Variety (July 1929)

PICTURE GROSSES Wednesday, July 3, 1920 lloHywood Revue'LeaiKsto^m^ Start at $1J in Another Hot L A. Wk. I I liOS Angeles, July 2. (Draw. Pop., 1,600,006) Weather: Hot Total take In at the 11 palaces here last week around $21,000 less than the week before. That week had a bit of heat and this one Just as much. Matinee trade with the exception of one or two downtown houses all shot. Night trade mostly relied on with Hollywood houses, with the exception of Grauman'a Chinese feeling the beaches. For second week at Chinese "Hollywood Revue" was the town leader. Matinees Jumped from the $1,000 average on first few days to $1,400, unusually healthy take. The Saturday midnlte fracas helped, too, with final tab around $31,000. With- out a costly stage show, theatre was well advanced on profit side. Second money went to Loew s State with "Man's Man" at $28,400. Paramount with stage shows and orchestras out and outdoor adver- tising curtailed, so the Richard Dlx picture, "The Wheel of Life," had to stand all of the gaR and Just managed to edge over $20,000. "Noah's Ark" was brought Into "Warner's recut, etc., after Its Chinese run of six months ago, and like all other follow up engagement after a deluxe drain did not -do so good. House cut out the Saturday midnlte frolics. HlUstreet had rather weak sister In "Two Men and a Maid" (T-S), dropping $6,600 from week before. Radio Collegiate unit on stage meant nothing at all so far an draw was concerned. "Four Devils" trailed along nicely at the Carthay Circle. It has about three weeks more to go. "Broadway" Is having a tough tussle at a two-a-day clip in the Blltmore. Plenty of campaigning be- ing done. Got great local notices. End of the week for the. Elks' na- tional gathering managers hope they win be a little more responsive than were the Shrlners a month ago. Estimates for Last Week Biltmore (Erlanger)—"Broadway" (U) (1,6B0; 60-$1.60) (3d week). Does not seem to be able to hit high spots'at scale. Though no. money lost, $8,000 nothing to brag about. Boulevarcl (Fo*)—"Joy Street" (Pox) (2,164; 25-60). Not what its title might Indicate for box ofHce. Results here could nAme It "gloom street." $3,800. • Carthay Circle (Fox)—'Tour DeVUs" (Fox) (1,600; B0-$1.B0) (Bth week). $8,900. Fair at scale. Criterion (Fox)—"Movietone Pol lies" (Fox) (1,600; 25-7B) (6th, final week). Bowed out to most neglig- ible returns of $3,200 for six days. "Madame X" (M-O) opened Friday Egyptian (UA-Pox)—"Thru Dif- ferent Eyes" (Fox) (1,800; 26-75) Court room stuff always okay, it seems, here; $8,300 good. Grauman'a Chinese (Fox-W. C.)— •Hollywood Revue" (M-G-M) (2, 028; 50-$1.BO) (3d week). Revue taken town by storm and looks like $31,000 or little better. Picture un doubtedly six-month- tenant. Hillstreet (RKO)—"Two Men and Maid" (T-S) (2,960; 26-76). Not so forte and without b. o. name on stage or screen; plenty of red on $11,000. Loew's State (Loew-Pox)—"Man' Man" (M-G-M) (2,042; 26-$l) Haines always spells better than $26,000 here, and $28,400 for this one. Paramount (Publlx)—"Wheel ol lilfe" (Par) (3,596; 25-76). This Dlx picture nothing to brag about without stage help or general ex ploltatlon $20,200. United Artists (Pub.-U. A.)