Variety (Feb 1933)

Tuesday, February 14, 1933 VARIETY 41 Variety Oills NEXT WEEK (February 18) THIS WEEK (February 11) Numerala In oonnectlon with billa belo\M IncI.eaU opentng day show, whether full or split week VKBT TOBK CITT 'hobIo UaU <lfl) "John" Pearce Karia Samaon Patricia Bowman (Two to All) (9 ) Amos 'n' Andy Patricia Bowman York & King John Upman Joanne Travero Bleanor Powell aiadyfl Haverty ACADBMT let half.(18r21) Nell Kelly Runaway Foulr Bob Herring Orcn (Two to fill) ■t& half (22-24) Sylvia Frooa Art Landry Orch (Three to ftll) 2d half (lB-17) Stanley Broa & A OBAND RAPIDS Uelth'8 1st half (18-21) Llbonatl 3 Wills & Davie Kitty Doner Co Bert Walton 6 Buccaneers 1st half (11-14) KlutlnRs' Co Ada Brown Joe Morris Co A & F I^ke Adler A Bradford HBMPSTRAD Rtvoll 1st half (18-31) 3 Olymplts Casa & L«hn Hobart Bosworth Sylvia' Clark RadloUtee. .■ 1st half (11^-.14) Hazelle Se Klatoff Doris James Iiewla Mach .Co Now with " ED WYNN ^ at the Capitol, New York JACK PbWBLt GEORGE PRENtrCE Pi<U!«d by ' LEDDY & SMITH Tricey & Vlnette Tyler Mason Boiall's Paradise R Cosroopoinan lat half (11-14) Cedora Faber & Ford Daphne Pollard Songs & Satires BROOKLTM Albe« (18) Ulllan Shade Walter O'Keefe Howard Marsh Co Dave Harris (One to All) (11) Whiteelde, A A B Amaut Bros Gould. ft Robey Sylvia FrooB W Powell Orcb lYospect lat half (18-21) Frank^nberg 4 Howard & Llnd J & K Bpangler Baron Surlanl (One to DID 2d half (22-24) Buccaneers Lydell Macy ft C <Two to fill) . 2d half (16-17) Aladdin 'Tabor & Frye Chas Kemper Co Ijeon Janney Xarres Noyes & !• ALBANY Palac« Ist half (18-21) Klles & Selgol Larry Rich Co <Three to flll) 2d half (22-24) ▲rnaut Broa Roscoo Ates (Three to fill) 2d half (16-17) Teddy, Mary & B Joe Mollno Co Vaughn De Leath Hilton & Qaron Johnny Johnson Or Jordan & Woods 4 Nelsons KANSAS CITT Molnstnet (18) Howard Sadelle ft B Walter Walters Bill Telaak Co Buddy Rogers (11) Campo Co Boice & Marafa Mel Klee Russ Columbo Orcb LTMBROOK Kelth'8 (19 only) 3 Alvln Boys Rube Demareat (Two to flll) (12 only) Moran & Wlaer Olen Pope Reeves 4 Paul Morton Co Qrey Fam MINNEAPOTJ8 Orphemn (18) Olorla l«e .Co Bud Harris Co Madame 'V Schwarz Ray Bolger Ike Rose's Co (11) 3 Relllys B ft J Browne Bernlce ft Bmlly Leavltt ft Lockw'd Flfl D'Oraay NEATARK Palace (18) Oracle Schenck Co Harry Burns Co 'Voice of Experience John S Gambling (Two to fill) (11) Rio Rita Co NEW ORI^EANS State (18) Diaz ft Powers KIrby ft Duval Alice Joy Co JImmlo Save Adler ft Bradford (11) Olaen & Johnson OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A. DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 1580 Broadway This Week: Harry Short, Ralph Saoford BOSTON Keith's (18) Alice & Sonny Ray Samuels Oambarelll (Two to nil) (11) Jflss Ch.