Inside facts of stage and screen (August 30, 1930)

PAGE SEVEN H "°“i, B<>ck SAN FRANCISCO Manager PHONE DOUGLAS 2213 KRESS BLDG. 935 Market St., Office Suite 594 FAIR BUSINESS FOR BAY CITY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— The city’s many conventiongoers and sailors having left after a strenuous session, market street settled back to normalcy again, and picture house business con- tinued at its previous average pace. With but one exception, the Para- mount, all houses were at their usual level. Publix, with Ruth Chatterton in Par’s “Anbody’s Woman,” to gether with George Dewey Wash- ington on stage in the Ken Whit- mer master of ceremonied stage show, did excellent business, ing on a record breaking and holding up to better average returns. Shifting of opening day from Thursday to Friday made it an eight-day week and final clocking of the intake is expected to show about $27,500 gross, which is eight or nine grand over usual. ‘‘Let’s Go Native” follows. Fox continued at its usual with Ramon Novarro in Metro’s “Call of the Flesh,” Fanchon and Marco’s “Gems and Jams” Idea and Walt Roesner, concert or- chestra conductor. Forty-seven thousand was the figure. Cur- rent picture is “Man Trouble.” Second week of M>-G-M’s “Our Blushing Brides” did a good $19,- 000 and continues for another seven days. Marx Bros, in “Animal Crack- ers,” Par. at Publix’s California, tapped the bell for a $20,000 in take, while the St. Francis with “Way of All Men” did around $9000. Orpheum had Universal’s “Lit- tle Accident,” and did fairly well, with $9500 showing on the register. Wagnon’s Embassy did a fair enough $7200 on “Double Cross Roads,” and is now showing “The Office Wife.” “Western Front” bowed out after three weeks at the Davies to the tune of $6500. “High Treason” now in. BURLESQUE IS HIT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug._ 28, Warren Irons’ burlesque policy at the Capitol has met with a profit- able response from San Francis- cans. Presence of the fleet last week gave the house about its best business to date. Johnny Gold- smith is manager of the house. NEW BAND ROOM SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28 Bill Bickett has dolled up his Turk Street band rehearsal room and is making it available for acts and musical organizations wanting to practice there. He is painting, dec- orating and making the place acous- tically perfect. GIRLS AT EMBASSY PICTURE STARS IN S. F. SHOW OAKLAND, Aug. 28. — Blake stock company of 12 people opened last week in the remodeled Fre- mont, suburban house, with “Hello Everybody” the initial piece. Pol- icy is one show nightly with a Sunday matinee, operating at a 50- cent top. Jack Blake heads the company, which includes Wallace R. Starke and is managed by Homer Mc- Clellan. J. D. Barnes is booking the cast. * * t start- g ert L eV y has been named pace, | p ress a gent at the Orpheum, suc- than ceeding Paul Brook. * * * Closing at the Fulton, Richard Ellers has joined the Callis stock company at El Paso, Texas. * * * Even the pulpit is doing it now. Influenced, no doubt, by the flood of musical comedies on stage and screen, the" Rev. Lloyd Thomas of the Trinity Episcopal Church is offering lessons in tap dancing along with his sermons. Daisy Emma Wright, no less, is the in- structor. * * * Leo Carrillo will do “Lombradi, Ltd.” at the Dufwin following the current two weeks of “Kebec,” Cy Woods’ new play. * * * George Ebey’s and Ed Hogar- ty’s guest star season has caught on at the Fulton where Patsy Ruth Miller opened last week. This week, “Coquette” is in its final stanza and Belle Bennett follows. Scott Kolk and Lex Lind- say are being retained to head the supporting cast. Kolk has taken heavily wtih the women. * * * Phil (Pony Boy) Lampkin caught in the saddle — Hermie King viewing Billy Knox’s sea- going scow — and Billy plenty proud of it—Oscar Preston pick- ing out a nice busy street corner for his fiddle—Frank R. Newman pla 3 ung a game of hearts—Barney Chrissman introducing the new wife-—Dominic Isabella looking spiffy. in a freshly pressed tux— Floyd Wright is going to be an alfalfa king—he’s bought a farm. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— George Holland is slated to bring “Young Love” into Erlanger’s Co- lumbia for a September 1 opening, with Marceline Day in the lead. Only other fern role in the play will be handled by Mae Busch. Market St. Gleanings NEW THEATRE CHAIN FORMED SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— After retiring from show business for several years, Tony Lubelski is making a re-entry by associating himself with Mervin Rudee in the taking over of a quartet of Cali- fornia theatres. Title of the chain will be Affiliated Theatres, and the first is the Sutter, 1400-seater in Sacramento. House is being equipped with Western Electric, and is slated to open in September under a second- run picture policy, operating at 20 and 30-cent tariff. Other houses will be acquired later. Lubelski will act as general. man- ager and Kenneth Lubelski, his son, will be house manager of the Sutter. TRIP TO PARIS PUBLICITY GAG RECORD PRICE WAR LOOMING SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Hearst’s evening paper, Call-Bul- letin, has tied up with the United Artists’ publicity department to send a local girl, along with 23 others, on a free trip to Phris. Stunt is a publicity gag for the forthcoming Gloria Swanson pic- ture, and is getting some nice pub- licity and pix in the daily. JANE WAGNON IS IMPROVING SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Happiness Girls, eight-piece fem band, is at Wagnon’s Embassy on Monday nights, substituting for Liborius Hauptmann's orchestra. Pauline Dugart directs. VOIGHT IS BACK JACK, ALEXA WED SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Jack Petty, trumpet in the Para- mount orchestra, was married re- cently to Alexa Chitwood, former member of Fanchon and Marco’s “Ivory” Idea. Romance started about six months ago when Miss Chitwood came through here in “Ivory” when Petty was in the Fox orchestra. FOWLER SWITCHES SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Fred Voigt, Fox exchange man- ager, is back at his desk after a month’s vacation spent in Hono- lulu. ANN HOFMANN DANCE STUDIO Announces That Andrew McFarland Is Now Teaching Advanced Acrobatic and Tumbling at her studio, 1151 Market St., San Francisco. Phone Underhill 1122 For Appointments SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Maurice Fowler has left Publix’s California, where he held the treas- urer’s job. He joins Fox West Coast and will be at the Fox, Stock- ton, now nearing completion. Jack Holt succeeds Fowler at the Cali- fornia. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Jane Wagnon, 16-year-old daughter of W. B. Wagnon, who was seri- ously injured in a recent auto ac- cident, is on the road to recovery following a long period of uncon- sciousness in which little hope was held for her life. Father operates the Embassy and Davies theatres. PICTURE FIRM INCORPORATING SACRAMENTO, Aug. 28!—In- corporation papers were filed here this week by Rogers Productions, Ltd., $1,000,000 Hollywood picture firm, headed by Charles R. Rogers, Harry Joe Brown and Julian F. Kearns. SPOTLIGHTS Frank L. Newman on his way to lunch . . . there’s a busy Publix exec—and one who knows all the wrinkles of show biz . . . incident- ally, he’s confused a lot with Frank R. Newman . . . who is no slouch as a showman in his Fox Oakland managerial capacity . . . Harry Santley in from Los Angeles to talk with Harry Gourfain . . . A1 Dubin, in for a brief visit, is tickled pink over his onion song—-“Danc- ing With Tears In My Eyes” . . . Paul Crowley will start the new year right by taking a wife . . . Virginia Clark’s heart dropped an- chor this week ... Jo Mendel dropping into the office . . . close- ly followed by Tiny Epperson, di- minutive 300-pound m. c. at Coffee Dan’s . . . Cy Trobbe feels the call of the grease paint. Claude Sweeten, who batons the Golden Gate’s excellent orchestra, trying his hand at baby golf . . . along with Walt Sullivan and Doc Ritter . . . shame on youse . . . Mickey McDonnell looks mighty tired . . . and he’s passing the cigars already . . . which appears to be rushing things somewhat... Greater Talkie Season was started in Frisco in T9 by Herman Wob- ber . . . now it’s an international event . . . Doug Richardson scut- tling up Market Street with a bal- loon in his hand . . . after three years . . . Charles Ruggles in town for a day . . . That after-theatre gathering at Louis Flint’s summer home . . . where Louie and the missus proved hosts par excellence . . . and where Charlie Manning sounded the death knell of jazz . . . John Smith im- personated Charlie Manning . . . Richard Foster spent most of his time in the kitchen . , . Ken Whit- mer loaded