Variety (Jul 1931)

WOODS TH eATRE BU ILblNG--CENTRAL 0fi44.-4401 . . Englewoed v.'■ .'• . ■•' Gottinir tdushei-'tban: cye^v tci'lJind acts f6f the I'uosaajr piffJit: bargain Bhow, \Yi tli - only eight tunis lbcateii : for thIs'line-up. :.;: ;. ■ ' ■ V ^- George- "Hernian,. r cipntprttonist,, ' opened SVowly ind finished fast, still ■ as. tiie efCectivo - skeleton. . T.Mn-ee Peanut" Boys, colofed singers, and dancers, are oke on th^ l«g jypir.K. but "useless , on the. .vo,cal3. .•.-Fast and • noisy ■steppei-s tha-t can excite' sniall time houses. "Erin- and Erin.: py^v' • Jiairps'arid a ptano, .Tliey mix up.the \tempo sufflciently tO: keep the turn but of a ;tut;' but it's doubtful whether simple rhy.Sib.al acts .of ;tl\e : old si^hool can satisfy-audiences tha^ can. giet .siitipl6. iniusical 'acts : ..any .• time: Jiist by twisting-the-dial.' : . ' -. -Orv.ille PiietricU has exub.eraince khd sincerity. - iBy.'.nieans of bbth of • these qualities he gets by ••with, a Bohg arididahee roiitlrie cf no. fihessje; . It's not particularly.; .finished per- formance, but it's fasit, arid loiid,, He iriakes ias much noise as possible. .with both' his voice arid- his" shoesj With his' youthful appearkncei., £^nL- 'Other credit for him In this family house; Ciiurig. arid Churig, ;Chine$e,_ , pjay the ulf6 and violin,; arid- sirig;-.. getting comedy through the ;st£irid- ard 'methijd of pronouncing English In the Chinesd wdy :and, singing hot tunejs . in" plig-Engllsh.For liri-. in- dulgent audieri.ce.^ ■•' .. Zoc Dyac. beatls, every ;pther inlrid.i rea^dlrig act. on time, - firiishirig :her turn, in about eight, riiiriutes;: making it almost ;a ridYelty; on ■ that ;cdunt. . Regulai" questions , and .answers of; the accepted, routine.;; Irvihg New- IrofE has added ' two .stboges, «witchr . ing frorii a straight' sirigitig.act.to i .hok^ coririedy and singing turri;.; .Big. turri;of. the •cvcnirigl ■dVith the. audi^^: <(rice proving that old stuff .Is sbmer '. Writes th6; best hy rolling to the old .:eags betwetn prolossbr;.arid..snlart- alc'cH ; pupil.'. All: the jbkea ■•were; •^ere.andCarifie. through jBtyle.;- 'Four Clovers closed with, a . iaice exhibiUon teotcrrboard work. : ''Always Good-bye" (Fox) feature. ; Jack Champion, win open, a 30- jiersbri outdoors, urilt at Nashville, Mich. Champion is feedirig arid Bleeping '.ertv right on; the* lot . In tents.' . Chariipion has '. tO . weeks ;o£ • talrs boblted..'■• Carr Bros.'show, rib'jv: up in Iowa, iDpens Aug. 17 at Central City, ' liouis Mack opens a musical; tab jtfiow at St«]iberi3ville, p.i. Aiig; li ';' Helen Metteri joined the Jones rep hihow at Waiusau, ^yi3,.; Willie Borger. RKQ booker on a .Tlsit hcfe, decided to combine busi- ness and pleasure by making ari in- Bpection tour of the. houses bpoked /by ' him.' ,; Berger covered Cedar Rapids, Daveriporti lndiariapoiis and .lioulsville before returriirig to^ N6w Tork. BOOKLET ON nOV/ TO MAKE OP • N <Co.ritiriuod. from; pa^ July 27 , ■ "Astoria. -■ ••MnnshiUBliter!' ..' The Sllcht' KncTnjr "Meet, tlio Uoxa" . Mur.rdy Siewart.