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

PAGE TEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, FEB. 1, 1930 SEME TO HAVE BIG YEAR SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—With W. J. “Bill” Douglas back at the helm of local No. 76, A. F. of M., Musicians’ Association of SeaTtle, local followers of this strong or- ganization look for the outfit to make rapid strides during the coming year. Douglas, after serving Local 76 for fifteen years, resigned last spring to enter the employ of the American Broadcasting Company, now defunct. At the recent elec- tion of officers he was again in- stalled to the secretary’s office, and already members of the local are noticing renewed activity. Henri Pelletier, for many years president of the Musicians’ Asso- ciation, continues in the capacity, and he, with Douglas, are planning great things for the local. Among plans already formulated and set for early execution is the erection of a new, modern home for the union. The organization is now housed in an old residence in the heart of the business district which is conceded to be worth much more as business property than as the home of the union. The mu- sicians stand to realize a big chunk of profit if they elect to sell their present abode. BEmTIilER IT GET BIZ (Continued from Page 7) Don on the program due their share. Close behind came the Fox Theatre with the all-colored M-G-M picture, “Hallelujah” and Owen Sweeten’s opening week with Vic Meyers’ orchestra. Word- of-mouth brought plenty in to see the latter after opening day. while the former gets its share for the $12,500 gross. The Orpheum didn’t fare so well for the first time in many weeks, doing only an estimated $10,000 with William Boyd in “His First Command” and five acts of vaude- ville. Lowest gross for some time. John Hamrick’s Music Box did over $9500 with Barrymore’s first week in “General Crack” in for three weeks. Across the street at the Blue Mouse, “The Lost Zep- pelin” did $5250. Duffy Players did their usual fair business with “Broken Dishes” to the tune of $3000. “Kibitzer” did a little better than $3250 for five days at the Met. HENRI LE BEL FOX THEATRE SEATTLE (Reviewed Jan. 26 ) Le Bel choses “Somewhere a Voice Is Calling” for his concert this week, and does with this semi-classic. With the house in darkness, Le Bel announces his number over the amplifiers from a mike on the console. As he rises, and the lights come up, he em- ploys a heavy combination of the bass and vox humanas. He shifts gracefully to the trumpets on the chorus, bringing in some pretty and effective bells. On the second chorus he uses a nifty combina- tion of deep bass, intermingled with the chimes. A beautiful blending of trump- ets, strings, vox and tremulas. with plenty of sock, for which Henri is known, and which he does well, furnishes the finale. The number is short, but it takes a powerful lot of applause. Bait. RADIO ANNOUNCER HAS RISKS BUT STICKS ON SEATTLE, January 30.—“Hold- by-hold” radio descriptions by Ken Stuart, versatile sports an- nouncer for KOL in Seattle, have been accredied with building up the audience from less than 100 fans to 3500 cheering .patrons of the weekly wrestling bill at the Civic Auditorium. Ken knows the game and holds his listeners with a colorful account of the thrills and spills on the canvas. He has become a favorite among sport followers. Not that the announcer does not have his own thrills when sitting close to the ring with his “mike.” Ken has been slapped in the face by wrestlers diving or being thrown out of the ring, but he has gone down protecting his broadcasting apparatus with a wrestler on top of him, seldom failing his audience when there is a mat contest scheduled for the .evening. IT T (Continued from Page 7) west or Fox West Coast The- atres. “The matter of whether divi- dends have been declared or not is not essential. Our board of di- rectors, representing all of the stockholders, has approved the tak- ing of dividend moneys and put- ting them back into the business in the form of additional the- atre holdings, of which many have been added in the past two years.” The Pacific Northwe|t The- aters, Inc., is a Nevada corpora- tion, with 5000 shares of pre- ferred stock, of which the plain- tiffs own all that have been is- sued, and 200',000 shares of no par value common stock, which car- ries the voting rights. The locals treated the above suit rather lightly, and those in the know along the rialto figured the publicity garnered did not jus- tify elaborate statements, figures, etc., given the press. Re-Open Liberty Jensen and von Herberg re- cently re-opened the Liberty The- atre here, hitting some of the dail- ies with a splurge campaign, with Seattleites figuring the pair of northwest show-men on their way to their former pinnacle in north- west theatrical circles. Aside from re-opening the Liberty they have not as yet made any move towards their former stand, except for this suit, which Don Graham, counsel for Fox West Coast Theatres openly characterized as spite work, asserting that competitive inter- ests were intending to hurt Fox enterprises. Graham also declared the Fox Theatere earnings here have been more than satisfactory, with amounts running into six figures -being used to finance expansion. CIRCUS SAILS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.— The F. A. Clare Circus sailed from here on the S.'S. Sierra last week for a tour of the South Seas and Australia. John Aasen, 8 foot, 9 inch giant who was with Harold Lloyd in _ “Why Worry” is the featured side show attraction with the circus. W. C. EXECS IN CRASH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.— Charles Forbes, superintendent of construction for Fox West Coast Theatres, was killed and Charles Buckley, legal advisor for the same company, was injured as the result of an auto accident near Bakersfield last week. GREETINGS from Myrtle Strong ORGANIST R-K-0 SEATTLE RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD SEATTLE, Jan. 30. — Evelyn Hayes, daughter of George Hayes, stage hand at the Fifth Avenue, returned to Hollywood this week after spending the holidays with her parents. Evelyn, after gaining quite a rep in these parts as a dancer, landed in the movies and returns to fulfill contracts. ORGANISTS SWITCH SEATTLE, January 30.—Stan- ley Malotte, featured organist at the Portland Theatre, Portland, will open at the Publix Theatre February 7. The switch is made with Ron and Don who will re- lieve Malotte in the Portland house. JOINS KVI SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—Dick Rick- ard is the latest addition to the announcing staff at KVI, E. A. Barnard, manager, announces. Dick comes north from KHJ at Los Angeles, where he handled many of the big radio events of the year. He is a graduate of the Queen Anne High school and the University of Washington, class of 1927. CHEVALIER SECOND RUN SEATTLE, Jan. 30. — Publix opened an extended run of Mau- rice Chevalier’s “The Love Pa- rade” at the Metropolitan after a nice week’s biz at the ace house, the Seattle. The return showing is proving profitable. POST NOTICES SEATTLE, Ja-n. 30.—The Presi- dent Theatre, home of the Henry Duffy Players here, have posted their two weeks’ notice to close with the opening of Guy Bates Post yesterday in a two weeks engagement. TIBBETT IN CONCERT SEATTLE, January 30.—Law- rence Tibbett, famed baritone whose M-G-M picture “The Rogue Song” is a sensation in spots where it has been released and who is a member of the Metro- politan" Opera Company, will open in concert at the Metropolitan Theatre Tuesday, February 25. THERE IS NO GREATER ORGAN ENTERTAINMENT • • THAN • • Sole Originators of The Baby Console Note; THIS IS FULLY PROTECTED! SEATTLE THEATRE