Inside facts of stage and screen (January 31, 1931)

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Page Ten INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Saturday, January 31, 1931 (Continued from Page 8) KFWB 8:-8:3C P. M. Jan. 23. After a stirring and pretentious .bit of “curtain music” which gave this “Speed” program an effective ; push-off the whole tiling, petered ►out to a well meaning but anemic, half-hour. There was nothing, .wrong, with the music, thanks to, successful activity, that’s been go- ing on in Tin Pan Alley and Sam Wineland’s neat orchestral organ- ization, and soloists were okay, but the dialogue material was just;' so much blah. Laughs were prac- tically non-existent. No one could reasonably expect these comedians; to attempt a punchy delivery 'when they had nothing to sell. ; Bigger and better line of lines, -please. KFOX Hollywood Fashion Shop 7:30-7:45 P. M. Jan. 27 Cheerio Boys used all the smile songs but didn't get anywhere with them. Then they went through some rube stuff with the same results, even when one of them went falsetto. A better choice of numbers would add much to the entertainment value of the program. KFWB 10:30-11:30 A. M„ Jan. 27 Morning Melodists are guided by the expert Jerry Joyce. His little .orchestra of five pieces plugs. the pops with plenty of vim and vigor. -“The River and Me” and “I’m No Account Any More” were offered with syncopating appeal. Vic de Lory should have more numbers. He’s a quality crooner who can stand up and sing out with .the best of them. The answer is “Yes,” when he tenors "Fall In Love -With Me.” "Them There Eyes” was Cooky, the Sunshine Girl's best blue bit. KFWB Edgeworth Tobacco Co. 8:30-9 P.M. Jan. 27 Old time melodies and .Art Pabst’s personal touch. seem .to, have brought in the fan mail regardless of the mu-, sical merit here. “Blue Bird,” "Stop Kicking My Dog Around,” “Sweet Bunch of Daisies,” that’s what they want, and that's what they get. A prize contest is on, for original lyrics to “It Ain't Goin’ To Rain No More” gagging poetically with names of cities, etc. The entrants are respond- ing with their usual enthusiasm, but some of it is pretty hard on the inno- cent bystander hanging around the radio. (Continued from Page 9) clever act that started in one with comedy chatter and dropped’ back to full stage for some good wire walking, in which Hazard was aided by a girl, Claude Sweetens RKOlians built up from 10 men to 14 did “Rhap- sody in Blue” as an overture, scor- ing heavily. Augmented band sounded great and gave able sup-; port to the acts, Walt Sullivan, pi- anist. drew featured spot in the overture. Fox’s “Oh, for a Mail” was the picture. Bock. ,,t In Hollywood « Now By BUD MURRAY KFOX Dr. S. M. Cowan 7:15-7:30 P. M. Jan. 27 Jimmy Lee is one oi those vocalers who gets the moonlight and roses re- action from anyone who lends an ear. This kind of warbling is easy to go for — something d'elish in the pash line. “It Must Be True,” “Truly I Love You” and “You Will Come Back To Me” are some of the tunes Jimmy uses to get you that way about him. KTM Pacific Greyhound Lines 8-8:30 P. M.—Jan. 27 From a concert arrangement of “I Surrender, Dear,” with vocal chorus by Don Allen, to Moskowsky's "Ser- ienata” and Brahms' Dance No. 5, .Salvatore Santaella guided his excel- lent musical unit. Santaella is a brill- iant pianist and clever leader whose versatile programs make a radio high- light out of these Highway High- lights broadcasts. Austin Graut’s baritone solo was on a par with the rest of this offering. KHJ 8-9 P. M. Jan. 24 Vignettes in Symphony, the new Don Lee Broadcast got off to an auspicious start with the life of Beethoven as the theme. Raymond Paige ruled with the baton and also acted as narrator. Fred Stark was on the conductor’s stand at these times. A masterly performance, not- able for form and style. Actors put across the feeling of the music and the orchestra got the tremendous drama of Beethoven’s tragic life. Margit Hiegdeus and Mona Con- tent gave brilliant performances on violin and piano respectively. Paul Rickenbacker was a magnificent Beethoven. Julia and Therese were given sympathetic interpretation by Mora Martin, and Robert Swan played all smaller