•■ \ A'nlti- .fowei. ,.. -, I'-red Fox; . . ■"; Gornrtlla St. Eddie. ; FINSUIIKV.. 1*AHK ; AiltorlA "MdhslausU'fer"" ■ •The Silent Enemy' ICrt'chen'Bd . ,■ Hope "Charterls " Blnltnerphone .. ' OX1> KKNT; K0AD "Mnnslitughtei'''. . The. Silent Enemy' Doris Niles Dore ntl ; . STREATnAM. 'il.an;slauelite.r" 'Tho Sllcrit Enemy' The Kerhmy3 Eva' Ivy.: ■ ;: Ci»i)i.»oi "Animal. Crackers" "Only .Saps XVo'rk',' Eddie .X'cnboily . fllANCJilU.STISR rarnmount..: . .'LbVo AnVon^ ■ Mil' "Fast & Itbdsb'.' . Alfred ...Rodo.i. Co . V STRATIfOBU ; - Knipire ' ,. Nellie Wallace! Van pock' - Jane Ayr & Leslie Valliero ■ ' , Max Hoffmai* , .' KIralcu Qroa.: nert Hiighes- Pu.Callon . ... . > Provincial BIRMINGHAM ^^*ISirtIilre~ ~ •■ Nat Mills & Bobbto Blnglo- Bros Wensley & Dale Stainless Stephen 4. Julians •',•,. San Marino Co. ■ iSrlc Y-orlro. ' ■:, < . IIllMi ■ •■. I'alBca Ahcasld' How &. Tounff Ktenealy .Sis •;.. - Hoxlni;. -^KiiihKaroo Jtick - Le .Dalr . Mona :.GreV . '.- Ernest • Shannon Jack IjCwIs .Co kewcas'txa: Austin Sis ' r,ow &. •Webster . Shauh Glenlvllle ;• Maliala. . ■ nyroif-ft- By ron^—' George Hurd - 'Sidney •& Adelaide Billy Cotton Bd NOTTINCIIilM Jimpire .. The Eapc'clals ' ■J. -Virginians Howard •'& King . .Walllnitton- Sis.. ;. .-niUy Bennett- Co .'v . Alexander: &' Mo90 ' 'The ChB.rladie'a ; SUBFI'IELD.: . Empire .- The Figaros .. Eddie .AVlndsor' • Mile. Helena , Stan■ Stafford . Sam Llnflold Co Grlfnh Co •■. ■ Radliina ' yideau & Klrbf . NEW YORK CITY . Tb« Leadlho and ' Larggtt . ACCORDION . . FACTORr . In the United Slates The.' only .'.Factptj :.; th!it flinfcos .an»-;8ct of IlocJa ---mado 1)» hand.; - Guerrini & Co. 277-279.: Coiumbua Av»i .8an ' .Francisco. ..Cal., > -Free Catologuci;. ;:'.:.'n«dut. Arts; '■..'-. Madellhd' Randall. Hazel Crosby .' Jullua Klein - • ;' Wllma Cbx . Gface Mitchell . S.a.lvaltorl' Or.ch Central 'P'rk Cnslno Jean .Barry Uave Fltz^lbbona . Leo .RoIshirnn .'OrcIi Club: Calais. Jack 'White:-. • '• T.llllan Batnea ; Ja'cUle Maye ■. Frances.Fay Born'lo. M-'xSv'ir.s .Or - Connie's Inn . ' Ada Yl'ard - Jbyce ' Robinson •T-joulso Cook : Earl Tucker - Dotty. Hhbde's.-., Sonny- Boy -.'Dudley. Bessie Dudley -. ' Meors & Meera ;.: "Wllllo Jackson - 4 Bon--Boh Boys ■ ' Cottpn Club Cora Ut'nbdd. . . Mild'd Washington .Sherman Robinson Lcltha Hill-. :. ;: . Berry Broa Alma''Smith Eddie Rector Cotton; Club Trio lirenre. Robinson-- aJl '■,&-:'J'.PO ' ' ■ '/^ rlsb Jlrovvn '- . iMnrJ AVcsscla 4 Step • Bros -; Bobby.. Sivwisror .-. Itunny .Payne : : . - Norman .Attwood . Anise' Bayer- - Cab Calloway: Orch EI rntio Norma Tcrrls Raimon & Rbslta. ' Eihll Golenian Orch Hollyivood Gardens N T G. Rev ■ Abe Ly man. Orch . - Oakland's.-.Torrace Joe WailaQO-.. My.rna 'VN^averly; Molljr ;0'pougher.ty Helen- Davis . . .,:. Lola Bert,ram ' The • Grenadiers Will Oakland Lb.u Spring Orch . :• ■ 'v: . Nut dab' Eddie Mo'rari. Nutsy Pagan' :T|ie Hivrtman's' Red Davis: jerry Bergen Badger Mucseler Eton Boys . .,■ Dave. Abrams ' Or'cli . Paramount. Grill Jack Osterman . : Lois & Jean Ster.ner Johhrty Condey Bud. :& Sla- Roberts Fields Sc Smith . ■Doris' Merly. Dave-. Lawrence • Dotty .