Inside facts of stage and screen (Jan 11 1930)

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SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE SEVEN Harold J. Bock Manager PHONE DOUGLAS 2213 SAN FRANCISCO KRESS BLDG. 935 Market St., Office Suite 504 'SUNNY SIDE UP' OPENS TO m BUSINESS AT WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Midnight mStinees on New Year's Eve were big money makers for the fihn palaces. Opening of "Sunny Side Up" at Loew's War- field was the biggest thing of the week, the Fox musical show doing excellent business, holding 'em out much of the time. Initial seven days of this Gaynor-Farrell flicker drew in $31,500, a very neat figure and it looks good for about four more weeks; then "Hallelu- jah" in. Norma Shearer in M-G-'M's "Their Own Desire" together with Fanchon and Marco's "Carnival Russe" and Walt Roesner, m. c, was okay at $36,000. the New Year's show with about $4500 aiding a great deal. "Navy Blues" and "Uniforms Idea" now in. New Year's Eve also saved the Publix Granada which, with Para- mount's "The Marriage Play- ground" on screen grabbed off $20,000, and Norma Talma"dge in "New York Nights" now in and things much better. Third stanza of Maurice Chevalier in "The Love Parade" at the St. Francis pulled in $13,000, while at the California "The Locked Door" did $19,500. Next to "Sunnyside Up's" out- standing success at the Warfield was Rudy Vallee's outstanding brodie at the Orpheum. He may be the big moment to Eastern flaps and to radio audiences but to local Orpheum customers he was just another guy in a picture— and not such a hot picture—and as a result the house did only $17,500 on him, lower than the third and last week of "Flight." This is the last week of Rudy and then Universal's "Broadway'" comes in. Second week of George Arlis5 in "Disraeli" at the Embassy did $12,000 and good. The Davie.= only $7500 on "The Phantom in the House" but Ted Lewis in "I<- Everybody Happy" looks much much better. The Casino up a lot with "Shan- nons of Broadwav" and a stage show, doing $10,500. the best ir several weeks. Another house rec- ord looks to be smashed this week with "The Graf Zep" and "Most Imrrioral Lady" on screen and a stage show. MUSICAL SHOW OPENING SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Edward Royce's musical comedy, Bambina," openes Sunday night at the Curran under the direction of Daniel C. Blum. Inc. The show has a cast of 59 including Nancv Welford, Al St. John. Marie Wells. Laurel Nemeth. Fred Graham. Ernest Wood. Russell Scott, Hed- ley Hall, Wilbur Evans. Peter Pope, Marjorie Moore, Margaret Oliver, Victoria Alden, Lorayne Du Val, Evelyn Deffon and oth- ers. Sixteen girls and sixteen men in the line. John R. Britz is mu- sical director. ACT REUNITES JACK DELANEY'S DANCE ORCHESTRA In Its Second Year at ALABAM CAFE OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.— Dick O'Meara and Jack Reed are reuniting as a vaude team, after about a year's separation, and are seting a new routine of wise cracks for vaude dates, MARKOWITZ MARRIES SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.— M. L. Markowitz, owner of the Pompeii,, Pr<:mier and Egyptian theatres here, was married this week. Want Immediately, for long engagement. In farce comedy, with music, PRIMA DONNA who can sing, act a little, wear good clothes. WIPE IMMEDIATELY GREET STREET THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO FOR SALE VERY CHEAP 175 PAIR ALL NEW TOE AND BALLET SLIPPERS Including I. Miller and Capezio Makes Assorted Sizes — Assorted Colors 1151 Market Street Underhill 1122 SAN FRANCISCO WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS A HAPPY NEW YEAR Back From New York With New Sensational Song Hits Mr. & Mrs. NEWTON S. KELLY ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 250 Fell Street, Apt. 26 Underhill 7396 SAN FRANCISCO INVESTIGATE THIS NEW PROCESS! We Make PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS 602 Kress Bldg. Phone Kearney 5083 or YOUB OWN TALENT 935 Market San Francisco HOTEL GOVERNOR TURK AT JONES SAN FRANCISCO THE HOME OF ALL THEATRICAL PEOPLE PLAYING SAN FRANCISCO JACK Mfffx^^Jiiitl:^^^'^^^ PROFESSIONALS JACK WOLFENDEN. Prop. FRANK RATCHFORD. Mgr. 8 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Some three thousand convicts wit- nessed the sixteenth annual vaude- ville show staged at San Quentin on New Year's Day under the di- rection of Harry Ettling. Approx- imately 50 acts donated their serv- ices for this performance. In the men's department Ettling placed Hermie King and his Fox Oakland Theatre band to supply the music and Hitch King as master of ceremonies. Elmer Langmaid was stage manager and lony Kenna, property master. In the women's department was Tommy Boyd with his Orpheum orchestra and Jimmie Barr, mas- ter-of-ceremonies, with Harry Bush, stage manager. Acts taking part in the show were Jack Reed