Inside facts of stage and screen (February 1, 1930)

PAGE EIGHT INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 1930 Greetings! To the Northwest Office! a TINY FROM BURNETT AND HIS ORCHESTRAS R.K.O. SEATTLE 14 YEARS VENETIAN GARDENS AT THE OLYMPIC The Northwest’s Finest Hotel ONE YEAR L E IS SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—Establish- ing an enviable record, Bebs Mal- loy and his girl revue, currently in at State Theatre, are enjoying wide popularity with local tans. The unit, comprising Malloy as hoofer and comic; Les Randall, straights and songs, and six gals, is now in .its thirty-fourth week at the stand. Malloy is a new- comer to local show biz, having only broken in less than a year ago. He showed, from the start, much promise with his feet, and, by using his head and the glean- ings from experienced troupers, Malloy has continued to click from the start. Prior to taking over the shows at the State, Malloy produced a small show for Universal TheaTres at their Winter Garden here, which was his first pro try. He clicked with the fans untown, and had no trouble when Uncle Carl unloaded to land at the State. Malloy stages a routine of line numbers, that have the girls look- ing sweet, mixed in with some new and snappy black-outs that get the laughs. The gals include Evelyn Ruth, Evelyn Kelly, Alice Lee, Anita Mitchell, Jerry Dean, Goldie Hall and Revay Howard. MYRTLE STRONG NOW IN 7TH MONTH AT ORPH SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—A grad- uate of the Chicago Conservatory of Music and a pupil of Milton Charles, Myrtle Strong, featured organist at R-K-O’s Orpheum Theatre here, is now in her sev- enth month at the giant console of this popular vaude house. Myrtle brings into play all her technical training, together with a creative genius all her own that never fails to sell her concert numbers to the assembled throngs. Miss Strong varies her stuff from classics to late popular numbers, oftimes using the themies of a coming picture attraction. This miss has plenty of personality, looks mighty sweet on the organ stool, and knows how to sell her stuff. THREE MOSQUITOS BIG IN AFTERNOON DRAW SEATTLE, January 30. — Those with the idea that the radio audi- ence is small in the afternoon would have that belief shattered if they' were to work the “Musi- cal Side Show” with the “Three Mosquitos” at KOL in Seattle each afternoon. From the first day of the Musi- cal Side Show requests began to pour in from listeners. Within four weeks after the beginning of the program there were so many requests that the “Mosquitos” couldn’t begin to handle them. This offering is very informal and takes the dialer right into the circle. All three lads are comed- ians and vary their entertainment to the extent that there is never too much of anything. It has been rumored from quite authentic circles that scouts for NBC have cast an eye over the trio and pronounced their work quite acceptable to be broadcast for a larger circle of listeners. Pinkerton Day, baritone; Ken Stuart, tenor; and Ivan Ditmars, pianist, make up the trio. PROJECTIONISTS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS OF NO. 11 SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—At a ban- quet held in the quarters of the Ben F. Shearer Co., the officers of the Vancouver, B. C., Chapter No. 11 of the American Projec- tionists’ Society installed the offi- cers of the newly organized Se- attle branch which will be known as Chapter No. 17. Officers of this new organiza- tion are Richard Crist, president; George Kalushe, secretary; E. A. Clark, treasurer, and P. A. Snider, sergeant-at-arms, with additional charter members in Chas. Crick- more, Harry Lampman, Frank Myers, Elmer Blicken, Harold Simpson, Fred Jacky and Fred Jienecke. Meetings will be held bi-month- ly, with attention paid to the new technical details which arise from time to time in the matter of sound and color projection. Lockslev Clark, Marvin H. Thoreau, John R. Foster, Will Tenney, J. Hank Leslie and W. E. McCartney were the officers of the Vancouver chapter who- came down for the installation. Orchestra Reviews TEX HOWARD’S BAND TRIANON BALLROOM SEATTLE (Reviewed Jan. 25) Tex Howard and his eleven “Tigers” opened their engagement at the Trianon Ballroom here to a nice reception. The big dance spot was packed to the guards this night, with long lines patiently awaiting at the b. o. to buy their tickets. Tex takes his men through their routines in smooth, showman- like fashion. A drummer by trade, Tex has long forsaken the sticks and tom-toms for the baton, and he wields the latter like he knows what’s it all about. And he does. Paul McRea, Randy Ball and Jimmy Murphy make up the sax section. This trio wields thirteen different horns between them, and their playing, whether a hot fox trot or a soothing waltz, is clear, melodious and powerful. Crom. Owens and Sid Johnston handle the trumpets, and emit some hot notes from