Variety (August 1925)

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' ^c^.^r >-- . c "jf. '■ ■^Tff.™'^' VARIETY . PICTURES x^^'^^r. Wednes^7, Augu&f 8, 1929^ '■<^i;f:':'\-- " im^-. PRESENT ATiONS {Extra og fr acf i om in pidurm thmatrm*, whtn not pieturmM, wiU'hm ctarimd and dmacribmfi in thU depart- ment for the general information of the trade.) RADIO DEMONSTRATION •inging and lnstrt^m*ptal. 41 Minutaa, ■ ^-t rie«<Mlilly, N»w York. Thia presMitatlon la everything what the title ImpUea and In addi- tion Is decidedly entertalnin|;. The elaborateneaa of the offering should attract unuaual bualneaa to the houae, and if the policy la continued tt will undoubtedly go a long way toward building up the box offloe receipts of the Piccadilly.' Lea Stevana and hta orcheatra and four additional artiata are utilized la 'ataging , the ottering, which waa preaented with the aa- •latanoe of the Radio Corporation of America, which designed and •xecuted the stage aettlng. This is a reproduction of a radio receiving •et cabinet so ^enlarged aa to take up the entire "width ^f the Picca- dilly atage. The face of the cabinet is an exact reproduction of a com- plete cabinet with its diala. etc On a curtain above the same is set ia brIUlanta a reproductioa of an outline of a loud speaker. From this cornea an announce- ment at the opening of the turn. Thia aeta forth briefly history of the radio and the tact that the audience la about to see a broad- oaatlng atudio in operation. O. H. Morris, publicity director of the house, does the announcing. An- nouncement ia nuule of the initial number of the program a selection by Richard B', Ollbert apd the audi- efuje hear* . ^e first number a^ though it was being received via radio instead of being performed within a few feet of where they sit. At the conclusion of the ftrst num- ber the front panel of the cabinet la raised and the studio is seen with Gilbert offering another num- ber. Therf' ia succession there are se- lections by Mario Alvares, tenor; Mile. Ro!se, ft soprano, and Herbert Spencer,..the Cffmppser. Each ai^. announced in the regulation man- ner into a inlcraphone and cUried to the aodleace via 4 giant loud speaker. ' At the conclusion of the studio concert the radio I>anel slipa back the box Is lifted andrthea the or- chestra of 11 men Is disclosed seated atop of the cabinet. The announcements continue Tia the loud speaker #MMhe band runs Into a program o< popular airs. The band is a corking combiaa- tlon of players who vary their pay- ing with occasional chorus vocal numlaers. The audience seemingly got that dance toot itch from their playing and heartily applauded the numbers that were given. It undoubtedly will be rather a task to get a novelty as good aa this one to follow-up with, but the band seems destined to And a host of friends with the Piccadilly crowd. -A Hundred Men At Her Feet— But Only One In Her Heart! ^enjon, Lkqrd Qniks Holiurt Bpswortiir •- . . ': bireoted by ^l' John FrancU DSflon Adapted fr^m an l^riginal stpry by ^ Lloyd Sfteldon; si^pi^rviaed .|>y ^^art Hqi^son. They battle agairltt the flames, of the huijb- ing ship—any moment may spelt their idodtn f^-aitky moment the dynamite chacgeq^ay ifo o£F, blowing them to atonjw. ; • - ♦'' j* h It's thie thrill show of a lifetime^ull of drama, and action and excitement.! $e6 it! • i The audience at least paid more at- tention to' thiftlr portion of the the program than they dh) to the vocal numbers which preceded it. Fred, tu . "•ALLY OP THK SAWDUBTif Prolog. . •,■■:/',':;. v; •>'.;■ ''■"■' S^MIna. ■;•■■• >^ •* ^-'r' attend, New York. jOood elBeot at small con^parstive cost is thia atage opening («'th<- Of UBth picture. • A olrovs batsk drop With a mkle tiuartet garbed as cir- Ofs performers, taking In a clown, and singing "Circus Days.