Variety (Jan 1935)

AnnHardn^^ ¥ U E C R O »S E f VARIETY .'Chicago, Jen. 18. ;^ IlMudged booking 1» rulnjng any oiianees of any decent grosses In-the Loop this week. Ann Hatdtng at th* Palac* in 'Enchanted Aptir op- posing Ann Harding at the Chicago to 'Biography' la a case In point. Both : the Harding pictures aM under •xpectatiohs: because of the booking^ tM Chicago shoots doym- •vrard from a hotcha ISS.OOQ last week to under $31,000 currently ; the Palace wlli do a very wobbly $17,- 000. Opening of 'Cllve' hurt 'Lan- cer' and 'Lancer* killed oft any chance of a real opening for 'Cllve'. So whiere does anybody win In the situation? Four pictures, which should have done excellent buBlhesB arei ai a direct result of the bookr Ing. What makes it ■ particu- larly tough in Chicago Is that the entire theatre blz downtown is con- centrated within a radius, of two blocks. . Eetimates for This Week ^ Apollo (B&K:) (1,?00; 26-85^60)— 'Here la My Heart' (Par). Move d ovier hwe fi^om a smash session icr the Chicago .aha; will boost the ■ boUSTe gross. About the most power- ■ :ful pic-to: pJay .this: theati-e^ since It- became a B&K erlnd. Maybe $6,000, excejlent. List week 'Secret Bride' (WE) fell off to $3,lb0i fairish. ' Chicago i(B&K) (3;940; 85-66^76) —•Biography -Of a Bachelor;. Girl' (MG) and stage show. Picture getr . ting thiEp great bulk of the billing de- spite presence of the Phil Harris - band oh stage. • Harding ; here .ys, -H?irdlng; at the Palace merely ca;n-, eel each .olher with the result that this gross here Wbn't ; top flabby $31,000 currently. Last week Jack . Beniiy troupe in person plus 'Here Is My Heart' (Par) was virtually capacity at top star; $52,300. Garrlck (B&K) (900; 25-35-BO)—^ •Broadway Bill' (Col) . Hold ing for fourth cbhsecuflve .week in Lbop and ihould stick above $2,600 cur- rently, fine for the sta.y. Last, week --topped .powerful. $4,6.00. Qrjental (B&K) (3,200: 26-36-40) —1 Am a Thief "(WB) and vaude. Ju^t average week in the-offing at $16,000. Repeat stage attractions too help. Last week 'I Sell Anything* (WB) -okay $17,100. Pala ce (RKO) (2 ,6 00; 2 6 . 36 - 5 5)— gross of $31200, tepid. Last we^k 'Sweet Adeline' (WB)—very bad at .$3,oofl;-—: ■ ■■ ' '••-■U-::.:^--" Indiana (Katz-Feld) (8,100; 26-40) —•Gilded Lily' (Par). House tried to bolster this one by plugging the Dlonne quintuplet short, but gross Is stur bad at $4,000. Last week •Bengal Lancer* (Par) very big at ■$8,5oo:; r.--:^,: Lyric (Olson). (2.000; 26-30-40)— 'Red Hot Tires' (WB) and stage show. Count. Beriiivlcl . unit oh stage did much to boost the flgure to a very good $9,000. Last week 'Bight to Live* (WB) and Benny Meroft unit did $7,000, okay. Loew's Palaoe (Lbew's) (2,800; 26-40)-^'Davld Copperfleld : (MG). This one fooled a lot >f the local wiseacres by doing a lead-oft busi- ness that looks good for a sockb $10,600 oh - the week. Last week ^Bachelor Girl' (MG) good at $7,800. ()kayat$i • • - ' Boston; Jan. 28. ' Subiu-ban roads jiist .being uncov- ered after record-breaking blizzard for opening, days of current week in Hub, Wednesday night (23) enow- fall caught plenty commuters In town, aiding -biz ellgbtly. in strate- gically located houses like the Or- pheum and Paramount. Off-location spots llke"'Mer :and State suffered; Zero .weathei" which followed bliz- zard not liked by fllm men either. ': ERA concert In the Opera House 'Thurs^day: (24) drew big gratis blz. Indications are that the municipal free shows will continue there for a while. That makes, two free shows weekly in the opera house (2,944), the other/being the Scott Fur Radio show Sundav nights, where a 10c Wither Man Frisco MdeCross^ No Snow!'April'ISG \ San Francisco, Jan. 28. Weatherman went as ebur' as »i forgetful race handlcapper ,last week, and brought good weatheirin-^^ stead to threatened i9torms,/^^ich helped out' some at the li6xoi^eB.