Inside facts of stage and screen (August 2, 1930)

SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1930 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE THIRTEEN Accidentals By RALPH KOEHLER (Continued from Page 12) Dearth, piano; Berni McClintock, violin and director. * * * Some of us seem to he able to stand just so much more than others and no more. Matt Kres- sich, Jr., that congenial reed ma- nipulator, who is now married about three months, found that out when the Mrs. decided to bob her hair. Result: the inevitable first quarrel, but what could be quite so nice as the making-up part? * * * Of all the cool places one could think of working these warm sum- mer nights, I must say that the ice-skating rinks certainly take the cake (frosting). At the Palais de Glace I found A1 Sanderson and his Orchestra attired in a collegiate get-up, including heavy maroon sweaters—and comfortable. They’ll tell you that no place could be more ideal to work in— except maybe an igloo. But seriously, with the boys in new costumes, a new stand to work in, and a legion of custom- ers to play for, the band can work comfortably and satisfactorily. The names in the combination are: Saxes, Henry Mailman and Code Morgan; trumpet and trombone, Ralph Rothenstein and Jimmy Johnstone; piano, Dick Coombs; bass, “Susie” Milliken; and A1 Sanderson, drums and leader. * * * This Week’s Great Reading Marathon: “Susie” Milliken hunt- ing through back copies of Inside Facts for a “mention” he received ages ago, and which he has just heard about. NEW ACTS BOOKED Among new RKO acts are: The Marshall Sisters, singing steppers from the South; Alfred Butts and Joseph Hadley, as “Mr. Simp and Mr. Sap,” offering comedy dances; Florence Gast and her Four Boys, in “A New Song andDance Pat- tern”; Gloria Lee and the Lane Brothers, with Four Southern Step- pers, in a dance act called “Knick Knacks,” and the Silver-Freed Foursome, offering acrobatic and rhythmic dancing. (Continued on Page 11) That Sensational Dancer “Peg Leg” BATES The Only Act Ever Held Over the Second Week at Loew’s State. Los Angeles NOW FEATURED IN Fanchon and Marco’s “Green Devil” Idea This Week—Wilson, Fresno Next Week—Fox, San Francisco My Sincere Appreciation to Marco HOT LICKS By JACK TENNEY (Continued from Page 12) wise ones in the Walled Duchies of Cinema know that a proclama- tion to the troubadours that stand dejected and starving beneath the frowning embattlements would bring them flocking to their standards by the hundreds, be the remuneration ever so unscalish and non-union. An impoverished and hungry man will work for fifty dollars a week if he can get it, even if the scale is sixty dollars a day and he can’t get it. * * * ELIMINATE JOB HOGS Therefore the crying need before Los Angeles union mu- sicians is WORK. The job-hog MUST be eliminated and something must be done to relieve the unemployed. Distri- bution of work is imperative. Cliques must be busted up and every man must have a chance to knock out three squares a day. It is no longer a question of fraternity and brother- hood—it is the pressing necessity of self-preservation. The handwriting is on the wall—the time to act is NOW. It will be too late tomorrow and the work of twenty years in building up a strong musicians’ union will have been thrown to the four winds. MAKING BID FOR NIGHT CLUB BIZ . Making a concerted effort in a bid for the night club business in Hollywood, the Montmarte Cafe, through A] Bernivici who is fea- tured there with his orchestra, the management has instituted a series of special nights, featuring the various celebrities of stage and screen. The Mosconi Brothers bring their offering together with 16 specialty dancers on July 30, fea- turing after their show, a tap dancing contest. A1 Herman, together with Lou Handman and Florrie LeVere, are slated a week later. Substantial prize offerings fall to the lot of the various winners of the contest, which are in ad- dition to the usual Wednesday and Saturday contests which have been the vogue for some time past. SONG TEAM HERE James Dyrenforth and Carol Gibbons, noted as England’s out- standing composing team, arrived in Hollywood this week to fill a special contract signed recently in New York for M-G-M. The youth- ful team whose recent successes are “Peace of Mind” and “Garden in the Rain,” wrote the music of “Sylvia,” which was produced at the Vaueville Theatre in London. While no assignment for the boys has been made by Irving Thal- berg, it is understood that their initial bow into films will be spe- cial material for Jack Buchanan’s coming flicker. SHORT RESIGNS A1 Short was reported to have resigned this week as musical di- rector at the Tiffany Studios. A Jubilee Themie In Memory of You” has been picked by Warner Brothers from a number submitted as the “theme song” for their Silver Jubi- lee. Song was chosen by a committee and was written by Dubin and Burke. All Warner organizations, theatre, radio, music and phonograph, will get behind the number for a big plug that is expected to set it in as a number one hit tune. The Warners’ Silver Ju- bilee will be held during August, featuring the “big,- gest and best” from the Warner, First National and Vitaphone Varieties studios, so they say. VISITS IN S. F. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.— Mrs. Josephine Orton, sister-in- law of George Marion, picture player, and niece of the Civil War days star by the same name, ar- rived here this week to visit Lou Emmel, DeSylva, Brown and Hen- derson representative, who is a Cousin. RUDOLPH and CHIQUITA OPENING Idefirsite Engagement at PARIS INN CAFE Friday August 1 EMIL STURMER Musical Director Paramount Theatre San Francisco KELLY TO RENO SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.— Newton Kelly, Cross music repre- sentative, has left for Reno where he begins an indefinite engagement at the Willows. NEW BOW STORY “Her Wedding Night,” story of the adventures of a red-haired movie star who tries to escape men, and a song writer whose numerous lady friends make life miserable for him, has been se- lected as Clara Bow’s next screen vehicle. Acquisition of the Avery Hopwood force that forms the ba- sis of the picture was announced this week. CHOIR IN SHORT The Hall Johnson Choir of 20 voices will be heard in “A Synco- pated Sermon,” which Roy Mack has directed for Vitaphone Varie- ties. Willard Robison, conductor of the Maxwell House radio hour, makes his screen debut in this pic- ture and introduces his new tune, “The Devil’s Afraid of Music.” HANDLES COUNTER Isabelle Gillis, for some years associated with Mrs. Johnson’s Arcade Music Shop and for the past year at the Kress music counter here, was this week placed in complete charge of the music counter at this store. She relieves Harry Walker. JEJTE nAFfCCD And His San Francisco PALACE HOTEL ORCHESTRA Featuring His and Gene Rose’s Song Hit, "Tonight” JACK SPRIGG MUSICAL DIRECTOR R-K-O ORPHEUM SAN FRANCISCO PETER PAUL LYONS AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA LOEW’S WARFIELD SAN FRANCISCO WILL PRIOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR NEW STATE THEATRE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA RETURNING TO THE U. S. A. 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