,000 
Low... 6,600 



BLUE 
MOUSE 
High.. $14,200 
Low... 6.000 



Feb. iA 



"Carnation 
Kid" 

$16,000 
Stage Show 



"Strange 
Cargo" 

$18,000 
All Sound 



"Iron Mask" 
$10,600 
All Sound 



'Wild Blood" 
$2,800 
AH* Sound 



"The 
Shakedown" 
$6,600 
Vaude 



"Hardboiled" 
$13,100 
Vaude 



"Stolen 
Kisses" 

$6,000 
All Bound 



March 2 



"Chinatown 
Nights" 
$17,100 



Weary 
River'' 

$23,000 



"Iron Mask" 
$8,000 



"Born to the 
Saddle" 

$2,600 



"The Faker" 

$6,300 



"Love and 
the Devil" 
$9,600 



"Queen of the 
Night Clubs" 
$7,800 . 



March 9 



'Manhattan 

Cocktail" 
$17,460 



"Wild 
Orchids" 
$19,000 



"Iron Mask" 
$6,000 



"Sins of the 
Fathers" 

$2,000 



"Cohens and 
Kellys in 
A. C." 

$8,600 



"Noisy 
Neighbors" 
$11,800 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$9,000 



Marfh 16 



"Close 
Harmony" 

. $20,000 



"Desert 
Nights" 
$18,000 



PAN- 
TAGES 

High .$28,000 
Low .. 6,000 



March 2 



"McCobbs' 
Daughter" 

$16,000 
Stage Show 



"Tide of 
Empire" 
$15,000 
All Sound 



"Red- 
skin" 
$14,700 
All Sound 



"Old 
.Arizona" 
$28,000 
(High) 
Vaude 



March 9 



"Weary 
River" 
'$28,000 
Stage Show 



"Iron 
Mask" 
$22,000 
All Sound 



"Chinatown 
Nights" 

$14,600 
All Sound 



"Old 
Arizona" 
$16,000 

Vaude 



March 1« 



"Why Be 
Good" 
$16,600 
Stage Show 



"Desert 

Nights" 

$18,000 
All Sound 



"Godless . 
Girl" 
$11,000 
All Sound 



"Red Hot 
Speed" 
$11,200 

Vaude 



March 23 



"His Captive 
Woman" 

$16,000 
Stage Show 



"All at Sea" 

$10,500 
(New Low) 
All Sound 



"Close 
Harmony" 

$26,000 
All Sound 



"Lone Wolfs 
Daughter" 

$10,400 

Vaude 



ST. LOUIS 



AMBASSA- 
DOR 

High .$46,880 
Low .. 22,200 



. LOEW'S 
STATE 

High .$47,000 
Low .. 10,800 



MIS- 
SOURI 

High .$29,500 
Low .. 13,800 



March 2 



"Seven Foot- 
prints to 
Satan" 

$22,200 
Stage Show 



"Wild 
Orohids" 

$19,200 

All Sound 



"Stark 
Mad" 

$18,100 

Stage Show 



'March 9 



'Chinatown 
NighU" 

$26,200 

Stage Show 



"Iron 
Mask" 
$28,450 

All Sound 



"Why Be 
Good" 
$21,600 

Stage Show 



March 16 



"Cohens & 
Kellys In 

A. C." 

$81,700 
Stage Show 



"Desert 
Nights" 
$16,400 

All Sound 



"Carnation 
Kid" 
$17,800 

Stage Show 



March 23 



"Kid 
Gloves" 

$27,000 
Stage Show 
"Tide of 
Empire" 
$10,800 
(Low) 
All Sound 



"The 
Dummy" 

$13,800 
(Low) 
Stage Show 



TACOMA 



BROADWAY 



PAN- 
TAGES 

High .$11,500 
Low .. 4,200 



"Sonny Boy" 
$11,500 



"Someone to 
Love" 

$2,500 



"Man Who 
Laughs" 
$6,800 



"Forbidden 
Love" 
$10,000 



"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$7,000 - 



PROVIDENCE 



STATE 

-Hiem~$24;600 
Low... 16,000 



STRAND 

High.. $13,000 
Low... 8,000 



MAJESTIC 
High.. $13,600 
Low... 6.200 



March i 



"Lucky Boy" 

— -$16,000 — 
All Sound 



"The 
Dummy" 
$13,000 
(Record) 
All Sound 



"Redeeming 
Sin" 
$13,000 
AlU Sound 



iMarch 9 



"Iron Mask" 

— .$21,000;.,... 



"Children of 
the Ritz" 
$lli000 



"Mother 
Maehree'^ 

$13,000 



March 16 



"Strange 

._Carg«C_„ 
$16,000 



"Why Be 
Good" 
$10,500 



"Canary 
Murder. Case" 
$13,600 



March 23 



"Tide of 

.-JEmnlrelL 

$16,000 



"Home 
coming" 
$8,600 



"Me 
Gangster" 

. $9,000 



BLUE 
MOUSE 
High ..$8,280 
Low ... 1,400 



RIALTO 

High ..$8,830 
Low ... 2,000 



March 2 



(Dark) 



"Restless 
Youth" 
$6,000 

Vaude 



"Greyhound 
Limited" 

$4,900 
All Sound 



"Red- 
skin" 

$4,300 
All Sound 



"MarSH~9" 



(Dark) 



"Mother 
Machree" 
$6,400 

Vaude 



"Queen of 
Night Clubs" 

$5,600 
All Sound 



"Strange 
Cargo" 
$4,600 
All Sound 



"MifcinS" 



(Dark) 



"Cohens- Kel- 
lys in A. C." 
$7,700 
Vaude 



"Stolen 
Kisses" 
$4,160 
All Sound 



"Godless 
Girl" 

$5,000 
All Sound 



March 23 



(Dark) 



"Iron 
Mask" 
$7,300 

Vaude 



"Kid 
Gloves" 

$5,600 
All Sound' 



"The 
Dummy" 
$4,100 
All Sound 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



PORTLAND 

High.. $26,300 
Low^. 11.000 



BROADWAY 

High.. $23,000 
Low... 9.000 



PANTAGES 

High.. $18,000 
Low... 6.000 



ORIENTAL 
High.. $14,000 
Low... 6,800 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

High.. $22,000 
Low... 4,000 



MUSIC BOX 

High.. $20,000 
Low... 4,000 



March i 



"Carnation 
Kid" 
$13,200 
Stage Show 



"Strange 
Cargo" 
$16,000 

AH Sound 



"Girl en the 
Barge" 

$13,500 
Vaude 



"Naughty 
Boy" 
$7,400 

Vaude ' 



"Godless 
Girl" 
$7,000. 
All Sound 



"Queen' of the 
Night Clubs" 

$9,900 
All Sound 



March 9 



"Chinatown 

Nights" 
° $16,600 



"Bellamy 
Trial" 
$14,000 



"Acrosis the 
Atlantic via 
Zeppelin" 
$12,600 



"The 
Rescue" 

$8,000 

"Iron Mask" 
$16,000 



"GriAyhound 
Limited" 

$8,300 



March It 



"Tide of 
Empire" 
$13,900 



"Why Be 
Good" 
$16,000 



"Cohens and 
Kellys In 
A. C-" 

$17,000 



"The 
Spieler" 
$11,000 



"Iron Mask" 

$9,500 



"Stolen 
Kisses" 

$9,000 



March 23 



"Close 
Harmony" 
$19,400 



"Desert 
Nights" 

$12,500 



"Cohens and 
Kellys in 
A. C.» 

$9,000 



"Haunted 
House" 

$6,000 



"Iron Mask" 

$6,500 



"Kid 
Gloves" 

$8,000 



(Continued on pa^e 28) 



Prrr. QUIETS DOWN; 
^DUKE' $32,000 AT PENNi 



Pittsburgh, April 16. 
. (Drawing Population, 740^000) 

Biz last week, with possibly one 
exception, skidded. Rain struck 
town and kept everything down- the 
first few days, although takings 
spurted over the weekend. Also 
possibly reaction from E«Bter Week, 
when town went on a rampage. 

"Broadway Melody," in second 
week at Aldlne, maintained Its ter« 
rlfio pace to claim around $23,000, 
considered exceptional. Picture may 
be yanked after this week to make 
room for "Hearts in Dixie." Town 
has gone for "Melody" In a big way 
and It could possibly stay six weeka 
to good money, since overhead at 
Aldine Is nothing to speak of. 

Stanley, with "His Captive Wom» 
an" and a flash band act on tha 
stage, took punishment and waa 
lucky if It got $26,000. Picture weU 
liked but it wasn't until late in the 
week that word got around. House 
has been making its biggest splurge 
in history for inauguration of new 
stage policy this -^ek, with units 
coming directly from Mostbaum, 
Philly. Will be augmented by stage 
band, ballet of 24 girls and. chorus 
of 34 voices. Street cars, billboards 
and every other available space In 
town has been plastered. 

"The Duke Steps Out" and Pub« 
Hit unit got around $32,000 at tha 
Penn. nothing like the abnormal 
takings of last few weeks. Nlte 
trade ' capacity, as usual, but mats 
fell off, perhaps due to inclement 
weather. "Divine Lady," in second 
and last week at the Grand, slipped 
heavily, probably getting around 
$14,500, a drop of six grand over the 
previous week. "The Letter" (Par), 
oi>ened Saturday to nice business,' 
Heavy exploitation out in dailies,- 
with house taking three and four' 
times the usual amount of space. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Aldine (Loew's) (1,900; 26-35-60): 
— "Broadway Melody," dialog (M-0>. 
Maintained pace in second week;' 
close to $23,000, a mop-up here 
where overhead is nothing to speak 
of, but may be pulled for "Hearts in 
Dixie" (Fox): nobody knows the 
reason. 

Stanley (Stanley-WB) (3,500; 26- 
36-60). Slipped to around $26,000 
with "His Captive Woman," dialog 
(FN), and Hughle Clark's flash band 
act; figure near bottom for this 
house; new stage policy, with units 
from Mastbaum, Phllly. opened this 
week on big splurge. 

Penn (Loew-UA) (3,300; 26-36- 
60-75) — "Duke Steps Out." sound 
(M-G), and Publix unit Gave house 
$32,000; not exceptional but good. 

Grand (Stanley-WB) (2,000; 60« 
75) — Second and last week of "Di- 
vine Lady," sound (FN), around 
$14,600, about $6,000 under first 
week's figures; picture just mod- 
erate here; "The Letter," dialos 
(Par), now in for run. 

Brooklyn FoD of Afibis;^ 
Metat$29^withinask' 

Brooklyn, April 16. 

Poor business last week, with 
plenty of alibis. Paramount, like 
all the other houses, felt the heat 
the first couple of days, and than 
along came the rain. With "WoU 
Song" house only did $47,600, con- 
sidered terrible here. 

Fox also felt the weather. House 
had "New Year's Eve," panned all 
around, and high-pressure vaude 
program with Greta Nissen and 
James Rennle. Remainhig three 
houses moved along uneventfully. 
At the Strand "The Redeeming Sin'* 
brought $19,500, so-so. Loew's 
Metropolitan,- despite the weather, 
got them out for "Iron Mask" witb 
quiet vaude bill. Albee concen- 
trated on the vaude, playing up a 
radio revue. 

Estimates for Last yieek 

Paramount — "Wolf Song," sound 
(Par) (4,000; 85-50-75). Poor week; 
stage show helped somewhat; with 
better films house would soar; $47.- 
600 had. 

Strand — "Redeeming Sin," dialog 
(WB) (2,000; 26-35-50-60-75). Not 
.so good at $19,600. 

Fox — "New ■ Year's Eve," dialog 
(Pox) (4,000; 36-40-50-60-76). Pic- 
ture panned, but vaude held inter- 
est; near $30,000. 

Metropolitan — "Iron Mask," sound 
(UA) (3,677; 36-40-50-76). R©i 
ceived nicely; $29,800. 

Albee— "Clear the Decks," dialog 
(U) (3,248; 36-60-60-75). Elaborate 
vaude helped. 



"Blake" in 10 Eps 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
A ten-episode serial, "The Return 
of Blake of Scotland Yard," goes 
into production the end of this 
month for Universal. Ray Taylor 
will direct. 

-~-Eflorts~BrerljBing~m«de-to-4nd-»- 
girl of English type to play tlie 
lead. 



"Bad Man" Accepted 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
t«w Llpton's original, entitled 
"Bad Man," has been accepted by 
M-G-M- for Karl Dane and George 
K. Arthur. 



Wednesday, At>TiI 17, 1928 



VARIETY 



17 








RADIO 

PICTURES 

signs RUDY VALLEfi and 
him for greatness while the echoes 
of his first hriUiant triumphs still 
ring* Fresh * . . . scintillating • • . ^ 
sensationally different . . . • those gay- 
talents which have commandedroar*] 
ing acclaim- on air and vaudeville] 
>stage, now will find finer expression 
and ixroader scope through the sing' 
ing screen! Even among TITANS» 
this blonde giant towers unrivalled* * • 

HIS ENCHANTING GENIUS 
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE 
MAKING OF AT LEAST ONE 
MELODIOUS SUPER'PRO- 
DUCTION FOR RADIO PIC 
TURES AND OF COURSE HIS 
BAND WILL APPEAR WITH 
HIM... 




FROM METEORIC CONQUESTS ON THE AIR 

COMES RUDY VALLEE ENSNARING 

MILLIONS IN HIS WEB OF HYPNOTIC 
SONG> MOST TALKED OF PERSONALITY 
AMONG SHOWMEN TODAY. HE IS DES> 
TINED TO BECOME A WORLD IDOL 
TOMORROW IN RADIO PICTURES 

RKO DISllUBmXElfG CORPORATION 




PICTURES 



The Cotden Voice 




i 



oi the Silver Screen. 



VARIETY 



P I C T II R{E_S 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



scene Ifi being taken. In one.of the Btudloa rec^nUy, foUowln* the^care- 
ful preparaUona tor the eamera to atart, a Tolce hoonted out from the 
monitor's booth; "The llghte are getting nolay." 



Jierily provtd how aenalUve 1» the mike, 
heard the Ilgfata. 



Mike Meehan, John Raakob and other downtown IntereBts reported 
Interested In the - Son)i- Art Film Corpi, whose first producUon, "The 
Balnbow Man," went' Into the Selyrynj New Tork. this week. Eddie 
I>owllng, starred In the talker, has for a long time been a close Mend 
of ex-Governor Al Smith. Meehan and Baakob are among Smith's 
etosest friends. Last week at the Paramount studios Smith made a 
talker, used as an introductory porUon of the program in connecUon 
With the Eddie DowUiig talking picture. 

In the Sorio-Art organlzaUon at present are George R. Weeks, formerly 
■ales manager for Paramount, and O. B. Goebel listed as producers. 
George Holland, formerly general press represenUUve for Arthur Ham- 
mersiein. Is handling the i>ubllclty. 

' • ' ' ' ■ 

Kre^e syndicate btores-have be^n foVced by ihe picture business to put 
sheet music on their counters again. The screen has so popularised theme 
songs and the like that the many calls prompted Kress to reinstate the 
music counter. 

Woolworth's 10-cent top prevents this giant syndicate doing llkowlaei. 
If that ever happened the music biz would decidedly be enjoying things 
as in the so-calied "good old days." 

Songwrlting boys In HolIyijTOod iare still pot used to the time clopk 
punching at the studioalphe necessity Ui. rejfurt at 8.30 of mornings has 
the tunesmiths considerably upset, especially after wooing the musical 
muses at all hours o? the pight, , As orea^Te; artists, like maiv_ aaou^^ 
playwright who turned iown fancy contract, the contractual sUpulatlon 

to be at the studios s« early Is aometfiing; they Old npt figure on. ^ 

• Stili anothei' practlw, said W be fti effect; Is the -pitting of staff writers 
against one another. These songsppnlths, comprl^lnK Ufiips.. »re each called 
In and told wfth'much secrecy to tiim oiit i suitable thenie song for some 
flicker, cauUoned to keep eve^rthlng confldeiiUal., A week later the head 
man of the wrlUng crew holds auditions, dlsdtrdlng' the other 11 sOngs 
of the dozens submitted. • • > . , ■. 

The picture companies also wUl soon havo to acclimate themselves, to 
the idea that there's such a Oilng as overdt^g a good thing. Not every 
picture is conducive to a son^ theme! Melodramas and straight dramaUc 
or dialog pictures are not conducive to plauslfile song Interpolations. 

Such horrible examples as ' •'Woman Disputed. I IjOvo Tou" was one of 
the earlier attempts to hook up a picture title with a song. 

Three years ago Humphrey Pearson sold out his advertising business 
in Columbus to study stagecraft In New Tort While there he be<»me. 
' vice-president of toe Criterion Advertising. Co. «Bi* wrote a play, 
"Shoestring," completed last November. He. decided that the screen 
afforded the better break and brought his 'story itp the coast In De 
cember. „ ^ 

Warners bought it. changed the name to "On With the Show, and 
are making It . on the Vitagraph lot. 

Many tales ^ave been told-r-and, prlpted-rof t^ie casualties In th# wa^ 
of broken ^ubes In wnbltlve^ rpcordi^ 'a^parait^s ;dubi to the Impact Of 
sharp sounds,' such, for instance, as gunfire. The. experience of one 
west coast comp^inlr, which -has Jttst completed ;a! wJkr picture, does not 
bear out thede fe'poHs. ' ' . > • s ■ ■ ^ • . 

As an illustraUon In a battle scene a tank oarrylng ^ microphone 
operated ouUide and Inside two three-pound^rs aipd ^e one-poundere. 
The resuIUng racket created by these ^d suiroui^Ing gunSvWhen tte 
lence was reproduced on the screen was ko viplent It caUsed the 



Issues of debehturo bonds by William rox runnlnsj.lhto .the many 
millions aro reported without conflrmatlon.^ One for '113,000,000 has been 
announced. ^ This niay be followed. by four more, from the iwcount, for 
an equal ainonnt «ioh, or $10,000,000. Halsey Stuart iibd: Company, the 
bankets of i the iBnft Issue, deny any knowledge of the rtipiored others 
to follow, as does aI. C. Blumehthal, the, Fox realty exper^ who usually 
Informs WllUam Fox hoiw much Is required for theatre buying or merger 
deals. ' ^ 

Fox Is said to hcLve paid (74,000,000 for the Loew control. Besides Fox 
wlU have to pay over arbiind $20,00b,000'for the piirchaise of the Metro- 
politan group and other theatres negotiated with for some While. 

In the tioew buy Fox Is reported to have paid $102 a share, for some 
of the stock and $120 per for the remainder. . The hlghw/prlqe Is said 
to have been paid Mrs.. Marcus Loew and. her sons, and Nicholas. M. 
^^ohencki Among those declared In on the Fox sale, midsltly those not 
dlreotiy connected itirltb Xioew's or Metro's operation from th(| storjrjth^- 
Sh.ab«itii ire reported having.- received, a cheok for" :$l,?0p,p00. Some 
two or three weeks' jprevlously the Shuberts are said to have disposed 
of the major portion of their I<oew holdings at the market, then about 
$76. Lee Shubert la holding around 200,000 sharea of Shnbert stock, 
bought by him when Shubert stood at 74. Lee contemplated a Warner 
deal when making the large :punBhase of his own stodui. Since then 
Shubert has declined uhtll now-It Is around $E6 a. share. ' 



sequence .-^ — — ■ > , . . 

walls of the projection room to vibrate. In t)iA reopudlng of this and 
similar sequences In the picture not > tube was bkpkep.- It Is sald'these 
sound effects will put this picture - over. 



When Raoul Walsh took a company of- pjayers to San Francisco to 
film the marine scenes for "Cockeyed World" he figured he could get 
a squad of eight maimed mturines from the Veterans Bureau In Oie 
northern city. When he made application to that office he was Informed 
they had no crippled soldiers registered there for work. An ad was 
placed In a newspaper and the nc: t day, more than 80 cripples showed 
up for jobs. Walsh wanted to hire them all, but story would not per- 
mit the selection of more than eight. 



The Tlsltora h(ul not even 



CHATTER IN NICE 

By FRANK «CULlV 

Nlce^ April S. ' 
<'8apen«i Now 
M. Sapene, big boy of French pro-t 
ductlons and. power behind the 
quota law> is down here hiding. The 
fact Is Bapene has' -been squeezed 
out by I^fr^e and Natan.; The same, 
merging. forces going oh everywhere; 
else are operating also in iFrance^ 
iand .gapene, the French; mbyie . Musi 
soUhl. seems to be washed j.^p as 
victim."' of this economic' lawv." and 
now heads a less Important cqmm 
bine, while Natan goes In ae^head ot 
Pathe, This ' should be gqod: news 
to peace comfnittees. '- ' 



Edison's elisctrlo . lights, without which there would.' bo no Great 
White ' Way. no stars'.' names Illuminated In incandescents, win cele- 
brate Its' jseml-centeniilal this year. ' ; . 

Show business . because of the strong alltance with . Edison's Inven- 
tions ivlU participate In this. eeiebratlOn. That takes in . sound equip- 
ment, projectors, broadcasting, talking machines, OiitdMra .advertisers, 
etc.- ' ." - ■ V f '.'■'■ . 

In Atlantle City on June 1, the NaUonal Elisctrlc lil^btlng Aasoola- 
tlon. . will fprmsjly start 'off the celebration, plahned^tO last through 
the. rest of the year, Henry Ford will stage a great;PubU<; banQuet 
In honor of -Tthe wizard of Menlo Park" on Oct. 21 In Detroit. 



Robert Hu)rel and M. Isnardon of 
EVanbtf 'Win 'are back l)ei|r. after 
several ^e«ka In New York trying 
to peddle their products. They don't 
report whether any luck. 

Rex Ingram Is still angling tor 
money with 'f^hlch to.shoot another 
Sahara: picture;' ' Meanwhile Alice 
Terry; not being so' sure he will ever 
get l^'-'tias signed to 'do a^ French 
picture. . Jeain 'Mura;t>v who played 
w'lth Coristfiii'de'Taiilhadge, will play 
opposite Ingram's wife, ; 

Stdestepped Peggy 

Peggy Joyce stUt has Albert Wll> 
son on the string. She: did a Fox 
movietone ' and tried . to wrangle 
Jack Connolly's crew out ot a 
bracelet. They out the' O out of Fox 
In a 'Variety: ctd. ' snipped the center 
out of that and gave It' to her wltli 
all America's compliments. 



Clearing of dialog rights of plays Is proving a source of headache 
for-.producers; 'Bvety owner of stock and protective.". rights ot plays, 
whether of -large territories or small, ' must agree- to' release dialog 
cighta.ot any ' particular ,'pl8;y before picture producer' ■will dere to send- 
into, that territory completed picture adaptation of tfaiat 'play aoeo'm " 
panled by dialog. . . 

. One company has listed tor release a picture for which dialog rights 
are not yet In :^e oleair.' and even has dialog completed. It- has done 
this on chaihce . that .eventually rights will be secured and permission 
obtained from ■ aJI • owners"^ of stock rights In English-speaking, coun- 
tries. Sanie company has other pictures In similar category. ' . 

■ Fair, eellmate'.ot number of pictures on which iinuch work has: been 
done and -on which .dialog rlishta^ are yet to be securedvie set . at. 40 
throughout the 'Coast studios. 



RCA... Is currently remaking Its . stereoscopic test with the company 
■of r''Lady..Piiigei*e'' (rauslcaj;*.'- .Stage troupe originally, spent about 
thre'e^'days . doing- ■?ar|o'>is scenes fron) the show on a special ..set at 
^e.* downtown. New v"!^^^ RCA studio, the results of which were 
^ciemed .'unsatisfactory;^ ' ' 

Gast-'lncludlng orchestic, is now repeating,, at the pro rata rate, 
■$10,000, Original expeiiihent Is reported to have made $60,000 look 
yather' anemic .. 

Perhaps the reason .Howard Hughes ..has been playing around with 
"fiell'B Angels" so long is tha\;- he .Ukes 'to -fool with motors, "Angels'', 
being tin aviation picture. :' 'What makes things move Is a hobby with 
tibM 'ypuhg ' millionaire who' i.ls reported to now be worklhg on the per- 
fection of a steam automobile. 

Costly but. /Still a side lliie. It's understood that Doble, who a few 
years ago had a steam car' of that name on the market. Is experir 
mentlng with Hughes. According to the story Hughes has a garage 
tucked away In a comer of Los Angeles where the work Is going on. 
He has been interested In what steam -will do in conjunction .with 
tires for two years. Basis of the effort is 30 and 40 miles to a gallon 
with kerosene at 11 .cents the gallon. 

Coble's plug - line for ,hiB' former product was that the company 
would give a car to anybody who could drive one as fast as it wotdd 
go. 



One of the foreign screen actors forced to return to his native coun- 
try for renewal of passport Is leaving behind a young son who -was 
born in Hollywood. Actor believes, in the event he encounters any 
difficulty In re-entering the country, he can use the chllds American- 
ization as a wedge to force re-entry. 

Although Pete Woodhull, of the MPTOA. takes credit In a premature 
announcement for reducing rates on theatre fire Insurance In the metro- 
politan area It develops that there Is something far deeper Iri the okay 
of the New Tork Fire Insurance Exchange for a general policy cut of 
approxtanately 26 per cent to go shortly Into effect. 

While exchange executives will not be quoted and declare that there 
Is little on the record to substantiate the fact, yet they believe that the 
business of Insuring theatres will be more equaUy divided among the 
ageiu when the cut comes through. They say certain members of their 
fraternity have cornered the business of big chain theatre insuring, 
especially, by not rigidly adhering to th? old rate. Highly responsible 
executives In the Insurance world with sufficient Influence to bring about 
the rate adjustment, believe that the rate about to go Into effect has 
been slashed to the point where any further attempts to undersell would 
be conducted only at a loss to such Individuals. 

Because of this situation, Metropolitan theatre Insuring has been con- 
sidered by them to be In "the most troublesome class." 

The rates will effect only the most modem and larger houses. The 
Independent, unless he comes within the requirements, wlU have to pay 
the old rate. The smaller houses were not considered and never have 
been considered,' according to one authority familiar with the mpUva 
tlons of the cut rate. 

Film people can get a great slant on economy by visiting Western 
Electrlc's New Tork headquarters. In the haU like recepUon room the 
giiflflt receiver no^ o nly shakes hands, but In fr o nt of t he crowd tries 

out new stenoB. . ... ^ 

Every stranger Is InstanUy placed on inUmate terms, since his where 
ebouts and business are shouted through the telephone before he rates 
a chair. Applicants for all kinds of Jobs are also interviewed In deUll 
before the crowd. The self -c.onsci0u9- ones never wait. 

In the talking studios of Hollywood everything looks new to the vieltor. 
With the added strictness al the doors 61 thie sound stages Immediately 
noted. Next to that Is the imposed silence that may be felt while a 



Moe Mark Is reported casting around the Times Square section for a 
theatre site. It Indicates that though Mr. Mark sold out his Control of 
the Strand theatres to the Stanley Company, he stlU niay remain In 
theatre o'peratlon. 

The Stanley Company Is now owned by Warner Brothers. Moe' 
agreement, was to remain as operator of the Strands for three, years. 
That contract expires this April 30. The .Fabians ma;de their oi>eratIhg 
contract with Stanley for 10 years. Mark may regret he didn't do the 
same thlnig. But the Warner's will take over the Strands, especially 
on Broadway and In Brookljrn, May 1, when Moe may also sell his re 
malnlng 26 per cent of the Stanley stock to* them. 



The theory or practice behind the high rental ot talkers seems, to be 
that In view of the 1,600 houses only now wired, and that .they do not 
coyer over 700 towns. If that many, cutting down the possible dlstribu 
tion, that the opened wired houses are expected to bring. In the same 
gross gotten by a silent film from perhaps 9,000 accounts, or the- 
atres. 

One edge to this usually not mentioned Is that within the 1,600 wired 
houses' at present In operation are the best first runs of the country. 
AJso that the .ta.lker8 have longer runs per house on the average than 
did the silents. 



After many months of experijrientlng to devise the perfect sound proof 
camera, Roy Hunt and William Rudolph of . Paramount's camera, depart- 
ment have designed a housing that fits over the regulation sound record- 
ing camera in the shape of. a balloon. 

It Is 'made of . insulated rubber', lialr and cork, and can be operated 
within two feet of the microphone without any Interference from the 
grinding gearti of the camera. The new device is much .ismaller than 
the camera "Tjungalows" In use at M-G-M and other sound studios, 
and are knpw nas "Blimp" cameras. 



A miatte^. ot a $3 top for Broadway special showing of talkers may 
again crop up. It did with Jolson and "The Jazz Singer," but that was 
Jolson. 

■Where pictures for years have ballyhooed . their box office cheapness, 
even at $2 on Broadway, it Is growing dangerously near the resented 
legit's high top to tilt to $3. That very $3 might be another argument 
for the public to wait until the picture hits the regular film house scale, 
Tb^e.is.'ilway/) A doubt hpw. many tberi; are in the $2 «coupi .IfB( .alone 

^Continued on i»age S»). 



Mr. -and Mrs. Charles -Louis See* 
gar are here. They are parents «t 
Allan Seegar, poet, . who wrote "I 
have a rendezvous with death," and 
died In the -war. ^ 

A Free Country 

Trotsky, they say. has bought • 
villa Ih southern France and win 
arrive In Nice In May.- This is no 
surprise. Riviera la the only tree 
country left In the world. 

En^ma Goldman, denied entry into 
America and Russia, has been at 
9t. Raphael tor more than a year. 
Writing her autobiography. In tact. 

Prince Carol of Roumanla comes 
down here when Belgium, England 
and his own native land won't have 
hlni. 

Krahk Harris, out of luck in Eng- 
land and too warm a writer tot 
America, stays In Nice; 

O'Nell and Blackmer, -.black satch« 
el boys In oil graft back home, have 
been rtu^bllng along this Riviera 
for years; * 

Isadora Duncan, without i>asa* 
ports ' 'or any papers whatever, 
stayed' here till one of her own 
scarfs yanked her out ]of an auto- 
bile and- Into another world. 

Peggy Joyce, Suzanne jLenglen and 
others .wlio are pestered tai>» 
elsewhere are left lazily alone here. 

Even Gene Tunney comes in and 
oiit, "siansT'fanf ares. 
' Although millionaires use it for n 
playground, and exiled' ex-dukes, 
radicals'; and racketeers swarm all 
over the place, really anybody who 
can'.pa'y his hotel bills, plus 10 per 
cent for thiei help, receives a wel- 
come in this land of outstretched 
palms, 

RMtfJfited Studios 
M. (3. Palt^. directing "Bema- 
dette" at St' Laurent studios. Story 
is abound St. Beraadette, patron 
saint of chronic. Invalids, and known 
to all visitors to Lourdes. This St. 
Laurent studio has a'istrange clause. 
Will of late owner provides that 
only pictures carrying a religions 
message can be made there. 

All - performers' on Riviera did 
their routine for the local newspa- 
per boys whose swindle sheets don't 
quite' cover the ren't. Among -Amer- 
icans performing at the El. Dorado 
Gala were Grace Moore, Mary Ma- 
conmic, Fowler and Tamara; S&m' 
Woodlng's band and 12 Tiller Girls. 

Film Notes 

Marcel L'Herbler has Just begqn 
"Princes Nights" for Sequana 
Pllros, with Nestor Ariinl, Jtussiah, 
as Prince Achkellant L'Herbler jUbt 
completed Zola's "L' Argent" 
("Money"), on which Zola heira 
squawked because of story changes. 

"Pirate Malgre Lul" ("Pirate De- 
spite Hlmseir'), starring Luciano 
Albertinl In production for Super 
Film. 

"Kean" now in producUon, after 
a story by Alexandre Dumas. Stars 
Suzanne Blanchetti, Colette Dar- 
feuil, Suzanne Delmas. 

A. T. C. (co-operative . techni- 
cians), cutting their first fllm, "La 
Fievre Jaune" ('ITellow Greed"), at 
Riviera^tudios, Nice. Jean Ourtal 
directing and co-starring with J. H. 
Monnot. 

''The Red and the Black." by C 
Rlghelli, adapted from Stendahl for 
Starm Fllni, with Ivan Mosjouklne 
starred and Lil Dagover, Jose Da- 
vert, Agnes Petersen and Jean Dax 

in. casti— — - — 1.^ -, — 

Himalaya Films has the exclusive 
rights for the "Charlies," named 
"Essanay ChapHns.'' 

Clne-Documentalre doln)7 a series 
of France, "The Hautes-Pyrenees," 
"The Land of Armor" (FInlstere) 
and "The Jewel of the Caesars" 
(the Rhone), Prpducer, H. Corlns. 

I. ..Films ErKa. presents I'From Seven 
o'clock to Midnight," by Pierre 
Weill, starring Colette Darfeull. 



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Wednesday, April 17, 1029 



TaMig Shorts 



QARNO ITALIAN MARIONETTES 
ENGLISH-MADE DeFOREST 
8 Mins. 

Strand, New York 

Splendid novelty short f or ' all 
grades of houses and audiences. 
Made In England by Hugh Crolse 
and Imported and distributed in 
America by General I'alliins (De- 
Forest Fhonofllm), it is genuinely 
novel as dialog entertainment. Be- 
sides which marionettes are not 
generally Icnown to the American 
public, especially the movie-going 
public. 

Titles precede thfs one explaining 
the Gamo family have operated 
marionette troupes throughout EAi- 
rope since the middle ages, 88S 
years, 4o be precise. This in Itself 
is interesting and an exploitation 
point. 

First number is a soprano singing 
in a Soho Square music hall. Thence 
to the "Haughtyculture Quartette," 
two male and two female marion- 
ettes with M. Tupllsky, world fam- 
ous peonylst," on the ivories. Mari- 
onettes are manipulated with won- 
drous slclll and delicious drollery. 
Hard to describe the cute capers 
they perform, the comic exaggera- 
tions and general atmosphere of re- 
fined hokum, but It car| be saftiy as- 
sumed that the average film assem- 
blage will go for this release In a 
big way. 

Interesting, too, in a trade sense 
as Indicative of what may be iex- 
pected from British interests now 
that dialog has opened new pos- 
sibilities. America can . absorb 
plenty of English entertainment 
when it possesses the ingredients of 
Signer Garno's mcuionettes. 

A wow. XioiMi. 



JANET ADAIR 

"Here Comes the Bridesmaid" 

VITAPHONE No. 2629 

8 Mine.; Song Cycle 

Strand, New York 

Interesting release, strictly vaude 
in type. Opens before portals of 
church, bridal party throwing rice 
comes out and exits oft-screen. 
Miss Adair straggling behind with 
bouquet which she throws away 
disgusted. Into ditty about always 
being bridesmaid, never- a bride. 
Not the faniillar tune or lyrics of 
this theme. 

Seque into second number about 
the kind of men sl^e usually lands 
with wisecracks about their multi- 
farious shortcomings. For final' 
number continuity is dropp^. Miss 
Adair contributing a Hot ' cblored 
mama song a -la Ethel Waters.. . . 

Mlrs Ad^ir photogrtiphs. nicely 
and has an easy, animated style 
sufflclsntly rare among sound short 
vauCavlUe subjects to be worthy of 
stress. Land. 



WAP.INQ'S PENN8YLVANIAN8 
V.rAPHONE NO. 427 
Band; 10 Mins. . 
Circle, New Yefk 

Blurry photography, stiff-necked 
posing and long distance shots as 
well as the record number show this 
is one of the earlier shorts. De- 
spite all handicaps, however, this 
outfit still clicks here as a great 
band. 

Like No. 428, which was probably 
made at about the same time, this 
record holds three orchestra' num- 
bers which were the rage at the 
time, but are out of date now. 

Open with "Sleep," follow with 
"Breezln* Along" and close with 
"Me Too." First eftort is slow and 
unproductive. Second okay, with 
Tom 'Waring soloing at the piano 
effectively. Registers with voice, too. 
"Me Too" strongest of the selec- 
tions. Boys whistle at the begin- 
ning and add comedy. 

Too old to be anything but a filler. 

Uori. 



LYNNE OVERMAN and Co. (6) 
''KiiMs'^ (Comedy) 
PARAMOUNT MOVIETONE 
17 Mins. 

RIalto, New York 

Brilliant comedy skit moving 
along 60 smoothly on the wheels of 
Its clever, dialog and Lynns Over- 
man's polished performance that 17 
minutes registers more like seven. 
In this particular Instance length Is 
no handicap on account of the 
steady stream of surefire laughs. . 

S. Jay Kaufman wrote it many 
years ago as a vaudeville act. It 
loses nothing In picture .form while 
gaining class in addition to laughs. 

Another factor in creating the 
feeling of briefness in a compara- 
tively- long act Is found In Its con- 
struction. - The skit- is divided into 
four parts. In the first there is a 
bet that the conceited one. Over- 
man, can't make four women kiss 
him within a week. This elegant, 
self-confident gentleman says be 
can do it within 16 minutes after he 
meets them, and invites the doubt- 
ing one to send on the dames. 

The first is a Coy young thing, 
speaking oozy-woozy baby talk. 
Overmein acta the hard, bored beMb- 
elor. The gal Is the kind impressed ' 
by older men, and she falls. 'When 
she kisses him. Overman says, He- 
member, I didn't ask for it." That 
punch liiie got over stronger with 
the finish of each succeeding rou- 
tine, winding, tip as a fine clincher. 

The second 'girl is an angular, 
sex-starved spinster. Overman ac- 
cuses •her of hiding emotions which 
she should frankly confess. The 
girl begins to. believe It, and also 
makes the boy give In. 
' The third experiment is witii an 
elderly dame. Overman playa the 
shy, klttenl^sh youngster, too bash- 
ful to 'give word to his feelings. 
The womfin becomes motherly, and 
finally warms up plenty. For the 
closing scene Overman gets his 
pal's sister. He tells all, and she 
kisses him to get the money for her 
pet charity. 

They went '^Ild about Overman in 
this house.. This record can be -nsed 
to top any short lineup and heavy 
enough to l>«' featured. IfoH. . 

GREEN'S SSkh CENTURY FAY* 

DETT8 
VITAPHONE No. 710 
8 Mths.; 'Banit Set 
Strand, New York 

Flapper band here In routine that 
In set arrangement forced recording 
to b« used - on the long camera 
throws. Oply one jcloseup and this 
a fleeting ' Instant where three of 
the girls sln^ a bit In front of band. 
This also showed the wardrobe up. 
too, whiph wasn't as effective as It 
anticipated aigalnst the background 
used, Mgtft dresses against light. 
The gals also seemed out of usual 
band formation through -way tb«y 
were plac^ on the steps. 

The leader in a black masculine 
outfit danced gingerly In front of 
musicians . but not sufficient to be 
classified as a specialty, Uttle ver- 
bal BtMfC, a bare announcement that 
the band would play one of 'Victor 
Herbert's 'selections, "The MyS' 
terles of Ufe," effective. Then a 
straight vocal number, giving the 
short too much of a serious strain. 
Then to a fast number which helped 
materially. 

For a supposed fast contingent 
of flapper Jozzlsts the short seemed 
to lack the colorful punch; barring 
one number the whole program was 
noticeably ordinary. Mark. 



"DANCING AROUND" 
(LeMaire and Phillips) 
PATHE-PHOTOPHONE 
IS Mini.; Comedy 
Hippodrome, New York 

Another of George LeMalre's 
series of comedy talking shorts for 
Paths. It is a. former LeMaire cuid 
Phillips vaude routine In picture 
foim, the essence ;of vaude's low 
comedy transplanted to the 'screen 
and rating with any comedy short 
yet produced. 

It is further proof that a hokum 
comedy act, properly directed, 
staged and played, may be lifted 
bodily from the rostrum and plc- 
turlzed without loss of a laugh 
Sole apparent change from the vaude 
turn has been a bit of necessary 
cleaning up. 

LeMaire, straight, and Phillips, 
abbreviated comic, are on the make. 
They snatch a pair of frails on the 
street, Wlndup allows for a cafe 
scene, A laugh a second through' 
out. 

Soprano delivers the only spe 
clalty, singing seriously, while Phll- 
"1 ijnrncooks-ujr- the-background ..f or. 
comedy. It was d case of unfavor- 
able projection at the Hip, making 
the girl sound like a canary with 
the shakes, but .Is said to have 
sounded natural elsewhere. 

Bight down front among the extras 
dancing in the cafe scene is Hush 
Hughes, the best looking guy at the 
party. He's been about everything 
else but a film star so he might as 
well be one of those. Btge, 



BOBBY GILLETTE-DORIS 

WALKER 
VITAPHONE No. 2838 
7 Mine.; Sengs, Instrumental 
Strand, New York 

Although teamed in billing, this 
pair do not work together. Miss 
Walker first sings; Gillette, a ban- 
Joist, doing his BtufC solo following 
and taking boiws and major billing. 
Actually Miss 'Walker deserves at 
least eqilal prominence. 

She sings .in a pleasant soprano 
a light carol' about nothing in par- 
ticular, but revealing a sweet per- 
sonality , and an attractive nice. 
Only her head and shoulders are 
seen with rest of body and screeh 
blanked out. This unusual lighting 
starts release out as if it was going 
to be a wow. 

Even with Gillette's failure to In 
spire enthusiasm it qualifies as a 
better than average Vltaphone of- 
fering. JOosd. 



ULIS and CLARK 
VITAPJhIONE NO. 2768 
0. Mins.; Talk, Songs 
Circle, New York 

Tedious small time mugging com- 
edy two-act, Man nnd -woman 
looked good ' and sing -nicely, but 
that's the total. Talk Is about the 
worst heard via gilded screen. As 
bad as such stuff must sound on a 
j«ft.udfivlUe.Jitase.JtJ.s_4ajibij..painfjii 
when projected, in close-up. Some- 
body at' Warners should have knO'wn 
better if the act didn't. 

Both talk right at the camera In 
stead of at each other. The woman 
laughs inordinately, and raspingly 
at her own pale puna. . Her asides 
are especially smartulecky. Entire 
routine Is characterized by desper 
ate determination to be funny. 
Just blah. Land. 



FOX MOVIETONE NEWS 
No. 28, Reels A-B-C 
27 Mtns. 

Prejeotion Room, New York ' 

Scarcity of ^t news this week, 
with but four of 13 items In the 
three reels classifying as out of the 
strictly catalog division. Of tlie 
four, three can be shown any time 
under any date line without come- 
back. Entertaining quality of the 
shots from the shelf serve as par- 
tial repayment, however. 

A 

Opens with the newsiest- clip of 
the . release — Mussolini decorating 
Italy's air heroes. Whether this was 
photographed a week or a year ago. 
it looks front pagey. 

ViUani, camera; Jordan, sound. 

Cornelius Vanderbllt, Jr., in the 
deuce, tells how mqch he likes to 
work In a Harvard dIaleiBt. Toung 
'Vanderbllt, who went bankrupt on 
his own In newspaper publishing, 
explains he has ho use for leisure 
nor for the Idlers among rich men's 
sons. Nothing worth whllia but 
work, says he, -still broke, Vandy 
goes on record as declaring he Is 
gradually pasrlng off without asking 
the help of hia parentis, and hopes 
to he In the clear soon. Sounds like 
another. Ilotatloii'comlnir. 

Downs, camera; Hicks, sound. 

Some Interestbig and educational 
snaps of Ceylon, declared by sub- 
title to have been photographed In 
123 degrees beat. 

Brutt, camera, and C. Ellis, sound, 
register 'with this one. 

Under tlUe of "Siting brings 
'Varied Fevers." some of our typi- 
cal suburban residents are shown 
mowing the lawn, beating carpets, 
washing windows, out-junking the- 
cellar, eto. Finish of small boy 
socking a baseball through a win- 
dow that wasn't open, should get a 
laugh. They pipe 'em up for news- 
rciels, too. 

Nanan, camera; Neems, sound. 

B 

The three Ruths among the eight 
women In Congress pictured alone, 
each talking briefly. - To make three 
'Women say so little must have been 
a Job for the camera crew or the 
cutter. The girls are Mrs. Ruth 
Hryan Owen, daughter of the late 
BUI Jennings, qnotlng one of her 
tkthibfB nifties and applying It to 
herself; Mrs. Ruth McCormick, 
daughter of Marie Hanna, who men 
tloned a new process to certifying 
mDk to prevent goiter among 
babies, -which sounded Uke a gag, 
and Mrs. Ruth Pratt, who looked 
and spoke the best. 

.17ew-TorIr City's offlolal shepherd 
tending his flock In Prospect Park. 
7 In some cross-fire chatter with a 
l|nle--glrl, the shepherd agrees that 
looking after sheep In Prospect 
Park is better than the same In Ire^ 
land. To which the little girl was 
primed to say, "Tes, there's no place 
like the good old U. & A. Sad, but 
truar 

Davls, camera; Powley, sound. 
Mrs. Gilbert Browne and Mrs. 
Baldwin Preston, twin members of 
New York society, show off some 
garb to clearly illustrate Variety's 
recent story that society gals are 
going publicity nuts. Eather Mrs. 
Browne or Mrs. Preston is first seen 
in bed. Sister enters as a caller, 
Upon arising from the hay, Mrs. 
Browne or Mrs, Preston says "Don't 
you think this sleeping outfit is per- 
fectly adorable." Sister yesses. En- 
suing talk of that order, with the 
original occupant of the bed doing 
the clothes changlngf for sister's edi- 
fication. 

' One line that wasn't delivered 
with comical intent is going to. be n 
howl. When showing oft a suit of 
pajamas the society publicity 
hound Informs her sister thusly: 
"Vm getting tired of pajams, 
though, except for the beach." 

Maedler. camera; - Jackson, sound. 

Celluloid visit to the Garden of 
Allah. Noted to be the first sound 
picture made In the City of Biskra 
on the edge of the Sahara. Ameri- 
CSM glrl getting her fortune told; 
Arabian dance music and dancing 
ajre the remaining contents. 

Fesneau, camera; Wentworth, 
sound, 

e 

Tondra, camera, and Peden, 
sound, contributed two sports shots 
to this reel of five: Glenna Collett 
and Virginia Van Wle In golf stuff 
at PInehurst and a practice polo 
match at the same resort. 

Another interesting lesson In fly- 
ing by Bill Winston of the Curtiss 
service. This time a brief explana- 
tion of the instrument board. Wins- 
ton speaks easily and well. 

Muth, camera; C. Tlce, sound. 

Envoy Sze's niece again in an 11 
lustrated talk on the modem fash 
Ions of Chinese girls. Miss— Sze's 
current lecture Is on hair styles. 
Perfect danie stuffi while this little. 
Oriental girl "will make men and 
Vomen say "cute." 

Mayell, camera: Helse, sound. 

Orphans of the Drumgoole School 
Staten Island, In a spirited ball 

.game.~^ure-.pcaof— that SRclng^_la, 

hanging around, 

Hammond, camera; Walz, .sound. 

Bige, 



Radio's Short Releases 

"The Swan" and "Curiosities of 
Fashion," sound shorts, reviewed in 
Variety, are released by Radio Pic- 
tures. . 



FBOJECnON BOOH BEVIEW 



As difficult as were the at- 
tempts to review silent pic- 
tures in the projection room, 
-with its bare walls and no au- 
dience, so miich more so Is It 
In the .same place with the 
talkers. 

Dramatic punch lines or 
situations or comedy dialog 
and scenes may be muffed by 
any reviewer In the quietness 
of the talker projection room 
showing. 

A couple of decided Instances' 
of this have lately come to the 
attention of Variety, through 
Its own staff. No reviews 'were 
printed of either picture, biit 
each when later seen by the 
same reviewers before an au- 
dience held symptoms of dra- 
matic intensity or comedy not 
noted in the projection room.. 

As Variety does not revle'W 
from a projection ' room, this 
is mentioned for thQ Informa- 
tion of talking producers or 
distributors. It will ']be much 
better to keep all orltlcs out 
of projection rooms and de- 
cline to permit a private show- 
Irig of any talker, long or 
short. If for the purpose of a 
printed critical review. 



PATHE SOUND NEWS 
RCA PHOTOPHONE 
10 Mina.t 6 Clips 
Colony, New York 

Five shots, all Interesting and 
composing one of the best releases 
Pathe has put out to date. Defect 
is that it Is short oh spot news and 
tends rather to the magazine type.' 

Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut In 
aviator's garb appears before his 
own plane,' invites a friend to take a 
hop with him. Friend declines. 
Governor at request of reporter- 
interviewer gives a short talk, on 
prospects for aviation. Argues that 
public buying of aeroplane stocks 
indicates vast public Interest In sub- 
ject and forecasts remarkable devel- 
opment of aeronautics. Gets into 
plwe and It takes off under his con- 
trol. 

Karl BIckert, manager of United 
Press, in interview resembling the 
series of noted- men exmolted by 
Fox Movietone. BIckert, -In his ca- 
pacity of director of world news, 
picks the 10 headltners In the pub- 
lic eye. Graded according to world 
news value they are Hoover, King of 
England, Prince of Wales, . Lind- 
bergh, Coolidge, Mussolini, Henry 
Ford, Thomas Edison, Charlie Chap- 
lin and Lloyd George. Next would 
come Von Hlndenbnrg, Clemenceau 
and probably. Pershing. BIckert Is 
not an esiieclally Attractive screen 
personality, but his remarks are In- 
teresting. 

New York parade In observance of 
anniversary of America's entrance 
into the war. Good band .effects 
here in shots taken from reviewing 
stand. 

Novelty human Interest. Francis 
Riley is a railroad signal man 
somewhere in New England, and 
aspires to sing in grand opera. He 
is shown working railroad signal, 
and then, after a few brief words to 
a fellow workman, sings bits of the 
"Toreador" song from "Carmen." 

Shots during Los Angeles auto 
speed trials. One Jimmy Sbarpe 
tells of the thrill of the race, and 
then screen flashes back to views of 
the speed demons roaring around a 
high banked track taking hair-rais- 
ing chances on wide turns. Noise of 
the unmuSIed carg helps effect 'of 
speed. Ruah. 



CAPITOLIANS and 
WALT ROE8NER 
M-G-Movietone 
10 MIna. 

New York, New York 

Like most recordings of large 
music units this turns out to be 
only a literal translation, subject to 
the 'usual defects. It is one of a. 
group of recordings of the same 
band from Metro-Goldwyn's Capitol 
on Broadway.' 

Best for grind places -that don't 
get jazz bands in the fiesh and. want 
hot syncopation. Mild material for 
any clientele that has seen' the real 
thing in bands, Including the Capl- 
tolians'themselves. 

Carefully made subject, but lack- 
ing In distinction. Fhotogrraphy 
flat, musical reproduction blurred 
In ensembles. Mikes apparently 
can't spread over so much territory 
Finish does better, when each in- 
strument is drawn into a contest 
for hottest member. 

Cornet, violin, torrid banjo and 
clarinet, - etc., have individual, tries. 
For the . finish a huaky-voiced vocal- 
ist seems to tsAe the palm"'^' " 

Walt Roesner leads throughout, 
mostly with Kls back to the audi- 
ence. His only speech Is to Intro- 
duce the jazz contest. 

Early pa.<)8ages are taken up with 
an unidentified and unbilled tenor 
who sings "Sole Mlo" (harp obbli 
gato good) and later "Angela Mia.' 
Parid works up -elaborate effect" for 
the latter. Rush. 



MOTHER'S BOY 

(ALL DIALOG) 

New London, Conn., April 16. 
FtUre production and raI«*M. Froduceil 
by Robert Kane, Directed by Bradlex 
Boricer. Btorv and dloloir by Oeoe Harkey. 
DIaloir BtaRed by Jamea semonr. Camera- 
men,- Phillip Tannura. Hany Btradllni; 
and ftralter Strenm, Recorder, V. S. Anh- 
down> Bets by Clark Roblnaon. R.C.A. 
Fliotopbone, . At Garden theatre. New -Lon- 
don. Conn.. April IB, Ronnintt time, 83 
mine, :.- 

Fa O'Dar....... ,,Jobn T. Doyle 

Ma Q'Day.,..; ...Beryl Mercer 

Tommy 'O'Day Morton Downey 

Harry O'Day Brian Donlevy 

ROM.......... Helen Chandler 

Frees Aicent ....Iiortn Raker 

Cafe Manaaer Robert Oleckler 

Debutante ..Barbara Bennett 

Protenor Omood Ferklna 

Minimum of story and ' maxliiium 
of Irish-American song and senti- 
ment Net result, good audience 
picture. Might sneak by at $2 In a 
couple of the big stiands, but essen- 
tially for the programmers, with 
sjteclal rating in theit class. 

Production fundamentals, sound 
recording. Hating, photography and 
development of narrative all repre- 
sent nice work. Plenty and good 
close-iipt^ clear and sustained vol- 
unie. 

"Mother's Boy", is Morton Dow- 
ney's picture in more . ways than 
one. Re not only has the litho- 
graphs all.'to himself, but the story, 
most of the footage aihd all of the 
highlights. No matinee idol ever 
dominated a production - more than 
he does. Yet, with it fill, he . looks, 
acts and sings great If he keeps 
that natural boyish way, those Irish 
dimples and cutis tricks of person- 
ality, be may easily become the 
Chauncey Olcott of the talking 
screen. 

Plot is simple yet manages to 
avoid triteness. An Irish lad leaves 
home accused by his father of steal- 
ing money from the family sugar 
bowL He becomes famous as a 
singer In a ntglit club. On the eve- 
ning he 1^ to open in a $6.60 stage 
show, he walks out because hia 
mother is ill. He thinks he has 
ruined his career, his manager hav- 
ing said if he blows the premiere he 
will never get another job on 
Broadway. Clever press agent turns 
incident into an asset through play- 
ing up sentimental devoted son 
angle. As a result mother's boy 
finds his salary doubled over night 

Downey sings early and often. He 
starts his caroling In the kitchen 
(conveniently provided with a 
piano), warbles as he rushes grocer- 
ies for the neighborhood delicates- 
sen, vibrates the thorax In a Bow- 
ery mission, does his stuff for the 
swanky soclail folk, and when the 
picture ends he is still singing. 

Bud - Green and ., Sammy Stept 
composed some tunes to fit the 
script They do not imin-ess as hit 
numbers although pleasant and 
agreeable and carrying out the 
shamrock Idea. 

Night cliib irhow presented at 
length while plot Is forgotten, has 
Ruth Hunt radio singer, Ruthle 
Mahon, Jazz dancer, and an Argen- 
tine tango duo of ultra quality (re- 
viewer mtiffed name verbally an- 
nounced by Downey acting as m.c). 
Soimd effects and authentic cafe 
atmosphere should pack a thrill for 
Ualn Street. 

For human Interest, too, should be 
mentioned s£ene in Bowery mission 
with genulni» types hired from the 
streets by Pathe. Also a grin Is 
the Third Ward smoker when all 
the good, fat Tammanyltes fore- 
gather in honor of Alderman Mc- 
Gillicutty. This suggests Harrlgan 
and Hart stuff 'may yet be revived 
for talkers. 

Beryl Mercer, 90 stranger to films 
although new to talkers, plays the 
motheir, as sentimentalized as a 
florist's advertisement. Barbara 
Bennett appears late and transient- 
ly as a society debbie who patron- 
izes the Irish lad. She photographed 
and sounded much better than in 
"Syncopation." 

Helen Chandler, legit ingenue, is 
a pretty and plausible tenement 
sweetheart She doesn't show so 
'well in somd shots but In others, 
notably In ' profile, registers excel- 
lently. The dialog confirms her 
dramatic experience. ~ ' .' 

Sets are fairly numerous and 
look good. Dialog Is natural 
throughout 'with everyday con-ver- 
sational tempo maintained, thereby 
avoiding 'audience strain where 
players are over-punctiltous. 
- "Mother's Boy" is compounded 
from sure-fire sentimental hoktun. 
Shotild appeal to a:verage American' 
audlenefe and with double strength 
for the Kellys and Callahans. 

Land. 

THE DUKE STEPS OUT 

„ , - (SOUND) 

Mctro-Qdldwyn-Hayer production arid' re- 
lease StajTlnsr •William Halnea fMturlnR 
Joan^Cawrord and underllnlhK Karl Dane. 
Bynchronlzed score and effects on film. 
Dl^ected by James Cruze and ndanted from 
a Luclen Cary story. Titles by Joe Forn- 
ha'"; 'With Ira Montnn cameraman. At the 
Capitol. N. T.. week of April 13. Runnlnic 
time, 02 mins. 

guks. .William Haines 

Su'ls • Joa n Crawtonl 

Barney ..Karl Dane 

Joke i .Tonen .Holtz 

Tommy 'WellB .Eddie NUKent 

-FolBon- Kerrl(r!mVTr;~.'r;rr.-. Tir.-i'Jock'Ropci' 

nossy £d\rardB Delmcr Daves 

Professor Wlddlconib., .Luke Cosgrave 

Mr. Corbin,. .Herbert Prior 

Nice . program fare, 'with the name 
combo of .Ualnes and Crawford fig- 
uring sufflclent added inducement to 
shove this film, a little past average 
grosses In the big houses. It's a 
college prize fight yam, Haines be- 
1 (Continued on iiagc 22) 



Wednesday, April 17, 1999 



VARIETY 







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JBiggest Sensation in Fmco 

Since the ^Quake 

at Warfield April IZth:^^ . . 



Breaks^ll''tiine N>Y> Hi p podrome 
Record in Terrific Openin g Weefe 
> ♦ > And In for Second > > ♦ First 
Hold'over In History of Colossal 
* 6d00Seater! Leaves Grizzled Show* 
men Pop^Eyed with Amazement! 

Wrecks Orpheum House . Record^ 
New Orleans, and Topples Figures 
Tabor Grand, Denver, Bucking' 
Frigid Gale and Snow* Storm! 

FOUR'RING'CIRCUSWMEJL- 
ODY AND HEART DRAMA 
IN SPECTACULAR FLASH^ 
EXTRAVAGANZAi.i.^^ 

Fied'Warinet 

PENNSnVANIANS 

and joyous host of Broadway stage favorites 
mdudingtheii^ 



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VARIETY 



FILM RE^VIE WS 



THE DUKE STEPS OUT 

(Continued from page 20) 

ing the under cover otudenf-pug. 
Holds some excellent ring sound ef- 
fects transposed from the sound 
news roar, of football mobs. 

Opening shot Is of - a football 
game, but brief and simply to plant 
the locale of the wealthy young 
nghter, out to convince hia dad he 
can make good. Haines, as Duke, 
on board a train gets mixed up in 
the victory celebration, and after 
one look at the prize co-ed (Miss 
Crawford) decides to go back to 
school. Following action is the 
star's familiar fresh comedy court- 
sliip, with, a frosh dance and a bar- 
room slugfest thrown In to help It 
along. Finish Is the championship 
fight showing Halnea much spat- 
tered by gore and almost out, but 
Anally reaching the button to win. 
Descriptive radio announcement is 
inserted to view the collegians and 
the girl listening In with the news 
story on Duke being a wealthy 
undergraduate breaking via the 
ether. Just a light laugh picture 
having a hit and run story and a 
throw back to the old days tn that 
Farnham's crlso titles draw giggles 
and as an Important aid. 

For Haines it's hl9 usual' routine 
and there's not much doubt he's the 
screen's top disciple of Juvenile ego- 
tism. However, what this picture 
will do for Miss Crawford is ques- 
tionable, because she has nothing to 
do but walk through. Following 
"Dancing Daughters," thio girl 
looked to be well on her way, and 
the Impetus of that one Is what 
makes the dual names of Haines 
and Crawford for this feature so 
strong. But the sidewalk Don Juans 
and kitchen Cleos are going to be 
disaiH[>ointed with thelc' 'Joan. She 
doesn't even get mucli -Chiwce - to 
predominate on Iqoks/v^iff bleat .Isn't 
going to.do her aTiy-gwO?' j7be4' Vtiby 
expect and don'i flnd.:'.^'»'a reyeiieA' 
step for Miss 'drawMny.and '^Bhe'll 
have to meilt^ up on :tfiiii((ext oiie it 
she's going anywher^ tn 'a'fast'-mov:' 
Ing field that's now moijlin^ fasiter. - 
Dane and Tenen. Hot^ /are cast 
. as Haines' prize ring handlers^ the 
latter doing the manager dts.traught 
because of bl$ gentfeD^tMt battler's 
love affairs. Jack R^pitftr-'U th^'rlng 
opponent and other, piembers are 
minor. , .' , / 

Cruze 6' dentiy salt<»d.,t6cough.,.&i 
directing and has g«it '.({^^.dotwn' so 
there's no' 9Upernuo!u'^..ib^ta£^^ . If' 
gets over the. ground, by-' JK^eaha. ot 
enough laugUB to inaH^ it^an ^'enter- 
taining hour, wht|6.^tbei'<'tlt1«, as lii 
other case^ ..'dl^!hU6Mr''vOte ;'flgh£ 
angle so.tbat 1t;,.won't Jiurt jnatln^ea 
too ;. mueli:-.:v£iettlnjra':^aiii9';>cam^ia 
wor^ are^st^^^|i;.(i;:^b . getting 



enough for the orchestra's home site and the reportei <for some strange 
but meaningless away, unless they I reason not programed); 



want to show 'em big orchestroa are 
scoring their screen playlets, bio. 

HOLE IN THE WALL 

(ALL DIALOG) 



mean ninch, and' S.t'^ls' b'i^i](se' the 
picture 4i»ened ■laiUl clqped '^howlng 
MendozaUeadir«'the. Ciaivitb^ orcheisr 
tra through ,.th«.''!BCor6- tia'f'' tYi^'- flim; 
not sycheonlzed'in «itIi,ill(,'f«as6.;'F$t1r. 

.1 . ■• Vr:^^"-y,: 'Vi^H- ^r-.. ~ r.. 



Miss Colbert experiences the same 
difficulty which has confronted her 
In ber stage career, lack of a suffi- 
ciently sturdy vehicle. She is diffi- 
cult to write for, not having had a 
good stage assignment since. "The 
Barker." Hence here she Is 'but 



Faramouiit 100 por cent talker, featuring passably satisfying, although doing; 
CTaudette Colbert and Edward B. RoW""" her average assignment Qulto well. 

. T. — , — ,1 1 "Pox gives better account through 

shading his "master mind crook" 
with a thoroughly sympathetic 
touch. . 

Even the concluding heroics, when 
he extracts two conditions front the 
Inspector, are plausible. -He holds 
out for the girl's freedom and forces 
a confession from the dowager who 
had originally framed ber on 



by M'orton Blumenstock. Produced Dy 
Monta Doll at the Lone Island studios, 
nuns <K> minutea at tbe Poramount, New 
York, week o£ April 18. _ . 

Jean Oliver Claudette Colbert 

The Fox Bdwerd O. Robinson 

.Mme. Myatcra ..Nelly Savage 

Qpofy Donald Meek 

Jim Alan Brooks 

Mrs. Ramsay Louise Closaer Halo 

Marcia Marcia Kagno 

Dogface Barry Mncollum 

Mri'?5™V.V.V.\V.\\"\??f!*.HeYe'?c«ne I grandTafceny charge which resulted 

in a four years' stretch. He makes 



A good mystery meller, okay as a 
program release and lnsure,d as to 
its 100 per cent qualifications as a 
100 per cent talker through a 100 
per cent legit cast. Not only the 
principals, : such as Claudette Col- 
bert, Edward G. Robinson (now the 
star of "The Kibitzer") and Louise 
Closser Hale, but the balance of tlie 
support is .. virtually V a ..dramatic 
troupe transplanted to the' scre<^n. 
No giping wrong that way as far as 
the dramatics are concerned. 

Almost nine years ago to the day 
this .iBYed' ; Jackson play was pro- 
duced at the Punch and Judy thea- 
tre Jh'New Tork, and while the Uien 
chief shortcoming was that the 
reporter-hero was piretty much of 
an imposslbM character, the inter- 
vening years has seen the elimina- 
tion of'- that type of' role to such a 
degree that his relhtroduction' be- 
comes almost plausible. ' Furtb<t,r- 



no bid for self -Immunity. For once 
the player's own sense of propor- 
tions and the director's Judgment 
governed them aright in toning all 
thia down and allowing average In- 
telligence to grasp whatever Import 
the Fox's self-assured statement 
had when he casually remarked that 
they had nothing on htm. 

"The Hole In the 'Wall''- refers to 
the layout ot Mme. Mystera. Usual 
spook s^uff, sliding panels, myate'-, 
rlo.usiy reflecting mirrors and the 
like are part of the props. 

Plenty of action throughout- 
physical effects and dramatic. Big 
punch right oft Is the elevated train 
wreck. Most ot It- tlterebfter is in 
the spiritualistic stronghold, switch- 
ing back and forth to the Inspector's 
office. A gruesome flash of the 
morgue, with a corpse tilted for- 
ward for Identification, is a realistic 
touch If nothing else. 
Paramount has a good program 



'?^'"^'.ffif taken: care of l^iease In this 100 per cent talker, 
^"S/^ifi!; , ■ » ^, ,^ . They'll like It on the whole, balanc- 

.Directloh. adaptation also has Nj,- mystery vand melodramatic 
cleverly-^dwelt.on tlie ch^aM^ a^ enbugh romance and 

double-deallrtg of the Bplritiiallsm „'ot- a little Heart stuff (via the kld- 
lacket to Strtss its fak^ajA take, ^ ^led k|dlet) to appeal generally, 
although .the. . climax introduces | ' ' - " jijei. 

what is -reiireSe'nted as a- legitimate' 
spiritualistic message -when.'th.rough 
the ferame medium, a man's,, voice 
materializes with Instructlohs where 
to flhd.'the kldhapped child, who. fs' 
imperiled at the dock's fr^m a f ast- 
rl^ihg tide. This should be enoti^h 
to square 'it for the crystal addicts, 
besides which It is the real' dramatic 
itiunch ■oi'ithe picture. 
' "the ^inmtcK; v^lth the electricjally.. 

worked "coaed trati'smlsslons,< tiii,^,, , , „,,„.., 

the rest.of the.pt»pa And the layout US?J*MSSSTng.-.:v.:::::-.-.E^^^^ 

■Is a goojgi'-.ihslde nn the zache|t, | jack. 'wlnfleld> Warner naxte 

i)ri>adij^"BWeepine'.the situation .and i s^^ 



Tbru Different Eyes 

(ALL DIALOG) 

Fox production and release. Directed by 
IoVk BIyetone. From the play- by Milton 
H. Orepper and Edna Sherry. Mar^ Dun- 
'can; ' 'Warner Baxter and Edmund Losro 
leitufed. Cameraman, Ernest Palmer. 

?raLlOK credited to Tom Barry and Cropper. 
tTfift-Boxy, N. T., we— " " 

fllunbInK time, 67 minutes. 
Man) 



tSft'lioxy, N. T., week of April 13. 
Ime, 67 minutes. 

inlng Mary Duncan 



e 

Baxter 
.Natalie Moorliead 

Earle I'oxo 

..Donald Callaher 
... '.Florrncp ' Lioko 
...;.3yrvlo 3ldn*y 
Fumell Pratt 

Irig Jrityod&Wtoh :>?f ■ ,4 real spirit I .^*??™r.\\-.\\\\\-.D^Wr*2B'' j?hJ«^^ 

communication [froAi ili dead man, I Maynard Nlge] de BruUor 

may -be.'dlsifiissed, a*. Its worst, as I Maid.,.-. : iyjl^i-f^iY}: 

S:^^*?i^VE^"r^'^-"^f»'' ^'^r ?a&V.V.\V."\" \V.V.VD4?Jlt';^e^nffJi 

the eWJfeHfent purpose of saving the crane Arthur Stone 

syin'pathetl&'glrl-chtjid, Marcia, and Traynor George Laniont 



■yet- with; ehoug|i - .aetall And. .tho>T tSS5S?' T»">mt«=- • • 

oughnbas.tor :the necessa^i'airth^- 1 tg^ii. ; ; ; ; : ; ". ; 

tlclty.' W ~ -'.o.- : - ; ■ ■ ',■,•'! Valerie Brland 

"Tho cOiA^romise,' with the cUmaz- Diatrlet Attorney. 
1^ J_-»_rjV.'-iit-i .^«.>-i 1 a-ii. I Defense Attorney.. 



hopelessly in lor* with a loyal wife; 
titat he was in despair at his re- 
pulse, and committed suicide. This 
version is also enactied during the 
summing up of the defense. 'With 
the jury's vOrdlctia woman screams 
in the courtroom, demands a hear- 
ing, afid reveals that she herself Is 
the slayer, because the other man 
deserted her . and her child. - 

All this Is almost formula of the 
dramatlo stage folIowlDff. a couple 
of .years of courtroom plays; But 
here the handling is so suave, the 
acting BO plausible and the presen- 
tation so smooth that the artlflolall- 
ty of the material is eftectively 
masked. 

Warner Baxter as' the other inan 
stands out Qot only in this capital 
cast, but also among the personages 
that have been brftught forward by 
the. articular screen. In the even, 
naturalness of a particularly dlffl- 
cult role he earns distinction, re- 
peating In a striking performance 
the high laurels he gained in "In 
Old Arizona." 

Edmund Dowe doCs .well with a 
part calling for no more than draw- 
ing room manners.' Mary Duncan 
is best In quiet, passages. Her play^ 
ing of the vamp was pitched rather 
too highi although jit well may be a 
matter of judgmeiit.'v Ppthaps over- 
emphasis was better . than error 
toward the other extreme. Her nest 
moment was the^bno In which rtie 
caroled a zippy Jazz song during an 
angry upbraiding by her husband. 
Anyhow, this trio make a house 
forget that ".the - dialog is just a 
mechanlcal^evlce. 

Courtroilin sequences are splen 
did. Blystone goes even to the 
length of building tension toward 
the climax by sequences In the re- 
porters' room, with Marian Spitzer, 
woman in real fact in one scene, 
and J^ck Jordan, veteran New 
York reporter now working for Po'x 
on the coast. In another. Plctiire is 
great in details. There is little or 
na comedy, but for one brief bit 
DeWltt Jennings gets the assign- 
meht ot a pu^e .negro porter. 
. A piirtlcularly well-made picture 
on the technical side, and one -with 
a wealth of popular appeal. RuaK 

THE CHARLATAN 

blALOG) 

Universal production and releaae. Adapted 
from play ot the same! name. Directed by 
Barojd Wattcraoni Ceorge Melford, Rad- 
cllffe Fellow* and Margaret Livingston 
featured. Otkan are Craufurd Kent, Pbllo 
McCulIough and Anita Qarvln, Titles by 
Tom Reed. Dialog by Jacqtim Rolten. 
Cameraman, Qeorva Robinson, Adaptation 
by B. Vr. Burton and Robert Jahns. Run- 
ning time, 60 J^liis,, ot wblcli 4i are silent 
and 16 -coAtlnuokU ' dialog. At the Colony, 
New "Tork, week ot April 13. 

■■ ■ ■ • , •■ . IT 



eftectlJ^gv clinch between the A""? 
widngVJ^iV Cniver (Miss Colbert) HSnd'^ISSS^rtir". 



Third Reporter. 
Feurth Reportei 



Natalie Wsrllold 

Jack Jordan 

..Marian Spltzur. 
...Stan Biystonii; 
....Stuart Eryiln 



We$t CoM^iiHpn Pipii^ of 
' Pn^k^ and Winters 



A.etlpplng bit o't hoke .drama that 
[ nails attention early and nev.en l^.ts. 
.It'go^ .'An alqiost perfect example 
l of t^rse,'. economical' sound . screen. 
Ijexposltloh.' -fieveral' spicy .episodes 



': Dialogue 

Paramount-Famo.us-Lasky 



Horace Jackson 

Writing jfbr 
Pathe 



HARM H. GAtES 

WRITER 

WARNER BROS. . 

The Desert Song'' 



■4^ 



Byron Moi^ 



Original Sto«ii^^ 
Current Release, "Flyf 





■M6vleton<B. Director 



boy friend. Prof, Merlin, crystal 
gacer, appears In the town and be- 
comes society Togue. Of course, he's 
the deserted husband. On the night 
of the planned elopement he is en- 
tertaining at a party In his former 
wife's mansion. He confronts her 
with a demand for possession of 
the child, . now grown, to young 
womecnhood. 

During a cabinet trlok . the wife 
becomes the subject. She disappears 
in the cabinet, and when It is opened 
falls out dead, victim of a poisoned 
needle fixed in the cabinet wcill, 

'District attorney, a guest at tho 
party, orders arrest of the seer, but 
before this Is accomplished. Merlin 
makes the district attorney prisoner 
and impersonates him In an in- 
quiry Into the crime. Step by step 
!»verybody is made to seem the 
criminal, until in the end it Is re- 
vealed that the man who stole the 
wife from the circus clown really 
killed her to balk her second elope- 
ment. 

Some ol the theatrical tricks are 
Ingenious. The real slayer Is suc- 
cessfully concealed until the lEtst 
minute, but the thing never really 
grips, principally 'because the stago 
device has been outmoded and no- 
body really is concerned with the 
outcome, assured by experience It 
'Will all come out right. 

Dialog Id uneven, ranging from 
adequate to pretty terrible. Dra- 
matic dialog has to be extremely 
good or it turns to travesty, and 
talk In a sequence of melodrama has 
"to bo- flawless to' support stispenso 
and illusion. This is far from per- 
fect, and suffers accordingly. Bush. 



Sarah Y. Mason 

Adaptatieh and §cf narlq 
"The Broadway' Melody" 



GEORGE SCARBOROUGH 

Consulting Dramatist 



United Artists 




Writing conttrtii)ty ' on ' 'current 
Frank Borzage Production 



FOX 



RtlPHSPENCE 

blALOGUE FOR M-G^M 



JOHN GRIFnTH WRAY 

DIRECTIHO 

"DIVERSION" 

Firat Katlonal Tltaphone SpMlal 



j.that olight 'to cadse,/talk but still 
censq'r proof. A better than aver 
age ,'box-of&ce /release and among 
the best of the all-dialog pictures 
in the quality of the talk registering 
and reproductions. 

Like practically, all the dialog 
fllms so far, this one follows the 
play In detail. Its force comes' from 
a dramatic trick of setting tip a se 
quence of facts and then reviewing 
them from opposite viewpoints. The 
story unfolds di^rlng a ihurder.trial 
'As the defense presents its case one 
version o'f the' orlpie develops. Then 
the prDsecutloifi rabrl6ates an'' eh' 
tirely different story out Of th0 shfn'e 
essential olrcumstances.. In^he erid 
the : real ''murderer .comes.~-fi}rwjltS 
with a''c'onfcsslon,'and the real facts 
are different from both manufac 
tured versions. 

There is some delicate literary 
fencing during these maneuvers and 
shrewd direction In dialog a^d pon.- 
tomlme has made the most of them. 
Indeed, a guess is that the ^tbge 
material has been bettered in trans- 
lation to the screen. In speed ■ .of 
development and In drastic ..editing' 
down of footage the picture is a 
model. There Isn't a supeMIuot^ 
word or a !iuperfluous gesture in 
more than an hour. And ..at that 
Blystone has given the story atmos- 
phere. Incident, touches of comedy 
and some -BOQd .chaiiacter etchiiigSi 
all Item's that are usually spend-! 
thrift in foottige in Inept hands, 'v 
Story develops action In the form 
of flashbacks from the trial scene. 
It Is during the summation for the 
stote that the -splfcy eplsddes take- 
place, a sequence that, might have 
been taken from a French novel. 
State's contention, is .that the eve- 
Inlng of the crime beg&n Ini a cd"ok'e 
tall party. The wife maneuvered 
her husband out of the hQuse' and 
;iTiennam'BB?a:-«~-Tend62yotl^'"^ittt 
the man whose conquest she' seeks. 
Arrayed in the scantiest of negli- 
gees she starts vamping, and the 
returning husband finds her cling- 
ing to the other man. There Is a 
struggle, the lamp crashes and two 
shots sound In the dark. It Is on 
this basis that the jury convicts. 

Case of the defense is that the 
other man, an artist, was madly and 



Mystery drama of the era when 
they took 'em .straight and play- 
wrights haciii't' ' i'plced 'em with 
travesty. Hence old style and for 
the most unsophisticated of audi- 
ences, if there fire .any left. For any 
clientele af .cA^;: sbavit-jiirlse it would 
be^ aiitretty/rfomtoSti^-biirt. ; it has 
alKthe -old heli^^b««^o^trlCktf. So 
complete' ^tiBl(iEr-~b&lsb't'"tteen 
:screeAe{l tot-,i,]jiiSp%rVimK. : . Included 
.i're th'O'-'gfood-ora-.i^nig' stofin out 
sMe, screams 'rotfi 'vttege,- eff stage 
:Bhdts; .tOhUt^jDlcteDlal .fljKures that 
f^it^ ^he .murd6]red,':,S^op^ . and the 
j^and 'old linger' ((f-jsusprclon that 
parioramai the'\0ibl<Si. tast. 
'.Nowadays it Ihspres the heigh- 
ho Ins.tead of .the;'' nervous tremor. 
Too much mental leffort even to try 
to outgdess the scenario as it un- 
folds.- Dtret^on .j^jonly . so-so, sum- 
ming up as.hack work' frorm a stagey 
and artiflcialnrlgltia].' - 

Technique ' Is tii^e'-^ne tiow pretty 
'^ainlilar,^ot iisIng-'sireAt' screen with 
-titles - to ' igiet 'over-'the .'planting of 
;StOTy . -wltif all possible speed, and 
then going articulate when the cll- 
■max' approaches and -holding dialog 
to ^he finish. It - works out well 
enough here. The 'elaborate ex 
planatlon requir4dv-.for the story 
would have bseliV <bunibe'rsome In 
talk. It's heavy enbugh' ■ silent. 

Clown in a circus Is deserted by 
his wife, an aerial' performer who 
runs away with a rich lover, taking 
their baby. . Fifteen years later wife 
is: living in ^^liry- , with old lover, 
but preparing to elope with a new 



NEW YEAR'S EVE 

. (SOUND) 

^llUetm FM>x piodaetlon and release. 
Synclironlzea, bcOt* S.„ .^''''''PJii 
(Roxy). StoiT by Richard Connell. Harry 
Lehrman, director. WHUam Kcrncll a 
tltlea. Haiy Astor, Charles Morton nna 
Earlo Voxti In cast. At the Fox, Brooklyn, 
week April 8. Running time, 80 minuter 



A dreary, depressing picture, 
spinning a sad story in a sad man- 
ner. Not a moment of brightness 
till the finish. ' 

Mary Aster's performance Is the 
film's one commendable point. 
While the direction Is apparently 
good, its hands are tied by tho 
script. _ . „ 

Charles Morton and Earle Foxe 
are not Identified Individually. 

Two-dayer. , Bxge. 

TRIAL MARRIAGE 

(SOUND) 

Columhla production and rojeaac. Pro. 
duced by Harry Cohn. Directed by Brio 
C Kenton from the atory by Sonya Levlen. 
Photogi»phed by Joseph Walker. At 
LoeWa New York, April 6, one day. Run- 
ning time, TO minutes. 

Oliver Mowbray Nonnan Kerry 

Constance Bannister .Sally Ellers 

Thorvald Ware Joson RobortJa 

Orace Thelma Todd 

Qeorgo Bannister ^P^'I^^^'^aJ^ 

Mrs. Geo. Bannister. 1st Naomi Chlldors 

Mis. Geo. Bannister, «h..Ro3emory Thcby 
Prudence Gertrude Short 



An uninteresting story given a 
trite, long-winded, complicated 
treatment, with no redeeming fea- 
tures In the picturlzatlon. Not much 
chance outside the grinds unless tho 
title can be depended upon for draw. 

It's sounded, with a bright, snap- 
py, well-synchronized score. In a. 
house like the New York the supe- 
riority of the synchronized accom- 
paniment over the usual orchestra 
is striking. 

Casting very bad. players In the 
principal parts not photographing 
Interestingly and killing appeal 
from the beginning. Sally Ellers as 
the modern flap Cleo--*m, with _a 
dozen men around her neck, doesn t 
look It. She may have that certain 
thing, but It doesn't photoRraph. 

Jason Robards as the quiet younff 
physician Is meant to be impressive. 
He merely succeeds In lo.okinK dull. 
■ Thelma Todd Is the choicest nddl- 
tlon to the picture. The girl looks 
like big time and has leaped plenty 
since this flicker was made. Here 
she walks away with all the honors 
easy, because she Is about the only 
hiemberf of the cast who can stand 
^Continued oh pa:ge 26) 





Costume Designer 

SHOi BOAT- 



CLIFF CRANE 

DANCING COMEDIAN 

TOURING PUBLIX UNIT "FORE" 

Direction WILLIAM MORRIS 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



V A R I E T T 



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Twinkle! Twinkle! 
Wonderful Star 

You sure bring 
Record Business 
wherever you 



ore. 



Here's how 
a great 
Picture 
lines *em 




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E V E R Y W HE RE 

MARY PICKFORD 

in her first 100% TALKING PICTURE 

"COQUETTE" proves itself the Greatest 
BOX-OFFICE PICTURE ever made. 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

Gongratuiates 



24 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



remember this ad? 




it was the first of a series of 



PARABfOUNT ads appearing in tlie trade papers 
over a year ago. It explains wliy PARAMOUNT 
got tlie inmp on tlie rest of tlie field and is 
delivering <|VALITY fallmig picture liits week 
after week. Why PARAMOV^Tr is far in the lead 
with' the new type of talking picture — and getting 
further ahead by the minute! 



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ri.osi<: 

IIAIfiMOXV 

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COMING PARAMOUNT ««NEW WORLD" TALKING HlTSs Richard Dis in ^'Nothing But the Truth" (aU- 
talking), Maiurice Chevalier in ''Innocents of Paris'' (all-talking, singing, dancing), *'A Dangerous Woman" (all-taUdng), 
''The Man I Love" (all-talking), George Bancroft in ''Thunderbolt" (all- talking), and more coming before August! 

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Wednesday. April 17, 1929 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



28 



TRIAL MARRIAGE 

(Continued from page 2i) 
the camera from any ancle and give 
odds. 

• The story opens with Oliver Mow- 
bray engaged to Constance Bannis- 
ter, He's her 13th fiance. She 
throws htm for Tborvald Ware, 
whom she marries. The connlvlni; 
society gal, Grace, who wanted 
Thor for herself, finally gets Connie 
Ih wrong, and there's a divorce. 
Grace gets Thorn and Connie mar- 
ries' Oliver.. Years later they meet 
and all are unhappy, so the divorce 
grind goes through again. 

There's a kid In It, too. Thor 
finds out at the last minute that 
he's the father. ^orf. 



THE WITCH WOMAN 

(SWEDISH MADE) 
(Silent) 

Svensk Blograph production and release. 
Directed by Carl Th. Dreyer. from ttie 
atory by C. JanBon. Oast Includes Elnor 
Sod, Oreta Alarotb and Hlldur Cerl- 
terg. At Firth Avenue Plavliouse, New 
Tork, week April 6. Running time, 00 
mins. 

In Norway was once a quaint old 
custom that a newly elected parson 
had to take over the widow of the 
deceased spiritual leader before he 
could step into control of the par- 
sonage. 

Under these circumstances, upon 
which the story Is based, there Is 
. little opportunity for heroism, love, 
^tlon or any cf the elements which 
a liberty loving motion picture pub- 
lic gives up .cash to se^ or hear. , 

The hero this pictorial, gag 
does the best he can, even though 
appearances ore against. ' They've 
got him dressed up like a disreputa- 
ble old bum most of the time. He 
wears a Pilgrim's Progress hat, with 
eult and buttons to match, and long 
white stockings over his lower 
limbs. 

Thus equipped, he seems likely 
to be elected ' parson when his two 
competitors stage b. teed for the 
Judges In the hotel. When the fero- 
cious looking widow appears the 
competitors flee. She is credited 
with witchery and looks It, but the 
boy takes a chance. - 

In. her home Ke takes a drink of 
aomething and then proposes to the 
old woman without thinking of the 
girl he has piomlsed to marry. After 
about SO minutes or so of unneces- 
Bary incident the old woman dies, 
and the parson marries the girl. 

Should appeal to the sure-seat 
•ustomers. itfoH. 



PRISONERS OF SEA 

(ftUSSIAN MADE) 
CSilent) 

Apparently produced, by Sovklno, nitliough 
ao credit given, and released bare tluough 
Aliikln6. Directed by M. Werner. No 
Biajor credlU presented. At the Fifth Ave. 
Playhouse, beginning April 18. Running 
time. 70 minutes. 



A story thread so thin as to be 
almost untraceable in the major 
reelage makes "Prisoners of- the 
Se4" at Its best a shuffle of travelog 
shots. Most of these center on boats 
and ships in the Russian navy. 
Only a few sequences attempt to tie 
these together, and fall. Not a com 
inerclal feature release. In fact. 

Russian producers seeip to ha/ve 



gone through their film libraries, 
sheared blindly, and pieced the clip- 
pings together, II the editing of this 
Is any criterion. 

The one sequence that' outstands 
in the entire hodge podge is that of 
a-BUbmarlna. The interiors are con- 
vincing, and Its submerged state Is 
realistic. An exterior shot of the 
ship striking the bottom suggcst-s 
strongly a model In a tank. 
' Men in the sealed ship awaltlnq 
rescue give a good performance, but 
one not half so good as similar 
scenes in American product which 
have the added advantage of a well- 
knit story. 

The best imagination can conjure 
up as the story Idea hoped to be put 
over jiere is of a Russian sailor, be- 
trayed by an officer comrade, who 
later rises to the captaincy of the 
Ill-fated submarine. But even' the 
usual Russian ending is abandoned 
because the double-crosser is the 
lone diver who effects the rescue of 
the ship. 

Efforts to go any further in dop- 
ing out a story for "Prisoners of the 
Sea" would only add to the con- 
fusion. Walv- 



THE JAZZ AGE 

(1% DIALOG) 

Radio Pictures production and release. 
Directed by Lynn Shores from story by 
Paul Oangelln. Ted Fahlc. cameraman. 
Music score by Joseph Zuro on RCA photo- 
phone system. At Loen's New York one 
day. Mar. 28. half of double feature. Run- 
ning time, 62 minutes. 

Steve Maxwell Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. 

Sue Randall Marcellne Day 

Mr. Maxwell Henry B. Walthall 

Mrs. Maxwell Myrtle Bteadman 

Harjorle Gertrude Messlnger 

Todd Sayles Joel McCrea 



"The Jazz Age" Is far superior to 
program productions made by FBO 
before it changed its name to Radio. 
Introduction of sound and a few 
lines of dialogue may be responsible 
for greater all-round effort in the 
workshop which this clearly evi- 
dences. Title tells the story which 
has a well worn but worthily hah 
died mellar angle. Big school fan 
draw assured. Adults will And It 
fair entertainment. 

Ginning, necking, crap throwing 
and auto racing youngsters provide 
the atmosphere. But the- story 
thread of wild American youth 
meeting emergencies ' with sterling 
qualities constitutes the finish. 

Fairbanks Is excellen.tly. cast as 
the youth with the purltanlo eyb 
for his young sister, portriayed with 
even perklness by Gertrude Mes- 
slnger. His role brings htm into 
night life of the younger set where 
partying is -emphasized. 

The customary trend of th» poor 
son of the honest city offlcial in 
love with the jazz mad daughter of 
the wealthy but dishonest .con- 
tractor, affords the acquit angle. 
These are well Interwoven, except 
for superfluous subtitling in ttie 
opening. 

A race between an auto and a 
trolley car in which the children of 
both parents man the car creates a 
situation from which a nicely grad- 
uated suspense is worked. Walthall, 
as the boy's father, is thus trumped 
on his move to expose his enemy 
before the Common Council. Old 
meller stuff is worked in with sue 
cess when young Fairbanks exposes 
the reason for his father's hold-out. 
Marcellne Day, as the girl^ helps 



JESSE CRAWFORD 

ORGAN CONCERT 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 
NEW YORK 

WEEK OF APRIL 13 

"ROSES IN THE RAIN" 

(Harold Roasiter) 

"DO SOMETHING" 

Theme Song of "Nothing but the Truth" 
(Qreen & Stept) 

"HONEY" 

(Leo Feitt) 



the climax with the revelation that 
her father win also have to send her 
to jail if ho prosecutes the young 
hero. Wal]/. 



L'ARPETE 



(FRENCH MADE) 

Palrls, March 26. 
Franco's screen version of ■ the 
farce of G. Quinson and Y. Mlrande, 
entitled "L'Arpetc," done at the 
Paris Scala a couple of years ago. 
Word, in modern vernacular, signi- 
fies a smart little errand girl in a 
dressmaking establishment. Thus 
Jacqueline works at Pommler's (all 
self-respecting French firms now 
bear the apostrophe), although car- 
rying on with a young painter, 
Jules. Indeed, they are so far ad- 
vanc-d in matrimonial intentions 
that they have discounted the par- 
son's blessing and are living to- 
gether up Montmartre way. 

In order to bluff an elderly Amer- 
ican buyer Pommler's attires his 
clever seamstress, or rather arpete, 
in the supposed latest models. He 
makes believe Jacqueline is a client 
of the aristocracy, and the girl is 
able to impersonate the role. Amer- 
ican buyer, is inclined to commence 
a mild flirtation, and without rea- 
lizing it has soon given orders for 
dresses he does not need. 

Plot becomes complfcated when It 
is discovered ' he happens to be 
Jules' father. Of course the boy 
feels sore when be detects Papa out 
with Jacqueline, and imagines his 
sweetheart is unfaithful and goes 
back to America, bemoaning fem- 
inine infldel.lty. Later he returns 
to France, unable to keep away from 
his darling Jacqueline.. Jules is told 
the girl has left the old lodging 
and is now a great desssmaker her- 
self, making plies of money. She 
is most happy to see Jules again 
and the lovers embrace tenderly. 
. This diverting scenario does not 
constitute a real snappy picture. 
Scenes in the dressmaking industry 
might have proved interesting but 
are not. Many phases are exag- 
gerated. Donatien, producer, never- 
theless, has done good work, while 
the technical side and photo results 
are O. K. Cuts have since been 
made by the Franco Film people 
which have not met with the ap- 
proval of Xionatien and may lead 'O 
litigation.' However, the pruning, 
If judicious, could only tend to the 
Itetterment of the production. Lu- 
clenne Legrand stars in the title 
part, with Gurein a suitable "jeune 
premier." His Jules is sympathetic. 
The several other smaller roles are 
In worthy hands. Thus "L' Arpete 
as a popular French comedy should 
suit the local small time second 
half. Light. 



YELLOWBACK 

(SILENT) 

Ttifdio production and relouac. Dlrccle.! 
by Joi'omo Storm. S lory by Jnnica Oliver 
Citrwood. Adapted by John Twist, Tlilo.s 
l)y Randolph Rartlett. At Loi'W's New Vork 
one day, April 1'.!, l).-\:f oC doublo Iculurc. 
Itunnlne time, 00 minutes. 

O'-Mara Tom Mtwro 

ICIise. Inna Hurrltion 

Jules Tom Sanlsohl 

I'ok'on. Wllllum Martm 

McUougal , Lionel Delmotc 



Productions of the type of "Yel- 
lowback" are the surest means of 
converting fans to sound features. 
It Is slipshod In every phase of pro- 
duction. Choppy editing of a hack 
story, with futile attempts to hold 
it together by clumsy titling, and 
no more to blame than the per- 
formers. Kven Tom Moore is influ- 
enced by a dominating quickie at- 
mosphere. It is hard to recall an- 
other picture in which he has given 
a worse account of himself. 

The let's-get-lt-over Impression 
sets an early start when EIlso Is 
warned by her aged father to end 
association with one Jules. A scur- 
vy looking half-breed, Poleon, made 
nn attack on Ellse, and Jules, the 
bad man, hurls Poleon the length of 
the barroom. 

Irma Harrison as the girl who 
loves Jules until, for no partlcular 
renson', he murders her dad, per- 
forms like an elementary student. 

Tom Moore as O'Mara, north- 
west mountle without th^ horse but 
with a reputation in the colony for 
cowardice, is dispatched to get the 
murderer. O'Mara and Bliso work 
hand in hand even to the point of 
sleeping together in the woods with 
a log between them. The nap is In- 
terrupted by Poleon, who turns out 
to be Jules' man Friday. Like in 
1916 production days, he gloats over 
a knife before he creeps over to the 
sleeping mountle. In the hand-to- 
hand encounter which' follows, little 
Elise does the actual savin'g. 

After binding the prisoner Elisc 
releases him, with instructions to 
inform Jules that she will meet him 
at Dead Man's something. This 
turns out to be the barroom again, 
and the little girl's motive is shown 
to be no other than to test the cour- 
age of her mountle hero. 

Tom strips off his coat and chal- 
lenges Santschl to a finish fight. 
Although three bottles are broken 
over O'Mara's head in the course of 
the damaging of proi>8 which would 
look cheap in a river boat show, the 
mountle subdues his prisoner. 

Waly. 



MARKED MONEY 

(SILENT) 

Paths production and release.' Directed 
by Spenoor Bennet. Adapted by Oeorg'e 
Dromgold and Sanford Hewitt from origi- 
nal story hy. Howard J. Green, In cast: 
Junior CogbUin, . Oeorge Duryea. Tom Ken- 
nedy, .Virginia Bradfoi>d. At Columbus. 
New Tork, onb day, April 0, as half doublo 
bill. Running time, CO minutes. 



' Mildest sort of romantic comedy 
that will Just about make the grade 
in the grinds as the lesser portion 
of a double feature bill. 

Flimsy story concerns events in 
the life of an orphan boy (Junior 
Coghlan), whose dying father left 
him together with a strong box con- 
taining a large sum of money in the 
care of a retired sea captain. Crooks 
are after the dough with the smart 
cracking kid upsetting all their 
plans. Subordinate plot has the love 
interest wound about niece of the 
captain and an aviator with the old 
salt objecting to the romance. 

When the aviator proves his 
worthiness by assisting in the cap- 
ture of the band of crooks, the old' 
captain sanctions the usual events 
leading up to the aeroplane honey- 
moon. 

A lot of fake air stuff is rung in 
to supply some thrills for the grind 
house patronage, most of it familiar 
and shop-worn. Titles of the ob- 
vious variety don't help this flicker 
a bit. 



SMILIN* GUNS 

(SILENT) 

Universal production and release, starring 
Hoot Olbson. Directed by -Hency MacRae 
from story by Shannon Fife, with con- 
tinuity by Oeorge Morgan, Harold Tarahls, 
titles. Hanr Neumann, cameraman. At 
Loew's New Tork one'day. Mar. 29, half of 
double feature. Running time. 00 minutes, 

Jack Purvln Hoot Gibson 

Helen Van Smyths Blanche Mehaffy 

Mrs. Van Smythe Virginia Pearson 

Durkin Robert Graves 

Count Borettl Leo White 

Ranch Foreman.. r Walter DrcAnan 

Professor Jack Wise 

Barber .James Bradbury. Jr. 

Station Master Dad Gibson 



Universal has spent some money 
on Hoot Gibson in "Smllln' Guns."' 
It is one Of the best dressed produc 
tlons he has ever made. But the 
story is without reason and projects 



like a series of unrelated episodes. 
'With all of Its rambling and un- 
reasonableness It Clocks quite a few 
laughs and these, with some shoot- 
In? nnrt wild ridlTDr vu.-!hcd into a 
Mix ending, will get it by In the 
I iibson houses. 

.\s the poor cowboy with only a 
(loR and ,1 horse. Hoot unwillingly 
hall.s .1 train robbery by plutjglng 
a vicliiuii man who had wiiiKed lils 
dog. Ho pick.s up a newspaper and 
notes llio picture of n beauty, west- 
ward bound, whose bent Is culture 
and rcllnenient. Hoot, ot course, 
stumbles thron);h weeds, presently 
to see the pretty damsel, Ulanche 
Mehaffy, seated on the observation 
car of the train. 

There follows the transition of 
the cowboy into a society benu of 
parts. And he Is just ns young 
when he arrives at the Van Smythe 
ranch to drill culture into the 
hands. 

The llttlo black mongrel does a 
RInty when he detects a blaliblah 
guest as the gent who once shot 
him. His teeth untie many knots 
effected by the villain before the 
ranch Is robbed and the girl stolen. 
Before success, a great cowboy flght 
Is staged, with many an extra get- 
ting a rool bruising. Waly. 



SLIM FINGERS 

. (SILENT) 

I'nlversal production and release. Bill 
Coily starred. Directed by Josef Levlgard 
from story by Wllllnm Lester. Charles 
Stumitr, cameraman. At Times Square two 
days beginning March 28, half of double 
bill. Running time. 47 minutes. 

Al Welsley Dill Cody 

Knthryn Graham Duane Thompson 

Dctoctlve RItey Arthur Morrison . 

Dan Donovan Wilbur Mack 

Even 10-20-30 audiences find 
flaws in this one. They can't swal- 
low Bill Cody's jump from a high 
roof, landing on his neck, and. 
bounding up like a rubber' ball and 
similar absurdities. 

Production exceptionally poor 
even for houses with the cheapest 
policies. 

All for nought so far as U's am- 
bition to make this a thriller, is the 
tumbling of a prop auto over a 
cliff and a couple of Cody-versus- 
the-mob contests. Cody battles in 
a way that even the fans can tIs^ 
ualize the director's bawling to ex- 
tras to flop OS soon as thn hero 
swings. Waly, 



Circumstantial Evidence 

(SILENT) 

Chesterfleld production and states' right* 
release. Botry and direction by Wilfred 
Noy. M. A. Anderson, careeraman. At 
Loew's New Tork one day. April 2, halt oT 
double feature. Running time. OS minutes; 

Jean Benton Helen Foster 

Arthur Rowland Cornelius Keef* 

Henry Lord Charles Gerraril 

liucy Bishop Alice lAke 

Tony Benton Ray. Bailor 

Judge Fi«d Walton 

"Circumstantial Evidence" Is 
made along big company lines. It 
possesses an expensive atmosphere 
and a nifty In doubl^-expOeure at a 
trial scene where the audience sees 
the enactment of a shooting with a 
thin close-up of the witness' face as. 
the foreground. The story is con-, 
ventlonal, and subtitles occasionally 
fall to account for time -l&psed. 
General interest, however, is sub-. 
tained and the production is far 
(Continued on page 43) 




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FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE EAST 



ARCH CANNON 

TENOR 

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Laurence Schwab 
Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd 
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TWO-A-DAY AT $2S0 TOP 

FORGET anyihinz you know ; about records, niiu - and- receipt*.' 
Nothing you have ever shown in your theatre can begin to compare 
with what you will see and hear in "THE, DESERT SONG." The 
picture business starts all over again with "THE DESERT SONG." 



Music by 

Sigmnnd Bomberg 

Scenario by 

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28 



VARIETY 



P I C T U RES 



Wednesdiay. April 17, 1829 



Amusement Stock Prices Tmn ^ 
Quiet on Trifling Advances 



Amusement stock prices gave a 
fairly good account of tliemselves 
going Into the new week. The turn- 
over of Monday and yesterday for 
the whole group probably "marked 
the lowest point since last summer. 
Prices generally were out of the 
lows of a week ago, but there was 
nothing In the behavior of this 
section, or the rest of the list for 
that matter, to encourage the idea 
that there was anything like a move 
In the offing. 

Fox got out of its slump to 82 
apparently on unofficial csllmates 
that its current earnings were at 
a hlghi rate; Pathe responded to 
publication of Income statement for 
1928 showing net profit of $187,000 
for the calendar year. Others were 
listless. 

A Waiting Market 

Market' is In one of those, in-be- 
tween periods, lacking Incentive on 
either side, and the outside trading, 
element Is distinctly out of it or 
Involved only to the extent that It 
Is holding stocks purchased at 
higher levels and in a thoroughly 
discontented frame of mind. 

The credit situation, which has 
acted as a break since, the turn of 
the year, seems to be greatly Im- 
proved, but new anxieties liave ap- 
peared to counterbalance that bet- 
terment. Congress is In session, and 
while it sits there is the possibility 
that it may try to deal with the 
speculative problem. Even if it 
doesn't actually project itself into 
the situation, there is bound to be 
interference by politicians with 
axes to grind, and that always dis- 
turbs ticker sentiment. 

Money renewed yesterday at 8 and 
then went to 9, reflecting pressure 
from seasonal demands on credit. 
This cordltion is likely to prevail 
for a few days, but easier money 
eeems likely after this week. The 
market certainly is not absorbing 
much capital for its operations. 
Monday's tol:il was less than 3,- 



Yesterday's Prices 

Leading Ainaseinents 



High. 

IS* 

62 



Snirs. 

400 Fox . 
2200 I/)ew 

700 M .P. Cap . 3814 
8300 Par ..... 64% 
lUflO PHthe ... 1114 
S-IOO RKO ... 28 
S3800 Radio ... 04% 

300 Shub .... C8 
SaOO Warner.. 103% 



Low. I/adl. Chi 
89% 8614 + 



60% 

.37 
03 
10^ 
27 "4 
03U 
S7% 

102 



02 +. 

m\ 

1011—14 
2714 — H 
04^5 + % 
58 +214 
108% - V> 



000,000 shares and yesterday's vol- 
ume was not mubl) more, Restricted, 
operations of this kind are In Ifne 
vlth the desires of the Reserve Bank 
..nd encourage the- view that when 
the turn does come the fouiidatlon 
will be laid for a broad advance. 
Constructive News 

Such news as came out was con- 
structive. The Pathe statement put 
a good complexion on current oper- 
ations, although It did not by any 
means make the stock a glowing 
prospect. Idea of the Murdoclt- 
Kennedy management seems to t* 
to "let the dead past bury Its dead. 
Losses under the old management 
are being charged against surplus 
80 that the statement may reflect 
only efforts of the new regime. 

First National Pictures made 
public Its purpose to retire its entire 
issue of participating first preferred 
8 per cent stock at $11B. No new 
flnancing is contemplated, and the 
operation will be handled from 
earnings. Warner Bros, control the 
majority of First National voting 
stock. 

January profits for Fox were $1,- 
261,802 after depreciation and inter- 
est but hefore taxes. On this basis 
the quarter's net is figured roughly 
at $2,600,000, compared to. $1,863,661 
after taxes in the same quarteif last 
year. Much of the increase ' 1^ atr; 
trlbuted to quality sound pictures 
and particularly to sales of Movie- 
tone news service. 



Nummary 
— 1020--- 
Low, 



STOCK EXCHANGE 

for week endlne April 13: 

















lIMlj 


170 




101 


62 




siVi 


08% 






OS 






as 




138 


04% 




24 


1814 




a7 


24 






12>,4 




72 


05% 




14% 


7% 




80 


ia% 




10D% 


68% 




40% 


10 




7414 


54% 




4H14 


28 




03 


» 64% 




134^ 


07 






44 




1» 


B 




26 


18 




81% 


29 




87% 


27 


1 


26% 


16 




4014 


28 




13% 


7 




28 


2S 




97 


0214 




121% 


110% 




100% 


07 




84 


78 




100% 


08% 




u% 


82 



Sales. Issue and rate. 

2.200 American Seat (4) 

3.200 Consol. Film pfd. (2).. 

%500 Eastman Kodak (8) 

4O.B0O Fox Class A (4) 

24,100 Loew (8) c 

700 Co prer. (6%) , 

700 Keith 

000 Do pret. (7) < 

3,.^oO Madison Square Garden 
400 Met.-G.-M. pref. (1.8U). 

8.400 Motion Picture Cap 

4;,S00 Paremount-Fam-Lasky 

17,000 Pathe Exchange 

2.000 Pathe Class A 

86U,4;0 Radio Corp 

77.800 Radlo-K.-O 

.6,100 Shubert (5) 

2,000 Stanley 

40 Universal pret. (8) 

84,100 'Warner Bros 

.... Do pret. (2.20) 



HIsli. 

36 



(2). 



re ' 

26% 
176 
87% 
03% 
101% 
28 
06 
70% 
20% 
40 
66% 
11% 

23% 

100% 

29% 

67% 

30 

,88 

107 

48% 

CURB 

8.400 Acoustic Prod 7% 

13,000 Con. Film Bnt 24% 

1,400 Col. Plot 80% 

88,100 Fox Theatres 28% 

28,100 De Forest Radio 18 

.... Loew rts « 

6,500 Nat. Tbe. Sup. 18 

600 Univ. Plot 28 







Met 


Low. 


Last. 


Chge. 


34% 


34% 

25%. 


- * 


23% 




170 


170 




82 


87- 


.+ :% 


98% 


62% 


. f.* 


100 


100 


23. . 


28 . 


+1 . 


04% 


04% 


-8% 


10% 


10% 


T^:% 


25% 


25% 




34 


38 


+2% 


61% 


64% 


+ % 


0% 


- 11 


-n 


10% 


23% 


+8 


02 
24 


05% 
28% 


?!^^ 


65% 


55% 


-H2% 


26 


30 




64% 


84% 


-'I 


97% 


104 




44 


47% 


-fl% 



BONDS 



16,000 
26,000 
3.000 
12,000 
89,000 



Keith 6'a, '46 

Loew 6's, '41 

Do ex War 

Pathe 7's, '87 

Par-Fam-LaSky 6'e, 
Shubert e'a 



•47.. 



113% 

98% 
70% 
90% 
60% 



6% 

22% 
30 
27% 
16% 

il% 
26% 



111% 
97% 
78 
98% 
83% 



7 ■ 
24% 
30 
28 
16% 
30 
13 
28% 



OS 

111% 
07% 

, 79% 
08% 
SS 



+ H 

-1% 



-. %. 
+ % 
+ % 
— % 
+a% 



2B 
II 

8% 
3 
8714 



32 
34 
4% 

38 



ISSUES IN OTHER MARKETS 
All Quoted for Monday 
Over the Counter 
New York 

Quoted In Bid and AAed 
Roxy. Class A (3.60) • 

Unit do 

Unit do :•• 

De Forest Phono « • 

Technicolor • 



Landeau's Whiskers 



IVm 101 odds on Pop Landeau 
la the only «s])ll> around New 
York with whiskers. 

Pop has gone sound wltb bis 
Heights theatre — not bis 
wblskers. 



Brookliart Bill k 
Now Kg^est Angle 
Of Extra Coi^ess 



Washington, April 16. 
Wltb more than 60 Changes In its 
membership the extra session of 
Congress , la under way. Senator 
Brookbart, with bis regulatory pro- 
posal for. the picture industry re- 
mains and Is working on a n«w bill 
to Introduce shortly. A new Brook - 
hart blU will. In all probability, 
mean further hearings. That puts 
the question up to Senator Couzens. 
Michigan, to be chairman of the 
powerful interstate commerpe com- 
mittee. Mr. Couzens has Indicated 
he can see little merit In the argu- 
ments of the Independent exhibitors, 
at least as voiced during tbe origi- 
nal bearings. 

Whatever Is accomplished will de- 
pend upop the relative strength of 
these- two legislators with Brook- 
bart possibly ending' up with the 
statement that be ' did not expect 
committee action, merely wishing to 
get the new measure on record, 
printed, and circulated for the reg- 
ular session opening next December. 
. Myers' Position 
Another question that Is causing 
some conjecture: Will Abram F. 
Myers and bis new Allied Exhibi- 
tors' Association approve the Iowa 
senator's bill? Myers Is not yet 
ready to commit himself either way. 

Canon Chase, reformer, tied him- 
self onto the .' previous- Brookbart 
measure forgetting his own pet cen- 
soring proposal In so doing. The 
Canon has been very quiet not only 
on legislative plans, but also on 
what the reformers hoped to get in 
tbe way of Jobs from the President 
in re-payme.nt for the vote chasing 
Ih tbe fiouUiem States. Probably 
sometblng up bis sleeve, being a re- 
former. 

Several other pending, Woposals 
of minor Importance vi&y come up 
for discussion ' In committees, but 
the administration leaders seem- 
ingly bave things pretty well In 
band to confine deliberations to the 
major Issues, for which Mr. Hoover 
(filled the extra session. 

The big show proposition during 
tbe paat session was the proposed 
changes tn tbe copyright law. 
Queries put to Chairman Vestal of 
the . Honse Patents Committee 
brought tbe reply that he will ride 
along with tbe President and make 
no attempt to break up the estab- 
lished program. He stated be Would 
not' ask that bis committee be or- 
ganized. 

"liotblns Is impossible with the 
lawmakers In session. It will be a 
case of sitting back In an attitude 
of watchful .waiting. 



White, RKO Prod. Mgr. 

C D. White has Joined Radio Pic- 
tures as production manager. 

Wblte served In a similar capac- 
ity with tbe old FBO studios, but 
left that company for First Na- 
tional. 



The Sun Never Sets on the Foster Girls 



NEXT WEEK AT THE PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK 

FOSTER GIRLS in "SAY IT WITH MUSIC" 

Devised and Staged by JOHN MURRAY ANDERSON 





£6Bfiat^ SANDERS 

. .>' JMONIN* StMlUHnnVtft' 

'tufi tfRiMbw^y. New vorh' 



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CUNTON E.LAKE 

OUteiUL MANAGER . 



FOREiaN REFBESEMTAITVE 

HARRY FOSTER 

•2 ShafleabDiT Ave. 
U>NDON, W. L 



we/tY Ntw Fosten act mas a nvn loeA 



Comparative Grosses for Mv^ 



(Continued' from page 16) 

SYRACUSE 





Maroh 2 


<Maroh 9 


. March 16 


. March 23 - 


STRAND' 
High ..«e,ooo 

Low ... 4,000 


"Greyhound 
Limitttd" 
$7,000 

All Sound 


• "Younger - 
Generation" 
$7,000 

AH Sound 


"Quean of 
Night dtiba" 

. »7,00ib 

All Sound 


'Behind 
Closed Doors' 

$4,000 
(Low) 
AH Sound 


EMPIRE 

High .$11,000 
Low .. 4,500 


"Marriage by 
Contract" 

$5,000 


"Captain 
Laah" 

$7i000 


"Mother 

Machree" 

$7,000 


"Cohens- Kel- 
lys in A. C." 

. .$6,000 


STATE 

High .126,000 
Low ,i 10,000 


"Wild 
Orchids" 

$18,000 


"Lady of. the 
Pavements" 

$16,000 


"Desert 

Nights" 

$26,000 
(Record) 


"TWo of 
Ernmre" 
$18j600 


ECKEL 

High .$20,000 
Low .. 7,000 


"My 
Man" 

$7,600 


VIn Old 
Arizona" 

. . $7,00.0.: 


"Shop- 
worn" 

$10,000 


"Redeeming 
Sin" 
$8,000 


WASHINGTpf 




March 2 


March 9 


Mlireh 16 


. March 23 ' 


COLUM- 
BIA 

High .$17,200 
liOW .. 6,li00 


"Doctor's 
Secret" 
$11,800 
All ■ Sound 


"Doctor's::' 
Secret" 
$10,000 
AH Souiid 


' "Bellamy 
Trial" 
$12,000 
AH Sound 


"Bellamy 
Trial" 
$8,000 
All Sound 


EARLE 

High .$24,000 
Low .. 6,000 


"Red- 
akin" 

$14,600. . 
All Sound . 


"Stark 
Mad". 

$14,000 ' 
All Sound ' 


.^Cohens- Kel- 
, lys' -1n A. C." 

•"$18,000 
AU Sound . 


"Carnation 
Kid" 
$11,000 
All Sound 


FOX 

High .$30,200 
Low .. 14,600 


"New Year's 
Eve" 
$31,000 
Stage Show 


"Greyhound 
Limited" 

$20,000 
Stage Show 


"Sin 
-Sisters" 

$19,000 
Stage Show 


"Making tho 
Gra'de" 
$17,000 

Stage .' Show 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

High .$21,000 
Liow .. 6,000 


"Weary 
River" 

$21,000 . 
(Record) 
All Sound 


"Weary 
River"*^ 
$14,000 

All Sound 


"Weary 
River" 
$10,000 

All Sound 


"Lucky 
Bpy" 

$9,000 

All Sound 


PALACE 

High .$24,200 
Low .. 11,600 


"Desert 
NigKts" 

$23,000 
Stage Show 


"The 
Rescue" 

$19,000 
StaKe Show 


"Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$21,600 
Stage Show 


"Mating 
Call" 

$i8;ooo 

Statce Show 


MINNEAPOLIS 




March 2 


March ft 


March 16 


March 23 


MINNE- 
SOTA 

High.. $46,200 
Low... 17,600 


"Redskin" 

$26,900 
Stage Show 


"The 
Dummy" 
$25,800 


"Carnation 
Kid" 

$20,000 


"Why Be 
Good" 

$35,000 


STATE 

High.. $28,000 
Low... 4,600 


^Lady of the 
Pavements" 

$12,600 
All Sound 


"Chinatown 
Nights" 

$12,600 


"Iron Mask" 
$19,400 


"Iron Mask" 

$11,100 


HENNEPIN 

High.. $22,000 
1.0W... 5.000 


"Annapolis" 
$17,000 
■Vaude 


"Godless 

Girl" 
$12,600 


"Flying 
Fleet" 
$17,600 


-"iSftady 
Lady'*^ 
$11,000 


BOSTON 




March 2 ■ 


.March 9 


March 16 


:;.^j|frieh 23 


STATE 

High.. $40,000 
Low... 18,000 


"Jimmy 
Valentine" 

$26,450 




"Iron Mask" 

$24,400 


•:,f<.^fiai" 

i:V-'ft7,300 


"KEITH 
MEMORIAL 

High.. $40,000 
Low... 26,000 


"Naughty 
Boy" 

$27,800 


"Geraldine" 
$30,400 


"The Crash" 

$29,700 


"CfiliMren of 
.Ritz" 

J'J24,000 


KEITH- 
ALBEE 

High.. $28,000 
Low... 18,000 


"Last 
Warning" 

$20,000 


"Weai^ 
River" 

$32,100 


"Cohens and 
Kellys in 
A. C." 

$26,000 


'^Carnation 
Kid" 
$19,000 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

High.. $69,000 
Low... 29.000 


"Captain 
Lash" 
$36,600 


"Stark 
Mad" 

' $41,800 


"bhinatown 
Nights" 

$37,100 


' "Wolf 
. Song" 

$43,000 



i(e-titliiig" Reviyed 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

"Re-tltllng," formerly a great gag 
among the quickie boys for resur- 
recting old negatives, has cropped 
up at last In the sound field. 

'Vita vox Corp., Independent re- 
cording device, bas.,bought up old 
Madge Bellamy and PrlscUla Dean 
prints of eight years ago.. It Is 
now messing around to add some 
up-to-date scenes with a little dia- 
log and then synchronize the works. 



Colored District Houses 
Turned Back by Opeiraitor 

The Roosevelt, Odeon and Doug- 
las theatres, heretofore operated in 
the Harlem (colored) section by 
Meyer & Schneider have been 
turned back to the Leo Brecher 
interests. 

Brecher has also taken back the 
Boston Road theatre formerly oper- 
ated by Joelson & Suchman. 



OFFICE SWITCHBOABD 

Los Angeles, April 16. . 

Harry Cohn, In charge of produc- 
tion at Columbia studios, is having 
a sound switchboard installed in 
his private office. ■ 

He will be able to hook In on 
any of"th'5"^56iv65'-Beirrg~Teci)rdea 
throughout the Columbia studios. 



Paul Thompson's Berth 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Paul Thompson, photographer, bas 
been engaged by Fox studios to 
take charge of their ■ studio - pub- 
licity still and portrait depart- 
ments. 



Eddie Hanson, formerly asst. dl* 
rector with Roland West, is now 
fulfilling similar duties with George 
LeMaire at the Pathe studios. New 
York. 



FAMOrS 



Ba B. Ba'S 

BIO BUSINESS BVULDEB 
Coffee Daa'B, Jam Ana«lM, Cal. 



IRVING ROSE 

KRAZY ELBOW DANCCR . 
Week April 20, Tkbor Orsnd, Denver 
Featiired by'FANCHOM sad Hareo 



Tile Oreot Billy 

SNYDER 

lOth Weclc. 6b, I Bee: Oh. Teata 
OOU>EN OATE THEATRE, 1.^ A. 
Ask His Happy Manager 
HARRT SCOARMAN 



HARRY 

ROSS 

EDDIE 

EDWARDS 

OUR PAI, AMD AGENT 
ABE FRIEDMAN 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



V A R I E T T 



S9 




TO the *h 




J.-TAI 





REACH FOR A 



TALK! 




IN STEAD 



OF 



A SQUEAK r 

Lay off experimental ^ 
talking pictures I IS our - 
you can get the New;^^> 



ErOj Road-show 'Size^ 
Talkies from 









Tfie TALKIES o/ 
the Industry 



NOTET'THE'DUKE STEPS OUT,"^(Htt?nesrCraw/brd) Kas-lust 
broken every week-end record at the Capitol, N.Y. And it's smashingl 



records fight ' and left all o^ef AffiCf iea! "WILD ORCHIDS," (Gdrboi 



,A5ther) is tremendous everywhere. "VOICE OF THE CITY/' (Willard 
^ack) is a marvel either All-Talking or Silent. Whether your housejs 
yired,or^nocM-G-M*s Big Ti me Pro duct brings t he rec ord receipts Ij 



v -weaftesdayF April 17; 1929 



p I et tj It E s 



VARIETY 



81 



Gov t's Coast Investigation Will 
Continufr-Stay Motion Denied 



IjOS Angeles, April 16. 

Other exchange men called before 
the Grand Jury were F, J. Benson, 
former manager of United Artists' 
Bzchange; Carol Peacock, branch 
-manager for Paramount-Famoua- 
Ijaslcy, and Mel Hulling, former 
branch manager for Warner Bros., 
bere, now In chargo of their San 
Wanclsco branch, 

J. J. MiUsteln and Ben Gould, 
branch managers for M-G-M and 
Pox, respectively, were not re- 
quired to face the grand jurors, but 
tamed over letters and vault rec- 
•rda, with possibility of their being 
called later. 

Harry Lustlg of Warner Bros, 
•nd Ed H. Brower of First Na- 
tional, both In charge of the re- 
■pectivo branch exchanges here, are 
•n call for a later session, after be- 
ing on hand at each session of the 
(rand jury so far held. 

Following the film exchange wit- 
nesses. It Is understood excess of 
Fox West Coast Theatres are to be 
questioned, 

John H. Amen, who Is repre- 
■entlng the U. S. attorney general 
In the current Investigation, la re- 
i^rted to be a man of considerable 
wealth, who accepted t^e Faciflc 
eoaat assignment because of Ill- 
health. He is married to the 
daughter of former President Gro- 
Ter Cleveland. 

Upon denial by U. S. District 
Court Judge Paul J. McCormlck of 
motion by attorneys representing 
West Coast Theatres, Inc., and 
eight picture producing companies, 
to- restrain the federal grand jury 
from launching a new investigation 
Into alleged violations of the Sher- 
man Anti-Trust act by the defend- 
ants, that body's hearings are under 
way. 

In denying the motion to quash 
■ubpoenas Issued for attendance 
before the grand jury of film ex- 
change managers and others, on the 
ground that the defendant com- 
panies are awaiting ^ttiaU^ay 22 on 
Bimllar allegatiofia; by .tHi|f govern- 
ment, the Court held .that Itho U. S. 
Supreme Court 'haa/ruled^lt /is not 
within the proyiiiee /fH ;the'' courts 
to Interfere with "gr^ijd Ju.rx Inves- 
tigations, and that It was Injudicious 
and improper for, the court to. stay 
any inquisitorial 'powers of that 
body. 

Attorney Alfred Wright of Bauer, 
Wright and McDonald, appeared as 
counsel for the defendants, with 
John H. Amen, special assistant to 
the U.v/S.. Attorney General rep 
resenting the government. • On a 
plea by Wright that the subpoenas 
Issued by the government demanded 
bringing before the grand Jury 
papers and records which would 
completely tie up the operation of 
the various Aim exchanges, and 
that the government's demands for 
this data, were embodied in an om 
nibus clause that was far-reaching. 
Judge McCormick said that his 
chief treason for dismissing the ap 
peal oif the picture people, was based 
on the theory there would be no 
harassing. Also thtit the omnibus 
clauB^^ to which Wright objected 
appcafed to him as an unnecessary 
procedure. 

Amen consented to withdraw that 



MONK 



WATSON 




Opened Paramount Theatre 

I.OS ANGRLES 
At>RIL 4 

"Business Still Good" 



portion of the subpoenas, which de- 
manded vault room records covering 
a period from June, 1927, to March 1, 
1929, upon promise of the defendants' 
counsel that all letters and other 
records sought would be forthcom- 
ing. 

Witnesses 
First two witnesses summoned to 
testify before the Jury were Joseph 
Goldberg, western manager for Co- 
lumbia Pictures, and former book- 
ing manager for West Coast Thea- 
tres, and George A. Htckey, district 
manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
Their testimony had to do' with 
verifying letters and other informa- 
tion in the hands of the government. 
It failed to bring out any hew evi- 
dence, BO far as could be ascer- 
tained. 

Exchange managers from the fol- 
lowing picture companies -^ere 
served with' subpoenas to testify: 
Paramount, Metro, Fox, First Na- 
tional, Warners, Universal and 
Pathe. 

An affidavit filed by Amen with 
the district court Indicated that a 
new Indictment or indictments 
against the defendants would be 
sought from the present grand Jury 
investigation, Jn which event the 
bill of information, returned some 
months iago, would be dismissed. 

Among those questioned were Har- 
ry Lustig, Warner's; E. H. Brower, 
Lustig; Warner's; E. H. Brower, 
First National; J. O. Gunderson, 
United Artists; Les Weir, western 
district manager of Pathe, and Ar- 
thur Liamb, former secretary of the 
Film Board of Trade. All were 
asked regarding matters referring 
to the clearance and complaints set- 
tled through the Film Board of 
Trade. 

Guy • Doutliewaite, Independent 
exhib .operating the Temple, was the 
first exhlbltor.':ealled. He was ex- 
cused yesterday, when Ann Free- 
land, secretary to Harry Buckley, of 
Fox-W. C, was given a two^hour 
grilling. I \ 



"SYNCOPAHON^^TIEUP 
IN KEITH'S 



In conjunction with the Radio 
picture, "Syncopation," the '^iCelth 
theatres In Brooklyn .And Queens 
are holding contests'tp find a "Miss. 
Syncopation." ., The contest Is not 
labeled ^ekifty, but the participants 
must be ahle'^o sliig, dance or play 
a musical Instrument. Cash prizes 
total $1,160. 

Prelim contests run from April 
22-26. Final selection due April 29. 

The contest is tied up with the 
New York Evening Journal. 



T-S Taking o!i Indies 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

With branch exchange ofHces lo 
cated In all the Important key cities 
of the country, TifCany-Stahl plans 
to cut down the overhead of operat 
Ing these offices by taking In out- 
side product. 

It is now handling the entire out- 
put of Color-Art products under the 
brand name of Tiffany-Color Olas 
sics, and recently entered Into an 
agrreement with Josephine Quirk, to 
make a series of kid adventure 
stories for T-S distribution. Other 
independent producers are seeking 
a similar arrangement, but find It 
necessary to finance their produc 
tlona before a deal can be made. 



Dentist Turns Exhib 

Cleveland, April 16. 
A local dentist. Dr. Jack Hol- 
lander, Is now running the 
Orpheum, downtown grind film 
house. 

Hollander took house when Paul 
Gusdanovic declined to renew his 
lease with hiked rents. It Is the 
dentist's first attempt in show, biz. 




5onnd 



Frenzied bootlegi|lng.. In 
sound film systems has bcdome 
more acute with' fully 40 or 
more - devices now offerled to 
the New Tork .and ' Brooklyn 
house oj^eratora. 

Of the numerous bootleggers 
most of their "systems" con- 
sist of a horn, motor, record, 
box or one or two minor in- 
struments used In reproducing 
sounds. The majority of these 
outfits as peddled In the east, 
run from $1,600 to $3,600 for. 
Installations. The AI systems 
average between $16,000 and 
$20,000 for Installing. 

Where • a regrulated concern 
Installs Its higher class and 
higher priced system there Is 
a charge apAuUIy which 
must be paid 'for 10 years 
In accordance with con-, 
tractual arrangement at - the 
time. the talker.' outfit la In-, 
stalleid,' A man la sent to the' 
theatre by the wiring ^concern 
to see that the equipment Is 
In working shape. 

The sound film bootlegger 
doesn't charge anything and In 
most cases where there^9 ,a 
break, slip, or ...accident- the 
house man la expebted to do 
his beat. 

Some of the bootleggers ac- 
cept any kind of terma for 
their sound recorders. 



B'way's Big Horn Ballylioo; 
Talker's Music on Truck 



An all-new ballyhoo ran around 
Broadway from Monday on. It was 
a huge truck with a bigger phono- 
graph and a largo bom, throwing 
out of the loud^t>eaker the music 
of Unlversal's talker, "Show Boat" 

Painted signs on the sides of the 
auto-truck inform' the seeing and 
hearing populace that the music 
of the picture la being turned out. 

'Volume conti;oI aa th^ truck 
ambl^ t(^«urd, the- eiobe' ;:the&tM 
whetre^tbe pit^ure id tq^lng'jji^aN: 
oated^at Mqtalred It mlg^t-'^v^di'* 
drown out Harry DIxon'a yolco. 



Albany Daily Holding Vote For Local 
Sunday Show Controversy's Aid 



Great States Enterprise, 
With Chicago as Center 



Chicago, April 16. 
Although without a theatre In 
Chicago, Great Statea has atarted 
a- Blue Ribbon month ezploltaUon 
campaign In local daillea, also di- 
recting a series of twice da ily radio 
programs through station 'WX«S In 
Chicago. 

Air Great States houses are In 
Illinois, so the newspaper advertis- 
ing gets considerable statewide cir- 
culation, Station WLS gets a bigger 
play from rural distrlcta than 4t 
does from Chicago. ./'. 

Special stagei shows and i^plctu^s 
are being used In all Great States 
houses for the Blue tUbbon month, 
from April 16 to' May 16. ' 

Although previously announcing 
his resignation as general manager 
of Great States theatres In Elgin to 
Join the 101 Ranch Wild West 
Show, .A. J. Melnlnger will not leave 
Great Statea. 

He Is being transferred to Kan-, 
kakee as general manager, trading 
places with W. J. Slattery. / 



Pathe's Stage Baptism 



Loa Angeles, April 16. 

Pathe'a new sound stage was 
christened by The Gleaspna working 
In the short subject "The Garden 
of Eatin'." At the same time It 
received Its baptism at noIse> One 
of the neighborhood's airplanes 
flew over the stage while In 
neighboring chamber carpenters 
were pounding. The racket- did not 
pick up In the microphone. 

Erection of stage marked a 
change of policy by company. 
Until then It had taken the attitude 
it did .Aot^ believe ^e^mn^ve sound 
structur^B^ n^cessarSV |t had {filled 
to tal^e taifo4tccoun\ phmerdus air- 
craft ' '' 

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Albany, N. T., April 16. 

In the face of an ultimatum by 
Mayor Thatcher that Sunday shows 
no longer would be permitted, four 
theatres, Leland, Proctor's and two 
second-run houses. Paramount and 
Royal, gave Sunday benefit per- 
formances. The mayor last week 
Issued a public statement that he 
had banned Sunday benefit exhibits. 
No sooner had It been printed when 
the four houses came out with dis- 
plays, advertising their shows. 

The statement of the mayor came 
after members of the Albany Min- 
isterial Association went to his of- 
fice to demand that Sunday picture 
show^ be stopped. 

In vlewi'of the wide controversy 
over Sunday m'oyles In Albany, the 
Times-Union (.Hearst) has taken 
the Initiative tai a Referendum to 
determine the ' trend ' of the public 
towards Sunday showa The paper 
la not expressing Its view on the 
subject Within three days the 
paper received 600 ballots and only 
16 expressed dtsfaVor for Sunday 
8ho\<ts. Ballotlnig' wlU continue in- 
definitely. 

The referendupa by the newspaper 
haa stirred matters up In Albany. 
An organization Tof the more than 23 
theatre ^managers In the city may 
result soon. A meeting of the thea- 
tre managers has been called to dia- 
cusa the Sunday proposition. The , 
mayor personally la known to favor 
Sunday movlea/ but said unofficially 
that he b li< no pbaltlon under 
preaent circumstances to take the 
InlUatlve. ;' ^ 

Virtually every theatre Is using 
trailers announcing the referendum 
conducted by the Times-Union and 
asking patrons to vote. 

As soon aa sufficient votea are 
collected by the Times-Union, the 
ballots will be turned over to the 
mayor for him to act accordingly. 



Warren Deane, mgr. Hal Roach 
studio. Is directing Charles Chase 
In "The Big Squawk." aU dialog. 



TWO SILENTS FOB TALKERS 



" ""Eos^hgeTesT April ' IBT 

Pox's "The Pour Devils" will be 
made a 60 percent talker under di- 
rection of A. F. Erlckson. Silent 
version was completed some time 
ago by F. W. Murnau. 

Same company's "Lucky' Star," 
starring Janet Gaynor, also will be 
made all dialog by Frank Borzaff". 
who directed silent version. 



Mi K«inifeiiail-K ■ MiiaailiM ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 




Is a Gireat Bet for Talking Pictured 




"VARIETVr Sdid: 



FRANCES SHELLEY 



FRANCES SHELLEY 
VITAPHONE No. 713 
7 Mini.; Seno* 
New York, New York 

Miss Shelley acores from every 
angle In this brief, seven-minute 
talking picture appearance. She 
photographs attractively, sings well 
"and seems particularly at home in a 
production of this sort, strumming 
a guitar and crooning her songs as 
If they were meant for each one out 
front separately. / 

It's the Intimate, effective style 
the night club floor, Impossible If 
attempted from the stage in person, 
its only other possible means jot 
transmission to a large audience be- 
ing through, the talking screen. It 
Is a successful effort. 

Photographing as she does la this 
Instance, and with that kind 'of a 
voice, thla lltUe girl shouldn't be 
long without recognition In feature, 
length talkers. She measures np. to 
all the requirements some of the 
companies have spent thousands for 
In tests. 

. Got the audience here and & this 
house they don't even appland the 
American flag or the President. 

Mori. 




FRANCES SHELLEY 



If Interested in Securing Frances Shelley's 'Services for Talkinir 
Pictures, Communicate with Her Manager 

RALPH G. FARNUM - 



1S60 Broadway ' 
NEW YORK CITY 



—TELEPHONES- 
BRYANT 3480-3^ 7-3482-3483 



Cable Address 
"RALFARNUM" 



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Wednesday, April 17, 1928 



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Sweet and Pretty 
Fox Trot Son^ 
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MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA 276 COLLINS ST., 



Wednesday, April .17. 1929 



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Words and Maslc by 
ABEL BAER, 
<Writtr offfelUAloAtC) 
IRVINO CAESAR 
and IRA SCHUSTER 



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Nobody's Fault But Your Own 

Fox-Trot Song 



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REFRAIN 



Words and Husie by 
ALAN HURRAY & 
RAT NOBLE 




Some -times Im bo in love-witti yon, Some- times I'm in a liufL with yon, 




I've Jnet got-ta be rough.with yon, No-bod-y'a fault. bat your 6wn. 




Don't blame me that I long, for you, That fm ter-rl-bly strong^for yon. 




NOBODYSFAVLT 
Bill YOUR OWN" 

i^i Very Smart Lyric 
And What A Melody / 



m-'i^Zr- MEW YORK 

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Dance 
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VARIETY 



PICrOKES 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



F. N. Advising Exiiibs of Exact 
Dialog Percentage, in Advance 



First National executives have 
decided to advise exhibitors as to 
the exact amount of dlaloe In each 
picture In advance, according to a 
notice Issued to the staff In New 
York this week. This will apply 
to block booking sales, the exhibit- 
ors getting the dialog rating for 
all the pictures In the block. 

Following P. N. productions will 
be 100 per cent, dialog. It is said: 
"The Squall," "Twin Beds," "Hard 
to Get," "Careers," "Smiling Irish 
Eyes," "Careless Age," "Broadway 
Babies" and "Drag." 

"Two Weeks OtC' will have 76 
per cent, dialog; "Olrl in the Glass 
Cage" about 65 per cent dialog; 
"Prisoners," about 60 per cent, and 
"Man and the Moment" 40 per 
cent 

In addition to> dlaJofTj ."Broadway 
Babies" has three ' soiig numbers ; 
"Careers," two; "Smiling Irish 
X^es," three; "The Squall," three; 
"Twlii, Beds.r tbre«; , f^i>t|soner$,'' 
one: 'T)rag," two; "Hard to Get" 
one. 

It Is reported Warner Bros, and 
other producers contemplate simi- 
lar advance Information to exhibit- 
ors on all' lilctures before bought 
either singly or In block. 



U Changes to Disk; 
Same Reasons as Rest 



.Universal Is one of the last in the 
parade to swing from sound on film 
to disk. 

The order went Into effect with 
Laura La Plant's "Scandal." U 
gives the same reason as the other 
companies, that of practicability be-' 
cause of all wired houses being 
able to alccomodate disk while a 
number without the dual Installa- 
tion being out of luck on the film 
system. 



Newsreel Censor Repeal 



Only the Governor's signature Is 
now- required for the repeal of news- 
reel censorship In Pennsylvania, In 
which state Is has flowlshed since 
1916 at an average- monetary, cost' to 
the film Industry of approximately 
(45,000 yearly. 

. Dispatcher from. Harrlsburg "Tues^ 
day reveal that ihere wer6 only 'twO| 
dissenting votes in the poll of . the 
house on a repeal which the senate 
had previously unanimously affirmed. 



«*CLEAWED'' DARK HOUSE 

120,000 la Fumlshinas Removed 
From ClOMd Busby, Okla. 

Oklahoma Olty, April i6. 
Normally a dark theatre wouldn't 
figure to . Interest thieves, but the 
local Busby caught 'an' unofficial 
backstage visit and was stripped of 
about $20,000 worth of scenery and 
effects. 

Bandits must have backed tip a 
truck although they left .no clue. 

Theatro has been closed for sev- 
eral weeks and Is : operated by B. 
& VL. Theatres. ' 



B. & K. Quits Word Scrap 
takes Indie Slaps Quietly 

Chicago, April 16.- 
Tossing of Insults In paid 'news - 
pat>er spttc«. b^.tween Marks. Bros., 
Independent house operators, and 
Balaban & Kotz, Publlx subsidiary, 
has become one-sided with B. & K. 
growing weary ot the profitless 
jextn^ ^iqi^ndltare ' imd .. }ow«red 
"dtktilty. ' Heteatter - : the Publlz' 
crowd will turn 'the other cheek 
when hit wtth a broadside of barn- 
yard bouquets. 

Iforka Bros, are now giving the 
tispbeay .tOr'Bt. .*- "^ :"Whp6pee' 
Nll^Us" and . "Opportunity Con- 
taata," calling' them "exhtblUons of 
exIiaustUur ftinateinlshness.'' 
J.''6esrbEalned'' from'' aoeldng back, 
(te B. ft K. press department 
simply smUes. and eats another box 
ot aspirins. 



LA 




In the research laboratory 
and in the studios 



EASTMAN 




NEGATIVE 

A film that performs with notable, 
success its specific function 
of reproducing 




HIS special film, tested by scient|fi« 
methods that would detect even iruuidible 
defects, is now in use in the studios. Giving 
sound reproduction faithful and pleasing to 
a degree hitherto unknown, it has proved it" 
self a distinct step forward in the sound art. 

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 

ROCHESTER, N.Y. 



The Danger of Breakage 

The danger of breakage or stoppage or faulty synchronization, or 
•poor projection . or' poor .Judgment In prpjectlon with the talkers 
In their youth, Is imminent anywhere. Just how It's more than a 
danger; It's a- menace to the talkers and the theatre. ■ 

Whenever ^ccuirln'g tf at All serious oV rcQulrlhg a protracted 
time (two minutes or more) to. correct, an announcement might 
be made from the stage. It may be that an electjrlcal defect, such 
as when a fuse' blew out the other day, or anything not blameable 
upon the picture Itself, That should be explained to the audience, to 
preveiit patrons saying, "It never works" or "Talking pictures are 
no good." • , . 

There Is the chance that little mishaps In the projection may 
erect their own army of discontents all over the country, whereas 
a few remarks and more so, It klddlngly said, will restore good 
humoi'. . . 

Booth operators ' seem pretty Important nowadays In the pro- 
jection of the- talkers. Sometimes the operators 'work In with the 
house manager and some: times not "There should be no note. The 
house manager or someone delegated by him on the ground floor 
should constantly, keep In phone communication with the operator, 
especially on .volume. Exhibitors <^ww a)I. of this but doi^'tf^^nt^ 
to always enforce their orders oin projection. 

Booth operators may find If they Intelligently project that their 
work will be recognized, perhaps by advancement to circuit In- 
structors. 



Salesmen Working 



' Film salesmen - locally ve not 
experiencing, any hardship due to 
mergers or the talker Invasion; ' 

Of the approxlnia;te 200 covering 
the New Torlc 'teiritbry this 126 
members of Motion. Picture Sales- 
men, *are working,; 'Acciordlng to S. 
Title, who speaks for the cl\ib. 

•The electrics so far have been 
ab)e to place a number of film 
sellers, keeping thei "cksuallty" list 
down to zero, according to Title. 



5-Basement Garage 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
In the plans under contemplation 
by Fox for a new 6,000 -seat house 
In the downtown district Is a flve- 
ba^ement sub-structure under the 
ittStl-e to be used for parking auto- 
mobiles. 

With the ticklish parking prob- 
lem thus solved. It Is figured house 
would automatically do a wow busi- 
ness In thls^ paradise of. finance cor- 
■por'stlons.' ■'-;.•'• "'' 



Grainger Coast Office 



■IjOB Angeles, April 16. 
Planning to remain on the .coast 
for several weeks, James R. 
Grainger, general sales manager for 
Fox, has established offices at Fox 
studios. 

He Is personally directing the 
dales work of the' organization, with 
the aid of five secretaries and as 
ststants. 



PA. BLUE LAWS HOLD 

Pittsburgh, April 16. 

Sunday blue laws will go un- 
challenged in Pennsylvania for the 
neext two years. 

In perhaps the most turbulent 
meeting of the House Law and 
Order Committee In Harrlsburg this 
session, all bills seeking to modify 
the 1794 statutes were definitely 
killed. 



Union's Jurisdiction Fight 
Hpli(s Back ll'w^y Signs 



All electrical sign work on New 
Tork th^E^tres- Is - at ^ a. . 8t((ndsttll 
through a strike of the uhldri sheet 
metal workers, and the sign, painters, 
t6(s latter, going out In syWpathy 
with the metal unionists. 

The strike is the result ot the 
refusal of the. Master Sign Makers' 
Association to ' sign an agreethent 
with- the metal workers' ' unlon.v No. 
137, with a clause which gave tho 
metal workers jurisdiction over the 
hanging of the electric signs .la 
front of the' theatrisa. All other 
demands by the union were accept- 
ed by the master makers who do 
all the employing ot men and handle 
the sign contracts. That clause, if 
."Signed, the association execs pointed 
out, would sooner or later .^nvolve 
Its ineihbera 'lhf trouble 'ifrltfc the 
electrical workers' union. 

With the strike picture concerns 
preparing special theatre front elec- 
trical displays for prospective open- 
ing, pf ffiature, talkers ..-vrfper^vere- 
\y handilcdppgd. ' " ' 

The most important affected Is 
Universal which opens "Show Boat" 
(talker) aMha Slobe ^onlg.liti^Wed- 
nesday);' The union itifeH na'd got- 
ten the 'jfork- started ■'^5rlj95t5!K>«y 
walked Wit with Harry RelcHen- 
bach, U exploiteer, rushing soms 
special painted signs along with a 
temporary -placement ;0t .■the \front 
sign with a staff of his 'own men. 

Another theatre hit was the Cen- 
tral wher^« "The. .C{iptlye ■W.Qman," 
the Firat K'atldhtiV talker; Is) playing. 
The electricians there. who. aire. ?tlll 
on aiity gbi^ th.e sign WorkihfeXThe 
44th St. ("Alibi") also encountered 
trouble. 

The strike Is understood to af- 
fect between 400 and 600 union men. 

In addition It develops that the 
New : Tpr;k stagehands (No. 1) and 
tM lylotlon Picture. Operators (306) 
are having differences with both 
the metal workers and the electrical 
workers over Jurisdiction rights on 
the Installation of sound film equip- 
ment within 'the theatres. It Is be- 
ing thrashed out, without any un- 
derstanding to date. 



CADDO HAS COHAN 

Although Pathe wlU open "Moth- 
er's Boy" at the Cohan early next 
month, Caddo, Howard Hughes' 
firm. Is the real lessee of the house. 
Latter theatre has taken the theatre 
for one year, with an option of an- 
other 12 months. Pathe Is sub-leas- 
ing and may hold the site until Sep- 
tember, when "Hell's Angels" Is 
due. 

Caddo Is currently figuring on 
foUpwlnS "Angels" with "Front 
Page," adapted from the play, 
which has yet to go Into produc- 
tion. 



Wiring Stock House 

Springfield, UK Ajprll 16, 
Louis and Gus Kerasotes, who 
have acquired the Strand and 
Savoy theatres in this city leased 
the Gaiety from W. W. Watts and 
ore Installing RCA Photophone 
equipment. 

House Has been playing istock. 
Glftord Players, current, will remain 
until .their: season. closes.~May-4..-.^> 



xSt. Clair on Musicals 

Mai St. Claire goes with Radio 
Pictures, to direct "Rio Rita" and 
"49th St'' 

"Uio Rita" wiU «tart In June. St. 
Ciaire finished his last picture 
v.-lth Paramount, when he flnislied 
"The Canary Murder Case." 



JVatch for the 
Super Vitaphone 
Production . 

"m GEEEN OODDESS^' 

starring 
George Arliss 
Directed by 

ALFRED E. 




FOR WARNER BROS. 



Two Girls with Two Megaphones 

JARRETT 

AND . 

USTE 

Fpatuml In Fnnrlinn >t; Marrn Iiira* 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 VARIETY 



Si 



Thru Different Critical Eyes 

One Opinion is Voiced # 

it's a Great Picture ^ 



•*AU in all, a pracKing good picture, $wift moving, intensely interesting ... a triumph." 

—N. T; Mondng Telegraph 

. ; a good show . . . exceptionally entertaining picture . . . ahove average." — N. T. Evening Poet 

««»Thru Different Eyes' an entertaining . r. brilliant example of the new drama. Mr. Warner Baxter, an 
expert portrayer of talKing roles, is excellent" — N. Y. Herald Tribune 

p a different and highly dramatic courtroom picture .r.- /^continuously interesting and on the go . . . a 
thing of joy." -N. T. Morning World 

. ^ingeniously conceived . . . Mary Duncan, Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe give capital impersona> 
Moris . . . the diction of all is well recorded. It gives a distinctive individuality to each voice." 

-N. Y. Timet 

^^Mary Duncan. Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe do great worK. It's a good picture."^ 

-N. Y. IHiUjr Mirror 

"Thru Different Eyes' has a new idea ^rsn pacKs a surprise . . . it's quite O-K." — N. Y. Dalljr New* i 

**Wamer Baxter gave most sincere and generally intelligent performance , . . clever piecing together ''and 
forceful acting.'; - c-N.Y.Snn 

good idea . . ; suspense . you won't guess the outcome. N. Y. Joornol 

•"Thru Different Eyes' is the medium of Mary Duncan's debut into the talKies. And it is hereby reported 
that this isjwhere the young woman_belongs..The actress is superb in this part" ^N. Y. Evening Wwld 



■WILLIAM. 




■THRU 

presents DIFFERENT 

EYES 

Fox Movietone Ali-tdlking Triumph 

Bull's Eye MARY DUNCAN-WARNER BAXTER 

again with edmund lowe ^. 

~ . Ipta'llie-pfay'by^ton'K Cropper; JOHN BLYSTONE 

i^i^j^ ^^ P ^^^il^T^fl^MfL*'^ ond Edna Sherry 

ing Sensation playing R O X Y CAPACITY i 



Socks the 



86 



VARIETY 



PICTURES; 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



British Film Field 

By Frank Tilley 



Ix>ndon, April 6. 

Not so very much on the exhibit- 
ing end, but, at any rate, on the 
production and distribution end the 
chaos Is now beginning to clear up. 

Western Electric has climbed 
down a bit on the l.-c. position, and 
theatres can now run Movietone 
stuff over R. C. A. Photophone wir- 
ing and be their own judges ol 
quality. They can also run R. C. A. 
recording over W. E. wiring on the 
same terms 



presslon they could do this and that 
it wasn't a contract till It was con- 
firmed, so If the o. k. was held lip 
till after registration they were all 
clear on the law. 

But the Board of Trade and Hlz- 
zoner did not agree, though they 
said it wasn't much more than a 
technical offense. 



Producers' Plans 

Despite the opinion here natively, 
the talker boom will last only 
around two years, majority of Brit- 
ish prdoucers are going sound. Brit- 
ish International is about set with 
Its R. C. A. Photophone equipment 
at Elstree, and starts the first ex- 
perimental shots this week with some 
sequences for "Blackmail," Alfred 
Hitchcock directing. 

John Maxwell, after conferences 
in New York, has cabled back here 
his company will make 16 to 20 
talkers this season. 

Oalnsbbrough has decided to syn- 
chronize three films already shot 
but not previewed, and to make In 
future only talkers. Meantime 
Gainsborough, In conjunction with 
Fllner & Somlo, is making "Bride 
No. 68" in Berlin, using the Klang- 
fllm (British Phototone) process. 

Other concerns going talker are 
Strand Film Co., through which 
Julius Hagen has been making 
quota Alms for United Artists and 
Tiffany: Alpha Films, small unit, 
and there Is the Wilcox company. 
British & Dominions, with a West- 
ern Electric license to. produce here. 
Warner Bros, have fixed a ditto for 
this field and Germany. 



«-j(nd 
'Btru 



Russia and Hare 

Pro Patrla Films, the releasing 
of A. E. Bundy's British In 
Kructlonal producing company, has 
made a deal with the Sovklno, con 
trolling the Russian picture busi- 
ness. By this deal Pro Patrla will 
handle the productions of Pudovkln, 
Elsensteln, Koslntzoft and Trauberg, 
alt making films (or British Instruc- 
tional this fall at Welwyn. These 
latter will automatically go into 

This deal may let some British 
films Into Russia. 



European — ^UntversaVa British end 
—got soaked $60 avA $102 costs for 
Infringing the films act. Technical 
case mainly, and why o'n Carl, any 
way? 

Booked a film before It was regis 
tered, but didn't confirm the con 
tract till after resignation, They 
seem to have been under the im- 



BENNY 



MEROFF 




Breaking All Records 
Marks Bros. Granada 
and 

M«urbro Theatres, 
Chicago, ill., Indefinitely 



Tight Money 

When the Ostrer Bros. Issued the 
$6,260,000 worth of debentures oh 
Provincial Cinematograph Theatres 
March 19 it looked like a fair chance 
to get in some cash. Issue carries 
per cent and a specific mortgage 
on the freehold and leasehold prop- 
erties, the plant and machinery, and 
on the shares belonging to P. C. T. 
in other companies. It was made at 
94 — a discount of 6 per cent, and Is 
redeemable, as from Sept. 1, 1930, at 
102% per cent. 

All the same, the underwriters -were 
left with 76 per cent of the issue, 
despite the making of Increased 
profits In 1928, the total of ' which 
was $1,904,700 approximately. Past 
two years' average profits covered 
the- Interest on the debenture inter- 
est around five times, and the esti- 
mate of Increased profits arising 
from the Issue were $2,376,000. , 

Market conditions, the general 
slump, the coming election, and the 
caglness of the public on film trade 
flotations Just now contributed to 
the public taking only 24 per cent. 
But another factor was the average 
profit figures per theatre shown by 
the statements In the prospectus, 
though these were not worked out 
that way. Prospective investors did 
that for themselves. 

With 113 theatres owned or 
worked. P. C. T. profits for last year 
show an average of $16,870 per the- 
atre, or around. $326 a week a house. 
This WHS evidently not figured by 
the section of the stock-buying pub- 
lic, now getting finance wise, to 'be 
good enough, despite the security 
for the debentures. 

. Talker Bits and Piece* 

Celebritone Co., talking machine 
and disk makers, ar6 In the field 
with a synchronizer, which Is going 
into three circuits — the Moorhouse. 
the Piccadilly and the "West Lanes- 
all In Lancashire. Some 60 London 
houses are also claimed for wiring. 

Gordon Craig, head of New Era 
Co., demonstrated a portable sound 
equipment at the Scala theatre. Be 
Ileved to be of American origin, but 
cannot discover original ' brand 
name, tretty good ot Its kind, but 
the old, old feature they synchron- 
ized with it was awtuL 

Both British and French Photo 
tone stocks made rises on the news 
of the merger, with Tobls and 
Klangfllm. Horace Judge, formerly 
with First National and once a nuff' 
llclty hound your side, is In Paris 
plucking for French Phototone. 

Likely to be some changes in per- 
sonnel when the new company is 
floated to handle the aforesaid mer 
7er. George Smith ot P. D. C: anal 
Count Anthony de Bosdari will stay 
In. but some ot the others are 
»t,„j„io,:f „n, Thev will prob 
ably Issue denials, as usual. 

"Moulin Rouge." evnchronlzert 
"our siflo a'ftpr nroduction here. Is 
now back on this side. 

Roy Pomeroy here. Got lots of 
space, but doesn't seem to have 
made any connection as' yet. 

British Prodticers* . Association 
have postponed their annual dinner 
so they can see how far the sound 
situation is settled and get someon« 
in come along and tell 'em about it 
all. 




SHENTS IHFOBTABT? 

,A discussion may be now 
oiiened as to the importance of 
tiie silent picture. 

That the talker has raced 
away .from the silent Is beyond 
question. ^J^en the .thought of 
"a good silent will always get 
over" appears to have dropped 
out. 

Nor Is much heard about the 
silent version of the talker 
any more. 

Which appears to leave the 
smaller Indie and perhaps one 
or' two of the larger Inde- 
pendent producers about the 
only ones with silence on their 
mind. 

Who may be thinking about 
the foreign markiat appears 
another and perhaps more im-" 
portant angle Just at present. 



Sonall Pktiire Makers Worried by 
Talker Demand from Hinterland 



bung Forced 
Houses to Run 
Talkers Silent 



Minneapolis, April 16. 
Managers ot sound equll>ped 
houses here are wondering what the 
coming summer holds In store for 
them. . During a Bevere thunder 
and lightning storm one night last 
week every talker In town was 
put out of commission. The elec- 
tricity In the air affected the elec- 
trical reproducing equipment in 
such a manner as to make It un- 
controllable by the operator. The 
result was constant flickers. 

All of the theatres ran the pic 
tures without sound during the 
storm. Thunder and lightning 
storms are frequent here In the 
summer time.' 



FLTJNKETT AND NATHANSON 

Toronto, April 16. 
-Joseph K. Plunkett, Keith theatre 
operator, Is here conferring with N, 
iL, Nathahson, Famous Players- 
Cfinadian. 

Under discussion is reported the 
matter of the Keith houses In 
Canadd, three, in Ottawa, St. John 
and Montreal (Imperial). Of these 
E. F. Albee personally owns two, 
with the Ottawa hotise. belonging 
directly to the Keith circuit. 

Previously reported Nathanson 
was prepared to take over the trio 
ot Keith theatres or operate them 
on the F-P-C chain. 



Wider Still and Wider 

Gaun^onts buying more theatres. 
This week's bunch includes Klng'i 
Hall, Penge (where they alreadv 
own the Penge Bmnire, vauflo with 
"o opposition), Princess Picture 
'''lavhnuse. Kennlngton and Queen'? 
Hall. Newlngton. 



Oeuqh? Well Needed 

Several flotat'nns oendtn". Other- 
'"iniring fire. What's the dlfferonc 
'•fttween pendant and hanging'', 
'lunno. ' 
Associated 'Rrltloh Cinemas goin- 
make a $5,000,000 Issue of 1^ 
■■">r cent deferred stock some tlm" 
-"-H fnr the BlioVoool HlnnodroT"- 
Prlnnnoao!) theatres with so'" 
"♦ock conditional on holders no' 
■^"•ng It. 

Tom Davids' theatre flotation nr- 
•»t out. Nor Lancashire Sor""- 
"■rpdnctlons. Nor Intematlor-' 



Film Productions. Nor a dozen 
others which got stuck during the 
boom and never will come out. 

The former, however, are mainly 
held up by the coming general elec 
tlon. Putting the wind up some 
folk, this election. 



The Migration 

Col. A. 0. Bromhead, W. J. Gell, 
Simon Rowson, Jeffrey Bernerd, all 
of Gaumont's and its subsidiaries 
J. G. Walnwrlght, Ufa's agent here 
Louis Zimmerman and T. C. Elwell, 
of Schleslnger's Phonofllms oufit 
George Pearson, of British Screen 
Production — all over in Berlin. 

Pearson Is still at the Emelka 
deal. It Is believed Carmelite Trust 
was likely to make the issue of the 
proposed $15,000,000 company tor 
this latter, but is now out of the 
deal. 

Other visits are apparently con 
cerned with the changes In the 
Terrafilm A. O. executive. Simon 
Rowson's Ideal Film Co., a Gaumont 
subaldiaryi releasing the Terra 
nroduct here. Rest of the Gaumont 
'oik credited with being after a deal 
with the Klangfilm end of the 
Tobls-Siemens jnerger, which may 
'ead to startling developments In 
'he sound situation it Gaumont's 
^nulp with Klangfllm and start pro- 
luction on the same system. 



(adiVs Talking Screen 
Discarded Mer Months 



The talking screen, which has 
threatened to revolutionize present 
ampllflcatlon systems In wired thea- 
tres, has been discarded by Radio 
Corporation as too Impracticable. 

This decision was reached after 
months devoted ::o experimentation 
during which the- screen has been 
demonstrated In the Strand, Sche-' 
nectady, N. T., and in Radio's own 
laboratory with comparative physi- 
cal success. Until radical reductions 
can be made in Its cost and weight 
and also in Its method of conveying 
sound. Radio will not consider plac- 
ing it on the .narket. 

The photophone manufacturers 
will continue the use ot cones sys- 
tem for amplification, it Is main- 
tained. 

Experiments with the screen 
method, in which a silk sheet was 
used to vibrate sound, have proven 
at this time disadvantages over a 
long period ot usage far greater 
than other systems now in vogue. 
Technicians say that a slight breeze 
from backstage would Infiuence vi- 
brations immediately unless the 
sheet was adjusted to the fraction 
of an inch in Its heavy iron frame. 

The silk's ability to absorb dirt 
also eventually affected the lighting, 
it was further revealed. The cost, it 
was figured, was against it in thai 
It would exceed ten times the price 
of screens now in use. 

The talking screen, it Is stated, Is 
only one of a dozen new theatre am- 
plifying Ideas Radio Is experiment- 
ing with. It Is almost certain that 
no radical departure In amplifica- 
tion, however, will reach the market 
through Radio laboratories before 
anpther year. 



State's right exchanges and dis- 
trlbutors who at first were Indif- 
ferent to dialog pictures are now 
clamoring for talker product from 
independent producers. With even 
the smaller liouses wired or about 
to be, the last refuge of the silent 
picture may be undermined. 

Meanwhile the small producers 
are worrying plenty trying to make 
hook-ups for recording services. Al- 
most every one of the state right 
makers, Rayart, Chesterfield, Excel- 
lent, First Division, Trinity and 
Weiss, have already made ' or are 
planning to make dialog arrange- 
ments. ^ 

With production costs previously 
averaging from $10,000 to $26,000 a 
picture, small producers are trying 
to figure how they can afford to 
make their films conversatlonaL 
They are getting hit even harder 
than some of the bigger companies 
that have been backward about 
dialog as their regular sources ot 
revenue, the small towns and vil- 
lages are going tor the talkers 
more strenuously than the cities. 

Some of the boys who already 
have sent out a number ot dialog 
roadshows are still experimenting 
with disk devices trying to make 
up their minds on regular product. 
It seems that many of the small 
companies have had plenty of griet 
already operating with cheap equip- 
ment. 

Exchange men seem willing to 
raise their guarantees 10 or 16 per 
cent. If they can get dialog, or 
part dialog, product. 



WEST COAST NOTES 



PauU Muni added Trozen Jus- 
tice," Fox. 

Clyde Cook tor "Brass Bowl," Fox. 
Lew Seller directing. 

Warner Baxter, Gilbert Emory, 
Claude King and Phillip Strange 
cast tor "Behind That Curtain." 
Fox. 

William Austin added to "Com- 
panionate Troubles," U. 

Edward Laemmie started produc- 
tion on "The Drake Murder Case," 
all-sound picture tor U. Charles 
Logue wrote continuity and dialog 
from his original story. 

George K. Arthur added "The 
Last of Mrs. Cheney" (M-G-U). 

Richard Carle, Fred Kohler and 
George Irving added "Thunderbolt," 
Par. 

Mrs. George Fawcett and William 
Holden added "Magnolia," Par. 

Ethel Doherty doing continuity on 
Par's "Magnolia." 

Regis Toomey added to "Wheel of 
Life," Par. 

May Boley added to Clara Bow's 
next for Par. 

Oscar Apfel and Betty Francisco 
added to "Sifilllng Irish Eyes," FN. 

Leroy Mason added to "The Cli- 
max," U. 

Principals In "The Scent of Sweet 
Almonds," Fox: Dorothy Burgess. 
Earle Foxe, Douglas Gllmore and 
Leila Hyams. Charles Klein direct- 
ing. 

Complete cast "Behind That.Cur- 
tatn," Fox, Warner Baxter, Claude 
King, Philip Strange, Gilbert Emery 
and Boris Karloss. 

M-G-M exercised Its option on 
Requel Torres for antoher year. 

Adele Buffington signed by . Co- 
lumbia to write originals. 

Ann Pennington added to 'Is 
Everybody Happy," starring Ted 
Lewis, Warners. Archie Mayo di- 
recting. 

Holmes Herbert added to "Lady 
Who Dared" (FN). 

Tom Geraghty assigned to write 
dialog for "Great Divide" (FN). 

Joseph Chemlavsky completed 

(Continued on page 43) 



Infringing Shorts 



Eddie Cantor Is reported having 
been advised by . counsel that he 
holds valid claims tor Infringement 
through the circulation ot certain 
unnamed or unbilled talking shorts 
on the cartoon style, with his well- 
advertised face and goggles em- 
ployed for Identification. 

A similar bootleg short is report- 
ed playing carrying the equally fa< 
miliar and copyrighted (photo) face 
of Paul Whlteman, again In ani- 
mated cartoon. 

Others ara said to be made by the 
same short maker, wlthont identi- 
fying bluing or name. It Is left to 
the audience to get the identity oC 
the star through face, figure or rec- 
ognised stage material, with all of 
these under the attempted disguise 
ot cartoons. 



JOSEPH 

GRIFFIN 




HELD OVER 3 WEEKS 

BY POPULAR DEMA ND 
AT FAKAHOUBT THE4TBE 

I4M AMOBLES 

With My Pal, Monk Watson 



MABEL 



EDDIE 



WALZER and DYER 



— - The GOM^E^ 

FRANK CAMBRIA'S SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION "PEARLS OF BAGDAD" 

Paramount^ New York, Now (Week April 13) Paramount, Brooklyn, Next Week (April 20) 



On for a 

B ROADWAY 
RUN AT *2-0 0 

Opening at the Cohan Theatre in l<!ew York 




Helen CtumJter, Barhaxa Bennett, Berjl 
Mercer, Osgopd Perfeihs. Stor^r b^i Gene ^ 
Marfeey. Original jongj bjr Bui Green 
ana Sam H. Stejjt. Directed by Badly 
Barker. Supervised h) Hubert T. Kane. 



Pathe Talking Singing Sensation 




OTHER'S BOY 

with 

ORTON DOWNEY^ 

B r o a d w a y ' s G o Td e n V o i c e d I d o l 






WHEN this column fin- , 
ishes telling the exhib- 
itor world what's com- 
ing along the blood will rush to 
a lot of keen business heads. 
Hold everything, fellows, "The 
Rainbow Man" will be hitting 
your city aiEter' a time, but not 
until fall. Eddie Powljr.g takes 
his bow via this, his first picture, 
in a number of key spots at road 
show prices. ; Regular distribu- 
tion not yet set and no general 
release until Septeniber, so keep 
the pulse at normal. 

But when you dp play it pre- 
pare your audiences for a top- 
notch piece of entertainment 
and your theatre staff for a land 
office rush. Both promises will 
be fulfilled. 

In the Bag 

This is what is in store : 
A musical comedy in talkihj; 
and singing celluloid with the 
usual girl stuff replaced by a 
minstrel show. First time in 
sound pictures. 

A new name for the bulbs in 
Eddie Dowling, known to New 
York and many of the provinces 
for his musical comedy en- 
deavors. He can sing, and — it is 
a high compliment to him — wise- 
crack without getting smutty. 
The Dowling personality will 
click. 

Frankie Darro, a child player 
familiar to picture audiences, in a 
talking part that is immense. So 
much so .that young Frankie 
gives Dowling a close race for^ 
first honors. . . v . 

And for Marioh Nixon, who 
hais been largely submerged in 
the Hollywood maze, a real 
chance to demonstrate how capa- 
ble she is. Mark her down for 
poteptlal starring honors. Shell 
get them. 

Frank Newmeyer directed and 
did a grand job. "The Rainbow 
Man" slides over the plate by the 
widest of margins. It reeks of 
big money. 



with brilliant audience at the Selwyn 
Theatre last night when the stage star 
with a record of never having been asso- 
ciated with a "flop" play gave to the motion 
picture theatre audiences of the world his 
firist all-sound, all-dialogue, all-singing 
motion picture, produced by Sono-Art Pro- 
ductions from an original story by Eddie 
Dowling, adapted for the screen by Frances 
Agnew, directed by Fred Newmeyer and 
presented under the title of 



RAINBOW MAN" 



^J^DVANCE reviews of this picture, repro- 
duced on this page, were written by 
two of the ablest motion picture trade paper 
editors in the business. Their opinions are 
borne out in the acclaim with which the 
picture was greeted at its premiere showing. 




One of the 
Greatest 

' By 
Arthur James 



4«'-pHE RAINBOW MAN" 
A had its world premiere 
last night at the Selwyn Theatre, 
and all that was predicted for 
this picture was exceeded. Its 
reception was nothing less than 
tremendous, and in Eddie Dow- 
ling a new great star has been 
added to the screen. Mr. Dow- 
ling has demonstrated the draw- 
ing power of his personality on 
the legitimate stage, and how the 
screen has him, and the screen is 
lucky. 

* * * 

HE can sing, he can make 
love, he can wear clothes, 
he can move you to laughter and 
to tears, and he can send you 
away with the conviction that 
you have found a new friend. 



THE picture deals with 
vaudeville and minstrel life 
backstage surrounded by such 
excellent players as Sam Hardy, 
Marian Nixon and the wonder- 
ful child actor, Frankie Darro; 
a simple and very moving story 
full of heart throbs, attuned to 
sweet music and song. The pic- 
ture reaches into the hearts of 
the auditors and makes it thor- 
oughly satisfying and refreshing. 
' * * * 

^tqpHE RAINBOW MAN" 
-i- is due for a long run, 
and we have no doubt that it will 
be sought after by every major 
releasing company in the busi- 
ness'. 



OUR congratulations to Mr. 
O. E. Goebel and Mr; 
George W. Weeks on this, their 
initial dialogue picture, as k is 
a triumph which certainly is 
greater than they could ever haye 
dreamed. 



A SONO-ART PRODUCTION 



PRESENTED BY 



O. E. GOEBEL and GEO. W. WEEKS 



Wednesdaiyi April 17, 19S9 



P I e T U R E s 



VARIETY 



39 



Insnle Stuff-Pktiires 



(Continued from page 18) 

the $3 price. New Tork naturally holds the most of the |2 reserved seat 
payers for pictures. 

It's hardly an argument to mention what the specs are getting for 
"The Broadway Melody" or what they got for "The Big Parade" on 
Broadway. At least what the specs charge Is not the box office scale, 
and that's the price which counts with the buyers. 



One of the Independent producers on the Coast accustomed to making 
half million dollar productions on borrowed money, separated from his 
original backer for a mor'e attractive offer from a producing and dis- 
tributing company. Under the new arrangement, the Independent oper- 
ator was allowed a budget of $760,000 to make a screen epic of a poem. 
Production, went along nicely until encountering considerable rain, sick- 
ness of the star and numerous labor claims from disgruntled extras. 

In all, the adversaries set the picture costs sheets In the red to the 
tune of IBO grand after the original budget had been exhausted. The 
director-producer appealed to his backer for another $160,000 to finish 
the picture but his -backer turned it down. That ultimately forced the 
producer to go back to his original partner for enough money to com- 
plete the epic. 

The old stand-by came to the rescue but Is said to have insisted on 
bis pound of flesh, which in the end will cut into the producer's profits 
to the tune of around 2B per cent on the net profit of his picture. 



Due to the fact that a great number of people associate gripping 
drama yvlth events that transpire behind prison walls, a national au- 
thority on penology has been created at the Paramount studios where 
Helen Percey, head of the research department, has accumulated a 
library of 192 volumes and 1,700 photographs of places of Imprison- 
ment In all corners of the world. 

Prisons of 10 centuries are represented and range ' from ancient 
dungeons to every appurtenance In such present day institutions as 
.^ing Sing. Accumulation of this Intensive Information was started In 
1916 with production of C. B. DeMille's "Whispering Chorus." 



One film director on the coast suddenly called to accompany a studio 
.executive part way across the continent became panic stricken when 
discovering his ex-wlfe traveling on the same train. 

Estranged couple met, had a few words and then the director suddenly 
realized what a dangerous spot he would be In ' If his present wife 
learned of the co-Incident, He got hot and bothered and Instead of 
going on as far as Kansas City, dropped off at Albuquerque, catching 
next train back to L. A. 



M-G's "Trader Horn" unit, which sailed for Afrlpa, comprised 27 
technicians and only three actors. Company estimates it will take at least 
six months, possibly 18, to make the picture In Africa. 

Complete Movietone sound recording apparatus and truck taken along. 
Idea. Is to .record authentic Jungle noises. 



' 'William E. Thomas, Paths studio portraiture, has a method of pro- 
ducing unusual backgrounds for portrait sittings without use of costly 
deco)-atlons. 

' System comprises four pieces of rectangular shaped beaver board 
placed at various angles against a white back gfound. This gives a 
futuristic effect and can be changed to produce 27 distinct backgrounds. 



Grifters are still using the subterfuge of film extras to get Inside studio 
walls to peddle their merchandise. Smooth workers talk their way 
through the coating office and once Inside go for the works. There have 
been instances where some of the high, wide, and handsome boys have 
grossed as high as five and six grand from a single studio on various 
deluxe editions of rare books. , 

Sharper eases in the rare editions, which he alone is able to get, or 
{act as a go between. No money is exchanged until after the party re- 
ceives the books, delivered by special messenger C.O.D. Prices range 
all the wa-y from $10 to $200, but the price Is a trivial matter until after' 
the purchaser reads the books and finds them to be a tawdry piece of 
cheap sensational literature bound in hammered leather. Deliveries are 
seldom made until after the grlfter has fully covered the territory and 
blows town before the squawks. 

Other petty larceny grlfters 'work on the film people with samples of 
a mail order house dealing in hosiery, shirts, suits and other wearing 
apparel. Finding the carrying of samples a drawback, in many .cases 
these men use nothing but photographs and a flock of order, blankfl. 
If the prospect refuses to sign the order, the sharper will sign for him. 
Result is that the goods are forwarded C.O.D. and in the event the 
victim is working, his house will accept the package and there is no 
redress as few would go to the trouble of squawking. 

Most common among the studio peddlers is the magazine, solicitor who 
Works on the trial subscription gag by collecting 26 cents for a three 
moni^hs subscription. Lad keeps the (quarters, turns In the subscriber's 
name and address who continues to receive tha magazine for a year. 
At the expiration of this period, a bill is sent and if not paid, a col- 
lector makes it very annoying. 



O. fl, Goebel and George W, Weeks, independent producers sponsoring 
Eddie Dowling's musical talker "Rainbow Man," due at the Selwyn, are 
using a novel form of advertising. 

^Method consists of flashing a sign shaped like a phonograph disk on 
dark walls of tall buildings on 43d street, east and west of Broadway. 
Size of the circular rotating sign is adjustable to meet the requirements 



of the available wall .'space. No ray of light is visible and tKs>pIe 
noting the sign are at a Ipss to determine from where It is being pro- 
jected.- 



Kids bored with dullish clubs in secondary schools have a nevr outlet. 
At New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn, students, have organized a mo- 
tion picture company. When .the first call for student actors was an- 
nounced 260 youngsters applied for roles. School hasn't frowned on the 
idea and has even gone so far as to allow the general! organization to 
grant the club a charter. 



First National's coast studios needed many New Tork auto license 
plates for a street scene in "Hard to Get." 

Burbank motor cops were tipped off to send all tourists riding in New 
Tork licensed cars to the studio as guests. It wasn't long before the 
necessary amount of cars needed passed through the scene, but it was 
more difficult to get rid of the guests after they were once Inside the lot. 



' Educating the public to the difference in sound equipment is being 
launched by Western Electric with success so far as many theatre own- 
ers ifire concerned. Exhibitor licenses are writing in for mats and data 
in addition to that contained in the electrlc's first talker pr^ss sheet. 

W. E. is concentrating on magazines, leaving the dailies- to Warners 
and Fox to exploit their trade-marks. For this work Western has ap- 
prlated 'an initial $260,000. In all of its copy the elebtric intends to in- 
cluile'the names of its producer licensees. .Theatre owners are being 
persuaded -to carry the campaign in lobbies as well as planting press 
copy, supplied by W. E., with local papers. 



A near parallel to the story of "The Last Laugh," in which a much- 
uniformed doorman was humiliated when he lost his Job, may be seen 
any afternoon or night at an entrance< to one of the Main street girl 
shows in Los Angeles. Fifteen years ago the doorman, now a very old 
man, was placing without make-up olderly parts in one of the big 
studios .of that day. His characterizations always were those of the 
successful business man. 

. Today, bis 9&l'm exterior betrays no sign that the former attention still 
lingers in his memory. 



Advantages enjoyed by cameramen of today over those of three or 
four years ago, due to the Increase in speed of negative film and lenses, 
were demonstrated by 'Virgil Miller, now head of Paramount's'; canfera 
department. Latter made a test with single 1,000-watt incandescent 
lamp in 'a room 12 feet square. 

Miller "tarried" a party sitting at table on one side of the^ room- mpyifig 
to the wall opposite. Result was a perfect candle effect with aVsharpIy 
outlined shadow on the back wall. Lamp was placed in a neiw "rifle 
>8ppt" lamp carry a reflector almost parabolic. Reflector 'Contains co.rru- 
gations similar to those in the barrel of a rifle. Picture was shot wiuii 
an F.2 lens on panchromatic negative. 



Based on a valuation of $60,000 for King Tut, trained dog owned by 
B. G. Henry, all the fortunes made in Hollywood do not come from real, 
estate, stocks and oil. 

Henry purchased the dog when it was a pup five years ^o for about 
30 cents. He was engaged as a gardener at the time for the old Ifriniclpal 
picture studios, but soon discovered the dog had talent and begap traln- 
.ing him for picture work. As a result, the owner quit ibfs Job: to look 
after the dog, whose earning capacity has reached more thai^i $600 a 
week. 



Experience of one compahy indicates producers buying lndci>endent 
recording equipment in New Tork can save time and some mi^ney by 
having an adjustment , to '60 cycle current made in New Tork. '] 

Coast producer fouiid bis 60 cycle equipment was n.g. un^er Los 
Angeles conditions and took a native's word he would find no difficulty 
in having the adjustment Job done there. L. A. motors are all 1,600 revs, 
at 60 cycles, where 1,800 was indicated on these machines. It^ took a 
nnionth to straighten out the Jam. 



In an attempt to' override the no admittance rule at Fox Hills, a free 
lance magazine writer tried to give the Fox coast publicity ofHces the 
run-around by crashing the gate under pretense of having gainied per- 
mission, '; ' ^ 

Lad got as far as the gate when the watchman checked back ^on this 
iiuthorizatlon, and found it to be bogus. This not only embarrassed, 
thft writer, who had taken a carload *of visitors along, but has barred 
him from ifiny further courtesies on that lot. 



' First National discovered tame squlrrbis cannot stand up under the 
powerful lights of a studio set. They used two of the animals and as 
each one appeared before the Ughts to be filmed they died almost in- 
stantly. . 

Instead of killing more squirrels it was decided to eliminate the scene. 



Finding the ordinary sound recording equipment too delicate to record 
the noise of machine gun fire and field pieces. Paramount sound engineers 
were forced to dpvise special equipment for the use of recording battle 
scenes In "Fa Mancbu." 



, Talkers' have added new assets to companies with an accumulation of 
used scripts. M-G-M bought "Annie Christie" from the Ince estate, 
First National has bought "Classmates" from Inspiration and Radio 
has acquired "Shore Leave," also from. Inspiration. 

' Production ofiiclals are going' through their old stuff, gelling some of 
it to other companies or planning to re-utilize material themselves. 



Warner-Hearst Soond News 
Win Be Ready m Sept 



Los Angeles, April 16. 
William Randolpli: Hearst has 
completed details, of sound newsreel 
deal with Warner Brothers, with 
only the signature of Harry Warner 
lacking. 

It's understood the Warner- 
Hearst sound newsreel will be 
launched in September, without In- 
terference with the present silent 
International reel released through 
Universal. 



Cameo for Pathe's Specials 



Cameo, New Tork, formerly a 
sure-seater, is being groomed as a 
Broadway, run house for Paths spe- 
cials with "Godless Girl" and 
'Leatherneck." 

The Cohan', which has been leased 
by Pathe for eight weeks for 
"Mother's Boy" with optional re- 
newals, will be abandoned if the 
Cameo can be built up. 



Fox-Loew Pool S. F. 



Los Angeles, April. 16; 
With the opening of the Fox in 
San Francisco, June 28, that house 
and Loew's Warfleld there will be 
pooled under one operating com- 
pany. 

The ownership will b^ held 
equally by Fox, Loew's ' and Pox 
Coast Theatres. 



''Campus Knights;*? Silent 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Albert KeUey .will ^Ita "Campus ■ 
Knights" tor Cheste^eld'and also 
direct it' 

Subject will be snent; ' 

, WABNEB'S 6,p6p-SEATES 

;-,Now;ark>- April 1'6. 

Warners announce" It has taken - 
title to the itroperty'4t Broad and; 
I<afayette streets ahd will ^o ahead ' 
with the.'Fabian theatre,, previously . '. 
projected by Stahlejr-Fablan. De-' 
mplltion of the .tiuild'ings .Will s^rt! 
At. once arid corisfructloh 'will b^glnli ] 
this summer. 1 .i : /?■■'.•.• 

Hous^ v]ivill .seat |iear:4,,OO0. \ 
has 60 foot frontag^ on Broad jmd'i 
runs' 126 ^eep fnto'att eli'on Latay* 
ette 167 by 227 feet.' ' 



THIS KIKE T^jkLXlS, TOO 

Mike simmoris,. ,;who,: is p;. &.'\ne ■ 
the . Home Talkie ' (flria naj^ie) : 
Machine Coi^., at the 'Vocatidnal . 
School of "Mronx 'House spbke be- . 
fpro a grpyiv. ■ ln<^dlpg. . the, board : 
of directors 6t the. .adt^ool; . e^Ijr. . 
this week, on the ediicatl'onal ValuesV 
of talking pictured '1^ schools. 

It is decided Fox takes over th« . 
Park Pla^ New Tork. ^perat'ed by 
its owner, Sam Ofesiiber^, 

The actual' turriio-ver was due 
April 16. Fox isn't expected . to 
change any of the bookingis until" 
May 1. 



Photephone K> C. Branch 

C. F. Bamman of the New Tork 
staff of RCA Photoptaone, has 
opened a branch office In Kansas 
City and Is temltorarUy In active 
charge. , ' 

This is Phofophone'fl fifth district 
sales office, ■ - 



"Harmoriy" at RI(|lto 

"Close Harmony."' Par talker, with 
Nancy Cairoll and diaries (Buddy) 
Rogers, l<f .:to -.ppeQ.j-at the Rlalto, 
New Tork, for a four to six weeks' 
stay. ' 



ECCENTRIC 



COMEDY 



I D R 




NA 



DANCER 



Featured in Fi'ank Cambria's "Peark of Bagdad" 



Paramount, New York, Now (Week Aprfl 13) ParamoimC RriToHiyi^ NexrWeek 




Direction WILUAM MORRIS 



Thanks to NAT KALCHEIM 



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VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 

MILTON SatS 
and DOROTHY 
MACKAILL 
taUdng 

PretenCedby 
Richard A. Rowland 
K George Fltxmaiirice 

PloduCtloB 

FromdieStonrby 
Dotm Byrne 
SccnatlobyCaicyWUMa 



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These ace tihe 
SigliS Tliat are 

on. Broadway! 



XiNJrATiOHiT AJFWE- 
U N Q U BTT I O N AB VT 
THrBIGCElT MONEY 
MAKEAX ON THE 
J-TREET TOn/W Ar«< 



Starring 

CORINNE 
GRIFFITH 

widiHi Bt w«m?r.yi'^? 

Vaiconif Ion Keldi, Marie 
DkmIct. Produced by Fiank 
Lloyd, who made/'Tho 
Sea Hawk.*' Ptesented by 

^chaid A. Rowland. 

llfaw Sma "Lady DMm." 



Wednesday, April l7, 1929 



VARIETY 



41 





One Quarter Price of Machine, Plus Finance Charges 



Any Pacent Representative 

will gladly give full details of New 
and Liberal Time Payment Sales Plan 



Am ACCESSORIES 



THE PACENT REPRODUCER CORPORATION announces a 
new and generous time-payment plan whereby the exhibitor 
can pay for his machine as it produces profit. Our records 
show that many exhibitors have made in two weeks, as a direct 
result of a Pacent Reproducer installation, the full price : of the 
machine. 

Under the new time-payment plan, no theatre, liarge or small, has 
any excuse folr further delaying the installation of a Pacent 
System, with its sure, steady drawing power at the box office. 



GUARANTEE 
To Exhibitors 

The Bales contract of the 
Pacent Reproducer Corpora- 
tion guarantees to protect and 
defend the exhibitor against 
any and all actions and suits 
which might be brought 
against the exhibitor for al- 
leged infringement of pat* 
cuts through theuse of Pacent 
Systems. Any Pacent repre- 
sentative will gladly show you 
a copy of the contract, and 
explain Clause 10 which 
guarantees diis protection. 



10 Months to Pay 

The new time-payment system introduced by Pacent 
with this announcement, allows the exhibitor ten 
months to pay the balance of the purchase price. 
Finance and interest charges are extremely geneiv 
ous; They are much lower than is usually the case 
in time-payment selling. 

For full details of the time-payment plan on Pacent 
Reproducer Systems get in touch with the nearest 
Pacent representative or 'with the New Yqrk Office. 



PACENT REPRODUCER CORP. 

LOUIS GERARD PACENT, President FUM CENTER BUILDING, NEW YORK, N. Y. 

Sales an^ScirWce Rqp^^ - - J^ 



48 VARIETY Wednesday,. April 17, 1929 



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J. C. NUGENT 



I Actor 

i 

I I FEATURED ON BROADWAY IN 

1 THE MEAL HOUND" "THE COMIC „ 

1 "KEMPT "G0& LOVES US" | 

I wmmr hister romeo" ii 

"THE MSING SOr "BY REQUESf ]! 

1 THE TROUPER" "SKY ROeKET i! 



w PLAYLETS PLAYS k 

3 **THt ROUNDER" With ELUOTT NUGENt f I 

J^THE SQUARER»» ♦'KEMPY" || 

"THE MEAL HOUND" * «THE RISING SON** ! I 

••THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR* ^Xv^l^» I ! 



•HUE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR* uruK tROUPITR** 

•THE PRINCE" 3- RFoniSS^ 

"THE SINGLE STANDARD" ^-X u 

J An ^ •THE POOR NUT" 

and some 40 others. 

With John Wnyi **Nishtttick," Now "Alibi" 



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"In American character | ■ 
*«One of the best charac "An admirable actor." parts, this reviewer always " l! 

ter actors on the American ^Alan Dale. succumbs to him."— AtJWn- I J 

ij stage.^'— life. son,inNewYqrk**Timea.'* ij 

1 1 and ill Fictiires ifi^^ m Own Material, Intluding Ij 

\\ 'THE MEAL HOUND," with Ruth Nugent | j 

I j •THE WOMAN TAMER," with Mrs. Arthur Byron | ! 

I I ''ZOOLOGIC," with Percy Helton and Helen Carew ji 
1 1 <qiiE SQUARER/' lid^ [I 
I ! 'THE VETERAN," with Minnie Dupree 1 1 

ii ij 

J| PERFORMER 

iS !l 

I "Vaudeville's most accomplished monologist."— Jocit Lait in "VARIETY." E | 

I "A fine actor in his own fine sketches."— George fCel/y. l\ 

I ^ 

i AUTHOR 1 



Addreftt 



I ! CULVER CITY, CAUFORNIA I " 

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FILM RE VIE WS 



VARIETY 



43 



jCircimiBtantial Evidence 

(Contluued from page 2S) 
AbovA the averacre for exhibitors not 
;loo exaotlns in their bookiners. 

Charles Oerrard plays the rone 
boss to perfection. He lets his reg- 
ular, overplayed by Alice Lake, get 
Bay Bailor, as the weak brother, to 
forge a check for the races while 
he concentrates oh the sister, well 

- Interpreted by Helen Foster. Inci- 
dentally that Uttle blonde exhibits 

' an B. a. in this which should get her 
-Into bigger dough it the voice is 

IiBlf as good as her discreet but 

commanding gyrations. 
Cornelius Keefe, the accused In 

the lasit reel, almost spoils the pic- 
' ture. His abrupt movements and 

general unnaturalness Impress as 
. more personal than directorial. 

The camera work in the court- 
' room scene Is commendable. It re- 
. tains the trial atmosphere without 

resorting to titles or flashbacks, but 
, simply doubling on Miss Foister's 
; close-up, the shooting of Gerrard 
.. by the disoarded mistress. Walv. 

When Dreams G>me True 

(SILENT) 

, . Bayart production and release. IMrected 
By Dolce Wnne. story by VIotor Rosseau 
^ *lth adaptaUon by Arthur Hoerl. Hap 
..Depew, oamenunan. At Imw'b Rew York 
ose day, April. IS, haU ot double feature. 

- Runnlnir time, 87 minutes. 

■ £an)llne Swavne Helene Oostello 

Ben Shelby.. ......Rex Uase 

-Martha Shelby CTaire McDowell 

J'" "^e?""- ' Ernest Hllllard 

Judge Cl«rbum Bmmott King 

Robert Swayne ....Oeorge Perlolat 

.Jack Boyle Johnny Hoy 

"When Dreams Come True"' takes 
.its place with Rayarfs regulars. 
There is plenty of action, most of it 
unconvincing because of the anti- 
' quated meller trend of the story. 
The poor boy marrying the rich girl 
-in the southern racetrack locale, 

■ with the mysterious parent and 
murder angle, all provide proven in- 
gredients for mediocre box office. 

. Re^ Lease is the blacksmith lad 
. by whose forge is frequently found 
, Caroline Swayne, essayed with little 
color by Miss. Costello. The compli- 
cations are provided by the objec- 
tions of her father. These are un- 
ravelled all at once when Swayne, 



STEVE 



MORONI 

WHIBI,WIND TmiBLER 
Featored In 
Fanchon A Marco's 
"Bows and B«aiis" Idea 



DAVE 



HACKER 

"THE DANCING MANIAC 
Featured In Fanchon and Horce'a 
'"I>'DIAN 8IIMMEB" BDEA 




6th Ave. 
Theatre, 
Seattle, 
Wash. 



ROSE 



VALYDA 

Feiiturcd In FANCHON and HABCO'S 
"COTTAGE SMALL" IDEA 



played by George Periolat. ia at- 
tacked by the smith when be ac- 
cuses him of being fatherless. This 
Is followed by Swaynes break with 
his partner In horse breeding, Jim 
Leeson, with the heavy role han- 
dled In Xlmest Hllllard'a usual 
manner. 

Presently the smith's mother Is 
revealed as the daughter-in-law of 
the town's leading oiUzen, The an- 
gle of the mother keeping her 
marriage a secret and bringing 
shame upon her children because of 
her great love for her socially prom- 
inent husband (not accoimted for) 
is the weakest note In the produc- 
tion, and yet is the basis for the 
plot. 

The mother meets a timely death 
almost at the same moment as the 
murder of Swayne. Here Miss Cos- 
tello is especially flat and unsympa- 
thetic In her sorrow. 

The old hoke proceeds to the end 
at full blast The hero escapes from 
prison In time to hear the heavy 
framing a horse race with the 
Swaynes' pet Jockey. A. bright 
youngster who plays the hero's 
brother climbs Into the saddle. Al- 
Uiough defeated, the Swaynes win 
out because ot fouling detected by 
the Judges. The smith In the mean- 
time has choked a confession out 
of the heavy's accomplice, and Car- 
oline is set Tight on the identity of 
Ben's father. Waiv- 

BROTHERS 

(SILENT) 

Royart production and release. IXncted 
by Scott Pembroke from story by Ford 
Beebea and Arthur Hoerl. Hap Depen, 
earaemman. At Loew's N. T. one day. 
April 9, on double feature program. Run- 
ning time, 93 minutes. 

Tom Conroy Cornelius Keefe 

Bob Conroy,.,., Arthur Rankin 

Doris La Rue..' Barbara Bedford 

Thomas Blndcwoed ..Rldrard Caryle 

Randy George Cheaebor6 

Norman Paddy CTFlynn 

"Brothers" is oke for the daily and 
maybe three-day houses'. Sto'ry has 
some highly illogical twists, in an 
effort to break away from conven- 
tional meller lines, but they abet 
the action and should be a decided 
relief from the average cut-and- 
drled grind fare. 

A couple of clever youngsters, 
Jim Kain and Edward Anderson, 
open as the brothers Tom and Bob. 
Orphaned by the death of their 
mother, the story realizes a good 
start by one escaping from officers 
and the other being taken to an 
asylum. 

In. the adult roles, which are fea- 
tured, Cornelius Keefe and Arthur 
Rankin are the brothers, who never 
meet until both are invloved in a 
murder and series of hold-ups. Al- 
though far-fetched, since Tom Con- 
roy, by revenue from crime, has 
staked Bob through college and has 
able '0|)pbrtunlty to Identify him. 
the angle proves a seller. Delaying 
the Identiflcation enables Tom to 
take Brother Sob in .on a coniHdence 
gag, "With the revelation. Bob 
quickly drops collegiate . manners 
even to a subtitle command of the 
roughest lingo. Hhe develops ex- 
pert detective qualities, which save 
Tom from the chair and 6how Bar- 
'bara Bedford and George Cheseboro, 
double-crossing members of Tom's 
gang, as the murderers. Waty- 



Seven Footprints to Satan 

(SOUND) 

First National production and release. 
Thelma Todd and Crelgbton Hale featured. 
J. Chrlstenson production. Direction from 
story by A. Merrlt. Photography by WId 
Qunnlng. Sol Follto recordlPK supervision. 
Balance of cast Includes: Sheldon Lewis, 
Wm, V. Mong, DeWltt Jennings, Idaka 
Winters, Wm, J. Mong, Cissy Flt7«eraia 
and Joan Christy, et al. Running time, 60 
mins, Ono day at New York theatre. 



Another of those fright producers, 
wholly baffling from start to flnlsh. 
An utterly moronic sound film ap- 
pealing to all the passions. Elucida- 
tion of mystery ^hlch encompasses 



Making 2 of 1 



Zm AJig«Ies, April 18. 
Members ot maile eomedy 
team and their director eat In 
the sound . projection room to 
look at the assembled first 
half ot their eurrent picture, 
It| ran the required 20 minutes 
and stopped at a corking 
finish. 

As the aereen went blaink, 
the director ivas thoughtful 
for a few seconds. 

TThat's plenty funny Just as 
It stands," he confided to the 
comedians. "Well let It ride 
as is and nse the other half of 
the story for another comedy." 



the production reveals the salacious 
scenes 4 framorup, which doubtless 
accounts for its not being censored. 
Patrons grew tense in their seats at 
the apparently real, wickedness. One 
scene depicts scores' of men and 
woihen in evening clothes, lying on 
the floor. This Is unquestionably 
one of the hottest exhibitions of Ini- 
quity done In a long while. De- 
nouement, of course, explains e'very- 
thlng as wholesomely Innocent but 
leaves audience nevertheless keyed 
up to highest pitch of profligacy. 

Story is of a wealthy young man 
with adventure- complex, "Won't 
marry the dame he loves until he 
has explored Africa. His uncle does 
all possiblp to halt his squandering 
fortune seeking oldest elvlllzatlon 
In the bowels of the dark continent. 
Crelghton Hale as the intractable 
wears tortoise rimmed glasses and 
is ready to leave for Africa when 
uncle and his; sweetheart, Thelma 
Todd, frame him, determining ' to 
give him his fill of adventure. Lure 
him Into trick house, with disap- 
pearing walls, trap doors, phony 
bookcases and all the usual scare 
Impedimenta of a ghost house, 

A midget, a gorilla and a demon 
In the guise of Satan, who is oper- 
ating a secret society, comprise 
some of the terrors into which the 
young man Is thrown. He and dame 
see women whipped. See them shot 
to death. , Hear .terrifying moans, 
groans and other indications of the 
reign of murder and immorality 
which prevails in the house run by 
Satan. All hokum. 
, "Wlndyp a big banquet at which 
everything is explained and adven- 
ture kicked out of Hale. 

No picture for kids. 



PLUNGING HOOFS 

(SILENT) 

TTnWersal prbdnctloh and release. D1-. 
reeled by Henry MaoRae. Story by Basil 
Dickey and WilUam I.ord Wright, adapted 
by George Morgan. . Rex, wild horse,' fea. 
tured. In cast: Jaek' Perrln, Bsrtiara 
Worth, J. P. McOowan, David Dunbar, 
Starlight (horse). At Arena, Now 'Tork, 
ime day; April 10, as halt double bill. Run. 
ning Omo, BO minutes. 



Mild thriller with Rex, Unlversafs 
balky horse, supplying most of the 
synthetic action and going through 
a series of riderless chases that will 
likely please- the kids In the neigh- 
borhood grinds, but will leave thos:. 
over 14 cold. 

Romantic plot has Parson Jed 
Campbell (Jack Ferrin) in love with 
Nanette (Barbara "Worth), a dance- 
hall dame. James "Wales, Nanette's 
guardian as well as her employer, 
has designs on the girl himself, but 
Rex continually interferes with his 
plans. Out to get the wild horse 
from the mountains who is his 
Nemesis in his romantic schemes, 
"Wales soon learns that the parson, 
who has befriended the horse, Is his 
rival for Nanette's hand. In a sa- 
loon brawl the parson knocks "Wales 
cold, a left to the chin sending him 
through the swinging doors, where 
Rex, summoned, by .Starlight, an- 



*Tho Vegetable"— Unfavorable 

"THE "VEGBTABLE" (Lenox Hill Players, Comedy, C?herry Lane). 
Hopeless tosh, bad on the stage, worse for flickers, sound or silent. 

A.hcJ. 

"Mystery Square" — Favorable 
"MTSTERT SQUARE" "(Melodrama, Murray Phillips, Lbngacre). 
A Robert Louis Stevenson story, one with imagination which should 
provide better materiai for the screen than for the stage, provided it has 
not been used before. Ihee, 



"Jonesy" — Unfavorable 
"JONEST" (Comedy, Earle Boothe, Bijou). 
A small tcwn comedy of farce type. Lightweight In story. 



Ibee. 



WEST COAST NOTES 

(Continued from page 36) 
synchronizing " Under Southein 
Cross" and "Charlatan," U. , 

Jack. Natteford , writing original 
titled "Quitters" for Columbia. 

Jeannette LolC co-femme lead op- 
posite Eddie Quillan in "Joe Col- 
lege" <Pathe>. 

. Complete c^st of "The G&rden of 
Eatln'" (Pathe short): Mr. and 
Mrs. James Gleason, Brook Bene- 
dict, Jack Perry and Charles Ham- 
ilton, .i .' 

Modest Altschuler ^iU. 'direct 
symphony orchestra used in making 
"The Road Show'.' (Cruze), 

"Warners have changed titles of 
"The Sap" to "The. Big Shot" and 
"The . Goiaalggers" to "The Gold- 
diggers of Broadway." 
' Nigel de Brulier iand' Betty Boyd 
added "The Ot-^n GoddbSs'.^ (WB). 

Carol Lombard will t>Iay oppo- 
site Robert Armstrong, featured in 
"For Two Cei;it8".. (Pathe).., . 

Greta. 'Granstadt .ca,st for. second 
femme lead la Reginald Denny's 
'"Companionate Troubles" for U. 

"William Madlgan, nine years with 
Paramount and lately chief "prop" 
maker in effects department, re- 
signed. 

FN changed title "Isle of Dead 
Ships" to "Isle of Lost Ships," Pic- 
ture will be directed by- Irvin "Wlllat, 
starting end" of April. Jason. Ro- 
bards, "Virginia 'Valll and Noah 
Beery In cast. 

-Ian Keith has been shifted by 
FN from "The Lady "Who Dared" 
to "The-.Great- Divide." 

Carol ° LbnibaTd assigned- to' play 
lead opposite Robert Armstrong in 
"For Two Cents" for Pathe. 

Irving ^Curnqalngs has . taken a 
Btaft;of>lAo.peoi>Ieln^o l>^th Valley 
to film the desert sc^es f5r "Behind 
That Curtain." all outdoor- talkw. 
tfor'.Fb*,' ■.■ : •■-■".;'"?■■' 

'- 'Richard Arlen ot>p<>slte "Clara Bow 
In "Dangerous Curves" (Par), Lo- 
thar Mendes 4ire«|tii)g.<\ Ih 'produc- 
tion. - - . 

Bortlett Cormack wrote dialog for 
"Green Murder Case,'' Far.' : "William 
Pdweli; Eugene Pallette ^nd B. H. 
Calvert will have parts Identical 
with . those, they played 1^ "Canary 
Murder Case." 

Hal Roach's first three talkers 
will be titled "Unaccustomed As "We 
Are," Laurel and Hardy: "Small 
Talk," Our Gang, and "The Big 
Squawk," all-star. 

Paul Mooney, stage actor, flrst 
featured part in "Frozen Justice," 
Fox, 

Beatric Van making screen treat- 
men of "Companionate Troubles," 
U. 



other horse, trampfes the bad man 
to death. Usual - clinch flnlsh for 
the parson and the dame. 

The short footage Is crammed full 
of obvious titles, many of them 
having the horses holding a conver- 
sation in fairy style. Not much to 
recommend In this flicker, with all 
things pointing plainly that good 
old Rex Is about ready to retire. 



Charles Logue writing treatment 
for "Drake Murder Case," U, 

Frances Morris added to "Thun- 
der," M-G. 

Charlotte Greenwood signed by 
M-G to sing pop numbers In "Mari- 
anne" and "College Days." 

"Wilson Heller abandons free lance 
press agent field to become director 
of public relations for Tec-Art 
studios. 

- Joe Mankewlcs to assist Julian 
Johnston, title editor. Par. 

Helen Jerome Eddy's flrst appear- 
ance in a talker with Kal Roach's 
Our Gang "Small Talk." 

Nick Stewart added Fox Follies. 

Frank Ross opposite Nancy Car- 
roll in "SIss, Boom, Barbara," Par. 

Loretta Young and Douglas Fair.- 
banks, Jr., featured In "Fast Life," 
FN. ' 

Richard Arlen opposite Clara Bow 
In her next picture. Par. 

Garfield Leon added to "Hearts In 
Exile," "WB. 



No Consolidated Buy Yet 

Los Angeles, April I6.1 
H. D. James, of Bennett Labora- 
tories, denies the Consolidated h'aa 
bought out his Arm. 

Negotiations are on, but accepjt- 
once by Consolidated of condltljtms, 
James states, Is pending. 



I — 



HUKHIB 



KING 

UtipiCAI, MAbTEB of CEBEHONIBe 
Dlreetlon FANCHON * MARCO ' 
Oakland Tbeatn, -Oalcland, Calif. ' 



GENE 

SHELDON 

Seelnr the World with Mr. PoblU 







■\ \ • > '. 



NOW THE 



FEATURE 

Parainount, New York, Now (Week April 13) Paramount, Brooklyn, Next Week (April 20) ; 



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V A U D E VI LLE 



Wednesday, April 17. 1988 



Ass n s Comeback With 20-Week 
Blanket Contracts; 1st in 5 Years 

Books Total 38 Weeks, With Only Two Cuts on 20- 
Week Contracts — ^AU Bookings Out of Chicago 



Chicago, April 16. 

Making the Junior Orpheum cir- 
cuit its own boss has had a prompt 
rejuven.-.tlng effect upon the most 
manhandled booking agency (V. M. 
P. A.) in the country. . 

With announcement from Jos. P. 
Plunkett, tor Keith's, and Nate 
Blumberg, Junior Orpheum's di- 
visional manager, that the entire 
Junior Orpheum circuit would be 
booked out of Chicago, the circuit 
prestige activities to regain Its 
former strength and prime rating In 
the west. It will carry along on Us 
own, asking help from New York 
' only when It la needed. 

One of the moves for recup'era- 
tlon Is a trek to New York this 
summer by WUUe Berger and War- 
ren Jones, both Orpheum Jr. Book- 
ers, In company with Association 
agents to look over eastern material 
from a western viewpoint and pick 
out what's suitable for this terri- 
tory. 

Contrary to previous conditions, 
the boys will have something to 
offer desirable acts. They will carry 
a 20-week blanket contract — the 
first time the Junior Orpheum has 
had such an Inducement In five 
years. All reconstruction work out 
here Is aimed at bringing back the 
circuit to that standing It had five 
years ago, before Sam Kahl and his 
boy friends started it down the 
' toboggan with wholesale slicing of 
^telarles and fatal 'neglecting of 
i^rotests from theatre managers who 
eaw what was bound to happen. 

On the new 20-week blanket con- 
tract there will be only two cut 
dates and those cut very little. After 
playing out this contract certain 
acts may play further time at 
lessened salaries, but It will be 
apart from the blanket contract 
dates and optional for- the acts. 
Hew Lined Up 

The books as lined up now pro- 
vide for around 38 weeks. William 
E!son, Qreat States booker, has 
four and one-half weeks; Boyle 
Woolfolk, of the Butterfield circuit, 
four weeks; Warren Jones, of 
junior Orpheum-Ass'n, six weeks; 
Willie JB^ger, Junior Orpheum- 
Ass'n, 'aix and one-halt weeks; Dick 
Hoffman, Orpheum - Ass'n - Inter- 
state, four and one-half weeks; Dick 
Bergln, Ass'n-F. & R., three and 
one-half weeks; and then 10 weeks 
of strictly family time on the books 
of Billy Dtamo|nd, Dick HofKman 
and Jerry Sullivan. 

This does not Include any of the 
time to the coast, or In and around 
St. Louis, or that booked by Mrs. 
Cox out of the Kansas City office. 

Previously the Ajss'n had from 
eight to twelve weeks out here, with 
no blanket contract offered for the 
past Ave years. Plsizza has several 
road men out now, lining up new 
houses. 



PAFS BADIO PAIS 

Minneapolis, April 16. 

E. C. Bostlck. manager of the 
Pantages here and Alex. Pantages' 
personal representative, signed 
"Amos and Andy," local blackface 
radio stars, for four weeks of Pa- 
cific Coaat Pan time. 

Boys recently played here as an 
added ..ttraction at the Minnesota 
. (Publlz) for a single day and broke 
the house record. 



lOEW'S, AXSON, OPEHIKO 

Akron, O., April 16, 
lioew's new theatre, its first here, 
will open Saturday, April 20, with 
vaudfllms en a full week. 



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3 AMATEUR REVUES 



Fox Neighborhoods, With Produc- 
tion Costs Only 



Bob Blgelow, of Blgelow and Lee, 
singers, and Mrs. Blgelow, are 
staging three neighborhood revues, 
similar to the kind they have been 
doing at the Fordham theatre for 
the past eight years. 

Revues are composed of 24 danc- 
ing boys and 24 girls, recruited 
from the neighborhoods. AH ama- 
teurs, receiving no pay. Specialty 
numbers are Included. All turns 
selected from the cast. Kids all 
over 16. No old folks. 



12 Flash Loew Units 
Replacing Vaude BiDs 



The Loew booking offices are giv- 
ing a preference to flash units In 
place of the usual five-act bills. 

There are now about 12._unlt8 
touring the Loew theatres, mostly 
In place of the five acts previously 
played, and a few not large enough 
have one or two preceding acts. 

Some of the larger tabs are Alex 
Hyde's Carnival Revue, with 26; 
Cavaliers, with two acts to precede, 
has a cast of nine; Rltz Brothers 
in a new flash company of 20; Al 
Wohlman's Night Club Revels and 
18, does whole show, replacing 
turns; Kramer and Boyle in new 
flash of 18; Harry and Willie I<an- 
der In unit called "Whooping It Up," 
with 20. 

Loew offices reported preparing 
several more large tabs. 



Special Nights Near Ruin 
By Talk Film Prognuns 

Small time agencies, those usually 
booking the coffee and cake houses 
tor amateur, kiddie and otlier special 
entertainment,' are complaining of 
the decrease in business since the 
influx of the talkers. 

One agent reports chat where he 
once booked speoial nights for 130 
houses, not over 60 now feel it nec- 
essary to hold that sort of attrac- 
tion as a magnet. Another states 
his bookings have decreased from 
60 houses to 35. 

Both agents attribute the cause to 
the fact that exhibitors are making 
more profits with talking shorts and 
features than ever before, and be- 
lieve it an unnecessary expense to 
put on special nights. 



Phelps With F. & R. 

Minneapolis, April 16. 
Frank Phelps, who resigned as 
Kelth-Orpheum district manager in 
this territory after Radio came into 
control of the circuit, has Joined 
Flnkelsteln & Ruben as general 
representative, a newly created po- 
sition. 

Phelps will make his headquar- 
ters here and will devote hlmslef 
principally to the circuit's vaude 
affairs. 



lEEWAT FOS AGENTS 

Amendment to Keith's new out- 
side ruling for agents will permit 
agents who have Invested their oWn 
money In acts to book them in op- 
position vaude theatres, if unable 
to secure bookings on the Keith 
circuit 

This Is added to the leeway al- 
lowing Keith agents to book else- 
where with all but competing vaude 
and picture houses. It goes only 
for such acts that carry personal 
financial interest of agents. 



SIAHONS ADDS SIX 

— — ehicago,— Aprll-16>' — 

With Billy Diamond taking over 
active directorsliip of the W.' V. M. 
A. family department, the Grand, 
St. Louis, has been turned over to 
him. 

Other houses to iJe booked by 
Diamond are, the . Quincy, Alton; 
Bellvllle, I^ast St. Louis, and the 
Centrulio. 



Radio's 15% Conunish 

Keith's (R-K-O) may have 
to reconcile Ita cpntraot's re- 
stricted commission clause 
with one of its own affilia- 
tions, the Artist Bureaa of the 
National Broadcastlnir Com- 
pany (Radio Company of 
America)'. 

Keith's prohiblU Its agents 
from charging an act over five 
per cent for appearing In a 
Keith theatre. The radio turn, 
booked by the Artista Bureau 
and recently playing Keith's 
Palace, New York, at $4,000 
for the week, waa charged, 16 
per cent. That. Is the com- 
mission charged by the Bureau 
on all Its bookings. 



1ST LOEW-FOX JOINT 
OPERATION OF HOUSE 



New Uptown Loew Site — 
Combo Policy In Fall— Maybe 
F. & M. Units 



First Joint theatre operation of 
Fox-Loew will be the talcing over 
of the new Loew house, being built 
at 176th street and Broadway, by 
Fox. Excavation has been dug and 
a sign heralds the house as a new 
Loew theatre. 

Fox will actually operalte with a 
combination policy. ' Jack Loeb will 
book out of the ▼audevllle agency 
and Is flirting with PhU Fabello, 
novelty pit orchestra maestro at the 
RKO Coliseum, to switch over to 
the new stand in the fall. Fan- 
chon and Marco units may be a 
permanent feature of the new 
house to augment the vaudeville 
shows. 



KEITH'S AGENTS ASS'N 
MAY BE REVIVED 



On June 1, from reports, the 
Keith booking office will ask the 
New York Keith agents to reorgan- 
ize their own arbitration board for 
settlement of disputes amongst 
themselves and between agents, 
acts and the booking office. 

A similar board, short lived, was 
dissolved recently by order of 
George Godfrey. Since then the 
booking hea4 has been personally 
passing on all complaints as a one- 
man committee. 

Re-establlshment of the arbitrary 
council may include revival of the 
Keith Agents' Association, now also 
extinct Social and Inactive for 
years, the association was sudden- 
ly empowered last winter with a 
judiciary council. After two or three; 
weeks the board waa abolished by 
Godfrey. With Its teeth taken out 
through that move the society later 
folded up. 

On one occasion it was claimed 
by some of the agents serving as 
officers that the organization duties 
consumed too much of their time, 
keeping them busy settling other 
agents* affairs when they should 
have been booking acts. 

Revival of the arbitration board, 
from the actor's viewpoint, would 
be of benefit. Belief that acts have 
declined from appealing direct to 
Keith's through fear of making an 
Issue of themselves has proved 
quite true. Other than to appeal 
directly to Keith's there la now no 
alternative for the acts. 

When dissolving the Agents' As- 
sociation declared its treasury held 
around $4,000. Of that amount, it 
was announced, t600 would be used 
to purchase wrist watches for the 
three outgoing officers, Frank 
Evans, Edward Keller and N. E. 
Manwarlng; |600 as a gift to Bill 
VIdocq, old time vaude comic and 
now a . guard in the Keith office, 
with the rest to be split by the 
membership. , So far the officers are 
not wearing the promised watches 
and Blli is still waiting for his five 
yards. Bill, however, says he. still 
thinks they were clowning. Just as 
he did when they told him what 
he might get. 



TWO M6EEwry."'Hrx's — 

Los, Angeles, April 16. 

Two more houses added to the 
W. V. M. A. string on the Coast to 
pilay Association five act road shows 
starting May L ■ 

Theatres are the American, Colo- 
rado Springs and the Shuler Audi- 
torium, Raton, N. M. 



New Contract For Keith fniie Now 
Maitkms Commish and Radio Work 



KING CALLS OFF KEITH'S 



Metro Picture Player May Qo Into 
Loew** Capitol On Broadway 



Charlea King's $2,500 Keith date 
at the Palace, New York, week of 
April 21, is oft. The new flhn star, 
under contract to M-G-M, tenta- 
tively accepted the Palace offer 
which came through E. S. Keller on 
the coast. Agreement granted top 
billing to King. 

Meanwhile Keith's closed with 
the Marx Bros, for the Palace for 
two weeks, their second on the bill 
with King, which would necessitate 
split billing. To avoid the conflict 
King was switched to the Riverside, 
April 21, and penciled in for the 
Palace a week later. 

Before receiving notification of 
the switch. King air-mailed his own 
cancellation to Keith's. He goes 
Into the Capitol (Loew's) instead. 

King, who became a screen name 
In "Broadway Melody," last played 
the Palace for $750. The (1,760 
Jump was directly due to his per- 
formance in the picture. 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

Marlon Harris is to be opposite 
Charlie King In an M-G-M musical 
now entitled "Road Show." 

It's due for production In -July. 



F. & rs 14 Eastern Wks^ 
Eight Listed for New York 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

Fanchon and Marco units now 
have 14 weeks lined up after com- 
pleting Coast time at Salt Lake. 

Route consists of a week in Den- 
ver; split week between. Colorado 
Springs and Topeka; week In Oma- 
ha; two weeks in Chicago; week 
In Milwaukee, and eight weeks ten- 
tatively set for New York. 



Lyons & Lyons May 
Book Through Keith's 

Lyons & Lyons agency may book 
directly through Keith's. Some 30 
Lyons acts are currently playing for 
the circuit, booked through allied 
enfranchised RKO agents, with 
Joseph Plunkett and George God- 
frey aware that most of them 
are contract players signed with 
L. & L. 

The chief hitch is against any 
outside booking restrictions. Sam 
Lyons books chiefly with Loew, Fox 
and indies for vaudeville and the 
office's production, radio, orchestra 
and other bookings are extensive. 

This may be adjusted to arrange- 
ment. 



EDEISTEm WITH L. ft L. 

Willie Edelsteln and Jenle Jacobs 
disassociate as a partnership June 
1 next, with Edelsteln meantime 
merging hla Interests with the 
Lyons ,& Lyons agency. 

Edelsteln takes office space with 
L. & L., in charge of the foreign 
situation. 

The agent and his wife sail Sat- 
urday on the "Majestic" for several 
weeks in London on business. 



XALCHEIH FOB EAST 

Chicago, April it. 
Nat Kalchelm, with the Chicago 
William Morris office leaves to go 
Into the same agency's New York 
office. 



BUTTERFIEIiD NOT £A^ 

Chicago, April 16. 

Notwithstanding numerous reports 
that the Butterfield Circuit in 
Michigan might be booked out of 
the east instead of Chicago, Boyle 
Woolfolk, booking manager, will 
continue to book It out of the As 
soclatlon in Chicago. 

It was foimd booking east would 
be impractical and generally Im 
possible. 



All-Sound in. Cincy 

R-K-O Palace,- Cincinnati, will 
drop vaude for sound pictures over 
the summer. Iiast vaude will be 
week of May 6. 

Should straight films prove more 
profitable there la a chance the Pal 
ace may continue as a picture house 
next season. 



Keith's revised vaudeville. ooB'^ 
tract ca.rries a threat of eancella* 
tlon to acts, paying over five pM> 
cent commission to agents. Clausij 
14 (hew), covering that provision, 
stands out In bold-face type. 

Among other changes, probably 
most Important to acts, is the literal 
Inclusion of radio work as part oC 
the vaude playing,, without addt^ 
tlonal or separate compensation. 
Under the new contract the artist 
will agree "to radio broadcast so 
much of his act. i^t siich, times .arid 
places as the manager may idlrecli.* 

Another change' protects ' the 
booking officei on the third Su'ndar 
show, if given, in recognized two-a,^ 
day houses.' The former standard 
extra performance clause has been 
amended to read: "Artist agrees to 
render said act or specialty as n^arty 
times each day as. may be the: en- 
tertainment policy of said theatre 
during the period of this engage- 
ment" 

Bottom of the blank, in black, nd- 
vlses against traveling by autor' 
"late arrival will result in a salary 
reduction" (docking). 

Usual restrictions remain, re- 
straining outside playing, broad- 
casting or picture (sound or silent) 
work before termination of the 
Keith contract. "There Is no men- 
tion, however, of . "not without 
the written consent of the said Ex- 
change" (Keith's). j 

The extra commission < clause, in 
full, reads; "This agreement f» 
subject to Immediate cancellation iC 
artist pays more than five per cent 
of his salary to his representative 
either directly or Indirectly." 

New contract form Is effective 
immediately. 



Hip's Holdover Week 



Keith's Hippodrome, New York, 
playing to )30,600 last week under 
Its presentation policy with "Syn- 
copation" as the film feature, is 
now on its second and final week 
with the same picture, before the 
house reverts to Morris Gest for 10 
weeks of spectacular productions. 

Gest Intends reopening the struc- 
ture April 29 with "The Passion 
Play," following with "The Miracle" 
and "Orpheus." 

At the expiration of the Gest 
tenancy if no other |6,000 a week 
rent payer shows, Keith's may re-, 
tiim to its present policy, and scalai. 
Its lease on the Hip has until the 
end of the year to run with no cer- 
tainty that Keith's must vacate at 
that time. 



Fox Chasing Ncunes 

Fox vaudeville is going after 
names again. Henry Saritrey and 
band with Mary Horan and Harry 
Seymour are set for 12 weeks 
through Lyons & L/ons. 

Clark and Bergman, Cecil Lean 
and Cleo Mayfield, Eddie Nelson, 
and Derio and Rochelle are some oC 
the other acts signed through the 
same agency. 



"lETTEB" Dff KEITH'S 

' "The Letter*' (Par) is now set to 
shift from the Criterion to the Par- 
amount, New York, Aprll 27 for » 
two weeks*^ presentation. 

The talker is also booked for IS 
Keltb Manhattan houses simul- 
taneously, May 12-16, with Brook- 
lyn played one week later. 



Chi Agents Visiting 

Chicago, Aprll 16. 

A flock of Chicago agents In New 
York , this week looking over ma- 
terial for western vaude houses'. 

Included are Guy Perkins, Milton 
Berger, Max Richards and Miles 
IhgallB. 



JERRY CARG ILL S 

FOREIGN BOOKINGS * 
To clrcamvent any American 
aHbit'a coritraotasi compllcattonii 
,.oa ifocelsn. ahans... JArrx.CarKlir*^ 
complete aBUIatloiui for Brlil*n, 
Eoropean or Internatlonnl book- 
ings are with T. D, Kemp, Jr., an 
Amertoan well versed In foreign 
bookings. Too often an American 
artist encoiinters ezpenslve and 
onnoytns trlbolatlons while In a 
stntnve land, handicapped by a 
strange Umgae. We protect yon 
oaalnst that flnt, last and always.. 
There can lie no mlsliap. 
IM* Brettfway, N» Vofli City 
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V A UD E V I L L E 



VARIETY 



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40 or More We^ for Vaude Acts 
If Fox and Loew N. Agencies 
Book Both 



A /vaudevlile circuit of 60 to 60 
tbeatres" and 40 or more weeks of 
playing ttme may be In direct 
opposition to Keith's 'by next season 
through probable blending of the 
Zioew and Fox booking offices. 
' If materializing, and present In- 
dications are that It will, such a 
circuit would stand as the second 
largest In vaiide annals, , turther- 
moro unique In the number of self- 
owned and operated houses among 
those booked. 

Considerable credence Is placed 
In reports that Eddie Darling, now 
abroad, has received a cabled offer 
from the Fox offices, Kature of the 
offer hsui not .been established but 
Is said to Involve the booking of 
vaude. 

Actual combining of the Loew 
and Fox agencies appears to be a 
matter of time. Other than In 
same the two are close to It, both 
se^jning to take orders from the 
same source, since Fox's purchase 
of Loiew stock to gain control. 

Recent interchange of acts and 
close harmony in bookings support 
the extended booking prospect. Be- 
sides economical beneflts it Is logi- 
cal for general booking purposes.- 
'ost of the act swaoplng so far 
has favored Fox, usually the taking 
of acts from Lioew's to strengthen 
the show at one of the three Fox 
picture liouses recently turned to 
vaude. 

liOeWs, under J. H. Lubln, gen- 
eral manager, is booking vaude for 
approximately 40 theatres, all 
I/oew-owned and Fox-controlled. 
They do not Include I«ew houses 
playing vaude and booked else- 
where or the three weeks of pic- 
ture houses booked through Lioew's 
by Benny Thau. 

Of the number 2S are in New 
Tor:; and vicinity, three being full 
weeks. 

Fox's New. Tork agency, headed 
by Jack Lioeb, Is booking six vaud- 
fllni splits In New York; Academy, 
and Fox, Brooklyn, full weeks; Fox. 
ISetrott, and Fox, Philadelphia, botii 
full,' 'and the Fox-Poll circuit 
(sey«n) In New England, all Fox- 
^wfed. 

With the Loew and Fox houses 
lK>okihg elsewhere added, the com- 
bined number would easily reach 
60 and possibly more. 

In Chicago 

The merge, when occurring, 
would also involve the Loew and 
Fox agencies in Chicago, under 
supervision of .Johnny Jones and 
Joe Leo, respectively, and booking 
around 26 houses in that territory. 
Fox out there is buying for IE or 
20 Midweaco (Fox) week-end vaude 
• stands, with Loew's also in on this 
group for two per cent, through an 
ex'sting contract. 

Leo (Fox) is additionally booking 
the bankrupt Ascher string, about 
six In all, including the' Ascher and 
Terminal theatres, Chicago, both of 
'which are due to go stage band 
with F. & M. units. 

The Ascher houses are managed 
au well as booked by Fox, while 
operated In receivership by Chicago 
Title & Trust. 

■•Vhethcr the combined Loew-Fox 
office would operate behind' closed 
doors with franchlsed agents is not 
known. About 30 Loew franchises 
are now held by agents, but with- 
out the booking agency's adherence 
to a strict inside rule. Fox books 
With the open door. 

A possible change In the present 
Fox contract system Is also in 
abeyance. Of late- the Fox office 
has been issuing contracts In gen- 
eral, but not to all acts. Procedure 
at present "is to place under con- 
. tract only such acts as may be de- 
islred by the opposition or acts ^as 
Important In other ways. Balance 
of Fox bookings are verbal. 



SEBVICE! 



The world's greatest service 
1b reported by stars who en- 
tertained at a birthday party 
given on 6th avenue by a mil- 
lionaire broker. 

Ruth Etting, Arthur <3or- 
donl, Alice Boulden, Dreena 
Beach and a flock of other 
high pressure talent, contend 
they were met by a doorman, 
who turned their bags over to 
a footman, who brought them 
into the lobbyi handing bags 
to a valet, who brought them 
to an elevator, in which were 
an operator cuid another valet, 
who brought the bunch to the 
seventh floor, at which they 
were met by two more valets, 
who escorted them up a flight 
of steps to the eighth floor, 
passing their suitcases to three 
maids, who brought them all 
to the apartment, turning them 
over to a butler, who steered 
them into a dressing room In 
which were two more yaleta 
for the men and two other 
molds for the gals. 



Tied Dancer to Bed 



Rochester, N. T., April 16. 

Norinne Barrett, dancer, identi- 
fied two robbers who were caught 
after cracking the safe at the 
Rochester Country Club. She was 
tied to her bed by four holdup men, 
but got a good look at th«m. Her 
brother was forced to help them 
open the safe. 

Arthur and Ray Williams were 
c|iptured and Miss Barrett told the 
grand jury that they were two of 
the robbers. 



Sidestep Assault Case 

Rochester, N. T.; April 16. 

Charles (Slim) Timblin, his wife, 
and 'William Lewis of the comedy 
skit, "Southern Capeds," ' arrested 
on assault charges following brawl 
In hotel room which Involved girl 
performer, male Intruder and finally 
the house detectives. Trio went to 
girl's room after the show and f onnd 
the male intruder there, too. 

He couldn't give a good account 
of himself so they threw him out. 
Came the house detective. He Is 
said to have heaved a clock at 
TImblln, missed and hit Mrs. Timb- 
lin, whereat they threw him out, 
too. The dick swore out a° warrant 
and TImblln and Lewis forfeited 
$25 ball each rather than appear In 
city court. 



Yvette Rugel's Divorce 

Chicago, April 16. 

Yvette Rugel secured a divorce 
from Clarence D. Whipple - on 
grounds of cruelty. 

Her suit claims Whipple punched 
and choked her last Christmas. 



EDWARDS OFFERED $5,000 

Keith's Tenders Largest Salary 
Yet for Unproduced Act if Okay 



Los Angeles, April 16. 

An offer of f 5,000: weekly fof 46 
weeks conmiienclng; In September 
has been conveyed to Gus Edwards 
from kelth'^s. It Is for an unpro- 
duced act of the Edwards stamp, 
with the booking to be made when 
the turn is okayed. 

Edwards has not accepted as yet. 
He is under contract to Metro for 
talkers, and now at that studio. His 
contract does not expire until Sept. 
1,' when It may be renewed, or Ed- 
wards will return to vaude. 

It is the highest salary by for 
ever gotten by Gus tor a vaude turn 
featuring himself. 



Mae Mmray PeeTed 
At Keith Treatment 



Chicago, April 16. 
Labeling her another runaway 
act, the Keith office has threatened 
to start suit against Mae Murray 
for ialleged breach of contract. It 
is claimed Hiss Murray has three 
mo're weeks to play for the Keith 
otnce. 

At present Miss Murray is playing 
two weeks In Marks' independent 
picture houses here. She denies 
the Keith claim that her agent, 
Charlie Morrison, okayed the three 
weeks in question, and adds that 
her personal treatment from R-K-O 
has been "Wery shabby." She says 
she does not care to play for 
Keith's. 

Keith office also Is threatening 
jsult against Marlon Harris, who re- 
fused to open at the Palace, Chi- 
cago, beca'use the Duncan Sisters 
were billed above her. Miss Harris 
states she refused to appear be 
cause her. contract calls for ex- 
clusive headlining. 



FAY WITH "lETTY" . 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Warner Brothers have Frank 
Fay to play opposite Charlotte 
Greenwood In "So Long Letty/' 

Production starts within three 
weeks. 

Robert Lord Is now making screen 
treatment. 



WOOLFOLK'S VACATION 

Boyle Woolfolic, who books the 
Butterfleld houses out of the Chi- 
cago Keith offlce.9, will spend the 
next six weeks abroad. 
/Woojfolk and his wife came Into 
'l*lew"7'yoiTr"Iasl'~WC5lr'TirepaTatory- 
to sailing April 20. 



Macdonald At Metro's 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
. Ballard Macdonald in at the 
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios, 
writing dialog. 



Brennan With Fannie 

'When Fannie Brlce goes to the 
coast In June to make a picture for 
United Artists, Jay Brennan, of 
"Fioretta/' will go to Hollywood to 
appear in this talker. 

Miss ' Brlce withdrew from the 
Earl Carroll show, "Fioretta," Sat- 
urday. She began a special engage- 
ment at the Club Lido that same 
night. 



Trafian's Walk" Out"- 
Al Trahan, engaged to tour with 
the "Collegiate" unit playing the 
Palace, New York, this week, de 
mamled top billing and an Increase 
In salary. 

He withdrew when neither dc 
mand was granted. 



Rosalie Stewart's Job 



R-K-O has created a special role 
for Rosalie Stewart. The former 
vaude and legit producer will serve 
as contact between R-K-O's picture 
subsidiary (Radio Ptotures) and 
vaude (Keith's). 

Miss Stewart Joined Keith's pro- 
duction department recently with 
title of "director of special attrac- 
tions." 

The new position gives her su- 
pervision over all Interchange of 
talent between the film and vaude 
ends of R-K-O. 



Theatres Hiis Week Collecting 
From Pubfic for N.VA Benefit Fund 



A Blundering Lothario 

Chicago, April 16, 

Some m. c's quit, others get 
fired, and other get Jerked out 
by their fraus. An out of town 
m. c, quite married, was hav- 
ing a lot of fun until his wife 
heard about It. Confronting 
him in a locked dressing room, 
she said she'd forgive him only 
if he made a full confession. 

He blabbered and his wife 
said that wasn't the girl she'd 
heard about He blabbered 
again and she said that still 
wasn't the one. Again and 
atgaln. And stIU another. 

All five of the girls working 
In the show, so after beating 
up her husband the wife start- 
ed gossiping about the girls. 
Getting wind of the scandal, 
the house manager dismissed 
the quintet of girls. 

And to make a clean start, 
the wife Jerked her husband 
out of the house. But he's stIU 
her man. 



Swimmers* Vaudfilm 

Johnny WelsmuUer and Stubby 
Kruger, latter being former back 
stroke champion of the world, left 
for Bermuda April 13 to make a 
sound comedy for Fox. 

On their return the boys are 
booked for a vaude tour of the RKO i 
circuit 



Coogan at $700 

Nose-Di?es in Midwest 



Chicago, April 16. . 

Jackie Coogan, playing midwest 
dates on a salary basis of $700 
dally, has been a convincing flop. 

Returns )n the midwest towns 
Indicate that this territory has 
completely forgotten him. In some 
Instances he drew less money than 
an average attraction. 

Palace in Milwaukee took the 
count with him. Rockford and Fort, 
Wayne also played the youngster 
for a no^e dive. One factor Is 
that his 1700 dally cuts into a 
small town theatiie heavily and 
necessitates considerably more 
than an average gross to give tlie 
house as much profit as It gets with 
a cheaper bill. 



Collections are being taken up at 
every performance this week in 800 
theatres throughout the U. S. for 
.the N. V. A. benefit fund. 

Next Sunday night (April 21) the 
N, V. A. will hold a mammoth bene- 
fit N. V. A. performance on the 
stage of the Metropolitan opera 
house. New York. Similar shows 
will be held In other cities, ending 
the collection period. 

The following night, Monday 
(22), the annual dinner of the 
Vaudeville Managers' Association is 
dated for the Hotel Plaza, with an 
attendance of 360 looked for. 

Pat Casey Is in charge of sM of 
the arrangements for the N. 'V. A. 
<»>Ilcctlon8 and dinner. 

This is the first time the picture 
chains have co-operated with the 
vaudeville houses In the N. "V. A. 
collection drive. In previous years 
E. F. Albee assumed personal 
charge of the details. Currently 
the campaign Is mostly notable for 
his absence. 

When the drive started in the 
Broadway picture houses. Saturday 
(13) about seven minutes were de- 
voted to It. Patrons seemed agree- 
able to giving and in the lege seats 
dollar bills were frequently cast 
into the basket. In one of the film 
houses the Saturday collections 
amounted to 1300. 

At the Capitol the 32 Hale girls 
passed the collection baskets, while 
an ad lib portion of the stage show 
carried on. Nearly all of the pic- 
ture theatres cut down the running 
time of some portion or portions ot 
their shows to even up on the 
length consumed by the drive. 

S. L. Rothafel will be in cha);^\ 
of the benefit performance at tfltt 
Metropolitan. Picture house direc- 
tor will take his orchestra from 
the Roxy to work in the pit and 
will augment Paul 'Whlteman's bond 
for a special rendition ot Oersh* 
win's "RhapjBody." 



Linder's Air Time 



Tex's Lost Sleep 



Because of the excitement and 



. Commercializing a half hour fP' 
riod on the air marks a new de- 
narture for a vude agency. Jack 
Linder's offices start a program via 
■WEAF April . 29. 

Air time .is .to-: be paid for by th« 
theatres dedlrlhV^ mention. UnjJto- 



strain of her victorious trial on al-' give yande^ ^tertalhm^t 



R-K-O Wanto Davis Back 

Pittsburgh, April 16, 
Rumored here - that R-K-O Is 
dickering with Warners for the 
Dnvls, local vaude house. Davis 
closed this week after four months 
of t\7o'-a-day vapde and in the red. 

House will remain dark for the 
summer, but If negotiations go 
through reopens in . the fall with 
another try at two-a-day. It the 
Stanley-Warner group hold the 
stand It will likely go back to vaud- 
film. 



leged nuisance charges, Texas Gul- 
nan set back hei- booking tor Fox 
to open at the Brooklyn, N. T., 
stand until next week. Tex and her 
Mob, which is the billing, are set 
for six weeks at $6,000 a week 
through Lyons & Lyons. 

Tex decided last week that the 
Federal court trial might be ex- 
tended and even If acquitted; as she 
was, the famous propagandist for 
little girls and big hai^ds decided 
she had better catch up on sleep 
before getting- up in the middle of 
the night for six weeks of stage 
appearances. Ordinarily, Tex has 
her breakfast at five bells In the aft. 



SPECIAL CAB FOB ACTS 

IiOB Angeles, April 16. 
To accommodate vaude perform- 
ers who Jump from Raton to Al- 
buquerque, N. M.. Monday nights, 
Santa Fe railroad has added a spe- 
cial sleeper to the midnight train 
between these points. 



Lewis' Girls in Film 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Arllne Lahgan and Eleanor 
Brooks, who worked with Ted 
Lewis in his vaude act will appear 
with him in his Initial picture, "Is 
Everybody Happy?" to be made at 
Warners. 



'Engaged- ■for-Show- 



'VA'ally Chrlsham and the 3 Neal 
Sisters, go with the new Arthur 
Ilummersteln show. It will star 
Helon Morgan and will Eo Into re- 
hearsal July 16. 

Gu.s and Will have an offer for 
the same show* 



Jans and Whalen Quit 

Jaiis and Whalen are reported to 
have left the Shuberf6' "A Night In 
Venice," following a dispute with 
Lee and J. J. Walter and Morton 
Havel are taking the vacated roles 
this ■ week-end. ' Show Is now In 
Phllly. 

It Is said that Evelyn Law will 
also leave the musical show. Miss 
Law Is the wife of Harry J.an& 



HABBIS HEHOBIAL AFBIJL 26 

McKeespO'rt, Pa., April 16. 
John P. Harris Memorial theatre 
will open April 26 with pictures. 
It may adopt vaudfilm policy In 
the fall. Capacity, 2,600. Theatre 
was erected by the Harris -Interests 
as a tribute to Uie late Pennsyl- 
vania senator and' theatre magnate. 



Frances Williams «i $2,000 

Prances Williams, In "Scandals' 
In Chicago, has been booked by Phil 
Coscia of the .Yates ofilce to appear 
at the Marks' Granada, Chicago 
(pictures) at $2,000 a week. 

Tentative date set is April 27. 



DuFor With Adeney"'*'."'' . 

Dennis DuFor, formerly per- 
former with DuPor Boys (English) 
In vaudeville, has gone agcnting. 

He win look after talking short 
bookings in the Lyons & Lyons of 
flee. 



with the acta participating receiv* 
Ing publicity for the work. 



Minn's Child Rulings 

Minneapolis, April 16. 

Minnesota senate, by a vote ot 46 
to 1, passed a law prohibiting the 
appearance ot children under 10 
years of age for any theatrical per- 
formances, and thoso from 10 to It, 
excepting under certain conditions. 

Children under 10 are permitted 
to appear only in church or sc'hool 
entertainments where they do not 
receive any compensation. Young- 
sters . from 10 to 14 may be em- 
ployed professionally when schools; 
of their district are not In session' 
for a period not to exceed two 
weeks. In these instances permits 
must be obtained from the state. In- 
dustrial comnilssion. Children from- 
14 to 16 may be employed at any 
time for professional performances 
providing, the Industrial Cpmnrilsslon 
flnde that the perfbrmance Wilt hot 
Injure the child's health or mbrala 
nor Interfere 'With education. 

Where one or more children un- 
der 16 participate with both or 
either of their parents In exhibitions 
not Injurious to the health or 
morals there Is no ban. 



'TABUED" AT %t,SOO 

' Los Angeles, April 19, 
Clark -and McCullough will plsy 
as a vaude act at Loew's State lif^||K 
starting Thursday. ' . 

Pox Is farming team out at fi,S09 
for the week. 



POWEBS SEBiOmT HE 

John T. Powers, vaudevilUon, lU 
in the French Hospital, New York, 
Is In a very serious condition. 

Powers appeared for many yeors 
with an act known as John ,.T. 
.and Jj!asle.Po wers^ ^ ^ 

P. G. Smith Moves 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Paul Girard Smith has left Ux» 
Fox lot and is now writing dialog 
ior .Paramount 



4e 



VARIETY 



V AUDE VILL E 



Wednesday, April 17, 1029 



Keith House Managers Prodded 
To Keep Alive on Exploitation 



At a meeting of Keith's New Vork 
house managers last week, the man- 
agers were called for alleged failure 
to properly exploit their vaudeville. 
The session was conducted by Joseph 
Plunkett, general theatre operator 
for R-K-O and personally In charge 
of the New Tork theatre division. 

Plunkett told the managers that 
theatres under their direction should 
be considered as "their own" and 
run as such. There are few limita- 
tions to exploitation, Plunkett 
stated; reasonable exploitation will 
not hurt any theatre and managers 
should use their own judgment, . go- 
ing as far as they like to publicize 
their houses and shows. 

Reported complaint was to the 
effect that billing and advertising 
of Keith's vaude In New York In 
the last few weeks has not been 
worthy jf the bills. 

The New York Keith houses raised 
the ante on bills about a month r jp, 
lift reaching (2,000 a show in somW 
cases. Average tut in New York, 
Including all Keith houses, la around 
11.000. 

Contention of the booking oflfice 
is that Increased expenditure on 
blUs should be accompanied by pro- 
portionate exploitation. 



Dorothy Knapp Out; 
CarrcD Standing In? 



It Is reported Dorothy Knapp will 
leave Carroll's "Floretta." That fol- 
lowed the announcement that Fan- 
nie Brlce had stepped out of the 
cast, ostensibly, because she opened 
at the Lido club, Carroll disliking 
the Idea of her doubling with a 
night place. Miss Brlce!s-wlthdrawal 
from the show came after she re- 
fused to take a salary cut. 
■ Some weeks ago when Carroll 
went to Paris his' supposed mission 
was to square things with Mrs. 
Wlg'htmah Penfleld, the wealthy 
baclter : of "Floretta,". It turned out 
that Mrs. Penfleld was in New York 
at the time, but a message was con- 
veyed to. the cast that a chiseling 
process in: salaries was necessary if 
the show continued. The cut was 
accepted except In the case of Miss 
Brlce. Tuesday her role was taken 
over by 'Josephine Harmon, known 
as ah entertainer and mimic. 

Strained relations between Carroll 
and . Mrs. Penfleld ar^ said to have 
followed his inslstance that Miss 
Knapp remain..' in 'Tloretta," the 
backer having been reported walk- 



What Do Yoa Think? 



An aotbr ealled a reporter on 
this rag over to • lunch fable 
and asked: 

"Hey, dOM fli« Vlred' under 
house reviews mean the notices 
are telegraphed InT" 



H. WALLEN LEAVES KEITH'S 

Treasurer for 23 Yr»— New Auditor 
for R-K-O 

Harry Wallen. Keith's treasnrer 
for 23 yean, goes but with- the old 
treasury department. All future 
flnandal matters will be handled 
by Herman Zohbel, R-K^O's new 
treasurer and .bblef auditor. 

Wallen is one of the . oldest em- 
ployees with KeltV^ 



ing out, although having 'gone for 
(300,000 In production cost^ 

Tessa Kosta had the .prlma donna 
role when the show opened to large 
promise in Baltimore. . 'VVhen her 
role . was virtually deietied Miss 
Kosta withdrew. It was then sug- 
gested that Vlvlenne Segal be en- 
gaged. Two numbers which had 
been discarded were rated the best 
melodies In the score by members 
of the cast 

The reported withdrawal of Miss 
Knapp may indicate a resumatlon of 
relations between Mrs, Penfleld and 
the producer. 



BOSTON "POST" MDITOHIAL STAMPS FAY 
EHLERT*S "THE UNDERCURRENT" "A 
BURNING HUMAN DRAMA" 



Ci)e iSdfiitdn ^ofit 

EstabUshed 163t 

The Independent Demooratio .Paper of New England 



(lesned dallj by Post Publlehlnit Co.) 
MARCIf 26, 1929. .No. 21. VOL. CIO 
EBt«rcd SH n-coDd-oIau matter at the Foat Offlee, BoatoD, MaM. 



BdUor and Publisher, 1891—1921 



MONDAY, MARCH 25. t92? 



HOPE FOR THE THEATRE 

The work which the "Little Theatres" of the country are 
doing can best '. be Judeed by the prize-winning,, play of the 
Chicago Little Theatre Tournament, which is oii the bill at 
Keith's "Meimorlal Theatre this week. This play, "The Under- 
current," written by-F^ay. Ehlert, has had a/remarkable success. 

It la neither, sensational nor flamboyant, but' ai biimlns 
human drama,' 20 minutes of thrilling, suspense with' a touchr 
ing climax.- There is real hope' for. the legltlihate' drama when 
a vaudeville house makes a play like this.'-o'nie a feature, of 
the bill. 




FAY EHLERT 

rredae 

IGFBBl 



AntlHir sad 
^tim ONDKBGrB^BBirF* 



Inside Stitf-Vaudeville 



Eddie Kane Is In Hollywood, looking fine and appearing In pictures. 
His latest screen character Is the very fine impersonation of Zlegfeld 
(Zangfleld) the. theatrical manager in "The Broadway Melody." I^ast week 
in Variety he was reported engaged for a similar role I9 another talker, 

Eddie Is one of those who looks to have defliiitely beaten Saranac and 
after violating all of the grouhd rules for tiiberculars in that resorC 
When up thtSre Eddie did everything all wrong for a patient who had to 
follow the regulations, according to the natives. He was the terror of the 
place for taking care of himself. He Just wouldn'L Finallyi Eddie said he 
couldn't stick In Saranac; he was going, to the coast and he went. ' 

It isn't advisable for anyone to follow Eddie's course, becai^e the 
Kane case sounds u'nnatjurial, one of those freaks.' But EMdle Is out there, 
happy and well, asking that his pals of the shbw business be so In 
formed.' Eddle said'he almost cried .when reading . the notice In Variety on 
"The Broadway. Melody-" andiseelng'his name. had been. omitted for men« 
tlon/ That was -too bad, for as of Kane and Herman, Eddie is well know.i 
to vaudeville. Always an excellent performer,- regret was general when 
it became' known' Eddie -Kane had to leave for the mountains. 

. A .yaude actor and' his frau were playing for $160 a we«k as a team. 
Hubby beoanie 'suspicious the wife was playing with a. boy friend. 

He weiit . to a .deteptlve agency to have her watchedL When , told It 
would' cost . (^S'-a day.' for sleuths, he counted that as $175, a week and 
so decided it would be cheaper for him to take air.' He blew. 



Problem girowirig out of theatres' undue "cutting" of acts.. io squeeze 
in an extra show on Se.turdayB and Sundays is on the tapis for con» 
sideratloh by Keith's. .. - . . . 

Chief claim is that whereas the cost to a theatre of running overtime 
on the day does not reach $16 ak hour, there Is no great cause to ciit 
the show aiiy 'more than is necessary to speed it up for proper running. 

Claim of some of the managers and boqlcers is that forcing acts to 
eliminate the meat of their turns is a foriii of wasting something that 
has been bought and paid for. Reactionary! effects of cutting on the 
acts t^nd their value to bills are considered by -some to be a greater loss 
than the $16 for running an hour or less overtime. , . :_ 

The only members of the house staff paid, for overtime labor on the 
regular number of 'shows are the stage hands.- The rate, per.man, is 
$2:60 'an hour, with anything up to 60 minutes constituting an hour. 
Average Keith yaude house employs Ave stage handis. . The average 
cost of. running .an hour overtime on a single day would therefore amount 
to, $12.60, besldeis.the lights. ^ 

Only necessary, cutting, according to some of the managers, is In the 
bow and speech department. 

New system at Keith palace. New York, allows for everything in the 
first show opening day (Sunday), wlUr nothing ordered cut. All neces- 
sary slicing Is done between the first and second shows and is apparent 
In the supper performance. 



The solid gold medals which R-K-O will present to the first 17 acts 
In the recent radio voting contest conducted in Keith's vaude houses, are 
valued by the publicity department to tiold around $26 iii gold. This 
was .the answer received when someone asked how much the medals 
might be worth in hock. 



When Victor Vass, veteran monologlst, died recently in Kings Parle 
State Hospital at Kings . Park, I*. L, it was generally believed that the 
man didn't have a single cent, as . Vass for years had been helped 
financially by the N. V. A. It was discovered after his demise that ha 
had some $7,600 to his credit in the Franklin Savings Bank. 

'When Vass became a mental case at the Kings Park hpspltal ^e 
N. V. A. continued to look after him. The $7,600 is held by a guardian 
pending final disposition. It was rumored that Va!ss had' left a will In 
which he had bequeathed his savings to the N. V. A. 



Margie Faber has retired from her husband's vaude act, pending 
arrival of their second child. They have ~t>ought a home in Baldwin, 
li. L Earl continues with two assistants. 



, Keith's wanted the'Marx Brothers to cut their $7,000, net, -Palace salary 
for the Riverside. This boys couldn't see It.' wiieretiponi thie Keltii bookers 
stair ted with the works, not knowing to whom they were talking, those 
young men' on the books evidently not going as far back as' Minnie Pal- 
(Continued on page 63) 





Alid His LOUlSyiLLE LOONS 

With HARLAN CHRISTIE 




VAUDEVILLE'S STREET SCENE 



JIM 



BLANCHE 



Mclaughlin and evans 

^ "ON A LITTLE SIDE STREET," by BEN RYAN 

THIS WEEK (APRIL 15). LOETS STATE. NEW YORK 



■ i. I 



Direction MANDEL & ROSE 



Wednesday, April 17., J929 



V A R I E T Y 



"MORNING TELEGRAPH" 
/'They can playll 
^'TThfey can lift, crowds to- 
! , , their feet!! s 
"Therwe good!!" 

Ckatlfs' Isaacson 



^4 



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"VARIETY" 

"Tliey can play vaude, 
pictures or ANYWHERE 
and would be a panic in a 
Broadway musical." 



CHICAGO 
'Number* cxecutol widi finuk ukI tluli.'* 
Erenmg American. 



