Inside facts of stage and screen (February 21, 1931)

Page Eight INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Saturday; February 21, 1931 [ LEGITIMATEFIELD SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 — There were only three legit shows in town, “Up Pops the Devil” at the Curran, “Spider” at the Alca- zar and "Hi Diddle Diddle” at the Green Street. Geary, Tivoli and President were dark and the Col- umbia turned picture for “Bali.” . “Spider” drew $5,000 to Duffy’s Alcazar for its first and next to last stanza. Last seven days, of "Up Pops the Devil” garnered $8,000 for the Curran which will open “Topaze” Monday night. Kolb and Dill open “Apron Strings" at the Geary Sunday night. CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS Dr. Edith Woods iRrru 4 — 1096 No. Western Ave., Corner Santa Monica UnkmdestCut Of All Proves Merely A Dud At a recent Hollywood party a certain lady bit player moved up belligerently on another movie act- ress, the latter of the ultra-ultra First Class. Arrived close enough for the opening of hostilities, the lady bit player shouted: “Say, I’ve been looking for you. I hear you’ve been telling lies about me. Come on now, yes or no, what did you say about me?” “I’ll tell you what I said about you,” the ultra one replied. “I said you didn't have any morals.” “Oh that’s all right then,” the bit player answered, her wrath fully appeased. “What I heard was that you said I didn’t have any ward- robe.” TO OE T “Richelieu” follows the current pro- duction of “What Every Woman Knows” at the Pasadena Commu- nity Playhouse. Properties 1 and scenic effects are being assembled, rehearsals are un- der way and Gilmor Brown, pro- ducing director of the Playhouse, feels that the production of “Riche- lieu” will be one of* the most im- portant costume productions of the Playhouse to be presented within the year. H. E. BILLHEIMER SCENIC CONSTRUCTION CO. SPECIALIZING IN BUILDING SCENIC PRODUCTIONS FOR LEGITIMATE THEATRES 6122 Salem PL HOIly 0738 Hollywood, Calif. VILLAGE INN HOTEL One Block from Fanchon and Marco's Office Making Special Low Theatrical Rates Wire, Write, Phone for Reservations 5724 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Calif. Telephone HO. 4733 EARLE WALLACE BALLET MODERN As An Overture Conducted By OSCAR BAUM Theatre Week of February 26th Created and Produced by Earle Wallace Belmont Theatre Bldg., Vermont at First EX. 11% RITA A RUBINS For a Thrill See This Team PARAMOUNT LOS ANGELES iAILILW rgACH CHS OF S UCCESSFU L. 'ITiB BP ®P HE 1 3SR HZ LONG BEACH CALIF. TIP-TOE DANCERS Bud’ Murray, who - was recently appointed head of - the stage and dance departments of the RlvO Los Angeles and San Francisco Or- pheum Theatres,- and . also heads his own School for Stage, and Screen at 3636 Beverly Boulevard, is now organizing two prospective units of dancers, who can do tap and toe. These girls will be trained in the .Mary France Taylor Modernized Ballet Method, under the personal instruction of Miss Taylor, who is now forming special classes morn- ings and evenings especially for these engagements. The tap work will be taught by Byron E. Cramer and Bud Murray. The twin “Cim- arron ’ stage prologues conceived and staged by Bud Murray for San Francisco and Los Angeles, have been held over indefinitely, and as soon as the next pictures is decided on, Mr. Bud Murray will insert these tap and toe dan- cers. Applications and registrations are now being received at the Bud Murray Studios. ‘PIS' ROUTING Louis O. Macloon and Lillian Al- bertson have changed plans for routing of their forthcoming pro- duction of “Paris in Spring.” They intended to take the. show into the Majestic after a Hollywood engagement and to open “Girl Crazy” here. The changed plans are to open “Girl Crazy” in San Francisco, and to play “Paris in Spring” at the Hollywood Playhouse starting Feb- ruary. 26. The latter show is re- hearsing here now, As it played San Francisco recently, it will jump from L. A. up to the Northwest. HOYT SIGNED Arthur Hoyt has been signed for an! important role in First Na- tional's. "Gold Dust Gertie,” which starts this week. The deal was made by the Harry Webber agency, to which Hovt is under contract. Won’t Go $2 At Theatre Where $1.25 Is Usual Despite the excellence of the show and the admitted popularity of Harry Green, Green’s show, “The Ambu- lance Chaser,” at the Holly- wood Playhouse, fell off to terrifically poor business in its third and last week. The $2 top was blamed, as Hollywood is educated to consider this a $1.25 spot. In the closing -week one woman came up to the b. o. to piek up reservations. When told the tax was $4 for the two, she declared she had never paid over $1.25 per seat at the house, and wouldn’t do so now. “I’m going to a movie in a case like that.” she declared, and trotted off. HERAS a n d WALLACE The Backyard Entertainers FAMCHON & MARCO’S “ICY HOT IDEA" Behrendt-Levy Co., Ltd. General Insurance Insurance Exchange Building VA. 1261 Performers Run Down Plank To Make Dates Playing a split day is strenuous work for the F. and M. show's which double at the Egyptian and the Boulevard. Jump time between the two spots is about 20 minutes to keep the show from being held up. on the second date. So they back up a big Tanner motor bus, lay out a plank from it to the stage entrance and “run” the performers down the plank to their transportation! Baby pianos, bass drums and all the rest of the para- phernalia w’alks the plank on this jump. The acts total four shows a day between the two houses, with five and six on Saturdays and Sundays. OF P Herman M. Gumbin, who re- cently split with M. H. Hoffman, is now sole owner of Liberty Pro- ductions. Disagreements had been brewung among the execs of Lib- erty for some time when an im- passe was reached a few weeks ago at which time PI. M. Gumbin, a money man back of Liberty, stepped in and assumed control. The company’s distributing ar- rangements throughout the country organized by M. IT. Hoffman, have also been discontinued, making H. M. Gumbin a free lance distributor as well as producer. DOING FOREIGN John Reinhart, head of the Ger- man department at Fox, is to direct the German version of “The Man Who Came.Back.” Reinhart is also svncronizing the production am' is co-writing the dialogue with i,e! nuit Gorin. Shooting will start early this week. BUY THEATRE CHAIN Hughes Franklin Theatres have signed contracts whereby they ac- quire what is known as the Robb and RowTev Circuit of Theatres op- erating in excess of sixty-five the- atres in the states of Oklahoma and Texas. Robb and Rowley wilt be associated in the operation of the operation of the theatres as di- visional executives. TALKIES FOR CHINA Sixteen units of RCA Photo- phone sound reproducing equip- ment have been purchased by The Theatre Equipment Company, Ltd., of Shanghai,. China, which is con- trolled by Loken, the so-called “King of the Chinese Movies.” Ten of the new machines are now en- route to Shanghai. The acquisi- tion marks the opening of a defi- nite campaign to present sound motion pictures in China. M RUUD BILL T TO HOUSE ENTRY SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20—A radio, bill introduced in the state, legislature here by .Senator Wagy is not getting., any enthusiastic re- sponse -from air- fans. • ‘ While its purpose is ostensibly to better broadcasting conditions, it has a trick clause for house entry that marks it more as another case of governmental interference than an efficiency measure. That or the creation of some more payroll for the taxpayers, to meet. Neither radio - broadcasting sta- tions nor entertainers are affected directly by the new- measure. There are two important -phases to the Wagy bill. First is the pro- posal to levy a tax of fifty cents on every radio to pay the expenses of creating and maintaining a de- partment of radio Supervision. Hos- pitals, churches, schools and char- itable institutions would be ex- empted. Second is a provision that mem- bers of this department can make peaceful entry into homes and places of business in which there is a sus- pected source of radio interference. If such is found to be the case, a correction shall be ordered, and failure to follow the order shall constiut.e a misdemeanor, punisha- ble by a $100 fine, and upon fur- ther refusal to correct, by confis- cation of the offending device. In addition to the fact that entry into American homes is becoming an increasingly unpopular pastime insofar as those whose homes are entered is concerned, the abuses possible under the- allegation of “in- terference” are too numerous to. list. Anything, a refrigerator, a radiator, a picture wire, or any one of a hundred different things might be alleged to cause interference, and for this reason chances of abuses of the power given the so-called -in- spectors would be limitless. Radio people would do well to' see that the bill is not enacted. Twelve stories are now in prepa- ration and four companies are shooting at Columbia. Leonhardt Apartments $32.00—Plymouth at Melrose—7$A5.00 LARGE SUNNY APARTMENTS Frigidaire-—Weekly Service Free Parking in. Rear OBBY-A-MAY Coming to HILLSTREET Week of Feb. 14 MACHINE SHOP IVAH PEABSON, Expert Machinist Repair All Kinds of Machines P atter n W ork—Experiment al Wo rk Tools—I>ies No Job Too Small Hollywood 7619 1356 N. 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