-irllne Rev Lillian Shade Welst & Stanton Buck ft Bubbles KIkuta Japs CHICAOO Poloco (18) Detoregoes Garner Wolf ft H Aaronson Fayro Co Chic Sale Hudson Wondera Dawn Sla ft P C Boas & Bdwarda Gray ft Claire Walter O'Keefe L Armstrong Bd CIN'CINNATI Albee (18) 4 Casting Pearls Stone & Gibbons Vic Oliver Bomby Co Will Mahoney June Purlans Co Herman Hyde Co Glory Leo Co Wills ft Davis 4 Mills Bros CLEVELAND nippodrome (11) Detorogocs Al Vtrdl & Thelma Blac'-ntnno DETROT Kelth'8 (18) Klutlngs' Co Ada Brown Joe Morris Co A ft F Lake Betty June •Coo;>'>r Wing Wnh Tr Forsylhe S'm'n ft F Bomby Co Bert Walton mmacs Orch OM.VHA Keith's lat half (18-21) Campo Co Bolce ft Marsh Mel Klee Russ Columbo Or 2d half (11-14) Gloria Lee Co BUI -Telaak Co Madame V Schwaz Ray Bolger Jack Gwynne Co PARK L/VNE Keith's (19 only) Connie & Uen Larry Rich (Three to fill) (12 only) Rlcardo Kllecn & Ilardeen Hobart Bosworth Fred Ardath Tom Pternfeld Co P.XTERBON Keitli's lat half (18-21) 3 Whippets Sylvia Froos Marty May Yorke ft King (One to flll) 2d half (22-24) Miles ft Selgcl Bob Hall Calif Collegians (Two to flll) 2d half (16-17) 4 Frankcnbergs Louis Zingona Ua))hne Pollard 4 Eton Boya Dcvlto ft Denny Co PROVIDENCE Kcith'8 my Martin & Martin Berry Bros Welst ft Stanton Co Senator Murphy- Jlennff Uonova ft n (11) A ft S Mont Wl.ltnn Sla T.cwis ft Moore Britt Wood 3 Swifts SCHENECTADY Keith's lat half (18-21) Walter Powell Or TORONTO Hippodrome (18) 4 Nelsons Al Verdi Co Flfl D'Oraay Bob Murphy Jack Randall Co (11) 3 French Misses Nash ft Fately Llta Oray Chaplin Chas 'Slim' Tlmblln Swan Lucille ft C TRENTON Capitol 1st half (18-21) Arthur LeFleur (Three to flll) . 2d half (22-24) Aren ft Broderick Helen Menken PInkUs ft Sedley (One to flll) 2d half (14-17) . M'rc'lle ft Williams Bertollno Larry Rich Co 6 Avalons TROT Kelth'8 let half (18-21) Hilton ft Garon Joe Mellno Co Teddy Mary ft B (Two to flll) 2d half (22-24) Larry Rich Co (Four to flll) 2d half (lB-17) James Evans Co Ann Lester Pllllard ft HlUler Charlie Masters Co WE6TWOOD Kltb'B (18 only) Connie ft Ben Larry Rich (Three to flll) (11 only) Rlcardo Klleeh ft Hardeen Hobart Bosworth Fred Ardath. Dorothy Martin Co OAKJLAND Orpheom (10) Varieties of 1933' Joe Phillips Co Lambertl Armando ft Llta Crane 2 Behymer 6 PHOENIX Fox (17) Hollywood Com' Teddy Joyce Walter Hlera 'Snub' Pollard Four Normans Blossom Sis Mary Miles Cnthlecn Bessette SAN FRANCISCO Warfleld (10) 'Snapshots' Stone ft Lee D ft H Murray Grace Du Faye Robert Williams Art ft Ben Mowatt Oscar Taylor Betz Blair ST. LODI8 Fox (10) 'Hot House' I Jackson ft Gardner Helen Howell 3 Ite Paul Myrab Lang Sunklat Enu TORONTO Imperial (10) 'Whoopee' I Buddy Doyle Bobbe Arnst Jane Leo John Rutherford Pietro Gontlll Carter De IlavOD Jr William Dyer Eddie Abdo Howard. Nugent Virginia L Douldin Juan Vlllasana VANCOUVER Orpheum (0) "Vancouver Follies' Buster Shaver Co Jed Dooley Co 4 Trojans Ada Broadbent Lana Mauzey WORCESTER Poll (17) •Joy Dells' I King Bros & C Stetson Nadlne Gae T Atkins Boys Ann Roberts Sunklst Ens LONDON Week Feb. 13 NEW YORK CITY Capitol (17) D ft B Barstow (Others to flll) Bonlevard 1st halt (17-20) Leach, LaQulnlan 3 4 Dough Boys