Variety (Jan 1935)

10 VARmif Fl C ¥ E €11 O S S E S Tuesday^ January 1, 1935 l[id L A. Houses ,, : • V L03 Angeles, Deo. 31. With ■ various counter jaitractloiis and .a strike Btiil going pri :*a;galnst them, the : de luxe jjremlpr houses did. libt farj, as well over. i;he Yule 'perl64 as advance prbphesies Indi- cated. Only house on the week; to get anywhere was" Paramount, which closes second week of'Broad- way Bill' tonight (31) -with ia. final slx-^^day take - around $17,000. Houses, hoWever, are jprepared for big doings the week of New Year, all breaking in the- 1936 season, with a couple of exdeptlonsi with new attrkctlohs and an advance in scale for the Kve petlod. • ; . . Most of the houses are hitting an SSrcent top,: vifhlle Paramount* for premiere of 'Here Is My Heart' with a' two-hour stage ^show. Is getting $li65' top, whlcii will bring , around $5,000 for the mldnlte take. , . Ah added starter came Into the flrst^run Held with' 'Power'.- at the FUrnarte ln Hollywood, which Hugo Belsehfeld Is eperatlng. Did nice BROOKLYN LOOKS UP 'Heart' $20,000; 'Bill' Big $24,000, Excellent; 'Veil/ Okay $19,p00 N. 0. CHEERFUL i\ Croaby Leadina TQWn Wjth $10,000; 1 'Adeline', 8Q, Oka New Orleans, Dep. ,81, ' Returns good oii all b.o. . fronts. Town topper Is 'Here Is My Heart' at Saenger. Loew's State doing well wl£h 'Barnum'. Orpbeum showing nice proflt with 'Sweet Adeline'. I Tudor okay with 'Music in the Air'. Eatimatea for This Week Saeriger (3^668: 40ii--'Hero Is. My I Heart' (Pai^). Spotted perfectly and will get 110,000 ^rom-Crosby--if»tnsr rflnew •■ ■' ■ ■ . L6ew> State (3,218; 40)-^'Bar , ^ , Albee (3,500; and better , than average of house gygg. ^Pox) arid vaude. Doing dandy before it shuttered some time ago, .^22,000. Liast week 'Music In /the Chinese and- State- AVith 'Bright Air' (Fox), $12,000, floppb.' ' Eyes,' which , opened Christmas, did j Strand (2,000; 2B-3B-60)—'Hell in ; - Brooklyn, Dec, 31.; Christmas having come and gone, the boy's in the'downtown area are liiiini' (UA). Highly cbihmendedaind as hopeful as a mother about to take- oi^ay, $9,000 evident, her sOn for anvi.q. .test. Pictures Orpheum (2,400; 86)—'Sweet Ade- are okay and bli is picking up. Une' (WB). Oettlng neat play at Midnight; Shows (Monday) figured $8,000. t<) help considerably, St. Charies (2,200; 26)—'I Sell Eatimatea for this Week Anything' ^(WB). Beginning new ParaWiouht (4,000; 26-35.60-^6)- and looks .like li? nnii r**' ■ ^* Air- (Fox). Started well and may Last week about $17,000. . \„^ *n his'iS AOo Fait r4.000: 26-35-60)-^'Broadway ^ °' g Bill' (Col) arid , stage show. Second weel: for this one ..and will , draw about $24,000, excellent. ; J^^ -ditto.- ' Metropolitan (3,000; 26 - 36 -60)— 'Painted Veil' (MG) and vaude. Okay $19^000. Last week 'Kid Mil- lions' (tJ), $15,000, slow: . 