men’s parts cap- ably. “Eroica,” Fifth Symphony and the colossal Ninth were, outstanding artistic achievements. “Kreutzcr Sonata,” “Moonlight Sonata” and “Pathetique” were su- perbly interpreted" by Maestro, Paige. SYNCOPATING SUCCESS HERAS a n d WALLACE The Backyard Entertainers FAN CHON & MARCO’S “ICY HOT IDEA” PARAMOUNT HOTEL In the Heart of Hollywood E. E. KENT, Managing Owner Every Room With Combination Tub and Shower Bath ALL OUTSIDE BOOMS Telephone Hollywood 6181 Half Block from Paramount, KNX and RKO Studios Melrose at Van Ness Ave. The Crystal Ballroom at Long Beach has a band now that’s bring- ing in the customer,s old and young. Jack’s Bachelors, Jack Young’s peppy seven piece orches- tra, are making the first big syn- copating success this ballroom has ever had. Old time dancing to old time tunes twice a Week is one of the special attractions. The band is under the management of Larrv Hill. GOING GREAT Freddie Carter is way out in front with his neat personality and hot nine piece band. Carter is booked for an indefinite run at the Majestic Ballroom in Long Beach, where he has been a big attraction for the last few months. The band is broadcasting over station KGER at present attracting air fans. * Vic De Lory RKO LOS ANGELES (Reviewed Jan. 29) RKO scores heavily this week with laughs. Vic Oliver and Irving Ed- wards deliver it in heavy bundles. These gentlemen are equally clever as comedians and laugh honors go to Edwards only because bis is the larger share of the work. He cercmonied the Friedland revue which constituted a good two-thirds of the allotted time. “The Agemos,” bamboo pole acro- bats, start their, snappy turn off where the average act 1 of like character; leaves off. They crack through with their tricks with the rapidity of star runners vaulting the last hurdle. (They cram a lot of entertainment into a very brief period. Vic Oliver, with his "Plait Pint” pardner doing back bends a la terp- sichore, was a sweet contrast to Oli- ver's wit and his piano work. Vic has a look of injury on his face when the customers laugh at his sallies that can he called a gem. Vic will, if he continues to give his work the study that it is apparently in it at this show- ing, land in big company. Irving Edwards breezes in with his familiar routine "of pleasing customers when they arrive late and piles up a lot of.credit for his style, just young and careless, as he so bills himself, and with a mischief in his delivery that gets results. "The 20th Century Revile” got away with a talking pic- ture of Anatolc Friedland selling the merits of "the, flesh” against the pic- tured virtues of eye value in femmes. The talkie does a moving shot of the chorus headed for the, footlights and the flesh tears its way through the screen in a line of beauties on stage that have.a lot of look stuff. Plenty of talent in this show and well received. RKO PORTLAND (Reviewed Jan. 27) Act No. 1—Man—Bradford — Van Alst — 2 men — 1 girl — Singing playing—dancing — this act will start any show good. Act No. 2 — Bobby May — the boy wonder—with clubs — balls — speed— to me the best youthful juggler on the stage—-mob here liked him. York and King next—this act is a show by themselves — songs— dancing—costumes — scenery — phi COMEDY that is-COMEDY—peo pie in the balcony had to hold on their seats to keep ..from falling out s—Rose King is the funniest woman on the stage—any stage — York and King the talk of this town or any town—picture, Cohens and Kellys in Africa was good — But York and King was the b. o. draw — Biz—S. R. O. Art Rogers NO W. B. CUT Bud Murray The MITZ1 GIRLS Six Beautiful and Exquisitely Costumed Girls, who dance as a unit or in teams. Doing the latest dance creations. AGENTS: Include this group in your next entertainment. PRODUCED BY AlJtF TEACHERS OFSUCCESSFUL^ VEVVCff HZ WfetH.St. LONG BEACH CAUf. SEE THE NEW CHEVROLET CONVERTIBLE CABRIOLET ON DISPLAY AT GORDON WARREN FRIENDLY SERVICE Phone GR. 2181 5950 Hollywood Blvd. Correcting a story which appear cd in last week’s issue of Inside Facts, information is phoned us that the new Warner Brothers Theatre* in San Pedro maintained a price scale of 50 cents upon opening. The I. F. story had it that the house cut to 25 cents. The