Variety (Sept 1929)

Wednesday, September 4, 1929 PICTURE GROSSES VARIETY 9 'M-Eyed Worir Did $654,046 in . : Sinivnier's pillclal end pii. Broads Mifiiy iilso.' tormlhated the run b£ «'eoi:lc-Eyed W6rld.'^ M the lioxy. Having ah-jeady taken all exist injr inpney recprds, irpx elected tp pass ui) anothei', of iJeins the first p^c- ture tP' play; the. temple pf hjRh. finance' live weeKs, :.and /"World" moved/aCter fpur weeks. . • Its: perfcrniiince; was the sensation ot' the trade and street durinff Axir gust. It nvpved tp the accphipani- iiient pf .much extra ilewspaper tjpace from' the'Kcxy tP the. AGadonir ^ri 14th street and the Fox,. Brook- lyn. At both stands, it was getting' a heavy back}va5h at the week-end from the ■. Rcxy engagement. and seemed .certain tp tppple mpre house records. At the' Capitol steady sales, for •'Broadway Melody's" first , week «it pop grind . piled up. $8 3.400. This, uf course,, was a'twp-week bopking. .■' Among the ?2. pictures Al Jolsbn'.s "Say . It With . Sphgs" at ■Warner's : is cbrispicruously o.ff. Attendance is •«\-ay behind .the records oC the two fqrniCr; rt^CPT.drbusting J^^^ ■leasps.-,,. ■ :: ''JiollyAVobd Revuo^" wljile report-. Ing. big biz. dpcsn't' Bhow . the form of. "Melody" which .ran : six hi on ths. "Haiiplujaft" at the iOmbassy is'ruh- nihg close to capacity.. ';- . James Gruze's independently hiade •'Great.Oabbo" is dUe at: the S'elwyn Sept. 15, and ,C6lumbia.'s"FIIght!' is • opening thiis month at the.'Cpliah, / Estirnates for l^ast Week . Ast9r^"Hollywobd Kevue"i (MrG^ M). (1,120; $i-$2) (3.d \yeek), Namc-' studded attraciioh. Liast Week- bet-. 'tercd- $23,000; ■ ■ Cameo—''WratH of; Seas''; (Kelly) (540;, 50-75). (2'd week).' Pictures that would be just too bad anywhere else, get runs this house >vith its Ireaii drop-in clichtelc.- $4,500.'Figlit pictures as. additional lure. .. Capitol—"Uroadway Melody" (M- C;-M) (4,620;.. 35-50-75-$l.G.0); iLiist a:ttraction of old. season. First \veek, $83,400. Holding pvor. -Central—''Fast ^Lifo'' .(FN) (922; $l-$2) (3d week). Not figuring innch over $5,000,.; Gruesome . story and can't compete at price scale.' ' Corony—"Broadway" CU) (l.OOO; 35-50r75) (2d week). Customers Jeg.s ' loi^.espme than , usual. Pi ctures of ipopulair! Jippeal getting 'em up to u3d Btroet. .; Maybe $13,000. . Criterioh—"Four Fedthers" (si- lent) '(Par). (I3th week). Proad- . way's l eignlhg ehJghia aihd dpj?e- shfitterer; .$14,000: Embas8y-^"Hallelujah" (M-G-M) (5S6; $l-$2). (3d week). Second week around $10,000. This: che eccehtric. • Before tixklng a chance niost pf the cxporiencod shpppers seem tp be asking thpse whp have seen it whether or not to jgro. Getting hearty -word - d f-m Puth bppstl ng f rpni: the cognoscenti but not sp definite What the hPi. ppllpi is telling its friends.- •' • Gaiety—"Black ^Va'f ch'' ■ i(Fox) («08; |1.