H 



Asiierica^ Greatest Girl 



S iJ 



UL 11 



CINCINNATI ^ gjgpP^^O ^>.«»* 

"LivelkM feminine ImlnnnentaGilt" l^^To^ 'St*^! 

TAe £nauirer. ^t-^ 



RETURN EN& 



l-ll 

BOOKED SOLID ILKA UNTIL NOV. 1329 THEN' 
PALLADIUH/IONOpN LA SCALA3ERUN. 



CONN INSTRUMENTS 



i^nariwaentt PICK KENT 



"BaLBOARD" ; 

"Landed solidly!! 

"Stopped the ahowH 

"Could have done fafS 
longer!!" 

E. E. Siitartfan 



MANY THANKS TO UW6010ER AND R.K.O. 

<J>ermaixiU/f<Umi 2&>N,H0Ki»&t INDIANAPOllS 

mAi \m fM^ BLUE BELIES 



"ZIT'S" 
"they .take to Jazz like 
Lihdy takes to the air. 
"Snap, color and a kick to 
everything they 6,6." 
Paul Sweitihart 



48 



VARIETY 



V A U D E V f L LE 



Wednesday, April 17,: 1929 



-I- 



M. B. 0. CE Branch Folds 

Chlcagfo, April 16. 
Metropolitan Booking Offlc.es, 
Inc., which opened a branch office 
here about a month ago, Andy 
Wright In charge, has lolded owing 
salaries to employees. Beatrice 
Gould, engaged as secretary to 
Wright, claims three weeks wages 
due her. 

In reply to a wire sent to Metro- 
politan's headquarters, Boston, 
Louis E. Walters, president, stated 
that the Chicago office was a per- 
sonal venture ot Wright's and that 
the firm had nothing to do with 
paying salaries there. Although it 
waa claimed by Walters that 
Wright had assumed all liability 
and was personally responsible, 
Metropolitan stationery and pam- 
phlets Included the local office and 
listed Wright as chairman of the 
organization. 

MenUon that the Ates and Dar- 
ling R-K-6 tour was handled by 
the Simon Agency omitted in a 
Variety advertisement. 



ANOTHER 
PRICELESS 
TRIBUTE TO 




EDITORIAL COLUMN 
OHIO STATE JOURNAL 
COLUMBUS, OHIO 



Noble 



Our Noble Prize Award 
for today: To Mercedes, 
who knows his mental tel- 
epathy, and Mile, Nelle 
Stantone, his partner, who 
knows her musical compo- 
sitions for the interesting 
act or "demonstration" 
they are presenting at the 
R-K-O Palace this week. 



THE REASON IS OBTIOUS 



ILL AND INJURED 

Aunt Jemima (Tess Gardella), 
"Show Boat," after an absence of 
several weeks due to throat trouble, 
returned to the cast Saturday. 

Edgar (Skinny) Ennls, drummer 
with Hal Kemp and his Band be- 
came suddenly ill while the orches- 
tra was at the Keith theatre, Brook- 
lyn. It was necessary to send him 
to his home in Salisbury, N. C. 

Max Obemdorf, vaude agent, in 
Tucson, Ariz., for 12 weeks, has re- 
turned to New York improved in 
health. 

William T. Harper, of the Three 
Flying Harpers, who bj-oke two 
bones in his leg and dislocated It 
from the socket when playing the 
State, New York, recently. Is out on 
crutches. Harper had Just flnlahed 
his last trick, a double somersault 
from the flying bar to the net when 
the accident happened. 

Agnes DeMllle, ballerina of "The 
Black Crook" company, Hoboken, 
bad her nose fractured in rehears- 
al. Erma Chase, Chester Hale as- 
sociate, is taking her place as bal- 
let soloist. 

Nannette Guilford, "Baby of the 
Met," Is recovering from an opera- 
tion for adhesions at Mt Slnal Hos- 
pital. 

Medley and Dupree off the Pal- 
ace, Chicago, bill last week when 
Eddie Medley took Hi. Lou Cam- 
eron and Co. doubled from the 
State -Lake. 

• Monk Watson forced out of Para- 
mount, Los Angeles, as m. c. when 
developing ulcer in eye. Joe Grif- 
fith, ballad singer, stepped into 
breach for balance of week. 

Mitchell and Durant oft current 
Orpheum bill in Denver, due to 
Prank Mitchell's Illness. Hal Nel- 
man replaces. 

Reports on N. V. A. hospital cases 
have Betty Plckard (French Hos 
pltal), recovering from pneumonia 
Mrs. Billy Harris (Park View), Im 
proving from operation. In the 
French Hospital— Nat Thompson 
heart troi^ble; Harry Fairbanks, 
condition serious; Shirley Gustlne. 
recovering from typhoid; Mrs. Joe 
Madden, improving from operation 
for gall stones; Charles Leland, im- 
proving from pneumonia, and Belle 
Meade, recovering from breakdown. 

Illness forced Wally Sharpies- oft 
the bin at Loew's SUte, New York 

tills V76G1c* 

Carl Manello, 101 Ranch at the 
Chicago Stadium, sprained his back 
while performing a balancing stunt 
and will be out of the circus until 
next week. 




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TEX'S MICKEYHNN 



of 



(CohUnued from page 3) 
Steuer, but she preferred Loptn. He 
a young lad who kept asking any- 
body; "How did I sound, all right?" 

Do you think we'll win?" and 
so on. At lunch on the day of the 
trial he couldn't eat and wouldn't 
even gulp a saucerful of Java. 
Don't be a fool, you wool!" scolded 
Ouinan, "it's In the bag!" Her con- 
fidence was amazing-^ you be- 
lieved hei^but Gulnan was plenty 
scared. 

Wire* 

At the office ot a tabloid where 
she was taken after the trial for 
photographs atae phoned Sollnger to 
burn him. "Hello Walter," she 
cried, "well, we won, old kldl" Then 
she felt satisfied. She also asked 
her lawyer to get the names of all 
the Jurors so she could wire them, 
her gratitude and Invite them to her 
asylum tor a good time. Congress- 
man La Guardla forwarded U long 
wire congratulating her and she re 
celved countless other grams 
cheer. 

It was the first time Gulnan ever 
stood trial, although she has been 
pinched on several occasions dur- 
ing local raids only to trump the 
courts in the end. Her charm on the 
witness stand was something to 
think about. Tex has a personality 
that doesn't click with some family 
men and she went into her "show 
manshlp" throughout her session, 
drowning her Broadway manner 
sufficiently to make those 12 good 
and muggs in the box like her. 

Helen Morgan, the "It" sort of 
dame and more girlish, would not 
have such a tough time of It. Her 
ankles and stems are shapelier than 
Gulnan's too, although Tex isn't 
hard to look at. The last day of 
the trial Gulnan attired herself in 
all the blinding Ice she could gather. 
Just before the afternoon period set 
in "Feet" Edaon handed her a 
bracelet of klelg lights which she 
put on to dazzle Morrison. Some 
of the mob feared the display ot 
rocks was in bad taste but it turned 
out oke. 

One Girl 

When Tex finally reached her 
house. Instead of taking a nap or 
collapsing she yelled for the late 
editions. She read eyery word In 
every sheet and assierted that tt\e 
Journalists were "mighty nice." 

Among other telegrams she sent 
one to Mabel Walker Wlilebrandt in 
Washington. It merely ran: "Ain't 
it awful, Mabel?" 

So the prosecution by the govern 
ment ot one girl' earning her living 
In one nlte club on Broadway^ 
amidst over 400,000 speakeasies and 
Joints In the U. S., came, to an end. 
That the government bad gotten 
publicity for its enforcement squad 
in the effort probably pleased the 
government. 

And when the government com- 
mences to prosecute its grafting 
agents in the revenue service or 
passes a special Jones Law for 
them, it may earn a bow tor Itself, 
Something missing to date In this 
10-year-old prohibition farce. 



House Changes 



Embassy, Orangey N. J., changes 
from vaudeville to sound picture 
grind sUrtlhg April 22. 

Myrtle, Brooklyn, N. Y., resumes 
yaude five acts on split, with sound 
pictures. 

Strand, Rockville Center, L. 1., 
from picture grind to tour acts, first 
half only. 

Grand Opera (Keith's), PhUadel- 
phta, closes May 23 for the summer. 

Park, MeadviUe, Pa., three acts 
week ends, booked through Keith's. 
House's policy straight pictures up 
to now. 

Five upper New York State tndle 
houses adding vaude one and .two 
days weekly to present straight plc>' 
ture policies are Johnstown (2), 
Catsklll, Oneida (2), Ft. Plains and 
nilon. AU will booked through 
Kelth'8 "fifth floor." Two new halt 
weeks tor the ^'fltth floor" are Pal- 
ace, Plttsfield, Mass., and Show 
Boat, Ocean City, N. J. 

Fourth; Aveiuie Amusement Co. 
has reopened the . Indiana theatre, 
Marlon, Ind., after remodeling. 

Valpo theatre, Indianapolis, closed 
several weeks, wlU reopen under 
management of J. J. Gregory, Chi-, 
cago. House will be called the 
Varsity. 



JUDGMENTS 

Inc.; C. Schneld 



Theatre 



Cove Theatres, 

man; $294. 

Same; S. Reach; $569. 

Chas. Lefcourt; Kay's 
Ticket Service; $164. 

Joe Hurtig and Harry J. Seamon; 
Chelsea Exchange Bank; $13,919. 

Han*/ J. Seamon; same; $6,209. 

John Cort; Electrical & Engineer- 
ing Corp.; $213. 



Theatres Proposed 



Berilfl^ Wlii.r-(M. P.) and apt. bide.; 
taoo.OtO: Huron & .Wlnconsln at.; owner, 
Berlin Theatre Co.; arcblteot, Oppen- 
hamer Obel, Green Bay, Wis. 

Krle, Fs.— (M. P.), also stores and apt. 
bids.; 11,600,000; n. e. cor. lOth and San- 
satras sts.; owner, Warner Bros.: archU 
tect, Hodgens & Hill, Philadelphia. 

Unrfl, Md..— Also stores; $40,000; 
Wash, blvd. nr. Main St.; owner, Bowcn 
tt McCor, WashlnRton; arcblteot, J. Ed- 
gar Sohl, same. FoIIot- not elven, 

Nprth Platte, Nebr.— (U. P.); tl46,- 
000;. Bite withheld; owner. North Piatt* 
Realty Co.; architect, F. A. Henlnger. 
Omaha. Policy not given. 



Bailey and Barnum's Vaude Return 

Bailey and Barnum, away trpm 
Keith's for three years, although 
recently playing a fortnight for 
the Orpheum, is set with RKO, 
through Max Hart 

Team starts an Interstate tour la 
June. 



NEW ACTS 

Adier and Bradford, adagio team, 
for RKO. 

Harry Roye (Roye and Maye) 
and Evelyn Martin, two act. 

Florence O'Denlshawn starting 
out again, sponsored by Jerry Car- 
glll. 

RKO Is re-booking with the same 
dance partner, Maurice Le Pue, and 
a new dance team, Lathrop Bros. 

Adonis and Evon, Chester Her- 
man, BUI Brown and Olive McClure 
have beeii placed for Harry Del- 
mar's new revue for vaudeville. 

Adale Maloney, single. 

Don Santos in new flash, 22 peo- 
ple. 



TINSEL 
METAL CLOTH 

FOR DROPS 

36 in. wide at 76o a yd. and np 

A tu'll line ol gold ana tUvn Jm- 
cades, metal olotba, gold and silver 
trimmings, rhlneatonesk apsnglea. 
tights, opera hose, eto., eto.. (or stag* 
costumes. Samples upon request. 

J. J. Wyle & Bros., he. 

(BoccMsera to SlegiBBB A Well) 
18-20 East Zrth Street 
N E W V O R K 



LILLIAN 


DREW 


SPECIALTY 


DANCER 


with nony Camll Cnit 


Per. BIgt. B-H 


-O Clrcnlt 



BON JOUR 



Jack Forester 



BEHRABSINO CASINO DE PABI8 



A VAVOKVajIX AORVCT WHICH FBODCCES HOBB THAN IT PBOHISES 
CONSISTENT, EFFICIENT 8EBTICB SINCE UlS 

Thefally Markus Vaudeville Agency 

Astor Theatre Bldg., N. W. Cor. 46th St. and Broadway 

Lackawanna 7876 New York City 



AC KNOWM SDOEP VAroEVII.I. E'8 • M OST 
oBEADTmila EX.TBATAQANZA OFVBBINO. 

THE DANCE DOCTOR'^ 

IMtteajlrNBVnXBtldEraOir and AVTON TLLZBB 
Interpreted by JOHNNY ELLIOTT 
OloiUled by His 00-ED8 
Class, Toath. BeantUui Girls, Harreloos Daacera 

Broodwur Atmosphere 

Sep., PACI, EDWARDS^ MIKE AFPEI^ 
ABE THAI.HEIHER 



RADIO- 
KEITH-ORPHEUM 

Circuit of Theatres 

VAUDEVILLE 
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PALACe THEATRE 
BUILDING 
IBM Broadway 
NtiW TOBiK CITT 




CORPORATION 

1560-1664 Broadway, New York 
Teleplioiie BxchaDget Bryoat SSOO 
Cable Add(M«l <'BADIOKB3TH'* 



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PRODUCTIONS, INC. 

Frodacera aad DIstrlbntors at 

RADIO 
PICTURES 

Launching an Era 
of Elactrlcal 
Entertainment 
IBM Broadway 
MEW KOBK CITT 



AT LIBERTY 



TIIVI IVIOORE 



Principal Comedian for One Year with 

Lew L^lie's ''BLACKBIRDS/' Eltinge Theatre, New York 

Originator of the comedy roUs in the famous "Cemetery" and, "Poker" scenes 



Address 1949 7th Ave. New York City 



Tel. 2138 University 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



V A U D E V I L L E 



VARIETY 



48 



ORPHEUM, MEMPHIS, BACK 



. Beturn* to 3-a-Day Policy of Vaiid- 
film! — Booked by Interstato 



UemphJs, April K. 
One 'W«ek of two-a-day ehows 
with reserved Beats sent the local 
Orpheum t>actc to Us previous play- 
ing, three Umes dally, nothing held 
out. 

The two-a-day shift was brought 
about through the large losses the 
Orpheum had suffered and the re- 
aueats of a few class patrons who 
wanted to know where their seats 
would be before leaving home. 
' ' With the reversion, the Orpheum 
will probably be hooked by Charlie 
Freeman of the Interstate Circuit In 
the Keith office, New York. It has 
been booked direct by Keith's. 
Under the new booking it will re- 
ceive the Interstate road shows 
<vaude). 



VAUDE NOTES 

' Lew Price has retired from vaude- 
'vlUe and is booking private enter- 
'lalnments. 



W. L. PaMpart, the agent In Ber- 
lin, has moved his office to Mlttel- 
vtrasse 63. It's In the centre of the 
.business section. 



. Anatole Friedland and his Night 
Club Revue turned down an Or- 
pheum tour because of money and 
a desire to resume a summer berth 
in Atlantic City. 



Clayton and Leonard, Rath Broth- 
ers, Thomas and Johnson and 




GEORGE DORMONDE 

and TVONNE 



Holden and King, booked for Fan- 
ta^es by Arthur gilber. 

Ben Edwards has given up his 
vaude connections and has accepted 
an offer from Jack Mills, music 
publishers. 

Robert Sterling, actor, has opened 
a producing office In New York. 

Evelyn Neebtt and Joe Ward 
have opened a night club In Atlan- 
tic City. Joe Frazzeto and band 
supply the music. 

Kitty O'Dare, on the strength of 
her tapping at the , Capitol, New 
York, landed a place with Paul 
Specht's unit. 



Basil Smith has been engaged by 
Columbia to make a series of talk- 
ing shorts at the Victor studios in 
Camden, N. J. 

First two reeler, featuring Buddy 
Doyle, went Into production late 
last week. 



HOLIMJP TACnCS 



(Continued from page 2) 

two other French producers who are 
forcing their Parliamentary repre- 
sentatives to press restrictive meas- 
ures against American pictures, 
want (1,000,000 or $1,EO&,000 a 
year from American producers to 
stop the attacks. It looks like an 
open and shut case. Sapene tries to 
give his holdup proposal an appear- 
ance of respectability by offering, In 
return for this sum, the worthless 
French-made cheaters, not worth a 
dime In this market. 

American producers have not 
made any contracts for Dim with 
any French exhibitors since March. 
The French theatre owners are now 
approximately two months late In 
their film buying. 

It Is a certainty that If the pres- 
ent proposals against American pic- 
tures are passed in France it would 
be economically impossible for 
American distributors to continue 
In business there regardless of the 
necessity of protecting the $6,000,- 
000, investment. ^ 

Inspired Attacks 
Approximately 4,000 theatres in 
France face certain closing if Amer- 
ican film distribution is dis- 
continued. 

Despite the attacks against 
American trade papers and Ameri- 
can fllm producers in Sapene's "Le 
Matin," evidently by writers with- 
out knowledge of the show business, 
figures show that approximately 80 
per cent of the play dates in all 
French theatres are- for American 
pictures. About 1,200 French the- 



atres operating every day in the 
Week would be without pictures five 
days a week. 

Reports in dally and trade papers 
last week that American producers 
had decided to withdraw from 
France are not correct. No decision 
has been arrived at. But in prefer- 
ence to paying an annual toll of $1,- 
000,000 to their French competitors 
for permission . to compete the 
American producer-distributors, it 
Is reported here, may be forced to 
withdraw, 

Sapene and the other French pro-' 
ducers know that American dis- 
tributors are operating at a loss in 
France, but figure that the Ameri- 
cans must continue in order to pro- 
rtect their theatre interests and are 
aiming at the (1,000,000 a year gyp 
on that ground. 

Though claiming their pictures 
are equal to .American product in 
quality and drawing power, French 
producers cannot iget any backing 
from French bankers. 

Cables from France that the 
United States Government had 
taken a stand in the matter of pro- 
tecting the American film Indusfry 
provoked a new uproar in film cif- 
cles early this week. Practically 
every dally and trade paper story 
mentioned almost all the companies 
concerned except Fox, who has 
more foreign distribution than any 
other company excepting, perhaps. 
Universal. 

Fox now has almost as much at 
stake in France as Paramount, ow- 
ing to the former M-G-M arrange- 
ment with the Gaumont theatres, 

American producers here are al- 
ready figuring the possible losses 
and salvage in the event that the 
French market should be closed to 
them by September. 



Egypt 

By Edward Asswad 



Cairo, March 28. 
Lost opera of the season was 
"Fasma." Ines Cantoni Bollardl sang 
In fine voice and Aroldo I>lndi also 
did well. Salvatore Frenzo was 
suitably villainous and sang with 
vigor and effect. Giorgio Lansky, 
Leonora La Mance and Mario Zena 
stood out in small parts. Chorus 
was extremely well trained and the 
orchestra was at top form under 
Pasquale La Rotella. 



Vaude Troupe 

Cairo again has an excellent va- 
riety company from' Kngland. This 
time It's the Nortons, Dick Norton 
being the comedian, 

Nita Van Blene is very versatile 
and the company boasts two excel- 
lent sopranos, a good baritone and 
a tenor. 



Egyptian Night Clubs 

Perroquet, night club, has had its 
former artistic director, Farbel 
Dragoge, replaced by Pelllgrini. Ap- 
pearing on the current bill are: 
Thehna de Lorez, from the "Folles 
Bergeres de Paris"; Valentine Say- 
ton, of Casino de Paris; Ray Sla- 
ters, from London; Carmen Ribalta, 
Mile. SIma Rexy, Dldlane and Elge 
Mood, Betty Marvyn, American 
singer, and Wale and Nicolas. 
Ralph Camyll's band serves excel- 
lent dance music. 

George Calomlrls, proprietor, who 
also owns the Kit Kat, is expected 
to open the latter site shortly at 
Embabeh, on the bank of the Nile. 



Sports 

For the Sultan's Cup, the Durham 
Light Infantry, in a thrilling semi- 
final, were unfortunate in not being 
able to send back to Cairo a sadder 
and wlsir C. I. 8. C. eleven. Last 
matSh at Alexandrla'was decidedly 
in favor of the soldiers, the equal- 
izer coming from an unfortunate 
penalty. Feature of the game was 
the brilliant defense of the Alex- 
andrians. 

Maadi open tennis tournament 
saw the men's singles won by Zer- 
lendl, and the women's Bingles by a 
Mrs. Clayton. 

For the Open Cup, a challenge 
event open to all polo teams (six 
chukkers), the 12th Lancers walked 
In. Only three teams entered from 
the same brigade. 

Shell Sup, hockey final, was also 
won by the 12th Lancers. 



Chatter in London 



London, April 8. 
C. B. Cochran has arranged to 
bring over Helen Hayes to appear in 
"Coquette" in May. Theatre Is not 
fixed. 

After remaining adamant in their 
refusal to all requests from fllm 
companies to shoot scenes In the 
Royal Parks, sanction has at last 
been granted to a company to take 
films In Hyde Park. 



Historical drama is having a 
vogue in London just now, after the 
success of "Such Men Are Danger- 
ous" ("The Patriot"). 

Matheson Lang is to put on 
Ashley Dukes' version of "Jew 
Suss"; Fred Terry has had consid- 
erable success with "The Scarlet 
Plmperrel," which he revived for 
the Christmas season, and how a 
play with Warren Hastings xis the 
central figure is promised. Reginald 
Berkeley's "Lady With a Lamp," 
based on the life of Florence Night- 
engale, is one of the season's hits, 
and the revival of "Berkeley Square," 
which is mostly In costume, Is doing 
business. 



Arnold de Blere, illusionist, has 
been accorded a Judgment against 
Jack Goodson, which has netted him 
136,000. 

Ooodson was formerly a theatri- 
cal agent: in London, and in 1922 
was adjudged a bankrupt with the 
following several years being quite 
lean. Then Goodson got hold of a 
non-breakable gramophone record, 
but had difficulty in securing finan- 
cial backlpg to promote it. At this 
stage of the game, de Blere is al- 



leged to have staked Goodson and 
then introduced him to some people 
who financed the venture, and it la 
claimed Goodson's friendship for de 
Blere then took on an icy chill. De 
Blere brought suit and the Jury 
found for plaintiff. 



Management of "Journey's End" 
objected to tho advertisement of 
"The Lost Patrol," English fllm, 
which reads "Tho screen's 'Journey's 
End'." The advertisement has been 
withdrawn. 



Americans Abroad 



Paris, April 7. - 
In Paris: Walter Morosco and 
Corlnne Griffith, H. M. Warner. 
Canstonce Drexel (writer), L. D, 
Lewis (Chicago publisher), Henry 
Ozanne, Don Parker, Arthur Mid- 
dleton, Ramon Novarro and family, 
Mrs. Reginald Dekoven, Frederick 
Conins, Meyer Davis. Cbannlng 
Pollock,' Herbert Bayard Swope. 
Carl StrakoBCh, Glenn Hughes 
(writer). 



Deatlis Abroad 



Paris, April 7. 
Pierre Custot, 48, French author, 
died at Nice. 

Ambrogie Alclati, 60, Italian art« 
iBt, died at Milan, Italy. 

Emilio Bertlnl, 66, well-known 
Italian scene painter, died at MUan« 

Louis Vuillemin, 60, French mv* 
slcal critic, died at Nantes. 




R-K-0 PAUCE, NEW YORK, Tliis Week (April 14) 

CHARLES and ARTHUR 



HARLEQUIN 

^Attaining the ImpossiUe'' 

Booked by HARRY A. ROMM 




SOPRANO 

HELD OVER SECOND WEEK 
PALACE, CHICAGO 

BY POPULAR DEMAND 

CHICAGO "EVENING POST' 
By C. J. BalHet 

Miss Lottice Howell, who scored 
a fresh and inatant hit last week 
with her flute-like soprano with a 
maglo humanness In it, is retained. 
This time she got an ovation from ' 
her Sunday matinee audience, to 
whom her name meant nothing last 
week, and retired in a shower of 
warm applause. 

. Booked Solid R-K-0 Circuit to Coast Until Aug. IS, 1929 i 
PerMnal Reprsentatlve, HARRY WIE8E, PAT CASEY Offic* : 



R-K-O PALACE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (APRE. 14) 

GREENWALD & WESTON Present 

AO A ORO W 

''SOUTHERN SYNCOPATION** 
At the Piano— HARRY SWANAGAN Direction MARTY FORKINS 



1> 



VAUM MOUSE 



(St. ■V^u><«)^ ■; ! 

A $13,000 Bho^ .thrt 'weeic at: th>i 
. ''j^ateoe. and!:doiflff.^eat; blz. The 
"idea of spending dough to- set: It 

• back at the gate worked out on 
Ii^d-Ofnce proportions as far as 
Sunday's three frolics .were con- 
cerned. The 4 Marx Bros; are the 

;4raw. Tlieir bit for the sevien days 
at labor is $7,000 'net. Coming ftl^o 
out of a production. The RKO Col- 
legiate Show (unit), comprising the 
entire first half, Is payroUed at 
$4,200. 

Show is great entertainment from 
post to finale. The unit (New Acts) 
'Is the best example of this typo ot 
' divertissement so far devised. 

Severial corking standard acts arc 

gefUy dovetailed' with embellished 
iterlude's, afterpieces; etc., so 'thia.t 
the ctoipostt^ r^falntf a co-erdinat- 
- «d r«IatlontihIp even If each act Is 

■ oeparately announced and ■present- 
ed along orthodox ' vaudeVHld lines. 
The cu;ts/ In- se4uence, are 'Ada 
Brown, Madle and Bay, Runaway 
Tout. Clara Bar^ and OrVal 'Whltl-. 
tege, and the 14 Brick Tops, ' the 
pSUdi girl b^hd headed by 'Bbbblei 

' Orlce acf inltftress of 'ceremonies. Acft 

■ vas - Jtormerly.' the ■ ParlBIah- Rfed 

■ Hei&de.' ■ ■■ ■■ 

' The inanneir, of presenting, tlllp 
nnlt Bho,ul,d. be. tise,d tia a mo.ilel by 
KKO'r f or ' manag^rif $ind pt,6aucerri, 
.The.bffi^.presumablyowns ^e ^'t;- 
routliig It as an. BKp prbili^rtyi: 

.'Contrast ti^ts manner of priesenta-j 
tion with the., pretty good Chaijied 
U^dock "Typlqal. Topics" unit at 
the 86(;¥ St ;the, first hiair.; Tl^roUgU 

' ^ coincidence of ri^vlev^lng shb.wsi 

■ |«tb,^6idtng units, a good compafi-| 

San jkreseht^d Itself as is furthei 
etalled In the 86th' St revOe. T^eir<9 
..Haddock '^coords blUIng and -anp 
, nunclator distinction to but the t^P 
feature acts, .w4th the intervening 
bits, and : numbers, . full- stage flashy 
. aad.i black-o'uts, : going under ..the 
general act title, VTyplcal ■ Topics.;' 
^ad Maddock done as BK0< has it 
.t'«t ttafe Palace, labeling , each spe- 
«lalty with some faqkey:.itUle, it 
I would;hav«.been a.havptor Idea for 

audience reaction^ - i:-!.:. 
I . >.*'.'V9:e!re"Oftl!' is .the/.lntjcoduotorfr 

• annunolator . at the v.Balaoe; > for the 
' -^oatmiospherlc setting, ot ithe^-campu's 

Idea. .'HJraduttUon Day,!! .with.. the 
naive sub-bllllng, . '(a- hodge-podgie^ 
bf >college funv'^'^ater ini the'-'ninlt'b 

5' 'rogresss,' > coVers'' .10 - >inlnnteai'::cjf 
lasSFObmi'^hbkei andT'-.turth^Fmore' 
o letids- -a 'psychiolo^lcal ' dlstinotton ' lb 
" • •It as If • It 'iWere'^to extra :ae' 
•'■It«i9'Vitt\iall3f'-thaet.'' ''• i - . ;<.:;■ 
' ' ■ 'So '■thileh f<tr''tfi9'^c«>H«8late ■fol'e 
part. The second half se^s-'th 
' 'NVA coIleeiftMi 'iball:fh6o-,>' "With 
. 'AOmewhat banal epteler puttlhg '«h 

• the ^ hlfflh-pressui?* ' thatter' Idr this 
basket pdssHig. ' JeUSk'D'eihpsey 'w^ 
'^ra^g^ ''6n'"idihd given a-'-rbushtg 
ctieer." Dettipise^^ls ■t<j'ritributloh"'o(f 

''|l,-(tOtf' Was ' also hetaT<|ed 'and, ;tb. 
' ponij'lude the eijisode,' made'''lt 
■ ■" ■■■ ilhf 



tbjifeh tor the ■ cldslni; HiarleflVil: 
Wfii^h 'Deinpsey 'pcraiilbiied up thjc 
Mde aisle, - the autograph ' hpiinde 
eorraled him'. 

'.',;Tlie',ush^rs did great straight .fo!r 
' .the ^heKel kat.he'ring'.by' circulating 
fHrbugh the' lo^b';^: thit ''curtain's 
up,'; forcing them lii to 'sit throufih 
(.the n^e-^s.reel, i30 that . 'eyefy'thliig 
w^ 'under cc)ntrol arid evjepybody 
...composed wheh; thie .May card 
^8 flashed, whereupon actually ithe 
Bpleier appeared. 

Ada May (.Weeks),.. wUh Ja^lc 
Allen assisting, was a' mild inter- 
lude, more imposing on her billing 
as "first vaudeville appearance of 
America's darling," as well as her 
legit background (New Acts). 

The Marx 'Brothel's, with their 
Da Barry iscene out of "Animal 
Crackers," left 'em limp from 
laughtier. It's perfect nonsense, un 
denlably appealing:, 'and as- for that 
scene, one can st&nd Its repetition 
several times. As a matter of fact, 
plenty hew ad lib Groucho-isms are 
tat this week, either new for the 
Palace 6r, most likely, Interpolated 
patter Inserted from time to time 
faring the show's Broadway run. 

One wheeze Is a pip. Benjamin 
Franklin Is Introduced to Groucho, 
who Is King Louis XV of 18th cen- 
tury France, whereupon that mus- 
keteer bawls Ben for not delivering 
bis Satevpost on time. 

Most of the production people are 
with the Marxes. Margaret Irving 
Is Du Barry — "may I call you Du7'.' 
she's asked. Helen Fowble, queen; 
'Annette Davles, Frank L. Hall 
(Franklin) and Albert D'Ariato 
.'.complete support. Special maestro 
'. ■■ also carrledv Sole regret was the 
. meagreness of their stuff. The 
sketch runs 22 minutes or so, and 
that's all, excepting their top-oft 
number, "'We're Four ot the Three 
i Musketeers." The boys, of course, 
especially Harpo. and Chico, are 
saving their Instrumental special '- 
_tle8.for„thaJ)lQJEi9ff ..W£ek,for tl^^ 
second helping of those 7,oOo: ber 
riefl. _ , , 

.Chartes and . Art Harlequin were 
i, secret to most of -the first show's 
attendance, although ihelr Rathlan 
.|i^d--to-hand stuff was oke. 

'Capacity and plenty standees, first 
.show; ditto at night also heavy for 
.'^e'suppeir show.' 

Clrcusy ' ballyhooing tor atmos 
' pheflC effect punctuated the show, 



with' tiie.ushoi's ^Videnelng' tome of 
Joe Pluhlcett's. picture hoase.i.exr 
ploltatlon ideas. ■ The' tw»«nBet 
boys docked their. blu6 :unlforhia '1^ 
.favqr. ojt.. natty colleglotie/.spot togs,, 
.jerseys; .'c^ps', colored belts,, etc. I 
Lou Fbrman's crack pit band this 
week la emulating the Phil Fabello 
Idea, of, trfpch. versatility. Don; 
Roberts from the pit cuts up vocalr 
ly with "The Load Is Heavy." He 
may be, a. legitimate Instnumentallat 
or ^ plant; no determining that 
from a. 'side, perch. . AP^h ] 

AMERICAN 

(Vaudfilm) 

'This audience Monday night de- 
served a better .vaude ifare .than was 
contained In a seven-act layout; no 
names and' a dearth of comedy. 
The '.Iron Mask" (Fairbanks) bal- 
anced, the deficiency. 

Moderately full house greeted the 
first act despite heavy rain. --Five 
minutes of roller skatingr minus- exr 
ertlon.'On "tbe- part of -two young 
men >who have been watching big' 
time ball-bearing .scooters. -Tfaei 
Dalton Brothers twirl' precariously, 
on . the' rollers. .:Need'' faster ln4l«, 
vidua! whirling to gp...OYer.huge.: J 
p^Uce spot -was .,besmlrched with, 
two, "Unforgivable ' wiseorACks. frpnli- 
one pf a dub of males, Calvert and 
Hird, who, while playing a tri.ck 
piano Attached to' the liprijsbt^ :sang. 
a song to the house' dfuihmer 'with 
the lyricis abhorrently' .blC''''cpIpr. 
Bpys have eju^ellent appearance arid 
do good '.smaU time worlc, wearing 
otothes 'like 'models. Needn't resort 
to 'dlrt as-a laugh prop. ' - 

Three spot brought- the- shew first 
sparks bf zipi with the ' intimate 
-clowning. • pf' Harry- - Stanley and 
.freshV 'buxom young' girl, as: fpil. 
St&nleyrhas a degree- pf 'sophlsticaj- 
tldtt-- ' in ari' - eidtlbitlbn which de- 
thrones, art."- ■ Lies all over -stage, 
resting: .ellKtws- on . orchestra . plarib 
to get-.'ConftdentiaL-' .Uif fortunately 
he neglected the- chatter, 'Of the 1^. 
-C. era. . Now and then he lets loose 
some- natural' wit, whichi -In 'his 
ragged raccoon' coat, goes over 
sttting as he drags on pipe.- Stan^ 
ley forgets the front rowers might 
liave. timid stomachs as he crunches 
nuts and. 'expels them. indelicately,, 
crying- -"Worms.'.' ..He was. a much- 
imore -tpollsbed..- comedian, os^ .he-iofp 
iScl»tadi:in:'.the. ^N. V.. A.' collection. 
Standing, ierecfc" i: ''.'''",.'—.■.'-.•.": i ..'.:. i | 
Tbe fourth' slides .notewotUiy' for 
Itsieii^tiareift'determinationM tP -:get 
oven.v.'-'iBee '--and Bay ■ Gorman;. . idrie 
male.'! and -'dt^t > females^ : dncludlni' 
\apectilli-.tem'alel.'or0he8tra' oonducte 
Senreh delightfully young'-(>'glrIai '1; 
toy dances,- calesthenlc scene am 
barnyard lay,outk ..{.Xwo^ little ,pirl| 
featured ha'i^;bmzfJrs,'.'. .'Nb .^'clasl 
work, but plenty' c'i.',y4)ilth'. ati(^''eh|-. 
thuslasm. Audl^q/ce . 'roundly . ap|- 
plauded non-show-sfbppfrig efforts. 
Retif'i'S-'ihitm: ';"' '• ■-■••^ i 

,"Wlse="a'<fa ' ' Oliver irt ' he^t- With 
Cliitter ^^d ' dancing, which go^t 
'8trbrigeit'''jEipplEiuse ' bf the n1gh{. 



They" talked ■■ (Tast, several cracks 
tiUchln^; while cbirilc dai^blrig failed 
tb.ebii'foiirtn.''' '' ' ' ' '~ 

"'.Vtb'it ' iH' clbslriff,'- Winifred arifl 
Mlllii' be theii' rtekshaw '^ct with 
iWe ';t;hiri^W "haijllng "the 'cblbred 
A'oiierica'ti''".'' sallbr' ' through tbb. 
streets: '-'-'^A. natural laugh jirbdilcek- 
wlnii his Oriental lingo and; negro' 
cbatter. A good act always, the 
situation: carrying' it with ease. 

SXIme Trio closed. .Two - - pver 
auled gents: with contprtionist -in 
bpx. Hang him pn a hall tree and 
.wind blin ,up. Laugh acrobatica 
hei<i»,....p(>es .q.uj:ck.a^n4 could. haVe 
been meritoriously placed better on 
tHe tjil.' ''.. .. . : 

So°iiri'd news a'nd Christie comedy, 



58TH STREET 

(Wired- Vaiidfilm) 

Two acts In full stage iand three 
in "one." Minimum of talk and 
confined to Jim and Betty Page, 
-with some Incidental klbbltzlng by 
Mow&tt arid' Hardy, those well 
dressed Jugglers. 

Duke JBIUngton Band as the show 
closer and ■faeadllner. Torrid : syn- 
copation of the type that goes big 
here.. Other full stage act, The Co\- 
leglates, of similar title with act 
currently at Palace. 'Wherefore of 
varsity label on' this one Is shrouded 
in mystery, Since corifllct Is con 
fusing this Is the logical act to be 
chainged by office. Act hasn't e-ven 
got a pair of Oxford bags or a piill 
over sweater In It. 'Which shows 
how far away the academic asso 
elation Is. 

'Very neat flash In toto, nicely and 
prettily, done ivlth a graceful adagio 
team; Craig and Quantalrie, and a 
long-IIriibed fellow, Harold Rlngold, 
wh.0' hofi an easy way with him thai 
suggests he .might develop as pro 
diictlon materiaL 

Kranz. and Kaufman shouted and 
parodied their way into the esteem 
of the east stders while. Jim and 
.B6tty,Eagft-.accoitiEHshed the, not.':, 
easy task of registering taik'^foVlS 
nilnutes in a 3,OP0-seat tabernacle. 

As at other Keith stands, baskets 
were, passed for N. V. A. and- Bert 
Lytell waxed persuasive from the 
conversational screen. Jingle bf 
coins sounded like a substantial re 
sporise from the congregatlbn. 

Tex Gulnan's "Queen of the Night 
Clubs'' (WB). on screen. Big biz 
Sunday afternoon. Land, 



■•■'v...pALACE.'^'-> -Vy;! 

(St. Vaudel) '•■.• ' • 

ehibago, ipm 14. : 
Carrying 't*o' of Chlc&go'fl fbret- 
iribst'box-ofBce'Wames for Vailde ot- 
le^lt, this bill Is a natural 'iribrieyj 
ihctker, .'' George J'e'ssbl br' thb Diih^ 
can Sisters alontt '#buid have been 
enough big stuff in one week for 
this ' town', and together they make 
a great s'ho^, 'far beyond what the 
houpe 'ls accustomed to. ' ' 
' Je^sel w&a' a! marvel Sunday aft- 
ernoon. Advertised as back in -yaude 
for Just ori'e week,' he. didn't stretch 
himself any for ' new material, but 
the' old stuff and what new- there 
was combined to . make pne of the 
sweetest, most intimate and hon- 
estly emotional bits' imaginable. His 
Introductory coip'edy talk has been 
heard for nbthing on the radio;' his 
phone . bit with . mama Is . as well 
known as the Jessel name Itself; his 
''Mother's Eyes"' ballad was suiu^ tb 
e;ctInctIon in the picture, "lj\icky. 
Boyi".bi^t .Jesael' sold: , them all .oyer 
agMn,' arid 'iapld tnem ,witb.a Spirit 
th^ has to be , bom .in a iterfoiirier. 
To:.c^p.ft'ttU, ihe.satbri the fp9tllght' 
Udg'ti .'and. ,'taiked' a' baUad .'with .a 
pkiq thaVni^e it a great bl^ , , 
. :^peiilte ' 'IriterinlssiPV' , were the 
Pb'pic^.nV.SIsters "'witb 'the ,'same act, 
(mUide ,oi one exception, that. th^y 
<^d.;lcu9t .w.6elc\ Technically that -was 
rio^,'tne,'best 'tbii^,to'do., as they had 
beeri'adv^rilsed'tp'dp a new act. but 
again w|^a^, .was ..tactl|^Uy'.w|iPng 
fftrned '"-but ,.ta be . great entertalnr - 
merit ..The girls wqre a full.;Siipw 
In themselves, with ^thre^. 'punch 
cbriiedy numbers in a "Strange In- 
terlude'' .burlesque, "Higplettp" 
travesty. 'arid a Spanish bit -wherein 
.^pp^tta „biurlcd ' i-vesetables at the 
custbmera, :,, interspersed were the 
,r,egHUi^ bannpny numbers,- all put 
bver.l;awpw. style.: 
! '.'^.urrpuridlng acts achieved npth- 
irig.' iniportant, but prpvided a gpod 
backgrourid.. . Davison's Louisville 
Loons,' 42-Plcoe stage, band, were 
held; from last. week, and again ap- 
I>eared'Wltb.D.an Russofs pit orches- 
tra of. 13 on the stage. A gpod flash 
in sixth, spot .but not accomplishing 
anything legit because of the Dun- 
can Sisters taking, most of the time 
With their Spanish . bit In front o( 
the band. .Christy, m. c. with the 
Lopna, tPok the rest of the time 
with' a couple :of .recitations that 
.weren^t funny; : Closing' act,- Thre^ 
(Sailors,. alsft' worked with the band 
atlU .gn stage,-: In - a , routine 'Of ' coni i- 
edy." acrobatic .: '.pantomime ' thab 
clicked; ■• ■^■■r 

Bee Starr :oitenea:-wlth web 'and 
cine, .workf ^spoilin^^Jiet* ' aterbbatl^ 
punch -with- oV'tTgedtUrinr-' -arid ' at 
tempts at song and talk.'-.'She' fin 
Ished cwlth.'-art'.uAnecessar^'^Spe'ecK. 
j|neiadln§r a. ^'blue" oirttrt>y.'<uS€fc6ria 
.iwer». Hearst: .CrothePE^, juVehtle'Gu^ 
lE^wards -team,- ' 'with - Special -aiid 
published songs. Light, 'satisfactory 
eivtrant'Wtth good possibilities.- - : 
:i "'An' Btching from Life/' coH\edy 
droma.'Sketch' featuring cifklrb'-Vin 
cent with Frank Gardribr and Mar 
Jorle Stanbury in support was well 
received, despite a sometimes 
rugged 'Style of acting-. Abput a 
wife' who wins her wayward hus- 
band, back' from a young "gold-dlg- 
ger by sheer personality, arid per- 
formed In a broad, burlesquey man 
Her by MIBs 'Vincent. . ' • 
" JCssei and the Duncans shbyed 
the boat on this 1)111 to mbre than 
$t0i000. It sbbiild develop IritO .pne 
of the high entertainment weeks 
this house lias hod. 
Capacity opening. . Bin^. 

RIVERSIDE 

(8i Vaude) 

dopd straight variety, shew, cred- 
itably: paced and spptted 'and run- 
ning like a Swiss timepiece when 
caught except fpr the N. V.- A. cpl- 
lectlpn Interruptlen; Unlike the pic 
ture houses, vaude - theatres con- 
tinue to Insert ' this interlude 
abruptly, dissolving any continuity 
the vaude might strive for. 

Sunday mat, with a three-quar 
ter or better house present. Bob 
Hall presided over the N. V. A. col- 
lection. Since the RIv's talking flim 
apparatus has been silenced the N. 
V. A. sound trailers are riot being 
used here. Hall can out-talk 
talker, anyway, so little missed. - 
Bill itself ' currently - includes 
pair pf visiting' film and leglt names, 
bpth . wpmen and both New Acts, 
Leatrice Joy and Claiborne Foster. 
Miss Foster was In the trey in a full 
stage comedy sketch called ::The 
Marriage Recipe," while Miss Joy 
appeared two spots later In an en- 
joyable song sycle. 

Nearest thing ' to a vaudeville 
nariie act In the balance was the 
Lester Allen-Nellle Breen combina- 
tion, an early turn on another bill 
but necessarily seml-closlng here, 
Opening Were Kay and Sayre. 
male dahce team. But for the lit- 
tle clowri dog they have added for 
laughs there has beon little change 
in routine; It remains a flne No. 
1 or 2. act for hig time, carrying 
the same effectiveness for either 



Pour Aristocrats, Instrumental 
and ' vocal male quartet, looking 
much like a floor turn,, made the 
deuce an Important position' by al 
most, stopping the show. Also New 
Acts. 

Between the Misses Poster and 
.Toy were Brown eind Whitaker with 
tlie bill's first and' best comedy. 
Always, looking and sou'ndlriEf "new 



and bright It's a (.cerklng,- m>x«i^ 

two-act irr.n':,*:'ji k'-'-, \i<-'-'- .f 

The Brlants lifted tiiie^s«c»iitt,n(«n) 
lid to register (M.:UBilal;^.wlth,.^thel|', 
thoroughbred . : .paiitbmime; . shb^ 
closing • after ' '. .AlIeorBreen ' >,wUh - 
Schlchtl's Marionettes/ great nov- 
elty and kid : aot. ^ • .Doll on . a. slacki 
rope Is the .stuntiest! thing >in that 
line -around ifor:s Jong While.-.'' •■ [ 
In tHls show;^to recapitulaterBob 
Hall rendeMd. 'one song, that '-^'I 
Make -Up as I Gb ' Albivg;'' Others 
Wise, a' big time vaud^^how; * ' ! 

Bifie. . 

ALBEE 

(BROOKLYN) 
OVired— Vaudfilm) 

That opposition battle in dbwri-' 
tow'n Brooklyn,' perhat>s the stlffest 
anywhere at the moment, has beeri: 
tossing some of the best pop-priced, 
variety bills available Into thai ter- 
ritory. The -four major competing 
houses are Paramount (band presen- 
tations). Metropolitan (Loew's), Air 
bee (Keith's), and Fox, last "three 
vaudfllms.- The shows nbw lire 
coming from 'ftfur direbtlons; ' a 
pretty field t<o' pick; from. All -ko 
good- or gppd: Ip'pking lAtelythat lt'e[ 
been 'tuird to cKppse. ' - 

This week's at the- Aibee; for IiVt' 
stance. Besides the'''lncidehtalS'afi£ 
a feature' picture; '^The'ShakedtfWn','';. 
a smash slx-^aet 'blir>wlth ait exti^' 
turn thrpwn --in . Mbnday night' to!: 
square the 'NiV;A|''eoll6etttfri.: 'Thei 
six acts, prpper, "Without the apare^'- 
should ' they placii "their' contract^ 
end -to end, would : come dose ' to 
$10,000 on the week. A $10,009 «lxi' 
act vaude 'bill off - the' -island' 'bt 
Manhattan 'Is something new, 'even' 
rare for Manhattan,''when you figure 
on the $7,000 10-act shows at the 
Palace up to four months ago. 

That the Albee has. a. show is esr 
tabllshed. The . renjaiplng question 
Is whether the null is. qualified .by. 
business. It seemed .to .' be Mon- 
day, when, in the rain and chill,- the 
big main floor beld-almoat capacity. 
O;. if: not would. It: be better to 
return to the old and cheaper way 
and let the opposition win out? Or 
retain the new way and nut on a 
chance of really getting over? 

Really : getting over would be 
something else new for the Albee. 
Perhaps It .will with this . sort of 
show. It Is a beautiful, theatre, this 
edifice, that E. F. Albee. erected In 
honor of B..,^. Albce, . 

'When WJLU MaJ^oney was on and 
thereafter , it. .was. . i Mahoney's blH- 
&tt. .Will was .riext to shut, OQd 
plenty preceded. Lou . JHpIjtz -wasT 
one, another single man. at. ,$1,759 
to. -I^ahoney's. $2,^00. .net . On one 
bill. f.. . , '. .■ - 

Four AmericaniAd^ arid.aiQue^ 
opening, could easily and legltU 
mately hold a body, spot on any bllt 
though i.t'a sj»chrva, ps>(fect .,sitarter 
it would be a shame to change .its 
attitude. They^j^hould: try ti)em..up 
higher once jiis't fqdndiOut ^.^'riibng 
casting acts. l^^yE^ude. itUs one has 
no peer, nor. Ji'as ft."ijfetteir title ever 
been written t^Jgym^^aid^ i 
Courtney Slst.e,rs, 'w.^relsecorid w-ltl^ 
spngs in their ri^pal effective .style, 
and Holt i\ext , I^'u. hauli^a oiit 
okay, but took 'enough chance's get- 
ting there. It 'isWnji^ed like new gag 
night, at the.Albe^,' With Lou seem- 
Irigiy trying' oUt a couple that soiri'^- 
one gave him, and w^i^ch he 'Should 
giyeVback;, Theyw^re iaughlng con-; 
sls'ten'tly, thbugli, bri 'tl)e wbbte, iari'dl 
he ' walked rigjtit, into, the' kltcU'enl 
when pperating pn' the guitar with 
parodies.' ,' 

The N.V.A. . CPUecttbri, acc.oiri- 
panled by Bert Lytell'S ' fine' sourid 
short, was Inserted here and dis; 
patched with quickly. 'Af^dlence a'pr 
parently responded 'tirbfltiibly. S6 
much better this Way th^ri the 
browbeating manner Bob ' Hail 
adopts to handle '^uch matters. Se 
much better, anyway, minus Hall 
and all of his sponsors. ' | 

Holtz made a return appearance 
In another suit; brown but Just as 
classy, to Infrbduce the extra turn. 
Five Rlleys or Rellleys, family Of 
dancing children (New Acts). ' I^ 
looked like a showing date for the 
kids here, probably On for peanuts. 
They repaid by Stopping the showi ' 
The Shaw arid 'Carroll fiash (6) 
followed with more dancing, but 
good dancing, most of It from Carl 
Shaw. 

Mahoney -did -23 mlriutes of hard 
labor, enslaving -them all the way. 
He reverted 'to the "Lena" bit for a 
curtain speech here and It sounded 
much better than' th6 - one : 'about 
babies, though both rate laughs ani 
time. 

United States Indian Band gave 
plenty of color to the finish. This 
group of 2S musical Indiana has 
been showered with bushels of page 
one publicity of late. The engage 
ment at President Hoover's Inaugu 
ration brought enough for a life- 
time. Last week they grabbed al 
most as much by serenading 
Coolidge. 

The office Is making a mistake by 
not sending this act- out of town 
arid keeping It off bills that Include 
Will Mahoney, who Is a draw 
headllner anywhere. :It can't mean 
as much In New York as It would 
In . the smaller towns, whe re ^tting 
as a Headline attraction, anTnoTtoo* 



c^ipenslve for 2S people. Though It 
won't mean as riiuch In the small 
tow-ns, either, if they don't make It 
snappy and. send It away before ef 
fects. of. that publicity, wear, away. 

Princess Tounpblpbd', who. playfi 
the giant, Souslip()one and is. the 
single feminine m.cmber, bears great 
resemblance to Qorai Yburicblood 
C^p;;s.on. Bige, ' 



ORPHEUM i; : 

(St Vawde)':^ -; :,''i.v --i 
^^,„ ,„. ..., . Los AnisielBsi .j^prir.i'B;" 
.V'lyJliiin.'-.tbeatres' liaye. tlleir , stages 
pmperly'jlUuniinated they, endeavor 
to .^oi|ir,brlll|^Qce. Thls,bouse, mod-' 
em, Is up 'to the .riiinute .in' liglit- 
inSi- So ^ueh so . that soiled scenery 
.oR..cosUimes,at'e easily dlstlnguish- 
a))leM!#ej[ice, when it comes to ,tho 
Ken..l9;'urray Four act. unit it is .a 
bit' bt : a .disgrace. Cbeckrup before 
thia-'WAs ^written brings to light the 
fact that managers- all along the 
cInoult:;have .oqmplalned about the 
tawdry and dirty, aiHftearance of cos- 
tumes, in this troupe. Impression la 
that unit Is Just a turkey, not know- 
ing when , its goipg' to , close, and 
therefore making nb outlay.. 
• -'ShoiW, beaded by 'Will pyfe. is not 
going to . be a money maker. . Fyffe 
did two characterizations, . the en- 
gineer and the Glasgow, drunk, in 27 
mtnutjes. -Summary Is that Fyffe Is 
not tiie type for this spot,regardless 
ofihls superb ' ability. Next. to . shut 
here and audience returns ^negllgi'- 
ble. ■ , ; • 

Opening secpnd part were the De- 
Marcos, held over;, with their daripe 
routine and solo 'ptanrlste.- They .tlied 
up ,tha.f9how for the bill's biggest 
Hiti jplpaing canfie the tliree :^hlr.i- 
■ -a^ wttli,rbUftt sk^,tlng, acrobatics. 
JAi.ifi 9t,em the dep,ar,ting tide, 
.flway' cpritribuilen. started' pff 
I," dip, 'TiUer Cpcktell GIrW, seven 
.;in^ ",f^^^d c.rie 'apiolrijg. 'When it 
conies; XQ ' dance '^o'ut.lnb these girls 
tire' 'the Idst wpt'd, but. their appear- 
tce w.f^"'Chi$ap, -vrith the filth'- bt 
...eT.'.^osttm^es ■ bbvlous frbiri all 
apgiea. Murrain's appeararice spbn- 
BOT^Pii.' .gaga culled from " here and 
■th'etfej 'some clean. Many, denote that 
the ' cbnife ' btts ' a^ memory. He ' was 
a p-rfelfide to' thb chantirig bf Foster, 
t^gdn 'a,nd 'Fox, three males who 
h'tCnrio'rilze nicely but were out' of 
line ■ with soft collars in formal at- 
ib'rribbn ' attire. Departure- caiised 
cbriiriient Pn part of the picture 
nibb". Murray back again In trey 
spot, with Helen and Milton 
Charleston. Murray planted In box, 
a la' Doc Rockwell, gags -with- the 
girl and bolster's her singing con- 
siderably. Then the brother comes 
along to comlo with Murray. Lad 
has one of those pathos pans, 'like 
Harry Xangdon and some one may 
take him away to- the 'flickers. 
' Closing 'first part- were the Harry 
Webb entertalnersv'oonslsttng of the 
entire.' '.preceding' .>group .':ot players 
and'A- few added onea;>iWebb 'makes 
initial appearance^:- in grotesque 
makeup; a composite of Chaz Chase, 
EI ' .Brendel, .and .: Eddie . Lambert. 
Nothing ;funny about 'Webb..:«Vi9n 
to the clamp swaying, hit' but ' he's 
'betted;, in., this makeup' .than- ' the 
.stEalsht ::ftppearance 'which ibe,.use8 
:laiter,:.^ndiiand '.varloua^sblolsts, al- 
so.<t-.9jUIerMCUrls,::'help :along -during 
8ome:.<ie;;mlnutes te.furnlsh the,h)l- 
ani^:; Routining of turn. .by> Murray 
is\well: chosen from here and. there 
.with AQt'Cllcklng ,on- its solo .ent^r- 
^tneos; -I 
tvHo^e.band. in pit. at Intermission, 
abead-'Oll the -^NVA .collection, - got 
vpver .-a -iballad In -nice shape with 
Charles Beynon supplying the vocal 
aocontpanlment. Van and Schenck 
are tp headline next week with 
Fyfte and '.the Hurray :wnit- heid- 
pvers. Means quite a load foe ithe 
two songsters for. If they can draw 
with this repeat assemblage it ..will 
signify that proven names do mean 
»)m.etliirig at the Ipcal box office. 
T^ad^ tonight quite , a., bit short of 
C^paclt^, un,uj3ual of late for the 
Sunday, opening. . ' ' Vng. 

"ACADEMY 

: '7 (Wiretl«-Va\idfllm) ^ 

House! Is .consistent In Its scheme 
ot. building its shows on the two- 
Innone pattern. This time it's four 
turns and then a revue running 95 
ogkinutes; the whole .stag^ Interlude 
taking up an: hour and 45 mlnutea 
Add fMi hour, for the feature, ,"Ne,w 
Vear!s,.Ev*" (Fox), silent; tbe Bert 
Lyt^l .^rVA short overture arid 
nbwsfeel, and it runs into tio^e. 
.'. Quality show for the separated 
ao'fs, .^nd a lot ot production class 
in the'.' revue called "May Tim?" 
.(.Kew,' A,cts), but the systematio 
'^ram'Irig. of shows this way has Its 
.disadvantages. This bill was iri.- 
Ju'red'by tl>e ragged staging of ,t^« 
reyue, ., pariy ' portlpji of , program 
built W In . usual, vaudeyiUe. style. 
Tberi show 'began lall over -wl^h the 
revue vhelange, aiid because tbiit 
Unit hald nb pacing the tall end ot 
the evening was Jumpy and dis- 
tracting. 

They get over the NVA collec- 
tion hurdle here by having the of- 
fertory slipped in between the end 
of the screen feature and the over- 
ture. It's turnover .time In the 
house, anyhow, and the collection 
has somewhat the effect as an organ 
solo while they scram. At that the 
take looked pretty fair, there being 
about as many standees scrambling 
for- seats as there were. departures, 
totaling a shade pff capacity dcwn- 
stairs" at' 7:46 Mpnday evening. This 
In spite of a wicked night of 

.weather. ; . ■ 

Bill represented money for this 
style pf house, but it didn't deliver 
In- proportion. Name that repre- 
sented draw was a loss. Greta Nis- 
sen and James Rennle ought to 
mean .something to the film fans on 
the . marquee, but a talking sketch 
In- the Academy Is like a dramatic 
reading In a Zeppelin's hangar. 

"(Continued on page 53) 



Wednesclay, April IT, 1929 



NEW ACTS 



VARIETY 



51 



LEATRICf JOY 

MlflB Joy brlngB an Ingratiating 



ADA MAY (1) 
Senq and Dane* 
'IS'lMin*.; One 
Palace (St. Vaude) 

Ada May (Weeks) was last fea> 

irai? In "nln 'Rita" onH hoa "T.nllv 



RKO COLLEGIATE SHOW 
Unit 

1 90 Mint. 

Palace (St. Vaude) 

RKO's Collegiate unit la the best 



CLAIBORNE FOSTER:and Co. 
"The Marriage Recipe" (comedy) 
23 Mine.; Full (Parlor) 
Rivereide (St. V.) 

This comedy sketch, from the pen 



Dersoiiallty to vaude. That and her tured In "Klo Rita" and has "Lolly of Its type. In unified entertainment. Maxwell Anderson spends more 
natural beauty are enough to rate Pop,'! "Capt. Jinks" and other, mu- Holding five great acts, whoever kw-n half of its allotted running 
her above most film players chanc- slcala as her production background, was responsible for the. producing, huUdlns up It drags for 

ine personal appearances. • She Is new to vaudeville and, like writing, etc., did a great Job In the n,ini,tpq Then It netka ui). 

■Song material Is credited to Billy maiiy another legit luminary, not co-ordination. UtralehtonT' oUt brl^^^ and 

Rose and JBruce Fletcher. First good vaudeville timber. Somehow The 14 Brlcktops. tltlan-halred 

number, with Miss Joy a pleasant the variety fans can't be satisfied girl band, nee the Parisian Bed J""«"'«I,f",?.^^^^^ ,„ 
filKht In linen summer frock, states Just with a »6.B0 rep, nor will they Heads, Insured sufficient femininity -.MnrrlnS^ 
that through the talking picture the take into consideration that a pro- for background. They look well, also > to cMws Marr^^^^ 

actors of the stage and screen are ductlon ingenue or star has book in ensemble. h 

now hand in hand, and number advantages to bolster The campus Idea Is well stressed around at {"'a "^o"/'"' . -„„i,ent 

Miss Joy next makes a legitimate her, whereas in the varieties, as a before an olio drop, with Bobble The act >8 o'essed with e^^^^ 
attempt at singing a pop, frailest soloist, her specialties alone make Grlce, band leader, descending to t"PP°" Beauford A'nj'ViBe f;"? 
item in the act, later returning for or break her. the pit for some flashy baton-wield- NUa Mack, particularly Miss MacK, 

a monologietio bit of a wife dress- Jack Allen assists at the piano Ing. Her conducting may be awry, besides its name star. Miss foswr 
Ing for the theatre. In this bit she and otherwise In this "recital" (to but she acts pert and perky, and rates high ainong the younger legii 
Is attired in a canary-colored span- quote the billing). Aplde from bally- that's what counts. lights for looks and ability. 

Bled evening gown, looking the pic- hooing Miss May as to her stellar A descending lattice from the Simple tale of a girl in love ana 
ture queen In fact. Final number In associations with "Rio Rita" and grids cleverly camouflaged the gals' of how the girl lands her man. Miss 
character is the wall of an ex- ziegfeldian glorification, he's a good Instruments and they reeled otf a Mack Is there as adviser and 
Parisian music hall fjivorlte vainly straight and gets something on his number, leading into Ada Brown's for comedy. In character she lays 
beating at the gates of Hollywood, own with the "Etiquette Blues" specialty. out a mode of make procedure for 

Girl piano accompanist (blonde) pjanolog. Miss Brown was virtually the the girl in love, and It works out 

solos twice during changes. Bige. Miss May's extreme dress with opening regular act. She looks like a perfectly^ 

the side apertures, and her manner genuine hlgh-yaller (that being her One adjustment, if possible, might 

REGAY and DOLORES of giving the stage a good eyeful, make-up in buxom mammy fashion) greatly increase this act's value for 

"Oiit West" (Sketch) Is not particularly a bright idea. In- featuring southern syncopation," vaude. It's Miss Foster's English 

16 Mins.; One (Special) stead of reflecting, the musical com- with a mean piano accompanist In accent. It Is miles out of place 

6th Ave. (V-P) edy charm and distinction one looks the pit. That boy, whoever he is, coming from an American working 

John Regay and Vera Dolores are for in a production emissary of Ada throws plenty wriats at the Ivories, girl. English accents have come 
teamed In what looks to be a for- May's standing, she becomes too actually meriting a solo opportunity to be accepted In the legit theatre, 
mally "written" production skit, generous. A subtle and provocative with some trick keyboard tickling, but the delivery Is not for vaude or 
Thev have invested In scenery and reserve should be her aim. Mies Brown took a couple of en- vaude audiences. Bige, 

four or five changes of costume Miss May does several numbers, cores, one of them a black bottom 

which Bives them credits for effort none distinguished, ranging ;n style specialty. p..!ii.„.\ 
rnd neVh^Ds nwelty value. Puns from "cute" to "low-down," such as Madle and Ray, recently at this FIVE RILEYS (or Reilleys) 
l?e' nretty feeble and act sag^ "Laziest Gal In Town." She dances house, were recognized with their Child Dancers 
OlI SJmcrous transiUons well, of course, and for the encore roping and dancing. Some of thehO M'n».J One 

^erne is New M^IiSj w^^ Santa does her "Klnkajou" creation out of rope stuff is a bit overdone: also Albee (V-P), Brooklyn 

rallrofd CM aealn^^ announced. Madle's repeUtlous backward con- • This remarkable family of five 

jje raiirooa car againai u vjbw. ui | ,_„„,„„ ,,n, « .^n.. luricm U/^%.ti.,.. -^ait, af<ina Th.>'uw , - ' .... 

cactus and prairie. 



Gal has come Anyway, it's just a fiyer for Miss tortive waltz steps. They're other- dancing children appeared at the 



w^t to meet guy. She successively May, from understanding, 
Is herself, an Indian squaw, a Mex- 
ican senorlta and finally a cowgirl. ™ 
Man changes a couple of Umes. "DI)<IE WHIRL" 
This creates flash probably useful Band and Specialties 
for family time bookers. Dancing 29 Mins.; Full (Drape) 
and song intermingles with chatter. | Jefferson (V-P) 
A few laughs and enough action to 
'stave off the yawns. Land. 



CORA GREEN 
Songs 

13 Mins.; One 
Audubon (V-P) 

Cora Green, colored, Is best re 



wise the same likely youngsters. I Albee Monday night as an exvra 
Abel. I with the simultaneous eight rope turn, following the- N. V. A. basket 
spinning as effective as. before. collection In the audience. No bill 

The Runaway Four clocked abun- ing and Introduced by another act 
dant laffa with their nonsense. Talk I on the bill. They stopped the show, 
about marathon seasons, this quar- I it Is the sort of kid act played by 
_w.. , . . , plays anywhere and everywhere, kids and built for adult auditors 

a' JlSfeld" foillea that appears to I one week up Broadway for Loew's rather than youngsters, though 
have hopped right off a Harlem cafe at the Capitol at four bits and a children In the audience always 
floor. Billy Mitchell Is billed as pre- fortnight or so later at the Palace idolize children on the stage, 
senter and may be the contorUon- 'or two bucks. They clicked better Ages of the Rlleys run from per- 
Istlc dancer and band leader who Is at the Palace where the intimacy haps six or seven to 16 or 16. All 
featured In the act. He directs the heightened the dead-pan comic's ex- ftve are buck dancers, all dancing 
band under a silk hat. presslon. as well alone as In unison. Eldest, 

Band, arranged In single file, is Clara Barry, of the distinguished probably, Is the second girl. Blond 



„»af x^if h hlr n«ne pieces wide. When you hear yaudeyllle family, with Orva Whit- jg the youngest, 
membered In yesteo^ear with her accompaniment you understand «efe, topped everything for laugh £istrumental and singing quartet 
teaming up with Hamtree Harrlng- ^ doesn't solo. returns that first half. This Is the onenlnif with the younger of the 

ton, the neero ^comlc. Mtes «re«n s ^^y^lltT P^Ple a?e two boy team that subbed for Al Trahan and ?^oglri8 doing the sinfing-she's 
now going ".alone In pleMlng^s^^^ hoofers, kid (boy) dancer, girl com- Co., who waUted out after being or- ^Iso the most spirited legger-could 
tum. She dresses attractively and ^^^^^ number leader, finally s ated for the spot, Whit- be shortened a bit. Otherwise the 

puts her songs over effecUvely. erne L^^'^^ ,g leader's trick lege's Jesting tt bis femme partner's turn has been Intelligently routined, 

is ably assisted by tw<>„««i"f™ dog. Chorus of eight sprlghUy and expense was conelstently mirth- . ^hese children must be the 
muslcIaiTB, pianist «^'"fl?,V nl^ lodklng. provoWng. They're fished per- branches of a theatrical family tree. 

That extra stringed Instrument gpe^a ja the essence of the act. fpnneA, smooth as a Park avenue ^helr sort Is not often raised outi- 
helps Miss Green's musical a«com- .j.^^^^ ^g,,^ IngredlenU of hotel headwalter, selling themselves the profession. Where the labor 

panlment where a house orchestra J ggg^ Costuming ex- for the single objective. laughs. L^^g j^*^be vaulted they will prove 

Isn't In service. traordlnary for this type of turn. «" *" - 

Miss Green Is one of th« few ' ' gig^ 

colored artists who Is able to speak ■ 
ber words almost afoaylsh and 
that's an asset; she also sidesteps 
a one-hovse song catalog and by 
way of vei^atlllty used a topical 
iMtllad In a dramatic style, splendid- 
ly done. Started with a light num- 



FERGU80N and DELVAL (9) 
Dancing 

10 Mins.; Fdll (Special) 
Academy (V-P) 

Good ballroom dancing tum, as 



[They got 'em In plenty. 

"Graduation Day" was a clasa- 
Iroom interlude in "two" with Whit- | 
lege as the Prof, in the chapel set- 



sure-fire. 



Bige. 



.FOUR ARISTOCRATS 

ting. When dwelling on the sweetlSoiiaSt Instrumental 
girl graduates' "Innocent faces" they rl4 Mint.; One 
give him a resounding rawzberry. I Rivereldit (St. V) 

viuuu i-<»...w«-. „, . ^ , Action goes to "one" where thel' past record of the four personable 

slsted by a six-man marimba combo robust Miss Barry appears, stating boys includes a Vltaphone short. 

- — - ...I oho hoo i..a» •s«aAo» th^ crcw Of from Impression In No, 2 at the 



toer and th«» Bwltched to "Don't and a soprano who fills -the waits she has Just "made" the cn 

a Pool, Toui Fool," different In style, between costume changes. Although Dear Old Hooey. Great oIlr> non- Riverside they ;carry more weight 
For the finish. Miss Green an- I !C°-"r__. ... » .....^o... I sense here, with the Runawav " '• ■ - - ■■ ■• ; 



. .... - » the femme half of the team appears sense here, with the Runaway Four in the flesh than on the screen, 

Bounced her Impression of I^Must plenty of weight, her none and everybody particlpaUng. Instruments used are piano and 

Have That Man" from "Blackbirds'M gV^'J^axt partner puts her The 14 Brick Tops proved their three guitars. They harmonize vo- 

end she sure sells It. Mark, khrough a routine which calls for claim anew as "America's greatest caJIy throughout. In the subdued 

— — Dlentv of Ufts. with unusual grace K'" band (billing) with their show- cafe manner. In some .respects they 

WATSON and BYRON Snd aellltv manly instrumental versaUllty. The resemble the Yacht Clubs Boys, be- 

■"■•"^ - .. /« • Dancers do tango, waltz and fast fals double on everything but the Ung of that order, while strictly 
16 Mins.; Full (Special) one-step Marimba sextet Is wor- | i'apeze, mixing It up with string | themselves In work. Pleaser, 



Kth Avenue (V-P) iiy of mention. Tum Is well light- hjifJ^w.' *^*'°' 

Lillian Watson, formerty a single, ^d ^nd neaUy dressed. . HS?,';^"i?,^'„ ^ll^' 

and Roy Byron, formerly an as- Opening the show here act cUcked "Khts, Plus M^^^^ 
slstant to Eddie Nelson, In a loosely easily and deserves a better spot on "'nj of St) Louis Bl^ 
knit full stage talking skit that k„y Neighborhood bllL I r^Zlf^Ttnti ^? 'Sweet Mys- 



rings in Innumerable scrap book 

gags. Scene Is a hotel lobby with | sQL GOULD CO. (3) 



tery of Love.' 

The unit, for Its finale, "adopted' 
the Noel Coward "Dance Little 



SOUTH AND MAYO and Co. (1) 
Songs and Talk 
16 Mine.; One and Thre* 
5th Ave. (V-P) 

Two men and a sprightly looking 



Snd'^^'^c^nte? on ?he other Tb"L'„^5 On. number out of "This Tear of blonde Comprise this comedy trio. 

Miss W^o^wesldes ovM^^^ Mth tV-P) Grace," with the prop eyes and The gags fly when two men meet, 

seems SWshuX has been sVgou^^^^ semi-Hebe with red masks, not as well done here, of one working straigTit and the other 

niirhf hflfora csMPlng from and a nrettv girl with a dandy course, but a novelty top-off. If the seml-comlc. There's a slipup on the 

mn^ Sine She tllks^ long dS^ co^ purchased, why not men using telephone booths with 

SSc*^?ireWne wi?5^wMynof ^n- S^en^h^^ r"'x,"""*"if'' ^^i^ completely? the two meeting on the boardwalk 

IteiJtlan' warden (llwM will be r^'oSuld's talk is cross-fire. Starts 5«'?,f * e^eat hour hater to smash each other. 

iteMwPto heSr.) proporeL marriage off wopltlously singing a pop ballad and a half vaudeville show, a peach Then to a special beach drop 

S^d^^e accenti Enter By ro^ the men prove old friends 

Duean a flitfoot ff^m New York, nop then^nounces RKO wishes to combination house and, of course and go into cross talk when the gal 

S-^ ls Siere fSr uJ^ purpose of Kn^li^tenant s^and so. who a perfect first half for the straight appears. Comedy byplay with the 



"MAYTIME MELODIES" (36) 
Unit Revue 
65 Mine.; All Full 
Academy (V-P) 

Scantiest of billing for this, elab- 
orate and ambitious productloi^ 
splc and span In newness but rougli 
and raw in pattern. At this stage 
of its whipping in, the best that 
can bo said. Is that it has loads of 
talent, much being wasted because 
the revue Is shapeless; 

leading spirit Is Bob Landray. 
who has been functioning around, 
the picture houses with i> • -^e 
band, doing incidental m.c.'ing tlM 

while. Personaule y«-iii; - 

ing toward the polite Juvenile. Sings 
nicely arid presides gracefully over 
the revel. 

Rest of the trbup is mode up of 
eight chorus girls, probably Just re- 
cruited. Well trained, individually, 
but they haven't settled Into team 
work. Trio of two girls and a man. 
who sing and dance; pair of comedy 
acrobats; prima donna; team of toe 
dancers; one solo dancing girl who 
Is a world beater In slow legomanla; 
a couple of acrobatic and contortion 
steppers, and an assortment of top 
steppers who may or may not be 
some of the aforementioned dou- 
bling. 

Eddie Prltchard Is IdenUfled as . 
the boy of the trio. There Is also 
Ralph Cook, who adds some super- 
lative eccentric taps to the already 
abundant dancing. Helen Cross was 
as near as anybody could get to 
the prima. Ten-man orchestra 
backs up the personnel. 

Trouble with the layout of this 
assortment of dancing .ability Is 
that It doesn't build. The hour of 
running time is a series of starts 
and stops. For Instahce, they work 
up a scries of animated dance solos, 
songs and ensembles, arid then, 
when things are hitting on all sbt, 
lights go down and Landray comes 
down'center to sing a slow novelty 
number, "Poppy God," seml-reci- 
tatlve. 

At the end of that all they have 
to do Is begin all over. Revue has 
no speed. Too much of everything 
they do. Two toe dancing girls ^ 
Into a burlesque ballet session that 
.might have been good for a mlqute. 
They do three minutes, none funny. 
Ensembles are interminable. .At ^- . 
one. point where they have got the 
top spinning again, everything: Is , 
abandoned suddenly and the prima 
donna ambles on for an elaborate . 
coloratura session. Of all things tn^ . 
the middle of a revuel It had beea?:?'. 
running 40 minutes when the colorai > '< 
tura broke out. , 

Affair baa practically no comedy. - 
Toward the end the two comedy . 
acrobats use up probably five min- 
utes In travesty feats with the men : " 
first class acrobats who get a lot m 
humor out of the falls. Only It Is ■ 
thrown In so suddenly and stretched 
out so far. ... -. •' 

Whole act well produced. Set U 
a picture of a blossoming orchard, 
the orchestra embowered among the 
trees. No effort Is made to get a 
landscape effect, the stage being 
hung on three sides In a plain sUk 
eye of lively blue. Costuming Is 
pretty and expensive.' One of ths. 
costumes for the chonis. a garden. ' 
frook. Is done In a color tone Just off ' ' 
orange which has only been In tbe . .' 
market a month or so. • 
A really worthy bit of production; 
the talent Is there In abundanco . 
and It is merely a matter of shap?' ', 
Ing It to better purpose, for ;a hulld . 
to a crescondo finale. Present finish 
Is weak, having the principals lined' 
up and each slipping out for a per^ 
f unotory sample of his or her earlier 
specialty. Rtuh. 



He --- - ~ - . , 

wisecracking In a precise, each- has Just retumed from the Byrd ex 
syllable-emphasizing manner that I pedltlon or something like that. 



vaude theatres. 



comedian wearing a life guard suit 
of grotesque proportions with blonde 
girl stripping to bathing brevity 
and feigning drowning. so she can 
be rescued. 
Not much to the act but hokum 



bespeaks the hotel lobby showoff. Gould struts on with a hoke outfit n 

In the end lady takes the 10:05 for laughs. Comic introduces an- oonj"^ "»nceB 

to bury her convict hubby and mar- other chap who appears in a bear tL«-:/.«- /w di 

xy Warden Lawes. Tag is that skin coat. They haul a sled on the ^"»"'' , « i ^, _ v a i .i 

Dugan is late again, speakeasy also stage loaded with real Ice and on Violet McKee, who has a nice fig- which amused here. A musical fin 

closing up at the crucial moment this the three sit while singing, ure. Just as nice a face and a crown Ish enabled them to exit to mild 

When he needs stimulaUon. Plenty of hoke and laughs. of short-bobbed red hair, was play- | applause. Iforfc. 

They giggled at some of the gags ing mostly to muggs when caught 

Which are stricUy of the old school DANNY BROWN TRIO at the American. She spent a lot of , uiLT POLLOCK CO (2) 

,uesUon and answer caliber._ That | Oanclng \ 7„^h!Jy''stariel^l" U ^i'^ ^i^^^^^ 



Indicates possibilities for the non 
fastidious communities and audi 
ences. Blah for any other type of 
clientele. Land. 



EDWARDS and 8ANF0RD 
Comedy 
16 Mins.; One 
Uefferson (V-P) 

Flirtation skit Utled "Just Fool- 

Md the gW a simple dame bound Intermediate houses, 
for the city with nothing but am- _, .,ppQ 

bltioh to write for the movies. ^ nLn^.,. 
Cross-fire is of the nonsensical 

In originality or I » Mine.; One 



soft, lacking m «rie»ii«niwjr l a..j— /\/.di 

-■^un6hr-'Glrl-%0es-a-good-ImItatlon..Aea^m^_^^ 

of- Vivian Duncan and her partner Colored boys '^Tio^In^W^m- 
some leglUmate laughs with Then into rouUnes in which the five 
a burlesque of Rosetta Duncan's: step together. Effective.^ Nothing 
Topsy. Finish has girt Playing away ftom the beaten path^of l^^^^ 
piano accordion amateurishly.. era other than the combined .syn 

At the Jefferson spotted fourtk on copated moments of the quintet, 
a flve-act bill turn ran over long Apparently cut the act on time, 
and needs plenty editing to get by as no Indlyldu^ "'^"^Llf attempted, 
consistently in the Intermediate Opened this bill and did well. . 
houses. . I . 



9 Mine.; One i luiteu lu, lui mcj oum^u .i. j mi-- . p,,ii 

Jefferson (V-P) was a treat to see this girt take ""'"s-' 

Colored combo of two boys and a whatever they had to offer, toss it 
girl In hot-footing In the familiar right back at them and make them Old George Ade sketch about the 
Harlem manner. Boys are neatly like It. Then and there Miss MeKeo pickle manufacturer and the fresh 
dressed and girl's costume Is of the established herself as a performer, young man from college who wants 
abbreviated type. Few songs of- In spite of the detrimental condl- to marry his daughter. Rewritten 
fered are an excuse for the trio to tlon — or maybe this girl enjoyed the somewhat, missing most of the old 
go Into the dance Individually and tough spot— Miss McKee also humor, and done In'slapdadh fashion, 
collectively. One of the boys, prob- showed that she has something for Scant 12 minutes, much under 
ably Brown, excels In eccentric other and better houses. usual running time on sketch, 

■■ — ghe has her own lyrical singing Brevity 'helps, however. In main 
and dancing ability. She opens talnliig pace that allows little time 
singing, like many other single for audience to think It over. House 
women, with special material and a set, which means It. looks cheap 
male piano accompanist, switching Acting fair but whole effort, strictly 
to a punch high kick (slow) dance | for the minor dates. Land. . 

routine. 

Whoever wrote the vocal material 
heeds^a-collaboratoc.taubrufibjt^ue, 
It's all there basically, but lacks a 
certain finish that even Miss MeKee 
falls to lend it. 
What the girl should eliminate 



"YOUNG CHINA" (8) 

Acrobats-"— 

12 Mins.; One and Full (Special) 
Both St. (V-P) 

One of the best combination acts 



and forget Is that one serious song of Its kind. Holds eight Chinese, all 
effort, for she hasn't a singing voice, useful and highly skilled Jugglers, 
Otherwise, with this act, she tumblers and contortionist acrobats 
should arrive oa the big time as a Scored tremendously on all effort.s 
woman single. Bige. 1 here in the opening spot. Hon. 



DAVIS SISTERS (2) 
Song and Dane* 
9 Mine.; One 
Rits, Chicago (V-P) 

Very attracUve girls with choice 
wardobe. Recruited from the night . ; 
clubs, where they should go big.. 
What they're doing now U not for 
vaude unless placed In a flash act, 

. Primarily these girls are a terp 
duo with plenty of looks to cover up 
their work. One vocalizes Just fair; 
the other would do better to cohQne 
to her toes. 

Cut down to one or two numbers, 
niotrre houses can 'use there glrls"' 
handUy. Loop, 

BLING8 and THOMAS 
Songs 

10 Mins.; One 
American (V-P) 

Small-time combination of man's 
voice and girl's looks.' Man .carries 
the act's singing dasslflcatlon. His' 
partner Joins in here and there to 
harmonize, faintly. Steel guitar ac- 
companiment for one number, sole 
departure from straight singing. : 

Girl's appearance is worthy of the,^ 
pretentious costume change to white . 
gown for finale. Extra long train. , 
when folded over her arm, blocks 
an otherwise excellent vlev^ Its 
not good showmanship. Mige, 
> . ■ 

THE WANDERERS (4) 
Colored Quartet 
10 Mins.; One 
5th Ave. (V-P) 

A stricUy Negro vocal combo. 
431oscd.the-8hj)J?^ere_ondgot^ 
as much applause as~iniythlnr oa " 
the five-act bill. ; 

An ordinary vocal layout Wltn ; 
best results on the trick stuff sev- 
eral voices bring Into ploy on the . 
harmony. One man does some banla 
■itrumming wltlt hls high notes ef- 
fective. HatK. . . 



VARIETY 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



Wednesday, April 17. 1929 



ROXY 

(Wired) 
' Now York, AprU 13. 
When koxy lets a single per- 
former use up eight minutes or so 
all alone on the cathedral stage 
there must be an explanation. Sub 
rosa, the answer Is that the single 
l3 Joe KIrkwood, trick golf shot, 
and Roxy, In person, Is full of the 
golf poison. He fcrobably saw all 
Ave shows himself Saturday, and 
will spend the week backstage. 

KIrkwood, In a country club and 
golf fairway set. Is the climax of 
the presentation, dividing promi- 
nence in billing and on the stage 
with a spring style show, novel in 
tluit the costumes on display are all 
of silk and all for sports. Seasonal 
idea and neatly carried out through 
the entire stage show. 

Standing out of the atmosphere of 
cheer and gaiety, Roxy delivers a 
wullop of graphic tragedy In a pow- 
erful setting for Rachmaninoff's 
Prelude in C Sharp Minor as a 
background for the vocal ensemble, 
Back of tlie stage is In solid mid- 
night blue, spangled with stars. 
Silhouetted against this dim light 
is a bleak, rocky i>athway, and In 
the middle a wind-torn and blasted 
tree that fairly speaks desolation. 
Ghostly figures with waving arms, 
distorted bodies and draperies 
shroud-llke In suggestion move In 
procession. Effect I0 somberly tragic 
and worthy of the agonized chords 
of the music. 

Into, the opposite mood for a 
dainty, French ballet. Spread fan 
occupies the stage and behind a 
transparency eight girls lii hoop- 
skirts of court dames and . silk 
breeches of courtiers do a graceful 
minuet. Patricia Bowman, solos 
here. Roxyettes on for a typical 
precision dance number, brief cos- 
tumes and girls brolcen Into four 
eights of white, yellow and black 
and sliver, with appropriate waving 
feathered headdresses. ' 

Fox Movietone news cUpa include 
Mussolini, Glenna Coltett and Vir- 
ginia Van Wle, national women 
cham'ps, on Flnehurst golf courses. 
Views of a flock of ahee^ grazing 
on what looks to be quiet country- 
side until Its revealed setting Is 
' Prospect Park, In the heart of ur- 
ban Brooklyn. ComeOy clip of 
"Spring Fevers" (house cleaning 
agonies, etc.). Plctnresauer native 
views in far oft Ceylon. Both be- 
.< cause the Chinese suggests the silk 
' show and because the clip Is charm- 
ing on Its own account, the views 
of the Chinese girls In fashion talk 
are chosen, a sequel 'to the views of 
last week. 

Then Into the 'National Sports 
Silk Week" show, opening with a 
ttaUet novelty, the 32 girls wearing 
ragged feather hats and made Into 
an unbroken line by having each 
girl place her hand on shoulder of 
girl In front, the Interval covered 
by a sort of draped cape. I|i this 
form they resemble a gigantic silk 
worm, the evolutions being deslgrned 
to heighten the Illusion. Drop Ip one 
is dark background with an enor- 
mous twig of leaves worked upon it 
In relief. 

Japanese screen drop serves for a 
display of native kimonos, chorus 
all In that flowing dress and other 
girls parading In rainbow colors of 
like gowns and coolie coats. Patrl 
cla Bowman solos before vocal en 
semble in appropriate Oriental 
number. 

Then to the country club set 
Douglas Stanbury does an IntroduC' 
tory number, followed by the Roxy 
ettes wielding golf stlcKS and rou 
fining in legmanla. All dressed In 
bright colored sport dresses. Also 
09 Introductory to the KIrkwood bit 
is further parading of sport attire, 
heavy on beach pajamas In cata- 
leptic color combinations, riding 
- clothes, bathing suits, etc. A pro 
gram note says the Spun Silk Re 
search Committee co-operated in 
the design and creation of the coS' 
tumes. 

"Thru Different Eyes" (Fox) the 
feature. Overture flta Into the gen 
era! scheme, being medley of selec 
tlons from "Madame Butterfly." 

Rush, 



CAPITOL 



("Crystals"— Unit) 
(Wired) 

New Tork, April 13. 
Slow-moving show made slower 
by the NVA pickup which the house 
Is giving nine minutes at the end of 
the stage presentation. Plus Bert 
Lyt^ll's three or four-minute trailer 
for the drive closing the newsreel, asam 



again or still here. Singing come- 
dienne Is running ' short of songs 
and, despite the novelty build-up 
from the pit this week; she ought to 
be inore particular on Choice of 
numbers. They get fed iup easily 
around this. town. Current meslody 
and lyrio Is Just a dud and em- 
phatically clflssined as such by the 
lack of applause. Amounts to a 
comedy skit between the girl and 
Schooler, Miss V^llson coming up on 
a pit elevator holding a miniature 
dressing-room set. Idea is she's 
stuck In Jamaica and can't make 
the show. Schooler doing a comedy 
phone gag, then riding to mid-stage 
In a prop auto. Nothing the matter 
with the idea except the song, and 
too bad to waste the effort. Miss 
Wilson continues to look good and 
pleases, but another such straw Is 
apt to break things. Set carries 
Schooler's small piano, which the 
m.c. plays as Miss Wilson sings. 

Chester Hales did their part unto 
an overly long semi-ballet prelude 
to a high-kick waltz by Nayan 
Pearce, who includes the familiar 
femme backovers, and who couldn't 
get off stage because of the final 
grouping before the applause quit. 
Otherwise the platoon pranced mer- 
rily as well as nicely. Bob, Bob and 
Bobble, from vaude, are two male 
Jugglers and a dog. Fair enoUgh, 
but no excitement. Kids liked the 
dog, and may be okay as a presen- 
tation opener If not given too much 
time, the fault In this case. 

Schooler went Into a heavy piano 
concerto for his personal bit to 
score. Could have Jollied himself 
into an encore, although lading off 
due to time and the heavy overture 
ahead of him from the pit. Staff 
might have cut somewhere else to 
let Schooler prolong, as even at 31 
minutes the stage end Impressed as 
padded because nothing much was 
happening. Plus the NVA thing, it 
totaled 40 mInutes.score. 

Newsreel went 12 minutes, count- 
ing the Lytell addition, no real 
news creeping In on the two Fox 
sound clips. Paramount and M-G 
drew two ' silent splices apiece. 
"Scenes Napolitalnes" caught atten- 
tion as tlie seven -minute overture, 
which went overboard, as M^ndoza 
tacked on a symphonic arrangement 
of a pofK Wasn't bad, but the edge 
wasi off because of the preceding 
selection and the house was settled 
to see sometliing. 

Arthur Knorr gets credit for the 
stage production, which got ap- 
plause on Its Initial flash, thereby 
outdistancing the general compos! 
tlon of talent involved. Sid, 



COLONY 

(Wired) 

New Tork, April 13. 

Getting more and more to be the 
Saturday and Sunday resting place 
of the Broadway overflow and get- 
ting more euid more to deserve no 
better fata. This week's show Is a 
pretty low spectacle for Broadway. 
Feature la "The Charlatan" (U), a 
mystery melodrama dating back 10 
years In style. Last quarter of 
footage dialog. 

On top of taat they have the most 
inept presentation, poorly assembled 
and staged, with no more showman.- 
shlp than would go into a high 
school entertainment. Material con 
sists of Gordon Kebber and his 12 
Pennsylvanlans, jazz unit which is 
just that and not much else. They 
are surrounded by a setting th'at is 
the ultimate In slipshod background. 
Straight hanging drapes of vivid 
yellow flap dismally baick and sides, 
while the band Is ranged In straight 
line across the, far back, all behind 
music stands draped In the same 
yelow and looking like school room 
desks. 

Reason for shoving the stage band 
Into the middle distance Is to make 
room for gilded steps the width 
of the stage and rising back of the 
flrst groove to leave the apron clear. 
They need the stage space for noth- 
ing more Important than a group 
of 12 tap ' dancers, half boys and 
half girls, and the steps are there 
to allow them to do a tap finale on 
the wide and terraced spaces. 

Band and dancers, latter called 
Twelve Sensational Dancers, furnish 
the entire show lasting 26 minutes. 
Sensations work six together. Then 
there's a band selection, slow Jazz. 
Then two boys do a buck and wing 
routine. Band also goes Into fast 
dance number, two members coming 
down to vocalize indifferently. 

Two girls are on for an acrobatic 
waltz and the ^and goes to bat 



It demonstrates full co-operation by 
this house on the annual coin 
round-up. House didn't appear tu 
mind either Interruption, Lytell 
speaking well, with the 82 Chester 
Hale girls passing the baskets 
downstairs while Dave Schooler, 
. m.c, and Evelyn Wilson entertained 
I by doing flU-ln bits. Picture is "the 
Duke Steps Out" (M-G) and busi- 
ness was solid Saturday afternoon. 

"PryHtalq," thfj .gtag9_ ghpw,^ had ja 
brilliant-looking set to fit fhe tlUe, 
but carried no wallop until Nick 
Long, Jr., featured specialist for the 
week, who Insisted on mention of 
about all the legit musicals in which 
he's danced. Long is only doing one 
number, but It's good — and how 
they need It this week! He was 
next to closing, with Joe. Hart, 
' billed, not appearing. 

Bvelyn Wilson is either back 



More band, this time' in 



straight syncopation of a pop and 
Into the dance finish of the stair- 
way tap. In all Justice It should 
be recorded that the two dancing 
boys can hoot and the two giria 
are remarkably energetic and nice 
looking besides. But It doesn't mak6 
six bits of entertainment, especially 
around the comer from the Roxy 
and the Capitol.. 

Kebber Is Just a band leader and 
doesn't pretend anything else. A 
Ij'rusque rntrbductlon^'oflha'daneSfS' 
was his sole venture Into m. c'lhg. 

Outside of that there was a Pathe 
sound ^lewsreel, an Oswald animated 
cartoon with no more than a chem- 
ical tracd of sound (a sleeping be'ar 
snores twice), and a good deal of 
(>ntertfllTiIng International silent 
newsreel. Silent news was prob 
"'•>'v the most Interesting Item In 
the bill. Rush. 



PARAMOUNT 

(Wired) 
("Pearls o> Bagdad"— Unit) 

New York. April 18. 
Plenty show- this week. Feature 
is "The HQle In the Wall," 100 per 
cent talker; presentation 13 Frank 
Cambria's Fubllx unit, "Pearls of 
Bagdad," which Is of' operetta pro- 
portions in its sartorial aiid scenic 
magnlflcence; a good Christie-Par- 
amount talking short, featuring the 
Jlmmle Gleasons: In ''Meet the 
Missus," a swell vehicle by Kenyon 
Nicholson, plus Dave Rublnoft, the 
Jesse Crawfords, et al., round out a 
generous money's worth. 

A short trailer heralds Rudy Val- 
ise's advent April 27 with a prop 
'"mike" and Vallee's megaphone as 
the sole photographic likenesses, 
with the radio fav warbling "Sweet- 
heart of AM My Dreams." Same 
number, a Vallce-pppularized ditty, 
was repeated again In the Gleasons' 
talking short where In "Tony's (as 
faithful a replica of a Times square 
oasis' as could be desired), the sing- 
ing waiter gives out the same ditty.' 

On the matter of trailers. Par's 
apparently making the ensiilnig 
week's feature a regular event for 
sandwiching Into the news reel with 
excerpts (In sound) of the Incoming 
attraction. Richard Dlx's "Nothing 
but the Truth," solely on the 
strength of the few shots of ' the 
bur-up-poo-pooplng Helen Kane In 
the' cabaret scenea, portends opti- 
mistically for . that comedienne. 
Dlx's voice also registers well in the 
trailer shots. 

Paramount Isn't missing a bet on 
its revenue possibilities. A special 
trailer now also plugs the lobby 
sheet music counter, where all songs 
played in the show are obtainable, 
plus disks and a Grosset & Dunlap 
76-cent edition of "The Letter" 
novelized. 

Show starts with RublnoS re- 
peating his "Variety Drag" idea 
with "I Wanna Be Loved by You' 
played this week In contrasting, or- 
chestrated arrangements, . starting 
with American Jazz, Japanese. 
Spahlsh, Palestine and Chicago. As 
in the previous idea, the Chi ver 
slon, very "lieated," wound up with 
pistol shots, police whistles, etc., for 
a riotous laugh finish. Instrumen 
tally, the Palestinian arrangement 
permitted for some swell orchestral 
effects, and It distinguished the 
scoring until the hokuin finale. Ru 
binoff, an expert showman and a 
unique personality for a symphonic 
orchestral maestro, made his open 
ing spot a highlight. 

Newa reel, all silent, sav6 for the 
Dlz sound trailer. A bit extra wide 
screen was used for the Valleo 
trailer short and the Crawfords, 
Mister and Mlsiaus, used the full 
stage-width mammoth screen for 
their decorative slides. Crawford 
Introduced his own composition, 
Roses in the Bain," stating that 
for two and one-half years he had 
been playing others' songs, now' he 
would offer one of his own. Smart 
showmen that they are, with the 
theatre's welfare primarily in mind, 
the other two organ selections were 
linked up wlth-lnoomlng attractions, 
''Do Something" Is Helen Kane's 
novelty in the Dlx feature and the 
closer, "Honey," Is heralded as Rudy 
Vallee's latest hit, thus agrain co- 
operating In the general good- will 
plugfest By the time all this had 
come to pass, there was no mistak- 
ing lots of things, and many peo- 
ple's minds were made up concern- 
ing -both Dlz, Hiss Kane, Valee, 
days and dates. 

Jacques Cartler, a peer of Inter, 
nretatlve dancing, around New York 
In productions before, clicked as the 
feature of Frank Cambria's "Pearls 
of Bagdad." Walzer and Dyer with 
their clown stepping- were, the com 
edy highlights, Idrena'a contortive 
exhibition was as showmanly as it 
was difficult, cleverly getting by any 
negative effects with her physical 
pretzel-Uelng. Arch Cannon and 
Gladys St. John led the vocal num- 
bers, while Carl Bltterl headed the 
Publlx Singing Ensemble. A Per- 
sian ballet, credited to Anatole 
Bourman for the dance creations, 
completes the program and person- 
nel. 

Cambria's production Is lavish 
artistic, yet sufilclently punctuated 
with personality highlights to im. 
press generally. The production Is 
splendiferous,, easily exceeding the 
average unit biidget. and put oh In 
Cambria's best style. Seemingly 
they told him to slip In a real flash 
and he clicked. No m. c. provided 
In this unit, the orchestra merely- 
serving as atmospheric background 
in their Oriental trappings. Abel, 



then, should it have a slow stage 
show with a finale In church set- 
ting? ^e bulk of this theatre's 
customers are young and frivolous, ' 
and such a unit for them could no 
more be commended as a novelty 
than could .thb Idea of Frestpn Sel- 
lers turning his community singing 
organ solo into a repertory of 
hymns. And, to. malce it fatal,- the 
only real act oh the .bill was Zelaya, 
a South American pianist, who tells 
his audience, with all show of au- 
thority, that Jazz Is a terribly mo- 
ronic thing. He used Vic Young 
and the best Jazz orchestra in the' 
city to demonstrate his point. 
Zelaya la a fine act, but an awful 
choice for the house that Jazz built. 

No chance for. Osterman to help 
much In "Wedding Bells." He was 
as much out of place as everybody 
else.. At the start he acts as a 
dress-shop proprietor who discovers 
his girl buying a trousseau to marry 
another guy, and he doesn't really 
siep in again until he sings tho 
finale ballad while his ex-neck 
parades up to the altar with the 
rival. Sadness and monotony, reach- 
ing Its depth In that turtle-like 
parade that ends the ordeal. Its 
change for Impresslveness was lost 
before the girls were half way to the 
stage. 

Only two acts, beside Zelaya, and 
neither of them accomplishing any- 
thing under handicap of the rou- 
tining. Buddy Raymond, a 12-year- 
old song and dance boy, is hurting 
himself with sophisticated ballads 
that come out of his mouth with the 
insincerity of Mabel WlUebrandt 
blessing Texas Gulnan. Buddy's a 
kid actor, and his songs should .be 
typical of him. ' Other act waa Bob 
Carter and Aalbu Sisters, who 
clicked as a combination Instru- 
mental and dance turn, but flopped 
when Carter tried to tell stories and 
gags. 

Feature," "Speakeasy" (Fox), la a 
natural booking for this house and 
may help some. Phil Baker on Vita- 
phone was well received, and Pathe 
sound neWs of two clips also held 
Interest 

The screen Is carrying all the en- 
tertainment at the Oriental this 
we6k, which is neither normal nor 
desirable. Business off Saturday. 

Hing. 



ORIENTAL 

(Wired) 

Chicago, April 1>. 
When a. man can peddle hia stuff 
with equ^ success In 34.40 produc- 
tions and as the stock drawing-card 
In sIx-bIt picture house presenta- 
tions, he may be considered set 
Jack Dsternian as a revue name, a 
vaudeville headllner and a picture 
house m.c has put himself over In 
those three fields. And by reason of 



Ills pasrexperTence'He Is^among'fhe' 
few who may be rated as bona fide 
entertainment in the m^o. racket 
Picture houses need him. 

Oriental unit this week is "Wed- 
ding Bells." Produced by Lou Mc- 
Dermott It Is, of course, attractive 
to the eye, but Is, nevertheless, not 
a good show. And for these reasons; 

This house Is known and exploited 
as the house that Jazi built Why,, 



CHICAGO 

(Wired) 
Chicago, April 12. 
A glorified production flash, blend 
ing In rich and colorful design, but 
shy of entertaining Ingredients, Is 
the major portion of the Chicago 
stage show this week. "Sleeping 
Beauty" la both title and theme, un- 
folding In part the fantastic legend 
in quiet dignity and optical opulence. 
Boris Petroff and H. Leopold Spit- 
alny have turned out a nifty eyO' 
filling presentation, but compara. 
ttvely inexpensive. PJus any sort of 
outstanding talent particularly com- 
edy relief, it would be 100 per cent. 
As Is, the production is Almost sol- 
idly sight Considering it as a de- 
parture from the usual array of spe- 
cialty acts, it may prove something 
different, but still not enough to 
sufficiently satisfy a class audience. 
B&K production department may 
have another slant on the subject, 
probably figuring it In dollars and 
cents. Since flrst starting this type 
of stage shows with Frank Cambria 
the cost has been 'cut to about half 
the original budget It Is by that 
comparison that the efforts of Petroff 
must be judged. 'Where Cambria's 
shows cost $10,000 or $12,000, Petroff 
and Spltalny €u-e doing It on $6,000 
or $6;000. It does make a differ, 
ence. 

One solid set, Intelligently de 
signed by Leo Stahr, carries this 
production all the way. It Is of an- 
cient Grecian style, well mounted 
and effectively arranged. Opening 
is a fanfare of color and costume 
with 16 ballet girls doing a classic 
routine around the slumbering 
beauty. Display of several arts, in- ' 
eluding song, dance and Instrumen- 
tal, fails to awake the maid. Ultl 
mately it Is love that revives her. 
Specialties weave In and out In con 
tinulty and harmony keeping In 
tune with the Idea throughout 
George Nelldoff, robust baritone of 
good quality. Is heard only briefly 
and that near the finale. Most of 
the work falls upon the ballet a 
lieatly trained group by Anatole 
Bourman. About the only lively 
specialty was the mandolin strum- 
ming and Incfdental foot work of 
Charles 'Brugge. This boy Is a clever 
performer and would shine If spotted 
in front of a band. Seven Trump- 
eters, all men, fitted appropriately 
In the Idea, scoring hahdIUr with 
two selections. Vocal offerings were 
shared by Doris Morelle and Luella 
Felertag, sopranos. Mixed singing 
ensemble Increased the weight of the 
production -with blending voices. 
- "In Burgundy" was the orchestral 
production created by Spltalny, with 
Petroff staging the scenlo back- 
ground. Nelldoff and Miss Morell^ 
carried the solo honors here against 
a picturesque chorus of male 'and 
female voices. Spltalny's baton 
paced the symphony orchestra 
through embellished strides, bring- 
ing our Hanz'JIIieiSZW'trfiifsrvloUn.- 
This boy la a big fav and Is some- 
tlmea featured on the stage. 

Screen feature, "Nothing But the 
Truth" (Par.), talker; flrst for Rich 
ard Dlx. Shorts Included Screen 
Songs' subject, "Yankee Doodle," 
and eight silent clips front Inter' 
national Newsreel. 

Biz near capacity at the flrst per' 
formanc« Friday, Loop, 



LOEWS STATE 

(Wired) 
. ' Los Angeleo, April 11. 
A male cast and band unit Is the 
latest ot'ithe Fanchon & Marco units 
to take the trair east' They call 
lt>the Heldt Calif ornlans and it con- 
sists of IE versatile musicians head< 
ed by' lIorace Heldt The aggrega- 
tion is .composed of University of 

California graduates and was as- 
sembled at Berkeley, the home of 
their alma mater. They played in 
the college band and also In the- 
atricals at the college. 
Then Heldt who prior to that had 
musical quartet, rounded them 
up at the request of Arch Bowles 
and took them to the Campus the- 
atre, Berkeley, where they were an 
institution for several years. There 
they were rounded Into entertain- 
ment form,*taken to other theatres 
and are now headed for the east 
to show their wares. . 

Thoy are a typical collegiate group 
in looks, diress and action. Plenty 
of youth and lots of It good to look 
at. The boys have ability to enter- 
tain and are destined to get some- 
where In the theatrical fleld as an 
aggregation. 

In addition to the '"Idea," a reg- 
ular house show headed by Rube 
Wolf running for 16 minutes was 
given. It>ivas a divided bill. Wolf 
started off -with his 16 house men 
In the pit and did the ^overture. 
Poet and Peasant." Sisems as 
though folks like this sort of tune 
for It brought a tumult' of applause 
at the capacity flrst matinee. 

Next 'Wolf worked in si double 
song ntimber with Chic Maxine 
Dovle that terminated in a tap and 
acrobatic dance routine with the 
dozen house girls. To add color to 
this endeavor Stella Hewett put 
over one of the classiest and smart- 
est acrobatic dance solos seen here 
in many a day. 

Heldt, after brotherly Introduc- 
tion by Wolf, went into a medley 
number that gave the boys oppor- 
tunity to show solo work. After 
that there were secies of specialties 
by the various boys, ensemble band 
numbers augmented by song and 
dance animation. Heldt himself is 
an all-around worker. Besides lead- 
ing, he plays one of the. two pianos 
in the band, chants, dances and 
mimics. Not much more could be 
asked of an entertainer who Is also 
good to look at so far as the femmes 
are concerned. 

There Is a glee club assemblage 
of a dozen of the boys who do col- 
lege and pop singing, always sure 
of a reception. Then seven of the 
boys' tap dance as well as any sep- 
tet specializing In that - work. He 
has as a solo chanter Lee Likens, 
tenor, who does recording for Vic- 
tor and who also' ties up the fracas 
with his endeavor. Another spe- 
cialist Is his drummo" Lee Fleming, 
who does a skating dance solo, pos- 
sibly one ot the best of Ita kind, 
ending with hurdling a chair In 
rhythm and flnlshing up with twists 
and turns one sees the 'fancy Ice 
skaters do. Also they have a dog 
they call Lo-Bo, German police pup 
that shows more Intelligence than 
most of the so-called Atar movie 
dogs.' He Is worked by Clarence 
Moore, saxophonist, and will tie up 
the show. With beautltal scenlo 
and llghtaembelllshment and a rou- 
tine of stuff that can run for a full 
two hour entertainment if neces- 
sary, Heldt Jias a turn which should 
prove heavy box office over the For 
West Coast and eastern routes. 

Show opened with Fox >Iovleton« 
News, then an N. V. A. collection 
with the Bert Lytell talker, a few 
minutes of song by vaude actors 
and finished with r'Tlde ot Empire" 
sUent (M-O-M). Hearst publicity 
tieup, which smacks close to $!!8,000 
on the week. Uiv- 

BRANFORD 

jCWired) 
Newark, N. J., April 18. 
A college man would grade this 
show B. It scales no heights and 
draps no depths. It will drive no 
one wild either way. Calling -It 
"Bermudiana," Harry Ciiill has run 
the show alon^ musical comedy 
llnea with hia uanal surprise scenlo 
effects. A i^etty opening reveals a 
solid fleld of Easter lilies, while 
across a scrim white birds fly. 

The band Is on a terrace behind 
which stretches a blue tiay and a 
distant shore. Troplcial landscape 
adds to the colorful effect 

The Branford favorite, 'Uadelyn 
Kllleen, appears for the steenth 
time. Give this girl material and 
she Tan hold a Branford crowd In- 
definitely. She serves as leading 
lady, singing and gaggliig with the 
male principals and dancing with 
the chorus, 12 Ada Kaufman girls 
who sing as well aa dance. 

Healy and Cross are featured, do- 
ing 13 minutes straight In songs to 
fine reception, while Healy also 
plays as a lead. An amusing bit 
presents the girls each In a different 
-costume- awhile' 'Healy-leams ■ Ironr 
each how she Intends to bring her 
liquor In. Appearing, too, are Clay- 
ton and Leonard for two comedy 
bits and well received on the sec- 
ond. Jean Carroll pleaseis with a 

Finale brings Madelyn and mob ot 
men In naval officers'' white uni- 
form, while girls Iii sailors' togs do 
sailors' dance. Back drop shows 



Wednesday. April 17) 1929 



REVIEWS 



viRIEtY 



»3 



' three boats Illuminated and ihovlniB, 
■hooting their guns as they pass. 

Marty May as master of cere- 
monies Is personable and pleasing, 
but as he gets nothing of his own 
to do, be can hardly be fairly judged. 
jfo formal band number. All told, 
48 minutes. 

. feature, "His Captive Woman," 
well liked." Talkies bring a problem 
with, a long house like Branford. 
Crowd In back moves so much try- 
ing to get where they can hear that 
pile can neither see nor bear. Only 
Boliitlbn seems to be to amplify the 
sound until it Is really too loud. 
Bobby Folsom In a Vita short not 
so hot, but she comes in person next 
week. With no news reel, show 167 
minutes. Including 16 long minutes 
for N. V, A., first ever given at 
this house. S. R. O. in orch on first 
show and a mob all afternoon. 

Austin. 



FOX 

(Wired) 

Washington, April 14. 

Plan was to move pit symphony 
up on the stage the current week 
and rename 'them the Jazzmanlans, 
with appropriate plugging. Last 
minute postponement until the com- 
ing week keeps the musicians In 
their original place and placed the 
entire responsibility^ of the presen- 
tation upon the shoulders of the 
new 'm. c, John Irving Fisher. 

Fisber, now on his third week and 
doing well, was given some good 
material, but created no panic. It 
sums up as excellent entertainment, 
well routined, excellently .staged and 
further enhanced by the hard work- 
ing house ballet of 12 local girls. 
Girls -are given their routines by 
Melba Vlerdag, Imported, and she 
has whipped them into grreat shape. 
Two numbers are allotted, a parasol 
opening and Roxy's butterfly with 
the shining wings. 

.Tim Jam Jems, comedy acrobats, 
opened nicely' with Bobby Qorman, 
blues singer, following to fair re- 
turns. Almlra Sessions, back in the 
home town, docs well with her bur- 
lesque prima donna material, with 
the same credit going to Frank Bo- 
kay with his taps and Grace DeFay 
with her truly exceptional acrobatic 
dance routine. 

Allyn Reese is back for a repeat. 
Fislicr at the piano and Sokolove, 
concertmaster of the orchestra, do- 
ing obbligato on his violin, give her 
a great plug for Mary Plckford's 
new theme song from "Coquette." 
Though the Pickford picture plays 
the opposition, the manner in whicb 
the number went over okays that 
phase. Flslier's piano specialty that 
followed again . stopped everything 

. ->s. LaRose, who does the staging 
anil routining, dug up an attractive 
set nnd lighted it well. 

• Robespierre" was the overture, 
Leon BrusilofC putting this Meyer 
Davis aggregation, 39 pieces, 
through this descriptive number In 
great style. 

Sunday's four shows had only a 
special feature. Inaugurating a 
bugle and drum corps of the local 
"Veterans of Foreign Wars. New 
uniforms and the music had the 
mob cheering. Was in without cost 
to the theatre and will make plenty 
of friends for the house, though it 
did raise plenty grief on the 
achedule. 

In addition to Rox Movietone 
News and the feature, "Strong Boy," 
a fashion reel is crowded into the 
allotted two hours. 

Plenty of quality, and quantity, 
too, and decidedly entertaining all 
the way through. Afeofcin- 

METR,OPOLITAN 

(Wired) 

Boston, April 15 

This 6,000-seater looks like close 
to capacity this week, striking ex- 
ample of how quickly a town will 
sense a good show even after a long 
string of mediocre bills; 

It has been months since the Met 
bad a unit and a picture that both 
clicked and the resident master of 
ceremonies puts himself over with 
a bang. The unit was John Murray 
Anderson's "Say It With Music"; 
the picture was Richard Dlx In 
"Nothing But the Truth" (Par), and 
the m. c. was the dapper Ted Claire 
who topped off his routine with an 
acrobatic dancing specialty that 
goaled the usually stoic matinee 
mob. 

Claire had competition in every 
department of the unit, especially 
In Charles Irwin, English chatter- 
box, who ambled on and oft as a 
sort of relief m. c. and whose patter 
ecored surprisingly well in this 
mammoth house where it had been 
feared his voice would not carry 
and where It was expected his mon- 
olog would be too fast for the na- 
tives. Ada Synajko with her violin, 
Sammy KrevofI in a dancing spe- 
cialty, Henry Garden as featured 
tenor from Roxy's Gang, and Stadler 
and Tinsc in a rag doll acrobatic and 
contortion dancing number all cut 
In on Claire but he came through 
on top . and stands well sold In Bos- 
ton as a permanent fixture. The 
"unir"lt56If~l9"*Bspeclally~Btrong-4n. 
Its novelty dancing and scenic nov- 
elty. . ' 

"Nothing But the Truth" is a 
knockout for Boston. The town liked 
the interpretation by Dlx and Helen 
Kane as the night club gold digger 
also scored, this being a good break 
for her as she is appearing in a 
nearby, musical this week.. i 

lAhhcy. \ 



ACADEMY 



(Continued from page 60) 
Here It was something like that. 
Miss Nlssen got something from the 
14th streeters with her strong-arm 
vamping. For the neighborhood, 
Corse Pay ton would have done fts 
well as Rennle— Ijetter, perhaps, on 
the score of prestige. His Isn't a 
Rennie part, and emphatically the 
sketch isn't 14th street. Misplaced 
headllner took a lot of steam out 
of the show, a quiet spot on audi- 
ence response No. 3. 

Other three specialties were al- 
together to their liking. Smash 
opener in the Bonhair Troupe, sex- 
tet of men in risley feats and 
ground tumbling. They use three 
mats In series and some of their 
stuff is sensational. Such Is the 
feature of throwing one of the fliers 
through full forward twisters from 
one mat worker to the other, and a 
throw through a full double from 
one balance to another. Six min- 
utes of top speed. 

Feber and Mclntyre, mixed pair 
dealing In hoke low comedy, hap- 
pily spotted No. 2. Man In mod- 
erate nut get-up goes to pretty ex- 
treme devices to get laughs, but gets 
'em. A sample is the use of a live 
skunk on a Jeash as an Incidental 
to singing of "Sonny Boy," being 
used by another act, too. Girl Is 
tall and shapely and stage picture 
in black tights and scarlet feather 
boa. She sings agreeably. A boy 
plant figures In some formula com- 
edy, but helps to a capital finish 
with a corkmg military tap. AH 
first-rate material tor the spot and 
the grade of audience. 

NiBsen-Rennie episode next and 
then 20 minutes of Ruby Norton, a 
great bit of vaudeville pacing and 
act shaping. Quiet opening with 
pianist's Intro In special lyrics; then 
the breeze entrance of the statuesque 
Miss Norton for a moment of quiet 
songolog. Brief gap-stop by ivory 
worker and then Into a series of Im- 
personations done in showmanly 
style and with an ascending value 
from Lillian Russell to Mme. Jeritza 
and climaxing with Sophie Tucker 
singing "Last of the Red Hot 
Mamas." Twenty good minutes. 

From then on the evening tapered 
off and ended lamely. Fact that 
trade held up speaks a lot for the 
rep the house seems to have estab- 
lished. Rush. 



5TH AVE. 



(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

Of five turns Sunday four are un- 
der New Act classiflcation. Clar.i 
Morton only standard turn. Acts 
got along with the organ accompani- 
ment much better than usual but 
It's still tough to get hot to the 
churchly bleats of electric bellows. 

N. 'V. A. week, which means Bert 
Lytell's talking short sandwiched 
between fourth and last act and 
basket passing by ushers. Roy By- 
ron preceded Lytell telling a gatr 
that was neither funny nor apropos 
and was distinctly perfunctory. 
Trouble getting the Lytell sound 
track functioning and bad to make 
re-start 

Bartee Sisters, opening, brought 
along a lot of their own musical 
support, a help when showing at 
this stand under the no-orchestra 
regime. Milt Pollock and Co. aru 
using that venerable vaude script 
by George Ade. Must be all of 25 
years old, written in the days when 
Ade was a proliflc contributor to the 
theatre and since has done as a full 
length play and twice done into a 
film, once with Eugene O'Brien. 
Present version and act is thrown 
together and for the unimportant 
dates only. 

Regay and Dolores try hard and 
rush out In new costumes at fre- 
quent intervals. Granting handicap 
of no musical sustenance to build, 
act Is still plenty shy of Grade A 
merit. Watson and Byron, full 
stage gabfest, drags in plenty old 
ones and a sappy plot about a 
dame who has a date to marry the 
warden of Slng-Slng prison. Byron 
in his effort to point every word 
slows up further an already snail- 
like turo, 

"Queen of the Night Clubs" (WB) 
with Texas Gulnan as the all-talk- 
ing screen attraction. Fair biz. 

Land. 



STATE 

(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

Two acts on this six-acter bill 
carried the show as far as the audi- 
ence was concerned. When the two 
standouts were finished the show 
Was about over. The N. "V. A. col- 
lection cut in for a few minutes, 
with the sixth act tagging the vaude 
section. The high-lighting two-ply 
winners were Nan Halperln and 
Toney and Norman. Here are a 
pair of reliable turns mo.pplng up 
Loew bills hereabouts. 

Miss Halperln received a hand on 
entering: She offered that girlish 
characterization that is a little com- 
edy, classic, refreshingly done in thi.s 
artist's satisfying way. 
~JJan.JiaInerin .\Y'th out her w ed - 
ding bit with its swift turn "to^nil?- 
jazzedy embellishment would be like 
a circus without a band. She went 
out of the stereotyped channel of 
femme singles In other years with 
her "military wedding" '. number. 
Now here she is with a new version : 
first, a lively, entertaining bit of 
soliloquy with the "I'd rather be the 
little bridesmaid," and then into the 



bridal array tor the wedding song. 
It Is a wortby successor to her other 
great number. 

The other ten-strike was ecored 
by Jim Toney and Miss Norman. 
Jim walked away with the turn. A 
comedy cleanup. 

The Andressena opened the show. 
A return here since last year. Sev- 
eral nifty perch stunts by the girl, 
with the man as the under prop. 
EffecUve. Hewitt and Hall sang 
with the usual run of two-voiced 
combos. Pleasing. 

McLaughlin and Evans (New 
Acts) were, partially successful in 
working up some laughs. Then 
came Nan Halperln and the Toney 
and Norman turns. 

When the Bert Lytell tolker fea- 
tured for the N. 'V. A. spiel there 
wasn't any synchronization, and the 
house giggled. Once the mechan- 
ism got working It was all O. K. 

After the collection the "White 
Way Gaieties." Act has on elabo- 
rate cabaret setting for full stage, 
but the general Impression is some- 
what dwarfed by the type of spe- 
cialties and a three-piece band. 
Barring some tapping by two men 
and some neat adagio dancing by a 
team, the act misses fire. A song 
characterization by the two men 
and girl toward the close seemed 
like so much time wasted. At least 
In the State It was tost. 

Movietone news clips and "The 
Canary Murder Case" (Par) on the 
screen. tfark. 



JEF^FERSON 

(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

Packed house Sunday night saw 
an entertaining siz-act show, fea- 
tured by Trixle Frlganza and play- 
ing well right down the line. 

Tlllis and Clair (6), girl act, 
opened up. Phil and Eddie Ross, 
who seem to fbe small time's edi- 
tion of Van and Scbenck, were 
handed an entrance hand and prob- 
ably known down here. The boys 
fared very well indeed. 

Miss Frlganza satisfied for 11 
minutes in No. 8, grabbing a large 
slice of laughs. More laughs in the 
following two spots, held by Imhoff 
and Coreene and Walter Wahl, lat- 
ter a comedy acrobat with unbilled 
partner. "The Pest House" for 
many years has been sure-fire in 
every house on the circuit about 
once a year. There is no telling 
when It will slip. 

Arrangement brought the bill's 
c-omedy in close proximity, but 
enough comedy and sufficiently 
varied to class this as a comedy 
show. 

Billy Mitchell's "Dixie Whirls" 
(New Acts), colored band turn of 
23 people, closed the -show. 

Tex Gulnan's "Queen of the Night 
Clubs" (W.B.) on the screen and ac- 
countable for much of the business. 

Bige. 



86TH ST. 

(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

C. B. Maddock's "Typical Topics" 
Is the unit stage show with about 20 
people, Including eight choristers, 
other contributing femme special- 
ists, and Burke and Durkin and 
Jarmann and Greene featured. Film 
feature was Texas Gulnan's "Queen 
of the Night Clubs" (Warner Vita- 
phone) and a terrific draw at the 
YorkviUe stand all day. Even the 
supper- show saw almost capacity 
attendance. 

Act has been pruned down to ai\ 
hour, which is an Improvement, the 
extraneous 20 minutes since last 
week at the Jefferson accelerating 
everything considerably. 

Jim Burke Is the m.c. Elinor 
Durkin, quite charming In what Is a 
new head-dress since last seen, con- 
tributes the s.a. On "it," the femme 
half of the other featured team. 
Sunny Jarmann Is a couple of eyes- 
ful as a blonde looker. She's a 
corking soubret and could get 
by on those gams alone, although 
the general personality is assuredly 
there. 

Greene of the team is pulling such 
wheezes, as "This coat came from 
a-broad" and "Is that out again?" in 
respoaee to the admonition "don't 
show your Ignorance." A tart hotel 
bedroom black-out between a drum- 
mer and the maid Is familiar but 
still serviceable hokum for the fam- 
ily trade. 

A hoofing male team' plugs the 
waits and does general utility. Hoke 
bits such as the blind man dropping 
his beggar's cup at the undressed 
store window display, hypnosis, fiy- 
Ing angel, nance window dresser, 
etc., are hit-and-mles interludes. 

Burke's "Spell of the Blues" Is a 
bad bet for revue purposes, and that 
histrionic opportunity with one of 
those tin-pan alley "pomes" Is mis- 
guided. 

As If ispeclally designed for this 
particular neighborhood's ediflcatiOn, 
"Don't Cut Out My Sauerkraut," ai. 
Dutch- comedy number, was pie for 
the Teutonic Torkvllle patronage. 
Greene also contributed local color 
through menu citation's In the' roll- 
ing, guttural r's. 

A military drum finale was a 
nroslng-martial •touch^nd-sa.tl.ifac-- 
tory for Its purpose. 

Chief fault with ''Typical Topics" 
is that- it's too much of a hodge- 
podge. With no programs in ,the 
average neighborhood house for, 
guidance, a series of annunciators 
would help oonsiderably if suitably 
captioned for each of the revue's 
highlights. Lacking a book, and be- 



ing a revuesque melange, the unit Is 
necessarily a jumbled affair. 

It'i9 bit and number, with only the 
two teams doing their acts with any 
degree of cohesion and coherence, 
and otherwise working into the gen- 
eral sequence. 

For what it's designed, Maddock 
has a serviceable act for the neigh- 
borhood houses and a pipe for the 
western and southern stands, 

Ahcl. ■ 



81ST STREET 

(Vaudfiim-Wired) 

Considering Impetus publicity has 
given Tex Gulnan, her picture, 
"Queen of the Nights Clubs" (WB) 
served well with five act vaude lay- 
out and pi-obably figured In sales of 
standing ruom Sunday night. 

Vaude framc-up rather ragged, 
due to the infrpolation of N. V. A. 
collection and tho extreme length 
of the focal act, Ann Codee. These 
two Items consMined together b5 
minutes anri caused a good deai of 
restlessness before Harry Uelmar's 
presentation of Olive McClure 
wound up the slate. 

Good starter in Mon. and Mile. 
.Alfred W. Loyal houkfd up with 
"Be Kind to Animals" week. Fact 
that the circus is still in the air also 
iielped. A raft of dogs with head- 
gear of horses glvln,; impression of 
trained midget nags. Police dogs 
and long haired hounds catching 
thrown rings, leaping and comedy 
capers, all make excellent canine 
noveltj'. 

Gain RInl, No. 2, man and woman, 
with accordions. Have more of tlie 
classic in them than heat. Rini gives 
a one man orchestra impression 
with sister and attendant. Uo plays 
for 12 minutes on 'clarinet, alto, cor- 
net, saxophone, bassoon, flute, pic- 
colo and other instruments, display- 
ing mere ability to play them pas- 
sably well. Nothing torrid in his 
renditions. Winds up with St. Louis 
Blues on accordion. Mild. Neverthe- 
less roundly applauded. 

Alan Dinehart In a 20-mlnute In- 
terval with his "Applesauce" sketch 
extracted from the play. Notably 
missing was Claiborne Foster, who 
did it with him both in play and 
vaude. Proved entertaining to the 
crowd and didn't detract from the 
tempo of the bill up to this point 

Ann Codee in next to closing. 
French dame stuff, with brown-der- 
bled dead pan comic. Both artists 
but here held stage too long, the 
comic assisting in N. V. A. collec- 
tion by' announcing the Bert Lytell 
trailer. Comic lent relief to the long 
and clever spiel from Bert, by 
bringing Hebe onto stage to take 
bow as if he were Lytell In person. 
Another man In the Codee act sings 
in high pitched voice and figures 
in some curtain slapping humor be- 
tween Ann and comic 

Olive McClure wound up the' lay- 
out nicely after 10 b'clock-. Olive 
is veneered by plenty night club 
training. Has loads of class. Her 
slave dance with the manacles, cap- 
ital. Has a Roxy-like flash i>roduc- 
tlon, which fitted around her. In- 
cluding highhat boys, who dance 
while she changes. Three panels 
with other members of the cast do- 
ing numbers from productions. This 
scene introduced by youth In a pan- 
el representing ticket spec store. 
Runs 16 minutes. Well received. 

FOX 

Brooklyn 
(Wired-Vaudfilm) 

On the same theory of as much 
show for as little price that put 
Fox's Academy over so resounding- 
ly in face of stiff competition on 
14th street, Fox's Brooklyn, with 
perhaps even tougher opposish. Is 
clicking nicely. This is the third or 
fourth week of the combination 
policy after trying it as a picture 
presentation house for which it was 
designed. This accounts, among 
other things, for the absence of an- 
njinciators — the page boys are flash- 
ing the cards for the acts. The or- 
chestra pit is generous In its open 
spaces due to the prominence It was 
accorded as a presentation the- 
atre's symphonic feature, but none 
the less the 4,500 seat Fox is well 
suited to the vaudfllm policy. 
Acoustics are great. Point of van- 
tage ditto. Variety's Brooklyn 
scout purposely took an extreme left 
.perch to test this, although others 
were available. 

Biz wasn't bad. If not capacity, 
but quite a nice turn-out for a Mon- 
day night and remarkably so' con- 
sidering an early evening downpour 
which persisted for the rest of that 
night and into Tuesday. So much 
for the drawing potentialities 
against Paul Ash at the Brooklyn 
Paramount and perhaps some In- 
verse reaction from the Albee where 
Texas Gulnan's Vltaphone, "Queen 
of the Night Clubs," was the fea- 
ture. Tex was heralded In person, 
with her Mob, as the Fox's stage 
feolture for this week, but the strain 
of her federal court whoopee last 
week . decided the big-hand propa- 
gandl.st to set her Fox vaudeville 
tour back a week. She comes In 
Monday. Meantime the Gulnan pic 
iux£..^t„tlie,,gK<5_8Und_r2a3rhave 
beneflted from Fox's" purposeKss 
advance billing and perhaps likely 
to offset Tex's personal appearance 
next in some measure. 

As H. M. S. Kcndrick, Fox's dis- 
trict supervisor, rightly dediicc), the 
picture^s the thing when it comes 
down to a stiff battle of opposition, 
Loew's Metropolitan showed up the 



Paramount, Fox and Albee last 
week with Fairbanks' "The Iron 
Mask," this in spite of a $2 Broad- 
way-exploited feature, "Wolf Song" 
at Paramount and good shows at 
the other houses, although Fox'a 
"New TTear" flicker was a weak sis- 
ter. 

As part of the new policy. Fox Is 
getting its pictures a bit sooner than 
Usually, playing -the Roxy feature a 
week after the Broadway run. Un- 
like the Brooklyn and New York 
Paramounts which play the same 
flickers day and date, the Fox- 
Roxy, in New York, with its 6,200 
capacity, figures it can absorb 
everything coming its way without 
handicapping tourist trade from 
Brooklyn. Hence Fox, Brooklyn, 
must take its flickers a week later, 
sometimes more when the Roxy 
holds its features over. 

The stage show ran a bit over two 
hours. With the overture, NVA 
collection. Fox Movietone and silent 
news reels, other trailers and 
"Strong Boy" (McLaglen), the fea- 
ture, complete show runs from eight 
bells until 11.27, a full three and 
one-half hours . of entertainment, 
which Is plenty' for 60 and 75 cents. 
House opens at 11 a. m. with flrst 
complete show starting at 1:05, 
somewhat of a breakfast frolic, but 
necessary because of tlie long 
shows, and working out great for 
the early bird admissions to a 35- 
cent top. They get an unusual 
draw at the bargain scale from the 
shoppers, lay-offs, etc. 

A., Joseph Jordan, formerly a 
favorite at Loew's State, is the new 
maestro, registering on his own 
with "Deep Night," the overture. 
''Stop, Look and Listen" is n flash 
dance revuotte. Cora Green (new), 
formerly partnered with Hamtree 
Harrington, is a , snappy single. 
Countess Sonla' has somewhat of a 
continental novelty in her song and 
dance revue, but those 24 minutes 
are a bit over.-lon^; also her pe- 
culiarly inflected "I thank you!" a 
laff-catch phrase at flrst, which be- 
comes monotonous V^ward the end. 
They were hungry for some real 
laughs and Rome and Gaut had 'em 
In the aisles. ' The physically con- 
trasted comedy steppers probably 
never clicked prettier, their every 
move and gesture going for a heavy 
laugh score. Lillian Shaw dittoed 
as a comedy hit, doing three num- 
bers; wop and two kosher lyrics, 
the flrst the marriage song and the 
closer, the sequel with the baby 
carriage. No . gainsaying Mies, 
Shaw's consistently strong Impres 
sion for all the familiarity of her 
stuff. 

'Twenty Milep Out" was the 
money act of the bill, pay rolled at 
$4,000. It's a unit and a versatile 
flash with 13 princiifals and a band 
background (12 men). One of those 
Ship Ahoy Ideas, the J^izzists 
perched aloft on the bridge and.IiCO 
Henning, as naval offlcer, ip. c.'ing 
and baton -wielding. 

Act must be still In process of 
changing and routining. Several 
new . people .have been added. 
Heralded as Duke Tellman's orches- 
tra, Yellman's absence is noticed,' 
Henning doing all the conducting. 
Specialties, in sequence, include 
O'RIley 'Sisters, Jane Beech, Morlka 
Rokk, Louise Mele, Gomez' and Wi- 
nona, 'Winnie Shaw, Hall and Nes- 
ley and Art Whltestone and Polly. 
Miss Shaw, the Hawaiian song- 
stress-hulatet, almost stopped It' 
cold. She's an odd personality, well 
featured and shapely, with an allur- 
ing south sea complexion. Her 
f^mme version of "I Got a Woman 
Crazy for. Me," with transplanted 
lyrics, was the nearrshow stopper, 
Henning' promising her return. 

Miss Mele, <from the coast. Is a 
charming Ingenue, gifted and of 
persuasive stage jtersonality. She- 
worked opposite Henning. both 
scoring with "Tea for Two" (an- 
nounced by the Juv as his song 
when In "No, No, Nanette") and 
■Sweetheart of Sigma Chi." 

Gomez and Winona's adagios, 
Hall and Nesley's comedy stepping. 
Miss Rokk's dancing and White- 
stone and his Polly were particular 
high lights. The O'Riley's. first In 
formal male attire, and later in al- 
luring scrim bell-bottom' sailor's 
trousers, also registered. It's a good 
unit, packs a wealth of entertain- 
ment and . a great flash for the 
vaudfllm houses. 

Edgar Wolf, long with Stanley 
Company in Phllly, new managing^ 
director; H. J. Anderson, housef' 
manager. AlMJ'- ■ 



MARRIAGES 

Countess Elaine Valols de Sinsay 
to Hugh Ross, conductor of the 
Schola Cantorum orchestra. New '. 
York, April 4. 

Fritz Hubert, with Publix unit 
to Alice Olsen, musical comedy, In 
Seattle. 

Goldic Elseman to Marty Barat* 
(dancer) stage of National WlnteiVru; 
Cfarden, April 10. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. H. Delf, daughter. 
-1n-Ncw-Torkr-Apjm_6..„„._^_^:_^ 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Green, son, 
Los Angeles; 'March 3. Father Is a 
nim director. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Connery, 
daughter, April 8, at St Anne's 
Hospital, New York. Mother wa» 
formerly Verdie Millie. 



Civ 



V A R i E T Y 



Wedit^sday; April 17, 1929 



PWaSENTATIONS-BILLS 

!NEXT;WEEKr(April 22) 



Shows carryine numfetals .such as (21) 'br (22) Indicate openlngr next 
week on Sunday pr Mondtiy, aa date may be. For this week (14) or (IB) 
^th split weeks also Indicated by dates. 

An asterisk (*) before name slgnlfles act Is nev/ to city, doing a new 
turn, reappearing after absence or appearing for first time, 

■ Pictures Include In classtflcatlon picture policy, with vaudeville or 
presentation as' adjtknct. ^ 

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GERMANY 



BEBUN 
Scala 

Crock 

GolemannB Co 
Blanca Bobocte 
BaranoK Tr 
Martha '^'estern 
Frank & Eueenle 
BItzoK Ballett 
Pal«rmo Jnititlerv 

-WlatCTcartu 
Dodge 2 



Month of April 

Bernard Sc Rlc« 
Kara Onukl 
e Mongsdors 
Prechtl's Bears 
t Junglass 
2 Athenas 
Henrique 
18 Romanoa 
Tanrtgra tc Ernest 
MargwIU 

Dournlka Takeb'slil 



PARIS 

Week April 13 



Caaliio de Pari* 

Edna Covey 
Nina Myral 
Bndja Mogoul 
Ninon Guerald 
Dorvlile 
Mitty & Tinio 
Henry Laverne 
Salnt-Orenler 
Qomez 3 
I, Tiller Olrls 
Bach -Carat 
RIcaux-Burgane 
Kitty Severac 
Annie Maurer 
P Franck 
M Benltez 
Oalas-Bergent 

Hayol Concert 
Irvin 2 
Ufrle Dabaa 
Plerade 

Iiuclenne Beyer 
U&nuella Del Rio 
Pierre Daly 
Renard-Llevln 
Hermalne Bredy 



Susy I.rltort 

Olympla 
Feltaaler 

Juliette Olrardin 
Darcelys 
Anita & Spring 
Jeff & CIro 
Watson's Co 
Balagner 6 
Schmettan Sis 
Miss aodart 
Lyons 4 
Agostino Tr 
York Bros . 
Joe Wriys 

Pnlace 
Raquel Metier 
Pompolt 2 
Pizella 
Franconnay 
Haroja 

Mario & Marco 
Ann Freschmann 
Nlrva del Rio 
Quetta. Bros 
Cladel-Brunot 
A Cnrmenclta 



Rlalto (13) 
Pat Lane 
Royal Oascolgnes 
. Strsttord 

2d halt (18-20) 
Cooke's Bd 
S Keith Girls 
Lassiter Bros 
Grace Doro 
Joe &' Willie Hale 

TlToU (1S> 
"Perfect Girl" Unit 
Fr'kle Masters Bd 
Cheer Leaders 4 
Brown & Bailey 
Helen McFaddeo 
Faster Girls 
'■Alias J .Valentine" 

Tower (IS) 
"Footlights" U 
Lou Kos'olt Bd 
Doris Roche 
Bddle walzer 
Lloyd & Brice 
MInnette Andre 
"Wolf Song" 

Vptowa (IS) 
Verne ]SuCk Bd 
Helen McFarland 



Bayes & Speck 
John Quinlan 
Chapman & Snyder 
Ned Jewell 
F Borrell Girls 
LOS ANGELES 
BooleVard (IS) 
Benny Riibln . 
Sarmanoff 8 
TIah Josephs 
'Making the Grade' 
Carthay Circle 

(Indet) 
Carll Elinor Orch 
"The Iron Mask" 

Chinese 

(Indef) 
Sid Grauman 
Buster West 
Rasch Ballet 
Jorre Coe 
Alfred Latel 
*Broadway Melody' 
. Egyptian 
Frank Jenks Bd 
^Inatown NIghW 
'Lofiw's State <M) 
Rube Wolf Bd 
"Wheels". Idea 



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LONDON 

Week of April 16 



FINHBCRT PABK 
Empire 

TrIxte Mason Co 

Smimova & T 

Mil's & Bobble 

Chas Aostln 

Shlstls Co 

Daros 

BnVt Errol 

Mumming Birds, 

. LONDON 
/ TIrtorIn Fninre 
- Lily Morris 

Tom Corstn 



Hertn&n Long 
Osborne & Perryer 
Bdlth Faulkner 
RIcoro Bros 
George Hurd 
Daly Sla & Marr 
LIttleAelds 

NEW CROSS 
Empire 
All at Sea 

STBATFOBD 
' Empire 
Between Ourselves 



Artists' Representative 
Would Be PleaMd to 

Hear From ■ ■ 
Artists In All Brandies 
of the 

Musical and Dramatic 

PROFESSION 
Write— Wire^Catt 

Alf T. Wilton, Iftc. 

ISnlte 1S60 BROADWAY Bryant 
609 ... New York 8087-S' 



Charles Barrtes 
Gamby'Hate- airU 
SAN ' FBANOISOa 

anmad« '(12) ' 
Harry Bone •■ 
Joe OrHBn 
Kellog & Lewis 
Mario & Jtosetta ' 

Wnrfleld (13) 
Eddie Peabody. 
Johnny Dunn 
Carlta 

Ralph Irwin ■ . 

ST. LOUIS 
. Amlnssndor (IS) 
■B'ty Sb'p Blues' U 
Bd Lowry. 
Koraiioeft 
Gibson Sis 
Stanley House 
"Close Harmony's 

Mlsaonit (IS) 
"Jazz Round VP" 
Harry Rose 
Arthur Nealy 
Rose Mary 
Caltes Bros 
DuRIn & Draper 
'His C'ptlve W'm'n" 
WSH-lirN, D, c. 

Fox (tO) 
J I Fisher 
Foxettea 

Jos LaRoae Prea 



. Uey'er Davis ' Or til 
."Speakea^^J-^ . 

J I Fisher •• ' 
Bobby Otfrman 
Orace~'>DeFar • 
.Almlrs' -Sksslona ' ' ' 
Roytyolsh 
Allyn ReBse' 
Frank .-Bokay ' 
Jim Jam Jems - 
Jos'LaRose Co- 
Foxettes 

Meyer Davis Sym 
Leon Bruslloft 
"Strong Boy" 

Palace ItO) 
■Saw with F'ra" V 
Wea toy Eddy 
Sammy Cohen 
Stone & Vernon 4 
Mavlne Hamilton 
Dave Gould Girls . 
"Spite Marriage" 
(1») 

'Laces &- Graciss' V 
Wesley Eddy 
CIrlllIno & F 
Nell O'Day 
Llora Hoffman 
Tommy Atkins S 
Gamby-Hale Girls 
"Flying Fleet". 



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BmMlNOHAH 
Empire 
All Fit 

Boyal 

That'a a Good Girl 
BLACKPOOL 
Orand 

Love Shorn Lady 
Opera House 

Good News 

BBADFOBD 
Alhambra 

O Carpentler Co 
CARDIFF 
Empire 

The Seafarers 
EDINBL'RCH 
Empire 

The Truth Onme 
ULAfMiOW 
Alhambra 

Her Cnrdb'rd Lover 

Empire 
D'k Town Srnndnis 
n.%NLEV 

Omnd 
League of Stars 

HI'LI. 

Fillare 
Thai's a (Jooil Girl 

i.KKDS 

Kmplrr 
Laugh Town [.au»;h 

Royal 
Show Bone 



UTEBPOOL 

Clowns In Clover 
SIANCHESTEB 
Palace 
Virginia 

NEWCASTLE . 
Empire 
Luoky Girl 

NEWPORT 
Empire 
Something New 
NOTTlNOHAJf 
Empire 
Change Over 
Boyal 
Carl Rosa Co 
PORTSMOUTH 
Boyal 
Killing of A Drake 
8ALFOBD 
Palace 
Spar e Time 

SHEFFIELD 
Empire 
BuslnesH Is Bualn's 
SOUTHAMPTON 
Empire 
Jack Hylton Co 
SOI'TIIHE.A 
King's 
Desert Song 
SWANSEA 
Empire 
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NE%V YORK CITT 

Capitol (SO) 
'Shades of Blue' U 
Charles King 
''>ave Schooler 
< 'heater Hale OIHs 
'Voice of the City 
(13) 

"CryslalH" Unit 
Dave Schooler 
Nick Long Jr 
Evelyn Wilson 
Joe Hart 
Nayan Pearce 
Bob Bob & Bobble 
Chester Hale Olrls 
"Duke Steps Out" 

Colony (IS) 
"Step on It" Rev 
Gordon Kibbler Bd 
"The Charlatan" 
FsrsmeuBt (IS) 
'Pearls of B'd'd' U 
Jacques Cartler 
Walzer ft Dyer 
Arch Cannon 
Idrena 
.G St John Ballet 
Carl BIterll 
Dave Rublnoff 
"Hole In the Wall" 

Boxy (13) 
Patricia Bowman 
Jenny Delarolt 
"^ftadlo KIce „ _ 
Catherine Allmolf 
Leo Reltzig 
. Mae Wright 

Kathryn Lu Eyies 
■'-RasilUB-Sptacher — ■ 
,, Terry Bauer 
' . R Markert Olrls 
J'oe Kirkwood 
Dhtiglas Stonbury 
• 'Thru Different E' 
• CHICAGO, ILL. 
Avnion (13) 
■ Charlie Crofts Bd 
Born & Lj.'ivronce 

P. ^pltol (13) 
.Roy Dotrlch Bd 

• ■sillljpji Hafiors 



Arnold Grazier 
Chicago (li) 
'Sl'plng Boauty' P 
H L Spltalny Bd 
George Nelldoft 

7 Trumpeters 
Luella Felrtag 
Doris Morelte 
Ensemble 

'Nothing but Truth' 

Omnada (IS) 
Benny MerofT Bd 
Barto ft Mann 
Morgan ft DeLlma 

8 Relllys 

HanllDg (IS) 
•Stop Thief Unit 
Al Morey Bd 
r.ftvoy 2 . 
Earl LaVere 
Newman Sc Rogers 
Kathryn Lewie 
E Masquelet 
Kurnlker Ballet 
"The Barker" 
Marbre (IS) 
Chns Kaley Bd 
Mae Murray Unit 

Norshore (IS) 
"Show Boat" Unit 
Al Kvale Bd 
Gregory ft Edison 
Masters & Grace 
Cotton Pickers 
Sam Arco Co 
"Wolf. Song" 

Oriental ' (IS) 
"Wedding Dells" 
J Oaterman Bd 
-Zelnya 



Buddy Raymond 
Carter ft Aalbu Sis 
Gene Morrison 
"Speak Baay" 

Panullse (13) 
"Sp'g Chickens" 
Mark Fisher Bd 
Anita Stewart 
Max ft Gang 
Jones & Elliott 
Jue Fonp ' 
Herblo Edwin 
Peterson Olrls 
"Alias J Yolentlne 



Wally Jackson 
Dorothy Neville 
a ft M!^&me 
Gamby-Hale Olrls 
■Alias J Valentine" 
ATLAKTA, OA. 

Howard itt) 
"SUp On It" Unit 
Paul Mall 
B ft J Peterson 
Helen Wright 
B'ifoS ft JMephine 
F Sbrrell ' Olrls 
BntM'OH'M, ALA. 

Alabama <!») 
"Blue Hev" Unit 
Bob LaSalle 
Irene Taylor 
Frank SteVa 
Pell ft Cola 
Small Bros 
Oamby-Hale Olrls 
BOSTON 
HelropolUan (13) 
Say It with M'lc' U 
Ted Clatre 
Charles Irwin 
"Molh'g Bat Truth' 
BROOKL'VN 
FOx (IS) 
Lillian Shaw 
Rome ft GaUt 
Cora Green 
Countess Sonia Rev 
Leo Henning 
Gomez ft WInnonah 
Hall ft Essley 
Duke Yellmnn's Bd 
"Strong Boy" 

Fammonnt (IS) ' 
'A Jazz Bouquet" 
Paul Aali 
Sainniy Cohen 
Stone ft Vernon 4 
FIB D'Orsoy 
Dave Oould Olrls 
Hole In the Wall' 
nUFFAIX) 

nniraio (is) 

Hiirvpst Time" U 
Lou Forbes 
Fauntelroy ft Van 
Stanley 2 
Ted ^larks 
Varsity 4 
Dave Gould Olrls 
Wolf Song" 
CLEVELAND 
State (13) 
'Vrletlos of 1929' U 
Johnny Perkins 
Stubby O'ordon 
8 Lucky Boys 
Mary Kane 
Dave Oould Girls 
J ft J Walton 
'Voice of the City 
DALLAS, TEX. 
Palace (20) 
'Minstrels of '20' U 
DENVER; COL. 
Denver (1R> 
'Topsy Turvy' Unit 
Terry Corwoy ■ 
Caffery ft Miller 
Phelps 2 
Milton Charles 
DEB MOINES. lA 

Oapllol (CO) 
"Bubbles" Unit 
Oatanos 
M Mnrtell 
Ross ft Edwards 
Oene Sheldon 
Dave Gould Co 
Marta Kay 

DETROIT 
Cnpltol (13) 
"All Star Rev" U 
Del Delbrldge 
Henry Downing 
Mayakos 
.Traps 
Wlld.'Party" 
Ffslier (13) 
...-LEarjalnn. lilsUtaLJL 
Al Donahue 
Arsenc Slegal 
'•nrldge of San 
Luin Rey" , 
Michigan (13) 
"Cooling ©ft" Unit 
Al Bvnns ' 
Georgo Olvot 
Oamby Hale Olrls 
'Sat'dny's Children' 
HOUSTON. TEX. 
Melmpolllan (20) 
f'Crlnnllno. Jazz", U 
Jock Egao 



-Evilly RItohle Co 
Fuzzy . Knight 
Sunklst Beauties 
The Barker" 
Ponunotiat (18) ^ 
'Magic Rug" Uillt 
Honk WatSon 
Milton Charles 
Burns ft Klssen 
Emllle ft Romalne 
Starr ft Rollo 
Harry Johnson 
■Noth'g But Truth' 
MEWABK 
Braaferd (13) 
Marty May 
Healy St Cross 
Madelyn Ktlleen 
Jean Carroll 
Clayton ft Leonard 
12 Kaufman Girls 
'His C'ptlve W'm'n' 
N. ORLEANS. LA. 

Saenger (It) 
"Volcano" Unit 
Frank Melino Co 
T ft J Dale 
Eleanor Terry 
Oil Wray 
Foster Olrls 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Blvlera (20) 
Monte Carlo". Unit 
Harry Rose 
Joseph OrllTIn 
Mario ft Roslta 
Gluck-Sorel Co 
PHIL.\DELPinA 

Cormon (IR) 
April Follies" U 
Arthur Prince ft J 
Jean MIgnolet 
Alfredo & Jeanne 
Elsie Dallas 
Vida Peggy ft L 
FabcT ft Wales 
'Circus Kid" 

Fox's (1)5) 
Blossom Seeloy 
Benny Fields 
Charlie Bourne 
Phil Ellis 
BuBsey ft Casey 
Harry Fox & Curtis 
Sh'pain ft Hlll'd 3 
" Herberts Rebels 



Not Quite Decent' 

Stanley (16) 
'Jazz a la Carie' V 

Charlie Molson 
Hilton Berle 



NEW TOBK OITT 
Americaa 

1st halt (22-24) - 
Boston ft Howell 
Bertraln ft Ralston 
Hal Sands' Olrls 
McLaughlin ft B 
M Sunshine Co 
Andres^ens 
(Two to mi) 

2d half (28-28) 
Davids ft Olasa 
VIgel ft Conway 
Melino ft Delong 
Braille ft Pallo Rev 
Varsity 3 
4 Van RIpers 
Lillian Morton 
Zelda Bros 
Boalevord 
Ist halt (22-24) 
Kodak ft Sis 
Boyce ft Evans 
Harry Koler Co 
Ruth Roye 
(One to mi) 

2d halt (26-2<) 
Mazola 8 
Forrest ft Lake 
Mr ft Mrs. Phillips 
Nan Halperln 
Commodore 
1st hair (22-24) 
Peters ft LeBuft 
Darling ft Post 
Toomer ft Day 
Al's'nd'r L'g'n ft O 
Barrett ft Cuneen 
Burns 8 ft Loe B's 

-id halt (26-28) 
Cllnt'h ft R'ney's R 
(Others to mi) 
Delaacey St. 
1st halt (22.24) 
John Henning Co 
Goodwin ft Rash 
Clay. CroucH -Co- 
Dance Bargains 
(One to mi) 
; Sd halt (26-28) 
Zleglers 
Scherr Bros 
Lyons ft Waterman 
Bert Walton Co 
Qlbbs 2 
(One to mi) 
Elalrmoant 
1st halt (22-24) 
Takewa Japs 
Billy Beard 
Jas C Morton Co 
Stuart ft Lash 
Cavaliers . 

2d half (26-28) 
Jordan ft Grace 
Furman & Bvans 
Plsano ft Lauderer 
NTG's B'way Eves 
(One to mi) 
Orand 
1st halt (22-24) 
Zleglers 

Doyle & Donnelly 
Fr'shm'n ft Co-Eds 
Chabot ft Tortlnl 
Study In Blues 

2d half (26-28) 
Parker Bnbb Orch 
Bernard ft Henrle 
Murray ft Maddox 
Georgle Price 
(One to nil) 
Lincoln Sq. 
1st half (22-24) 
lK>hse ft Sterling 
VIgel ft Conway 
Stanley Kerns ft 
Plsano ft Lauderer 
Kerr & We.ston R 

2d halt (26-28) 
Wilfred DuBnIs 
Martha Laurence 
Cook ft Langdon 
J Elliott Olrls 
(One to nil) 
National 
1st halt (22-24) 
3 Worcesters 
Lydia Harris 



Alton ft' Wilson' ' 
Calvin . ft Wood 
Ruth Roye ■ • 1 
Breen LaBard ft B^ 
BBOOKLYN 
.' Bedford 
1st halt (22-24) , 
Mazola 3 
Villa St, Strlngo 
Renatd ft West 
Alton ft Wilson 
(One to All) 

2d half (26-28) 
Takewa Japs 
Stuart ft Lash 
Cavaliers 
(One to ail) 
46th St. 
1st halt (22-24) . 
Jordan ft Grace. 
Martha X.awrence 
Murray ft. Maddox. 
Georgia Price 
Tld Bits ot 1928 

2d halt (26-28) . 
Ida ft Joe St Onge 
Fullmer ft Wayne 
McLaughlin ft E . 
Rah Rah Tommy 
(One to mi) 
Oates Ave. 
let halt (22-2t) 
Zelda Bros, 
Winifred ft Mills 
Nan Halperln 
Bvans Wolt Bd 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Breath ot the So 
Cuby ft Smith 
RItz Bros 
Putting on the RItz 
(One to mi) 
Hetropolltan (22) 
Boyd ft Wallln 
Deiro 

T ft Jt Romalne Co 
Kramer Boyle 
Kramer ft B Clang 
Oriental 

Ist h&lt (23-24) 
Frank Shields 
Bert .Walton Co 
NTQ's B'way Eves 
(One to (111) 
< 2d halt (26-28) 
3 Hartwells - 
H ft B Hutchlns 
Study In Bluea 
(One to mi) 
Palace 
1st Ifalf (22-24) 
Riley ft Gale 
Jules HOTVard Co 
S'shlne S'mmy ft B 
(Two to mi) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Carr Bros ft Botty 
Chabot ft Tortlnl 
Ship Ahoy 
(One to mi) 
Premier 
1st half (22-24) 
France & LaPell 
Forrest & Lake 
Mr ft Mrs Phillips 
Wilton ft Murphy 
J Elliott Girls 

2d half (26-28) 
Ford ft Price- 
LydIa Harris 
Ronard ft West 
Kerr. ft Weston Rv 
(One to. mi) 
ATLANT.\ 
Gmnd (22) 
Reek ft Rector 
victor Oliver Co 
Dave (Gardner Co 
Lydell ft Higglns 
Casa Lohn Olrls 
BAY BIDGE 

I.oeWa 
Ist half (22-24) 
Wilfred DuBols 
Scherr Bros 
Saxton ft Farrell 
Gordon ft Walker 
Olbbs 2 



Clay Crouoh Co 
((One to' nil) ' 
JElV'NSVtL'LE, IMDi 
•'■■Iioeiv'»>'<S8> - • ' 
Conley t' . 
Trade -J : • ' ■ 
Anderson ft Graves 

:miio -i- ■ 

Milton Douglas Oo-. 

HOUSTON . 
1 Houiiton (22) ' 
Larimer 'ft Hudson 
lAllcs Morley 
Scott Bros ft V 
Conrad & Eddy , 
Doc Baker Co' 
JIA3LUCA, L. I. 

Hillside 
1st halt (22-24) 
Breen LaBard ft B 
Calvin ft Wood 
Monologlst 
Night: at Luna P'k 
(One to Ml) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Andressens 
'M Sunshine Co 
Lew Kelly CO . 
White M ft a Bros 
(One to All): 
UBMPHIS, TBNN. 

loew'e (22) 
Fltzgeralds 
Bobby Van Horn 
I.ander' Bros ft L 
Ray Pagan's Orch 
(One to All) . 
MONTREAL 
Loew'a (22) 
Black ft Gold 
Fein ft' Tennyson . 
Krugel. ft Rubles 
C Emmy's Pets 
McKay ft A'rdlne 
Gaston Andree Co 
KEWARK 
State (22) : 
Christie j& N«lson 
Esmonds -ft - Grant 
Oscar Lorraine 
Local MInst Show 
(One to All) 



Nmr; oBiBAMa 

Slate (23) 
'C '* -B' Barle '•' 
OeoNre'"Hanter>. _ 
■Jack Bal»is' >Bd"' ' 
NOBtOlJr.' V.A. 

ILueaer & Lillian ' . 
Pynoh->* Deris ' 
>M Montgomery Co 
Milton Berle ' ■ 
.11 Glorlour Olrls .. 

. STRAOU'SE : 
: State (22) 
Sheldon Heft ft L 
Geo Lyons 
Wally Sbhrples Co 
Xlme S 
-(One to All) 
TOBdNTO 
Loew** (22). 
Campbell ft Brady 
Hinds. ft Leonard 
Lane ft Hfirper 
B Arlington Co 
Haddock's Co 
WOODH'VEN,. LX 

Wlllard 
: 1st halt (22-24) 
Helen Carlson 
Furman ft Bvans 
Donovan ft Breon 
NTO Rev 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Slerak's Miracles 
Wilton ft Murphy 
Boyle ft Delia ' 
B ft'R Goman Rev 
(One to"All) 
TONKEBS, N. T. 

'Tonken 
• 1st half (22-24) 
Davids ft Glass 
.Hall ft Symonds 
Cook ft Langdon - 
I^wls ft Ames 
Hoitveward :Bound 

2d halt (26-28) ' 
.'Vlotor Hydes Co 
(Others, to All) 



BBOIkKI.TN 
AII>M->(3t) ■ 
Al Abhett. -■ 
Ann Coiag (So 
James - Barton 
Babe Bgan Orch.. . 

_ AoriVft 'Qween , 
Courtney. ,81a. 
Lou Holtx 
Shaw &'^ Carrpll ' 
Will Mahoney 
Indian Bd. . ' 
■ Bdshwlck 
1st halt (21-24) 
Flora' LeBreton 



LYONS & lYONS 

' *^ InlinaiLc Cluil<> 'jf:, 



ORGANIZATIOM 

Lyons i 1.70ns, Ine.i 
la noted tor |ts organU 
cation ot capable exeeo- 
tlTes' to most elBelcatly 
represent the artist la 
.all departments ot the 
theatre^. T. 

LYONS . & LYONS 






NBtV TOBK CITY 
' Chesto 

Ut half (21-24) 
KItayamas' 
Brems FItz ft M 
Jack Norworth Co 
Tarmark 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-2T) 
Del Ortos 
Savoy ft .Mann 
Morton . ft Russell 
Monologlst. 
4 Aces ft Queen . 

2d half (18-20) 
Typical- Topics Rev 
CoUsenm 

let half (21-24) 
Earl Lindsay's Rev 
Carder Bros 
Allen 'Dlnehart Co 
Allen ft Breen 
(One to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Rudell ft Donegan 
K'znltzoft & N'llna 
(Three to All) 

2d half (18-20) 
6 Mounters 
Hector ft Pals 
Florrle Lavere 
Jimmy Save 
Farnum's Frolics 
gist St. 

Ist half (21-24) 
Kay ft Snyre 
(Others to flU) 

2d halt (26-27) 
Ray Huling ft Seal 
Jimmy Sovo Co 
(Three to All) 

2d half (18-20) 
Chan HIng Tr 
Alex Hyde Carnival 
(Three to nil) 
Fordhnm 

let half (21-24) 
St Leon Co 
Dob Hnll 

Llta Gray Chaplin 
May Sparrow Co 
(Ono to nil) 

2d half (26-27) 
6 Mounters 
Kranz ft Kaufman 
Side Kicks 
Allen & fireen 
F O'Denlflhawn Co 



JACK Le UPSHUTZ 

TAILOR, 908 Wahiit 5t^ PW^ 

NEW YORK •■'•,■ . . 



TUESDAYS 
HOTEL 
MANHATTAN 



M Hamilton 
TumMIng Clowns 
"'Desert Nights" 
PITTSBt'ROH 
Itertght (13) 

At Co'ntry Club' U 
Dick Powell 
Dottle Morrison 
Seldel ft Spotty 
Martha Pattl 
Bennett Bros 
Jackie Terrls 

'Qu'n of Nlte Cbs" 
Penn. (13) 

■Rainbow Trail' U 
Teddy Joyce 

Osaman ft Schepp 

Marie White 

Bud Cnrlell 

Joan Boydell 

Ohick Sorrel Girls 

"Rodekin" 

PROVIDENCE 

™Jii«^<t_lisi__. 
Kenny Sis 
Mcrley ft Anger 
Dcmnrest & Deland 
Rny ft Stono 
Snntlago 3 
"Now V'*nr's Eve" 
S. ANTONIO. TKX. 

TtJian: (20) 
"Slara" Unit- 
Uvans ft Perez 
Jack Powell 
Harm ft Nee 
■Jock K,!tan'.- ■ 
Maureen & Sonny 



Davis ft Nelson 

Boyle ft Delia 

B ft' R Ooman Rev 

2d half (26-28) ' 
Realm of Dance 
Riley ft Gale - 
Phillips ft Murray 
Joe Phillips Rev 
(One to All) 
Orphenni 

1st halt (22-24) 
Ida ft Joe St Onge 
Bernard ft. Henrle 
Smith' ft Hart 
Fields ft Georgia 
White M ft S Bros 

2d halt (26-28) 
Helen Carlson 
Villa ft Strlngo 
Winifred ft Mills,, 
Joe Dnly ft Co-Eds 
(One to All) 

State (22)' 
3 Students 
Xovo'TirniicTlankS' 
Einlie -norco 
Blue Rldgp Ram 
(One to fill) 
Victoria 

1st half (22-24) 
Realm of Dance 
Fulkner -ft Wayne 
Norton ft Molnotte 
Phillips ft Murfay 
Joe Phillips Rev 
(One to nil) 

2d halt (26-23) ■' 
Kodiik & Sis 



2d half (26-28) 
Julius Fuerst Co 
Doyls & Donnelly 
Davis ft Nelson 
Evans Wolt Orch 
(One t9 All) 
BOSTON 
Orphenm (22) 
DeToregos 
Halstead ft Daniels 
Frank D'Amore Co 
Lew Wilson 
Lew Wilson Gang 
CANTON 
Orplieum (22) . 
3 Blanks 
Frank Salt Co 
Herbert Clifton Co 
Colo ft' Snyder 
Lee .2 Co 

CLEVELAND 

' Cranadn 
2d halt (25-28) 
Frank Salt Co 
TToHT-ft'-^'SnyaET-"" 
Lee 2 Co, 
(Two to All) 
COBONA, L. L. 

PItkza 
lat half (22-24) 
H ft M Scranton 
'O'Neill ft Manners 
iQrallle 'ft Pallo Bv 
(Two to All) 
I 3d. halt (26-28) 
Dance Bargains 
'Halo & 'Hoffman 
Fields & Oeorgia 



: 2d half ('18-20') 
Donovan Girls. 
Abbott ft Blslsnd 
Sully ft Thomas 
Shean A Cantor 
SIg Frlscoe Bd 
niaafclla 

1st half (21-24) 
12 Nip Olrls 
Geo P Murphy 
Trlxle Friiianza 
Al K Hall 
Earl Carpenter Or 

2d half (18-20) 
Phil ft Eddie Ross 
Redmond ft Wells 
Wm Bdtnund Co 
Brendel ft Burt 
Earl Lindsay Rev 
Hamilton 

1st half (21-24) 

TCTOS 4 

Ray Hilling ft C 
Jimmy Allard .Co 

•SirTonuft Rnv—y-^ 
(One to nil) 

2a half (26-27) 
Chevalier Bros 
DIehl Sis ft McD'ld 
Jack Norworth Co 
Talent ft Merit 

'Stop .Look Listen 
2d lialf (18-20) 

.Kitoyama Japs 

•Wheeler, ft Sands 

-Roger -Imhoft 
Opo Bentty 
B Egan ft Redh'ds 



Hippodrome 

2d half (18-20) 
Pauline Oaslilns 
Market Olrls 
Lopez Orch 
Lillian Roth 
(One to All) 
Jeffcnon 
1st halt (21-24) 
Testerthoughts 
Jimmy Save 
(Three to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
12 Tom Nip Olrls 
Joe Freed Co 
Ben Bernle Orch 
(Two to All) 

2d half (18-20) 
Dancing Folllea 
Master Jay Ward 
OalUrlnl Sla 
Senator Murphy 
Roscoe Alls Co 
Palace (21) 
Marx Bros 
(Others to All) 

(14) 
Collegiate Unit 
Ada May 
Marx Bros 
HarleQulns 
(Others to All) 
Bevent 
Ist half (21-24) 
Tony Williams Co 
Jeanne Upham Co 
Walsh ft Clark 
(Two to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Earl Hanson Orch 
Jerome ft Evelyn 
(Three to All) 

2d half (18-20) 
Raquel Mlarto 2 . 
Fisher & Oilroore 
Roy Rogers 
E Carpenter's Or 
(One to nil). 

Riverside (21) 
Red Gi-ange 
Roy Rogers 
Vincent I.opcz Or 
(Two to mi) 

(14) 
4 Aristocrats 
Kay ft Sayre 
The Briants 
Allen ftp ' Breeti 
Leatrlce Joy ■ 
&fo(lcrn Marionettes 
Brown ft Whlttaker 
Foster Co 

lko3-al 
1st h'Alf (21-24) 
Rne ft Dot Dean 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (26-27) 
Fromdssano . 
The Briants 
Brems ^Itz ft M 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Balaharo 6 
Col'mbla Comedy 
Jolly Bill ft Jane 
Bull Montana 
Newhoft ft Phelps 
CONEY ISLAND 

Tllyoa 
1st .halt (21-24) 
Jerome & Evelyn 
Joe Freed Co 
Trlxle Friganza 
Earl Hanson Orch 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-27) 
Little Flplfax 
Collins ft Peterson 
Joanne T^pham Rev 
(Two to All) 

2a halt (18-20) 
-Mowatt.ft.;Jlutdy: 
Dotson 

Prlnce.os Wahleka 
Dlehl Sis ft McD'ld 
Jack White Orch 
FAS ROCKAWAY 
' 2d halt (26-27) 
Collegiate Unit 
(Others to. HID' 
2d halt (18-20) 
Gordon ft King 
Davis ft Darnell 
-rlllls ft LaRue Rev 
(Two to' All) 



BINOHAHTON 

BlnchoutOB 
1st halt (22-24) 
Haroue Sevue 
.(Twe<'tb>'fllt) " ■ 
-2d -halt <18-21)i 
Bento Bros ' ■ 
Dlrkson. ft Cassldy 
.Wright Douglas Ce 
Bob Murphy 
Catherine Rose Rer 
BOSTON, BIASS. 

Albee 
1st halt (22-24) 
Rogers All Olrl Rov 
(Others to -All) . 
2d halt (18-21) 




Broadway Flashes 
(Three -to All) 

'2d halt (26-27) 
Will Morrlssey 
Teller Sis ft Ackl'd 
Morrlssey ft Miller 
Ted Marcelle 
(One to All) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Ike Rose's Midgets 
(Others. to All) 
Oreenpoint 
1st hVIC (21-2i) 
Marty'Dupree Rev 
(Othera' t6-.AU> 

2d halt (26-27) 
Tony Williams Co 
Enrl Carpenter Or 
Bob Hall 
Jean Uphnm Co 
(One to mi) 

2d halt (18-20) 
LIttie PIpltaz 
JudI Dee 
Arthur Ashley Co 
Ray Ruling ft Seal 
Crackerjacke 
Kennkore 
1st, halt (21-24) 
Mounters 
Tolent ft Merit 
Kitty Doner 
Ben Bernle ft Bd 
(One . to All) 
' 2d halt (26-27) 
Locke(t ft Page 
Noble Slssle 
Shean ft Cantor 
Dooley ft' Morton 
SIg Friscos Bd 

2d half (18-20) 
Gruber's .Oddities 
Kran'z ft Kaufman 
Tiny Town Rev 
Trlxle Friganza 
Alma Nellson Co 
Madlsoa 
1st ba't (21-24) 
Chew HIng Tr 
Lum ft White 
Roscoe Alls 
(Two to mi) 

2d half (26-27) 
Gruber's Oddities 
Carder Bros 
Yarmark - 
Lewis ft Ames 
Jack White's Rev 
2d half (18-20) 
Lillian St Leon Co 
Carlisle ft I.amal 
Benny . Davis Gang 
(Two to All) 
Orphenm 
2d halt (18-20) 
T ft D' Ward 
Oeo P Murphy 
Kelly ft Staples 
Lionel Kaye 
(One to mi) 
Prospect 
1st Jialf (21-94) 
Savoy ft Mann 
Noble Slssle 
Hardeen 
(Two to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Flora .'LeBreton. 
Broadway Flashes 
(Three to All) 

2d halt (18-20) 
Watawassa Co 
Senna ft Weber 
Flapper Freshles 
Jim ft. Betty Page 
Clownland Revue 
AKRON. O. 
Falnce 
1st half (22-24) 
Do Pace 
Chaz Chase 



Uesseiris 
Marino ft Martin 
Swor ft Goode 
Local Co 
(One to All) 
Bowdflln Sq. 
1st half (22-24) 
Von Stromcl 
Agees Horses 
(Others to Ail) 
. Bgleston Sq. 
1st halt (22-24), 
Yvonne 
Stoiie Bros 
Cappy .2 . 
(Two- to nil) 
Howard 
1st half (22-24) 
Llbonatl 
4 Uessems 
William Ebbs 
(Two to till) 

Memorial (22) 
Galla RInl . 
Willie West ft McO 
Will Mahoney 
Tiny Town Rev 
(One to mi) 
(16) 
La Belle Pola 
Jos E Howard Co 
Hude L ft Donlgaa 
Llta Orey Chaplin 
Roy Cummlnfrs 
Art Landry Orch 
Sedlay Sq. (22) 
Sawyer ft Bddy 
Sunshine Boys 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
Fr'kel ft r>-,-nleavy 
(One to mil 
(16) 

Paula Lormn Co 
Tom Waring 
Nat Chick Haines 
Lytell ft Fant 
Young China 
BB'CKTON, MASS. 
Brockton 

1st holt (22-24) 
2 Black Dots 
Edgar Bergen Co 
Haynes Leh'an ft R 
Dainty Marie Co 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Restlvo 

8 Crackerjacks 
(Thre e to All) 
BUFFALO 
Hlppedreme (22) 
Palermo's Dogs 
Jay Velio 
Senna ft Dean 
Olenn ft Jenkins 
Pavley-Oukr'ky Bat 
(16) 

Harry Carroll Unit 
CHABLOTTE 
CaroUaa 

2d half (26-28) 
Scott ft Swift Bis 
Weston ft Lyons 
Jack Pepper 
Koran 

(One to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
4 Eton Boys 
Arthur Devoy Co 
Tyler Mason 
Joe Young Co 
(One to All) 

CHATTANOtMA 
TiToU 

(1st halt 22-24) 
(Same bill play* 
Knoxvllle 2d halt) 
Chlnko ft Kaufmaa 
Norwood ft Hall 
Rome ft Dunn 
4 Diamonds 
(One to All) 



EXCLUSIVELY DESIQNEO 
GARMENTS FOR GENTLEMEN 



BEN ROGKE 



1632 B'way- at SOth St.. N V City 



Jackie Coogan 
Ethel Davis 
The Daliotas 

2d halt (25-28) 
Muriel Kayo 
Herb Faye 
Betty-Blytho 
Harris & Radcllffe 
(One to All) 

2d half (18-21) 
Mary Dugan Unit 
ALLENTOWN 

Colonial ■ 
1st halt (22-24) 
Alex Hyde Carnival 
The -Monotoglst 
(Three to All) 

2d half (26-28) - 
Kelly's Cabaret 
(Othere to All) 
ATLANTIC CITY 
Earle 
1st halt (22-24) 
Stanley ft Elva 
Robblns ft JeWett 
Harry Holman Co 
Jack Georgo 
Current ot Pun 

2a half (26-28) 
Great Johnson 
Oersldlne & Joe 
Henry Santrey Or 
(Two to All) 
AUGUSTA, ME. 
1st halt (22-24) 
A ft L Wilson 
Morrow ft Stella 
(One' to All) 

BALTIMORE 
New Onrdena (22) 
Tho Claires 
• Ba bjr-Rosemary-^— 
Wm Edmond Co 
Oeo Beatty 
Maryland Col'Rlans 
BANtiOR, ME. 
nijou 
1st halt (22-24) 
WcBtorgards. 
(Two to mi) . 
BES'INGTON.'VT. 

ist half (22-24) 
Hungarinn Rev 
' Fred Morton. 
(One to All) 



CHICAGO 
Palace (22) 
Geo D'Ormonde 
Jerome ft Gray 
Joe Regan 
Watson Sis 
Colleano Family 
(16) 

Dnck Shing Tr 
Claire Vincent Co 

3 Sailors 
Duncan 61s 
George Jessel 

CINCINNATI 
Albee (22) 
Bird Cabaret 
Sargent ft Lewis 
Rose ft 'Tborne 

4 Camerons 
Ollda Oray 

(16) 
Psarl 2 
Joe Marks 
Jackie Coogan 
Flo Lewis 
Felovls 

Palace (22) 
Nolan Bros ft V 
Ernest HIatt 
Happiness Olrls 
Goss ft Barrows 
Ora 

(16) 
MIdgetland 
Chas Chase 
Lasses White 
Walton ft Brent 
Omer Herbert Rev 

CLEVELAND 
- Palace 

1st halt (22-24) 
'Vanesal'— 
Nathal 

Jay C Fllppen V 
(Two to All) 

2d half,>(18-21) 
4 Flashes 

Bartram ft' Saxtoa 
Harry Langdon 
Vonlta Gould 
Herb Williams 
lOStli St.. - 
let halt (22-24) 
Poorl. 2 
Black Kat 1 



Wednes^y* April' 17, 1929 



V A R I E T Y 



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Morton * Btout 
pio I<ewli 

»",'S*S.« <»-") 

Nolan Bro». * ^ 

Harris & Badollne 
Bird Caborot 

COLDliBIIB 
- r*Iac« <22) 
Irene Vermillion 
Tbe Uehera 
IisewB White 

Joe Marl's... 
(One to^fllO 

(Allisons 
Goss & Barrows 
Jos Tfegan 
X<ane' ft' Haley 
Vanossl^ 

concobd; n. h. 

:a halt (18-21) 
Sunshine Boys 
a Nltbs 
(One to (111) 
DAVTON 
Kelth'ii 
: . let halt (22-24) 
Vr !• S Sbo«:b't Rov 



Ted & Al Waldman 
Delaney-Cr'doD & C 
(One to DID 

jEBsmr cm 
Btal« 

1st bait (22-24) 
Le Paul 
Davis & Darnell 
Rae & Dot Dean 
Jolly Jhne ft Bill 
(One to All) 
lACOMA. N. H. 

ist halt (22.24) 
Denno Sis A Thib'lt 
liANCASTEK 
Colonial . 

1st halt (33-24) 
Marty Dupree 
(Others to nil) 

2d halt (25-28) 
4 Dales 
M & A Clark 
Rodrlgo & Leila 
(Two to nil) 
LAMCVSTES 
Colonial 

1st half (22-24) 
Marcus Show 
Coudy ' 
(Three to fill) 
LAWR'NOE, STABS. 

1st halt (22-24) 
EI BuzzlnRton Orch 
(Others to flin 
I.E>VISTON, ME. 
Musie IlaU 



HOW A R O S L O AT 

BONDS FOR INVESTMENT ^ 

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Ben Blue 

Da'ty Ethel Morlne 
'(Two to All) 

2d halt (25-2B) 
t Allisons 
Bobby Rowland 
M & A Skelly 
Jim McWllllams 
Jimmy Burchlll 
> ■:d halt (18-21) 
The Dakotos 
Barfcent & Lewis 
4 Camerons 
Ii«avltt & Lockwo'd 
(One to All) 
DENVER 
Kclth'8 (22) 
M Hughes & Bro 
Fazton 
Hal Nelman 
Al B yvhite Co 
(OAe to All) 
(10) 

Paulay Bros 
Princess Pat 
Bid Marlon . 
Rae Samuels 
Fllcer & D ouglaa 
DETROIT 
Uptown 

1st half .(22-24) 
'Wilson Koppla & B 
Tates £ Lawley 
Modem Cinderella 
Lang & Haley 
Joe Mendl - 

2d bait (26-28) 
May(» & Lynoh 
Banjoland 
(Three to All) 

:a halt (18-21) 
Francle & Wally 
Mayo &' Lynn 
Down Home 
(Two to All) 
EA8TON 
Lake 

1st halt (22-24) 
Kelly's Cabaret 
<Oth«rs to All) 
' 2d halt .(26-28) 
Alex Hy.d» Carnival 
(OtRers to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Byder & Oreen Q'l 
Wm Seabnry Rev 
Nathano Bros 
The Monologlst 
(One. to All) 
ERIE, PA. 
■ Periy 

lat halt (22-24) 
B & Lucy oniotte 
Byron & WIUls 
Girl Wanted 
Bob Murphy 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-28) 
BlUle Maye Co 
Bob Murphy 
7 Nelsons 
(Two to All) 

2d half (18-21) 
Ruth Ford 
Barto & Clark 
Hlokey Bros 
Memphis Collegtans 
(On e to All) 
FITCHB'O, HASS. 
: Lyrie 

let half (22-24) 
Jimmy Evans Co 
(Others to All) 
FLVBHINQ 
Keith's 

1st halt (22-24) 
Stop Look Listen 
J & K Lee 
Bhean & Cantor 
SIg Frlscoe Bd 
(One to All) 

2d half (26-28) 
li St Leon Co 
Texas 4 

Mason & Keller 
Kitty Doner 
Adler & Bradford 

2a halt (18-21) 
6 Ne'sons 
Madeline Patrico 
Keno Oreen & M 
Clayton J'keon & D 

GREENFIELD 
Victoria 
. 2a halt (26-28) . 
Bento Bros 
Emmett O'Meara 
(Three to All) 

2d halt U8-21) 
Rolotta *Br08 
Bheehan & Anger 
Sandy Shaw 
Aeroplane Girls 
(One to All) 

HARRISnrRQ 
New 8tat« . 

lat halt (22-24) 
Bessar & Balfour 
(Others to AIM 

2d half (26-28) 
Toto 

(Others to All) 

2d half (18-21) 
Fantastic Studio 
Jimmy Allard Co 
Robinson & ■ Pierce 
Carl'McCullough 
(One to. All). 
IIARTI.AND, ME. 
. let-half (22r24) 
A & L Wilson 
-■W^.MiurrAw_&::atfi!]a: 
(Tlu-06 to All) 
HAVER'LL, MASS. 
Colonial 
Zd halt (18-21) 
Henry J Kelley 
Val Harris Co . 
(Three to Alli 
UORNELL^ N. T. 

. Sbati nek's 
' 2d half (18-21) 
Dauntless 

Oaftney . & Walton 



Ist half (22-24) 
The" Westergarda 
(Others to All) 
LOS ANGEIJBS 
HlUstroet (22) 
Frakso'n 
Sophie Tucker 
Ray Hughes £ P 
(Two to All) 

(16) 
6 Braces 

Stanley & Ginger 
Casey & Warren 
Olfve Olsen 
Olsen & Johnson 

Oiplienm (22) 
Ken Murray Unit 
Will Fyffe 
Van & Schenck 
(Two to All) 
(15) 

Ken Murray Unit 
The Do Marcos 
Will FyfTe 
3 Whirlwinds 

. liOCISVILLB 
Keltli's 

1st halt (23-24) 
9'Arisona~ 
Bobby Rowland 
M & Skelly 
Jim McWllllams 
Jimmy Burchlll 

2d halt (26-28) 
W L S Showb't Rev 
Ben Blue 
Bthel. Norlne 
(Two to All) 

'2d half (18-21) 
Carter Bros 
Stan Kavanaiigh 
Rose & Thome- 
Little Jack Little 
Colleano Family 
LOWELL. HABS. 
Keith 

1st halt (23-24) 
Carron 

Jack Conway Co 
(Three to All) 

LYNN, MASS. 
Olympla 

let halt (22-24) 
W'ren Lucille & H 
Cook & Oatman 
Anthony St Howl'd 
(Two to All) 

2a half (26-28) 
Stewart & OUve 
Edgar Bergen Co 
Dainty Maria Co 
(Two to All) 
MAUJEN, MASS, 
Grand 

2d halt (26-28) 
Lee Marshall Rev 
(Others to All) 

MEADEVILLE 
Pork 

2d halt (26-28) 
James Plerot Co 
Dotson 

George Wx)ng Co 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Miss Ann & Frank 
Nile & MansAeld 
Marshall Shannon 
(Two to All) 
MEMPHIS 
Orphenm (22) 
Bvers & Greta 
Tyler Mason 
(Three to All) 
(It) 

Lockett & Page 
Lubin Lary & A 
Teck Murdock Co 
ClMord & Marlon 
(One to Alir 

MILWAUKEE 
Palace Orphenm 
(22) 

Blsle & Paulsen ' 
Ates & Darling 
MosconI Rev 
Fleeaon & Hayes 
Crawford & Brod'k 
(16) 

Gaudsmlth Bros 
Watson Sis 
Hooper £ Gntchett 
Marlon Horrle 
Griffln 2 

SnNNESOTA 

Ist half (22-24) 
Kafka Stanley & M 
Harrington 61s 
Hooper & Qatchett 
(Two to nil) 
MONTREAL 
Imperial 

1st halt (22r34) 
Undercurrents 
Jlmmle Lucas Co 
Hayes & Cody 
All Wrong 
Falne & Decosta 
RuBfllan Art Circus 

MORRISTOWN 
Keith's 

2d half :(25-28) 
Wood & Mooney 
Marls Nordstrom 
(Three to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Quixey & Duvall ■ 
Raflln's Monkeys 
John .Barton Co 
8' RagamuAlns 
Billy . Potter Co 
NASHVILLE 

~-pwflregr-<22)— - 

LubIn Larry & A 
Along Broadway 
CIIHord &• Marlon 
Felovis 
(One to All) 
(16) 

.Bobby Rowland 
Jimmy Burchlll Co 
Jim McWIlliams 
F Evers &' Greta 
Baker & Knox 



N, BEDPD, MASS.' 

lat bait (22-24) 
Restlvo 

Harrison ft Dakln 
8 Crackerjaoks 
(Two to All) 

2d halt . (26-2?) 
Cook ft Oatman 
(Others to All) 
NBWBVBCH 
Academy . 

1st halt (22-24) 
Joe Browning 
Patti Moore 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Wm J Kennedy 
Block ft Sully ' 
(Threa to All) 

3d halt (18-21) 
Dancing Danburys 
Edwards & Snndt'd 
Brooks ft Rush 
(Two to All) 
NIAGARA FALLS 
Dellevlew 

let halt (23-24) 
Brown Derby Orch 
(Others to All) 

2a halt (26-28) 
Roxy La Rocca 
Girl Wanted 
(Three to All) 

2a halt (18-21) 
Mlacahu^ 
Seed ft Austin 
Bnnjolana | 
(Two to All) 
OAKLAND 

Orph'eniri (22) 
The Agemos 
Gus ft Will 
Hyao & Burrni 
Janette Hackett Co 
Nick Lucas 
(16) 
Honey Tr 
Forsythe ft Kelly 
Adela Verne 
Florence Moore 
Torke.ft King 
tfled Donahue 
OMAHA 
Orphenm 
Don Lee ft Louise 
Sid Marlon Co . 
Jack Usher 
Rae -Somuele 
Princess Fat 

at) 

Geo Dormonde ft P 
Harrington Sis 
Pllger ft Douglas 
Hayes ft Fleeson 
Foy Family 

OTTAVTA 

.> Keith's <22> 
Deltorelll ft G 
Baby ■ Henderson ' 
Cortez Mod'n F't'sy 
Jones: ft - Jones . 
Gautler's Toy Shop 

(16)- . 
Fayno ft DeCosta 
Em'ett O Meara Co 
Joe Nelmeyer Co 
Will J Ward 
Russian Circus 
PAWTTKET. B. I. 
Colonial 

2d halt (26-28) 
Carmen ft Rosor 
Fairyland Follies 
(Three to All) 
PHILADELPHIA 
Earie (22) 
Crystal 3 
Olyn Landlok 
Venlta Gonid - 
Vera Gordon 
Lestra Lament Co 
(One to All) 
Grand O. B. 

let halt (23-24) 
Fantastic Btudio 
(Others to All) 

2d half (26-28) 
Roger Imhoft 
Corlnne Tllton 
(Three to All) 
(16) 

Relly's Cabaret 
Mlml Rolls 
(Three to' All) 

PITPSBUBCn 
Uavis, 

1st halt (2i'-24) 
Dack Shlng Co 
Arthur ' Ashley Co 
Mary Haynes 
Bll le Maye Co 
(One to All) 

2d half (36-28) 
Harum Scarum 
Ruth Ford 
Spence ft True 
Rodrlgo ft LUa Co 
(One to All) 

.3d halt (18-21) 
James Plerot Co 
Lane ft H.arper 
Gene Greene 
La Follette 
(One to All) 
Sheridan Sq. 

1st halt (23^4) 
Harum Scarum 
Ruth Ford 
Spence ft True 
Rodrlgo ft LI la Co 

3d halt (36-28) 
Dack Shlng Co 
Arthur Asn'ey Co 
Mary Haynes 
Memphis Collegians 

2d halt (18-21) 
Walsh ft Bills 
Hamilton ft Bucher 
Winchester ft Ross 
7 Nelsone 
PORTLAND, ME. 
Keith's 

1st halt (22-24) 
Wheeler & Wheeler 
Morrell & Beckw'h 
Shean & Anger 
McManus ft HIckey 
(One to All) 
POCOHKEEPSIE 
Bardavon 

1st halt (32-24) 
Chevalier Bros 
Wm J Kennedy Cc 
Block ft Sully 
(Two to All) 
. 2a halt (2C-28) 
Joe Browning 
PattI Meere 
(Three to All) 

3d halt (18-21) 
Kama ft Yama 
McCormIck ft C'len 
Bear Gat 
Bobbe ft Nelson 
Joan Upham Co 
PUTNAM, CONN. 

1st halt (22-24) 
Hobert ft Myrtle 
Nanla.Rev 

2 Blots 
(Two to. All) 

QUINCY, MASS. 
Qolncy ' 
. Ist haK (33-34) 
.'Fairyland Follies 
Tom Linton ' - 
-(■Three-.to-All) — 
BIOimONU, VA. 

National («2) 
Nathano Bros 
Teck Murdock Co 
(Three to All) 
(16) 

3 Golfers 

. Spence & True 
Ruiz ft Bonlta Co 
Besser ft .Balfour 
McCormaclo ft Pals 



RICHMOND mix 
Keith's 

. 1st halt (22-24) 
Donovan Girls 
Bozo. Snyder Unit 
(Three to AH) 

2d halt (2t-2S) 
Donal Sis 
Ida May Sparrow 
J ft K Lee . 
AI K Hall Co 
(One to All) 

3d half (18-21) 
Crystal 3 
t Honey Boys 
Joe Browning 
Magley Rev 
(One to All) 
BOOHGSTEB 
Palaco 

2d half (2t-28) 
Big Rosia 
Jay Ve'Ie 
Sonna & Dean 
Glenn ft. Jenkins 
Okralnsky Ballet 
BOOH'TER, N. H. 
Palace 

1st half (23-34) 
Denno Sis ft Th'b'lt 
(Others to All) 

SALEM, MASS. 
3 NltoS . 
Henry J Kelley 
Sunshine Boys ' 

2d half 
Raymond Pike 
Anthony ft Howl'd 
SAN FRANCISCO 
Golden Gate (22) 
Ade'a Verne 
Angus & Searle 
Bob Nelson 
Watson ft Cohan 
Honey Tr 
(16) 

Ed ft J Rooncy 
Frakson . 

Raym'iid ft Caverly 
Gaby's M'xican Rov. 
Kay Hughes ft P 

OrpMenm (22) 
Derlckson ft Brjwn 
Florence Moore • 
Billy Glason 
Torko ft King 
Lulu McConnell 
Red Donahue 
Dick 'Henderson 

(16) 
The Agemos 
Bob Nelson 
Jnnette Haeeatt 
Watson ft Cohan 
Florence Moore 
Torke ft King 
Jack Benny 
Red Donahue 
SEATTLE 
Orphenm (22) 
Chancy ft Fox 
Tabor ft Green 
Carl Freea ■ Orch 
Bobby May 
Al Trahan Co 
Lester Irving 2 

(16) 
Al Gordon Co 
Lewis ft WInthrop 
Kelly ft Jackson 
Fronkle Heath 
Billy Hallen 
Long Tack, Sam 
SKOIVHEGlir. . ME. 

let half (22-24) 
A ft L Wilson 
W Morrow ft Stella 
(One to All) 
BO'B'DGE, MASS. 

1st halt (22-24) . 
Denno Sis & T B's 
(Two to All) 

SPRiNOFi'LD. yr. 

1st half (22-24) 
Hungarian Rev 
Fred Morton 
ST. LOUIS 
St. Lonis (22) 
The Qhezzis 
Peplto . 

B ft E Newell • 
Nataoha Nattova 
Harry Bums Co 
ST. PAUL 
Palace 
1st halt (33-34) 
Flp.gler ft Ruth 
Alexander ft . Peggy 
Toto 

N Arnaut ft Boys 
(One to All) 
. 2d half (26-28) 
H Tlmberp Unit 
SYRACUSE 
Keith's 
1st 'half (22-34) 
Marie Vaiente 
.Gene Greene 
NIlea ft MansAeld 
Eddie Borden 
(One to All) 

3d half (26-28) 
Pearl 2 
Black Kat 4 
Morton ft Stont 
mini Singing Bd 
Besser ft Balfour 
Modern Marionettes 

3d half (18-21) 
Parker ft Mack 
Chamberlain ft H 
Bthel Davis 
Henry Santrey Co 
(One to All) 
TOLEDO 
Keith's 

1st halt (22-24) 
Falls Reading ft B 
Scott Saunders 
Herb 'Williams 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (26-38) 
Bartram ft Saxton 
Chas Aldrlch 
Chamberlain ft H 
Paul Remos Co 
(One to All) 

3d halt (18-21) 
Spencer ft Williams 
W L S Show Boat 
(Three to All) 
TORONTO 
Hippodrome (22) 
Harry Carroll Rev 
(Others to All) 
(It) 

.Marlon Wllklns 
Mack ft Rosslter 
'Slim Timbllp 
Mary Haynes 
B ft L Oll ette 
TRENTON 
Capitol 
1st halt (22-24) 
Eddie Pardo Unit 
Gordon ft King 
Roger Imhoft 

2a half (18-21) 
Bozo Snyder Unit 
UTICA. N. Y. 

Gaiety 
1st half (23-34) 
Bento Bros . 
Konfi San 
mini Bd 
Rex Comedy Clr 
^Ono to All) - 

LePaul 
Ben Smith 
Mexican Cossacks 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (18-21) 
Dona'd Bis 
Violet Singer 
Undercurrent 
Rogers ft Donnelly 
4 Cassens 



VANCOUVEB 
Orphenm (21) 
Count Beml Vld 
Sylvia Clark 
(Others to Oil) 
(16) 

Chaney ft Fox 
Tabor ft Green 
Carl Freed Orch 
Bobby May 
AI Trahan Co 
Lester Irving S 
WALL'GF'BD, OT. 

1st halt (23-34) 
Mania Rev 
2 Blots 

Hebert ft Myrtle 
(Two to All). 
W'LTHAM, MASS. 
Embassy 

2d half (26-28) 
Magic ;Land 
Oemarest ft Deland 
Fr'dl'y F'eh'n Sb'w 
(Two to All) 
WAT'BVILLE. ME. 

1st halt (23-24) 
A ft L Wilson* 
Morrow ft Stella 
(One to All) 
WHITE PLAINS 
Keith's 

lat half (22-24) 
4 Aces ft. a Queen 
Franz ft Kaufman 
Rudell & Donegan 
Indian Bd 
(One to All) 

2d half (26-38) 
IjOuIs ft Cherle 
Bozo Snyder Unit 
(Three to All) 

2d half (18-31) 
Marty Dupree 
(Others to All) 



'WINNIPEG 
Orphenm (22) 
Large ft Morgner 
Frank De Voo 
Irene Franklin 
Norton ft Haley 
Lee Gall Ens 

• (16) 
Blomberg's Dogs 
Turner Bros 
Kenneth Harlan Co 
Evans ft Mayer 
Hurst ft Vogt 
WINSTED. CONN. 

1st half (33-24) 
Nania Rev 
2 Blots 

Hebert ft Myrtle 
(Two to nil) 
WNSOCKET. B. I. 

1st half (22-24) 
Local Chtld'n Or 
(Two to All) 
YOUNGSTOWN, O. 
Keith's 

1st half (22-24) 
Muriel Kaye 
Herb Fayo 
Betty Blythe 
Harris ft Rndcllfte 
Parker ft Mack 

2d half (26-28) 
De Pace 
Ch&^ Chase 
Jackie Coogan 
Bthel Davis 
The Dakotos 

2d half (18-21) 
Dance Parade 
Ernest HIatt 
Frances White 
The Usher 
Co'llns & Peterson 
Dainty B Norlne 



Proctor 



NBW YOBK OTTT 
86th Bt. . 

1st half (21-34) 
Collegiate Show 
(Others to All) 

'3d halt (36-37) 
Zardo ft Maurel 
Jolly Bell ft Jane 
Ray ft Dot Dean 
Kate Pullman 
(One to All) 
'6th Ato. 

1st half (21-24) 
DoDlo's Circus . 
The Envoys 
(Three to Alt) 

2d halt (36-27) 
Fields Bros ft Gary 
(Others to All) 



Al Wohlman Co 
(Three to All) 
Yonkers 

1st half (31-24) 
Will Morrlssey 
The Graduates 
Morrlssey ft Miller 
Ted Marcelle 
(One to All) 
- 2d halt (26-27) 
7 Btyllsh Steppers 
Roscoe Alls Co 
(Threo to All) 
Ht. Vomoa 

1st half -(21-24) 
Argo ft Toung 
Cavanaugh ft M 
(Three to All) 



"LADDER LAUQH LAD" 

PAUL KIRKLAND 

STANLfeY, PITTSBURGH 

THIS WEEK 

nireetlon 

Joe— lEDDT and SMITH— Ed 

220 West 47th St., Bnlte SOI 



S8th Bt. 
1st halt <21-a4) 
Pbllson.ft Duncan 
FIske O'Bora 
Miss Patrlcola 
Gruber's Animals 
(One to All) . 

2d halt (26-27) 
The Graduates 
Snoozer Jr 
Teller 81s ft A'kl'd 
Trlxle PrlgaAza 
Norman Thomas B 
12Sth St. 
1st half (21-24) 
Fields Bros ft Gary 
(Others to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Argo ft Toung 
(Others to All) 
WESTCHESTER 

Mew BochoUo 
. let halt (21-24) 
Wood & Mooney 
H K Morton Co 
Norman Thomas S 
(Two to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Donovan Olrls 



' 2d half (26-37) 
DeDlo's Circus 
Donovan Girls 
(Three to AH) 
NEWARK 
Proctor's (21) 
8 Ragamufllna 
Billy Moody ' 
B'by Uke Henshaw 
(Two to All) 

SCHENECTADY 
Prootor's 

1st halt (33-24) 
Ted ft Al Waldman 
Kate Pullman Rev 

2d half (26-26) 
Levan ft Belles 
Joe Nelmeyer Co 
(One to All) 
TBOY, N. V. 
Proctor's 

1st halt (22-24) 
Emmett O'Meara 
Slim Tlmblln Co 
May Usher 

2d half (26-28) 
Ebony Scandals 
(Two to All) 




ATLANTA, OA. 
Keith's (22) 
Monroe ft Grant 
Frank X Silk - 
Powers ft Wallace 
Silks ft Satins 
(One to 'All) 

BIBMINOHAM 
Bits (22) 
Heras ft Wallace 
Bemet ft Dye 
Charm 4 
Weaver Bros 
Home Folks 

DALLAS. TEX. 
MaJesOc (22) 
Manuel Vega 
Krafts & Lament 
Walter MoNally 
Harry J Conley Co 

(One to All) 

FT. WOBTH, TEX. 

Majestic (22) 
'Fulton ft Mack 
Carlena Diamond 
Rich ft Cherle 
(Two to All) 
HOUSTON, TEX. 
Mertlnl (22) 
Llbt>y Dancers 
Stutz ft Bingham 
Hope Vernon 
Stan Stanley 
Hatt ft Herman 
I/TLE R'K, ABB. 
Majestic 

1st half (22-24) 
Don Quixano Co 
Elizabeth Brico 
Wilton ft Weber 
(Two to All) 



2d half (26-28) 
8 Amlms 
Jed Dooley Co 
Jerry ft B'by O'ds 
(Two to All) 

MIAMI, OKLA. 
New Coleman (22) 
Horan ft Wiser 
Williams ft Delan'y 
Harry Burns Co 
Jeannle 
( One t o All) 

NEW ORLEANS 
Orphenm (22) 

5 Musketeers 
Pat Henning 
Hyams ft Hclntyre 
Brltt Wood 
Wells ft Brady 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Orphenm (22) 
Sandy Lang 
Zolda Santley 
H & F Seeman 
Crockett's Co 
(One to All) 
SAN ANTONIO 
HaJesUo (22) 
3 Jests 

Adeline Bendon 
Klein Bros 
Manny King Co 
(One to All) 
TULSA, OKLA. 
Orphenm (22) 

6 Rockets 
Rogers ft Wynne 
Kane ft Ellis 
O'Donnell ft Blair 
(One to All) - 



DES. MOINES. lA. 
Orplieum - 
1st halt (21r24) 
Foy Family 
(Threo lo All) 

2d hnlt (26-27) 
Wm Ebbs 
-Art Henry Co 
Klkuta Japs 
DVLUTH, MINN. 

I^-rlo (21) 
G Avery : Co 
Ray Fern ft Marie 
E W Hopper 
EV'NSV'LLE, IND. 
Victory 
2a halt (36-27) 
Van Ce lo & Mary 
Hall & Ermlnlo 
Campus 6 
Sir (^ccll Alexanaer 
(One to All) 
FT WAYNE, IND. 
New Emboyd 
1st half (31-34) 
Little Jack Little 
Leavltt & Lockwa 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-27) 
Lament 4 
^loacrn CInaerella 
(Two to A 1) 
OALESBL'RU, ILL. 
Orphenm 
Ist hnlt (31-34) 
Von Cello ft Mary 
Harry Holmes Co 
Danny Dugan Co 
JOLIET. ILL. 

Rlalto 
1st hnlt (21-34) 
Cherry Bloss'm ft J 
Geo McClennon 
(One to All) 

3a half (36-27) . 
Mac Murray Co 
(Two to All) 
BANS. CITY, MO. 

Malastrect (21) 
Louisville Loons 
Les Ghezzis 
Garaen of Roses 
O'Dunn ft Daye 
George Rosener 
LINCOU^ NEB. 

Lincoln (22) 
Mary'-ft Bobby 
Primrose 4 
(One to All) 
MADISON. WIS. 

Orphenm 
1st halt (21 -'24) 
H TImberg Unit 

2d halt (26-37) 
Revel Bros ft Red 
Keo Takl ft Tokl 
(Two to All) 
MIL1VDKEE. WIS. 

Riverside (21) 
Meechant ft R 
Farnell ft Florence 
(Three to All) 
PEORIA, IIX. 

Palaco 
1st halt (21-24) 
B ft T Bow 
Natacha Nattova . 
(Three to All) 
BOCKFOBD, - nX. 
Palace 
1st halt (21-24) 
Revel Bros ft Red 
Keo Takl ft Tokl 
Our Gang Klda 
(One to All) 




Ca>'B R'PIDS. lA, 
Iowa 

1st bait (21-23) 
Toto . 

Ray ft Harrison 

Grace^oTO. 

(Two to nil) 

2d halt (24-27) 
N Arnaut ft Bros 
Our Gang Kids 
(Three to All) 
DAVENPORT, lA. 
Capitol 
)st half (21-11) 
Wm. Elbbs , 
Art Henry Ce 



Klkuta Japs 
(One to All) 

2d bait (34.27) 
Foy Famll; 
(Two 



amily 
to All) 



DECATUB. ill: 
Unroln 

1st half (21-24) 
Bob Hope . 
Darling 3 f 
(One to Oil) 

Id half (26-27) 
Bob Hope 
(Two to All) 



2d halt (26-27) - 
TImberg -Unit 
SIOUX city. lA, 
Orphenm 

1st halt (21-24) 
St Clair Sis ft O'D 
Reyno'ds & White 
Gordon & Squires 
Carrie ft Eday Co 

'Sa hnlf (25-37) 
Pllccr ft Douglas 
B ft J Browne 
Ford ft Glenn 
SIOUX PLLS, S.D. 
State 

1st halt (21-24) 
N Arnaut ft Bros 
Alexander ft Peggy 
(One to All) 
SO. BEND. IND. 
Palace 

Ist halt (21-24) 
Rynn Sis 
Claire Vincent Co 
A Francis ft Wally 
(One to All) 

2d half (36-27) 
Nntncha Nattova 
(Three to All) 
SPRINGF'UD, ILL. 
Orphenm 

1st half (21-34) 
Hiill ft Brralnle 
Campus 5 
Sir Cocll Alexander 
»PRIN<iE>LD. MO 
Electric 

Ist halt (31-34) 
Al ft L Rudack 
Sweet ft Proctor 

2d half (36-37) 
Don Dixon 
(One to All) 
ST. JOSEPH. MO. 
Electric 

lat half (21-24) 
B Sanderson 
Mangean Tr 
(Two to All) 

3a halC (36-27) 
Sweet & Proctor 
(Three to All) 
ST. PAUL, MINN. 

Palace-Orphcnm 

1st halt (21-24) 
B ft J Browne 
Ford ft Glenn 
Pllcer ft Douglas 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (26-27) 
St Clalr 81s ft O'D 
Reynolds ft White 
Gordon ft Squires 
Carrie & Eddy Co 
rBE H'UTE, IND. 
Indiana 

1st half (21-24) 
Lament 4 
Mercedes 
(One to All) 

2d half (36-27) 
Harfy. Holmes Co 
Danny Dugan Co 
(One to All) 

TOPEKA, KAN. 
Noxclty (22) . 
Chilton ft Thomas 
Lou Cameron 
Alexander Sis 
WAUKEOAN, HX. 
Genesee 

2d halt (26-27) 
Cherry Bloss'm ft J 
Geo McClennon 
(One to All) 



Melody Mansion 
I.ANBINO. MICH, 
Strand 

1st halt (21-24) 
M Halllok Co 
Parsons ft Hawks 
Weyninn's Bd 
' 2d halt (36-27) 
Prosper ft Merit 
Billy ft Ed 
(One to nil) 
PONTIAC, MICH. 
State 
1st half (21-24) 
Poter the Great 



ELIZABETH, N. 3. 
RIto 

2d half (26-28) 
Lottie Atherioa 
4 Slickers 
Wm Hnlllgan Co 
Jones ft Rae 
BIB Rosle 
HOBONKN, N. J. 
Fabian 
1st halt (22-24) 
Jerome & Ryan 
Fisher ft Gllmore 
(Others to All) 



OFP'CTAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. . 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEL 

16«0 BROADWAY 
Tbta Week: 
Christine WIntropt Danny Barrett 



2d half (36-28) 
NTO Club Rov 
(Others to All) 
JER. CITY, N. J. 
Centml 
lat hnlf (23-24) 
Geraldlne & Joe 
Collins ft Petersen 
Beauty Show 
(Two to All) 
PASS.UC, N. 

Montank 
1st hnlf (22-34) 
'Wheeler ft Sands 




MEWABK 
Newark (22) 
Mildred Force 
Raymond Bond 
Joe Whitehead 
Bud Snyder 
Ben Smith 
Ketch ft Wllma 
(One to All) 
TORONTO 
Pantavea (22) 
Rellll ft Lopell Co 
Pringle ft James 
Ella Shields 
Jim ft Betty Page. 
Enchanted Forest 
HAMILTON 
Patnaces (22) 
Lelands 
Louise Mayo 
Mr ft Mrs J Barry 
Holden ft^ King 
California Popples 
T«)LEDO, 6. 
Pantages (22) 
Harry Lewis's Co 
(Others to All) 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lyrie <22) 
lAddle Lament 
Thomas ft Johnson 
Flo Bckert Co 
Dalton ft Craig 
C Bennington Bd 
MINNEAPOLIS 
Pantages <22) 
Topical Topics 
Dayton & Rancy 
Alma ft Duvall 
(Two to All) 
MOOSEJAW 
Pantages (22-24) 
(Same bill ploys 
Edmonton 2d 
half) 
Jungleland 
Aiin Clifton 
Tango Shoes 
Putnam ft Bey 
Blue Slickers 
SPOKANE, WASH. 

Panlagee (22) 
O'Dette Chas ft M 
Leonid Martov 
Paul's Hawallans 
Penny-Reed & Gold 
Lowe ft Sargent 
SEATTLE, WASH. 

Pantoge* (22) 
Al Rome Co 
Brown ft Wells 
Revels of 182ft 
Fielder H'rrlet ft H 
Polar Paatlmes 
VANCOUVER 
Pantages (22) 
W D Pollard 
naclne & Ray 
Sub-Dob Dancers 
Joe Roberts 
LAbcro 

TACOMA, WASH. 

Pantages (22) 
Stanton ft Dolores - 
Beau Brummels 
Scrambled Legs 
Cardlnl 

Ray Shannon & Col 



PfHlTLAND, OBE. 

Pantages (22) - 
ploeU^ Bros ft Sis 
Nancy Fair . 
Klhcaid Kilties 
Ford ft C'nningh'm 
Int'l Comloues 
SAN FBANCISCO 

Pantagee (22) 
Laypo ft Lee 
Bert Byton 
Walter Waters Co 
Browne ft Lavelle 
Johnny Barry Co 
FBRSNO, OAL. 

Pantages (22) 
4 Eastons 
Dolores Lopez 
Fan. Fairs 
Hendrlx ft. Baldwin 
Willie Mauss 
Huston Ray 
LOS ANGELES 

Pantages (22) 
Frank Viola Co 
Blbrown 

Dixon ft Holer Co 
Russell & A 
Kazana 

SAN DIEGO, CAI. 

Pontages (22) 
Marietta 3 
Roger Williams 
Cecils Barbezat 
Noodles pagan 
Billy Farrell Co 
L'O BEACH. CAL. 

Pontages (22) 
Bobbins 8 
Lowe ft Dunn Sis 
Oriental Oddities 
Harris ft Pepper 
Castle of Dreams 
SALT LAKE CITY 

PantMtes (22) 
Golden Dream 
Harmony 4 
At the Met 
Barron ft Burt 
4 Pet'eys 
LOOAN. UTAH 
Pantages (22'-24) 
Ling Tey 8 
Raymond Wllbert 
Coogan ft C%sey 
Alcaniz 
(One to All) 
OMAHA, Vtat. 

Pnnteges (22) 
Willie Ritchie 
Blklns.Fay ft B 
Harry Hayden Co 
Brandels C ft M 
Jesn Schwartz Pev 
KANSAS CITY 

Pantages (22) 
Fox ft Rowland 
Billy CHiamp Co 
Lee Morse 
Casting Campbells 
(Ono to A'l) 
MEMPHIH, TENN. 

Pantagee (22) 
The Emllons 
George Morton 
Zermain F*rrar ft C 
Ward ft Raymond 
(Ono to All) 



Bntterfield 



ANN ABBra. M'H. 
Michigan : 

-~lsLj!aItJl21^42_, 
Anger ft Fair 
Gus Fowler Co 

2d halt (26-27) 
Fred ft Palace 
Freda ft Palace ' 
(One to. All) ■ 

FLINT, MICH. 
raplt«d 

1st halt (21-24) 
Mel Klee Unit 



Springtime Follies 
2d half (26-37) 

Em ory Manlcy Co 

TTwo t o-Tllir 

K'L'M'/.OO, MlOn. 
State 
1st halt (31-34) 

Frozlnl 

-Hamilton Sis ft F 
Geo Brrtrt' ■Co 

2d halt (26-27) 
Gns Fov/lcr i,o 
Frank Convlllo 



Billy ft Bd 
Alexandria ft OIsM 

2d half (26-27) 
Springtime FoUlea 
Mel Klee Unit 
SAGINAW, MIOB. 
Temple 

lat halt (21-34) 
Prosper & Merit 
Freda ft Palace 
Holland Rev 

3d half (36-27) 
Hamilton Sis & F . 
Peter the Great 
Geo Broadhurst Co 



I Stanley-Fabian 



Jones ft Rae 
(Threo to A'l) 

:a half (26-28) 
Silver King 
Fisher ft Gllmore 
Carl Roslnl 
(Two to nil) 
PATERSON, N. J. 
Regent 

1st half (33-24) 
Ada Brown 
Wm Halllgnn Co 
Joe May ft Dottle 
Annette Kellermaa 



(One to All) 

2d half (26-28) 
Jerome ft Ryan 
(Others to A'l) < 
U. CITY. N. ». 
Lincoln 

1st half (23-34) 
4 Slickers 
Carl Roslnl 
(Threo lo All) 

2d halt (36-38) 
Wheeler ft Sands 
Joe May ft Dotty 
(Three to All) 



Fox-Poli 



BBIDOBPOBT 
Palace (IS) 

Palm Beach Nights 
HABTFOBD . 
Capitol (IS) 
Tony Shayne's Co 
(Three to Al') ' 
NEW HAVBN 
PaUce (10) 
Keller Bis ft L 
Dooley ft Bales 
Jimmy C Atr O rch 
SPBINOFIEMt 
Palace (U) 
Dave Appollon Rev 



WATESBCBT 
. Palace 

2d halt (18-»> 
Jack Major * ; 
Sweethearts 
W'llams ft Delaner 
(Two to All) : , 

WORCERTEB . 
Elm St. 

Sd half (16-11) 
Chaa. Ray 

Palace <1S) 
Irving Edwards' B< 
(Others, to All) 



Cabarets 



SEW TOSK 



Casanova Clbit 
Billy Mann 
Tacht Club Boys i 
Ohman & Arden 
Alice Boulden 
Ramon ft Roslta 
Jerry Friedman Or 
Bobby Brooks Or 

Clnb Barney 
Walter 0'){e<ete 
Hale Byers Orcb 

Clnb Lido 
Fannie Brlce 
Chic Bndor 
Bobby Brooks Ore 
Clnb Mogador . 
Bleanni' Ninon 
Leon Manlln 

Club Monterey 
Al Davis ReV . 
Louise Ayres 
Muriel Warner 
Layton ft Carroll 
Jim Buckley 
June Clark Orch' 

Clnb Montmartre 
Ernie Coleman Or 
Johnson ft Murphy 

Clnb -Plaxa 
Don Howard 
Kay Durban * 
Chaa Baron 
Dick Gasparrs Or 

Clnb Rlrhmaa 
Geo Olsen ft Orcb 
Adla KouznetzofI' 

Connie's inn 
Leonard Harper Rv 
Snake-hips Tucker 
Le Roy Smltb Bd 

Cotton Clnb 
Dan Healy Rev 
Berry Bros 
6 Blazers 
H ft Mil Dixon 
Josephine - Hall 
Litha Hill 
Duke Ellington Or 



Dome . . . ' 
Ernest Charles ' 
Imogene CoO(( . ' 
Sue Baxter ' 
Walt Feldkamp 

New Frivolltr 

Art Bwanatrom Bv 

gvelyn Bathler 
ary Bay 
Joanne Bt John - 
Nina Lopez 
Teddy King Ordh 
•Oakland's Teme* 
Will Oakland 
Buddy Kennedy i - 
Landau's Bd' . . 
Paramonnt- Hotel. 
Roy Ihgraham Or- 
NIta Carrol 
Mc|dlsca ft Sfrglag 
Roy Sirdm 
Maxine 

BandrsYOM. 
D's Dancing Damei 
Cl'yt'n J'cbs'n ft S 
Patrice Grldfei' > - 
Tbe Alvaradoe 
Ruth Adams 
J Durarttc's Orcb 
Betty Baker 
Mickey Selden 
Cleo CuUen 
Harglt Dybfest 
Betty Dybfest 
Mary Philips 
Topsy Humphries. 
Dorothy Gordon , 
Gretchen Grant 
Estellis Fratus 
Olga Roycs 
Dot Knowlton 
Joly Benton 

Zlegfeld IMIe 
Paul Wblteman BA 
Seymour. Felix Bar 
RuU Ettlne . . - 
Charlotte Ayres 
Rndaiph Mallnoir 
-Wm - Rascho 
Harry Karels 



cmcAoo 



Alabam 

Bernle Adler 
Dorothy Donnel 
Kalaulnla 8 
Ralph Bart 
Patsy O'Connor 
Ollle Bugbee 
Eddie Jackson 
DIarkliawh 
Coon-Sanders Bd 
Cinderella - 
Henri Gendron Bd 

College Inn 

Rny Miller Bd 

Golden Pumpkin 
M Sherman Bd 

Granada 
Guy Lombardo Bd 

Green Mill 
Joe Lewis 
Virginia Cooper 
Lillian Barpes 
Madden McKonzle 
Sol Wagner Bd 



WASEIKOION 



-7\a(er' 

B Doub'hcrty. Orcb 

Carlton 
Meyer Davis Orcb 

Chnnteder 
Paul Fldolnuin - 
Meyer Dovis Orob 

Lotas 
Irv Boernateln Or 



Petmsbha 

Ely Khmard 
Tnna MIrarva 
Marie Kltaeva 
Delotr 
Prozenko 
Kingeky 
Friken 

Geo Stcherban B4'- 

Raphael 
Herble Zeller Bd ' 

Terrace Garden . 
Art Knsscl Dd^.. 
Charlotte Van DM 

Turkish Village ' 
George De Costal < 
Al Oaut 
Margie Ryan 
Freddie Junls.Bd 

Uptown Village 
J Garrlgari's Bd 

Vanity Fair > . 
Rick ft Snyder, , 
Harry Glynn . . 
Madolon McKeaale 
Dot Meyers . - 
Keith Beecher Bd^ 

' ' , > 

— _ "wanoe '^ ' 
Roee BoucettJT'"'- 
Max .Lowe But . ' 

Veooa 
Harry Brasse 
'MCWlllIamlg Orcb 

Wordanaa- Paik > 
Max Lowe Bat ■ 
Bappy FslUm Onfe 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUE 



Wednesday, April 17^ 1928 





'S 

GRIEF PLEMTt 



Circuit's Readjustment Looks 
Essential for Next Season 
——Nothing for Producers 
Except Wonder — Booking 
Office Seems Best Off 

TOWNS AND GROSSES 



The way burlesque shot Itself full 
of small holes this season hos 
brought no end of speculation re to 
Trhat the Mutual wheel will do about 
next season. One thing seems cer- 
tain, that after the business done 
as a whole this season, the Mutual 
will have to employ some drastic 
measures to save burlesque from 
petering completely out. 

That the Mutual Is giving the mat- 
ter of circuit readjustment atten- 
tion is attested by the fact that the 
Mutual shows have fluffed off so 
In stage presentment as to have the 
prodycers wondering Just how long 
the present agony of circuit travel- 
ing Is going to last. Each season 
conditions seem to be growlrff 
worse. Now with the bottom of bur 
lesque falling apart the Mutual 
execs are forced to extremities to 
stem off the Mutual's complete col- 
lapse. 

- . ^ Biz has been spotty. There are 
V still some good Mutual stands yet 
the type of shows that went along 
and got the money found that re 
ports on the shows from the regu- 
lars were decldecfly adverse. There 
seemed to be no quality to the gen 
eral run with the tendency grpwlng 
wlggly gyrations of the (emmes, 
the lamentable lack of comedy, wltU 
the principal comic working almost 
continually in a heroic effort to save 
the show from crumbling to pieces; 
the extra midnight shows,, the 
ceaseless grind of three and four 
shows dally in S9me stands and the 
Indifferent, lackadaisical perform- 
ance by principals and chorines, be- 
sides the overdose of Sunday bur' 
lesque In a number of cities; in. 
fact so much that all combined it 
Is giving burlesque as it stands as a 
circuit project two black eyes in 
stead of one. 

The Producer 
The 'Mutual producer is up 
against a low guarantee which with 
an inadequate salary amount pre 
scribed by the circuit forces the 
WF show operator to put*on a low grade 
^ entertainment. He might care 

give a far better performance and 
strengthen accordingly, but he 
can't, the complete salary budget 
':. has him hogtled. It ia this condition 
In particular that I. H. Herk as head 
of the Mutual must readjust — If he 

V or anyone else can. 

The company guarantee stands at 
p $1,670 Where percentage conditions 
^on't prevail and the Vutual's sal 
ary maximum Is $1,370, which gives 
the producer little scope for show 
elaboration or for- the engaging of 
a capable corps of comics and prin 
clpals. 

When next season comes the Mu 
tual according to the outlook must 

V lop off some of the stands that are 
only headaches and raise the guar 

i,; antee. The belief prevails that if 

the Mutual returns to the show form 
of the old Columbia days or even 
Mutual for that matter, there. may 
be some chance for the producers. 
Otherwise they will go ahead with 
their producing, travel along, doing 
."; * thu wheel A favor, make it pos- 
Bible for the wheel offices to col- 
S. lect. the booking fees where per- 
- »• centages don't happen and permit 
the house to cop what profit there 
Is when the biz Is right. 
- , Otherwise, the other seasohs, like 
W"' producers will wind up at the end 
of the season broke or near brokf 
and hoping for a few extra weeks to 
1 get a few extra dollars to tide over 
the summer. 
' Comedians Overworked 

The lack of a shifting stafK of 
comics has almost worn the princi- 
pal comedian of .each ■troui>e to. a 



rmzEle. It the Mutual raises the 
.£:ii:ii-aiu«.'i> ar.d also requires each 
show to ensagc more comics then 
the main coinedi.in will l>e pennlt- 
t«Hl !o grnb a half hour or quarter 
Uierehy giving hlni a much needed 
rosi)ite from contlnu.ll stage grind 
nd eliminate the result of a comic 
becoming a bore through being on 
so much. This relief Idea would nat- 
urally make the lead comic h.tve a 
caher front as well as making him 
more desired than forcing him as 
does to wear his stage welcome 
out. 

Several shows have gone over the 
top in a number of stands where 
the Mutual circuit gives either a 30 
or 20 per cent of a certain figure; 
et the profit on the top plan is shot 
here other stands and layoffs call 
upon the reserve. 

A list of the Mutual circuit towns 
Is given, not as the shows play the 
wheel, but in alphabetical crdet of 
the city arrangement with comment 
on local conditions and what sort 
of biz the shows did on either the 
week or one day stand: 

The Mutual Wheel 
Albany' (Majestic) — Full' week; 
shows little Indication of growing 
any better than even break; small 
house, and week's stay believed 
more than town can stand. House 
played on guarantee. 

Akron (Grand) — Week stand. All 
shows In here on $100 out, tip town 
isn't so hot. Century off the guar 
antee gives troupe something to 
think about In mathematics. 

AJIentown (Lyr Ic) — One-day 
Oamble by show on 60 per cent. 
Nothing of b. o. rave, and if com- 
pany didn't have Trenton for Sat- 
urday, following two days In Read- 
ing two-day layoff, would be' sul' 
ddal to play here, 

Baltimore (Gayety) — Full week on 
guarantee; something wrong on 
stand as far as biz is concerned; no 
shows reported going over top. 

Boston (Howard) — Full week on 
fiat guarantee; capacity general 
rule. 

Boston (Gayety) — Full week,' with 
biz as rule pretty good; patrons at 
this and Howard haven't lost their 
desire for burlesque, no matter how 
below par some of the shows are, 
Bridgeport (Globe) — Guarantee 
and percentage, with returns of 
usual amoimt. 

Brooklyn (Star) — ^Full week, with 
biz very good In most stands, 

Brooklyn (Gayety) — Only fair 
week. 

Buffalo (Gayety) — One of good 
weeks, with few reaching percent- 
age gagi 

Chienga (Empress) — Considered 



goes- right out for baggage bill, 
which amounts to $140. 

New York (H. & a Apollo)— Flat 
guarantee, with house stock and 
runway girls used as special lure. 
Biz below par. Stock next week. 

New York (Irving Place)— One of 
those N.. y. weeks not. so hot; sea- 
son already marked for closing to 
permit stock. Understood that top 
here is $6,000. 

Newark (Empire) — Good stand, 
with chances of top money; top re- 
ported $6,200. 

Pittsburgh (Academy) — Good for 
week, with top scheme of things, 
this 20 per cent over certain figure. 

Philadelphia (Trocadero) — Fair 
week, with few shows able to go 
over top, to cop 30 per cent divyy. 

Paterson (Orpheum) — Crossword 
puzzle as to what's wrong with Patr 
erson or what's wrong with bur- 
lesque? Fair. 

Providence (Empire) — Another 
fair one; not wliat it was cracked 
up to be years ago. 

Reading (Orpheum). Percentage 
for two days. LO and then to Allen - 
town and lay-off designations. 

Rochester CVictorla). Still experi- 
mental and no dope as burlesque 
house. 

Schenectady (Wedgewood). Fair 
with little hope here for any notice- 
able, change In 'receipts. 

Seneca. Falls (Fisher). One day, 
more of a filler than anything else; 
alibi for not laying off. 

Syracuse (Teiqple). Fair week. 
No tops. 

St. 'Josep'h, Mo. (Crystal). One 
o&yer. Good early In season, but off 
later. 

8t. 'Louis (Lyric); Once consid- 
ered great burlesque town. No more 
at least under present Mutual con- 
ditions. Fair here. 

Seranton (Gayety). No hope here 
with Mutuale apparent losers on 
week. Percentage. 

Springfleld, Mass. (State). With 
percentage gag also holding good 
here, Mutuals drop money. ' 

Toledo . (Ehnpire). Fair as whole 
with some, good weeks when t€Vf 
top figures reached. 

Trenton (Palace). Saturday life- 
saver on week that Includes, Allen- 
town, Reading and a lay-off. 

Union City (Hudson). Considered 
very good stand with several going 
over top on season. 

Utica <Colonlal). On weekly 
guarantee with fair biz. 

Washington, O. C.^ (Strand). Bad 
boy; guarantee. 

Wilkes- Barre (Gayety). Fire put 
this one off Mutual map recently. 
Forced week lay-off for Mutuals. 
Too Much Work 
Mutuals bump Into more or less 
a too many performances policy in 
several towns, which just about 
works the heads off of the prlncl- 



-Trocadero, Fhlladel-, 



Weeks of April 15 and 22 

Bare Faots— Colonial, Utica; 23, Qayety, 
Montreal. _ 

Best Sbow In Town— Lyrlo, Qiayton; 22, 
Bnpress, CInclnDatl. 

.3otaeinlanB— Lyceum, Colambne; 22; la. O. 

Oowery Burleaquers— Tempje, Syncuse; 
22-24, Wedseway; 26-27, Schenectady. 

Broadway Scandato— 16-17, 'Wedgeway; 
lS-20, Scbeoectady; 22, L. O. 

Burlesque Review—' 
phia: 22, U O. „ 

Dainty DoUs— Oipheum, Fatetoon; 22, 
la. O. 

Dixon's BiB Review— Empire, Newark; 
22, Star, Brooklyn. 

Flapper Follles-CrysUI, SL Joe; 22, Qay- 
ety, ' Milwaukee. 

Frencta Hodels-Irvlnff Fl., N. T. C; 22, 
Empire. Providence. 

FrIvollUes— Gayety, Kansas City; 22, 
Ij. O. 

OIneer Girls— Garriok, St. IjOuIs; 22, Gay- 
ty. Kansas Olty. 

Girls From. Happyland— Gayety, Brooklyn; 
22. Gaiety, Seranton. 

Girls From the FollIss-CadlUac, Detiolt;, > 
22, Empire. TDtedo. 

GUIs In Blue— Qmnd, Hartford; S2, Tj. O. 

Ofrls of the U. 6. A.— Howard, Boston; 
22.' Columbia, N. T. C. 

Hello Faree-Hudson, Union City; 22, 
Qayety, Baltimore. 

High FlyetvMJalety, Seranton; 22, I<. O. 

Hindu Belles^U O.; 22, Globe, Bridge- 
port. 

Jazssttme Revue— Gayety, Milwaukee; 22, 
Haymarket, Chicago. '; 

Kuddling Kutles— Gayety, Montreal; 
Howard, Boston. 

Lafdn' Thru— Mntual, Indianapolis; 
Garrlck. St. Liouls. 

Lid Litters— MaJesUo, Albany; 22, 
lonlal, Utica. 

Merry 'Whirl-H. & S. Apolk>, N. T. 
22. Mutual, Jamaica. 

Mischief Makero— Gayety, Buffalo; 
Victoria, Rochester. 

Moonlight Maids— Mutual, Jamaica: 
L. O, 

Moulin RoDge— lS-17, Lyric, Allentown 
18-20, Falace, Trenton; 22, Bmplre^ New 

Naughty NIftles-State, Springfleld; 22, 
Grand, Hartford, 

NIte Club GIris— 'Victoria, Rochester; 22, 
Temple, Byraense. 

NIte Life In Paris— Academy, Pittsburgh; 
22, Liyceum. Columbus. 

Parisian Flappers— Columbia, Cleveland; 
22. L. O. 

Puss Puss— BJmpress, Cincinnati; 22, Gay- 
ety, Louisville, 

Radium Qneens— Gayety, Baltimore; 22, 
Strand, Washington. 

Record Breakers— Grand, Akron; 22, Gay- 
ety, Bntralo. 

Red Hots— Strand, "Washington; 22, Aoad- 
omy, Pittsburgh. 

Round the Town— L. O.: 22-24, Lyric 
Allentown; 25-27, Falace, Trenton. 

Social Maids— Columbia, N. T. C; 22, 
Qayety. Brooklyn. 

Speed Girls— Gayety, Louisville; 22, Mu- 
tual, Indlanapolla. 

Sporty Widows— Gayety, Boston; 22, Btate, 
Springfleld. 

Stiy Along— Empire, Toledo; 22, Columbia. 
Cleveland. 

Step Lively Girls— Globe, Bridgeport; 22, 
H. & S. Apollo. N. T. C. 

Step On ft— r 
ety, Boston. 

Stolen Sweets— Empress, Chicago; 22, 
Cadillac, Detroit. 

Sugar Babies— Star, Brooklyn; 22, Or- 
pheum, Paterson. 

Wine. Woman and Song— Haymarket, 
Chicago; 22, Empress, Chicago. 



22, 
22, 

Co- 
, C.1 
22, 
22, 



-Empire, Providence; 22, Gay- 



dead sure loser for show, which re- 
ceives flat $1,370, under regular I pals and choristers, 
guarantee figure. Producers don't | Exactly 21 show; 



■■•1 



seem to have fixed clearly in mind 
why it isn't the same here as else- 
where. 

Chicago (Haymarket) — Not so 
buoyant on returns, although hopes 
still abreast that this house may 
some day come Into Its own, 

Cincinnati (Empress) — Another 
good spot, with several shows going 
over the top. 

Cleveland (Columbia) — Flat sal- 
ary proposition here of $1,770, with 
returns good one week and off the 
next. Ail shows out of Cleveland 
have a layoff until Akron, on a cut. 

Columbus (Lyceum) — ^ Much to 
everyone's surprise, this stand re- 
garded good; first time reaching 
that classification since playing 
Mutuals, 

Dayton (Lyric) — Generally starts 
season off good, and then fluctuates 
until latter part, when goes Into 
slump. 

Detroit (Cadillac) — Only fair 
week, with town overburlesqued 
with stock. 

Hartford (Grand) — Good as rule 
with number of over-top weeks. 

Indianapolis (Mutual) — Labeled 
fair, with few top countups. 

Jamaica (Mutual) — Latest spoke 
In New York section; purely expert 
mental in new house, with location 
against it; mats terrible and nights 
good. 

Kansas City (CSayety) — Fair. 
Some shows get better break here 
than others; weather always a fac 
tor in returns. 

Louisville (Gayety) — Town seems 
shot for burlesque; business fair 
and shows just doing circuit favor 
by playing there 

Milwaukeis (Qayety) -r Ordinary 
week on guarantee. 

Minneapolis^ (Gayety) —Efforts 
"'afool~fo~brliig''llirB stan"d"Tiaelf to 
circuit next season; house went 
^ark when censorship of alleged 
raw shows hit newspapers, 

Montreal (Gayety) — Mutuals glad 
to shoot here early In season, but 
not so crazy about it later, aa re 
turns then slump off to fair. ' 

New York (Columbia)— Shows get 
$1,670 guarantee and $146 for Friday 



shows played In one 



lliree All-Stocks 



Apollo, 126tb street, Mln^kys, be* 
comes stock burlesqiie -only; next 
Monday. The last of the' Mutuals 
Is In there this week. 

Columbia, New York, Is also . re- 
port^ .going Into complete bur« 
lesque stock within a few weeks. 
This Is to be settled 'when the pres« 
ent Mutual contf^ct can be cqm* 
piled with according to the agree* 
ment which plays the Mutuals 
there. ■ 

Rochiester, April 16. 
'Victoria, playing Muttial bur« 
lesque, goes Into stock burlesque 
May 6, with Tom Phillips pr'odtac^ 
ins- 

Among principals engaged are 
Clyde Bacon and Billy Hagan. 



Drop Hurtig & Seamon 
Name FroihS Mutual Co,'s 

The' name of Hurtig .& Seamon- 
has disappeared completely from all 
billing and paper for the five Mutual 
shows formerly operated under 
their direction. 

The "Bowery Burlesquers," "So- 
cial Maids," "Girls from Happy- 
land," "Girls of the U. S. A." and 
"Step on It" shows are now Mutual- 
operated by th6 Stars of Burlesque, 
Inc., Danny Davenport, £;eneral 
manager. 



Chicago Stock Burlesque 
Wires With De Forest 

Chicago, April 16. 
Star and Garter, with combina- 
tion stock burlesque and pictures, 
has wired with DeForest equip- 
ment Opened with fXiUcky Boy," 
initial first run film In that zone. 



irons in Gary 

Chicago, April 16. 
Warren Irons has leased the Gary 
in Gary, Ind., and will open it la 
Auerust with burlesque. 



week by a burlesque troupe Is what 
prevails In Syracuse, N. T. Utica 
has a similar condition for a six- 
day week. 

'When Mutuals reach the Colum- 
bia, New York,, there are four one- 
hour shows for the Mutuals on Sun- 
day with a midnight show Friday. 
The 'house is the big winner on the 
Sunday specials If the returns are 
right. 

Several idetfa have been advanced 
for the return of Mutual burlesque 
to Its high niche of yesteryear In so 
far as giving the producer a better 
break and providing for a better 
class of stage entertainment. 
Two Plans 
One plan is to have two circuits 
under the Mutual plan, the A grade 
having a $2,000 guarantee with each 
show carrying three comics, while 
B Would remain at the present 
$1,670 guarantee and provide for the 
use of burlesque school grads work- 
ing on the tab form. 

With only one Mutual wheel, the 
guarantee la likely to be placed at 
$2,000 with an increase of cast. 

With the paasslng of the Colum 
bla and the dropping of the Mutual 
standard, the burlesque troops saw 
all of its. principal comics, men long 
identified as having given comedy 
Impetus to the traveling shows go 
Into other divisions, the majority 
into vaude where they could easily 
be reached for next season where 
the guarantee sufficient to enable 
the wheel's producing managers to 
give them salaries equivalent to 
.that paid by vaiide. 

Out of Burlesque 
A casual survey at this list of 
burlesquers who have gone from the 
Mutual-Columbia pay rolls look? 
ili{«~firTSBiinenrT5fT3iai5ra~t>H-TS- 
vlew, that in its entirety shows just 
what happened to knock the props 
from under circuit burlesque. The 
names include Tommy (Bozo)- Sny 
der, Harry Kohler, Harry and Wil 
lie Lander, Bobby Barry, Dick Lan- 
caster. Nod (Clothes) Norton, Co- 
han and Watson, Harry (Zoup) 
Welch, Snitz Moore, George Broad- 



Chorus Girl Tries Suicide 

Schenectady, April 16. 
June Martin, '22, Chicago, chorus 
girl with "The Lid Lifters," Mutual 
show here last week, attempted 
suicide In her hotel room by drink- 
ing lysoL Girl hurried to Ellis 
Hospital and discharged two days 
later. . 

She gave no reason for her act 
but roommate said she "hadn't been 
feeling well lately." 



BETTEB BABBECUES 

Des Molneq, April 16. 

Prospects for more 4ind livelier 
barbecue parties loom here as the 
sheriff is obliged to greet the roast 
rib season with greatly reduced 
county road patrol. 

Passage of the bill now before, 
the 43rd Iowa assembly, which 
clearly defines a roadhouse and pro 
vldes for a township license for this 
type of establishment, will give each 
township the right to order bar- 
becues closed at a reasonable hour. 



midnight show; this extra money hurst, ^Tohn Barry, George Douglas, 



Wiring Academy 

Chicago, April 16. 

Academy Theatre Co., recently 
taking over the Academy for com- 
bination burlesque and picture 
policy, has filed articles of Incor- 
poration. Present officers are N. S. 
Barger, president, and Morris 
Schaetfer, local attorney, secretary- 
treasurer. 

It Is planned to wire the bouse. 



DUBirS DITOBCE ACTION 

Syracuse,' N. Y., April 16. 
Leslie Dunn, comedian with 
"Broadway Scandals," was served 
here last week with papers In a di- 
vorce suit brought by Mrs. Velma . 
McLenn Dunn of Buffalo. 

Mrs. Dunn identified her husband 
to Deputy Sheriff Klock as the comlo 
stepped off the stage. 



Kelso Brothers, Dick Knowles, 
Clyde Bragdon, Bill Kennedy, Pat 
Daley, F;rank Hunter, Harry Steppe, 
Sliding Billy WatSon, Abe Reynolds, 
Bert Bertrand, Harry (Shuffle) Le 
Van, Harry (HIclcey) LeVan, Manny 
King, Harry Lang, Vio Casmore, 
Frank Silk, Prank Finney, Jack 
Conway, James Cougblln, Xlddle 
Cole, Marty Collins, Marty Seamon 
and Billy Foster, Danny Murphy, 
Stone and Piliard, George P. Mur- 
phy, Al Hillyer, Gus Fay, Lew Kelly, 
Lon Hascall, Frank (Bud) William- 
son, Emil Casper (Casper and 
O'Neill), Eddie Dale, J. B. Hamp, 
-Bll ly— Gl I bertT— Harry- HlllS(- G eorge 
Nlblo, Harold Whalen (Jans and 
Whalen), Hawthorne and Cook, 
Jules Howard, . Charles Howard 
Sam Howard, Harry Shannon, Joe 
Fried, besides such women draws as 
the Mutual ever did have. 

The woman angle of. Mutual bur, 
.lesque has been loft severely alone 
in this smmatlon. For that Mr. 
Herk need not phone to ask why. 



Le Van On Coast 

Harry (Shuttle) Le Van, playing 
vaude In the east, has accepted a 
26-week "pay or play" contract to 
appear in .stock burlesque on the 
coast. 

Le Van leaves for California late 
this month. 



Crelghton Hale and Thelma Todd 
added"The Ladv Who Dared" (FN). 

Clarissa Selwyn added "Isle of 
Lost Ships" (FN). 

Kate Bruce added to "Flying 
Fool," Pathe. 

Joan Crawfojrd's next starring 
picture for M-G will be "Jungle," 
story of primitive life in South 
America, to be. adapted from Sat- 
evepost story of same name. 

Lynn Shores engaged by Colum- 
bia to direct a series of pictures. 

Phyllis Crane added "College 
Days" (M-G-M). 

Mary Doran signed a new long 
term -contract "With 'M=G'. — ' ~ — ' : 

Complete cast of "The Return of 
Blake," Unlversal's next serial. In- 
cludes Craufurd Kent, Grace Cu* 
nard, Arthur Pryor, Monty Monta- 
gue and Al Prlscoe. Ray Taylor 
to direct. 

Jack Townlcy completed "Wicked 
Angel," an original story which 
Richard Thorpe will direct for Co- 
lumbltu 



Wednesday* April 17, 1929 



T I M E S SQUARE 



VARIETY 



67 



Stories by Jack Conway 

From 1920, onward, Jack Conway wrote a isepies of stories appearina 
In Variety. Mostly the stories dealt with baseball and prize fights, 
players and puos. This aeries. is reprinted weekly. Story below Speared 
In Variety of April 1, 1921. 

TOMATO FALLS HARD ' ~ 
FOR WOMAN'S RIGHTS 



Con 



Finds There's Nothing 
Fair About the Sex 




CON 



Horilell, April 1, 1921. 

■ Pear Chick: 

I'm off Cutbbert for life and after 
you henr irhat hs trl^ to pull on 
' ine you'll be, too. Tou know what 
_ raid for that 

bird takin him 
out of a show 
and transform- 
In bim from a 
female imper- 
sonator Into a 
real honest to 
goodness ball 
player. Why 
the poor tramp 
was about 
ready to make 
a hole In a 
lake when I 
rescued h 1 m, 
and tbe first 
chance he gets 
he tries to 
stick the har- 
poon Into me. 
We're playln this slab and aa 
tisuai I make my speech t(om the 
stage pfferln EOO smackers for any 
one who caii stay six rounds-. with 
tomato." Tou know the rackett. 
If you get a tough one you frame 
with the spotlight guy to turn the 
Ught In tbe sap's eyes so he cant 
see, and then all "Tomato" has to 
do Is crash him on the ledge and 
collect. 

I make my usual beef and we 
draw the usual assortment of bo- 
hunks and set-ups who think they 
can flght after readln the sportfh 
page. Everythin is lovely up to 
Tuesday - night when we seem to 
run out of clients. Tou know I 
always make a crack about "If 
there's any- lady In the house that 
wants to box with Tomato, step 
right up." It's always a sure Arc 
laugh from the lady - yokels who 
think It too comical for anything. 
Tuesday night after my speech and 
no offerings for the slaughter I 
start to stall to give some of the 
grocery clerks time to collect their 
courage and I pull my wise crack 
about the ladies. 

Can you Imagine how I felt when 
a. swell lookln doll trips down one 
of the aisles and climbs up on the 
stage sayln, 'Td love to try it." I 
nearly fell Into the leader's lap and 
figured she was some stage struck 
local frail lookln for tree publicity, 
but she insists she wants to put on 
the gloves and asks where would 
she prepare for the "fray." Tomato 
Is waitln In a bathrobe and lampin 
this dame like he's hypnotized. 

I led her back stage to an empty 
dressln room and was followed a 
second, later by her maid who waa 
totln a suit case. They sure had 
come loaded for bear. I couldn't 
get It at all for in all my experi- 
ence I had never run into 'a woman 
fighter . who could punch her way 
out of a paper bag. I've seen lady 
ball clubs and lady wrestlers that 
waa fair, but never had any of them 
that could finish better than second 
In a contest with a man, so I warned 
Tomato not to cut loose as we both 
might get Jugged for vlolatln the 
Mann act or somethln. 

After a few minutes this dame 
stepped out in- loose blouse and 
knickerbockers and we put the 
gloves on them both. I told To- 
mato to fiddle around the first round 
until we got a line on what this 
Jane was tryin to do. I expected 
that she would stop the bout in the 
middle of a round and start takin 
lip a collection for something or 
other. 

The first round was as tame as a 
Bronx house cat after she has in- 
haled about two -quarts of milk. 
Tomato would feint and this, dame 
would wrap herself up in her arms 
and give a frightened little squeal 
that was real comical. This con- 
tinued through the second. I was 
beglnnln to figure where I stood it 
the girl went the dtstiEince with 500 
flsh^p as a forfeit, when somethln 
"Eappenedl'^THe'damB-Buddenly -shot- 
but a right hook that copped Toma- 
to on the Jaw and dropped him 
flatter than a pan cake. He fell up 
against a drop hanging "two" and 
slid down to the floor like an empty 
sack. 

I could see our dough takin wings 
when I dashed behind the drop with 
a bucket of water at the same time 



Hoped to Cure Fan-Wife 
By Ugly Mugg's Photo 



The National Broadcasting Co. 
staff enjoyed a huge laugh from 
the most curlot^ fan request in its 
history. A radio fan visited the 
NBC e.xecutive offices with the of- 
fer to pay, if necessary, for a photo- 
graph of the homeliest male artist 
on the radio over the NBC stations. 

He had to go to the home office 
because he wonted an Identifying 
tag or a copyright notice or some 
distinguishing mark to convlncei his 
wife (Mrs. Radio Fan) that this was 
on the up-and-up. 

The reason was that he would 
thus squelch a muchly smitten 
Rudy Vallee fan. The frau had 
visualized Vallee as her dream hero 
from the ether programs and had 
her neighboring Long Island friends 
all hot-and-bothered about the 
romanticism of this sexy song and 
dfance purveyor. 

The husband conceived the idea 
of showing the .homely mugg to his 
frau and thus disillusioning her 
with the funny pan photograph. 

The NBC was all sympathy but 
aside from a general high standard 
of masculine pulchritude of its ar- 
tists, all 'Of its photographs in the 
"morgue" had been duly cataloged 
and stamped with captions, full 
names, etc. It prevented- collabora- 
tion on this Innocuous con'splracy. 



Wife's Protector Had 
Mad Husband Arrested 

Vincent I,ambiase, 28, a cutter, 
363 3d avenue, was exonerated on a 
charge of felonious assault by 
Magistrate George F. Ewald in 
West Side Court. Lamblaae was 
arrested on complaint of Charleb 
Dansereau, 486 Central Park west, 
tea room manager. 

Dansereau was -visiting the apart- 
ment of his estranged wife, Viola, 
24, manicurist, at 246 West 106th 
street. In an effort to effect a re- 
conciliation. The wife had asked 
Lamblase to stand by in the event 
that her husband tried to assault 
her. 

The couple had been In the apart- 
ment some time when suddenly 
Lamblase heard the woman scream 
and he rushed Into the apartment. 
The husband became frightened and 
fled. He boarded a taxlcab and 
started away. At 91st street and 
Broadway he was arrested by 
Policeman Corbett, West 100th 
street station. 

Danserau had followed In an- 
other taxlcab and told the cop that 
the cutter hod pointed a revolver 
at him and threatened to shoot. The 
cop searched Lamblase but failed 
to find any weapon. Upon Dan- 
sereau's Insistence the cutter was 
arrested. Mra Dansereau came to 
court to testify in behalf of Lam- 
blase but was not called upon. 



Agnes Allen, cigarette girl at the 
Lido for the past tour y'eors. Is get- 
ting ready for the season at Nara- 
gansett Pier, going there early In 
June to sell clgs and Corona Coro- 
nas at the Le Touquet. Agnes be- 
lieves in publicity of the right sort, 
grabbing herself a column in all the 
Rhode Island papers last summer 
by defending night club hostesses. 



glvin the electrician the office to 
douse the lights for a second. As 
soon as the house darkened I 
reached under the drop and stuck 
Tomato's dome right In the bucket. 
He comes to like, a flash and I whis- 
pered to him quick what he was up 
against. The electrician turned on 
the lights again aiid Tomato got up 
off the floor and tore at that Jane 
like she was Mrs. jack Dempsey. 
In about a half a second he had her 
out cold. The Joint was In a up- 
roar. I walked over and grabbed 
her by the hair braid to turn her 
over and the hair come off in my 
hands. She was a .he. It was a 
friend of Cuthbert's from an acro- 
batic act. They tried to frame us 
to cop the forfeit Jack we had up, 
flgurlnjve,.W5Uld pujl^lf we thought 
he was up against a"eTafir~T^ffr 
hep aa soon as she let drive that 
right hook, for no woman that ever 
lived could sock like that. So I'm 
through with him, no matter if I 
have to play center fleld Thyself this 
summer. 
Regards to the mob. 

Tour old side kicker, Oon. 



EIDDDTG SULLT THE BABB 



Kidding Sully, the barb, 
continues to be best liked in- 
door sport of the Palace the- 
atre building. 

Last Saturday, Charlie Mor- 
rison, the agent, stopped in at 
Sully's shop. 

"Will you mind my book?" 
said Charlie to Sul, "I must go 
over to Henry's for a hair cut." 

When Morrison returned for 
his book. Sully passed out as 
he noted that the agent had had 
the hair cut, also a shave. It 
needed three men and another 
agent to hold Sully down. 



DAVIS BUYS HOTEL 
FOR QUIET BEDROOM 



The Belmont, formerly regarded 
as one of New Tork's smart hotels, 
will not be razed as planned some 
months ago— because of a million- 
aire's whim. It was reported sold 
recently to Eldgar B. Davis, who 
spent a million and a half on "The 
Ladder," the world's longest run 
and most costly flop. 

There is a little story behind the 
oil and rubber magnate's reputed 
purchase of the Belmont. Ever since 
he flashed upon Broadway, unwill- 
ingly so far as he is personally con- 
cerned, Davis has resided at the 
Belmont. He uses a suite for busi- 
ness conferences and another for 
his family when in town. 

But for himself there la a little 
Inside room facing a court; and 
there he retired to rest. He said it 
was the quietest place In New Tork, 
the best spot he ever found to 
really sleep in the city. It prob- 
ably cost him millions to take over 
control of the Belmont, but Davis is 
satisfied because It gxiarantees him 
peaceful sleep. 

