Variety (Feb 1928)

Wednesday, February 29, 1928 V A R I E T Y 61 VARIETY'S LOS ANGELES OFFICE ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge Loew'i State Bldg., Suite 1221-22 707 So.. Broadway, Trinity 3711-3712 LOS ANGELES Professionals have the free usfi of Variety'it Los Angeles Office for information. Mail may be addressed care'Variety, Loew's State Bldg., Suite 1221'Z2. Los Angeles. It yvill be held subject to call oi iporwarded, or adver- tised in Variety's Letter List, Two picture nameB were on the Orpheum bill last Monday night wKich headlined no one In parUcu- S Herbert ftawUnson. ai>d . Buck Jtoiies have Bidestepped screen work S play vaudeville. Eddie Leonard- Spflner of the week, held over. Robin and Hood, who were to have opened the 3bow, were In an aSto accident, Which forced the KUikPrt to briflg in the Orange rroVe Trio, male harmonists, who haTjus? closed with "Tbe Connectl- Es^i;t1il^5j.^n^ffi-c^ ^ ever, mide the inost ot her figure £ turning and twisting it^on a few ?eal Sughs. She got^ serious once with a bdllad well delivered. After that the show started, and ended with the Six Galenos. Doubt exist- ing In the minds of those as to why Ln acrobatic act »»o"«<* Soon was dispelled, for the^spec^ tacSlax stuff that brings, punch after punch, the Galenos have no rivals. Tough for Rawlinspn to fpUpw. but he stepped on and declared^ him- «elf In which the first Uiuple of gags he pulled, Leo Carrlllo, lii the^ front row, broke him up several tirties, hut iust the same - shllled some laiughs for him. Rawllnson's tnono- loe Is okay enough without ourfeide help and, besides,'he has a person- ality that will carry him anywhere. A sob ballad—something about weeds and roses^-has no place^ In his routine. It can be eliminated to advantage. ■ , j Eddie Leonard's mmstrelsy closed the first half In much the same way as the previous week. They liked the-blackfaced singers and hbofers, and hung on to Leonard to the last Carrlllo attempted to start some- thing, with Eddie, but the old-timer was too smart for him. Buck Jones (New Acts) opened the Intermish. The screen cowboy showed that he was one on or off* and there was ho mistaking. His horse, partner, "Silver." is on the stage with Him most of the: time. Next to closing was Gaston Palmer, French humor- ist, otherwise ah expert Juggler Never a closing act, but good any- where else. The kids should go for Palmer's stuff, the adults doubtful. Ida May Chadwick with a corking good girl flash act were left to close the show. Miss Chadwick, assisted by his Six Dizzy Blondes, put speed and pep In their work that, spotted earlier, might have come in handy. Production is nifty and the iffarls right on the spot. Full stage layout has more than amjple changes with Miss Ghadwick putting her."self and the others through fast paces. All told the bills here are still in t5)e nriaking. Not a strong show at Pantages last week. Enough material with regulation six acts but for first time in long while dlsadvahtageously spotted. Several full stag© turns may have accounted for the moves made. Busines.s about normal first show Monday afternoon. Downstairs get- ting the usual full play, but higher up still a problem. Name attraction was Francis X. Buahman, Jr. (New Acts) in a spooky sketch that did not spook so much. From the re- ception he received they seemed to know him. Nifty opener were the Nagyfys, standard lire eaters, al -ways interesting. A lot of show manshlp is tied up in the blazing tricks and presented in style differ- ent from others. As stage was set full ahead and back the silver sheet came down to Intervene with an . .Aesop'8-Fable^.8truttln.g . some^ c£its and mice stuff. Bushman skit fol- lowed, then Mi.ss Marcelle, blonde tressed dame, who fooled 'em for a long time under cork. This pal certainly knows her make-up. She yodels a mean blue note in true da,rktown fashion and delivers. :Un^ til she pulled off the wig response was more or less slow, afti&r that something else again.. Flash dance act and known here were Caranas and Barker, youthful and ' capable. Company of five In toto. Team did three routines with best bets tango and varsity drTig. i3oy-glrl comedy dancing couple scored by. themselves with the ,ga:i clicking soloistically, in acrobatics; Song interlude had a tenor with luaty pipes but in need of new numbers. Piano accompanist is a woman not doing specialty. Next to closing was the Jolly Four, old time minstrels. Nothing in particular