Inside facts of stage and screen (March 14, 1931)

Saturday, March 14, 1931 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Page Seven Harold J. Beck MANAGER RUBE COHEN Rep resentati ve SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND, SAN JOSE, SACRAMENTO KRESS BUILDING 935 Market St. Phone Douglas 2213 LAUGH FILfi SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Laugh pictures led the field. The combo of Keaton, Greenwood, Denny and Edwards in Metro’s “Parlor, Bedrom and Bath'’ did great things for Loew’s Warfield, smashing all records for several months back when the house hit a high of approximately $33,000. Rube Wolf and F. and M.’s “Love Letters” Idea supported. “Body and Soul” is current. Fox got way over the top, too, with “East Lynne” holding the screen and a stage show that in- cluded Walt Roesner’s concert and the Fox Follies. Figure was $38,- 500 and more good intake is looked for this work with Will Rogers on screen in “Connecticut Yankee.” Radio’s “Millie” opened at the Orph. on Wednesday, getting a tough matinee break with rainy weather but picking up at night Looks hke an okay first week. First week of Warners’ “My Past' at Warner Bros, did a satis- factory $11,000, and it stavs on. Paramount had “Fighting Cara- vans" tor one week and did $14,- 000. “Rango” there now. - ( California did a weak $9500 on Father’s Son’ double billed with “Wild Men of Kalihari." It will be followed by “It Pays to Adver- tise.” SWANSON INCORPORATING SACRAMENTO, March 5.—In- corporation papers have been filed here for Gloria Swanson Pictures Corporation of Los Angeles, with Miss Swanson, Irving Wakoff and Lance Heath named directors. TO DO SCENERY SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Hanemann Studio has been award- ed the contract for ’scenery con- struction of the Orphenm’s pro- logues. WITH OPPENHEIMER SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Having recovered from an auto ac- cident of several months ago, Cur- ran Swint has been named assistant to Selby Oppenheimer, concert hooker. Swint was former drama- tic critic on the Scripps-Howard News. BIG PADEREWSKI DRAW SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Paderewski played to a capacity house of 6000 in a Sunday matinee at Dreamland Auditorium with about a thotisan d turnaways claimed. Polish pianist said to have been guaranteed $10,000. Selby Oppenheimer managed. BOOKS GERMAN FILM SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Ralph Pincus has booked the Ger- man talker, “Two Hearts in Waltz Time,” for two weeks at Erlanger’s Columbia, opening March 15. McCOWN s-ttoto or muw VV n DANCING 577 Geary St. San Francisco Franklin 2562 Acrobatic, Stage, Tap, Rhythm, Ballet and Ballroom Dancing Routines for the Theatrical People Private Lessons by Appointment- Chi’tucA.-. O’-:.*:; ILUrday. 11 - ng People’s Clases, Eves., 8 to- 11 Downyflake Shop “Just Wonderful Food” At Popular Prices Headquarters for the Profession 2 Doors East Warfield Theatre 978 Market St., San Farncisco ESTELLE R1ED STUDIO Special Limited Course in New Movement of the Dance Art 166 Geary St. Phone PRospect 0842 ! SAN FRANCISCO Market Street Gleanings SAN FRANCISCO, March 33.—Blanchard, show printer, back from Cheyenne with a bright red shirt that looks well in his canary-colored coupe . . . Arnold Hutto explains that his alias, Roland Crash, means Roland Crash, and we are, still wondering . . . Bruce Quisenberry of NBC hates those paper matches . . . and keeps his desk piled high with good old-fashioned wooden pipe light- ers . . . Joaquin Garay and his firewagon were vacationing in Los Angeles last week . . . The Harmonizers ambling down the avenue after a Ki’O program . . . George Riley of Honolulu, Los Angeles and way points, parked in his Warner Bros.’ lobby . . . Abe Lubfin fishes every week, so he says . . . Bill Wagnon trades his crutches in on a cane . . . and Bill, Jr., is spending a lot of time at the Davies . . . Dave Richards on his way to a home-cooked dinner . . . Will King night at the Roof Carden wdth much gala galaing. . . Clarence Foster postcards a greetingg all the way from Hong Kong, aboard the President Fill- more , . . Josef Swickard, vacationing here, phones for a bit of info on his native Hollywood . . . Harold Wenzler taking charge of the candy butchers at the Gaiety with.great aplomb, but missing his speech . . . Pat Casey busily engaged in making up the Examiner’s theatre page . . . Georgie Ward trying to guitar his own tune, “Gee, But I’d Like to Make You Happy,” much to the annoy- ance of “Limberlegs” Edwards, Will Aubrey, Nelson and Knight and sundry other “Love Letter’” ar- tistes . . . Bob Drady, John Victor, Sam Marx and our exploitation department pony golfing at the Caliehte , . . Bert Darrell chewing on a hunk of Spearmint . . . Joe McCarthy is back on his feet again aftef that Notre Dame-U. S. C. game . . .Ike Marks on an elevator . . . Mike Garrity on another . . , Walter Barusch on still another . . . Walt Roesner wants to sell that Deusenberg of his’n ... a distinguished gathering of the Fox clan in the Downyflake . . . including Bob Gilmour, Frances Breker, Robert Edgar Catley, Esther Leon and Ethel Seavers . . . incidentally, the latter has retired to devote Her time and attention to her husband and husky young babe . . . Jeanne Devereaux spends all her time between shows practicing toe work . . . Helen Holtz is Spanish . . . Cliff Work and Bern Bernard were in from Los Angeles to oversee the inauguration of augmented RKO stage shows . . . Clay M. Greene, vet playwright and critic, observed his 81st birthday this week . . . Rufus Freiling had a birthday, too , . staff of Walker Whiteside in “Chinese Bungalow” at the Curran includes Clark Brown, manager ... C. H. Brown, representative . . . Bill Wagner, stage manager . . . Carl Vose, art director . . . August Meininger, carpenter . . . Tom Seymour, props. , . C. C. Courter, elec- trician . . . Bill Blackburn busted a door the other night and don’t let him kid you, either . . . Jfte A1 Warshauers and the Bob Harveys holding a lobby conference . . . Ellis Levey, E. Umann and G. B. (can’t leave you out entirely, Gawge) talking over a lot of things . . . Walter Gilbert, Grace Stafford and Isabel Withers, Anna and Harry Seymour, Velda Robinson and Marie Leader chinning with William Bernard Foy . . . Elaine Kingston Leightcning it with Willis Wood and Harold Peary interested spectators.... but the lone diner pays her own check . . . Mr. and Mrs, Gus Oliva, Mrs. Lydia Quarg, Bill Murphy, Ed Murphy, District Attorney Matt Brady, Chief of Police Bill Quinn, Jim Fiske, Doc Pucinelli and sundry others viewing Kolb and Dill’s show . . . Doug Rich- ardson a hit at the Roof Garden with his songs and gittering . . . Lloyd Yoder is a song writer, as well as a director of public relations . . . what a combination . WARNERS BUILDING SACRAMENTO, March 13.— Mull Building tenants are vacating their offices to make ready for con- struction of a Warner Brothers Theatre, on which work will com- mence within the next few weeks. PLANNING STOCK SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Walter Gilbert has left his direc- torial job with Koib and Dill to go to Spokane, where he is planning formation of a stock company at an unselected house. WON’T REOPEN SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Gus Oliva and Doc Pucinelli have abandoned plans to reopen the Sil- ver Slipper Cafe as the result of recent abatement proceedings against the night spot before it folded. CUTS PRICES SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Bill Wagnon has shaved the Da- vies admission prices from 40 to 35 cents at night, with a two-bit top on matinees. PROFESSOR HENRY DIES SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Prof. E. Henry (Eugene Fried- lander) passed away last week after a short illness. For a number of years he had a vaude agency but lately bad been playing clubs with a sleight-of-hand act. FLY TO NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 — Connie and Natalie, dance team, last week flew to New York, wiigr.-. t hey open,^ j^b^tcmT'^iltoward .u an RKO act. OPENING VALMAR VALLEJO, March 13 — Phil Frease is set to open his Valmar Theatre Saturday night with Ra- dio’s “Cimarron.” He has a number of publicity splashes ready for the opening night in the three local dailies. SID SIGNS AVIATRIX SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Sid Goldtree has*signed Edna Mae Cooper for the lead in his revived "Easy For Zee Zee” which re- sumes the Green Street stage on Thursday next. She is the “dis- appeared" aviatrix who recently crashed big in tire dailies. PRO-ACTOR BILL c SACRAMENTO, March 13. - Friends of show business are opti- mistic regarding the passage of a bill here to prohibit cops and Purists from arresting members of the cast when a play is ar- rested for alleged indecency. The bill is sponsored by As- semblyman Ray Williamson, of San Francisco, and theatrical folks are giving him a big hand for the way he is exerting all efforts to see that its passage is fissured. At present the bill is in Crime Com- mittee, and just when it will be reported out for House action is uncertain, but it is expected to make the grade to consideration by the solons en banc. The bill would provide against such absurd yellow-journalistic pro- ceedings as happened when “De- sire Linder the Elms,” “The Cap- tive’’ and “Bad Babies” were ar- rested in Los Angeles, which town holds the California palms for get- ting on its ear occasionally con- cerning stage morals. In no case has a conviction been obtained against any member of the cast, and the arrests have served mere- ly to annoy the actors and cause them undue embarrassment through unfavorable publicity. The William- son bill would prohibit arrests of performers until a conviction has been obtained against the pro- ducers of the alleged- shpy.