-Bayho . Racing .Hounds; ' Freedmsn.; Orfch :,■ . : Snion Royal -.. Elizabeth Welsh Kid. Sneeze Harvey, White V. Oiiai; Cooper ' Haby.Fftco- Iiitef'natlDn,al Orch VillnRe ■ Burn . LiiUser- & Nell' Riley & Comfort Wiarren .& Davis- ITn Jo.sli Moddertf. 'Bl tz'. Qiiartct- ; \' • Allan Daly AVInoKar Orch FOX, BROOKLYN ;(Contihucd from page 37)\ .suspended from' a - prop subri,AarlnC dropped from the. flioS. lOiich' work .singly, the girl using Roman ring.s and. the man following with swiCi Avliirl.s around a ban ; In the latter scene the. no'v''cil stage effect is used; Idea Is ;a; treasure hunt, the two scenes fbilow.ing' the opening being ;:suPiP|Osodly'; under water on th© dock of 4 Spatvi.'sh gal- leon.;; i^i>bp sub, ;isearchlrig "for. the paileon ;. explodes,' turns, : around Jiwrlftly, and- slnkis ^behl^d tlie .water. scones, presuriia.bly to the dephs of the pceari. . It's effective. > Fox's ''.H6.I.y/Tefrpr,;" feature. LQEW'S STATE, !,. . Los Angeles, July 22. -;': Apai-rt.: from''';sbm6; nifty. - dance' riuriibeirs,,; :.~Kahchph: & . vMafcb'a "Black and White'' Idea doesn*t lo6k like' rinUch. Actis are only sp-so ex-' ccpt for Peg Leg Bates, who hit, but is leaving the oinlt after this week.. Rector and Doreen, ii-on;jaW: act who were ;in with the; Me'glin Kiddies tw;o Ayeekis ago, takes Bates'.' place.; Although okay. ,ln appear- ance. It's doubtful whether the Rector-Dorecn; team can boost ;the: unit out of the doldrums,' , Picturfe was -Rarivon Novarro's-, "Son of India'' CMe(ro).rand busi- ness, fajr,: .V . ,-,:,; ^ y. other acts were Helen and bolly, singing; Marie LeSlohfc, acrobatic dancer, and Margaret-Alice Head In a brief . appearance at the piano, but no solo stuiBf. ', ■■.•.;. -; .. . v-.:. - Lou, Kpslbff and his band were back. In the.;pit after occupying the! stage last week. ' Overture this time was . based . qh th'ei; tbtthcomirig Fiesta de Los .Arigeles, city.:bobsters' celebration. . • Unit;opens on a. ballet;danc^i with four gii-ls manipulating a veil' and Miss Head- at the piano. Miss LeSlohic;ori after-a'few minutes of .gauze..flapping , arid off. Her Vac- robatic stuff backgrounded by the girls in a stately ballet didn't -jiije. - .Clifton; and Brent; 6rt. .witli one. rriirius; shoes arid sbx. ■ It^q'uests fbr: these brings a shower of bid shoes frprii ; thie; riiusiciaris. They clown arbun.^,; niake.s.everal efforts to sing and play . the' fiddle, always Inter- rupted by the heaving and slapping. ; - Old'-fashioried dance'in which the bustles, upheld by other gii'ls,; get^ lost from the dresses arid-wander arbtind cilone Was novel and likfed, ..