Inside facts of stage and screen (November 29, 1930)

PAGE six INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN NOV. 29, 1930 I NSIDE ACTS H S®IP(S(3dQ, Published Every Saturday One Year - - - - - $4.00 Foreign ------ $5.00 Advertising Hates 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. Published by Inside Facts Publishing Company, Inc. 800-801 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Telephone TUcker 7832 JACK JOSEPHS ARTHUR WM. GREEN JEAN ARMAND President and Editor Vice Pres, and Counsel General Manager Vol. XII Saturday, November 29, 1930 No. 22 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27— Glenhall Taylor succeeds Earl Towner as KTAB program director. Helen O’Neill has joined NBC. Walter Beeban and Ben McLaughlin of NCB have been honored by American Legion for entertainment in hospitals. Anson Weeks orchestra back in Florsheim Frolic, NBC. Lucille Atherton Harger added to KPO. * * * Jimmy Kendrick joins KTAB Night Owl program. Edna Fischer now on KFRC’s payroll as vocalist. Hazel Warner returns to KFRC. South American tour called off. JESSE STAFFORD And His San Francisco PALACE HOTEL ORCHESTRA Featuring His and Gene Rose’s Song Hit, “Tonight” AL NEWMAN and his Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra with JOHNNY MURRAY and broadcasting nightly over station KFWB and affiliated stations is another of the well known celebrities who features the following Robbin’s hits nightly “Go Home and Tell Your Mother,” “Here Gomes the Sun,” “Just a Little Closer,” “You’re Simply Delish” ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 799 SEVENTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY MEDBURY SET IN RADIO JOB M. G. M. officials liked the com- edy dialogue written by John P. Medbury for Marie Dressier and Polly Moran n “Reducing,” and prevailed upon the humorist to stay over and write comedy dialogue for Buster Keaton and Charlotte Greenwood in “Parlor, Bedroom and Bath.” With completion of this assign- ment, Medbury will devote himself to perparations for his forthcoming radio work as “Master Without Ceremonies” on the California Melodies Program to be broadcast every Wednesday night at 8:30 over the Columbia Broadcasting Net- work. LIKE S. F. ORCHESTRA OAKLAND, Nov. 27.-—Hermie King and orchestra at Fox here are doing overtures similar to those presented at the San Francisco Fox. Personnel of organization is: Tony Perrotti, John Colletti, Phil Sail, Robert Ruano and Albert White, violins; Fred Lampkin, banjo; Leonard Hayes, ’cello; George Hart, bass; Ed O’Malley, drums; Felton McCartney, Dick Hendricks, George Currlin, saxes; Steve Steck, Paul Morgan, Milt Barnes, trumpets; Jess Jessup, John Clark, trombones. Billy Knox is at the organ. TWO ACTS TO SAIL Momo Arabs will play Union time in the Antipodes, sailing De- cember 2. Countess Sonia sails for same route, January 15. Tubby Garron, newly appointed coast manager for Red Star Music Co., is pointing to the following tunes’ success: “Under the Spell of Your Kiss,” “To Make a Long Story Short,” “I’ll Never Love Anyone But You,” “Hanging on a Lamp Post (Singing a Song)” and “I Had to Lose You.” Tubby has added Joe Graham to the local pay- roll. OLSEN’S DARK NIGHT Bad business has hit the George Olsen Club to extent that on Mon- day night it’s lights out. Business on the other nights is reported holding up okay. WEBB TO GAUMONT? Word from London states Mil- lard Webb, Hollywood director, is negotiating with British Gaumont, who seek his services for the film- ing of a newspaper story. ‘SQUIST” IS BORN TO RADIO WORLD We cannot help liberating a great deal of satisfaction over the fact that theme song writers have lost their “fifteen thousand per” jobs with the near discontinuance of singing pictures. Not that we are mean enough to “gloat” simply because it has temporarily added scores of depleted bank rolls to an already endless list, but it means better songs. No more picture assignments a nd grinding out melodies in wholesale fashion, but back again to the old days of “inspiration.” * *• * output of new songs. Eddie Janis is handing out “My Ideal,” “Satan’s Holiday,” Little Did I Know,” “Was It Just Another Love Affair to You,” “Back in Your Arms To- night” and “I’ll Take Care of You.” * * * Looks like another hit for Walter Donaldson. Jack Archer is liter- ally answering by its title to people trying to get material on “Yotfre Driving Me Crazy.” * * * De Sylva, Brown & Henderson’s aspirants for hitdom are “To Whom Jt_ May Concern,” Nine Little TMiles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee” and “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home.” Ben Berman being par- ticularly enthusiastic over the first named. LANG, HAYES EAST Ruby Lang and Will Hayes are with the Bridge Players at the Globe Theatre in Kansas City where the company is now in its sixth week. MANTELL NORTH L. Ayres Mantell, Australia booking representative for Union Theatres, left for Seattle this week on a business trip. He will return here Dec. 18. NADEJINE DUE Nikolai Nadejine, baritone, is expected in Hollywood soon, fol- lowing a triumphant concert tour of the East. FOREVER FREE FROM UNSIGHTLY HAIR A few pleasant RAY-O treat- ments removes superfluous hair permanently. No sensation whatever in the treat- ment and the hair will never return. Write for booklet or come in for free and confidential consultation. Ray-O System 802 Anglo-Bank Bldg. 830 Market Phone SUtter 4714 SAN FRANCISCO TUNING UP With Billy Hamer SEATTLE, Nov. 27.—When de- scribing a thrilling wrestling match recently, Ken Stuart, KJR and Northwest Broadcasting System announcer, needed a word badly which would describe the squirming and twistling of the wrestlers. Not having an adequate word, he gave “Squist” to the world. WALLACE TRAINS F. M. DANCE ACT Earle Wallace announced this week he has surrounded himself with the finest staff of instructors obtainable. Ballet and adagio is under per- sonal charge of Wallace. Tap de- partment is under direction of Howard Ross. Aerobatic classes are supervised by Sam Mintz who was a veudeville partner of Larry Ceballos. Wallace Studios claims to be first school to teach tap dancing on the coast. Wallace and staff are re- hearsing 16 dancers for an early tour of Fanchon and Marco cir- cuit. ALDEN TO RETURN Mary Alden, for many years a screen favorite, is coming from re- tirement to return to the screen. PATRICK a.o MARSH (AGENCY) VAUDEVILLE—ORCHESTRAS WANTED! ACTS SUITABLE FOR PICTURE HOUSE PRESENTATION AND CLUBS WRITE—WIRE—CALL 607-8 Majestic Theatre Bldg., 845 South Broadway, Los Angeles Phone TUcker 2140 JACK SPRIGG MUSICAL DIRECTOR R-K-O ORPHEUM SAN FRANCISCO WILL PRIOR MUSICAL DIRECTOR 1187 South Rodeo Drive Los Angeles OXford 6571 HARVEY KAREL! VALUE SCHOOL OF DANCING 7377 Beverly Blvd. OR. 2688 LLOYD K. HILLMAN CO. Presents The ^ BOY” 1640 k HENRY STARR KYA IN A NIGHTLY RADIO OFFERING OVER * SAN FRANCISCO With many thanks to Bill Stein