2Br35-50) — 'Bright Sail Eraneisco SbriHij^ llearMoesiierv 2^ : .: San lyanolsco, Dec. 3ii UsuaJ extra hoUday businesf in the,Hee.vens' (Fox) and '1 Seir Any- I ppig^o baa been Bomiewhat riulltfied ' like a new motliei^ping as well as can be expected. £<xtra shows at all houses tonight (31) will help the box dUlces no end. > Golden Gate.ex- -pects to BniasIi.alt.TiBcords begiririlrig New .Tear's with OUttle Minister.' Houses ore all date-bopplrig. and regular days .halve gone by . the tl K J T * D I board, with all houses cutting in to Hdnd&V 1ODS ID rOlL try and get best days. Most houses aayanuuj «y|>» ■« « I are using holiday As opener, though Tuesday Isn't regular. day for any "^Portlahdi-Ore—Deor-afc^^heatrer^^ 'Babbitt': CWB), $7;500. fair. Eye$,'^Babes; no: hit.any record breaking proper tloris, tatter house beating former by around $2,000 for final count to- night (Moni)v _'Sweet Adeline,'_ In tor nine-day "Bojourn"' it ■ Hollywood"^ and "RKP. .;^ki hd- ot b ites the dust, tog, w ith "builness- JtlsC^bout _Bitt.%._Q£_-Whiit •was . expected. 'Little Minister' opened in these houses : today and will come through . nicely- on the ivweek.'-. Eetiiiriataa lop-Thia -WeeK V Chinese (Grauman) (2»028; 80-40r 66)-^'Kid Millions' XUAh Opene d I - Holiday^^bss comp^.^ .^re IST'^^??'"l"?^^ (Fox); Had heavy kid trade but switching opening day to Chi-lstmaa. each othw not up to What was calculated and i d running through the pretty co-ed. winds up Tn^lth $9,500, which Is;profit [week. 'Gentlemen Are Born' grossed Estimates for This Week lor house. more than normal due to Christ- (Leo) (6,000; 26-30-40)— Criterion (Partmar) (1,600; 26-30- maa biz at the Broadway. It a apBand Plays On' (MOM) and 'That's 40)—'Broadway Bill' (Col). Came Gift* registered nicely for six days Qj^^y^y^^, (Col). Look for safe $6,- In (31) after Paramount run and at the Paramount but took the pre^ Uqq week /Hour LateV(Par) oft to very'good start, which should holiday slump on the chm for a I j^^,^ U^ad'oft at $4,600; ntake $6;60P a cinch. Last, week jKwr gross. 'Kansas^^^G^^ Golden Gate (RKO) (2,644; 30-^6- ?Church Mouse* (WB) arid 'Home ran up a higher score than expected 4o)_T[jittle Minister (Radio). With oh the Range' (Par), For five-day on account of Xmas biz. _ - Jlnorace Heldt's band and vaude, ex^ . stay in brodie class to tune of $1,- Pix thkt came in for the real recOrd-bustlrig $21,000^ liast --jlOte:;^Fathergrownr-D6tectlve ' ( P ar)^ i^'TO w eefcr4Romance4n-Manhattan:-at^^ predecessor, did nicely: with $3,000. hiirii' at the UA and. Bright Eyes ^j^^v plus stage band arid vaude. Powhtown (WB) (1,800; , 26-30-40) at the Paramount. Both went neck k^jQ^' ^feat $14,800. —;MlllB of the Gods' (Col) and 'Men and neck early In the week fptvtop orphsum (F&M) (2,662; 30-35-40) . of the Night' (Col) fl.pllt and vaude- gross horiora. 'Chu Chin Chow' at _^;j^^^y 3„1, (Col) (2d week). villi. Hittlrig Vsure $5,000, which Is the Music Box also put that house jj^jjj,^ ^itb better than $12,000, ;;. oke for - the stanza. Last .week well above Its normial average. Last week, nice bl*'a.t 14 grand. •White Lies' (Col) and 'Lost Wll- Parker's Br<«idway started^ ex- p,„mount (P-WC) (2,432; 30-35- : aerness' ;(J. Fairbanks). Had tough pioltatlon for New Tear's ™onlte ^j^j_.pj^,^g^^ Y^^glj^g. (par) and eolng arid was Just short of $2,800. matinee, with other houses Jlkely to I ^^j^^, ^-^j ; j^ook for ^T^Firm*rte (ReIsenfeld) (900; -:40-_l .Join the—parade, i-prpbably_Para- .l a^^jj -jj ^qj^,. Laat week 'Secret 60)—'Power*''((?aumont-BrltlBh). In I mount and Orpheum. New Year I Bride' (WB) and . "Little Friend' tor two weieks, with first stanza j riiidnite show has been a blzrgettlng i (b-q) off at $9,000. . very good at. $2,600. feature at the Broadway lor years, St. Frands (P-WC) (1,426 ; 30-40- FourStar.