Zelaya Seller ft Wills 2d half (21-28) 3 St. John Bros Eddie Parks Co The Hickories Emll Boreo Kennedy Marsh Co Orpheam 1st half (17-20) Gilbert Bros Bob Fisher F ft J Hubert Chas Foy Co Bryant Rains ft T 2d half (21-23) Janet May Gardner 4 Freda ft Palace Hal Sherman Henry Bergman Co Paradise <17) Great Gretonas Sid Gary Lowe, Burnoft ft W Harry Savoy Friedland Revue State (17) Andressens Leon Navarro Medley ft Duprey Aunt Jemima Jans ft Whalen Freddy Rich Orch BROOKLYN Gates Ave. 1st half (17-20) 6 Arleya Gale ft Caraon Emil Boreo Rolaman'a Alab'lana 2d half (21-23) 3 White Flashes Helen Lynd Billy Farrell Co Zelaya Renoff, Renora ft B MdtropoUtaa (17) Ed Wyhn Co Valencia (17) Monroe, ft Grant Frances Arms ClifToi'd ft Marion Bill Robinspn Starnes ft Kover Co BAI.IXMORE Centory (17) Rector ft Doreen Andre Renaud A ft M Havel Bob Hope Britton Orch CLEVELAND State <17> Mills Bros Don Redman Orch Red ft Strugge Bar] Lattlmore Myra Johnson 12 girls Pete Peaches ft D JERSEY OI'TY Loew'8 (17) Ruiz & Bonlta Colvert Irving ft H Billy Hallen Nicola MONTREAL Loew (17) Don Valerie Senorita Carlta 2 Daveys Ann Codee B ft R Gorman NEWARK State (17) Gbezzis Roger Williams Smith ft Hart Nan Halperin Rosette ft Lutt'ann WASHINGTON Fax (17) Honey Fam Al Mamaux Rosa Wyae Jr Geo Olaen Orch ELIZABETH RItE 1st half (17-20) Johnny Marvin Co Al K Hall (Two to flll) 2d half (21-28) Runaway 4 Georgle Price (Two to flll) 1st half (10-13) HIte Kenny ft C Oliver Amb'se ft 8 Reynolds ft White Nlckola 2d half (14-16) Manny King Co Jordan ft Woods Bert Frohman ELMIRA Keeney (17-20) Stewart ft Violet Hilton ft Garron Runaway 4 (10-13) 3 Olympics 2 Daveys Roxy LaRocca Co Seed ft London G ft P Magley PHTL.4DEI.PHIA Eerie (17) Kate Smith Co (10) Harris 2 ft L Honan ft Arden May ft Carroll Helen Kane 3 Sailors WASHINGTON Earle (17) Casting Campi)ella Sid Page Gus Van Aristocrats (10) Robblns Fam 4 Blondes Johnny Marvin Co Solly Ward Olga Baclanova Co Fanchon & Marco NEW YORK CITY Paramount (16) 'Sally' Mary Eaton Jack Waldron T Roy Barnes Hal Young Miss Harriett George Guhl Horry Stafford Lela Bliss Jack Duffy Jack Egnn BOSTON Metropolitan (17) 'Spotlights' I Charles Melson Irmanctto 3 Bredwins Chalmers Ens BRIDGEPORT Poll (17) 'Shanghai' I Long Tack Sam Ml-Na ft Nee-Sa L Sam Lohk Pan ft Chang Manc-hu 3 BUFFAIX> Buffalo (17) 'School Days' I Milton Douglas Mary Price Freddie Craig Jr Olllo Morosco Edna Sedgwick Charley Myers Bobby Bernard Muriel Moran Arlette Young O'Connor Bros Buster Kelm Dorothy Kelm Sue St. John E ft B Hershey DETROIT Fox (17) 'Girl Trouble' I Chester Fredericks Warren Jackson Julia Curtis De Long Sis r;ali(ornia Redheads Joey Cey Lon Ottllle George 6 Thoroughbreds Trouble Ens HARTFORD Capitol (17) 'Irene' Kathryn Crawford Bobby Watson George Dobba Walter Regan George Ball Buddy Knrscn George Fox Sydni'y Rcynoldn Anolyn Arden Ruth Fay Betty Farrlngton Dorothy I>a Marr Wanda Allen Karscn ft Gretel NEW ORLEANS State (17) 'Star Gazing' I Zelda