Variety (Mar 1935)

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Wednesday, March 6, 1935 ' - ■ . fXSlETf DES M OI NESy I A- - • ''^Roberta' Qpened Orpheum biggest Friday history theatre. — —-Papers^ravin ^^^^^ ^ ^ lUVNSAS CITY. . MARCH 2 . . '' 'Roberta' M opening Friday played to twenty-five hundred more people than 'Gay Divorcee'. Theatre changed schedule opening at nine this morning instead of usual eleven and had a line waiting at that time and^ '''Roberta' Saturday and Sunday played to 11,423 paid admissions. . Number of - people show to Saturday breaks all time - :L ^ — ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^T^^^^^^^^^^^^^y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OMAHA .V'''Roberta'^]Brandeis The^^ history of that theatre for that day of Saturday largesit gross in history of theatre. Erithusiasm^^^ t^^ 'RobertaV Crowds have been lined at theatre fighting to gerin^ - Greater gross on'RobertaVthan any^^ picture ours a^ RKO Branch Manaiger TOLEDO . .''Thank you for the be^ —John F. Kumleiiv Pantheon Theatre DALLAS .. '''Roberta' Majestic Theatrer Dallas/Saturday and Su did best business of any picture for one and one-half yearsv beating highest gross of Tittle Women', and'Gay Divorcee'/'~Wire report from RKQ Branch Mana^^ f MEMPHIS\ M Memphis Commercial Appeal . ^ ''The team of Astaire and Rogers has i done it again and betterr this time as a threesome wU^ Irene I Dunne. In 'Roberta' Mr. Astaire and the Misses Dunne and Rogers have easily the best tune talkie yet to emerge from the RKD S NEW ORLEANS ^ • New Orleans Trfbiiiie . i '''Roberta' is another smashing^^^m The Wiednesday night premiere crowd w^ ever tried toi get into the Orpheum Theatre. The waiting ticket buyers were linediip almost around the block, and police reserves had to be called to handle the surging '^crowds." . y.,,^./ FORT WORTH^TEX. i . '''Roberta'Saturday ahd^S^ of'Little Women'and'Gay DivorceW'^ DAY w « , AN