(Fox) (900; 80^66)— All b.o. biz Is uppish. Other pix ggv,^^!^^ jj-^g.^Po^^ (2d week). •What Every ;-WomamCnows' (MG). I getting good attention are Babes ™ I Moveover from Wairfield. Figures House is IMS class nabe territory, I Toyland' at the Broadway. Little I ....i aAa t .-;^ —ui. HepbumandVode 21Gin touch $10,000, Very big. Last week, 'Babos in Toyland' <MG):, $4,800. Good, considering ; season a,nd wcftthcr I Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 26-36- 40)—'Little Minister' (Radio) and Benny Meroff and band; on stage. Cbi-klng entertainment , outlay for this season of year. Both picture and stage show muchly liked and drawing in customers. IJeaded for a very big $18,000.- Last Week, 'Ro- riiance In Manhattan' (Radio), 2,200. Poor. ■ iJiate (Publlx) (2,200; 25-36r40)— JHe:e. Is My Heart'^ (Por). They lUce thl^ nnft here. Crosby quite a . - , Ba ltimnre, Ti t^ o: ai fav. Hurt much by weather at out- New Year's week sprang to front set, but finishing pretty^well. About with a leap from opening day on- J6.000 m prospect-Last^wee^^^^ .f«- ward, which came as large measure •""l* .^L^"?^^?*"^^' °"'y .'°"T^^y« ot relief to bulk, of burg's exhlba ^^dii '\'i /OKA. OK «K Kft 7KV who had turned rather leery after World ^Steffes) .(360; 25^^ wash-oUt Xmas session. . illHrH'iV^hvP n^l^^^ Currently, there's one h o.. 'Bright regarded by critics, but apparently , -t the New and nnlr- of XJl^^'r^'^^^ eood Sart' o« \'hls'^moVnm| ^MonSa?)^ ffio6, l^ypedVbTgo'od Sta^l?S '^^orsaklng All Other ' ^ ^ ^ campaign. Last week, return en- and ; Borderiown at the gagement of 'Little Friend' (BG), .^S*"'®^; $700. Bad. 'Little Minister' started, big Frl- Tim« (f.Tohhson^ f250- 20-25-35)— at vaudfllm HlPPodrome. With ■ ■lSv by"^Ch3^ (Sft: 'ne^^Ver cpntlnued^capa^lty. hpi^e ^111 «)ar,, for. secbrid week 'arid , riiay reach to .a tew^^ satisfactory $1,400. First week, f^d pIc will certainly hold over. $1,000. Okeh under circumstances.. Here Is My Heart Is singing a.. Uptown (Publlx) (1,100; 25-35)— 'College Rhythm' (Par). Should Keith's at $10,000. This will also collect good $3i000. Last week, linger mpre than a week. 'White Parade' (Fox), $1,500. Fair. Eatimatea for thia Week Palace (Beriz) (1,900; 15-20-26)— Century (Loew - UA) (3,000; .16-. 'Romance In Rain' ^ (U). and five Ue- 36 - 40 - 66 - 66)—'Forsaking AH vaudeville acts. May top good $5,000. others' (MO) and five acts opens ^'Jvr*''' T»^'"*.^o°Kft?^®^.-h"** five today (Monday) and will span II vaudeville acts; $2,500.