Inside facts of stage and screen (March 15, 1930)

PAGE TEN INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930 VANCOUVER, B. C. A. K. MacMartln REPRESENTATIVE 901 Bekins Bldg. GETS CAMPUS HOUSE EUGENE, Ore., March 13.—The Colonial Theatre, near the campus of the University of Oregon, has been acquired by W. B. McDon- ald, a veteran exhibitor of that city, and George H. Godfrey. The deal which involves some $30,000 includes a lease on the theatre and equipment for a num- ber of years, and carries with it the obligation to make the thea- tre one of the most modern talk- ing picture houses in Oregon. CHANGE SEATTLE’S NAME SEATTLE, March 13.—Publix’s Seattle Theatre this week for- mally announced a change of name. The new monicker, in line with the national Publix policy of re-naming its ace houses, will be the Seattle Paramount. A huge animated Neon sign, carrying the name, Paramount, has been erected on the building, and pub- licity is now in full swing. Char- ley . Kurtzman has been in the territory supervising the move. CONTEST LEADER SEATTLE, March 13.—Mickey Carney, booker at the local Pathe Exchange, received word this week that his office is leading the league in the nation-wide Bookers and Cashiers’ Contest. Mickey copped the gravy for the past two years in the contest, and bids fair to repeat this season. Les Theuer- kauf is manager of the local Pathe branch. DOORMAN AT ORPH SEATTLE, March 13.—Johnny Jess. old-time vaudeville and dra- matic stock man, for many years on the Pantages circuit and, in later years, stage doorman at vari- ous of the. Pan houses, was this week set in as back-stage door custodian at the RKO Orpheum here. Johnny is having a glorious time renewing old acquaintances with acts he knew in his former connections. RKO CHANGES PORTLAND, Ore., March 13.— Ted Gamble has been installed as the new manager for RKO Or- pheum here, and new boxoffice rec- ords are anticipated. Herb Roy- ster, formerly of the RKO Or- pheum at Spokane, has been transferred to Portland to handle the publicity corner. Sammy Co- hen, p. a., has been transferred from Portland to the Spokane house. IS ‘MISS OREGON’ PORTLANDr Ore., March 13.— With a record number of entries and mighty stiff competition the RKO Orpheum’s “Miss Oregon” contest was won by Miss Eliza- beth Bacon, a tall and beautiful blond, and who will be the state’s representative in the national bathing beauty contest at Miami. GREET COMING SEATTLE, March 13.—Edwin G. Cooke, local representative of the Erlanger interests, this week announced the coming of Ben Greet, English actor and producer, for a series of productions, com- mencing April 3. Greet’s present tour of America marks his fiftieth anniversary in show business. He brings with him, for local presen- tation, the morality play, “Every- one,” and a trio of Shakespearean opuses. AID TO PLAYWRIGHTS PORTLANDr Ore., March 13.— The movement to encourage Ore- gon playwrights by the offer of prizes for one-act plays, which was. undertaken by the Bess Whitcomb Players last year, will be continued by the Portland Civic Theatre, with which the Whitcomb group has affiliated this season. VIVIEN ON SECOND Vivien Oakland is working at Warner Brothers with Frank Fay in “Playboy, and has been signed for a role in W. B.’s “See Naples and Die.” * NORTHWEST-** WA SHIN GTON OREGON Division Offices JEAN ARMAND DISTRICT MANAGER JOSEPH D. ROBERTS, Seattle Manager 1118 Northern Life Tower SEATTLE, WN. Phones: Elliot 3911, Capitol 1932 I DAHO MONTANA PORTLAND, ORE. F. K. Haskell REPRESENTATIVE Postoffice Box No. 16 VANCOUVER By A. K. MacMARTIN VANCOUVER, March 13.—Ed- ward Guest of Hamilton, Ontario, who operates a chain of theatres in eastern Canada, is in Vancouver in connection with initial work on the new house he will build on Granville St., South. The plans call for a 1200-seat theatre which will cost approxi- mately $225,000. Excavation on the property, which was purchased last fall, is now under way. This house will be only about one block from the new $400,000 theatre which the F. P. C. Cor- poration are erecting at Broadway and Granville Sts. It was after the announcement appeared in the press last fall relative to the the- atre the eastern operator was to erect that the F. P. C. Corp. came out with their story of a new house in the same district, the pre- vailing opinion in show circles be- ing to the effect that the big cir- cuit figured their announcement would scare off the easterner, leav- ing the field open to them in its entirety. * * * Business was decidedly off at most houses here during the last stanza, about a third of the fans failing to deposit at the b. o. in the customary manner. The Strand is leading all other houses by doing near capacity daily with ^ Paramount’s “Laughing Lady” and other short subjects. This is its third week without band or stage attraction of any sort. The Capitol, with “Chasing Rain- bows” and Alfredo Meunier and his Capitolians on the stage, is be- low. par, the jingle at the b. o. having slowed down considerably. At the RKO Orpheum, with the old-time sister team, Tempest and Sunshine, headlining, and three other acts, and “This Thing Called Love” on the screen, business should be good, as this is the only vaudeville in town, but the cus- tomers are not flocking to this house, by any means. At the Empress Theatre “Eliza- beth Sleeps Out,” the current of- fering by the British Guild Players, in its fifth week, continued to pack them in. Business was so big that an extra matinee on Thursday was an innovation which will be con- tinued weekly during the run of this farce, which has the fans PRODUCER-DANCE TEAM BACK FROM AUSTRALIA SEATTLE, March 13.