outstanding; except some falls by George W. CUnping- ham. Mofe comedy would.; help Sandy Lang and Co. were good closers; The skating turn is always a good bet and caii be spotted any- where. Emeralde Sisters know what's what with ball-bearings too, and fliash g6me neat twirls: "Come to My, House" (Fox) on screen. Executive offices to house the Samuel Gbldwyh organization at United Artists studios are being pro- vided on th* lot by adding second and third stories to the present building. Goldwyn will move over to U. A, about April 1. vice-presidents; . Misses Betty Hoopor and Betty Kirby, seoret.v- ries, . and Edward . Newniaii, troais- urcr. Balboa Beach Amusement Co. an- nounce its new Rendezvous ball- room and picture house at Balboa will be readly this spring when tho season opens. . Kenneth McGaffey succeeded Phil Bruner as press agent at the Be- la.scQ. Georg Schneevolgt, conductor Los Aiigoles Phllahormonic Orchestrn, signed a. new contract for another year with the organization. Walker Whiteside opens at the Mason March 12 in "Sakura," his new play. It is an ndaptatlon of a Fronoh voniody. The cast will be h<^'ulcd }»y Kuth b'tewart, with ..lairifs Tiurkin. latp of the .Slorosco Stock, Los Angeles, (lire<>tlntj. Charles Thall, West Co.Tst The- atres booking manappr for Northern Calii'ornia division, brolfo into..print \v.h(;n he advised the nowspapors, In response to queries, that under no circumstance would AVcst Coast Theatres book, .iny films of thellick- man trial. Sah Francisco By JACK EDWARDS Variety's. San Francisco Office Loew'B Warfleld Bldg. (Room 616) Prospect 1363 "Speakeasy" will follow "Kongo" at the Orange Grove.. .Casting eind rehearsals will begin this week. Lillian Aibertson renewed her lease oni the Majestic for two more years. Edward Everett Horton's first pro duction at the Vine Street will be "A Single Man," by Hubert Henry Da- vies. Mia Marvin will play opposite Horton, opening March IB. Sol Cohen Trio (musical) are at the Hollywood Playhouse In the pit for "Interference," which opened there" this week. . Wesley Ruggles will direct Laura LaPlante Jn "The Man Hunt," [adapted by Paul Scofleld fop^. Eddie Rogers, ■ eccentric dancer^ doing picture house and night club work oh the. Coast, has been given a route over the Pantages Circuit. He opens next week. Helen Sllton, formerly with Shu I bert Productions, and Jack King, with Elsie Jan is for a nuraber of years, have teamed for a song and I dance act and will open for Pan- tages March 5. Edward Everett Horton produces "A Single Man" at the Vine Street March 16. Mia Marvin is leading woman, supported by Mitchell Har- ris, Robert Walte, Harriet George, Fan Bourke, Mildred Young, Ann Lockhart and Gloria del Ruth Maude FuHoh is directing. Al Malaikah Temple completes its series of 10 operettas at the Shrine Auditorium this week with "Fire- fly." , Pasadena Community Playhouse is currently showing Sir Arthur Wing Plnero's drama "Iris," with a cast incltlding Charlotte Young, Walter MIddleton, Chris Wingi'ove, Gladys Vander-Roest, Sybil Grove, Louise Hooper, W. Burr wood Jones, Virginia W. Mathews, Dayton Lummis, Delmer Daves,. John Bell, -Bruce Lane, Helen Blddle, Jean Hall. Playhouse March 6-17 will play "The Lilies of the Field," com- edy in three act.s by John Hastlng.s ^Turner; Guerrini. & Co. Th« LeadinI and Largest ACCORDION FACTORY in tha Uslttd Statai -. Tiie onl> (•artery Mmt makrs nriy set if Rocde — mikde by Innrt. 277-279 Columliui Avenue San Franclioa, Cal. Fre« Calaloffuea MOST OR1GIXAT. COFFEE SHOP In the Golden Wont Garl^MULLER'S—Lill "TWO OLD TIMERS" Blretil^^-rrorh^Traln^or-^Theatre---^ Vou Arc Wcloome 724 So. Hill St., Los Angeles Charles Goldberg, genera.1 man- ager for T.. B. HarmSi Inc., is in town on his semi-annual trip. Gamut Club elected a new set of ofliccrs for the ensuing year, Charles C. Draa succeeds L. E, Behymer as president. Other ofll cers are Charles Bowes, vice-presi dent; Charles B. Pemberton, secre tory, and Benjamin F. Pearson, Josef Swickard, W. R. Berry, Dr. F. S, Fray, Elmer F. Ira and L. K. Behymer, directors. Pantages Is offering four acts of the usual six at San Diego we«>k of Feb. 27 with no extra shows on Sat- urday or Sunday. The local Pan house has also cut on its v.aude bill. Reduction of stage shows in both Instances is due" to booking of "Loves of Carmen." With more than 1,800 regulai subscribers and witli a number oi successes already to its credit,. San i''rancisco. Players