$2) (16th week). Run all . out of. proportion to business.. Fox evidently. stia5i_gapped hot - weatlier with this one., tinder $5,000 right along. :.■ . 0 . Globe—"Street Girl". (Radip) (!,-■ 418 ;■-$ 1 -$2) . (Cth week)..- Mprc than, maintaining, its pwn in $2 sectipn. Over $14,000. Pararnount—" The Spplipmbre" . (Palhe) (3,066; 3ti-U5-'?5-$l). One of those occasional outside book^ ]^Tfes: Uie had "Strange Cargo" .in this house last Aiiril. jCddio Quillan,. star of "Sophompre," .with. Publix unit. Simultancpusiy; $72il00. -Rialte—''BuTIdpg Drumihpnd"; (XJ.. A.) (1,900; -30-50-85') ■ (2d week), strongest United .Artists picture on: Broad way since Fa;irbanks' "Iron Maslv,", .Ballyhoo helpful; .$55,900. „.P'voli—''Dance of lilfd'' (Par): (2,- ZOQ; .-S.VnO-SS). Publicity fcatXires oi-igjnai:title "Burlesque" almost as l'o?AV?*^Wly as Hoilywood chbice, vi>-4,0p0i • ' .'. //. «A?^"^''*^'^ck-Eyed World-' (Pox> (C,20 ------ 0; . S O -.7 5 - $ 1 .50 ) (4th, final week). oan play this tune on its melodoon:: $173,391; $17a.667v-^ICa.- tSrand total, $654,406 tihow mathematics. . . y^ftl^nd^-'"!;!!© Gamblers" . "(WB) 2 ;A • I'-^'tiinated at ♦.Ju.OOO, couple of notches better in;in avor;Vgc. ;,.y^f.'''?f'':s--"Say- It AVith. Songs': I^M;^ n <1.360:. . $].$3): (3d week).; J i.st .(hish of- Jolsbn novelty off. AT.?.'?' ^J-nd . picture iianned. ri i ', (loAvn from sizzling biz ciono i,y former .Tolsbn pictures. S""V''l ''^^'ound $20,000. - TRHrrfTTnri; $Tr$o) (ist .veek). An- iLT pMM iM'e- .in Tochnico'lpr..- Bowotl 1,', Comment dividrd- l)ut :irlv;iiUiiw. of battery. names; r.-.'v'-**?"lV' ^bn^fcr resigned from J '-^ Mn.li,, iiubiicity t„ devote timo l.iiice foature writing. '"►"•-I I/il'ltuite ajid John Boles 1. I .m '-I/i. M.'irsr.U.'iiso." r. '- ' - J ilii !■( Um A NEW OUT ; ' ^ ;, Hpliywbod/Sopt.-3.. • ; A dirieetpr vi-as picked up fpr speeding and discovered, the . copper :had an <?xc'ellent vpice .for .talkerii;-' ■ ''■■ , It worked; . "BIG NEWS*^ SHOWS TO FAffi iNN. Wfc $1$^^ ... Minneapolis, Sept.; 3. . Xprawing Ppp^^ 500,000); v. . WeatT^er: Warrn- ahd- Cleai*. . ■ . Qpeni.rtg of the season;, saw busi- ness Jieeprifelit on at'-the.s'ame fast :clip of the past month. - Despite un- favorable warrh weather, patrpriage was. brisk./ Letter c.T,rriers and for- eign ,\var veterans^ conventions in-pbably helped a little, but liphie- tpwriers; .supplied by fai:^., the. .bulk 'd.f-the trade. ■ "The Cpcoariuts-' : wpuhdi Its record - b'reakihg ;- State engagement; in .'sensaUbnal .fashion; lay turning .iii :a much better gross; .than " the most: optimistic Publix;pfl[lclals ex- pected fpr its third aiid final .week. It • pulled. an exceedingly - :healthy $12,000; making a tctal pf clpse : tP $50,000 fP.t. the run, . ; ■ : . • "The .pnly: pther- picture that .ever has: run for ;three. consecutive weeks at-..tlie. 2,300-seat State is Jolso'n's "The Singinig Fool.". MArx Brothers', picture -. attracted just .a nttlb less than that box. ofilce Wbrld-b^ater. ' v.A.nother butstan tlieati-icul trade .development of the week '. was ■ thb.: surprisingly livel.v way in which the flesh and blood, legit , spoken drama bpened its .1929- 30 season; at the Metropolitan and Shubert in .the face bf warni Weath- ;e.r. Despite their:; lack of .cooling plants; both houses attracted profit-- able :bi^. :'•. ;'.