Inside facts of stage and screen (April 26, 1930)

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE SEVEN Harold J. Bock FRANCISCO Manager PHONE DOUGLAS 2213 OAKLAND — SACRAMENTO —SAN JOSE KRESS BLDO. 935 Market St., Office Suite 504 TIBBETS FILM GETS BIZ FOB 8. F. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— Preceded by a wealth of valuable favorable publicity Lawrence Tib- bett in Metro-Gold wyn-M ay er's "Rogue Song:" came smashing into Loew's Warfield to top all else in the city and play to heavy busi- ness. Since its Saturday opening the Warfield has been drawing a lot of limousine trade; chauffered autos are in waiting at the the- atre's entrance during the matinee and evening shows. First seven days of the bandit romance looks fit to strike the $30,000 mark. Last two days of "Mysterious Isl- and" bowed out rather weakly. Fox, too, had a pip of a show with Metro's "Divorcee," heavily advertised, holding the screen and George K. Arthur in person aug- menting F. and M.'s "Changes Idea" together with Walt Roes- ner's concert orchestra. Forty- seven thousand the figure for this one. In the Publix ranks a week of Paramount's "Vagabond King" with Dennis King, playing for the first time at pop prices, did $17,- 000 at the Paramount aided by Don George and orchestra and Harold Ramsay at the organ. "Benson Murder Case" is cur- rent. Initial week of Lillian Gish in U. A.'s "One Romantic Night" was far from romantic for the California which house drew in only $16,000. Despite the fact that it's a weak picture the title of "Her Unborn Child" drew 'em into the St. Francis to the tune of $9500. Third week of the animal pic- ture, "Ingagi," at the Orpheum got a gross of $19,000, a nice fig- ure for the house. At the Colum- bia another animal flicker, this one Martin Johnson's "Across the World," did $6500. Changing from 65 cents to 50 cents and adding an extra feature Wagnon's Davies had "Isle of Escape" heavily exploited and bal- lyhooed. House did $9000 on the week. Wagnon's Embassy with second week of "Texas Moon" drew $9500. Casino with "Lilies of the Field" and a stage show did $10,000. DOLIN TO OPEN AT COLUMBIA SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— Max Dolin opens May 4 at the Columbia Theatre, beginning a se- ries of Sunday morning concerts in which he conducts the San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra. Dolin is director of music in the Pacific Division of National Market St. Gleanings SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— With two of its pictures proving the outstanding in the city during ^ r u + I the current session, Metro-Gold- Broadcastmg Co., from whose stu- ^^^y^.j^ayer opened wide its purse dios he will double for the Sabbath g^^ings, depositing a part of _ the morn concerts. contents on San Francisco dailies. There are 45 pieces in the con- p^^^ three-quarter page cert group. spreads totaling a probable ex- Recently Dolin appeared for , 16 p^j^jij^re hovering near the $5000 weeks at the Warfield Theatre as | ^^^^ added a nifty splash to the violin soloist, drawing credit for a large share of that theatre's busi- ness. NEW PLurs oPENine AS LEGIT PICKS UP opening of Lawrence Tibbett in "The Rogue Song" at Loew's Warfield and to Norma Shearer in Divorcee" at the Fox. * * * UNSOLICITED INTERVIEW High up on the second floor of the Sherman, Clay and Co. build- ng discovered that company's head exec, Ed Little, putting an old, broken down Life Saver into a papercup. "My name is—" "Sorry, but we're publishing no SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— Opening of "New Moon" and "The Criminal Code" started the I tunes that aren't theme songs," he current session off with a bang snappily retorted following the seasonal Lenten | "Do you think—' slump. Everything looks great for some b. o. records next week Lillian Albertson brought her "New Moon" in to the Curran and opened it Sunday night to capacity business with heavy seat sales since. Next door at the Geary "Criminal Code" opened Monday night to big response. Final week of "June Moon" at the Geary did $13,000 "This golf is terrible. The other day we Three Mustgethiers—Al Sather, Jack Bjorkland and my- self—went out to the links and hired a caddie. When we asked him if he was good at finding balls he said, "yes," but when we suggested that he find three so we could start playing he quit the job." And then he ducked his the okay figure of | tongue three times in rapid suc- cession and said, "Did I ever tell buflPy fared well during the week I you about the 25-Year Club?" his President with third week of But we had left 15 minutes be- The Blue Ghost" doing $4100 and fore and didn't hear him anyway, the Alcazar with the second stan- * * * za of "Elizabeth Sleeps Out" Despite the fact that he owns drawing $5000. In Oakland his two theatres and is vitally inter- Dufwin grossed a weak $3000 on Usted in all movements of the in- 'Love 'Em and Leave 'Em." dustry. Abe Ruef has been to only Erlanger's Columbia turned pic- one show in the past