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

Page Fourteen INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Saturday, March 28, 1931 (Continued from Page 5) up for a laugh climax through chat- ter about walking home from air- plane ride, team exited via plane, fem dropping on a parachute route, carrying out roller skate idea and bringing solid laughs and much ap- plause. Elmojre and Sims, wearing cork, received good audience reaction with a line of hoke comedy in the next-to-closing spot. Bert and Hazel, mixed team, worked hard and had everything their own way. Tap dancing and whirls on rollers sold the act well, hut the real punch was Bert’s mug- ging, never being overdone as is usually the case. Act scored a de- cided hit at this house. .Paramount News and a Comedy completed. Poland. RIVOLI THEATRE Beaver (Reviewed March 22) The only flesh midnite show in town packed them in this Saturday night and for one hour and 10 min- utes the folks enjoyed some plenty spicy entertainment. Show opened with girls doing a clever routine to “Hit the Bottle.” This was good and received some nice applause. Several bits and blackouts with Buster Graves, George Hunter. Fanchon Milton and Anie Lea Working, netted plenty of laughs. A thing they go for here in a big way is the Pose Numbers. This one was sung by Betty Keating, a jpiss with a Sweet voice. “Miss You” was the tune and it took six encores. : Numbers by Eva Hunter, Anie Sea and Fanchon Milton all click- ed well. An added act at this show was th ree comics—the Dunbar Bros., who broke a couple dozen plates— did some nifty acrobatics and tossed the duinbells around like no- body's business. Had them scream- ing from start to finish. Another blackout and then the piece-de-resistance of the whole show, Jean La Valle, a torrid look- ing red head in a piece of pink lace and nothing much more, a song and lots of movements • and did they go for it—10 encores and they still wanted more. | Fanchon Milton gave some snap- py hoofing with all on for the cur- tain. Plenty of entertainment here for the money. Dusty. FOLLIES THEATRE Los Angeles (Reviewed March 24) J “Parisian Models,” current offer- ing at jThe Follies, is the last word in clean burlesque entertainment. Scenery, wardrobe and set pieces are beautiful, youngsters all good lookers, and fast, snappy workers. Heavy strip assignments entirely eliminated, comedy cleaned up, and ntire show is remindful of good old Columbia Wheel days. After the opening ensemble num- ber. Mary Sunde and Girls were the first to dick. Eddie Collins and George Clark, comics, wowed with a department store bit. “I’m Alone Because I Love You” warb- led by A1 Golden and Beauty Chorus, sold easily, and “Have a Heart” ballet dance number merited a good hand. The Dalton Bros, owners of this house have spared no expense in putting on this show. Poland. CHEZ NORMAN Los Angeles (Reviewed March 21) Featuring the Norman Thomas Quintette, those five class enter- tainers who make it a regular habit to stop shows, and with the or- chestra music and food also , com- ing in for their fair share of ap- proval, Noiman Thomas has a class night spot that is building good patronage. Everything about the club is high class, the furnishings being in con- servative, tout excellent taste, and the atmosphere ditto. Jollitity is aided toy the class surroundings, and the way the patrons go for the offerings of the artists is pan- demonic. Principal trade is colored, though Hollywood parties are of frequent occurrence also. Teddve Peters, whose avoirdu- pois is akin to though not equal to her ability as a mistress-of-cere- monies and hostess, conducts the show. And she knows her sales- manship, bringing on the acts to an enthusiastic reception ,and keep- ing their farewell salvo going to its fullest extent. Some of our . so- called ace masters-of-ceremonies could pick up a point or two there. The party opened with Russell Jones offering a ballad, and Russell has a great voice for putting across such wares. He did. -Fred Skinner was then called up from the audience to offer “I Sur- render, Dear” on piano and in song. On the piano, excellent, but he tried to do too much Vallee in the song, and sum total had ah un- pleasantly affected air. That's just one man’s opinion, however, for he stopped the show. The Will- iams half of Skinner and Williams then stepped forward to tie up pro- ceedings with some tapping and a whirl of fast and clever acrobatics at the finale. El Brown, male impersonator of the Quintette, opened the next stanza with a well done song, with Sonny and Frank following for a knockout and show-stopping double dance. Charlie Beals