- .,; ', Estimates for .Ljast Week ' ; :Mirtriesota (Publix) (4,300i 75)-r •'This IS Heaven" (Par) • and, "Say: it With iVlusic." Publix unit stage show. . V-iima Banky well Jliced in Minneapolis. Stage show.decided im provbment over previous one. Rer. turn of - Gene Sheldon,; m;c.,7 i.-. '-l Clint .Johnson, singing; bahjoist, after, va,cat|pri!^^ welccmed. .Forty- piece pit orchestra I'ecipieht of ntUch fayorr^bld. comment. $30,000. Fine. Sta'tie (Pubiix):- (2.300; 60)-^"The Cocoanut.s";(i.>ar)> .Public liere went daffy oy'eir lhi« picture. Third, fina.1, week clpsb to $12,000., big. First week was arotirid $20^000 and second nearly ;$] 6.000. Close to $5.0,000 for run. Highly .profitable, Hennepin-Orpheurn (RKO) (2,890,; 50-75 ).--^"Big News" XBathe); tind vaudQ headed by Lita Grey. Chaplini Eritertainin.g screen prpductidn, this alltalker, : but .apparently had^^ hp pulling po\ver; Lita Grey Chaplin' not the card .as on first visit several irtonths ago. Pleasing if not excep- tional .siio-w:. $13,000. Fair, :LyHc (Pubiix): (1,200; 35)— "Broadway. Babies" (F; N.). One of best.Avceks in fjome time. $5,000. Pantages, (1,.'')00; .25-50)—"Melody Lane", and yaude;. Picture met with fair audience . .approval. Eddie Leonard's name helped, traide. Nofh-- in'g in vaude amounting to box ofliee ■asset; .-$6,;;00. - Fair.: ; - ;..^■ MetropqlitaTi; ; (LSOO;; 7' 50-$2,50)-^ "DraLCula" ..(road ■company);. ; Mys-. tery shocker ;6pening its road season licrie did very. ^voll consi(je'rihg;w weather.' I'lay and cbhvpaiiy -liked. About $9.OO0i. - Shubert; (1.300: "35-$l). Dramatic stock in "This Thing, (jailed Love." Bi.ggr.st bponing'weolc in organiza'-^ tion's record. ,;$6j400.: ^ .; . ".: ; : PAiJlCE,M, ST VAUDE, AHEAD OF N. Y-PALACE ' . .C?hicag.o.; Sept. . 3- ' Straight va;udevillo . in / the 'tw^o largest houses' of. tho country de- voted to that policy appears to bo giving the ed.go to the iocal Palace (Keith's). Palace, Chicago, last week did $30.^\a0 -an(l-<:lie/j.Cqitli:s-L>..'ilacG ,:-Xew U York, $24,000; .- * ;; Botii are booked out 'if tho .'^amo Ki'ith olTlco. ■ ... • - . Locfil Palace .s<«t a house record witl.i tlio figure; That may be topped this w'oMc through Jack Donip.^ey and the tliroe-diiy holiday. For Ntnv York'.s Palace, $2-},noO is way und<»r its highest.- but KtlM rilio.v'e it.is< r"- cent weekly,figure of r-i.-( Out- nKnaii.'-. Helen . Josefihirie TRIX SISTERS .Returning,, 'home- to America, shortlyj after.