Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

4 ....Flickerings From Flicker land.... Ivinda makes it even, doesn’t it. But we do like Abe Lyman’s orchestra and one does see a lot of famous people, so what’s the difference? WINTER GARDEN — Otto Hoag, the popular chef, is back and is making some radical changes in the menus. Thank goodness. Grover Frankie and his revue continues to please. The service is better. PLANTATIO N — This place has ceased to advertise, so they must be making money. It is a nice place to go. Probably one of the best appointed cafes in the city. We like it, and the music is all right. JAHNKES — We can’t say much for their revue, but Andrew E. (Jazz) Kline is the boy that keeps the crowd happy. Yes, there is a crow’d now. The orchestra is getting better and better, day by day, in every way. CLUB ROYAL — Ah, a new orchestra and two bouncers to keep the cash customers amused. Their dancing contests seem to be drawing the crowds. Thank Earl Burtnett for the pleasing change. TURKISH VILLAGE— A cigarettesomething in a tall glass — a sticky cake on a tiny plate — a lot of smoke — low voices — incense — a pretty face — a check — your hat — one flight of creaky stars— the cold air — goo’ night. They you ride home — thinking pleasantly of Charlie Mans — wearing his red fez. MARCELL’S — Ah, “The Hollywood Follies.” But what does the “Hollywood” mean. That we have been unable to find out. However, it does look very nice in the ads. That is enough for Mr. Brandstratter. Jack and June Laughlin are still staging a revue weekly and are really getting over some clever stuff — now and then. The food and music is up to the minute. ITALIAN VILLAGE— Another village! But this is good. Lee Bergstrom and his orchestra have made quite a hit with his new piece entitled “True Eyes.” The noon-time luncheons are also making a hit. We like it better night by night. CALIFORNIA CAFE— Besides Gus Haritos ,the canaries and fine food, one cannot want much else, can one? One doesn’t, that’s all. One trial proves this fact. If you’ve never been there you’ve been missing a lot. VERNON — Business on week nights is slowing down now, but during those warm evenings, everyone sure RARE AND EFFICIENT ASSISTANCE The other day we were visiting the various sets on the Universal “Lot” and during our travels we eventually came upon the Justice Tribunal, so vividly described by Victor Hugo in the “Hunchback of Notre Dame.” There must have been a couple of hundred people about in their various atmospheric costumes of that particular period. The majority of them seemed in an aimless mood, while Mr. Wallace Worsley was darting here and there trying to bring the correct order out of a seeming chaos. It wasn’t long before we noticed two young men, each of whom seemed to spring out from nowhere, and in a jiffy the scene transformed itself into an orderly gathering of the lower peasantry of France — all agog, and interested in the probable fate of Esmeralda. I discovered their names to be Jack Sullivan, who at one time assisted Eric von Stroheim, and the other was a man we had often heard pleasant stories about — to wit: James — or more effectionately known as Jimmie Dugan by thousands of players of small parts, if we judged a man by the tales told of him, especially by the very people he had employed in the past, then there isn’t any doubt, and it would be logical for Jimmie to wear a larger sized hat. Recommendations such as these should be the greatest assets to an assistant director, which incidently is proof enough that the picture game is in a healthier and cleaner state. James Dugan should be a very proud boy indeed, to have everyone speak so highly of his character and efficiency, nor “strutted their stuff.” Funny how the weather effects this place. Maybe a warmer greeting would help. HOLLYWOOD STADIUM — Sure been having the classy fights and the classy crowds lately. Keep it up, Roy Marshall, you’re the boy who hands out the knockouts. Why, this place of leather encounters is even taking the business away from Vernon on Tuesday nights. S’ALL THIS TIME. Gotta go grab a bit of sleep. We sure been a bunch o’ busy birds this week. Had a lot of laughs, didn’t we? See you all in the next number with a couple of new pleasure palaces added as a featture. Announcement Extraordinary! “The Ragtime Chocolate Girl” ETHEL BROADHURST suggests that you have your next LUNCHEON, DINNER or AFTERTHEATRE REFRESHMENTS at Browns Chocolate Shop 731 South Broadway, or 217 West 6th St., East of Broadway A Lady Always Appreciates a Box of “RAGTIME” Chocolates Manufactured by BROWN’S CANDY COMPANY must it be understood that because we haven’t been saying the same things about Jack Sullivan, that there isn’t any reason on our part from refraining in saying so, but we thought that you would understand that when two individuals are mentioned in the same article that it is obvious that both are tarred with the same brush, so Jack can take comfort to himself in the thought of our intention. He is greatly liked by employer and employee, but what we really started out to say was that Wallace Worsley is to be greatly congratulated in having such efficient assistants, where assistance and great knowledge of technical necessities are requisites of a finished product, such as JIMMY DUGAN and Jack Sullivan represent. Walter Long, who has just completed the role of Captain Forbes in the Maurice Tourneur production of “The Isle of Dead Ships,” has been cast for a leading part in the new picture which the Sacramento Picture Corporation is now preparing.