Variety (Dec 1928)

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Wednesday, December g> 1928 VARIETY 53 VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE VVARFIELD BUILDING Telephone Prospect 1353 JACK EDWARDS in Charge w B. Wagnon, operating the •Embassy (ifilms) has returned from ^ three weeks' eastern trip. Felice Greenberg has resigned as superintendent of Loew's Warfleld bulldine liere, a position she has held for several years; to become oubUcity and exploitation directress tor Alleen Stanley. J P. ' Silvw, house manager of *jie Embassy, was released by Police Judge Jj. T. jacks on suspended sentence following arraignment for living a theatrical performance be- *ween 1 and 6 a. m. Arrest grew out of a midnight premiere for '•Singing Fool," a dormant ordi- nance being invoked. Judg6 Jacks Seated the accusation lightly. Harry P. Muiler booked Joe Mark??, 3tage comic, for a. tour of the J. C. Williamson, Ltd., circuit, Australia. » start late next year. Muiler is sending the Two Davys to Australi.i 3)ec, 12. Max Dolln, Jr., son of the violin- Deader of the National Broadcasting Co.'s orchestra here, now l^ads the Varsity Screnaders three nights weekly over radio KTAB. Outfit is? made iip entirely of college young- sters. Harry Singer here to personally supervise insta-llation of Pliotophone tn Golden Gate, junior Orpheum bouse. This and Hill Street (also Orph; jr.) first two of this circuit's Jiouses on Coast to be wired. with paper showing a girl more or less In a state of undress. Hotel alleges Its bu.sines's has been in- jured through tourists, arriving at the station, being niisled as to character of place and going else- where for accommodations. American Broadcasting Companv has Included KSL, Salt Lake, and KLZ, Denver, as part of its Pacific coast chain system. Mabel Riegelman, operatic prima donna, last heard here with the Chi- cago Grand Opera Company, and who has been- making her home here during the winter, met wltli painful burns when, in disconnect- ing a table lamp from a floor socket, she was hurled backward through a short circuit. Her body was severely burned, but her condi- tion Is not fatal. SEATTLE By DAVE TREPP Metropolitan—Stratford Players. President—"This. . Thing Called Love" (stock). Fifth Avenue —. "Show People" (wired). , Seattle—"Adoration" and stage show. Blue .Mouse^"The Woman Dis- puted" (wired). . Coliseum-"Win That Girl." Pantages — "Companionate Mar- riage," and vaude. .. Orpheum—"Thei Haunted House," and vaude. Music Box^"On Trial" (wired). Winter Garden—'Take Me Homo." Columbia--Dark. John Ivan, in stock out here, to New York to join Margaret Anglin ■how. Eastern Hotel Company, located opposite Southern Pacific's Town- send street station, filled suit for $5,000 damages against the Sells Floto circus charging show's bill- poBtisrs adbtned wall of hostelry irtMWiJilOT! FOaMERL> lie. '•0 3 a Q 0 « 0 0 * 0 • - 0 ♦ 0 0 Columbia is wired for reopening on December 8, probably using "Wings" or "The Jazz Singer," with 25-cent: scale until 6 p. m.; there- after 35. M. G.Winstock to be man- ager. This Carl Lacmmle .house, on Second avenue, has found the town moving away from it. ; JEmil Bondeson,. of Henry Duffy's President, i£< making a strong bid for youngsters. Dec. 8 he holds a free show for children. Youngsters do not seem to have the drama habit In this, town. Some induce^ ments are reciuired, or the present generation will be entirely. a movie clientele ..when they grow up. VARIETY BUREAU WASHINGTON, D. C, 416 The Argonne 1«2» Columbia Ro«d, N. W. Telephone. Columbia 46^0 By HARDIE MEAKIN Bclasco (Shubert)—Cook musical .stock. National (Erlanger-Rapley)— •'IJachelor Father." Poll's (Shubert) — "Night In "Spain." , Gayety—Stock bur. Strand—^lutiaal bur. Pictures Columbia—"Woman Disputed" (2d week). •• Earle-^ "Outcast." Fox--"Win That Girl." . Little—"Marriage of Bear." Metropolitan—"Uncle Tom's Cab- i." V ■ . ■ : Palace—"Moran of Marines." Jim. Loughborough is here as new publicity and advertising mana:ger for West Coast, being In direct charge .of Fifth Avenue and Coli- seum. He Is: general publicity su- [UTVisor for all houses In the north- west, under, guidance of Charles Thall. He. succeeds Herb Pplin, who I eturns to San Francisco for Pub- lix. " : Frances Dale arrives next week as new leading lady for Henry Duffy Playfers; Charlotte Tread way going to Vancouver, Donald Foster comes in as new leading man; Kenneth IJiagncan leaving for San Francisco and New York. Ed\yln Vail, of Van- couver, has arrived as new director, Ferdinand Munier going as director to Vancouver. I Al Finklestine and Al