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VARIETY PICT■R E CM«SSE$ Taeeday^ August 30, 1932 L. A. Pacing Shiggishly Bnt Par lceat$15Wr1)om^^^^ Los Angelea, Aug. 29. Biz started neellglbly, but Is buliaine right along, t 'Strange Interlude' went out with fllx and a half week run at Chinese, with house going dark Until Sept '9, when 'Bain' has its premiere, - Carth^ Circle will probably also . go dark Aug. 31, with bbwirig out of 'Back Street.' 'Igloo' got off to good start at Criterion (27)i and looks as though it should hold for ■ two weeks at least. ■- Win Rogers In 'Down to Earth at State, pace Is pretty fair, as is - the Paramount with 'Devil and the Deep,' which will hit around $16,000. /Two Against the World,' In for elgbt days at the Hollywood, off to better than average pushoff here, and looks like $12,000 on run. ' - Estimates for This Week Carthay Circle (Fox) (1,500; 55- . 11.65), 'Back Street' (U) and sUge show (4th, final v. eek). With blow- out .ahnbuncenieht, trade perked up . a bit; Last week okay at $8,280. Chinese (Pox) (2,028; 65-$1.06). •Strange Interlude' (M-G) (7th, final Week) and stage show. Pinal three rdays, n.g. $6,500. Next to closing week disappointing take of $14,000. Criterion (Pox) (1,600; 26.65), , 'Igloo' (U). Big ballyhoo which gives ioromise of first week's figure possibly equalling 'Cohgorila,' but $7,000 Iq disappointing. Seeond and final week of 'CongorlUa' (Fox) an . <iveil $7,000. ~ r D6wntown (WB) (1,800; 25-70), . ropctor X' (WB^ and vvaudeville. . GoQd $9,500. Last week 'Croorief ■(W&) fairly good at $9,800. Moliywood (WB) (2,766; 25-75\ • *Pwo Against the World' (WB). Statting one day early, ielght day ruu here should hit good $12,000. last week 'Big City Blues' (WB) tltiil&r reaction at b. o. as. pulled After six days with less than , |7,00P, : Orpheum (2,270; 25-65), 'Amerl- ' can Madness'-(Col). Start none too Behsational, but developing Into big- gest .take since the Inception of the straight sound policy, $7,000, which Is big . oh scale chargied and aver- age house has had since going straight plx. Last week 'War Cor- respondent'. (Col) okay at $4,700. Pantagos (Pox) (2,700; 26-90), Tom Brown At Culver* (U) and stage show. Okay . opening that looks as though house should get fair $7,700. Last week 'First Tear'? " (Fox) very disappointing at $6,900. ' Paramount (Piiblix) (3,695; 36- $l;10). •Devil and the Deep'. (Par) jBiihd stage, sho.w. '- Picture .none, to hot and following Marx holdover ^having, struggle .to get $15,000; which being- aided by previews. Pace evidences pic is building. Second and final week of 'HoYse- feathers' (Par) below anticipated - take to $W,200: State (Loew-Pox) (2,024; 36-75), •Down to .Earth' (Fox) and stage ' show. This Rogers opus oke for $18,000. Last week 'Passport to Hell' (Fox) was 'red' for house with a poor $16,700. TEATHERS.' $20,000, RUINS REST OF ST. L ALBEE, $28,000; PAR, $40,000-B'KLYN UPS Brooklyn, Aug. 29. . The downtown area is fiooded with eth^r attractions. Harry Richr man at the Paramount assisted by the Mills Brothers; blsen and John- son at the Albee;' Harriet Lee, last year's radio queen, is at the Loew's Metropolitan, and . Rian James' •Crooner' is the flicker attraction a,t the Strand. • Paraniount, without doubt, has the business this week what with RIchmah, the iMills boys and Wlli Mahohey on the stage.. 'Night Club Lady' • is thiQ. picture and house should do $40,000. -Albee Is thriving with 'Back Street* and vaude;. around $28,000, fine. Estimates for .This .Week Paramount (;4,200; 26-35-50-75)— 'Night Club Lady* (Col) and stage show headed by Richnian, Mills Brothers and Will Mahbney. Good notices and $40;000, 6kay. Richman holds over another week.' Last week, 'Devil and this Deep* (Par) with Georigo Jessel and Norma Talmadge on the stage brought in $42,000, good. , : Fox (4,000; 26-35-60)^'Passport to Heir (Fox), and vaude; Around $12,000, fair. Last week 'Unholy Love* (Allied) $9,300, off.