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

Saturday, February 28, 1931 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Page Eleven City Streets , Skippy Untitled Confessions of a Co-ed Dude Ranch Up Pops the evil An American Tragedy Kick In Night Court The Lawyer's Secret Monkey Business Rebound Lost Love Board and Room Madame Julie t Big Brother Traveling Husbands Vv bite Shoulders Too Many Cooks TT iph River Waiting-at the Church , ■ • •' True Blue Untitled Voice of Hollywood Vagabond Series Detective Shorts Production Schedule (Continued from Page 5) PARAMOUNT Trapped Midnight X Marks the Spot Alone at Last The Barbarian Left Over Ladies Morals for Women Two Gun Man sv<-a The Virtuous Husband Blind Husbands Waterloo Bridge The Impatient Virgin The Up and Up The Behavior of Mrs. Crane Reviev/s (Continued from Page 10) the Saturday and Sunday vaude policy. Reviewed at the early Sun- day night show the.house was well filled,-., George Bancroft’s picture “Scandal Sheet" being largely re- sponsible for pulling 'em in. Zalo and Vallin, in the opening spot, offered a neat roller skating novelty, showing plenty of pep. A heck spin finish with’ one of the boys doing a daring twirl brought hefty applause. Mable Armstrong followed in the deuce spot, warbling her way into the hearts of the Broadwayites in a way that just couldn't miss. Dclphia and Co. next with a good line of chatter, songs and steps. The femme is good to look at and sells her songs well. The boys are fast steppers and -would do well to inject more stepping in their offering, eliminating some of the singing. The Four Sailors, using “Two Lips” for an opener, goalcd them right at the start, following up with “When the Bloom is on the Sage" and a ealiope number, both of which sold well. “When You and I Were Young, Maggie" blues, with the bass, carrying the lead, sent them off to a great hand. The Four Covans, in the closing spot, carried away the honors with their tapping and, needless , to say, repeated their many successes in this locality., Poland. Legitimate Review “APRON STRINGS” GEARY SAN FRANCISCO (Reviewed Feb. 23) After a year’s absence from the stage, Clarence Kolb and Max Dill have teamed up again for their adaptation of Dorrance Davis' com- edy “Apron Strings.” And a mighty good second night crowd, follow- ing a capacity first night, indicated good business for the piece. Looks like four weeks. -And another point in K. and D.’s favor is that they've slashed 50 cents off the usual $2.50 admission. If we remember correctly, it's Kolb and Dill's first show with any fast lines. There’s "dialogue about a prospective husband who wants to : know if his future wife has a working knowledge of sex, un- touched wives and virginal hus- bands, etc. But it’s cleverly writ- ten and is never allowed to become downright dirt. Ticket buyers en- joyed it and laughed plenty. Kolb and Dill are spotted through- out the show with their familiar dialect Comedy. Both drew healthy hands upon initial appearance and plenty of laughs were theirs. And the supporting cast was excellent, not a weak spot being visible. Most of the dailies., claimed the show was stolen bj r one person or another, but the fact is it was everybody’s' show, each player be- ing, equally good. Clarence Nordstrom had the most difficult role of all, and an unsym- pathetic one at that, the prude hus- band. Nordstrom might easily have overplayed it or might have made it very pansv-ish but he refrained from those faults and waded through his many sides in excep- tionally fine style. Grace Stafford was excellent as the wife and Isabel Withers was equally good as her girl friend. Jane Darwell as Dill’s wife did an- other good job, and Anne O Neal did the maid in bang-up fashion. Kolb was the lawyer and Dili “the bride’s father. Second and third acts were- of moderate length but the opening was a bit too long before getting underway with the story. From three to five minutes could, be sheared off there to advantage. Between the second and third acts the 1931 Girls, ten in all, and the Miami Boys, numbering eight, nrovided 15 minutes of vocal and instrumental entertainment Working from a box on the left side of the house. Girls were Delores Scott,-Mil- dred H-atnill, Peggy Stanley, Teddy Marcel, Kay Scott, Carlita Hall, Reta Mac, Stanley Scott, and the boys included Marius Langan, Ben Yost, Joe Crawford, Verne Mac- Lean, Enrico Tanzi, Norman Hood, ■Stanmore Clayton and Ken Doug- las. Doubtful is this presentation warranted the. cost, which must be around $75(1 weekly, even though the. offering did garner an encore. Report is that the,show, is backed by Clarence Kolb himself (C. Wil- liam Kolb on the program.) with Dill on a straight, salary. Walter Gilbert staged the show under Kolb’s direction and did a mighty fine job of the entire production. Leo Flanders was in the pit with his orchestra. Bock DOES AN IN-PERSON SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.— Edward G. Robinson blew into town for one day of personal ap- pearances where his F. N. picture “Little Caesar” is current. He re- turned immediately to Hollywood where he goes into production for another flicker. ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF THE NEW . Supreme Dollar Hosiery Shop 6382A Hollywood Bivd. i The 48 guage 3 thread picot top DULL sheer Chiffon Hose GUARANTEED PERFECT STORE NO. 1 6823 Hollywood Blvd, TICKETS FOR THEATRES AND SPORTS EVENTS CHERRY'S 121 West 8th Street TUcker 2218 Hollywood Plaza Hotel GLadstone 2233 HAVANA c * DE ARMAS IN HOLLYWOOD Makers of Fine Havana Cigars Specializing in Individual Blends Boxes cl 25 and 50 delivered everywhere GRanite 0359 5921 Hollywood R!vd. George and Florence Barclay PRODUCERS AND DANCE DIRECTORS now associated DOUGLAS SCHOOL OF DANCING 1416 7th Avenue—Seattle One of the finest theatrical producing dance studios on the Pacific Coast “Regards to our many friends in Los Angeles” (FACULTY)—But! and Gladys Murray, Byron Cramer—(BALLET)—Mary Frances Taytar PRACTICAL DRAMATICS AND STAGE DANCING TAP, Off-Rhythm, “Modernized” BALLET & Acrobatics IMARRON” Prologues Conceived and Staged by Rud Murray At Los Angeles and San. Francisco Orpheum Theaters-—NOW! “THE ORIGINAL MURRAY SCHOOL” “3RD YEAR—SAME PLACE”