their instruments. Gor- don Green toots the trombone with clarity, resonance and power. Green’s unmuted work on the bal- lads is especially pretty. Irv An- tes tickles the ivories. Mace Charmberlain is on the banjo, and his strumming aids materially in gaining the rhythm for which Tex Howard’s boys have become known. Harry McAllister is fast and accurate on the drums. Harry Reid plays bass, and his work on this difficult horn is ever outstand- ing and of material worth to the band. Jimmy Murphy, Gordon Green and Mace Chamberlain trio up for song interpolations. Two tenors and a baritone, their voices blend well, their diction is flawless and their crooning is a treat for sore ears. Among the numbers which the boys rendered tonight, and which went into the encore class, were “Song of the Nile,” “Singing In the Bathtub,” “Chant of the jungle,” “Wonderful Something,” “Nobody’s Using It Now” and “Should I?” An outstanding or- chestra offering was Robbins’ late- ly compiled medley which includes “Just You, Just Me,” “Singing In the Rain,” “H o w Am I To TOM OLSEN, LOCAL BOY, WITH FOX MET HOUSES SEATTLE, Jan. 30,—Word has just reached Seattle of Tom Ol- sen’s affiliation with the Fox Metropolitan houses in upper New York State. Tommy is a local lad who got his first introduction to the theatrical biz here some six years ago under the sponsorship of A1 Finklestein, at that time film buyer for Jensen and von Her- berg and now an executive of the Fox-Pacific Corporation. Finkle- stein sent Tommy up to the Para- mount Theatre manager’s school in New York, from which he graduated along with such now well-known figures as Harry Wareham and Steve Perutz. After his graduation, Olsen was sent out to Salt Lake City from whence he went to Denver. His next move was to New Orleans, where he handled publicity on the Saenger chain of suburban spots. In November of 1929, Olsen left the Publix organization to enter the Fox outfit. After a few months in and around New York City, he received the promotion which netted him his present spot, with headquarters at the Avon The- atre, Utica, New York. JOINS CAMPBELL SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.— Reginald Tompkins, former Los Angeles trade paper man, has joined the local offices of Lloyd Campbell Publications as assist- ant to Campbell. In addition to Tompkins here, Campbell has placed Billy Moss in Chicago. MOROSCO OUT SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.— Oliver Morosco has left the San Francisco-New York Productions. Robert Warwick remains head of the theatrical organization. Know?” and “Pagan Love Song.” Charley Gould, a stand-by per- former, warbled a chorus on “How Am I To Know?” and Elsie Jew- ell, house soprano, crooned the Pa- gan number. Elsie has a nice voice that carries well through the big hall, and her several numbers during the evening brought plenty of applause. Tex’s band is a natural for any ballroom on this coast. The boys have plenty of personality, wear their clothes well and know how to sell their music. Pill AUTO SHOW SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—Not to be outdone by San Francisco, whose committee on this year’s auto show has scheduled Maurice Chev- alier for a series of personal ap- pearances during the body and spark plug exhib in the bay city, the local automobile association has sent H. E. Stimpson, its presi- dent, to Hollywood to personally proffer Paul Whiteman, king of jazz, an offer of $10,000 to bring his band here for the annual auto and transportation pageant. The Seattle Automobile Association will- hold its show in the civic audi- torium here the week of February 23, and the desire of the sponsors is to have Paul and his boys play daily at every session. SYL HARPERIN BAND WINNING BIG FAVOR SEATTLE, Jan. 30. —Under thf leadership of Syl Halperin, whc recently left Vic Meyers’ organ' ization to assume the helm of Me Elroy’s Columbia Recording Or- chestra, this unit at C. J. “Pops’ McElroy’s local emporium o: terpsichore has molded itself intc one of the most formidable danc< bands in these parts. The elever lads play plenty hot rhythm, anc their local following includes th< majority of the bunion-busting ad diets. The orchestral offerings art enhanced by the song interpola- tions of Ted Mullen, who has beer with the band for several years and who continues to click wit! both the ferns and their escorts. BUSINESS GOOD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.— Returning from a two weeks 1 trip to Denver, Earl Craven, head of the American Music Co., re- ports gooid business condition? there for his firm. VIOLA LEACH DIES SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.- According to Eastern advices, Vi ola Leach, former player at thi Alcazar here, died in New Yorl last week. THE MUSICAL SHOWMAN OWEN SWEETEN GREETINGS TO THE N. W. OFFICE SWEET TONIC FOR ANY BOX OFFICE NOW—GUEST CONDUCTOR OF VIC MEYERS ORCHESTRA AT THE FOX THEATRES, - SEATTLE