The Film Daily (1929)

10 DAILY Sunday, December 15, 1929 1 * Siatmm^aa^tmtgim Presentations By HERBERT S. BERG, HARMONIZERS GIVE CLASS SHOW ATPARAMOUNT A very classy show at the Paramount this week, with the Ingenue Harmonizers, the girl aggregation from Ziegfeld's "Follies" dishing out some snappy melodies. The set was beautiful, showing a blue sky background with the girls in gorgeous costumes handling their harmonizing in great form. Specialties included numbers by 12 saxophonists, 10 banjoists, 9 accordionists and 8 violinists. Jean Boydell, the eccentric comedienne, had them laughing continuously with her goofy contortions and clever pantomime. Ruby Keeler was on for a short session with some of her fast stepping. But the show was practically all the harmony girls, and they didn't need any more, for they were top-notch. Boris Petroff spread himself on a very effective stage set. CAPITOL straw IS SWING FARE Entertainment satisfying from any angle you care to look at it is the show that occupies the Capitol stage this week. Perfect in its way, it combines a high artistic quality with an entertainment value of a high order. Entitled "Toytown," it is appropriate to the season, dealing as it does with an old toy maker who sees his creations come to life, and is set against a fantastic and boldly-executed background realistically suggestive of a toy bazaar. Across this scene move a group of entertainers of revealing merit. Ivan Triesault as the toy master, speaks not a word, yet by virture of a remarkable pantomimic gift he makes his points with perfect meaning. Second to him must be set a team of European acrobatic dancers whose work is considerably off the beaten path. Carlton Emmy appears with a troupe of dogs of surprising talent. Aileen Clark, coloratura, sings pleasingly, while Mile. Pavla dances prettily. The Chester Hale girls, tricked out as dolls, do splendid work. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 SPIRITED GYPSY OFFERING IN ROXY'S HEADLINE SPOT Spirited action, color and assorted music are embraced in "Cziganyok," which, translated, means something about gypsies and is currently holding forth in the headline spot of the stage show at the Roxy. Against a verdant woodland setting, these romantic itinerants are depicted in folk songs and dances, with Patricia Bowman and Leonide Massine offering a whirlwind tribal dance in which they are joined by the ballet corps and Roxyettes. Other musical leads in this act are Harold Van Duzee, Frederic Fradkin and Elizabeth Biro, while the Roxy Chorus plays its vocal part in the ensemble. Another choice bit on the program, and comparatively the most outstanding is a staging of the song, "Marching Home To You," with Jose Santiago and the Male Chorus. Opening on a lone soldier singing in semidarkness, the scene goes into an ensemble of soldiers on the march, with the song leader appearing effectively in a spotlight overhead. "Dancing Feet" which gets its title from the fact that a line of naked pedals in action alone is exposed when the curtain gets its first lift, is a neat stepping number put on by Markert's Roxeyttes with customary precision and radiance. Griselle's "Nocturne," interpreted by the Roxy ballet corps in ballet and scenic form, is another pleasing bit. For the overture an enjoyable melodic jamboree, Hosmer's "Southern Rhapsody," hit the right spot. New Managers in Memphis Memphis — Cecil Vogel, formerly manager of Loew's Columbia in Washington, has become manager of Loew's State here, and A. B. Morrison, who was at the