Recently advs appeared In the 
dqilies, announcing a diange in the 
Belmont management and a down- 
ward revision in rates. The hotel 
Is said to have maintained its stand- 
ard but faces keen competition In 
the Grand Central zone. 



COSTLY FLIRTATION 



Man Lost Pin and Girl' Held for 
Grand Jury 



Helen Spence, 17, dancer, 1060 
Rogers avenue, Brooklyn, was held 
In fl.OOO ball for the Grand Jury 
before Magistrate Ewald In West 
Side Court on a charge of grand 
larceny, accused of the theft of a 
diamond stick pin valued at $400. 

According to Samuel Bom, 609 
West llOtb street, real estate brok- 
er, on Feb. 25 while driving north 
on Broadway In his auto he flirted 
with the Spence girl. . She got Into 
the car and they drove to Bom's 
apartment. 

There they drank and smoked and 
finally. Bom said, she asked If 
she could look at the pin. Bom 
handed It to her and then placed 
the pin in a bureau drawer. When 
the girl had left he missed the pin. 
He vainly tried to reach her. 

Detectives Curry and SchnalbTe, 
West 100th street station, were 
notified and they eventually located 
the girl In Brooklyn. The detec- 
tives said she practically admitted 
to them that she had taken it but 
refused to tell where It was. 



WARIW FRENCH MAGS 



Cause Arrests of Sellers — Pictures 
of Undraped Women 



Charges of violating section 1141 
of the Penal Law which pertains 
to the sale or possession of in- 
decent books or magazines. Max 
Rubin, 24, 1366 St. Nicholas avenue, 
and William Guderman, 32, 72 
Wadsworth terrace, were arrested 
on warrants signed by Magistrate 
Bwald. 

Rubin waa arrested by Detective 
Walter Mitchell, Inspector Dolan's 
staff, after Charles Bamberger, of 
the Society for •the Suppression of 
Vice swore that Rubin had sold him 
a copy of a French magazine called 
"La Beaute" at a newsstand at 
Broadway and 47th street. Bam- 
berger said he paid $1.25 and It 
contained photographs of women 
•partly-'undraped..______ , 

Guderman was arrested In a store 
at 821 6th avenue. The detective 
said he purchased a copy of a 
French magazine called HonnI Goit 
for $2, containing photographs of 
undraped women. Both men plead- 
ed not guilty and were held in ball 
of $600 each for further hearing. 



Broadway Hotel Eccentrics Are 
Mazda Lane s Resident Side Show 



In all the hotels in Times Square 
and on Broadway amid theatrical 
performers, buyers and sellers and 
numerous transients, there ore per- 
manent hotel guests who ai-e prob- 
ably superior to all others In their 
peculiarities. 

There are bonneted old ladles who 
Install themselves for years with 
their pet canaries and have all the 
bellhops In the hotel scouring Times 
Square for different kinds of bird 
seed and on Sunday mornings they 
descend to the lobby and inquire 
about every church in the city. 

Well, Weill The Rainy Daisies 

The Astor entertains more ladies 
dub meetings than any hotel In the 
city. There the "Rainy Day" club, 
a brave relic of the past, always 
holds its meetings. The club was 
originally formed for the purpose 
of encouraging ladles to shorten 
their trailing dresses to Just above 
the ankles in rainy weather. Kver 
since then the original members of 
the club have been trying to get 
ladies to bring their skirts down 
again and with great regret they 
remember the original radical pur- 
pose of the club. 

Neither do all newlyweds start 



Shakedown CoDpIe FeD 
Down on $50 Take 



Putting on the Bee or shaking 
down a speakeasy owner seems to 
be a favorite pastime If you don't 
get bagged by the cops. The owners 
of tbe whlsperlows off the Big Stem 
know most of the cops so they sel- 
dom get taken, it ever. But north 
of Times Square this racket at 
times la frequent and profitable. 

Pat Erwln, 130 West 104th street, 
owner of a "restaurant" had the 
bee put on bim. Two men entered 
and displayed badges. "Get dressed; 
Pat, you have to go to the Hoose.- 
gow." But if you can put on the 
line maybe we can forget It" -the 
pair are quoted as saying. 

Pat told him he was short when 
they said they could straighten out 
matters for flf^. Erwln made an 
arrangement to meet them later at 
107th Street and Central Park west. 
'TU have tbe fifty then," he said. 

Erwln told detectives John Curry 
and Edward Schnalble of West lOOtb 
street Erwln and the sleuths went 
to the trysting place. Erwln had 
the money. But It was marked. 
Presently James Mahady, 48, waiter, 
of 840-9th uvenue, approached Er- 
wln. 

"Here I am" said Mahady to Er- 
wln who handed htm the marked 
money. When he had taken It the 
detects placed Mahady under arrest 

In the detective bureau Martin 
McElroy, 27, waiter, 340-9th avenue, 
phoned to Mahady to see how he 
fared. The cops traced the number 
and arrested McElroy. Both were 
identified by Erwln as the- alleged 
shakedown boys. Mahady said - he 
thought it was an April Fool Joke. 
Both were charged with extortion. 



PicketinfT Unsteady WHh 
Police Court Jadges 

Magistrates differ as to what con- 
stitutes disorderly conduct. This 
has been plainly manifested by sev- 
eral Judges during the last few 
weeks at West Side Court In free- 
ing men with placards on their 
backs i>axadlng In front of the Roxy 
theatre. Some were in front of the 
Capitol. 

The signs state that the two the- 
atres are emplpylng non-union 
window cleaners. Pickets march 
up and down with their signs. The 
pickets declare that they are law- 
fully picketing while Captain Loiiis 
Dlttman believes otherwise. 

Captain Dlttman has }iad his blue- 
coats arrest possibly a score since 
the trouble. Magistrate Farrel ruled 
that In his opinion the men were 
lawfully picketing. Magistrates 
Maurice Gotlieb and Henry Goodman 
ruled otherwise. 

They found the pickets guilty and 
suspended ■weTltBiic5,"-wlth- aTvarnlng- 
that a recurrence would result in 
fines. The pickets were told to 
cease by the .bluecoats. and an- 
nounced "We want to be arrested." 
Many complaints have been received 
by theatregoers of the pickets forc- 
ing them to take the roadway. 



the honeymoon at the /Hotel Plaza. 
A good many of them land right in 
the heart of Times Square accom- 
panied by rice and other wedding 
accessories. A couple came into a 
hotel recently and in their excite- 
ment forgot to pay the taxi driver. 
The driver followed them Into the 
lobby, demanded his tare and slyly 
said that ho needed it to pay his 
alimony; 

"Nuts" flock to hotels and the 
Broadway nuts seem to be superior 
to all other hotel nuts. 

Old Girl Flees Lover 

There Is an old lady 89 years old 
who has checked out of eveiT- hotel 
on Broadway because slie is pur- 
sued by a spirit lover who enters 
her room at night and hides in the 
closet. Often she has called up the 
manager to say "He's In the room 
now and has Just thrown my Jew- 
elry out of the -window." Driven to 
desperation she took refuge In the 
Martha Washington, but the lover 
gained admittance to that feminine 
haven and she was driven else- 
where. 

In the Hotel Cumberland there 
waa a lady who sat In the lobby 
from morning until night for three 
iponfhs with short Intermissions for 
meals. 

For a long time the Hermitage 
Hotel harbored an old German 
who bad a mania for collecting, 
newspapers. His room was stacltM 
to the telling with pUea of papers.; 
After many remonstrances the hotel 
finally ousted bim for fear the -flrclr 
department would get after theni.-' 
Some employee&of hotels apparently' 
become contaminated. There was • 
scrub woman at the Hermitage whd'. 
thought she was a princess. 

For many years a lady who -wfo . 
In deadly fear of gemui lived at the 
Times Square hotel. She never han- 
dled her man; dpiened her door with 
a hook and when anyone, came 'In . 
the room she covered tbe chair with 
a sheet before she let 'the ylsitoi* ' 
sit down. At the same hotel there 
lived a Russian princess who 
thought people were shooting * 
needles at her. She would dodge' 
mddly through the lobby and coy- ' 
ered up her face with a towel b«w 
tore she slept at night ' 

At the Walcott'dwelt a lady whoM j 
mission in life was to makia .th« ~ ' 
police department put sjlk shirtfil. 
upon its policemen In the summer-^ 
time and another lady who was a 
bug against radio's. 

Trailed by Black Cat 

Two women known as the ps> 
borne sisters, now awaiting trial 09, 
hotel beats, are known by eveiy 
hotel on Broadway.'* They gyped 14 
hotels, but could always, be. traced - 
by a black cat which acconitutnled 
them on their travels. 

The Broadway hotels are filled- 
with girls attempting to get on the' .'- 
stage or in the movies who are be-' - 
ing taken for an they are worth. At- - 
a certain hotel a Polish servant girt- 
who had saved some money recent- 
ly lived. A couple of gents who said . 
they were William Fox and Thomas 
Melghan signed ■ her to a contraict 
and cleaned her out The hotel had 
to pay her way back to Plato-' 
fleld. New Jersey. 

There are also always people whi^. 
will have nothing to do with the 
thirteenth floor or will not handle' 
money on a Friday and loads o£ 
show girls who are- 'constantly - 
smuggling monkeys Into their' 
rooms. 

Bin Hazelton, credit manager of' 
the Hotel Manger system, says that 
all the nuts In the world seem to 
flock to hotels. He has "run Intoi 
every possible variety himself and 
also says that he has most . likely 
come In contact -with half the out 
of town chumps who fall prey tO> 
New Tork. He sees them all In theii* < 
glory and wonders Into whose hdndd 
they fall and wKat becomes of thein 
later on. 



2ND GARDEN MARATHON 

Sprints and Point System for Thfe f 
Year's Long Distance Dancers 

Milt Crandall's second annual 
dance marathon gets under way a* 
.Ma<llson.JSauore, .Garden _ May 11 
and continues until nnco'iiscWW.' — 

Sprints and a point scoring sys- 
tem, similar to that used in the 
six-day biko race, will be employed 
to detonnlne the winner this year. 

Dally sprints are scheduled for * 
a. m.', 3 p. m. and 10 p. m. 



VARIETY 



TIME S SQ UA RE 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



Hoflywood Chatter 



Hollywood, April 13. 

Franic Fay, volunteer m. c. at Sid 
Orauman's mldnlsht show. 

Benny Rubin m. c, at Catholic 
Actor's Guild benefit. 

Al B. White told Herb Sanborn 
Bomethlne: he forgot 20 years ago. 

Harold B. Franklin introducing 
his personal golf pro around. 

Sam Katz making a premiere and 
a preview on the same night. 

H. B. Wright Introduces Whoopee 
Night at Loew's State. 

Mervyn LeRoy, film director, 
taken for one of Singer's midgets. 

Nick Lucas taking a test for a 
silent picture. 

Sid Silvers was in and out of 
Hollywood in three weeks. 

A lot of grown-up shebas-are ap- 
pearing in a picture called "Babes 



in Hollywood." After all, it. Is in 
harmony with the title, as all the 
present-day finale hoppers are 
called Babies. 

Jane Chanley, song writer, has 
returned east. 

Arthur Johnson, musical arranger, 
is here for a rest. 

Reginald Denny entertains 35 
British sailors at Universal studios. 

Sally Fhlpi>s sent to night school 
to learn futuristic drawing. 

Reg Denny practicing to enter 
horse shoe tournament. 

Joe Schenck signing autographs 
at opening of "The Desert Song." 

Jack Warner forgetting his tick- 
ets and having no seat for the pre- 
miere of "The Desert Song.' 

Laurence Stalllngs received four 
wires' in 16 minutes from his ranch 




q ZIEGFELD SENSATIONS 
OloHMni tkt Amarleu GM 
MEW AHBTEROAM. "Tba HoOM BmoUrul" 
" WMt 43 8L Erinnget DlUlnghkm Zligtdd 
tlB. nir. Mttlnetk wr^. anil SAT. 

EDDIE CANTOR 
in "WHOOPEE*' 

with ETHEL SHtrrTA and All SUr Cajt 
PA UL WmTEMA W fc HI8 BAN D 

ziEOFEiais^ raonc,*£?.iss 

"UeeUnc Plica of tin Worid" Nltfiti -ll-JO 
TboI Whlteman A HI* Bitlie Band 

Table Reservations at Box Offlee 
7IFf:FFt'n'n»*< Btui St * «Ui at. 
Alegar E-l'Lf. Mitt. iirrHS. * bat. 

SHOW BOAT 

NerM Terrtt; HewaN Minli, Bamra Htm- 
km; SaMay Wblle, - H«l«i m*tt»». ' Edna 
Ho OHirar and CHARLES WINNINSER 



EABI CAEBOIX SS' V lit: 

xlckefa for all perfonnancea at Bos 
Onc«. Seals B Weeks la Adraiiee< 
I.YHIN FANMB . LIONEL 

ERROL BRICE ATWHL 

<n tli<> miiMoal comerty hit ' 

"FIORETTA" 

Kaslo by Qeoree Bagby & O. Romllll 
teatnrlnff JDorothy Knapp and 
Oeorse Hoaaton 



Thta., W. 48 St. En. 9-M 
Utu. Wed. * Sat, t-Je 



UBERTY 

MILES OF MUSICAL SMILES 

lady Fingers 

EDDIE BUZZELL * LOUIBE BROWN 



Horria Oeat, by arrancemeiit with 
DAVm BELASGO, Freacnta/ . 
LBN O B 



Mr. Belasco's Mj|ffj|fi|W with Sidney 
Masterpiece tnttan Blackmer 
■Tfiea. W. 44tli. Eva. 8:30 
Mats. Tbor. & Sat., 2:30 



BELASCO 



: — THEATRE OUILD PRODtJCTlONS- 

The CAMEL 

Through the Needle's Eye 

Mirtll BECK Tk., 45th St. W. of 8 At. 
Eva 8:50. Mata. Thars.&Sat. 2:40. 



Man's Estate 



BILTMORE^LVk^lito 



PLAYHOUSE^- Bt Bm. tM 

rLiA I nV^UOE. Matinees 2-:30 

O Uatlnees Every Week 

•* Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 

STREET SCENE 



PEOPLE'S BOWEBT "SSSnSl f?^ 

Phones Orchard 0801-19(2 
eS-FEAB-OLD BETITAL Or^ 
AVQVSTIN DALY'S 

ilNDER die GASUGHT' 

Sensational Melodrama 
MIDNITE SHOW THURSDAY 
Seats 8 Weeks Ahead 




RADIO-KEITH 

Orphenm Theatres 



•PALACE ?5!fef" 

THE MARX BROS. 



OOLLESIATE SHOW 
RUNAWAVI BARRY A 

FOUR IWHITLE6E 
MadleA Ray. Ads Brawa 



ADA MAY 



■ ladudisB 
FOURTEEN 
BR1CKT0P8 
a Hartaaslaa 



r-RIVERSIDE V— 

B)| Tlae Sbais— Bit Tlan Pellw 

SSSliSSrJ'* IfiATBICE JOT 

- Gelabratad -Sama Star 
Clalbarka FsMtr— Bum A WtHakar 
Tba Brtaats: Kaya A «wn: at' 

LE8TEB ALLEN 

aad NELLIE BriEEN 



BlstST. f^%i 

Tkm. t» BaL, Afrit 18 la 28 

ALEX. HYDE'S CABNIVAL 

' with S6 Ctever Entertalnan 
XOVE IN THE DESEBTI Talk | 
wUta OUve Borden I Sooiid I 



CAPRICE 

^tllf I\ Thea., W. 62d. Etl 8:M 
GUlU/uats. Thnr. A Sat. 2:40 



STRANGE INTERLUDE 

Jala rinlJan Tbea., SSlh, ft of B"f 



|JM CEI.UXB SHOWS fcj 



NEW EAST 



Thiin.-8at., April 18 to SB 

RUDY 
VALLEE 

and ConnecUcnt Yankees 



NEW EAST 



TMeSmoiMGlboL' 
sAHH.NAMUSTefw'ie 



BOTH 

SHOM 



2i4B 

a<4s 



Latt 



ERNIE GOLDEN 

AND ORCHESTRA 

IN FEBSON 

LOTE IN DESERT'lTalk A 
with OUve Botden ISonnd 

tiuprerae TandeTlll»— Plctores 
CaatlBsein Neaa Is II P. ■. Lsar PrlMa 
AOTOB8' NATIONAL JUBILBE WEEK 



58't 



super In the CaroUnoa asklnff wbat 
actipn to taHe on the five colored 
ranch hands who took, bis wife's 
sedan out and cracked It up. 

Louis B. Mayer teachlngr- the 
WAMPAS boys how to be diplo- 
matic. 

Hal Homo as general manager of 
Noah Beery fishingr and mining en- 
terprises. 

Capt. Dennis CBrien," New York 
attorney, breaking Into Hollywood 
society. 

Frank Whltbeck meeting Charlie 
Kurtzman on the latter's arrival at 
the Southern Faciflc depot. 

Calvin Rolte. former stage and 
picture producer, tuma personal 
representative for players. 

Clara Bow staked papa to fresh 
B. R. to put French patio on his 
Hamburger stand. 

First National Installed a com- 
plete 20 chair barber shop for a 
scene In "Hard to Get." 

Fox studios excited by Satevepost 
writer on the lot to write series on 
talking pictures. 

Kitty O'Connor, wife of BUI Lan- 
gan. In town to Join hubby, now 
uuder contiiaot to Fox. 

Al Herman, blackface eomedlan, 
who is resting here for the summer, 
was in town only two days before 
he played three benefits. With the 
monoy Harry Cohn of Columbia 
paid Sam Berman to be relieved of 
a contract. Berman staged a. dinner 
party at the Roosevelt making Cohn 
guest of honor. 

Cigar stands and drug stores are 
doing a land office business in sales 
of wine tonics, since the prices of 
booze skyrocketed. 

So many new writers In Holly- 
wood that all they need Is to show 
a fountain pen as a pass ttirough 
the gates. 

For the first time in his screen 
career, Chester ConUln appears in 
"Stairs of Sand" (Par.) without his 
moustache. 

Ouy Oliver assigned to his 816th 
part In a picture for Paramount. 
Establishes a record In screen work 
for all time. 

Jack Mulhall seen on golf links 
wearing a checkerboard golf suit re- 
sembling a W. C, Fields vaude cos 
tume. 

Alice White made personal ap- 
pearance In Frisco, and took the 
town like liupe Velez captured 
Broadway. 

Lighting an upturned match from 
a swinging ' golf club IS the latest 
Ijidoor sport to be adopted by stu 
dlo golf bugs. 

Servants go to expense of sending 
Corlnne Griffith a cablegram in 
forming her of a litter of pupa bom 
to her pet dog. 

Seymour Felix and wife, now 
working here for Fox, have gone 100 
per cent. HoUsrwood by acquiring a 
hillside biingalow and Individual 
motor care. 
. Out-of-town school boys trying to 
crash studio gates under guise of 
press reporters.' One from Texas 
whose father owns a newspaper 
made the grade. 

Smart shops showing men's un 
dergarme'nts in pastel and variegated 
colors; some have lace on for the 
Aiore exclusive taste of the other 
sex. 

Dan Danker, procurer of endorse- 
ments for Lux soap running out of 
pros:.e(.ts. returning soon to N. T. 
His three motor cars are now up 
for sale. 

Picture press agents getting hot 
over "Ma" Kennedy and Aimee Mc- 

(Contlnued on page 61) 



Tth Ave. and EOth St. 
DIreetloa S. L. BOTHAPEL (BOXT) 
William Fox Fresento 

THRU DIFFERENT EYES' 

Ab VniiSBal TalklBs ' Flctare 
A Fox Movletoae Blasterplece 
EDUina> WABNEB HLABT 
LOWE BAXTEB DUNCAN 

On the Staee: National Sports Silk 
Week: A Fashion Show Alt In Silk, Inter- 
pnted b7 Roxy Ensemble. 



Midnight Pictures 
Nightly lt:2» 

THE DUKE 
STEPS OUT 



CAPrroL 

WILLIAM 

HAINES 

_ with JOAN CBAWFOBD and 
KABL DANE— An M-O-M Sound Picture 
with Dialogue — On the Stage: DAVE 
SCHOOLKB end CAPITOLIANS, NICK 
LONG, JB., EVELYN WILSON. Nayan 
Pierce. Joe Hart and 40 CHESTER HALS 
OIRLS, CAPITOL QRAND ORCHESTRA, 
David Mendoza, Conducting. 



SMARK 
TRA 



ALL SEATS OC^ 
TO 1 P. M. <9«F 
_ De Luxe Midnight 

B'way ds 47th St. Show Nightly, 11:30 



nD 

"b^/'J^BARTHELMESS 

SINGING and TALKING in 

"WEARY RIVER" 

XIBST mCB AT rO^ULAB FBICES 



Two Show Girk and 
Negro Heroic in Fire 



Two plucky show girls and a 
nervy Negro elevator operator In 
the , Cornell Apartments, 114-118 
West 47th street probably saved the 
lives of many of the occupants, 
when a serious blaze occurred in 
the switchboard on the ground 
floor, cutting off escape by the 
stairway. 

There are 16 apartments, ten- 
anted by show folk. The Are oc- 
curred at 9 a. m. when most of the 
theatre people are asleep. When the 
Are broke out in the board a ter- 
rific report was heaxd. . 

Charles Val- Verdi, operator, had 
arrived at the . second floor in his 
lift He looked down the stairway 
and saw the ragrlng flre. The Arc 
had spread to a linen closet and a 
cot used by the night elevator men. 

Verdi began to rap on the apart- 
ment doors. He awoke Peggy. Rut- 
ledge ("Dainty Doll" burlesque) 
and Dot Franklin. Peggy wrapped 
a dampened towel around her nose 
and mouth and with Miss Franklin 
and Verdi aroused every one in the 
building. ' 

As Peggy was knocking on the 
door of Harry Nolan on the third 
floor, she was overcome by smoicb 
and exhaustion. She had to be 
carried to the roof. On the top 
(6th) floor Peggy Allen, show girl, 
collapsed. She also had to be as- 
sisted to the street 

Crowded Roof 
The root was jammed with fugi- 
tives In all manner of dishabille. 
Some took the rear flre escape while 
others took the front. The street 
was crowded with' persons on their 
way to church. They shouted 
words of encouragement to the 
girls. ' 

Firemen soon arrived and placed 
extension ladders, against the build- 
ing. The girls were given shelter 
1.. the Malveme apartments, 112 
West 47th street. Mrs. Susan Kaick 
and her husband William, superin- 
tendent of the building rescued 
their two children by fleeing from 
the ground' floor apartment by way 
of the flre escape. 

Damage estimated at $10,000 by 
the police. 



DOT DAVENPORT HELD 



Joe Pilcer's Missing $2,500 Ring Not 
. Located 



Lillian Worth, Frank Rice and 
Clarence L. Sherwood added to 
"Stairs of Sand" Par. 

Alexander Korda to direct Blllle 
Dove in "Lady Who Dared" In place 
of John Dillon. Latter switched to 
"Fast Life," FN. 

Title of "Diversion" now "The 
Careless Age," and "Declasse" to 
"The Lady Who Dared," both FN. 

Myma Kennedy opirastte Reginald 
Denny In "Companionate Troubles," 
U. 

LeRoy Mason borrowed from Ed- 
win Carewe to play In "Climax," U. 

Dave Thursby, Otto Ledderer, 
William Stt^uss, Robert £mmett 
O'Connor and Aggie Herring added 
to "Smiling Irish Eyes," FN. 

Jason Robards added to "Isle of 
Lost Ships" for FN. 

Victor Nordlinger, eight years 
with U, named supervisor for two 
units. 

Contract of Tom Reed, dialog and 
title writer, renewed for three years 
by U. 

— lan-'Keith -and— Holmes—Herbert 
added to "Lady Who Dared," FN. 

George Baxter added to "Careless 
Age," FN. 

Bert Roach added to "Twin Beds," 
FN. 

Harvey Clark added to "Hard to 
Get," FN. 

Jason Robards lead la "Isle of 
Dead Ships," FN. 



Charged with the theft of a dia- 
mond i^hi? valued at $2,600 from 
the finger of Joseph Pllcer, customs 
house broker, residing at 166 West 
72nd street, Dorothy Davenport 
stout blohde, 31, of 140 West 66th 
street (fictitious) was held by Mag 
Istrate George Ewald in West Side 
Court for the. Grand Jury. Miss 
Davenport hostess, obtained the 
ball through Jack Shine, bondsman. 

Pllcer Is said to be a brother of 
Harry Pilcer, dancer. Joe was hav- 
ing a time with several friends In 
his apartment The guests left ex- 
cept Miss Davenport 

Pilcer stated he was tired and fell 
asleep. Miss Davenport he said, 
desired to read a magazine in his 
room before she left. He consented 
When he awoke "Dot" was gone and 
so was Joe's ring. 

He raced to West 68th street sta 
tion and narrated to Detective Bill 
McConachie about the party and 
the loss. McConachie arrested Miss 
Davenport She denied the larceny. 

The ring has not been located. 



DOVE FOR DOUGH 



Giatter in Loop 



Inaccurate Biographies 
RICHARD BENNETT 

Everybody talks about Rlcliard 
Bennett the Crying Menace, be- 
cause Richard Bennett talks about 
everybody. He Is to drama critics 
what the Swiss navy Is to vaude- 
ville comics. 

When he was five years old this 
famous circus clown couldn't say 
a word. All of his conversation was 
carried on with his fingers, and 
moat of It with the thumb jutting 
horizontally from the Bennett bugle. 
Naturally his folks couldn't have 
him around the house and get any 
place socially, so they finally put 
him on a train headed for Guggen- 
heim's School for the Dumb. 
Through some .mistake In directions 
Bennett wound up at the Contrary 
Mary' Academy for Gals. 

Unable, to announce his male 
status, Richard spent five years in 
these confines until they caught him 
peeking and threw him out on his 
ear. 

But what a change had come over 
him I He' talked like a horse. He 
argued about nothing and gossiped 
fit to kill. If anybody within 20 
miles had a baby, Bennett would 
run to his calendar and later give 
the drugstore crowd a thumbs up or 
down signaL 

Naturally a guy like that would 
wind up on the stage. And how he 
Is wound upl .He has played in 
"Abie's Irish Rose" (3d company), 
the second "Miracle" and "The 
Show-bfl." He was supposed to 
have tilayed in "Jarnegan," a drama- 
tization of Vina Delmar's "Bad 
Girl" novel, but later It was found 
that what was supposed to be Ben- 
nett actually was a collection of 
echoes from a stagehands' pinochle 
game. 

Bennett's next part Is reported 
to be the two grave diggers in 
"Hamlet" with Donaghey and 
Stevens In the hole. 



Raid On Chinese Dice Joint Nearly 
Killed Coin Guardian 

Thirteen almond eyed Mongol- 
ians,' waiters, students and laundry- 
men were seized in a raid on the 
fifth floor of 24& West 43rd street 
by detectives Arthur iBendlx and Pat 
Bray of Inspector Loonam's stalt. 
They were arraigned in West Side 
Court and freed by Magistrate 
George Ewald for lack of evidence. 

The raid caused considerable ex- 
citement In the bulidlhg. Tue 
sleuths stated that a dice game was 
in progress. They testified they 
could hear the sound of the ivories. 

A Chinese opened the door and in 
flew the cops. The doorman yelled 
"Umpire" which means cops. One 
Chinese holding the cloth bag con- 
taining stakes was nearly crushed 
Jta,tba-ia£lefi,„ Jjjat-Aa. Ba.on..fls^tha. 
cops rushed in the players made a 
dive for the Celestial guarding the 
dough. . He was felled and almost 
killed. Some got more than their 
dough. Others got less. 

When the pyramid of Chow- 
melners got off the Chinese hold- 
ing the bag they were ready tor 
the hoosegaw. 



Mr. and Mrs. Boyle Woolfolk are 
sailing April' 20. for Europe. 

Max Turner has resigned from 
board of governors of Chicago 
Comedy Club. 

Every guy's secret ambition was 
realized by Urban H. Stantone, mo- 
tion picture photographer. 

Harry Munns, theatrical attorney, 
to Los Angeles on business and 
pleasure, although his family 1> 
with him. 

' Local theatre customers making a 
vogue of black coats and striped 
pants for Sunday mats. Meaning 
the gents, of course. 

Jack McEneray, Oriental p. a, 
buys Luckles and smokes Camels. 

While eating at his favorit* 
restaurant Santone bit something 
hard In his fifth oyster. A Jeweler 
appraised the pear at Sc., cost of 
appraisal. 

Chicago Comedy Club threw a 
birthday i>arty and testimonial in 
the club rooms for Jack Osterman, 
Oriental m. c Only 176 tickets, for 
members only. Jack appeared. 

Sam Bramson of the William 
Morris office with his left arm in a 
sling, from walking down the Com- 
edy Club steps while making a 
clgaret test. 

Only three joints going . In t^e 
Loop. Spiked beer up to a $1 a 
bottle; whiskey |1 a shot; no do- 
mestic bourbon to be had; all 
Canadian and cut. 

An m. c. fan writes In to squawk 
that her favorite stick waver grot 
snooty when she tried to pose htm 
for snapshots, and therefore Isn't 
her favorite any more. That's the 
way with them wihimen. 

"Every time I read this," re- 
marked a B. & K. press agent fond- 
ling the latest issue of Publlo 
Opinion, "'I feel like I'm getting a 
personal letter from Ben Serkowich, 
Lou Goldberg and Oscar Doob." 

Benny MerofT was hock stepping 
around town last week, bubbling 
over with excitement over the newly 
arrived Diane Elise Meroff. Benny 
says he's going to make a tap 
dancer out of her. But styles In 
everything but children may change 
by then. 

'This rag may yet be held respon- 
sible for a wave of illiteracy among 
the younger generation. An m. c. 
fan wrote In to say that when she 
first started reading the sheet she 
never used a word of slang and 
nenHer'OTd'^loaaynorolRer^peopKr 
Now, according to the testimonial, 
she> talks like a Variety reporter 
writes. 

Tou'd be surprised at some of 
the big Broadway names Included 
among "The Hustlers," a male or- 
ganization founded during the wln- 
(C!ontlnued on page 60) 



jlVe4n^gday. April.47, . ^ TIMES SQUARE 

New York Chatter 



On the Square 



Badgering the Speaks 
Speakeasy proprietors are' being and have been annoyed by a band 
of fake raiders who routine with a quick flash of a phoney badge and 
then strip the Joint of all bottles. It's been going on for two or three 
months. 

Not long ago a group of these bogus plain-clothes men descended on 
a ixreenwlch' Village Joint In which happened to be a pretty fair friend 
of the city administration. The phonies don't dare break in a door but 
Walt outside asking for the owner. Threats and the badge flash follow, 
scaring the owner Into either giving up dough or his booze. 

This night the Influential friend walked outside to see what the 
excitement was about and grabbed the badge when It was shown. Re- 
turning to a phone he called a police desk to see If this particular dis- 
trict were being raided. Getting a "No" answer he asked for a couple 
of detectives, but by the time they arrived the fake raiders had skipped. 



Girl Smokers and Leg Crossers 

All fast trains carried the college boys and girls back to their schools, 
after the Kaster vacation. In the club car of one New York Central 
train, eastbound, several parents might have witnessed the beneflts of a 
college training for their daughters. 

These girls lolled Into the club car, drew out their clgarets and after 
brazenly crossing their legs to permit the male passengers a sight of 
their bloomers, carried on their conversations utterly Indifferent to the 
men. One oif the men who had his hat on when the girls entered^, kept 
it, on while they were there. 

In the diner nearly every college 'girl, smoked before and in. between 
courses. 

As far. as known, however, none. openly drank booze or. flirted. ,.. 
Of all smokers and leg crossers, not one was over 19. 



Hoboken Sport 

One of the Morley-MIlllken-Throckmorton-Grlbble staff last Saturday 
night had^to step before the curtain at the Rialto, Hoboken, where "After 
Dark" holds forth, to plea for the cast's physical safety. 

Th^ rowdy convlvlalists, super-charged by Hoboken's brew, were bait- 
trig the melodramatic actors, this 'leading Into mild corporeal punishment 
with prop peanut bags and the like, thrown on 'the. stage. 

The management Jocosely kidded the drunks out of the. Idea by stating, 
they didn't mind their own faction back of the footlights being molested, 
but since' so many of the missiles were falling short and -hitting the 
down front patron's, there was no .sense In killing .off the theatre's cus- 
tomers. That stopped It. 

ShubertB $ell and Buy : . . . . . . m ^ 

The four story building on the, southeast . corner of - 63d stre^t '^^nd 
Broadway known as 1890-96 Broadway has beeii taken gver by the' Sliu- 
berts, purchased from the estate of Edwin R. Thomas, publisher ol the 
"Morning Telegraph." . , ■.;S! 

Shuberts at one time- owned an entire squat's . block of ezd -toA'SSttr 
street, Broadway to Central Park 'West, with the exception of; two 
parcels. The showmen recently sold tlielr Century theatre property oh 
that block to Leo S. Bing, of Bliig & Blng, who madia a quick ye-fdAle. 
Theatre will be razed eventually for an apartment hotel. 



Fifth Ave. Drawing Shew Folks 

With high-class ofllce building space limited on Broadway In the heart ' 
of Times square, there Is a. tendency to shifting; east' to Fifth avettue/ 
The new Lefcourt building on 43d and Fifth (bh the site of the old 
Temple Emanu-EI) will house a flock of theatrical people,, th<iatrlcal ; 
attorneys, et aL The S. W. Siraubs building on 46th and Fifth la" also 
getting a quota of show folks.' :>l^* " 

Balcony Cops Back Ii; Uniform 

Detectives Tommy 'Ward and George 'IVI^yers, attaxib^d to Captain . 
Lould Dittman's istaft especially assigned to the balconies of some pic-, 
ture theaitres have been returned to uniform. Both officers ma^^ 'an 
excellent record; They succeeded the Inimitable l^ergean'f Terry' Harvey, 
of 'West 47th street 

The assignment Is now under the direction of Inspector Joseph Loonaih. 
of.the TMrd District that covers Times Square.. 

Ward and Meyers will carry the locust for Captain Dlttman. It Is 
stated by Ward and Meyers that they made over EDO arrests since- on 
the assignment. Inspector Loonam will And It difficult to find two men . 
to replace them. 



' Tennis now. 

ilinfc Humphrey Is back' In Chi. 

Mabel Albertson opene-^J Saturday 
at the Lido In Detroit. ... 

Maxlne Freeman may . wed a rich 
yoiing New, -Yorker, Non-pro. 

Zeppo Marx bought a new EIco 
yacht. Has magnificent poker room. 

Buddy Rogers takes up southern 
accent ror work In "Magnolia." 

Bill Httlnes' new term for talkers 
. Is "Bellow Drama." 

CUft O'Rourke back aa m. e. at 
Park Central hostelry. 

Josephine Harmon Is Fannie 
Brlce's successor In "Floretta." 

Jackie Brandon Is the beaut of 
the Keith office. 

Public Lambs' Gambol at the Met 
Is April 28. 

Moi^quee at Keith's Jefferson last 
half last week: 

Bozo Snyder and Bull Montana 
"Children of the RiU" 

Alice Boulden has started a talk- 
ing, short. 

Nell McKlnley, ex-vaude single, 
now m. c. at Coffee Cliff's. 

Sam Schwartzberg, the theatrical 
barrister, now at home at 33' West 
42d. 

Jimmy Durante has a new- song 
called "I'm Jimmy Durante the 
Kentucky Colonel." 

Helene Slnnott is -withholding de- 
tails of her engagement, even unto 
the name of the prospectlve"troom. 

Beth Milton, who was in that auto 
accident with Hazel Shelley, sailed 
for. P'arls on the "DeGrasse." 

In the revue of the Prlvdllty one 
of the hardest working girls in th^ 
line is the mother of two children. 

Billy Pierce and the rest of the 
Pierces are now in their new Ja-r 
malca home. 

Ja<ik ' Johnson says he and a 
eoupla other white boys have 
opened a gym near Times Square. 

A. J. Rubien, the theatrical at- 
torney, has partnered with Isldor 
Bregoff. 

Al Sellg Is cheer-leader when 
anyone mentions Tiffany-Stahl. pic- 
tures. 

Ben Serkowich, Publlx, has a 
manfa for cream-colored suits to 
match his spats. 

Jim TuUy gave a party to con- 
gratulate himself upon his recon- 
.cillatlon with his wife.. 
.By careful nurturing, . Gary 
Cooper's paiaed expression , is .prac- 
tically permanent. 

A. H,. Woods- has returned from 
London, 20 pounds heavier than 
when he sailed last October. 

Not to be outdone by any o.f them, 
Hollywood backless tennis, dresses 
are the most backless of them all. 

Marion Alnslee Is spendlns her 
yacatlbn at St. 'Vincent's hospital. 
Appendix. 

M-G-M's publicity gang -working 
hard on the promise of a new row 
of cells. 

Esther Muir, of "My Girl Friday," 
tied up three weeks with laryngitis, 
now able to enunciate. 

M-G-M shipped $260 worth of 
cosmetics to Edwina Booth at 
Mombassa, East Africa. 

Warren Nolan's, United Artists, 
article on "How to Commit Suicide" 
in current Paris Comet. 

Tlie former Mrs. Tom Mix, mother 
of Ruth Mix, had her face lifted in 
Boston. Of all places! 

Mnxlne Brown got a piano for her 
birthday last weekv Wanted an or- 
gan. 

Co). C. E. Bray can't make up his 
mln '■ whether to go to Honduras, 
Paris or Mt. Clemens. 

Miss Mahoney of Boston, John 
Ford's former secretary,.- is- Joe 
Plunkott's, too. 

The hole In the street on West 
46th l.q as deep as a grave. Autos 
drop In up to their knees. • 

When- Charles Franklin ' hash't 
anything else to do he -reads the 
Bible.; Says- It k9eps his mind off 
the -tabloids. . Probably the. only 
thing left worth taking in the last 
hotel Charlie cheated. 

Indie agents are hotafter summer 
camp dates since Variety's story, on 
that_ racket. 

Jano Dobbins quitting the Gulnan 
club next Saturday. Tired of night 
life. 

Nunnally Johnson and Rlan James 
sailed yesterday with literati 'on the 
"DeGrasse." •• i 

Ruby Keeler arlves-ln New YocJ* 
this week-end for rehearsal in 
"Show Girl." 

B ill H alllgdn,- on the Fox lot for 
BTxTnonlhs,"^'utaOT"in1w~New^ork- 
Sunday. ' 

Several of the smaller nite clubs 
may cloae any day now. -Two at 
least are a week or more oh the 
payroll. . 

The Clearview Country Club, near 
Bayside, L. I., has drawn a num- 
ber of stage people' to its member- 



ship lately. Those who recently. 
Joined include Leon Brrol, Lionel 
Atwill, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and 
Chick Endop. - .. 

Barney, the tralHc cop, is himself 
again. He had several bad teeth 
that poisoned his system. Mean- 
while he also has 13 children. 

John Dacey, who had a leg ampu- 
tated, is around on crutches but ex- 
pects to be using a new cork ap- 
pendage soon. 

With a layoff next week Frances 
Farr is motoring to Lake George to 
try out the new electric lights In 
her home there. 

Since Paramount signed a real 
estate salesman for^ talkers, sales- 
men of every variety are clamoring 
for voice tests; 

Stars and chattering Interviewers 
must take up . the sign language if 
they are to be interviewed on sound 
stages. 

Lily Damltu takes bag of French 
cookies to theatre and ■ annoys 
escort by dropping crumbs down his 
coat sleeve. • 

The flock of English drawing 
room plays now being converted 
Into talkers are a bit stiff on the 
home-grown directors. 

The gambling Caalno, at Havana, 
under the direction of Jim McCuI- 
lum, the paat -winter netted $365,- 
000. 

They are still dusting the bodies 
away from in front of the brokers' 
offices around the Square, as the 
stock market- keeps up its descent. 

One of the gurls in the Tex 
Guinan c|ub show,when on the lim- 
ited floor space while the place was 
packed, said, as she -worked: . 

"This is like dancing in^ a phone 
booth." 

Joe Buckner, office boy, reported 
engaged to actress six years his 
senior. She played 10 months in 
"Trial of Mary Dugan" in London. 

Jack Le Malre, 17, claims title as 
world's youngest assistant talker 
director. Helps dad, George Le 
Malre, at PatHe studios. New York; 

Arthur J;' Levy,- press rep;'- for 
Beleisco, has ' never seen - a talking 
picture. But it's possible' he has 
never seen Belasco. 

Karl Dane and George K. Arthur 
trying to flgure out a way of selling 
M-G-M to let 'them' make a dizzy' 
talker in Swede and Scotch dlalebt. 

One of .the peanut .men with the 
circus at the Garden cries, "Buy 'em 
for your moth'er>!n*law; they'll g^e 
her indigestion.'' 

Al Sellg; vacationed in Atlantic 
City over the week-end. Made .lt in 
slightly over four hours by car on 
the way back, so he says. 

William Slavens. licNutt has 
either lost or gained 26 pounds sln.ce 
going with paramount, according to 
report. Normal weight 240. 

A suggestion of a beneflt for Mrs. 
Walter J. Klnssley, originating with 
Flo Ziegfeldj has been called. off . by 
that producer. It is said a beneflt 
is not required at this time. 

Larry Fay had to eject "Good 
Time" Charlie from "Under the 
Gaslight" at the Bowery. Charlie 
was stopping the show by telling 
the villain to "scuh-rew." 

Marc Connelly, the playwright- 
actor, la a dead ringer for Lee Mar-i 
cus, Radio Pictures vice-president, 
according to some of those flrst 
stills. 

Another of those Carbeck Club's 
bal masques May 11, ninth and last 
strut of season. Famous "costume 
parade" starts at one a, m. In Rock- 
land Palace, 165th and Eighth. 

Hiram S. Drown, president of 
R-K-O, and his son, student at 
Princeton, copped- .the last father- 
and-son gojf tournament at West- 
chester. * 

One smart ensemble girl whose 
boy .friend Is named Matty, asked 
him to. please. change It because she 
doesn't like names that end with 
VI". 

Alexander Kahle was No. IS In 
the German army. .He went 
through the war from beginning to. 
end;- wound up as a photographer 
at Fox studios. 

Tommy Tyman has left the 
Chateau Madrid. Jack. 'White, re- 
maining. Is doubling in a vaude try 
out with some of the new floor show 
people. , . , 

Hunt Room of the Astor, former- 
ly highly populous luncheon place 
for the show : people of the Square! 
now looks lonely at ar.y time. Pic- 
ture Club did It. 

.r...The....J.lmm;^_ Campbells, formcrl.v 
Mrs; Bobijy (Cfhelmd) "TSrawTprd/ 
staged a party at Arnold Johnson's 
apt. Sat. :lh celeb, of the nuptials. 
Campbell is the British song pub. 

Ralph Ince slipped into town and 
sought to induce his wife, Lucilla 
Mendez, to return to . the coast In- 
stead of playing on the legit stage. 



X^cilla thought It over, but de- 
' cided to remain with "My Girl Fri- 
day." Would rather have her hubby 
In New Tork than retiirn to the 
coast.' . 

Mike Meehan' bought $1,210 worth 
of Eddie Cowling's "Rainbow Man" 
seat^ at the opening night. The $11 
toppers were reported sold out tlie 
night before the'ehow debuted. 

Farewell staged Monday at the 
St George hotel, Brooklyn, .for Rlan 
James, Eagle's ' columnist, who 
sailed yesterday (April 16) on the 
"De Grasse" for Yurrop. 

Testimonial dinner to William V. 
Kibbe, retiring district passenger 
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, 
who celebrates his 53d year of ser- 
vice with the road. Subscription $10. 

Johnny O'Connor has sold two 
scripts to Paths for talking shorts. 
They are "Righto" and "Will and 
the Way," both formerly done in 
vaude. 

Guy De Leyer and Enid Meredith, 
dancers, have split Miss Meredith 
has gone commercial, joining the 
..New York ofUca of the Agence Lu- 
,bin, oldest travel bureau in Europe. 

Messenger boys made plenty 
dough, -when John J. Mc.Graw, at 
Biltmore banquet, handed out a 
thousand baseball bats as souvenirs, 
each, bat representing a pass to the 
opening game. 

New bathing suit ensembles for 
which the dames are . going. It's 
regular'-suit cut to greatest extreme 
of revealment in beach hlstctry with 
a coat of same Jersey material as 
.suit and turban of svyeater .mat's- 
"rial to match. Coat and hat worn 
to water until ready for dip. It 
seems a maid has to go with out- 
fit to be ready with coat and hat 
when damsel emerges mermaid- 
like from the swells. While the 
coat is on there can be ho' kick' 
from the authorities- There is no 
maritime law to. prevent one from 
'swimming in skimpy suit. ' 

Erno Rapee is going to Europe 
shortly. He may direct synchroni- 
zation for some of the foreign talk- 
ers. Rapee has hired a p. a., Harry 
Hershman, since writing all those 
theme song hits. 

The Hugh Kents (Bland Johane- 
son) now have a town house to 
break those Jumps 'to Staten Island 
where their reconverted X Science 
church-home is located aa a sum- 
mer domicile. 

Mrs. Jlmmle Gillespie must, have 
boosted Variety's circulation plenty 
after thai piece about her driving itp 
the coast appeared. All the Gillespie i 
clansmen, friends, et al. , received 
marked, copies. 

Allen K. . Foster and Lou . Irwin, 
both need girls for shows, units, etc. 
Shortage exists for some reason, dlie 
chiefly to many all set tor summer 
berths In Atlantic City, thus Inter- 
fering with other pli.ne. 

AMPA met for the flrst time at 
the Motion Picture Club Thursday 
where they :Wlll visit regularly 
hereafter. Claire Windsor, Capt 
Billy Hackett and others showed 
off. 

Roger Ferrt, Jlmmle Grainger's 
'Straight, has used up more railroad 
fare than almost anyone else in the 
business this season. He has opened 
Pox pictures in every town In 
America with over 30,000 popula- 
tion since his tleup with the com- 
pany. 

On the inside It Is reported Col. 
Lytton Gray Ament, former owner of 
the Morning Telegraph, which he 
sold to Joseph Moore, will be the 
next Collector of the Port of New 
York, which office Is now held by 
PhllUp Elting, 

Col, Ament's was reported recent- 
ly as the next Ambassador to-Rou- 
manla', but IS said to have declined 
that post 

Coffee ClifTs Is newest drap<-ln for 
professionals' .6ii Broadway. It is 
down the subway steps under the 
Columbia theatre and Is conducted 
by CHff Bragdon, formerly' of b.ur- 
lesque. Placa is patterned after 
Coffee. Dan's in Los. Ten eent.^over. 
Five-piece band but Cliff has been 
told to Just use a piano player and 
point the other musicians on the 
.wall— as at Dan's. 

Lou Smith, life guard at. Long 
Beach, entered a restaurant the 
other nlgiit 'When he asked for 
the check, the Walter said It was 
paid. Lou asked who paid It and 
the waiter pointed to Ralph Aleva. 
■The guard walked over to the don? 
or's table arid thariked' the stranger, 
Inquiring .why be had paid the "bill.' 
AleVa Smiled and said, "because 
you saved my life last summer.-" 
It couldn't have been a woman. 
They never take a chance at Long 
Beaoh,-'wlth-'or-wlthout-a..smlle.,.,,,^. 

Mayor and Mrs. Jimmy Walker 
celebrated their 17th wedding an- 
niversary at the Club Lido with 
Mr. and' Mrs. Frank Stanton last' 
week. Bobby Brooks' orchestra, of. 
course, played "Will You Love Me 
In December as You Did in May?" 



but nobody -remembered Irving Ber- 
lin's "Jimmy" song. 

Paula Howard, niece of Willie and 
Eugene Howard, is knowh as "the 
singing stenog," being Elliot Sha- 
piro's amanuensis at Shapiro-Bern- 
stein. 'When not stenoging, Miss 
Howard doubles into Ernie Golderf's 
'band act in vaudeville as vocal 
specialist. 

As a result of a continuous burn- 
up campaign Louis Jackson, who 
operates a class dinner spot In the 
east 50's has hurled a defy at 
George Lamaze of the Patio Lamaze, 
Palm r ach, >mbBt popular of resort 
eateries. Jackson's challenge 'tails 
for a dinner for 10 to be prepared 
by him with Lamaze doing likewise 
two days later. The one whose din- 
ner is declared by a vote of the 
guests to ho the best colleetl;ig dou- 
ble from the loser. ' Among the 
regular diners at Jackson's - plaoe 
who precipitated the challenge and 
will eat -twie* this- week- on t^e 
euff OS a result of burn-up propa- 
ganda are Dr. Leo Michel, Arthur 
Swainstrom, Harry and' Moe Rp'se^- 
thai, Irving Cohn, Harry Glozer, 
Milton Shubert and- several othir 
Bi-oadwayitesi 

Chatter in Chi : 

(Continued from- page 68) 
ter ding-dong at Miami. It's describ- 
ed as having Russian characteristics 
with a nightly revolution as to 
who's president If anybody takes 
the wrong girl home he's Impeached, 

l!}C5me__check-up of wealthy 
rounder brought"toTigKrT£Hal'"he* 
had spent on an average of $260 
a week for the fiscal year 'ending 
In hangover., So he signed a lease 
on a hot apartment determined to 
erupt without couvert hereafter. 

Harry Rose, with the Broadway 



VARIETY ,,W 



gesture, hit as m- o. In the Missoturli 
St Louis. 

Midnight showing of "Alibi" at 
United Artists drew the biggest the-' 
atrical turnout ever. 

Stage Effects, How to Make aiift' 
Work Them Is a new technical the-'; 
atrical book by Arthur Rose. . 

First issue of a nine-page mlm(M)- 
graphed magazine, entirely a prod- , 
uct of the Paul Ash club glrl^^.wbd. 
organized when the redhead -was at ' 
the' Orlierital and are still wild .'about " 
him. Grace . Robinson, editoi^, and"^'' 
Dorothy Gulman, chief laudatory 
poet. 

GlorgI Polacco and Edith &(asbn,' 
of the Chi Civic Opera, have i^a<ied. 
a little hut of 14 rooms an4 flv« 
baths on Lake Shor^ drive, '-j '■ ' 

They say -that Ed .La^wr4;- ak)d - 
Harry Rose, the two m. c.'s *f Bt, 
Louis, are . doing, a Damon'- eind.' 
Pythias. \ . i; ; . 

Jack Mills, the music pub|'jlsher, . 
came in from N. Y. to flnd out how 
he's doing around here. 
.Benny Meroff bragging aboiit the 
Marks Bros.,, his baby',gifl'a<^ his 
daricing'school. The ricb'g^e'tif^cher. 

The Simon brothers; John^^y, Jfx-,. 
vin and Ferdle, plaqn^ig-forailgnQid' 
getaway here and hurrah openlngiln 
New York with their new B-K^O 
franchise. ' ; 

A. J. Balaban due in N. Y. thl?. 
week for a booking meeting, j .' 
. Max Turner -of the Morris office 
has invented a new kind of a, bridge 
gariie. Played by Ave persons— two 
sitting out 

Arthur "Duke" PoW, famoufl.flt 
T:«uIiraH;--T:elebrated-~hIeLv;blrtMft7 : 
with his usual annual party. Always 
a big. success.--; .'. V 

Around here It's eald ithat .the 
worse you , do at the Palace '((ha.^ 
longer they hold you over. Bouikda 
like a gag. i;: 



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VARIETY 



W; 0 M E Nr-S P O R T S 



Wednesday, April 17, 1829 



Uncommon Chatter 

By Ruth Morris 



SPRINGI 

When lambkins are tripping, 
And crocuses ylpplne. 

Welcoming the joyous springtime, 
This column ot Faslilon 
la filled with a passion 

To jot Its what-nots in rhyme. 

The popular waist line 

'S the normally placed line, 

And skirt lengths trail to tlie floor. 
The new green from Patou 
On garment and hat, top 

Is just what the stylists adore. 

They're wearing the basque. 
(And if you should ask 
What that is: we really don't 
know) 
K It might be a flah 
■ Or tasty French dish 

Or Spanish for vo-deo-do. 

The spring's favored tola 
Are bright polka dots 

As part of a potent combine; 
For Fashion reflects 
A warm level of checks — 

If signed on a dotted line. 



de 



The alim silhouette 
Abides with us yet. 
Employed by the Maison 
Goupy. 
We've come a long way 
Since the furbelowed day 
When the old fashioned skirt 
made hoopee. 

So here's to the Spring, 
The jolly old thing, 

A season that's far from a bore. 
It's a horrible crime 
That we have to call time 

But who knows any more. 



Palac« Gees Collegiate 

I>ear old Palace went collegiate 
for the N. V. A. Spring cleaning. 
Ushers with aisle- filling trousers, 
wild sweaters and caps that had dis- 
appeared by collection time. Good 
E show that should put the house In 
^ generous mood in the first half and 
the Marx Brothers to laugh their 
soreness away In the last 

The Brick Tops In sport frocks 
started the show singing and then 
had their instruments brought on 
via flowered swings lowered to them. 
Ada Brown filled the stage for a few 
numbers and Madle and Ray, two 
attractive youngsters, tor a little 
roping and dancing. He played with 
his gum, too, as did the "Runaway 
Four." Is Wrlgley doing something 
for the N.V.A.T 

Miss Barry's (Barry and Whit- 
lege) coral crepe had a leaf spray 
In crystal beads over the right 
shoulder to the cape collar and the 
panels of the overskirt were edged 
with crystal, matching a wide, odd- 
ly patterned girdle. She joined the 
green color scheme of the Brick 
Tops later in plain crepe with 
matching slippers. 

Something called "Graduation 
Day" opened with the redheads 
making an effective picture In caps 
and gowns grouped In a purple spot 
singing. The 14 Brick Tops in their 
own spot were good entertainment. 
More elaborately set now And look- 
ing very attractive in green en- 
sembles of velvet coats over silk 
frocks a lighter shade. 

Ada May wore a stunning black 
and gold wrap trimmed with lynx, 
her pale pink frock 1;>eaded elabor- 
ately on the long bodice, skirt very 
short, she being a dancer. She also 
sang. 

Only one thing against collections, 
it brought the Marx Brothers on at 
five o'clock, and found the whole 
house present and waiting. They 
hold 'em better than a traffic cop. 
Margaret Irving is beautiful no 
matter whose wig she is wearing. 



Plenty of Silver 

The Capitol Arthur Knorr's 

"Crystals," opening with unbeliev- 
ably tteautiful stage decors. Silver 
back drop and wing draperies cov- 
ered with fringed strips of silver; 

. delicate crystal chandeliers and a 
silver-fringed front drop. Sounds 
like movie house productions at 
their worst, but Is gorgeous.... 
Atrocious costumes for the Chester 
; Hales' opening number — nasty pink 
headdresses with- blinding stlver- 
sequined peplum arrangement.... 

_ B ob', Bob and Bobbie, two club jug- 
glers and a 7never~littlS~'dDB';'. .-;' 
Amusing introduction for Evelyn 
Wailson, who looks sweet in an or- 
chid chiffon frock, with large horse- 
hair hat.... Chester Hales back in 
attractive black and silver cos- 
tumes, with elbow length gloves in 
rase. Awfully cute and; suggestive 
of 1900 or thereabouts. ., .Dave 
Schooler doing a Liszt concerto 



with surprising fluency Long, 

loping Nick Long, covering a lot of 

dancing territory Chester Hales 

back for a cute strut number in 
more horrible costumes. ., .N. V. A. 
collection,' climaxing the silver dis- 
play. 

Roxy's Silk an' Golf Show 
The Roxy. . . .Opening, a vocal ar- 
rangement of the Rachmaninoff 
Prelude, with figures silhouetted 
against a beautifully lighted drop. 
"The French Fan," Watteau fig- 
ures executing prim ballet steps — 
charmingly, beautifully done. . . . 
The Roxyettes in one of those ef- 
fective precision numl>ers. . . .A Silk 
Suite, opening with the ballet corps 
as ai long eilkworm. 'Very clever 
and nicely colored. "Silks of 
Japan," with gorgeous kimonas and 

a pretty setting "Silk and Sport," 

an unsuccessful attempt to employ 
a trick shot golf expert. 



Leatrice Joy, topping at the 
Riverside, is the essence of Holly- 
wood, and gave the film fans a 
chance to applaud. She looked 
lovely In a bouffante organdie, with 
large collar trimmed with cut-out 
pink organdie. As an appropriate 
touch, a diamond bracelet and 
brooch were combined with this 
pastoral simplicity. An evening 
gown worn later, was a beautifully 
moulded pale yellow with tiny 
rhinestone encrustations. 

Claiborne Foster registered nicely. 
Her costume was a fiame colored 
ensemble with attractive deep col- 
lar of white. The sketch was a 
silly little affair, but an enter- 
taining one. 

' The low comedy of Lester Allen 
and Nellie Breen came as a wel- 
come relief after the mild enter- 
tainment of the preceding program, 
which included Kaye & Sayre 
(dance team), the Four Aristocrats 
(harmonists), and Bob HalL Brown 
and 'Whitaker had to pick up the 
program after the N. 'V. A. col- 
lection, but did nicely, the silent 
partner of the act looking very 
smart in a green frock with cock- 
tail jacket' 

As guest entertainer in celebra- 
tion of Jubilee Week, Master Jay 
Ward appeared in a turn that was 
enjoyable if you don't mind seeing 
a perfectly darling kid repeating 
bum gags learned by rote. 



"The. Canary Murder Case" the 
drawing card at the State this week. 
On the stage Toney and Norman in 
their familiar routine. Miss Norman 
in a new green beaded frock and 
spangled jacket still laughing as 
though hearing the lines for the first 
time. Nan Halperln makes a very 
pretty picture in her bridal gown 
of lace and frothy tulle, her veil of 
a delicate pink and also as a brides- 
maid in blue maline with white lace 
apron front, a huge basket of yellow 
forsythia, as a frame. 'White Way 
Gaieties still thrilling the audience 
with the well staged final fail. The 
Andressens play with poles and Mc 
Laughin and Evans still doing tough 
stuff. 



The Guild's Party 

One of the most enjoyable enter 
talnments of the year was offered 
by the Theatre Guild at its Tenth 
Birthday Party, Sunday night, at 
the Guild theatre. 

Edith Meiser opened the bill with 
that naughty but awfully amusing 
song about Queen Elizabeth, writ- 
ten by Larry Hart and Dock Rodg- 
ers for tlie second Garrick Gaieties, 
following with an equally diverting 
lyric about a more repressed mod- 
ern lady. 

Ruth Draper, smart In garnet 
velvet and matching jewelry, came 
next In two perfectly grand recita- 
tions. Marion Kerby and John Nlles 
hopped over from their Sunday 
night recital to do several negro 
spirituals as they should be done — 
but seldom are. Next came that 
veteran actor, Donald Stewart, de 
llyering a discourse on a variety of 
topics. This department nominates 
Mr. Stewart as laureate of mono- 
logues. 

Agnes de Mille tunnelled, ferried 
or fiew over from Hoboken to exe 
cute a nicely conceived study of a 
Degas ballet girl. The sum of all 
•tliesg-perf ui ' i n aii ces'^vas-an-evenlng- 
of rare charm. 

,. 'With such sly satirists going be- 
fore, the Guild managers would 
have been taking .in awful chance 
in delivering a serious .speech. They 
wisely refrained. Instead Helen 
Wcstley apppnrod In n costume 
from n OiilM porronnance of ten 
years nso, ni>los upon which were 



giveii in an amusing introductory 
speech by Lawrence Langner. 

There were too many celebrities 
in the audienc* for a reporter who, 
as usual, forgot her pencil to record. 
Among them were Lynne F6rtaln>; 
in a sleek black gown, Erin O'Brien 
Moobe in a perky fuschia taffeta. 
Frieda Inescourt In deep blue tulle, 
Blanche Turka In black lace ovor 
flesh satin, Mary Ellis in lovely 
white lace, Dorothea Chard, Mrs. 
Lee Simonson, Greta Nlssen, Mar- 
gate Giilmore In beautiful whits 
satin, and,' In white chiffon, Gale 
Sondergaard, the Guild's new re- 
cruit. 



Flapper at the Play 

Oh, my dear, I've Just come from 
the most heavenly show— actually, 
it was just too unearthly it was so 
beautiful. Shows like that Just grip 
me, I mean, they dot 

It was "Paolo and Francesca" — 
well, I think that's the way they 
pronounced It WeH anyway,' there's 
this Francesca — you know, Jane 
Cowl — and, my dear, she's perfectly 
knockout in a blond wig — I mean 
she really is — and her father makes 
her marry an Italian emperor or 
general or something — anjrway, his 
name's Giovanni and he's way up 
in an Italian family. To make mat- 
ters worse, she loves bis younger 
brother Paolo, only Giovanni doesn't 
know it. I mean It's sweet 

Well, this Giovanni has a cousin 
named Lucrezla— and you know 
what anyone named Lucrezla woukl 
be like. This one's worse, because 
she's an old maid with a lot ot com- 
plexes and It seems she secretly 
loves Giovanni, and is Jealous of 
Francesca. Well, Just before the 
wedding this horrendous old thing 
poisons Giovanni's mind against 
Francesca — and to make it worse in 
comes his old nurso. Blind Angela, 
who has a yen for prophesying dis- 
aster. I mean, at a time like that, 
she's just the type to start develop- 
ing second sight And it gets Gio- 
vanni all hot and bothered. 

And It's awful for Paolo, because 
he loves Francesca and he's loyal to 
Giovanni. It he were in a stag line 
he'd sooner sit out that out in on 
his brother. That's the kind of a 
boy this Paolo is. And so, his 
heart's broken and he decides to 
take poison because it's better than 
life without Francesca. It's so sad 
it's — well it's sad. And Giovanni 
gets more suspicious than a study 
hall proctor, but never guessing tJiat 
it's his own flesh and blood. If he 
knew about Tristan and Isolde and 
Pelleas and Helieande he could 
guess, but the poor Dodo hasn't a 
five-foot book shelC 

Paolo doesn't take the prussic 
add, but determines to vanish, and 
I mean it's too heart-breaking.. 

Giovanni decides to trap his wife 
and his brother, to surprise them, so 
to speak. Shan't yon dlel And he 
sneaks back from the battlefield — 
and it's a surprise, all right 

Coney's Winter Lure 

Coney Island as a colony for the- 
atre people was revived this year 
during the late winter and early 
spring months. Hie wise mob, 
cheated out ot winter resorting by 
engagements In town, rediscovered 
the possibilities for agreeable 
weekend -ing within forty-five min- 
utes of Broadway. 

This revives a theatrical custom 
of some twenty years ago when the 
Islan d and - Sea Gate were recog- 
nized colonies of theatre people. In 
those days George Franslola, ex- 
musical comedy comedienne, ran a 
hostelry which catered to such 
members of the profession as Bel- 
asco, Bobby North, Dustln and Wil- 
liam Farnum and countless others. 

The present Coney play started 
as a result of the mild weekends of 
last winter. Until the very warm 
weather which brought an advent to 
the beach of thousands of Sunday 
excursionists. Coney provided an 
ideal break In a crowded city win- 
ter. The boardwalk was exclusive- 
ly empty; the sunshine Just as ex- 
pansive if not as expensive; and 



tlie sea air as bracing as In other 
localities where it comes higher per 
inch. 

Many managers and actors took 
advantage of the neorness of the 
seaside resort; and several plays 
now current on Broadway ■ were 
whipped Into shape by authors who 
profltcd by the quiet ot a Coney 
Island week-end. 



Miss Lawrence Goes Legit 

Gertrude Lawrence states that 
she has deserted musical comedy 
for good, and will enter the legiti- 
mate under the management of Gil- 
bert Miller. The comedienne will 
depart in late July for London, 
where the American company of 
"By Candlelight" will rehearse and 
substitute tor the present Lon- 
don company, which has been run- 
ning seven months. 'The produc- 
tion will open In New York the first 
week In October. Leslie Howard 
and Ernest Truex have been men- 
tioned for the lead opposite Miss 
Lawrence. 

In future Miss Lawrence's only 
musical work will be In Movietone 
productions. 



"Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh" Is a silly, 
creaky old play, as ingenuous as 
anything now playing in Hoboken. 
But it offers a delightful evening's 
entertainment on the strength of the 
sense ot humor brought to several; 
ot its characterizations. Primarily 
there's Mrs. Fiske, sprightly and 
l>eautitully gowned, who worlts un- 
intelligibly rapid diction and mad- 
dening affectations into a superla- 
tively fine i>ertormance, and Stella 
Mayhew, out ot musical comedy, 
very amusing in a role not tar re- 
moved from a musical comedy dow-, 
ager, at that 



Indescribable 

Sax's has a striking sports neck- 
lace which the saleslady couldn't 
describe. It is made of some kind 
ot composition that looks like com- 
pressed paper, colored in blue, 
henna or yellow. Many strands, 
looking exotic with a South Sea 
flavor, and attractive. It could be 
(Continued on page 79) 



Fore 



Opening Up 

Times Square mob have started 
playing hide and seek with business, 
to get out and swing at. the little 
white sphere. An unseasonally. hot 
April 7-8 brought the fever to a 
boiling point, and the courses have 
started to open up. Almost all ot 
the Long Island links will be for- 
mally under way by this Saturday, 
with many in 'Westchester due for 
official opening on the same date. 

Westchester is generally rated as 
running about two weeks be&ind 
Long Island on spring playing con- 
ditions, but is fairly even this year. 
The past cold weather week held 
down the general open air migra- 
tion. Course which is in the best 
condition at present seems to be 
Queensboro, which has been using 
regular tees and greens tor three 
weeks. 

All five courses at Salisbury have 
been open since the Saturday before 
Easter, and St Albans, where the 
local qualifying rounds tor the 
Open will be held, hasn't been closed 
all winter. 



They Join 

Those Joining clubs this spring 
Include — Ru1>e Goldberg, Lakevllle; 
Charlie Freeman, Glen Oaks, and 
Jack 'Whiting, Clearvlew. 



Rube Goldberg's Divot 

Rube Goldberg Just turned over 
$5,000 to be able to play Lakevllle 
when he feels like It Sunday he 
went around tor the first time, had 
Eddie Cantor's new house pointed 
out to him from each tee, and came 
In with a card ot 108. 

All the cartoonist had to say to 
a query on his score was, "Tes, and 
a $400 divot" 



Inside Stuff-nSports 

$8,000 Damage Bill 

There Is a financial aftermath to the Sharkey- Stribling fight in 
Miami. Madison. Square Garden corporation was host to a host of 
newspapermen, it being claimed that more scribes attended than for 
JJlfi-iC!umfiXrBempsex_eyei!t_Jn^^ , , , ^ 

William F.. Carey leased (jarl Fisher's former home at Mlaiii'rBeaciC 
where he housed and dined the newspaper boysi ' Place played to 
capacity and the larder wtis lavish. But it seems some of the guests 
W«re sloppy or careless and the owners of the house have put In a 
bill for $8,000, the extent of damages claimed to rugs and tumishlngrs. 

'Whether Jack Dempsey's bill tor entertaining reporters was included 
in . the cost of running Carey's place is not certain. Jack Is said to 
have spent $20,000 on the boys. Maybe it started the irritation that 
led Dempsey to afflUato with Jack Fugazy. 



GRAHAM FOULS CUBAN; 
COUS WS BIG START 



By JACK PULASKI 

Coliseum, at Starlight Park In th« 
Bronx, had its first start with th» 
RInglliig Circus. Friday (April 12) 
boxing made its debut within th* 
barn-like building which once was 
the main hall of the Sesquicenten- 
hlal in Phiuie. Headline bout b»< 
tween Kid Chocolate^' flashy Cuban, 
and Bushy Graham, of Utlca, ^eht 
on ' ahead, of the seini-flnal. Slated 
to go 16 rounds, the referee stepped 
In in the seventh and awarded the 
match to the Kid on a foul. 

It made tor an unsatisfactory re- 
sult, because tiie light was plenty 
exciting, . especially In the earlier 
rounds and Bushy seemed to have 
the best of It on points, d'plng most 
of the leading; Arena was packed, 
which surprised some of the down- 
town' mob. Colored fans made it 
look as if Harlem were out in force. 

Towards the end of the first round, 
Graham caught the Kid with a left 
hook to the chin and dropped him. 
Chbcolate arose without a count 
but a bit dazed. In the second rouiid 
the Cuban returned the compliment 
with a short right Bushy bounded 
up, the house being all h^t up. It 
seemed - that Graham was out la - 
front from then until sixth round. 
But he was hitting low too fre- 
quently. Once the colored boy 
sagged to the fioor, Graham getting 
a panning from the referee. He had 
hit the 'Visitor low before that and 
the crowd howled, 

Obvious Foul 

No doubt about the fouling. 
Graham had been recently re-in- 
stated after being ruled off for a 
similar offense. He is inclined to 
foul when getting the worst of It 
but in this matQh he had a good 
chance to win, though tipped over 
again . in the sixth while off balance. 

Match meant plenty to both boys 
because the winner figures to meet 
Andre Routis for the bantamweight 
title. Graham was regarded the 
champ by the National boxing body, 
but the New York commish paid no 
attention to that The Chocolate 
Kid, as he calls himself, is a lithe 
yoiingster, hits hard with the right 
but is.. Inclined to wait and counter 
rather than lead. 'Whether he can 
ijeally take it on the«jaw is yet to 
be proven. Al -Scalfero tipped him 
over in the first round at the Garden 
not long ago. But he got up and 
put up a good enough fight after 
that 

Jes9 McMahon, former match 
maker at the Garden, Is runntngr 
the Coliseum fight cards on his own, 
it is said. He Intends building up 
a following in the Bronx, figuring 
his arena is a bit too far out to com- 
pete with the Garden. 



U Wins 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

Universal copped the champion- 
ship ot the Motion Picture Basket- 
ball League by winning their final 
game with Fox, 47-16. 

Standings of clubs for the season 
Just closed: 

Team Won Lost 

Universal 8 2 

R-K-O 7 8 

Paramount S 4 

Chaplin 6 6 

Fox 2 8 

M-O-M 0 10 

Personnel ot the Universal team 
comprised Kint Schneider, Georg* 
Milner, W. (3obdson, (Sene Dorsey; 
Harry Rock, Herman Schlom, man- 
ager, and Dan Balash. 



$760,000 SDBSCBIBES 

Baltimore, April 16. 
Baltimore's proposed $1,260,009 
sports center, on the site ot the- 
present Oriole Park, moved forward 
last week when a board ot directors 
was announced by Carlos Ferrer, 
organizer. Business meii of. this city 
compromising the board are: J. k. 
Bartlett Sr., Douglas Thomas, 
Gorge Zouck. H. M. Warfleld, fir. H. 
H. Young, A. J. Hunter, Senator M. 
P. Tydlngs and- Ferrer. Around 
$760i000' of the money has already 
been pledged. 



BASEBALL CHALLENGE 

Schwab and Mandel, holders ot 
Jthe, Spaldln^JGupjiward^^ 
for wlnning'~the"*Theatrlcal Base- 
ball tournament with their team 
from "Good News," have organized 
teams from their two current 
Broadway shows for the sea.son. 

They are willing to put up $1,000 
side bet with any producor that one\ 
of their teams will win the trophy 
again. 



^Wedne3day, AprU 17, 1929 



W O M E N' S PAGE 



VARIETT 



61 



Among the Women 

By The Skirt, Jr. 



B«*t Dreased Woman of the Week 
ETHEL BARRYMORE 

•The Love Duel" — Barrymore Theatre 



Ethel Barrymore returns to her own theatre In r iraeey play called 
•Ttae Tiove Duel" which has little to recommend It except the personal 
|>rl]llance oi Miss Barrymore and the excellent support Including Doro- 
thy Hall, iiouls Calhem, Henry Stevenson and Ferdinand Gautschalk. 
'Action la ehdle'ssly slow, the situations quite unimportant. 

Miss Barrymore made a striking picture on her first entrance In a 
■.eqral ■velvet' gown with a very low waist line and extreme back. With 
.'tbia she used coral slippers and a shaded feather fan. Later, a peri- 
winkle blue velvet tea gown over flesh was beautifully picturesque, and 
a white satin gown of high lustre worn with a scarf of the same material 
trimmed Iii two velvet bands , of green and coral, was simply breath- 
laklng. For her last costume she chose a very dull grey crepe made 
with a Jacket edged In ermine. 

■ Dorothy Hall was dainty In the babyish role she has become Identified 
With of late. She chose a luscious blue chiffon studded In tiny rhlne- 
stones for her entrance and a yellow trailing thing trimmed in lace 
and worn. 'With a big horsehair hat, was very effective. But tlie piece 
de resistance' was her little white skating costume ... a two piece suit 
witli long scarf of angora, dn angora cap with a long tassel and a tiny 
ermine muff. ■'Little bits of red were used as trimming here and there 
and long;. White kid skating shoes completed a doll like picture. The 
settings were exquisite. 



New Mayfair Coiffeurs 

Claire 'Windsor wore a striking blue bouffant to the Mayfair Saturday 
night. Louis Groody was charmingly dressed In a black taffeta and net, 
which emphasized her tiny stature; A new coiffeur, affected by Jeanne 
' Eagels, Is very becoming, as was her pale peach ensemble, and who 
could say that Inez Courtney didn't look cunning with her titlan locks 
behind the ears a la Garbo? Both Ona Munson and Gertrude Mac- 
Donald wore pretty, pale greens, and Gladys Baxter looked well In black 
velvet embroidered In rhlnestones. 

. George Meeker and Percy Helton were there and John Hundley, and 
as usual, a buzz of laughter around Eddie Buzzell's corner. Mrs. Bobble 
Crawford wore a soft black chiffon and Virginia Smith was blooming 
in chartreuse satin trimmed in fe.ather flowers of the same color. Bobble 
Folsom chose a periwinkle crepe and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrison, 
Gladys Feldman, Horace Brahra and Peggy Feara were also present. 



Femme Goaalp 

Did you know that: Charlie Buggies Is a country gentleman in his 
non-professional hours. . . . Mary Lucas Crawford wears a magnificent 
square cut diamond. . . . The ladies sigh in the front rows over Alfred 
Newman as he directs. . . . Bobbie Perkins should be a great bet for 
talkers. . . . Gladys Baxter has a nice English husband named Busvlne. 
■i . . Jack Whiting is becoming a good golfer, dam him. . . . Glenn 
Anders, also Al Goodman, attended the Friday matinee of "Norma," 
with Ponselle singing. . . . Kitty Morris is closing with the Chicago 
company of "Good News" in two weeks. . . , Albert Jeanotte is be- 
loved by his pupils. . , . Rube Goldberg plays a hot game of ping-pong 
. . . Billy Seamon Is waiting tor that first "Mr. Haver". ... In private 
life the American Ingenues are becoming, like their European sisters, 
smarter drtosers — more' extreme and less gaga. . . . Carol l>empster may 
do a talker soon. . . . Mrs. Ned Marin is among the best women tennis 
players on the Coast. 



Grata Is "On" 

"Wild Orchids," Greta Garbo's latest, packed them Sunday afternoon 
at the Capitol.' A three people cast, Garbo, Lewis Stone and Nils 
Aather, and plenty of sex. 

MlBB Garbo is exotic and mysterious as usual and is so "on to her- 
self" about dressing. Her entrance costume wa^ a deck coat of sports, 
wool trimmed with an enormous amount of raccoon fur. Her white 
beaded' evening gown had tiny sleeves and a daringly exposed back. 
(Nothing Is as striking as a high neck gown with no back In it.) No 
one coul have looked more distinguished in hunting trousers and a very 
unique Javanese costume was Very alluring. Miss Garbo was exquisite in 
a turned up hat of horsehair worn with a crepe frock. The flappers around 
cannot understand why they can't make themselves look like her. 

Lewis Stone gave an excellent performance and Nils Asther was much 
more believable than usual. 

The presentation this week is called "Pastels." Sammy and Pattl Moore, 
comedy dancing and singing pair, were well received especially with their 
stair dance. Miss Moore wore a peach chiffon frock with a velvet Jacket 
and hat to match, and a tiny green taffeta maid's costume. There was a 
pretty ballet in yellow and orchid which found Joyce Coles dressed in a 
sweet ballet costume in white. Later, she did an exquisite solo In a 
turquoise blue mallne bouffant trimmed In large pink roses. Ray, Ellis 
and LaRua closed with an adagio. 



A Good Job 

Roland West has done a fli-st rate. Job on "Alibi," the new talker at 
the 44th St. It's well directe'd and carefully thought out, showing more 
Tlalon than some of the recent sound efforts. 

Chester Morris proves himself a splendid actor and a handsome vH- 
ialn. Here he's the menace, but he's also good here material. Regis 
Toomey gives a good account of himself together with Eleanor Griffith, 
Pat O'Malley, and Mae Busch. 

Miss GrWth, from legit, registered vocally and photographs rather 
well for hei- first picture. She wore a smart plaid sports coat trimmed 
In beaver hnd a black felt hat. Miss Busch looked beat in a black 
velyet cape coat tr(mmed in fox with a bunch of flowers at the back of 
the neck — with this she wore a ti^ht black hat with a black aigrette 
over one ear. 



Hoor-Glass Figures 

Los Angeles, April 16. 

In their search for eight girls 
with unbobbed hair and "hour- 
iglass" figures, Paramount studios 
discovered that less than one per 
cent ' of the screen actresses in 
Hollywood jMSsessed long hair and 
that the average flapper's 'waist- 
line 'pri;'oday~meisufer'25"lnche3; — 

Padding and wigs had to be re- 
sorted to in order to get the neces- 
sary effect needed. 



Only lady barber around Times 
Square ia in a anuill ahop on 8th 
•venue. Doubles oh damea deairing 
• four bit marcel. 



MAYER'S "6IBXS" AS SHOBT 

Lloyd Mayer's series, "Just Among 
Us Girls," will be a talking short 
which RCA Photophone is pro- 
ducing at its Gramercy studios in 
New Tork. 

This is the accentuated femme 
aeries which Life anu a newspai^er 
syndicate is running. 



Hot saxophone playera are takino 
the matrimonial leap these days, 
with Greenwich, Conn., as the scene 
of the nuptiala. Lateat to announce 
T'eloplfrthatTlirection-was-Erank, 
Simons, In Stern'a orchestra in 
"Pleaaure Bound," and Marie Fer- 
guaen, chorine, until recently in 
"Manhattan Mary." 

They started for Greenwich early 
Saturday morning with witneasea 
after talking it over in Dave'a Blue 
Room. 



Hollywood Styles 



Hollywood, April 13. 
Corlnne Griffith is a star ' who 
•HI be trusted out alone to buy 
iier own clothes and not come back 
looking like a bootlegger's wife. She 
chooses ladylike things. If not 
I)anlcularly dashing they are re- 
strained, conventional, yet becom- 
ing In a well-behaved way. In 
"Prisoners" she wears a misty for- 
mal evening gown of silver tissue 
decorated with clusters of grapes 
made of large steel-colored pearl 
balls, 'With silver spangles simulat- 
ing the grape leaves. The dress 
has a tight bodice with a long 
many-flounced bouffant skirt which 
is not shorter In front, tra-la. 
Around the low U-shaped neck and 
skirt AS w^ll there is a pleated 
ruffle of the silver tlaaue fringed 
at the edges. 

Altogether a fine dreae for a 
dreamy-eyed person whose camera- 
man never falls to use soft pho- 
tography. 



Making Clothes Smart 

Pathe's costume designer, Gwen 
Wakellng, has been entrusted with 
the Job of making "Paris Bound" 
smart. For Ilka Chase, whose 
grooming was always worthy of 
comment on -the stage, she has cre- 
ated a striking evening ensemble 
In black sequins and starched black 
tulle. The dress has a sequin 
jumper with a high neck and little 
upstanding collar, like those on Chi- 
nese pajama coats, which is out- 
lined in crystal embroidery. The 
Jumper is finished with a pagoda- 
like peplum in sequins, while the 
skirt of tulle has several long cir- 
cular side-pieces carrying out the 
pagoda effect. 

With the dress Miss Chase wears 
a short tightly wrapped cloak ot 
the black sequins. "This costume 
Is a fine example of design suited 
to the personality of the wearer. 
An exotic study In angles. It Is ad- 
mirably adapted to Miss Chase's 
tall, slim figure and sleek black 
coiffure. 

There la no end to the possibili- 
ties revues in pictures present for 
beauty and spectacular novelty in 
lighting, settings and costumes. 
Money Is avallahle In quantitlea 
that would make a Broadway pro- 
ducer gasp. Stages can be any size, 
the chortiB countless, the orchestra 
symphonic In number of musicians, 
enough to make an orchestrator's 
paradise. 

The ingredients for a great reviie 
are at hand. All they await is an 
idea. 

Norma fihearer'a Head 

Norma Shearer's best feature Is 
her beautifully shaped head and 
profile which she accentuates by 
cropping her hair short and brush- 
ing It cloae to her head. When 
she wears a hat half her charm Is 
hidden. A young Intelligent actress, 
she has discovered her most flat- 
tering halrdress to be severe, but 
she does not always suit the clothes' 
to her coiffure. 

Miss Shearer's peirsonallty Is most 
definite In simple clothes stressing 
line, not detailed trimming. In "The 
Last of Mrs. Cheney" her best cos- 
tume Is a white chiffon velvet 
lounging pajama suit, with Incrus- 
tations ot black velvet in a mod- 
ernistic design. The three-quarter 
length coat is atralgbt with a yoke 
of black, and the wide troueers 
are banded with black. Her feet 
are encased In black mules with a 
coiTCsponding design in white. 



Oriental Jewelry 

Due to its proximity to the Orient, 
California glories in a most abun- 
dant and varied assortment of cos- 
tume Jewelry made of semi-precious 
intones. Interestingly unusual choker 
necklaces In colors to blend with 
each costume are part of the well 
dressed woman's wardrobe. This 
Jewelry is particularly well adapted 
to sport clothes, worn to such an 
extent In Hollywood. The many 
shops specializing In it are con- 
stantly creating new modes ot set- 
ting, cutting and combinations ot 
stones. 

Popular. Is the short choker 
with a large elaborately set Jewel 
as the clasp, which is worn in 
fi-ont. Coral, forgotten for so many 
year.?, Is smart now. It is seen in 
fih5!i,.n.'i£y?c*?_o'j?'*''y intertwined 
strandsr wTtH" cafvea"5'<5ral"^or~the- 
clasp. The translucent ° atones, 
cryst.nl, aquamarine, ' tourmaline 
and' rose-quartz arc the most be- 
coming because they reflect the 
light of tho eyea, 

Maush's has devised a way of 
Getting round crystal ibeads so they 



Gray Matter 

By MoUie Gray 

(TOMMY GRAY'S SISTER) 



Greta's Bare Faet 

"Wild Orchids" pictures many 
notable things besides Nila Asther 
as an Indian Prince in three yards 
of English elegance and a colored 
handkerchief wound round his head, 
making him look like Aunt Jemima's 
little boy. There was ' Greta Garbo 
wraped In an India print, her feet 
bare, nnd the woman with beauti- 
ful bare feet is as rare as beautiful 
bare feet. Greta wore a stunning 
white spangled gown that covered 
her completely to the neck In front, 
but displayed the longest spine seen 
In a film age. 

The raccoon traveling coat used 
the animal heads as well. Syn- 
chrorlzed bits interesting, especially 
the night sounds In camp. 



"Pastela" beautifully mounted 
and costumed. It Is noticeable that 
since the Capitol's overtures are di- 
vided between classical and Jnzz, 
the classics get all the color dis- 
play of tho electrical department 
and Jazz Is left to the cold white 
light. May be a compliment, Jaz',: 
needing no help. 



No Hot Boy Friends 

In "The Hole In the Wall" 
Claudette Coiburt has but one 
dressy moment In a white satin en- 
semble with tight hips and only a 
bow for trimming, wrap white 
foxed. But who misses silks with 
an elevated wreck, the morgue. 



need not be pierced. Instead they 
are grooved aroimd the circumfer- 
ence for a fine gold wire so that 
none of their Are Is lost. These 
are most effective at night, catch- 
ing the color of the gown and send- 
ing it torth in myriad ways. 

In Harry Rapra Revue, the num- 
ber "Sing Me a Song In the Rain," 
Is appropriately costumed. The girls 
wear transparent oilskin raincoata 
with flahennan bats. They stand 
at the top of a wide flight of stairs 
when .the lights are thrown on from 
behind, revealing tight one-piece 
bathing suits. 

On and Off 

Although every studio has a 
staff of clothes experts to dress Us 
players for the screen, the play- 
er's personal appearances ai'e un- 
fortunately left to their own dis- 
cretion. Too few actresses can be 
trusted to outdt theifiselveB so as 
to flatter themselves or be a credit 
to the companies which employ 
them. 

It Is a sad let-down at a pre- 
miere, after watching some crea- 
ture glorious on the screen whose 
peraonality has been coaxed along 
by every art of hairdresser, make- 
up man and costume desiE^ner, to 
be introduced to either '.a ' mouse- 
like person or 'violently fluffy one. 
The transition from screen to "In 
person" can turn the most adoring 
audience. 

So many of these girls look as 
If their mothers ha^ Just flnlshed 
their dresses on the home sewing 
machines; others as if they had 
borrowed their costumes In pieces, 
a hat from one friend, shoes from 
some one else, a fur from another. 



Sally Blane, one of the most 
sought after girls by the young 
men-about-town, has a black vel- 
vet dance frock with a severely 
plain bodice fitted to the flgrure. 
The skirt Is decorated with coiint- 
less short strands of pearls which 
swlah as she moves. 

Altogether a good dress tor a 
baby star with aspiration. ' 



Hollywood Chatter 

(Continued from page 68) 
Pherson grabbing front page stuff', 
T.'l.ich has no connection with the 
show business. 

When Kathryn Crawford sang 
"Nina," she thought it a new theme 
song tor the picture until told It 
was written 200 years ago by Fer- 
golesl. 

Reporter tor a local daily waited 
at the entrance to Fox studios tor 
Winnie . Shcehan from 3 to 7:30 
p. nri. Just as the lad crossed the 
street to get cigarettes, Sheehan 

came-out-and.,.puU.efl.>Awax_i!l-jL*5- 
car, 

A South American tourist, win- 
tering In Hollywood, and a family 
visiting . him, between them have 
.?p.ent more than $2,000 in purchnso 
of motion picture amateur equip- 
ment.' 



splrltualtistic seancea, the cheeild 
under the pier on a ladder and the 
tide rising. Good old meller but a 
relief from burning boy friends. 



More Crystal Gazing 

"The Charlatan" brings the seo- 
ond crystal bowl to star on Broad- 
way in the same week being at the 
Colony. Ceurl Laemmel is again 
asking tor written comments. Mar- 
garet Livingston's dork frock was 
trimmed with ball buttons, two red 
foxes guarding a snappy felt hat. 
Black lace, form fltting, that trailed 
below the white satin foundation 
never looks good on the screen in 
the full length shots. Light lace 
negligee with odd shaped pieces of 
silk appliqued was good looking, her 
black velvet gown to the floor the 
most becoming even thoagh the 
deep V back and .front seemed ex- 
treme. 

Colony dozen dancers that .have 
used so many names are now the 
12 Sen.satlonal Steppers, an agree- 
able and attractive group ot young- 
sters still using the slogan of so 
many teams "There should be 
steps there." Costumes ore unim- 
portant as always the green velvrt 
outfits for the finish being moat be- 
coming. 

Band ia now 12 Pennaylvanians. 
Set so cheap and poor looking it 
influences the appraisal of the tal- 
ent. 

Paramount Goaa Oriental 

Paramount show called "Pearl of 
Bagdad." Opening shows all posing 
artistically about the set, noble 
domes back and front, while an or- 
chid sheik sings "Son of tlie 
Desert." Naturally there were 
ladles who danced in chiffon 
trousers and who whirled with bells 
on their ankles. Another group 
chose towering gold headdresses 
and white pants that looked like 
riding breeches gone ritzy, very 
stiff, but tinkling helped the gen- 
era] effect. 

Two humans or rather American- 
elghtseera, names unknown, the girl 
getting some laughs with Leon 
Enrol kneea. Girl wore plnk~ satin 
trimmed with rows ot lace and later 
something new in ostrich - plume 
skirts, the feathers all Joined on. a- 
band around th^ hips with heaids 
up. A soprano trailed chiffon from, 
wrists and the point ot her hat, her 
costume lounging pajamas. 



Those Double Billet 

Two old timers at the New Tork. 
"When Dreams Come True" or, as 
fans know the type, "After the 
Sweepstakes, Sweetheart," with 
Helene Costello and a boy who could 
be a cIoBe relative of Buck Jones. 
One ot those "All's well that ends 
well," a cruel philosophy in tills 
case after the hero's mother died of 
a broken heart and the heroine's 
father was murdered. Helene wore 
black at the track but light sllka at 
home, 

"The Tellow Back"— a log cabin, 
a "mountie'.' and jrou. Irma Harri* 
eon Is a new name belonging to a 
little girl with big possibilities Judg- 
ing by this. Tom Moore filling the. 
red coat. A time waster. 

Procke at Slat St. 

81st St. had a. good variety bill 
last half, Kthel Parker and Fred 
Babb have Individuality as well as 
ability. It Bhows in costumes also. 
A long silk fringe ot mixed black ' 
and white .with aklrt yoke studded 
with. rhlnestones and strands cross- 
ing' the back, good looking even' 
though one strand broke durlnjg 
some tango tossing. Something re^ 
sembling a KIkl costume got rough 
usage for Miss Parker's stage dean 
up and the finale in creps and velvet 
in shades of purple beaded in green 
was becoming, too. , 

Two nice girls with Al K. Hall. 
Babe Garen and Ida Walker, even if 
they did wear ruffled frocka for the 
finale. Bathing suits and silk capes 
for the opening matched nicely la- 
the E^i-een, but the red and orange 
were enemies. 

Mary and Bob, MacFiaddena radk) 
pair did nicely In one of those fake 
teles like they do on the air. Mary- - 
is a Bwcet girl with eyes as blue as 
the uniform she first wore. Bob 
shjuUl gather himself a moustache 
or something, his mouth spoils him 
entirely, Mary's yellow velvet 
Jacket, tight at the hips, over same 
colof"3ilfroirr?o5k,-wa»a--l6velyand-., 
becoming ensemble. Another girl 
looked smart-In a black crepe de 
chine caije collared frock whose 
blouse of dark print matched -the , 
lining of the cape,; her dotted black 
net gown good looking also. 



62 



V A R IE T Y 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



News From the Dailies 

This department contains rewritten thetftrical news items as pub- 
lished during the week in the daily papers et New York. Chicagoc 
San Francisco. Los Angeles and London Variety takes no credit 
for these news items: each has been rewritten from a daily paper 



NEW YORK 



Sir J nines Barrle has presented 
all the tuiure rlgiits In his play, 
"Peter Pan," to the London hos- 
plwl for blck ChllUien. Tiie gift Is 
worth about 120,000- a year 

Charles DllUnsham, Instead of 
David Belasco, will be associated 
with Eddie Dowllng and Edgar 
MacGregor In the production of El- 
mer Harris's play, "Merry Wives," 
opening In Atlantic Uty May 13. 
Cast Includes Jobyna Howland, 
Grace La Rue, Herbert Corthell, 
Hale Hamlltou. 

Louis Stauch, the Coney Island 
restaurant man who died recently, 
left an estate of $600,000. All but 
$17,000 goes to his sister, Mrs. Mary 
E. Maegher with whom he lived in 
Brookivn. No mention Is made In 
tho will of Mrs. Mathilda Stauch, 
who the petition says was divorced 
by the testator In 1922. 

Peggy Heggle, 105 West Flfty- 
flfth street, entertainer, also known 
aa Peggy Gordon, was arrested 
April 13 In a suit for $100,000 fllcd 
by Mrs. Sadie Walsh, 346 Foster 
avenue, Brooklyn, charging aliena- 
tion of the affections of George A. 
Walsh, piano player in a night club. 
This Is the first woman to be ar- 
rested In this county In 1 5 yeari) 
In such a suit. Miss Heggle was re- 
leased In $2,500 balL The order foi- 
the arrest was granted, on the 
ground that Miss Heggle and Walsh 
were about to sail for Europe. 

Herbert J. Tates, president of 
Consolidated Film Industries, Inc., 
of New York, announces that his. 
company has acquired all outstand- 
ing stock of the Bennett Film 
Laborator:es, Inc., of Hollywood. 
'The transacUon Involved $1,000,000. 



Pola Negri and her husband. 
Prince Serge Mdlvanl, are seeking 
a divorce In Paris. 



Billy Montgomery (Montgomery 
and Moore) was sent to the work- 
house at his own request to Spe- 
cial Sessions, for the theft of a suit 
of clothes from Wanamaker's April 
Another shoplifting charge sen- 
tence was suspended. 



Forbes Randolph says he Is going 
to produce a play called "Lust." 
Irvine Dane, author. 



William J. Rapp, co-author of 
Harlem," Is co-authoring again, 
this time with a man named Gray, 
said to be an ex-convlct. Rapp and 
Gray are writing a melodrama 
about a person- who- blows open 
safes. Tentative title Is "Bums. ' 
William Harris, Jr., may produce It 
next fall. 



"The Come -On Man," comedy by 
Herbert Ashton, Jr., will be pro- 
duced by Roy Walling at New 
Haven, April 21. 



The theatre being built by War- 
ner Bros. In 51st street, to be ready 
next sesison, Is constructed especially 
for talkers. Seats 1,600. 



Attorr-ys for the estate of the 
late Pc; .y G. Williams, donor of the 
Percy G. Williams Home for Aged 
Actors at IsUp; L. I., have filed an 
affldnvU In Suffolk county court, 
stating that Williams had left $138,- 
218 nr. re to charity than the law 
allowed, and asking for a redistri- 
bution. The law provides that no 
person can leave more than 60 per 
cent of his estate to charity. 



Mrs. Eleanore Mayo ElVerson, 68, 
widow of Col. Elverson, owner of the 
Phlladelphfa Inquirer, died April 9 
at her home In Phllo. CoL Elverson 
died three months ago. Mrs. Elver- 
son was Eleanore Mayo on the stage 
and made an outstanding success In 
'Princess Bonnie." Retired from 
the stage whep she married. 

The fourth annual Westchester 
Co. Little Theatre tournament will 
be held at the Westchester Wom- 
en's Club, White Plains, April 23-27. 



Marlon Talley has' announced she 
will retire at the end of her present 
Met. opera engagement. 



Eniil Jannlngs has been granted 
an Indefinite leave of absence by 
Paramount. The German star has 
been unable to master the English 
language and has refused to act In 
talkers. He will return to Germany 
shortly. 



Eddie Cantor stated over $16,600 
realized for the Surprise Lake Camp 
for Boys from the benefit held at the 
Zlegfeld April 7. 



Peeksklll, N. Y., turned out Its 
Democratic ofHcials and elected Re 
publicans, meaning a victory for 
Sunday shows. 



Gertrude Iiawrence has been en 
gaged by Gilbert Miller to appear 
next season In "By Candlelight," 
comedy from the German of Sieg' 
fVled Geyer. Adaptation by P. G. 
Wodehouse. Another version Is 
running In London. 



Complications have developed In 
the condition of Monte Blue, who 
last week was operated upon for 
sinus trouble. It will be some time 
before he can return to work. 



Fritzl Scheft and Stella De Metto, 
opera singer, will be In "Right Off 
the Boat," by Lyman Brown. Cham 
berlnln Brown producer. 

The bill eliminating news reels 
from the Jurisdiction of the State 
Board of M. P. Censors was favor- 
ably reported by the State Senate at 
Harrlsburg, Pa. Originally it In- 
cluded sound films. These were 
eliminated In committee. 



"The Streets of New York," an- 
other Dion Bouclcault play, Is to be 
revived this season. Scheduled for 
a limited engagement at the Span 
Ish theatre. 239 West 14th street, 
April 25. Fay Baker will direct and 
appear. Its sponsor, F. Douglas 
Hutchlns announces It as "a revival 
to end revlvalsj" 

The M. P. Producers and Dls 
trlbutors of America have made a. 
gift to the Fifth Avenue Asso. of a 
film describing the progress of Fifth 
avenue during the past 26 years. 

The Mt. Morris theatre, a m. p 
bouse, corner 116th street, "owned 
by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 
has been sold. The property Is un- 
der a net lease and was held at 
$425,000. 

William Fo» has purcha sed f rom. 
BIng & BIng, renltbrirtHeT remain^ 
Ine portion of the old "carbarn 
block," back of the Roxy theatrOi 
now used as a public garage. Price 
not announced. Property was held 
at $776,000. 

Boston claims one of the youngest 
brass band's in the country. Mem 
bers of the Morgan Memorial Band 



range In age from 4 to 8 years, 
band's repertoire Includes 
tunes as "Yankee Doodle" 
Marching Through Georgia." 



The 
such 
and 



forms In "dive" scenes. A Federal 
statute froblds exhibition of mili- 
tary uniforms In any manner re- 
nectlng on the services. 



Areola Park, on the Saddle Rlyer 
Road, PatersoD, N. U., omusement 
park, has been wiped out by Are. 



Merger of the Church and Drama 
Association and the American The- 
atre Asso. was announced at a 
luncheon. 



"Lovebound," a play by Thomas 
F. Fallon, which Lew Cantor Is pro- 
ducing, win have Its first tryout at 
the Majestic, Brooklyn, May 13. It 
will play Atlantic City the follow- 
ing week. 

Basil Sydney and Mary Ellis ton- 
template making a picture of their 
last J'ear'a success, ''The Taming of 
the bhrew," In modem dress. Miss 
Ellis denies she has signed with 
Fox. 



Jerome CoUamore Is directing a 
drama, "Rockbound," by Michael 
Kallesser and Amy Wales It Is 
scheduled to open this month. 



R. C. Sheriff, author of "Journey's 
End," has resigned his position as a 
$60-a-week ' insurance adjuster In 
•London and Is to become a school- 
master. 

Eleanor E. Burns Is suing the city 
of New Haven for $300 for the loss 
of a "lovely dimple" In heir knee. 
Miss Burns says the street was not 
properly lighted, causing her to fall 
and twist her knee so badly that the 
dimple disappeared. She Is not on 
the stage. 

Maude Leone, former wife of WU- 
lard Mack, has been committed to 
the State Insane Hospital at Nor- 
walk, near L. A. 



Babe Ruth will marry Claire 
Hodgson, former "Follies" show 
girl. Miss Hodgson's name was 
linked with Ruth's at the time nis 
wife died. They obtained a licence 
Monday. 

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt has 
leased 42 E. 68th street to Leo 
Brecher tor 10 years. He will build 
a new Plaza film house. 



Kate Mayhew, In "Jonesy," cele- 
brated her 76th birthday April 16. 
The 70th anniversary of her first 
stage appearance at about the same 
time. She was carried on the stage 
In "Plzarro," tragedy, at five. 



Net Income of the Fox Film 
Corp. for -Jan., 1929, was $1,261,802 
after all depreciation and Interest 
chargesJ but l>efore federal Income 
taxes. Month largest in company's 
record. 



The annual Little Theatre tour 
nament will be held during the week 
of May 6 In some Broadway house. 
Entries have been received from 
Denver (2), and one each from Cin- 
cinnati, Dayton, O.; Annlston, Ala.; 
St. Augustine, Fla.; Baltimore, 
Washington, Peace Dale, R. I.i one 
each from Bronx and Brooklyn, two 
ft-om Queens, and seven from Man 
hattan. 



Vera Myers, former musical com- 
edy, win make her first appearance 
here as a recital artist at Town 
Hall April 20. 



"Blind Jimmy" Qulnn, former en- 
tertainer, who maintained a news 
stand at the City Hall, Atlantic City, 
died there April 10. Qulnn was 
blinded in a boxing bout when he 
became a professional pugilist to 
obtain money to educate himself for 
the priesthood. 

John L. Martin, Broadway night 
llfe,%nd a defendant In the "Booful 
Baby" breach of promise suit of a 
decade ago, is being sued by his 
wife for separation. She asks, be 
sides a separation, custody of the 
two children and $200 a month for 
their support. Mrs. Martin says she 
"has not seen her husband for two 
years. • 



Rosalinda Morlnl, young singer, 
has brought suit for alleged libel 
for $.60,000 against Otto H. Kahn. 
Basis of the suit Is a letter, the opera 
patron wrote to the Musical Courier 
to protest the use Of his name in 
the endorsement of Miss Morlni. 



Ben All Haggln is being sued by 
Black, Starr & Frost for $41,666 in 
"SnprenKT'Comr. — Advan c es ' in- c aalr 
amounted to $13,694 and the re 
mainder was for jewelry purchased 
between Feb. 17, 1926, and Oct. 27 
1928. One Item was a .marquise dia 
mond ring for which $12,000 was 
charged. 



mong alleges the actor ployed his 
radio all night with loud speaker at 
a window. He further charged tlic 
actor disturbed the peace by tumul- 
tuous and offensive conduct. Com-, 
plaint was also signed by another 
neighbor. Major William Korst, 

William S. Gill, former husband 
of Renee Adorec, sued by. Mrs. Mina 
Tdlbert, who asserts she paid him 
$1,200 for d car never received. 



A film was used na evidence In 
Superior Court when Arthur Samp- 
ley sued Los Angeles istreet Rail- 
way Co. for $76,000,. claiming an 
accident with street car resulted in 
spinal injuries which made him in- 
capable of performing any hard 
work. Defense attorney presented 
pictures of the plaintiff rowing a 
boat/ riding, horseback, and doing 
other acrobatic feats as evidence. 
Judge Dehy took case under advise- 
ment. 



Superior Court Judge Yankwich 
awarded judgment for $2,660 to Har- 
vey -Hamm and P. M. Smith, radio 
engineers, against C. Sharpe-Mlnor, 
organist. The' ra^io men asserted 
they built broadcasting apparatus 
for Minor's studio and received no 
pay. 

Fire Commission approved city 
ordinance ' requiring Main Street 
theatres; museums and .other places 
of amusement to obey the same fire 
protective measures aa other the- 
atriea. This will mean many of the 
honky-tonks operating as theatres 
miist either make drastic, costly 
changes or go out of business. 



Coupty Board - of Supervisors will 
build new addition to Los Angeles 
Coliseum, making total seating ca- 
pacity 126,000. 

Ubyd. Hamilton petitioned the 
U. S. District Court to have C. R. 
Oulette, his manager, appointed re- 
ceiver In bankruptcy. Hamilton is 
also defendant in suit filed in Su- 
perior Court by his first wife who 
asks $7,600 back alimony. Another 
suit filed against him in Superior 
Court by Leslie Ross, owner of 
apartment formerly occupied by 
Hamilton, asking $1,200 on alleged 
damage to furnishings. Mrs. Irene 
Hamilton, actor's second wife, just 
awarded divorce decree in Superior 
Court 



Florella H. La Guardia, anti-pro- 
hlbltlon N. Y. Congressman, an- 
nounced in Clevelaiid that he will 
run agralnst Mayor Walker In the 
coming Mayoralty election. 



George Choos Is preparing a mu- 
sical entitled "Two Little Pals." 



Plans have been completed for a 
40-story building to be erected ai 
the northeast 'comer of 68 th street 
and 6th' avenue, to be known as the 
Barbizon - Plaza Art - Music - Resi- 
dence Center. It will h&v.e all . the 
features of ah art and music center. 



An inJuncUon suit by WilUam 
Edelstein, London theatrical book' 
Ing agent, seeking to have Equity 
restrained from boycotting him, was 
denied a Supreme Court review 
Monday. Lower Federal courts dis- 
missed the suit on a jurlsdictidn 
point.. 

The Supreme Court Monday re 
fused to review a case involving a 
boxing bout in Mllwaukee.shrdlu 
boxing bout held in Milwaukee Augr 
ust, 192Z, between Joe Dundee, wel- 
terweight champion, and Pinky 
Mitchell, which was stopped In sixth 
round by state oiUcIals because- of 
clinching and holding. Dundee 
asked for a review of lower Federal 
court decisions wtilch upheld state 
commlsslon'a action In refusing to 
pay him the $10,000 guarantee. 

With the closing of "Serena Blan 
dish" A. £1. Matthews and Clarence 
Derwent will be setin In a new 
sketch by Roland Pertwec. 

"Mrs. Temple's Telegram," with 
Edna May Spooner as Mrs. Jack 
Temple, was revived at the Village 
Hall, New Canaan, Conn., April 6-6. 
Others In the caat wore Jack Davis, 
William Phelps, Robert Dixon, 
James Gerry, Edward Wineholdt, 
Dorothy Klett, Edna Gortner, Mrs: 
Spooner. 

Several business firms are liow 
studying talker films for selling. A 
projection machine of portable size, 
it has been found, can be lised on 
sales calls with one reel of film car 
rylng. the pictures of the product, 
together with the selling talks of 
high-priced experts. 



LOS ANGELES 



Navy Department will protest 
about actors wearing naval uni-^ 



Bench warrant was issued for 
House Peters when' he failed to ap- 
pear in court to answer charges of 
disturbing the peace brought against 
him by W.' H. Simons, husband of 
Fanchon, Fanchon.and Marco. Si' 



Raoul Walsh has asked Holly- 
wood police to find man who forged 
his name to $10,000 worth of bogus 
checks while he was visiting in Ha- 
vana. 



Mrs. Claudette Relter, wife of 
William Relter, awarded $3,000 
judgment against Capt. Donvln 
Miller, her former Iiusband, by Su- 
perior Judge Marshall McComb. She 
charged fraud. 



Joseph Laemmie, brother of Carl 
Laemmle, who died March 22, left 
an estate valued at $85,000.. accord- 
ing to the will on file in Probate 
court Bulk left to widow, Carrie 
Laemmle. 

Tnez Seabury Costello, screen 
actress, divorced from Walter W. 
Costello, by Superior Court Judge 
Sehaur. She accused her husband 
of being extremely jealous. 



Solomon Wdlf, father of Fanchon 
and Marco, and of Rube Wolf, stage 
m. c, left estate of $10,000, con- 
sisting of personal property. 

Loretta Rush, stunt girl, filed suit 
in Superior Court for $26,200 
against Glenn E. Lockrldge. ,She 
chargpes she lost her nerve as result 
of an auto crash with the defendant, 
which she alleges was due to his 
carelessness, and which prevents 
her working. 



Cullen B. Tate, film director, fined 
$36 on charge of driving auto while 
Intoxicated. He will be tried by a 
jury April 16 on transportation 
charges. 



Charles Glasgow, picture camera- 
man, made unsuccessful attempt to 
kill himself in Hollywood. He had 
been estranged from his wife, and 
when he returned hohie and found 
her away shot himself in the ab- 
domen. 



Second District Court of Appeals 
granted a new trial to Henry Schu- 
mann-Heink, son of the opera and 
concert star, convicted on grand 
theft charges. 



to break contract with Al Rosen, hw 
agent Claims she signed contract 
without reading It, under impres* 
sion it was for one year. Rosen, sha 
asserts, says term I3 tor five years.-' 
She further alleges she signed pres* 
ent contract with Paramount ut Its 
solicltntlon without her agent e^^ 
tering into the matter, and since 
then he has been trying to collect 10 
per cent of her salary. -Judge Haz. 
lett took case under advisement: 



Body of man found in Hollywood^ 
land believed to be that of Jacques 
St. Clair, missing screen actor. Belt 
buckle bore Initials of the actor, but 
body has not yet been Identified as 
his. 



Mina Zolot and Glta Rayeva, pro* 
prletors of smaJI dancing studio, 
asked reclassification of their school 
under city license law alleging pres^. 
ent tax Is too high tor proprietors, 
of' small places now classlflecl as 
dancing academies. 



James Cruze, picture director, and 
his wife, Betty Compsoh, screen ac- 
tress, have come to a friendly sepa- 
ration.' Mrs. Cruze nioved out of 
the .c family ..home at ' Flintrldge, 
claiming that her husband just 
would not go out at night at all. 
The' couple have been' married for 
six years. 



Mai J. Stone taken from a train 
at Colton, Cal., while en route East 
to answer forgery charges. Police 
assert Stone bfought a ticket to New 
York, giving a "rubber" check in 
payment, and receiving $31.10 in 
change. 



Aubrey M. Kennedy arrested on 
charges of assault and disturbing 
the peace, toUbwing a fracas in a 
downtown hotel. Kennedy had been 
In a hospital for nervous break- 
down and admitted to police he had 
taken a tew drinks to celebr.ate his 
recovery. He is alleged to have as- 
saulted n woman guest and also 
Danny Dowllng, entertainer, who 
came to the rescue. 



Injuries sustained in an auto acci- 
dent by Eve Southern, screen ac- 
tress, will keep her confined to 
Lutheran hospital for two weeks or 
more. Actress suffered a fractured 
hip and sprained back when her car 
collided with° another. 



EsteUe Taylor Dempsey, arriving 
on coast, denies current rumor that 
she and her husband. Jack Demp- 
sey, champ, are separated. 

Mabel Normand and I^ew Cody 
together for first time since recent 
llness of both. 



Marlorle Woodhouse 
Christy), screen stunt 
vorced by husband, A. 



house, on charge of desertion. 



(Marjorle 
rider, di- 
J. Wood- 



Ruth Budd, vaudeville acrobat, 
awarded judgment of $30,000 by Su- 
perior Court Judge Walter Ouerln, 
in suit tor .$60,000 against William 
Meyer, owneif and operator of the 
Strand, Long Beach. Suit was based 
on injuries claimed received when 
girl fell down a fiig^t of btairs in 
theatre 'which, she claims, 'were un- 
protected by railing or lights. 

Virginia Lee Corbin, screen ac- 
tress, petitioned Superior Court to 
have a guardian appointed, charging 
her mother had dissipated her 
earnings, amounting to $500,000. 



Peter Howard (Peter, the Her- 
mit) settled $130,000 damage suit 
against Inspiration Pictures and 
Edwin Carewe Productions out of 
rourt for $250. Ho'ward alleged pic- 
ture compa.ny contracted him for 
lead In film version of "Redemp- 
tion," but he had never been given 
part. Laat week he collapsed on a 
downtown street due, it was said, 
to lack of nourishment 



CHICAGO 



Mrs. Helen Flozek, who alleged 
"Red" Grange, was the father of her 
daughter and got a cosh settlement, 
secured a divorce last week from 
her truck- .'Iver husband on grounds 
of desertion. 



' "Boom Boom," announced for the 
Great Northem April 28, has been 
postponed indefinitely and will prob- 
ably opdn at another theatre. Great 
Northern is closed for the summer. 

During a stop-oft here Jack 
Dempsey was served with a |.600,000 
damage suit brought by the ColU 
seuni Club on charges that Deiiip- 
siey, two yecu^ ago, violated a con- 
tract to fight Harry Wills .before 
meeting any one else. 



Beehee arid Rubyatte, here with 
Sells-Floto for the local engagenteht 
only, will reaunie vaude' after the 
circus closes. 



Great States ' is pulling out vaude 
from the Majestic -April 20, with the 
house going to straight pictures, ex- 
cept for Saturday and Sunday. 

Morgan Farley Reoovered 

Morgan Farley returned last week 
from Italy. He has recuperated from 
a nervous breakdown. 
Farley went directly to the coast 

.t9_%PiSEl.-Piotmv5_.ofte55^ . 



Mrs. Juanlta Crosland filed suit 
in SupeHor.lCourt- to.. obtain .final 
decree of divorce from Alan Cros- 
land, film director. Interlocutory 
decree entered last year. Since then 
couple remarried. In her complaint 
Mrs. . Crosland states remarriage 
was trial and. did not invalidate 

original divorce decree. a^ia ..... .. 

A Foster troupe of girls has been 

Olga Bitclanova, screen actreds, booked to appear in "Brodaway 

asked Superior Court Judge Hazlett Nights," the new iShubert- muslcaL 



When Jules ; Murry of the Shu- 
bert offices sailed his books were 
taken over by Ellas Weinstock. 



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r 15^ YEARS ACO 

/.livaslon., of IpBlt houses by plc- 
tiiriM. wblch started, on Broadway 
ma. spr^dtn?. Jones, Llhlck & 
' 0ohaefer took over the Studebaker. 
Chlcagb, Mr the summer at a 26-> 
cent scale. 

- LoeW'B havlnff practically ab- 
sorbed the SuUlvan-Conataine clr- 
eiiit west, the books -chaneed handM. 
to Jos. M. Sohenok from Chris. O. 
Brown. ' 

- Under the leadership of Georgp 
Costain. about '60 dramatic advance 
Agents organized a club, announced 
M being purely social In purpose. 

• Emmett Corrlsan, playing a < small 
part In ' The JTellow Ticket;* weoi 
to A. H.- Woods and asked for hU 
release. Said his salary of $400 wai 
itinreasonable f,or so minor a role 
Wood's raised It to $450 and be 
•tayed. 

. Mfltchell Mark Strand opened In 
'^ew Tork and was a revelation or 
I .the'^ new era in fllih exhibition, 
ilpltse paid $760 fur. Ilrst call on 
.The Spoilers," an unheard ot Ag- 
nre. Limited number of houses able 
to. pay high, flat rentals for costly 
features was a problem. Custojn 
wtMi'to book bUc subjects on eharlnv 
terms. 

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• Mutual Films, defeated In a flght 
•n censorship In the, Ohio state 
courts, served notice of an appeai, 
to the United States Supreme Court 
to 'test constitutionality ot the Ohio 
iMiisor law. 

Announced the Blst Street theatre 
(Broadway) would open In sIn 
weeks. Was Independent promotion 
and booking arrangements had beer, 
toade with Amalgamated. 

By a booking freak Alice and 
Marie Lloyd, sisters, found them- 
selves headlining opposition bills Iti 
Tlipes Square.' Marie at Hammer- 
■teln'B and Alice at the Palace. 



50 yeArs ago 

(From Clipper) 
' Indicating the extent to which the 
■IX'day walking match craze had 
•Itread, competition for a national 
title was arranged at Niblo's Gar- 
den, New fork. Management put 
entrance fee at $100, set a mini- 
mum at 460 miles to quality for 
prize money, expecting contendera 
would not exceed a dozen. Instead, 
the aeld reached 40 at the start. 



Virginia and Pennsylvania oock 
;^ncters held the biggest main since 
'be'fore the Civil 'War. Event took 
place in Norfolk and drew enor- 
'moiis crowd. Pits were surrounderl 
with all sorts of gambling conces- 
sions. Mains were for $60 eachlanrt 
$300 on the odd. Pennsylvania won 
yt out of 19 and Virginia sportdom 
impoverished tor months. 



; Barnum Circus opened season at 
the American Institute, 68d street 
. arid Third avenue, New York. .Street 
parade was led by Bamura himself, 
ftoute was extended and ,troup no 
late getting back matinee wqs 
called off and money refunded. 

John Robinsoft circus opened In 
' Fulton, suburb of Cincinnati, an i 
was routed' south as usual. For first 
time outflt proponed going Iniu 
Mexico, on Koblnson (who died 
recently In Atlantic City) nppeart> 
on roster as director general. 



' Endurance contests Included even 
horses. Miss Lydia, English step- 
-per,-- wa3.-8ent-aBaInat_tlmfi_lpri_lO, 
miles. Covered long ro^te In 66 
minutes, 36 seconds, making good 
her engagement to flnlsh within an 
hour. 

' .Debate over merits of lively or 
aoft baseball having been - settled, 
controversy ' broke out .anew over 
iwind or flattened bau 



KiDiiig M t 



A performer In a circus recently died a victim of what show business 
calls "thrift," terror of poverty that drives the victim to unreasonable 
lengths of economy under the spur of self -generated anxiety for the 
future. This man. who has for years, faced the dally peril of a stunt 
aerial performance with the utmost of courage, practically killed himself 
with fears of remote possibilities of hardship; 

Stinting . himself all winter to hoard savings he fell victim to 
pii^uinonla. He refused to pay for hospital treatment and wheii the 
circus physician got to him. it was too late. When he was dead. It was 
foiind he had $9,000 in casti and other property amounting to $87,000. He 
had long before reached his goal of security In age and disability, but 
by. that time the old, uncontrolled worry snd anxiety had become a fixed 
obsession from which he could not break away. 



It's Just a case of the individual surrendering to Imaginary worries. 
Performers of hazardous feats try tO| explain it by the nature of their 
occupation, the Imminence of accident^ Injury and disability. But in a 
perhaps lesser degree everybody Is subject to the perils of life.' Extreme 
anxiety for the future prbbably goe^deeper than that It probably has its 
roots In a feeling- of Insnfflclency^ 



It was Elbert Hubbard who said, "I an) an old man and I have spent 
most of my life worrying about things that never happened." . The world 
Is full of people wh^do Just that, but only a few of us let our conjured-up 
anxieties go to the extreme of a phobia. The man who kills himself In 
striving to Insure living. Is the exception. . 



This man had less to worry about than- talis to the lot of most people. 
jPe was unmarried and had no dependents. Hla success^ as a performer 
argued sturdy physique and by the wildest calculation he probably never 
would have been called upon to endure hardships nearly as severe as 
he had voluntarily submitted to *ln his self-lmppsed denial of most 
tJiliTgs that make life agreeable. 

Show business has noted numerous Examples of the same thing. There 
was a vaudeville team. One of the two. men surrendered everything to 
his ambition to save $20,000. He had nearly attained his aim when he 
was atncken and died, probably attributable to his iftpde of life. There 
was thei agent who was was notorious for his penury. He died in front of 
a bank teller's window of heart disease, and left $60,000. 



' Why make a nightmare of .bid age? Maybe' you won't get old enough 
to suffer hardships. Most people don't. . 



Ue Stii-Legit 



During a legitimate season characterized by pessimism and with news- 
papers full of propaganda calculated to Increase public apprehension 
Bela Brau, practically an outsider theatrically, has raised $104,000 by sub- 
scription among bankers, clubmen and wealthy laymen and will set up 
in business as a dramatic producer. 

Brau was formerly an auditor at the Martin Beck theatre and has 
taught theatrical accounting at Columbia University. * 

A three-year enmity between two legit prodjicers. Jed Harris and 
Harry Shumlln, was settled when Jed called Harry up and Invited him 
to return to the Harris fold. Shumlln's decision Is in abeyance. 

After the break Shumlln entered the producing field on his own. 
with "The Command Performance" and ':Tonlght at 12," both short- 
lived. Now Shumlln has a new one, "The Shyster," whioh he desires to 
do alone. If hp returns to Harris association "The Shyster" may be 
abandoned or produced In association with Harris. 

H. A. Leonard withdrew from association with Shumlln and later diig 
up "Harlem" and produced It with Abe Blatt. Shumlln wasn't In and 
there was tensloft between Shumlln and Leonard.' Meanwhile Chester 
E^rskln formed' a friendship with Leonard and when "Harlem" bobbed 
up Leonard assigned the direction to him. Now Shumlln wants Etekln 
to play the lead In "The Shyster." ^ 

Donald Ogden Stewart Is said to be at work writing the book for a 
musical comedy the score of which has already been completed by 
Vincent Toumans. The show will feature the schnozzle trio Clayton, 
Jackson and Durante. .Robert Sherwood did the book originally but It 
was not to the liking of the schnozz. 

Jock Whitney, one of the Harry Payne 'Whitney heirs, Is named as 
the backer, with Sam H. Harris the producer. Toung \Miltney pats 
with Stewart and Bob Benchley. RecenUy the latter and Whitney took 
a trip abroad. ' , 

Stewart while continuing Ip "Holiday," has kept up his vrrltlng pace. 
His latest eftort "Sweet William." being Issued this week. 

"Congal" is due In London in June, J. L. Saks having secured the 
British rights. 

English manager sought the services of Ruben Mamoullan as stager 
but the latt'r rejected the offer, being under contract with Paramount 
and the Guild. 

„ Cast members appearing In an Ethel Barrym.ore show aren't always 
as certain of obtaining first night seats for their own' distribution as 
mlgh*. be supposed. 

Reason is that Miss Barrymore insists upon her cast submitting a list 
of the number of tickets desired and the names o.f the people to whom 
the seats will go. If the star doesn't approve, the blackballed name must 
go elsewhere for admittance stubs. 

Hearst newspapers will not stand - for aiiythlng that smacks of "The 
Captive," which they pounded In New Turk. A catch line was put on 
the marquee In front of the Mayan theatre. Los Angeles, before the open-. 
Ing .of "Little Orchid Annie," reading: "Little Orchid- Annie will make 
a Captive of you." 

It was put up at noon on- the. Sunday before the play. Within two 
hours the management received word from an Inter-channel In the 
Hearst organization that if they were not looking for trouble It would 
be a good Idea to change the wording. It was done.- 



Twice the dough they , ever made lii legit is offered Joe Santley and 
Ivy Swayer to quit their film Jobs with Paramount and return to a 
former musical comedy ' boss here. But Santley hoH not accepted the 
offer. He Is earning $900 every seventh day as a Paramount director, 
"wHne"e3cirffTroln''comc3 -oit-t^le Holly.wood jQl.,Hlien...he ^ 
before the camera. ' » ■ 

Santley figures that they have only struck the first vela that filmdom 
has to offer] 

When George White brought in "Scandals" to Chicago at $5.60. It Is 
understood he Insisted on a 60c premium for hlmseir from all brokers 
handling the tickets. To further insure hlmneir. White turned over all 
ascncy tickets to the direction of Aaron Jonos, Jr. 



Inside Siuff-Vandevi 



8 



(Contlntied from page 46) 

mer's kids. The works . finally reached the point where TCelth'a suggested 
that they might split the difference. That was right In the Marx's back- 
yard, and being all comedians, they told the bookers a story. 

Some years ago,_when Ma Mln was worrying herself thin over the Keith 
treatment of her favorite sons, she came Into New York with the boys 
In a new act that had been tried out and asked for $1,100. The. boys 
were then worth $2,000, easily, but Mln had had her nerve killed by the 
Albee system, Keith's again suggested a cut this time to $1,000, but Ma 
held out finally countering with an offer to split the difference, $1,060. 
Whereupon the Keith office said It no speek English, and the $1,000 stood. 

So the Marx kids now doing business without the very able aid of 
thelr.toiother have gotten that $60 back several times over, for they Wont 
dumb, too, when the Keith people proposed the Riverside compromise. 

What Minnie's babies could have added was that the Keith office In 
Chicago that long ago bulled Mln into playing Columbus, for $1,000 "to 
show," promising that salary would not be held against her In New York. 
But It was. Arid besides, Minnie, had to pay the fares for all of the 
people In the act (about 12) from Chicago to Columbus and from. Colum- 
bus to New York. ■ ' 

Two acts at the Palace, New York, this week represent more than 
80 per cent of the bill's total salary Uat They are the Keith's produc- 
tion department's "Collegiate" unit occiipylnfe the entire first half ot 
the show, at $4,200. and the Marx Bros, at $7,000, Balance of bill,' com- 
prising Ada May (Weeks) and The Harlequins, brings the program's 
cost to approximately $12,400. 



Among those questioning the sagacity of Keith's recent let-out of 13 
agents- are several' of the Independent circuits booking their vaude 
through the office. All of the outgoing agents, are Identified as among 
'the "small" . artists' representatives. According to som'e of the Indies 
the absence of these small agents deprives the office of proper repre- 
sentation from numerous small acts. Many of the Indies playlqg low- 
salaried bills, book small acts only. Agents operating on "a larger scale . 
with bigger acts hot only do not "bother" with small transactions but 
are also practically unfamiliar with that phase of booking. Belief la 
that gradual ellthlnatlon of the small agente and retention of tiie more 
pretention's ones only, which; all that has happened so fan seems'to In- 
dicate as true, .may catlke a scarcity of small acts among those repre- 
sented on the Keith fipor. ' 

One direct booker for. an Indle circuit doing all his business through 
Keith's, stated without small acts the Small houses cannot exist and' It 
that type cannot be secured In the Keith office It will be necessary to' 
go outside for them. 

There are still enough "small" agents on the Keith roster . to meet 
the demand; though If Keith's' continues to regulate Its letting out of 
agenu by the quantity pf, their business on the Keith floor, the Indies 
contention may yet prove correct ' # 

Husband of a standard big time novelty act team^^ married 17 yeara^ 
did a blowout on the missus while playing. the final week of a coast, 
booking, prior to sailing for 24 weeks In Australia, wheii he fell for a 
femme with a musical revue, on the same bill. He calmly told the yr\tB 
he was through. The husband and the girl disappeared the next da7> 
leaving the wife prostrate and the act high and dry. ' s - 

AustraUan dates have been cancelled until wife citn secure a new 
partner foi] the act- 

The New York Mirror broke the story that Frances (^men Kingsley, > 
widow of the late Walter KIngsley, Is In need and anxious, to JoJii a prb> . 
ductlori In 'the chorus or as a principal to support herself and five-year- 
old Gloria i:tngsley. Miss Carmen, her profeiasional natiie when a: "Pol-- ' 
lies" girl, had to give up the apartment in the Adlon shortly after her 
husband's death. She now lives at 74 West 68th street. New York. 

When Walter KIngsley died two nionths ago, he left practically nor 
estate. 'When Kfngsley's apartment in the Adlon suffered from a flrai 
his most valued possession, books, were deistroyed. His small but cholca. 
library was the pride pf the Kingsleys and all their surplus money w^nt' 
into the book collection. . 



Roy Cummlngs had a narrow Escape Wednesday night at the River- 
side when taking, one of his usual dives into his trick drop, the wholei^ 
thing came down, beam, ropes, sandbags and alL Cummlngs mitasoAi 
serious mishap by fnches. Stage manager closed In with house trailer 
while stage crew frantically sought to extricate Ciimmtngs from tangled 
mass of canvas snd rigging. « 

Audience thought It all a part of the aot 

It Is reported that a new ruling on Palace-State Lake bookings pra* 
vldes.that no act unless an unusual headltner can go Into the State Lak«- 
wlthln 90 days after playing the Palace, Chicago. Previously the switch- 
ing of acts shortly after playing the Palace to the State lAke looked and 
was ridiculous business. 

Through an unaccountable error Bert Lytell la without billing In th»- 
talklng short used this week as trailer for N. V. A. collections. Result 
of its first showing In New York vaude and picture theatres Sunday, first 
day of the drive, was numerous requests from patrons as to the idehtitf 
of the excellent screen talker (Lytell). After Sunday most ot the houses 
credited him via annunciators. ' . ' , ' 

Some weeks ago Variety reported a Times Square attorney had brought- 
suit against the N. V. A. on behalf of a brother of a gtrl pbrformer who 
had died, to recover $1,000 Insurance, for which he had been named the 
beneficiary. The story stated the N. V. A. Intended to repudiate liability 
on the allegation that the $1,000 insurance benefit guiaranteed by it Is a 
gratuity, subject to its whims. ' 

.The; case is -still on the calendar, having been adjourned each time 
up. Milien called a couple of months, ago Variety tendered Its files, and 
testimony against the N. V. A., should that club attempt to welch on the- 
insurance. Following this and before the' case' was next called. Variety 
received a sutement from the N. V. A., showing that over $700 hid been 
expended by the club on behalf of the deceased. The letter stated the 
balance had been tendered to the brother's attorney and refused. 

Last week when the case again came up. the brother's lawyer called ett 
Variety's office, again requesting its files and testimony. Both were 
refused. The attorney was Inforrned there had never been any question, 
as to the right moral and understood, of the N. V. A. to deduct from iu 
Insurance benefit any amounts charged to the deceased for monies ad- 
vanced for any cause, and that he. the attorne.v. also knew that His. 
alibi was that his client the brother, Insisted the $1,000 benefit was absor 
lute for the beneficiary and that he (the attorney) had been Instructed - : 
to press the suit 

The attorney was Informed that as he hod gone from the right to the 
■ wfdHiy-Blde- of the- case; Variety -Is-not-fUrther Interested.. Variety's sole 
object In the matter was over the principle that the N. VrXr is'liable fd?'' ' 
the death benefit under Its express contract as made with its member^ 
through good standing In advertisements In Variety, over 10 years ago; 
that that liability has never been revoked, 

For the N. V. A. to attempt to welch would not only be a violation of ' 
Its agreement hut would plnce VBrl<»tv In the pooltlon of having printed ' 
advertisements containing serioiis mlurepresent&tlona. 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



WedneadaF, April 17, 1820 



BIG SEASON 
FOR STOCK 
CHISELERS 



Season la now boooming a wind- 
fall tor the shoe string producers. 
"Wliile the major- producers are 
mainly waiting until conditions be- 
come more stabilized, the cblaelers 
•re out after theirs, and getting it 

Cblselera are active because nu- 
merous resources are left defense- 
less to their gyitHing ways.. Flocks 
of actcirs roaming the streets out 
of work are their prey. Owner* and 
managers of theatres who have a 
hard time keeping their houses from 
remaining dark, are hand in glove 
with, the racketeers. 

E!apecially In numerous stock 
ciompanlea In the east have pro- 
ducing factions sprung up wblch 
are organized for the purpose of 
making a weekly sum solely for the 
organizers. Seldom Is enough money 
taken in at the boxoflSce to warrant 
continuance; but enough cash Is 
gathered to allow three or four in- 
dividuals to get a slice. 
. Several reliable stock- producers 
have said they cannot rent houses 
because the owners have been of- 
fered better termd by a gyp com- 
blnatloti. When told that, a stock 
company could not run at .a profit, 
the theatre owners have plainly In- 
dicated they preferred to be In on 
a gyp« 

Actor Is the general goat. Con- 
tinuously being paid oS In'L O. U^'s 
or rubber checks without chance of 
ever getting any money. Merely 
working to support four, maybe five, 
Individuals. 

Nobody investigates the many 
stock companies which continue to 
^Derate on this basic ' When a 
complaint Is made to Equity, the 
damage has already been done. 



"Reading' for Talkers 



An executive In New Tork of 
one of the largest talking pic- 
ture producers believes be has 
located a way to pass an 
opinion upon the merits of a 
musical designed for the stage 
or films, without the play ne- 
isessarlly being stage produced. 

The writers concerned In 
submitting a script and score 
called at his office with six 
singers. Each of the. singers 
sang one number or m'ore. The 
book author read the script. 

Impressed, the exec made an 
appointment to have the read- 
ing repeated at his home a few 
nights later, with the same 
singers. 



Stock.Co.atRivieira^ 
Just Phys^fe Week 



L A. Mgrs. Hold Heeting 
Over Cnt-Rate Tactics 



Iios Aniseles, April 16. 
A meeting has been called, of the 
L«s Angeles Theatre Managers As- 
sociation to take up the matter of 
cut-rtfte tickets. It Is claii)iied by 
the majority of local managers that 
attraction's are being sold at mini- 
mum prices locally and that any 
attraction which cannot afford to 
get the box office price an°d profit 
should be removed from the local 
boards. 

Managers complain that the tac- 
tics tit a certain cut-rate agency 
when It cannot do business with a 
theatre it Obtains tickets at the box 
office and sells them at cut prices 
to prove to clients it can deliver 
for any show In town. These the- 
atres, such as the three Duffy houses 
which charge $1.26 top, feel that 
this procedure Is destruotlve. 

Of the 12 legit houses here only 
three hays'been doing business with 
the cut-rates, and, it Is said, the 
agency has not derived an average 
ovM- $100 a night for any one of the 
housea None of the three houses 
which have connections with the 
cut-rate agency can be figured as 
having profitable attractions at this 
time. 



An out of town stock company 
played a New York theatre last 
week and tew In show circles ap 
. peared to be the wiser. Date was 
at the Riviera and unprofitable, but 
it brought forth a rarely Invoked 
regulation whioh provides for Ilv 
Ing expenses for stock players when 
away from their base. 

Stock, handled by Sol Tupper 
originally played In Baltimore. It 
went to Washington two weeks bu' 
was forced out after one week be- 
cause of a legitimate booking and 
was Induced to nHove to the Riveria. 
Attraction offered was "An Ameri- 
can Tragedy." 

Show greased about $4,000 and it 
was decided to close. All salarlee 
were paid but In addition each mem 
ber Of the company received $3 per 
day for living expenses on the basis 
of 13 days (Washington date In- 
eluded). This latter money was 
given the cast by Equity's orders. 

Cost of bringing the stock hero 
was found to be considerably more 
vthan anticipated, while the $3 per 
day item was a complete surprise to 
the management. 



Sexton Co. Strands 

Chicago, April 16. 
Jacl^ Sexton players, rep troupe 
from Chicago and Kansas City, 
stranded In Janesvllle, Wise, wlth- 
~but bond. 

Equity returned the troupe to 
Chicago ond Kansas City after pay- 
ing hotel bills. 



KONTBEAL'S MUSICAL STOCK 

Montreal, April 16. 
The John Clark Sims Lyric 
\Comedy Co. opens musical stock 
•t the Erlncess here, April 2^. 
Company includes Richard Pow< 
' ell, John Cherry, Lawrence Lee, 
Bobby Dale, Lew Christy, William 
Gaston, Carrie Reynolds, Dorothy 
I^ane, Annette Ouerllne, Phyllss 
barren, Ruth S^hnott, Ben M< 
Jerome, musical director. Chorus 
of 80. 

BEMEIT'S niH FLUO , 

■ ~- ~"13BIcag6rS5riri6: 

Before "Noah's Ark" opened at 
the Woods, moving "Jarnegan" to 
the Selvryn, Richard Bennett per 
Bonaliy plugiged the picture at every 
perfbrmahce of hid show. 

ft 1)3 unjloretood that Bennett did 
this OS a token of his friendship for 
Nellie Rovell, press agent of the 
Warner film. 




YVONNE D'ARLE 

Prima Donna 

The Queen In FLO ZIEOFELD'S 
THREE MUSKETEERS." For- 
merly with Metropolitan Opera and 
Countess Maritza. 

Personal Management 

M. 8. BENTHAM 
1B64 Broadway, N. T, 



8 Shows Out 



Including four added closings 
last Saturday, the outgoing shows 
are eight In number. 

Civic Repertory Co. is among the 
week's olosings. Eva Le Galllenhei's 
presentations Included a number of 
new shows and together with re- 
vivals attracted unusual attention 
at ^he 14th Street. 

"Serena Blandish," presented by- 
Jed Harris, closed at the Morosco 
last Saturday. It played 12 weeks, 
starting at better than $16,000 
weekly and' averaging above $12,- 
000 after the first month. Said to 
have turned a profit every week. 



lOc Cut Rate Tie-up 

liOs Angeles. April If; 

A cut-rate theatre ticket concern 
recently started on the coast, is 
plugging over the radlq in connec- 
tion with a ginger ale marketed 
around Los Angeles, 

The tie-up provides that any per; 
son bringing a ginger ale cap to the 
stand of the cut-rate agency will be 
allowed a 10-cent reduction on the 
ticket. It they buy fonr tickets and 
have four caps they are entitled to 
deduct 10 cents each. 



MEDFORD. MASS.. "AWFUL" 

8a Mary Shaw Descrlbea Towi^ 
Husband After Divorce 



Boston, April 16. 

Royal B. Shaw, West Medtord, is 
seeking a divorce from Mary E 
Shaw, actress. In the Middlesex 
Probate cotirt. During the hearing 
was Introduced a letter from his 
wife In which she branded Medford 
as "an awful place." 

The Shaws were married in 
Washington, May 20, 1928. He 
brought suit for divorce, alleging 
she deserted him In January, 1924, 
and also treated him crtlelly. Mrs. 
Shaw brought a cross libel In which 
she accused him of cruelty and 
neglect to support. When the mat- 
ter was called In court it was ex- 
plained Mrs. Shaw was on tour and 
therefore would not be present. 

Court has matter under advise- 
ment. 



SERENA BLANDISH 
Opened Jan. 23. "Elegant 
show for the elegant," declared 
Wtnehell (Graphie). Most of 
the sorlbea questioned Its. gen- 
eral appeal. 

Variety (Ibee) deelared: "Rdn 
possibilities limited but show 
IS there." 



"A Most Immoral Lady," pre 
sented ^y Brady and Wiman^ also 
closed last Saturday. ~It played 20 
weeks. Following a fair start busl 
neaa Improved to around $14,000 
weekly, which pace was maintained 
for some time. ,/3rosses started eas- 
ing ' etc In January and recentl} 
dipped under $io,000 but the at- 
tractlon\made a creditable showing 



MOST IMMORAL LADY 
Opened Nov. 26.' First string- 
ers went elsewhere. 
/ Variety (Rush): "Wholly 
artificial . . . doubtful If it oan 
survive long ... an in>be> 
twoener." 



Yeahl Funny Anyway 

A group of' Negroes will be 
brought over here from tba 
wUds of ' Airlca tor a reallstlQ 
efCect In a oolored legit show, 
to play this summer on Broad- 
'way, 

Prlqce Hket, Snyang TTdo At 
Aku, of the Eket District, 
British Proteotorater in 'West 
Africa, next in nna ror ruler 
of the Eket District, also has 
been engaged to appear in the 
scene, where the' Negroes wfll' 
don their wt^r paint and pound 
toin-tomB, trying to give 
Broadway African Jasa: 



Cowl Troupe Win Their 
Holy Week Argimnent 

Controversy- between the players 
in 'Paolo and Francesca'^ and 'W. A. 
Brady. Jr.. aBdfPwiglit D. Wiman, 
who presented the revival^ starring 
Jane Cowl, was adjusted by arbitra- 
tion, but not without considerable 
bickering on the part of the man- 
agement. . Tv. 

Prior to its limited two weeks^ 
date here at the Forrest,- concluding 
last Saturday, the show played Bos- 
ton. It was the Intention of Brad^ 
and "Wlmap to lay. ofC Holy Week. 
Players, howeverr proposed to pla^y 
co-operative that week - and secured 
the consent of Equity's COunoU 
That 'Was after the managemint had 
telegraphed that the firm "must'nou 
lose a- solitary nickel" .in playing 
Holy Week, It wad . understood 
among' the players that if there was 
a loss they would have to. share It. 

But it turned out that "Paolo 'and 
Francesca" played to exceptionally 
good busln'ess, surprising the man- 
agement ail^ everyone 'concerned. 
The producers thereupon ordered 
regular salaries be pald.«After thai 
-was done, all other expenses Includ- 
ing royalty and an Item of $1,000 tot 
ofllce expense taken care of, there 
still remained a net profit of over 
$1,400. Cast then set up a olalm for 
a share of that coin, cohttbding 
that as they had agreed to play co- 
operative they should tUlly partic 
Ipate. They suggested tha^ half thf 
net be shared among them, the 
management flatly refusing and say 
Ing that aa^regular salaries had been 
paid 'there" was no further obliga- 
tion. 

Arbitrators ruled in favor of the' 
actors and ordered something over 
$700 be- split among Miss Cowl and 
her company. 



'Boston, April IS. 
In Federal Dlstript. Court Ned 
Jakobs, f&eatrle^l producer of New 
Tork, Waa' liberated from the 
Charles street Jail on a habeas cor« 
pus .-writ and later discharged by 
Judge Bre-wBter. •> 

Jakobs gave a promissory note to 
iMuli; Gross,, of New Tork, some 
time ago, and dross assigned it t6 
F.-P.'. Claosfl, who sued Jakobs in 
i'the Municipal Court here. As an In- 
ofdent to the process Jakobs ^nm 
arrested on- mesne process, but fur- 
nished bond and has - been at lib- 
erty during tht action. Clauaa se- 
onred Judgment and execution, and 
Jakobs* surety surrendered bint, 
whereupon 'jakobs was locked upw 
His New Tork counsel, antlclpatlns 
the aotion, filed a bankruptcy peti- 
tion in New Tork for Jakobs and 
the prddocer -was adjudicated bank- 
rupt. Boston ooimsel, acting under 
the New Tork bankruptcy adjudica- 
tion, then filed an application for 
habeais^corpus and obtained Jakobs' 
liberty, 

Jakobs recently figured' in the 
news here when he married one of 
the girls In his production, "Houso- 
boat on the Styx." 



"Appearances," independently pre- 
sented at the Hudson, will close 
there this Saturday. This is the 
second try for this show which go'i 
very little coin. Expected to move 
to Harlem. 



HUDSON'S MUSICAL 

With "Appearances" notified to 
hunt a new house, the Hudson on 
April 22 win get the new oil-colored 
musical, "Mcssln' Around." This is 
the show Louis D. Asqulth Is pro- 
ducing. 

"Messln* " opened at the Embassy, 
Baltimore, this week. 



Colored Troupe Sails May 12 
Sailing date tor the No. 2 com- 
pany of Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds," 
ii9WJilfiyJngJShllMelp!i!fl.Ja24aiU2,. 

Show opens in Paris week of 
May 19. 



Chester Morris West 

Chester Morris, whose first pic- 
ture is "Alibi," returns west late 
this week for further picture work, 
having a two-year contract with 
Joseph M. Sohenok. 



APPEARANCES 
Opened April 1. Conflicting 
openings gave this one the of- 
fice boys. 

Variety (Lalt) summed It up 
as "flop revival of a flop." 



PROVIPEWCE LEGITLESS 

Opera House Coming Down— Town 
Thinks Shuberts May Build 

Providence, April 16. 
Providence-Opera House, the town's 
only legit stand for 68 years. Is to 
be torn down to make way for an 
annex to a hotel. 

CoL Felix Wendelshaefer, lessee 
of house, has a lease until July, 
1980. but owners arO contemplat 
ing taking advantage of a clause 
which -will enable them to close 
the hguse inside of three months. 

Lee Sbrubert, who has 15 prodno 
tlons. booked for house next sea- 
^son, was ' in town last week to 
look the ground over. Although he 
wouldn't say definitely, Shubert 
admitted there was a possibility 
of building a new house here. 



"The Whispering Gallery," pre- 
sented by E. E. Cllve, will close at 
the 49th Street this week. It la in 
its 10th week. Mystery play opened 
at the Forrest moving here after 
a couple of weeks. Modest busi- 
ness throughout. 



WHISPERING GALLERY 
Opened Feb. 11. "Too large 
a quota of dull mementt for 
a mystery," Coleman (Mirror). 

Variety <lbee) predicted cut 
rates and short stay. 



"Security." slated to close at the 
Elliott last Saturday, moved to Na- 
tional to protect Its picture riglits. 
It stops Wednesday night. 

"That Ferguson Faiiilly" -stopped 
at tlie Masque last Saturday. It 
played four_dif£erent theatr es .gen 
erairy'^Ksmon'money. "~ 

The Jitney F'layers, down In the 
"Village, closed last Sunday. 



Faversham In Short 
IVilllam Faversham 'will probably 
do a one-^cter as a . talking short 
It wlU be for Warners and made in 
New Tork. 



JAKOBS BANKRUPTJREE 
OF JAIL AS DEBTOR 

N. Y. Federal Court Decision 
Ends Boston Note Case- 
Love Affair Figures , 



Ned Jakobs who produced "The 
Houseboat on the, Styx" filed 
a voluntary 'petition in banki^uptcy 
iri l*ew Tork listing" $ie3;707 In • - 
liabilities and no assets; The prin- 
cipal item Is- Mrer. Beatrice P. 
Barry's $100,000 breach of promise 
suit pending in the* New Tork Sn- 
pceme 'Court. - 

Jakobs 'became romantically In- 
volved at the time of his produo* 
tlon activities; being mixed up with 
three women of which the tabloids 
made much for sensational report- 
ing. 

The sheik impresario married Ma- 
rietta O'Brien, a principal Jp .bis 
show, after a ^bman calling herself 
Mrs. Dorothy Huyett-Jakobs liad 
previously started suit fpr a legal 
separation, alleging ' herself as hia 
common-law wife. Mrs.- Barry later 
sued tor breach of promise . asldng 
$100,000 plus $41,QP0 tor moneys al- 
leged advanced. She preferred 
grand larceny' charges of wblcb 
Joko.bs was eventually cleared. 

Of his 1164,767 liabUltles, this 
$141,000 total involving Mrs. Barry 
Is the major -itortlon. There is' an« 
otherHtem for minor Judgment plus 
other small debts. 



Cut-Rate Boys' House 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Cantor and Sperry, who operate 
a cut-rate ticket agency here, have 
taken a shoH-tlme lease on the 
Orange Grove (downtown) aiid will 
assume financial responsibility for 
a production of "Night Hawk." It 
Is to be staged April 28 imder di- 
rection of Raymond 'Whittaker.' 



. fhu wbiteb's n<AT 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
"It's the CUmate," three-act com- 
edy by John Brownwell, radio Pic- 
tures .contract writer, will have Its 
first performance In Cleveland in 
May. It's scheduled for a summer 
run at the Cort. Chicago,, and a fau 
opening In New Tork. 
._,Stonf,,J."...a. fMce.. JslillXg J^ 
fomia's picture colony and climate. 



' Banrtlster'a Two Years 

Los Angeles, April io. 
Harry Bannister, playing at the 
Blltmore in "Strange Interlude," 
and husband of Ann Harding, has 
been signed by Pathe on a two-year 
contract. 



U's Special Pictures 
. In Erhnger Houses 



A contractual agreement has been 
reached by the Universal and EJr- 
langer offices whereby the Erlanger 
houses get first crack at the Unl- 
versal's talker version of "Show 
Boat." 

The understanding Is that If 
"Show Boat," opening at the Globe, 
New Tork (Erlanger-booked house) 
tonight (Wednesday) fails to dick, 
that U*s. "Broadway" talker will 
follow there. ' Otherwise it Is Ukely 
"Broadway" •will go into the Liberty. 
New Tork. 

If it doesn't then another film 
will play the Liberty where "lAdy 
Fingers" Is current. 

"Show Boat" Is set to open tha 
new . Erlanger in San Francisco, 
former Orpheum renamed, being 
wired. This 'will occur in about 
six Or eight weeks. 

The U feature is to follow 'Trh* 
Strange Interlude" at the BHtmore 
(Erlanger), Los Angeles, about May 
B. 



Road Closings 



Eastern company of "Good News" 
(Schwab and Mandel), reading It 
since quitUng the Chanln, New 
York, closes at the Windsor (Bronx) 
this Saturday. 

dniy three weeks more for "Con- 
gai," after which the Helen Men- 
ken show win dose In Newark. 
-^"-Manhattiajr"Mary"-^lijBBa'Tr->4« — 
weeks tour Saturday at the Sba- 
bert, Philadelphia. 



Morten in "Streets" 

Los Angeles, 'April 16. 
Edward Everett Horton- -will do 
"Streets of New Tork" as his next 
leglt effort. 
At local Majestla 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



L E G I T I M A T E 



VARIETY i 



$5 



jGoMen Days of Salaries 
For in Talking Films 
Are Due to Pass, Say Experts 



VUmdonx's outpour ot gold for 
Itglt and musical comedy talent Is 
the fast ebb. Only the biggest 
of the stage folk are able to main- 
.talB a complete Independence In 
price dictation for their work In 
talkers.. , 

Warners and First National, as 
'the .originators of the sound system, 
■M (unong the first to start pulling 
tbe purse strings, Recently they 
tiave rejected 26 known -stage folk 
l^ecatise of alleged Inflated demands. 
They have passed through the talk- 
er eriii' which necessitated In several 
cases, a high First Natlonallte de- 
clares, the paying of a salary for 
lAppearance of the star In a short 
intbject which exceeded the Intake 
•n one of their feature pictures. 

In the case of an actor ardlnarlly 
•nccessful In legit First National's 
«Ser to pay him $60,000 for a few 
weeks' work In a film In the oB- 
■eason was turned down flatly. The 
•otor demanded $126,000 for the Job 
mn^ said that he would father re- 
ouitn Idle than take less, according 
to the Warner executive who 
irtioiwed him the door. 
. The next production season will 
Witness many film stars similarly 
■eoure In the sound firmament. This, 
the brothers believe, will dispense 
with the present larger needs for 
legit people. They point to Alice 
White; (F.N.) film 'cutter a few 
Tears ago whom they plan to push 
latp highest honors as the result 
oC her work In "Broadway Babies." 
Singing Voices 

Ab the first of five musical come- 
iSles to be transferred to the screen 
by First -National, Miss White, at 
bt^ admtttedli'>^ a fraction of the 
■alary they- are paying Imported 
folk In similar roles, has developed 
• 100 per cent, musical comedy 
ability over night. The last is the 
observation of Herman Starr, First 
National operator for the Warners, 
after he bad witnessed an early 
print of Mlsa White's work. 

Colleen Moore (F, N.) Is also re- 
ported to be developing a singing 
TDlce In "Smiling Irish Elyes," her 
iBrat all-talker; which Is expected 
to keep her In Burbank's front rank. 
' With Leon Errol, signed last FM- 
ttay, Marilyn Miller and Irene Bor- 
4onl, First National's plunge Into 
the musical comedy field vlia talkers, 
will use up $3,500,000 of the $16,000,- 
•00 Ixudget figured for 29-30 of Its 
■Ubsldjlary by the Warners. 

These specials, together with pic- 
tures exceeding original rating be- 
cause of hidden talents of silent 
(oik have been responsible for First 
National reversing itself with the 
Shuber^ and holding on to the Cen- 
tral, New York, for another year, 
Surprise numbers of this kind have 
placed every Broadway show win- 
dow, regardless of seating capacity, 
Into a demand not even foreseen 
last Christmas, according to Mr, 



Harris' Newsiiaper Play 
After Patfae's Talker 



PaChe has started production on 
a picture based on a newspaper 
aorlpt, entitled "For Two Cents," 
which may be produced next sea- 
son by Jed Harris as a stage play. 
Keport Is that Harris wouldn't put 
On another newspaper play this sea- 
aon and sold the picture rights to 
Bathe without any time release. 

It producing the play as sched- 
fded It win follow distribution of 
the talking picture version. 

Story Is by George S. Brooks. 
Robert Armstrong will be featured. 



140 Stocks Now 



▲ checkup on stocks throughout 
tho United States . and Canada 
■hows there are 140 In operation. 
High mark of early season was 200. 

Invasion of the talkers Into stock 
territory has had Its Indent on the 
jreturns, but^ none has closed, giv- 
ing tlie aiound"flTms~as'thI^'eauBor— 



Lonergan on Fox Lot 

Los Angeles, April 16, 
Lester Lonergan Is at the Fox 
atudlos teaching Eskimo dialog to 
players appearing In "Frozen Jus- 
Uce." 



Play Protection 



In order to protect them- 
selves from the disastrous 
raids of talking picture pro- 
ducers on musical comedy tal- 
ent, Schwab and Mandel have 
placed most of the principals 
In "New Moon" and "Follow 
Thru" under contract for next 
season. 



Pearl and Shnberts on 
Mat Over Fifan Question 

A new dispute between actor and 
manager, with the lure of talking 
plctilres an angle, will come up for 
settlement via arbitration this week. 
Case Is that of Jack Pearl versus 
the Shuberts. Pearl, appearing In. 
"Pleasure Bound" claims breach of 
run of the play contract. ' 

Pearl's complaint Is that when 
engaged for "Pleasure Bound" It was 
agreed he was to be the show's top 
feature. When It opened out ot town 
the producers decided It had no 
chance as a musical comedy and 
proceeded to turn It Into a revue. 
That entailed sending four or five 
additional feature players and acts 
into the cast. That,' Pearl avers, 
changed his status In the show and 
tended to humiliate him. 

Shubert's side of the argument is 
that Pearl Is picking on a trifle In 
order that he may accept a contraoi 
for pictures' the offer for which came 
after "Pleasure Bound" . opened at 
the Majestic. "Prodjicers further seek 
to iwlht out that the actor ha^ been 
under their management for a num- 
ber of seasons, during -^whlch his 
salary has been lofted. They say 
that when the team ot Bard and 
Pear! was engaged the salary was 
$400 weekly. The team disbanded, 
but Pearl's- salary In the show Is 
now $1,700 weekly. 




Sbnberts IMs<^?er 'B'way' 
At Last for Show's Title 



"Broadway Nights," the ' new 
Shubert revue ot the famous Shu- 
bertlan nights series, goes into re- 
hearsal within the month. Dr. 
Rockwell is chief mime. Joe Phil- 
lips and tHarry J. Coniey also set. . 

Lee David, composer of "A Night 
In Venice," Is doing the tunes for 
this show also. 



Terris-Catlett Go Fox 

Walter Catlett and Norma Terrls 
have signed with Fox, the latter on 
a long tenn\ contract 

Miss Terrls will linger wltli Zleg-- 
feld's^hofw Boat" until It opens In 
Boston, but la due oh the coast 
June 10 for "Married In Hollywood." 
This Is the Oscar Strauss operetta 
the studio will do this summer, for 
which J. Harold Murray Is also 
listed. . y 

Date for Catlett's Fox debut Is 
not known. 

N 

Willard Mack Operation 

Los Angeles, April K. 
Willard Mack Is at his home in 
Beverly Hills under observation 
prior to a major operation. 

The surgeons are trying to de- 
termine whether Mack Is suffering 
from gall stones or a bad appen- 
dix. 



Legits in "Ladies' Man" 

Betty lAWford, Hollo well Hobbs 
and J, M. Kerrigan, all legits, are 
In support of Morton Downey In 
"My Ladles' Man," Pathe talker. 

It Is naw being made at the 
Sound Studios, New York, under the 
direction of Kenneth Webb. 



— — -Floor-ShoW"-Up-the^oaiL.-.,.., 
Bert Lewis Installed a,8 m. c, at 
Pelham Heath, road house. In new 
show opening shortly. Sis other 
principals and- eight chorus girls 
In the floor show. Crocodiles, Bos- 
ton orchestra. Is In maybe for the 
summer. 



RUTH TESTER 

When in "Ramblers" the New 
York Herald Tribune said: "In the 
person of Ruth Tester, Earl Carrpll, 
Florenz Zlegfeld or Qeorge White 
will some day find an able recruit 
She is a slim and dainty'llttle come- 
dienne, brimming with personality; 
She sang, clowned and completely 
stopped tlie show with her dancing." 

Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1560 Broadway 



Waxman Canglit Crasher; 
Ma^JhnPayOff 

A. P. Waxman, head of the War 
ner Brother's publicity staff, with the 
aid of the 47th street police station 
finally ran down the chap who has 
been using Waxman's name to 
crash theatres all over town. The 
story unfolds gracefully and made 
money for a dozen shows. 

Two little taffy-haired chorines 
appeared at the box of^ce to see 
-Bert LyteU in "Brothers." They 
asked' for the tickets left by Mr. 
Waxman. There were no ducats, of 
course, but the box ofBce allowed 
the dames two seats in a box, since 
it was Mr. Waxman's desire, 

Al Srassman, tt>e p. a., was not 
around at the time. He came to the 
theatre later and opened bis mall. 
Among the letters was 6ne - from 
'W'axman, sent.- to all legit box of- 
fices, advising them to watch out for 
party using his name. Strassman 
turned letter over to bpxofflce men 
who tolJ Strassman that two dames 
had just been seated. Strassman 
and the house manager got the 
blondes and phoned Waxman. 

The girls protested that a fellow 
had told them tljo tickets would be 
there for them in Waxman's name. 
They gave the chap's address and 
phone number. Waxman called ^'m 
and said to come over to the^e* 
atre immediately or he'd caii^nn 
a ' police ofilcer. The fellow came. 
Bis excuse was that a friend of 
Waxman's had told him the tickets 
were there for his own use but that 
he decided to give them to the girls 
He declined to give the. fellow's 
name; so Waxman called the police 
station. 1 ' •. , 

Two dicks were assigned UU' 
ravel the great mystery. They 
grilled the suspected fellow and, as 
all desperadoes do, on occasion, he 
confessed. Waxman, not wishing to 
prosecute, gaVe the fellow the al' 
ternative of paying $6 to the 48th 
Street theatre aiid the box offices of 
11 other shows that had been 
crashed with his halihe. 

Yes, sir! The fellow paid off. 



OLD-TIMERS IN FILM 



Feinmes and LyteU 

Bert LyteU, starring In 
"Brothers," is drawing an audl- 
dlence that consists mainly of 
women. Nightly fenome av- 
erage la better than 70 per cent, 
with the matinees beating that, 
reminding Lowell, former pic- 
ture star, of old leglt stock 
days in Atlanta and Newark. 
.. At the end of the second 
act Lytell, makes a typical 
stock theatre leading man's 
speech, finishing .with a gag 
that the show Is now in Its 
fifth month despite a con- 
spiracy on the part of the 
automobile manufacturers who 
erected a prominent sign on 
Broadway reading "Dodge . 
Brothers." 

Great stuff for the ferns. 



FOX'S STOCK JDEA 

IS GROWING COLD 



Fox's plans for a revival of stock 
with 20 theatres in vantage points 
throughout the country as tifie open- 
er, are admitted shrinking at the 
home office. Doubt la jexpressed 
whether the campaign now will ma- 
terialize beyond ai few try-out 
houses where an early perspective 
and price may be obtained on suit- 
able plays before Broadway has a 
chance to raise the ante. 

Alreatdy the debut house in the 
stock revival attempt. Fox's Palace, 
Hartford, is reported to have 
flopped during the past few woeks. 
When It opened over a month ago 
.biz reports to 'the home office were 
'enthuslastlo. The second theatre 
for stock has been opened in New 
Haven and Is getting by, although 
too early for any i»ermanent assur- 
ance, according to Al Lewis' office. 

Lewis, who was placed in charge 
ot the campal^, has had other 
things on his mind durljtg. the past 
month and has devoted 'little atten- 
tion to stock, according to asso- 
ciates. He left Thunpday for Holly- 
wood, to participate^ In the oonfer- 
ence on next year's line-up, witlch 
Is now under way with Sheehan, 
Grainger and AUvine already In at- 
tendance. 



TALKING PRICES FOR 
PLAYS' RIGHTS MOVE UP 



with only about six or seven solid 
hits, on Broadway at the present 
time, prices for legitimate plays for 
pictures have gone up within the 
past month. 

Among the substantial dramatic 
money-getters which picture com- 
panies figure as suitable material is 
a slim list including "Street Scene," 
"Harlem," "Kibitzer," "Holiday," 
"Let Us Be Gay," "Little Accident" 
and "Front Page," the latter now 
held by Caddo, which paid $126,000 
for the film rights. 

Paramount Radio Pictures, Pathe, 
Pox, Universal, M-G-M and Tif- 
fany- Stahl are all in the race for 
play material. Book properties are 
not considered in the same class 
for talking picture production. 



NEW B'WAY MUSICAI^ 
ARENOWUNEDUP 



A oondensed lineup of proposed 
musical shows for Broadway this 
summer and early fall notes aa 
absent several contemplated mu- 
sicals by independent and shoe« 
string producers of a couple ot 
months ago. 

Jones and 'Green are preparing 
for one musical; Lew Fields ha^ ona 
In view for September) production; 
George White will show a new 
"Scioidols," with Schwab and Man- 
del's layout Including two "Follow 
Thru" companies, two "Good News," 
one "New Moon" and one "Desert 
Song"; casting to start upon the 
return to New York of Laurehco 
Schwab. 

Ziegfeld'a Plan 

Flo Zlegfeld will, probably shortly 
start with "Show Girl," reservlns 
"Bast Is West" until the faU. In 
"Show Girl" an entire scene will bo 
given over to a- "Follies" -produo- 
tlon, the booking calling for suoh 
a scena Through the combined 
show Zleggy will be enabled to pasa 
up a whole "Follies" production' for 
this season. 

Arthur Hammerstein has tho 
Strauss operetta, "Melody Kiss," 
dated to start rehearsal July 15'; 
Aarons. & Freedley are casting tor 
their two new shows; Geo. M. 
Cohan has set his musical for Aug. 
16, and Sam H. Harris is in prepa«- 
ratlon for a new one with book by 
Owen Davis and score by Rogera 
and Hart 

Charles Dillingham has designed 
a musical for the Globe to open 
Sept 16; ESarl Carroll Intends a new 
"Vanities" for Labor Day, wfaUo 
the Shuberts anticipate they may. 
put three musleala lnU» production 
by October. 



"Greene Murder Case" Holds Sev 
oral Front Stage and Screen 

Los Angeles, April 1$. 
Paramount studios are employing 
a number of old time stage and 
screen players in "The Greene Mur 
der Case." They include Ullrich 
Haupt with a record of 22 years 
on the stage; Zeta Bucldand, who 
made her screen debut for Jesse L. 
Lasky In . i$16 and later appeared 
on the stage with Mrs. Flske; 
Marcla Harlsd, lit Lew Fields' mu- 
sical c'om&dl66i° G^rtt'ude 'Norman, 
,.who, played, Mary JPjckf ord's mother 
In the old .Blograph daysV liaigusl£^ 
Burmaster, character actress of 
stage and screen; Mildred' Golden, 
dance on Publlx circuit; Lowell 
Drew, ex-vaudevlUe actor, Brandon 
Hurst Florence Eidridge and Jean 
Arthur. 



Three 3,000-Mfle Hops 

"Bachelor Father," current \ln 
Brooldyn this week, ends its east- 
ern tour next week at the Riviera, 
New York. Show then Jumps' to San 
Francisco, playing four weeks there 
and a similar date in Los Angeles. 
There will be no further Coast book- 
ing. 

"Father" returns to New York im- 
mediately after tho L. A. date and 
sails for London where It will he 
presented by A. H. Woods. ;rune 
Walker and Geoffrey Kerr do not go 
abroad with the company, the cast 
remaining Intact otherwise. 



HELEN HOBOAN'S OFFEB 

Universal Is negotiating with 
Helen Morgan to make a nlgh^ club 
feature. The Zlegfeld star, who 
received $10,000 for her bit In the 
''Showboat" picture prolog. Is being 
offered 26 grand for the full-length 
appearance. , 

Production work In the East is 
one of the other Inducements. 



"McaEECM)E'S-M-(^ WBITINGS. 

. Los Angeles, April 16. 

MrG-M-has signed Edgar Mc 
Otegor.to icome to the Coast this 
summer .to .write scripts for talkers. 

He Is also to try hla hand at di- 
recting. 



B'way flow's Harlem Try; 
'Appearances' Cast WiDiiiq; 



Something in the way of an 
perlment in bookings is planned, for 
"Appearances," current at the Hud-, 
son but slated to move Monday to 
a Harlem theatre tor an attempted ' 
run. Expectation is tbat- the show, 
will be supported by New York's 
uptown colored belt 

There. Is but one colored aotor 
in the cast the white players belnik" 
willing to niake the Harlem try. 

"Appearances". ' was written by ' 
Garland Anderson, colored 'youth, ' 
formerly a bellhop. Story Is b.ased . 
on his .experiences and observations 
while so ^occupied. Dodo Green'ls 
one of the two principal Negro play« / 
ers. Play was briefly presented' 
'about two years ago at the FroUOb - 
then a roof theatre on top ot tbi ' 
New Amsterdam. C. Michel Picard' 
Is presenting the attraction. Alhom- 
bra is one of the Harlem houses ,1>0> 
Ing considered. 



ft 



mon 

As RCA TaBdng Fibi' 

"Holiday," currently at the Plym- 
outh, may be produced as a talkec 
by RCA Photophone, with Arthur' 
Hopkins, legit producer, going la 
on a 60 percent basis. 

According to the understanding; - 
Hopkins wyi contribute this play 
and. the cast while the picture is 
being shot RCA will bear the cost 
of flim production and dlstrlbtiitIon.> 

If the deal goes through "HoU> - 
day" will probably be distributed, 
by Radio Pictures (FBO), ^th the 
two producers, ''RCA ahd HopkIw^ 
dividing the net. 



Show Roat on Hudson 



For the first time in New York 
a show boat will ply up the Hudson . 
river. Jack Idnder has a 10-year 
lease on a boat from W. E. Flet<(^er. 

The boat is now docked at State* 
Island. A stage and scenery, also 
seats and a dance floor, will bo 
added. Boat's capacity Is 3,00t 
passengers. . 

The entertainment will be changed 
weekly, but always redolent of tho 
South. 

The boat has been christened tho 
"Magnolia." Opening night will b(l 
on Decoration Day. 



Danlell In Pathe Talker 



Hency Danlell hasTjK8en"8lgiS8d:li»^;' 
Pathe to appear opposite Ina Clalro . 
In the latter's first talker for that 
company. 

Danlell was in the "Secona, 
Blandish" cast 



VARIETY 



LITE R AT I 



Wednesday, Apnl 17, 1929 



Tribune Outapoken 

Perhaps the most outspoken dally 
In the country aealnst Prohibition 
Is the Chlcogo Tribune. A tew more 
dallies like the Tribune and some 
national legislators might develop 
a backbone. 



An Ideal Critio 

An Ideal critic Is one -who is. 
To be so the critic must uncon- 
sciously criticize as well as when 
on criticizing bent. 

Such a guy Is Variety's corre- 
spondent In New Orleans, named O. 
M. Samuel, with the O standing 
for Ossle and the M for Mugg. Ossle 
has been corresponding for Variety 
for over 20 years. Meanwhile he 
picked up show business knowledge 
and also wrote from abroad for the 
New Orleans States. Far away 
from home when that happened, no 
one cared. He has red hair and a 
wife, neither affecting his credit. 
Ossle's regular business Is wreck- 
ing home. When New Orleans has 
all been rebuilt, there la still the 
Qulf of Mexico left for Sammy. 

Tough as it Is to admit that Old 
Man Samuel knows anything more 
about the show business than crash- 
ing on the home lot, a recent in- 
cident attesting to Mr. Mugg's in- 
herent critical Instincts may be let 
loose. It was last summer when 
the Samuels as usual hung around 
the 46th street Joint. Some of the 
girls on Variety's unkempt floors, 
thinking to lose Os^e in Wesches- 
ter, steered the Samuels to the 
Beach Club at Ryt. 

At the Beach Club, Rudy Vallee 
and his band were sinking and play- 
ing. Sam started to dance In with 
one of the girls (not his wife, mak- 
ing this tougher). In the middle of 
it, that lioulstanlan bermuda said 
Jf the waltzer didn't mind, he would 
prefer to sit out the dance as he 
wanted to hear that boy sing and 
the music. That boy was Rudy 
and the Bermuda was Ossle. And 
that before anyone had discovered 
Vallee. And Sam wouldn't dance 
again that evening, just listening 
to the kid. 

There's a critic! How Variety 
must eductate the chumps I From 
a bunion to an onion, all within 20 
years. And Sam can show this to 
the Colonel of the N. O. States. 
Perhaps he can get his job back 
there — can't come on Variety in 
New Tofk ' although it the Saenger 
Circuit still has him on the payroll 
for keeping down those New Orleans 
grosses, that's okay, even If Sam 
doesn't split. The guy's doomed to 
the Sun Smitten end of the South.' 



Odd Did it Himself 

O. O.' Mclntyre has never been 
reticent In commenting upon dra- 
matic critics basing their first night 
Impressions upon a half baked 
view ' of the play. Odd has been 
wont to slip the reviewers a little 
pan for walking before the final 
curtain, 

L.ast week the double O guy 
started reviewing the drama or 
wliat's left of it for Life. The first 
show as the Life critic Odd hopped 
Into was "The Vegetable," ' down- 
town. Odd hopped out on It within 
nve minutes after the curtain arose. 
That Odd was right doesn't make 
It right with his own slamming. 

Jimmy Duffy when doing an act 
with Sweeney (Duffy and Sweeney) 
once fell upon a corking scheme 
when floppliig In the 6th Avenue, 
New York. As they were dying be- 
fore that dumbell audience, Jimmy 
sat down on the- stage and Sweeney 
went alongside of him. In a kid, 
Duffy said, "Mr. Sweeney, we could 
just as well have phoned over this 
act." It was the only bit that got 
over and the boys kept It In. 

As an insinuation to Odd tb^t 
perhaps some of the best <^rlt1cs 
^owBdays could remain In bed and 
^sttU write a review of any current 
Broadway show. ' 



Byrd Stories and Dallies 

When a dozen men landed on the 
west coast from the Antarctic polar 
regions last week it was something 
of a news surprise. They were of 
Comm^der Byrd's South Polar 
expedition and some were said to 
have sent back by him for cause. 
This appears true in at least several 
cases. ^ 

Soon after the men landed a 
story not ^released through the au- 
thorized channels broke in a Seat- 
tle newspaper. That aroused spec- 
ulation In the east as to iMsslble 
double-crossing in the matter of 
stories and pictures. In addition 
to the official camera shots pic- 
tures are permitted among the in- 
dividuals by Byrd, but the com- 
mander is to have first privilege of 
releasing them. Stories based on 
letters from individuals in the 
Byrd party have started appearing 
in dallies, tending to lessen the 
value of the syndicated matter. 

Commander Byrd's expedition 
stories and pictures are actually 
controlled by David Lawrence, for- 
mer Washington correspondent and 
owner of Current Events there. 
The arrangement between Byrd and 
LAwrence Is a verbal one and has 
been In effect for the psist half a 
dozen years. 

Lawrence entered Into a three- 
way contract with the New Tork 
Times and the St. Louis Post-Dis- 
patch. Each paper paid an Initial 
)66,000 as against Lawrence's ex- 
perience and control of the Byrd 
matter. It Is understood that of the 
money paid by the papers $100,000 
went to B3rrd as advance on royal- 
ties. 

From indications the Byrd re- 
leases win cost the Times about 
$226,000, with little chance of break- 
ing even. Lawrence canvassed the 
country, getting about $136,000 in 
contracts from other papers. The 
asking price was too high, accord- 
ing to reports. There have been 
aaditlonaiTHleH— t»f-^ho— plctures,- 
however, to dallies and the canvns 
is still going on. 

The Times Is handling the re- 
leases of the B>rd stories, which 
matter Is being sent In galley probf 
by mail. Russell Owen, Times 
feature writer, Is with the expedi- 
tion and writing the Byrd stories. 



In addition Jesse Butcher ; ol the 
Doubleday-Doran forces, Is han- 
dling the stories from this end In 
the Times office. 

Byrd is on cordial terms with 
the Times owners. His expedition 
is partially backed by Rockefeller 
money. 



The World on Adjectives 

An editorial on adjectives in show 
publicity, mentloiling Carl Laemmle, 
In the New Tork ■ morning Wotld, 
April 12, was reproduced the follow- 
ing day In the same paper In an 
advertisement for Laemmle'e 'Show- 
Boat" (film), ' opening tonight 
(Wednesday) in New Tork. 
The editorial: 

Long Live the Adjectives 
'1 do not propo^ to enter into 
a oomi>etitlon of adjectives -vlth 
other producers," declares Mr. 
Carl Laemmle In an advertise- 
ment that announces a forth- 
coming movietone of "Show 
Boat." ,And If he expects any 
applause from us on account of ~' 
this act of forbearance he Is not 
going to get It. For years we 
have refreshed ourselves every 
morning by reading the adjec- 
tives of theatrical producers, 
and we are not going to give up 
this simple, harmless and emi- 
nently moral recreation without 
a struggle, 

^ For fher^ Is nothing more 
stimulating, we find, than to 
observe a man staK from 
scratch with "stupendous," a 
wo^d which the ordinary man 
would think reached as high as 
the Woolworth Building and left 
nothing that could be plied on 
top of it, and then soar Into the 
vaulted blue for miles and 
miles ' and miles, defying the 
law of gravity, unUI he 
Is a little dizzy speck so high 
that it gives you a bellowing In 
the ears merely to look at him. 
A production, we have come to 
learn. Is practically nothing at 
all if it is merely stupendous. 



To attract even the third-string 
critics It must also be magnifi- 
cent, colQss»I and stupefyJng; < 
its beauty must be not - oiily 
simple beauty, like the beauty 
of the Mona Lisa, but melting 
beauty, ravlahlnc beauty and 
opulent' beauty; Its comedy 
must be not only funny, but. a 
wow, a riot or a panic, which 
are not adjectives .exactly, but 
adjectival In their connotation. 

Does Mr. Laemmle think he Is 
Improving things by dismissing' 
adjectives with a cold stateinent 
that he does not propose to 
enter Into a competition oyer 
them? If. BO, be Is mistaken. 
Whatever It Is that . Is wrong 
with the theatre, It Is certainly 
not adjectives. We are for ad- 
jectives until they become so 
stupendous, colossal imd stupe- 
fying that they cannot be rep- 
. resented by ordinary letters at' 
all, but must be printed In Dr. 
Einstein's symbols. 



Easing In 

Free lance writer of the first 
class picked a novel way of getting 
before the production forces of all 
the Hollywood studios a story in 
which he had faith. He sweated 
over the tale until he condensed It 
to 260 words. Then he divided It 
into five sections. To 60 selected 
executives he sent Section 1 by 
night letter, signed "to be contin- 
ued tomorrow," arid stipulating with 
the telegraph company the mes- 
sages be delivered around 11 o'clock 
In the forenoon when the morning's 
mall was out of way.. 

The writer's nan\,e was 'signed to 
the fifth and final insUllment. The 
•same day it was delivered seven 
phone calls indlcdted willingness to 
discuss purchase of story. 

There was one telegram, from the 
chief producer of a large studio, no-, 
tlfylng the writer there was a Job 
waiting for him at the former's stu- 
dio, and that telegrams would bom- 
bard him until he accepted it. In 
less than a week the 'writer of the 
five telegrams moved Into a studio 
office. He had signed a. contract. 

Doubling in England 

Many of the,cheapLer magazines 
that depend mainly on circulation 
for Income have found a new sales 
outlet, the monthly returns from 
the news8tan<^8 being shipped to 
England for distribution there. 
Cover plates are also sent abroad 
where the magazine "la post dated 
and the foreign price printed in the 
upper corner. All house ads of the 
American publisher are removed, 
with those of the foreign distributor 
substituted. 

The mag distributor for England, 
said to be an American, pays two 
cents for each magazine purchased 
in bulk lots and also pays all ex- 
press and steamship charges. 



SlluriaM Feeding 
I Annual banquet of the Silurians 
VlII be held at the Breevort Hotel, 
New Tork,. April 18. Organization 
cona^t of men who at its constitu- 
tion modestly states "honored the 
newspapers of New Tork City as re- 
porters, ^editors, cartoonists and Il- 
lustrators." Members are not necea^ 
sarlly active newspapermen at pres- 
ent but must have been members of 
the profession 80 years prior to ad- 



Best Sellers 



$2.60 
.2.60 
.2.60 
2.60 
2.60 
2^ 



BRENTANO'S, New York retail booksellers: 
FICTION 

Round, Up Ring Lardner 

Dodswerth .Sinclair Lewis 

Dark Hester Anne D. Sedgwick 

Dark Star : Lorna Moon 

A Diah for the Qods Cyril Hume 

Jehovah's Day ....Mary Borden 

NON-FICTION 

Swards and Roses Joseph Hergeshelmer $3.60 

Cradle of the Deep Joan Lowell 2.76 

Henry the Eighth Francis Hackett 3.00 

Art of Thinking Ernest Dimnet 2.60 

Journey's End R. C. Sheriff 2.00 

Sex in Civilization .Calverton-Schmalhaueen 6.00 

ARTHUR R. WOMRATH, retail booksellers. 

It will be noticed this firm catalogs "Cradle of the Deep" as a 
fiction best seller, whereaa .Brentano's, as above, take the pub- 
lishers, Simon & Schuster's word literally that the Joan Lowell 
book is of autobiographical nature. There Is ebme differenee of 
opinion whether or not "Cradle of the Deep" rates as fiction of Hon« 
fiction. 



Cradle of the Deep 

Bishop Murder Case.,.. 
Case of Sgt Griseha... 
This Strange Adventure 
— Seven-Dials-Mystepy- 



FICTION 

Joan Lowell 

S. S. Van Dine 

Arnold Zweig 

^ Mary R. Rinehart 

Christie— 
GENERAL 



....$2.76 
.... 2.00 
.... 2.50 
.... 2.60 
.^-ZOO. 



Art of Thinking Ernest Dimnet .........$2.50 

You Can't Print That Gilbert Seldes 4.00 

Believe It Or Not .....Robert L. Ripley 2.60 

Rasputin ..i , Fullep>Miller 6.00 

Great Horn Spoon..... Wright 4.00 



mission.' One becomes a member 
not by election but by deolarlog 
eligibility. 

Aim of the Silurians ts to main 
tain the freedom of the press and 
the dignity of the newspaper pro 
fession, - the organization believing 
that, once a newspaperman always a 
new8papenn6u><- 



Pat Plugging 

Members of the Chicago B. & K. 
Theatre press department are put- 
ting over some great personal pub 
llclty stuff gratis^ for their pal, Lloyd 
tiswls',. who co-authored ''Chicago— 
Thp History of Its Reputatlo'n," -with 
Henry Justin. Smith, managing 
editor of the Chlcaigo Dally News. 
Lewis Is on the B. & K, press staff, 
but is In Europe , now .with, his 
wife, on an 'extended leave of.ab 
sence. 



. Parsons Extended 

Louella PacBbns; west coast mpVle 
critio for the Hearst string of 
ve,per9, is now the' editorial director 
of ' the dramatic departments of the 
chain and is ' resiwnslble for the 
recent radical changes. In make-up 
of the Sunday theatre page^ lii the 
Hearst papers. ■ ' ' . ' - " 



Largest Mag Publisher* 

Bemarr- Macfadden Is now the 
biggest publisher of fiction maga- 
zines In the country, with 18 such 
publications on bis list. He recently 
outstripped Street and Smith, for 
many years the leader, which con- 
cern has but 15 publications.. 

Dell group, headed by George T. 
Delacorte, also has 16, remarkable 
growth for that publisher who 
started but ■ few years ago 'with 
"I Confess." He added his . 16th, 
Wall Street Stories, last week. . 

Clayton group numbers 12, with 
'Magazine Publishers, also getting 
out that number. 

Number of magazines published 
iy each group fluotuatps, with new 
ones added and old ones dropped 
almost every month. Taste In mag- 
azine fiction changes .apidly. Pub- 
lishers have to keep In step with 
the demand. 

^st a Sample 

AdVertiaikg concern handling a 
brand., of cigarettes sent seysral 
members of Its staff to the editorial 
.room of a , morning tab last week to_ 
get . some photographs of typical 
newspapermen smoking Its particu- 
lar brand of cigarettes, ballyhooed 
an nerve soothing. 

Toung man posed at ' the tele- 
phone for the main shot - waa a 
young collegian Just breaking . Into 
the newspaper game after a, try at 
bond selling. Bey, who regularly 
smokes a pipe, had been on the staff 
less than a week. -Several .of the 
older men on the copy desk whO' 
were shot for the full page display 
cigarette ad ara Inveterate olgar 
smokers. Not a ntan In the -office 
was found who regularly smoked 
the so-called nerve quieting eoffln 
nails. 



r . 



By- Line on Ad 

First ad -with a by-lKie to Its 
copy 'writer seen by Variety's 
sleuths Is the credit: "this page 
designed by Hal Stephen of Erwin, 
Wasey & Co." in the current Life. 
It was an office ad for circulation 
by the publication Itself. That's a 
new gag now among natTonal ad-: 
vertisers: giving by-line credit to 
the ad creators. 



Feeding on WAMPAO'' 

The Wampas are getting hep to 
the chiseling chatterers and chisel- 
ing trade newspaper men who make 
It a regular habit to attend the 
meetings of the or^nizatlon to feed 
at Its expense. Last year it cbst 
the Wampas $1,200 to feed the al- 
leged ne'wspaper folks who InStpted 
themselves upon the organtzatl6n, at 
Its meetings without invitation. 

Various hints, some guarded and 
others unguarded, were thrown out 
to the food chlselers to keep away, 
but they never paid any attention. 
Word has been sent odt to them 
i>ow that only If they are invited 
will they be fed 'without charge. 



U's Essay Winners 

In a national essay contest on 
Hugo's "Les Miserables" sponsored 
by Carl Laemmle who, as distribu- 
tor of the picture version donated 
$6,000, whils Jean. Sapene,' the 
French producer, added $3,000, Uni- 
versal announces 15 winners. The 
first prize of $1,000 goes to Edwin 
Shell, 14-year-old h'gh school stu- 
dent-of- Gedar. Rapfder-M1chr.-Thlr*. 
teen of the wlnn?rs received $600 
each, while two got $750. A number 
of educators and publishers served 
as the judges. ' 



. The Times Goes Nuta 

New Tork Times made history In 
its report of the Tex Quinan acquit- 



tal,, using the word "whoopee" for 
the flret time. Allan Johnson, one . 
of the . most sedate men on ataff, 
with family and no night olub pro- 
clivities, waa assigned to the trial. 
He wrote five leads to aoquittal 
yam before one . was tame enough 
for tiie Tlmee* columns. He used a 
phrase—" . i- . In night club par- 
lance kiiown. as making whoopee," 
In' describing the demonstration of 
courtroom fans upon reading of ver- 
dict. Heretofore the word "whoopee" 
'was taboo with Mr. Ochs, . 

Libertjr Bought Up Ahead 

Libertjr Magazine la loaded..^ for 
two years with bought and paid for 
Mss. It Is reported the Fatteraon 
mag. ha^ expended $239,000 for the 
tnaterlcl and an order is posted for 
material ' submitted to be '^^voed 
unless extremely hot Sheppard'But- 
ler, former drama reviewer oh the 
Cbl. Trib Is editor., ' . ' 

Radia Harris' Novel 
Itadie Harris, UtUe rich . gal who 
prefers to be a; movie critiCi having 
been In that role on the Momirig 
Telegraph until Its. staff reno'vatlon 
with the Mooire regime, Ip nearlng 
completion oif a novel locale IIoIIko 
wood. Miss Harris runs open hbusa 
for the^stars. 

Biggest Sobble Squad - 
Grace Robinson transferred from 
the staff of Liberty to the Dally 
News. BHss RoblnsoQ. and her sia« 
ter made the^ crbss-conntry motor 
ride which appeared serially In tha 
mag. Ross Murphy, Chicago news- 
paperman has been Imported by the 
Newa Dally NewS: has five women 
on staff now, largest sob sister con- 
tingent In town. Nora Abrams tha 
last recruit. 



Paper Co. Buys In 

Interantlonal Paper Co., through 
Its affiliated Interests, has pur« 
chased SO per cent of the Boston 
Herald and Traveler. 

According to W. N. Hurlbut, vice- 
president of International, thero 
will be no changes In the manage- 
ment Control remains In Boston, 
with a board, of trustees, all Bos- 
tonlans, representing the I. P. Co. 



Radio and News' 
One of the smartest things the 
National Broadcasting- Co. Is doing 
to promulgate good 'will with the 
dally press Is the reading of bare 
news bulletins through V, P. "and ' 
A. P. courtesies, wilthout at- 
tempt to compete with the printed 
press as hews disseminators. De- 
tailed reports are taboo on the NBO 
unless with Important events - Ilka 
a presidential address, when the en- 
tire nation Is. ne'tworiied. ' ' 
, The American newspaper pub- 
lis.hers, who meet In convention at 
the "Waldorf -Astoria t^ls .month, 
will take this Into consideration ; in 
Its annual discussions of radio aind 
laiter's threatened, encroachnienta 
on- the newspaiwr^ as a news dis- 
seminator,/ antt-advertlsing medium 
In favor of commercial bjroadcast- 
Ing, etc 



A Couple of Titans 
Cbarlle MacArthur and Ben 
Hecht are signing all personal 
correspondence to conform with 
double-page spread In Variety an- 
nouncing them as the Titans signed 
exclusively by Radio Pictures. 
George Holland received a letter 
from MacArthur sighed Titan No. 1, , 
Ho received anothelr from Ben/ 
Hecht signed Titan -No. 2. Not 
knowing who were the sendees, 
George wondered until he read "Va- 
riety and saw hlJTtwo pals branded 
as the Titans. 



Newspaper Cast 
Nearly half the troupe playing In 
Appearances" have done news- 
paper 'work, four having been oh the. 
stJ^s . of papers throughout the 
country. 

Robert W. Smiley was a reporter 
fo^ the Washington Post; Harry 
Davis, who died last week, was a 
rewrite man for the San Fianclsco. 
Examiner; Rupert LaBelle worked 
on all the Boston sheets and Donna 
Pasdeloupe was a cartoonist on the 
staff of a Ne^ "fork morning paper. 

Levands In Wichita 
Louis Levand, managing the Em- 
press, Denver, and also of the Den- 
ver Post has resigned both jobs. 
He's In New Tork on a vacation 
prior to taking up the running of 
the Wichita Beacon which he and 
his,. brotherr'Max-Levandr -have ac-^ 
quired from Governor Allen of 
Kansas. 



Biekel Picks 10 
Various news agencies are pretty 
well agreed that the ten greatest 
news personalities today are Presl- 
(Contlnued on page 67) 



Wednesda^t April 17, 1929. 



LEG IT I M ATE 



VARIETY 



67 



London As It Looks 

By. Hannen Swaffer 



liOndon, April E. 

They are talking agala of the Sunday openlner of theatres In London. 
This time the matter, has arisen because the Society ot West End Man- 
agers bav9 brought (t forwATd as a body, and Walter Payne, Its chalr- 
noan, iB now saying quite casually. In explanation, that "Only a short 
-till la necessary." 



The English Are Funny People 

• I do not think we shall ever have Sunday opening of theatres In 
Ziondon. We are strange people In England. 

We have Sunday boxing. In some places. Sunday golf Is general, ex- 
cept tlu^t some clubs will not allow caddies on the Sabbath. Sunday 
.tennis Is common. Some towns allow dancing In the hotels on Sunday 
and Bo&e do not. Only Scotland frowns on Sunday motorists; that Is, 
•ome hotel .keepers refuse to serve them. Sunday concerts are possible 
It you pretend that they are tor charity, while some districts allow Sun- 
day kinemas, that Is If they pay from $25 to 1200 towards charity fundis. 

My Idea of Liberty 

Rec^jntly, klnemas have boomed In London on Sundays and theatre 
dwners have, with Jealoiia eyes, looked on the long waiting queues,. 
, I do not. blame theatre managers. It Is a paradoxical situation, Stili, 
'f' wonld not like to see the Sunday theatre myself. My Idea ot liberty Is 
ateklhg the other fellow free, too, and I know that actors, badly organized 
M they are In. England, where even the agreed upon contract is Ignored, 
would submit like lambs to working on Sunday, even If they did not 
imnt to. 



The M. P. Manager Faces Fact 
; sir Alfred Butt and I discussed the matter a few years qgo, and I 
<iu6te his opinion because he is the only theatre manager wbo la a 
Me mbe r of Parliament 

I asked him whether If, he were standing for re-election, he would 
dare to state that he was In favor of a bill which would make Sunday 
Apening possible. 

"No," he replied. 

That is the frank truth. 
. Sir Alfred Butt, Ilko most of the theatre managers. Is a Conservative, 
-and'tbe Conservatives would lose many thousands of votes from Churoh 
people If they were advocates of any more Sunday amusement. Liberals. 
If.; they went that way, would lose the Chapel votes. The most likely 
I>eople°to open the theatres on Sundays are the Labor Party, and they 
would object, not on religious grounds but because It would annoy the 
Trade Unions. 

The Socialists are more used to Sunday concerts and Sunday meet- 
tnga than either of the other two parties. ^ 



The Two George Gressmitha 

In the Dally Mall this morning, George Grossmlth puts the case with 
an engaging frankness. He is the lessee of the Strand theatre and he Is 
also an actor employed at the London Hippodrome. 

think It Is monstrous that I must keep the Strand theatre closed, on 
Sunday evenings," he said. "If I could open my theatre, I could make 
more money. As an actor, T should loathe having to perform on Sun- 
day-evenings and Sunday afternoons for It would soon come to Sunda:y 
matinees." 

I admire Mr. Grossmlth's truthfulness. As a theatre lessee, .he could 
nlse the rent. As an actor, he would have to work more. 

This Is the whole truth. In the end, rents would go up, but the actors 
Would be worse oft. Rent always goes up. 



Straight Talk About Films 

The only amusements I saw this week gave me a strange Idea of 
America. When I went Into the Empire theatre, now a kinema, the 
other night, I was amazed to see a Fox Movietone showlnjg a Mexican 
bull-flght. After being pierced by', barbs and enduring all sorts of 
cruelties, the unfortunate bull Jumped over the barrier to escape from 
.Its torturers while the sub-title read, "Too proud to flght." 

I do hope that William' Fox would. In future, make quite certain that 
bis employees do not make fun of cruelty. 

Then came a William Haines picture, "The Smart Set," In whl45b a 
young society drunk, chosen to play for what Is obvluusly meant to be 
the Meadowbrobk Polo teaib, arrives on the ground In an Intoxicated 
condition, surrounded by girls from a night club hang-over. 
. The picture Is ^lly and the whole Idea Is degrading to American sjiort 
It this Is the best sort of humor William Haines can do, he had better 
■top. 



How America Slanders Herself 
The only other picture was "The Road House," which will show the 
entire worli* hoW the members of a City Improvement Society carry 
flasks even at their annual banquet and leave the proceedings to play 
poker at some low joint where thugs and hold-up murderers abound,, and 
Where the son of one of them takes part In a shooting affray. 
■ It was dreadfuL America certainly does parade herself abroad In a 
Btrange light. When I think of my many charming, quiet, honest,, decent 
American friends, I am disgusted at the way in which they allow the 
films to slander them In every country of the world. 



A Terribly Cynical Play 

I was allowed to go to one theatre last week and there I saw 'Tilttle 
Accident," in which Lynne Overman appeared. 

Now, supposing your son, on the eve of his wedding to a nice girl, 
were told that the girl he had been friendly with in the previous, year 
. was going to have a baby, don't you think It would be a terrible tragedy? 
It would be awful for the man, for two women and one child. 

Tet, in "Little Accident." we are supposed to snigger at -this. Then, 
when we are showB a maternity home, the agonies of waiting fathers, 
sitting Willie their wives endure unmentionable pain. Is also .made the 
•object of Jestl 

I cannot conceive such a play being allowed in any civilized country. 
Tet. apparently It was toned down before It came to London. 



It Is Awful to Be Notorious 

So-called fame has Its' drawbacks. I have escaped, I am told, at the 
Oalety, where Stanley Luplno has, In "liove Lies," a verse about me, but,' 
at the Cochran revue, at the first matinee, some people hissed when 
Bonnie Hale came on as Hannen Swatter. 

'^Tbey must have been actors" Cochran tells me. 

At the' Coliseum; last week, when Clarkson Rose sang' a verse about 
.BaA,.I.heiLrd.^withLn.jLnJiour Jltat^ hissed when I was mentioned. 

I was proud of my- uiipopulliHty^'unHl liirs. jdsei)tt"GT«enwald 'told- me, 
two or three days later, that- she was the woman who hissed. She was 
not hissing me,' she said, but the comedian who, she thought, was trying 
to be Insulting. 

Then, at the Adelphl. where they are giving away my caricature by 
BInnle Hale to advertise "Mr. Cinders," a woman tore one of the hand 
bills up the other day and. throw It In the box ofnce keeper's face. 

'^at's what I think of him," she said. 

Well, that's what I think' of myaelt; anywar. For once, I have some- 
body who agrees with me. 



LITERATI 



(Continued from page 66) — 
dent Hoover, king George, the 
Prince of Wales, Col. Lindbergh, 
Calvin Coolidge, Mussolini, Henry 
Ford, Thomas Edison, Charley 
ChapMn, David Lloyd George and 
■Von Hlndenberg. George and the 
Prince of Wales are listed as a 
British entry. 

Pathe sound newsreel has Karl 
BIckel, head of the United Press, 
dictating above selections to a 
stenographer with explanations of 
why he Includes them in his list 



Perhaps Fannie Forgot 

Fannie Hurst, who recently took 
a qap at the wood-pulp paper Action 
magazines, had her first , stories 
published in "Argosy - All Story 
Magazine," printed on that kind of 
paper. The rap was long before 
Ray Long got her. 



■ Efficiency 

Numerous instances of clipping 
bureaus asking publishers to for- 
ward letters to Shakespeare, Isben 
and other long-dead writers, solic- 
iting their business. 

A letter of the same sort received 
recently by E. P. Dutton was ad- 
dressed to "A. Symposium," con- 
taining clippings of a book pub- 
lished by that concern and entitled, 
"God in the Modern World: A 
Symposium." 

H. Smith Signed - ' 
Horton Smith, youthful sensation 
of the winter golf courses, has been 
signed to write for King Features. 
He win contribute three articles a 
week In addition to having by-llnes 
over yams about the Ryder cup 
match, the British open and Ameri- 
can open tourneys in \7hlch he will 
compete. 



More -Houdiniana 
Bell syndicate has secured serial 
rights to "Houdlnl, the Master Ma- 
gician," by Harold Kelloch, to be 
released In eight installments to 
dally papers; also "My Life," by 
Isadora Duncan, to run in ten 
articles. 

McNutt in Studios 
William Slavens McKutt, Satur- 
day Evening Post writer, has been 
signed by Paramount to write orig- 
inals, wlth^dialog, for talklnig pic- 
tures. _^ y 

The contract is for- 10 weeks on 
the Coast at $1,000 a week, with 
an option to renew at the expira- 
tion of that period. 



Where Finger Points 
' The New York World meant 
Walter Winchell and the Graphic 
when it urged. In an editorial bul- 
letin, that "loyal members of the 
World ' will not divulge tra^e 
secrets to any columnists." 



Novelizing Film Story 
Charles. Logue, scenarist for Uni- 
versal, ls% writing the novellzatlon 
of "The Drake. Murder Case" which 
he yiTOto as an original screen 
story. It Is being produced by Uni- 
versal. ' 

Novel will be published this tall 
by Bobbs-Merrlll Company. 



Bonetti No Censor 

Pascal Bonetti balks at 'Variety 
billing him as one of the French 
government censors (pictures). M. 
Bonetti is an author. He has spent 
some months in Hollywood- Re- 
porting bis contemplated return to 
Paris, 'Variety labeled him censor. 
Anything but that, says the 'writer. 



Lee Somers' Trip 

Lee Somers, dramatic editor of 
the Washington Herald (Hearst), 
and his wife, leave for eight weeks 
abroad. They sail April 19 for the 
Azores, going through southern 
Europe, Into Palestine and then 
Africa. They are due back July 16. 

Jerry Doyle, formerly on the city 
desk, will All for Somers. 



Quits Sports .Writers 

George ' T. Henger, president ot 
the St Louis Sports 'Writers' As- 
sociation, and a member of the 
Times' stall for 16 years, has re- 
signed. 

Henger Is now afflliated with the 
publicity department of the Skouras 
Brothers'; enterprises.' For the pres- 
ent he Is 'directing publicity for the 
Missouri theatre. 



Moving West 

Motion Picture Publications, Inc., 
publishing Motion Picture Magazine 
and Classic, both monthly fan mags, 
plan to move their editorial ofllces 
from New York to the coast. 

Printing will continue In Chicago 
with no «hange In the advertl.^lng 
and business ofBoes contemplated. 



RITZY 



Poor Little Rich Giri 
Poor little rloh girl. Mrs. Seth 
Barton French, formerly of New. 
rork, but now of Paris, Inherited 
millions from her husband, a part- 
ner of the late J. P. Morgan. She 
has had no trouble with her daugh- 
ter, Clarice, who married Augustus 
Bird, but had long years of anxiety 
over her son, William Barton 
French, and now she has had Leroy 
B. Delaney, American lawyer prac- 
ticing in Paris and Nice, arrested, 
charging him with misappropriat- 
ing part of a sum ot $38,000 she 
commissioned iilra to draw in New 
York in 1926. Son of Major John 
Carroll Delnney, ot Harrlsburg, 
Pa., he married in 1926 Gladys Bal- 
lard, of Louisville, after he had di- 
vorced his French wife. 

'William Barton French Inherited 
a fortune and was divorced by 
Jeannie Emmet daughter of the 
Mrs. Henry Coster Emmet of New 
York and Paris. He then married 
Peggy Allen, Broadway showgirl, 
who had divorced Felix Isman. 
Isman had previously been di- 
vorced by Irene Fenwlck, the ac- 
tress, now married to Lionel Barry- 
more. Peggy Allen, hailing from 
Portland, Ore., also divorced 
French. In the spring ot 1927* after 
French had issued worthless checks 
amounting to many thousands of 
dolU^, he was placed In Dr. 
Slocum's Sanitarium, at Beacon, 
N. Y. Escaping from that place, he 
issued more worthless checks, and 
in 'February, 192S, committed sui- 
cide in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 
Peggy Allen has also been known 
as Pinkie Allen, Hazel Allen and 
Phyllis Alden. She was with Lew 
Fields In "A Barnyard Romeo," and 
with Doris Keane in a revival of 
"Romance," and later with that star 
in "The Czarina." 



in New York and -Lds Angeles, In 
1027 he backed th6 Grand Gulgnol 
tlieatre In Greenwich Village, and 
acted there. At that time, on his 
21et birthday, he received $500,000, 
as first Instnlmcht of a $20,000,000 
inheritance to be shared with his 
sister. 

Gertie Declared Out 
Gertrude Vanderbllt will have to 
get along without the "estate" of 
the late WHHam J. Fallon, the law- 
yer whose property v/aa claimed by 
both the actress and the widow, now 
Mrs. Agnes R. Nash. The estate 
only amounted to $5,000. Surrogate 
O'Brien ended the legal contest 
Miss 'Vanderbllt was reported en- 
gaged in 1926 to Baron Georgia 
Siirlanl, son ot the Italian senator. 



Mra. Caruso's Buy 

Urs. Caruso, »•» she Is again 
called, has bought a flve-story 
New York residence from Mrs. Cy- 
rus W. Field, and It wUl be remod- 
eled for her occupancy In the tall. 
Dorothy Benjamin, daughter ot the 
late Park Benjamin, and sister of 
Park Benjamin, whose second wife, 
Gladys Lanphere, has been a night 
club hostess, was the widow of 
Caruso, and then divorced an Eng- 
lishman, Capt Ernest Ingram. She. 
has children by both marriages. 

Her brother, Romeyn Benjamin, 
has become aivactor. She Is a cousin 
ot the millionairess, Mllllcent 
Rogers, who divorced. Count Lud- 
wlg Salm and married Arturo Ra- 
mos. Mrs. Caruso was once reported 
engaged to Alexander Moore, whose 
late wife was Lillian Russell. Be- 
fore that she was reported engaged 
to Charles H. Wacker, Jr., of Chi- 
cago. 

Sues for $300,000 

Mrs. Georgina Prlckett-Burrowes- 
Plerce, widow of Henry Clay Pierce, 
oil producer and railroad executive 
who died In June, 1927, without 
leaving a will. Is suing his estate for 
a trust fund of $300,000, alleged to 
have been provided tor her prior 
to her marriage In 1909, with six. 
per cent interest from that date. 
Although at one time Pierce was 
believed worth $60,000,000, he lost 
heavily when the Mexican Govern- 
ment repudiated Its railroad bonds' 
and took away most ot his oil con- 
trol. His estate was Anally esti- 
mated at $9Q0,000, Including his 
camp on the Brule River, northern 
Wisconsin, where President Coolidge 
spent his vacation last summer. 

Mrs. Pierce was the seoond wife 
and Pierce was her seoond husband. 
By her former marriage she had a 
daughter, 'Virginia Bturrowes. 'Vir- 
ginia eloped with 'Pierce's son, Itoy, 
whom she divorced after the birth 
ot a son. Roy, since deceased, had 
previously been divorced by Eliza- 
beth Faulkner. "Betty" as she Is 
known to Ker Intimates, iwevlously 
divorced T. Irving Chapman, ot 
Boston, and chose aa her third' hus- 
band Frank C. Henderson, of New 
York. She has become an author- 
ess, and entertains many celebrities 
of the theatre and opera. 



Wealthy Actor 

Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn, rloh and 
fashionable dowager, recently re- 
turned to New York after a pro- 
tracted sojourn abroad. She lingered 
in The Hague, where her son-in- 
.law,:..Command^^ M. Em- 

met, Is Na'vai Attache dt tBe'XiSi'er^ 
lean Legation. Last January she 
was presented to Queen Wllheminn' 
Queen Mother Emma and Princess 
Juliana, heir to the throne. 

Mrs. Hepburn's daughter, Jane, 
has appeared seml-professlonally as 
a pianist and her son, A. Burton 
Hepburn, bos acted professionally | 



Ben Ali Haggin 

Periodically, through' the years, 
Ben All Haggin, who Inherited 
$764,000, becomes involved In Anan- 
clal dlincultles. He was recently 
sued by B>ack. Starr & FTost, Jew- 
elers, tor $41,666, for trinkets and 
cash advanced. Once he was sued 
by a piano tuner for $60. He is a 
son ot Mrs. Ben All Haggin, who 
was Lee Wood. His grandfather 
was the fabulously rich Janies B. 
Haggin. The venerable grandfather 
is survived by a second wife, so- 
cially prominent 

Ben All Is a nephew of Edith 
Haggin, whose first husband was 
James P. trf>unsberry, and whose 
second. George ' B. de Long, was 
murdered by bandits in Albania. 

Ben All Haggin Arst gained not 
tlce as a portrait painter and then 
through arranging tableaux tor the 
"Follies." He was divorced by 
Faith Robinson^ who then married 
Magistrate Joseph E. Corrlgan. . By 
the first wife, Ben All is thcj^father 
of James B. Haggin, Jr„ and iffa, 
Louis M. Gourd. Ben All was later 
divorced by Bonnie Glass, tbo 
dancer.' By that, union he Is the. 
father of John B. Hagrgln. Finally 
he married a young dancer ot abo.ut- 
the same age as his daughter, orig- 
inally Colahan, but later known aa 
Mary Corday. 

'While Ben All was marded to 
Bonnie Glass, the parties a,t . night 
clubs were often Joined bybjs cousr- 
in, Richard Lounsberry, who lator 
married Vera Vlotoroft. J3en All Is 
a grandfather. 

Social Lights Entertain 

The smart set has long been he*, 
customed toMrlng professional per- 
formers to create diversion, bnt 
there Is now competltlon'Trom with> 
In the Social Register ranks. Theo- 
dore E, Stelnway and 'Henry Clap9 
Smith, Bhlnlng lights at tite Attia* 
teur - Comedy Clubi have this seaison; 
lent their services at select parties, 
Including one given recently by 
Mrs. Charles .^. Mitchell, of' 6th 
avenue and 'Tuxedo Park. 
, Mr. Mitchell Is the multl-mJIr 
llonalre president ot the National 
City Bank. 'Mr. Stelnway, ot the 
piano family, married Ruth Davia 
and has a son at prep-schooL Mr,' 
Smith married Beatrix Buel, daugh- '' 
ter ot Clarence C. Buel, long asso- 
ciated with the Century Company. 
Mrs. Smith's sister, Constance,, 
married Vivian Burnett, son ot thel 
late Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett 
Vivian was the- original ot 'bla 
mother's famous story, "Little Lord 
Fauntleroy." 



Beautiful Aqnea Fitzgerald 

Agnes Fitzgerald, . of Boston, la 
engaged to John Francis Gargen, 
New York lawyer, former ntflltary 
attache In our embassies In Parts 
and Rome. He Is now legal repre- 
sentative ot the New York Baflwaj 
Co. and the 6th Avenue Coach Co.- 
Agnes is a daughter ot former Mair- 
or John F. Fitzgerald, and.'wai 
diaiiacterlzed by Sir Thomas Upton 
as "the most beautiful girl In Bos- 
ton," She Is the sister ot Mrs, 
Joseph P. Kennedy, wife ot . tb* > 
banker-showman. Joseph is a son : 
ot Patrick J. Kennedy, once stata 
senator ot Massachusetts and how 
in ft critical condition at bis Bos- . 
ton home. 

An Engagement 

Eleanor Hewitt daughter of Mr, 
and Mrs. Edward Shepard Hewitt 
of New York, has become engaged 
to Stephen Vivian Smith, grandson 
oT"t'hTIaf8'Earr'of'Antrlmr of Qlene _ 
arm Ostle, Ireland. 

He is a nephew of the present 
Earl, and of the Hon. Angus Mc- 
Donnell, who married a daughter, 
ot the famous .English dramatist, 
Henry Arthur Jones, author ot "The" 
Silver King," "Mrs. Dane's Defense," 
.eta ■ ■■ 



VARIETY 



L E GIT IM ATE 



Wednesday, Ajpiil 17, 1888 



1Vli(wpe(!,^MiisHsd I^^ at $4S,O0O 



Shows in N. Y. and Comment 



Figures •stimatef an^ comment point to aeme attraetioni being 
auecesaful, while the same gross acoretlited to. others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house Capacities with the: varying overhead. AIsc the size of cast, 
' with consequent difference in necessary gross of profit. Variance 
in business necessary for musical attraction as against dramatic 
play IS also considered. 

Classification of attraction) house capacity and top prices of the 
admission scale given below. Key to classification: C (comedy); 
D (drama): ft (revue): M (musical comedy): F (farce): O (operetta). 



AdmisHon tax applies ot- tickets over |3. 



*'A Most Immoral Lady," Cort After 
Eauter, bualnees dropped aealn: 
warmth and then extended rainy 
■weather; "Lady" concluded en- 
Kag<^ment Saturday; played 20 
weeka, doing well for most part. 

"Appearances," Hudson (3d week) 
CD-l,094-$3)). Final week; may 
move to Harlem;, improvement 
claimed; "Messln' Around," col- 
ored revue, next week. 

•Before You're 25," Elliott (Isi 
weeH) (C-924-$3). Presented by 
Lawrence Boyd, first production; 
written by Kenyon Nicholson; 
opened Tuesday. 

"Blackbirds," Eltlnge (60th week) 
(R-892-$3). Slipped again last 
week, setting around $16,000, low- 
est gross for colored revue this 
season; will run Into summer, 
however, 

"Bird in Hand," Booth (8d week) 
(C-708-$3.86). Reported in de- 
mand in premium agencies, with 
indications of suQcess; flret full 
week takings almoM $14,000, vlr- 
tuoj capacity; moves to Morosco 
next week. Booth soon getting 
"Grand Street Follies." 

"Brothers," . 48th St. (17tb week) 
(CD-960-$8). Not worrying; ex- 
pected to last into sumkner; tak- 
ings held up very well; over $10,- 
000 last week. 

•Caprice," OuUd (16th week) ,(C- 
914-$3). Went to -eight perform- 
ances last week; holding pace-ond 
looks like summer' holdover en- 
trant; about $18,000. , 

•Ifcohfllct," Fulton (eth week) (CD- 
914-18). Final week; may move 
to another house, but revlsisd yS^- 
plon started little; "Marry the 
Man" next week. 

•Courage," Ritz (29th week) (CD- 
946-$3.86). Oft last week, 

' but finished strongly;" takings 
claimed o.-'-.i- $ii,000; date indefi- 
nite. 

•Fioretta," Earl (Tarroll (11th week) 
(MA968-$7.70). Ajnong classiest 
of musical productions; drawing 
more on strength of spectacle 
than, performance; over $30,000 
claimed. 

•Fdllow Thru," Cbuiln's 46tb St 
(16th week) (M-l,41?-$6.60). Most 
popular current musical; capaelty 
all performances since premiere: 
approximates $41,000 weekly. 

•Harlem," Apollo (9tb week) (D- 
l,168-$3). Colored cast drama do> 
Ing well for show of type; rated 
around $11,000 last week and sat- 
isfactory; expected to move soon, 
house getting picture. 

•Hello Daddy,"" Cohan (17th week) 
(M-l,37l-$6.60). When hoiue goes 
to pictures in three weeks, 
"Daddy"' expected to move to 
another spot; claimed- over |1(,' 
(00 and apparently profitable, 

•Hold Everythtna." Broadhurst (37tta 
week) (M-l,118-$5.60). Another 

• big winner among musicals; vir- 
tual capacity piEice continues, $82,- 
000 not materially under former 
grosses. 

•Holiday," Plymouth (3l8t week) 
(C-1,012-$3.B6). Slipped last week, 
but true of nearly all non-musi- 
cals; at $18,000, neat profit 

•Jonesy," BlJou (2d week) (€-606- 
$3). New comedy found some dif- 
ference of opinlbn among first- 
nighters; claimed to have Im- 
proved toward end of week; over 
$8,000. 

•Journey's End," Henry Miller's (6th 
week) (C-946-$4.40). Newest dra- 
matic smash; English war play 
draws capacity all performances; 
over $20,000. 

•Kibitaer," Royale (9th week) (C- 
l,118-$3). Slipped last week, but 
at $13,600, good profit both ways; 
should lost through May and pos- 
sibly longer. 

"Lady Fingers," Liberty (12th 
week) (M-l,202-$4.40). After do- 
ing well Eiaster week business 
slipped back; estimated at $16,000. 

•Let Us Be Gay," Little (9th week) 
<C-630-$4.40). Price scale lifted 
last week, but capacity contlnuod 
all nine performances; quoted at 
$14,800. 

•Little Ai;cident," Ambassador (38th 
week) (C-l,200;$3). One of most 
successful of season's lighter 
comedies; held up surprisingly; 
over $12,000. 
•Man's Estate," Blltmore (3rd week) 
(D-l,000-$3). IiAproved last week 
with takings quoted over $16,000; 
about one-third of that subscrip 
_tion_(GuHtl)_Ja9neXi 



•Meet the Prince," Lyceum (SQi 
week) (C-967-$3). Appears bet 
tering even break; pace eased 
back to $8,000 last .week; ex 
pected to stick for time. 
•Mime," Belasco (19th week) (D 
l,100-$6.60). Spectacular drama 
used some ciit rates last week; 
dropped under $16,000; announced 
to continue into May. 
•Music in May," Casino (9rd we«k) 
. (o-i,4T:-|(!.60). Not bo bo]t aB 



musical contender; figured to go. 
along with aid of theatre parties 
and. such;. $20,000. 
"My Qirl Friday," RepubUc (9tli 
week) (C-901-$8). Doing mod- 
erate business; with cut rote aid, 
about $7,600. 

"Mystery Square," Longacre (3r.l 
week) (C-l,901-$3). Sllni trade to 
date and doubtful ot sticking; 
last week bit over $6,000, 
'r>leaBura Bound,"- Majestic (9th 
week) <R-l,776-$6.50). Sibetan- 
tial trade, but not actually among 
musical leaders; between $33,000 
and (34.000. 

"Rockbound," Cort (1st week) (D- 
1,094-13). Added to week's pre- 
mieres suddenly; wVltten by 
Michael Kallesser; opens Friday 

t (April 19). 

"Security," National. Supposed to 
have closed last week at Klllott, 
but moved to protect picture 
rights should there be a nibble; 
closes Wcdn'SBAay. 

"Serena Blandish, '' Morosco. Closed 
Saturday after 12 fair weeks, 
tours next season. 

"She Got What She Wanted," Wal- 
lacjc's (7th week) (C-776-$3). Cut 
rated and apparently enough that 
way to get by; $4,600. 

"Show Boatr" Ziegfeld (69th week) 
(C-776-$3). Last three weeks an- 
nounced; picture version, started 
this week at Globe; show rated 
well over $30,000; next produc- 
G?rt"'*" probably "Show 

86l-$3), Run Bomethlng of aur- 
prlee; costs little to operate In 
roof theatre; claJmn to be makhtg 
several hundreds weekly; esti- 
mated gross $4,000. 

"Spring Is Here," Alvln (6th T«eek) 
(M-l,a87-$B.60>. Not up with mu- 
sical leaders; eased oft last week 
to about $26,000, 

'^Strange Interlude," i3«Iden («4th 
week) - (D-900-$4.40). Nine-act 
drama etiU in money divtston at 
$13,000 grpss; may last through 
May. 

"Street Scene," Playhouse riBth 
week) (D-879-$3.86). Dramhtic 
smash and leader ot EToadway's 
dramas; getting around $21,')00, 
iiine performances. 

"That Ferguson Family," Ma.<34ue. 
Taken off last Saturday; plaved 
16 weeks, but never to profit; 
house dark. 

"The Age of Innocence." Ehnplre 
:;e«lt> (C-l,000-$4.40). An- 
other three weeks or so; last week 
dropped una?r $10,000 for first 
time. . 

S'i?"' Through the Needle's 
Eye," Beck (1st week) (D.1,189- 
$8). Presented by Theatre Guild; 
stYth and final production of sea- 
son; opened Monday. 
"The Love Duel," Barrymore (Ist 
week) (D-l,090-|8.86). Postponed 
presentation by Lee Shubert; 
adapted by Zoe Akins from Hun- 
garian original by LiU Hatvany; 
Ethel Barrymore starred; opened 
Monday. 

"The New Moon," Imperial (31et 
week) (O - 1,440 - $6.60). Season's 
most popular operetta continues 
to attract excellent business; 
show rates among the leaders: 
$36,000. 

"The Red Robe," Shubert (17th 
week) (O - 1,896 - $6.60). Steodlly 
'plugged by means of theatre por- 
tles, also cut rates; moderate 
money musical; $19,000 estimated 

"The Whispering Gallery" (lOth 
week) (D-708-$S). Final weik: 
mystery play drew moderately 
even without opposition; "iTie 
Come-On Man" next week. 

"Whoopee," New Amsterdam (20th 
week) (M - 1,700 - $6.60). Broad- 
way's money leader; since open- 
ing, average gross $48,600 weekly. 

Special Attractions— Little Theatres 

"The Perfect Alibi," Hopkins. Sea- 
son's outstanding success In Little 
theatre. 

Civic Repertory, Fourteenth Street. 
Eva Le GalUenne's company; ends 
season Saturday. 

"Mrs. Bumpstead • Leigh," Slaw. 
Revival doing very well; indefi- 
nite. 

"Under the Gaslight," Bowery. Old 
meller doing just fair. 

"He Walked In Her Sleep," Princess. 

"After Dark," Rialto, Hoboken. Re- 
vival still big. 

"The Black Crook," Lyric, Hoboken. 
Revival; also big. 

-^yrano^e~Beegerac,!l,Hampden'fi.. 
Revival due to ceas« soon. 

"The Sea Gull," Comedy. Two spe- 
cial matinees this %eek. Ruth 
Draper, regularly here, last two 
weeks, 

"The Vegetable," C!herry Lane. Just 
another Village try, 

"Trip to Scarborough," Province- 
town; closed Last Sunday. 

"Bare Facts," Triangle. 

Fay* MarbSk Belmont; keld over 
tblfl week. 



Fntnre Plays 

"The Shyster," to be produced by 
Irving Shumlln this season. Actor 
for title role being sought 

Perrin G. Somera is putting on a 
new musical comedy, . "Sunny Sar- 
dinia," at the MaJcstiCi New Haven, 
May 22. Cast of 20 and a chorus of 
80, all local. No Tale boys in it 

"The Nut Fafm," by John Brown- 
ell, with Wallace Ford and Helen 
Lowell. Produced by John Henry 
Mears. Opeiis April 21 In Cleve- 
land. 

"Family Failing," by William 
Boyle, will be presented by the Irish 
Guild Players. In the cast are Ed- 
ward Wilson, Margaret MuUine, 
Sean riillon, Bernard Cahill, Angus 
O'Dalbhis, Anne Gallagher. Mlc\)ael 
Breatnach staging. Production early 
this summer. 

"StreeU of New York" or "The 
Poor of New York," revival ot Dion 
Bouclcault's play, sponsored by F. 
Douglas Hutchln, opens April 26 at 
the Spanish theatre, 239 West 14th 
street. Cast includes HOtchln, im- 
presario; Mildred Davis, Stanley. 
Emmel, Naomi Diamond, Harrison 
Cardiff, J. B, Severs. During inter- 
mission Fay Baker sings "Bird In 
a Gilded C:aee" and "Out of the 
Cold World." 

"Rejuvenating," by Capy Donse- 
laar, for fall production by the 
Owlngs Production Co. 

"Chinese O'Neil," announced for 
production last season by Santley, 
Barter and Macgowan, has passed 
to other hands. It is due for pro- 
duction soon, Capt. Cushing Don- 
nell, army officer, being the backer. 

"All In. the Game," melodrama by 
George M. Cohan and produced by 
him, in rehearsal this week. Sam 
Forrest directing. For' Chicago 
summer run. 

Musical version of "Garden of 
Eden," force by Avery Hopwood, 
adapted from the German and-Mo- 
duced' two years ago by Arch Sel- 
wyn. Book and lyrics by Guy Bol- 
ton, moslo by Harry Rosenthal, 
Arch Selwyn will produce. 



Berfin Plays 



-i5erUn, April £ . 

Theater In der Stadt— "Kampf im 
Schnee" ("Battle, in the Snow"), by 
Schtschegloff. Usual triangle in 
new surroundings. In- a Siberian 
hut live a communist, a capitalist 
and his fiancee. Strength of the 
communist wins the girl away but 
when the final decision comes she 
sticks with the man of her own 
class. Interesting idea very primi- 
tively written, with long talky 
stretches and childish ' philosophy. 
Played by an inadequate ensemble 
which cannot expect to be taken 
seriously in the metropolis. 

Berliner Theater — "Arms and- the 
Man," by Bernard Shaw. Taste to- 
day is for more strongly seasoned 
treatment of war. This, in Itself, 
admirable piece reminds too much 
of operetta. Ix>ng for Strauss' 
muslQ. 

Only people who really caught a 
burlesque tone, which might have 
saved the play today, ■ were Rosa 
Valetti and ..Lucie Mannheim. Rest 
of a competent cast under Elrwin 
Kaiser's direction included Herr- 
mann Thimig, Max Guelstorf, Paul 
Otto, Franzlska KInz. 

Leasing Theater— "Violet," by 
Molnar, and "The Old Lady Shows 
Her Medals," by Barrie. Two excel- 
lent one acters staged for the pur- 
pose of showing off the talents of 
Marie Orska. 

In the first she plays with ex- 
ceptional good humor and grotesque 
exaggeration, an untalented little 
actress looking for a liosition. In 
Barrie's play she was never for a 
moment the pathetic old charwoman 
but she was, nevertheless, some- 
times moving in her pathos. . 

Komoedie — "Penelope," by Somer- 
set Maugham. Evidently the suc- 
cess of the same author's "Constat 
Wife" last season made them dig 
out this trifle with somewhat the 
same theme. 

It is ttrilllantiy played by an all- 
star cast which includes Orete Mos- 
helm, Johannes Rlumann, Jacob 
Tiedtlce, Ilka Greuning, Maria Paud- 
ler, Adele Sai^drock and Otto- Wall- 
burg. But it can never achieve the 
160 performances which Its prede- 
cessor attained. 



CLEVULASD ENDS "3 OEEESS" 

When "Three Cheers" ends Its 
Boston «ne;agement May t at the 
Colonial, it goes to the Brlanger 
house in Philadelphia for two 'Wdeks 
and^then'on~to~Detroit-and-^CIeve«. 
land. 

Cleveland date winds up Will 
Rogers' stay, who then hops to the 
Coast for Fox, and also the tour. 



Pearl Eaton Staging 



Pearl Eaton, who staged the 
dances in Hoboken's ''Black. 
Oook," and assisted David 
Bennett in doing the dances. 
In "Thi;^e6 Chi^ers," originating 
the Pompanola, will stage the 
dances in "Rio Rita,"' one of 
the V first of the elabora,te 
talkers .to be ' done by Radio 
Pictures. Work will start 
shortly. 

Pearl had clause Inserte^. 
in her contract at the time 
of signing to do the dances. 
She'ls now working on -smaller 
production on the coast .for 
experience. 



Paths Takes Ann Hardrng 

Ann Harding is reported having 
fvgreed to appear in Pathe talkers 
'under a year's contract ' 



L. A. TAKES SLUMP 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Legit trade was on the skids here 
last week. Nothing gave off much 
of a spark. 

Estimate* fo^ Last Week 
"Strange Interlude" (Blltmore, 6th 
week). Best in town and profitable 
at $17,000,. but off from recent strong 
pace. 

"Silent House" (Belasco, 4th ^d 
final week). Folded after month's 
stay and fair biz; final around $9,- 
000. 

"Little Orchid Annie" (Mayan, 26 
week). They say $9,000; two more 

"Hottentot** (Majestic, 1st week). 
Reviving lots of the old ones around 
these parts; quoted at $7,800. 

"Royal Box" (Mason, 2d weelO 
Eternal Walker Whiteside In classic 
of 190Q; hovering around $6,000. 

"This Thing Called Love" (Holly 
wood Playhouse, 1st week). One 
of the ones Duffy raked from this 
season's New York heap; started at 
$6,900, average pac« of Duffy pieces 
scaled at $1.26. 

"Mr. Pirn Passes By" (Figueroa, 
2d and final week). Too whimsical 
for this suburb of Des Moines; may- 
be $6,000. J 

"Courage" (El Capitan, 4th end 
final week). Didn't mean much lo- 
cally; exited to $4,700. 

"Broadway" (Vine Street, 4th 
week). Just limping along, $2,800. 

fiigagemenls 

Tim Moore, "Blackbbrds," re- 
placed by Billy Mills. 

Joe McAnallan, comic, has Joined 
the Eviston-Wllllams (stock) at the 
Park, Tampa, Fla. 

Charles Dalton, "A Hundred 
Tears Ago." 

Charles Raines, "Camel Thrbiigb 
the Needle's Bye." 

Pat O'Brien, Natalie Schafer, "The 
Nut Farm." 
Vanita Carol, "Ploretta." 

AHEAD AND BACK 

Robert McNabb, back with "<3ar- 
nivoL" 

"Coquette" (headed for Coast), 
Thomas Kane ahead, CJhester Rice 
back. 

BUI Roddy, ahead, William Grey, 
back, with road production of 
"Broadway Melody," going into the 
Columbia, San Francisco. 

"Doc" McGunigle, now handling 
prfss for "Little Accident" at Am- 
bassador. 

Dexter Fellowes heads the Ring- 
llng-Bamum & Bailey press staff 
now at the Garden. Others include 
Eddie Sears, Roland Butler, Tom 
Killelea and Floyd Bell. Butler re- 
places Billy Elxtor now managing 
the Oriental, Detroit 



SKOWHEQAirs OFFOSISH 

A new theatre Is now being built 
at Surrey, Me., in opposition to the 
29-year-old stock house at Show- 
began. 

Surrey house, however, will op- 
erate with repertory Instead of 
stock. Leighton Rollins Is sponsor- 
ing the new venture. 

COOK obmo bur again 

"Rain or Shine" will close Its 
season In Montreal this Saturday. 
Show win again tour next e&on, 
Joe. Cook continuing as its star. 

Route, starOhg In September, in- 
cludes (Jhlcago and other mld-west- 
em stands. 



EaiiiTt bMds " 

On new shows listed for Broad- 
way premieres Ben Stein haa post- 
ed a $1,400 bond with Equity for 
"The Jade God," now in rehearsal; 
Mike Kallesser has put up $760 for 
his "Rock Boupd" and the Clyde 
Elliott Amusement Company has 
deposited $2,840 for "Marry the 
Man." V 



) 



Few^eglt attractions were able td', 
hold "the vacie last week, .and th« 
number of dark houses Is .the etera 
evidence of thib off season, 19 ttaea^ 
tres without attractions this week. 
Next week's arrivals virtually 
equals the /iumber of closings, an4 
there will be no fewer dark spots. 

Another English play Is regarded 
having a 'good- chance, "Bird in 
Band," Its first full week at th« 
Booth got nearly $14,000, close f» 
capacity at the scale. The 'post> 
-ponement of "The -Love Duel"', until 
this week left Broadway with but 
one premiepr^ last .week. It waa 
"Jonesy," which may make tho 
grade to moderate gro.sses. 

"Street Scene" holds the dramatio 
leadership, $21,000 again last week, 
in nine performances; "Joumey'a 
End" close behind, bettering $20.- 
000;^ "Caprice," which dropped the 
extra matinee, got $18,0X10; "Holi- 
day" -eased off, at $18,000; "Maii'i 
Estate" claimed over $16,000; "Let's 
Us Be Gay," hit, tilted -t6 $14,800, 
record business for the Little 
(counting an extra matinee) :i 
"Mima" dipped under $16,000;i 
"Strange Interlude/' around $13,000;' 
"Kibitzeif", about $13,500; "Little 
Accident" $12,000; "Courage" and 
"Harlem" rated at $11,000; "Broth- 
ers," $10,000; "Age of Innocence," 
bit under $10,000 for the first tiitae:l 
"Meet, the Prince." $8,000; "mr 
Girl Friday," $7,50Jl;. "Mystery 
Square," $6,000; "She Got What She 
Wanted," $4,600; "Conflict," less. 
Musicals 

But IS musicals remainlnnl 
"Whoopee in the lead. $46,000 week^ 
ly; "Follow Thru" in no way affect- 
ed and the strongest musical Ja! 
agency demand; "The New Moon,*^ 
strong at $36,000; "Hold Etvenr.< 
thing,'! ditto, $32,000; "Fioretta*^ 
dipped to $30,000 or bit more; same 
for "Show Boat" leaving after an- 
other two weeks. 

"Blackbirds" at $16,000 last week 
is lowest gross of season for colored 
revue, but still making money, 

"The Whispering Gallery" olosea 
at the 49th Street, which gets "The 
Come-on Man"; "Serena Blandish" 
stopped at the Morosco, "Bird U 
Hand" moving in next week '(rom 
the Booth Caltter gets "Grand 
Street Follies") ; "Appearancetf* 
closes at the Hudson, "Messin* 
Around" following in; "Confliof 
must move from the Fulton or closeu 
the house getting "Marry the. Man*^ 
next week; "The LitOe Show" rei 
lights the Mueio Box; "Camivar*< 
relights the Fort^st; "A Most- fnt- 
moral Lady" was added to laM SaU 
urday's closings, but the Cort gete 
a quick booking this Friday In 
"Rockbound"; Civic Repertory ends 
Its season at the 14th Street this ' 
week; "That Ferguson Falinlly* 
flnally flopped out of the Ifasquet' 
Jitney . Players closed downtowfll 
Sunday; "Security" announced to 
close at the Elliott moved to the 
National,, but closes tonight (Wed- 
nesday), continuing to protect tM 
picture rights. 

Stocks OpeDiiig 

Elmoro, Elizabeth, recently m« 
ulred by Louis Werba, has dra- 
matlo-atock. 

Broadway Players, dramatic sto^ 
opened at Jacques, Waterbary> 
Conn., Monday. William Johnstoae 
and Mabel Granger head the coia« 
pany. 

Hudson theatre. Union City, N, 
J., April 21. Julius Leventhal 
pany. 



Cast Changes 



Colette Ayres, of "Whoopee" tee 
been rehearsing Thelma Whtte'e ■ 
vacated role In "Spring Is Hm^"' 
Will probably open this week. 

Marion Phillips replaces VirgteW 
Barrett, "Pleasuro Bound." 

Cyrena Smith replacea* Bantee 
Howard In "After Dark." Miss 
Howard goes to "The Black Crooi^' 
Marie Dayne, over whom Zieg- 
feld and Shubert had a 
wrangle, goes with Shuberta. She 
opened Saturday ii) the "Red Robe^^ 
.replacing Violet Carlson. 

Rep Troupe Follows Guild 

Los Angeles. Aprfl 
L. A> Repertory Company WUi 
follow the four weeks of the Thean 
tre Guild at the Figueroa Play^ 
house, May. 13. 

Repertory's production of HTlMi 
House of Women," after two week** 
l%Xoftj-Op.ened;AErll 16^lhe.a«apjft; 
San Frahcisco. ' ~" 



Colliers' .First Work 

Los Angeles, April. M. 
William Collier, Sr.'s, first osalcn^ 
ment at the Fox studios will be a*' 
slsting Raoul Walsh in direction «f 
"The Cockeyed Worid." 

It Is' featuring Victor MoLaSlea 
and Edmund Lowe, 



Wednesd«7, April 17, 1829 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



Radio's Many Mimey Names 



(Continued from pa|re 1) 
VallW who. aa mentioned, flopped 
M a ISO a week reed . tooter— when 
ti« was an inetrumentaUsi wltli a^ 
fjQj 8 Bernle band — later proved 
lilmBelt '.chiefly because of radio and 
biB own slnslngr prowess. 
/ The conservative National Broad- 
caatlnsr 6o. has adopted Variety's 
comment that Vallee has "the voice 
^th sex appeal" or that It Is "sexy" 
1>ecause of its colorful romantic 
crooning: of pash ballads. 

' Vallee'S' utter Indifference when 
making personal appearances, as he 
liB> doing for Keith's In the metro- 
politan houses, and will for another 
10 weeks at the Paramount, New 
7ork, starting April 27, at $4,000 a 
week for his eight men. Is another 
Important factor when they see 
Valleia in person. Keith's lost a- 
Btar b, o. oiEird, after paying him 
|1,EOO each for his flrst foirthlght at 
th9 Palace and $2,000 a week start- 
ing with his third (and lost) week 
of the Palace engagement and 
BrouniL the jnetropoUtan spokes. 

At the iniverslde, with the-lnduc- 
tlotf' Of a straight vaudeville policy 
a. fortnight ago, Vallee drew a con- 
sistently flapper or mixed youthful 
audience; all young folks smitten 
by the s.a. and romanticism of hie 
"Deep. Night," "I'm a Vagabond 
Iiover," "! Love. Tou, I I<ove You, 1 
tjove Tou, ' Sweetheart of All. My 
Dreams," or such saucy ditties as 
•Outside" and "Let's Do It" 
Orohida for Vallee 

The unusual of having corsages 
and ^bouciuets of orchids thrown at 
a male, stage performer In vaude- 
vlDe was further distinguished by 
yallM's disdaining to pick, up the 
'floral ' tributes. la one curtain 
a^iapta.^he manifested mpdesty and 
goMBhowmanshlp by stating that 
the vaudeville' moguls naturally 
book only worth-while attractions 
. and that he knew be had' to be 
gobd,;aloii6 with the other talent, 
•lae held not *hav« the pleasure of 
entertain jflg the patrons. 

The Vallee instance Is typical of 
the rest of the country. Radio as 
• a star-maker hr i In Its own vari- 
ous ielreles-br sectors radio favorites 
of equivalent "name" value which 
any'smart stage theatre showmen 
~ ctfuld .Kiapltalize with bookings for 
personal appearanoes. 

It's liot a particularly new Idea 
but Vallee, LombaMo and, what's 
Biore, . the striking Instance of a 
Jack «tia Jean taking $6,100 out of 
a toifril like Fort Wayne In four 
days, lends It another slgnlfloance 
and v41Up aney for the show busl- 
tieas.~Tlia picture houses a couple of 
Beasone ago were among the first to 
go' In for bookings of the Liopez, 
Ipana Troubadours, Silver Cord Or- 
chestra and Silver-Masked Tenor, 
I>avla Saxophone Octet and Wendell 
Hall type of radio attractions. ^ 

■ Now with the public so very much 
tnlerophone-mlnded, with sound 
pictures, synchronizations, record 
tags and .,the radio all revolving 
C^out the same principal of eleotrl- 
oal recbrdlng vta ml9rophonlc 
trahsml*B'ton w pick-up, the radio 
names ebme in for startling import 
ance In th6 theatre. 

■ ^ . Radio Names * 

The east and the ' general North 
American continent probably knows 
no better twain as radio announcers 
than' draham McNamee or Phillips 
Carlln, because their voices have 
been broadcast over giant coast-to- 
ooast-.hook-ups and networks of the 
powerful National Broadoastlng Co, 
They had the advantage of vast cir- 
culation. Circulation in ether re- 
oeptlon is . akin to circulation of a 
newspaper .or magazine; the range 
of ilstenlng-ln governs the rates for 
'What is the Bole source of broad- 
casting revenue, that for "time", ilhd 
facilities. 

Tet, among radio announcers, 
, there are plenty of local favorites 
all over the country who could be 
exploited and capitalized at the 
box-ofilc.e. Perhaps Quin Ryan, 
from WON, means nothing In the 
east to the average radio receiving^ 
Bet capable of getting mild lotsal re- 
ception but In dfii around Chicago,' 
where WON is headquartered, as 
,the call letters of W-orld's G-reat^ 
«st N-ewspaper (owned by Chi 
"Tribune" and ."Liberty"), Ryan is 
--«omft.^RUnIlt ina M an _*t?if r.^,?P}*'®'' 

Bven in New York the -augiist 
aura of McNdmee and Carlin has 
not hurt T. O. (Granlund) as a 
name, or Norman Pearoe of . WMC A, 
who went .Icglt twice with "The 
To>vn's Woman" recently and the 
Jack Dempsey-Estelle Taylor'..Btar' 
Ting play, "The Big Fltfht," aa a !«• 



dlo announcer character. There's 
Ted Busing and Norman, Broken- 
shire, also, .among others. 

In Middle West 
To shift from New Tork to Chi-' 
cago as a key centre, that great 
midwestem radius, and. extending 
as far south as New Orleans for 
box-offlce value, are the folWwIng 
box-oRloe possibilities tor personal 
appearances: Wendell Hall, "the 
red-headed music maker," feature 
of the Majestic Hoiir; Lee Sims; 
somnolent pianist, who got onto the 
Brunswick records strictly on his 
ether rep; Uncle Bob, Walter Wil- 
son, head of -his Keep oft the Curb 
Club; Ford and Glenn, also Colum- 
bia recording artists; Little Jack 
Little/ bes^ known out of WLW, 
Clnclnnafir where, with Jack and 
Jean, he's one of the two outstand- 
ing radio favorites. Only trouble 
with Little might be that he's so 
much a home-tafent product, and 
everybody on the street knows him 
so well by sight and glad-handing, 
he might not Inltuce them to pay a 
box-offlce admission. However, out- 
side of iht purely Jiome-town per- 
sonal associations. Little's manner 
of confldentlEd crooning is undeni- 
able. He's^playlng now in the east 
at $I,B00 weekly. 

The WLS Show Boat is tremen- 
dous In the midwest and is capable 
of giving an entire show as a unit 
or miniature road show with its 16 
people. It's a Sears-Roebuok plug- 
ging outfit. Amos 'n Andy, alias 
Carrell and Gosden, is another team 
of sterling box-offlce potentialities. 
Guy Lombardo, of course, the Hun- 
gry Five, the Barnyard Fiddlers, 
and others. 

West Coast ' 

The west coast has few individ- 
ual names. Paclflo Slope radio 
patronage reflects the general at- 
titude of tl^e radio fans that bands 
and band music is best liked, punc- 
tuateil et course by vocal inter' 
ludes,' such as 'what made Vallee 6o 
big. But the coast is decidedly 
chiefly strong for bands, with the 
big exception of Joseph Dlskay, the 
Hungarian tenor. . 

Otherwise Anson Weeks seems 
best favored from the Mark Hop 
kins hotel, San Francisco, with his 
orchestra over KOP. Gus Arnhelm 
formerly Abe Lyman's pianist and 
arranger, and himself an estab 
Ushed composer, Is happily spotted 
at the swanky Hotel Ambassador, 
Los Angeles, a favorite . with the 
picture colony 'and the KNX radio 
fans.* Earl Burtnett, at the Bilt- 
niore, L. A., is also strong with the 
flicker celebs,* doing considerable 
synchronization recording, and- a 
Viator artist Arnbeith Is allied 
with Okeh dlsk^. Burthett etherizes 
from KHJ. He .has a Hawaiian 
trio, 'no small factor In his general 
western popularity aa Tar east as 
the Rookies. y 

Hugh Barrett Dobbs, more popu 
larly "Dobbele," with Wee Willie 
Hancock, piano accomjtanlet, as his 
assistant, is a fav over the {fBC 
western hook-up on what was for 
merly known as the "orange net- 
work," to distinguish It from the 
red CWEAP) and blue-(WJZ) net- 
works emanating out of New York. 
Dobbs Is Another Frisco product, 
t^here he originated with the Shell 
Happy Time HoUr three years ago 
Dobbs, or "Dobbsle" has since 
proved a big draw for X^nchon & 
Marco at Iioew's Warfleld, Frisco. 

Horace Heldt, also of the Shell 
Happy Time Hour, a. novelty stage 
band of 16, has registered person- 
ally, contracted to the West Coast 
thfeatres and. playing as a unit The 
Heidt fan mall probably tops every- 
thing from the. west and northwest, 
Tom Gerunovitch and his orchestra 
from the Root GM-den, San Fran 
Cisco, via KERC and KHJ, annexed 
a Brunswick recording contract on 
the strength of the radio, rep; also 
headlined at Orpheum and Golden 
Gate on the Coast, 

Maurice Gunsky was a pioneering 
radio fa'«:orlte on ' the Pacific end 
with his sentimental ballads and 
among the first to discover new 
territory In Minnesota, the. Dakotas 
and in the western provinces of 
Canada where the sheepherders and 
farmhands responded generously 
whenever Qunsky played the . local 
town hall, armory or pifVlllon, 
^iwky 'capltaiiaed-Ws fan niall-by- 
^cataloging the sectors of response 
and rightfully deduced that the 
Jerkwater towns were probably 
hungry for personal, talent, since 
even Toby and rep showa probably 
■ passed them up. Traveling as a. 
|one«man attraction faa cleaned up. 




CLAIRE LUCE 

Playing the lead In the London 
Company of "Burlesque." 

Personal Management 

M. S. BENTHAM 
1664 Broadway, N. Y. 



Shows m Rehearsal 



"Careers'' (Shuberts) Bijou. 

"All in the Game" (George 
M.-Gohan), K. of C. Hall. 

"Grand Street Folltes" (Ac- 
tors-Managers, Inc.), National. 

*100 Years Old" (Prohraan). 
Empire. 

"Congratulations"' (Lawrence- 
Shubert-Lawrence), Garrlok. 



TRiSCO FALLS OFF 



His Victor records also sold in ter- 
ritory where only mall orders were 
capable of effecting the ntei-chan- 
dlslng. 

Radio- Exploited 

Such notable radio - oicploited 
names as Gene Austin, Nick Lucas, 
"Whispering" Jack Smith, are but a 
few of those who flrst came to fame 
via air. The Silver-Masked Tenor, 
from a $76 a week song plugger, ib 
another, now the NBC gets . $300 
and $400 for him for a single night 
Jack Smith's "six bits" as a plugger 
ut to the fancy $1,000 and $1,600 as 
an International favorite at the Kit 
Cat Club, London, etc., is another 
case in point Smith Is to do" a 
full-length talker. 

Nlok Lucas, "the crooning trouba- 
dour" and Brunswick €U>tlst, is In 
the $2,000 olas^ as a singing single. 
He shattered recorite on the Inter- 
state (vaude) time, strictly on the 
ether draw. Gene Austin's record, 
sales of over 1,000,000 disks of "My 
Blue .Heaven" earned a small 
ft>rtune for his company. 

From radio to stage to records, 
or Ut any sequence, their micro- 
phonic nrowess now has won dls 
tlnctlon for all of these for the talk 
ers. Austin Is grooming himself tor 
a sound feature, having a little extra 
weight to work olt.' Smith .^s 
pretty well set physically and eco- 
nomically, 
. Vallee is the .latest slated-for the 
west coast for a Radio Pictures' all 
talker production. R-K-O, while 
losing out to Fubllx-Paramount for 
Vallee as a stage attt-actlon— Pub- 
Ux's $4,000^ topped R-K-O'B. $8,000 
for the Vallee act— turned around 
and beat out Paramount on the 
bidding tor. Vallee'S screen services 
for talking Alms. Vallee goes to the 
coast Augus tl. 

Vallee 

Vallee, Yale '26, and a former 
University of Maine undergraduate 
before switching to Yale, is about 
27, .youthful (^nd boyish, blonde and 
blue-eyed, typically Nordic In ap- 
pearance. Bom in Vermont, raised 
in Westbrook, Me.; father the local 
medico aiid pharmacist anklous to 
have hls'son take an M. D. Vallee 
compromised on em A. M. at Yale, 
majoring languages, and, tratemall)r, 
a Sigma Alpha Gpsllon. ^ 

Real name is VaUee; the^ Rudy's 
adopted from Rud;^ Wledoeft the 
acknowledged world'ii premier sax- 
ophone soloist who was Vallee's In- 
spiration, mentor and later sponsor. 
Vallee flrst learned from Wiedodft's 
correspondence courses and oh«nt8 
which Jack Robblns publishes and 
his enthusiasm in voluntary letters 
to Wledoeft command^ed the tatter's 
attention for serious reply, despite 
the mass of mall Wledoeft receives 
from amateur saxophonists 'Who re- 
gard the premier exponent of the 
reed instrument as a deml-god. 

Something else for information of 
the femmesf. no; Rudy doesn't close 
hie eyes, as he always does, because 
of the dreamy or romantic import 
of his, ballads; it's a habit formed in 
h': nlte club days both in England 
(when at the Hotel Savoy, London) 
and in New York, due mostly be* 
c£.use of desire to ease the blinding 
glare of the spotlights. Further- 
more, Vallee contends, it's great for 
concentr..>tlon, being able to remem- 
ber the lines and to best extract the 
fullest lyric slgniflcaBse from tne 
words. 

-^VaUee-roade-as-niuah_o£.,hli.fan 
mall as possible; prefers the trade 
papers for constructive, criticism; 
totally ignores the mash notes, al- 
though when etherizing his pash 
ballads he concentrates on a single 
vls-a-vls personality, because he 
plays better to a single opposite 



San Francisco, April It. 
Current attractions show signs of 
lotting down. Biz fell off last 
week. • 

There Is to be a general change 
In shows, Nance O'.Nell, In "The 
House of women,'' beginning Its first 
w.eek at the Curran Monday night. 