• Dolly is a midget. . iShe' clowned: with Helen on the biistle stuff, sang and then; olf: Bates on here." HIS ,'difficult dariclng, :ahd~ hopping on thei .wopden : leig T^':erit oyeK A dance number they'll talk about was done with three floodlights turried on the 'audierice so'."stage was dimmed. Girls, black on. one side and phpsphbreSCent material on the other, went through routines, gpriie of It oil bars. , Movietone .News and a Pox trav- elog on the bill. .; .r CHICAGO - Cftmeo .., I.e'ster.'. jklontgomcry Sally Osman Artole.'Itari'ia. Billy Cavr -'. Vln Conlcy . ...Orchr. - CollcRO Inn ; ■ .teixh D.efflps;. ..; ■- Bobby. Meeker. Or '■ Dolls nilllo Ocrbcr - J B' Torrcnce • Vivian .Tnnis Kenny-MerbfC Bd, . ,:. KmbnsHy •. .Mn del on' .AI.'c lven;!lc /;lt'a:'& .Annis; Richards Ij S-. K nilteo S Kvalo ;;. .Earl ■ Rlckard '. Harry Welnstoln :Sol- Wttgncr Orch. . .IJncoln :.Ttt>^rii l-vy ; A n derson: ;'. • Brown- & McCraw not:& Dash - .■ Duke ISlllngton Or'. . : Jllriilngo ■ . Blck:; &■ Snyder .;. ■ Krcelle Sis ': Irene George ''v Ha^tei; & ;Klatort . Al .Hnnd ler-'Orph ,, CHICAGO ■- $1.00 ROOM WITHOUT BATH $1.50 ROOM WITH SHOWEFt BATH $2.00 ROOM WITH TUB BATH $14.00: PER WEEK WITH TUB BATH (DOUBUfe) MAiM.:irr.0QR .'_.;...;.. - ■ . .. .drEN all jiigjix JFIlENrn nopM~2NTl FLOOR . -;;: .'■:.■ 'Dine and Dnnce .DuHng i.unclipon,; Dtiihcr'and Aftor-.Tlieatre - ; ■ Mr.' JRAN ANTHOXT ot the Organ '■■; - 08 and 72 W. Randolph.St., CliliraRO -; NO COVER CHAROE . ■ . :. NO AnNIlffUM . CHARGE V PARAMOUNT, L A. / . Los Angeles, ,Juiy 24. .- Wow of a: show this Aveek, holdr Ing a mess of talent It evidences that there's plenty to choose from around here. What they do after- ward and where they gb; If it's not F&M, is something- that always come up for discussion. Probably figuring thia.t • Para- mount's Chatterton feature, "Mag- .niflcent Lie,!' which is doing heavy trade^ would' make it: worth 'whiltl tb also go heavy on the show, the , theory is;; .cei^ainly;:: tbrrect- Riesult Is that the sho.w is-overb'oai'd ori the budget but so is the .gfoss. Which should be about $8,000 better tliari average takings. . ..' "Limehous'o Mights". Is . the title of this presentation; flash-, . Jack Par.tirigton stagirig per usual, with Jack Holland and June Knight fea- tured. It: also Includes Mbro arid Yacorielli, the .On Wah .troupe, Don Carroll and the London Steppers. Only fault •With the show is Itis pverlengthV On Wah family'is e.spcT cially overboard; Thfey do every- thing from acrobatic arid contortive to Chinese .plate, jugglinig. Similarly Mpro and Yaconelli :run away with things, but their comedy Is effective withal, :; . JOrCk Hpllarti^'and June Krilght, nifty sbrig and daribe .tcarii', with Miss Kriifiht an- effective d^-amatic prima; can be held in at tliis house for a run. 'rhey ar^; veteran troupers ana.ave yersatiie enbui^^^h tb^^f^ Into almost any presentation^ ■■• ' ; Miss ■' Knight's setting of the .Llirieliouse: ibcile -with ivcrv ."Love for ;SalG'.';Wag; done .hero before but is; ^effectively carried through to .the dr?,m.atic ■■ . d.-vnco fin.ale;; with the Londort Stoppers. and the • other .<<pc'pi.aHsts..,woa'vlng; In and/out in pl.-lusible ri-i.^nri'cp. .Oscar iSaunx's nr- phcHtra is scrimriiicd .oh ari cl.cvallori up.stagG.; ."