- i Albee (3,600; 25-35-60-76)—'Back Street' (IT) and vaude.. Olsen and Johnson In hilarious offering cou- pled with the picture wiir bring in' excellent $28,000. Last, week 'Hold 'Em Jail' (RKO) did a bad $15,000. Loew's Metropolitan (2,660;. 25-35- 60-60-76)—'Speak Easily (M-6) aiid vaude. Borrah Minevitch and Har- riet Le6 on' dtage dra-wihg a good $23,000.: . Last week :^Skyscraper- Souls* (M-G) did $19,000. • Strand (2^000; ; 26r36-60-66) — 'CJrooner* (FN). Based on the novel by Rlan Jalmes,' Brooklyn 'Eagle* columnist, fair $9,000. ~ Last week 'Two Against the World- (FN), okay $16,T00. , . B%aBi*s South Sea Wave; Taradise,' Nifty $5,000 , Birmingham, Aug. .29, WbVe of South Sea Island stuff sweenlng through town like the miniature golf idea. Even the radio stations are picking It up.and broad- casting South Sea music. Three pictures in town last week and two more of them this week. 'Bird of Paradise* at Rltz will likely prove best bet, with 'Devil and Deep' second best. Estimates for This Week Alabama (Publlx) (2,800; 25-35- 66)—DevU. and Deep* (Par). De- spite Tallulah Bankhead Is homei- town girl Gary Cooper Is getting the billing; around. $9,000. . Last week 'HorsA Feathers* (Par) missed a rec- ord- because of poor - weather- the latter part of the -week, but a neat $14,000 and plenty of black ink. . Ritz (RKO) (1,600; 26-40)—'Bird of Paradise' (Radio). Greiat South Sea stuff, ana off to dandy busi- ness; $6,000. Last-week IBIonde Captive* (Radio), $3,600. Empire (BTAC) (1,100; 25-40)— 'Tenderfoot*: (FN). Long time book- ing this one .after release date but good for $4,000, Last week 'Two Seconds* (FN) okay for men but not a woihan*8 picture, $3,40.0. Strand (BTAC) (800; 20-30)— 'Street of Women* (WB). Kay Fran- cis only big thing in this one, $1,-^ 600. Last week 'Passport to Hell' (Pox) mUd at $1,400. Galax (BTAC) (500; 16-25)— •Aren't We All?* (Par). Nothing dolnp, $600. I<a8t week 'Painted Woman* good pic but poor title and $800. Binr OK in K. C. Newman, $14000 St. Louis, Aug. 29. All eyes are turned toward the Missouri this week, where the Marx Brothers are holding forth. Long lines in front of the theatre Indi- , cate the "comedy will bring in a flood of dollars such as. i\p picture has brought Into this nouse In many months. It's the first program since the house passed under the management of RKO In a pooling arrangement entered into by that circuit and Paramount. RKO leased the theatre from Paramount last Week for a year, taking charge Friday. The Missouri Is taking so mtiich of the money, in fact, that not much is left to be distributed around to the others,, although the Ambassador is doing fairly well with Constance Bennett, always popular here. The ,Fox pulled . anothier star, ' Gl&dys Baxter, from the Municipal Opera cast in an effort to aid a weak pic- ture, succeeding to some extent. Estimates for This Week Ambassador (WB) (3,000; 35-55- 65)—'Two Against the World' (FN) and unit; Will do well to get a fair $12,000. Last week'Doctor X' (FN) $10,000. Fox (Fox) (6,000; 25-35-55)— •Painted Woman' (Pox) and Gladys Baxter, Muny Opera favorite, on stage. No draw; poor $8,000. Last >week 'Roar of the Dragon' (RKO), $10,000. Loew's State (3,000; 25-35-55)— •Last Mile' (World Wide). Good re- .iVlews, but trade poor; $7,000. Last Iweek 'Speak Easily' (M-G), $13,300. Missouri (RkO) . (3,600; 25-35-55) —'Horsefeathers'-(far). House re- verting -to single film, after more ALL PORTLAND IS 1)P; CHEVALIER, $13,000 Portland, Ore.; Aug. 29. .. Par's •Horse Feathers' and 'Love Me Tonight' *von two big weeks aX the Paramount successively. 'Horse Feithers* currently moved: over to the Rialto for a second' week and in line for okay results.. ' AU other biz In the btirg on, a lower scale: liKO- Orphpum's all sound policy making -the grade. Cutting out vaude hasn't affected grosses to a maior extent. Increased explolta tlon making up the difference. Orpheum currently has 'Blonde Captive' and connecting for about average blz^ 'Age of Consent' last week held its own. J. J, Parker figures to open the dark Broadv^ay next . mpnith with straight picture policy. His other Fox-Parker • houses letting up on hlgii pressure door prize stunts to prepare for fall policy .of straight picture exploitation. Two good weeks of 'Wet Parade' at Gamble's Rialto was. a high spot of local biz. House adniish was raised from 25c ta $1.10 top and b. o. gross for the two weeks went up about . 