Two Duffy houses will change 
next Sunday. Robert McWade goes 
into the Alcazar in '.'Big Fond," suc- 
ceeding "Skidding,'^ and Eldmund 
Breese will .be starred In "The 
Maniac" at the Prestdent where 
"Spite Corner" will end a three 
weeks' run. 

Estinfates for Last Week 
CUrran — "The 'Wishing ■ Well." 
Closed Saturday after four weeks; 
$11,600. 

Geary — "The Front Page.** On 
fourth week and doing well all 
around; $14,600. 

Columbia — ^William Hodge. Ended 
second 'Week at .about $10,000. 

AleuBr-^"Sklddlng." Sixth week 
was $4,000; one more week to go. ' 

President — "Spite Corner." Sec- 
ond week tor $4,900. ' 
, Oreeii Street— "Easy tor Zee Zee." 
Abovt $1,B00. ' 



9 Shows Slow Bown 
Bost<HiHlIitzi^$^ 



£oston, 'April 1^ 

With more -legit theatres open 
last week than has been %e case all 
season, the' reaction from the un- 
usual business ot. the previous week 
was bound to come, and it 'did. 
There are better ehows In town now 
than there have been all ^season. 
"Three Cheers" opened- at ihe Co-' 
lonial Monday night (or three 
weeks, with the house almost sold 
out tor that period, despite a lli. tbp. 

tiast \reeks are up^oO many; "SiU 
Ver Swan" winds up at the Tremont' 
this week. ' It is also the. last week 
ot "All the King's M«n" v.at .the 
Hollls, with "The Beggar'b Opera"' 
underlined.. In Its final/week at the 
Colonial "BlUle" wound tip to 922*- 
000. Dorothy Glsh, In "Young Xioye,<' 
turned $11,000 for a first week, not 
such a whale nt a business. ' '"The 
Ringer," at -the Oopiey, did J7;000, 
off about 91^600. 

Eatlnniatek for Last Week 

Hollir-''AU the King's Men" 
(final wee^). D)d |8,0b0, ott about 
12,000; ■ ' . . 

Colonial— ^'Three Cheers."' Opened 
Monday to capacity;, will pt^bably. 
take more money 'away than any 
ether attraqtlon 'UiiB eeasoh, 

Tremoht-^"flIlver Swan".. (flnV 
week). Around $16,000 lotlt 'week, 
tttt $1,000. 

Plymouth'— ."Ytung Love," final 
week), Did $11,000 opening week; 
public evidently not going tor It too 
strong. 

Wilbur— "Lovely Lady".(2d wo-*'-). 
Mitzl's show switched Item from tiie 
Shubert; flrst week, $10,0t)0. 

Apollo — "Luckee Girt" (8d week). 
While not up to flrst week, show Is 
etlU making big- money; last vfeek, 
$17,0VI, off $6,000. 

Copley— "The Ringer" (fith week). 
Did $7,000 last week. 

In final week at the Wilbur "Mary 
Dugan" did around.^9;000, the only 
time since It struck t<iwn It dropped 
below $10,000. - National Opera Co., 
at the Boston Opera house, picked 
up $12,000, and "The Skull,'' which 
wound up at the Majestic, just 
about got by. 



"JEALOUSr IS 
CHICAGO'S TOP 
DRAMA, $18,000 

"Royal Family" Quits— 
"Scandals" Big— "Dra- 
cula" $14,000 



than If he were discoursing gene** 
ally In his lyrics. 

Vallee has ambitions for Interna- 
tional repute, hoping to ootnquer 
London, Paris, etc., and do It solely 
with hia sweet ' music, sans anr 
eccentric oane twirling, hat hokum 
and the like. He furthermore shat- 
ters all standards by standing In 
repose In the middle Ot his octet 
and not coming up front. 

Ma'ny believe Vallee, taking his 
present draw stji'ength In and turound 
New York, to be the champ freak 
femme attraction to date, In any 
line ot ' theatricals. His standing 
with women li8t|ners-in who have 
not seen- him in person is nothing 
short of remarkable. But the other 
night a band leader, married for 24 
yearB_ to _the ^same gal, -who knows 
sh6w'FuBrrieas"M'''w'eii~aS'iier''faur- 
band, wa^ paralyzed when the trau 
went nuts over the unseen Rudy. 
It's also thought that Vallee In his 
present vogue may be made a ;ia- 
tional ether figure, something the 
NBC la reported calculating. 



Chicago, April 16. 
Unexpected cold snap Monday to 
Saturday was something of a boon 
to shows last week. "Scandals" 
turned out a real smash. Only du- 
bious argument is the stiff $6.60 
scale. 

A goodly number -of attractions 
are begimiing to pack. ','Royal Fam- 
ily,*' despite newspaper raves and 
word-ot-mouth good will, Just 
couldn't make the grade. It wound 
up a 10 weeks' visit Saturday night. 
Previous plan to ' hold It ; another 
week Was abandoned, house going 
dark for eight days. Another dis- 
appointment was "And So to Bed." 
Started first at the Garrlck and then 
moved .to the Great Northern. Never 
gained impetua ( 

"Scarlet Woman," enjoying a good 
run at the Cort, will call It quits 
the end of this week. Ifothmg set 
to follow. Frederick opus didn't 
look long winded, but built 'cmd 
held on staunchly. Also the stir 
created by "Jamegan" has sim- 
mered down. No question but. that 
removing it from the Woods to the 
tiny Selwyn did damage. .Iiot of 
people actually ^thought the 'show 
had left town. It goes In two more 
weeks with 'iHarlem" trailing. 

"Diamond Lir'.ls another to let 
down though etUl getting by with 
satfstactory figures. . Has been 
gathering plenty «t profit tor th^ee 
months. Ot the past fortnight's 
dramatic arrivals, only "^ealonay'^ 
is making any Ittnd Of a stand. T«r» 
character piece Is drawing oom-r 
tortably, mainly .trem the' high hat 
set. At the same time '.'Dracu1ar''le 
making « splendid {iHowlng at the 
Blackstone, oonslderlng- that -It's .loff 
the main stem and In a honiera not 
properly suited ter thlb Hor^ ot show. 
Being the oaly:myatery playin tou^ 
it Is getting, eomo great plugs. >Mth 
the papers •etondlng behind tt ■ 

Mualeali': Trouble* 

Around the Iniislcbls indlMtlons 
point to a wasbup, "RoBalle"- 
promptly curuiling Its stay to blOT^ 
next Saturday: Fell' oft several - 
weeks ago and ootitdn't: mg^n 
strength. Cempetteh : hart,' too.' 
"Connecticut Yanlcae," aojoumlng at ° 
the Garrlok, la .showing some, lite, 
'but is not regarded as a stfong 
oontender. 

Only new thing this, week . waa 
"This Year ot Grace,", into the Ma- 
jestlo Monday night for two -ffibefcs. 
Figureir to take important .money 
tor the tirlet engagements Nothing 
scheduled to follow with .chahtes 
'It will go dark, tuntil late , sonnner,' 
when "Night in Venice" is a POBsl- 
bllity. . 

ErtlinatMfor Last Week ' 

Thurston (Erianger, 2d < week). 
While dropping artnind two: grand, 
to '$11,800, extended: tor t»tt more 
weeks ; ^'Blllle'y comes M. April 28; 

"Diamond LIP fApoUi*, l«h 
week), pipping, but still proRtttble; 
good mat call last "Week and 'iDBia'T ' 
aged to stick around iU$,O0O. - 

"Jealeusy" (Adelphi, 2d 'week). 
Picked iip on second weeW; to lead 
the dramais at $18,000; UMisuai type 
ot «roi|luctl6n attracting attention. 

"Conneetieirt Yankee" (Garrlolg 
2d week). Didn't waver to Any de.^4|j 
gree; holding en tight at $23,000. - 

f'Jarnegan^ (Selwyii, 8fh"«reeI0. 
New. and smaller homa proved.; no 
advantage; fell aroun(l'.Ji9,000 oind 
looks In nhe to declliitt^jaiore; around 

$16,000. '- '.. 

"iScarlet Womah" (Cort'. 18th 
week), ' Winds up a healthy run 
Saturday; $10,600 reported, not bad. 

"Rosalie'' (IlUnols, 12th wisric). 
Couldn't stand the gaff; blows, end 
of this week; rounded out $30,000i . 

"Royal' Family" (Harris, lOtli 
Week). Did as well es'cou1d?i>e ex- 
pected after locals refused to patch* 
on; olosed to about $16,000. 

"Draoula" (Blackstone, 2d week)/ 
Mystery play evoked -enthusiasm; 
$14;o00 which means a nice proOt ' 
all around; should stay .on hfttif - 
the heat; house has no cooling sys*'. 
tem. 

"Scandals" (Grand, 1st wieek)? A 
pushover right now; hduse'sold 6ul 
nlghtUri over $40,000. 

"And So to Bed" (Great' Northern. 
7th week). Just ran around ln-clr« 
'cles, making no headway; left . 
quietly to around $10,000. ■ ■ 

"This Year Of Grace" (Majestic, 
Ist week).. In Monday illght to usuil 
good opening; should' be a clncn . 
puller for the two weeks elated. 



Bryant's Coast Play " : 

Le^ Angeles, April It. v 
Lester Bryant will bring 'Tiet .TIs- 
Be Gay" to the Mayan May 5 With 
a New York company headed bF'^iS-. 
wife, Edna Hibbard. .t, : 



70 



VAPIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



Plays 09 Breadv?ay 



I 



THE VEGETABLE 

Or "From President to Poatman" 

Comedy In three aou by P. Scott Flla- 
go.e.i. I raduced by L«nax Hill Player" 
at the Cherry I^ne theatre April 10, Dl 
reeled by Lee Strti-berR. Settings an<l 
llshilnge by Welter Walden, Costumes by 
Henrietta Mosa. „ , 

jerry Frost Jerome Soplow 

Charlotte Eve So»fi 

Dida Louis Jobn Lalsei 

D-rls Panny bback 

Rnoo' s Mitchell Padrloe Marcu- 

Mr. Jones Hoiold Smitl. 

Cen. Pusblnff He. man Bondei 

Mr. Flih Harry Jay MarK^- 

Judge Fossils David Herman 

Seteoilva Martin K. Altmar 

(Harry J. Morkf 
David Herman 
Harold Smith 
rsyd. Brrnner 

Oiorua i Lllya Slotnlkov 

I Mildred P. Beplow 

Some reviewers, euch as Bumb 
Mantle on the "News," stated at tbc 
premiere they wouldn't devote any 
space to this utterly' Inept, dull and 
generally pointless production. 
AVhatever merit, although this In 
Itself Is a dubious premise, Scott 
Flzgerald's play may have had, the 
amateur and uninspired production 
by the Lenox Hill Players success- 
fully camouflaged that as far as 
general ptibllc reaction was con- 
cerned. - 

Since this Is the 12th year, third 
subscription season and 44th pro- 
duction of the group, it Is possible 
that an endowment .and a 
list of neighborly subscribers may 
see the Lenox HllUtes past the pub- 
lication date of this Issue; other- 
wise It doesn't seem possible any- 
thing as gosha\rtul could survive 
one week. 

Arthur Hopkins and Sam Harris 
are-sald to have been, professlonallv 
Interested, Harris going so for as 
an out-pf-town break-In with 
Ernest Truez, but fortunately aban- 
doning what Is palpably not onlv a 
hopeless boz-offlce proposition, but 

' also a not particularly edifyliipr or 
brPllant fantasy, the eminence of its 

'author notwithstanding. Aiet 

Camel Thru Needle's Eye 

Theafe OiiMd rremnta a,.«omrdy adantet* 
frim the C«e-ho-Pltvi>'rlan of PrantW'* 
Langer. by Philip Moeller. At Uie Martin 
B«cl<i Mprcb IS. . 

Vra. Festa Helen WeMley 

.Pesta ; . . . , Horry . Traver* 

''ft'et" urchin Norman 'Williams 

Insi v....v> UlTlam Ponklns 

O-nneelor Andreis Josep^i Kllgoor- 

Dlrecto' nesshyba MottIb Camovsky 

Moirtn' Rojok...., Catherine Calbonn-Dincet 

Aim.TIMm ..Ell'ot Cfibot 

Servant. <Feroy Woram 

UW Rojo'r ^....M'ry.Kenn.edv 

Joa-ph vnim GlandeJUlBS 

A medical etudent: Qe rge FrKeflley 

Servant girl. Rose Burdick 

Guild certainly does d|g 'em up 
This transplanted baby Is 'from th° 
Czecho-Slovaklan fastnesses, and 
that's a long way to haul It here 
to Broadway, where more good plays 
are written than in the reat/.of the 
civilized world put tftTethei*. But 
that mustn't be taken to mean that' 
the piece with the unwieldy title is 
poor, stuff. It Isn't. It's an amusing 
and human little comedy, broad, 
blrnit and banxl. but most of the 
time very flne fun. 

A dramatic moment toward the- 
end rings out like a pistol shot In 
.a "church. The ■ inarticulate rich 
man's son, with whom the blonde 
cutle of the gutters is openly living 
in il'epal union, whom she has re- 
fused theretofore to marry so he can 
legitimatize the babe-to-be, and 
whom she has turned Into some- 
thing resernbllng a man. suddenly 
finds his t'dngue and lets loose a 
speech at his snobbish father that's 
dynamite. 

First act -is mainly, character 
plahttng and atmosiAere, of a 
family of indigent charlatans — a Inzy 
befrgar husband, u slovenly wife 
--who works with hijn, and theii 



good-for-Iittle daughter, whose vlr- 
cue is short lived. 

Looks for a while as though the 
Cinderella theme is being steamed 
up, but pretty soon that begins to 
wander from the t>eaten track 
through a maze of comedy and drab 
life, only to veer suddenly back ai 
the finish for the proverbial happy 
en ilng, w.i -n the ptetty yuung 
cellar brat consents to marry the 
re-glorlfled dummy, and, presum- 
tbly, live happily ever after. 

iDlrcction and acting, as always in 
„ulld presentations, are superb 
The cream goes to Miriam Hopkins, 
.he ingenue, who th.s time draws a 
rolo in which she can e.'Cliibi^ more 
than sex appeal, atid to which she 
at times b1v<:s touches oi extraor- 
dinailly excellent characterizing tuid 
delivery;' Elliot Cabot, as tho young 
;ool, drips with gravy, JrcU eanitd. 
Helen Wcstley, shrtwd nd sea- 
soned comedienne, dominates many 
a scene as the wife of tlie gouty 
luafer who throws fits on sireeta 
and leads the sympathizing suckers 
nome to her, where she puts on th* 
weeps, and cooks cabbage to emeu 
up the celtej arid glv* It oUactorj 
evidence of •'poverty. 

Laughs on the opening night were 
high and handsome. Guild premiere 
addicte are not famously good 
laughers. They are rather seriotm 
.a a lot. But on Monday evening 
-hey howled. And when the cur- 
tain rang down a* the end they ap- 
plauded like kids at a western. 

This is an extra production to 
make up a sho'tago last year. But 
it will stand on its own. Can easily 
go through the subscription perlou 
on high and may survive until »he 
very hot weather. I/ttW. 



''Junking' 



Several stock operators 
around., the Manhattan and 
Brdoklyn sector are operating 
upon what the others have 
labeled "Junking." Plays which 
have never been beard of and 
which aren't on any brokers' 
list, are being played In a fran- 
tic endeavor to keep going. 

Where a play Is known it 
develops It was done so 'long ' 
ago that no royalties are forth' 
coming. 



JONESY 



Comedy In tbioe acta by Anne Monisoa 
and Jobn Peter Toobey, presented at thi 
cooiedy, April B, by l!;arle Boothe: stage... 
oy tbe laiier. _, . „ , 

.\nne Jones Blolae Koelei 

Mildred iilllls ^N.dla Wesunan 

jln. Henry Jones bprlng Bylngton 

A Plumber. Robert Crosier 

Jthother Plumber r. .Edward Bacey 

Henry Jones'... Donald M«ek 

Wilbur Junes Boymottd uulon 

UlRy Morgan. .k .'.Jfick Mead 

Ka.le.....° Kate Mayhow 

Ulana Devereaux Helen Brookr 

btanl^ Jackson Percy Moore 

Mr. Sllverberg Belden Bennett 

A Policeman Edward Race) 

' ''Jonesy'*., is a well written little 
play, a bit ^ver-wrltten„ perhaps. 
Kather uneven, it seemed on the 
tsecond night, though its authors, 
Anne; ' Morrison of the stage onu 
Johq Peter 1 Toohey of the maga 
zines, epi»efded it at the curtains, and 
that helped. ;It Isn't'' meant to be 
consequential, Just a bit of small 
town, domestic fun. 'Whether it 
can make the grade at tnls time 
of the year Is the producer's gamble 
Toohey's Short stories that ran in 
the Pictorial Review supply the 
basis for "Jonesy." Earl Booths 
who presents the play ba^ been In' 
active tot' a-.-season- or two. • His 
best try '<7as the immensely popular 
"Is Zat.'So-r* and had they let him 
:iIon<i;' he wot^ have' gotten a real 
b. r. Boothe atipears to^ b« on his 
own with "Jonesy." but the same 
opport)inlty for coin is not Indi- 
cated, ' 

Wilbur Jones, ^ youth still In col 
lege, turns out to be the main idea 
ln"Jonesy," the character really 
being developed in - the third .act. 
Ills father, supposed to be a lawyer, 
Is trylnr to get a Job with Stanley 
Jackson, the town's big business 
man. Then there Is mother, i 
troubled sort ol woman, also a sis 
ter who is Inclined to rate her fdm 
lly rightly, "Johe'sv has a next door 
;Bweeth«art In. Mildrpd. a Jtert kift; 
whose quaint remarks fumish most 
of the play's giggles. 

Mildred haci Just given Joneay the 
&lx, -but ei^b ifever thought he'd talte 



it. Right now the boy Is In love 
with Diana Devereaux, actress In 
the local stock. Mom and pop are 
quite upset, figuring the boy has. 
fallen for a gold digger. Pop Is 
Indticed by mom to meet the girl 
at the Intenirban station and talk- 
things over. When Diana calls that 
aftecnoon, Mrs. Jones tells her 
plenty. Looks bad for Dl because 
her part In that week's show was 
that of a South Sea maiden In 
scan ties. 

But the fair Diana's status 
changes suddenly In. the Jones es- 
tahllshment when It Is - discovered 
the girV Is a niece of the powerful 
Jackson. Dl decided she ought to 
have a career and hence the local 
stock. Ma Jones fawns upon the 
girl, so does pop, but it is Jonesy 
who does the talking when Jacksor 
calls to take his willful kin home. 

The play becomes farcical. The 
theatre Is raided by cops, but Dl 
Isn't pinched because Jonesy made 
a hit yrlth the chief of police. There 
is an Incident about the Jones' car. 
sold to one Sllverberg by Wilbur to 
square a poker debt. Jonesy, fol- 
lowing the advice of Jackson to 
work at manual labor, takes the 
Job of driving the town's water 
wagon. He becomes engaged to 
marry Diana and squares his old 
man with Jackson. 

Spring l^Ington Is the '-hot and 
bothered Hub. Jones, an engagin? 
personality. Donald Meek as her 
consort Is in the ftaldst of th.e far- 
Iblcal actlpn >tnd always effective. 
Nydla Westman as Mildred never 
misses with her crispy remarks. She 
la a'eure-flre type' of comedienne 
'Raymond Guion (Jonesy) fl.^res as 
the actual lead, taking charge ' of 
the Jones' affairs desrite his youth 
Kate Mayhew contributes ai) ex<:el- 
lent bit as the cook, scoring with 
"The Grape Nuts Is put" bit. ' 

"Jones^ Is mildly diverting. It 
Is do'ubtful of winning an extended 
agency buy. Indicating |nodl>>rate 



PAUL WHITEMAN 

Booking Exclusively Through His Own Office 

1560 Broadway 
New York City 

JAMES F. GILLESPIE 
Personal Representative 





NAn OPERA aOSED; 
MONEY MAN QUITS 



Boston, April 16. 
Things broke badly 'here last night 
In two . of the Shuberf houws with 
tb« olosltiff down of.thia National 
Opera Compan^' at the Boston Opera' 
House and the inability of Arthur 
Hommerstein's musical, "Good Boy," 
to open at the Shubert. 

The sudden closing of the Na- 
tional Opera was due to Charles 
Davis of New Tork, financial backer, 
to come through - with a week's 
advance . soliary for the cast. 

The.opei^a, playing at a fZ top, had 
grossed |12,000 the previous week. 
Davis Issued a etajement saying 
that he was disinclined to go fur- 
ther 'wit*- the company and wished, 
to watt for a better time In which 
to proceed with his Ideasi , 

The decision to cancel came after 
many were In the ,opera house and 
was necessary to refund for 
tlcketa. 

At the Shtjbert the scenery of 
'Good' Boy" did not arrive until 
Monday, morning. It was a physical 
tmposslbillty to act It tor Monday 
evening's perforihonce. The show 
was called oft after the audience 
was seated. 



0BIENTAL>])B1|I/L 

Arthur Byron has signeA^with th^c 
dhuberta to star fn 'a new untitled 
piece concerning the Orient. 

Shubert piece will be tried, on 
road this spring and is to 'De held 
for fall productidh. 



money engagement. 



/^e«. 



STEMPENU ' 

Th« Ftddler 
(YIOPISH) , 

Play III tbree aicts and IS scenes. Based 
on the novel by Sholom Alelchem. Written 
and directed by Uaurle Schwartz. SettlnRs 
and costumea by B, Aransoni mnsic by 
Joseph Achron. At the' Yiddish Art The- 
atre, New York, Saturday, April 13. $2.60 
top,- 

Mechtchs, Qershon Rabin 

Lavbleb..... Max Rosenthal 

Zaimon , I, Ore^nberg 

A Merchant Boris Welner 

Hykel Badctaen Morris Bllberkasten 

Mayer Anatol WInogredolT 

Sliykeb Ben Zvee Baratoff 

Jerahamlel Michael Olbson 

Praydel Anna Teltelbaum 

Zlpamh BIna Abramowltz 

Sholom Shadcban Michael Rosenberg 

Tokel Morris Rtrassbers 

JStempenu a Lnaaivpree^i 

Holm Benzlon Glack M, B. Samul!on 

Chona Jlroche Sonya Onrskayo 

Itz'k Marlenea Loula Welssberg 

Molabe Mendel Maurice Schwartz 

Dvossle Malkah ..Liza Sllbert 

Rlvkab Cello Adier 

Chaya' Bttel Miriam Bllaa 

A Maid ...Ella Clair 

Elllk: PhlUp Sherman 



This la the second time within a 
year ^ihat .tha TIddish Art Theatre 
has found dramatic material among 
the works pf the late Sholom Alei- 
bhem, peer of Yiddish story tellers 
of our time. And for the second 
tinie ' within this period Maurice 
Schwartz has produced a play that 
eoji't -be kidded off the boards 
Within a week or two. 

"Stempenu," with its scintillating 
comedy, ita - piercing, hearty, irre- 
sistible satire on the narrow, re 
stricted, unimaginative home life of 
stolid; orthodox European Jewry, 
added to an undercurrent of tense, 
i>qwerful drama drawn round the 
poetic soul of a fiddler, is a play 
worthy of all of the care which har 
been lavished on Its presentation 
' This is as different from the aver- 
age TIddish comedy, with the 
stodgy, 'double entehdres, the off 
color gags, the obvious pleasantries 
and heated arguriients, the scoldings 
iE^d mispronounclations, as anything 
could possibly be. It is almost as 




Levant Writing 

Los Angeles, April 16, 
Oscar Levant, actor, has turned 
dialog writer. He is with R.K.O. 
In the daytime and at night ap- 
pears In Duffy production of "Bur- 
lesque" at the' El Capltan. 



Lead In "Qlerifylng" - 

Edward Crandall from leglt wli; 
play opposite Mary Eaton in para- 
mount's "Glorifying the American 
Girl." 

It goes Into productioir this week 
at the Long Island studios. 



Printz's Panes School 

Le Roy Prints, dance stager, has 
opened a dancing school. Asso- 
ciated are Harold Kennedy and th« 
Marmein Slstejrs. 



U. So FILM PROPOSAL 

^ (Continued from page 2> 
In discussions, wheii there was no 
American ambassador. .The artlria 
alms a slam at Poncet also, and it 
Is pointed out In the trade that ihe 
purpose probably was to antagonize 
Poncet In his attitude toward the 
Americans. 

Nearly all the editorial . comment 
Is absurd and written ' without any 
knowledge of the complicated sltua> 
tion th^t existci. Real reason is that 
they res^ard the whole business aa 
Interesting news and are exploiting 
It for their own purposes,-, prin- 
cipally that it makes good reading. 

Certain cliques have resorted to 
the methods used not long ago 
against American players in . Paris 
theatres, whO'TsTere'practlcally booed 
off .the stage. At the premiere' of 
"The Road to Romance at the 
Onvmont Palace a section -of the 
audience; started a rmnpus. 'When 
an vsher . tried to quiet thepi they 
broke out into violent argument that 
tnterrupt<>d the perfnrmancke. 
Am'erieans Hoping 
A series. of Interviews with Amer- 
ican , distributors Indicates a ten- 
deiicy 'to look' for ultimate relief 
without, the necessity oif 'actuSIIy 
shutting dowit business ; In- France, 
The note from the State Dept. 
late last week, upon which they 
base their hopes. ' aroused a^torm 
in "the French ' press.- whicli called 
the action undiplomatic. The edi- 
tors profess ta look upon the action 
as blunt dollar ' diplomacy. 

American Embassy officials Sun- 
day stated the' case frankly, ex- 
plaining their' purpope was' entirely 
conci'Iatory and In line with Wash- 
ington Instructions to seek op<>n 
discussion 3f all questions at issue, 
to the end that a better understand- 
ing might be reached. 

French exhibitors are In sym- 
pathy with the American side of 
the controversy, • while the native, 
produccE^ maintain the threa.t^ett' 
shutdown is a form of Aif mean 
coercion. Aniericsns answer this 
with the flat statement that If the 
more drastic ' quota program goes 
through, withdrawal froin the 
French market- wUh be a ^mmer- 
clal necessity. ■/ - . 

Meantime French ofilclals look to 
find a remedy ythen they ^o- Into 
conference with the American In- 
teresta, at a meeting, already ar- 
ranged. 



Lederer Off Fjkr Summer 
George W. Lederer Is leaving the 
Sam H.. Harris office next week. He 
may resume In September. . 



if it were produced in another lan- 
guage. 

Incidentally Mauricq Schwartz 
renders what Is probably one of hli- 
most delightful chbracterlzatlons in 
several seasons. This Yiddish An 
group functions somewhat along the 
lines of the Moscow Art, the The- 
atre 'Guild and the Hablma players. 
No single player, regardless of abil- 
ity, prestige or drawing power, is 
given any stellar role ifkerely be- 
cause of past triumphs, Schwartr 
la, several productions during the 
past few seasons has been seen in 
strictly minor parts only. Here hi; 
allows himself to assume one of th.> 
principal rolep, and, only his splen- 
did rendition shows how much might 
have been lost had it been entrusted 
to one with slighter &pabilities, - 
Schwartz^ as Mendel, is here :the 
paunchy, ox - eyed, self - satisfied 
husband of a pretty Jewish lady 
upon whom the rascally Stempenu 
the fiddler, has cast desiring eyes. 
Wealth, social position, religious 
fidelity — in a word, secur)ty-^have 
made hirti a very dull and wltlese 
Individual, 

His bored wife Is naturally In a 
state of mind fertile for the insldu- 
ous love pleas mad'e by the attrac- 
tive fiddler. But the girl (Cella 
' ^Adler), brought up sternly in the 
tradition of faithfulness. Is almost 
brutal in breaking the romantic spell 
which Is surelj^ bringing her to ruin. 
The fiddler goes 'back to- his wife, 
the black-haired shrew, to give up 
forever his dreams ,of fame which 
might have been possible with the 
inspiration of his loved-one. 
~ The second act is a particularly 
fine piece . of legitimate comedy, 
Mendel has command o'f a falsetto 
voice. To the family It sounds great, 
almost as good as the. cantor's. He's 
asked to sing some Saturday nftei' 
noon psalms and he gets the family 
to' attend. The audience spends 
most of Its time falling out of th^ 
seats. For the finish they have an 
old-fashioned scrap between the in- 
lffWa—tirat-t61JS"-SVSH"tM6— BIKglHf 
number for laughs. • 

An artist of consummate skill 
such oa Schwartz, in a ploy with 
comedy situations provided by the 
greatest of Yiddish humorists, pre- 
sented In the usual Ingr^nuity and 
skill shown by this Yiddish Art 
grout) In other efforto, reSulta In o 
show that should rival "Klddueh 
Hashem" In appeal. ' 'if^rl.' 



Meaningless Protests. ^ . 

Washington, April 16. 

State Department's formal pro- 
test to seven foreign governments 
becavse . of the manner In whlcIi 
they have been, or are planning to, 
legislate out the competition of 
American films -was finally forth- 
coming. It came- as thei result of 
six months of work by th^-inotion 
picture section of the Department 
of Commerce. 

The foreign governments have 
been particularly careful to stick 
c:oseIy within the confines of their 
legal rights. 

6ecaifse dreat Britain . went to 
work, set up Ita quota law' and )et 
an Important Industry of a friendly 
nation know Just' where It. stood .'for 
at least- the next two' years^ that 
country was not included |n Un^lo 
Sam's ' very formal and possible 
nominal demand for a get-togefher 
and for the foreigners to ^ cut out 
the holdup tactics. . ^ - 

On the siirface, though six other 
nations are named, .It would appear 
that the principal transgressor . la 
France. In the biickgro]ilnd \b Ger- 
many. This seem's clear ,-to o\>serv- 
ers here. Germany Is the' -oldest 
offender. ' Has practically made the 
contingent proposition a matter 'of 
politics.' . 

From an InternatlonaHtegal angle 
the fojreign ^overnmenta are strict- 
ly within their righta In setting Dp 
such provisions in, as they have 
termed It, defense of "a native In- 
dustry." 

It 'was that phase that Is kno'wis 
to have kept our government from 
stepping in. 

Hence the State Department, as 
stated, placed Ita formal protest 
on the_mahner in' which it IS being 
done; the apparent "holdup game" 
(to' utilize a. ifery undiplomatic 
terin) behind it all, and the fact 
that no restrlctiohs have J>een 
placed, by this Government 'upon 
foreign filrtis entering .ita confines. 

Just what will this government 
will or can actually do If-the pro- 
■test..is>4tcknowIedged- .w.lth.^a..poill0 
reply that Its contents have been 
duly noted, but Is, not stated. In 
other words, If the foreign nations 
refuse to change their methods that 
may and probably will end that. 
, Threatened tetallatton on the for- 
eign, picture makers means nothing. 
That Is readily conceded here. Tbe 
trade Imowa It, too« 



Wednesdajr, April 17, 1029 



MUSIC 



VARIETY 



71 



Musical Finns' Tie-ups and 
Pbssilibities in Picture Heid 
Ar|S Vasdy kporiasit Justiiiow 



Publishers Must Protect Business 



It's up to the miislc publishere, now that the talking picture rush !■ 
on, to protect' hie business. 

The first protection a publisher must have Is the writer. 

A. publisher unolUgned with a picture producer and without writers 
is in a very serious position. 

To hold or secure song writers a publisher may have to compete with 
the money spending film makers. But the publisher must so compete, 
at present anyway, in guarantees or the writers may go where the going 
ir best Just now. 

Practically every writer of any standing is receiving offers from the 
picture men or their allied music ^tssociates. That takes in even writera 
under contract to a publisher. Publishers with contracted writera might 
well take steps to appease those under contract if hearing they have 
been approached, to avoid having discontents on their staff. 

It's thoroughly understood that the picture people are offering unheard 
of guarantees to song writers. That is,, unheard of in the music busl> 
ness but meaning nothing in the size of the amounts to the picture 
makers. Salaries paid song writers by film producers become part of . 
a picture's production cost. That prcductton cost may run anywhere 
from $225,000 to over 11,000,000. Figure .that a producer may turn out 
80 or more productions a year and the guarantees to the writers will 
not then sound so large; not forgettln-r a picture can ^ross for the pro* 
ducer from $1,600,000 to 18,000,000 or more. Nor forgetting distribution 
costs and overhead for the producer as well. 

Writers as Big Shots Now 

If this is panic time for the musio business. It la also plcnio time 
for it. For the writers there never has been such a time. The ex- 
pression "song writer," once akin to "piano player," .Is now dlgnifled, 
and.so dignined by talking pictures — not by mdsic publishers. A song 
writer today in Hollywood occupies his own niche; he's exclusive be- 
cause bis is exclusive talent. There may be 26,000 actors in Hollywood, 
but how many song writers are there? ' 

Since music develops Into its importance tor the sound picture, that 
does not say a muslQ publisher could not ultllize that importance and 
his staff to enter the picture producing field as well as the picture pro- 
ducer who has gone into the music publishing business. For a hit ever 
will be saleable, whether of screen or stage. 

knowing^ that is unlikely, however, tl]e music publisher must' or 
should conclude that the new era In music naeans expansion. Elxpan- 
sion means investment. All of the arguments of the past are of no 
avail at the present. The condition is here. Where the money la 
coming from, where will the profit come from, what are we going to 
do, all outside. And this: that we can sell so many and no more. 

It goes back to' the .satne point — the writer. The publisher without 
a writer has only his sign and catalog. 

70i0O0,O0O People Weekly 

In Variety's office the^'other day talking about musio and pictures 
came up that , maximum sale. Say "Ramona" sold 1,300,000 and jholds 
tbe record. But pictures . play to 70,000,000 people weekly. Tee, and' 
pianos '^ere mentioned at the same time. No one knows or perbaptT^ 
no one will know for a year Just jWhat the talking pictdre' win do tor 
the exploitation of a. song or its sale. 

Some say the musio business is. Just starting. That may be bo. 

The- talking picture started a o^w Aim industry. .. 

Publishers must make up their minds and act. It's foolish to retf 
upon a catlog or past performances. \ 




(£vii^ Free Feed to AO on Ad Hoiise 



Under Loew Contract 
Roiesndi' Oftens Fox, S. F. 

t.os Angeles, April 16. 

Walt Roesner, now at Valencia, 
Jamaica, will be m. o. at the new 
Fox opening In San Francisco, June 
28. Roesner, prior to going Bast, 
was m. c. for Fanchon and Marco 
at Loew'B Warfleld in San Francis- 
co for several years. 

This will be bis first appearance 
on the Coast since leaving the Cap- 
itol, New York, at which time he 
signed a two-year contract with 
Loew's. 



Concert Bands Back* 



The concert band for <iutdoors 
amusement Is coming back as a 
strong uttraction. The recent 
mark^ successes of Creatore, Pryor, 
Conway, Thavieu, Capt. Stannard, 
Sousa (of course), playing at fairs, 
pavilions, amusement places and the 
like, has resulted . In some fancy 
bookings tor this coming summer. 

The amusement piers, siwh as in 
Atlantio City and the fairs partic- 
ularly, are going in for these big 
names among concert bands. 



IINCEE'S MODEBN TBOT 

Paul LIncke's first American-type 
fox-trot has been publlsKed *>y 
Marks. Lincke is famous for his 
"Glow Worm" and kindred type 
classic compositiono, which MorkH 
publishes exclusively in America. 

The new 16-story tlarke building 
on 46th street, west of 6th avenue. 
Is almost completed, with half the 
office space rented from the plans.' 



cmnn's ceobus of so 

Maestro Pltero Cimlnl and his 
eoncert chorus of 80 voices liave 
beeii engaged by Radio Pictures for 
singing'- sequences — of-^ta.— large, 
talkers. 



Leo ^ Wood, «ks eecretfkiy of THs 
Songwriters, fraternal organization 
which has not met for over three 
years, finding himself with $2,000 In 
the treasury 1^ staging a frjee .feed '. 
for 'all songsmithe fit the N,' V. A,. 
Club, Fflday <10t}i). at 8:30. Ml iff . 
Tin Pan Alley Invited ; no chcu-ga 
whatsoever. 

The absence of so many song- 
writers on tlie west coast, writing 
picture songs, will be . no great 
strain on the two grand, since there ■ - 
are only about 200 of tho boys left 
on Broadway. Wood, .will not' blo^. '' 
the b. r. on the' beefstea^, flgujring 
to donate a sizeable chunk* to' the 
Amerioan Society's Silvto ,UeIn 
fund.' 

Whether Tbe Songwriters 'tHII 
continue as an organization, even 
though it's been inactive, will de^ 
pend 'on the members th^selves. 
At the time of its initial organiza- 
tion, E. O. Mills,' representlhisr <he 
American Society of Composers, 
Authors and Publishers,' attended 
one of the meetings and discouraged 
the idea of a separate songwrlten' 
organization in view of the funo- 
tioning of the .A. S. C. A. P. The 
writers persisted that they wanted 
a social order of their own. Inde- 
pendent .of any music publisher 
allies. The ultimate interlocking of 
writer-publishei^B eventually made 
The Songwriters a No. 2 of the 
American Society with, none of the 
latter's bene'Ats. and so the organ- 
ization became a dormant proposi- 
tion. . 

Wood, In going over tho roster of 
The Songwriters, was struck with 
the number oT its members who had 
died in the past three yearis. Vlo- 
tor Herbert was the honorary pres- 
ident; Teddy Morse, vice-president; 
Silvio Hein and Sam Ehrlich, mem- 
bers of the board of directors. 

Surviving officers are Earl Car- 
roll, president; Hugo Prey, Ueas- 
"BrcarTind -Wooai-eecretary.^...„,.>.^ 



Now that the theme song of th« 
entire show business Is "We're on 
the Verge'' of a Merger," the dope 
■for the . picture interests' alignment 
with music publishers is herewith 
detailed. Much of this is still In 
.process of negotiation or Just In 
the nebulous, but all of It Is well 
''founded and plausibly linked be- 
cause of interlocking interests. 

This line-up on music-pictures 
practically takes care of every ma- 
jor 'fliih' aiid publishing company. 
-Starting with Paramount, this com- 
pany has & working agreement with 
Harms, the powerful production 
music publisher headed by Max and 
iipiiis DreyfUss, with Henry M. 
'Bpitzer as general, manager. 

Thier tie-up 'is said t» be but a 
temporary working agreement for 
a year or two test purposes. 
. William Fox (to distinguish him 
ttom S^m Fox, music publisher) Is 
now spoken of as tying up with 
'Harms and Remlck's, replacing or 
aupplementlng^the Harms' arrange- 
ment wltli Paramount. The Fox- 
Harms-Remlck tie-up sounds plaus- 
ible on account of Bobby Craw- 
ford's Arm, DeSylva, Brown A 
Henderson. Fox and D-B-H have 
been close allies from the start, 
with the songwritlng triumvirate 
turning out FoSt "Movietone Follies" 
ani other stuff. 

Interested In D-B-H is the 
'Harms company as silent but vitally 
concerned partner for about 20 per 
cent of everything. 

With Crawford, DeSylva, Brown 
and Henderson, the Dreyfusses ore 
now splitting it Ave ways. Origi- 
nally there was a sixtl), part- 
ner, a mo'ney man, but as soon as 
the combination saw how. they were 
destined for a quick click they made 
. a deal to buy out their backer, with 
the Preyfusses (Harms) increasing 
their holdings by taking up the dif'^ 
ference. . 

. Hornts, Inc., is vitally valuable to 
DeSylva-Bro'wn-Henderson because 
of ,the Harms production connec- 
tions with managers and, of course, 
the Drey fuss brothers' own finan- 
cial position. 

Remlck's iSgures because the 
Dreyfusses again are 60 per cent 
partners in the Arm, which Joe 
Kelt heads as president. Through 
the Harms connection both Remlck 
•nd Remlck's writers have had en- 
tree into Paramount. If Harms, as 
the parent Arm, allies with Fox, it 
will take DcS-BtH and Remlck 
along with it. Para'mount's connec- 
tions may also be retdined, because 
the three publishing Arms among 
them haVe a wealth of resources as 
to musical coi>yrights, the cream of 
the writing talent (when the boys 
were signed to' do productions), 
•nd other tangible assets. 

RCA and Fischer . 

RCA, strictly from the talkers' 
end, that Is as the eleotrlcs' ally, 
la reported close, with Carl Fisher, 
Inc., the largest standard music 
publishing Arm in the business. Bel- 
win, pioneering moving picture aqd 
thematic music publishing Arm, 
also has a wealth of music' which 
RCA Is . reported dickering for. 

Meantime Irving_Berlin, Inc., anx- 
ious to bust into "the picture busi- 
ness, has but a moderate hook-up 
"With United Artists, a personal 
equation between Berlin and Joseph 
M. Schenck, head of U. A. 

Through the Schcnck brothers 
Berlin's also tried to bust in on 
Metro's tie-up with 'tho Robbins 
Music Corp, Robbns-Metro is 
working out so well that Louis B. 
Mayer and Irving Thalberg are 
anxious to have Jack Robbins, their 
general manager (of music publish- 
ing), make his headquarters on the 
Metro lot in Culver City. On the 
ether hand, David Bernstein and J. 
Robert Rubin, of .Loew's, in New 
Tork, want Robbins In the east for 
merchandising and 'executive detail. 
In connection with. Loew's, of 
course, William Fox's control should 
be considered.^ " 

Berlin's is ailso spoken of as tle- 
Ing ■ in with the Warner- Wltmark 
'ieairWafiwf'^rosr^'bllgKt'Otirtlre' 
veteran Arm of M. Witm&rk & Sons, 
with isldor. Jay and JuHub P. Wit- 
mark, also J. P. Wltmark, Jr., pro- 
'Vlded for . by contract to continue 
their services. Tbe executive beads 
are from the Warner faction. Bud 
Morris, son of Sam E. Morris; vlce- 
presldent and general sales manager 



of W. B., and Lewis Warner, son 
of Harry M. Warner. 

AI Jolson figures in possibly 'tle- 
Ing up Berlin's with Wamer-Wlt- 
mark. Jolson is Warner's ace and 
virtually a business partner because 
of his friendly re'ations and hea'vy 
,Stock holdings with Wamep Broth- 
ers. Jolson, in fact, wad all set 
to start his own music publishing- 
company in order to take advantage 
of his Warner and allied First Na- 
tional Vltaphone exploitation con- 
ne'ctlcne. Meantime . Warner closed 
with Wltmark. Jolson and Berlin's 
are very friendly. Jolson is said to 
have a songwritlng contracror roy-. 
alty arrangement with Berlin's. 
Through Jolson, It may be that Ber- 
lin, Inc., with Wltmark- Warners, 
might come to some understanding. 
Against Society 

The vast importance of music to 
the.fiound-screen has made the en- 
tire picture business very much tin 
pan a'ley-mlnded. 

The picture interests' general an- 
tipathy to the American Society of 
Composers, Authors and Publishers 
and basic desire to eliminate any 
music license taxes or tribute to any 
royalty collection agency. Is as im- 
portantly a contributing factor. 

That's why Radio Corp. of Amer- 
ica is known to be so determined to 
buy up as many musical copyrights 
as possible. Radio's allied and In- 
terlocking interests would deal a 
death blow to any music tax agency 
If enough copyrights are accumu- 
lated. Radio is allied with A. T. & 
T. Through the Tel. & Tel. parent 
body, broadcasters, picture pro- 
ducers, theatre, circuits, Victor rec- 
ords and the like would be liberated 
from any ancT all musical excises. 

RCA for long has been spoken of 
as being interested . In paying $20,- 
000,000 cash f«^ the combined re- 
sources, catalogs, copyrights, etc. of 
the six leading popular music pibb- 
lishers. At that price, the powerful 
RCA could scrap all those business- 
es without compunction, figuring on 
the collection of copyrights to carry 
them, although it would be to its 
best interests to continue opei^tlons 
for the propagation and promulga- 
tion of new sojig materlaL 

Wired Radio, Inc.. counteg_on as 
an important factor in wired com- 
municarOon in the very hear future, 
in'ade ~ Its musical copyright re- ' 
sources the basic lmi>ortant thing. 
Wired tireless flirted with' several 
publishera and then went far afii'eld 
to purchase a foreign catalog of 
standard copyrights, which insured 
it of enough musical, resources to 
carry them for many years. 



Mnsk Statistics 



l^ashington, April 16. 
Printers and publishers of sheet 
music and music books reported a 
total output valued at $17,148,629 in. 

1927, according to the biennial cen- 
sus taken' by the government In 

1928. ' 

This $17,000,000 output was split 
between 119 establishments, which 
is ten more than produced the $14,- 
183.80#two years previously in 1926. 
The value for 1927 was 21.3 percent 
greater than two^ears earlier. 

Average number of wag^ earners 
for 1927 was placed at 994, they 
being paid $1,677,000 for their eer- 
vlcea Contract workers collected 
$2,819,362. Wacjl earners increased 
14.8 per cent, while thbse under con- 
tract Jumped their Income but 2.0 
per cent. 



Moses Band Season 

St. Petersburg, Fla., April 16. 

Moses Band In its second year has 
been reengaged by the, city for next 
season. Band has stood for a slight 
cut in salary to be assured of the 
park Job next year. - 

Wild wood. New Jersey, has en- 
gaged the band for the summer 
months— at least for this season. 
This engagement was also made 
^^,ough„Jhe^ity and^ chamber 'of 
commerce,'^ ' ' 



"Show Boafs'*^rta 

"lionesome Road" the theme song 
sung 'five, times, of Unlversal's 
"Show Boat" was 'written by Gene 
Austin sind Nat Shilkret It ie be- 
ing published by Spier and^Coslow. 



Actors in Talkers May 
Go on Columbia Disks 

Los, Angeles, April 16. 

L. J. Perkins, local representa- 
tive for Brunswick Recording, Is 
scouting around studios trying to 
sign up on commission contract 
film stars who have clicked; In* the 
talkers. The Idea of his company 
Is to get these people either to fine 
numbers from pictures they have 
appeared in or to do monologs of 
sufficient length tf> cover one side 
of a disk. 

Requests have been made of Me- 
tro to permit Bessie Love and Con - 
rad NSgel to sign contracts with 
the company. 

Kak on '^Shcw GirF 
I( Film Offers Permit 



Ous Kahn is on Broadway for a 
few days to check on the "Show 
Glrl'.^ authoring assignment for 
Ziegfeld. Vincent Toumans has elim- 
inated himself as composer of the 
J. P. McEvoy muslcali-ration-, Tou- 
mans having his own show to write 
and produce. Kahn was to ha'vc 
lypicized with him. Walter Donald- 
eon is also eliminated, although 
both he and Kahn had done 
"Whoopee" for Zlggy, through Don- 
aldson and ^Mgar Leslie having re- 
newed a writing partnership which 
ante-dates by many years the re- 
cent Kalin-Donaldson alliance. Be- 
sides, the composer is going to the 
Coast >for Fox. 

kahn, meontlme, is being heavily 
filrted with for sound pictures. Fox 
offers Kahn $1,000 weekly guar- 
antee against royalties. Jack Rob- 
bins, on behalf of M-G-M, also 
made a strong offer, and Feist's is 
interested. 



Summer Woik 

Gene Fosdlck will not be at the 
Ross-Fenton Farms in Jersey this 
summer, but succeeds Coon-Sand- 
ers at the Black Hawk cafe, Chica- 
go. The C-S band switches to The 
Dells, Chi roadhouse. Fosdlck Just 
returned from the Embassy Cliib, 
Palm Beach, and was. for a number 
of years' the regular feature at Ross- 
Fenton. Jnstead, the Muplc Corp. of 
America will book In another unit>, 

Fred Hamm shifts from 'the 
Southmoor hotel, ' Chicago, to 'the 
Edgewater Beach club,- Detroit. 



« Tnbby Going Back 



Tubby Garron Is going to the 
coast for the Santly Bros., Inc.,' as 
western manager. Garron is a vet- 
eran musio man .and also a per- 
former. He was slated to m. c. 
Coffee c;llffs In New Tork until the 
Santlys signed him up. 



Davis' Radio Project, 

Meyer Davie Is busting into the 
radio advertising racket. The Na- 
ti6hal Radio Advertising Agency 
inc., has been organized with Uriel 
Davis,, his brother, in charge of the 
Philadelphia territory, as president 
The agency has headquarters In Nen 
Tork, which will mean that Uriel 
Dayis wlH divide his activity be- 
tween tho two cities. 

The organization of commercial 
radio hours and programs is the 
fundamental purpose of the new en- 
terprise. 



VITAIE'S $26,000 SUIT 

Cleveland, April 16. 

Angclo Vltale, former local or- 
chestra .leader; is suing Fine. 
Stecher & Meyer, local theatre own- 
ers, for $26,000 for using his name 
without permission. 

Suit was filed when Vltale learned 
.that' the firm had been advertising 
the orchestra at their Variety 
neighborhood house as Angclo Vi- 
tale's orchestra. Band Includes sev- 
eral of his former musicians, but 
Vltale claims he never authorized 
company to use his i^me. 

Angelo, who arrived from Atlantio 
City last week to . open the suit, 
said that Warners, to whom he le 
under contract, plan to place him In 
one pf their Atlantic City or" Phila- 
delphia houses. 



BjOAG'S OISEN BALLYHOO 

Chicago,. April Id. 
Gil. Boag will become press agent 
.Dt.the_Qeijrge..PJsen ^Bandv^ 
goes oh tour through the"~'Wo8t. 
Boag Is lining up a big campaign 
for the outfit, which is expected to 
open here In about four weeks, 
Olsen rates as a big fav. In the 
West, having originally started 
there be£ore gaining prominence in 
tbe East . 



SHEET MUSIC UEEHNa 

Sixteenth annual convention of 
the National Association of Sheet 
Music Dealers will bo held June 8-6 
at Hotel Drake, Chicago, 



Golden Band at Academy 

Ernie Golden and Band will open 
for Pox at the Academy, New Tork. 
Golden has contracted to play 
three weeks to Now Tork City. 



72 



VARIETY 



MUSIC-RADIO 



Wednesdaj. Aprfl 17, 1828 



Radio Rambles 



R-K-O Contest Program 
R-K-O, through the NBC net- 
work, Anally put over'i corking air 
hour April 9 when It dove Into 
•Frisco, Los Angeles, New York and 
Detroit for a contest winner pro- 
Crani. 

First halt was' a pip, starting with 
Kate Smith, New York, and winding 
up with Warlng's Pennsylvonlans 
In Deu-olt. Nick Lucas, in Frisco, 
and Sophie Tucker and Ted Lewis, 
from L. A., were In between. Plenty 
of talent and as much entertain- 
ment. 

Luca.s crooned three songs. Soph 
smacked over two and Lewis ditto 
plus his vwell known "St. Louis 
Blues." Gilda Gray, In the second 
half, repeated on this melody by 
warbling it as her lone contribu- 
tion. « 

Reception was excellent from all 
comers ai)d minus waits. I/ewls 
slipped in a plug for the Jubilee 
(NVA) week while other announce; 
ments included the Marx Brothers' 
twoklng at the Palace, New York, 
and that those Interested could ob- 
tain the program being gotten out 
at this house by writing In. Called 
•Magazine" over the air. 

Soph; Lewis and the Warlngs 
■were the punch, the hand ripping 
Into a medley of college hymns and 
following by the matn numbers In 
"Syncopation,** the Radio sound plc- 
tnre released last week. Band was 
with "Hello Yourself," leglt musical, 
In Detroit. Soph offered a ballad' 
and thep a lyric which had a snap- 
per In Iti^toiLed down for the na- 
tional' hearing. . Very much okay' 



on both selections. Lewis also 
knows his "mike," so with this ar- 
ray of ability condensing to three 
and four minutes apiece, the enter- 
tainment was fast and flne. 

Trailing Miss Gray from the New 
York station, Jones and Hare closed. 
Boys have a grade A radio rep but 
for entertainment figure as favor- 
ites for those spaces separating N. 
Y., Chi., and L. A. Probably a panic 
in a farm house but maybe a wait- 
In a better class apartment. 

As unfolded by far the best 60 
minutes R-K-O has put over to aid 
Its vaude houses. That's so be- 
cause it had material to which the 
microphone is best addicted, and 
talent was smart enough to know 
what to do and how to do It. Eape- 
clally was this true of those per- 
formers ofHclatlng. west of New 
York. A couple more such hours 
and they'll start looking tor this 
one OS a Tuesday night feature 
and forget the .squawks that ttey 
seldom see these acts after they 
hear 'em. 



"Don Juan Hour" 

For anyone lolling around a house 
taking It easy, there doesn't seem 
to be a .better soothing hour of 
music than that which emits from 
■WOR <>nown as the "Don Juan" 
Hour. Impresses as chamber music 
at Its ether .^st augmented by a 
femme contralto or quartet 

Well arranged, well selected and 
well rendered on the muslo end. 
There may be those that even like 
tbe basso toned Don r^lnlsdng of 
hlB love affairs, ^but certalnt!^ the 



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''Rin Tin'a" Love Song . 

"Rln-Tln-Tln, You Son-of-a- 
Gun, I IjOvo You," Is latest 
satire on theme scnge. 



ffiNRY HALSTEAD 



melody always backing these ver- 
bal interludes make It worth while, 
An easy hour on the eiar and ner- 
vous system. 

deorge Earle Is given announeod 
credit for the musical setting. He 
rates It. Is used once a week on 
Tuesday night^^ 

Heavy Screen Play 

Kerry Cpnway spieled a great 
stunt for "Alibi" on behalf of U. A. 
from 'WABG Thursday. He had 
Chester' Morris, Roland West, fea- 
tured player and producer of the 
talker, as his guest artists. "Alibi" 
tp in for a great plug oVer the en- 
tire CBS as piart of the .Majestic 
hour Sunday, when the sftihe people 
will again participate. 

An O. K. Niflht 

One of those climatic paradoxes 
made radio reception great* last 
Tuesday -night, despite the Bhlttln^ 
temperatures tind ensuing . 'storm 
later the following morhliig. Of 
course, the general merits of . some: 
of the featuresJiad much to do with 
it psychologloally. Old Man Static 
and the rest of th6 transmission, 
tribulations were seemingly foiled' 
by the general excellence of the: 
bills. 

The crack RKO hour, with Its 
manifold features, was, fortunately, 
not molested, despite the gigantic 
coa8t-to-c6a£t -hook-up. Sarller in 
the evening Paul Whlteman*B dd- 
Gold hour \^aa ;' among the best 
things he -has etherleed. liOMcs-Uke 
that classic, "^ver Come Baotc to 
Me," from "The New; Moon,*' -trtll 
tako Its place In the 'Wblteman rep- 
ertoire as a atandard Cav. The wa>' 
'Wtalteman does It Is nobody's affair. 
It's a peach, with plenty of soothing 
woodwinds an^ sympathetlo nuances 
worked Into a whale of an orches- 
tration. Jac'k Fultoh's'croonlng of 
the. vocal Interludes Is plenty oko, 
too. '. 
' Paul also had a food "medley 
of old-timers, .Including "Shade of 
the DM Apple Tr«e" and ^' After the 
BaU,"|Whl<ni.latter must have Uokled 
Charles K. Harris. C. K, hasn't had 
a real radio hit for ages, and the 
personal ■'kick" from his own com 
poslsh «aa bo Imagined. 

Quy liOmbardo and his orchestia 
etherized out of Chl over the CBS 
as part of the new Baby Hath , 
honr, s^nsored by the Curtis Candy 
Cp. 'The crack 'Windy City Jasslsts 
also officiate lor .Wrlgley over the 
^same broadcasting system. 

PtuoBing for Hubby 
Looks or, more literally, sotm^s 
-like Helen Kane Is giving ^e Ohr- 
bach bargain, store on 14th street a 
helping hand of middays. Hiss 
Kane's husband Is affiliated with 
Ohrbaoh's In some executive .ca- 
pacity. The rendltlnos of "But- 
ton Up Your - Overcoat,** from 
"Follow Thru,** and another Kanelsh 
'Victor recording favorite wwe 
caught Wednesday midday. Even 
if her 'Xlood Boy" matinee Inter- 
fered, the fact that WMCA's studio 
is on the top floor of the Hammer- 
stein thedtre building makes her 
contribution of a couple ot songs a 
matter of easy timing In between 
Intermissions of stage waits. 

Paul Tremalne and his Aristo- 
crats now officiate from Yoeng's 
over WJZ for noonday dknsants. 
Max Hart books In shitting band 
attractions Into this' Broadway 
chowmeIner>', with WJZ having a 
permanent wire installed, Tremalne, 
the latest Incumbent ot thS berth, 
comes through nicely. 

y Furriers Cold 
The favorite theme song of the 
furrier-broadcasters Is "Doln' the 
Raccoon." Thev ^should get a new 
ditty now. . . . "AmU a Passing 
Fancy?" appears to be coming In for 
some special exploitation via WABC. 
Somebtffly u'^ there must have a 
"piece" of It or Is It just an acci- 
dent 7 Getting great plugs from 
that station consistently. 



^ And au 
TICXOB BECOBDINO JOBCHBSTBA ' 
NOW PLASIMO 

ROOSEVELT HdTEL 

HOUYWOOp, CAUr. 



GEORGE OLSEN 



AND HIS MUSIC 

CLUB RICHMAN 
NEW TOBK CITY 
Oflcei M Wetit fSd' Btmel 
N«it York City 
- ^lC.TfiBJ|ECORpS_ 



B; A. ROLFE ] 



Radio's Premier Conductor 
Lucky Strike Danes Orchettni 

Palala D'Or Rattaurant Orcheatra 
BdlMa Acs Beoordlas Orehwita 



STRANGLES HUSBAND 



Chicago, April It. 

Jacob Fischer, 60, member of the 
Garrlok . theatre ' orchestra, ' was 
strangled to death Saturday by his 
wife, Clara,. In their home. 

Mrs. Fischer admitted ci^oklng her 
husband with his necktie. The wife 
and her ZS-year-old daughter, Ethel, 
claim- Fischer "had been associating 
with other women and had brought 
a ourse upon the family when they 
protested. 

-.»UCothBC.JUUl.Jte«IS&ter j?Hl_bsjut 
under psychopathic observation. 

Jimmy Clark With W-W 
Jimmy Clark has aligned with 
Warner- Wltmark In charge ot band 
and orchestras and radio plugs. 

Clark was formerly with Sbaplro- 
Bernsteln. 



Radio Industry &nploys 350^; 
S^Yr. Mudvoom Growth Beats Fdnis 



Cwimerdal Radie Fym 
For Local BrwidcastiDg 

Idea, of broadcasting commercial 
radio programs on oversized disks, 
which run 30 minutes and more, has 
Its counter part and counter scheme 
In- an agency which will soon start 
to transpose programs onto film. 
.These oans will be sent to broads 
casting studios which have moving 
picture projectors, wire and ampll- 
Qers. Company Is known sis Clroa 
lated Films. 

Plan Is for simultaneous local 
broadcasts In various sectors to but 
down the cost of paying for time on 
an entire network, the same as the 
disk objective. But the agency's 
joker for the fllih programme that 
after the program Is once canned 
the commercial announcements can 
be out out, the name of another 
Arm Inserted and the same reel of 
talent play .another st^itlon under a 
different Utle. 

. Performers will be engaged on a 
straight payment bitslsi the agency 
buying- the station >tlme with the 
advertiser paying tor everything. 
Scheme Is- to sound the programs on 
reels to run 20 or 30 minutes. With 
st&ndar^ Aim house projectors only 
carrying magazines for 2,000 foot 
spools, anything over 20 minutes 
means ' BRSclal magazines with It 
Bald ,the present take-up reel has 
n^t sufficient power or Is geared to 
handle S,000 feet of film. 



Davis Band Radio Deal 

Washington, April IB. 

Meyer Davis* Swanee Syncopaters 
become a feature on the Columbia 
chain. beginning April 20. 
' Ted Husing, New York announcer, 
handled the negotiations lor Davis 
with the initial broadcas t to in- 
clude 'WFAK, Philadelphia; WKBW, 
Buffalo; WNAC, Boston; WEAN, 
Provldehce; WABC, New Tork, and 
WMAIj here. 

The combination Is a Davis danbe 
group playing In his Swanee ball 
room here, with Al Kamous direct 
Ing. 



HERE AND THERE 



Charlie Straight's orchestra goes 
Into the Congress hotel April 21 for 
the summer. Band replftc^ Johnny 
Bamp who., opens at the* Gibson 
hotel, Detroit. 

Tulsa hotel In Tulsa, Okla., has 
joined the M.C.A. hotel orchestra 
circuit. TTed Plorlto opens there 
April a». 

Sleepy Hall's orchestra Is In the 
Bal Tabarin. 



60 PIECES ON SET 

lios Angeles, April 16. 
iTnlversal employed a 60-plece or- 
chestra for atmosphere and music 
for a scene depicting the Interior of 
the Scala Opera House at Milan, 
Itfily. 

Set was for "The Climax," being 
directed by Renaud Hoffman. 

BONiULDBOlf-IESIIE MI^ESI 

Walter Donaldson .joins the film 
trek west. He goes with Fox, 
teamed with Edgar Leslie as his 
lyrio writing partner, leaving around 
June 16. 

Writers get In today {Wednes- 
day) from norlda where they've 
been vacatlonlng-golflng-wrlting all 
winter. i 



-Changes the Dame 

Ernest Charles succeeds IJeonard 
Sillman as m. c. of the Dome In the 
Village. 

Walter Feldkamp returns as 
dance purveyor, replacing the col- 
ored ~ combination which Sam 
Schwartz's' partner booked In be- 
cause of the out price. Schwartz Is 
now running the West 8th street 
,nlte'«Iub his own way. 



Von Tiller's "Inaulta" Seora 

Harry Von Tllzer iriU compose 
the score for Danny Healy's maiden 
leglt production, "Insults," which 
Dolph Singer authored. Instead of 
.5?I?!&JLI'!?Wb and Jimmy MoHugh, 
who wrote thTIGotfon^cluF'revueir 
which Healy staged. 

Healy has flnancial backing .for 
his Initial t)roductlon, 

Hal Hlxon4 Chateau 
Hal Hlxon has taken over the 
Chateau restaurant uptown, formor- 
ly^operated by WiU Oakland. 



Washlneton, April 16. 
During the brief commercial Ufo ' 
of radio It has advanced to a lead- 
Ing position In Amierlcan Industry 
with almost' greater rapidity even 
than did the motion picture Indus- 
try. 

A commission headed by Presi- 
dent Hoover has just completed a 
survey that discloses the aiinual 
turnover In radio as a good blUlon 
dollars. 

Not only has It created this great 
demand, but it has built up a new 
phase ot employment having on its 
payrolls close to 360,000 persona. 

Backing ,the Hoover committee 
survey Is one frool the Department 
of Labor on wages In the radio in- 
dustry, setting the average weekly 
wage at (25, Taking that amo.unt 
and the 860,000 «mployees gives a 
pajnroU split between the factory 
studio workers, all included in 
the cheok up, ot about (400,000,000 
annually. 

Starting In 1821 with an estimated 
60,000 receiving sets In use, the paist 
eight years sees those sets Increased 
to something like 10,000,000 In num'- 
ber. Nobody as yet figured it out 
as to what would be a good guess 
as to the number of listeners to 
.each of those sets. 



Toledo** Politics. 

Toledo, April 16. 

Law firm of Tyler, MoMahon, 
Smith & Wilson have Hied a request 
with the federal radio commission 
tor another broadcasting station, 
seeking the wave length now as- 
signed to WSPD and asking that 
the latter station be given a shorter 
wave channeL , 

J. G. Tritsch, WSPD manager. Is 
fightine to keep out the^ew station. 
Politics behind move, but Just what 
Is not repealed. 

aBEEN-WAGNEE SOKaS 
Los Angeles, April 16. 

George Green and George Wagner 
have written two songs for Pathe's 
"The Flying Fool." ''tt I Bad My 
Way" Is to be the theme number. 
Second Is "I Am That Wby About 
Baby and She's That\ Way About 
Me." [ 

Earl Burnett's orchestra will play 
the numbers and Marie Prevost, 
who has been coached by June Pur- 
cell, wUl warble them. ' 



BVSSE FOB CHICAGO 

Portland, Ore., April IS. 

When Publlx withdraws Its units 
from this coast, Henry Busse, cur- 
rently at the Portland,' leaves to 
resume his duties In Chicago. 

To which Publlx houae in that 
city the cometlst-m. c. will be asr 
signed Is not known. Change Is due 
In about a motith. 



Berton- Scoring 

Gene Berton signed by Horace 
Uverlght to write scores for mu- 
sical versUn of "Firebrand," which 
win be presented as "The Dagger 
and the Rose." 

Berton has Paramount contract 
to do muslo for stage presentations. 

Santly's Chi Office 

Chicago, April 16. 
Santly Bros., publishers, will open 
a Chloago office In the Woods build- 
ing, April 22. 

Jlnuny Cairns, manager tor 
Harold Rosalter the past year; will 
be In charge. 



TED HENKEL 




, Condueling Pit Orchestra 
Ovartu^a and bpeotal Sbores 

WITH OBOnBSTBA OP 80 

Alao Cendueting and Suparvlaing 
Stage Band PreMntailons 

wiTn BAND or M 
CAPITOL THEATRE 

BVDNBT. AU^ALIA 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



MUSIC-NIGHT CLUBS 



VARIETY 



73 



Inside Sfiitf-Music 



Peculiar Shoe 

Funny boy the same shoe can fit so many different people. Variety's 
.'Ijiaide stuff reference concemlns a tough guy of the music biz wt^ 
appUcaWe .so no less than eight so-called tough customers, according 
to onje'lnfonoant's deduction. The two most popular deductions proved 
really appUcablS to both. One was the party intended. The other, 
they thpug' t. applied to a publisher, curiously enough very thick with 
the original Inspiration of the "tough guy" paragraph. Both are In 
tbvgh spots. 

The Rush of '29 

Callfornlay-here-I-come general exodus of songwriters Is truly the 
1929 gold rush. It^ the songwriter's millennium; never before has he 
'been given so much attention. Where in the east the publishers bar- 
ricaded themselves behind unglvlng latches because the many song- 
' writers sot Into their hair, out on the Coast the songsmiths are not' 
'only somewhat glorified artists but considerably in demand socially, both 
'as a novelty and because of the tin pan Alley boys'' general flip style of 
. inahing themselves the life of a party. , 



Miller's Pension Bill 

The proprietor of a New York booking agency was one of the first 
legislators to make a eerlpus attempt to enact an old age pension law 
In Ne'w^Tork State. Idea was ridiculed at first but now seen In a way 
to become a realty.. 

Assemblyman Frank A. Mllfer, head of Miller's" Lyceum Theatrical 
Booking Agency (146 "West 45th street), Introduced an old age pension 
measure three years ago, and while the sponsor and the bill were given 

■ wide jiubllclty, legislative leaders turned tliumbs down on It, 

' Miller came In for a lot of -kidding at. the hands of both fellow legis- 
lators and newspapermen. When he arosje to make'^a speech iji the bill's 
behalf and started to recite "Over the Hills to the Poorhouse," the As- 
sembW laughed at him. Miller was convinced, /however, from the num- 

. ber or letters he received in approval of the measure, that It had sup- 
port among the public and accordingly introduced it again the nest 
Jiear. ' 

■ /Sentiment favoring old age pensions has now become so strong that 
Qovemor Franklin D. Roosevelt advocated the project in his Initial mes- 
sage to the legislature this year and a committee to study the question 
Is to be appointed; It Is conceded on Capitol HIU that an old age pen- 
'slon measure, or its equivalent, will be passed within two or three^'ears 
in New Tor!{ State. 

Mirier, sponsor of the first such bill in New York State, left the employ 
qf a railroad company at the age of seventeen to become musical di- 
nector of the Aubrey Stock Company. 

He later became musical director of proctor's B8th Street theatre and 
Proctor's 28d Street. During Miller's picture career on Broadway, he 
olalms to have Invented and populeu-lzed the use of various Instruments 
md effects for the accompaniment to films and also says he was the 
first to Introduce the playing of bass drum, snare drum and bells with 
piano. Since 1916, he has been operating a booking agency <tn 46th 
street, dealing mainly wltl) musical engagements. Miller has been a 
member of the Legislature' since 1921. He comes from the Oreenpoint 
section of Brooklyn. 



Picture People on Names 

The picture -people, virtually in the same general category as the lay 
public, are only familiar with three ' big songwriter names. The rest 
mean almost little. This came to light humorously when one of the 
blgg^ and most prolific bit writers had to Introduce himself to a picture 
' executive by singing a medley of his many, many song hits. For all 
the film man knew, tills tunesmlth could have claimed e'verythlng, not 
having the copies with him, but it so happened he had enough of his 
own stuff to establish him ind\ibitably. 



Plugging Among Comrades 

Advantage of being both a union worker and a composer, as revealed 
U) the regular minutes of the Chicago Federation of Musicians: 

"William B. Jones, a member of the United Mine Workers of America, 
was granted the floor after presenting credentials from the Chicago 
Federation of Labor, and requested that members purchase a song he 
had written." 




IF I HAD YOU" 



Is 



Now America's 
Sensation 



Song 



We took this number over 
from Campbell-Connelly, one 
of the foremost British 
firms, and easily proved to be 

The Best Melody Fox-Trot 1 
We Have Published | 

|KPBBIN8M08IC< 




SAHTLET BROS. SZABT 

Santley Bros., Incr s^ged a hou'se- 
waiTulng for the formal opening of 
their new music publishing enter- 
prise In the Earl Carroll theatre 
building. New firm comprises Les- 
ter, Joe and Henry, respectively 
presentation exploiter, prefesslonal 
manager and songwriter, all vets In 
music biz. Harry Link, formerly 
the general works at Waterson's, Is 
now also connected with the Sant- 
leye, having a "piece" of the firm. 



Wittstein's Proms 

Eddie Wittsteln, the Paul White- 
man of New Haven and Yale's fa- 
vorite dance purveyor, plays the 
Wellesley prom April 20; Connecti- 
cut College prom, May 3-4, and 
the Yale Senior Pt-om, June 17. 



COFFEE CLIFFS 

New York, April 12. 

Underneath the Columbia theatre 
building is situated New York's 
counterpart of the famous Coffee 
Dan's of the west coast, Los Angeles 
and 'Frisco. Coffee Cliff's Is the 
name, with Cliff Bragdon^ formerly 
of Bragdon and Morrlsey (vaude- 
ville), as the leading spirit, proprie- 
tor, m, c. and the. works. When not 
hosting and m. c'lng, Nlel McKln- 
ley Is the m, c. 

Coffee cuff's occupiea what was 
previously the Scandla testaurant. 
unique Scandinavian eatery, smitten 
with a padlock. The roomi of course, 
is best famous as the ' Lobster 
Palace. 

Coffee Cliff's should prove a gi-eat 
drop-In for the theatrical bunch to 
which Bragdon wants to cater most, 
similar to the west coast Idea. The 
performers make their owh fun, 
getting up and strutting their mate- 
rial. Prices are cheap, with a 70c 
nick for ham and eggs top. There's 
a 10c cover charge and 25c on Sat-' 
urdays and Sundays. You can't 
call It a couvcrt— not at these 
prices. 

Bragdon has capacity in his base- 
ment place, and probably is getting 
a break on fhe rent. The location 
Is swell, right In the heart of Times 
square, which mean's It's the heart 
of the world. He needs those breaks 
on capacity and overhead, consider- 
ing the "nut." That six-piece band 
alone Is enough of a headache to 
saddle any new Joint with, especial-, 
ly at those prices. However, as 
with the Callfomlan Coffee Dan'a 
places,- the low toll Is the chief 
attraction.- It's a quick in-ahd-out 
place for a drop-in and maybe an 
accidental laff with your coffee 
and . 

Still, a eiz-plece band is a slx- 
plece band- And McKlnJey, the m. 
c, must' be getting something. And 
those nice tables and chairs are an 
item. 

A patron when he breezes in gets 
the spot oh him or her, plus a prop 
sahro, which follows him, her or 
them, until seated. Walterlng staff 
all colored. 

Bragdon has a good idea. He 
should ollck. Broadway cbuld use 
his catering facilities. That new 
canopied entrance on 47th street is 
also a good Idea to augment the 
regular BMT subway entrance. 

Abel. 



N. B. C.*8 Nile Club Wire 

The first time that, the National 
Broadcasting Co. has placed a wire 
Into a nite club Is that for George 
Olsen at the Club Rlchman. It's a' 
ncn-commerdai; Olsen or the cafe 
paying nothing for the fc^cllltles. 

The NBC figures Olsen a good 
enough attraction to get him gratis 
although It's a good plug for the 

Both WEAF and WJZ will' ether 
Ize Olsen, Including networks. 



PAVnXON BOTAL'S OABSEN 

Pavilion Royal thiia summer will 
feature an open garden with a 
dancs^floor. If the weather Is In- 
clement dancers wtil move Indoors. 

No orchestra booked as yet. 



Jack Little at $1,600 

Chicago, April 16. 

Little Jack Little, popular through 
broadcasting from WLW, Cincin- 
nati, Is Invading vaude east with 
his stage salary tl,600. 

Starting May 6 at WUkes-Barre 
and Scranton, Pa., for the week, 
Little may go on the Loew time 
around New York. He is booked by 
Arthur Horwltz. 



Screen Scores By Wholesale 

Abe Me'ycr has contracted with 
Tlffany-Stahl for eight synchroniza- 
tions. Meyer Just got' back from the 
coast and leaves again In a fort- 
nlght.s 



Piantadosis Startibg 
. Own Pnblisliiiig Finii 



still, another pair of veteran mu- 
sic men are going Into muslo pub- 
lishing . business on their own. 
George and Arthur Plantadosl, re- 
spectively, for 17 and 12 years with 
Shaplro-Bemsteln, are leaving Louis 
Bernstein's firm to start on their 
own. They will have a"name" of- 
chestra leader (or leaders) silently 
associated and bficklng them. 

George Plantadosl was general 
manager for Shaplro-Berneteln, and 
Arthur was general professional 
manager. . 

-The ti'end In the music business 
indicated the Plantadosl move a9 it 
may others. As predicted in 'Varie- 
ty, conditions have made it possible 
for almost anybody to go Into busi' 
ness and click If properly fortified. 
Since the first of the year the three 
Santly Brothers, Arthur Behim, the 
Piantadosis and Charles Bayha have 
entered the field. 

One more very Important move 
will come to pass within a year and 
touted as a cinch possibility.' 

Charles Bayha has Incorporated 
himseif for music publishing. Bayhd 
is' a veteran music man, last with 
Jack Mills and Al Plantadosl. 

"'Valparaiso" is the first publi- 
cation. 



Hotel's Theme Song 

. The first theme song for' a hotel 
Is Sain . Lewis, Joe Young and Ted 
Florlto's "At the' "Water's Edge 
(Jiist .Edgln' Around),", which Re- 
mlck's Is publishing;' The. Edge- 
water Beach hotel, Chicago, for its 
first order, bought 60,000. copies. 

Florlto Is the orchestra maestro 
at the fashionable north side Chi 
hostelry, 

Remick's is also exploiting the 
song generally, the lyrto being 
phrased for usual commercial pur- 
poses also. . 



OOLDUAN'S 0CEA5SEDE 

Under the name of Castllllan, Al 
Crying Goldman will open the re- 
cently/ built road house at 6Qean-; 
side 0n the. beach, n^ I/ong Beach, 
11 I. It will start May 26 and the 
drawing card Is expep'ted to .be a 
$2.76' shore dinner, without coveur. 

Al Is the Crying Goldman brother 
who quit the road h'ouBe biz to give 
his brothers. Pack and Chicly more 
losses to split. Seeing the spot In 
Oceanslde. . that he orlglhally pro 
moted, Al Is out to keep the beach 
trick alive. 



Gus Goes Theme Song 

Los Angeles, April 16. 
Gus Edwards has. written a song 
Utled "Poor Little Mary Dugan." 
It will be published and placed on 
sale In conjunction with showing of 
M-G-M's "The Trial of Mary Du 
gan." 



CBAWFOBS.. SIGNS WBITEB8 

Cliff Friend goes to the coast for 
DeSylva, Brown & Henderson to 
write for Fox Movietone produc- 
tions, leaving New York Jun6 1. 

Same firm per Bobby Crawford 
has signed Freddie Ablert and Roy 
Turk as a team. Friend Is ambi- 
dextrous as a composer-Iyrlst, lience 
he needs no team mate, 



Indian Band's Shorts 

U. 8. Indian Band, ourrently In 
vaude (Keith's), signed by M-O-M 
for shorts. 



Suspended Sentences 



Helen MorgaVi'd trial was elatoA 
for yesterday (Tuesday) In Federal 
Court. 

Loretta McDermott, on^ Monday, 
along with Albert Berryman, Georgtt 
Berryman, Ciharles Aronson,' John 
Johnnldls and Nicholas Prountlsa^ 
the latter the Greek owners of the 
Salon Royale and the European 
Club, along with other waiter^ 
headwalters, managers and fotn 
prietors of cafes, got off with 
nominal fines and suspended 
sentences. ', 

The case against Nils T. aran> 
lund (NTG), Is pending, he having 
pleaded not guilty. i 

Judge Thomas was fair In his re- 
actions to the cafe people assoclatei 
with the Silver Slipper P^-lvoUty, 
Melody, and other clubs, especially 
those who pleaded guilty. 



Whalen Sore 



Peeved at Texas Guinan's 
qiiittal Is believed to be the reason 
for Police Commissioner Groyer 
Whalen's orders for a strict en^ 
forcement of the 8 a. m. curfew 
law for nite clubs. 

Tex got plenty of supplementary 
space, along with Maxwell Lopln, 
her attorney, . In response to 
'Whalen's statement on nite clubs^ 
cafe hostesses and their relation^ 
ship to vice. Lopln formally state^l 
Ee would not sue 'Whalen for 
slander. 



OEBTBTJDE lAWBENC.E DISKS 

.Gertrude Lawrence Is negotiating- 
both with Victor andf Columbia for 
recordings. Heretofore she did only 
show numbers, ".carinln?" the Ctuurr 
lot's' Revue .hits for Columbia aaS 
"Oh Kay" songs for Victor. 

^Mlsa lAwrcince does a stage com- a" 
edy. "By Candlelight," for^GUbert 
Miller next faa 



HarkneM' World's Trip 
Eddie Harkness from ^Ta|t's «t 
the Beacti, San Francisco, eaOa 
April' 19 on a world cruise aboarA 
the "President Hayes," to play with 
his orchestra as part of the ship's 
entertainment. The Orient Is the 
first stop. 

Harkness reaches New YprU'Iuly 
9-17, and will -play a week for FopTe 
vaudeville and also broadcast, 1* 
keep in trainln'g. 




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VARIETY 



OUTDOOR— OBITUARY 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



St. Pete Talks ISO^ay dmotaopi 
Wliile Already Uiibppy Edubs Bion 



St. Petersburg, Flsi., April 16. 

An attempt Is being made in thla 
otty to establish & whiter Ch&u- 
tauqua similar to the summer one 
at Chautauqua, N.^T. The idea 
t>ack of the movement is that lec- 
turers and others who peTttorm tor 
these (i^sentblios can be oft«Ted IS 
months' worji; six uontfas in the 
north and six mantbs in noiida. 

Ernest H. Smith, comptroner at 
Chautauqua, M. T. Iiaa already ap- 
peared bcloie the board of govern- 
ors ot the Chamber of Commerce 
In this city in an effort to get the 
city to help' give the ChauUuqua 
felks 12 months' work a year with- 
out a layoff. General plan as pro- 
posed by Mr. Smith will provide, 
tor establishing here in a building 
suitable for the purpose a 160-day- 
and-nlght Chautauqua. At the 
same time the plans ot Mr. Smith 
would contemplate the acquiring ot 
a suitable tract of land on' the 
waterfront near the city, which 
would be the ultimate home of a 
Chautauqua center similar to the 
famous institution at Chautauqua, 
N. Y., where there are more than 
100 buildings on the grounds. 

The plan is here to have the 
Chamber of Commerce come 
through with a guarantee. It they 
do; the thing is set and the eight 
theatres' here paying taxes and hav- 
ing a hard time will have another 
Item to buck. In tact, it the Chaln- 
ber ot Commerce endorses the^ldea 
—and It looks as If they wlU— the 
theatres' tax money^wlll be used 
to underwrite this attraction which 
will bring to the city a lot ot 10-20- 
80 actors and scripts and make the 
natives pay one and two dollars to 
•ee them. 



Damage to Elephants' Temper by 
Traction Crash 



Geneva, lU., April 16.~ 
A jury In the Kane county cir- 
cuit court has awarded the Hagen- 
beck-Wallace circus $6,000 Judg- 
ment against tlie Aurora, Elgin and 
Fox River Electric CMimpany on Its 
$SO,000 damage suit, M'islng from 
an Intenirban crashing Into a herd 
of elephants the night ot July 9 
while the show was loading at Au- 
rora. 

The bulls were .so badly upset by 
the accident, trainers, testified, thai 
more than $10,000 was spent upon 
restoring their docility. Meantime 
the performing her4.B were out from 
three to two in the big top. 

Two roustabouts with the show 
were killed in.the crash and Trainer 
"Happy" Oardiner and his wife. In- 
jured. 



And m ChaiitaiMpial 



Des Moines, April 19. 
Flo Sauretz, pianist for a Filipino 
ehautauqua orchestria at Shenan- 
doah, Iowa, was arrested In Chi 
cago recently with Mrs. Harold 
Smalley, 18, vrite of a Shenandoah 
truck driver, and returned to Omaha 
to stand trial. 



Mrs. Gunn Recoyering 
From Broken Back 



Elgin, HL, AprU 16, 
Mrs. Bessie Ounn, aerlallst, with 
the Hagenbaok- Wallace circus, who 
broke her back in a 40-toot fall 
from the big top last July 9, has 
recovered sufiBolently to be Removed 
to CoSeyvlUe. Kane., where she will 
make her home with a sister. 

Mrs, Ounn has been a patient in 
a local hospital since the accident, 
Townspeople kept tier room filled 
with flowers and remembranoes 
.during the long monies. 



SFASKS OPENS 

Wlnston-Salem, N. C, April 16, 
.' Sparks circus opened Its 40th 
season here April 13. 

After Its southern start the show 
strikes tor Canada where it Is due 
In May. This is the first time tn 
10 years the Sparks outfit hasn't 
opened the season in Macon. 



H-W JUDGMENT 



KINQ KARLO 

King Karlo, 60, Indian showman, 
died April 9, ot pneumonia, In 
Hollywood, He was a graduate of 
Carlisle University, spoke 800 In- 
dian dialects and moat of the tnod- 
em languages. In 1915 he won a 
gold medal ln the world's oratorical 
contest at Panama-Pacific Elxpos.l- 
tlon. 

Karlo was bom on an Indian 
reservation and was thought to be 
lost ot SIoux Flathead tribe. For 
years he had been' identlfle.d with 
olrouses and carnivals. He was 
burled In full Indian regalia In 
Inglewood Park cemetery. 



.MINNIE DIMERY 

Minnie Dlmery, 70, midget with 
clrouses and carnivals for over 60 
years, died April 13 in Galesb^rg, 

ni. 



MRS. MAURtCE REVNES 

Mrs. Sybil Revnes, about 88, wife 
ot Maurice Revnes, former Fox 
Film Company executive, died April 
15 In Paris. She was once an ac- 
tress In New York revues under 
name of .Sybil Carmen. Her hus- 
band, now . in Hollywood with- 
Pathe, notified by cable. Mrs. 
Revnes originally came from Park- 
ersburg, W. Va. 



Altoona, Pa., April 16. 

A fiew racket combining all of 
the good features of "hex" cures, 
faith healing and shell games Is 
being worked on several mining 
communities near here by a party 
ot men and women traveling in an 
automobile bearing an Ohio .Hbense. 

Promising complete cures from 
every possible .ailment providing 
varying sums of money are deposit- 
ed "only over night" with them, 
the party has found a number will- 
ing to be cured. While losses have 
not generally been reported, one 
miner admitted the loss ot $76Q In 
his search tor new health. 



John Bradshaw, 66, former com- 
modore ot the Red Star fleet and 
former master ot the "Belgenland," 
died in New Tork, April 1, ot heart 
disease. Commodore Bradshawwas 
perhaps about the l>est .known of the 
ocean ship commanders among the- 
atrical people. 

Commodore Bradshaw Is survived 
by his widow, a son, Hieslle H. Brad- 
shaWk and two daughters, Alison 
Bradshaw, actress, now in Chicago. 



Ringling Chatter 

"Goliath," the mamuth sea ele- 
phant, the .Ringling outfit's animal 
feature is announced as graining a 
ton a year In weight. As a inatt€( 
of tact VGoUy" weighs 800 iraunds 
less this season than last.. While 
In Florida a Jellyfish started an In- 
fection on the beast's neok and an 
operation was necessary. 

Those Sundo^ performances of 
the .circus in Madison Square Oar, 
den are said to have a charity angle 
the Bl^ Brothers getting a percent- 
age. Around the Garden a wry com- 
ment as to that was: "Tes, but only 
one la living." 
. Bill the Chimpanzee who steered 
a tiny motor car around the track, 
died of pneumonia. The monk 
could mlmlo John Ringling and was 
a special pet In the Ringling man 
slon at Sarasota. There are two 
other monks like "Bill" In the Flor 
Ida quarters but they will probably 
be kept '.lere. 



Femme Mgr. Opens Paric 

Troy, N. T., April 16. 

Mld-Clty Park on the Troy 
Albany Road pries off the lid the 
last Sunday In AprlL For the first 
few weeks the resort will be open 
only on Saturday and Sunday. Place 
Is managed by Mrs. Beulah Hazard 
Slca, the only woman park manager 
In the United States. 

liOoks forward to a big year in 
1929, owing to the fact a. number 
ot big factories and commercial es 
tabllshments have been erected 
nearby during winter. 



AoL CircQS Corp. Plans 
• Public Stock Issne? 



Chicago, April 16, 
It is reported thcit the American 
Circus Corp. will shortly put out a 
stock issue on the market, to be 
listed on either the Chicago or iNew 
Tork ' exchange. American Circus 
takes In Muglvan, Ballard and 
Bowers, owners vot Sella Floto, 
Hagenback- Wallace, Al Q. Barnes, 
Chas. Sparks, Jahn Robinson and 
Tank^ Robinson, Buffalo Bill- Wild 
West, Van Amberg and Howe's 
Great London shows, 

UndefBtood the corporation is now 
In the hands ot lawyers and bankers 
tor a oheck-up. 



DAVID V. PICKER 

David Victor Picker, 68, for 10 
years with the realty department ot 
Loew's, Inc., New York, In an ex- 
ecutive capacity, .died April 14 ot. 
heart disease at his home, 1125 Fifth 
avenue. He had beeh seriously ill 
tor six weeks. "" ■ 

Mr. Picker oame to this country 
when 18 from Russia and engaged 
in the olothlng business. He then 
gave his attention to theatre opera- 
tions and his success resulted in his 
obtaining an Interest in a string of 
picture houses, including the Spoon- 
or. Victory, Rio and Borough Pftrk,. 
which Uter became a part ot the 
Loew circuit when Mr. Picket 
Joined the I<oew staff. 

Besides, the widow, four sons, Eu- 
gene, Iioonard, Sidney and Arnold, 
survive, . _ 

Mr. Picker was an active club 
man; he was^a member of the 
Grand Street Boys' Association, Co- 
lumbia and Rutgers clubs, Fenlmore 
Country Club, Motion Picture Club, 
Deal (N. J.) Club and Perfect Ash- 
lar Masonio XiOdge, -which had 
charge of the funeral yesterdar 
(Tuesday) from tfie Riverside Me- 
morial Church, New York. - 

Interment In new~ Mount Cannel 
cometery receiving vault. 



Ringrlings in Vermont; 
First Time in 20 Years 

Burlington, Vt, April 16. ' 

Rlngllng-Bamum circus has 
made application for a Ilcens^to 
exhittit In this city on July 4 'and 
5. This will be the big show's 
first app^rance In Vermont in 
nearly twenty years/ 

Last time circus played this city 
one section of seats fell at the aft- 
ernoon performance Injuring a 
number of spectators. Following 
the accident the show tore down 
and left the state as soon as Its 
train could be moved. It has not 
been Inside the state boundaries 
since that time. 



GEORQE C. DAVIS . 

George C. Davis, M, veteran mon- 
olpglst, died in Bellevue Hospital, 
New Tork, April 14, ot alcoholic 
het^^ His condition when removed 
to the hospital was aggravated by 
Injuries received by being struck by 
an auto. 

Mr. Davis was an. eccentric char- 
acter ot recent years, while he t^ad 
dona.-,no stage work, idling around 
Times Square. In other y6ars, when 
he 8t6od high among single men 
entertainers of vaude, he had drarwn 
$400 to $600 weekly. 

It Is said tl|at several sorrows in 
his lite caused him to grow indiffer- 
ent to stage woric He was con- 
sidered ~a Jester even off stage, al- 
'ways wlseoraoking or quoting pas- 
sages tr^m Shakespeare or poems 
Even In the, most unhappy hoiu-s 
apparently George was llghthearted 

There were times wheirDavlB was 
injured In some unexplalnable man- 
ner or would disappear from his 
usual haunts for days at a time only 
to reappear with a gag of some sort 
to explain his absence. . 

When notified ot his death the N. 
V. A. arranged for his burial, with 
Campbell's ' Undertaking Parlors 
taking charge. He Joined the N. V 
A. In 1917. The N. V. A. had no 
record of any living relatives, other 
than a belief that a sister Is some- 
where in the U. 8. 

Services were held from Camp- 
bell's at noon yesterday (Tuesday) 
with Interment in Kenslco. cemetery. 



HUBT DUBING SHOW 

Chicago, April 16. 

Irene Ijodgett, elephant trainer, 
and Mrs. J. H. McFarland, menage 
rider, are out of Sells-Floto circus 
Indefinitely, following injuries re- 
ceived last we^k. 

Both suffered broken legs during 
the performance. 



ALBERT BRUNINQ 

Albert Bruning, 70, actor, dropped 
dead of heart dlsesise April 9 oa li e 
was preparing to start tor the The- 
atre Guild to rehearse his part in 
"The Camel ' Through the Needle's 
Bye." Mr. Bruning had appeared In 
many plays. He was born In Ber- 
lin and came to the states in 1883 
as a member ot the Edwin Booth 
company. 

For the past six years he has 
been playing In Theatre Guild pro- 
ductions. 

Deceased is survived by his 
widow and a niece, Mrs. Alexander 
White, 

William F. Rudolphy, 63, civil en 
glneer, who did the engineering 
work on a number ot Keith houses 
including the Palace, New Torl^, 
was killed March 28 In a motor car 
accident. 

Mr, Rudolphy was a lay mem 
ber of the N. V. A. 



PRED ARUNDEL 

Fred Arundel, 66, . died in tli« 
Polyclinic Hospital, New York, April 
14 M the result of pneumonia whloh 
followed a stomach operation. 

Arundel was the first musical dl. 
rector «n road show pictures,- hav. 
ing' been aOlllated with J. j, Mq.~ 
earthy for 16 years. He becam^ 
McCarthy's general mttslcal dlrecw 
tor. 

.A graduate ot Oxford and Heidel< 
berg, Arundel held a unique positions . 
In the trade, being comparatively' 
unknown at the time ot his greatest ' 
activity which was the handling of 
24 pit orchestras when "Big Parade'V 
and "Ben-Hur" were being road; 
showed slnvil^i^^usly. It was his'., 
duty, to .school these musical units- 
of 300 men and orchestrate, besides 
rehearsing as niany as four orches* 
tras at once. He had toured Eu> 
rope in a similar capacity for such 
pictures as "Rlrth of a Nation,": 

'Way Down East," "Intolerance," 
etc. 

He Is survived by his wife and a 
daughtei^ living at 868 Grand ave« . 
nue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

DUKE JOHNSON 

Duke Johnson, 62, vaudevlllian, 
died April 12 -of pneumonia which 
developed following an operation tor 
appendicitis. 

Johnson was formerly of Jot^son' 
and Wells. At one time he appeared 
in an act with his wife, Mae weeks, 
the duo touring the world. Later', 
he formed a trio with his wife and 
daughter. He also worked with his ' 
brother. Charles Johnson (Johnson 
and Dean), making a family ot Four 
Johnsons. He also had a legitimate 
eisperlence and was with a Fanchon 
and Marco unit wheiv. Illness forced 
him to quit 

His mother, wife, daughter and a 
son survive. 



ROBERT FINLAY 

Robert Flnlay Bush (Bob Finlay), 
41, vaudeville and picture actor, died 
In Prescott, Ariz., AprU 2, accord* 
ing to word received by friends In 
New York. Flnlay was bom In' 
New Haven and had spent many 
years in vaudeville. 

He is. survived by his mother,' 
wife, three brothers and a sister.- 
Mrs. Finlay was known In vaude-; 
ville as Dorothy Bush. 



FREDERICK CONGERS 

Frederick Congers, 61, actor, died 
April 12 ot heart disease In St Pe- 
tersburg, Fla. 

Mr. Congers retired from the 
stage tn 1906 and In recent years 
spent the winters In Havana and 
the south. His show connections 
were with a number of the Frohman 
productions. 

Mr. Congers was playing on the 
Pacific coast ln~1904 when he mar-' 
rled Dorothy Morton, prima donna, 
who sumives. 



JOSEPH QARRITY 

Joseph Garrity, brother ot J. J,;' 
Garrlty, general representative tor 
the Shuberts tn Chicago, died at: 
Beifevue hospital. New York, last 
week. He was removed to the In- 
stitution In a rundown condition. 

Young Garrity was manager of 
the BlJou theatre tor a. time several 
seasons ago. He also agented sev- 
eral shows. 



BERNARD DOOLEY 

Bernard Dooley, aerlallst with 
Rlngllng-Bamum & Bailey Circus, 
died ot pneumonia, April 12, in New 
York, Dooley had been with the 
Ringling show tor 10 years. He 
featured a head slide on a. slanting 
wire and -also worked' aloft being 
rated one of the best ot balancers on 
a high trapeze. 



ORRIN DAVENPORT TROUPE 

AMERICANS JPOREMOST EQUESTRIANS . 
RINGUNG BROS.-BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NOW 



the: yacof*is 

Four-High Somerset Accompliahed by MISS NELLIE YACOPI, Only Lady Doing This Trie! 
J[INGUNG BRO^^^^ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NOW 



RIEFFENACH SISTERS AND FAMY ALSO CLARENCE BRUCE 

THE WORUyS PREMIER RIDERS 
RINGLING BROS.-BARNUM & BAILEY CIR€US, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NOW 



Wednesday. April 17. 1929 



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VARIETY 



75 



CIRCUS BUSCH aOSING; 
20 YEARS IN BERLIN 

By Of Hooper IraBk 

'■ Berlin, April 8. 
' Circus BuBob, for over . 20 years 
ana ct the leading features of local 
^Usement 1K«> is closing AprU 7 
for tbe eummer, and it is doubtful 
wbether It will open again next 
vlnter. No question that this form 
of eatertainment no longer has the 
drawing power it' formerly pos- 

..^']^antomlmes are primitive and 

when they try to get dramatic they 
i iao't compete with pictures. Fur- 
' '^ermore, the cream of the acrobatic 

'turns can be viewed better in a 

vaude house. 

'.' 'Enormous building will have to 
' iSnd some other use quickly, as gov- 
. erqmental taxes are high. Paula 
Suscb, the owner, is going on tour 
'.ilrlth a group of trained llona 

' . Swaffer 

..-'Hannen Swofter has been here 
. primarily to deliver a lecture on his 
^pirltuallstlo connections with Lord 

Jjiorthcline^ This occasioned much 

comment in the press, both for and 
' Against, as .Germany today is not 

ti»ld 'on the Idea of returning spirits. 
. Otherwise, Bwaff held court at the 
' -Botel Adlon and ate up more news- 

paper'space than even Amanulla or 

'Edgar Wallace, both of them record 

breakers. 

. He viewed the .German theatre 
.extensively and found it depressing 
•-almost as bad as in I^ondon. 
ei/jaft has the advantage over all 
other dramatic critics- In tiot only 
disliking the drama, but in admit- 
ting It. 

* On Downgrade 

' Berlin Volksbuehne (Peoples The- 
atre) is on the down grade. AU 
: though all seats cost only 1.60 (86 
cents) the membership fell off last 
year from 160,000 to 102,000. And of 
[ these 20 per cent did not attend the 
i performances. The deficit this year 
^.tflU be 180,000 marks ($46,000), 
k ' which they will try to get ^ade up 
..tiy the City of Berlin, 
v ' In .1928, when this organization 
was at its height, it was without 
'. competition, but since then Reln- 
' 'bardt hasvlnaugurated his subscrlp- 
' tlon system, which now covers 11 
' theatres and numerous cut rate or- 
' ' ganlzatlons have, sprung up. The 
Volksbuehne has kept too literary 
: tmi its staff of actors contains, out- 
i side of two stars, hardly a single 
{ llrst class player. Karlhelnz Mar- 
I tin, the director who is taking over 
■ the artistic roi^nagement next sea- 
son, will have a tough row to hoe 
to get together an ensemble that 
trill class with those of the other 
theatres. 



Actors' Conoress 

I <3erman Actors' Congress, held 
; this year in Berlin, started with the 
I usual excitement and ended with 
the usual wabbly compromise. 
There were many important ques- 
I tlons to settle and after much con- 
I versAtlon about them they were all 
i left unsettled. There had been 
i'much criticism from radical ele- 
ments of the president, Karl Wal- 
lauer, and vice-president EMch 
Otto, but they were both re-elected 
with over four-fifths majority 

Also the governing board all came 
back Into power with the exception 
of Leo Peukert, whose place was 
taken by Herrmann Valentin. This 
proved that the dissatisfied ele- 
ments were composed almost en- 
tirely of a small group in Berlin and 
that the actors in the provinces 
Were well satisfied with the policy 
of the organization. 

Most, ticklish problem before the 
meeting was the question of the un 
employed actor. Otto admitted that 
there were at least three thousand, 
; that Is to say 26 per cent in this 
■ category. The government and varl 
> ous cities had voted 660,000 marks 
I for their help and this had been 
. used to organfze traveling com- 
? panles In which many players had 
] found employment. The organlza- 
i tlon had then proposed that the un- 
i employed actors undergo examina- 
tions to prove whether they had any 
qualifications to belong to the pro- 
fession, and this was sabotaged by 
radical elements. 

At this point Otto's speech was 
Interrupted by continual heckling 
from the gallery, which was not 
onleted until the radical leader. 
Prey, was thrown out of the hall 
At the root of the whole problem. 
Otto remarked at closing, was the 
ehortenlnsr of the season In manv 
cities. For example, at Koblenz. 
Wiirsiburg. Kalserslautern and 
Siwickau, Bonn, Nordhausen, Stral- 
sund and Brandenburg were even 
threatening to close down entirely 
next foil. The organization was do- 
ing all It could to "prevent this 
catastrophic. ■ 

— A- pureTy-formal gaJn-madcby-thfi 
association was the taking in of pic- 
ture and radio players into the or- 

iu gaTilzatlon. This was no real inno- 
Nation, as the orgwilziatlon has been 
Jroteotlncr their Interests Informally 
for several years. , 
.Next general meeting and elec 
oon will not take place for three 
years. 



Poland 

By EDWARD J. KURYLO 

Warsaw, Uaroh 36. 

MlynarsU, director of tbe Mu- 
nicipal Opera, has resigned. News- 
paper campaign charged him with 
incompetence, and. recommended 
that somebody else should take over 
his baton. 

Dldur, frcTm the Metropolitan 
Opera House, New York, was men- 
tioned as' his possible successor, but 
It is understood tbat ^ermlcz-Val- 
crozlata already has been engaged 
'849 the new director. 

Wagner's opera, "TLe Crepusbule 
des Dleux," was recently produced 
here and the Polish national ballet 
"Pan T'wardowski" (music by Ludo- 
mlr Rozycki) recently made - its 
800th appearance at the Teatr 
Wlelkl. This same ballet has been 
accepted for the Paris and Vienna 
opera. ■ 



VIENNA 



Municipal dramatic theatres/ are 
under the able direction of Cha- 
berskl. Teatr Narodowy did a 
French piece, "The Rest of the Sev- 
enth Day," by Paul Claudel, then 
''The Importance of Being Earnest" 
of Oscar Wilde. . Afterward "Ler 
lewel," five-act drama of Wysplan- 
skl, and "Fantazy or New Dejaiilro," 
a comedy in Verse by the Polish poet 
SlovacM. Also a revival .of the 
masterpiece of the Sitanlsh author 
Zorllla, "Don Juan." This was on 
account of the 26 years of Stage 
work of the actor, Wengrzyn.. 

At the Theatre Lethl was an Kng- 
lish comedy of Lonsdale, entitled 
"The Street Woman of the— Good 
Society." Next "The Girl from the 
Dancings," by the Polish author 
Krzywoszewskl. 

Reduta theatre, now named Teatr 
Nowy, reopened with Ryblcki's 
"Arlequln'e. Costume," and after- 
wards changed to Szanlawski's 
"La^er and the Roses." 

At the two theatres of Schlfman 
there was produced "Warsaw Nig- 
ger," by Slonimski: "Love Without 
Money," by Kledrzynski; "The 
Breaking In," by Orzymala-Sled- 
leclcl; a French comedy of Bour- 
ddnt's, "The Last Novelty"; "Two 
Gentlemen B," by Hemar. 

Teatr Ateneum has divided its 
time with "Quadrature of the Cir- 
cle," by the Russian Katajew; 
French comedy, "Broken Ladder," 
by Borre and Gavault; an Italian 
comedy, "Mirandbla," by (Soldoh:, 
and "Cloches of Comeville," oper- 
etta, by Planquette. 



Taking things all together, ther 
atrlcal season is not bad consider- 
ing the cold, snow and flu. Town 
had a little fun choosing Miss Po- 
lonia to represent Poland In Paris. 

Musical Comedy 

At last there Is musical comedy 
again in Warsaw, At the Teatr 
Znlcz season started with the oper- 
etta of Knopprs, 'Oilghthaired 
Gypsy." It has a good cast and 
some people are thinking of stort- 
ing a musical at the other theatre, 
but this is apt to prove too much. 
Revival of the old operetta, "Oiysis- 
trata" of well known composer Paul 
Llncke, is to be done here. 



Revue Theatres 

■^orskle Oko" bills the tltie "A 
Thousand Most Beautiful Women," 
quite without connection with the 
show. It has started on a down- 
ward path by Inserting advertise- 
ments of some Arms on the stage. 

Rival theatre Qui Pro Quo had 
quite a success with a program en-r 
titled "M. S. W., Don't Forget Me." 
Rather piquant and up to the min- 
ute. Now they play "The Jubilee 
of Q. P. Q." Red Ace gives at this 
time "March, Cats and the Wooing." 

Two Jewish theatres here. The 
Kamlnskt theatre ' plays musicals, 
and the other, Ellseum, has the 
drama company from Vilna. 

Circus, until recently, was doing 
a tremendous business due to the 
Greco-Roman wrestling bouts, with 
many fighters from different coufi 
tries. 



Other Clttes 

Some musical centers In other 
towns too. In Poznan, with 280,000 
Inhabitants, there is a fine opera 
company which produced a new Po 
llsh opera, "Knights of the Cross," 
by Dolzyckl. 

Cracow, which before the war had 
one of the finest dramatic com 
panles, has produced 'Unexpected," 
a tragedy in four acts by Roztwor' 
owskl. Tells the story, which really 
happened some time ago, of a Polish 
immigrant from the U. S. who comes 
unrecoernlzed to his village and Is 
murdered by his mother for his 
money. 



Pictures 

Quite a rain of new fllm8,;thls sea- 
son. There Is ready "Mr. Thad- 
deiis," a story from tlie book of the 
poet ' Mlcklewlcz; "Before the 
Spring," from the book of Zeromskl, 
Polish writer; "In Polish Woods," 
from the story of Joseph Opatoszu; 
"Above the Snow," from the drama 
of ~ZeF5m8klT""The- Mystery -of -the 
Post Box," from the Story of Relld 
zynski, and "The Man With a Blue 
Soul." Shortly due Is "Mr. Tdglejew, 
Police Master," from the story of 
Mme. Zapolsko. 

. Polish films, though they are bet 
ter than /formerly, still have too 
many mystery titles and .funny eX' 



Vienna, April 1, 
Viennese operetta has been de- 
clared obsolete time aitd again, yet 
one of the big successes of the year 
is Pall's "Roses of Florida." It is in 
the most approved' style of pre-wor 
Viennese' musicals — the style creat- 
ed by Lehar, Kalman and Fall— ^but 
the music Is so chaiinlng— score 
was completed by the operatic com- 
poser, Erich Korngold— that It is 
certain to have an international 
career. 

Not so Lehar's "Frlderike," light 
opera with book based on an epi- 
sode of Goethe's life. No future for 
this one in any but German-speak- 
ing countries, People dare not say 
It )i9 dull, because it would be dts- 
resDectful to Lehar and the greater 
subject of the play, Goethe. Never- 
theless' it Is slow, old fanshloned 
and, uneventful. 

"Beggar's Opera," radically 
adapted frCm John Gay's ancient 
original by two exceedingly modem 
young German authors (book by 
Bert Brecht, score by WellO^ is a 
smash at the Ralmundtheater, as it 
was also In Berlin. Audience Is In- 
trigued by the odd setting, delighted 
by the humor and tickled by the 
cheek with which the Impudent 
young authors have made a skit on 
present conditions. Harold Paulsen 
a4 Mackie is a great personal suo- 
cess. 



Chatter in Paris 



Paris, AprU 6. 
Mohlmartre Is moklng a violent 
effort to do a comeback. New 
places , ore opening all over, the hill 
while the old standbys ore refur- 
bishing with fresh paint and new 
decorations. Proprietors believe 
that this year Is their lost chance 
to regain post-war popularity. 
However, the Latin Quarter will 
give . the boys on "the highest 
mountain" a fierce run for their 
money this summer. 



' Langer^'s Newest 

Frantlsek Langer, Czech play- 
'wrlght who achieved fame In Eu- 
rope through "Peripherie," play that 
Reinhardt produced last year, 
brought out his new work in the 
Czech tongue here. Title Is "The 
Conversion of Ferdinand .Plstora." 

Plot is again laid among thieves 
and crooks of Prague suburbs, with 
a Salvation Army maiden who pre- 
tends she has committed all kinds 
of crimes, thinking this will have 
more effect in her branch than if it 
got about that she is Just a decent, 
hard-working little maid. Ferdi- 
nand finds her out. Relieved tlTat 
he need not be converted by her 
atrocious past, as he was in danger 
of being, he Joyfully perverts her to 
his own loose life. Witty comedy 
that would, however, hardly have 
an appeal In America. 

Criminal Vogue 

Criminals ore a general vogrue. 
"Fahrt nacht der Sudsee" ("Pas- 
Eage to the South Sea"), by Bap- 
hard Blume, Is not up to much. Plot 
1» about a shipment of criminals 
being deported. There is a mutiny, 
prisoners kill everybody and ' take 
charge of the vessel, but quarrel, 
and the play ends in a wreck, both 
of the ship and of the plaji, 

"Moglo Love,'' French play by 
Lenormand,' at the Carl theater, 
dabbles in occultism.' Wldowea 
husband Is tortured by the question 
whether his wife mmmltted suicide 
or fell off the cliffs Into the ocean 
by accident. Secretary, with whom 
widower is in love, falls into trance, 
but it is not quite clear whether the 
author believes that it is really the 
spirit of the dead woman speaking 
through" tbe medium of the secre- 
tary ot whether she Is an uncon- 
scious swindler. Excellently acted, 
but a limited success. 

r'Clay in the Potter's Hand," 
Dreiser tragedy, at tiie Renalssance- 
buhne. Is another proof of the crim- 
inal craze. Play is successful, per- 
formance of Director Jamo In tho 
part of tbe bid father being espe- 
cially appreciated. 

Much Talked About 

Most talked about play of the 
spring, however, was one that was 
not produced. Hasendever's com- 
edy, "Mfirrlages Are Made In 
Heaven," was .a scandal hit in Ber- 
lin,' but various German communi- 
ties would not permit the perform- 
ance because one of the chief char- 
acters in it Is God tbe Father, who 
appears in the guise of an old gen- 
tleman wearing knee breeches and 
very, human withal. 

Relnhardt was about to produce 
the play in Vienna, where there Is 
no censor, but public resentment in 
advance Induced Castlgllonl, well- 
known banker, who is the owner of 
the Josefstadter . theater, which 
Relnhardt leases, to forbid the per- 
formance. It was taken - off after 
the dress rehearsal' and after much 
expense. 

A .complicated case has ensued, 
as the director of tho theatre has 
sued Relnhardt and Castlgllonl for 
damages. The verdict is yet uncer- 
tain. 



Irwin Sisters have offered to drop 
their case against Edmonde Guy 
if the French star will agree to no 
further court proceedings. Despite 
the slap on the Jaw from the hand 
of Edmonde, BllUe Irwin says her 
stay In France has been so cordial 
that she is wllllng.^to AverloAc the 
Indiscretion of a "Jealous player." 

Alfred Savoir is writing a comedy 
based on the life of Catherine the 
Great. Jose-Maria Sert, tbe Spanish 
mural painter, will design the set- 
tings. The play will be produced 
at tbe Capucines theatre in the 
fall. 

Cotton Club, which opened about 
two weeks ago under the direction 
of Jack Landorf, folded up last Fri- 
day. Jack says he should have 
waited nntil a few more American 
suckers arrived before swinging 
wide the doors. 



After a story appearing in one 
of the local papers to tbe effect 
that Alexandre Zubkoff, erstwhile 
husband of the Kaiser's sister, 
would be booted off the stage, the 
former dancer became very indig- 
nant. He says he Isn't a gigolo and 
that the lYench have no right to 
call him one. He added that hd 
trod the boards in Sweden and was 
acclaimed Bs a real tragedian. ' 



planatory captions. There were too 
many so-called cinema artists, the 
product of innumerable cinema 
schools, where very ofteii the riff- 
raff of the world congregate. Gov- 
ernment has stopped much of this, 
and there are now only a f^w 
schools, which are dying. Tbe Govr 
emment Is also opening a new de- 
partment for the supervision of the 
cinema. 

Polish themes are being used by 
some of the producers In Germany, 
•where -..tWi)-stQrIfifl.,.by._.Mme.,Zapol- 
ska are going to be filmed. OnbTs 
"Warsaw Fort" and the other "Sto- 
ries of the Sin"; also Tetmojer's 
"On the Rocky Podhale." . 

American films are shown here to 
a disadvantage; that Is, they are 
ruthlessly cut to make the program 
Shorter. 



Channlng Pollock provoked beau- 
coup de comment and publicity here 
when interviewed by the locals. He 
said; "'The. tyranny which domi- 
nates bureaucratio America has 
never been equaled by Russia, even 
In its stormiest .epoch." He says 
the way the dry and vice snooperp 
peer into one's private afCairs In the 
States is outrageous. 



The street singers which former- 
ly. covered the town like a tent were 
kept from complete annihilation by 
no other thon the stem prefect of 
police. Tbe yodellers were abou.t to 
get their demise when M. Chlappe 
stepped In and ordered that porks 
and public squares not encumbered 
by too much traffic might permit 
tbe vocal activities of the singers. 



Employees of the Parl-Mutuel 
system, the organization which runs 
the racetracks about Paris, avoided 
a deal of trouble here when they 
announced that they would not 
strike. Racing Is the vllle's most 
prominent daytime pastime. If the 
betting booths had closed down the 
"leisure society." could have stayed 
In the hay until nightfall. 



Former private in the U. 8. army, 
Mario Chamlee, tenor, is" about to 
make bis debut at tbe opera here, 
Mario is popular. 



Meyer Davis says.it is all wrong 
to call modem American music 
Jazz. He says our latest orchestras 
are eympbonlo bands that synco- 
pate. 



Although she only rated third 
place in the contest here. Miss 
Koopman, as Miss Holland, has been 
invited to Galveston to compete for 
the title of Miss Universe in the 
international beauty bunk. 



Paris got a new thrill when the 
24 Paramount Tiller girls performed 
on the roof of the theatre in their 
practice clothes. Gals Jammed traf- 
fic and so disconcerted the pedes- 
trians the gendarmes asked tbe 
management to halt the stunt. 



Australia 

By Erio Goiriok 



Sydney, March 13. 
Walking along Sydney's Times 
Square you meet the same familiar 
faces night after night. There's the 
little dwarf of uncertain age who 
sells peanuts near Fuller's; the 
candy butchers and fruit merchants 
next the Tivoli; the rather girlish 
young boy who waits every night to 
talk to chorus girls near the St. 
James; the two old bums who chase 
cigar butts near the Royal; the old 
woman who peddles drgarets out- 
side Her Majesty's, and the mind- 
your-car guys stationed at the Cri- 
terion. 

Daddy of the lot died some little 
tlm* ago. Known as "Brummy" — 
he was an old Irish clog dancer 
whose mania was assaulting the 
police. "Brummy" had the most 
perfect "raspberry" ever heard 
along the theatrical row; and be 
gave it to everybody when be had a 
few shots of booze aboard. 



Favlowa will begin her Australian 
se^on at Townsvllle with a north- 
ern tour. A special train will bring 
the coinpany east to appear over 
tbe W. T. chain of theatres. Fav- 
lowa is Just finishing a tour of the 
east. 



Suburban exhibits are waiting to 
cash in on tbe sound as quickly (us 
possible. Western Electric is anx- 
ious to get its equipment in tbe 
best neighborhood bouses and will 
not yet disclose who will be first to 
present tbe talkers out of town be- 
cause complications might arise with 
opposition shows owned by tbe big 
time managements in tbe suburbs. 



John C. Jones will take charge 
of Australasian Films, Ltd., froiQ 
March 18. Australasian Films were 
a unit of Union Theatres, Ltd., and 
handled the distribution end of films 
here. W. A. Gibson, a director ot 
Union Theatres, will now band over 
the control of company to Jones 
who was previously In charge of 
First National here. 



First batch <it Paramount talkers 
reached here last week. Shorts ln> 
dude, "Just One Word," "That 
Party In Person," and Ruth BttJng. 
An all-talker drama 'wltb "The 
Doctor's Secret," goes into either 
the Regent or Prince Edward for a 
run. 



Jan Rublnl has been booked by 
Leon Phillips to conduct the or- 
chestra at the Capitol. Melbo\ima 
Rublnl arrives this montb. 



Newfilm company formed in 
westem Australia wltb capital of 
$60,000. Company will begin work 
on "Modem Chariots," taken from 
story dealing wltb trotting races. 

Walter Lardenorff will re1>lae« 
Baron Oronica as bead of tbe Ufa 
and Cinema Art Films In Australia. 
Gronlca has been transferred t« 
Vienna. 

"In bid Arizona," Fox, has ar- 
rived hero and awaits release in 
dty theatre. 



Under the Union de Professeurs 
de Danse de France this country Is 
going to pick its champion hoofer 
from April 16 to 20. Prizes totaling 
30,000 francs will be distributed 
from all parts of the country. All 
kinds of stepping. 

Four American observers attend- 
ing the' European radio conference 
.at Prague passed through Paris. 
They are Hugh Pope L« Clair, as- 
sistant military attache at the 
American Embassy here; W. D. Ter- 
rell chief of the radio division of 
the Department of Commerce, Wash- 
ington; Laurence B, 'Whlttemoer 
and Gerald C. Cross. Wave lengths 
is the main subject, and this is 
probably why the American govern- 
ment decided to be' represented, but 
unofficially. 

Broadcasting on high frequencies 
in Europe is being dis.cussed and 
may affect the U. S. adversely, as 
the Washjngton conference came to 
ia'cTecIsroh onmWiTieHlICB. ' 



A email theatre is being built on 
the Rue Fontaine, next to the cab- 
aret which bore the name of Jose- 
phine Baker. Tiny playhouses, 
seating from four to five hundred 
have become the mode over here. 



"Dawa" will have its ptamiere in ' 
Perth, westem Australia, in March 
under the Hoyt management 

Melbourn* 

State theatre, Melbourne, had a 
smash opening last week. Tre- 
mendous crowds flocked to tbe 
bouse. Theatre is atmospherlo and 
the last word in lavishness. Owned 
and controlled by Union Theatres 
it is tbe greatest theatre In this 
country at present Two features 
used to open were "The Camera- 
man," ond "The Fleets In." 

Leon Rosebrcok and orchestra in 
pit and Frank Lanterman and Rene 
Lees at the consoles. Rosebrook 
had them applauding with some hot 
numbers, with the house , ballet 
cleaning up on neppy work, 

Deno and Rochelle ' did sonte 
splendid dancing. Finale had band, 
ballet and feature singers on stage. 

Melboume has never seen a the- 
atre like the State, and never be- 
fore witnessed tbe American idea 
of film entertainment. 



Melboume has not taken too 
kindly to the talkers and business 
pulled by tbe two wired houses has 
been rather disappolntlHg. '"Th» 
Red Dance" only clicked a four 
weeks run to average business, with 
the "Jazz Singer" pulling up splen- 
didly nights but weak daytimes. 
Business is nothing to that of Syd- 
ney where "Jazz Singer" Is still tre- 
mendous. 



Sydney business bos dropped off 
considerably at the Regent with 
"Mother Knows Best," and also at 
Prince Edward with "Street Angel." 
A funny angle to"Jazz Singer" is that 
the house where it Is being shown la 
owned by the Methodist (Jhurch, and 
as the churchmen are going Intj 
conforence, the house will bo dosed 
for two weeks and will then reopen 
•wlth-"Jazz-^lnger!i_still^centlnulnf_. 
on indef. 

With the except'on of the JolSpn 
picture, the Capitol with its. weekly 
r.h&nfxe polfcy of sllents. Is still do- 
ing the best business In town and 
has done so for the paist 47 weeks. 



V A R I E TT 



Wednesday, April 17, 1929 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OITICE 

HAL HALPERIN in Charg« 

Wood* Bldff^ Suite 604 
Phonesi Central 0644-4401 




PrefMtionalt hav* tha fraa tiaa of VarUty'a 
Chloage Offiea for Intermatlen. Mall may 
ba mdraaaad ear* Variaty, Weerfa Bidol 
Chieago. It will ba hald aubjaet to ealL 
ferwardad or advartiaad in Varlaty'a Lattar 
Liat. 



State- Lake 

It looks like this RKO pop stand 
Is headed for straight pictures. It It 
does vaudeville bookers will wonder 
how It came about. Right now no- 
body seems to be paying much at- 
tention. Last week, with "Syncopa- 
tion" on the screen, the Fred War- 
ing name in the picture was consid- 
ered a powerful draw here, and the 
billing splash proved the manage- 
ment thought the same. Yet, the 
booking department sent in an ex- 
pensive bill with the Mosconl unit 
and' Edna Wallace Hopper on top of 
the picture. Where the house stood 
a ohance to make some -money witit 
the picture alone, it was loaded with 
overhead. 

This week, with flags and bunt- 
ings proclaiming national NVA 
week, the house -etarts off with its 
first cut on its vaude, going from 
•even acts to five. This means four 
aolid shows a day for every act in- 
stead of allowing some of the acts 
to out a show. The State-Lake 
continues to get acts that played the 
Palace two weeks before.- On the 
current layout there is Bthel Waters, 
and the Happiness Oirls, both Pal- 
ace entrants a fortnight ago. If 
-that is an idea toward increasing, 
the $2 customers, somebody must 
be mist%ken. 

Acts arriving late Sunday morn- 
ing gave the first performance a 
eloppy appearance. The inadvertent 
apMtlng probably was looked after 
laterr- Bthel Waters did not belong 
la the next to shut , niche. No. '3 
would have been much more suit- 
able for the colored singer, who 
eliminated all but one of the "blue" 
ditties she dished at the Palace. 
Neither did. she sing "BU EIL" an- 
other Palace feature of hers follow- 
iBg some tart lyrics. It Is under- 
stood the State-lAke management 
declared Itself on these numbers. 
Biit she slipped, over the "Deacon" 
song, veiled smiit She managed to 
ellolt a . solitary encore, bvt the fapov 
was still hovering around the wings- 
when the house went cold on her. 
' The Happiness Girls, with Rose" 
Kessner and Naomi Morton, held 
down the "deuce" to no tumultuous 
returns. Those antics of Miss Kess- 
nec got some laughs, while Miss 
.Morton scored deservedly In front 
■of the band.. 

. Herbert Faye, assisted by Eddie 
HoManus, FUtrence Page and Bobble 
Russo, .. Aicanfered through their 
Bketchy routine with little anima- 
tion. Faye certainly can show more 
ginger. In its more wide-awake 



moments the Faye. turn measures up 
to standard, with the usual Faye 
comedy running throug.i it. Openers 
were Gaynor and Byron, two men 
on roller skates, gyrating on an ele- 
vated platform. They feature a toe 
to shoulder whirl that is an applause 
getter. Billy Wells and the Four 
Fayes, flash in three sets, closed. 
Paced too slow to holft 'em in. Would 
have done better earlier. Wells, a 
good eccentric dancer, might add 
more of that. Also he should decide 
whether he's working in pantomime 
or oyt lou^. 

The NVA coHection didn't go on 
until the second show; Main floor 
filled early to capacity, with a hold- 
out line at 2 p. m. Upper tiers 
didn't fore as well, with at least 
half the stalls' vacant. Screen fea- 
ture, "The Leatherneck" (Fathe), 
sound and dialog. Loop. 

Rits 

It's a sleeper jump out here. 
StlU there are a few agents who. 
own cars, so the boys get together. 
The Rltz is practically, the only 
show ' spot left playing more than 
two or three acts. And that only on 
Wednesday nights. .Dick Borgin, of 
the, Ass'n, boolcs the house. From 
six to eight acts is the schedule, 
with a special thrown in once In a 
while. Recently the house has been 



little, and the bill making no head- 
way. 

Third and feature aot was "Trip 
to Holland," six-piece string orches- 
tra In Dutch costumes and setting. 
Title means nothing. Muslo is a 
good mixture of pops and classics, 
played well, and the act will carry 
along on that without muob help 
from the setting or title. Met a 
frozen house here and couldn't thaw. 

Sid Lewis, single with a singing 
plant, took next-to-closlng and was 
among the martyrs. His comedy 
ordinarily would have caught on 
here. Nearest to getting any re- 
sponse were Alexander Bros, and 
Evelyn, who Juggle balls by throw- 
ing them down Instead of up. Sat- 
isfactory end-spotter. "Air Legion" 
(Pathe) feature, and,average biz. 

Bingy 



With the Swayne Gordon stock 
players ih the Op6ra House at War- 
ren, O., behind in salaries, Equity 
has demanded a bond and will re- 
turn the company to New York. 



Starting April 16, Great States* 
Majebtio in Bloomlngton will be 
open only Saturdays and Sundays, 
playing different vaudfilm bills each 
day. House previously has closed 
entirely for summer. 



Charles Rankin and Jack Lester 



CORRESPONDENCE 



All matter In CORRESPONDENCE refers to current week unlets 
etherwisa Indleatea. 

Tha elttes under- CorreBpondence in thia~ issue of Variety are as 
follewa and on pages: 



When in Chieago 
Vint Thete Hi$» 



SELWYN 



A Bombshell In the Theatre 

Richard Bennett 



The 



in "JARNEGAN" 

Low-down on Ho'lywood 



WOODS— Twice DaUy 

SBE— The Speotade of the Aaee HEAR 

DOLORES COSTELLO 

"NOAlfs~ARK" 

VITAPHONE 



WABNEB 
BB08. 



TalldiiK 
Flctoro 



Uatlnces 



NEW 

APOLLO Wednesday and Saturday 
On tlie Site ot the Old Olympic 
SEASON'S SEVflAllONI 

MAE WEST 

■ IN 

"DIAMOND LIL" 

THE MOST-TALKED-OP STAR AND 
PLAT IN THE WORLD 



A A. H. WOODS' * 
DELPH I 



Matinees Wednes- 
day and Saturday 
A. n. WOODS' EASTEB OIFT 

FAX BAINTER 

in "JEALOUSY" with 

JOHN HALLIDAY 

Breeli from 0 months In New York 



MATINEES 
WED. & SAT. 



BLACKSTONE 

A. I>. ESrIniiaerVk Harry jr. Powers, tSgn. 

AH Other Mystery PUys Are Dedtlme 
Stories Compared to This One 

DRACULA 



FRI ANCFRM'A.TINEBS WBDNEB 
EiIU^IlObnQ^Y^I^D SATURDAY 
0BB THE VANISHING WHIPPET CAR 
AND 10 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 

THURSTON 

abe Fanioos Hoalolan and His Daushier 
JAtTE, SlD^lngi Doneliir ConiedleBne 



BRONX 79 

BROOKLYN 78 

BUFFALO 76 

CHICAGO 76 

CLEVELAND ,79 

DALLAS 77 

DES MOINES 79 

INDIANAPOLIS 78 

LOS ANQELE8 78 

MINNEAPOLIS 79 

MONTREAL 76 



OAKLAND 78 

PITTSBURGH , 7? 

PORTLAND, ORE 79 

ROCHESTER 77 

ST. LOUIS 76 

SAN FRANCISCO 78 

SEATTLE 77 

SYRACUSE 77 

TOLEDO 76 

TORONTO 77 

WASHINGTON ....76 



spending money by playing five acts 
on Sundays and throwing in kid 
shows on I Saturdays. Strictly a 
suburban >Btand, going in tor neigh- 
borhood. contests, grab-bags, raffles, 
etc. 

Rain knocked off a lot of trade 
this nightt Seven turns didn't bring 
out. much outside of some pretty 
raw and suggestive material. Just 
the sort of stuff that has helped the 
picture houses. At least three turns 
unloosed one or more questionable 
cracks. 

In the opening act, Paige and 
Jewett, girl uses a line any manager 
Is entitled to rule out. More filth, 
more subtle and more poignant, was 
delivered by Brennan and Dale, 
again by the femme. Another of- 
fender was Wilson and Ardell. In 
neither ot the coses was the dirt 
funny or important. 

.General layout not bad. Paige 
and Jewett did only fairly in the 
ante spot with their wheel routine. 
Pavis Sisters (New Acts), two 
stufining brunets with dancing feet, 
don't look suitable for vaude. Work- 
ing in one even No. 2 was too big 
for them. They belong in the pic- 
ture houses. Brennan and Dale af- 
fect a' collegiate style at first but 
later meander. Talk of the mixed 
couple is indifferent, with the l^igh 
powered blue lines injected for sup 
port. As a further breach of eti 
quette, they took not less than five 
bows and milked through to another 
encore. 

Cold Moon Co. is a conventional 
Indian act, opening with "Love 
Call." Vocal and instrumental by 
three male redskins with two white 
girls, badly made up, pacing through 
aero - contortionistic steps. Gals 
might at least have been dressed to 
look the part Cold Moon is the 
chief, in full regalia, with a fair 
tenor. Lang and Devlne, two-man 
comedy team, scored laughs on 
Lang's Dutch dialect. 

Wilson and Ardell, another mixed 
comedy couple,- heldf up only at the 
finish'' on- Wilson's sax. Sweet 
Revue, song and dance flash; closed. 
Consists of a mixed quartet and two 
specialty dancers, one of whom is 
a wholesomely pretty girL Routines 
in need of revamping. Drags but 
picks up for a saving finish. On the 
screen, "Ned MoCobb's Daughter" 
(Pathe) . Loop. 

Englewood 

^Ju8l""fair~8tuff ~hef e~6ii "tirS"lHBr 
half, even for fatttlly time, and cus 
tomers unusually cold. Opener was 
Charles Cross ond Co., gent draping 
costumes on two models while they 
sing. Neither oC the models is 
really that, and the act's s.a. Is 
pretty light. Number two had. Har- 
vey, thin-voiced tenor in baggy 
clothes and whitcffice, Singing bal- 
lads with gng intcnntssions, Did 



booked to augment the special Mae 
Murray unit at the Granada and 
Marbro. They start 26 weeks for 
Fanchon and Marco in Los Angeles 
April 26. 



W. R. Evans, of Osage, W, Va., 
has taken the Liberty, Morgantown. 
Opened April 8 with tabloid. 

Howard Ehrat has purchased the 
Glen theatre, on the northwest side, 
froim William 'Varenhorst^— ' 

J. B. Kairis sold the Fox, Seaton- 
vllle, ni., to D. C. Obeito. 



Block and Sully, comedy team, 
have been booked by B&K for an 
Oriental unit, opening July 6. Lang 
and Haley, alqp from, vaude, go on 
the same route a nu>nth later. 



Fisher, Michigan and Capitol, 
Publlx operated, go from Saturday 
to Friday openings, starting April 
26. 



A. B. McCoIIum,, dowostate pic- 
ture house operator, has increased 
his holdings by purchasing the Mid- 
state Chain Theatres, five houses 
through Illinois. They include the 
Central at Falrbury, Majestic at 
Paxton, Colonial at Urbana and the 
CUntonla and "K" theatres at Clin- 
ton. McCollum previously held th" 
Lorraine in Hoopeston and the 
Blackstone, Dwight, 111. Deal was 
consummated with E. A. Ramsey, 
president of the Midstate company. 

Annual frolic of the B. & K. and 
L. & T. personnel is being held to- 
night (Wednesday) at the Madison 
Street Clubhouse. Preparation for 
2,400 employes. 

'White City Amusement Park cel- 
ebrates its silver Jubilee on the 
opening of its 25th season'May 16. 
All rides and attractions are being 
renovated. 

Staff Includes Herbert A. Ry- 
field, pres.; W. P. Higgins, mgr.; 
Ted Weber; publicity; Frank Sant- 
sohl, electrician; Jim Tlnney, con- 
ventions; Ted Lllienthal, ouUngs; 
Sam Gordon, Sam Robblns and 
Jack Zemai), concessions. 



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WASHINGTON/ D. C 

419 Tha Aivonna 
1629 Columbia Road, N. W. 
Telaphono Columbia 4M0 



By HARDIEMEAKIN 
BeIas«o (Sbubert) — Jane Cowl in 

'Paolo and Francesca." 

National (Erlanger-Bapley) — Steve 
Cochran's stook. 

Poll's (Ehubert)— Dark; Apr. II, Helen 
Hayes. i' 

Strand — ^Uutaal bur. 

Picture* 

Colombia— "Broadway Helodf" (M 
week). 

Earle— "Wild Party." 

Fo» — "Stronff Boy." 

Met — "Canary Mnrder Cose." 

Palooe — "Flying Fleet." ; , 

Slalto— "Show Boat" (April II (or 
run), . , 



UniversaV reopens its Rlalto April 
22 with "Show Boat" (U) for a run. 
"Syncopation" (Radio) will follow. 
Corbin Shield Is back again doing 
publicity. 

Fox is utilizing routines, cos- 
tumes and settings ot ■ some of 
Roxy's dance numbisrs from New 
York. 



Traveling Washington . ' theatre 
personages Include Harry Rapley, 
owner of the I{4tlonal, no w.l^: Eu- 
rope, and Fralik Morse,, forme d, e. 
ot the Post, who Is' shortly to leave 
tq see Gilbert Mlllier'a ' n^w ones in 
London. v ^ • 



Ralph Palmer, c e. of' the News, 
reviewed the French musical .com- 
edy company at Poll's In "Ta 
Bouohe." Palmer didn't ..like It emd 
Poll's ad went out of the News, 
Back Saturday, though, with ad- 
Vance iannouncement of Helen Hayea 
homecoming week of April 22. 



"Congal," with Helen Menken at 
the Belasco lost week, came in for 
some cuts due to . police censors. 
Dailies picked It up and rather pan- 
ned the censoring copper;^. 

Happy Felton's Silvertown Cord 
Orchestra goes into a second week 
at Wardman Park. 



Strand, Mutual burlesque; has a 
couple of more weeks before the 
summer closing. 

1 

TOLEDO 

By E. H. .GOODING 

PalacHS — W. H. Wrfght stooET 

PanunonBt (wired) — "Wott Song", and. 
stage unit. 

vlta-Teinple (wired) — "Smcopatlon." 

Pantheon (wired) — "His CapUve 
Woman" 2d week). . ^ 

State (wired)— "Girt on Barge.** 

TaleBtlne wired) — '-'strange Cargo.** 

BlvoU— Vaudflim (Pan). 

Keith's— VaudBlm. . 

Empire — ^Motual bur, 

World (wired) — Change. 

Ohio (wired)— Change. 

Donald Foster and Frances Dale, 
who opened the Wright stock a year 
ago at the Palace, are returning as 
leads. These exit: Milton Ricks, 
Mabel Mehaffle, Catherine Hackett 
and 'Virginia Zollman. 



The Palace In . Peoria, Great 
States house, starts combination 
dramatic stock and vaude with plc- 
rniTBs- ttjaay-(weairesaay)r-Vttud6 
the first half and dramatic stock the 
last 



Herbert Ellsburg, chief press man 
of the L, & T. circuit, has assumed 
the exploitation dtities left vacant 
by the resignation 6f Jules Moss. 



Edwin Silverman has taken over 
the Embassy, south side film grind. 



Saturday night "whoopee shows" 
being .discontinued at the Par- 
amount. Only pictures to be shown 
henceforth at midnight ' session. 
Performers have to make all night 
ride to reach here for Saturday 
opening, and extra midnight show 
is too tough. Reiiorted some of the 
audiences not too well behaved, 
either. Dwight Brown out as or- 
ganist. Nobod'y yet booked to re- 
place. 



Publix acquisition of the I>rin- 
cess reported all set tJnderstood 
silent house to be wired for grind. 

MONTREAL 

By C. W. LANE 
His afajestr's — French Musloals, 
Prtooess — ''Rain or Shine." 



(M 



Capitol— "The Dummy.' 
wee^*" "S«'a'l''»y Melody" 
I«ew's— "Spite Marriage." 
Imperial— "Tojcl la." 
Stnnd — Changes. 
JEmpress — Changes. 
Orpheom — Stock. 
Oayety— Burlesiiue. 

Big news of the week is the sale 
of His Majesty's theatre (legit) to 
Consolidated Theatres Corp., which 
operates the Orpheiim stock and 
Qaiety burlesque bouses here, to- 
gether with four Btadn neighborhood 
picture theatres and two others In 
Sherbrooke. Present bookings at 



His Majesty's will be continued ana 
stock company may move there l5S 
from) Orpheum. Price was aroi«n« 
$190,000. 

Last echoes of the Laurier-Palana 
film theat^ fire three years 'w^^ 
when 78 children lost their Itvec 
were heard last week when the dhr 
paid parents and guardians 1260 foi 
each child killed in consideration :ai 
foregoing all claims. This worhl 
out at around $19,000, since som! 
parents who had already token ao« 
tions had to be content with %2tt 

Children's Act, banning childrea 
under 16 from flicl<ers, Is slippliui 
More and moire neighborhoods ut 
admitting the 'youngsters without 
anyone batting an eye. Should qot 
be long now bctfore the main stemi 
follow the example. Will help when 
the.- tourists > and conventions- begin 
to pile into the city. ^ 

Park theatre, Verdun, in outskirto 
of Montreal, wired last week and 
gathered calpacity bojises. Francait 
.another neighborhood house down< 
town, is also wlired and has beea 
building grosses. Eight neighbofk 
hood theatres of. United Amuse* 
mehta will follow suit by August 

ST. LOUIS 

By EO M. CRIQLER 

Amertoui — ^Dark. 

Ambassador — "Close Harmony"; stait 
ehow. — '.TM 

FM — "Hearts In Dixie"; stage show. 

Orand-^Vaudfllm, . 

Qmnd G^ntrat-^'Queea of th^ Night 
Clubs"; shorts. 

iLoew** State — "Duke Steps OaVi 
shorts.' 

Hldtewn — Dark. 

° aOsaoarl — ' Jlls Captlre Woman" ; staai 
show. 

St. I««ls — "SynoopatloD"; R-KhK 
vaad«. . . ' 

Oarrlek — Mutual biirlesdue. 
Uber^— Burlesqne. 
Shabert-Blalto— "Royal Family." leglfc 

.Leonid Leonardl, musical director 
at the Missouri, baa become aq 
American- citizen after five and 
half years in the U. S. 



Past tiyo weeks added 200 n.ew 
subscribers to the Municipal Opeii 
Association's books. New seat ret«: 
ervations have a cash Value of qion 
thani $|.00O, thua.lncreasing the seat 
orders for thO 11th summer season 
to $90,000 a new record. 



"Royal Family," legit, playing at 
the Shubert-Rlalto this week, wttl< 
close the Grand boulevard play^ 
house for the season. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEV BURTON 

Teck — "Gay Faroe." 
Erlanger— "Blackbirds." 
Boltaio-^"Vrolt Song." 
OentUT— "Broadway ^elody." 
Hipp— -''Noisy Neighbors." 
Oreat I^kes — "Sonny Boy." 
I/afoyette— "Cove In the Desert." 



Revival ot activity in legit book< 
ipgs, which began here this weel 
with "Macbeth" at the Teck, con*: 
tinues with "Gay Parse" at the Teol|i 
this week and "Blackbirds," "Bl» 
Hita" and "Night Hawk" underline^: 
for tho Erlanger the balance of thll 
month. 



Now reliably reported that Jamea^: 
Thatcher will open-> summer stock 
at the Eflanger next month. 



Great Lakes theatre is still indefl< 
nite as to inclusion of stage presen«: 
tations in its programs. { 




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laundry, shoes, etc., are sent out or returned. 

Nearest Hotel to Downtown Theatres 

The Morrison stands closer than any other hotel to theatres, stores and railroad 
stations. Yet, at this central location, rooms are rented -for $2.60 to $6 that would 
cpst $6 to $8 in any other leadmg hoteL Store sub-rentals here ate so valuable 
that they pay ail the ground rent, and the saving is passed on to the guests. 

The Terrace Garden and Boston Oyster House 

At these two famous restaurant^ the intimate,^ carefree atmosphere has /won 
international celebrity. In the Terrace Garden the light, vivacious dance music 
and sparkling entertainments hav^ made it a favorite rendezvous for lunch, dinner 
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SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 
WMInc — Morpby Blown Players. 
r Keltb'H— Vandnim. 
State— Vatidfllm. 
Templo— Mutual bur. and film. 
Strand — "Wby Bo Obod?" 
J^mplre— "Hearts ID Dixie,** 2d week. 
Ei'kel — "Sins of tbe Fathers." 
BrlKhton — Vaadfllm. . 

Julie Ring, who played In the Ctal 
company of . "Excess Baggage," 
Joined the Murphy-Brown stock 
here this week for the local produc* 
tlon of the comedy.-— ^H.- ■ J. Brown, 
director and Joint operator of the 
company with Ralph Murphy, has 
again been forced to postpone a trip 
east .as he starts on a western this 
week. 



Mutual'e "Bowery Burlesquers" Is 
playing the Temple here under an 
alias this week. Caring little for 
the old title, the Robbins manage- 
ment substituted "Hollywood Fol- 
lies." 



RCA Photophone'a Inaugural at 
Keith's Sunday gave tbe house 10 
per cent, better biz than normal. 
"Thi Dummy" (Par) Is the house's 
first sound film. Reproduction on 
opening day was ragged. 

Louise D. Mcintosh, p. a. for the 



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Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc. 




Riviera, has turned the Job over to 
his son, .a university student. 

Possession of the Empire, one of 
Syracuse's two Independent main 
stem houses, changed hands on 
Saturday, passing from the Syra- 
cuse Empire Theatre Corporation to 
the Central City Empire - Theatre- 
Corp. in a $60,000 deil. The new 
corporation is controlled by Jacob 
Karp, owner of the Cameo, neigh- 
borhood house; Ephralm Bettigole, 
manager of the Swan for the Fitz- 
ers, and Eva Fltzer Bettigole. The 
deal provides the new owner does 
not assume the film obligations of 
the old company, which had bought 
some 17 Fox productions as well as 
a number of Universal releases. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By DON RECORD 

- I.yceam — Dark. 
Temple— Stock, 

Ror-hester — "Coaaette"; vaude. « 
Kclth'»— Vandnim. 

Eastman — "Close HarmoDy"; stage 

nhow. 

riecndllly — "Tons War." 
Besent— "Sins of Father." - 
Fay's — "Speakeasy." 
Strand — Change. 
Hamlly— "Tellow Pass." 
Gayety — Dark. 
Vlotorla — Mutual bur. 



Cukor-Kondolf stock company at 
Temple includes Sylvia Sidney and 
Alexander Klrkland, leads; Aline 
MacMlllan, George Graham, Charles 
Richie, Mary Gllden, Joseph Allen- 
ton, Sir John Dunn, Violet Season, 
Julia Stuart, Florence Stewart, Ben 
Baker, Marvin Kline. Latter stage 
manager: Elmer Brown, director. 



Eugene Curtis, publicity for Pub- 
lix here, shifted to New York. Don 
Chambers takes local charge. 



Pay's drops children's prices to 
16 cents at all. times. House not 
drawing too well, due to location 
and age of theatre. 



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SEATTLE 



By DAVE TREPP 

Seattle — "Betrayar*; Pabllx show, 
nftb ATcnae— "Voice of City"; F. A 

H. show. 

Colisenn — "What a Night.'* 

Bine Hense — "Coquette." 

Haslo Box — "The Rescue" (2d week). 

Paiitagos— Vaudfllm. 

Orpheum — Vaadfllm. 

Winter Garden— "Sllka and SaUn." 

Ceionbla — "Shop Worn AngeL" 



Ray Jones has resigned at the Or- 
pheum to become assistant to man- 
ager Lew Golden at the new. Fox. 
Ray Cooper succeeds Jones at the 
Orpheum. 

Syd McDonald, assistant to Char- 
ley Thai!, Fox theatre district man- 
ager, accompanied by his bride. Is 
back from Salt Lake, Bride Is Al- 
Uvette Berwick of Dallas, Tex., wed- 
ding taking place In Salt Lake City, 

Sylvester Horsch, for three years 
with Pan here, hsis gone into com- 
mercial work. 



John Bowles, of Spokane, now on 
stair (publicity) of Fox here. 



Monday (April 16) KOMO put 
special vaude program over air ad- 
vertising opening of Fox theatre 
this Friday. 



Edward Fisher, pioneer booker in 
Northwest, back at his desk after 
three months of serious Illness. 



DALLAS 



Hajestle — "Syncopation"; vaude. 
Palace — "Coquette"; unit. 
Melba — "Sonny Boy," 
Capitol— "Show Boat." 
Old Mtll— "Carnation Kid." 
Sbowhoase— "Trial of Marf Dugan" 
(stock). 
Blt« — Pictures. 
Bagdad— Phil Phillips band. 



"Show Boat" opened at Ray Stin- 
nett's Capitol April 1 for indefinite 
run. Second week now at 76c. top 
with s. r. o, biz. 



Elm Street has jthe heaviest line- 
up ot bills for the past years. 
"Sonny," Melba; "Coquette," "Syn- 
copation," Palace, and "Show' Boat," 
Capitol, bringing all patrons out'. 
Since Xmas somewh|it slow. In spite 
of several big pictures offered at 
couple of the -bigger chouses. , . _ 



Governor Dan Moody, recently 
vetoed a bill validating Sunday per- 
formances in Texas. This bill has 
hung fire for some time, and has 
somewhat been modified so that it is 
left up to the. different cities and 
towns to decide whether or. not to 
have blue laws. 

The Moody veto tbeoretlcaUy takes 



th^s right away from the- city coun- 
cils, but no definite action has been 
taken so' far to close Sunday shows 
and chances are that It wUl ride. 

At present only the bigger cities, 
Dallas, Ft. 'Worth, Houston, Sad 
Antonio, Austin. 'Waco, "Wichita 
Falls, El Paso." Beaumont, and Gal- 
veston indulge In Sundays. ' 

"The Red Robe" wlU play at the 
State Fair of Texas this foil. State 
Fair nms 17 days. 



TORONTO 

By G. A. 8. 
Royal Aleixandra — D*byly Carte Co. 
PrinccM — "Macbeth" (Florence Reed). 
Empire — S tock. 
Victoria— Stock. 

Uptown — "Close Harmony"; stage 
show. 

TItoU — "Broadway Melody" (Sd week). 
Pantagea— "Nothing to 'Wear"; vaode; 
I.oew's — "Fugitives": vaude. 

Hippodrome "Haunted Rouse"; 

vaude. ^ 

Pahiw "Panoing Sangbter"; vande. 
Bloor— "Submarine" ; vaude. 
Bminymede — "Jimmy 'Valentine"; 
vande. 

Collseara — Boxing bouts; military 
show. 

Ontario censors are trying to co- 
operate with distributors of souna 
pictures. Have tentatively agreed 
that where dialog is cut visible por- 
tion of film will remain,' and vicr 
"versa. 



'While there are no cabarets here, 
King Edward Hotel is cnrtently us- 
ing a few floor act9. 

Count Ila Tolstoy is In "Winnipeg 
a^ter 10 weeks' cament cxpltratlon 
In the far north for the A-nerlcan 
Museum of NaturaV History. Hor- 
ace Ashton and W. J. Case! turned 
the- cranks. 

Confederation Amusements, Mont- 
real, has .taken over the Cartier, 
1,200-seatcr. ' 



PITTSBURGH 

By HAROLD W. COHEN 

NUon— "Rio Blta" (return). 
AlTiB— "Hollo. TenTMir." 
Pitt — Sharp stock. 
Academy — Mi>t«al bur. 
Picture* 
Fenn-^"Redskln": Publtz nalt. 
ftanley — "Wolf Song"; stage show. 
Omnd — "The I,etter." 
Aldlne — "Broadway Melody" (M 

Wf"*lc>. 

Enrlght — "Quten of Night Clut^l 
stoRe show. 

, JJb«rt.T— "The Besone," 
Betrent — "Why Be Good." 
Olymnic-^hange. * 
Har¥4s---'VRndfllra. 
Sheridan Bqoarc — Vaadfllm. 

Nixon and Atvin go djfk after 
this week foir the season. Nixon, 
however, will reopen for one . week. 
May 27, to house "Three Cheer*.** 
Legit season here shortest In yean. 

^™ * 

AI Kaye, formerly with Loew or- 
ganization, has been signed to su- 
pervise technical end of stage- qhowa 
at Stanley. 

Little theatre organizations trying, 
tc^put over Idea of staging open-air 
plays In city and county parka Mr 
summer. . - ' 



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loew's State Bldg.. Suite 1221-22 
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LOS ANGELES 



Pr«f*u«en«l« h«y« Mm tr** «•• Vamtya 
Lm AngtiM Offie* for •ntermatisn. Mail 
may b* addrMMd ear* Variaty Leaw'a 8uu 
BMo* SuiU 1181 <a koe Angeiaa. It ka 
held aubieat to oaii w temarM. ar m^^if- 
Hmo tfi Vanaty a Watta»>iat. , 



picture on a split week basis. It 
was formerly booked by Ass n. 

Ray Jones, assist, at the Orpheum, 
Seattle, for past year, leaves to be- 



Pant&gds 

For the second v,ued In a row, the 
brand ot vauUe was considerably 
above pur. Great laugh.i^g. i^^ii, anu 
t'aat's what the cusiuniers relisa. 
Even Bert Lyiell's NVA plea on the- 
screen bore fruit. 

Lalng Bros.,, a^lophonlsts, opened 
and showed pro^cle.icy, even U taci. i Ray Mcuray. i"™"^ '1'"""^^ NaJ I the ^autho'r ~ln"'8tttr"pirt She has 
opening ond closing nuin»ew sounu- | shrine Auditorium here,_boueht^Nat| the autnor_iii f ^^^u . on«.^^^ 



Additional wage claims tor. 991 
nied with State lAbor Commlaalon 



Gerrlt J. Lloyd, of the D. W. Orlf- 
flth unit, is ^rlUnp adaptation wiu 
come'ass'C'^Sd publicity for the new I dialog on "Cradlp of the Deep,"_blo- 
Pox In that city. graphical tole of Joan LowelL GriT- 

tox in iMuv w jr ftth Is scheduled to start production 

Ray McCray. former manager of June 1 at United Artists lgt;^w}th 

Kay iiaci. w. i<'»i'_°_ , =^ | jauthor in star part She nas 

had previous experience ' as- extra 



ed a bit loud. In Uie deuce spot was Farnum booking aeency from Mrs. . - rrj had bit in "The 

comedy talking and singing sty.eu i>earl Famum, widow of the }" ,?*>"y?*^'' "* 

"At the Meiropoutan." x \/o men booker. Office will continue to ope- uoia Kusn. 

and a fenime, latter doing lUlian rate under the Farnum name, . _ ^ ti„ii„™,»,i 

character start by kidding tempera- , . . u Zanb Grey returned to Hollywood 

mental opera stai's. Male tenor warr , Eva Southern confined to home after a >nlne months tour or ine 

bles "Pagllaccl," reveaUng ex,cenent in Hollywood by sprained back and I south Seas: He was aocompanied 

bipes. After more patter both maies possible fracture of right hip, re- 1 by a cameraman who aimed all his 

duet, with ail Joining for a snatcii celved In automobile accident | actions while on the trip. Grey is 

ot opera for finale. Lead songster, . at Paramount studies to act as tech_ 

Introduced as ' Murphy," sang "-da Lance Heath, pubUijlty represen- nlcal advisor on "Stairs of Sand. 

Machree" for an encore and mopped, tatlve Gloria Swanson, operated on his latest story now being produced 

Billy Farrell Co, In the trey, for at Roosevelt Hospital here for by them, 

a cleanup. Farrell Is using his dafl. .otomach uicer. 1 

better than 60 but stl.l nimble anu O. H. Brlggs. ot, New York, aales 

spry and Louise Arnbld, who can Jack Gain, execuUve manager manager of the DuPont Pathe Film 



executive , 

wabble nicely and Is a flapper. Gag Paramount west coast etudiij, un 
Is about a fresh actor and his ne\. dergolng minor operaUon at Hoiiy- 
wlfe going home to visit the old I #ood HospltaL 
folks. Second scene shows the old! • . . • 
home, and then dad deimonstrdtcsl Kdwin Caretve Productions again 
be can still hoot. Miss Arnold chantc sued for salary claims ot extras, 
a soprano solo, Farrell does some- when R- N, Bnnlston, Arthur Heg- 
llvely eccentric soft shoe stepping nler* Jack Perry and W. Eagle 



against R( ' rt Callahr i. rodeo pro- 
moter. Complainants are Abe lief- 
ton, barker, and Princess Neala and 
Nea Lee Hoffman, pertormertt 

Wage claims for iS8 filed wttb 
State. Labor Commission by Caro- 
line Morey, entertainer, against 
Udell & ^helton, operators of Pow- 
Wow cafe, Whlttlier. 

University of California Is spon- 
soring a film library of current uni- 
versity history, to >be filmed, as It 
haippena, and presented for enter- 
tainment of freshmen and others In 
future yeara 

. Recent changes In ownership of 
picture housea In Los Angeles terri- 
tory Include the following: 
Rlalto, El Monte, sold by B. L, 



Corporation, Is here for three weekF Sanborn, to .fesse Jones: Plaza, 
on business. Visits will be semi- Hawthorne, sold by Pacific Coast 
annual In future. Theatres to B. J. Haas and' S. O. 

Molstan; McFarland, at MoFarland. 



stage presentatlona To replace tha 
ao^ the talker bill will be embel. 
llshed with talking shorts. 

Musical program will be retained 
Concert orchestra Is to appear eao^ 
performance. - Organ recitals also. : 



and father and son do a comedy 
dance for a flnlshc 

Next to shut was Roger Williams 
with probably -best line of Imita- 
tions heard hereabouts In many a 
month. Clicked solldljr:' Femme, In- 
troduced as Alice Corday. long oh 
looks. Closing spot held Arthui 
Petley Co.-, three males and temmc 
doing an aerial turn with Petley In 
Jectlng the laughs. Both funny and 
sensational, and the customers were 
llbefel. On the screen, "Cloar thcr 
Decks," U talker. Bdteardt, 

Downtown crowds received a thrill 
. when an airplane equipped with e 
'^firloud speaker circled the business 
section du'lng noon-day rush, bpir 
ator caroling pop bong'hlts. Also 
the new "voice of- the air" type of 
advertising, 



Harry Munns, Ch'cago theatrloal sold by John Cardlckls to John Tol 
attorney. Is here with his family on takls. 
a combination 'business end vaca- I , 

tlon sojourn. Hal Roach will make two-reel 

. comedy, "Madame ^ Q," directing 

Monte Blue Is In the HoUywood himself. Picture will be made.en- 
hospltal undergoing operation for tlrely In courtroom . set as all- 
slnus trouble. talker. Jocelyn Lee will have name 

part and Edgar Kennedy will be the 

Allleen Prlngle will be co-featured judge 

,wlth Pranklyn Pangborn In "Tons 

Robhv Mayo former aost director of Money," English farce, to be piaza (pictures), Hawthorne, Cal, 
t W^Lrs toVastcLtSg director staged at the Vine Street starting recenUy eold by Pacific Coast The. 
Zi vi^%Atten^\n^clag Harvev April 21. - atres to E, J. Haas and S. O. Mol 

?^»fi^^Ln? t!;ttir BOM stad, has gone non-union. House Is 

*?nSt^S^L«ti^ter "SyncopaUon." produced by RKO. wired for sound, with management 

studios as nes t caster . i to„o^ the current run of inslsUng If can't afford two oper- 

Betsy Ross, five year old daughter I "Speakeasy" at Criterion. \ ators, as required by union, 

of Jack Robs, secretary to Carl 



Orpheutn and Golden Gate par*- 
tlolpated In the naitlohal Jubilee ot. 
the N. V; A. Sunday night Annual' 
benefit held at midnight April e at' 
the Golden' Gate, collected about^ 
$6,000. ■ • ■ 

BROOKLYN 

By JO ABRAMSON .. . 

' Weite'n BntoblyB^'The Fnnt fts»,'%' 
Unjestle— "Night Hawk." 

Werba'* Flathnnh-^'Batohelor Father.*V 

Boa evaml— "Marry the Uaa." 

StmiMi— "Weary River." 

F*s— "Strons Bay'.'; vau<1e. 

|!afaaMiBat-S'Hole In WalU' 
show. - . ■ •• 

Alb««— "Tli«nSAkedown" : vaude. . 

Wcrba'a Jamal» — "Shannona ati 
Broadway" (atock),' 

Rlvcm— Stock. . ^ _ . ' ^ , 

IiM>w'B Uet— "Bellamy Trial": vande. . 

Orphenm — "U Can Be Done'!: vauda. 

Rtar — "Sngar Bablea" (Mut. bur.). 

'aajretr — "Qlrla f rotn ' Rappyland" iUati 

''"Sk' Oeofire— "Plying Fleet." 
Moniart^"Dreani Street" 



ataii^; 



started action through State Labor 
Commission to recover $12.60 each 
alleged salary due. 

Nile, Bakersfleld, •Cat, now play 
|ng five Ass'n. acts Sundays. 



ro-.™™r«, Br ■ hna hnen made a I Widening of Gower street 10 feet I Morris D. Waxman, who fornjerly 
^™ iS;-^o'K„ ?2.inV^?v6n a oart will result In Columbia cutting four operated the Waxman Players In 
?„"':fS"iS^ni?.J^*?lfflrESS^ :eet out. of_ a .".^ toot frontage Buffalo,^ has- tea^^^ , Capitol 



Announcement made this week 
that J. P. Day, noted realtor, waa 
planning to raze Manhattan Beach' 
and replace It with a new bathing 
establishment. Day recently pur- 
ohased the Parkway Baths. New 
bathing site will have room for 10." 
000 parked cars, a baseball diamond^. ( 
polf course and handball , courts. - 
Expects to open summer '30. 

One ' new attraction here thla 
week, "Marry the Man." comedy, 
Vivian Martin, at the Boulevard. 



In "Harmony Lane." featuring Eddie 
Leonard for Universal. 



stage and office building and mov- 

log back that far. Chadwick studio 

„ . „ ," also win be moved back same dls- 

Broadway," now "n Its finaJ weea i ^ • 



(downtown), opening May 16 as an 
Art theatre. Initial production wUr 
be "The Dybbuk." * 



Wage claim of Elbert C. Slsslon I 
for $141, filed, with State Labor | 



at the Vine Street la In the cut 
rates. Balcony seats are belm han- 

Wllllp-n J. Garrlty, chief engineer 1 ?Jrl,„^y f^*;" 'T'SJifonSfnces I — — 
of the DeForrest company. Is here t?"*''*"'^"^ . '""^i, SSn iS^-^nns Cemmlsslon against Nancy Carrol: 
f^m nJ^5 T^k to ^""^land her husband. Jack Klrkland. 

tests o- Dteney sound on film port- <>' "^n^y AprUZl. 

I B. G. Zambrlno, actor, filed suit 
, with State Labor Bureau agdlnsi 
Alfred Werker will make Interiors I Su^rlor Distributing Co.. picture 
for Fox's "Chasing Through Bu- 1 producers, to recover $18.60 alleged 

back salary for wrk aa an extra 



rope." David Butler '^ade the) 
exteriors In Europe, but cannot fin- 
ish pubject on account of working | 
on "Fox's Movietone Follies." 

Gaston Glass Is signed by Jamef 
Cruze on five-year contract First | 
work Will be In "Hnpplness Insur- 
ance." adaptation of South Ameri- 
can story by Arturo S. Mom. 



With the opening of "Syncopa- 
tion" (film) at the Criterion, house 
will dispense with Its orchestra 
Creatores band has been featured 

for the past month and will con- 

scenarltf^writer, dismissed by Dep- tlnue du:lng the ruii of "dpeak- 
jity State Labor Commissioner easy," which terminates this week. 
Chas. F. Lowy. " Saving will be $2,000 a week. 

Change In booking plans brings Henry Halsted. who recently com- 
'The Bachelor Father" from the pleted an enga:gement with his hand 



Jackie Taylor band replaceU 
Henry Halstead at Hotel Roose- 
velt 

Ruth Renlck still figuring on open- 
ing a beason of dramatic stock ai 
the Orange Grove theatre. So far 
no definite starting date set 



mid-west direct to the Belasco here, 
.following four weeks of "The PI 
rate," which gets under way April 
22. "Coqiiette." with Helen HayeR 
originally Intended to follow "The 
Pirate," ~has been set back until 
about July 1. 



"The Brass Bowl" will be Lou 
Seller's^ext directing Job for Fox. 
Frank Haslett Brennan will writ 
Bdaptat!on and dialog for this LouIp 
Joseph Vance tale. 

Charles Klein will do- screen dl 
rectlon of Fox's "The 5'cent of Sweet 
Almonds," Donald Gallaher dlirect 
Ing dialog. 



After a year and two months on 
tour In "The Scarlet Woman," 
. , Pauline Frederick closes her season | 
"Foursome," ma'e quartet booked in Chicago April 2T. She returns at 
by the local William ^Morris office |o„ce to the Coast to start her pic 

ture contract with Warners. Lou 
Wlswell, who produced "The Scar- 
let Woman," Is also returning to Los 
Angeles. Miss Frederick, under 
contract to make eight pldtures for 
Warners, covering a period of about 
two years, has purchased a home at 
Mallbou Beach. 



to open May 23 for Publlx. 

Carlo Peplta (Carlos and Paqulta) 
has left Hollywood hospital follow- 
ing minor operation. Team sails 
May 16 to open for J. C. Williamson, 
Ltd., Australia 

Curtis Mosby, proprietor of I 
"Apex,* colored night club, opened I 



I at the Hotel Roosevelt Hollywood, 
has been booked to open at the St 
Francis, San -iF'ranclsco. May L 

OAKLAND 

By WOOD 80ANE8 

Engagement ot Crane Wilbur 
came to a sudden clone at the i^ul 
ton when VvUbur handed -in his I'olt: 
in "The Great Necuer" and Issued u 
press statement that he refused the 
part because the p.ay la dirty 
Ueorge iiibey, convalescing in Provl- 
(lence hosbltol after a mujor opera 
tlon, declined to comment on thi; 
move which closed Wilbur anu 
Beatrice' Bllnn at the end of uvt 
weeks instead of six. 

' Mystery In the Fog," played In 
New l^ork aa "The Fog," Is the our 
rent attraction at the Fulton, with 



— 1 ninij^ vuiui^ ...o-» , ~r- 1 Annual "Ramona" pageant will be I w. t:. ■ w ui « i« 

Bert Levev office of San Franclwo agency for employment of colored suged at Hemet. I0(f miles south or Norman Fleldv In the chief role. 



Is booking the American for Nn- 
tlonal Theatres at San Jose. The 
house plays five acts and a feature 



talent for picture and stage work, here, April 20-21, 27-28 and May 
with facilities to try the talent out 4-6. 



with his band and revue suge lo- 
cated next door In the night club. 



MOST ORlhlX.\l 

COFFEE SHOP 

Id th* CaldvB ICmt 

Carl— MULL(;R'S— Ull 
"TWO OLD TIMERS" 
Direct rrnm Train oi Tbratre 
Voa Ar* n°r|i-«m* 
724 8e Hill 8t. Let Anaeiee 



William La Plante. local theatri- 
cal attorney, la latest entrant 'In 
Los Angeles mayoralty campaign. 
He Is sponsored by the Record, local 



Orpheum started off on Its con 
tlnuous policy, three shows dally 
this week. Florence Moore Is the 
headllner. 




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ai tkr Ualue State 
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Uiat mallet aiu ^ 
ir lt««t» - auM In 
band 
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Fox Theatres will hold Its dl 

visional managerial meetings be- ^ 

ginning this' week. The first one afternoon newspaper. 
Is being held In San Francisco, with 
A. M. Bowles, division manager. In 
charge. The second will be held 
April 18 In Portland, with the man- 
agers of Portland, Seattle and Mon- 
tana divisions attending. Charles 
N. Than, Seattle division manager, 
will preside. Also attending will be 
J. B. Mansfield. Portland manager, 
and W. M. Steeirle, M-ntana division 
manager. The final meeting will be 
held In Los Angeles on April 23 
with J. J. Franklin, manager of 
the Los Angeles division, presiding 
Attending It will be the Los An- 
geles ar^a manafrers and also those 
of the Southern California divisions. 
This meeting will also be attendef' 
by Harold. B. Franklin, president of 
the organization, all home office ex- 
PPUtl''ew and Hf'-v r. A-thnr. In 



Suit of Wm, Rosenfeld against 
David O. Sclznlck. executive assist- 
ant to B. P. Schulberg. seeking to 
obtain $2,600 on. an alleged unse- 
cured note, continued fnr one month 
by Superior Court Judge Smith. 
Selznick asserts note was paid by 
father, Lewis J. Selznick, through 
services rendered plaintiff. 

Fox Theatres have taken over 
four houses operated by Frank 
Swanson In Everett Wash. Fox has 
one house there now. All of the 
houses, will be managed locally by 
Swonson, under the supervision of 
Charles Thall, division head, with 
headquarters at Seattle. 



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Bert Smith. Ba.tlmorr. 
and — ' 

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Majestic gets Lawrence Shubert'i' 
"Congratulatlona" with Heni^ Hull 
In the lead, next week. 



Orpheum goes Into straight plc* - 
tures, beginning- Saturday. Ha« 
dropped vaude. ' 

INDIANAPOLIS 

By EDWIN V. O'NEEL 

Apollo— "Queen of Night Cloba." 
Pn*<)^»— "Duke Slepa Out." 
Jndlani — "Cloae Harmony." 
ri'cl*— "The Letter." ■ 
Ohio — "Chinatown Nlghta." 
BaitlMi'a— "Smooth aa Bilk" (atook). 



mayof; ^ 



John L. DuvalU former 
bought the Walnut Gardcna road 
house and summer resort from Carl 
Freyn for $40,000. 



Fire destroyed the Martz theatr* 
at Tipton. Ind., valued at $160,000 



Mrs. George Rand, former wife or 
an actor and stage director, wei< 
known In stock here, broke onto the 
front pages With a story of an At 
tack by an early morning maraudei 
In her home. Mrs. Rdnd, formerly 
an actress. Is now a mlsslonar.v 
worker. 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Only one . man. A, M. Bowles, 
norihern division mgr. ot Fox thea- 
tres, was piermltted to speak at a 
banquet tendered Morgan A. Walsh 
Thursday\nlght Picture exchange 
mauiagers of theatre managers 
turned out In force to honor tht 
new western manager for Wamei 
Brothers. Walsh waa formerly San 
Francisco exchange manager for 
Warner. 

The banquet was arranged ot. 
short notice because Walsh Is a fast 
mover and' does not spend much 
After directing several series of I time In any one city. Every, theatre 
'The Collegians'^ for Universal, .\at 'n the city was represented In the 
Ross has been replaced on present talent To take the place of talk* 
series -by Harry Frazer. Ross, the souvenir menu contained sev 
meantime, la devoting his time to oral pages of what film row thought 
editing the special, feature length of Its newest^celebrlty. and Morgan 
college pict ure which ''Tie "dfiwjtedTI can'"n6w hnnd ' dowfi 'thS" tablet' to 



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anything you want will be 
selected by expert shoppers 
and delivered to you— a May 
Company ssrvics to busy the* 
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William Beaudlne will direct Alice 
White In First National's "The Oirl 
Prom Woolworth's." Adele Con 
nandt wrote original and dialog. 



with the "Collegian" cast. 

First Pacific Coast Showing of 
Unlversal's "Show Boat" will be at 
the BlUmore here, starting May 6. 
Two-a-day policy at $2 top. 



.his grandchildren. 



Leonard Marxen, Oliver Jones, 
Qeorge-. Walls and Harry Olnsberg. 



With the close of the Publlx Re 
vue at the Grannda presentatlohb 
will end at the Markiet street pic 
ture theatre. It Is to be consecrated 
to talkies. 

Local Publlx officials state that 
with a large group of high-grade 



musicians, filed suit wrlth State I dialog and sound' pictures In sight 
Labor Commission against M. Twy- ■ and more In the making, no need tor 



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PORTLAND, ORE. 

By JAMES T. WYATT 
IpprtlanJ "Satnrday'e Children.** 
Broadway — "Weary River." 
Vnlted Artists — 'IBxvadway Uelody'> 
42d week). 
Moslo Bos — 'Sonny Boy" <2d week). 
Bine Monee— "True Heaven." ■ ' 
Oriental— "The Show Girl." 
Pantagea — "Younger Generation." 
nipindrome — "Honeymoon Abroad." , 
IMifwIn-^Henry Duffy Flayers.' 



Marc Bowman Is new p. a. of 
li'ox's Broadway. Bowman was 
manager here for Henry u^ttt <it 
the Dufwln last year after being 
dr^atlc critic for the Oregonlan. 



Rumor Is that John Hamrldk may 
relinquish bis lease of the iMiislc 
Box back to Fox,'. if possible... Hquse 
bad not been doing more than pas 
aably fair for seveyal months. 



DES MOINES 

Berchel — Dark. 

Capitol— "Wild Party"; unit. 

Casino— "Ladles ot the Mob." 

Dew Molneo— "Close Harmony." 

Garden — "A Woman of Affairs." 

Orphenm— Vaudflim, 

Plalaee— "Sunset.. Pass." 

President — "Paris Bound" (stock). 
' Prlncees — Darkr 
. fihrlpe — Dark. 

Strand— Split. 



Rabbit and Cavy and dog show 
-all -in 'Same -week-here..— ..Gooi-lft- 
eponse to both. 



W. C. Walsh, Clemant-WaJsh 
Players, at President here, opening 
second unit at "Waterlbo, lowa^ 



Populace starting spring trek to 
Robljlns Brothers' circus farm hear: 
here. Circus season opens April 27 
at Perry, lAi 



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MINNEAPOLIS 

MetropoUtan-r-Dark. 
Bhnbert— Balnbrldge dramatic stock. 
Benncpln-Orphenm — "Syncopation"; 
raude. 

Paatagm— "Speakeasy" ; vaude. 
Palace— HcCall-Brldge musical stock. 
Ulnneseta — "WoK Song"; Publlx stage 

show, ..T; . 

State — "Coquette" (2d week). 
l4fH^--"Slmba." 

Strand— "The Godleas Girl" (2d loop 
run). 

Grand — "The Redeeming Sin" (2d loop 
nin). 



Marguerite de la Motte is coming 
from Hollywood to appear in person 
with the' Balnbrldge' Players as a 
jgiiest star In "The Big Pond." 

Eiddie Dundstedter, Minnesota or- 
ganist and Brunswick record artist, 
is directing a band which plays over 
WCCO, local station. 



F. & R. have Installed sound 
equipment In their most profitable 
neighborhood house, the Lagoon, 
1,600-seater, which they have re- 
named the Upto'wn. A newer F. & 
R. house, the Granada^ located a 
block away from the Lagoon, has 
bad sound equipment from its In- 
ception and has been doing okay. 

Park board has awarded the con- 
tract for music at Iiake Harriet, one 
of the city's leading parks, to 
Michael Jalma, conductor of the 
University of Minnesota band. He 
win have 30 musicians and receive 
fl,400 a week for seven concerts. 

Jean Koch and B. J. Barrett again 
divide the contract for neighborhood 
park music. The band will number 
24 pieces and the compensation is 
1834 a week. 

Minnesota (Publlx) Is going out 
after name extra attractions. 



CLEVELAND 

By (3LENN C. PULLEN 

Ohio— 'T)raciila" (Cth week). 
Banna— "Trial of Mary Dngan" (3d 
week). 

SUUmaa (wired) >— "Coqnette" (Id 
week). 

' Palaee (wired) — "Leathernecks^'; 
vaude. 

Allen (wired) — "Iron Mask." 
Sta«« (wired) — "Voice of City"; nnlt. 
flip (wired) — "Strange Cargo." 
Cameo (wired) — "Stark Mad." 
lOSth (wired) — "Cohens and Kellys"; 
vaude. 



Howard Price Kingsmore was ap- 
pointed general manager of Loew's 
Ohio Theatres, Inc., effective last 
week. Comes from Baltimore and 
succeeds 'William Haynes, who re 
signed. 

Opening of stock at the Ohio 
postponed to make way for tryout 
of 'The Nut Farm," new comedy, 
week of April- 21. John Henry 
Mears, globe-^flyer and promoter of 
"Brothers," is the producer. 

Lee Berger, formerly connected 
with Moreland, is new manager Of 

.tfe5_yaiiety?.„ . 

. Ray Miller's band closed RKO. 
tour Saturday at Palace. Have 
been engaged for (5olden Pheasant 
dance-and-dine spot,, following 
'Weede Meyer's band, which leaves 
for a tour of. south. 



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3,000 seats,: vaudflim (wired) policy. 
Dave iHoloji, from Baltimore, to be 
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'Vaudfllms is liew policy at the 
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ship of Harry Horwltz, who oper- 
ates tw<) other bousies. 

Hagenbeck- Wallace circus invited 
Vf. F. McDermbtt, Plain Dealer 
dramatic critic, to'Pertt,' tnd., all ex- 
penses paid,- to watch circus pack 
for road, D. C. also followed circus 
here when |t opened 'Stiturday. Re- 
sult: several columns of great pub- 
licity. 

BRONX, N. Y. a 

Three thousand-seat theatre at 
Motcalf avenue and 172d street. In 
center of the, new Bronx Gardens 
real estate development. 

Art theatre group formed called 
Bronx Repertory Theatre, with 
David LifSon director. Group has 
own playhouse, ftow campaigning 
for members and subscriptions. 

Mt. Morris theatre sold to 'William 
Herman. M. & S. Circuit operating 
theatre for pictures under lease. 

Dramatic stock In the Apollo, in 
Harlem, formerly burlesque stock, 
for old-time melodramas, has re- 
named it Guild theatre. 



UncommoiiChatter 



(Continued from page 60) 

worn best, over a plain neckline on 
a monotone sports dress. 



New .Loew's Akron, Akron, O., 
slated to open April 20. House has 



Fripperies 

'Worthy of Inspection In the shops 
..."Vlonnet bathing-suit copy made 
in flat crepe with tunic and pretty 
neckline. Probably be awful to swim 
In, but looks darling. . . Also Lelong's 
"AHbl" coat so called because it 
"Covers every occasion." In soft 
tweed but dressy withal. . .Floren- 
tine Jewelry at Lord & Taylor. . . 
Traveling pajamas at 'Vantlnes. 
Made of beautifully printed Japa- 
nese silk, ih two pieces which fold 
into a tiny envelope. . ."Somersets" 
at Best's, brief undies for summer 
sports wear in light knitted cotton, 
...Pigskin gloves, the latest for 
sports, at Altman's. . .also leather 
thong Jewelry. ..Crocheted coral 
bead bags in all the shops. 

"Pre- Mat". Style Shbws 
Bedell's, completely transformed 
by a modernistic 34th street front 
and Interior, has' Inaugurated a 
series of W-monthly fashion Bhow- 
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"Wednesdays"- designed chiefly, one 
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town a little earlier bn matinee 
days, to look over wares. 

Th^ first showing, held last 
Wednesday, from 12:30 to 2, was 
under the auspices of the Sunshine 
Society of Yonkers, whose members 
modeled the various creations 
shown — and proved what a difficult 
thing it is merely to walk up and 
down and show oft dresses — and 
how much the ladles of the ensem- 
ble have it over the ladies of char- 
ity organizations In that respect. 

Three groups displayed attractive 
models In the sports, afternoon and 
evening fields. The sports group led 
all the others In chic, having very 
cute ensembles In printed silks and 
wool fabrics. One little green suit, 
with a decided couturier fiavor, had 
a short green jacket simply made, 
with a black velvet band at the 
collar, terminating on one side in a 
largish bow. This bow and band 
effect was repeated over left hip 
shirring on an oft-white blouse. 

In the afternoon group there was 
a darling ensemble, with blue wool 
coat and matching cloche, and a 
charmingly printed frock in shades 
of blue and white. Another was a 
sleeveless chlfton, with straight sil- 
houette and circular ruffles at the 
knees, combined with a transparent 
velvet Jacket, 

One evening frock In a beautifully 
printed taffeta was striking, with a 
saucy hip bow and saucier decol- 
letage. 



The Artless Art 

' "Shlraz," the highly acclaimed 
film produced in India with an all- 
Hindu cast, was Interesting merely 
because It claimed to be an authen- 
tic legend of the building of the Taj 
Mahal, and because of some beauti- 
ful shots of native scenery. The 
acting was of a very natural variety 
(save in several spots where it wertt 
completely "ham") — proving that 
naturalness that has no foundation 
In firm technique is of no value for 
the screen. Like most legends, the 
one of the Taj Maha.1 offered a truth 
more strange and more movlc-ac- 
.c.ommodatlng than fiction. The Em- 
perof loved a desert mold whom Tf 
was made possible for him to nlarry 
only after (surprise, surprise!) he 
had discovered that she was of royal 
blood. Upon her death he sum- 
moned all the architects of the 
realm to submit pliin.M for a bc.iull- 
ful monument — and that, dear chil- 



dren, is how they came to build tlMg 
Woolworth Tower, 

"Syncopation" 

■What "Syncopation," Fired "WOB* 
ing (RKO) film at the Hip. lacks 
in originality of plot Is fully com 
I>ensated for by smart presentatloik 
and nice personalities. It takes B 
pair of hoofers from the Pan tlmtt 
to Park Ave., detailing the usual 
hardships and mlsunderstandlngif 
that occur en routej A good cas^ 
Including Morton Downey, Bobby 
Watson, Veree Teasdale, Osgood 
Perkins and Ian Hunter, contribute 
interest to the Jaded tale. lilM 
other musical films. It drags In sonff 
hits with very little provocation, but 
who minds with Mr. Do'wney pre»> 
ent ° to eroon melodiously and the 
Pennsylvanlans to render swell Jan 
Recording or projection seemed 
blurred, but the tunes are (coodb- 
particularly "Jericho," simple 
ody with a darktown beat 

The dialog Is laden with a flotdi 
ot English accents — some bona fldSb 
and others bonaparte. Darbaia 
Bennett is nice as .the hooferette 
with social ambitions, wearing 
smart costumes , and sporting dlei* 
tlon not too annpylngly elegant. 

Lets in '%hristina<^ 

"Christina" Is probably a produoi^ 
tlon company's Idea of a beautiful, 
atmospheric and heart-rending tale 
— and that is doubtless what many 
audiences will find It. It has been 
concocted from the familiar recipe, 
throwing in here a touch of wlnn 
someness, there a d&sh of homely 
comedy, a' pinch of heartbreak, 
tons of menace and a happy, happy 
ending. 

Janet Oaynor plays the title roI» 
with theme song glorification. 6n« 
of the few screen actresses who 
can be winsome and quaint and 
naive without electing herself s 
candidate for a good guillotining^ 
Miss Gaynor does as well as may 
be expected with the synthetic rolSk 



Clarissa Selwyn added to "Evi- 



Morna Kennedy, WUllam Austin 
and Oils Harlan Jn "Companionate 
Troubles," U. 

M-G will remake "Valley of Con- 
tent" as a talker from the original 
hy Blanche Upright. 

.Tafdiio.-! Rollins will direct "Alley 
Oop" for U, Circus tale. 



80 



VARIETY 



WedntBdzy, April 17. 1929 



HOLBORN EMPIRE 





What nniRII j|RIU-rtll,the fearless critic 

of the "DAILY EXPRESS," says: 



"JOSEPH GREENWALD has scofed a 
greater personal suiscess In England than 
any other Jewish actor who has come 
from abroad, during my experience as a 
dramatic critic. 

"On the first night of 'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE' 
in London, a new star was born. Although 
he was unknown in this country a few 
months before, he topped the bill at the 
London Coliseum when he first appeared 
there in a sketch. The electric sign 
'JOSEPH GREENWALD' was enough for 
London's leading music hail. 

"Greenwald's acting as the father in 
'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE' is a triumph of sym- 
pathy and humour. Underneath his smile is 
always the tear that means great comedy. 

"1 have seen him play Solomon Levi three 
times. Each time, I Mve understood more 
and more the Jewish character, with its 
strange blend of childish faith and subtle 
worldliness, its love of home and family, its 
groping out for sympathy, and its shyness 
and reserve. 



"Joseph Greenwald is a splendid actor. 



M 





MHN WAOMNOrON LTD.. aa FLORAL BTRIET. LONDON, W.O.S 




Btttared — Maond-elft— matter D Bcember tt. 1 906. >t «lH> Port Oqc< «t W«w York. T.rVi»<l«r Uw »ot ot mreh. t.,lB7>. ' 

NEJV YOMt '^DNESDATr APBtt- 24, 1929 




iM PAGES 






. ; : . Ci^ioogo, April 2S. 

'9pea'. Jack ^XJaterman love his. 

:1f(^ bis nret 

.: ;[an't' EY^mkle Blasters a dorl^ngT 
V ' j'WKit.'.was Veriie ' Buck' going to 
' he. decided to be an m. c 

::; »n4 does, jifii like his workl . 

i.\/V&rlbiy'jt:' f^ is now 

:V'cohrron]ted|daU7 '-^w .thestf and 
' <<i!aKM 4^ w&v« of flap 

iuion^ftm tl^^ niad^ io. c.'s of 

\#9P«tt«B$r':::^^ Importance 
> ;tti:ah' plctur»; ^tarS' 

Slap -cuatomfera aren't ready to go 

?»ajli ipn . * giiy without knowbfg 
;^ j|i>m<thln£ about hte pm- tTfitU 
•CtWw^lir, they w'er© getting alt their 
^i;AoP9 Vvm^^t^^^^ 

yjirtre-glaa ttt hand out-stuO in re- 
■tucri -rtt-.^ tli*: iirestige of .^Itlng a 
lot of iti&ll «yery mbrnlng. Xt wis 
a dlgn tor the editor that the crlUc 

■ •hcM. a following. ,Ndw Variety Is 
roped Into - .the ftsk-me-anothdr 

; sacket, '^d with a' Vengeance, 
' They're -even niaklng their calls 
Ih' person. One cute little gal came 
■ breeslng in ' with her mama and 
Iw^ti^d .to see' everything that had 
been ^carried InT^he paper about Al 
.Kvald; - litama isxplalned . that the 

rMi.' was nuts about the m, e. and 

'df«ak In «very' word she could read 
.abbtit him. - She explained It quite 

'.••.«U6^rftilly,' . not ■ as- though _ her 

^'daughter 'was Slightly loco. 

■'.] .-Hp-w jthls trade . rag was over 
.dragged into the thing might be a 

.mystery If the answer weren't 

' known; The Paul Ash club girls. 

- Sn fan organization, started reading 

, It to oheok on how their red-headed 
Idol was doing at the Oriental, aind 

' tof see that hone of the reviewers 
squawked at him unjustly. The 
otiier m. c. fan clubs are really out- 
growths of the original organlza- 
, tlon, with the girls keeping a double 
check on the m. c's by reading what^ 
their boy friends look I lice from a' 
professional angle as well as from 
out front. 

The phone calls Variety Is getting 
here really^ wouldn't be missed. 



, L. A. Honkey Blows 

libs Angeles, April 2S. 
. Following repeated raids .by police, 
and with two joll terms already 
served, Sam Liandaman closed his 
come-on show, "Parle After Mld- 
nlglit," which he has been operating 
with a blow-oS In lower Ualn 
Btreet for aome month'a. 
, Another contemplated drive by 
noitce against attractions of this 
' type. prompted landsman to put oh 
tike padlock. Place is now for rent. 



Los Angelesr AprH Z3; 

New Ayalon, l.SOO-seater erected 
by 'William 'Wrlgley, Jr, as part of 
fala new Casino on Catalina Island, 
haa a capacity which can be In- 
creased at any time to 2.000 by mov- 
ing the walla and ^witching to the 
center of dome style of lighting. 

Theatre Is -wired and opens May 
20. 



A UFEB'S 80HG 



Comfanlon prisoners caught 
the aath-lcal drift of a^ lifer 
among them. Just aent into tho- 
inBtltution and assigned to the 
blacksmith -department. 

At 'the first opportunity, the 
lifer sat down ai^d played on 
his uk^, "Show He the 'Way 
lb Go Home." 




Altoona, April 23. 

Altooha ' Mlnlsterlum has jus.t 
adopted' a resolution ' eondemnliii; 
the use of the- countc7*a rttdio 
brdadiiaetlhg facilities by tobacco 
companies in promtlon of cigar- 
ettes as Bi4,bstltute8 for "a whole- 
some fqod product." 

TeatlmonltUs by celebrltlea com- 
mending cigarettes aa wholesome 
"we denounce as Inherently mis- 
leading"^ if not deliberately false." 
' A copy of the resolutions la to be 
sent to the federal radio commls- 
Blon. with the beUef thiat "public 
Intereat, convenience and necessity 
la not served In what^jeema to be 
a campaign to transform 20,000,000 
boys and girls Into cigaret ad- 
dicts." 



Ruuian Detaib 

'Washington, April 23. 

Russian Wufku has a film nearing 
completion on childbirth. Prof. O. 
Pesaemekl Is in charge of the sclen- 
tlflc direction. 

Titled "The Mechanism of Child- 
birth," an official report on the film 
states IL discloses, through Bpeolally 
developed rapid photography, all 
details. 

A film made some time ago over 
here, called "Motherhood," and bal- 
lyhooed along similar lines, turned 
out to be a very ordinary release. 



Takes Bow on Crash 

Cedar Rapids. la., April 28. 
Frank'Kanaza-wa, 17-year-old Jap 
acrobat, fell 26 feet on stage of the 
Capitol theatre when the strap broke 
by which he was auapended by his 
foot 

At Mercy Hospital X-ray showed 
he had auetalned fractured pelvic 
bone. 

The lad roae to bis feet after 
the fall, bowed and walked off, and 
the audiehce applauded. Then he 
collapsed in the wings. 



Antl-Calllope 

Birmingham, Ala.. April 23. 

After having banned practically 
everything under the sun here they 
are now after calliopes. 

A calliope waa recently employed 
to ballyhoo a picture, pbllttclana 
trying to have the contrivance put 
off the atreets. No 'success aa yet. 



PUT TELLS 'EM 
PLENTY IIT FEED 



Big and Unexpcct<Al ' Explo- 
sions hy WillUlii Fo|^> in 
Spctech' .*! AiiuitpaI' Dinn«ir 
--rPat Cateir Replies Wij^ 
Metre Fireworks — All 
Trs4« •^MF> Bat Great 



NEW-PJREGTORS. 



William ^FbK ttartleil th«- VSO 
^Mta Monilay iavtAlhS at th* Hotel 
pliuM >4liitMir . . or the Vau<laylll* 
Mani^atflv ^rbtiteUy«: MmtSfioit by 
tetltnS thMiy-the ^baYtiSoom itM 
Plan -was no pfaie*' to ho1d< ■ mMitr* 
ing of theatre «WMrt;r^ith but 60 
of thbM proMni thehtre .ajperatoM; 
Mr. Fox then laurieheil (nie - • 
laudator/ retiime fif' .what ; Pat 
Catey had dona :Vof th* varjety 
■how btitTriets for'^ili part IS yearie, 
eencludino by aaylngt - 

"And I hope, nit Catey will b« 
preaerired to centtiiUe hit good 
work and net 'tell out' at .t«me of 
the othert' have done." , " 

Casey followed Fox: told the 
V. M. P. A. members he had come; 
to the meeting with the Intention 
of recrignlng his- position as the 
"contact" as Fox had termed him, 
for the theatre managers. But 
Fox's highly flattering references 
appear to. have moUIfleil Pat. In- 
stead of resigning he launched in his 
emphatic style of expression, Into 
the Internal troubles of the trade In 
its general theatre operations, and 
also recited some of his own ex- 
periences In his dealing with the- 
atre managers. 

"For 15 years I have sacrificed my 
every opportunity, for itosltlon and 
more money upon promises that 
(Continued on page 14) 



By One Vote . . 

Chicago, April 23i 
Gibson City, with a population 
of around 3,000, voted for Sunday 
pictures by a majority of bne vote, 
liosers demanded a. recount. 



BOADHOUSE EIDEAWATS 



Managers of road houses 
around New York are attribut- 
ing a fall oft In trade due to 
limited parking conditions on 
their premises. 

The limited space obliges 
cars to be placed in the front 
or side j^rds. It seems that 
some cars are more prominent ' 
in appearance than others with 
their owners preferring a bet- 
"I6f hideaway when road houae. 
bent. 

One of the beat known road 
houses around New Tork has 
passed out of the picture this 
winter. Its parking place was 
a front yard looking upon a 
heavily traveled highway. 



ftsk in Spke, Art: s PoK^% 
Essoice ofStase 




Teasera 



. An aeroplane coin|>aiijr . -will 
aobn open a showroom oti STthi 
B)Met and Broadway. 'dUpIay- 
Ihg new models In aerial t^nsr 
portatl'on'. 

- ., Street how ha» . -windows 
which pennlt^the jyiiiaantM to ' 
peep at flDO.OOB cabtit cirdlseiNi^: 
.$3&,090 autbmoblle«,' 97.600 pi* 
anos, .fJLO.CM wraps , and 92,O0S 

:g<l>WIui, '- - 




- . Parla, April 2». 
Regulations fmposed bf Frtach 
health authorltlea compelling all 
visitors to submit 'to physic^ ex- 
amination, a fortnight's surveillance 
and.. possible vaccination for small- 
pox, is ruining ;the spring season 
here. 

' Britons are staying lii their own 
country and Americana are dlseip-. 
barking at Southampton Instead of 
Cherbourg. 



Shofing It on to Friinch 
Star--PanV BaDsfhoo 



Paramount Is giving Maurice 
Chevalier (French), Its latest atel 
.lar a'cqulsltlon; What la believed to 
be' ''the quickest, most expensive 
and hiost extensive nationwide bal- 
lyhoo ever accorded a new favorite. 

The build-up la being carried on 
mainly for the benefit of fem fans. 
Chevalier ~ la being eatabliehed as 
the "It" man of tlie screen. That 
angle Is being played both In the 
form of exploitation he la being ac- 
corded and In his first picture 'In- 
nocents of Paris." 

In this latter production Chevalier 
Is the heavy lover. 

Chevalier Is also being featured 
over' everything in Paramount's 
.Saturday Evening Post advertising, 
one of the recent issues ca>ry Ing a 
whole page devoted to this atar. 



HEIE'S IX)VE TDSE 

• • John .Green,.s{>ii.ofa_ million 
aire builder, has wrltten'a song en 
titled "I Owe Tou" which Is being 
published by DeSylva, Brown and 
Henderson. 

Boy works for a 'Wall Street 
brokerage house and will get a seat 
on the Exchanf^c from his father 
withlu a year, according to report. 



The angels who • back flho^ rSite . * 
rasppnalbi* ^ targe extertt tor jjOii^- - 
number' of ttopo that blutter' up 
Broadway. , ; < -. . .^^^ 

.The>,ma^^ty ot babkera know; ;,; 
nothing '.about show, huslhesar but ; 
are bualnew men out to «iieculatft : 
for a profit /They are usually ua- /: 
able to JudgS what' Is a. goba':'pl^ .y; 
and are .swayitA :to 'pui .tUelr aii^^. v 
into iabows f or 'Taflouit' reasons, te#-> 
of whiqii pertMpiti' tb the iptrl^rc ;: 
wb^tb■ott6•^pla3ri;;^:..\.) ■■ . :y^'\:J-;:y':r \ 
' Jt ia.VeinriiDhfi^'et^^ fdi^^fwmi::::^^ 
ducer. b(-A,-BCtIablouB. 9f rlttqiiie 'vl^y; '.' 
to feet..bacltin8f thain:tt^l8;rft»r-'>tj»frf:i 
f>ra4uc^: of 'Mint; iaadoaaU ^p^v^iii-^y, : 
play, bii 'Sibod'ant^^^ it^^jlp Sai^ r 
that . Ute jonen wiiiQ' put' t^ 
imte> ihowa .' j(<iei3f ar^ nu>rir :«ure'$f a;-. 
iiar with' »>,iiei^-;i)B^«'; gowj^-'-bvew-o 4; 

anjfthi^fg; .'i(»lthi;teV6Pi<?y%*!^ 
«JBa'tee.'"'bC.^b*W^.V;a.«ottey>^^ 
they'^lj^": ■■■ '■^'>7 'i^^J-;-''- ^-f^'/^J^; 
\'Ufldi!rtt/ IpVeftnw 
A couple ot-aniieeimjt s^tlB-hxif'tti^^^^^^^^^^ 
sUge 9o.Un|4s; Uke''k':suteiira^^ 
ment,tp ja good tn#ny 'Wcke(«^':AIsiy^^'^: 
the, backers :' unfamiliar with 
bualh'esa ai«^ cqn-vlhc^ii. th'at- the j/^ 
whole game is^ tg|:tck; Utat .tlie^p^aj^ ;V 
ducer witb '-.whom' • they .;.wji( • ; vtjixgi;,'^- 
their mbnby shqutA- be*a :>fliiartv'>' ' 
shooter of .sorts... They don''t:-.^ili, ;v:. 
to .truat' their 'niohey id booeati'jiro^' v 
ducera' and 'utterly vscorh th«ry:prbl; v; 
ducep of a^.tttb purpose aa ',f^.^buin jC.. 
bualness-'Veiiifiii'e^ ' 

Again there are- the • nyntierbt^s' '^ 
backers who put 'up'thelr mo^ey. for '' ' 
purely eehtlntehtal'^asons; be^auaW, : ';: 
of an intei^t :M- B<meohe: ih-:^^^^^ 
cast, or thb iauthor br- producer; >^hb'5.,v 
may be a friend or relative,. ' VSTieii..,;; 
authors have obtained backtniB^they . 
generally ineddle with the dlrectibi>.:':-v 
casting and entire production. . ■' - -^. 'J 
After '.backing a aerle^. of Qo|^b,':;''; 
the . backers often tir-' thelrlo^it ,' 
hand at. produclnir, 'oohyinc(»4 .tbEttI : 
they have merely iv^ri inttf 'pebjie^ 
who knew less about ehoiy^'buain^SvIv 
than they did.. Any number bf flbjn'. 
are 'created thla wdyi . '• ,- ■ 

No one advlsea ageUnst tbe'iNrb- 
ductlon of a play If the -moh^' is - 
there to do it with. t>'lrectorB waOt \ 
their Joba; theatre . Owvera . w^ 
their tiouaes rented and aetora, even : ' 
stars, take any kind df a part Pro- 
ducers new. to show .hijslneaa never' 
seem to gather any people/around .' 
them -who are ca'pable bf advieihg. -'; 
them, and they are usually takea' . 
from all sides. 



3,000 Miles by Pencil 

Lilttle Gene, night club aketoh> 
artlat. In New Tork, la working hia 
way t<) the Coast drawing picture* 
ot motorlats In return for. a haul. 



MME L & ll^^ 

I The World'* Fa'r«raost I(aV«r of 
Parlod and Charactor Ceatonue 
b Kow Auoditcd YSlOk 



8 St. 



^^ffi^y^-ffi^f^ FOREIGN FILM NEWS 'f^'^f^f:^'^sim^A^^.m 




INTERCHANGE 



Liondon, ApiJl-28. 

Pressure la beln? brought to { 
bear upon the American electrics to 
bring on a ruling on Interchange- 
ability, move coming from several ] 
directions. ^ 

Qaumont has Increased Its W.- B. 
equipment orders to 60 houses, and 
proposes to wire the remainder of 
Its circuit, Including Provincial 
Ctnematograph Theatres, wltb<Brlt-< I 
Ish Acoustic and KlangfUm systems | 
on condition that Western Electric 
agrees to full Interchangeablllty. 

With Gaumont, Stoll and Asso- 
ciated BrlUsh Cinemas going talk- 
«r, around 260 theatres will be wired 
on various systems before the end j 
of the year. 

Test of the, Interchange Issue will 
come iip shortly in another way. A 
comnilttee. 6t the Ej^ilbltoro' Asso- 
tConflhved oi^ page aS) . . ' 




BritMiFdm Field 

By Fnnk TiUe3r \ 



London, April 14.'. 
No sooner doe6 business Indicate 
that it. ta^y. lettlfi down .than- up 
cbineB Bomi^iKlog else;, 'mome, and 
they are;:inaibly. ^latritiutors, blame 
the 0IniB act.; Jiten th^ Mtlve inde- 
pendent .dlstrlfii; do .thl8> ' -Ttady any 
it block booklng-'badn't b'e«n .Klade 
lUegtkl there would be plenty (if 
business done. But liquor has b^n 
ma^e Illegal your "aide, and It hfiB 
Btoppe'A business.' , ' 

There's a grafn; but only a smiall 
oncti ot truth lii the distributers* ah- 



gie, ■ But the real.. fact la. ihat..the 
exhlbs are holding up on wiring till 
they can see If the pubUo has-fftllen 
too per cent for sound fllm^ ThoB^ 
\fho swewf. nothlhg.'w4U;ever makt 
them go talker are atlll too cagey 
to boolc any silent product In. case 
Ifa nine months' time they -daren't 

.show It. ■ . . . . ; 

■ It's 18 weeks slnfe "Sinking Fool" 
-was released, and It has p)ayed to 
around 3,600,000 people. An4 WAr- 
nera 'are- -gottlng^' anything from 
(Continued on page 14) 



GEORGIE WbOD 

17 Tring e,venuo, Ealing Common, 
London. W. 6, England. 
"Honour and ahame from no condl- 
. tjon rise; 
Act well your part^there all the 
honour lies."— (Pope). 



Pathe WoiTieil 90 Frepi:hhS]iow.Bpar AprO 29; 
Es]d^ tiyoli Changes Wir 



Paris HoDses Wiring 



Paris, April 28'. 
. Rlaltp here Ip being wireA with 
d^'rman 'talker aysf em, . Totals. it'M 
the cheai^est device ori the Surd- 
pean market. CInevox, a French &«• 
'v(c^ hah beep Ihstalled by Jacqilea 
Halk at the Marlveaux.' 



JANNINGS JOtNS FRANCO 



Oaits 



Next Week to 8Ur 
Ploturea Abroad 



In 



INDIANS 21 PRODUCERS 

Making More Films Than United 
Kinailont— 118 Traveling Theatrea 

Wadllnston, April 33. 
Another stronghold of the western 
[picture- Is passing. That Is In India 
where, reports the Departmert of 
I Commerce, the feature produced by 
[the native countries exceed in nnm' 
her 

IClngdom. 

About 21 producing firms are op 
eratlng In Ipdla, m'oat of tbem In 
^mbay and vlolnlty.-In addition to 
these there are - 17 smaller compa' 
nles with capital rarely exceeding 
1100,000. 



Washington; April 23. 
IDeclslon by American producers, I 
to hold up ail sales Of .pictures until 
a settlement IS' reftched with the 
Government Is. causing- considerable 
worry to- French exhibitors, reports I 
George Canty to> the mbtloii picture { 
section of the Department of Com- 
merce, 

One of the principal ones to be hit 
Is Pathe which has beeii acquiring 
many theatres during the past 
months, most recent acquisition be- 
ing the. 22 houses of ti^e Foumler| 
Circuit' Though the French trade 
press,. says. Canty, . attaches consid- 
erable importance to this purchase 
as an outlet for French made pic- 
tures, fact is known that Pathe. Is 
not' rushing' In ' with local .stuff 



' London, April .28, 
Univ^rsal's "Show Boat" ppeiis at- 
the TlvoU April 29 for ait Indefinite 
stay. .'''■- 

House is taking oiit its present 
sound equlpqient, Schledlnger's 
Phono^lm. aiid .'replac>lng,...lt .:Wlth 
Western .Electrlo wiring. Hany. 
Thprn.ton,' .manager,' 'lei^ves to ,<take 
up' an executive poet .with Ga:Uraonti 

Dr. Klein^s Elevatibn 



OF MADE 




Weehlngton^ April 28. 
Dr. Julius Klein, former. hea4;.>of 
the, foreign bureau of the 'Depart-' 

notivA Miiintriea exceea in num- I — — -r ..^.r ,,m,ent of Commerce; WM named as- 

S brtiSiM oufta tte U^ted tt^^^ the ^rofitible Uin^-.o* the sistimt secretary .of the department; 

^ ' year la at hand. '[upon his return from Europe last 

Xubert has Blgn,ed contracts torr^eeki 
American sound equipmeni.fOr eight ' Familiar with every phase of the 
moi^e inachlhes.' At. present onlyLmotlort picture Industry's troubles 
foui- houses are wired ' lii France, Fabroad 'the appointment Is of par- 
tliree "being 'In Pairis, the other in | ticular 'significance. 
MariBellles: all are first rune. Al 



Washington, April 38.' 
U. S. dipl'6jriatl'Q",'agsntti: iie rie-i 
porting back that the State Depart-, 
ment protest has fo^n' delivered to 
the foreign powers lian^ed in the 
ijpte of last week. ' .', 

Little comment hi^ ; been . forth-, 
coming AS to ihe re-'actigji Jupon tlie . 
delivery. Embassies here; however* 
ar.e.showiij^r.iHiuch, Intejcpst..; ■ 

Mussolini Iff scheduled to handle^ 
tbfi:r6t>ly -personally- foriltalyi State 
Department Is advUed that the unr 
der atcretary has refert-^d it to the 
Ooverniuent's: head. ^Ith -Musbolliil 
credited wlth.-dobig muchrio-toirter- 
the'^natlve Industry '.and 'said -to 
favor legislative moves iti) keep out 
American; iflims hla reply ' isr.lpohed 
forward' t6.:heret . ■''.■ • :■ 

' '~Cohsensud ^' expressed' in offlblial 
Olicbies Is'that if tiie tio'te'does iiotb^ 
Ing more It will te "of value, to the 
Ainericiin >prodttberff'iil 'lurttier he- 
gotlatiohS' diie to 'tiie mo^ su)pport 
the fabt ihat the CfoVertHnfeht' ls be- 
hlfid tHeih wilt have: • ' 
' Repll«!a\fippm the'vwlbus^O^ 
ments bre eziyected duHng the next 
week to' 10; days. 



Emil Jennings sails next week to advent though 
make pictures abroad for Franco I bas, contrjucted for wiring. 



T^kei-s have not yet made their toKether. says Canty, IV coirtriQts |x i , RonnW FVanpp 
ivent though it Is stated.one house have been signed for wiring before Al Italy S KCqUeSI^ VranCB 



Fitms. 

Germain actor, whose option -was 
'iiot taken up by- Paramount, when 
It expired recently, has wired the' 
Franco, ofn(^e in New York' that -he 
Vlll sign, a stfwrlng contract upon 
his arrival from coast-' 



Count by tbe Government shows 
IK traveling plcitUre theatres. 



I the end of the Bumhier. Though not 
coming from Canty/ statistics here 
disclose that Western Electrlo ts| 

I getting practlcfOly all thU business. 



"AGFA . HEADS EAST 

, . ' Los Angeles, April. 23. 
Dr. 'WUbelm Lohoeffer, presldejit 
Agfa Film Corporation of Germany 
and director L G. Farbenlndustrle. 



British Exhibs Cainpoign 
For Seal; Tax Abolition | 

London, April' 28. 
A Joint- committee. -ot exhibitors 
and West End- inanagers, ais well as 
assbclatlotaS'Ot other show interests 
In the provinces, wlU open their 
campaign .iiext week for the aboll- 
:tlon qf the,seat..M)x- 

They b^ve ikiedged thSi use ot| 



No Exam for Bart<ni on 
<made" Film Prints 

James t). "Barton, BrltliSh picture 
m8h,'ne<ed hbt ' stand'' Examination - 
before trial in the replevin Bult by 
H.' Woods and Rose 'Woods 
agt^lnst hlmi for the recovery of the 
film'prints of "The Mlriacle." Woods, 
having purchased the acreen rights 
from' Joseph Mencfaen, sold ^'The 



Bars ''Anger in N. Africa 

Paris, April .28. ^ 
French government, a^ the- re- 
quest of the Italian government, has 
baniied Fox's "Street. . . Angel!' 
throughout the north African prov- 
inces of M^cco. , • 

This is the picture' deemed .sq of- 
fensive by. Italians and.^ tbe occa- 
sion of. riots, some months ago }n 
Naples 



5>r which Agfa 1^ subsidiary, have _ 

returned east following conf^nces I their tto&tres .pnly for meetings | Mlracte" for plottires to First Na 
with King Charney, local represent- I those parliamentary candidates who I y^gj^ ^m, condition that all 

definitely iTromise. Bupport to thej^jjjgung. eereen versions of the 
object .>...•, ■ .. ' 

Directors of. the theatre campaign 
are asking all managers also to use 
their Boreeiia in eleotloqeerlng for 
the party thftt pledges its co-oper' 
atl6n.' ' Committee has pooled Joint 
funds. Walter Payne Is chairman. 



atlve of Agfa, on the sQund eltaa- 
tlon. 

Lohoefter w^ accompanied by F. 
W.: Petersen, technical director of 
Agfa, who will return this week. 



JAFAFS S WIBED HOUSES' 
Japan iitts adopted talkers for 
I iBOreen entertainment 

First five theatre installations will | 

be made' upon the arrival of 'E. B. 

;JlLlIlsonsmiai, Western Electric lep- 

resentaXlvei who left for the e^st 

Icist week. 



spectacle 4)0 surrendered to F. N. 

Barton denies ha'vlng such film 
matter . in his possession In - New 
Toric City, admitting that Woods 
had placed it in his safe-keeping In 
London where^ to the- best of Bar- 
ton'B -knowledge, it may still be. 
Meantime, Barton claims "In excess 
of ^JSliOOO" for services rendered In 
connection with . the Woods-F. N. 
deal. over "The.MIra<de," and states 



LOUISE BBOOKS IN PAEIS 

Paris, April 23. 
Louise . Bropks,. former : |>ara- 
mount player. Is expected 'here 
Apsll 26. She will appear in a 
French flin) with Rene Callrs. 

Miss Birooks has appeared In a 
number of German pictures. 



Fibh News Over World 



Ostrers Head lor U. S 



Australia 

By Eric H. Gorrick 



Sydney, March 28. 

Cooler weather picking up trade 
all around. 

Har Majeatr'*— "Hit tbe Desk" left 
to maite room for "The D«R6rt Bong.' 
Forittcr In Royal (or two wooka. Bual 
■est not brilliant. 

Qojal— "The Wreoker" doing w«lL 
'WlU move to Palaco, 

FaUcis — "White Collara" flnlahea here 

*''«,"*lB»e»--^Udo''lS<ly" eurted off | spread of organ music between pIc 
well, bnt has begun to slip. Probably | tures. 
flnlsh after Lenten. 

la CloTcr." Jennie 



Dropping Foreigner* 

liOS Angeles, April 28. 
Foreign players who have) been | that he hak not been paid by Woods 
unable to get rid of their accents or his wife. 

will be oft the Fox lot as their eon- 1 Meantliqe, the Appellate Division 
tracts expire. ' For the time being I on^ a technical move favored . Bar- 
these players, are being used for at- 1 ton in . reversing a previous order 
mosphere work only wbere the voice I which cailed.for his examination be- 
Is unnecessary:' ' | fore trial- by uroods" attorney, Aron 

Among -thoeie who' -will disappear] Steuer, son of Max D. Steuer. 
from the' tia-yroli ' are Maria' Alba, 
Lola Selby, Lla Tora, Luplta 
Tovar; Dellv Magana, Antonio Cu< 
mellas, Oino - Contl, Juan Sedlllo, 
Paul "Vbicentl, and Olympla Guyl- 



BERLIN 



SOUND VS. MUSICIANS 

Londo'n, April 28, 
Increase In wiring 'In England Is 
displacing orchestras with the 



Empire— "Clewas 

Benson and William Kent featured 
Uanagment spent quite a lot of dough 
up to date,' with heavy production cost 
and high overhead. Maybe they'll get 
, It back. 

Opera Hoiuc — Stock tab revues play.- 
'ytng to poor business. 

Foller'a — Away off here with old bur 
lesque stuff. 

TlvoU — All British bill this week, with 
bnslnesa nothing wonderful. One or two 
of "British" acts spoke with a . decided 
American twang. Lineup Includes Jack 
Batty, Wright and Marlon, Syd Sfymour, 
Two Daveys, Stella lAmond, Claude de 
Caiv Nell Sterling, Grand Opera Poor 
and Aurora Troupe. 

Critefloa— "Tonnit . Woodley" opened 

-r~ -"^Conflriuecrdn'page 25)' • 



Rlalto Is already .without a pit 
orchestra and two other West End 
picture places are reported about 
to air their musicians as soon as 
.the wire equipment Is In place. 



Ingram's New Co. 

Paris, April it. 

Patricia Films has been formed 
here with Comlglion Mollnler as 
head. Company will star Alice 
Terry In pictures directed by her- 
husband. Rex Ingram. 

Rumored new company is aub- 
•Bldlitry- to Franco-Films;— - — — -r- 



Berlln, April 13 
"Thei Perfect Marriage," the most 
successful book of the past season, 

I has lieen filmed under supervision 
of the author, Jan Der 'Velde, -with 
LII Dagover In the' leading role. It 
will be distributed by Laender Film, 
Original' was a very frank treat- 
ment of sex for the married, so It Is 
hard to believe that much of It has 
been left intact especially as the 

I announcement Is made that the cen 
sor has already passed It, At any 
rate, It will have a success here on 
Its title alone, 

Numerous English-German agree 
ments are being cancelled by Eng- 
lish picture companies on the 
ground that they are shifting their 
whole .production tO; sound. It Is 
claimed that no oqe In. England Is 
Interested in anything but talkers 



Washington, April . 28> 
Summary of reports received by 
the motion picture section ot the 
Department of Commerce: 

A new 'sound picture apparatus, 
said to be of exclusively French'ln- 
vention, promotion and manufac- 
ture, Is being ottered In France by 
Soclete tfelovox, a partnership di- 
rected by A. Krlkorian,. whose prin- 
cipal iassoclatei M, Jacques Natian- 
Bon, Is the managing director of -La 
Ceiitrale CInematograpblque, a plc- 
turis producing organization. 

Melovox Can be used with or 
without synchronleatlon, but In any 
case without the , addition of apy 
extra attachments to the ordinary 
silent projector. It is being built to 
sell at even less than the, French 
Tobls, tLlthough no price has defi- 
nitely been set upon either of these 
makes. 



-Ever increasing number ol 'thev 
tres in Switzerland Is reported to be' 
causing dlsquletltude among own- 
ers pf existing houses. 




AGENCY 



HABBT FOBTEB 



- (BlitabllsIiJd 40 'Teara) 
-. .. .. ^>W¥.T. TmvXJ>BABflT IM EDBOPB 

- - - I AeoTve Dewey Wn»hiagtcm 



■ecentfBpehUtiri Inelode 



Received from Trade Commis- 
sioner George R. Canty, Paris: 

Atlas-Fllm Company, just estab- 
lished In Germany by Eirlch Mo- 
rawsky, will concentrate on Inter- 
national . sound 'films and produce 
solely full length features. Well 
known directors and artists are to 
tie engaged. 



Central Committee for production 
of .machines of S.ovlet Russia. re- 

, „ quested the 'government to prohibit 

In cases where a. cancelling of the the import of projectot'p, projector 
contract Is not possible the English lamps 'and_other apparatus, -since a 
'ihdustr'y "has'^ised' fts Influence' to sufflcIenT numb'er 'df ' ap'pai'ti.'tus' '51 
persuade Germany to shift to sound, all sorts Is being- produced by the 
I ' ' I Optic Mechanic Trust in I<enlngrad 

Although business has been very 
bad for picture theatre owners In I. Jacques Halk will open the Ft^is 
Frankfort, that city has refused to Olympic lii the near tntui<e as a 
reduce . the . exorbitant .amusemei\t sound ,- and talking . picture ' theatre, 
tax. : Town baa, boV.ever,^ made, the He bM bought the iamoim mu^lc 
concession' that those owners who L hall oh> tbe Boulevards., and, , 'will 
can prove to their certified account-'^k.trans'form ' It . for filma. ma4e by 
tmg that they-have -ldM m6A6y'aur- (meajlB 'of hiji 'oVD Clnevb Balk ap- 
(Contlnued on pace X4i: ^■- ■■ (■pia&ttu. ' '' '^-' - ' ^ a-'..;. -"-^ 



London, April 28. . 

Ostrer Bros,, British bankers, -who 
financed the General Theatres Corp. 
and Denman Trust, as well as Gau- 
mont British and Pro'vincUl Cine- 
matograph- Thec^tr^s,. sail/for 'New 
Tork jin the Hotai&plC ^torn'orrbw 
CWed.). ..,'-,..,''!- ' .- 

Nothihg in'the nature 'o^- a formal 
statement of their purpose has been 
made public, but there Irj. plenty of 
talk. One story Is tbat. the Ostrers 
would llk« to dfdpOB«f, 6t:a;U or'Bome 
j»t the properties th^y are ihtwefited 
in, atid pr()ji6se't<> bpen-ltibgdtltitlottd 
to' that end with Paramount or Fox. 

'AhothiAr repoti i8.that' Uie baiik« 
ers' haive in thind ' a' ileal' cb'verlng 
future' :^Ucy In r;^gal;d to' talker 
equipment. '''.','., 



Paris Mecidng 



- Paris, April 28. 

Conference of French, an^ Amer* 
lean film Mnteirests jvi.mt into, aea^ 
slon here SaitUrday 'morning In an 
effort to Iron' out quota and other 
items ot ^disagreement between the 
two - countries, -Mo definite - ijesults 
achieved as yet '---j.^' -■' 

Maietiean; commercial ' cittache ot 
the American legktlon;' Siplth,''rep« 
rescintlng Will ''Hays,''iuid Bairettm 
local Fox representative, dre rep^ 
resenting America. Freoichmen para 
tlcipatlng Include Francois Poncet, 
under seei%tary'- for Plhe Arts;- 
Paul Leoh'/ - director,'' kii'd Oadavc^ - 
attache, same department; - Galld^ 
Delac, Brezillton and Lusslez of the 
exhibitors' grpup, and Burgu^t,. the 
author. ■ > ■ 

Reports from the conference room 
mention' the extre'meiy.' 'fair khd 
reasonable attitude adopted by 
Francois Poncet and the hopi^ful 
feeling' among' Ajiierican attaches 
that a compromise no^y be achieved;, 
Maclean speAkIng f or ' the Ajner«. 
leans told ihfeetlng^ America, coul^ 
not do buBltiess ,under' contemplated 
plail |ind that this course 'wa^' 
persisted in' 'American film Industry 
would have to ' retire entirely .from, 
the French market 

It was further emphaslzi^d for. .the 
Frenchmen that Americai would in- 
sist upon a long term agreement 
Upon basis would finally be accepted 
and they would 'not continue on a 
12-month basis 'with its. annual re- 
currence of squabbling and argn* 
ments. 



SCKEEB aEEMAN FB£S.' ' 

^ "Berlin, 'iprif Mr' " 

At the annual meeting of -the Ger- 
man picture exhibitors., aesodattoo,' 
Lud'wig-, Scheer. 'was - elected, presl-s, 
dent '.-.I- " i.-.', .',.'•.■.■-.•- ■.• ■. 

Dialog pldtiires-' w^re 'the; iehleiT 
tbplo of dl^eu'sstoti. =- A' ; resolution 
was passed' thClf ito-reproduotn^ 'tip^' 
^aratufi itttt t6 iVidtttlled linless sulf^ 
able for all sound system's. ' 



Wednesday. April 24. 1929 



FORlEyiGN SHOW NEWS 



VAWETY 



Sonday Silow danior in bndon 
To Save Floppii^ Legit Grosses 



IiOi)don, April 23. 

Sir Alfred Butt and Charles Coch- 
ftin are conducting a clamor In tbe 
public press for Sunday opening of 
le^lt shows. Tills,' they contend, is 
the only avenue of hope tor -the 
drooping legit. 

It Is claimed by the propagandists 
that the. fllm houses are permitted 
to operate after 6 Sundays and 
that this Is taToritism costly to the 
regular theatre. Approaching sum- 
mer and general election further 
Increases' the leglt managers' pes- 
, Blmism. ' . 

At present only a handful of 
muBlcals are doing any real trade. 
.^Thesff are "New Moon" at Dniry 
Lane, averaging t<6>006; ''Cinders" 
'at Adelphli grooved around $'3,000; 
Cochran'0 - I^vlllon ' show, beating 
|20,00D i "Funny Face" at the Win- 
ter Garden, under |20i060; "Five 
O'clock Girl" at Hippodrome,, 
sroutid $17,000; "Iiove Lies" at' 
Oatety .topping $15,000, and "Vir- 
ginia'' below $16,000. 

For .Us bo'^ out week at Carlton, 
"Merry Merry" was under $10,000 
nnd in the red. Of the dramatics 
"Little Accident" at Apollo, despite 
intensive publicity campaign, gath- 
ered but $3,600". "Porgy," alow start- 
er, is' showing symptoms of robust 
healtn, climbing last week to around 
$16,000. . 

Attractions going out include 
"The Stag" at Globe; Sir Gerald du 
Maurier'8 . "Fame" at St. James: 
"Fashion"- at the Kingsway, "Man 
at , Six" moving from Queens to 
Globe, and "Her Past" moving from 
Shaftesbury to Prince of Wales. 
"Candlelight" leaves latter house 
after long engagement. 



Paris Police Pot Ckxsm 
(hi Haoptmaim's Drama 



Paris, April 28. 

Liopal polioe halted the stage pro- 
duption of Gerard 'Hauptni'ahn's 
revolutionary , drama, "The 'Weav- 
"ers." Plot had textile workeris on 
Qtrlke with soldiers suppressing 
demonstrations by brutal violence, 
Singing. of Com.muntstlc hymn,. "Tbe 
Internationale," set to the melody of 
the French national anthem, also 
created public protests. 

Vieux Cplumbter, the theatre pre- 
senting the -'pltee, substituted the 
German picture, "Variety." 



Paris Yaade Openings 



Paris, April 23. 
Bonjohn Girl Band opened April 
19 at the Moulin Rouge and "got 
9ver nlcelyl House has scheduled 
for May . 8 Janette Flynn. former 
Albertlna Rasch girl, doing a new 
act with two pianists and two as- 
sisting, dancers, 

' Robins, comedian. Is featuring 
at the Empire, having started April 
19. Also Rose and Honey with 12 
skaters on artifldal ice. 



BUNDY'S JINX RESORT 



Takes Over Taggs Island With 
Which Karno and Cyril Flopped 



Liondon, April 23. 

Taggs Island (summer resort), 
near Hampton Court, has been 
taken over by A. E. Bundy, chair- 
man of the United Kingdom Adver- 
tising Company,- and also connected 
with British Instructional Films. 

Bundy is defying the Jinx on the 
location,' which caused the bank- 
ruptcy of two previous operators. 
Fred Kamb went to the wall sev- 
eral years ago and just last year 
Herbert Cyril, an actor who made 
a fortune In stocks, dropped $160.- 
000 In a few months, and also met 
the bankruptcy magistrate as a 
result 



London Seeks All-Negro 
Plays* Due to "Porgy?' Hit 

The 'Success of "Porgy" in lion- 
don has created demand over there 
for all-negro attractions. Some tallt 
of "Harlem" being produced in Lon- 
don by Sir AHred Butt. 

"The Black Ace," by : Dorothy 
Brendon, dealing with racial ques- 
tions, win be presented by an all- 
colored cast. 



Coupon Lunches 



Eat-and-run coffee pot and 
drugstore sandwich rooms are 
In for a break on a price, cut- 
ting war as the restilt of the. 
Schulte cigar s({>re chiitln plan- 
ning to Install lunch counters 
with coupons redeemable for 
Schalte and. United Cigar 
Stores Co. premiums. 

These chains are now affil- 
iated. 



Two New Paris Entries 
Have CEckmg Chance 



Paris, April 23. ' 
."Au Secours" ("Help"), by Marcel 
Achard, long postponed attraction, 
opened at the Comedle des Champs 
Blysees. Show 'was directed., by 
Louis Jouvet, who also plays 'the 
principal part Cast Includes Pierre 
Renoir, Michael Simon and Valen- 
tle Tessier. Well acted and nicely 
received. 

•Napoleon," adopted from "Sou- 
venirs," written In 1847 by kontho- 
lons, opened successfully -with 
Granville as the Corsican. Play is 
laid on St Helena and Is without 
female characters. Dejardins plays 
Hudson Lowe, governor of the 
prison Island. 

"Un Homme d'Homme" ("A Man 
of Yesterday"), by Louis Artus, re- 
placed "Circe" at the Rennaisance. 
Jean Debuccourt, Charlotte Lyses, 
Rehee Devillers head the cast, 
Story deals with a girl who' mar- 
ries her aunt's former suitor, aunt 
later encouraging young spark to 
make love to her niece. Niece re- 
mains faithful to her elderly btls- 
band, who, however, gives her free- 
dom realizing she loves the younger 
man. Received 'nicely. 

"tia /Famine Heureuse" ("Happy 
Family"), by M. and Mme. G. A. 
Jaeger Shmldt has been produced 
by Aldlbert at the Odeon, Story of 
a prudish aifht who discovers ' the 
family skeleton. Andree Pascal 
plays Therese, the principal role. 



Foot Days to See and 
Hear Taost'' in Gennan 



Berlin, April 23. 

Municipal Playhouse here can 
give Eugene O'Nell's "Strange 'In- 
terlude" and Shaw's "Back to Me- 
thuselah" cards and spades and still 
outrun and outtalk t>oth. 

House is currently presenting 
Goethe's "Faust" In the full-lunged 
version running four consecutive 
nights before reaching the final 
curtain. 



Reeves-Lamport Named 
R-K-0 Scouts in Europe 

Reeves & Lamport . of London 
have afflliated with R-K-O as Eu- 
ropean agents. The London agency 
will offer Continental acts on a 
commission /arrangement if ac- 
cepted. 

Keith's has been without official 
representation In Europe for about 
three years. Marlnelll, was last. 
Previously the Pasapart office was 
enfranchised. 

.{Seorge Godfrey, now. booking 
head of Keith's, was offered the 
London Job prior to turning agent 
some time ago and turned It down. 
He was then an outgoing Keith 
booker. 



PEBBOQUETT BOOKDTOS 

Paris, April . 2l 
Tracy and Hay extend their en- 
gagement at the Cafe Perroquett 
prior to going to the Ambassadors, 
new swank restaurant In.Bairceloha, 
Spain. ♦ 

Rich Hayes returns to the Perro- 
quett May 17 for three weeks. Da- 
vid and Hilda Murray are also 
listed for a fortnight on this date. 

CAFE BEOPENS 

London, April 23. 

Cafe de Paris, entirely renovated, 
reopened April. 17 under the sole 
management of Wyndham Cook. 

FoWler and Tamara and Bob and 
Muriel Johnston, both American 
acta. Are featured. Bad big openlnx. 




WILLMAHONEY 

The New York "Sun" said: "There 
Is no funnier person on two feet 
than Will Mahonev. His Tendition 
of the song Uly* la a scream and 
his comic tap dancing and falls even 
more, than that. You must see 
.Mahoney^ He Is great" 

"Oireetlon 

RALPH G, FARNUM 

1B0D Broadway 



2 N. Y. Shows Reverse 

m London 



Iioiidon, April 28. . 

"These Few Ashes" Is now, at the 
Duke of 'irbrk'a. . Although 'a flop 
In New York the comedy was well 
received here If- deemed slightly 
esoteric for general appreciation. 

A. A. Milne's "The Ivory Door," 
■sC little theatre success In Kew York 
last season, also came Into the Haly- 
market 'Well acted, principally by 
Francis Lister, i>ut thinness of story 
makes it a doubtful click. 



Sev9!e Expo Bost 

Strands Many Actors 



Farta, April 28. 

One of those private wars has 
developed . between - Martlnage, 
wealthy Spanish backer of tlie Ex- 
position St .Seville and ' Paul SantoSr 
the theatrical, agent who ^ was lay- 
ing out the entertainment features 
of the exposltioru: As a result hun- 
dred's of contracts signed with- acts 
through the Sandrias Agency and 
Santos are now nullified with Mar- 
tlnage refusing to play talent front 
this source^ 

Involved In the fiasco la .8,000.000 
francs and- 180 performers,. so^e of 
the latter rendered destitute by the 
declBlott. , Several acts already In 
Sevlll6 were given enough 'money 
to return home. ' 

American acts booked for the ex- 
position (to run six-^montiiS) and 
now out in tbe cold are: Patricia' 
Storm, Leon ; Abl>ey Band, : 'Billy 
Collins, Marguerite Wales, Jiack 
Gavin. Jill Astor, .June Day, XMdIe 
Fay, Harcourt Sedano. Gloria Page 
Wllkins and Rellley Hent and Ber- 
nlce, Lud Cludklns' Band. - 

Exact cause- of Martlnage-'SantoB 
split Is not known. ' Santos arrived 
In Paris from Seville late this week. 



English Time Cot Down 



London, April 28. 

With stubbornesa on both sides 
the customary courtesy between 
Stoil's and General Theatres to 
Jointly employ imported acta has 
drifted into abeyance^ 

Result Is that acts can only be 
Imported for one circuit Under 
present conditions that mealns hard- 
ly more than five or six weeks work. 



"Rio Rita"* Off 

London, April 28. 

"Five o'clock Girl" has picked 
up at the Hippodrome. As a result 
"Follow Thru." goes to the Domini- 
Ion as originally slated, 

"Rio Rita" has apparently been 
abandoned for this season. 



BUBIAI AT HOME 

^ Paris, April 51. 

Remains orBybir Carmen Revnes. 
30i following cremation were shipped 
April 20 on the Leviathan for burial 
in America. Former Follies beauty 
was the wife of Uourice Revnes, 
Pathe fllm executive^ now in Hol- 
lywood. 

She succurabed to pneumonia here 
AprU It. 



The Shows and Gyps of Paris 



By JOLO 



tiondon, April 16. . 
Perseverance is a:°t to he reward- 
ed. Years ago I was told of a scene 
at a revue in Paris In which there 
was a captive maiden brought back 
by the victorious army and carried 
across the -sta^e wholly nude. I 
kept going to Paris, once, twice and 
often three -times a year for years. 
The best I could find was innumer- 
able girls wearing glt^les and smiles 
of varylhg .'sizes. . 

The Folles Bergere current show 
has a spectacular scene In which 
a girl Is revealed with no clothing, 
but she had her back to the foot- 
lights. Later there wa6 another 
sce'ne In which a girl was adorned 
with but a moderate sized rose. 
The FoTles Bergere show Is prob- 



ably the best re'vue In Paris at pres- 
ent, possibly because the program 
Is printed more or less In EngUstu 
Why all the shows In Paris Insist 
on complicating these programs so. 
as to make them unintelligible la- 
difficult to imagine. 

i am toll they print the program* 
in large quantities before the pre* 
miere and then Immediately after 
the opening switch the .scene* 
around so that they do not come 
in the sequence laid out in the pro- 
gram. Then somebody does a stunt 
and you want to know who It is. 
Try to find out 

Overheated 

The th<»atre was overheated, as 
Indeed all Paris theatres are.. I can 
(Contli^ued on page 69) 



Police Censor Spice Play, 
Defying Constilndon 



Berlin, April 23. 

As a result of police censoring 
"Soldiers In Ingolstadt" before pro- 
duction,. It may become an Issue of 
constitutional Interpretation be- 
tween- Severing, minister of the in- 
terior,- and ttib Berlin police. 

Under the present German con- 
stitution stage censorship Is pro- 
hibited. Police alibi their l^iterven- 
tlon by. stating public morality was 
menaced .an4 .- possible riots in- 
cipient 

. Play bad some spicy scenes be- 
tween soldiers and servant girls. . 



PARIS' ENGLISH "CAPTIVE" 

Qilhert Miller Staging In June — 
Freneh Original Ne«v Running 
as Revlvar 



Paris, April 28.. 

Gilbert Miller will present "The 
Captive," ln>Engiish, at the Femlna 
theatre, early In June. 

"Prlsonlere," the FrenoK'^drston 
of the same' piece, has recently been 
revived and Is still running here. 



"QTF8Y" SUCC^SFDI 

. Beriin, AprU 28^ 

"Gypsy," musical comedy at the 
Kuenstler, looks 'Uke a Success wltb' 
Its V score of international- <»lll>ei>. 
Robert Gilbert Is the composer. 

Story It tells Is of an Innocent 
youth kidnaped by a sophlstlcateil 
sports woman, who's daughter soives 
him with a sleeping powder. 



TOIOE 60IIE— SUICIDE . 

Paris, !&.prU 28.' 
Arthur Julian, 66, known as Yvon^. 
eck, French vaudeville performer, 
committed suicide by Jumping from 
a window. 

.'He had been despondent over the 
loss of his voice two years ago. . 



SAILINGS 

May 16 (San Francisco to Syd- 
ney) : Three Freehands (Sierra). . 
: May 16 (New York to London) 
Frank Davis and Adele Darnell 
(Rellanbo). 

May 10 (New York to Paris),- 
Marvin Welt (Ciarmanla). 

^pril 29 (Capetown to Iiondon) 
Isadora Schelessinger (Carnarvon 
Castle). 

AprU 27 (London to Mew York). 
Nee Wong' (Aqultania). 

AprU 24 (Paris to New York), 
(3eorge ISanfleld, William' Oell, 
Simon Rowson (Homeric). 

April 24 (London to New York) 
Wllllani Morris, Jr. (Homeric). 

April 20 (New York to London) 
Edw. Lauillard, Mr. and Mrs. WUlIe 
E^delsten, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse- L. 
Lasky, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Miller, 
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wagner, Eddie 
Lambert Sigmund Romberg (Ma- 
jestic). 

April 19 (New York to Rome), 
William A. Kelsey, (Conte Grande). 

April 19 (Cherliourg to New 
York): Mr. and' Mia, Laurence 
Schwab (Mauretanla). 

April 19 (New York to Paris): 
Anita Loos and' John Emerson (He 
de France). 

- April Ifr -(Parts. tO;-New-jrork). 
ElsIe<JanIs and mother (Olympic). 

April 17 (New Yorlc tf London) 
E. H. Sothem. Fanny Tod Mitchell 
(Aqiiltanla).' 

April 17 (Neir Yoric to Bremen): 
Artur Bodansky (Reliance). 

April 17 (New York to London), 
Harry HoweU (Roosevolt). 



Berl&r Too Low on 
Concert Singiers' fay 

Berlin, AprU 28. 

Berlin Managers* Association ha* ' 
been sustained on appeal In Itf 
regulatloi. setting $260 per perform* 
ance as the maximum salary foc^ 
concert singers. 

This means that Berlin wUl not ' 
see any of the- big names of tho . 
concert world. This sum la suIh . 
8t..atlaUy L .low the money - de*,. 
mianded by the swank tenors and r 
sopranos from other lands. v ' 



HELEN FORD NOT SO HOT 

Opened in Vaude In Uondon— Cao> 
Oevyey Washington Okay 

London, April 28.. 
Helen Ford billed as direct bvA 
her success In "The Patsy" (loaat 
flop) opened last night at the -1^^.' 
ladluin (vaude) doing tour aoitgs. 
Applause after first show Bounded, 
ausplclpusly .enthusiastic a* act Itt'-' 
trinslcally la a weak daucer, .ftira, 
wxfs spotted later on bUl.oB-otrenCtb.. 
oi that .appltAise. '• ''. 
' At saiine.'houBe.'Bemolt aoA IihtfM 
ue Assisted byrlBtiatna Bradna' M 
acrobatlo dances Opened nlcelyi but 
without sensation. 

'(Seorge pewey: Washington, / OoU. 
ored baritone, opened strongly -at 
Paltadlum, also doubling Into Kit 
Kat Clut^ for two .We^ks. 



V j^oxla, Avttt a.' 

Weather here is bMgbt - and sunl*' 
shiny, but the nights are stlU-iAJUy.r 

Washington, Alprir'2l. -' . 
Upoti requedt of Variety. . tH* 
Weather Bureau has 'tiimlshed- that 
following^ outlook .for tho ^Mk, be> 
ginning tomorroiKr} , 

; Shower period .W^.i^esday.: and- 
Thureiday . oyer' we^iern . sectlonik 
and . showers, Thtiri^ay ,.ovte 
ern. section.' Qihei:wlBe 'moaily , ffeiiV' 

{ lUslng temperature. fbUowQ<l ^ 
cooler over w^erf sections: XlitiilU' 
day, and over the east; about' Frl«- 
day (2S), with rising ^empefratiir* 
again at th^ eM'%t the'/Week. 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



We4nemlay, Apijl' H 1928 



(laplin MaiDtams Position on 
U. A^JM-Fivbanb^^C^^ 



Lios Angeles, April 23. 

With Charles Chaplin .and Joseph 
M' Schenck still at loggerheads over 
the latter's desire to sell Warner 
Brothers a 60 per cent Interest In 
United Artists . Consolidated, the 
comedian has nptlfled Albert Kelly, 
his representative In New York, 
that owing to the uncertain con- 
dition of his relations with United 
Artists he refuses to enter Into any 
contracts that even by Implication 
may be construed as affecting the 
distribution of his future releases. 

Schenck Is encountering difficulty 
In convincing . his allied producers 
that the merger as outlined will 
work out to their advantage. Doug- 
las Fairbanks, speaking for blmseff 
and Mary Plckford, it is under- 
stood, has objected to giving con- 
trol of the corporation to the ^bank- 
Ing interests, claiming it would 
leave the United Artists producers 
without voice in the management of 
assets created .by Investment of 
money and effort. 

Chaplin now vis working on the 
basis that he is an independent 
producer, with the distribution of 
"City Lights," well into production, 
contingent on the action of U. A, 
If the proiiosed merger of the other 
units is abandon^ Chaptin will re-' 
lease through U. A. If It Is exe- 
cuted "City Lights" will be dis- 
tributed through another company. 

Mary Plckford and Douglas Fair- 
banks have again changed their 
minds about staying on the Coast 
and will leave for .New York April 
25 in a private car with Joe Schenck 
and Irving Berlin. 

Fairbanks said, regarding, his own 
plans, he and Miss Plckford de- 
sired to start production on "Tam- 
ing of the Shrew" June 1 and that 
muoh preparatory work remained 
to he done. ^ 



Rdlfe Pfans Short Revues 




lame 



HAY BAR (Hn^n)E STILL 
CAMERAMEN OFF LOTS 



Imb Angeles,' April -23. 
Old racket of portrait photog- 
raphers forcing their art on screen 
stars is being revived again with 
fan magazine correspondents used 
as the "go-between/' This- has been 
evident on several receiit occasions 
where the : correspondents became 
finicky in accepting studio portraits 
Of players and demanded that their 
connection photographer make the 
necessary "pictures needed for their 
magazine covers and at^iclias. 

An agreement is now ^being en- 
tered Into ' by all studlps to . bar 
all outside photographers from 
coming oh thel lot and taking up 
the players* time. 

Once a studio' complies with this 
demand the players are at the 
meri:y of the outside photographer 
who wlll.txike several negatives at a 
special sitting, and then annoy the 
player to order prints. In the event 
the player refuses to buy, the pho- 
tographer will bring pressure by 
inferring' a refusal on the part of 
thia mag writer to uae.'tiie-' story tor 
which the' portraits ha've been made. 
If the threat gotis over, the player 
is charged iezhorbitant prices and 
a cut of the 400 pOr cent, profit 
Is mode with the Interviewer. 

A number of the vet press agents 
«re wise /to the routine and politely 
Inform the writer that there Is not 
a chance of securing a player 'oc 
sittings, but that they will make 
whatever art work Is necessary at 
their own studios. Corre8i>ondent 
^lalme, however, )n the event they 
wtuit to ube a' {player for the cover,' 
that the studio staff photographer 
Is not sutnciently .artistic. It the 
studio continues to refuse the writ- 
ers peddle their coders elsewhere. 



Los Angeles, April 23. 

Calvin Rolfe, /associated with 
Tlifany-Stahl, plans to produc» a 
film series of short musical xevues 
'With .well-known musical comedy 
■tars featured. 

These will -be made in sound and 
Technicolor, and at a price to meet 
the small exhibitor who cannot 
compete with the Urger picture 
houses or stage presentations. Reels 
win be the flash acts of fllm shorts. 



WAITING FOR SARNOFF 



Only Rumor* Concerning RCA, 
R-K-0 and Paraitibunt-Publlx 



I Pending expected dally return of 
pavld, Sau'nofC from the other aide, 
only rumors continued to glide over 
the picture surface. They Include 
as before Paramount-Publix, Radio 
Corp., and Radlfl-Keith-Orpheum, 
with thi.lr two-sided angles. 

About the only substantial report 
meanwhile is that thei Publlx people 
don't favor any deal at present 
which might oblige them to handle 
the Keith circuit over the summer, 
That leaves a probability .that If 
negotiations go blooey at this time, 
they may be resumed in the late 
summer. 



Censors Own Sound 

Pennsylvania Boai'd of Censors 
next week can sit in their own pro 
Jection room and listen to dialog 
Alms. De Forest engineers are now 
installing the device. 

It is the flrst of any description 
to be installed by a State. 



SFLITTINO THE SET 

Hal Hoades, director of publicity 
ond advertising for Columbia,' has 
effected an open air advertising tie 
UP' for "The Donovan Affair" via 
sky projector now being employed 
to plug Kddle Dowllng's "Rainbow 
Man." 

.__lJ5.ojioyan Affair" will s plit th e 
sky projector with "RalnBo'w ManV 



BEICHENBACH LEAVING V 

Parry Relchcnboch will lenive 
Tjhivereal when his contract expires 
the end of May. This marks 26 
weeks with U for the explolteer. 

Universal hojds an option for two 
.adiiltlonal tnonths but Reichenbach 
,wlll take his annual summer trip 
to Europe. 



SPRAGUE'S DISTINCTION 

Fox's Scenario. Chief First to Have 
Centriiot Extended 



Los Angeles, April 23. 
Chandler .Sprague, scenario head 
at the Fox studio for the past 14 
months, is ,the flrst scen^io chief 
with that organization to have his 
contract renewed.' It Is fpr two 
years. 

Sprague, former newspaper man. 
Joined Fox as scenario head after 
being aasistdht 'to John ' 'W. Consi 
dliie at United Artists and also 
having collaborated with Benjamin 
Glazer at Paramount. 

'When Fox went to talking pic 
tures, Sprague was called upon to 
handle story on both Movietone and 
silent versions. 



Wampas' Dues Up 

lios Angeles, April 23 
'Wampas will vote May 6 on an 
amendment to its constitution in ' 
creasing the dues for membership 
from $12 to $34 a year. Amendment 
also provides that each member will 
be required to attend one meeting 
of the organization every 60 days. 
Offending members will be dropped 
Following committee heads have 
been appointed by H. H. Beall, 
president, for the current y«!ar: 
Barrett Klesllng, credentials com 
mittee; Oliver Garver, publicity 
committee; Bob Doman, theatre 
publicity directors; Sam 'W. B. 
Cohn, free lance publicity directors; 
Bill Newbery, exchange publicity; 
Phil Qersdorf, general committee: 
Norman Manning, entertainment 
committee; Harry Wilson, sick 
visiting committee; M.. Finch, 
othlcs committee; H, F. Arnold, em- 
ployment committee; Ivan St. John 
public relations; Pat Dowling, baby 
star committee; Chas. 'Weot, mem 
bershlp; Pete Smith, auditing and 
flnance; Joe Sherman, civic com 
mittee; George Thomas, insurance 
and Ray Davidson, chairman and 
only member of the beach hou.se 
committee. 



SEAFIBO'S UEASUBEMENTS 

Los Angeles, April-23. 

Victor Shapiro, heod of Fox pub 
liclty department, is having the 
physl^l measurements of- all the 
company's players taken. 

Measurements will be used for a 
number of contceta to be held by 
tbo company. , 




ANITA LOOS 



'Who has contracted to write 
sketches for M. S. BENTHAM, ex- 
clusively. 

Her first "Inkwell'^ Will be pro- 
duced by R. K. O. aiid later mode 
into a Talking Short by Radio Pic- 
tures. 



Shortage of Technicolor 
Tieing Up PlrooDctions 



Los Angeles, Aprtt 23. 

With' 'Warnef . .Brothers, 'having 
tied, lip all of the .Technicolor 
equipment for six iponths, the other 
studios have been .upset on .pro- 
duction schedule. With Technicolor 
the vogue, all of 'the .companies are 
desirous of' gettl^e some of . these 
shots into their pictures. ' 

Figuring, as' they had in ttie past, 
that' the Technicolor 'equipment 
would be availably on two or three 
days* notice, production - has been 
held up oh a number of pictures 
recently waiting for the Technicolor 
units, 

M-G-M has been held up almost 
two weeks to complete, some Tech- 
nicolor shots.' :bn the ."Re'vues . of 
Revues!" Finding It. icannot get tlie 
outfit )minedilitely,!Metrp Is nowex- 
perlm'entiiig with Mutf icolor, nat- 
ural color film cbhtroUed by Fox. 
if the experimentation" proves suc- 
cessful it 'wlU be. used !ln the future 
on all M-G-M pictures. 



>een feDy" Cot 

Down to 4i Reels 



"Queen Kelly." a personal pro 
ducing venture by Jos, P. Kennedy 
and listed to be rejsASTd by United 
Artists, 'was completed In 21 reels. 
It Is. noW down to '4^ reels, ' the 
scissors having been used by Ben 
Olazer. 

The condensed picture will be 
sent 6n to New York for Kennedy's 
Inspection. He will decide "whether 
to bulid up from the silent portion 
left, with dialog Or to regular 
length, or' scrap the nilsflt. 

ESrlc Von Strohelm directed the 
ori^nal, with ' Gloria Swonson 
starred. A considerable portion of 
the story bearing uponi^the raw and 
a racial trend determined Kennedy, 
when laist out here,. to kill out those 
sections he did. not approve of. 

"Queen Kelly" Is said to repre 
Sent, so far, over $800,000. 



"Carnation Kid's** Chi Ban 
Pair. Petitions Injunction 

Chicago, April 23, 
' Farampunt is going to a lot of 
trouble to brinig "The Carnation 
kid" into town. Company has pe- 
tition^ local courts to restrain the 
police, and board of censors from 
prohibiting the showing of the pic- 
ture here. 

Censors succeeded In banning the 
fllm some time ago, objecting to its 
gangland theme. 



lASST AND BBOOE SAIL 

. Jesse Lasky and Clive Brook, 
Paramount player, sailed for Lon 
don last Friday, 

Lasky Is to look over tho foreign 
fleld for materia), while Brook is 
just visiting England, his native 
laffdrroirtlreflirrtimer In'fl v^-years; 

WANT A NO; 2 BOGERS 

.Unlversal's home office depart- 
ment heads have been handed the 
assignment by Lou Metzger, gen- 
eral manoger, to hunt up another 
■Will Rogers 'or "his closest parallel." 

Metzger's idea Is a series of single 
feel diaWgue funsters that will get 
national reaction. 



Rimsdd Cofaiums BnlMogs Sore Over 
B way Hotel With Ronald on Park Ave. 



