Inside facts of stage and screen (October 25, 1930)

PAGE SIX INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN OCT. 25, 1930 Published Every Saturday One Year $4.00 Foreign $5.00 Advertising Rates on Application Established 1924 As a weekly publication: Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, at the Post Office at Los Angeles, California, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1 '“€§§»• 2 Published by Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. 800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Telephone TUcker 7832 JACK JOSEPHS ------ President and Editor ARTHUR WM. GREEN - Vice Pres, and Counsel JEAN ARMAND - General Manager VoL XII Saturday, October 25, 1930 No. 17 PAY HEED TO SUNDAY CLOSING While daylight savings is occupying most of the attention of theatrical circuit political managers, with every executive and all of the profession solidly behind them in the battle to save California from this iniquity, very little attention seems to be focused on the extremely harmful Proposition No. 26, based on Sunday closing. As one theatrical head put it, there is little fear that 26 will carry, and it is believed more expedient to put all the pressure behind the day savings frustration move, and to let Sunday closing take care of itself. Nevertheless, headquarters have been opened for Southern California at 3131 Pasadena avenue, where George A. Snyder, secretary of the Southern California Liberty Association, holds forth. Main offices are addressed at Box 1036, Sacramento. Snyder is forwarding to editors and political leaders in general, a circular embodying an analysis of the proposition by Judge Edgar L. Maxwell; an article entitled “Blue Laws Un- American and Anti-Religious;” another, “Does California Want a Sunday Blue Law?” and a third “Making It Easier to Go to Church.” As a press campaign this circular is better for pub- lic distribution. It embodies too much re-write for the average daily paper editorial department to devote much time to it, but it serves well for public consumption. An interesting sidelight, on how newspapers may get off on the wrong foot is incorporated in a letter, which Snyder is mailing to the press, as follows, in part: “In a letter recently received from our representative, he states that there was such a storm of protest against an edi- torial which appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on Octo- ber 8, which editorial strongly favored the so-called Barber’s Sunday Bill, Proposition No. 26, on the November ballot, that the editor was compelled to change his position on the bill. “On Saturday, October 11, an editorial came out in the San Francisco CHRONICLE as follows: '“SUNDAY CLOSING PROPOSITION TURNS OUT TO HOLD UNWARRANTED DANGER. Most regretfully the Chronicle finds itself obligated to withdraw the appeal it made last Wednesday for support of the Barber’s Sunday clos- ing law. We are now obliged to warn the public that this meas- ure, State Proposition No. 26, is dangerous and should be voted down.’ ” Even before reading this revelation of how a big daily was controlled, “Inside Facts” was ready to call on the theatrical profession ,urging it to pay more attention to fighting this in- tolerable measure, which would do plenty to putting show business in the dark on Sunday. WIDE FILM COMING VOGUE “Inside Facts” accurately predicted the vogue of talking pictures when they were first shown; now “Inside Facts,” with its story of the issue of October 11, predicted the use of wide film as the next great step in motion pictures. So far ahead of the average conception is this forecast that a prominent film company man recently denied the possibility of adapting wide film generally, because it would cost $2,000,000 to change equip- ment. The “Inside Facts” story carried the information that with the new process print, standard equipment can still be used to project wide film photography. BETTER CONDITIONS FOR GIRLS Better conditions are needed for girls in line-ups of smaller or short-run houses. Many girls are rehearsed several weeks and then are called on to play at cut salaries. Result, they get less than three or four weeks salary for more than seven week's of work. TEL-A-PHONEY §j) JAMES MADISON VIOLINSKY WITH KING Will King, recently associated with John P. Medbury and Hal Horne, as writers’ agents in Hol- lywood, has commissioned Sol Vio- linsky to write material for his new skit at Loews this week. EASY Who says it’s hard to get a call for pictures- Promin- ent stage artist wasn’t in town 15 minutes until he got a call by phone—from the photo- grapher, Paralta. CARL WALKER’S NEXT Carl Walker, recently resigned as manager of Orpheum, Los Angeles, is slated to manage new Warner Bros, theatre in Huntington Park, scheduled to open Nov. 12. ALOHA FINISHED Production on “Aloha” came to a finish this week. A1 