Pantages until it closed last June, now is handling the Palace, it is announced by City Manager Ernest Emerling. For 7 Fox Westcoast Houses "This Thing Called Love," has been booked day and date for a week run at Fox-West Coast theaters in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, and Tacoma, starting Dec. 19. Veteran Salesman Dies St. Louis — Funeral of Lew Bent, veteran salesman, was held here recently. Bent succumbed to an illness which extended over a period of two years. He was last with RKO. Tobin With RKO St. Louis — Tommy Tobin, formerly with Premier Pictures, now is with RKO in a sales capacity. Rodgers Opens Gem Cairo, 111.— Mrs. I. W. Rodgers opened her new Gem here recently. MORE REGULAR FELLOWS OBEY RELIEF FUND URGE (Continued from Page 4) Sweetser, Jo Chadwick, Frankie Ogden, A. McRae, David Bershon, Harold Harden, Edna Brooks, D. J. McNerney, Maude Rich ards, L. W. Tuck, F. W. Talbot, R. C. Hill, G. G. Maxey, Estyl McMaster, Dorothy Lowe, Jack Burke, Sid Shubach, Willa Pontius, Mrs. De Vore, Frank Haw, David Tytherleigh, Peggy Taylor, Bertha Clement, D. L. Spracher, Mrs. C. M. Scott, Shirley Schaffer, H. Neal East, Helen Ogden, Marie Parmenter, Dorothy Ducret, Dee Russell, F. A. Musgrave, Beatrice Morrison, Al Bloom, Lorraine Edwards, Evelyn Taylor, Edward Briggs, Jimmy Dugan, Vivian Freudenberg, Claudine Christy, G. H. Van Dusen, Emma lnbahl, Irene Follett, Clara Nelson, Mrs. Wilburn, Katherine Dyrness, Ted Hackley, nd L Hudson, B. W. Rucker, Roberta B. Lynch, G. I. Appleby, George Leska. Cincinnati Contributors James Harris, R. O. Laws, M. Meyer, H. England, J. Costello, Dale Walker, Edna Campbell, C. Wright, Carrie Reis, May Robinson, D. Thacker, Lula Brosz, Alice Morrow, T. Kan Brell, M. Lummins, J. McDonald, Irene Cook, Irene Lowe, G. Egbers, G. Long, R. Rothstein, C. Gurren, Wilbur Hethington, D. Duff, Marvin McNamee, D. Dwyer, T. F. Holden, Ray Hughes, R. Kayser, L. Seltzer, N. Levene, W. Schwemberger, M. Rissover, A. Zieverink, A. Rouvier, E. Zell, Maurice White, R. Majoewsky, N. Gronotte, C. Schrage, M. Murphy, M. Rickel, P. Maun, M. Gerson, G. Steinberg, H. Albrinck, Mary Ruff, Carl Cruze, Earl Jennings, Viola Tomin, H. Silverberg, Ora Frazier, M. Hayes, E. Parker, S. W. Spence, R. SkirboU, H. Rullman, M. Naegel, G. Turlukis, C. Goodwin, F. Hartlaub, B. Parker, May Howard, L. Klar, F. Albach, F. Schomaker, M. Gottlieb, M. Blachslegger, P. E. Krieger, E. Inkrot, M. Richel, A. House, E. Hedger, L. iSchmidt, A. Keck, F. Weitsel, S. Hecker, A. Hamilton, Irene Hecker, M. Lowe, L. Gustin, D. Hecker, E. Ringer, J. McLay, Clara Duecker, Mary Cartwright, Sarah Brown, Helen Schaar, R. Gorbold, L. Tietzen, R. F. Cloud, P. Brokamp, M. Baughan, H. Fleming, A. Bentler, I. Libson, A. Libson, Wm. Clark, C. Harrison, R. O. Burns, B. Levine, L. Hudson, Clara Zenz, L. Kastle, H. Geldrich, M. Mace, H. Turner, M. Steinweis. H. Schuster, L. Ridgeway, B. Spence, J. M. Johnston, A. Welling, A. Heskamp, C. Fismer, W. C. Bachmeyer, Mary McHugh, M. Beneking, Agnes Burke, G. Dorothy, Marie Dexter, Betty Eckstein, C. Fitzgerald, Dorothy Franz, Dorothy Serick, Helen Gamel, Dolores Rogan, Jessie Huston, Ray Hood, Clara Hallam, A. Kelly, Dorothy Kruse, J. Neth, G. Overberg, Opal McNamee, Rose Schmidt, Viola Hartlaub, Helen Bell, G. A. Smith, S. Bocklage, Jack Rodman, G. Rhoten, L. Montague, R. Spencer, A. Breen, Mary Mayo, V. Von Lehman, E. Kaffenberger, Marie Miller, L. McCann, F. Reidel, T. Day, W. Hunter, V. Bradshaw, J. Christian, Mary McGee, Cora See, E. iSheppard, L. McDermott, L. Fisher, Clara