—George and Florence Barclay, who have been in Australia since a year ago last Christmas, arrived in Seattle last week on the S. S. Niagara. After playing the F. and M. time for a couple of years, Bernie Ber- nard of the Orpheum office in Los Angeles booked the team into the Union Circuit in Australia as a vaude act for 16 weeks. In 1929 they were signed as ballet master and mistress at the State Theatre in Sydney, the biggest theatre in the British Empire. Although the shows at the State changed week- ly, George and Florence had time to run a dancing school on their own hook. The theatre let them conduct it right in the house. At present they are vacationing i in Seattle, which is Florence’s j home town. They are considering several offers, one of which is to produce talent for one of the big motion picture outfits. IS POST MANAGER SPOKANE, Wash., March 13.— H. W. (Nick) Pierong has been named to manage Grombacher’s new Post Street Theatre. Harry Culbert, for many years identified with the. Spokane Theatres, Inc., will . continue as manager of the Audian Theatre. TACOMA, Wash., March 13.— Jack Carney, of the tap dancing team of Saville and Carney, is now making his home on Puget Sound. Carney has become asso- ciated with the Helen Rice Peter- son school of dancing with head- quarters on the Masonic Temple Roof. stampeded. Business has built steadily, with the fifth week top- ping all records so far. The Beacon, formerly the Pan, is showing a growing patronage each week. The current bill, Uni- versal’s “Shanghai Lady,” drew nice business. The Dominion, with Warner Brothers’ “Evidence,” starring Pau- line. Frederick, filled its small ca- pacity nightly, with the matinees covering the nut. The Colonial also did well with the “13th Chair” (M-G-M). The eight suburban houses operated by the F. P. C. Corp. all reported in- creased b. o. totals, due to being wired and the new Neon signs which brighten up the fronts. THE CROONING WALTZ HIT! “ROCK-A-BYE TO SLEEP IN DIXIE” Send for Orchestrations—VOCALS—QUARTETTES S. L. CROSS MUSIC CORP. Seattle, U. S. A. Notes Along Fifth Avenue IS TRIANON P. A. S.EATTLE, March 13. —Tom Curtis doubling in brass as man- ager .. . . Eddie Clifford with a new job . . . Harry Miller super- vising sign erections . . . Harry Mills with a hole burnt in the new suit . . . Everhardt Armstrong chiseling auto rides . . . Bill Har- tung checking up on dancers . . . The F. and M. girls winning a basketball game from the fat men . . . Gus Ranstrom inquiring about old friends . . . Ron and Don writing from Portland . . . Dick and . Mrs. Hayes catching a late preview . . . Bun Mulligan and joe Roberts playing bridge . . . Hazel Atkinson with a new greet- ing on the . RKO phone . . . Roy Brown assisting with the heavy work . . . Beb Mallov, Evelyn Ruth and Anita Mitchell" out of" a restaurant late at night . . . Don Litchfield discussing arts and sci- ences . . . Dick Allen resting be- tween shows . . . Tex Howard getting short-changed . . . Billy Sherwood buying hot dogs Johnny Sylvester home early . . . Syl Halperin working late . . Charley Keating singing request numbers . . . Paul McCrea look- ing. for “Buddy” ... Kate Mc- Allister checking up on Harry . . . Freddie. Morelock, Ted Mullen, Bob Dickinson and Bus Greene looking for a fall guy . . . Isobel Ure staging a pay-off . . . Roy Slaubaugh doubling between the door and the mike . . . Johnny Falk missing a blow-out . . . Dick Buckley and his door-less car . . . Barney Goodman and Ed Carey jr. in a sidewalk confab . . . Bob Armstrong busy, with a lobby . . . Frank McCormick writing person- al passes . . . Syd MacDonald dic- SE.ATTLE, March 13. — Ted Harris, for many years prominent- ly identified with the local Pan- tages house, was this week named by John Savage as publicity di- rector for Savage’s big ballroom, the Trianon. Harris will have charge of the publicity campaign for Ray Miller and his Orchestra, the first of the M. C. A. bands to play here under Savage’s new contract with that outfit. Miller is set to open at the Trianon on April 28, ten days before he re- opens the Butler Hotel Rose Room, now under padlock by the federals. Harris, just prior to taking over the p. a. duties at the Trianon, was assistant to Manager Lloyd Dearth of the Capitol Theatre, Vancouver, B. C. DENIES UNION TROUBLE PORTLAND, Ore., March 13.— Outside of the controversy be- tween Col. Woodlaw, owner of a chain of subsequent run houses, and the Portland operators’ union, there is no trouble between oper- ators and exhibitors according to John Moore, secretary of the lo- cal motion picture operators’ un- ion. While he admitted there was a strong likelihood of a walkout in the Sound cities in Washington, he was positive that it would not occur here. tating letters . . . Dave Himelhoch buying the food . . . Jack La Grande loaning out records . . . Owen Sweeten admiring a draw’- ing . . . Tiny and Meyer Burnett being “taken” . . . Jay Brown and Basil Grey with troubles . . . James McNabb with more of the same . . . Walter Neilson, Henry Kirske and Frank Harris raising the boys . . . 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