Variety (Dec 1929)

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62 V A RIE T Y Wednesday, December 4, 1929 HOLLYWOOD and Lose Alleles "Variety^ Office, TAFt BUILDING, Vine St. and Hollywood Blvd. Phone Hollywood 6141 first Universal ever to play the 4,300- seat Minnesota, ace Fubllx house. Metropolitan with four consecu- tive weeks of road shows, establishes a record for recent years, "After Dark" follows "A Connecticut Yan- kee." Attorneys for Alexander Pantaeres and Jack Dempsey and Jack Kearns appeared in Superior Judge Sproul's court and announced that the civil suit brought for $2,365, week's pay, by Dempsey and Kearns against the former theatrie. magnate had been settled out of court. Charles Jones and Charles Leasy bought the Flbtencita, L. A., from the Valuskls Film Corp. Union Square theatre, L. A., sold by F. B. Daniels to Posner & San- dow, operators, Pico theatre. Lola Adams Gentry, the 16cal Film Board's secretary, convalescing at the California hospital .from an operation. Harris Anderson now manager <if the Holly way; I». A. % , Fox West Coast reopened Brook lirn theatre, L. A., Nov. 28, David .^'riedlander managing. ^ i Carl Burns has taken' over the .yirgihla theatre, li. A., from Joe Qross. Beery, for housekeeping services. I from end to end with the passing Mrs. Van Diisen also , filed a claim of the Orpheum from stock to talk against Roberta Vance, fan mag ers. Orpheum started with ^'Broad- chatterer for ?26, claiming her son way Scandals." His Majesty's, last took care^of the writer's dog for legit house playing stock, had Mar- flve weeks witliout pay, | garet Anglin in Lady Windermere's ,Fan last week, l)Ut got nothing out The Long Bfeach Players, stock, of the w*y in groad. at the Capitol theatre. Long Beach, have disbanded. . ,; - After Charles King quit as pro- ducer two weeks ago the company agreed to keep oh, pro-rating pro-, ceeds. Pro .rata was nsg, although West Coast Theatres made a rent i -Kr^tv,,.^ t ■NT«<.v.««a/tn ^.^Wm^i. concession to help tl^e effort along. ^Nathan U Nathanson, ^fon^^ West Coast will put Its own stock T^f ^.nlVT,^ Wm^^^ company In the house, s^lit.week ?-;^--^^^^^^ ' joining him from completing, pur •'Bad Babies," reopened at the Fl-.1 ^^^.ff «■ big property for erection euGTo^ la having avouch time eet- theatre, may fall through. Mean tS W purchas.? a site throu-h the deoartSt Vtores °" n^^*" ^^''^et for a theatre through the department stores. | i^st April, but later took an option with the Royal Bank for another one. David A.^' Miller has leased the Merry land theatre, L. A., from David A. Miller, who has been op- erating the house since Mrs.-Gladys HoWells walked out several months ago. ' Amateur theatricals all the rage; Little Theatre making big progress. McGlll University group playing, to good returns. Wallace MaicDonald has been en- gaged to play the heavy in the oper- etta "Oh Susanna," formerly "Call: fomla," opening at the Manan' Christmas, .'night. George Rosner, will direct the book. Warner Brothiers paid $1«6,000 for two lots with 114-foot frontage on Pacific Bfbulevard, Huntington Pai;k, as probable theatre site. Mrs. Bernece Van Dusen filed salaity claims with the State Labor Board amounting to $10S against ■ Mrs. Margaret Beery, ^fe of Noah SAN FRANGISCd By WALTER RIVERS ^ _ , , , Mel Hulling, for the past year Rhoda Cross opened as the^,s»avey branch manager for Warner Broth In "Bad Babies" In place of Mildred here, left the organization sud Van Dorn, who had^ a conflicting ^gniy iagt week. Hulllrig had been film engagement .Rhoda is the ^jj^ Warners 10 years, daughter Of Leach Cross. . , ^ ,^ ^ , -r« Joyce Cole has opened a small Walter , Wpolf,^ ^arlptta King, gtock in the Hester Playhouse In Georgie Harris and William V. Mong g^^ jose for the operetta, "Oh Susanna," at the Mayan. Bud Murray will stage dances. "Porgy" (Theatre Guild) comes to the Lyceum New Tear's for a return engagement booked here by Mrs. Carlyle Stottj local Impresario. With "Radio Romance" as the stage attraction at the Minnesota, Publix put over a tie-up with Vic- tor radios. In' return for news- paper ad spreads by Victor ;radlo dealers, plugging the Minnesota iand its show as well as the raidlos, the theatre put on art exhibit of Victor radios. . Inasmuch as Victor and Radio ax6 associated In the manufacture and distribution of the Victor radio, and Inasmuch as Radio has the R-K-Q Orpheum theatre here In