Rosenberg I are. to . open a wired theatre in Everetc: Wash.. - - EVELYN HERBERT LOVELY STAR OF —THE NEW MOON" ivrites to the Maison Perdue: "I, feel I must write and tell you what > icy my Circuline Permanent Waves are to me. I have had four and my hair is in perfect condition. The.wave is so natural that a number of. my friends believe I have naturally wavy hair." Signed, EVELYN HERBERT The J^argest beauty Salon In the World 1650 BROADWAY Entra, nee on SlstSireei SAVE AT LEAST HALF •n your .personal Xmas gifts. Bankrupt ■locks of nneat make-up, toilet goods, pertumes, oosmettes, cameras. Alms, toys, ump shades, dolls, movie camoras, etc. far below wholesale cost. Come in-^ look aroond. RAY'S, 296 Fifth Avenue KEW YORK RENT A COWNmvp.fOSTiME r f«r dance, bnll, mnsqaerader amatenr tneatrlipol, movie engagement. Finest Knrments of smartest styles. Complete selections. MME. NAFTA L = -69 West 4.')tlf'^St,r Ni--«T-Cv (E8tr-18»3)^ Bryant 6268-0269 Bob Blair, mana.ger of the Seattle, announces promotion of Vic Bu- chanan, out of the ranks, to his as- sistant. H. W'areham, former as- sistant manager here, has gone South, Fanchon & Marco shows are to continue Indefinitely, probably until March, according to Blair. Arthur Ryan, for years wit)i Hou- dinit in town last week in advance of Guild's "Strange Interlude." . Cortez and Peggy, dancers in "A Night in Spain" at Poll's currently, are doubling to Davis' Club Chan- ■tecler. Such a loud squawk went up fol- lowing the eliminatioi of Nelson Boll's "Behind the Screens" column in the Post the m. e. has asked tho theatre managers to drbp in as a body and talk it over. has converted S-F to the idea of hl^ lie luxe hou.sos favorably located. With the exfoptloiv of the Mosquo with "Wings" business doci^tedly oif Thanksgiving wook. It picked up by Friday, but in ponoral very dis- appoinllnp, with no excuse. Curi- ously, sports have not been notice- ably strong hero elthoi', and it; looks as though amusemrnts of any. sort had run into n slump. General bus- iness good. Theory, of Adam A. Adams, part owner of the Newark, that exrofsive instalment buyin*,' has lessoned tho money availaL>lo for, entertainmont ■- maybe one an- swer.. Orpheum (highly successful col- ored house) is Wired. Inquiry at the theatie failed to elicit the nam6 bt the equipment. This loaves only the Newark dhd Capitol 'withoiit preparation- for talkers in sight. CLEVELAND By GLENN C. PULLEN Hanna—"Tlio ykull." Ohio—"Vagabond King." Colonial—"Unborn Child" (3d week). Little—"Gods of Lightning." Alhambra—rStoek. Play .'House—Rep. Columbia—Alutual bur. Pictures S t i I I nil a n (wired)—"Fool'' (5th wk). ■, Palace-^"Alr Cirous"-vaude. Allen (wired)—"Awakening." State (wired)—" Week Ends"- stapd unit. • Hip (Wired)—"Romance:" Cameio (wired)—^^"Haunted House" (2d wk). V- i05th—^"Freedom Press'!-Vando. Conlomporary, the great woman's club here, is pushing a move to have state censorship. Following their attack on chance revues in the thea- tres, olllcers of the club attacked beauty shows, bootlegging, dope rings, etc. They said in one section of Newark theri? Were 300 unmarrled mothers. Further, it w^as asserted- that in dance schools girls danCod hude on stapes. ■ In their ■ charges they refuseci fo be specific. The other accusations have.more or less ground, but that nude dancin.g does not connect with any tiling known. Kialto and Keith's have yet to announce reopening. THEATRICAL OUTFITTERS 1680 Broadway N ew York City TOLEDO Palace—"Night Stick" (stock). Vita- Temple (wired)—" Home Towners" (film). ' State (wired)—'JLonesome" (film). Pantheon (wired)—" Haunted House" (filni). • - '■- Princess—"Varsity" (film). Valentin©—"Revenge" (film). . Rivoli—Vaudfilm (Pan). Keith's—Vaudfilm (R-K^O). Empire—Burlesque (Mutual). Changes In cast and policy of Wright Players, slock, at the Palade. E:rnest Glendinning leaves as lead: Ing man this week for New York Mabel Mehafllc has succeeded Mary Newton as leading lady, Miss New- ton also going to New York. Philip Sheffield this week succeeds G. H. Trader as stage director, coming hero from "the AIbee, Prov- idence, R. I. Week henceforth •Starts Sundays in.stead of Mondays. Tuesday matinee added to Wednes- day and Saturday afternoons. Refusing to sell a ticket to a Ne- gro, Manager .Tack O'Connell, of the Vita-Temple, has been sued for dis- crimination. Case is expected to be postponed until it dies a natural death. Local press laying off to aA^ld^Un'j.hg up trouble in the city's ex t f ■ h s i vo ~ c^T(7rVMl'"b\'lt;" """"'"^^^^^ H; ICnnis has succeeded Bill Hen- ley W'ith the advertising end of Poll's. Ennis' son is