Santley Judaon Coie Athcnas Muriel Gardner Collenette Ens Canterbury H. H. 1st half (13-16) Co as booked 2d half (16-18) Johnnie Jonea Co aa booked Kit Kat Best Sandler Bd Douglaa Byng New Victoria Tlplca Orch Palladium Cardini C S Melvln Max Miller Vardell Bros Nice, Florio ft L Loyal's Doga Kirkwhite ft Ad June Carr Lloyd Family Wright ft Marlon BRIXTON Astoria' Rosalind Ware 12 Super Blondes Peter Bernard H ft M RIstorl DALSTOM Pletnr^ Honse ' Ralflnl Bd EAST HAM Premier Parsons Bd EDOEWATBB BD. Grand Tounkman Bd FIN8BDRY FK. Astoria 'Happy Days' M ft H Nesbitt 8 Astoria Girls 4 Dennis Boys HOLBORN Empire Halg ft Escoe Hazel Mangean Gle Cottrlllos Fred Culpltt* Russell. M ft J Slate Bros Dick Henderson ILFORD Soper Parsons Bd KILIIURN Grange Tounkman Bd LEWISHAM Pala<:e Tom Lucas NEW CROSS Empire Karno'n 'Real Life' Kinema Billy Shenton OLD KENT ROAD Astoria Anniversary Week PECKHAM Tower CarellO' Bd Palace Billy Shenton SHEPHERD'S B'SH Pavilion Tarano ft Hard'ck STAMFORD HILL Regent Ralflnl Bd STREATHAM Astoria Berinoff ft C M Dore 7 STRATFORD Empire G Barclay Co Kate Carney SYDENHAM Rink CarellO Bd Picture Theatres NEW YORK CITV Pwramonnt (0) Mae West George Mclexn Diamond Bros Cliff Edwards Done Him Wrong' RKO Roz}- (10) GambarelU Viola Phllo Paul Draper Child Manhattan' Roxy (10) Dave Schooler Cookie Bowers Max Co Gene Sheldon Co 4 Albee Sis Sis ft B Roberts Terror Trail' BROOKLYN Paramount (0) Vivienne Segal Gun Shy Perry Askam 'Done Him Wrong' B.\LTIMORE Hippodrome (10) Duncan Sla PROVINaAL Week February 13 BRIGHTON Hippodrome Mm Jack Hylton Co BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome Blliott-Oitano Co B Dainty Maids Eileen Audry Michel ft Nan Sammy Shields Peters ft Billy Gertie Oitana O H Elliott Billy Danver Chester's Dogs GLASGOW Empire Hilton Sis Co as booked HULL Palace Derickson ft B Co Sylvia Mr Thomaa Greene Bros Donovan ft Hayes Yo-yo Contest Zanfrella Johnny Walker Thelmlna LEEDS Hippodrome Lew I>ake's Stars MANCHESTER Poramoont 'Big Broadcast' Paul England C^rlyle Cousins Ronald Frankau NEWCASTLE Pornmonnt Cole Bros SOl'TH SHIELDS lamplre Mary Hagen Murray ft Mooney Carlton ft Nippers SUNDERLAND Empire Storks Tommy Dixon Muldoon ft O'Sbea Jean Kennedy Jean Florian Shaw ft Stanton Peter Fannan Layton ft J'nstone Ara ft Zetta NEW TOBK CITY Blltmore Hotel Paul Whltemao Or Jane Vance Red McKenzle Peggy llealy Irene Taylor Jack Fulton Jr Ftamona Central P'k Casino >Iorton Downey Ed<fy Duchin Orch Club Hoytalr Millard ft Anita Oscar Davis Margie Landy Madiyn Moore Beth Cannon Lee Al Crawford Orch S Mayfair Beauties Ck>nnle'8 Inn Cora Green Bobby Evans Jazzllpa Richardson P ft B Meerea Emma Smith Bessie Dudley Lillian Cowan Red ft Struggle Simms ft Bowie Loulee Cook Willie Jackson Lucky Seven 3 Cotton Clob Aida Ward Henri Weasel Swan & Lee Anise Doyer Roy Atkins Peaohea ft Duke Brown ft McGraw Nicholas Bros Leitha Hill Cab Calloway Orch Clob RIchman Jack 0.