^^LIgM^^^^^^ days. Last week 'Barnum' (UA) <qte.i«^S rwm' Tl\nmv Cft^ ^^"^^ ^^''^ a disappolnter, St. Louis Kid (WB). Jimmy cag- getting only $16,000, smallest Xmaa H™, ^fn**/tJ?5J'l'',f„?PS^oU^^^^^^^ found, ural for this house. Looks close to ui«niJli.i«iM« VBonnbnmit^ y2 anrt- Range (Par), $1,800. Light. I (Radio) and five acts. (Setting masQ patronage for very big $21,000, which presages h.b. Last week-'Grand Old Girl' (Col) and vaude disappointed at but mild $13,700. . Keith's (Schariberger) (2,600; 16- 2R-30-35-40) — 'Here Is My Heart' (Par). Blng Crosby giving hOuse biggest bag o' bullion it has copped Montreal, Dec. ,3 1. i n a. y cur, $10,000. Last week, in MONTI FRIGID BUT B. 0.'S HOT arid (31) House is Itt , class nabe territory, ijoyland' at the Brpaa^ay. laiue j,^. topnbtch $11,000. Last week getting strong play and, with Helen Mlrilster; . at the Orpheum; Local «paintcd Veil* j[M(3M) (2d week, .' Hayes In thw one, will dp big at merchants reported.. this was best moveover from Warfleld) off at $5,600. Last week 'Babes In Toy-; Christmas shopping season in the .^g^^ land' (MG). The kiddles were main- burg since: 1930 and some refiectiprt I stribd (Cohen) (1,250; 25-36)— Btay for this'-one and tossed house of this In the box offices. I 'Sing Sing Nights' (Mono) and To- nice profit yithJ4,000 gross. _ Eatima,te8: for Thia Week . jmbrroVs Youth' (Chesterfield), up-around wck, -Sweet Aaellf '''=^$?r.''V xS^"„m (SKt UM. for swell «4,«0«. Lust week -Boni s=j,eJo's.5?^;)'Sss%|4^^^^^ o„»rn«« flmihifi hill and BlrniB [♦«."V • » . .. _ . . --'urea on smacking the fans for i topnotch $28,000, near house record wi;.^ B«,.iai™ofl H4« WPfiii' tm I wamouni vi^vet61 v»,v««, |Iiast Week 'Bright Eyes' (E*ox), swell 1^^ ^M^J^ Fani^rc^^ 26-40)-'Bright Byes' (Fox) and af $24,000. aSm Z^^Tif^^h^f^^^^^^^ field) split, ^^.th€^ stiity traae lor . y, Blizzards and zero teriips denting nine days, 'Babes in Toylajid' (MG) grpsses,:but not tlllafter holidays,^ so things were riot too bad oyer 35.40-5O)—'Bright Eyes'(2nd week). Xmas, while for T!^ew Year's and the It Is gliding i. bit after the spar- Eve celebrations outlook is not bad kling $6,100 snatched opening canto, with good plx and crowds ready. but the $4,200 in prospect is okay Palace has 'Bright Eyes,' certain | enough, to bring in $10,000, nice. CJapltol Stanley (WB) (3,460; 15-25-40)— showing 'Here Is My Heart' and 'Bordertown' (WB). Opens today 'Father Brown, Detective,' which (Monday). La,Bt week 'Sweet Ade- , look good for five figures as well, line' (WB) was disappointing at Loew's comes back to glrl-llne liny $7,000. 'Bordertown.' which vaude prez and 'Enter Madame,' hits screen today (Monday), la^m which should jpep the gross back to ^or but five days, St. Louis. Kid a $12,000 figure. Princess will likely j ^WB) rejJlaclng it next Saturday(5). tun ' Kid Millions' f or th e next t hree-l—- V a lenc i a (imfw-uAj ( J., ouu; l om weeks arid will do turnaway biz 25-35)--'Born Be Bad' (MG). Up- currently for maybe $11,000, a ftalrs house showing one of its In- sriiash for this comparatively small- equent first-runs; wlth.