same informant stated that it was the Fox house that cut to 25 cents when the W. B. spot opened. BUSY BAND Some, of these bands keep busy every minute of the day or night. Brick English and Hoot Gibson’s outfit are very much among the busy syncopatcrs. They are a feat- ure attraction at the Balboa Dance Hall, have a United Broadcast, and are on the air over KGER and KFWB regularly, Joseph I. Schnitzer, president of Radio Pictures, has arrived from New York. TRY THE DOWNYFLAKE DOUGHNUT and SANDWICH SHOP FOB ALL KINDS OF GOOD EATS AT POPULAR PRICES 978 Market St. San Francisco 2 Doors East Warfield Theatre To the opening of Sid Grauman’s presentation of the New York smash hit, “Once in a Lifetime,” by Moss Hart and George S. Kauf- man, and as usual it turned out to be a “Typical Grauman” opening, and when we say that, it covers a multitude of “Chins”— - During intermission we did not hear one dissenting voice, and many- "wise-cracks” were made, yet it seemed like everyone took the “razzing” -good, naturcdly—The two writers wrote plenty of dia- logue, and what speed these actors used to emit their words, sometimes we thought a little too fast for the balcony or last ten orchestra rows—Maybe the actors will -slow, up a bit after their first nite -nervousness wears off—Who wouldn’t be nervous acting in a play “razzing”,you to your face 1 —You never can tell when a bomb mite be thrown — Is it any wonder that Moss Hart, the author, who was scheduled to appear in the role of the “Write,” was indisposed—Plis understudy went on Opening Nite, and by the way he ‘was "Great”— Moss Hart is no fool—We thought these particular actors deserve especial mention for their interpretations— Charles Lawrence, Alice McMahon, Russell Topton, and Louis Sorin and we noticed in the cast one of our ex-George White’s Scandals show girls, who played Miss Leigh to a “T,” and we mean Mary Mulhern, now Mrs. Jack Fickford —Little Leo Morrison and a few other big shot agents during the intermission re-cast all the parts with the possible moving picture industry magnates and actors, who were allegorically impersonated—We noticed oh, so many of the motion picture and stage world that we could go on forever; Jean Harlow in all her blonde beauty (and our pup'll)— Mr. and Mrs. Hal Roach — Mr. and Mrs. Ed- mund Lowe (Lillyan Tashman)—and for once, we spy the entire firm of Brown-, De Sylva and Henderson—George Sidney—Bob Armstrong, Lawrence Grant, Charley Miller, “Harry Joe?’ Brown,” all brothers! Masquers— Lew Cody, looking great— Marco, rite up front— Jack Pick- ford — Arthur Caesar — Norma Shearer — Carl Laemmle, Jr. — Jesse Lasky—Loretta Young—Lupe Velez—“Bakky” arid Fritzi Ridgeway— our old boss Franklyn Warner, \vhiy has .fully- recovered his health, and looking fine— Maurice Wakeman — Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Le Maire—Herb Sanborn and Henry Bergman, proprietors of the Brown Derby and Henry’s, respectively— Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greenspan—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burns— Mr. and Mrs. Abel Green—Mr. and Mrs. Sol Salinger— Dr. and Mrs. Harry Martin (Louella Parsons), so what, and they are all IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. For luncheon at the Masquers, where they are preparing their first Revel of 1931 which promises to be "a “peach”-—A few words with Georgie Harris, the diminutive comedian who worked for us in “Oh, Susanna” last" year at the Mayan Theatre— Ed Kane still trying to find out what’s "wrong with the picture “racket”-—He should see “Once in a Lifetime”— Glenn Tryon getting us. confused with two other fellows— Fred Santley, a favorite of the stage, now IN HOLLYWOOD in pictures — l- We almost forgot another opening last week which was a pleasure inasmuch as our boy friend Harry Green showed his tru’e histrionic ability in a very entertaining play called the “Ambulance Chaser ■— A large audience attended including some old friends we noticed— Con Conrad— Rita Gould—John Swor, formerly Swor and Mack and now at Kox Studios— Mr. and Mrs. Herman Playe, who seem to be at all the openings— B.B.B.