Henry, Gus Heineke, Bob Morse, J. Juengling, F. Voss, L. Taney, Edith Schman, J. Large, A. Berner, Evelyin McNamee, Joe Saladin, C. Slater, I. Taylor, H. J. Michalson, J. G. Wilson, L. W. Holthaus, G. J. Boudot, P. W. Kimball, W. Watson, J. Costello, N. Blaicher, H. Siebler, T. Lewis, A. Miller, B. Dickson, V. Sebree. M. Somers, E. Binder, H. Schlotterberck, M. Miller, Cliff Lehman, H. Rollins, N. Kaplan, T. Saunders, J. Gardner, R. Williams, R. England, E. Parks, A. Hobt, M. Sharin, E. Greer, W. Cuto, E. Osage, F. Herman, E. Schilferth, W. Williams, V. Schroeder, L. Herring, M. Volmer. M. Brecking, W. Burns, S. Heusar. Helen Burge, N. Bregsten, H. Bugie, E. M. Booth, Lottie Lee, A. Lammert, Gladys Dale, A. Walters, V. Brown, M. Helmuth, M. Brown, T. Byrne. L. Wiethe, H. Krohm, V. Kelly. Chicago Contributors Felix Mendelssohn, Clyde W. Eckhardt, Phil Dunas, Max Stahl, Carl Leserman, B. N. Judell, J. O. Kent, H. S. Lorch, W. B. Benjamin, I. W. Mandel, C. R. Lindau, Edward Grossman, H. M. Herbel, N. H. Moray. D. E. Rice, C. E. Ford, Helen Dolak, Katherine Roemer, Edna A. Pfister. Those AMPAS » By JACK HARROW ER a TPHE TIME has come to cast a ■*■ laurel wreath in the general direction of Eddie Klein, president of those AMPAS. Eddie has been backing up his promises of what he would do if elected with real performance. A splendid example of it was furnished those fortunate enough to attend the weekly luncheon yesterday at the Paramount grill. Those who missed it — Well, it's just too bad, that's all. * * * He lined up as the guest speaker Roy Dickinson, associate editor of "Printers' Ink" (Weekly). Dickinson delivered one of the most interesting and constructive talks that has ever been heard at an AM PA meeting. In fact it probably rates one of the best addresses ever given at any kind of an advertising confab. This national authority chose as his topic: "A National Survey of the General Business Outlook With It's Effect On Theaters." * * * Before he had traveled five minutes, we were wishing we were a stenog so we could get down every trenchant word he uttered. That boy cut right to the heart of the entire problem that now confronts the nation, i.e., how to re-establish confidence in the minds of the public that the nation is fundamentally and economically sound, in spite of the recent debacle in Wall St. He showed an unusual grasp of the motion picture setup, and more particularly the specialized problems confronting the advertising and publicity man. * * * Dickinson paid an impressive compilment to the industry by conceding that through American films penetrating to the four corners of the world, the peoples of the earth have developed a higher appreciation of every manufactured article that goes into the home as well as personal apparel. He said that Hollywood pictures have raised the standard of living in every civilized country, resulting in an enormous increase in manufacture of class product in every field. He made the significant statement that American manufacturers of standard advertised products could practically subsidize exported film at the rate of $1 a foot because of the tremendous aid American film producers have given in popularizing every conceivable kind of manufactured article. * * * If your Thursday luncheon hour isn't set aside to giving your broker a hard luck story, then by all means trial your pups over to the Paramount grill — and get an earful of worthwhile dope once every week — for the price of one berry — and a darn good meal thrown in gratis. We thank you.