and Dick O'Meara, Felson's California Girls, Dottie Roberts, Martha Linder- strom, Joaquin Garay, Buss Mc- Clelland, Jimmie Barr, Billy Banks, George and George, Rue Enos, Johnny Toffolo, Frank Sie- grist, Putman and Hurley. Art Varian and Les Poe, Wal- ter Mclntyre, Noodles Fagan, Lou Handman, William Powers, Irving Kennedy, Alichael Patrick Bren- nan, Ted and Maury Amsterdam, P'rcd Skinner, Tommy Boyd, Hermie King, Hitch King, Grace Frankel. The entertainment was through the courtesy of A. M. Bowles and Frank R. Newman of Fox West Coast Theatres; Cliff Work of the RKO Orpheum; Irving Acker- man, Sam Harris and Ella Weston of Ackerman and Harris; Bert Levey; Max Dolin of National Broadcasting Co.; Johnny Davis of Coffee Dan's and Henry Duffy. IT STORE SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— More and more is show business entering into the commercial and industrial life. Local department stores first took on the theatre type of advertising, then theatre exploitation, and now they're add- ing special features to attract the customers. The latest to step out of the ranks and look for bigger and better business is the Emporium one of the city's largest sellers of shirts, stationery, umbrellas and radios. Hale Bros., owners of the store, are planning installation of a massive concert organ that will set them back anywhere from ?50,000 to $75,000 before the or- ganist even pulls the first stop. Prior to the holiday season they hurriedly installed a temporary af- fair of questionable quality but even that proved so popular that the natives still try to get in the store at nights to listen to the evening concerts that w^cre then given. Pencilled on the company's calendar are plans for daily con- certs and one evening recital a week with a radio broadcast prac- tically assured, inasmuch as Hale Bros, and the Emporium are tied in with KPO, a link'in the N. B. C. chain. However, Hale Bros, aren't the first in this city to think of the organ entertainment gag. The Kress store in the same block has had one of the few store organs in the country for some time and features daily concerts that are responsible for drawing a good many daily visitors. WANTS PRIMA DONNA SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Sid Goldtree is seeking a prima donna to complete the cast of his "Peephole" which opens January 23 at the upstairs Green Street Theatre. "The Flat Tire" closed suddenly this week after a fire in a cafe below the theatre destroyed part of the dressing rooms and prevented further performances. LEGIT BOXOFFICES DO WELL WITH NEW YEAR EVE'S HELP SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— What a sweetheart of a week this was for the legits. Almost everything was up a couple of grand aided by the midnight show on New Year's Eve, and the re- sult was nice busines throughout. Duffy's two houses here and the one in Oakland registered the highest figures they've had in a long time, "Follow Thru" held up VERNA TO RETIRE SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— When "The Flat Tire" closes at the Green Street this month Verna Mercereau will retire from the stage to accompany Juanita Han- sen, former picture player, on a round-the-world tour. ON VACATION SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Nell Harding, producer of chorus numbers at Ackerman and Harris' Casino, is on a three week's vaca- tion. Sylvia and Clemence are handling this week's show in co- operation with Sam Harris. MOROSCO BACK SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.— Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Morosco re- turned this week from a three week's visit to Phoenix on a be- lated honeymoon. Morosco is the head of San Francisco-New York Theatre Productions. well at the Capitol; "Chauve Souris" did nicely at the Curran; "Journey's End" still clicked mer- rily. The seventh week of Charlotte Greenwood at Duffy's President was about fourteen hundred over the stanza preceding the cash register showing an intake of $7400. Second week of Kolh and Dill in "Now and Then" at the Alcazar was $6800, very good. In Oakland at the Dufwin first seven days of "It Pays To Ad- vertise" took in $5400, one of that city's best legit figures. "Dear Me" follows Greenwood at the President soon, while Tavlor Holmes in "Your Uncle Dudley" is next at the Dufwin and most probably will follow Kolb and Dill on this side of the bay. "Journey's End" in its fourth week at the Geary did $15,000, a nice profit. "Chauve Souris" did $13,000 for its second stanza at the Curran and will be followed Jan. 13 bv the world premiere of "Bambina." • "Follow Thru" grossed .$12,500 in its second week at the Capitol. Goes off this week and •■'Bad Babies" opens the twelfth for three weeks. THE NEW SENSATION! "JUST ONE— THATS ALL** A Comedy Mock Ballad AMERICAN MUSIC CO. KRESS BliDG.. 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