Variety (Sep 1928)

62 VARIETY Wednesday, September 29, 1928 Jj VARIETY'S LOS Ar:GELES OFFICE ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge loew'B State Bldg., Suite 1221-22 707 So. Broadway, Trinity 3711-3712 LOS ANGELES Profestionala hav* the fr«« uae of Variety's Loa Angelea Office for information. Mail may be addressed ears Variety, Ldew^s State BldOt Suite 1221-22, Los Angeles. It will be held subject to call or forwarded, or adver> lised in Variety'a Letter Liat. Orphcum In celebration of the "wedding of the circuits'" the Orplieum presented a menu that made the crowd say, "If this is a sample of what we're going to have, let the wedding bolls ring out." Four headliners: Joseph Regan, Irish tenor; Flo Lewis," Jane Gi-eene and Lou Tcllegen. Joe and Flo walked away with the honors by a wide margin. .Regan did something that hasn't happened at the Orphcum in a long time. He stopped the show cold. With that ahead of her, Flo Lewis hadn't been on the stage two min- utes before she had the crowd in her lap. Show opened with Jaclt Hanley, who hasn't changed his nonchalant juggling and falling trousers routine much, but apparently he doesn't have to. Jean Barrios, female im- personatpr, is. so convincing it hurts his act.. He sang, but was easier to look at than to listen to. Lubin, Larry and Andre Went over largely because of Larry's stuttering blackface comedy and his excep- tionally good clogging. Andre is a decorative miiss who is adept on her toes without being startling. Lubin Is a fair . straigHt, with a not-bad voice and mildly capable as a hoofer. Miss Green is always a hit here .and took the mob as usual. Her voice 'seemed better than In years past and her numbers were good, but why does she insist on wear- ing unattractive gowns? Lou "rellegen's "Drinks for Three" started out to be a good sketch, but broke down near the finish and ended in a wild outburst by Tellegen that, so far as the words went, was ama- teurish, blah, Tellegen- was disap- pointing. The theme is the old gag of "one of these drinks is poisoned, one of us must die," with the story of the aristocratic Russian girl who deserted her husband when the rev- olution threatened him, accepting the pirotection of a wealthy Ameri can to escape Russia. Tellegcn's support, Ev6 Casanova and Dillon peajiy, not so hot either. After the newsreel Intermission Regan made life worth living again He .'showed one of the finest voices ever heard at the house. He's plenty good. Miss Lewis, next to shut, riot Some of her stuff was rough, but there was no question that it was all funny. Just one thing wrong with her act. She should have quit at least five minutes sooner than she did. "The bill closed with a music art revue that did the unusual for a closer and held- the crowd in Opened with Louise Lobloy's quar tet of personable young girl violin Ist^, accompanied by Elsa Fiedler a the piano. Marie Wells, soprano : with a good voice but a terribly af- fected manner, sarlg, and then Billy Dunn and Violet West, extremely good dancers, performed. This rou- tine was repeated, all except the pianist changing costumes twice be- fore end of turn. Violet West was particularly good In adagio and acrobatic work. Pleasant evening. will present six plays during Its first season. The others Include O'Neill's "HalrJ^ Ape," Ansky's "The Dybbuk," Shaw's "Hreatbreak House," Andreyev's "He Who Gets Slapped," Galsworthy's "Escape," "The Bridal Veil' (Schnltzle'r) and "In Abraham's Bosom" (Paul Pantages Green) After a mild start, the^bill at Pan- Monte Blue, retiring president of tages last week gradually picKed up 233 Masonic Club of Hollywood, wais and wound up with a flare. Show presented with a gold medal by-the was well balanced between comedy, | 1500 members, hoofing, music and acrobatics. Phil Phillips' band, conducted by 1 prank Strayer, film director, re. a girl, Manilla Mori, deservedly cuperating from operation for ton- headlined the show. This outfit has sils removal, in Hollywood, plenty. Most of. Its 14 members double on instruments, and the Mrs. Ken Maynard Is in Holly- combo has a penchant for comedy wood Hospital recuperating from that isn't overdone. Miss Mori Is | an operation for appendicitis. I good jazz singer as well. The Littlejohns, who . are with the I "Clear the Deck," starring Regl- troupe, . do some Juggling, and the nald Denny, Is In production at femme member of this couple, an Universal. Joseph E. :Henabery is extremely attractive girl, offers a directing. The story is from E. J, good Oriental dance. Rath's novel, "When the Devil Was Show opened with Richard Vin- Sick." Gladys Lehman and Earl tour Trio, two men and^ a girl, do- Snell did the continuity. Lucien ng