— "Eternal Love" (U. A.) (2.100; 26 $1) (2d week). Bowed out okay ' after lukewarm initial week. "She Goes to War" (Inspiration) opened June 28. Warner Brothers (WB)—"Noah' Ark" (W. B.) (2,766; 25-76) (Ist week). No hot number after on Boulevard for extended run six months ago. With midnlte show «ut off on Sabbath $16,000. Boston's Nonnal Week Montreal Feeling Loss Of Tourist Business I Montreal, July 2. (Drawing Pop., 600,000) Weather: Mostly Fine Let-up In heat wave helped grosses to some extent, but It was no better than previous week, al- though a couple of holdovers did a little to help the main stems. Very heavy rain Sunday evening spoiled the usual week-end capacity, and further rain at theatregoing hours later in the week boosted neighbor- hood grosses at the expense of downtown houses. iBahoNonCooks dosing; Del Rio at Stanley, — ' — ■ — ■ ——♦• [Tway Babies'^ $19^000 Baltimore, July 2, (Drawing Papulation, 860,000) Weatheri Fair And.Lead in IL C. eoS^rrtr*'"^^^^^^^^^ coolers and the blinds are being pulled down at a number. . Rlvoli began Its regular summer - layoff Saturday. Rumored the usual i two-week layoff may. go to six. "Hep* Tia" Your* Very Truly Kansas City,' July 2. Jazz, -underworld, backstage. Hoi . _ . lywood and leglt contributed to the Hip Is expected to give the help a, ■ ' screens last week. Plenty of enter- forced vacation after this week, talnment for the shoppers, all fur- while the New Is likely to follow. I'ntshed with Ice cooled breezes. All this means the town Is facing "Desert Song" switched from the the biggest summer shut-down In I Newman to the Royal for the sec- years. Legits have been dark for J^dwMusttfird'ihe change and weeks ^and there .dramatlo held for 8d week. Newman prices, stock for the first time In sovertil. 60c., charged at Royal, which kept seasons.^ In every case of a picture; U from being rated L a second run. «'I."^^^th«^u^ce^ Not°S"«?nif The hottest show in town was turning oft the Juice. Not a single ■. The hottest^enow » refrigerated house dark. On the whole a fair summer week. LITTLE JACK LITTLE vaudeville at the Malnstreet. Wll- Hot spell broke d^ but theatres suffering badly by re- *-» »* «-«^ . 7,.. "a™ was at th6 Midland, and stendjng was striction of tourist trade owing to Known and idolized by millions. the.-customers lined up for the the. lead away fr^^ by-law refusing admission to chll- one moPfr week and then nothing Saturday opening of "A Man's Man." the Arat time since °8l ''5^';.""'*?f "i ^^*"*'=°'*'??.tH«1*w^ Important unUl October 1. As an ; Illustration of the rapid was the re^^^^ made' un f'^r ?oss "of home custo^ Bo« offl«=« ?»'"''V'"^r1.,'"^*1 'h" ^«v' t?ry malAulned a good ho? weathar . ^^fn„"^«.'wiu"" h'iSTtime n" sP'te of heat ?,°°'i^^i'rt^^^' ^Thi fd"lf I^^^^^^^ ^^'^''^^ ^""I,^/' ^ Next-week. Shea's, Toronto. lly. advertised The Idle Rich ror j„ "show Boat" did well at 1 XMexi-weem oneas, loronio. ^^^^^ ^^^^ lAte Wednesday word k^e uptown Parkway. Combo Keiths " in summer weeks, but this time not so good. "Iron Mask" at Princess continued to grab oft most of the gross. Sec- ond week, close to $17,000. Princess always popular and new ownership is reaping good-^vlll benefit in addi- tion to the best film draw In town. July 16, Berengarla for Europe. "MADONNA" MILD came the picture had been switched .ig|„ gister" plus vaude, got a ' to "This Is Heaven" and Its star, g^,^^ sUmmer time week. "Black [Vilma Banky, would be here Pe'- Watch" failed to run up anything -'■ son Monday and Tuesday. Meant handsome at the New, and "Be. ,n .o .ne oes. n.m u^w , ^ ^ , evrryt^Tlni"^' "'^^'P*""' '^^ ""^ Jl^yf ^'^^ P'*"^ ""^ " ^''^ Palace and Capitol ran about level Open-air OperetU May Have Hurt everyining. .v.