■ ;■ ■;.';>, '; . '.-;■,;.■ • London -Sleppeii'S^'; dari'ce 'tbiitlrios Were, oke.^ ->The'-boys ;of • the. nilxed d.apcing- ;onso.nil)le / paired' ofC '.iivlD ; r.v4tio nali.stic;; d;inco 'd u os;; ,bf: wj I'ii'h one l.'Vrik ,nnd lean '«nake-.hii)pcr (of t|iC:Italian'ninriries)- Jtlhibst ;st^ipj)ed• aYoryt^iing. IJc has a style -r 11 Miis- own and has' terp poasiWIiliKs. Bauni'.s byerlurb ,w.ero "Koiulierg Triiprc^jsloris/';;;: ;;:-Spii^ ; rif-wsrcel (I'arambiirit) was impr(>K.slv'ev by it.s "talkitig' roport(»r''.: Idea, .Willi.differ- ent dl,alect.<it'> fit,the ficehoH, 'i'hii.s :a shot of :Cal,,C'.ob 1 idge Way: down east had ..a .cqrnfed; .brogue/, an,- nouncer doing the apieling; the iOriglish Henley boat races . had a lirltish .dialect; dubbed; in for the announcements, .arid- shots'- pt; the riew \ Si)iinish ■ . president . were heralded .by; art L'nells speaking voice Witlv an. .obvious.'bontinerital accent.- Made for a good novelty. . Itii! to tlie .rails on tlic first show, li'riday.: ;-:V;-'■,:■.::■.■;.■; '''■■■; A^eX. . ::-;:;,:;';PENyEi(;;r-;A'',- \'-^ ■;■,./■■';-, -■; V benver, July 23. Stago : unit, "Tomqrrb\y's Stars," current, is a .ibt pf ^ntertainriierit-7- a iarige number oi performers strut- ting their stuff:for this, fiesh-and- blbbd-hungr'y; town. ."'I'he Orplieum; his had; no. vadde here, for: over, i a year, / and the Denver is getting a. big. play from;the bid-time;regulars. ; Openirig. ■ the ; Jayoiit , ;is; ,1'Ved Schmitt and tliiS: Denver ■orbhbstra in adaptations; frbiri grand opera. . Mlitbn I?rarikly-n, ;in. b.,' rah '. the show, directed tlie stage barid. arid played a clarinet: sblb; Tlie fails like His personaniy, ''.''-■ featured Var6. B:ernIe, /Veronica; arid Walker, whbso hot stuff went over. .In -No. 2 spbt Ig Mary. Miles, ill silk ;pajanVas; .who satisfies with a ripYfelty acrbbatic hiiriiberi ^kriderr son and Allan give a: gobd exhibi- tion of balaricirigr ;arid. ;strbnff stuff. Fern Dale impersonates H^rie Dressier and Will Rbgcrs in pet-fect fashion, and Wanda Allen-^on /her, toes—furnishes a few minutes of good atmosphere;:/' , ; ' , Helen Ireland plays the sax and takes a bow. 'Hartfy;filtookwell sings a few songs. While Dorothy Welch iri^itatei grand;,bpSra slnsjers. ..She fills in va: few ^minutes nicely. ;with her high notes. Chlyb vKadbiniatsii gives a; Japarttise; flavob. w-ith her Oriental dancing. Buddy ..'and; Gretel put, on; a' fast noveUy, ballrboin dancing nuriiber. . Zcrtia .daricos bri her\toes; a;nd-:lVas no" use -fbr;:heels. Thoal. Nelson ehtertairiS, wltti tum- bling. ; / /,: ■;[■ ■: /.'^-V,; ;-, '.. Firial flash is.a;kno.ckQU.t. Stir- rourided by the .stage, band are three feniale Atlases Hbldrhg up a-inlnla- turo wbrld. While the,background; l^'built 'up shell shape:' ahd;rnadie''of a largo / nuriiber of 'small ;riiirrbfs. The scrirn is dovvri at first and Colored, dpt.s dance on this;! Then the; scrim is r.a:ised.'Teyeal.irig''" the co'brfi.U;background» Seems .'i ghanne to pul;- sb -much' time bii'.a'.flash for half a minute. '■:■ '>■'. ■'■- '• '' .' "The Magnificent LTe" (Par) is the film. Before ;the first show the mezz.'and'lbbhy:.were;'packe.d. .i;. ^ Songwriters^ Future ■ (Continued, from page, 51) flhdb ; Itself paying .lOc.