up on roast lamb . . . Suzette on tomatoes . . . and Joan Gaylord and Betty Dunlap on beans . . . Maury Foladare disappeared . . . Emil Sturmer and Bob Lee broke out in a pansy parade . Bill Etherington was all a-twitter over his wife and the green olives . . . Val Nicolai held an interna- tional conference . . . Frances Huntley was very quiet. Whatever has become of A1 Sather . . . the 1640 Boys, Tommy Monroe and Bob Allen, taking in a ball game . . . Dan McLean of the Fox El Cap, George Taylor of KYA also there . . . Don Thomp- son and Ernie Smith doing some fine radio describing of the game. * * * Famous Lies of Show Business: “My material is absolutely new and original.” GOES GOLF COURSE LANGAN AND SELBY WED IN HARTFORD MARQUARD CHANGES Arline Langan and Norman Selby, dancers in Fanchon and Marco's “Sunshine Idea,” were married at the Fox Poli Capitol Theatre, in Hartford, Conn., during the run of “Our Blushing Brides” last week, according to reports received here. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Heavy competition from lower- priced products in the same field may force nationally recognized recording companies to slash prices on their discs, well informed music men belie.ve. Entry into the local field of the new 15 cent “Hit of the Week” records, cut in New York by the Durium Products Corp. and using such name bands as Phil Spi- talny and others, is seen as an- other force that utlimately will down prices on such records as those of Brunswick, Victor and Columbia. Durium records already are big sellers in the East, hut have just started here. According to deal- ers handling the product they’re be- ginning to appear on almost every cigar, music and magazine stand. Sales on the discs are quite good. They are of cardboard composi- tion, with only one side recorded. This week’s release is of “An- chors Aweigh” with Spitalny’s orchestra. Locally the Pacific Coast Record 'Corp. is putting out a flexible record called “Flexo.” To date, Flexo has been utilized primarily in the radio advertising field and is ordinarily availabel to the public. The price is much higher. Gold- ner Productions is offering a half dozen types of selections to the- atres at this price. Publix Theatres, here and in most other cities, offer a 50 cent two-side recording on sale in the- atre lobbies. Sale is fair in this city on what is generally con- ceded a very good recording by okay entertainment, most of which comes _ from Publix ranks and is titled in a way that lets everyone know it. While all these products may not make much of a dent in 75 cent recordings, as put out by Victor, Brunswick and Columbia, music men figure the one way out of the hole for the triumvirate, which has been undergoing a decided slump in sales lately, is to slash their prices. GOLF IN PORTOLA SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Barney Poetz, manager of the El Patio Ballroom, is planning con- struction of an indoor pee-wee golf course on the first floor of the Market street dance palace. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— An eighteen-hole pee wee indoor golf course is being constructed in the Portola, Market street house, on which Publix holds a lease. Frank O. Long is the builder. Portola once was one of the city’s leading houses, being the first house to open downtown after the 1906 catastrophe. Herbert Roths- child once operated the theatre and with the profits from it, in conjunction with the Denham es- tate and Herman Wobber, built the nearby California. Portola has been closed for several years. CORNELIUS CLOSES SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Roland Cornelius and orchestra have closed at Robert’s at the Beach. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— Don and Rita, dance duo, has re- turned to the Cafe Marquard, suc- ceeding Jean and Jacqueline, who sail for Australia shortly. Bob Reid is out as m. c. and featured vocal- ist. Lee Carroll’s orchestra opened this week.. STARR IS BACK SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.— After an absence of several weeks Henry Starr reopens in the Hotel St. Francis dining room as an ad- ditional feature to the entertain- ment. He will double from the National Broadcasting Co., where he is on the air regularly. CHAS. and DAWN STAGE AND CLUB PRODUCTIONS— GIRL REVUES 1141 Market San Francisco Phone UNderhill 2608 Geo. T. 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