600%, Hamrlck's Oriental doing nicely with 'Doctor X' connecting for about average biz. Estimates for This Week Paramount fPox-Parker) (3,000; 25-65) 'Loy.3 Me Tonight* (Par) and P. & M. unit. Getting results, good $13,000. Last week IHorse peathers' (Par) and Blanche Sweet In person with stage unit Clicked for thfe big nioney at $14,000. . • Orpheum (RKO) • (2,000 26-40). 'Blonde Captive* (Col). Fair $6,000, Last week 'Age of Cohsient' (Radio), off at $4,300.. United Artists (Pox-Parker) (1,- 000; 25-35) 'Downstairs* (M-G). Good enough $4,500. ' Last week 'Speak Easily' (M-G) nicely for $4,000. - Oriental (Hamrlck) (2,500; 25-35) 'Doctor X' (FN), Above average, $4,000. Last week 'Weekend Mar- riage' (FN) okay for this house, at: $3,500. . Rialto (Gamble) (1,500; 25) 'Horse Feathers' (Par). Doing a nice sec- ond week at, this /house following big first week at the Paramount. Should get . at least $3,000. Last week 'Wet Para.de' (M-G) road- showed and Connected for $12,000 in two weeks w'th rai.sed admish. Flock of PhOly Films But Biz So-So; Fox, SiaOOO; X $14, than a year of double featureis. Sure- fire pic. headed for wow .$20,000. Last weelc 'Devil and Deep* (Par) aiid 'Igl'oo' .dJ), $6,200, average. Kansas City, Aug. 29. Continuing Its last week's smash with 'Roar of .the Dragon* and 'Des- ert. Song/, the latter being respohr slbie for the greiater part of the business, the RKO Malnstreet is this week turning them away with 'Bird of. Paradise.* Week looks the best of the sommer, with- only the fea- ture to draw. Stage shoW' topped by the 'Society Girl Revue' and-Al Tralian, Is good but does not have the appeal of the big 'Desert Song' production^ Encouraged by the heavy and Increasing business the house enjoyed with Ted Lewis and the Fanchon & Marco operar the management states stronger vaude- ville bills will be given, five acts making up the bill. At thie Newman. Chevalier's "Love Me Tonight* will also hang up a big gross, $14,000. Last week 'Horse Feathers* could have held a second week, and thia> management would have liked'to send it to the Liberty, but decided, not' lo change the house prices to mieet the Marx Bros, pic- ture scale. Loe.w*s Midland is the weak spot, on the street with The Last Mile,* the ctistomers passing It up for the lighter entertainment. Manager John McManus gave it extra public- ity, with, street car and bus cards and the week prior to the opening had a display of weapons, narcotics and other curiosities, from the po- lice department museum, on display in the lobby, but nothing helped. Last weiek was also tame with 31ondie of the Follies.* Just too much strong opposition. September will , see another first run house in, towr. when the .Plaza changes its etag^: &I:ow policy and will- serve Fox i^lctures first hand: The other big Vox house, the Up- town, will repiioh with first subur- ban showings second runs. Estimataa for This Week Liberty O.-ubllx-Dublnsky) (860; 15-26)—'MitiB Plnkerton' (FN). Fair $3,600. Last week 'Love Is a Rack- et* (PNV not .so hot^ $3,700. Loew's Midland (4,000; 26-35-40) —'The Last Mile* (World .Wide). This wUl be another dark spot in the history of the hopse, for - the cash customers seem to want some- thing more cheerful for their money. Poor $8,600. Last week 'Blondie of the Follies* (M-G), received good notices and was liked by those who came but they were few, only $10,- 500. Mairistreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-35- •60)—'Bird of Paradise' (Radio). Scads of newspaper space given the picture, besides lots of stunt and special publicity, and lines of fans before the doord opened Friday kept right on coming. Smashing $20,600. Last weiek 'Roar of the Dragon* (Radio) with the 'Desert Song* on the.stage, «,lthough ho ex- tra Saturday nlte ehdw^was given as stated, was d, wow ditto Just the same. \ Newman (Publlx-Dublnsky) (1,- 860; 2&-3B-50)—'Love Me Tonight' (Par). Prom the Marx Brothers to Chevalier, means just the same at LOEW PEPPING UP FOX, WASH., TO WOW $24,0jM) Washington, Aug. 29. Loew is putting the Fox over with somewhat of a bang. Spehdlng refil dough on the stage, putting some- thing ■Worthwhile, on the ocreen and the town's biggest theatre Is. dis- covering It hasn*t enough ■ seats. Currently the house has Pola Negri, Georges, Carpentler, MIsis Patricola and two other acts and is headed for healthy Intake. Meanwhile oth- er Loew houses, Columbia with its cut admission soalei and 'Bachelor's Polly* is limping along, while the Palace with Tiffany's 'Last Mile* is dying. To meet the onslaught of heavy stage dough at the Fox, Warner's E^rle is bringing In some.nam^s it- iaelf. Currently it Is Everett Mar- shall while on the screen it Is "Doc- tor X* and business is holding up. Keith's with 'Night Club Lady' Is doing sa,tlsfactorlly If not . setting the'world on fire while the other straight pictures, Met., Is doing fairly well with 'Make Me Star.* Estimates for This Week Columbia . (Loew) (1,232; 15r26- 40)—'Bachelor's Folly.* About $2,- 600; bad. Last week 'Isle of Paradise' finished to $6,000. ^ Earle (Wariier) (2,244; 26-35-60- 70)—'Doctor X* (FN) and stage show. Will keep right around the $16,600 mark, as it w£is last week with 'War Corerspondent' (Col). Fox (Loew) (3,434; 16-25r35-60)— 'Paliited Woman* (Fox) and Pola Negri-heading stage show. ' Will go to $24,000. Last, week $24,400 for •Speak Easily* (M-G) and a stage full of names. Keith's (RKO> (1,830; 16-25-36- 60)—'Night Club Lady* (Col). About $7,000. Last week 'Age of Consent' (RKO) ended up at $6,800. Met (Warner) (1,830; 12-36-60-^ 60)—'Make Me a Star* (Par). May hit fair $6,000. Last week 'Cry of the World* slim, $4,000. Palace (Loew) (2,363; 35-60-70)— 'Last Mile' (Tif). Dying with take headed for meagre $5,000. Last week 'Blondie of the Follies* (M-G) got the usual ballyhoo and finished at $15,500. 'DEm,* m'EACH $12,500 IN MONTREAL Montreal,' Aug. 29. Air pageants^ eclipses of the sun and likelihood of tropical weather arep.*t ■ noticeably pulling, down grosses here which' last week were above average and currently may be maintained. Palace with-'Devil and Deep* has a natural which should lift gross to $12,500. 'Skyscraper Souls' and 'Women Who Play' at the Capitol may hold up to $11,000, and Loew's, which got successfully by with a repeat picture and headltner last week, has a good week ahead with 'Hold. *Em Jail' and a good line of vaude. Princess is featuring an explorers' film with one of them in person and should gross around $8,000. Nabes have been feeling hot weather spell. Estimates for This Week Palace (FP)' (2.700; 75)—'Devil and the Deep* (Par). Given big ballyhoo may boost gross to $12,600. Last week 'First Year' (Pox) did nearly as .expiected with $12,000. Capitol (FP)> (2,700; 60)—'Sky- scraper. Souls' (M-G)i and 'Women Who Pay* (Par). Looks like a good brace for $11,000. Last week's 'Guilty as Hell' (Fox), and 'Forgot- ten Commandrhenas' (Fox) grossed $10,000. Loew's (PP) (3,200; 35-60)— 'Hold 'Em Jail' (Radio) and vaude. May get $12,600. 'Bring 'Em Back Alive' (Radio )and vaude with Gene Dennis, psychic, did very well at $13,000. Princess (CT) (1,600; 36-60)— 'Explorers of the World' (Col), and 'Love Affair* (Col). Should build to $8,000. Last week 'Man Called Back' (Tiff), and 'Strangers of the Evdning' (Tiff) grossed $6,500. Imperial (French-Film) (1,900; 25-40)^'Service de. Nuit' (French). Brings back old policy and may gross $2,000. Last week daily change of program didn't work out well and gross fell to $1,800. Cinema.de Paris (Ind) (600; 25- 50)—'Cocur de Paris' (French) Around $1,500. Last week 'Marius (French) same figure. ' Philadelphia, Aug. 29. Every house . In. the downtown sector changed ^plctiires last week, except a couple of the small 'art* theatres. Changes were made as follows: two on . Thursday, three Friday and two Saturday, Incoming films indicated business ranging from fair to good, with no