had his innings with “One of These Days” at the piano, triple-timing it through for a big hand. El Brown had “The End of the Road” on tap, and also had the voice and personality to put it over in that certain way that Have You Heard George Nieksovi TENOR Over the United Broadcasting System’s San Francisco Station, KYA? makes' them keep on demanding more. Sonny and Frank returned for some broken rhythm stepping that was red hot and drew an outburst of applause that was not less thaii wild. Little Fred, the trap drummer who causes a riot at all perform- ances at the Chinese, next chased his drumsticks around the room for one of those, things called a riot. ,. Norman Thomas was summoned for a bow, and in response to un- stillabie clamor, did his “Mocking Bird” at. the piano—and that means “Mocking Bird.” Thomas getting as much music with one hand as the average, entertainer does with two, and as much with two hands as any of them, Finale had all on, and left the customers quite satisfied with their evening’s investment. Teddve Peters, Russell Jones and El Brown are the table-singers, and are an ace trio for the job. IV oody. “SAG DET I TONER” (“THE DREAM WALTZ”) SWEDISH FILMINDUSTRI PICTURE Filmarte Theatre Edvin Adolphson and J. Julius, co-directors of the Swedish musical “Dream Waltz,” have turned out a smooth running little vehicle with nothing to mar or jar the form or progress, of their unassuming piece of work. Thematically simple, natu- ral in development, and set against a background of pleasing melody, it is an especially well unified whole. Unlike: most musicals it contains no flash scenes. Plot punches are in- cidental and in no way interrupt the simplicity of the story. There is an unsophisticated, rural atmosphere that will limit the picture’s field of appeal, but can he counted upon to draw enthusiastic appreciation from the foreign and arty elements upon which it will have to depend for support. Being technically con- structed as a talker, the fact that dialogue is not heard but nonethe- less seen is the only serious flaw— and English titles are just fair sub- stitutes in this case. The story deals with a young street car conductor with a flair for composing,, who meets the daughter SHOW FOLKS’ HOME THE HIGHLAND TAVERN Best Eats 187 Broadway Portland, Ore. SAVE HALF! SPECIALISTS IN PERMANENT WAVING—FINGER WAVING FASHION PERMANENT WAVE CO., Inc. SEATTLE—Phone Elliot 3414 TACOMA — Phone Main 5335 Harry Bechtel ANNOUNCER KYA SAN FRANCISCO United Broadcasting System HENRY STARR Sixteen Forty Boy KPO San Francisco ROBERT OLSEN Victor Recording Artist KFRC SAN FRANCISCO Don Lee-Coluihbia Chain of a music publisher. Neither knows the identity of the other. The boy- writes a song which is published under ’ an assumed name by- the girl’s father, and which grows to hit proportions. The father suspects the girl of an affair with the trolley- conductor and there is some near drama until he finds that his song writer is the conductor and she dis- covers that her fare-taker is. papa’s composer. The publisher's philander- ing wife, step-mother of the girl, furnishes minor complications until the blissful final fade out. None of the cast was put to any forceful dramatic test. Hakan West- ergren, the boy, is handsome, shy and pleasingly young. Elizabeth Frisk also played the fem lead with a degree of youthful shyness. Her affectations were appropriately fash- ioned after the manner of school girl coyness. Stina Berg as the boy's mother gave the most notable per- formance among supporting players, who included Tore Svenberg, Jenny Hasselquist, Margit Manstad and Edvin Adolphson. The story is by Paul Merzbach, a tuneful theme song is credited to Jules Sylvain, and musical arrange- ments are by Rudolph Sahlberg and Bjorn Schildknecht. NEW U. G. M. A1 Szekler, for several years general manager for Universal Pictures Corp. in Continental Eu- rope and for 7 . year’s; affiliated with the organization in America and abroad, has been named general manager by Carl Laemmle. Szekler fills a post vacant for some months and will assume his new duties im- mediately. Phil Reisman is gen- eral sales manager for Universal and Carl Laemmle, Jr. is in charge of all Universal production activi- ties. I E OAKLAND, March 27.