Inside facts of stage and screen (February 28, 1931)

Saturday, February 28, 1931 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Page Five Harold J. Buck MANAGER RUBE COHEN Representative SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND, SAN JOSE, SACRAMENTO KRESS BUILDING 935 Market Sf, Phone Douglas 2213 10 8E HE BI00ER SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— Meeting here for the past several days, R-K-O execs decided on a continuation of stage shows at their Orpheums here and in Los Angeles, with Bud Murray again retained as producer. Probable opening date of the new picture “Millie” with prologue at the local Orph will be March 7, after a four week run. “Cimar- ron” is expected to stay in the Los Angeles house for a couple weeks more. Meeting here this week were Joe Plunkett, general manager of R-K-O; E. M. Glucksman, direc- tor of theatre management; Cliff Work, division manager and Ben Serkowich, who conferred with Jack Gross, local district manager. Murray was also up from Holly- wood to talk over the forthcoming show with his ’Frisco assistant, Don Summers. Murray will put a line of girls in the next show and will build it up to almost half hour length, continuing to use the present mixed vocal ensemble and Uzia Bermani, musical director. Sharon Lynn and Clifford Demp- sey have signed for roles in Radio Pictures’ “Too Many Cooks.” Artistic Scenic Advertising Curtains By Far the Best in America CURTAIN PRIVILEGES BOUGHT FOR CASH OR SCENERY Chas. F. Thompson Scenic Co. 1215 Bates Avenue Phone OLympia 2914 Hollywood, Calif. A RETURN DATE and TWO HOLDOVERS at the OLD STAMPING GROUNDS for Don Smith “The Joy Boy of Song- land” * * * IF : oi El Capi Kan SAN FRANCISCO * * * Many Thanks to Peggy O’Neill and My Pal, Jay Brower Market Street Gleanings SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.—Earl Keates, Wesco booker of L. A., was in town . . . also Ed- die Bush with his Biltmore trio, consisting of him- self, Buster Dees and Earl Randall . . . Dick Mar- shall now' with Kolb and Dill as representative . . . while Frank Hill is manager and Frank Herman purveyor of publicity . . . the secret marriage of Don Smith to Janette Dwinelle more than a year ago has just been announced . . . and by this time there is a Donald Smith, Jr. . . . Herman Kersken wearing big rings under his eves after 48 consecu- tive hours’ work on the new Fox stage shows . . . A1 Sather and’Charlie Franks all set in their new Kress building offices . . . and receiving such guests as Bob Olsen, Frank Galvin, Henry Harke, Bob Spencer, Larry Yoell and plenty of others . . . Still another Cimarron night . . . this at the Mark Hopkins . . . wherever you go in this burg you hear the Voice of RKO and that Cimarron theriie song . . . George Scheller and the male chorus singing while Uzia Bermani pianos . . . the Earl Eastmans there . . . and Abe Bloom, Dick Arnold and Harry Bush plugging tunes . . . Anson Weeks lias a mighty fine dance band and business is good . . . Della La Mar, dancing instructor of Yuba City, visiting the old stamping grounds . . . Weasel Johnson finally accepting bids on that peanut ven- dor hat o’ his’n . . . Abbey Rasor getting hot at Marquards . . . Officers Lorenz and Allen nomi- nated for the Helping Hand Association . . . Claude Sweeten practicing on a jews-harp . . . but his nose isn’t quite prominent enough . . . Wait Sul- livan is burned about his recent review, they do say . . . George Taylor is even worse at dice than at cards . . . Buck Theall does not paint scenery in his tux, just because he is a high class artist . . . Foster' and Ma’Belle exhibiting Mutt, their smart baboon . . . Ed and Morton Beck, Cherie and Tomasita and Prosper and -Maret resting between “African” showings at the Warfield . . . Dick Lu- cjrs making up a schedule . . . Dave Richards, Harry Bechtel and Jack Plumelet in another of those sidewalk conferences . . . the preview of “Millie” at the Orph . . . attended by Henry Pin- cus and Alex McCausland, those Siamese twins of theatre and newspaperdom . . . Don Summers, Bob Drady, Marilyn Morgan, Emil Umann and scads of others there . . . Jack Gross had his first vacation since arriving in Frisco when he went to Tahoe with his wife over the week-end . . . Lloyd Yoder, Marjorie Primley, Annette Hast- ings and Imelda Montagne and other NBCists at the Hotel St. Francis for a special National night . . . Clem Kennedy among those present . . . and Bob Pearson waltzing with Florence Baker . . . aha, inter-office scendel . . . Newest-and swankiest spot yet to open is the Club Royale, manned by a swell entertainng crew and with the best of everything in whatever line you might desire . . . total gate on the Metal Show was one grand, which was more than expected considering the 75.000 passes out . . . Dick Spier hustling down the rialto with Ed- ward G. Robinson, who is no less a personage than Little Caesar . . . both looking exceptionally gun- manish with long black Virginia Chetpots pro- truding from their faces . . . Abe Markowitz shop- ping on film row . . . Joe Ennis hurries across the street . . . somebody told, us that Rufe Blair bought a hat and a set of golf clubs but it’s nothing but a pack of lies . . . Bill Kohler scuttling between the premier and Pompeii . . . Bee Montague is. now Beatrice Nelson and the address is Noo Yawk . • ■ a letter from the Three Blue Blazes, now EAST . - . A1 K. Hall stops to 'chat . . . both Bob Gii- mour and A1 Bergren are afraid to volunteer info about each other for these columns . . . once one started there would be an endless chain Lloyd Campbell visiting Jess Stafford at the Palace . , . Gene Rose and assisting mtisickers turn politician during the course of an evening meal . . . resolved: prohi is a flop . . . they do say that John Wolohan is Irish . . . Eleanor Ailen at the Roof Garden . . . Bert Catley and Charlie Thall finger bowling it after an evening meal- . . . such class ... PINCUS TO WED SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— Henry Pincus is loking around for a justice of the peace to solemnize his forthcoming marriage to Adele Greene, local non-pro. Date is set for March 7. Pincus has been a bachelor for the past 31 years. Congratulations are being sent to the Casino theatre which he man- ages for Ackerman and Harris. RUMOR BURLESQUE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— Tom Dalton, of the Los Angeles burlesque operators, was here this week, stating he was simply visit- ing San Quentin. Rumor, how- ever, connected him with seeking the Tivoli as a spot for burlesque. In all the West you’ll find no theatrical hos- telry so modern, so lux- urious, so reasonable as the EMBASSY HOTEL headquarters for artists of stage and radio FRIGIDAIRE THEATRICAL RATES NEaR ALL THEATRES Polk and Turk Sts. San Francisco Phone Orel way 1404 “You’ll Meet Your Friends There” LEGIT WEEK HAS LITTLE EXCITEMENT SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26.— Legit plenty low. Kolb and Dill and “Topaze” opening. Nothing else. Walker Whiteside on the calendar for March 2 at the Colum- bia. K. and D. in “Apron Strings” pulled $2200 on their opening night at the Geary and have held up well since. “Topaze” opened Tuesday at the Curran and started well. Columbia has a picture “Bali.” Alcazar closed Saturday. “Spid- er” did $4000 to close. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.—A non-stop walkathon, slated to last around one hundred hours, has fol- lowed the recent marathon at the Golden Gate ballroom. Same pro- moters. McCOWN Hanging" 577 Geary St. San Francisco Franklin 2582 Acrobatic, Stage, Tap, Rhythm, Ballet and Ballroom Dancing Routines fer the Theatrical People Private Lessons by Appointment Children’s Classes Saturday, 11 Young People’s Clases, Eves., 8 to 11 REOPEN HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.- Coliscum, one of the five T. and D. Jr., houses, had a big re-open- ing last week celebrating the in- stallation of new decorations, chairs, carpets, box office, lobby sidewalks, furniture, electric fix- tures, magnascopic screen and the enlargement of seating capacity tc 2200 seats. Coliseum is a district house, owned by T. and D. Jr. along with the Alexandria, Hard- ing, Metropolitan and Balboa. Sam Levin is president and A1 Levin general manager. EL CAP STICK-UP HE TOLL SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26—A combination of Lent, a three day holiday, tqo nice weather and rain served to cut down picture receipts for the past week. All houses held up okay but would have been much better with the absence of those impediments. First National's “Little Caesar'’ bowed into the Paramount and started clicking right off the bat. Robinson in person on Wednesday helped, along with Jan Rubini’s orchestra. The intake was around $24,000.. Loew's Warfield, too, was quite satisfactory with Rube Wolf and "African” Idea holding down the stage and George O’Brien on screen in “Seas Beneath,” with $23,500 the figure. “Stolen Heaven” next. Radio’s “Cimarron” held up ex- ceptionally well for the Orpheum. third week of that epic drawing around $18,000, which is plenty- good. One more week and then “Millie" with stage shows to bes •continued. Warners’ slipped with “River’s' End” on screen $9000 being all the; house could drag “Outward Bound" i- current. Fox got by okay with “Don’t Bet On W omen” with a big flash stage show and Walt Roesner con- ducting. The gross - was around $36,000 and Joan Crawford irt “Dance, Fools, Dance” is now in. California was second run with “Royal Family,” moved down front the Par and copping $9000. ^4'4 , 4*4’4’4nJ*4 , 4*4 , 4'4 , 4 , '£^4“&4 , 4* , ‘?4*4 , s* | SUCH POPULARITY SAN' FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— In the late afternoon of Washing- ton’s Birthday a robber held-up the Fox El Capital) and escaped with $350, overlooking two grand which had been secreted in the office. Badman followed Ted Manly, floorman, into the office and forced Art Loring, assistant manager, to open the safe. —must be deserved. For the fame of PISTOGRAPHS is spreading, even into the wide open spaces. DELLA LA MAR sends an ord- er' in from far-off YUBA CITY', for which we hereby thank her publicly. PICTOGRAPHS — The novel moderne portraits—are priced at $24.50 a dozen, and all that is required is an ordinary picture’. We do the rest. Prices for larger quantities upon application. 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