adagio work, xibses and aero- Littlefield and Otis Harlan are In batlc specialties. Act wasn't excit- cast, with leading woman unse ng, but satisfactory. Bernice and | lected. Lloyd Foley followed with hoofing. Bigson. Herbert Co. dished up the Complete cast for "The Shan comedy, of the bill. Herbert Is a nons of Broadway," Henry Duffy comic of the roly-poly type. He offering at El Capitan, Holly uses a dwarf, impersonating, an in- wood, includes Lucille Wob.ite fant, for laughs, and a straight man Gleason, Eddy Waller, Frederic as a cop. Act is built around Her- Howard, Doris Brownliae, William berfs taking the baby out for an Robyns, Wilbur Higby, Edward airing. Plentv of laughs. Cassldy, Edward Seabrook, Ann Argentine Cabaret next to shut! I^oCkhart, Edward McVVade, Donald It's a typical Spanish dance act— Campbe.Il, William Macauley, Eu four-man orchestra, two girl dancers genla Guyler, Lawrence Wilson, J, and a:n unusually good tango team. Raymond Brown, Edwin H. ^Curtis Jean and Alvafado. Band closed 1 direoting. Play opened Sept. 23 the show. , , , Conrad Nagel comes back to ■l!<,.^^r.,^r;r.r, ^r.r^T.^Ir.r. /^# v,io I "^Vamcrs for. "Kid Gloves," co- n*.v? ° vnw of ?h^^itnr.^^ '. R^S fe^^tured With Lols Wilson. Rob- next, \ olce of the. Storm, Bert t t,, ■.^■^tft-r.r, ^^ntiniinir Glennon, film director, will make I writinff the continuity. 'Lest We Forget," war picture, from THEATRICAL OUTFITTERS 1580 Broadway New York City the story by James Ashmore Creel- man, for F.B.O. In support are Tom Dugan, John Davidson, Clarissa Selwyn and Ed ward Earle. Starting date Is set for Oct. 15 Ka,thryn Carver, wife, of Adolphc g^Q^ as he finishes his current Menjou, will again appear opposite pj^jm-ei "A Man's Man," for Mctro- l%}':^±'t'i^^^J'.Ji'^,Z^^^^^^ Jamea Cruze. film direc Pairamount, "Marquis Preferred.' Mark Parker will shift from FN studio staff as art director for Col- leen Moore's "Synthetic Sin," suc- ceeding Horace Jackson. The latter has joined the personal staff of Ben tor, plans to take his wife, Betty Compson, screen actress, and party of friends to the Hawaiian Islands for a vacation. Ai Santell, loaned by First Na- irmin''GV2erTt""pathrV'wrU United. Artists, will direct ^'^^"^^ ^'^ Path.e to wiite „j. g^^^. g^^^^^ dialog. the next Vllma Bahky starring pic ture for Samuel Goldwyn. Richard Dlggs, fifth of the Tale students to be sent to Par. by Pro- fessor Baker, will arrive this week. He Is being ixssigned to the waiters' staff for three months. Mary Carr plays the mother in Rita Kissin's "Sensation," fiirst of the Theatre Mart (little theatre) in Hollywood, opening Sept, 25. Corrigan, Dewltt Jennings, Emmett O'Conner and Stewart Wilson. Carlena Diamond has been taken out of the "River Idea" by Fanchon and Marco to strengthen' the Disn- ver Beauties unit, opening this week at the T. & D. theatre, Oakland, and continuing the balance of the tour with the unit. Negotiations are now on for th6 sale of the Million Dollar theatre building at Third and Broadway to the Southern California Edison Co. Buildlnir Is owned by Paramount, who purchased it six years ago from Sid Grauman. "Bal Tabarin," new revue, opened at Pom Pom night club, Hollywood, Sept. 21. In it are George Warde, Esther Campbell, Kader, Jack and Johnny Tri£fg, Ruby Berry, Eddie if oung, Maxine kios, Paula. Hays. Cilivo Hasbi'ouck will play femme lead opposite Reginald Denny in "Clear, the Deck," for Universal. Lucien Littlefield and Otis Harlan also cast. Olive Boi*den will play femme lead in "Love in the Desert," which George Melford. will direct for F. B. O, Melford is also, the author of the piece. Noah Beery will play the heavy. Hugh Trevor is leading man. Alice Weaver, formerly of George White's "Scandals," (ind Welcome Lewis, jazz singer, have been booked for Roscoe Arbiickle's Plantiation cafe by Lyons & Lyons. f Actured leg Minneapolis, while playing in Thie (Solden Gate, new West Coast house on Whlttier boulevard and Atlantic avenue, Los Angeles, opened Sept. 21. Scrgen and stage show policy. Fanchon and Marco idead on stage, with VInce Silk as m. c. House seats 1,700. Lynn Yost, manager. The Beverly : Hills Community Players resumed activity Sept. 20 when two playlets were given at the home of George Kolb, Beverly Hills. Josephine Dillon, stage actress and director, has leased the Egan theatre and will present "The Jazz of Patriotism," by Fanny Bixby Spencer, Oct. 15. Hotel Pennsylvania Alma Tell heads cast of "Sensa- tion," Rita Kiasln play, the first pro- duction of new Theatre Mart (little theatre), of Hollywood. "The Marriage Bed," Felix Young's initial legit production effort, shows at the Mayan Instead of theFlgueroa playhouse as originally planned. "The