«terman Rlbhman Rev Jerry Freeman Or Arthur Brown C ft C Herbert Francis Faye El Chlco'8 Duran ft Moreno Lorenzo Herrera El Flamengo Al Valencia Orcb El Flanionclto Nina ft Moreno Marquita Flores Ignaclo Rufflno Marta de la Torre Accordion Luia El Patio Beatrice Lillle Fontana ft Coles Endor ft Farrell Henry King Or Embassy Club Georges Metexa D ft D FItzglbbon Loom is 2 H Rosenthal Ore Don Carlos Ore Gypsy Trail Baroness Erzsl Louis Hegedush Ethel Pastor Kokosch Gypsy Or H'lyw'd R'staurant Fowler ft Tamara Collette Sis Frank Hazzard Blanche Dow 4 Climas Marciucrite ft Loroy Theo Phane Barbara lilane Jean Muna Ahl Vercell ft RInnott Gladys I^esiie Iris Adrian Marian Martin Isham Jones Orch Hotel Lexington Don Bestor Orcb Jerry Co Smith, Rog*-rs & E Ro>ni I'yonos JCiilor ft lleod Co •Pnr;u'hute Jumper' BOSTON Metropnlltun (10) 'Joy Dolles' King Hros ft C Stetson Nading Gae Tommy Atkins Co Ann Roberts Sunklst Ens PHILADKLPUIA Fox (10) Dave Appolon Danzl Goodel Nora Williams 'State Fair' Keith's (10) 'Hollywood Rev' Deniarest Sis Cost el lo ft I>ee G ft M Green 3 Byrne Sis Don Santos Co Lewis ft Ames •Wu Sin' I|Inyfalr Yacht Clab Ross ft Sargent Meyer Davis Orch Hotel Hontclair Charley Eckels Or Monte Cario Val Vestoft Vlto ft Plrl Donald Burr Medisca .ft Mlchnell Dorothy Dell Jaincs Hall Ethel Ants Nat dab :lack White Jerry Bergen Lulu Bates Brooke Adams Bill Spencer Blanche Latcll Dorothy Maxine Al Parker Jimmy Murphy 3 'Blake Bis Lew Dolgoff Joe Haymes Orch Paradise N T O' Rev Cantor's Beauts Abe Lyman Orch ' Panunonnt Giill Ted Healy Co T Hanahan Oro Park Central Hotel Ruas Columbo Orcb Hannah Williams Farlic Central Freddie Martin Or Frances Langford Rachel Carlez 4 Siz^lers Charmel Selbys Place Plgalle Peggy de Albrew Veloz & Yoianda B Madreguera Orch D Alberto Tangoists Hotel Pennsylvania Ted Wecme Orch Roosevelt Hotel Guy Lombardo' Or Russian Arts Joe Morantz Orcb Renee ft Lauta Ntckola's Haddrlcb Barra Blra' ' Mi|Sha Usanoff St. Regis Hotel Anson Weeks Orcb Small's Paradise 'Black Rhythm' R Nyra Johnson Meers ft Norton 3 Speed Dernons Geo Walker Wm Spellmap 3 Palmer "Bros May Alex Mabel Scott Roy White Dorothy Turner Chas Johnson Orcb Taft Grill Geo Han Orcb The Csarda Karoly Bencze Zslga Bela Mme Ilona deThury ICaroly Nyaray Village Bam Broolt Adams Val Vestoft Floria Vestoft Eddie Ray Kris Gerald T & F Hoag Byrnes ft Swanaon Slave Dance Molly MacGovem Joe Furst's Orcb Waldort-A8t<wia Nina Loughlin Jack Denny Orcb' CHICAGO Blacbbawk Rose ft Ray Lyte Deane Janis Hal Kemp Orcb Bismarck Ann Greenway Donna ft Darrell Jean ft Joan Frieda Sullivan Art Kassel Orch Bine Grotto Tina Tweedle Marjorle Tate Marge ft Marie Honey Sis Jean Miles Jackie Daw Orcb Cafe DeAlex Alfredo ft Dolores Marie de la Vega Leola Ackman Enrico ClausI Dennis O'Neil B Hoffman Orch ChoE I^i'ee Collette Sis Bryan McDonald Helen Wherle Caston Llbby ft K Georgle Taps Edith Grifflth Ben Pollock Orcb College Inn Fawn ft Jordon Jackie Heller Pat Barnes 4 Abbotters Ben Bernle Congress Hotel Baron