real smashes on the horizon. Iii fact,, if anything, grosses should be generally lower this Week than last. The Pox, with 'Congorilla' on the screen and a stage show lacking in b. o. names, figures for'no more than $18,000, under recent average. Animal pictures have limited enough following here at best, and 'Bring 'Em.Back Alive,' recently offered at Stanley, didn't help any. The Earle with 'Speak Easily' and Rosetta Duncan and James Kirk- wood in person will also drop a peg b'f" two in an'"probabinty." MayTje $16,500, but certainly no more. ■ The Boyd, with 'Jewel Robbery* scarcely rates $16,000, and the Stanley, .with Dr. X,'- will be" lucky to get $14,000. The little Arcadia ought to get ai saltisfactory $2i600 with 'Aren't Wo All* (first showing), but thfe Karltort looks weak with 'Holly wood-Speaks,'! which got panning notices. iProb-^ ably $3,700. The Stanton, opening Saturday: with 'Unashamed,* should hit a fair mark of $10,000. Downtown houses are finding plenty of difllculty in getting films Strong . enough' for more than a week's run. . That, rather than lack of product, 1.8 responsible for fre>. quent changes of bill. Estimates for This Week .. Fox (3,000; 35-40-76)—'CongorlUfl.' (Pox) and stage show. ..Despite rather good notices, this animal picture doesn't- look strong enough for sensatloqal business or anything near it. Maybe $18,000. Last week 'Painted Woman* (Pox) fell just un- der the expected $20,000. Boyd (2,400; 35-66-75) ^'Jewel Robbery* (WB). Fair $16,000 indi- cated. ' Last week 'Washington Masquerade' (M-O) disappointed ^Ith $16,000 In nine days. Earle (2,000; 36-40-66)—'Speak Easily' (B-G) and vaudeville. Good notices should help, but neither Rosetta Duncan nor James Itirk- wood on stage show mean' a great' deal. 'Not over $16,000. Last week 'Make Me a Star* (Par) Just beat $17,000. ' Stanley (3,700; 36-56-76)—'Dr. XT (FN). Should boost house's gro'sa a little,''but no more than $14,000 indicated. Last week 'Skyscraper, Souls* (M-Q) rather sour with $12,- OOO In seven 4ays. \ Stanton (1,700 ; 3B-40-55) —'JJn- a,shamed' (M-G). Tricky theme and very doubtful. Probably $ip,00O, which would-be okay. Last.week 'War Correspondent' (Col) got $9,-( 500. '•■ Karlton (1,000; 30-40-55)—'Holly- wood Speakis' (Col). First run and dsappolntihg $3,700 expected. 'Toni Brown of Culver' (U) sad with $2,8(10. Arcadia (600; 30-40-50) —'Aren't We Air (Par). Pine notices and plenty of attention from class group; $2,600 likely. 'Man from Yesterday' (Par) ordinary at $2,000. the box ofl^ce as the business con- tinues. Reviewers ravinj? it's Chevalier's best. Should get $14,000; Big last weelf, 'Horse Peathers*^ (Par), $15,- 000. -„ 'BACK ST.'AND VAUDE NffTY $22,000, BOSTON Boston, Aug. 29. The last two weeks in August are always Boston's low for the year, and this August is making new lovys- in the history of several of the houses. Ten o'clock previews on the last night of the old bills were tried by both Paramount and Keith's last week, both houses getting a big re- sponse. In the case of Keith's on Friday night it resulted in a 270- minute program including 'Back Street,' 'Hold 'Em Jail' and a six- act bill headed by Warlng's Penn-. sylvaniations at 83c top. Pace for the present week Is gen-: orally slow. Estimates for This Week . Met (Publlx) (4,300; 35-50-83)— 'Two Against the World' (WB) and stage show. 'Reri,' dancer . added to bill to offset cancellation of Jessel and Talmadge. Will be lucky to hit $17,000; Last/week 'Doctor X' (WB), $18,200. Paramount (Publix) (1,800; 30- 55-66)—Xove Me Tonight' (Par). Good for $12,000. Chevalier usually a big draw locally. Last week hold- ever on 'Horse Feathers' (Par), $8,900. Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 35-50-83) —'Back Street' and Bill Robinson heading vaudeville. Should hit strong $22,000. Last week 'Hold 'Em jiiV (RKO) and Fred W.irlhg's band, $18,100. Boston (RKO) (4,000; 25-33-55)— •Night Club Lady' (Col). Looks like a new low for this hou.ie; will do well if it hits $9,000; Last" week. 'Unholy Love' (RKO) and Tex Gul- nan on stage, $13,700.