opposi- tion to Publix, the local rialto Is wondering how come the tie-up. DES MOINES iSerchel—Dark. ' Casino—"Innocents Parle", (bur. atock). Des Moines—"The Virginian." Oarden—"Cocoanuts," , ' Orpl»e0m—"Song of Kentucky"; viud^. raiaco—"Manhattan Cockfall." • Panin»onnt-^"Untamed." Prasldent—"Jonesy" (stock). Stmnd—"Hollywood Revue." Guervini & Co The L««oint Mi Larttit - ACCORDEON FACTORY in tilt, unlt«p 8t|ite> The oniy iTtctoir that makei ua tet^ it .Reedo — ami* by hand: 277'27S Columbu AMDUa San Franoiioa. Cat Ptm Cauloffuet INERS MAKEUP Est. Henry- C. Miner, Inc. OFFlf'F In dignified; up-to- \jrr i\^MU ^^^.g building . In heart , of thieatrlcal district.. Ex-, ceptional privacy and accessi- bility. Boom 201 S20 West 4Snd Street New lork Clts^ Chpne \n^e: 3380 V ■ Paramount, through Its subsidiary, Third and Broadway Co-, has filed suit against the Southern Califor- nia Edison Co. for f10,000. Para- mount claims the electric firm is de- linquent that amount for office rent in the Million Dollar theatre build- ing. The Orpheum, ■ Oakland (RKO) this week became a straight picture house. Maury O'Hearn; manager, Homer Curran's Geary theatre, ill of the flu. The Mahavier Sisters, en .route from Hollywood to New York, were a special attraction at the Casino, in addition to feature picture ahd bur- lesque stock this week. Clement-Walsh Players moving to Brandels, Omaha. Harold Twining, formerly of the^ orchestra at the Des Moines theatre, died iri Chicago from influenza. Grieater Des Moines Committee in- vestigating formation of a, company of resident actors as Des Moines Civic Theatre. Promoted by Arthur Oberfelder. If accepted, plan is to put up for sale $10,000 worth of callable preferred stock, each share of preferred to carry one share of common. Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton open In "Dear Mei" for a run In the Hollywood Playhouse starting- Dec. ^, ^ ^ ,22 for Henry Duffy. Expansion of RCA-PhOtophone' equipment In the Los Angeles dis- i Ray Leeds' has quit the Green trict, formerly handled "out of the street theatre company. San Francisco oflSce, has been made a separate division, with Seth Per- kins as representative. Theatre in- stallation and maintenance in Los Angeles still handled through San Francisco. DETROIT Cass—"Animal Crackers." Ijafayette—"Journey's End." iShnbert—"Broadway Nights." AVr.son—"Hallelujah" (>I-G-M road Corlnhe Wahl, former costume ^'*?,7>,^„o rr » %. ,,x ,.t ^, designer for Fa^ichon and Marco, L,CMoj^;;S"« tTp" (1st half). "Jonesy" now In the same capacity for. Inde- pendent producers at Tec-Art studios. Rudolph SchlldkraUt In Hollywood .Hospital following severe attack of ] asthma. **The One Best Cellar 'Bb Bb-' Bb CELLAR 6370 Hollywood Blvd. HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. Laffs-rFood—Surprises DOROTHEA ANTEL 226 W. 726 St., Niew York City The Sumhme Shoppe New Assortment of . CHRISTMAS CARDS READY 15 Cards In Box-r-$i.00 Postpsld SCENERY and DRAPERIES dCIIBLL SCENIC STUDIO. ColDmbiiB. O. Cecil B. DeMille Is equipping his, private • theatre with RCA-Photo-| phone although he makes his talk- ers with WE equipment. Pictures Fox—"Romance of Rio Grande." tTnlted Artlsts-^VTamlng of the Shrew." MlchlKsn^"Ulffaty." Paramoont—VVlrgthlan." Fisher—"Forward Pass." State—"Rio Rita." Madison—"Oh. Tealh." ■ Adnms—"Mysterious Island." Oriental—"Skinner Steps Out." The Hollywood .resumes a com binatlon policy Dec. 29. The house discontinued vaude six wfeeks ago "Hot Dominoes" new name for S. J. Stebbins has resigned as "Chanticleer" Idea with Les Klicks, manager of the Fox Detroit theatre Pall Mall and Toots NoVelle. and will locatis In Hollywood. Sono-Art World Wide started George Trendle,' who announced with a desk with Educational. Now his resignation as Detroit manager has" half the. exchange space, for Kunsky-PubllXj efteotive Jan. 1, Johnny Bannerman is. Educational enter the radio broadcasting Exchange booker succeeding Jac-^ [ business in association with Howard quellne Ponedel. Pierce and John H. .Kunsky. Lydia Teamans Titus is in the Sylvian Lodge Hospital from a] paralytic stroke. • Production on "All Quiet oh the Western Front" (Universal) tem- porarily delayed by a ' fire in the school house . on one of the sets. William McCaffery in Hollywood and scouting acts for Keith. MONTREAL His Majesty's—Stock. I*ala«e "So This Is ColleEre." Capitol—!'The Virginians." L6ew'f^—"Return of Sherlock