Guild entrenoiieu Itself among that clientele thai craves tlie unusual, and some of the better things, of the theatre. Cur- rently, the Guild is presenting Sher Idan's '^Rivals," with what is prob ably the best cai3t so far assembled under its auspices. The veteran Emelia Melville is Mrs. Malaprop and gives a delightful performance Allen Connor plays Capt. Jack Ab^ .solute well, while the Bob Acres of Victor Rodman and the Sir LuciJs O'Trigger of Cameron PrUd-hommc are outstanding. Virginia Phillips is pleasingly sweet as Lydia Lan- S'viish arid Fay Wynne is captivating .i.s Lucy. Scenically, the Guild revival is somewhat unique. A single set suf- iices for the nine "cenes. This is done through means of an arch, back center, back of which a. street drop, an interior, or an . exterior !lrop, brings about.the desired effect Old-time candle footlli^hts witl l>la.ln tin reflectors give a touch o' English atmosphere. "Foots" arc lighted by two footmen with tapers, who also act as prop boys. This l.s all done while the main drapes arc apart, and is not unlike the Chinese theiatre method, excepting that there Is no interference while th pei formcrs are on stage. Jie.N'inald Travers dlrectwl wit' the aid of Junius Cravens. Enga'^'e- meiit is.for two weeks only, after wlHch the Guild wlU play "Iri Abra- ■m's Bosom." Community Playhouse, where the Guild plays are given, scats about GVT), Top, $1.50. Regular Wednes- day and Saturday mats and night- ly excepting Sunday. Flo Kelly, assistant to Gae Fos- ter, Fanchon & Marco productlon.de- partment, went to Portland to stage F. & M. presentation for Broadway theatre, week March 1. Hood (Robin and Hood), Orphoum Act, severely injured and forcied to cancel Los Angeles Orpheum book- ing, when an auto in which he was returning here from Santa Cru;- collided with a car driven by stu- 'lents, one of the latter being killed. Hood was taken to a hospital suf- fering Injuries and shock. Horace Heidt . and orchestra (CJrand-Lake, Oakland) have started recor<ling 14 Bides of records for Victor, all for national release. Thi."^ i i.s tbe biggest recording contract ever given a Pacific coast organiza- tion. The recording is being done here by Roy Shields. Lee Lykenp of the, Heldt band is being grpome^l for baritone boIo records. Alhanibr.n. af i'olk amj Greoii, alM)\if I'J Mocks ajiart, lK)t,h owned ,nul iiperiit^ by T.-& D.-Jiinior oivi uit, are now playing day and datt' pi<'- t.ures/ .■ Owen Sweeten and his Granada stage band is currently featuring a waltz ballad, "Eudora," written by Charles M. Donald, a convict, doing a long stretch in San Quentln; Vitaphone openings scheduled for this territory during the next few weeks include the Capitol (West Coast Theatres), Sacramento, open- ing March 3, with "My Best Girl" on the screen; Mission.(West Coast Theatres), San Jose, opening March 11, and State, Fresno, March 12. VSunny," muslcad, produced hy Gerhold Davis, and which just con- clTided a three weeks' stay at the Columbia here, has been sold for six nights in Texas and Arizona. Zelda Sears, author of "The Scar- let Woman," in which Pauline lYed- erick is starred at the Geary, retii*ed from the icast of "Undertow," which has been running in Hollywood, and will replace Marie Shotwell th local production. The part in "The Scar- let Woman" was written by Miss Sears with herself in mind for the role, but her engagement with "Un- dertow prevented her joining for the first .three weeks.. Miss Sears is the wife of Lou. C .Wlswell, producer of both shows mentioned. August - F. Sehlaicher ■ h;is . i)i:t!- s<>nted the San Francisco public li- brary vvlUi more than 1,000 old-time theatre programs, dating back to the real pioneei^ .days-of the city. Joe Sinai, di ummer, T; & D. (Oak- Land) stage band, has been appoint- ed musioal director and m. of c. at the Wilson (West Coast), Fre.9Uo. Sinai is a brother-in-law of Paul Ash and forinerly worked with him. Pete Conley, local ticket broker, is opening a chain 6f box ofllo<>R in the Bay district, chiefly Alameda and Berkeley, arid will handle iseats for all legit attractions playing here.' Jack Brehany, until recently per- sonal manager for Louis R. Lurie's theatres, will turn producer. Bre- hany is sponsoring a four weeks' en- gagement at the Community Play- house, starting ^arch 19. . of "Ap- pearances," the brainchild'of a, for- mer San Francisco colored bellhop, Marjorle Rambeau opened a sea- son of dramatic plays at the Fulton, Oakland. Currently she is appear ing in "Declasse.". Phil Phillips, who handles public- ity for West Coast Theatres in Oak- land, has tied up with Radio KLX (Tribune) for a weekly broadcast of talent appearing in the West Coast houses. West Coast Theatres . KYA pro- ;^'^am."