-eight years of. svlccess abroad ;;;Uhd!Dr management Charies Gbchrani; Andre Chariot, Sir 'Oijwald Stoll, ;Charles GUlliycr, Sir. Alh-ed Butt, R.;h. Gillespie :arid.. Jill other fir.st class managements in .EriglaridK besides starring in tlieir'own show,. •Tricks/' .• ■=.■;• .>••..■..• Direbtion JErsilE JACOBS ; ■ ■■BP9tPn,^;S^pt.^:4;,. \ (Drawing Population* S50,00i0) . Weather : Fair ' LpeW's State rcrbrpke '^ifs; AUgi^st ; house reccrd Avhich .had beSn made "the previous week at .$21,400> . with the new: figure, $24,000, with "Our Modern Maidens." Business started off heavy, helpied ;'by three factors, the most important One beiixg the fall-off at the Metrbpblitari with ."Snilling -Irish Eyesi" . Tlie pther tvyo were. gppd. weather which dis- '■ cpunted the absQiice .cf tefrigeratipn at the State and the Jack of legit competish, the Blymouth; beings the only house open.; ..The previPiis: week at $21,400 was set. by "The Single Standard." Matiniees; puslied It pver. -■'..''' r. Metropolitan suCfered with ."Irishi EyeV' despite the. popularity ;of Col- leen MoPi'e and the ruthless expur-. gating pf tpuches that were feared might tpuch tender grpund/in a city that is heavily dpmlnated by a well- tp-dp pppulatlpn pf Irish ancestry. It did under .$31,000; not : sp 'sweet for this mamjhpth show. hou.<«e. After Labor Day will . find the film situation in Boston getting down to brass tacks. ■ The Park Is ijeliig reopened as a .first run pic- ture house and Keith's MeipPrial. Sept. 7 will go onto a first release grind starting off. with "The Street Singer" and followed by "The Cbck- Eyed . World." The new Pubiix house, renamed the tip-Town, arid the Olympia will gp on a feature first-run cxploitatibn basis land a new group of five hpuses Cbmprislrig the Capitol, Scollay, Strand, Central and Fenway . ^yill play full. Weeks with the same feature, altorhaling bet-ween minor first releases and second I'uns of real outstandcrs. Suburban and pPp hpuses; aH re-: pprt gppd business and the legit Tremont, which j,ust -'opened with "Hollywood Revue," is selling .solid -twu..-'' woeks -lini; advance.-'." the Lpew houses plu.p^*inft. the M-G-M; feature- in their lobbies'. • - Estimates for Last Weels; Metropolitari (Pubiix) (4.380; 50- 75) "Smiling Irish Eyes" (1st Nat); .?30.r)00. ■ State (4.000; 35-50) "Our Modern Maiderts•^ (M-CStM); $24,000.-' Keith-Albee (3.00.0; 50.-60) -f-'Half Married" (Radio); $23,500. •. ' : Uptown : (1.300:. 40-60) "Four Feathers" (Far)• ■ (2d; wk); $8,500. . "Argyle Case" $31,000 in St. L.; "Fast Life" $13,300 St. Louis, Sept. 3, (Draw Pop., 1,060,000) ; Weather, Cool "Weather unusually plca-Sant, but crowds fell off at most liou.scs. . Estimates for Last,Week ==^Am bassa d or=(=S^O 00 {r=^-iT "Argyle Caffe," Stage-show, $31,000. F^qx ((J.OOO-; 3r,-7r,> .-"W3,y Leave Ilonio" (Fox). Vitude, Loew's State (3,3001 -23-.3.')-05)— "thunder" (M-G-M). Stage sh'iw. .Missouri (3;S00; 3o-na-0r)-7r)) — "Fa.