ft Blair Katya Llbby ft C Robert Royce Lopez Orch Frolic's Tex Gulnan Gang Florence Barlow Ralph Cook Yvonne Douvler June Carroll Bernle Marshall Easter ft Hazelton Dick Lane Dick Rock Orch Playsronnd Eddie Clifford Vaughn 61s Julia Lyons Robinson A Lonise June Hurley Norma Ballard Carl Lorraine Orch Paramount Anita LaPlerre Mary Nolan Peggy Moore Genevieve Moore Billy Carr Mary Neville Syd Lang Orch Terrace Gardens Paul Sla Mayfleld 3 The Daniels Alice Blue Al Kvale Orcb Vanity Fair ClifT Wlnehin Alexander ft S Doris Lenlhan Bobbie Cook Phil Sax Orcb Via Lago Jackie Hamlin Todd Sis Paula Tymes Wlkl Bird Al Handler Bd Winter garden Buckley ft Bennett Miss Lydla liOvey Twins Joreska ft Lydla Frankle Masters Or 100 Club La Mignon Johanna Nagle Jimmy Noone Orch ROXY, N. Y. (Continued from page 13) 85c. for it In the old days. The 25c attitude may be different. Cookie Bowers was easily the head man amonf: applause getters Friday night. Recently he played two or three other Broadway houses and did well enough to make the bookers forget about opposish. Cookie's act consists of portraits and vocal Imitations of barnyard fowls, a man getting up in the morning and an old Jewish lady In a swimming pool. What it takes besides nerve Is more nerve. They ate him up here. More to see and less to hear work.s less of a hardship on the big Roxy's audiences. In order to talk the acts must use the mike. That's why Bowers did best with his panto- mime and why the other comedy att mpts on this Hhow were made with actions rather than words. Gene Sholdon, who saw Harry Lan^'lon once and c.'in't forget it, takes falls and got.s hin flnger.s caught In a banjo. He whips the latter for a finish. Straight woman assists. Max of Max and His Gang is doing more acrobatics than dog act now, but the dogs me still the act, well trained and lianilled by M.-xx. l-\)iir Albee Sisters, wlioso appear- ance Is their best point, do harmony sijiging and one InstrunnMital bit. They'i-e billed as 'TomDirow's Bos- well tfisiers' on the premise that to- morrow never comes. Sis and Buddy Roberts, In one fast double number, and Juanita Richards and Boys, adagio troupe, take care of the spe- cialty dancing end. Petite Mlsa Richards files through the air from partner to partner in the customary adagio manner. Some time ago, when every bill had Its adagio act, the edge wore off. Sameness elimi- nated all of them, but after about a year the tossing busln(^,ss looks set for a comeback. Miss Richards as a flier rates tops. The Gae Foster line of girls has three spots, two of them novelties out of F. & M..units. First, In which some of the girls wear dog costumes, give Max's Gang a good build-up. Other is a tom-tom routine in which the_ heavy drums, one for each girl, preclude chances for-much stepping. They return for a toe ballet. Schooler next-to-closes the 24-. piece stage banpl's spot with his piano solo. Smart staging helped, to make the baqd look larger than it Is and