Holmes,'' Imperial—"The Wagon MaeteV,'? Princess—"Her Private Affair." Orpliea--—"Broadway Scandnls." , EmpresB'—Double bin. Strand—Double bill. Rox7—"The Prince and the Dancer." Oayety—Burlesque (Mutual). The main street is now sound During the showing here of the Mary Brothers' show,* "Animal Crackers,'' Paramount cancelled all suburban run dates on the Marx ferothers' picture, "Cocoanuts." An experiment in rendering a ref: eree's fight decision was tried here last week at the Lomskl-Belanger fight at Olympia. By means of an electric score board the points gained by each fighter were posted at the close of ^ach rpuhd .so the audience knew at all thne&the num ber Of points credited to each fighter and could tabulate the points before the last round. MINNEAPOLIS MetropoIltaii^"A Connecticut Tankee.' Shubert—"Sally . (Batnbrldge stock) Pantages^VThe Charlatan"; Vaude. Pnlnce—Burlesque (stocky. MItinesota—"Untamed"; Publix stage show, David Rublnoff, guest Conductor. Centnry -7— "Welcome Danger". (2d wetk), • : State—"Footlights and Fools," RKO-Orphoam—"Marianne." Lyric—•'Skln Deep." Aster—"Darkened Rooms," Orand^"Why Bring That UpT" loop run). (2d =^^ The'-Astor'this^eelc Starts a-first run policy at 35c. scale, leaving Grand only loop second-run week- stand house. ST. PAUL Metropolitan—"Blossom Time." Audltorlam—"The Miracle." JWvlerar—"Footlights and Fools." BKO - Orpheom ,— "Tanned ,Legs" vaude. . • •• .- Paramoont—"Broadway." Strand'—"Cockeyed World." Tower—"Forward Pass," • builders brought balcony too far down over orchestra. Seneca hotel Is trying out night club idea during holidays, offering' stage entertainment and Blum's Commanders orchestrtu RKO Palace now playing seven acts Instead of five, to meet Loisw'a vaude competition. Goln^ in for heavy local exploitation. Burlesque of "Faust" by Mask and Wig Club of University of P6nnsylvanla plays Lyceum theatre April 9, PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway—"Dynamite." United Artists—"Taming of the Shrew'< (2d week). Aldei^"MystoTlou8 Island." Portland—^'Tbe Mighty." Blalto—"Woman Trap." (ftluslq Box—"Evidence." ' Blue Moiise—VSkln Deep.T . Orphenm—"R16 Rita". (2d week), I Oriental—"The Hottentot." Dufwin-—Hienry Duffy Players. AQdltorlom—"Rip Jtlta" (Legit) About 100 northwest theatres, mostly Indle, attended ahual meet* Ing of Northwest Allied Exhibitors here, Frank Blight, Salem, is presi- dent: ^Jack Gault, p.a. for Publix Port- land, put all house's 24-sheet bill- boards upside dowh. House got callSi but doubtful. if -stunt sold tickets. • Portland Civic Theatre presented "Dear Brutus" at Studio theatre. George McMurphy, now manager of the (Parker-Fox) Adleir. He was a band leader, and this is his first managerial trick. BALTIMORE By BRAWBROOK Maryinnd—"Pleasure Bouiid." Ford's—"Blind Windows," Play Arts—"Offloer 606," Vagabond—"Poor, Ite^r Mother." The! Vagabonds (Little Theatre) are staging a full length play, "Poor Dear Mother," a comedy by Stuart Clibson. (Sunday Sun), this week. Evelyn Vaughah (Mrs. William J, Quinn, Jr.) is in title role. Isham Jones and orchestra accept booking for Boulevards of Paris night club, which plans two "name" orchestras a month. T. M. Gushing, director Play Arts Theatre here, who discbvered Vir- ginia. Fox, -how t^he prima donna in "Rose Marie," has a new find, Ade- line Barber, who will play Jose- phine in the Play Arts revival of 'Pinafore." St. Paul tlayers, offering only legit hope with Casey stock folded up, did a good business with six performances of *'Llliom" at $1.50 top. Hotel Lowry doing a turnaway business with Its Saturday NIte club. Eddie Dunstedter, former Publix organist, is musical director and m. c. * Managers not afraid of ':Holy week this yeiar as they are agreed business -can't be much worse. Only one good week chalked up anywhere and Publix Paramount -did it with Gold Diggers of Broadway." ROCHESTER, N. Y. Lyoeanv—^Thurston, BKO Palace-^"Jazz Heaven"-Vaude. . RKO Temple—"Rio Rita" (4tn week). Loew's Boche9ter-^"Dynamlte"-vaude. Bnstman—"Taming of the Shrew," Piccadilly—"Is Everybody Happy?" Begent—"Gold Diggers" {10th week). Fay's—"Mississippi Gambler" Bradna's Circus. •Little Theatre—"Village of Sin." ■Vlotorla^VaudfUm- Btrsnd—Change. Family—<3hange. Dumb acts are at premium- at Loew's Rochester, due to the fact audience in many parts. of house cannot hear stage voices. 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