^ are being made up largely in rc-sjionae to fan letters, with spe<'.ial preference given tc the elck. The L\vi,;c-a-week broadcasts arc usu- ,':lly dedicated to some sick pfr.son who has requested certain seloe- (iima. West Coast Theatres in 0;!l<land are now broadcasting ovei R.ndio KLX. A community theatre group in j Beverly Hills elfotc-d the followin.tc i officers: Mrs. VV alter Wcynian, presidSit; nSTr.s. niiriJolpH CITtrr; Edward Hummell. Mrs. Hersliol Gef; and Mrs.. Wanda Davis i>hilllps. l.Aiiii.y Qolde.n, manager Lnow'.' WaHicId, staged an old-^ashlonr-i' cirru.s parade on Market street as l-.ill.vlioo for the Warfleld ntage at-i Al Kaplan, m of c in West Coast theatres in the Los Angeles terri- tory, has Joined E. Max Bradfleld, new m of c at the T & D. Oakland, for a few weeks.' He sits with the band and "fipeciallzes," including clowning. . Pantages (San Francisco) and Fox films have tied up with the S. F. News for a screen test contest whereby the News is sponsoring tryouts for local girls with mOvie ambitions. U. S. Judge Kerrigan signed an order permitting Harry Burke, for- mer New York newspaper man, and his son, H. W. (BlHy) Burke, to re- main but of the court's Jurisdiction until July 30. They are awaiting trial here on conspiracy charges In connection with the bringing here a,nd showing of the Dempsey-Tun- ney fight pictures last fall. The two Burkes are now In the East. ROCHESTER, N. Y. By H. D. SANDERSON Lyceum — "The King of Kings" (return). Eastman—"Beau Sabreur." Rochester—"The Whip Woman"-, vuude. Fay's — "The Jazz Singer" (2d week). Regent—"Grandma's. Boy." . Piccadilly-^"Man Crazy." Temple—K.-A. vaude. Gayety—Burlesque (Mutual). , New time schedule went hito ef- fect this week at Pay'a with the discontinuance of vaude. "The Jaz* Singer" (Al Jolsori) is held over' for second week, with five performances daily. . Eiicoureiged by Canandalgua's suc- cess, other upstate towns are going after Sunday movies. Penn Yan wants a vote on the proposition and Newark will have one at the elec- tion March 20. This is the third vote in Newark, the Sunday shows losing in 1926 and 1927, although by a narrow vote last year. Canandal- gua's first Sunday shbW last week drew 1,500 more than was expected. Olcott Beaich had its second diB- aslrous fire within a year last week, when fire started in the Oastle the- atre destroyed the block with $35,- 000 damage. Last spring an $80,000 blaze destroyed this Albright roller rlrik, adjoining concessions, and the . Episcopal church.. Richard Knost, former Sthibe manager in Geneva. has been ti ans- ferred to the Teifnple, Falrport, suc- ceeding Elmer Bailey. Perry Grange at Perry Center has organized the Perry Grange Pli.yers, a Little Theatre group, directed by Marie Hawley. Vi.ree one-act plays will be presented next month. Albert F. Hettlg, former Rochester druggist, has purchased the Interests of George Gamble, Rochester, and Harry Altman, Buffalo, In the Ar- cadia ballroom here. Irving Fox will manage. Captain Warmaek and his Algerians now ftirnish nuisic, suceeding Ted Ray's Arcadians. The Schlne Theatrical Co., begin- ning May 1, will erect a new th<>atre on the site of the Princess thf^fitre In Corning. The house will seat 1,000. Martin Olsen, former riTght wa-lch- man fft Pantages, was brought back from Nogalbs, Mexico, to face trial on the alleged thctt of $3,500 of tl.e theatre money from a bank safety vault. Oisen's wife, who returned with him, but against whom there Is no charge, said that Intoxication, following his marriage to.her In De-; cember, prompted him to take the dough. Walker Whiteside opened a two week.s' engsigemont of "Sakura" at the Columbia Feb, 27. After two weeks on the road* WhltoBilde re- turns here for two weeks 1 "The Hindu." Royal, at Polk and California, and AKTIIUR r. SMITH PreB«nt« "EXCESS BAGGAGE" "^"^ - ']^ blrocled by Ralph W. Sell |r««tiiiiit< nOBKBT WOOI.NEV NOW PLATING Figueroa Playhouse, Lo« Angeles I'hone Vi». ■J344 GEARY FrnnolBco Matinees Wed, and Sat. L. C. WIHWBIX, Inc., Prencnts : PAULINE FREDERICK in "THE SCAELET WOMAN" By Zrlda fiears and R«lta Lumbtitt 'I \v FANCHON and MARCO COSTUME Cp. 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