<{t Life" (FN). Shorts; $13,300. Grand Central (J,700; 5u-70j— "Fnur Fe.-ithcrs/'-'fld week. St. Louis (4.;:'<i)? ;';r,ir,.-,w. "i'.j.^ NuWtt" (i'atli'ji. \"uude.: Heat and Zep Put Crimp in L A.; 'laidens'' Misses State Topt $41,i() Once More for - IX()llyv\'bbd.. .Sept; 3. : :. That; ''in'Sfiold;trio: ()C;.ft'bin - Walsh to Mc'Laglen to Lpwe is selve.dtiled, tp... toi^s; the ball arpund agaih. iiext ; year' fpr : Fox. - . McLaglen; find. Loiye .Will: iigain don their marine ;unifoVms arid T\>l.sh ; VviU^^b more, direct. . .. :: "Cock Eyed Wbrlci'-is alreaidy; past ;the; Ohio and Penn.syl- ; yania, censors witli but coupleof minor cuts. Now - York didn't touch, it. , S FlNitt PTU): HOUSE RECORD, $19,000 Portland, Ore., Sept. 3. Two lipldpver films last. week, "BUlldpg ..: Drummprid"; at. United Artists,- arid "Hpttentdt" at Music Box," dping pkay.; - . ■. ; Copier Aveather helped, with; pnly about pno pr twp weeks' slump dur- ing entire seaspn. Greater Mpvie Seasp.n went Pver With, bang,.; getv ting gppd returns pn explpitatlpn. . Four theatre ppenlngs are sphed- uled immiediately; .:Hanriricic's. BlUc Mouse arid (Parkerrl^ox) Alder open Aug. 30. .Blue Mouse brings' back "Desert Song" for. start. Hellig Is being" remodelled arid . renamed- Rlaltp fpr PUblix, tP.operi Sejpt. 20, Duffy's' will ppeh .the Dufwiri fpr stpck Sept. 19. . .:■:■.}'■■]:':'■■'■''.'"■''■ Pantaiges new clPised, tp. rebpen Sept l4 under Keith's. Finished its Pan's career, tp $19,000, l;pwn's lead- er last .-week.- . Estimates for Last'Week -.' Portland (Pubiix) (3,500; 26-60) '•Greene;Murder" (Par) ;$16,000, big- gest week in five menths. . Broadway (Fpx) (2,000; 25-60). I'lrish Eyes."' Stagie: shew. Started big but fell pit. tpward end pjE week. $15,000. -■ ; .United Artists; (Parker- Fpx) (1,- 200;. 25-50). (2d week). "BulIdPg Druriimbnd" held up.; well and. tp strong flriLsh. $7,000. : M.usic Box (Hamrick) (2,000; 25- 50) . 2d week pf "Hpttentpl," gPPd dprrifedy picture, Pver big. $6,000. Oriental (Tebbetts) (2,700; 26t35).- Dpuble feature program With ."NJght Club" - (Par) and "Love and the Devil." Okay. $6,000. ■ i Pantages (Pan) (2.000; :25-50). Mpran and Mick billed big tP tpp vaude in person. Picture .was "Midnight Daddies" CSennett). $19,- OOO. hpuse recprd. :; Two Two-Week Pictures In Wash.—Big Films Wishlngtpn, Sept, 3. \ Fox got it with ;''Why. Leave Home" last .Aveek arid then with "Cock-Eyed .World" snowed, every- thing under Saturday and Sunday.. Palace with VMrs;. Cheyney" did $2,500 drop from previous week, but ho coriiplairiing; Jiarle bit. off with "Man arid the Moment,"wliile the Columbia with "Madame X" got away on a tw'o weolcs' stay witli a good figure. Mot is holding over "Argyle (i!ase" after a fair intake. ; .Rialto. bpened Friday night with $2 start for;"Broadway" . revetting to 25c matinees and 50c nightg Sat- urday. ;. Estimates for La§t W'eek' '"T Columbia . (Locw) "Madame X" (M-G) (1,232;. 