The Film Daily (1930)

THE 12 ■3&>* DAILY Sunday, July 6, 1930 C Presentations f) By JACK HARROW BR CAPITOL APPEARANCE MARKS WARING'S RETURN A program of popular entertainment interspersed with bits from the great composers is currently holding the Capitol stage. With Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians as the center of interest, it is a decided treat for the lover of music. The selections range from the fast, irresponsible tunes typifying the modern-day spirit to the austere, vibrant and soul-stirring music of the classical school. This, the first appearance of the Waring aggregation in New York since it left some half year ago on a Pacific Coast tour, reveals the orchestra to good advantage. On its program is a group of popular songs splendidly interpreted. There are also a number of specialties by individual members of the group. For those who still find the classical composers a source of pleasure there has been arranged an overture comprising selections from the works of Bizet, Mendelssohn, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Gounod, Fritz Kreisler and Ippolitow-Ivanow. OLIVE FAYE HEADS CAST OE PARAMOUNT SHOW A neat little show, labeled "Sportland" and with a cast headed by Olive Faye of the last Earl Carroll "Vanities" production, holds forth on the Paramount stage this week. In addition to Miss Faye there are Sis and Buddy Roberts, Stan Kavanagh, George Beatty and the Dave Gould Girls, combining to put on a melange of revue material that is just about right for summer entertainment. This also is the occasion of the first New York Paramount appearance of Oscar Baum, musical director from the Minneapolis in Minneapolis, and he gives the orchestra a fresh pepping up. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY Attractions for Picture Theatres j Standard Vaudeville Acts 1600 Broadway, New York City Phone Penn. 3580 POPULAR MUSIC COMBINED WITH CLASSICAL AT ROXY The stage show at the Roxy this week presents a melange of classical and popular music, which provides the accompaniment for a number of well-executed dance features. Amid a setting of the Louis Sixteenth period Patricia Bowman and Porta Povitch offer a dance interpretation of Paderewski's "Le Menuet," which is done in song by Ablee Stewart and Vera Bedford. Another charming bit on the program, Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from "La Giaconda." Miss Bowman dances to this number assisted by the Roxy Ballet and the Thirty-two Roxyettes. Tschaikowsky's "Andante Cantabile," sung by the Roxy Chorus, rounds out the classical program. Among the popular airs are "Limehouse Blues," from the first "Chariot Revue" to be presented in this country, and "Pique Dame," by von Suppe. Lucille Fields supplies the vocal accompaniment to the first, while the ballet dances in a setting representative of the Chinese section of London. The other is played with Joseph Littau wielding the baton. The current Roxy program is one of varied appeal, with vivid settings and plenty of color. Chicago Comment Chicago Morris A. Salkin has been appointed sales manager for DeForest here, succeeding Freddy Martin, who recently resigned to take a job with Educational. Midwest headquarters of Congo Pictures have been opened in the Universal Building here by C. F. Rose. The zoning conference is in its fourth week and thus far the confab has accomplished little except a tentative down-state plan. Rumor has it that John Balaban will assume full charge of the Publix interests in the Middle West and Canada on Sept. 1. His offices, it is said, will be removed from Chicago to New York. I'ublix sales employees of the Chicago-Detroit district met here Tuesday. William H. Pine, of the B. & K. publicity department, was in charge. Bristol, Tenn. — Construction is to start here soon on a 1.300-seat theater for Publix. The cost will be $300,000. Lorain, O. — K. Zeigob, recovered from a long illness, will reopen the Cozy as a silent picture house. Winfield, la. — A proposal to present motion pictures on the Sabbath has been voted down. Cleveland — Frank E. Belles, formerly connected with Standard Film Service Co., is now with Richard Deutsch. Olympia, Wash. — Keith McCormick has succeeded Guil Homan as manager of the Avalon. Cleveland — John Higgins, manager of Loew's Alhambra was drowned in Lake Erie recently. Winnipeg, Man. — Arthur Bressler has reopened the Park. Toledo— Walter S. Caldwell is again in the picture business after an absence of three years, and is now managing Loew's Valentine. Portland, Ore. — Roseway has been closed for the summer. Berlin — Ufa has released its first educational program-filler with sound, "At the Edge of the Sahara." Mansfield, O. — Sol Bernstein has purchased the capital stock of the Ritz and will personally operate it. Chagrin Falls, O.— J. B. Cagney and Herbert Ochs have leased the Falls to O. E. Sellick, who will operate the house himself. Laredo, Tex.— Strand has been reopened as a talker house. Corpus Christi, Tex. — R. & R. chain has opened the Melba here. The house seats 1,000. Lubbock, Tex.— Mrs. G. T. Scales has reopened the Lyric with sound pictures. Akron, O. — Mrs. Gertrude E. Moore has again' taken possession of the Ideal here. Torrington, Conn. — Construction gets under way here soon on a Warner Bros, house to cost $750,000. The chain now controls every theater in this city. Ipswich, Mass. — A theater is to be built by the Philip Smith Theatrical Enterprises on the site of the Opera House, which was recently razed by fire. The house to be equipped for sound, will be called the Strand. Mr. Emery will be retained as resident manager. Colma, Cal. — E. P. Jones and Roy Butler have purchased the Colma from Frank Garibaldi. The house is l to undergo improvements, including the installation of sound equipment. St. Louis — Progressive Pictures Corp. has promoted Nate Sunely from shipping clerk to city salesman. Vallejo, Cal. — Fox West Coast is rebuilding the Vallejo, destroyed by fire, in the spring. Pittsburgh — Joe Wolf has been made branch manager for Columbia in this city as successor to Jim Sharkey, who has been promoted to district manager. Framingham, Mass. — George Sumter has been succeeded by W. B. Howe as manager of the St. George. Multnomah, Ore. ■ — Capitol has been acquired by George W. Gould. Cleveland — Paramount has transferred August Valentour, local advertising sales manager, to Pittsburgh. He is succeeded by W. Williams, formerly of the Pittsburgh exchange. Quincy, 111. — Herman Nelson has disposed of the Star to John Miller of the Colonial. St. Louis — Distribution of Epic pictures and Big Four talking westj erns in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois has been taken over by the Progressive Pictures Corp. Cleveland — L. F. Weintz has been made office manager of the local Warner exchange, now in new quarters at East 23rd St. and Payne Ave. 1 TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN !THE Of FILM DOM David W. Griffith, Inc., a $50,000,000 corporation, formed. New York and Chicago bankers interested. 500,000 shares of stock for public offering. * * * Betty Compson productions to be distributed by Goldwyn. * * * RobertsonCole to release 36 for coming season. * * * Pathe to handle four Federal Photoplays yearly and probably series of Robert Brunton features.