PictDies Don^ Bite 



Some of the Qroadway legit 
producers have been holding 
meetings With' the announce^, 
purpose of producing plays as 
talking picture^ The real ob- 
ject Is said to hs aq attempt 
to induce the larger plcturS 
producers to start bidding. So 
far the fllm men have refused 
to bite. 

A claltn Is made that down- ' 
town bankers are. behind , the 
legits', 'but' that' the bankers' 
terms are .. not accei>table. 
Do'wntown,, bankers heard all 
about the ,. legit that ...they 
wanted, to ' know some 'time 

ago-". .... 
, The .' .onty picture ' prp'ducer 
jnentlpiM»cl (p connectiqh with 
the Broadway producers ' Is ' a, • 
well-known . prpm'oler for coin' 
In that ' di vision. 

This leglt group, may .be:''{he 
safne ';'oilS 'which . aniidutic'Sd' It 
would . set ' 'th.o' plctuVe Wrl'd ' 
aflr8:'with. the "Ud 'of "Vocaf 
fliin., it nev^r goit far'ehough"; 
to strike a match. ', ' ' 



LOST SCRIPT SUIT 



Aborns Ask .f2Sk000 of ^ M-G for 
"China Blueplate" 



Milton and Sargent Abom have 
Sled suit for $26,000, or the return 
of a manuscript, against Metro* 
Goldwyn-Mayer as the result of the 
loss of the only existing script of 
China Blueplate" which M-O re- 
ceived for Inspection for talking 
picture' production. 

Aborns told M-O that .they had 
only one. script a)^' wanted to.nialte 
r. copy, but the production manager 
asked 1 for. It Immediately .^SMCordlng 
to the .complaint. .Defendants 
claim the script was mailed.- baclc 
and refuse tO; take any reaponsibU- 
Ity. . 

Complaint alleges, that the loss of 
Che script also Involves $8,000 In 
scenery and costumes, which.' can- 
not- be:used any more, while' claim- 
ing also prospective rentals of .$700 
to $1,000 a week. 

A. J. Rublen Is attorney for . the 
plaintiffs. 



Order Innerarity on Stand 
- In Cinema-Pathe Actit^i 

Lewis 'Innerarity, secretary of- 
Pathe Exchiahge, Ltd., has been or- 
dered to stand examination before 
trial in the $120,000 damage suit by 
the Cinema Finance Corp. against 
Pathe. 

A deal with Bray Pictures, pro- 
ducer of "Ropiance of the Colora-' 
do," whereby Pathe allegedly guSr- 
anteed Bray- a $120,000 minimum 
return on the picture followltig dis- 
tribution. Is the basis of the suit. 
On the strength of this covenant 
Cinema Finance Corp. advanced 
$120,'d00 to Bray Pictures. 

Complaint is that Pathe has 
failed to release the picture which 
Bray produced. Prank B. Wilson 
Is president of C. F. Corp. 



lOVOH ON FID£EB 

Ultimatum of Fox studios re- 
otraining Individual players from 
having personal press agents was 
disastrous to Jimmy Fldler, 'whose 
clientele was entirely composed of 
Fox people. ■ 

Aniohg those Fldler lost were- Sue 
Carol, Nick Stuart, juns CoUyer, 
William Howard and Raoul 'Walsh. 



THELMA TODD'S BECOKPS 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Thelma Todd, signed as leading 
woman by Hal . Roach, was also 
given a separate contract by the 
Victor company to record. 

Miss 'Fofld Is a Paramount school 
graduate . . and 'recently left First 
National. 



Hamilton Opposite 
Noli Hamilton has replaced Jos- 
eph Schlldicraut opposite Laura La 
Plante In "Evidence," which went 
into production on the Universal lot 
this week. Schildkraut will bt. as- 
signed to another picture. 

Robert Ellis and Merna Kennedy 
have had their short term contracts 
renewed by Universal. 



Variety's' hardbolled; sobber felt- 
herself 'Jsllp^lng :as she ga^e^ upon, 
the Iroij grey streaks In Itonald Col- 
man's nair. Bravely ijhe : withstood 
them sophisticated m'uStaohe, that 
brown eyes, those .elegant nose, but 
the .Italr was- one of fate's dirty 
tricks. Just a complex 'With . Sis. 

Little did she think as she 
stumbled with a light and cynical 
heart Into the. Ambassador Hotel 
that'ian .Iron grey complex lurked 
there, waiting to reduce her to a 
hllthering chatterer.' 
: ■ "Mr, Colman thinks that the talk- 
ing' plotures 'Will eradicate some of 
:tha rotten .xtiovie stories > the .films 
have been: afflicted with;'.' :said Mr.< 
iFornol; the publicity representative. 

"What adorable blue, socks,'.', 
thoilght sobber. 

' "Xes, I prefer light, and sophistic 
cated stuff-; to . the Toihantlo things 
It have been ^olng,'^ said. Ronald. - 

I'OJt, . , .bMT, what socks . appeal." 
thouglit sobber. - . 

.VTaiiciitg, pictures, are, . aii.-. lnt,er,r 
esting. vien,tur.e for. the-fii^.ctfjior 'and 
.ur^,: likely , to lilring the -niyid^- tb a 
jnuch.:.hlgbe.c, level.'* , 

.. Mr. .Cp.iman 'was 'Euyl'hg^.it 
: ."But». ,9h„ .those socking; socks,'^ 
Sls.thought. 

."To ^ink that I would, have to 
mee.t ..up..'^.i.th l^on grey -hair at a 
tline ,-like .this," Sister -also was 
thlnklhg,- 

; : gui^'deniy she heard Ronald; :say 
<that; )1ie was tired of - loving aiid 
wai)ted to do sophlsticat^ed pictures 
lli^e The. .Command - to Love'." 
Ronaid^s Mutts 

■"Well- you'll be lovely In any-, 
thing," Sis Said sadly. Tou know,-, 
must bull 'em. a little because may 
meet 'em again. 

^nald has been having a diffi- 
cult times about the twp bulldogs 
he 'brought , along tt» 'waigt off.. ^li- 
icroacliiing dames. It seems, that this, 
Is animal week In town and. the .S.' 
P. C. A. is after hlm>becauBe ht did 
not- put the animials up at the Am- ' 
bassador. It. Is eaXi that the- dogs 
are staying at 'i, ttoadwa^ hotel. 
'; This . .dislliilslpplng' ru^or abtiut 
Rohald'r'caused: Sis to try 'pullincr 
herself' together. Before she left Sis 
^decided that If he' had left those 
mutts- on. Broadway he ' might very 
well have powdered those white 
streaks into his hair. ' 



R. I. Women Want 

. To Beconw Film Censors 

Providence, April 23. . 

Film exhibitors are 'raising a big 
squawk here, because of the move 
jatarted .by the R: L "Wpmen^s Chris- 
tian temperance Union to hB,ve .the 
public boycott objectionable pic- 
tures. 'W'. C. T. U. move started at 
the State convention of that organi- 
zation and plan Is to give wide pub- 
licity to "unfit pictures." 

Committee .has been chosen to 
keep tabs on all films booked here, 
and. this group is to make written 
an£ verbal compfalnts to exhibitors 
and give all publicity possible to 
objectionable films. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Phil Goldstone 
W. W. Clark. 
Ralph Ince, 
■Walter Catlett 
Hugh Sinclair. 

Mr. aiid Mrs, Chester Morris. 

Mr, , and Mrs. Roland West. 

NSt Levine. 

Leatrice Joy. 

Charles .-R. ROKers, 

John :C. -Flinn 

Bobby Crawford. 



L. A.toR Y. 

ErlQ P. Strelitz. 
Jac;; Warner. 

D. irryl Zanuck. 

Dr. Wllhehn Lohoeffer 
M. J. O'Brien. 
Josejph I. Schnltzer. 
Maurice Chevalier. 

E. Lloyd Sheldon. 
Edward Home. 
Harry Gllckman: 
Irene Rich. 

E. C. Mijls. 
' ■iWfng'TBerllnr"''"^""" ■ ■" ■ 
Clarence Badger. 



HoCOBHACK FOB YEAB 

Los Angeles, April 23, 
John McCormack's WllHom Fox 
contract is for a year.' 

It calls for the tenor's appear- 
ance In a special talker and several 
shorts. 



W^anMdajr, April 2^ 1929 



P I C T UR E S 



VARIETY 



No Moac Tax Permissible on 
Any Music Sent lliroi^ih Air; 
Fvst Deosion by U. S. Court 



' KansaiB City, April 23. 
/ The American Society of Com- 

. poaersi Authors and! Publishers was 
fftven a hard Jolt by- Judge Merrill 
EL Otls,~ In the federal, district court 
liere^ when he ruled 'that reception 
of a copyrighted comixteltlon. over 

. radio,' did noi constitute Intrlnge- 

. meht. of the copyright- lawa 

The decision was In a suit brought 
last .tall by the society against the 
local La Salle; hotel for alleged In- 
fringement of copjrrlght of a muel- 
cal composition, received on the ho- 
tel's master radio receiving set and 
carried to^he various rooms by 

- means of a wire system from the 
receiving set to 'the rooms. 

The ciLse la the first of Its kind 
to be tried in the federal court. 

Judge Qtia stated that the de- 
fendants did not perform the copy- 
righted work, but merely provided 
means whereby the muslo could be 
heard. The- law provides tt^at the 

. copyright owner shall have the ex- 
clusive, right to perform the copy- 
righted work publicly for prodt If 
It be a musical composition. 
ThcdrrlPlon In part: 

Opinion 

."The right to perfor^i a mnsl- 
' cal composition does not oarry 
with it a proprietary Interest in 
the waves that carry It out upon 
the air or upon the ether. They 
are as much the common prop- 
erty Of all as the sunshine and . 
the zephyr. 

"One~ who plays a musical 
, composition on a piano, thereby 
producing, in . the air sound 
waves, which are heard aa 
muslo, certainly performs that 
musical compositlon^and If the 
Instrument he- playacts a piano 
plus, a broadcasting apparatus, 
so that sound waves are thrown 
out, then he is also performing 
the musical composition. He 
who only hears the performance 
Is not performing. 

"If the sound waves fall on 
the unaided ears of a listener 
that listener has no part In the 
performance and It- he Is deaf 
so that he cannot hear without 
' the aid of an amplifier, elec- 
trically operated, which magnl- 
' flea the ' sound waves' so that 
they become percep'tlble to him. 
he etIU has no part In the per- 
formance. He has heard only 
what the performer at the piano 
created and sent out to be 
heard. , 

"If I open a window ao that 
I can hear the music rf a band 
passing by, am I producing that 
music? Am- I then the per- 
former or participating In the 
performances? If I lift the tele- 
phone receiver and hear the 
voice of a friend, am I producing 
that -voice? Is It my speech or 
his? If in perfect analogy to 
these illustrations, by mechan- 
ical means I receive aa music 
what has been produced else- 
where by- such means that It 
penetrates my house, I am not 
the perf ormer ^ho has produced 
' the music. 

"Suppose, however, the pro- 
prietor of a hotel has a phono- 
graph playing .In his dining 
room for the entertainment of 
bis guests and 'auppose that 
without any request from hUn 
or participation on his part, a 
stranger surreptitiously places 
in the machine a record of a 
copyrighted musical composi- 
tion. 'Would it not be unthink- 
able that that hotel proprietor 
should be held guilty of In- 
fringement and subject to dam- 
ages? His Intent In no wise 
entered into that performance. 
It It was a performance,. In no 
sense was It his performance. 
It la not. possible that mere 
ownership of a musical Instru- 
ment carries with It liability for 
any use to which another may 
put that Instrument. 

"So In this case the defendant 
did ii6t lnternatlonally~perforni-^ 
a copyrighted musical composi- 
tion, even if granted that radio 
reception Is . performance. The 
defendant had a right to have 
a radio In the hotel for the en- 
tertainment of guests, and to 
operate thnt radio. If while It 
was operating some other than 
tha (IftfAndAnt, wholly without 
the defendant's participation, 



An Ezhib's Offer 



Ik>s . Angeles, April 23. 
After trying 'every known 
racket to drag' ln customers, 
Robert Brqwnley, operating 
the 'Victoria, neighborhood 
houses Is now advertising he 
wlU pay taxes, assessments 
and mortgages on property as 
prizes. 

Business at the Victoria has 
been so bad lately that Brown- 
ley haiB a standing offer of 
$100 to anyone who can lay on 
the main floor of his show 
house any Monday or Tuesday 
night knd be stepped on. 



300 Mongrel Devices 
Now on Sound Market 



Hays organization figures that 
the talker equipment field Is mon- 
grellzed by at least SOp home-made 
devices. "This number Is reached 
based on reports from the Film 
Boards of Trade, which are half 
way through ' a compilation of the 
number of theatres In the TT. S. 
using' sound as well as the type of 
instruments doing the reproducing. 

Boards w.ere assigned this Job of 
tabulation because of many inqui- 
ries coming from producer mem- 
bers, as well, on theatres equipped 
for sound. Hays', office wlU be the 
first to have a complete list, which 
It WlU make public within the next 
week. At present not even the big 
electric companies can provide in- 
formation on other than their own 
installations. 



Directing Teams 

IjOs Angeles, April £S. 

Fox Is Instituting a policy of com 
bintng screen and stage directors, 
on all pictures. Latest assignment 
as director . Is Lumsden Kare, stage 
actor, to direct dialog exclusively. 

Three teams of co-directors are 
'Willie Collier and Raoul Walsh, 
Donald Oallaher and Charles Klein, 
and Irving Cummlngs and Clarke 
SllvemalL 

Bobert Milton, stage director, and 
Dorothy Arzncr, screen director, 
have formed voluntary directing 
team. MUton will help on "Illusion," 
while Miss Arzner will reciprocate 
on "The Feeder," featuring Hal 
Skelly and Walter Hueston. Team 
arrangement has the entire approval 
of Paramount studio execs. 



Theda Sara's Volee 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Theda Bara, Fox's ace In the early 
days. Is negotiating for a return to 
that organization to work In dialog 
pictures. 



put upon the ether, and' so threw 
Into the defendant's radio elec- 
tric Impulses which came out 
of the radio as an audible ren- 
dition of a copyrighted musical 
composition, that was not In 
any way the act of the defend- 
ant. If It was a performance of 
a mnslcal composition is was a 
performance, not by . the de- 
fendant, but by the broadcaster 
on the defendant's Instrument 

"If radio reception of a musi- 
cal composition is not perform- 
ance of that composition, and If, 
though It be. It is not perform- 
ance by the radio receiving In- 
strument, It Is not necessary to 
consider whether the defendant 

operated Its radio for profit The 

plalntlfTs are hof'efftltled" either ~ 
to the Injunction prayed or dam- 
ages sought." 

The effect of this decision which 
establishes the rights of radio re- 
ceivers to any program broadcast 
will be far reaching, as It gives 
every hotel, theatre or other public 
place the right to receive radio 
muslo for Its gueata. 



ifoiyi Its 




PrOilMbility Jo*. P. Kennedy 
Will Retire From Prgani- 
zatien if Deal Goes 
Through — Meghan' and 
Friends Want to Hook in 
Pathe With Sono>Art — 
Settntg Price en Stock Re- 
, ported Block at Present 



DOWLING'S BUNCH 



Mike Meehan, en* of th* biggest 
of Wall Street operator*, with • 
group of friends said to Inelud* J. 
J. Raakeb and '^Wm. F. Kenny«.1s 
reported dickering to buy 'Pathe. 
Amount Involved for eontrel through 
common atock Is said to b* around 
$1(M>0aQ00. 

Joseph P. Kennedy Is reported 
having entered Into a new signed' 
agreement with Blair and Company, 
Pathe bankers, to generally direct 
that company tor three more years. 
In the one year Kennedy has been 
at its head, he turned It from red 
to black. The story sa^s that Ken- 
nedy will not oppose any sale, with 
his Pathe stock to be In the lot sold, 
and that he will retire, as ' Pathe's 
head If the .deal goes through, 

Meehan, et at ' are said ■ to be 
heavily Interested ' In Bono- Art, the 
Independent talking producer, which 
made the Eddie Dowllitg talker, 
"Rainbow,'.' now at tbie ^Iwyn at 
$2 with DowUng as the star. The 
Intent to acquire Pathe Is to book 
In S6no-Art with It 

The Meehan-Raskob-Kenney coe- 
terle holds close friends of DowUng, 
who would like to promote him thS' 
atrlcally as DowUng might suggest' 
with money the least of aU for 
whatever Is decided upon. The sue 
cess of the first DowUng talking 
picture may be largely Instrumental 
now In shaping up the future of 
Sono-Art 

Censlderafal* Talk 

It -la reported that the negotia- 
tions for the purchase of Pathe are 
going through the "bankers, on both 
sides. Other than a delay In agree- 
ing upon price per share,-not much 
Information Is available. There Is 
no denial In Interested quarters that 
there has been considerable talk of 
late along this line. 

Kennedy has bee. held In Boston 
tor the past two. weeks through the 
critical Illness of his father. In- 
quiry at the Pathe ofilce as to 
whether he had mentioned any 
other plans for Pathe or anoiher 
merger with that producer-distribu- 
tor was met with the answer no 
one th^re knows what may be In 
Kennedy's mind. The statement 
Kennedy would not oppose a sale of 
Pathe to Meehan and would seU his 
own stock at the same time Is 
quoted by one of Kennedy's asso- 
ciates. ' 



Chaliapio Free 



Despite aU reports. It Is said that 
Challapin has not entered Into a 
picture contract to date. 

The highest offer so tar received 
by the singer has been $250,000. He 
Is not holding out for money, it Is 
said, but rather' to see that he Is 
pro^rly placed for a singing talker. 



Beery Going M-G 

Lds Angelesi April 21. 

Wallace Beery Is leaving Par- 
amount to go to M-G-M, where he 
WlU be placed under contract to 
work In four pictures. 

M-6 expects to develop Beery 
inta~an.Jiidlvldual .talking star. 



Brenon With Radio 

Herbert Brehon will direct for 
Radio Pictures. 

He has been with United Artists 
mostly directing Samuel Goldwyn 
prodtMUona 



Jilst Listen! 



Of course nothing can para- 
lyze the trade again, after the 
Loew control sale to William 
Fox, but listen— 

It's said that WUllam Fox 
has offered to buy Paramount 
or Warners or both— • 

It's said that Warners have 
offered to buy Paramount or 
Fox or both— 

It's said that Paramount has 
offered to buy Fox or Warners 
or both. 

Take your pick, but neither 
Is an idle rumor. 



U MAY LEASE 
N. y. STUDIOS 



As the outcome of Kew York con- 
ferences between Carl Laemmie, 
Robert B. Welsh, studio chief; and 
home offl^ executives. Universal Is 
understood definitely set on pliins 
which call for an Initial expenditure 
of 1600,000 to lease and equip studios 
In the east Budget tor its. schedule 
of releases, which for 1929-90 Include 
30 features and 62 shorts, lias been 
set at approximately 16,000,000. 

Of the three sites under contem- 
plation U win likely pick the old Cos- 
mopoUtan studios,' leasing them 
under a long term lease. Interspersed 
with options for renewal, 'from 
Radio Corpf'of America. It Is point- 
ed out by U men that Cosmopolitan 
can be acquired In view of Radio's 
new Graftimercy Park plant 

U's production .experts figure that 
transferlng Broadway's live ^tuff to 
the screen can be expedited more 
timely and economically In New 
Tork. Even four such pictures- a 
year at $260,000 apiece would realize 
suOlcIent saving to pay for the 
maintenance of the studio here, 
Universalites believe. 



Paramount Assembfing 
Enlarged New York Site 



As another step In absorbing the 
parcels of property on Wekt 44th 
and~4Eth street fianking either side 
of the Criterion and Loew's New 
7ork theatres. Paramount Monday 
closed tor the row of buildings from 
Nos. 162-160 West 46th street This 
is the property occupied by the 
Lobster restaurant and annex and 
/takes in the 'Van Allen apartments. 
160 West 45th. four-story ofilce 
building, previously absorbed, by 
Paramount The .deal of this week 
Involved 11,000,000 for the property. 

It Is known that Paramount Is 
planning on a 7,000 capacity amphi- 
theatre, to top the Roxy In capacity, 
and ser^e as the firm founders' 
monunjent, structurally and aesthet- 
ically. An office building adjunct to 
the new house, which will front on 
Broadway from 44th to 46th streets. 
Is part of the plan. 



Santel With ,Fox 

Iios Angeles, April 23.- 
First National has rielieved Al 
Santel from his contract which 
calls for one more picture. Film 
was to ..hav9 been "Paris," starring 
Irene BordonI, going Into produc- 
tion June 10, Another director will 
be assigned. 

. Santel, It Is said, wiU Immedlater 
ly go over to Fox to whom he Is 
reported under contract for five pic- 
tures at 3100,000 per picture. 



WEALTHY COIOSED OIBL 

Baall Smith, chief of prQduc- 
tlon for Columbia Pictures shorts, 
known as Columbia-Victor Gems,, 
has completed production of "Old 
Man Trouble" with Jules Beldsoe. 
Other shjarts scheduled to be re- 
leaser soon IHClnde- Nan- Bl'ackatone 
In "Snappy Co-eds," Mamie Smith 
In "JaUhouse Blues," Frank Crumlt, 
"The Gay Cabelerro," and Buddy 
Doyle. . ■ 

Mamie Smith Is reputed to be the 
third wealthiest colored woman In 
America. 



FOX STEALING 
NEWSPAPER 
CONVENTION 



Showing Movietones . on 
Grinil at Waldorf • Astoria 
— Fox Cigars; Too 



Converting the stately Waldorf- 
Astoria during its last week as a - 
landmark, into a grind, William Fob; ' 
for less than $6,000, practically stole " 
the American Newspaper' publish--, 
ers. convention. He sold Fox Movie- . 
tone Newsreel to over 1,000 publish* • 
ers and editors from every part ot 
the U. S. at the some time. 'When . 
they were nol.^"llsteAtng and hear- 
ing" and reading Fox 'booklets and. 
smoking Fox elgars, they were be- ■ 
Ing taken In batches to the local : 
studio for personal recordings. 

Fpk even scored a beat oh PresI- .'. 
dent: Hoover,' Fully a half hour be-.. - 
fore, the chief executive's arrival to . 
ad'dress In person the Assoolated . 
Press delegation. Earl WIngart act> 
Ing publicity director, was supervls- . 
Ing the projection, on the screen of ! 
an adilress by Mr. HoOve'r. 

The reception room oh the majo; . 
floor In which Fox- Movietone' Is ' 
transmitted thrftiigh a portable ap- 
paratus has bS&n doing such capct»; ; 
city, business since the convention .' ; 
opened that extra bellhops have 
been conscripted to 'keep th^ orow^- : 
ot peering standees, co^es<Jng.-.tl|A>'' 
lobby, on'' the move. The room. In.* - 
cidentally, .opi^fs 'Pox half thi^ priov;/ 
of Its dUpUoato next dpor, which- th*'. ) 
Chicago Tribun()'lBlS&7lng and glad .' 
to get at, Its figure,' ^ , : 

With itv6 houra'- worth of pHnta, ^ 
Including every' notable, from Hdp<>.^:; 
ver. to Lindbergh down to Tuniiej^V. 
Fpx in opening his show &ii 10 -bi''';, 
the morning and closing It -at : It'. liii^ 
the. evening.- Intermissions ore ta&<bit- 
only when serious, business . oC'.ttati: 
convention is under Way and.itheji'.': 
half of the house sits on" .tiniw'.";';; 
shooed away by Irrltat^ ma4Mr**..<; 
atrarms. ■ ■ • 

Six operators And a supervisor arc(% 
kept busy doling out fare atr the ^' 
pond's most . socliatly ' prbjmnent' 
grind' theatre^ Incidentally' FbxI^eS;; 
pplnt out that It ' Is (he . chea^pst-i-- 
rental ever paid for an S.R.O..hou6e^';'; 
the six days amounting to Just f I,- A' 
600. .■■ ■ 



Fox Going After Cominrdi^^ 
Ontlet for ScHmd Fi^ 

Concentration on developing 'aon*'iv' 
theatric^ ' pl^ea of sound ptodfit^'l 
wlU tte started' by' Fox on. S(ay -t,'.^ 
when ' the Commercial Dlvtsloiii of -^^ 
Fox-Case takes over cm 'entire flbPr ; 
for headquarters In a Broad way; "' 
New York, oAce butldlbg. 

Division's staflT of 30 men will b»^ 
augmented , shortly after ' ther re- > 
moval from present quarters In.tltCk 
64 th street and iOth aVenUe' build*-': 
lng< To date about 20 . Industrial 
features have been' niade^ thei . de^' ; 
partment taking one of Its portaibW'': 
cameras and equlpmeht to the .cniBir'f 
toffier's plant 

900 Feet Underground 

Los Angeles, April 2S. ;. 
^ A Carlsbad Production unit wUi . 
work. 900 feet underground on some 
sequences of "The Medicine Man" 
for which the troupe wUl go to. 
Roawell, N. M„ about May 1. 

Tarn has a covered wagon backy 
ground with the Carlsbad caves, 'k 
Government reservation .extending, 
miles below the surface, to be utll* 
Ized. The necessary Ugh'tlng and, 
.portabIe...l'^co,rd.ln|r equlpmeh will - 
be taken down to a "900-Iobf TeVeT.: 
Location picked is a half mile from ; 
the entrance. 

Principals signed are Jfimes Kirk* ' 
wood, Blanche Mehafl^y, Donald 
Keith, and Phllo IVIcCulIough. Story 
Is by John Ellsworth. 

\. 



'.^1 



4 



VARIETY 



f :J C T O R E S 



■|7ednesdbj, A.April 84» 1990 



The Speaidng Voicei 

By J. C. Nugent 



Tbe elocutionary efforts of the 
once silent actors are not ae funny 
aa they 'bound. 

And ihey sound funny enough, i 

Only the s'peaher to not IntendlnsJ 
It to sound funny., .' 

However, the effort to develop s 
better aiieokinK voice Is in Itsell 
praiseworthy. 

The trouble le, too much Is ex- 
pected of a few lessons and a few 
exercises. 

A iew elnglnK lessons will not 
make great grand opera stars out ot 
everybody. 
■ But quite a few years, under gr^t 
teachers, will sometimes make a 
great singer out of somebody; 

-And the others have gained some- 
tbl'n£, at least, *by the training. 

I^Eiymen, "unaccustomed as tliey 
are" to speaitlng in or for large 
auditoriums, rarely have occasion to 
■■use toiies that will carry beyond a 
fow foot* 

Ania when they do, they yelL 

A trained actor can fill a lar^re 
audltoFium with a whisper. 

Telling has nothing to do with it 
-He has, threngh experience,, de- 
veloped a range of tones which hi 
the laymen are entirely unde- 
veloped. I 

Also he has, or should have,, in 
bis earlier years, mastered iail thc4 
a. b. o rules, of -volcei the.propier ta' 
flnitesimal jmhsq ^fore beginning « 
sp^ch, thus chaining the attention! 
: Thus, his' hiflih rtbnes' (an be, kept 
-until needed. i 

He learns to know^ how many per- 
fect notes be has in his local range^ 
without strain or grate, and adds to 



Waraen' M. Y. Trucks 

Warners is reported to have four 
' sound tmoks for New York produc- 
'ilon. " - ^, 

i Plans supposedly call for;fa«cl» 

- ■ - 



them by practice. He learns t< 
breathe properly, and not to "waste" 
while speaking. He learns the valut 
of pause, emphasis, position and ex- 
pression. And then, he forgets It 
and, If a good actor, 'devotes him- 
self to the sense of the text 

But It must be learned ftrst Wp 
must know trie rules. Then we know 
what rules to break. 

Some' of our worst actors have 
beautiful speaking voices, and per-> 
feet enunciation. Each note is as 
accurate as coins "dropping newly 
from the mint" 

On ami Off 
And that is . what It sounds like 
Something cominjr from a machine. 
They have never igotten beyofad the 
technique." They are still listen- 
ing to their own voices. They are 
not thinking their way through the 
meainlng ot the lines. 

Such were many of the dreading" 
actors of old. -And they ' acted on 
and oft. rj>air-<>liawnce to dreamme ' 
and "wher« Is my laundry" were de- 
< ilverea wltb • the same booming 
majesty. . . - 

After '.all .the voice is an.instru- 
ment;.ppon which the mind {days 
and thi^gh^ .lt the mentality and 
spirituality arci revealed; 

A. savage .. gnihts. A dull wit 
drones, « hangdog bully snarls, a 
fjwi .giggles, a.boMtfW y«n9» *n 
sure person halts and hesitates, ^d 
a comp^tent^tti^o.ter talks tai clear; 
coinpet^liit tpnes- - U- a man . is In 
blmseif capaible of /great feeling, 
loye, veneration,: a^doT^tlon, Joy and 
their oppppitea-rb^te. , fear., terror, 
eta.^ls. volce:.c(u» wpreas them, buc 
It la th« ' emotion, conveyed; more 
than, the .qu^ty .9f .voice, that inat' 
ters. V 

A flat voice comes from, a flat 
head. No vocal trailing will put 
thought Into his] voice'.; unless he 
gets bis head fixed; ' Qia -the. other 
hand., an - iM:.toi>^ wltb: r«al bttdne 



'outaToor ' stuff arbUnd Vahfa^tfanl. whose, :only ^brawback'^ ac hitherto 



this sumA'ST' Including specita sUb- 
>^ti«j to be niadb'vt CoAey IsR^d 



nnnee4 ..v<4ce in pubMc<, will, J7ith 
competent -. and sympfithetio direc 



'arid other typical New fork loc&> I tton,. get over .on tl|e.*'mlKea" better 



'tions. 



than many a. Jrtage- trained actor, 
- Dlreetors 
Of cottrw,i'tho>« are te# dlreotc»TS 
who are Competent and sympa ' 
thetlo. - in ' the- Influx of -so many 
who «rei"not.;.:«^d ^hp have more; 



' r m»s|^^^Q oh !fWo^*[ 

„ ■ LrtVAngeles, April i23, 
Af|;er iH>^ppiU'ig> production , on 
Theodore' Drq^er'd ."Th*; flenlus'' , 

^ore, than pu, monthq. ago, Ftura-' I conceni' fqr the; mechanical results; 
j|n<)iiit' now b«lle^«e it Ume t<a ntkke;| miich jtrbn^islnff^ young material ia, 
ilbe .picture. . .., , v. ^ 

dtjidlot has aesigne&.IiOUls .J. G[aa.-' 
jQ^j;«i; and Bdwln Knopf to niake..tl)e' 
^al screen treatinent.and co.-dl]:eot: 



being spoll^d^ 

Me&nwhlte^ you, stuttering > boys, 
keep right on ^7ltli..your vocal exer 
dses. B^t not^-<or .too long at 
time. Th» voice Is the first organ: 
to show. ,ir«Hrlness.. .Read- plenty, 
ojoud If yo^ just must, but once in a} 
wblle vtuiy..Jt with a practical Una 
that, eound^,. as it! .you meant it 
Somotbing, . Vi<e< ^^11 we say 
Pljeaae pass. the~ jierslmmons." Only 
dori't have ire^l persimmons in sight 
The Bight of 

the dialog, alternating with Al.lthem .cftuseo eonslUve people to 
Boaebe^g. The latter will also pucker, thps mWdng aU talking dif 
-dire<lt. Iflcult 



SAER-BOAiBBEBG OOMEDO^ 

. Kadiant Plotores, new Jdln't^.pro- 
auction venture ot RCA 'FfaatO-|| 
phone. is golng-Into production topn 
at' the -'Oramercy" Studlosi- Ne^;| 
York. Output will -4)0 one and tw6-: I 
re<a} oomediefs'.and shorts. 'I 
"Bugs'^-Baer has been engaged tor Jufi to be artistic. 



WnOJTZEm HOBK 

WurUtxer la vneHmentlng 
with a: water born- for theatre 
smpltflcationi which It' purr 
chased in Germaiiy. Device la 
now •'reported to, be in Cin- 
cinnati, but is due* In Now 
York for ae AoiUstratlon within 
two weeks. -■ 

MelW contraptlon.ba0 a water 
pan at Its base to inel|ow;.the 
voitiiiiek On tfie pamei.principlei 
of l^w a phonograph record 
'BonndB wHen ' coming ' MToss 
water. ..Born the iihape of a 
reversed U with a 8«t of tubes 
directing the soOiid 'to the pan 
after a qeparfttpr . has picked 
up the various tones and 
placed them in respectlye 
cfaannela < . _ 

Mopthpleoe Is 'placed' under 
the screen with the horn much 
fim^ller' than .. those 4ow used 
by 'Western lilectrle. 



Makiiig Up l^o^ Time; 
C^uihbu's S-Vm Stages 

Los Angeles, Aiprll 28. 
Additional sound fitages now be- 
ing completed at Colninbia studios 
will enable the staff to" work four 
and five units at one time. Normal 
producttoh at thls'lilant has been 
tt^o nnit^ 

In or,der to catich ' up with the 
prb^l^uoor It has been necessary to 
lalBn il aiirwjtora and 10 ;'wrlte.ris. 
tJirector^ -under coiitract from iU;c 
tui«'to picture Indude J'rank Capra, 
Qeorge Aroi)§lhban(l, Brie, K^hton. 
Al Rogell. Richard Ttio'rpe,' Ralph 
Ince, Frank ^trayer, Joseph Hena 
bery.'. Lyhn Shore, Harmon 'Weight 
iahd Phu Rosen. Among the writers 
ar^ Howard <}reeii, iBfilpV Qn.jw, 
also under contract .as. , an xttitor; 
Cdadys Xehntan. Oertirude Orr,.BnId 
HibbardK Adele BufDIngton, George 
Marshali Jack .Townley, John Nat- 
teford and Louis Stevens, 

Menjou GeU ^^Cpncert" 

Loa Angeles, April 23. 
Emll Jannlngs has obtaiiied can' 
collation of his paramount contract 
It's due to dissatisfaction over a 
double speaking: his *iines In '^e 
Patriot," with the stai" now prepar 
tng tiy return to Germany. 

Studio is TeadaptMifc-^The Con- 
cert," to have ■ bfeert ''JAmnings* ^next, 
for AdoliAie MonJoUl - Victof'Schert- 
zbiger will direct with Ruth Chat- 
terton ^pioelte. - Produetloik sched- 
uled for May 1. 



Browning on "IStb CRalr" 

Lo9 Angeles. April 23. 
Tod Browning will direct "The 
13th Chalr.r by Bayard VeUlert for 
M-Q-M. 

' Work Is in preparatory stage, but 
picttire- will be all dialog. 



I Amosemait Stock Sale 
AgeDt^ Get N.Y. Licenses 

, Albany,lApm 28. ; 
Ucenses issued by thaBecret4»ry 
of State, lif connection . with the 
provisions of the General Business 
Law designed to protect New York 
state investors In the sale of se- 
curities, Intiude the following: 

Combined Sound and Color Films 
(Inc.) to float an Issue of seven per 
cent cumulative prefe'rrod, and com- 
mon etpcic,'nb par- value. Is « Del- 
aware corporation, witli offices at 
E6 West 42d street,' New 'fork. 

George M. Forman & , Company, 
Inc., of 120 Broadway, New York 
City, to act ^ syndicate manager 
in the handing of securities of 
Fischers. Paramount Theatres Cor- 
pocaUon ot Chicago. The securities 
consist of first mortgage tier 
cent^erial gpld.bonds. Company Is 
a pelaware corporation, witb hiead- 
quart^rs ' at ,>1618' North Amerlcfus- 
building, Chicago. 

Royal Seourltles Corporation li- 
censed to, act syndicate manager 
tor securitlta of Famous Players 
Canadian Corporation. Royal Bank 
buildiiig. Tm-pnto, Cahadai; Issu^^Is 
made up of voting trust ciertlflcates 
for 166(376 sbves pt.coininpn stook,- 
iio .par value, of Fam ous P layers 
Canadian Cp. ' Coricern baa N^w 
York offices At 100 ' Broadway. 

Thomas B. Uulhail & Company, 
Iqc Hissed ' as dealers in common 
stock kU Jenkins -Televlstdn ' Ccrpp 
riatlpn. .a DelftWara corporation, with 
headqticUrters: at 840 Claremo'nt ay- 
enue. Jersey ' City^ N. J. M^ulhall 
<k"Cor have ofilces at 160 Broadway, 
Ne'W York City. ' : 

Stark & 'Company, Inc., licensed 
to act.'.'as dealers In common stock, 
no par valuej, ot picture' Traiisihls 
sib'n <Jorporatton, a Delaware con- 
cerrii 'With' offices at 1 East 44th 
sUeet. New York. Stark & Co. are 
at 2 West 4eth street,' New. York. 

James K..Westover, of 4704 Lib 
erty Bank building, Buffalo, licensed 
to act as dealer for securities of 
Xlni'Versal Wireless Cpnm^unlcation 
Company, Inc., a Delaware corjipr- 
atlon,. 1702-04 Liberty Bank build- 
ing, BuSaio. 

Chester Laboratories, bia, a New 
York corporation, witb. offices at 69 
West 9th titreet, licensed, to handle 
Issue of its own comm'on stock. 

A- .G. BSecker. & Co., of 100 South 
La Shtfe street, Chicago, licensed as 
syndlicai^ lUahager for Abbott Lab 
oratories, securities consisting of 
'36;000' shares., ot common stocki 
liiboriEitorles Is Illinois corporation, 
at t4th . street and Sheridata road, 
No'rlh. Chicago. ' 

Secreitary of ' State *h6tifled of list' 
ing on New York ^tppk Exchange 
of 164,060 additional shares of com' 
men stock of Warner Bros. Pic 
tures, inc. ' 



Paramount has stopped produc'-. 
tion on ' "Kid Boots," scheduled a» 
$760,000 to $1,0010,000 musical with 
Eddie Cantor, : following a strong 
protest from .Flo;nens. Zlegfeld that 
he would not permit. Cantor to un- 
dergo- the 'physical striaih ensuing 
rpnv.this extra work; It Is reported 
hat Zlegfeld Insisted the additional 
work, wouldn't: give Gantpr a chance 
to' work properly In. '^Whoopee." 

"Kid Boots" (wa« being t quietly 
prepared -at the Paramount studios 
on: Long Island;- Casting bad been 
practically completed 'without any; 
publicity of any kind beliig Isstied, 
from BOCountA.. Settings bad been 
arranged and - production - rwa* set. 
with Joseph Santley -assigned, to di- 
rect - ' ■" • ■ • ^ ' ■ ■ • 

Eddie Cantor's, doublingvlast.yeap 
brought A sever* illness , which 
partly accounted for bis leaving hla 
stage work earlier than expected 't(t 
that time. ..Cantor ■ Ip reported 
getting $7,600 a week when eni- 
ployed by Paramount for picture 
work on full Ume, ■<>lth salary in 
proportion when working part time. 

'Boots" may be. resumed follow- 
ing, the completion of . the run of 
"Whoopee." It Is not expeeted any 
attempt will be made to pijbdvco 
the picture without C«>»tor, the 
silent version of whioh was made 
by this Arm with the comic a few 
years ago.- , . 



Oamby-Hale's Film EnMmbles 
Dances for '"Glorifying the Amer- 
ican Girl" (Far.) to be made in the { 
east, will be staged by Gamby-Haie 



LBYIOABS'S 8-B£E£EB8 

Los Angelas, April 23. 

Joseph Iievigard, who * went to 1 
'Oermany to make "The House of 
Glass" for Universal, has returned ' 
to the home studio. 

He has been assigned to make 13 
two-reel mounted police stories fea- 
turing Ted Carson. JE>roductton on | 
first starts- May (. '* ' 



Holland's Sound Plane 

' Washington, April 28. 
Albiert' B. Holland, former and | 
first contact man here for Fox Mo- 
-yietbne News, has been placed in I 
charge ot the airplane- recently^! 
acquired by Fox for its sound newis- 
reel. 

'Fiv4 men are regularly assigned J 
' to the plane, Holland, a' pilot, me-' 
ehanlc; cameram.an and sound n^an. 

Another '^■run" Serial 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Universal will make another "Tar- I 
can" aerial, Frank Merrill and 
Natalie Kingston will be starred 
cnder supervision of William Lord | 
"Wright, 
- No title selected. 

Collins' tat Jewel 

Los Angeles. April 28. 
"-£*W'<JoUlns'-flrBt -assignment^.! 
• director of Jewels for Universal 
iwin be- '"Flaming Daughters," . an | 
original - by. Reatrice Van. 
/George , Lewis: and Barbara Kentj 
'Drill he icio-featured. 

' Iftarthalmeas' Rex Beach Stpry 

'tUohard Barthelmess may do 
•iSPh pf the Gods," by Rex Beach 
tor Flrrt Natlpnat 




Denny's U Split 

Los Angeles, April 28. 

Reginald Denny's contract with 
Universal wlU not be renewed when 
it expires June 1. 

Denny has one more picture to 
make, before this date and is already 
negotiating with other coast pro 
ducers. 



48-SAT BEBUILD 

Los Angeles, April 23, 
Paramount's sound siege, rebuilt 
I following destruction of the first by 
Are, was put in use Just 48 days fol 
lowing clearing . of the ground 
I Moran .nd Mack opened it with 
I "Backstage Blues." 

Building contains four sound 
I chambers, each 70x100, four monitor 
rooms and generating, ventilating 
I and heating rooms. 



BOCKINa CAMTiRAS 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
"Isle of Lost Ships,": F. N.. dl 
I rected by irvin Willat, will be made 
I entirely Inside the studio. 

Won't be neces^Axy for the cast 
I to.cultlvate sea legs as the cameras 
will ,do all the rocking. 



PEVEREL J. MARLEY 

ii.cclalmed as one of the best motion picture camera men on the Coast 
has Just completed the photography on "Dynamite" for C. B. DeMlUe. He 
has been on the DeMlllo payroll continuously for the past nine years, 
drawing salary whether active or not. Everyone of the Important pictures 
mode by DcMIIIe In that time was photographed by Marley. It is under- 
stood that Mr. DeMllIe will Rive him a chance to function as^ a director 
ebbrtly. as Marley has shown great aptitude In this direction. 



Brand's Foreign Assignment 

Iios Angeles, April 23. 
Harry Brand, facenario writer for 
I Fox, has been delegated to go 
Europe and dig up material and lo 
cations for a story, that Is to 
I made there. 

Last summer B rand went_to Eu 

I rope"" ■wTQr"T5ayrd"T3utrer~lo 'TnaEe 
"Chasing Through Europe!" 



AR.SHELVES 
KID BOOTS" ON 
ZIEGGFSKICK 



repared It Uncler Covei> 
— -Too Much Strain 
for CantOT 



DAVIS' WESTERNS iSD SOUNB 

Los Adgeled, ApHl 23. 
J. Charles Davis wlir make. 24 
westerns in four ^erieb'^of six eaeh 
led by a male -player. -Production 
starts In Juhe,V wltb''delivery^8ept.' 1 
or earlier. On* -of ■ series -will bo .in 
dialog. 

Davis has taken 'the 'agency for 
western states of tCiiia Tone, re- 
producing system.' made 'by-'S. and 
S. Enterprises. It la: for ) disk, in- 
terchangeable, and. ' price vrangea 
from <$l,2Qa.for under 1,900 -seats, '.to 
$2,0Q0 for over . 2/1.00 seats. Bound 
on film device wlB be a'vallabie at 
added cost in 60 days. 



LAKE'S U" G0HO)IES 

' Los Angeles, April 28. 

After some reluctance on the part 
of Arthur Lake to- accept small 
comedy parts atf Universal, where 
he is under contract the actor haa 
again returned to that organization 
after completing a featured part for 
Warners. 

He Is doing two-reel comedies. 



LADE AND PAGE AQAIN 

Los' Angeles, April 28. 

Following their work as a team 
In "Speakeasy," Fox has ' assigned 
Tvola Lane ' and Paul Page to "The 
Girl from Havana," an orlglnetl by 
E^dwln' Burke and John Stone. . ■ 

Benjamin fitolpft will direct 'with 
most of the picture' to be filmed at 
sea. 



'VOBSE'S" ^UBD mU 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Ken jaaynard's second for Uni- 
versal will be "The Dark Horse," by 
Marlon Jackson. It's the, first sound 
picture giving a prominent role to "a 
Horse. 

Film will be part dialog.' Company 
at "Vlctorvllle on location. 



uniTHT.P. ATl^ (JHAHBEBS 

Los Ahgeles, April 23. 

National Film, which has leased 
the Century studios, is sound proof- 
ing one 84x186 stage with double 
air chambers. 

It wUl be one of the largest soiind 
chambers on the coast. 



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Nat Ross Leaving 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Nat Ross, with Universal for 19 
years, working his w^V. VP from a 
menial' position to a director, leaves 
that organization Upon completing 
the picture he is' now directing,: .. 



Consqildated's .16mm. Man 
Consolidated Laboratories has 
bought out :the business of Oscar 
'BucHelafef .'^ tIU5' 'm5.k€r~Sivff' n'mm." 
exchange. 

Buchelster takes an executive po- 
sition with Consolidated. ' , 



Hubbard's WB Asklghment 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
liuden Hubbar4, former produc- 
tioi\ supervisor for M<;0, named In 
the Bam.e .oajtaplty . for 'Warners. 



Wednesday, April 24. 1929 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



Overhead Trolleys fw Sets and 
lights on Par's New Sound Stage 



Los Angeles, April 23. 
Faromount will immediately in- 
stall on its new quad sound stage 
a double monpiall system to anto- 
Ddatloally transport sets and elec- 
tric lighting, equipment. Frank 
Braiidow, superintendent of the 
studio, began work on the plan 
three months ago in an effort to 
cut down oiie of the heaviest ex- 
penses in picture production, the 
erection and . striking of sets and 
staging and striking of .electric 

,-«quipment. 
' Under the new plan all sets *lh- 

' tended fo.< use on the soiind stage 
will be buJjlt on the adjoining stage. 
No. 3. Each of Ihe walls of the 
set will be erected separately, and 
When everything is ready for final 
Instaljation, one of the sides will be 
lifted' bodily- by machinery to ia 
rail extending Into each of the four 
chambers of the sound stage. . The 
two or three other sections can be 
placed just behind the first and 
the entire structure started on its 
way. There the several sides will 
be dropped in their respective places 

' and carpenters can quickly join the 

- oomers, completing the room. En- 
tire process of transportation ts one 
of comparatively a few minutes In 
contrast with the .former rule of 
lifting a side on to a dolly and 
wheeling it by a crew of 10 or more' 
men. That or constructing the set 
on -the stage, a matter of- many 
hours.. 

' Under present practice no set may 
be struck until 24 hours after shoot- 
ing of the final scenes, due. to neces- 
sity of Inspectlong the rushes and 
making sure no retakes will be 
called for by reason of errors. Vn- 
der the new system the set may 

' be dismpunted at th( corners and 
the sides again elevated' to the 
monorail aiid sent on their way to 
the large storage bin .which is to 
be provided at the end of stage 
No.. 4., This will permit the stage to 

:l»ecome Immediately available for 
another set. In the event of a re- 
take it will be a simple matter to 
pull the set out of storage and re 
assemble. 

Handling Equipment <. 
Above the' monorail designed to 
transport sets will be a duplicate 
system running to tKe electrical de- 
partment instead of 'to stage 8 or 
the storage bin. Here, Instead of 
a crew lifting heavy electric equip- 
ment onto trucks, conveying it to 
the sound stage and' then going 
through the time consuming process 
of moving it from truck to floor and 
then lifting it by tackle to the 
rafters, a couple of men will hook 

- up the 14mps on the monorail and 
'. send the equipment on its way. It 

will land at the proper elevation for 
' placing In the case of a majority of 
' the equipment. Lamps for the iBoor 
will be put Into a receptacle the size 
and shape of the truck, lifted up on 
the rail and eventually deposited 
on the floor of the stage. It Is 
simply an extension of the principle 
«f tm parcel carrier In a deport- 
:inent store. 

All designs haye been completed 
and contracts drawn for the instal- 
lation of the machinery and equip- 
. ment covering the sound stage.. No 
..extension of- the principle to the 
other stages is contemplated at the 
present time. 



IA£MULE'S CAST CHANGE 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Upon his arrival on the Coast 
I. Carl Laemmle ordered Joseph- 
.(Schlldkraut taken from the cost of 
'"Evidence," In which he was to 
ihave been featured with Laura La- 
Flante. Laemmle believes "Show 
Boat" has made Schlldkrut worthier 
of heavier responsibility. 

Nell Hamilton has been borrowed 
from Paramount to replace. 



Meti;o's 2 Directors 

' Los Angeles, April 23. 
M-O-M added two directors; E. 
Mason Hopper, under a yearly .con- 
tract, and Charles Brabln, who Just 
completed "The Bridge of San Luis 
Bey" for the company, being given 
'k three-picture agreement. 



Los Angeles, April 23. 
John Dillon will direct Marilyn 
Miller In "Sally," to be_made as a 
taiuslcal by First National. 



Young Fairbanks' Contract 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
First National has Douglas Falr- 
banlM, jr., «■ a term eouUatt. 



Femme Barken 



Los Angeles, April 23. 

A number of street comer 
lunch . box girls have become 
so dizzy in their aspirations to 
attract attention and customers 
that they are now posing and 
imitating well known stage 
and screen players. 

One girl at a busy Intersec- 
tion impersonates . Chaplin by 
going through his hat and cane 
rputlne and wearing the famil- 
iar Chaplin moustache. Others 
put on . dance numbers :and 
warble In an attempt to make 
a twoblt sale from which they 
make a five-cent profit . 



ll's Satt on Uirosed 
Scenarios Up— Is Test 

Los Angeles, April 28. - 
r, After waiting nearly five years In 
an attempt to find a . statement of 
fact upon which to base suit. Uni- 
versal filed briefs before Superior 
Court Judge Bowron In ah action 
to recover from County Assessor 
Hopklps, $1,129 paid in 1924 as taxes 
on 4(> scenarios, assessed, by Hop- 
kins .at a value of 146,830. With the 
stipulation of facts now before the 
court, attorneys tor the county as- 
sessor will follow with briefs, after 
which arguments will be heard. 

U bases Its suit on the theory that 
scenarios on hand and not produced, 
or actually scheduled for production, 
' aro Intangible property of a ques- 
'tlonable value and therefore not 
subject to taxation. If, howeyer, the 
court should rule that such (prop- 
erty Is taxable. Universal contends 
tax could only be levied In New 
York state where Its home offices 
are located. 

Film company paid the taxes lev- 
led by Hopkins under protest, and 
Immediatelgr entered an action for 
refund. Indications are It will be 60 
ddys or more before a decision is 
rendered. 

This is the first case of its kind 
ever brought to trial in Los An- 
geles cou^ity,. and the outcome will 
establish a precedent ui>on .^hlcb 
future assessments on scenarios will 
be heard. 



M-G's Dual Versions 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
M-Q has declared Its future pro- 
duction policy will call for both 
silent and sound versions on the 
majority of the current year's prod- 
uct. 

Only in cases where a sound pic- 
ture does not lend itself to a silent 
version will it be overiooked and 
vice-versa with silent versions. 



WUITEBS CHANGE OVE£ 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Locale of Graham Baker and 
Harvey Gates, Warner scenarists, 
has been changed to the First Na- 
tional studio. 

At FN Baker will be scenario 
editor under direction of Al Rock- 
ett, replacing Anthpny Caldeway, 
scenario editor and associate proV 
ducer. Latter will return to War- 
ners OS editor. 



Mrs. Wallace Reld Through 1st DIv. 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Four talking features to be pro- 
duced by Mrs. Wallace Reld will 
be released ^through First Division^ 

Same organization is also han- 
dling the James Cruze productions. 



Clermont, R. P. Caster 

\ Los Angeles, April 23. 
Harvey Clermont, for post 18 
nlonths asst. caster, at First Na- 
tional, engaged by Radio Pictures 
for a similar position as assistant 
to Rex Bailey. 



Danny O'Shea's Comeback 

Los Angeics, April 23. 

Danny O'Shea, former Mack Sen 
relfjavcnllB.'^rcturnsto-'the' screen 
after more than a year. 

He will appear in United Artists 
"Lummox." 



<'The Vow" Bought 

"The Vow," novel by Paul Trent, 
has been purchased by First Na- 
tional for talking picture produc- 
tion. 




LEON LEONIDOFF 

Roxy Theatre, New York 
Director of Produetion 

(Assistant to Mr. S. L. Rothafel) 
Greatest program of Spring 
Divertissements this week (Apr. 20) 
and ' to be retained (or a second 
week. 



FOX DEVISES ^ 

New Lead for ''Tho Rivar" and 
Dialog for Drills" 



William Fox has ordered baok to 
the 'workshop a number ot ooatly pro- 
ductlpns which last fall wero count- 
ed upon as leaaera of the 1829-30 
releases.' Necessity (or re-edlting, 
re-shooting and injection of dialog 
will now take place. 

"The ^Iver," which played the 
Gaiety,, set for a brand new two- 
reel lead. Present first 2,000 feet 
will be discarded and other action 
wlU be substituted. Dialog has been 
ordered for "Four Devils" and "Our 
Daljy Bread," shelved some time 
ago. Is being reconsidered as a talk- 
er prospecL 

Other pictures which haT* - been 
shown in New Tork with ooond on 
film method, are now transpo/ring^ 
the Bynchronlza:tIpB to dIA at' the 
Victor studios In iCamden. 



: 

F. N.'s Contract Chorus 

Los Aiigelits, April 28. 

First National has put under icon' 
tract a completo "kcreep ohoriis, all 
members being eapabio o( slnglns 
and dancing In pictures. 

There are 24 girls and 14 men In 
this chorus. 



INGE'S TWO 
Los Angeles, April SL 
Ralph Ince la returning here after 
spending tDfe'tr-weeks In New Tork 
In an ' attempt to obtain suitable 
faclUUes for flhnlng rrbe Aqulttal,'^ 
to star Bert'Lytell (or Columbia. - 
^It has been decided to mSke the 
picture here, but In the meantime 
Ince will direct another picture (or 
Columbia while waiting (or 'Lytell 
to finish his present stage engage- 
ment. 



NATHAFS DIAIOG FILMS 

Los ,Aiigples, April 22. 

Al Nathan wUl b«gln production 
on 12 two-reel all-dlalog comedies 
and dramas at Tec-Ait studio. 

First wUl be an adaptation o( a 
vaudeville sketch, "What Price 
Happiness," written by and played 
In by Latty Floren, who will direct 
the series. Nathan later plans to 
do (eatures. 



CAESAB'S BASHTUOBE DIALOG 

Los Angeles, April 28. 

Arthur Caesar has been placed 
under contract by Warners as a, 
scenarist and dialog writer. 

Caesar will be an cUd to paryl 
Frances Zanuck, and is to sit In on 
all story conferences besides pro- 
viding Clalog for all of the John 
Barrymore productions. 



FATHE'S COLOBED "UNir 
Los Angeles, April 28. 

Pathe believes It has a "find" In 
colored talent In Beaulah Hall 
whose previous experience has been 
confined to managing a tea room 
for a local department store. 

Miss Hall Is playing the name 
part In "Narcissus," first of series 
of Hugh Wiley pictures. 



TAYLOB'S U JEW 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Ray Taylor completed "Come 
Across" for Universal five days 
ahead of an 18-day shooting sched' 
ule, and 'Was under the budget by 
$5,000. 

This establishes a record for 
Jewel productions. Last reel o( pic- 
ture has dialog. 



Fqx Throws Out Supervisors; 

New Executive Cabinet hstead 



New Vocation 



New vocation developed by 
talking pictures Is the pro- 
fession of hole-borer. 

On all sound sbts a gent with 
brace and bit goes about boring 
small holes In the walls and 
floor. This Is to let In oxygen 
thereby killing the "deadness" 
that Interferes with good re- 
cording. 

Another new term Is "dog 
house," slang for camera 
booth. 



Think Otterspn on Coast 
For Indie Sound Sitnation 

Western Electric Is now looking 
for revenue In the independent pro- 
ducing field. Company aware that 
Ifidle producers (»nnot stand even 
B^ fraction of the franchise costs 
exacted from the blgrger producers, 
U greasing the way- whereby indie 
product can get 'WB Recording oii 
a rental bdsls with a franchise 
holder. 

At the company's headqtiarters It 
Is gleaned that J. B. Otterson'si 
presence on the coast Is chiefly ttf 
consider this ' angle 'of, the Inde- 
pendent producing situation. It Is 
also heard thero that the distribu- 
tion tape may be cut so that In- 
dies can pay the tent and sell .lii 
thei r o'wn way the pictures . 'with 
WB recording. 



Loa Angeles,' April 23. 

Fox has abandoned the. use o( - 
supervisors for productions. This 
week it is understood the appoint* 
ment of an executive production 
cabinet of three to work under W, 
R. Sheehan and Sol Wurtzel win 
be announced. 

This production cabinet will con- 
sist, it Is understood, of George 
MiddlQton, Chandler Sprague and 
Malcolm Stuart Boylan. Their 
work will be divided Into three 
separate parts, each responsible for ; 
a certain -^number of stories ahA 
their' ultimate production. As a ' 
group they will sit In on all stoty 
conferences for - development ot'the 'v ' 
narrative. / 

Bert MlUhauser, one of the pres<i '/. 
enti supervisors, has already left .the :-■ 
oi^ganlzation, PhlUp Klein, an-." 
other, will be assigned to writing, : ' 
Jeff Lazarus will be retained In an '' 
executive capacity, aiding on ex*-''', 
ploltatlon. and publicity^ Kenneth - 
Hawks has been assigned to'dlrect« 
Ing as he has a two year contrast 
and is now at work on "Son ot'"- ' 
Aneck," . started by David ButI«4K;^'~ 
He ' was given the task of flnlshlntr- ;^ 
the; Job. as Butler was called'' oiver . .': 
to' complete work' on the 
".Movietone FoUies." ^ 
. James McGinnIs, the other super- 
'vlspr, will be kept la exeotiUv* '': 
caj>aclty as • a sort, o( - scenario i-':^ 
doctor 'and consultant. - 



Los Angeles, April 28. 

T. XL Otterspn, president ot EHeo- 
trical Research Products, Inc., Is 
hero from New York on hla first 
'Visit since! formation o( that ad- 
junct o( Western Eneotrie. 

He plans to romaln several 'weeks. 



8 Color Camenis and 80 
Giite for R«Tiici Scenes 

lios Angeles, April 2S. 
Paramount Is using eight techni- 
color camaras on the mbdiwn revue 
sequences In "Burlissque." - 
' Mbro than 80 girls are In the en-i 
sembles With Earl Lindsay ,dlre<itlng 
the dance numbers. 



ASDOra MUSIC 

Castle Films Is adding miislo and 
slngliig synchronizatloiia to' 'a serieis 
of colored shorts already released. 
RCA is synchronizing on film and; 
Columbia manofaoturlng the disk 
reieords.. As many prints tire al- 
ready In clKUlaflon any- short or 
cut negatives tare worthless (or this 
purpose. 

Only difficulty reported Is in the 
San Francisco exchange on "Down 
Hawaiian "Way.!* Cuts wero made 
In this territory because the picture 
said 'nice things about Los Ajigeles. 
That's out In Frisco. 



AFBAID or "BUBLESdUE" 

Lo9 Angeles, April 23. 
Panmiount will not - release the 
screen . adapatlon o( "Burlesque" 
Under that' title. Company Is afraid 
of It In' the - provinces. New title 
not yet chosen.' 



QBIGINAL OFEdETIA 

' Los Angeles, April 23. 

Hairy Tiemey and William Let 
Baron.. will collaborate in writing, 
untitled operetta for Radio. 

Former will 'write music and Le. 
Baron book and lyrics. 



Levlne's New Order 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Nat Levlne, who produced two 
serials on the Coast for Mascot re 
lease, is en route here from New 
Tork 'With an order to produce two 
mora. 

Levlne plans to make one with 
sound and dialog. 



Muni's Eskimo Role 

Los Angeles, April 93, 
Paul Muni is to be starred by Fox 
in "Frozen Justice." He will play 
an,E8kImo5_,^ ^ _ 

The picttire "will W a "'tialkir "31- 
reoted by Alan Dwan. 



Dinner for Carl, Jr 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Universal studio employees will 
stage a dinner April 27 at the stu- 
dio In honor of Carl Laemmle Jr.'s 
aist birthday. 



NEW YORK STUDIOS 
ALL FAIRLY ACTIVE 



Irish Is the story theme and thi v 
pndpmlnatlng nationality In. "Mjr 
Lady" how in productlph at .nitiuiT* 
easterh;studlo. tn addl.tlon tit MpK> 
ton .Downey, : featured, ^t.lnoId^M'.:';^ 
Betty. Lawford, Collp' Kelth-Joli|i<> .f. 
ston, HalUweU Hobbes,'EdwardlIO'*.v'l 
Namara, J. Kerrigan, Richard'^ 
Taber, liOuls . Bftrliw "MaokeAsla :';., 
Ward, Eddie O'Cofmor, Mary' Mnr^. - 
>ay, TyroU Davis aitd OlUe .Mftolci ; 
Sonla' KairloW' is ihe butt nrai-lBQlV-,^ 
berhlah In the Itnft<ujDL ' ' - i ■ - ■■; \ 

Irishera also '■ have a ;4aohm>jlni . ' 
the produotloft '«nd'- with KaqX(^li: 
Webb directing, James fi^yip^nr 
staging dialog and BradM^ Bait^iBfr .' 
adtihg as productioh ittahagirvStl!i#*'' 
Fltzgibbon Is studio masnag^tv' ' ;' 
Robe^ T. Ktyie; the prddueer, IHsb'v 
tui^es (or the production ara lMilmiE^'.''^ 
cbmpofsed : by Buddy ; Oreeav'^U :! 
Sammy Stept; ■■ ■ ^ . i •■^■s j..=" 

M-O-M studio empty and Idltf'Iril fv 
last weekk' . Fran^n . -Wiuner^ ,«nuii '^^ 
scheduled ^to start - on an: l^depehd*'!/: 
ent talker, "LoveV Sbadowib'' nai;.' 
no sign, of activity. A mystetlouii ,': 
hitch In negotiations, between WjU?' .': ' 
ner and .M-d has developed,. ' 
plness Boys Is 'the only talktipW.'^. 
short 0^ the. M-O schedule after 
which Nlcke. Orlndo, the '.dlreptbr,^;,; 
goes to Montreal to visit Chlo SaiK- .' 

, oiBlerifyihii''' April 22 . 
Paramount starts "Glorifying .tjif f 
American Girl':' Monday. 7bls m!Mb' >. 
adapted title finally goes,'lnto.!'J>r4>vJ'' 
Auction with J. P. McEyoy'a: .s(»li^. 
and . dialog, . Barbara .: Ne,wbe^, .> 
puve Shea, Dan .Heoly) and Edwwd r 
Crandall have principal roIes< Ralph 
B. Austrian IS supervising .thiai::;' 
sound wlth.Mlllard Webb direcUh^-^ 
Tiine^ f|rom yarloug editions of ViifiA, 
Zelgteld... '^blllesV are', to b* •;!*«•; :^ 
adapted) (or, the i>lctui:o. , . <.,. rV: 
■ Earl Wlngart, . now, ^Ith 7o«^ !•'/ 
returning, to the Paramp.unt st(jidl(»\' 
to 1 ^become /publicity .dU:e<;tbir»r 
'Wingart Is the fellow who hiod.to.' 
rooVe his family (roo^t . (^oast m . 
Coast (pur tinges keep up ,.Wit|i^ 
the ..numer^oUB trans(er8 bCstaiflpi^l'. 
allotted him by FOX 

'Paramount last week made a . 
tenting short o( Hon. David M, 
Dow, secrotary (or Australia . in 
America. This short is to be iispH' : 
on the opening program pt the. new ;- 
State theatro in Sydney In Mair^ 

Warners last week recorded .Cla> 
sle Loftus, Fred Ardath, Rpy 'Sed*' ; 
ley and Albert. Spauldlng. ' Addl- 
tlonally, Don Albert and His Ar-' - 
gentlncs made the first known sot|nd. 
plcturo in Spanish. It Is (or for' : 
elgn rolease. 



NANCT CABBOLL'S OPEBEIIA 

Los Angeles, April 28i . .. 

Frank Harling, musical pbmppser, 
is hero from Par's Iiong Island- sta« / 
dio to write incidental muslp and 
score an Irish operetta atarrlnff 
Nanoy Carroll \ . 

No deflnlte story selectdd.' 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



W«dne8da7, April 24, 1929 



letter" Drops Par. $lO,Oi for $29m 
"Coquette" Beats 1st Week at 




1,03 Angelea, April 23. 
(Drawino Population, 1,450,000) 
Trade at the. first run houses last 
week Bfenerally held up. United 
ArtlsU, TOlth "Coquette" In Its sec- 
ond week, seemed to have the edge 
on the town. Picture played to 
more people on the week than It 
did the opening stanza, house oper- 
ating 16 hours on a grind. "Desert 
Song" was also excellent on Its sec- 
ond week, while "Broadway Mel- 
ody" was oft tu-onnd 11,000. 

Paramount dove 110,000 from the 
previous week of Clara Bow with 
"The Letter" as the attraction. 
Neither Jeanne Bagels' name nor 
title was seductive from a cash- 
bringing angle. At thal^: house got 
much better results than antici- 
pated. "Tide of Empire," with the 
Hearst newspapers supporting, was 
rather a big disappointment at the 
State. Actual draw seemed to be 
the stage show. 

Hlllstreet, with one kid picture 
following another, managed to Jump 
ahead of the prevlons week on 
"Square Shoulders." "Iron l^ask," 
In Its sixth week at the Carthay 
Circle, just bordered the $10,000 
mark. Due to go out within- two 
weeks. "Speakeasy," In Ito third 
and final week at the Criterion, was 
not so forie, averaging less than 
«1,000 a day. 

Estimates for Latt Week 
Boulevard (Fox) "BehJiiid, G<^an 
lines," sound (.WHJOf^ti} 26-BO): 
Mnch like a n,ewa -weelcly. with 
Benny Rubin on stage ' helping; 
, $8,600. y-- 
ftkSs^nrthay CIrcU tK9>x) "Iron Mask"? 
pJ.?So'urtd (UA) (1,600 : 28-#l.B0) Wth 
^.'i^W«ek). Fading out by easy stages; 

'ij,-^ Anmn tn tO RAH 



MELODY'S" $60,000 IN 
M0NTREAL-H.O.3DWK 



'down to $9,600. 

Criterion (Fox) "Speakeasy," dia- 
log (Fox) <1.600: 26-76) (3d week). 
Not as hot aa expected; final $6,000. 
' Egyptian (UA-Fox) "Carnation 
ICd." dialog (Far) (1,800: 26-76). 
^acLean no b.o. help: 97,400. 

Orauman's ChlneM (UA) "Broad- 
way Melody," dialog (M-Q) (2,028: 
5iL-$1.60) (12th week). Mata a bit 
ott, nights and Sat midnight very 
strong; near 130,000. 

Hilfstreet (REO) "Square Shoul- 
dArs," sound (Pathe) (2,960; 26-76). 
House making play for two-bit 
trade before noon; picture, follow 
tng another '--idd opus, not too 
strong: stage helped to $16,000. 
i.ae%v'« State (Loew-Fox) "Tide 
''of. Empire," sound (U-O) (2,042: 
36-$D. Hearst plug no help: Hor- 
ace Heldt'a band helped for around 
$28,200. 

Paramount (Pnb) "The Liettfer," 
dialog (Par) (S,69S; 36-76). Not 
strong on draw; $26,8TK>, 

Unitod Artists (UA) "Coquette," 
dialog (UA) (2,100| 26-tl) (2d 
week). PlCkford able to draw more 
people on second- than first week; 
result $34,800, plenty. 

Warner Bros. (WB) Desert 
Song," dialog (WB) (2,756 ; 26-76) 
(2d week). Muslo the draw asset; 
better than $28,000; healthy. 



"No Defense/' Talker, 
God ni Pordand, $9,000 



W^- (Drawing Populationt 810/)00) 
x'. ' After getting away to a rather 
mild start. "Broadway Melody" ran 
Into Ite third week at the United 
. Artists, setting up the unuaual local 
record of bigger business the sec- 
ond week than the first. ' Heavy eX' 
ploltatlon played up film as honkey 
Conk Jazz stuff. 
Portland did well for its last week 
w at Publlx stage shows. House goes 
•- all-sound next week. Picture, "In 
'Dalama and Jerusalem," was road 
.<^howed at the Auditorium for one 
ilay, April 16. doing mild business at 
S. 41 top. 

Estlmatss for Last Week 
tv Portland (PublU) (3,600; 26-60)— 
Farewell week of Publlx stage 

V !ihow8 and Henry Busse as m. c. 
ilbn was "Betrayal" (Par); okay 

r $11,400 in six days. 

Broadway (Fox) (2.000; 86-60)— 

V "Duke Steps Out," sound (M-Q) 
' Went well. Good stage show; $19 

; - 500. 

United Artists (Parker-Fox) (1 
200; 86-60). Third and last week of 
> "Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G) 
Held up well; $7,000. 

Musio Box (Hamrick) (2,000; 26 
-.0)— "Np Defense," dialog (WB) 
.)Jd moderately well; $9,000. 
Blue M«tise (Hamrick) (1,200; 26 
V,. oO)— "The Spieler," dialog (Pathe) 
I- Only fair for $6,000. 

Oriental (Tebbetts) (2,700; 26-36) 
— "I.ady of the Pavements," sound 
' fUA). Did well aa second run 
■->-!-^razrer- 8tae«-players;-$^llj600. — . 

V Pantages (Pan) (2,000; 36-50) 
i^', 'Vaudeville, "The Shakedown" (U) 

' .-.'■^ pkay; $12,000. _^ 

. Meilig-Hippodrome (N. W, The 
' ■ ^^»ee)< •(2,000 ; 20-60). Film feature 
. %6s "Sideshow"; also Pom 
; ipnSJcal comedy tab; $B.0OO.^ 
. - , . Dufwin (Hbnry Duffy. Players) 
fl,400; 26-t|i26). May Kobson guest 
Mtar In "Mother's Millions"; 
^■•.v«U; 16.600. 



did 



ccopd of Town— "Spite Mar- 
riage" Neat, $16,000— 
"Dummy" Light, $14,000 



Montreal, April 28. 
(Drawino Population. 600,000) 
Weather: Cold and Wst 

Another record crashed last week 
when "Broadway Melody" held over 
at the Palace and tipped its hat to 
$27,000, making close to $60,000 on 
the fortnight. It wia be held a third 
week without parallel in any of the 
local main stem houses. 

Also last week the second of the 
two legit houses here, the Princess, 
was bought by the same Interests 
which now control His Majesty's. 
This looks very much as though 
there will be no legit houses here 
next season, since it la understood 
His- Majesty's will be used for stock 
while the Princess is due to be 
wired shortly. 

"The Dummy," at the Capitol; 
could not stand up against the Pal- 
ace, and did but fairly on an over- 
How, for $14,000 at best "Spite 
Marriage." at Loew's, grossed 60-60 
with- vaude bill, rating ar6und $16,- 
000 between them. Keaton is ;al- 
ways a sure card here, especially 
If backe<|l with a good variety pro 
gram* 

"Taxi 18," at the Imperial, was 
Indifferent and plus a <diange from 
the usual vaude bill In a tabloid re- 
vue that filled nine-tenths of the 
program. About $8,000 came most- 
ly fh>m the revue. Neighborhoods 
affected by rain and were under 
average. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Palapa (FP) (2,700; 40-66)— 
"Broadway Melody," dialog (M-G) 
(3d week). Hit the roof again on 
second week; many are seeing It 
two and three times; being held 
third week and wlU have picked up 
more money than any picture ever 
shown here: second week, $27,000. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700; 40-66)— "The 
Dummy," dialog (Par). Crook play 
without femme inters couldn't 
lure them; house dropp«d couple of 
thousand on prevlons week and was 
doing pretty well to get away with 
$14,000. 

Loew's (FP) (8,200; . 85-60)— 
"Bplte Marriage," sound (M-O), and 
vaude. Buster Keaton has big fol- 
lowing here and picture liked; 
stand out vande halved gross of 
$16,000. 

Imperial (FP) (1,900; 86-76)— 
"Taxi 13" (Radto) and tab. Below 
Imperial average; tabloid revue 
took place of -usual vande bill and 
picked up most of 18,000 gross. 

i)oke" $24,500 io Pro?; 
Town Holds Against Rson 



A NATIONAL REPUTATION 

UEUXSR DAVIS' - WALDORF- 
ASTORIA (Rosa Room) CONCERT 
ORCHESTRA, broadcasting bver 
WBAF CNatlonal Broadcasting 
Company.) every day between six 
and sevem' P. H.. makes the dinner 
hour more enjoyable for millions of 
music lovers who are radio devotees. 

The Waldorf-Astoria Jade Robm 
Danco orchestra (broadcasting over 
WJZ) Is another popular Meyer 
Davis unit. , 




STANLEY TOPS P0IN; 
STAGE SH6WJ38,500 

Heavy Plug for Expansion — 
'Redskin' $31,00^-'Letter' 
Got $21,500 



AU-FEMME SHOW WIIH 
'HARMONY' DOES $18,000 



Fox Batdes in 



Providence, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, 315.(n0) 
Weather: Rain and Cold 

ZTverythlng In town clicked last 
week despite clmost continuous rain. 
"Duke Steps Out," lioew's State, 
caught first place with a fat $24,600. 
"Close Harmony," at the Majestic, 
and "Weary River," at Strand, ran 
neck and neck. 

Victory had "Speakeasy" and 
pulled fairly. Friday was a big day 
as It was a state holiday. 

Estimates for Last Waek 
Loew's State (3,600; 16-60) "Duke 
Steps Out" S9und (M-G). I<aurel 
Hardy comedy, "Dlberty," proved 
fine support; Haines very popular 
with youns folks here; house thrived 
for about $24,600. 

Strand (Ind) (2,200; 16-60) 
"Weary River" dialog (FN). Big 
support bill in short talkers; close 
to $13,000 not bad. 

Majestie (Fay) (2.200; 16-60) 
"Close Harmony" dialog (Par). 
Show okay an ' caught much praise; 
around $13,000 brisk. 

VIptory (R-K-O) (1,600; 16-60) 
"Speakeasy" dialog (Fox). Feature 
given blr play; no great excitement 
and no complaints; about $7,800; 
fair. 

Fay's (Fay) (2,200; 16-60) "New 
Tear's Eve" sound (Fox) and vaude. 
Came through because of good 
vaude; $10,600. 

Fox "Fellies" May 15 

" "1,08"** KeTesr^"pfir23r 
After previewing "Fox Follies" at 
Riverside, Cal., It has been decided 
to open the picture at the Criterion 
here around May 16 at pop prices, 
Picture has been in the making 
for eight months. ' 
. It will probably open at . the 
Gaiety, New York, at same time as 
the lociEa premiere. 



Pittsburgh, AprU 28. 
(Drawtna Population, 74(^100) 
Town did an about face last week 
and .for the first time In months the 
Stanley eutgrossed the Penn. For- 
mer, Inaugurating a new stage pol- 
icy and the city idasteied like nor 
body's ..business, stood 'em up all 
week, despite two miserable rainy 
days..for "Wolf Song" on the screen 
Stanley's stage unit, labeled 
Southland" and Its picture grossed 
around $88;600. the first time this 
figure has even .been approtuihed 
since "Singing Fool" last fall. Stage 
did it. tor the picture, despite Lupe 
Velez's recent personal appearance 
In town; received a panning. Tak- 
ings would have been higher . if 
show hadn't away on time 

clock. Whole thing went well into 
two hours and a halt and turnover 
wasn't anything like It should have 
been. House has noif taken ;-on a 
tremendous nut. 

Penh, 'Vfrlth "Redskin" and Publiz 
unit. 'Kalnbow TralV' dropped to 
around $31,000, not bad. but noth' 
ing like house has been doing. UU' 
doubtedly felt effects of Stanley's 
ballyhoo, "Bridge of San IjuIs 
Rey" In this week end highbrows 
all excited. 

Probably the real standard of the 
week, however, was "Broadway 
Melody" In Its thlrd week at the Al- 
dlne. Picture didn't show a dent 
from second week, clicking oft 
around $22,000. hardly a noticeable 
drop from previous week's takings. 
"Hearts In Dixie" was set for this 
week, but after the first few day's 
"Dixie" was shelved and "Melody" 
stay^. Picture could easily continue 
for three more weeks. Matinees, al- 
ways bad at this stand, pulling Just 
the same as nights. "The Letter" 
proved a natural' tot the Grand and 
clicked^ off around $21,600 on Its 
first six days. Excellent surrounding 
VlttH[>hone program also helited. 
Run policy, with highest movie 
scale In town, seems to be clicking. 
"Lietter" staiys for another six 
days. Unlversal's "Show Boat" be 
Ing set to follow. 

Estimates for Last Waek 
Stanley (Stanley-WB) (3.600; 26 
86-60)— "Wolf Song." sound (Par) 
New stage Idea gave house best 
gross In months at $38,600; jUSt 
about 114,000 over previous six 
days; stage, and all its advance 
ballyhoo, responsible;' picture took 
lacing from critics, two hours and 
30 minutes of show. 

Penn (t^oew's-TTA) (8,300; 26-36 
eo-76)— "Redskin," round (Par) and 
Publlx unit Gave house unevent' 
ful week around $31,000; unit be 
ing too similar to feature hurt: 
long time since they didn't have to 
wait in line here on a de luxe show. 

Aldina (Loew's) (1.900; 26-36-60) 
—"Broadway Melody," dialog (M- 
G). Maintained pace in third week, 
claiming near $22,000; stays an- 
other six days; first time a picture 
has been held beyond two weeks 

here. 

Grand (Stanley-WB) (2,000; 60 
75)— "The Letter," dialog (Par) 
Clloked_solldly In first week for 
around' $2i;T6flr wBeh"They "STIc 
about a picture here. It's out of the 
ordinary; stays second week, and 
"Show Boat" (U) follows. 

Enright (Stanley-WB) (3.600; 26 
36-60-60)— "Queen of Night Clubs, 
dialog (WB) and Dick Powell stage 
show. Took it on the chin from 
critics and East Liberty's only de 
luxe house wasn't crowing at end 
of week, 



Is Toronto's 2d Holdover— 
'Melody' $19,000 and Sticks 
—Pan $13,000 

Toronto, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, 700,000) 
Weather: Cold 

"Broadway Melody."-v8tiJl play- 
ing six shows a day at the Tlvoll, 
a^n led the4own with $19,000, and 
is held over; Third successive, week 
for "Melody" being In front and pic- 
ture looks set for three more weeks. 
"Weary River" next. Changed shorts 
on program. "Melody" reported' re- 
turn of many first week fahB. 
~' Jack Arthur made his Uptown, 
stage shQ'W surrounding "Close Har- 
mony." ail all femme affair, iand the 
result was big. ■ Held over, with 
holdovers against house rule. But 
$18,000 big. • ' \. 

Loew's continued to sUp and could 
only do $16,600 with "FugiUves" 
after a strong Opening. txfavi'B has 
slipped ever since ennouneement of 
sound pictures for April 29, whUe 
Pantages, .which goes sound the 
same date, has not let the publlo in 
on its plans and has held to average 
blB; Iw collected about $13,000 
with "Nothing to Wear," end opened 
to SRO Saturday on *11-Brltlsh bill 
headed by 'EUa Shields,- backed by 
"World Wide picture; "Tommy At- 
kins." Due t» ^turday .opening 
house sets a tyro-day tweak ^on 
Loew's In. sound releases and . will- 
spot "Chinatown Nlghttf' (Par), 
whne Loew's will use ^The Duke 
Steps oat" (M-G). ■ ^.^ ^ 

'"The aauntect House" did better 
tb^ most serious efforts of similar 
type at Shea's -Hippodrome by col- 
lecUns $14,000. . ^ 

Plenty of l)ad news for picture, 
men with daylight saving and base^ 
ball opening next , week and seven 
weeks of racing almost Imxnedlately 
afterward. Neighborhoods were 
strong, ^eglt weak, and stock fair. 
Estimates for Last Week 
Tlvoli (FP)— "Broadway Melody," 
dialog (MG) (1,400; 36-66). Led 
town tor third succ.esslve 'week at 
$19,000; again held over; playing six 
dally. 

Uptown (FP)— "Clotfe Harmony." 
dialog (Par) (3,000 ; 80-60); Opened 
to standing room and built steadily 
due to all girl revue: $18,000. 

Hippodrome (FP) —"Haunted 
House," sound (Par). Plenty of 
laughs and counted more than aver 
age at this house where the real ap 
peal Is on stage; good enough at 
$14,000. 

'Pantaaes (FP) — "Nothing to 
W^ar" (3,400; 80-60). Fair enough, 
at $13,000; sound announcement 
sprung suddenly for next week. here. 

Loew'«r-"Pugltlves" (2,300;' 80- 
60). Shewed slight Improvemefit 
over last week at $10,600. 



$16^, 6 
Ihys; Jannii^s' New Fibn 




SeatUe. AprU 23. 

(Drawing Population, 600,000) 
Weather: Fair} Some Rain 

Past week nothing to rave about, 
as town and all theatres seemed 
to concentrate on the opening this 
week of new Fox Mayflower theatre. 
As a rule, bigger attractions were 
booked to combat, 

Mary Pickford was real hit in 
Coquette" at the Blue Mouse. Fifth 
Avenue was off and the Seattle bet- 
tered with Singer's Midgets, closing 
Publlx stage show for this town. 
Orpheum Improved with Photophone 
on first week, sound being liked. 
Estimates for Last Week 

Seattle (Pub) (8^106; 26-60) — 
'Betrayal" (Par). Emll Jennings 
publicized, but Singer's - Midgets' 
heavily ballybooed; $16,400 oke for 
six days*. 

FiHh Ave. (Fox) (2,600; 26-60)— 
"Voice of thFCity" (M-6). Not so 
bad; Max Bradfleld . back as m. c. 
after week in South; $18,100. 

Coliseum (Fox) (1,800; 25) — 
"What a Night" (Pax). Price cut 
to straight two bits; flrat run and 
wired; only one In town at this 
price; $4,600. ^ 

(>>lumbia CtJ) (1,000; 26-36)— 
"Canary Murder C^e," dialog 
(Par). Second run; did better than 
any recent picture: $3,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (960; 60- 

75) — "Coiiuette," dialog (UA). In 
for run and great first week; line 
outside all evening; Pickford. talk 
all over town; $16,000 takes all 
Hamrick records. 

Muaio Box (Hamrick) (1,000; 60- 

76) — "The Rescue" (UA). Second 
week fair; plugging for "Show 
BTOt" (U)r $4,000; iTery bffdr—- - ' 

Winter Garden (U Chain) <660; 
25). "The Kid's Clever" (U). Fair 
at $2,760. 

Pantages (1,600; 26-69)^''Dono- 
van Aair," dialog (Col). Talkers 
go good at this vaude house; $6,900. 

Orpheum (2,700; 26-$ri)— "Leath- 
erneck," dialog (Pathe). First 
talker in this vaude house; RCA 
wire; $11,900; okay. 



Shows for $32,000 



Philadelphia, AprU 23. 
Cold, raw weather and enough 
rain to keep PhUadelphians In the 
city, combined with a likely array 
of pictures, meant generally good 
business In the film houses last 
week. Sensation of the last two or 
three weeks has been the' stage pro-? 
grams at the Fox; Lcut week's blU. 
excluding the picture, lasted abnoat 
three hours. Headllnera last week 
'virere Blossom Seeley. Harry Fox 
and> Joe Herbert and bis Broadway 
Rebels, a revue In' Itself. Picture 
was "Not Quite Dectfnt" - Combina- 
tion was naturally, a mep-up, but 
it la bard to see how It- 'meant much 
profit at around $82,000. 

Obvious reasons tor th<; Fox cam- 
paign is the new Mastbaum. This 
housed liowever, is hot going In for 
names at all, and Is getting by on 
strength of Just being a n^ house. 
Last week the Mastbaum. had "Bel- 
lamy Trial" and - Its usual varied 
stage bUl for about $61,000. 

Stanley, which these days is biU- 
Ing Charlie Melson, m. c, more 
prominently than their film, had a 
good week with "Desert Nights," 
figured at $30,000. "Canary Murder 
Case."' at the Stanton, tapered off 
In third nnd last week to arounA 
$11,000, but even that 'was strong, 
considering length of sUy. "Iron 
Mask" how playlnjg. 

"Broadway Melody" Is still run- 
ning smoothly at the Boyd and 
ought to complete six weeks with- 
out trouble. Averaging around $20:- 
ODO now. "Speakeasy" was held In 
for an additional week at, the Fox- 
Locust because the Fox mob couldn't 
make up their mind about Its suc- 
cessor. Down to around $9,000. 
"Noah's AiIl" has developed some 
weaknesses at the Aldlne, notably 
at matinees. Not quite $17,000 last 
week. 

Aldlne wlU probably close after 
this engagement for the summer. 
Mastbaum, SUnley, Boyd, Fox and 
Stanton wIU probably be the only 
five that -wUl try for summer cfon- 
tlnuance. . . 

Estimates for Last Week 
Mastbaum- (4.800; 40-60-75)-* 
"Bellamy Case," dialog (M-G). Plc- 
turizatlon of detective thriller well 
liked; bin up td average; grosses 
have juft varied much since house 
opened: around $61,000. 

Stanley (3,700 S6-60-76)— "Desert 
Nights," sound (M-G). aohn Gilbert 
not critically lUced, but star's draw 
helped; ,bo did stage blU; close to 
$30,000 claimed. 

Stanton a,700; 86-60-76)— "Ca- 
nary Murder Case," dialog (Piar) Od 
'week). Taken off last week, al- 
though it might easUy have made 
It a month's run; "Iron Mask" (UA) 
In for run; "Canary" got almost 
$11,000, good for third week. 

Fox (3,000; 60)— "Not Quite De- 
cent," dialog (Fox). Picture not 
particularly strong draw, but stage 
blU a corker: claimed over $32,000. 

Fox-Locust (1,800; $1)— "Speak- 
easy," dialog (Fox). Held an ^dl- 
tlonal week for lack of successor; 
below $9,000. 

Boyd (2,400; 40-60-76)— "Broad- 
way Melody," dialog (M-G). Per- 
haps not the sensation here as in 
New Torii, but very strong; looks 
good for five or six weeks; near 
$20,600. 

Aldine (1,600; $l-$2) — "Noah's 
Ark," dialog (WB) (8d week). This 
one good but not as strong as It 
might be; using plenty of extra ad- 
vertising to bolster matinees early 
part of week; doubtful If it can 
stick eight weeks; $17,000 reported. 



'IfamioDy'' $33,600,StL; 
$25,050 for 'Me/' State 



St. Louis, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, 1,026,000) 
Weather: Cool and Clear 

(generally good pictures helped the 
theatres hold their o'wn last week. 
Week got off to a bad start 'with 
rain all day Sunday. 

Fox made an extra effort In a 
bally for "Hearts in Dixie." Texas 
Quinan pubUcIty of preceding week 
helped "Queen of Night Clubs" at 
Grand Central, which gave preview 
showing of "Show Boat" Friday 
night at $2. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Ambassador (3,000; 36-60-66-76) 
— ^"Close Harmony," dialog (Par). 
Sure hit; $33,600. 

Fox (6,000 ; 86-76)— "Hearts in 
Dixie," dialog (Fox). ArtisUc film 
classed as a novelty; good stage , 
show; under $30,000. 

Loew's State"(3,3oa:~ 26--;S6^5)—" 
"Duke Steps OUt," sound (M-G). 
£!wlft college comedy and shorts; 
$26,060. 

MiMouri (3,800; 86-60-66-76)— 
"His Captive Woman," dialog (FN). 
Harry Rose's stage show; $23,600. 

Grand Central (1,300; 60-76)— 
"Queen of the Night Clubs,' dialog 
(W. B.). No show Friday with pre- 
view of "Show Boat" (U) that night. 



Wednesday, April 2i 1820 



PICTURE GROSSES 



VARIETY 



lyes'* Brought SmOOO to Roxy's; 
1hike" Set Ca|H^ 

New $2 Speciak Do Very Well 



. A sunless 'week belped' the picture 
bouses. Capitol apparently got the 
twst break In the spurt when "Duke 
StepiB Out'' stood '«m up tot $91,600, 
plenty heavy 'on this corner. . Marked 
a jump of $21,000 for the house, 
jwltb.the Boxy also leaping ahead a 
similar amount by getting $106,000 
tor "Thru DlCerent Eyes." "Hole 
In the Wall", stepped' up the Para- 
mount's pulse a bit. at $68,200, while 
"'Weary River" had a flne first week 
at the Strand for $46,700. Both the 
Capitol and iStrand are holding over. 

'Xew $2 contestants got away 
nicely after each had slapped $11 on 
Its opening night tickets. "Rain- 
bow Man" has fiddle Dowllng mak- 
ing-- personals on all performances. 
Following a Tuesday night debut it 
bad $13,400 In the tlU at the end of 
the 9rst week. That's : neat busi- 
ness, with the house capable of 
about $21,000 on a full week. "Show 
Boat" took a 'Slap on Its length at 
the premiere and, exclusive of the 
first night, nailed $7,800 on three 
days and $10,400 counting every-, 
thing. Picture Is generally well re- 
igarded and deemed to have a good 
chance to build, as 1,600 feet already 
have been cut. 

."The Letter" finished a respect- 
able six weeks at the 'Criterion to 
$0,400, and the house is dark until 
Friday, when "Innocents of Paris" 
(Par) arrives. "Cocoanuts" almost 
made the Criterion, but execs de- 
cided- to send It into the Rlalto, 
where It will follow "Close Har- 
mony," "Wild Party's" successor. 

"Coauette" had a satisfactory sec- 
ond week in dioping $9,000 under a 
heavy getaway for $37,000. Picture 
will do four weeks, with "Eternal 
lM>Te,'' John Barryinore's final for 
UA, next in line. Bow fllmf at the 
Rlalto, Is- down to $28,600. so "Har- 
mony" arrives Saturday. 

Hippodrome ' finished Its - two 
weeks of "Syncopation" to around 
$26,000 on a final eight days, house 
now )>eing turned over to the Pas- 
sion Flay Playefs. "Godless Oirl" 
'terminated three weelis at the 
Cameo short of $6,000. "lieather- 
neoks" opened Saturday to a good 
start. "Mary Dugan"* continues 
smartly- at the Bmbasey, above $9.- 
600, hut "Chrlsttna" Is gasping, and 
Fox's "Follies" can come In any 
time to the Oalety. 

81 Weeks for "Fool" 
' "Singing Fool" has become a 
memory in having quietly departed 
after outdistancing the mob for 81 
weeks. Closing figure at the Harris 
was aboi]t one-ninth of what It 
opened to at the Winter Garden 
those eight months ago. It's a 
Broadway stay the talkers are apt 
to shoot at for a long time, with 
nothing now on the street likely to 
beat it. "Broadway Melody" prob- 
ably has the best chance, and 
claimed $24,000 for Its lOt^ -Astor 

"Alibi" is; doing well for Itself at 
short of $16,000 In the 4fth Street. 
Recent $2 competition Is pretty 
tough with no discharge from the 
war OS others are on their way here. 
U. A. hasn't decided whether it will 
hold on to this site or not. "Alibi" 
will go six or eight weeks. "Divine 
Lady" is down to $12,200 at War- 
ners and "Desert Song" .(WB) is 
announced here May 1. "Noah's 
Ark" staggered from a $16,700 blow 
at the Winter Garden and will have 
to wage a tough fight for life with 
nothing named to follow and some 
warm weather overdue. 

"His Captive Woman" is keeping 
Its head above water at the Cen- 
tral for $.11,200, while the Colony 
continues to hang around or achieve 
five figures by a small margin. Last 
week with "The Charlatan" was 
about $10,600. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Astor— "Broadway Melody" dialog 
(M-G) (1,120; $l-$2) (11th week). 
Holding more than its own against 
Incoming tide; 10th week claimed 
just short of $24,000. 

Cameo— "Godless Girl" dialog 
(Fathe) (B49; B0-7B). Climaxed 
three weeks under $6,000; fair run 
dipping sharply after initial week; 
"Leathernecks" (Pathe) current and 
away to good business and notices. 

Capitol— "The Duke Steps Out" 
sound (M-O) (4,620; 36-50-76-$!- 
$1.60), Surprised sparkling valley 
by skyrocketing house to $91,600- 
$21,000 bound over "Orchids" sec- 
ond 'week; house rarely gets this 
high nnd feature obviously holds 
over. 

Central— "His Captive Woman" 
dialog (FN) (922; $1^$2) (4th week). 
Theatre's $2 career of late has been 
RTppypno~wlia"cK5WlirB~for-pre3ent 
occupant but steady trade neither 
over feeding or starving b. o.; $ll,- 
200 satisfactory. 

Colony — "The Charlatan" dialog 
(U) (1,980; 60-76-$l). Not strong 
enough to move house, running in 
circles for months; about $10,600. 

Criterion-" The Letter" dialog 
(Par) (862; $l-$2); Closed fair six 
weeks to $9,400 and moves over to 
Paramount this Saturday! "Inno- 



cents of Paris" (Par) opens Friday 
'With Maurice Chevalier personally 
on tap at premiere. 

Embassy — ^"Mary Dugan" dialog 
(M-O) (596; $l-$2) (4th week). No 
complaints and reports- $9,100; going 
along steadily since opening. 

44th 8t<— "Alibi" dialog (UA) (1,- 
323; -$l-$2) (3d week). Deemed 
good picture making by ttaAe and 
public and doing all right between 
$16,000 and $16.0p0. 

Gaiety — "Christina" sound (Fox) 
(808; $l-$2> (4tb week). Having 
its troubles; Fox "Follies" due here. 

Globo— "Show Boat," dialog (U) 
(1,418; $l-$2) (2d week). Opened 
Wednesday night (April 17), over- 
board on length; Impressed, tra^e 
fovorably but took some outside 
raps which hurt following day's re- 
ceipts; bounded back Friday and 
$7,800 on three days— $10,400 if 
counting $11 premier; trimmed 1,600 
feet now and maybe more to come 
out; well thiSlkght of with uphill 
struggle ahead because of heavy 
footage start. 

Harris — "Singing Fool," dialog 
(WB) (1,101; $l-$2). Down to $6,- 
100 in 3l3t week and out; target 
talkers can aim at; "Madame X" 
(M-O) opens, here tonight (Wednes- 
day). 

Hippodrome — "Syncopation," dia- 
log. (Radio) (4,200; 26-60-76) (3d 
week). Got in eight days on sec- 
ond week for $26,000; house dark 
until Passion Players arrive, 29; 
$66,600 on fortnight 

Paramount— "Hole in the Wall," 
dialog (Par) (3,666; 40-65-76-86-$!). 
C^ame back little for $68,200; house 
plugging fyeavily for Rudy -yallee's 
debut this Saturday with "The Let- 
ter" on tereen; "Nothing But the 
Truth" away to strong current start 
for'Dix film, his first talker. 

Rialto— '<WiId Party," dialog (Par) 
(1,904; 86-60-86-$!) (4th week). 
E^ed do'wn: $28,600 means run will 
end this week, "Close Harmony" 
(Par) coming in Saturday, with 
"Cocoanuts" (Par), Marx Brothers, 
following. 

RlveU— "Coquette," dialog (UA> 
(2,200 ; 36-60-86-$!) (3d week). Held 
up nicely for $37,000 but will retire 
after fourth week in favor of "Eter- 
nal Love" (UA), John Barrymore. 
May 4. 

Roxy — "Thru Different Eyes," 
dialog (Fox) (6,206; 60-76-$l-$1.50). 
Tore oft neat figure at $106,100; nor- 
mal for house but $21,000 Jump from 
previous week; "Donovan Affair," 
Columbia, Sattirday. 

Selwyn — "Rainbow Man," dialog 
(Sono'Art) (1,167; $l-$2) (2d week). 
Eddie Dowllng making personals at 
every performance; started Tues- 
nlght (April 16), to fanfare $!! 
premier of typical Dowllng propa- 
ganda; $13,400 nice on initial week 
and believed Par will generally re- 
lease film due to George Weeks' con- 
nection; got pre-openlng raves from 
trade press, which were Included in 
souvenir programs. 

Strand — "Weary River," dialog 
(FN) (2,900; 36-60-66-76) (2d week) 
Excellent week at $46,700 after 
healthy Central run; holds over; 
"Singing Fool" (WB), here May 4, 
with "'.'Saturday's Children" (FN), 
next; 

Warners — "Divine l.ady," sound 
(FN) (1,360; $l-$2) (6th week). Not 
Important at $12,200, and "Desert 
Song," WB operetta, announced 
for May !. 

Winter Garden— "Noah's Ark." 
dialog (WB) (1,494; $l-$2-$3) (7th 
week). Took hea'vy slap in getting 
but $15,700; drastic plunge which 
means emergency measures or sub- 
stitution. Picture has already been 
heavily and well exploited; much 
too low for comfort but nothing 
named as probable successor. 



d-^y 



$5,900 Leads Tacoma 



Tacoma, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, 125,000) 
Weather! Fair 

Average offerings brought aver- 
age returns. Pantages had "Square 
Shoulders," with the house now 
wired. Helped the draw, but off 
from week before at that. 

Blue Mouse had ' "No Defense," 
and expects more with "Show Boat" 
opening day and date next with 
Seattle. Rlalto clicked fairly well 
with "Close Harmony." 

Estimates for Last Week 
~-PantaBe8_.(L5^0&_26^BO)^^guare 
Shoulders," dialog (Pathe). "wTOT 
vaude fair; $5,900. 

Blue M^uBs (Hamrlck) (650; 60- 
76)— "No 'Defense," dialog" (WB). 
Did $5,200. 

Rialto (Fox) (1,250; 25-60) — 
"Close Harmony," dialog (Par). 
Okay at $4,800. 

Colonial (Fox) (860; 26-50)— "Be- 
hind German Lines," sound. Busi- 
ness building, but no jam; $3,600. 




JOSEPH CHERNIAVSKY 

Who synchronizes and scores all 
Universal pictures. 

The "Film Mercury," March 29, 
1929, said: ° "Joseph Chemlavsky Is 
to be singled out for praise by 
virtue of one of the best musical 
synchronizations that the screen has 
had since the advent of sound. His 
score was effective without Intrud- 
ing itself upon the audience." 

Wrote "Love Sings a Song in My 
Hesirt," the love melody for Univer- 
sal's "Showboat" 



'^COQUEITE" SURPRISES 
IN 2i) WEEK-$13,600 



Minneapolis, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, BOOJDOO) 
Weather: Favorable 

Box office honors last week went 
to "Speakeasy," "SImba," "Co- 
quette" and a dramatic sto:Ck com- 
pany doing "An American Tragedy." 
Latter two were In their second 
week. With its daring and frank 
dialog, "Tragedy," at the Shubert 
was the talk of the town and drew 
approximately $14,600, absolutely 
capacity at $! top for the fortnight 
run. Show got more money the 
second week than it did the first, 

"Coquette" proved considerable of 
a surprise In its second and final 
week. After a comparatively disap- 
pointing first week it went great 
guns during its final seven days at 
the State, Indicating word-of-mouth 
boosting. First week was $17,800 
and around $13,600 passed over the 
counter the secona week. That's 
more than "Iron Mask" pulled at 
the same house over a similar pe- 
riod. 

"Speakeasy," at Pantages, dis- 
played a hefty wallop. Boosted the 
theatre to near $10,000, splendid for 
this house, about $2,000 under "Old 
Arizona." Lyric also goaled 'em 
with "Simba." Great lobby and 
front display helped to lure $5,8.00 
at 35-cent prices. , 

Dlsappqlntments were "Wolf 
Song," at' the Minnesota, and "Syn- 
copation" at the Hennepin-Or- 
phcum. Former provoked mixed 
comment, despite a splendid Pub- 
llx unit, for a sharp tumble to un- 
der $22,400, bad for this house. 
Heavy and good exploiting for 
"Syncopation" and picture seemed 
to be liked. Vaude had Irene Frank- 
lin, Bert Gordon and Louise 
Squires, yet returns were under ex- 
pectations. About $!4,600 mark, far 
from hot 

Estimates foe Last Week 

Minnesota (F. & R.-Publix) 
(4,200; 76)— "Wolf Song," sound 
(Par) and Publlx unit Opinions 
sharply divided on film; stage show 
excellent; Benchley's "Sex Life of 
Polyp," also on bill; trade skidded 
badly; $22,400 not good here. 

State (F. & R-Publlz) (2,300; 60) 
—"Coquette," dialog (UA) (2d 
week), and stage show.- Seemed to 
have fllvved first week with only 
$17,800, but exceeded all expecta- 
tions by bringing fortnight total to 
respectable level; $13,600 very 
good on holdover; picture excep- 
tionally well liked. 

Hennepin - Orpheum (R-K-O) 
(2,890; 60-60)— "Syncopation," dia- 
log (Radio) and vaude. Picture ex- 
ploited on a tremendous scale and 
apparently gave satisfaction, but 
failed to display much drawing 
punch; vaude mildly satisfactory; 
around $14,600 under expectations. 

.Pantages (Pantages) (1,600; 26- 
60) — "Speakeasy," dialog (Fox), 
and vaude. Picture a magnet; 
started like a houseaflre, but slowed 
down during latter part of week; 
about $10,000, very fine. 

Lyric (F. & R.-Publlx) (1,300; 35) 
— "Slmba." Second loop run; flne 
"SKownranshlp— helped- ^-for- — near- 
$6,800; enormous for house at low 
scale. 

Sihubert (Balnbrldge stock) (1,400; 
36-$f)-^"An American Tragedy" 
(2d week). Seduction scene drew 
fans and fanettes and had entire 
town talking; turned away cus- 
tomers at every performance; about 
$7,700, makes $14,600 for two ca- 
pacity weeks; tremendous. 



MJiiiiipsto$ia3ton2dC^^^ 
'Speakeasy $40,()iM) and Truth' 




'TLYING FLEET" HOPS 
PALACE OVER $20,000 



Is $6,000 Jump-^"Wild Party" 
Also $20,000— Fox Down to 
$18,000— '*Melody" $15,000 

Washington. April 23. 
(White Popiflation, 450,000) 
Weather: Cold and Rain 

Clara Bow and her "Wild Party" 
brought joy to the ttetrle after that 
same house hadn't been doing so 
well In the past with the "it" pic- 
tures. Started as If to bust the rec- 
ord, but cooled off. "Broadway Mel- 
ody" goes merrily on Its way at the 
Columbia. 'Third week getting 
plenty with possibility of two more. 

"Canary Murder Cose" got busi- 
ness for the Met and is being held 
over. Novarro, In "Plying Fleet," 
again proved himself an excellent 
draw for the Palace. 'Victor Mc- 
Laglen's "Strong Boy" was not so 
hot for the Fox. 

Rlalto got back in the running 
lost night with "Show Boat" at $2 
each. Now, at regular scale, 
though. 

Estimates for Last Week 
. Columbia (Loew) — "Broadway 
Melody," dialog (M-O) (1,232; 86- 
60). Third week to a reported 
$16,000; very good. - 

E4rle (Stanley-Crandall)— "Wild 
Party," di*Iog (Par) (2,244; 36-60). 
Started for record, but eased off: 
got $6,000 more than usual, at $20,- 
000. 

Fox (Fox) — "Strong Boy," sound 
(Fox) and stage show (3,434; 36- 
60-76). McLaglen doesn't get them 
at matinees here; slightly over $18,- 
000. 

Met (Stanley-Crandall)— "Canary 
Murder Case," dialog (Par) (1,686; 
35-60). Got enough to go another 
week; maybe $16,000. 

Palae* (Loew) — "Fljrlng Fleet, * 
sound (M-G> and stage show 
(2,363; 36-60). Novarro always gets 
money for this house; last week 
just over $20,000; Annapolis locate 
helps In this district too. 

Reforqiers Celebrate No 
Sondays in Babnnore 



Baltimore, April 23. 
(Drawing Population, 860,000) 
Weather: Heavy Min 

With all hope of local Sunday 
movies dead for another two years, 
the Lord's Day Alliance held a cele- 
bration at a local hotel Thursday 
night to gloat over the demise. Two 
hundred sat in at the wake. 

Four nights of Metropolitan Op- 
era furnished the opposition last 
week. Add to this a 42-hour rain 
beginning Monday, and no wonder 
business was under previous week's 
figures. 

Among the few downtown houses 
to make an impressive showing was 
the New, with "Strong Boy." Rlvoll 
was also up somewhat with "Show 
Folks," but not big. Parkway, with 
"Desert Nights," slightly bettered. 

Elsewhere receipts were off. 
"Wolf Song," at the Century, fol- 
lowing a good opening, was damp- 
ened by the rain and never fully re- 
covered. "The Letter," at the Stan- 
ley, slipped $3,04(0 below "Wild 
Party." The Valencia, making his- 
tory by holding over "Broadway 
Melody" for a third consecutive 
downtown week, came through 
nicely. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Century (Loew) "Wolf Song," 
sound (Par} (3,200; 25-60). Started 
promisingly, but heavy rain Monday 
night and all through Tuesday crip- 
pled; however, $20,000, not bad. 

Stanley (Loew-Stanley-Crandall) 
"The Letter," dialog (Par) (3,600: 
25-60) Eagela Isn't a real picture 
house name here; mixed notices, al- 
though film 'generally liked by cus- 
tomers; 'around $16,000, fair. 

New (M. Mechanic) "Strong Boy" 
(Pox) (1,800; 25-50). First McLag- 
len film at this stand to click since 
"Glory"; well liked and business 
up; about $8,000, 

RivoH (Wilson Amusement Co.) 
"Show Folks" (2,100; 25-60). Liked 
and had fair week minus fireworks. 

Valencia (Loew-^UA) "Broadway 
.Melefly,'i_.fl!yge_cMjLGj_ii,5p0i^6- 
60). Third consecutive downtowiT 
week, second in this elevator house; 
still about tripling average busi- 
ness in this theatre at $9,500. 

Parkway (Loew-UA) "Desert 
Nights," sound (.M-G) (1,000; 15-36). 
Slightly better than previous week, 
but still below house average; in 
opera neighborhood and caters to 
a ritzy clientele; about $3,500. 



Chicago, April 23. 
Weather: Fair and Rain 

Good theatre weather up to Fri- 
day. It sponsored some fast starts, 
but a couple of them petered pretty 
abruptly. 

"Noah's Ark" got a poor send-off 
from the critics and its $16,000 
starter showed that the uncompli- 
mentary reviews hurt a bit ^ui 
last week, its second, gross jumped 
$2,300 to $18,300 as a result of word- 
of-mouth and expert press agenting. 
Despite the accepted opinion 'that 
this isn't a $2 picture town "Ark" 
lias hit a nice stride. . 

State-Lake has taken a shot of. 
pep with Its new wiring and last 
week climbed to $30,000 with 
"Lieatherneck." The Chicago was - 
among the unfortunates, dropping 
to $46,000 with "Nothing Biit the ' 
Truth" despite some good explolta- - 
tlon. 

Oriental went up to $40,O0O with . 
"Speakeasy," a neat booking fox- . 
this jaazy house. After a seiisa-^ ' ' 
tlonal $48,000 opening at Mc'Vlck-: 
er's "Broadway Melody" dropped to 
$40,600 last week, less than the'nor^ '; 
mal amount of skidding done' by ran : . 
pictures here. "Iron Mask," hoIdin^r > 
United Artists' record at $47,000 tfti'^ 
opening, completed five weeks with . 
a final $17,000 tally. "Coquette" went - 
in Friday. Hurt by rain, but stilt 
showing Indications of a snapipijr.- - 
first week. : "Wild Party" finished 
three woekS ' Bt the Roosevelt to :-, 
consistent' good strength and closed- v 
at $19,000. "My Han" In Saturday i 

"Sin Sister" was above: -averagr.. . - 
at the Monroe with $6,100, -tliid . 
"Hardboiled Rose" just normal at'-: 
the Orpheum. - 

Estimates for Last Week , ; 

Chleago (Publlx) —"Nothing but' S 
the Truth," dialog (Far) and stage - 
show (4,400; 60-76). House dropped- . - 
$4,000 under previous ^eek at $46^-< 
000; not good for DIx. 

MeVIeker's (PuMix) — '^roaflwaV vi 
Melody," dialog (U-0> (1.866: SP- 
76) (2d week). At $40,SOO^ very ' 
good; opening was $48,000. * : 

Monroe (Fox) — "Sin BltpBrfl' 
sound (1,000 ; 60-76). GtiM, wftli. 

$b[ioo. - ' 

Oriental (PublU) — "Speakeasy,*^'' : 
dialog (Fox) anil "Wedding BellB'.' - 
unit (8,600; 60-76). What th«J. 
younger crowd liked; near ItK old-^. : 
tim6 pace, $40,000. 

Orpheum (WB) — "bardboUed .' 
Rose," dialog (WB) (760; 60). AT<I^ 
erage at $7,600. 

Roosavalt (Publte)— "Wild Party;;'*; 
dialog (Par) (l,6b0; 6Q-^76). Bow 
talker lasted three weehi, opaulpg: - 
strong at $28,000 and dosing io 
$19,000. ^ 

State- Lake (RKO) — 'Xeaifaer- - 
neck," dialog (Pathe), and Tifnde > 
(2,700 ; 26.-75). High $30,000 tOV - 
film and good 'vaude. - I. 

"United ArtlaU" (UA) — <<lTOn^ 
Mask," sound (UA) (1,700; ~i;0r76); 
Fifth and lost week, $17,000; toppf^ ; 
house record with $47,000 on open- 
ing; "Coquette" (UA) in. 

-Woods (Shubert)— "NonIi'« 'Atfe'' . 
dialog (WB) (1,257; $1.60-$2), Wehi •; 
to $18,300 in second week aftes' 
$16,000 start; public comment ha^.:. 
overcome slaps from critics. ■' 



''Syncopation" $29,000; 
Trisco Generally (K( 



San Francisco, April- 2$. 
(Drawing Population, 762,000) ' ^ 
Weather: Fair 

Lynn Cowan made bis debnt. ap - 
musical director and m. c. at- tbe- ' 
Warfleld Friday. Seemed to i» 
revival of Interest with the opefalikg'- 
of the new shows. Following ' a - 
somewhat draggy week for most tit. 
the theatres, a gleam of hope fOL-.< 
improvement sprang up 'with ' 
changes of bill. 

Warfleld led the field last wciok, -: 
although there 'waa a' falling off In - 
receipts. California showed a gain : 
for the first week of "The Letter."'- 
The Da vies, after three weeks of 
"Sonny Boy," last Thursday changed, 
to "Queen of the Night Clubs." 
Estimates for Last. Week 

Warfield (Fox-Loew) (2,672: BO^ 

65- 90)— "Syncopation," dialog (Rar 
dio). Got off to a good start but 
biz fell off; fell to $29,000. 

Granada (Publlx) (2,698; 36-60- : 

66- $l)— "Betrayal" (Par). Only fair.; 
$22,700. 

California (Publlx) (2,200; 35-60- 
65-90)— "The Letter," dialog (Par). 
Picked up and week closed to about 
$23,600. 

St. Francis (Publlx) (1.37S; 36- 
-50-65-9W: — i'Doctor's-Secrot" jdloLog: . 
(Par). Took big toboggan; ran only 
one week for second time on Market 
street; $6,300. 

Embassy CVTagnon) (1,376; 50-66- 
90)— "Glad Rag Doll," dialog (WB), 
Begin second week with receipts 
for first week about $12,5O0. 

Marion Davles (Wagnon) — "Sonny. 
Boy," dialog (WB). Gross about 
$0,500. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICTURE GROSSES 



Wednesday, April t4, 1029 



Aggressive BuD Cliques Push 

Amusements Ahead; Par at 69 



Practically all the amusements 
moved ahead over the week, meet- 
ing the first opposition yesterday 
when tlKhtenlDg of money an4 real 
Izlng checked them at new highs 
on the movement. Warner Bros, 
led the climb, beginning late - last 
week, but Paramount, advancing 
more cautiously, held Its gains 
better. 

Individual movements were en- 
tirely professional, each stock's 
behavior reflecting only the temper 
of the clique behind it At the 
best levels yesterday Warners stood 
at 117^, Parat69%,L.oewat 64 and 
Shuben at , t2%, ' an average of 
around 10 poliits above the bottoms 
of two weeks back. 

Wall street has been full of 
pretty wild talk lately concerning 
picture stock prospects. Paramount 
showed $1.60 net a- share tiSr iBrst- 
quarter- operations, and this' was 
made the basis of prejJictlons that 
the second quarter would show. $3,' 
although show business knows that 
May and June normally reflect & 
distinct slowing down at the box 
office. 

Warner Talk 

Stories were afloat that Witmers 
had in mind a neW^ association, 
nature emd benefits of which were 
very vague. Another tale sougtit. 
to make It appear that strong In- 
terests were In a campaign . of ac- 
d|imulatlon In Radlo-Kelth.' Prob- 
ability of Warners expanding at 
this time Is rather far fetched. Con- 
cern has done a good deal of ex- 
. pandlng. already knd a period of ad- 
justment would seem more reason- 
, Able. Any Idea of accumulating 
' Rad)o-KeItb Is In the nature of a 
eag, ' particularly at this minute 
When the pbople who haye accum- 
ulated supplies of the stock would 
be glttd to get them distributed. 

. Radio is up - from around 24 to 
>l)i, .the advcmce probably repre- 
senting the two usual elements of 
covering by shorts and efforts of the 
banks to get the stock back to a 
level where It can con'tlniie Its pro- 
gram of getting it spread around in 
public hands. Short covarlng also 
contributed to the recovery in War- 
ner Bros. Warners gets play 'on 
breaks like that of last week' to 
around 100. Tester day It looked, as 
though the:' ln'-^n.d-but trnders yiefe 
realizing, ' bat this selling of . thkt 
character Waia well absorbed. It 
• may be that a sleeping short Inter- 
est still lingers In the ^tock. 

. Stanley New 6ff«f> , - 
^ There ,^fl(B a», brisk! liptunfln Stan- 
ley on' minor deallngis, due to re- 
ports of a new offer iCrom Warner 
for the' Remaining stock which was 
wltUield. in tb^ . ' first exchange 
Stanley had goAo to 26, but on re- 
ports Wameni 'would propose an 



Yesterday*! Price* 



Leading Amusements 

Sales. BIgb, I<ow. Last. < 

4000 Am Beat. 41 
27000 Ctn Film 80% 
20300 Fox 03K 

1800 Loew ... 64 

16300 Par eSJ 

10300 Radlo-K.. m 
600 Elinb .... 02^ 
200 BUnley... SSM 
13O0O Warner... 117^ 




exchange of three Stanley tor one 
Warner, It moved up to parity on 
that basis, or 38 or thereabouts. 

American Seating was another, 
that showed strength, advancing 
more than 8 on dealings Itj 
l,B0O shares Monday and another 
point yesterday. AnUdpaOon ^ of 
better income statement Is 1)ehlnd 
the Improved feel|iig here. Same Is 
true of .ConeoUdated Film Indus- 
tries, In which talk Is' heard of re- 
Urement of the prefetred. With tbe 
senior stock out of the way, net on 
tbe common would be better than $2 

Loew's lis neglected while Pox 
^hows signs of determined support. 
Pox yesteijiJay crossed 93, a new 
high since the purchase of l>oew,. 
when it went above 98. Rumor.|»«r- 
slsts that Fox wIU offer Pox The- 
atre^ for the minority of Loew stock 
at two pox Theatres for, one lioew. 
IioeW holders would, of course,, de: 
cllne any aucb tender «t tbls. time, 
i>ut . Lbews quotations ' Aevertbelesp. 
continue to held dbse to that baalB.' 
Pox Theatres on thfl> Curb has dtoe 
almost ii6thlrig, ruling close to 29-80 
and very much teduced Ih iMjInt of 
turnover,' slhc^ its' brc'ai from 88. 
Lay Qfft U .AdlvlM : 

Qenerally. cohs^ry^ve banking ad- 
vice—and brokerage dppie likewise^ 
tends to discourage epecula-tlbn for 
an advance niow. .Credit situation 
seems much Imipn^ved, but public 
enthusiasm has been completely 
wet-blanketed. I^aist . seven days 
the market has looked better that! 
It Is. Brisk advances ha.ve appeared, 
but they are. mostly in .high pVl.ced 
Issuesr^rloh men's stocks beyond 
the reach pt the generality. Bttcta as 
Indlietrlal Alcohol. Tel. ft . T41.,. ex- 
press .shares and costly , utllltfesi- 
Day by'dtty tape recotds nev^.tops 
foF Oiese. but right rlong there have 
been about as many niew bottoms 
for Stocks in which th^ public. Is 
shut In as involuntary lii'vestors, 
like achulte. ^ ^ , ^ 

: : Wlt^ all .their improvement of the 
past week, the amusements are- still 
ap(>reclably below the top levels at 
which there was a good deal of out- 
s! '.e speculative play— around 80 for 
Loew; 128 for Warner and 96 for 
Pox. 



6anmuu7 (or week endlos ^urday, April 20: 

8TOCK EXCHANGE 

Salea. Issue.' and late, 

ABOO American Seat (8) 

12.100 Consol. Film pfd. i^). 




HIg 



2,600 Elostman Kodak (8)..,'. 
18,000 Loew (8) 



19 

28 

»m 

87% 
26% 
48% 
12% 



vr 

121% 

loovi 

64 

100% 
91 M 



28 
SO 

9B 



B 
18 
20 



82% 
110% 
OS 
78 
98% 
82 



31 



6 
41 



.... 27 

177% 
64% 

SOO Do pref. (6%) 100% 

1,200 Keltb 81% 

600 Do pre(. (7) 108% 

6B1.800 Radio Corp 1<H% 

23,100 Fox Class A (4) 91% 

1.000 HadlBon Square Garden (2)..... 19% 

900 Het-G-M pref. (1,89) 26 

4,900 Stanley 88 

4,000 MoUon Picture Cap. (8) 40 

90.SOO PararaooBt-Fan-Lask/ (8) 67% 

29.800 Pattae Bxobange 11% 

8.400 Pathe Class A 28% 

6, BOO Bhubert (B) 62%. 

91,100 Radlo-K-O ' 31% 

ISO I'nlversal pref. (8) 86% 

1,181.100 Warner Bros 117% 

0,900 Do prer. (2.20) Sl% 

CURB 

19,100 Acoustic Pro 7 

B.400 Con. Film Bnt 2.1 

VO Colum. Film 80 

16,1100 Fox Theatres 80 

18,7' 0 DeFoAst Radio 17% 

100 iMW rts 29% 

BOO Nat Tbr Sup 12% 

BONDS 

.... Keith 6s, '46 

«2,000 Loew 6s, -41 112% 

8,000 Do ex w<<r 90% 

18.000 Pathe 7s, '87 79% 

1B,000 Par-Fam-Losky Os, '47 99% 

.... Shubert Os i 

ISSUES IN OTHER MARKETS 
All Quoted for Monday 
Over the Counter 
New York 

Quoted In Bid and Asked. 

Roxy. Class A <a.BO) 

.... Unit do 

i.r. — Unit— dOr»»»^ 

.... De Forest Phono 

Teohnlcolor 

Los Anoelea 

80 Roach, IDO IB 

Montreal 

.485 Pam. PUy M 



Last. 
8B% 
26% 

177% 
68% 

100% 
81% 

107% 

lOlH 
89% 
10% 
28% 



Net 
Cbge. 
+ % 
+1% 
+7% 
.+ % 
+ 4i 
+8% 
+18% 
+6% 
H-2% 



111% 



79 
-98% 



67 
10% 

22 , 
80% / 
81 
86% 
117% 
Bl% 



20 
29% 

nil 
13% 

93 
112% 
99% 
79 
99 
AB 



tl 
+2% 
- % 
•— 1 
+6% 

+m 

+2% 
+18% 



- % 
-1% 
—1 
+1% 
+ % 

- % 

- % 



+1% 
+1% 

T5 



— • J . 



16 



Bl 



10 -1% 
61% 



MADELINE GREY 

In Rli^ard' Dix'a picture, "Noth- 
ing bat the. Tmtb/' at the Para- 
mount, New York, this we«ik. 
Personal Management 

M. 8.\pENTHAM 
16*1 Broadway. New 'Tork 



PU& UNITS in STANLEYS 

Newark, J. C< and Phllly on Route — . 
Nama' Chanoes West 

Pnbilx units, win play Wamer- 
StAiley bouses for the first time 
when the Brenford, Newark and the 
Stanley, Jtntiy City; start taking 
these, stage :sh6w^ May 11. 

'pnlta formerly iftimped from 
Brooklyq to tb^ Palace, 'Washing- 
ton. tiiiH;irin.i!9W. b6»' from Brook- 
lyn to NejrairiC tb Jene!)r .Clt'y, tuid 
then to . the Stanley; .Philadelphia, 
after vbilob Mmra 57ashl^^ 

\ Omaha, Ap^ 28. 

Jay -MUlB. m, e. a< the Riviera 
(Publlx]). lea'v.es bere Miajr 2 to al-r 
t^rnate between the Stanley, Jer- 
sey City, and the Brantord. New- 
ark, wb«n ttaeso' latter bouses^ start 
playing Pqbllx vnits. 

Tbe local Riviera and the 'Oapitol, 
Dea Moines, win change their names 
to . PtM'ambmit May 10. These two 
tbeiiiti«(L are discontinuing stage 
sbitwai en tbls date, but whethei^ 
perauKnentty or just '. for. the sum- 
mer la not kn^i^ ' . 

PrpjdBtion Troul^e 

;. Minneapolis, April 23., 
Wbien th^ Btate tbeatre lost its 
direct onrrent Wednesday night and 
waa nrtablo. to run Itis machines for 
'X!oq«iette.? or any ether picture' for 
two bouro, Slolse ,Rowan, organist, 
held tiiie glreater Dirt of the bouse 
nhtU tbe diffl<!Dity .was remedied. 
; It-w«jB tiie aecend time duiinie the 
fortnight rjin of "Coquette" that the 
bouse bad,' troable- with Its projec- 
tion!. 'First .ireclt a., thunder storm 
put the. sound ' 'equipment out of 
comthlsslon for more than an hour. 



West for Fox 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Pox IS' bringing Hugh Sinclair 
west to appear In "The Man 'Who 
Came Back." 



BOSTON JUST SO-SO 

Met, 937;«)ai with ^Truth"— Me- 
morial, |23,00»-8Ute, 92(MM0 



^ • Boston, April S8. 
(Drawing Population, 8WM0) 
Weather: Rain 

Majestlo In its first week aS a 
' first run sound bouse, with "Noah's 
Ark,'^ ran'up a good gross of $15,000 
at ^l.EO top. FIrst-nlghtera paid 
the 12, but price dropped on second 
night. 

"Nothing But the Truth" was fair 
at the Metropolitan with $37,200. 
Keith Memorial showed "The Shake 
Down" and Llta Orey Chaplin head- 
ing the vaude for $28,000.. "The 
Golden Girl," at .Keith Albee, did 
$20,000. Llbby dance unit of 12 
girls going Over well at this house 
with vaude. "Bellamy Trial," at the 
Orpheum, did $18,000, while "DeSert 
Nights" chalked up $20,000 at th<> 
State. . . (' 1 

Estimate* for Laet Week 

Metropolitan (4,000 60-60-76)— 
•'Nothing But the Uruth," dialog 
(Par). Business fair at $87,200 
about $3,000 below normal. 

LoeWe State (4,000; 60-60)— 
"Desert Nights." sound (M-O). So- 
so at $20,000: 

•> Keith Memorial (3,000: 60-$!)- 
"The Shaltedown," dialog (U), Llta 
Orey Chaplin heading vaud^ oft at 
$23,000, - 

ICelthrAlbee (3,000; 35-eO)r-^"G.old- 
en Girl" (Pathe). Not losing at 
$20,000, ^ 

Oi'pheum (8,600; 60-60)— "Bellamy 
Trial," dllaog (M-G). $18,000, 



iHIKE"$25MtC4 
IfRUTH'^GOTJlS^ 



Kansas city, April; 28; 
(brawlns Population, 7(>I>,P00) ~. 

Kansas City:i«id 48 for a picture' 
for the first time on the mid-west 
premier 'of VSbow Boat" at the. 
Royal. Picture ran without a cut 
tor two hours'^ and 30 . mlnuteei 
Starting today the picture runs In- 
definitely at -60 and 76° cents, four 
shows' daily* ' 

Most surprising feature last week- 
was "The Dii^e Steps Out" at 
Loew's ' - Midland'... Following, two 
weeks of "BrocMl'way-Melody" It .was 
teared it would Buffer, but It proved 
to the contrary. Saturday opening 
was better than "Melody.'^ Main- 
Street, with "The Divine ^liady,'' 
"held up nicely, 'and. "Ndthing . 'but 
the Truth" drew well at' the New- 
man. 

(Estimates for Last Week) : 
Leew'e Midland — "Duke Step^ 
Out," sound (M-O) (4,000; 26^85- 
60). Laughs for this one and press 
gave' it sweet notices; bill seemed 
one of the most popular house 'has 
given for some timef $26,000. . 

Mainstreet — "Dl-vlne Lady," sound 
(FH) (3,200; 26-36-60). Some liked 
some didn't; did $19,000, oke< 

Pantaoas — "The Ghost ■ Talks,'*,' 
dialog < FX) (2,200; 26-36-60). Lo- 
calltes Interested In picture because 
Harlan Thompson, formerly dra- 
matic editor of the Star, is respon- 
sible for part of story; $11,400,- all 
right. 

Newman — "Nothing ' * . the 
Truth," dialog (Par) (1,8UU, J6-40- 
60) Dlz deemed okay In his . first 
talker; Clark and McCiillougb In 
Fox short helped; $16,000, 

Royal — "Fancy Baggage," dialog 
(WB) (840; 26-4D'>. Another rum- 
runnlng picture; $2,000. 




Hetehdlt lii "Cienius^ 

JjoB Angeles. Api^l 23. 
. Jean Heraholt (roes with' Para- 
mount for the title role- in "The 
'Oentus." . , 



Marian Nixon With WB 

'IjOs Angeles, April 23. 
Marian Nixon has been slgacd by 
Warners under a>i exclusive . long 
term contract, ' - 



The New York "World," Sunday* April 21, 1929. 
SCANNING RADIO STATIONS FOR THE WEEi) 

By John Douglas Gordon 

••Einio Rapee put on a magnificent concert with a huge band last 
Wednesday night during the Moblloll Hour. This maeatro's versatility Is 
truly remarkable. He can conduct a symphony with as great skill as 
he can a popular orchestra or band and all this In addition to belnir a 
composer of many hits." — 

Enra Raiieei Director of Music, Roxy Theatre, New York. 



Brooklyn Strand Roinps 
ToNewHig1i-$3i7,500 



' Brooklyn, April 23. 
They finally smaebed all house 
records at the Strand. Entire week 
saw nothing but standing room, and 
when they counted up on "Weary 
River," the management bowled 
over with chills, for the figures .were 
$87,600. 

Other houses didn't have the same 
luck. Paramount was socked hard, 
by "Hole In the Wall" for a tiny 
$46,400. TroublCiwas with the picture. 
Fox had a quiet bill with "Strong 
Boy" and vaude, while the Metro- 
politan gave them "The Bellamy 
TMal" and splendid vaude for a fair 
enough .... Albee was a lively 
hangout with the hottest vaude ar- 
ray seen there In a long while. "The 
Shakedown" was the film. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Paramount— "Hole In the WaH,'^ 
dialog (Par) (4,000; 86-60-76). An> 
other poor week; $46,400 too low. 

8trand^"Weary River," dialog 
(FN) . (2,000; 26 - 86 - 60 - 60 - 76>. 
knocked them out with, high fig- 
ures; bouse record broken; picture 
held another week; $87',600 gr^at for 
this small house. 

. Fox— ''Strong Boy," dialog (Fox) 
(4,000;^ 86-40-60-60-76). - Ordinary 
picture 'With plenty of vaude; long 
show. , . " \ 

- Metropolitan — "Bellamy -Trial." 
dialog. (M<-G), and yaude (8,677; 86- 
40-&0-60r76). Picture well liked ahd 
Interesting vaiide; ' well attended at 
$24,900, ..' 

Jklbee— ^The -Shakedown," dialog 
(U), and vaude (8,248; S6-40-60-60- 
75). WIH Mahoney and Lou Holt* 
oh . etage. 'Vaude gets credit for 
$26,600, 



e' Oyer Wask' by 




Syracuse, N. T., April 23. 
(DraWina Population, SS(M)00) 
Weathert Inetement 

' A. new Mary Pickford meant mora 
to local fans than a famiUcMr Doug* 
las' Fairbanks. "Coquette" got $22,- 
300- «t tbe State last week, while 
the best"Iron Mask," Its prede- 
cessor, could do was $}6,0Q0. But 
for the. worst kind of. weather-^ 
everything 'from AiioW to rain — the 
l^ckford p'lcture''inlght'liave equaled 
^'BrOialdway MeIody's"'top of $32-,00O. 
"Coquette'' established itself^ as a 
great -matinee draW. . 

-Business , generally - bit by the 
weather. Keltb'^ desipfltfi a Sunday 
business 10 peV cent 'above nonnaV 
attributed to the 'advent of 'sounds 
fihislied with 4I6.OOO; 

Estimate* for i-ast Week 

toeVs State (2.il08: 26-60)— "Co- 
quette." dialog . (VA), and vaude. 
Very good at $22,600; 
- Strand (Ind) (l>e0O; 20-40)— "Why 
Be Goodr* sound (FN). Did $9,000, 
above house averaste; 

Empire (Ind) <.1,4S1; 26:40)-« 
"Hearts In Dixie." dialog (Fox). 
Did "$6,000. bettering first week by 
$1,000. 

Eckel (Bcljine) (1.446; 86)— "Sins 
of the Fathera," sound (Par). Off 
to $e,£oo. 

' Keith's (2,614; 26-60). First week 
of sound saw $16,000; last week of 
Silent 'films hit $16,800, but excep- 
tionally strong vaude aided that 
figure. 

Perzage Directing Rogers 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
'Frank Borzage Is to direct "They 
Had to See Paris," Will Rogers'^flrst 
full liehgth picture under his new 
Fox contract. 

Picture Is to t>e made from the 
original by Homer Croy. 

"Gob" OeUing Dialog 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
M-G Is preparing to make a 
soud version of "The Gob," com- 
pleted some time ago with William 
Haines starring. W, L. Rivers la 
writing the dialog. 



Bob Welsh Westbound 
Robert B. Welsh,' chief of Uni- 
versal City, returns to the Coast 
today (Wednesday), after partici- 
pating in conferences on next year's 
U plans. 



Trevor's Radio Agreement 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Hugh Trevor, protege of William 
LeBaron, signed a five-year optional 
contract as featured player by 
Radio, 



C OSTU M E a 
F'OR HIRB 

IPROtwenoNa i 
• aXPLOITATIONB I 
VRBSBNTATIONa | 



oL 



WARNER BROS. 

THEATRE 
N.Y.C. 



BROS- 



"PREPARE FOR PARADISE" 
when yoti pliy "^The Dedfett Songl" • 

pjREPARE iot love songa that • 
make women yearn for their Joversi ■ 

PREPARfe for ^dancing girls! 
Houri^l OdaH94<iest Charmets \o£ 
meitii ■' ^ ' •. ■ V-.- 

FORGET anything jroitijcnow about :; 
records, runs and receipts I 
'■"'.^ . • ■*■• 
PREPARE ' for the biggest box -. 
office picture, you have ever seen or 
hea^d 'any where ! . . , :^ , 

ALL SINGING : 
ALL TALKING 

• • ' ..CAST. , r 

lie bANCEit^ 

104 SINGERS . 
104 CHORliSTERS 
109 MUSICIANS 

* * * 

BastA on Ac Sionf fcjt Olio HarbacK 
Laurence Schi»ab, Oscar Hammerslem, 2a, 
Frank Mandel; mlh' Music bj) Sigmund 
Romberg: Scenario by Harvey Cates; 
Directed fry Roy Del Ruth. 



min'-^ ^ f tei"* froducera mA buulbulat*. Imo.— WUl SL U»f% Btuiaomv 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 24, 1929 




^T/ie Thinfcer" as 
expressed hy Rodin 




THE 



Exhtbieor^ too, 
are Thinking tdday! 




PCENTY of thinking going; Ott in this industry today* The future? Metro- 
Ooldwyn-Mayer is the answer 1 M-<3*M product, Sound or Talking or Silent, is 
the most reassuring note in the business. "THE BROADWAY MELODY,** a 
national sensatibn. **THE TRIAL OF MARY DUG AN'' Broadway's new $2 
smash. " THE IDLE RICH " coming. Those three ALL-TALKING pictures 

iire the new Era Road-ShoW'Size Talkies that 
make early Talking efforts seem amateurish 
by comparison. M'G-M's Movietone Acts are 
marvelous. Now come HAL ROACH'S great 
ALLTALKING COMEDIES with "Our 
Gang," Laurel'Hardy, Charlie Chase and Roach 
All^tars. M-O-M silent pictures are life'SJiversi 
to many theatres today. The future? It's rosy 
"when it's secure! There's one company that 
insures the future— that's M'G'M! ^ 




J>4l <: 



CtRCTA CMRIO 
WILD ORCHIDS 

to doing tetuatlcmaX biul* 
neu. 2 Big Weeli* on B'way. 
Exteiuled nm hit/ 



WILLIAM HAINES 
THE DUKC mn OUT 

hat brofcen e««ry Mwek^iul 
record at Capitol, N.Y. 
SmaAhug record* all itvtrt 

SOUND OR SILENT— THE GREATESTI 

Ramon Novarro In THE FLYING FLEET" 

«THE Bellamy trial" cratung or siieno 

«*WOMAN OF AFFAIRS" (Gilbert-Gdrbo) 
Vraitam Harries in "ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE'? 

(Tdking or Silent) 
Ramon Novano in«THE PAGAN" (He sings f) 
Lon Chaney in "WHERE EAST IS EAST" 
Willaid Mack in «<VOICE OF THE CITY" 

(AM-Tallcing or Silent) 
Itnd Morel More t More 1 



EXTRA I Laurel-Hardy in their first ALL-TALKING 
COMEDY "UMccustomed As We Are" is now playing with $2 
<smoJ. **Broadway Melody" fit CoUwhia Theatre San Francisco. 



METRO-GOLDWYN 

Firm and Foremost 




Wednesday. April 24. 1929 



FILM RE VIE WS 



VARIETY 



13 



Talkmg Shorts 



f BELLE OF SAMOA" 
Clark and MoCullough ■tarf«(l — Loi* 

Moran featured 
FOX MOVIETONE 
17 Mint.: Mtisical Cemedy 
Camaot New York 

Lrols Moran, talking, stnglng/ 
dancing and undressed,, la the oWy 
attraction In this Fox Movietone 
short of 17 minutes without ITox's 
' name having been billed on the 
Camep program In connection. Any 
drawing power Clark and McCul- 
lough may locally have shoald help, 
but the comedy team neither does 
-nor. says anything important or 
tunny in this film. 

Miss Moran, played up heavily 
enough in the smaller burgs, should 
turn the trick. She looks good, or 
course, arid better In the cbodhi 
dancing costume of little, and that 
only where necessary. Her native 
dance isn't a cooch. Just a mild sug- 
gestion, but her song, ."Samoa," as 
Bung by her, okay. If that's her 
voice Lois must be set for^the Fox 
musicals. 

' This is said to be a number 
snatched out of Fox's "Movietone 
Follies.'! If it were In that talking 
.musical, without the comedians, it 
should have been left in. This num- 
ber bit of a harem in color" would 
have added a kick to any picture. 
For there's a real coocher In it, be- 
sides a load Of girls. 

Were Clark arid McCullough in- 
serted, that then meant an 'easy 
short for Fox, though the two men 
don't help It. There is money chang- 
ing in the old burlesciue style, and 
both are threatened by an execu- 
tioner with a travesty axe for bust- 
ing into the harem, also old bur- 
lesque stuff. This old burlesque 
material had better be more care- 
fully' sifted by the comics who kno\; 
so- much about it. They probably' 
have a trunk or two full of old bit& 
end 'Dr. Dippy afterpieces. 

In the production way this short 
iB all right. Fllo and Her Samoan 
D&ncers also programed. Bime. 



LOWELL SHERMAN 
"Nearly Divorced" 
° M-Q-M-MOVIETONe 
SI Mine.} Sketch 
Loew's Eltmerot Bronx 

Society playlet aimed for class in 
a distinctive comedy vein. Sputters 
and flzzles - long before it finishes, 
liowell Sherman, with an effective 
blonde and another character actor 
- whose appearance in a- similar role 
with Norma Shearer 1(» "Trelawiney 
•f the Wells," war excellent; ' All 
contribute finished and telling per- 
formance. . , : ■■ 

Directorial wand Is. res^ndible 
for the uneven and slightly tipsy 
continuity. Iioft much that, was' de- 
sirable out and brought most 'of 
what was undesirable in. Idea upon 
'Which skit Is based was, and still. Is, 
worthy of more considerate' treat- 
ment. It concerns a goofy English- 
man, named Sir Gerald, and a atlll 
goofier wife, who would divorce' him 
because he cannot afford to buy her 
a. pearl or diamond necklace. . . In 
order to procure a' divorce) they 
frame, a brutality scene, calling In 
the butler as a witness. 

Butler throws Sir Gerald m the 
floor, without ruffiing a hair, and 
reads a lecture 6n chivalry. . All Is 
explained, and the serio-comic 'but- 
ler volunteers to make the divorce 
still easier by going off with the 
frau. as her "congenial companion." 
He also explains that for three years 
be has cherished affections ' for bis 
mistress which he had never dared 
reveal. For the <AnaIe Sir Gerald 
agrees to bvy his wife the necklace 
and the butler feels compelled, to 
serve notice of departure. 

A considerable number of Bronx 
natives had outguessed the butler 
by the time his relev'ation arrived, 
having previously depart.ed. ' .Too 
elow for 21 mtnittes. . . Uorl, 



ALPINE ANTICS ' 
UNIVERSAL MOVIETONE 
S Mine.; Cartoon 
Colony, N. Y. 

Nonsense animated 'cartoonery of 
the Oswald character. Characters 
move, but action Is not particul^ly. 
lively, running to the use chose and^ 
pursuit. Comedy effects derived 
chiefly from the animals' turning 
themselves Inside out and mesmer- 
ising curious props from their own 
|)odles. 

A short short — it runs five min- 
iites— fair thriller or chaser. Ahet. 



Jeannette 'LoK added to "Joe Col- 
lege," Pathe. McCarey will direct 

Ted Carson starred in a series of 
13 'two-reel mounted police stories 
by IT. Joseph Lebigard to direct. 

Kenneth Thompson added to "Girl 
from Havana," Fox. . , 

Iilela Klnelll, Russian stage ac- 
tress, featured In "Cockeyed World," 

William Boyd borrowed from 
Pathe by UA for . "The Ijocked 
Door." 

Beth Laemmle. added to "Revue of 
Revues," M-G. 

Carmellta Geraghty added to 
"Paris Bound," Pathe. 

Gregg -Blackton added to 'Tium- 
mox," UA. 

Barbara Leonard, John Lltel and 
David KaUis added to "Sleeping 
Porch," two-reel- Christie talker. • 



PATHE SOUND NEWS 
R C A PHOTOPHONE 
9 Mint.; 5 Clips 
Cameo, New York 

. iMost' newsy, of the latest Pathe 
sound, news releases is the scene of 
Babe .Riith and his new wife, the 
Babe talking Into the camera while 
Mrs; Babe won't look at it. . Babe Is 
seated in an arm chair with Mrs. 
'Babe on one of Uie arms, always 
looking down at him. 

"What do you want for a wedding 
present?" says Ruth to the Missus. 

"A pennant. . for the Tankecfs, 
Baby," answers the Missus. ' 

Then Babe rambles on about wlfat 
his wife wants; that the buys .are 
outside and he 'will have , to talk to 
them about It. And so It ends, With- 
out Mrs. Babe ever having lifted 
her face or her eyes... Two minutes 
and plenty. 

Five clips • here; It jnay be the 
complete >:eel. Badly edited In two 
dips, the' first, opening of the 71st 
Congress, and again lii the D. A. R. 
dedication tb-the 'heroic dead,. Lpng 
camera .work probably In the Con- 
gressional reopening as photog- 
raphy wiis dim, but volbes clear. 
Reading .of the Procliunatioh 'by 
the President oalllng- the special 
session and the' onth of new.mem- 
becs . didn't mean a - thing except 
time ttJcing.. In the D. A. R. space a 
woman -spoke, and .theq "a minister, 
with, si bugler blowing taps. 

Cardinal ' Hayes did some more 
speaking in his space allotment; 
ending.wlth a general blessing.. - The 
Cardinal loo'ks well and as a per- 
sonage, go;od for Puthe's circulation. 

Portions' of -the Cldsslc race at 
Bowie, with more thought given to 
the crowds and the noise. Good 
enough. If Congress Is cut down or 
out of this reel, should be well re- 
ceived all over. Bhne. 



SHOW BOAT 

(S0% DIALOG, Including Songs) 

Unlvenal produetton nnd releaae. ifrom 
Edna Fcrber novel, with orlslnal music 
from Flo Zlegteld'a itaRe production of 
game atory and title, Weatem Electric 
sounded under Fox-Caaa Movietone process. 
Dlrecto) by Harry .^Pollard. lAura > 1,8 
Plante, Otis Harlan 'and:jos«ph Scblldkrant 
featured. Dlalor arransed by Pollard end 
Tom Reed. Captions by Reed. .>PhqtoB- 
raphor, Gilbert 'Warrenton. SynchroalzauoD 
and Bcoc* by Joaepta Chemlaveky. C. Roy 
Hunter in cbai%e ot retordlns. At Qlobe, 
New York, opening April IT. two-a-doiy at 
$2 top. Runnlns tline. 130 minutes. 

All Bound prolog, running 18 minutes, 

Sobalily becoming part ot picture. Holds 
elen Morgan, Aunt Jemima and Jules 
.Bledsoe singing their original Jerome Kern 
Bumbeis from tbe' stage "Shovr. Boat." 
Prolog, at opening, a)so neld Carl Laemmie 
and . Flo Zlegteld, each uttering inconae- 
quentlat rejMrks, with those twa probably 
cut out In the time' revision Ot tbla picture 
tor tegtilar house showings. 

Magnolia...., LAora Za Plante 

Qaylord Ravenal... Joseph Scblldkreut 

Parthenia:. Ann Hawks ..Emily FItzroy 

Capt. Andy Hawks Otis Harlan 

Blly Bllse Bnrtlett 

Julie., .'. AIna Rumens 

Windy Jack McDonald 

Child Magnolia ) 

Kim J Jane La Vome 

Schultzy Neely ^waids 

Frank ; Theodore Lorch 

Joe Stepin Fechit 

Qaeenle Oertrude Uowoid 

PROLOa 

Master ot Ceremonies Otis Harlan 

Helen Morgan Herself 

Jules Bledsoe Himself 

Aunt Jemima Herself 

FlantaUon Singers from stage play. 



Despite the execrable cutting for 
.the Broadway display of Universal's 
special, "Show Boat," dialog, songs 
and sburids, the picture la there, as 
a special for the larger cities, pos- 
sibly four In all, at 11.60 or $2, and 
for a run film in any key city. This 
should make It a holdover in the 
regular houses of the larger towns. 
Any exhibitor can take advantage of 
the vast opportunities for exploita- 
tion, the rebound from the widely 
read Ferber' book, the eureness the 
Zlegfeld show will, never play those 
places, and the stage featured names 
of the prolog from the original stage 
production, besides the "Show Boat" 
song hits. And whatever glory the 
strongly ballyhooed name of Zleg- 
feld may yet hold after its bouncing 
up and down in lay and trade film 
circles. On top of this the exhtb Is 
safe in saying "Show Boat" by itself 
Is an excellent picture when 26 min- 
utes shall have been cut out, re- 
ducing the running time, including 
the cut down prolog, to not over 
106 or 100 minutes. 

There can be no alibi for the cut- 
ting for Universal's best effort on 
the screen. While the critics of the 
dallies refused to note the cutting 
is the picture's only fault, and their 
notices hurt the business at the 
Globe for the rest of the week, the 
fact remains that it Is merely a 
matter of re-cutting to develop the 
full strength of this splendidly made 
picture of the Mississippi River and 
its shambling show boats. 

U not only had this film In its 
Universal City cutting room, but it 
was pre-Shown in Florida and be- 
Iora...ORenil!gJn, New_York had beeil^ 
played in some 'spots inTEe ireguTar 
picture houses. So it must have 
been a stubborn resistance to the 
necessary cutting that held back 
this most essential need. Whoever 
may be to blame took a desperate 
chance on a large investment, for 
the dragglness of this film through 
prolonged scenes would have an- 
noyed the inmates of a deaf, dumb 
and blind asylum. 

"Show Boat" opens with snap and 



ginger that any director would like 
to secure. It's noisy and it's flaet; 
the show. boat, "The Cotton Palace," 
pushed dbwii the Mississippi, with 
calliope blaring the approach to the 
landing, and th%n the villagers 
swarming to the dock, the '- parade 
with band playing and Captain 
Andy leading. An excellent .se> 
quence and lively every second, ivlth 
that broad expanse of water, the 
boat, the background and the action. 
You're on the Mississippi. 

But after that the drama, and 
with drama an overdose of each cind 
every scene, excepting the one single 
bit of comedy of the entire film. 
That occurs In the first part. It's 
the only dialog section there, run- 
ning 12 minutes. Quite a long 
stretch from the opening until the 
first dialog, but the comedy, atoned. 
It came from the show boat's^^xep 
company playing one of those things, 
this time a drama, and llk^ the 
show boat drama Harry . Relcben- 
bach wished upon New York at the 
Belmont a few months ago, as ; a 
plug fbr this U picture. 
' The story follows the book as It 
pleases, but the film scenario Is 
complete. It brings the small time 
gambler back to his Magnolla-at the 
finale^ a!nd that finale Is one of the 
best' bits; As the picture draws to 
Its close, a negro Is heard (and seen) 
singing "Lonely Road," spiritual 
(ihtei^polated) as Magnolia stands 
on the 4»p deck of her departed 
mother^s 'sho7 boat, lonely and 
alone, ' with ' Rav.enal coming around. 
n6w that' he's 'again certain of a 
home. 

They drown Capt Andy early, e 
small loss here, for he's unimpor- 
tant. Nor Is there too much spir- 
itual or Jubilee singing. Most of 
the song hits of Zieggy's "Show 
Boat" are there. In the prolog, 
Jules Bledsoe sings "Old Man 
River" in perfect reproduction. 
Otherwise the prolog, made tn New 
York, hot so nifty in" sounding' or 
photography. 

A report following the premiere 
that another error had occurred'; 'the 
wrong or poorer «prlht was used, 
may well be believed, but It had no 
dampening effect upon the total Im- 
pression, whatever that may have 
been. 

Plenty of little tricks by Harry 
Pollard in -direction. He's entitled 
to a lot more credit than given -him 
either by the critics or the plctulre 
bunch. Many little side sounds 
have be^n picked up. One, pretty 
scene, another of those "Sunrises," 
Is where the elopers leave the big 
craft In a row boat. 

In the second part (intermission 
10 minutes), are' 66 minutes of dia- 
log and song, making 68 minutes of 
talk or lyrics out of 130. It . Is In 
the, second part also where one of 
the best dramatic scenes, 'held iip' 
by Laura La Plante, was ruined 
thi'ough the bad cutting. Joseph 
Schlldkraut, as the gambler, did- a 
laughing souse there and, of course, 
overdid It, 'since., the cutter failed 
to save It, 

Miss La Plante's average Is high, 
but she's an In and outer here' 
wlthaL Schlldkraut quite.all right 
when protected by cutting. He well, 
did the dandified river man. Miss, 
La Plante- sang a couple of "ShiSw. 
Boat's" song hits, and it she did, 
then 'perhaps the river was the Mis- 
sissippi.' Otis Harlan, as Andy held 
down after the start. Alma Rubens 
had a short soft role as JuUe, most- 
ly helped by Miss La Plante, playing 
straight to the latte'r'a nice bit of 
recognition of "Julie," years later. 

A standout piece of plbyln^ Is by 
Emily FItzroy, as Parthenia, the 
hard-boiled river woman, who knew 
the river, and the people on her boat. 
The only decent woman to her Is 
her daughter. Magnolia, and she 
shows It In her face. Stem Viseged, 
Miss FItzroy made up like an Indian 
and acted like one. She's a fine 
picture In her character here. Neely 
Edwards had but a bit as a stage 
manager In the booze joint, where 
Magnolia made good on aihateur 
night, but Edward^ put much' feel- 
ing and one strong laugh into his 
moment. ' 

Production on Interiors so-so, not 
calling for anything else. Exterioni 
are so sweeping they become 
enough. Pollard did a nice trick in 
Indicating the passing of time, also 
in changing the baby's eleepint; 
room, with the childawakenlngeach 
time to note the difference in apart- 
ments. That was while Schlldkraut 
was in Chicago, gambling away his 
wife's money and going broke twice 
daily. Also a flash at some inside 
dirty driving in a trotting race Is 
the first time this phase of sport 
has been used outside of a newsneeL 

At the Globe premiere Paul 
'Whlteman's band played In person. 
Their first was the "Rhapsody,"- fol- 
lowed by a tango medley.. The way 
Whlteman's did his anthem should 
have assured the U ofllcials present 
that If they can reproduce it the 
way Whiteman can play It U's "Jazz 
King" Is over before It starts, 

Blme. 



George Gillespie added "The Cli- 
max," U. 

P^aiiaee- Smith- giveir=Bhort-term 
writer contract by Radio. 

Maurice- Chevalier to New York 
to attend optaing ot "Innocents of 
Palrls." 

Lila Lee opposite Jack Mulhall In 
"Dark Streets," FN, 

Beatrice 'Van doing adaptation, 
continuity and dialog on "No, No, 
Nanette," FN. 

George Fawcett and Crelghton 
H6Ie added to "Great DlTlde," FN. 



RAINBOW MAN 

(ALL DIALOG) 

Sono-Art production. . No release yet an- 
nounced. -Starring Eddie Dowling, sounded 
by Western Klectrlc system on flim. Dl- 
reoted by .Fred Newmeyor from original 
atory by Mr, Dowling, Music and lyrics by 
Mr. Dowling and James F. Hanley. Con- 
tinuity a|i4 Adaptation, Frances Agnew. 
Editorial euporvlslon by O. J. Crone; pro- 
duction manager, J; R. Crone. Produrtlon 
supecvlsora. O. W. Weeks. and O. E. Uocbcl. 
No credits for photograiihy or-dlnlag. At 
Selwvn, New York, for twice dallj' tJ run, 
starting April 16. Running tlma.' OA mins. 

Rainbow Ryan..., Eddie Dowling 

Mary I..ane Marian Nixon 

Billy- Rynn Fmnkle Darro 

Doc Hardy Sam Hardy 

-rol. iMne ;..:..,.,l.loyil Insrahnm 

BUI '. George Hayes 

Rounders Quintet. 



Well made Independent talker 
which rates program leadership In 
the deluxe grinds for week stands. 
Doesn't look like a holdover picture, 
leave alone a t2 possibility In the 
key cities. 

It's a naive effort, of utter sim- 
plicity and broad sentimentality, 
much in the mold of the 'Eddie 
Dewllhg stage musicals -which have 
catered to the |4 audience on Broad- 
way. With the -propaganda Dowling 
,wlll put behind It .the featwe may 
do eight weeks at the- Selwyn, Thar 
It can profitably stay beyond that, 
or as long, is' extremely doubtful, 
for It lacks a definite punch and a 
genuine tear. 

Dowling Is starting out on his 
picture career under the premise of 
rigidly clean stories barren of any- 
thing to spoil the taste of the apples' 
he will place upon ' the censors' 
desks. That's one 'angle on Dow- 
ling's views of ehowmaiisblp, em- 
phasized by him In ah opeplhg night 
speech and also made a promise by 
the . firm - in a program summary. 
- If he ..insists upon becoming ftlm- 
dom's mpraltty standard-bearer, its 
obvious this musical comedy boy Is 
going to need a wealth of talent 
around him to make his future pic- 
tures stand up sans inherent script 
power. That or devote the rest ot 
his life to national campaigning be- 
fore clubs aitd societies. Should he 
make no compromise with this prin- 
ciple Dowling can develop Into a 
mother's delight, a vacation treat 
for school children, perhaps- a mat- 
inee draw, and finish by making the 
sound version of "Peter Pan." Wom- 
en's clubs win adopt .him as . their 
favorltQ. example of what screen 
entertaliiment should be, but' the 
'flaps and their inips will classify 
him as the .fourth Rover boy lOnd 
«xpect a halo to be double exposed 
over his head during the final sanl- 
tiary kiss. Dowling shouldn't stress 
this questionable xommerclal point 
to the extent he is left minus an 
out, for a recent example Is that 
they're now- serving on the "Levia- 
than." And. Dowling knows too 
much about show business and is 
too good a showman not to knoW 
-how to handle any material. 

As a picture "Rainbow Man" con- 
sists of manufactured . pathos, the 
first slice of which Is cut before the 
film has been on 20 minlites In the 
stage death of the acrobat who 
leaves his stx-year-old boy'ln Dbw-, 
ling's charge. Either the studio or 
the Star has been smart enough to 
'give this youngsteir (Frankle Darro) 
all the answers to the future laughs. 
Dealing depending upon his singing 
yand the telling -df a couple of inter- 
polated Irish stories as personal 
added strength. 

Musloally the feature holds three 
tunes, the best melody of which, 
"Little Pal," Is the least heard. 
("Little I^al" is the title, at present, 
of the new Jolson-Waimer film). 
"Sleepy Valley," the- plug waltz bal- 
lad, is- a. cross section of half the 
notes you've ever heard, while 
"Rainbow Man," the theme. Is ordi- 
nary at best.. Both of these latter 
named numbers will ne0d heavy 
concentration, to get anywhere, while 
a revision of either lyrlo to fit the 
"Little Pal" melody would have 
made It easier. 

Public will draw the Inevitable 
comparison between this effort and 
"The Singing Fool," due to both be- 
ing based pn a "Laugh, Clown, 
Laugh," thesis' and the child In- 
volved in each case, Young Darro 
is too much the typical stage child' 
in self cuiwidence and facial sophis- 
tication to win direct sympathy on 
personality, but Is a' suBlciently 
clever performer to make all com- 
edy points register. This Is another 
example of how difllcult It Is to time 
laughs In a studio, the punch lines 
of the boy bringing enough response 
to blot out tbe follow-up dialog. 

How well an actor kqows his sure 
laughs Is typified In one of the star's 
Irish stories, Dowling perfectly syn- 
chronizing the wait on it from ex- 
perience. But that's a gag outside 
the script However, if the child 
has the comedy l^lghllghts Dowling 
comes closest to arousing' a -real 
tear In a phone booth bit when tell- 
ing the stem grandparent he Is 
sending the boy and the girl back 
to him, the small town maid having 
followed the minstrel pair to New 
York. 

A strictly theatric climax Is 
worked up In Dowling's minstrel 
show returning to play a town close 
•to- the-one-ln -whlcli-he-met-the-glri; 
and where both she and the boy 
ha-ve returned since be- started 
the chill becauise he thought It best 
for them. Youngster runs away to 
see his pal again and the girl fol- 
lows In search of her newly found 
nephew. Handed a ticket by the 
manager to see the show, she goes 
In and Is spotted by Dowling in tlio 
midst of "Sleepy Valley." Abruptly 
ceasing to elng, DowUng comes down 



the runway opposite the girl to 
plead for a reconciliation In front of 
a capacity audience and telling them 
that this situation Is not In the 
book. That's too much theatrical 
license unsquared by the girl ad- - 
mlttlng It's a terrible place to bring 
up the subject. Undertone titters 
swept through this first night gath- 
ering on it. Unconvincing finish 
and a decided fault. 

Dowling has an agreeable screen 
personality. He fits thla type ot 
picture because he sells a sons, 
knows comedy values and gives full 
evidence of not being selfisih about 
laughs. 

This effort will set Marian Nixon 
In talkers. She not only looks good 
but unfolds a wealth ot charm In 
voice and manner. No direct evi- 
dence if she can bear up under 
heavy histrionic responsibilities, but 
as placed here she's a quiet, un- 
assuming foil, easy on eye and ear. 

Production Is not heavy. What 
fiash sets there are simply unfold 
minstrel stage stuff, and these are ' 
normal. Recording Its sound on film 
.there are a few exteriors one of 
which, a train, listens as an attempt 
at a sound dissolve into the roar ot 
Broadway as the camera guides the 
scene change. Fred Newmeyer is 
credited with the direction, w;hl(d) 
lacks the unusual and carries Its 
strong points in generally finishing 
off a sequence on a laugh line from ' 
the child. Picture is running too 
long, «6 minutes, but with the sound 
on film that simplifies cutting. 
. If . Dowling nnd Sono-Art can 
reconcile themselves to sending Utls 
one into the picture houseg Immei- , 
jJIately, release channels should not^ 
be hard to find, they'll be doing both .' 
the picture and themselves mors - 
good than If trying to stretch' It : 
into $2 runs In the keys. "Rainbow.. 
Man" Is a nice first run talker weA- . 
particularly worthy for Dowling and . 
his firm in that it's their first effort, - 
And as a first inde, so much more 
credit. The boys may not know- . 
what they're getting into on the IS 
thing. 

Initial performance her« was a 
satisfying and smooth running at> . 
fair having Dave Bemle's band on- 
stage to- play the asMmblIng audl« 
ence to their seats, screen scbed* .' 
ule Included a Pathe sound news/ . 
"The Great Train Robbery," brou^j^t,,.- 
back for comparison, and a y^cmI. '. 
screen introduction by ex-Govemot'^' 
Smith. Both recording and ampU«- . 
ficatlon on the feature excellent, 
booth holding it too low for the -first' ' 
reel - but etepplng-up . until It WS*. - 
right. No credits given tor' tbe ri^ .< 
cording. Bid., i-' 



NOTHING BUT TRUTHtv^ 

(ALL piALOQ) 

Paramount prodnciton isnd nleosa, star* - 
ring Richard DIs.^ Madd at eastMo Modlo. 
with Western Eleetrbs ictcoMng on:dMbT 
Features Heleit Kane and lionia J. BaitMi.- '' 
Adapted from John McOowan'* atory aad-^ 
James Montgomery's play ot the 'tsgaitS:.' 
natne. William- ColU>i.% :-Br.. . dlrectdfT^C .< 
dialog; victor Bchertxinger, ptctun dlrto«u; 
tor. E. Cronjag^r. cameraman. At< ttt^''- 
FarMiouat,.N, T,, week of April SO, Rim*'-:^ 
nlng time, 78 mlaa. . 'i'; 

Robert Bennett ' Richard OtK^f? 

E, M. Burke Berton CKurcaafv- 

Frank Conaelly <.,Loula J.'Zirteli ' 

Clarenra Van -Dyke.... Ned Snrtk - 

Mabel 'RItey .', .Helen Eaoa ' 

Sabel Blley Wyima QlbMn.- 

Ow«n Burke Dorothy HaH- - 

Mrs. Burke Madeline OttT < 

Ethel Clark Noacjr Ryu 

Frothy piece of work, the -Im- ' 
portant points of -which ard that Dlx>' 
Is set for talkerf*, at .least for the 
light .comedy type, apd that this 
picture is going to' do more busl^ 
nesa than other recent entries. tr!<)m 
the DIx string. After that It's « ntat<^ > 
ter of a good cost , well dlreot$4-'itt( - 
dialog with either Collier or Scli«^'> 
zlnger to blame for permlttlng.vtViP ' 
footage to riin so far past the liouK v 
And a4 It's on disk, that's not 
toi<6ctlfy. ■ 
. Plenty of legit people In this re^; 
lease. Helen Kane being an Inseri .' 
and featured to help pusb'via whatVr 
ever draw her phohograph record 
rep mL., Inspire. Miss .Kane should" 
particularly be a' help here,, as It - 
was- on this stage "she first "drew 
Iml)orUnt attention. Cabaret se< 
jquenca permits her to>slng a com--., 
edy lyrlo Into the ear of a staid 
business man. Just all right and' 
^hort of a solid kick. Playing dumb, i 
In a dumb part, Jllss Kane Is at 
ease while shedding a nice enoUgh- 
personallty which fits. Her appea^p:. 
anco is In Jeopardy for both camera: 
and stage In that there's too mucli : 
other. . w 

As much scared by a microphone'; 
as any film star has ever been, Dlic ' 
has waged a winning battle a^liist- 
the Invader. He can do light com- -, 
edy, alwiiys could, and with tb(» 
smartness of the veteran Collier to - 
coach him. bis Initial. dialog effort/. 
Is assuredly lit his favor. Maybq'^; 
he should carry Collier with mnu 
Anywav Dlx now has nothing but 
his former worry, i.e., stories. 

In this Instance he Is capably aid-* 
ed by a male threesome, the trio 
who bet him $10,000 ho can't tell 
tbe truth for 24 hours. DIx's dough - 
being charity 'money his fiancee- has '. 
turned over to him to double, be- 
xouae^^hfictftther.,- haB.:jpr6mIsed td. 
duplicate any Amount over'tHai'' flg*" 
ure she raises. Inasmuch as the- 
father has a third 61 the het ths 
complications aren't long In- deveU 
oping. Churchill, Bartels and Sparks, 
the latter making his frozen fac^ 
pessimism fit the mike, are excel- ' 
lent support. 

Bartels plays quietly and straight 
other than having an off sck-eea.enr -' 
(Continued on page 22) 



14 



VARIETY 



P I C T U R E S 



Wednesday^ April 24. 1928 



Pat Casey, "Czar" 



(Continued from page 1) 

never were fulflllled. I have been 
offered partnerships and . cut Ins, 
but each time the same manager 
said to me, "Now, Pat stick by me. 



80 

B. H. FmT 
J. T. F»J 

Maprlce MicKemi* 
H, Hi Addlwm 



yerles between manager and actor, 
settles claims arising against tbo 
theatre and In toto ^ards from the 
manager the various technical mat- 
ters In theatre operation he former- y-v>.#^__ 
.... . »w » _ I ly had to contend with personally, i„|lr^ 
Pay no attention to those offers, ^ „ervous annoyance and win a. Whiu 

and like a chump I stuck. For ' i - 

What? For tl6,000 a year and 
never any more," said Casey. 

'It was 'Pat Win do that,' 'Pat 
can fix this,' 'Let Pat take care of 
U'," continued Casey, "but when 
there was any coin to be split, no 
one ever thought of Paf If I had 



I Bob H«n 'wi^ DampMy 

' BuiT meinu BtoiSain M;|l«r 
Rcniy a raSk 87 
mak TaniwbUl - j. H. Aloa 
8. Jaoolwen Ben Pluu 

WllHain H. Myoer Xawnnn Oreen 



O. R. MoMahon 
N. Danalfror 
Xarl Orabb 
Fnnk Jones 
A. Jotkoirlts 
88 

Abe Bablosky 
Lonla Warner 
lioe Silver 
Btuatt MoDonsM 
Lew (lolder 
Aba Wuman 



frequently at a money loss. The I E. Waltai 

Ass'n also has Its poUtlcal connec- Clarence H. Wanes 
tlons, and in toto could be SJ-fi^^/"^" JS.p?T.°??Vnl01n 

the general adjuster. jihnBy Daly 

Pat Casey hM Uff^^^^^ 
of the V. M. A. P. A. during Its | jobn o'Oonnor 



life. At one time it handled as 
rtuck "o "^rs^m: 'mVnag'Sr* wS^ I many as 76 complaints aal>y^'««»|^ 
promised me everything year after out <>'thS*^* ""f ^ 
year, he probably would have had before It bad a 
Le pinched for squaring." Junct Quito recently the V. M. P, 

All of the Insiders knew whom A. had a record day. In which not 
Casey referred to as the "promis- I one complaint was received 
log manager." 

Honorary Founder 



82 

Sam Tlahman 
Jobnof Colllna 
HaroiS Kemo 
Abe Brio 
Dave Beebler 
Nat BloombaiK 
J. Ffrnkoees 
Charlai K<<D«imM 

Casey has a specially trained sUff I ^Se 
In the V. M. PJL offices In the Cor I-joIib a. BUto 
lumbla theatre building. The osso- | f- J i^^^ 



When reaching the V. M. P. A., Nation has representatives all ovetsi t. j*. aiovar 



Fox said tbat the "founder of this 
organization had spent over 60 
years of bis life In the show busl- 
ness. Now he is out' of It, remain 



27 

Ifyer J. Betalne 
Loula W. Bchlne 
Jobn A. May ' 
Slfcf d F. Hartmasn 
wmiard B. McKay 
E, M. Byne 
(B. Ooldbers 
Fbllllp Cbaiteiai - 
2S 

B. A. Bopierby 
■. P. Barnr- 
Fred'k R. Dobarty 
Josepb Base 
'Waiter M. HoOman' 
nany Roth , 
I. A. Ratn ' 
DeoD Humfoid 

83 

Joarnb VuoDo. 

C. D. Vaono 
W. D. VooDO 
DeWItt A. M«fld 

.Btorrla Kotlaalqr - 



the country. ] ISTSf JSS"*" 

Monday night was the 18th an- "V 

nual dinner of the V. H. P. A. It | T%t Caeey 

, is the first such dinner which Vari- T'^'sSSLi^^M- Kieban 
ing only as an honorary director ^as ever attended as a guest B^TzZniM h ^ SSSikw 
here." or by a representative. This trade Artbrn wrifbt »• » 

Mr. Foy prefaced his remaidis by >tafr never previously """" ta^m« Katban Ooidateta 

stating he had agreed to attend the rajselVed an Invitation or not,l- Hon.Cbaa. w. CoWa^SS^^^^^^i^ 



dinner on the expressed iwomlsj he|flcatloa durthg thos* years by the ?"n'S»iJS"^ 
would not be called WPO" to,tolfc expreBs.dlrecUon of B. F. Albeo, ' 
Senator Walters had said' the same I 

thing when calling upon him. After L . T&e table Arrangement; 
saying that theatre owners w)sh-r I : yni,!, ff^^ ^ jack willard 
Ing' to talk over their business' mat- | jowpb Fiunkett 
ters should not conduct sin' <>pen |"W*"T|ah2!j^ 
forum. Fox. who was keeping at* the ,1^ Maicna 
Burprises with his every weU Mtaed Igermati zohbei 
sentence, dove Into the matter of TbOTnl^n" 
protection for the theatre operat-'l Cbarlea Bierbaaer 
Ing interests. Ivb.,!! u? 

Thkt was when Fox delivered his \jj^cka. lS5 
oration ypon'Pat Casey, saylng\that 'Jaob w. Loeb 
Casey had always .stood for and f" 2?5i!i" 
' with the theatre oWtier, bad never I a1 s'. Kempner 

r'WIIIIain Lous 
Jobn Zaot't 

a 

I J, Heniy Walton 



Bdwaid Ik Bliaw 
Tofta Bowen 

" — obefi 



been given iproper recognition, 
while the theatre men 'were piling 
tip new theatres or fortunes, . their 
'contact man, the one person they I Hon. James j. Waprer 
could depend upon, Pat Casey, had f g5SS? <^iu« 
been overlooked. - I CbarTea Hand 

These were strong words coming I §55'' w ^idw*f«n 
from th6 Influ'entlal Bill Fox. They I wniiam' j. ouoa 
made a strong Impression, tor to the I ^tolT 



Hike Sbea „ _ . 
Vincent B. MoFasl 
10 

J. 3. Mordook 
Joeepb . P. Kennedy 
Ak Boyd . , 
Sidney R. Keitt 
Nathan Bnrkan 
& L. Rotbafel 
John Moiin 
6 

Basene Meyan 
Cart Lev! ^ 
GeoTKe Scbenek 
WUIIam Downe 
Lawrence Beatoa 
Colby Barrlman 
Fred MlUhell 
Bam B. Melnbold 



jeti]i'A.'1CaBnedy 
A. J. 'Van Bavna 
Bam' XoKee 
Jamas Ryan 
Dave .Boat . 

:' 36 ' 

Harray L. Watkfos 

A. ' L. ' Robeftaoo ^, ...^ 

FriaDda. ..B^Wj'^rOonSrfUi 
WllllatD J.; BolUTan Tom Oorman 
Roland B. Heaneasy . ur. Van PrsR 
William: Kerrigan ' UdIs Hetcer 
Floyd Bcolt '•' 
Cbarles Fmea^ 
86 

Bfaner Rosen 
WUIIam <McCafli«r 
Arlhor WIUl 
Artb'or Blonden 
Artbar Clary ' 
WUUam Howard 



DaTid Cob 
Nrd Kombllte 
Bandd T. Cobea 
89 

Mm H. Harrla 
Barrto' D. Harrla . 
'Wnuam Delaney 
Frank Cranln 



40 

Jaek E. VngertoM 
Fally Markua 
Samuel Welnberc 
Benjamin t,<o 
W. A. Dillon 
Uynm Bloom . 
Oeome P. Mqrrla 
Jack HcCarlby 



nli^da-' of the knowing listening to 
Mr;: Fox'O' address^ ^It wiaB''e<iulva- 
lent to maUng. Pat Casey th% czat 
of jthiei ;'varlety' Held, tn Its welfare | 
dlvlsloiii. If 'Pat.cared to stick. 



Hiram B. Brown 
B. B. Backer 
L. P. Sawyer 
Oeorge Engles 



Jacob Lnbln 
Marvin Bcbenck 
Irvtnr Welngart 
Sidney Plennont 
Terry Tonier 
Benjamin 'Thaw 
Jesse T. MUlB 
r*""'" BoniB 

AlbCTt 'Warner 
~Bam Morris 
Herman Starr 
L d; RoBsbelm 



Albeo Out of Control 



Gen. James F. Bar- Bpyroa Bkonras 

bord B. H; .Fabian 

George Godtray Samuel Rosen 
JMeph Bcbnitser /A. C. Tbomsa 
As the evening closed. Mayor c. Qatman a 

Jimmy Walker arrived, Uter than ^_ Bobenok AdIS Addma 

usual. He had been expected? toil oa'vid Bernstein' Jamea Adatna 
tsiir I Edward M. Bowes .' Bob Bnnia 

» k »v I A. H. Glannlnl 

At the outset of the addresses,.] Edward A. scMller 

Maurice ';Goodman announced the r^^'Sj'l't.J^'fL 
new ticket for the ensuing J^ear forTH^'^H. suUbSeer 
the V. M. P. A, l\ has b«ien the I Aaron J. Jones I 
annual custom to hold th» election Redman 
and' go Into' business matters of 
the organisation at the .Plaza din 
ner. 

The ticket was. unanimously voted 
tnto office. Its material changes 
are -in the board of directors, with 
several names of picture bead 

chains replacing those formerly 

known aa the Albee group and whp | Edgar B. "Sotrlek 
• gave E. P. Albee control Only f^^^ 
Albee himself remains of that - - - 
group, given an honorary vote, 
thouffh now being out of the show 
bu.ilness. 

The ticket holds as directors WU- 
Hnm Fox, Sam Katz; Harry Warner, 
Hiram S. Brown, Walter Butterfleld, 
R F. Albee and Nicholas Schenck. 
Officers, re-elected, are Sam Scrlb 
ner, president; J, J, Hurdock, let 
vlce-pres.; Pat Casey, 2nd vice 



(Conttanftd from page 2) 

IsSH to BO per cent of the gross. 
1 PlMred the Oxford, Manchester, for 
14 weeks and still there. Oxford is 
[.» Uplviraal-o^ed house 

Then.thsK's "Show Boat." Ixioks 
[like exblbta have gone crazy about 
1 this. May go into the lUaJto, U's 
I West Bnd house. 



Sam Katz 
Sam Dembow, Jr. 
D. J. Cbatkln 
William Saal 
M. H. Feld 
I. M. Ba4cKirln 
Harry Hollander 
Julias Saencer 
B: T, Rlctiaida 
10 

I David L. Loew 



Joseph R. Vogel 
IjOula K, Sidney 
Tbomas W. Lamb 
Leon Flelnchmann 
11 

I James Long 
John J. Langhrey 
WlUlam J. Le» 
Arthur Lee 
George O. Weeden 
John Bchulta 
Marty Monroe 
'Martin KIne 
16 

I John J, Ford 



Harry : Hambnrs 
Don Prince 
Fred Shater 
A. C. Hf— nan 
24 

JoeeiA E. Bernstein 
Joseph B. Harris 
John O. Keala - 
'Artbiir Fisher 
Sam Oreenbers 
Louis Greenberg 
David Gr<'»-beig 
23 

Harry H. Kelber • 
Maurice A. Shea 
A. J, Kearney 
Fred Bcbanberger 
Bernard Mayer 
L. Oucklnbelmer 
Frank Sullivan 
Fblllp Stem 
■ 28 
Earl Sanden 
Mark'Leddy 
Boris Morros 
ftank .Cambria 
Jack Partington 
F. L. Metzler 



pres. and secretary, and - Nicholas | w. a. enmvan 
Schenck, treasurer. " ' 

Other speakers of the evening, all 
eonflning their remarks very briefly, 
were Judge William Travers 
Jerome, Walter 'Vincent, Dr. A. H. 
GlanninnI, Henry Cbesterfleld - and 
Roxy. 

Wide Scope 

The V. M. P. A- in the variety 
fleld Is parallel in scope to the Hays . 
organization for general picture 
welfare. The Managers' Ass'n oper- 



To'"iB 
12 

U. B. Comerford 
Peter J. Brady 
'W. H. Cadoret 
R. F. Woodtann 
J. J. McCarthy 
Frank C. Walker 
01. J. (TToole 
J. R. Cadnret 
14 

H. Hereford 
J, J. Newman 
J. Stem 

fltanlelgb Friedman 
S. Carlisle 
B. Alperson 
Ned Deplnet 
Moe Mark 
10 

Fellk F. Feist 
William Rodgen 
Edward Baandera 
Thomaa Connon 
Howard DIeta 
Fred Quimby ' 
Arthur M. Btebblns 



ates as an arbitrator between the john t. McOreevey 
theatre manager and the theatre's ^^"„„f„a 
back stage stafCs, adjusts contro- I w. s. ButterOeid 



R. J. Dobbyn 
C. J. Shaw 
Pat Scoltard 
E. B. Derr 
Ray Myen 
Henry Tavlor 
17 

Walter Vincent 
Sidney Wllraer 
Josenb R. Egon 
A. P. CBriea 

C. F. Hopkins 
Charles Freeman 
A. H. Botstord 
A. C. Keo"i;h 

18 

D. A. Harris >... , 
Bugens L. Connelly CBorlej K. stem 

— " Bam Berger 

29 

Henry Oirsterfleld 



John Llddy 



EASTMAN, DUPONT, AGFA— STRAlSTiT OR PANCHROM/STIC 
35 MM. ONLY 



STUDIO ENDS 



TESTED AND MADE INTO 



too foot Rolls, 10 feet Black Leader each end fl.TE 

IP (rtSaMtallarlO'feet^Blaok'Tieader'each-end^ton.spool)..^.-.......— ...... ..(-.J^G.. 

Ban* on tba new Bell & Howpli spool 

300 and 400 foot Rolls, ZUc per foot 
: : .11ik toot pieces for Bepts, 3 tor II, T fbr IS. IE for 14 
U'fMt'.moas Id Individual cans, IKc foot In 1,000 foot lots only 
\, ■ \^-yniH». Negatlva Leader, I2.S0 per 1,000 feet 

• FILMS BHIPPED C. 6. D. 

t FftED C DAWES 

I4jn| BAadiwod Drive, HQilywood, Calif. 




How Thoy Aro Wiring 
80 far Western Electrlo has 
equipped 26 theatres, which are 'all 
the Immediate play dates the talK- 
era can get. W, EL, however, has 
cohiractB In hand which line up 240- 
odd theatres by the end next March. 

Can figure in this market that 400 
major houses wired will give the 
distributor around 90 per cent of 
his gross, as the rest cannot make a 
Western filectrlc or RCA Pboto- 
phon^ grade, and would not produce 
much revenue even on the 60-60 
basis the distributors are trying to^ 
put over. This last Is one of the 
sticky points here at this writing. 
At the start they were asking 83 V& 
per cent of the gross, but most of 
the big Anierican distributor houses 
here have no^ had the tip from 
New York to work on the 60-60 

Exhibitors are Jibbing very hard 
and in many cases, when they have 
figured the standing cost of equip 
ment and the additional overhead 
(which averages some 1376 a week) 
they cannot break even, much less 
make their houses pay, on a 60-60 
rental. It's queer how often New 
York puts snags Into Its own for' 
eign markets by try Ing. to run them 
from the home office and by want 
Ing to take the pants off the foreign 
theatre owner. 

If It had jiot been for this 60-60 
demand business might have started 
to move up again, but that has 
thrown everything into the discard 
once more. 

And Another Thing 

But the position is liable to change 
all around again before this is in 
prlqC 'It's a long and complicated 
rtory, but let's try to get it short 
and simple. 

When Tobls threw their Injunc- 
tion Into Selmens, it was forecast in 
this departlnent this was the prel- 
ude to a get-together move aimed 
in reality against Western Electric, 
and chiefly aimed at the Inter- 
changcablllty position at that Now, 
Harry Warner has been in Berlin, 
and this -week put up a strong plea 
to be let Into the German market on 
.the.ground.th&.puhUc_augJtit-lLQl-be. 
deprived of the esthetic, culutnil and 
artistic benefits of American sound 
films. Tried to persuade the press 
to' start' an agltdtion, ^ylng they 
ought not bti kept out. for the bene- 
fit of native money grubbers, and 
telling how Warners did not want 
to Bi6ko mon^y oiit of 'the German 
mftrket^ but billy spend It there, 

Selmens*' (RIangflIm) reply la they 
don't KBitt a monopoly tnem^elvee, 
httt If tliOMV going to b« ode M 
oiajr .4b ynUl ba Oonnan m any 



other. F»ot is, on the 'patent cdtna- 
tlon they have W. E. by the shorts, 
and want to ' use -that to force tree 
and wide-open Interchangeablllty. • . 
' Over there at this writing are Br. 
Auerbacb, of Tobls; Dr. Luscben, of 
Selmens; MUton Diamond, of Brls- 
tolphone; Percy .Deutsche, of the 
same; Ijawrenice . . Hermes, of 
Selmens-Klangfllm; Dr. Meyer. . of 
German General ESeCtrlc, and Couni 
Anthony de .^sdarl, of British Pho- 
totone. Holding. a general confer- 
ence. .Working. out details for tb^ 
flotation of companies here and In 
Germany. Holland and Belgium. 
And that's not' all. 

Figuring they may contest W. £. 
patents here. Politics, that. When 
It was a question of a small native 
company here contesting these pat- 
ents, .'W. B. probably didn't give a 
hoot.- Knew they could play them 
right out on the barikrpU. Any- 
way, tb« . way It looks Is the way 
Harry Warner wqa tipped by Klarig-. 
film after hla Berlin gabfest. 

In effect. Klangfllm said, "Play 
with tia and we'll play with you." 
Which: seems to mean, as General 
EHectrio bah European Interests all 
rOund, come off this Interchange- 
aiblllty horse' and let our stuff go 
freely 'over . yOnr wiring and your 
stuff . froely over, ours, . and well 
forjocet ]to .bold that patent royal 
niisb. And, thrpugh Selmens, Gen- 
eral Electric does' seem to have the 
deck stacked. ' 

Klangfllm. equipment costs 
around t8,ii00, so. It would go Into 
plenty smaller bouses where W. E. 
can't get a break,', anyway. That 
would make' a 'wide-open play date 
market here for talkers. But. al- 
though In theory It Is.now^p to the 
producers "to give the theatres In- 
terchangeablllty as thi^y pUade. It Is 
another set of false teeth to throw 
the market' wide open by playing 
over' cheaper sets. Becaiise, as soon 
as there are plenty of play dates 
this percentage stuff, 60-60, or any- 
thing Uke It, would die on their 
handa ' 

It looks as If the big distribs see 
heavy money coming out of the few 
play dates so long as- they can stall 
on real Interchangeablllty. And 
they'll keep stalling unless Selmens 
can come through with the goods. 
NotM 

Herbert Wilcox Is going back In 
two weeks to Hollywood. To help 
Micky Nellon make another "Black 
Waters.** 

Sidney Olcott still here. And T. 
Hayes Hunter. And Oupont. With 
nothing: at all to do. - Maybe Dupont 
won't make .another. for British In- 
ternational. And maybe Hunter 
will for Gainsborough, if they can 
And him a subject before the studio 
has to close, down for wiring. 

International meeting of exhibs In 
Paris now set for first week In Ju>ie. 
Some 160 British, about 100 German 
and some 200 Belgian exhlt>a as well 
as all the French and some of the 
other nationalities, 'will be the^ 



Its April statement, reveals that 
iiroducUon In Berlin studios fell off 
leavUy In -February. As against 
213,0'd0 hours of cranking In Janu- 
aiy, there was a 4rop to- 190,000. 

This Is undoubtedly due to the 
general muddle and unsurety caused 
by the Invasion of sound. .. 

zingllBh firm, Gainsborough Plct 
tures. Is investing lii the Berlin FeU 
ner and- Semlo production "Bride 
Number <8" In which Oonradt Veldt 
Is being starred, ^ 

Same firm also has money In the 
Richard Oswaldt picture "The 
Hound of the Baskervlllee." takea 
from the novel by Conan Doyle, 

Dlrektor Auerbaoh of the Tomblld 
Syndlkat^ leadinir German sound 
Arm, has left for London, where ha 
Is conferring regarding- the fouhd« 
Ing of a Tobls company there. ; . 

Tobls and Klangfllm together ara 
also negotiating with America. The 
Acoustic Products Company . of 
New York has made a bid for the 
North American rights of the Ger- 
man combine's patents, and- this la 
being serV>UBly considered. 

A sign of how badly the German 
picture production Is working- out 
this year Is the fact that the Terra 
picture palace has had to flU in wfth 
a reylval of Falrbank's "Thief of 
Bagdad." 

Owing to the big success of "The 
Iron Mask" this old picture caught 
on. 



Berlin 



(Continued from page 2) 

ing the'-year will be allowed a slight 
cut 

Six managements took advantage 
of the big hearted oiler. 



Lya Mara, German picture star, is 
on her way to Hollywood to Join her 
hunband, the director Frledrich ZeU 
nlk, . 

Before the latter left here It waa 
announced he was planning to dl* 
rect on your side. Both are ex- 
pected back In June to begin a 
series of sound productions. 



Ehuest W. Gross, formerly of the . 
McCann advertising agency, has 
been engaged as head of the press 
department of Terra Aim. Gross is 
the first . American to hold such a 
Job In an all German firm. 

His oppolntment seems to con- 
firm the probable affiliation of 
United Artists with Terra^ fact 
which Inside sources states as aU 
ready practically closed.. 

The Parufamet has brought out 
Menjou's latest film under the title 
"Der Maharadscha von Domelanlen." 
Aa the story treats of a chorus man 
^o pretends to be a Maharadscha 
the title evidently referrea to 
Harry Domela 

This young man 'was the comlo 
sensation of the German ^ess la<)t 
year when simost against his- will 
he was royally entertained by vari- 
ous provincial communities under 
the supposition that he was a prince 
in dlnguise. Domela sued the Paru- 
famet but lost on the ground that 
he was a htntortcal person whose 
nanie could be used at will. And 
last yenr. when a picture of the for- 
mer crown prince was veed on the 
Jacket of Domela's book about hla 
own adventurea the court sentenced 
thA publlshnrs to remove It for ex- 
actly opposite grounds. 



Erich Morawsky, who has Just left 
the chairmanship of the Terra FlTm, 
announces the forming of his own 
company which will be called the 
Atlas-Morawsky. His program will 
Include six films for the coming 
season with international stars and 
directors signed. 

Morawsky stresses sound. Per- 
hafis the entire six will be dialog.. ' 

Emelka Company, of Munich, has 
concluded an agreement with the 
French Socletee Aubert whereby 
they mutually guarantee the distri- 
bution of three of each other's pro- 
ductions annually. Both also have 
the right to choose a portion of the 
cast and to give advice as to sce- 
nario and director. 

Berlin Chamber of Commerce, in 



Publix Drops Pathe Sound 
- News for Par. Aug. I 

Pathe's contract for Its' sound 
newsreel In Publix houses Is only 
temporary and ends Aug. 1, when 
Paramount will Introduce Its own 
sound reel. 

At the Paramount offices It Is 
claimed that the Pathe reel had 
only been booked^ln spots and not 
the entire chain until that time. 



FS LOBBY mUIATUBE 

Universal has a miniature replica 
of the - Ight club set for "Broad- 
way," which it will place In the 
lobby of the Globe. 

Picture Is scheduled to follow 
"Show Boat" at' this house lato 
next month. 



BABE MORHIS 

"THAT CUTE LITTLE TAP DANCER" 
Opealoc Ortontal, Cbleago, April 20 
Uoay Tbanks t« 8AU BBAH80N and WA(,TEB MTKRS 
Dlre<^lon WM, If ORRIS . AOENCT 



MADAMB IKI 

JAPAtfESE PRIMA DONNA 

Featured In Fanchon & Marco's "Sweethearts" Idea ' 
Appreclatloh to FANCHON * KARCO, Oae Foster,- Henry Wallea 



CLIFF CRANE 

DANCINQ COMtDIAN 

F«traiP« "For*,** Lq«w^» Peiin, Pittdmrg 



Wednesday, Apijl 24> 1029 



Y A K IlBT T 




npHE Belle of the Box Office! Georgeously 
gowned! Delightfully alluring! Dolores 
Cq;5tdk> captivates as a lady in love, who finds 
the hearts of her admirers' stepping stones to 
the man she wants!. Gay romance sparkling 
with clever ^dialogue and tinkling tunes! A 
golden triumph for the Golden Lady! 




16 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 84, 1920 



THE WORLU'S GREATEST ENTERIMNER! 



^^^^^^^ 



'I 



test 



l»f»iirice CHEVALIER 

All-talking, Siuguig, 
Dancing Hit 



EveTyhody*s saying it! 

UThe trade freely admits PARA- 
MOUNT is on top as it was ip the 

■A- • ■ . ■ . n 




OF PARIS 



99 



We repeat: The World's Greatest Entertainer! More than a headline— 
a facti Yonll agree. He talks. He sings MLonise" (especially written 
for him and alreacty popularized by radio) and fonr other song hits. 
He has «tje-ne-saB8-qaoi (French for **lt^ plus). Opening April 26th at 
$2 at the Criterion ^TheatP^ Nr Y. — ^Richard Wallace Prodnction,- 
/ 



silent eraf'* 



—The Bittboinrd 




Wednesday, April 24, 1029 



P I C T U R E S 



VARIETY 



Unit Rental Syston and Percentage 
Demand Plenty Tough on Small Houses 

Forcing Indie Exhibs to Reduce Number of Sound 
Films Played— Claim Profit Remains Same 



Prodncers and distributors are 
now- practically dictating the extent 
of pro^t that . exhibitors can make 
on attractions. Where exhibitors are 
forced to accept the percentage ar- 
rangements, prodUcerq are getting 
' definite and accurate figures as to 
grosses which wlU serve them when 
jsellfng in the future.' 

Talkers are being sold mostly on 
a percentage basis, and. wherever 
posalble'with'flve-y^r franchises. - 
' Some . producers have what Is 
. known as the "unit system" for de- 
termining rentals. Week Is divided 
into 10 iiiiits, such as I9unday S, Sat- 
urday ; S, . and the . ' other days 1. 
]Whet« W exhibitor la-> allowed an 
expanse and profit totaling f 1,000 
thb .arrangement is as follows: For 
a Sunday, ' Monday and '.Tuesday 
booklA^, five units, '.they jnust pay 
1260 for the film, |10p a unit, or 
.1600', Is allowed for operating! costs, 
and . the exhibitor . La allowedL,ia .$260 
profit, totaling' receipts ' oi 11,000. 

Anything over. |.|[1,000 g^es to ^e 
distrlbutoi:s.'Oh'a'60 per cent, up to 
tl,EOO"ai)d. 70 per cent over $1,600 
basis. ■ 

.No Profit pifference 

Of: the' small theatre .owners in 
the Bastrwho have beeiKUsing sound 
for BC)verBl months and iQnger, it is 
reported - that -.very, few can show 
bigger profits tlian with' the silents, 
and that only a very sniaU pet-cent- 
. age register any p.roflts at an''owing 
to , th«^ tretnendous rentals being 
{Charged ' for iround: 

Record clurjges may not be very 
significant to the larger, theatres, but 
-In a" house . fonnerly iiayin^ |60 
rental' for '.ai.' silent' film and now 
charged |160 for the sound film plus 
ISO for the ..records, the dllierence 
repri^ifits .an outlay which cannot 
be ouide up 'to riecelpta owing to the 
limited drawlnir power of the house. 

ExhlbitoM rtpoit thaf all, talkers 
Increased receiptisi but that' sound 
pictures, 'without .dialog, or 'i>nly 
part. 'dialog, Jiays ' not result^ simi- 
larly. Tet, the charges for sound 
without dialog are as high as for 
all-dialog pictures and the prices 
for records remain the same. 

If these rentals continue at the 
same, level. It. is .'thought It will 
prlmarily force the' closing of nkany. 
small. houses. Eventi^ctlly it may re- 
isult III ezt^n^ed runs. -Instead of 
three 'or' f 6ur changes weeldy, small- 
er houses win haye only one or two 
changes. This would bring down 
rental costs and expense of record 
shipments, though also, lowering re- 
ceipts. It would also have the effect 
of losing buiilness for some of the 
exchanges, ' - 

Insteaid of buying from four or 
five exchanges those theatre owners 
unable to pay the prices would buy 
from two exchanges, getting enough 
product on an extended run basis. 
That would force' the producers to 
throw their product on the market 
in those territories where they are 
frozen o.ut. 

Thtse conditions, it is believed, 
open' up a wider market than ever 
before for Independent producers of 
sound pictures. If willing to rent at a 
reasbnable price, both circuits and 
independent^ will be ready to buy 
as many as are reasonably good. 

In talkers and more so than In si- 
lents, :the name of the producer 
means nothing with the public 



J. C. K,tfa, press agent for the 
Palace (Fox), 'Waterbury, Conn,, has 
been transferred to Mllwa)ikee to 
become publicity director for the 
Fox houses in the mid-west. 



Advocate Repeats 



M-G Is selling exhibs on the 
idea of playing repeat dates on 
talking shorts; Sales boys ar-. 
gue that practically all of their 
vaude acts appear from! two to 
four to. five times within a 
year at the "hlg time- vaude' 
houses, so' why not? 

Average vaudeville contract,- 
and .particularly in . smaller 
towns, holds a clause providing 
for nullification it -act has play- 
ed same town within a year. In 
certain cases houses will not 
play an act' that has appeared 
In the community within two 
years. ' •' ' ' 



Theatrical hsorance Finns 
Get Tbt Merging Urge 



Mergers have hit the. theatrical 
insurance brokers, . Stehbins, lieter- 
man and G&tes, of New Tork, hav- 
,ing' consolidated with Behrendf and 
t<evy,'of TiOB Angeles. 

These firms have for many years 
controlled the biilk of the theatrical 
and motion picture insurance .in 
their respective cities. .Merging, of 
the Insurance brokers hecoitoeB .ef t 
fectlve May 1, with a.l^olding com- 
pany capitalized atl2>O0O,pOO fomied 
for<that purpose, each of the parties 
to the merger ipalntalning its pres- 
ent flrmname. 

Arthur W, Stebblns was. In ' the 
brokerage business for himself 
handling the Loew theati^' and 
Metro -Goldwyn-Mayer pqlicils . up 
till a year ago when he merged with 
Leterman and Gates; 'who also 
specialized In theatrical Insurance. 
For the past 16 years . Stebblns has 
had a working agreement with the 
Coast brokerage house. 

Recent policies negotiated by 
Stebblns, Iieterman and Gates In- 
cludes one for 12,600,000 issued to 
M-G-M on the "Tr&der ffom" com- 
pany 'now enroute' to Africa,' and 
another for $2,000,000 life insurance 
on Herbert J. Tates, head 'of the 
Consolidated Film Industries,- Inc., 
in favor of the Setay Co., financial 
agents of that firm. 



Powers' Upstate Suit 

. Powers Cinephone Equipment 
Corp., contracted with Sharondale 
Corp., to install Its equipment at 
the Sharondale, North Tonawanda, 
N. T., for- $10,600 over a period of 
10 years. 

. Picture house paid ' $1,000 down 
but when Powers Cinephone was in- 
stalled Dec. 24, the second payment 
of $1,600 upon delivery was refused. 
Thereafter, the contract calls for 
the rate of $360 a month until fully 
paid. . . " • 
Powers sued for the $0,600 dif- 
ference plus $368 expenses, delivery 
charges, etc. 



LYNN'S EXCITEMENT 

Expects Three. Chains to Build 
Theatre*— Olympia Drops Vaude 



Lynn, Mass., April 23. 

With the simultaneous announce- 
ments of three big theeitre chains 
are negotiating . for sites upon 
which to erect' theatres, this oUy 
niay be theatrically placed among 
the leaders In New 'England. 
Publlx, Stanley and what Is believed 
to. be Fox, are all after real estate 
in the central section Of town. 
- It is believed that one reason 
why Lynn Is the site is tl^at It is 
favorably situated In the midst of 
many surrounding towns, residents 
of which do much of their shopping 
in tills city. 

On top of this .comes the an- 
nouncement from .the Qiympia, 
Pubitx, that the orchestra and stage 
hands are to be dropped this week. 
This means that there .will be no 
vaude in the city during .the sum- 
mer. • 



PROMTION IS 
BEITEp BY 
FILM CRII1C 



Cle-veland,. April 28. 

W. Ward Marsh, film reviewer «n 
the Plain -.DeeJer; bettered the pro- 
jection of talkers in this city this 
week by a pan taken by him in his 
paper last week. ^ 

Mr. Marsh reported that on a 
visit to most of the local theatres 
playing the see and hear films, he 
found the faults' arose mostly from 
the operators In- the booths, and 
their inattention. 

This spanking seemed ' to have 
had an immediate effect Iinpro'-ve- 
ment In projection has been also 
coinmented 'upoii by the critia 



3 Montbs of Personals 
in 86 Gefehnd Honses 



Western '. stars, reduced to part 
time or rendered Jobless because of 
the fanilne on ehoot-'*em-ups are. 
In several cases, mauing m'ore 
money in other tlieatrical phases 
than they did before the camera. 
Personal appearance - angle Is :ap- 
peallng to many. It brings in all 
the way from $15 to $60 per day. ' 

One of the saddle boys. Bob Cur-- 
wood, star of Universal, tells of an 
engagement which kept blm work- 
ing seven days a week around Cleve- 
.land where he made appearance In 
8C theatres. Average return - there, 
he said, was $60 per day and he 
worked ^ in ..that., city .for. three 
months. Curwood admits the racket 
Is tough in the grinds, recalling 
working in a number of these in 
Akron, O., where the hours were 
from 10 a. m. to ll''p. m., and the 
shows so. short that he kept his 
chaps on ihe entire time. 

Bill Cody is another of the west- 
ern mob plugging the personal ap- 
pearance .end. Cod^ is concentrating 
on the grinds In New Tork. He has 
already made- several look-'lnB from 
Seventh avenue .stages. Cody, how- 
ever, is not confining his activities 
to theatres. * 



Dog in Person 

liOS Angeles, April 23. 

"Flash," canine TKesplah of the 
cinema, will take his manager and 
himself on a personal appearance' 
tour of the Publlx hotises in the 
east. * 

"Flash" acts mostly for. M-G-M. 



JESSE CRAWFORD 

ORGAN CONCERT 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 
NEW YORK 

WEEK OF APRIL 20 

"AM I jTPASSrNG FANCY" ~ 

(Arthur Behim) 

"CRADLE OF LOVE" 

(Leo Feist) 

"SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS" 

(Shapiro, Bernstein) 



'^Mother's Bo/' at $1.50 



•Pathe may open its special 
talker, "Mother's (Boy," at the 
Cohan on Broadway to a $1^0 
scale. 

That price or $2 will be decided 
upon. 

If $1.60 It will be a long while, 
since the Embassy, where a special 
film showing in Times Square was 
sold at that figure. 



"BAINBOW" BT FAB 

Eddie Dowling has effected a re- 
leasing agreement with Paramount 
for. his "The Rainbow Man,"\. 

Result of the first week of (lis 
talker at the Selwyn as well as the 
influence brought to bear by George 
Weeks,. .chlet.execjJUve of .S.qnp;Art 
Corporation and former distribution* 
head for Famous, are credited with 
'having secured the Par deal. 



T-8 Dialog Writers 

Los Angeles, April 2S. 
Tiffany- Stahl have signed Sada 
Cowan and Tom Miranda as dialog 
WlterSi 



Secret bdktmeiit, HITidi Added 
Giarge^ in Gov't's West Coast Case 



A Michigan Pipe 



Chicago, April 23. 

A i,200-seater In a Michigan 
town of 7,000, sells reserved 
seats only, giving but one show 
a night and three matinees 
during the week. 

Manager claims It's a pipe. 
And the house Is not wired. 



Loop House's Mechanical 
Organ Burned by Gunmen 



Chicago, April 23. 

A mechanical organ In the Adams 
theatre, small Loop grind, was 
Ignited Sunday morning ' by two 
apned men who had terror^ed the 
colored Janitor. Firemen checked 
spread of . the fire after it had 
caused estimated daifiage of $5,000. 

Coming on the heels of a con- 
troversy with the Musicians' Union, 
Maurice O. Wells, secretary of the 
Adams Theatre Co,, hinted that the 
fire was an outgrowth of the con- 
troversy. He said several stench 
bomhs'had been thrown in the the- 
atre, and that J. C. PetrlUo, presi- 
dent of the Union, had ordered him 
to stop using the ' mechanical de- 
vice. He had done' ao for four days, 
theii had rosametiTuse' of the organ. 

Petrillo denied that his or^anica- 
tlon was involved in any way with 
the fire. He said the controversy 
followed ' Wells' ' refusal to use - a 
uQlon musician to operate - the 
organ, as other theatres were doing, 
but that his organization would- not 
stoop. ti> the use of stench Jrainbe 
or. gunmen. He announced perfect 
willingness to be questlonfSI by the 
police, and stated hie -was prepared 
to file a slander s^lt against Wells, 

Offer for Stanley St(H:k 

'Warner Brothers are said to have 
submitted an offer to the remain- 
ing 14 per cent outstanding of Stan- 
ley Company stock on an exchange 
basis of three Stanley common for 
one Warner share. 

Warners hold 86 per cent of the 
Stanley Company. 



City Exhibs Organize 

Syracuse, April 23. 

Syracuse >, Exhibitors' Board of 
Trade has' been organized here 
among exhibs outside the first-run 
classification. Object of new or- 
ganization is reported to be handling 
union labor problems. 

Mitchell Felzer, Harry Gilbert, 
Frank Sardlno; James H. Roe and 
George Langan are the indie exhibs 
Involved. I^ngan also acts as at- 
torney for board. 



Sheehan's New Personal Rep 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Schuyler Grey, government con- 
tact man for Pathe when they were 
making service pictures, has been 
appointed .personal representatlvie 
of Winnie Sheehan at Fox. 

Understanding is that Fox will 
shortly produce a naval film. 



Los Angeles,. April 23.' 

A secret, blanket Indictment Was. 
returned by the Federal Grand Jury 
to U. S, District Judge Edward' i^i 
Hennlng, naming West Coast Tlie^ , 
atres, and eight picture produclii|r . 
companies. In the Government's ne^.' 
inquiry into alleged violations of th« 
Sherman Anti-Trust Law. This ac< 
tlon followed an Investigation start^.; 
ed two weeks ago, with dozens ot \ 
film exchange men and exhibitors- ■ 
summoned for questioning. The iq^ 
dictment, it Is understood, is to-be : 
used by the government instead' Of 
the one reported some six inontlia . 
ago, in prosecuting its case, tent^> 
tively scheduled to go to trlai' iSAj ' 
22 before Judge McCorralck. 

Contrary to expectations In ioKOH ■ 
film circles, the grand^-Jiuy'dtd .n'Ojt.'^: 
hand down any individua) Indliitr 
ments, Indicating the goverdineiit '. 
plans to. base Its' case on general :, 
practices rather than on individuttl ' 
violations; ..ij . 

Final witnesses examined befotis' 
the gt»nd Jury included a numb'iir '' 
of Independent picture house mwi^ ■: 
some of whom had registered c'binK. : 
plaints charging discriminatlonw-lii < 
zoning and in clearances on part M' . 
defendants. - ':''^?; ^ 

Not until service has been maSW' ' 
by U. S. Marshall's deputies '\^|k!l|L'; 
names of those Included, w the Si^'.' 
cifio charges cohtalned In the Iqdiot;* 
ment, be made public. . ■'• '• . ;•; ';•; 

John H. ' Amen and Joseph 'V.;,liluy> :''! 
Hugh, special asslstanta-to.the'Atr'.:; 
tomeiy General, who camelSwe'froiili,': 
Washington nearly a year' ago. :tk'.' 
prepare the case against the ptb*:'; 
ture people, will probably m6v« |4)r;;. 
trial on the orlgKial date set-, 'jriuja'^ 
the first .informatloQ agatnsttho' 3^: ; 
fendants waal^turned. • '•■ V-i" 
Defendants 

Amen stated that the fiedon>l 
grand Jury secret 'Indiotm'eitlli' 
cHarged West. Coast 'TIie(Ui«8,-UA^ ' 
Harold B. Franklin, lis 'prcMOeiait 
and general manager. ^^OfsiilOiil^'^ 
Metro, First littitlonal, VnlyeffiL, \ 
United Artists, FOx '^ilms; ;''i;alM)i ' 
Vitagraph, tV^'^er Brottaers; yiUi^^^ 
graph of dallfoitela, 'with vlolatbiiir 
the antUtrust laws. ' ■-■ ■ .:'■•« • 

The indictment charges that the : : 
defendants by agreement to compel' ' 
IndU-lduol exhibitors to contractj^^or-' 
their film only In accordance. 'W'ttli:' 
the terms and provisions of certain' . 
zoning and clearance scltedulesiurjlra 
combined to restrain th^'jf laKtHlTOt*- 
ual .exhibitors from coitt^cttti^ t<M^ 
first, second fi^nd^subsequent' nitf: 
pictures in southerh CttUfowla. ••;'^ 

Amen and MacHugb told thcl' 
grand Jury that these zontag aiai ' 
clearance schedules contained. '^uV ' 
meroiis Instances of arbitrary flfi^ ' 
crimination In favor of theatres^p*^. 
erated by West Coast Theatres. ■ ' 

It was pointed out that the ternife.,': 
of the indictments Just returtied 'aria i.' 
broader than those of the IhfoQna^v 
tlon previously filed by tta^ CHi^» ; 
emment against the above defeddr '■ 
ants with the exception of WartUMfi'' 
Brothers and Franklin who -bvn '-'l 
been added to the ^Ist, in that tbtt 
pi:esent indictments include tlir«# 
a'Bditional zoning and clearaaM;'! 
schedules not referred to in the'ln^* 
formation. 



Si 



Nat Levins, president of Mascot, ' ^ 
left New Tork for the Coai^t^uil- ; 
day to line up next season's pr'bduo* '': 
tlon schedule. 




18 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Wednesday, Apird- 24, 1928 



foookkart Pbai of Film ConiroT 
Strengthened by New As^imiieiit 



Washington, April 28. 

Oat of the 700 pnblld bill? (there 
•re also l^lOtfaei "- Uk^ ' nnibber of 
private) floating around the Jtalls 
ot Congress "Vlthout anjr homes," 
4ne to the lack of organized com- 
mittees to consider them, two are 
aimed directly at the picture In- 
dustry and one Indirectly. Both of 
the former come from Democratic 
Congressman from Missouri, the 
other Is sponsored by 'a Republican 
«f Mlchlgran. 

Jqfm. J. Cochran wants to repeal 
the 'ja\i^l^]rohlbltlng the transporta- , 
tlon of! prizetisht films. It is the 
same meajatire he^^iad last year and 
he still ttalnics the ktW' the "most 
foolish over put on .the statute 
books because you oan never catch, 
the transporter." , 

Other comes from Clarence Can'- 
non 'ted la. also a holdover from'' 
last session. Jir, Cannon still wants 
to prohibit the trans'itortatlon in in'^ 
terstate commerce of films showliig 
Bcenea.. directly or Indirectly, /of 
"raiM), or attempted rape, adultery, 
promtQtlOn, seduction, or ftnt'lce- 
meni -^ciilloltryi or BOllcltatlon to 
harlotry." ' 

Both were refeirred. to . the aon- 
exlstliig inters't^ commerce com- 
mittee. ■ V- 

The tlilrd, by Mr. James, the Re- 
publican, tightens up th^ pHofi^- 
grai^hlng .of the, national defenses 
either by motion or still cameras. 
Bill Is booked by War and Navy 
Departments officials with sitate- 
ment ,, forthcoming that It Is not' 
Intehded to~ hamper picture com- 
panies:' However, passage of such 
.a pfop«.sal would naturally add Just 
that much more red tape to com- 
plicate things;- - . 

This bill went to jthe military af- 
fairs committee, also ntm-exlsteht. - 

On the Senate side a Monday as- 
algnment to the Interstate Com- 
merce Cdmmlt,tee takes on particu- 
lar jnrpmlnence. That appointment 
was B^jiator Brbokhart It. Is this 
commlttiie'. &iA% did .and wiU con- 
sider his 'prdp<)9ed .federal control 
of the film indus&y.' 

New Brookhart 

Senator Brookhart Is exiMioted to 
have bis revised bill ready for Intror 
dudtlon the first part of the com- 
ing week. He has not yet started 
tl^e draft of the revision declining 
to discuss it until it'takes form. It 
Will be along the lines of last ses 
Blon, however, with provisions t6 
cover the present system of arbi 
tratlon and the film boards of trade. 
This much the Senator stated, eev 
eral months ago and he now lBd4<i 
that Is still his plan. 

Assignment of the Senator to 
thl6 committee is a decided break 
for the indies supporting blq^ i|n his 
move to have the government tell 
the industry when, how lind where. 

Of the three congressmen . who 
sponsored the Brookhart bill at the, 
last session. Celle]^,'^.' New < York, 
Is the first to reintroduce the block 
. booking control measure. ' He has 
made no change in the text 

A query put to Congressman 
Hudson, who also sponsored the 
Brookhart measure but with coif^ 
elderable persohal revision, brought 
out that, although 'he has been 
urged to relnt'i^yce his bill 'he will 
not do so. Hudson 4dds thai h<t;ia 
working on an entirely new and iri' 
dependent measure which - place? 
control of the. picture industry' In 
the hands df t^e .Department of 
Cotnmeitfy, He will, not, at this 
time, go Intb' detail on -his i»amph1et 
although staUng that It's the for- 



jPox RefKNTtd in Deal 
For N^raska Qta^ 



Omaha, April .28. 
With a Fahchon and Marco Idea 
-leeplaqing Fantagea vaudeville at 
lh|j^'W'orId ..here, Manfiger Goldberg 
ad'mlts: a^jhew., arrangement which 
has lon'i^ Me'n rOinored and which is 
underslpod' tb 'i'ltbliii 'to a deal for 
control of the h^biise and chain by 
William Fox. 

The World has always, beeia. 
locally owned and heads a city 'aihtt 
state circuit owned and operated 
from Omaha. > 

Fantages vaudeville and talker 
plotnres did enbrmbns business ^t 
tlA ^;World until recently, but . the 
opeAlng of the ' new Orpheum v vid 
.the Ittvasloat of - Publlz with the 
Itivleta has cut into takings. Wptrld 
is a 3,200-seat'.faous« and under, the 
hew Ideas type .of 'sbow Is Expected 
to give its oppibsltloh a brisk eon- 
test "Rolling On^ lde% will In- 
augurate, the new plan, dene . Mor- 
gan presiding as m. o. 



Gettiniff Its Share 

Gem, a picture house on 
ISlst street In the Bronx, hem- 
med In on all sides by wired 
theatre competition, boasts: 
"100% Silent Pictures," and Is 
doing Its share of bta. 



Wagnw's Slander SuiU' 

Chicago, April 28. 

Another slander suit for $100,000 
has been slapped oh' -Brwln 'Wagner, 
of tbe '.Wagnef Sign < Service, In 
answer to hla charges against the 
"White Way ..Sign Co. 

Tom Maloy, bnsinefss 'agent of the 
;UovIe Operators' iJnlon, was 'first 
to counter with -a defamation suit 
against Wagnei*, and now fellchaiBl 3; 
Kennedy, commlsslo'ner of gas .and 
electrltilty, has started similar' 
action. 

'Kennedy, charged with racketeer- 
ing to throw business to the 'White 
Way firm, denies having anything 
to do with th'e outfit and askd dam 
.^es for defamation to character. 

JACK mtBnrS TEBS0NM5 

lK>fi Angeles, April 28. 

Jfack Ferrln, f eaturM by Universal 
for 'several years In westerns, will 
make a, personal appearance tour 
across the country. 

He will take his trained horse and 
several assistants, with an agent 
and press man .ahead. 



W. rs 2 MORE SUITS 
AGAINST PACENt USERS 



Two moiM ' mitt^ In - addttloB> to 
the one . i«e«nt]y filed against 
Paoent, wer» started Monday by 
Western' xneotrio agialnst |4[alden-. 
Toledo, ah Indie talker m^n'afaptur- 
Ing ooinpany 'In. Ohl6, and Sol Wal- 
leratelh; a ^uffalo exhibitor, with 
Pacent 'winlpment All iailege In- 
fringements of the plaintiff's 
patents and aab that the defend- 
ants bti enjoined from further us- 
ing .' them ah well as to' render an 
accounting for damageis tlia:t may 
be aoBtalned by W. .10. " 

Action against, ^allersteln sub- 
stantiates » Veiled tiireat which 
mnahat^ from W. R headquarters 
seyeral ireeks wo th%t users .of In- 
frlhglifg^ patents siriel as' liable as 
the m^ers aad sellers, and that all 
three 'wlU be' prosecuted. ' 

"Why an Independent theatre 
owiier was selected inBt>Bd of a 
chain, such as Warner -^^tanley 
which has over 90 Faoerit; installa- 
tions, more than any other group, 
proved an embarasslng question to, 
W. EL Best answer ' obtainable 
is: '^e want to protect our 
rights without arousing antagon-. 
Ism." Asked mat was meant?nb>V 
:<;ai)^onlsm," the final reply was:: 
^iir'oU'' trtU;: have to draw yow^^oyrff 
coficfuidoiii^ V^'Ihterence was iitUtt^, 
however, that; thi opijipany Is ahx- 
lous ' to proceed at 'it hkte. whorebv 
It wfll. have a test\ptLS«'' ji^,)«y^ 
Federal district court -^i^ecevthere. 
Is A ' Pacent lnstal]at|oni'' 'i»(^«ther 
equipment operattrig In ^eged" iso- 
lation of patent rights. 

It Is understood tiiat W. SL i^Uoib 
are not. to sue 'wholesale exhibitors 
usIb^ .pthVur apiMuratus, but .rather 
to adjudioate Its patents, sstabllsh 
Its tost oases, and then come to 
terniaf 'with the exhlbs who would be 
effected by an affirmative ruling. 



Iiouls La Roceo has severed eou' 
nectlons -with the Park Plaza,.- New 
Tork, as manager. ' House has been 
sold to Fox 'which takes posses- 
sion Aug. .1. 



eign- angle, he 'wishes to reach. Hud' 
son Is In doubt whether to intro- 
duce It during this special sesigion 
because he belleres there la no 
ohance for action. ' 

dbngressman Cannon, the third 
Brookhart si>onsor atvthe last ees 
slon,- baS evidently inade ' up his 
mind hot. to reintroducob but has 
left himself , a loophole should he 
change his mind. 



s- AjUCelea, April U. 
. Wefltemr&^erald SRuHd equipment 
is Jbelijar ijlhsUiilsi^^^ theatres- froi^ 
Diinvw wfBt 4V'ti^^ ot about 80; 
iwr inbhUi^.-';'At;''UilB 'iimti 'wiring has 
1>een';,<toihjpletied .In .'275 houses, a. 
large'-p^i^mtBge -tiif.wbloh are small 

!:A\»ilab1e i«cd]^ds l^^the local of- 
fl^eii lUC;' ipeeiHcal Rm^^ Pro4?. 
vKtBi Ihe.,''^o«:' apfr«!iUihate)y 1,- 
700 houses n<vw ^I^m iqr^'Wt B. - 

•: Zi<M:!Ahsel.^'^'AiKril 2(8. '' 
Alexandttr theatre,' dle^dale :(Fqx) 
Vrtii^^dbniihue .Fanchon and Marco 
'Ideas'' ^ne t, 'At- whlidh tlme - th^ 
agi«emeht vmh. mnBiblans.ieio^9;^4mf 
.ployed expires. ; '; ' ' 
Ideas" are .also oomlng dut' of 
the' Mt. Baker,' Belllngham, .Wash., 
and ' the Rlvoll, Pehdietoni Ore., 
after this week. ' . ' 



Tbeatre Beat^lBlids 
In 150,000 Verdict 



New^k. AprO 28. 

ILargest.S'ward •ver'gi'ven In New 
Jersey against a theatro, ted one 
idif .ith<9 largest ever /gnrnted'-.a^ahiBt 
Sfhyiniei'-'was given' In the 'Supreme 
ClKquit'CSpurt Jast week ttgainst ^khe 
Hin ' th^tro,' a small .' house ' on 
Springfield - Kve., : Ben Harris, ' Its 
treasurer, (md Theroh Krum, a spe- 
cial plolceman. Total. ^assessed . bO' 
tween the three defendants, was 
|t0,000 with 4S,EP0 more against 
Krum as piinltlve damages, 
-'f.^terry Denny, a former prlzefi^t' 
er, won . the suit as the result of ah 
alleged" beating received by him at 
the hands of . Krum in the theatre. 
Mrs. Denny won 82,600 -more for loss 
.of her son's Services and medical 
expenses. 

. Krum' admitted he struck Denny 
'With ' a policeman's «lub, but said 
that D^iiny, with others, bad attack- 
led, him when be had stppited them 
annoying a young woman. Denny 
suffered from a- mental fliriease. It 
was stated; as a result of the attack 
and he is now In Overbrook Hos< 
pltaL Denny bad won 14 out of 22 
fights by knockouts. 



PATHE'S HE2T TALKEBS 
Next talkers to' bo made by 
Pathe ^ New Toric, 'under t 
supervlkon of Robert Kane, • 
"This Thing Called Love." and "On 
the Stairs." 

Both are adapted from Broadway 
plays. "Ix>ve^ is a comedy, with 
"9taira" a tneller. 



To ADOLPH ZUKOR 
W.F.SHEEHAN 
JOS. M. SCHENCK 
CARL LAEMMLE 



DAVID SARNOFF 
WILLIAM FOX 
H. M. WARNER 
WALTER WANGER 

or whom it may concern 



JESSE LASKY 
LEE SHUBERT 
SAM KATZ 
HIRAM S. BROWN 



ONE TENTH THE COST 

of one failure wottid pay f br a scientific examinatibn of the public 
mind and give you an cmswer to t^utt baffluig question 

**|KHAT DOiS^ WANtt»» 

It is not aih, experiment— a test has Iteen made---Hmini6n8 "of dollars 

have been saved 

Nationtd publicity* inereaaed qttendance at 
' your theatres tplule , the turvey it curreta, A 
million dollarff '^ort^ for the 

ONE executive ufith iiiaior^^^ buya it, 

WRITE OR WIRE BOX 7S, VARIETY, NEW YORK 



RestMsf 
test 




For Hoiise$»|fitli M 




Chldago; April.' ' . 

It la reliably 'stated; heMT.that 
A. J. Bals.ban wUl tw'ai'iwr-: 
manent resident of New Tork 
by next .Lahoir iDayl. , ■ 

East be; ^11. from the story,' 
be in ^ ohar^ie ot aU PtibUx' 
theatrel.staige 'entertainment. 



W^ilfmng 
at 3it 




PAB*^ "WOBBEB MOHTH" 

.;- Los .Aiigiales. April 21. 

Faramo.iint .'Coart axchanges will 
stage ."Herman. Wohbe^ Month" 
libiy 6-j;uue'l, with a sp«o1b1 drive 
fo? bsoklhg ;date8 for ttiat period. 

'W/obber.' torm^ western division 
niahager'/ -for Paramount, Is .' now 
gehmi .manager fo^ 'Publlx theatre 
operatl(ihS..ialong the P'aclflo. 

GeorBS.;^De Krulf, general sales 
manajB«r for l^atlonaJ Theatre Sup- 
ply; Co.V has takeh up the general 
maha^'ment formerly held by Joe 
Horhsteih. ' 



' On the . reports coming Into N«ic 
Tork ..tirbm^' 'various .points wher^ 
E^blU:' vhbuses . are located an4 
'fis^liiis^^ In' the south, Pubfi^ 
seems to be shciping Its show jMll^ 
oiiea to .mo^t'kummer requirements, 
Seysral Publlx towns will play an 
all ..sound progrtum this Buoamer^ 
time, starting at iany 'Week now. 
_ Tills. Is due In part it is said tct 
a large ' supply of what are ao« 
knowledged to be good talking ploo 
tures. - These will be available, and 
not 1)^4 .h^cli as per the usual cus* 
tdida:-wlih'h|iii;SM<it(ts In the past, ta 
the opening- of' ttijd'' new season, it 
plcttires .. know any -^difference ia 
'Seamuf^ohj^^gradays. Drawing talk* 
erB';at'>pre^^t'i-iEDa^^ be '6n;,a 'wave 
that -:lsv8nbJ^ct -'to .change^fuccora* 
ll^'ff ; to ''|h9'.,|ar{^.. theatre oi^^torS. 
-Th'^r: ''!>^'',«hraumyeht that -'chance 
-bjr. plsjnnwj'tltelr. own and .releases 
irani'oth'er^^ohalh'-'dlBtrlbutors'Maur- 
liiiig the ;hot .iire«ither,' . v'S 

In 'fb^': s6iitbv especially Puhllx 
fl'eittfes -the ..<^ plant In 
,kQum. .s»V^^ by VtitHL 

'With a 'gc»«4 ;ttil Mund progrmi it 
is .belleyi9d~v ihe; -uBU^l stage ;)$iow 
jpdir - 'wi . imtlrely diepensed.viwlth 
th^uighVthe'.:trara 11^ Iii these 
housed i]iotl<^ ;'hi£y b<!) giveri ' io the 
sUiiig)^ . luihi^ wdl as - the ma- 

'SlflijihR-'-V ■ 'i. : ■■.''' 

'^.'late. riepo^'tr^m Omaha sazp' 
PjabllX. RIvleta there wlU enter Into 
d hew iio^py Jllay''4, with the union 
men . giyeh their notices Saturday 
CAprUaOK, 



JLynn Mayor Orders 

Off SRboting Talkers 

'~ Lynn, Mass., April 28. 
Mayor-Bauer ordered "Gang War^ 
and "Weary River" (FN) to b«i 
discontinued here because the shoots 
tpg scenes in each "tended to un^ 
dermine'^thft -morals of the city's 
youth." : 

- Some time ago his honor order* 
ed< the ; advertising for "Dancins 
Dtiughtera'.!,. (M-Q) Ip be chapged. 

Asi^imi^ JOINS dosTON 

^- > -Chicago; Aprir. 28. 

-Joe Abtamsph, for, the past seven 
years, 'wecutlve secretary to the 
Chicago FUm Board of Trade, is 
leaving at this end of the month, toi 
go .With -the. Coston Booking Clrculta 
' No' successor haa l>een appointed. 



West Coatt AioHdn Picttfte Directory of 
Directors and Wiiters 



Ddris Anderson 

. Dialogue 
Faramqunt^PamouB-Lasky 



Writing tor 
Pathe 



BjTon Morgan 

' , Oriciaal Btwr 

"THUNDER" 

V«w In Prodn^tton tar M-O-H 



HARVEY EGAm 

WRITER 

WARNER BROS. 

1%e Desert Song" 




Moytetdno Director 
Univtriat 



Sarah Y. Mason 

Adaptation and .ScSpario' - ' 
'The Broadway Melody" 



BIOOH SBODUCINO 

Chicago, April 2t. 

Murray Bloom, booking msihagier 
for -the Marks Bro8.,/iias also b^en 
appolnted'^ productlbh muiagur^ for 
the Granada and Marbro. 

Bloom, hereafter, will be In direct 
^arge of all the ptage idiowilt 



Sonya Levien 

.Writrnili ' eentlnuity on current 
Frank Borsage Production 

FOX 




DIALOGUE FOR M-G-M 



JOHN GRIFFITH WRAY 

' ■ , DIBBCTIKO 

' ^'DIVERSION" 

' Rnt ^atlaaal TKavhoiM Special 



Wednesday. April 24, 1929 



VARIETY 



19 



{ ' i 



If yon fannd f 100 in the gntter^ 
would yon pick np fifty and leaye 
tlie restll 



Yet tt'» Inst OS foolish to play ^^'The Divine 
Lady^ for only one week Instead of two* 



- T 
> i 



tWanicrBros.Theii^^^ 
^.-Vork, at 92.007W^ 

EEKSi 

Metropolitan, 
shington. 
at the Grand, Pitts- 
burgh. 

With H. B. Warner, ^«U»r 
Varconi, Ian Kdth, Maria 
DresHler. Produced by 
Frank ^Lloyd, who made 
*«The Sea Hawk.** Present, 
ed by Riehard A. Rowland. 

TVnM Somg 'Lm*T OW**" f"^ 




^fctv^ ^V**' tt^v** * M 




V AHIBT Y 



Wednesday, April U, lg29 




^ere, BiD, is what a real Picture does. 
There's what happras everywhere that 
iW/URY PICW opens in her first ALL 
TTUiCING sensation, 'Coquette*. 

^'Business was so big in the L^w 
Theatres in Providence, Kansas 
City, St Louis, hidianapolis and 
Toledo that they held it over for 
an extra week — first time this 
has ever happened. 



*Take my tip — go 
get a date 'dbwii on 
this one at once 
from 




Sam 
Taylor 
Production 



Wednesday. April 24,.. 1929 



P I CTUR ES 



VARIETY 



21 



Keith s Publix May Split Up Pan 
Circuit if Sale Goes Tbroi^h 



A new oomplexton to tbe reported 
bujr ot' the Pantagea Cltoolt by 
Itadlp-Kettta-Orpbeuin. Is that Pnb- 
Ux may so In on the deal> U It Is 
Qompleted; ' 

It Is said that through the trayei 
Udo ot the Pantagea chain there 
are towBis more advantageous to 
Publix than Keith's (Orpheum) and 
vice venuu E^ach has a theatre in 
operation In various ot the oltles 
where Fan houses are located. ', 

Just What the. divlalqn might be 
or If decided upon la not stated. ' 

Joe ToplliyBlQr, who. Is handling, 
tbe. negotiations between the, partly. 
Is aadi to have lately Interested 
Publix on' this new pfaioae ot chain 
purchase, 

Keith's Is Buppoaed to hold an op' 
tlon (tn the Pan properties, expiring 
Aprll^SO. / 



l^lix 'to'' Shows Ont 



An experiment with musical units, 
with "book" or. story In Publix the- 
atres has been abandoned^ 
" It was the. 'Intent to play one of 
the. special olass about every o.ther 
■ week over 'the .clialn. with four hav- 
ing been set' ;for . preparation. 
' From auMMunts the 'firat two sent 
out fell ao.fisLir short of hopes, all ot 
the others "Were at once called oft.' 



. I<oa Angelea, April it. 
As result ot the Fox-H-Q-M and 
Wamer-FlrBt National combina- 
tions the-prlntlng and release work 
formerly done by Consolidated Film 
Laboratories for M-O-H and Flriat 
National Is. reiwrted to be slated for 
execution by the dominant partners 
In Uie deals. 
. Warners is to do release work for 
■ J^irat NaUonal at Its laboratoqr or 
the Coast, now undergoing enlarge- 
ment and at the. ^lant of the Vita- 
graph Xh' BrookIyn'^''dIvldlng volume 
ao ais to' ship economically to dls- 
trlbutlpg points.' 'f'ox Is now doing 
practieal^ . all M-O-M work, the 
majority 'of It in the .east 

Total sum of theae studios la es- 
timated a^ easily 60,000,000 feet ot 



ABTHUB . UATEB .PUBUZ T 

Ai-thur Mjayer, of Oreat .States, 
fa in New T«rlc to arrange a traha- 
fer as divisional manager' tor 
Publix in De's':ifolnes. ■' 

Mayer haia.' been' Chreat States' 
genbi-al . theatre - operator -for. the 
past two yeara,' Joining O..S,'eifter 
serving as, general manager , of the 
IiUbllner Ar Trlnz circuit In Cblcago. 



A. 6, 0. ELECnOHS 

' tioa ' Ai>gelea, April ^S.- . 
Board of Povern'pn^ ot American 
Society of Clnematoigraphera 'elected 
Jofin Settz prealdent; yictor .Milner. 
first vice-president; Aivln Knechtel, 
second vice-president; Arthur 'Uil- 
ler, thirjd vlcb-president; Charles O. 
Clarke, secretary; and Fre<f Jack- 
man,' treasurer. 



OOID GOES BMIKRUFS 

Erwln Oold, picture house man- 
ager connected with a Brooklyn, 
N. Y., flicker, lists $127,Elfi In liabil- 
ities in a voluntary bankruptcy peti- 
tion; no asseta except life inaurance 
pollclea of ho value. Cialma are on 
leoaea, notea,' etc. 



OSCABD'S CHICAGO SHOWS 

Chicago, April 23. 

Paul Oscardi now on the coast 
for Publix. has been picked to fol- 
low Boris Fetroff as stage producer 
of the' Chicago theatre here. 

Oscar's flrst show goes in May 10. 



South Comes North 

E. 'V. Richards and Julian Saen 
ger, of New Orleans, are la New 
York for the week, stopping at the 
Astor. 



Cyril Hunie Set 

' . Lob Angelea,- April 28. 
Fox has renewed Its option on 
Cyril Hume ^ a scenario writer and 
actor for one .year. :' 



Two Girls Witlfi Two Megaphenea 

JARRETT 

AND 

USTE 

FaatDKd in .Fktnrhoo A Marco IdcM 



FOX AND WARNERS NOW 
PRINTING FOR H-G-FN 



poaitlve a year. Aa the coat Im- 
posed, by the - commercial studio 
«vera^ three-quarters of a ceni a 
toot .foi; 'It .'single printing, and ji.ri 
added eqiial amount tor som'd 
track, the total sum afl'ected Is 'ex- 
pected to. exceed tEOO,l)pO for . posi- 
tive prihtlitg . alone, disregarding 
"ruahiBs'' and negative developing. 



YES AlTD NO 

' . Chicago. Atirll St.. 
Petersburg, HL, population t.400, 
voted ' for Sunday ahowa by a ma- 
jority 6t 124 votes. 
;' Sunday ahow^ lost In RushvUle, 
VL, [topulatlon 2.300. by 81 votea. 



Stuart.. Ift., April 23. 

By A four to one^'vote.clty council' 
rep^ed the' Sunday; ah'ow'ban br- 
dlhanbe. . In force, alx. years. 

Prtnc(!S8 theatre took Immediate 
advantage .of the repeal pTaylng a 
Jubilee ' show Sunday night to 
packed houaea. 



Rolfe. la., AprU 28. 
'Xargeat vote ever polled here was 
cast last week at a special election 
at which Sunday movies were apr 
proved 338 to 188. Town has one 
film house. 



HOME TOWH HOUSE 

Toungatown, O., April 23. 
'Warner Brothers are coming back 
to their home town to erect a the- 
atre. 

It may be a duplicate of the 
Warner theatre, Los Angelea. and 
will aeat around 3,600. ' 



Q. 8. Managers Changa 

Elgin, IlL, April 23. 

A managerial awltch haa been 
made on the Oreat States circuit 
which transfers A. J. Meinlnger,' 
formerly In charge ot the Rlalto 
and Crocker here, to Kankakee. 

L. B. Slattery, Oreat States man- 
ager in Kankakee, comes here to 
replace Meinlnger. 



Osborne at Roxy 

Johnny Osborne, who has been 
managing Fox's Academy of iMuslc, 
has been transferred to the Roxy 
ofllce. Resignation of Arthur Klein 
resulted in the switch of Osborne 
uptown. 



<'Blaek Watch" Opening 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
"King of Khyber Rtflea," Fox 
production, has been given a new 
title, "The Black Watch." 

Picture opena May 7 at Carthay 
Circle. 



INCORPORATIONS 

MKW VOKK 
^ ■ ^ t, AlbaoF. ApHI M. 

n* 0<»».Om Hu, Un^ HutbatCMi, 
tbe^trleal* of all klD4#, lit aharM bo 
par valDt; Roir Walllna, Herbert Aahtoo. 
T. Roaer -MaboB. Piled by T. Boter 
Uahoo. 1471 Broadwar, New Tork. 

FliotophoDe Sale* Corp ef Mew Toik, 
moving and talblns plcturea. Itt abarea 
DO par ntlue: Benjamin Bihowlta. 
Mlobael JteisL Joaepb D. Kan. Filed 
by Joaoph O. Ksrp, 11 Weat 4M atieet. 
New York. 

MotUaa Oeapafatleai. thaatrleal aad 
motion picture. 100 abarea no par value; 
Samuel J. Bacbb(iider,_ABnB O. Davla, 
Oertrode Cooper. Filed br Bobert O. 
Mpoca, ttn Fleet atreet. Foraat BlUa, 
N.'T., • 

Aate-BoD-rasl Ce^ laa.. Qneena, sea- 
tral nmuaemeat, ISO abacae no par value: 
Jamea Uanfcedl. . .Hattbew U Cablll. 
lAwrence J. HeatattL FUed by I.aw- 
cenea J. Ucarstb.. Broadway and Main 
etreet, Floablnx. 

Alhombim BaUnom. Inc. lUnbattan, 
theatrlcala -«( aU .kinds, «10,00«; Cbarlea 
GalewBkl. Hoe Qala Rita QalewaU. Filed 
by Solon B, DIUaBstem. liOl Broadway, 
New York. 

Canaeoa. be.. Uanliattaa, ceaeral 
amuaementa, tbaatrlosla, l.tM sbares— 
(00 preferred tlOO and 1.000 eommon 
BO par; Uas Zlppennan. Uldore CobeB. 
Benjamin A. Karp. Filed by Beaiamln 
f: laaaoa, 177* Broadway. New Tork. 
' SyaanHSysteoi. Ine.. New Tork. deal In- 
movlns plotnre» talUns - ptotnrai^ 1,000 
ibarea no par values AlConao Cortella. 
Calvin Oravea. .Joaepb A. Barrett. Filed 
by Haaren and Barrett, lit Broadway, 
New Tbrk. 

Hntoal PaA-Bridsepait. lae.. Ifanbat- 
tan, tbeatrlcala, .100 abarea-ao par; Jacob 
L aoodetela. laldore Zamora. Filed by 
Jaiob L' OAOdstelB, 11 Bast 40th atreet, 
New York.- 

PaUa Cardan, lae., KInsa, amnaementa, 
0,000 'ebarea.^2,000' abarea preferred IIOO 
and 1,000 " common no par; Natban 
Uarka, Lloyd B. Kantar, Frank B. Vatr 
riale. - Filed . . by ' Lewla. Marka adk 
Knnter, 50 Conrt atreet/ Brooklya. 
. VavaapofHlBlslay. Bxpedltlana, Dae., 
Uanbattaa, deal la movlos 'ptotures, 
1100,000; 'Elbrldce ''F. HIIU; Bdward J. 
Lynob, flarab Pomeraatai Filed by C. J. 
Ullla, 164 Naasna atreet. New Tork. 

Chariea Bayha Haate Ca.. lae., N<w 
Tork. mnalcal eompealtloaa, too .sharaa 
no par;. Cbarlea BaSba. ' Botomoa C 
Stember. B.- J. HalraT .Fllad by. U.J. 
Roaett, ISO Weat 4td atreet. MeW Tork. 
. .Uatlne Fark Thealm. loaw .Klasa, mo- 
tion, pictures, tt.OOO; Jbnlss O, Holmes, 
Roland Holm«ak.,Albert V. Holmaa. ' FUed 
by Maury ILKetK 1« Uberty atreet. 
New Tork.- 

- Imperial Fletsies. lae., Uaabattaa. 
moving talklns pioturea, |(,COO:\Natban 
Lleberman. Joaepb J. auadagno,' Oeorse 
F. Dennlnr.'-. Filed. by Natbaa: Uebar- 
man; -1481. Broadway. New Tork. 

Xlttle Pfaurhooia BeaUaf Ceip.. Man- 
battan, movTns picturea, talking. - 110.000; 
Martin B. Klngi Cllntea H. 'Wblte, Wil- 
liam -F, .BarretL ..Plied by Mi B. BJng, 
Colonlbla. Ttaeatre bids.. New Tork. 

Byiacoaa ABaaemearrark Qarp^ Syra. 
ouae, amusement parks, daadag halls. 
l.OOO sbares^OO preferred 1100 aad MO 
kbares oommoB nlo : pai^: Fraada B. 
LamoB, Harry B. Hortoa. Harry Began. 
Piled ^y Byrne. Byrne * IjQweqr, 104 
City Banir bidg.. Bfraeuae. - 

iBsplred riaya, lae., Haahsttaa. tbe- 
atrlcala, 100 ebares ao pars'l^oals Bier* 
rooa, Harold Rubeastela, L«eB Bngelberg. 
Plied by Uurray HlUer. »1 FUth avenue. 
New Tork. ' _ 

Center Film DeDvcAr. -lae.. New Tork, 
motion picture. 1.000 abarea aa par 
valna; Heary Sonensblaa, Oeorge Kerer, 
William J. Rosenberg. ' Filed by Bmll K. 
Ellis, 161 W. 4ed street. New Tork. 

Tbe HenatoB Theatre Cerp» New' Tork; 
tbeatrlcale. 110.000 ; Emanuel B Wela- 
berg, Pblllp Stelnman. Blla Felnberg. 
Filed by Emanuel B. Welaberg, 1 Madi- 
son avenue. Nrw Tork. 

The Bea FIsbUIb Badlo Corp.. Man' 
battan. operate radio staUons, 10 sbsres 
no par value; Prancia McTleHian, Gerald 
B. Borphy, Robert C. Oermley. Filed by 
Cbad bourne, Stanobfleld * ^*y. New 
York. 

Veneblrlser Breaditay Armotr,' taa.. 

ManbattoB, operate tbeatrea, 1,000 abarea 
no par value; Martha J.'UoBmaa, Beoale 
Ueberaon. F. Adgnata Mormor. Piled by 
Kadel. Taa Kirk. Treneber-A TUIamena. 
2804 Tbird -avenue. New Tprk. ^ , 

Allegro HiwIral' Art I^^gii* ef Awur- 
tca, Ine..' New Tprk.' musical compoert- 
tlons. 1,000 sbares no par: Hdna Ctold- 
BteUi, Harold I. Cohen; Ansohel B. Bar^ 
nbay. FUed by Harris J. Ortstoa. 186 
Broadway, New Tork. ^ ^ 

Aabton-WaHlag Corp.. Manhattan, 
realty, theatricals; 100 abarea no. par: 
Roy Walling. Herbert Aahton. Jr., T. 
Roger Mabon. piled by T. Roger Habon, 
1471 Broadway, New Tork. . 

All Star Grand Ofiena at New Tork. 
Inc.. Manhattan, theatricals of all kinds, 
4.000 shares— 1,000 preferred 160 and 
2.000 common no par value: licino Manec- 
chla, Anthony PaRonnuocL Natban Vlda- 
ver. Piled by Nathan 'Vldaver, 16, West 
43d street. New 'Vork. „ .. 

Selden Industrials, lDe» Manhattan, 
educational moving, talking pictures. 
3600: F. Ray Powers. Joseph flelden, 
Mae F. O" Leery. Piled by Clarence U. 
Carruth. Ml Broadway, New York. 

Traveltone Bales Corp., New Tork. 
talklns. moving pictures. 100 sbares no 
par value; Herman a Heller. Hanna 

gildman, 8. Maurice. Filed by Aaron 
olman, 220 BroBdway. New York. 
Cliromotone Film Studio*, Inc. New 
York, motion pictures. 60 Rhares BO par 
value: Eugene Splta, Samuel Rpaendort. 
Walter P. Bullock. Plied by Harlow & 
Hrnce, 7« Wllllanr street. New York. 

rhonodbw Corporation, Now York, re- 
production of sound, synohronlsotlon, WO 
shares— 100 preferred »I0O and 100 com- 
mon no par; Irving Balumon. Anna 
Jasey, Louis Zimmerman. Piled by 
Zaiger ft Berliner.' 44 Beaver street. New 

^"SueeB City AmBaenent €>ofp„ Buttalo, 
operate theatres. 400 shares— 100 et,rn- 
mon no par and , Pref™*-.;"' ' 
Jo-eph DworaanowskI, Joseph 8. Kassu- 
bowekl, Alfred Orablowekl. Plied by J. 
S. Maszubowskl, 711 Fillmore avenue, 
Bnllala. 

- ' Statement and Dcelgaatloa 
Badlo Talking Pletnies, lae., Delaware, 



Pacent Will Assume All Expenses in 
Litigation with W. L Over Patents 



Bohnen in ^pielt AuT 
On Coast to Start Work 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Michael Bohnen arrives here Fri- 
day with his wife, Mary Lewis, 
opera diva, and a former Fanchon 
and Marco girl, to star In the Ger- 
man Jazz opera, "Jonny Splelt Auf," 
for 'Warner Bros. 'Vltaphone. Boh- 
nen sang the original role at the 
American premiere of Ernst Krenk's 
opera at the Metropolitan, New 
York, 

Miss Lewis will be Ih her hus- 
band's support. 



WEST COAST NOTES 



Buster Keaton and the Biltmor.c 
Trio added to M-O-M's revue. 
. Robert Castle added to "The Sin- 
gle Stondard, M-O. 

May Boley and Joyce Compton 
added to- "Dangerous Curves," Par. 
. . Henry B. 'Walthall added to 
"Magnolia," Par. 

Wesley Fenton added to "Paris 
Bound," Pathe. 

■ Kay Francis, who has played In 
two Par pictures In the east, is now 
perfnanently at this coast studio, 
where the will be featured.' 

Ben Hendricks and Doris Dawson 
added to *'Oreat Divide." FN. 

James Ford added to "Fast Lite," 
FN. . 

Aggie H«rrlnff added to 'MTark 
Strecite," FN. < 
- Rayinond'-Grlfflth'a last of a series 
of two shorts for Christie Bros. wUl 
b« "The''Sleepingf Porch." 

Walter Pldgeon opposite Biliie 
Dove In "Lady Who Dared," FN. 

Sam Baker,- Jack Akrold, Cather- 
ine Ward and Hairy Cordlnge added 
to "Isle ot Lost Sbips," FN. 

TlUe of "King of Kyber Rifles," 
Fox,, changed to "Kyber," 

Alan Birmingham male lead in 
"The Brass Bowl," Fox. 

Walter Catlett «nd Charles Eaton 
feature' parts la "Cradle Snatchers," 
Fox. 

Kenneth McKenna opposite Mar- 
garet Churchill In "Scent of Sweet 
Almonds," Fox, 

Color-Art has started on "A S^- 
tlval of Bagdad" at T-.-S, studios. 
uJoyzelle Joyner, James 'Marcus, 
iCarleton King and Alan Paull-ln 
cast. C. F. Nagel directing,. . 

Benny Rubin la making "The,.; 
Statue Mali," fourth of his ser(ips^ 
of talking shorts for U. 

Josephine Dunn . replaces Mary 
Nolan In "^armony Lane," U. 

Florence. Alien,. Craiitord' Kent. 
Grace Cunar^, Arthur Prior, Monty 
Montague and Albert Priscoe ' iii 
"The Return' of .Blake of Scotland 
Yard," U serial Into profluctlon 
April 29. 

Sam Newfleld directing Arthur 
Lake In "His Maiden Voyage," V 
two-reeler. Support includes Alice 
Doll and William Welch. 

Giis Melns directing tbe "Sonny 
Jim" series. U. 

First threer Radio pictures for '29- 
'30 program are "Companionate," 
"Viennese Charmer" and "Fourth 
Street,'' all all-talkers. 