^ With the cold spell broken, businjess should be better. ; ^ Warfleld, as usual, wjl lN^e topsi wit^T'CopperTlerdT^wHirerTHeGoiae Gate and Paramount Wllliget all.the rest. . Remainder wlll j>e - down in cellar < position: for^grciflse~s,~alJ.hay- ing pictures rthat(lai6k Belling value on the inarquee, at least for Frisco. , ; Estimates for Thie Wwk v; Fox (Leo) (6,000; 25-40)—.'(3han In Pm-Is* : (Fox) and I've Been Around" (Univ) hoping for round $7,6o6. tast week 'Mystery Wonxan' (Pox) and 'Maybe It's Love' (FN) hit about the same flgure. Golden Gate (R;KO) (2,860; 80-36- 40)—'Enchanted Aurir (Radio) (With Heldt's band) normal at about $13,000. Last week 'Grand Old Girl' (Radio) and stage show eatlsfac- tory, $18,200. Orpheum (F&M) <2.662; 80-36- 40)—'Mills of Gods' (Col) arid 'Straight From Heart' (Unlv) tak- ing nose dive. Lucky it $3,Q00 In j3lsW.,; j:I*s.t_j!reek-lBest^M:an-Wins'. (Col) ; and Al jPearde arid Radio Sang':^rist-rate-at-$10r200=^ ■■ Paramount (F-WC) (2,432; 80r86- 40)—'Bordertown- (WB).. and 'Ever- green' (Bd) ought to, do riiceiy at $10,800. Last -weeky satisfacto ry a t $10,OOOi for <Sweet . Adeline' (WB) and "Father Brown' (Pat); '. St. Francie (F-WG) (i;42«; 80-86- 55)—'Bengal Lancer* (Par), moved from Warfleld, ought to do right well iat $8,600. Last week (2d) of 'County Chairman' (Fox) okay at $7,60o; y.■■ United Artiste (UA), <1.200; 40- 35-55)—Reclaimed Head' (U) puts house back of plght baU for .under $3,600, Last weeik (4th) 'Barrium' (20th) slid iaway to; light $3,000., Wapfield (F-WC) ' (2,648; 35-40- 65) —'Copperfleld' (MGM) will do all right at over $122,000., Last week 'Bengal Lancer* (Par) good at $21,- 600.-. :---:-~r^---------^r-—--^ ■-■ Last Weelis Blizz No Lajat week's blizzard, the woi-st, since '88,' blocked the box offices 'badly,- knocking-business-about-15%- iinder norriial expectatlonsvTuesday (22) and nearer 257# on Wednesday (23) ; It cost houses like the Music Hall, Capitol alnd Par close to $6,000 6n-;.tbe week, with the Rlvoli right beWj^ it on a first week"is deflec- tibri oif nearly $4,000 bri 'Cllve of iSdla.?,'- v;-.-;• J -, ^ i,^ -1. Making traffic doubtful' and haz- ardous besides snowing in a lofof suburbanites, the blizzard ended up -vvith a cold wave which was coh-r tinuing . througb yesterday (Mon- day), Bomething else the managers didn't order. Maximum hopes this week are based upori moderation in the weather, even if It results in very sloppy streets. But as busi- ness stands no one but the Palace and Roxy are kicking. . Among the new arrivals Ventur- ing out into the cold, 'Border Town* is mushing through the best ..The Muni picture, wh ich reopened the Strand "\^''ednesaay mdfnlng (23y iri t.imft-i.rL_fig hf thft hllz zard : should get $32,000, depending on the tem- peratures: , At this pa6e. it .i.8 neck arid neck with: 'Bengal Lancer,* strongest draw In some time; at the Pair, . currently in Its third week. WB is experlmeriting with broad- casts over WNEW, increasing ai^r proprlatiori this; week to give that exploitation me^dlum a test. 'Bbrder Town' holds , over... Of Qther new attractions, 'Iron Duke' lifts the Music Hall back to. where it should be, but at $70,000 the George Arllss English-made isn't creating any AensiEition.. 