^ kih with around $16,500 each. Loew's in 81. Loufs , S^l^'^hl p^^T^^I'^fa'^^^^^^ Estimates for Last Week looks like coming through summer Ing o* ''The Time, the Place and the as well if not better than any of St Louis. July 2. "i ^'l®, ^«'''^*J'"'Evaneeilne'' (3 600- 25-60) Per- ■ , the main atems It is only vaude oft for most houses ikst week S,i^*\l'Lsf!^'^^^^^ ■' house m town now and the talker the hot weather and Non/of the old sonM picture accounting for features are as sood as anythtag P^^it^ Garden theatre, Arst P0P«>^- N°««^* t^^^^^ showing. One of the best grosses „„v of onen air musical comedy, a gnmpse ai P"'''"'"* „„ir#T,^ monthH- $26 600 In town. Prices here, too. are not I ^Jlf^^ 14th.". packJk 1 ma^^^em^ent^had be^^^^^ "Studio Murder '-- ■ :• (3.200; 26-60). Picture Theme of Love." stage unit, |( week readers of coming attractions. I Ambassador <8,000: 85-50-66-76) Wednes^^^^^ ^^^^ , "Madonna of Avenue A»" Racketeer lay-oui or comng siurB ui^uoo | — ^^^^ iraAa. dJSJ^S dfs^iliol^Sng.^tage aho^; dal s?ile' ^ Paw ^6 000* SB 75) "FatHGr andl^^^^ Gtyie. ping town first week; »17,000. | gTf," "'^^ ' J. ^^ag, $28.- Estimates for Last Week Having regard to size of house and Uqo. Loew'e Midland—"A Man's Man" I lower admission, equivalent to 60 lo^vo's State (8.300; 25-35-66) "A (4,000; 26-36-60). Bill Haines Uke- _ per cent better break than otner jj^.g nan" (M-G-M). Shorts; Ubie here. An Our Gang comedy, all-round show; $11,600. main stems. ..a Brx ..ofc«™ $14,900. ,1 "Small Talk," with the kids speak- now. T^'^^.^'fr/f^V^'^^S'illT,':,M w Missouri (8,800: 86-60-66-75) ing their .stuff like veterans, hit of Parkway (Loew, United ArtistsV Boat' (U). Second week did not .,g,^^y Babies" (WB). Best ghow to many. Saturday opening "Show Boat" (1.000; 15-36). Good reaUze expectations, smothered b^^ Olsen's band. $18,- capacity and held fairly well bal- summer week, despite cooling sys- great heat Series of weatheraccl-1 , , ance of week. $16,600. tem; $3,800. Grand Central a,70»; 60-76) Mainstreet — "Broadway Babies"' than usual owing to erratic weather. Estimates for Last Week Princess (CA) (2.300; 80-66). | Man in Iron Mask" (UA) 2d week Pomier leglt held up well after top- $17,000. Boston, July 2. (Drawing Population: 850/WO) Weather: Warm Business at the picture houses last week about normal. Estimates for Last Week Met (4.000; 60-66)—"Thunderbolt (Par). $33,600. . State (4,000; 86-50)—"Eternal Love" (UA). Gross, $13,400. —;- -jBclc'Connolly's-VisI^— ' Washington, July 2, Jack Connolly, representee FoTt Movietone News, Is tentatively scheduled' for a return to. the U. S for another flying visit the last week lii July. Mrs. Connolly, now here, has can celled her sailing set for July and moved it up to July 24 to give .Connolly a .chance to make good on the promised trip. • . Neighborhoods got a better break the MllsonrL New (Mechanic) "Black Watch" (1,800; 26-50). This house can get business If it „— — __ on the main stem for the mat trade. "Watch" didn't show anything hand- some for opening week at $6,500. Holding over despite this. Keith's (Schanbergers) "Sin I Slster"-Vaude (3.200; 86-80). Good. Good tor Series .of weather acci- dents mostly to blame; $15,600. not | good enough for so good a picture. Capitol (PP) (2,700; 40-65), "His Captive Lady" (FN). MlHon Sills I g^^JJ^^tT, IJfol^X; yaude. put this over. Attractive ensemble' yro^t. tictB and good talking shorts; $15 600, good. Loew's (FP) (3.200; 86-80), "Noth