five years ture and Capitol and Tivoli dark, and that was the premiere of Green Street spasmodically open "Someone in White" at his Capi- with the muchly raided "Peephole" tol. He's never seen one of the PAPER READERS PICK CHEVALIER SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— In a contest sponsored by Para- mount-Publix, The News, Scripps- Howard daily, announced its read- ers' selection of Maurice Chevalier, star of Paramount's "Love Pa- rade," as the successor to Rudolph Valentino as the world's present matinee idol. Ramon Novarrowas Chevalier's nearest competitor, but the voters had not yet gotten a load of Lawrence Tibbett, whose "Rogue Song" just opened at the Warfield. Clara Bow received one ballot. BBBl BERBY CAFE S. J. SAN JOSEj April 24.—Bill Foy will open a hight club, the Brown Derby, about May 3, patterning the place after Wilson Mizner's amous place in Hollyw^ood. Foy, previously an outdoor showman, has elaborate^ plans for opening of the spot, which will be run under an all-night policy, with dinner until 9 p. rn. and then couvert for the remainder of the evening. He will have Jack Prince's orchestra of five pieces until 9 m. and th,en two more men will be added. The new Brown Derby, located on the outskirts of San Jose, has 30 by 60 dance floor and 30 tables and 24 booths. ROADSHOW WAR EPIC SAN FRANCISCO. April 24.— Tiflfany-Stahl will roadshow "Jour- ney's End" at a $3 or $4 top in this locality, according to Hugo Strickland, local exchange man- ager. Negotiations are under way for a house for the T-S war film "Mamba," another Tiflfany produc- tion, opens at the Davies on May 1 GOES TO CONVENTION SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— W. J. Hcineman, Universal ex change manager, has left for New York to attend the annual U. con vention. and doing biz. R-K-O ADDS TWO DAY BOOKING spicy French tree stages at Theatre. * dramas Sid Gold- his Garden Street The "Hi There" rehearsal Calrton Kdsey working on orches- SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.—1 trations . . . Al Siegel prespiring R-K-O has added two days to its over one dozen chorines and their Northwest circuit, breaking the steps . . . Ken Murray memoriz- jump between Portland and San ing a flock of lines . . . Odette Francisco by a two-day stand at Myrtil falling for a "Serenade" Salem, Ore. Salem natives hadn't song . . . Helen Charieston prac seen vaude for two years and the ticing a new dance step inception was greeted by the gov-I Alexander Leftwich overlooking the whole affair . . . Peter Paul Lyons taking up trick books, eck- sploding cigars and phutzing matches and no musician in the Warfield orchestra is safe Harriett Cameron, formerly Frank Whitbeck's secretary, in a big lonesome office in the Fox The atre . . . Charlie Thall with 1^ SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— lighters, and he can only use the National Theatre Supply's division- one his kids gave him—maybe al manager, Al Hanson, is expected he'll slip us the next one he re- here to confer with Jim Riley, lo- ceives . . . Charlie Kurtzman cal head. I travels so much he isn't at home ernor and other state executives The first week's show included Danny Duncan, Johnny Burke, Foster, Pagan and Cox, and the Kitayamas. HANSON EXPECTED OPEN AT COLUMBIA SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— Maurice Colbourne and Barry James are booked to open April 28 at Erlanger's Columbia in "Arms and the Man," following that with "The Dover Road" and then "The Importance of Being Earnest." unless he feels the motion of train ... it is reported Publix will construct his ofifice on a mov ing platform . . . Nat Holt tell- ing the tea and toast gag—wonder when he discovered ham and eggs are better . . . Anson Weeks al hopped up over his New York en- gagement . . . Phil Weinstein dining on spaghetti and chicken at Tony's . . . Guido Deiro also there—not forgetting this kolyum- ist and Tom Sanson—with the J L. Inman's and Glorio . . . Lou Enimel has reached the stage where he wears golf pants—won der what the theatres will use as an alibi for bum business now that Lent is over . . . How man, please ? OAKLAND, April 24.—Despite the fact that Good Friday is inter- nationally recognized as an off day in theatre business, Eddie Pea- body came smashing through to leavy returns at the Fox Oakland ast week where he appeared with Fanchon and Marco's "Coral Idea." All Friday records were broken )y the flaxen-haired banjoist, for whom Frank R. Newman arranged some nifty publicity stunts. New- man tied up with all music stores. Boy Scouts and everybody else in this East Bay city to bring in ca- pacity houses throughout Pea- body's entire week here. ACTRESS GIVEN NEW AWARDING SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— A default judgment for $10,000 against Equity has been awarded Edith Ransom, the ousted Tonde- leyo of "White Cargo" who has been acting as her own attorney in a series of suits against numerous people. 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