'Baboona,' at the Rial to", iended its first seven days last night (Monday) : at $16,- OiOO, considerably above average and stands by a aecorid week. .But for the blizz this' one may 'have gone $3,000 more or so. - -Walter. Reade-struck - fairly ^ good luck, at both the Mayfair and As- ter, 'Sing Sing Nights' doing above average at former at. $9,000 and holds, whIle-*Charlle-Ghan^ln-Paris' at Astor . eked out $10,000 first week ending last lilght (Moriday) and also remains. 'Behind the Evidence* at the Palace is Broad- way's pooreiBt.: It won't see $9,000 on the weiek. This house's vaude oppoBitlon^ thU Statu, has aii ap' parently perfect combination in 'Here Is My Heart* on; sereen and Cab Calloway on th(B stage. With attenda.nce steady despite weather over the weekend, house will dp an easy $20,000, maybe ihore. There are five holdovers. Par ;and Cap leading on draught. ^ Third week of 'Bengal Lancer', points to a nice $32,000, while second week of 'Copperfleld,* which holds up' strong, should be $40,000 at least; 'Copper^ field' stays a third week, while 'Bengal' essays what looks like a safe fourth stanza. A fburth week is also in the bag for 'Wanderiris Jew,' the Criterion's surprise. It got $7,800 last week: (second) and currently (third *reek) Is paced for $6,200. 'Cllve of India,*: hurt by the blizzard was slowed up to. $44,000 on Its first week ending Wednesday (23) but ori its second (currently) appears to have the stamina to hit -the-bell-for-r^SS.ObO-or—very-close to it, staying a third week; arid prbbr ably-* fourth. . •County Chairman,* Roxy incumberii, likewise 'slid off on its first week but good at. $30,- 000, while on holdover it slips to $22,000, near .danger. --Estimates for Th|ie Week Astbr (1,012; 25-40-66)—'Charlie Chan in Parts' (Fox) (2d week). Ended first week last' night (Mon.) at $10,000,. flrie, arid stays, on. V Capitol (5,400; 36-76-85-^I.10)-t^ 'David dopperfield* (MG) (2d week) •and—stage-^shbWi--ExbIbltIng--good strength on its holdover and looks $40,000 or over, staylrig a ' third week. First iseven days was cut about $5,000 bjr: Wlzzard to $56,000, stiir big. potatoes. Criterion (876; 25-40-65)^'Wan- dei-Irig ■ Jew* (Olympic) (3d week). Upsetting the guesses and rioit aided mucli ■ by notices, still getting good play, and probably $0,200 this week (third). Second was shaved soriie- what by snowstorm, $7,800. Stays a fourth, 'Home on the Range' (Par) succeeding.' . . . , Mayf air. (2,200; 36^55-X5)--/Slng sing Nights' (Mono). ..First Iridl.e In here In some tlriie, and a fbrturiate pick. First week looks like $9,000 or" over and may stay a second or part of.It. ■-' • 'Palace (1,700; 35-60-66)—'Behind the Evidence'. (Col) and vaude. On first rtiri hefe, bUt going, nowhere; probably short of $9,000, under average. Last week 'Little Mlnr, Ister'. (Radio) turned the trick for a nice $12,000. ' ' ,~ : Paramount (2,664; 35-55-76-85)-^ 'Lancer' (Par) (3d week). Has what It .takes and, . resisting, weather handicaps nicely, should mount to $98,000 thU week (thlrd)^ remain- ing a fourth. The tblrdMap^-was : shortened in grbss by around $5,000, ^ndlng-;:-at—$42,000,-^ 'Gilded Lily' , (Par) coiuM in Feb; 8. ' L ' Radio City Music Hall (4,94^6; 40- 00-85-99-$l.l0)—'Irori Duke' (GB- Fox) and stage, show. Arllss starrer made , in England riot setting Sixth- avenue : on fire, but gets HaU back to more comfortable position than it's been last two weeks at indica- tions. of $70,000 • or; thereabouts.. Though hot big, this is strictly okay arid enough black to be satlsfaying. Last: week 'Romance in Marihattan* '. (Radio) proved better than Its open- . Ing augured, ending at $56,000. ^.Rialto: (2,000; 40-65)—•Babooni' (Fox) .