mana«red to. ilU up this huge stage surprisingly well. But for a small pneumatic platform that holds a piano, the former Grand panyon orchestra pit is now cov- ered over with stage boards. All acts use the .front section and it brings them up close. Formerly all acts at the Roxy were working In Jersey • City. ■ • Sige. CASINO, FRISCO San Francisco, Feb. 9. Glen Rice set a hooking precedent with his Beverly Hill Billies when he booked his radio-record act into the downtown Casino and nabor- hood Royal for. same two days. Casino is operated by Irving Acker- man (formerly Ackerman & Harris) while Royal is under Nasser Bros. Hill Billies, who played downtown at the Warfleld for Fox several months ago, did business here. Out- fit has played almost everything In northern California, working 68 days out (rf 61, which in these days, is not only a record but a career. Hill Billies record for Brunswick. Theirs is not nasal, twangy music but subdued and pleasing. Rice In dude garb lendis plenty of show- manly touches io the entire turn, aiding a whip cracker who's a re- cent addition to the act and intro- dubing an o,k&y kid guitarist and yodeler and a capable cornetlst. Biz capacity thld night show with house drawlnir 2Bc top for Hill Billies and a pair of features. Bock Vaude's 100 Weeks (Continued from page 37) the possibilities of additional time coming in from Independents not listed. How It Figures The savings on indie operation as against circuit control, all of which can do vaude no harm, range from local expenses to home office contributions and amortizations through which theatre costs have mounted to ruinous heights under recent chain operation. Costs of union help necessary in the presen- tation of vaude or any type of stage show, can also be lowered consid- erably by the indies, it is known. Anothei; problem to be solved by the prospective indie vaudfllm op- erators concerns picture costs and rentals. In the time they have spent with the circuits, the return- ing Indlo managers have learned more than ever the true valuation of pictures to the theatre gross. Film's Valuation Theatres that formerly grossed $15,000 with vaudfllms and playing pictures on percentage saw the film's share of that gross Jump to $2,000. and $3,000. When the vaude was tossed out and the grosses slumped the pictures on the same percentage got only $800. Since the picture was on its own then, the $800 it drew for Itself was all It was worth In any house the man- agers believe. In dropping vaude to reduce their own losses chain theatres Inadvert- ently cut down their own picture producing subsidiaries' Income, since reduced grosses brought reduced percentage rentals. The anticipated '^aude ' revivals through establishment of new play- ing time is not expected to involve time in the circuit theatres, or those theatres remaining under circuit operation. Circuit overhead wUl continue to apply for them and cir- cuit overhead is not amenable to stage expenses.