latter has been taken under long term lease by the newly organized Los Angeles Repertory theatre, pre- cluding its use, by Young. As re- sult, the Ernest Pascal play will fol- low "Happy Days" at Mayan. (Continued from page 57) allty, giving out good tempo and changitig pace from fox trots to waltzes a bit more often than is the usual in New York. This would evidence the greater national pop- ularity of the wa:itz outside of the metropolis where too the three- fourths' dance has been coming back ; strongly Into general favor. Spitalny has some good men in : the line-up, the brass scintillating mirticularly. . In. addition the Dixon Sisters, nee Brock Sisters (changing their namo because of similarity to the Brpx trio) fill in vocally. They iare an augmentation that travels with the Spitalny orchestra, in Itself a novel idea, and a. happy touch for a severe grillrbonf like the Pennsy which re- lies on its dance orchestra to. draw those $1 and $1.50 couverts after ■theatre; . Like his predecessors, Lopez, Kahni . Olsen and Johnny Johnson (latter, just immediately preceding, . now in vaudeville and slated for an MCA dance tour), Spitalny will tiiUc advantage of the NBC broadcasting facilities for hotel and personal o.xr ploitation. Ahcl. "East Is West", opened Sept. 21 at Henry Duffy traded two players the Lincoln as the fi:'th offering of in his own shows in Los Angeles, the Lafayette Players, colored stock s°"^'"^ Purnell Pratt from The company. Louis Randell, attorney in the of- fice of F. E. Goldsmith, New York, is here on his honeymoon. Wooden Kimono," at the President, to "The Baby Cyclone," at the El Capitan, Hollywood, and bringing Cameron Prud'homme. from the El Capitan for the mystery show at the President. I'JycJipoWN and IjHHheH DHPkoned Pcriimneiitly Ciiloura dnrkonf) Ihcm permanently with ont anpllcntlon. Eiify lo apiily—liiiriiilcfs. J.'n- Hfforted by trashing, creams. perBplratlnn, etc. Eyebrow; and laches Hlinpod and (liirh- enod hy expert! at o\ir Bhop.i, 50c. Boi of Coloura wllb InFtnu-tlons. SI.25 ooaipald. fipTrbi. 28 W^Tsih 34' WT 46th St.7N.^7 Late changes announced by West, Coast Theatres: Harry W. Loud, "Nightstick" will follow "The Jr., becomes manager of Lyric, Wal- Wooden Kimono" at the President nut Park, Cal.; Art Hilo to man- (Duffy). "The Best People" will asership of Judith, Lcwistown, succeed "Lombardi" at the Holly- Mont.; Herb Xorrls to manage New wood. Playhouse (Duffy). Both cur- Irnperial theatre, at El Centre, Cal., vent shows on run opening Oct. 6; Ralph Blank be- comes manager of Uptown, Los An- geles. Mary Eugenia Ong engaged as supervising secretary and instructor of speech for School of the Theatre of Pasadena Community Playhouse Association. . Cable from George Fitzmaurice. directing "Changeling" for First Na- tional in Hawaii, says company will leave for return Sept. 27. . The Raymond theatre, Pasadena, Cal., has been leased by Charles King from West . Coast Theatres, Inc., and reopened Sept. 22 with the Charles King Players, legit stock. First offering is "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." The Co. Includes Ann Berryman, Albert Van Antwerp, Richard La Salle, Alice Holcomb, Glory Grey, James Burtis, Pauline Crell, Clifford Rayniond, Virginia Thornton, Byron Alden, Elaine. Rob- inson, Robert Lawler, Eric Baine and Nathaniel Holmes. The La Jolla Little Theatre As- sociation of La Jolla, Cal., filed articles of incorporation Sept. 18. George Burnham and Wheeler J. Bailey, San Diego, Cal., directors. Ray Miller's 2 Jobs Chicago, Sept. 25. Booked to open In the Hotel Sherman's College Inn Oct. 4 with his orchestra, Ray Miller will al.so supervise all entertainment for the hotel. 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Sandy Merriott, athlete, asks $30 from Metro-Goldwyn; Roxye Maes, rider, demands. $."30 from the Barnes circus; Eugene Verdi, Impersonator, claims $11.50 from the Holly Way theatre, film house. Mr. and Mrs- Black Hawk and child, Indians, de- mand $215 from Forrest E. Garrett for performance with a wild west show fostered by Garrett from July 27 -to Sept. 3, 1928; Tom Murray, radio entertainer, known as Uncle Tom, claims $160 Is due him from George Bowles, head of tiie Pick- Wick • BPoadcasting ComiJaiiy of Los Angeles, for services over KGB, San Diego, Calif., and KNRC, Santa Monica, Calif. Rudolph and Rose King, butler and cook, respectively, filed a claim for $41.65 against Corlnno Griffit.T for service in her home. MI NERS MAKE UP Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc. Kereno.'is and Maree were unable to appear at the Metropolitan las week with the Publlx unit, "Ka / Kabaret." 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