(2d week)* Holds a second week after getting $16,000. first seven days ending .last night (Monday), . good. - African adventure ^im alsb- suffered frorii the deluge of snow- fiakes arid cold. Rivoli (2,200; 40-66-75-85-99) : •Cllye' (UA) .(2d week). _It's wings V clipped' badly by a dose of Aliaska, Cfilmnn s«-arrA'>- niowpil ita flig ht-on ■ first week to $44,000; but on second (currently) is. making up for th». setback a little and probably $35,00fr. Looks'llke four weeks. Roxy (6,200; 26-35-56) — 'County Chalrmari' (Fox) (2d week) and stage show," Rogers again proved himself a good ' one-weeker, house getting $30,000 despite blizzard, but on. holdover .<thls. week) will be lucky to hit $22,000^ ' .; StrandV (2,900; 35-66-65-86)—■ 'Bordertown* (WB)..Rebperied.ho^so'.. Wednecday (28), and off smartly against weather, with week's takings pointing to strong $32,000. Stays a second week. On the air over Sta- . tlon WNEW, WB this . week Is in- creasing its time with a view to testing the air ais an aid to the b.o; State-(2,^00: -35-56-76)—'Here-Is:— My Heart* • (Par) and stage eho\r. : Cab Calloway's, on the" stage, and Blng Crosby's on the screen, the . two uriltlrig for & good $20,000 week . or better. Last week business wasn 't bo gbod : on 'Flirtation Walk* (WB), around $16,000. ' N. T. C. RETOE HELPS •Enchanted April' (Radio), and vaude. Bert .Wheler headlining on •tsige, but couldn't buck the enake- eyes of the Ha:rding picture clash; Will stay under $17*000, which means pecuniary malriutrUlon. Last : week about the . worst house has seen In months at $13,800 for 'Grand Old Girl' (Radio). Roosevelt (B&K) (1,600; 85-46- «5)—'Lives of a Bengal /Lancer* (Par) (2nd week). Had a powerful opening session at $23,700, but gets the crimp currently because of this opposition of 'Cllve of India* at the —B&Rr—Slumps off to $13,000. 9tate-Lake (Jones) (2,700; 20-25- •6)—"White ..Lies' (Col) iand vaude. Sticking to' profit ■ slde^ of the: books at $11,000. Last week. 'Jealousy (Cbl) managed fine $12,500 for* start of new Saturday opening:policy. United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700• 85-45-66)—-'Cllve of India* (UA). Opened against the opposition of __'Lancerl and .therefore doesn't shoW Its true power. "Fine conimerif foH" lowing its opening on Saturday (20) indicated good $17,000 for the first week, but riot ■w'hat the plcturfe might have grossed with more, eaf- Isfactory booking. X^ast week 'SwiBet Adeline' (WB) was a brUtal brodie, getting noAvhere at^any time and be- Irig yanked after a bad lO-day stay, final.seven days woeful $9,100; • 'COPPERFIELD' LEiUtS IndiariapollB, Jari, 28. 'David Copperfleld' Is doing a ?niashlng $10,600 at Lbew's'' Palaqe Q top., the downtown houses: for the. week. ■ Count Bernlvlci's stage unit, ooupled with. 'Red Hot. Tires' on the .E^creen, which was played up on locail Speedway angles," is a . very - strong ruriner-up tvlth a dandy gross of $9,000 at the Lyric. 'Bordertown' is Just mild alt $3,600 In the Apollo, while 'Gilded Lily* Is doing poorly: at the Indlaria with a take of only . $4,000. : -'Bengal Lancer' Is at the Circle for: a second week, following its . strong first session at the Indiana. : In Its holdover, it Is so-so 1 with an Indicated figure of $3,200, Estimates for This Week ': Apollo (Fourth Avenue) (1,100; 26-40)—'Bordertown' (WB), Barely fair at $3,000. La^t week;. third, 'County,: Chairriiari' (Fox) satisfac- . tory-at'$3,000, / Circle (Katz-Feld) (2,600; 26-40) —:'Bensal Jjancer' (Par). Moved over ;to this - house from ' thel Irir 41aria.f6r a holdover, but is riot up tO; swell pace of last ^eek With a 'charity charere' is made, Outstanding film fare this week Includes. 