** while a couple of clown msnlklna handle mechanical hoops, one to either side of the apron. A couple of sots blending in waite White and Manning and Monty and Cafvel. The f9rmer did, a coitiedy horse bit with a re^ horse, making a< flrst try, but omitting the .horee aHer the Sunday matinee. They are tie..Strand.'8 regular danoers.. and have been >enga^e<^ fas a billinghai^ show. Monty and Canrel. ; each about 4 feet hl|^ did a lift turn, making it look good and getting away with it. Orchestra meanwhile becomes "circus band." Oood enough for any house through inexpensiveneas. Away from the I&rgeat cities local talent may be employed as acts. Anything circusy in looks or work will suffice. Mrne. RIE9ENFELO'8 CLA88ICAU JV^ Instrumental, Singing and Dancing 10 Mine.; Three (Special) Rialto, New York - Irving Aaronson's "Crusaders" Is drafted with the house crew for this one with the conscripted ones stturtlng proceedings with some torrid JasB. Frank Cornwell. tenor, follows With "In Shadowiand," flrat playing it upon the violin and then rendering it as a song. Accom- panying the number upo|i the stage is an attractive foursome of girls costumed In flinuy giuinents who contributed a picturesque ballet with lighting effects gauged for a shadow effect at the finish and fadeout. The sextet working from a pUt- form at left don gob's topgear for "A Bauer's Sweetheart," sung by Ous Gkiderlan prefacing a legmania daaoe by Jim Moynahan and with the stag* bevy coming on for a neat pirsdstoa In attractive sailorette cos- tumea for an effectual closer. The set«» is pcobsMy one of the most entsrtalnlnc ot the Riesenfeld presentations at this house. Edba. I «♦-"»»♦., / ■-— 3). It's oB#.of the b^! ' • I ^ V • - ■ ' •■ . .' . ■'1 V.l» ,MJ| •/' .•l(')-,t ■ fifl ill SrrUART eARRIB Orgsn Qrsnd Central, St Ldifla St. Louis. Aug. t. The Intimate atmosphere of the Grand Central, with iU L8S0 seaU. has a lot to do with the eensationai success Stuart Barrle is having With Jils "Song Contests." featured at this house for the i>ast month. In- stead of the nasal whisperings that audiences usuallyroontrtbute, the ac- companiment the crowd gives Barrie is loud and hearty. The walls fairly ring. Clever encouragement on slides that precede the contest gets the crowd in the best of humor and then the novel ways in which the songs are presented beli>e the thing along. Last week waa introduced a first- bqys-and-then-girls arrangement, and this week an old-and-young di- vision was made, with "Love's Old Sweet Song".<^nd "Cheattn* on Me" as saunples. I'he organist's com- munity singing idea is, of course, not original, as the same idea has been used in other houses here and in dosens of other cities. But Bar- rie's arrangements are original for the most part. The song contests are to t>e a weekly feature at the theatre start- ing Sept L ti-,- JHOOSE REVIEIS • I « 'I .,„,, •» I r i:. PICCADILLY „,,...,.■'•■ ■ Mfir',tork. AMr' t The Piccadilly has installed a permanent Jan orchestra opening this week for a two weeks engage- ment with ah option of four n)ore if' the venture succeeds in actlhi; as a stimulant for, the box of flee. Thus the house reverts to the original policy that it had on opening when Vincent Lopes and his players were the principal attraction there. Lopez was forced out through contractual obligations with "The Greenwich Village Follies" and a straight or- chestra was installed. This latter remains with the Les Stevens Or- chestra appearing in addition. :At the same time an entirely, dlf-. ferent manner of loutialng the sh^w his been attempted. Instaad of the usual overture opening the perform-. aAce the news yreekly is given \^*^ position oh the program, after whl<^' the overture is presented. The se- lection for the current week is "HalMuiera" from "Natoma" played with Frederic Fradkla eonductUV- The number received a good, hand from about halt a house on Saturday afternoon. That was followed by a decidedly Interesting and novel presentation under the title oT'^Novslty Radio Demonstration" in wfaidk four art- ists in addition to the orchestra appeared. (Presentations) As a prelude to the feature picture which is the Warner Bros, release "Kiss Me Again" the Victor Herbert composition of the same title was played on the organ. The complete show runs -eight minutes over the usual two hour limit. For the Piccadilly Pictorial News the etatlre Fox Weekly was utilised. Fred. Lenin, stepped on the stacs to play the classical in music at the piano, and he also stoppM proceedings. His opponent was George MoCauley on the banjo. As lined up, here is an Idea that can be staged for around $600, all according to the calibre of the talent, that. Judging from results here, is a good bet for the picture houses going in for the presenta- tiona Mischa Outerson, thcf house musi- cal director, selected ths cast and numbers and staged the offering. This is another click to Outerson's credit. JfesMa. .1 STRAND . [••( NaW' Tork, Aug. t, • Joe Ptunkett aocoinplished two very smart movements tod ly at his Strand, where "Sally of the Saw- dust" has the spot, for the week From the outset it loolced that with . any kind of a weather break (hs' pl<nure will hold o'/er. If the Qrlf- nth film reaches around m.ooo b* Tuesday night, or poselbly {iB.COO on account of the summertime, it will be given another week. Ae It Is almost wholly comedy, that would send it along until Aug. 16, when Chaplin's "Gold Jtush." another comic full length, goes In the same house. Mr. Plunkett had 1« minutes left to wprk. in after flgurtng the 10i«^. minutes takev up by I4>e feature.* Ojf this , hfl g<vv^ Sftl^en minutes td the news-reel 4n4i eight minutes to the prolog ,(bn the. pUsture) and one minute for the exit organ march. The other new stuff on ths Strand's program today was hold- ing the doors closed until 2:45 and losing the first two shows. It had been advertised that the house would-open at S:9t with a personal appearance of D. W. Qrimth, w. C. Flelda and Carol Dempster, follow- ing the "SaWir. display. A ..owd gathered as early ds 1:30, when Mr. Plunkett ordered the ticket window opened, the sale commencing, al- though the doers remained closed. At 2: SO the front of the theatre was mobbed, when the crowd was al- lowed In. .The theatre held Its full- est capacity with seven deep oC standees at 6, aa the. flrst perform- ance concluded. It waa a flne send-off for this pic- ture. During the overture and after about the flrst IS bars, the news reel started, running along with the overture. Although this was an ex- pediency measure for the week's program, it Just fitted in for those who *re not so wild over symphonie musio in a picture house. The news reel held one Fox. one Pathe and one International. The latter was an exposition for the Greater flovie Season, also mentioned on the pro- gram. It held excerpts from scenes of 26 years ago as In contrast to progress since then. In the scenes . of deposed monarcbs. through ths war, it was noticeable Kaiser WII- helm n was omitted. It is said that Plunkett ordered out the Kaiser's mug through fear of a disturbance In the house, his face generally causing hisses and applauce. Ths long ago film hits were ve>y inter- esting. rn ths prolog to "Salljr** (Presen« 3ii^t national • M fc 11 MP OPERA vs. JAZZ (•) 25 Mins. Rislto, Wsshington, D. C. ' Washington,'Aug. 4. Taking an idea that has Already proven itd value the Rialto during the past week made a good Job ot their presentation and w(th an en- tirely local lineup put the Idea across in good shape. Opening with the heads of comedy and tragedy on opposite sides of the stage a much too lengthy discus- sion ia voiced, via a radio loud i^peafcS^ Impression o^ the various likes and disli^^s of thingi^ classical in musio and the m o d e t n Jasz. MIowcyer. ^wlt6 tfae adVent of the ftrst pair of dancers things waxed warm and the enthusiasm of the audience con- tinued, 4owb tbroyg^b th|e line t^ Kate Si(iUb. local blues trilhgeri whd sewed everything up. AUDIENCE STUFF FROM START TO FINISH! . * -iiy'. Vvi t A colorful drama of a love that is fiery and tern- ^^/ pestuous—^jealous and revenge- ful—the strongest in all the world— With CIsta Bow Lou Tellegea Alyce Mills Donald Keith LUMsnLei^fa«Dn Jca^deBrisc HaxetKccncr OttoMaticscn F. OAKLEY XRAWFORD, ?5> H Uil'mB ED. PpCTDBff • t.»M . l>y ♦t.(. »