^sour no- seater. Imperial is trying out 'Here tlces affixed, wonrt tpuch, poor^3 00^ , Comes the Navy' arid may get as \ ]tn,^llt^fw°y^^tf^^^^^^^ high as $3,000. Clnema^e Paris re- I ^^G), slightly better at $2,200. peats 'L'Or' fbr $2,600. Nabes all around will have a good week curr rently. . . Eatimatea' for Thia Week { Palace (FP) (2,700; 60)—'Bright Eyes' (Fox). Shirley Temple will bring 'em in in swarms and the gross should be jacked up to $10,000 easily. Last week weather " "' CROSBY VS. BEERY 'Heart' and 'Barnum' Run Neck V Nock in N. H. at $9,600 New Haven, Dec. 81.. Paramount'? Blng Crosby and Po- ll's Wallace Berry doing a neck- 'a?kf^*o7'&''^^ k r^eJed MlNlMtR Jl5,00U • shopping dropped 'Music Iri the Air* and-.neck at the year's finale; Nice ; (Fox) and 'Hell In the Heavens' holiday trade all around, and look? (Fox) to $7,000. . to hold with some' good product' Capitol (PP) (2,700; 60)—'Here Is lined up among the de luxers. My Heart' (Par) and 'Father Brown, Paramount will bolster next week Detective' (Par). , Should 'gross with stage fare, bringing in Thur- $S;600, okay. Last week 'Babe^ ii) ston. ,. ' -^^z : Toyland' (MG) and 'Howling Dog'| Eatimatea for This Week *aramoi 'Here Is ''My Heart' (Par) and Loew's (FP) (3.200; 50)—'Enter I'Gridiron Flash' (Radio). Crosby Madame' (Par) and. vaude prez.. doing as big as usual. Probable $9,« . Lbbks -like $12,000, .big,. Last. week 60.0,and. set for three-day holdover. 'Happiness Ahead' (WB) and vaude. Last ,week 'Father Brown' (Par) $8,000. . and 'World Accuses* (Chcs),_ light Princess ' (CT)-"Tt900; 50)—'ICld $2,400"In four'days. ^ ■ • Millions' (TJA) and 'Fugitive Lady' ■ • (Loew) (3,040; 35 - 60)-— (Col). Certain, to be ia wow with M ^hty Barnumf. (UA) and : 'Mills crowds turned away and a smash ^f'God?' (Col). Holiday priced help gros3 at $11,000: Last week.'Little tow^^^^^^^ Friend'. XGB) . and- fCamels :: Are ^el^rado . ^ and final, 'Imitation of Life' (U). For five days brought house in i nrp-ohriatman another winning siesta with $4,700 days^ pre-Chrlstmas grossage. _ _ „ I brpheum (Hamrick) (2,000; 26- 'Llttle MlnlBter' (Radio) with Paramount (Partmar) (3,696; 35- 4Q ^ 6 0) ? -"Br baawa y Dill'. (Ool) and . stage show (2nd week). Winds up with ia. corking. $17,000 for six-day holdover period, making way at . mldnlte (31) for 'Have a Heart' (Par), which opened to around $5,- 000 with a $1.66 top. Last week, first for 'Broadway Bill' (Col). Had the town Ulklrig with the Immense .__ :take..bf $24,100,.. •...-.r—-.,^,... , - RKO (2,950; 25- 86 - 40) — "LltUe Minister' (Radio). Opened (31) at evening showing and geared toward Art $8;«00: Last week 'S^eet Ade- line' (WB). Had something of an upset,, with tWs one getting, only . $6l£60 for the riine-d£<y run. State* (Loew-Pox) (2,024; 30-40- B5)—'Kid Millions' (UA); Opened ■ (31) and with mldnlte show and ex- tras New Year's Is a cinch to;hit $12,000, okay. Last week 'Bright Eyes' (Fox). Got off to good Xmas Day start, but slowed a bit mid- week and (Bomes home on a six-and- half-day stay with a pleasing V vliStii ArtUitt (Pox^UA) <2.10(n 40)-^ Minneapolis, Recji;. Coming' (Brit) $5,000. Imperial " (France-Film) (1,800; 30)—'Here Comes the Navy' (WB)-. Better . than average , pic, which should boost the gross to $3,000. Last week 'Successful Failure' (Mono) and 'When a Man Sees Red' (U) $2,000. Cinema do Paris (France-Film) (60O; 50)—'L'Or' second week. Re- peat should get : about the- same figure as last week, $2,600*. on holi- day biz. •-■ Wives' (U), weak $2,700 on four days. Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 35- 60)—'Bordertown' (WB) and 'May- be it's Love' (WB). Nice opening Indicates pleasing $6,000. Last week 'Sweet Adeline' (WB) and 'Murder In Clouds' (WB) delivered fair $4,600. Bijou (Loew) (1,500;. 25-36)—'Don Juan' (UA) and 'Gay Bride' (MO). Fans taking to this dual for ok* $4,000. Last, week 'Babes in Toy- land' (MG) and 'Westerner' (Col), at $4,30.0,. yffSLB- second best, week under house change to first - run policy. - Max Anderson Preparing;. Par's ^Sq Red the RosieV Hollywood, Dec. 31. Maxwell Anderson' arrived .her% from the east yesterday (30) -.land repbrts to Paramount Btudlps to complete work on his treatment of 'So Red the Rose,| from novel by Stark Young, which is being lined up as starrer. for Pauline. ItoM. Writer has been working on th« screen play of the yarn in tbe'eaat I for th* past Btreral wo^1u< vaude '■■ and stage band, (letting^ across nicely for good $6,000. Last week 'K. C. Princess' (WB) helped by holiday biz up to fair $4,900. Mayfa It (Parker-Evergreen) (1,400; 26-36)—Liniehouse >Blues* (Par) and 'Bachelor of Arts' (Pox), Coriibo getting average results for this house, around $3,000. La«t wepk—Pursuit -of HappInesB*—(Par),- fair six: days for $2,200. Box (Hamrick) . (1,000; 25-40)— •Chu Chin Chow* (GB). Well ex- ploited and- answerlnEf for good $4,000. , Lastvfour days 'Imifatlpn of Life' (U), okay $1,600, did $2,900 secpnd week and $6,200 first. 25-30^40-56)—'What Every- Woman Knows' (MQ)i Started off fair find due to lack pt femmie trade in this I area will run behind Four Star and get around $3,800. I^aBt week 'Babes In Toyland' (MG). Kind of muffed, aa kids were scarce, so bowtid out with $3,600. After two tragic weeks for the boxofDce, business ..as come to life again. Witb the passinar of the ad- verse pre-Chrlstmas Infiuences and some moderation in the extreme cold, the public seeriw to be amuse- m^t-tnilnded once inore^ The most Important factor in putting renewed Tl&Uty into grosses,. however, un- doubtedly -Is- the-line-up -of - ace-at- tractlons. . Partlcolarly helpful in getting 1936 off to a good boxofflce start are 'The Little Minister' and 'Bright E^es*. TUe former, at the Orphieurii, helped by: Beni\y Meroff and his troupe' on the stage, easily cops the cake as the week's prize puller Estimates for Thia Week. Century (Publlx) (1,600; 26-35-40) -r-'Brlght Eyeb' (Pox). Clicking In great shape. Opening matinee; big- gest house baa ever had, hold-out being In evldeince for three hours. No dlmlmitlon here yet in. the Shir- ley Temple vogue. With midnight Nav. ^Taw** ««•; abow !• likely to METRO HOLDING BACK IHARINES' FOR BEERY Hollywood, Dec. 3l. : Metro will hold back filming of Its remake of "Tell It to the Marines' in'v order that^^allace Beery will riot do two military pictures con- secutively.' He is currently topping In West: Point of the Air.' : studio Is looking for another yarn for Beery to go in ahead of 'Marines* which, when released, ■ will get new Utle« likely 'First to Fight,*