Donald Gallaher will direct talk- 
ing version and Charles Klein the 
silent version of "Scent of Sweet 
Almonds," Fox. Kenneth McKenna 
and Campbell Gullan In cast. 

Marie Wells added to "Rainbow," 
WB. 

Rita L. Roy, Anders Randblph 
and Charles D. Brown addid to 
"Dangerous Curves," Par. 

Leo McCarey, former supervising 

(Continued on page 2E) 



deal In moving, talking pictures, <^ New 
York office. 72S Seventh avenue: Hlebael 
A. Ca«talll. president; 2,000 aharea, niy. 
par. Filed by ITnlted. States Cop Co„ lEO 
Broadway, New York. . 

Badlo nlklng Flctare Corp„.(eaurt or- 
der). Filed by Kenneth 6. MaoAffer, 
Standard BIdfc.. Albany. 

Inleratate Fletnres Corp., I>elaware, 
real ' estate, operate theatree, 1,600 
Bhares — 600 shares 1100 and 1,000 com- 
mon no par value: New York ofBc^,, 161 
Weat 42nd Rtreet; Ramuel Zlerler, preal-' 
deot. Piled by Howell, McCheeBey & 
Clarkson, 11 West 42nd street. New 'Tork. 



Although his installation contract 
In the event oC patent litigation only - 
guarantees exhibitors protection to . 
.the extent ot the purchase price, ~ 
$2,600, Louis Gerard Pacent now 
dertares that he will meet all court 
expenses, regardless of the total, 
which may ensue In his battle with 
Western Electric 

Retaining Martin W. Littleton, 
noted, attorney, as chief of a battery 
of other counsel he has lined up 
since W. E. opeiied Are on his pat- 
ents, t>acent states that the eleo- , 
trlc's'sult Is nothing but an attempt 
to cut Into his business. 

Propaganda that since Western ! 
charged his patents violated. their%. 
Pacent's business has dropped ott 
and many exhibitors, fearful ot th« 
outcome, are causing his equipment 
to be removed, Is met by Pacent^ 
with the statement that his sale* 
have Increased since the Initial suiL < 
He says that he Is now filling 2M ' 
new contracts which will Jbrlng the . 
number ot his Installations up to:. 
800 theatres wlthlni' the next tw» ' 
months. 

Pacent's Ias Angeles representa* .- 
tlon -opened In .!the Tlvoll, .a larg« 
house on the outskirts, with "W^ry - 
Rt'^er," this ;week. 

In' line with his defense and to- 
qulet unrest ^ong .exhibitors, Pao^ ' . 
ent seiit on .the road this week In-'.- 
the capacity ot "booster," Jos Daley. 
former sales Ohtet here for DeFoF*'! 
est. Daley is given cnK6 blanche and ' 
Is armed with an unlimited expense ■: 
account 



1 



Sign Work Internal ; 
N. T. SlAe Settled 



The strike ot the MetsJ Workert''' 
TJhton No. 137 wh.lch tied ^ lip all'^ 
electrlcM sign. work. 'on Ne^: Yd)^ : 
Picture houses wlijtfb had the. Bl{ra' 
palht^s golifg out f li' sympathy ^mm:} 
.settted .Ttie8da.y |~.l[yeaterday). 4nfft ,' 
lifter Sign Makers' . AssociatloB'.- 
^sfiin^. ,^up a year's agreement .vittk ':: 
'the.'.ip^.te''8ts. .■ '.'.:.■;■. 

T6,i6" .association, sensing ' no 'Bp^!-. 
.parWitt hope of a compromise 'ftoqi.,; 
ilta ..f>(»evlous stand of objecting; t^'. 
a clause ' In the union's demahdii.'; 
that' It be : granted exclusive Jurls» - 
^diction .oVer tbe hanging bl 'tM, - 
signs, decided to submit wltb.^wC] 
premise being granted In addition:^ 
to an In'orease. 

' The-hew agreement provides! to^l 
a minlrnuro scale of tlS'.20 daj^. ' 
with' a five-day, .week basis also 
eluded,'; the -jurisdiction grant. - 

'. 'With the-meta;i workers satlB.fle(i^ 
-the.' association Is .now wonderltiK-; 
what attitiide'the electrical workelrs; 
will assume, as -they had notlfle^' ! 
rttie maat^ ' painter^, that . their 
wanted exclusive installation rights, 
for th6 signs. ^ • 

• Up to yesterday, the electrletam- 
had not rellnqulsiied their claim: 
and. some sort of ^ fight Is pendlntr ' 
unless they reach an under8tandln|r' 
with the metar workers. 

The stiflke caused the film pro*';- 
duoera of Immediate pictures for'> 
Broadway, no end of inconvenience.:^ 
and inoncy. ■ ~f \ 



i 



HARRY 

ROSS 

EDDIE 

EDWARDS 

OCR PAL AND AOam 
ABE FRIEDMAN 



C A P I T O L, N E W Y O R K 

HELD OVER FOR THIS THE SEjCOND WEEK 

MU."?»'CAL COMEDY'S STAR DANCER 



NICK 





' 4« 

i 



VARIETY 



FILM RBVIE WS 



NOTHING BUT TRUTH 

(ContiDued'frooi' J>aKe 18)- v 

trancing laugh planted . In the hope 
that someone will "Xemember they'- 
heard it In "The Sh4w.oft," doubUal 
In 99 pcrcent 'of the .spots this film 
win play. Churchill pries much frot^ 
the fuming father, who reaches .the 
boiling point after the cabaret in-, 
stance which ends in a raid, with 
the sister team therefrom Bleeping 
In hie garage all night to catch him 
the next morning on a promise to 
back their show. .Wife puts Dbc on 
a spot by hoppl&g questions at him 
and because of the bet he makes it 
worse and worse for the old man, 
besides getting in wrong with the 
daughter. 

Running time Is overboard mainly 
on the studio supposition that Miss 
Kane should get heavy footage. Sit- 
uations Involving her which mlisht 
have been brle^h^ are heavily padded 
and lose their lustre. Wynne Gib- 
son is paired ^ith the songstress 
and foils neatly while hurting the 
latter on appearance. Of the re- 
maining feminine members, Dorothy 
Hall, currently in "The Liove Duel," 
gets as much as possible from the 
limited Gwen both on voice and 
looks. Camera deportment Is not 
new to this girl, she having niade 
a series' with George Waleh, .and 
plus a definite todal; appeal Indida-! 
tlons are that she can Htuidle bigger 
materlal.v.^ftdellna Gray,, now In a 
Broadway m1iBlsal»'glTe»>Hra. Burke 
plenty <tf class whll^ .Nano^ Ryan 
la agreeable in -what, counts. ^ 9 

blt( '■ . ■ .. ■■■ ■ 

Schertzlnger has foqnd a means, 
tit movtttg 'hlB. camera around . and 
Cronjaser, ' ' at ' the' - lens, hafl - taken 
about ov^ry -^vantage possible ot 
this aUtriuitcrlp^,. picture.; Contlifulty; 
Is smooth, except iii a bad;: atvk-' 
Wttrd and '«uddett: Bwltcb from JtSlBs 
Kane t«..Ml^ BaU.-RiHJuctloni^hd 
la ..worthy on eight, factor the 
lAng Island' studio: la atrtvln{p...fbr^ 
even in its'-^horti. ■■.•■ ■>;.. 

Less 1,000 feet, this feature could, 
rate iat -the top. 'the full.' length 
light, talking- Comedies, of which 
there haven't been many to- date. 
It flu Dlx AM Dlx flts: it-^wbtt!h 
ought to meto a sl^ -of relief 'an 
around. A. fjEtr more- than capabity 
audience, gavis repeated, proof ,oi Its 
approval to the extent It appeared 
as if the studio didn't think there 
was a laugh' in the' picture, mostly, 
because of the failure to anticipate 
where thciylauccha might .be'':andvto 
provide appropriate waits; - U^atiy U. 
the laughs carried ' a* distinct Col- 
.ll(9r label) ^cellen^.- recording .jo)> 
and an ntiusui^ny !eood presenta- 
tion on ampU§catiob at' this efiowt 
. Ing, the only ' 'elfpa . a' bootti ' ten'-'' 
dency to ^.b^ pver«aj|[er on .^the. 
ohangeovere in'oMer to get fU^m to' 
first base In tlmew Bid. 



BENNY 



GIRLS GQN1& WILD 

Vox .production direetea by Lew . B«ller.' 
Sn« Chnl and Nick Stuart ,Xeatiu;«d. Tltleo 
by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. At TRoxy, Now 
yctif, WMk ot April ao. RunnlnB umo, 67 
mliiiiles.' „ 

Ba,b9 Holwortby . . Sue Carol 

Buck Brown Niok Stuart 

JUao' Brown William Buu«ll 

Tony Mor«lll Rpy D'Arcy 

JUrs.. HolworUiy Hodda Hoppor 

Sueed Wade Jobn.Darrow 

Ajjgle St«n Matthew Bola 

JndKe Blliott Edmund Breese 

Qrandma ,MJnna Ferry 

DlUy: LouW Nathoaux 

Tom Holworthy Lumnden Hore 



Another of the l»-year-old com- 
edy melodramas Fox and others 
have been turning out for lost 
couple of years. Persi^ence of this 
type of offering predicates commer- 
cial value for them. They are 
trifling tuid unimportant but enter- 
taining enough, in the unreeling. 
Probably appeal in the generality- 
o;C film houses because of the con- 
ceded- importance of the younger 
generation. 

"Girls Gone 'Wild" proceeds on 
the premise that the adolescent hlgl) 
school, crowd and their doings aTe 
Just about the most vital happen- 
ings in the world. It thus belongs 
to what the literary world .bails 
and denounces as Juvenillsm, the 
gloriflcdtlon of Immaturity. 
. dlder persons aVei -apt to be a 
little impatient with this Fox cyoH 
but^'^the. ^oungaters and the. ro''-' 
mcuitles, the iti^domlnant movie 
audience type, will think ^hem ciiicb 
and .'iiiiereBtln^, ^ '. 

Plot la o£ a young daughter of 
wealth who runs wild and 'gets talk- 
glM.up In k- boetl^gers' feud wltli 
co'nsequ^t unpltasantness resulting 
In . a- dlspoBltlon> for retomi and. -a 
more. - m'oDest . pacei ' ' Hero '(Nlofe 
Stuart) Is a son. of a motorcycle 
dp .iWUUam Hussell) which brings 
In a Httle morftUzlhg about influen- 
tial oltlzens thinking, themselv^ 
■abbxelaw.; -. . 

■'■ ' Plo'l^ure hojs been 'neatly direotcid 
and put together.. Prodtictlon values- 
k(e\ X3ra.i» . A and ' general quality, 
sufficient to get It. by. .Acting: Is: 
Qkjay.wltliout.ansi Individual ratlhg 
spe'clal- ineption. . Several •laughs -fn 
Ifalcolm .«tuart Boylan's captions. 

Kllm devoid of dialog. That re- 
duces Its availability. Bates as a 
moderate. - Lana. 



where, the difference prdba'bly .due 
to the mechanical reproduction. He 
photogiiaphs weir,«od plays excel- 
lently In this type ot^ole, calling 
for ' th^ 'charaoterisatlQii of a young 
tolUloniMre Bportsmaii; 

liaura La Plante has a speaking 
VoI<!e which should Improve. Uoti, 

t^£: LEATHERNECK 

' (10% blALOQ) 
PathA production^ '•Dd release. RCA 
Pb9tOp.)Qne i^otdlnci Produced by Ralpb 
Block' and directed -tor Jtoward HImfn. 
Winiah) Boyd atsrred. ..^tory by -BlUott 
Clawnon.i Pbotogi«ptaer,> Joltn McscaU, At 
tbe Cameo (Kelth'a), New York, week of 
April 20. Running' tim<; 10 mlns. 

William -Callionn. .^.William Boyd 

Otto Schmidt Alan Hale 

Joseph Hanlon Robert Armstrong 

Heckia Kred Koblet 

Tanya Diane Bills 

Tanya's Brother .....James Aldlne 

Petrovltch , J^ul .Weleei 

Cook.........; Jules Cowles 

Qunnery Sergeant ...Wade Botsler 

Judgo Advocate PUk> MeCallougb 

Colonel.,... .i..., ..Joe Olnird 

Captain 4 Brand .^..^.tMlcbell htmla 

Offleem of Uie Cotirt Uartlat , 
Joseph Girard. Richard Nelll, Koyd 'Whlt> 
)ook, Leo Bhumway. Jack Rlobazdsoo. 
sod PIOlo McCullongb 




Braaldnff All Records, , 
Mfurks' Bra a. Granada 

Marlbro TheatMn^ 
Cliic^gOr 111.. Indefinitely 



SCANDAL 

Universal prodoctloD uti leleaae. Pi»- 
dneed and direct^ -by Wasley Rnggles. 
Starring . liaora Ua. CUinte.^ .Based en the 
story by Adele Rog«n:St. John, oonUnnlty 
by Paul Bchofleld, Titles by Walter 'Att- 
ihony. Cast Includce John Boles, Hontly^ 
Qprdon, Jane Wlnton, Mancy, Dover, Bddler 
Phinips.'. and' ''Jullav-ewajniji'' Gordon. :'.Ka 
other players given screen -credit. At 'tte 
Colony, New Tork, Saturday, April fSO^ 
Runnlns time, TO mlAutea. 

Not wclrtta spbttlng in house 
a reliable draw. Weak metodraiat 
with aiflndlfferent cast, rarely ef- 
fabtive. mostly to uninspired 
direcUon.' ^ - 
^ The story, molded' klong lines eUa- 
iter.. 1(C( Jhundreds of 'bthers used'lq 
pict ■ ■ " "■ 



'picture's,' has received an abrupt,' 
.fanilUwr treatment. Only abotit' ;t2 
minutes. ot dialog, presumably added 
'hitbr the picture ba4[.'been m&djs, 
so that Is discounted.,'. 

Synchronization la mechanically 
off while the musical 'arrangement 
Is the same as that used with 
'Xonesome," one of the,flrst Uni- 
versal pictures with dialog. 

Story- «encems the bootleg loves 
ot .narrlM . couples. The ' heroine, 
after' ;inan)fi years. Is again bbset by 
the, love of a man whom she had 
onoe ':cared for. She repulses Ulm 
but tongties wag as. tongues will 
The man's wife Is kilted, he is sus'- 
pecte<l ot murder, biit won't tell 
where he 'wscs the night ot the kill 
Ing. It's to ' protect the honor of 
the/woman he waia with.' - 

The girl flnally comes 'through, at 
tli<B risk of losing her husband's love, 
to save the accused from the death 
penalty. 

I Attempts to make the various se- 
quences convincing don't click. The 
garden scenes, .where the woman 
repulses lier/Iover after submitting: 
.to his embraces, rnay provoke laughs 
with; wise audiences. ' . 

" Huntley ' Qbrdon's voice' registers 
cleosly and : strongly In kovab In-: 
Siltifces, but doesn't get over; else- 



No particular klok -to tbip Patbe 
talker ' other than - It^ Is ianotiier 
trlal"^ picture. This time a court 
ma^aL .That's about the only por- 
tions where there Is dialog,' during 
the snatches of ttie <H>urt scei)e;-wltb 
Willlaiii Boyd talkie^' In them.. It 
mu9t rest with Boyd's, popularity/ 
or- the - '*t^ia^•^ end; - Wcturo r'-Itiiaif 
has .nothing tp pull altiti<tug1i.rsbme 
' lutfUblty should be gotten! but ot the 
lamie& -x»t ttaeittvb legits.' Ih the cast,. 
Alan Hale, and Robbrt' ArtnetrQng. 

It Is a mm ot QUt' baclcs, . Picture 
opens 'With 'thre«- buddies In the 
If wines being accounted tor, after 
oliairged ^tb- desertloii. One Is 
4et^i|r tke .btbei^ ihsalie,^ while the 
^-DMlning ..tnember Is charged with 
i»^Ufd6r>0f w buddy. On trial 
f«r. that and' desertion' VllUam Cal- 
Houil';tb8tIiltti Redtlng tbe adven- 
ttires .ot! .the .tliree . mfin after fkey 
A<6ot4ei^taliy-«dt Inta a booze scrape. 
yiOvPlctV^b oi^t^.: back continuously. 

!Qiel^.Jt^v'bl9 t^e them to several 
rbt«Ign,; cbuntnes, 'with . fights and 
>tf*I^&y('«i|s6:a'4earcb.tot the Rus- 
sian: gtrl'.'CalRbun had 'inoiTled-Jn 
9(isMK '.'.Calbbuq Iii''. the one ' wnp 
locates tbe^bther two and also, tlie 
itteilace. >vho' Is-' dead by- that .time.- 
As . the co)irt' mttrtial enda and Oal- 
b0Uli'Is'.'pr6nbuii(;ed guuty ' bn both 
charges/z'-Xaaya,-- (lis wife, Bhow's, 
^th ' tbe - trials ripened, , and you 
■SiibT^ '• ■' ..^ ' - ' '. 

B6ya '16bkb- pre]t& good in uni- 
toim,' '< with' : Hale and Armstrong 
-pla^^ing competently. Diane Ellis 
lbb$4^t^ be in a constant pose. Tou 
gtst-^ her trbU 'bvery angle, 
f -dalog'. during ; Ui^ cotu^ martial, 
np^laUy' when 'delivered by Joe 
aira:i'd''a6'^thb -cblbHel, Is excellent 
riapro'di>(>"9P.''' .Sbi|)|nd process also 
bblps i.BoydlS' delivery. 
''■ ' Siems all "attempt 'has been made 
In this pidture. U»'4b.'i|i dissolve while 
the'.^olbb' atlU ^ii^^e.;;. This happens 
a^few-times'In tttsicut backs. But 
'tlHlp0 .Is no'. votcti ' dissolve, that bt 
'bnjf : Tolc^' tMin^. bul- and another 
bbnlilUr'^liP•<JTlib prfuseAt dissolve is 
no' more than it 'the''mualo continued 
wt(h^'<^e >sere<Bii Mettia shifting. 
Hoivevier.' aids realism 'to a limited 
*xtent, . . 

': A theme song runs tnrpughout the 
picture, most of Uje tlme by unaeeo 
M/bii^xA Latter . <it ho apparei^t 
benefit and '.. dlstrqjbtlnig at'-tlmeir. 
May have been . voted. 'differently 
'With a mer* melodious song. 

Blme. 



by tbe author a subject irortbjr of 
every couslderatlon. --'' " / . 

InteHbr shots 'of « beebti^e and 
hornets' nest compare .wttb , little 
.exertion ot tbe average Pagination 
to casjUe and dungeon jim' Wf>od- 
land, I flowerbed, nlgltt aiid «wly 
morning scenes wouM -make this 
Ideiir tor coloring. '. ' • 

■ Pollowing the -book' vpbit-^bleh 
bases tbe plo^ttrSk story, Bonsel 
fqcuaes his -camera -oii tbe travelb 
and: experiences of 9 bee. The birth'. 
Bcen^^'ln the Qoipb'.and activities In', 
tbe hive with tbe lntroduotIofi>^ot a 
new queen beb jut tiie-'same time are 
followed by Haya, as the star in- 
sect . Is called, 'flittln'^ out Into the 
world. ' • 

Close-upB ot inaeots. magnified 
many times, . add to Interest anA 
real lam. 'Qrasshoppers, arid rabbits, 
as weU .as snakes popping :9ut . of 
eggs are Incidental to. the het'work 
of a -regular story '^blcb starts 
when Maya; after witnessing a (rog 
gulp ^ bottle |]y and a -dragon fly' 
citunly chew, off the' bead ot. another 
tnaeot, becomes friendly 'with a rose 
beetle. 

A ^spider wea'vlng bis web so that 
each' : tbitcaa ta: dliii^riublei 'bn tne 
^ereeb,.' entraps Mttya. Tbe beetle 
is ehowii outt^tg l^er froqi:tbejneab-^ 
work. :xhei> .ir bOQiet captures th^' 
moe BtAjt Jm m^^ 
bea^ TlMT^ . Attfc.^ heariiis plan? 
Cor„im l^ttook^n tte qaem^Dbe; and 
bee l-Kowet sij- toe siilj'tltls^ ')(to,> lit- 
tle Ma:!^eL -^eaecta.'abbtbeii; eseane; to. 
sbund'tiib'. -watinQg. ' . • ' - ' : ■ ' : 

a<b^ blWax^^^ 
tween tm ^1>e<(fB-^and : tbe |iorl]ietB^>:iB 
staged Iri6ld« tbe ' biv«.- . ^Ibsevupn 
show the insects actually - gnappUng; 

Children l|t the ^au^enbier :i;ltb 
their parents, go wild- M ;WlS ,P<9lnt 
and' the production «ndB i^vlth'-nTehtj^ 
ot applause. - VDUifr ,. 



Adventures of Maya 

(filtENT) 

Prodiiced mat ,aistrl!but«il by Edward L. 
Klein. 'WHlten, adapted' and directed b] 
Watdfmar Bon^l.. .At the. ' FItty-fltti 
Street Playttoose beslnnUr April 20. Run- 
nine tlHtte, HO. mlilntA. 

* ' ' ' ' ^^^B 

-An unusual popular science study, 
centering on bees, Is represented in 
'TThe Adventures of Maya." dood 
subtitling contributes a continuity 
rarely found in film efforts of this 
class while a number of - situations 
denote 'excellent accomplishments 
by patience, knowledge of the sub- 
let and sound camera Judgment. 

.' The picture, however. Is not suit- 
able tor the average .Itim 1audlenc(>. 
High cl^i'sa community theatres and 
hbn-theatricals. .e8i>ecialiy echeole. 
wnerb biology is taught, will ratp 
this ''adaptation of the Bohsel novel. 



Berfin Fihiis^ 



Berlin. April 13. 
Capitol— ^ The Crimson'' Circle" 

(Deflna). Frledrlob Zelnlk-biiu hera 
taken one ot Edg^r Wallace's beat 
novels but not > been succi!lntultln 
getting mucb.ot its- suspense- onto 
the screen. A blackmailing . p'rganl-. 
zatlon sends a 'orlmsbn .<MrqIe to 
those . Who retu^e,.tb accede' to' Its 
deitiande -and a short tlitie after- 
ward the reoiplents are mysteriously 
murdered^. Sweet, heroine IS always 
present .at . these tragedies, so..'«he 
gets. suspect. •«1 by the hard liefiirted 
police. ' BiHpdOt by the audience iuid 
that's why tfiere isn't any susitbn^. 
Lya Mara. Is still liked in Qsrittany 
and looks .passable through gause 
Should go fad Ehigland wberO 'lSal'- 
-lace Is more' 'popular than' the king, 
but hasn't' 'any chances in tbe 
States. 

Terra— ^he Gypsy Vtelihitt" 

<Aco) based on the Kalmain -oper- 
etta "SarL" Another ' or tlffise plcr 
tures taken from operettas—a grave 
erfor tibfdi^ ..the ^arrival, of .eoiutd. 
Operetta ' . iilots - are' ^ nobseDSlcal 
enough When ^ocompanled' - With 
muslct:- on' tbe ecreen'-they 'become 
utterly ridiculous. Thl^ Is all kbout 
a gypsy violinifit wbd jMtirber'at the 
height ot bis (Came .and) plans to 
marry his chctnping ' young niei^. 
But the girt talis tor -the son, whom 
the father baa. disowned because hfe 
plays fro'm notes, not in the old 
gypsy fashion, extempore. 

Father refuses to come and play 
tor the king and the son takes, hie 
place. As he has a tremendous suc- 
cess, the" father forgives him . and 
also lets him have the glrU. Karl 
Wllheim, ' who directed, Is the oldest 
Gertnan megaphone wielder, having 
even dlscovbred Lubltsch as . ar 
actor tor the film. This picture' 1? 
pretty primitive technically but ap 
It Is said to have cost only- Slo.OdC 
It bhould easily get this su'ifl back 
from ' the - German provinces wherr 
it will be liked. 
: Kammerlichtsplele— "The Hero of 
All Girls' Dreams" (Deuteohes Llcht- 
aplel Syndlkat). Therp-is a demand 
for' a certaiil number of Harrv 
Liedtke films yearly and this onr 
supplies the unquenchable loneln'- 
better than the ' average. . Robert 
Land is . a director ot qualities wel' 
above the Qerman average. Thr 
story concerns an .elegant French 
count who Is really ponr and merely 
puts up a bluff of wealth. 
He wins away a dancer frbni his 



rival, k maf««uK>nd then lets her 
drop. Ont 'Pt revenge ^the.iitarquis 
beU tb*t iM) will grab tbe count's 
next flame,' The latter talis for a 
llttiA Mfunstress and tflces a posi- 
tion la the country ae: < a horse 
trainer ' In order to efttti enough 
money to marry the girl. Under, a 
false pretext the maniulfa'getB the 
girl to 'Ills .apartment and ithen. has 
the count notlfled' so that he will 
discover: ^tbem ^ogetb^.;- Broken 
bearted .b« goes back 1)1b old 
night-rbnndiiyir but the. .plot Is dis.- 
closed to him and a g^d middle 
alaBB«:iwm'ge loopis.: 'From 'a Con- 
tin<eintaI,'v^ewpolht .Iiteiltk^'baa a lot 
ot obarrn knU is even -developing 
some tiUents as: a comedian. 

Atrium —** Furnished Rooms 
(Strauss). ' A ridiculous - scenario 
that r wanders around without the 
slightest ;mQtfvatlbn. The bero lav« 
Ishes.bls affeotio'na on most of the 
ffbmaie members ot .the cast and 
th'e.heroUie' is also very, bigrtaearted. 
Ftod : Sauer, . the director," bbkea It 
lb tbe style ot MtO and (his lead is 
followed with enthusiasm by Frits 
ScbnlS'and Mar"-'' lAnda. Nothing 
sbprt' ot.>«.oclmei r - . , 

Rrfrniw J»aia«t— "^OM Aro-the 
Woman SThat Everyone Loves'* 
(Deutsche Universal), - -Benny Porr 
teb aoes .on forever ' tind. eveh It 
wbuld seem that in the dork regions 
ot tbe' provinces she la' jnlll the ideal 
ti^ne- She should 'st(^ .)ivlnB to be 
eutb. ..What a beautlfally trained 
stiftt' ot-yea-meii" Bbe-.!:muet ta&vb 
about t^e.Mtldtol . i' 
^ : Hei^ We playb a ilme (7) ebop> 
girl, whb is so awfully, ;|i.wtully tal- 
ented but daren't ..g» 0b the stage 
beoause her buaband-fo«be looks oq 
fnai',eort.«C thing-wlti^r4lBgust and 
dlinpprova] But thenrjust by mis- 
t^b; «bb happens' to 'Pb out alone 
on, the oiiddle ot a stage when the 
.^rtatit'.goe».'OP.;;and,-.o(.^urse, Just 
Iuui^'t0 become a steiTw overnight, 
T^n ber fiance, who Is biVen dumber 
than- iisiiai, tails In love with her 
aiS' an actress, never having recog- 
niced' her at^ all,' so finally she tells 
hut' the truth and b<i'be11eves it. 
KaM.-Proebllch'Used to:be a director 
beforb he followed the "call ot the 
dlthy.-lucre and startedrtacklng this 
sort of Junk together.. ' 
-. Bavarta Ucht«plelo<.r- "What a 
Girl PrS4ims Aboijt in Spring" (Ar- 
tlturjZIem). 'Well,' in. Germany they 
dream' tha^ they wlii prize con- 
tort and -get' a. trip tO^he Riviera. 
Thbre'tHey pretend tb-be a countess 
aiid ',/a1)j:''for . a. fllm'vigtar who ta 
shooting exteriors, I^.:'b'yen goes so 
far as'-allowing then^.'fo step in at 
the; last 'moment and. -take the film 
star's .role In Bald exteAor. 
^IKiit .lt all comes oUt';%about their 
not tfeing a countessi.-i^nd Ramon 
snlnriiB ' them. So- th'fiy return to 
Berlin and their cloak and suit 
flanbb..-: But it. seeiiw^that thoee 
scenes were 'Just too .'wllbderf ill, and 
so they become a /Um.4ltar. anyhow. 
In America tbey w6ul4;:^ggest that 
the^sc^narlo. writer ch^i^e his res- 
taurabtr Director's name la Kurt 
MaehfiltEky and the star Colette 
Bn^ttV ' 

Primin Palast->P«opre of the 

JfC^tIniMd on .tnt^ Sfl) 



In Rrift^uc^n 

'THE (aREEN GODDESS'' 

Starrtno 

GEORQC ARLISS 



Direction 




E. 




A Warner Bros. y|taphen'e 
Release ' 



DO YOU REMEMBER? 



HENRY GARDEN 

::.TE:NPR^ - ' .. 

-Singing -Angeia^Mia/^Theme^^ at the Roxy for 4 Record Breaking Weeks 



. Nqw Tenor Soloist with John Muri;ay Anderson's ''Say It .With Music*' 

X r. ° Accompanied by PAULA THERRIEN 

ParamBiDit/N#Tork, Now, WeekApd 20 Paramount, BrooUp^N^ Week, Ap^ 




Because he gave "Coquette*' 
to the stage . ♦ . Because hcj 
^co^authored andj^directed 
*'Broadway''^,^^,BecauSfe 
these were but two of 
series of hrilliant dramatic 
triumph undimmed by anyj 
note of mediocrity, George^ 
Abbott was destined to give 
Vo RADIO PICTURES 
his- sensational melqdramoi 
yfthe New York /ightracfec^ 




99 



(In cellabaratlaii wl* Ted Paromor* owl Hj» Daah) 




Pfercy Hamm<»n^~emlnent dftfmai 
critic of Hew York Hptaldi 
Tribune wrote of i/lx* Abbpttr^ 

\«1t b my lmpre«itoa» n • 
drams'loverof many yeu't 
devbtloii,tbatMr; Abbott to 
ihe moit tnutworthr oua 
Jn the Amerlciii Thewre to: 
|day .. . the entertalnmenti 
!of whtdi he U the MpeririMi 
'ere loua*^ ud they- eie 
■Iwaye ornameated' with 
graphic and credible detalL 
He bleoda CdthfuIaeM with 
'cunning and he employe oo 
devlcca th»t ere aotjegldj 
matc'y 




Actor. ...director>.^.«^^auAor-^»..^ 
stands unchallenged . AMtKlC^A 
MASTER OE STAGECRAFT^ ^hoi 
how contributes to: a program where) 
showmahly 




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V A R I E T Y 



Wednesday, April 24* 1929 



EVERY VICTROLA 
IS A BALLYHOO FOR 

Pathe's Singing Talking Sensation 



When you open your doors with Morton 
Downey in "Mother's Boy" you are set to cash 
in on the most intensive exploitation and pub- 
lidty campaign ejjer put })ehind a theatrical 
aJtxraaion, 

Already the entire nation has heard the golden 
voice of Morton Downey sing the song hits of . 
••Mother's Boy" on the Hudson-Essex Challenger 
hour over the N.B.C. coast-to-coast hook-up of 
33 stations. 

On Friday April 26th and for five consecutive 
Friday ni^ts thereafter Morton Downey will again 
be heard over this same giant net work. 

On May 10th, simultaneous with the national re- 
lease of the picture Mr. Downey will sing the theme 
song of "Mother's Boy" in another tremendous 
national publicity hook-up. 

All the Advertising and publicity resources of the 
Victor Talking Machine Company are behind the 
picture with 9500 Victor dealers cooperating in a 
gigantic national campaign. 

In advance and during your showing every Victor 
Dealer, Music Store and Song Shop will ballyhoo 
"Mother's Boy" with Posters, Snipes, Window 
Cards, Heralds, Stills, Exploitation Records and 
Window Displays. 



4^ All the world is waiting to 
see and hear ^'Mother's Boy'* 



Hdm CkanHer, Bcabara Betmett, Bei^/l 
Mercer, Osgood PerWnj. Story by Gme 
Morltey. Origfmtl songn by Bud Greeri 
mi Sam. H. Stept. Dbccttd by BrdHy' 
Borlcer. Supervised by Robert T. Konfc 





OTHER'S BOY 



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ORTON DOWNEY 

Golden Voiced Idol of Broadway 




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Wednesday, April 24, ld29 



P I C T U RE S 



VARIETY 



25 



InsUe Stuff-Pktures 



Phonographic, records have received heavy Impetus since . exhtbs 
started playln; sound lllins, Where sUent pictures are booked, owners 
are «lvlngr them sound by disk records cued by themselves to the extent 
of 10 to 12 records, paying $1.25 each for a batch of not less than SO. 

A number of places around Times Square have disk libraries which 
meet all demands of these exhlbs. One spot sells 600 records for $425. 

Cost of. cable running from the recording room In a sound studio to' 
the microphone on an exterior location on the lot Is deemed pretty high. 
Sound engineer supervising such operation estimate that by the time all 
connections are hooked up expense of cable Is approximately $6 for each 
400 feet 



A picture producer who should have known better, having had news- 
paper training, asked bla scenl^c artist to sketch for hl7 an Idea for a 
"pearl mine" set. It was the toughest time convincing the flicker magnate 
that pearls aren't mined; they come from oysters. 



. ^^muel Goldwyn Is retaining his eastern press agent, Lynn Famol, on 
tals. payroll during the latter's enforced rest at Saranac, Qoldwyn further 
assured Famol that the berth was there when he recovers his health. 



Stage director In Hollywood less than a year has Just completed a 
dialog picture of feature length In 14 days. Including all rehearsals. Di- 
rector ' expresses conviction the present urge for speed In making of 
talking .pictures win not last, citing fact that In preparing play for 
stage he would not think o( going before public with but 14 days' re- 
hearsal. ■' 

He calls attention to several pictures now In production on the same 
lot wherein schedule has been lengthened to nearly double the number 
of days allotted to his picture. 



Qeorge Spoor's Invention of an over-sized film (raw) will be placed 
oq the screen next September, It Is said. R. C. A. Photophone Is to be 
the flrst producer employing It Spoor has a fortune Invested. He was 
formerly a picture producer, one of the Big 6 In the Patents Co., Essanay. 



"Reporting the World," short subject currently 'at the B5th St. Play- 
house, New Yorlc, Is the sixth of a series of commercial one reelers, all 
Vlsugraphlc Productions, distributed free to exhibitors and shown 'on 
Broadway In recent months. 

' Current release Is a plug for the United Press. 



Will Hays' divorce story In the New Tork dally dallies last week was 
(Continued on page 46) 



Australia 



(Continued from page 2) 

bare louBt week. Hard at Uie moment to 
•ay whether play will- click or fade 
away. "Woodley" 1b probably the moot 
mawkish' thins here In years. When it 
la not dirty In dlaloff It U allly In action. 
In certain )>arta It to filthy. And yet 
«n Its premiere this aex ahow took elz 
eartalns. Polite audience laaghod when 
It Bhottldn't, but otlierwlae seemed to 
enjoy the production. Splendid acting 
by Natalie Moya and Lewis Bhew*. 

Pictures 

Talkers big noise. "Jazz Singer" 
to steady business. 

Regent changed last week, when 
huslne^a dropped away, to "In Old 
Ai'tzona.'" 

At Xyceuid "Jazz Singer" In 10th 
week and Indef. 

April S the Capitol goes talker, In- 
troducing new talker each week. No' 
change wlU.be made in orchestra, 
organ or stage presentation. Un- 
doubtedly this., theatre is offering 



-UEBHIE 



KING 

HCSICAI. BUlOTEB of OEReHONIEt 
DIreatloa FANCBON * HABCO 
Oakland Tbeatrc, Oakland, CaUf. 



GENE 

SHELDON 

Seclac the World with Mr. PnblU 



the greatest entertainment In world 
at one dollar top. As a silent house 
Capitol has done the most consist- 
ent business during the year. 

The State, opening In April, will 
run talkers on weekly change. Both 
houses controlled by Ifnlon The- 
atres. 

With' these two theatres changing 
weekly, means the long run houses 
like Regent and Prince Edward will 
have to dick with some pretty 
strong features to run extended 
seasons. The Regent Is run by 
Hoyts, with Union Theatres having 
a Dig interest In the Prince Edward. 

CURRENT BILLS 
Ljc^DiB (wired) — "Jaaz Singer" and 
shorts; "Tannhanser Overture," "Veetl 
La Gulbba," "Howard Bros., Mlscha 
Blman playing "Humoresaue," Warlng'a 
Penneylvanlans . and "In a Monastery 
Cellar." 

B^geat (wired) — "In Old Arizona" and 
ehorts, speech by King Alfonso o'f Spain, 
Clark and McCuUough, Kentucky Jubi- 
lee Singers and Fox Movietone News, 

Prince .Edward (wired)— "White 
Shadows" and shorts: Johnny . Marvin, 
George Dewey 'Washington, Ella Shields, 
"Nearly Divorced." r 

Oapltel — Tremendous this week with 
"Dancing Daughters" and "After the 
Storm," Two-block line-up mornings 
waiting to- book seata Matinees largely 
patronized, with complete sell-out nights. 
Next week this house will have the rec- 
ord oC playing to capacity for 62 weeks 
with two-feature weekly change policy 
together with special stage presenta- 
tions and organ features, 

Haymarket — "Beggars of Life" and 
"Champagne," John Orren and Co. act. 

Lyric — "Red Hot Speed" and "Naughty 
Baby," No stage act. 

Empress — Family house presenting 
"Someone to Love," "Mysterious Lady" 
and "Man, 'Woman and Wife," U. T. 

.Crystal Palace — "Red Hot Baby" and 
"Naughty Baby." House switching bill 
with Lyric. No act. 

noyto— "Kosher Kitty Kelly" and 
"King Cowboy." 

UNION KINE-VAUDE 

Acts playing circuit this week in- 
clude John Orren and Co., Janetzki 
Trio, Peggy Mackechnle, Fredo. 
Bros., Mantell's Manikins, Fred 
Weber, Tommy McAulifTe, Big Four. 
Carre and Carlotta, 'Oeorge and 
Florence, Bush Bros., La Salle and 



FORCE ISSUE 



(Continued from page 2) 

elation together with .-memb.era of 
the Board of Trade, are running 
"In Old Arizona" (Fox) tomorrow 
(Wed.) privately, flrst at the Rialto 
on W. E. wire and then at other 
houses over cheaper equipment of 
other manufacturer. Purpose Is to 
get a test ruling from the assem- 
bled trade representatives on the 
quality'. . of reproduction . over all 
systems under examination. The 
Idea then is to force the interchange 
question as affecting those systems 
which In the opinion of trade au- 
thorities measure up. 

Thereafter If Western Electric 
refuses to permit product to be run 
on approved if cheaper wire, trade 
can seek legal action on charges of 
restraint of trada 

Systems outside the W. E. group 
are going forward with plans for 
this market RCA Photophone fe 
reported about to install its equip- 
ment in a studio at St Margarets 
where the Strand Film Co., will un- 
dertake native production of sound 
pictures. 

Leslie Hlscott, Strand director, 
leaves fop America in a fortnight 
in this connection. Strand Film ha.s 
been making "iiuota films" for 
United Artists. Hiscott was for- 
merly assistant director, working 
under T. Hayes Hunter and Oeorge 
FItzmaurlce. 



M.ick, Samaroft and Sonia, Nat 
Hanley. 

MELBOURNE 
Legit Bills 
Hla Haleaty'* — "Desert Song," record 
smasher. In last nights. 

Comedy — "Pigs" withdrawn and "Ap- 
plesauce" replaced. Alan Bunce and 
Ruth Nugent featured. "Pigs" did not 
act the town allre. 

Boyol — Margaret Baanerman's fare- 
we'l appearance In "Marionettes." 

King's — Leon Gordon In "Flying 
Squad" clicked strongly. 
PrlnceM — "Rio Rita Uth week. 
Vaude 

Tlvoll — Jean Florlan, Vlns and Russell, 
Vivian and Walters, Mack and La Rue, 
Murray Parker, Howard and King, J. A. 
Powers and Sird Roy's Lyrlcals. 

IlUon — Moon and Morris, Nell Flem- 
mlng, Hat Cooper, Duran Marcel, Les 
Warton, and Ivy Norton. 

Picture* 

' This city did not enthuse over the 
talkers, but business picked up con- 
siderably ove'r last week or so. Au- 
ditorium opened with "Red Dance," 
changing In a few weeks, bringing 
In "Mother Knows Best" 

"Jazz Singer" has been standing 
up very well; now in 7th week. 

Sydney went crazy over the talk- 
ers but this city greeted the Inno- 
vation somewhat coldly. 

Bills 

Athenaenm (wired) — "Jan Singer and 
shorts: Martlnelll, Mlscha Blman, How- 
ard Bros., "In a Monastery Cellar." 
Union Theatres. 

Andltorlnm (wired) — "Mother Knows 
best and shorts: Bonelll, Raqnel Meller, 
Chic Sale. Ruby Kecler and Fez Newa 
Hoyts. 

' State — Tremendons success slntfe open- 
ing. Best business In town with two- 
feature policy together with stage pres- 
entations and special orchestra and 
band. This theatre plays along lines to 
that of Capitol, Sydney, and Is Mel- 
bourne's ace house. "Mysterious Lady" 
and "Beggars of Life" features. 

Begtet — "Two liovers": stage presen- 
tation, "Cheerle Ho," Includes Dunlo and 
Qegna, Hodges and Towe, stage band, 
and Stanley Wallace at organ. 

Capitol— Cth week "Tempest." 

All Around 

W. T. will send "The Patoy" to 
New Zealand this week, with Irene 
Homer, A. S. Byron, Brandon Peters 
and Sam Wren, 

"The Vagabond King," with James 
Llddy, will open at His Majesty's, 
Melbourne, Easter. W. T. 

Cast- for Year 

"This Tear of .Grace" probably 
opens In Melbourne. Cast: Malsle 
Gay, Dlnka Ararace, Brian Buchel. 
Ernest Saxton, Frank Fox, Molly 
O'Doherty, Pat and Terry Keandall, 
'With J, Harris as produer. April la 
date set 

Fullers will take over the com- 
pany formed by Carrolls for "Fam- 
ily Upstairs" and "New Brooms." 
Wyrley Birch and Leonore Hogarth 



Picture Possibilities 



"Roekbound"— Unfavorable 

"ROCKfiOUND" (Kallesser, Drama, Cort). 

Dour New England dramatics of the "heavy" school, poor as a stage 
ofCerlng and lacking for the screen, silent or talker. Aiel. 



"The Love Duel"— Unfavorable 

"THE LOVE DUEL" (Comedy drama. Lee Shubert and -Gilbert Miller, 
Ethel Barrymore). 

A play which serves Ethel Barrymore very well for the stage but 
primarily a dialog work, with suggested situations which may not be 
suitable for the screen. 



"Marry That Man"— Unfavorable 

"MARRT THAT MAN" (Independent Fulton). 

Unsavory theme, although happy ending; based on theory that old- 
fashioned marriage Is a bust; so much of that, despite the "happy" end- 
ing, that the balance Is all wrong; poor parts for principals, no produc* 
tion opportunities, no Broadway success probable. Lait. 



featured. Fullers will send show 
out on road. 

La Salle and Mack will leave for 
South Africa next week. Charles 
Robin McQuestion will act as m. c. 
at the State, Sydney. The America 
may also have charge of the stage 
band. Clyde Hood, Chicago pro- 
ducer, has also been booked for 
three years to look after the pres- 
entation idea at the same theatre. 

Empire featuring William Kent 
in the publicity campaign for 
"Clowns In Clover." Kent's •name 
up in electrics outside the house. 

Assault Case Cold 

A's the result of an action started 
four years ago by Carr Lynn against 
Arthur Prince And Arthur Hurdle 
for assault when artists were play- 
ing the Tlvoll time, the plaintUfs 
asl(ed the court through his lawyer 
to accept a non-suit without costs. 
Request granted. s 

Ob. Perry, presentation manager 
for Union Theatres, Is now con- 
trolling the stage shows at both 
Capitol, Sydney, and State, Mel- 
bourne. 

Fidel La Barba will return to 
America this week undefeated in all 
his contests here. La Barba proved 
the best boxer sent to these shores 
in many years. 

WiHh's Jubilee 

WIrth's Circus will start its Jubi- 
lee season in Sydney Easter. Cir- 
cus started out In the '80's with two 
wagons, and now owns Its special 
train. 

Celluloid Row 

Cold weather giving the smaller 
men a better break now, although 
the talkers are making it hard for 
them to get smash business. 

New Zealand has not yet reduced 
the 12% per cent film tax. despite 
repeated requesst of distributors. 

Bernard Freeman, M-O-M head 
here, leaves for America this week. 
No Native Piotures 

Picture producing .Is as dead as a 
door naU in this country at the 
moment Several ' attempts have 
been made to produce pictures with 
world-wide distributing possibilities, 
but most of the stuff turned out 
hopeless. Poor stories, lack of 
proper supervision and poor 'acting 
main reason for failure. 

Since the advent of the talkers 
and the big presentation house, four 
smaller movie houses have shut in 
Sydney alone.-' 

Movie houses running talkers must 
sttU continue to pay to the Copy- 
right Association 1126 per week. 
Things may come to a head shortly, 
by the refusal of the managers to 
pay this fee. A case In point Js the 
Regent Sydney.. On the current bill 
only two songs are used In talkers, 
but the management 'must pay the 
$126. Music publishers are Inter 
ested In the .case, claiming that the 
atre owners employing this type of 
entertainment must pay the fee. 

Theatrical union here trying to 
form one big union, bringing in 
every branch of the entertainment 
field. Including muslclans,- 

Emplre Theatres Productions, 
Ltd., has gone Into liquidation fol- 
lowing on leasing the Empire Thea- 
tre to Marlow-Rolla. 

Rufe Naylor was head of Empire 
Productions, ' Ltd., which presented 
"Sunny" and several other musicals 



here. Gradually, following on the 
opening of two big presentation 
houses In Sydney, the business fell 
away to a shadow, forcing the thea- 
tre to close finally. 



WEST COAST NOTES 



(Continued from page 21) 

director at Hal Roach studios, en- 
gaged by Pathe to direct "Joe Col- 
lege." 

Doris Dawson added to "Great - 
Divide," FN. 

Charles E. Evans added to-. 
"Greene Murder Case," Par. 

J. McCrea added to "The Single 
Standard," M-O. John Robertson 
directing. 

Julanne Johnston added to "Smii- ; 
Ing Irish Eyes," FN. 

Kenneth Thomson added to "Girl 
from Woolworth's," FN. 

Chester Morris added to "Fast- 
Life," FN. - , 

Dixie Wlllson added to scenario- 
department of James Cruze, Inc., to ', 
write dialog for ."Road Show." ..:' 
Carlotta King placed under a > 
five-year optional contract by M-Q^ ' 
Deal negotiated by Milton Bren. 

Johnny Mack Brown, opposite.-: 
Greta Garbo In "The Single Standi'"- 
ard," M-G. 

Clinton Lyie added to 'Thunder,'* ; 
M-G. ,-; 

M-G signed Byron Morgaii,' : 
writer, to a third year's contract. . . 

I/awrence Leslie added to "Back*"^ 
stage," Par. 

Jack Luden and T. |loy Baniea :. 
added to "Dangerous Curves," Par.-;.' 

Cheater Morris, added to "Feiet - 
Life," PN. ' 

Montagu Love added to "Lady' 
Who Dared," FN. . 

Elinor Flynn added to "DelicatjeaV, 
sen" opposite Reg. Denny, U. 

Doris Hill signed new contract'' 
with Par. 

Buster Keaton to do solo poker ;' 
face blackout In " HoUywobji; 
Frolics," M-a ;;''v>V 
Harrison Ford, opposite LolS-'!WU^ ' 
eon in two-reel talker for ChrK^tltitC 
Mary' Carlisle, signed by Jose*', 
phlne Quirk to play opposite OeotgA ' 
Mcintosh In series of two-reel ad^^-i 
venture stories. Release throu'^-''- 
T-S. - . . 

Edward Earle, Jack Beck ajul 
Dan Crimmons, added to "Smtlliqiffi:'. 
Irish Eyes," B^. 




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Featarad la FAMOHON and lIABOO'» 
"COTTAGE SMALL" lOE^' i 



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DON 



STADLER and ROSE 



DANCING DIFFERENTLY 



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PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK, WEEK APRIL 2l)--PARAM0DNl BROOKLYN, WEEK APRIL 2? 



Personal Representative: CHAS. E. HOGAN 



Direction: WILLIAM MORRIS OFFICE 



VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



Wednesday,. April 24. 1^29 



■•J.'f 



BERLIN FILMS 

(Continued fropi page 22). 
•oil" (QerniBnla).* Eet among a 
seasoD of 'good features, thla would 
loob like mere competent medio- 
crity— old-fashioned peasant drama. 
.3ut this spring Jensen '. and Liang 
deserve credit for bringing out any- 
thing even as competent as this. 
Particularly so, aa It gave Albert 
Stelnrueck a chance to play brllr 
Ilantly the role of an old farmer and 
Hermann Valentine could wallow 
histlly In villainy. 

It's about the good soft who Is away 
as a sailor and whose letters are 
kept back by his bad brother, to 
whom everything Is then willed. 
The father flnds out the truth, but 
is done away by heart failure before 
be can get to t^e notary. But the 
good brother rc-ttirns and manages 
to kick the naughty boy out, any- 
how. They will eat it up In darkest 
Bavaria. Trask. 



I 



KING OF THE CAMPUS 

(95% DIALOG) 

VnlverMl production and nieaso In "Col- 
lestan" series. Dlr<-ct«d by Nat Ross. 
Wilttian by Carl Ldemmle, Jr. Dialog by 
Harry Fraser. Starring George L.«wls. At 
'tbe Colony, Kew York, April 20. Running 
time, over 2S mlns. ' - 

Ed Benson ■• George Lewjs 

Jane Maxwell Dorotby Ou. liver 

Don Trent. .Bddle Fbl.llps 

Coach Jones... Uayden Stevenson 

"Doo" Webster.. •■ ...Churchill Ross 

Gollette ^ ...... i . . .Collette Merton 

This Is the first of the Collegians 
aeries of . two-reel Universal conie^ 
dies to b6 releiased' with dialog, ac- 
cording to home'oiBce report. Same 
cast <ind director are used in each 
picture. This is the beginning of 
the fourth series." - ' 

Foe filling out. an. all-talking pror 
gram this ttwo-re^ler can serve aa 
.a first-class .comedy feature. Al- 
most an aialogr'^^cfiBtlng' a few 
titles, it has been '^Bkfllfuliy aesem-' 
bled and neatly directed. 

Plenty of actloni a lot of laughs, 
and more than enough plot. Prac- 
tically all principals have good 
speaking voices, Dorothy Oullivei 
excepted. 

Churchill Roa^, as "Doe" Webster, 
a mliior character, has- been allowed 
too much liber^ with comedy lines, 
but the same .tnaterial read well in 
screen titles. Laugh situations built 
np interestingly enough to overcome 
. any minor boles in production. 
' Ckrl Lae'mmli», Jr., is credited with 
'autliorIhg 'aDd supervising. First 
dialog attempt with tbis series 
Bhotild prove generally pleasing, 
wltb others also ' standing the same 
chance if given tbe same attentionv 

Mori. 

THE RED SWORD 

(8ILENT) 

Radio (FBOX vroauoUqti aiid release. Dl- 
neted by Robert ▼IgnoU. Orlgtnal story 
cndlfed r. B. y. Taylor, with contlnnlty 
to Wyndtaam aittens. Nick Uaamaca, 
eanmaman. At I4i«w*s New Toik. one day. 
AprH 10.. one bait, double leatnre. Rtmnlng 
time, 'tt mlogtes. 

■mit.:..i 'William Collie. Jr 

-Temrt>.., J Ua^laa Nljioo 

Catbeiine 1 

A RtiaslaA Aotresk r ;'.;'.Ctinie1 Ueyen 

'Vennoff- ••>.>• Deme trios Alexia 

UtvosU .,..AIlap Rosco4 

FlVeleas.' .^...;,..'CbarIes Darvaa 

it Oookx.. M.,...r... 1.... Barbara BoMky 

Were sound and dialog appliedr 
' *^be Red ^^ord" would be a safe 
bet for a Greek's run in one «f the 
better Broadway emporiums. As' a 
silent it (s one of the' real life savers 
: af the season toi: nnwtred taousesi of 
' all classes; particularly first runs. 
Theatres with ipstallatlons wbtcb 
use' an occasional silent as a dlvi^r- 
Ussemertt can book this one with- 
out hesitation. 

Story, cast, sets, camera work are 
all big time. Directorial finesse of 
Vignola Is manifested, and to tbis 
director undo.ubt^ly goes major 
credit for turning . o.ut one of the 



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Coffee DaaX i>sa AagalM. Cal. 



TBB JWBNILE PBIMOB BIIXT 

SNYDER 

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' Bat Bee. Me nnt at the 
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Pcrmaal Mar.. Hemhel M. Sanamian 



most complete audience pictures of 
silent claea from the old FBO lot 
In a„loDBttlme>' .•; ;' ' 

■ As a rapacious Russian ofllcer, 
Lltvoskl is made the target for peaa>- 
ant revenge eai'ly in tbe footagb 
when 'he blinds an Innkeeper after 
raping his wife, (The suspense 119 
built around him. Allan Roscoe 
handles the heavy lead with sur^ 
prising merit. The force and sln^ 
cerlty of Jils acting, especially the 
struggle with' Carmel Meyers as 
Catherine in the bedroom scene, de- 
mands audience concentration at the 
start. 

Charles Darvas, as the blind man 
Inculcating the spirit of vvngeance 
Into the Illegitimate offspring of his 
dead wife, plays stirringly. His 
clinching of the whip, which de- 
prived him of. hI6 sight, on the day 
that a fortune teller has informed 
Lltvoskl he 'WlU be murdered by a 
woman, features in the suspense 
structure. 

Even the illogical situation, of re- 
venge being abetted by the power- 
ful . Xltvoski having a relative in 
love with his Illegitimate child Is 
so handled by Vlghbla as to unfold 
without disappointment to even . a 
sophlstlcate'd audtcQce. These roles. 
Paul and 'Vera, played by Willlani 
Collier, Jr., and Marian Nixon, have 
a skllUulness which allows only a 
favoral)le reaction. 

A Well-timed myetery angle Is 
what woman will assassinate LJt- 
voski when 'be returns to the Inn. 

Waly. 



BORDER WILDCAT 

(SILENT) 

Universal production and release. Di- 
rected by Ray Taylor from tbe story by 
Kiarl Kusaba and van Uoore. Continuity 
by the ^utbors. Fe^urlng Tqd Wei:a,and 
Kathrytt McGulre. ' Cast Indudss Tom 
.London ..and William Malom No other 
players given sci^ii credit. At Arena, 
New ' ToTK, ' onp day>.AP>'ll 17, .bait of 
doable program. Banning time, 48 mlns. 

. Another western. A series of 
chasing episodes and one free-for- 
all, staged ' with the usual saloon 
backdrop. - . 

Running time slightly under 60 
'minutes, it la practically limited to 
AlUng' on double feature programs. 
PosalbilltleB are slim. 

At the Arena, an 8tta avenlie dime 
grind, tbla picture Was shown in 
conjunction . with 'Interference," 
Paramount all-talker, at the usual 
admlBsloh price. Has practically not 
drawing .power, children perhaps 
excepted.' . , 

Kathryn McOulre doesn't photo- 
graph well, though registering at-. 
tractively> In Other :westems. Ted 
Welle walks tbrough. . None of the 
players, sbow much coaching from 
dliiBotor, Hofi. ; 

Anny of Mon^parnaste 

(Franed-German Made) 
(SILENt) 

Paria, April 11. 

The ener^tio Sofor Film Corp: 
has - launched ; this t>loture„ meeting 
wltb locaf. success. 'Exteriors, made 
in . Paris and studio, work la Berlin: 

Scenarip ja fize^ In . f^arls. In the 
art ' .students' < .quarter known as 
Montparhanse. , Nothliig, particular 
abqut' tlie story, in fact a bit moth 
teten, biit dlvertlilg. 

Aiiny (6 a popular character of 
the district; snappy and attractive. 
She is dubbed a "Vegiilar sport.'' 
Poses as an artist's model for a pro-., 
teseion, and atiU njakes good. 
. Qna eveplng. she 'meets Jacques 
Servleres. wealthy young painter, 
and agrees 4o jiose. Jacques' sweet- 
heart . Is Jealous of the newcomer 
and schemes to turn her otit of the 
studio while the lessee Is hot on tbe 
Job. 

When Jacques learns of this he 
hunts through Montparnasse for bis 
model and even goes to her former 
address. He enters the girl's room 
and there finds a baby. The dis- 
covery rather upseta his equilibrium, 
80 he takes leave. 
• That night be sees Anny at a 
students' ball, and his thoughts fly 
back to the poor little kiddle left 
alone in Its cradle. He follows bis 
thoughts: goes to the girl's room 
which he is able to enter, without 
trouble (no safety locks In this film), 
and takes the baby to Anny. Then 
he discovers the mistake. It Is not 
a. case of "Bottle's Baby," nor 
"Baby Mine," but was simply being 
cared for by the hind girl during 
the mother's absence. It belongs to 
another tenant. Jacques is delighted 
at the maternal sentiments of his 
pretty model and marries her. 

"Anny, de Montparnasse," Iq quite 
amusing, rather American In style, 
and contains some excellent ga^gs. 
Anny Ondni plays her name-sake. 
She Is a live wire. Andre Roanne 



impersonates In refined ttyle the 
youthful millionaire art student 
The picture has been produced by 
Chatlea Lamac. and looks, like a 
wlnqier, from . the commercial slda 
' ■ LigM. ; 

Great Diamond Robbery 

(SILENT) 

Radio Plotures piodoctlon and release. 
Direoied by Bogene Focde from Frank 
Howard Clark's story adapted by John 
Stuart Twist. JTItles by Randolph Bartlett. 
Norman - DevoT, cameraman. . At Xjoew's New 
York, one day, April le,- baU double fea- 
ture. Running time, es minutes. 

Tom Markbam... Tom Mix 

Ellen Brooks.) Katbryn McGulre 

Georgo Brooks FranlTBeal 

Aunt ESSIe Martha Mattox 

Rodney Stevens Ernest Hllllard 

Barney McGIll Barney Furey 

The Great Diamond Robbery" 
could :be edlteFd Into three short sub- 
jects.' The production Is so brought 
to the screen ' that, except for tho 
titles and a few very thin directorial 
threads; the first two reela provide 
an old-faShloned cotaiedy; the sec- 
ond pair a fast Bociety meller of th( 
qulckltf school, ' while, the last duet 
constitute a cowboy cpmedy-drama. 
A Utile realism Just before the close 
as meller tonic. 

More has never been demanded of 
"Eom .Mix in any other - picture. He 
Is society than, ranch foreman, de- 
tectlVe,' bouncer and whatnot, 

'While fans usually have the ut- 
most cordiality for Tom, the guf- 
faws of a grind audience are un- 
mistakable when Tom leajied a 
s.treet width from root to roof. 
They ■ware silent When, single- 
handed, be outwitted - a gang of 
thugs who. bad stolen tho Jewels 
and laughed, again when Tom, In a 
dark shot, hurled biS lasso from the 
ground over a chimney perched 
three'' stories, up. 

Jn this one. Incidentally, autob 
beat trains and horses out-sprinted 
autos. It'a that ' way aU ' through, 
with no regard for plausibility. 

Tom- has to lean' out of a taxi 
and pull a girl oR her horse. Many 
film/feet later on Tom's cab, breaks 
Jng 'down, again 'halts the girl, this 
time In a ear ducking the traffic 
cops. , - 

Were It not for tbe heavy's sly 
expression, tbe picture could end 
there. But this bridges a gap to a 
night scene, burglars and a Jewel 
f-obbery< Mix awakes and goes In 
for bis first jTOOf-Jumplng sequence. 
After trailing theifa to their den he 
overpo-wers the guy- with the Jewel 
and . uses the . bad man's chewing 
guita ta secret It beneath a table. 
Mix delivers tbe stone^to the girl on 
an outbound train. Inviting the taxi 
driver to the country. 

But' the .audience doesn't leave 
here. - Following the train fade-out 
the bad^meii decide to take a short 
cut to'the ranch and get back the 

The picture goes Into a cowboy 
burlesque, the Idea being* to give the 
lioss' daughter ah Idea of the old 
west. The outla'Vr gang arrives. 
Tooi allows them to be received as 
gUestS, and'more rough and tumble 
ensues. Wdlv- 



VOICE OF THE STORM 

(SILENT) 

PBO prodoctloa and release. Starring 
Earl Dane. . {Olreoted by Lynee Shores'.. 
from . tbe story by Walter Bard. Fhoto- 
grapbed by Robert MorUn. TfUes by Ran- 
dolph Bartleiu Cast Includes: Ilartbo 
Sleeper, Warner Richmond and Theodore 
Van BItx. at al. Rnnntng time, 66 mini 
atea. One day, April le, at New York 
tbeotra. 

Smallle with all the melodramatic 
hokum of pioneer pictures, com- 
prising such situations as reaching 
the governor's cabin In the woods 
to save the innocent fellow who is 
standing on the gallows. Trees fall 
across path of dashing auto. Bridge 
washed away aa car crosses. Wicked 
butler; scientific foimula which can 
destroy the world ; storms, and all 
the abracadabra of the old school. 

Karl Dane Is trouble shooter for 
telephone company. His pal In love 
with a. damo whose father, a scien- 
tist) expects ber to marry another 
gent, who shares hia secret' formula 
which can destroy the world. 

Father murdered by butler, aeek- 
Ing the formula for band of for- 
eigners. Dane's pal blamed. 

Dane, th^ tobacco-chewing blun- 
derer, loads the film with laughs 
He essays to be detective, worklnr- 
In the house. Father's friend, though 
one 'would believe htm to be In with 
tbe butler, is In reality a hero and 
uncovers the plot. 

Big moment of the picture Is when 
Dane and the girl with her father's 
friend attempt to reach the gov- 
ernor, when Butler confesses on 
deathbed. Get to governor but 
storm causes break In telephone 
wires. Boy belnc 'ipd to gallows 



while friends drive frantically to bis 
aid, the gov. promising to keep call- 
ing every ;ftvei tailnutes on telfpbone: 
hopeful wire will be fixed. Cto cah't 
make It. Dane fln^s break In wires 
and lifting telephone, pole on bla 
ejioulders' attempts io Join broken 
wire.- Wire tpo short. Won't meet, 
so he' uses watch chain for contact 
holding pole up until telephone com 
pany wagon arrives. Learns the 
governor's call got In and saved his 
pal. 

Dane then decides to be detective, 
producltig laugh finish. 

s. o. s. 

(ITALIAN-FRENCH MADE) 
- (SILENT) 

Paris, April 10, 
This Latin union thriller is an 
Erda Sofar production. "S. O. S.' 
is thci ciasslceJ melodrama for pop- 
ular publics!' Author of the scenario 
Is Carmine Qallone,' who has pre-: 
duced it himself; No complaint. 

Mario Monti, Italian army offlcer) 
Is called, for duty in tbe colonies 
(Trl'polltaln), and leaves with his 
wife, Sylvia Monti, who was an ac- 
tress In Rome.^ 

Crossing ihe Mediterranean, 
Monti sees his former "best girl,' 
Rita. The ship Is wrecked on the 
voyage and ~ goes down. Call for 
help, hence title. 

Monti Is separated from the 
others and believes them drowned. 
Rita was saved, and she later meets 
a mysterious man, Mohamed, by 
whom she Is taken In tow. She 
becomes his mistresa, not an event 
In her checkered 'career. ' 

Mbhanled is a rebel cbleft whose 
tribe is to be-chastlaed by the'IUl- 
ian troops, commanded by Monti. 
Rita becomes the accomplice of.hei; 
native . over and undeirtabes spy 
wo^k particularly as knowing a lot 
about Monti. She Is able to get tEe 
military plans for the forthcon^Ing 
Italian ^'attack on the natives, 'who 
have declined to pay taxes, etc, 

But,, unfortunately for thc^bonor 
of the' family, Sylvia was alab'saVed 
from a watery grave and Is on hand 
in the-.nlck of time to save her hus- 
band. She shoots the wicked Rita, 
while Monti pursues Mohamed In 
the desert, recovers the document, 
and the campaign Is a success. 

Monti Is wounded In tbe battle, 
but finds a devoted nurse In the 
person of His devoted wife. 

The cast for 'this nilxed romance 
well selected. Uane Hald Is th^ 
affectionate Sylvia, with <3lna Manes 
as the vamp Rita. The latter has 
an Important role and. was re- 
marked.'. Of the. male parta Aphons 
Fryland (Monti), Harry Neistor 
(Mohamed), Andre Nox (In a re- 
stricted rple).^_iu^d Ralmondo . van 
Riel ais a young officer devoted to 
his chief and friend, MontifLight. 

IDAHQ RED 

(SOUND) 

„PBO production and. leleaae. etarring 
Tom Tyler. Featorloa Fnnfcle Dar^oi 
piraoted by Robert DetAeey. Pbotogrepbed 
by Nick Uosuraca. Cast' Inclndea Fatrlda 
Conn, 'Lew . Ueehao, et aL Fifty Bins, 
One day ^t etanlejr, N, T. 

Inferior cowboy stuff wftb coun- 
.terfelting outfit attached to hero's 
ranch. Photography O. K. Story 
simple. '' 

Story about fellow returning from 
France, meeting dame In city whom 
he doesn't know Is sister of bis 
buddy killed in France. In picking 
up girl's . purse, be accidentally 
klcka It into gutter getUhg it all 
wet Qlrl. sore from then on. Fel- 
low takes train h^me with little boy 
he adopts. Played by Frankle 
Darro. 

Meets same girl on the train 
Takes auto to home. Girl obliged 
to use same car. Wreck. Arrives 
home, the foreman of the ranch 
being a villain who makes counter- 
feit money in cellar of owner's 
houae. Hero finds he and girl both 
own the house. Insomuch as hero 
and his buddy owned it together and 
when buddy was killed he willed it 
-to sister. Tyler and girl now own 
house an.: ranch. Girl takes besutl-. 
ful close-ups but not so good at 
distance. 

Pake dough bol— - -assed In coun- 
try store. Sheriff calls and Tyler 
Is blamed. Shooting affray in the 
night In which Tyler w!ngs a man 
In t)y dark, Proves to be counter- 
fe't'"^ outfit makl"" ^retaway. 

Wlndup with Frankle Darro or 
pony getting to Tyler In sherifTr 
office to tell where the hidden stair- 
case la leading to counterfeit plant 

Tyler geta to scene and is boun'^ 
and tied, add (used in counterfeit- 
ing) turning over and nearly suffo- 
catln.i; him. i!V»nvio in on 'bB*.^ 



Auto and horse chase In which C 'er 
Uokp .tlte mob with flots and turns 
•em over to sheriff,- tJn^nterestlng 
plcturcr ' except for .possibility of 
holding kids 'by virtue of Franklo'a 
pony. 

THE QOITTER 

(SILENT) 

Columbia production and reloase. Star* 
ring Ben Lyon, Directed by Joseph B. 
Heneber]^. '■ Tltlea by HanV' .qorn. : From 
the atory, "I'he Slptce of lite," by Dorothy 
Howell. Photographed by Joseph' Walker. 
Cast Includes Dorotby Renlor, Fred KAhier 
and Olare McDowell amonfe o'thers. Run- 
ning time, BO minutes. One day, AprU 
lU. at New York theatre. 

Splendid continuity and a highly 
plausible story to which Ben Lyon 
does more than his usual Justice. 
Bristling with action.. Irrespective 
of its. economical phase, the picture 
Is entertaining from the start to 
finish and a bet for any silent houset 
Pretty girl lends It added enchant- 
ment. Played by Dorothy Renler. 
An ideal cast jg^enerally, :'. - ' 

Ben Is a stableboy tor cafe owner 
and; his amaz.ipg knowledge of .med> 
Idne gets him In str.ong wifh the 
boss, played by the hard-boiled Fred 
Kohler. ' Brings sick hoHle around, 
winning the big ra<c«, ' 

Cafe owner playing dan'olng girl 
In his night clUb. She treats Ben 
to chilL' ^'Wben: he gets 'credit for 
winning the race, she te^s him she 
likes him. . He tells ber how jittle 
her opinion matte^. Dame ' burnt 
up. That night at clul), B'eh amazes . 
everyone by his ablllty.to pUy the 
piano and finds the girl strong for 
him,; taXe owner playing second 
fiddle. 

Boy-: and gir) obviously In love 
and cafe owner's henchmen tip him 
pff. Girl i;eta Beh to tell her bis 
past. FiashbacH reveals that he was ' 
yoiing sUrgeOh, Ben at hoapital be- 
ing 'congratulated b'':'bis father,- a 
noted brain specialist, oh bis first 
operation. Ben's mother Is nearly 
killed In auto crash. .Operation nec- 
essary. Immediately. Ben takes her 
to nearest house. Opierates in 
kitchen but faints. Father arrives. 
Mother "dies. Fathier says: "Just 
when mother needed you most you 
failed," Ben^goes to dogs. 

Baok to scene. Kohler and Lyons 
fight over girY, Ben nearly being 
killed. Makes tryst with fral. They 
Intend to flee. ' Kohler with revolver 
stands In 'window to knock off Ben. 
Gal shoots him from traiisom. Ben 
operates,' sat-ing'man tt-bb would hill 
him. ■ Happy •wlndup; ' ' 

Behind Closed Doors 

(SILENt) 

Colimibia prodnctldn and release. DU 
reeled . by R. 'William Nelll. In the castl 
Virginia ValU, Qaston Glass, Otto Mathle« 
son, Andre Do Segunlo. At Lioew's Circle, 
April r 22, halt' doable teotuie. Running 
time,' 68 jnlnntea. 

A rattier dull, nicely mounted 
production, with story abbut nothing 
at all, mokes "Behind Closed Doors" 
worthy of.' consideration - by the 
lesser bouses only when. the silent 
famine becomes mora severe. 

The absence, oit a pift outline re« 
suits In compilations more slow, 
however, than Ihtrlgtilhg' Royalists 
see the re-enthronement of their 
king If they deliver certali^ papers to 
an American woman of. great wealth. 
At the same time Republlcahs know 
that the document Is to be delivered. 
Thus .It etarts. 

'Virginia 'Volli poses as an~admirer 
of the rich woman until the tatter's 
Identity, as aunt to the ambassador 
Is about to be disclosed. Then Misa 
'ValU . reveals herself as a secret 
service operative and surrenders the 
RoyaJIste' plans. The aunt dies and 
the yam is back where it started 
from. 

During the Interval Gaston Gloss, 
as the young man sent to America 
to see that the papers are not de- 
livered. Is as confused about Miss 
Valirs intentions as the average fan 
In a grind audience.' When two 
gentlemen are shot In cold blood 
Just before Identifying the mys- 
terious representative, there lal no 
concern expressed and the audi- 
ence geta a matter-of-fact reaction. 
Who did the shooting Is left to the 
'mnginatlon. 

Greatly inferior to Co'i'mbla 
standard. - Waly. 



STEVE 



MORONI 

WHIBLWUTD TUMBLER 
Fealurad to 
nmchoB * Hareo's 
"Rows anil Reaaa" Id#a 



DELUXE MASTER OF CEREMONIES 




THE CARUSO OF POPEAR SONGS 



iKTediiMltkj^ April >^ 1629 



V A U D E V I L Li E 



VARIETY 



«7 




Sunday in N^Y^i Benefit 



■Of 82'ProKrainmed attractlonn who 
Tcilunteered'for.the N. V. :A.''BeneiBt' 
f^t'totmafioe; at the tfetlrbpdlltah 
<>i>«ra.HouB« Sunday, lilghtt 36 actu- 
ally appeared. - i* 

Show . was . run witii Mnusua! 
«mo6thneB& for a benefit Expert 
managerial hand ot B. fj. Bothafel 
yrt/LB r«spon8lble for this as for thr 
payeral' lilghlights of the perform- 
aqce,' opening with the jnerged 'sym- 
phony prch^tra at nearly 30O mu- 
Blctans . on the stage And closing' 
with two . Russell .' E. . ' Markert 

I troupes/ totaling 61 gtrls. Rozy also 
jiefBonally' ' conducted the pit' en- 
aemhle' o]|' 8B men for th'e^vocal th- 
ierlude <>f Evelyn Herbert, one of 
his^fbnner proteges now featured In 
*^ew , Moon." . 

Unhbuncemeht was made at start 
that'for the first time In theatrical 
tdstory all' «f' the allied amusement 

'crafts were co-operatlngi that the 
inUslcians' were appearing gratis 
through ^courtesy of Local 802, 
American Federation of - Muslelaps, 
and' the stagehands Iiocal Ko. 1, dit- 
to. 

House was Jammed and etandees 
w^re plentltuliy aistrlbuted.' ' Seats . 
' (Billed. from $26^ for'the frottit loca- 
tions, jdbwn ta '<3rosa,..^Ith' sou-' 
venlr programs at $1 eacli, reported 
it $70,000.1 ^ 

Those appearing In specialties or' 
In' acknowledgement' of Introdiic- 
tloiis Uiid the rutining order of ahow 

. 3'oxy, . Prahclne LarrlmorQ, 300- 
■ piece . .symphony orchestra, JFlve 
Bellleys, RKO Collegiate Unit, Barry 
and 'Whitledge, 14 Brlcktops and 
Runaway Foiir, Lou Holtz, N. T. G, 
and Night Club Girl? (Dotty Justin, 
I<oir C^arroll and fl^uby Shaw),. Phil 
."^aHer .(^nd Alleen Stanley, Solly 
i.Ward, 'ji'loretta Ensemble, ,;*'Bed. 
Grange, BUI Robinson, John B. Dan^ 
lels, Adelaide Hall, Lionel Atwill, 
JanetijBeecher, Erlft 0|BrIen. Moore, 
Jules Bledspe,. Pariand DIzon, Nina 
Tarasova, .Clayton, Jackson and Du- 
iiante. : 

IntiBrmission 
' ;Beh Bernie (m.c.^ Johnny- Burke, 
Renle Chemet, Lester ' Allen '&nd 
}fellle Breen, 'Walter ^oolf and 
. '.'Red Robe", ensemble, Healey . (^nd 
CroW'. Harry. Pox Roxy, '.Ballet, 
'Whitliig and Burt,' Jack Pearlt'Ere-^ 
lyn- Herbert,-' Chester Hale -Glrle 
f Capitol), Kitty Doner, Ada May, 
Geraldlhe and Jbe .(children), Rus- 
.fMlI B. Markert Roxyettes (64). \ 



Iliat Dmner ! 



Broadway talked of Uttle else 
yesterday than the Plaza Hotel 
dinner the night before of the 
'Vaudeville Managers* Protec- 
tive Association 

Stories and verislons of what 
Bill Fbz had said and how Pat 
Casey told everything wer» 
speeding up and down, the lane. . 

The general vretort: ' 

"Boy, that was a wash up!" 



OLIVE OLSEN 

Ken Taylor, It' A EJtpress:' 
"Female comics who are ^ood are 
rarities In vaudeville, which makes 
Olive' Olseh worthy of a place right 
up In the headline class. She Is a 
blonde* with a gd<>d. sense of humor 
and .an understaitdlng . of th6''.'phar'* 
actbcs she'pres.eiitia." ' ' \ 

■ .Touri^a.'R-K•O^Circu.lt .' 



Fox'S Detroit anil Plbilly 
Added tol idea V^Roate 



Los Angeles, April 28. 

The Eastern route of Fanchoh & 
Marco .Ideets lias Detroit and Phil- 
adelphia Included In Its itinerary, 
Thp : show ' which started last ' week 
at Denver for the Eastern hopofC 
will now play Topeka, Omaha, Mil- 
waukee and then jump to the Fox 
In Detroit, where th'ey open May 4. 
From there direct to the Foic In 
Philadelphia, opening May 12. ' 

The first unit Into the Detroit 
house will be "RolUn' On." The 
bookings for Detroit were arranged 
through Joe Leo, while tliose for 
the Philadelphia House were ar- 
ranged through Jack Loeb, head of 
the Fox vaudeville > department In 
NeW'Tork. , " 

Fanchon, of Fanchon & ■ Marco* 
leaves this week for a tour of the 
houses on tlve circuit and will be 
at the opening of the units in Dp' 
trptt and Philadelphia. From the 
latte'r' ]/lkce she will go to New 
York where she will remain' for seV' 
eral weeks to purchase acts. 

Idea shows will return to the 
Egyptian, Hollywood, April 26, re 
placing the "B" units. Ideas will 
go from the Alexander, Glendale, 
where they play three days to the 
Egyptian for one week and from 
there go on the Northwestern route 
starting at Fresno. . 



• ACHIEVEMENT 

- - 'VIeny CorgUl boofcs Jill 
the Allan K. Fmtar 
diinee eiiMmble . nolttf. 
Over a doiea troope* of 
Foster Oirls are ea tour 
with Pnbllx and other 
clrcBltb Omrblll books 
anything and anybody, 
nny time, nnywhere, nny 
place. 

JERRY CARGia 

IS60 BAMtnoy, NEWTORK. 



Nine Jr. . Orpheum vaudfllnis in 
the ', middle west are > cutting- -Uie' 
.vaude eqd of their shows to thre^ 
acts;^ All are'.'flve-aot splits at pres-i 
■ent ■ ■' •' ' ■ ■: ,■ <.-■ ' ■, • ' '■ , 
' Datto for the changes ilre'; Aprli 
28 'at Uptown, Detroit, and May 4 
for Ch'an)palgn, . Sprlng'fleld,. R6(ik- 
ford,. Madison, Sioux City; pes 
Moines, Davenport and South Bend. 
. , Sound: is. directly responslbte for 
the. ellmiinatloh. of fieah acts. ,Jn 
place of' the two discarded tumij 
In each. show the theatres^wIU use 
one or two soUnd shorts,' the num- 
ber depending on the length of the 
feature picture. 

Plan Is to drop the weakest 'of 
t'he five, acts now played, 'with the 
show^ CQmpqsed.'.of three turns 
equol' Strength Instead ot the pres- 
ent graded five-act bills. ; . . ■ 
- The nlne Jr. Orpheums t9 ohaiige 
are under' divisional supervision' ot 
Nate BlumtHsrg iand b'6okedi through 
ife*^: Tdrk Keith's 'by Sa^ Tlflh- 
mah. 



RriC^bts ., Royal and "Regent thea- 
tres,. New: Torte . and .. Bushwlck. 
Prospect and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, 
I .ay dlscontihuS' vaudeville May $ 
for straight' picture policies Instead 
of closing over the summer, as ha$ 
been '.the custom.' 
' Cha,n^«' has beeii proposed by Jo 
seph: Plunkett. Keith's general the 
atre operator, and . pave . Beehler, 
Brooklyn divisional managei\ 
.. Jt^pbr.t,ed,. belief Is., that with 
straight aims and ~ lowered nut 
through, elimination of vaude the 
five houses may show a profit. All 
have been dipping In -and. out of 
the red for some time wlth vaud 
film' (ftvb-act splits). 

Early pwltch by the flye houses 
to films would cut 60 ^cts from 
Keith's New York books weekly and 
from 820,000 to 830,000 deducted 
from the weekly vaude budget of 
the booking ofilce. 



Winnie Oghtner's Hound 
Trip FYoih Coast, 6 Days 

Los Angeles, Aiirll 23.. 

Winnie Llghtner, one of the prin 
cipals In 'Warners' "Golddlggers of 
Broadway," left for New York by 
air express April 19 to attend the 
funeral in New .YbrH of her , step 
mother, who liad died 'suddenly. 

She plans to return to the studio 
by the 25th.- In' the meantime the 
company will continue working with 
reEirrangement of schedule. ■ 

Sounder 20 Years Ago 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

After a lapse of 21 years, Mike 
Donlln, former ball player, Is back 
In talking pictures. 

Donlln and his wife, the late 
Mabel Hlte, staged their vaude- 
ville act on a Saturday afternoon 
In. October, 1908, for the now ex- 
tinct Cameraphone company. Their 
songs and dances were recorded on 
disc records with no camera pres 
ent. 

Upon completion, the sbund rec 
ords were played back while the 
team spent days In trying to' syn- 
chrenlze.~:thelr- --actions ..jor._ilhfi, 
camera. 



(aalvan, M. C. Divorced 

Des Moines, April 23. 

Florence Galvan has lost her Don 
Michael, by divorce.: 

The m. c. was charged with play 
ing 'round too much. GaWan made 
no BtrenubUB "defense. 




DESERnONjOtfeO/S, 
NOW IN CHI DWORCK 



SHOWSATURDAY 



Only One Sock in- Week's 
Lineup, and- Hannah > de AUli ; 
Claim^^e Oot It ' 



V .Chicago, April 28., , 
Kathe'rlne'' "Virginia' Hogan, 'he^4 
In '.'Connecticut^ Yankee,", hOB filed 
suit for divorce through Attorney 
Benjamin H. Ehrllch, against 
George M. Uogan, former stage 
manager, with claim, among qther. 
things, that Hogan blew out on her 
in LiOce Charles, La., and disre-j 
garded frantlb wires"' that she'^Aras 
8tarvlng:4n- .the burg. 

The alleged/ blbwoift w&a' njiexi 
Katberine was ' touring . t^Itb, .,^'N.o'i 
No, N^e^te," aiid Hogan 'wa^^t^^ 
manager with the same troupe. Bo-; 
gan. is said to have come to Chicago 
and resumed' his (ormer traidei' ot 
buHdIng BU?veylhgr;' 

' Hilda Ho]i^lns' Burke Of the Chi . 
cagb Civic Opera, who last seaabn 
was explolted' as a find. .. has., filed 
suit ^/ for divorce In Baltimore 
against 'William S. Burke on charge 
6t ^esertl'on. . .Marriage was 'In July} 
1921. StiU,anotiier desertion' sulf 
was. filed .by iCofliilne'Garber Touhg 
of > the ' vaud?. act Cliil^tie' ant) 
Fa'ntom sigatn'st' George' D.-'Young: 
Ehrlicli has 'fifed one '; f>f .thpii.b 
knockdown ' and ■ dragout charge 
BiiltB fb'r' ' dannah J^ies De Ath, 
chorine, against Harold be Ath. It's 
claimed that Harold knocked Han-r 
nah Bat in '19^7 atid 'igav» her arm 
a couple of snappy 'Jlu-jltsu' twists 
in' 10281 Malrrlage wa,|j "si few 
months bei^ore. 

Lady Tsen Mei. Chinese actress 
In vaude and also .In the film, "The 
Lett^," was granted a dlvoro^.here 
by Judge Joseph Sabath from Mer' 
ritt B. Moore, white. New York 
hotel manager. \ 

" , .i .". ' . ..." .... 

STEINHAftDTiFOLLOW-UP 

Lawyer's Suicide Starts Another 
.Publicity Wa^^e on 'Bankruptcy 

David Stelnliardt, fugitive from 
Justice, committed sulclde.last week 
in Philadelphia' to evade litore dia 
grace to his family and aii' endless 
term of Imprisonment for )iIP>seUi 
That ^act immediately started an' 
other wave of publicity for bank' 
ruptcy, judges and lawyers. Btefh 
hardt, a theatrical "attorney Ifa 
Times Square, had created the con 
dition when disappearing after in- 
dictment for crookedness In his. sev- 
eral receiverships In bankruptcy. 

Stelnhardt swallowed poison In 
his hotel room In Philadelphia when 
about to surrender. He left several 
letters, one called a confession. The 
Icwyer carried around 8200,000 life 
Insurance, with about 860,000 pay' 
able to his wife or daughter. . An' 
o.ther 860,000 Is payable to his estate 
and the remainder is said to have 

-elapsedr^^' — ? 

' New, York dallied and the prose- 
cutors are crying tha.t someone was 
the suicide's suggestor, but not ex 
plaining why. If sol- Stelnhardt had 
no''inbr« money that he lAd ^he|i 
searched after his death. That :Wa9 
hardly anything. Poverty may have 
been a contributing cause to Steln- 
bardt's -finish. 




ons Wisecracks at Keith's, ' 
Oevelani \k0 Police to Theatre 



7.TMI. Ty.H "T-TBT." 



; In recognltlpn of their free 
services, Henry Chesterfield, 
secretary of the N. V. A„ pre- 
sented the ipembera of the pub- 
licity committee with life mem-, 
bersblp cards In the actors' 
organization. Represented on 
the committee that '-.ondled the 
N. V. A. drive were Para- 
^mount. Fox, Loew's, Warners 
"and Radib-Kelth-Orpheum; 
Oh the. backs of the life 
membership cards Chesterfield 
inscribed, in pen,"Oood for one 
year only." 



Palace, New York, ^U' add a eup-> 
'per showv n^^ Saturday to give 
three' , pert <>r;iiiiail!bisr . Ithat day and 
Increase the week's number to 16| 
counting 3 on Sunday. At the star^ 
the three, dn Saturdays will bo aq 
experiment, to. .determine whether 
the Palace ^n stand an extra twq 
over tfee week-end. ^. ; 

There will be no extra compensa- 
tion for acts In the additional shows, 
pro rata or otherwise. Regular two- 
a-day salaries are not to be af- 
fected. Iffelth'p new cotafract, coverr 
[Dg that phz^e, protects the book-' 
Ing office aqd theatre with a "pbl-i 
4C7 of house" clause. 

"With', a' 'weather <break, at ma^ 
scale, it ' Is possible for ' the Palace 
tb grcss frbnl 81,200 t<f 81,600 On- the 
siiiip'er B|^ows.'Thus far the falgh 
figure has nqt been reached. HousQ 
further claims ho lll effe'cts of the 
extra: show onrelther the preceding 
n^atlnee or following night perform' 
anpes. .. ^ 

; Pala'ce bi^slnpss ,bas ,been h^vy 
of late with 812,000' and 818,000 bXO^ 
without, .however, greatly Inoreae-; 
iiig the theatre's' net profits. Increase 
in stage cobts has been proportion-^ 
iiktely the' same as the Jump of 1»0>i 
office returns. Last 'week,' with, a 
slightly better than 818,0.00 .show; 
topped b^ the Marx Bros.' 87,600j 
Palace registered around 830,000. Un- 
til recently, when 8T,000 and 88,000 
bills werp tho. limit, grosses normal' 
ly ranged from 820,000 to 826,000. 

This week, with the Marxes holdi 
Ing, over at the samb salary, has 
another'8i3,000 ahoyr on the st^ge. 

If successful the extra Saturday 
and Sunday shows'tnay add 82,600 
weekly to the Palace black columii. 



Cleveland, April 4f. 

Dirty wisecracks not only got 
Harry Langdon In wrong here Idist ".v 
week but also threatened to close 
the bill at Keith's Palace. 

Bill McDermott, dramatic ed of '-'. 
the Plain Dealer, started the shoot- 
ing match. He covered the show 
and liked everything but Laugdon. 
In his review he said Langdon's act 
had "all the delicate horsey flavor 
of an' old-fashioned burlesque show ' . ' 
when the police weren't looking. 
Harry's gags," he claimed, "w<$re 
so vulgar that they wouldn't go ; 
even in a ftonky-tohk joint or at a 

Stag." - 

After getting an earful of thb, >'. 
Police .Director Ed Barry s^nf 
policewoman over to get the ibi^'*. ; : 
down on langdon. As a resulti^of ■,[■: 
her report Frank HInes, ntkhasir .' i 
of the Palace, got hailed up on .t&'e 
official carpet to be told that unless ' 
Langdon's act was toned down'the 
show would be Closed. 'r 

Barry termed the. skit indeqeilt y 
And obscene, but dpcllited to " 0 

tlon what pkrts he though): '^er^ '^i 
objc<itlonable. Although ' HInes sat^N; ..'' ' 
he would co-operate 100 per certti " ; .' 
the ^tlng almost ended In 6 flfeht, : ' -: 
with the big shot of the^ltce.i^ofSby ''• 
making it (i personal) Issue agbiiij^^, 
HInes and hi^.tiieatre,, '. ^ ;-';; ( 

At the next perfprmance sev.et<i>l'. 
of Langdon's worst gags werfl'jBUt,;.. 
In spite of the tact that it was 
ported' the act originally 'cofi'Slsti^^' 
of 76 per cent dlrtl 'Poiic6?»^oni.^ 
were assigned to cover ' the' ,4&d^.' 
for the rest of th^ Veek, but (^ppa)(>'' 
ently they were satisfied. > v '-'?/ ' 



Herbert Arrested for 
Beating Boy in Ac^ 



Clement Falls, Ore:, -April 23. 
George Herbert (Herbert and Bqlt 
Trio) was arrested^ here, while play-- 
ing the Pelican theatre, on a charg^ 
of beating up a boy In, his act 
Charge is' that wiien the latter'^ 
Work did iiof'satlsfy Herbert, lattei' 
'gaVe him a .trimming. ." . 7.,' 

Herbert ;1b tinder ^ibo boAd pe^d 
ing trial,. 



Trix Thrives on 60 

Shows in Two Weeks 

Trixle Frlganza, playing for 
Keith's In New York, worked seven 
show^ Sunday after flve-a-day and 
six over the week end last week, 
■ TrlxIe doubled from the Palace, 
New York, to Fliiehlng, L, I., Sun 
day, 'When Jane and Katherlne Lee 
dropped from the latter's show be 
cause of Illness. 

Last 'week she played' the River 
side, New York,.ard Albee, Brook 
.\SJSt J^i^SS&. Ji^ jhalf jthia week, 
instead of~doubllng f rom'tTiVPalace 
to Flushing she will play the Palace 
and 68th Street. 

At cpncluslon of the current week 
Trikle n'lll have drawn down four 
weeks' salary In two weeks, working 
close to 60 shows. Trlx scales In the 
200's for weight and Is the peppiest 
gal in -vaudeville. 



m 

. .. * 



Harry Langdon's is one «f' tli9.; 
acU recently at Kelt)l's^Pa]ace;afiii» 
ca^o,. with dirt gasfs.' After Ua^iSs/ 
one of his worst. .gaga order^.'piiit;^ 
by the .house manageri Lajigd(in.jif riri' 
stored it two days later upbn itOff ' 
structlons from Keith'tf- New 'Tbrk'$ 
booking' office. ■'■^■'''i-^x 



I 



Teroi Cbi#act Held 



Los Angeles,' .Apt)!' 
Unless agents vfho 'lutva" 
Under Contract fpr ^term; pej^( 
-l>ave> . California state i. age^ltsll' 
tieases, the' agreenient is void;*: S.<i|p: 
was. the ruling . of Sup^rlpcv^i^! 
J uag».' William Haslett ' Wben''.t>e':d<i<i: 
.dared invalid a cohtraot Al V/^ymg 
dbtli'ta'. .tepresplrtiatlVei'. ' heia-'- itrl^ 
pigal^Baclonova, for. ei-lt^y^-y^^liAi- 
riod wider his management. j'':;;^!. : 
Rosen had l^rpught isult .tO'<<$i!'lpii'^.' 
pel Miss Baclanova'taipay.>'hiUiiicl^ti.'~ 
talit commissions for wbrk -Bhe itii^ 
dofibe under a ' Conti^ flUe' ^lidtililit': 
witl^ .i^^rtimount-, .The : <M>i).it'. 
thaiC no unlicensed agent cb^l(d i(o;)tt4 
tra^t the . services - of .aq^abur i^noir .'' 
for the services of an actor cunid.j^jl 
any ^contract entered ' into betn^eev' . 
ah .actor and an'--millcensed.<".a|feii^' 'l^ 
had no standing. • 

For he'r defense Baclanoya eipug%ij? 
release from the contract ■wttljti'- 
Rosen on the grb'tind that she ^vfaHi'' ' 
misled when signing it by his gUkt<^ )i 
ment that it was but for on.b..yee^,v 
Bblhg a Russian and nnderstat^^ilK'; 
very little of the English! language '~ 



she 8al<^ she depended qn the agentl^^v '3 
and,, yiien ^he later fpiind put„!l|t wtt,;: '.ji3 



3 

tor a fl'ire-y'ear i>erlod,' she 'fefiitiejl.;i '-^ 
fo pay hlm„,co,mmlSBlons. The 'ft^t'-. 
lhat Rosen did not bold a staib - 
license; fit.. the time the, contrac<:.wa{BL: : 
sighed , w'as brotigtii 'b'tit during, the ' 
trial; and. the' ruling resulted. K . 

Thei^ are some 16 agents - arbiUMll:" 
Hollywood who call themsQlr^r 
managers' and artists' repreaehta;^ .' 
tlyes and are operating 'without; ; 
llce;ises. It Is understood the' dQr". 
cisioh leaves them out o' luck. ' ;', ' , 



MM BBOApWAT, NRW TOBK^i^ 

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William Morris 
CALL BOARD 



JOHN PHUJP SOUSA ; 

Broadcasting 
General Motors i! 

CmOAOOt Utt toUXLEK . AliDO.. 



28 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, April 8^ 1929 




BROS. BOOKING OFFICE 



INCORPORATED 



Boohing AttractUms 



FOR 





AND 



ARTISTS 



FOR 



VITAPHONE 



LEW GOtDER 

' GENERAL MANAGER 
. BOOKING STAFF 

HAROLD KEMP 

STEVE TRILLING 



WARNER BROS. BOOKING OFFICE 

INCORPORATED 

1S60 BROADWAY, BOND BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY 

TELEPHONE ISOO .BRYANT 

PHILADELPHIA, PA., CHAS. SHISLER/ EARLE THEATRE BUIUJIN^ 



Wednesday. April 24, 1928 



V A V D E V I L L E 



VARIETY 



» 



^ome Town" Acts Scare Fhtsimig; 
Sdmode Congees Ne^bors 



"That's him, look at his nose. It's 

same oiM, I'm telllbs you." 
'."Now wait a minute.. liCt'a get 
ft good icok." 

"Don't wait Hurry out the chiN 
«ren." . V 

. A snatch of -, conversation at 
Keith's, Flushing, In, L, last Thurs- 
day, night, starting the lost half of 
iQie vaude-fllm show. 

Whether by accident or design, 
Ed Lenlhan, Keith's' manager, haid 
Inflicted a couple of home-town acts 
oh the - lUage ahd the capacity audi- 
ence that evening ^as commencing, 
to wilt. First they had to see and 
hear K^no, Oreen- and ilitzi', fol- 
lowed by Clay ton, Jackson and Dur- 
ante. . 

It appeared , as the services pro- 
ceeded, that Mr.' and Mrs. Keno 
(Kosle Green) Jive ' somewhere in 
Flushing. Tbey menttbned t>T, 
"White is their dentist as the con- 
vlncer. Mltzl is their eight-year- 
oU'. wonder child, who didn't seem 
to. give the home-town the impor- 
tance her parents did. 
. In the . rathslceiler turn of the 
three names, all boys, .Jimmy Dur^ 
ante mentioned from the stage that 
Donovan's" is a good . place to 
eat.. Later Mr. Durante, it was re- 
ported, stole the basket of flowers 
Dr. White ha,d sent. Bosle Oreeii, . 
had it pushed over the. stage to the- 
tclo, and claimed that the bunch at. 
i>onovan'.s hod sent it to him. ' Also. 
In partial pasonent for the stage 
plug, Donovan's Invited the trio up 
to eat the next night, but not their 
VflVee. ~- 
Doubt en Durante 

Evetyone apparently knew the 
Kenos were citizens,''for there was a 
delegation of Flushers Ijack stage to 
greet them. The doubt appeared to 
be over. Jimmy Durante, famous, for 
bi6 bad cigars, nose and elegant 
clothes. 

One story was that Mrs. Durante, 
looked upon in the village as a 
grass widow, had requested Mr. 
Lienihan to permit her husbwd to 
show on the Keith r age lb order 
to let^ the neighbors know not -only 
that she had a husband, but he Is 
the same man they have, seen 
eneaklng in her house every morning 
ar6und.6. The neighbors had talked 
It over. One advanced the theory 
that If there were a Mr. Durante, 
be was probably a burglar who 
worked all night. Another said he 
must be a gambler who. seldom won 
or he would have come home earlier. 
OitUers thought it was a scheme of 
Mrs. Durante to keep them from 
. Beelhg her husband's face. 

When Mrs. Durante displayed the 
; ifidvertlsementa In the New York 
I papers mentioning Clayton, Jackson 
: ai.d Durante as an attraction, the 
: neighbors laughed and askbd why 
! tiiey didn't print her husband's plc- 
! ture, too7 As' no dally newspai>er 
■ bas ever yet had the nerve to print 
' that Durante pan, Mrs. Durante 
found herself up against it again. 
Mortgaged the Home 
When Mrs. Durante approached 
; Mr. Lenlhan that smart manager 
] said it she would buy out the house 
' for three nights, her husband's mob, 
; Including the band, might be al- 
(Contlnued on page 36) 



HEIMAN AND ERLANGER 



Former Orpheum Pres. Back, With 
Legit Affiliation Reported 

M}>.rcus Helman, former president 
of the Orph^um Circuit, has return- 
ed to New York, after a lengthy 
stay abroad. 

The report Is revived that Hei- 
man's future theatrical interests 
may be Unked In with the Erlanger 
legit officies. . ^ ' . 



Too Tough 

Walzer and Dyer, . comedy team 
appearing in tlie Publlx unit "Pearls 
,of Bagdad," will withdraw from the 
,vnlt April 27.^ Team, doing eight 
minutes, complained that the pic 
ture house audiences were too tough 
. .their. tyii!e.qf act and that It took 
four minutes to'warm them tip. ' ' ' 

Murray and Alan replace. 



Seeks Acts for Australia 

Los -Angeles, April 23. 
Eric P. Strelltz, American repre- 
sentative of Union Theatres, Ltd., 
of Australia, Is en route to New 
-. York seeking acts suitable for the 
Antipodes circuit. 



DIVISION MGRS. MEET 



Keith Men in N. Y. for Talkfeat- 

Flrst Conference 



Tuesday the 11 Keith division 
managers got together for the first 
time in the Palace, New York, 
building, to talk over their prob- 
lems along the chain. The 11 headed 
by Jos. E. Plunkett. Keith's thtotre 
operator, comprised all of the 
Keith's theatre heads, all appointed 
by Plunkett when he lately assumed 
his office. 

Nothing unu9UaI was reported as 
arising iat the meeting. It was 
stated that the I^elth theatre and 
booklng:.,men were conferring In 
harmony^ while the theatre men ex- 
changed views and experiences be- 
tween th.emselves. 

Most of the divisional heads had 
reached New York early enough to 
attend the managers' dinner Mon- 
day night at the Plaza. 



3 Whiteman Weeks at 
$7fiOO Before CaL Hop 

Paul Whiteman, through Jimmie 
Gillespie, is asking $7,000 a week 
from RKO for three weeks starting 
the first week of May to fill In 
until the Whitemanltes Jump to the 
poast on their special 6-car train, 
chartered tty Old Gold. 

The Ziegfeld MIdnlte Frolic 
closes Saturday (April 27), leaving 
Zlggy open to a legal claim on a 
contract specifying a two weeks' 
notice either way after April 80. 
Zlggy falls three days shy of the 
explratidh date and also has the 
two weeks to take Into considera- 
tion. 

Whlteman's last Keith salary was 
$7,800, a barrier to the Palace, but 
taking In the Hippodrome and 
Albee, when he doubled' from a 
Ziegfeld show several seasons ago. 
Now with the Palace paying the 
Marxes $7,000 net, OlUesple figures' 
he will ask tor the same. Instead 
of the previous Palace figure of 
$6,600.- 



Trib's Vaude Editor 

New York Herald Tribune (mom 
Ing) now has the only vaudevllie 
editor on a New York dally. Jules 
DuBois was appointed last week. 
His duties Include reviewing, hah' 
dllng press matter and gathering 
news. 

Vaude has heretofore been a part 
of the dramatic stuff on the Trlb, 
as on most dailies. Since the de 
cllne of straight vaude, variety 
news and reviews have been per' 
functory 'headers." 

Establishment of a special vaude 
department by one of the dallies 
may be an indication of something 
or other. 



R-K-O-Loos Sketch Deal 

Xnlta Loos' sketch, "The Ink- 
well," tried, out^ in Palm Beach this 
winter at a benefit show with blllie 
Burke, John Elmerson and Louise 
Groody, will be produced by RKO 
as a comedy one-acter and later 
made in^o a short for Radio pic 
tures. 

Rosalie Stewart will cast and 
produce, with the M. S. Bentham 
ofilce representing Miss Loos In 
negotiations for additional comedy 
sketches to be handled In similar 
style by RKO. 



Experiment Razz 



Danny Collins, agent. Is back 
on the Keith fioor after three 
months; of Illness. It- was his 
second recent absence, 

Collins took the water wag- 
on oath two years ago and 
stuck. Since then he has had 
double pneumonia and appen- 
dlclUs. 



N. V. A. DOUBLES 
COLLECTIONS 
OFLASTYEAR 



Cordial G>:Pperation by 
Picture Chaiiu Biggest 
Aid— $750,000 or More 



Bacbtage at the Met Benefit 



Pay or Play Cancelled 

•Though "pay or play" controcts 
are Issued for the Willis in the 
Bronx, an Independent house, now 
booked out of the Keith ofllces by 
Harry Carlln, Nina CaponI, single, 
was cancelled there after the first 
show. , 

The Willis has had a plenty 
checkered existence ond every bopk- 
Ino- office In New York has had a. 
try at It. It shifted from Dow to 
Llnder to Markus to Fisher to Dow 
wiremmred-lt-back-to-the-GonsolU- 
dated. Then Carlln got It. 



MOUIE PICON IN TAUDE 

Mollle Picon, the Yiddish musical 
star, entering vaude, has been 
booked by Keith's to open at the 
Franklin, ^ew York, June 16. 

She will be held for a. full week 
at the spUC '«reek house. ' 



Over double the amount of total 
collections In the N. V. A. benefit 
drive from the public through the 
variety theatres was the unverified 
estlmiite yesterday. It waS' th^n 
thought that the entire gross will 
reach at least and very probably 
exceed $760,000. 

This Is exclusive of the several 
benefit performances throughout the 
country, topped by the ' N. V. A. 
show Sunday night at the Metro- 
politan, New York. That .wound up 
the campaign. The Met played to 
nearly entire capaiclty, with high 
orchestra seats- at $26 and boxes 
$220 each. Met's gross ran around 
$60,000 for the single night 'and the 
N. V, A. Souvenir program held 
about $20,000 more. 

The souvenir program, formerly a 
slug with' Keith -actors and agents 
Intimated Into advertising In It 
through the former methods' em- 
ployed, carried comparatively little 
talent 'advertising this year, with 
the slug oft Pat Casey, in charge of 
the drive had made It plain from the 
outse^ that no off side tactics would 
be permitted to force ads into the 
program. Most of its full pages were 
portraits of theatrical managers or 
press agents. 

Alba* Out 

The abnormal collections In the 
theatres are mostly credited to the 
cordial co-operation of the picture 
house chains.' They universally par- 
ticipated for the first time In the 13 
years the N. V. A. has been cbin 
getting. It ls,aIso.tbe first tlme:.dur- 
Ing those' years that E. F. Albee has 
hod nothing to do' with the affair. 
Previously... Albee ran . .the whole 
works and always to the complete 
dlssatU faction of every one In 
vaudevllle.other than his yessirs 
and himself. 

Mr. Casey states that when the' 
different amounts are compiled an 
announcement will be Issued. That 
will be another Initial departure for 
anything In connection with N. V. A. 
moneys: Heretofore Albee seemed to 
look upon the N. 'V. A. as his own 
secret. In money and otherwise. 
Still Resented 

The handout collections In the 
theatres throughout the country 
created as much resentment as 
ever, last week, especially over the 
pleas made for "the poor actors." 
The principal pleader was Bert 
Lytell, in a splendidly made talking 
short. Lytell's vaudeville salary Is 
$2,600 a week. His current engage- 
ment is a starring one In "Brothers," 
now on a run on Broadway. In it 
Mr. Lytell receives $1,260 weekly for 
his personal services. 

While the resentment against the 
begging plan for money In the the- 
atres vyas made manifest In con- 
versation, the country's dallies were 
more lenient than usual last week 
In their comments upon It. There 
appeared to be a different feeling 
held by those same dallies for the 
N. V. A. 

. Minneapolis, April 28. 

Although she had been billed as 
one of the stars, Irene Franklin, 
headlining the Hennepin- Orpheum 
bill here last week, refused to ap- 
pear for the N. 'V. A. midnight 
.benefit nhPW at the MlnnesQta^_ 

Hitchcock acted as "master oT 
ceremonies. The entire theatre was 
scaled $1 and benefit grossed ap- 
proximately $2,000, making net of 
$1,600. 

Emerson and Baldwin, playing 
the State, also refused to partlcl 
pate, Hitchcock, who Is a guest 
star with Baiiibridge dramatic 
stock, also donated his services. 



Bernstein Tefls Why 
Soph Thinks That Way 



"Hey, bo, don't ybii know you 
done a terrible thing . to me and 
Soph, aaylng I owed Soph $660 and 
^he's looking for it? You don't 
know that gal: pal of mine. 

"She ain't looking for no dough 
from me, not Soph. 'Wliy, any time 
I go Into a town Where that dame 
Is playing, she s^nda me a car for 
the week. It's lousy how that "Va- 
riety can break up friendships, of 
years with them Insldis stories that 
ain't got no business being printed 
anyway." 

'-Freeman Bernstein speaking. Not 
burning but a little heated. Mak- 
ing special requests Nos. 408, 409, 
410 and 411. Each is the same, not 
to print anything more about he 
and Sophie Tucker or Soph hoping 
to recover $660 In coin she alleges 
Freeman put over a fast one on her 
for, some time ago in- Chicago, 

'It ain't fair," kept on Freeman, 
as h^ Informed the manicure girl 
what causes low ;lde In the ocean. 
"And to let you know how wrong 
you got that story I am a 'going to 
tell It all. Everything. 

"Wh^n I was racing out In Cbl- 
oago, I sees my paj. Soph. Great 
gal. And r says to' Soph, 'Buddy, 
I'll stake you to the best thing that 
ever was pulled off on this course. 
It's going to run tomorrow and bet 
It all. If this one 'doesn't go over 
I'll give you your money back. 
That's how sure it Is.' 

"See? Square, wasn't ItT That 
tells how I was thinking. 

Sephls Bets 

"So Soph bets on one of my nags. 
A thoroughbred. And It got left at 
the, post. Soph's $660 blows with 
it And Soph says that as I guar- 
anteed the horse to win, I owe ber 
the $660. 

. "I ain't disputing I said It to Soph 
and I don't remember whether I 
took her $660 to bet for her mjraelf 
or she bet It herself. Anyway that 
dog laid down. 

"And to make It worse the same 
day the judges called me up. I 
stand aces with all of the Judges at 
all of the trackk They are always 
calling me to the stand to talk 
things over. 

"On this day, the Judges w^re 
nice. They said, 'Freeman, you 
seem to have the smartest stable of 
horses that ever tried to race under 
our glasses. In tact. Freeman, they 
are too smart for the Clilcaco 
tiacks.' 

Complimentary 

"That was a pretty big compli- 
ment to mOi wasn't ItT So I says 
to the Judges, 'Boys where shall. I 
race 7* and they say, 'XVeeman, any- 
where but where we are. We 
don't want such smart horses; we 
want horses that won't look iMtck 
word atithe 'far turn or know how 
to stand still at the post' 

""Boys,' I says to the Judges, Tt 
took me a long while to teach the 
horses this trick don't make me 
move now,' but the Judges stuck 
and I was aired. 

"So you see, it all happened on 
the same day. Trying to get Soph 
a stake' I get a vacation, the horses 
are sore and In the rush I left town 
without calling up Soph. 

Can't Trust Dogs 

"I have been off the dogs ever 
since. You can't trust them. I told 
that filly Soph had a bet on It and It 
nodded. 

'Now I am In a regular racket. It 
only needs half a million and. looks 
good for a ride. If I land thla nl 
give Soph a couple of horses if she's 
stOI squawking, although if- Soph, 
my pal, jsays anything against me, 
it will hurt me; als6 May^ 

"If you write Soph, don't tell that 
dame anything. Let It die. She's 
In the big money now and should 
forget nickels and dimes. I ain't 
doing It any more." . 

As Freeman waltzed out of the 
barber shop, he said to the manl 
cure, "Keep track of this, baby. It's 
only the second time on the cuff 
for you," and he borrowed %2 from 
the boss, ''Just to see how my 
credit Is," laughed Freeman. 



Roxy brought some of that '50th 
street technique to the Met Sunday 
night and showed 'em how to run 
a show. 

From a backstage viewpoint It 
was probably the most peaceful 
N. 'V. A. benefit show yet staged, or 
any o^er benefit bllL 

Roity made all the backstage 
business his own. Outside of con- 
tinued harping on the "lousy 
lights" and a few howls at his bal- 
let to stay upstage, he was quite 
an imruffled guy. 

John Schultz, until recently of 
the Keith office, managed the stage, 
under Roxy, and complied the blU. 

No acts turned away, all WhO' 
showed going on. 

Robert Warwick was holding 
somebody's poodle dog In his tttmB-- 
most of the evening. 

John Edgar, timekeeper at .the. - 
Met for 8i9 years, looks like a Ken* 
tucky colonel. 

He' was an opera singer long ago 
and speaks six languages. 

Took a long time for the 200-odd ' 
musicians to get set btit when thejr 
did it was a thrill. Roxy said that 
first note, when all struck up In 
unison without a rehearsal, ran Up- 
his spine. 

Milt Schwartzwald conducted 'tb9 - 
100-plece pit band for the acts. :■■ 

Wide 0>en Musicians 

Clayton, Jackson and Durahte^' - 
Their first and lost tlmb In ;tha,'; 
Metropolitan Opera House. Hie. 
Durante "orchestra" standing fn ~ 
the wltags and. watching the afrnt : 
phony with their mouths wide oi^eto;' 
Bill Robinson's . brown derby. 

.Lon Holtz, -with a cane, . taUdns ' 
Park Avenue before going on and. 
telling Hebe stories when on. ' -., 

The two "girls" who pull the We^: 
curtains for $1 a show and hav4i:'. 
been doing it for 16 years. 

Edward O. Robinson's "Well; 
who's going to Introduce melH f 
when Roxy a^ked him to introducft : 
an act t.v - 

Roxy, mistaking Lloned AtweQ:- 
tor PhU Baker. caUIng him .ntQ 
and then apologising. Baker waqtef -; 
to know whether the show was-ibfi* 
Ing broadcast Two kinds ,ot ipa*^.' 
terial and PhU knowa both. -. 

LIttIs GIria 

N. T. O.'s Uttle irirls, with l^v- 
beatlng time for- them. He saltf ba ^ 
was aorry that he had to leavb -ik 
new. sensation home. She gMa 
through the audience and slagf to 
the men. Cute and a riot, - (l^l* : 
N. T. O. Too bad. ' '» 

Red Orange stated his "77" sfOod '' 
for double craps. j? -- -' : 

Jules Bledsoe singing opera inj^th^ -: 
opera house. i- - 

They ran out of sandwiches tfirpA : 
times.., ;,'.-..0 
Not a bottle In the hovaeyS(tfi z 
night \" ' 

Ev.ery time anyone turned oitwnA' 
they were bound to bump IntoJ^it ': 
ballet girls. More girls than stfn^f < 
wlches, that's why they ran out >W:: 
sandwiches. 

Ada May (Weeks) Insisting that'; 
her mother stand In the wings, -y ;,. . 
M. C.'s trying to paAs the bp()Ib v 
The Capitol and Roxy ballet 
vowing ,to show each other up; ^ .w .' 

Roxy said he'll let someone xXmI 
handle It next year. -'.t 
"When do I go on 7* 



Piazza to Boston; 

h New York Lat^ 



Indies, Tilt Salaries 

]^.;.Wlth_the Indies findjng It tougher 
"nbw'"'to ''get name8"'f or " lKe~'sm'allW 
circuits the outside agents are 
seeking big acts and o/fering more 
money. 

Dave Fine has taken some of the 
smaller Indle time at $400. This 
was placed through the Dow 
agency, said, to be the most money 
ever handed out on a contract by 
that agency. 



It -was officially stated in '.thoi^^ 
Keith office. New. ' York, yesterdajr^.v '- 
that Ben Piazza, jKelth's 'Cblngct' ' 
representative, had' been asslgn^'^f(> ? ' 
the New En.o'Iahd territbry .Wth > 
headquarters In Boston. FolloMng 
a period ther* it Is~the Intentlon'Of ;• • 
the Keith headquarters to htUtgr : 
Piazza Into the New York gehertl ■■. 

offices. . ; r-:'. 

Piazza has been in charge of tbO:' .'. 
mid-west Association since Radio-' 
Kelth-Orpheum commenced to :bp«. 
erate Keith's. He has been rapldl^. < 
building up that booking office.' ..' 
Meanwhile the Boston Keith OBlCo : . 
is said to have been' skidding, wltii : 
Its former head, Wesley Frazer, In . 
Keith's, New York. 

Date of Piazza leaving Chicago or ,;. 
.hla..JUcrassor Jthere^^not^m^ ^ 

Miss Joy Heads West^ 

Leatlce Joy, currently- playing tho.. 
Palace, New York, will take off'.for. ' 
California Immediately fbUowlng'- . .'. 
this date. ^ ' 

.Palace week will climax. her -Vaiide 
tour for the present • 



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Orb Act Up, Canned; 
':\ Most Pay Fare Home 



' ■ . Los Angelea, April 23. 

Joan Clark and Tholma Swan, 
diethcers, engaged by ■Wilbur. <3ush- 
man snd George Ciai>k for their' 
road ahoi^, playing at Gall&p, N. M„ 
will ba.ve to settle' with the man- 
agers for their return fore to Los 
Angelea, and forwarding coats, be- 
fore they can regain their trunk?, 
held as security when they were 
dismissed for alleged misconduct 
vhtle with the show. 

The gals, filed complaint with the 
JState Labor Comthlsslon charging 
tbey had been canned, after they 
likd given' their notice, claiming. the 
-working conditions had been mis-, 
reipresented. Cushman, replying to 
ibb complaint, stated he had &i- 
.'va.nced railrdad fare to bring the 
girls from Los Angeles to Join, 'but 
that after arrival their conduct was 
-detrimental to the show, and that 
aa they refused, to live up to their 
contract, he let them out. 

J)eputy State Labor Commissroner 
Chas. F. held the proprietors 

Justified, and directed the girls to 
settle In order . to recover their 
trunks. 



LTON GOES VAITDE 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Ben Lyon, picture actor, signed 
t>y Publlx for pei'sonnl^ appearance 
toiir, opening in Chic.ttgo May '6. 





■Most Discussed 
Artist in . 
Vaudeville! 

- Ah Amazing 
And Bewildering 
Musical 
Performance! 

Nothing 

Ula hi! 

Brilliant 
Shbwmaiuhip! I 




Iry and Get It 



One day or two days dates. 
In a: ' couple of Long Island 
hideouts net some of the acts 
about $4. Used for tryouts. 

In one town there's a "No 
Smoking" sign or. th<! wall. A 
vaiide feiQme was puding at a 
dg when a fireman walked In 
and bawled her, 

"I'm the chief here," be said. 
"Tou wouldn't want me to take 
$25 out of your solary, would 
you?" 



Farming Unit Pciople to 
De Luxes f Qjr Summer 

Figuring that the vaudfevUie cir- 
cuits cannot afford ^expenslvife unit 
acts over the summer, 'Jerry- Car- 
gill Is closing down three' -of his 
units. He will seek to place the peo- 
ple individually with ,Pu1jlix nnits 
and has It computed ,that the In- 
come will be about tbte same for the 
talent individually as If he. booked 
the units Intact. . 

. Jack 'Vain's unit is a 12,900 act; 
"Palm Beach Nights," |2,460, and 
Jack Sidney's Band Show^ $2,600. All 
three units are currently i-n-^brking. 

CarglU takes the position that 
rather tlmn play hlsi acts one week 
and lay off two in the eumn\er, he 
will voluntarily disrupt them for the 
purppae of individual rotating. 



Soiisa on Air-r-$5,500 



Another high salaried band is go- 
ing on the air. It is Sousa with 62 
men. 

The band will receive $6,500 each 
Monday night for 10 weeks, playing 
for the General Motors hour over 
t'iie NBC network/ '. 

The other band is 'Whlteman's 
once weekly on Tuesday, for Old 
Gold cigs. 
. Morton A. Millman, of the Morris 
ofilce radio dept,^ placed the Sousa 
engagement. 



LOCAL BOOKING 
OF JRS. BURNS 
N.Y.MEN 



"Doc" Clowns for Publishers 
"Dr." George Rockwell wUl be the 
featured entertainer at the- annual 
banquet of the Anierlcan News- 
paper Publishers' Association at the 
'NVald'orf-Ascoria tomorrow (Thurs- 
day) night. 

'Will' Bogers, who has appeared 
at the last three banquets of the 
-association, had to cancel the elate 
in Order to continue pinch hitting 
for Fred Stone in "Three Cheers," 
now in Boston. 



RKO bookers Id the east are pul- 
ing up a battle over booking the 
Orpheum Jr. circuit, since Jos. 
Plunkett turned booking lurlsdic- 
tion over to his divisional manager, 
Nate Blumberg. On direct order 
from Plunkett the New Tork book- 
ers may only submit acts for the 
Orpheum Jr., which must nieet with 
the Approval of . Blumberg before 
they can be accepted. The N^w 
Tork boys .Jiave takeft . -this - as a 
refiection .on, their 'abtlltsr while .-for- 
getting that It was their own book-- 
ing methods t'hkt- .turned the. .mid- 
west terrltorjr '-Iftslde out for the' 
past flv.e yedrs ^hh aiJoss ot.|6Q0,- 
000 a year '-to the Oh>heiIih- jr.. clr; 

cult. - ' . . ■:■■ •' • ■'■ 

I{;el(h's eas^rn ofHce had .he'en 
senditig '^how^ ; over .-"the Junior 
houses'- that ' had Iprevloaslir ' played 
the Palace, New York, PhlMdelphta 
and Pittsburgh. They thought, noth- 
ing of » booking or buylng',a'cta for 
$1,000 or $1,600 that meant noth- 
ing at the box office of these amall 
western towns. . 

Booking Samples 

Among the shining examples of 
big .inoney .unknowns thrown into 
the westet-n books -we're:- Herman 
TImberg at. j$4,60p; tiordon and 
Squires - at ' $860; ..Jim'my ' Savo at 
$1,000, and Al Herinan at $900. At 
the nominal admission prices and 
small capacities of the houses it 
was plain suicide. 

Now, with Plunkett deciding to 
let his divisional manager look 
after each Indlvrdual house the New 
Tork bookers are burning. They 
might - remember that Sam ' Kahl 
once tried to book, his, houses 'rent 
out of New Tork :too,<and It proved 
a failure. It seems that the New 
Tork men have, been booking these 
bouses with small regard t6. loca)' 
conditions. .' 

Hereafter houses will h^ bpoiced 
on an elastic, basis. . Boildling up 
or cutting dowii a sbo-w to duli 'oon- 
dltlons and the booking of pic- 
tures. \ 



FAB.'& BASCH OIBIS 

Los Angeles, April IS. 

Paramount haf . Albertlna Rasch 
for a one-year contract to be In 
charge of all btillets 'In ita produc- 
tions during that period.' 

Miss Rasch Win use' the. girls for 
this work now appearing l|i her bal- 
let at Grauinan's -Chinese.' - 



Fooled 'Em! 



Pittsburgh, April 23. 

An exceptionally poor ac- 
cordion player hod Just finished 
his ofterl.ng at one of those 
weekly, a'mat'eut nights In a 
suburban' nioyie house. There 
were a few scattered boos. 

The asplriint ' to' .stage fame 
walked off, but Os he reached 
the wings, he turned and, look- 
ing out at the audience, said 
with as much sarcasm as he 
could command: 
"Teh, and I never took a 
lesson." 



Mirievitch Billing Row 
Endis in His Release 

Insiiittng that his : billing second'' 
to Helen Kane was-'-a ' violation 9'' 
contract, Borrah Alinevitch insist^ , 
on . -n arbitration with Artbur- 
Hammersteln, producer of. !'b9o4: 
B(^y," now In Boston. Au a. rea'iUt;' 
Minevitch compromised on - an \ni-> 
mediate release from the show, 
having foreign bookings for this 
summer. 

The harmonica virtuoso insisted - 
that with' Eddie Buzzell's leaving 
"Good Boy,'.' he (Minevitch) was to 
have'- had- top billing. Instead, J. Cf.- 
Nugent-was accorded that distlpOT. 
tlon on Broadway, and when 'th,e 
show took- to the road top went to* 
Helen Kane. Minevitch objected 
and elsked Equity to intervene. 

Hammersteli^ countered, that it 
Minevitch wanted a release frotii 
his run-of-iheTplay contract, it was.' 
oke. 



TATE WINS IN COTJBT 

Harry Tate,- English comjs^an, 
sued in New Tork by Herbert 
Rosener, for $1,260, won the case 
in the - Clt}^ Court' JuUus Kendlerr 
acting for Tate, not only introducied 
the Statute of Limitations (matter 
dates back to 1922. and suit was 
hot commenc'ed until this yebr)rbUt 
denied that Rosenejr..had advanced 
honey to others at his (Tate's) re- 
quest. 

In 1922, Rosener was company, 
manager of the "London Follies'* 
touring in Canada in which Tate 
was starred. 



BIG FOX ACTS 

. Jack 'Waldron's. unit of 36 called^ 
"Worries of* 1929" ' opens for Fox 
MiiyS. 

Booked by Tony Shayne. 

"Park Concerts," travesty on the 
'''Home Towner^,", and adapted hy 
Harry Conn, also opens tot Fox 
May 6. A-ot carries 20 'among whom 
are Billy Adams. Edna Sodley, Ann 
Woods and the 10 Aristocrats. 



Fox, B'lyn, Paying $12,000 
This Week for Six^Acts 



Fox thoaire, Brooklyn, is spehd- 
Jng over $12,000 for a alx-act vaude- 
ville bill this week, headed byl tbe 
Pat Rooney family. 1 ■ 

It may bo record high In normal 
season for a vnude theatre playing 
six acts. Top of around $13,600 at 
Keith's Palace, New Tork, is In a 
straight vaude theatre with elgh); or 
nine acts. 

Against the Fox, the Albee 
(Keltli's), Fox's opposition for the 
vaude supremacy of Brooklyn, has 
a $G,000 bill on its stage. 

Besides the Rooneys the Fox 1>1|I 
includes Charles Ra7,^Jean,Oran-es'e, 
Jbck Sidney's Froli6kerB (26MpebpIs 
:.r.«VUe) and Lt. Gitz-Rlce Co. In'adr 
.dltlbiv 'to the vaude, 'hearts In 
^'1x16'.'. .(Fox) Is the screen feature. 

Albee, besides Barto'n, ^kjiii' Cojlee^ 
Adier and Bradford,' ■'TSaiiiei . Egjaa'e 
Redheads ai)d Don.'>puipmings: on 
the 'stage, is screehl'ng; 'rDeMllle'^ 
"(godless Girl." . ; '^ 

Fox seats 4,000, ii]acl'-"{he Albee 
around 3,000. ' ' 

^ ; '-' t 

Werrenrath's'Sh^ 

Rolnald 'Werrenrath 'la> making a ■ 
series' of talking ' shortf . for RCA 
Photophone. ' ' 

Production la at the- Oramercy 
studios on East 24th street 




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W«dike3d(iy;' April 24,- 1929 



Yidocq's Dizzy From 

11iat^$500 Run-Aroiinit 

' • ' i 

Prank Kvans, N. B, ManwarlnBl 
land EH S. Keller are weaxlnff an^ ; 
BhoWlne* the $200 (each) wrist 
.watches emblematic of their serN'r: 
Icea OS officers of the now defunct' 
Keith Agents' Asaoclatlon, but Bill 
Vldocq iB still waiting for his $600. 

Once a vaude comic of the team 
o( Haines and VldoCq, Bill is now o 
guard In the Keith booklns office. 
•When dlssolvlns their organization 
a couple of weeks ago the agents 
promised him a flve-yard split of 
the treasury's $4,000. . !: 
■ Bill himself a^tnlts, While waiting, 
ithat there's n<)i ifeason for the gift; ; 
'whethy he gets It dr rtot 

If In the meapMirte he doesn't- 
ihear some Ini^ide, $tuft, he'll Just 
have to accept the $600 as a good 
win gesture-T^agalrt, If he gets It. 
' Bill waited a. week after hearing; 
tabout the . pr^iwsed present and 
ittaen went Ito l^ahli Evans to And 
;out when U would ber torthcomlns.' 
TEvans told hlm<not to i^orry, claims 
'BUI, ^d la'dfthed. Then Manny 
IManwarlng told hliri the same thing, 
iaiso laugblpgi . Latei; on Kelle^ 
'If^iigbed {^Ittaoul telling him ariyr 
:thln^ Bill thinks they were trying 
:to laugh Klifi'oat of It, or laughln? 
at anyone trying to get $600 fob 
nothing from an agent. 
. Then, .making' Jt worse, . qomeone 
said that iBtfO would 'be given to 
Mrs. Vldocq instead of directly to 
"6111 BlU. thinks that would be as 
'bad as hot getting it at all, or prac- 
tically the. same thing. 



Wm. Morris In Mountains 

William Morris, the manager, is 
'leaving New Tork toiflght (Wednes- 
day) for a wee? or- so at his summer 
■^jtanp, near 8aranac,-N. 'T>' 



Reveler^ Ask $4,000, 
Keith's Bidding $3>500 

The Bevrters go K-K-O.if Salary 
najustments are made. Thoy are 
holding out for $4,000, figuring their 
radio, Vl'ctoh record and talking 
screen I'ep. tf-K-Q offered $$,bo6 
to $3,600 for sp'eclii weeks at the' 
palace,' Riverslile' and AlbeO' In New 
York arid BroBklyri. Out-of-towri' 
dates ellmlnnted bfepause of- locial 
radio and rocordinfe contracts. 

Act got $2,600 In a "ass nite club, 
the Mlrador lost season, clicking 
mildly on a cafe floor. They were 
a hit In liondon at the Klt-Cat 
Club. 



Agency- Act Settlement 

Los Angeles, April 2S. 
Commlesloi'suit of the local Wil- 
liain MorriB bfflpe'' against Milchell 
and Diirant, schedAileA to come ut> 
In a New' York court this wfeek, 
has- been withdrawn upon outside 
agreement. "• .' .. , ^ ' '. 

. '^If orris ofilee sought to .coUecjt 
bacik, comiiiisslona., and fq|rce^the 
team . to carry out . a personal con- 
tract Settlement provides,, that 
Mitchell and Durant pay $600 cihd 
return under Morris management 
when'(i6nit>letlng their 1>resent RKO 
route. 



F. P. Buys in Quebec 

Quebec, April 23. 
Audltoriuni, vavidevllle, biggest 
theatris in this ancient burg,- has 
passed tq the possession of Famous 
Players of Candda, which, since it 
bought, out tb.e-Paramount stock In- 
terest, has been' expanding In all di- 
rections. 

Actual transaction 'was completed 
last week, but announcement of do 
tails was deferred. ' 



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BEMAEINa Tnni 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Fanchon and Marco closed their 
'•Hotter 'n Hot" Idea, an0.ara re- 
sUglng the "Up in the Air".- unit 
Plan is to utilize services of girls 
and principals who. ^ere In their 
"Arts' Object" show. 

Walter Nilsson and Roy Stickney 
are to be featured. 



90% Filimi Qiieitiohs 

Los Anffeles, April 23. 

Hlllstreet theatre In; making, 
ft' check on : efl " telephone 
queries as to Its current at'-- 
tractions, dIsoovttcM that 90 
per cent of -the . caUs ,.'w<9re on 
what" tyjie of plbtur'e #aA play- 
ing. Questions . Jwere, "What 
picture Is playlhgT" "Who Is 
"in Itr' "Is "it ah ail-talkef?" 
and If not, "How niaiiy min- 
utes of talkth^r 

This Is - the RKO vaudfllm 
hou^e, yet o'nly' W per. cent , of 
the telei>Kdn« (Kiierles 'wanted' 
information pti the' yaudfe 
acts. ' : . - 



From Miay 1' Johnny '' O'Connor 
vi^ill ,be lpst^ed.''4a V 1^^^ repre- 
soniatlve, ^'tqr :attira«)tloVB 'n. the. 
Hanimerdteln theatre building- on 
Broadwa.y. His' flratia' Fred ^ai-ihg 
and hlB' Penliidyiv&tilank O'Connor 
englnerered ih« Wdrtniff-Badlo Pic- 
tures 'deal f. "SyncOpatlort:" Under 
it Abdlo .>al{l |4B;0p0'i';i ti-bonii6 tor 
Waring In tlie' picture, 'besides' the 
act's regtitar' 'telarjr 'While ~virorklng. 

It's likely ' JOhnn^'.aHo- will annex 
JOe Cook' ' tor 's'peolallzied ' sittentlon; 

Johnnjr -O'Connor htls hieen 'faiinil- 
iHt with the" show* '"business (or 
yean. He (BirtabUshM hliiliselt lOng 
ago aii a stage' material writer aiiid 
recently wrot« ^ne ot the best aell-^ 
M'S'-ot'the^wliit^r In' ^<The' Broad way 
Racketieeirsi"'' ' His 'eipert knowledge 
cOmfes "'tfa'rough aoftual contliet, bO' 
sides -hlB Ions tralnliiK 'as a special 
writer on -'Va"lets^ 'and' the Morning 
Telegraph,.-: ' '' ' 

It' Is said O'Connor, who turned 
down all offers of aigenoy franchises 
to operate Independently, will only 
take on a (ew high-grade; attraC' 
tions for his personld attention. 



Club- Band DqubiM 
Jack White, with the: Chateau 
Madrid Revuie andi-band (12), will 
-■ -double ' from 'i'thtf i^por-.'to Keith's 
met ,:ho.use8,L- playlriar^ the.- 81st . 3t. 
and Madison this weeK. -i'.' ■■■ '^f 



Chi Afi^ Pui CluIl . 

'. - Chicago,. April 28. 
Chicago booking agents and thea- 
tre olrcults hQ:Ve refused to Interest 
themselves' In <(he bill now;:UP. bel[ore 
the S^te L«B>slatutf| to,limlt.the 
3 per: cent. 6oUect{'oh' from .va^de-- 
vUle, aotb . or. Jjbu'ses.- J*egal. bijni^. 
m'lsj^lon', r<ite In this state J8 i0;^i9r! 
cent ; . 

it' seemd that about, every^ fpur'. 
years a down-state senator' brings 
up . 4 bill limiting' the commission 
rate i>f agents and theatres. 

Id the past, every tinie the niatter 
wan. brought 'up, the boys made a 
coll4otloa etotind here. Four. y«ars 
ago It cost them $2,000. This year 
they art sU^nding pat ■ 

.ChrSiia Office Changes ; 

: ' ' ^ Chicago, Aprlt ZS,... ; 

-^^faicajgo office of th^ Qua SUK Ex-' 
chaage ' Is. . .being reorganized " by 
HomeriNeeri'senerail manager. -Alex 
S.WlfUer, who joined the office; while- 
Silly tSlambnd^ was in charge, has 
been made ''manager 6t the 'vaude- 
vllle^department." 

' BYanb^;M^oy .'Wa8:'aptH>'inted ihan- 
ager oC''tfa^'m'U8tcal -oOmedy depart- 
ment and win alsO "handle, presentii- 
tidnsj,;' "^W. ft \ WegWr %Ul-:t«ke 
charg;^' ot- -the latr department.- '.There 
will f^.'^tie'; a .plub' depl^rtment. es- 
tailjiItsl^'^.as^.weU as « 49pecial !iEtct8 
depaMtaent .''for .picture houses. 
'Hoinb't' 'Neer 4» qomlhg In to oversee 
the : ne^.. oreanl^tlon and arrange 
for the >openlng of. a new- offlcg. In 
Omaha,' ' " 



IJiTQti i^SE BbOSEO 

Hattie' AtloiDt and her new flash 
act of -n ■ people ■ have been booked 
by RKO Circuit (Charlie Morrison). 
The cast Includes Edith AtloC 
Mazle Stann, . Zion and* Plaza, Gor- 
don and Reed, "'Skip" Hanlon, 
Mons. Georges' orchestra' and a 
chorus of Lejiora Tiller girls. 

The act will be known as' "Paris 
Bound." ' 



Palltaile Park April 27 

Loew'd (open air). Palisades Park, 
N. J., will open April ■ 27 for the 
summer.'. Four- acts and Alms, full 
week, pplloy. ' ■■ 



DIAMOND'S 10 WEEKS 

Stare - Association' Department for. 
\„ \ , .,: *ffl.(l-We«t.' .H9S»M».- .'■., . 

, 'r. • cWcagO, April 23.' 
'W'l 'V. 1*1 A. Family dftpartmeiit. 
reconstructed and now under ,the 
ayp^lsloi) of Billy . J>lamond, got 
jjhto.'s^ln^^this. w^ek w^h around 
io " weSks" of time. '',Route .now 
covers' 22 to whs, st'ileitched bver four 
mld-we'st states. 

' Stand^ Include OshkosK, Menasha, 
Fondulac, Blkhorn, Wausau, Lake 
Geneva, Burlington, Eau Claire, La 
Cropse ,<'Wl8); Iron River, Iron- 
wood, Calupiet,' Negaumee (Mich.);' 
St Charlies,. Chicago . Heights, Blue 
Island^ Harvey (Bli^; -Carroll and. 
Mason City (la.); Indiana Harbor. 
(Ind.); Roohester (Minn.), and St. 
.LoiiU|.'-o:,',;' . - . i-'s;;,', ■■.■'. '•■ . 
Salary . RuIj 

. llils '^lme 'ls,i.o 'l>e independent of 
the r6iful«r;'WitV. M'.'A. (Orpfieum, 
Jh). '- Acts' jjolng 'Qii^irHi^e' family 
time ha^b"* been ' enioitinte'ed ,by Ben 
Piazza,' itKO' generWl' tireii^erp main- 
agrer,''\1iat' th'bs^' salaries .will In^.no 
way have any effect on f litdre book- 
ings- - o'ver >the major olroult; In 
other, words' Piazza -has. assured 
protection- to acts, playing the 
family olrctiit, ^vising' them that 
.the fifth floor «fi%not be governed, 
by salaries paid' on , the Jouetb iBoor. 

Diamond's flr^'^'8tep"^h''. taking 
over the family^ deiP>artmeat.'.<was to 
start a oam^.algn tor . mojre tlmo. 
Under a gtadiial pi;(K;isBB..tif rehabili- 
tation the 'family co^i't^ 1^ aimed to 
take on Important proporUone, un- 
der Diamond. • 



Seiner on Woolfolfc's Book 
Chicago, April 28. 
Dick perger will tak^ '^veiCvBoyle 
Woolfolk's Butterfleld book. In the 
Keith office here during the latter's 
two-month vacation. . . 

Mr. and Mrs, Woolfolk. sailed for 
Europe Saturday oii the AdHatlo. 



BON JQUR 

Jack Forester 



RBREAKSINO OAAINO >E PABIS 





IN A CYCLE OF SONGS 

THIS WEEK (APRIL 21) 

R-K-0 PALACE, NEW YORK 

PRESS COMMENT 



TELEGRAPH, APRIL 22 

Beatrice Joy Triumphs 

■ Film Star Show». Charming Stage Personality ~ 

vi beatrlce- Joy, star of many, screoh successes, who l» sharing headline 
honors With the Four Mane Brcthe'rs on the new blU' that opened 
yesterday at the Palace,.,has ndfhing to tear -from the talking screen. 
And after hearing her llrst number, there is no doubt just. -why First 
National so quickly signed hep for their' coming productions. 

Miss Joy has an irresistible' personality on the stage, as compelling 
OS. It is, On the screen. In her talking numbers her*work, as well as her 
voice, is similar to that of Gertrude Lawrence. In addition to a capti- 
vating manner. Miss Joy possesses ' a -delightful singing voice.-' The 
numbers she offers allow a wide latitude of characterization^ a little 
comedy, a little Jazz, - &nd a 'touch of drama, finishing with an imper- 
sonation of a French actress in Hollywood seeking work In the cinemas. 
A delightful offering on any vaudeville bill, and Palace' patrons 'are 
luck^ that Miss Joy was persuaded to extend her engagement In vaude- 
ville for another week so as to be .able to play the Broadway- house. 



: Miss Leatrlce Joy, Screen star, does a- touching bit- of acting arid 
looks OS beautiful as ever. Her Interpretation of a hapless girl from' 
^e "Folies ^ergere" who found no sympathy ln< Hollywood's^ trealtment 
.0,1 .screen-struck lassies, is very good. M1B» Joy is assisted at the 
piano by Mildred' Browa* , . .•■ ', - - 



MILDRED; BROWN ;.AT PtAi40 



--j;.-irv?Tr..-Tis' 



Wednesday. AprQ 24. 1929 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



95 



Golde Rejects Offer 

Xelth'0 ' attempt to brlngr about 
the return pt lAwrence J. Qolde to 
tiie booking ofRcc was met with re- 
fusal by the William Mbrrla office 
to release Its general manager. 
Golde was sought by Keith's as a 
booker of the New York houses. 

Since the Oblde deal failed to ma- 
terialize the New York booking sit- 
uation 'remains up In the air with 
Keith's still looking for a booker 
to All the gap that will be shortly 
,<ireated when Jack Pempeey leaves 
the booking floor to join the Keith's 
production depprtment. 



Asii'ii Geto Det Uptown 

Detroit. April 28. 
The Uptown, formerly on the 
ipajor lucp chain, has been turned 
over to Nate. Blumberg, western di- 
visional manager of the Orpheum 
Jr. circuit Blumberg may install n 
new policy. ' 




GEORGE DORMONDE 



■ad VVOSVt 




METAL CLOTH 

f6r DROPS 

36 in. wide at 7Ab a yd. aitd op 

A fall line of .cold and ill*«i Dro. 
-■■dM. meui elotiia. sold and Ulvlrr 
mmnlosa riiiDratoDca, ■ p a o g i *^ 
rigbt*. open Hom, alo.. ete.. tor augt 
comumr* Sampl«* apoD raqaett. 

J. J. Wyle & Brps., he 

(Bnmvaora to HIniman ft- Wall) 
18-20 East 27th Street 
NEW VORK 



Foreign Fibn Patents 
Exceed Those of U. S. 



Washington, April 23. 

Foreigners are In the majority 
among applicants obtaining patents 
from Uncle Sam for new devices 
having to do with motion pictures. 
List contains many new develop- 
ments In practically every phase. 

Commissioner of Patents, upon 
receipt of the number, same and 10 
cents, will forward detailed Infor- 
mation on any Individual patent. 

Motion picture macbUie (new develop- 
raent In taandllnE of beam). I. N, Slelg- 
man, Brooklyn. N. T. Filed Jan. 8. 1924. 
Ser. No. 684,026. Nine olalme. 1.70T.MS. 

Film exposure appamtos for motion pic- 
tures. E. J. Crockett, Olendale,. Calif. 
Plied April 2S. 1827. Ser. No. 180,248. Six 
clalme. 1.707.825, 

Method and apparatna for reglaterlng 
films. W. B. Whitney. Germantown, Fa., 
asslRnor, by mesne esBlimmenta. to. Tech- 
nicolor M. P. Corn. FlFcd May 27. 1927. 
Ser. No. 184.840. 14 claims. l,707,eM. 

Apparatus for liquid tr«atment of nbo- 
tographlo films. D. F. Comatocfc, Cam- 
bridge, Maae.. assignor, by mesne assign- 
menu to Technicolor M. P. Corp. Fllfd 
April IT, 1823. Ser. No. 6S2.888. 21 claims. 
1,707,700. 

Color Device 

Multicolor cinematograph and other film. 
J. E. Thornton. London, England. Filed 
May 10. 1824 Ser. No. 712,462. and In 
Great Britain. May 18, 1028. One claim. 
1,707.826. 

Camera shutter (to control uniform mo- 
tion thrAughout exposure). 8. M. Falrcblld. 
.Vew York City. Filed April 18, 1827. Ber. 
No. 188,410. 22 claims. 1,707,848. ' 

Television apparatus. J. I.. Baird, Hal- 
ensburgb, Scotland, assignor to Television, 
Ltd.. London, Filed August 4. 1828. Ser. 
No. 127.113, and In Great BrIUIn, August 6, 
1023. Nine claims. 1,70T.03S. 

Cinematographic apparatus (control of 
nim gripping elements). J. S. Pocovl, Bar- 
relona. Spam. Filed August 24. 1822 Ber 
No. 884,072. and In Spain. June 18, 1022. 
SIX claims. 1.707,848. 

Film camera (motion picture). E. Quer- 
In Paris, France. Filed April 14. 102B. Ber. 
No. 22,001. and In France, April 23, 1024. 
Four cUlms. 1,707,080. 

Cloematographle exposing apparatus. H. 
Fries, Berlln-Wllmersdorf, Germany, as- 
signor to AakanlB-Werke A-O, vormals 
Centralwerkstatt Dessau and C. Bamberg- 
Frledenau. Berlln-Frledenaa, Germany. 
Fl!ed November 18, 1026. Ber. No. 148,706. 
and In Germs nv, November 17, 1025. Five 
claims. 1,708,087. 

Apparatus for photographic color process. 
M. W. Seymour. Rochester, assignor to 
Eastman Kodak Co.. Rochester. Filed An- 
mst 22, 1027. Ser. No. 214.640. Ten olalms. 
1.708.870 and 871. 

Motion picture apparatus (sound disk). 
O. BettlnJ. New Tork City. Filed October 
IB. 1020. Sor. No. 417.171. Renewed August 
IT, 1828. Thirteen claims. 1,708,418. 

Stereo-Sound Idea 

.Method and ^arrangement for the pro. 
ductlon of etereoacoustlo photo films 
(sound). F. Schroeter, Berlin. Germany, as- 
signor to Oesellschait fur Drabtloee Tele- 
graphle m.b.H., Berlin, Filed June 6. 1020. 
Ser. No. 113,880. and In Germaoy, June 22, 
102S. Three olalms. 1,708,623. 

GyroBcopIo stabilization of cameras and 
other optical Instruments. J. B, Hendeceon, 
Blackheatb. England. Filed November 16, 
1823. Ser. No. 874.871. and In Great BrIUIh, 
December 1. 1822. Twenty claims. 1.708,314, 

Auxiliary focusln8r device and projection 
apparatus. R. M. Hill, Washington, D. C. 
Filed January 12. 1827. Ber. Ma. 160,644. 
Eleven claims. 1,700.017. 
' Colored picture and method of/ producing 
the. same. J. H. Chrlsteneen, Holte. Den- 
mark.' Filed January 24, 1927. Ber. No. 
163.017. and In Denmark, January 26, 1826. 
Slz claims. 1,709,668. 

Pose reflecting system for photographic 
apparatus. L. G. SImjIan. New Havep, 
Conn. Filed October 11. 1027. Ser. No. 226,- 
142. Twelve claims. 1,700,688. 

Camera copy, and method of, and medium 
for making the same. H. M. Baker, Loa 
Angeles, Calif Filed August 26. 1827. SeK 
No. 216,444. Eight claims. 1,708,600. 



4 ORTONS 

Vaudeville s Fuimiest Wire Act 

Now in Seventh Month in Europe 

American Representative: LEW COLDER 




■ourF?e<vithdSinQie 

ThU Week Sot.. April tO 

Fuher*! Theatre, Detroit 

DMctiOB HUT LEWIS 
Asawlate. BILL' COWAH 



"MACK" 



•CHUCK" 



ACKNOWLEDGED VAtDKVILLE'S MOST 
BEADTIFVL EXTRAVAGANZA OFFEBINO 

"THE DANCE DOCTOR" 

Written fey NEVILLE FLEEBOM aad AL VOM TILZKb 
Interpreted by JOHNNY ELLIOTT 
Olariaed by HI* CO-EDS 
ClMT, Teotb. Beaotlfol fllria. Harvelou Daacen 
Broadway Afmeanhore - 
■tg PAtIL EDWAB P8. W IKB AFFBb 
ABB TBAUnOMKB 



LIFT MAN AT PALACE 
HAS UPS AND DOWNS 



Tale of Morris Moskowitz^Who 
Nearly Sang for the Pack- 
ing Case Hurlers 



. For tlie Inside dope on show busi- 
ness go right to the man who knows 
all about Its upa and downs. 

Morris Moskowitz Is the guy. 

Morris, elevator !man, back-stage 
at the Palace for lO'.years, has had 
more ups and downs than the etock 
market He's a bear (or show busi- 
ness — and that's no bull. 

At one time It looked as though 
Morris was' going to break right 
thcough the Iron , bars of his ele- 
vator cage. That was the time when 
Win Mahoney heard*hlm running up 
and down the scales as his glided 
chariot perpendlculared the elevator 
shaft. 'When Morris stopped at the 
top floor he let out a top C that 
shivered the Palace building. .It 
sailed down the shaft to Mabpn^y's 
dressing ropm, where Mammy's son 
was practicing ,a new ^QS to Buf- 
falo.'' Mahoney,. In gratitude, de- 
cided to en.d MoiTla' career by send- 
ing him to a singing teacher. 

So Morris qil, ma,. moo'd through 
the vocalesles.at Henry Halperln's 
studio of volc^lh between elevator 
tours at the Palioice. .Paring one of 
his vacations (which he took by get- 
ting 'a Job burl}i)g packing coses 
around a .depairtment store) he got 
his big ch.qnce. The chairman of 
the Packing Case Hurlers' ;Happy 
Hour Club heard Morris trying to 
sing all ports of the sextet from 
"Lucia" at once, and decided .to put 
him on at the next smoker. 

Morris says that was an awful 
comedown for a guy who 'has. topped 
everything at the Palace. He waited 
to go on for three hours, consuming 
sandwiches 'at frequent Intervals. 
By the time he was called on he 
was In everything but voice, - 

Ever since Morris, has confined 
his outbursts of song to the Palace 
backstage elev&tor. But- he still 
practices, and, now that the Movie- 
tone Is 4>ringing about' blggjer and 
better chances .for- singers, he . might 
start singing .1b earnest lony day 
now. 

"Though I don't tfiink I could ever 
leave the Palace. I did once;, and. 
honest, I was so homesick I had to 
come*'' back, t bated to think of 
someone else alngln' In my ele- 
vator. 

"Tou see, I started In business at 
the Palace. First I was pdrter: 
then they made me an usher, and 
then they asked me If I didn't want 
the backstage Job. Fll say I did 
It's an Inside Job, seeT Tou get to 
know everybody— all the big ones 
and the small ones. Say, I coutil 
tell you more about the acta I take 
up and down In this boati But 
most of 'em are regular. 

"t don't Just take the actors up 
and down; I take an Interest In 
them. I have their trunks put In 
the proper rooms; 1 call '15 minutes, 
and I see that they get their Income 
tax blanks. See those slip s? 1 w as 
just taking them around when you 
came. And It's my Job to keep 'em 
smiling. I'm Just a handy guy try- 
ing to get on and keep people happy. 
But when you hear that I'm not at 
the Palace there won't be no Palace. 



Jenie Jacobs-Klein 

Franchise Prospects 



Jenle Jacobs and Arthur Klotn 
have applied to Keith's for Indl- 
vlvlual . gency franchises. . It was 
stated In t^e booking ofnce that 
favorable action may be' taken on 
both applications. 

Mies Jacobs' present partnership 
with WUlle Edelsteln will be dis- 
solved June 1 when the latter Joins 
Lyons & Lyons as foreign repre- 
sentative. Together Miss Jacobs, 
and' Edelsteln have ' been among 
the prominent Independent agency 
combinations, with Miss Jacobs 
generally regarded to be the best 
of the feminine artists' representa- 
tives. 

Arthur Klein left the Tox theatre 
department two weeks ago. He had 
been assistant to John Zanft. Fox's 
general theatre manager. 

There Is a likelihood that If 
granted Keith franchises. Miss 
Jacobs and Klein will form sep- 
arate partnerships. Report Is thaC 
Miss Jacobs and a former Keith 
booker, - now abroad, contemplate 
affiliation. 



JUDGMENTS 



Harold Atteridaer Nathan Bpr- 
kan; <1,039. « 

Cove Theatres. Ine.| B. Blumen- 
thal; $619. 

Same; O. Ochs et oL: t89. 

Geo. M. Garuent Sam Sal'vln: 
♦11.191. 

Gee. Graham Ricei D. Jj. Ralne; 
$2,171. 

Ben Blue: M. Ohlbaum; $88. . 

Cosmopolitan Enterprises, Inct 
Williamson Heater Co.; $439. 

Sidney F. Ross; A. W. Stone: 
$1,770. 

Miradof Rest. Corp. and Harry J. 
Susikind; Club Mirador, Inc.; costs, 
$78. 

Satisfied Judomenta 
Armand Vecsey; State Tax 

Comm'n; $57; March 1. 1S29. 
Ethel Barrymore Celt; same; 

$10,040; Jan. 17, 1929. 

Marks* Name Drive 

Chicago, April 23. 

Marks Bros, are putting on a 
heayy_._drlve for name attractions. 
"They "have ' booRed' ' Frances Wlir- 
lams, Tom Patricola and Rose Per- 
fect, all out of "Scandals," after the 
show closes here.' Jo« Regan. Irish 
tenor now working for RKO. has 
also been signed, 

Phil Tyrrell goes to New Torfe 
next montb to act ma booking rep 
resentatlve for tbia firm In the east 
He will replace Irvins Tateo. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Jeanne Houston, vaude dancer. 
Injured April 16 In an" auto acci- 
dent near Indianapolis en route to 
Florida. / 

Ted Wilder, rider with 101 Ranch 
injured In Chicago In a leap over 
an automobile. 

William Hicks, trainer, 101 Aanch. 
sufTer^ fractured .skull when 
hurled' against a . .wall by an ' ele- 
phant. 

Kvelyh: Pe Gage (Klrby and Dc 
Gage) fractured her hip while danc- 
ing at the Addison ->H6teI. Detroit 

Emlle Boreo was forced to cancel 
his engagement at the Metropolitan 
Brooklyn, last week and Xoew'n 
State, New Tork, this week due tc 
an attack of laryngitis. . 

CarCIynne Snowden, nlghf club 
entertainer, fell while dancing at 
Ap«z club, Los A'hgeles, straining 
ligaments >t her leg. ' 

George Hust<th, ^Juvenile, "Fto- 
reitia."-6nt of di^t' last week with 
throat trouble. 

Hughle Clark (bandsman), ton- 
sils removed at the Michael Reese 
hospital, Chicago. ^ 

Dewey Barto (Barto and Mann) 
developed blood poisoning ' fxi .left 
arm while at the Granada. Chloagp;. 
and' examination at the'Edgew^tei^; 
hospital showed condltlpa.npt Beri> 
ous. 

I,ottle Plckford ivcpverlng from 
flu In Santa Monlca,'''tlaI> ^ 
..Betty Compepn .l|i . sanitarium, 
OlendalOi Cal., und^r observation, 
following nervous breakdown^ , ' 

Mabel Granger, BrPadway I>Iay«- 
ers, Jacques, Waterbury, Conn., 
badly burned oh the legs when gun 
used In play was fired too close. 

'^ed Ardath and White and Man- 
ning In Loew's State Monday, sub- 
bing for Emlle Boreo, unable to ap- 
pear due to larsmgltl^ 

James Thatcher 'recovered from 
recent Illness, which kept him frem 
business. 

Zazu Pl'tts, ccnflned to home In 
Santa Monica, Col., with flu, post-', 
poning her 'RKQ totir debut until 
May. 

Emll Boreo canceled At Iioew's 
State, New. Tork, this week, with 
laryngitis. 

Jane and Katherlne lie« out of. 
Keith's Flushing current fl^{ bait 
through Illness, Trtxle - Frigcanza- 
substituting. 

• Mrs.' Arthur WIIll>,Wlfe of the 
Keith- booker, recupera'tlns^ front ap- 
pendicitis operation at Folycblhlc 
hospital. New 'Tprk, . ' 

Nell Klngslej^, of the Sun's drama 
department, operated . upon at 
Ellzalieth hospital (Waeblngton 
Heights) for tonsllltls. now ' home 
convalescent. 

Jacq^ues Cartler of the Fubllx iinlt, 
"Pearls of Bagdad," out at .the 
Paramount, Brooklyn, this week due 
to a dislocated jaw. Rejoining In 
Washlngto.n. 



SWITCH UEHPHIS BOOK 

Chicago, April 23. 
Earl Crabb, RKO western division 
manager, has taken the Orpheum. 
Memphis, and changed Its policy. 
" 'Hereof ter house win- open on^ Sat- 
urday Instead of Monday and will 
be put on the Interstate circuit's 
books. 



IBEKE BICE'S ILATIET 

Irene Rich, pictures, arrived In 
New Tork April 23 and started re- 
hearsals In a ektt. 



CHARLIE 
ALTHOFF 




Hia Unique Tulenti 
Can Be Utilized for 

DRAMA 

MUSICAL COMEDY 
VAUDEVILLE 
TALKING PICTURES 
SILENT PICTURES 
RADIO 
RECORDS 




Swai^qped yriibe eoiiiiiiimi> 
catieBi' after bro|idriaitfing 
over VirABC and netWii^k 
of 47 atations durliig :.tiio, 
Mi&j^fr Hour, Simday 
eVeiim|p» April 14^ at 
9 P. M. . vs; 

Negotiated by T. P. KMnp, /r. 
H*mmer*tein Blde^* New Verk 




Dramatist*^ 
PlaywrighlM . 

A blsb-gTade prodoetlon byone 
ot Am^rlca'a moat promlnenti'the- 
ntrJeal menfteera awaits tbe play 
Trhleh beat suits Cbarles AltUolt 
aa a tnltable starring veblele. 

Autbora familiar witb the cbar- 
acter created and portrayitd b; 
Mr. Altboll are urged to aabinit 
tbeir Irteaa, play aynopals or com- 
plete MM.?, to tbe undersigned, 
who pronilaea prompt conaldera- 
..tlfia,.|Uid._rea|»cnBe.^ 

CHARLES ALtHOrP," 
13 Frledland KoAd, 
Nutley, J. 
Pbone Notley Z2B7-W. 



"Aa perfMt ■ eharMteriMttoa as was 
e<«r portoiycd oq aay Maae." ' 

Abel. TABIvn. 



at 



36 



VARIETY 



VAUD&-8URLESQUE 



Wednesda7, Aprfl 84, 1829 



Kids at Mutual Shows on Grocers' 
Coupons-Gags Blue, House Dark 



RocheBter, April 23. 
Sturm of protest Anally compelled 
Mayor Joseph C. Wilson to revoke 
the license of ECren Amusement Co. 
(Buffalo), playing Mutual burlesque 
In the local Victoria. City officials 
gave numerous warnings In an effort 
to clean up shows and protect lease 
lor Sam Tandler, owner, who 
mvapped an apartment house for the 
theatre last fal^. Permit revoked 
Tuesday but company allowed to 
play week out under police ^super- 
vision. 

: Shows have been flithjr in jokes, 
Buggestlveness and- at times prac- 
tical nudity of women principals. 
One of chief objections hks been 
permitting children to ^attend 
^through coupons distributed to 
neighborhood grocery stores. Kids' 
also hung around outside and begged 
to be taken In with adults. 

Woman's organizations and in- 
dividuals active in attempts to close 
the theatre' on grounds ot serious 
moral menace. 

According to the Mayor, tlanager 
'tiampel Olvertzman malhtaliied there 
was nothing ln4ecent about,. the 
shows and would make no promises 
AS to their future: conduct. Police 
women, and. police oeosors, who ^d 
the shows were much more Jade-- 



cent when they, slipped In unlden- 
tifled, presented to the Mayor 
stenographic reports of jokes and 
descriptions of suggestive scenes 
and antics. 

Future of theatre Is uncertain. 
May be leased for film policy, but 
this not very attractive with heavy 
downtown competition. Lessee must 
assure offlclals of clean shows be- 
fore theatre can be reopened. 



Columbia N. Y. Stock 

Burlesque stock Will be Installed 
In the Columbia, N. Y., May 13, the 
last of the Mutual shows In there 
the week before. 

The shows will be staged by. Bam 
Mlcaels with Harry Steppe prob- 
ably chief comic. 

Willie' Creagher band, now at the 
house, expected to be retained for 
the summer. 

The stock policy will be operated 
by Walter Reade, Columbia lessee, 
who ran. the summer stock last year. 



ITEWHAYEN STOCK 

stock burlesque (lompany Will 
open at the Hyperion, New . Haven, 
for the summer,^ George Dupree Is 
supplying talent and weekly change 
material for the' company. 



Genem2 ^ Offices 

tOEWBUIUHNO 

Nex 

BRYANT 7800 NE> y YORK CITY 

J. H. LUBIN 



dENXBAL HAMAAEB 

MARVIN a SCHENCK 

BfltO MWO M AMAOm 

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Weeks of April 22 and >29 

Bak Factt-GBTetr, MoDtrMl: S9, Row. 

ord, BoMoa, 

Beat Show la Town— Empieta CIdoIB' 
DttI; 29, !<. O. 

BahFinlaD»-aayatr, I«ul6vlll»t 20, MU' 
tuni, IndlnnapotU. 

Dowery Burlcsqasn — 32-24, Wedfaway; 
33-27, Schenoctady; 29, Colohlnl, Utica 

Broadway ScandaU — Gaystr, Scranton: 
20, I,. O. 

Dlxon'a Biff Revae— Star, Brooklyii: SS, 
Orpboum, Falenon. 

Flapper Follles-^a]retr, Milwaukee; 20, 
Haymarket, Cblcaso, 

Frencjt Ifod^la— Bmpira, Providence; 20, 
Oayety, Beaton. , 

Frivolltleo-I,. O.; 29, Oayety, Mllwaur 
hee. 

OInger aiiio— G^yety, Kanau City; SB, 
I* o. 

Qlrla from tlia Folllaa— Empire, Toledoi 
20. Columbia, ClevelandU 

Giria of . the U. 9. A.-rCalnmbla, N. T. 
a: 28, Oayety, Brooklyn.. 

Hello, Paree—Gaye'ty, BalUmore; 29, I,, O, 
_ High Flyers^-Orphanm, Pbterion; 28-1,- 
Lyrict Allentown; .24,\.PaIace, Trantoh, 

Hindu Bellea— Olobe, Brldseport; 20, Mu- 
tuaL Jamaica. 

Jantlme Reyue— Haymarket. -Chicago; 29, 
Bmpreaa, Clilieago. ■■ 

Kuddllncri .Kntlea-BAwaM, . Boeton; SO, 
Columbia.' N.. T . C. . ■ . ' 

lAffln Thru— Oarrlak, St IiOuIb; 20, Oay- 
ety, Ranaaa City. 

Ltd Uft«n-4»t<mlal Otloa; 20, Oayety, 
Montreal. - . - 

Merty mirl — Hntoal, .Jamaica; 20. 
Strand, WaahlngtOQ. 

MUchlef Mnken — Victoria, Bbcheaterj 
20, Temple, Syracun.' • ' 

uoulln Bouge— Bmpire, Newark; 20, 
Star, Brooklyn. 

NIte. Cluh Olria— Temple, Byracuae;' 20-1, 
LVrlc, '.AIIeDtown; ~Z^. Palace,' Ttvnton. 

Nlte..I,lXe. In I>ail»^.yceum, . Colpmhna; 
20, U. O. , . 

.rartalan' Plappen — 0'.; 20, Oayety, 

Radium Queena-Strandi Waahlngton; 29. 
Academy, PlttBbutgh..~T .■ , . . 

yiotoria. Ro<;tiieater, ^ , . _ . ■. 

Red RotB^Asa:d4m)r,' Plttabttrgh; 29,' Bm- 
preaa, Cincinnati.''' r .-. .1.'" : : : 

Round: the. Town •r.22-8t, lon^l^ AUeflJ 
l?owarfc^ .Plllac?, ,Tre;»t<?n; isp. *:mplre, 

'Social HaMa— Oa^^, 'BtvoUyn; 29.' Iha-' 
pire; Providence.- 

Bportj 'Wldowa-Orand. Hartford; .28, 
1,. o. 

,Slep Along— Oftlombla, Cleveland: 20, 
Itortfori!!' Bo»'on; 28, Grand, 

.Stolen Sweeta-CadUtac, 'Detroit; 29, Em- 
pire, Toledo. . ~ 

Wine. Woman and. Song— Empreaa. Chi- 
cago; 28, Cadillac Dfttnlt. 



T. O. B. A. 

(Colored Show Wheel 
Week April 22 

!',??,""";,»'' 8"^" ^Mmtr, Chattanooga. 

^ I?*" S""^"*'-" Palaeoi Hempfala, 

• Senaauonal Sadie," Zoo, Jlouaton. . 

"Shako Tour Feet," apllf^tweon Pns- 
'Ume and Bt.' Elmo, Houston. 

I!ii!S??*^'??. Avenue. Chicago. 

•■Birtir of BlnoB." Globe, Cleveland. 

"Step On It." -Ogden,' CoInml>aa. 

P/ake and WaUer, Koppln, IMtnlt. 

-"Loulalana Blackblida,'! Prlnceas, Qal- 
veetoD. . ^ 

"Hot BIto," Pike, Mobile. ■ 
"Radio Sam," Frolic.' Birmingham, 
;24lller airil Blater,",.aimoio, Plttabnrgh 
whitman Slater*. Uncoln. LoulavlUe. ' 
"Broadway to Badei^" 'Walker, Indlan- 
apolla. 

"BrowB Skin If odela," Palace, Dayton..- 



SCHNDZZLES 



Cbntlnwed from, pase 1' ■. 
lowed In. Putting the fifth mortgage 
on the home, Mrs. Duriuiter 'ralsecl 
all of the necessary money ex*- 
.ceptlns $88. lAPlhan sotd he would 
let It go at tliat.' 

'When Durante walked ' Into the 
theatre Thursday, he taken 
downstairs to' the anima! room and 
told he. would dress there. The floor 
had .bnen covered with sawdust It 
delighted Jimmy. His two com- 
panions, Iiou Clayton and Eddie 
Jackson, were grlven the star dress- 
ing room. They had no sooner 
entered it than botti started a fight 
as to which one sh:fild take the 
flrst shower. On Saturday night 
wher.: they left that argument had 
not 'been settled. 

The Verdlot 
Mrs. Durante did not visit the 
theatre the opening day. Bhe re- 
mained at home awaiting the verdict 
trpm the neighbors,. '. Early TtlAay. 
mornlitg she got It Mostly in 
phone calls. One of tiie neighbors 
said over the wire: 

"That must be your husband. No 
o'ne dlse Would -have l^lm."^ 
Another remarked; ' 
''My dear, you liave my aympathy 
for living with a crasy man like 
that." ■ 

Among the telegrams was one 
statins: . 

"Keep Jimmy Durante out of 
Tlu^lrtg." 

While a; cruel message, although 



."Butter Beana," Booker Waahlngton, 8t. 
LOQIa. 

'Twenty Dark Spole." apUt between 
Beaumoht, Tex., and Lake Charlea lA 
.. "Happy Go Lucky," 81/ Atlanta.', 



coinciding: with Mrs. Durante's 
own opinion, .stated;'. 
.. «nly wonder you lot him come 
home-at-ajl." 

On the stage the, Keno's did 24 
minutes and the ' J^rante ~ trio 42. 
Mr. Lenlhian^sent back a rubber tor 
eaoh 'turn, to take the crlnks out ot 
their bpwing backs. 

Mr, Keno was pretty sore because 
his agent had not had Mr. Dllllpg. 
ham, Mr. SSIegfeld and the Schwabs 
or_Aaron8' :over to hear their re- 
ception. Joe thinks they should be 
In a show and he's waiting. Rosle 
was radiant as MItsi did the rest 
of her stuff in the dressing room. 

Clayton ^and Jackson stalled a 
few minute's when about to leave 
for the R^hdeiivoua, where they 
work on a straight salary, unafraid 
of the Jones LaW The boys were 
settling ' another dlapute, this time 
wl"..dlce. 

Meanwhile' the audience continued 
Its ' discussion after , the acts had 
finished. . Som^ sent out word to 
Mr. fionlhan asking when tiie show 
'TToidd., ccmmence. Others; rushed 
up to' the boit 'dfflcei and wanted 
their monry batik. Told 'they come 
in on. passes, 'tbey apswered It. was 
worth something to sit through the 
home- town acts. ■ .' . . 

As the neighbors, gathered in the 
lobby they cominehced; to admire 
the poster display of coming attrac- 
tions, neatly set forth by XenlhaiC 
It's one of tfce ubat «ttriai;iiTe lob> 
bles around New T.oylc.,^. 

The new; Keith's oVflir there, 
opened aboutLfoiiT: months, end built 
by E. .F. Albee, Is an atmospherlo 
house, closely following the Albef- 
so style of archlteieture, although 
not design^ :;by that noted.' archi- 
tect . It. seams' complete "exciepting 
as usual li^hn ' AJbeerbuIlt theatre, 
someone' forgot to 'Put in a cooling 
system. . , > : . 



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VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 37 



PALACE 

(8t Vaudtt) ■ 
The t's.bdo bill at tue Falace this 
.we«I( plays like a lot less than that 
it la an inconsistent show, speu-kling 
here,' stumbling there and too often 
narked 'With ' bad vaudeville. It 
4ldn't Jibe at all the first show Sun-. 
day and seemed to be the sort of 
1>UI that would run the same all 
week. 

From point of entertainment 

'there- Is doubt that the layout is 

'worthy of the app&rent expenditure. 
At that It may be a bOx office bill. 
■The Marx Bros., second week or not, 
•re oertalnly b.- o, Iieatrlce Joy 
•hould draw plenty, anyway. Duke 
Ellington's band Is >es and. no, most 
likely no. While Trizle Frlganza Is 
around too' often to be the same 
attraction value at the Palace she 
la elsewhere. 

In the current bill, and standing 
•gainst It, are two examples of 
questionable, booking; one a? bad for 
the act as for the show, and the 
other a case of a highly rated turn 
not reaching expectations. 

' The top hand Sunday matineo'' 
went, to Gordon . and King, dance 
team thttt sticks to dancing and a 
repeat for the Palace. The boys were 
in the deuce, pretty early to stop an 
•Ight-^ct show, but It later proved 
to be the only thing of its ' kind 'all 
afternoon. ' 

Marx Bros., closing the first part 

'<fifth), are again climaxing Har- 
po's and Chico's solos and brldKe 

tit with the Dii Barry scene fiom 
"Animal Crackers." . Under that ar- 
rangement the Palace regulara were 
looking at last week all over again, 
wlt^ this week not so tuiiny as last. 
When the repeats laughed It was 

.•tricUy at the Marx Bros, this time, 
•nd not the act, where It was both 
last Week. 

Rudell and Dunlgan, mixed com- 
edy two-act of Intermediate dassl- 
llcatlon' are far from home. In No. 
4 at the Palace. Perhaps' another 
•tt^pt by the bookers to find new 
talent, which is commendable, but 
muffed In this case, and the act was 
the loser. Miss Rudell Is a smart 
little comedienne, mostly a wide' 
eyed mugger, and evenly balanced 
by her semi-straight man partner. 
I^obably the - turn's virtue is the 
matching of its people.' But istiU 
not an act for the Palace in 'the 
to" eh four spot 

'Second part was all femme,. start' 
Ing with' Leatrlce Joy, who sailed 

'home as a hit Trlx fVlgaLnza, mak^ 
Ing It. two single women. In succes 

. idon, which may be questioned, de 
spite their diealmllarlty Trlx knew 
her audience Just, as the audience 
knew her and had It. her own way 

-throughout The bathing beauty 
number, done as Trizle does it with 
her heft, is one of the funniest 
|>ieces of feminine comedy piece In 
Vaude today. 

Closing, and making it 100 per 
cent dame, were the Paulsen Sis- 
ters, mostly a novelty because they 
enter man's domain with' hand-to- 
hand balancing. No other turn of 
that sort can be recalled as in vaude 
•t the present time. Nearest thing 
to the Paulsens, though a bit more 
sensational, are the Ruble girls, but 
latter a circus team. Also because 
they are women doing the work of 
men, the Paulsens held the house 
•s well as any dumb closer at the 
Palace' possibly can. 
. A Trip to Toklo (New Acts) 
opened the show. Japanese trlck- 
0ter (Kin Tnnaka) is assisted by 
two 'girls, one billed as his daugh- 
ter, for 10 minutes of good opening 
material. The act now needs some 
staging 'and dressing, without 
touching the action. 

: Duke Ellington's l>and, doubling 
from the Cotton Club, New York 
and presented in vaude by Irving 
Mills, shot bcloW Uallyhoo par Sat- 
urday, with two of its three accom- 
panying specialty people doing mo<4t 
of the damage Sunday. There 1b 
lack of vaude showmanship some- 
where. It was a cafe band- before 
entering vande, and still Is a cafe 
band in vaude, so not a vaude ban^ 
and minus a vaude routine (New 
Ao*8). 

Show was on at 2:11! and over at 
S. Close to capacity buelnpss in the 
afternoon. Bige. 



received. In the deuce were Fulton 
and Parker .iD-$ongs and polite com- 
edy chatter, nicely dressed and ex- 
pertly delivered. Miss Parker looks 
and works well, making three cos- 
tume changes and act can fill the 
spot most anywhere. Serge Flashy 
Juggler, whose forte la manipulating 
<idd shaped rubber balls, getting 
plenty of returns In applause. A 
little speeding up and Flash would 
be set 

On the screen "Wild Orchldq" 
(M-O-M) and F-x Movietone. Busi- 
ness -^Monday night close to ca- 
pacity. !t 



FOX 

(BROOKLYN) 
(Wired— Vaudfilm) 

As a double load for the marquee 
Monday there were the Rooneys and 
Charles Ray, who, like the Rooneys, 
carries human Interest In his 
satchel. Ray needs to meet a clever 
lyric writer if there are any left 
on this coast Equipped with more 
unctuous material he is very apt to 
discover the pass word- on this 
vaudeville stuff, even as he once had 
a half-Nelsb'n on the screen tech- 
nique. He appears to have a -sense 
of humor and he very definitely pos- 
sesseb an intuitive pitch for estab- 
lishing cordial relations with his 
audience. His present act is not 
strong, but it is pleasant and prom- 
ising. 

Many will no doubt wonder 
whether the scarlet-coated members 
of the Lieut. Gitz-Rlce turn are au- 
thentic Royal N. W. Mountles. Their, 
singing Is at times poor enough to 
suggest an amateur rating. It was 
not quite clear whether it was en- 
tirely their fault or whether the 
orchestra was minus where a 
vaudeville trench should be plus 
There is unquestioned interest in 
those red tunics and whether the. 
singers came from Alberta or the 
St Regis restaurant they have ro 
mantle appeal. 

Jean Oranese, the never-changing 
songstress -with the two audience 
stooges, laid an egg. Falling to de 
liver adequately either In their 
comedy pretentions or as straight 
singers audience had them spotted 
as nhoney. 

Two girl acts, full stage, onen 
and close. Lew Kessler's Co-Eds 
(New Acts) did okay and ditto for 
Tony Shayne's more aspiring AIl- 
Glrl Revue with Jean Rankin, Jerry 
Breen and Lillian Rice. "Hearts in 
Dixie" "(Fox) screen attraction. And 
the Rooney.s as ever, a mop. 



STATE 

(Wired- Vaudfilm) 
Nicely balanced layout of five acts 
at the ace Loew house this week 
with enough songs, dances, comedy 
and novelty attractions to please 
any average audience and a sure- 

.flre lineup for Uie regulars here. 

. Fred Ardath and company, head- 
lining, the comedian doing his fa- 
miliar souse charaqterizatlon In 
"Men'' Among Men." This is one of 
Ardath's old standbys for vaude and 
has been done by htm as a talking 
short, recently screened In Times 
Square; Act holds plenty of laughs. 
Ardath does a drunk perfectly with 

"Jack McGregor stralghting in fram- 
ing an allbl for the ball and chain, 

^.Spme ^bright, , new '^stuff _added for 
good comedy 'reBiiltS'" — — 

White and Manning, assljitcd by 
the three Samuel Bros., were at the 
Palace three weeks ago with their 
dancing and comedy turn. Plenty 
of hoke ' stuff In the dance routine 
with travesty on ballet and a^Iaglp 
dancing this high, spots. The three 
boys in unison tap and soft shoe 
stenping help-It along nicely. 

Blue RUlgp 'R.Tmblers (New Acts) 
in the closing spot were also well 



81ST STREET 

CWIred Vaudfilm) 

This house one of the smartest 
places in town of a Sunday night 
Only the keenest vaude goes with 
(he patrons. It's a regular rendez 
vous for folks, who meet and frame 
poker and bridge parties. Biz great. 

This Sunday night they went for 
Carter DeHaven's sartorial splurge, 
but indicated no favorable response 
to the niaterial of which his act is 
constituted. ' Again In Julius Tan- 
nen, there was no unusual cordial- 
ity accorded bis "Vanities" chatter, 
But they relished bis current cracks 
about the weather. 

Vaude bill was delayed until late 
by length of "The Godless Girl" (De 
MiUe). Joseph Qershonson, ' pit di- 
rector, wisely curtailed the ovei-ture. 

Oerardo and Adair, night £lub 
dancers, late of the Parody and pre.- 
viously of the Silver Slipper opened, 
assisted by another dance team. 
Act was mild first five minutes with 
the featured dancers merely ball 
rooming about the stage, followed by 
apache by tl)e other team. Last five 
minutes not only saved the night 
but proved a hit the foursome 
winding up with a double adagio 
routine, a mild sensation. Some 
novel and interesting acrobatics cah 
be effected by dance teams in such 
a hook-up. 

The Original Honey Boys deuced, 
flVe blackface harmonlzers, one a 
good tenor and another a tap wiz 
ard. Tenor In his solos affects a fal 
eetto yodel, which is O, K. while har 
monizing, but spoils the excellent 
effect of his natural voice. The 
beys go over harmonizing. Received 
three genuine encores. 

Julius Tannen leaped into the 
trey, returning to vaude. Gave them 
his chat from the Earl Carroll show 
and even revived the bathtub epl 
sode. Talked ten minutes, probably 
under wraps, for this neighborhood 

Carter DeHaven, in exquisite set- 
ting of black with silver covered 
divans, headlined with his son, as- 
sisted by a blonde and an extrane 
ous boy tap dancer. Father and son 
hokum. The youthful looking old 
man and the boy, both-ln futuristic 
formal attire, let off some simple 
chatter that never ensnared the at- 
tention of the 81st Streeters. Car- 
ter's own dancing gave the act Im- 
petus, the blonde and the De Haven 
boy going over for their "cute" ap- 
pearances. With the layout De 
Haven has as a background, his 
-Tionny-boy-wisectacks-ani-thMaJif. 
"Junior" ought to be in conformity, 
A weak element is the taxi cab skit 
done by the son. Car,ter, with 
showmanly finesse, winds up in a 
toreador scene with son and blonde 
taking a string of framed bows by 
virtue of as many different colored 
silk shirts, stripping one each time 
he goes off. Dancing and drPH.s 
hold up the act. The chatter Juve 
nile. 



ORPHEUM 

(8t. Vaude) 
I<oa Angeles, April 31. 
Looks like ready moneyohls week 
with Van and Schenck responsib:.e, 
again demonstrating that two-a-doy 
Orpheum vaude can gamer the kale 
here It therp are name^ that- mean 
anything. Topping a show that was 
practically an entire holdover, with 
only, two other new acts, the melody 
boys had things pretty much- their 
owp.way tonight and for close to .35 
minutes gave the custonitw every- 
thing they had. Van ai.J Schenck 
did not make an appearance until 
10.20, after the Sunday night mob 
— and It van a^ mob reminiscent of 
the old days, had sat through the 
Ken Murray unit and lamped and 
heard pretty much the same routine 
as dished 'out a week ago. 

But the customers were out to 
hear Gus and Joe and the boys re- 
sponded freely and howl .They could 
have remained' on Indefinitely. 

With the exception of Foster, Pa- 
gan and Fox being off the deuce 
spot where they chanted 'and har- 
monized last week, firs£ part was 
virtually complete repetition. But 
there was one noticeable feature 
as compared with a week ago, the 
Tiller Girls wore garb that was 
spick and span. This outfit of seven 
line gals, with a solo dancer who la 
a darb, can add class to any bill 
and they were nicely spotted during 
the entire first part to snap things 
up when aomething was 'needed. 

Currently the No. 2 position is 
allotted to Donald No'Vls, a good 
looking' blondis - 'ohap . who got his 
opportunity through winning first 
prize In thS' recent At water Kent 
radio audition. Novla Is a tenw. Hie 
voice seems well suited for micro 
phone work, but he hardly fits In 
here. There was so little variation 
in the entire Murray unit offering 
over last week that the regular 
Sunday nlghtera faHed to get much' 
of a kick, although they were more 
tbui liberal. Helen and Milton 
Charleston again gamer the. hon 
ors, the former with her sensational 
kicking and the brother with his 
comedy and his - dead pan expres 
slon. 

Harry -Webb and his band are 
much on view. They have only one 
outstanding bit, where Violet M^ye 
warbles "If Winter Comes" wjth a 
sort of a ^bleauz effect, represent- 
ing a winter scene. Only new 
feature of the offering was a com 
edy bit by two of the band boys un- 
programmed. In which they por- 
trayed a pair of femme entertainers 
at a strawberry festivaL This was 
a olever bit of comedy apd the boys 
clicked BOUdly, 

During Intermission ' Billy . Small 
and the house band offered a spirit- 
ed overture, "Hymn to the Bun" that 
was appreciated. Will Fyffe, who 
headlined last week, among the 
holdover and gave an entirely new 
routine. He .opened with what is 
probably, bis best characterization, 
that of a centenarian. This he fol- 
lowed with one not so convincing, a 
sailor returning from a cruise, and 
for a finish another souse charac- 
ter, this time a Scotchman Just re- 
turned from a "successful funeral." 
F^e opening the second part did 
about as well .as he did a week ago; 

'Van and Schenck are still a pair 
of fashion plates and they rOn the 
range from ' ballads to blues and 
dialect numbers with the same ease 
they always .exhibit Host of their 
numbers nave been heard herea- 
bouts on the Vitaphone shorts, but 
that made little difference. Finally 
they had to sing "Cohn is Leading 
the Life of Relllp* and they finished 
with their Mussolini number, sen^^ 
ing them off to great demonstra- 
tion. 

Other new act on the bill were 
Rlcardo and Ashford, man and 
woman aerlalists, who do some seii 
satlonal work on the trapezes. A 
corking ' oloalng act and holding 
many customers In for the curtain 
With the Van and Schenck popu- 
larity and the Individual numbers 
In the Murray unit now reduced to 
three acts, show provides plenty of 
good fcure. Orpheum ought to ciialk 
up a profitable week. 

S8TH STREET 

(Wirml-Vaudfilm) 

Four-act layout ' neatly balanced 
with a good animal act opener, a 
fair music, song and. talk deucer. 
Elske 0'Hai« and Patricia Quinn In 
songs and comedy crossfire on next 
to shut and Billy Batchelor's min- 
iature revue winding it up nicely 
to the apparent satisfaction of the 
patrons. 

Flake O'Hara, Irish tenor, assist 
ed b^' Patricia Quinn, billed as the 
"Rose-Marie" of .Anne Nichol's 
"Abie's Irish Rose" is the headllner 
In a song and talk skit "Patsy the 
Pest" (New Act), and clicked nice- 
ly in this Irish neighborhood house. 

Billy Batchelor and Co. offer a 
speedy prodctlon act which is a 
take-off on Russian night clubs, 
quite a fad not long. ago. Batchelor 
Jiae.a^flnejense of comedy working 
"in'an c'asy manner'tBatTewrinds-onfr 
of the better class old school bur- 
lesque comic. Revue has Helen 
Carol, . vivacious aoubret; Bob Ma- 
zur, acrobatic dancer and Ruth 
Granger and Dot Richmond, sister 
team In harmony and legmania, do- 
ing spedaltlea Tum closed the bill 
and registered a . solid impression. 

"Oddltlea of the Jungle," animal 
act opened. A baby elephant, oMd 



a zebra are put through stunts by 
a trainer. The elephant is cute and 
clever, posing, playing a hand or- 
gan and bowling. Also does the 
black bottom and some eccentric 
stepping, topping it off by riding a 
huge tricycle, Z§bra and dog do 
little but act as background for the 
Jungle billing. Act can open or shut 
anywhere. 

In the deuce were Philson and 
Duncan, boy and girl, in an Instru- 
mental turn with talk and songs 
thrown in for good measure, Dun- 
can can play a half dozen instru- 
ments acceptably, but his crossfire 
talk with Miss Philson is oi Indif- 
ferent quaUty and was mildly re- 
ceived. Turn is Just fair for the spot 
in this type of vaudfilm house. 

"Godless Girl" (Pathe) and sound 
newsree) (Pathe) on the screen. Biz 
big Sunday afternoon. Weather ter- 
rible. 



RIVERSIDE 

(St Vaude) 

Good takings for the opening mat- 
inee At this upper Broadway house. 
The straight vaudeville policy seems 
to be clicking, says Elddie Goodman, 
the house manager, although that 
second week with Gllda Gray was 
brutal'. The shimmying one didn't 
seem to Interest the neighbors, al- 
though they went heavily for Belle 
Baker- Rudy 'Vallee as the initial 
week's attractions. 

Cun-ently, a four-ply aggregatloii 
of features costs the house $7,600 for 
the quartet alone: Lou Holtz, 'Vin- 
cent Lopez's orchestra, Red Grange 
and Ada May. 

Lopez, closing the first half, with 
Harold (Red) Grange in the trey, 
and the funny Roy .Rogers in the 
ace spot, made that first half very 
Important Ada May reopened, Holtz 
next-to-shut - and. Incidentally, 
scored the hit of the bill; the Japs, 
Hama and Tama, preceded the exit 
march. 

Julius Lenzberg, now given an- 
nunciator billing, also did a per- 
sonal announcement with his 
"Faust" rhythmicpatlon, while his 
brass section stood up In novelty 
fashion. The neighbors went strong 
for Phil Fabello's pit Jazzlsts, Jus- 
tifying continued featuring of the 
house orchestra. 

Col. Fred Lindsay opened, and 
nicely. The versatile Ewing Eaton 
deuced with a variety routine of 
song, dance, violin and sax, but 
most heavy on the stepping. Voice 
not so hot but the rest strong. 
She's- a hard worker and labored 16 
nilnutes solidly on the rostrum be- 
fore a prop exit 

Red Grange with one of those' 
'Good News'i things has his sketch 
built about an actual episode in the 
Illlnois-Pennsy game when he tore 
through the Quakers for four touch- 
downs in 12 minutes' and put his 
team ahead 24-20, Red's Is an en- 
gaging personality and he kids it off 
fairly well. He can't troup worth a 
Fally Markus, but. with the name 
and the support he gets by in great 
style. 

That 'Virginia Bennett is a cork 
ing potentiality as a production 
comedienne. She's an Inez Court- 
ney typq and works well with Chic 
(Tbandler as the goof would-be 
gridder. Chandler sustains the malf 
comedy support well. Gladys Head, 
a towhead, is a prima lightweight 
It might be a good idea not t^ show 
up Orange, working opposite her, 
but the spot could stand bolstering. 
Pete Purcell, as the trainer, com- 
pletes the cast v 

Grange, incidentally, has out out 
distributing those prop pigskins to 
the matinee youngsters. It's great 
stuff for the kids and should be re- 
instated, especially for> the Satur- 
day-Sunday mats. He was wont to 
punt out or forward pass about 20 
of the miniature footballs and the 
overhead wasn't anything to worry 
ab^Ailt much. 

Roy Rogers with his stooge hoke 
was a comedy mop-up. With Lopez 
closing, that made it four of the 
first five aots an all-male aggrega- 
tion. Show was all to the stags, 
not forgetting Holtz, with Ada May 
the sole prominent' femme relief. 

Lopez closed with his 'Hotel St. 
Regis orchestra and hard 'em thor- 
oughly with him. He has a new 
opening number, 10 of his boys vo- 
calizing, and that characteristic 
number, probably titled "A Day at 
Coney Island," whlcb< closed, was 
another pip entry. It depicts the 
sound and noises of the surf, pea- 
nyt whistle, barker, shooting gal- 
lery, scenic railway and carrousel, 
and won a flock of legitimate laughs, 
Ernest Watson, that saxophonist 
with a flair for comedy, was Intro- 
duced as its composer-arranger, and 
merited the salvo. The Rlverslders 
seemed very partial also to certain 
song titles, ah-ing and oh-ing at the 
mere announcement of "Precious 
Little Thing" and "It I Had ¥ou." 

Lopez now has a specialty dancer, 
Pauline Gaskins. She is literally 
"pretty and sweet" if not petite, ns 
announced, being a rather lithesome 
Miss. 'While not extraneous or 
detrimental, the act doesn't need any 
femme bolstering, althougli this spe 
•clalty-was-eminently. satlefactory.- 

Ada May reopened. She's doing 
the same routine as at the Palace 
last week, with Jack Allen assist- 
ing Lou Holtz had 'em in his palm 
from the start. His "Wild About 
Automobile Horns," the "rain" bal 
lad and the inevitable "O Sole Mlo 
were the vocal hlKrhllfe'ht.H, with i 
flock of corking comedy mfttfrlril In 
terspersed. Abel. 



PALACE 



(St. Vaude) 

Chicago, April 23. 

Oh, Mr. Go-o-o-d-fr-r-e-e-yl 
Come a-runnlng. Look what's hup> 
penlng at Chicago's big $2 top Pal- 
ace I Second largest city in the 
country — 3.000,000 people — and the 
Watson Sisters headlining this 
week. Last week they had George 
Jessel and the Duncan Sisters. 
Week before thnt they had the Dun- 
can Sisters alone — and this week 
the Watson Sisters, 

Ashes to ashes. 
Dust to dust; 
Two big weeks, and 
Then a bust. 

Sometimes it's one week and three 
busts. Sometimes three busts in a 
row. But always tickets to be sold 
at $2. And what competition! From 
the State-Lake, wlilch also happens 
to be a Keith house. It peddles as 
good and better bills with a sound 
picture included for 76c top. 

Three weeks in which to pick a 
headllner for this week, to cinch the 
mob of extra trade made known to 
the Palace by the Duncans and 
Jecsel.' Three weeks, and Mr. 
Booker is scurrying around at the 
last minute; notifying, for instance; 
Anatole Friedland Thursday night 
that he goes into the Palace Sunday 
afternoon. Friedland can't get all 
his people collected in time. He 
goes on Sunday, with the stage full 
of ushers and people from another 
act. That's Chlcagol 

Everybody knows that an average 
week here shows a loss. Everybody 
also knows that the house can break 
above the red ^with a recognized . 
headllner. 

This week's bill isn't bod, It^s 
simply without a real drawing 
name, which, tome to think of It, 
makes It simply without everything 
as far bus the box office Is concerned. 
Watson Sisters cure a good act-^ 
standard vaude team — ^but It's fooI« 
ish to exploit them as a draw toe 
the week. In Chicago the girts 
mean a hundred times. mofSe oh .the . 
stage than they do on the marquee.' 
And they have played everything 
In and around and everywhere, 

For six blU srou could caU It fatimt 
but it happens to be selling ibr.ttMl^'-: 
without a feature picture. Pobr|y*F 
booked, in some instantes and v<ry 
poorly spotted Ih the first halt. LK 
bonatl. zylophonist opened in Vone,*^ - - : 
showing Mg-tlme talent and t^mitf 
time showmanship. ' His aot Wa« . ." 
qnlshed several miniites before b» 
walkojl off. He .tnade a speech, tdplt ' : 
a fake encore and' milked.anotties, ^ 
Hie talent doesn't need ; that:-' Ihjt 
seems trying to, convince people hBj|i t 
a good act 14ns after . they've -iaa* 
cepted him .as such, " * ^ 

Maurice CoUeano and' FamU^I-^':. 
three girls and tliree boys. In a mu.^ 
cellany of dancing, Bprlngboard'''aeM 
robatlcs and tumbling, were in fbt 
deuce with a cafa set. Friedland 
had a cafe set, too, and he also wAf~ 
in the first half. CoUeanos got « 
wow reception, and 'deserved -.'-A 
They would be even better It their 
tightened the act ' '-'^^' 

Third were drace Hayes and i^'<^- 
vUle Fleeson, and fourth were'Sat 
Jerome and Gloria Gray. 'When 
Jerome came on be announced.- tbatH/: 
different act had started, and thiiaa* 
nouhcement was almost neqeaiary, 
Both were mixed acts wlth.^otne^f ^ 
in "one," and using a planV. -7l>4 ^ 
Hayes-FIeeson combo olioli^''';wtt)!i .•' 
special lyrics and ta]lr-.by'E%4e4iL^ 
Hot finish, with Miss Haye9/d<»InV 
an accurate Mae West — btuft^- In* " 
spots for vaude, but sqld with' '<!IaS0, 
Jerome and Gray were ''bea<vll#'- : .'' 
handicapped following, and went 0^ 
to less applause than sihduld have 
been theirs. J^omS' belonged Id 
next to closing. Where his ' talk 
would have held without a waiVj^, 
He should otnlt one .crack, afloat ' 
"vaudeville— what's left ot it.'* 

Anatole Friedland and his 'night 
club revue, first time ever In 'Chi- 
cago, closed the fli^t lialt well. B4|;> 
ular' floor show In cafe setting, ex-- 
pertly handled and m. c.'a by Fried- 
land. Vein of comedy' thioughbn^ " 
worked by a pantomime walter^ber-^ . 
aided as the man who can't do'any«* 
thing. 

Joseph Regan, Irish tenor, started 
the second seption In the. alowty 
'progressive manner befitting a^-MQ- ^ 
ous singer. He mixed his tolk vbng* 
with pops, and r everybody should 
like at least part of the act Begatt 
Is one of the R-K-O radio wlnnerae- 
and he scored heavily here. Wat^.> 
son Sisters followed in next to clos- 
ing, duplicating Regan's bit with : 
their comedy. George Dormohde and^ /; - 
Co.. comedy unicyclist, closed, n^tlyk^.;: ^ 

Respotted and with one naunPT 
headllner, this show would have- 
brought a real money week. Binff. 



ACADEMY 

(Wired— Vaudfilm) 
Whale of a show on quantity^ 
Problem down here has been to get 
the show Jn^ such -running order that 
'the aOTIence^Ts ouruyTunrise.-'-A-'-. 
complete change in routine had the 
first act starting before 8 o'clock, 
giving several turns time to chUiTi 
encores and steal bows. .Vaude fin-' - 
ished .<9hurtly after 10, This penult- .' 
ted thf> fe.aturo, "Stolen Kissetf' 
(WB) to get well on its way b^'^ 
forp ) ) o'clock. Early schcKlnl'' 
(Continued on j>nii( 63) 



VARiE?ry 



NEW ACTS 



--Wftd^tallaj;-' April U, lii99 



DUKE ELUNQtON Band (16) 
Band and SpeoialMa* 
SO MIns.; FUtl ' ' ° 
Palace :(8L V.) 
' This colored cote band froot - the 
Ciotton plub, and 'one of the hottest 
la town, was not tatty preparied.^or 
^vaude. Aftei; 30 n^nutes the general 
Imaresalbh seemed to be. tha.t| on 
falace showing, It la.' not a 
.yaude baivl. 

,Most of the music is torrid. Wbeit 
It' Is, it's good music for v&ude ' or 
anywhere else. When not torrid. It's 
hot good. 

The muslclai^i are all trick In- 
strumentallats, with probably no 
more than -two legit men In the or- 
ganization. Ill solo they're great. 
Sax section, brass section, string 
section, etc., stre sui>erb alone. When 
they join in crescendo. It's a battle 
of Instruments, or It sounds that 
way. They finish by themselves and 
apparently when they want to. 

: Of the numbers played here, 
...nriger Rag," -«n old standby tor' 
^ot bands, was : best. 
. Of three specialty people with the 
:b.and, all from the Cotton ClMb floor, 
l^wo should stay on the flciiar. They 
are boy soprano, girl "blues singer 
and a man who dances with 'th» 
dummy. Latter was the sensation, of 
the. act at the Palace. . 
" The boy was choked with (right 
.Sunday m^t and perB&ps not to- be 
iudged under jBttch olrcumstance& ' 
, Blues singing girl picked the 
wrong song, "Handy Man;". an4 
memed . to : offend ' ; the audience; 
That's the same number 'Ethel Wa-{ 
tecs was' forced .to drop at the fair 
s-aoe after ..the first show a-year-agoi 
Xtoubtless this glil 'got 'thft same otr 
vllN'. ''If .«he<lldi It was tor her Own 
'«rood<. • ■ 1 >• .' • ■ ■■• ■■ 

.'.ii Major , po'rtloik -ot the - band'.s ' In-^ 
iterest' to.;vtfud« .audiences should b^ 
Htae V musloUun^':^ uncanny >. trick' plasv' 
ttog/ .What the7 Canada to the tteli'Of 
^a . trumpet or. trombone makes eny-j 
'JbedyTs feet move, - : - Bigs. \ ; 



3erM>na<> l^uU, Stags. 
... The New.^ork iTnlverslty band, 
^Itd/ pieces ..uni|er the direction of 
j^gla^rel Hunklns, played .a special 
^MSgagement at the Heights .Fox 
'" .-liouse, nearest theatre to the .cam 
^pus. ."No offort at IndlvlduBl -spS' 
Oialtles.'. > Just-atialght band stuff, 
. .'but. entertaining. . Feature 'heipecl 
vbls, as there was a iumaway tbe 
■inlght show was caught. 
■< -.The band hasn't realty a vaude 
'layout. It'8-a'cdneert prognunrwltli 
■IKe etaadDUt; "Th& '-'ElvolutlotK 
. ;<Z>izle,'^ dly«t«lfi0d :and novel ib Its. 
' '^M'rangement;' This gave all', thabo'y^ 
i!ai.^hance'to 'do their stuff,, taind they 
'saUed Into IC The bond olbsed -thA 
„vaude seetlon-and tdr oncia did not 
^overstay; 

!>v".Act opens with tbe N. T. XT. ool 
' rle^ aong; > • 
Drum- majoi' ollmbs oh a raised 
;ipIattorm' and takes up thi» bads iioM 
.<Wltlle. 'Hnriklns' steps oat and goes 
' linto'' directlbe;'''' First niimbdr' il 
■lively/ march v^and ' then Into the- 
■^btle" numbei'.- • ■ 
~ :\ The boya wear purple coats and 
.'Wl>lte trousers, thO' ootora' of "tta^ 
'University. ' 

' '' An 'uilciuestlbnM local draW as 
«Vld6ncod by some ot the boyt*' 
standing who chimed In 'on ' tTie 
Oltenfng retrain. . Mark. 

The^VOYS (S). 

ISlAinS.t Full. , 
JHh Ave. (V.P). 

' Band act featuring Andy Kibtter. 
pianist and zylophonlst, and HUth 
:Love, torch singer. Quartet of-.ln- 
.. BtViimentalipts double on the banjo, 
<.!plccolo, troMpets and thp various 
Obeyed saitophones, . playing some 
'"dlfflcult arrangernenfs, but tbe'con- 
> .tlnual ehahge of Inetruroents takeM 
"IKe e4ge off whaievef favorable Ixfi 
pred'slon la created. 

Miss lK>ve, k>etlte black-halred 
girl, looks well and delivers pop 
tunes and does a bit ot hot-footing 
neatly. Boya show the Rudy Valleo 
llifluence, attempting ,. vocal trlo4 
t>ehlnd megaphones, with litUe suO- 
pess, lacking In personality and 
Btalge presence. XylophoAlst regis-; 
ters beat Vrlth a i>op tune played on. 
the ' sounding ticks with hid 
ticnucldea. . 

- Fair act 4|pt the intermediate 
bouses. In Its present shape. 

LEE and LE FPEE 
"The 'Beauty Parlor" (Comedy) 
- iS^ Mine.; On* 
6th Ave. (V-P) 

Man tind woman. Beauty doc Is 
the ' femme ttho greets a fly ciis- 
itomer continually pulling gags to 

^^ach query. Mostly ancient wltli 

■^^ttle results. 

:,' Act just fair here. KarJe. 



BiM$ .RIDGE RAMBLERS (ID) 
Orchestra and Sona* 

Minsri Due «nd' TVnO: (Sneetal) . 

■8ta^^xy-.p) .' ■ . . 

j^Novelty nlne-plece orchestra, boya. 
dressed In pveralts and blue work 
shirty, .playing , banjos, guitars add 
.flddlea.. ..Anneuncer,. on first, de* 
livers, splel ;aboi|t the boys' radio 
and record rep In the various -sec^ 
tlons of. the .Blue Bldge Mountains' 
jthftt they <9ku. :bome. , .. , , .■ : 
...Back drop. ta;ai bam. interior, wltta. 
the boya doihg.mo^t ot 4^9lR'PUtylog' 
while. aeatc|d>;On .SDap -boxes. They' 
^lay 'an'd sing backwoods tunes, suohl 
as •'bbnrirttfl'Round the Mountain..", 
^bp aoe8^tlie:,Weasey' and;",Who 
Broke the 'X<bok"oti the Uehhbude 
Door," and other;bani.danoo.tay6r'. 
ites Ul. In ,fli)e>tyU<, nojri^ ot the. boys 
being, a Joe MdjCHee.yTheq It Ctfjnt^ to 
hahi|lihtr..hi4' tpiitruiliej^t (ilone or tn 
ejitfembla n.«^beni. ' '. 

Uuslc Is 'bit the qolet te^m|>o type 
lihat seems to "be gaining In favor 
bereabobta. For a finish the boya. 
go Intb a teat pop nu^nber with the 
announcer doing a rube^dance. 
' Okay band apt tor the Intermedi- 
ate houses as'a 'bloser; 



AL WOHLMAN and Night Club 
Revels 

Revue • ■ > ' " 
40 MIn»| Pull 
Aoademy (V-P) 

Aiaong the-'^ash acts and units 
pomes Al .Wohlipan and his night 
Club. array, . .With blm Is the.iSun 
Podgers orchestra, a pleaslhg little 
band that dttempta' nothing other 
than .the accompaniment and does 
a ^obd job. 'Woblman Is the <n. {Oi, 
spills his announoements and gags 
facettouely. Usual run . ot - spedal- 
Cles, tncludlhg an adagio, taps, 
songs and some eccentric and acro- 
batic routines. Wohlman also slnzs 
several numbers. There Is a -novelty 
by one of the men' who. works a 
doll standout for a dance on a black 
curtain. Decidedly effective. Plenty 
of efifertalnment. 

No' outside, billing and' lack of 
proper announcement ot the spe- 
cialists failed' to denote who was 
who. 'Wohlman haa' two corking 
acrobatic' boys, two gals doing taps 
on stairs sell, their §tu(t 'splendidly i 
' Miss 'Roselle, 'sbngB, has.'ari ingra- 
tiating versonallty.' while Oatibihl 
end Phelps, adagio, were a stana- 
out ' Mark.- 



MANNlN<il, LAMOTTE and MAR- 
GIN 

Sonde and Tallc.. 

IS MIiiis.'i One.Two (SpeoJal)V. 

6th Ave^. (V<-!Pi > 
fyro . — '- 

doing ' 



jfif^n ^OtlUtni, the iatt^ 
sttalgb^^ fij*; .' wop, ooihedy 
stefl^ai^ip^ befbt^'-aii, Im'inl- 



^^tlpn office' !SS>p; ' M6n re.nialn Iri 
•cotn«ly .'olbtl^.throUgTiout the 
girl iiiaklhg ^ chabgo' trom'a nii)rde'a 
uMfw^m to evening gown to soprano- 
one ot those, bigh regleter operatic 
numbers that nieitn little. 

Talk Is not (Particularly brilliant 
most ot It beU^'rtinased wo9 hoke; 
On<e^ot 'the'boy9 slnga poik tunes ta 
a' style that just about puts the aot 
Over. ■■■■■■■ ■ .... 
/upt-a deucer for small time' Spots. 

QEOReE STANLEY jind Qeorola 

Cra'ekera (6) 
Songs and Mtitie 

20- Miqa.'} Two - 
Aoademy (V-P) 

An act ot typical hUl-bllly oon 
ntruction, with George Stanley .mak. 
Ing his banjo do every tung but talk 
and blS' "sister," formerly .In ■ his 
double act, doing a backwooda ea: 
and. working." with the other four 
craokera. A .bully combo that scores 
alone on Its music, both from Stan- 
ley's banjoin'g and the- tour boys' 
singing. 

. Special drop of the Georgia hills 
has the. six representing natives, 
.Four boys are.. a versatile optflt. 
Have fine voices, and each man alBv> 
plays varloua musical-. Instruments. 
Act scored ai\ emphatic hlt-bere and 
should makd even, a better Imppcs 
Blbn in. houses .of lesser 8lze..AiarA, 



ALEX HVPe'CfRN VAL (99) 

-Unit ' ' •." ■• . :' ! . 

60 MIns.; Full v ' 
Slot 8b (V-P) 

A variation ot stage baiid presen- 
tations that Hyde has been doing 
for a long time, ' Jlnuny Woran. Is; 
again . ^t' t^e asqqblatlonr. likewise 
iHyde's.. lOTPleoe orchestra, ..'Unit; 
Idea ^onsitats la addition^ of Frank 
SIncIatah doing (i^. itr,, mixed dance 
team, ' . I^ubow . . and Diipree; « ^iarl 
Ritchie, young man eblo stepper;! 
Master Al Gale and eight Chester 
Hale glrla li\ the line. 
' To these resources may be added 
one si>eolal drop representing a clr- 
ous lot side show front atd a faint 
suggestion of a book ttjat hOlds the 
proceedings loosely, together. The- 
net works out at just fair unit 
entertalRmenfl. - Weakness Of com- 
edy, element costs dearly. 'Woran Is 
doing a ' Hebe tUr^ughout,' arrange- 
ment' that doeKt wit bribir partly 
tturiy ha^py teturns'aa '^omp^:tia 
with his niit style: tis revealed In 
otber - fKitie:-upe ^^ith the' Hyde 
bandi Slnblalr 'serves ■ in 'about .'the: 
same' capacity ' as ' a ' burlesaiie 
afrUght, abd most'of the lihit aaide' 
'from -speolUtles altd ttae.'baad num- 
bers, has thb Wheel, flavor. 
' Cbrtrady' iB' dracoT.' ' Trio of -men. , 
for Incftknce,' take' ut^ 'minutes, and: 
mlnutea in deVelottlniir the tamlliar 
m(Miey,;chaniglng blt 'wlt&but a vari- 
ation' trOni 'the btirlecMiue ro'utlne.! 
There'ls a ererli^.of these meehaii- 
loal comedy Interludee, all' of them- 
rather liwf tiiL ' 'Any old - burlesque 
man -could have' framed tb«m In an 
afternoon^ ■ ,^ 

Moran does a 10-mlnute ihonolbg. 
In' Hebe ' cowboy character, - dellv-. 
ered' in ' meobanlotU rbtet ' although 
the: gags > themselves <are brighti 
'4tem< mlsees beoaose- of the-'ootatlO'et 
laok'-ot spontaDlbty, 'and that seems: 
to. bcc^the flaw In 'the whole unit 

Specialty stepplng-has merit In-' 
deed danolng. Is alwayp good even In 
the poorest -OfJinodern -flash tiirns. 
Boy pf thei ItubowDupree act is a; 
dandy acrobatlb'-stepper. Olrl Is a 
pretty-kid and well., trained. Yount^ 
RttQhle Is another crack terp soloist 
His combination of Bussiaii stepu 
with acrobatic buck and. wing a a 
highlight 

Hale'- glrla are a rather uneven 
octet In . appearance and . distinctly 
'raided lb, prebl9lon work.' FUm de 
ItixO' eCoups' of BCaie - e^d a dozen' 
other coaches ' have spoiled -the- 
racket tor Just passable stepping, 
groups.' A line that would hav^ 
been better thitn iaverage halt a 
doato years ago la- now set down as 
badi -' ■ ^- . 

' Hyde 'orohestra turnlshea 'exOelT 
lent miisto, "but the ' surrounding 
show Ish^t therei Speolalty' itiate-' 
rial' ta' fllfer -etuft ' to stall' -between 
baM' numbers, tod tho whole -thing 
Is bare ot ideas and showmanly exe 
cuUon. ' 'RtuK 



Flake .Oi'HARA' and Patricia QUINN 

-Patay.tl!«.J»j«t7;, 



THREE JACKS 
So'na* '.■■•'' 

'JD.'MinstF'One- ; 

:~^"iras?icBiir«htaiB«r^v-p)- — 

Three boys with a slight radio 
.JHep around .Gblci|tgQ« trying for 



^Club" hour, they will be mbre t^P 

' .prckilatedJ ■-•'• '' 

J ■■■.•■iVttttM Instanoa.of weak «tage'intt4 

.<t«rltfli"- aBJn«.orOonlng- harmdny' that 
' .«opnd9 gceati .ovef. the air talU-.:toi 
'' .iniucef. inubh,',>.|mt>re^lon-. la - the-the-j 
- Stre; ■ • Bo!^ ' Accompany . with, guw 
...tara. ' ' ' ' . I»K>P- 



KENNY arid TRACY 
Talk atiif Seog's 
iz Miha.i One' 
Bjth Aye.. (V-p) 

, A sister. duOr one of the girls wise, 
cracking' . fllijipantly and breezily. 
Gags hinging upon love and married 
life,, their' material .seemed spe-; 
daily written. ' Several ot the' gaga 
pretty close to the border with 
meaning as pointed as an ice pli;k. 

Girls work well together. They 
sing, but the vocal end is secondary, 
to the exchange ot wise cracks, 
pleasing little act ilfarfc. 

HAL SANDS and Girls (7) 
Girl Aot 

11 Mins.; Full (Drape) 
American (V-P) 

.Xiiasa . than,' intermediate .girl cu;t 
with ;a featured man and belongs on 
small time, :though slight chance oi: 
gettln'g beyond' the dividing line. It 
concentrates on- pert onhanco'^ nstead 
Of flash, therefore' commendable, and- 
therefore -welcome in the houses tor 
which it bas been- built 
' . Bclhda'.lB: more ot a clown than a 
dancer,, though dancing here ana 
there. At'. pt«sent he sliigrs .too 
often*' Girls, ate .& dancing, "sister** 
team and" four lb' line. Teain a 
'b'eppy one. "'. ... ■ -'J 

■'lEIvldencA ot'ebiart cpstiinllng and 
act ' looked "ptoe. at the American 'in 
'a gcrfden draped 'fun.etage set, prob>' 
ably'speblal. ' ' Blpe. 



"Patoy,. . . - 
IB Miri*.; Oiia. 
68th St (V.P); ' 

FlSke'- b'Hara, well ' known Irish 
tenb^,' la. aaaieted . in- tbia- 'aot' by 
Patricia^ Qulnn, who. ."waa "Rbso 
Marie", (n !'AbIe'0i^^ Irish Rose,',' aifd 
Dorothy Green at ,the' baby.^-grtlndj 
Materiai, credited: to ^Ir^ne Fr^titlOini 
condlsts, ofh. «omedy 'I6te1rruptlbn>9f 
Mr;. 6'Hara!s 'songs*'and stories :by 
Miss Quliini spotted in-ai front row 
seat as. .an. audience. plan.t-. Cfbss-. 
Are la of the amusing sort. wIth''tKe. 
girl interrupting' a' Pa^ and' Mike 
story with a burst of laughter' be- 
fore the gag is started. 

Quieted doWn, she breaks out 
again just as the tenor is at the 
finish ot a song, and is' brought on 
for introduction white ' O'Hara 
goes oA-to autograph a pHoto,' Mat- 
inee -Idol stuff and okay as sotite- 
thlng different to break up the' set' 
rouone song recital. 
> O^Hara 'Sings all the old time fa- 
vorite' ' Irl^ ballads and warbleet 
"I>eet< Nl^ht" . <(»bp. In flne style,! 
While Miss. Qiilnh " has a dramatize; 
bit'bUilt around a isoiig' Baleewbmate 
lii li ^deportm^nt store ,who is being; 
given alir by -a bo'y frlpnd. '^ 
' Turn can. to^ any. neighbor vaude' 
bill, ' but lacks punch for - ' blass, 
houses. ; 



FOUR JOLLY TARS 
Instrumental and Singing 

12 Mine.;. Two - 
6th Ave. (V-P) 

Three tall young men In 'White 
navy, uniform- appear, 'two' with bain-' 
jo'ea and' the dther With saxophone.' 
Joined' by ar fourth gob,' Who la 'said 
to be' formerly of tbe Brdwn-Brbth-' 
ers."'He 'has a huge basa'eai and 
wears White -oveMlzed gbgi^es''fbi< 
comedy- -effeot. App'arenUy - "the 
leader,' - be ' resorts - to ' mtich 1ow-l 
keyed -ptimplhg - on . hid' tnstruifi^nll 
tor '-laughs'. ■'■ Rather overdoes' 'Itj 
Bs^ays the 'old 'altercation between 
the little sax and the big one, " ' ' 
Boys are not hot but play Well; 
BanjoUts go into a dUetthat ruii^ 
more to speed tbatt warmth. ' - OOCa-; 
slonally the fourBome kiitfel at the 
footlights and harmonize,' softly, but 
without punch effect Lads all good 
looking and chant a - tew -'tera^ks 
about the Navy Yard. Leader gcea 
into one ot those "Asleep in the 
De^" affairs on his huge sax withj 
the other Instruments playing-in the 
background. First'three boya dance^ 
'leader nimble pn feet 't>elng-'Wt ex.^ 
o^adlng^ lean frame. Comedy c'on-i 
strained, but act gets over fairly 
well. . - - •> j 



MURRAY and LEONARD 
Songs '■ ■ . 

lI'Mina; Ono . 
Amerioan (V-P) 

One particular row on the Roof 
Monday , night applauded when this 
pair walked oa, . 
-. 'A team ot singers -who sidestep alt 
efforts to either stall, or get laughq 
on a talk, exchange. Apparently 
they have cabaretted, yrorklng along 
familiar Hnes, 

Songs ot a light nature and of 
the popular stripe one hears so 
many times on the stage and air, 

Average voices and aot- Jirarfc, 



BARTEE sisters (2) 
JBongsand Instrumental 
1.1 Mlna> One 
6th Ave, (V-P) 

Familiar type of slater team. 
Published numbers excluslvelyi 
partly vocal and partly instrumen 
taL Latter group- Includes a little 
^ianolng, a session ' on Olarinet- 
saxes and a wlndup with accordions. 
Girls make .change of costume mid 
act, going from-, trunks -and blouses 
to short skirt affairs. Both sport 
curls hanging over' shoulder. 
' Femininity -and musical pep give 
them' moderate value for smaller 
stands. Land, 



"POOR OLD JIM" <a) 
Comedy Sketch 
10 Mins.; Full (Parlor) 
■American (V-P) 

Revival of an old vaude theme by 
three unbilled players — two men and 
a woman. ' It's the one about the 
stew husband who Is reformed by 
friend wife and the Doo when inade 
to believe that he la dead. 

This trio, apparently veterans, 
play it well. 

Small-time stuff now, but the 
laughs are seemingly still -there. 

Bige. 

KRANZ and KAUFMAN 
Songs and Talk 

'14;MlnSi: One: 

68th Stroet-(V.p)— — 



Two. men peddling gag verses and 
hokum of th» : housewife Imltatlbn 
species. . Haa :the advantage of 
bolsterousnpss and .b.ree^y tempo. . It 
n^ost ot the wheezes are d'ebreplt the 
spots team will bit Won't pitnd. Tiinv 
Is well'' adapted' for ttae over-sized 
vaudflim temples where considera- 
tion tor those behind tow calls 
for .volume. . : 

Both parties . ppsaeaa . agreeable 
tenors. Did Well here. £a»d. 



KESSLtR'S CO>eDa (iO) 
Revue . j- • , ' 
17 Mln«.i Fuff (Special) 
Fbk, Brooklyn (V-P) • 

'^'Paflsabie ''~revue ot oo'iiventlonal 
pattern anA rather, atng-fiongy tern. 
po, tbftt ^larraw.ly .^verta . tedium. 
HeaiH.ied by Lew Kessler, dancing 
jUVenlie 'Who 'insists on - slhglng, act 
boa a 9'!'^ ratio, oh Render. -Two of 
the.,;-gals Me ;i;^sed- a» :a- stepping 
team tor flll-ins. 

■ .Keasler has a thlp. jagged-edged 
eubpt^hor .and. no amount of. foot* 
.etoinptng could, put It over> His bal« 
lads just lay there. He is, however, 
a nimble hooter with an assortment 
wf better than ordinary gymnastics. 

Utrls flufflly rigged In -voiles and 
<)hlffons and nipdest outlay 'tor cou- 
ple, of hanglng^piecea Opened show 
here and Okay tor similar asaleh- 
ments on family time, Xiatla. 



"A TRIP TO TOKlO-r (3) . 
Magic ... 
lO.MIns.; Tull (Special),.. . 
PaUce (St. V.> . 

Kin Tanaka's feats ot maglo .are 
paced by songs. and -dancesiby Tora 
Tana (bis daughter) and Miss Kume 
Fan. Which . is which "Isn't appar-i 
ent hut she who appears , in shorts 
for a blaclc bottom eonforma iri 
every way to the American flappeif 
Idea ot chassis .de luxe« .enhanoei^ 
by perfect Japanese fulat .beauty: 
Between thla girl, and Tanaka'a 
completely mystifying stunt workj 
It's a good opening vaude act 

With, some dolling up It would be 
an even better one. 
w Tanaka is an excellent trlcksterj 
never missing, with, a broad knowl- 
edge of comedy mtadireotiooBlffa.' 

BERTRAND and RALSTON 
Talk and Songs 
'14~Mlns.; One and Two 
American (V-P) 

"Veteran mixed couple but not, on 
file, individually or together. Wom- 
an does the straight work and sing- 
mg, accomplishing the latter alone 
and straightlng for her ptu'tner'a 
low comedy. He's In eccentric dress 
and intersperses his speech with . a 
flight "bird" when pronouncing the 
letter "F' for moat of the laughs se- 
cured. 

Woman breaks into, vocal solo to 
go into two, log cabin drop,, for a 
.mammy inipresalbn, and. thbn back 
to "one" at the final note^ ,Hokey 
bit for a straight elnging woman, 
but geta returns. Big'e. 



COOLEY and PETtRS 
Cbm'odJir and Oanelna . 
10Miba.'pOntt 
Af*iei<i6ah, Chroago (V-P) 

Twb'beya with a amarc knaok for 
comedy points tliat put thertt over. 
Nbtning priglnai about the slapping 
business, or. the rest 'ot the ^ock- 
abbut,.' , . 

. Still,, .this family aud^nce thought 
It excruciatingly funny and bowleg. 
Oobl^ Martin (formerly Martin and 
Mayo) .'.is the' front mitn in the aoc, 
carrying the- laughs with, ^ccentrlo 
hboflrijg and faUs. Peters Ci a cred- 
itable foil, also not a bad.'atettper, 

.Th'ey're'.startlpg on the "Pan blr^ 
cult qmd should make It' easily. .' 

Z>oop. , 

HACK SIDNEY'S FftOLICKERS(10) 
Send . and "Dance Reviie 
26 Mlni.rF0ir(8pe«ial) 
Academy (V-P> 

..Loosely knit unit type .act foN 
lowibg.,tb^ lines laid 'down by the 
better' plaas picture. hoHse ahows, 
'bu^. falling to pack a punch, not 90 
ii|uch. because of lack- of talent as 
because of., poor stage direction. 
£14ney acts as m. b., ..conducting- afi 
HjibiHed i;! -piece jazz band oombo, 
mostly brass. Introduces the varl- 
oiis turns in lackluatre style and 
grabs the beat sp9ta' for himaelf for 
a couple of popsongs for meager 
returns. Sidney might also thro^ 
his satire stock ot released gags oiit 
in the alley. 

. Hommlll Sisters, opening mak^ a 
neat aippearance and dance accept- 
ably while Addia Seamani a yout^ 
ful looker, shows plenty of latent 
talent In. the song .and dance llnie. 
.but is submerged. Given a. .chance, 
thla kid might atand out Mllla and 
Shea,.|Co;inedy aorobata, are. a cou- 
ple: of topnotchers olb^nlng in fin- 
ished style, and King and -King, 
hoofers, recently In , produptlonr are 
an accomplished duo > -of dancers 
showlne a difficult routine -of hot 
tooting... Specialties offered by the 
band are Just ao^so...- 

;Act Is w.eU. dressed, but haa been 
poor^ handled and ^eedo: plenty of 
.fixing for. conalstent booking in tl:o 
Intermediate vaudflim 'houaea. '^ . 



FIVE DANCINQ FOLLIES 
Songs and Dances . ■ 
20 Mine.; One and Full 
Jefferson (V-P) 

A'lheLn and four' women bomprlae 
thla dancing group, which doea 
much stepping and llttlO' dancing. 
High light the acrobatic aOlo dances 
of brie ot the glrla ■ There 'are sev- 
eral tap routibea and also a double 
toe number by two of tbe women. ' 

The man works hard and 'shows 
nimble stepping. There appears to 
be a sameness to the general layout 

Jifarfc. 



GENE and JEANETTE 
Instrumental 
10 Mina.; One 
6th Ave. (V-P) 

Openers, ja^t a fellow and gal 
harmonlzin];; instrumentaliy^,'' the for- 
mer playing fair accordlOA and the 
latter paaaable violin." Play pleas- 
ant selections, the girl changing the 
violin for a sax, which she handles 
with more skill than the bow. 

Good looking girl with plenty of 
attraction. They do a medley of 
popular music, winding up With a 
radium effect for a flash flnlah; 
Nicely applauded. Clean' cut pair, 
lacking something to go - over 
stronger,. 

JOYCE and WES-rON. 
Songs, Talk and Dances. 
■IZ-M ins;»-One.-- 



6th Ave. (V-P). « 

Man and :woman combo Iri eccen-. 
trio dance routine of no great 
merit,, the material moat likely han- 
dicapped in. getting . Over because of 
lack ot orchestral . 'assistance^ only' 
an organist being prea.er^^ Iri tlgie.plt: 
at tl^e.dbwritown Prootbr.houae, -. 
. Gaga are all, of the old achobi aii,d 
for the. most part were '.received 
slt^htly^t Llghtwelglit eaifly . spbtterl 
for I'riteririediate vaudflim. 



"DEARS and IDEAR8" (6) 
Singing, Dancing, Musio 
16 Mins.; One and Full 
Amerioan, Chidage (V-P) 

Typical flash act with four comely 
ferns &nd two boya Attractively 
dressed special seta enhance its 
value, considerably. 

Juvenile, carrying light comedy 
.strain,, works with the girls in good 
a'^yle. While the other male filla In 
^Jth accq'rdlon and Incidental tap 
dancing. One or two novel featurea 
In this put It ahead of the ordlmiry 
kind. 

Youth, speed and ginger, should 
make this act a workable one around 
the iiitertnedlary standa. Loop. 



IIi:W ACTS 

Sir William Adams opening Mon- 
day at the Prospect theatre In new 
act "Society Circus." 

Bernard LoemuUer is rehearsing 
Jean Murray, late of "'Vanltiea," 
and Louise Brooks, of "Eloretta," 
in a one-act vaude sketch, "The 
Understudy," written by Sidney 
Skolsky, 

Berton Churchill, legit la prepar- 
ing to enter vaude In one of two 
-dramatlc-eketches-ttnder .consider-... 
tlpn. . One Is, a new skit by J. C. 
Nugent, the other a condensed ver- 
sion: of "Alias the Deacon." 

-.'.Mae BuscH, rehearsirig 'three peb- 
'ple:ii;bmedy skit, .VGl'ad': Rag Sadle^* 
by...j^rederlc Chapin. ' Opens Rko 
tour.;at. Bakerafl^ld, 'Cal., April. 28. 

Paddy Cliff (All Girl Band' unit) 
arid Sid 'Reias ("While Way Gale- 
ties"), have •teamed. ' 



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Weiloesday, April 24, 1929 



FILM HOUSE REVIEWS 



yARi?:TY 



LOEWS STATE 

, . . (WJr«d) 
Los ADgeJw; AprU 18. • 
, . With Clark and MtiCullough hav- 
'{he an Idle week or so, Fox loaned 
i them to West Coaet to head the 
Bhow , with the Faiichon and Maroo 
«TVheel" Jdea. featuring Will Ritchie, 
tramp 'cyclist. Their use made It a 
wow of a- show. The natives here 
'do not' know C -& Mo.' v But It took 
but a second or two for. the locals 
to recognize' real talent. Aiding tlie 
boys aa a feeder was Netta Packer, 
formerly of Anger and Packer. She 
la a great foil. They did just 12 
' minutes, with half the time devoted 
to comedy parody, "We're P-atrlotlc.'" 
It was a wow and took them off as 
show stoppers. 

Had. the pair been exploited here 
as they are' In the East customers 
would have realized they were get- 
ting a $4,0pO' extra buy and - gift 
with the show bel;ig offered. Pan- 
chon and Marco when they do have 
names that-m^ean box office In some 
, way slip up on the opportunity to 
seirthem, , It Is the policy of picture. 
h6uses'' to S61I the picture and. set 
stage policy 'flrst, but where ' they 
are spending money for names to 
draw theiy should devo.te eytra dlli • 
gence to exploitation and advertis- 
ing. ■ . ■ ■ , • ■ . . 

"Wheel" ' Idea shdws how far 
stagers of girl acta can go with the 
damsels. - What these F and M girl? 
can accomplish is nobody's businesu. 
They had tji'era doln'g stilt manip- 
ulation and that was thought the 
last word. ' Kow they put them on ' 
bicycles and they do a routine that 
would do credit to the Kaufman 
.troup^ ye^rs ago. Glr]a also dance, 
do gymnastic feats end even chant 
Six weeks ago only' two .of them 
had ever been oh cycles, . Q'u^ train- 
ing made, good bike riders but of a 
. dozei^ of them. ' Reason for the 
"wheel" unit ,1s Will Ritchie, tramp 
cyollst, ' Act open^ with girls doing 
' B semi-e^thetiie hoop routine dance 
led. by Natalie Harrison,' soloist. 
Then they go Into "The Gay 90's," 
•taged by Roy Mack. This has girls 
In the pi'bmenade ieostumes of that 
era, with Ritchie and his femme aide 
leading' song number. Then cotne 
the dilapidated trick bikes ridden 
by the various girls, with Ritchie 
going . Into hlfs trick 'routine'. For 
comedy p&hto'mime Ritchie is in a 
class by himself, a creator. -He goes 
Into his breakaway routine; doe<< 
tricks with various wh^eliT, and Is 
over In great shape. There are also 
the Rondus Duo, 'two men with 
unlcycle featb ending with the boys 
playing sfix aiid accordion 6rt.'thetr 
moving contrivances. For the' fliiale 
number 16 line girls do a military 
drill and dance and then 12 mount 
the cycles. ' ' 

Routine starts oft with fprmlng of 
flgures, then Into parade and squad 
tormatib'bs, sifter which several do 
sold 'work/' one in 'particular, a con- 
tortionist, doing a bit of body twist- 
ing 'Which seemB new on the bike 
Then more' of the mass formation 
with fast riding in ^oup form for- 
the flnale. .' 

Prior to the start of the "wheel- 
Idea Rube Wolf with his orchestra 
In 1}it played a pop medley and then 
went into comedy singing number 
After unit leaves here for East' one 
or. two punch acts probably will he 
added to flt the time groove left 
' by riark and McCulIough.. . 
. . "The Barker.?' . Vltaphone (F. N.I 
«n screen, and jSIovletone-' newB. 
Trade hot as hea'vy as might have 
been, due perhaps to picture having 
recently, played at Carthoy Circle 
for the $1.60 tariff. 'Looks better 
than $26,000 on week. ' Vng, 

STATE 

(Wired) 
Minneapolis, April 18. 
The title of this week's . stage 
Bhow, "The Surprise Party,'* bore 
no apparent relation to the enter- 
tainment Itself. The setting was the 

. street of a southern to'wn in the 
days before the Civil 'War. Two 
mansions with porches fronted on 
the thoroughfare. The stage held six 
'dancers, an el<l<»rly woman p<(*ed 
with a young nian beside her, « 
violinist and^a young girl ' vocalist. 
T)ie orchestral worked in the pit for 
.the flrst time in months. 

Attired in the viari-colored long 
skirts, and poke bonnets of the ante- 
■bel'um period, the sextette of girls 

^ started the ball rolling with a neat 
dance. -Singing a mother number to 
the white.-hnired woman the good- 
looking young tenor displayed an 
Indifferent voice and .the applause 
returns for this sentimental ditty 
were meagre. Then the mother her- 
self essny);d a vocal number of sen- 
timental import. 

Emerson and Baldwin, featured, 
offered their faml'lar routine of bur- 
Ie.<ique magic and comedy jueigllng 
which found favor and provoked a 
considerable laugh response. An 
.electric effect of flreflya. was used 
during a ylpUn number which 
led Into" a~sbrig by U' 'young'glrl- and- 
a dancing finale with all the per- 
formers before the footlights. 

"Coquette," feature photop!oy. In 
Us second week, went over big. An 
overture by the orchestra . In the 
.pit. "Naughty Marietta," pleased. 
Fox Movietone news good as usual 
and an Elolse Rowan pop organ se-r 
Jftctlon also liked'. "The False- Alarm 
Fire Co," Smith .& Dale comedy, n 
laugh hit Business good. 



PARAMOUNT 

("Say It With Music''-Unit) ' 
(Wired) 

New Tork». April 20. 

Dick Dlx'e flrst talker, '.'Nothing 
But the Truth" (Par) hero this' 
week, and with Helen Kane getting 
second billing, because she's In the 
picture, there w«re more people 
Jammed Into the lobby at 1^30 Sat- 
urday afternoon than this star ho^ 
drawn on his two previous getaway 
days for preceding pictures. Rea- 
son can be split between hearing 
DIx open up vocally and the screen 
bow of Miss Kane at the house 
where she flrst clicked .on. the stage. 

It's the flrst good look the Para- 
mount regulars have^ had at the 
cooing, baby-talk songstress, as 
everybody can't get Into the flrst 
three rows. The revelation Is apt 
to be none too happy, for Miss Kane 
has become something more than 
cutely plump. House ought to have 
a good week, as they liked the pic- 
ture, and no ma,tter where yoU walk 
outside the auditorium Rudy Vallee 
gets In your shoes. He's' due next 
week in conjunction with "The Let- 
ter," the management looking for- 
ward to an $80,000 total on the com- 
bination.: 

Current show is tearing off two 
hours and 19 minutes 'before getting 
a turnover. That's mostly due to 
the 78-mInute feature, six on the 
overture, Crawford's usual seven, 34 
for the stage show and another six 
for the news, which Is again pkdde/l 
by a Technicolor fashion display, 
proving nothing as much as that 
*Dprl8 Dawson looks like a com- 
posite of four magazine covers, but 
should steer clear of long shots. 

Evidently neither Manny Cohen or 
the Rpxy has yet convinced Publlx 
that a newsreel means anything. 
Boys have got it cut and dried that 
two to four clips of heavy or mod- 
erate action, plus what the girls Will 
.wear and the trailer on next week's 
ftoture, is enough screen informa- 
tion for anybody. Meanwhile there's 
a Broa'dway Testaurant which may 
Install newsreels for Its hit-and-run 
lunch patrons, and the Roxy Is 
drawing between $6,000 and $10,000 
oh its. news from people whom It 
has educated to drop In Just to see 
the current clips and who take their 
chance .on what else the program 
holds. 

There's more> showmanship In 
compiling. a newsreel than telling 
an orchestra leader to dig up. an 
overture with a violin solo for him- 
self. As regards entertainment 
value, an Inquiring Publlx reporter 
can tab it, and quick, and this cir- 
cuit likes to clock thlngs-^-at prea- 
ent being concerned with all Broad- 
way grind marquees on the matter 
of how many persons read, 'em' 'and; 
then buy. News Is news,' and an 
orchestra sounds better playing for 
something that Is moving than be- 
fore an 'Inanimate curtain befor«> 
•which a spotted pit leader Addles. 

John Murray Anderson produced 
this week's nnit, the feaitures ot 
which are a rough-and-tumble com- 
edy adagio couple, Standler and 
Rdse, and a laugh Instrumental In- 
terpretation of the Demjpsey-Tunney 
flght by th9 band. Beyond that, 12 
Foster Glrla do one neat Tiller rou- 
tine In the midst of a drum num- 
ber, and Sammy Krevoffi- demands 
attention for his spins after pre- 
viously flirting with an egg on taps. 
Henry Garden, aiinuonced as a star 
of the Chicago Opera Co., means 
nothing, got little more on one song, 
and has presumably been declared 
In because .Anderson had to have an 
operatic air among these music sou- 
-(renlrs. Specialists also include 
Charles Irwin, a name which recalls 
nothing to picture audiences, whose 
monologlng was continuously strug- 
gling to make the grade. A suave 
ElngUshman, neither fast nor broad 
enough for this type of patron. 
Walnwrlght Sisters, three, sang 
without shuffling the deck. 

Set had an enlarged table on the 
upper rear platform, holding books 
from which the specialists emerged. 
Usual Right flnale had these volumes 
turning for girl standees, two 'hiore 
of whom descended from the flies 
trailed by a drape which spread be- 
hind, them as wings. Performers 
reached the stage via a stairway 
dividing the orchestra. Stadler and 
Rose can either stick In the picture 
houses, go vaudeville or take a spot 
In a revue. Couple have discovered 
some new wrinkles and don't paus^ 
for applause on the tough ones. 
Good anywhere and cleaned here. 

Trailing a trailer on . Vallee, 
Crawford Is devoting his time to 
tunes made familiar by the U. of 
Maine- Yale radio lad. Organist was 
assisted, by the booth In the use of 
double . stereoptlcons, one acting' op 
an enlarged picture background for 
the lyrics. Sightly and a help. If 
Crawford didn't have to come up on 
the elevator he could have played It 
with one hand staved in .the rummy 
cnme with the other. Overture Is 
"Chanson Russe." a medley ending 
on "1812." A lot of show which can 
'take nclseoring In many spots. 
. . . Bid. 



COLONY 

(Wired) 

New Tork. April 20. 
Still playing to about 100 custom- 
ers on a heavy Saturday afternoon 
at 76 cents top, and still trying to 
draw against the three bIggeRt pres- 
entat'on houses in the country. an>l 
on Broadway with neighborhood 



material. Any other kind .of opera- 
tion couldn't be any worse for. box- 
ofllce returns. 

With light picture matedal like 
"Scandal," a talker with less than 
26 minutes of dialog and tio names, 
against 100 per cent talkers witn 
stars of drawing power all along, the 
street; Universal ne'-ds powerful and 
costly stage attractions to 'holster 
with. Stage bands of any kind, 
with a half-baked, inexpertly rou- 
tined stage show lacking even a 
hooflng clincher, will never do.' Cost 
puts elaborate presentations out of 
the question, due to limited capacity. 

Sammy Kahn and a 10-pIece 
stage band trying hard, but uselesi; 
This week there are 12 Dancing 
Marvels, a carelessly formed group 
of glr^s doing presentation dance 
numbers which were used in the 
other houses years ago. No punch, 
speed or novelty, and that is the 
basis upon which the girl numbers 
have been built up elsewhere. 

Natalie and Darnell, adagio .team.' 
are; added, with Buddy "Truly kB the; 
ace songster. Total is not Broad- 
way in any sense. 

Two newsreels are growing where! 
one used to show before. . path'e' 
soand news and International ' The 
Pathe reel is very slim, but valuable 
on account of the sound, In this 
house each of the newsreels. has a', 
separate showing. Babe Ruth. and. 
his new bride are duplicated.... 

Between band numbers . the-. 12' 
Dancing. Marvels perform Indlffer-- 
ently on ' two or three occasions. 
Buddy Truly warbles lagaln.. the. 
adagio dancers waltz and Sammy 
Kahn Insists on being funny despite 
his appearance, speaking voice and; 
other hindrances to comedy at-' 
tempts, . 

"King of the Campus," of. the: Col- ' 
leglans, series, in dialog, rounds oUt- 
the program with 20- minutes 'of 
fairly amusing fun. Superior to the- 
majorlty of silent comedies recently' 
seen. IfoH. - i 



STANLEY 

(Wired) 

Pittsburgh, AprU 19. 

Inaugurating a new stage policy, 
they've sunk anywhere from $8,000 
to $10,000 in this show, but It's 
worth IL Units are supposed .to be 
brought in directly from Mastb&um, 
.PbiUy, but new stuff hais been adflftd 
here, notably Ben Blue and bis dance 
act. •,,'■' 

Going Roxy more or less, . there 
Is a permanent chorus of ii inixed 
voices under Frank Rybka and a 
ballet of 24 girls, with Frank Mas* 
ters in tmarge. . Catherine Little-: 
fleld, ballerina of Philadelphia opera 
company, however, makes- a. weekly 
trip to town for 'the purpose ot help- 
ing both Rybka and Masters arrange 
the rou tidies. Stage, bai^d under 
Vio Irwin' who does only straight 
announcing, getting away from the 
hotsy-totsy m.c. 

While packed with sure-fire and 
class talent, show doesn't run as 
smoothly as It should. Seems to be 
some lack of co-ordination, more 
like a straight vaude ' bill- than a 
movie house presentation. Top- 
heavy with 'dancing, but all of high' 
order. Caught again toward the 
last of -the week, however, things' 
were ruiihing considerably smoother 
than at opening. 

Unit labeled "Southland" and Ided 
carried out In costuming and set- 
tings. Orchestral production, '^Her-. 
bertonla," Bits from Victor Herbert's 
numbers, with stage revealing gypsy 
outdoor settings and chorus grouped 
about in pairs singing. Ballet on 
and then soloist, poor, steps from 
gypsy wagon for /Romany Life." 
Symphony, under David Broudy. 
who's getting more prominent bill-, 
Ing now, flnlshed up alone. 

Following news reel and organ- 
logue, show proper opens with b«and 
number, then Byron and Willis, a 
pair of cr^okerjack tap dancers who 
recently wowed 'em at the Davis, 
two-a-day vaude house. Boys blean- 
ed tip. Paul KIrkland with his lad- 
der dance and paper nose Juggling 
for nice returns. 

Production number had southern 
mansion Idea for background with; 
ballet and chorus in colonial cos- 
tume. Freddy Bernard, In black- 
face, warbled an unimpressive blued 
number, with sky blue back^ouhd 
and seven men in blackface strum- 
ming away at banjoes. Taylor and 
Randell, assisted by two men, on 
next tor the best adagio turn seen 
around here. Got gt«at returns 
and deserved twice as much, handl- 
es nped as they were by half stage 

Ben Blue, with his two "person- 
ality boys," had mob eating out of 
his hand. Gave 'em the works from 
his "dying duck" to that ;whlBky- 
bottle "Sonny Boy" number ianfl 
everything clicked. Finale had glrln 
and hoys grouped about stage in 
eye-fllling scne. 

Picture "Wolf Song" (Par) and 
houne capacltv. 

'Whole show runs two and a half 
hours, much too long, and Aim 
wasn't able to hold thpm. Cohen. 



' Mary McCarthy, under care of the 
N.V.A. In Kings Park £tate Hos- 
pital, Kings Park, U I., is not of the 
McCarthy Sisters. She was of the 
Harmony Sisters combination. 



Larry Lawrence,- once ah actor, 
recently with the Yates ofllce. Is 
now In the haberdashery business. 



STRATFORD 

(Wired) 

- Chicago, April -16. 

Russell Cooke, - ilew band leader 
here, has started talking to cut ex- 
penses. As long as Cookie was 
dumb there had to be an ni. c. to 
say the. words; and the-' extra salary 
was no 'Sweet moment to this bank- 
'rupt house. So Cookie has opened 
his mouth, the exti-a name Is gone 
and the Stratford .is housing what 
probably will ' develop Into an all- 
around good m. c. 

He plays a pretty sax, waves hie 
stick with authority. Is what the 
girls call cute, and 1ms an untouched 
ability at humor that will be his bid 
for recognition If It ever comes out. 

There are easier things than han- 
dling a bankrupt house for receiv- 
ers. James Boston, who operates, 
was progressive and determined 
enotfgh to convince the. receivers 
that, the house n>U8t be wired 'It 
pro^Ita were to be had. Now-Charlle 
Hdgan, 'who books, has . contended 
tliat the house needs a little produc- 
tion for Its stagehand shows. ThiE 
week It blossoms out with a lineup ' 
of flve chorines In costume routines 
relative to the setting. Five girls 
aren't many, but they make ai dif- 
ference. 

Presentation is In a Bowery set, 
with the 11-pIece orchestra In wasp- 
walst shelk suits. Chorus starts' 
with the conventional' Bowery rou- 
tine as a fair stab at comedy, then 
Joe* and Willie Hale, comedy Jug- 
gling team, fltting nicely Into the 
Idea. 

Ballet on again; as bums, for 
comedy that would have been weak 
-elsewhere, . but ciciked with these, 
unpretentious ' '.customers. ' Grace 
Doro, handicapped with a tiny and 
tinny , house .iriano, ,put over her" 
standard in spite of the tough break. 
Her imitation "of a pla;er piano is a 
darb. 

Closing act tiasslter B|>o8., acro- 
batic dancers, .who almost stopped 
things here. Presentation flnale had 
the ballet and musicians running 
from the stage to watch a flght, 
with Cookie and the pianist holding 
the stage alone In a short snatch of 
ballad as the curtains closed. Not 
hot technically, but a sure way to 
build the m. c. by having hlin put 
over the final impression. 

Presentation as a whole .consld- 
-erably above the usual stuff iaccept- 
ed without question here, and busi- 
ness should increase if the quaUty 
Is repeated. 

Feature w'as "Why Be Good" (P. 
N.).. This makes two straight sound 
pictures in succession, poor Judg-' 
'ment for d. house Just wired. 

A hint to Oib new m, c; Quit 
concentrating on the flrst rows. Resi 
of the house paid to get in, too. 

Bing. 

ROXY 

(Wired) 

Apart from the stage shows, which 
maintain - a pretty consistent level 
of . entertainment and elleft much 
the same adjectives., from week to 
Week, Roxy's is interesting as a 
show place in which may be viewed 
a variety ot Interesting lobby fea- 
tures. 

There is, for instance, the matter 
of guard mount. People may smile 
at this solemn military maneuver. 
It> may be hokum, but it's an im- 
posing form and, even while the. 
wlsenhelmera giggle, they're im-. 
pressed. Those ushsrs have dis- 
tinction. 

There is also that lounge .dispens- 
ing free coffee and doing a buslhess 
that Schrafft's might envy. Bala- 
ban & Katz tried free tea in Chi- 
cago several years ago and even 
threw In Nablscos. It didn't work. 
Chlcagoans were self-consclbus. 
Roxy's patrons, on the other hand, 
seem very much at home and gargle 
Santos Juice with gusto. 

Passing the plate through the 
lege section for the N. V. A. brought 
out a crop of $1 bills that would 
make a Keith house manager dizzy. 
And at least one $6 bill arousing in 
a reporter an acute curiosity to 
know what kind of millionaires 
patronize this movie parlor. 

Current stage show shy o.n indi- 
vidual socks, but sum total plies up 
the usual Impression. "The MuUc 
Box" Is self-descriptive. Florence 
Rogge, Jenny Delaroff and Leo Per- 
nlkoffi as' animated figures on a 
boudoir do-dad. 

Markert's Roxyettes danced In line 
twice, latterly In the main presen- 
tation, "Voices of Spring," wearing 
rainbow costumes by Montedero 
that created a beautiful effect. 
"Woodland Sketches." series of 
short on-and-oft flashes behind a 
forest scrim. Patricia Bowman. 
Roxy male chorus and Harold Van 
Duzee's robust tenor participating. 

Leonard Mas.<<ine, versatile ballet 
confrere of M.sseB Bowman and^ 
Rogge, leaped about vivaciously as 
the breath of May, a;id Isabel Nor- 
wood and Douglas Stanbury, In Vi- 
ennese romanticism, established a 
demonstration In this sort of heart 
and-flowers-stuffT-s 



"Girls Gone Wild" (Fox) rather 
lightweight feature for this house. 
Usual Fox Movietone newsreel. 
Emo Rapee'B department offered 
Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" as 
overture. This Is a standby, often 
-repeated at this house., -It has many 
lovers, while others may perl.anp 
fpel the Rrnry orchestra Is Worthier 
of nore Important works, l^nd. 