—Armand Kaliz—Morrie Cohen, manager of the Pasa- dent Fite Club, and his shadow, Dave—Bob Armstrong— “ Skeets” Gal- - lagher and Jack Oakie, both Harry’s colleagues at Paramount Studios— Then to a meeting at the RKO offices with Cliff Work, Western Di- visional Head of the Orpheum Circuit, and Harry Billheimer and Bill McConnell, scenic builder and artist, who will build the first stage pro- logue production in connection with “Cimarron” which may be the fore- runner of a steady Orpheum policy, at least we hope so—In HOLLY- WOOD at any rate. To the Brown Derby for luncheon and we see the two Beery Brothers, Wally and Noah—Mrs. Jack Warner in a booth—and again we sec our charming pupil, Mary Brian—John Medbury and his chief publicist Hal Horne — The Mosconi Family who run a darn good danc- inc school IN HOLLYWOOD, too— Tom Dugan, still talking about "Once iu a Lifetime”—in fact that seems to be the topic of conversation, “Who is. Glogauer?”— Georgie Stone, our boy friend of many years’ standing, whom we saw in a special run of “Cimarron,” arid Georgie in this picture will prove lie can do other than “Rat” parts— Harry Akst, erstwhile writer, now an actor— Wilson Mizner telling some choice ones — Willie Collier, Sr., running a neck and neck race, with Willie— and don’t forget Jimmy Gleason —Here is a real trio of witty gentle- men—IN HOLLYWOOD NOW. While out to RKO Studios looking the “Cimarron” picture over, rail into a very dear old colleague, Max Steiner, whom we formerly worked with oil several Noo Yawk revues—Max is now “next to the Head iiia.it” in the RKO music deparament— To the Olympic Rites we run into Sam Kramer for the first time since his European sojourn— Redmond Wells, who worked for us last year in “Oh, Susanna,” and is contemplating a short vaudeville tour if someone here doesn’t gram him quickly— Joe Keno, who raised, that darling Mitzi Green—Mr. and Mrs. Macklin Megley — Chuck Reisner, a Fox film director with his old boy friend Bryan Foy, an ex-Warner Brothers’ director— Dave Bennett, stage and screen dance director— Harry Gribbon and Billy Arnold, a couple of Masquers—and last but not least, Dolly Nelson and Lee Summers, like two peas in a pod. Strolling up the boulevard, we see Jack Oakie wearing a new sweat shirt— Sam Hardy drives his Ford with much gusto — Walter Wills, whom we worked with some eighteen years ago in eastern musical comedy stock companies, when Walter was Head man and we played the “What-Jiave-you?” parts; Walter runs a darn good dancing school IN HOLLYWOOD, too. To the Hollywood Legion Fites run by the genial Tom Gallery, who has hit upon the four-round bout scheme of the old Vernon days, and business seems to be good and the patrons like it—Rite 'next to us an ex-Winter Gardinte, John. T. Murray, now in talking pictures, and formerly a peach of a monologist—and we cannot refrain from mention- ing another of the same ilk, Judge Walter C. Kelly, who can tell the stories to fit the occasion, parlor or stag— Bill Farnum, always in the same seat— Nate Stein trying to compile some list of film celebrities during the bouts— The Dummy Newsboy, thoroughly disgusted with the class of fites— B.B.B., for some unknown reason, was seated on the oppo- site side of the house, and we couldn’t hear his sweet, melodious voice— Oh, yeah? A flock of film directors who are always rite down in front are A1 Ray and Norman Taurog — Dave Butler and William Wellman— Then we notice two of our finest dance directors, Busby Berkely and Sammy Lee —Sammy is now head man with Fanchon & Marco, staging ideas as fast as they come— Margaret Padula, the girl , with that “big voice”— Walter Weems and Ernie Hilliard betting on corners—That lady-killer Ray Hallor being kidded by Jed Prouty, whom we haven’t seen for ages—Why hasn’t he worked after the start he got in “Broad- way Melody”—It’s a strange world this motion picture industry, and yet they come and go, new faces all the time—But still Hollywood has its charms, and we like it any time. After the Hollywood fites dropped into Henry’s—.bumped into Mushy Callahan, who is now in the haberdashery racket—With Mushy was an old boy friend A1 Singer, a fighter who knows how and is in Hollywood now to look things over—Is there anybody out here good enough to fight him?—If so his brother Lou is ready to receive offers.