—When payment for light bills was not forthcoming, Pacific Gas and Elec- tric.: Go; forced The independently operated Roxig to close this week. House wa§ being run by Fred Siegel of San Diego and played United Artists pictures. Owners of the place, Income Properties, were trying to get Kolb and Dill in for a week or more, but so far the deal hasn’t gone through. Management announced that the house was being closed for repairs. Darkening of the Roxie leaves United Artists without a Bay dis- trict theatre until they remodel and reopen the Premier in San Fran- cisco some time next month. MILLER ON TRIP Charles Miller, Coast Equity rep- resentative, and I. B. Kornblum, leading theatrical attorney, will leave Sunday for Sacramento. It is understood their trip is for work in behalf of the Ray Williamson bill to prohibit the arrest of casts when a play is raided for alleged impro- prieties or obscenities. TO CAST “ARGENTINA” Casting for “Argentina” with Lupe Velez will start at the Belasco after the opening of “Elizabeth the Queen.” TO BE GUEST SOLOIST . DENVER, March 27.—Stephen Dlak, cellist, will be the guest solo- ist at the Civic Symphony Orches- tra concerts on March 27 and 29, under the direction of Horace E. Tureman, Fanchon and Marco Route List of “Ideas Following is the Fanchon and Marco Ideas route schedule, with the opening and closing dates, all of the current month, and next month, in paientiieses beside the name of the town : PASADENA (26-1) Colorado Theatre “Personalities” Idea Rettsro’s Dogs Daker, Dove and Allen Eva Man dell Flying Flemings LOS ANGELES (26-1) Loew's State Theatre “Russian Art” Idea Walters Duo Russian Ensemble Olga and Mischa Eddie Kube Bill Telaak Bud Hanley SAN DIEGO (26-1) Fox Theatre “Olympic Games” Idea Paul Remos Co. Francia Hal Haig HOLLYWOOD (26-1) Pantages "Theatre “Mickey Mouse” Idea Sully and Thomas Chrissie and Daley Louis and Cherie Toots Novelle Helen Petch FRESNO (2-4) Wilson Theatre “Hollywood Collegians” Idea Dorothy Crocker Guy Buck SAN JOSE (29-1) % California Theatre “Submarine” Idea Radcliffe and Bob Aerial Bartletts Ward and Pinkie Claire and Stuart Robert Cloy Steve Moroni SPRINGFIELD (27-2) Palace Theatre “The Dance” Idea Everett Sanderson Arnold Grazer : Lee Murray Patsy Boland Dave Roble WORCESTER (27-2) Palace Theatre "Society Circus” Idea Tabor and Greene Harry Wooding Harris Twins Betty Martin HARTFORD (27-2) Capitol Theatre “Moonlite Revels”Tdea George Broadhurst Melvin Brothers Charles Brugge Freda Sullivan NEW HAVEN (27-2) Palace Theatre “Espanola” Idea Mayo, Caruso and Suzanne Harry Vernon Tolin and Harriett Griffith May Packer Abbey Green BRIDGEPORT (27-2) Palace Theatre “Gondoliers” Idea Jazzlips Richardson Ben Ali’s Blue Devils Moro and Yaconelli The Romeros BROOKLYN (27-2) Fox Theatre “Seasons” Idea Frank Melino and Co. Lotti Loder Aida Broad bent Russell and Marconi SAN FRANCISCO (26-1) Warfield Theatre “Talent” Idea The Marinellis George P. Wilson Jean Carr and Family Gay nor and Byron OAKLAND (26-1) Oakland Theatre “Moroccan” Idea Ferdna and Co. Gayiene James Gaylord Gayl, Bert and Daro Sherry Louise Eva Nightingale PORTLAND (27-2) Paramount Theatre “Golden West” Idea Bill and Harriett Hutchins Ben Hur Ponies Chief Eagle Feather Jimmie Ames Valerie Wade Be Ho Gray and Co. Albertina Rasch Girls SEATTLE (27.2) Paramount Theatre “Love Letters” Idea Nelson and Knight Will Aubrey Jeanne Devereaux George Ward French’s Aeroplane Girls TACOMA (27-29) Broadway Theatre ■“Headliners” Idea Mel Klee Great Yakopis Gay Sisters Walter Jennier Wells VVinthrop and Stanley ST., LOUIS (26-1) Fox Theatre “African” Idea Ed and Morton Beck Prosper and Maret 3 Brown Buddies Foster’s Monkeys Cherie and Tomasita MILWAUKEE (26-1) Wisconsin Theatre “Prosperity” Idea Lucille Paige Danny Beck Jack La Vier Co. Aaron Sisters DETROIT (27-2) Fox Theatre “Vaudeville Echoes” Eight Allisons Bobby Henshaw Four Cj’Cohhors Aerial Eboiieya Doreen Rae NIAGRA FALLS (27-2) Strand Theatre “Icy-Hot” Idea A1 le Groh Heras and Wallace. Blomberg’s Dogs Helen MacFarland UTICA (27-2) Avon Theatre “Topical Tunes” Idea Costia and Verdi Alexander Sisters Bob and Eula Burroff Niles Marsh Don Carroll Dorothy Thomas NEW YORK (31-2) Audubon Theatre “Enchantment” Idea Mevakos Togo Jue Fong Sanami and Co. Jack Lester PHILADELPHIA (27-2) Fox Theatre “Doll Follies” Idea Les Klicks La Salle and Mack Ramon and Virginia Bebe Sherman Doyle and Donnelly WASHINGTON (27-2) Fox Theatre “Way Back When” Idea Chares Irwin Arthur Turelly Madeleine du Val Three Bennett Brothers Six American Belfords Caria Torney Girls MEMPHIS (27-2) Loew’s State Theatre “Southern” Idea Hat and Herman Jimmy Lyons Helen Warner 3 Society Steppers NEW ORLEANS (27-2) Loew’s State Theatre “Gobs of Joy” Idea 3 Jolly Tars Pat West Doyle Quadruplets Scoety Weston Dolly Kramer More and Moore Mary Treen Rena Rathburn Wanda Allen ^ Curtis Coley Johnny Jones Kenneth Gatewood George Hanlon HOUSTON (27-2) Loew’s State Theatre “Mocles of Hollywood” Idea Royal Gascoynes Sylvia Shore Helen Moore Haline Francis Danny Joy Jack Sherlin