35-50). Good, first wccki at $12,700; Earle (S-C-AVarrier) '"Man ' arid Moment" : (FN) • (2,244; 35-50). Billic Dove skidded this timie;-^13^- 500.,. :\ Fox (Fox); ■ "Why Leav6 Home" (Fox)' stage -show (3,43-1;- 3o-5()r75);: Consistent - run pf good pictures shbwinflr Pteults; follbAvlng anbthei- mu.sical ("Words- arid Music") thi.'f one dropped; loss ihan $500 under previous marK;.: $24,200. '^Cock-iOyod World" go.t 'over ?7.000 ori opening Saturday..- That's- money, at .scale. Met (S.-G-Warnpr) "Argyle Case" (WB).Meighah's first talker helped; $12.5.00. Hold over.. - , Palace (Loow) ; "Mrs. Cheyney" (M-G) stage shoAv (2.3')3; - nn-.'O). New m. c, Al Evans, opv-ned; $22,- 000, fair. Rialto (T;) "Broadway" UV) (1,- M7; .35-50).; OpeiU'd • Friday: • In-, te'i-est good after oxccllonl.- ope'ning ^ba-MylwO r- . . ——^-^-j—v- i. . ■. -: ^= EXHIB IN PALESTINE Ottawa, Sept. 3. Two ('unadian.s reported to be in the haras.'^ed section of I'aie.uTlnn !ii;e B. Lester, yetf-ran Dntaiio < x- j hibitor, and. liis'wife. <» j They an- safu, . according to ro- -.- " ;Lbs Arigclcs,,: S?ept;. ?.' ■ (Dravying Population, 1,500,060), ; Weather: Hottest in" 20 Years -At least .five toi:rid idaj-«-l,a.<?t;-w'cek. wilil. tho local pii^Pers cliYiming . ii top of 92i arid .L.; -A:; , dailies niVyx'r ■giv^e -.tlie. jion.ic, .town ,»in.y' theWori-'t of it,-.; It- niay liav<!;:been' O.i....oi.i t.op; of a moantainl . Both dbwntoNVn and Hollywo.bd.s\yelterod and.eV:er>*-:; body; was .sfinawlii-ng. Bos'id-cs 'tfiat. the: Graf Zep kicked a hole in all bo.xolIVces during the two nights nild a day it;-\\*as here, Tlicjttres in Pa.^- adena arid . Long. Beach .felt the pressure of the big ba'g. ' Locally the Zcp kept ' the State aiid *^'Our aioderri Maid;ens'' fr.Qrii reaching a house, record, .theatre be- ing liurt at least $l-.000 each night. Out at the- Egyptian busines$wa.s $ 2 5 0 urid0 r normalr.-an:d :. prnctica 1 ly all houses were from 25 to 40%.i off Sunday and Monday. Tjieatre bc)ys were glad Sv-hen. Hearst's tourists departed... y,- " '■.-;.-.,.■'; '. . State hungup a. big week at that in doing. $41,000, but starttjd pii't after ; a . recPrd by ; inaugurating seven .<shp\vings daily fbr ''Maid^nt!'' the first .day. That's brily a little behind the house tpp,;rip\y rcpprtod ns •; belprigirig; . tp' Garbb's ,'"Single Sta;ridard" .at $51,800. Theatre lias b;een: 'dping; heavy and steady trade since Greater Mevie. season started. "Bulldog Drummond." which, start-' ed put' SP fast; at .Urilted; Artists, felt last week's two opposing fac- tors to .the extent of tunibling $10,- OOtt-tP $23,000, ; New ehtrants hre new listed, as "They Had tP See Paris,'! at the Carthay Circle, . Sept. 1.8; and. "CPCk Eyedv Werld/'; at the Chinese, Sept. 26. For the latter picture the town is .;being plastered