Inside facts of stage and screen (Jan 11 1930)

PRICE 10 CENTS ONLY THEATRICAL NEWSPAPER ON THE PACIFIC COAST ESTABLISHED 1924 EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Vol. XI Entered ns Socon 1 Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at Post- office, Los Angel ?s, Calif., under Act of March 8, 1879. Saturday, January 11, 1930 Pulilished Every Saturday ut 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. No. 2 WARNER BROTHERS SEEKING CHAIN FOR FILMS AND S HOWS EQUITY LIFTS I OFFEH TO FOX ITS BAN ON GIOON iAi 'VH DUE TO POICE The difficulties between the Act- ors Equity Association and Louis O. Macloon have been amicably settled and Macloon will be per- mitted to proceed with his plans to open with "New Moon," a musical show, at the Majestic Theatre on January 18 or there- abouts. Both Macloon and his wife, Lil- lian Albertson, who also was blacklisted, have been returned to full good standing. Just how the matter was settled has not been given out, as the parties agreed to refrain from is- suing any statements. The settle- ment was made by Paul Dulzell, secretary of Equity, who came to the coast for the purpose of ad- justing the matter and left for San Francisco, Monday, immedi- ately the matter was concluded. In the forefront of the confer- ence, it is said that the musicians and stage hands unions were represented and used their good offices in arbitrating the matter. The show, which Macloon is to open with at the Majestic has been in rehearsal for a week. A great numl^er of principals who were in the "Desert Song" will again be seen in the cast of "New Moon." There are to be 68 peo- ple in the cast and no expense is being spared to make it an even greater production than was "Desert Song." The production will be followed by one of "Bitter Sweet," an- other Broadway musical success, if the plans of the producer mature- properly. The rehearsals are be- ing held in Hollywood. George Cunningham is staging the num- bers and Lillian Albertson the book. Principals in the cast of Louis O. Macloon's production of "New Moon" are as follows: Perry Askam, lead; Josephine Houston, prima donna; John Mer- kel, Charles Boyle, principal comedian; Myrtis Crinley, Gary Breckner, Dee Loretta, John Wagner, Eddie Russell, Howard Nugent, Wally Phelps, Jerry Ja- rette. There will be an ensemble of 26 girls and 32 singing men. Cecil Stewart will be musical conductor of the Sigmund Rom- berg score. Scenery is being done by George Bentz, with Robinson painting it. Opening date is not yet defi- nitely set, but is planned as either Jan. 18 or 20. FAIRYLAND WIRED The Fairyland Theatre, Ana- heim, owned by W. W. Whitson has been wired for sound. REOPEN ANAHEIM The United Theatre, Anaheim, was reopened this week by W. W. Whitson. BUY GLENDORA The Mission Theatre dora was sold bv V. I,. J. A. Lasy. in Glen- Frank to JEWELS MISSING Jewelry has been flying around promiscuously at M-G-M studio and accordingly some of it has been missing. Fred Niblo re- ported the loss of a diamond and sapphire bar pin and Joan Craw- ford lost her diamond engagement ring. GEM THEATRE SOLD The Gem Theatre here has been sold by H. Schwartz to Paul Neuerburg. COHEN ON TRIP SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.— J. C. Cohen, president of the Con- .solidated Amusement Co. of Hono- lulu, leaves this week for a stay of four or five weeks in the is- lands. NEXT AT ORPHEUM "No, No, Nanette" will follow "Hit the Deck" into the Orpheum, opening January 23. Warner Brothers are reported planning a coup on the Pacific Coast which will result in the es- tablishment of a chain of theatres with stage shows rivaling the Fanchon and Marco Ideas. Inside Facts printed in a previ- ous issue the fact that it was un- derstood Warner Brothers were planning to put stage entertainment back into their downtown and Hollywood house, and this week it was further reported on reliable authority that they planned to an- nex other theatres, either by building, or buying, or both, and to run them on a combination .stage and screen policy. Ceballos is the rumored producer of the ensembles. Offer Too Low For Fox One report had it that Warners had made an offer to W^est Coast for a block of their houses, but that the W. B. price had been far under what the Fox execs thought I reasonable for the theatres. The offer is understood to have been made in view of the many reports that the Fox organization is in need of ready money to meet the obligations undertaken at the time Loew's and M-G-M was acquired by Fox. Warners are well along in their big screen plans, and it is deemed highly probable that they wi'!) find the acquisition of houses an abso- lute necessity when they get into the making of the big pictures, as will all other organizations. Also Warners has gone in for an exceedingly high class of prod- uct lately, rivaling that turned out by any studio in town, and it is felt that revenue from a more or less extensive chain of their own houses will be a necessity to guar- antee the increased expenses of the better pictures. Ceballos To Produce Larry Ceballos, producer under the Warners banner, is the sched- uled head of the stage department which Warners plans to establish, it is understood. Larry has been rated one of the leading stage show producers on the coast since he first started knocking 'em dead with the classy shows he put on at the W. B. Hollywood house when it first opened, and since he has been increasing the reputation steadily by tlie dances and ensem- bles he has directed for the War- ner pictures, his latest offerings, now showing in "The Show of Shows" at Warners downtown house being as smash stuff as has yet been seen on the screen. YOU'LL SEE IT IN FACTS