Rogell direc- ted. Ben Lyon, Raquell Torres, Robert Edison, Thelma Todd, Rob- ert Ellis, Marion Douglas, Otis Har- lan, Alan Hale, T. Roy Barnes, Donald Reed and Addie McPhail were cast. BOOSTS GARB REELS Merideth E. Fulton, director of Fashion Features Studio, wires from New York that coming sea- son will be the greatest in the his- tory of fashion news reels. Short Shots At the News John Harron, father of Johnnie Harron, picture actor, was found burned to death near his home in Los Angeles. * * * Viola Dana, picture actress, was recently married to Jimmy Thomp- son, golf professional. * * * Henry King, Fox Director, is celebrating the birth of a daughter at the Good Samaritan Hospital. * * * Mary Pickford’s miniature golf course was the scene of a holdup Wednesday. Two bandits obtained about $75.00. * * * Mine. Galli-Curci, opera singer, was bruised and suffered a shock when her car overturned in a ditch in England, Tuesday. * * * The Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem has arranged for George Ber- nard Shaw to talk over the radio on an American hookup on next Tuesday from d:40 to 5:20 P.M. * * * “Cissie” Loftus, famous musical comedy star of earlier days, has arrived in Hollywood to fulfill her film contract with Fox. * * Renee Adoree is in an Arizona sanitarium, resting from a nervous breakdown. * * * Laura La Plante returned to Hollywood Wednesday after a va- cation in the east. * * * Reconstruction work on the Rose Bowl at Pasadena is now completed. The stadium will now seat an additional 16,311 patrons. * * * The legal row of the estate of the late Rudolph Valentino has been set for trial for November 5. Al- berto Guglielmi and Maria G. Stra- da, brother and sister of the film star, brought the charges against S. George Ullman, business manager of the estate, charging that he had diverted funds. * * * Glo ria Swanson, who recently filed suit for divorce against the Marquis de la Falaise, is ill at her home in Beverly Hills. * * * A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Washburn last Wednesday. * * * Eileen Percy, former film star, was granted a divorce from Ulrich B. Busch, location manager for a film company. They have been separated for eighteen months. CARMEL IN S. F. Carmel Myers made a home com- ing appearance when she went to San Francisco with “Death Takes a Holiday” company. The show op- ened October 20 at the Columbia. U. LOT BUSY Universal City is one of the bus- iest plants in the film industry these days with four American features, for foreign version features and three short subjects in production and seven other features in prepara- tion. RUBIN SERIES STAR Benny Rubin engaged to star in the next of “Broadway Headliner” series which Louis Brock is pro- ducing for RKO. NEAT YOUNGSTER PLAYS THE CLUBS TO ANNEX BUYER Here’s a new' sales plan. Owner of big concern cater- ing to movie industry, has amassed fortune, and is ready to sell out. He spotted a pros- perous play-boy, who might want to dip into movie indus- try gravy, but couldn’t con- tact. To make the connection, lie’s hired a young man, who knows how to wear clothes. Now young man frequents clubs of the prosperous p-b, waiting to strike up acquaint- ance. Owner of concern had to equip young man with com- plete outfit of clothes. Young man had been hanging around hoping for a break in pictures, and didn’t even have shoes that would take a shine. Hello, Lillian Albertson. Hello, James Madison. I am thinking of going to Eu- rope to see the war ruins. Why not stay in Los Angeles, and look at a few abandoned golf courses. Hello, Eddie Peabody. Hello, James Madison. A certain real estate man I know has a wife weighing 400 pounds. He should have her subdivid- ed. Hello, Carl Pelley. Hello, James Madison. How does your nigh club dif- fer from some of the others? Because ours is SWAGGER INN, not STAGGER OUT. Hello, John T. Murray. Hello, James Madison. A man claims he can expose the Colorado oil scandal as well as Ralph Kelley. He can; like Kelley can. Hello, A1 Leichter. Hello, James Madison. A friend of mine is the parent of twins. Stork was trying to emulate example of the tailor who ad- vertises “two suits for the price of one.” Hello, Ted Weems. Hello, James Madison. What do you think of the fellow who threw his sweetie out of a canoe? “Cast your BROAD upon the water.” Hello, Louis B. Mayer. Hello, James Madison. What is a Scotchman’s favor- ite motto. “The world owes me a GIV- ING.” Hello, Harold B. Franklin. Hello, James Madison. Have they any Tom Thumb courses in Chicago? Yes, but instead of golf balls, they use “pineapples.” Ray Paige of KHJ directing a rehearsal of “Folgieri” . . . much waving of baton and directing . . . then clowning before supposedly dead microphone with several others ... to find that “mike” was on all the time. . . . Hick Creedon driving a Cadillac V-16 ... on a demonstration. . . . Somebody wants to put a baby Austin on big cars for radiaotr caps. ' hLi • , nor -? a f,L es °f,ffi e “Daily News,” eating mushrooms in the Pig n Whistle with Gene.’ ... In tbe Brown Derby for first time dis- appointed because there were no fights. . . . Murphy MacHenry ’ Record reporter, chatting with Lewellyn Miller . . . Dave Fred, Paramount-Puxlix p.a., being stopped by doorman when entering United Artists Theatre ■ ■ • J“°. se el T e gant offices of the new United Broadcasting Corporation. . . . William Janney . . . Nancy Drexel ... at the USC-Utah Aggie game . . . and bored. . . . Jack James, sports editor fthe Herald, bored . . . very much so. . . . Glen Hall Taylor, manager of KTM, imitating “Dead ,r* e ; m the “Hi-Hat” Restaurant . . . with Bill Oliver of Herald . . . what prices. Harry Mines, “Daily News” drama critic, raving about Gilmor Brown s .Pasadena Community theatre . . . Jack Dempsey playing “putt- putt golf at Caliente with Oscar Schmidt, owner, and “Light Horse Harry Cooper,” pro. , . . Dempsey and Cooper tying at 51 with a motor- cycle cop beating them at 47 . . . which gave us a big laugh. . . . Brooks Barnes of the Daily News” throwing a golf club into the water hazard and vowing ‘ never again.” “Spang,” News photographer, trying to “shoot” a donkey and getting a grazing kick in return . . . camera going one way . . . Spang another and donkey the third . . . The Dare Sisters back at KMTR . . . nice g lr s ■ • • Bud Jones and Tommy Tomson of the “Times” still at the Press Club. . . . Walter Merrick, president of the Press Club, out at the Masquers talking to Mitchell Lewis. . . Bert Rovere of Parin Inn training for Catalina Channel swim. . . . Jack Carter, “The, Boy From Lunnon ” talking to Frank Watanabe at IvNX ... by the way. Frank is a tall, blond nordic and not Japanese as is popularly supposed. . . . Frank get- ting a Japanese letter from countryman in Montana and having Japanese friend reply in Frank’s name. . . . The mystery man of radio studios about town tried to sneak into Paramount lot via KNX but was heroi- cally stopped by Eddie Albright, ten o’clocker. . . . Eddie sporting police buzzer and arguing with speed copper . . . and getting the ticket after all. . . . Wonder what speed copper parked his motorcycle in red pedestrian zone the other day on Hill Street? . . . Nbticed Ted Ross, photog of Lxpress, leaning against telegraph pole waiting for officer to appear tor photo ; . . shot cycle and left after waiting long time. Smokie Joe and Lyn Slaten, two police reporters, playing dominoes and yawning at three a.m. in Central Station. . . . Harold Goodwin visit- ing station and looking down muzzle of sub-machine gun . . . giving Lyn olaten of Examiner near heart failure. . . . Here’s a good one ... a detective made arrest of bandits in Hollywood apartment . . . reaching street with captives . . . finds that squad car has been stolen. . . . Earle Fox doing his bit over KTM . . . heavy drammer ... on the air with sound effects . . . Charles Carter doubling for Chevalier in rehearsals for Love Parade,” to be broadcast from KHJ. . . . ALMOST, not quite, Chevalier. . . . Linsie,' MacHarrie with his new pipe . . . announcing and believing what he announces . . . apparently. . . . Kenneth Frogley, radio editor ot News, dozing in monitor microphone room of KHJ . . Gene Inge of Herald immersed in thought about stunt. ... His specialty is having aviators fifteen thousand feet high talk to divers two hundred ieet below the surface ... all shot over the bouncing ether via radio! . . . And that’s all! JAILER ADVISES MGM Clem Peoples, Los Angeles coun- ty jailor and noted crime student, is acting in an advisory capacity on “Within the Law,” at M-G-M, with Joan Crawford as star. ACTOR INVENTS Otto Hoffman, veteran screen ac- tor has perfected a new auto sig- nal invention and also an automatic sprinkler regulator for lawns, which he plans to market shortly. WILL ROGERS’ NEXT Will Rogers will start work soon on Mark Twain’s classic, “A Con- necticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court,” David Butler directs. HAZZARD’S SECOND Jack Hazzard, musical comedy star, has his second talking role in “The Honest Thief.” SUE CAROL CAST Sue Carol selected for a princi- pal role in a picture tentatively titled “Kept Husbands,” by RKO Radio Pictures. WEBBS FETED Millard Webb and his wife, Mary Eaton, have been lavishly enter- tained since their arrival in New York enroute to London. RASCH IN MOVIES Albertina Rasch returns to re sume motion picture work after ; strenuous season in New York di recting the dances and dance en sembles for many eastern stage pro ductions. ART ? INSPIRATION? TECHNIQUE? Have they been over rated? Can they be taken into the laboratory and treated as one would Basic Elements of Chemistry? Read “WHY CHANGE EXECUTIVES?” NEXT WEEK