'David :Copperfield', at Lbew's State; 'Gilded Lily', at the Met' and 'Iron Duke', 4t the Keith Memorial. All - eyes on : the big Keith house Friday (1), when the overhead zooms for new fllrii-'vaude policy, anriounced for, only one month to celebrate a 'Keith Jubilee'. Opening bill brings In Joe Penner, Boswell Sisters, and a complete show: of ace names.; Indications are that Memorial's screen bills will be of minus calibre. Some flgure the Jubilee as an attempt to offset a critical fllm booking problenu Grab- blrig off plenty of prebs notices and even' editorials. : Estimates for This Week . Paramount (M&P) (1,800; 26-36- 40)—'Murder in Clouds' (FN) and 'Maybe Love' (FN), doubled, opened as weakle^ maybe $6,000. Last Week, fair $6,700 fdr 'Babbitt' (WB) and 'Secret Bride' (WB); dual, Mist (M&P) ; (4,20b; 35-60-ejr)— 'Glided Lily' (Par) and stage: show headed by Jimmy Savo, looks hot. Close to $30,000. expected. Last week (eight days) dandy $32,000 for 'Ben- pal Lancer' (Par) and stage show starring ■■ Daphne Pollard. House meets th~e~«hallenge~of 'riame'~vaude at the Keith Memorial by booking Duricari Sisters arid Dave . Apollon for W€©lc Fob* 1» ■ Keith.MerKoriai:(Rkb),(2,900; 26^ 40-60)—'Iron Duke' (GB) promlseis substantlal J12,000. Last week 'En- .chanted_Aprll'J(BadIo) iia-flopperoo. $6,200. Friday (1) scale goes: up to 50c and 76fr for month of tops vaude. Keith Boston (RKO) (3;300; 26- 30-40-50)—'Exciting Adventure' (U) and vaude: will do well tb kick In $9,000. Last 'week $10;606, not So good, for 'Grand. Old Girl* (Col), and vaude. ■: Fenway (M&P) (1.600; 25-30-40- 50)—'Maybe Loye'''(FN) and 'Mur- der In Clouds' (FN), dualled; riiay do $3,300, not so fbrte, liast- week a sklriip $3,500 for 'Babbitt' (WB) and 'Secret Bride' (WB), doubled, Scollay (M&P) (2,700; 26-35.-50)— 'County Chairman' ;(Fox) and;vaude on the dbwribeat, about $6,000. Last week also depressed with 'Here Is Heart' (Par) arid vaude,; $6,200, Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 25-40-56) :—'Broadway Bill' (Col), 2d run, and vaude,: eriough to graze on $i6,000; 'Foraakirig AH Others' (MG), 2d run, pliis vaude, rang up a. rilfty $16,600 last -week. Blizzard only; slightly Helt, '.: ..State (Loew): (8,600; 30-40-50)— 'CJopperfield' (MGV with hefty news- paper ad b^ily good notices opened to sweet pronalso.'of $16,000 or bet'^ ter. Last week 'Siaqubia' (M,G) snowed under In spite of ambitious ad campalgii,T $9,800. . Seattle. Jan. .28i Last week's snow and freezing. weather, 'unusual* here, was fol^. lowed by a break but not until the week's blz. had been brutally dented. coUntlrig fbr ditto expectations. Average attractions this week ac- cpuritlng for dlto (sxpectatlpns.: Estihnates f or This Week Blue Mouse (Hanirlck) (1,000; 26) —'Strange Wives* (U) and 'Red Hot Tires* (FN) dual. Trying two features to wake up b.o. Price clipped to 26c. getting around $2,300. Last week, 'Sweet Adeline' (WB), 2nd in town, around $1,800, bad, Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 46- 25)—'What Every JVoman Knbws*^ (MG) arid 'Bvergreen' (GB), latter a first run, split with •E'vblyn Prentice* (MG) arid '366 Nights in Hollywood' (Fox) dual. Anticipated to see $3,200. Last week,: 'We Live Ag?iln' (UA) and 'Hellodorado* (Fox), dual, slow $1,700. : Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,400; 26-40)—'Sequoia* (MG). Held four days Into "secqrid week. 