-s R tnis is done, then, un- der the bill, charges could be brought against such of the per- formers as could be brought with- in the scope of allegations of hav- ing participated in the proved crime. In practical application, how- ever. it is construed as being a prohibition against arrests of casts of shows other than those frank- ly appealing to .vulgar tastes, to- wit, dancing girls, dives, etc., and would not be applicable to such high class shows as “Desire,” “The Captive,” etc. TO DO PINAFORE SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Reginald Travers has "Pinafore” in rehearsal for his Fairmont Ho- tel Theatre. Harry Wood Brown is musical director. MRS. RUBINI HURT SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Mrs. Jan Rtfbini (Adele Crane) is through with riding as a sport. In her first public appearance astride a local academy’s horse Mrs: Ru- bini was thrown to the ground when her nag bolted and ran away. Her arm was broken in three places and she suffered body bruises and an injured knee that probably will confine her to Dr. Morris Hep- ner’s care for the next six weeks. MATHEWS WITH COWL SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Floyd Mathews has resigned as manager of “Topaze” to return to Chicago where he will take the Jane Cowl company on the road. Group is expected to arrive here some time in May, when two plavs, “Art and Bottles” and “Twelfth Night," will be presented. NEW LITTLE THEATRE SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Wayfarers, new little theatre group, have opened a house on the water- front, where a series of one-act plays will be presented beginning March 26..* Jack Thomas is direc- tor of the group. Players include Eleanor Raphael, Astore Sevison, Bonita Lester, Feme Cantwell, C. J. Cook, Larry Kempton, Fred Cantwell, William Hansen and Ter- old Elwood. OPENS STUDIO SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Carol Weston, violinist, and daugh- ter of F.lla Weston, has 1 a music, stijurs. BOZO OPENING SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— Bozo Fox opens March 16 at the Roof Garden with a novelty acro- batic act. RUTH HEYWORTH Producing Her Rhythm Revue CAFE MARQUARD San Francisco 40th Week U. 1, TIE PREMIER THEATRE SAN* FRAN CISCO,* March 13.— A deal was completed this week whereby United Artists takes over the Premier Theatre on April 1. Through Cohen Bros, of the Strand Theatre, the Premier was leased from Fox West Coast which group, under its recent Publix deal, was leasing the house to M. L. Markowitz. When U. A. takes over the place considerable money will be spent to make it one of the city’s ace picture palaces. Shortly thereafter, probably about April 18, “City Lights” will go in as the first at- traction. Cohen Bros, will be as- sociated with U. A. in operation of the Premier and meanwhile will keep their Strand. It is understood that Markowitz had some 10 months yet to go on his lease from Publix and that U. A. paid him a sizeable amount to give up the house. Current rumors link Markowitz with the Tivoli, claiming he is planning on taking over the house from Doc Leahy and operating it as a grind picture place. Deal gives U. A. two houses in the Bay District, the Premier here and the Roxie in Oakland. RKO ADDS ACTS OAKLAND, March 13,—RKO cracked out with four additional acts at its local Orpheum this week, as part of a Coast campaign to build up flesh entertainment. Booked iocally were St. Johns Brothers, Davey Jamieson, Neapol- itan Four and Hugh Johnson, while RKO units acts were Joe Brown- ing, Gallo and Tissen, Melino and J lavis and Kilkutas. “Resurrec- tion” was the picture and Nick Sturiale’s orchestra was in the pit. KING RETURNING OAKLAND, March 13.—Her- mie King will return as m. c. at the Fox Oakland on March 19 and Flank R. Newman is planning a whale of a welcome home fete for Hermie, who has been m. c.ing at the Fox Paramount, Seattle. INVITE PATRONAGE SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.— LTpon final squaring up of the two- year battle between Nasser Bros, and organized labor, local unions carried space in the dailies to pro- nounce Nassers’ Castro, Alhambra and Royal theatres as okay and to invite patronage for them. Nassers called off a $100,000 damage suit against the Musicians’. 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