Inside facts of stage and screen (Jan 11 1930)

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PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 1930 Published Every Saturday One Year - $4.00 Foreign ... $5.00 'MISSION PHI IN 0000 SHOT. SEES on 10 SEN! TEL-A-PHONEY b)) JAMES MADISON Hello, Mae West. Hello, J. P. Medbury. Advertising Rates on Application As a bi-monthly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, No- vember 17, 1924, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. As a weekly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published by Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. 800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Telephone TUcker 7832 JACK JOSEPHS ...... President and Editor ARTHUR WM. GREEN .... Vice Pres, and Counsel WILLIAM C. OWENS ... Secretary and General Manager Vol. XI Saturday, January 11, 1930 No. 2 Old shows are not popular in this town even at bargain prices. The legit impresarios should see the point, for it has been clearly demonstrated several times in the past few months. At the Majestic, Edward Everett Horton tried to revive “The Dover Road” and “The Cardboard Lover” and he couldn’t take them off fast enough. At the Vine Street “Merely Mary Ann” did the least of the Marjorie Rambeau group, while at the Hollywood Play- house “The Climax,” “Dear Me,” “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary” and “The Masquerader” should have taught Duffy his lesson. The terrible catastrophe that was the engagement of “Abraham Lincoln” at the El Capitan pointed a moral. It isn’t the price that attracts. There was nothing wrong with any of these shows. They were admirably cast and well pro- duced and the fact that they were bargains meant nothing. The public would have none of them, and that means much. It may be prognosticating pessimistically but it is our judgment that “The Cat and the Canary,” at the President, admirable though it is, and “It Pays to Advertise,” coming to the Hollywood Playhouse, are slated for a repetition of the display of non-interest of the theatregoer. It cannot be that there is a dearth of new material, nor is it reasonable to suppose that the royalties are so high as to be prohibitive when the excellent attendance accorded new shows recently are considered. It is difficult to understand, however, why the dramatic archives are dug into and speci- mens revived that have been considered obsolete both for the stage and screen. It does not take clairvoyant powers to foresee the result. It may be sacrilegious to tamper with Shakespeare but we must observe that “the NEW play’s the only thing in L. A.” The police commissioners this week requested the city prosecu- tor’s office to draft an ordinance whereby the police department could close a theatre for any rea- son they deemed sufficient. The ordinance would then -be sent to the city council for acceptance. It was explained that the ruling requested is not intended to in- terfere in anywise with the presen- tation of legitimate shows, but is necessary to keep out immoral exhibitions and gyp places. STEINER AT RKO Max Steiner, New York musical conductor, has arrived in Holly- wood to become associate musical director at the RKO Studios, col- laborating with Victor Baravalle. COMING JAN. 30th “POOP, BOOP A-DOOP GIRL” “CHIC” KENNEDY Turn to Page 10 Has a Desert Built to Aid ‘Rio’ Draw SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10. — To show the lengths to which pub- licity -sharks must go to execute their ideas, consider the difficulties of Harry Hartman, San Diego division manager for the Fox Theatres. The show is “The Romance of the Rio Grande” which depicts some desert scenes. Hartman wise- ly considered that a reconstructed desert scene in a show window would attract attention. He needed some skeletons for the purpose but found it impossible to get the proper stuff. So he went to a meat packing house and got a batch of bones for a five-case note. Bushes, cactus and sand completed the realistic vista with the proper effects for the center- piece of a cow’s skeleton. RE-SIGN HELEN KAISER Helen Kaiser has been given a new contract by Radio Pictures. She has played in Radio’s “Rio Rita,” “Tanned Legs” and “Dance Hall.” ED. CHENEY Featured in F. & M.’s “Let’s Pretend Idea” and Dance Director for Fanchon and Marco “The Mission Play,” John Steven McGroarty’s time honored pageant- drama of early California history and the founding of the missions, is anticipating the present 1930 season as one of the most success- ful in its history. The production is already away to a good start on its nineteenth season. Opening on New Year’s with a matinee, the historic drama registered a sell-out of its 1493 seats and grossed $1550 at the opener. The San Gabriel Play- house in which the production is staged, was completely filled again at each of the performances on the following Saturday and Sun- day. The show will undoubtedly bene- fit this year from the tourist crop that Southern California is draw- ing. as a result of the heavy cold which is sweeping the states east of the Rockies. National recogni- tion is also being given the pro- duction this year in view of the fact that on February 17 next, occurs the 3000th performance which is a record in American theatre annals. Incongruous as the comparison may be, this rec- ord outstrips “Abie’s Irish Rose” in its long Broadway run by sev- eral hundred. Play’s Schedule Playing on a six-a-week sched- ule with matinees every day but Monday and evening performances on Wednesday and Saturday, the show. expects business to justify running until the middle of April. Opening this - season, the Play- house has effected a few improve- ments to benefit the presentation, new border lights, baby spots and large arcs being installed and the cast has been completely recos- tumed, many of the garments be- ing imports from Spain. R. D. MacLean, veteran Shake- spearean, begins his seventh year in the play’s leading role as Fray Junipero Serra, and Irmalee Camp- bell plays the feminine lead as Senora Josepha Yorba. A sub- stitution will probably be made for a short time to fill the role handled by William Ellingford, in- jured a few days ago in a traffic accident. Carmen De Lara, Juan and Juanita Zorraquinos, are among the professional people cast in dancing roles, while Eve- lyn Snow, Charles King and Thad Howe are prominent in singing parts. Interesting Sidelight An interesting sidelight on the popularity of the production in the nineteen years that it has been presented, was recently brought to light by the production’s p. a., Jerry Burtnett. In Fresno, Calif., Burtnett found Harry Ogilvie, the world’s champion audience,” who has witnessed a total of 230 per- formances of the play. The house management claims that fully a thousand persons have -seen the play over twenty times, and sev- eral hundred have seen at least fifty performances. NEW PICTURE DATES New attractions at picture houses include “The Rogue’s Song” (M-G-M) at the Chinese January 17; and “Anna Christie” (M-G-M), Greta Garbo’s first talking picture at the Criterion be- ginning January 22. BILLPOSTERS ELECT Meeting was held last week to elect new officers for the Bill- posters Union, Local No. 32. The new officers are as follows: C. J. Hyans, president; K. P. McIn- tyre, vice-president; C. C. Garnet, secretary; Ed McKeand, treasurer; R. J. Thelan and Charles Wit- marsh, executive board, and Charles T. Scott elected sergeant- at-arms. NEXT KING PICTURE “They Still Fall in Love,” Jesse Lynch William’s novel of a young man’s inferiority complex, will be the next Henry King-Inspiration Pictures all-talking picture. Clarke Silvernail and N. Brewster Morse will adapt the story. Hello, James M'adison. What is your definition of success? Sexcess. Hello, Flo Ziegfeld. Hello, James Madison. What i-s your definition of vaccination? Sacrifying the American girl. Hello, Polly Moran. Hello, James M'adison. What is your definition of a landmark? A sailor. Hello, Ben Turpin. Hello, James Madison. Are you as crosseyed as ever? Guess I must be. Last week a doctor told me to watch my stomach. Hello, Fanchon and Marco. Hello, James Madison. Any message for the world at large? Please deny the report that our “Ivory Idea” has any- thing to do with Congress. BLUM'S JUDGMENT GOOD OH 111' The complete cast of “Bam- bina,” a new musical comedy which is to be -given its world’s premier at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco Jan. 13, is rehearsing at the Tr-oup-ers Green Room in Hol- lywood. The show is being produced by Daniel C. Blum, a young man from the east who is making his de'but in the professional produc- tion field with this opus. He aspires to make future productions here if this is successful. Blum has used excellent judg- ment in organizing a capable or- ganization both in front and in back. Heath Cobb is acting as general manager of the produc- tion and his wife, Nancy Welford, heads the cast. The production is being staged by Edward Royce, one of the best known directors of this type of play -in the country. John R. Britz is the musical director and the play is said to have some very tuneful musical numbers. “Bam- bina” -was written by Myrta Bel Gallaher, her first effort. In the cast will appear A1 St. John, Marie Wells, Ernest Wood, Laurel Nemeth, William Evans, Russell Scott, Frederick Graham, Hedley Hall, Peter Pope, Lor- rayne Du Val, Victoria Alden, Margaret Oliver, Evelyn Deffon, Dorothy Dix and Marjorie Moore, premier dansuese. Hello, James Madison. What is -the world’s crying need? A non-skidding -green -pea. Hello, Jack Warner. Hello, James Madison. What’s a Scotchman’s fav- orite occupation. Sitting tight. Hello, George Rosener. Hello, James Madison. Who is the -biggest boob you met last week? A waitress who served coffee to a tooth carpenter with dental cream. Hello, A1 Jolson. Hello, James Madison. How* s show business in New York City? They’re having more riots in Auburn. Hello, Alice White. Hello, James Madison. H-ow can a girl keep a fel- low from getting fresh in a taxi? By riding in a “Checker.” NEW WARNERS P. A. George Thomas is the new pub- licity chieftain at the Warner Brothers Studios, succeeding Bill Bloecher, who resigned. Bloech- er has not yet announced his fu- ture connections. Thomas, who took office Monday, retained the same staff which functioned under Bloecher. PADDEN IN LEAD The Theatre Mart will preserlt “The Scar,” an original comedy melodrama by Mrs. Alice Barney on January 16 for one week only. Sarah Padden plays the lead and others in the cast are Dorothy Gould, Mrs. Besson and Violet La Plante. B.E.B. Says: Great music in town — ABE LYMAN to the Chinese — My Pal, JOHNNY HAMP, at the Grove — ELSIE GILBERT at the CELLAR. If you need a rest try Murrieta Hot Springs —Great spot—Back soon. • • •• P. S. — The CELLAR is at Cosmo Street and Hollywood Boulevard . . . between Vine and Cahuenga . . . the phone numbers are GRanite 3 3 8 2 and HOllywood 9 15 9 . . . parking is free at the lot across from the CELLAR . . . the CHRYSLER and SAM- SONS are there. Thank You. FOX WEST COAST THEATRES PRESENT PETER BRESCIA AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA FOX T. & D. THEATRE OAKLAND, CALIF. 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