ORIENTAL 

(Wired) . ■ 
Chicago,' April 2ii, : 
. When stage bill, at the Oriental 
has been properly edited it probably 
win be one of. the best in the hous« 
for some time. Plenty of entertain- 
ment; in fact, an overabundance of 
talent, that made the flrst per- 
formance (Saturday) - much too 
long. Running carelessly for a 65- 
mlnuto stretch, it still looked like * 
flne show with the edges smoothed. 

Will Harris turned out this unit, 
entitled "Play Ball," timely topic . 
Harris has turned himself around in 
his last couple of shows. It seems 
he has found that a light but enter- 
taining production will get much 
farther than heavy book Ideas. This 
show should prove th^ contention. 
With practically no plot. It still car- 
ries Its title theme along gracefully 
for about three-quarters of the way. 
Then It digresses, but not enough to 
hurt. Scenlcally the show Is pretty, 
attractively laid out; Intelligent^ 
designed and tastefully produced. 
If there were no orte else but Ray 
(Rubberlegs) Bolger It ^ould stlu 
be sufildent. Bolger has come up 
like a rocket This boy is the clos- 
est thing to Jack Donahue yet seen . 
around. — 

Jack Osterman, going great guns 
since coming here. Is as fast and . 
guileful as always. The kid is her^ - 
there and everywhere; pronounced 
Impression of what an m.e.' 
should be. 

Starting with a screen sequenco 
of the Cubs-Pirates opening game, 
scene fades on to the stage, dis- 
closing the boys In baseball togs,' 
around Osterman. Maurlne ISar^i 
saiUes walks on to patter -with Os- 
terman about a ball game, Ho 
cracking wise. Then- -the Grant girls 
-(12) do a collegiate strut, with. 4 
colored kid hooflng a bit In front of '. 
the line. No apparent reason tor htS- 
being there -other than the ntascot . 
Idea. First band number by Vlctoc - 
Young and his gang clicks with • 
hot arrangement on 'Td Rather Bs 
Blue." Babe Morris, snappy Uttto . 
tap dantfer, originally Btartbig' 
around here anQ later going to tbs - 
Coast, gets across two routines- that ' 
should keep her in picture houses 
Indeflnltely. Just a slip of a g ~ 
but plenty ot action In her^ tf 
Bolger puts In his flrst appearariC 
in a cross-flre bit with Osterma' 
that drew laughs right" 'oft. fls.' 
walks on and oft aimlessly thereat- -- 
ter,. always for a laUgb. Miss Mar- 
sallies, despite her 'ability to sliik r 
and dance, at the flrst perfomancA -'- 
did too much. One personality' sonK < 
with Ostejrmani followed by bOT': 
high kick jpoutJne, would have been ' : 
more to Miss- MarsaiUes' and tlifv. 
nhow's advantage. Second line nmn- ". : 
her by the .feihroes, 'with chairs ahd '.'^ 
baseball bate, neat -and better eqce-:' 
cuted than their, initial .oiteHiii;'. 
Osterman trails the ballet Inf bass- ^ 
ball uniform'.' Bolger again on Cth« /> 
scene, clowning with Osterman. In 4||.-'~' 
"one" drop to permit shift In scenei, - . 
A very .clever team, Insa and:-!)*'-' 
Wynn, docisn'i belong In this UtiifW. - ' 
In another Spot.' somewhere tbey^d 
be great with their gymnastio stepir'^''''' 
upa showing mu8cIe»«dntroL OSWa 
man, for the first,. t|me,/.t#kes.W«''': 
stick, to -.Conduct the band In w:; 
Interpolation . ot vatlbus' melddleA. ';: 
brought out. Individually- flrst.' iltoi. .' 
blending sypiiihonlcally. Arransci''' ".' 
.ment,-by Toung, Is a darb. -V - 

Bolger, bringing the. windup, to k :\- 
near riot For trick and eccentrlfi 
steps, a flne ssnse of - comedy .-and - . 
ability to talk and. warble, this ttey. . 
measures up. Thems drifts In' tl^; V 
flnale to a;n orange gi^vo" plef qlr^vj^ 
with Ostetman ssplodln^^ s 'pop mlr- - 
lad around the iensejnble flnlsb. ; .v.-': 

House portion hm Proton Belters: ; 
•etllng his stuff .at thie organ; toa-v 
willing audience; singing . beeli ' stni '. 
popular here. Pathe sound MOhem. '- 
upreels five intersstirig Items.. wltlt .:> 
"Hot Stuff" (FJ».) the feature. - 

Torrents of rain Saturday hurt : 
trade. Loop. ■ .;,'^ 

MARRIAGES ; 

Anthony Bertera to Mary - Cat:- :^'^ 
men, both In "Scholars," vaude lict;-.''-: 
Vpril 8. In Pittsburgh. • "'; 

Dorothy Dean, actress, to CyrO-9«- 
Caulklns (non-pro), at WaukegftB. '-: 
TU., April 12. Bride - Is the daiigb^ - 
ter ot Jap la Con'r, former field . 
manager for Equity In Chicago." 

Marriage of Ginger Ro^rs to ;', 
Jack Pept>er Just announced. Mair*. 
ried In New Orleans March 126. 

Marie Ferruson to Frank Staneone 
( muBlclan), Greenwich, Conn., April J - 
18. 

Sylvia Grossman (dancer) to Trv- 
'ng Wolf (stage manager)/ in New . '' 
York April 18. '■1^' 

Val Le'wton. M-O press agent, 't^'{ 
'luth Knapp, non-professlonal, In 
New York, April 19. Le'wton is a . ', 
-•p"''«»w of A^a >Tn7lmo*ai . . 

Frances Kertley Lyons, film act- 
ress, daughter of the late Eddie 
Lyons, to Russel Saunders (non- 
pro), April 20 at Riverside, CaL 

Ivan Kahn, screen artists' rep- 
resentative, — imd-^Doreen — ■Pastor,"- ■ 
actress, April 21 at Agua.: Calleittiib ;' 
Mexico. 

Mildred Stevenson to Charles J. 
Besne In Phoenix, Ariz,> April. 11. . 
Bride former trombonist, with Baba 
Egah's "Redheads"' band.' Brld^-' 
eronm' I9 secretary ot Musicians* - 
Local 686, Phoenix 



40 



VARIETY 



Wednesday^ April Zi, 1929 



PRESENTATIONS— BILLS 

NEXT WEEK (April 29) 
THIS WEEK (AprU 22) 

Shows carrying numerals such as (28) or (22) indicate opening next 
week on Sunday or Monday, as date may be. For this weeU (21) or (22) 
with split weeks also Indicated by dates. 

An asterisk (*) before name signlBes act Is nev/ to city, doing a new 
turn, reappearing after absence or appearing for first, time. 

Pictures Include in daasiftcatlon picture policy, with vaudeville or 
presentation as adjunct. 



(S») 
J I Flahw 
BI Clave 
Bleanor Chkrivr 
Ban O'Mar 
3 DemoaB, 
Maroret Shilling 
40 Jaizmanlana 
Laon BrualloB 
Eoxattea 
Joa I.aRoae Co 
Speakaasy" 
miace (M) 
•P'ria ot Basdad' C 
Jaoqaea Cartlar 



PARIS 

Week April 20 



Emplra 
Tracey & ftay 
Max Wall 
Jovera Tr * 
Bitter Sla 
Dl Hazzel 
NIta Jo 
Athoa 3 
FIrzel 
Pacorya 
Polaro 

Sam Llnfleltl 
Madnna 

Tony Bastlen 
Babylaa 
LondOQla 
Harry Carre 
Bruna & To'anda 
Johnny Sla 
Mile Mamie 
Nora-Bertys Tr 
Caroldl-Porto-C 
Ferrari 2 
Medlnl 3 
Roberta 
Matgumoto Tr 
Darlo-Darlo-Rbuin 



MooUn Boose 
Joe JackaoD 
Barbette 
Florence A Orip 
De Blare 
Taabellta Rota 
Jean Qabln & D 
Nina Payne 
Keinlchka 
Joaette Dave 
Banl-Tony 
Q Tchemoyarolf 

Olyinpte 
WaltOD'a 
Marlnelll « 
PerUaler 
Ovledo 6 

Blanche de Paunac 
Alas 3 

Tltze-TarasoS 
Lydina 
VIvarjl 
Dsmlneka 
Lillian Donald 
Torli Broa 
Balaituer & 
Joe Wlllya 



FtNSBtTRT rABK 

EiDpbre 
One Sam Tblns 
IXIMDON 
TlatarlK Falaee 
Talbot aFarreU 
Jane Dillon 
A C Aator 
May Henderaon 
Jim the Bear 
3 Klrakaku Broa 
Brennana 
Tommy Trlnder 
NEW OBOSS 
Bmpive 
Blnmmlns Blrda 
Chaa Auatln 



LONDON 

Week April 23 

Naushton & OoulA 
The Daroa 
LoDia Hertel 
Doris Mar & Hlldn 
6 Reaau Olria 
Trixle Maaon 
BTRATFOBD 
Empira 
The Jooetroe 
Smimova & TrIpiA 
Johaon Clark 
Otadya Sewelt 
Hatch & Carpenter 
Carr Lynn 
Buma & Allen 
|Morrla Glrla & Max 



Uptown (SO) 
'Spring Chickens' V 
Verne Buck Bd 
Joe Fonff 
Jonea & BlUott 
Max & HIa Oang 
Herble Bdwin 
Peteraon Glrla 
"Cloae Harmony" 
ATLANTA, OA. 
UowanI <2e) 
"Blue Rev" Unit 
Bob LaSalle 
Irene Taylor 
Frank Steva 
Pell & Co'.a 
Small Bros 
Gamby-Hale Olrls 
BIBM'OH'BI. ALA. 

al-K— . (2B) 
"Volcano" Unit 
Frank Mellno Co 
T & J Dale 
Bleanor Terry 
Oil Wray 
Foster Olrls 

BOSTON 
MetnpoUsa (2«) 



Chlnaae (Udef) 

Orauman Prolog 
Buatef West 
Rasoh Ballet 
Jorre Coe 
Alfred lAtal 
'Broadway Melody' 

Kgyptlan (SS) 
Frank Janka Bd 
"Close Harmony" 
Loew'a State <ZB) 
Rube Wott Bd 
"Oddities" Idea 
( Hasaans 
B'ake ft Jones ' 
Mary Louis* Treen 
Bdtis Purcell-' 
•^olca ot the City" 

Farmjnomt (8S) 
"Vanity Fair" Unit 
Renoff & Renoya 
Monsieur Berg Co 
Erner A: Fisher 
Johnny Payne 
Brally Daye 
Milton Charles 
"Sat'day'a Children' 



PROVINCFAL 



antaaNOBAM 

Fit 

Grand 

The Seafarers 

BevBl 
Clawna In Clover 
ioLACKrOOL 
Grand 
Killing ot A Drake 

Opera Hoone 
Bartesqne 

BRADTOBD 
Alhambn 
This Tear ot Grace 
CABDirF 
Bnplie 
The TelTow Maak 
SDIMBUBGH 

BlUob'gh Opera Co 

oCaboow 

Alhambrm 

Her C'rdb'd Lover 

Emptie 
B'slneaa la B'slness 
HANLEV 

Onwl 
Something New 

HULL 

Fnlace 
Lacky Girl 

LEEDS 

Itaiplm 
AH Fit 



BAial 

Show's the Thing 
I4VBBPOOL 
Empire 

Virginia 

UANCHB9TEB 
Palace 
Qoe d Ne wn 

NEWCASTLE 
Empire 
The Tmth G ame 
' MBH'yOBT 

Barbe^^Se 
NOTTINOHAM 
Empire 
Formby's NIte Out 

Royal 
Carl BoBB Opera Co 
FOBTSMOVTH 
Bognd 
Trial of Mary D 
BALFOBD 

And Bo- We '&o On 
BKEEnEIJ> 
Empire 
I^gne of Stars 
SOUTHAMTTON 



THE LEADING 
SOCIAL 
AND CLUB 
REPRESENTATIVE 
of 

GREATER NEW YORK 
Catering to the EIHe : 

ALF T. WILTON 

,1560 Broadway 

SnlCe 000 Bxysat 20Z1-S 



"Bright LIthta" U't 
Ted Claire 
"The Letter" 
BBOOKLTN 
Fox (t2) 
Pat Rooney 
Marlon Bent 
Pat Rooney Sd 
Jean Oranose 
Lew Kessler 
Jack Sydneya Co 
Lt GIti Rica Co 
Charlea Ray 
HearU In Dixie'' 



Show Boat 

SOUTHS EA 
Ktag's 
The Desert Banff 
SWANSEA 
Empire 
Clumge Over 



Pictore Theftres 



ITEW TOBK CITT 

Otpltot (87^ 
•Shades of Blue' U 
Chartes King 
Dave Schooler ' 
Chester Hale Olrls 
Ik 'Voice of the City* 
B CO) 
■ "Crystsia" Unit 
WB Dave Bohooler 
r Nick Irf>ng Jr 
Bvelyn Wilson 
Nayan Pearce 
Bob Bob & Bobble 
Chester Hale Olrls 
"Duke Stens Out' 

CoioBr <es> 

Sammy Kahn 
Buddy Truly 
Natalie & Darnell 
Adagio Dancers 
"Scandal" 

ParamoQPt 
•Bay With Music" U 
Dave Rablnoff 
Charles Irwin. 
Henry Garden 
tadler A Rose 
Sammy Kreroft 
Foster Glrfs 
"Nothing But T-h" 

Boxy <m 
Patricia Bowman 
Laonlde Masslne 
Florence Rogge 
Harold Van Duzee 
Isabel Norwood 
Douglas Stanbury 
Markert's Dancers 
Relne Valerlo 
Lew While 
v Jenny Delnroff 
Lao PemUwft 
"Girls Gone Wild" 
CHICAGO, n^L. 

Avolon (20) 
Roy Dctrloh Bd 
Jones & Hull 
Billy Carpenter 

Capitol (SO) 

CliHTlle-erafle-Bd— 

Harry Downey 
Bentel & Gould 

Ohleago (IS) _ 
•Arg'tino Nights' tT 
H L Spltalny Bd 
Joe Ponner 
Dorothy Berka 
Billy Meyers 
George Nelldoff 
-"Duke Steps Out" 

Oranuda (SO) 
JTazz Lips Blob'ds'n 
S Janeleya 
Juno Harrison 
.. ■.■ Amora Fraeler 
' Caulval • 



Harding (30) 
"Show Boat" U 
Al Horey Bd 
Gregory ft BOlson 
Masters ft Grace 
4 Cotton Pickers 
Sam Arco 
Ballet 

'Alias J Valentine' 

BTsrbM (20) 
Benny Meroft Bd 
Barto ft'- Mann 
Morgan ft Deljma 
8 Relllys 

Nonhore (20) 
■B'ty Shop Blues' H 
Al Kvale Bd 
Gibson Sis 
Stanley House 
Rosemary Pfaft 
Karavteft 
Foster Glrla 
The Bellamy Trial' 

Oriental (20) 
"Piay Ball' U 
Jack Osterman Bd 
Ray Bolger 
Inez ft DeWynn 
Babe Morris 
Maurlne Marcelle.s 
Grant Olrls 
"Hot Sto«" 

Paradise (20) 
'Wedding Bells' ^U 
Mark Fisher Bd 
Zelnya 

Buddy Raymond 
rnrter & Aalbu Sis 
Gene Morrison 
"Close Harmony" 

Blalto (20) 
Chas Semon 
Cowan & Grey 
Stratford 
2d half (3C.27) 
Cooke's Bd 
Audrle & Severn 
Stanley ft Bernes 
Hoynes H Beck 

TiToU (20) 

-i'ahcotlo'.'-,Unlt 

Frank Masters Bd 
Helen HcFar'nnd 
"n'ally Jackson 
Dorothy Neville 
Q ft H Bllne 
Oamby-Hala Olrls 
"Close Harmony'.' 

Tomer (20) 
"Stop Thief' Unit 
Lou Kosloft Bd 
TJSvey 2 
Earl LaVere 
Newman ft Rogers 
Eleanor Masnuelet 
Knrinlker Bnl'et . 
'The Bellamr Trial' 



Punmaani (22) 
"Bagdad Blues" U 
Paiil Ash 
Jaqoes Cartiet 
Waller Dyer 
Arelk Gannon 
Idrena 

Gladys St John 
Persian Ballet 
Carl Bltterl 
Art Frank 
Noth' g Bo t Truth 
BUFFALO 
taffalo (28) 
'Bubbling Ovar' U 
Lou Forbea 
Boyd Senter 
Markel ft Fann 
Campbell ft Wltmer 
H Haley ft Joyce S 
Oamby-Hale Girls 
Hole In t he Wall" 
CLEVELAND 
State (2*> . 
'Coo'lng Olt" Unit 
Stubby Gordon 
Geo Glvot & Seal 
Burt Faye 
Wallace Sis 
Helen Anderson 
Oamby-Hale Olrls 
'Nothing Bu t Tru th 
DALLAS, TEX. 
Palace (21) 
"Babbles" Unit 
Gatanoa 
H Hartell 
Ross ft Bdwards 
Gene Sheldon 
Dave Ooufd Co 
Marta Kay 
DENVER, COL. 

Denver (25) 
Magic Rug'^ Unit 
Bums ft Kissen 
Bmlle ft Romalne 
Starr ft Bella 
Harry J ohnso n 
OES MOINEEI. lA, 

Capitol (n> 
"Monte Carlo" Unit 
Harry Rose 
Joseph Griflin 
Mario ft Rosita 
Olnck, ft Sorel Co 
DBTBOIT 
Capitol (20> 
"Melody Menu" U' 
Del Delbrldge 
•The Wild Party" 

Flaher (20> 
"Hodge Podge" U' 
Al Donahue 
Leon Vavarra 
Patsy Griffln 
Lucille Peterson 
Bonny ft Sally 
4 Karreys . 
"Wolf Song" 

Michigan (20) 
"Carnival C'tall" U 
Al Evans 
Joe Bcsner 
Moore ft Pnl 
Charles Marsh 
Foster Olrls 
"Voice of the City ' 
HOUSTON, TE*. 
Metropolitan (27) 
"Stars" Unit 
-E,W!is_&_Perez_ ^ 
Jack Powell ^^-^ 
Harm ft Nee 
Jack Egan 
Maureen & Sonny 
Chas Barnes 
Oamby-Hale Girls 
T.OS AMCEl.I'^S 
Boolcvard (2S) 
Benny Rubin 
Bnd ft Eloanor Coll 
Buddy Bmmolt 
"Blue Sklea" 
Corihay Clrole 
(Indef) ; 
Cnrlt Elinor Orch 
"The Iron Maak" 



NEWARK 
Btaafotd (24» 
Bonn Ross 
Bobby Felsom 
La Orobe 
O ft B Pares 
Bd Bmle 

Donabne-Boyle G'ls 
"Why Be Good" 
N. OBLEANS. LA. 
Saeagei (22) 

'Crlnollnet Jaza" U 
Jack Egan 
Bsyes ft Speck 
John Quinlon 
Chapman ft Snyder 
Ned Jewell- 
F Sorrell Qlrta 
OMAHA, NEB. 
Blvlera (21) 
"Topsy Turvy" U 
Terry Corwey 
Caffery ft Miller 
Phelps 2 

PHILADELPHIA 
Carman (22) 
Turkish Nights 
Bddle Hilt 
Moat Wynn 
J B/own'a Oreb 
Peggy Bngllab 
Roland Thomaa 
8 Hanniasan Girls 
Date'ft Tates 
HIckey Broa 
"Last Wamlng* 

To*.' (22) 
George Jessol 
Rome ft Gant 
Harry Olrard's Co 
Tony Shaynes' Bov 
Lillian Shaw 
"Trent's Last Case' 

Stanley (22) 
"Let's Celebrate" 
Charlie Melson 
Caulllne Gasklnes 
Primrose Somoa 
Sydell ft Spotty 
'The -Dummy" 
riTTSBUBOH 
Earlght (20) 
"Hide 'Bm C'b'y" 
Dlok Powell 
Boh Albright 
B ft B Miller 
Jack Waldron 
Grace T)n Faye 



Wesley Eddy 
Waloer ft Dyer 
Arab (^nnoB 
Idreaa . 

O St John Ballet' 
Carl BIterll 
"Voloe ot the City" 

(10) • 
'Say with Fl'ers* U 
Wealey Eddy 
Sammy ' Cohen 
Maxlae Hamilton 
Stone Vernon 4 
Gould Olrla 
"Spite Uarrlsge" 




NEW YORK OITT 
American 

1st half (t«-l) 
Students 
Krugel ft Robleo 
F D'Armore Co 
Delro 

Fred Ardath 
(Two to nil) 

ad hal( «2-S> 
Rose Kress Dno 
U S Thompson 
Freshm'n ft Co-Bda 
Bernard ft Henrie 
Davis ft Nelson 
Reed ft LaVere 
Weaterguards 
(One to All) 
Bonlevard 
1st half (22-1) 
Takewa Japa 
Scherr Bros 
Harry Stanley Co 
Jaa C Morton Co 
Olbhs 2 

2d half it-it 
Zelda Bros 
Gertrude Moody Co 
Boyle ft Delia 
Glbbs 2 
(One to till) 
Commodore 
1st halt (29-1) 
Bob ft Bayer 
Brennaa ft Shaw 
Reed Hooper Rev 
Marjorle Burton 
Fle!da ft (Georgia 
Varsity Collegians 
2d half (a>S) 
Students 
Dave Roth 
Bertram ft Ralston 
F D'Armore Co 
(One to Oil) 
Delaacey St. 
1st halt (a«-l) 
Bronklby 61a . - 
Davis ft Nelson 
Bvans Wolf Orch 
(Three to fill) 

2d half (l-S) 
Hayee Manh ft H 
Lydta Harris 
Jack Marcus 
Flelda ft (3eorgla 
(One to fill) 
Fabmooat 
1st half (2>-l) 
Breath ot the B'tb 
Martha Lawranea 
Rita Broa 
Putting on the RItz 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (2-») 
Glen Dale Co 
McL'ghlla. ft Bvans 
Marlon S'nshine Co 
(One to flll) 
Oraad 
1st baK <2»-l> 
Zelda Broa 
Ship Ahoy 
McL'ghlln ^ Evans 
V sine Btdge R'blers 
TTone to flll) 

Id halt (2-t) 
Helen Carlson 
Mae Francis 
Harry Koler Co 
Kro^ ft Bublea 
Dave Apollon Co 

1st half (28-1) 
Ida ft Joe Bt Onge 
Natalie Alt Co 
Van ft Vernon 
Memories 
(One to UTI) 

>d half (2-S) 
Florence Baker Co 
Cora Green Co 
Cuby ft Smith 
Stepping Ahead 
(One to flll) 
Katkmal 
1st haU (2>-l) 
Floretty a 
Goodwin ft Rash 
T ft R Romalne Co 
Murphy ft Wilton 
Breen LaBard ft. B 

2d halt (2-S) 
Takewa Japs 
Fnllmer ft Wayne 
Smith ft Hart 
Blue Ridge R'blers 
(One to Oil) 
Orplienm 
1st halt (29-1) 
Lohse ft Sterling 
Mae Francis 
Harry Koler Co 
Stnapt ft Laab 



Smith ft Hart 
Oscar Liorralne 
"Love In Ranha" 

2d half (S-S) 
The Bardelonga 
Murphy & Wilton 
Jack ' Sidney Co 
(Two to flU) 
Oaten Ave. 
let halt (2a-l) 
Ford ft Prloe 
Doyle ft Donnelly 
Al Wohlraan' 
Night Club Bevels 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (a-S) 
Calvert ft Bird 
Ship' Aboy 
Bert Walton ^o 
NTO's B'way Eves 
(One to flll> 
MettopolBata (29) 
France ft LaPell 
White M ft S Bros 
Nan Halperln 
Dave Harris ft F 
Dave Harrla-Glrls 
(One to flll) 
Oriental 
let half (29-1) 
Mazola 3 
Cora Green Co 
Jerome Mann 
Rah Rah Tommy 
(One to ail) 

2d halt (2-S) 
Realm of Dance 
Jean Barrloa Co 
Phllllpa ft Murray 
Joe Phillips Bev 
(One to flll) 
Palace 
Ist halt (29-1) 
Ruff ft Rumble 
Bd Hill 

Bd Hin Frolics 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (3-S) 
Brennan ft Shaw 
Clay Crouch Co 
Gordon ft Walker 
Breen LaBard ft B 
(One to oil) 
Premier 
Ist half (29-1) 
WUtred DuBols 
Gertrude Moody Co 
Jack' Marcus Co 
Boyle ft Delia 
Hayes Marsh ft H 

2a half (a-() 
Floretty t 
Marjorle Burtoo 
Stuart & Laab 
Cavaliers 
(One to OU) 
AKBON 
LaeWi (29) 
Sheldon Heft ft L 
MIloT 

Wally Sharpies Co 
Bnhshlne Sammy 
Lime a 

BAT RIDGE 

Leew's 
1st halt (29-1) 
Florence Baker Co 
Boyce ft Bvana 
Marl'n Sunshine Co 
Cunej . ft Jean 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (2-») 
Ida ft Joe St Onge 
Bd Rill 

Bd Hill's Frolics 
(One to flll) ' 
BOSTON 
Orpbeam (29) 
Black ft Gold 
Fein ft Tennyson 
Carl Ihnmy's Pets 
McKay ft Ardlne 
Gaston Andree Co 
OANTON 
Orpbeam (29) 
Conley a 
Trade 2 

Anderson ft Graves 
Milton Douglis Co 
(One to flll ) 
CLEVELAND 

Onnada 
2d bait (2-9) 
Conlay 2 ' _ 
Mlltoa Douglas Co 
(Three to Oil) 
COBONA. L. L 

Ffaua 
let halt (29-1) 
Kodak ft Sister 
Lydia Harris 
Mr ft Mrs Phllllpa 
Bert Walton Co 
De Toregos Co 



HONTBBAI. 
Loew'e (2«> 
Campbell ft Brad^ 
Hinds ft LeonarA 
Lane ft Harper 
Billy Arlington Co 
Maddooks Co 
(One to nil) 
NEWABK 
State (29) 
Chapelle ft Carlton 
Baby Marguerite 
Murray 'ft' Maddox 
NTQ Parody. Club 
(One to flll) 
MBI^ OBLEANS 
Mate (29) 
Paul -Broa 
a Mc(^nn Sis 
Tucker ft Smith 
Great Blackstone 
(One to flll) 
NORFOLK. YA. 
LoeWs (29) 
Stlekney's Glrona - 
Hale ft Hoffman 
Alton ft Wilson 
Lillian Fltsg'r'd Co 
Masterpieces 

8TBA0U8B- 
Stato (29) 
a Flying ' Hartwells 
Lucille Benstead 
Morris ft Campbell 



Cosola ft Verdi 
(Oee to- flll) ' 
TORONTO 

a ftlaaka 

Frank Salt Co • 
Herbert Clifton Co 
Cole & Snyder 
Lee a Co 

W'DHAVBN, I.. I. 
WUIard 

lat bait (29-1) 
Bland Lenora ft L 
Bernard ft Henrie 
Kerr & Weston (^ 
Bobby Randall ': 
(^tlng Campbells 

3d halt (2-S) 
Jordan & Grace 
Gns Muloaby 
Jnlea Howard Co 
Love in Banks 
(One to flll) 
TONKEBS, N. t. 
Tbaken 

Ist bait (29-1) 
FIsano ft Lauderer 
NTO'S B'way Evea 
(Three to Oil) 

td half (a-S) 
Mazola 8 
Natalie Alt Co 
Van ft Vernon 
Meniorles 
(One to flll) 



Allan ft Green 
Ruls ft Bonlla , 

Aces ft A Quoea 
(One to flll) 

.ad halt (!•«) 
WUI Mataoney 
Underonrrent . 
Harry Roy ft H 
Crystfil a 
(One to flll) . 

ad bait (3S-aT) 
Lookett 'ft. Page 
Nobis Slsslo 




NEW YORK CITT 
Cbeeter 
1st halt (28-1) 
Side Klcka 
Jean Uphara 
Lnmm ft 'White 
Schwarts ft ClllTd 
Bee Oee ft Kupee 

ad halt (2-4) 
Donovan Olrls 



Palace (29) 
Shean & Cantor 
James Barton 
(Others to Oil) 
(21) 

(Gordon ft- King 
Trixle Frigansa 
Leatrlce Joy. . 
Marx Bros 
Duke Ellington 



Shean ft CauXar 
Dooley-'ft Morton 
Frlscoe Bd 
Madtlea 
1st halt (38-1) 
Alex Hyde Carnival 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (t-4) 
Loma Worth 
Side Kicks 
Talent ft Merit 
Kaswell Sla 
JarvlB ft Harrison 
Schwarts ft CIIR'rd 

2d halt (2S-27) 
Ornher's Oddities 
Carder Broa 
Tarmark 
Lewie ft Ames 
Xaok 'White Rev 




Bozo Snyder Rev 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (26-21) 
Dal Ortos 
Texas 4 

Morton ft Ruecell 
Monologlst 
4 Aces ft A Queen 
CoUseom 
let half (28-1) 
Kiddy Doner 
Lewis ft Ames 
Talent ft Merit 
Shaw ft Carroll Co 
Kaewell Sis 

2d halt (2-4) 
Alex Hyde Carnival 
Five Nelsons 
Robinson ft Pierce 

2d halt (26-27) 
4 Pepper Shakers 
Carlisle ft Lamal 
Kouaollaoll ft N 
Roy Cummlngs 
.Tlllls ft .LaRne 
Blst St. 
lot halt (28-1) ' 
Morton ft Russell 
(Others to fill) 

2d halt (2-4) 
Frankel ft Duntevy 
Babe Egan Oreb 
(Three to flU) 

2d half (26-17) 
Webster Marino Or 
Ray Ruling ft Seal 
Mllhird ft Marlln 
Kitty Drner 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Fordham 
1st half (28-1) 
Toto 

4 Nelsons 
Roy ft Martin 
4 Dales 
Jollns Tannen 

2d halt (2-4) 
Joe Matty ft Dotty 
Bennle Davis Gang 
Lewis ft Sherry 
Master Jay Ward 
(One to flit) 

2d halt (26-21) 
Dance Bits 
Kranz ft Kaufman 
Side Kicks 
Allen & Breen 
G Mounters 
Fraaklln 

1st half (28-1) 
Wm Morris Family 



TUESOAYS 
HOTEL 
MANHATTAN 



JACK L. UPSHUTZ 
'%i^4ikh TAILOR, 908 Wahol St, PMa. 



Martha PattI 

"Strange Cargo" 

Fena (20) 
"Fore" Unit 
Teddy Joyce 
Alex MorrlBson 
CllS Crane 
Brian McDonald 
Olive Faye 
Wilton Crawley 
Audrey Carter 
Helen Brooke 
Hetty Verner 
Olorfa Foster 
Ceclle Campbell 
Anne Ferris ■ 
A Rasch Otrls 
'Bridge ot Luis Key* 
8. ANTONIO. TEX. 

Texas (21) 
'M'strela of '29' V 

ST. LOUIS 
Ambossailor (20) 
"Harceiena'' Unit 
Ed Lowry 

Jack North _ 

■Rene"'a"'Evlyfi 

D Berne Girls 
"The Letter" 

Missouri (20) 
"Footlights" Unit 
Harry Rose 
Arthur Nealy 
"nntrnyal" 
W'SHI'GT'N. D. 

Fox (21) 
J I Pleher 
40 Jazzmanlans 
Leon Druslloff 
Foxettes 
Jos LaRose Co 
"True Heaven" 



C. 



Cavaliers 

2d halt (2-t) 
Breath ot the S'tb 
RItz Bros 
(Three to flll) 
State (29) 
Delro 

Bob Albright Co 
Geo Fredericks Co 
Happiness .Boys 
Lea Gellls Rev- 
(One to flll) 
Victoria 

1st haU (29-1) 
He'en Carlson 
Violet McKee Co 
Gordon ft Walker 
Dave Apollon Co 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Ford ft Price 
Al Wohlman 
Night Club Revels 
(Two to nil) 

BROOKLYN 
— Redford-^ 

1st half (29-1) 
Realm of. Dance 
Phillips ft Murray 
Joe Phllllns Rev 
(Two. to ail) 

2<l half C-E) 
Kodak ft Sister 
Jerome Mann 
T..ane ft Lee 
Harry Stanley Co 
Evans Wolf Orch 
40tb St. 

let halt (29-1) 
Alpine Sports 
Irving ft I.owl». • 



2d halt (2-S) 
Morgan ft Stone 
Violet McKee Co 
Kerr ft Weston Co 
Pleano ft Lauderer 
Winnie ft Dolly 
EV'NBVILLB, IND. 

LoeWa (29) 
Larimer ft Hudson 
Alice Morley 
Scott Bros ft Vnon 
Conrad ft Eddy 
Doe Baker Co 
HOUSTON 

Houston (29) 
C ft L Bdrle 
Gaorgle Huiiter 
Jack Bains Bd 
(Two to flll) 
JAMAICA, L. L 

HUMde 
1st half (29-1) 
Alice DSyo Co 
Eamonde & Grant 

-Clay_.<^ouc h Co 

Ruth Royce 
(One to flll) 

2d half (2-S) 
Flying Harpers 
T ft R Romalne Co 
Eddie Lambert Co 
Rainbow Revelries 
(One to nil) 
HEtlPHIS. TENN. 

Loew's (29) 
Reck ft Rector 
Victor Oliver Co 
Dave Gardner Co . 
I.ydell ft HIgglns 
Coaa Lehn Girls 



Ann Codes 
Carter Bros Rev 
Norman Thomae 5 

3d halt (2-4) 
Mllt Bronson Olrls 
Lou ft Grace Miller 
Geo P Murphy 
Al K HaU 
Jack White Rer 
Sid Hall'a Revels 
Hamilton 

1st half (28-t) 
Louis & Sherry 
Bnzo Snyder Rev 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (2-4) 
Ike Rose Mldgeta 
Donald Sisters 
Carlisle ft I.,emar 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (2$-27) 
Chevalier Bros 
DIehl Sis ft McD 
Jack Norworth Co 
Talent ft Merit 
^t^I>JiOok_& Listen 
Jefferson 

let half (28-1) 
Mowatt ft Hardy 
Oeo P- Murphy 
Norman Thomas 6 
(Two to flll) 

2d halt (2-4) 
Sid Hall's Revels 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (26-21) 
Mllt Bronson Co 
Columbia Comedy 4 
Joe Freed Co 
Al Abbott 
Bea Bemie Orch 



Regent 

2d halt (28-1) 
Chevalier Bros 
Hanwood ft (Carroll 
Teller 81s ft Ackl'd 
(Two to fl'.l) 

2d halt (2-4) 
Pearl 2 Co 
(Others to flll) 

2d haU (26-21) 
Qtedo ft Imbert Co 
Dave Oerano Co 
Jerome ft Evelyn 
Barle Hanson Orch 
(One to flll) 

Rtvetslde (28) 
Roger ImboR 
(Others to flU) 

(21) 
Bwlng Baton^ 
Red Grange 
Roy Rogers 
Vincent Lopes Ore 
Ada ' May 
Lou Holtz 
Hama ft Tama 
Duke Ellington Ore 
Fred Lindsay 
Royal 
1st halt (28-1) 
(^evaller Bros 
Bddle Pardo Unit 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (2-4) 
Little PIpItaz 
Correlll Sis 
Tiny Town Rev 
Savoy ft Mann 
(One to flll) 

2d half (26-27) 
Brlants 
Formassano 
Harry Holman Ca 
Brema F ft M Bros 
Jeanne Upham Co 
CONET ISLAND 
Tflyon 
1st halt (2S-1) 
Lestra La Mont 
Corrlnne TlUon 
Dixon & Morrelli 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (2-4) 
Geo P Murphy 
(Others to flll) 
Little PIplfax 
Perry 2 Co 
Mack Copeland Co 
Collins ft Peterson 
Oypsy Harmony 6 
FAR IMOKAWAT 

1st half (38-1) 
Benny Davis Rev 
(Others to flll) 

2d halt (2S-21) 
Collegiate Unit 
(Others to flll) 
BROOKLYN 
Albee (28) 
Uta Orey Chaplin 
Hlokey Bros 
(Three to flll) 
(21) 

Don Cummlngs 
Adier ft Bradford 
Ann Codec 
James Barton 
Babe Bgan Rodh'ds 
Bushwtek 

Isl halt (28-1) 
Kate Pullman Co 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (2-4) 
De Die's Circus 
Wood ft Mooney 
Joe Browning 
(Two to All) 

2d half (26-27) 
Will Morrlsaey 
Teller Sis ft CchI'd 
Morrlssey ft Miller 
Ted Marcel 
(One to flll) 
Oreeopolnt 

lat halt (23-1) 
Dewey ft Rogers 
Bll'een .ft Mar.lorle 
JSfkfee-fKan Redh'ds 
(Two to nil) ' 

2d halt (2-4) 
Hanwood ft Carroll 
CNirrlnne Tllton 
Dupree Unit 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (26-27) 
Ellleen & Marjorle 
Kelly ft Kllleen 
Tony 'Williams Co 
Bob Hall 

Barle Carpenter Or 
Kenmere 
Ist half (2S-1> 
Hack ft Roaalter 



Sunshine Boys 

.Jarvla ft Horrleon- 

Franlcel ft Duhi'Vy 

Crazy Rhythm 

BROOKT'N, MASS. 
' . Bnwktoa 
1st hair (29-1) 

Paula Lorma Co 

Ada Brown ' 

Jack Conway Go 

Lytell ft Fant 

J R Agee'a Horse* 



HOWARD SLOAT^ 

(iONOS fOK INVtSTMtNT ^ 



1st half (28-1) 
Society Circus 
(Three to .flll) 

2d half (2-4) 
Eddie Pardo Unit 
(Others to flll) 

2d halt (26-27) 
Mowatt ft' Hnrdy 
Davis ft Dwan 
Broadway Flashes 
Marks ft Ethel 
Flora: Lo Breton 
AKRON. 0. 
Pblnce 
2d halt (29-1) 
Maurice Colleano 
Ssirgent ft Lewis' 
Nnthal 
4 'C^merons 
Jim Mowmtoms 
2d half (3-6) 
Marie Valente 
Black Kat 4 
Leavitt ft Lockw'd 
(Two to flll) 

ad halt (26-38) 
Muriel Kaye 
Herbert Faye 

§etty Blythe 
arris ft RndcHffe 
Barleuolns 

ALLEN TOWN 

Colonial 
1st halt (29-1) 
Kranz ft Kauttman 
Teck Murdock Co 
Ray Huling ft Seal 
Muslo Art Rev 
(One to flll) 

2d halt (3-6) 
Florle LaVler Co 
Frank M'Corm'k Co 
(Three to flll) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Kelly's Cabaret 
(Others to flll) 
ATLANTIC CITY 
Earle 
1st halt (29-1) 
Londons 
Lee ft Gould 
Guy Voyer Co 
Olyn Landick 
Scanlon Denno ft S 

2d half (3-6) 
McCaffrey ft MlUer 
BlUy Batcbelor Co 
MoManns ft Hlokey 
Francois Densmore 
(One to flll) 

BALTIMORE 
New Oardens (20) 
Harry Carroll Show 
(Others to flll) 
(22) 

Claires 

Baby Rosemarle 
Wm Edmunds 



Id halt (2-E) 
Raymond Pike 
Bmmett O'Mara 
Musical Bnehantera 
(Two- to Oil) 

BUnPALO 
BlpiiodiOBM (29) 
Dack Shing Tr 
Byron ft Willis 
Jaok Norworth 
Bob Hall 
Muriel Kaye Co 
(22) 

Palermo's Dogs 
Jay Velle 
Senna ft Dean 
GMnn ft. Jenkins 
Pavley-Onkransky 
OANTON 
Palace 

1st hair (29-1) t 
Kellogg ft I«wls 
Bthel Davl* 
Harris ft Radcllffo 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (2-6) 
Darling 2 
Scott' Saiudera 
Paul Remoa Ck> 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (26-28) - 
Lang ft Haley 
Tates ft Lawley 
Baby Oxman 
(Two to flll ) ■ 
CHARLOTTE 
CaroHaa 

2d halt (2-S) 
Chinko & Kaufman 
Norwood ft Hall 
Rome & Dunn 
4 Diamonds 
(One . to AM) 

2d bait (2S-28) 
Scott ft Swift Sla 
Weston ft Lyons 
Jack Pepper 
Koran 

(One to fl!l) 
CHICAGO 
raUee (S9) 
7 Nelsons 

Falls Reading ft B 
Murray ft Oakland 
Indian Bd 
Herbert Williams 
Joe Kirkwood 
Don Lee ft I^oulse 
(22) 

Maurice Colleano 
Hayea ft Fleason 
Hal Jerome Co 
Joseph Regan Co 
Watson Sis 
George Donohue Co 
'State Lake (29) 
J C FUppen Unit 
(Others to flll) 
(32) 

Bums ft Siamese a 
Prank Hamilton 
Harry Watson Jr 
Beskes ft Solly 
Down Home 
CINCINNATI 
Albee (29) 
Bob ft. L Gillette 
The Ushers 
Jos Regan 
Ben Blue 
Vanesal 

(22) 
Bird Cabaret 
Sargent ft Lewis 
Rose ft Thome 
4 (^merons 
Gllda ' Grey 

Plilaoe (29) 
De Face 



EXCLUSIVELY PE8I0NED 
GARMENTS FOR CIBNTLEMEN 



BEN ROCKE 



1032 B'way. at BOth St., N V City 



Ooorge- Beatty 
Maryland Colleg'nS 
BENN'GTON, VP. 

lat halt (29-1) 
Stoddard ft Brown 
Homer LInd Rev 
Ai:en ft Norman 
Maree ft Pals 
(One to flll) 

BINGHAMTON 
Rlngbamton 

2d half (29-1) 
Franciss Ross ft D 
(Two to flll) . 

2d half (2-6) 
Roscoe Alls 
(Two to flll) 

2d half (36-28) 
Marcos Rev 
(Two to flll) 
ROSTON 
Albee 

let half (39-1) 
Val Harris Co 
Sbaplro ft O'Malley 
(Three to flll) 

2d half (26-28) 
Tocan Dance Arts 
Galla RInl 
Willie West ft McO 
Patrlcola 
Will Mnhoney 
Tiny Town Rev 
Bowdoln 8q. 

Ist half (29-1) 
DeCoeta & Orldley 
(Others to flll) 
Egleston Bq. 

1st halt (29-1) 
Tom ft Louise 3 
Hall ft O'Brien 
Wm Morrow ft S 
(Two to flll) 
Howard 

1st halt (29-1) 
Jack Joyce 
T) brr~Cu inml npa' ' "* 
Anthony & Howl'il 
(Two to flll) 

Memorial (29) 
Slim TImblln 
Ada May 
George Jes.«el 
(Two to nil) 

Seollay 8<l. (29) 
Wrlght-Douglaa Co 
Johnny. Walkor Co 
Val Harris Co 
(Two to flll) 
(22) 

Sawyer ft Eddj' 



Bobble Rowland 
NTles ft &(ansfleld 
Eddie Borden 
PaUanberg'B Bears 
(22) 

Nolan Bros ft V 
Brneat Ulatt 
Happiness GIrTs 
OoBB ft Barrows 
Ora 

CLEVELAND 
lOOth St. 

1st half (29-1) 
Pace ft Oinslno 
Cbax Chase 
Belly Blythe 
Lang ft Holey 
9 Allisons 

2d half (3-St 
Jimmy Bnrcbllt 
Spencer ft wilUama 
Bthel Davis 
Mel Klee 
(One to flll) 

2d half (26-28) 
Marie Valente 
Byron ft Willis 
Nlles ft Mansfleld 
Arthur Corey 
(One to flll) 

Palace (29) 
4 Haas Bros 
Luollle Bonstead 
Claire Vincent 
Meyers ft Hanford 
Ollda Gray 
(22) 

Vanesal 
Nathal 

Jay C Pllppen t'nit 

(Two to flll) 
COLUMBUS 
PaUce (29) 

MIdgetland 

Walter Wahl 

•Monlca-& -A-Skelly'- 

Llttle Jack Little 

The Dakotas 
-,(22) 

Irene Vermillion 

The Ushers 

Lasses While 

Joe Marks 

(One to flll) 

CONCORD, N. B. 
1st halt (29-1) 

Bobbc ft KIncr 

/>'' ■• '" " -<i 

Hona Mura Boye 

(Two to flll) 



Wednesday, April 24> 1929 



VARIETY 



41 



M half <t-() 

W * H Brown 
Honeymoon lale 
(Tbrea to all). 

l«t half (28-1) 
Armand Devora Co 
Hamilton & Bacber 
Ruth Ford 
CallfornU Nlght'ka 
(One to All) 
DATTOir 
Kelth'e 

lit half (S»-l) 
Banini' Scamm 
Butni 4 
Xen Chrlaty 
Kayo ft Iiyna 
SlameM'S 

2A half (Z-E) 
Albhs Broadway 
IiuUn Ijarry ft A 
Hayee ft Fleaaon 
' Clifford ft Uarlon 
Velovis 

2d half <If-2» 
8 AlUsona 
Bohby Rowland 
Sfenlfsa ft A Bkelly 
Jim JfoWIUiams 
Jimmy BurchlU 

Ovben <M) 

■d ft J'sar Boonoy 
Hal Kohnan 
Caaey ft 'n^ama 



<Two to All) 

2d half (2S-Z8) 
Dlrhson ft Caaaldy 
Brodoa Brie 
The Rangers 

JEBSET cm 
8Ute 

let half (28-1) . 
Tiny Town Hev 
Brema F ft M Broi 
(Three to All) 

24 half (2C-2«) 
Jack Major Co. 
(Others to fill) 
I^NOASTEB 



let liatf (29-1) 
UIbs A ft Mr Fraolc 
The Brianta 
(Three to HID 

2d half (I-li) 
Billy Moody 
(Othera to Oil) 

2d halt (2S-3S) 
Marons Rev 
Ooudy 

(Three to mi) 
UnviSTOM. MB. 
IfnBle Han 

- let half (Se-1) 
Ann.SohuIler Co 
Miller Packer ft 8 
Barring lAsae Co 
(Two to- nil) 

2d half (2-6) 
Charlotte ft T1l^son 
^ - " 




l$KOUBH TOVB 



Olsen ft Johnaon 
(Dae to mi) 
!(22) • 

i Faaton 
Mitchell ft Dnrant 
Al B White Rev 
(Two to AU> 
DBTBOIT 
UoUrwood 
1st haTt (28-1) 
Darling S 
Brnaat HIatt 
Welle ft 4 Flay* 

(Two tp nil) ; 

2d halt (2-S) 
Berkes & Snlly 
(Othera to mi) - 
2d halt <2t-2S) 
Tails Reading & B 
Tlo I>ewl« 
Herb :Wl.'Uaiiia 
(Two to fill) 
Uptown 
let halt (28-1) 
Berkes ft flullF 
Paul RemiM Co 
<Three to All) 

2d half <2-t) 
Boiory Manley Co 
Herbert Faye Co 
Harrla ft RadcUlTe 
ITwo to BU) 
2d 6alf (25-28) 
"Bap Hatard ' 
. Bertram ft Saxton 
Bnnjoland 
Scott Saundeia 
(One to AU) 
J!*«TON 
7!t!te . 
1st faRit (28-1) 
Xlorle LaVler Co 
F McCormack Pals 
(Three to All) ' 

Zd halt (2-6) 
Moslo Art Rev 
Kranz ft Kanlfman 
Took Unrdock Co: 
Kay Haling ft Seal 
The Brlante 

2d half (26-28) 
Alea Hyde carnival 
(Others to All) 
EUnBA 
Int halt (2>-l> 
Barem Rev 
(Ot hera to All) 
ERTB, PA. 
Peivy ■ 
1st halt (28-1) 
Bobert Fulgora 
Arthnr Aahley Co 
Rolsmaa AJab'm'na 
Mo(3rath ft Travera 
Iilareed Tr 

2d half (2-6) 
Brooks ft Rosa 
Dotson 

I>elaney Cr'd'n ft C 
Oene Oreene 
Harrison Circus 

2d half (26-26) 
Wahl ft Deeds 
Blllle Maye Co 
Bob Mnrpliy 
Beven Ke'aons 
(One to All) 
FITCHWCL BUSS. 
I.yrie 

1st far It (2»-l) 
Marko & Jerome 
Joe Daniels 
Honeymoon Isle 
Cook ft Oatman 
(One to mi) 

2d half (2-6) 
Ann Smaller Co 
Mona Mura Boys 
Miller Packer ft B 
Barring L«zBe Co 
(One to All) 
FLVSniKO 

1st half (28-1) 
Slop I<ook ft Usten 
Jane ft Hath I.ee 
-Shean & Cantor 
FHecoe ft Bd 
(One to flll)^ 

.2d-baU (t-8) 
Ulllan St l>eon 
Riissen ft Marconi 
Uta Gray Chaplin 
Savoy ft ;Menn 
Bov ft Martin 
<mAN1> BAPIDB 

let halt (28-1) 
Bmory Manley Co 
Bartram ft Ssxton 
Herbert Fare Co 
TInova* ft Balliotr 
(One to All) 

2d half (2-t) 
Gordon & King 
Our Oang 
Bmegt HIatt 
(Two to flU) 

211 halt (26-28) 
WellB ft Fay 
Chase ft I^atonr 
Chamberlain ft H 
Paul nemos Co 
Matlellne 

HARRISBrKO 
New State : 

1st halt (29-1) " 
Typical Topics 
, — ,-2d Jialf .42 i-J!8 1„ 
Toto 

MuRld Art Rev 
Corlnne Tllton 
(Two to All) 
HOBNEI.I,, tf. T. 

ShsHnek's 
^ let half (29-1) 
Bob Fnlgora 
Russian Art Clrcns 
(Thr ee to All) 
miAOA 
^Ist half (29-1) 
Holland Rev 



Joe Daniels Co 
Cook ft Oatman 
(Two to AD). 

DOB AMOECXS 
UlUstreet (29) 
Ren Murray Unit 
(Others to All) 

Frakson 

Sophie Tucker i 
Hughes ft Pam 
(Two to AU) 

Orphenm <t9) 
Gus .ft Will 
Hyde ft .BarrUl 
Janette Hackett Co 
Watson & Cohen 
Van ft Schenok 
Florence Moore 
Billy Olason 
(22) 

Ken Murray Unit 
Win Fyffe 
Vnn ft Schenck 
(Two to All) 

douistiIlb 

nalto 
1st halt (28-1) 

Along Broadway 

Lubln Larry ft A 

Hayes .& Fleeson 

CHBord ft Marlon 

Felovis 

2d halt (2-6) 

Harum Scamra 

Burns 2 

Ken Christy 

Mayo & Lynn 

Siamese 2 

2d halt (26-28) 

W D S Showboat 

Ben Blue 

D'nty Ethel Norlne 
(Tw o to All) 
IX) WELL, MASS. 
Keith 
let halt (29-1) 
Wheeler ft Wheeler 
Edgar Bergen Co- 
(Three to All) 
DTON, MASS. 

Olyinpla 
1st halt (28-1) 
(Siarlotte ft -T'pson 
Irving ft Burnett 
6 Crackerjaeka 
(Two to All) 

2d half (2-6) 
Marco ft Jerome 
3 r-ih Rah GIrIa 
Lytell ft Fant 
Chas Aheam Bd 
(One to All) 
MALDEN. HA88. 

. 1st halt -(29-1) 
Demerest ft Deland 
Jarvis ft Harrison 
(One to All) 

MKADEvnug 

Park 
1st half (29-1) 
Jamea-Flerot Co 

Dotson 

George Wong Co 



Orphenn (tB) 

Monroe ft Grant 
Blleabeth Brlee 
Poweia ft Wallaoa 
Jack Pepper 
(One to All) 
(22) 

Bazstro White Bev 
Cullen Landls 
Tyler Mason 
McLallen ft Sainh 
Baker ft Kno« 
MTLWAUKKB 
PaJaca (29) 
Hap Hazsard 
Anger & Fair 
Mae Mnrray 
3 Sallora 
Peplto 

(22) 

BIsIs ft Paulsen 
Ates ft Darling 
Moseonl Family 
Hayes ft Fleeson 
Crawfd ft Broder'h 

MINVEAPOUS 

Hcanepla (tB) 
Geo Dormonde Co 
Jack Usher 
Watson Sis 
(Two to All) 

(22) _ 
Oscar Stang Orch 
Harrington 81a 
Murray ft O Vivian 
Hooper ft Gatchett 
Kafka Stanley ft M 
MONTBBAI. 
Imperial 

1st half <29-l) 
Marlon Wllklns Co 
Seed ft Austin 
LnFoIlette 
Ben Smith 
Mildred Peeley 
Deltorelll H O' 

MOBBISTOWN 
Keith's 

let half (29-1) 
Wilbur Swoatman 
Moran Warner ft M 
Cunning ham ft B 
Moohe'y' "ft "Wood - 
Chappclle ft C'leton 
NASHl'ILLB 

Princess (SB) 
Ora 

Goss ft Barrows 
Tyler Mason 
Happiness Girls 
(One to All) 

(22) 

Lnbin T^rry ft . A 
Along Broadway 
Clifford ft Marlon 



Felovia 

Marshall ft Lame 
N. BEDFV. MASa 

1st half (29-1) 
Bmmett O'Mara 
a Rah Rah Girls 
Dainty Marie Co 
(Two to All) 

2d half (2-6) 
Faula Lorma Co 
Ada Brown 
Jack Conway Co ' 
J R Agee's Horses 
(One to All) 
NIAOARA FAIXS 
■ Bellevlew 
1st half (28-1) 
Brooks ft Ross 
Dotson 

Irene VermllU'a Co 
(Two to .mi) 

2d hqlt (2-6) 
M'Orath ft Trmven 
Blllle Maye Co 
(Three to All) 

2d halt <26-Z() 
Bob ft L Gillette 
Roxy lA Rooca 
Girl Wanted 
(Two to a:i) 
OAKJ^D 

Oiphenm (29) 
3 Whirlwinds 
Stanley, ft Glngar 
Bob, Nelson ^ 
Lain McCennen 
Dlok Henderson 
The Demarcos 

(22) 
The Agemos 
Gus and Will 
Hyde ft Burrlll 
Janette Hackett Co 
Nlok Lucas 
03S&HA 

Orphenm <t9) 
Forsythe ft Kelly 
Al B White 
(Three to All) 
(22) 

Don Ijee ft Louise 
Sid Marlon Co 
Jack Usher 
Rae Samuels 
PrlncoBs Fat 
OTTAWA 
Kelth'e (t9) 
Worden Bros 
Rosa Rosalie 
Double Eaposnre 
Joe DeLlor- 
The Gray Family 
(22) 

Deltorelll ft Glle 
Baby Henderson 
Cortez Modern F'sy 
Jones ft Jones 
Gantler's Toy Shop 
PAWT'GKBT, B. I. 
Colonial 

let halt (28-1) 
Tom ft Lonlse 8 
Crouch . ft Moore 
Lew Orth Co 
(Two to AH) 

PBILADELraiA 
Bnrte (£9) 
Pirate Kitchen 

3 Pals 

Btbel Waters 
W ft O Aheam 
Block ft Sally 
Mexican Cossacks 
Gmnd O. H. (29) 
McCaffrey ft M'U'y 
Red Grange 
Bob Hall 
mini State Bd 
(One to mi) 
(22) 
Fantastic Rev 
Roger ImboS Co 
Peter Hffiglns 
Correlll Sis - 
Brl ttnts 

PTTTSBCBVH 
^ Dsvis 

1st halt (29-1) 
Ron-O-San 
Margie Halleck Co 
Corbett ft O'Brien 
Harrison's Circus 
(One to All) 

2d halt (2-» 
Hetty Cole 
Hall ft Rogers 
Bob Mnrphy 
H Walmsn's Debs 
(One to All) 

2d halt (26-28) 
Harum Scamm 
Ruth Ford 
Spenoe ft Tme 
Rodrlgo ft Ula- 
(One to All) 

. 1st half (28-1) 
Hetty Cole 
Hall ft Rogers 
Bob Murphy . 
H Walroan's Deba 
(One to All) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Kon-O-San 
Lang ft Haley 
Corbett ft (yBrlea 
Lloseed Tr 
(One to All) 

2d halt (2E-t8) 
Dack Shing Co 
Arthur Ashley Co 
Mary Haynes 
Memphis C'lleglans 
(One to All) 
FOBTlJiND, MB. 
Keith's 

let halt (28-1) 

4 Toungsteia 
Car-Ron 

Morrell ft Bkwlth 
(Two to All) 
PUTNAH, OONM. 

1st half (28-1) 
Wbeeler ft Wh"ler 
Flip ft Flapper 
(Three to All) 
QUINCT, UA8& 
Qolaey 
2d halt (2-6) 
Crouch ft Moore 
(Others to AU) 
BIOHMOBD, VA. 

Katfom (29) 
Marcus Revue 
(Others to All) 

(22) 
3 Lordens 
Tock Murdock Co 
Family Ford 
C^ardo ft Noll 
J ft M Hnrklns 
BOCHESTEB 
Palace 

1st half (29-1) 
Pearl Twins 
Roy Rogers 
Ruddell ft Dunolg'n 
Jackie Coogan 
Jo* Marks 
M Marionettes 

2d halt (2-6) 
Morocco Bound 
Trixle Friganza 
Palermo's Dogs 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt (26-26) 
Marlon Wllklns 

■ljoma-»Worth 

Seed ft Austin 
Ethel Waters 
Wolter Wnhl 
BCTIiAND, VT. 

1st halt (29-1) 
J Evans Show 
(Two to All) 

SALEM, MASS. 

1st half (J9-1) 
W ft H Brown 
C Ahearn Mill Bd 
(Three to . All) 



Zd half (Z-6) 

Sawyer ft Eddy 
Alice Hamilton 
6 Crackerjacks 
(Two to All) 

SAN FBANCISCO 
Golden Gate (Z9) 

Fleurelte Jeoffrle 
Angus Searle ft Co 
Nick Lucaa 
The Agdmos 
(One to fill) 
((22) 

Adela Verne , 
Angus ft Searle 
Bob Nelson 
Watson ft Cohan 
Honey Tr 

Orphenm (28) 
Lewis ft WInthrop 
Kelly Jackson Co 
Frankle Heath 
Long Tack Sam 
Billy Hal'.en 
Duncan Sisters 
Gordon's Dogs 

_ <") 
Wonder Girl 
Derlckson ft Brown 
Lnlu McOonnell 
Billy .Connell 
Billy Glason 
Florence Moore 
Dick Henderson 
Torke ft King 
Red Donahne 
SEATTLE 
Oniheaaa (29) 
Count Vlcl's O Rev 
Sylvia Clark 
(Three to All) 
(22) 

Cbahey ft Fox . 
Tabor A Green 
Carl Freed & Or 
Bobby May 
Al Trahan ft -Co 
Lester ' Irving 1 
BPBINGFI'IA, VT 
Regent 
1st halt (28-1) 
Stoddard ft Brown 
Homer Lind Rev 
Allen ft Norman 
Marce & Pals 
(One to All) 
ST. LOUIS 
St. Koola (29) 
Zastro White Co 
Faxton 

Mitchell ft Durante 
Otto Gray Co 
(One to All) 
(22) 

Davison's Loons 
Foy Family 

8 Sailors 
Lottlce Howell 
Hap Hasaard 

ST. PAUI. 
Orpheom 

1st holt (28-1) . 
Famell ft Florence 
Arthur t^ne Co 
(Three to All) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Wilson Kepple ft B 
Wm Bbs 
Art Henry Co 
Kikuta's Japs 
(On e to All) 
BYBAOUSB 
Keith's 
. let halt (29-1) 
Morocco Bound 
Trixle fVlgonsa 
Palermo's Dogs 
(Two to. mi) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Cansino ft Janlta 
Roy Rogers 
Ruddell ft Dunolg'n 
Betty BIythe . 
Joe Marks 

9 Allisons 

2nd halt (26-28) 
Pearl 2 
Black Kat 4 
Morton ft Stout 
Jlllnl Singing Bd 
Besser ft Baltoar 
M Marionettes 

THREE RIVERS 
Capital 
2d halt (2-6) 
Fayne ft DeCosta 
Baby Henderson 
(One to All) 

2d half (26-28) 
Dell (yDell 
LaFolette 
(One to AU) 
TO ROTO 

HIppodmnne «•) 
BUy 

Jay Velle 
Senna ft Dean 
Glenn ft Jenkins 
Pavley-Oukra'sky B 

(22) 

Barry Carroll Bev 
(Others to All) 
TBEMTON 
Cspltol 

1st halt (28-1) 
Eileen ft Marjorle 
Frankell ft Dunlevy 
Wm Edmunds 

2d halt (26-28) 
Bddle Pardo Show 
(Two to All) 

UNION BUX 

1st halt (28-1) 
Sid Hall's Revels 
(Others to All) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Tressy ft Dade 
Roger ImholZ Co 
Rvelyn Hoey 
(Two to All) 

UTTCA, N. T. 

let halt (28-1) 
Bento Bros 
Keno San 
mini's Bd 
Levan ft BoUes 
Rex's Comedy O 

2nd halt (S-6) 
Le Psol 

Edmund D'Orsay C 
Ben Smith 
Mexican Cossacks 
(One toJU l) 
▼ANOOUVBR 
Oipbeam (t9) 
Blomberg's Dogs 
Turner Bros 
Kenneth Harlan Co 
Evans ft Mayer 
The Wodtling Gown 
(22) 

Count VIcl^s Show 
Sylvia Clark 
(Three to All) 
WALL-FOBD. CT. 

1st halt (29-1) 
Wheeler ft Wheeler 
Flip ft Flapper 
(Three to All) 
WALTHAM. MASS. 
Bmbassy 

1st halt (29-1) 
i Dales 

McManus ft HIckey 
Music Art Rsv 
(Two to All) 
— 2A..J!Sif_(2-6)_^ 
Somci'cat ft Delano 
(Others, to fill) 
WHITE PLAINS 
Keith's 

1st holt (29-1) 
4 Aces & A Queen 
Kranz ft Kaufman 
Carlllc ft LaMal 
Indian Band 
(One to All) 

2nd halt (2-6) 
Louis ft Cherle . 



BoEO Bnyder 
(Th ree t o All) 
iriNNIPEO 
Orphenm (Z9) 

Bee Starr 
Gordon ft Squires 
A Frledland Rev 
(Two to All) 
(22) 

Large ft Morgner 
Irene Franklin 
Norton ft Haley 
Frank De Voe 
Lee Gall Ensemble 
VOUMOSTOWN, O. 
Keith's 



1st half (Z9-1) 

Marie Valente 
Black Kat 4 
Leavitt ft Lockw'd 
(Two to fill) 
^2d bait (2-6) 
Maurice Colleano 
Sargent ft Lewis 
Nathal . 
4 Camerons ' 
Jim MoWllllams 
2d halt (26-28) 
De Pace 
Chas Chase 
Jackie Coogan 
Ethel Davis 
The Dakotas 



Proctor 



Mth Street 
1st halt (28-1) 

Docks of N T Unit 

(Others to fill) 
Sd half (2-4) 

Royal W Oleemen 

Geo Beatty 

B Uke Henshaw Co 

(Two to fill) 
Atta Ave. 
1st halt (28-1) 

Trainer Bros 

Jean Norwood Co, 

ZImmy 

Marie Nordstrom Co 
<Onei to AU) 
SSth Stmet 
1st halt (28-1) 
Geo Beatty 
Miss Patrlcola 
Testerthoughts 
(Two to fill) 

2d halt (3-4) 
Wm Royal 
Vox ft Walters 
(Three to AU) 
' 12Slh Street 
1st halt (28-1) 
Colt ft Wade 
Argo ft Toung 
Cecelia Weston Co 
The Bearcat 
Browning ft Clark 
WBSTCHBSTEB 
New Bodielle 
1st half (28-1) 
Al Wohlman Co 
(Other s to All) 
MT. TBBNOM 
1st halt (28-1) 



Ashley ft Dawn 
DeDlo's Circus 
Donovan Girls 
Sandy Shaw 
(One to All) 
TONKBB8 
1st halt (28-1) 
7 Stylish Steppers 
Roscoe Alls ft Bd 
(Three to All) 
NEWABK 
Proctor's (CS) 
Ray ft Dot Dean 
Mary ft Bob 
The Honey Boyn 
(Tw o to All) 
BCHENECTADX 

Proctor's 
let half (28-1) 
Ted ft Al Waldman 
Kate Pullman Rev 

2d -half (2-4) 
Bush ft Joy 
Bath Challls Co 
Levan ft Bolles 
Joe Nelmeyer Co 
TBOT, N. .T. 

Proctor^ 
let half (28-1) 

4 Cessions 
Bmmett O'Meara 

5 TImberlln ft C^o 
May U^er 

Joe Nlemeyer ft Co 

Sd halt (2-4) 
Boletta Bros 
Wright Dotiglaa Co 
The Boy Friend 
Werner ft M Abb 
Bhony Scandals 



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"Publiz Fresentations" 

Peissnal DIreetlon 

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ATI.ANTA, -OA. 
KeHli's (Z8) 
Heraa ft Wallaoe 
Burnett ft Dye 
Charm 4 - 
Wearer Bros 
Home Fojks 

BtBMIMOHAIt 
Bits (29) 
8 Amtms 
Jed Dooley ft Co 
Wilton ft Weber 
Jerry ft-B Orands 
(One to All) 
i» av.¥.aB , KEX. 

MAjesUe (Z9) 
Fulton ft Mack 
Carlena Diamond 
Rich ft Cherle 
(Two to All) 
FT. WOBTH,^TKX. 

MnlesUe (29) 
Sandy Lang 
H ft F Seeman 
Zelda Santley 
Crockett's Moimf rs 
<One to mi) 
BOUBTON. TKX. 

Hertlal (29) 
8 Jests 

Adeline Bendon 
Klein Bros 
Manny King ft Co 
(One to fill) 
U BOCK. ABK. 
MaJestie 
1st half (28-1) 
Pat Henning ft Co 
Wells ft Brady 



Hyams ft Melntyre 
(Two to All) 

Sd halt (2-5) 
Brltt Wood 
3 Musketeers 
(Three to All) 

MIAMI, OKLA. 
New Coleman (29) 
Mttkua 2 
Flo Lewis 
Spence ft Tme 
H Cinderella 
(One to All) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orphenm (29) 
Ubby Dancers 
Stnu ft Bingham 
Hope Vernon 
Stan Stanley 

Hatt ft Mernon 

OKLAHOMA CITT 

Orphenm (29) 
6 Rockets 
Rogers ft Wynne 
Kane ft Bills 
(yDonnell ft Blair 
(One to AU) 

SAN ANTONIO 
MaJesUe (29) 
Manuel Vega 
Krafts ft Lament 
Walter McNally 
Harry J Cooley 
Baraum ft Bailey 

TUMA, OKLA. 

Orpbeam (29) 
Moran ft Wiser 
Emily Barle 
Williams ft D 
Harry Bums ft Co 
Jeannle 



CD'S B'PIDS, lA. 
laws 

tst. half (28-88) 

Princess Fat 
(yDunn ft Day 
(Three to AU) 

2d halt (1-4) 
Gertrude Avery Co 
Reynolds ft White 
Hooper ft Oalchett 
Faraell ft Florence 
(One to All) 
DAVENPOBT. lA. 
Capital 
1st hal} (28-38) 
Mercedes 
Bid MailoirCo 
(Two to AU) 

2d half (1-4) 
Kerr ft Ensign 
Pllcer ft Douglas 
(Two to fill) 
DBS MOiNBS. lA. 

Of pIlOHIU 

1st halt (28-30) 
Kerr ft Ensign 
George Rosener 
Pllcer ft Douglas 
(One to All) 

2d halt (1-4) 
Mercedes 
Sid Marlon Co 
(Two to nil) 
DULUTM, MINN. 

Lyric (28) 
St Clair Sis ft O'D 
Carrie ft Eddy Co 
(One to fill) 
EV'NSVILLE, IND. 
Victory 
1st halt (28-80) 

-A-ft-a-Polis — 

Gdllarlnl ft 81s 
Marietta Craig Jr 
(Two to AU) 
)FT. WATNB, IND. 
New Emboyd 
1st half (26-1) 
W L S Show Boat 

2d halt (2-4) 
Bonta Tr 
8wor ft Goode 
(Two to fill) 



BANS, cm, HO. 

Malttstreet (28) 
Louisville Loons 
Jerome ft Omy 
Stan Kavanaugh 
DevU'e Circus 
LINCOLN, NEB. 

UncolB (29) 
(Hilton ft Thomas 
Johnny Hyman 
S Bracks 
MADISON, WIS. 

Orphoiiin 
1st halt (28-80) 
Harrington fils 
Down Home 
Elliott ft Latonr 
Lament 4 

2d holt (1-4) 
Ann Francis ft W 
Natacha Nattova 
Geo McLennon 
M'LW'UKEE, WIS. 

Blveislde (28) 
Froslnl 

Chas Marshall Co 
(Three to All) 
BOCK FORD, nX. 
Palace 
1st halt (28-80) 
Geo McLennon 
Ann Francis ft W 
Natacha Nattova 
(One to fill) 

2d halt (1-4) 
Rarrlngton Sis 
Down Home 
Elliott ft LaTour 
Xttm ont 4 



SIOUX CITT, lA. 
Orphenm 

1st half (28-39) 
Sweet ft Proctor 
■Wm Ebbs 
KIkuta Japs 
Wilson Keppel ft B 

2d halt (1-4) 
George Rosener 
Arthur Crane's Co 
(One to fill) 



SIOUX F'LLS. SJf. 
State 

1st halt (28-30) 
Reynolds ft White 
Art Henry Co 
Hooper & Gatchett 
SO BEN*D, IND. 

Palace 
1st hnlt (28-30) 
Revel Bros ft Red 
Frank Hamilton 
HIbbItt ft Hartman 
Carnival of Venice 

2d halt (1-4) 
(^mpus 6 
(D'Dunn ft Daye 
McLellan ft Sarah 
(One to fill) 
SPUNGF'LD, ILL. 
Oiphenm 
1st halt (28-80) 
McLellan ft Saroji 
(Two to All) 

2d halt (1-4) 
Ray ft Harrison 
The Lockfords 
(One to fill) 
ST. JOSEPH, MO. 
Electric 
1st half (28-1) 
A ft L Rudaok 
C>llve Olsen i 
Hoi Nelman 
Monge Broe Tr 



2d half (2-4) 
Keo TnkI ft Tokl 
Billy Champ Co 
Hudson Wonders 
Princess Pat 

ST. LOUIS, MO. 
Grnnd (28) 
3 o( a Kind ' 
Mack ft. Argo 
Al Lubln 
Hende^lcks Co 
Pacheco Tr 
ST. PAUL. MINN. 

I'Hince-Orphemn 

1st half (28-80) 
Arthur Crane's Co 
Fnrecll ft Florence 
(Two to nU) 

2d halt (1-4) 
Wm Ebbs 
Art Henry Co 
KIkuta Japs 
Wl'son Keppel ft B 
rSE H'UTE, IND. 
Indiana 

1st halt (28-80) 
> ft G Falls 
(Two to All) 

2d bolt (1-4) 
Stanley RoUlcken 
(Two to All) 

TOFEKA. KAN. 
Novelty (29)- 
Mangean Tr 
Harvey 

Everett Banderson 



Great States 



AURORA, IIX. 
Fox 

1st halt (29-80) 
Our Gung Kids 
(Two to flU) 

DECATUR, ILT.. 
Uneoln 

1st halt (28-30) 
Grace Doro 
Alexander ft Peggy 
(One to All) 

2d haU (1-4) 
Les Ohezels 
(Two to All) 
OAI.E8BUBQ. ILL. 
Orphenm 

1st halt (28^80) 
Les Gheids 
Lang ft Murray 
Lockfords 



. JOLIET, ILL. 
Blalto 
2d half (2-4) 
Alexander ft Peggy 
Annabella ft E;.ys 
(One to fill) 
PEORIA, ILL. 

Palace 
let half (28-30) 
Annabe'le ft Boys 
Harry Holmes Co 
Danny Duggan Co 
(Two to mi) 
WAUEBQAN, JLU 
Genesee 
2d halt (2-4) 
Von Cello ft Mary 
Harry Holmes Co 
Danny Duggan Co 




TOEONTb 

Bantaces (29) 
Mlranos 
Ferris ft EUls 
Collegiate Nltes ^ 
Billy Gilbert ft Co 
Pirate Queen 
HAMILTON 

PoBtages (29) 
Rellll ftiLopell Co 
Pringle ft James 
Arthur Prince 
Jlme'ft Betty Page 
Enchanted Forest 
TOLEDO, O. 

Pantages (29) 
Diamond ft Wall'n 
Holden ft King 
Jack Merlin 
Roxy Rooco 
Cuckoo 
INDIANAPOLIS 
Lyrle (29) 
H Lewis' W Bells 
(Others to fill) 

MINNEAPOU8 

Bsntages (29) 
Osakl Bros 
Holland ft O'Den 
Marie Sabbott Co 
Bennett ft Rlch'ds 
(One to All) 
MOOS KJ AW 
Pantages 

let halt (29-1) 
(Same bill plays 
Edmonton 2d half) 
Dayton ft Ranoy 
Topical Toplts 
Blue Slickers 
(Two to All) 
SPOKANE 

Pantages (29) 
Jungleland 
Ann Clifton 
Tango > Shoes 
Seym'r Putn'm ft B 
Barr 2 

SEATTLE. WASH. 

Pantages (29) 
O'Dette C ft Mack 
Leonid Martov 
Paul's Hawallans 
Penny, Reed ft G 
Lowe ft Sargent R 

TANOOUVEB 

Pantages (29) 
All Rome ft Co 
Brown ft Wells 
Ravels of 1929 
Fielder H ft H 
Polar Pastimes 
TACOHA, WASH, 

Pantages (29) 
W D Pollard 
Joe Roberts 
Walter Walters Co 
Bub-Deb Dancers 
(One to All) 
POBTLAND, OBE. 

Pantages (29) 
Stanton ft Dolores 



Foley Kids 
Beau Brnmmels 
Cardial 

Ray Shannon Co 
SAN FBANCISCO 

Pantages (29) 
Nancy Fair 
Story ft Lee 
KInoald Kittles 
Joy Bros ft Gloom 
Labero 
FBESNO. CAI.. 

Panthgee (20) 
Laypo ft Lee 
Ford ft Cunnlngh'm 
Johnny Barry Co 
Brown ft LaVelle 
Lewis ft Stovall 
LOS ANGELES 

PtsBtnges (29) 
4 Bastons 
Do'-ores Lopez 
Ray West ft Bd 
Tom Kelly 
Fan Fairs 
SAN DIEGO, OAX. 

Bsntages (29) 
Frank Viola Co 
Hendrlx ft Baldwin 
Elbrown 

Russell ft Annst'g 
Kaxana 

VB BEACH, CAI. 

Pantages (29) 
Laing Bros 
At the Metropolitan 
Billy FarreU Co 
Roger Williams 

4 Petleys 

SALT LAKE CITY 

Pantages (29) 
Marietta 8 
Loew ft Dunn 81s 
Dixon ft Holer 
Harris ft Pepper 
Castle of Dreams 

LOO AN, UTAH 
Pnatages 

1st half (28-1) 
Harmony 4 
Marcclls 
(Jolden Dream 
Robblns 8 
Barron Bort 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Poatogea (29) 
Vic Honey 8 
<}olden Bird 
Bdythe Bohlman 
6 Speeders 
(One to An) 

KANSAS CITT 

Pnntages (29) 
Elklna Fay ft B 
Harry Hayden Co 
Brandels C ft Mann 
Jean Schwartc Rev 

(One to All) 

BfEMPinS., TENB. 

Pantages' (28) 

(Others to All} 



Brtteiiield 



ABBIAN, MICH. 
CrosweD 

2d halt (2-4) 
W L 6 Show Boat 

ANN ABBTB, H'H. 
MIrJilgna 

1st halt (26-1) 
Parsons ft Hawks 
Frank Dobson Co 

2d halt (2-4) 
Chamberlain ft H 
Hamilton Sis ft F 
(One to AU) 

FUNT, MICH. 
Cppltol 

1st half (28-30) 
Amerl<iue ft N'vUle 
Bin ft Bd 
H Wutson Jr Co 
2d half (2-4) 
Gus Fowler Co 
PBTHOns ft H awks- 
(One to nil) 

K'L'M'ZtM), MICH. 
Btate 
1st half (28-1) 
LaVarre Bros ft P 
Meyers ft Hanford 
Arthur Corey Co 

2d halt (2-4) 
N Arnaut & Bros 



Amerlque ft N'vUle 
(One to All) 
LANSING. MiOH. 



1st halt (28-1) 
Gus Fowler Co 
Frank Convllle 
Melody Mansion 

2d halt (2-4) 
LaVarre Bros ft F 
Meyers ft Hanford 
Frank Dobson Co 

PONTIAO, MIOH. 
SUte 

Int halt (28-1) 
Prosper ft Merit 
Hamilton Sis ft F 
Freda & Palace 
2d halt (2-4) 
Prank ConvlUs 
Melody Mansion 
(One to fill) 



SAGINAW, MICH. 
Temple 
let halt (28-1) 
Springtime Follies 
Mel KIce Unit 

2d half (2-4) 
Emory Manley Co 
Bill ft Bd 
Arthur Corey Co 



Stanky-Fabian 



ELIZARETII, N.J. 
Rita 

1st half (29-1) 
Vera Gordon Co 
Marty ft May 
(Three to nil) 

2d bait (2-6) 
Chevalier Bros 
Fisher & Ollmore 
(Threo to fill) 
HOUOKRN, N. J. 
Fteblan 
1st halt (29-1) 
Dnn Coleman Co 
Joe May ft Dottle 
Big Roale 
(Two to AU) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Annette Kellerman 
(Others to All) 
J'BS'T CITT, N.J. 
Central 
1st halt (29-1) 
Don Santos Co 
(Others to All) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Baby Rose Marie 
(Others to AU) 



P.ISSAIC, N. J. 
Montauk 

1st halt (29-1) 
Marty Dupree Rsv 

2d halt (2-6) 
Allecn ft Marjorle 
Kayre ft Sa>-re 
Guy Voyer Co 
(Two to fill) 
PATBRSON. N. J. 
Regent 
Ist half (20-1) 
FlHher & Gllmore 
Dobby Henshaw 
(Three to f\l.t 

2d half (2-6) 
Marty ft May 
Vera Gordon Co 
Jones ft Rae 
Big Rusle 
(One to fill) 
UNION CITT. VJ. 
Uncoln 
1st halt (29-1) 
Jones ft Rae 
(Others to mi) 

2d halt (2-6) 
Don Santos Co 
(Others to All) 



OFFTCTAL DENTIST TO THB N. V. A. 

DRe JUUAN SIEGE 

lEM^ROADWAY 
This Week) 
Jndsoo Cole; Jnek Alleji 



Fox-Poli 



BRIDGEPOBT 
Pahice (22) 

Maytlme Melodies 
HARTFORD 
Capitol (22) 

Keller 81s ft Lynch 

Dooley ft Sales 

Jimmy Carr Oroh 

(Two to fill) 
NEW HAVEN 
^tolnee (22) 

Dancing Husbands 

(Two to All) 
SPRINGFIELD 
Bslaee (22) 

Palm Beach Nights 
2d halt (26-28) 

Noree Co 

Clanda ft Marlon 

Roxy Oang 



WATERBCBT 
Palace 

1st halt (22-24) 
Daarm Bros 
Cantor ft Duval 
Jim Coughlan Co 
Irving Edwards 
16 Byncopators 

2d halt (26-28) 
Robinson ft Pierce 
Palm Bsach Nights 
(One to fill) 
WOBCESTSB 
Elan Sti«at 

2d halt (26-28) 
Maxine Co 
Rnth Wfiner Oa 
Roxy Gang 

Palace (22) 
Dave>'AppolIoh Rev 
(Others te AU) 




HEW TOBK 



Casanova dob 

Billy Mann 
Xacht Club Boys 
Ohman ft Arden 
Alice Boolden 
Ramon ft Roslta 
Jerry Friedman Or 
Bobt7 Brooks Or 

Clnh Bamej: 
Walter G'Keote 
Hale Byers Oroh 

CInb Udo 
Fannie Brtce 
Chic Endor 
Bobby Brooks Ore 

CInb Hontetey 
Ar Davia- Rev 
Louliw Ayres 
Muriel Waraer 
LaytOn ft -CarroU 
Jim Buckley 
June Clark Occh 
CInb Moatmartre 
Bmie Coleman Or 
Johnson ft Mnrphy . 

CInb Plois 
Don Howard 
Kay Durban 
Chas BarOta 
Dick Oasparre Or 

CInb Bkhaaa 
Geo DIsen ft Orch 
Adla KonenetzoB 

Connie's Dm 
•Leonard Harper Bv 
Snake-hips Tneker 
Le Roy Smith Bd 

Cotton CInb 
Dan Healy Rev 
Berry Bros 
6 Blazers 
H ft Mil DIxon 
Josephine HaU 



Lltha HIU 

Dnke Blltngton Or ' 

Dome - ' 
Bh-nest Charles , - . 
tmogene Coca ' 
Sue Baxter 
Walt Feldkamp 
Vew Trivoltty 
Art Swanstrom Rv 
Evelyn Bathler 
Mary Bay 
Jeanne St John 
Nina Lopex 
Teddy KlUgOceh .. 
Oakland's Tem«« . 
Will Oakland^ 
Buddy Kennedy '.. 
Landnn's Bd 
Aramooat Hotd - 
Roy Ingraham Or 
Nlta Carrol 
Medlsea ft Berglna 
Roy BIrom 
Maxine 



D's Dancing Damea 
Cl'yt'n J'cks'n » » 
Patrice Grldler 
The Alvarados 
Ruth Adams 
J Itarante'a, Otsb 
Bef ty Baker 
Mldcer- Seldsa 
Cleo CuIIen 
Marglt Dybtest 
Batty Dybtest 
Mary Philips 
Topsy Humphries 
Dorothy OorfoD 
Gretohen Grant 
Estelle FntnOw 
Olga Boyes 
Dot Knowlton 
Joly Benton 



cmcAoo 



Berale Adier 
Dorothy Donnel 
Kalanlula 8 
Ralph Bart 
Patsy O'Connor 
Ollle Bngbee 
Bddle Jackson 
Bloebhawk 
Coon-Banders Bd 



Henri Oendron Bd 

Ooileire laa 
Ray Miner Bd 
OoMen PHapbIa 
M ehermaa Bd . 

Granada 
Qtqr liombardo Bd 

OiecB Mm 
Joe tiowls 
Virginia Cooper 
Lillian Barnes 
Madelon McKenzle 
Sol Wagner Bd 



BIy SOiBiard 
Inna Mlrorva 
Marie Kltaeva 
DeloS ^ 
Prozenko 
KIttgshy 
Frlken 

Geo Btcberban Bd 
. Raphael . , 
Beitle Zeller Bd 

TenacB CMraea- 
Art Xassel Bd - 
(niOrlotte Van Daa 

Tartdsb Tiling* - 
Georga Ds Oott^ ■ 
Al (Jaut ' . 
Mar^ Byan 
Freddls Janls Bd 

Uptoas TlUaga 
J Gardgan's Bd 
Vanl^^FoIr 
Rick ft Snydsr 
Harry Olyna 
Madelon McKensie 
Dot Meyers ^ 
Keith Beeeher'iBd 



WASHDraiOH 



' Aster , 

B Dougherty Orch 

Carltoa 
Meyer Davis Oreb 

Cliaateclcr 

Paul FIdelman 
Meyer Davis Orch 

Lotas 
Irv Boemsteln Or 



Swanee 

Rose Doucette 
Max Lows Ent 
Tenos 

Harry Brasse 
McWUIlams Orch 
Wordman Pork 

Max Lowe Ent 
Happy Fslton Oroh 



Lou Irwin placed Blanche Vln- ' 
y ard, Ch ftrlotte Carrol and Mabel 
Albertson'wllB^ttlC'Etao-eiubr-De—-^' 
trolt Trio opened last week. 



F. Jacobs, of the Willis, Bronx, la 
managing the Canal theatre, ISaJst 
Side, New York. Jj. Mlskell i*^ 
places Jacobs &t the WillU. 



42 



VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



-^eijiiesday,' April 24;' 1828 



— -t— 



New Ydrfc Gmtter 



Paul Fejos, director, left for the 
Coaaf Monday. 

Irene Shlrlejr making a bust of 
Bert Lytell. 

Harry Tlemey, composer, goes 
with Radio Pictures. 

A. P. Wazman taking acldo 
ptallus.' 

Roy IXArcy has shaved oft the 
Bob Colemar about his ears. 

Bdna Luce out of Julius Cohen's 
office, replaced by Henry Kaufman. 

Olrls are going in for Fuschla en- 
sembles In sweater materlaL 

Pauline Stark and husband, Jack 
White, in town. 

Salley Mack has left tor Holly- 
wood for a few weeks. 

The Frank Doelgers (E^na Lee- 
domT are expecting an arrival any 
day. 

Kitty Watts, recovered from ner^ 
Tous disorder, back on Broadway 
attending all premieres. 

Bill Kelcy. of the Schwab and 
Mandel office, has left for abroad 
with his wife. 

Jack Lenigan leaves for Paris 
next week after talking about It 
for a year. 

Don DlUaway, Frank McHugh and 
Spencer Tracy have gone on .the 
wagon and are training at a gym. 
. Doris Carpenter going up to Skow- 
hegan Hay H 'etetep Laura; at' the 
Longaore In "Mystery Square." 

Norman Fierce announcer for 
WMCA went In^ the cast of "Ap-. 
pearances'' .. Monday. Sunday, that 



station starting plugging the show, 
dame thing when Pierce did a stew 
bit in "Town's Woman," but it flop-: 
ped. 

Johnny Hudgins sent In to bolster, 
second company of "Blackbirds" in 
Philly. 

Residents of an apartment going 
nuts since a bird- there has taken 
up the study of costinets. 

Prize for Ladles' Day at Clear- 
view golf course was bride's' set 
which was won by married woman 
Giria using the new ointment 
whioh produces phony tan, Inundat 
ing dental ehalra to have teeth 
cleaned to amplify effect of the tan. 

Rains and sluggish weather 
massacred roadhouse business all 
week. Only a fleet of gondolas can 
save the racket now. 

AUce Brady, reportisd operated on, 
had no operation. Alice has what 
they call, Appendix phobia, which 
merely neccesltated freezing. 

Oreta Masson and Roma Dent 
Moore (Mam Tea Roim), 47 West 
49th, on bankruptcy circuit; voluti' 
tary petition. 

Charley Welnert, former heavy- 
weight fighter, has gone into the 
circulating library business In 
Jersey and likes it. 

Bill 'McEvoyt Washington news- 
paperman and one of the boys that 
went to South America with Hoover, 
is now .connected with Castle Films. 

fiteye Honnagan la to press, agent 
the.,4ght,. promotion ^acUritles. of 




< — ruSMiMi OOILD FROSDCTIONd — 



The CAMEL 

Throughvtha Noodle's Eyo 
minit aecK n.. imii at, w. ot i At. 

Kts. t:S(. Uata. Tliiira. * S«t. 2:SS. 

/ 



Man's Estate 

Br Beatrtee Wwimier 
•ad Btaca OooU 

BlLTM6RES;^Vi£LS;S 



CAPRICE 

A COKBDT BT SHi-TABA 

fix lit r> *l><^> ^- Bn. <JKI 
uwiur^^ Thup. ft Sat. 1:40 



LAST WEEK8I 

STRANGE nnmuDE 

Jo)B ClftXAa,wt The*.. BSUi, B. of B'> 

uoiaen onii »t »;» 



I inVDTV Thcs., W. 4k sc. En. 8:80 
UDE.K1 I MiU. Wwt A Sit, »-.S0 

MILES OF MUSICAL SMILES 

lady Fingers 

EDDIE BUZZELL a LOUISE BROWN 



Morris Oest, by srrangeiMat with 

DAVID. BELASCO, Presents 
s LENOBB 

Ul_RlC 



Eim, ouBoa sffit- 8.a. V at 

Ttrketa tor all perfonnancas at -Bos 
once. Seats 8 Weeks In Advaaee. 

UTQN UONBT.Ii 

ERROL & ATWni 

In . th^ miiKlcal corned;! bit 

"FIORETTA" 

Moalo by Oeorgre Bagby A O. Boiiillll 




R O X Y 

7th Ave. and 60th 8t 

Direction S. I.. BOTHAFEI. (BOXT> 
WILUAU FOX Presents 

GIRLS GONE WILD 

with 6DE OABUI/— MCK StVAKT 
FX>X-MOVIET0NB SCDiet MOtl IflilrltHt SUM 
Eslirtslamul Bntiwa, Entire Boir EnMmtJt 
Cut ot 3V>, Hear roz-Morletonein, "IT ~ 
Cor itMll" 



A DIT/\ff * 61st St. 

f^A^ft I. \jLt Uldnlghi Plctare* 
"----w— Nightly 11:20 

WILLUM HAINES 

in THE DUKE STEPS OUT 

*lth J9AN OftAWFORD sad KARL DANE— 

An M-O-M Bound Picture with DIalotue— On the 
sum: DAVE SCHOOLER and CAPITOLIANB, 
NICK LONS, iR., F.VCLTN WIUO.N, Nayan 
Piorra, Jng Hart and 40 CHESTBR RALE OIBLS. 
CAPnoL OBAM) onCUESTBA. Darld MaQd«a 
rondurllng. 



Blactuner 



In Mr. Belasco'a «j(f /](f S'llney 

DVT ACi^rk Tbea. W. 44th. Eva 8:30 
OCJ^AadJ Mats. Tbur. A Bat, 2:30 



Masterpiece 



PLAYHOUSE.''- "JS;*^'* 

3 Matinees Every Week 
Wednesdair, Ttanraday, Saturday 

STREET S(XNE 



9 ZIEQFELD SENSATIONS 
*■ eisri^hii tlis AaierleaB Olrl 

NEW AMSTERDAM. "VuBoatt OaauUful" 
Wert 4184. Erianter DlUlnaham ZItifeld 
Mr. Dir. . tfatldecs WRn, and MT. 

JEDDIE CANTOR 

with EIBEIt SHUTTA and All Star Cait 



■TIttflVtfl n Thea. B4tta St & 6tb At. 
XtiriVsrEibl/ Mall. THCTS. ft BAT. 

LAST Two WEEKS 

SHOW BQAT 

Htna Ttirla. Hawart Mank, Barbara N»v 
Sm, Sanay WNIIa. Helas M'rRf] 
May OUrir aad CHARLES WINNINflEB 



ALL SEATS tSA. 
to 1 P. M. ^Of 
Deluxe MIdnlte 
Show 11:10 



SMABK |v 
T R A nQ 

tnd and Last Week at Fopalar Prices 

SStSa BARTHELMESS 
in "WEARY RIVER" 

He talksl He singst He playa Uis ^tanpt 




Xhors.-Sat., April es to 2T 
'JOLLV BILL AND JANE 

WEAF Radle BUn 
KATE PULLMAN AND BAND 
Talk aad Band Flln 
"THE SHAKEDOWN" 
Wllk JAMES MURRAY 



NEW EAST 



ICOIUEX.MU 



NEW EAST 

sm. 



cjnprenie~7aadeflll^netarea — ■ — 
CasUaMm Noes Is II P. M. L*«i PrIea 



TBIZIE FBIOMZA 

IN PEBSON 
HaDc and Soond Film 
"THE SHAKEDOWN" 
' Tritlr BABBARA KENT 



Tod Browning Is preparing an or- 
iginal, '.'The Sea Bat," to be pro- 
duced In the South Seas for Lon 
Cfeginey, M-O. 

Arthur Hausman, added to "Back- 
stage Blues." 

Stuart Erwln and Monte Collins, 
added to "Dangerous Curves," Par. 

Wallace Beerr, . added to "Uag- 
noUa," Par. 



Thnw Meant It 



Twelve little g'trU ot a nlgbt 
club ensemble were Invited .by 
Harry K. Thaw to ' have Ice 
cream. Seven ordered chick* 
en salad, the rest took stdakai 
Check was' for $97.. ' 

Thaw' declined to pay for 
other than the lee cream. Glrla 
all In the . red. 



Jack Dempsey and Jack Fugazy. 
Last winter he was contact man for 
Miami Beach. 

Betty Gray streaming along 
Broadway in new straight eight. 
Also haa taken summer home with 
'Valerie Raenler at Lddo. 
. Elinor Hunt, "Whoopee,"- while 
passing a studio advertising lessons 
In personality and charm, entered 
ajid was sold on the charm course. 

Pineapple blU la - $4 a week In 
"New^ Moon'' company, which uses 
one each performance. Cost half, a 
buck. Free In Chicago. 

Press agents are trying ' to And 
Maro Laobman's address to give 
him the ne^es around foiir and 
five a. m., as' he Is won't to do. 

Allco Bartlett, wife ot Joseph 
Schlldkraut, dees not appear In 
"Sifoyrboat;'' although listed In .^e 
cast, ' Her pact, that playe^ bj^ Eva 
Puck In thO' show, was cut 

BMadway wlaooraeker trying 15 
minutoB to get telephono number 
e'hirpMl into th« meuthpleeai: "Op 
•rateri I'vo- given you tlw best years 
of my llfel" 

Some»f the literally selt-refutlng 
marquee blUIngs seen^ around^n- 
eludes:- '**The Dummy' — All Talk- 
ing," Another reads i "'The City of 
Silent Men'— With Sound." 

Broadway street, oars newly dec- 
orated on the Interior with Iron 
work done In gold and celling In 
bright yellow. Spring -must be 
here. 

Returned Byrd expoditlon flyers 
called tho Zlegfald offleo for rake- 
off on tickets for theatre party thay 
ar« throwing. Offico declined the 
courtesy. ^ 

' Marty Herman, Dr. Philip Graus- 
man cmd a party ot eight clubmen 
aro aboa^ a yacht notr In Florida 
waters. Fishing la said to b« the 
main Idea. 

Francis AlbertantI, assistant to 
William Carey, thei new boss at 
Madison Square Garden, was once 
on. Variety's stall. Mew Tork office. 
Before that he was sporting editor 
ot the E}venlng Mall, since merged 
with the Telegram. 

Last Thursday Lou Schwartz 
threw a stirprlse birthday party for 
Jack White at tba Club Jladrld, 
where Jack la m. c There were 12 
candles In the cake. Only reason for 
that was that 'White could- not.blow 
out more in one pull. 

Qrant L. Coelca« vice* president of 
Tiffany-Stahl, fscently collected 
$1,000 from L. A. Young, preaidant, 
on a bet that ho could . lay off 
amoking for a yaai\ -He'a cured 
new. 

A youth using the name of Stein 
Is reported asking tor theatre pass 
es on the strength ot his supposed 
connection , with the press depart 
ment of Gilbert MlUer. No such 
person Is employed there. 

Jimmy. Cohen, utility man at the 
Music Box, New Tork, wonders If 
anybody knows he Is. still alive. He 
played In Rice's "Evangeline" with 
Nat Goodwin, W. H. Crane .and 
Henry E. t>lzle In "Tho Petite 
Coreeur" and In many Gilbert ahd 
Sullivan shows. 

Tex Giilnan wired Babe Fentoh 
In Detroit to pack up and Join her 
club show. Babe bought new 
clothes and entrained, arriving at 
the club Just as police officers 
closed the place for the season', 
Tex will take Babe In. vande. wjtb 
her. 

John Bannon,"7e, stagedoor man 
of the 48th Street theatre, former- 
ly teamed with Gallagher before the 
latter went with Shean, took his 
first vacation In 10 yeara . John 
spent hla Veek off visiting doormen 
of other theatres. Reports he had 
a great rest. 

Nunnally Johnson, the - scrivener, 
bound for Europe, was the recipient 
of an automatic harmonica from A. 
J. Rublen, the attorney, when he 
left last week. It plays only one 
record, "Turkey In the Straw." 
Rublen tipped the purser of the 

koai-.thM_?i!J!!!\ftU7 o"*.. the 
world's' greatest h£-niohTca aritsls' 
In the show business and to be sure 
to get him for the ship's concert. 

Tribe of. little night club dancers, 
out of work, were promised a paid 
benefit at Pavilion Royale Sunday 
night by N. T. Granlund, who told 
them they would first have to, work 
tM Metropolttaa Opera . House 
[benefit. Rjlds did the Met benefit 
freo and went la motor- cars to 



HIGH COST OF Kissmtr^ 

William IMoas'^Soekad 30 Days For 
, One Lii Smspk 



One Iclsa. cost William Moss, 29^ of 
Brooklyn, operator of a dance stu- 
dio, 4 West 40th street, 30 days In 
the workhouse. Moss Insisted he 
was not guilty. However, Magls 
trate Abraham Rosehbluth, li^ Jet 
fersoiK' Market Court believed <llf- 
ferent and Imposed the 'sentence. 

Moss was arrested by Police 
woman Mabel Lieonard on the com 
plaint of Eleanor Hall, former 
model. She testified she' went to 
Mobs' studio to apply tor a Job as 
an Instructor and that -after she 
had danced with Moss he kissed 
her.- 

Miss Hall went to the West SOth 
street station and complained to^the 
police- woman. Th^ latter arrested 
Moss.' Mrs. Leonard testified that 
she hid received other, complaints 
from several other applicants, but 
they refused to prosecute, fearlnjg 
publicity. 

Moss denied he had ever danced 
with Miss HalL He said he had 
formerly worked for. Gov. Smith as 
a steward and phautfeur/ 



CbtterinLoop 



lo'dllake"Cdp 



Mrs. Margaret ' Taylor, police 
woman attached to the' 19th Divi- 
sion, yanked Bemarci Cohn, 24, sales- 
man, of '}0 Cummlners street, iThe 
Bronx, out of his seait In the Para- 
moimt Theatre and rushed him to 
the "West 47th Street Station on the 
charge of disorderly conduct Cohn 
denied the~ charge. 

Mrs. Taylor testified' she sat In 
the Orche&tiu when Cbhn plttced his 
coat over hla lap And hers and be- 
gan to pinch her thigh. She pushed 
the coat aside and there was a re- 
currence of the act she said. It was 
then she seized Cohn by the nape 
of tho neck and rushed him out 

Cohn stated he worked for Weber 
& McLoughlln, coal dealers. It was 
raining and he wanted shelter, he 
said. The Court found him guilty. 
After a probationer's report the 
Court suspended sentence on him- 



Sneak nuePs $9,000 



A sneak thief entered the apart- 
ment of Mrs. Edna Bancroft wife of 
David Bancroft Brooklyn Na 
tloned's second baseman, at the Ho- 
tel Alamao, It became known after 
the Bancrofts left '' for Boston, 
where Banny Is playing with the 
Robins. 

Thiet stole more than 19,000 
^worth of Jewels and negotiable 
bonds. : Tho latter have been 
stopped. 'Entrance was gained while 
Mrs. Bancroft was taking a bath. 

Mrs. Bancroft It Is said, left her 
door aJaTi ' expecting an exp(|essman 
to take some luggage. 'When she 
had completed her bath she looked 
for her black leather handbag that 
had rested on a table nearby and It 
was gone. 



Steals From Ex-Boss, 
Who Gave Him Shelter 

Roland Simpson, 22, formerly em 
ployed as an u^her at the Palace 
Theatre, was arrectecl by Detectives 
Pat.. Maney and John Kennedy of 
the West 47th street station on the 
charge of stealing a. strap watch. 

Lewis li. Pressler of the Rlvoll 
Theatre .charged Simpson with 
stealing 'his wrist wa&h,. Pressler 
gave .shelter to Simpson ohe night 
at his home, ^hen Pressler awoke 
In the morning he said that Simp 
son was gone and so was his strap 
watch. ' • 

Watch was found pawned. Press- 
ler at one time was Simpson's boss 
and had known him for years. 

Simpson could give no reason for 
taking the timepiece except to state 
that he was broke. 



Pavilion In rain, 
for the show. 



arriving too late 



Agencies' Air Tour Stubs 

Legit theatre brokers are how ex- 
ploiting air tours. Nearly every 
ticket office speculating In reserva- 
tions for flights over New Tork and 
vicinity. Sight seeing trips sell at 
$9.90 per person, entitling holder to 
morning— or~ afternoon— crul9er~or- 
$12.20 per passenger for night flying 
after six; 

McBrJde's, Tyson, Bascom and the 
numerous other brokers' have special 
departments for the flying. Each 
re3ervo.Ifon nets the agencies $2.20 
commission. 

Nlte life scale of things Is a break 
for Splnrad's barber shop, where 
(Continued on paise 44) 



Inaeourata Biogrdpitles 
H. LEOPdLD 6PITALNY 

a Leopold (Pug) Spltalny. musi- 
cal director at the Chicago theatre 
Is the only orchestra leader ot his 
typo who can wear a white vest 
withovt getting borsoht stains on it. 
He doesn't llke'borsoht having al- 
most drowned' on<^ while trying to 
drink It out it the bowL 

Spltalny was born In Russia, but 
looked so funny in a beard that ha 
came to Cleveland and got a shave. 
Being a fiddler of a sort he Joined 
the Henry Savage Opera company 
and toured the country tor many 
seasons while the Savage Opera 
company remained In Cleveland. * 
.Uaahle to find a Job, he r^^urned to 
Cleveland and rejoined the Savage 
troupe under the phoney name of 
Sir Joseph GInzburg.. ^IdenUy he 
had taken.th j nilce out' of his fiddle, 
because he stuck with, the outfit, 
soon tesunieji -his medden n^pie, and 
even was promoted to the first chaif 
next to the head guy« 

It - was then that the Spltabiy 
cunning first, asserted ItseU. What, 
thought young Spltty, would hap- 
pen. It the head guy, took sick? 
Spltty would get the Job. 

S.ure enouyht ' the h.ead.' guy was 
taken sIok-:by coincidence, or. pos- 
sibly ai:senio,i::j^bbing the stick, 
Spltty wave<^:^ltv at > the orcHestra 
that night W1a);»:^e.real leader lay 
In his :bed, and'^the next day .pur 
hero was hailed by the (Heveland 
critics as a second rate comedian. 

Later, Spltalny carried hls" act 
Into the Hippodrome picture house 
In Cleveland, and had no. trouble at 
all as these Joints are quite dark. 
From then on it was one path ot 
dead roses for the fellow, because 
most orchestras In those days were 
made up. ot tLe manager's slster-ln- 
law, brothers, several cousins, and 
now and then a grandfather to 
whang the triangle an<^ wblnny 
happily t. hlmselt Real, music was 
unlcnown in Cleveland until Splt« 
ainy came to Chicago for. Publlx. 

Spltalny has directed the pinochle 
players In almost all the B. & K. 
theatres here, and 'originated a 
serled ot burlesaue 'tabs -known as 
orchestral productions^ He has two 
brothers In the same racket one 
named Phil and the other Maurlcek~ 
It's quite funny when you thtiik - 
ot It About that borsoht we meaiL 



State -St to B'way; A. J. Balaban. 
Arthur Mayer, Claude Rubens. 

Recommended' (or the Tribune's 
monthly bravery award: the cop 
who stalked Into United Artists and 
demanded that the sign electricians 
quit throwing old bulbs at his citi- 
zens. 

Grace Doro, vaude planologlst 
has placed "Tou Only Made Be- 
lieve" with Ted Browne. 

Bill Pine had a shave. But no- 
body knows when. 

Emll Levy directing the music for 
Thurston this season. 

Chicago -American headline writer 
crowned Ronald- Colman the "lover 
supreme of gelatine . land." He 
didn't win the bonus. 

"'When Cllve Brook passed through. 
Faith, 7, and Cllve, Jr., 8, got all 
the breaks In the' dallies. 

Izzy Stein sold his Interest In 
the Tysen office and may open a 
spot of his own. 

Mrs. Ralph Kettering and Tom, 
the youngster, motoring to Califor- 
nia. Mrs. Billy Weinberg doing the 
same, only to New Tork. 
Sid Slivers fresh from Hollywood. 
No more Rufus LeMaIre at the 
Comedy Club rummy sessions. Mrs. 
LeMalre In town. 

Three Indoor golf stands mush- 
roomed over night In the Loop. 

Milton B6rger, of tne English- 
speaking Bergers, off to New Tork 
for acts. 

Marvin Welt either is or was 
here. 

Lou Bolton, who managed "Lll 
Elsther" In Paris, back because 
Esther's a»ama went tor oite of 
those Sengaleslans and made him 
manager. 

One of the Sells -Floto elephants' 
got pneumonia and Prohibition 
Administrator E. C. Tellowly signed 
permit for three gallons ot 
alcohoL 



Promoting 

Outdoor sport of one Broadway 
3ect--thls_aummfit_wiu.,ng_y,n_b«raL 
campaign to make a country club 
favorite of Louise Shurr. As previ- 
ously the movement will be 
launched with a picnic which last 
year ran up an overhead of $160 and 
busted up only when everyone 
thought Lou had made a. conquest 
only to find the girl simply passed 
out.and their hero had broken the 
fail. 



T IM E S &Q U A R E 



VASIETT 



.43 



Stwb b)r Jack 

From 1920, onward, Jack Conway wrote • ■erles of atories appearing 
In Variety. Mostly the etoriea doalt witli baseball and prize fights, 
players and pug*< Thia series i*>eprinted weekly.- Story below appeared 
fn variety pf April. 1, -1921; ^ ■■ ' ■ . ■ 

YEARNS M PLAYM^ 



It's "Lonesome in These 
Slabs," Even When Janes 
Ar« Friehdty 

Troy, Nov. 8, 1920. 

jpear Chlek: 

' Plenty of ' Uauor here and bayln' 
U great ',^eeh, .but you. got to bp 
one bt'the .moi) to get lii where the 
•<bMChi!* is flowin*. ^ 

^Y'ou' iteniQin- ' 
1>er In . th«; old 
-days' th«, way 
thsr'' need, tg" 
trade the . ' ja<l- ' 
.drebses 'of' the 
.Janes in these 
b n "m p t y-' 
d "g m p t y 
.Uurgs?- WeH.' 
thaf s an' old 
atiiS now, and ' 
they, trade tKe 
names of- the 
^Inta Where' 
you ' can ' gist' 
the -threat cii- 
Instead. 

''I'm Btandln' 
Ini the hotel 
the ofher 
night ^beri a 




CON 



uiBuw .. - traveling man of 
floeS'me iofid starts crackln* . about 
he"see!i' me «» the bill at the Idle 
Hodr, etc. .1 was wondorln*' what H 
was all -about when -he aaysr 
•Where do you go from -here?" • ■. 

I said •*rroy."' He comes back 
with "I made that town last week 
add If you wl!l 'give me the names 
ot a coupla Joints In Hartford where 
you can get the old six per cent. 
I'D trade' you b - couple In Troy 
wheta they WlU sell you JunK that 
will tear yorf collar off." Can you 
l>eat lt7- 

•■Well he made good and Tve been 
on my hip-- ever;- since . we arrived. 
We. only missed four shows up to 
Wednesday and- ■.■the stage :handa 
tblAb 4f*s old: Home Week, . 
' Itri gettln' slok of this raoket. and 
I--thlnk . my: two -leapln' . companions 
are also. It's aU right as far as ttie 
Jack Is concerned/ but you: never 
know wMn "to stop worryln', apd to 
pl'eatse these -commuters you- got to 
iShange' your act every tUne yo" 
make a new^ burg; 

lAst -week wo were featurln' the 
old hoke, but In this town they 
think their a suburb of New 
Tork and their, strong for the wise 
oracks.^ .We .did. several frolics this 
afternoon anci ■had no trouble flop- 
pin' air over ^tbe neighborhood. I 
got sore and said, "Lean back and 
don't let us disturb you, for when 
we're through we're goin' to fire off 
a plstoL" ^ 

This got a rise out of a couple of 
the to-wn bloods who subscribe for 
Broadway Brevities and make the 
■ hlg~town on ^curslons about twice 
a month. So . from now on It's 
strictly the nifty shatter from your 
three little .comrntles. 

There are plenty of Janes In this 
' town, for the collar factories are all 
up here.^ I was lookln' for that guy 
who poTOS for them Arrow signs In 
the street cars, but 1 guess he don't 
live here either. 

Johnnie Evers' put this burg on 
the map and they have a coupla 
streets named after hlifiu Tou know 
Johnnie helped McOraw manage the 
Giants last season, and the natives 
up here think he wttl have full 
charge of the club next season. He 
don't live tiere either. 

As soon as they save up fare to 
New York, the boys pack the kelster 
and lam to Broadway. The buys 
that stay home pull all that routine 
about they can't understand how 
any one can' live there, for theirs 
no home life, etc. -Tou know the 
gab. I suppose their happy here 
but to me as I walked down the 
main stem the whole town looked 
like a street In "one." 

in be glad wheii we get some 
regular towns to play, for I'm be- 
g'innln' to look like these honky 
tonks. If this act can't entej>Uln 
them In the big places we're goln' 
to ditch It, and we'll nevisr And out 
on these chov^der ptu-.tles, 
~^I'nr"goln' <^^aown«-to-~AJhany„.to::. 
night to take a look at the capltol 
8rfd maybe I'll meet a couplfe of the 
mob. If 1 run Into Al. Smith I'm 
liable to kiss him, that's bow lone- 
some I am. 

For the love of Adolph. shoot me 
some big town chatter, 

Xour homesick sldeklcker. 
Con. 



QUAINT GIFT COMPLEX 

B'klyn Gent Pesters Mildred Klar 
, With TrinkeU 

Mildred Klar, buyer in Sak's de- 
partment Store, tired of receiving 
gifts of red ties, old shoes, cartoons 
from newspapers and- miscellaneous 
other stuff, caused the arrest of 
Henry Dunckelman, 30, jobless citi- 
zen -of Brooklyn. 

After a bearing in West Side 
Court. Magistrate Adolph Stem 
suggested that Dunckelman needed 
medical treatment. Defendant con- 
sented to go to BeUevue- Hospital 
for a i»eriod 4>f observation: Bunok- 
elman .was arrested -by "BUI" Bod'dy 
of the. Roddy Detectiv« Bureau in 
the Albeeabuilding In Brooklyn. 

Roddy : . bad. Punoktiman under 
surveillance ' and wbeh latter ar- 
rived at Miss Star's home with a 
large package of old shoes Roddy 
arrested .Jiim. He was taken to 
West Side Court and- bis - relatives 
were ttbtlfled; . 

He admitted in court he sent the 
glfta 



Boy's Slayer Off Li^ 



On the recommentidtlon o.t the 
District Attorney, James A. Wynne, 
28, of 68 Van Cott avenue, Oiu-den 
City, Ii, I., indicted for the murder 
of James Landusky, 17-yearrold 
vator operator -in /the 44th- Street 
Theatre building last February, was 
permitted to plead to manslaughter 
In the first degree by Judge Man' 
cuso in General Sessions. 

He will be sentenced on April 2i 
when, he can receive a )erm of from 
16 to 30 years. 

Landusky was. fatally shot by 
Wynne about 6:80 on 'the morning 
of J'eb. 19. in the lobby of the.ther 
atre building. . "Wynne, - ihtoxicat<ed, 
had called at the place and' demand- 
ed the boy take him to the Little 
Club in the basement. Th^ boy pro- 
tested the night club was closed. 
This angered Wynne and he drew 
a revolver and fired- 'tw6 shots Into 
Landusky'B body; 



A Broadway Veteran 



. KJtty Rellly, one of Tex 
Guinai^> , vet^rui ^ little - gb-Is, 
holds tthe unique record of 
having ': .weathered .""IZ raids 
while working for Tex. Kitty 
is about ready, to sue the city 
and government for damages 
to her nerves . as eveiry time 
there's a raid she breaks down 
an'd cries for a week. 

Girl contends that the Fed- 
eral raiders are not so hard on 
her as the city depredations. 
Her slant is that tfae govern- 
ment boys are entitled t<^ a 
raid now and then because 
they spend, but the city in- 
truders don't turn loose a dime. 
She is recuperating from last 
-week's downpour of bulls. 



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$1^800 in 



Women and Meir 



C0U6HLIN SENT AWAY 

Newlywed Forged Check— Short In 
Accounts 



John M. Coughlln, 27, son of a 
police lieutenant, was sentenoed to 
Sing Sins,-Prieon by Jjdge Josepb 
F. Mulqueen in General Sessions to 
a term- -of . from one year and three 
months to -five years, -following his 
pHea of guilty to an indictment for 
forgery in the second, degree. The 
spntence covers two other indict- 
ments. 

Cough :in was arrested March 1 at 
Miami, Fla.. after a search of sev- 
eral montha He was living at the 
Florida resort with his bride of a 
few months, a former night club 
hostess. 

■rtie charge on which Coughlln 
was sentenced was the forgery of 
the name of A. W. Schenck, of the 
Savage -Distributing Co., 100 East 
42nd street, by whom Coughlln was 
employed. The chec::, forged and 
cashed at the Bank of America by 
Coughlln on August 26 last, was for 
$661. When Coughlln disappeared 
on Dec 16 his accounts iOiowed a 
discrepancy of $16,000. 



House^Crossman-Vorbaos 
Retiirning to District 

Theatrical law firm of Bouse, 
Oroseman aiid Vorbaua returns to 
tM Times square - sector May 1, 
when It takes the entire 20tb floor 
of the Lefcourt-Natlonal building 
on Fifth avenue at 43d street. In 
1924 Alfred Beekman and William 
Grossman, members of the firm; 
who were In charge of the TimeR 
building branch office, returned to 
the main quarters downtown at 116 
Broadway. 

House, Grossman & Vorhaus went 
Into business In 1907 at that lower 
Broadway address, where they have 
been - until now. The entire office 
will abandon downtown altogether, 
jnovlng with the times to a vicinity 
wKeireTiir'afo~18eated''~mo8t--of-'the^ 
theatrical attorneys' clients. 

Firm has a personnel' of 60, of 
which 18 are . practicing attorneys. 
Of this 16 seven are members of the 
Arm. The veterans are Judge MoseR 
H. Grossman, ' William Grossman, 
Louis J., Vorhaus, Judge Herman 
Joseph and Alfred Beelcmaii. 



Another flare on the Bothstein 
case .occurred when Jajie Kaplan, 
Hotel Fairfield, .'20. West^ 72nd street. 
Who admitted Bhe- was until three 
weeks agO the 6W6«tbeart of Titanic 
Thompson, companion of the slain 
gamMer, caused, the- arrest- of Mar- 
Jorie Anea, 16, ' 108' .lltta avenue, 
Brooklyn, andJSicOiael Gorman, 29, 
broker,' Maroy'Baths,-BrooUyn, «p 
charges of grand larceny.' 

Gormaik and'. Miss Allen are ac- 
cused of . implication in the tbef t 
of two diamond- rings and- a diamond 
brooch' valued, at $7,800 from a trunk, 
belonging to Miss Kaplan. After 
Magistrate Edward -Well in West 
Side Court had heard part -of the 
testimony he adjourned the case 
until May 2, In Tombs Court. 

Miss Kaplan said she had been 
living at the Fairfield for about a 
year. Throe weeks ago Titanic 
Thompson lefti^ She. admitted under 
cross-examination ' that . she had 
lived there during that period -with 
him tfs man and wife. After he left 
she told a Miss Allc«> Jacobs, who 
occupied .another; suite, and an- 
nounced- bit' mother was coming 
from Utlca to live with her, ' 

She stated she was lonesome and 
probably would 'not be-)oliied by her 
motber' for .several weeks. Miss Jci- 
cobs invited beir'to share her room. 
April 16, according^to Miss Kaplan, 
she left the hdtel-'about 1.80 a. m- 
to get something' to eat. Miss Ja- 
cobs -went out with 'her, leaving- the 
apartment tiihpty. 

.When retu'mtni abonV^t min- 
utes later Miss Kaplan said she was 
surprised to And people in the 
apartment and the - door ohained 
When it was 6)iened Mies -Jacobs 
was there and^she "^tiU she hoard 
her say to Gorman '"push- that trunk 
-away.*^ Inside -she said She .found 
Gorman and the Allen girl and Miss 
Jacobs. « 

Just Called 

She quickly observed that ber 
trunk, which had contained the Jew 
elry, had been Jimm' " open. At this 
moment. Miss "apian declared. Miss 
Jacobs fled from the room and was 
followed, .by Gorman. She followed 
Gorman and attempted- to frisk him 
when he decldisd to return to the 
room.' He said he did not know who 
had forcM Open the trunk. 

Later, Detectives Malopey and 
McFarland, West 68tb street station 
questioned Miss Allisn and Gorman 
They said Gonnan admitted' he had 
forced the trunk -in the belief that 
it belonged to Miss Jacobs. Miss 
Allen siaid she merely had come to 
"tslt Miss Jacbbs 'andahad not par- 
tidpated in any theft." 

After Mis6 Kaplah'had been sub- 
Jected io severe eross-exs'-' -c.^n 
■the attorney ~f or Allen and Gorman 
asked for aa adjoummeht. He ^d 
he expected to produce evidence of 
a vice ring In New- Tork and he be 
I'jved Hiss Kaplan was associated 
with it. When the idwyer was asked 
if the case had any connection with 
the Rothstein case, he said It may. 
have but be was not in a position 
pow to divulge his defense. 

The Jewelry has not been re 
covered. Neither has Miss Jacobs 
been located. 



Ambassador Fire 

Burning draperies In the Ambas 
sador Theatre, where "Little Accl- 
■dent'.!-<IS:Current...almaj9t_^d^.serlouH 
damage t6 the theatre. .Only "for 
the asbestos curtain that checked 
the flames fire would have done se 
rlous damage. 

Damage was estimated at several 
hundred dollars. The show went on. 
at night as usual. The asbestos cur- 
tain was badly scorched, bowever. 



Od the S^are 



. . ..Moving Over 
Advent of Warner,- First- National, American Sound Studio and . the 
Film Center -to tbe Nintb avenue and 44th street section has re'aufted 
In opening of .stores In - the formerly brownstone .residence district. 

The Hustlers' Club 

A new elub -with aq exclusive membership is called The Hustlers. In 
the list to date,- wblbh .is elastia enough to reopen upon motion, are Arch 
Selwyni Sam Harris, George White, Adolph Zukor, Jesse Losky, Roe 
Goets, Harry Bosen^al. Dr. Lou Schur, and Nicky Blair. 

Lou Holtz was a member but got fired when refusing to attend a 
meeting of the club in company with a young woman. The club agreed 
that was a libel upon its good name. 

Some applications are pending. To become a member the applicant 
must agl^ to attend every weekly meeting. Initiation demands that 
the applicant shall truthfully answer each question. That accounts for 
tbe small membership to date, 

"Mississippi" .as Atrnespher* 

'Mississippi,'? colored oabble and a Broadway character fo^ many yeaii 
with or without hto horse and buggy, has been tak^iii downtown to Fky** 
Bowery theatre and .installed as carriage man at the houiBe.%beriEf "Under 
the Gaslight,''- old .-time meller, is current.. ' .' 

In bis period costume ''Miselssippf' h^lps, supply piut''pf tbe oil- 
fashioned Bowery atmosphere now plentiful' aromid ' tbe . People^ 
theatre. ' ' . .. 



Cops AVIth No Hangout 
. With Bert Satx* Jewelry ■ store moving over to Fifth avenue tbe de> 
tectlves of the 47th - street station and ■ Times Square assigned ha-ve 
lost their hangout. Sots' was their favorite place. -.One -could, b* 
found In tbe store at any time by appointment. 
So fikr no new place on tbe big alley has-been located by the- dloko. 



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Screen Test For 26e 

Simile Art Studios, Ml West 61st street, has leated a More «n 424 
street, betvreen- 7tb and 8th avMnes, for exposing tb«r trieks-'of picture - > '^' ' 
making. The same .eonoern operated one on Broadway and 64tb-.street 
about six months.: ago, but olosed ■ It, probably from lack. .ot.<.buatnesa. 
The 'fixtures belng' Uged ii'a-ve been brought 'down 'froim tb6 bth(ir -st^re^' 

'A young man, wbo .cer^tinly knows his. onjona. wh^n It comejs ^o-,8ple^- . . >;> 
irig, lure.s tbs tourist^ }n; by , talking tbrouph a sawed 'oft i^one. Into 
an' amplifier on- the top of the window.' In the window there la «yerj> 
thln£.^<>™ '^^^'"^ v'^O^to'^'^b fo'i'!^**^ Spieler says thatfto- see <tUe 
nine spQCials If costs bint 26o and all ibose who pay got' a. f ft 0 Mn«b - 
test ...... ..^ 

72 Qe Wrong In 8 Hours - j 

One of the cigar stor^ on. the square has everything on tbe dlsplayt^-'^^l^''' .i 
counters chained down. Inquiry brought forth the reason .for th^ chain! 
store's lac^ of- confidence in Its regular clientele, a .philosophical cleric' 
explaining that.: tecently a olocker -wa^ -stationed, in ei^ ..'iti9ii>p>jpie'u9ua 
vantage point.'. During eight- hours he noted that 72 persons lifted varjjaus 
articles off tiie counter. Of these 72 people who committed Pe.tfy .laroejor, 
at least 60. were women. Article^' stolen were pi^i^ges of gumi couga 
drops and otber.confec^onery that sold tor a dime or less. . Y 

':Bpetlsgger at Seolety't.^CaU ,. . .., 
The younger set from,. Park, avjenue visiting .'.the OTo'eidway' plte spots' 
With not too mi^cb-.'moi)^ to ^pehd,.keep. ip. to.uch with ^p jpo..;call t>^t>j>; 
legger who supplies th^m with scotch -at .|8 pet, ho ibatter '^h^ie 'l||^ey: 

may be located In; the, 'ibid -town eecftlpn. . . .. i: .„ 

. A logger- was noted itn&king six trips to 6m cilub Saturday nlgbt; td( 
beep bis yoxmp party of clients supplied. . .; ^\ \ y >^ 

A -Now: June Joke '{ 
It -was very nasty of Prince Olaf of Norway to -get inai9rtea,-on ;tli«i'' 
tome day as June. "What Is the good of an actress inarryln^ ^ .peer if' 
some mere prince can push ber off tbe front- page?..- .'r^':. ' -i i 

Surely a woman who can dance on th^ stagce is more important t^aitf 
the heir to a throne.,^. On. behalf of the W<(ria'^ press tigenta;M'l>roteBt r 
-StllW. when .1 had- risad-. all the nonsense in. the .interview^, with Sim ■ 
-as to whether she was going to marry Lord Inverclyde or ehis vi^as jaot;':, 
wben they bad come baek. together and'. their. photograpivv.bfkd apppoi^' 
again; and when all the tripe 'about her troiisaieau. bad buM- printed, I ' 
murmured, -with a sigh, "Oh, to be in America now that ^nne la bere,?f' 

A Strange Comer ' -.■ ■.. ;^ .. ' - ^ , 

Average Broadwaylte will sense on invading East 24tb street, betW^a '. 

Lexington and Third avenues, where tbe RCA Photophone'a 'Oratoerigr . 

studios are situated, that here is a comer of Jittle old- Ke# .TotKi tfa&t; ' 

is radically new to him. > '.j-. > 

Stu^to is located amidst horse stables and equine auction, .raome. On 

Mondays and Thursdays, you're knee deep in horse fleSh. ^ey Int'6^lc 

down the old plugs for as little as $20 a head; sometimes for 'the ■ 

Junk- wagon type of animat Eatorles around the.stndiQ puyif inootaeH,': 

with the advent of theatrical aotlvity'on East 24tb street. ' 



Back on Theatre Diity' . 

Detectives Tommy Ward and George Mey«rs. of CflPta.lnJLi9i)ia'.:l>ltt«! 
man's staff. West 47th street; who, have been doing theatre dbty elean- 
Ing out undesirables &a've been restored to, detective, dugr.. upit we^ 
Variety told of both men being retumetT to iihif<n^ duty, ^i; ^* 

Waldorf- Astert*^ Finish ! / 

Current cofiventlon of- the editors: and publishers' at the-'.Waldoit* 
Astoria is the last one for this taveiik 'May I ite- 'last day'*- fbonqvrt 
closes after 36 years.' , . , ,' .' '. '"' 

During May a continuous auction of. all .furnishings will be ja, profp'efMi 
with the actual, work ot tearing down the bnildtng -startliiig?tine i. A ' 
new T^aldorf-Astofia Abtel win be opened In the fall of 1981 at '40tb: 
street and Park avenue, built by tbe Boomer-DuPont Intoresta. ■ 

With the dosing of tbe UUidorf ito personallM^e will be scattered,^ 
Oscar <Tschirky.) who baa been with the botof since the original building 
was opened In 1883 and is perhaps the best Itnbwn maltre d'botol in , 
America, may. decide to- retire. 

Albert . Lasanis for 2T ■ years information clerk becomes assistant' 
manager of the new Gevemor*.CIinton which opens In A^igu^t ■ This'-, 
hotel will also have as chief chef, Eugene Thomann;'who baa that 
position at the Waldorf, - Edward BOelger, chief engineer, and Frank j. 
Klabough.'head waiter, are also Waldorfitea ^ 

John W. Rogers, who has been at the Waldorf 30 years.. becomeeiOii: 
assistant manager at the Biltmore, Joseph Farrell; office manager, goes 
to Roosevelt as assistant manager. Herman Dupuris goes to Plaza 
as assistant' manager. 

Mrs. Bertha Smith, who opened the Western TJnlon stand in. the ' 
'WaTddrf-36'-yeare'ago-«nd--baS"managedJt--eyeiLjliuai..jrt?!LAey.ejDh^ 
of the W. U. stand in the Clinton. Thomas Murray, another Waldorf ' 
fixture, moves to the Sherry-Netherlands In charge of the parcel room. 
Will Taylor, general manager of the Waldort will become an assoclato ■ 
manager of the. St. Regis. 

In connection with the closing several books are appearing telling the- 
story of its years. Joe Smith, house detective, and Albert Crockett, PiTMis 
agent, are authors of the first two. 



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VARIETY 



W O M E N-^ P O R T 5 



Wednesday, April 84^ 1829 



News From the DailiejS 

This dapartmant centatn* rewrittan theatriaai nawa itamt aa pub- 
llshad during tha waah in tha daily , papers ot Naw York, Chicagoi 
San Franeiseo. Los. Angaiaa and London Variaty takes no credit 
for these news items: aaeh has bean rewritten from a daily paper. 



NEW YORK 



Norma Terrls goes with Pox talk- 
ers. 



Waldorf will house this year's 
Little Theatre Tournament, week of 
May e. 

Ellsworth Chllds, 60, on© of the 
four brothers who founded the chain 
of restaurants bearing their name, 
died suddenly last week. 

If a decision by Supreme Court 
Justice Lydon handed down last 
week Is upheld, the $1,000,000 suit 
of Evan Burrowes Fontaine, dancer, 
against Cornelius Vandorbllt Whit- 
ney for breach of promise, which- 
began several years ago. Is ended. 
Justice Lydon ruled that a decree 
of the U. S. District Court of Cali- 
fornia (Where the case was trans- 
ferred) dismissing the action, bars 
assertion of- the claim elsewhere.- 

Mrs. Frances Judge Pugazy. wife 
of Humbert J. Fugazy, sportd pro- 
moter, died last week at her home. 
116 Coleridge street, Manhattan 
Beach. 



Commissioner Doran has assigned 
36 irtore dry agents to New York 
State, 16 in the metropolitan area. 

^Madge- Kennedy, vho arrived from 
Europe lost week, has gone to Dal- 
las for a stock engagement as guest 
star. 



Albertlna Rasch left last week for 
Hollywood wlUi a ballet of 24 girls. 
The company wlU appear In a Par 
sound picture. 

Hampton Players will open season 
at Southampton. L. I., July 3 under 
the direction of H. C. .Potter, and 
George Halght. First production 
will be a dew comedy, "Haven't We 
M6t Before?" 

Society of American Magicians 
will hold a two-day session, May31- 
June 1, at the McAlpln. 

With the Idea of pi^servlng "a 
certain glamor," the Shuberts are 
\^ltlng a clause In the contracts of 
their stars which will not permit 
them to be seen In public places. 

A new club to be called the Tor- 
mentors Is being organized as a 
successor to the Greeix Room Club. 



Addressing the fifth annlversary 
meetlng of the Jewish Theatrical 
Guild Sunday afternoon at the Jol- 
eon theatre. Mayor Walker advo- 
cated a liberal attitude toward .the 
theatre and said he did not propose 
to have the stage dragged in the 
social sewers and ruined by those 
who have no genuine regard for- It 

John E. Kellerd, veteran actor, 
after s long stay at the Hospital 
for Ruptured and Crippled, has gone 
upstate to recuperate. 

"Reporting the World," a m. p 
depleting the world-wide news 
gathering activities and modern 
methods of news dissemination of 
the United Press Asso., Is having 
Its first showing at the 65th St 
Playhouse this we'fik. Associated 
Press had a previous film on the 
same subject 

Two night clubs and six restau 
rants and alleged speakeasies were 
raided by the police early Sunday 
a. m. Ten arrests Tvere made and 
.small quantities of liquor seized. 

Richard K. Richardson, m. p. op 
erator, and Elsie Llndon were mar- 
-.rled oil Saturday In a plane fiylng 
'over the airdrome at Bristol, Conn 



"Red Russia" la the new title of 
the play from the Russian which 
will open at Atlantic City next 
week. It was previously known as 
"The First lAW." > 

Frieda Inescourt and Percy Waram 
have been engaged by the Theatre 
Guild to tour next season with a 
' company presenting' Bernard Shaw's 
"Major Barbara" and "Pygmalion.'' 

Louis F. Werba will open a spring 
and summer musical stock at the 
Boulevard, Jackson Heights, May 13. 

John D. Williams has been en 
gaged by A. H. Woods to stage 
Jack Klrkland'B "Frankle and 
Johnny," now being cast. It will 
be^sent to Chicago for a summer 
~eydiie"~' — ■ ^ 

Bappy Edith HInton, ^0, colored 
«lnger and dancer in the Harlem 
cabaret belt. Is in the Harlem Hos- 
pital In a critical condition. She 
was chasing her canary when the 
Are escape on whicn she was stand - 
Ins collapsed and she fell four 
floors to the street ' 

Mrs. Minnie Rolsman, Kew York, 
member of a theatrical company, 



suffered several broken ribs In an 
auto accident Sunday near Reading, 
Pa. She was taken to a hospital. 
Mrs. Rolsman .^vas on her way to 
Erie, Pa. 

A nine months' tour of the Far 
EwBt In October, under the ausclpeb 
of Joseph R Shea will be taken by 
a repertory troupe of 17 players. 
Tour will start In Honolulu. 



The Lambs, Players and Actors' 
Fund of America were each left 
$1,000 in the will of William Norrls, 
comedian, who died March 20. 



Announcement was mode April 18 
of the engagement of CIssle Loftus 
to Dr. Edward R. Johnson, West 
Haven, Conn. 



Annual summer theatrical season 
at Skowhegan, Me., will begin May 
20 and lOBt until August. 



Board of directors of Warner 
Bros., April 18, voted to extend an 
offer to the minority stockholders of 
Stanley Co. to exohange their com- 
mon for Warner common on a basis 
of three shares of Stanley for one 
of Warner's.' At present Warner 
Bros, own 86 per cent of the out- 
standing stock of Stanley Co. 

CHICAGO 



John Henry Mears Is bringing 
The Nut Farm," with Wallace 
Ford, Helen Lowell and Put O'Brien, 
to the Cort May 6. Cast Includes 
Natllle Schafer, Graham Valsey, 
Louise Huntington. Edward Keene, 
Sam Colt and Morton Le Roy. 

Marks Bros, and Goodman and 
Harris, theatrical interests, have 
^Id their real estate holdings near 
tRe Granada theatre. Property con- 
sists of the entire block oh Sheridan 
road, ' between Loyola and Albion 
avenues. ^ 



* With "Boom Boom" bming into 
the Apollo ADrll 28, "Diamond Ul" 
will be transferred that night to the 
Great Northern. 



Chicago companies of "Follow 
Thru" and "New Moon" are an- 
nounced for fall. 



LOS ANG£l.ES 



FORE 



Joe Klrkwood, triok golf expert, 
wUi play for Keith's, opening next 
week at the Palace, Chloago. Klrk- 
wood was the ' Rox7> New York, 
two weeks ago. 



Big party and entertainment will 
inaugurate season opening of Clear- 
view golf club next Saturday night. 
Dinner and dance at t4 a head in 
conjunction with entertainment 

.Volunteer entertainers Include 
Leon Elrrol, Joe Frisco, Bert Lahr, 
Chris Thaulow and his flddle. 
"Cheerful Charlie" and hia orchestra 
will supply the din. 



No Newport Geegees 

' Providence, April 23. 

Rhode -Island Legislature ad- 
journed last week without acting 
favorably on two. blUa (or parl> 
mutjiel horse Tacing la Newport, 
alttfough sooIetiMeadera were strong 
for legalized betting. 

Senator Willlaiii H. Vanderbilt, 
wealthy Portsmoutli . Republican 
leader, made bid -to get bills 
through, but committee killed meas- 
ure ' because ot opposition from 
church groups throughout the state. 



Tia Juana Passes 

lios Angeles. AtirU 23. . 
The old Tia Juana race trablt will 
be a thing, of tlio pafit iiezt tall. A 
new one is being. erticteA three miles 
away at Agua Caliente l)jr the or- 
ganization headed ' by 'Wlrtta Bow- 
wn.' . 

It is figured the .new track, which 
is to be 1% miles in length, wiU 
cost arouhd $1,600,000., With the 
opening of the track 'in Agua.^ 
Callente old Tia Juana will pass out 
of existence. 



Unconmion Omtta 

By Ruth Morris 



stirring Malo . 

"Alibi" is a swell picture. It's 
out-and-out . melodramat well told, 
with two - knockout situations 
worked oiit #ltb "suspense. Only 
one' situation, th.at of the death of 
the boy detective (who over-acted 
consistently throughout the film) 
waia drawn out with typical movie 
pathos. 

'Eleanor Griffith/ was rather weak 
In the leading feminine role. 'Her 
most ftattering shot was In a black 
felt cloche with turned-back'' brim 
dipping down on either side. Chiu- 
ter Mori::ls made a good dirty doig 
of a villain, with beettlihg; brows 
and' nasty ;f&cULI' contdrtionB. 

Not a ^little of the enjoyment of 
thfi evening was' contributed by' a 
short that preceded the feature-Hi 
'fashion display of the styles Of liBOO 
finii' thereabouts, it is almost uif- 
believable that the' "defrfter ort" of 
not' so many years ago should be 
so utterly the last word in comic 
values. 



STUDIO H*Blgl>*T.T. 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Pox studios opened the -Studio 
Indoor baseball season by defeat- 
ing R-K-O studios. II' to 8. ' 



W. E. Curry, father ot Llta Grey 
Chaplin, who died April 3, Ipft an 
etsate ot $76,000, bulk of which goes 
to widow, Mrs. Louisa Ciirry., 

"Veloie Weaver, dgaret girl at the 
Potton Club, made unsuccessful sui- 
cide' attempt In drinking polsoa.- 

Publldty In' Louella Parsons' col-' 
umn of Hollywood chatter Is respon- 
sible for additional grief for Nancy 
Carroll. After being cleared of a 
charge of failure to pay wages to a 
reputed employee, Miss Carroll Is 
now . faced with a suit .by Penner 
and McPadyen for $64 for gas and- 
oll, alleged to have been -used in de- 
livery car of a confectionery store, 
ownership of which was attributed 
to the actress by the writer. Action 
Is again based on thsistory^naming 
her aa owner of the store. 

City council amended UcAise or- 
dinance changing cost' of licenses 
for dancing acAdemles from flat 
yearly rate to sliding scale, based 
on annual register of pupils. 

District Court of Appeals denied 
plea of Llla McComas, screen ac- 
tress, that Superior Court be re- 
strained from trying an action filed 
by Independence Indemnity Co. %o 
levy against a lien of $16,000, which 
she claims she wsis awarded aa 
damogres in a recent accident In- 
demnity company filed Hen to sat- 
isfy hospital and medical bills con- 
tracted by actress. 



Alma Rubens paroled from State 
Narcotic hospital at ^orwalk, after 
a month. 

Marlon Blackton, scenario writer, 
divorced from C. Gardner James, 
scenarist, on charges of cruelty. 
Couple married three years. 

Superior Court Judge McComb 
sustained demurrer to suit of Mrs. 
Lucy Roberts, widow of Theodore 
Roberts, against her husband's heir, 
Edward HIgglns, in whjch she at- 
tempts to collect alimony from es- 
tate of late husband; 



Prank-Ii;-T-ltu8i-manager-.o£-Wbnr,, 
derland, small grind picture house, 
will be tried by Municipal Court 
Judcfe Boquc on 'charges of show- 
ing an Indecent film titled "Bare 
Legs." He pleaded not guilty at 
preliminary hearing. 

'Alexander Pantages Informed the 
daflles here In two or three weolcsi' 
RKO w'lU tako over his circuit. 



House Peters, picture actor, was 



compelled to give a $1^000 bond by 
Judge' Strellnger in fieverly Hills 
Court so that in. the future he 
would not disturb' the peace ot his 
ndghbore "by making mock musical 
noises and aping radio announcers 
at all times ot the .day and night 

Mrs. Teme' Kornmaii, mother of 
Mary Ko'mman, child actress, grant-< 
ed . divorce from Eugene Kommein, 
cameraman, by Superior Court 
Judge Schaur. Chargced cruelty. 

CuUen B. Tate, -screen director,: 
fined $26 by Municipal Court Judge 
Miller upon conviction ot liquor pos- 
session charga 

-•Phyllis Haver to New York for 
her marriage to William Seaman, 
merohantr scheduled tor April 24. .« 

Art Acord, screen actor, declared 
bankrupt'and given ten days' to file 
schedula 

, Gladys McConnell, screen actress, 
and her husband, Arthur Hager- 
mann, press agent are living apart 



Clean Picture " 

Eddie Dowling, Jn a personal ap- 
peararice preceding "The Rainbow 
Man," described It as "not the big- 
gest picture in the world, and not 
the best 'picture in the .world — but, 
at leaj^t. it's clean"— which is good 
enough' criticism as ain'y. 

But it's an entertaining picture 
nevertheleiss. ''due cbfeQy' to the 
Agreeable personalities of- Dowling, 
Marion Nixon and the lovable Utile 
Frankle Darro. Miss Nlxbn plays 
the role ot minstrel man's sweet'- 
heart 'With a great deal of ' sweet- 
ness and charm. She .wears a long, 
inmiadulately waved t)Pb awfully 
well and looks very attractive In the 
costumes assigned — a nice one be- 
ing a travel-ensemble' wlth modish 
twortoned dress and matching tur- 
ban. 

In the: Shop* 
Nice three-piece angora suits at. 
Best's. Good for golfing on these un- 
certain days.... Cute sports things 
at Altman's, Including natty little 
tennis dresses and a 'i>athlng suit 
with . a French Jersey - blouse and 
flaring panties of moire. Interest'- 
Ing hats at the Reboux Salon— one, 
"Arc-en-clel" In baku with arohed 
brim and giddy chlfton drapery at 
the side; another, "Coup de Cray- 
on" ot mllan'with the new high 
flare off the face.... Deep collared 
sleeveless afternoon frocks at Stew- 
arta Also, backless beach pajamas. 
A . printed . short Jacket to match 
flaring trow, send a blouse held to- 
gether in' the back by tiny bows per- 
mitting wide open spaced below as 
well as above the ofllclal neckline. 
One deep breath and you're lost.... 
Gingham checked pajamas In cr^pe 
de chine at Kurzman'^ Expensive, 
08 such things go, but cute.... An- 
other smart suit for the golfer at 
Bonwlt Teller's, made ot an orig- 
inal Chanel fabric Unusual Jane 

Regny sports model at Franklin 
Slmon'a Made of narrow pleats 



HoDywood Chatter 



Hollywood, April 20. 

Bob Collier, ot Fox theatre- pub- 
licity staff. Is on a prune Juice diet. 

Frank 'Whltbeok traded in his 
little car for a leaping' lena and 
can't keep within the speed limits. 

Starting signal tor taking pictures 
used to be "Camera." Now It's 
"Quick, the needle." 

Clara Bow spending most of her 
time at studio wardrobe depart- 
ment ' being fltted-ATr several pairs 
of tights to show her "Dangerous 
Curves" tor picture of same name. 

Pathe studios transporting actors 
by airplane from Culver City to 
Metropolitan airport, '12 miles away. 
'In taking his initial 'airplane ride 
Bill Hart admitted it to be the first 
time he has allowed tear to ; over- 
come him. 

Large percentage* ot , incoming 
.calls at picture studios, are from 
brokers asking tor margins. 

George K. Arthur exchancted $600 
fpp~-sllver^chlpa..at.;Agua..CftU@nte, 
looked over the tables and without 
making a bet returned to the cash- 
ier's wicket Cashed li^'and broke 
even. . Arthur is Scotch, , 

Otis . Harlan became so accus- 
tomed to wearing a. nightgown In 
his -current picture that when lue 
retired- one night he crawled Into 
bed with, his business clothes on, 

Josef von Sternberg is sending 



out an appeal tor a flock of extras 
who can speak congenially and ex- 
temporaneously. Many- hostesses 
are in the same fix. 

Winnie SHeehon and Joe Schenck 
attend Hollywood fights, together. 

'Louise Fazenda has made a bet 
with Bill Beaudlne that she will 
wear a wasiiwoman's cpstume at 
the next premiere In Hollywood. 
. Studio cat gave birth to Utter of 
kittens in Dorothy Mackaill's dress- 
ing room. Dorothy has ■ adopted 
them. 

Hal Mohr, chief photographer on 
"Broadway," vkcatlonlng in the 
Fiji Islands without a camera. 

Olive Borden being taught to hoot 
at a dance studio. 

George' Olllespie, dude cowboy, 
who eloped with Chicago heiress to 
Montgomery-Word holdings, mak- 
ing good in pictures and f8|ther-ln- 
law reported weakening in opposi- 
tion. ' • , 

Lloyd Bacon off on fishing trip 
.aeeltlng^^eBafilmens^tor., scientific 
museums. 

"Vic Shapiro Installs blackboard 
at Fox's publicity deoartment as 
means ot checking whereabouts of 
his rambling assistants. 

Sarah Padden writing play in be- 
tween scenes at M.-G studloa 

English lessons are making Renee 
Adoree speak French with an 
American accent 



It was impossible to escape- tha 
Russians at the little clneinas last 
Veek, with '•Kneela" at the. 6Etli 
Street and ''Prisoners ot the Sea" 
at the Fifth Avenue playhbuse. The 
latter waa tiie ' most contused pic- 
ture, with continuity .aa much.' at 
sea as the "Prisonera." But the 
last episode with a ship's orew 
trapped 180 feet below the water in 
a doomd submarine, needed no 
previous exiwsitlon to add to the 
stark horror and gripping tragedy. 



running lilgta Vp/into the bodlca^ 
caught in by diagonal bands. Cornea 
In beautiful shades (pale yellow, 
delicate -groen. gray-green and 
powder blue) aiid awfully jsmart. ... 
Ne-w' stocking - fad' at Russekft— 
opejnwork lace achieving a brftoelet 
effect around the left ankle. 



Roxya 'DTyartlSMmant 
The Roxy.s .Bert Lytell's granll 
movletdrie tor N. y. A. stibBoriptlon. 
He deser^eid > gold, medal' tor Its 
str^ilghttorwaydneBS, llkeableness 
and . utter lack ot cheap- t^ppekl. . . 
Rapee conducting the "Rhapsody in 
^ue. moderately 'woil-^had almost 
forgotten what a grand- composi* 
tlon It is.. .Div,e(ftlssemeht,'openlhs 
'iWltta "The- Mtislo -Box," chfrmingly 
'done' in -the Chantvei Sourip- manner 
... Pieotslon, number tor the . Roxy- 
ettea. Utied ^lack arid Gold," trlth 
gold spaikgled tulle dresses. . .Series 
ot MacDowell'a Woodland sketches, 
the munbers picked up -.-with light 
behind a scrim' drop painted with 
graceful silver -birches^.. Judge 
Landts on the Movietone; 'What a 
comedy personality I... Shots in a 
Pteel factory, looking like Robert 
Edmond Jones' settings. 'Various 
outdoor shots for the vacationist— 
oh, to be almost'any where, now 
that - spring is here. . .Beautiful 
shadowy stage setting tor "'Voices 
of Spring," with those lovely, but 
lovely, Montedoro colors in the 
costumes. .. Amusing '-danoo by Pa« 
trida Bowman arid Masslne. . . 
Spring shower followed by a clever 
rainbow effect achieved .by knock- 
out costiimea Awfully good. 



8'ame Weird Clothing ' 

Diane Ellis' pliotogrdphs beautt- 
pfuliy and makes a perfectly lovely 
looking heroine - in ' "Tlte Leather-' 
neck." A p^ty that she was per- 
mitted to speak when the film 
gathered vocal sequences— her flat; 
middle Western . drawl completely 
blasted the Illusion of a high-born 
Russian lady educated 'iri England. 
It mlght'liave been expected that 
she. would -have 'i>Ick'ed 'up, if not 
an accent, at leaiat sorite sm&rt 
.clothes while in Kngland, but- the 
costume designed saw* fit to clothe 
her In weirdly ilavored Russian gar.- 
ments. 

The fllm concentrates on three 
likeable -rdilghnecks serving In the 
Marine Corps In China — modern 
musketeers always ready for a 
rousing fight or a drinking bout 
It goes along with -a fine sweep 
iintll one ot those silly ' unsatis- 
factory movie twists negotiates a 
happy and sapp^ ending. 

Collegiate atmosphere at Proc- 
tor's 86th street, with the 14 Brick- 
tops matriculating, articulating, 
graduating and orchestrattngr. The 
Brlcktop Orchestra Is a very trim 
organization with lots ot stylo and 
agreeable enterUlnment. Other 
members ot. the' unit are Ada 
Brown, perfectly -bwell Aunt Jemima 
songrstress; Madle and Ray, those 
two 'nice rope-splnnlng kids and the 
dellgh{fully''' silly R-unaway Four, 
Barry and 'Whltlege offer some aw-- 
fuUy good fun— there's. - not > one 
serious word In the whole act ex- 
cept In a few spots where the non- 
sense takes on the k'ee'n edge'ot 
satire: they're a grand pair. 

NEW YORK CHATTER 

(Continued f roni' pag6 46) 
the nite life impresarios, entertain- 
ers, racketeers and 'leggers don't 
trade in anything under a. buolt- 
The barbers rate $1 a shave for a 
tip. and a deiice -tor a haircut, etc. 
Manicurists trim 'eib at the rate of 
$2 to $6 as a tip. . 



-~Ffi«ircIiy-=Fl8ia-Rivalr--^™- - 
Leo Durocher and Lin Larry, both 
Yankee infielders, are seeing the 
sights together. Angle Is thait Dur- 
ocher is the cause of Larry being 
on the bench, Iieo beating him to 
the short-stop post on the . spring 
training trip. Club paid $100,000 for 
Larry, who is spending his initial 
season on the big time. 



Wedneiidajr. April H IMSO 



WOMEN'S PAGE 



VARIETY 



4S 



Gray M atter 

By Moilie Gray 

(TOMMY QRAVS 8I8TER) I 



' ' DaftckTs at Riverside 

Rlyersid^ .mu9t center to moze fat. 
fuBsy. eeat-cliaitglngr women, than 
any New Torfc theatre. Uaher waa 
poritlvely angeUq too; they'll can- 
nontee one Qf, them yet If army 
rules let them, 

Ada May did; a new step named 
for. the. BUbway, ' good too. New 
' ensemble In -shades of pink, flower 
beaded ' and becomtner until it 
opened, on the side due to dancing.. 
Ewlng Eatoni another lady alone, 
wore her hame suit until she 
ohanged befpre a six Inch, screen 
to one- piece, affair In cerise 
flecked witb~ silver, a single row of 
silver fringe for. a collar. A neat 
dancer and musician. Lopez and 
his band of 14 men and three hand- 
clappers, miilte music -and .sing. "In- 
ti'oducing Pauline Gaekins, pretty, 
peute and sweet" (Lopez speaking). 
And telUng the truth but not all, 
she can daiice, her frock of pale 
pink satin and crepe unruffled skirt. 

;-Iarold "Bed" Orange In "77" 
T^hlch Is just' «s homeopathlo as 
that , number Is In a drug store. 
Could have been "What, no .lce7": 
but for the fact there was a blonde 
In the act, Gladys Head. Virginia 
Barrett, a cute -brunette, helped a 
lot liiough' both her frocks were 
homeopathic too. - Gladys appeared 
flrst In white ' satin making her look 
all the .same color from the top of 
her h'etid but her pink crepe en- 
semble . later . was much, more be- 
< coming. Hama and Tama closed. ' 

Age Limit, for Costumes 

Forty psecond street on the way to 
the American. About 8.30 p. m. 
Sounds like Coney . Island, ticket 
barker's trying to drown out each 
other. "Canary Murder Case," de 
vocallzedi -Is like rjeadlng a story- 
so nlany titles ne^jessary— with In^ 
terruptlons. "Wild Wood Workers,' 
a short film, "By Western Electrla" 
"Taxi Dolls," a Mack Sennett orea 
■Hon, gave. Virginia Vance an oppor- 
tunity to" do a mechanical doll very 
we'!.- 

: ral- Sands and bis six girls dance 
amid .A profusion of gold curtains, 
but in costumes that deserve pen- 
sions.-' There really, should be an 
age limit to ostrich,- especially. Girls 
wore' ordbtd . ooldr flrst. when the 
Doll Sisters wore many colored 
feathers, -with. ; blue bodices and 
Anally, with red satin frocks; the 
tour, in the line were topped by red 
plumes. ' Russian costume was 
prettiest, of green velvet and chiffon 
banded with white fur; the Spanish 
girl had to wear red satin covered 
-with blaok lace , and the lady from 
Hawaii. o|C course, alfalfa. Feminine 
member of Bertrand and Ralston 
looked nice 'in silk ensemble of del- 
icate yellow, the coat partly covered 
with, embroidered flowers and a few 
touches of the same on the frock, 
soft hat matching. 

Clinton and Stoner, the girl hold- 
ing the hoop for the man to Jump 
through, ,opened. Myrtle Bolahd, in 
a silk go-wn that was a liability, was 
second, and. Glffiord and Grfesham 
closed. 

Happy, genial little old man who 
takes the tickets says "Good 
Night." Must be there good many 
years and still smiling, probably 
never sees the shows. 



dark silk edging at the neck com- 
ing to a bow at the .waist very 
graceful.' .Jane Wintpn's' black 
satin pajamas had knee length coat 
of metal brocade. 

' Bees and Baby Snakes 

Anyone interested In "How doth 
the busy beeT'f could see "The Ad- 
ventures of Maya" iomd And out. 
They'd. learn many other thlnigrs,' too, 
including how baby, snakes, about 
six feet long, come out of their 
shells and what various Insects, eat 
and howl And if they haven't 
squirmed out of their own ! skins by 
that time they will see the Great 
Ba.ttle of Beehive between the hor- 
nets and the bees. Certainly mar- 
velous photography. 



Pretty Qals at Colony 

Colony has a sho^ this week, if 
It only weren't backed by wrinkled 
rags. 

Twelve Dancing Marvels, girls 
are all pretty and the costumes 
still holding together. Opening in 
those double -duty feather skirts 
firoadway knows so well, different^ 
polld color back and front and full 
face' masks on the backs of their 
heads. White taffeta ruffles with 
saucy hats and again flesh color 
crepe trimtned with blue used for a 
ballet number. Natalie and Darnell 
opening costumes scant, feet bare 
during the adagio but a pretty pink 
frock for the waltz. 



Olga Baclanova plays the main 
part in "The Czarina's Secret" done 
In color. She IS Catherine, the lady 
who could make a throne fall but 
not Sally Band's white haired boy. 



"■"Kura Ta Planto- iS'- splendld-ln- 
"Scandal." Quite a fashionable pro- 
duction even going in for polo, 
liaura looked smart always, es- 
pecially in a soft wool coat with 
wide belt and patch pockets. Her 
velvet gown had a circular flounce 
dipping In back also 'more spangled 
in back of the bodice than front 
and her heavy lace negligee with 



Wear Stunning Gowns 

Ann Cpdee, at the Slet Street "is 
always worth seeing if only for th« 
careless way she handles .her part- 
ner, bei gets tossed about like corn 
in', a hopper. She is Just as attrac- 
tive 'as ever in both her red satin 
coatdress with black satin hem 
and . deep cuffs; her huge ha^ buckle 
surely has-been seen before and in 
her Jacket gown of solid blue se 
quins whose upper skirt was cut 
straight across the back but fell be- 
low the hem in a double point In 
front. She slngrs sOngs in French 
and English -and German — the latter 
very good, according to overheard 
comment, 8tih Is doing the same 
ones she has always done. 

Adelaide Kendall Is the charming 
cause of the argument in "Apple- 
sauce," a sketch whose .title covers 
its description. She wore a good 
looking white frock whose cape col 
lar hung from tiny ^red buttons dn 
the shoulders to near the hem, be 
Ing lined with red and decorated 
with several rows of red braid near 
the bottom: The same red mode the 
bow tie and the pockets on the 
blpuse, aiid two groups of red but 
tons; skirt, box pleated in front, 
with fine pleats on the sides. 

'Olive McClUre me^es her poorest 
impression in her flrst dance, ' a 
kicking routine. But her perform- 
ance as a prisoner' in - chains lEind 
handcuffs (the most plentiful part 
of her covering) was so flne it was 
a 'surprise. She' made the audience 
feel with her while most dancers 
are lucky to make an- audience 
understand what they are only try- 
ing to express, if anything. It was 
disappointing that she only ap- 
peared for a few steps In the flnale, 
her costume then of orangb velvet 
spangled and black net cap. 



Mrs. Hoover 1st White 
House Lady on Radio 

Washington, April 23. 

Mi:s. Hoover Is the flrst "flrst lady 
of the land" to speak over the radio. 
Th'ough recorded by the talker 
newsreels on several, occasions, 
Mrs. CooUdge never got before the 
mike,, though it was & common oc- 
currence for Mr. Coolldge, the for- 
mer President. 

Mrs. Hoover, though not on the 
scheduled program, spoke over a 
nation-wide N. B. C. hook-up dur- 
ing the dedication of Constitution 
Hall, the new Daughters of^ the 
American Revolution building, dur- 
ing their convention here last 
week. 



"Now and Then," a talking short, 
using a' vaude troupe as the 1878 
(it was 1890 in vaude) whoopee 
makers gets several laughs and 
gives Vina Delmar's "Bad Girl" a 
clo'se-up as one of the symptoms 
of 1929. 



Mary, "Just Adorable" 

What a perfect pair Mary Pick- 
ford and "Coquette" make! In the 
earlier scenes she Is, to use her own 
favorite expression, -"Just adorable," 
and later, after the shooting and 
at the trial, she is just splendid, a 
genuine actress if there ever was 
one. 

She looked sweet in white taffeta 
and mallne and her gray ensemble 
was very becoming with Its fox 
trimming 'and monogrammed tie. 
The printed frock did things to Our 
Mary that it didn't seem possible 
anything could do to her. It's hard 
to lose "Sunnybrook Farm" and 
"Daddy Xiong Legs," but it was 
worth it for "Coquette." 



HOLLYWOOD STYLES 



Hollywood, April 18. 
Beiause' 6t the preponderance of 
clothes as they are' not worn, seen 
on the screen, it Is at times difficult 
to believe that motrle costume de- 
signers Itfe actually men ot dis- 
criminating taste, 'with a thorough 
knowledge of clothes as they should 
be worn. .There "hre so many im- 
pediments, to'' the expression of their 
better Judgment that by the time 
their design' Is Anally made up* it 
Is a cruelly, distorted version of 
their original intent. 

Juat'a's censorship makes it: nec- 
essary to sugar-coat a plot dealing 
honestly, with life, so must the cos- 
tume designer for the movies pret- 
tify his creatldna to Interest the 
movie-going public, which is not 
one to care much about the beauty 
of line. They exclaim over mag- 
nlflcence, eccentricity, bizarre pat- 
terns, and who is the costume de- 
signer to give them instead esthet- 
ics, when the whole picture indus- 
try Is concentrated upon satisfying 
their devotion to) things as they 
don't really happe^. 

Before a design is okayed it must 
convince the one -who Is to wear it, 
the director, and the supervisor, and 
producer that it is right. The taste 
of so many individuals is bound to 
vary from that of the designer, who 
was hired because he is supposed 
to . know his subject Very few 
screen players, judging from their 
persona) w'ardrobe, ore In touch 
with what is accejpted as good style. 
The badfground of many directors 
and supervisors being what it is, 
wealth Is symbolized to them by 
great elaboration, tremendous quan 
titles of fuiB, velvets and brocades. 
'7et women who have unlimited 
quantities of money to spend on 
their clothes spend it for a little 
Chanel jersey dress or a classically 
simple crepe Vioiinet evening gown. 

The screen itself is a foe to ^e 
placated. -Color . Is lost to it, yet 
color as it photographs is a studjr 
in itself. Subtle -nuances in shades 
become drab; brilliance, dull. 

Now that every set is micro- 
phone-Infested, certain fabrics that 
swish with movement are banned. 
The stiff Bilks, such as taffeta and 
moire, so very smart right now; are 
denied the talkies. 

Limited by so many different 
considerations, the designer cannot 
help but make the compromises his 
costumes so plainly reveal. 



Radium Effective 

Cecelia Weston, closes the Fifth 
Avenue's (Ive acts. Her first gown 
was a faded green crepe hemmed 
with exhausted .. ostrich, .but.Mhe 
elaborately beaded white crepe with 
rhinestone shoulder straps was 
much better. The skirt showed 
three lengths parted In front, each 
bead-edged. Her pianiete -was 
probably relaxing here. 

Gene and Jeanette, musicians. 
^irl-^^.played,-flrat.,ln.;blue.,net„an^^^ 
finished in radium, her coat, the" 
edge of her sax and the pleats in 
his accordion. Holllngsworth - and 
Crawford argued 'bobbed hair, the 
wife In a good-looking yellow satin 
frock, some small red bead flowers 
01. the front panel, red slippers 
matching, a loop and long separate 
panel over each hip. 



Jean Arthur, featured In "The In- 
sidious Dr. Fu Manchu," plays the 
wily Oriental's adopted English 
daughter. Her clothes, therefore, 
have been given a decorous Chinese 
Influence. She looks fetching In a 
black -velvet suit With ermine at the 
collar and cuffs. The short coat 
simulates In outline a Chinese pa- 
Jama coat with kimono sleeves, flar 
Ing out slightly toward the bottom. 
Its only trimming Is two sliver an'd 
pearl tassels wMth fasten- the Jack 
et at the side heck. This skirt is 
straight and harrow. Her hat, a 
black velvet skull cap, has a brief 
circular veil, for mystery. 

For the "JIg-JIg-JIgaloo" number 
in "Broadway Babies," a title oddly 
mindful of "Dlg-a-dig-adoo," Alice 
White Is costumed in mhslcal com- 
edy South Sea Island style; black 
and white short, backless, bizarrely 
figured bodice, torso as is, then a 
short black fringed skirt. The head 
dress is a.tlght helmet with d great 
cockade of black cock's feathers on 
top. The chorus wears similar cos- 
tumes, with the addition of fringed 
'ankiets.-The-numbcr-ls-.done-against 
a futuristic background of palms, 
banana trees and native huts. 



Among the Women 

By The Skirt, Jr. 



Best Dressed Woman of the Week 
LEATRtCE JOY 

(Palace — Vaude) 



Women at the Palace— At LastI 

At last some women at the Pnlacc — and such women as Leatrlcc Joy, 
Trixle Frlganza and Margaret lining. 

Miss Irving was lovely in an orchid tulle bouffant and a white period 
gown, and Margaret Dumont was stunning in a green velvet royal 
costume. 

Miss Joy. would have been equally charming as Mary Smith. Here is 
one fllm star devoid of that superficiality, with some real ability besides. 
She entered in an exquisite white organdie bouffant trimmed in pink 
and a large white horsehair hat with a pink band. A white fitted gown 
of crystal enhanced her lovely figure and combined nicely with a white 
velvet wrap trimmed in white fox, For a dt^matlo French number she 
wore a dark blue gown and beret. Miss Joy has a pretty blonde accom- 
panist who added d great deal and looked sweet in periwinkle chiffon. 

Miss Frlganza, irreslsllble of l>crsonallty, is certainly welcome back. 
She unfolded some fast numbers and plenty of laughs as usual. Her 
costumes were worn one on top of another In Frlganza' fashion. She 
even stripped down to a smart red bathing suit with beach cape of red, 
white and black which was most becoming. 



Mayfair Bars Are Down 

Quite a numl>er of outsiders are being admitted to th'e Mayfair dances 
on Saturday nights due, no doubt, to the sketchy attendance of it's 
member^. 

Leatrice Joy was a charming picture in a white net gown with ruffles 
gathered' Into a tiny bustle effect in the back, and Claire ' Windsor was 
blooming in a white crystal gown. Gertrude MacDonald chose a soft 
flowered chiffon In^ white and red, and Dorothy Han was brilliant in red 
chiffon trimmed in huge red 'flowers. Madame Francis wore a pretty 
black lace. Ona Mu'nson, a pink and rose taffeta bouffant, and Gladys 
Baxter wore yellow chiffon with a metallic blouse. 

Eddie Biizzell seemed in good form not to mention Percy Heltoni Jack 
Whiting and Harry Relchenbaoh, Sam Katz was there and Mrs. Douglas 
Fairbanks the flrst, also Il^ttle Virginia Smith, wearing a lovely frock 
ot jade chiffon with, trailing feathers. lioulse Groody wore yellow satin. 



The Guild's Trifle 

Strange how the, lightest of plays take on an Importance when pre- 
sented by the Theatre Guild, for Instance: "The Camel Through the 
Needles E^e." A frothy .little trifle but charmingly done and affording 
a nice evening's entertainment. 

Miriam Hopkins 'was most attractive, having a certain vividness rare 
in blondes. She looked prbttlest in blue and peach pajamas and her 
blaok and white printed ensemble was sweet. Helen Westly gave- a 
strong performance as did Catherine Calhoun-Douoet and Elliott Cabot 
in smaller roles. 



Dowllng's Opening 

If you're an Eddie DowUng fi^n you'll like him immensely in his flrst 
talker. "The Rainbow Man." Perhaps you'll like him anyway, for In 
spite of old hackneyed situations, sloppy sentimentality, and a good deal,, 
of Irish propaganda there are moments of pathos and DowIIng is nU'' 
denlably 'Winsome. 

Marion Nixon established herself as a good hot for dialog, combining 
loveliness with Vocal profldency. Frankie Darrow, a typical theatrical 
child, handled himself excellently and made up in unction; ^hat he m%y 
have lacked in natural appeal. Dowllng was present opening night and 
everybody was introduced -from Al Smith to D. W. Griffith, Morris Gest, 
O. B. Goebel, George Weeks, Frankie Darrow and Dowllng's wife and 
mother. Kate Smith sang. 



Dix'a First Talker 

"Nothing But the Truth," at the Paramount, and contrary to reports,' 
proves itself a good laugh picture. Richard Dlx emerges with flylnff 
colors as a light comlo.wlth .a good voice and a sense of tempo. 

Dorothy Hall, new to pictures and from legit, played opposite Dlz, 
photographing well and-havlng an unusually appealing tbnat quality. 
Helen Kane is featured. Her personality and volice register- well but 
her appearance is a disappointment, owing to a tremendous Increase in 
weight. Winnie Gibson, beside Kane, looked beautifully slender and had 
charm. Katherlne Grey made a stunning mother type, well groomed, 
with a stage experience which stood her in . good stead. Miss Sfall 
wore a crepe frock, pleated here and there^ and .a small hat. Later,, a 
chiffon trailing gown with a scarf. Miss Kane was badly dressed in 
short sleeves and flowered material which tended to enlarge. Catherine 
Grey chose a stunning lace gown and was exquisitely shod. 



Hearsay 

Did you know that: Percy Wenrich has recovered from triple pneu- 
monia with the assistance of his wife, Doyy Connelly. . , . Barbara New- 
berry has a gorgeous new diamond pin. , . . Don Dllloway has been rest* 
Ing on a farm but has Joined "Courage". . . . Robert Emmett Keane and 
Claire Whitney are In demand for talkers. . '. . Leatrice Joy. Is anxious, 
to get back to California to a certain four-yeor-old Miss. . . . Mark 
Barron 'writes a charmingly characteristic, sprawl. . . « Roy D.'Arcy 
lunches with the mob 'these days. . . . Gladys Feldman is recuperating 
from a bad knee at French. Lick. . . . Doris Kenyon has a' sweet sing- > 
Ing voice. . . . Beth Brown, the authoress, is said to have physic power.' : ' 



"The 'Wheel of Life" reveals 
Esther . Ralston looking smartly 
blonde in an evening dress of stiff 
black net, polka-dotted with circles 
of black satin, .each bearing a 



Benefit 'at the Met 

N. V. A. Beneflt at the Metropolitan Sunday night was much less ber. 
wUderlng than usual, and more ehtertalplngi A profusion of talent 
with a great many of the stars merely saying' a few words before In- 
troducing the next. 

Lou. Holtz scored witii his easy clowning; Ada May was charming, 
Harlan Dixon danced expertly and Clayton, Jackson and Durante were 
as nonsensical as ever. Evelyn Herbert looked lovely In a banana 
colored gown with huge fringe sleeves and a tiny turban. She song 
beautifully. Bill Robinson was very popular, Kitty Doner was nicely 
received and Harry Fox filled the entire Metropolitan with his really 
pleasing voice.. "Fioretta" ensemble sang and the Roxyettes, Roxy bal-, 
let, and Chester Hale girls, from the Capitol, added to the total. Walter 
Wolff .was handsome and Adelaide Hall seemed to be suffering from 
laryngitis. 

Jules Bledsoe sang "Old Man River" and Lester Allen showed real 
poise with obviously no rehearsal. Ben Bemie made a great m^ c. and 
later Jock Pearl relieved him. Phil Baker is always amusing and Alleen 
Stanley assisted hlm-In a song. She chose an unbecoming yellow lace 
gown.. Lionel Atwill Introduced a radiant Janet Beecher, who In turn 
Introduced Erin O'Brlen-Moore. 

---^any^more'-and--mttny.v.-w.ho--,dlJh't— a]ift>t..,»jL-jelse I t would .still b e 
going on. . 



black sequin spangle in the center. 
The dres's, built over a sheath 'slip 
of black satin, has a short (ilcevc- 
less Jacket with a ecallopud edge 
outlined in spangles. The inverted 



V waistline is defined in spangles, 
as in the .scalloped skirt, which dips 
grncefully nt the back. Miss Ralston . 
tarrlod a huge fan made of the 
same material as her frock. 



VARIETY 



EDITORIAL 



W«<lnM^7. April 21^ 1929 




rrane Umrt. KeKix'rivil . - 
PaMMwd «ri>rlil> by VARIKTV, laa. 
Sim* Blivcrmaa, Pmident 
114 West 4fltli Street N«w Tork Cllr 



aUBSCRIPTION: 

Annul lis Poralan til 

einicie CoplM , 21 Ceow 



VOLu XCV 



No. 2 



15 YEARS AGO 

(From Varietp anC "Clipper") 

Employnent Agency law of New 
Tork really regulated- agents and 
there was much dissatisfaction with 
It' Incoming commissioner of ' li- 
censes, Arthur H. Bell, undertook a 
reform. He called theatre Interests 
into conference to learn their views 
as a basis of legislative proposals. 

lioew having absorbed SuUlvan- 
Consldlne circuit, it was expected 
Pantages would malce a new book- 
ing cohneotloii and dope favored a' 
Keith alliance. 

William Morris was showing pic- 
tures at tho New Tork theatre,, but 
both lioew and Mutual: Film ^ere 
bidding for the lease at the end of 
Morris' tenancy.' > 



hside Stuff-Pictiires 



(Conttuued from pag» 2S) 
hoppe4 upon by the Ubs for Hollywood <H>lorlng. Ho Buch reports, even 
on the inside, have reached New Tork. , ■ 

Hays, starting the divorce, charged incompatibility. ' It ta knowii arouiid 
the Square that in the seven years Hays has been In NeW Tork, Mrs. 
Hays has never vtslted him. He went to Sullivan, Ind,., where the Hays 
Uve and the suit was brought, about twice yearly, to see hla H-year-oId 
son. That record spoke for Itself. 

Printed accounts say Mrs. Hays wlU have the custody cit the son. Hays 
is very devoted to the boy. 

Sidney Kent got his first vacation this month In eight years. It lasted 
two weeks. A honeymoon- trip, Paramount's distribution bead marrying 
New Tork young wom.an, not In plctiires, 

"Show (Boat" Is being premiered in key cities at $2..6II or 13, for first 
performance only, then house scale. - This Is happening In towns where 
previously no tilted prices haVe prevailed. . From. reports the I6ca.)s have 
gone for the "exclusive" jierformance readily. Picture, also ^Ing shown 
in these towns 'as first in New Tork, without cutting and going beyond 
two hours. 

Report is that the "Show Boat" negative .filmed at . the opening of the 
New Tork run at the Globe last Wednesday .night was not': the^ one which 
hod been previously seen and okayed by company executives. 

Understood that there wais a split as to which y«i;sIon was better 
edited and also that the camera work, showed - up. better In the unused 
print 



The Mastbaum-Earle people 
opened the new Stanley, Phtl^el- 
phla; another step .It^ward the buUd-^ 
Ing of their big chain. 

Xasle Janis made a sensational 
fait in "The Passing .Show" In Ix>n- 
don, the beginning oir a foreign 
vogue that has kept her mostly 
overseas ever since. 

Union SquareijNew Tork, which 
had lost money both with big time 
vaudeville and straight plcture.s 
switched to pop policy and. got 
$3,000 net on the first week. 



There's a yarn, floating around about Ben Frank, of the I<. A. Ambas- 
sador Hotel Franks, which the proverbial wild horses couldn't drag out 
of tb^e principal Involved. Mt goes back to the war andAPelham Bay. 

Ben waa a sailor and ln'charire. o'f tbb company mdssT How much the 
other' mess boys were) getting away with;- In '-^heatlng dn. (pod and pocket- 
ing the cash surplus, didn't bother Fraiik because he wouldn't hofd out 
Nothing happened untU 'the gobs; started to ask . Vrfay thej> were Just 
eating while Frt^nl^B outfit wai dining.' 

The other charge de .affaires. buntVd.^^ sent a message to Frank he was 
queering their racket and to lay . pff; or .ielse. .They finally /sent one of 
their own number, a former heavyweight boxer, over with tiie ultlmaturn. 
Frank didn't do anything but^iavlte the gobrpufl; to ' dinner to talk it 
pver. ' .' , . 

But the meal was at.a well known roaflhouse just a ll^le way from 
Pelham. The fighter arrived to.flnd that'Sen was, at' least, doing It right 
with private dining room n' alL . Both having entered, the room, Frank 
locked the door and kept the key. ' Some tli^e lat^' he emerged and 
returned -to the . camp. 

The condition of the pug. When he finally got back, waa Frank's an- 
swer to the other boys. 

J. J. Murdock and Joseph P. Kennedy have takeii no decisive steps 
to brganlze their reported circuit of theatres, .now boofccid but not owned 
by Keith's. In view of that {he reports are more readily believed that 
those houses are under consideration by. .other chains, for. purchase. 



U. S. Sen. Hoke Smith- of Geor 
gta was preparing to Introduce a 
bin calling for Federal censorship 
of the screen. A similar measure 
was up in the New^Tork state leg' 
Islature, sponsored by Assemblyman 
Eadle. 

Top rental for a first run plc^- 
ture was $1,000 a week, paid by the 
N. T. Strand. Out of the metropolis 
practice was to book on 60-60 shar- 
ing terms tor suner-features. 



Dance craze extended to the high 
seas. Crack Atlantic liners were 
offering $600 for dance team fea 
tures for the trip. 



SO YEARS AGO 

(From pupper) 

Six-day walking matches having 
beconle a public craze, It, was In- 
evitable that the legislature should 
do something about If AccordlngV 
a New Tork assemblyman^ one 
Langbein, Introduced a bill In Al 
bany making It a misdemeanor for 
any owner of a place of ''public 
gathering to permit such competi- 
tion for money at the gate. 

One of the most punishing' prize 
fights ever .staged was fought In 
England between two heavyweights 
for. a stake of 2 pounds. It lasted 
15 rounds and at the finish the 
loser was out until they carried 
him to a public house and "applied 
restoratives." The winner was not 
much better off. ' 

''Black Crook" in revival contin 
ued to piny to capacity at Nlblo'a. 
Weekly change of specialty peopl 
helped. This week the new acta 
were Fred I^vantlne,«]uggler; Sle 
^grist troupe of acrobats and a quick 
sketch artist 



Parole, an American horse, won 
the Newmarket Handicap at 100 to 
16. American turf victories abroad 
were rare. 



The Barnum • circus was doing a 
landoflice business at the American 
Institute 'on. 'Third avenue In the 
■niiyBr^t~t8""Tei!ftrded""that~buBlne8!^ 
was aided by having the New Tork 
elevated railroad trains stop in 
front of the pin re. 



Jennie Teamans^wa8 the toast of 
the tOTtrtt. She was playing Xdttle 

Buttercup In "Pinafore." 

/ ' .. 

. ■WANTED— dood wnop vo««IlBt Strictly 
.iiKirtI nnd total ahuljilner. - to ^jlfr mejn 
tM»<I-t»ropenin'<e work. Leotursr, Bos-288, 
«MUiiwetu Uloh. 



of the present picture house stage. Not because the film and the special 
projector head can't do It, but due to^ measurements which, will show 
these openings to be much higher than they are wide, forolhg the picture 
to spill over the. arch on each side if the full height la usedl- Theatre 
men alalm^the proper, ratio of a stage oi>enlng should be four feet high 
to thre«i feet wide aiid that there are' few if any film theatres in the 
country boosting this ratio. . . '' ' - ' 

. Studlos' acknowledge that the u^ae of this big screen eliminates any 
thought of close-ups because of the terflflo dtoenslons when reproduced 
on the oversized screen. 



UiSlverflal'a "Broadway" and Paramount^ "Burlesque" will carry new 
examples of combined color and sound oh tho etaitte strip 'of standard 
sized film. Trouble so far has been due to color emulsion' spreading 
over the -entire frame, including the one-eighth Inch strip on the side 
allotted to the soubd track. .This , prevented the proper recording .of 
sound due to its requiring a different emulsion. To avoid this difflcuuy 
sound pictures .shown In color previously have been projected by means 
of two films,~a separate one for the sound track, or by use of film and 
disk. , 

Under the new. plan as developed by Technicolor, two negatives, one 
for tht) Image and one for sound, will be taken as formerly with the ex- 
ception that' the negative, contolnlng the picture wlU be on a reduced 
frame, to ailow space for Inclusion of the sound track. ' In preparing -the 
positive print the sound, track .Is first develotied ' and printed, then the 
remainder of the film, the section allotted to the photograph. Is cleared 
and . gelatine spread In Its . place. After that the color pldtnre Is Im- 
printed b£ the Technicolor absorption ttrocesa. 

This procedure also eliminates one of the difficulties In the black 
and white sound on film method — that of getting proper contrast In 
sound track and picture. ^ 



Paramount has expanded Its titling department 
added work caused by .dialog writing. 



IncreiUBe Is due to 



~ In the buying of sound shorts,-, syncronlzed comedies and feature talkers 
the big vaude circuits -around New Tork have discovered that there is 
at least a 60 per cent increase over their former silent films c6nstimptI6n. 
circuits are now buying almost two months or more In advance. 



Because of the hel^t of the cabaret set psed In "Broadway." musical 
synchronization on. the -picture did not com4. up to. expectation. It Is 
said that the soupd carried too far away from, the microphone and also 
that a cement floor on the stage., did; not help. . y 

Carl Laenqpile, . Jr., producer of the picture, Is having additional syn- 
chronization -done, at the studio. Most of It Is for thc»^ baokground mueic 
with 20 men being used instead of the original 12 who were working 
when the picture was taken. Howard Jackson Is supervising the syn- 
chronization. 

'When working on his Indian story hear Tucson. Arte, Robert Flaherty, 
directing for Fox,. picked. up a young Spaniard liamed Juart Sedlllo, good 
looking fellow of the 'Valentino type. As the latter was sitting In the 
hotel lobby -he saw an attractive, girl and a maM companion, who turned 
out to be her brother, register. He made' Influtrtes about the young lady, 
found out that she was a I>anlsh- countess touring America and headed 
for Mexico; 

He managed to get an Introduction and' the next, day as It rained 
there waa no work. So he began rushing the idri and took her to a 
picture show. He proposejd and the couple Immedlateiy went to NOgales 
where -they were married. 

Brother proceeded' on his tour and the Countess Joined the Flaherty 
conipany with her husband. 

Strand.. New Tork, Is showing .the; stills of a forthcoming picture in 
an unique ^manner. Public Is to be k^t guessing as to the title of the 
picture. ' . . r 
Stills disclose the cast -with the faces blocked out. by strip*. 

Thomas J. Geraghty, writer for First National, found working at home 
difficult when he clocked more than. 125 phone calls In one day. Decided 
to pack his typewriter and move to" an apartment where he would not 
be annoyed; . 

Second day In this seclusion proved too much. He missed the phone 
and began calling up his friends.' 

A picture director who In -the past fo'ur years has ooraa from nowhere 
Into the ranks of high priced megaphone wleldera. fs suffering from an 
extreme case of eg:o. Success has cost him the good feelings Of many 
friends and practically the' good- will of all actors- and technicians with 
whom he has worked during the past two years. 

Condition is said to have so affected the morUe on the lot where he 
had one. picture to make that the executives decided to give him his re 
tease rather than go through a tumultous pieriod on another production. 

'While working on a picture recently the director Is reported to have 
done so many things to belittle people that the- star finally told him he 
had stood for enough guff and fnsul^ to others: that he was personally 
calling the director to task because he wasn't afraid of him., director. In- 
terfering with his picture career, and finished by saying that If the 
abuse continued he, the 'tictor, would take him to task, and physically. 
Picture had about a week to go and the director behaved. 

A classic of foolish economy In Hollywood has percolated ea^t re- 
volving about a sleigh and two horses for which the owner wanted $20 
for the day's services. Production manager decided $15 was enough, 
Sleigh owner, counting up his time', fodder for th» naga, etc., was 
adamant about that 20 bucks. The production manager, miffed, vowed 
he would- shoot the picture regardless. Ho dug up a sleigh, got a couple 
of nags, and was apparently alt set,, having Htiot hi* eLium 

At the exhibitions of the rushes', somebody noticed that the sleigh -w'os 
of decidedly Russian character, low-slung,, with the seats elevated. That 
''co^urdnT'gdr''7r'ffiMm''H $B0;000-lo8s for'a-re-tako.— 
20 buck toll for his sleigh of contemporary character finally got his 
double saw-buck but It cost , the studio plenty. 

Those Btiereoscopic- tests RCA has beeii making with the "tuSy Fingers" 
(musical) troupe are being taken oh 70mm, - fllm.. on the same order as 
the grandeur film Fox is* using for "Fox Folllea.* [Am far as ciut be 
learned Fox rates Its extra width film at 77mm. 

'While Fox Is currently aiming to send Its big flln int* the Gaiety. 
New. Tork, and a few key cities, theatre men bring O. tlM question of 
this sized film being capable of fllllns tho ratln pRMMolum opening 



Mall carrier who took -a, walk on his day off Isn't must different than 
Eddie Cantor and George JesseL A couple of weeks ago the boys found 
themselves together on a Sunday with neither having a benefit sched- 
uled. While motoring around the city, they Jokingly framed a vaudo 
act and wondered if It would dick without the Cantor and Jessel names. 
This led them Into a>Bearch for a 1>enefit and they, finally foiind one 
In the herring district U^ing ficticious names, they tried their act ,«nii 
did fairly well with It LAter, however,. Jessell squawked that Cantor 
had killed a laugh. Anxious to prove that he hadn't Cantor started 
another search -tor a benefit and found one. In an Italian neighborhood. 
Taking no chances on getting Just a fair reception again, they vsed their 
own- names and naturally everything went great 

This proved nothing, so they headed. for the Fulton theatre to try It 
out on a cash crowd. Everybody bad gone home but the night watch^ 
man, a friendly but not overly interested gent Told of their argument, 
he said: — 

"I've nothing to do all night If you fellows think you're funny, come 
In and do the act for me and ril give you my honest opinion." 

Jessel and Cantor grabbed at the . chance, and went through the act- 
while the watchman sat alone In'the auditorium. Not a laugh. , / 



Recently a young chap who worked as a bos plant with a stage 
comedian went to Hollywood to gag and write material on pictures. Ho 
was given an office with a so-called gag man and wise-cracker who has 
been writing vaudeville materiaL The young fellow, wanting to- get 
the low-down on what was what for picture comedy would tell tho 
veteran gag man an Idea. The latter would laugh It down and Inform 
him that It was not adaptable for pictures. 

Ope day a director came Into the office where both men were and 
before he could be stopped by the older gag man. thanked the latter 
for ah Idea he had given htm. The Idea, he said, was so good that ho 
had made a two-reel short of It and was giving the gag man credit for 
It The youngster heard the oration of .how the Idea worked out and 
discovered It was Just as he had told It to the veteran gag man. 

When the director left the office, the veteran gag. man turned to the 
youngster and said. "Be very careful) in this business. Everybody steal* 
your ideas. Tou can't even trust your own mother In this racket" 



Chicago TIddlsh press was up in arms, over Ethel Water's singing 
of "Ell EU" immediately following a salacious ditty, "Handy Man." 

One well known and Important Jewish ilewspaper burned.- claiming 
that if- there had been a demand for the chant Miss Waters might hnvo 
been pardoned for using ix^ but that the only requests for -the number 
came from the ushers. 



Some 62 miles out of New Tork and on Long Island is the Kings 
State hospital, subjected lately to published attacks on cruelty to and 
the treatment of some of the patients, he N. 'V. A. has a number ot 
men and women there receiving treatment none of whom Is said to 
have complained. 

Among some of the stage people ui^er treatment are Sim Collins, 
Bob Fem.s, Charles E^wood, ToshI (Jap). Howard Langford, Joe Mad- 
den. Speedy (high diver) Charles Potsdam and Mary McCarthy. 

'When Leatrlce Joy appeared at Keith's Riverside, New Tork, two 
weeks ago, the advertisements read : "Only appearance In New Tork." , . 
This week Miss Joyce Is at Keith's Palace on Brojtdway. 

Eddie Darling has returned to New Tork from his trip abroad. Ho 
has not yet made a New Tork connection' in the booking or agency line. 

Two recent and expensive theatres have been built for Keith's without 
a cooling plant in either. They are the Albee, Flushing, and Keith 
Memorial, Boston. Cooling plants are now being installed in both. 



Using about $2 worth of cream pies and awarding a prize of only 2i 
cents the manager of the vaudeville house In Woodbury, N. J., packs 
his theatre each Saturday afternoon with a ple-eating contest Kids 
have to finish their pie and then whistle. 



'When Charles B. Ward, of the vaude trio, ^ard, Claire and Ward, 
died, his widow, known on the stage as Kathryn Claire Ward, continued 
In the east as a single. She played most of her dates around New -Torlc 
for Fox. About two ^ears ago she came to the Coast and did extra 
.woiJc._JlecenUyJjicli_QBJainerji_nawjin_ag^ 
Ward who had been unable to obtain employment ' 

Talking to Frank Lloyd at the First National studio, the director stated 
he wanted a woman for a mother part Gardner suggested Mrs. Ward, 
she ^as brought out, given .a test and Immediately placed under con* 
tract for Barthelmess's "Drag." Irvin Wlllatt also looking for a "mothei^ 
for i'lsle ofTltost Ships." on the same lot saw rushes on Mrs. Ward 
In "Drag" and Immediately cast her for his picture. 
- Mrs. Ward Is now plsjing Juicy principal parts with her dally earn- 
ings six times- what they ,have been. It Is expected she will. cUok 
strongly In the Barthelmeea plotur*. 



LE GITIM ATE 



VARIETY 




On Stage Actors ^ Invasion 



lioa Angeles, April 2S. 
BquitywlU'liiTad^. Bollywood atn' 
410a w't^'^^'*'^"' da^^jB. FranH 

H. ~ OUlmore;- president ot {he Ac- 
toTB'Bqulty Association, Is here now 
«onferrlng with members of the lo- 
fti council regarding plans for inak> 

' fug the- motion picture field 100 iter 

«ent'^ulty, and eventually having 

the closed shop. 
QUImore has not conferred with 
' ^y Btqdlo .oillclals on his plans for 

ite tvAut^t BffT will he discuss them 
. for puhllq^tiPP- 'He is leaving h^re 
V n.^xt wee^ for .New- Tork to attend 

the''a&0U4tmeetlnf ..of Kqiiity. .Then, 

- It . is' nnd^stottd, he will retuin .to. 
Hollywood 'and begin the plans ^or 

>. ^recogpltjqn 9f pqulty by the pic- 

- 'tu'e producers. At the present time 

he Is Understood with Chcirles' Mll- 
: ler. Equity representative here, and 

I. . B« ^ornblup^,. their attorney,.. Is 
I laying out the cunpaign for organ- 

' Isatlon. The plan. It Is understood,, 
win not call for strict enforcement 
' of the closed shop nor will any at- 
tempt be made at this time to brlnis 
.tt about, especially In the case of 
actors under contract at the time 
the Equity claim for recognition 
Is asked. . , 
' \ Closed $hop La.ter 
'Tbe- prograni )t Is understood Is 
to permit Equity , members to work 
with noh^Equlty people who are 
ander contract or are free lancing 
for a period of ;'.t least six months; 
or ' until' pie ezlstlhg contracts -of 
the t'Snn j(><eople run out. During the 
iliteryal 'It I's'iiropoeed that Equity 
"soles talk"' can be applied to'those 
aol belonging to the organization 
•hd by the end of this period there 
win 6e Biich a large percentage of 
Equity Btdge actors working in the 
' film colony that to make the closed 
shop hiove will be a very simple 
proposition. 

' No efforts ha^'e' been made by 
GUimore while here to confer' with 
Will B. Hays or mehibers of the 
Association of Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers, It ' Is said that there are 
around 8,000 people carrying Equity 
catda In 'and around LioiB Angeles 
with about 40' per 'cent of then! paid 
«p to date on their membership, 
with ' the possibility of Equity be- 
coming recognl^d by- the producers. 
It '.Is figured that the delinquent 
members . of the organization 'wlU 
pay up to Avoid any controversy 
regarding their status while being 
. employed In the studios. 



Buchanan's $25,000 for 
Bot^oni FUm on Coast 

Lios Angeles, April 23. 

Jack Buchanan, English juvenile, 
gets t26,000 for six weeks' work' as 
leading man' for Irene Bordonl In 
the screen version of "Paris," which 
First National will make. 

Clarence Badger wlU direct. He 
replaces Alfred -Santell, originally 
aUted. Badger goes east to see the 
play before starting on the picture 
June -10. 



Guild's London "Caprice" 

Thel Theatre Guild wlU send 
"t^aprfce" to lK>ndon, with the OuUd 
theatre company Intact as at pres- 
ent, A season of eight weeks at 
the St. James, pperated by dllbert 
Ulller, Is planned. 

Originally the Guild planned a 
niiimer season of at least . four 
plays In London, but that prdgram 
has been shelved for the time being: 
It was figured that "Caprice" could 
■tick well Into the summer here ibut 
Alfred Lunt and Lynn' Fbntanne, 
the leads, were definitely slated for 
vacation abroad. They agreed to 
the liOndon date for "Caprice," 
however. 



SAHTLET'S CONTBACT 

Joseph Santley has been signed 
to a new. Paramount contract 
Whereby he 'will direct four musical 
ttomedy pictures during the coming 
season, Scuitley will 'write, direct 
And act . 

. 'Santley will probably rate as 
eblef of musical production, under 
ttie--toim8,.ofJWa.,Il65?:jBpnjJ«c^ _ 

Miss Shutta's Successor 

Zlegfeid is .flirting with either 
Frances WlUlams or Joyce 'White 
for>the femme lead In "Whoopee" to 
Succeed Ethel Shutta. . Xatter (Mrs. 
George Olsen) leaves the coat as. 
^opn . as her .successor Is certain, an- 
ticipating one of those events, the 
tooond In the family. 



'Laass no pikebs 



For the Lambs' Gambol' at 
the Metropolitan Sunday eve- 
ning, the top In the orchestra 
Is set at $60 per seat, and 
printed on the ticket. 

With the Met's capacity and 
the relative nick for the boxes, 
a grosia at the scal^ of between 
190,000 and $100,000 can be re- 
alized, if a sell out. 

IT not a sell out the gross 
may be only $76,000. 



Yoam an V Mn sica] m 
tee and Black Sbdes 



'Vincent Tbumans'- new> musical 
will be a novelty black and white 
entertalninent with a mixture of 
white and colored names. Miller 
and Lyles are engaged along with 
Com Green and Fletcher Hender- 
son's Orchestra. 

For the white contingent, Tou- 
mans Is dickering with Charles 
King and Marlon Harris. Miss 
Harris Is In New Tork, talking 
things' over. Toumona is seeking 
'to effect a temporary release of 
King; from M-G-M. for the ertage 
appearance. An 'ultimate M-Q-M 
movletonlng of the musical with 
the original cast, may result. 
. John Wells, newcomer,' did the 
book; Toumans the music. 



Ethel JBanymore Lends « 
Ear to Talker Siren 

' Radio Pictures is v . seeking the 
services of Ethel Barrymore,- sole 
member of the family hot In talk- 
ing pictures; with iMlss Barrymore 
listening to the siren call of the 
audible screen providing she Can 
have her brother Lionel as her di- 
rector and can choose her o'wn 
stories; " 

Negotiations for Miss Barrymore 
are expected to be completed this 
week with M. S. iBentham acting 
for the . star, ' 



Kalmar and Ruby Teaming 
Wilh Short for M-6 Fihns 

Los Angeles, April 23.. 

M-G-M has signed Hazard Short 
to stage musical productions and 
Kalmer and Ruby to 'write them. 

Trio Tvill be in the batch of talent 
^ue on' the coast June 1. 

Kidding B. O. Scale 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

In addition to operating through 
a cut-rate agency for the- sale of 
seats for "Little Orchid Annie," the 
Mayan is giving out day and date 
passes. ! 

The passes are for two entitling 
the holder to a pair of $2.60 orches- 
tra seats, but 60 cents service 
charge is required from each per- 
son. The stunt has helped Uttla 



'Civic Stock a Bust 

Chicago. April. 2s) 
. Playing permanent stock and 
backed by . citizens of .Warren, O., 
the. gwayne Gordon Players went 
broke at. the Warren Opera house 
in that city. 

Cast was paid oft with the Equity 
bond and disbanded. ' 



Helen Chandler In Lead 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

Fox Is going to make a talker of 
"The Family Upstairs,'? from the 
stage play by Harry Delf. ' 

Helen Chandler is to play the 
feminine lead. 

A. H. 'Van Buren will direct the 
talking sequences and James Tin- 
ling will hold the megaphone for 
the silent end. 



Sinclair In Fox Talker 

Hugh Sinclair, English actor, who 
closed with "Serena Blandish" re.- 
•TsenUy- left- for- the weat^cflaet .Suit- 
day iinder contract to Fox to play 
the Juvenile lead In the talking pic- 
ture version of the Jed Harris play. 



Paul Hanrey in "Truth" 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
Pa^e Is bringing Paul B^orvey 
from Nevr '7ork to .play opposite Ipa 
Claire Id 'The A'ffiul ttutliJ" 



Office Hours 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
George Arllss, leglt actor, starred 
in tbe 'tSreen Goddess" (flbn) by 
'Warner Brothers, haid his hours of. 
work defined . before, be signed his 
contract. 

; Provisions '.an that lie work from 
iO. to 4 on^ each , day and Arllss,. 
who started last 'week on the pic- 
ture, is religiously observing this 
schedule. 



CATLETT AS DIRECTOR 



Also Acting In ' Foy's Musical 
Talker 



Los Angeles, April 28. 

"Cradle Snatchers," though pro- 
duced on the stage as a comedy with 
music, will be' made as a musical 
coihedy talkw by' Fox. Walter Cat- 
lett, in the lead comedy party, iviU 
also function as director of dialog. 

This Is' the' first time a. man act-. 
Ing in a talker will' wldd the mega- 
phone. 

The silent seigtienees will be di- 
rected hy Raymond Cannon. Book 
and lyrics are to be written by Con 
Conrad, Archie Goettler and Sidney 
MltcheU. 



Joseph ^peiu^ a Suicide ; ; 
Leaves $400^000 Fortune 

Joseph. Spears, former advance 
agent and company manager, com- 
mitted suicide early. Saturday morn- 
ing by Blashln|r..l>.ls throat with a 
razor In his .hatturoom at the Hotel 
Flandeds. Despondency ever the 
death of his wife lost becember 
prompted the act, acf^ordlng to Ollle 
Mack, his ' brother-lh-law. . Spears 
was 60 

Several years ago he attempted 
suicide by slashing his wrists. His 
estate is estimated at nearly $400,- 
000. Tbe fortune was an ' inherit- 
ance from his. family, his father 
having owned a cemetery In the 
heart of Kansas City. Recently the 
graves were moved and the land 
cut up. 

Mack '.'was his nearest relative and 
is said win -inherit the bulk of 
Spears' estate. ' Spears managed 
the former Murray and MaCk show 
and he had several smell stand 
companies of his own at one time. 
He also was ajerent %rlth Cohan and 
Harris attractions. 



"Pirate's" Quick Exit 
As Flop i|i Los Angeles 

. Los Angeles, April 23. 

Three nights and, a matinee were 
enough . for . Belasco & Curran 
to satisfy themselves th%y^.had a 
flop in "The pirate," starring I>Drla 
Keane, which got under way at'the' 
Belasco April 16. Final vu^taln 
falls Saturday, April 27, with pro- 
duction desjtined.for the storehouse. 
Belasco will go ^ark for two weeks, 
reopening May 11 with '^e Night 
Hostess," by FhlUip Dunning, re- 
hearsals for which are under way. 

"The Pirate" .never reached first 
base at the Belasco. Openlh'g night 
was far from capacity, and the take 
on the third night (Wednesday) 
around the $600 morlL 



Paris Goes to Jail 

As Eqnitjr Impostor 

Chlcaga April 23. 

Robert Paris (alias Parish, alias 
Franklin), leglt actor who pleaded 
guilty In Lansing, Mich., of accept- 
ing money under false pretenses 
from Equity,. Is serving a 70-day 
sentence In the Mason, county JaJL 

E^quity, after a long search, dis- 
covered Paris when the AudltQrium 
Players, 'wltta. whom he was playing 
In Lansing, stranded. He had, been 
obtaining dates In tb^ east under 
assumed names as an Equity mem- 
ber. He. was discovered when 
signing a receipt for $70, using the 
name of Robert Franklyn, who was 
In the east at the time. 



Chi Finishes "Scandals" 

Chicago, April 23. 

When the current edition of 
"Scandals" concludes Its engage- 
ment at the Grand, It will fold up. 

It Is understood that George 'White 
Intends to begin rehearsals for next 
season's show shortly. Only Harry 
RIchman and Frances' Williams will 
be retained. Howard toothers and 
Tom Patrtcola ar^ leaving. 



"GH0ST8"^ltEMBEES~BEPEAT 

I^ Angeles, April 23. 

Beryl Mercer 'and Charles' Mc- 
Naughton, memti^rs of the original 
stage version of 'Three Live 
Ghauts," .'Will have ^lelr ' same parts' 
in a talking picture of 'i^ame story. 

Max Marclh wlii dtreot tor tinited 
Artlstfc ■ ' -" " " ' 



Sermon or Gag? 



Minneapolis, April 23. 
° The public got giggles out. o( 
Shubert theatre "(Balhhridg'e 
dramatic stock) billboards, 
carrying 24 sheets, reading, 
"Second Week of 'An Ameri- 
can Trogedy* 'The ■'■ Great 
Necker.' 

The sheets for "The' Great 
Necker" had been put up be-^ 
fore It was decided very lat^_ 
In the first week of "An Amer- 
ican Tragedy" to hold over the 
latter. Balnbrldge had large 
strips printed with the an- 
nouncement of the second week 
to be pasted over /The Great 
Necker" billboard sheets.. 

Pranklshly inclined billpost- 
ers placed the strips just above 
the title of the underlined at- 
traction. 



Ecpiity Stops Play; 

Will Open Non-Eqnity 



Los Angeles, April 23. 

"Illegitimate,"* produced by Hun- 
ter Keosey, was called oft one hour 
before curtain time of the jpreniiere 
Saturday night because Charles 
Miller, Actors Equity ' representa- 
Uye here, refused ,to grant iiermla- 
sion for the show to go on. 

Miller did not Uke the .Un«-np of 
arrangemehis at the thiaatre. ' Noi 
bond had beeii posted; ; ' 

The play is scheiduled to opeiv 
without Equity members April 24. "^ 

One Equity ' meinbtf 'who -.itai In 
the cast and had 'Put up $400 «r' 
$60ti for' an interest In thie Mow 'Was' 
inform«fd that he woiitd'-not be' per- 
mitted to remain an ' Equity mem- 
ber If he played. 

Keasey was formerly head of - an 
advertising agency and at one time 
operated small tent shows out of 
ciilcago and Kansas 'City. 



Peggy Wood Wants $3,600 
Shelved '^Biackface'! 

Peggy Wood (Mrs. John V. Ai 
'We&'ver), suing ' ias' Mor^ai'et' 
'tVieaiver, claims $Mo0 "dh'ist'-writt'en 
contract 'from l^lkaphhne' Pictures 
Corp, for three weeKe^ inlhtmum at 
'$1,200 a week fOr services she Is 
willing to render in TolkaphOne'S 
"Blackface" production. Actress 
was slated to star in mld-Jcmutkry 
at Talkaphone's studio, 318 B. 48th 
street. 

' Miss Wood -was to have- been fea- 
tured In "Blackface." - Another pro ■< 
vlso' called for $200 a 'day for' any; 
re-takes or re-recordlngs for the 
talker. 



Alvin Contract Ujp 

Pittsburgh, April 28. 

The Shubert booking tontract 
expires this week on the Alvln, leglt 
stand controlled by Stanley^Warher 
Brothers. Btanley>-W, & took over 
house f^om Harry Davis upon pur-: 
chasing the Davis and Rowlond A 
Clark chains. 

Thus far the Shuberts have evl- 
denoed no hurry In renewing the ar- 
rangement Shubert attractions 
have been playing Alvin' for. years, 
under booking agreement with 
Davis. Last year tl.o Shuberts 
were reported about to build, but 
nothing ever came of it and .their 
shows continued Into the.. Alvln np 
until last week,, when house oloSed 
suddenly fUth "Hello . Tourself.", 



GUINAN CASHES 
INSUPEIME 



Leonard' Wood, Jr.; ' son of tM.. 
Governor-General of the Philip^" 
pines, who cleaned up in Wall street 
some ' years aero, co-authored the 
--play, "Sin Tax," which Texas 
Guinan Is taking out as a starring 
play, Harold Sherman is the ao^ 
credited playwright. 

Tex is going leglt on the Erlanger 
time, planning a quick road clean- 
up to cash in on her recent national 
publlblty In her successful legal tilt 
with >the' government's-, prohibition 
staff. " After the- road, Tex may- trr. 
Broadway! Louis -F.' Werba Is as- 
sociated In 'the production; August 
Pltou 'Of Erianger's- Is handling th« 
routing. 

Tex's Club Intlme, 4n the H.oUi 
Harming, has been sb^ut dowr^by the 
police, ' Instead, of buojclng the local 
authdi^tieB, which, th^' hostess Is 
now co'hvlnced was a fqoUsh mov^ 
La Guinan figures on getting a' BIS 
Hand for herself from the more 
sober custodiers via the hoX'ofBc<L 
• Tex Is further.doshlng in by sell« 
Ing'her 'autoblogfpaliy to Hearst for 
$16,000 against & 60-60 spilt oa 
everything from the syndication. A 
ghost author will assist. 

Guinan figures' on her ' Warner 
firo8.-Vltaphone feature-, "Queen -ot 
the.'NIght . Clubs," as another good 
advance ballyhoo fojr 'hec personal 
appearances. 

: T^xas Guinan 'witb her..ipob opens 
for .Fpf , on .Monday. (Xpril 29) at 
the ,. A!BSdem'y. ait |ii,dQ9l througli 
Liy<>ns.,:& Lyons agenjSy. ' For the' 
eam^ reason that, her trfal In tii'e 
federal court prohibited her open- 
ing last week, the imst few dayif 
legal tribnlatlohs with the' liollee 
autiiorltleB o'nce' again set back her 
vaude ' tpiirinif. She was , slated io 
start lifohday at'the'lBroolclyn Fox*^ 
; Instead 'she opfehs eii the A<jadebi^.. 
where her showing will determlns 
a ']>e'rcentagS'' arrangemeat . which 
the L:Mhs dffice Is .workinfir out 'with ' 
Jack Lo^bi' the Fox booker. 
: 'Tot' also flared tn 'an agtiner 
squabble' betweeri Wllliani Morris 
ahd'Lyohs ft Ly6As, both' clalmlns 
her. 



GuiirStars Pass tJp^^^M 
Suinmer Coaist l^bff^ 

Despite tilbbles from M-G'-M-onia 
.Paramount, Lynn Fontanne and 
AUreid ^Lunt will not spend the ann- 
imer .' on -thft : Coast.' having tbelv 
voices I recorded. ' ' .:' :> ";• 

Guild pair have decided: that' * 
'vacation Is- more Important tbaa 
pictures at this time. 

' ■ -' 



Studio-Stage Double 

Colin Kelth-Johhefon, English aao 
t6r, playiii^' dne of ' ther leading xvitm 
In "JoUriie^'s Bndt" hois besn added 
to the'e&st 'of "My Lady's Mail,'^ 
paths -talker, starring if ortonDoWW 
h^, dblibllng' 't>etwe<& the ''stiidlai 
and thS theatrft ■ • : ■' 



OEBTIE lAWBEHCE'S VLKHB 

Gertrude Lawrence'' returns ' to' 
England tbe end of July -tO' start 
rehearsing in the company 'which 
will come to New York to do ''By 
Candle Light," to which Gilbert MU- 
ler holds the Americail rights. 

Rehersals are due to start over 
there early In August with a few 
provincial dates to be played and 
then the opening here the first week 
In October. ^ 



WAT. sKELLys fhu 

Los -Angeles, April 23. 

George Manker Waters and HoW' 
ord Eoeterbrook aire 'writing an 
original for Paramount to star Hal 
Skelly. Meanwhile, Skelly Is sippeaT' 
Ing In the stage production of "Bur- 
lesque" at the El Capltan. 

Fl<!ture go6s Into work June IE. 



Polton's Talking Original 
Guy Bolton is writing dialog for 
an original story by' a Hun'gartoii 
author ' which will, be ' produced ea 
an' , operetta by' Parainouilt ' during 
the '.coiDlnjj.seasdri. ' 
, Eme,t Lubistch will direct, ac- 
(Oordlhg to report 



BVZZELL'B m 

It 'Xad^ "Fitigerif shdnTd call 
a career b;^. not matdng; an ont ot 
town' atteiftiitt this Mun^er, Ediito 
Bu^zen wlu'Jolh those' neiur"the Fan 

ci&;oi'. '.,""' ' ■' ■ ; 

Bimell may do "LIttie John4]|', 
jpttes" for .Warners and' 'MetrOMi 
(jfoldttTn Jb Mddiris for the 'cbiiiw 
dlan'io do another >a£^tage 'md4<« 
cai'revolvlng around a hoofer. 

oiERnvBE Ewnra killed 

*: Kansas City,' Atlrll 28. 

Gertrude ^lng,'weli known wSst4 
em actresSf who8§. home was lierf^ 
was killed In an auto accident neac 
Rawlins, Wyo., April 16. 

Miss Ewlng had Just closed an en^ 
gagement In the 'west and -was ooi 
her way home. 



WHEELEE-WOOISET IN 'BIX&' 

Bert, . 'feeler and . Boh Woolsey 
hafva been engaged by Radio PIon 
tures to play the cdme^ roles iai 
Florens Zlesdteld's "^Mo Bita." 

'Wheeler replaced 'Woolsey In tlMi 
show. 



MABEL ^OBSESt TtABXfXSQ" 

I/OB Angeles, April 28.' 

Mabel Forrest, . divorced wife -of 
Bryant Washburn, 'will marry A. 
Leslie Pearce, local /leglt' iprodnctir. 

Peorce is alio making. BetOpg, 
excursion Into matrimony^ ....... - 



48 



VARIETY 



LITERATI 



Wednesday; April 24, 1829 



Dirt tor Dirt'a 8aka 

Torblolds in New Tork went oUt 
of their way to scare-head the side- 
walk tragedy in front of the swanky 
Bote! Marguery, 270 Park avenue, 
which resulted in the death of Ar- 
thur. M. Smith and the arraign* 
ment on a- homicide charge of 
Bamuel E. Bell, ^wealthy oil man. 
Thp coniely and socially prominent 
Mrs. Bessie Brown of Ijexington, 
Ky., was named as the femme in 
the case. "Not alone the tabs but 
the New York "American," seem- 
ingly hungry for a strong scandal 
story', spread itself generously and 
hinted dlrely at the usual hotsy- 
totsy tabloid causes. 

Tarn broke for the Monday pa- 
pers, perfect for anything smack- 
ing of neu-s posslbllltl^, on a day 
when choice front page text Is 
scarce. The social prominence of 
the three i.rlnclpals made It perr. 
feet for the tabs and looked like 
it was a "news" life-saver. Arthur 
Morgan Smith is a Cleveland mil- 
lionaire. Mrs. Robert Schuette, 
111,000,000 heiress, also lent tone 
and finance to It as having been 
the hostess of a party which all 
three attended. 

Reports from the home towns of 
the victim,' the accused and Mrs. 
Brown, the Kentucky social light, 
iiave It tliat the scandalous Import 
of the New York seniatton.al sheets, 
ha^ brought, considerable inlsery Inta 
all their existences, especially since 
there seems to be no "dirt" of any 
nature. Mrs. Brown's husband 
quickly came to' her side and re- 
Vetted the untoward publicity but 
otherwise had nothing to say. 

Tabs, In seeming intent to sub- 
stantiate their lurid . inixuendos,. 
played up every detail with in- 
creased vigor. 

8t. John Ervlne at Heme 

In the LfOndon- Observer of .April 
T. 8L John Ervlne summarized, his 
Impressions obtained over, here 
while serving tor seven months' as 
dramatic critio on the New Tork 
Morning . World. Before .telling 
wluit's the matter with the Amerl- 
can tiieatre, Mr. Krvlne said: 

"The titles in New Tork are., 
all agreed tliat the season 
M2( was the worst in the. re- 
t cent falstoly of their stage. An 
unusxially interesting theatrical 
paper, , 'Variety,' which Is more - 
entertaining than ,any paper of 
its sort we have, reports, that 
129 plays were produced in New 
Tork Up to and Including March 
i, and that no fewer thantO ,ot 
them were total failures. 

" "Variety's* figures, of course, 
are based upon financial re- 
turns, tor It would be Impos- 
sible to make a list of successes 
and failures of anx value on 
any other basis." 



Clean "Well" 

"The Well of Loneliness" the 
book by RadcIyfTe- Hall, English 
woman writer, is O. K. as far as 



.niorals are concerned, accoi'dlng to 
Special Sessions. ' 

The decision was handed down 
In the case against Donald Frtede, 
and the -Covlcl-Frlede Publishing 
Co., of 79 West 46th street, charged 
with publishing and distributing 
the Work. 

Frlede and the corporation were 
summoned Dec. 17 after John S. 
Sumner, head of the Vice Society, 
had purchased a copy of the book 
at the Frlede establishment. Sum- 
ner declared the work lewd and In- 
def^nt and his opinion was upheld 
by Magistrate Bushel In the Tombs 
Court who held the defendants for 
trl^ In Special Sessions. The Jus- 
tices of the higher court, . however, 
after reading the volume decided 
differently and dismi ssed the case. 

Qutckte Marriage* Tip Off 

The New York Daily News has a 
lot of Justices of the Peace In and 
around the metropolis tied up on 
specs at 10 bucks per tip-oft on any 
q. t. marriage of Importance. Any- 
thing and anybody involving show 
people, societ}' and the like Is Im- 
mediately rewarded with a saw- 
buck for the tip-oft from the man-y- 
ing J. P. 



Unusual Copy 

An unusual ad, Ingerted in Editor 
and Publisher by the Blalne- 
Thompson Co:, welcomed the an- 
mal meeting of the Associated 
Press and the American Newspaper 
Publishers Association to New 
York, being held at the Waldorf- 
Astoria this week. Full-page copy 
thanked the publishers "for mak- 
ing outstanding the advertising pro- 
gram of Its theatrical clients, War- 
ner Bros., The Vlta'phone Co., First 
National Pictures and the Stanley 
■C6." The advertising concern han- 
dles the account of the Warner 
Bros, and allied producing .and ex- 
hibiting concerns. 

Advt. .RatM. Tilted 

Amusement advertising rates on 
IjOs Angeles dallies hav« been 
slightly tilted, with combined . dally 
rate for alz papers now totaling 
934.47, and the Sunday comhinttd 
rate (two papers) at »18.41. "Ex- 
aminer" has top Sunday rate, $10.71 
an inch, with "Times" set at t7.70. 
On the daily' except Sunday isched- 
iile "The Herald" leads with an 
amusement rate of %i.lS. Other 
rates follow: "B]e>nlner," 17.28; 
"Times," $6.02; "News," $«.02; "Ex- 
press." $4.97: "Record." $2.06. 

70 Per Cent Oiaeount 

Outcome of the scrap between E 
P. Dutton & Co. and the Book^of- 
the-Month. Club, following the for- 
mer's contention that' one of Us 
books, "The Pathway," should have 
heen the club's selection instead, of 
Joan Lowell's "Cradle of the Deep," 
la the decision of the book publish 
ing house not to submit any, more 
of Its books to any of the bpok-of- 
the-month clubs for cqnislderatton 

The quarrel brought out that the 



,Book-of-the-Month Club gets a 70 
per, cent rebate on those books 
which it selects as the best, of the 
month. It's a fW ' greater rebate, 
than given for Any other purpose, 
and only because the Book-pf-the- 
Month Club dlstrlbuteis 66.000 copies 
of every book it selects. 

Book-of-tlie-Month Club is not 
worrying over Dutton's action, 
claiming other publishers are not 
only willing but . eager to submit 
their books to it for consideration. 

Hackneynl • Words 

George Young, publisher of the 
L. A. Examiner, Is offering $100 In 
prizes to members of the staff who 
can suggest words that will ta)ce the 
place of "heart halm" and "solon". 
The prizes are $26, $16 and $10 for 
each word. Yoiiitg claims that 'these 
words have been . hacked ' to death 
by the .copy desk and their mean- 
ing is unknown to hal^ of the. read- 
ing public' 

Vanderbilt's Next Expose 

Cornelius • Vanderbllt, Jr., whose 
recent novel, "Reno," was An "ex- 
pose" ofjhe American divorce cen- 
ter. Is planning another "expose,'-' 
this one of Newport. He will prob- 
ably call the novel "Newpbrt" 



Publishers Upstage on Questionnaire 

An attempt by a Variety reporter to get a cross-section opinion 
on theatrical advertising from the publishers and delegates currently 
assembled In the A. I^. and Publishers' convention at the Waldorf- 
Astoria brought out some, startling reactions from the news gentry. 
The dominant idea carried away was: "What the hell business Is it 
of Variety's." 

Variety di^w up a series of questions relating to the percentage 
of theatrical advertising,' amoun^ of gratis space given to "readers," 
source of said blurbs, what'experience film critics on sheets had had,, 
what else they did besides writing a^ut pictures, what did the^ 
papers think about film censorship, the theatres In their towns., and 
talking films? _ 

It was ^darkly hinted that Variety, a mere show sheet, nud a lot 
of gall and that Variety was. In brief, crazy to expect newspaper-, 
men to answer such questions under their own signature. One 
publisher said he would think a loiig while before answering such 
a questionnaire even anonymously. 

Wording of some of the qb^les was criticized as biased In con- ' 
structlon, calculated to-' mislead, distort, embarrass and otherwise 
do dirt to Innocent managing editors and advertising directors 
having their own troubles with hard-boiled press agents. 

The question: Is It true that you are considering equalizing the 
rate," (theatrical and run-of-paper), seemed partlculaarly offensive. 
It elicited colorful expressions commonly associated with the recoil 
from falling to remove the thumb under the Impact of a hammer. 

The turned-down questionnaire. 

1. What percent of advertising carried by your newspaper is 
theatre advertising? 

2. On your amusement page, besides the paid for theatre ads, do 
you carry readers-^who supplies this material — ^what reader Interest 
and circulation building Influence has It? 

' 8. Have you a motion picture reviewer or critic — what experience 
has the critic Jiad — how many shows must the critic cover — ^what 
other work besides revlefwlng pictures floes the critic do? 
"irHCW^aaeB'the^advertlslng-rate-for-amusoment-advettlsing-vary-, 
from the regular rate? 
6. Why do you think there should be this difference In rate? 

6. Is It true that you aro^consldering equalizing the rate? 

7. If you equalized the rate would theatres do more newspaper 
advertising? 

8. How does radio advertising rate with amusement advertising 
as to space? 

9. Do you favor censorship of motion pictures and would It not 
lead to censorship 'of newspapers? 

10. Does your community need more theatres? 



Qeldent Thrpw. Party ' 
Mr. and Mrs. Jqb<i Golden threw 
a party Sunday in honor of Mrs. 
Sailing Bafvch, who acted as 
Florida hostess for. the Artists and 
Writers* OoU Asso'n. during their 
visit to Palm Beach this Vlqter. 
for their annual- golf toumainent. 
Amdng those who attended were 
Mr. and Mrs. Rube 'Goldberg, Mr. 
and Mrs. H. T. Webstef',' Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles . MoAdams, Mr. and 
(Continned on page 61) 



RITZY 



Favorably ' Of sposad 

Socially registered Assemblyman 
Langdon Post has long been favor- 
ably disposed towards the show 
business. Graduating from Harvard 
In 192$ ha became film critic for 
the New Tork Evening World. 
Leaving Journalism for politics, he 
recently aponsAred a bill which 
would spatie -actpro front arrest' in 
connection with ' playa considered 
Immoral, but, aifter .ttassing in the 
Assembly, it was" killed In the Sen- 
ate Rules Committee. However, the 
bill is expected, to comia up in the 
next session of .the Senate. 

Known as "Tubby," Post Is .i^ son 
jof the . fashionable Mr. and Mrs. 
Waldi-on K. Post, of New Tork, and 
a grandson oic the late tit. kad Mrs. 
Charles A. Post. ' The. old lady was 
nicknamed "the double Post" be- 
cause, after the det^tb of her first 
husband, A Kintzlnig Pos't, by wbbm 
she had children, she marfted his 
cousin, Charles A. Post, by whom 
she had more. Her children were 
cousins of each other. lAngdon's 
sister, Mary, la Viscountess Lym- 
Ington. Langdon's wife wafl' Janet 
Kirby, daughter of Rollin Klrby, the 
newspaper cartoonist. Janet was 
previously married and divorced, 
i . i 

Like the auctioneer's cry, "Going! 
Going! (3onet" are the repeated 
reports concerning the forthcoming 
marriage of Anita Stewart, movie 
star. - The latest date la June 1. At 
that time cAie Is 'expected to wed 
George Peabody • Converse, New 
Tork banker, grandson- of the late 
Edmund C. Converse', a founder of 
the Bankers Trust Co. and presi- 
dent of the United States Steel Co 

George was divorced by Olivia 
Converse. Miss Stewart divorced 
Rudolph Cameron, actor, 'whose real 
name Is Brennan, Her sister, Ln 
clUe Stewart, divorced Ralph Ince, 
movie director, who then' married 
Lucilla Mendez, actress. Cameron 
was recently attentive to Marjorle 
King, wilo was In "Show Boat" A 
brother, George Stewart, Is report- 
ed a chronic Invalid as the result 
of a beating given him about three 
years ago by Ince. 

I The Ehret Fortune 

Through the recent death of 
George Ehret, aged 63, the head of 
the family Is bis brother, Ix)uls J, 
Ehret, Sisters are (^ountesa Anna 
von Zedlltz, Mrs. Josephine Burg- 
hard, Mrs. Elizabeth' Oonley and 
Mi's. Madelalne Ottman. The father, 
the late George Ehret, left an es 
tate of $38,896,321, aciiumulated In 
-the.»brewery-buslnesaL,_>Sft.,tliere_i8 
plenty to go around I 

Last January the old Ehret resl 
dence and garden at 1197 Park ave- 
nue sold for $2,650,000. The north- 
east corner of 124th street . and 
Eighth- avenue brought $1,000,000. 
Louts J. Ehret, who Is a popular 
manrabout-town, married ,a .Miss 
Donahue, sister of James B. Dona: 



I^don As It^l^^ 

By Hanncin Swaffer 

London, April 12, 1929. 

- It would be interesting to ask a showman who has become a national 
character why, suddenly, one morning, he woke up and iCound he was ' 
a° subject bf general conversation, why . the newspapers eUi^denly put. 
hlih in ..headlines and w)ty he figured as '« subject of .stage'jest,' 

I want to refer to -my o'wn case nierely because 'it is the only one 
about which I can talk frankly. 

Things I. Want to Know 

'When, in the Savoy, 'the other day, I saw Ivy- Lee, whom I regard 
OS the cleverest publicist on y.our side 0|f . the Atlantic, lunching with 
Sydney Walton, hia English prototype and a man who' refused a knight-^ 
hood' after ills work for' the Victory Loan, I 'wandered over and asked 
thenf a question. 

"This week," I said, "I am referred* to In a song at the (3alety theatre; ,' 
I-ain mentioned In a song by Billy Merson at the Coliseum, and :another 
song b]r Flotsam and Jetsapi at the Alhambra; my . caricature, drawn 
by Blpnla Haler the leading lady, is the cover of. the th/pw-away for 'Mr. 
Cinders' at the Adelphi; Billy Bbnneft tefj^rred to me'In a speech .at the. 
end of 'Charivari' at Golder's Green last Monday, and l anfa character 
In Cochran's new revue at the London Pavilion. Now, what,, wpilld'ypu. ' 
gays chcirge to get all that done for "a client"—^ 
"It cotiidn't be' done," they BS)ld. 

It la tho'Bunk That C.eunta 
Now, can any reader tell me why, although 'I. have , been, in Fleet 
street for 27 years, and although, long ago,. J. did as'much'.^ae'any'inan'.' 
In the world to-create dally illustrated 'Journalism with the Dally Mirror ' 
and then, in -1914, ohaitged the whole course of the history, of English 
Sunday: Journalism by .tnuisforming the Weekly Dispatch ior Lord North- 
clifie, all •this earnest and careful work.w4i9 ignored bj everybody, and., 
HI paid, too, ^he^eas now. Just becauM I ^trlte 'a.,few,^.ljy,'panigrai^h^... 
about .a gang of actors, I suddenly assume apparently ft! position ot h&- ' 
tlonal' Iniportance? '■, 

I have not done any work worth doing for nearly a dozen years. Tet, 
now,' ' aU th!» 'fools think I 'am Important. 

'When 'I yraA helplfig to inake ^rd Northclif^e's ^o^tuneT-ond I may- 
say -tliat'.' boitli the iXUly Mirror add the Weekly .Dispatch 'weire created 
in spite of -htm -and -not with his assistance — nobody in' jBogUtnd' Ififev); . 
my name. '-"'NOW, Auddenly, I become pne of those .guys, .w^iq.'bave only 
to 'be tnentloned' on the stage to set-the hot^se roaring -wlth.iaugbter. 

Th'O'-Sta'sa Oha'Oraat Myat^ry . j..- 
The only aiirviving- mystery ol public -entertainment' is that If a . man- . 
who Is' paid $1,000 a week comes on the stage and says, "I am not ^ina*- 
ton Cniurchlll," an ftudtence rocks with merriment, whereas, if he sold it 
to you in-,the streiet, you! would push him In the eye, . . . . 

WeU, how, comedians come op and say, "As Hannen S waiter 8a4d"r-7 , 
and up goes their salary. - What a world I 

Now. -what I want to ask you experts In publicity is "What does Jtt: 
Hew does-it start? 'Why dp Strang^. &t first nights aak'ttlelr nelgbbors. 
Has Hannen Swaffer come?' You would thllik I wa« Gladys Cooper." 
Don't You Guya Start |tl ' 
Well; now I dread that It may spread- to America. 'When.- tlie other- 
night, I met the two young authors of "(Sentlemen oC^ the- Press," -wb?- 
are over here on a vacation, one of them started with, "Tou exe very; . 
popular on our side." 
"Popular," I sakl. "I am very sorry to hear it. Tou ask -Jak^^ Shubertf , 
'When, at the first night of "Porgy," du Bose Hey ward -.wa^ being in« 
traduced to people by Charles Cochran, his .eyiaa lit' up -when, suddenly, ^ 
he heard- my niftme among, the- otheirs. -y 

"bh, I- read - you -xellgiously in Variety, every week," he said. "Ir- 
religiously, you mean,*-' I replied. - 

Charles Dillingham's remark, of course, was the best ''Oh, the man., 
who put London on the map,'^ he said, when h^ met me tor the first time. 

Now. all this is Just by-way of making -you entertainers: study your- ' 
publicity more. I cannot advise you about it. I don't think anybody in 
the world can. It is all such a mystery. Tpt, in the life of a public 
entertainer. It Is the most Important mystery of 'all. 

St. John B'ack in Heaven 

Wen, St John ^rvlne Is back, unscathed, and looking as earnestly 
surprised as ever. ^ ! ' , 

I camo across him in the crowd going into "Porgy," at His Majesty's. 
He mentioned my reference, in that morning's Daily Express, to his . 
battles -with the New Tork critics, and sald..that the. only tronble there 
had been was with the Brouns. Walter WIncheir'and someone called' 
Ben Hecht Over here, the wildest stories have been whispered. ' etIIU , 
I don't suppose It was anything compared with wha^ would happen it 
I went over. I should love Ellis Island. 

Still, It Is nice to have Ervlne back. They are always changing. .the 
scenery on the stage at first nights, hi/t they never change It In the 
stalls. Even a new super In the house alters It a bit 



1 



My New Joke - fV 

George Stephenson, If you remember) when attacked :at..the*i^me he .- 
was starting railways, was asked by a critic what would ihappk-n If a :i. 
cow walked across the -line in front of the train. -'' 

"It would be rather awkward for the coo," he said. - 'A 

The other day, we were chatting about the peril of. the talkers. \}-Pev- 
eral: actors- were Jeering, criticising; sloshing, and yet fearing. ' ' 

"What do you think. Swatter?" said one of them. 

"It would be rather awkward for the boo," I said. 



4 



About "Poroy" 

"Porgy" is a show that «rows on you, as New Tork found. My mild 
comment the momlnfr after the opening was followed on Sunday -by my 
long B<a-eam yelUng to lion'don to go. -As a result buMness is- ali''eady 
up froni $1,500 to $2,000 a perfbrmancei and the Interest mounts dally. 

I^ubose Heyward and his wife -were: feted the other' nlght-'by ' a 'com> ' 
pany of English authors -^rho overwhelmed them -with congratulations.' 
They have written a fine play. It grows better every time you; see' it' 



Woolworth, of the 6 and 10, and 
heiress to many millions. In 1926 
the Donahue apartment at the 
Plaza Hotel was mysteriously 
robbed of Jewels valued at $683,000. 

Another Woolworth daughter, 
Helena, married Charles E.~F. Mc- 
Cann, and attained the Social Regis- 
ter, which is more than her sister 
has done. The McCann daughter, 
Constance, married - Wyllys R. 
Betts, Jr., of Syosset, L. I. - 



'^Bsifkaisl^MlBnd : 

J. Philip Benkard, who died re- 
cently, will be .missed by hosts of 
friends well known in the theatre, 
as well aa by society notables and 
Wall Street macrnates.' |Ie and his 
wife entertained in homes in New 
York and .Tuxedo, Senior partner 
in the Stock -Exchange firm of J. 



staff. He employed Gunboat Smith, 
former pugilist as chief runner, and ' 
taught the brokerage business to , 
Arturo Ramos, who married Mlllt- ' 
cent Rogers^ after the $40,000,000 
heiress divorced Count Ludwlg 
Salm. He was divorced by Julia 
OUn, who then' married Lewis Stuy« 
vesapt Chanler. -Benkard tben mar- , 
rled Anne Ditcbburn,. who was tha 
widow of Rudolph :SchIrmer, muslo 
publisher. i fihe I' was formerly well- 
known j>n' 'the musical comedy stage 
M' jSnhe~SwlnbU?fi6r" ■ ^ — - - 
Rhea Held Topping, wife of Henry. 
J. Topping, recently sold her house' 
at 8^6 Fifth avenue.. .Not that she. 
needs the money!' She Inherited .the 
fo^'tune of her father, the late ban-- 
lei O. Reld, the tin-plate king, 
finally estimated , at . $4,666,697. 
though once hearer 140.000.000. Mra. 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



49 



Stock pMnments Low^wn 
On How Main St Sees ffway Hits 



^Play oritiolama 'and comment as 
to ■what 4sertaln pieces do In Btock 
are BDbiDltted . In occasional com- 
plied lonn by..the Theatrical Stock 
Managen^ AoBoclatlon to It» mem- 
toem 

A 'survey of tlie last report te- 
.eludes some of tbe following 
grttlclsms: "Jldam and Eva," 
Oklahoma City.-:-"A fair pleaser— 
.nptbing partlenlar to recommend. It. 
BuBln^ go'od," 

•.^Blg Pond," Salt lAke.— "Opened 
jmiak — flnlsbed "strong. Poor Iwx 
,«fflce title-'-good stock bill. ' Bual- 
"ness faJr.^: 

' <rnie OoEltla,'^ .Scranton, Fa.— 
<fNot what It "used to be. However, 
gave us good ' iireek. Draws dlf- 
'f^nt crowd. '/Don't appeal- bo 
''etrongly to regulars. Business fair." 

"Ghost Orraln." Springfield, O.— 
l*Needs two Weeks to get effects tb- 
^gether and rehearse. Business fair." 

"*rhe Jest," Minneapolis.— "Wlthr 
. out a- guest star and featuring my 
;ieadlng tnan, buslivess is better." 

"Jlmmle's "Woman," H^rrlsburg,— 
*yery funny, also very risque, went 
-over to' good . btislnese." 

«Madame X," Washington, D. C— 
*St.in a great ' play but must have 
a leading woman' who can do it'. 
Very ezpehslve four sets eind many 
extras. Marvelous business." 
/ "The Utoto of Jlnuny OalUgan," 
Worcester.— "Tlay liked but title not 
-as good as orU^ncil In our mind. 
Business . good." 

' "Marys Other Husband," Wash- 
.jng, D. G.^"Very cheap to do. One 
simple set." ' 

"Plg«^" South Bend.— "Fair. Pigs 
are no novelty In these towns." 

"Sure Fire," Worcester. — "A good 
. play but needs an audience to put 
it over." 

"Saturday's Children," Salt I^e. 
—"Poor tttTe, poor play, talky. 7hey 
didnt Uke It taerev might be aU right 
. In cities' where - they like domestic 
comedies. Business bad." 

"These' Few Ashes,*^ Cincinnati. — 
*T«oked flno In rehearsal but didn't 
get over at all In spite of fine cast. 
(Business bad." 

"The Wooden Kimpna," Mau' 
ehester. — "Audience didn't go for 
this one^flrst flop In 12 weeks. 
Opened good then fell after Wed- 
nesday."' ' 

"Wabted," Indianapolis. — ^"News- 
papers didn't like show— went pretty 
good with audience. Business falr."^ 

Five All'CcJored Shows 

Allrcolored shows are multiplying 
along Broadway, "Blackbirds" Is 
intrenched in TiuMS Swore, ^"Har- 
lem" aclross the street in its 10th 
week. 

A third, "Messln* Around," 'spon- 
sored by IjouIo Isqyith (white), 
•pened Monday night at the Hud- 
son. 

A fourtb, "Darfctown AfTaiis," 
|>resented by Jake Strouse (white), 
with Garland Howiard, Mae Brown, 
Speedy Smith and Battle Notes; Is 
aimed at Broadway. It Is at Wer- 
»a'8, Brooklyn, this week. 

A fifth, "Mr. <3eorge," headed by 
Hobs and Frye, froip vaud«. Is In 
making with Broadway fii view, 
^/knd hopes of stlrklnff out the sum- 
' Mer. 



HO. a "BE GAY' 
A special company organized by 
<r. M. Nichols In New Tork to do 
"^t Us fie Gay" on the west coast 
Went'Into rehearsal this week. 

Bdna Hibbard heads the cost, 
whidi Includes Grace Hampton, 
I^ilee Welch, Kffle Afton, George 
Renavent, ElaJne Baker, Btapleton 
Kent, Jeanettet Miller, Allen Dailey 
and Harry Stafford. 

Troupe opens May * in SanU 
Barbara, Cal., and Is due for I<os 
-Angeles May 13. 



John Cort III 
John Cort, who went to the Coast 
some time ago to visit his sister. 
Is under treatment In a IjOS Angeles 
*j08pltal for a diabetic condition. 
Treatment Is princlpoHy that of a 
•trict diet 

" " Reports" thttVtbe showman's' con- 
dition was serious and that he en- 
tered a sanltfulum after a nervous 

'breakdown are denied by his family 
•» New Tork. 



teadi From Legit 

Walter PIdgeon, Charles Delaney 
tad Ian Keith have been signed by 
First National as three leads. 



Shows rat; Rehearsal 

"Grand Street FoIIms" (Act- 
on-Managers), National. 

"Lovebeuhd" (Lew Cantor), 
Cantor studios. 

"Ut Us Bo Gay" (J. M. 
Nicholas), Uttle Theatre. 

"It's All In the Game" 
(George M. Cohan), K. of C. 
Hall. 

"Chinese O^Nelll" (Captain 
Cushlng DonnelOr Liberty. 

"Merry Wives of Hollywood" 
(Dllllngham-Dowllng), Dowl- 
ing offices. 

"South of Siam" (Shuberts), 
Masque. ^ 



Cook Seeks Rnling on 
No-FOm-Work Clause 

Joe Cook, under a run of play 
contract with Morris & Green for 
"Rain or Shine," whi(^ closed Sat- 
urday, but Is slated "to reopen in 
Chicago Labor Day, wants a ruling 
from Elquity as to whether he can 
Play picture houses in the interim. 

Cook's contract forbids ' any kind 
of picture work, yet it is Cook's 
contention that he made a sound 
film which was shown at the Parar 
mount simultaneously with his run 
at the Cohan theatre across Broad- 
way and that 'it did not affect buel- 
nesa nor Jeopardize his standing. 

Cook is said to have received an 
offer cf $6,000 weekly to ptay some 
picture houses, but turned them 
down. Ue also hosTefpsed to con- 
sider an^ present vaude offers, al- 
though Keith's has bid for his 
services. Equity's finding is ex- 
pected next week. 



Shubert-Pdarl Jam Up 

The dispute between the Shuberts 
and Jack Peart which 'comes up for 
arbitration tomorrow afternoon be- 
fore the American Arbitration As- 
sociation wHI have Eddie. Cwtor, 
-Wmiam P. Phillips and WlUIani C. 
Dlekerman as the arbiters. Cantor 
is Pearl's setectlOQ, Phillips 'Is the 
Shubert's selection and Mr. Dicker- 
man was selected by the association 
as chairman of the arbitration 
board. The latter is vice-president 
of the American Cor and Foundry 
Co., .^d a director of Colombia 
Phonograph Co. 

Pearl claims the Shuberts breach- 
ed his contract by co-featuring him 
^itb Phil Baker, Aileen Stanley and 
Shaw and Lee in "Pleasure Bound," 
after agreeing that he was to be 
the show^B top feature. The Shu- 
berts contend that Pearl Is at- 
tempting to leave their current mu- 
sical revue In order to accept a 
talking picture contract 



Footlight Urge 

^Peoria, April 33. 
A patient from the State Asylum 
at BartonvlIIe who attended the 
first performance of the Peoria 
Players' (amateur) current offer- 
ing, turned thesplan the second 
night. 

He crashed the entrance aft^r rise 
of the first curtain, announced ' that 
he 'Was an actor, too, delivered two 
knockout punches to an amazed 
member of the cast whO was on the 
stage, engaged in a free-for-all with 
other players and made his exit 
with thk«e cops eis^orting him. 



Heigbborliood Shakeapeare 

Chicago, April 23. 
National theatre, 63d and Halated, 
closes its stock season 29th and 
'Will then InsUll the Mantell- 
Hamper Co. in a repertoire of 
'Shakespearean plays fOr three 
weeks. 

Genevieve Hamper (Mrs. Robert 
B. Mantell) Is heading the com- 
pany. 



Memphi* Stock 

Memphis, Tenn.. April 23. 
Lyele Talbot has leased the Mazda 
th«itrc, formerly the Lyric, for two 
eetusorii,'' "Hciariig' hta^'Owrr 'Company,- 
the Lysle Talbot Players. Opens 
Labor Day. 



.Crane Wilbur Directing 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
. Crane Wilbur has been added to 
the Fox staff of stage directors. 

He wilt work on talkers in con- 
Junction with • silent director. 




ROSITA MORENO 

Now in the. Messrs. , Shul>ert'B 
'Pleasure Bound" at the MaJesUc 
Theatre. The New York "World" 
said: "Rosita Moreno stopped the 
show with: her dancing. Not only 
has she great charm, but she dances 
with style aiid finish." 

Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

1660 Broadway 



Two Slnws Out 



,1., 



Two productions staged In little 
theatres suddenly closed Saturday. 
A revival. "Under the Gaslight" 
quit on the- Bowery at the same 
time but may reeume uptown. An- 
other revival, "Cyrano do Bergerac," 
wilt stop at Hampden's this week, 
while two special attractions — Ruth 
Draper and Fay MarbOr-are also off 
tlie list Misa Draper started at the 
Comedy early in tbe liilnter for a 
single week's showing of her one 
girl show. She established a unique 
record of remaining three UMtnths. 

"He Walked In Her Steep" stopped 
at the Princess, after showing three 
weeks to very slim trade. 



HE WALKED iN HER SLEEP 

Opened April 4. Subs got ^ 
this chore. 

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"The Vegetable" was taken off 
Sunday night at the Cherry Lane. 
It played a couple of weeks. Had 
no chance. 



THE VEGETABLE 
Opened April ia. Ltttelt 
(Pest) opineot "dreary revival 
of dreary satire.'^ 

Variety (Abel) said: "utter- 
ly inept, dull and pointlees." 



Zieggy-FeUx Deadlock; 
Law Suits Threatened 

Flo Ziegfeld, who burned when 
Seymour Felix, dance inwducer, 
took the Hollywood leap to stage 
t'k-.e dancea for the Fox Movietone 
"i^olHes," has stopped-'payments due 
Felix on 'Whoopee" and "ROf^Ue." 
Felix's contract calls for one per 
cent of the gross on each of the 
current Ziegfeld productions, with 
tlie .producer holding back royitlty 
checks for the past two weeks. 
Amount Involved is around |1,E00. 
Felix threatens court action. 

Efforts to adjust the dUBcnltles 
came to naught with Joseph Bick- 
erton, representing Ziegfeld; Har- 
old M. (Sotdblatt Felix's lawyer; at- 
torneys for the Fox Film Corp., 
Ziegfeld and M. S. Bentham, per- 
sonal representative for Felix, sit- 
ting In on the conferences. 

Zlggy wants Felix to return east 
to sUge the dances for "Show Girl," 
now scheduled to go Into rehearsal 
about the middle of next month; 
This Felix has refused to consider. 
As a compromise offer Ziegfeld was 
willing to allow the dance stager of 
bis last two successes to remain on 
the West Coast until he wants him 
back to help ready other musicals 
on his production list. That plan 
also held no appeal for Felix and 
a deadlock Is on. 



•WISHING WELT.'*^ wisHnro 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
With withdrawal of Ernest Geary, 
"SfiH"^ Franclsco^-mllllonalrer-^who, 
thought $60,000 a sufficient loss for 
his share of "The Wishing Well," 
this Australian musical had diffi- 
culty opening lost night at the 
Mason. ' 

Equity has 16,400 on aselgnment 
to cover salary list. With Indica- 
tions of trade slight, two weeks' 
notice was posted opening nlgibt 



Future Plays 

"The Rumble Seat," new play by 
Marion Moore, Is being tried out by 
the Smith-Roblnson Players, a stock 
at Reading^ Pa. Three additions 
were made to the cast for the try- 
out Helen Holden, Ethelyn Brad- 
ford and Bryan Dunlevy. 

"Chinese 6'Neill," by Capt. (Wish- 
ing Donnell. Rehearsals started 
Monday. Cast includes Douglas 
DumbriUe^ Hugh Buckler, Audrey 
Ridgewell, Georges Remain. Opens 
here May 19. 

..Eddie Dowllng, in conjunction 
with Charles B. Dillingham (not 
Belasco, as reported), has placed a 
new farce in rehearsal, "The Merry 
Wives of Hollywood." Show opens 
May 13 in AtlanUo City, with a 
summer run expected to start at the 
Fulton, New Tork, early In June. 
Among the principals are Jere Mc- 
Aullffe, Herbert Corthell, Hale 
Hamilton, Grace LaRue and Jobyna 
Howland. 

Robert McLaughlin's company, 
headed by Wallace Ford, In "It'e 
the Climate," by John C. Brownell, 
is in Cleveland for two weeks, 
pointed for the Cort, New Tork, 
May 6. Brownell, author, is with 
Radio Pictures scenario department 
In Hollywood. 

"Fancy Lady," by (Sertrude Pur- 
cell and! Charles Marshall, which is 
In Horace LIveright'A possession, 
deferred until next fall. 

"Move Over," comedy by Arthur 
Somers Roche, which Hamilton 
MacFadden has under production 
option, has been postponed until 
fall. Roche, meanwhile, will make 
some changes. 

"Out of the PU," mystery ptay by 
James ' Asbmore Creelman, and 
scheduled for immediate production 
by Alex McKaig, has been deferred 

"Pay Day," staged by Henry 
Myers and Donald Haywood, a new 
melodrama, ' which was to have 
starred Ida Anderson, is being re- 
written. 

"The Silver Rule," by Sally 
Kemper, produced by Hyman Adler, 
In rehearsal tiround May 10. 

"The First Law," adapted from 
tlie Russian by Leonid Snegoff, will 
open in Atlantlo City April 29. Sne- 
goff will direct and appear. 
"Babylon," by George P. Keogb, will 
be produced by George Olsen. Re- 
hearsals start In August for Sep- 
tnnber Broadway showing. 

"Horseshoes," by 'Vincent Tou- 
mans, with a mixed cast goes into 
rehearsal next week. It is being 
primed for an expected summed 
stay at the Cosmopolitan theatre. 

The colored section of cast com- 
prises Duke Eatlngton and Band 
Cora Green, Miller and Lyle, Ex- 
position Jubilee Four, Six Dancing 
Boys and 40 Jubilee Slngera, Marian 
Harris IS' signed as one of. the 
white principals. This la tbe show 
for which Charles King, now in 
M-O-M talkers on the west coast, 
was reported .having been engaged. 

"See Saw," changed to "Love- 
bound" and' starts rehearsals this 
week. Helen MacKellar heads east 
show scheduled to open May 13 at 
the Majestic, Brooklyn, with At- 
lantic City the second week. Lew 
Cantor producing. 

"Your Unelo Dudley," by Howard 
Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson. 
Produced by George C. Tyler. Ray- 
mond Hitchcock in lead. Opens in 
Chicago in May. 

"Camera," a new ptay by Ralph 
Murphy and Helen Baxter, will be 
tried out In Syracuse next week by 
the Murphy Brown players, stock, 
Miss Baxter is the stock's leading 
woman. Play's locale is .jaolly- 
wood. 

Wlllard Keefe, assist dramatic ed. 
of .the Morning Telegraph, has 
written play called "Tbe More the 
Merrier," which goes Into rehearsal 
May 21. Keefe wrote "Celebrity.' 



Civic House Gains 

Minneapolis, April 23. 
The net operating become of the 
Minneapolis municipal auditorium 
for the first three months of 1929 
shows ai| increase of approximately 
lOO per cent over the correspond- 
ing 1928 period) W. D. Bugge, man- 
ager, reported. Steps haye«been 
taken looking to the construction 
of two new 'wings at a cost of |2,- 
000,000. 