on the door and helping his father. Both were with Ringling-Barnum . circius dur- ing the summer. • ^. MINNEAPOLIS Metropolitan—"Good News." Shubert—"Abie's Irish Rose' (Bainbridge stock). ■ Hennepin-Oppheum—"Power-" and vaude. Pantages—"Power of the Press' and vaude. Palace —"Movie Maid" (McCall- Biidge musical tab). Minnesota—"White Shadows" and "Wonderful Girl," Publix unit. State—"Mother Knows Best." Strand---"Woman from Moscow.' Lyric—VJust Married." Grand—"While the City Sleeps,' 2d loop run. Eddie Dundstedter Is back at tho Minnesota console after being In Chicago to make disks. Frank N. Phelps, district manager of R-K-O houses In this section arid located here, Is in New York this week. So Is Ed Sirilth, ihanager of the. Minnesota. "Good News," with the Chicago company,, at the Metropolitan this week, had the largest advance sale of any attraction playing here this season. "Buzz" Bainbridge Is billing towns within a vicinity of -more than 100 miles for "Abie's Irish Rose," cur- rent at the Shubert. NEWARK, N. J. By C. R. AUSTIN Shubert—Wayburn's "Gambols." Broad—"Jim Penman." Proctor's^Vaude-"Stolen Hours. ' State—Vaude-"Brotherly Love." Newark—Vaude-"Sinners Love." Mosque—"Wings" (2d week). Branford—"Varslty"-stage show. Rialto—"Woman Disputed" (3'J week). Terminal—"Mother" (3d week). Capitol—Double bill. Goodwin—"Wedding March." Empire—Burlesque. Orpheum—Burlesque. iJisk reviewing has hit thi.s sec- tion of the hintei-lanfls. Local News- Bee, going strong for it, althciugli only Columbia relrsises ser-m to he touched. Princess has gone in he;ivy for .synchronization offec.-ts with am))li- fied phonograph records. Organist prepares ' .score and intcrsperse.s organ effects at opportune moments. Contrary . to opinion here, the Stanley-Fabian lease on the Mosque expires early In.the fall.of l930. Tliis remcives an apparent obstacle to the success of the new Fabian for th - Hg Mosque, 6,000 sealt.s, on th^^ same side of Broad street: It woul j have to either hurt the Fabian with big piciturea or, go hopelessly In the red. The. Mosque has been a stead- ily lo.sing proposition, although perked up with sound pictures. There have been several losing weeks with sound this fall, . anrl while a week like the present with "Wings" makes up for many bad ones, it can't atone for all, and there are not many "Wings." Mosque is owned by the Mystic Shrine, which has imposed several burdensome restrictions upon the use of the hou.se. It Is the impre.s- .'■ion, even among the Shriner.s, that the S-F lea.se has much longer to run. Lc-ased for something like $fiO.- 00i>, with klf:k-l>a<-:ka making the not rent around $00,000.. At the time th.■ -Mfrsf I nri==..leai?c.^,XRir^-'fL=.Ji?^i,, lU-i.y^^^^^ will also be about donc^ so'tiiai." if the Fabians wish they can dro;) aniilher unprofitable house and thu- fX'lNiiiKe some ."5,200 Heats in Iw" >ioi)>'-s- for 6,000 In one, and all in ,i near-by locality, the, Mosfpje Velr:i' th" worst located of the tlire.' .M'i.-i|U(; neighborhood I.s devi'Iopint; ra;>i(lly,. and should tlie h'lU.se h- lurrilr.u '<'ni away by lOrjO. tliat wJil lie fiiii.ther story. The solid suf-'-ss of t.}.te, Fabians' Stanley, JerKty City, Ra.y Nichols, bandmaster .at the Sanfbrd, Irvington,. has succeeded Lies Stevens as m. c. Branford is trying to forestall the Christnias. .sliimp by offering, $1,000 in jewelry, etc., In conn^iCtlon with Abeison's, local house. Punch to the idea lies in the fact tliat the win ner must bo present to .get his prize. Which of course, calls for two weeks' attendance. NEW ORLEANS By O. M. SAMUEL Tulane—"Fireliy." . Saenger—"'The Red Dance." . Lofew's State—"West of Zanzibar." Palace—Rogers' Mu.sical. Col. T. C. Campbell, manager Tu lane, Is . back in town after a long siege of illness. Sam Blair, who relieved Campbell, is still on ,the job and will remain until tlie latter Is his old self again. An Engli.sh company In "The Beg- gars' Opera" got $7,000 at the Tu lane. last week, house and troupe making money at that figure. . Races got away to an overflow crowd. Rather a cheap lot of bee ties In the, atable.s, but better 'hags are en route. ■ Same old game, same old gang, and the real story of It has never been written. K; H. Sotliern took a hose-dive lere, liis dramatic recital pxilUrig in less than One-fourth of a house. ' William F. McDdirmott, Plain Dealer dfamntlc critic, is spending the woek in Now York, covering the latest hits for Ills sheet. Young-AVOlfe Amusement Co. building theatre In Springfield, O. Coinpariy recvhtly bpenecl new Pal- ice, Marion, Q. 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