with 600 28- shects, a,; loca;i billing record.. "Dy- namite" was dpw^n to $11,000 at the Carthay; arid. "Hplly wppd Reyue" registered $21,600.. , "Marianne". (Cpsmo-.M-G) Is get- ;ting' the usual Hearst advance plug fpr its twice daily run at the May- an,- starting Sept. 5, arid the Hill- street gpes pvcr tp Its new policy (stage band) Sept. 12, plus "Street Girl" (Radio). . "Fast Company gave the Para- mount $21,200, just fair; and "Drag" was only $9,600 at. the Egyptian. Hillstreet eased off from Its recent pace to $15,5.p0 fpi-; "Paris Bbund;" but the picture, as alsp the Pthers, had tp fight. "Lucky Star" get away nicely ericugh. at the Criterlen in dping $14,400. : Estimates for Last Week Boulevard (Fpx) "Mpther's Boy*' (Pathe); (dialpjr) (2,164; 25-50>. Too miich opposition from the ex- terior warmth arid the sky visitors, a double. blow felt all over tbwn; meant but $4,900 here. Carthay. Circle (Fpx) "Diyriamlte!' (M-G) (dialpg) (1,500; 50-$1..5O) (5th wreck)* . Slipped tp $li.d00. "They Had tp See Pairls" (Fpx),; Will R.pgers' pictUre, here Sept. 18.. Criterion (Fox) "Lucky Star" (Fox) (dialog) (i;600; 25-75) (1st week).. ^.Started off all right despite cpnflictirig- factprs;. $1,4;400. Chinese (Fpi) ''HpllywoOd Re- vue" ,(M-G). (dialog) (2,028; 50- $l-.50) (10th. week). Dbsccriding pretty close to $20,000 from top side; ' last week $21,600; "Cbcic Eyed World" (Fox) . now dofinitciy penciled for Sept. 26. Egyptian (UA-t^ox) "The Drair" (FN) (dialog); (1,500; 25-75). Under usual figure at $9,600. ; Hillstreet (RKO)"Parls. Bound" (Pathe) (dialog) (2.950; 25-75). Doing $13,000, not bad under con- ditions; house adopts new policy and "Street Girl". (Radio) Set)t. 12; stage band Foiutine; pictures -only - to hpld over. if. biii^iness. wa;rratn.ts. State (Lbew-Fbx) . "Our Mpdcrn Maidens•^ /(M-G): (sound) (2.042; 25.-$.!); ; Tried fpr house record by starting, oft with seyeri . ^bih'owirigs daily J: missed because./of curibsity Over Zep; $41,000. always terrific week here; less ;.thart. $1,000 frbm.. Objective. ' • Parartiount (pubiix) "Fast Com-; pany" ' (Ka r) ( d i alog) (3 ;5 D 5; 2 5-75). Only a fair week; $21,200.. . . ' United; Artists (Pub-UA) .''Bull-^ dog. DrurniuondlL (Sam ; Gbld-wyn)/ (dialog) (L'.IOO; 25-?-i)- (2d week). .Voscd .down $10^000 on second week, to $2;}.000; '.vUdy.; - .. ■ .' Warners . (:VVJi) "The . Argyli^ Casivr . .fVVJO -(.dialog) , . 25.-. ''■) (2d iiiid final Wf!ek); Meighan Ilif;tur'^^f^u^t to arpuiid; $17,000. "CURTAIN" BREAKS RECdRD IN SYRACUSE vSyrnfU.'^e. N. Y., Kept. 3. . '■Behind Tiiat (.'urt.-iiii' (Fp.\J ga-vi? tlio local Keith house a record iiigli l:ist week, $22,000. Loew'.s State, with "Thunder" and vaude, had . a litio Slate Fair week l)'i.-;iri<'.s.'<, 'abuiit iH!>;Onii. "Kid GIovcs" ' War) iiie:int $7.i)im) (it the Eckel and •T1j/> Sli;ilvc'lnwii'' at ■tlio Strand abbiiL till', j.aiiic, -