'Bengal Lancer* - (Par) opens ■■■ Tuesday, $6,000 for fbur • days -of 'Siequbla.* Last week, 'Sequoia',_W^th personals by Jean Parker and Warren Hardle fir&t-fbur. daya,-blg-ln_Bpite-Of_i;Qldi: got $10,206 on week, big. Liberty (J-vH) (1,900; 10-26)— 'I'll Fix It* (Col) and:'Girl In Dan- ger* (Col) duflil. May reach $3,Opo; fair. .. Last week, :, 'Men:: of the Night* (Col) and: 'Fugitive ■ Lady'- (Col) dual,-down to $1,700, poor. , Musie Box (HamHck) (960; 26- 35) —'Right to: Live" (WB). Fair takings at $3,000. Last week, *Man Who Reclaimed His Head' , (U) n.s.g. at $2,000. ' Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,300; 25- 40)-TT-'Enchanted APrH' (Padlo). Ad- verse ■: word - of - mouth, . ; Maybri $3,600,: low house: record. Last week, 'Romance of Manhattan' (Radio) with. Perry Ask'am in per- son,,on stage, gbt $3,900, Blow. ' Orpheum (Hamrick) (2,700; . 26- 36) —'White Cockatoo' (WB) and vaude. Expected to amass $.7,000, good, :'Last week, 'West of the Pecos' (Had) and vaudei,-. copped fair $4,000. Paramount (Evergreen) (3^106;- 26-35)—'Behold My Wife' (Par) and vaude, with Jules Buffano as emcee. Getting campftlgn, with btillyhob for Silvia Sidney, helping to land $8,200, good. Last week, 'Th^ President Vanishes' (Par) and vaude. down, to $8,200. . . . ^ . : ItARNUM,' BIG 20G, N'K Newark, Jan. 28. First blizzard of year with zero weather struck Wednesday, denting most grosses and especially the Newark; which had opened 'Bengal Lancer* Tuesday .and was antlcl- . pating the season's record. ■ Of the new week "Barrium* at Loew*s with N.T.G.. Is cleaning up and unless' another blizzard ap- pears should be swell at $20,000. There's nothing else. Engagement of the Metropolitan . opera company at the Mosque Tuesday is completely sold' out. Estimates for This Week Branford (WB) (2,966; 16-66)— 'Man Who Reclaimed His BTead* (U) and; 'Evergreen' (GB). Good bill but not clicking and will go -llttle-bver-$ 6^000.-Last-weekJSecret— Bride' . (WB) and 'Band Plays On* (MG) better than expected at $8,300. Capitol (WB) (1,200; 15-26-35- , 40)—'Here Is My Heart' (Par) and 'Murder In Clouds' (FN). Ought to -mean soriiethlng.aind. should^at least be $4,600. Last week 'Broadway Bill' (Col) and 'Cheating Cheaters' (U) okay, considering, at $4,200. Little (Frankiiri) (299; 30-36-60) —•Man of Aran' (GB) (2d wk.)- Ought to be. okay at $1,200. Last week even with the weather .fine at , "$r,626. "■""" - —.— ~. Loew's State (2,780; 16-76)— 'JUlghty Bamum' (UA). and N.T.G. Paradise revue on stage. . Going big guris and the opening looks like a . grarid $20,000. Last week 'Night Is • Young'. (MG)^ over $11,000. ■ Peramount-Newark (Adams-Par) • (2,248;. 20 - 99) — 'Bengal Lancer* (Par) and vaude (2d wk,). Should be okay at $10;000. First terribly hurt by weather but gocfd enough at $14,000. Last week 'Wicked Wom- an' (MG) gbt by with $10,500; - .Proctor's . (RkO) (2,300; 16-65)— 'Chan in Paris' (Fox) arid 'One Hour Late,' okay at $8,000. Last week 'County Chairman' (Fox) and 'Mys- tery Woman' (Fox) cut by storm to $8,000. Terminal (Skburas) (i.SOO- 15- 25-40) — •Bright. Eyes' (Fox)» and. 'is-artherh '^ Frontier' : (Syn) with ' '■VVoman in Dark' (Radio) and •Sing : .Sing Nights' (Mono), ispllt. Unless the last half folds should beat $4,000. .: Last week • 'War Is a Racket* y (Eureka) and 'Port of Lost Dreams* (FD) .with: 'Green Gables' "(Radio) . : and 'Music in the Air' (Fox) split. The second half pulled this up de- '' spite storm to $3,200.