-per-seat,- per-year for a music "tax,! igrpssirig around^ SfOOO aBnu.ally ;;tb the. Socie- ty, ./.eonlpared .to $80,0,00 weekly gross. average of the :'Roxy,': that's not adequatei Is .iriother lafgument.. Tho Warrier theatres have ; ex- pressed themselves agreeable to. the Society's demand for |1 per seb.t per yeair. There may be an angle there through Warners' heavy mu- slc..publishlng afflliatlbris, of. course, but that will be the-Society's next demand. ; The A.S.C.A.P. grosses $1,700,000 annually ;ifrom;allperfbrming:r They should have ar'bund; $8,006,000, they think, to make up for the other inroads. The paltry $35,000 each for .music/ license prlvileiges v frprii, the NBC and CBS chains Is; part of a coritrapt which has until Dec. 31 to run," ^". .-,:.-. :." .; .-. Mills' Poop .Contracts . Syrichroni,j!a,tipn rates ure {^Imbst hbpelesa for the. I.rairiedla.te futiire because of the poor cpritracts effected during. the K C. Mills regimei on Ivehalf of the publishers rand bom- pbsers. ;".' ■ ■'';; ;,^;;•.;■ ■•.-:.;/ Wnlle the music nicn hope for the future a bit riiPre.Pptvrnistically> the sheet nriusie -sale pari't .incrbasp morci than another 50%. Lilce every other buslnes,s,. but rnbre particularly In direct .-ratio'..to tlie. drop; Iri- 'amuse- rrierits, the sale of.' song copies has dropped. An ultlmg,te 200,000 top sale/fbr .the-average ;big .song is an- ticipated, but that Vwill b.e".siiriip'h" when arid if it materializes. '■ '■']?■; The. wrltei-,- therefore, pins -all his hope In the Society. ■ Pcrtormlng rights have! been: what;niaide Albprti in Berlin, cbntrolling all mid-Eu- rope', a nilllionaire/ in eight; years since 1023; ;:'w;hcn ;'ho:-first ' karted; rcpreschtirig .ftjio! Am.eriean ..music publi.sliers. ^ ;Francl-s ■ Srvlabctt, ;/'n: l'''ranc.e,;is rated fa^^^^^^^^ A merlo./i n- ;-publi!<lief,;; arid ■ Francis, Day ,Si I \\\ nter on tlic Can.tiiient,.bcr sides the iiriiish iirnis, arp dhing well, all■ slricily -frorii ; tlie -pcvfo.rni- Ing. rights. In Frjince tlip>- Jiter.nlly f^iye the; sheet nji'i'isic ^^way- lii chViip editions on the theory that the moro it's played the better. European Methods In; all European countries lha maestro Is . coinpclled by law to .ItPtiaize and tabulate each solectlcn as It Is perfornied, and on this I3 ooriipiited tho ritiiisic tax. ;- Hpi-e the wide jrerfprriiianpiDs: pn the radlb of a song is suicidal be- cause these mechanical or bjihcr." transcriptibps do riot produce enpugh reyeriup.