Inside facts of stage and screen (Jan 11 1930)

SATURDAY, JAN. II, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE FIFTEEN RADIO- KEITH- ORPHEUM CIRCUIT or THEATRES VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE General Booking Offices PALACE THEATRE BUILDENO 1664 Broadway RKO FILM BOOKING CORP. General Booking Offices 1580 Broadway NEW YORK CORPORATION 1560-1564 Broadway, New York Telephone Exchange: Bryant 9300 Cable Address: "EADIOKEITH" RKO PRODUCTIONS Inc. Producers and Distributors of RADIO PICTURES LAUNCHING AN ERA OF ELECTRICAL ENTERTAINMENT 1660 Broadway New York Presentations (Contniued from Page 14) died some exceptionally clever taps for one of the applause hits of the show. This quartette is a worthy addition to any show. Miss Webb then introduced the line girls in a Cameo number, with the girls all dressed in Col- onial costumes grouped around a piano, and with dainty little Carita doing a highly effective toe num- ber. Goetz and Duffy, a mixed team, had a good specialty marred by too much talkiness. They opened with characterizations of an old man and old woman doing a song and dance, and quickly followed with a collegiate number. Finale was a whistling number, she whistling through his fingers and he through hers while dancing about. It was a payoff, and elimi- nated the excess talk from the offering. Georgie Stoll then stepped on stage for the first time during the offering, the band having worked in the pit, and got a big welcom- ing hand. He played "Midnight Bells" in the arrangement by Fritz Kreisler, and Georgie stopped the show completely with it. For en- core Georgie summoned Wally Heglin, guitar player, from the pit and the duo scored another pay- off with a hot rhythm number. Betty Lou returned to render an English drunk number to the tune of "Could I? I Certainly Could," and danced the second chorus. The girl has a pleasing personality and delivers but needs a modification of the effort she puts into her offerings. Then came the finale, with 11 pianos arranged in a semi-circle and stepped up on succeeding plat- forms. Hy Meyer was top man and a pleasing central figure with the mass of gray hair typical of the stage type music master. All of the pianists had opportunity to display their versatility, and each and everyone took full advantage of it. A very clever group. Feature picture was Norma Shearer's M-G-M ehicle, "Her Own Desire.'' fFoody. FOX-WEST COAST LONG BEACH (Reviewed Jan, 3) Before the curtain went up Herb Kern gave his interpretation of the "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" as an organ solo. The "Desert Idea" first pre- sented the ensemble in Indian cos- tumes. The girls were stationed at different locations on the stage, which had for a setting a three- story Indian hut and a background of desert mountains. It was amid this impressive and realistic set- ting that Manual Lopez sang "Little White Rose," the theme song of the idea. His tenor voice was very full and yet remarkably clear. The line girls came from their stationed positions to offer a line dance that had lots of snap. Radio-^Keith'Orpheutn Western Vaudeville Exchange 210 Orpheum Building 846 South Broadway TRinity 2521 Los Angeles, Calif. General Offices, State-Lake Building, Chicago OTHER OFFICES: ST. LOUIS, Arcade Bldg. KANSAS CITY, Mainstreet Tlieatra Bldg. ARTISTS GOING EAST KINDLY COMMUNICATE WITH OUR KANSAS CITY OFFICE Meiklejohn Bros. ASSOCIATED VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS Fourth Floor, Spreckels Bldg. Phones: 714 So. Hill St. TRinity 2217, TRinity 2218 LOS ANGELES VAUDEVILLE AND PICTURE HOUSE ENGAGEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR STANDARD ACTS WANTED—Acts Suitable for Vaudeville, Picture House Presentations, Clubs and Talkies AL WAGER THEATRICAL ▼ ▼ nwm^M AGENCY (Artists' Representative) 221 LOEWS STATE BLDG., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Phone: VAndike 3619 Cropley and Violet pleased thi audience with their adagio worl and rope twisting. They drew ap plause often and Cropley's stunt of turning over on the floor with the girl standing on his hand whirling the rope, received a bij hand. In keeping with the "Desert Idea," Herb Kern and That Band offcijed a group of numbers from "Rio Rita." The medley was quite long but was well played and wa: thoroughly enjoyed by the pa trons. The 12 girls presented anothei line dance that displayed individual talent, after which Ed and Morton Beck took the stage. These two boys opened with their "Window Cleaner's" song that was a knock- out. They pulled some more com- edy stuff that had the audience laughing, then gave their inter- pretation of "Laugh, Clown, Laugh." This last song showed that the boys were good actors and singers as well as funny com- edians. The