ing but Truth" (Par). Vaude. Helen Kane in talker drew. Only vaude in town; $16,000, excellent for sum mer. Noah's Ark," 8d week. (8,200; 26-36-50-60). This house, . _ St Louis (4,280; 86-65) "Devil's mcky to get class of pictures of late. «Xronl.»g Ark * at S13.100 ;— tjs'^\ vanHn. ' Stage vaude good. $19,000. ' " xmh. »« v^''**"^ Newman—"Time, Place and Girl" (1.890; 25-40-60). College football story which fooled those who ex- pected old musical. Good film, shorts. $14,000. Pantages—"Jazz Age" (2.200; 26 '^Cocoannts''to $11000 Wowed in Providence Tops All in Portland Portland, Ore., July 2.r Hot weather started to cut in daily on the town's box office totals. "Noah's- Ark." opened Wednesday Providence. July 2, (Drawing Pop., 316,000) Weather: Fair Cool breezes helped along the Youth." Vaudeville average, with loop. Weather much cooler than newspaper reviewers tearing Into Al previous week. Rome for oft color gags. $8,900. Loew's State with "This Is Royal—"Desert Song"' (840; 26- exclUng weeks here with picture- Heaven" and Strand with "Cocoa- 40-60). Continuation of run of fea- fare zero. Paramount had "Wheel nuts" got most of the business. | ture after a week at Newman be- of Life" and Rudy Vallee; around | Estimates for Last Week Dull Filnis' DuU Week in BTdyn; Par, $46,0001 Brooklyn, July 2. One of those dull and very un- I 35-60). After record week with at the Music Box and had fair week. Amos and Andy considerable of let- Fox "Follies'' moved from Broad* down both In show and. attendance, way to Fox-Hollywood, suburban. Picture starring Dbuglas Fairbanks for Indef run. Picture did ttrell at another along lines of "Flaming the Broadway with big exploitation. Estimates for Last Week Portland (Publlx) (8,600; 26-60). —"Thunderbolt." Shortis. Did well for weather. $12,600. io". s"etTnto smauerhouse!" ResuTt I Oddities" on stage. $12,600. United Artists (Parker-Fox) (1, 200; 36-60) 2d week.—"This Is Is Heaven." Held over. Not strong. $8,000. Music .Box (Hamrlck) (2,000; 60) $46,000—satisfactory. I Loe*/s SUte (8,600; 16-60)—"This of trial very satisfying and picture Strand suffered with "Two Weeks Is Heaven" (UA). Shorts and or- held for second weelf at Royal, Oft." Down to $15,'200. ganlog; $18,500. making third week In Publlx houses Fox had rFollies" and vaude. All Strand (Ind) (2,200; 16-60)—| $6,400. right Loew's Metropolitan with "Cocoanuta" (Par). Shorts. Wow. 'East is East" and vaude. | Marx- brothers went over big and Estimates for Last Week heaps of praise. P a r a m o u n t—"Wheel of Life" age, though boose — i, n ^ I ri„. im».... /Hon..H<.vt ;Tt1[Vii1eT=$4l!o-or"- r M^aJiSiI^lW) a^oo; „-6o)-1I^^^ed Up $12,000-H. O. | s6-«:r Y^I^^'-^E^^^' strand—"Two Weeks OfT' (FN) "Studio Murder MysUry" (Par) (2,800; 26-36-60-60-76). $15,200. Shorts; $10,800; no raves. Light Vietery (Keith's) (1,600; 16-60)- Fox—"Follies" (Pox) (4,000; 86- "Thunderiwlt" (P^). "Scandal'" 40-50-60-76). Interest In this one. (U) and ahorts. Longest show in Vaiide. ' town; nearly three hours. Favor' fh^VrreTiS;; *Cocoanuts» Best in Wash.; ^^Se'^ ^o'^^ »i«. i " ^ Picked Up $12,000-H.O. <h-»-^<=''> Washington, July 2. (White pop, 450,030) Weather: Stormy—hot Money . getter last week was „__,^ "Cocoanuts." Started' slowly, but Metropolitan—"East is East" (M-1 abTe"taik. in past house cut'sh'ows I Balned remarkable strengOj as week G-M)' (8,577: 35-50-60-76). Lon to lesa tftan two hours and many ]advanced. Aj^ Cojumbla,^ !