■..Besides wWch :it also tuitis the/sheet miislc siilbsi; /;-. . .Vi ; Th& music business was negligbrit , on this side because the mechanical, broadcasting/ perfot-riiirig,' and kin- dred rights, Including recbrding ,for' disk and pianola, were; regardPd' as Incidental. The , publishers still made their ,blg"gest. mpnpy r'selllritr a;, sheet of ; music for. ic'/i- to .22p.;.' which cost them five cents top ti prbduce.. But with that shot com- . pletely away, th.ey are now trying to get aibng on by-^prbducts r whidh: have islnCe Shaped^uP as very vital factors in the economic, survival of the music publishing industry, ' Slashed Incomeii' Result; of all this is thiat; writers such as the Chi lyricist .who Itves in style on the. Gold Coast and Is: accustpmed tp % $75,000 .to $150,000 Incbnie, :,is;';earhiiig at the rate oC ahp.ut' $16,600 ?i. year thus; far.- TliP GPld; Riish days iarc through; al- though •ivith revival; of the' musicals a few may get a. break all oyer again.;// '— • '■■■'■. ■ ■'/■'. ;'■ ' ■■ ■'■ In the rrialri "the music bbys Will have.tb;start Ibbkl.rig drourid; jiusf'.aa they did before the "29 Gold Rush,. Whciri brie.Was selling Insurance, atir pthe^' W^s a.. Plbthlng. gale-jman, etc. When E. C. .Mills left thia; miisic interests tb switch over to- tii.e. oilier sidp; with Radio, he thought he'di. prove hpw:f ast Radio, via tlie -NEC,"' could make song; hits.. How hei ■prby'ed It and with what ;rcsults„ii tbo. Well knowii/in tHe lndustfy....; RKO, X. A. > (Continued, from page 3,6);; ;'.; missed a great bet In not brlnglrip out. his mother. . ' -:'-'. •.' - . Edriiurids is. wbrklng In two and full stage with a picture - stULdio sketch, requiring two girls :iand two- men in support. J2asfid authenti- cally on the test -racket, with Ed-? munds as a wop, one of two taking the phpney tests for $500 apiece and really some good laughs. But every- thing ends Hrlth'a thud when Ed- - muhds drops his dlalfect. flashes a detective badge and walks off arm " in arm with the girl •who also took" a test. 'Vaudeville Iristoad of com- ing, back lS:gplflg backward in thia unit. :,■ ■-• -/ , '■■ ■ [;''■:■■/: . Miss Samuels, Iri one wlth a plan-^ ist, and later bringing put the girl "visiting me frPm Cleveland,**- cashes; nlcply on her special com- edy lyrics but stays around until the. girl Is actually nepded to get ,her:"off. Local heat wave ebritrib- uted the final touch. . . /^'Arizpna" (Col) oh tile screen and ', not so many pepplb in the. houso Erl(jay afternoon. ; Bang, LETTERS - J?'*" ScndtnK for Mall to ! VARIETY Af]drc8s HuU Clerik. . I*<>STCARDS. ADVERTL<^INO or CIRCULAR LETTERS U'ILL NOT . DE ADVERTISED ; ;, LETTER.S: ADVERTISED IN ONE ISSUE ONLT " Ch|lroIlan - Ila^I^oh^ Haley Joo - . D.cnnis 'Buf^ln* .. •Drew Virginia ■ F-apfr^Whlto . Erii-wloy-; IJlUjr /; . ' .Gnltabt :lla}'nionid • : ;;; CHICAGO Carroll.: & Gorman Gilbert Bert . •. . Jphnsbn Winifred Ilodge'.^Jphn'njr'. ' .r; -.',. Jones Efslo Elliott Lee Jimmy ralffo; Gcorgle :. Roland June oFFice • Mandcl Kamlly rattison Mrs ' 'Thompsbn/'Wm . • RKO STATE LAKE with CONSTANCE BENNETT Dorothea Antel 226 W. 72d St. .;> NeW Ywk pity .TAe Sunshihe Shoppe I N T ER N ATI O N A L.g,. ^■r ^\y)oes tor we o'Sta^e and i^tmt S H O W FO LK'5 S HOESBpP=>:iSS a fi R oiD W A.T SA«