folks showed their approval of the act by tremendous applause. Next Muriel Stryker and the versatile Carla Torney girls came on. Muriel offered her dance in a graceful manner that was bound to satisfy the packed house. The Torney girls' foot work and ballet dancing was next to perfect in its execution. The girls' line dancing was excellent and was the best that has been seen here for a long time. Their dancing was admired by the audience—consequently, an- other big hand. A brief finale followed. Picture was "Darkened Rooms." Okay. FIFTH AVENUE SEATTLE (Reviewed Jan. 3) Capacity house for the first eve- ning's show of "Idea in Green," which is a distinct contrast from the usual. Eight boys lead by Franklin Record, tenor, who sang Irish lul- labys to a half a dozen nicely costumed maidens opened in one. They top it oflE with a jig that got the offering away very nicely. Moran & Weston clicked with nice hoofing, with Moran grab- bing it on a fast finish. A nifty little fem introduced as Doris Nierly gave an impres- sion of Belle Baker singing "At the End of the Road." She got a lot of laughs, some of them dirty, but won a nice hand at the close. She went over towards the end of the idea with "Spinach." This youngster has a nifty voice, great delivery, but nasty laughs came on her mugging and arm moving. If she tones down on this she'll get some place. Way Watts with a uke, and a cutey billed as Arminda, got over with a bang. Watts could get more alone although the girl was very cute and can step. Owen Sweeten and his gang, as- sited by Betty Shilton at the or- gan, put* over several versions of "Pagan Love Song" with Owen doing a specialty on his cornet and Shilton helpmg nicely at the console. The band earned many bows doing a Shrine band impression of the number. Record again scored with a bal- 'ad, and six mixed couples doing adagios with specialties. The team work on the adagios needs re- hearsing. Routine is great, but sloppy. The finale had a great set, a winding road leading to the 'Tumble Down Shack," which was >ung by Record, Nice picture inish. This was a colorful "Idea" as ^ice as any seen here for some time although the talent carries HARRY WEBER - SIMON AGENCY PALACE THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY MANAGING ONLY THE BEST IN VAUDEVILLE and PICTURES HOLLYWOOD OFFICE BANK OF HOLLYWOOD BUILDING Corner Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street HO. 2181—Telephones—HO. 2182 HARRY WEBER no "name." Eddie Lambert was billed but didn't appear. The pic- ture was Bill Haines in "Navy Blues." Jean. FOX EL CAPITAN SAN FRANCISCO (Reviewed Jan. 6) Show got started with Mel Hertz at the Wurlitzer and Joaquin Garay singing "I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come In," a feature that drew good applause for the pair. On stage Jay Brower directed the orchestra through an overture, "Light Cavalry," that clicked and then Florence Cleve- land on the chant, "Flower From an Old Bouquet," while Peggy O'Neill's Sweet Sixteen Sweet- hearts went through an old-fash- ioned number. Jose and Brock, pair of pre- cision steppers, next, and got over nicely with a pair of pedal offer- ings. Brower then stepped on the apron to deliver ""Personally I Prefer Spinach" in a couple of different brogues and got over solidly. Roth and Reilly, hoke acrobats, on for knockabout stuff that the Mission street gang liked, followed by Mary and Mary Jane stepping out of the line to do "I'm Laughing" with the girls backing them up. Next Brower and the boys offered a musical satire on the Tunney-Dempsey waltz and drew the laughs. Fran, Leo and Mel, accordion trio, fol- lowed and then the finale with Joaquin Garay warbling "Swanee Shuffle" and all the girls hoofing it. This show nicely staged by Peggy O'Neill who does a lot of clever things in a clever way. Picture was Fox's "The Girl From Havana" and business at its usual capacity. KOHLER ON VACATION SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Bill Kohler, manager of the Pom- peii, Premier and Egyptian the- atres for M. L, Markowitz, is on a short vacation in Eureka. DAVE RICHARDS WEDS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.— Dave Richards, assistant manager of Loew's Warfield, was married this week. Employes of the house staged a party in his honor. SMITH IS DAD George Smith, electrician at the Egyptian Theatre, is the father of a baby girl born December 28. PATRICK and MARSH (AOENOT) VAUDEVILLE—ORCHESTRAS WANTED! ACTS SUITABLE FOR PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTATION AND CLUBS WEITE—WIBE—OAIJ. 607-8 Majestic Theatre Bldg., 845 South Broadway, Lot AngelM Phone TUcker 2149 Walter Trask WANTS STANDARD ACTS and ENTERTAINERS for THEATRES. CLUBS. 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