Burnett on' "Hurdy Ourd/* 

LoB7nieieB,"^rir23r 



Dana Burnett la enroute here 
from New Tork to put the finishing 
touches to "The Hurdy Gurdy Man," 
a story which he wrote and In 
which George Jessel Is to be starred 
by Fox. ' ~ 

The latter Is due here some time 
In July. 



A. T. A H; MOhants 

Demand New Deal 



After, consulting with counsel, 
the militant group in the Associa- 
tion of Theatrical Agents and Man- 
agers, made fresh demands upon 
Theodore Mitchell and other offi- 
cers. Recently this group, said to 
number 200 members, expressed dls- 
sailafaction over the condition of 
the union's affairs and asked for 
action. One move was to have 
Mitchell resign as president' of the 
union. 

The recalltrants declare the as- 
sociation was not legally formed 
and that therefore the present of- 
ficers are "interlopers." They charge 
there never was proper notlflca- 
tlon of the election of the officers, 
the matter, it Is further charged, 
having been accomplished by a 
hand-picked group of eight or nine 
men. It Is charged the members- 
were never notified .of the ratifica- 
tion of the by-Iawa 

For that reason It Is declared 
the A. T. A. M. wlU have to re- 
organize. In a letter eent^to the 
officers, warning was Issued against ' 
any taking any action under "claim 
that you are either ofllcers or di- 
rectors and against expending any 
association money for any puniose 
and we shall hold you personally 
responsible for any euoh action or 
expenditures." 

Meeting Demanded 

It Is demanded that a meeting be 
called on May 8 for the purp^ of 
properly naming a ohalnnan and 
ofllcers for the first time and for 
the valid adoption of a constitution 
and by-la'WB. The militants claim 
that according to the. present so- 
called by-la'vrs, - present, officers 
would continue foj three years^ 
since. ona/prOvIsIon states that no 
officer .can be eligible unless a mem- 
ber In good standing for three years. 
The association was formed last 
eumn^r. 

Mitchell as head of the A. T. A. 
M. draws a salary of flOO weekly. 
When a committee of the militants 
called op him last week, . 'MIt)oben 
questioned the good . standing of 
one present The individual showed 
a paid up eard, as 'did the odiers.'. 
It was alleged that Mitchell failed 
to show his card and that he had. 
forgotten the matter of dnes'lilnu. 
self, althonieb paying the following 
day. - 

The objectors at a meeting 
week engaged Paul N. Turner as 
counsel. It was at his- sugge^jtloa 
that a formal demand for a gein- 
eral meeting ahd ' reorganlzatloii 
The letter of demand for reorg^i- 
zatloh and a new election «f otA- 
cerse and. directors wfts sent to 
MHohell, Milton T. Middleton. Lode-> 
wick Vroom, William: M. Roddy, 
Samuel U Tuck, Lawrenc« A. 
Netmes, Rod Waggoner, Charles' F. 
Lawrence and Wlllard Holcomb. 



Ch<Hnis B<^ as Lead in 
Maclom's "Deseii Sojig^ 

Los Angeles, April 28. 

With the walkout of Kddle Feath,- 
erstone, comedian with "The Desert 
Song," Louis O. Macloon ta4<| tiO 
the pajrt with a chorus, man. Mac>- 
loqn, being on Equity's, unfair Hat 
must make all replacements from 
-wUhln'tlie original cast 

Lee Parvin, company manager, 
and Ned Holmes, advance .agent 
have both walked out on "Lai|g^lng 
Louie," both Ifactoon shows. 



OABBA WABBEA.'S PTBPltTE 
A.dlspute over $10,00(1 commission 
between GannaWalska eind her for- 
mer manager, Charles L. Wagner, 
will be settled by three arbitrators. 
L Nick Gordon, attorney of- 1440 
Broadwaly,' is one of the arbiters. 

Meanwhile Ganna Is in Parte run- 
ning a beauty contest for tbe Selec- 
tion oi 100 Ftencb dames, who wfll 
be tarought to America by the opera 
star. 

Howard Potter, formerly asso- 
ciated with Wagner is now handling 
Ganna's business affairs. 



KEITH'S DIVOBCE SUIT 

' Los Angeles, April 23. 
Peg Entwlstle,' appearing with 
the Theatre Guild repertory com- 
pany, at the Flgeroa,' has filed a 
divorce suit against Robert Keith, 
actor. 

Mental cruelty Is charged. 



Three In Short 

Wynne Gibson, Rella Winn and 
Hobey Cavanagh, all from legit, are 
featured In the two reel comedy 
talker, "Sympathy," by Murray 
Roth, now in production at the War- 
ner Bros, studio with Bryan Foy 
directing. 



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^We«ldesalq^^ Aprii -8^ 1929 



Shows in N. Y. and Ckunent 



Figurea estimattc* and qominent point td' some attraetiont balng 
aiieeessful, while tko.iaine.arosa act>redlt«d to pth6r« might auagett' 
m«dieerity or low. . The varMitca la explained in the difference In 
house capacities with the varying overhead. Also the size of cast, 
with consequent difference in necessary gross of profit. Variance - 
In business neeessafy for musical attraction as against dramatie 
play is also eehsi'dered. , \ - ■ - ■ ■ 

.Classiflqatton of attraction, house capacity' and top prices of the 
admission scale given below. - Key to classifleatiohi C (comedy) t 
O (drama): ft (revue); M (musical comedy); F (farce)i O (operetta). 



Admission tax applies on tickets over $3. 



"Appearances," Mansfleld (4tl' 
• week) (D-l,060-$3). Was elatoi. 
to' go uptown; last minute book- 
ing switched engagement froir. 
Hudson here Monday; buslneut 
alon^ Bt-ondway showed Improve- 
ment last week: ■ 

*Pefore You're S6," EUlott (2nd 
Week) (C-9^4-l3). {^otlces wei\ 
mixed and business first week ho', 
encouraging; rated under .|5»000; 

."BlacKbirds," BlUnge (51st week) 
(It-89.2-t3). Reaches a year's run 
mark after another week; Is «x- 
j>ected to play Into summer: pe- 
' rlod; .. business' better - last- week ; 

^17,000;. , 

"Bird In Mtnd," Morosco (4th week) 
(C-893<$3.6&).' Moved liere from 
Booth; English Comedy rated a 
hit, with business capd.clty to 
date;' $14,000 'and should So 'bet- 
ter here because nearly 200' E^iats 

"Brothers,'' 4Sth St. (18th. week) 
i(<3D-.9«0-|3)-.Mafclng; money right 
, alongr and,, -with njuaber, of ,at- 

. tractions shrinking, ihoutd main- 
tain pace, Into summer; went to 
111,600. Jaet week.' 

'Carnival,.'' F<orrest (lot week) (CD- 
l,0l6-$3). . Presented '.-by , Irving 
LandOitkld manager; written by 
'WllUam R. Doyle; Utle ased be- 
fore, biit this l^ new play; opens 
Wednesday (April 24). ' 

"Caprtee;' Ouildv(l7th w^) (CD- 
914 - f 3). ' Outstanding^ among 
Oulld productions this season; 
could probably span the summer, 
but Is ^belng sent to London early 
' In June; $17,600. 

''Confliot,'? Vanderbllt , (7th week) 
(CD-771-$3). Moved here from 
Fulton Monday; attraction 'guar- 
anteeing house as. so -with former 
hou8e;''':bUBlnesB under $6,000, prin- 
cipally cut -rated. 
''Courage,"' Rltz (30th week) (CD- 
946-$8.8fi). Moved ' upward with 
other successes: last we^k, gr6ss 
.Appronmatlng $14,000; 'has chance 
' ' to go through ' summer. ' 
*Flor«tta,"'Eai'l eiirroll (12th W6ek) 
.(M«9e8-$7.70. Though one 6f' name 
players left cast last week, busl- 
neM ' Improved 'materially, gross 
gplpg to .about $33,600. 
"Fellow Thru," Chanln'a 46th . St. 
. .(16th week) (M-l,413-$6.60). 'i;he 
season's outstanding musical 
smash; never a let-up, and pre- 
diction Is for a year's run; close 
to $41,000. 
'Harlem/* Apollo (10th week) XT>- 
l,ie8-$3). Colored drama will 
.mov0 to. Times Sqdare, neXt door, 
next Monday; paced at $10,000 
and .tor good profit. 
•Hallo, Daddy,". Cohan (18th week) 
'M-l,371-$6.eo). Moderately good 
business for this musical; paced 
around $16,600; due to move soon, 
Pathe taking house for exploita- 
tion May 6. 
"Held Everything," Broadhurst 
(28th week) (M-l,118-$6.60). Still 
a favorite among the leading niu- 
Blcals and figure's to go through 
Bumihei;; pace again $32,000. 
•Holiday," PU'mouth (22nd week) 
(C-l,012-$3.86). Among the non- 
musical leaders, only a couple Qf 
recent arrivals getting bigger 
grosses; $17,500. / 
•Jonesy," BlJou (3rd week) (C-606- 
$3). Claimed Improvement last 
week; though gross of about 
$6,600 w:as light, new conledy fig- 
ured having a chancis. ' 
"Journey's End," Henry Miller's 
(6th week) (C-946_^4.40). One of 
two Engli.sh plays of recent ar- 
rival that have clicked ' (other is 
"Bird In Hiind"); this one betters 
$20,000 weekly. 
"Kibftrer," Royale (10th week) (C 
l,118-$3). Has been exceptionally 
successful In getting theatre par 
tied; takings again about $14,000. 
"Lady Fingers," Liberty (13th week) 
(M-l,202-$4.40). Picked up with 
most others laat week, takings 
approximating $17,600, and ex- 
pected to stick. 
"Let Us Be Gay," Little (10th week) 
(C-630-$i.40). playing an extra 
matinee weekly; sure feminine 
draw, though all performances 
capacity; takings quoted at $14,- 
800. 

"Little Accident," Ambassador (29th 
week) (C-l,200-$3). Another com- 
edy sucoesd and a cinch to finish 
out the season; business has been 
bettering $13,000. 
•MWi— Estats^'- -Blltmore— -(4th 
week) (D-;i.000'-$3). Doing well to 
date but not figured to . extend 
much beyond six week subsorlp- 
" tlon period; $l(r,D0O Claimed. 
'■Mnrfy-the Man," Fulton (1st week) 
• (0-914-t8); Presented- by Clyde 
Elliott, first production Broad- 
way; written by Jean. Archibald: 
opened Monday. , 
<'Me«t< the "Prince;" ;Lyceuni" (9th 
^W«6k) . (C-SBr-ta) / Should lost an- 
,, other month . or 'So;. moderate 



"Messin' Around," Hudson (1st 
week) (R-1.094-$3). Pr«sented by 
Louis Isqulth; colored musical; In 
a house previously devoted to 
drama; opened Monday. 

'Mima," Belasco (20th week) , (P- 
l',100-$6.60). Engagemient an- 
nounced to extend through M^y:' 
business jumped materially lost 

. ' week, ^olng to $17,600, which WM 
best mHrk- In monti). 

"Music In May,"' Casino (4tb week) 
(O-l,477-$6.60). .Rated an In-bfe-. 
tween musical; aided by theatre 

. . parties takings 4a9t week about 

. $48,00.(1. .. ^ 

"My . airl Friday," Republic . (lOth 
week): :(C-901i$S). Management 
still expectant of landing with a 
show that has d'^wn but mod- 
erate trade with cut rate (Ud; 
$7,000 to $8,000 estimated. r 

''Mystery Si^uare," Longacra '(4th 
week)! (C-l,0l9-$3). Claimed to. 
have Climbed last week, 'gross 
quoted over $6,000; changes in 
script said to have bettered per- 
formance. 

"Pleasure Bound," Majestic (lOtb 
week) (R-l,776-$6.60). Doing good 
business though under capacity in 
large house; rated around $36,- 
600, which was an ImprovemenL 

"Roekbeund," Cort (2nd' week) <D- 
1,Q04.>$3).. Opened late last week; 
notices not. .favorable to new 
drama. 

"She Got ^hat She Wanted," Wal- 

lack's (8th week) (6'-776-$;}. 
' Small cast show -may be getting 
by; frankly cut rated; 'last week's 
pace about. $6,600.- 
"Shew Beat," Zlegfeld (70th week) 
(M-l,622-'$6.60). Goes to roads- 
ter another wt«k; that 'was ex- 
pected ' following opening - on 
Broadway of picture version; 
business $82,000; ^picture will be 
held out Of Boston, Chicago and 
Philadelphia ' until &fter Show 
pitlys 'those dates. 
"Skidding," Baybs (49th week) (C- 
' 861-$3>i Another short cast show, 
: Inexpensive to. operate, gett4ng 'by 
with cut rates, and claln^lng ia 
weekly, profit: $4,11)00 to $6,000.. 
''Spring Is Here," Alvln (7th week) 
' (M-l,S87-$6.60). Jumped' upward, 
gaining back in pace that lost 
pre'vloud week: better balcony 
trade; $30,000 claimed. 
"Strange- InteHude," Golden (66th 
^week) (D-90A-$4.40). Expected to 
play into summer Insteofi of stop 
ping June 1; nine-act drama still 
making gpod money at $13,000. 
"Street ' Scene," Playhouse (16th 
- -week)' (D-879-$8.86). Extra ma< 
tinee scheduled until Fourth of 
July; ^tops the dramatic group and 
still capacity with. $21,000 weekly 
approximated. 
'The Age of Innocence,*! Empire 
(22nd week) (D-l,189-$3). Has 
made a good record; engagement 
nearlng end; business off, but 
better last week at $11,000. 
"The Camel Through. the Needle's 
Eye," Beck (2nd week) (D- 1,189 
$3). Guild's final production rfited 
having a. very good chance; first 
week's gross was over $16,000. 
"The Come-On Man," 49th St. (1st 
week) (C-708-$3). Presented by 
Roy 'Walling; written by Herbert 
' Ashtoh; Jr.; opened Monday. 
"The Love' Duel," Barrymore (2nd 
week) (D-l,090-$3.86)., Ethel Bar 
rymore highly regarded In new 
play; business first week spotted 
attraction w.lth dramatic leaders 
$21,000, . , . 
"The LIUle Shew," Music Box. Pre 
mlere postponed until next week; 
revue booked this week out of 
town for revision' purposes.' 
"The New Mdon," > Imperial (32nd 
week) (O-M46-$6.60), Operetta 
smash is cleaning ' up; business 
approximates capacity for most 
performances; $37,000. 
"The Red Robe,** Shubert (18th 
week) (O-l,396-$6.60). Business 
not exceptional, 1>ut apparently 
bettering an even break; rated 
around $19,000. 
"Whoopee," New Amsterdam (21st 
week) (M-!l,700-$6.60). Broad- 
way's actual leoder; takings over 
$48,000 every week since opening. 
Special Attractions — Little Tneatres 
"Mrs. Bumpstead- Leigh," Klaw; re 
vlval; doing very well; date In- 
definite. 

"After Dark," Rlalto, Hoboken; re 

vlval; big. 
"The Black Crook," Lyric, Hoboken; 
„ rev ival ; big. 

"Under tfier'ea'BHSRr,"U6wefyT-re: 

vlval; closed Saturday; may re' 

sume uptown. 
"Cyrano de Bergerac," Hampden's; 

revival; final week. 
"The Sea Gull," Comedy; revival 

going on regularly after this 
' week,, which is final week for Ruth 

Draper. 

"The Perfect Alibi," Hopkins; In 

. definite....,..;. ■ • . ; . 
"TJie Vegetable," Cherry. Lane; 
closed lost Sunday. ,, ,., . 



-**--^-)n Record 



"B<)Btoa, .April 28. 
'If' memorjr ser'res^-And it iieidom 
does— Will • Rogers , in "Three 
Cheers," at 'the Qoloiititl. 'set 'it new 
record fpr''thB''(tbusB.ln the opening 
week with f 42,0PQ. Capacity Is $40,- 
090. Rpgen panlcHed the town. 
Show Is In for tWo. motti. Pouse Is 
understood to have hod 66 grand. In 
the tin a,t curtain time opening 
{light Top for show la $6.50, 

Weather 'was at Its worst,. but ad- 
vance sales filled the (Colonial -and 
did well by others. ."Good Boy" 
tried to open Mondajr at the Shu- 
bert, but mechanl^U " difflcultles 
blocked the. attempL Audience 
heard tbe- OTerture':and. then - was 
handed back the. dough. : With but 
five days: U groBsed<.$2|M00^ and la 
clicking. ."TM ' - ^A^lonal Oppra 
Company," ajt- th«,..Bo8'ton Qp'era 
house,. folded. .up'ithe same l^onday 
night .^th a:n'BudJfe:n<ie (n the house 
and another reverse, ilne crowded 
.the b. .0. . . - 

The Majestic went -..talkie - with 
'Noah's Arlc."'at ^|2 tol», tor one 
nl^t oniy^ PrlcK'wad'^Ut four bits 
second nligfat- and "with advamse-'sale 
refunds stlU tCnother' line n>aok^ 
into the b. o. ■ • 

Graat Mltchen In "All the King's 
Men," at the HoUls, stayed at $8,000 
ahd theii folded u^ B. SL CiUve ltas 
signed Mltchen to ppenMn bis rep- 
ertory theatre at the Copley' fat 
fiew plt^' next Htoiiday, "Ahd'rew 
Takes a 'Wife." "The.flUver Swan" 
went Into the storage cans .after a 
tough stretch at the Tremont Un- 
derstood the show. Is to be pepped 
up and tried again Uter. 

"Toung Love," the Dorothy Otsjt 
haughty-naughty, picked up a grand 
at the PlyiqQi^th. but dlsappeareii] 
over the Week-end. 'Xuckee CUrl,;,' 
'at the Shubert Apolto. '(old K F. 
Keith), Is atUI hlttlniB a $9,01)0 pace. 
Mtt«l In "Lovely Lady," In tier first 
week at that houae. was off only 
two grand from p^vlous week at 
the Shubert 

Openings this week Included 
"Beggar's Opera" at the HoUls; 
"This Thing Galled Love" at Plym- 
outh. Rumor 'has it that Henry 
Jewett's . Repertory Theatre, which 
'closed . doors due to. alleged labor 
difficulty, falls fnt? Shubert hands 
as try-out house' he'<t falL House 
appointments ar^'ldeal, one of the 
best In the ceuntry> - 

'Last W«ek'« -Figures 
HoUis — "Beggar's Opera*: (1st 
'fireek). "AU the. King's Men*' with 
Grant Mitchell <;10a'ed. with a gross 
of $8,000'. Show iust about m'a'de 
overhead; ' - 

Celonial — "Three Cheers" (2d 
week). Will Rogers knocked .b. o. 
records for goat?' $42,000. 

Tremont — Closed — -. "The. Silver 
Swan," to the warehouse after final 
week of $13,000: 

Plymouth— "This Thing Called 
Love" (1st week). Toung Love" 
closed after two weeks. Did $12,000 
second week. 

Wilbur — "Lovely Lady" (3d 
week). MItzi holds her public. 
Gross.- $17,000. 

Apollo— "Luckee Girl" (4th week). 
Getting a good play at $17,500. 

Shubert— "Good Boy" (2d week). 
Hit $21,000 five days. A hit 

Copley-^"The, Ringer" (6th week). 
Run ends tlils week with plenty of 
profits in this unique repertory 
house. Last gross $8,000. 



''Rio Rita's?* Pittsburgh 
1,000 on Second Visit 



$do,i 



N Pittsburgh, April 23. 

laast week of regular legit season 
and* btz quiet 

"Rio Rita," playing return en- 
gagement at Nixon, got around 
$30,000 at $4.40 top, quite a drop 
from $46,000 obtained on first visit 
here. Started ott sloWly, but picked 
up In the middle of w^ek and closed 
at 'full speed. . Amateur and college 
shows scheduled for this. house until 
May 27 ...when the. Rogers-Ston" 
show, "Three Cheers,'.' comes .In for 
week. Then shutters go up' until 
last of August with Theatre Guild 
coming In for two months. 

At Alvln, "HMo, Yourself" 
grossed around $19,000. due In- large 
measure to draw of Warlng's Penn- 
^ylvanlan In this vicinity. 

Sharp stock, at Pitt, with "'Si- 
lent House." had nice week, regular 
summer trade starting to build 
Staging "Excess Baggage" never 
seen here. 



L il. TAKES PLUNGE 

Guild bbens Reii '8<MMn to il3,iio6^' 
"High Road" Slighted 

LOB AngeleSi April 28. ; 

.BiialneSB^as ahpt la6t' week, with 
nothing inucb outstanding on the 
local list 

Estimate* for Last Week 

"Strang* Interlude*^ <Biltmore,v7th 
We^k)'. Down' to $16,000, but . not 
bad'at figure and date, -. 

"Oootor** ' Dilemma*^ (Flgueroa, 
lat 'week). Opening attraction of 
Theatre Oulld repertory -season 
here; subscriptions will flguia'ln 
these grosses'!' arotAid'^13,000. ' . 

"Pirate"- (Belasco, 1st '. week). 
Doris Keane'B newest won't -do. 

"Burlesque" (El • Capltan,^ 1st 
week). Hal- Skelly in original. role;, 
smart take at $1.26 top, $7,400. . 
.. "Th* Kottentot" (Majestic,: ^d 
week')'. ' Acoimd $7,000 for ((Id; one. 
"This Thing Called Love" iHolly- 
wood Playliovse, 2d week). -Average 
Duffy. gross;. $$.70((. , ...... 

. '.f ReyiV Odlx^- .(Mason, .9d &nd final- 
w&«iO. Walttet> Whiteside . revival 
tei>oiited.at $6,200 on exit Week. : . 

n:ml« X>rehid Ahhi*" (Mayai, 8d 
week)vV.- but <-ra;tlnj^ and lAaterieilly 
a>Wd;..$ew«)i-'' • 

HBrt>adway" IVihe Street 6th end 
filial week). < -iMdM't creaite 'a ripple 
'bn°'eecOHd coast pi«sehtatl6nv eut 
to '$2300.<- - ' ■ ■ " 

"Th«' High -Road" '(Muslo Boz^; 1st 
wtak)V Slighted .anibng liiany en- 
trante-of week; erouni^ $3,600, 

''BbM^kl^^I^^ Quit; 
wm Saii Wi£t( S^ 

- TItn Mdore; one ' of the teatCured: 
eoi^lcb' In' . "^lackilrds,'*. - demalh^eS, 
more. ^6ney frojAa. Lew, ..Leslie.. He 
41dn't get It eiiid ; handed . In his 
notice. I/eslle . had tbe WinlfI^ed: 
and Mule . act from vaude .under 
contract and Billy 'Mills rehearsed 
tbe'Mod're part.' Leslie held Moore 
under a two-weeks clause. Then 
IiesUe notified Johnny fiudglns, who 
shares topUnes -with • Sill (Bo- 
Jangles) Robinson with the show 
that he (Lesl^) was sending Hud- 
glns to the - second edition to 
strengthen' the No. - -2 trotipe, ' In 
Baltimore thte week.' ' 

The two Incidents stirred Mp Bo* 
Jangles so that ha passed up a 
matinee: performance >last Week,. but 
showed -up at lilghtT . ' > 

Then five of the regular show band 
served notice, they were leaving 
Le{)ll,».. April 20. . These . pit men .d.e- ^ 
mandet^ more money, ci{tlming lies-, 
lie had, 'been, promising tbem' .the 
ah.te' but . had never, made ' good.. 
Among,., the insurgents' were Bal^-' 
m6re, ariimmer, who htia ' been' with' 
Leslie for years, playing with hla 
companies ' in Paris)' Xion'den and' 
(Jerniany; Pike Davis, first trumpet., 
another Leslie vet; Jack Smldt-.i- 
banjolst; Johnny Deans, second cot-' 
netlst and' the bass' player. 

An fl've haye'^signed'' with Noble 
Sissle to open at the Ambassadeur'ei 
Paris, 'May 16. None -ot the men 
had any contract, having worked 
year In and year out for Leslie oh a- 
verbal understanding only, 

S. H. Dudley, Jr., and the fast 
stepping chorus girl, known as -Xilt- 
tle Baltimore, doing the "gaga" 
dance, handed In their notice to 
Leslie. ' They are both signed by 
Sissle for Pkris. 

Another rumpus was raised at the 
midnight , show last Thursday when 
Leslie instructed .a gir) from the 
second "Blackbhrds" to go on and 
do . the ""St Louis Blues" number 
that Blll.ie (^osdlck' has .been doing 
at . the regular . perform'ances. Bllile 
walked out then and therel 



STOCKS CLOSING 

After 20..;weeks at the Playhouse, 
Glendale, Los Angeles, Thomas R. 
Mill's dramatic stock Is closing April 
27. Figures lt«better to' close with 
a profit than risk a run Into the 
hot weather. 



"He Walked in Her Sleep," Prin- 
cess; closed Saturday. 
"Baire Pacts," Triangle. 
Viotoli''Chenkin,'Lyrlo'; Russian art- 
-iBt ■ In special recitals doing" very 
• welL- . ' . ■ ' . '-. , ' . -. 
Fay Marb*« Belmont;- closed Satuc- 
f day.' V -■ " .' '" ' - '--■ ■ 
"Streets . pf New. YorH*'* Span)shl 

.^,tbfie*?s!i.^tw*...^'-,;,i^^ 



Stocks Opening 

Playeiiop' Playiei's,' direction 'W. E 
Heltland, to open 15-week 'suiAiner 
stock engagement at. Stamford, 
Conh.' Spring 'Bylngton and Bruce 
Adiame have the leads. ' 

The (Hemant- 'Walsh' players open-' 
ed their season In 'Waterloo, la. ' 

The Lyric ' Musical Comedy Co., 
direction John Sims, '°r6hek''rsed in' 
New tisrk, left for-'MoiAtreal to open 
at the Princess next Monday. 




'FRISCO GkOSSES 

San Francisco, April 23. 
Henry Duffy stained a dual Sun- 
day at his Alcazar and President. 
Robert McWade opened as the star 
of "The Big Pond" at the Alcazar. 
Edmund Breese.caine to the Presi- 
dent In "The Mahlac/' 

There was a general slump in biz 
last week. ..William Hodge ended 
his run. Saturday at the Columbia, 
and the house turned to pictures for 
tt'tlme.-^-'-Broad way- Melody", opencd- 
SundaV for a run. 

Estimates for Last Week 
Curran— Nance O'Nell in , "The 
House of Women," abput $14,000. 
Geary— "The- Front Page," $16,-. 

000. 

Columbia — "Straight Thru the 
Door." Final wee k. $9,000. 
■ Pre*rd*nt--"Splte COrtier," third 
.andi .final Week, $J,200,. . , ,. , 

14,600.' 



$35,(II)0:1NCHI 



I:.* . Chicago,: April 23. 
. .La(rt..wesk;s,. Qftunt. ot, shuttered 
legit .theatres, indicates .the season Is 

Jibout orer. Outof.th'e 11 Houses do- 
ng 'business,'" two 'With mtislcala 
coppea $76;000. "Sca^dals" did cdpa- 
6ity at $40;000 again, and "This Tear 
of . Grace''- mounted to $36,000 at 
$3.86 top. Beatrice LdlUe show, com- 
ing, with, such impetus, (s. being held 
for oiie'n^bre week than scheduled. 
'"Rosalfe,"^ cheer, leading itor IS 
week's at the Illinois, Wound' iip Sat- 
ard'ay'-'t6 a "respectable flehife 'at 
around- $26,000. Conislderlng the -fast 
company it has had tor'rtin-.wlth.'in 
the.' lost .month, -Me.t Eleggy'/show 
turned out <fin9>.:forin<-Wlth its re- 
move from- .the JJUnpIs,-. house v^tA 
dark liid^flnitely.v ... . 

.■Runner up' in the<muslcal field la 
•'^onhecttcut'Tankee/^Holdlng oh in 
great-iihaps and- looks, to make -a 
suihmei*.' 'run.- . \ • ' . 

Drama- 't^osM' flvtctiiated, "Jeai'- 
oiisy" i^fnlng lGi -lead 'and better- 
Matt Ih' .second week by more than a 
gTahd.'<'The'' Adelphi haa'- added two 
weeks to lU Oi'liflndl 'lfiut 

' "'Dlamdnd Lll,','. ' wlltti ' an ' extra 
iTiidn1t«i„. pettbniran.<i^° ' (Saturday), 
cani^ in a iblose second. With' the 
dock .bof^nti hut bh the'show Itctin 
stay ' In ' toWtt -for- ' the 'summer. : It 
pulls out Mt the Apollo to continue 
at ,.,thi» . Great Northeni. ''Bi?bm, 
Boon)," 'first tabbed^by the 8h\iberta 
tor. that hoikjie. will o]>en at the 
ApblW'Sunday night ' 

., "Jarnegan,f quiet at the Selwyn, 
Is another' attemtitlng to stretch. 
Galled- on its closing' next weiek to 
linger a few nhore. Mednwbtle "Har- 
lem" has been switched from the 
SelWyn to the MaJQgstie tor the 28th. 

. Fast pace ot"Dfaoula" hasn't sim- 
mered to any extent. Backing of 
press notices and general discussion 
of' the mystery. Is getting a. good 
call. 

"Scarlet Woman" exited from the 
Cort Saturday to a highly satisfac- 
tory run. House goes 'dark uMil May 
6. when "The Ntit Farm" Will' re- 
light It .'Thurston, :at. the Erlanger. 
is in his final week, chalking up a 
profitable score. "BllUe" , sucoeeds 
niext week. 

" One new entrant this week has 
OUs Skinner at the Harris with "A 
Hundred Tears Old." 

Estimate*, for. Lart Week > 
' Thurston. (Erianger, 3rd week). 
Picked' up:, to better $12,000. 
. . "Connecticut Yankee" (Garrlck, 
3rd.' week'). Standing, still at respect- 
able $28,000; hext fortnight should 
teU. 

"DraejUla" (Blaokstone, 3rd,' week). 
SUd'back about. a grrand -to $13,000. 
If it .can hold to' that figure should 
profit until the heat 
. "A Hundred Year* Old" (Harris, 
let Week). Opened Monday night to 
'cKss turnout Skinner, name a draw 
around here. 

"Scandal*" (Grand, 2nd week). 
Brokers .hold a four -week buy .that 
Insures house. Hit $40,000 twice In 
a. row; . . ' 

"This. Year of Qraoe" (Majestic, 
let week). Biggest attraction house 
has held this year. Came In to sen- 
sational $36,000'.' Holding over an 
extra week. ThrB» weeks In all. 

"Jealousy" (Adejphl, 8rd week). 
Best window call of the non musi- 
cals. I^p a grand to top $19,000. 

"Rosalie" (Illinois, 13th and last 
week). Held oh as long as it' could, 
but decided to blow rftther suddenly. 
Still at good figure for final $26,000. 
. "ilarnegan", cSelw^n, 9th .week). 
No speed. House limitation In size 
a factor. Strictly staying on Ben- 
nett's n'aihe: Around $16,000 again. 

"Diamond Lil" (Apollo, _13th 
week). -Winding up here to* let 
"B<\om Boom" In Sunday. Moving to 
the Great. Nqrthern at a last minute 
decision. About $17,000 with extra 
dhow. 

"Scarlet Woman" (Cort 14th and 
flhal week). Took, oft with a final 
$9,000. -Very good. 

Cast Clianges 

' Jahet Reade is rehearsing to re- 
place Ethel Shutta In "Whoopee," 
when the latter leaves the show. 

Tim Moore and Johnny Hudglns, 
featured comics, quit the New Tork 
"Blackbirds" cost Moore, replaced 
by Billy Mills (Winifred and Mills), 
may go into vaude. Hudglns has 
been switched to the second com- 
pany, opening Monday in Hude;lns' 
home, town, Baltimore. In strength- 
ening the road troupe which goes to 
Cleveland, Leslie plans to send 
Hudglns. to .London .when that com- 
pany sails this, aumtiher. 

Eddie Mayo' steps Into "(3ood 
Boy;zjn.JBoatoiLnfixt-MendRy._with_ 
his Harmonica Rascals. He suc- 
ceeds Borrah Mlnnevltch. 

P^ttl: Harrold - has replaced Dor- 
othy , Knapp ' In. the Carroll show, 
•.■Fioretta." 



Qould's "Grand St" Number* 

... .Dave tkjul^ of i^ubllx, is staging 
the mustcol .;numben tor "Grand 
'S'i.reef 'FoWes;'*'.'"-' ' ■ 



Wednesday, April 24, 1929 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



01 



3 En^ ffits on Broadway So Far 
Becomes Record for One Season 



A notable feature of the spring 
fUTlvals on Broadway Is the success 
of two English plays. Iiondpn dra- 
fnatlo Buocesses have heretofSre 
heenv i.a negligible factor on this 
side. ' It Is idlflerent with "Journey's 
End^' and "Bird In Hand." To b< 
.ooupled with them Is "The Perfect 
jUlbl," also English, which came 
earlier in the season. While housed 
in. a Ilttje theatre, It has fare4 es- 
oellently. That three British plays 
' should': land, here In/ one season if 
"ezoeptlonal. - 

' - ' As for the native product, It has 
tared Tei7 badly of late. Every new 
show that opened within the past 
two weeks Is to be found in cut 
rates, with two exceptions, ".^amel 
Through a Needle's Eye" and "The 
liove Duel^ which Is an adaptation 
from tbe Hungarian. The latter 
, sh ow started very well at the 
. Barrymbre laiat wieek, grossing |21,- 
OOO; "Camel's Eye" naturally 
started velT . with the aid ^ of the 
Guild's subscription. 

"Street Scene," the season's out- 
standing drama,' leads the non* 
musicals, . battering t21,000 weekly 
on a- nlne-pertormance basia This 
.attraction, "Journey's End" and "Let 
TTs Be Oaj^' are the actual dramatic 
leaders In demand In the premium 
SKencleSi with "Follow Thru," 
,*Who'opee," "The New Moon" and 
•^old- Everything" the musical de- 
mand leaders." 

Better Bis 

Business showed Improvement last 
week, though that did not apply to 



the run attractions, which eased off 
somewhat. ' "Journey's End" over 
$20,000, actual capacity; "Caprice" 
and "Holiday" got |17,600; so did 
"Mima," which picked up for some' 
reason; Us Be Gay" nearly 

116,000; "Man Estate" almost as 
much; "Bird In Hand," »14,000; 
same for "Courage'' and "Kabltzer"; 
"Little Accident" and "Strange In- 
terlude" got $13,000; "Brothers" 
went to $11,600; "Age of Innocence," 
$11,000; "Harlem," $10,000; "Steet 
ttie Prince" and "My ,G|rl .Friday," 
about $8,000; "Jonesy" and "Mystery 
Square," $6,600;"She Knew. What 
She Wanted," $6,60O; .others less. : 

"Whoopee" has not failed to bet- 
ter $48,000 any week since opening: 
nor hias "Follow Thru" deviated 
from a gross close to $41,000 weekly; 
"The New Moon" got $37,000 last 
weeki "Pleanure Boundi" $86,600; 
"Floretta" Improved, $33,600; "Hold 
Everything" and "Show Boat," $32,- 
000; ^'Spring Is Here." also Jumped. 
$30,000. There Is a wide gap/- be- 
tween these sho.ws and other muslr 
cals. "The Jted Robe" about $19,- 
000; "Music In May;'.$18,000;"Lady 
Fingers," $17,000; same tor "Black- 
birds" and nearly as much- for 
"Hello. Daddy.*' The latter shows 
are claimed to be betteritag an even 
break. 

Next week the Freiburg "Passion 
Play" comes to the Hippodrome, 
"The Little Show" at the Music 
Box, "Congratulations" ait the. Na- 
tional and "Grand Street Polliesi" 
Booth, Lost Saturday "The Vegot- 
teble," "He Walked In Her Sleep" 



and "Under the Gaslight" (revival) 
Joined the closings, ^ This week 
"Cyrano de Bergerao" (revival) 
closes. 

Ageney Buy* 

. The past three weeks there was 
but one addition to the agency buys, 
It being "Bird In Hand.' ToUl num- 
bei^lS: "Spring Is Here" (Alvin), 
"The Love Duel" (Barrymore, "Hold 
Everything" (Brpadhurst), "Floret- 
ta" (Carroll), "Music In May" (Casi- 
no), "Follow Thru!' (Chanln's 46th 
St.), "Caprice" (Guild), "The Per- 
fect Alibi" (Hopkins), "The New 
Moon" (Imperial), "Let Us Be Gay" 
(LltUe), "Pleasure Bound" (Majes- 
Uc), "Journey's End" (Henry Mil- 
ler), "Whoopeb" (New Amsterdam), 
"Bird In Hand" (Morosco), "Street 
Scene" (Playhouse), "The Red 
Robe" (Shubert), "Show Boat" 
(Zlegfeld), "Holiday'' (Plymouth). 

' Cut Rates 
' The attractions offered at bar- 
gain rates^ Include nearly all the 
newer arrivals as mentioned above. 
List: "Lady Fingers" (Liberty), 
"Hello Daddy" (Geo. M. Cohan), 
"Meet, The Prince" (Lyceum), 
"Skidding" '(Bayes), "LltUe Acci- 
dent" (Ambassador), "My Girl Fri- 
day'' (Republic), "She Got \What 
She Wanted" (Wallack's), "Before 
You're 26" (Elliot), "The Come-On 
Man" ■ (49th St.). "Appearances" 
(Mansfield), -"Messln' Around" 
.(Hudson), "Jonesy" (Bijou), "Marry 
The Man" (Fulton), "Brothers" 
(48th St.), "Courage" (Rltz). 'Con- 
flict'? (Vanderbllt), "HArlem" Apol- 
lo), ''The Age of Innocence" (Emr 
plre), "Mystery Square" (liongacre), 
•'Rock Bouiid" Cport). "Carnival" 
(Forrest), "Mima" (Belasoo). 



"Venice," Praised in Philly Start, 
Does Bnt $22,000 and Ends Stay 



Philadelphia, April £3. 
Conditions have reverted to the 
low ebb of the fall, probably a little 
worse.' 

Five shows bowed In Monday 
night, making 11 in all. "Houseboat 
on the Styx," figured a weak sister, 
did as well as any. Up at the Er- 
langer this one surprised the talent 
by Its strength. In for three weeks 
and may move to another bouse. 

The Shuberts* big new revue, '^'A 
Night in Venice," was a disappoint- 
ment In its opening at the Forrest. 
T)ie qrltlcs were highly laudatory, 
and word-of-mouth' tiiat spread 
around during the week was friendly 
In the Shubert, would probably have 
clicked from the word go, but this 
new theatre is taking time to build 
up. "A, Night in Venice" was re- 
ported at around $22,000, which was 
not promising for the four weeks 
scheduled for It, and early this week 
it was decided to end the run this 
Salturday. 

Cohan'e"Blllle" was a disappoint- 
ment In first week of a fortnight's 
return at the. Garrick. Played to 
virtual, capacity at the same -house 
last fall, but couldn't repeat al- 
though gains at end of the week 



Inside Stnif-Legit 



When Patbe called Ann Harding to make test for her forthcoming .pic- 
ture on the Coast, she was accompanied by her husband, Hany Ban- 
nister, playing a part in "Strange Intenude'^ at the Biltmore, Los 
Angeles. ' 

Bannister played straight for his wife In the test, and the studio ex- 
ecutives thought so well of his work that thqy signed him to play op- 
posite her In the picture. . ' 



When the Wamer-Shubert deal was considered ft was understood, 
sonsumatlon was close. According to .report, the Warners agreed to pay 
the Shuberts par for their holdings, bnt Instead of cash the tran'sfel' was 
to be an equivalent In Warner stock. J. J. Shubert Is said to have refused 
to consider the sale except for cash,^ arguing against the passlqg of 
Control otherwise. 

Several Shubert Insiders are said to have loaded: up witii Shubert 
•took when It Vas quoted at 77. When the Warner deal dragged ' the 
market price dropped more than 20 points. 



Lawrence Boyd, who presents the production "Before fou're 26." which 
opened st Maxine Elliott's last week, was not Identified with show busi- 
ness previously. He Is a wealthy New Englander. Boyd used .the 
WInthrop Ames office In preparing the show and that force Is. handling 
the enterprise for him. 

Play brokers say there will be more young blood In legit producing 
next season. than usual The success of several young producers In the 
past two years Is the Inspiration. , The success of Jed Harris with "Broadr- 
way" Is a notable example. Abe Blatt's success with "Harlem" and 
Jack Llnder's with "Diamond Lil' " are also encouraging instances. 

Two things are aiding the Juv producers. One Is the vast number of 
plays available. Another is that the young producers are baying no 
trouble In finding New York theatres available for bookings. In' other 
years the house control was caution as to who was sponsoring a play. 
Nowadays, with the houses seeking attractions, rentals are wide open.' 



A finishing scene in "Rockbound," which opened last week at the Cort, 
Vequires a large fish at every performance, except on matinee days. When 
the fish used In the afternoon Is kept on Ice for' the evening performance. 

A deal was made by the producer with a sea grill nearby to supply the 
fish. Fish costs $10 to $12 each night. Restaurant man asked for pro- 
gram mention a la Hepher, agreeing to give fish gratis; Producer de- 
clined to Ust fish among art objects, so dealer refused to deliver It, 
obliging producer to send house attendant for Jt. 



By the day. If that arrives, when Flo Zlegfeld may be prepared to tise 
his own name as a picture producer 0( tor a picture o^ his o.wn, Its 
Value In baltyhoolng may have been consumed through Zlegfeld musical 
play rights already sold to picture makers. 

Unlvei^al paid Zieggy $200,000 tor "Show Boat" and lU music while 
Badlo Picture (RKO) has iiRlo Rita," at $86,000. Each calculates that 
the publicity of the Zlegfeld name In conjunction Is worth more to the 
tespectlve pictures than the price of either. 



Recently a business mpn who stutters called on Philip Goodman. The 
manager patiently waited while the caller finally spoke his piece. Said 
Goodman: "Sit down, young man, and let me tell you something. When 
I was 16 I stuttered as badly as you. My father turned me over to a 
t»rofes8lonal boxer who proceeded to knock me out once a week tor 14 
straight weeks. But I knocked the guy out myself the following week. 
It gave me self-reliance and I have never stuttered since. Tou should 
try It*; 

"Conflict," which moved from the Fulton to the Vanderbllt Monday, 
to guaranteeing the latter house. That also applied to the Fulton date, 
^he show Is being backed by Hiram C. Bioomlngdaile, department, store. 



Osgood Perkins, Identified in legit with "virile characlerI2ation8,T)lays 
his first 'character role in Pathe's "Mother" Boy." In it he Imfrersonates 
An elderly and kindly musician. 

Perkins Ifi an accomplished violinist requiring no double in the scenes 
calling for flddUng. 

"When Zlegfeld's Midnight Frolic closes Saturday, Paul Whiteman, 
tbe roofa feature, WIU also withdraw from "Whoopee." The pit or- 
chestra will be used for two numbers the Whiteman outAt played aear 
tbe close of tbe cbow, • nvlns «t arouna 11,100 vceklr. 



Literati 



(Continued from page 48) 
Mrs. .'Arthur . William BroWh, Mr. 
and Mrs. Roy Howard, Mr. and Mrs. 
Raymond Hubbelt, Mr. and Mrs. C. 
D, 'Williams, Mr; and Mrs. John La 
.Gatta and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 
Buddlngton Kelland. 

Among, the entertainers were 
iileanor Painter, Relnald Werren- 
rath and Rube Goldberg with mov- 
ies and wise cracks about the Flor- 
ida pilgrimage, '^arty started at 
noon and continued tlU dawn. 



Lucky'* Campaign 

Advertising budget for Lucky 
Strikes this year is $12,300,000, Vlth 
$6,600,000 going for newspaper 
space, $3,000,000 for billboards, $1,- 
200,000 for magazines, $1,000,000 tor 
dealers' displays and $600,000 for 
ra4l6i' 'No -mention Is made In the 
announcement of the appropriation 
set aside for the solicited endorse- 
ments of stage and screen person- 
alities. 



"It Seems to Me.". Idea Is to fol- 
low tabloid style with plenty ' of 
short stufC on page one. 



Mrs; Sohaffer With Pox 
Rosalind SchaHer, wife of George 
Scbafter, L. A. correspondent for 
Chicago Tribune, has been added to 
Fox west coast studio publicity 
office. She will be assigned to write 
personality stories of Fox players. 



Wrong Title 

Alfred A. Knopfs decision to 
change the title of Charles Morgans. 
British best seller, "Portrait In a 
Mirror," to "First |L6ve" has cost 
him much money, as ' booksellers 
have been handing out unsold copies 
of Mrs. E. BI; Delafield's novel of 
the same U£le, published about two 
years ago. 

As a: result, Knopf will call the 
American edition of Morgan's, work 
by the same name it bore in.,Eng- 
land, and will reprint the book by 
lu original title. 



Park Joy Riding 

Joseph Israels, 2d, and three news- 
papermen narrowly escaped death 
In Central Park the other night 
when one of tbe scribes contended 
Israel's car could not go 80 miles 
per hour, without the rear end fall- 
ing out Israels to prove the worth 
and performance of his bargre, a 
middle class motor car, gave It the 
gun and at 60 miles an hour skidded 
turning three times. 



After Circulation 

After Interviewing more than 160 
prominent screen figures In Holly- 
wood as a circulation builder for 
the St. Louis Star, Harry Brundldge 
returned home, leaving the field 
open there to Helen Hurd, dramatic 
critic of the St. Louis Post-Dis- 
patch, 'While Post-Dispatch boasts 
the largest circulation In St Louis, 
they believe an occasional feature 
from.Hollywood might aid In sus- 
taining their high mark and recover 
some of the customers lost through 
Star's recent campaign of Holly- 
wood Interviews. 

Fannie Hurtt on Novel 

Fannie Hurst will write a novel 
whlle_ln Hollywood, where she Is 
cdniultTng" otTaialSiTtliair^ocs -Into 
"Lummox." 



Want Shorter Stories 

Evening Telegram staff got or- 
ders this week to lay off the long- 
winded yams. This applies to the 
various column conductors In the 
sheet, among them Joe Williams, 
■ports editor, sad Heywood Broun's 



Aboard a Tanker 

Gene Fowter, Joe Laurie, Jr., and 
Frank Mackin, who was Philly'e 
champ baseball rooter and known 
as . 'the mad hatter," have returned 
from a Uiree weeks* trip to Vene- 
zuela. They were aboard a Stand- 
ard Oil tanker. Wanted a., restful 
trip and got It except one day 
ashore. 

Fowler Is through with newspaper 
work for the present He Is writ- 
ing a book on ^prominent news-r 
paper people who were born and 
started In Denver. 



John E. Cullen Premoiod 

John B. CuIIen, publisher' of the 
Baltimore News and American since 
Sept, 1926, has been -promoted to 
the general staff of the Hearst pa.^ 
pers In New Tork. C.ullen Is. a 
native of Baltimore, being at one 
time on the staff of the - Sun pa- 
pers: He was with the Hearst or- 
ganization in New Tork and Mil- 
waukee before taking charge «f the 
Hearst string here. Earl 'Vf. Wald' 
ron, publisher of the Albany Times' 
(tnlon, succeeds Cullen In Baltl' 
more. 



Serial, Picture and Novel 

Rellly and Lee Co. of Chicago 
will publish "The Studio Murder 
Mystery" by A. C. and Carmen Ekl 
dington of Culver City. This novel 
first appeared In serial form In 
Photoplay magazine, and later pro- 
duced as a feature length picture, 
by . Paramount 



Mr*. Robinson Lock* In L. A. 

Mrs. Robinson Locke, widow of 
the publisher of The Toledo Blade, 
and a sister of Henry B. Dlzey, 
actor, has been giving the Holly 
wood studios the once over. She 
also . talked on the theatre before 
the Women's University club of 
L. A. 



School of Publicity 

Charles Donald Fox, who at one 
time did publicity for Douglas Fair' 
banks and Mary Plckford, among 
other screen luminaries, hsis started 
the first school to teach' publicity/ 
He calls his organization the Fox 
Institute of Public Relations. - 



Greta Innescourt has signed with 
the Theatre Guild to play feminine 
leads In the Guild's traveling com- 
pany. 



The tour of "'Macbeth" ends Sat 
urday. Florence Reed, who is In 
all-star cast Is signed for three 
weeks of "Shanghai Gesture" for 
Buzz Balnbridge In Minneapolis. 

Eleanor* O'Reilly has left for the 
west coast to Join the Fox casting 
departmont 



brought gross up to nearly $17,000, 
Show goes directly to Chicago. 

"Blpssom Time,'' In third week at 
the Chestnut specially plugged tor 
this, its fourth visit, failed to repeat 
The dramatic ofCerlngs wero 
equally disappointing. In Its third 
and final week at the Ljrrlc, "Co- 
quette," another repeater, which 
didn't click as expected. Next door 
at the AdelphI, "This Thing CaUed 
Love" wound up a seven weeks' run 
to the tune of $7,000 ' or less. It 
stayed too long. At that they took 
out plenty of profit - 

Blanche Turka got plenty of crit> 
teal praise for her revivals of Ibsen 
at the . Walnut but not so much 
financial support 

FrIU Leiber, with a $1.60 top. had 
a successful' &rid profitable single 
week at the Broad. This player 
demonstrated untapected strength 
and could have remained longer. . 

Stin - another repeat that flopped 
was Irene Bordonl's "Paris." Hous« 
booked, (Keith's) probably had a lot 
to do with poor business. 

This week shows signs of an lm« 
provement Advance tor Eva !<• 
Gallienne's two weeks at the . Broad 
In repertoire very healthy Indeed, in 
vivid contrast to Ust season's dis- 
appointing trade. 

Alice Brady has a moderately 
good advance sale at the AdelphI 
for "A Most Immoral Iiady." 'Show 
orlMnaUy booked tor Keith's, but 
switched. Reported for four weeks. 

Other openings this week Include 
"The Whispering Gallery," at the 
Lyrio (two weeks only), tuid "The 
Des^ Song" (return), at the Shu- 
bert for a- limits stay, probably 
about three weeks, 

Keith's Is now olflclally closed for 
the season; the Chestnut will prob> 
ably , wind up Saturday night de- 
spite recent wiring. The Shubert, 
Broad, AdelphI and Walnut have 
nothing announced to follow cur- 
rent attractions. 

The Lyrio has ''South of Slam," 
new tropical melodrama, to follow 
\The Whispering Gallery." The Er> 
langer.' has. "Three Cheers'* booked . 
for May 6, succeeding '-'House Boat 
on the Styx." The Garrick has tw« 
open weeks after this, ai^d then an- 
nounces.' . Cohan's new 'comedy 
melodrama!. "Gamble," 

The closing of '^A Might in Ven> 
Ice" this "week leaves . the Forrest 
without a show, but every effort -will 
be made to keep the house 'open, 

Eatimato* of tha W««lf J 

."A most Immoral Lad/*. (AdelphI, 

1st 'weqk). Reported aa -txylng for 
month's stay. "This Thing Called 
Love" went out to O/ mettk ^ifiOD. 

^Whlsperlrtg QalUry" <t>yrlc lat 
week). Mystery thriUor In for tw» , 
weeks only. Then "Sautli 'ot |Blam.*^ . 
"Coquette," In teturn visit went out 
to $8,600. ' '...■■; .-i'.;- 

'^Wild Duck" (Walnut, 2d week). 
Blanche Turka In. Ibsen repertoln^ 
but "Wild Duck".ha« proven strong- 
est bet and Is being given all thl* 
week. Talk of third week- wltlt 
"Hedda Gabler," Around 97i600, 

Eva L* Qalltenn* (Broad, let 
weeIC). Civic Repertory star. ■ Ad- 
vance sale looks very strong. - Frits 
Leiber pleasant surprise this -week, 
Shakespearian at $1.60 top. .'Could 
have hung, on tor second 'Weelt 

"Billle^ (Garrick. 2d weetc).:Oeorg» 
M, Cohan's musical not as strong a« 
expected on repeat Aroiind 917,-000.^ 
House dark two weeks, tben Cohan'* 
new ' Gamble," 

"House Beat en th* 'ttvifl-.:(Br» 
langer, 2d week). This nfOderately 
rated musical comedy did: better 
than exp^ted, althougttrtio stinsa^ 
tlon. "Three Cheers'^ scheduled 
May 6. 

"Bfesseih Time" (Chestnut- 4th 
week). Last week for fourth en> 
gagement here. Wealc at $8,000 or 
ICss. \ ^ 

"Night In "Venice^ (S-orreat 84 
week). Revue highly, touted, warm- 
ly-praised and apparently a natural, 
but never caught oh at this houses 
Mentioned tor four' weeks, but now 
set . to, leave Saturday.. . 922,0Q0, " . 

"The Detart Song," (Shubert Ist 
week), return with Western com- 
pany. Indefinite booking. . 

Keitht's closed for season Satur- 
day night. Irene Bordonl's "Paris"' 
return, $8,000. 

^ Original Cast Rule 

By arbitration Edward Redding 
was a'n'arded a week's salary, his 
claim ' regarding "The Town's 
Woman" being upheld. Redding 
claimed that he was a member ot 
the original cast 

The show, after a bri^ try-out, 
was closed for revision and under' 
an Equity ruling players In the 
original cast were to' be first choice 
■for -.re-engagement.. Jleddlng^was ^ 
not in the show when It played the ' 
Craig. The award was; against 
Thompson Burtls. ' 



Mme, E. S. Priesinger Is nOw irftli 

the Brooks Costume, Ctf. For 40 
years the Mme. conducted her owa 
character costume eetabUsbment 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Wednesday, April 24, 1928 



Plays on ^dway 



THE LOVE DUEL 

Cuniedy orama In three acta by LIU Hat- 
vnny- A>lapt«d by Zo« Akina. Btbel Bar- 
nmore starred. Presented by Lee Shubert 
In aasoclHtloo witb Ollber Miller. At tbe 
Biurymare April IS. Staged by E, M. 
BIyth. 

Hs ..Lsula Calheni 

An Aiiacbe Martin Burton 

A Footman Marcel Dill 

9lio BIhel Barrymore 

Herr Professor Henry Steptaaniion 

AD AmbuHsador Ferdinand OMtaobalk 

An Uxtra Xoang Han Leslie Barrle 

Baby Dorothy Hall 

.Marie Anita Rotbc 

Conk Gertrude Maltland 

Kitchen Maid Carol March 

Toung Widow Jeannette dtaerwln 

Ethel Barrymore, again uelng ber 
baptlsmul name of Blyth, htia ata^ed 
Jier own attraction In the newest 
Broadway Ifglt theatre, the Ethel 
Barrymore. "The Love Duel" Is con- 
»i)lcuoualy suitable to the star. On 
the strength of her personal draw 
It should attract excellent grosses, 
though a mld-Aprll start would pre- 
clude the chance of a real run. The 
piny as a play Is rather tepid stuff. 

Attendant to the premiere no lit- 
tle attention was called to Iilli Hat- 
vany and but a tithe to Zo« Ablna, 
who adapted "The Love- Duel." 
Afme. Hatvany is described as quite 
a society personage in Vienna. 
Whether her Lydia of the pjay was 
a woman of her acquaintance is left 
open. Stories about the stories, the 
Jjll has written hint at sometliing 
of the kind. 

"The Love Duel" is a lengthy play, 
perhaps too quiet for average tastes 
and with little aim at laughter.; In 
original form the play may have 
been warmer than in Miss Akln^.' 
version. The central Idea suggests 
that and promises a splash of ver- 
mllllon. Being essentially i dialog 
t>lay, the promise Is hardly fulfilled. 

Lydia is a woman of great charm. 
In her train Is a famous physician, 
Who lets his practice wait while he 
lunbles to the places she goes. 
Then there Is a ^bby ambassador 
and several dazzled youths. Into 
her life comes Carlo, a count and 
yery proud of tils Unease. She had 
refused to meet him for five years. 
There was a woman who shot her- 
self when count's interest chlUed. 
So Lydia pretended to detest the 
man. 

So when Lydia and Carlo do 
ineet there la a challenge. That 
there is to be an affair is not left to 
the Imagination, but the terms of 
Iheir oasoolation are unusual; It is 
to be a love duel. Lydla wants the 
time to come when he will grovel at 
her feet. Six weeks elapse. She is 



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by then madly in love with Carlo, 
who is away in Belgium on family 
matters. Lydla' has taken to faint- 
ing spells, has lost ■ her appetite. 
There is an effective passage when 
she loorns from the doctor that she 
is in delicate condition. Lydla, Jeal- 
ous, Is prone to believe reports 
about Carlo — one that he intends 
marrying a cousin. Just widowed. 

She decides to make him believe 
there is someone else she cares for. 
There is a quarrel. Carlo then ad- 
mits defeat. In answer to her ques- 
tion as to what he would say If she 
told him she was to have a baby, he 
answered that was a serving maid's 
stuff. Though Lydla had previously 
believed the soime thing, she is hurt 
to the quick and permits him to 
depart. 

Some months later in ^a little 
Swiss mountain to\^n Lydla has had 
her son. The doctor finds the hid- 
ing place and offers marriage. The 
now wan Lydla Is inclined to accept, 
for it means comfort. She had 
jumped at another conqliislon about 
Carlo — that he had mafrted a light- 
headed llttlq friend. But Carlo has. 
been searching for her) and lie 
comes. 'Was the person she cared 
for still there? Tes. Ilad he taken 
care of Ii^rT. No, not very well. He 
demands to see the someone, and 
Lydla shows him the babe — the' 
Image of Its father. And so the love 
duel ends in marriage. 

Miss Barrymore seemed to mold 
her talents into the womanly wom- 
an lyydia. It is hard to imagine tbe 
performances .without tl)e star. Miss 
Barrymore looked rather thin, per- 
haps the effect' of hef.tecent illness. 
The attack stopped "The Kingdom 
of God." She mentlooed Influenza 
in chatting with the doctor, and the 
lines were evidently Inserted. One 
was to the effect that a person could 
be made thoroughly miserable by a 
cold in the head. '■ ^ 

Louis Calhern, handsome and 
count-like with a mustache, was an 
excellent Carlo. Dorothy Hall nicely 
contributed the lighter touches as 
the very pretty dumbell, Baby, wliu 
has just divorced a husband and is 
seeking, another. She tried the 'Tm 
going to have a baby" line on Carlo 
first, but It didn't take. But she 
Anally landed a man she didn't know 
very well. There are. In addition, 
such substantial actors as Henry 
Stephenson and Ferdinand 'Gott 
scholk. 

"The Love Duel" serves Miss 
Barrymore well Indeed, and will un 
til warm weather really arrives. 

Ibee. 



dited a screed about a lovely dame 
Who hooked *up with a guy on the 
quit-when-ready plan. ' And she has 
a young sister whp Is hooked up 
with a boy she loves. And she over- 
hears. And she goes companionate, 

too. X- . ' 

But that tinoatch-as^uncatch- 
when falls to w6rk out So senior 
Bister flnnlly gets, married a' la 
chump, and U'^ sister goes and does 
likewise. So everything concludes 
"happily" — except the gross. 
This piece will not get the dough. 
The production is okay (one set) 
and the troupe Is sweet. 

But the plot is so thin and the 
progress so palpabl^ this hard- 
boiled burg won't take It. 
'No single member of the cast 
should be panned. Kvery man and 
woman delivers accordingly — but 
only accordingly.. As far as the 
author permits, very good. But the 
author Is circumscribed, though first 
in with a very hot theme. 
Due for a month or less. Lait. 



BEFORE YOU'RE 25 

Play In three Acta presented by I.awrence 
Boyd. Written by Kenton Nicholson. At 
the Maxine ElUott, New Tork, April 19; 
$S top. 

Mary Bllen Harriet Donovain 

Gibbons 'William EvIIU 

Marabeth Dovrnlos >.. Carolyn Ferrldfiy 

Mlaa Mumfortj Mary Ht^bbard 

Cornelia Corbln..... Josephine Hull 

Jeffery A. Corblo '..Fritz Williams 

Leonard Corbln Donald MoKee 

Clement Corbliu Brio Dressier 

Murphy Cecil Butler 

Joan Abbott Mildred McCo., 

Rev, DwiEht eimpaoD.i.. Edward Broadley 
Nonnan Phllbrlok......B)niest ulendlnnlng 

Otusappe Bellini. Frederico Conzona 

N'orlna BelUnl Lolu VannI 



MARRY THE MAN 

Clyde Elliott present Vivian Martin In 
new oomedr by Jeta'Aroblbald, At Fulton 
April 28,^30 top. . 

Kate..... ..Fay 'ITaiTen 

Leland Anthony Htwhos 

Timothy Richard 'Ward 

Mrs. Jeffries Ann Dere 

John Jeffries Lew J. Welsb 

Lillian Jeffries Joan Peers 

Jack Hanho Jerry Bowman 

Mollle Jeffries Vivian Martin 

Gregory Martin Levter Vail 

Mary Florence McOee 



One of the best busts of the sea 
son. 

It had to happen. Someone had 
to write it. Well, it has been writ- 
ten. So that's that. And etill it 
has to be written, "Companionate 
Marriage" was a natural. But tins 
version is not It 
. Independently produced,^ with 
cast featuring a not unknown but 
insufHulent star, a salubrious ama 
teur started to Immortalize a sub 
Ject both timely and important. But 
by the time she got through, It was 
neither. 

Nobody could do less by such an 
Important topic, on which one could 
write controversial «opy pro and 
con. This girl (Jean la a girl's 
monicker) did the obvious and In 



PAUL WHITEMAN 

Booking Exclusively Through His Own Office 

1560 Broadway 
Ne1» York Ci<J> 

JAMES F. GILLESPIE 
Ptrtorud Representativt 



Broad farce that never clicks, 
most forceful In Its Impression, of 
futility as dramatic entertairinient. 
It is. a cut rate show from the. be- 
ginning with little chance bej^'ond 
a f<>w \veeks even at bargain rates'' 

,.Nl£holson deals with dull people,' 
v)rrlted^ dialog which Is uninspired 
and result la a production consplc.- 
uously lacking In entertaining quali- 
ties. 

The author deals with a super* 
flcial young radical, aged about 26, 
with an unmarried, mate and . an 
unchristened baby boy. Clement 
Corbln (Donald McKee), son of a 
Chicago furniture magnate, is at the 
age when he atlU thinks It smart 
to' be art'ested. apd thrives on. hts 
ability to shock older people. 

A shallow character, without sav- 
ing graces, not ridiculed for his ec- 
centric beliefs sufficiently to Inspire 
either laughs or Interest. His love 
mate calls, him a., boob and that's 
how he- registers with the audi 
ence. 

There Is an attempt at the farcical 
which never materializes. The play 
has been poorly staged and poorly 
cast Mildred McCoy and Ernest 
Qlendinnlng are about the mdst nat 
ural and: most eSectlye. members^ of 
the .companx; Olendlnnlng easily the 
best of the group.. 

Apparently oWllig to direction the 
players are obliged to hurry their 
speeches and dissh on and off the 
stage In feverish, nervous haste. 
Josephine Hull, In a role which calls 
for continuous tainting spells. Is in- 
tended to be funny, but Isn't. The 
butler talks more than any butler, 
on or off stage should be allowed 
to talk. 

For the finale the young Idiot dis- 
covers that he la respectable at 
heart and marries the gal In pref' 
erence to letting her marry the par 
son. Slori. 





MESSIN* AROUND 

Colored revua presented by Louis Isau|th 
at the HudsonxAatrll 22; score by Jimmy 
Johnson, lyrics by Perry Bradford; dances 
directed by Eddie Rector. 

Cost: Bterllnic Grant, James (Slim) 

Siompson, Billy MoLanrln, Honette 
oore,' Audrey ThOBIias, James Thomas, 
Sara Cross, Con La Redd. Joseph Willis, 
Hilda Perleno, 'WlllUun MoKelvey, Charles 
Johnson, Paul Floyd, Three Harmony SIp' 
t'ers, Emma Maltland, AoreUa 'WSeeldln, 
Olive Ball, Bebe Lynn, Bamboo MeCarrer, 
Susie Wrotehf Frank Lloyd. Walter Brotpi- 
dote. Arthur Porter, Lena Sbadnay, Lools 
CraddocK. 

Summed up, "Messln' Around," a 
colored revue that came to the Hud- 
son Monday, is mediocre. Very lit' 
tie In the performance to Indicate It 
will tarry. 

Louis Isqulth, Identified with sev 
eral attractions In the past few sea- 
sons, has his first tnr^wlth a col- 
ored show, with what he bills "an 
all star cast," A few of the names 
are more or less familiar and they 
may hot in their own neighbor- 
hood, without meaning muoh In 
"Messln* Around." Seemed ' as 
though most of the players 'were 
collected from the smaller vaude- 
ville circuits and perhaps several 
from Harlem cabarets. - 

The mistake of too often encoring 
cropped up at the start and the first 
act was almost encored to pieces. 



l^iys Out (rf^^^^ 



NICHT IN VENICE 

. ' Phliadelphia, April 23. 
'A Kight in Venice," the Shuberts' 
newest musical offering, referred to 
as an extravaganza and not reviie, 
and whloh Is having a tryout en- 



Funny how ^presenters -of colored* 
sho'ws fall ln.to that error so con- 
sistently. Tbe chorus line was 
worked too much in the earlier sec- 
tion. Staging of such numbers was 
not diversified, the girls going Into 
the- same stomp In nearly every en- 
semble. • ' 

It Is a D\atter of opinion In. what 
department the show . is weakest. 
Comedy Is certainly not outstand- 
ing. No program credit la given for 
the book end of the affair. SUni 
Thompson and Billy McLaurln were 
left to their own devices. Mot one 
real laugh recollected. 

There Is one hot . number. , It 
came late, in the going. - Called "Put 
Totir Mind Right On tk" Handled 
b'y Monette 'Moore an'd Joseph WiUla 
Is . . scored strongly. The scene 
was a Harlem- caboi-et. and the 
guests at the table's' seemed to enjoy 
the number m,ore ' than those out 
front. Boy how iMy encored that 
onel 

. The ballad of ' the show .-came as 
early as the other did late.' - It' was 
'Tour IjOV« Is All I Crave." Rather 
pretty. 'Partly reminiscent. About 
half a dozen encores for that one. 
Hilda Perleno and. Sterling Grant 
sang the 'ditty. Audrey Thomas and 
McLaurin did "G«(vAway From My 
Windowj" \yhlch was all right aa'a 
sf^mi-oomedy nuipber, but In encor- 
ing it°>they went all the way through 
the lengthy thineri- ' Cora La Redd 
did well enough with "Sklddle-De^ 
Scow." 

First act introduced two .num- 
bers bordering on spirituals. If not 
actually such ensembles. The first 
act finale had the .company on ita 
knees wailing for aid from above. 
"The scene was a Mississippi levee 
with the flood waters supposed to 
be on-coming. Spirituals were not 
accomplished as well as. heretofore 
In other colored shows. 

The specialties were only fair at 
best. Bamboo McCarver did 'get 
something with a buck dance on 
roller pkates. Susie Wrotem, fair 
on her. toe^ Frank Lloyd appeared 
as a strong man and looked It, 
though the big dumbbell he used 
did not look very Nvelghty. The 
Three Harmony Sisteris started well 
enough, but cracked on a high note 
when they reached out of their 
class. WUlbun McKelvey bucked his 
way Into favor, appearing to advan 
tage in both sections. 

For novelty there were Emma 
MaitUtnd-and Aurella Wheeldln, girl 
'boxers, .who worked four one-min- 
ute rounds in a ring. Billy Grupp, 
who rtma a gym, was referee, but 
wasn't required. Girls looked okay, 
but one was a lightweight and the 
other a bantam. The bit was di 
verting In its way. 

"Messln* Around" Is Just a colore.d 
show. Its women performers run to 
plumpness. It Impressed as better 
suited to Harlem than to Broadway. 

/^ee. 



ROCKBOUND 

Michael Kalleeser's production ot tltree- 
act drama by Amy Wales and Kalleaser, 
staged by Jerome Collamore: opened April 
10 at cort. New Tork. at is top. ' 

Ellen Hlg^ns Emily Ann Wellman 

Jed Hlgglna ;Wlllard Bowman 

Maudle May Hlgelns Oene Paul 

Dave Hlgglns RIcardo De Angells 

Amos HIgflDS John F. Hamilton 

Luoy Renlta Randolph 




"Rockbound** resembles early 
O'Neill stuff, but more sophomorlc. 
It's one of those dour New England 
sea coaat drayhmas, depicting the 
narrow existence of the five Hig- 
glnses -until little Follyanna -Sun- 
shine, In the being of Lucy, breezes 
into the household. 

Amos and Lucy get that way 
about each other, so Ma Hlgglns 
must up and 'fees that Lucy Is real- 
ly her illegitimate offspring, a fact 
unbeknown to alt but- the mother. 
The son suspects It's a ruse to keep 
them apart, but, convinced ot the 
truth, the shiftless father of .ttie 
househo.ld turns the mother out. Tn 
the end^ Ma Hlgglns* absence la felt 
to such a degree and ehe*s more 
than welcome back again. 

Obviously, homely stuff of this 
-nature must be masterfully 'written 
to register. A dramatist like 
O'Neill could only handle it ade- 
quately. Aa a result, Kallesserlzed 
It becomes quite rldlc, although a 
not bad cast struggles with It hero- 
ically. In spots, It has Its' moments, 
especially that first scenq.ot the -last 
act 

"Rockbound" Is strictly a cut- 

tater^ The ^- une... Bfit.. AiuL : thft - il?, 
people can get It by for - a herring, 
but It's not of Is^sting qualities. Nor 
has It the allure for the 'W'oolworth 
soles girls that a box -offlcei.boltier 
like "One Man's. 'Woman,"' that 
other Kallesser opera three years 
ago, had to the extent that a seem- 
ingly hapless and hopeless theatri- 
cal Junk lasted something like eight 
months on Broadway. Everything 
considering, "Rockbound" hasn't 
much ot A chance even with the 
lieblangers. AbcL 



gagement at the Forrest theatre, Is 
accredited here as being one of the 
best ot the firm's productions in 
recent seasons, and certainly a re- 
lief after "Boom Boom" and "Well. 
Well, Well" (as they looked here). 

It -has plenty 'of comedy and al- 
though there is a generous amount 
of dirt in that oomedy, it registers 
with a bang. And it is dispensed, 
toa, not by -some of the old Shubert 
standbys, but by younger talent. 
Furthemaore, it Is novel, nutty, un- 
usual comedy, not a long Succession 
of skits, made from smoking car 
anecdotes. 

Ted Healy Is the works. The 
comedy Is built around him and up 
until now he has garnered all the 
honors. Yesterday the Shuberts 
brought li) Arthur and Morton 
Havel to replace Jans and Whalen 
and it Is likely that when the Havela 
work into thblr. roles, a funny show 
will 'he funnier still. 
. Hea)3r . ^brks with a gang that, 
for looks,! \k collectively and Indl- 
viduciliy', -home.Uer than the bunch 
Joe Cook. has. around hint and Just 
aa funny.: 'Shemp Howard reappears 
with bMf. brother Harry and Larry 
Fine, and-* this trio serves as a re- 
markable foil for Healy'a nonsense. 
They work with him in. virtually 
every nuniber, In his special appear- 
ances before the curtain and In the 
scenes- -that' advance whatever plot 
therd' la 'to the. piece. They also 
appear in a-pretenttoua sketch In 
the second act, a travesty on "Street 
Scene." Their parts demand . that 
they take plenty ot punishment, and 
also look dumb. They accomplish 
both. 

This crew Is not the only nutty 
-feature of. "A Night in Venice." In 
addition there are the Stevens 
Brothers and their bear, who do thb 
famous face-slapping business and 
wrestle with bruin. Healy and t\A 
Howards work in with this one and 
It's n riot. . There is plenty ot com- 
edy, too. In the astonishing acro« 
batic act of Joe and Pete. Mlchqn. 
The tumbles and falls this European 
pair take have never been equalled 
here. They get more gasps than 
the demons did ln-"Floretta." They've 
been stopping the show cold night 
after night The thread of the story, 
siich ' as (t is, utilizes an Aeroplane 
flight from the United States to 
Ehirope,-' winding up in Venice, where 
a carnival gives opportunity for 
gorgeousness and set pieces and 
tableaux. 

"Night In Venice" is noUble for 
the fact that there is not a set ot 
costumes or a piece of scenery that 
has been seen here before. That'a 
something of a record for a Shubert 
re-vue and deserves a hand. The 
coloring Is tasteful, too, and seat* 
of the , scenes rival Carroll's fo'r 
sumptuousness. The outstanding 
scenes from the pictorial angle are 
Cellini's Plate, with a huge gold 
plate against the eye decorated by 
living models: a Venetian canal set, 
a ntlmber called "The Mtstlnguett 
Fan" and one called "The Legend 
ot Leda." 

The latter In design accredited 
to Ouren^ Kelly and shows a half- 
dozen swans on water. Show glrlji 
are the swans and their arms serve 
as the'fiecks ot the birds. The effect 
is corking and drew plenty of coiq- 
ment 

There is a native dance number 
entitled "The Jungle,** which Is also 
elaborate and novel but too long. 
In this one the girls have their 
faces ferociously painted and are all 
in blapk. Here In Phllly, all near- 
nude and semi-nude stuff was cut 
out but there are a couple of num- 
bers that win give plenty ot chance 
In this direction. One is the CelUnl 
plate tableau and another Is an ef- 
fect that shows a big liner bein^ 
sunk at sea by an Iceberg on which 
a half-dozen or more seductive show 
gals recline. 

The show , has plenty ot dancing. 
Busby Berkeley again Is deserving 
of a lot of credit for hia work with 
the choruses. An aviation scene at 
the beginning gives him his first 
chance, and after that he doesn't 
get much chance until the first act 
finale, a big staircase effect on the 
order of the last "Scandals," but 
more effective. In this Vincent Tou- 
mans' song in "Rainbow,** called 
here "Sunrise" and in New Tork 
"The One Girl," Is used, and It Ata 
the evolutions on the stairs and the 
marching up and down of the girls 
perfectly. For the very end of this 
number the Albert and James John- 
ston xylophone bunch are employed, 
down in front of the stairs, and it*s 
a darb . of curtain. 

In the last act Berkeley again 
clicks with a couple of numbers be- 
fore the curtain, the Jungle scene, 
and. the. Mlstiniguett fan, , Show 
employs a troupe ot Chester Hale 
.girls and a .group - of Allan Foster 
girls. ' 

The other principals of the show 
are—more -»or— less -.submerged_,hy„ 
Healy. Ann Seymour, lacking ma- 
terial, falls' to click ' In this as she 
did here in "Boom Boom,*' ajthougli 
one number with: Healy In the last 
act gets a nice hand. Halfred 
Toung, CoUetta Ryan, Ethel Louise 
Wright, Horry Stockwell and Johnny 
Byam take core of the singing and 
do It satisfactorily. There Is only 
one outstanding song hit In the 
show, . and that's . reprised all 

(Continued on page 64) 



Wednesday, April 24, 1929 



VARIETY 



63 



MORRII5 GEST 

has the great privilege and honor 
« to announce a Limited Engagement of 

THE ORIGINAL WORLD FAMOUS FREIBURG 





Adolph Fassnacht 

a» "Christu^' ' 



Direct from Freiburg, Baden 

with the origin^ Freiburg cast of 1,000 



Georg Fassnacht 



Under the personal dheetion of 



DAVID BELASCO 



\ 



Opens Monday Evening, April 29, at 



N, Y, HIPPODROME 

t MORRIS CEST, Sole Leaaee and Managing Director 

43d Street— Sixth Avenue— 44th Street 
MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY 



MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 29 

Benefit Performance for French and Italian Hospitals 
Sponsored by Mr. Paul Block 

TUESDAY NIGHT, APRIL 30 

Benefit Performance for the Free Milk Fund for Babiet 
Sponsored by Mrs. William Randcilph Hearst 

WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT, MAY 1 

Benefit Performance for the Knickerbocker Hospital 



PRfCFS* Opening night, $1 to $10. Second 
* night, $1 to $5. Wednes«iay Mat- 

inee and Evening and thereafter, $1 to $3. Mail 
orders accompanied . by check or money order 
payable to Morris Ge<>f~and self addressed envel- 
ope sent now to N. Y. Hippodrome will be filled 
in order of rieceipt. 

SEATS NOW ON 
SALE AT THE 
BOX OFFICE 



VARtEtY 



L E G i l' IMA T E 



(Continued fro^ page 62) 

through. Bettjr Rees stands put 
with some hot stepping on her. toea 
tiaura L«e Is more or less lost in 
her role. Piece Is fliled with blue 
lines, the ravi^est that bay 6 been 
heard In b long time, although, most 
of them' tend, towards vulgarity, not 
viclousnesd'. 

It's a very expensive show, much 
more so than most of the recent 
Sbubert musicals, and it will have 
to gross plenty everywhere to make 
profit. That it should do on . tbti 
comedy angle alone, not forgetting 
the gorgeousness, the' nudity and 
the risque lines,' Waters. 

ICO YEARS OLD ; 

' ' Albihy, N. t.', April 23. 
.OUa Sklitner.in ooraedir in thre« wo\i by 
cHrUn and Joaqnlo 'Alvareii Qulntero: 
Snglleh veralon by Hetea and Harley Oran^ 
vure-Barker." Dlr«ct(id''1>r' Jalnes Wbala 
At tbe CapltoL Albany, April 18. 



Uanuel 

Carmen Cainpoa.... 

Dpoa Uarclala...... 

Spn Bvirtsto, . . ■ 

Papa Juan 

Dona Fllomena 

i:ulalla i.i 

Trlno 

Aiit6non'.' 
Alonao. 



Arthur Iiswis 
. . . .OaoTSla- Rarvey 
....Katbvlne .Oroy 
Fred Xldan 

Otis Skinner 

..Octavia Kenmore 
Mary . Howard 
......Hardle Albrlstai 

,> Vjeronlca ; Rey 

.. i:.. CtMltH Datton 
>'<.i • • -tvRMtaald -.'Barloi^ 
..\P«vtd, Bolatctr 



Qifltar cia^er. 

='Otlbeirt!Mn(er~ ha^' landed 'iiibiheir 
mondy in&ker wlth -'Otl^ Skinned' in 
'•A HtUidredwTeara '<>ld,". a Spkhtsljl 
«(omedr>; 'PJ49r:'l>a8.::many» draltiaitlc 



^oniehts, and . reveals .'Otis Skinner 
as a finer performer than ever. '• 
iSklnner plays a centenarian, who 
ls~ planhing' to celebrate his- lOVth 
birthday, aiid has invited all his 
relatives. There, are' many In his 
clan, some poor and others 'wealthy, 
but he wants them all together 
again seated at; the same table. 
Many\types and characters amonf; 
the relatives, the aristocrat, . the 
bundle, the radical, the egoist, the 
adventurer and so on, ait brought 
together to please the goodrna- 
tured Papa Juan. Di^rlng the hilar- 
ious moments at this party, all the 
relatives make merry with one an- 
other as equals, just Whalt Papa 
Juaii strives for. _ 

TheVe "is the entire play in a nut- 
shiell, and there Is the plot.'- Bill 
with such, a cbaraCter as Otis Sklii- 
ner and his fine acting and the well 
.dlcected and - smooth dialog m,ucb. 
of ' a- plot is not .heed.ed. . Take Otts. 
Sldriner out of the «ast and the play 
-would va^ls)i. .•; _. . .,. 

Veteran star is. supported ' b'y ai 
aflperb ija^ "A' Hundred Tears Old"' 
16 a c6tirs<' in lAllIOsophy' of llfeK 
The ^l&y ii^In: one beautiful 6et. . 

■T' Retonda. ' 



..'..6iiv!». Bfti.lj^y and Williairt . oWw 
hive" taken ,9yer "My | Girl Friday^''. 
Cpm^y, .al ..t^be .Republic dChetitre; 
fronn ^chirebbe ' & 'Bacon. > .tiajfey. 
bipilde tlift l'e^.on the tjieaire'aHd 
Qti^yr &iiU>'Qred.'tbe pitiy. '[ 



TriE PIRATE 

■ ■ I 

XiOB Angeles, April IS.' 
Setaaeo A CurrnD preaent Derla Kean» 
In a romance ot the Carlbbeea In thiM 
acta and one weae by Vfm, DuBota. Staffed 
by -Worthlqgton Miner. At tbe QeUeco, 
liot Angeles; April 10; 12.00 top, 

Panoho ..^..'.A. -St. Clatre Evtn 

Bernal ,.,,>, Morsan Burke 

Inez .«.,lA}elah Monlt-Saltane 

Tl^ Ruy. .'.Qeorta Feaiee 

Miguel ..Nlcolaa Caruso 

Roraon. , . . .' -. .. .Horace- -Button 

Marlanna .Dore Wilson 

LiOdouKi .Pierre du Ilamey 

Robledo. . ... >. .Iiuolan Belt 
Dlege t Demltrls - Bmanoel 

Fuetitea......;.,.....^ ,Don Miller 

..Richard Alexander 
. .Frank. K.- Dawson 
....MItzl Qoodstadt 
..i^. .'• .Alice. Keating 
.Qorla-Keane 



Ricardo.i 

Jose...,......,',.., 

Amelia, ........... 

Cleone. 

Elvira Morena I . . 
Cap.t. Vetieiio } 
Bngllsh Captain . . 

Concha. 

Soledad..... 

Don Carloa Serpa. 
Don Felipe Senw.. 
Orozaca.. 

Ayala ; 

Vasco. ; 



Boyd Agin 

Kay Rogers 

, ...Joan Bennott 

. ..^a John Warner 

.'Vernon ^Steele 

........ ...'Wm. Spelvln 

. . < ... ». i .Keith 'Haswell 
Saptord Wheeler 



After four .years -In Uon'don 'Doris 
Keane Is back .in America inlnus 
her "Romanoej'''- Hep new play will 
never approach her standby. '|t will 
hardly ^et verjc tar .as'lt is not. sin- 
cere In intent ^ii.c^ita^'eBr'Mlss Keane 
to the last degre^'.p't,' her., aicting 
4blllty. to enact a 'p^i^ -ivhlcH'doeS 
i^ot ring true and thai 'Will not ln>- 
qreose her prestlge'.-''^'- ■ 'f;'- ■ ■ 

Be!asco and.. Cut'i-ii'n 'gave 'Mls^ 
Keane every p6s'slb1'» : tild, - Theif 
production, though In -'one s&tk- 'is aS 
fine as It could be- matte regardless 
Ot expense. It Is the- Interior- 6t*a 
cabin, of a pirate ship, with detail 
and settings rich -elaborai^e to 
the minutest degrei^l- ..The', cast Is 



ad£air«;hl»- u ia the; staging 
Worthington Miner. 
' plotdirlally' and aimospherically 
the. play is all that can be asked 
but that cannot overcome unsklUful 
dialog <>r befogged motivation. 

'Story deals. .with the daughter of 
a 'pirate' king, bitterly unfortunate 
In a iove aSair, taking the place 
-of hdr father a«. <M>mmander ot one 
of the most' notorious ;pirate ships 
that l^as ever' sailed .the' Main. . She 
Is a wonton, bold, 'and feared by her- 
orew. 'What a part for ' the gentle 
Doris Keane ! 

The girl now calls herflelf "Cap- 
tain, Poison." . From her 'spies she 
hears that- the nephew of her'f ormer 
lover is about to makd her sister 
bis - -mistress.'. ■ Tbe sister ' believes 
her dead. So the pirate' ship cap- 
tures the vessel ' on which are the 
girl, youth tand uncle and brings 
them all within the power of the 
"ah«" plra.te< . The glrl, .an Innocent 
creatur'^, .is ; Just as strong In char-:'' 
aQier as her i>lra^e sister. So thete 
is'.a' battle' of wits. The pirate g&l 
trlies "to Bhovr .the other th^t ' the 
lover meane no good. i > 

. The Innoc^t maid scofts; so the' 
pirate . gal has. the. loyer brought 
Into ther captain's cabin and' kept 
over 'hIis;ht ''Th'e'n'statls'an auction 
of Biris including the- dtster with 
the dice 'being loaded ' to 'let the. boy 
loTOr win: A battla of --iiutlasses, 
is wagi^d' betweeql ^the IpvQt and^.-phe 
of ■ the. pirate . crew ,w,hicb; .en4s In 
yifltory, for the.lover.r Haying b^en 
rec^yed Intp th^.raiths of the pirate, 
lie Beolares hlmMf' Uilftt' foi' inar- 
rl«|r<i:' '>' ' • . - ^.--t; '^' v" : ^■■--"■'-' .-'■ 
;-'^^ Her«"the 'play beislns' to waaidbr,! 
though action Is tense.- - Attempt 
to.--, bijlld ' einotional,..'eituatlon4. are 
rit^ther vain. |.. i. . .. , 



'-'■'--"■'• 



iisn^TitUtioKi 



tNTERNAtlQNALf 




\ , . - 



e SHOWOLK'S SHOP 

KEEPS SHQWFOLK'S HOURS 

■ . . - ' ■ . ■ ■ ^ ■**'"• ^ 

Broad-way rarely wakej^ up tefor'e laie.'.jforenooii 
t;^ati<i rarely goesi to -bejl j^uite as ea[rly., as less 
-incandesceiit nei^li^ \ 

A^nd 8o> 'to. follo.w suit, ike Brdad-waiy Sliop keeps 
open until 9 o'clock eack nigkt. 

Tkis is a good tking to remember wken one- 
needs a pair of slippers urgently some time, or 
wken one would ratker skbp downtown tkan at \; 
some less representative neigkkorkood eitore. V 




BROADWAY AT 46^= STREET 



I'. i ;. ■ " . ' jLL 



T 




To wind UP the play ths good 

.girl la taken /aahor«f^ the Jovei< Is 
&leksed hy, thft ahel pirate wl&' a 
klog'a .ransom Ih. wedding presenta 
,«nd told to.inarry thct'glrl. 
"" "Captain! Poison'.' - has dramatte 
farewell scene wltlr the 16ver who 
threw her dbwn: Vernon Steele 
plays this part in suave and sincere 
way. right down to the 'denouement 
when he drinks a toast to his for- 
mej* love'and goes oVer the islde to 
self destruction.. Anbther prize shlo 
comes, into /sights the^ girl 't>lrat«'a 
lust for treasures and-. blood- revive 
and the curtain <goes down- iamtd 
thtmderlng of gMns aud the yella 
Qt the savage brew. ■ i — 

Play has an abundance- of action 
and sound. With gun fire at the rise 
of the. curtain and battling and 
scuffling whenever -the author finds 
himself 'out of resource to meet ' a 
situation. 

Cast is large and IntelllgcnUy 
placed, , yernon Steeiti Is excellent 
with Horace Button al'ap- entitled to 
mention tor- 'his' Wiiimct^rlidtioii; " 
.Tohn Warner asitho'^a'*' loVer nofdo 
hot; ' . Jma -Bennett; grett to look at 
dtd .-not seem to be then player .for 
the sister role; . - -^-'-i.-;; , -. 

Bela.soov.& ciirran should, bo 
credited ...with trying ■ something' 
unique but; they, will hftfdly get. far 
with this endeavor. Vr\^\. ". 




^ranr^()^ ;\Slster8,' dinar,, acrobat!* 
darioor^''V^nUieS.''' ' . V .? 

.Aj^U)ur^)and'..jfiKton Ho^^ 
Jans and 'Wh«loh',..'.'A-NlBhjt In 

iCe." .. .- 

Owen • Martin,, •vaude : with Harry 
Steppe, has signed, .wl^h .'%lttlqi.Ac- 
cld.ent,'' which, after" 0- 'long, run 1^ 
New Tprlfi.g'oe^ to 'Chl&^ - ". 
. Mark Sullivan, ' ;fi}r'','Georg<s'' 
Cohan's new "All IH the Game," 
opening May 13 at Qarrlck; Phlfa- 
delphla,' ■ • : ■■ .• ■• 

-Jo'iin -'Cumberland'' ref)la'ies Rloh'« 
ard Sttiriing, "My Girl Friday'." 

Marlon Phillips replaces -Virginia 
Barrett, "Pleasure Bound." 

Bert M?ithews, "The Little Show." 

Helen Freeman replaced Dorothy 
Sands, .''The Sea Gull." V, 

Sam Colt. loulse Huntingtohi 
"The Nut Farm." . 



SHOWS clqsing ; 

••*The Desert Song.'^ . ..Shubeirt 
booked, . closed Saturday. ,. Jtiles 
Mvrray ana George Nlcolal> flnan< 
daily. Interested. . .-. 

^Rosalie," making ' exit ' from Chl<4 
cagfo, hopped to the' Shuberty Mew« 
arici 'Nv J.,- for otA ■ week. ■ Com* 
pany disbands after that with eat 
contracts terminating. ■■ 

Oeorge Choos/ "Hello 'Toursett," 
with ' 'V^arlngrs Pennsylvahl^ii^t 
closes its road' tour at the HanAft 
theatre, Cleveland,' Saturday. 



RITZY 

(Continued from piige 48) '' 
spring of the first wife. The second 
was Clarlsse Agnew, a chorus' giri; 
and the third, Mabel Carrere, ^^aa 
also a- chorus girl; ' 

'When Mabel secured a divorce* 
she .was awarded an |ndpme of $3d,-» 
000 a, year fOr life. . In (he spring of 
ld29 the Uiwr firni of former (Corpo- 
ration CouhselfCharles S. Thornton, 
of Chicago, sued the'Reld estate for 
$35,860, for expensed incurred in 
having Mr. R6id admil'tea to varli 
ous Sanitariums for' .treatment fo* 
drug addiction. I^bjiplriif' is' Weil 
known as an aradteUr golfer, ha'V- - 
Irig jheld the Cohnectlfiut State 
cKamplonshltv 

An Arty Family 
w-Mr., and Mrs. IS...- Paul Nevln are 
In the Social .Register. He Is a son 
of. Mrs. Etlielbert Nevln, and. his 
late father wrote ".The Rosary,,'? 
■The younger Mrs. Nevln was.. Jen- 
nie. Foasett, sole representative;, 
her immediate family ih 'the ReglST 
ter.. Her btot|»er,- Truman. Faasptt, 
is an artist, arid painted a strlktng 
portrait of 'Walter Hampden M 
Cyrano de Ber^erac. Anotiiw 
brother. Jay Paesett. Is an ac'tor, 
'i;helr Riother, Mrs. J. Bloat Passett, 
was Jennie Crocker, of California, 
sister of that spectacular personago, 
Almee Crocker, in turn Mrs. Porter 
Ashe, Mrs. Harry Gilllg, Mrs. Jaclt- 
soh: douraud, Mrs. Alexandre Mliski- 
nolf . oh.a Prlhcees Oelltzlnei' having 
dtyorced "her fifth 'lii^sbarid'. 



A son' wjis- borrt x.Goently to. th« 
— t<t8hlonnblo'^DK-and-''Mrs.- Russell -tt^^ 
Patterson. Mrs. Patterson ia a 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rector 
K. Fox^'Who move >ln exclusive -so> 
! clety In New York-/ and. Moun^ 
'■ Klsco.^ Hdr • uitblei ' the ' 14te Joha 
,PbK, Tiovellst,' wrote' »'Tho' UttM 
ShfepKerd of -Kingdom Come" and 
■'The- Trail of- the • l«n63ome Pine.'* 
Hi TOarrled Prltzl scheff, who late* 
dtvisMod • Ooorge Anderson, actor,i< 



Wednesday, April 24, 1829 




MUSIC 



VARIETY 



59 



WRITERS IN ASS'N 



nps l^^^^l^^ Men Screen 
Tlveaitens^^I^^ Am. SocKty 




ows 



' Iios Angeles, April 23. 
Couotijic^ on a yast renewed source 
. . «( revenue ,(rbm plcturep. and eyn- 
■ ctironlzed Bcreen - productions, the 
American Society of . Codiposers, 
Authors and "Publishers, hopes to 
reach a $4,000,000 goal for .a royalty. 
V melon epllt-up>< As ls,y-they have 
bettered 9260;0O0 quarterly for the 
past few years, or ovia)c.'$l;0t()6,000 a 

■ : ' year. . " ' ' ' . ; 'ri' 
M:. E. C. Mills of the American So- 

. ' olety Is quoted stating: th!a1; within 
the next thtie years It hopes, tot der- 
rive $4,000,000 from Wired I^idlo 
alone.. The North American Co., 
whose subsiJlary, Wired Badlo, Inc., 
starts fuhctlcnlng in Cleveland later 
this sprlner, lias $1,000,000 in ap- 
paratus .to be connected for ser- 
vlclns. at $2 per month toll for 
^^ired wireless" entertainment 
. " . Mills came to tbe coast to go into 
. ' the pictiire-musip situation where- 
upon the film producers decided to 
: .1^ and not deal with the 

..^uslc trust" representative, stating 
,that all such mattera be handled by 
the home offices in I^ew York 
through the legal staffs, will Hays 
. had oalled a meeting to that effect. 
Any contact Mills wanted with pro 
dUtSers was refused and referred 
. back to ,iiew York. 

Mills is particularly anxious about 
the' lorelgft music synchronization 
(■■■''■ tights." ■ ' ■ 

Hegarding these foreign rights, 
the . American Society's royalty de- 
mands are ^^emed impossible and 
> exhorbitant. He asked one liro' 
' ' ' duoer a sum, running Into a few 
' . thousandSi which would be In eX' 
cess of what the producer could get 
for the entire exhibition rights for 
that particular forelgrn country. The 
picture ipan bitterly stated he would 
rather get a new synchronization, 
otllizing non-copyrights or foreign 
copyrights, rather than be forced to 
(lye up eo much money to the 
■ A. 8. C. A, P. 

Against Mills 
Mills, meantime, is encountering 
Utter antagonism from within the 
lar.ks of the American .Society. Its 
writer-members more than ever be- 
fore are up . In arms against the 
dassiflcatlons. They argued tiiat 
the present-day songsmiths, those 
who are . .roducing the contemporary 
song hits, are not . getting the same 
attention nor the same flnanclai ro' 
turns as some, of the older writers 
In New T >rk who are In class "A*' 
and collecting the cream of the 
royalty dividends through living on 
_ their past . perf^ormabces, 
* Mills encountered ' this sitnatlon 
when he called a. dinner-meeting of 
the American Society on the coast, 
. irhlch some 76 music men attended 
Including s'ongnrlters, pluggers and 
buBlneso representatives of music 
publishers, [In a sep.utite box here- 
with are the names of the attend- 
ants an::, incidentally. It is a sym- 
posium of the writers how active 
on the coast ln'n>lctures.] 

Victor Herbert .wcs remembered 
in tribute. After the dinner, only 
members of the American Society 
remained for the business discus- 
sion. 

Mills told them that the basic 
reason for this gathering was for 
common protection against the plo- 
ture producers who threatened to 
drive the A. S. out of business. He 
caiutioQed writers to be careful in 
their dea.lngrs with stuaios; not to 
turn over their copyrights to stu- 
dios, but to see that the American 
Bodety was ceded these rights for 
^oyalty collection purposes, because 
It was from the A. S. that the writ- 
ers were deriving considerable rev- 
enues. ' 
Warners, "Offenders" 

It -was *Btate*~that~the- Warner., 

Brothers were "the worst offenders" 
of the Society, as they were signing 
^ up so many men and insisting that 
the copyrights remain their prop- 
erty, and that if the other studios 
followed suit there was considerable 
danger that the picture industry 
would. In time, control so many of 
its own- copyrights that the-Ameri- 

■ can Society would be exterminated. 



The Warners, through their Wit- 
mark publishing connections, now 
own all their theme song . copy- 
rights. The other. muelcp-flJLm tie- 
ups are In a similar position for 
such control. 

Claisificatioh 

At this poiiit of Mills' diatribe, a 
captiqus faction of writers headed 
by .Joe' Goodwin wanted to know 
about. : reclasslflcatipn; ' This has 
long ' been "a bonp- of '' coiitentlon 
among'^Qie ' upcoming writers and 
publishers whose' hits account for' 
Uie limportance. of the A. S. These' 
writers complained that their class- 
ifications .were not right; that they 
should be way np in front and that 
as the picture business would be re-: 
sponsible for a flock of hits, Ind 
that the writers of these prospec- 
tive hits were presently lowly clas- 
sified, their classification should be 
changed. . 

Irving . Berlin, Al Jolson and By- 
ron Gay took' the position. In refu- 
tHtlon, that the writers' hit produc- 
tion governed their standings and 
that a couple of ' hits did not war- 
rant their being continued In class 
"a" If their subsequent songs 
dropped olt In popularity. 

As far as Mills' purpose for the 
meeting was concerned^ It was a 
general . . bust. Called to discuss 
copyrights . and picture music, it 
wound up as a general squawk' 
about unsatisfactory classification. 

Mills subsequently, after being 
snubbed by the west coast picture 
men, stated that it was not hlB[^n- 
tention to deal with the producers 
on the coast, knowing he had to 
treat, with the distribution end In 
New I'ork. 

The American Society Is asking 
$100 a song' for each number syn- 
chronized and $26 for partial u'se 
of a number for foreign rights syn- 
chronization. On a blanket contract 
for all their product the rates re- 
duce 60 ' per cent., to $60 and $26 
per number or part of a ntlmber. 

The A. S. Is now deriving $260,000 
gross per annuln ' f c.om Electrical 
Research Products, ' inc. (ERPI) — 
the Western ' Electric subsidiary — 
and 'RCA ' Photophone, ° Inc., at the 
rate of $126,000 each, against a per- 
seat tax' arrangement of 3%o. 
Mills' Offer 

Producers using devices other 
than BR'PI-or Photophone are sub- 
ject to the $100 and $60 per number 
or . part thereof, as aboye, for the 
American-Canadian .exhibition 
rights only. -For foreign rights the 
same tax Is once more tactted on. 

Mills stated that It any member 
of the Society 'wanted to be releaa.-d 
he would turn l>ack their contracts. 
This Mills had no authority to do 
Individually or otherwise. It - la 
strictly a membership voting propo- 
sition, unless Mills reckons on his 
self-ordalned czarlstlc powers to In- 
nuence the' necessary votes. 

Mills, meantime, is counting much 
on the North American Co., the 
public utility corporation, which 
controls Wired Radio, Inc. This lat- 
ter company went far afield to buy 
up a foreign catalog In order to 
dodge the American Society, but 
Mills figures the wired wireless en- 
terprise will be compelled , to come 
to him for pop music stuff.' 



"Glorifying** to Employ 
Old W-Ues** Tunes 

iWalter Donaldson and Eldgar 
Leslie are writing the . songs for 
"Glorifying the American Girl," the 
Paramount picture. They go to the 
Coast June 10 to take up duties 
for Fox, this latter by arrangement 
with Bobby Crawford's firm, De- 
Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. . 
_ "Glorifying" assignment Is also a 
'Tjy lirrangemertt"' ""deal-" with - the 
Harms-Paramount subsidiary, the 
Famous Music Corp., as the con- 
trolling firm. Zlggy tield out for 
Donald -Leslie to do the "Glorify- 
ing" release. A medley of past 
Zlegfeld "Follies" and other pro- 
duction song hits will be part of 
the picture's score, with the spe- 
cial themes by Donaldson-Lieslle. 



Songwriters West 



Ballard Macdonald 

Con Conrad 

.Dave Stamper 

Sam Codow 

Jesse Greer 

BayKlages 

Jo Trent 

Jack 'S'ellen 
- Alfred Bryan 

Byrbh Gay 

H&rry Akst 
' Grant Clarke 

Al Dubln 

Naclo-Herb Brown 

Arthu> Freed 

George W. Meyer 

James Brockman 

Sidney Clare 

Jack Stem 

Dave Drey er 

Bud DeSylva 

Ray, IJendejson 

. Lew Brown . 

liouls Silvers 

Harold Berg 

Milton Ager 

Fred Fisher ^ 

Leo Robin 

Richard A. 'WUtlnr 

Ous Edwards 

Irving Berlin 

Al Jolson • 

Ray Perkins 

Chris Schoenberg 

l!>r. Hugo Rlesenfeld . 

Archie Oottler 

W. Franhe Harllng 

Sidney D. UitcheU 

Lou Alter 

E.C. Mills 

Saul H. Bomsteln 

Ben Bomsteln ■ 

COAST BEPRESEHtATlVJiS 

Art Schwartz Witmark 
Harry Coe, Feist 
Leonard Van Berg, Sherman- 
Clay 

SIg BosIeF, Robblns 

Tubby. Garron, Santly 
. Bobby . Gross, Remlck" 

Leonard. Ooldsteln, Bhaplro- 
Bemsteln - < 

Carl Lamont, Ager-Tellen- 
'Bornsteln 

' Dick Powers, Donaldson- 
Douglas-Gumble 

Ben Bennan. SeSylva- 
Brown-Henderson 



Sid Clark's Divorce 

Theodore J. Lesaerj New Tork 
attorney, 'went to Chicago to Inter- 
pose an anewet- In Sid Clark's ' di- 
vorce suit' .against bis wife, Mrs. 
Betty Oliick, noli -pro. Clark Is m. c. 
at the Cafe Royal and alleged de- 
sertion, ' whereas Mrs. GInck lias a 
final decree of ' separation in New 
Tork calling for $10 weekly alimony 
and $100 counsel fees, Clark owes 
his' '«rife 10 weeksf alimony plus 
that $100 counsel fees which she Is 
trying to collect. 

. They were married in 1(24 and 
have no children. Last fall Justice 
Mahoney granted' her a separation 
decree. 



2 More Ace Songsmiths 
Go Fox; Quit Old Firm 

L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer go 
with Fox as a eongwrltlng team, 
with DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, 
Inc„ as publishers. This means the 
dlsassodatlon of Gilbert and Baer 
from Leo Feist. Inc., after many 
years as ace staff writera 
. Mabel Wayne,' the tblrd Feist 
songwritlng standby. Is said also to 
be In receipt of a Fox offer, but she 
Is sticking with Ft.st's. 

Feist's took the graceful attitude 
on Gilbert and Baer switching con- 
nections 'Sat an offer like Fox-Craw- 
ford's couldn't be denied. Gilbert Is 
guaranteed $760 a week on a two 
years' contract, $260 of which Is 
paid by Fox as a salary, for ex- 
clusive services and $600 of which Is 
against song earnings on royalties. 



HEBBOZA-AZT WEST 

David Mendoza and William E. 
Axt, musical directors of the Capl- 

ioh -'New, -York, ,aad^msa^^t$!i^T^^y. 
In charge of eynchronizatlohs "at' 
M-O-M's eastern studio, supposedly 
are due for Culver City. 

M-G features are to be synchro- 
nized on the coast with very few 
silent releases left to require - the 
eastern studio facilities. Some Fox 
pictures h'^ye also been synchronized 
In the New. Tork M-Q MUdlo. 



Flying Bandsmen 



Broadway band boys now have 
their own privato Albatross Flying 
Club, with clubhouse and hangrars 
at Roosevelt Field, Long Island. 
Roger Wolfe Kahn, now a seasoned 
pilot. Is president of It. B. A. Rolfe, 
Andy Sannella and Sam Herman 
are among the prominent radio 
Jazzlsts who can handle the "stick" 
on their own anH are members of 
the Albatross.. 



Shapiro-Bernstein Sue 
On Pathe Theme Song 

Waltz theme song of the Pathc 
feature, "Syncopation," is the sub- 
ject of an injunction suit by Sha- 
piro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., against 
Green & Stept, Inc. The song is 
"ril Always Be In Love With 
ToU," published by Bud Green and 
Sammy Stept and authorized by 
Green aiid Herman Rjiby. 

Lonls Bernstein's firm claims an 
arrangement for a turn-over of 
this song to B.-B.. under the same 
conditions as that when S.-B. took 
over "That's My Weakness Now" 
from the same firm. These terms 
were a $^,600 advance, cost of 
plates, a three-cent royalty on 
sheet music and 60 per cent, of for- 
eign rights. 

Green . & Stept, Inc contend that 
"Weakness" was turned over while 
it was practically in manuscript,^ 
after Helen Kane had clicked it 
over, whereas with the waltz, after 
they had been up half the night 
plugging and landing acts and get- 
ting It set 200 per cent on the me- 
chanicals, they didn't think It fair 
to tiim it over to Shaplrb-Bem-. 
stein. 

Meantime Justice Henry L.-.Sher- 
man In Supreme' Court granted a 
temporary restraining 'Writ on an 
order to show cause, pending -adju- 
dication of the regular motion for 
an injunction which will be argued, 
this (Wednesday) morning. 



Stndio's Fancy Wages 
Bring Pit Musicians 



Los Angeles, April 23. 

With their futm-e status In the 
picture houses more or less of ah 
uncertainty, and with "the Inra of 
temcy wages for picture" studio re- 
cording work, a large number of lo- 
cal pit musicians are giving up 
their Jobs and casting tbelr lot 'with 
the picture companies. 

The claim is they have a chance 
of earning as high as $100 a day. as 
compared with an average wage of 
about $12 a day in the pit Jobs. Stu- 
dio recording scale runs $10 per 
hour. Some of the more fortunate 
players have been on the Job as 
much as 10 hours at a stretch, and 
even longer. In a few instances the 
recording time has extended close 
to 24 hours at one session. 

Where steady employment at the 
studios Is not possible, some of the 
more proficient musicians are en- 
abled to get an occasional day's 
work, employing a substitute at the 
regular theatre scale to play for 
them in the pit during their ab- 
sence. 



Musician Gets Acting 
Role in '^e Qimax** 

Los Angeles, April 28. 

John Schonberger, violinist with- 
out acting experience, haa be^n 
given the third important part in 
Unlversal's "The Climax." Renaud 
Hoffman, director, was ready to sign 
an actor for the part, that of a 
violinist, but following a test of 
Schonberger latter was chosen. 

New player Is leader of Studio 
Trio, which has provided music on 
sets for years. Also he haa had 
concert experience and for a long 
time has played Over the. radio. 



BASJO VOTE PATEHTED 

_ Washington, April 23. 

An aufb'maflc" muf e'fdiTBHnjjrhHsr 
Just been patented by W. J. David- 
son and M. O. Wolf, Chicago, and 
A. Bemlch, Riverside, III, 

Patent is numbered 1,708,109. 
Commissioner of Patents will for- 
ward description upon receipt of 
the number and 10 centa for mail- 
ing eoettt 



SOO EXPECTED 
IN NEW CLUB 



Protective Orgcuiization — 
Outgrowth of Rapidly 
Changed Conditions for 
Writers^Ways and Meant 
Committee Appointed 



NO CONFLICTIONS 



At a meeting of the Seng Writers' 
Club Friday night In New. Yerk^ 
It was resolved by the members 
present to reorganise 'the olub 
under the title of the- Song Writers' 
Protective Assooiation. All meg* 
nlced eoni/ writers . were declared 
eligible. It Is anticipated that the 
new asscelatien'a .membership will 
reaoh 0O6, all pure writers. Ap- 
plicants will be scanned for mam* 
liership along the lines olF admi«> 
sipn for them Into the American 
Soeiety of Authors, Composer* and 
Publishers. 

During the dinner, with Earl 
Carroll presiding as president of 
the old club and Gene Buck, guest 
of honor, a Ways and Means ,Com> 
mittee was appointed to develop ' 
tl^e new association. On It are tSr. ■ 
Bufk as ohialrman, BlUy Rose, Joe 
roung, Ir\-Ipg Blbo, Ray Hubbell 
and Jeff O'Hara. Bach represents 
a distinctive style of eong writing, ' 
the bommlttee as a whoM ooverlniir' 
the entire field. 

Abusea 

Alleged attuslve correetlehs to %i» 
workejd out are said t» inblude a 
standard form of . contract ' for 
writers with the pubUsherjs, to con- 
tain a minimum salary, v guarantee 
or royalty clause, along -wltlt propAr . 
methods of auditing; si clause that- 
shall call upon , the publisher to 
circulate the song within six months 
^ter receipt or return 1^ to the' 
writersi and anoth^^ tO'. prohibit 
publishers from cutting itf . mUstihg 
deadwood as a frontispiece. UUpH 
writer at the exipense of : the rul 
author's royalty. ' . 

There is no eohfifctlon iezpecteA 
between the song initelKr!;and tiis: 
other music societies they jif<|9^1den-. 
tifled with one way dr. ain6t^er, 
such as the; American Society 
the Muslo- PubUshers' Frotectlve 
Association. The inwe.tbiorganiM 
comes irom the greatly altered coif> 
ditlon and position of the eurreiltlir 
in demand song mWker. ... 
, Other eorrectipns deemed re^^ 
qUir^ by the Committee' will be 
formulated aiid submitted to the 
membership. 

Requirements . 

It is said thwe vfe 760 song 
writera af present in the U, B. T« 
secure recognition In the;. Amer-; 
lean Society, a -writer 'must have 
had published five legitimate songs; 
legitimately circulated with ft 
proper setum from a publisher; 
Those rules will apply probably to 
the association's . listing, to keep 
away the horde of amateurs. 

The old Song Writers' Club bad 
lain dormant for a long while. The 
Friday dinner was mainly tailed to. 
eat up a treasury balance, with 
the association Idea arising from it. 



BTttDTOFF IH EOCEESTEE 

Publlx, not wishing to.conBlct two 
such names as Riidy Vallee and 
Rublnoff, 'are switching Rublnoff to 
the E^tdtan, Rochester, when 'Val> 
lee makes his debut at the 'Para- 
mount April 27.. 

Rublnoff was guest conductor of 
the Paramount pit orchestra for six 
months. 



Walref p'Keef rforFox™ 

' Walter O'Ke'efe, M. C. a;t Barney 
Gallant's, and Bobble Dolen, for- 
merly pianist for Bar] Carpenter, 
have been signed by Bobble Craw- 
ford to write music for Fox, They 
will work on the coast and wlU 
leave for there May 1. 



66 



VARIETY 



MUSIC-RADIO 



Wednesday, April U, 1929 



Disk Reviews 



By Abel 



VICTOR 



Two 12-inch disks, with Qeorge 
Gershwin himself contributing thf 
piano Interludes, carry that com- 
poser's "An American In Paris," hl^ 
four-part jazz symphony. Nathaniel 
Shilkret with the Victor Symphony 
Orchestra have done a workman- 
Uke Job of it. 

B«rnie Cummins and his charm- 
ing rhythmic Jazz from the Hotel 
Blltmore, New Tork, are new to 
Victor. Their debut couplet is "Tili 
We Meet" and "Just An Old Love 
Aftair," fox-trot and waltz. Vic- 
tor's enticed Cummins away from 
Brunswick where he was a good 
seller. 

Victor No. 21894 might be termed 
a $300,000 record for it was thl.« 
brace of tunes, "Floretta" «nd 
"Dream Boat," particularly the lat- 
ter, a waltz, that, prompted the 
wealthy Mrs. Penfleld to back Earl 
Carroll for 300 g's in producing 
"Floretta," in order to satisfy hei 
nephews, the composers of these 
numbers. Nat Shilkret and The 
Troubadours "canned" them; the 
.^waltz is a peach and, under mor« 
favorable auspices, wpuld be a cer- 
tain hit. 

This Is probably Roger Wolfe 
Kahn's last recording (or Victor 
"Shady Lady" and "You're the Ohlj 
One for Me" are the selections. Thai 
"Shady Lady" label, as unromantlc 
and negative a song title as could 
be desired, reminds of some of thost 
titles the Tin Pan Alley boys are 
gagging about, such as "Redskin, 
Why Are You Blue?" or "Marriage 
by Contract, I Loye You." Ever 
since they named a song, "Woman 
Disputed, I Love You," there's no 
telling what , those cinematic them*- 
Bongsmlths will not do. 

Strangely enough, "Shady Lady," 
with Its impossible title, is the better 
of the two tunes, despite the more 
plausible qoallflcatlons of "You're 
the Only One for Me." 

For fetching torrldlty get a load 
of Boyd Senior and his Senterpedes 
•with "Shine" and "Doln* You Good." 
Two dandy waltzes are "Raquel." 
from "Vanities," and "Dear, When 
I Met You," by Edwin J. McEnel- 
ley's orchestra, while Nat ShUkret, 
again, with "Something to Live For" 
and "You're Perfect," melody foxes 
from- "Lady Fingers," complet'ea a 
good assortment. 

The two best stage bands of their 
type, Irving Aarenaon'* Comrtiand- 
era and Fred Waring'* Pennsyl- 
vanfans ai^ bached on No. 21888 
with "Outside" and "Won't Yon TeU 
Me. Kon" in a couplet of brisk fox- 
trotology. 

T he Inimitable Gene Austin with 
"Wedding Bells" and "That's Whoi 
I Call Heaven" is at his ballady-est 
best, croonin' 'em pretty, while foi 
vocal contrast, th$ concert-y Rich^ 
ard Crooks sings a pair - of loveb' 
operetta ballads in great style. They 
are Romberg's "One Alone," from 
"Desert Song," and ' "When You're 
Away," by Victor Herbert from "The 
Only Girl." 

Lao Relaman, shifting over from 
Columbia, is a new Victor recording 
artist. ' He debuts with the smart 
European fox- trot favorite, "I Kiss 



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Conducting Pit Orchestra 
Overture and bpeeial Score* 
WITH ORCHESTBA OF SO 
Also Conducting and Supervising 
Stage Band Presentations 
iriTH BAND OF 20 

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for my daughter. Slia possesses a 
marvelous radio voice, Is chock full 
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Your Hand, Madame," bEtcked by 
"Josephlta," a theme from M-G- 
M's "Tide of Empire." Another 
couplet Is a simon-pure pop brace, 
"Mean to Me" and "That's What I 
Call Heaven," all played in the same 
clean and clear-cut manner. The 
recordings are thoroughly musi- 
cianly and withal danceable. 

Gene Austin's "Dream Mother** 
and his own, ''Gardens in the Bain, ' 
are exceptionally appealing. That 
"Garden" number, a British Impor- 
tation, merits hitdom. It's a charm- 
ing ballad. 

Other novelty voca> soloists are 
Helen Kane with "Do Something, ' 
from "Nothing but the Truth," and 
"That's Why I'm Happy," In her 
same poo-pooplty. baby-talk man- 
ner, while Chick. Endor's "Good Lit- 
tle. Bad Little Tou" and "tiove Me 
or Leave Me" (from "Whoopee") is 
rhythmically nite clubby in tempo; 
so much so that while it's a vocal . 
solo it could be danced. to. 

Matirlce Chevalier, since : coming 
over for Paramount, is now a Victor 
artist, with his two "Innocents of 
Paris" hits, "Louise'! and "Walt 
'Til You See 'Ma Cherle,' " as -the 
Initial offerings. They are tang«d 
with a piquant French accent,, but 
otherwise .cleaTrly understandable' as 
to their lyrics and, basically, the 
numbeVe are swell, especially 
"Louise," already a dance floor 
favorite. ( 

Helen Morgan does another Zleg- 
feld number, this time not ont of 
"Show Boat." but "the Midnight 
ProUc'i "Who Cares What You 
Have Been?" a thoroughly sophis- 
ticated and — curiously enough for a 
pop song — intelligent . ^number. 
"Mean to Me" is the l)ack-up;. 
swell! 

Rudy Vallee'a "Bye and Bye 
Sweetheart" '(waltz) and "My- Time 
Is Your Time"' (fox) Introduces in 
the latter one of bis pioneer radio 
Xavorites. • . ' 

COLUMBIA 

Ted Lewis now gets a specially 
designed ^label all hb own, a la' Paul 
Whiteman, merltliig this distinction 
as a good seller for Columbia. Le'wls 
again revives two old-time .stand- 
ards, "Limehouse Blues," 'with Its 
eerte Instrumentation, end "Rostis of- 
Plcardy," accelerated Into a (ox-rtrot 
tempo. 

.. Leo Reisman, now a Victor' artlst 
exclusively, made "Wedding of the 
Painted Doll," for Columbia, before 
switching, and is backed by "No- 
body's Fa'ult But Your Own," fox- 
trot, by the- Knickerbeekera; both 
very oke. 

Ted Wallace and his Campua Boys 
in true collegiate style snap oyer 
"My Klnda Love" and' "Swo^t 17." 

Vocally, Charles W. Hamp, this 
time on Columbia, registers with 
"My Sin" and "Helgh-Ho." 

Art Qillham, The Whispering Pi- 
anist, has a, couple of those senti- 
mental ballads he favors so strongly. 
"Sweetheart of All My Dreams,'-' the 
radio song fav, aiid "Some Sweet 
Day," the theme of "Children of the 
Rita." 

(Continued on page 60) 



Used Car Dealers Argue 
Over Radio Rights in L. A. 

Los Angeles, April .28. . 
Dalton's, ' Inc., local used - car 
dealer, ' purchased radio station 
KOFH, Glendale, from Frederick 
Robinson. Thls.s/s Dalton's second 
station, as firm recently acquired 
station KMIC. R. L. Kelly, rival 
used-car dealer, lost a suit oT 
mandamus in Superior Court over 
the KMIC deal, with court holding 
Kelly protest should be settled by 
Federal Radio Commission. Kelly 
charged he paid |l,000 'a month to 
have KMIC designated as the 
•Kelly Kar Station,'- an4 that 
Dalton had no right to buy station 
"from under him" and call It 
"Dalton's, Inc., Station." 



Engels' Doal Job 



George Angels, managing director 
of the National Broadcasting and 
Concert Bureau, has been ele'vated 
additionally to the post of program 
director of the NBC. This placing 
of both the artists' bureau and the 
programs under common control is 
the ideal proposition for. broadcast- 
ing. . 

John W. Ellwood, pi'evlous In- 
tTjjffUelil^ira-'airectDr'Tjf' programs;' 
becomes a vice-president of the 
NBC. 



Etherized Dough 
Milt Gross will "nize baby" it 
over the Kodak hour from WABC 
(Columbia- network), at .1760 per 
spiel. 

Cissle Loftus Is also penciled In 
at }S00 for her bit. 



CHI COPS RADIO 
DRAGNET 
SYSTEM 



Chicago, April 23. 

With, all police squad cars carry- 
ing radios tuned to station WGN, 
police alarms broadcast from the 
station are hot stuff at times, but 
must be an annoyance to commer- 
cial accounta. 

Wednesday night the Palmollve 
hour was Interrupted three times 
by the clanging bells. First It was 
annotinced that a man and woman 
I'r. an old Dodge had Just burlgarized 
a south side flat and were speeding 
down Exchange avenue. Next It 
was announced that the car -was 
seen heading for Jackson Park; and 
then that the ikalr had. been caught 
by cops. • 

Palmollve program became just 
background for this real-life drama. 



Choir Singer, Now Opera, 
Cans Baltimore Hnbby 

Baltimore, April iZ. 

Hilda Hopkins Burke, operatic 
soprano, who made the grade with 
the Chicago Opera Company this 
past' s.eason, filed suit here for ab- 
solute divorce, 

I<ocal papers in giving much 
space to* the suit, dampen their 
pages with' tearful, reminiscences 
on the busted romance. "The singer 
married early — a school' day ro- 
mance — and -"Billy" carried her 
books. 9l>o has apparently decided 
that she 'won't need him to carry 
her opera parts. 

Neither the former church soloist, 
her husband, or George Costello, the 
local vocal teacher who coached 
her to proiialneince,' has anjrthing to 
say. Mrs. 'Burice goes to Brussels 
this summer to eing at the Mon- 
n'aie. 



Blade-Publix^Hook-up 

Toledo, April 23; 
Toledo Blade moving Into Para- 
mount theatre for Its radio pro- 
grams. Half -hour programs of 
Publlz talent, direct from the stage, 
to be ^offered next two'' Satturday 
nighta. Thereafter, hour's program, 
10 to 11 p. m., each Monday night 
from studio in the theatre, now 
being hooked up with station 
WSPD. Blade now has most of tal- 
ent from all local theatres tied up 
for use in its nightly programs. 
Joseph Regan, Irish tenor, loaned 
by Keith's last week. 



^ Ager-Yellen's Show 

Los Angeles, April 28. 
Milton Ager and Jack Yellen are 
writing the lyrics and melodies for 
the roAd show in which Charlie 
King is to be starred by M-G-M. 



Clark and Roach 

Los Angeles, April 23. 
W. W. Clark,, manager of music 
and record division of Victor, here 
to see Hall Roach on producing all- 
muslcal pictures. 



NBC Gets Western Favs 

Ed' Scheulng of the National 
Broadcasting Co. went to Chicago 
tO' sign up Correll and Gosden, 
better known on the air as Amon 
'n' Andy, one of the -most popular 
mldwestem ether teams. Correll 
and Gosden will be exclusively with 
NBC for commercial and stage ap- 
pearances. 

Guy Lombardo, on top of Varie- 
ty's story on radio favorites. Is be- 
ing dickered with by the NBC by 
arrangem.ent with the Music Corp. 
of Amejlfea, Lombardo's exclusive 
management. NBC is very anxious 
to . have Lombardo on its stafC of 
exclusive talent. 



New Pub's La Palina Plug 

Last Wednesday night the Santly 
Bros. Music Co. broadcast over a 
network of 44 Columbia broadcast- 
ing stations for 30 minutes. 
~ It'8-thevhalf»h6ur«n8uallj',Jakfin_ 
up every week by the La Palina 
hour. 



Maretca In Charge 

Los Angeles, April 23. 

James V. Maresca lias be^n mode 
supervisor of recording by Radio 
Pictures. 

Por the past five years he . has 
been a director and chief engineer, 
of station WRNY, New York, 



Qeydand Bans Locky SbAse Hoar 
For Unethicar Slip at Sweets 



Radio RaniUes 



From Philadelphia, over the CBS, 
comes Oliver Naylor's brlgfat Jan- 
ique. Anything peppy from Phllly 
may be somewhat of a paradbzt but 
Naylor delivers handily. He holds 
forth at' the Palais Royal in Quaker- 
town and has femliilne vocal as- 
sistance for the Interltides. Nayidr 
was once a Victor dance recorder. 

On the matter of femine cCssIat- 
ance in the ▼ocals, Phil Spltalny 
from the Hotel Peiuisylvania, New 
York,-«n WBAF, also enlists a sis- 
ter team tor th^ audible choruses In 
between his Instrumental rendition^. 

Larry Funk's Band of a Th^usandl 
Melodies sure dig 'em up and thios^' 
old ones isound' swell at t£ta late 
date. Funk outdid HlmseltfriAi'WJZ 
Sati^day aftemoon from ".-:840 to 
3 JO. 'That's going some'- fc^r Just 
a straight dance coiqblh&tllm, 'Sana 
any vocal, or other rell^.' playing 
their numbers In short medleyci 'o^ 
twos and threes and mixing: Vm thtf^ 
current favs wRK the revlvalC It's 
a : brisk little combination and a 
great bet for an Intimate cafe. 

Smith Ballew, from. the. new 
Whyte's on Fifth avenue, now reg- 
ularly exploits that restaurant. . . . 
Rudy Valee of SatuMay afta Is on 
WJZ,: going- In for more dlversl* 
fled .programs, although stressing 
"Weary River." . . , Pickard Fami- 
ly's Instrumental . novelties are oke. 

, Ditto Ted Huslng's sports' talks, 
arresting through the announcer's 
compelling mike personality. >. . . 
Lew White and Bm ll Velaaco, two 
organists, from "^^AF and. WOR, 
on same evening, surfeit' one sat- 
isfactorily with their console pro- 
grams. . . . Mildred Hunt, "sweet- 
heart of the air," singa well with 
orchestral back-up. . . . Hugo Ma- 
rlanl Is again conducting the 7-11's, 
the NBC's -.sustaining dance' orches- 
trai succeeded Merle Johnson. 



Abner Silver has a great pltigfest 
Saturday nights over . WMCA start- 
ing at 12.30 'until unconsciotis. Sil- 
ver Is a .4ulte famous songwrlt^ 
and has so inany ditties around that 
the eniest talent Inevitably Is bound 
to give hitn a plug whether by de- 
sign or accident. Being also Broad- 
way-wise he' manages to con enough 
of the names around town to hop 
into the Hammersteln theatre bu.ild- 
ing studios of 'WMCA and cut-up ad 
lib gratis. 



Mac and'Lennie are another pair 
destined for Important stage pres- 
tige with their bright' novelty vo- 
calizing. They did an honest-to- 
gosh request repeat of their fort- 
night ago's program with Ted Hus- 
ing assisting as announcer. They 
have a peach of a novelty song 
about radio announcer and that 16 
minutes' frame-up, as is, can walk 
into anybody's theatre and register 
in person; i.e., Mac and Lennie with 
Huslng. 

Between Hamp, this combination 
and a few others, the CBS can do 
an NBC and book Ita stuff heavily 
for personal appearances. Arthur 
Judson, the Columbia system's head 
man for programs, oughta give that 
some important attention. 



Packard Electrical ProdHcts tie 
up their Camoah Mystery hour on 
WJZ and network with the Sateve- 
post for national exploitation, both 
.on the air and in printer's Inlet's 
a diverting hour with lU prlnclinl 
singing pair and Sam Lanln's or- 
chestra. 



"Am I A Passing Fancyr* and 
the Santly brothers^ new "Feeling 
I'm Falling" are being generously 
etherized, DeSylva's "Mean To Me," 
the "Broadway Melody" songs, 
"Lover Come Back To Me,'.' "Deep 
Night," "Honey," "If I Had You," 
"Russian Moon," "Carolina Moon," 
"Follow Thru" hits and "Precious 
Little Thing Called Love" also heaV'^ 
ily exploited on almost every dance 
program, commercial or sustaining. 

B. A. Rolfe again with his Lucky 
Strike dance programs, scored heav- 
ily. . . . Eddie Davis from the Helgh- 
Ho, successor to Rudy Va'lee, has 
every bit as good a rhythmic aggre- 
gation If not the Vallee singing per- 
sonality. . , Ben Pollack from Park 
Central Is another daiice hlghlli;ht. 

Atel. 



M. K. Jerome Another 

M. fi, Jerome left April 22 for,, 
Hollywood as one of Warnei-- Wlt- 
marlc's-songsmiths. ~- — ■ 

"You and I In the Moonlight" is 
his flrst theine. 



Toronto Gets Bernle 

New Royal York hotel, Toronto, 
which opens June 10, Is importing 
Ben Bemle and his band for the 
first three we.'.ts. A local outflt 
will continue after the Inatigural 
flash engagement 



Cleveland, April 23. 
American Tobacco Company's 
"Lucky Strike" dance houiv » Sat« 
urday oyenlng relay feature for the 
past several months, -was canceled 
for an -Indeflnitfr period last week 
by WTAM and another orchestra 
subsUtutiAd at the last moment. 
- Station officials said program 
«93: canceled because It was con- 
ductlns . unethical advertising and 
alBO'due to a -report that action 
had been taken -at W ashin gton to 
cahcel the licenses of WTAM and 
other Btatlona tor broadcasting this 
program, 

■ This IB.' the first 'local reaction of 
the .fight; . now being carried on by 
l^e: candy and dairy Interesta 
a:galAM^ ^the Ztncky Strike slogan, 
'^eabh ^tot: a I'licky Instead of a 
."Bweet'^ "''iv..' ' 

^.It' iB .b«ii.6yed that the program 
^ncetatlbn^ wasi brought about by 
presauns eixerted by local producers 
of ' fpod piroduota- Lord and Thomas, 
Iiuelty.Stf ik9 publicity reps In New 
Tom, had-already- received Wairning 
b-om ' WTAM, and changes In the 
progftun had been'jauggested. 



Criiwford in Arrangement 
With Donaldson Firm 

. Vnder the arrangement entered 
Into- between Bobby ' Cra'wford, of 
De'SylvB, Henderson '& -Brown, litid 
Walter. Douglas, of Donaldson, 
Otouglas & Ouinble, Walter Donald- 
son's inusic played In any William 
Fox talker will be published on. an 
equal spilt of the sales. 

Donaldson Is shortly leaving for 
the.Coast 

It Is denied by Crawford that he 
has engaged Cliff Friend to go to 
the Fox lot .In Hollywood, or that 
he made the reported offer to Gua 
Kahn of $1,000 weekly guarantee. 



BEBLDT «ATT5i may ig 

Los Angeles, April £3. 
- Irving B«;rUn leaves for New 
York this week and 'wiU sail for 
Europe May 18. 

After a two months' rest overseas 
he returns to Hollywood to rater 
production. 



EDWABDS BOOXIHa 

Chicago, April 23. 
Gus E. Edwards, orchestra leader, 
has gone into the booking business. 
Joining the Kennaway ofllce with 
Gerald Barry and C4one Wentz. Ed- 
wards tor many years was a Benson 
band. 




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Weflnesday, April H 1989 



L A. Scans Hideaway HaDs for Cliiiik, 
Jap, Mex, Sheiks; White Girl Dancers 



Los Anereles, April 23, 
Police Commission has ordered an 
Investigation of all so-called dance 
halls and resorts operating with 
taxi dancers, wlt)i a view ot revok- 
ing their permits. Police Commis- 
sioners Mark Plerco and F. W. Gol- 
len were ordered to visit various re- 
sorts and to make their report baok 
to the Commission. This investiga- 
tion was ordered following Informa- 
tion brought to the attention of the; 
Commlslsoh that In many instances 
white men are forbidden entrance 
to dance halls where white girls are 
sold on the floor for partners to Chi- 
nese, JajMuiese and Mexicans and 
Orientals. It was claimed that favor- 
ite politicians and their relatives op- 
erate these Joints In which white 
girls must dance In pitch darkness 
with the rlff-ratC of the Orient. 

Police Commission was also told 
that these dance halla are In fire 
traps, on second and ttair.d ~ floors, 
from which the partner^ could not 
escape, Ih case of flre. It wa9 also 
brought out that there Is one daiice 
hall known as the Philippine- Amer- 
ican Club, inc where white girts 
ara used, which has a placard o rlts 
entrance door reading "No Japanese 
allowed." It is claimed that every- 
body but white-men are perinttted to 
fitter this place. There are ho Ori- 
ental or Mexican gitlp employed In 
these halls. Thej* art all white glrla 
almiost all of them being blonde, 
Thpse halls charge ten cents a daiioe 



wfalch lasts not more than two mln 
utes: with the girls, supposed tth get 
Ave cents for each dance. 

F .vorlte dances In these hails are 
the moonlight waltzes when the 
lights are dimmed to nearly total 
darkness. The racket for girl 
In these places Is to get the bpya to 
buy them a drink. The price of a 
drink for two,''wblc|i la either pop 
or a small glass of punch, ; is 60 
cents each.' The dollar Is split :60"|0 
between the girl and the house; the' 
house takes the big end. It is said 
close to 1,000 white girls are em- 
ployed In these dance halls which 
cater exclusively to the- yellow men. 



M. C. WMiisicIan Subs 
And Receives Contract 

Chicago, AjwU St. . 

Roy Dlefrlcb, m, c at iUlte Avalon 
and Capitol, has been given bta no- 
tice and win be replaced: In a few. 
we«k9 by Charles Agnl; memiwr of 
Ciiarlle. Craft's orchestra that alter- 
nates with Dietrich. 

Agni got his chance during the 111^ 
ness of the regular m. o. and made; 
good. He U a trumpet player. 



Ray for Paris 

Joey Ray, recently of the Rich- 
man' Club, who was operated on tyrp 
weeks ago for sinus, baa been 
signed for' the Ambaasadeurs In 
Parla He sails May 10. 




Suspended Sentimces for 
Helen Morgan and Otbers 

Seven of the eight co-defendants 
Indicted with Helen Morgan In the 
Helen Morgan's Summer Home en- 
forcement case, concerning her for- 
mer nlte clvb~at' 134 West 62d 
street, received suspended sent'ences 
from Federal Judg» Eklwln S. 
Thomas before whom a jury had 
acquitted MlSB Morgan last week. 
The eighth. Herman Brooks, did- 
not appear. ' A bench warrant has 
been issued. 

Nicky Blalr, principal backer ot 
Miss Morgan's nlte club venture, 
and now active In the strictly non- 
selling Club Caaanova, was given 
a six months' . suspended sentence 
and flhed 3600. I>>uls Zalaud, 
headwalter; ditto, and $800 flne';;ahd 
the flve waiters, Charles Hansen, 
Louis Holzer, Ja43k Oreen, Nathan 
Gordon and Bam Harris, two 
months suspended sentences^' one 
gear's probation and 3100 fines each. 

The case against 'Nils T. Qran- 
lund CNTd) will never «each trial. 
.The Indictment haa been dismissed. 
Granlund figured only as the radio 
announcer In the nlte cluba Hyman 
Tletta and. others of the Furnace 
Club, formerly "the hottest place in 
town," and regarded by the Gov- 
ernment' ,aa one ot Its minor cases, 
have yet to be tried. 

In 'the Morgan case, J. Arthur 
Adier, defending the waiters, stat- 
ing that they, should not. be classed 
aa orlmlnals; that,Jhey were filling 
a. demand because -"Qie best peo- 
ple" wanted beveragea with their 
meaIs^ 

To this, Leslie Salter; special 
deputy U. 8. Attorney General, re^ 
tprited that ^the best people" do not 
piitrohlze nlte clubs; that, in fact 
it's the blnterlander and New Tork 
visitor jrho suivorts the nlte" Ute 
and. that New 'Torkera and the 
really smart people stay away 
from qneatlonataM rendezvous-like 
convert chargS' plaoes. 



Weleome In the Royal Host** 



JOE 



ZELLI 



IN PARIS 



hsus opened his famous night club 
agam after be 

months. There is a telephone on 
every table which will connect you 
around the world. 



MaucLean in Omtempt of 
Court for Phoney Poyiuty 

' 'Arthur B.' Main'LBan, o'wner of 
Hunter island Inn, the Pelham 
parlcw^ roadhousa, liaa 'beea af- 
firmed by the Appellate Division to 
be In contempt of' court, granting 
Mrs. Bfadellne MaoLean's motion to 
punish him tor nonrpaying of all' 
mony.at the rate of 350 a week plus 
3360 cotinsU fees. The wife's affi- 
davit refute* MacLean'a plea of 
poverty, attesting that In November, 
1927, he deposited 33.017 In the 42d 
street branch of the Bowery Savings 
Bank In the name of Frances EL 
Harcourt, hla secretary. She 
ev^n .cites the passbook number; 
also that he owna a house and lot 
at Bast 192d street and is sUll 
malfin g money at the Hunter Island 
Inn.. 

Suit Is for separation started In 
New Orleans. MacLean averred he 
'was not served personally and dO' 
cree went by default On the 
ppverty plea, Arthur MacLean, Ino., 
and ' the McLean Plumbing Corp., 
previous enterprises, wer«,set forth 
as having been financially disastrous 
when the courts ruled his shut-oft 
valves were unconstitutional. 

Hunter Island Inn Is held to be a 
flop. MacLean alleges he owes 320,- 
000 thereon; that creditors once 
took.lt away from him;. that he was 
wiped out by'the Mississippi flood 
damaging his Louisiana Shell Prod- 
ucts enterprise; and that, above all 
When he made money before prohi- 
bition he was a good time Charlie 
and a free 'spender, but that now 
when he's broke none of his old pals 
or his former guests whom -he feted 
and toasted, were coming through 
for him. 

WUo reiterates that MacLean has 
concealed assets. 

By the Appellate Division order. 
If MacLean doesn't settle. It's a case 
of "or else." 



HERE AND THERE 

Paul Speoht starts tonight (Wed- 
nesday) at the TTalton root Phila- 
delphia, Ihdef, Engagement closed 
when Specht and orchestra played 
the Earle, Phllly, last week. He 
will double around Philadelphia 
from-the-root — ^ — 



. Dave Kent is in charge ot band 
and orchestra department for 'Wit- 
mark's. Jimmy Clark given charge 
of slides department. 

Lew Cobey and hla band have 
been engaged for the summer sea- 
son .at Domino Inn near Pough- 
keepala. 



DISPOSSESS REASONS 

■j^ — . ■ — 

Hotel HardlRB Landlord Offlelally 
Oustlno Tex Guinan's Nlte Club 

Following her unsuccessful legal 
tilt with Police Commissioner Oro- 
ver A. 'Whaleri, Tlllle Landauer, les- 
see of the Hotel Harding, ZOf-ll 
West 64th striset filed dlslwasess 
notice against the Club Intlme. Lat- 
ter Is the corporate owner of the 
adjacent ground floor Tex Oulnan 
nlte club on the . Harding premises. 

Tex sought to enjoin the cops 
from Interfering 'with her land her 
after-curfew hour whoopee opera- 
tions, but the gei)darmes were sus- 
tained. In the state courts. 

It Is for these, reasons that Mrs. 
Landauer seeks to' oust the . nlte 
club, oltl.ng that Texas Guinan's 
playground occMipIed the premises 
for allegedly Illegal purposes In vio- 
lation of Local Law No. 12, whibh 
Is the 8 a.' m. Curfew statute; that 
It operated without a license; and 
that the Club Intlme, Inc., tall^ to 
obtain . a certificate ot pccupancy 
from the Building Dept. 



KFNF'S Owner Weds 

Shenandoah, la,, April 23. 

Mrs. -Bertha Mitchell, tor 20 years 
employed by the Henry Field Seed 
Co*., la' now Mrs.. Henry Field, Mr. 
Field' is the owner of 'station KFNF, 
nationally known farm station. 

Two wives by previous marriages 
are. dead. Of 11 children bom to 
Field's two t)f evlpus unions, ' 6 are 
at hbme. . < 



Tadded Cefl" for Not 
Clnb Post-Gradnates 



Mey^r Horowitz opens a new ^ 
Joint the Padded Cell, on West 4tli 
street In Grenttch 'VilUtch shortly. 
Horowlts will have Larry Funk aa 
a 26 per cent partner. Funk belh& : 
the leader of th'e - Band^ of a ' 
Thousand Melodies, a dally feature 
on WJZ. 

Unlike Horowitz, Village Grove 
Nut Club at 72 Grove street also .f 
In the Village, the band will dis- 
pense dance music, but the Padded 
Cell, It Is averred, will be nuttier 
than the Nut Club— If possible. 



CBAWFOBD BACK TO COAST 

Bobby Crawford, ot DeSylva, 
Brown-: & Henderson, leaves for the 
coast ' tomorrow . (Thursday), for 
two weekSvto supervise all the muslo 
writers contracted by him. 

Dan. 't^Inkler . will be In charga 
here: during hl^ absence. 

Woodmaniten Opening 

Gene Gelger Is staging an Invlta> 
tlon opening Friday at his Wood- 
mansten Inn, Pelham, N. T. Vin- 
cent Lopez, his partner, will again *| 
dispense the dance music this sea« 
Son> doubUng from the Hotel St. 
Regis. 

Peneiled for Palace 

Art Landry's band is penciled for 
the Palace, New Tork. April 28. 
Tony Sbayne arranged. 



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•nd HIS CQMMANDEBS 

Opening Soon for' the Summep 
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Uou Angeles 
VICTOR RECORDS 
EXCLUSIVELY - 



I PHILFABELLO 



■nd Hi* 

ORCHESTRA 
The DMFerenC Elueinble 

Pnwmtnttaa FMtvrr 

COUSEUM THEATRE 

Mew Tork aty 



ROY F(gC~l 



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AND pis ORCRKRTBA 
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HOLLYWOOD 



VINCENT LOPEZ | 



and Hu ORCHESTRA 

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New York City 
DOUBLING IN 
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THE BRICK TOPS | 



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America's Greatest Girl Band 

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n WMt North 8t„ ladtoMpoUs. lad. 



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Now rermaiwDt Featu* Back Wa«k 

ORPHEUM THEATRE 

' Los A"grtf 

BILLY SAfALL, Director 



JACK DUNN r 



AND niR 

ORCHESTRA 

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LOS ANGELES, CAU 



FROM DETROIT 



JEAN GOLDKETTEj 



Marion McKay 



And Bb 

ORCHESTRA 

Now Cloaliw lUh Weak 
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CHRIS MANN 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 

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PHIL PHILLIPS 



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NOW PLATINO 

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DALLAS, TEXAS 



JESS STAFFORD | 



and HIS ORCHESTRA 

NOW 

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. F. S,— BrDiuwIok Beco/dlng 



PAUL WHITEMANI 



And HIi Greater Orchestra 

Incfefinitely 

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Personal DIrecUoa, 

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DETROIT 



TOM GERUNOVICH 



and HIh 

ROOF GARDEN ORCHESTRA 

EzelmlTe Bmnawtok Artlats 

ROOF GARDEN CAFE 

Broadway aad Koamey Sta. 
Baa Xtanclaco 



MAL HALLETT | 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
Amerlea'a Oreatart Danoo Baad 
Headin' Home to N. E. 
Personal Manttgement 
CHARLES 8HRIBMAN 
Salem, Mass. 



HENRY HALSTEAD 



Aad^tala 

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NOW PLA¥INa 

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HOIXTWOOD. CALIF. 



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AND HIS MUSIC~ 

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Offleei eo West 4M Street 

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B. A. ROLFE"! 



Radio's Premier Conductor 
Luoky Strike Dance Orohettra 

Palais D'Or Restaurant Orchestra 
■diMa Ae« Beeotdlac Orohsitra 



FOREIGN 



VARIETY 



■SO 



Smith AfndEt ; i 

Bjr Hawon 

CaiMtovB,' Morob 23. : 
CAPETOWN 

-1 African Th'eatres,' litd., expect to 
P open > tbc^r, hew >AIhcunbi» . theatre 

in Vuly< It , la , modeled Mter the 
: lateat American .uicbltectural ideas 
'wltb an <:stlln6Bpb6fIq" motif, bidden 
"itsbta' pIaylniB ' on ceiling and recesses 
^and' all tbct rest of 'tbe fold^rol. - 
s House is' ta baVe over 2,0QO seats, 

tremendous for tbese parts.- It will 
-cost ISOO^OOQ. of' wbtch. sum about 
' 1200^000 represents tbe value of the 

Bite. New alsd for South Africa 
; wlU b9 a house sign standing SO feet 

abttve tbe pavement wltb- letters 16 
' feet high in colored llghta. 
: House Is to be wired for sound 

pictures. ' 

Bulldino Boom 

\AfrlccUi Theatres, Ltd., and its 
• competitor, Ktnemas, Ltd., are.def- 
-. initely «niUaiiked . upon. , a theatre 
Ituljdlng ciMnpalgn. Afrlcav has ^* 
' nounced 'k: |6,0'0O;O0Q . program Vith 
theatre, sites " already selected In 
inahy eobuirbs, 'They are additionally 
completely t^BiDdeMng the Cape- 
' town Opera House which they^bave 
on lease. A new ^circle and gallery 
.|s to be bunt Jn. 



.Ktnemas' Plans 

. Klnemas. Ijtd.y hav» been and are 
crectlng'.fllRi balls In maii^ parts of 
the South African country, The^ 
sell their programs on the sentimen-^ 
tal 'and patriotic grounds that they 
feature British-made films. They 
are -additionally the sole llcenseee 
fpr. South Africa of DePqrest 
fhbnofllni; "They have just isisued 
BpectaJ'''8 i>er cent, cumulative parT 
tlcipating preference shares to talc^ 

.-care of the financing of their the- 

' atre expansion. 

' ' Zeha ' tjare, ' supported by Martin 
:X<ewiB, did well at the Opera House 
with "The '■SqaeaJcer" and "Other 
UCn'a Wives," under direction ot 
African Theatres, Ltd. Season closed 
. March 16. .A. short tour round tbe 
! country and tbey sail for Englan<^ 
' next month. 



Vauda 

Full vaudeville bills at the Tlvoll 
has attracted business. Week Feb. 
87; The - Monkeys Max, Morltz and 
A'kkapnt over a 'success with their 
. clever act; Keeley and Aldous, slng- 
."^Ing and dancing; Bob Albright, car- 
-. toonlst; Edna' Maude,, talented 
. dancer; Riitta HoWell . Duo, aerial 
act, one of the best seen for som^ 
. time ; ■ . Three Hrtaestos, ' acrobats 
■ Clever ; HoV^ce' Kenney in' a but* 
le3q^c>.; VThe: :Trial Tqm,"^ clover 
co'medy work, ■ - j- • • 

.Wfi.ek Mjirch ,6; Frank Fay and 
JDlxlb -Lkdy put over big hit with 
good show; Haley and CHIT, Irish 
-•"vocetlists;' Jane Croft and Dunstan 
< Hart, vocaiUsts; . Wynette and Rob- 
'^ts; dancerd; ' Leonard, Semon s^nd 
Sdnia, midget artlists; Bob Albright, 
cartoonist; Three. Emestos, acro.< 
bats. •• • . 

Week March. IS: Omega Duo, 
acrobats and , posing, a(;t:. Edgar 
Benyon; the 'one msji revue; ' Frank 
Fay and Dixie Lady, Croft and Hart. 
BInnle Ash;, find: p^nnis Brogan: 
-. vaudeville act; Wynette ' and Rob- 
' ertat; Lbohard, Semon and Sonla. 



. Chatter 

British theatrical and film artist, 
Ouy NewaU,''wlll tour this country 
at the end Of 'May under- opntraci 
to African 'Theatres. Ltd. He ie 
bringing several plays, Includln'g 

:.*'Ju8t Married" and "77 Park Lane." 
Gerald : Lawrence, the English 

: -actor« is coming over here with cos- 

' tume plays, under direction African 

'Theatres, Ltd. 

-MiUlzenberg, a popplar seaside re 
sort outside Capetownr is to hove a 
fine theatre. It will occupy the 
center of the New Pavilion built by 
the Town Council, It will seat 1,200. 
with all' the latest improvements. 
Coney Island, directed by African 

-'Afnusement .Parks, Ctd., has been 

'.showing in town.' Bad weather af- 

'fected business. Captain Perry in 
his "Wall of Death" act proved a 
eenfsatlonaJ -feiiture. Side booths, 
big wheel, «tc.,' attracted. African 
Amusement Parks; Ltd,, gave a fire- 
works dlsRlay on tbe pier March 6. 
attracting good crow4f- 
'A troupe of Tiller dancing girls 

.have arrlvedb to take 'part in the 
musical comedy season starting In 
JohsMnesburJt next month. 

_ Margaret Bannerman, the English 
actress, at present in Australia, is 
coming over here under direction 
of African Theatres, Ltd. • 

A new, 'Yiddish company opens at 
the Opera House April 17, under 
direction African Theatres/ Ltd. 

The queue trouble over here has 
resulted in the town council framing 
regulations to control sai^e outside 
places'of amusement. The rules and 
instructions are . many and to get 
the public to remember each one Is 
sheer nbnfienee. Any person In- 
fringing the list of rules or disobey- 
ing the police' Is liable to a fine of 
— flveVpounds.-or-ln-defanltv-one-month. 
in Jnll, with or without hard labor. 
Autal Sandor Kouya, the Hun- 

■ garlan artist, famous for his many 
fine scenes for famous films, is in 
town painting the mural decora- 
tions for the new Alhambra. 
.All suburban cinemas report 
business gooj]. . 

George Robey will open his return 
visit to '-South Africa at the Opera 
House in April With bla sew. revue 



m 



London, April 14, 
This year, in honor of Shake- 
speare's birtbday,' "Measure for 
Measure" will be staged at the Hay- 
market by Robert AtKins; This, tbe 
rawest of thei bard's plays, has not 
been done in -the: West End since 
1906. Aubrey Hammond will . de- 
sigh the scenery, and special music 
wUl be provlde4 by Norman O'Neill. 
Jean Forbes-Robertson heads the 
cast, the others being Margaret 
Tarde, Ion Swlnley, John Gadsldq, 
Ballol Hollo;Aray, James Carew, 
Morris Harvey. 



Matheson Lang closed "The Chi- 
nese Bungalow" April 13 and takes 
a long holiday before staking "Jew 
Suss" at this house In the fall. In 
the interim "The Few Ashes»" by 
Leonard Ide, will be presented/ stiir- 
ring Owen Nares. . His four , love^ 
will be portrayed, by .Stella Arbei- 
nlna, Grace WUson, Athene Seyler. 
Niell Carter. 



Consternation' reigns in the gipsy 
world at the wamihg that no carar 
'vans or encampments will be al- 
lowed on Epqom Downs tbl6 year 
during the race meetings owing to 
complaints frpm ' residents of th^ 
litter and nuisance of their pttBB^nce. ' 
From time immemorial one, of the' 
big features ' ot the famous derby 
has been the cocoantit shies, and 
fortune-telling booths, and the tiEibob 
may result' in? litij^tioni' ils the 
Downs are a public places - 

"Paris Bound!-' replaced "Berkeley 
Square" at the Lyric- April 80. wltb 
Edna Best and Herbert Marshall, 
supported by Gillian Lind, Betty 
Stockfleld, Betty fiobuster, Marlon 
Turner, Malcolm Keen, ' lAurence 
Ollvlfr. 



"In Other Words," under direction 
Airlcan Theatres, Ltd.- 

A . new musical comedy, "Cheat 
'the Calendar," with the 'book writ- 
ten by AUred Hbltzer,' music by Mai 
Miller and Walter Swahson, all lo- 
cal men, is bein^ produced at the 
Opera House. Tbe cast carries local 
talent and bii 'et. 



J€>HANNE8BURQ 

Macdona' Players are putting over 
good business at 'His Majesty^ the*- 
atre with 'George- Bernard Sha^i^'e 
plays, under direction African Tbe« 
atres, Ltd. 

Empire (African Theatres, Ltd.), 
Business 'Is' keeping steady at this 
vaudeville house. . Week March 4, 
Jack Edge, Walsb BroB.,'Jaiek Allen, 
Lynda^MjEtFteli^ tbe-FanJacks, Blnnie 
Ash ^d Dennis Brogan, Tom Glen, 
Horsburgh brbs. Week March lit 
Walsh Bros., Jane Moore and BUly 
Revel, Jfli^ Edge, Jacic Allen, Fan- 
Jacks,.. Ross and Radford, Lynda 
Martell,' .Horsburgh Bros. . Week 
March 18; L|ly Burns, Sti'iletb and 
Streeth; ' MIna- TbmCblhsky, Moor^ 
and Revel; Walsh BrbB.,"Jack Edge, 
Peter Beritard; Edn^' Maude ballet. 

The revue, ' "So This Is Love," Is 
down for production at the Ehnpire 
Mat^b 26*. Tbe principal parte will 
be i>layed by Rosa Pinketfoh, Kath* 
leen Patrick, Brio t/6 Fre and EJwart 
Locke. Annette .Mills ^nd Herbert 
Slelle are the speielalCy dancers. 
I Orpbeum (African Theatres, Ltd.). 
Bio-vaudevUle. Business good. 

Week March 18, ue African The- 
atres, Ltd., panto, "The Sleeping 
Beauty," is at Opera House, Pre- 
toria. 

The Zoo has a dozen lion cubs^ 
for sale, and purchasers must pa:^ 
In advance and take delivery at the 
Zoo. Several offers have been re- 
ceived from E:ngllsh and Cobtlnental 
wild animal dealers, menageries and 
zoos. 

Luella Paikln, vocalist, will tour 
South Africa for African Theatres, 
Ltd. 

A comet player in a tearoom or- 
chestra was recently summoned on 
complaint of "arsons occupying ad- 
Joining premises, -for causing an- 
noyance by bis playing. He was 
fined, but appealed against the con 
vlctlon. The judge considered the 
law bad, and the municipality had 
no control In prohibiting the play- 
ing .of musical instruments on 4>rl- 
vate preinlsest The conviction was 
set aside, and the appeal granted. 

DURBAN 

Week March 11 the panto "The 
Sleeping Beauty" at Theatre Royal. 

At the Criterion week March 18. 
Bruce Green and EMIlth James. Pic- 
tures. 

African Theatres, Ltd., making 
Immediate start with the new the- 
atre, and Inviting tenders for build- 
ing tbe place, which will cost $460,- 
000. 

Natal Musicians' Association re- 
cently appealed against a .decision 
of the Durban magistrate. In ac- 
cordance with the rules of the as- 
sociation, a member was called on 
to appear before the committee to 
.answer verbal allegations, of unpro- 
fessional cbnffucfr~HS*ttdmltted "the- 
charge, but refused to pay the fine 
of ten pounds Imposed by the com- 
mittee. The association took the 
matter to the magistrate's court, 
who said that autocratic powers 
were vested In the association, but 
the rules were not complied with 
as no charge or coniplalnt was made 
In writing. ■ The high court dis- 
missed the appeal with coots. 



Chatter in Paris 



. Paris, April 14. 
l^bette, feniale impersonator, 
narrowly . missed breaking bis- neck 
yesterday when be (ell from swingr 
ing rings onto tbe stage at the Mou- 
lin Rouge. ' Luckily for him be 
struck ' On- his shoulder and thigh. 
Player had run about five minutes 
of his routine when his foot slipped 
and down he came.' ' A shudder be- 
fell the house,,but the reappearance 
of Barbette brought out a full round 
of applause. 

Chez Fyeher, which has long been 
a standby, folded up with the news 
that the old site is to become k 
bank. And the El Garron, the Ar- 
gentine's delight, which was moved 
a little higher up on Montmartre 
and expensively refurbished last fall 
against the* advice of. all the smart 
mugs, 'is also blowing. 

Max Dare^ski,' popular plahlet, 
married Ruby .Miller. . They-wlU 
leave for . Etaglfutd shortly. Where 
Another 'marriage deremony will be 
performed in a 's^agogue. ' RUby 
win embrace the Hebrew religion.- 

French, .pbpulace-^are finally get- 
ting ^ wise thsit' some of their, tourlejl 
business .Is. beii)|r'. taken a'nray by 
some of . uie ^ sm'aner couptrles on 
t;be coAtlneht. ' Minister in ' charge 
of advertislhg 'ajbd publicity '.'ha^ 
asked the ifoven),'ment to Increikse 
hi6 oillotmentLbf 4,000,000 fraiUciB.a 
year to '- 26 'times 'ttaat sum. -- He 
pointed out 'that' Germany Is strehd- 
ing 60-,000,000':francs annually^ with 
not nearly as i^many ^tourists as 
France. 



Latest rabket hSre Is on BasC In- 
dian emplo'yed in ' Florence's as a 
coffee boy^ readibg' the pahqs of the 
guests during -spare moments. The 
brown-skinned lad ha^^ become- very 
popular, his services l>elng- sought 
whenever be is not pouring out the 
thick Java. 



Frenchmen are starting to believe 
in publicity; '."Les Nouveau Mes-^ 
sleurs," ' French- made picture, once 
banned 'because "it was supposed to 
-ridicule French Congressmen, has 
crammed 'em in at ei^ery perform- 
ance at the Paramount. The jnillng 
against . tiie. - film- was originally 
brought on by :a . couple (ft smart 
news men. The 'censorship gained 
such momentum that It got out o^ 
the fellows' han^s.. . 

At the Bouffes Marcel, Gerbidpn 
will figure as the author of an oper- 
etta, adopted by. bifnself .from one 
of his comedlee: .'^ Albert WiUeinetz 
i^ll do the'lyribe to iiiiliSie by Jbsepb 
Szule.- .■- "-i---- . '. 

Jacques Halk; nlctore. distributor) 
Is reported to- bave-.pald 1800,000 -for' 
tfifi control- of the ..Olympla, musie 
hall, to be converted Into ia picture 
house. . Duipien 'remains interested 
Ifi-the deal. ' 



'ParIe,vAprH ; 

Irwin -Slslenr^Iost -their' uslt- -for 
84,000 damages aga;inet the Coh'eert 
Mayol. They alleged/Injury to-tbett 
repbtatlons wben'lnsuiriciehtly'l>ill- 
ed by new 'manaigement of hau8«b' '' 

Girls claimed an anderstanding 
with tbe older management which 
sold out. J • 



CQLOKED MITSICIASS DIE 

- - Parls»- April 28» 
William Johnson, 47, colored band 
leader formerly at the Rltz here, 
died April 19, while asleep of brain 
hemorrhage. r 

Adolph Crawford, colored saxo- 
phone player, diedcuApril 21 at the 
American Hospital. 



I'B£NCH.,"KEW.HOOir'. 

Paris', April 23, 
Schwab and Uandel bave sold to 
Fontaine and Lelimann the French' 
rights to "New Moon." 

Operetta will be done here at the 
Chatelet next season. 



SNTDER DI70BCE 

Paris, Aprir'23. ' 

Herman Romanov Snyder, theat- 
rical agent, is 'suing Madeline 
Brlckma'nn for divorce. 

Couple bave no children. 



Morris' Expansten 

London, April 23. 
'White In Paris, young Bill Morris 
made arrangements to enlarge the 
Paris offloe of the l^lUlam Morris 
Agency. 

They take t>ver the Interests of 
Paul Amaud, formerly associated 
with Henri Ldrtlguei. 

Morris soils tomorrow for Amer- 
ica on the J'ilonieric." 



Fox and Moulin Rouge 

Paris, April 23. 

Fox is practically set tp buy Into 
tbe Moulin Rouge currently operat- 
ing with a vaudeville policy. 

Deiol will mean house will adopt 
an American vaudfilm policy with 
taiklhg pictures. 



Paris' Shows and Gyps 



(Continued from page 3) 

begin for tbe first time tp under 
stand what an Englishman . means 
when he says American hotels are 
overheated. The trouble with the 
Paris theatres is hot so much the 
plenitude of heat, as the fact tliere 
-is no ventilation. 

They still play the- Sousa marches 
for the spectacular maneuvers. In 
point of novelty production the show 
Is superior to anything I have ever 
seen. There are more ideas to be 
copped for America in that show 
than can possibly be utilized by all 
the New York producers combined 
In any one season. 

The cooch dancers are how per- 
forming downstairs ' instead ot ,on 
the balcony, and the charge for ad- 
mlsstbn to tbe "danae du. ventre" at 
Intermission has been raised from 
three to six francs. 

Roquel Melltr's Show ' ' 

I^om a scenic standpoint, the' 
Raquel Meller show at the Palace 
Is beautiful, the. curtains being- all 
made of Spanish shawls. The show 
Itself won't do. It Is -built too much 
on one key. No one In the cast of 
outstanding Importance, with the 
e'xceptl'bn" of Meller herself. She 
bos ^sevbral tries .with numbers 
ttboUt 'Various 'flowers, in a palpable 
attempt to. repeat her suocess wlth- 
"Viblets." Eiach of her numbers Is 
heavily ' staged with ' scenery and 
supporting cast.,, There -is a rather 
gowi; troupe of Spanish dancers^ but 
a . concession ^os beeui , made to 
>ajriBjah tradition by ^Imihatln^ 
the 'women's pettlcea.tB,"revea1lhg 
breech clouts and ' hak^ legs when 
twirling. . Barring thip, no attempt 
at nudity.' 'Meller works hard, but 
'Bhe'' grows tlresbiue-by rbpetltlon. 
■\ 'Cii'liinb'tle'"Piriit ' •• ^' 

The Casino de I^ls £b<tw ib niadb 
-up of all bid tuities, ' ^Mln'clpaJlV 
American, With hOt'-aB ^Ig pro- 
duction as usual and tbresome .waits 
between scenes. The' theatf'e seems 
more like a circus than a music* 
hall. The principal dancing spe- 
cialists are Mltty and Tllllo who 
are. If anything, better than ever, 
but tbe production does not give 
them the same .oppoi^unitles as 
heretofore. Splendid^ . .comedian, 
Henri Dorvl^e,. . so; -g«t.d^' th'at he 
played the principal role; in a '20- 
mlnute sketch',' "iiever leaving the 
stage blntseif, speaklng>^othing but 
French, and wltlfiottt.'undierstandlng 
a single word.-you Ithow^ exactly the 
plot and every inbVe. In'lts -develop- 
ment although* of "cou^teev iihe witty 
dialog could t(ot be appteplated. 

The Foltea Ber^re'B 'Chier come.r 
dian is Randall, a'|^.bn6timan, .who 
ihas played for.-'pomb-^ftiiie In Eng- 
land and who 'spealcs' perfect Eng- 
lish. In many respects he resem- 
bles Chevalier, but looks older; only 
because of extreme boldness. If 
that man .wbre'' 'o toupee, he . could 
-pass for 90 o1r%S9 and Iinipart' the 
one- thing lacking ai. present- in- hie 
performan<!e — '^rojn'arice,-"- ' Hl;p -aotj- 
Ing Is ybuthfulv.ebdnjgll.- and .Ke 
would be a' splendid iDualcal cb^edy 
.bet or llgbtr comedy 'Cbpiedlu^ for 
-America. ' : ,.' ' ' • 
Meultn^Reud* 

Tbe Moulin ' Rb'ii'ge liad .for ^he 
basis of -Its'- entertainment a- bon- 
Bignment of American turns,' Iticlud- 
ing Hank the Mule, Little Esther 
and Abe Lyman's* band, with the 
Three Pirates and Eme^JMllon from 
England, a Spanish 4ancer, pair of 
Japenese Jugglers, Argentine chon-^ 
teuse and a° male consignment from 
the Bosphonis. The enow seemed 
to be throiwn. together' -rather- than 
arranged, with apparently no' reason 
for Innumerable stage Walts. House 
orchestra played a- long succession 
of Jazz and syncopation iiamediate- 
hr preceding the apttearan^e of the 
Eynian band. ' Abe 'should have 
■known better, eveta ItV the house 
didn't, . ! 

"Marlette" 

At the Theatre. > Edouard -^VH, 
Sacha Gultry haS;.' revived "Mari- 
ette," piuslcal cbinedy In four acts,' 
with music by Oscar Strauss. He 
is, of course^ featuring his charming, 
wife, f vbnne Printefnps. . Shtf woUld 
be entitled- to ptellar honors even If 
not his wife. It is the eTory of an 
Incident In the life of Napoleon- Illi 
Some of the 'characters sing, but ak 
Guitry .apparently cannot, <be 'con'; 
fines the stellar role principalis- to 
monosyllableB ' and occasionally 
demlsyllables. .This gipew tlreBomb 
after an hour or so. ->.. ' 

Upual Oyp 

The usual gyp ■ 'prevails leverjt^ 
where. Arriving at the Oultry ebow, 
the ticket purchaseria .we're ' ranged 
In a queue or line while, the yckei 
holders were permitted to enter the 
lobby by another entrance. Having 
no tickets^ I walked to the door 
where the ticket holders were being 
admitted and held up a 10 franc 
note. Immediately the ticket taker 
shut off'the ticket holders, admlttlnfc 
me first, bursting Into the line of 
purchasers and Becurlhg me two 
orchestra seats ahead of anybody 
.elsc..;,ltj8 a fair sample. of how they 
do things In ParTs. -—r-— 

The crowd was pretty big in 
Paris and the hotel where I usually 
stop made it quite dlfflcult f or mc to 
get the rooms I usually book. ' After 
three days they were assigned to 
me, but I was told that In. my letter 
reserving same I mode o mistake. 
In that the rate' was $1.60 a day 
higher. They insisted I had'pald it 



R. C: Sheriff Wapts 

To Teach SchooC 



liondOn, Apvll 23. 
"R. C. Sheriff, tbe Insurance clerk, 
who has leaped to ovornlght liter- 
ary fame as tlie author of "Jour- 
ney's End," a smash hit in both 
London and New Torfc, plana to en- 
ter Cambridge University this fall. 

Hip ambition is to become a school 
teacher. He has little Interest In 
the stage as such. 



SOCKING ACTORS SOCKED 



Roth and Shay Taking It on the 
Pure* for Assault 



London, April 23. 

Roth and Shay, who recentiy 
beat up' ifto alid Santos for doing 
what tbey allege was a copy of their 
aot^ have ' further trouble on' their 
h^'ds. ' . ■ 

Pummellng guye have' already 
coughed up $160 as ^ magistrate's 
hne. Now Rio and ' Saiitbs have 
filed a civn action for $760 ' cbm- 
pensatlon for four black eyes and 
two weeks' loss of -Work. It Is ex- 
pected that Roth end Bhay will 
have to pay, as there- are no legal 
grounds to escape the additional 
tap. 



50-50 SmDiner 

London. April 28. 
. Genera] Theatres Corporation will 
Install revues in. most^ of Us. Lon- 
don, houses over the summer. -The- 
atres will split 60-60 iMth the at- 
traotlonn on reoeipts. > - 
N-iPalla^lUm and 'Holbom Empire, 
,Taudevllie bouses, are the anoep- 
tlons. 



FOFDIAB FABOE 

London, April 29.' 

"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," by P. O. 
Wodehouse and Ian Hay, opehbd 
last night at New theatre. It Isia 
frivolous farce along lines of saihe 
authors' "Damsel In iDlstress" alHd 
with practically same cast '] 

Figured' to have an even breitk 
for popular favor. Premiere uettied 
plenty of giggles.^ 

"Merry Merry" Off 

'V : ' • : • London, April 2lf 

■ "Merry Merry" fblded suddenly, on 
^atwriay (April. 20) ili the Carltt^i. 
^ncceedlng-attraetlbn^fs not set.- < 

■ '.^ - -' -. 'ji ii_ 



'ihe' last, Uin«' and thai they loolk^ 
^p tbeirybooks to verify It. I calkd 
their- bXutt pttttlng; my baqd<jn 
ihy >iA>oket- and Mying I had tibe 
^Hl^^ltk.'tee lor. the lost visit; and 
V I prodUccifl. eaiqne would they give 
me the isame rate ? Oh, no I Tbey 
had tbem coming, andjold cllenti'or 
ho,ol4 oUeqt, I had to 'pay the qlelw 
rate:^?<One 'wbuldp't object so tnuith 
to' uiylhg the Increase on the tbeolfy 
that ybu 'taaVa''^t6\ get the money 
t^hen Itis comlw; but why go to the 
trouble bf tryingsta. kid you'about 
the price you palA the previous 
time? ' . -^.'i 
'Bomfthfiitf. f«r Women r 

,1 was abated .one evening outsideja 
email dtfe, baying toy aperatlf be- 
fore dinner, -wheft^ a.'delivery bby 
pushing a irIcybt«>retUMer trundled 
up to the curb -ana B^t down near 
me. He was -Immediately' .greeted 
by a bunch of femates.who "hap- 
pened" to be there at ther Vhxe, aiid 
the proprietor wab bbdbquloUs in ttis 
attentions.' The lad' was about 18'4r 
19, and bought di^riks Airltb a sumii- 
tuousUesa indicating be'; waa pb*- 
sesse^ of means. , I-qUl9iiec| the prb- 
prletor, but he was. reluctant to tlb.. 

Finally I got In' touch with the Ud 
himself. After he had bad enouiih 
to loosen hia tongue, fae spilled. \' 

It developed he is special messen- 
ger .io one of the largeat aM- most 
^famoy^ .of .PaMalan .mbdlBtes, who 
specializes la exchislve models to 
the American trade. To guarantfto 
theaft- models will not be copied, tbby 
pecBonally seal the package In ,.tm . 
prmen'ce of the customer before she 
-leaves'' the- place, pennlttlng h^ 'to 
place her John Haoboclt. over' the 
aealB:; . - ■' 
' This lad la entrusted with the task: 
tft delivering tbe packages to the 
pur<;baser. .In' person, and is usually 
sent down to the iady'a hptel bb- 
tween slir-and seven, wUen'sbe is 
sure to be home -dressing iof din- 
ner. Directly the boy gets these 
packages for delivery about five p. 
m.v«he dashes off to one of . the pi- 
rates, who copy -the models when 
the seal Is so artistically broken 
and reseated that you could not de- 
tect it' It takes them but a' fbw 
minutes to make a drawing and de- 
scription of the gown. 

For this privilge the lad receives 
100 francs ($4). He boasted to me 
' nraTBS-receivcd-on-an-average-f rom - 
six to eight of these. 100 franc notes 
In nn evening, and had, indeed, gone 
ns far ns a dozen. Sometimes., when 
his deliveries were not so heavy, he 
would take the same model .to -more 
than One copyist and the seal'would 
again be broken and again resraled. 
: And we think we have bonk bur- 
glars in Americal 



60 



VARIETY 



OBiTUARY^UTDOOR 



Wednesday, April 84^ . 1929 



Obituary 



GORDON ASH 

Gordon Ash, 52, .English actor, 
died In Bellevue hospital April 20 
o{ acute alcoholism. Mr. Ash la 
survived hy Ma widow, Eva ljeon 
ard Boyne, actress, and two chll 
dren, Uvine In England. 

Mr. Ash came to the States in 
1913, but returned to England to 
serve in the British army, being 
a member of the famous Coldstream 
Guards. He came back to N'ew Tork 
in 1918 and resumed his stage 
career. 

He made hla first stage appear- 
ance In "Brewster's Millions" at 
Wyndham'a theatre in London in 
1909. For several years he waa a 
principal with the Homiman com- 
pany at the Gaiety, t«ndon. 

Among some of the shows in 
which he appeared were "The 
Oreen Goddess" (George Arliss). 
"The Wonderful Thing" (Jeanne 
Eagels), "Little Mlsa Bluebird," 
"The Circle," "Pannle's First Play" 
and "Spring Cleaning." 

Tuneral services were held yes- 
terdny (Tuesday) under the joint 
auspices of Actors' Fund atid Cath- 
olic Actors' Guild, with interment 
in Kenslco cemetery. 



JAMES NEARY 

James Neary, 84, veteran clog 
dancer, died April 18 In the- Central 
Islip sanitarium of a complication 
of diseases and Infirmities of old 
age. 

Mr. Neary, tihmarried, was an 
Englishman and went on the stage 
in 1864. He had b««n a vaude single 
during all his professional life and 
In the old days had appeared at 
Miner's Bowery, People's, Tlvoll, 
Volk's Gardens, et& His last ap- 
pearance waa at the old Bowdoin 
theatre, Boston, In 1915. 

He entered the Actors' Fund 
Home in 1922, but left In 1928 only 
to return later ufider the Fund core. 
He waff then In the Brunswick home 
at AmltyriUe but in October of last 
year was transtecred to the G^tral 
IsUp Institution. 

He is survived by a niece, Emma 
Smith (non-professional). Hla 
funeral was h^d undee the' Joint 
auspices of the Actors' Fund aiid 
-Catholio Actors' Guild with In- 
terment in the Gate of Heaven 
cemetery, MC Pleasant, N. T. 



JOHN 8. WOODY 

John Samuel Woo~dy,/&9, assist- 
ant to James Grainger of the sales 
department of the Fox; Fllni Corpo- 
ration, died April 24-'at his liome, 
428 Riverside Qrl«e«-New .Tork, jaft- 
er a six weeks' Ulness.- His widow 
sunrivels. 

Jack Wopdjr, as he was -]|cnown 
WBb^ assoolatod rwlth . a itifimber of 
picture concerns.' 'HUi^ywi, general 
manager of Real^Art- PlcVures, pres- 
ident and general' manager Asso 
elated' Elxhibltors (latef - Absorbed 
by Pathe), and' general 'sales man 
ager of Selznick Pictures. -After he 
left Associated he and Jay -Gove, 
now with First National, engaged in 
picture house exploitation and also 
handled independent pictures. 

Mr. Woody tras a native of St. 
Louis and had spent 17 years In 
the picture business. He belonged 
to the Seattle Elks, New Tork Ath 
letlc Club, Motion Picture Club and 
the Wing Foot Golf Club. 

The body was shipped to Los An 
geles. 

"HAPPY JACK" GARDNER 

"Happy^ Jack" E. Gardner, Chi 
cago vaude agent and former 
vaudevllUan, died April 16 at 
Muskegon, Mich., where he made 
his home. He was bom In Syra- 
cuse, N. T., and went on^the stage 
I as a Juvenile with the Tom Brown 
repertoire show then traveling 
tlLTough midwest. Later he went 
Infip. va,udev4lle with the Three 

\ Gardners, the act comprising his 
two nephews, one Richard XSard- 
ner, and they appeared with the 
orlglfial production of "The Tellow 
Kld," Iitt1e Dick playing-the kid. 

Btis sister, .'the late Georgle Gard 
ner, was a well-known production 
and vaudeville player up- to the time 
of her death, haying appeareiPwIth 
J. K. Emmett ' And other stars. 
About . five years ago Happy Jack 
quit the stage to : become ah agent, 
locating In Chicago and operating 

-^nrH:^rallcb^8e^nrth»•W•rV;-M;-A^ 
> Interment In Muskegon. ' 



DAVID SteiNHAROt 

David S^elnharat, 42, fugitive 
New Tork 'attorney, °wltb offices at 
1,506 Broadway, sought by the Fed- 
eral '.authorities -for ' three mCnths 
as embezzler of about $600,000 in 
Kew Torjc bankruptcy cases, coiVi- 
mlltted- suicide by taking, potassium 



cyanide In a Philadelphia hotel 
room April 19. Stelnhardt was 
about to surrender to the (Sovem 
ment attorneys. 

He Is survived by his widow and 
a daughter, 18 years old. 

Stelnhardt was welt known 
among many theatrical peopte who 
had been among, his cliente prior 
to the bankruptcy scandaL 



THOMAS A. HART 

Thomaa A. Hart, 36, stage direc- 
tor with Shuberts for 12 years, died 
April 19 of pneumonia following a 
week's illness. 

He was with the new show, "A 
Night In Venice," having worked 
hard in helping get it ready for a 
New Tork premiere. He caught 
cold while the show was in 
Brooklyn. 

A year ago Mr. Hart married 
Hazel Hurd, prima donna, who 
survives. The body wasyiaken to 
Huron, Mich., for Interment. 

He was Identified with "Artists 
and Models," "Gay Paree" and "The 
Stucfent PrlncOiV among others.-. 

E. BURTON 8TEENE 

E. Burton Steene, 48, perhaps the 
best known aerial cameraman In 
pictures, died in fx>s Angeles, April 
81 .of heart disease. His widow and 
two sisters survive. 

Mr. Steene started specializing In 
aerial photography as stall camera- 
man for Pathe News 17 years ago. 

His last assignment was In shoot- 
ing the fljrltig sequence for '''Hell's 
Angels." To him went credit for 
the camera work of the air scenes 
In "Legion of the Condemned,^' "^The 
Flying Fleet." "Now We're In the 
Air," '/The Flying <3lreus," •Tdlac 
Time" and "Wings." 



OSCAR SAENQER 

Oscar Saenger^ 60, .who had 
trained many, grand opera singers, 
and himself, a singer and violinist 
of note, died April 20 at the Wash- 
ington Sanitarium, Washington, 
D. C of pneumonia. 

Saenger conducted studios In New 
Tork and Chicago. Amopg bis 
pupils . were Leon Rains, Joseph 
ttegheas, Bemlce de Pasquall, ,JO' 
sephlne 'Jacoby, Florence Hlnkle, 
€ara . Anderson, Henry Scott, 
Rlcardo Jilariln, Marie Rappold, 
Rudolph Berger and OrviUe Har- 
rlod, 

A widow and a daughter survive 



CLARENCE DEAN 

Clarence Dean, 78, newspaper 
man, 'circus agent and theatrical 
inanafiwrv' died April 22 In the fiotel 
Sherman .S'quare, Chicago. . 

BIr. Dean engaged in newspaper 
work some years . ago In Chicago 
and then went on the road as agent 
(or circuses, serving in that ca- 
pacity for the old Barnum & BaUey 
show on its tour abroad and also 
being with the'Builalo Bill outfit at 
one time. 

After leaving the circus life he 
became a theatre 'maivager, handling 
th^ Grand Rapids theatre up to 
three years ago when he became 
too ill to work. ' 



. QEORGIE MILLER 

Georgle Miller, actress,' died April 
20 in the House of Calvary, N«w 
Tork, where she had been under 
the care of the Actors' Fund tot 
some time. 

Miss Miller , at one time had 
wCrkcd In burleaque and also ap- 
peared in "America" at the N. T. 
Hippodrome. Later she appeared 
in vaudeville ;With the "10 Merry 
Toungsters" act. 

Ihterhient In Catholic Actors' 
Guild plot. Calvary cemetery, 
Brooklyn. 



JOHN T. POWERS 

John T. Powers, Si, veteran vaude- 
vllUan, died April 17\ln Ftench hos 
pital. New Tork, of a complication 
of diseases. 
I For many years Powers with his 
Vife, who survives, formed the team 
of John and Jessie Powers. Pow 
ers was bom In Liverpool but be- 
came an American citizen. 

Since last February he had been 
In ill health and several times had 
been near death. 



JQLENN-AUSTIM.^ 



Glenn Austin, 34, stunt balloonist, 
was killed April 16 In Ogdeh, Utah, 
when his balloon crashed during a 
carnival show, He was unable to 
open his parachute. 

His home is in Jackson, Mich, 



G&RTRUDE DOUGLAS 

Gertrude (HoUIck) Douglas, vau 
dcvllllan, died April 21 at her home. 



269 Huron avenui^ Cambridge, 
Mossn of pnemonUk 
' Miss Dougloa waa a Scotob 
dancer and piper and among the 
acta )n whlcK ahe . appeared were 
the Kin Kald Klltlea and MoDon- 
ald's Highland Band. 

Her husband, EL J. Holllck, 
mother, brother and otatar aurvlve. 

ETTA 8. COLLINS 

Etta Stowart CoUlna, 45, aotress 
waa found dead lii a furnished room 
opposite the N. y. A. Club In Weai 
46th street yesterday (Tuesday) 
with the police reportlnff suicide by 
gas. 

Miss Collins appaarcd with Mont- 
gomery and Stone ^ In '^e Bed 
Mill" In 1910. Her husband, de- 
ceased, Joseph J. Collins played- the' 
bourgoinaster In the same show. : ' 

Her daughtef, . Helen, wbo sur- 
vives. Is also an SAtrms, appear- 
ing at one time la "Tha Merry 
Qountess." 

DEATHS ABROAD 

Faria, April ip.. 

Flllppo Manara, 60, Italian com-' 
poser, died at Trieste. 

Desire BUou, 5S, former Frenol^ 
clown, died In Paris. 

EMouard' S<;hure, 87, French au- 
thor, died In ParlS; , « 

F. Parsons, American colored 
saxophone player, with the King's 
Jazz, died, at' the American hos- 
pital of Paris of pneumonia. 

JACK DRUMIER 

Jack Drumler, 10, actor, died 
April 2 In , Clearwater, Fla., 6t 
pneumonia. Ha had appeared In 
legitimate shows, vaudeville and In 
pictures. 

Body has been ahlpped to SOS 
Sixth avenue^ Asbury Park, M. J., 
where the funeral will be held 
April 28. 



BOBBIE BUflNB 
(Mrs. Qeorga MeCarthy) 

Bobble Burns, 18. aotreos, died 
April 16 .In Ocean Park, CaL, of In- 
fluenza. Miss .Burns In private Uf e 
was the wife ot deorgre McCarthy, 
manager, Egyptian ballroom. Ocean 
I»ark. 

Miss. Bums had once appeared In 
musical comed^ and vaudeville. 

JOYCE BOSS 

Joyce (Vanmaner).. Boin, 27, -at 
one time In.vaudevUIe. died of peri- 
tonitis at the home of tier, parento In 
New Tork, April IL She had been 
111 two yeara She Is survived by° 
her husband, David Rosq, with M- 
G-M sales office Ita Chicago, 

E. J. "Bowery" Quinn, S2, stage 
hand, died ot tuberonloeis In tios 
Angeles, April 17. Qulnn' was busi- 
ness agent and . president of the Bill 
Posters" Union for a numtier of 
years; thenSfb got a transfer card 
to Local No. 83, L A. T. a EL 

Sarah Brody, wita ot WUIlam 
Brody, for many years musical di- 
rector at Tony Pastor's theatre on 
14th street, was killed April 19 in 
an auto accident In New Tork. Hus- 
band and two sons survive. « 

Edward Bacman, 'French come- 
dian, died suddenly April 20 lif 
Paris. He was a' native of Belgium 
and at one time waa partner of 
Irene BordonL * 



WilllaAi Johnson, 47, colored band 
leader formerl(»>at Hotel Rltz, Ports, 
died April 19 tn^that oltr of hem- 
orrhage of brt^tn: 

Adolph Crawford, ootored saxo- 
phone player, died April 21 In the 
American Hospital In Paris. 

The mother of Dorotliy .Equips 
(screen) died April 8 at the home 
of her daughter ta Hollywood, 
CaL 

Edward M Woedwortii, 80, the 

atre manager,' dteid April 7. He 
once managred : the . .CorintlUan 
Rochester; Grand Opera House, St. 
Paul, Minn., and the Bastable, Syra^ 
cuse. 

. Gertrude Jaeger, 24, la booking 
department of Fox West Coast The- 
atres, died April 11 la Queen of 
Angels hospital. Los Angeles, of 
uremic .{wlsonlng. 

In th^ ' obituary notloa ot Janet 
Melville,; It was Inadvertently stated 
8he» was-<the- widow - ot ..CoL . Jotm 
Hopkins. Refutation ot this er- 
roneous statement was made t>y 
Ethel Hopkins, daughter ot (Colonel 
Hopkins. 

Mother of Hettle McC^ree, former 
circus performer, Miv. Helnka 
Hedges, died April 8 In Toledo, O. 

The', mother^ 77, oC joa Hodglnt, 



circus rider with 101 Ranoti, died 
ot heart disease at Toledo, April 7< 

Leon J. Pitch, doorman at Loew's 
Lltwrty, died March 17 at hla home 
In Cleveland; His death waa pre- 
ceded but by a brief lUness. 

Burial 'in his home . town, Syra- 
cuse. 

P. W. MeAuley, 47, scenario and 
magaizlne ' writer, died April, 8 In 
Los Angejes of injuries received In 
a fall' from the window of the third 
floor of the Howard HoteL 

The mother, 72, ot Harry Bills 
died April S at her home In Jack- 
son Heights, Long Island. 



Edward A. Carton, non-protes- 
slonaL husband ot Millie Butterfleld, 
<^ted April ( toilowlner an Internal 
operattoio. 



The father, 68, of Dave Strumpt, 
director ot Radio pictures, died 
April 8 of pneumonia.' 



William E. Curry, 70, died In 
BevfiriV HlllB, Cat., April 2. He was 
grandfather of Uta. Grey CtiapUoi 



The mltther of Frank Denette 
died in Danbury, Conn., last weelb- 



Disk Reviews 



-.(Continued from page 66) 

"Some Sweet Day," agaln^and 
"Deep 'Night,'- are the Ipana Trcu* 
badoura' fox-trot otCeringa undei 
Sam Linin'e baton. Another radio 
standard, Fred Rich, clicks, with 
"He, She and Me" and "I'U TeU the 
Worid," while Ted Brewnagle'a or- 
ohestra, .'t>BUroom . tavorltes In the 
south and east, register with "A 
Night of Memories" and "Helen" In 
strict dance tempo: 

OKEK 

Qua Arnheim and .tis Hotel Am- 
bassador orchestra (L, A.) click 
neatly with "Ulad Rag' Doll" and 
''My Troubles Are Over" , on Okeh 
No. 41208. Siim Lanm'a D'amous 
PJayers' versions of "Wedding ol 
the Painted Doll" and'"Toymai(era' 
Dream"' are two novelty inatru- 
mentala. 

Charles W. Hamp, the nitty WOK 
etherizer, -does "hiy iUnUa Love' 
and."i9j>eU of lilues' in. great .siyie. 
Ml Bernard has a 'noveiiy couplei 
in "it9 kears trom Now" and "Xlmeu 
.am Olttln' >lard." 

BHyWSWICK 

Br unswlcit nus cauiied 'a flock o^ 
si^iiiLiiig 4iitUbay<4.uun. uy thtf" Mew 
v/i'i«Muiit itUiH - iuotfUtiapea, iMonK 
law^i 'unu liis oeuiviae . iiQoi' or- 
cubsu-a . luit-ouieu Vf «MiarKey bb- 
iiiino/ nave lui-uuu oiit ^Ajwiamig uie 
uiutui' and' "fjLiga bociuiy," auu 
"iueua'-' Cwupled WiUi "tiik- «yit-ii.' 
pi'iiniul ««udri«ii, irum lao JuliUe 
vlMO,', oliura ' fuuuif anu "oweei 
iMiuy," wiuie Vony «:aren(i's j«ew 
vyi-ibons ai-o— |K«uty lurrid wiui 
-t^uiuuo" and "xo'u Maue lue idKe 
u." — 

ben BernieH "My Castle In 
oittun " auu "dieon to itie" ore u pau 
ui .luaeiy anu luyuiiiuo lox-wum. 
uduio . i«i,nit>«ucer s oigan isuluu 
' uui'uunu iuouu ' and *-4uai-ie" aitj 
iitini.uiiuuuuiy uppeiuuig, una troHi 
tue west count ban burtnect-s ttiu- 
mur^ trio nui-iiion.^ea "^vuiuu 
xywn," a cuUiuruia tuvorite, baoueu 
up uy Vernon »tiCK#rti's leiionng o,. 
".viiu Uuiuen Hour vvnn xou," ueu- 
Umenuuiy avcuuipanied by bill 
■'•atcii s meiouy muKers. 

uust to toiMva uieme songs, 
Bruubwica how nas tue xnemuuco 
oroueotra in tne uelu wiui "i^aa^ 
i^iviou'' anu "uiuvunna" aa the uu- 
uai wulus-coupiec. wiin t-rartK Munn 
and Oliver ttmiui, reupecuveiy, con- 
u'louuDg the vocal mteriuaes. 

JacK major, a new disk person- 
aliiy, is u'oiu tne west, and - now 
ivu.u'lng aiier uuitaing up some 
eater repuutuon: "uive kour 'i.diu«> 
Muy Juiis 01 Xiovin' " and "tiweet- 
ueart- of Ail toy iweaam," are taib 
ueuut urunswivK reooruings. 

Ray Ml Her, now at the College 
Inn, unicago, . oisnes tortb brisa 
uance musiu wita '"jruat's a i>lenty 
and "AnKry,"~beb NeiMn coniriu- 
uing vouiU choruses. ' Of an even 
"nuiter" tempo Is tue Jungle Oana a 
versions of '"ilger 'Mag" on a two- 
part disk, playeu witn all tne rhyth- 
mif aoanaon only a colored outni 
can oner. 

Brunswick Is taking advantage oi 
the Kuay Valiee rep, althougn the 
latter is a 'Victor arilst exclusively, 
to mention Vatlee's name in the 
bilUng In connection . with "Deep 
Night," which bob Haring plays 
with hls.orcheatia, 'IWfiddlngJMllii'.. 
completes the couplet. 

Horlng registers also With two 
picture themes, "Weary River" and 
"Some Sweet Day," Dick Robert- 
sen, of radio rep, doing the vocal 
choruses, ' , 

From the west coasts Jesse Staf- 
ford (nee Herb Wledoeft) and or- 
chestra, offers "Precious Little 
Thing Called Love" and "Kewple," 
western novelty. Craig Leitch han- 



Circiu Leaves Garden; 
$500,000 S^Week Gross 

The Rlngltng, Bamum and Bailer 
blrous closed Its engagement at tha 
Garden Sunday nlgbt, after playlnc 
three weeks. Because! of the three- 
day lay-oS. In Boston, where tha 
show op?ns Indoors Thursday, twa 
Sunday performances were agala 
played. 

Business for the date was estl« 
mated somewhat -utader former sea-i 
sons, tl)e gross being •something' 
under |600,000, a neat proflt, how- 
ever. Gallery business was affected 
and the Jong climb to the top of tha 
Garden waa the explajiatlon given. 

Hagenbeck Injuries 

Cleveland; April tS. 

Barl Shipley, clown lii the Hagen- 
beck- Wallace circus, tell and broka 
hla shoulder during circus's en- 
gagemeht here last week. He waa 
scheduled to m. o. the N. V. A t>ene- 
flt show at the Palace, but had. t» 
let J&y Filppen ptnch-htt tor him. 

Mrs. ~SIS^le Sutton, horseback 
rider In the cIrous,'was seriously In- 
jured when her horse .stumbled ' in ' 
the fox 'chase and she was pitched, 
over Its head. ' The horse stepped 
on her. Inflicting Injuries that were 
said to i>e almost fatal at the tlma 
ot the accident. ' Hiss Sutton's 
"home Is in' Portland, M. D. 



Harmon's ^,000 Passes 

Chicago, April 28. 
Paddy Harmon of the Chicago 
Stadium Issued -20,000 passes to kids 
for the 101 Ranch shows and circus. 
Harmon made a tleup wlth the L&T 
ch>cult, givlr.sf'Bway the free ducata 
nt. matinees. It Iwosted trade for 
the circus and Increased the mati- 
nee business for the houses. 



Anti-Carnival 

South Norwalk, Conn., April 28. 

This city has banned traveling 
carnivals this year. 

Resldente of Naugat'uck are pro- 
testing against the Issuing of li- 
censes to carnivals, but so far, no 
official action Iiaa' t>een token. 

Another city In this section to bar 
the outflto Is Poughkeepsle, ^. T. 

PABACQUTE JUMPER KILLED 

Ogden, Utah, April 23. 
Glen Austin, 34, Jackson, ' Mich., 
parachute Jumper with the Oriental 
Fiesta Carnival, was' Instantly 
killed here last week when he .'wacl- 
dashed to the ground from an alti- 
tude ot £60 feet His parachute 
failed to open; 



mZ Dr S-F C09CEBT 

Chicago, April 23. 

Next week Tom Mix will Join the 
Sella-Floto Circus as Ito concert at- 
traction. 

Mix Is in at 110,000 weekly. 



DAYTIME CA& SNATCHinO 

Fred Lorrain^, who ^as a freak 
act in vaude, parked his car Monday 
opposite the Stote t'leatre stage en- 
ttrance. 

The cops after chalking up six 
hours' stey called an emergency tow 
wagon from the Street Cleaning De- 
portme'ht and carted it way. Lor- 
raine pays 810 for tow service and 
a parking- fine also. 



Dixon's New Partner 

Harlahd Dtxon assisted by Anne 
Garrison In singing and talking act 
will open for Keith's out ot town 
May 12, booked by Charley Allen. 



HOUSE CHANGES 

Vaude has t>een resumed at tha 
Opera House, New Brunswick, K. 
J. Five acto on a siilit week. Tha 
theatre discontinued vaude five 
weelcs ago and was Vlred, but tlta 
picture policy was not suocesstuL 

Luxor, Bronx, now sound. 

Strand, Port Jervls, N. T., all 
sound. 

Fort Lee Theatre, Fort Lee, N. J., 
has changed from picture grind ta 
'flve acto with sound plcttires. 

Warner-Stanley's Monteuk, Pas- 
saic, N. J., wlU drop., vaude' for 
straight sound films In a week,- 
openlhg with "The Singing VwV 
House has been playing five acts 
booked through Keith's. 

John P. Harris Memorial theatre^ 
McKeeapprt, Pa., opens April 26. 
■House'ts<«wned-by-:the.HarriaBroa..~ 
Amusement Co., Inc., and will I>e 
all-sound. 



dies the vocal refrain weU. 

Bob . Nolan, who has recorded 
with Ray Miller, is given vocal solo 
opportunities With "Rose of Man- 
dalay" and "Caressing Xou," two 
Chi hite. Noland is a feature with 
Miller at the College Inn In Chicago. 



Wednesday, Ai>rjl g*. 1989 



V A H I E T Y 



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?ARIETrS CHICACO OFFICE 

HAl' HALPERIN in Charge 

WW* BIdgn Suite 604 
Phonesi Central 0644^40t 




PrefMtioMli hav« the frM um af V«rl«ty'« 

Chlcagq Offic* for intormation. Mall may 
b* addraaaa^ ear« Variaty, Wood* Bldg^ 
Chieago. It will bo hold aubjoet to eall, 
fonwardad or advortiaad in Variaty'a LoHor 
Llat. 



/ ; ;;'$Ute<'Lakft. ' 

i A sbc-act bill 6t ho Importance at 
f: tha. State-Itake this week. From 
f- tbe' boz offline' view' point' only the 
BlAihese Twins (Violet and - Dalsy 
: Hiltonl may -be expected to get the 
house extra dollars. A putrid gaer 
ti pulled, by Johnnie Berkes this week 
li Is certainly not going to help It. 
Question Is how long wlU this sort 
of thing be tolerated, these kind of 
■gapra. 

, A3 a specimen of a variety layout 
tills one is shy of plenty. Early 
Sunday crowd, usually a suspectlble 
. one, w|lt'ed.away before the last euci 
got started. ^What- with the faulty 
Bppttln^' throughout, It measured up 
to ' puiik 'entert£)h)(hent 
- " Harry Wa^soii, Jr., whose sketchy 
'-'b'urleBquey - m'aterlal : might haVe 
' bolstered' the middle of - the bill, 
' idund himself' on the tail end,' with 
<a:flnlsh that left the audience quor- 
v'tilous. . Again, . the, Burns Twins, 
': boys; with the Hilton: glrle, were 
. i;:called upon to fill In the No. 2 spot. 

- 'Maybe this Kind' of ah arrangemehi 
yp. Is considered cute' and economical 

by 'the booking gents' in New York. 
''. Btlt - let them try .and convince a 
bard-boiled audience- who come to 
see a vaude show - regularly every 
week. 

rlie Hilton twins did jiot work as 
enthusiastically as, they could. 
Their matronly chaperon, familiarly 
Introduced them. With proper dig- 
nity and class. This lady never fails 
to be oharmtng and personablis, and 
presents -a cultured and reflned ap- 
V peastande. The San Antonio girls , 
romped ' through their routine of 
song, dance and Insti'uihents, clos- 

- ing .with the Burns boys In a dull 
dancing number. 

. ust ahefid was FVank Hamilton, 
Bongologlst, with Jack Neal at the 
piano. Hamilton's best number 
seemed to be his stuttering song. 
Something he's been using for a 
good many years and evidently sure 
Are for him. One of his character 
ditties Is an old 'Van and Schenck 
number, which they have long dis- 
carded, 

3erkes, assisted by 'Virginia Sully/ 
throaty gal, let himself down com- 
pletely' after- discharging the bad 
boy gag at the opening. House wenr 
cold on him from then on. Berkes 
seemed to sense the chlU, but made 
no effort to redeem himself. 'Wat- 
. son, ■with a . fouh-people company, 
earned only laugh' hit 'Watson Is 
'- doing the phone skit and the .boxing 
-' BCf ne. . Both favorable h,ere. Spot 
yreiB rather unfortunate for him, as 
they began walkthg early. 

"Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic 
City" (U) In dialog, screen feature. 
Biz sbmewhat off at the first show. 

Loop. 

Belmont 

Tikis 3,000-seat palace of empties 
looks like the champ flop contender 
for title of the old Qrpheum Cir- 
cuit's folly. ' Maybe, some policy 



WAen oi Chieago 
ViMt The- HU» 



SELWYN 

A Bombehell In the Theatre 

Richard Bennett 

in 'UARNEGAN" 

The Low-down on H oUywood 

WOODS— Twice Daily 

SEE — The Spectacle of the Aaee— HEAR 

DOLORES COSTELLO 

"NOAlSrARK" 

WABNEB viTAPHONE 



BROS. 



PletDre 



APOLLO Wednesday and Saturday 
On .the Site of the Old Olympio 
SEASON'S BRNSA'nO^! 

MAE WEST 

"DIAMOND LIL" 

THD MOST^TALKBD-'OF STAR AND 
PLAT IN TUB WORLD 



A A. B. WOODS' » Matlneea Wednes- 
DELPH I day and Saturday 
B. WOODS* EASTER GIFT 

FAY BAINtER 

in "JEALOUSY" with 

JOHN HALLlbAY 

tJ^SSh .from,* ""SP^U!? 



'would flU the house, but. sound pic- 
tures and three acts of Ass'n. vaude- 
ville won't turn the trick. 

Bin seen was advertised as extra, 
witli four acte Instead of thr^. Sat- 
isfactory, family stuff, but in a pal- 
ace like this It looks out of place. 

Openers were Kohn and De Pinto,- 
in one, with Kohn singing, fiddling 
and talking and De Pinto accom- 
panying on the accocdion. Plant 
used for closing ballad. Kohn is a 
suitable light entertainer, hurt by 
tenacious desire to make himself 
visible too long. It was especially 
damaging here because he was used 
as m. c. for the rest of the bill, and 
had a little spot later on wltb a 
blackboard comedy song bit. 

Broadway Revue, second, Is an 
Ass'n: style dance flash, with blues- 



have just been settled, Show closed 
last summer Jn Oregon. , 

James Coston has wired two -more 
houses' on' the National Playhouse 
circuit. Highland and Grove, while 
at the same time closlns the Chat- 
ham. 

Barnes & Carruthers have booked 
the original company of "The Red 
Robe" for 16 days at the Auditorium, 
Dallas (Tex.), next October. 



George . Hannaford will Join An- 
drew Downey's, clccua upon complet- 
ing his. engagement here with the 
101 Ranch. . Do'wney outflt opens 
April 23 at Ha'vre'de Grace. Md. ' 



Great States' Orpheum In Gales- 



C O R R E S P OHDE N C E 

All. matter in CORRESPONDEflCE refers to current week unleae 
otherwise Indicatea. 

The cities under Correspondence in this iasiia of VaKety are as 
follows and oh pages: 



BRONX 61 

CHICAQO 61 

CINCINNATI 61 

CLEVELAND 61 

INDIANAPOLIS 62 

KANSAS CITY 62 

LOS ANGELES 62 

MINNEAPOLIS 62 

MONTREAL 63^ 

NEW ENGLAND 62 



OTTAWA 62. 

PITTSBURGH 62 

PORTLAND^ ORE 62 

PROVIDENCE 63 

ROCHESTER 61 

SEATTLE 61 

SYRACUSE 61 

TOLEDO 61 

TORONTO : 63 

WASHINGTON 62 



singing pianist, sister song and 
dance team, -boy singer, and boy 
abrobatic hoofer.. Talent and stag- 
ing generally okay for split week 
midwest spots with exception of the 
boy singer's habit of warbling 
through his nose and overgesturlng 
a balla4. ' 

Third were Creadon and Davis, 
fat oomic with blonde islrl straight. 
Comic has a good method of get- 
ting fun out of big words correctly 
used, with bis fault lying in work- 
ing the idea, too long; First sev- 
eral minutes were strong -on laughs, 
but faded toward flnish. 

Mildred Andre and Co. .eight peo- 
ple in blackouts and musical- bits, 
closed and looked like feature ma- 
terial lor this time. Outflt is com- 
posed of Miss Andre, singing, fld- 
'dling and playing in the skits; comic 
and straight for the skits; boy 
hoofer, and four girt violinists. 
Blackouts are mostly straight from 
burlesaue and a trifle snappy for 
families, but the crowd here rel- 
ished it. Big act 'With a miscellany 
of entertainment, and carrying no 
noticeable low spots. 

Feature was "Shady Lady" 
(Pathe), with dialog on Photophone 
equipment, sounding great. Pathe 
sound news and Grantland Rice 
Sportlight completed. One of those 
down-front crowds Thursday night. 

Bing. 



w ERI A Mr* TP MATINEES WEDNBS- 
H ""I^I-ArHjlHl uy^Y AND BATURDAV 

BEST COHAN MUSICAL HITl ' 
0««nie M. Cohaa'a comedlnas with 

POLLY WALKER 

—IN— 

BILL IE 

After an All -Season Run in Boston 



American 

Regular meeting of the fraternal 
brothers of the Black Book came off 
in Usual form at the American. All 
the boys were In an unusually happy 
frame of mind. Including Bill Dia- 
mond, in charge of the entertain- 
ment committee. Following the cus- 
tomary discu.ssions and debates, 
business meeting was adjourned in 
favor of the entertainment. 

De 'Wilfred, talkative xylophoniet, 
opened; would do much better had 
he remained silent. Particularly 
weak comedy attempts. 

Next were the Three Jacks (New 
Acts). Harmony boys with guitars 
tried hard and were well received. 
Act comes from a radio studio. 
Variety Four, following, offered a 
youthful song and dance turn, paced 
too slow. Straight dance . routine 
would make it look better, A ball 
room routine and acrobatic whirl by 
the team excellent ' Also the ecce.n 
trie hooflng of the other boy. 

Jack Blrcbley, contortionist, 
showed usual twists and bends. For 
the smaller houses. 

Gllllo and Scott Revue, three girls, 
two boys, was another hooflng affair. 
Straightaway dancing 'with not a 
break in the whole routine. Rather 
weakly framed. Adagio couple Idoks 
best in the turn. Cooley and Peters 
(New Acts), next to closing with 
knockabol^ comedy and dang^g,. 
scored. This and the closing turn, 
"Dears and Ideas" (New Acts), stood 
out Last named act a novelty 
flash, attractively dressed and well 
routined. They were refreshing. 
"Slim Fingers'* (U), screen feature. 
— : Loop . , 

Crawford, L&T house, opened 
with sound. It is the 13th on the 
circuit to be wired. 



li&T Pershing Is being remodeled. 
Entire bock of house Is being re- 
built to improve acoustics. 

Claims of the Sherman tent show 
troupe against Bob Sherman; owner, 



burg discontinue^ vaude and goe:j 
sound May 14. 

Dick Bergen, Ass'n, has Parthe- 
non, Hammond, Ind., last half, on 
his book. He previously booked 
Just a Sunday shoir there. 



Monte Brooks is wltb the Sacco 
«ftlce. 



CLEVELAND 

By GLENN C. PULLEN 

Olilo — "The Nut Farm." 

Hann»— "JUello, Toureeir." 

BlOIman (t^lred) — "Ccqnette" <Sd 

week),- 

.Palace (wti^) — ■ "Donovaa ASaIr" ; 

vaude. . 

Allen ('wlred)-^'The Letter." 
?Ull> (wired)— 'Bonny Boy." 
State (wired)— "Nothing but Truth": 

unit. . . •"• 

10jlth (wired)— "Spieler": vaude. 



"Nut Farm," new comedy^by John 
C. Brownell, la being given flrst try- 
out at Ohio this week, aimed at 
Broadti'ay. 'Wallace Ford, Helen 
Irf>well head cast. John Henry 
Mears, prodticer. ' 

Keith's lOeth Street, split week. 
Is experimenting wlUi one-week 
runs for Its films. Tried It recently 
with "Simba" and "Cohens and 
Kellys," and both did well when 
held over. New policy will save 
house much in rentalei 



Duchess, TIddlsb house, reopens 
April. 26 with four-day engagement 
of Viln^ troupe wltb "Pamosse" in 
Yiddish. 



"Iron Mask" shifted from Allen to 
Cameo this week for indefinite run. 



Fairyland, nelghborhooder, sold 
by Sam Fine to Abe Kramer and 
Myer Fine, chain operators. 



-Keystone purchased by E. Moran 
from Henry Greenberger. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHEiBTER B: BAHN 
WletlBC — Murphy-Brown Players. 
Kelth'a— Vaudfllra. 

State— Vaudfllm. 
Temple— Mutual bnr. and film. 
Strand— "Clear the Decka." 
Empire — v^imlia" and Johnson in per 
son.'. 

Ecliel — "Bla Captive Woman." 
BrlKhton — Vaudfllm. 
Riviera. Repeat and SyracoM — 
Cbange: wired. 

"Camera!" Hollywood comedy, 
written by Ralph Murphy, director, 
and Helen Baxter, leading woman, 
of the MurphyrBrown Players, will 
have a tryout In stock here next 
week. Miss Baxter, before turning 
to the legit, Was~ on (J^lsty Ca- 
bannes' staff at Metro-Gold wyn. 



B. F. Keith's passed up several 
exploitation bets on its bill fdr the 
first half -of the week. The unit fllm 
program embraced "Night Club" 
and *''PaBirer-ln-the»Pacei!! — In- the 
former was Mary WllliamB, who at 
14 leaped froni school books here tu 
Ziegfeld's "Follies," along with her 
older sister, Alma Jean. The lotlcr 
film was originally screened here by 
the dramatic department of Syra- 
cuse University as its flrst movie 
venture. No attempt was made by 
Keith's to capitalize ielther fnct. The 
house lo^t week •imilarly Ignored 



the fact that' Jack Henderson of tills 
city 'wds in the 4a.st of "Fugitives." 

' Biz 'of the Murphy-Brown stock 
at "the Wietlng = is building nicely, 
although, the troupe, high-jpriced, is 
not yet oil the. nut. 



The Cornell Dramatic- Club will 
play Auburn May 4, the boohing re- 
placing the annual spring perform- 
ance by the Auburn Amateur Dra- 
matic Club, which will sponsor the 
Ithacans' appearance. 



TOLEDO 

By E. H. GOOOINQ 
Palace— W. .H. Wright stock. ' 
Paramount— "I.etter"; stage abow. 
Vita-Temple — "Syncopation" 3d wee'n). 
'Valentine — '"Coquette." 
Pantheon — "Hot StuB." 
. Slato:— "sUnrls^." 
Prlneem — "Behind German Lines." 
Empire— Mutual bur. - 
Ohio (wired).— Change. 
World (wired) — Change. 
- Rlvidl- Vaudfllm (Pan). 
Keith's— Durk. 

- "Warner Bros, announce thvy will 
build $700,000 theatre In Youngs- 
town, O., seating 3,000. 



Deal for $350,000 hotel and theatre 
In Fostorla, C, held up by protests 
to c(n]ncil against city selling land 
given it by Gov. Foster. 



Managers . of three . Portsmouth, 
0<, theatres, fined. $24 recently for 
showing on Sunday's, hqyve decided 
t(xkeep 01) with Sabbath shows. Ar- 
reted again last week, "but police 
did not stop shows: ' 



Toung Amusement Co. to operate 
Marlon theatre^ Marion, O., after 
May 1, under lease. Former oper- 
ators, Marlon Photoplay Co., In re- 
ceivership. 



SEATTLE 

. By DAVE TREPP 

Fo» — "The Broaiiw&y Melody.'* 
Seattle— "The Wild Party." 
. Ftftb A vcBoe— "Speakeasy"; P. it Jt, 
Idoas. 

Ckillsenin — "Sin Sister." 
< Blno Moaie — "Coquette" (2d week). 
' Haste Box — "Show Boat." 
Pantagiea — "Love In the Desert": 

vaude, 

Winter flnrden — "Byes of the World." 
Colambla— "The Shakedown."- 



Admission price at -Colibeum (Fox) 
drops trom' 36 to ,26. cents, this be- 
ing the only first run sound- house 
In town at this price. 

A new Fox alignment In North- 
west sews up Everett, Belllngham 
and some sub houses In Seattle. 
New corporation called. Fox- Pacific 
Theatres, Inc.- Fox-JESveretf, Iqc, Is 
building new house in ESverett in 
conjunction with Flnklesteln . ib 
Rosenberg, of De Luxe Thtetres. In 
Belllngham the edmpany controls 
Mouht B^er, American did Avalon 
houses. In Seattle, the ' Egyptian, 
Neptune and Uptown. Main ofllces 
to be In new Fox theatre here. 



Big division meeting of West 
Coast held In Olympla hotel here 
April 20. 



CINCINNATI 

By JOE KOLLINQ 

Shubert— "The Royal Family." 
Titft — Stuart Walker stock./ 
Cox — National Players stock, 
, Albee— "Nothing but ' the Truth 

vaude, 

Palaoe— "Nolny Neighbors"; vaude. 
Eropress^Mulual bur. 
Capitol — "Broadway Melody" (>d 

Srrlo— "The Wild Party." 
elth'a— "Blue Bkles." 
Strand — "Jazz Age." 



The Albee, with Jackie Coogan 
topping vaude bill last week, re- 
verted tb four stage shows dally 
and continues this order this week, 
with Oilda Gray as headllner. 



John Robinsonfs Circus opens Its 
season here, playing Cuminlnsvllle 
lot April 29 to May 1. Miller Bros. 
101 Ranch Wild West and Sells- 
Floto will play CIncy later In season. 

Swiss Garden, suburban cafe, win 
combine pictures with dancing for 
its outdoor season. 



ROCHESTER. N. .Y. 

By DON RECORD 
Ijceam— Dark. 
Templ»— Slock. 

IXoehester— "Pavomenta": jranda. 

Keltb'M— Vaudfllm. • 

EastmAn—" Volt. 'Song": atage unit. 

Piccadilly — "The Letter." 

Regent— "Night Club." 

Fay'it— "Qucci) of Night (nobs." 

fltmiid— Change. 

Pamlly-^bange, 

Oayety — Dark. 

Victoria— Dark. 



S. S. Solomon, Tnahagcr"oI"Ea3l- 
niah for two weeks, has returned to 
Now York Rlvoir. William A. Call- 
ban also out. May go to the coast 
for Publlx. Jack Roth succeeds Sol- 
omon. 



Sound device being used at Tem- 
ple in lieu of orchestra or silence 
Mlllerphone plays canned music for 



overture and between acts. Can be 
used for sound effects In pliiys. 

Eddie Guest new m. c. at Ba.st- 
man. 



Rochester Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners elected Jules Greenstone, 
Empire, president for llth term. 
Other officers; George H. Caffery, 
Clinton, vice pres.: George H. Kress, 
Hudson, treas.; Howard W. Shan- 
non, sec 



Sir John Dunn, ISngllsh actor, 
scheduled to pliiy In "Royal Family" 
at the Temple, prevented by lUhesn. 



Drastic changes to meet down- 
town problem of serious overseating 
scheduled. Both .Publlx and . the 
Rochester' practlcaliy certain to 
slash admission prices next week, 
Publlx to open week Friday Instead 
of Saturday. 

Meantime' neighborhood owners 
are putting- into effect plan of co- 
operation to combat downto^vn 
houses. -Idea is to lessen competi- 
tion among themselves by method 
of dty-wlde distribution of hit films 
so as to avoid high-priced features 
in same neighborhood at same time. 
Recent efforts to warm up the E^ast- 
man (Publlx) and draw trade by 
stunts has killed off the logical cla-ss 
element 



BRONX 

With the acquisition o{ the Boston 
road theatre by' IJeo Brecher, IjOuIs 
Gone has been installed as manager. 
Gan's was last In this borough as 
general manager for the Consol- 
idated houses. 



Bert Korbel out as manager of the 
Avalon, wltb J. Ik Krausman, the 
proprietor, temporarily filling In. 

Fox, prior to taking over the Park 
Plaza, vaudeville and pictures, in 
two weeks, did not renew liouls La 
Rocca'e c<>ntract as manager, SItals 
Clarke, La Rocca's assistant, tem-^ 
porarlly In charge. 

McKlnley S<iuare theatre reopens 
tomorrow: (Thursday) with Yiddish 
vaudeville and ploturea. .Abe Cogut 
operating. 



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•-and bft •astirea of noalytitf th* 
best material* inwperly blended . 

II SOLD EVeRYWHERC |t 
l_ Uanafaotorad .bri_ 



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SiDcle Roeis without Bath 91. M. W.M 
Slagtt Boom wUb Batb. .tlOJO •I«.e0 
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Oonble Boom with Batb tit •M.M 

rwlo Bed* wttb Batb tltM 

Running water to all rooms 
Conveniently located to all theatrM' 
Within walking distance of the loop 
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VARIEH'S LOS AHGELESOFnCE 

ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge 
loew*! State Bldgn Suite 1221-28 
707 So. Broadway. Triaity 3711^3719 



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PrcfMWomla tavo Um frM nm.,«« Varitty^ 
Leo Aiia«<M OfllM tor infermaticn. Mall' 
M»ay ba aMraaaad oara Variaty, Laaiv'a SUta 
BIdOo •Mtta UB1<fi2. Laa Angalaa. H arill ka 
liaia aMbJaal to eall ar larwanlaA. ar a^var- 
Uaaa In Vanaty'a Latter Liat. ■ ^ 



Pantage* 

Lots of people on the Pantages 
elEEe this week. Rather unusual for 
Fan to use a bill which calls for 
the transportation of eoine i.6 peo- 
ple. Though show had lots of 
people 'that, did not establish meri- 
torious entertainment. Far from 
that with reference to quality. 

Headlining was Ray West and 
Band, local outfit one time In Cocoa- 
nut Orove, Cafe Lafayette and dance 
palaces. It Is a corking ten-man 
dance ensemble. West, using his 
wife, Manilla Lo Mori, songstress, 
as sort of stage balance, has a mixed 
dance and stage repertoire. Most 
of his stage etufl is novelty work 
on the part of the boys, MIsa Le 
Mori's chanting and his double with 
her to waltz tune while playing the 
fiddle. West Is nice looking, young, 
has youthful bunch of boys, but as 
showing here Is hardly vaude. 

Opening show were Prank Vloia 
aided by two women In trapeze 
feats and othef' gymnastics. Rou- 
tine is conventional with finishing 
trick putting act over to good re- 
turns. Elbrowii, colored songstress 
with male pianist, has a voice that 
Is not one to rave over . and the 
fact that she wears male full dr^s 
with a topper Is not novelty enough 
to carry the turn. 

In 'middle of the bill were DIzon 
and Holer In a comedy skit with 
music, "The Wall Street Girl," Tutn 
has three men and three women and 
la the hoke story of a fourflusher 
trying to Impress father of .the girl 
that he la a big business man. 
Lota of hoke talk and gags that' got 
bv^r nicely with this audience 
Flash flta nicely for the interme- 
diate but Jiot in the class houses 

Next to shut Russell and Arm- 
strong, two men, probably once 
acrobatic tumblers, but now figure 
they can do everythirg. They have 
80 or 90 dlfTerent gags and rou- 
tines, most of it culled. Boys got 
lota of laughs and were a comedy 
hit. To properly classify the turn 
one might call It a "No. 6" Oleson 
and,. Johnson blended with a little 
Ken Murray. 

On the screen, "Donovan Affair' 
talker (Col)., which ma^be was re- 
sponsible, for capacity on the open- 
ing matinee. Vng. 

Ralph S. Burdlek. cameraman. 



sentenced to San Quentln prison fori for RKO aJv.S?^?"*^'*^,^*^-!^^^^^ 
11 VBBM for allesred at- I new act titled "The Old aWd t 
Baby." Virginia Sale in support. 



from one to 14 years for alleged at- 
tempted attack upon Nettle Veyer, 
secretary to Lois Wilson, screen ac- | 
tress. 



Irving Volft, Harry Olson and A. 
S. Rhtgel, assistant chief engineers 
RCA research laboratories, are at 
Radio studios for a month consulting 
with plant engineers. Company Is 
now Installing three additional re- 
cording unlta, making six In all. 

Ivan St. John, head of the '^tudlo I 
publicity department. Is handling 
the campaign for ' Show Boat"^ at 
the Blltmoro May 8. Premiere- will 
be at tE, after that two shows dally 
at $1.60. . 

Ill health has compelled J. C. 
Woolf, Inventor and promoter of 
Paratone (portable synchronization 
device), to dispose of his 11 talking | 
picture road shows. Woolf, a state 
rlghta old timer, la retiring. HlsJ 
road shows have been supplied tu 
exhibitors In the . smaller towns 
whose houses have not been wired 
Paratone equipment an- be set up { 
In a few hours, land the, road shows 
have been mopping. 

Judith ^Vnderson replaced Pauline 
Lord as Nina In cast of "Strange 
Interlude" at the BUtmore April 16. { 
Ml^ Lord forced out through 
breakdown. 

Herman Robblna, of National 
Screen Service, la here. He will re- 
main, on coast several weeks. 



Frank Briiner has been replaced 
as presa agent (or the 'Warner Bros, 
theatre by Al Smith. Smith wat 
formerly publicity agent for Thurs- 
ton and the Shuberts. 

Local Paramount theatre has Im- 
ported Jeannle X^g from the Gra- 
nada, San Francisco, to work with 
Monk W^taon, m. o. 



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By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Belasoo (Shnbert)— "Uttle Show." 
Matlonal (ErUugty'-Rapler) — Steve 
Cofhran'B stook. 

PoU'H (Shubort) — "Coauette" ; nest, 
'Blossqm Time." 
Strand — MutURl bor. 

Pioturaa 
Cotombla — "Broadwar Melody* 

"liarie— "His Captive Woman." 
Fox — "Speakeaey." 
Blet— "Canary Murder Caae" (2d week). 
Prilare — "Spite Martiace." 
Blalt»— "Sliow Boat." 



(4th 



MACnONALD— AHdre*< of AHFR- 
WOO*> rPPORttE> MACD^NALO, 
SON OF THE LATE OR. A. 
MACDONAkOi l»*^^DE8IRED. 

PLEA!>E CO*«MUN'CATE WITH 
CABROLU OUTCHER A'-SMITH. 
W RROADWAV,-^ NEW YORK 
CITY. 



Three Freehands, dcrobata, booked 
by Union Theatres, Ltd., for Aus- 
.tralia. 

Columbia Outfitting Co., chain 
clothing stores on this coast, offer' 
Ing merchandise on Installiaent 
plan, la seeking Indorsementa and 
radio tie-ups from picture studios. 

Leon Sohleslnger, head of^l'&clfic 
Title & Art Studio, sails July 27 on 
the S. S. Bremen for a three months' 
visit In Europe. He will' be guest 
of hta'brother Gus, general foreign 
manager tor Warner Bros. 

Cast of "The Night Hawk," open- 
ing April 26 at. Orange Grove: 
Grace Valentine, Ann Sawyer. 
Fanny Rice, Raymond Whlttaker 
a nd Cha rles Webster, 

Charles Murray back from 22 
weeks' Fanchon and Marco RKO 
tour, with trip extending to Ha- 
vana. Murray will return to pic- 
tures. 



FOR SALE OR LEASE 

Theatre BulfdMg—IAeal location — In Pen 
aacola, Florida. > nnnsatl opportunity 
tor Burleeqae ClrOult No such clrrult 
presently bperatlnir and only one first 
glass moving plotnre hottse. 

Addreast KN^WtES BCEB, Trustee, 

.-^■■lebla. yietlda 



COFFEE SHOP 

la thr noMra Wmt 

Carl— MilLLfeR^S— UU 

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. Direct from Tram or Theatre 
VOQ An Wrirow 

724 So- Hill St. Los Anaelea 



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OPERA LENGTH HOSIERY 
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THEATBICAL OUTFITTEBS 
1680 Broadway ■ New Vork City 



Helen Hay.eA Is home this week 
Naturally capacity rvilea, but , It's 
tough t^ put this little star In the 
wide open spaces of Poll's that was 
never meant for a legit attraction. 
Originally booking was for intimate 
Belasco. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Somers arc 
heading for eight weeks In Europe, 
During Sumers' absence Jerry Doylo 
IS' holding down the dramatic stock 
of the "Herald" In addition to hi: 
regular city desk assignment. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Motropolit"!! — Dark. 
Shnbert— Balnbrtdsa stock. 
■Hennvplae-Omheam — "Bridge of San 
Lnls Rey*': vande. 

mntsie^^'Tbe Hit of the Show* 
vanrte. 

Palace— UcCall-Brldge mnsleal comedy 
stock. 

SIlBDr*ota — "Sonny Boy"; Pjiblls stage 
show, "Just RIda." 
State— "The I.eller.' 



by Joke Strause; Majestic has I<rw- 
t«nce Shubert's production of "Con- 
sratul^tlons.** featuring Henry. Hull. 

Circus In town for a week this 
year under canvas In Xlatbtish vl- 
alnlty. Wee"k May 6i 

Jean Bedtnl of the' vauda team of 
Bedim and Arthur being sued for 
divorce by Helen Bedlhi. Cast) 
came up In Supreme Court before 
Justice MltoheU May who reaerred 
decision. 

Big special section put out by the 
Standatxl Union for the spring radio 
show held at the Brboklyn^ar- 
amount'week of April 20-26. Section 
ran In lAat Saturday's Issue, and 
gave the theatre the biggest break 
of the yeah Lou Goldberg, . Par- 
amount's press houiid '.In this bor- 
ough, put the atCaIr over. 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

By JAMES T. WYATT 

PartIand-v"Ba.trayaI." 
BnMdwai^"Diibe Steps -Out." 
United Artlst»-"Broadway Melody," 
3d week. ' , " 

UnRle Box— "No perense," 
Bine Heve— "The Spieler.". 
Oriental— "I<ady of Pavements." 
Pwntagee "The Shaltedown." 
nippodrome— Mnslcat tab. 
DofwIa^Duffy stock, 

Multnomah chain of suburban 
theatres now has two wired houaes, 
Bagdad and Granada. 

Independently produced- stage 
ahows .at Bagdad and other Mult- 
nomah houses stopped. 

Withdrawal of Publlx stage ahowe 
from Northwest started rumor F. A 
M.' Ideas In Fox-Coast houses would, 
also discontinue. Manager Floyd 
Maxwell denying rumors. F. & M 
shows going big. 

James McBrlde, fllip director. Is 
up .from L. A. to produce campus 
picture for U of Ore at Eugene. 
Cast of studenta, with Bill Mllet) 
Overstreet In lead. Drama has to 
do with college athletics^ 



Cast for "Tone of Money," at the 
Vine Street: Franklyn Pangborn. 
Alleen Prtngle, Judith VonSeUl, 
Charles Coleman, Norman Cannon, 
Ethel Jackson, Hal Nelson, Forbes 
Dawson and William Wagner. Ralph 
Bell director. 



"Qoeen of the Night Cluba." 
afrnad— "Chinatown Nights." 
Giaad — "Weary River." 

Frank N. Phelps, for 16 years 
house manager and executive Avlth 
the Orpheum circuit and recently a 
RKO district manager with head 
quarters here,, has joined F. & R. 
as a special repriesentative, position 
e'speclally created for him. He will 
devote himself to F. & R. vaude 
vllle. 



Beatrice Franklin replaces Ann 
Meyers as prima donna of Dalton 
stock company (burlesque), at the 
Burbank. ~ 



June Slingerland, dancer. In Gen. 
eral hospital with fractured skull 
sustained when she tripped and fell 
down flight of ballroom etalrs. 

Victor Fleming, screen director, I 
forming company to market new | 
patented glue called "Marmollte.' 



Twd weeks notice posted by the 
McCall-Brldge stock at the Palace 
but no definite date has t>een set 
for the closing. The company has 
had a poor season and does not plan 
to return to Minneapolis next fall 

Reporta of a William Fox Invasion 
of Minneapolis persist It Is knowii 
that Fox Is dissatisfied with repre 
sentatlon by his pictures in the Twin 
Cities. 



house, exhibiting double featura 
sound pictures at a low scale toi 
compete- with State, showing double 
feature, but silent, access street ei,% 
16o top.- ' .. 

Johh.^. Harris Memorial Theatra 
In McKeespo'rt, dedicated to founder 
of Stanley cbain, will open Friday]: 
night with "Clbse Harmony." Housa 
may go vahdfilm In fall. 

NEW ENGLAND 

By R. y. TRIBE 

Irving T. McDonald, of' Spring* 
field, Mass.; formerly city maj^agei; 
for Fox,' has been appointed to the 
faiOUlty of Holy Cros.s College tal 
oiKanfze and direct a new depart' 
ment devoted to dramatics. 



Xynn, Mass., Is In the spot Mayor-^ 
Baiter barred gun battles betweeot:! 
kangst^rs and poUoe In films In 
houses, saying morals' of youta'r': 
were hurt. Ijynn potters can "neck!*. ; - 
In Central Square only &f ter gettlnR ^ 
a license to hold a public meetiiig,7*[| 
city solicitor has ruled. They can k 
pet In the woods without violating i: 
law; he .added. In commenting on -T 
activities of vigilantes taking reg-^ 
Istratlon numbers of autos parked: %, 
In dark spots. As a reault of the . 
mayor's orders "Weary River" and :-. 
"Gang War" were withdrawn trom '. 
the piympla and Capitol; respec- 
tively. 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 
iMw'a MldlaBd— "Coquette." 
Hnlniitteet — "Hot Stuff"; vaude. 
KewmBD— "The i:,etter." 
RoyaI.i-"Showboat." 
FanlBge*— "The Donovan AtTalr." 
Orpheum— "Dancing Mother*"; stock. 
Oayety- Mutoal bur. . 

• "Coquette" ut Orpheum (stock) 
this week Plcliford. picture at Mid- 
land next week. 



Although Loew's Midland had two 
fecord weeks with "Broadway Mel 
ody" and another good one with 
"Duke Steps Out," rumors of stage 
shows of some kind still persist. 



"Illegitimate," at Egan, Includes | 
Wanda Hawley, Byron Hawkins. 
Rollo Dix, Eileen Burdette. Frank 
Kelton, George Belden, Marie Wil- 
liams, William Oakley, Bessie 
Fischer, Harold Stone, Charles Rice. 
Tom Scant, John Clayton, Gordon I 
Lindley. Play written and produced ] 
by Hunter Keafy. 

Charles R. Rogers,' producer. In 
New York since September, Is here 
for two weeks. 



Eugene Renault, dancer, filed suit 
with State Labor Commission 
-against C, G. Knrmlno, theatrical 
producer, for |96 claimed due for 
salary. 



Zazu Pitta, screen actress, opens 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By EDWIN V. O'NEEL 
I'jigllBirH— Burkell stock. 
Apollo— "Hearu In Dlile." 
Cirole— "Notblng but the Truth." 
Indiana — "Hot Stuff." 
Ohio— "Woir Song." 
Jmv'b Palace— "Coquette." 

Eugene Ford, New Tork, la di- 
recting rehearsals of the Junior 
League Follies to be given May 2-4 
at the Murat. 

Fourth Avenue Amusement Co. 
Louisville, has taken over the Lyric, 
vaudeville. The house reopening 
May 12. with sound. This is the 
17th house In Indiana acquired by 
concern. 

J. L. Greedy, Indianapolis, has 
taken over Palace at Hartford City. 

Frank J. Rembusch, Shelbyvllle 
theatre operator, won the legal bat 
tie for Sunday shows at ColumbiJa. 
Ind. The Crump theatre resumed 
Sunday films. 



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BROOKLYN. N. Y. 

By JO ABRAMSON 
TCerba's Brooklyn — "Darktown Af- 

I fairs." . 

Mnjcsllr — "Congratulations." 
Werlia'B Flatbosli— "Zeppelin." 
Boulevard — "The Front Page." 
Jnmolcn — "The Rat" (stock), 
'-Pnm«nonnt""Nothlng-but-thB-Truth" 
atnge chow. 
Fox — "Hearts In Dixie"; vande. 
I.oeVs Met— '"Wild Orchids"; vaude. 
Ptmnd— "Weary River." 
Star — "Dig Beviie" (mntnal bur.). 
Gayety — '.'Social Malda" (mutual bur.) 
Albee— "QodleNS Olrl": vaude. 
Orphram— "1.ove In the Desert" 
Momart— "Faust" 
St. Oeorge — "Street Angel." 



Two new attractions here this 
I week : "Darktown Affairs," negro 
I comedy with ca^t «f 60, preaeoted 



Seveittl changes In Publlx forcen 
recently. H. E. Blevlns moved as 
a.ss't. Royal, to Ad Sales department 
of the local Paramount exchange, 
succeeded by L. O. Gill. C. C. Woo- 
ton has gone, to the Palace, Dallas, 
as chief of service. 



PITTSBURGH 

By HAROLD W. COHEN 

tilxon — Kantmann Players. 
Pitt— Sharp stock. 
Academy— Mutual bur. 

Pictures 

Penn— r"Brldge of San Luis Rey": Pub' 
III unit 

Stanley— "Chinatown Nights." 

llmnd — "The I.etter" (2d wAek). 

Alillae — "Broadway Melody'* (4th 
\Teek). 

' Eangnt — "Strange Cargo"; stage show, 
Kegent— "The Wild Party." 
UbertT— "A Lady of the Pavements.' 
Olrmplo— Change. 

Haiil'i "The Leatherneck"; vaude. 
Sheridan Square— "The I/eatbemeok' 
vande. 
Wnilnm Penn — Change. 
Saolti Bills — Change. 

"Broadway Melody," fourth week 
at Aldlne, holds the house record 
here, both gross and length of stay 

Academy, Mutual burlesque, may 
remain open during summer. House 
has been claiming nice grosses.. « 

Olympic, local downtown grind 



OTTAWA 



By W. M. QLADISH 

Capt J. T. Randell, skipper of the 
I'm Alone," In Ottawa now; has' 
Joined up with Ernest Shlpman for 
a South American film expedition.. 
The "I'm Alone" was aunk by a 
U. S. coast guard cutter, but there 
are many "Investors" In and arountl' 
Ottawa who were sunk for thou- 
sands when Shlpman made "Tha 
Man from Glengarry" and "Glen- 
garry School Days" locally. Ship- 
man's enterprise, the Ottawa Film 
Productions, Ltd., has long since 
been defunct. . 

N. L. Nathanson, managinr-dlrec- 
tor of Famous Players Canadltm 
Corp., and Joseph E. Plunkett ot. 
R-K-O, New Tork, paid a flying 
vlalt to Ottawa April 17 to look over 
B. F. Keith's -theatre, which, with 
houses in Montreal and St Johiu 
N. B., are figuring In negotiations 
with the F-P (C^onadlan) Corp. oa 
the prospective buyer. 

P. J. Nolan, proprietor of the A'vn- 
lon theatre, Ottawa. Ont., got Into 
a Jam over the parking of cars by. 
patrons. Paddy Nolan presented. 
Chief of Police Alex. Ross with an 
engraved sliver pass to the theatre. 
Now we'll see. 



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TORONTO 

By G. AS^S. 
Royal Atoxaindm — D'Oyly Carte Opera 
Co.,. ai)bert and Sullivan. 

rrlnc««»^"Macbeth" (Gordon Craig). 
Victoria — Stock. 
Empire — Stock. 

Uptown — "Close Harmony .(2d week): 
stage show. 

TlvoU — "Broadway Melody" (4th 

week):' 

loew'a^"A Single Man" : vaude. 
Faatoges — "Tommy Atkins" (English 
film) ; Vaude. 
Hip — Vande. 

Falwe — "Wild Orchids"; vaude. 
Bnnnymedo— "The Rescue'/; vaude. 
Bedford — "SUnba"; vaude. 

Annual report for'Loew's Toronto 
house for '19l28i ' releisised this' week, 
shows' prbiBt ttf $77,307,' a. '.deojease 
of $8,219 frOm the previous year. 
This la explained by faot two other 
houses went sound' during year 
while Loew's remained alUkit. Sur- 
plus account sho^vs ■. $10.0,000, and 
$40,000 Is set down as cash.. 

Second ' British picture released 
here' during month by World Wide 
Is "Tommy AtklnB," surrounded by 
an all-Brltlsb vaufae bill at, Pan- 
tages. 

World Wide Is releasing nine 
additional fciaturea In Canada. 



"Broadway Melody" simultane- 
ously relealsed at the Metropolitan, 
'Winnipeg, and TlVoU, Tor6nto, "both 
'Famous Playbfs houses, has broken 
the house record at each spot. 



MONTREAL 

7 His lkIajMty*0 — "Treasure 'Island^**' 
':rrinceH8 — "Gay Parse." 

Palace — "Broadway M«lody" (3d 
♦eek). 

Xoen'a — "The Duke Steps Out." 
Imperial — "The Power of Silence." 
t' Strand — Change!). 
Kmpresa — Changes. ■ . , . 
Orphenm-^Stock. 

U«y«ty — Burlesque. , 



. Both, the Sunday cWsing act and 
the children's act aiipeals came b«- 
fbte Court of Appeals Here last 
w^^h. Decisions were 'not reached 
In either case. Appeal' agaSnSt act 
bkiTlng minors under. 16 from pic- 
ture houses had been kept quiet, 
and It was thought this appeal 
would not .be taken ;wlth a view to 
placating Quebec government on 
Sunday closing. Action shows that 
light Is on In both cases and will be 
carried to Privy Council In Ixmdon. 

■■ First big top under coyer, Hagen- 
beck-Wallace, played to fair houise 
for week. 



'■ Things are getting set for the an- 
wual . meeting of the Theatre Own- 
era' Association of Quebec next 
nionth. .Provfncial KxhIbitors' As- 
sbclatlon, also /n May. baa plenty 
problems. There is a good deal of 
~,lllBaatIafajitlon...O,inong members, and 
nlany are talking of df opplng'ihem-'" 
bershlp. ■ . , : . 

i Drive against 'speakeasies here 
■which operate aftir 11 at night has 
Kiaulted in about 16 drlnk-and- 
dtince resorts banding together for 
W^al defense. Frequenters are. be- 
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eonvlctlon, and':'dai|Ce hall, fans., ar^; 
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With the -work of all provincial 
legislatures of Canada except Mani- 
toba closed until 1930, and the Do- 
minion Parliament at Ottawa down 
to. routine, not' one bill affecting the- 
atrical business in any way was 
passed this year, a record. 

ACADEMY 

(Continued from page 37) 

seemed to be all right Monday 
night, but the main comes when the 
Saturday and Sunday shows pile up. 

Markus Sisters and Carleton 
Brothers were doing their stuff 
around 7:46 with the George Stan- 
jley's Georglft Crackerjacks (ITew 
lActs) next. 

I Countess Sonia Revue consumed 
about 21 minutes. Act appeared , to 
(good advantage here, with th» "I 
:thank you" tag on the countess 
iWprking up a refrain from the boys 
but front. Singing' particularly 
Ipleased with three of the men 
showing versatility by switching to 
an American topical and putting it 
over; Lillian Roth didn't ttnd the 
big house such a handicap ' and 
fared better than some of the 
femme singles at this place. 
' Jack' Wilson followed, and with 
iittlia* comedy' ahead found that 
downtown crowd a pushover. Wil- 
son used an encore demand to an- 
nounce the coming of the Tex Gui- 
nan picture next week. Closing was 
the Al Wohlman (New Acts) night 
club act. JiafK, 

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Five act bill here the first half 
with three of them coming In for 
New Act rating. No name or stand- 
ard turn in the layout with the Brst 
three -acts -registering -mlldly„:«nd 
the next -to-shut and closing turns 
sharing whatever honors there were 
to be' divided. Organ, accompani- 
ment wasn't of much help to those 
on early either. 

The Envoys, four-piece . Jazz band 
(New Acts), did all that could, be 
fexi)e<5ted;' wn'd' the te'W tbtch singer 
would h?.'»e gotten nowhere with-' 
but' her bTiii m^isical accompaniflts. 
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some of it familiar, closed. Comedy 
is of the burn' up vbrfety, most. of: 
It smartly handled, and ' both get 
laughs with their negro dialects and' 
both' deliver mammy vocals In good 
style, standing out on a lightweight 
program. 

In the trey spot were Flaherty 
and Stoning In comedy singing, 
talking and dancing, the span's, 
dancing being the principal value. 
He stands out with imitations of the. 
late Eddie Foy and In a "Daughter 
of Rosie O'Grady" bit, with the girl 
a la Pat Rooney, to fair returns. 

Manning, Lamotte and Martin 
(New Acts) deuced It In mild style 
with wop comedy talk. Joyce and 
Weston (New Acts)^ opened weakly. 

On the screen "dodless Girl" 
(Pathe) and sound news (Pathe). 
Biz at supper show Sunday fair. 

86TR ST. 

(Wired-vaudfilm) 

RKO'S Collegiate Show, the «me 
that constituted the first section of 
last week's Palace bill, playing here 
first half. 

Unit runs rather slow and strays 
a long - way from that Collegiate 
label which is justified principally 
by those rah-rah sweaters and a 
couple of mlscellaneouB itennants. 
Ada Brown, a No. 2 Aunt Jemima, 
is in the collegiate picture on a lib- 
eral dose of dramatic license. Nor 
Is there any 'varsity association 
with the flip vaudeville personified 
by Barry and Whltledge 

Madle and Ray with their rope 
twirling might get by as represents 
of the University 'of Oklahoma. 
That leaves Runaway Four and 14 
Brlcktops, red-headed gal orchestra, 
to carry out the campus idea. Pro- 
duction department had a show- 
manly thought when they decided to 
do an all-ColIeglate unit. It's still 
a showmanly thought, yet to be 
developed. 

DeMlIle's "Godless Olrl" (Pathe) 
OS. feature. Usual strong Sunday 
biz characteristic of this house. 



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know It and it now runs like a well 
made timepiece. 

Myrtle Boland, bill's one single 
act, held No. 2 -as well as .possible 
with Just the American's (down- 
stairs) supper show 'plano to receive 
the music cues. She is the modest 
straight singing woman as of yore 
and pleasing in the right spot. 
Deuce was the right spot here. 

Bertrond and Ralston, first of the 
mixed talk turns, held third and 
Hal ' Sands and Girls, ^irly flash, 
next. (Both New Acta.) Should 
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ality and the support of a little 
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enough to hold up her end. That 
"I should be killed if I'm found in 
the kitchen"* finish borrowed from 
the Avon Comedy Four may not be 
as large a surprise laugh now since 
it has been recorded on the talking 
screen and spread around. Most of 
the laughs f.or the boys were from 
the women In the audience, seem- 
ingly a tribute to their personable 
appearance. 

McLaughlin and Evans, In revival 
of their iEipartment ' house dropf and 
Tenth avenue dialog, are a perfect 
American entry with this turn and 
showed it Monday night. , 

The Andresens, man and woman 
-in-polo~balanclng,_witli_'.the..-Kood 
looking woman on the perc'h. were 
on the far end, finishing the bill 
about as- it started, with - Clinton 
and Stoner, mixed novelty act 

"Canary Murder Case" (Par), si- 
lent version, feature!. l.^erlcan h^s 
not beeii wired: Three-quarters 
downstairs for - the last evening 
shoWr Busine^ was up on (lie root. 

Bige. 



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(Wireit-Vaudfirm) 

Usual' Sunday "evening capacity.- 
Dame ushers' hod 'tifelr- bands, full 
keeping -standees Inside >opeB,' 

Vaude layout of five acts. 'cut Aim 
to length of "ThQ GodlesB'Glrl" (De 
Mine). Little Plplfaz tcted off -wlth; 
a birdie. Bi^ach' sqene 'b^kgrpulid' 
for c^own acrobat wltli felTo\/.°ajad 
girl as props for his- botnid' splUa, . 
dips, flops (uid twJsta. .' . .. a.' ' 

Entertainment ' mftrket tooK a ' 
slight dfp -with MUIetr,- FffcUet. la 
"The T^PS'" . -An Interrpgatorjr fl«t 
with' two men and' a wonian. Ask 
one another ludlijrous Questional 
'«ross-firlng with the answet wln^-- 
Ing up ".Tahi poor yap!" such as 
"why do Italians feed thelq Jiahlefl 
garlic?" "To find 'em In the.- dark, 
ya, poor ^ap." Some {hroaty' har- 
montelng and solo by woman iOlso 
throaty. Sings revl'val of "Some of 
These Days." Repeats It unneces- 
sarily t<it encore. ' , 

"Yesterthoughts," with ReglnalA • 
B. Mervllle and six people,' o'peh'ed 
well, wltb MerviUe as old man at 
radio tuning in on a newspaper 
program. Pahels show the broad- 
casters. Old man turns Off ^ach ' 
Impatiently, getting great' laughs, . 
Instead of building up the comedy 
thenceforth, the act switches to a 
Colonial house party on a Hallow- 
e'en, the sextet dancing In costpme 
and winding up 'Mth a "brasd eta°- 
semble finish — two trombones, a 
bass horn and three cornets. Audl- 
.eac^^relsponded but IndifCereiitly, 

Jinjmy ~Savo,'"HeadIInlng,""flad~Bir~ 
open field following "Tester-- 
tho.ughts." He laid 'em oAt,- stop- 
ping the show cold with his slow - 
motion dances assisted by Joan 
Fraiiza In.a hla^k rfdin^. outfit.' 

Eixcellent closer in The CoUegl- J 
iites, Harold Ringold an'd Craig and ' 
Qualntance with the four Spring' . 
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VARIETY 









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"VARIETY,*' March 13, 1929 

•at reinalned («r Cy Iiandry Iii 'Spring. la Her** 
to wham 'em with his eccentric dance epeolaltr." 

AM 



'TMES," March 12, 1929 

"And twice during the evening In 'Spring Is 
Here' a blank looking clown. Cy Landry by the 
program, plays astonlshjng almple tricks with hta 
anatomy. But, best Of all, he can shift from one 
Idea to an idea completely foreign through the 
most logical pantomimic transitions." 



J. Broob* Atkiiuon 



"EVENING WORLD," March 12, 1929 

"Cy IJandry In 'Spring la Hero' stops the show 
^Ith Hlr eccentric dancing. There should- be mor«- 
of Cy In 'Spring Is Here.'" 

Bide Dudley 



"HERALD tribune," March 12, 1929 

"There waa a oheerlnir bUrln th^ second part of 
'Spring la Here' ■nbea the droU arid isoipertucbable 
Gy Iiandry had the stage for a tew- minutes, with 
one of his amusing solo dances." 

Arthur RiM 



«'DAILY news," March 12, 1929 

"Cy lAndry In 'bprlng Is Here,* one of the best 
of Jelly dancers, sticks in his diverting speolalty." 

Bom* Mantle 



"EVENING graphic," March 12, 19^9 

"One Cy Landry, Jiist an eccentric dancing fool 
in 'Spring Is Here,' who does things with his torso, 
arms and legs that force the audience to do thlngri 
With lU hands' that phrase makers' <airi^ 
prolonged applause." 

£oau Sobel 




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