^^^ Chaney. Vaude; $ squawke; $8,200; good. Albee—"Prisoners" (36-60-60r75). Fay'e (Flay) (MOO; 16-60)— Advertised as "don't miss it film," "Looping the Loop," Picture weak, but big vaude show including Roxy's Gang; |0,E00; not so bad. good program. Shorts. $2,600. Oriental (Tebbetts) (2,700; 26-35) —"Oftloe Soandal," back stage newspaper story. Okay. $6,000. - Pa'ntagea (Pan) (2,000; 35-60)--• Fall of Eve." Shorts. Vaude. $8,600. but response not so hot Vaude. 3 ABHT POSTS IN HLH Los Angeles, July 2. Government has promised I U. S, Stieklemaler's Promotion Chicago, July 2, Henry Stlcklemaler, formerly genr Others, excepUon of Pox ^that "Noah*S Ark" tO $6,500 ■ went up a couple of hundred, drop- > . . ^ ■> ped considerably. Rialto dark, scheduled for fall re- openlitg with "Broadway." Estimates for Last Week Columbia (tioew) — "Cocoanuts* VerV Big in Tacoma \ Tacoma, July 2«: (Drawing Population, 126,000) ~. Weather: Hot Hotter all over town than at the (Par) (1.232; 36-56) Started Bl?k— k ""'^J^^^" ^IW ^ir «,i>ii. *i«nfin owj bo* offlces. Week oft. Tlftany-Stahl co-operatton and use eral manager of Great States the- ended well; $12,000 and held over. Earl* (S-C Warner)—"Squall," fitted in with the weather, biit I of three army posts with 12.000 atres In Peoria, haa been appointed L„g^„t jmjg j,_ ^ «1q qqq horses and cavalrymen for the film-1 district manager over Peoria, De- ing of '"Troupers Three." an orlg- vatur, Danville, Bipomlngton, La Inat story of the cavalry, by Arthur I Salle, Spring Valley, Btreator, Chl- Guy Empey. ct^go Heights, Blue Island, Harvey Production will start in the fall, and Kankakee. Army posts to be used will be . Assistant win be Leonard Wor- Fort Worth, Texas, Presidio In San Icy, former manager of the Pcorln | tlrgnclsco.- and. Fort. Riley. . Kane. Palace. Fox (fox)—"Father and Son" (Col) stage show, (8,434^ 36-50-76), Picture picked up a trifle over pre- vloiiM week, to $16,700. Met (S-C Warner)-''The Gam- blfirs" (W,B.) About bnc-holf of | usuul business of late; $9,000, Palace (Loew) — "Idle Rich Marlon's "iweetTo" Los Aneleo, -July 2. Frank Tuttle assigned to direct "Sweetie," George Marlon, Jr.'s third original all dialog story for Paramount. The story Is a combination of col- lege.and bapk stage life, co-featur- ing William Austin and Nancy Car- rolL Long Name Player LoH Ang'olcM, July 2 Rubber billboards will bo n<:i:H»A If Fox ever dccldcn to fttnr ItH nov/ est acquisition under hiM owri nfirno. Juan Antonio Abod Hi'.dWo hm written all that on tho rtottcl llnfr for a five-year contract. j(M«ja)„Htago-8how..-(i,3fl3;--;36.60). I N«v«r varlOH much; $3,000 under prf'vlouH wucic,. though; last week $19,000. . Rialto (U)—"Hcniidal." Plntil w<!<!k, $4,000, Uoopnnlng In fall. Estimates-for Last Week Pantages (1,600; 26-60) "Captain Swagger" (U). $6,000. Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (650; 60- 75) "Noah's Ark" (WB). $6,500 very big. Rialto (Pox) (1,260; 26-35-60) Mary Dugan" (M-G-M). Good. rf ■ Colonial (Fox) (26-60) "Divine Lady" (FN). Not so hot silent Ellis Opposite in Farce Los Angeles, July 2. Robert Ellis will play opposite I..aura La Pldnte In "One RalnV Night" (U), directed by Emmett Flynn. Eugene Bordon and Mildred "Van Novarre's "Battle" Tion Angclcri, July 2, Ttiirnhn Noviuth'h n«xt for M-O-M l Dorn are In the cast. . He was originally Nlntned for "Tho I will "Thn IKtKIn ot th« lAdlos," Story Is by Harold Shumate, -V Girl From Havana." J iiyd li'miiklln will direct I Is a farco comedy.